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    FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-MUST YEAR , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNLNGif MARCH Jo , 1892. NUMUER 270.
POSTOFFICE BUILDING BILL
It is Considered and Parsed by the Senate
Borne of Its Provisions ,
NUMEROUS PETITIONS FROM FARMERS
They Want the Kiinelment of Lcglrintlnn to
J 'ft'rctciit ( InmlillnK In I'nturo Hellc *
uf Coluinliuii Veaterdiiy' * Pro
ceeding * 1 till ) House.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 14. Tbo first
half hour of the senate's session today was
occupied by the receiving of hundreds of
petitions from farmers alliances praying for
the enactment of legislation to provant gain- *
bljXg in futures.
/Mr. 1'ettlgrow , from the World's ' fair com
mittee , reported n Joint resolution authoriz
ing the president to ask iho government of
Spain nnd the municipal government of
Genoa , the duke of Vuragua , a descendant of
Columbus , and other porsouu and corpora
tions for the loan of any arttclcj , papon ,
booKs , maps , documents and other relics of
Christopher Columbus and these associated
with him , for exhibition at the Columbian
exposition. It authorizes the secretary uf
tale to tnuko the nocossnry provisions for
-tholr reception , the transportation and exhi
bition ; the secretary of the navy to detail ouo
or more vessels for tholr transportation and
tha locretary of war to detail a military
ftirJ ; for their care and protection.
Objected tu Hi Consideration.
Mr. Cockrcll objected lo its present consid
eration , as It looked to an Indellntlo expendi
ture , and the condition of the treasury
was not such us to Justify Indefinite expendi
tures.
Mr , Sherman , a member of Iho quadra-
centennial committee , explained that these
several resolutions had been prepared by the
secretary ot state and wcro In pursuance of
nn existing law , which contemplated the
participation ot foreign governments In the
Chicago exposition. The committee had
thought proper , however , to leave the ques
tion of appropriations for the purpose to the
committee on appropriations.
Mr. Cockrcll Uo I understand the senator
to say that under the axis Ing law we are
obliged to do this thing !
Mr. Sherman Not to do these particular
thliiKs ; but wo are obliged to invite the co
operation of foreign nations and these resolu
tions omoruco specific Items , which are , In
the opinion of the secretary of state , proper.
As a matter of course , tbo president will extend
tend Invitations in mi indefinite way to all
the possible descendants of Columbus. There
is but ono person living whom I know to bean
an acknowledged descendant and that Is the
jHluko of Voragua.
> ' \Mr. Cockroll Lot the Joint resolution bo
fyrmtcd and co over.
It was placed on the calendar.
Another Joint resolution on the same sub
ject , extending invitations to the presidents
of American republics and the governors of
American colonies to participate In the
World's Columbian exposition , was also ro-
poitcd and placed on tbo calendar.
Confureneu on the Urgent Delleleucy.
A iconferonco was ordered on the urgent
deficiency bills and Messrs. Halo , Allison
nnd Cockrcll wore appointed conferees ou the
part of the senate.
The vote by which the sonata recently
pasted u bill in regard to Iho collection afs-
trictaf I'ugol Sound was reconsidered and
tha bill was recommitted to the committee
on commerce.
aenato bill to authorize the construction of
a combined railroad , wagon nnd foot bridge
across the Missouri river at Yankton , S. L , ,
was taken from the calendar and passed.
The senate then proceeded to executive
business.
When the doors wcro reopened tbo senate
resumed consideration of the postofllco
building bill. It was finally passed yeas ,
24 ; nays , 21 ; as follows : Yeas-Allon , Alli
son , Blackburn , Carey , Cnsoy , Cullom ,
Dolpb. LhibolB , Frye , Galllugor , Hans-
brough , Mandorson , Morgan , Paddock ,
PolTer , Perkins , Proctor , Sanders , Sawvor ,
Squire , Stookbridge , Vest , Vilas , Wurron ,
Ij Nnys Harbour , Bate , Berry , Call , Chau-
> ' dlor , Chllton , Coke , Daniel , Dawos , Fulton ,
Gcorgo , Halo , Hoar , Palmer , Pascot , Platt ,
Pugh , Hansom , Shormau , Stewart , White
21.
I'rovlxlong of tliu roatunicu Hill.
The bill directs the secretary uf the treas
ury to cause to bo prepared by the supervis
ing architect of the treasury designs , pluns ,
workings , drawings and specifications for
postofllco buildings , which before being
adopted shall bo approved by the postmaster
general , secretary of iho Interior and secre
tary of the treasury. The designs and plans
are to bo no devised as to provide for iho
construction of tbo buildings of such dimen
sions as may bo required for tbo transaction
of business of presidential postofllces. and no
that additions to their capacity may bo con
structed from time to tluio , without Injury to
the harmony of the design or usefulness of
ttie building , and such designs and plans are
to bo as nearly uniform as practicable , both
as to external appearauco and Internal ar
rangements , and all such buildings ore to bo
tire proof and provided with a suitable tire
proof vault. The postmaster general Is from
time to time to cause to bo constructed build
ings In accordance with such general designs
and pluns for the accommodation in towns
f ( deities having no federal building of all
KY > 3identInl postofllcos , the gross receipts of
which for three years proceeding cball have
exceeded the sum of 19,000 and have not ox-
coedcd $1)0,000 ) , such building to bo fairly dis
tributed ninung the several states and terri
tories , tha place * to bo designated from time
to time by iho postmaster general , the secre
tary of the treasury and the secretary of the
interior , but no buildings are to bo contracted -
tracted for In excess of the amounts from
time to time appropriated for such purpose
uy congrcBs , Tbo proper working , drawings
and Hpoeillcatlons for tiuch buHmir's are to
be prepared In accordance with the
general dcslpns and plans. The material
to bo used In the construction of any cuch
building Is to bo determined by the postmas-
X ter general. The cost of such buildings and
* Ilo Is not to exceed fiO.OOO at any place
wbera the gross postal receipts for each of
tbo piecedlng years shall not have exceeded
fS.OOO , and that at no other place shall It ex
ceed u sum equal to the aggregate of the
postal receipts thereunder In the thrco years
preceding ; uor ihnll It exceed 175,000 , In all.
Authorized tu riirolmnu Mien ,
The postmaster general is authorized , when
In his Judgment It shall bo nccoMnry. to pur-
Jso a suitable site for any such building at
\price not exceeding f.5,000 , or where the
eamo cannot bo otherwise procured , to ac
quire title by condemnation , la the name of
the United States , under tbo laws of the
gtato within which such site Is situated.
The postmaster general is annually to report
to conirresu a itatemont of allpoitofllca build-
lug * constructed under the provisions of the
act , together with all contracts therefor or
relating thereto and u particular state-
tnfnt ot the cost of excbango during
the preceding flscal your , and also
of all rontructs for building ! which may bo
unfinished ; and Is also at the same time to
report to congress a list of all the buildings
with the estimated cost thereof to bo erected
under the provisions of the act during the
uoxt ensuing year. Whenever , In the opin
ion of the postmaster couoral , the secretary
ot the treasury mid tbo secretary of tbo
interior It shall bo uccoisary or expedient
wbero tUo buildiug U to bo eroded uudcr
the provisions of this act for the accommo
dation of government oftlcitls other thin
t ese connected with tbo postofflcn derail-
fcont , the building' U to bo erected with a
> \lew to furnishing such accommodations.
) The bill of which the foregoing Is the result -
sult , was originally Introduced In tbo sunato
by Mr , Puduock , After au executive scs-
lou tbo sonata adjourned.
XiitiiriilUutluii I.uwi.
WAhUixaiox , D. C. , March U. Reprcsen-
tntlvu Oatoi , from tbo Judiciary committee
f tuo house , today submitted the report to
accompany the bill to change the naturaliza
tion laws. It recites the shameful and Il
legal manner In which aliens have been
naturalized In many parU of thl * country
and declares that congress should make laws
to amply protect the states against the cltl-
zonlzailon of criminals , paupers , anarchists
and aliens. The name American citizen ,
says the report In clotlng , should bo esteemed
a * that of n Roman when Homo was mistress
of the world. Such pride can never bo felt
by our foreign born cltizons until the policy
of conferring the great boon upon blm Is at
tended with great solemnity nnd scrutinized
more securely than at proiont.
IN TIII : IIODSI : .
Consideration of Illlln from Committee on
tlin District nt Coliinitilii.
VAMII.NOTOV , D. C. , March 14. This being
the day set apait under the rules for the con
sideration by the house of bills reported from
the committee ou the Dlrtrlct of Columbia ,
Cnnlrman Ilomphlll entered the house with
n largo batch of Important local measures
upon which his committee desired action.
The morning roullnn consumed considerable
time , and It was 1 o'clock before Mr. Hemp
hill secured the floor for district business.
The speaker today laid before the house a
message trpm the president transmitting n
communication from iho secretary of the
Interior , submitting the agreement concluded
between the commissioners of the Unltod
States and the Cherokee nation for the ces
sion of the Cherokee outlet , and stated that
it would bo referred to the committee on
Indian affairs.
The floor | was then accorded to the com-
mlttooon District of Columbia.
There wa < little opposition made to the
measure and Mr. Outhwaltu of Ohio , who
had charge of it , stopped cleverly through
the legislative breakers , but as tbo hour was
growing late the committee rose without
disposing of the bill and the house adjourned.
i : OOUUT DECISIONS.
Ifltidliif ; I" I.ou Ow < MV'H Case Other HulU
Disposed Of.
WASIIIXOTON , U. C. , March 14. Lou Ow
Bow Is a Chinese merchant of Portland , Ore. ,
who wont to China on a visit , and when ho
returned to San Francisco was refused per
mission to remain in tbo United States be
cause bo had failed to secure the cortiflcatlou
of Identification required by tbo sixth section
of the Chinese restriction act to bo obtained
from the Chinese government by merchants
and others coming to the Unltod States. The
Unltod States courts in California in afllrm-
ing tbo legality of the commissioner's action ,
Lou Ow Boiv brought the case here on
habeas corpus proceedings. The court , in its
opinion , after speaking of the
rights and obligations which presume
by reason of domicile In a lorelgn country ,
says It Is of tliuoplnlun that it was not in
tended lhat commercial domicile should bo
forfollod by the temporary absence at the
domicile of origin , nor that resident mer
chants should bo subject to loss of rights
guaranteed by treaty if they failed to pro
duce fr.om the domicile of origin that evi
dence which residence in the domicile of
cholco may bavo rendered It difficult , If not
Impossible to obtain. As Lou Ow Bow Is
unofficially restrained of his liberty , the
court directed the lower court to reverse its
Judgment and discharge him from custody.
Cluulrun'H roatinustrrlns Ills Case.
On October t , 1885 , the postoflico at Chad-
rou , Nob. , was raised from the fourth class
nt $1,000 tu the presidential class at $1,000.
William WlUon. the postmaster , was not
commissioned by the president until Jan
uary ! ! 5 , 1837. Ho claimed that ho was en
titled to pav at the Increased rate from tbo
data the olllco was raised in grade , while the
trcasuttry accounting ofllco maintained that
the increased compensation ran only from
the date of Wilson's commission bv the
proildont. The court of claims decided In
favor of Wilson for fl.900 , and the supreme
court today affirmed that judgment.
DocUle.il In General llutlcr's I'nvor.
General Benjamin F. Butler today won the
appeal which ho took from the decision of
the circuit court of the United States for the
Eastern district of Massachuiotts , attlrmlng
a. Judgment for $15,000 nnd interest from
187' ) , obtained against blm in ouo of tbo
Massachusetts courts by the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer soldiers.
SHOULD IMIOTKCT OUIl HKJI1TS.
ScntlmiMit oftho SonntorH In the IlcrliiffSca
Coiitriivcrny.
WASHI.VOTO.V , D. C. , March 14. The son-
nto , in executive session today , spent nn hour
in the discussion of the Boring sea question.
The matter came bctoro the sonata in the
sbapo of a message from the president In
reply to a resolution requesting further
Information as to the effect of the pelagic
scaling. The president sent extracts from
official reports of the Boring sea commission
ers showing that , contrary to Lord aslle-
burr's statement , the British commissioners
hud conceded that the seals had diminished
In number by the hand of man , which of
course meant largely through the acts of the
poacbors In killing the seals at sea ,
The message was laid before the senate
and Mr. Sherman moved Its reference to the
committee on foreign relations. But the
senators wished to boar the extracts enclosed -
closed by the president and defeated the mo
tion. The matter was read In full , and then
followed a debate very similar In character
to these which occurred last week. The
point of difference was to bo soon In the
strength shown by the sentiment favorable
to the protection ot tbo claimed rights of the
United Stales in Boring sea by all the ro-
sourcas of tbo government pending arbitra
tion. Short speeches were made by Sena
tors Sherman , Butler and Morgan ot the
committee on foreign affairs , and "by Messrs.
Platt , While and others. At their conclu
sion tbo papers wore referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
CIIAItr.r.S AGAINST CAPTAIN IIOUIEKIC.
Uoneral Scliollelil Sayit They Will Certainly
Jio IiivuHtlgutoil.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March II , General
Schoflold said today that the War depart
ment would undoubtedly Investigate the
charges preferred by certain Mexican rosl-
donls of Texas agalust Captain John C.
Bourke , Third cavalry , growing out ot his
conduct of the campaign agalust the Gar a
revolutionists.
The allegations against Captain Bourke are
that ho. allowed his troops to commit depro-
dallons on the ramtbos of certain Mexicans
along iho lilo Grande on suspicion that they
wcro conniving at tbo escape of tbo revolu
tionists. It also appears that certain Mexi
cans who visited San Antonio to complain of
Captain Bourko'a ' acts wore arrested by tbo
civil authorities , but wcro subsequently re
leased on bondi.
Kseltod Comment t Washington.
\VA8iusaTON , D , C. March 11. An editor
ial arttclo In the London Times of March 3
ou the Boring sea question hai excited con-
slderaolo comment at the State department.
Tlin article Is based upon the news pub
lished In London of the old decision of tbo
supreme court In the Sayward case and the
signature ot ibo Boring sea arbitration
treaty. In this article the following lan
guage is used :
"it is understood that as the award cannot
be glyeu before tbo opening of tbo next seal-
ins season U will bo necessary to renew tbo
modus vlvondl for ai.othor year. "
This declaration was made on the day
after Lord Salisbury bad , through the Brit
ish minister in this city , notified Secretary
Blame that tbo modus vivcndl would not bo
renewed , but before that fact bad boon made
public.
Itullroud I.t-glilatlon.
WASHINGTON , I ) , a. , March U. A bill was
today introduced iu the sonata by Senator
Allison to compel railroads to equip their
cars with automatic couplings within a cer
tain timo. The bill makes It unlawful for
any railroads to use cars not so equipped and
iuipoiei liuos for violation of the aot. It fur-
ther provides that the standard coupler shall
bo decided by a. Icttor ballot of nil iho rail
roads , sent to the Interstate Commerce com
mission by July t next , which shall docldo
the ballot nnd the validity of tno vote. The
votes shall bo based upon the number of
freight cars owned by each line , nnd the typo
of coupler receiving 00 per cent or more of
the entire vote shall bo the standard tvpa of
coupler. If the rends fall to establish a
standard typo , then the typo shall bo that
known as the master builders' typo.
SKNATOIl MOItUU.I. HTItlCKIIN.
Uo Is ( MiflVrliiK from nn Attack of 1'neti- ,
111911111 fJcnerul ( Irani III.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 14. Mr. Morrlll ,
the venerable senator of Vermont , Is critically
111 of pneumonia and the gravest fears are en
tertained. Morrlll Is 82 years old. Ho bas
boon In the scnuto slnco ISttU , and is recog
nized as the father of the somite.
This afternoon it was staled at the house
of Mr. Morrlll lhat Iho senator was restless
and not so well as this morntne. Dr. Busoy
called on him tvvlco during the morning and
will make three moro visits during the day.
Tbo attack of pneumonia is such as lo cause
alarm , but It. Is hoped , a his constitution is
very strong , ho will rocovnr.
The senator conlracted n cold lost Thurs
day , which rapidly developed Into conges
tion of tholuncs. This morning It. was np-
parent in the family that there was scarcely
any hope for his recovery. The senator , how
ever , did not realize his condition , and al
though the right lung was completely con
gested ho wished to goto tnooapliol today In
order to deliver a speech upon tnoVcst. . Vir
ginia direct tax bill. It was with difficulty
that his wife and son Induced him to remain
In bis bod. Tboso signs of vigor have served
to keep allvn n faint hope of ultimata recov
ery of the senator in tbo breasts of some In-
tlmato friends , but In view of the fact that
ho is now in his SM year there Is little
grounds for encouragement.
General Grant , assistant secretary of war ,
was taken 111 today and Is notable lo leave
his bed. Ho U overworked.
Clilll'H Niyv Minlitry.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 14. Senor
Montt , iho Chilian minister , received a cable
message from Santiago , Chili , today an
nouncing Ihn form illon of a now Chilian
ministry as follows : Juan Castollo , minister
of foreign affairs ; Eduardo Matte , minister
of interior ; GasparTorro. mlnisterof juslice ;
Jorge Klosco , minister of Industry ; Augustln
Edwards , minister of treasury , and Luis
Barros , minister of war.
Approved of by the. Committee .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 11. The pro
ject for the deep water channel through the
.connecting waters of the great lakes has
practically received the approval of the ma
jority ot the house committee on rivers and
harbors , which Is framing the regular river
and harbor bill. The amount of the appro
priation has not boon fixed.
Civil Sorvlfit Konirm.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 14. The house
commttteo on reform in the civil service to
day agreed to report favorably , with imma
terial modifications , Mr. Andrews' bill to
exclude political influence In the employ
ment of laborers under tbo authority oftho
Unltod Slates.
Continuations.
WASHINGTON , D. C , , March 14. Judges of
probate in Utah Isaac Burton , in Unitah
county ; G. C. Vnilo , Miltldad county ; Lars
P. Edholm. Morgan county.
W. A. Kelly of Oden com nlssloner for
the district of Alaska.
Will Nut j\copt .Imlga Woods.
WASHINGTON , D.C. , March 14. The , senate
committee on Judiciary has resolved to report
favorably nil the Judicial nomlnationsinclud-
ing Judge Woods of Indiana.
lilalno Is Doing Quite Well.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 14. Secretary
Blame is reported doing well today. Ho has
a good appetite and no favor.
J.V TUB KXULIXII I'.IHLIAMEST.
Defenses at KHiinlmniilt British .Subjects
Arrested In France.
LONDON , March 14. In the House of Com
mons today tbo Hon. Sir John Brodorick ,
financial secretary of the war office , stated
lhat ho had reason lo bellovo that tbo
Canadian minister of militia was interesting
himself in the question of the defenses of
Ksqulmault and that the government was
confident that the work would now be car-
rlod on.
Tbo subject of the arrest of two English
men at Autol , Franco , Sunday , the ( tin hist. ,
and their detention until Thursday , they not
'
being allowed to communicate 'with tbo
British embassy , was brought up. Mr.
James W. Lowther/parliamontary secroiary
of the foreign ofllco , staled lhai Iho grave
matter bad been the subject of a communi
cation lo M. Ribot , French minister of
forelcn affairs. Mr. Lowlhor bald ho trusted
the French government would bo willing to
redress the injury and prevent tbo rocvr-
rouco of a similar Incident.
Women at Yule College.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , March 14. The man
agement ot Yale has decided that next fall
that all tbo post graduate courses with tbo
dogreoo of "Doctor of Pbllojophy" shall bo
open without distinction of sex. It is not
the design to establish nn annex or other
rival of the college already existing for
woman , but to receive the graduates of the
college and give them as good opportunities
for tbo most advanced research and educa
tion as can bo found In Europe.
Vale Is the first of tbo great universities
of Ibis country lo imilto this cnango.
m
Work of the. Sugar Trust.
? * EW YOIII : , March 14. The Stock exchange -
change today placed In tbo unlisted depart
ment (35,000,000 now sugar stock which was
authorized at the last mooting of the stock
holders of Ibo buear trust. This Is taken us
a confirmation of the stones that the irust
has absorbed the competing rotlnorios and
will have a complete monopoly of the sugar
trade. The oflloials of Ibo trust decline to
make any statement In regard to tbo matter.
I.ucky KNC.IIKI of I'liiti'iiKUM ,
MILWAUKKB , Wis. , March 14. The north
bound passenger train on the Wisconsin Cen
tral was wrecked this morning by a broken
rail at Dale. Tbo baggage car , two coaches
and two sleopon * wore ditched. The wreck
took Uro and the sleepers and coaches
were destroyed , The passengers escaped be
fore tbo tire spread. Urakoman Glldorman
was killed and four passenger * injured.
Crushed llcneatli 1111 ICIorutor.
ST. Louis , MO. , March 14. An elevator In
Rohan Brothers' boiler mailing establish
ment , loaded with iron plates , fell this
morning. Henry Kolser , Frank Conn and
Hugh Duffy , standing bonouth it , were
crushed.to death. Thomas Dougherty and
Michael Sweeney , ooys , were seriously hurt.
Hut Her reunion Xuter Uumo.
Pjiinnci.riiu , Pa. , March 14. Mrs. Jane
Young , tbo aced widow of Hugo Young ,
a Mexican war veteran , was found starved to
death iu her house near Edgorton. Mont
gomery county , lust night. She had long ex
pected a pension , which never came.
The Death Itoll.
OTTAWA , 111.March 11 , Mother Docbantal
of St. Xavlors' convent died lull morning ut
the ago of 70. She took tbo vail at Mercy
convent , Plttsburg , filly-eight years ago , and
bus spent her lifo In founding hospitals.
Declared u Dltldeml.
BOSTON , Mass. , March 14. The Oregon
Hallway and Navigation companv announces
a dividend of li per cenl , payable April 1.
Anti-Tree l' Hill u I.nw.
BOSTON , Most. , March 14 , Tbo governor
hat signedtuoantl-free pass bill.
MS' ' 11
Oof tnin Yooum nnd Jeff Tecmer * ' Arraigned
in Oouit.i . -
SHERIFF CRANE RESENTS AN INSULT
He IteqiirKt the Court to Iino'llgnte Insin
uations of llnfiilrnrKu ml the t'u'ri of tlio
County Attorney Much Int0rst
In the
HASTINGS , Nob. , March 14.-iSpeclal [ Tele
gram to Tim UKI : . ] Four hundred people
ns-HombloJ In thu district ourt room this
morning lo witness the oponino- the trial
of Aaron D. Ynuurn nnd Jeff Tcomer. charged
respectively with murder nnd being an acces
sory to the crttno of murder for iho killing on
Washington's birthday ot Myron Vanlloot.
General Bowen was nppolnloa counsel for
Tcomer by Judge Boall. A 'separate ' trial
was demanded by.cailntol. A healed argu
ment followed concerning the right to de
mand a .separate trial before arraignment.
Judge Boall allowed u ni'purata arraignment
and trial. Toomor's attbrnoys asked for a
reasonable time lo prepare tholr case for
trial , but finally consented to allowing him to
be arraigned. T cinur pleaded not eullty.
The stiito wished to try Tccmor first , and the
defense objected. The argument an the ques
tion had not been finished when the court
took the noon recess.
When the court reassembled In the after
noon the argument was continued on the
question ot which of the defendants , Tcomer
mid Yocum , should bo tried Uric. Judge
Boall decided that Captain Vocutri , the prin
cipal , should bo first tried , us otherwise the
principal would be Jeopardized The defense
announced Ihcimclvos ready for vrlal and
Captain Yocum was arraignod. His plea
was not guilty. The jury box was filled from
lha regular panel. This panc.1 was exhausted
a lltllo beforn 5 o'clock. The county attor
ney objected to the panel being filled cither
by summons served by Shorlft Crane or by
his deputies , Boyd and Snyder ,
This was objected lo by the defense , wbo
defended the sheriff against implied Insinua
tions of unfairness. This objection on the
part of the state caused quite n sensation us
it throws an implied suspicion Of unfairness
on Sheriff Crane and his two deputies. The
question was deferred for settlement until
the morning session. Sheriff Crane arose
and said that until the question was decided
whether ho was a olackguard or not ho
would request that Iho court , apbolnt a spec
ial bailiff to tnko charge ottyho Jilr.v and to
fulfil the duties of Iho office. . Tab Jury was
caulloned and dismissed until'Ua , m. to
morrow.
Sheriff Crane nnd his deputies'iBoyd and
Suyder , are highly indignant over the objec
tion filed by Iho prosecution. They sav that
they will engage counsel nnd if , thcro is any
law in the statute booit which t > vill compel
the prosecution to file allldnvite with the ob
jection , it will bo insisted upon. The action
of the prosecution , while no ono Juan fathom
the motives backing it , has caused n great
deal of surprlsojiore as never until now hai
the integrity of Bhnriff Crane or of his
deputies been eithbr publicly , or tacitly im
pugned. >
NiitItSICA MUNICIPAt il , > oi.lTIC8.
Arrangements llcliiff Muile'TlirpUKliout thu
Towns of the Stlitn to Kle'ctjoilleern.
NinniASKA CITV , Nob. , March 14. ( Special
Telegram to 'Tins ' Buc.J Th.c-ri-opublioan
city cohvontlontwas held at tbo city ball to- ,
day. A'fter a short recess 'William PHaegin
called the meeting to order. Colonel W. L.
Wilson was elected chair'mnn < nnd Frank
McCartney secretary. Everything passed
off smoothly. Tho' following strong ticket ,
was named : Mavor , Hon. Paul Schmiuke ; '
clerk , John Zoiminors ; treasurer , H. C.
Freeman ; policejiideo , H. Gi Leigh i councilmen -
cilmon : First ward , Jerry Drlscoll : Second ,
C. W. S.vallhut ; Third , William B. Hewer ;
Fourth , William Bischof. Tha naming of
tbo board of education was referred to the
central committee , the members to confer
with the democrats and matte a Joint ticket ;
if this could not bo done the committee to
name a full ticket. Frank McCartney was
mad a chairman and William PSaogin secre
tary of Ibo city central committee. The
committee is as follows : First ward , C. W.
Seymour ; Second , L. Prun ; Ttird , William
Pllaogiu ; Fourth , F. vv" . lUidoribrbck.
Tbo democratic primaries , wcro hold hero
In Iho different wards this afternoon uud
delegates elected to the conventiou.to be hold
at iho city hall Wednesday aftorubon.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nou. , March s.14. [ Special
to THU BUB. ] Thu republican's uold their
primaries Saturday night and'selected the
following candidates for councilman : First
ward , George Longonhagcn ; Second ward ,
P. D. Bales : Third ward , F. H. Stcimker ;
Fourth ward , Joseph Lake' : .Fifth ward , A.
J. Graves. Owing to tbo dissensions among
the democrats , tbo prospects are lhattbe re
publicans will elect their entire city ticket ,
with all the councilman. , .
Scnim.KH , Nob. , March H.-JSp9cial [ Tele
gram lo Tun BHU.J City caucuses were
bold here tonight. Tbo republicans placed
In nomination as city officers K. L. True ,
mayor ; F , H. Kolm , Iroosurer ; E. S. Pltinp-
Ion , clerk ; J. E. Arnold and John W , Scuullz ,
members of the school board , long term , and
W , W. Ueos and John Prokos. ' short term ;
D. McLcod , VV , A. Jenkins nnd Henry
Kolm , Jr. , councilman. This Is a strong
ticket and almost sure of vlotory.
The democrats ronomlnatod , Maynr 0. H.
Chase , Frank Shank , treasurer ; M. M. Huck ,
clerk ; F. C. Hemecko , J , A , Pence and Frank
Otordosky , councllmon ; H. C , Wright , John
Novoinoy , O , H. Thomas aud V < Maly , mem
bers ot the school board. AH the ncmlni-
lions are first class nnd tha tight will Le a
hard ono. :
A question has arisen as to whether the
women can cast u vote on school ofllcors , us
all candidates for ofllco must to printed on
ono ballot and Is n woman to DO atlowad a
ticket with city nominees ou itf
Tbo republicans organized a club tonight
with iho following olllcors : S , C. Wabbar ,
president ; F. U. IColm. secretary , nnd will ,
from now until after iho fall'oleutlon hold
regular mooting * for the succesi of ibo'party.
FAIUIIUT.TNeb. . , March 14. [ Special Tele ,
gram to Tin : Biu. : ] The citizens' nonpartl-
siiu high license party hold tbolr caucus this
evening and nominated tlio , following-canal-
dales for city ofllcoa : Mayor , ! Major John
Hoariy ; oily treasurer , L. , " > V , Goodrich ;
city clerk , W. II. Barnes ; pollcQjudgo , DA. .
Harrington ; alderman , Jojopli'JJultorbaugh '
nnd W. A. Poarl. f
A mass meeting of citizen wa-s hold this
evening and Major Hearty was. nominated
for mayor ; Nine Poiiso , cIlvLtitorn ; ; L. W.
Goodrich , treasurer ; D , H. llalrinKlon , po-
llco Judge ; G , 1C. Carpenterand'B. F. Lyons ,
aldermen ,
HASTINGS , Nob. , March 14.-HSpoclal Tele
gram to THE HEB.J The republican city
convention mot , In the opera house this oven-
in- . J. N. Clarke was mader Chairman and
Lou Partridge secretary. Nominations for
city ofllcos were made as foll&ivs : Mayor ,
Samuel Alexander ; city clerk : , Colonel EdN.
Thackor ; treasurer. W. M. LowBiau ; mem
bers of tbo board of boducatou ! , " Jacob Bailey
and M. A. Harltgan. Councllmon from the
various wards vyoro also nominated , The
convention was very harmonious and enthu
siastic.
BuiTiiiCE , Nob. , Marcli. 14. ISpeolal Tele
gram to Tin ; Uiu. I The liveliest primaries
over bold in Beatrice were tboso of the re-
publlcau'cauousses In tba various wards to
night. In the First "wardI Captain 8.-Blvens
was nominated oouucllman ; Second , A. V.
S. Humidors ; Third , I. N. Caspar , aud In tbo
Fourth , W. H. Giliespie. Tbe delegations
uro somewhat divided for mayor. L. 1C.
Barker carries tbo Second ward , M. E.
Sbultz the First , The TUlrd and Fourth
wards glvo divided delegations for Sbultz
and S. K. Davis.
The city republican invention occurs to
morrow , at which tlmq a major , city clerk ,
city treasurer and two members oi the school
board are to bo nominated.
Narrowly Kge.ipeil Dentil.
COM iHUS , Nab. , March 14.jHpcclal Telegram -
gram to TUB BUB. ] Enclneor II. AuUrewi"
narrowly escaped Instant dcatb today. The
driving rod on the engineer's sldo broke nnd
ono end swung around with ternfllo force
Into the cab , breaking It up badly. Andrews
was hit Just hard enough to throw him back
Into tha tank.
KII.MD : WHIM : HUNTING orxst : .
Young John DetnrnMhot by n Companion In
Hamilton County.
AUKOIIA , Nob. , March 14. ( Special Tolc-
prnm lo TUB Ben. ] John Dovoro nnd n boy
named Anderson , both about IU years old ,
were hunting geese Saturday and while
crawling along a hodso cnmo upon some
birds. Anderson , who was behind Dovoro ,
called to him to duck down atid then ho shot
nt the acoso over Dovoro's hiad. Ho made a
second shot , which Dovoro avidantlv dlil not
expect , as ho raised just In time to gut the
load in the back of bis head , killing him In
stantly. The victim was a son of James Do-
voro , a well Known farmer of Mouroo precinct -
cinct , this county.
CIISH Count ) ' Contest.
PIATTSMOUTH , Nob. , March 14. ( Special
to Tin : Bni.J : The contested election for iho
ofllco of cleric of iho district court for this
( Cass ) county botwcon A. Salisbury , repub
lican , contestant , nnd W , H. Doarlutr , demo
crat , Incumbent , caino up before the county
court this afternoon. Au effort was raado to
Introduce iho billets and poll book ot Elmwood -
wood precinct , but , owing lo the seals on the
ballot envelope appearing to have bran
broken , County Judge Ramsey required the
contestant to produce evidence to show that
the ballots had not been tampered with aud
wcro in tholr original condition as received
from the election ofilcora. The afternoon was
spent in arguing on this point. ' County
Clerk Dlokson'tostiflod that the ballots wcro
in their original condition.
Tbo envelope containing the returns from
Center precinct was torn open aud ballots
exposed to vtow.
The contestant , Salisbury , produced testi
mony to prove that the ballots had boon kept
In safe condition and the locount was
granted. Elmwood precinct was counted
and gnvo Daarlug a not gain of two votes.
Clay Center I'liyHloluiiH I.ltlgute.
Ci\v CENTEH , Neb. , March 14. ( Special to
Tin : DKC. ] County Judge Canflold's court
was occupied Saturday bearing the case of
Dr. H. O. Conaway of the Omaha Health
Institute against Dr. F. A. Butler of Har
vard and the Harvard Courier for criminal
libel. Dr. Conaway had advertised to bo In
Harvard in the line of his profession. Dr.
Butler sought to prevent bis practieo by
showing lhat ho had no certificate from the
Stnto Board of Health , nnd wrote to Ur.
Ooghlol for Information , receiving n reply
that Conoway and his associates wcro
frauds , etc. , and lhat Iho institute from
which they claimed lo have graduated was a
s'lldo. also advising lhat they be arrested.
This latter of Dr. Boghtol's was published in
the Hprvard Courier accompanied with a
communication In the same line by Dr. But
ler. The casa U adjourned until March 34 ,
b'lt Is dismissed as nsalns't the Courier.
Wreck on the Union 1'aclllc.
BmTiucn , Nob. , March 14. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The Union Pacific
bridge repair train mot with a mishap by
reason of a broken truck under the way car
about four miles north of Pickrollshortly be
fore noon today. C. H. Paul , ono of the
train crow , was seriously hurt about tbo
back and scalded by steam from the station
ary engine on the pile driving car. Conduc
tor Rogers of tbo train was also slightly
burned on his hands. The Injured men were
brought here for troalment. The wreck
blockaded the track and compelled the Rock
Island passenger to buck down to Beatrice
and transfer to Lincoln by way of the B.
cV.M.
James MoCall of tbo Union Pacific bridge
repair craw bud a loj broken by a heavy
timber falling on him at Pickroll yesterday.
Tbo injured man was taken to his homo at
Norfolk this morning ,
fjlbliuu News Notes.
Ginnoy , Nob. , March 14. ( Spooial to Tin :
BEE. ] On last Friday evening a Knights of
Pythias ledge was organized at this placo.
There wore present a largo number of visit
ors from Kearney , Shelton , Lincoln and
Omaha. There were twenty-liyo charter
members.
Dr. J. H. Stcero , who has been visiting In
Washington , has returned. The doctor was
ono of tbo first sotllers of this part of the
stato. He cumo hero about twanty-fivo years
ago and ns n recreation on account of the
lack of business in his profession employed
his leisure lime in trapping and trading with
the Indians.
Conductor l.iish Hurt.
COI.UMBOS , Nob. , March 14. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BBK.J Conductor A. Lash , who
had charge of the Sioux City freight No. 71 ,
while climbing from a coal car to a box car
fell , at 1 o'clock today , us the train was approaching
preaching Norfolk- and broke bis loft leg between -
twoon the knee and anklo. Ho was brought
to his home here on a work train , whore the
fracture was sot.
( iniixl InluiKl'B Canning Factory.
GitANi ) ISIANP , Nob. , March 14. ( Special
to Tint BEE.J The noroago of sweat corn
and peas for tbo canning factory will be
greatly increased the coming year. Tbero
will bo ralsod 2,500 acres of sweet corn and
500 acres of peas. It Is expected that It will
take ! iOO hands In tbo canning factory to
work up the crop.
Terribly Hiirncil nt Dunlmr.
DiiNiiAit , Nob. , March 14 [ Special to Tin ;
BKE.I While Ida Jackson daughter of
Thomas Jackson , was burning trash in the
yard her clothes caught Uro and burned
oil to the waist. She was terribly burned.
Court ut I'nlrbury.
FAIHIIUUV , Neb , , March 14. [ Special to
TUB BBE. ] The district court convened bore
today with Jpdge Babcock on the bench.
There are ninety-two cases on tha docket ,
eight of which ura criminal and six divorces.
llmitrlee Chiiiuli-Joern Koblied.
HEATIIICI ! , Nob. , March 14 , | Special Tele
gram to TJIU BEK.J Sneak thieves made a
wholesale raid of buggy robes and horse
blankets from carriages and other vehicles in
front of the several churches last evening ,
Ilit thu l.oromotlvii ( iet Auuy ,
'Coi.UMiiug , Nob. , March 14. - [ Spoaial Tola-
gram to Tun BBU.J A locomotive got away
from Fireman Porklnson in tha yards bora
early this morning and backed into two
empty coaches , damaging thorn badly ,
Now Nehool HotiHv for lleeiner.
DniiMKH , Nob. , Maruh 14. [ Special Tole-
gratn to TUB Hun. | Bonds for a$6,000school
house were voted today by u largo majority.
TIllKl ) TO KILL TllK tiVI.TAf.
J'lot of .Vx UH lii DUeuvcreil inul Two .Men
I'liiceil Under Arrent ,
Loxpov , March 14. A dispatch from Con
stantinople to the ExcDunga Telegraph com
pany states that great excitement has boon
caused tboro byvlmttho police claim to bo
tbo discovery of a plot to assassinate iho sul
tan , Abdul ul Hamld II , Every effort has
boon made to run tha conspirators to earth.
Yesterday the police were rewarded by the
capture of two men believed to have been se
lected uy tbo conspirators to carry out ) their
designs unalnst the sultau. No doubt Is en
tertained that it was their intention to assas
sinate the sultan.
Assaulted by it .Mob ,
PANAMA , March 14. A. Herman , German
charge d'affairs at Quito , has boon assaulted
by a mob. The assault was tha outgrowth
of tbo political situation. It is feared ho U
seriously Injured , There is great orcltomsnt
and Indignation among tbo Gorman resi
dents. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
jml ; ol u London Divorce Suit.
LOMION , March 14. In the divorce divis
ion of her majesty's high court ol justice to
day a decree was granted in the suit o
Alberto Handepgor , the well known compose !
and director of the royal academy ot music ,
against his wlfo. The costs ot the action
were ordered to bo paid by Herbert Coffin ,
Iho American baritone , with whom Mr.
Kandccgcr proved his wife to have been
criminally Intimate. Mrs. Handcggor had
entered n cro < s suit against bar husband , but
this action was withdrawn.
llrnt tint lliigHnh 1'orce.
MimMiiiQtii : , March II. The representa
tive of the British African Lakes company
has received news of a native attack on Fort
Johnson In which Officer * King and Watson
and six soldlora were wounded. Two Slok-
htsts nnd two Zanzibar * were killed nnd ono
seven pounder gun was captured by the na
tives. Trade In the vicinity of Fort Johnson
is paralyzed. The enemy's loss Is unknown.
Iletlierlngtoii Aceuied of .Murder.
YOKOHAMA , March 14. An inquest on the
remains of Gooruo Gower Hobunou. killed
on February III by Lieutenant J. II. Hothcr-
ington , United Status steamer Marlon , re
sulted in a verdict of willful murdor.
Ordered the Army Iu Mourning.
BBHI.IN. March 14. The emperor has or-
dorcd the army In mourning for three dayn
owing to the death of the grand duke of
ilesso.
Hark t.nqt unit Snllorn Drowned ,
LONDON , March 14. The French bark
Achilla has been sunk In collision with au
unknown itaamor In the English channel ,
Five of the bark's crow were drowned.
1'iiKsed Its Third Heading ,
, March 14. The literary conven
tion between Germany and tbo Unltod
States passed Its third reading in the
Reichstag today.
- -M'At'//.B/ MlnSUVUt atVKlHlllKlt.
While Defending Hlx Prisoner From the
Mob a Hratu Olllcrr Is Killed.
SPIIINOFIRI.D , Mo. , March 14. A uiurdcror
lynched and n dopuly sheriff shot are the
results of Iho work of an Infuriated mob at
Forsytho , Tanoy county , last night.
The murderer was John Bright , who shot
and killed his wife In cold blood last Thurs
day , and the deputy sheriff was Charles
Williams , who lost his life In the perform
ance of his duty in attempting lo save his
prisoner from the mob's fury. Bright lived
In the northwestern part of Tauoy county
and was exceedingly jealous of his wifo. Ono
morning she started toward the spring for a
bucket of water. Bright , gun In hand , left
the house and a moment later Ibo children
hoard the shot. Bright returned shortly and
said that Mrs. Bright had been shot. Ho
again loft the house nnd did not return. The
children found the dead body ot tholr mother
and gave the alarm.
A posse was Immediately organized and the
search for tbo murderer was commenced. Ho
was arrested Friday and Jailed ai Ozark sla-
lion. His preliminary hearing was sot tor
the next day at Forsytho. The people of the
county had been worked up to a high decree
of excitement over the crime , but the officers
seamed to have no fear of mob violence. No
attempt was made to intercept tha officers
whllo they were conducting tholr prisoner to
Forsytho. nnd when court was opened there
was no Indications that mob violence would
be resorted to.
The courtroom was crowded with inter
ested listeners aud the preliminary hearing
WHS progressing quietly when a mob of about
100 men , all well armed , and with a deter
mination to avougo the wife murderer's
crlmo written on every faoo , surrounded the
building in which court was being hold. A
deputation twenty-live strong were scat Into
the court room for the prisoner. As they
made tbolr appearance with arms drawn , a
panic ensued and most ot the spectators ,
anticipating trouble , boat a hasty retreat.
Their anticipation of trouble was well
founded , for the prisoner was In charge of
Deputy Sheriff Charles Williams , who was
Known to ba a bravo man , and ouo wbo
would defend his prisoner to the last nnd , if
necessary , die in his defense.
Thospoltosman of the deputation demanded
that tbo prisoner ba lurnod ever lo thorn.
Williams refused and tried to reason wilh
them , urging thorn to allow tbo law to take
Its course.
Tbo justice of tbo peace before whom the
hearing was being bold also pleaded with
them lo withdraw and to respect the law.
The deputation , however , was deaf to
reason and insisted that the prisoner bo
turned over to the Impromptu court outside
Iho court room. Still Williams declined to
eivo up bis man , who all this time looked as
if bo Know his hour was come.
Finally tbo delegation , spurred on by
shouts of impatience and cries ot "Hang
him I" "Lynch him I" from tbo mob without ,
made a rush for Bright aud his guard.
Williams drew the brace of revolvers with
which ho was armed and was about to fire
when n rifle shot rang out and ho fell dead
at the prisoner's feot. The shot had pene
trated his heart.
The rest of the vork of the mob was
quickly done. Bright was quickly seized
and draegod out of the courtroom. Ho was
given no opportunity to confess or deny the
charge against blm. or to say a last word. A
rope was unceremoniously placed about his
nock. Ono end was swung over tbo limb of
a neigh boring tr o. A hundred willing nands
grasped Iho oilier end nnd In a moment moro
the murderor'8 body hung lifeless In vlow of
thu court where ho had boon promised a fair ,
Impartial trinl. Tbn coroner will Investigate
tba death of both William and Bright ,
T itf TIIK xournn'KST.
MlnneHOtii and tlin Diiloitus Muko nil I'.i-
relleut Showing.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , March 14. The Jour
nal has collected reports from sixty dllforont
points In Minnesota nnd the Dakotas showIng -
Ing that Ihoro are on a safe estimate about
32,000,000 bushels of wheat In Minnesota
and the Dakolas In farmers' bands , after
deducting seed and farmer * ) ' consumption.
The average amount unsold about Is Ul.U per
cent of the crop.
Seeding conditions are almost perfect ,
moisture conditions being the best for llvo
years. Indications are for almost thobamo
acreage us last year.
SuyN the. Anil-Trust r.uiv Ix Unconstitutional
JeiTKiihoN CITV , Mo. , March 14. Judge
Sherwood In deciding the case In the stale
supreme court today of the state against the
Simmons Hardware company of St. Louis
held the anti-lrust law of 1887 to bo uncon
stitutional , as soctlou 3 provides a penalty
for belonging to a Irust and section 0 com
pels testimony as to whether or not a com
pany , corporation or individual is a member
of a trust , and no man , according to the
opinion , can bo compelled to testify to any-
talng that will orlmlnato himself ,
Tlin C'lemenceau Cane.
NEW YOHK , March II. Mine. Clcmonceau ,
tha American wife of George S. Clomoncouu ,
radical French loader , arrived in America
two weeks ago and la now in seclusion at
Stamford , Conn. , awaiting the result of her
application for divorce.
rl' * Congrcaiiloiml DUtrlcU.
ST. Louis , Mo. , March 14. The house bat
passed the domocrailo congressional redlv
trlctlng bill. It makes fourteen dumocrallo
and ono republican districts. It Is said the
republicans have a lighting chauco iu two
other districts.
Iuteitl ( ; < itiifu ) T uVearlilMurder. .
WAUPAOA , Wls. , March 14. A special
grand Jury has boon summoned lo inquire
Into the death ot Buukcr Mead , rn.vs.torl-
ously murdered in October , 1SUJ. It Is ex
pected live persons will bo indicted ,
Victory Tor tliu ICmnloyei ,
DUNVCII , Colo. , March 14. The Denver &
Ulo Grande and Iu employes have reached
an understanding In regard to wages. This
collies alt troubles. Tha men gut au in
crease iu
'LLISC TO BE SACRIFICED
'resident OlovolandV111 Bo a OandU
* = - , date for a Second Term ,
C NOT SEEKING THE NOMINATION
' . '
i _
v -
Aiianer ton Letter Aakltig Him to Delhi *
Hln I'oull lint In Connection tilth the
Coming Democratic Contention
1'olltU-nt Pointer * ,
Wls. , March 14. General
Kdwnrd S. Bragg , author of tha
famous phrase , "Wo love him tot
the enemies ho has iniulo , " has
boon urging ex-President Cleveland to make
public avowal of Ills position In connection
with the approaching democratic presidential
con voutlon. Unilor date of March A ho wrot
n letter to Mr. Cleveland from Fond du Lao
containing the following paragraph :
"Tho danger to the public Interests which
n failure of the tloinocratlo party would Involve -
volvo SOOIH3 to mo now to require the open
avowal of your willingness to submit to any
sorvlco to which your party inul the poopl *
may ntslgn .vou. Many entertain
fears that you may iloollno further
public duty , whloh none but you can
effectually remove and your volco will bft
everywhere hoard with bom-lit and
effect. 1 bollovo your usefulness )
to the nation may bo greater no\V
than over In the past to carry to victory
the cause of tariff reform anil to restore tha
blessings of ( good government to our
people ana your follow democrats ami follow
citizens. 1 ask to say to your party and the
paoplo that your name may bu presented to
lha national democratic convention as a can
didate for Its nomination to the presidency ,
and that you will accept the nomination
the convention will make It and again under
take the duties of president If the poonla
shall , as 1 bollovo they will , choose you for
that olllco. "
Kx-1'rpntilent Clovoliiiul'g Heply.
LtKKWoon , N. J. , March 11. 180J. Hon.
Edward S. Bragg : My Dear Sir Your letter -
tor of the 5tli instant received. I bavo
thought until now that I might coulluuo
silent on the subjects which under the high
sanction of your position as my "fellow demo
crat and fellow citizen , " and In your relation
us a true and trusted friend , you present to
mo. If in answering your qucilions I might
only cotmdor my personal doslrcs and ray Individual
'
dividual ease and comfort , my rcsp'onsa
would bo promptly made and without the
least reservation or dim cully. But If you
are right In supposing that the sub
ject is related to a duty that. I owa
to the country and to my party , a
condition exists which makes such private
and personal considerations entirely irreloV
vant. I cannot , however , rofraln from dcclar *
Ing to you that my experience In the grc.it
oftlco of president of the United Stales hus so
Impressed mo with the solemnity of the trust
and full responsibilities , that I cannot brine
myself to regard a candidacy of the place us
something to ba won by personal strlfo and
active self assertion.
I'rc-llminoiitly the L'ooplu'H OHlee.
" 1 have also an Idea that the presidency I *
pro-cmincntly the people's onicc , and I have
l)6oii siuourq in my constant advocacy of the
effective participation In political affairs on
the part ot all our cltizons. Consequently 1
bollovo the people should bo heard in the
choice of their party candidates and that
they thomsolv'03 bhould make nominations as
directly as Is consistent with open , fair and
full party organization and methods.
"t speak of tboso things , solely for the
purpose of advising you that my conception
of the nature of the presidential ofllco and
mv conviction that the voters of our party
should be free lu the selection of their can
didates , preclude the possibility of my lead
ing and pushing asolf-sooklng canvass for
the presidential nomination , even It I had a
desire to bo again u candidate.
"Believing that the complete supremacy of
the democratic principles means Increased
happiness to our people , I am earnestly
anxious for the success of the parly. I uin
confident success is still within our reach ,
but believe this is a time for democratlo
thoughtfulncss and deliberation , not only as
to candidates , but concerning party action
upon qucstlono of Immense interest to ths
palriotis and Intolligant voters of the land
who watch for an assurance of safety as the
'
price of their confidence and support' Yours
very truly , GIIOVKK Ci.iiVJii.vNi > . "
AIIKiSS TO TUB
Olltclnlx of the Third Party Urge Their
l''olli ' > werg to ( i roil tor ISiideuvor.
MII.WAUKISU , Wls. , March 14. An address
"To the People" was issued today from the
officers of the people's party. It rocltos the
call issued by the Joint committed for u na
tional convention at Omaha to nominate can
didates for president and vice president , i
emanating from the St. Louts conference , and
urgot the people to take action on that sec
tion of tha call which ureos the holding of
meetings to ratify the action of the confer
ence. The committee suggests that at these
'
ratification 'meetings tliut committees ba
named whoso duty It shall bo to provide for
the holding of the county , legislative , con
gressional and itate conventions for the pur
pose of nominating candidates and also for.
electing delegates to the national convention.
The committee urges that great care betaken
taken In chasing delegates , that men bo
chosen who uro known to bo true to ou
causo.
Urgent Need of Mutiny.
Continuing , the address says : "Take moa
who have been ttied and not found wanting.
Wo have already received word from Now
York and Pennsylvania that the old parties
Intend to PUCK our primaries , select delegates -
gates to the state and national conventions
who are not In sympathy with our cause and
who fVill go there to bring confusion and
name objoctionublo candidates. It is also
very important that each state should tiavo
a full delegation nt the national convention ,
and for this purpose wo urge that at all
meetings culled to select delegates lo the na
tional convention , and before sucli delegates
are selected , a collection tm talcon up to defray -
fray the expenses of these who uro unable to
go on thr > lr own account.
" \Vo again urge upon you the necessity of
pushing the work. To do this , money must
bo raised. Therefore wo kindly and earnestly
ask nil when mooting in primary capacity oa
March "i > , to ratify tbo work done by tb
irroat conference , that u collection bo tnkfln ,
up to promulgate our causo. Lot the rtoniv.
lions from each Individual ho over no kiuulL
If each one will { assist a little It will collect
ively amount to a great deal. Forward all \
money to M. O. Kunkln , Terre Haute , IndiJ
who will receipt for * amo , "
AI.at'M'H ll'.llt ItHCUUlt.
He .Milken 1'uliliu .Many Odlulul Duuuuiuntlt' '
Hearing on It.
UKTHOIT , Mich. , March 14 , General Alge *
this morning made public his war record , IV
includes a great many post official do.-umunia
from army ofllcors warmly praUIng Alcorand )
recommending him for promotion , und alonj (
withibem Is a report from General Cu t i\
recommending the dismissal of Aluor froin
Ibo service. The onliru record U full of
credit to Algor with iho single exception ot
the Custer document and indorsement *
thereto. 'In contradiction to the statement *
of ( Justcr , Algor's record shows that uf'of
the baitlo of Jioonovlllo bo laid elton
on account of Illness , as ho cUe dl'l
May , IW'.l , and August 28 , 1604. In :
each cuke , however , ho had u ccrlitli-ata from
his olllclul surgeon lo show that he was lib
It is true that in his last ubsonco on alclc
leave Ouster did not respond to the doctor'1
application for a sick Icavn ior Algor , but
Alirer has shown Custcr's motive by rove W
Ing the lattur'H Ineffectual attempt to Indufie
Alger to promote Custer's brother over tb
heads of oidar olllccra. That Custer did no !
always regard Algor us a Hunk is ihown br
various recommendations iu tbe oarllar por4
lions of thu war wlnrom he pralbos
highly.