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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.
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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.
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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
