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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
A SILENT CITY OF CANVAS.
Such Is the Busting Camp of u Few
Hours Ago.
LOUISVILLE QUARRY TROUBLES.
Charges Against the North Platte
Receiver-White Caps Bclab-
ored by woman-Cor.
ner stone Laying.
The Deserted Camp.

CAMP GEORGE CROOK, (via Fort Robinson,
Neb,) Sept. 10.-A silent city of canvas has
taken the place of the bustling camp Of
twenty four hours ago. Ten miles up Sol
der Creek its former occupants are trudging
through the canyons, painfully playing war
On bluff and In valley. The department
commander and his staff no longer look
down upon the tented plains, but as they ac-
company the troops in the field leave behind
them their little village of canvas in charge
of Chief Clerk Davis and his assistants.
Down among the brigade and company
streets, General Garrity, late Captain Gar
rty of the Seventeenth Foot, rules supreme
as camp commander, and in that capacity is
sues orders to his reginental colonel, who is
remaining behind on sick report. A few
squads of soldiers and non-combatant musi-
clans comprise the camp garrison.
The dust whlrls up the de-
serted rows of tents and skui ries
under flies on the officers row with no
"striker'' near to protest against its pres
ence. The guns and caissons have gone from
the artillery camp. A squad of troopers and Il
few lonely horses are all that remain of the
cavalry. The mile long rows of canvas are
still IN position, but their occupants have de-
parted for week in the open country,
week TO be spent on hard tack and bacon, on
the bare ground and blankets.
Camp was broken according to orders yes
terday morning, tho first brigade starting
promptly at o'clock and the others behind
1T at intervals of two hours. Each command
was composed of TWO regiments of infantry
aud battalion of cavalry, while two had a
platoon of artillery attached. 1t was an in
teresting sight to see the columns take the
road, the brlgades each nearly as large as n
single regiment during the war, but furnished
with a full complement of regimental
staff officers, stirring up the dust with
their horses hoofs on the dry prairies. The
men were equipped with all marching accou-
trements, blankets, caDteens, service knives
anI kits, while the cavalry with their car
b;nes, revolvers and housings. looked like
small army from Biackville breaking up
housekeeping. There was no music as the
commands marched off except the muttered
prayers of old officers that the trip might be
a short one and the return speedy.
Private jackson, of the Eighth infantry,
died in the post hospital and was given an
impressive military burial yesterday after
noon.
General Crooks hunting party have all
reached Caspar. from which point they will
proceed to the Big Horn mountains, march
ing "as ifin the face of game" Lieutenant
Night, of the Ninth cavalry, commands the
escort of cooks and teamsters
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Insufficient Evidence.

MADISON, Neb., Sept l0-[Special to THE
BEE. I'M. Kellner, of this place, who was
recently arrested for having fraudulently
disposed of grain with intent to defraud W..
S. McCrea & Co. and the Home National
bank. of Chicago, was arraigned to-day be-
fore j. F. Duncan, county judge. G. S. Cut
ting, of Chicago, II. c. Bronze, of Omaha,
and County Attorney Mapes appeared for
the state and Allen, Robinson 81 Reed of
this place, for the defense. The defendant,
who for some years past has been a grain
dealer here, has recently been dealing in OPP
tions in Chicago, and in order to continue his
speculations he put up warehouse receipt
for 5000 bushels OF corn as collateral secur-
lty. The defense offered no evidence, hut
filed motion to dismiss the case, for the
reason that the evidence was insufficient Ia
warrant the defendant being held to appear
in the district court. The motion was sus-
tanned ana Mr.. Kellner dismissed.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
DRESSED BEEF INVESTIGATION.
S. B. Armour, of i>ansas City. Testi-
fl IS B fore the Committee.

S. B. Armour, OF iAansas City, Testi-
fl IS fore the Committee.
KANSAS CIrY, Sept. 10.-The senatorial
committee, which is investigating the
dressed beef question, resumed it's sessions
to-day. Senator Farwell, of Chicago, joined
the committee at the morning session, having
arrived on an early train.
The first witness was David Reagan, who
has been dealer in cattle in Atcnison
county for forty years. His testimony
tended to corroborate the evidence given
yesterday concerning the lack of competition
at present in the Chicago market, and the
existence of combination between packers.
james H. Payne, live stock commission
merchant of Kansas City, thought the only
method of restricting the spread of Texas
fever, and of ultimately stamping 1t out was
he establishment of a permanent system of
sanitary regulations under the national de-
partment of agriculture.
Reagan was recalled by Senator Farwell,
who wanted to know why the prices of cat
tie had fallen so much during the last ten
years. The witness thought that oversup-
p y and control of the market by few men
was the cause. The oversnpply had the
greatest effect.
s. b. Armou, the head of the Armour
Packing company of this city, took the
stand. He stated that he had no agreement
with the railroads by which he got lower
rates on shipments than any other firm. He
was not Il member of any combination whose
purpose it was TO control either the prices
of cattle or dressed meats. The territory
was not divided up between the packers.
Ali the packers were in all the markets
Competition was very brisk, SO brisk, in
fact, that even he and his brother
often cut each others business throats
When asked if he had any knowledge of any
combination in Chicago, the witness refused
to answer. Mr.. Armour knew of no agree
ment between the railroads aud the big pack
ers. He was sure the rates to all packers
and shippers were practically on the same
basis Before the close of his testimony he
reverted once more to the question of COM
petlon between the packers, saying it was
so brisk there was little profit in the dressed
meat business.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
-w,TH WHIP AND REVOLVER.
Democratic Methods Which Carried
the Third IhlmiS :ana District.


BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, Sept l0.-[Specal Tel
egram to The BEE. .I-Congressman j. S.
Rowell has just arrived from Louisiana,
where he went with Congressman Peters of
Kansas and Burrows of Michigan to take
part in the campaign in the Third district in
behalf of Minor, the republican candidate,
who was defeated. Mr. Rowell said to the
writer to-day:
"We were received with open arms and
welcomed to the state and rendered south
ern hospitality by republicans and democrats
alike. In public meetings, however, the
democratic speakers protested venemently
against the irrupton of visiting statesmen,
and the newspapers devoted their editorial
columns to commenting upon garb.ed and
distorted interviews with us published by
the papers upon our arrival in the state. We
found the republicans working in perfect
harmony, all reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, but it was per-
fectly evident at first glance that
the contest was "a hopeless one The
nomination of Minor had been made with a
view to avoiding bitter campaign and un-
der pledge of fair treatment. The cam
paign had been going on for ten days when
we got there, and it was then evident that
Minor was being treated. with more bitter
ness then even offensive carpet-bagger
would have experienced,
"The regulators were already at work. In
numerous parishes the co|ored voters were
being whipped and terrorized and the demo-
cratic speakers were inliamhg the people
with the race issue. Under such circum.
stances an election in the third Louisiana
means a victory for the minority.
In my meetings was courteously treated
and given u respectful and candid hearing.
In New Orleans l talked with and saw the
lacerated back of the eolored United States
supervisor who, the night before, had
been whipped in Assumption parish.
l was in Franklin when colored man was
whipped by regulators for distributing
republican tickets among the colored men.
Reports came in daily of the whipping of col
ored men in tho buldozed parishes. White
democrats carried revovers almost without
| exception. The shooting of Jacobs, a white
republican deputy sheriff. was done simply
| because he was attending To hisAutles as a
| sworn officer of the law, and endeavoring to
protect the men In their rights.
"Everywhere 1T was evident there was q
| strained condition of affairs. One could feel
| it in the air. Old-time friends were no
| longer cordial. There was AN ominous calm
and quiet in some places, like the calm be-
fore storm. In conversation the democrats
universally claimed that the election was
| perfectly fair, and as free as if it had taken
place in northern State.h
| Congressman Rowell spoke enthusiastical-
| ly of Ex-Governor WarmoJh, who, he said,
was privately, in the way of experimenting
| with processes of sugar making, doing more
| for the sugar interests than any other man
| in the state 'Warmoth,n said Mr.. Rowell,
| twill, | firmly believe, ultimately lead the
republican party to success"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
CONGRESSMAN COX DEAD.
He Breathes His Last as Peacefully
as If fRallinp Into Sleep

New York, Sept. 10.-Coneressman" "Sun-
set" Cox died at 1888 o'clock this evening.
The end was quiet and the dying man
breathed his last as peacefully as if falling
into light sleep.
Mrs. Cox, who has been scarcely away
from his bedside for the past two days and
nights, held his left hand, while his old
friend, Douglas Taylor, held the other. He
was conscious all day until about a quarter
of an hour before the end.
Mr.. CoX's last conversation was about the
four territories whose statehood he hoped to
father. He mentioned New Mexico and
Arizona, and said something about making n
great effort in their behalf at the coming
session.
In the afternoon while Dr. Lockwood was
talking TO him Cox made some witty remark
which completely upset the doctor's dignity.
Late in the afternoon teiegrams were
sent to three sisters, two of
whom live at GAINESVILLE, and the
other in st. Louis. Cox's nephew, who is
superintendent of the Smithsonian insti-
tute, was also telegraphed for. DR.. Lock-
wood SAID the immediate cause of his death
was heart failure and the first cause, peri
tonltis.
Telegrams were sent to the sergeant.at-
arms of the house of representatives, Lee
dom, and to Speaker Carlisle.
Samuel Sullivan Cox was born at Canes
ville Ohio, September 30, 1924 He was a
graduate of Brown University, and took his
Il. A. degree in 1916. For time he prac-
used law, but IN 1853 purchased the Colum-
bus Statesman, which he published and ed
tied until 1854. He then went on a trip to
Europe. In 1855 he was appointed secretary
of the legation to Peru, which he held for a
year. resgnipg to take a seat in congress-, to
which he was elected in 1856. He was re-
elected In 1858, 1860 and 1862. He served as
u delegate to the democratic national con-
ventions of 1864 and 1868 During the war
of the rebellion he took prominent part in
opposing the policy and measures of the ad-
ministration. In 1865 he removed to
New York city, ana was elected to congress
in 1868 and 1870. He was nominated
on the democratic ticket IN 1872 for congress
man at-laree, but, with the rest of the ticket,
was defeated. He was subsequently chosen
to fill a vacancy caused by a deceased mem
ber and represented his district in congress
until 1885, when President Cleveland ap
pointed him minister to Turkey
"Sunset," as he was called, has achieved
a literary reputation, and is the author of
several entertaining works of merit. His
"I3uckeye Abroad" was published in 1852
"Elght Years in Congress- in 1865, "Search
for Winter Sunbeams," sketches of travel in
Italy, Corsica, Algeria and Spain, in 1870;
"Why We Laugh' in 1876, "Free Land and
Free Trade in 1880, ''Arctic Sunbeams" in
1882 and "Orient Sunbeams' in 1883.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Drunken Wbitc Cans.

HEBRON, Neb, Sept. 10-TSpecial to The
BEE. News Is just received of some work
done by white caps near Alexandria, this
county. One Tom Taylor, living half mile
south of Alexandra, was aroused about
o'clock Saturday morning by some thirty
men in masks. Tho visitors called for Ed.
Tayor, who for a short time has been work
ing for his brother Thomas. Ed. not coming
out as desired, Dumoer of the crowd
entered the house, carried him out and took
him to piece of timber near by, where he
was roughly handled and treated to tar and
feathers. The white caps were under the
influence of liquor, and from their careless
firing of n revolver came very near doing
serious injury. Mrs. Taylor, the lady of the
house, dressed and went out to the timber to
assist Ed, and administered some telling
blows with n club on the head of one of the
company The cause for the treatment
given Ed, Taylor is not known
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
ind in Back Church Lane last Satue-

was found in Back Church Lane last Satur-
day night.
If the coincidence be of any value IL may
be added that this was the anniversary of
the Hamburg street murder
1t is beyond doubt that Cleary got wind Of
the scheme. He was not one of the princi-
pals. That the original intention was not
carried out would indicate that, he was an
outsider acquainted with the project who
hoped to profit by it.
There seems to be no reason TO doubt that
the body was not found by the police until
this morning, and that it was placed there a
short time before seems reasonably sure
Nevertheless, John Cleary, whoever he may
be, must know all about the mystery and is
certainly most valuable in purview to the
police at the present time.
The last murder seems more like CHASTITY
joke of medical students than ia ck. the-Rip-
per's work The head was covered, the arms
were severed from the body, the legs were
disjointed and severed at the thighs.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10--The worst storm
in five years prevails at the Delaware break
water. The tide Is very high. The Italian
bark Salvatore and the schooner Charles
Stlckney are ashore,
The fire alarm, police telegraph and tele-
phone wires are prosurated all over The city,
and the telegraph lines throughout the state
are reported to be in very bad shape.
Queen City Is almost entirely under water,
and The beach road, which Hooded in every
high tide, is believed 10 be an entire wreck.
Grave fears are entertained for the prop
erty at Atlantic City, as well as for the lives
of the residents, for there would be no escape
should the condition become more threaten
ing. Railroad trains can not get out of the
city, aud IL Is not likely anything else could
except boat and there are not boats enough
there to help one-tenth of the people,
The last report received from the Camden
a. Atlantic road officials was to the effect
that the water is rising.
Up TO a late hour TO. night communication
by telegraph has not been had with any point
on tue coast between Delaware and Atlantic
CITY. LeWes, Del. the wind has been blow
ing gale all day and late tonight IS una
bated. The tide was the highest since 1867.
Ielegrapnlc communication with the break
water was destroyed about o'clock this
morning. Both the wooden piers have been
destroyed. Eleven schooners are ashore.
A special from Cape May says: The heavy
tide of last night washed over the beach
drive east Of the stockton hotel and hlled
the meadows on each side of the city. The
wind increased IN force through the night
and made the tide of the morning the nigh
est for thirteen years Great apprehension
are felt concerning the tide, Which shall
reach It's highest point tonight.
The cottage occupied by the widow OF tha
late General Phil Kearney and the cottages
about 1t were surrounded by water a foot
deep.
On Poverty beach, on which is situated
the Cold Spring inlet life saving sta
ton, the waves went right across
1t and three tunes lifted the gov
ernment station off its pinning
ANA completely demolished the Cape May
/t,ntj,,,ed m, second pooa.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Striking Quarrymen.

LOUISVILLE Neb, Sept. 1O.-[Special to
The BEE. -rhlngshave been rather quiet in
the Omaha Sand and Stone company's quarry
for few days; in fact, ever since the men,
about sixty, struck for back pay last week,
of which over two months wages was due
them; but to-day change came over the
scene. Thirty Dagos arrived yesterday to
take the place of the strikers who were OF
all natiohalities, and went to work. This
afternoon some eight Italians, strikers, went
to the quarry bristling with revolvers and
knives and drove the workers away. The
foreman interfered and got thumped, and the
strikers hold the quarry. The sheriff has
been telephoned for and the constable is
swearing IN posse TO arrest the men, who
swear they won't be arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11

been the editor and publisher OF paper at
DeAisou, Ia Wnen he made his appear
ance here yesterday he found that he was
well acquainted with quite a number of old
time Buckeyes and has been busy renewing
their acquaintance.
There is no one in charge Of the navy de-
partment now, and there will be no one in
charge till Saturday. Secretary Tracy left
for New York to-night, and under the pres
ent order of things only Commodore Arthur
is authorized to act as secretary in the secre-
Newport, II. l., experimenting the tests of
the new cruiser. The necessity of one or
two assistant secretaries of the navy is now
moro than ever apparent.
PERRY S. HEATH.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Attempted Blackm,iI.

LOUISVILLE, Neb., Sept. TO- Special to
The BEE. One of the notorious Howard
family of this vicinity was figuring III
new role yesterday as plaintiff in "a case of
highway robbery He claims to have been
stopped by three masked men between this
place and South Bend Saturday evening
about midnight and robbed of a revolver,
pocket knife aud 20 cents in money. He
went before Squire Cleghorn and swore out
a warrant for the arrest of Jack Graves and
two men named Barbee, of South Bend,
who he claimed he recognized as his as
sailants They were brought before the
justice and after considerable dilly-dallying
Howard's lawyer came in ana requested thai
the case be dismissed, as he guessed his
client had skipped. The arrest is supposed
to be from spite and righteousness aud with
the Intention 10 blackmail.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Attorney Forrest's Justification.

CHICAGO, Sept 10.-Attorney Forrest was
asked to-day on what ground he could de-
fend his action of yesterday in taking speci-
mems of.the blood stains in the Carlson cot
tage by force. Forrest said he was war
ranued in what he did by decision of the
supreme court of Illinois IN the Doodle and
anarchist cases, in which the police were up
held in obtaining evidence by force,
Captain Schutter, who is in command of
the police district in which the cottage is
situated says he intends to consult the
states attorney with view to the arrest of
Forrest.
AT AS o'clock this afternoon, the special
venire being exhausted, the court adjourned
until tomorrow morning. No jurymen had
been secured.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Fire Chiefs in Session.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. The seventeenth annual
conven tion of the National Association of
Fire Engineers was called TO order at noon
to-day at the Midland theater. There were
over four hundred delegates, representing
every state, present Mayor Davenport de-
llvered n address OF welcome that was re.
sponded TO by President r.. l.. Stetson, of
Minneapolis. This afternoon was spent in
viewing the city. Nebraska is represented
at present by Chief j. j. Galligan. Ed Pratt,
S. II. Briggs. g. Anderson, George A.
Coulter, of Omaha; Chief II. M. Smith,
Frank Graves and ID. Trent of South
Omaha, and j. g. Clelance, chief of the
Stanton fire department, The great parade
viii occur this evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
BLAZING OIL.
A Collision in Chicago Causes a Dis
aStrOus Fire

CHICAGO, Sept 10.-[Specal Telegram to
THE BEE. IAN Illinois Central engine
crashed into freight train that was crossing
the Central tracks on the Belt line at Burn
side this morning and besides wrecking
number of cars and doing great damage to
the engine, caused a disastrous fire. The.
train was loaded with oil tanks, and the fluid
flowed all over the tracks as soon as the cars
were piled up in heap The oil ignited and
the infiammable material was soon in blaze.
Oil from four or five of the tanks flowed III
bitches alongside the tracks and the tele-
graph poles were burned down, cutting off
all communication with the fire department.
An engine steamed TO the next station and
the department was called. The tiremen ar
rived late and tie blaze had obtained such
cotrol that it was no easy matter to extin-
guish it, Had not the trainmen succeeded
in getting away the oil cars that did not
leave the track at the time of the collision the
entire train would have been consumed. AS
1t was, the damage is estimated at thousands
of dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
The Antwerp Disaster.

ANTWERP, Sept 10, The estimated loss by
the recent fire ranges from 100000 to
100000 francs, The fire still shoulders
over large area which is surrounded by a
Gordon of troops. E'iremen are working day
and night pouring foods of water on the
ruins. Ten persons who ventured too near
have met with accidents, due to the occas-
ional explosion of cartridges. Corvilian, the
PROPRIETOR of the carti idge factory, is charged
with shomicde by imprudence. His defense
is that the fire originated in the petroleum
sheds ana caused the explosion IN the cart
ridge factory.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
Excited L,itherans.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 10 Special to
The BEE. 1.-The seventeenth con vention of
the Lutheran Synod of Nebraska adjourned
to-day. The closing hours were marked by
some excitement, each committee trying to
secure the floor. The committee on Wayne
academy presented their rerort, which
elcted much discussion. Finally the re-
port was agreed to, and this enterprise en-
trusted to a committee to act under the ad-
vice of the beard of education. Rev. Clutz,
president of Midland college, Atchson
Kan, addressed the synod on the subject of
education. Denver was chosen as the place
for the next convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
New Dokota Road.

CHAMBERLAIN 5. D., Sept. 10. Especial
to TUE BEE. The directors of the Huron,
Chamberlain aud Black Hills railroad held a
meeting to-day to complete arrangements for
the building of their road at the
earliest possible moment. Most of the rep
resentative citizens of South Dakota are
identified with the company, and the road
will be built TO the Black Hils as soon as
the Sioux reservation is opened Surveyors
are now running preliminary surveys.