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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMATTA , TUESDAY MOILING , SEPTEMBER / > , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
MR , GULLOM FAVORS REPEAL
His Strong Areumont In Its Favor Before
the Senate Yesterday.
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BOTH SIDES ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO TALK
Cofco or Toxus null 1'eflcr of Knnn.i * Make
3poor.liARnlimt the Wliion Hilt
Tlio Boim'to Would Nut Ad-
Juutii for J.sliur U.iy.
WASIIISOTON , Sept. 4.-In the senate today
there were thveo speeches delivered on the
repeal bill , two In opposition to roponl , nml
thnt of Air. Cullom In support of the house
bill. Knob side of the silver question dis
played Its anxiety to secure the ndvnntago
resulting from an hour or two of debate. Mr.
Porter's Intimation that ho would prefer to
submit his remarks tomorrow was quickly
responded to by Air. Voorhecs , who snld thnt
in the jircscnt situation ho felt compelled to
nsk that the senate continue its session ,
while the dcclnr.ition of the chalrman'of the
llnnnco committee was ns quickly mot by
Air. Jones of Nevada , with n motion to ad
journ. Air. Voorhees , In charge of the re
peal measure , hardly loft the chamber dur
ing the session , and occasionally cast anxious
glances at the great clock over the main
entrance to the hall. The silver senators
had a good quartet on guard until the Inst
moment , In Alossrs. Teller , Cockroll , Morgan
nnd Jones of Nov.idn. The most notnblo
feature of the day's proceedings WHS Air.
Voorhoos' failure to nsk the scnato to inexst
nt 11 o'clock In the future until Iho debate
on the silver bill Is concluded , Instead of 12
o'clock.
And Capital Won.
Thcro wns n sharp contest between cnplni
tni and labor , and capital won. Air.
Allen , the populist senator from Nebraska ,
attempted to sccuro adjournment In honor of
Labor day. lie was ably seconded by Poffcr ,
Irby nnd others.
Air. Voorhccs warmly opposed the
proposition , nud Insisted that no greater
compliment could bo paid labor
than to proceed at once to tbo eonslder.uion
of important legislation before the senate.
Air. Voorhees carried the day 11 to 8.
A Joint resolution , making Septem
ber 13 the centennial of the an
niversary of the laying of the corner
Btono of the capitol building u holiday in
Washington passed. It came , , from the
house.
Air , Butler submitted an amendment to
the rcponl bill , removing the tax on state
bank circulation , provided such banks sccuro
circulation by coin or approved atato "or
A municipal bonds. '
Air. Galliiicer " introduced a bill supple
mental to "tho pension not of Juno
27 , 18'JO , providing , except in cases of
established fraud , that no pension shall
bo suspended until ninety days notice to the
pensioner , and after full Investigation on
sworn testimony. Koferrcd to the commit
tee OD pensions.
Air. Alien of Nebraska presented a resolu
tion directing the secretary of the treasury
to inform the senate whether thnt depart
ment at any time redeemed any silver or coin
certificates iu silver coin , as provided by the
Sherman not ; what is the coinage vnluo of
the uncoined silver bullion purchased under
the net ; why has it not boon coined ns the
net required : what part , if any , of tlio paper
.money has boon redeemed in gold since
March 4 , canceled or otherwise withheld
from circulation. Koferrcd to the commit tea
on finance. , _ _ _
Air. Kyle offered n" free coinage "amend
ment to tlitr repeal bill. Referred to the
llnanco committee. The repeal bill was then
taken up.
Hpoko for Kepcal.
Mr. Cullom of Illinois took tbo floor and
ppoko in favor of repeal. The fol
lowing nro significant extracts : "I
nm for repeal because. In my
opinion , the government cannot afford to
buy silver and coin , or issue paper on It and
call it ti dollar , when , in fact , the silver in
the dollar or deposited ns security for the
dollar , Is worth less than CO cents. 1 nm not
a tnonoiiiotallist. I do not bellovo In the use
nlono of either of the two inotnls named. . In
the constitution , but the closer commercial
relation of nations , which nmrus the ad
vance of civilization , makes international
concurrence in the fron nnd unlimited
coinage of both inetal.ns money
moro dcslrablo if not absolutely
necessary. The people want silver ;
BO do I. Peopln want , Ilrst of all , nil our
circulating medium , whether gold , silver or
paper , of equal value ; so do I. - The pcopio
nro moro Interested In knowing that their
money is all good and will continue so than
they nro to know of' what mnim-iul It is
made. 1 do not bellovo if wo discontinue the
purchase of silver bullion now It will bo
long before some moro satisfactory plan for
its use will bo devised. So long as the act
remains on the statute books wo wi l surely
coma no nearer free coinage lliaa wo are
now. . .
, "Tho American people do not desire n policy
toward silver , cither by continuing the pur
chase of bullion , or by the adoption of free
coinage , which will result in driving all of
'tho gold out of tno country and making this
a silver nation. This the majority will not ,
and they ought not , submit to. Repeal docs
not' make gold the standard money of the
country. It is the unit or value now. It
was made so by tha act of 187 ! ( . The United
State's nlono cannot , In my opln'on , maintain
the free coinage of silver unless wo nro will
ing to become a silver nation and drive gale
out. What wo want is an Internationa
agreement securing tlio use of both metals
nnd free coinage on nn ngrcod ratio , nnd I
wo repeal the net of 1890 nnd stop the pur
chase of silver , I bellovo wo will got it.
Not Wlie StiltemmuiHlilp.
"Tho policy of piling up sllyjr bullion Is
not wise statesmanship and In n little time
' will surely bo stopped. The United States
must adopt if financial policy which will do
oven lustleo botwccn nil classes , nl
geographical divisions , between debtors am
creditors , botwccn employers nnd employes
It should bu borne in mind that mil versa
bankruptcy , which for some time has
threatened the counipy , Is ns futnl to tin
creditor classes ns to the debtor.
"Thoro has been much said in this debati
about the attitude of the two great partloi
as announced in their platforms. In my ae
tlon I am not prompted by any political plat
form , 1 shall act us my Judgment dictates I
best , I will vote for repeal because It nm 1t ; \
help restore conllitcnco , oven though the act
did not have much part In producing the
lack of it. "
Proceeding the speaker attributed the
present stringency to the attitude 'of the
parly in power on tlm currency nnd tariff ,
and closed with nn appeal for speedy notion ,
Mitchell of Orcgou interrupted Air. Cullom
and asked whether , If the Sherman not was
repealed , there was any provision by which
silver should bo coined.
Air. Cullom replied that there was not , to
his knowledge. >
Mitt-hell asked what wns to become of the
140,000,000 or K > 0,000,000 ounce * of silver iu
the treasury.
Cullom replied that ho supposed tha party
in power would dovlso proper und wise
measures to meet the situation ?
Air. Aldrlch said Hint repeal diilnot nffect !
the power of the Treasury department to
coin bullion for the redemption of ry
BOICI.
Kir. Colic of Tetitt Kprnld ,
Mr. Coke , domoiTat'of Texas , obtalnrd here
floor at the conclusion of Air. Ctillom's re-
marks. Ho Bald : "A settlement of the
money proulom ran only ho settled by the
establishment of n blmetallio cummcyas It
existed prior to IBTil. The people will uover
be content until thu wrong of
1ST ! ) , by which onn-hulf ot the money of
" the country was slumped out In order to
double the purchasing power of the other
half , ban been undone niui roverxixi. If hoer
ilnglo gold standard bo established In Amur-
ion then tho. KnthschiKU nnd the BauK oruf
J , with their New York imctl.iic * ,
will become the arbiters of American flnnnco
nnd the dictators of our financial policies
becau.in they control the gold which the
United States would have to have. The
abandonment of silver by the United States
would bo its death itncll as money , except in
subordinate ways nnd for subsidiary coinage.
Wu have no hopes , ho said , of nn interna
tional agreement. There is no Idc.i enter-
tnined nnywhcro that ono is possible. The
United States must depend upon Itself if bl *
mctalllsm Is expected. "
The United States senateho said , was the
only b.irrlcr between thp people nnd spolia
tion , Ho referred to tbo stops taken by tbo
Now York banks to secure the repeal of the
Sherman law , nnd was interrupted by Air.
Vaneo , democrat , oi North Carolina , who
said he had this morning received a letter
from a very reputable buslncsi man m Salis
bury , N. C. , eneloslntr n letter from n linn of
bankers tn Now York upon that very point ,
and ho would llko to road IU Air. Coke
assented ,
Vravokeil Dor'Mvo I.nnglitor.
The letter wns addressed to I. H. Foust ,
Salisbury , In relation to a loan which ho de
sired on some mill property , and Inclosing
the bankers said : "Tho senators from your
country nro not looked upon ns promoters of
the general welfare. If tholr stand repre
sents the views of your people on financial
matters. It will bo very difficult for you to
sccuro any accommodation from capitalists
in this section until there is a decided
change. "
The reading of the loiter provoked de
risive laughter among the southern senators.
Air. Coke then concluded his speech und the
senate wont into executive session to con
sider the nominations of certain ofllccM
whoso conllrmntlons Air. Berry , democrat , of
Kansassaid were essential to carry into olTcet
the president' * ) proclamation opening the
Cherokee Strip on the 10th of September.
At iliU : ! the scnato resumed its legislative
session ami Air. PelTer's amendment to the
repeal bill , providing for free coinage , being
the pending question , was read , preparatory
to Air. Poffer' addressing the senate. Ho
said If it wns not the desire of the senate to
proceed , longer nt this time ho would dufer
his remarks until tomorrow.
Air. Voorhees , democrat , of Indiana , said
that under ordinary circumstances ho would
ask that the scnato adjourn , but tn the pres
ent situation he regarded it his duty to ask
that the senate continue in session.
Air. Jones , republican , of Nevada , moved
that the senate adjourn.
On this question Air. Halo demanded the
yeas nnd nays.
The motion to adjourn was rejected.
Yeas , 10j nays , 31. As follows : Yeas Al
len , Bate , Berry , Butler , Call , Gary , Coke ,
Damol , Dubols , Irby , Jones ot Arkansas ,
Jones of Nevada , Mitchell of 'Oregon , Pasco ,
Pugh , Koach , Shoup , Teller , White of Cali
fornia. Nays Aldrk'h , Allison , C.ifTory ,
Cullom , Davis , Dolpli , Fuulknor , Fryo , Gal-
linger , Gibson , Gorman , Gray , Halo , [ lour ,
iluntoli , Lindsay. AlePhcrson , Aiandcrson ,
Alills , Palmer , Poffer , Perkins , Proctor ,
Smith. Stockbridgo , Turpio , Vest , Vilas ,
Voorhocs , Washburn , White of Louisiana.
'Mr. Poll'or Taken the fc'loor.
Air. Poffer resumed the floor , in advocacy
f his amendment. Air. Poffor said the ad-
ninistration was not proposing to discuss
ho philosophy of finances ; it came to con
gress with a demand for a particular act ,
ho repeal of the Sherman law. It suggested
10 policy which will admit of the usual com-
iromlses in legislative proceedings. It is
his or nothing , and that so far
loncorncd the pcopio ho represented
hat they accepted the movement
n the spirit in which it was given. It pro-
losed to aivo no quarter ; his pcopio pro-
> oscd to i\lvo \ none. He called attention to
he fact that a very largo majority of the
'armors in the south were members ot tbo
'armcra alliance and that one of the cardl-
ial doctrines of the alliance is Iho free and
mllmited coinage of silver at the old ratio.
I'lio alliance all tnrougli the south had , ho
snid , catechised all candidates' for ofllco
upon the cardinal tenets of their creed- and
.hoy . had supported uo ono for any important'
ofllco who'was not in sympathy with their
views and who was not willing to so express
iimsolf.
Mr. Poffer road a latter from Senator Gor
don , who is now in favor of repeal , written
to the alliance , expressing his sympathy
with it and Ills approval of its doctrines.
Coming to 189:2 : , ho said that North and
Solith Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , Missis
sippi , Louisiana and Texas would all nnvo
voted for the populist candidates for the
presidency and vice-presidency had it not
been for promises made by the leaders of the
democratic party that , while Mr. Cleveland
was personally opposed to silver , ho would
approve a free coinage measUre when pre
sented to him by u democratic congress , as
It would be.
OiicKtloiifd by .11 r. Piilincr.
Mr. Palmer , democrat , of Illinois , wanted
to know by what ilieasuro the senator from
Kansas proposed to procure the parity of tbo
two motals.
Mr. Poffor replied that ho would do so by
the re-enactment of the old law providing
for the coinage of silver at the ratio of 10
to 1.
1.Mr.
Mr. Palmer Will that produce the result
of equality in value ?
Mr. Poffor said it would ; that It always I
did boforn.
"Will it now ? " asked Mr. Palmer.
"It will now , " replied Mr. Poffer. "If the
senator from , Illinois docs not agree witli mo
lot him try it and sec. "
Mr. Palmer asked whether it was not on
trial now. in reply to which Mr. Poffcr said
It was not. It was time , ho said , that thu
partnership existing between the government ,
of the United States and the speculators In
Wal ) street was dissolved. ' "Tho loaders of
the democratic party uro pursuing precisely
the same coin-so that the loaders of the re
publican p.irty dlci , and , senators , you are on
the breakers. "
Thcro Is a bright , young , vlo-orons party
upon the map of politics which is ready to
strike hard with all parties to. make the
light for silver. The members of thift
party cared not whether It was callou popu
list or national or what it was called ,
but there was coming a union of hearts and
hands upon both sides of this great ques
tion and that In the very near future. In a
lecture which ho had delivered In this city
before ho had taken the oath ot ofilco ns son-
iitor , ho had predicted that both old pnrtlns
would HOOII bo under ( ho leadership of
Grover Cleveland , They were there now.
Will Cuncliidu Today.
The se'uato adjourned before Air. Poffor
had concluded his remarks , wi-.h the under-
stamting that ho should precede Air. Stawnrt
tomorrow , for the purpose of ilnlshing his
speech ,
The executive session of the senate today
was devoted to the consideration ot the
nominations for tlio Oklahoma land ofllcc.
In maklug these appointments the president
selected non-residents , The republicans
did not fail to point- out this fact , cither in
committee where the nominations were con
sidered this morning or in tha executive ses
sion this afternoon , There wns no stubborn
opposition , An njo nnd nny vote wns called
for and the nominations were all confirmed
except that of J. ,1. llassler of North Dakota ,
who had been appointed receiver of the land
otllco at Knhl , Old. This nomination hnd
iiotiiceii reported with the others. There ,
vdllbo Bomo opposition when his nomination
is reported , but this confirmation is said by
his friends to bo nssjred ,
MVTUSKIJ TO < JUMI > I.YINTS.
I'vrmudit Importer * Heforo the Wuj'i nnd
Miuum Committee.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. Today wns the be
ginning of the hearings by the ways oid
'means committee of representatives of pro
tected Industries preparatory to framing oa
now tariff bill. Thu only persons present
were representatives of the potato und onion
growers of the Bermuda Islands , who asked
for a reduction of duty on these articles on
the ground that they nro almost prohibitive ,
that they do not compete with native
prdducti , coming in before tha latter , and
because Bermuda buys .from the 'United
States much more'than It soils.
In reply to n ques'tlon from Air , Goer , Air.
M.istn-j , 0110 of the Bermuda representa
tives , laid ilia removal of the duty wmld
lco.N7iyi. i o : < TUII.U i % ; ' . i ,
OPPOSE ! ) BY THE RAILROADS
Their Henchman Working to Defeat the
Nomination of Judge Maxwell.
SCHEMES OF THE PLOTTERS EXPOSED
On the Order of the I' . H. A M. V. It.i
. Attorney , ,1. 15. 1'rlek , Will Seek to
Kocdvo the Kiiilorsomant oftlio
l > iMli ; < 3 County Republicans.
FncMONT , Sept. 4. [ Special to Tun Bcis.j
The flat has gene forth from Klkhorn
liendqnarters that Judge Alaxwoll , the
widely known and reipscteJ chief Justice of
the supreme court of the state , must bo
turned down and that in order to the moro
certainly accomplish this end , Dodge county ,
his homo for nearly a score of years , must
repudiate him.
Tlii ? explains ,1 state of affairs existing
in this county today , of which the people
of the state as yolj know little or nothing.
The facts are hero sot forth.
Six wcoks ago work was secretly begun in
the city of Fremont to accomplish the defeat
of Alaxwoll through the medium of selecting
a delegation from this county to the repub
lican state convention unfavorable to the
present chief Justice and'pledged to another
candidate.
The program was to have it heralded
abroad throughout the state that Alaxwoll
had been repudiated by his own pcopio ,
trusting that this would "estrange sufllclcnt
other counties that would otherwise bo
friendly to him , to prevent his nomination
for another term , at Lincoln on October 5.
Soiiomo of the I'lottoM.
The management of this piece of political
skullduggery was placed In the hands of
General J. B. Hawlcy , the head of the Elkhorn -
horn legal department , and bis fertile brain
speedily evolved the scheme of brlucitig out
sin't 13. Frick , bis subordinate , and the local
attorney of the Elkhorn , as an opposing can
didate from this county , for the supreme
bench.
btdi The schemers realized that It would not
diw to at once make public this plan , but they
went quietly to work to carry it Into execu
tion.
tion.For
For nioro than n month they labored
persistently 1 < day and night , before making
public Frlck's candidacy , and when at last
itK was thought that everything was ripe ,
Hess Hammond mudo the announcement in
the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
Tribune that Frick would contest before
the county convention for the endorsement
of the delegates there assembled.
Following on the heels of this announce
ment came the call lor the county convention
iitl
tion , which was sot for Friday , September
tla a , to select delegates to the state convention
to bo hold at Lincoln , Octobers.
The more fact that the county convention
was called a month before the other might ,
itis itself , be sufllciently startling , but it
isis doubly so when the facts regarding the
issuance of that call are known.
isV There are in this county fifteen country
precincts and four wards in the city of Fre
mont , each of which Is represented by one
member in the county central committee.
When tha' , call was issued for the snap con
vention there were seven members of the
comimttno present , live from outside pre
cincts and two from wards of this city. Not
only did the meeting kfail to have a quorum ,
but those present represented precincts that
will \ have but forty-six'J"6ut of the 116 dele
gates at the county convention , so that it
was a minority representation of a minority
of , the republican''voters- , ' thbcounty. .
Further than this , the precincts represented
were those adjacent to the line of the Elkhorn -
horn through this county Hooper , Everett ,
Nickerson , Maple , Cuining whore word
was hurriedly sent out to secure enough Elkhorn -
horn 1 : representation to insure the carrying
out of the scheme , not an interior nrccinct
being represented.
So much for the kodak committee meeting
and its snap call.
The light against Aiixwoll In this county
Is being managed by L. D. Hiehards , who
failed to declare himself tl'ieo years ago
when running for governor , but "everybody
knows where bo stands" in carr.vinc out thd
orders that emanate from Elkhorn head-
Build tor Maxwell.
There is no doubt as to the sentiment of
the people of Dodge county as a whole , as
the county is for Maxwell thrco to one , but
the railroad machine is trying to so run
things so as to overthrow the will of the
majority.
The tactics pursued by the county commit
tee are n fair sample ofwhat is being done
now to bring about the defeat of Maxwell at
the primaries.
The Australian primary system is not in
vogue here , and the primaries are really
nothing i but caucuses , which the railroad
contingent is counting on packing , ana thus
caoturo the ward or precinct delegations on
a single stuffed ballot in each.
Maxwell lives outside the city limits in
Platte precinct , adjoining the Second ward
of this city , which is , therefore , regarded
and known as his ward. It Is conceded that
ho will carry the Second , but there will bo a
bitter fight in each of the other three wards
of the city , moro particularly in the First
and Third , as the Fourth is the railroad
wnrd. Crooks , the Klkorn roadmaster , is
councilman from that ward , and to him has
boon entrusted the work of potting all the
railroad employes out to the primary and
voting them for Friok and against Maxwell.
The Indications are that as goes this city
so will go the county , and n great deal of
energy is therefore being expended hero.
So far as Frick is concerned , it Is a well
known fact that his backers and managers
have not the slightest expectation of nomin
ating him nt Lincoln , but they do hope to
accomplish the defeat of Alaxwolf , which in
itself would bo sufllclent reward for their
time and trouble.
It is known and openly talked hero that
the scheme of the railroads is to have candl-
dates sprung in every county In order to
secure for such candidates the endorsement
and Instructions of their respective county
conventions in order to detract/from Max
well's strength us much as possible , and the
Frick movement in this countv Is rated by
the majority us on n par with the
deals in outside counties , only moro so , be
cause of Maxwell's residence here ,
This Is w"H understood , and the schema is
generally condemned in terms so strong as
to leave no doubt ns to publio sentiment ,
If tlio matter were to bo decided at the polls
tomorrow the opposition would develop
scaicoly noticeable strength , but it is not to
bo decided nt the polls , i'ho primaries will
tell the story , and as between honest , dis
interested voters on ono hand und caucus-
packing manipulators with a mission to par.
form on the other , the odds , all other
things being equal , uro not in favor of the
masses securing the larger representation.
I'rlclc'n lluaily Obedience.
Frick has 'denied that he wns a party to
thu snap call.but thu faithful historian Is
compelled to chronicle the presence of Air.
Frick nt Mio meeting whence the cull wns
issued. Ho Is also on record ns having
stated thnt Alaxwoll ought by nil means to
bo reiioinlMited , but within 'forty-eight
hours thereafter the order was promulgated
nt headquarters Instructing him that the
time had como for him to project himself
Into Iho * broach , and the railroad printing
press was Htrulghtway sot iu motion to make
publio his candidacy.
Frlck's political barometer has had n hard
time of It in keeping truck of his variation1 *
and fluctuations. llo < eumo hero frcm Iowa a
mild typo of anarchist and ei-ocnbacUer. , Ho
flopped over into the anti-monopolist patty ,
und then became an anti-monop republican.
Ho then became a part of the machine con
tingent , and ut last his tiunsformatlon from
a | > ollteul | chrysalis to a full-Hedged railroad
attorney of the republican brand via * com
plete.
It is strenuously denied that the unusually
frequent presence of tbo IJlkhorn pillcials
hero Iho past month had .anything to do
with politics , and there Is always .an excuse
for their coming "excursion" business ,
but somehow or othb-Hho excursions have
an aggravatlne wny of going over other
roads. -
It wns first the intention of the anti-Max
wo l element to inditOc-'Judfro Marshall of
the district beach of this district to enter
the lists for the pla.-c , but ho did not take
kindly to the proposition , The plotters
have , however , secured the co-operation of
his brother , George Alnrshall , who wns
formerly chalrmnn of tbo county central
committee. An old friend remonstrated
with him for tli us opposing Maxwell , to
which Alnrshall rcrJIeu that ho had nothing
ngnlnst the chief justice , but had aspira
tions himself polltlrnlly. Ho was reminded
that n republican nominee for a
Dodge county oHlco had about na
mncli show ns ' the proverbial snow-
Ilako , to which ho replied : "Thoro
nro plenty of good things outside of
Dodge county. " J'Mt whnt the railroads
have promised Air. Marshall for his services
ho has kept securely locked in his own little
bosom.
U'n lit n IteprrBcntnrlvo on the llrncli.
The fact that Alanwell Is not n railroad
man Is not the ono thnt Is being used on tlio
streets to down him , but It is known to bo
the desire of tho.'Elkborn to have n repre
sentative on the supreme bench. Some of
their representatives have asserted that in
asmuch ns the B. ft AL and Union Paclllo
were each represented , it was nothing moro
than fair that the other big road of the state
should have nn equal show.
It Is freely assorted hero that Maxwell
has often proved a thorn In the side of his
fellow justices by his open and decided dis
senting opinions , which have compelled
them to go on record in matters where it
would have been much moro agreeable to
them to have hud It passed over by an unan
imous opinion , and it is openly declared that
they are not anxious to have longer asso
ciated with them on the bench a man whoso
outspoken fairness nnd scnso of equal Jus
tice to all has so often placed them in an
embarrassing position.
It was but. two or three days ago that
Judge Aluxwell was arraigned by n member
Of the opposition and taken to task for some
of his opinions. Among other things , in
fact , the Ilrst charge against him was that
ho had on moro than ono occasion decided
against his own party. " 1 admit it , " said
the Judsro , "but I believe now , as I did at the
time , that it wiis ri"ht , or I would not have
so decided. What kind of n Judge do you
want ono before whom neither n democrat
nor independent can got JusticoJ If that Is
the case , It Is very certain I am not the man
you want , " iml the indignant chief justice
turned abruptly nnd walked away.
It Is argued by Maxwell's friends that in
case ho is defeated it- would bo useless for
Dodge county to expect that the Judgcshlp
would bo perpetuated in this county , es
pecially in viowof the fact that the other
two Judges , Post and Norval , reside at
Columbus and Seward , both within forty
miles of this city , but the railroad mission
aries refuse to concede the logic of the argu
ment , nnd persistently adhere to their as
sertion that the western part of the state is
Just as willing to eupport Doilgo county's
Frick ns Dodge county's Maxwell.
M xwnfV Uucuilcs Working Hard.
The railroad crowd , is doing some work in
the outside precincts , but the bulk of It , with
trho possible exception of Platte precinct , is
being done here in the city. The opposition
has an ardent worker m Platte wccinct ,
which it is desired to take away from Alax-
well in order to bo nblo-to say that the Judge
wns not nblo to carry his own precinct. That
man is "Judgo" Boobo , who discovered the
"ineltgibillty" of Governor Boyd , and who
has never forgivC-m Judgo' Alaxwell for re
versing hiin. In order to carry * out the
scheme of defeating Judge Alaxwell in tfiis
precinct the corporation workers are depend
ing on the asslstaticy" "tho Standard Cuttle
company , and it has , boen' reported that this
concern would 1(0 ( ImiaeeU.to import. . . enough
men for the occasion to control the primaries
in thnt prec.lnct-jn\o cotnpa jy'feguldrly em
ploys nbou tf ortylJKn "iubu t : 'ir "now- giving
employment to an unusually largo force , ns
it lias about'503-acroi of sugar beets under
cultivation this .VeaiAlanager Allen , who
has charge of the company's business , is
now in Wyoming , nud the opposition is rest
lessly awaiting his coming , but these who
know him best bellovo tbat it will afford the
conspirators little comfort.
The fact that Frick has as much strength
as ho has is duo solely to the secrecy with
which his campaign wns conducted- and to
the further fact that it was only
last Tucsdny that Maxwell's friends
realized what was being dono. Since
thnt time they have been hard at work , and
the chance tbat has taken place in the sit
uation in the last day or two has been very
discouraging to Air. Frick.
Aromod Much indignation.
Chairman Hammond of the county central
committee inadvertently admitted today
that the snap convention was called in the
interest of Frlck's candidacy , or , In other
words , for the purpose of doing up Aiuxwcll
in the house of his.frlcnds. The move has
greatly stirred up fair minded men of all
parties , and there is Jittlo doubt that the re
action will bo quite different from what the
schemers had hoped for.
The action of the populists of this county
last Saturday in refusing to adopt the resp-
lution which the railro-id lawyers S9iight to
have railroaded through , instructing the
delegation to vote for no candidate who had
not been identified with that movement , is
an indication of the strength and standing of
Judge Alaxwc'll in his homo county with
panics other than his own.
Clioxn thu Old Olllrnrg.
NIIWMAN Gitovu , Neb. , Sept. 4. [ Special
to THE BKE. ] The Citizens State bank hold
the yearly bank mooting yesterday and
elected the following ofilcers for the ensuing
year : C. A. Randall , president ; George C.
Johnson , cashier ; John fllomchust , vice
president. All the officers were ro-olectcd.
.o
in 1 11 Titit
Election of C.oiiuiniiH/ur-ln-Clilof the Ab-
unrlilin.- Topic Naval Ve.le.rnim Meut.
iNDUNAi'oi.is , Sept. 4. The election of
commander-in-chiof Is the leading toploof
discussion among tho. veterans of the Grand
Army i assembled jioru. The choice is
thought to Uo batwaen' Captaln J. , G. B. '
,
Adams of Massachusetts and Major Chnrlos
P. 1 Lincoln of the Dopnrtmcnt of the Potomac ,
1t
though 1i a number ot others are spoken of ,
including i Postmaster Sox ton of Chicago.
Tlio annual ses.iiOu of the naval veterans
was called to order this morning with n
larco attendance. After roll call Admiral
Osborn delivered his annual address.
There will bo n. grand reception to the
visiting veterans tonight , at which ox-Pros-
tdcnt Harrison und Coininandcr-ln-Chiof
Wolssort will deliver fiiltlrcssos.
The selection of the next commandor-m
chief will have a good dual to do with the so
lection of the plicu | of holding the encamp
ment in Ib'Jt , it being tbo Intention , as nearly
as possible , to ) llyio | } the honors evenly
among the different sections of the
country. Lincoln , N | b. , nnd Plttsburg nro
now the most talked of. but If the selection
of the commnudor-iii-uhlof does not Interfere ,
Chicago may snatch the plum from thorn ,
Philadelphia nnd Cincinnati are also anxious
to entertain the volcrans in IS'U. '
Indianapolis Is now realizing what it Is to
entertain tlio'inoilt-rn Grand Army of the Ko
publio veterans , Suion Sunday morning the
veterans and their friends nnd thousands of
people , who nro uuractcd by the
cheap rates , huvo b&cu pouring into the
city until now. two days before the cncam [ > -
inent otllclully begins , it la ostiiiintod that
there nro upwards nf 100,000 visitors within
the city. At a Into hour tonight the rush is
still unabated and U la getting to boa sorlous
question fur the accommodation of the
largest host , that Indianapolis over tried to
entertain.
. *
Movement * i > 4 Oecan SlcainiT , September
At Now York rrlvedFrlcsland , from
Antwerp ; Saulci. from Bremen.
At Philadelphia Arrived Indiana , from
Liverpool. J
At Gothenburg Arrived Itulla , from
Now
At n
Now
At Lomion ArrlvoJ Esf.vptlan Monarch
from Now York. Sljfhtod JJubblodum
from Now York ,
WILL IT BE JUDGE RACAN
Oanvasa of the Situation Befora the Mooting
of the Populist State Oonvontion.
ADAMS COUNTY'S ' JURIST IN THE LEAD
Some of tbo Clinlco Spirit ! Who Are Giv
ing Him Mipjxirt .V signllleiiiit 1'oiituro
of llli Cniullil icy The Other
A8ilraiitn.
LINCOLN , Sept. . 4. [ Special Telegram to
Tin ; Bnc. ] At 10o'clock this evening honest
John Powers , the Nestnr of the Independent
party , of Nebraska , was nnm-o.ich.cd by nn
Independentdclegate and asked for nnoplnlon
ns to the situation. With the innate modesty
which has over characterized the utterances
of the Kopubllcan valley statesman , the
honest old man replied : "Well , if it doesn't
rain this week I think the weather will
bo dry for several days yet. " That is the
situation in Lincoln tonight. But few of the
delegates to the Independent state conven
tion , which will meet in this city tomorrow , ,
have as yet arrived. Oftho eight'hundred
and odd men sent to the convention by the
several counties of the state , scarcely moro
than a hundro.l have made their appear-
mice. Tlio indications all point tonlieht
convention , although many well posted
leaders of the party believe that credentials
will bo presented by at least 000.
HIIMI linsriiiiliili Color.
The light attendance at tlio hotel lobbies
tonight precludes any intelligent forecast of
the probable result of tomorrow's session.
Tonight , oi the surface , everything has a
decidedly Kaganish coloring. This can bo
readily accounted for in the fact that the
strikers for the Adams county aspirant for
Judicial honors arc earliest upon tlio ground.
The men who will not hosltato to sacrillco
their Interests are naturally the loudest in
their assertions tbat Kagan is pre-eminently
the proper candidate , and it is a signllicant
fact that tlio men in the Independent party
who are held in the deepest distrust by
their own people nro the most faithful of
the adherents of the Adams county man.
But there are other candidates hero. Fore
most among them looms up Judge Holeomb ,
whose state , features and nhyslcnl resem
blance to Senator Allen ought to commend
themselves to the members of his party , is
here with the solid backing of the delegates
from Buffalo , Ouster. Sherman and D.iwson ,
the four counties included in tlio Ninth Judi
cial district , over which be presides. But
while Judge Holcomb is on the ground , the
tactics of Ills friends and supporters is in
marked contrast with tbo ostentatious activ
ity of the Kag-.in lot. But if Judge Hoi-
comb's fripuds have adopted the still hunt
policy , they are none the loss confirmed in
their belief in Iho ultimate success of their
preferred candidate.
Gage County's Choice.
The Gage county people are hero with an
jjondorsoment of the candidacy of Judge Bush
of Beatrice. Lincoln and ono or two far
western counties are quietly pushing Judge
Neville , whom they assert will most cheer
fully accept the honor of n nomination. York
county has a preferred candidate in the per
son of Juds-n Bates. There you have
the 11 vo candidates most frequently
mentioned. It cannot be'dcnlod that to-night
Kngan is .in the load und that Judge Hol-
comb is the only one of the four others who
has" developed sufllcient strength 'to bo con
sidered d competitor. But the early morn
ing trains , which will bring a majority of
tl ho delegates , may place an entirely diffcr-
ei nt aspect upon the situation. Among tlio
nest actlvo supporters of Judge Kagan are
ueh men as Sheridan of lied Willow county ,
Alarsh" Elder of Clay. Blake and Piertlo of
ancaster , Joe lidgerton of Douglas , and
ithcrs of equal prominence. Their Intense
; oal for the man , who is , for many reasons ,
inspected of being an independent for reve-
luo and emolument only , can readily bo
explained : by all who are thoroughly posted
ir the past two years history of independent
lolltics > < in Nebraska.
Character of Ktgnii'M Supporter ) ) .
Not ono of them enjoys the confidence of
tl , ho rank and file of tlio independent party.
L'hoy are marked men , und they are only
T lermltted to force themselves to the front
h the counsels of their party for tlio reason
.hat thcAionest men have not yet mustered
up the courage to kick them out.
There is another element hero In support
of Kagan. Its sentiment is best voiced by
; ho statement of a delegate from Kear-
loy county. Says .ho : "I leel con-
Idont that Kagau cannot carry
ICearncy county. I do not believe
tbat ho can carry any coanty traversed by
the Kansas City & Omaha railroad. Thu't
railroad was constructed under the personal
direction of Air. Kagan , and every precinct
crossed by the road voted bonds to aid in its
construction , and thu methods employed In
Inducing the farmers to vote those bonds uro
still fresh in their minds. And yet , in spite
of all this , I came hero to help nominate
Uagan. I Some members of my delegation
aro'against him , but I will swing them
around j [ before the convention meets , "
Those were the words of a delegate whoso
name -withhold only for the reason that
when ho made the statement to Tin : Bui ;
representative ho believed ho was converting
li follow delegate. Ho represents a class of
liU
delegates who are attempting to nominate n
man with the blind hopeless bellof that tholr
party 1 can bo whipped into line in Ills sup
port.
There Is still another class which is sup
porting Kagan , They are honest men , who
sincerely and honestly bollovo ho is an able
Jurist , who has forever abandoned the Inter
ests which for years bound him to the
St. Joseph it Grand Island railroad. These
men are few In numbers , oven if they are
honest In tholr own belief. Among them are
men from Adams county whoso memory is
not so short that It cannot recall the fact
Air , Kazan's sudden conversion to Independ
ent principles followed liard upon the refusal -
fusal of the Union Pacific directory to make
him the general manager of the St. Joseph
& Grand Island railroad nt the tlino thnt
Manager O'No.Ml was transferred from St.
Joseph to the supcriiitonuoiioy of the moun
tain division of the Union Paclllo ,
. Auntluir .Slgnlllcunt Feature.
Another significant feature of the ovon-
ing's development Is the purpose of thu men
who are presuming to manipulate the con
vention , to make Sheridan of Kcd Willow
county chairman of the con volition tomorrow.
The hotter class of men who are working for
Kugun received this announcement with a sur
prise which very closely resembled disgust ,
They claim that Kagan will not llko It , but
that ho will say nothing. Inasmuch as the
arrangement was made by Kugun's leading
supporters , It Is quite probable that the dis
tinguished Jurist from Adams couuty will
swallow any "resentment'1 which charitably
Inclined pcopio may attribute to him nnd
keep on saying nothing. But it yet
remains to bo s.tltl thnt n convention
which can bo deluded Into tbo nomination of
Kugun should very properly bo presided over
by n man like Sheridan , If ni/y element of
the rldlculouais still lucking , the selection
of Sheridan will moro than make up the
dellcit.
Candid lira for llegent * . <
It is presumed < , hat tomorrow's ticket will
bo completed by , tha nomination of caiull-
IIks
da ten for regents , but no ono tonight thinks
of the regency of the lending educational in
stitution of tlio west. It -
transpires , hov--
over , ttiat a large number of to"
publican .valley men who nro for
Kauan jiuvrt ' no choice for regent.
Naturally they happen to favor the
nomination of Prof. Munroo of South Omuhn
as one of the candidates and with this an
nouncement comes the assurance from Joe
Kdfjerton und 1) , L'lom Ueaver thai thu
Douglas county delegation Is for Kagan , huU
B , Fitch of Antelope has few friends U
* tin a * v * M 4 b iuai who
tire pushing him ( jr the rejraiu'.v , James
Suliiuu of Nuligh is utiothor cuudlduto who
modestly Consigned himself to the hands
tls friends. There may bo other candl-
_ * ! * nnd they will bo heard from tomorrow ,
.icroissomo tnlk , but not much , of n
n-5 Donemenl of the convention to a Inter
dl'i. , Speaker Gnflln states that the ques-
tlvlll \ bo tnken up for serious consldern-
tli tomorrow nnd that the proposition
wo. have ninny serious supporters were It
not . the fact that thcro Is n pcnor.il fool-
Ing' t the delegates cannot afford to bear
ano - expensive trip to the convention ,
It nether signllicant fact that the op-
pond.of Kagnn nro favorlnc n postpone
ment , whllo that gentleman himself Is op
posed to It.
But four members of the Douglas county
delegation nro horo. the rest of them pre
ferring to arrive in the morning.
Would SutUfy the Uiillronitn.
At n Into hour this evening n prominent
railroad republican , whoso past services
have not infrequently been rewarded
nt the expense of the pcopio , mndo
the statement that the railroads
of the state would bo perfectly
satisfied with the nomination of Judge
Itngnu. * As bctwoon him and almost any
man who miirht bo nominated by either
the democratic or republican parties bo
would bo their choice. In n further
burst of confidence bo made "tho
statement that the railroads controlled the
' . ' 0,0K ) employes who would cast tholr ballots
for the man most likely to mtvntioo tholr
Interests. Tlieso 20,000 , votes , ho ndded ,
would never go to Judge Alnxwoll.
They would not 140 to any democrat with
anti-monopoly proclivities. They would go
to Kagan , because the railroads looked upon
him ns a "fair" man , nnd the delicate dis
crimination with which this well known rail
road capper used the word "fair , " proved
conclusively that the railroad lexicographers
and the immortal Webster differed most
radically In tholr conception of the meaning
of the words.
Corporation Intercnti I.ooUed After.
The railroads are not wholly unrepre
sented in Lincoln tonight. Several of their
ngonts having been busy in the lobby all
evening. Alnny of these como from differ
ent parts of the stato. and for once they have
forsaken their favorite corner in the Capitol
betel for tlio lobby of the Lindell , where
their . presence creates a feeling of mild sur
prise to all who know them.
Nothing Is likely to transpire to place a
different aspect upon the situation until to
morrow. In the1 morning the main body of
the delegates will arrive. The forenoon wilt
bo devoted to the caucus , and by noon to
morrow the program will bo cut , dried nnd
bleached it the forces now so actively at
work can have their way about it.
TOOK MORPHINE.
Carrie Mart 1'roferred SolMiilllctoil Dentil
Carrie Hart , a 14-year-old girl living at
1712 Pacillc street , attempted to 'commit suicide -
cido last night because her mother would
not let her go to a dance in Natatorium hall.
Carrie has been going with young people
whom her mother designates us being
"tough. " Carrie was chastised yesterday ,
and her mother told her she would repeat
the punishment it she went to the danco.
The girl took morpliluo.
A physician was summoned and the girl
was revived.
CUT TO KILL.
Serious Stubbing AHV.iy Between Two Moil
III the Suburbs I.nst Kvuiiliur.
William Heston , a single man who lives at
Twenty-sixth and Hickory streets , was serl-
ously , if not fatally , stabbed in front of u
saloon on South Thirteenth street about 10
o'clock last night. '
His assailant was' John Stumnmcyor. residing - ' "
siding with his family on what is usually
denominated as "No Ainu's Land. "
According to the story of bystanders the
attack was without-cause. Hoston was ,
standing on the porch when Stumpmcyor
came out. Drawing his pocket knlfo bo
slashed at Hcstou , inllletlng a wound that
penetrated the abdominal cavity.
The injured man was convoyed to St. .
Joseph's hospital.
The victim is a young mm nnd until re
cently was in the employ of the P.ixton &
Vierling iron works.
Stumpmoycr is n carpenter and the father
of four children. A deputy sheriff was sent/
on liis trail last night , but up to a late hour
ho hud not been arrested.
At Sheeley station last night W. Wlalyr-
lin made a vicious slash at-one of his coun
trymen , inflicting a Blight wound. Wlaiyr-
lin was arrested.
-jnn.\r'
KvldfiKo OoneoriiiiiGr I.lln limuraiicn Tnl > ii
ut Yi'rtttiriliiyVt SHHHlmi.
AVOOA , la. . Sopt. 4 , [ Special ; Telegram to
Tun BUL" . ] In the , Mawhor murder case
today the only witness of importance to
testify was Kmanue Smith , banker of
Hivcrton , who uotailed\lio method pursued
by Mawhor in securing insurance nn his last
wife's lifo in two policies ono for § -,000 in
favor of her children and ono for ! J,000 in
favor of Mawhor. Tlio policies were pro
duced in court. A school tcachur testified
that she once stayed all night at the Ma wbor
house and found Mrs. Mawhor of a lively
disposition.
Court adjourned at 8:40 : in order to allow
the state to arrange for the Introduction of
Mrs. ICrbec , Mrs. Mawhor's mother , as a
witness.
Dl tlio .MiiIn I'ulr.
Moi.sr.s , Sept. 4.-T-fSpocal ! Telegram
to TUB Bni : . ] This was the ilrst visitors'
day at the state fair. The attendance was
not ns largo ; m the corresponding day last >
year , nml the oxhlhlts were not nultn all in
placo. The indications tonight are that the
attendance tomorrow and the balancu of thu
week will bo about the average , If Iho excellent
cellentveather continues ta prevail , The
opening exorcises by the ofllcers of the fair
were not held today , but will take place to
morrow morning , It will also bu a ladle * '
day.
Miii"l : ( < 'cl l > y a Tr.iln.
CKDAII KATIPS , la. , Sept , 4. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Bui : . ] As n Burlington , Cedar ,
Haplds & Northern freight train wax pulling
out of the city last night Henry White , aged
10 , of Burlington attempted to board It and
both his let's were cut oil ut the hips and ho
will dio.
Killer 'Jlririonii'ii Sun Shot.
Dua Mois'cs , Snpt. 4.---Special [ Tclogram
, toTnu Bui ! . ] Frank P. Chirkson , ngcd 18 ,
son of thu editor of the Siuto Kcgisttn1 ,
while returning Irom the country jcstcrday
afternoon was accidentally shut , resulting
in a serious wound in the left arm , -
< : < > nllizritlii : ; ( : lit llouley.
Ciuuu HAi'iiH , la. , Sopt. 4. [ Special Tele.- ,
grain-tciTim BEK.J A numberof warehouses ,
nnd four curs at Kowloy were destroyed
by lira yesterday , causing a loss of f.0,000.
The town was saved from destruction with
great dlfiluulty.
HoVa < Drniilc.
CCUAH KAi'ina , Iu. , Sopt. 4 [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bun. ] AyooJ chopper named
Klump , whllo Intcixlcatoii , was struck by n
Alilvvuukeo tram near I.4 > uUii lust night and
cut to pieces.
' 1'iivnr ' '
I'etUKreiv'rt Hill ,
Sopt. 4. The .senate com-
mittco on public lands mot today and agreed
on u favorublu report upon Senator Putti-
grow'ii bill irj-nntlng to the stuto of South
Dakota M ) ( I5r coat of Iho proceeds of the
sulo of thu iniiiL'ral lands of the ma to foe thu
luuintvnunco of thoSiato School of Mluu * ,
PRINCE BISlIARCirVERY ILL
Suffering Severely from an Acute Attack of
Sciatica in Both Hips ,
IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CASE IS UNLIKELY
IllAAttumlnntv Acrineil ofCnreleMlj- Allow *
IMC the Old .Ainu to KxpiKn Illmtrir
Weather | < ARiilimt Ilim-llo
Asks to Sou Ills Son * .
ISOi l > v Jtimcs ( Ionian Dennett. ]
KUSINOCN , Sopt. I. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tnr. Bii-T'ho : ] condition
of Prince Blsm.uvis I.H WOMJ. Ho is sufler- ? " "
Ing from n species of sciatica in both hips ,
particularly In the left , extending downward
to the log. His Illness is the fault of his at
tendants , who allowed him to take a bath
when the weather was damp nnd chilly , nml
then to walk In the forest , drink boor , and
rot a chill. It is still r.ilnlng and the ,
weather makes nuy Improvement In his con
dition unlikely. Ho has expressed n wish to
see his son , Count U'llllam. Appearances
indicate thcro has boon an estrangement be
tween the latter and the Bismarck family.
co.Mi'iixioN : OF TIII : CII.\.MIIII : : .
i'rcneli ( lonorat lUoetlimft Secure Kctlro-
intuit lor u Number of Noted Mom
PAKIS , Sept. 4 ( Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : Bni : . ] Tli'1 ' French gotior.il
elections are complete. ! suul the results
are us It was prodiotoJ in the Herald.
Nolhing is changed , and the govern
ment continues to bo at the mercy
of any collection of the extreme -loft nml the
extreme right. It cannot count upon n solid
majority , and will therefore continue to got
along as best it can , by means of compro- *
miscs of all sorts , and by practicing u line of
policy which will not bo of any advantage to
the country , the chief change in the character -
actor of the next chamber will bo the
disappearance of all those deputies whoso
names were well known to the public ,
Including M. Paul do'Cassagunc , the con
servative ; the radical , Dr. Clomcnecau , the
CathoheM.Munnnnd , . , theradical.M.Floquet.
This is n very curious but also a disquieting
political phenomenon , for it prepares the
way for the reign of political mediocrity.
The next clumber will not contain u
single one of the deputies of the _
late Chamber who has any renown as
an orator. The late Ernest Kenan , the
philosopher , once said that u democracy was
the "roign of madiocrity. " What Is n"ow
talcing place In Franco seems to show tbr.t
Kenan was right ; but in that case what will
bo the futurr of Franco ?
JACQURS ST. CKHR.
msviKWKi ) HIS -mows. I"
ICmpcror Yl'illlnm nf Oeriminy Watches Ills
Soldier * Piirfurm ,
MITZ , Sept. 4. Brilliant weather prevailed -
vailed . today on the occasion of the con
tinued maneuvers' ot the troops of the Ger
man army. Emperor William was early astir
and - as" t ho great military function pro
gressed , the Blittcr.of brisUCiiruppings nud
the assemblage of thousands of spectators
united to furnish a no table spectacle. About
10,000 persons were ou the grounds. The
young kaiser -reviewed tbo Sixteenth.
army corps , and ho was accompanied
by the crown prince of Naples and
other royal dignltar'ot , and was followed by
a brilliant .staff of olllcors as ho galloped
to tlio rovlo.vlnsj field. The royal cavalcade
took U ] ) an advantageous position and then ,
in the great ojrMi space , the ollluiul pageant
began. The review consumed several hours ,
culminating in n dazzling show when
Emperor William at the linlsh roda at the
head of the color company through the
town.
The emperor lunched with the governor oC
the province. Two hundred workmen toolc
occasion to present to the prince of Naples a ,
loyal address. Since his arrival in Motz
the crown prince has worn the Prussian uni
form on all public occasions.
Imere'i.h in slum.
LONDON , Sept.I. . The carl of Ilosonbory ,
secretary of state for foreign affairs , was
questioned by Huron LumiriL'ton In thu
House ot Lords today as to the report that
Franco was overreaching Slam in the cur
rent negotiations at Bangkok. Ho replied
that the marquis of Dutlcrin returned to
Paris last week with ample Instructions to
protect British ricrhts in Slam.
A dispatch from Paris nays the marquis ot
Dullorin bad a long interview with M.
Dovollo , Frunch minister of 1'orolgn affairs ,
last evening before leaving the city to Joiu
his fumily in Switzerland.
Armenian I'rlNoiiui-ft In Turlroy.
LONDON , Sept. ) . Ad Ices from Constanti
nople are to the effect that some of the Ar
menian prisoners brought * to the capital
from Aniiprn report tlfat attempts Imvu
been niuilo and uro bolug made to obtain
their shrnatiircs to a document denying that
they had been subjected to torture to extort
their sccicts and the whereabouts of their
effects.
_
ICimliuicl''i 1'iibiiu lll > riirle ,
Los-nos , Sept.I. . Mr. Brown of the Clark-
enwoll public library , who returned recently
from the ' United Stains , has prop.iroil a re
port on' American libraries , whirh bo says
coi > t twice as much , but accomplished a great
deal less than thu libraries in Grout Britain.
C'holer.i In Jruhiml.
LONDON , Sept. ! , A case of cholera is re
ported at Belfast.
LAY UOWN TO DIE.
r
Mini Komid In nn Alley SiiMVrlnj ; from Mor
phines I'olnollliii ; .
W. L. Salisbury , a carpenter who rooitm In
thcJFriestchko blockat Thirteenth and Howard -
ard hlreots , was found in an unconscious
condition In the alloy back of the Conti
nental block tinout I" o'clock last night , Ho
was taken to pollco headquarters and thu
acting city physician summoned.
it proved u case of morpliluo poisoning ,
The drug hud full tlmo - to por.
monte his system , and 'Salisbury
may dlo before daylight , It is said
the man has had no serious trouble and that
ho has property on Popploton iivanuo , Some
relatives reside In IhU city , but thuii'tuldrosi
could not bo luarnud last uiu'ht.
AT VAXKTUX ,
Aim. .Minnie Nuivycr , Keuliue , Strangled 'uy
tin Iliilcnoiru I'lenil ,
YANICTON , S. D , , Sopt.- . [ Special Tele- ,
grnm toTnis BUB. ] Mr . Allnnlo Sawyer , a
woman who has lived a hermit's lifo in this
city for several years , wan murdered In cold
blood by strangulation lait night , Her
apartments were tfhovti tlio principal fahoo
store of tut ) town nnd right on the principal
street , There. IB no duo to the murderer.
l\\ill Vulii \Vatrr\viirl < .
CASITII , Wyo. , Supt. 4 , [ Special Telegram
to I'm : Bi'E.J 'i'ho town co'int'il voted to
submit u proposition to the elector * to bond
the town in thu sum of ( JU.UOO Jbr water-
norki.