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THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , OCTOBER 22 , 1893HSIXTEEN PAGE& . SCHEMING TO BEAT BEM1S D5 grantletl Ward Politicians Hold a Secret A0onforenco with Dr. Moroer. FLASHES OF A DARK LANTERN SESSION Similar to tnq fold Twonly-nieM 'V' All 1'nctlclpnntd Svrenr Secrecy The Hector - tor Will Poia n * t Petition Candidate lor Mnyor. i _ _ _ Ltko Barkis , Dr. Samuel D. Mercer Is "willlnV but unllko B.ukls , the doctor has placed himself In the hands of his friends nnrt has assured them that ho la anxious to nubtnit to the leg-pulling act , providing their are willing to lane hold nnd pull his leg , nnd they ore. Last nlgUt , behind bolts and bars , the nucleus of another-"Twenty-eight" club was formed in this city , having for its object the defeat ol Hon. George V. Bomls for mayor , vrlth Dr. Samuel D. Mercer furnishing the money to carry out the plans of the unholy alliance. During the day couriers were scouring the city , notifying the sad-eyed republicans that their presence was desired at the Mercer hotel during the evening , as business of great Importance would bo transacted by those who were Invited. CunimcU ot Fintt pry. As soon as the sun wont down Dr. Mercer hied himself to his hotel nnd there waited the coming of the throng , but ho did not have to wait long , for a few minutes later W. J. Broatch , a man who drank wlno and broke bread with Horn George W. Llninger four years ago and then went out and be trayed him. appeared upon the scone , and with a winning smile informed the doctor , who has the mayocahty bee buizmg In his bonnet , that all was well nnd that It was the dcelro Of all the "God nnd morality" poo- pla of tha city that ho should stand as their candfiiato for mayor. J It was apparent that the doctor foil flattered - tored > for ho talked of crops and tbo need of rnin , riow and then changing the subject and Rotting over on to the sldo of poli tics. A little later Henry Ehronpfon , a man who has been known nn a notorious rail road lobblcstj sauntevcd Into the ofllco and shook the doctor's baud with ono of these glve-mo-flvo shakes , which Henry alone knows how to shako. Not knowing so very much about politics down in Honrj's ward , the doctor was slow to catoh on to the point , but ho discovered it later when the smooth Henry told htm that ho carried about r > 00 Uerman and Bohemian votes In hii vest pocket. Nnpnlcun of FinnncoV'n There. At this time Ernest Stunt , the man who Bowed as treasurer of the republican city central committee and refused to turn over the committee cash to his successor , bolted in nnd stepping up to where Mercer and Khrunpfort stood talking , remarked as soon as1 ho caught the drift of the conversation , that anything that Henry said "went" in the south end of the city. Ho also inti mated that Henry had assessed the Union Pacific property a couple of times , and that lift hud great influence in that direction in the way of driving whole herds of votes up to the polls on election day. Thcso boasts of Stuht and Ehronpfort continued until Dr. MorccrVns' almost convinced that ho was elected , and ho might have been convinced of that fact had not Jimlvyner , a member of the republican central committee from the Fifth ward , hobbled in and exhibited a great political sore that has boon lilted with gan. grcno over since ho failed to got a nomina tion for most any oftlco at ttio republican convention , which was hold a few days ago. Jim told the doctor that ho was not cleotcd by n long shot , ana that ho would not bo until the last vote was cast on election day. An Imposing Array. Bight at this point it became apparent that the invitations to attend the meeting ttriil hf nn hpjipim * frnft. fnr a. Int. nf flla. gruntlod politicians iilod into the rotunda of tbo hotel. Among the number there were such prominent republicans as A. U. Sauor , Joe Redman. Phil Winters , W. II. Allen , principal of the Dod o school ; Jake Couns- tnan , A. J. Van Alstlno , an alleged man who not lOrig npo was lined fSO nnd costs for tam pering with a jury ; Sandy Knight. Sam. MaclecJ , the superintendent of schpol buildings , whoso peculiar woik has been criticised in a most Bovcro manner , and n dozen other republicans of the same Ilk , together with Walt Kelley nnd "Buck , " the colored man who docn Jani tor work down at tlio government building. Tbero uns .1 srason of hand shaking , after which Mercer Invited his guests into the dining room , s.iyinu that thcro it was warm und scclusivo. All of thosn prominent ropuolicans were warm enough , hut seclusion was just what they were hunting , and , iiuickly accepting the invitation , they bolted into the room , nearly knocking down a half dozen waiter girls who kept close vigllauco over the spoons and the rest of the silverware. Once iimldo they foil better , though some * of the men longed for a chance to fill their tanks at thouxpcnsQ ot the doctor , but that chance they did not get , for the man of physics told thorn that ho was not rrady to uncork his wlno , nor was ho ready to pull his purse until the tlmo ai rived when there was somo- thiiig Uinu'iblo in sight , Huuir'n llltlni ; Hiircnum. A. J' . Snuer suggested that the meeting was not u feast but wus for the transaction of business of the most sncrcd nature nnd that it was proposed to formulate a plan that would save the city from a worse fa to thtin Unit of Sodom nnd Gomorrati. Several of the mon caught the id on nnd then by n unanimous vote , Phil Winter was elected oluilrmiin , with Schoolmaster Allen acting ns Hociettiry. Iho next thing on the pro- pram was to clear the room of .interlopers , bolt the doors , pull down the blinds and turn the g.is to tlui lowest possible burning point. That having been done , Billy Broutch stated that the object of ttio meeting was to formu late ti club that would have for Us object the political unr.lhllalion of Bonus. ' That's not the object , " interposed Van Alstino , the man who tvna convicted of tnmpoi ingvith a Jury , "Tho object of this meeting , us 1 understand it , is to nominate Dr. Mciver , " "That's so. " Interjected Ehrenpfort"and also to 'down' Uasowatcr and It ( a show him tlmt ho cannot dictate politics,1' 7 "If that's it , I'm ' with jou to a finish , and don't you forget it for a minute , " exclaimed Km cat Stuht , as ho pounded' his heel into thoiruirbloof the floor und laughed u heavy laush. The chairman Micrgcsted tlmt the meeting \rnsili-Iftinu" an ay from the coal point at issue and lhat it was for Iho members to dcoido vMiothcror not they should go out into the byways and hsdgi-s to beat Buiuls , Jltnru'H Mnnliaoil. Upon hiurlntf this George V , Munro , who ' bud burnt inveigled to the dining room by ttm uudoratiuulint' that the tnUhei-liitf meant the UUcussiouufvuys and means for the promo tion of thu interests of Iho republican party , i-Kiimrlieil tlmt thiio jiresrnt were not tils Itiiul of pooplu , and that ho guosied ho vroultl co , Mr , Alunio was infoi'iued that if ho would Join the clubio ) would bo hoi pod lu u political vwy.utnl tllat 'i ' uleotlon would bo uiado r , llpit rather up defeated than topaitici- pnto Jn such a traitorous gathering , " ro- Mr , Muuro , an ho gathered his hat and bolted for the door , only to llnd it J okod. JrJJot mo out of hero or I will cause tvJliblo , " demanded the councilman from the Filth ward. "I am a Bemis man , end I want It uudcrntood that I iio not take part In a itootbifr that hsBrfor Its prime ooject the tllrlilitb'Of the administration over to the itetuourats. " Awilthout waiting to hear auymiorc tbo dpcv was unbolted and Mr. Wunrtyi was lot our. Into the cold night. .A * Swpru to bficracy. _ ( 'Tbo'ilsturbing element having gone , the | V % eUoi { KPt dawn to liuclne * * , but before doing thU , nirtho members were compelled to tnke n tcrriblo oath that they would noror dlvulgo anything that occurred. Loud and long calls were made for Dr. Mercer , but why they were so loud nnd long , no man could tell , as the doctor wns in plain light and not ten foot away from the chair man. Notwithstanding nil ot the oxclto- mont , the doctor stood up nnd smiled , whllo the wnvos of enthusiasm rebounded from wall to wall nnd then wont out and fell down the elevator shaft. In flno , classical language the doctor told the members of tuo club that "ho never would have thought of being a candidate if the republican convention liftd not adopted such damnable means of foisting Bomls upon the public. " Then ho howled calamity and said that Bemis was the deadest cock in the pit ; that if something horolo was not done HascalL would bo the next mayor of the city of Omaha , which would bo a shame and a dlsdracoo the better clement , nd knevy thin , for ho had been credibly informed that the populist ! ) wcro bound to carry the city , even if they lost everything In the state. They were raising shako pots , which they were going to so ml to Omaha for the purpose of corrupting \oters. It was not a fight against Bemis or Bedford , but was a fight agninstHascall , If nominated , the doctor opined that ho would make the best showing tiiat was possible. llnU IIU Petition rrepnrcil. "Is thdro tinlo to got you before the pub- llct" nsked ono of the mon. Dr. Mercer smiled again and nddcd that ho had fixed that. "You see , " ho continued , "I am not ns slow as some of the boys may think. I smcllcd this meeting in the air nnd secured my petition some days ngo. It Is in shape nnd turn bo filed in live minutes if necessary. " "That's the stun , " remarked Billy Broatch nnd A. Jay Van Alstlno in unison. "Tho doctor has been In politics before and knows how to skin 'cm. " "lie's a great politician , " chimed in "Buck" of the government building. Dr. Mercer blushed like a school girl as ho accepted the compliment und passed around tlio cigars. Then it'was ddcidcd that the doctor was in the Held nnd the prcliminnnqs were ar ranged by .voting . that the chairman should announce jit the next mooting a committee Of t wen tj'-se vcn , three from each ward , whoso-duty It would be to got out nnd bus- tie Mercer votes , both before and on election day. Jlomttn of tlifl That having boca settled , pledges were made , while the newly born . .candidate lis tened and smiled. Ehronpfort "renewed his pledge that ho could control 400 of the shopmen , whllo Teacher Allen wont him several bettor bv saying that he was on tho. inside and could turn over the entire church vote of the Eighth ward. T hut saddened the heart of Jim ICyncr , but after a conference , the legislator later who insulted a lady last winter vowed that ho could handle the vote of the Omaha Street Hallway company , and that In addition thereto ' "ho could bring in n largo vote from East Omaha , to say nothing of the churches whicii ho and his wife had under control. " Other members promised blocks of voters if monev was in sight to pay expenses and grcaso the wheels , nnd before the end was reached , Dr. Mercer was promised fully 23- 000 votes. That seemed to bo about all the business in sight and a motion to adjourn was made , but before it was put , Billy Broatch cau tioned all of the members about divulging the proceedings of the meeting , stating that It was bettor to allow tho'massos to remain In ignorance until Dr. Mercer swept down upou them like a Dakota cyclone. Jake Counsman , Van Alstlno and "Buck" agreed with the suggestion and nothing will bo said about the Mercer candidacy until after the next meeting of the club , which will bo held on Monday night. SAM FroinUe * lo Fire School Hoard Kmployei Who Vote Aealiiftt Him. Sam Macleod , superintendent of school buildings , by offensive partisanship , has in curred the displeasure of certain members of the Board of Education , Ills work in the recent Judicial primaries was freely com mented pn by Tur. BSK. , It is now reported that ho is determined to whip his subordinates into line nnd coerce thorn Into voting for his preferred council- manic candidate. During the city primaries Macleod discovered that Mat Hoover , who for ten years has been foreman of repairs for the school board , was not supporting Mac- iood's candidate for the council. The latter protested and finally ordered Hoover to dn- sist. Hoover claimed the right to vote for whom ho pleased. Macleod attempted to bulldoze his subordinate , but was forcibly notified that ho could not do so. Subse quently ho told n certain party that Hoover would not long remain on the payroll of the board. Mr. Hoover wns seen about the matter , but was not Inclined to talk. Ho did say , how ever , that no man could toll him how ho must voto. Two members of the school board are en deavoring to hit upon n plan to bring about the dismissal of Macleod from the scrvico of the board. They favor the abolition of the odico ho holds and propose that nil re pair work shall bo done under direction of iho committee on property and buildings. Itcpnbllcuii himjjuo Clilhl. The presidents of all the league clubs of Omaha and Douglas county are urgently re quested to moot at room 7 , Commercial Na tional bank building , on Monday evening at 8 o'clock sharp to complete the organization of the Union League club and arrange for a grand rally on Thursday evening , when all clubs will bo expected to bo present. B. H. HOIHSON , Vlco President State League. City Central Committee The republican city central committee hold a regular session last evening. The various committeemen reported progress in their respective wards. Koutino nusiuoss occu pied the balance of the evening. XebrnHhu U Threat unml with n Hold Wave and Fair Wunther. WASHINGTON , Oct. 21. Forecasts for Sun day : For Nebraska Fair- much cooler , cold wave in northern portion ; high northwest winds. For Iowa Fair , colder ; cold wave in norths estorii portion ; brisk and southerly , shifting to westerly winds. For tbo Dakotas Suow in North Dakota , fair in South Dakota , cold wave , high north west winds. Fever Innrcuilne nt Ilrunawlolc. BHUXSWJCK , Ga. , Oct. 21. At the yellow fever ramp today there occurred seven deaths from the dreaded disease , whllo forty- five now casus were reported. There nro uow 355 oases under treatment , sixty white and 1V8 colored. Tlio outlook for tbo next twenty days is not cheering. The warm weather following the few days of rain nnd cool weather has brought the disease rapidly to the front. When the dread malady suems to bo disappearing and the pcoplo breathing easier tno deaths roll up , and the- fever in creases alarmingly. Terrorised by a Seiireh Light. MAIIHH ) , Out. lil , An ofllcial dispatch from Molllla says the forts thrio today opened fire on thq Moors'fn ( heir trenches and that the warship Vamidito is shelling the cpaat. Shortly after the " firing began the Moprs lied into their "own territory. They sus tained heavy losses , Melliln is illy prepared for defense pending the arrival of reinforce ments. The Spaniards will assume the of- fnnslvo. The Viuiadlto's search light ter rorized the Moors. Mnnlorer .Admitted to Hall. OI.ATUE , Kan. , Oct. 81. The proceedings iu the case of the banker , A. Little , who is charged with murder In Kansas Olty , Uau. , , of Lawyer B. B. Johnson , were concluded at U o'clock tonight , Judge Burns granted the writ asked by Llttlo. Little's bond HBS placed at $15.000. ana was immediately fur nished by him. The case wax recently trans ferred from Kausat City on a change of venue. Tlireuteu'ecl to Carve. O. li Skinner waa urrosted last night for drawing a knife on a man named MoAn. drew * . Je\VlU' # WUcb ilasoi Salve cure * pile * BENNETT AND HIS BATTERY Desperate Efforts to Secure a Mouthpiece Finally drowned with Success. FLOCKS WITH THE FIGAROND ED KOEN Ingratitude of nn J'.x-Contlct , Who 8e k Hlnnder the Man Who Unfriended Him Heeler * of the Sher iff at Work. Sheriff Bennett is n political dead bird. The desperation manifested by "him and hU immediate followers shows conclusively that they sea defeat staring them in the foco. foco.Politicians Politicians who have watched Dennett's maneuvers say that ho Is nonplussed nnd docs not know which way to turn lu en deavors to retrieve lost ground. This con dition of things accounts for his oraio to got MI organ in this cltv to defend him against the charges preferred by TUB BEB , that his .conduct of the sheriffs oftlco the unst twenty months has been scandalous , if not positively corrupt. Bennett is reported to hnvo offered $1,000 In cash for the support of a weekly labor paper hero whoso odltonsopposedtohls can didacy for re-election. The offer-was declined and Bennett is said to have sworn eternal vengeance upon the publisher. Ho made every effort to bulldoze the labor uditor and force him into lino. Another attempt ot Bennett and his gang to get n mud-slinging mouthplnco was cro\\ncd with success. The Figaro , pub lished by Ed ICoen , who \yas for months nn inmate of the county Jail , was two weeks ago subsidized by Bennett , under commission , to vilify nnd traduce the editor of TUB BIH to any extent possible. A wock or ten days ago the miserable little sheet was filled with a drivelling tlrado under the caption , "Kosowator a Liar , " in which a woaic uoirnso 01 jjennotc was souguc to DO mudc. ICoen openly boasted on the street that Bennett had bought and paid for 0,000 copies of the Figaro containing this screed , nnd ho felt that he had driven a good bar gain. gain.During During the past week , however , It became apparent to Bennett nnd Ins Ilk that iho puerile work of his subsidized scribblov had proved n dismal failure. Former supporters throughout the various wards ware found to bo deserting his cause like rats from a sinit- ing ship. Something had to bo done. The ox-convict wanted to "touch" Bennett again. No better way was suggested than to repeat with variations the outrageous slander first concocted by Moshor and his confederates in Lincoln the bank-wrecker's prior to - incar ceration. The storv of Hosowater's insanity is perennial. It bobs up whenever ho hap pens to bo in hot pursuit of faithless tifllcials and public thieves. Hero is the latest version , embellished by ox-Convict Koen's active imagination , as it appeared in the Figaro yesterday : A had Occurrence. It Is now certain that E. Rosewater , the noted editor of THE OMAHA HKK , Is Insauo. Although ho continues to attend to Ma Innl- ness In a way. close watch is kept on hi * every movement , his family fearing that no will take Liis own llfo. f Ky these most Intimate with Mr. Rosewater this event has boon feared for some time , and arrangements are now boltig made to put him under the care of the best physicians in the east In the hope that ho will Improve and thus bo enabled to return to his business. Dr. Charles Uoscvmtor , brother of the editor , Keepscloso watch on his unfortunate relative- never leaving his patient except that ho Is closely guarded by some trusty person. . * This mental breakdown , unfortunate In that It. hn.s appeared lit this tlmo In"tho career of the p.iper , has been conllng on'f6r sonio tlnie , and Ills condition 1ms continued to Rroiv worse , despite 1 ho best euro that could be given him. After his return from the recent republican state convention Mr. Kosewator's decline tins been rapid , until at the present tlmo his busi ness affairs are entirely In the hands ot his brothers und sons , though they Rive the de mented editor his own way In many matters , Just to humor him , In the liopo that It will do him good. The breakdown uounn a year ago. It Is nearly a year since that Mr. Hosowator's mental breakdown tlrst became noticeable , though he has never boon considered a really sane man by oven his best friends since the day whan ho.was slugged by the negro , who was afterwards sent to the penitentiary for his dastardly assault. During the last , session of the legislature Mr. Kosowator took cruat Interest In the legis lation , us usual , uud his Indefatigable work nt the tlmo saved the state muny thousands of dollars , but finally wrecked an Intellect that was at ono time considered ono of the bright est In the state. The fact WHS published at the time throughout the United States nnd attracted much attention , as Mr. liosewater was considered throughout the country as ono of the loading men of the state. * * Mr. Itosewiitor's final breakdown occurred on Tuesday of this week , and the great editor Is now confined at bis home and Is In a danger ous condition , Since that tlmo ho has been absolutely Incapacitated for business , though his physician * are of the opinion that ho will recover and for a time , at least , bo able to resume - sumo his duties us uditor of THE UKK. Sonc of n Jail lllrd , Kocn served a term In the state peni tentiary for no less scandalous fabrications than this. In that case his object was the same as in this monoy. Bennett is paying him to libel Mr. Hosowatcr , and ho does it for hire. So utterly depraved is he that the more money Bennett pays , him , the greater will bo his effort to traduce and malign. Bennett's hope is , of course , to break the force of any further strictures TUB BUB may bo called upon to make concerning his ofll- cial misconduct. This story of insanity can do no harm among those who know Mr. Rosnwator nnd moot him frequently , but possibly it will do some damage among these who do not know him nnd never sue him. A moro despicable piece of work was never done In this community. Kocn was not without sympathizers during his term at the pen. Some men were slow to censure him Bovcroly because of his youth , and expressed the opinion that Judge Davis' sentence was toosovere. These mistaken opinions must undergo radical revision , Just look at it a minute. When Keen lay in the county Jail under sentence awaiting transfer to the pen , his attorney secured n atay of sentence from the supreme court and filed it in court. Bennett , however , did not have sense enough to examine the court record , nnd the attorney failed to notify him of the stay. Ho took Keen to the' pen in defiance of the order of the higher court , which sought to give Koun every opportunity to clear himself If ho could. When the court finally approved the sen tence of the lower court , Keen of course languished in the pen. But ho had every reason to censure Bennett for his blunder , ns of course ho did. Vet in spite of the know lodge that Bennett U incompetent , he tnkcg his money and devotes the greater share of his paper to Bonnott's candidacy for ro election. Keen , from the day of his arrest , seemed possessed of the Insane idea that Mr. Koio- water was responsible for his troubles. Ho said that Mr , Itoaevvnter had caused his imprisonment and thought that ho could effect his release. Ho wrote a letter from the jail Imploring Mr. Rose water to secure his liberty , promising to mend his ways and never engage in the blackmailing business again. Nothing was done in response to his piteous appeal , After his transfer to tbo penitentiary ha affaln wrote to Mr. Ilosewnter imploring him toseo Governor Boyd and request that a pardon bo granted him. Mr , Itoaewator was moved by this appeal and made a request for Koon's pardon. Governor Boyd deferred the matter to his successor , Governor Crounso , to whom , also Mr. Itosowater applied for ICoeu's par don. Finally Governor Crounso granted ICoen bis liberty and a short time thereafter Keen called upon Mr. Ilosewaterand thanked him for his kindness. Ho had still nnpther favor to ask. As an ox-convict he felt that it would bo difficult for him to find employ ment as a printer. Ho prevailed upon Mr. Itoievvater to Instruct the foreman of THE BBK composing room to give Keen nn even chance with other printers to earn an honest dollar. .Koen was permitted tq work in TIIK BEB ofllco and did work there until ho found other nuiployment , Koen's Ingratitude. But regardless of all this kindness and ex traordinary favor extended to him ( a tinio o ( uecd , ho willfully Kccopts the money of Ben nett to public y 8CAnthllTO nnd libel Mr. Kosownter by the publlcMim of a tissue of haso and cruel falsehoods , Moshor's "lino Italian hand1 * U easily roc * ognlznblo in this scurrilous business. Ho has recently declared thnt-ho docs not pro pose to RO to the penltcrimry , out wilt stick it out In the county Jrtlljfl lie Tory naturally favors the ro-olecllon of Bennett , who hns disgraced his ofllco by The unprecedented favoritism shown Moshor during his nllogrd imprisonment in the Douglas county jail. Thcso two mon have ' alummod" tojfothor nnd nro anld to bo fast personal friends. Whether Moshor is puUhig up money for Bennett's campaign is in V susceptible of proof , but there are circumstances that lead to the belief that ho is. inCUFOHU OKHTUMOA.TES. Two AfndnvltR Calculated to Refuta a DnningliiCT Story. LKXINOTOS , Mo. . Ootr feo. To Whom It May Concern : We. the undersigned , citi zens 'of Lexington , Mb. , respectfully stnlo that wo are now1 citizens 'of ' Loxiiigton , I afa'yette county'Mo. , nnd that wo'llvcd there before and during- the late civil war , that wo nrc acquainted with und personally know Jefferson W. Bedford. Ho was born and raised hero among us , ana wo further state that ho was not during said war en gaged in hostilities to the United States government nor was ho a member ot any body or company of bushwhackers , nor belonged to or n momoer of any confederate states company , or roclmcnt , or militia , nor in the confederate states army in any ca pacity , i Wo further state that wo nro members of the political party whoso name is sot oppo site our names respectively : M/Morrison , banker , homo during war ; D. W. B. Lewis , druggist , democrat ; W. G. McCausland , Banker , democrat ; B. U. Ire land , cashier , democrat ; llobert Tnubm&n , president Commercial bank , republican ; Charles M. Noot , city recorder , republican ; Butler Williamson , mer-hant , republican ; Joseph Chmn , farmer , democrat : George M. Vaughn , merchant , prohibitionist ; Gcorgo Farrow , contractor , republican ; W. B. Ham- loto , ex-mayor , democrat ; Joseph Hook , re tired merchant , democrat ; C. B. Russell , mayor , democrat ; John E. Hyland , judge ; John W. Waddell , president Savings bank ; Grnnvillo Clayton , saddler , republican ; Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this 20th dnv of October. 1893. HoiucB W. Wixsbn , Notary Public. My commission expires Juho 4,1890. PUEBLO , Colo. , Oot.'lO To Whom It May Concern : Learning that Mr. Jeff W. Bedford - ford , candidate for mayor of Omaha , has been charged with having been a guerrilla or ' 'bushwhacker" in Missouri , I desire to say that any and every such charge is ab solutely false. I speak from my own per sonal knowledge , as 1 boarded with his father nnd slept in the same bed with Jeff durlug a largo part o'l 181)1 ) and 1802 ; that I was with him daily ; that togettior wo started for Colorado in 1602 ; than Mr. Bed ford , up to this time being but'a boy , had never belonged to any military com pany of any Uindj that when the Indian war with the ' Chovonnes broke out , Mr. Bedford Jolned'tho Third Colorado federal cavalry , In which ho served until honorably discharged ; that ho took an active part in the memorable Sand Creek fight under Colonel Chivington : that ho had three arrows shot through his clothing , narrowly escaping death'therefrom ; that he served honorably in the'federal army and was honorably dUchargHtltherefrom ; that ho never did servo ono flay or any other time in any bushwhackin 'or any other kind of a military company in'M&sourl. All this I know of.my own" personal knowl edge. All reports to tho'&mtrary are mali cious falsehoods concocted1 by designing ene mies. " -MANK II. SIIUOOK. Ex-Kecoivor U. S. La nd Omco at Lainar , Colo. Subscribed and sworn' o1 before mo this 10th duy of October , A. T > ? f6'J3. UrcMuD P. VEDDKH , ' ' ' " ' " Kotary Public. My commission expiros'iMnuary 0 , 1895. Tim'lE AT.IvCA.TSCE. Current Ituinpra of a Couiti\nntlon Ilotwocn ' < ullngeallIJonnoJt ana Klleiv' ' * Since th&thTe5'locdlp < SilticaIp arties have plftcpd'in' nqmjnatlon' th c t'if a'n'a'.county tickets for thq coining election ' many schemes" have been concocted. 'Thoi latest combina tion was aVranged Thursday afternoon ; By this arrangement the conspirators hope that lira Hascall will bo elected mayor. As a bait for the prohibition vote it I * widely rumored that If ho is elected ho will close the disorderly houses and enforce the Slooumb law regarding the saloons. A meeting is said to have been hold at the residence of Police Offlcor Cory nt 2530 Charles street recently. It was attended by a "faithful fow" who were especially in vited to bo present by these most interested. Among these present w'ere certain mem bers of the American Protective association , Ike Hascall , Attorney Covell and a recent candidate for the nomination for mayor on the republican ticket. The meeting was for the purpose of assisting Hascali in his cam paign for mayor and incidentally to "down" Mayor Bemis. It is said that the members of the Ameri can Protective association were after the scalps of Chief of Police Seavoy , Captain Mostvn , Sergeant Ormsby , Officer Koysor and Fire Chief Galllgun , Several speeches were made , and all of those people bad some thing to demand of the would-bo mayor. In a spasm of joy Hascall is alleged to have made ono of his "talks against time , " in which ho made all sorts ot Utopian pledges and agreed to heed the demands made by the different factions present , pro vided , of course , that bo r/as elected. After agreeing to depose the above named officers from their responsible positions , which they have creditably filled for years , ho wni to abolish the disorderly houses and appoint either Churchill or Covell ns citv attorney. He was to spend all sorts of uublio moneys nnd give everybody n good Job. After the mooting adjourned it Is said upon good authority that the American Pro tective association held a special meeting and agreed that they would make Hascall a member of their organization. I * , is further alleged that ho was to have been initiated on Friday evening uudor a special dispensa tion in Attorney Covell's office. It Is also re ported that Hascall Is now a full ilcdgod member of lodge No. 5 , American Protectlvo association. According to the song of the political dickey birds , It has been practically agreed to make certain trades on the populist and and republican tickets la favor of Judge Ellor and Sheriff Dennett. ' Since then the conspirators have been working with might and main to carry out their scheme and make it possible for the election of Hnscall , Bennett and Eller at the expense of nil other oand Idatos. Itepubllcan Hally , A republican rally was Uld In the oponnir last night at Thirtieth arfferalt streets. George S. Smith was tli/oIrst / ) { ipoaker. Ho impressed upon his hoarosai the importance of the campaign uud the necessity of foallty to the republican ticket ille said that a year ngo all voters hadObeen promised an improved condition of affairs by the demo cratic party. Whether this" had taken place the speaker preferred tdvieavo to the Indi viduals present to judge fu themselves. The jack of confidence of which business men and financiers complainod'Was brought on by the uncertain policy of'tho administration on the monetary question 1 The world regarded thc'llnancial ' policy as enunciated by the republican party as abso lutely safe , continued tlw speaker , hence there was no distrust as iutlg as this party was in power. Mr , SmUtr then discussed tbo republican ticket , speaking a few words of commendation for eacnv candidate nomi nated. John Groves , F. JvL Crosby. John Jenkins , Judge Bartlett , F. C , Q'Halloran. Judge Berka , Theodora Olson anj Judge Ellor also spoke in favor of their candidacy , Campaign Uurtrldtei. Isaac. Hascall , populist nominee for mayor , wasauod in the courts yesterday for $1,15U.U3 aliened to be due on a promissory note. The various republican ward clubs have reported their headquarters and mooting nights as follows ; Second , Sixteenth and Williams , Wednesday ; Fourth , central com- ralttoo rooms , Friday ; Fifth , Eighteenth and Lake. Friday ; Sixth , Twenty-sixth and Luke , Saturday ; West Pad , Forty-fifth and Grant , Wednesday ; North Had , Thirty- second nnd Ames nyenuo , Saturday ; Sev enth , 1212 Park avenue , Monday ; Eighth , Twenty-fourth and Paul , Thursday ; Ninth , 2U03 Farnain. Wednesday * ; South Omaha , 1'ivouku's hU , WeUuBduy. CLATTER OF THE CAMPAIGN JnJgo Ungan and J. M. Bovine Address a Populist Moss Mooting. IIOLCOMB'S SLOGAN IS LOUDLY SOUNDED in llnttle Cry of the People' * Party Itung Oat lit Cl * r Note * Unit to Arm * in the fight Aff ln > t the Corporations. About COO populists met nt Exposition hall last evening to listen to addresses by J , M. Hagan nnd John M. Dcvlno. D. Clom Don vor called the mooting to order and introduced Mr. Dovino , vrno nrst called the attention of the voters present to the importance or their position. They \voro the sovereigns , anil it was thotr duty to correct existing abusoa and remove what stood between the people nnd liberty. After 100 years of lf- government this nation had found within its limits an industrial despotism , Tins And a republic could not long Jointly oxlst. One must destroy the other and the voters of "hiscountry must decide which should bo ho survivor. The present wan the time to lonsiilt together , not as partisans , but an illltcns , and to determine on the best rourso 0 pursue to alleviate the various ovlls which menaced the prosperity of the country. The financial depression furnished an ox- onslvo theme for" the speaker. There was 1 conspiracy between the president of the United States and the money barons of Now York nnd their partners in Europe to so tumpcdo the legislature ami pcoplo of this rauntry as to procure the repeal of the Sherman - man not. The speaker said that this was n , direct iflort to destroy the liberty of the people , lo draw a dlroful picture ot .the national lobt of the country and of the burden of mortgages resting on the homos of tho' nation. This was nil the result of mis- ifovcrnraent ivnd it was the mission of the copies party to redeem the country from iho mismanagement of the old parties. The tariff came in for a share of attention ncl inadvertently the speaker made a point 'or ' protection. Hineo the democratic party samoiato power and It was promised that , ho tariff would bo lowered , the bal- auco of trade had steadily turned against the United States. The tar- in : question as ootwccn republicans and democrats was not what either of thorn boliovcd it to bo. Whether the tariff was igh or low would have no effect on the business' interests of the country. The country had been prosperous to a remarkable - markablo degree and again encoun tered llnancial storms , but the same tariff \vn.s there 'all the time and had nothing to do with the conditions in either case. The money question was the issue upon which depended the prosperity of the nation. Money was no4t llltb anything else known to man and tho' comparison of money witti other things to determine a measure of value was deceiving. Mr. Doviho said that the creditor classes of the world were engaged in a great effort to strike out half of the money by destroying the value of ouo of the two metals In which Its value was expressed. If this was al lowed to bo carried out there would bo a gradual falling off of prices for the next thirty years and in the moantiinp labor would , bo paralysed. The only result would be that the hoarded wcaltn would bo doubled in value at the expanse of the laboring classes. That this evil would over bo rem edied by either of the old parties was a vain hope , Judge Ilagnn'i Speenh. Judge Uagan was then Introduced and oc cupied the remainder of the evening. Ho referred - ferrod to the rocora of the populist party as a reason why it should command the suf frages of the voters of the state. He said that the populist legislature had passed the law which put an end to the plan of bankers and politicians to make the , farmers pay 3 per cent .interest on money to pay their taxes vrith'and then divide the. pro Ills and use thorn to'conduct , political campaign with. It took a populist legislatureto prohibit the employment of Piukerton detectives within the limits of the state and to pass the Aus tralian ballot law , which was in itself suffi cient to entitle it to recognition. The independents had control of the treas uries of most of tbo counties of the state and no defalcations had been hoard of. This was not the case under republican adminis tration , Where if a man stole a sheep ho was sent to prison , but if ho stele half a million he was a hero and boarded at the P.ixton hotel. The populists of the wild and woolly west had blood in their eyes and they were going to put an end to such a condition of affairs. They would abolish some of the cx- cresoiicrs of the dark ages'that hovered about the state capital. The people wore paying $50,000 a year to maintain the state militia , and this was another thing that they were going to abolish. Judge Ithgan remarked that there was also a State Board of Transportation which cost the atato $15,000 a year. Its members laid supinely on their backs for SCO days of the year and spent the other ilvo In running down to Omaha to ask the railroad manage ment for orders. Ho said that when the populists got into power this aggregation would be thrown down the back stairs. The populist party was ambitious. It was on its way to Wash ington , and when it got , there it would take a hand at retrenchment. Fewer * major gen erals would bo sitting around the streets of Washington and drawing a fancy salary for playing high five. They would not spend $100,000,000 of money a year on an army and navy in these times of peace. Continuing , the speaker said that the peoples ples party was not oreanizoa for a campaigner or a day. Its platform was one of the great iroral ethics of the nineteenth century. They should take lessons from the heroes of the past. They were not organized for power , but as a means to the end. They demanded a political reformation and honest govern ment. They demanded tnat the laws should bo enforced and in the time to cotno would soq that It was done I'rnme for Judge Ilolnomb. At this point the speaker took occasion to pay u compliment to Judge Holcomb. Ho was a clean man and represented the princi ples of the pcoplo. The want of conlldonco which had precipi tated the financial reverses of the present year was brought about by the stock ( .amblers of Wall street. They wcro neither Americans or for eigners , but tliov represented European capital and they brought about this condi tion of affairs In order that congress might bo forced to ypto gold bonds for ttio pro tit ot Kuroiman money lenders. They were afraid . i stand in the way nf such a schema us that and so they had elected Grover Cleve land , who was BUTO to bo obedient to tliolr wishes , The people's party waa op- poaed to the rop6al of the Sherman law because - cause it would contract the currency of the country nt the rate of 150,000,000 , a year. It was the con traction of the currency from 1809 to 1873 that caused tlio llnancial panio of ISia.when there were 3,500,000 men idle In the country , and the people were not dis posed to Btnnd a repetition of these mis fortunes. RflVITQ DU I II O THRJTRP. TIME. TflDH-SUHBAI-OCT , 22 1'EUFOIIMANOE OP < SBA.&ROOKB OPKIIA COMPANY AND MALLET in tUu ultervoMCeiit Comlo Opera , the ISLE OF CHAMPAGNE ElfflRIJ HEW YORK PRODUCTION. Parquet. . $1.60lbt | y rowu. balcony 75o VlrotUrowa , clrulo 1.CU Ilalanco of balcony DUa Ia t 7 rowsolrale. J.OUlSeiui lnbofu $ l.5U , 2.00 Box Otllco Open All Day Sunday. 15th STREET THEITERIRW 3 JilGHTS and Saturday Mullnouu > mmt > nclne THUrfSDA.i' , OCTOBER 20. Lincoln J. Cjrter'H Graud Sccntc Production The Kfcist Mail. 10 aota ot Special Scenery. Plight of the Ful Mall. Niagara Falls by MaoulLrht. Practical Working Knglne aui ! li 1'roltM ( Jura Bud other CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. " " " " " " * h ' GREAT HALF PRICE SUIT SALE , 500 MEN'S CHEVIOT SUIT.S FOR 50c ON THE DOLLAR. Beginning Monday morning we will place on sale 500 men's sack suits , made from all wool cheviots and cassimeres , which were made for this season's busi $5.00 ness to sell at $10 , $12 and $15 , at the unheard of price of $5 , $6.50 and $7.50. $6.50 This means business , and is a rare opportunity $7.50 portunity to buy reliable clothing at a . nominal price. BOYS' DEPARTMENT. Boys' 2-piece Suits. We mean to keep our boys' department busy this week and will have on sale over 500 suits of boys' all wool cassi- Cfl mere and cheviot suits at $2,50 and i vll $3-5 ° which cannot be duplicated for less than double , outside the Continental. Men's Fancy Worsted Pantaloons $2.75 500 pairs of fancy worsted pantaloons , similar to those sold by us recently , will be on' sale Monday and Tuesday at - that the Continental' Half Price Suit Sale will be the greatest feature in Omaha this week. CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. OPULAR TH OPULAR P WITH THE 1 STREET P RICES EOPLE , THEATER REVA.1L. TAT ! A . IT JLUUX1.X TONISHTat8:15 i rfO Comiiionolnsr : GREATEST OF SENSATIONS , WILLIAM IIAWOKTU'S LATEST EFFORT. THE POWEKFUL and PICTUHESQUE PLAY , A. Nutmeg Match. With all KH Rtartllnir , Henllstlo and BoautKul Scouts nnd Mechanical Effects. THR SUMMIT OP REALISM AT LAST SHCflRSSFIILI.Y BOYD'S NtW I THE OLD THR i HOMESTEAD. Monday , Tuesdiy .Wednesday . , Sa ? .s6 ' DENMAM THOMPSON'S - BEAUTIKUti PLAY- Wllli It umirnlflwnt KeUlnus and appropriate monntlnKB. Us quulnt humor and qulol p.ithoe , grand choral of twenty tmluctod voices , charming Btory ot honeat folk , told by an xuiaurp.iused cant ot twcnly-Hoven people. IloxBhcjUHopeiitutunlny inoraintr at Ilia usual prlces-'Oc , GOc , 7&o aud * ' BOYD'S f'KIUAY , aVXUAY. Miulneu HHtiirdtviiiiil Siitiiluy. MR , and MRS , OLIVER BYRDN lu tlie Moat Ordinal Drama extant * DARK TIIK CONTINENT Or thu Heart _ _ of Alrluu. A Story of HYPNOTISM ! 80MKTHINO TO TALK A1JODT. bOMKTIIINO TO PONURtt OVBU. BOMKTHINa TO MAllVKL AT. Can a man Hypnotlzu a woman Into LorlnK him ; Can a m u llypnolliu iinolU r ui Death by Suirif - tlon ! Cau a llypiiotut Hypnotlzn a Hypnotliit ) Sunday. O t. 20 llyrou M "THK I PKIUK3 A3 U5UAJ * Exposition Hall No Pope Over Americans , TONIGHT. Three Great Lectures on ROMANISM No true Amorloiin should fall to heir the celebrated Anti-Jesuit and ui-UommiUt KvauicelUt L.RYDEM of Boston. Man. , us follow * ; SUNDAY NIGHT , OCTOBER 22K730 ; , To Ladles niul fiontonion , Subject "Our I'ubllo Buuooln und Their En emies " Eipoilnx the Unman plot ugalnit American Institutions , nnd what is tauzlit at rnlUInn la Horalsli parovlilul schools. In luU gre t Icoturo HOY. Mr. Loydon will tell why uo left the Itorolnh church ; und wliy a priest u not a true American cltuen. - MONDAY AFTERNOON , OCT. 23 , at 2.30 , I'nvatu Lecture to I.adloi Only , Subject "Tha I'rloat , the Wornuii aud tbo SoerotUonfosotoiuil. " luiU nhy the OUurou ot Homa condemn * the lunrrU.u of n Human L'athclia to a I'rotestunl , Why Nuiinorlo * should bo open tootittu huycotlotu MONDAY NIGHT , OCT. 23 , at .8:09. : I'rlratu Lecture to lion Only. BubJeutSeorot ' . Confusion in u 1'irlait Ex. poseu. " Showing the powur of tlio priest In tlil ttocret cesspool i-t Iniquity ) lllustruteU lir al.ir o pnlntlni ! bliowltm tlio Inlerlor of th eorut confeaaloual. Itojru not Ullii.lttoi ) ! . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . AND 33 UKNTd