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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , Fill DAY MORN G , AUGUST 18 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
IN THE F1NASCE COMMITTEE
Silver and Anti-Silver Men of t'jat Body No
Nearer an Agreement ,
BILL WHICH THE MAJORITY WILL REPORT
It Will Ilo In Frtvor of IllntntallUm Vlown
of the VHrlntu .Mouther * ot tlmt llody
lluth BlilfD Working lor
HUCC04I *
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The meeting of the
Hnanco committee today was attended by
every member and conclusions were re'achcd
which may enable iho committee to report
n repeal bill tomorrow. There has been ,
from the dny the committee llrst mot , n ,
difference notwcen the sliver nnd iinti-zllvcr
men that apparently could not bo reconciled ,
nnd although there has been u free discus
sion of the matter , their differences are no
nearer .xcttlcmciit than when the conference
began. The attitude of the chairman , Mr.
Voorhees , today gave the silver men on the
committee little hope , for ho said ho would
vote lo report favorably the repeal bill , pro
viding there wns a declaration coupled with
It declaring for bimetallism. The bill , when
reported , will contain such n declaration ,
nnd the vole by. which it will bo reported is
estimated by members of the commlltco nt
8l to llvo , the minority consisting of Seu-
utors Harris , Vest , Vance , Jones of Ar
kansas and Jones of Nov.idn.
When the committee adjourned all had
been substantially agreed upon but the vcrbi-
ngo of the bill , and particularly the language
of the declaration in favor of bimetallism.
When it Is reported Iho chairman will ask n
day bo ilxed for Iho taking of the vote , nnd
thu suggestion will bo made that this day bo
almost immediately after the vote In the
houso. Of course this will bo opposed by
senators on the lloor , and among them will
bo members of the lltianco committee Itself.
In I'uvor of Itliiietulllmii.
During discussion in committee every
member has at one tnnu or other expressed
himself as being In favorof bimetallism , but
n difference of opinion exists as to wholhcr
this country can maintain n parity of the
metals. Some have argued that this cannot
bu donu without an International agreement ,
while others insisted it , could beaccompllshod
bv an adjustment of the ratio , and special
stress was laid on the lad that England
was now coining thu Indian rupee at at lo 1
n u d maintaining tlio parity of gold and silver
nt that proportion. England was buyihp
silver and coining it at ttiat ratio and main
taining its purity ; if she did that the United
Stales could do likewise. However , the
anti-silver mon of the committed have re
fused lo consider any thing in tlio way of a
compromise uiil discuss tlio question of in
creased ratio as something that can only be
come possible after an international agree
incut. There has been 11 good deal of feelinc-
tlio committee , and it has been apparent all
along that the silver men , approeiallng the
hopelessness of the struggle there , have been
rather reserved.
At tin mealing today the draft of a declar
ation for bimetallism was submitted which
favors the continuance of the use of both
gold and silver ( lo tlio oxtcnt of existing
coinage ) as an unlimited legal tender , and
declares all our forms of money , whether
Kold , silver or paper , should bo maintained
at n purity. It will further declare tbut
every effort-shall bo put forth to sccuro an
International agreement for the adoption of
n Jlxcd ratio .but ween gold and silver.
To lie lloacl Until \Vuys.
This declaration , n prominent member of
the committee stated , would bo worded so it
could bo interpreted any way to suil the po
sition of the ; members. Ambiguity , ho
stated , would ho sought rather than a voided
in order that the bill might bo reported.
With Iho favorable report on repealing the
purchasing cliiuso of the Sherman net
coupled by the declaration hero indicated ,
iho committee was able to at least transfoi
the struggle to the scnato , ana nccording to
the program of today the report will bo
made tomorrow. Subsequent events then
become mutter * of conjecture.
A member of iho committee , opposed to
the purchase of silver , said ho believed Iho
bill would carry if it. could bo brought lo a
vote , and that there were twenty-live repub
licans and eighteen democrats who wouli
vote for the bill , not counting three or font
others who might bo considered in Iho same
column. Ho thought the senate would agree
on a tlmo for a vote after the result in tlio
house was known.
On the ether hand , a sllvor inomber of the
committee Boated in positive language that
they were not children to bo fooled by a so [
in the shape of a simple declaration that it
was"but u Juggling of words and mean
nothing. When the bill came before the
senate , ho declared , the silver men wouh1
manage so Mr , Voorhees would bocompellci
to vote for it. This senator scouted the
idea that the soualu would pans thu hill am1
that I lie silver men were to light da. " and
nigiit for their principles and If It came to a
test of endurance the country would 11 m"
who was best able to stamt-tliu strain. The
Indications are that if Mr. Voorhees reports
tint bill tomorrow and asks that a day bo sol
for the vote ho will start n light that wll
bo kept up for a long limo.
IN TUH SliN.Y
No rcnH Mitdn In tliu Dcbutn I'pim tliu
rmaiicl.il IHOIIH Yi'Htiirdiiy.
WASHINGTONAug. . 17. The senate made
no progress In the llnanclul matter today bo.
cause the majority ot the monibsrs appir :
cntly believe speeches should bo withholi
until thu paramount issue , the repeal of the
Sherman law , is presented to tlio soiuio ,
Pi't-ssui'fl is becoming slrongor dally on the
llmuico committee lo report some dollnito
proposition on the Sherman purchasing act
und the result v/ill probably bo tlmt the
committee will soon report a bill and icavo
the decisive battle to the Honuto.
Thu majority of the committuo at this
tlmo la in favor of reporting a ine.isuro sim
ilar to the Hill bill. The bill of the Nusv
York senator , while It repeals the Sherman
purchasing law , pledgus the government ,
positively , to the policy of bimetallism and
declares thut the olTorts of congress should
bo directed to carrying out this policy.
Numorou * I'ntltliiiit L'ruKcuted ,
When the lennto mot today numerous pa-
titlons woru presented. Some for the un
conditional repeal of the Sherman act and
some against it , with provisions for the free
coinat'o ( if tillvur. Ono was from the board
( if lady mamit'LTS of the National Temper-
niico society , against thu proposed six
months extension of the whisky tax.
A resolution was offered , and laid on the
table , calling for a report from the Treasury
department us to whnt national bunks have
diminished and afterward ? enlarged their
circulations , and what banks huvo no out
standing notes In circulation.
A resolution was offered by Mr. GalliiiKcr ,
Mill wont over until tomorrow , culling for a
report as lo whether iho necrotary othu in-
U'riur and thi ) rommlBslonrr of pensions
Imve conformed to tlio existing law In sus
pending und dropping pensioners from thu
roll.
roll.Tho
The Montana senatorial cuso was taken
up. und Mr. i'asi-o , ilon.ocrat , of Florida , ad.
dressed the senate in opposition to the right
of Mr , Mantle to a seal under thu governor's
appointment
Mr. Dubols spoke-cm the other side , This
was followed by uroltorjuy between Seuatorb
Mlirh'dl of Orogoti and Chandler of Now
llaiup hiri > the former advocating nnd tlio
hitter opposing the adinlnslnn of Mr Mantle.
Tliu oisi'Ubsion was Interrupted by an
umciidniont offonnl by .Mr. ( ioimunlu the
iir.tloiml bunk circulation bill. Thu uiuend.
ini-iu provide * that tui.v national bank wish-
Jug lo withdraw an.\ part of its rlrcuhitlng
Lou- * shall , In writing , at lcat > t sixty days
Icforo thu time of iho proposed withdrawal ,
fcialtu application to ( bo comptroller of the
currency , and lhat no such withdrawal shall
bo made unless such application bo approved ,
In whole or In part , by the secretary of the
treasury , but no more than 1,000,000 of na
tional bank circulation shall bo withdrawn
within any month.
Nntlniml lUnU Circulation.
After n short argument by Mr. Call
against the right of appointment by iho
governor , Mr. Hoar , who has charge of the
rcK | > rt , called lor n vote upon the resolution
for the admission of Mr. Manllo. Objecllon
was made , however , by Mr. Vance , nnd
unanimous consent was given that a vote
should bo taken Monday iioxt at 5 p. m.
After n brief oxecutlvo session the doors
wcro reopened and tlio house Joint resolu
tion for the payment of mileage to repre
sentatives and senators came up for discus
sion. After an hour's miscellaneous debate ,
during which Mr. Vest opposed It , Mr.
PcfTer moved Its Indefinite postponement
pnd demanded tlio yeas nnd nays , The mo-
Jon was rejected and the Joint resolution
mssod. The senators who voted for Mr.
'offer's motion were ; Bale , Berry , Coke ,
rby , Lindsay , MePhcrson , Mills , Poffer ,
'crklns , Pugh , Smith and Vest.
A message was received from the house
announcing the death of Mr. Clnpman , rep
resentative from Michigan , whereupon the
usual resolutions were offered by Mr. McMll-
'an and n creed to , n'.id Senators McMillan ,
I'roctor , Vllns. Gibson und Whlto of Call-
'ornlu wcro appointed a committee on the
part of the scnato to atlcnd Iho funeral. As
it further mark of respect to Iho memory of
ho deceased thu senate adjourned ,
SI'lHITMiSS AND UMNTISKIIVTING.
1'roooodliiRK of the Homo YcMnrday At-
trnatrd lint l.Utlo Attention ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The financial dis
cussion today was spiritless and unintcrcst-
ng , None except the mcmbars whoso names
till appear on the speaker's list scorn to
manifest any interest in the daily proceed
ings , and it is doubtful If a quorum could
: invo boon found at n roll call at any tlmo
oday. Tomorrow the regular Friday exodus -
dus to the seashore will take placn and the
.irocccdlngs of the house will hardly resume
inimatlon until next week.
In the house prayer the chaplain feelingly
alluded to the death of Mr. Chipmun of
Michigan.
The sliver debate was then resumed nnd
Mr. Daniels of Now York spoke in favor of
the repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. The error , ho said , had taken
hold of the public mind that disaster was
bound to follow from the accumulation of
silver in the treasury. This fear had been
supplemented and voiced by the president.
Congress should intervene to give some
measure of relief to the people by changing
tlio financial iiollc.v. For tlio past fourteen
ycar this accumulation of silver has been
going on ; instead of it going into circulation ,
it had gone into the treasury and remained as
a useless article. The uooplo had been con-
lldcnt the law of IS'0 ' should bo repealed.
llund < 'il iKiionincc ,
Mr. Cooper of Florida , said ho would vote
for the U'llson bill and against thu prop
ositions of the silver men. lie admitted lie
lid not know of all the industries of Ibis
country , but as far as ho could got informa
tion ho was convinced that tlio mills wcro
not closed'up for lack of money or for lack of
orders. But they wcro closing because they
could get no cash. Ho argued tlio Sherman
law was the cause of the present depression.
The wanUof publicconildenco.had caused the
failure of the luniks , the failure of substan-
cial houses and had brought about tlio
present financial stringency. Ilo could not
resist saying one thing , and that was that
when the democratic party had governed
the country for four years , at the end of Mr.
Cleveland's first term , it bad turned the
country over to the republicans pros
perous and happy. The rouublicans turned it
back to the democrats in a condition of
depression , with the country trolng over the
financial troubles into despair. The demo
cratic platform had declared for gold and
silver ut an equal value and the men who
stood now for the free coinage of silver
undertook to override the democratic plat
form. They could not do it. 'Applause. )
Mr : Goldzicr , democrat , of Illinois , spoke
In favor of tlio repeal of the Sherman bill ,
and raised his voice in support of the credi
tor class , which did not consist of the bank
ers and brokers of Wall street , but of a great
mass of pcoplo.
Mr. Weadock of Michigan announced the
death of his colleague , Mr. Chipman , und
Iho formal rcsolulions were agreed lo aim
Iho speaker appointed the following commit
tee lo lake aclion : Messrs. Weadock , Mc-
Millln , Gorman , Caruth , Cannon , Powers ,
lIuUL'hcn and Atkins.
Tlfo house then , as a tribute of respect to
the deceased , adjourned.
IHIUMJ ; SKA I
Croat llrtttilti'x Claim Tor Dnnmcca Xon-
Interfiling ( iiivc'rninont ( Ulielaln.
WASIIINOTOX , Aug. 17. The interest , ofll-
cially , in tlio Boring sea decision now centers
tors in the damages this country will have
to pay England for the UST of its seal hunt
ing subjects who were kept out of Boring
sea throughout the operation of the modus
Vivendi or nrrcsled us poachers prior to the
agreement. In accordance with article vi of
iho modus vivendl , the arbitration tribuna
must decide how much compensation is duo
Great Britain from the Untied States to bu
used for British subjects for abstaining from
Iho exercise of the riht to take seals
In Boring sea during the pendency of
iho arbitration. It is understood that
the commissioners of arbitration have ul
ready passed on the subject , their report not
being made public. So much js dellnltely
settled : Damages this government wll
have to pay and they must bo paid promptly
as by uirreemont in the treaty renewing the
modus vivendl. But the main question o
damages for seizures nmdo is not so dofln
able. Nothing in 'tho arbitration treaty or
thu convention for the runowal of iho modus
Vivendi makes provision for allowing dum
ugcs to persons who huvo been injurui :
through thu unlawful solzuro of sealing ves
sels , und it is suited nt tlio Department eState
State , lhat thu matter must lake the coursi
usually followed In diplomacy.
Cinirno or l'ri > ruiluri < .
Claims against the United States , either
individually or otherwise , will bo Hied by the
owners of vessels seized , 'i lion the United
Stales will enter into correspondence wltli
Grout lirltaln with reference to their settlu
mont. If it is seen u settlement as to the
justice of claims made und the coinpoiisalioi
lo bu nmdo cun bo reached the mutter wll
proceed through the ordinary diplomutli
channels , In casu of failure to come to SOIII
busls lor it suttlonient without resort to
arbitration , nnd it is predicted failure wll.
occur , the Iwo governments will agree lo
leave the question to the Judgment of an un
prejudiced tribunal , and lo this end a claims
commission will be uupolntod. It is there
fore to he seen some linn ) must olapsu before
n dollnito nrriingoinunt will bu reached re
spcctmg the course oC ijrocoduro will :
reference lo Iho assessment of bei/.uro dum
uges.
An extraordinary sequel of the controversy
Is that thu lessees of thu Prlbllov islands
who , slnco the agitation of iho questioi
now decided by arbitration , have , year b ;
your , been restrained by the United State
within narrower limits In regard to UI
number of seals captured , huvo now been
advised that the full amount 01 their stipu
lated rental will bo exacted from them by
the United States , and that the notion ot th
pre&Riit ndminlstruiioii in reducing the ren
ml to correspond with the reductions en
forced In thu catch was illegal.
lit'iiiuiitl lor lluiitiil.
Secretary Carlisle toduy made un ofllclal
demand on the North American Commercial
company for { ' S'J,71T for rental , and bonus
for the nso of the islands. The amount dud
by yearn is stated us follows ; Jb'JJ , f 7,103 ;
1891 , tllW.O'W ; 1SWJ. tt < )3WU. ) (
The uetion of Secretary Carlisle- based
on un opinion rendered by Attorney Uonontl
Olney.
In hie lotlor to I.loyd Travis , proxldnnt of
lha North American Commercial company ,
OX SKCONU J'iU'J.J
INSISTS UPON ITS REPEAL
President Cleveland Using Every Means to
Influence Congress.
EXTREME MEASURES BEING ADVOCATED
I'rlcnil * of 111 * t'liin Who Will Viito for 1M
Idem Will Ito ItDwiirilcd Chinco tor
n Split In the Dcmo-
cnitlo Party.
WASHINGTON BUIIKAU OP Tun Ilr.i ; , ]
C13 FouiiTKBSTit STIIBBT , , >
WASIIINOTOX. Aug. 17. 1
It would appear to the oldest and most farseeing -
seeing legislative expert in Washington that
President Cleveland would fall to got through
the sotiato his measure repealing the Sher
man silver purchasing net. But In calcu
lating the possibilities of the oxccutlvo pro -
rogatlvo and power It Is well to take Into
consideration several important facts.
This Is President Cleveland's first de
termined effort to conquer his own party in
congress. If ho fails in this effort ho will
! nd himself and ills party with two heads
and his organization in confusion. Ho
realizes as well as anybody that ho must
succeed in this effort if ho would make his
administration a success from any point of
view.
A number of times ho has expressed a full
realization of this fact. Mr. Cleveland is
not only a persistent and dogmatic man , but
10 is thoroughly imbued with the idea that
ic is patriotic in his demand for a repeal of
the silver law , and that ho can afford to
push his work in that direct ion by the most
extreme measures.
I > iko thn Hindoo and the Cossack , who
goes into battle singing sacred hymns and
believing that it will bo his redemption of
soul to fall with his face to the enemy , Mr.
Cleveland is possessed of the fullest possible
feeling that the country will stand by him
if ho oversteps all precedents in bringing
about a repeal of the Sherman law. He be
lieves that this is the only measure to secure
a return of commercial confidence and put a
stoi > to bank and general business failures.
Tilrnlut ; tin , Scrown Tightly.
Not only have instructions been issued by
the chief executive to the heads of the
eight executive departments that there
shall bo no ofllclal favors distributed until
after the silver law is repealed , but the en-
tirn machinery of the departments is being
turned to the manufacture of pressure in
congressional districts upon congressmen.
The army of federal ofllco holders who
would bo subservient to the administration
under which it serves , is turning its atten
tion to congress , in the same manner that
the machinery is applied to bring about a
continuance of the party in power. There is
scarcely a day that a man in conzress , bo ho
from ono party or another , is not compelled
to go either to the white house or one of the
executive departments for official favor. It
Is not patronage alone that gives a president.
ami his cabinet oftlcers power ; they have the
enforcement of the laws , and the r.imlllca-
tions of their official influence extend into
all parts of the United States.
Will lie Criticised.
Certainly President Cleveland will bo
severely criticised b"y the extreme friends
of silver for going to the lengths to which
ho is now plunging for the purpose of secur
ing legislation of his own notion , but there
nro patriotic statesmen in conzress from
both political parties who will support the
president in this action. They believe that
the Hat element has secured sufficient power
in certain communities to overawe good
sense and sound linancicring , and that it will
bo necessary to check this tendency by un
usual methoJs. Just so surely as the con
stant dripping of water on stone will wear
away the latter substance , so will the ap
plication of the extreme official power of
the president of the United States wear
away almost any opposition to his
measures. It is true that President Harri
son was unable to force the passage of
the election , or "forco bill , " and he was
unable to oven got a vote upon it in the
senate , on account of there being no rule to
force a vote , but President Harrison did not
apply the machinery of his administration
to compel a vote upon his proposed whole
some legislation. That legislation was of a
political character ; that which Mr. Cleveland -
land is determined to force through congress
is believed by most men in Washington to
have very little of polities in it. This is the
view taken of the situation by President
Cleveland , and ho feels that ho can well
alford to apply the most radical rnmor'y.
Cjnsu a Political llcvjlc.
It is possible that the extreme stops which
the president has taken and which ho pro
poses to take before a vote is reached upon
the silver bill in the sonata will cause a re
volt , and result in tlio reorganisation of the
silver mon with a view to repelling the
presidential power , and thus Mr. Cleveland
will bo stopped short in his work of convert
ing free coinage men to a repeal of thu silver
purchasing law ; but it is safe toicalculatu
that before such an organization is effected
the president will have made inroads upon
the silver ranks which will enable him to
almost , if not absolutely , carry his paint
when a vote is finally taken. It has been a
long time slnco the presidential machine has
been started us It is now about tj bo put in
motion.
\\'lll Sccuro Cnod Mtitrrlal.
Senator Manderson , by appointment made
yesterday , had a lengthy conference late this
afternoon with Supervising Architect
O'Hourko relative to tlio material to bo used
in the sunnrstructuro of the federal build
ing at Omaha. The senator llrst asked that
the award of the contract bo deferred till
an additional appropriation could bo secured
from congress sufficient to enable the secre
tary of the treasury to have granite used
instead of limestone or sandstone.
Architect O'itonrko did not want to
delay the contract or the work , and then the
senator asked that the elaborate carving
mentioned in the specilications bo left oil
and the plans otherwise altered so that the
bid for granite would coma within the ap
propriation. This Mr. O'Hourko did not
want to do , preferring to not alter the plans
or thu specification ) ! . The senator left the
Treasury department with u hope that
granite would yet ho usiid.
Koprcsentnllvo Mercer also called upon
Mr. O'Uourko today and urged the use of
granite , but ho afterwards expressed the
belief to TUB BEB man that cither Indiana
limestone or Michigan sandstone would bo
usod. Ho said the supervising architect
sci'inod confirmed In the belief that an ad
ditional appropriation could not bo procured
and that the plans could not bo altered so as
to admit of thu lists of gr.mltQ'to ' advantage.
OfVendiid the Uiillnn MlnUter.
The Italian minister was gunning in the
Treasury department today. By an ordet
recently issued from tlio surgeon general o ;
the Marino Hospital tcrvlco lemons cannot
bo imported trom a cholor.i Infected country
A ship landed the other day at Isaplos with
an immense cargo of lemons , and as II
wan about to proceed to Now York a
cablegram wns received there stating that
the lemons could ma bo landed in this
country as they came frum cholera lufoctod
districts , Tliu Italian minister declares that
it Is absurd to hold that Innious may bo In
fected by cholera , as thu rinds are Impervi
oils to all bacilli. Ho says thut only a few
days ago u cargo of lemons trom Italy was
received in Now York , and although con
dcmnca , the health ofilcor accented u lar e
number of thorn and distributed them to the
passmigorH In quarantine without Injurious
effect , and tlu.t the Now York physicians
have declared thut it Is Impossible to sprou *
cholera tiy mvnns of lemons ,
Will llelji the Uaitli' Indiutry.
This afternoon THE HKE correspondcn
asked Senator Vest what ho Intended to
accomplish by his Joint resolution requesting
thu president to negotiate , through the
State department , or otherwise , with the
authorities of Great lirituln for the purpose
of securing th ? abrogation or mcJlllcuttou o
the regulations now enforced by Great
Britain requiring cattlcrTmi > ortcd inlo that
kingdom from the United States to bo
slaughtered at the portof : entry nnd pro
hibiting the same rroiabe'ing carried alive
to other places In Oeat'Brltalti. This ques
tion Is of vital interest totho cattle growers
of Nebraska nnd .tho far west.
" Is. " jfiaid Senator ' "
"My purpose A'cst , "to
break down the barrier which now stands In
the way of an exchange of stock cattle be
tween the farmers Tnitd cattlemen of this
country-anil Grcnfc lirltaln. Under the pres
ent rcgufatlons qur cattle have to bo
slaughtered when they arrive at the port of
entry for exportation. I find that there are
many farmers nnd. cattlemen In Great
Britain who would like to get our stock cattle
tlo , and there are dualcrs in Great Britain
who Would like toTqcclvo our beef nllvo nnd
feed It awhile bofor $ slauchter. This is im
possible at present , t The purpose of my resolution
elution Is to make It easy for cattle to go
from the United States to Great Britain and
tvo , or give the consumers of our meat the
; > rlvllcga to receive. It on the hoof. The
csolullon was adopted by iho senate at the
ast session , but failed to receive considera
tion In the house. 1 * think this tlmo it will
o through both branches of congress. "
Now \VrstiTn I'oslmrntnm.
Postmasters appointed : Nebraska Cham-
licrs , Holt county , \V. J. Doherty , vice U. C.
Wry , rcmovod ; Newman Grove , Madison
county , Mons Kmidfeon , vice Mary B. Hoff
man , removed ; Kiilp. Ulchnrdson county ,
Frank Simon , vice 0J. . lluber. removed.
Iowa Grat'ton , Worth county , Charles
Christians , vice it. C. Thompson , resigned ;
Maynnrd. Fayotto cdunty , Emery Frost , vicu
13. B. Snedegar , removed.
Now Will Ilo Tnkon Cam Of.
It was learned today UIKJII high democratic
'
authority from Wyoming that'tho governor
of that state had fully made up his mind to
ippolnt Mr. Now to Iho vacant scat in the
United States sonata nnd had assured that
gentleman that ho would do so , but at the
same time ho advised Mr. Now to watt until
the scnato had decided the other contcsls
before It. The Wyoming governor has
stated n number of limes privately that
since n bird in the h'and is worth a good many
In Ihe bush , it would bo much heller from a
financial point of view for Mr. New to hold
onto his present position , that of internal
revenue collector , until it was known from
actions of the senate that ho would bo ad
mitted to his scat if ho should bo appointed
lo the cxisllng vacancy.
Western reunion * .
The following pensions grantoJ are re
ported :
Nobratka : Original Daniel Eloy , Button ,
Clay county : Robert W. Shaffer , Long wood ,
Custer county ; David L. Thompson , Falls
City , Kichardson county ; Daniel Studo-
uuker , Moamaw , Sheridan county. Original
widows , etc. Martha Brubakor , mother ,
Odcll , Gage county ; jAnnto C. Devore ,
mother , St. Edward. Bobuo county ; Sarah
J. Chambcrlin , Oxford , Furnas county ;
Liouisa U. Johnson , Winnebago agency ,
Thurston county.
Iowa : Original Harman Wheeler , Pella.
Marion county ; Durlm'tn II. Furgason ,
Correctionville , Woodbury county ; Joseph
E. Bunco , Sheldon , O'Brien county ; John C.
White , DoWitt , Clinton t county ; Alvin N.
Keister , Washington , Washington county ;
Joseph Morelock , Burlington , DCS Moines
county. Increase Hobert Barber , Bloom-
Held , Davis county. Original widows , etc.
Sarah A. Prollltt , LiOvoluud , Pottawaltumio
county ; MitryJ. Dombss , Bristow , Butler
county ; Sarah Morris , Oakland , Pottawatta-
into county.
South Dakota : Original Francis D. Gil
bert , Madison. Lake county ; Joseph Deloy ,
"
Crcsbard..Faulk county. . Original widows ,
etc. Elizabeth Schncldbcheinzo. Garland ,
Union county. , '
MInqnllnneuwB.
Today's Washington'tost ( independent )
devotes a third of n column to the speech
of Mr. Bryan in tlio house yesterday in
favor of free silver. ' Itjsays that it' ' would
perhaps bo too""mucli- say that-his" effort
was n , disappointment ; but that it lacks
weight. The Post regards the attention
paid the Nebraska member as being the
greatest complimcnt.jjlven him and sees in
tlio speech a strong bid for populist support.
President Cleveland is expected to sign
the proclamation any day now opening the
Chorokco Strip to settlement. The procla
mation is ready for his signature. Under
the law the proclamation must bo signed
twenty days before the opening , which it is
believed will occur about Sontomber 20.
C. A. Mullen and wife of Nebraska are at
the Metropolitan.
The comptroller ot the currency today ap
pointed Alvin t ox of Deadwood receiver of
the First National bank of Hot Springs , S. D.
Senator Kyle of South Dakota introduced
a Joint resolution today , setting forth that it
is reported that certain : national bank asso
ciations have withdrawn their circulation
and subsequently sec.ured an increase of
their circulation under existing laws , nnd
asking the secretary of iho treasury to re
port to the senate what banks have with
drawn and increased their.circulation and to
what extent , and asking also what national
banks have organized under the banking
laws of iho Untied Stales and have bank
nolcs in circulallon. PKIIKV S. HUATII.
JM.Vl HUltT SK.lll JIlfJUtOIMT.
Hums Ucinollthod mid OrolniriH Leveled ,
hut No I'lltillftlrn Itpported.
HUMIIOLDT , Neb. , Aug. 17. [ Special to Tim
BEIS. ] The first trace of the cyclone that
visited this section is southwest of hereabout
about twenty miles. It traveled northeast ,
and the first place that damage ) Was done
was at a farmer's by the name of Shultz ,
seven miles southwest of Here. At this
place cribs , barns , house and all wcro scat
tered. A boy , aged 1U , and Mrs. Shultz
were quite seriously Injured.
From hero it kept oh northeast , and the
next place struck was at Joseph Holychck's.
Cribs , house and barn were overturned as
bcforo. No ono was hurt here , but consider
able llvo stock was Injured ,
After passing this place it kept nearly duo
east , doing but little damage till it reached
Patterson's. At this place the house was
not touched , but the barn , containing twelve
or fifteen high bred horses , lots of grain and
hay , was struck and demolished. Fences ,
trees and farm machincryVwcro scattered
in every direction. Two lliip horses were
killed outright. andsuveral : crippled so badly
that they will h'avo tq bo" killed. No one was
hurt , all being in the house. From hero it
kept on cast , taking a , threshing machine
next , then corn Holds 'and orchards till it
reached George Grhutqad's. Mr. Grlnstoad
succeeded in getting all Jiis children in the
cellar , except his aouGuorgo und his wife ,
Mrs. Grinstcad was uiisUtlra shutting the
windows when tha house was struck and
know nothing till she , was taken out of the
hediro some distance [ uvruy. Gcorgo was in
the barn putting uway 'his team when the
barn went. Ho with" six horses wcro
buried beneath ruins'rfo ono was killed
here , but Mrs. GrinsteaU and George wcro
quite badly hurt. , ' ,
trom Grinstoad's Uiywnt a little north
west to the old sottlar&ulciilo grove , mowing
trees four und foct through , It to.ik all the
buildings on John liothonbcrgcr's place ,
but no ono was hurt ; Ouu mile east of
Hothcnbcrgrr's was u school house , It Is a
thini/af the pas.tas Uop'n'trace of It can bo
tound. From here it kept on noiThoast , but
as far as can bt > ascertained no lives arc lost.
The damage in this Immediate neighborhood
will run from $15,000 to * i5,000.
.
*
To Aid ( 'yrtone Sulferm.
PAWNEB dry , Nob. , Aug. 17. [ Special
Telegram to TitB BEKJ The ladies of this
city and county have called a public meetIng -
Ing , to bo held at the court house tomorrow
afternoon , for thu purpose of affording
prompt und ready usslstuiicu to the sufferers
of the recent cyclono.
World'H I'lllr Judee * Appointed.
CHICAGO , Aug , 17. [ Special Telegram to
TUB HEB. ] Among the Judges Inlivosto k-
named by John Hoyd Thasher today was
Joseph Watson of Beatrice , Neb. , to make
awards for shim horses , uud General U l < \
Hess of Iowa City. la. , for red polled cattlo.
Miss Laura Jiirds-jll of North Dakota vrai
appointed a Judjfo in liberal arU ,
NEW YORK CITY'S ' IDLE POOR
Thousands of Thorn Asssmbln and UaVo a
Demonstration Ycst3rJay.
TAKE FORCIBLE POSSESSION OF A HALL
KlntntM Antics of ait Ancry Mob I'ollco-
nun llnvo IMfllonlty tn liltper lnir It
Drmnmli tluit tJto OiiTrrniKoiit I'ur-
nlsli Work lor the Unemployed.
NEW YOUK , Adg. 17. Ttio fermenting un
rest of the unemployed In tins city has nt
length burst bounds mid on the Kast Slilo
today them was tin explosion. A riotous
mob possessed themselves of property for
which they hud no money to hlra ttnd to
which they hud been forblddon entrance by
the owners.
ThereIs In the city no panic or fear among
the people , but absolute conlldciieo Is re
posed in the pollco 10 quell the restless cle
ment. But. nevertheless , the situation of
helpless want unions the laboring thousands
Is sharply pressed upon public attention by
the occurrences of today.
There Is evidently too , n plan of campaign
on the part of the people. This was
evidenced todny by the fact that the king of
cloakmakcrs , JosophiDariudcs , called nt the
mayor's oillco and asked for a penult to hold
open uir meetings of workmen on Union
square. The mayor sent for the secretary
of the park board and after consultation
told Barlndos ho might , on application to
the park department , have permits for meetIngs -
Ings twice a week. Darindcs is required
also , as n condition for granting of his re
quest , to notify the police so that a full
force may bo present to preserve order.
This brings the fermenting forces of work
men and tlio police face to face and the re
sult will bo closely and anxiously watched.
Cntlicrod in ( ircnt Numbers.
The success of the spontaneous meeting of
the unemployed anil the parade hold yester
day was the signal for a iiuieli larger gath
ering today. As early as 8 o'clock this
morning men began to assemble in the vicin
ity of the International Labor exchange.
They were mostly Russians and represented
principally the clothing tnules. There were
cutters , garment makers and hat makers in
the crowd. At llrst they gathered in small
irroups of a dozen or more. Then these
welded themselves and entered the building.
At U o'clock the crowd , which was without a
leader , had grown to over 1,000. Every inin-
ute added to it mid at UHO : at least 11,000 were
; hcro. Then it beiran to rain , but very
'uw left.
When 10 o'clock came the street in front
) f the exchange was black with people. The
argo hull down stairs was packed , So wore
; ho stairs and every ono of the little meet
ing rooms upstairs , liurtcndurs stood ready
in expectation of doing a rushing business ,
but not n single drink wns bought
Finally a voice cried that that place was
too small ; that oven if n meeting was In
tended it would bo impossiolo to hold one
there. The same voice suggested Walhulla
hull on Orchard street , and instantly the cry
was taken up , "Walhalla hall ! "
As if with one impulse the crowd fell into
line and the march began up the street to
First uvcnuo and along to Allen street into
Orchard street , where Walhalla hall stood ,
only u few doors away. The crowd can be
Imagined from the fact that when the head
of the line had reached Allen street the others
were still in Tenth street u milo uway.
When passing the Fourteenth precinct sta
tion sovonil policemen put their heads nut
and the crowd saw that the reserves had
been held in readiness. The crowd was or
derly.
Itrolte Into the Ilnll.
Word of the coming of the unemployed
had reached the hall and , in the absence of
Floigman , the owner , his sons and daughters
got ready to defend the place. They barred
the door , then demanded through the keyhole -
hole what was wanted.
The reply came back they wanted to hold
a meeting in the hall , but li.id no money to
pay for its uso. They woru told they could
not have it.
There was a crash of glass. Paving stones
had been seized from the street. The mo
ment the first pane of glass was smashed
every ono seemed to throw caution to the
winds. 1'ano after pane of the plato glass
went in and finally ttio door was also forced.
Mr. Floigman's daughter , u young girl of 18
.years , tried to got in front of the crowd as
it swout in. but she was thrown aside. The
unemployed men swept aside chairs and
tables in their eagerness to hold the meet
ing and they had just about settled do-rfn to
business when word of the affair was sent
to tliu ICUi.-idgo police station.
The sergeant at once called out the reserve
section. The reserves , about fourteen men ,
started on a double quick pace for the scene.
It was then that pandemonium broke loose.
Tlio sons and daughter of the owner ot the
hall insisted the men should be arrested.
The roundsman saw this was impossible.
Ho , however , asked if they wanted the hall
cleared , and on getting an uftlrmntlvo reply ,
ho proceeded to do it. Ono of the ward de
tectives wns with him and ho tried to siozo
a man who had mounted u chair and was
speaking. The speaker was dragged through
tlio crowd , and with a policeman on each
side , was sent to the station house. The
crowd followed , while some remained in the
hall.
Ono or the Leader * Arroitril.
The roundsman said ho would clear the
hall at any cost and moro police wore sent
for. Ho changedhis mind for the moment
by leaving the hall and directed his men to
clear the streets , which were getting choitod
tiu. The llrat prisoner was a tailor named
Kosoman. Ho was pointed out as the
leader of the mob. Two other arrests wore
made , Joseph Gild , n tailor nt 10II Hester
street , and A. Simon of Kichardson street ,
also a tailor. They tiau assisted In the at
tacks on tlio doors of the saloon , A howling
mob followed the onicers to the station , but
the prisoners were safely locked up.
Meanwhile thn crowd at the hall had not
dispersed mid the little room in
the rear of the saloon was packed with
shouting 1'olcs and Russians. Floigman
thought it was best to let them rnmaiu in
there , for in reality ho was afraid they
would kill hlra if ho interfered with thorn.
Inside there wcro about 100 mini talking
excitedly all at once in Kussian , Tlio doors
leading to the saloon wcro locked and the
people inside were allowed to lutvu it out
among themselves in their own way.
The leader of the foreigners souined to bo
W. BolkowlU , whosuid hellvod atSi'J Madison -
ison street. Ho mad a a speech in hU own
tongue , which stirred up the audleneo to the
highest plten and the howls and % ells could
bo heard outsldo in the street. Ho said the
object of the meeting was to discuss some
means of finding some employment , as the
families of some of the men wore starving.
Ho told the crowd there ought to bo no dis
crimination against Russians , and they
ought to bo able to apply for work on equal
terms with Americans or the ponplo ofmy
other tuition. What ho advocated was an
nppoal to the government to furnish them
with work. If there was no work to bo
done , tliu government ought to make work
for them.
Sovcr.il other Epoaches were made de
nouncing the government for not giving the
people work.
I'loailod with the Men.
Joseph Barindes arrived at the hall and
made an address. Ho urged the crowd to
leave the hall. The proposition created op
position , and the men cried out they would
not leave the hall until tliu men arrested
were released , Durindes argued with the
crowd , but to no purpose , and , finally , he
asked if they would leuvo if ho securoJ an
other and larger hull. This was assented
to , and Burlndcs left to secure Clarendon
hall.
hall.Besides
Besides the excited mon who throngoc
Walhalla hall there were 1O.Xothers ) at Cor
cnent hall , Mi Orchard street. A speech was
made from the curbntono by on * of thu men
- , _ „ , , -
In whteV&.Asalil that unless the three men
were llb' , * % l from Jail today the Jail would
At Wo IS * > hall n scries of resolutions
were | I.IMU'ho resolutions declare that
the men atcoably disposed , and must
have work , . Workmen nro warned to pre
pare Ihems * . ' 'n future for n repetition of
the conduct v . . . . t part of the police.
The three prisoners were later arraigned
In court. Manager Flolginnn refused to
make a romplilnt. Ho said the men would
boycott him If ho pressed the complaint and
ho preferred standing the damage. Ho was
also afraid a prosecution would involve
serious injury or death to himself. There
wns nothing to do hut release the prisoners ,
Justice Voorhees denounced thu man for his
cowardice when ho released the mm.
While this scone was lielnp enacted In
Kssox market ttio pollco were mo 'Ing. The
reserve swept down on Wrlhalla and Cove-
ncnt lulls nt the sumo time. Many bruised
heads resulted from the encounter. Those
driven from the halls , which wcro but forty
feet apart , gathered about tlio policemen
and the moro enthusiastic setup cries of ,
"Stono them. "
There was another rush whin the men
were turned Into the gutters and a rough
and tumble light took plnco. The men struck
right and loft , sometimes hitting their fel
lows in their blind rago. The policemen
again used tholr clubs , scattering the men.
Without u leader , mid with policemen's bil-
tcs iwaviifg In every direction , the crowd
when driven Into the street know not which
way to turn. They were forced away.
Where the men will meet tomorrow Is not
{ tiown. Joseph Darindes said ho hoped to
hid n hall some time during the night.
A sergeant and ilvo polleo will guard tlio
mil tonight. Around ttio station wcro part
of the reserves of llvo precincts , hold In
readiness to suppress any further demon
stration. There was ufino. however.
The chief of police lins directed that the
reserves bo kept on duty In the city until
further orders.
_
UU1IIIO.U1- : HANK FAILS.
Wnnt of 1'uticU Compels tlio First Niitloniil
to Sinpcml.
Drnuqttn , In. , Anc. 17. [ Special Telegram
oTiiE Bci.j The First National bank of
this city failed to open its doors this morn-
ng. It was ono of tlio oldest institutions
n tlio city. It had a capital stock of
$ -00,000. Its Inat statement showed deposits
of J.Y.'O.S'.K ) , and the failure is duo to their
withdrawals.
President Eighmy made a statement , in
ivhich ho assure depositors that they will
eceivo every dollar duo thorn. President
Xright ot the Park National bank of Now
York telegraphed an offer of assistance to-
light
i'ho directors of the Iowa Trust and Suv-
ngs bank , of whom Senator Allison is ono ,
and who nro worth collectively $4,000.000 ,
this evening published a card under date of
August 17 pledging their Individual fortunes
o the payment of the bank's depositors.
The directors of the Gorman Trust and Sav-
ngs will do the same tomorrow.
Today's publication was nrcciuitntcd by
the suspension of the First National , which
caused a run of small depositors on Allison's
> ank. The directors offset this with Heavy
loposits , but tomorrow's developments are
iwaited witli uneasincs . This uneasiness
s explained by the fact that the First Na
tional , whoso capital of $ 00,00 , : ) and surplns
of $0:1,000 : represents the excess of its assets
over its f4-HOOOof deposits , and whoso do-
losits declined slnco May , IS'JJi ' , JSOD.OOO and
since May , 1893 , $513,000 , was obliged to sus-
> cnd through inability to raise $75,000 among
.ho other banks.
LINCOLN ItlJlETALLlSTS MKIiT.
llcAoltttton * EndorflttiR tlio Itomirks ; of
Ilryitn Kntliiiimatlctlly rinsed.
LINCOLN' , Aug. 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : BI'.E , ] A call for n mass meeting of
the friends of bimetallism drew about 100
enthusiasts to the court house tonight.
P. E. Boardsloy was made chairman. A
committee , comprising Judge Broudy , II. S.
Aloy , John McManigal. T. U. Worrall , H. A.
Hawley and Mart Howe drafted the follow
ing , which was adopted :
We , the people In mass 'invention assem
bled In the city ot Lincoln , taku a prldn not
only In the excellence or Nebraska cereals and
animals , but UM ! > In the Kruutnuss of tin ) Ne-
liraska people , and do express ourselves upon
tlio event of yesterday In the great national
arena of public debate at Washington UK fol
lows :
Uusolvcd , That wo congratulate the people
of this congressional district upon thu forensic
power and oloiiunncu , which has been tcrinud
matchless , of their ruurosontutlvo In eon-
gross yesterday , which 1ms today placed In
tin ! months of the people of tlio United States
thu inline of CoiiRrossinan Uryun , and wo send
greeting toniiriionitrt'ssintin uiul assure him
tlialonr curtain opinion Is that a very largo
majority of iho people of this district Htnmt
by mm and all others In confess hi their
MniKgli ) for the restoration of the double
standard of gold and hllvor.
Addresses were delivered by , T. H. Crad-
dock , ChnirmawRcardslcy , F. U Lclghton ,
Judge Broady and Coroner Itohorts. A resolution
elution was also adopted favoring the reduc
tion of working hours of city employes to
eight hours per day in order to furnish em
ployment for moro mon.
TO MOV1J TillCO I TON CHOI' .
' -otilhoni 1'oopln Sitdly In Neml of Money
fur tluit I'llrpme.
New YOIIK , Aug. 17. Banks tire said to bo
anxious as to the needs of thoirsouthcrn cor
respondents for money to move the cotton
crop. The southern banks must have cur
rency for that purpose ; the banks of this
city cannot let them have much , if any , and
currency c'limot-bo obtained anywhere else.
A reporter made some Inquiries on the
subject today and was informed by bomo of
thu loading baiiK presidents of the city that
in all probability the difilculty in the south
would , to a great extent , bo relieved by the
adoption In that section of a plan similar to
that adopted by the business men , manu
facturers and others in Hullalo and its vicin
ity. Cortilled checks for small amounts
will bo paid out by the factories , pay
able only through thu clearing houso. They
will pass current from hand to hand and bo as
convenient as ordinary currency. The
adoption of thin plan will ijreatly aid the
.movement of the cotton crop , The hankers
agreed that the southern bankti held moro
than their usual supply of cash , and NO mo of
it would undoubtedly bo released for the
nurpoBu of sending forward tlio cotton. No
bills of lading have been sent forward yet ,
but as soon as any are auiilablo they will , no
doubt , bo sent to this city anl : used for the
purchase of bills of exchange with which
gold would bo imported ,
MOHK < : tiuiuNov. :
iv-iivcriiur : .Mnrpliy r Ar'zona T.tlUi
tlio Flnanuml SH nation ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17.--Ex-Govcrnor Mur
phy of Arizona , who is now in Washington ,
lias this to say about the financial situation :
The people of Arlinna are In favor of hlmut-
nlflsin and llu < ovtondud cnhmiio of silver , r.\-
nclly upon what hu h 1 ui.i tinabio lohay , hut
I hey wain nun e silver as money andaio dutor-
nilwu to have It. They are undoubtedly In
favorof thu rapwul ( if Iho Sherman luw , prln-
cltmlly for ths ruaxon that they honu fur hut-
tur ItxMatloa for thu rfllvor InturoKts. Uncon
ditional ropnul , howuvur , would rccnivo llttlt
favor In Arizona. It genius to mo thut thu Hut
duly of consroks If , to dovUo' means , If possi
ble , for the Immudlale relief from tlio ruinous
Imslnuhx trouble * , and no duluy hhonld ho Inn
In elaborating thuorlci or debating HIKIIHUS-
lUni. Klo'im'iilfc | > u ilit ! ! aroKOu ; ! , but now U
the tlinii for action and not word * . Wlnturlt
rapidly uppronehliiK ami tlio tboiuandi of un
employed throughout the count i.v will hoon ha
clamoring for broad. It In cluar that thu mo >
pies.liiK necessity with this time U the o\mn- |
blontif the currency. Allowlngnatlonal banks
to Increase their nolo l uu up to thu par
value ot tlio govor .ment bondx they have de-
pnillud Ucerlulnly a Mop In the right dlrec
tlnii , and Is wry rfood to fur us It KOOS , hu
other iiiuaiure * Hhoiild bo passed looking to i
laiger Incruuio uf currency.
* IIiininiluyoUi |
CLEVELAND , Aug. 17. A meeting of. the
unemployed of this city was hold In the pub
Ho square tonight under the auiplccs of tin
Central I nbor union. Six hundred persons
wuro present. Resolutions were ndoplct
calling on Congressman Johnson to work am
[ CONTINUED ON TIIIHU
Will MAIlli MATTERS WARM
Politic * ! Pot In Iowa Boiling Over on All
Bides.
I'ROHISITIONISTS READY FOR ACTION
onto Wllil Tulk ofVluit tlmt lUomont
\Vllt Do In lloturmico to ( liiboriulorlnl
Timber routure > f thu Ap-
DBS Moists , Aug. 17. [ Special Telegram
o Tun linn. ] The action of the republican
tate convention last night In adopting a
oca ) option temperance plank in Its plat-
orm has stirred up the people of the state
s they have not been aroused In years and
ho campaign will probably bo exceedingly
Ivcly nnd the outcome problematical. The
irohlblllun element of the party is capo-
lally disappointed nnd many of the dele
gates returned to their homes In despair nt
ho outlook. The opinion of the llbornl olo-
ncnt of the party is that the platform will
trenghtcn the null-prohibition party and
lot materially weaken the others ,
The third party prohibitionists are much
tlrrcd up and will attempt to makn u great
leal of capital out of the situation. It U
oven hinted that President Aylesworth of
) rajco university intends reconsidering his
.oclinution . ot iho gubernatorial nomination
cndered him by the prohibition party ,
some of his friends held u conference this
afternoon for the purpose of consulting on
ho advlslbillty of such a movement. The
allure of General Drake to got the nomina
tion , they nrguo , will give President Aylcs-
worth iho support of the Christian church ,
and ho has already been given to under
stand that thu populists will endorse )
him In the event of his consent to bo u can
didate. The democrats will bo driven to
nukoa straight license platform nt their
convention next week , but their position will
be materially weakened by iho republican
convention's action.
Thuro Is some wild talk about running ox-
Jovornor I rrabeo orsomoothor well known ,
irohlbilionist as a candidate for governor ,
but such action is liurdly likely.
CAI.I.ICI ) I'OK UNCOI.X.
f tlio Dmiiocrulio Sluto Commit
tee Orderx it Cnnvrntlon ,
Nebraska democracy , as represented In
ho state con'ral committee , was in the city
ast evening , and hold forth at the Pax ton ,
or n couple of hours , to determine the date
of the state convention.
Chairman Martin was early on hand , in ,
low of the fact that it wn rumored in ad-
anco that vhi'ro would bo an nttomnt nmdo
o depose him from his position at the heaU
of the committee , and he put in his tlmo
cry busily In Intensifying his solidity witli
ho members ho thought ho could i-ely on
o stand by him. His uneasiness w.ts un
called for , at least for that occasion , as the
natter was not broached in the mooting , and
ic went away just as big a man as ho camo.
The other members present were : C. M.
: Iubner of the Nebraska City News , F. J.
Morgan of Plattsmoulh , H , Gilkenson ot
Wnhoo , Secretary J. B. Slieoan and C. V.
Gallagher of Omaha , M. J. Hughes of West
Point. T. J. Sheioloy of Ponca , E. F. Cash-
nan , treasurcrof Greoloy county : ox-Senato
lohn Dein of Fremont , Frank Dearborn of
Wayne , n. 1C. pbulps Of Howolls. C. C. Mo-
Hugh"of O'Neill , S. V. Pitcher of Uushvllle ,
H. E. O.Nuill , now of Omaha , but formerly
the member from Broken Bow ; Chnrlej
onnoyer of Omaha , as proxy for J. L\
Crocker of Kearney ; F. A. Broean of
Omaha , as proxy for C. V. Mannott of St.
: jaul ; It. E. Dunphyof Seward , A- Sawyer
of Lincoln , Dan W. Cook of Beatrice , J. J.
Holland of Friend , T. C. Marshall of Hebron ,
n place of the late James D. Hubbcll of
nlrbu-y ; Thomas Smith of McCool
lunction , C. J. Furor of Fall-Held , F. J. Brad ,
shaw of Superior. A. S. Campbell of HnstV
ngs , J. W. Forroil of Orleans , Jacob Illglei ?
of Imperial , and J. J. Mclntoih of Sidney.
Witrhorin'S \Vliit Looked On.
Among those silting quietly in tlio hotel
rotunda and looking lonesome while th *
ncotlng wns In progress wcro ox-Depuly Oil !
Inspector Kittle of Seward , G. P. ICeoler or
2rote , Fronk P. Ireland of Nebraska City/
[ Ctlltor Perks of the Grcoley Uamoenit , Eo !
liosencranz of Hushvillo , sheriff of Sheridan ) '
county ; ' 'Sunset" Alloy of Wilber , sewcaiitV
at-arms of Iho senate ; Bon Parker of Dovl
chestnr , ono of Collector North's now dopu >
lies ; Frank Maher , who wants to bo regis
ter of the Chadron land ofllce , and Collector
North himself , who sniffed the battle from
afar and hastened to the fray.
A few republicans , who happened to bo oft
duty for t'ic lime belli } , , lent their presence
for an hour or so , and gave an air of respect
ability to the gathering that was perfectly
reassuring to the regular gueslsof thu hotel.
It didn't take the assembled wise men
very long , after they got down to business ,
lo conclude that the democratic partv lit
this state was in a very shaky condition ,
and that as It was impossible to find a candlt
date within their ranks who could liopo to
stand n long campaign with any dcgrco of
success , it was absolutely necessary lo pub
off Iho convention to the very last minute.
There were a few who demurred to this , but
the mtijorlly had no difilculty In deciphering
Ihe chirography on thu plastering , and tha
convention was llxcd for October ) , at Wn
coin , the lallur city receiving fifteen votes ,
as against iwolve for Omaha.
Niittlml it I'o.tm i tnr lilp.
A long talk ensued over a protest that
came In from Saline county over iho endorse
ment of W. M. Hoscoo for the pjstmasior-
ship at Djwitl. The opposing candidate
was J. I' . Cliesnoy , whosu causa was chain *
pionod by "Hunsot" Alloy. Alley made a
long harangue , In which ho assillo.l Chair *
man Mclntyro ofthoSallnu county centra )
committee. Ho charged Mr , Mclntyro with
treasonable utterances againit Toburllngton ,
Castor , nnd wanted to know why B , & M ,
passes should ho brought up for or against a
man In the democratic race for oillco , es
pecially as Mr. Castor wns an upright gen-
Human of unquestioned Integrity , who al
ways voted thu democratic ticket , and was
abundantly able to take up Just as much
Bp.r.'o us nnv other man at a congress of tlio
nations of the world.
Then ) was not a man thorp who had the
proofB at hand to successfully controvert
what had boon uttered by the gentleman
from Saline , and not only was it allowed to
go unchallenged , but ho was forgiven for the
tlmo ho hud occupied and his man was given
thu endorsement of the committuo without a !
murmur , the previous endorsement of KosJ
cou being recalled on the ground that ho was
not the choice of the majority of iho demo
cratic central committee of Saline county ,
and Mr. ToB , Castor.
lint U IMnd Right Thorn.
Mr. Campbell sprung a little resolution
thai ho didn't know was loaded , but thi )
recoil gave him such a thump In the shoulder
that ho hastened to pull the document lu
out of the wot. It provided for the endorse
ment by the state committee of candidate *
for other olllces than postmaster , contrary
to the resolution adopted by the committee
at Lincoln when it was lint known thut
there would bo democratic- patronage to bo
peddled.
It sot forth tint some of the land ofllc
candidates hud been Fueccssfnl in securing
the endorsement of thtt atuta committed , la
spite of Iho former resolution , and ho wanted
all candidates to have un equal pull nt the
endorsing power. Ho wns aut upon with un
necessary vigor , und an ottort vras made to
Instil Into him un understanding that ha vras
mistaken. He knew that ho was right , but
ho was thoroughly salislicd to lacrlllca bl
principles on rendition of bolug let out nllve.
Worn ha reached that staite of contrition
for hla rashness the resolution wns rat
morsxlrssly lablcd , and the committee will
cont'nuo ' to miJorso peslinattani < ss & regulaf
business , with llttlu land oftlco rucrontloit.
on thu ilda.