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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Missouri Miners in Idaho.

WALLACE, Idaho. June 23.-One hundred
and thirty-one Missourians from Joplin have
reached the Standard mine. Thirty out OF
$50 who started had deserted No demon
stration occurred. Deputies went to the
mines today TO issue permits. The defense
today moved TO auash the indictments
against rioters on the ground that j, II.
Forney had no right 10 be present while the
witnesses were being examined by the grand
jury and that Acting Sheriff France, an
extreme partisan, drew the grand jurors
all OF whom were preiudiced against the de-
PENDANTS The objection 10 Forney was that
he was not resident OF the county and
that he received reward other than that
allowed By the statutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
WRECK OF A GRAVEL TRAIN
Twenty-FOur Cars Piled in Heap and
Several Men Thought to BE
Under Debris,

DENVER, June ga special 10 the News
from Julesburg. Colo, gives meager news
of wreck which occurred this evening
eight miles west OF Julesburg on the Union
Pacific in which four men are believed to
have been killed and two others seriously
injured
gravel train OF fifty cars was running
east at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour
when the eighth car from the engine broke
in two and twenty-four cars were piled up
in a heap. Two unknown men were seri-
ously hurt and few more are thought
TO be under the mass OF wreckage. Con-
ductor Simpson was slightly hurt about the
head. The wreck was caused by a broken
hange on a wheel
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24

date. After consultation It was decided
to make another effort TO hold the c1nven-
tion here at o'clock tomorrow morning
when precautions will be taken against in
trusion by persons not entitled to seats in
the convention. The Hardin men are very
bitter over the nights developments and
laying aside the responsibility for the con-
dltion that exists, the moral effects cannot
help being against the Stone Goebel COM
bination.
The first order tomorrow will be he re-
port Of the committee on credentials aud
Il outside interference is prevented the
convention should reach the nominations in
short time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Holding Mail of Volunteers.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-The postmas-
ter general has ordered that mail matter ad-
dressed TO members of the following regi-
ments be withheld at San Francisco, indi-
eating that they are all TO be mustered out
OF the service very soon; California heavy
artillery. Utah artillery. First California in
fantry. Fint Colorado infantry, First Idaho
infantry, First Montana infantry, Thir-
teenth Minnesota infantry, First Nebraska
infantry. First North Dakota infantry, Sec
ond Oregon infantry, Tenth Pennsylvania in
tantry, First South Dakota infantry and the
First Wyoming infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Colonel Compton Retires.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 23.-Colonel
Charles f. Compton, Fourth cavalry, L. S
A. has been retired from the regular army
10 facilitate the appointment of his success
sor. The Fourth has been ordered to Ma
Mia and Colonel Compton will pass the age
limit on January next, hence his retire.
ment.
Colonel Michael Mooney has been ap-
pointed to succeed Colonel Compton. Both
Colonel Compton and Colonel Mooney have
risen from the ranks 10 their present posi-
tions
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
n~sI y IS is SUPPRESSED
senator piniou the Task
in the Has Been
tna nated.

NEW YORK, June 23.-United States
Senator J. 3. Foraker OF Ohio, who was a
late arrival at the WaldorfAstoria last
night, said we seem to have a harder
job on our hands in the Philippines than
we anticipated. / don't believe the news
papers are getting all the news received at
the War department but know nothing of
it personally. II more men and money are
wanted congress will provide the means
The war is not popular though"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
shamrock Ready 10 Launch.

tCopyr!ght, 1893, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, June 23.-(New York World
Cablegram-special Telegram.l-Th sham
rock is practically ready for launching. II
was inspected Thursday by Lord Charles
Beresford, naval expert OF the British par
Lament. The party was surprised at the
novel construction.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Drill strikes an Old Blast which Had
Not Been Fired the
Night Before.

RoSSLAND, B. c., June 23.-About l
o'clock this morning a terrible explosion
took place in the War Eagle mine, the scene
of the fatality OF a month ago, and in cen
sequence three men are lying dead at the
morgue. another is probably fatally injured
and a fifth is seriously hurt.
Five men were working in the 625- foot
level with machine drills. when one of the
drills struck a missed hole where the shot
had failed TO go off last night. A frightful
explosion took place and Charles Post and
Charles Lee were instantly killed and Mike
Griffin, a married. man, was so badly in
jured that he died on the way to the
hospital. Men from all parts cf the mine
rushed TO the assistance OF their comrades
and they were carried out OF the mine anu
removed 10 the hospital.
Dan Gran is injured beyond recovery.
Charles Couson received severe injuries -
his right arm, the flesh being torn on but
the surgeons have hopes Of his recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
FORMAL NOTE ON BOUNDARY
Temporary Agreement Regarding
Alaska Now in Hands of Am
bassador ChOate.

LONDON, June 2S.-The officials of the
foreign office have sent the United States
ambassador. Joseph II. Choate, a formal
memorandum embodying the temporary
agreement reached on the Alaskan boundary
question
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Disabled ship Reaches Port.

FALMOUTH. June 23.-The Atlantic
Transport Line steamer Montana. from Bal
timore June 4 for London, has arrived here
in tow OF the British steamer Elderslie, from
New York June I for London
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Vow Nnrk Oncr. XnInnIeer..

KANSAS CITY, June 2S.-Goyernor Roose-
welt authorized local Manager Richards OF
the Postal Telegraph-Cabl company TO give
10 the press the subsistence OF a telegram
xbieh he hled here with that company today
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24

to President Mckinley. in which Governor
Roosevelt informed the president that in
the event OF a call for volunteers being
made New York was prepared to furnish all
the men the governor might ask for. and
req 'pg that an opportunity be given
Ne. M state to do So
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24

SINGAPORE, Straits Settlement. June %
The United States cable ship Hooker, from
New York Ma! / for Manila. arrived here
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
New English Consul 10 samoa.

WELLINGTON, y. e., June 2s.-Major
Nair, judge from the New Zealand land
court. has been appointed acting consul for
Great Britain al Samoa
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
ConNenlIon of CommerciaI TraHeIers

COLUMBUS. o.. June 23-The supreme
council OF the United Commercial Travellers
began its eleventh annual session here today
Supreme Commissioner Charles W. Rice cf
St Paul presided The various committees
We're appointed for the work OF the session.
The sessions are secret. Tomorrow night a
rsesntian will hs Eivsn 40 ths delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temncrntnre Mt Omaha yeslcrdnsl

Forecast for Nebraska
Probably Thunder showers and Warmer.
Fresh Southerly Winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
Appointment of Delegates.

Under the provisions Of the basis Of rep
resentation adopted by the committee there
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The train Stacked for water at Uadora
and an old msn called for Roosevelt A.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

r. NJ. Schumacher OF Chicago general
manager of the Continental Fruit express,
is visitor in Omaha.
L. Bausch travelling passenger agent for
the Mobile Ohio, with headquarters at
St Louis, is in Omaha.
S. f. Randolph of St Louis. travelling pas
senger agent for the Baltimore q Ohio
Southwestern, is in the city.
The shops at Cheyenne now employ over
800 men, which is an increase of over $50
over the force at work there year ago
The shops are rushed with work and during
a portion of the time run day and night
Kentucky railroad men will meet at Louis
Vile in few days to organize an open and
vigorous campaign against any candidate for
governor in that state who favors what is
known there as the McChord railroad bill
A special train of seven Pullman cars and
diner, carrying a Boston excursion party
of 1O4 people, passed east over the Rock
Island and through this city Wednesday
afternoon, The eXcursionists had been to
California.
Men are now at work putting up snow
fence from Laramie west. The fence is
erected on top of drifts already formed so
as to catch any additional snow which may
come sailing across the plains during the
balance of the winter
AS indicating the growth In the railroad
business, and the better times which have
come to the roads, the Baldwin Locomotive
works in Philadelphia have so far this year
booked orders for 600 locomotives of all
sizes, against 754 for the entire year of 1895.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
Is ALUM POISoNOuSs
Whitcns the Bakers Bread. but PLAYS
Havoc with the stomach of the
Consumers.

Alum is used by many bakers to whiten
their bread, enabling them to use an in
ferior flour. and it is also employed as a
cheap substitute for cream of tartar in the
manufacture of baking powder. Its use in
bread and baking powder is very detrimental
to health producing dyspepsia and obstinate
constipation and under certain conditions
of the human system results in poisoning
what these conditions are so far as each
individual is concerned can only be sur
missed; some popularity of the system pro-
ducing morbid change in the secretions of
the stomach with which the alum combines
and forms an active poison; or, the secre-
tlons may be healthy, but in abnormal pro-
portions and these lesser or greater propor-
tions in combination with the alum consti-
tute poison just as two parts of mercury
and two parts Of chlorine form calomei.
which is not poisonous. while one part of
mercury and two parts of chlorine yield
corrosive sublimate, which is a most deadly
poison.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
COMES IN WITH NEW TRAIN.
Omaha Road Puts on New Equipment
BetWecn Here and st. PnuI.

omuna I'utS on Nc"
Between Here and st. Paul.
When the St. Paul express on the Omaha
road came in yesterday morning visitors at
the Webster street depot had an opportunity
to see the new equipment which the company
has put on for this service, and which was
used for the first time. The baggage car,
two day coaches and diner were all new,
being built in the companys own shop at
Hudson Wis. The newness of the cars Is
apparent at first glance. The paint is with
out scratch. while the varnsh mirrorizes
the whole equipment, inside and out. The
finishing is in good taste and graceful, the
diner particularly being attractive and
comfortable.
The vestibules and interior of coaches are
Of birch, finished in imitation of mahogany.
The dining car has the same finish, and is
also furnished with plate glass mirrors, fine
linen and dainty dishes. The entire train
is lighted with Pntsch gas and is heated
by steam. The cars, save the sleeper, are
painted a bright yellow. the standard color
of the Northwestern system. The sleeping
car is of course a Wagner, almost new, and
comports fttingly with the balance of the
train in style, finish and convenience.
The entire train is fitted with the per-
fected safety vestibule, which brings all the
cars, from baggage to sleeping car, prac-
tcaly under the same roof, enabling pas
sengers to go from one car to another with
out exposure to the weather. These are the
wide vestibules, being the full width Of the
car atform finished in plate glass, max
ing a cOzy observation room at each end of
the car Instead of the usual slide shutters
on ordinary coaches. these cars are fur
nished with cloth sliding shades, the same
as used on first-class sleeping cars
This new equipment Is carried on this
train both ways, arriving here at 9 a. m,
and leaving for ths north at 5:55 p. m. The
| dining car is carried between Omaha and
| Emerson, serving breakfast coming down.
and supper going north. The character of
this equipment is said to be second only to
| the Northwestern Limited" between Chi
| cago and St. Paul, which has long had the
reputation of being one of the finest trains
! in the country.
| G. H. MacRae of st. Paul, assistant gem
! eral passenger agent for the Omaha. ac-
companied the train to this city, and took
| pride in showing IL to visitors, II being kept
| intact for more than an hour after its ar
| rival at the Webster street station, that it
| could be examined in just the condition
| in which it Is operated. Mr.. MacRae at
| tended the meeting of the passenger men
in this city during the day, and last even
| ing left for Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
...AMUSEMENTS.,,

Tue Misses Dora and Mable Swearingen
and Lillian Kauble, local young women,
made most promising entrance into the
realm of vaudeville at the matinee at the
OrEheum yesterday. Aside from a very
noticeable tremor in their voices during
their singing the trio appeared as self
possessed and as confident as old per-
formers. Certainly their fright. if they felt
any, was not apparent in their dancing
which compared favoraby with that of
similar dancing seen often at the local the
aters. Their costumes were in keeping with
their dances. In the skirt dance they wore
tilmy silk gowns of different colored silk
ana danced in the rays of a calcium light
With the confidence that experience will
bring them the young women give promise
of making good performers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
RIO GRANDE TO BRANCH OUT.


StOCkhOIuerS' Consent IN Sought 10
Issue Bonds for improvements.
NEW YORK, March S.-George Foster
Peabody first vice president of the Rio
Grande Western Railway company, today is
sued a circular letter TO the stockholders
saying that the directors have found Il nee
essary, during the last year or two, to ldcr
additional equipment to handle properly the
increased tonnage, both local and through
which the improving business OF the country
has brought to the road. Since June co.
1898, there has been ordered an additional
equipment, about 5000 900 in value, soon to
be delivered, and the general manager now
recommends that at least as much more be
ordered. He also recommends t1at some
additional branches and extensions should
be promptly constructed. Those stated to
be Immediately important ars branch up
the Provo river canyon and an extension Of
the Pleasant Valley branch to additional coal
mines which are being opened in that field
to supply the growing western market-a
total of twenty-five miles.
The circular advocates the authorization
OF SlOOOO,OOO consolidated par cent bonds
to exchange for existing branch lines mort
gagged, to acquire Utah Central ponds TO
build twenty-five miles of new branches and
provide for future improvements and ad-
ditions. The directors have a,realy author
ihCd an issue of $1,000, 900 to discharge car
trusts and undertake pending construction
and have sold them to bankers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
INTERESTING TO THE CLERGyMEN.
No More HaIf-Fare Tickets for the
Long Trips.

Clecgymen will not be allowed a permit
which will entitle them to half-fare rates
on either eastern or western lines. The
railroads have been caring for the cloth IN
their individual territory, but lately some
OF the western ministers asked that gen
eral permit be issued which would enttle
them to half rates Gun any road. They ad-
vanced as a reason why this should be done
that they frequently had to make long trips
strictly in the line of their profession, and
the one general permit would be a great
accommodation to them.
The conservative eastern roads, however,
took a mercenary view of the proposition
and replied that most of the long trips were
taken while the ministers were ON their
vacations, and they were technically not en-
titled to any permit at such times. The
eastern lines, having the last play and hold
ing the trump cards, turned down the propo-
sition, and clerical permits will continue to
be issued as in the past
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
Pushing Work on the Depot.

work on the Union Pacific depot and ex-
press buildings continues to move along
apace. The depot has reached a height
level with the second floor and will be
carried up as rapidly as bricklayers can
work their hands. From now on the struc-
tufe Will begin to assume shape, and will
soon present some semblance of the style
1t takes when completed, 1t is only the
depot building which will carry two stories,
and portion of 1t will be higher than that
and even more conspicuous than the main
portion of the Burlington depot; if the ar
chitect Is to be believed. The express build
Ing east of the depot is being rooted, and
the important part of the construction here
is about complete. The weather is becom-
ing more favorable for steady work and the
contractors do not look for any further in
terruptions on that account
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
Trains Are Moving Now.

Reports from the west received at the
Union Pacific Offices are that the snow
pound trains are all being moved. The
drifts which have stopped traffic on this
line in the far west for three days have
been cut through and regular service to the
coast is again promised The trains which
had been blOckaded arrived in Omaha last
night There were six or eight of them and
they We're stringing through the city between
and O'Clock During the blockade the pas
sengers on the trains have been cared for by
the company, which Of itself entails an ex-
pense aside from that incident to the stop
page of traffic of all kinds for that length Of
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
Movement of HomcseeLera

Homeseeker's traffic for the last two days,
while larger than for some time past, has
been something of a disappointment to the
railway men. The new rates to Pacific coast
points did not attract the business which
was expected but this is explained on the
score that the existence of the rates was
not generally known. Quite a number OF
people from this vicinity who had contem-
plated a trip to the northwest deferred il a
few days to get the benefit of the low rates,
but they are not classed as part of the
homeseeker's traffic. The trains to the west
Tuesday afternoon and yesterday were
heavily loaded, and the Burlington had
to put on an extra coach to accom-
modate the travel, but the greater portion of
it was going to Nebraska points. showing
that even phenomenally low rates to the Pa
cifc coast could not divert the homeseekers
from Nebraska's fertile plains.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
SHIP CANAL NEARLY COMPLETED.
Dimensions of Port Arthur Ditch tho
Snmc the Suez CanaI


PORT ARTHUR, Tex, March S.-The Port
Arthur ship canal will be practically COM
pleted about the Goth inst, when 1t Is pro-
posed to celebrate the event in a fitting
manner. The canal was designed and con-
structed by Robert Gillian, general mana
ger and chief engineer of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. A. f. Stillwell
president of the road, first suggested the
canal and interested j. de Goeiien, jr, OF
Amsterdam, Holland, large foreign FOLDER
of the roads securities. The plans, pre-
pared by Mr.. Gilham, were approved by
foreign engineering experts and the work
was begun during the spring of 1896. The
cnaal is designed to extend deep water from
the Sabine Pass to Port Arthur. the former
having a depth of twenty-ti feet over the
bar. The dimensions are the same as those
of the Suez canal-1S3 feet wide and with
a depth of twenty-five feet. 1t Is seven
and half miles long. The excavations
were made by hydraulic dredges the work
involving the dredging of $4,000, 900 yards
of clay etc. Extensive ship basins, slips
docks, warehouses and large grain ele-
vator are in course of construction. Con-
siderable export business has already been
done at Port Arthur and when the canal is
completed additional steamship lines will be
established. The harbor is andlocked and
an excellent one
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
SALE OF MISSOURI Pacific BONDS.
Six Million Dollars Worth of Five
Per Cents DIspOsed OF.

NEW YORK, March 8.--M Goldman,
Sachs & Co. today announced the COM
pleted negotiations by which $G,OOO,O0O Of
the Missouri Pacific per cent trust bonds
owned by the estate of the late Jay Gould
were sold to syndicate of capitalists This
sale covers nearly half of the entire issue,
of which "a ,735, 900 are now outstanding
These bonds were issued in 1887 ani jaw
Gould, then president of the company,
bought the amount sold this week 1t is be-
lieved that the sale was made slightly above
the ruling market price, which was d today.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

trains to transport It, in addition to per
haps 100 cars to move its effects. These
people are largely composed Of Dunkards
although there is a large sprinkling of other
denominations among them. They come
from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin, and will be located along the Great
Northern in the Mouse river valley, scatter
ing out in the vicinity OF Cando, Rollo, Tower
and Willow City. west Of DEVILS lake.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

NEW YORK, March S.-The directors of
the Western Union Telegraph company have
declared the regular quarterly dividend of
IA per cent, payable April 10, The state
ment for the quarter ending March 81 with
March estimated, shows a net revenue Of
81 $50 900, an increase of s94 Az and a de-
felt after interest and dividend of $l91, ,26O,
a decrease of $l04 sos.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

passed the bill relating to the Sault Ste
Marie & Hudson Bay railway, which is the
beginning of the scheme to connect ontario
with the Yukon by way OF Hudson bay
Chesterfield inlet and the chain of northern
great lakes and rivers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
LEGALITY OF TERMINAL CHARGES,
Chicngo Roads 10 Try the Question in
Court Again.

Chicago roads are TO have another turn at
the legality OF the terminal charge made on
live stock at the stock yards in that city
The fight on this point has been waged
intermittently for five years between these
roads and the shippers to that market The
railroads won in the state courts and before
the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse COM
mission, but lost before the Interstate Com
merce commission, The latter ruled that
the switching charge of 81 on every car of
live stock was Illegal and ordered the rail-
roads to discontinue it on penalty of a
per diem This ruling was rendered over
a year ago. but the railroads ignored 1t.
The United States district attorney at
Chicago has brought suit against nine roads,
including the Burlington, Northwestern
Milwaukee Rock Island and Illinois Cen
tral, in the name of the Interstate Com
merce commission, asking an injunction pre-
venting them from collecting the obnoxious
tax Judge Seaman of the United States
court has ordered the defendants to answer
on or before March 20,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

For frost bites. burns, indolent sores.
eczema, skin disease, and especially Piles,
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve stands first
and best. Look out for dishonest people
who try to initiate and counterfeit it. It's
their endorsement Of good article
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
Great Northern Cnrrying CoIonists

'TNHE NUTEHtFH NNFTFIHk UTUNININ.
II is reported that the Great Northern has
arranged to move between 1000 aud 5000
colonists from the east to lands in North
Dakota this month The colonists are to
gather in Chicago and will leave that city
March 22 for the northwest. This colony
will be the largest that has yet been brought
to the northwest and viii require four full