Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 14, 1902, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY B SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1902 GUN AND"CLUB AS WEAPONS Equipment Which Former Unien Pacific Guard Was Given. GUARD MAKES AFFIDAVIT TO STATEMENT Says Ohief Esterline Ordered Him to Beat Strikers Without Mercy and Company Wounld Stand by Him. Unlon Pacific etrike leaders have in thelr posdession an aMdavit charging the com- pany's guards with carrying firearms in order to combat the strikers. The afidavit was disclosed at the offices of Vice Presi- dents. Conlon and Mulberry and Secretary Grace of the machinists last night and purports to have been sworn to by Lewls Leonard, a former Union Pacific guard at the Omaha shops in the presence of C. M. Bachman, a notary public. The afMdavit states that Leonard applied to W. H. of the company's guards, as guard. He for . work the the deponent on August 21 Esterline, chiot for a position was accepted and reported following day. Esterline, states, gave him a club and gun, but Leonard rejected the latter weapon. He was then sent to his post, the document says. by a roundsman and was insiructed to not allow nonunion men 1o get out of the yards. The deponent further states that he was told that it would be necessary to use his club to good |efect and that.in case he got a man, take him to Bsterline. One nonunfon man, he says, came hie way and wanted to leave the shops, but he was driven back. Leonard says he went to see Esterline and that the latter told him if the man eame out there again “beat the —— to death and the company will stand between you and the law.” This was August 24, according to Leon- ard’s statement, and he was further in- structed that on the advent of a union man, to “beat the life out of him and have no mercy.” He says he was warned not to talk to or aesociate with any union men or strikers. This aMdavit was sworn to September 6. It.is bejug held. by the strike leaders for. futupe reference. Photokraphs of Men and Guns. Persistent statements have been made for several days past that the company's guards are equipped with guns as well as clubs, and within the past week photographs of the men drawn up in squads with their fire- arms, have been taken. Several of the guarlls have displayed these photographs, which they prize as souvenirs and most of thé pictures are now hanging in the art galleries of strike headquarters. They have been so generally distributed that there is no further any secrecy concerning their existence. It was rumored last night that the Unlon Pacific would get out an injunction agalnst the strikers which would be of a sweeping character, deslgned to restrain the men from exercising as much freedom in maintaining thelr picket lines' and keeping up other means of retaliation has been dona since the strike began. At the meeting.of the striker leaders ye terday afternoon a joint appeal circular was drawn up‘to be sent throughout the gountry, to all union labor organizations, seeking financial help for the unorganized strikers, namely the helpers. The Federated board bere has ‘been caring for the local helpers and the unions have been doing ‘what they could for the helpers in other cities; ‘but no adequate or systematic aid has been provided. The question of re- ducing the picket force was left in abeyance, "pending the return of Vice President Wil- #on who_has charge of these men. The $Meers. did. fot act finally upon the matter of employing an attorney. It was decided at this meeting that the local fleld would be given ayer to the charge of Vice Presi- dent Mulberry until the return of Wilson and that Conlon would go to Kansas City, accompanied by J. W. Kline of the black- smiths, to direct operations on the Kansas Patific. division. Stelkers asserted last night that ten non- unién men-had - left the:local shops during the ddy,'that five had deserted at Cheyenne, o' smme’ @t North Platte and six at'Raw- Coipardy ‘Defends Plece Work. John N. Baldwin, attorney for the Unlon Pacific, sald yesterday: “The public seems to have been misled as to the effect of the adoption of the plece- work system in the railroad shops, state- ments having been made by those unin- formed that it would result in lowering the wages of the workmen. As an illustration ~ SLEEP FOR BABY _AND. REST FOR MOTHERS | Sleep for Skin Tortured Babies and 1 Rest for Tired Mothers, la ! ‘Warm Batbs with ticurs @SUAP ¢ And gentle applications of Cuti “gura tment, purest of emol- MILLIONS OF PEOPLE USE CUTICURA SOAP, OINTMENT, for beautl: the ecalp, and for softcuing, el n"i. and sore f the i;té% of the difference between plece work and the old system in the Unlon Pacific shops at Omaha Charles Coons, chief clerk in the department of motive power and machinery, makes the following statement for publi- cation antee Rate of Pay. Under this system the regular rate of pay per hour is guaranteed to employes ac- cording to the character of work to be per- formed and the grade of service, and what they can earn besides is only limited by their ability and expertness. For instance, the standard rate of pay per hour for machinists, blacksmiths and boilermakers is 32 cent per hour. Unde the plece-work system they are guaranteed 32 cent an hour for every hour's work, but it, guaged by the amount of plece work actually done, they earn more than 32 cents an hour, they recelve that amount. If, on the other hand, they make les than the 32 cents an hour, by the plece work, the com- pany makes up the difference and pays them the full 32 cents an hour. “ ‘Another fllustration: The standard rate for carpenters per hour is 27% cents or 30 cents, as the case may be, and the com- pany guarantees that they shall mot re- cefve less, but they have an opportunity to make as much more as they are able to. “‘The regular rate for coach painters is 27% cents an hour. During August out of & total of seven the wages varied from 30 6-10 cents to 33 3-10 cents per hour “‘The regular rate for coppersmiths is 2 cents an hour. Last month one man averaged 47 cents an hour, or very nearly double what he would have made under the old system. “‘The regular rate for blacksmiths 1s 35 cents an hour. Last month one of the company’s blacksmiths made an average of 581 cents per hour, a gain of 65 per cent. “‘In the same way the hourly rate for drillers is 20 cents. One of the company's drillers last month averaged G4 cents an hour, nearly three times what he would have made under the old system.’ " No Time for Baldwin, The published statement of Attorney Bald- win in which the Union Pacific lawrer ac- cuses the strikers of extreme violence created a wave of indignation among the strikers. They resent the imputations as unjust and unfounded, yet none of the leaders had any formal reply to make. Vice President Conlon-sald: “It would be fool- ish- for us to answer such a preposterous series of statements as Baldwin makes. He knows himself that what he says is absurd and T think the intelligent public knows the same thing. We can’t waste time replylng to such false accusations MOSS DISCHARGED BY COURT n1 of Woman the Case Re- fuses to Stand for Prosecution. §. R. Moss, who s sald to have run away from Fairbury, Neb., with Mrs. Alice Hel- ney without bringing the latter's husband apd family along, was discharged by Police Judge Berka because the husband of the woman refused to prosecute. Moes and Mrs. Helney were arrested by Detective Mitchell Friday afternoon and lodged in the city Jall, where they t.the night. . The b band was at the station yesterday morning, but did not want to prosecute his charge. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. reorganization of the school socletl and clasa Teunions will soon be held. The P G. 8., a senior girls' soclety, will prob- ably reorganize next week. The manual training is the department which really needs more room and needs it badly. Only 120 boys can be accommo- Qated in this department and over 300 a Tegistered for manual tralning. It oc- cuples two rooms in the basement of the S butlatng and also @ “den. where I structor Wigman takes great’pride in ex; hibiting work of the students. ~The course of manual_training consists of two years work, the first year carpentry Is practically taught, the second pottery and masonry. 1f more room and another teacher could be had mechanical drawing could be taught and all registered manual training nusenu accommodated. To show what the students can do a beautiful chess table, made at the High school by a junior boy, will be on_exnibition next week in the window of Browning, King & Co.'s store. The classes will be in_good running order in a few days, but during the last week many changes on account of over-crowded rooms were made. The study halls, es- pecially, were sights. Two in every'seat End all ‘the window seats filled did not ac- commodate the immense number of stu- dents. But the crowded rooms and the changing from one class to another had no effect on the assignment of lessons. From the first day lessons were assigned and books distributed. The . librarians ~have been rushed all week and students have had to stand in lne to wait their turn to recelve books. The High school faculty has been working harder than usual in spite of the fact several sistants were in the bujlding. Miss Fay, Miss Macum- ber, Mr. Heimrod and Dr. ‘Senter were in the' library all week, while Mrs. Water- house, Miss Kiewitt and Mr. Waterhouse rematned in the office. An_entirely new feature of the school is the reference room, situated on the main floor of the new buifiding. Dictionaries, e cyclopaedia, histories and reference bool % ail descriptions ate placed in bookcases surrounding the room. The juniors and seniors are permitted to study in this room on account .of the crowded study halls. elegant varnished tables, with d book shelves, surrounded by chalrs, the purpose of desks for the study pupils. Miss rraelee has charge of the Feference room and sees that the books and also the students are kept in order. The lockers, also a new feature of the High school, were given to pupils on Friday. On account of the immense number of puplls three students occupy one locker. It was announced Friday morning that lockers could be had and by noon the crowd was #0 large around the key room that it was hard to make one's way througn. The uniors and senlors occupy lockers on the rat_floor, sophomores on the second and freshmen on the third floor. The lockers are small closets covering the walls of the new billlang. Each locker i suppited with three hooks and a book shelf. ht lon, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Packers' Merger Expected to Result in | Ohanges in Local Personnel. TRAVELING MEN MAY HAVE TO HUNT JOBS High-Salaried Office Employes Also to Sufter Decapitati bat Work- men Seem to Have Pros- pect of Better Luck, ““The packing house merger certalnly will make a change in officials at the plants in South Omaha,” sald a leading business man to a Bee reporter last night. “In the first | place the chances are that the traveling | men now employed will be taken off, as there will be no need of retaining their services for any great length of time. With the merger complete those who desire to purchase meat will have to come to one or the other of the packers anyway and the | prices will be maintained, so that there will | be no competition. It 1s plain to be seen | that it each house in operation holde to the | same price there will be no need of travei- ing men. There will be aleo a change in the office force. It is understood -that for South Omaha the office force of the combine will be merged also and this will displace quite a number of clerks and stenographers. It may be that when the time comes the Swift plant here may be | closed, but nothing definite has been made | public . on this score.” As far as the men In the works are con- cerned it is understood that about the same number of men will be employed and that they will be given steady time. Aside from the traveling men and office force there will be a decrease in the number of high salaried men, it is stated, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Joseph markets will be maintained by the combine, at least that was the statement made yesterday. The smaller markets may be permitted to run for a short time, but it is presumed that they will eventually be closed, in order that all products may be handled from prominent centers. There is much speculation among com- mission men as to the effect the merger will have. In some circles it is reported that stock will be consigned direct to the packers as is done now occasionally. Others say that the commission houses will re- main in business and that there will be no radical changes made in the present situation, Memorial Services Today. At 11 . m., today union memorial serv- fces in honor of Willlam McKinley will be held at the tent, Twenty-third and M streets. Rev. Dr. R. L. Wheeler will preach, the sermon and Evangelist Smith will make a short address. Special musi. will be pro- vided and the favorite songs of the late president will be rendered. In the afternocn at the tent Mr. Smith will talk on “The Vital Question.”” Mr. Stevens and Mr. Johnson of Omaha will have charge of the music. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon there will be a meeting of the First Presbyterian ehurch for women. This meeting will be addressed by Mrs. Harford, president of the Young Womar Christian assoctation of Omaha. Mrs, Haskine will have charge of the music at this service. Mrs. H. C. Richmond will sing at the tent meeting this evening. Miller Wants Money. August Miller, at one time street fore- man, has threatened to sue the city for what he claims is due him. The mayor named Miller as street foreman and in this capacity he was permitted to draw $2 for each day that he worked. These claims bave been allowed. Now Miller wants pay as street commissioner, with horse hiro ded. As the mayor never appointed a street commissioner, the members of the finance committee of the council have de- clined to have anything to-do.with Miller and have told him to go ahead and sue the city it he wants to. The records show that Miller was street foreman and noth- ing more. In ca: sult s brought tha finance committee says that the city a torney will be instructed to fight the c: Christian Association Banquet. Secretary Marsh of the local Young Men's Christifan association is lssuing in- vitations to the members for & sepeclal meeting and banquet to be held at the association rooms on Tuesday evening of this week. The banquet will be served at 6:30 p. m. Charles Cullen Smith, Fred L. Willis and J. Prentis Balley will speak. Mayor Koutsky Entertal Friday evening Mayor Koutsky enter- tained about fifty guests at his home, Twenty-third and O streets. It was the occasion of the elghth annivereary of the marriage of the mayor. The party was a complete surprise on the mayor and his estimable wife. In bomor of the occasion the guests presented the couple with an elegant mantle clock. Games and music furnished amusements for the guests and refreshments were served. Street Re) City Engineer Beal has kept the road machine at work all the week. Last even- ing he reported to the mayor that Thirtieth street from Q street south had been placed in good condition, also R street from Twenty-seventh street west. The boule- vard has been made passable as well as Thirty-third and Thirty-second streets north of L street. The city suthorities propose to keep the machine at work a long as the weather will permit, in order A LETTER TO OUR READERS. | Ca— NEW HAVEN, Addison Co., Vt. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.: Gentlemen:—About a year ago I was suf- fering from what I supposed was rheuma- | tism. I became so bad that I could hardly | get on my feet from a sitting position. I | run down in weight from one hundred and ninety-five to a hundred and forty-five ! pounds. 1 tried different kinds of medi- | cine but received little or no help. 1 sa Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root highly recom- mended for kidney trouble, but I never had any idea that my kidneys were ef- fected. I thought I would try a fifty-cent bottle of Swamp-Root and see what the eftect would be. I commenced taking it | according to directions, and In a few days | T saw that it was helping me. I used the | Aifty-cent botile and then bought two more | dollar bottles, and they completely cured |me. I have got back to my original welght, one hundred and ninety-five | pounds, and I am & thorough advocate of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. Very truly, Feb. 17, 1902. WM. M. PARTCH. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, sent absolutely free by mail, also a book telling all about Swamp-Root. It you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regu- lar fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles | at the drug stores everywhere. Don't | make any mistake, but remember the name, | Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and the address, Binghamton, N. every bottle —e to get the roads in good condition before | winter sets in. 0dd Fellows Convene. A large number of Odd Fellows from South Omaha will attend the soverelgn grand lodge meeting to be this week at Des Moines. Reprcsentatives from every state and territory will be present. It is estimated that about 20,000 members attend this conclave. The who go from here will leave today, as the convention will be called to order Monday. It will last all the week. Magie City Gossip. Ed Cahow Is out again after a short fll- ness. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Peterson. Scott Dunn is bullding a cottage at Twen- ty-second and L streets. The new lumber and coal Crosby, Kopelts, Casey Co. Colonel C. M. Hunt is returned from an extended western trip today. John Ralston has gone west to attend the wedding of a relative. Mrs. W. 8. Derbyshire has returned from a sojourn with relatives in Kansas. Mrs. Mary O'Connor and daughter Agnes have returned from a southern trip. Dr. W. J. after a stay at St. Joseph's hospital. Mrs. P. H. Shields, 2208 M street, is en- tertaining her mother, Mrs. Kenworthy. Communion service will be held at the Christlan church at 6:30 o'clock this even- ng. Let us sell you your winter's supply of coal. Crosby,” Kopeltz, Casey Co., 2412 N street. Carl O. Johnson has taken out a permit for a 32,000 dwelling at Twenty-third and & streets. Rev. Andrew Renwick and wife are back from a few days' visit with friends out in the state. The King's Daughters of the Presbyterian church are preparing to have a bazar in November. Miss Margaret Hudelson has returned from Colorado, where she enjoyed a visit with friends. Mrs. Mortow of Pittsburg, the guest of Mrs. Mary Thor third and T streets, Miss May and Miss Grace Phelps of Wahoo ‘are here, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 8, C. Shrigléy. Hawnek is_bullding Thirty-seventh and E streets. was ssued Saturday. Rev. R. L. Wheeler has returned from Creston, Neb., where he attended the fall session of the' presbytery. Employes at the city hall are still clamor- ing for a little heat. So far this fall the stcam has not been turned on. John J. Gillin has returned from Vall, Ia. All citizens are requested to attend the McKinley memorial services today. C., A Dunham is doing nicely at St Joseph's hospital and will be on duty at the Packers” Natlonal bank again before long. The South Omsaha Musical assoclation will give a dance at Laitner's hall, Twen- tleth and Q streets, on Saturday evening of this week. The next meeting of the Presbyterlan King's Daughters will be at the home of Mrs. Neiman, Nineteenth and 1 streets, on Friday afternoon, Harold, of the fire department, is doing nicely since the accldent when he fell while playing and broke one of his legs. The frescoing of the First church is about completed. Regular serv- fces will be resumed Sepiember 21. -The Ladles’ Ald soclety of the Methodist church will meet In the lecture room of the church on Tuesday afterncon. NO DAMAGE TO CORN CROP Farmer Reports that Frosts of Re- cent Nights Have Dome No Harm. company, Pa., Is here, mas, Thirty- a_house at The permit Methodist A. Corbin of Grand Island, Neb, a Ne- bradka farmer for twenty-five years, was in Omaha yesterday and denied flatly that the killing frosts had burt corn. Said he: “This morning I was at Fremont and I went Into the corn fields on purpose to ascertain the damage done by last nights's killing frost. There was absolutely none In the first place, all the corn, except that very late stuff, is practically made now. Then it was interesting to note that the corn is of so dense growth that the frost could mot even get down to the ground.” Woman’s Work in Club and Charity The following circular letter is fssued this week and will be of interest to club members as well as club presidents: OMAHA, Sept. 13, 1902 —Dear Madame President: The elghth annual meeting of ihe Nebraska Federation of Women's Clube will be held in-Columbus October 7, § and 9, at the new opera house. The inclosed credentials for yourself (or substitute) and delegate, should be pre- sented to the credentials ‘committee, which Will be in session Tuesday, October 7, at 11 a. m. Please send immediately delegates to Miss Minnie Becker, chairman credentials committee,. Columbus, that the focal committee may know the number for whom to prepare. The board of directors will meet Tuesday at1p. m. important measures will be con- sidered, and as a member of the board you are urged to be present. Rooms and breakfast in private families will be provided for those attending, with reduced rates for dinner and supper at hotels, and on Wednesday the ladies of the Methodist church will serve dinner and supper. K’Fate of one and one-third fare, on the certificate plan, has been granted over all railroads for three days prior to and dur- ing the meeting, provided 100 tickets cost- ing above cents are sold. Do not fail to get a certificate from your agent, and see, if possible, that all purchasing tickets from your iows io Columbus durlng the time secure them. Certificates will be honored for return passage for three days after the meeting. Especial attention is tutional amendment | 32 to 8, to take effect September 15, 192 All clubs that have not yet paid are urged 10 send dues at once to the treasurer, Mrs George Crose of Fairbury, that the books be closed and audited, and a com- report given at this meeting. the Los Angeles blennial it was de- clded the ~Loulsiuna Purchase memorial should take the form of a tablet, the ex- poase to be met by the general federation. ‘onsequently states will not be called upon for contributions. Inclosed find article on our southern kin- dergarten philanthropy. If your club has not_already contributed cannot your dele- gates come prepared to o 80 at Columbus? The talent secured for the program, ouls lled to the consti- reasing dues from side the federation, includes Mrs. Clude Hamlin, president of the Civic leazue, St. Paul, Ezra P. Savage, governor of 'Ne- braska and head of the State Pure Food commission; E. Benjamin Andrews, chan- cellor of the University of Nebraska, and Edward Frederick Trefz, pastor of Kountze Memorlal church, Omaha. There will be exhibits of Perry pletures, Braun * photographs and china” by ~locai artists, ‘together with outlines and text- books for art study. No one wishing: to keep in touch with state and general federation work can af- ford to miss this meeting. The programs which you now have or.will soon receive glve the subjects for consideration, thus enabling all to come prepared to help in the discusstons. Columbus s accessible to all parts of the state. The meeting has been hortened to avold the necessity of long absence.trom home, and it 18 hoped all clubs will unite' In making this the banner meeting of the federation. = Sincerely and ¥ cordiaily yours, A B. LOBINGIER, Corresponding Secretary Nebraska Fede- ration of Women's Clubs. 514 North Twenty-third: Street, Omaha. There will be a meeting Queens' circle at Mount St. inary, Fifteenth and Castellar streets, on Wednesday, September 17, at 2:30 o'clock. Members are privileged to bring friends. of the Home Mary's Sem- The Omabha Woman's Christlan assocl tion wishes to extend its cordial and gra ful acknowledgment and appreciation to its many friends, beth old and new, for their liberal patronage of the concert for the benefit of the Old Peoplels Home given on Thursday evening at the First Congrega- tional church. The board of directors of the Woman's Christian association will méet at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning in the parlors of the Young Men's Christian assoclation. The regular monthly meeting of the Visit- log Nurse's assoclation will be held in the parior of the Paxton hotel at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The women who are supporting the Creche have resumed their plap which proved so successtul last year of giving luncheons for the benefit of the institution. The finances of the organization ate low.at present and owing to the agreement of thy women a year ago when the last $1,000 was raised they cannot ask for any more cash donations until the expiration of the year. There is some talk, too, of resuming the teas which were held last fall in the recep~ tion room of the Creche. Though no defluite arrangements have as yet been made, there is some talk among the members of the Household Economics department of re-opening the cooking classes at the Tenth Street mission before the opening of the club in October. The backing of the new Mission association has given a fresh impetus to the work at the mission and Miss Magee says there is prom- iee of more work than ever. Extensive preparation is being made by the women of Beatrice for the entertain- ment of the annual convention of the Ne- braska Women's Christian Temperance union, to be held here September 22-26, and the occasion Is being looked forward to with equal Interest and pleasure by the mem- bership in the state. The meetings will be held in the Meth- odist church and among the later speakers who have been added to the program is Rev. A. J. Wheeler of New York, who will give the convention address. There will also be an interstate contest for the grand diamopd Demorest medal, the list of contestants iucluding three boys od three girle, wil | South Omaha | delegation has secured epecial rates. 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L EMENT BATES, Jud C Cincinnat!, Ohlo. ol partment today made public the following | tonists over the government there remaina mall report from Commander Rodgers of | DUt one port now (Cumana) in the hands the gunboat Marietta, dated La Guayra, Fra Trnent on the wiols cogat o La Guayra. Venezuelu, August 24: e okl IN DANGER Referring to the blockade of the coast of | GITY OF COLON the Venezuelan Eu:’er‘nmenl! at, in my ‘Telelrl- from United States Con: Malmrose Says that the Revolution- Are Approaching. TAMNESTY IS OFFERED THEM Venernala Guarantees it to Revolutionists | Venezuela by Who Burrender Soen. 1 have the honor to report t opinion, the blogckade as a whole is not ef- fective. I base my opinion upon the fol- ving facts: he naval force of the Yenezuelan gov-| ernment is not sufficlent ‘to, perform the duty of blo ding all the ports and coast line mentioned in the decrees. | During the crul of Marietta from this | port to Cludad Bolivar, visiting several poris and making inquities, 1 was unable liscover any evidence of a blockade, ex- at San Felix, on the Orinoco river, in my opinion, the blockade was ve at the time of the visit of this vessel, taking into consideration the diffi- | eulties of navigation and the assistance of the land forces at that point; it is, how- ever, to be noted that it is by no means certain that the land force will be able to continue holding their position at San Fellx, and, further, the mouths of the | Orinoco river and not San Felix were men- tioned In the decrees as the points block- aded. So far as T have been able to ascertain no prizes have been disposed of by any process of law, and I belleve that all the captures have'been small vessels. under Venezuelan flags, except two schooners under the Dutch’ flag, recently reported taken The question 1s also complicated by the ibition of the navigation of inland rs and closing of ports to t e, rumored that the so-called blockad- Is cruise about to pick up small lan vessels, many of them probably in smuggling; o far as 1 know, no objection has been hade to these irregular proceedings, but if the so-called blockaders should extend their operations to foreign vessels outside of the three-mile limit lfiu cases will be very different, as I do not tand that ‘the declaration of the blockade gives the Venezuelan government | any war rights. Only One Port Now Left, Louls Goldschmidt, the consul at La ayra, has reported, under rate of August have been compelled to take such to the State department in regard | Srong measures for many reasons, one of revolution in Venezuels, as follows: | Which is to prevent Herrera recelving in- Advised on August 11 that the city of |formation from his sples. As I am expect- Barcelona has been surrendered to the | ing an attack momentarily, I do not want revolutionists, after. seven days and elght | " MEhts of hard fighting in the streets. The | the incident of the 24th of July, 1900, to be gliy Ia in ruins. Many houses and estab- |repeated. On that occasion the liberals shot ishments were sacked without copsidera- ot Fortiamers om Auguat o esleras |at cur soldiers from windows of thelr consular agent at Barcelona advised me | hou 1 must also prevent the liberals from continually plotting against the goy- ernment.” that after the surrender the sacking con- tinued and that the search of houses was A number of cattle arrived here yester- day from Cartagena FOREIGNERS MENTIONED AS ACCOMPLICES Government Alleges that Matos Had Promised to Give Control of Coun- try’s Finances Into Hands of a Syndicate. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The State de- partment today recelved a telegram from Consul Malmrose at Colon, which stated that the revolutionists were approaching that city and expressing fears that the Co- lombian troops were not suficiently numer- ous to safeguard the rallroad. The di patch was immediately sent to the Navy ! department. PANAMA, Colombia, Sept. 13.—For the t three days it has been reported here that General Herrera's revolutionary army was on the isthmus railroad line. A correspondent of the Assoclated Press went aloug the road yestetday and found the report to be untrue. It is believed the revolutionists are between Chorrera and Chame, waiting for the war munitions which the revolutionary gucboat Udilla must have brought to Chorrera yesterday. It is un- derstood that Herrera lacks artillery and ammunition, The rallroad line looks deserted, nearly all the patives being In hiding, fearing the approach of Herrera's force. During the last week some of the natives ran away and Joined the revolutionary army. A decree published yesterday prevents the liberals from appearing on the streets. In- fractors of the decree will be imprisoned. | Salazar, the governor of Panama, CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 13.—The gov- ernment has published a decree of amnesty in which guarantees are given to all revolu- tionists, who, within forty days, lay down their arms. The government explains the decree by saylng that “now that General Matos, (leader of the revolutionists agalnst General Castro), 18 known to be the accom- plice of foreigners by his promising control of Venezuela fiances to a foreign syndicate no Venezuelan patriot can longer follow | him." A dispatch from Caracas, September 12,/ ®ald that the government had issued & de- cree declaring General Matos a traltor and ordering him to be tried on a charge of piracy and also for having offered control of the finances of Venezuela, in case of his success in the revolution to outside capitalists on the same basis as prevalls in Egypt. Same Report Heard Elsewhere. ILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Sept 13.—News from Venezuela which has reached here Is to the effect that the revolutionists have occupled Rlo Chico, In the state of Miranda, sixty miles southeast of Caracas and are now marching on La Guaira A battle also occurred at Los Teques about twenty-five miles southwest of Cara- cas. The revolutionists surprised the town by moonlight, killing sixty men of the government force and wounding nineteen with cutlasses. The wounded later were taken to Caracas. The report of General Matos' alieged offer td foreigners of col trol of the finances, ln the event of the revolutionists being victorious, is consid- ered in Venezuela as absurd. It is claimed there that the government spread the re. port in order to discredit the revolution. COLON, Sept. 13.—The situation bhere is unbroken. The goversment is adopting to t then golng on and money was being de- ded from forelgners, that no guarantee of lives and prooerty was given and that the situation was very critical. Jn the 16th Cincinnat!i returned juayra from Barcelona .and Captain Me- #an confirmed the several mes: s from | Consuiar Agent Hiaz; that the fghting i the streets of Barcelona had been serl and that many business and private hous to La Gen Miles at ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15.—General Nel- son A. Miles and party, enroute to the Phil- ippines, arrived in St. Paul today and after had been plllaged by both ties, bi | stringent measures against the liberale. The | the town ' was' then comiars s relr Gois | & stay of two hours departed for the west He also reported that both Barcelona and | The short step In St. Paul did not permit ited Stal cruiser Cinclonati is expected ! 4 1 ere tomorrow from Cape Haytien ol nfeaanta, were occupled by the | yp jpspection of Fort Snelling. A stop of WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The Navy de- | Owiog to this Jast victory of the revolu- [ oue day will be made at Fort Assinibolae