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EE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOIINJNO , , , JULY * J , 18k SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. GORMAN FIGHTS BACK In the Mnrylandor Olovelnntl Has Evi dently Stirred Up the Wrong Passenger. CALLS THE PRESIDENT A COWARD , White Honso Letter Placed Him in a Position - * sition Wbero Ho Must Toll the Story. I f MAINTAINS THE SENATE V/AS / BETRAYED i ' * ' Cleveland Promised the Finance Oommitteo to Support the Compromise Bill. LV RY AMENDMENT HAD HIS SANCTION C'ullH Upon HcmitorH Veal , llarrl * mid Junes to lluir Him Out In This htuto- uicnt Sumtu Kill Alas thu Itciit that Could I'um. WASHINGTON , July 2J. Perhaps no more remarkable scene was ever witnessed In the United States senate than that which occurred there today , when for two and a half hours Senator Gorman , the democratic leader on the floor , delivered his speech ogatnst the president and In defeiih.o of the senate tariff bill. The galleries were packed to the doors and so great was the Interest In Mr. Gorman's speech that the members ot the house flocked to the senate errd of the capital , and the house being urriblc to hold a ( jnonim , adjourned. Mr. Gorman , with a frankness that amazed those present , discussed party becrcts , opened the door to party caucubcs and flashed his searchlight Itrto the dark corners of party history. The president was assailed with keenness and vigor by the Icador of his party on the floor of the senate , lie defended the ccnatc tariff bill and Its preparation and charged that both Mi. Carlisle and Mr. Cleveland wcie not only aware of the concessions made In that bill to procure Its passagu through the sen ate , but that Mr. Carlisle has been cn- EUlted at every step and that Mr. Cleveland had sanctioned all that was done. Mr. Gor man Is a cool , easy talker , but ho gives tone and gesture a dramatic turn that thrills the auditor. Today ho was at his best. One by one he called Senators Vest , Jones and Harris us witnesses to the truth of his statements. Then having freed himself from all restraint , he told the Insida history of the conference over the tariff bill. Ho even went back and told the secrets cf the Mills bill and the St. Louis and Chicago platforms and the demands made upon the natlon.il democratic committee by the sugar senators In 1S'J2. Ills personal attack on the presi dent was full of the most sensational charac terizations. Ho told how ho hud dared , when other men faltered , to walk with Cleve land thiough the "filth and slime cf the cam paign of 1884 ; " how ho and his colleagues had fought for tariff reform "when cowards In high places would not show their heads" ; how Mr. Cleveland had tried to "gibbet the Bcnato before the eyes of the country" ; and B.I Id his action must be attributed to "con suming vanity" an action that was echoed by these v. ho "chiiped when they talked. " His references to tire president created so much commotion In tire gallorle-s , sometimes of applause and sometimes ot disapproval , that the presiding ofllccr was obliged to re peatedly caution them to preserve better order. IIo w\\s listened to with rapt at tention throughout his speech , a deep feeling of excitement beinc printed on every face. Among these who listened most earnestly was Sir Julian I'nuncetote , the British minis ter , who was In the diplomatic callery. In conclusion Mr. Gorman practically warned Id3 colleagues that on the material points It must bo the senile bill or nothing. Mr. Whlto of California was the only other speaker of the day. While personally in favor ot free coal and free Iron ore , he , too , declared It to be the pirt of patriotism for the democrats to stand together for the Bonato bill. After ho concluded tire senate adjourned , with the situation seemingly In as chaotic a state as ever. After the expiration of the preliminary routlna business at 1:22 Senator Voorhees called up the conference report on the tariff 1)111 and then the storm broke. Mr. Gor man Immediately arose. Ho hoped he ap preciated Ih3 gravity of tire situation , ho begun. Ordinarily the situation would be easy ot solution. Thcio would ordlnitlly bo no difference ot opinion abnit sending the bill to conference whorj the differences between the two houses could ho adjusted. Ho drew a graphic picture of the an\lety with which the country awaited the fate of tli b 111 , the Idle factories , the closed work shops and the unemployed , rurther stis- jieiibo was neither to the best Interests of the country or the democratic party. Ho hoped the senators would meet the situation as became patriotic Amcrlcjns and duty- bound Ecnntarp. It was Idle for him to add at'j thing to what had been said last Friday by thu senator from Now Jersey ( Mr Smith. ) In the house them was an overwhelming democratic majority. Hero In the Semite the democrats wcie at the outset con- frented with the fact that there wore but forty-four democrats. A bill must bo tr lined which would RCCUIU the support of all those senators , all of whose % otcs save one were ncccssaiy to pass It. That one was lost. GOUMAN'S DRPIANCi : The senator fiotn New York ( Hill ) had from tha opening opposed the hill openly and man fully. The domocints faced with such a con dition had gene manfully on to harmonise the differences and hid accomplished It bj many sacrifices ilmoU at tha sacrlflcs of princi ple. No legislative body In this countty had ever been confronted with such a condition. The representative of the states of New York. New Jersey , Ohio , > Vi' t Virginia and Maryland at th outset announced that the house bill was BO radical , so destructive of the Interests * nf the p ople that they would not support It. Hi ) paid a high tribute to Senators Vest , Jones , VurhPcs , and Harris those bravo men whose laborious work had accomplished the fral of adjusting these dlffermicis and had made the pacsige of the bill possible. Th'n In dramatic tones ho delivered his do- llati" ; . The Infamous calumnies heaped upon tin- heads ot the senate forced from his lips , ho said , a plain , iinvninlshed statement of the facts. Ho would nnko U , ho said , with mallco toward noiu , but ho would look U's colleagues nnd the American people In the 0)t ) und tell the truth. In patrotlMii the democrats ef the senate had gone to work to save the country arid liccp tliclr party In power when toiddcnly In the midst 01 the jtrugglo caino the presi dent's letter. "It was the must uncalled for , the most extraordinary , most unwise communication , " eald ire , In bitter tones , "that ever came from a prcMdeut's handi. It places this tody In n position where Its-members must eoj to tt tl'at the. dignity and honor of this chamber must bc > preserved. "It plucca me , " said Mr. Gorman , . "In a position where I immt tell the story as U oc curred , The limit "f endurance has been roncUcO. " Mr , Got man then proceeded to detail the history ol die tariff bill after It reached tire teimto and tin * manner In which In meet the objcctl ns and recuro the support of cer tain dlssntfcctcd democrats the changes had been agreed upon. He stated emphatically that during the pruc KB of this work Messrs. Vent and Jones hid : frequent ronternnces with Bcrrctary Catllxln and oftentimes wltu Mr. Cleveland hlmnclf , CUMl'HOMISi : WITHOUT SACIUl'ICC. Nu material nacrlllces ot principle were bia.dc. Thb result \v is a he had declared on a previous occasion , a democratic measure which In his opinion leaned toward the radi cal tariff reform xcnllmcnt and which he thought would receive the support of a demo cratic house , senate nnd president. He believed then as he believed now that he had authority for that statement. He charged directly that e\ery one of the senate amendments had been seen by Secretary Carlisle ami had been scanned by him before they were agreed upon. He drew from his desk and had read an Interview with Secre tary Carlisle on April 30 , In which the sec retary gave tire game bill his sweeping endorsement. After the reading of the Carlisle Inter view , Mr. Gorman led up to one of the most dramatic episodes of the day ( the summon ing ot Messrs. Vest , Jones and Harris no witnesses to his statement that the presi dent approved the senate compromise ) by making the following remarks : "Such was the declaration ot the secretary of the treasury , and that statement from him had probably a wonder ful effect. It softened the hard places with which wo met when we came to router and to act. It was accepted ; It did much to enable us to bring together forty-three sena tors In this body. I repeal that but for It I dotr't believe wo should have ever succeeded In getting together. Hut It did not stop there. It was not alone with the secretary of tiie treasury , who necessarily speaks for the president In matters concerning his depart ment. The president was not Ignorant cf what we proposed to do ; nothing was con cealed from him. The papers announced on the day following the Inle-rvlevv with Mr Carlisle that the president concurred with his great secretary. So we understood , and if It Is rrot true , then forty-three senators on tliU side of the chamber have been misled bvery prominent amendment to the bill was as well known to him as to me. While neither the president nor his secretary was in love with all the amendments to this bill , aye , sir , I may t.iy In fairness that thcro were many of them to which the > were opposed , as the serrator from Missouri and the senator from Arkansas and the dis tinguished chairman of the commltteu on finance were opposed to many of them , and as It was a compromise measure , It was net satHfaclory to a single solitary human being of this side of the chamber In all Its de tails , but I assert that as a whole the struc ture as presented and scanned by these gentlemen was satisfactory and was recog nized as the best It was possible to pass through this body , nnd that from no quar ter , high or low , neither from the president through his cabinet nor by an > member ef this body , was It over suggested or intimated that there was any violation of democratic principles In anything wo did. Now , Mr President , this Is a very broid statement I call upon the two gentlemen who had the Immcdhto control of the bill , the senator from Missouri ( Vest ) and the senator from Arkansas ( Jones ) and I ask them if they have a statement which varies a hair's breadth from this. H Is duo to the senate. It Is due to themselves , It Is due to me , It Is due to the country , that the truth shall be known. Let the people have the tiuth. I pause for a reply from my friend from Missouri. " HAD CLEVELAND'S SANCTION. Mr. Vest ares . He began by s.iv'nj ' that he had not himself seen the president since the repeal of the Sherman law Ins ! summer , but with the secretary of the trtasiiry he had freauont conversations. Mr. Carlisle had repeatedly and distinctly state 1 to him that the greatest possible calamity .hat could happen would bo the failure of any bill. He had distinctly Elated to him that no difference of rates should bo let stand In the way of the consummation of some form of tariff reform. His colleague , Mr Jones , had been se ll by Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Cleveland , and they had both de clared that the bill was nccnplable to them. The bill did not suit him ( Vest ) . He knew It must have the support of the administra tion to pass It and he asked Mr. Jones If ths president would tlnow the weight of his influence. In favor of It. Mr. Jones icported that the president had said to him : "I am willing to do anj thing to pass the bill through congress. " , "If we go Into this fight the president irast be behind us , " Mr. Vest had said. Mr. Jones r.piled tint he was. " " said Mr. Vest "I "Thereupon , , gave up my personal opinions and resolved to sup port It. The presldsnt's letter was the first Intimation to me that ho was against us. " When Mr. Vest sat down Mr. Jones of Ar kansas , who was In charge of the bill In the senate , took the floor. IIo was pale a ? death. He realized , ho said , when the bill came to the Ecnatc , that It could not be passed In its then form , and had cone to work with Infinite labor and pains to Inter view every democratic senator. 113 ascer tained every objection they held and had carefully noted them nil. lie had talked with Mr. Carlisle about his plan nnd the president endorsed It as wipe. Then he ( Jones ) had said to him : "I will not go one stop further If the administration Is not be hind me. " JONES WAS SURE OP IT. "I icqucsted him to explain everything to the president. " slid Mr. Jones. "I saw the president. Ho told me Mr. Carlisle had ex plained all and ho ( Cleveland ) said he thought wo wore doing the wise and propir thing. Among the amendments thus prepared - pared were those placing coal nnd iron on the dutiable list. Until I read Mr. Clove- land's letter to Mr. Wilson. " said Mr. Jnnes , emphatically , "I believed he cordially ap proved of our action. I had expressed to him the opinion that the measure must either bo thus modified or fall , and he had replied tint In the alternative ho favored th ? modified measure " As Senator Jones sat down Mr. Gorman aioso to resume , hut Mr. Vllas Interposed with a series of questions to Jones. "In your Interviews with the president , " asked Mr. Vllas , "were the subjects of coal and Iron over mentioned ? " "Vet , " replied Mr. Jones with positive rnliPincnco , "at evety conversation btwce. tl o nr'sldnnt and mjiOlf coal and Iron were tptclflcally mentioned. " Thers was a burst of applause from the gallery which the presiding ofilcer had dim- cMty In checking. "And , " continued Mr. Jones with meas ured emphasis on each word , "the preside U never once utt led one solitary word about not going ahead with the coal and Iron In the bill as then In the senate. " "One moru question , " said Mr Vllas "Did not the prssldent e\press the hop' at all times tint Iron and coal should bo on tlio frco list ? " "At all times , yps , " said Air. Jones. " [ Jut It was the expression of that hope that cir cumstances would permit Its realization " Senator oGrman next summoned Senator Harris , who left the presiding elTlcer's chair for the purpose as a witness. Senator Harris stated that In conversations with Mr. Cleve land he ( Ilatrls ) had been led to conclude that the president favored the passing of the compromise b'll ' , not because ho approved It , but because It was tire best that could be secured , AS PATRIOTIC AS OLEVELANH. Mr. Gorman then resumed. "Now , Mr. President , my distinguished frlond , the clnlr- man of this committee , ( ho distinguished senator from Indiana , has had Intimate con nection , of courses with this measure throughout. I happen to know that he Is not feeling very well today und expects himself to inal.u his own statement before the close of the discussion , Therefore , I shall not ask him today to give the country the bene fit ot his statement , so that all the truth In c nncctlon with this matter may go to the people. Ah I have said , sir , this U a most extraordinary proceeding for a demo crat , elected to the highest place In the gov ernment , to- Join the commune , to traduce the senate of the United States , to blacken the characters of senators who are as honorable CD they dare to be , who are as patriotic as they can ever be , who have done us much to serve their party as the men who are now the tipnellclarles of your labor and mine , to taunt and jeer us before the country as the advocates at trusts , as being guilty of dishonor and perfidy. It Is time to speak. The limit of endurance has been reached. The senate owes It tu Itself. Every senator here who Is a part of this dem cra- tlc majority owes It to himself. Thcro Is no power , no matter how great. In this coun try , not oven the president , with his patron age , that would keep mo silent longer under the charges , under the Imputation BO fully made frcm such distinguished quarters , I hurl It back to him and sny this treatment of his fellows Is Infamous. It Is destructive to the government that men In high posi tions should attempt to lower this body , a body conservative , consisting of eighty-eight great representatives of states. No man can reach hero by devious ways and remain long. It Is composed of men who represent the best thought of the country , men who have stood and battled for tariff reform when the cowards In higher places dared not show their heads ( applause In the galleries ) men who when another place was overrun and they had not the courage to stand and tight a tyrant , stood hero nt the risk of health , at the risk ot fortune , of all that Is dear , and saved the liberties of the country when these cowards could not be safe. Wo will not be tradticsd longer , Mr. President , the facts must come. We have seen how this bill passed the senate , how only It could pass the senate. No man when In this place or another place , no matter what his position may be , who stjlcs himself n democrat , who believes In his parly , can change materially this rncasuro without defeating It. Who dare lake that responsibility ? I can Imagine no man who could do It unless ho was con sumed with vanity nnd desired to set his judgment above that of his fellows , or a desire to keep an Issue before the people that lie might ride Into power rather than give content and peace and labor and prosperity to his fellow countrymen. As Mr. Gorman made cich reference to the president there was n commotion In the gal leries which compelled the presiding officer to interpose constant cautions against fur ther demonstrations. Mr Gorman next turned his attention to Senator Hill's speech on Friday Indorsing President Clovela.rJ's letter. "This letter , " said Mr. Gorman , "was n Godsend to the senator from Now York. It as the only comfort ho has had from this administration. " ( Laughter ) . As the laughter continued , Mr. Hill rose and said good naturally "On the last propo sition I will say the senator from Maryland Is entirely correct. " Mr. Gorman proceeded to crltlclre Mr. Hill's course , and asserted that he New York senator had throughout attempted to thwart his party. Never before , since the declaration ot Independence , Mr. Gorman went on , had n president of the United States been guilty of sueh \Iolaton of the spirit of the constitution as had Mr. Cleveland In writing his letter to Chairman Wll on He handed to Mr Blackburn and had the Kentucky senator read the extract from Washington's farewell address about the encroachment of the executive on the piuers of congress os subversive of the principles ot the republic. He referred to the great political ex citement attending the Ha > cs-Tllden con troversy and the fear of the concentration from the army In Washington , Forms of law had averted that catastrophe. There should be , ho went on , no further concentra tion of power. Conference c/immlttces should be free from outside Inlluencjs. "The liberty of the senate should not be Invaded , " ho said In thunderous tones , "though a thoir- sind hirelings write us down and traduce us. " The president , ho continued , had said It would be dishonorable to tax coal and iron. Tire heir c , parrot like , repeated the cry. " .Men who set up high standards , " said the senator , "should come to us with clean hands. "FREER" RAW MATERIALS. lie urged that the house , If It had been consistent , would have pHced all raw ma terials on the tree list. He enumerated other raw materials which the house had made dutiable Ho denied that It was either democratic doctrine or In conformity with domociatlc declarations to place coal and Iron on the free list. He enumerated the amount of the tax on coal placed by different democratic congressmen. "The same bills you speak of , " Interrupted Mr. Hill , "placed coal and lumber on the dutiable list " "They did , " replied Mr. Gorman. He pro ceeded to declare the democratic platform did not demand a free raw material. Ho went back to the platform of 1SS4 , on which he said Mr. Cleveland -.as elected "by the grace of God and a great deal of hard work " It did not provide for free materials. The bill prepared by his distinguished radlral friend ( Mr. Mills ) placed 75 cents duty on coal. coal."I "I was In the same situation then , " Interrupted Mr. Mills , "that I urn now. I was in the hinds of a half doen men who forced a duty on coal. It was not my choice. " "I was not attacking you , " laid Mr. Gor man , deprecating ! ) * . "You sa'd I prepared a bill with taxed coal In It , " replied Mr. Mills hotly. Mr. Gorman then gave the history of the convention ot 1SS3 , where , ho said , the radicals were In the saddle. A resolution was adopted endorsing the Mills bill taxing coal. Mr. Cleveland ac cepted It and stood on It. He referred to tha platform declaration of 1892 , prepared by Mr. Cleveland's friends , commending the house , "for going In the direction of free raw ma terials. " The ladlcal resolution sprungIn the con vention was pushed by those who desired to defeat his nomination. But It did not de feat his nomination. No one expected Mr. Cleveland to stand on that radical plank. Mr. Cleve'and's letter was looked forward to with anxiety. In It Mr. Cleveland de clared specifically against the destruction of any Industry and In favor of "freer" raw materials. Revetting again to the duty on coal , Mr. Gorman argued that 40 cents n ton was purely a reverruo duty. Free coal , he said , would give to a single foreign corporation all the coal trade from Dostcn north. Free coal would not help nny nnn or woman In the country. Who demands It ? ho asked The professional , the theoretical tariff re former cald It would cheapen the cost of .iianufactrrrlng. Yet , mathematically , free coal would not give the New England manu- fi\cturer \ more than three-quarters of 1 per cent of manufacturing. There was but orro great concern on the face ot the earth that wanted free coal. In Nova Scotia there was a deposit of coal as broad and as rich as any on the earth. The government of Camda had control of It. Five years ago the dominion was Induced to change Its policy. The small leases were wiped out. The Canadian Pacific , that great artery of Great llrllaln , together with men from the United Stales , associated themselves to gether and secured a ninety-nine years' lease of this coal Held on condition they would pay Into the Canadian treasury 12 cunts a ton lojalty. If coal were free , the coal of Nova Scotia would displace that ot the United States In New Enghnd , and the treasury of Canada would be enriched by money that ought to go Into the treasury of the United States. "God knows wo have enough trusts , " said Mr. Gorman , "I will never consent to allow this mammoth foreign corporation to In vade cur territory and take the substance away from our people. " TOUCHED UPON SUGAR. Mr. Gorman's reference to the sugar ques tion was In the following words : "Mr. Presi dent , there Is only one other serious proposi tion , as I understand It , Involved In this controversy , the subject ot sugar. Our friends on the other stile , with great general ship , saw the weak point In our line from the beginning. In the construction of the McKlnley bill they made free sugar the pivot so they might Increase the duty on their wares , and the output of their own factories. They Attempted to secure free sugar by fighting us when we attempted to reverse their McKlnley act , outwitting U3 by going back and putting upon the dutiable list an article which they put upon the free list. They managed It well. They knew how to stir up the animosities and the feelings which are natural with us against duties on anything whatever. They used thu press of their party to charge all sorts of bad motives against the men who were In favor ct putting mi gar on the dutiable list. They twitted us upon the floor and you found It upon the street. You had scarcely gotten Into the consideration of ( he bill before they wanted to Investigate us and ice whether we were not Felling out to the trust. The men who made the trust became sudden ! ) virtuous for the purpose cf Killing our bill They managed It to astutely that the bill really lost many honest men Inside and nut ( Continued on Third Page. ) Hickory-Sliirt Majors Bilking thij Hopub'.io.in State Cnntral Committee. t STORY OF A M.SSING . SUB3CRPTION Tlin Mnn Who llciiM 111Viiy Through tlio Iturn with Alniiiiine-ntiil Check and I'liiys iv Conilduiieu C.iimo with a I.oit Check. The republican state convention , which as sembles In Omaha on August 22 , Is likely to bo prolific with sensational events. Of course , there will bo the lomy.expected battle for supremacy between the rival candidates for governor. Hut aside from the regulation battle of the ballots there is likely to bo some sharp preliminary skirmishing among the friends of the several candidates , and In these preliminary skirmishes some defensive armors are likely to bo plugged full of holes. Among other Incidents which are likely to distract the attention of the de-legates from the real battleof the convention will ba the demand for a personal examination from Hon. Thomas J. Majors regarding some of his unfulfilled pledges to the state central committee , as well as regarding one or two private transactions of U pecuniary char acter. It Is no secret that the Honorable Thomas J. Majors has neglected In the past cam paigns In which he- was personally Interested to pay his campaign assessment. It cannot bo said that his failure or refusal to pay his share of the legitimate campaign expenses resulted from the fact that the amount was beyond his resources , for ho fixed the amount himself , and the figure was far below the sums subscribed by the other candidates on the same ticket. The story , as related to The Hee by Urad D. Slaughter , chairman of the republican state central committee , Is as follows : Within a few days after the adjournment of the state convention at Lincoln two years ago A. E. Cady , chairman of me state cen tral committee , called the executive com mittee together and discussed with them the financial necessities of the campaign. It was agreed tint a certain sum of money would be required to pay the legitimate expanses. With this sum In mind , the amount was di vided among the several candidates In what seemed to the committee to be reasonable proportions. In the meantime , Rev. J. Q. Talt , who had been nominated for lieutenant governor , dis covered that his citizenship had not been completed according to the'dub forms of law , an 1 he was thus compelled to retire from the ticket. Tire state central committee was called together , and , after an exciting ses sion , which will long ba remembered , Thomas J. Majors was placed on the ticket as the republican candidate for lletjtenant governor. Then another meeting of 'the executive com mittee was held , at which all of the republi can nominees were present. Chairman Cady brought up the subject of campaign expenses , and ull the candidates expressed their will ingness to paj Into the treasury such amounts as the chairman' of the state com mittee assessed against them. Chairman Cady presented a subscription papar and asked for voluntary contributions. HOW A "SUBSCRIPTIpN" WAS MADE. Governor Crounse hearted the list with $1,000. He was follow eJ bj- Treasurer Dart- ley , vho subscribed a similar.amount. The other candidates subscribed different amounts , none of them contributing less llian ? ! > 00. In the meantime Majors-had studiously , refrained from any participation In the dis cussion. When the subscription paper had been presented , he asked to bo passed until the last. Finally , when all of the candt- dates but himself had designated the amounts they were willing to contribute , the subscrip tion list was handed to 'the blue-ishtrted statesman. He received It with evident cm- bariassment , and , ucr rome. nemmlng and considerable hawing , asked Clralrmin Cady about what amount ho would be expected to contribute. Chairman Cady replied that so far the contilbutlons had been entirely vol untary , but that since his opinion had been asked , he believed that a man llko Majors , who was known to be worth $150,000 , ought to feel able to contribute to the necessities of his parties about $500. Majors at once asserted that $500 was more than ho could afford to contribute. He 'pleaded that the ofllcs for which ho was a candidate was one to which no salaiy was Attached and that there was "nothing In It" for him anyway. Cady told him , then , to put down whatever sum he felt llko contributing. After some further hesitation , Majors signed his name for $250. Although ho contributed less ( on paper ) than any other candidate on his ticket , Majors failed , neglected and refused to pay any part ot his contribution. All of the other candidates , without a single exception , paid their assessments In full. Majors was frequently requested to do so , but ho Ignored every request. After the election had been held and Majors , who had successfully deadheaded his way through the campaign , had been elected by a large plurality , ( he state central com mittee found Itself In debt ; * to the amount of about $300. This amount , had to be made up , and Mr. Majors was repeatedly requested by personal letters to pay his campaign as sessment. He Ignored every request. The amount had to be raised from other sources , and thereby hangs another story. In some way or other the- deficiency was raised and the campaign debts cleared off without assistance from the lieutenant gov ernor. As the months rollqd around another campilgn was commenced. In this campaign Mr. Majors , fortunately for the financial resources ot the state central com mittee , was not a candidate. Still , In spite of the fact that he had no campaign assessment in the year 1893 to repudiate , the state central committee had a small deficiency. The money was contrib uted by gentlemen who had benefited by the preceding campaigns , mast of the superin tendents ot tha state Institutions making voluntary contributions In small amounts. STRANGE STORY OF A CHECK. Among the gentlemen connected with the state Institutions who came to the assistance of lire state central "committee was Prof. Ebrlght of the Institute for the llllnd at Nebraska City. When the matter was called to his attention Prof. Ebrlgbt chccrful'y vol unteered to make n contribution and prom ised to send a check for $27. Several days after 'ho had promised to send the check for $25 John Peters , a mem ber ot the finance committee , happened to bo In Nebraska City , and Prof. Ebrlght men tioned the fact that he had sent the state central committee- check , for $25 , but that he had received no acknowledgment of Its receipt. Ho merely vroudcred whether the committee- had received tire check. Mr. Peters at once wrote to' Chairman llrad Slaughter and referred to tire matter , asking that Prof , Ebrlght be sent a proper ac knowledgment. Chalrnian Staughter at once replied that no chock bad been received from Prof. Ebrlgnt. ' Then It transpired that Prof. Ebrlght had made out and signed a check for the amount stated and had handed It to Thomas J. Ma jors , lieutenant governor of the state of No- branka , and today an ambitious candidate for the nomination of governor ot this state , with the request that lie hand It to tha ofllcers of the commmltteo at Lincoln , to which place Majors was destined. Majors agreed to do this. Now , It U barely possible that Majors In tended to hand the Ebrlght circck for $23 tu Chairman Slaughter of the republican stuto central committee. Or , It U barely possible that he got la * check mixed up with his own private accounts. In either event , the check never reached the state central com * nil tec , and a few days later It.iu cached at the bank at Nebmltd City , with the en dorsement of "Thomas J. Major * " on the back In due commercial form. This U one ot the things that Majors will be called upon ou tlm floor of the republican ntato convention for an cxplanntlon , HP will also be asked la explain why ho refused or neglected to pay his campaign actcssmcnt In the ) ear before. Of course , It Is not absolutely necessary that Majors shall al ways pay his assessment. The other candi dates on the ticket can divide his share among themselves , or It can be made up from superintendents ot state Institutions. The republican party has won victories In the pist without pecuniary assistance from Thomas J , Majors , and that Is probably the reason wiry ho Imagines It can do so again. Incidentally , It may ba remarked that a careful scrutiny of the records of the treas urer ot the republican state central commit tee will disclose the fact that the nameot Thomas J. Majors docs not anywhere appear , neither on the ledger , cash books , receipt books or reports. i'tts I'str.st War Ilcttrren Cliltm unit .lup-in IIin Not l.llcrly CoinniiMirrd , LONDON , July 23. The follow Ilifj dispatch was received from Shaughil this evening. The telegraph between PeKIn and Shanghai has been restored. The rumor that war has been declared has been dcrrld olficlnlly , but there seems no hops of a pacific settle ment. Apparently war can bo avoided only by the Interference of the Europcin powers to protect thcor commerce and the lives ot their subjects from the Injury which Japan's action will causa them. " H Iras been learned from a high source In London that the rela tions between China nnd Japan have grown more serious In the list forty-eight hours. Japan Insists emphatically upon certain re forms In Corean International administra tion , while China opposes Japan's demands with equal determination. Under no circum stances will Chlni allow Japan's claim of the right to Interfere. The Herlln Vosslsche expresses cnnlllence that Japan will be backed up by the Euro pean powers In her dispute with China. War between the two countries , the Hultung pre dicts , will Inevitably result In the cxtlnc Ion of Corea as a state. SHANGHAI , July 23. Communication with Pekln , which was Interrupted by the floods , has been restored. The report that war had been declared between China and Japan was premature , although the outlook is more threatening' . LONDON , July 23. The senior consul , rep resenting the foreign consuls ut Shanghai. Ins been officially notified tint the govern ment Is preparing to block the Yangtse-Klang river at the bar near Woosc Sung at any moment In case cf need. Dispatches were received at the Chinese legation from Tientsin today showing that war between Ch na and Japsn has not ) et been declared , hut It Is admitted that the Ittiatlon Is mcst grave. The opinion ex pressed In orT.elal circles here Is tint war Is Inevitable. The Chinese and Japanese m ulsters today had long and separate con ferences at the foreign office with the offi cials of that government. In official circles hero there Is reported to be no change in the Corean situation. No confirmation has been received of the alleged private dispatch ? e-rt out by a news agency that Japanese gunboats had begun the bombardment of Ccrean ports. The morning paporo of Lon don either denied the report altogether or discredited It. SHANGHAI. July 23. It h believed here that Japan does not des re a pacific settle ment of the Corean dispute. As evidence of this attention Is called to the fact that so soon as one difficulty Is overcome Japan Im mediately raises snother. The late t atti tude cf the king of Corca In the crisis is uppa cd to be duo to China's decided measures to Insist upon her cla ins to sov ereignty over the Carea peninsula. The re ports that France and Russia will support Japan agsjpet China are pronounced to , be absolutely groundless. NlcnragimnH Capture Itliirllulds. NEW YORK , July 23. The World's San Jose dlspitch says : The Nlcaraguan general , Cabcsas , has reinforcements now and has taken Ulucficlds , but ho was compelled to. nsk British aid In order to succeed. Mr. Gosling , the British minister , arrived here and through tilt : British consul , ho Induced the Jamaicans to lay down their arms. Chief Clarence's forces were driven from the bluff , but they are holding the lower cont. Clarence Is mustering a force In the Interior and has officered his men with Americans. I'remh Cahliittt Sustained. PARIS , July 23. Premier Dapuy today asked the Chamber of Deputies , as n mark of confidence In the government , to reject all amendments to the governme-nt's press bill aimed at the suppression of anaichlsm. In spite of protests , all the amendments were promtly rejected , the government majorities ranging from 82 to 127. The chamber then adjourned. _ Itogrrx " 1 limit ) nod to ( lit Her ' 1 liront. LONDON , July 23 The action for divorce brought against Minnie Palmer by her hus band. J. R. Rogers , was resumed today. The respondent testifies nt length In her own be half. She left Rogers , blic said , because ho threatened to cut her throat. The hearing was adjourned. _ Xru Millan HntrrH Ter. FEZ , July 23. The sultnn , tlio members of his court and an army of GO.OOO men entered the city today In solemn procession and concluded the ceremonies connected with the accession ot the new ruler. The suit-in was greeted with hearty manifestation. ) of loyalty. _ Klicdlvi * of I : icy pi IH CONSTANTINOPLE , July 23. The kho- dlvo of Egypt Is engaged to Ermine , young est daughter of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz. who was murdered In 1SS1. Ermine Is 1C years old and tire khcdlvo Is about 25 years old. _ Ainerleiin Convicted ot I'orgorj. LONDON , July 23. Eugene Tourbette , an American v/lro refused to give an account of himself , wis sentenced to three years Imprisonment today In the central criminal court , after having been ponvlcted of forgery. ItcporlH from tlio New Cubic. HEART'S CONTENT , N , P. , July 23. The cablcshlp Scotia , laying a now Anglo-Ameri can rable , reports as fallows : Noon , lat. G2.7 ; long. 30.2 , 1,010 knots ot cabin laid. Fresh southerly winds. ( itTiimu Mnmlilp fur Cuicii BERLIN , July 23. Th o German warship Wolf will leave Shanghai tomorrow for Clio Fee on the north coast of the Sah Too promotory , within easy distance of Corea. ( 'might an ' . iiieih.ui Ilrldn. LONDON , July 23. The newspapers an nounce the betrothal of James Daniel , oldest son ot Legoyct Daniel , and the widow ot Robert Paul Hastings of San Francisco. Down' Coat Not Accepted. BERLIN , July 23. The Government has finally decided not to accept Ilerr Dow's so- called bullet-proof cuirass for use In the German army , _ l.vlcted 'leimntH Hill rrogr LONDON , July 23. The evicted tetnnts bill passed Its second reading In the House of Commons thin evening by a vote of 259 to 227. _ Mornm unit Floods In liidm. BOMBAY , July 23. Storms and floodu In western India have caused much damage to the crops. Many lives have been lost. hiinto'4 Tiliil I'oMtpiincd. PARIS , July 23. The trial of Santo Cesario , the mutdctcr ot Carnet , has been deferred until August 2 , In Italy , ROME , July 23. The town of Pontrtmoll wan shaken by an earthquake yesterday. No damage done. _ Cliolum In rriinto , PARIS , July 23. A death from cholera In n ported from Avignon In the department of Yuucalamio. rin : /.oiiM.-.sr ro/.vr. Shipment of ( lold Ymtrrihtv tiring * tlin ( lotd Iti-norvn Down lit I I'd Knck. NEW YORK , July 23. Baring. Magoun & Co. will ship to Europe $500,000 In gold , which was engaged at tlio subtrcasury today. This , with the $ lr > 00,000 taken from the gold reserve last Friday , reduces It to the lowest point In Its history , something over $ (10,500,000. ( In commenting upon this condi tion , * a prominent banker declared today that while there was no use In urging another bond Issue until the tariff muddle was straightened out , a serious condition Is threatened. It Is possible , ho said , If the gold reserve fell a few more millions , for a combination of capitalists to make heavy loans with the banks , All for bills and make such a draft of gold In the treasury as to force up the price. IIo did not con sider such a thing probable , but It was pos sible , unless the administration took some action soon. Foreign exchange went up to- diy and further gold shipments ore expected this week. J'.M > ii IX A ItOH' . Warden of tlio KIIIIHIIN I'onltciilliiry Ad- imttllfl an InviKtlgiitlim ( 'iiiniiiltli iMitiin TOPEKA , Kan , July 23. A dl patch to the Capital iVom Lansing says : The In vestigation of charges against the populist ofllclnls of the Kansas penitentiary was a mere farce , though It came near ending In n trnged ) . When the penitentialy board opened the Investigation Judge McDonrrel , for the complainants , nbked for a continu ance. While the board was deliberating on thin point Wat don Chase appealed in Judce Mc-Donnel's room and they ended a brisk convei-Mtlim by calling eiich other liars. At tills Chnso giabbed Mi-Donncl by the collar and struck him nine vicious blown on the IncU of the head Friends nHicd In to Kcparate the combatants when n general ml\up ooc'Uiied , nnd lrrlves : nnd pliitola wore drawn. Tlio guilds and em ploye * friendly to Chase were vciv ugly und after tire assault on Judge MeOonnel Clinse's oppiirentH were terroil/id nnd te-- firvpd absolute Iv to have anv thing to do with the Investigation. In the afternoon the board walled two hours for the prosecu tion to appear , and on > Pr English comlin ; forward and swearingthut .In Igo McDannol was serlouslv hurt and could not leave Ins bed the prosecution was declared closrd , without a word of testimony In , and Hie defense was called. Sl\ witnesses teitlflc'l for Chase , nnd they made a good thovvlnir against the chnigcs The Investigation will be concluded In the tnornlntr. Judge Mc- Donnel "tiled tonlcht tint ho Intends to piOM.cute Warden Chavo on the cliatgi' of apsnult with Intent to kill and nlso .sue him for damages. The Judge Is 02 years old. J..IIHfiril ] HAKK A Kit fit. Drove the Ptiiijo In / ftcr Itolilicis Hud Killed tlio Driver. PORTLAND , O.-e , July 23 The stage which left Mount Hood early this morning for Poitland was held up by two m isked men , who shot orre of the horses nnd nhot and killed Rlchatd Ramflold , the driver When the stage reached the foot of Laurel Hill , about Hlx miles west of Goveinment C-nnp. two masked men rprnng Into the road from ambush and shouted to the driver to halt. The command was dellveied In such a , loud tone that it f lightened the horses , which became unmanageable and began iirnnlng. The lobbeis , peeing that they might be thvvaited by the running away of the hori'es , filed at I hem , bring ing down ono of the loaders , thus cntanir- llnp the hoi DCS and bringing them to a full stop. A gun was Also disoharjrcel nt the diivei , the ball passing Into bin heart , killIng - Ing him Instantly , nnd he fell fiom the liov. Jlrn Julia E. Caldv/Oll , ono of the tlncc lady pishengers , exhibited imu ual pies- cnce of mind nnd rare hoisemanship by cutting the dead horse out of the team and driving the since to Salmon station , the ne\t watering place , wher die gave the alarm , and soon afterward a posse started out after the muidercra unJ hlshwamen. VlI.lllOLS AO.llfitiT .1 O.ll'f.tl * . i\liior \ of South Knld , Old. , I'llrs rimrgrH AgiitiiHt ( aptit'.n Miicltoy WICHITA , Kan , July 23 J C. Moore , mayor ot South Enid , Okl , , the scone of the disturbances between the citizens nnd the- Hock Island railway , has prepared and forwarded to the nccrotnry of war charges nnd specifications under the articles of war against Captain Mnckey , who Is In pom- ninnd of the federal tioops In that city. The specifications allege that at thu dead hour of night Captain Mnckey and hla men went to the home of Charles L Slncrer , took him out of bed and , showing him a rope , tlneit- encd to hang him If he would not divulge the names of the party who fired at a 001- poral In Mackev's command In a recent row. Ho also alleges that C'nptiln MacUoy and his men dragged A. H. Elliott , an other citizen , out of bed , presented their rifles to his breast and thieatened to Kill him If Ire would not divulge , the Ulentlt\ of pal lies Implicated In binning bridges , They kept him irndct toiture until Airs Elliott , who ran through the streets In her night clothes , awakened the oltUens by her screams. Mayor Moore lifts notified the secretary by telegraph that the chniges again Captain Muckey are cnroutc. A roitavc i IRKS Nothing- but He.ivy Italiih C'.in l'ie\cnt Im- meiiHO Duiimcii to I'lopnit ) . Dl'LUTII , Minn. , July -Forest fires are getting wors < nnd now thren'cn to dos'r iv the ciops and buildings of hundtcds of fanners scattered about In the woods ) near this city. Yesterday the fire department was called out to piotcct farm property and Is fitlll at work. It In stated that not for many years has there been such a diy .sea son as this. Heavy and continued rains , aic the only thing that will save hundreds of thousands of dollais' worth of property of faimers In this district. Fnuner.s , many of whom are In their Hist year , rire losing their all , und will have no provisions foi wlntc-r. VIIUHXIA , Minn. . July 2.1 Forest fires have been ragingIn this vicinity for the past twent-four houis. Virginia was pirtly buirounded liy the flro xstdduy and nan-ly escaped destruction , 'lire foiest Is still on lire toda ) , hut fire companies me usingeveiy eltoit to keep the lire out of town. All the Mcsubii lairge towns are lo cated In the forests' , nnd unices It uilns soon sorlous elainagc will icsult. stititi : ? > iix < t TIIK ruitciti.i : it j'.itft , Deputies and Ititgiilnia An rut Prominent ntlri'ii * for llrlilge llumlng , WICHITA , Kan. , July 2.I.A special to the Eagle tonight from Pond Croelc states that nearly 200 of. the citizens have been nrrested for train vvrccklng1 , BheillT Hugo was tin1 flint man taken aivi Maor Kianko the second. The a i rests were made by ucven deputy marshals , backed by a ciu- load of federal Holdlciu. At Hist the Pond Creek lookouts , stationed on the top of buildings ) , .suvv tvve'lit ) tolilkr.s maiehlug from I'ond Creek station , and HO repotted The citizens took their \VliiehesteiH In high glee to give them battle , but while they wpie waiting , diawn up In UUP , two unex pected companies ) of holdlers i oiled elf a train that had just come- from another di rection In gient haste , 'lire citizens llren giounded arms and mumnleird. It IH uald that vvhui the Holdlert ) wcu * putting the cltkerm under attest other cltUi-pH. with vengeance In their IrenrtH , lodu out of town luiHtlly , and It Is ; expected they are scat tered along Die unprotected linn of road , ap plying the torch to bridges und culverts. Attempt to Wiuclc u I'll ) Car. LIMA , O. , July 23. An attempt to wreck and rob the pay car on the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Iiayton railroad wan made to day. Aa the ppeclat train hauling the pay car waa approaching Chllllcothc , on the Norfolk & Western branch , the engine rol- lldcd with a number of freight cars ) which had been run on the main trapk. Thu en gine was partly wrecked and Engineer Hweetrnan and rircmun Kir teller wcie bad ly Injured , H Is generally bi lle-ved that the freight curs ) we-iu run dosvn on the main track by home mlscienntH who de-Hired to wre-clc and rob the pay train. The pay car had been over nearly the entire uyKteni , however , and very little money remained on hand when the attempt was made. DEBS NOW ON TRIAL Filed His Answer in the Contjinpt Oaso Juilgo Wood. DENIES BEING GUILTY OF CONTEMPT Injunction Order Did Not Prevent Him from Using Persuasion , WAS NOT ACCUSED OF USING VIOLENCE Debs Therefore Asis that the Oasa Against Him Bo Dismissed. ARGUMENTS IIAVZ NOT BZEN COXCLUDZD OMUcrn of tlin Union DlMliiliu IScM'on'llill- 11 } for Moiciue Committed bj Otlu-ri Which Tin- Hud Not Author ized or Coiinifii meed. CHICAGO , July 23. What Is considered by labor leaders and tliclr counsel one at the moat Important legal battles In tlio na tion's history was bctmi In the United States circuit court today when President Doha , Vice President Howaid , Secretary Kel- Iliur and D'rector Rogers of the American Hall\\ay union , by their attorneys , W. W. Envln , S. S. Gregory end A. S. Darrow , Hied their answer to the contempt rule I sued by the court against them last week and caino themselves Into couit to innlco a icturn to the writ. The defense proposes to carry the case to the supreme court of the United States In the event of an ad verse dec slon here , and If defeated thcro to appeal through congress to the people. The policy of the detenu ; will be to ques tion the right end power of the court to Ifcbiio Injunction * like that obtained by the rallvva ) companies agalntt Debs and his associates and thru Imprison those enjoined If the injnncton be violated. It Kill ba contended that what the court has dona amounts to a usnri atlon of power not given to the fedeial Judiciary cither by the con stitution or the lau. Tlie dcfenso will follow clo cly the lines of the report of the Uoatner committee of congress which In vestigated the Injunction and contempt pro ceedings by Judce Jenkins. Libor organ zatlons throughout the coun try will contilbute money to defray the ex penses of this legal struggle. The Ameri can Federation of Libor has given $1,000. Other associations will follow , and the con test will bo can-led to the bitter end. It the circuit court declares the Injunction and contempt method to be good law con- gre a will be asked , local labor leaders any , to amend the statutes and curb the power of the courts , and every candidate for con gress will bo asked to pledge h.meelf for such reform. The Debs answer filed today Is as fol lows : In the circuit court of the United Btntcs , Northern district of Illinois. United States of Ameilca , complainant , against Eugene V. Deb ; ) . Geor/ro W , Howard , L. W. Ilogeri , Sylvester Kullhcr et al , defendants. Now come thu Bald defendants nml first saving and icservlng- unto themselves all and singular the ad vantage that may to them accrue by teason or the many and manifold IriHirfllclcncles in the bill nl the complainant herein und In the Injunction Issued thereon by reason whcieof the defii.UantH say as they arc advlse-1 thut the tald Injunction Is In ull things wholly void ami without ef fect , they Jointly unil sevuinlly make an swer to the Infoim.illon of the said com- Ililnant : nnd in thut repaid do respectfully hhovv to thc > couit as follov.'i : They admit that on the 2d day of July , U3I , the United Btute.s of Ameileu icqulred to lie Illed In the ollico of the United States ckrk of said United Stuteb coui t , for said district , a certain complaint or bill In equity , and allege that said complaint or bill , together with the allidavlt verifying the same , was und la In the words and Ilnuie.s foilovvlnir , to-vvlt : Thuy admit that on Mild day a certain writ of Injunction was Issued by the order of said couit upon laid bill , and that a copy of the order of Mil'l couit dlicctlng that such writ of Injunction he issued 13 attached to the complainant's Information heieln. They admit that the American Railway union Is a voluntary association of which many thousand employee weic at the tlmo of filing bald bill , nnd btlll aie , members ; that the defendant , Eugfiio V. Orbs , la piesldont of ald association , and Gporga II Howard vlca proMdent , Sylvester ICelt- her seciet.iry nnd tietisurci , und L. W. Hogera one of the dliectoid of uald Ameri can Hallway union. PIJUPOSEd OF THE UNION. They allege that the purpopa of said American Hallway union und the purposa und Intent of the organization nnd mumtQ- nancc thereof was the protection of all Ha members Irr their lights and Intercom as c'lnplovcs of the \urlous railway systems of the United States und to procure by ull lawful and legitimate means lair , reason able und adequate compensation for ull Its huld members for tire He" vice pet formed by them ; that iiicmhcrHhlp In paid American Hallway union vvis open to every employe of good personal character nnd reputation engaged upon the lullway bV'utemn of the United States and that to b"ttci secure nnd effectuate thu purpose und object ! ! of said American Hallway union , us beiclnbeforo het foith , It was the deslio nnd orre of the purposes of the Mild Ariuii < Mii Hallway union to proeme all such p PMHIH to bccomo members of sucli organulon ! They deny II at It v.u at any tlmo the purpose nnd objtct of tald Amu 'can Hall way union 01 of the ollkeia or dhectora tliuioof , 01 of tliPHi * defendants ) or either or nny of tin m , to con centrate the power nnd jurisdiction of paid Ami ic ! in H'lllwuy union under one official muii'igcmeiit and direc tion , with power to order Milken or a dis continuance of the Mivh'0 of Hiich em- plo > es ut any time tire bo nd nf directors of the American Hallway union should elect to do UH alleged in Mild Information , or olheiwlsc , and the ) ulh go thut by the or ganisation of the wild A It. U. strikes could only bo d oil a red or discontinued by tire vote of a mnjorltv of the mnmbcrB of such American Hallway union employes ) In the bin vice affected by Birch Hlillce , and thut the only power , mithailty or olllcc of the1 hnld olllcori ) 01 dlii'ctoiH of Midi Ameri can Hallway union , or of thenu defendants or cither of them. In respect to said matter , was to notify the mcmbciH of uald Ameri can Hallway union In tire net vice concerned In birch BtrIKu of the action taken by such majority. They deny that on the 2fith or 27th day of Jmid hint pant , or at any other time , the American Hallway union , or lti : board of dlreotoni , or other oIlliciH or these defend ants or either of them , hud directed and ordered the mcmhci.s of t-nld American Hallway union In the Hervlea ot the Illinois Central Hallroud company to leave the HOI v leu of H.ild company an alleged In hald Information or otherwise , or that at liny tlmo uny order H ucru Irtsiicd to the pinplocs of the railroads mentioned In the complaint , or any of them , to .leave the service of Huch companl p , but they allcge that on or about p-ild tlmo a major ity of the members of the said American Hallway union employed upon mild Illinois Central railroad and upon tsuld other com- panlcH rcfeind to , decided for themselves without any order , direction or control of the mild American Hallway union or Its otllcerH 01 director H , or cither of thorn , voluturlly dcli-i mined by their volet ) that they would oil lite 01 leave the xcrvlco of said railway companies ) , nnd that In pur- HirancB ti { HIob vote nuld employes did on or about uald time 1 ave the icivlcu of nald rulhUiy companies freely and \olun- turlly of their own aeiionl , without any oiiler , dliecllon 01 rontiol on the part of thu said Ameilian Itullvva > union. Its olll- eem or director p , or of tliexe defendants or any of them I'pan Infonnatlon und be- llef the defendants deny thnt m ld cm- | iu ! > ea no lenvliiK the se-rvlce of said mil- way companies mi aforesaid did BO ( or th of hinder Ins , yrcventlinf or