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CALDWELL, IDAHO. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, I8B4.
VOL. 12. NO. 50
THE HOUSE HOLDS IT
Solution of the Tariff Muddle
Rests With Them
THE FINAL STRUGGLE TODAY
The Senate la Waiting; Until the Honte
Shall Have Had an Opportunity
to Express Itself.
W ashington , Auir. 12.—This baa
been anything but a day of reat for the
tariff leader*. Tbey bave been on tbe
go from early morning until late to
night It bus been a day of conference
at the White house, at the private resi
dences of the conferees artd at the ho
tels. Secretary Carlisle was wilh Pres
ident Cleveland throughout the after
noon. The senate and bouse conferrees
made no effort to gat together, and
they remain as wide apart aa when
their meeting broke up Friday night
The boure conferrees were in consul
tation informally must of tbe day,
though at no time were they all to
gether at once. Chairraau Wilson
spent the day with Ripresentatlve
Breckinridge of Arkans is at the Nor
mandie hotel, and there was called
upon by tbe other conferrees. Mr. Wil
son did not see the president today.
Tbe meetings of tbe bouse men were
brought about through an understand
ing among them as to line of action at
the caucus tomorrow and in tbe subse
quent proceedings of the senate and
house. They reviewed the situation
from every possible standpoint and
prepared themselves for all emergen
cies. As one of them said tonight, it
was going over the field of battle and
learning the topography of the Held
tbe night before a great light.
The Home Hold* the Key.
Speaker Crisp had been asked to ex
amine with care the precedents bearing
on tbe case, and it is understood that
he in turn had consulted Carlisle, who,
as ex-speaker of tbe house, is regarded
as one of tbe best authorities on the
parliamentary law. From the exam
ination which has been made tbe con
ferrees were fully satisfied thut the
bouse had a right to pass tbe senate
bill now or at any time. This deter
mination went much funher than has
heretofore been understood. It was
that the house, having actual physical
possession of tbe tariff bill,
could pass it with the sen
ate amendmen'.s before Senator Hill's
resolutions passed tomonow, or after
the Hill resolution was defeated. Tbey
recognized that there were some prece
dents against this position, but they
regarded tbe overwhelming force of
authority as with them, and they
therefore accepted as settled that tbe
house had supreme authority over the
bill without refereuce to what tbe sen
ate might do tomorrow or thereafter.
This conclusion was of tbe utmost im
portance in bearing on tbe action pf
tbe caucus tomorrow. It assured them
in tbe first place that there was no
of precipitate action to
accepting the senate bill
Senator Hill's resolution
passed. This resolution
could be taken up in tbe senate at 11
o'clock, and it bad been (eared at first
that tbe house caucus, which begins at
10 o'clock, will ue compelled to take
hasty action in accepting the senate
bill in order to prevent the house from
losing lis opportunity to pass the sen
ate bill by the adoption of the Hill res
olutiou. it was agreed, however, that
no such haste was necessary. On tbe
contrary, It was lelt that tbe bouse, in
having possession of tbe bill and a par
liamentary right to pass it at any time,
had everything to gain and nothing to
lose by deliberate action.
The House Will Walt.
Under these circumstances it was
deemed advisable to inform the'hetase
fully as to tbe situation and to explain
that pre -ipüntion in accepting the sen
ate bill would gain nothing, while de
liberate action in waiting to see what
the senate would do might accomplish
much good work. It wus point«! out
in this connection that tbe bouse need
need
ward
before
had
ins rushed through. Mr. Wilson and
his associates have some strong friends
in this connection tbat the bouse neea
.. à.tl. - ITil««-'
in tbe senate, notably Senators * Vila*,
Gray, Lindsay and other*, who could.
uray, ijiiiub »/ uuu unif«, wuv wuiu,
If the occasion required, iusht on a
a*Art» /»/>iYinlfttp dphftfa of thA Hill reso«
very complete debate of tbe Hill reso
lution wbich might last from
day to day. This the bouse
conferrees regarded as ; assuring
them a breathing spell and was making
It plain that tbe house need not rush
to Its conclusion. Entertaining the»
views, the bouse conferrees did not
believe it was uecessary or prudent for
tbe house caucus tomorrow morning to
at once pass a resolution . to accept the
senate bill. They renlize that the
situation is so critical that tbe question
of accepting the senate bill might come
before the caucus and develop
such overwhelming and resistless
force tbat it would be useless to
oppose It. They were prepared for this
emergency and were ready to accept it
if it came. It was felt, bowevtr, that
a dispassionate statement of the case,
showing the house would lose none of
its right to pass the senate bill by de
ferring action for a day or so, woakd
bring about a conservative result in the
caucus. Exactly what this action will
be will not be definitely outlined, al
though tbe bouse conferrees thought it
would perhaps be for the caucus tp od
; to
journ and wait to see what tbe senate
; to
journ and wait to see what tbe senate
did.
The Senate Is Waiting.
Meanwhile tbe senate is acquiescent
and dispose'd to remain in Inactivity
until the house shall have had an op
portunity to express itself upon tbe
situation. There Is undoubtedly a de
sire on the part or tbe large majority of
tbe democratic senators, pructiciüy
all of them, unless It may be tbe Louis
iana senators, to have tbe house tuke
poesession of the bill. This Is duo to
thegeueral belief in the senate tbat
tbe house will accept the tenate
amendments and that the bill
will tbUJ bec» tn j a law, and
tbey tear If the bill should
again go to tbe senate it would be lo g
postponed. On the other band it Is
bellved if tlw house should agree to the
•snatoamendmenu the senate would
acquiesce in this action and waive tue
<— :: . , -■ ,■ .
ous female horsethiei and bandit, who
!-ll k<ta It -Jaot dtlA hofl
technical question which will be «j«* 1
over the disposition of the bill. The
Hill resolution has had Its day in court
and has gone to the calender and
could not be taken up except on a vote
of tbe senate. It is also suggested
that without tne actual possession of
tbe bill an indefinite postponement
would be out of order, and tbe only
means by which the senate could se
cure possession would be through a
motion to reconsider its actlou grant
ing a conference, and then to ask the
house to return the bill. There would
be two difficulties In tbe way of this
plan. Even with unanimous consent
secured and a request made for the bill
to the house its release would depend
upon the courtesy of that body. It
would therefore seem that_the senate
can do nothing with reference to the
tariff bill at its present stage.
CONGRBSS READY TO ADJOOBN.
The Tariff Bill Ont of the Way. Buel*
ness Will Be Closed Dp.
Washington , Aug. 1sl— The hope
Is general about tbe senate that the
present one will be the last week of the
session. This Is based upon tbe belief
that tbe tariff bill will be disposed of
In some way early In the week, and
with tbe tariff bill out of tbe way, the
final adjournment can be brought
about at almost any time. None of the
appropriation bills, with tbe exception
of tbe sundry civil and tbe general de
ficiency, are yet to be acted on to any
exteht by either house, for these two
are In such an advanced stage in con
ference that a day. öf zealous work
would probably suffice to put them
both in shape to be sent to the presi
dent
The Chinese treaty Is the only other
business that will keep congress for a
day, and this question is to be taken
and voted upon at the first session.
The senate adjourned on Friday after
giving the greater part ot the day to
tbe treaty and there was an under
standing that the senate should go into
executive session on Monday immedi
ately after tbe reading of tbe journal to
take the vote upon tbe treaty. It was
also agreed that this should be done
without further debits.
Today's Probable Dullness.
The order of business for tomorrow,
presumably alter tbe tarlfi has been
passed, wM be Senator Chandler's res
olution fer the investigation of the
Alabama election. After this all Is
uncertap. Almost everything will de
pend u$bn the aetlon of the house on
tbe tarifthJU, but wbatever that action
may be, titttuinot be counted upon as
quite certaflETlhat tbe two reinaiuing
appropriation bills will receive consid
eration some time during tbe week.
Tbe conference on tbe suudry civil bill
bas been already largely disposed of,
and it Is not probable that much time
will be spent upon it.
Tbe conference committee on tbe
general deficiency bill bas been in ses
sion all day, notwithstanding It Is Sun
day, and it Is believed it will be in
shape for early presentation to both
bouses. If, therefore, tbe houss should
decide to accept the senate amend
ments to the tarift bill, the senate
could be prepared to suspend proceed
ings on almost any day after Tuesday.
If tbe house should decide upon a» op
posite course there is no saying what
would happen in the senate.
The tarifi is engrossing the attention
of the bouse and It has so tar no pro
gram whatever for the week.
BEATEN BY MASKED MEN.
Uurglars Brutally Attacked a Nurse at
a Farmhouse.
Eau Claire , Wis., Aug. 12.— Mrs.
William Wallace of this city was last
night brutally beaten by masked
burglars at tbe house of J. W. Preaton,
a firmer of Wheatou township, five
miles from tbe city, ar.d now lies In «
critical condition. She was at the farm
us a nurse for Mrs. Preston, and about
2 o'clock this morning, while asleep on
the ground floor, heard a noise In the
adjoining room. She arose and went
into the kitchen, and aa she opened
the door was floored by masked men,
dragged into the yard and beaton into
insensibility. The assailants then
rifled the hofcse or all the money It con
tained, about |50.
7 "TOM KING" STILL MISSING.
Offlcers Thought They Had Her, but
Were Mistaken.
Et Reno, O. T., Aug. 12.— 'A recent'
, «- th _ t *»_
brdke jail December 11 last and has
since been at large, bad been appro
since oeen M iwgo, otu uwu *
tended in tbat city, proves to bave
« mtaiaiM TIia jhnrifT a/ this
been a mistake. Tbe sheriff of this
couBty returned from 'tbeie without
lfe*pii»«aer. A woman who answers
tSIScflpllon of "Tom King"Jad
been »rented by the sheriff of Wftlon
cou nty. but-released before the Okla
homa sheriff arrived.
SKIRMISH INNICÄRA0UA. '
News of a Battle In Which Four Sol
diers Were Rilled.
New York , Aug. 12.— Tbe Ameri
can schooner George Wbitford arrived
today from Corn island, Nicaragua,
with a cargo of cocoanuts, consigned
to L. Schoepp. The vessel docked at
the foot of Vesey street, North river.
The Wbitford brings news of an en
counter between natives aud Nlcara
guan soldiers on July 5 last, during
which four soldiers v were killed and
two wounded.
A NEGRÖ CONFIDENCE MAN.
Denver Colored People Would Llhe to
Get Hold of Grove.
Denver, Auj^ 12. —Many colored
citizens of this city aie anxiously look
ing for Charles P. Grove, alias "Blue
Dick," alias the "Four Tim s Million
aire," one of their own race. Grove,
while here, posed as president-ot tbe
Montana it Illinois Mining and Mill*
ing Company, and armed with plats,
p!unsand deeds, succeeded in selling
a number of town lots and mining
claims In and about Grove City, sup
posed to be not far from Butte.
A Prominent Kdocttor Shots
Lancaster , Pena., Aug. 12.—Frank
P. SUibley, principal of the Dnkestreet
grammar school, An educator of local
prominency was a|wt and fatally
wounded this evening by George Slm
fi.ons, aged «4. While drtfnk lie ac
cused Iiis wl e ot being Intimate with
Shibley, the charge, it Is said, being
without foundation.
BLOODLESS FIGHT
apanese Attack on Port Arthur
Did Little Damage.
OPERATIONS SAID TO BE RUSES
Chinese Telegraph Unas Open for Mes
sages Written in Plain Language.
Russia Route Restored.
Shanghai , Aug. 12— The Japanese
squadron that attaoked Wie- Hal-Wei
on Friday, reports of which engage
ment were cabled to the Associated
Press yssterday, consisted of 26 vessels.
It is not definitely known how many
ef the fleet were men-of-war. The war*
ships drew up in line of battle off the
port and opened lire early Friday
morning. There were no Chinese war
ships In the violnlty, and the engage
ment was entirely between tbe Jap
anese men-of-war and the forts.
Tbe whereabouts of tbe Cbinese fleet
was unknown. Tbe forts, however,
were sble without much difficulty to
repulse the attack. About 50 shots
were discharged, but no material dam
age was done on either side. The
soldiers manning the guns of the forti
fications showed themselves to be
lamentably deficient In raarksmanshipb
Most of tbelr shots were ill-directed,
the shells either falliug short of tbe
vessels aimed at or going wide of tbe
mark.
When tbe fleet withdrew to Fort
Arthur, which place It attacked Friday
evening, little if any damage was done.
The operations are regarded as having
been no attempt to conquer Wei-Hal
Wei or Fort Artbur, but simplv ruses
on the part of the Japanese government
to ascertain the exact position and
strength of tbe Cbinese guns at the
two places. On Thursday last two
small gunboats were sighted going at
full speed luthe direction 1 ien Tain.
RBPORTS CONFIRMED IN LONDON.
Chinese Dispatches Say the Japanese
Were 'Repulsed.
London , Aug. 12. —The Times to
morrow will publish a dispatch from
Tien Tsin confirming tbe Associated
Press dispatches of an attack by tbe
Japanese fleet upon the Chinese port of
Wei-Hal-Wei and its repulse. A dis
patch to the Times from Sbangbai
says the Chinese official report of tbe
engagement states tbat only 26 shots
were exchanged between the Japanese
warship and the fort?. Tbe report
says tbat one of the Japanese ships was
bit three times and another one once.
The fire of the warships did no damage
to the forts.
no information at washington
Japanese Believe Their Government Is
Waiting for Full Reports.
Washington , Aug. 12— Officials of
the Japanese legation are without any
information respecting the reported
fight at Wel-Hal-Wal and Fort Arthur
on the Chinese coast. Tbey are In
clined to believe tbat tbe home govern
ment Is awaiting as full and complete
reports of tbe battles as it bad regard
ing the fight at Asan, Cores.
Much Interest in the movements
against the above places is felt by the
officials of the government here, as it Is
at or near Fort Artbur where Li Hung
Chang has bis great military stores,
arsenals and other resources for the
continuation of warlike operations.
Both Fbrt Arthur and Wei-Hui-Wei
are in the line or the direct route be
tween the water to the mouth ofPel-Ho
river, by which tbe city of Pekin can
be reached, and any movement against
the former places Is likely to be a factor
in the attempt which many persons
her» believe the Japanese will make to
overthrow the dynasty at Pekin.
Chinese Telegraphs Open.
New York , Aug. 12 —The Western
Union Telegraph Company issued a
notioe today that the Chinese telegraph
line running north from .Tien Tsin,
through Manohurl* * to Helampo, Is
now open for messages written in plain
language. This restores lo tbe public
the route to Russia via Tien Tsin.
TIE YISILANT WILL RACE.
Gould Accepts theDefl to Compete fer
Welverton'» Cap.
London, Aug. 12L-^RfiâËfce#jydefl
nltely arranged thai ïbeffca» be
tween the Vigilant inâ Britanfla for
_ &60 sterling cup, ofléred by «Lord
Wolverton shall be sailed on Wednes
day. The race will ba 15 miles to
windward and return, as propoiea.
Mr. Gould first held out for a race lee
ward and beat home, but he changed
his mind, and the agreement has been
signed. Much Interest Is manifested
in this race, for If the wind Wednes
day holds out tbe Vigilant will have
an opportunity to show what she can
do in open sea, or nearly all points of
sailing.
PLAGUE RUINS_H0N0 KONG.
Sh'ps Being Transferred to Other
Forth
Victoria , Aug. 12.—From Aus
trails and the east, by the stssmer
Ars wo, which left Sydney July 20 and
arrived at Victoria August 12, comes
the following news*
At Hong Kong It is generally be
lieved that the plague will ruin Hong
Kong as a port A large number of
ships were transferred to Macao, Ships
are In great demand, bringing enor
mous prices If they are available for
carrying troops.
More Industrials Sen' h me.
Washington , Aug. li. —Another
contingent of the Industrials were pro
vided with transportation over tbe
Chesapeake & Ohio. There were 65 In
the party and tbelr destina' Ion is said
to be In the vlc lt'Uy of Kn itsa» City.
Otgkress Bains in Nebraska
Omaha , Aug.-12.—All day g»uer«.us
rains have been falling throughout
Nebraska, and the crop situation Is
materially ImproveJ, The rail s have
exten Jed into Colorado. SoutL D .kota
tr...... aD d Iowa. '
BURKAU OF INDIA* AFFAIRS.
Comparative Statement of Appropria
tions for 180* and 1895.
Washington , Aug. 12—A compara
tive statement of tbe appropriations
and expenses of the bureau of Indian
aflairs has been compiled by Commis
sioner Browning. It shows that the
total amount covered by the Indian
appropriation bill for the fiscal year of
1894, was $7,834,240, and for 1895,
$9,338,880. Tbe difference In amounts
for designated objects for the two years
is as folio as , the first figures being for
1894:
Current and contingent expenses,
$185,000 and $189,100; Indian treaty ob
ligations, $3,170,075 and $2.960,157;
miscellaneous supports and gratuities,
$690,125 and $669,184; incidental ex
penses. $121,500 and $114,000; miscella
neous expenses, $945,54Q aud,$803,777;
support of schools, $2,243,482 and
$2,056,695; trust fil ads, principal, $30,
994 (none for 1895)rinterest. $80,380 ar.d
$78,380; and payment for lands, $406,
336 and $2,467,697; total for 1894,
$6,884.240; tor 1895, $9,388,880, an ex
cess over 1894 ol $1,454.640.
The total appropriation for 1895 in
cludes payments to Yankton», Yak
i in at», Cœur d' Aleues, Siletz aud Nt z
Perces for land and p»y meut of dam
ages of settlers on tbe Crow Creek and
Winnebago reservations, aggregating
$2,586,816. Tbe amount left for current
expenses for tbe present year 1s $6.752,
064, a reduction of $644,180 in favor of
1895. For every purpose except for
payment for lauds considerably lern is
appropriated for 1895 than 1894, aud
the total Is $194,893 less than tbe esti
mates made by tbat office.
IN THE SOUTH SEAS.
Japan's Flans as to Hawaii Spoiled—
Value of Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu , Aug. 6.—Japan was pre
paring to take a big band In settling
Hawaiian affairs when tbe diffioulty
with China came up. Pearl harbor,
wbicb was lately taken possession of
by the United States, has been sur
veyed aud tbe commander tbus de
scribed it:
"The more I see of Pearl harbor tbe
more I am impressed with Its military
and commercial advantages. I have
visited all the principal harbors of the
world aud have never seen one that
can iu any way compare with this
one. Twenty miles of wharfage could
be built there cheaper than In any
other place in the world, as deep water
is so close to the shores. Complete
maps and charts of the work done will
be furnished as soon as possible and
forwarded to Washington."
A native jury lu a Hamakua court
refused to take the oath and will be
tried for disloyalty. Tbe republican
party has been formed to correct errors
alleged to be due to baste In framing
the constitution;
From Fiji comes a report of a native
revolt in the Island of Vanua Levu,
Fiji, which has been suppressed by
the government forces. Tbe trouble
arose out of Luve ni Wal, or devil
worship. The rebels surprised tbe
native torces sent agaiust them aud
killed several of tbem. Tbey carried
off tbe dead and ate tbem. This is tbe
ouly act of canabaiism since 1876.
Sir J. B. Thurston and tbe constabulay
stormed the rebels und succeeded in
dispersing tbem.
80NS OF VETERANS TO MEET.
Preparations for the Coming Encamp
ment at Davenport, Iowa.
Boston , Mass., Aug. 12. —Comman
der-in-Ctief Joseph A. McCabe ef tbe
Order of tbe Sons of Veterans baa is
sued bis final address lo tbe order con
cerning the 13th annual encampment
of the commandery-lu-chief which con
venes at Davenport, Iowa, a week
from Monday next, aud next week tbe
commander and bis staff, togetherjwlth
the representatives of the various east
ern states, will leave for the west.
According to present arrangements
tbe special train of tbe commandery
leaues tbis city on Friday afternoon,
making short stops at Buffalo, Cleve
land, Fort Wayne and Chicago. Tbe
members of tbe national committee of
arrangements—John H. Hinkley, Bev
erly, Mass.; J. A. Averdick, Coving
ton, Ky.; E. H. Madison, Dodge City,
Kan.; E. H. Milbam, St. Paul, Minn.,
and W. H. Fletcher, Tacoina, Wash.—
will round up at Davenport during tbe
coming week, and the headquarters of
the eommsnder-in-cblef will be estab
lished at the Kimball bouse.
The reports so far received at bead
quarters indicate an immense attend
ance, while tbe annual reports are. of
tbe most satisfactory cburucter, a gain
of nearly 6,000 In membership being
reported for the last quarter. In his
final circular to tne order, Commander
MacCabe urges bis comrades to make
this ihe largest national encampment
in its history. "Let us," he says,
"make It a national reunion, a large
family gathering of the order, where
we can come In closer touch and sym
athy with each other, that will help
^ind us more firmly together, that we
may realise tbat there. Is something
more worth living than the mere gruti
ficalion of self."
L. A W. ANNUAL MEET.
Denver Ready for the Great Conven
tlon of Wheelmen.
Denver , Aug. 12.—The cltlsensare
beginning to realise that tbe L. A. W.
meet is here this week. For the past
six weeks crack riders from all over
the country have been on the
ground, accustoming themselves to the
high altitudes before tbe dates fixed for
the contests. Yesterday some of the
stores began to fly banner* and bunt
ing cn the breeze, and today delegatee
have arrived lu sufficient numbers to
indicate a large attendance and a moat
successful meet The track Is in excel
lent condition, Mn* as hard and level
us an asphalt pavement.
The races will come off Thursday,
Friday and Saturday afternoons, aud
until then the visitors will be liberally
dined, wined and ainoked and taken
by various routes over the many fine
cycling roads and through magnificent
mountain scenery.
RELAY RIDERSJlEACH DENVER.
Bud «.f thj Great Uaee Against Time on
Bicycles.
Denver , Aug. 12—The relay bicycle
riders reached tbe city at 10:37 p. ui„
wilh the message from the president to
Governor Waite. Tho time consumed
in carryl g tbe message from Wash
Ington to this city, a distance of 2,037
ml.es, was six days 10 hours and 37
minute-, a gain ot 31 hours und -3 il l -
' ot®» over the schedule iii.»e.
POKER AND PISTOLS
Winona Junction the Scene of
a Tragedy.
AS. TOW FATALLY WOUNDED.
A (lame of Cards In n Saloon Ends In
Row in which James Tow is Shot
by John McFee Bralth walte.
Colfax , Aug. 12— The small way
station of Winona Junction, 25 miles
west or Colfax, yesterday experienced
a bit of wild-west tragedy. No satis
factory account of tbe affair oou Id be
obtained last night, and tbe reports
tbat reached Colfax were conflicting.
Tbe meager report received at the
sberitF» office left tbe particulars in
doubt. Deputy Sheriff Eacbo and Dr.
C. M, Boswell set out last night for
Winona and returned at daybreak with
the man who did tbe shooting and
wilh substantial details of tbe occur
et.c.».
Started by a Poster Game.
James Tow, a stock rancher of Rock
Creek, seven miles from Winona, had
come into Winona, aud was drinking
freely at .Mt'Kuue's saloon yesterday.
A hobo, who gave bis name as John
McFee Braltbwal'e, and who givea au
unsatisfactory account ot himself, was
also there lodulglug Jn liquor.. Thp
men were both very mUoh intoxicated
when they engaged in a gamé ' of poker
for tbe drinks. Acoordiug to Braltb
waite he was losing too regularly, and
be suddenly concluded that Tow Was
cheating him. Tbis was about 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
'I called him down," said Brnitlf
walte, this afternoon, . at the jail,
'and we got luto a quarrel
of words. We were both urunk.
Tow Is a bigger man than me,
and he msbcKl at me all of a sudden
and began putntneling me. I was uo
match for him. Tnen we separated
for a few moments and I noticed Tow
had a knife in his baud. The whisky
that was In us stirred up the wordy
war again and Tow started to attack
me the second time. I imagined that
he would use his knife, and to protect
myself I snatched out my pistol and
when he made a dash at me I shot him
in the breast. Tuen I went out of tbe
saloon and wandered down tbe river,
where I remained till nightfall. I was
not trying to escape and I returned to
tbe depot at Wiuona, where tbe deputy
sheriff found me."
It is believed that Braithwaite was
intent on getting away from Winona
on the night freight. Deputy Eacbo
arrested him at the depot.
Tow Tells H s Story.
Tow says Braithwaite called him ob
scene names because be was winning,
and tbat he (Tow) struck him for
tbe insult, and was auswered by a shot
Braithwaite is evidently a bard char
acter. He is about 30 years of age. To
partially bear out his story both bis
eyes are blacked and bis face otherwise
shows tbe signs of the beating be re
ceived.
Tow was shot through the right
lung, the bullet entering between the
third and fourth rib and passing out
near the point of the Bhoulder. Tbe
wound will, In all probability, prove
fatal. Tow was brought to tbe hospital
in tbis city by tbis afternoon's train
from Wiuona.
Tbe ouly person besides the two
parties to tbe shooting in the saloon at
tbe time, was McKune, the proprietor.
Tow killed a man at Wallulain 1886,
and served a year in tbe state peniten
tiary for the crime of manslaughter.
He has a wife and family at Bock
Creek.
Braithwaite tramped from Portland,
walking into Winona Friday night
He has no particular trade or calliug,
aud says the last place he worked waa
in the mines near Baker City, Or.
CONDEMN SENAT0B GORMAN.
Maryland Democrat*, In Hartford
County Call Him Renegade,
Bellaire , Md.; Aug. 1Ä— The tariff
reform meeting of Hartford county
democrata presented tbe following res
olutions:
"Hrst—'That we cordially reiterate
our Indorsement of the democratic na
tional platform of 1892 nbd the efforts
of our incorruptible president;'and the
national house of representatives to
formulate Into "legal enaotment by
the Wilson bill Its promise and pro
visions.
"Second—Thai'ln the name of the
democrats of the county we repudiate
and oondemn the obstructive and
traitorous action öf our senators lroqa
Maryland, who* grossly misrepresent
.tbçir constituency at the request of tbe
BÙ^ar trust aud other combines.
"Third—That Senator Görmars as
persion of the president and his patri
otic course merits and receives uuquaL
tiled condemnation.
"Fourth—That it Is only consistent
with the action of a renator who has
published to tbe world his peregrina
tions through the filth snd mire of pal
, Hies that he should no longer consent
to occupy the posltlou he.has sought to
prostitute by bis renegade action, con
scious as he may be that be has be
trayed the party which elevated hint."
OMAHA STRIKERS BEATBN.
Thoroughly Cowed by tho P reif nee of
... State Troop#. *
Omaha . Aug. 11.— While there have
been no demonstrative moves on the
part or the strikers today, it Is probable
that tbe whole state militia will be
massed around lbs packing bouses
nex\ week. Sunday the state encamp
ment is booked at Lincoln. The
troops opposing the strikers can not be
released by that time, so the encamp
ment will be held under tbe walls of
the packing houses. When the men
quit work tonight probably 2.000 peo
ple on tbe hill were looking down to
ward the railroad tracks, but the main
streets wers clear from curb to curb aud
from the switch yards to the top of tbe
bill. The side streets were densely
packet!, but tbe thoroughfare hereto
fore occupied by" big crowds was clear
except for the soldiers who paced tho
streets on either side. No effort was
made by tbe strikers to Interfere with
the men going from their work. Tho
general opinion is thut the presence of
state troops has effectually quelled the
turbulent spirits which have openly
defied tbe local authorities.
A meeting of the men who are out
was held in a big hall this afternoon.
Several hundred men were present
Tbe meeting was behind closed doors
from 2 until 4 o'clock, when an open
mass meeting was held. The principal
object of tbe meeting was to keep the
men off the streets. Many express tbe
belief that tbe strike bas been broken
by tbe Influence of state troops.
Messrs. Brlgbam and Carroll, ap
pointed by tbe citizens' committee to
confer with the packers in an effort to
end the strike, held m final conference
with Mauager Cudaby tbis afternoon.
Tbe conference was fruitless. Cudaby,
en behalf of all the packing house
men, declared tbat t! ey bud cotblng
to arbitrate, and they would neither
compromise nor concede..
JAP FLEET REPULSED.
Stubborn But Fruitless Attack on
Porttyamliton.
Shanghai , Aug. 11.—A dispatch
from Cbee Foo says tbe Japanese at
tacked Port Hamilton (Port Arthur)
yesterday evening and were repulsed.
A special dispatch from Chee Foo
confirma the report that tbe Japanese
fleet attacked the Chinese fiiet at Wei
Hal .Wei yesterday morning and wefe
repulsed at one entrance to tbe harbor
and subsequently attacked il tbe other
entrance. Thé. dispatch says the
Japanese made a daring attempt to
capture the forts .and arsenal at Wei
Hal Wei. The Jap^n*** attacked in
force, four cruisers and seveMrt smaller
vessetS'iioldlng tbe advance. ' -The first:
shots were exchanged at daylight, but
the Chinese were On the alert and their
gunners returned a vigorous fire from
the. forts., . • t
The Japanese apparently expected to
take thé Chinese by surprise while tbe
lattes warships were away, the Chi.
nese squadron, wlfli" thé except Ion of
some small gunboats and torpedo boats,
having sailed Leforç .for another port
The gubboats at Inie fort kept up such
welt directed fire that the Japanese
were unable to enter the harbor. The
Chinese torpedo boats were then or<
dered to advance, and when.they did
so tbe Japanese fleet retired, Some of
tbe fleet of the Japanese attacked tbe
harbor entrance later in the day, but
the result was not known when the
dispatch was sent
The :Second Attack Defeated.
Dispatches received here say that tbe
second attempt of the Japanese fleet
upon Wei Hal Wei has been defested.
Another dispatch says the Pel Yang
fleet is engaged with the Japanese
fleet and a stubborn battle is being
fought Tweuty-one ships are taking
part. ■
A LUCKY MAN 18 PAT.
Llnnehan of the Elmore Hotel at Moun
tain Horn*, Heir to a Fortune. '
Boise City , Aug. 11.—Pat Lin
nebau, who with bis wife has been con
ducting tbe Elmore hotel at Mountain
Home, is heir lo a large sum of mobey,
1100,000 or more, by the death several
years ago of a nephew at Pbillipsburg,
Mont
A gentleman named Evans, who re
sided at PhillipsLurg at the time of the
death of Jerry T. Linnehau, and who
was not only Intimately acquainted
with tbe deceased but a brotner Odd
Fellow, chanced to meet Mrs. Llnne
han at her hotel, and questlouiug her
regarding her relatives be was con
vinced that an heir to the estate of
Jerry Llnnehan bad been found, and
that the heir was none other than Ptit
Linnehan. The matter bas been put
In the bands of an attorney by Mrr
Llnnehan for a-thorough Investigation
SUIT A&AINST_A BIO HOTEL.
Chicago Men Want to Recover Debts
. From tbe Vendôme.
Chicago , Aug. 11.—A bill to fore
close a trust deed of 9137,000, conveying
tbe Vendôme hotel property on
Oglesby avenue, has been filed In the
circuit court There fere 250 complain
ants, mostly merchants and men who
furnished material. Complainants say
that tbe default is In tbo payment of
notes due July I. It Is stated tbat the
Northwestern Mutual Life Iusuranoe
Company holds a prior mortgage of
170,000. A receiver I» asked for to take
charge of the property apd make set
tlements or sell tne property.
In
«î-'-£V
the
F AKMER8' J^8frITOTE.
Flathead Valley prangert Hei«
- st*äettW*.i«tou^
KALisrELL,- MUht.r
Emery and Professor WlttlttN* 61
state agricultural college at JÇoueman
have just ooncluded a. two-dsiys' ses
slon ol (lis Farmers Infttitûtè. TMÜ»
meetings have been well attended anil
of great Intèreet The lectures bnva
been upon practical subjects of lntereit
to local farmer-. Mr* Emery deliv
ered a lecture on . tbe Sandwich
Islands. Dr. Emery, after reviewing,
the crops lu Flathead valley, says they
are wonderful.
ONE MORE COURT-MARTIAL
Csptnlo William Johnson, Retired, the
Accused This'Time.
Lkavenworth , Kan., Aug. 11.—
Military circles are considerably stirred
today over news from Washington,
stating that a court-martial has beau
ordered to convene here Tuesday for
the trial of Captain William S. John
son, retired. He is charged wilh du
plicating pay amounts and other of
fenses tbat will not be given out until
the judge advocate arrives from
Omaba. -
Bmperor William Pays Farewell Visits.
Cowes , Aug. 12.—Emperor William,
who came here on the imperial yacht
Hohensolleru to attend the regatta,
paid farewell visits this morning to his
personal friends on board tbe yachts,
prior to his return to Germany. He
took lunch at Osborne House and therè
bade farewell to the queen, his grand
mother an 1 other members of tbe
royal family.
Fire Destroyed an Elevator.
Watertown , Wis., Aug. 12.—To
day at noon fire broke out in the Globe
mills aud soon extended to the ele
vator. Tbe elevator and mill were
totally destroyed. Loss $70,000.
MET
ON
CURVE
Engines and Other Cars Smashed
Into Splinters.
DUE TO DISOBEYING ORDERS
Ueneral Manager Fry* on Board the West
Bound Train and Superintended
Work of Relief.
Kansas City , Aug. 12—A disas
trous headend collision occurred on tbe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
between Hudlan and Gibbs, Ma, at
3:30 thie morning between express
train No.'5, west bound, and express
train No. 4, east bound, resulting In
two trainmen being killed and several
passengers Injured and the engine and
combination express and baggage cajrs
completely demolished.
According to orders, tho trains were
to meet at Glbbs, and it Is alleged that
No. 4 disobeyed order*.
Thé killed are: Engineer Geoige
Humphrey of No. 4, und George'Cap
p.ner, express messenger of express No.
The wounded are: Daniel M11I
opafclï of Chicago, baggageman of No.
4, badly bruised and hurt; Internally, .
may die; F. E. Merrick of Cbicago,
baggageman of No. 5, cut and .brulaed
from head to foot, will probably die;
Engineer Dan Daly of Not. 5, of Fort
Madison« shoulder badly hurt ;.Fireman
Mark Fogarty of Fort jtfadlsou, on No.
5. badly Injured, will recover;-Fireman
E. P. Stiles on No. *.4,' Kansas City,
slightly bruised; Brakeman Holmes on
;No. 5, Fort Madison, hands smashed.
Justin McCarlbey, 22 years of age,
Chicago, bead and body cut ; Walter N.
Derby, 23 y tars of age, Mil wau kite,
ankle cut i:-.i '■ ■ .
Met on a Curve.
The trains met on a slight curve and
camé together with a terrific crasb.
Both engineers applied the air brakes
aud reversed their engines, which ac
tion alone was' the cause of saving
many lives. As soon ai the passengers
and tbe rest of tbe trainmen who were
uot hurt recovered from tbe shock they
proceeded to - rescue the. unfortunate
victims. Engineer Humphrey of No.
4 was found at his post with one ofüis
limbs cut off at tbe thigh and bis bead
almost split iu two. He died in a few
minutes. Express Messenger Cap
pitiger was iusiaully killed.
E, E. Merrick, tbe express messen
der and baggageman of No. 5, had a
narrow escape aud his injuries inay
yet prbve fatal. The momentum
forced him through tbe side of tbe car
and landed bim-on the embankment
50 feet away. His face was smashed
to a jelly and his body terribly cut and
brulaed. There was but one physician
ou thai rain and he was kept busy un
til train Na 5 ran bank to Hudlan for
assistance. None of tbe passengers on
No. 4 were lidured. Engineer Daly
and Fireman Fogarty saved tbelr lives
by jumping.
Telegraphic Orders Disobeyed.
General Meager Fry was on tbe
weatbound train aud gave directions
and superintended tbe work of relief.
Tbe passengers In tbe smoking and
chair cars of No. 5 were badly shaken
up. Justiu McCarthy of Chicago was
sitting in one of the reclining chairs
when tbe crash came, and was hurled
through the window and landed ou a
clay bank about six feet from tbe traok.
His Injuries were not serious, be hav
ing sufferéd but a slight gash on his
head and hand.
Conductor Clegborn was in oharge
of the westbound train. He banded
bis order to the Associated Press re
porter which c)early stated tbat the
two trains were to meet at Gibbe. Tbe
officials of tbe Santa Fe here say tbe
conductor and engineer of train No. 4
were respoäsible for the accident,
having disobeyed telegraphic orders to
mtet train No. 5 at Glbbs station. Tbe
engineer being killed outright no
statement could be secured of bim, but
tbe conductor states that be entirely
overlooked tbe orders.
OMAHA TROUBLE OVER.
Strikers Returning to Work and State
Troops to WIlMrow.
QmXha , Aug." 12.—Today was defi
nitely determined the course of the
state offlcers with reference to the preç
en ce of troops tokeep thé South Omaha
strikers quiet. All, were soqulëttbtft
thé Omaha ' Guards -and TfiUtrtef
Rifles were released, and only three
companies from the interior of the
stnté were retained at the scene tor a
day or two longer. Probably two
thirds ot the strikers have returned to
work, or will do so tomorrow, and tbe
balance would If tbey could secure
positions. ^ ,
•'It is my in lent ion," said General
Colbv, 'lo keep tbe balance of the
oompanits here until Tuésday morn
ing, Wbén the men can go direct to
Lincolh to attend tbe state encauip
meut My reasons for tbiuklng tbat
thére will be no aerlous trouble firom
now on ls in the manner of the men
who arc ouV- They alt seeui to be
peaceable and quiet. I have it offi
cially from the packers that many of
thestrikersarecouilug back to work
and it seeins to me tbat tbe trouble la
nearing an end. I do uot anticipate
au y more trouble, however, but we
propose to-take all precautions."
DIRECTUM_AND ABI0N.
The Famous Trotting Stallions to Rae«
in Chicago.'
Chicago , Aug. 12.—Arrangements
have been completed whereby the
famous trotting stallions, Directum
and Arion, are to meet In a match race
over the Waahiugton Park track, tlila
city, Wednesday, August 29, for a
purse of $7,000. D rectum has the
lasteat record for a trotting stallion,
2:05*, and alao for a 4 year-old trotter
of any sex. Arion has a 2-year-old
record of2:10|, made to a high wheel
sulky. He is owueJ by J. Malcolm
Forbes, who paid ths late Senator
Stanford $125,000 for biin. Budd
Dohle will drive Ailon and Orrln
Htckok w ill drive D.rectum.
jefierson county's assessment jliis yesr
is $3k465.790k a decrease of$l,3)0.000 as coni
psred with last year.