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I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , JUNE i-i , 189J. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CROSVENOR TOUCHED IT OFF First Gun of the Republican Campaign Dis charged with a Hoar. RALLY AT EXPOSITION HALL LAST NIGHT Ilnckcye Orntor on the Inefficiency of tlio 1'rcncnt AdmlnUtrntlon and llcatons tor a Change Orent Demonstra tion of Tarty Actltlty. Republicanism was rampant at Exposition hall last evening. A crowd exceeding 2,000 In number gathered to hear republican doc trine expounded by Hon. C. H. Orosvenor of Ohio , one of the Ireprescntatlves of the Buckeye state In congress , and Incidentally to enjoy the political songs with which the David City Glee club Is making a name for Itself all o\er the state and even beyond Its borders. The meeting was held under the auspices ot the Hamilton club , and while It was In every way a success , It was nothing compared with what It would undoubtedly have been but for the heat , whlc h kept many from braving the discomforts of an Indoor meeting. The club met at Its hall at Seventeenth and Farnam early In the evening , and , headed by the Seventh Ward band , marched to the Mlllard hotel to escort General Gros- venor to the hall. The speaker took a seat In a carriage with Hon. J. L. Webster , Presi dent Brome of the Hamilton club and Presi dent Boyles of the Young Men's Republican club. club.Tbe Tbe crowd gathered slowly , but by 8:15 the main 3oor was filled , and fully 300 ladles , with their escorts , occupied seats In the galleries , their fluttering fans and airy draperies adding color to the scene. On thi > platform were a number of leading reputs llcans , among them being Congressman Mclklejohn , State Treasurer Bartley , State Auditor Moore , ex-Senator Saunders , city and county officials , and prominent members of the republican clubs. President Brome pre sided , and after a selection by the band , introduced the Glee club , which was all the more enthusiastically greeted because of a serenade given In the court ot The Bee build ing In the afternoon , when a number of the audlonca of the evening heard them. The crowd refused to keep quiet until two num bers bad been rendered , and It was then only for a few minutes. During the Interim , Con gressman Melklejohn was Introduced , and spoke briefly. He referred to the exciting scenes In Nebraska legislative halls three years ago , when Omaha representa tives , gave him earnest support for law , order and the constitution of the state. The change In condition since that time were briefly touched upon , the speaker callIng - Ing attention to the fact that the demo cratic administration had fastened another JaO.000,000 to the national debt by the Issu ance of bonds , and , that the policy that they had inaugurated had prostrated the busi ness of the country by its onslaughts on the forest , mining and other Industries. The rebellion of the voters of the country against this state of affairs had been conclusively ehown by the manner in which the prodigals were returning In Oregon , Pennsylvania , New York and to the standard of that Napoleon of republicanism in Ohio , William McKlnley , while all Indications foreshadowed the return of congress to republican control from the present 100 democratic majority. The course of Representative Mercer ot this district was warmly commended , although the speaker said he was compelled to state that his colleague had fallen short in re publican principles when he went to Min nesota to get his wife. Instead of patronizing borne industries in Nebraska. ' The Glee club was again called upon , and lor a time it seemed as If nothing else waste to be allowed hut music , but the chairman finally obtained a hearing , and introduced Al Blxby , the journalistic poet and farm philosopher , at present doing penance on the State Journal. He read a couple of his latest effusions , which tickled the audlenco mightily. He was good-naturedly given an opportunity to escape alive , and quickly availed himself of It. GENERAL GROSVENOR SPEAKS. The speaker of the evening was next In troduced , and held the attention of the audience for an hour and a half. He said ie dli .not need a political directory to as certain the sentiment ot the republicans of Omaha and Nebraska , for platforms of ths party were Identical the country over , so far as the vital national issues were concerned. He Indulged In a retrospective glance at the conditions ot forty years ago , when ha cast Jits first % ote In Indiana , In a memorable contest , when AO liberty-loving people of the country were arrayed on one side against the democrats , who had grown tyrannical and were trying to force Ihe curse of chattel slavery upon the soil of Kansas and Nebraska. JIo was raised a democratic boy , but stod appalled when he realized that the power and Influence of the government , as well as Its bayonets , stood ready to enforce the extension of human slavery. And now , forty years later , the democratic party stood unchanged , unimproved in any respect. "The only thing about the democratic party , " ho said , "that can be admired Is its tenacity of life. I thought that I preached Its funeral sermon any number of times when I was many years younger than I am now. It stands , however , as a per petual warning to the oppo = ltlon party to keep off the rocks. Wonderful changes have been witnessed In the past forty years , the forty rears that constitute the grandest period in time. The American flag has been carried over the Rocky mounta ns , and Its undisputed dominion extended from shcre to shore. What has the democratic party done In all thl * time to be proud of ? What has It done that you are not ashamed of ? It has fought the development ot civiliza tion * ' denied the binding force of the constitution ; dcn'ed the power of the government to suppress the rebellion ; and has never apologized for the crimes of thcso four years of tha war. It has used every Instrument that malicious Ingenuity could Invent to block republican moves In the way of progress , and the first time that It came Into full control ot all branches ot the government It pulled down the Ameri can flag on foreign soil. There may bo other sideshows of the party here , but they are all a part of the main aggregation. All ts under one tent , and one price admits to all. I appeal to my colleague here to know It the populists In the halls of the national congress have not always voted with the democrats on all questions of Importance touching national Issues. It is a case ot Dan Rice and the elephant In one tent , and the fat woman an'l the snake In the other. It Is simply n question In this state as to which U the elephant and which Is the Aztec child , "Now , then , the real question to be con- ildered Is , first , what U the possibility ot democratic efficiency In government ? 1 am cere to argue that the only path of safety end uty leads back to where we stood whim Grover Cleveland and Ms party secured con trol. Something has gone wrong In this country since tbo election et 1S92. More itates have called out their militia and rmed It to put down civil disorder and pro tect property than there were states In re bellion In 1SG1. The situation is certainly uch as to challenge serious consideration. "No eloquence can describe the splendid condition ot the country In December , 183 : ; the commercial , financial and Industrial con dition was better than It bad ever been nd better than that of any other country In the history ot all mankind. Foreign com merce was greater than the fondest dream ef that enthusiastic soul , the author ot reci procity. Millions marked the balance ot trade In our faror. There wi not an Idle man In the United States. Some did network work ; there are alwayi tome democrats tit- ting on boxes cursing the government and not working , and some republicans are troubled the itime way , while * the pops ire always wanting1 the government to do some thing for them. WHEN CLEVELAND WAS ELECTED. "In 1S02 the republicans had been In full control for two years , when , by some fa tality that human understanding cannot demonstrate , Harrison WAS beaten at the polls. Our foreign commerce had Increased to more than $2,000,000,000 In a single year. Every dollar was In motion , earning some thing and bringing In It * reward to the capitalist. The doors of Castle Garden were swinging Inward. I have stated that the democrats have done nothing since they came In , but I will qualify that , for there Is nobody coming here now. They are going the other way. There 1s now no busy activity of honest Industry in the Hocking valley , such as there was two short yeirs ago. Wage * have been cut , forcing 10,000 miners to strike against a cut to starvation wages , and I say here that when the crime of this strike Is placed for responsibility It will not be on the miners , but en the maladministration ot the democratic party. Then all was prosperous under the workIngs - Ings of the McKlnley law. Our mu'lc was the cheering hum of Industry , and the pleasing sight to which our eyes were ac customed were the building of great struc tures In the cities. It was not forty-eight hours after Cleveland was declared elected that these disastrous times began to make them selves apparent. When democrats are crowded Into a corner about this they say It was the McKlnley bill. Why , they say , wo haven't done anything to cause this , have we ? I agree with them ; they filled the utmost of my expectations. In the south there Is a tree which stands In its beauty and shines , but the traveler who lies down under Its silent branches receives the deadly Upas poison. H Is only neces sary for the democratic party to exist and shine and poison. In the SO's the democrats charged every bank failure to the policy of the govern ment , and said It was but the natural re- wit of Shermanlsm. We will put the shoe on the other foot , and expect them to stand up to the rack and now assume uncomplain ingly similar responsibility. "Under that system we had Increased our currency $120.000.000 In two short years , and there Is more money per capita In the country today than ever before. In the banks of New York alone there IB over $87,500,000 above the reserve lying idle and lifeless. There Is not a bank in Nebra-ka that has not money piled up In its vaults earning nothing. It Is not a question of quantity of volume , but ot what to do with It. It amounts to nothing that there .is plenty of blood In the bcdy If It will not act In response to the heart's action. Hyper trophy Is as dangerous as atrophy. It Is not because the money is not there , but because It has nothing to do. In upholding this condition there Is not an enterprise In the country of which you are not an enemy. Money circulates where Intelligence and patriotism preside at the head of govern ment , and flees from where Ignorance * prejudice and vice are In control. Who would loan money in Colorado while the criminal Walto In in the governor's chair , or In a state where a governor calls out the militia to shoot down citizens because they refuse to buy palmetto whisky of a pal metto executive ? "Tho democrats denounced the Sherman law as a cowarly makeshift , and denounced the McKlnley law , two acts of our re publican congress. When this destitution first came and Cleveland called us together in extraordinary session last August , he did not say that the McKlnley law was to blame. Was it because he was a coward , a liar or a fool ? No , ho was a brave , wise , intelligent , bull-headed democrat. He said It was the Sherman law , but never men tioned the McKlnley law. He knew as well as you or I that the country had never been EO prosperous as under the workings of that law for two years and four months. I voted for the repeal of the Sherman law , as did my friend here , but It was not because we were opposed to silver. We are blmetalllsts , and I am here to de nounce as a falsifier any one who says that the republican party stands for gold mono metallism. It has always declared for both metals , but for such a system as will make every dollar as good as any other dollar. It will stand by that policy , and will not be led away from it and submit to a lot of cheap money simply because a lot of ranting popu lists are yelling for It. I did not want to see the Sherman law enacted at all , but voted for It to prevent the enactment of a worse law In Its stead. I had no Idea either that Us repeal would solve the difficulty and relieve the country. I simply wanted to help the democrats to get what they , claimed they wanted , and not leave them a 'bush to hide behind by way of excuse for falling to ac complish what they had promised. MO'i-fOK AND BRYAN. "I was onl/ Inclined to doubt it after hear ing from the gentleman who writes articles for the magazines and administers the af fairs of the agricultural department on paper. Your representative in the lower house unloaded some vigorous oratory on the subject , and I will say that his course was a disgraceful abandonment of the In terests of the American sugar beet raiser. He was one of the parties who carried out his chief on his shoulders when the fight was won , and shouted triumphantly when your industry lay bleeding and dying. He betrayed the interest of his state , and voted to destroy the last hope of the sugar beet raiser in Nebraska. If you have your rights and Just deserts you would have a thousand factories instead ot two , and could furnish employment for tens of thousands of work men. "The democrats have not made a movs looking to an improvement in any particular. They kicked long and loud about the tariff on woolen goods , but they have placed woolen on the free list and placed a 45 per cent ad valorem duty on woolen goods. This Is taking off of an 11 cent tariff on wool and putting on the other makes a higher protective tariff In favor ot the woolen manufacturer than before , and leaves the wool grower without any protection. " In conclusion , the speaker besought the voters to flee from the storm to the ark that had sheltered them and would shelter them again. He predicted the election ot a strong republican congrcsi , with Tom Reed at the head , and said they would not have to change the rules , for the Reed rules of the Fifty-first congress are In force today. The democrats bowed slowly , nut they bowed. They came sullenly , but they came. If this battle was well fought \\e would again stand well with other countries and with other rulers , except L'lluokalanl , and would all thout together In victory when the coun try , disenthralled , should renew Its course In the pathway of prosperity. The speaker was frequently and enthusias tically applauded , and at the conclusion ot hla address the Glee club > ang a few more selections , very tatlifactorlly closing the Initial rally ot the ' 94 campaign. iitjsnrss roit Tin : Itu lne U Unsatlifnctory and Flour U Sold on a Small Margin. MINNEAPOLIS , June 13. The North western Miller says : The Minneapolis mills last week ground 203,275 barrels , against 207.4M the week before and 1KU40 the some week In 1S93. Export shlpmints were 00,4:0 barrels , ncralnst ES,970 last week nnd 56,870 In the same week In 16S3. The advance In wheat last week caused buyers to take hold at old prices and orders were booked approximating 330,000 barrels. The export BoU'3 nere fair. The output of the Superior and Duluth mills was 93.H3I bar rels , against 95363 barrels the week before and SS.tOJ In 1WL Expert shipments were 19.071 barrels , agalnbt 23,351 the \\eck before , The market Is still unsatisfactory to mill ers and Hour Is belntr made on a very Hmall margin. At Milwaukee the Hour pro duction was 30,335 barrels , atrnlnst 40.227 the preceding week and 35,100 In 1&9J. Busi ness was poor. There was some business In the trade at St. Louis , though confined largely to southern and export orders. The milts arc Mill handicapped by high prices of coal. Valley of the Ohio millers gener ally had to report unsatisfactory trade. In Michigan the movement ot Hour and feed was quite large. More strength and activ ity were developed at New York and quite a large business was done. Senator Klrctcd In Ithoda Island. NEWPORT , R , I. , June 13. In grand committee of the legislature today George Pcabody Wctmore was declared United States oenator. BLACK PLAGUE IN CHINA Natives Djing by Thousands in Canton and Hong Kone. SEVERAL EUROPEANS ALSO ATTACKED Urend DUenio Ilni Jfow ? prend to the Country anil Thone Who Fled to Encnpo It Are in Had Off n lleforo l crybody 1'Hiilc Stricken. HONG KONG , June 13. The native popu lation Is leaving the city by thousands dally on account of the plague. Over 100,000 people ple have fled , and 1,500 deaths have oc curred. Several Europeans have been at tacked. The government proposes to demol ish the unhealthy native quarters of the city. There were eighty-six deaths from the plague yesterday. Nine British soldiers have been attacked with the disease and the military authorities are taking extraordinary precautions to prevent Its further spread among the troops. The leading Chinese residents are remov ing those of the sufferers who are willing to go on board of Chinese gunboats. The exodus of the natives continues. VANCOUVER , D. C. , June 13. The most Important news brought by the Empress ol Japan Is of the alarming spread of the virul ent plague that first appeared In Canton at the end of April. The plague Is similar tc the great plague In London In the sixteenth century and Is carrying off large numbers of victims. It soon spread to Hong Kong , appearing there In May. It Is chiefly confined - fined to the Chinese. The plague has para lyzed business to a large extent , as many leading steamship lines refuse to take either passengers or cargo from Hong Kong. In describing the symptoms of the disease the newspapers say that without premonitory warning In the shape Of a chill there Is a sudden onset of fever , raising to 105 de grees or over. There is much headache ac companied by stupor. In twelve or twenty- four hours a glandular swelling occurs In the neck or armpit. Increasing to the size ol a fowl's egg , being hard and tender. Wither or without the decline of fever the patient sinks Into a condition of coma and at the end of twenty-four or forty-eight hours dies. If six days Is reached recovery IB possible. The Canton correspondent of a Hong Kong paper under date of May 8 says : Scarcely a house has not some one dead. The plague commenced In the .Mohammedan quarters and 100 deaths are reported dally. From this district where the dirt Is worst and the houses most crowded it spread to the other portions and has now reached the coun try and the people who fled there from the city now have nowhere to go. Idols are be ing worshiped In an extravagant and fren zied manner. At the largest charitable ( native ) dispensary a notice at the doors states that up to date 2,000 coffins have been given away. This Is far below the actual number used. Sixty thousand Is nearer. On May 10 It was found that the disease had reached Hong Kong and energetic steps were at once taken to cleanse the infested localities. Hospitals were opened for the sick and the ship Hygra was moored In the harbor for the accommodation of patients. European and American residents are not proof against the malady. . The Chinese- appeared at first to be In clined to co-operate with the authorities In bringing to light known cases of the plague , but probably because of the heavy mortality they became more and more distrustful. The first determined stand aganlst the au thorities was made May 19 When houses were barricaded and stones thrown at officers mak ing house-to-house visitations. Up to the latest reports 393 cases occurred and thirty-two deaths. The schools have been closed and a panic exists among the Chinese , many of whom are fleeing to the main land. KOREAN INSURGENTS GAINING. Government Troops Sent Against Them loutcd Without Firing a Shot. VICTORIA , B. C. , June 13. The latest news from the Orient Is to the effect that the Korean Insurrectionists are gaining ground. It will probably be some time be fore the insurgents attack Zolu. but great anxiety Is felt there. In Chulado business Is totally suspended. A telegram received by the Japanese government states that the Korean troops dispatched to suppress this uprising of the Tosaku party were put to flight by the rebels without firing a shot. Reinforcements to the number of 400 or BOO men are to be sent at once from Chemulpo. The Togaku Insurgents Increase in number daily. Three Frenchmen. Retz , Buyer and Fritz Humbert Drose , who for several months have been detained in captivity by Tonkin pirates , have been given up. Ten piratical bands , comprising 700 men , of whom 500 were armed with repeating rifles , have made submission , and as a guarantee of good faith the captlvei have been given up without ransom. Straits settlement papers report that the steamer Sett HI foundered In latitude IS degrees , longitude 97 degrees , and Is a total loss. Two boats containing seventy-four passengers and the crew arrived at Rangoon and twenty-five more reached Moulmeln. B. Mollne , mate , and thirty-two others are mlsInc. The steamer was wrecked In. a cyclone. IT'S AN OUTKAOn ON ROYALTY. Special Wires to the Dncheu of York's ItosUlcnco Mysteriously Cut. LONDON , June 13. The police authori ties are Investigating a strange outrage. In View of the approaching accouchement of the duchess of York , wife of the heir presumptive to the throne , a special telegraph wire has been run between White Lodge , Richmond Park , where the duchess ts staying , and Whitehall , this city. In order that the officials who must be at the accouchement may be promptly notified when to start to Rich mond. This special wire. It appears , -was mysteriously cut three times at Richmond during Sunday and Monday and the authori ties up to the present time hare been unable to discover any clew to the culprit. In order to prevent any further cutting of the wire watchmen are now stationed all along the line. Dr. John Williams of London , who has been appointed medical attendant to the duchess of York , baa been. In attendance upon her royal highness atVhlte " Lodge since yesterday. GUITEIIHKZ RECOGNIZED. Provisional President of Salvador Firm In Ills 1'oiltlon. SAN SALVADOR , Juno 13. President Gulterrez Is receiving adhesions from all tides. He has Issued a proclamation declar ing the Ereta brothers to be traitors. TEGUCIGALPA , June 13. The govern ment of Honduras has decided to recognize the government of Gulterrez , to whom Bonilla telegraphed congratulations. GUATEMALA. June 13. The government has recognized Gutierrez as provisional presi dent of Salvador. POPE'S LATEST IDEA. He TV111 Try the Effect of an Encyclical on the Anglican 1'relatei. ROME , June 13. It Is stated that the pope Intends to Issue an encyclical to ths Anglican prelates urging them to recognize hla au thority and Jurisdiction. The object of the pope , who I * also preparing an encyclical to the dissenting eastern churches , is to restore complete unity In the church. Antwerp Iteprcicntatlves Withdrew. BRUSSELS , June 13. The Antwerp "rep resentatives announced In the chamber that they considered their mandate ended , and the premier said that owing to the with drawal of these members and the absence of the members of the left It wan Impoxslble for the chamber to continue sitting. The government , therefore , abandoned all meas ures , except the extraordinary estimates for works In progress and ( current business. The chamber adjourned alter adopting the extra ordinary estimates , DISASTROUS rim : AT PANAMA. Two Hundred ami Twenty-Fire Consumed nnil the 1'lre Is Still I'lirnlMR. PANAMA , June 13. A fire which broke out this afternoon has already destroyed 100 houses and Is endangering fully n quar ter of all building In the city. A high wind Is spreading the names. At 6 o'clock the firemen dd not have the fire under control on any side. Families living near the burn ing quarter are panic-stricken. Scores ol them arc trying to move their portable goods , but the confusion and excitement are so great they can find no worklngmen tc help them. At 7 o'clock , It was reported about 225 buildings were In ruins nnd the public market was threatened. No full estimate of the loss Is yet possible. A vast quantity of merchandise In shops and In storage has been burned. Not lets thnn $1,000,000 worth of property has been ruined , much more has b en badly damaged. The present estimates of the loss vary between $1,250,000 and $1 ,600,000. Ilunnln Headline Out for Trade. ST. PETERSBURG , June 13. The minis ter of finance , M. Wltte. Is sending a high ofllclnl of the government , SI. JJabougulne , to China , Japan , Corea and the United States , with Instructions to Inspect the chief ports of those countrlec , notably San Francisco , and to report upon the best means to be adopted with the view of promoting meting commercial relations with Hu ° ? la. SI , Zabougulne Is especially commissioned to develop the closest poHsible relations with North America. The tour of the Russian oinclal will laat two years. CrUpl'n ltr u rlutcd Ministry. nOMD , June 13. The newspapers of this city today confirm the report that the cabinet reorganization has been completed by Slg. Boselll becoming minister of finance In place of Slg. Sonnlno , who will have the portfolio of minister of the treasury. Slg. Damlanl replaces Slg. Boselll as minister of husbandry. The new cabinet will appear In Parliament tomor row. _ Platform of Ecclcsluttlral Itrform. BUDA-PESTH , June 13. The new Wekerle cabinet attended Parliament and Premier Wekerlo made a .statement . declaring that Emperor Francis Joseph had concurred In the representations , of the cabinet as to the necessity for ecclesiastical reform. The minister , therefore , would not ask for other guaranties. _ nismurck's Jouruey Postponed. FRIEDRICHSRUHE , June 13. Prince Bismarck's Journey to bis summer home at Varseln has been postponed for a few weeks. It is said In explanaflon that the ex-chancel lor requires rest , tut It Is added his condi tion is not such as to caute any anxiety. American Arrested in London. LONDON , June IS. An American named Eugene Torbett xvas remanded today at Guild hall , charged with the forgery of an order on the Bank -of Scotland for a check book. The prisoner maintained that he had been duped , and that he believed the signature to be genuine. Ring of Korea Imported to Hnvo Fled. SHANGHAI , China , June 13.The govern ment of Japan has' ' sent large forces of troops to protect her Interests In Korea. The king ol Korea is reported to have fled to Japanese territory Heat the IJoj-R fa" Mutlieumtlcs. LONDON , June ja.-j-jta the senior class of mathematics at Cambridge n ? girl 'named Johnson has won the honor of sixth wrangler for 1694 , distancing all her male competi tors. _ ' _ _ ruse Was Extinguished In Time. BOLOGNE , June 13. An infernal machine was placed beneath Uie windows of the police office , but the fuse was extinguished in time to prevent on explosion. Sicilian Sulphur Miners Strike. PALERMO , June 13 Three thousand vorkmen employed In the sulphur mines near Caltanizetta have struck for an In crease of wages. Duron Stelnberjr , Dynamltard. BRUSSELS , June 13. A man claiming to be Baron Steinberg has been arrested In con nection with the dynamite outrages at Liege. Itrltnnnla V Ins T1U Time. HARWICH , June 13. At the Harwich Royal Yacht club regatta the Britannia beat the Satinet. _ ADOl'TEU tfOJlAS'S SVFFKAOE , Another Plonk Added to the Platform of Kansas I'opullstK. TOPEKA , Juno 13. The people's party state convention put , In the entire morning endeavoring to reach a conclusion whether to put a woman suffrage plank In Its plat form or leave It out When the minority report of the resolu tions commlUfreewas presented at 'the opening of today's session It was received with a storm of applause. It favors a plank advocating the pending constitutional amend ment for suffrage , and Is signed by eight of the twenty-one members of the platform committee. Judging from the applause two out of three delegate : want a suffrage plank. At 1 o'clock the convention decided to in sert a suffrage plonk by a vote of 326 to 2SO. Immediately upon the adoption of the woman suffrage plank the convention adopted the entire platform , with a few trifling corrections | -s phraseology , as given In the Associated pvie-8 reports of this morn- Ing. The clause vjv , added to the suffrage plank thit It sho-j 'not , be made a test of party fealty. The delegates stmggled In very slowly after the noon recuB , and It was 2:45 : be fore the chairman cVuld secure order. The sensation of the day was sprung on the convention In the shape of a resolution denouncing the A. P. A. A motion to table It was lost , 29S to 218 , and It was passed by a vivo , voce vote. Nominations for state officers followed. George W. Clark , present assistant attorney general , W. C. Webb of Shawnce , and SI. B. Nicholson of Council Grove were placed In nomination for associate Justice of the su preme court. Clark , tras nominated on the firit ballot. Governor L. p. Lewelllng wag renora- Inated by acclamation. D. I. Furbeck ol Shawnee was nominated for lieutenant governor over Percy A. Daniels , the present incumbent , and J. B. Randolph of Eraporla. J. W. Amis ot Smith county was nom inated tor secretary Of state by acclama tion. tion.W. W. II , Blddle for ( trbasurer , John T. Little for .attorney general-Van B , Prather for auditor and W. A. Harris for congresman- at-largo were all renomlnated by acclama tion. John Gray of Ofage county was given the floor by consent and atated he hail been voting ing a protest against the administration from the miners of Kansas. Gray la the man who has been fighting the admin istration all along on account ot these min ing disturbances , "General" Henry Bennet , commander of the Commonwealtrs' forces In Kansas City. addressed the convention and collected { 102 for the use ot his army. The convention then adjourned sine die. South Dakota I'ojmliits Scarce. MITCHELL , B. D. , June 13. The attend ance at the populist convention has fallen short of expectations. There are not to'ex ceed 200 here , besides delegates , and these are from this Immediate vicinity , The convention appointed a platform committee today , alter atest " ot strength between Buchanan and. Loucki , in which the former won. He Is urtcJ to bo a candidate for governor , and after agreeing tola morning , changed hla mind this afternoon. Meredith ot Sioux Falls It after the nomination. The permanent chairman Is A. J. McCann of Ptnntngton. nnxT t rmi PAnni TT nir < p rv\T BONACDjl-CflRBETT CASE ON Great CttboHo Chare1 ! Trial Begun Yester day at Nebraska City. STRONG ARGUMENTS ON CANONICAL LAV/ Testimony ns to the ItMiop'n Authority In Suspending a 1'rlrst Offered by 'tho Prosecuting WltneM Mnnjr 1'rom- nicnt.Prelates 1'resciit. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Juno 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The great Church trial Is en. At 9 o'clock this mornIng - Ing Judge Chapman called court to order , and there was rustling of papers among at torneys for the prosecution and defense In the Bonacum-Corbett trial. The proiccutlon Is represented by M. L. Hayward of this city and Attorneys Sullivan and E. F. Warren represents the defense. Bishop Bonacum was the first witness. His testimony Is but reiteration of reports bsforc published , telling of Father Corbctt's suspen sion , his refusal to obey the appointment ol Father Smith as Cotbett's successor , and the ateirpt tnado by himself and Smith to hold services at Palmyra when they found the church locked. Sheriff Hubert testified to serving the Injunction on Corbett. There was no trouble , and he , did not Interfere. Father Smith corroborated the bishops testimony and told of his un successful attempt to hold services at Elm- wood. The keys ot the church he said are still In the possession of Father Corbott. Vicar General Emanual Hartlg and Father Cusson of this city testified that It was the duty of priests to obey the bishop ; that no one else could suspend priests. When a priest ! s removed he must go , but can ap peal after his removal. Charles Royal and Mr. Fleming , trustees of the Palmyra church , testified to the church bolng barred. The bishop also testified that Smith's Ele ments of Canonical Law were not recog nized as authority , and Fathers Hartlg and Cusson corroborated him. The prosecution rested Just before noon. Father Phelan's deposition was the first thing presented in the afternoon. The depo sition Is on exposition of canon law and Its bearing upon the present case. In response to a series of questions he said , In sub stance : "The effect of an appeal In canon law Is to suspend the Jurisdiction of the trial Judge and transfer the cause to the Jurisdiction of the appellate Judge. After the appeal the trial Judge cannot take cognizance of the cause appea'ed. The Interposition of an ap peal renders null and void all subsequent acts of the trial Judge. The rule applies to all trials , whether formal or Informal , when ever there is a definitive sentence pro nounced. Appeals may also be taken from an act foreseen or feared. Should a priest apprehend hostile action from his bishop , whether It Is censure or removal from office , he may appeal to their mutual superior , and pending a decision the bishop can do nothing which In any way alters the status of the case. Nor can the bishop take adverse action against the priest , as bis Jurisdiction ceases with the appeal. An Individual or collective com plaint Is an appeal In canon law. The ef fect of such a complaint Is to tie the bishop's hands and render him Incapable of doing , any acts' In the' line of the complaint , or In the particular field covered by the complaint. This is the universally recog nized principle in canonical Jurisprudence. The highest ecclesiastical Judge In the Catholic church in this country Is Francis SatolII , apostolic delegate. He unites the offices of Judge and father , and his Juris diction embraces all clergymen of whatever - over order in the church In the United States. His advice as father , hnwever de serving of respect otherwise , haH no weight In law. When he acts as Judge he cannot pronounce sentence until both sides are heard. " Replying to the questions of the cross-ex aminer , Dr. Phelan denied having taken an active part in all the troubles between the bishops and his priests , or advised the priests to disobey the bishop. Continuing the depo sition says : "A priest may lawfully dis obey the bishop's order of removal if ho has previously taken an appeal to a higher au thority. A suspended priest has a right to prefer charges against his bishop , and , pend ing their determination , the bishop Is not divested of his powers , but their exercise Is suspended. A suspended priest exercises all the functions of his office , except that of saying mass , pending an appeal after sus pension , and if the bishop appoints a priest to the place he becomes an assistant to the suspended priest and must obey his direc tions. " Father English of Hastings followed nnd read a letter from Bishop Bonacum , In which the bishop advised him to study Smith's Elements of Canonical Law as the best authority on church law. Father Mur phy's testimony was much the same. The defendant then took the stand and gave a general review of the case , telling of his removal from Palmyra to Rule mis sion and his reasons for dis obeying the bishop. He stated that when he took charge at Palmyra the church was deeply In debt , and la now com paratively free ; that he built the parsonage at Palmyra and a church at Douglass , lie contended that his appeal took power to re move him from the bishop's authority , and cited an Instance where appeal had been denied a priest who had been refnoved after he had left his mission. Father Corbett was subjected to a severe cross-examina tion , but was not shaken. The defense rested here. An adjournment until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning was taken , when ecclesi astical law will be read to the court and arguments made. Attendance at the trial has been light. TOH'.V SWEPT AIIUY. Everything bat the Klevatar nt Grants , Oregon , Wrecked by the Illtcr. PORTLAND , Ore. , June 13. A telephone message from The Dalles this morning states that almost the entire village of Grants , In Sherman county , has been swept away by the Hood. Only the elevator and a few buildings on the high land remain. The distillery owned by Goodale , Walker & Co. went out yesterday. Twelve men were In the building when It won carried off its foundations. All were saved , one man , after the buildings were well out In the stream , being rescued by boatmen , \\ho saw him floating with the building. Grants Is a place of about 200 Inhabitants , located on the Columbia river on the Union Pacific railroad , twenty-one miles east of Port land. The distillery nt Grants xvas built about eighteen months ago , and the plant was worth In the neighborhood of $75,000. Its capacity was 1SS > 0 gallons of spirits per day. Hampering Postolllce Inspectors. CHICAGO , June 13. Judge Grosscup of the United States court rendered a decision which will make It more dlllicult for post- office inspectors to obtaJn evidence against violators of the postal laws. It was In the case of James Palmer , a letter currier charged with stealing from the malls. The court decided that u. test or decoy letter -which was used to trap Palmer was not in the malls In the legal sense at the time It wag alleged to have bee n taken by the carrier. The Jury was instructed to bring In a verdict of not trullty and Palmer became - came a free man. The letter In this case was not regularly transmitted through the malls and was not postmarked. C After Mrs. Fremont's Money. LOS ANGELES , Co ] . , June 13. A suit In equity was tiled today In the United States court by Loren Jones of New York against Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont , widow of General Fremont , the "Pathfinder. " to re strain her from collecting money from con- cress for the seizure of land by the govern ment belonging to her husband. The com plaint avers that the land seized by rne government In this atate waa heavily mortgaged by General Fremont and that the property was foreclosed under mart- puce. The complaint Mvercly criticises General Fremont's business methods. FIFTEEN OFFICERS FIRED. ComnilMlonrrn IlrRln the Work of Itcno- vntlnc the 1'ollrp Department. The Board of Flro and Police Commission- era last night summarily dismissed from the police force Captain Thomas Cormlck , Sergeant William H. Snoop , Detective J. M. Vaughn. Court Officer V. B. Walker , Patrol Conductor Al Keysor , Patrolmen Charles Blcom , G. W. Bruce , E. F. Burrows , A. Sailer , S. Dubols , Patrick Foley , John Brady. S. D. Cory , J. R. O'Oorman , S. 0. Hoff. These men will bo removed from duty this morning at 7 o'clock and the date of their dismissal will be Juno 20 , when their pay will stop. This action of the board will create a genuine surprise when It becomes known , but the work of the commissioners Is not yet completed , as they arc considering sev eral serious charges ngalnst Chief Detective Haze and several other officers. When the board adjourned It was until the next reg ular meeting night , Monday , and the mem bers announced that they would then take up the cases of other officer ? , nnd the fire department Is coming In for a general reno vation while they arc at It. Captain Thomas Cormlck has been on the police force for about ten years , and tins always been regarded as a most exemplary officer , but In a moment of anger , while acting as chief of police , he struck Sergeant Sheep when both were on duty. Cormlck has been suspended from duty for the pait four weeks , and the d latory action of the board was taken by many to mean that the captain's previous excellent record was standing him In good need , and 'that he would eventually be restored to duty. Sergeant Shosp was fcumd guilty of dis obeying the chief's orders In stationing men at the Coliseum on the night of the Thunton Rifles' scandal. J. M. Vaughn was dismissed for Incom- petency. Bloom Is the man who was accused of writing a threatening letter to Mayor Bcmis last winter. Walker was discharged for specific cause , as was Cory , who , It Is alleged , has been more or less actively engaged In politics to such an extent that his services as an of ficer became Impaired. The others were dis missed for causes which the commissioners refused to make public. Chief Detective Haze was called before the commissioners again last night to answer to charges preferred against him by Kittle Walsh. The examination was conducted se cretly , but a Bee reporter learned about part of It. Miss Walsh alleges that last August she had her purse , containing $20 , stolen from her room. She reported the matter to the police station , and Haze said he would take charge of the case. He did so , and after looking around the house said that It the girl would accede to his wishes he would recover her money. She did so. He never recovered the money , according to Klttle's story , and she claims to have filed charges against Haze two days after the oc currence , but nothing was ever heard from them , and Chief Seavey said last night that no such complaint ever reached him. .E/MATt/'A ir/.U.I.V'A Tlll.lL. Evidence All Introduced nnd Attorney ! ) Commence Their Argument. NEW YORK , Juno 13. Evidence for the prosecution In the case of Erastus Wlman , accused of forgery In the second degree , was all In when the court of oyer and ter- mlner took Its noon recess. The witnesses examined today , were In the main to cor roborate the evidence submitted yesterday and no new points of consequence were scored. In stating the case for the. defense General Tracy took the position that as Sir. Wiman was a partner in the firm of R. G. Dun & Co. , his actions were strictly legal , "if at times somewhat roundabout. " Mr. Tracy argued that each partner had the same rights and powers in the matter of the firm's business as had the combined firm. He was still on this line of argument when the court took a recess. Judge Incraham ruled that It was Imma terial whether Wlman was or was not n partner of Dun , but that It was entirely clear that as between themselves It was not a partnership. The articles of association were merely an employment of Dun , King and Douglass as managers. All power of endorsement was expressly withheld from them , except the power to endorse for de posit checks payable to the concern. In practice , Wlman had been allowed to endorse - dorso for other purposes , and to that ex tent the articles were virtually modified. The act of Wlman , however , so far as shown , was one which plainly brought It under ttho provisions of the statute relating to forgery , and was as plainly an act which ho had no authority under the agreement to perform. General Tracy called the defendant to the stand and asked him to tell the Jury in as brief a manner as possible the story of his life up to the present day. The defend ant began by giving a sketch of his career. During his time as manager of the agency the firm's profits Increased from nothing at first to $30,000 , then to $100,000 , to $250,000 and by successive Jumps to half a million , which in round numbers was the net profits of the agency when ho was dropped out of it. Mr. Wlman went on to say that from the time of Mr. Barlow's death , In 1880 , Mr. Dun had ceased to take an'active Interest In the association affairs. SOUTH DAKOTA J/.i.SO.VS. Grand Loclgo nt Hot Kprlncs Klccts Olnccrs and Transacts Much Huslncss. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , June 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The grand lodge of Masons convened here at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon , with Grand Master Me- CaJIster presiding. The day was occupied with reports of committees and appoint ment of new committees. In the evening the Star lodge exemplified Its work , ac companied with the beautiful floral march. The grand lodge today elected the follow ing officers : W. C. Allen of Groton , grand master ; P. H. Files of Sioux Falls , deputy grand master ; James Lewis of Canton , senior grand warden ; A , W. Coe of Deadwood - wood , grand Junior warden ; L. L. lister of lro < iuolB , grand treasurer ; George A. Pettitfrew of Flandreau , grand secretary. The grand master-elect appointed the following officers : J. II. Scrlven of Mitchell , grand lecturer ; J. H. Uab- cock of Mitchell , grand chaplain ; S. M. Salisbury of Aberdeen , grand senior deucon ; R. G. Sedam of Ht. Lawrence , grand Junior deacon ; 13. II. Lewis of Hot Spring * , Brand senior stew ard ; Major Hill of Springfield , grand jumur steward ; John Hanks of Huron , grand marshal ; F. H. Kink of Gettysburg , grand tyler ; William Blatt of Yankton , commit tee on foreign correspondence. The re mainder of the day \\UH occupied with routine work. The question of chunnlnn the constitution relative to piet grand ollleers remaining members of the prand lodge and drawing mileage for attendiince will prob- nbly be submitted to the lodges for u vote. The master's degree was exemplified to night by Grand Lecturer Bcrlven. The Masons enjoyed the novelty of feasting on barbecued ox this afternoon at the * Chau- tauqua grounds. Tomorrow the grand chapter meets. The next meeting of the grand lodge will be held at Pierre. McNnmnra Trial Commenced. LIBERTY , Mo. , June 13. Judge Brood- dus called for trial today the case ot the state against J. V. McNamara , who styles himself bishop of the Reformed Catholic church. He Is charged with falsely ac cusing certain priests and nuns with Im morality. Large delegations of the Amer ican Protective association ore here from Kansas City and elsewhere to attend the trial. The court room was packed to nuf- focatlon all day. The case was consider ably dtlayed by the refusal of Miss Tempy Uroaddus , the court ( stenographer nnd daughter of the judge , to report It. She had learned that certain parts of Mc- Namara's speech would bo Introduced In testimony , and that It was too Indecent for a woman to hear , Police detectives and John llooth and Jules Itosenberger , who reported the lecture for the Kansus City Star , gave evidence as wltnes en for the state. Admits that Ho Wns Unassisted the Mur derer of Mnnd Rnbel. DESCRIBES THE CRIME IN DETAIL Wont with the Girl to the Booms Sunday Morning for Immoral Purposes. " HE REFUSED HER DEMAND FOR MONEY Threatened with Arrest Ho Struck Her with a Picco of Furniture. THEN LEFT HER LYING ON THE FLOOR Returned in the Evening and Concealed and Bobbed the Body. DENIES THAT HE MEANT TO KILL HER .Snjs felie Ilnd Ilccn Ills Mlctrefts for TITO Yeiirs KIMHOCIH for Hellutlnc IIo Has Sought to Kitonuato Ills Crime. Sam Payne has admitted that he Is the murderer of Maud Rubcl. Last evening ho mail a a full confession to representatives of the newspapers. His story , as brought out by a long scries of questions , was : "I first met Maude Rubel at a dance In South Omaha about two years ago and from that time until her death she was my mis tress. I never went to South Omaha to see her , but she always came up here. I was employed as porter at the Windsor hotel and she always came there , and from there wo usually went to the Traveler's hotel and took a room. We never had any serious quarrel. She came to see me some times aa often as three times a week , and my salary was distributed to her , to my mother and to 'Sugar Lump , ' my other mistress. "On Sunday morning. May 27 , about 8:30 : , fli I was going to my mother's home at Seventh and Lcavenworth streets , I was overtaken under the Tenth street viaduct by Maud. I had no appointment with her and did not expect to meet her there. We bade each other good morning and I then pro posed that we go up to the apartments at SOS South Tenth ttreet that Sugar Lump and I had vacated a few days before , and she consented. * DESCRIBES THE MURDER. "I had criminal Intercourse with her , and as I was leaving she followed mo Into the hall and asked me for $2. I had no money and told her-'so. She then said that it I did not at once give' h'er * some money eho would call a policeman and have mo ar rested. I said : 'Oh , you would not do that , would you ? ' and at the same tlmo picked up the feco cf a table drawer that was lying on the floor and struck her on'the left side of the head near the car. I did not Intend to strike her a bard blow , but she fell to the flcor , and not waiting to eco how badly I had injured her , I threw the board away and ran down the stairs. "The face of the drawer was about fourteen inches long , four Inches wide and an Inch thick. When we went up to the rooms Maud took off all her clothing except her under garments and was in that condition when I struck her. She said nothing when hit ex cept 'Oh. ' RETURNED TO THE ROOMS. "At C o'clock that evening I went to the McHugh building to see if Maud was still there. I found her body lying In the hall , where she had fallen , with the position un changed. I picked up the body and carried It Into the roam in which it was found. I then went Into the room wo had occupied and got an old skirt and threw It over the body. Then I took off the finger rings and the silk garters , picked up the corset and the slippers , which had fallen oft while I was carrying the body , three overskirts , one a white one , and took all of these things to Sugar Lump. I did not gd back to the building again. "The next Saturday n reporter for one ot the paners told mo the police wanted me for the murder of Maud Rubel and I got out of town as soon as I could. I followed a policeman up Sixteenth street , and then made my way down to Eleventh and Doug las streets , thinking at first to go over to Sugar Lump's on Ninth street , but I con cluded this would not Ira wise , and walking down the railroad track to Gibson , got on board a freight train and rode to Crcston , la. , where I hired out as a cook on a Bur lington diner , running between Creston and Plattsmouth. You know about my capture at Mystic. " Payne said that ho took the rings because they were valuable. * He said that he had given the smaller one , n > plain gold ring , to Maud himself , and he had received It some time ago from Jcnnlo Gatewood , who now lives with her husband , Joe Gatewood , at Fourteenth and Jackfon streets. Payne said that ho did not know Dr. Brown and that the latter had nothing to do with the crime. He denied also that ho knew Mrs. Hess , Maud's South Omaha chum , or that he had ever seen her. He had never heard of Dr. Putnam and never heard Maud say anything about going south to marry anybody. He said that Maud once threatens ! to kill him If ho did not quit keeping com pany with Sugar Lump. While talking to the reporters Payne- was , as a rule , exceedingly nervous , though some times he broke out Into a laugh , as when telling about Maud's Jealously over Sugar Lump and about following the policeman up Sixteenth street on tlio morning of his departure - * parture for Iowa. While Pnync's story Is considered to ha true in the main , certain facts arc knswn which must suggest that In describing the crime Payne has sought to , In a considerable measure , extenuate hla guilt. SOUGHT TO TRAP HER. The chief ot these facts Is that on Friday or Saturday before the murder Payne went out on South Fourteenth street to employ Mrs. Jamlcaon to care for the rooms at 800 South Tenth street. Payne and his mistress had moved out of there , The rooms were empty and dirty and the windows broken. Mrs. Jamlcson went to the. rooms , arriving there before Payne did. On seeing their condition she surmised that the negro had brought her there for no good purpose , and cho was leaving , when on the stairway she met Payne. He urged her to go back with him. Bhe asked for the landlady. Payco- said Eho could be found a few blocks away , but that cho had authorized htm to employ a housekeeper. Ho again urged Mrs. Jamie- son to return to the rooms with him , but oughly , and pushing past him she hurried oughly , and pushing passed him eho hurried home. H la the conviction of the pollci that Payne got the woman to go to tbo roomi only to ravish her. Another highly Important fact In the light ot Payne's statements la that In the room In which Maud's body wan found a large pool ot blood lay at the aide ot the bead , while none wai found In the hall , where , according to Payne'i itory , the body lay for a. who ! * day. As the akin was broken and tbs head bloody where the blow was received. It l considered certain that the body wai not