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the rallrrads da against the people. The
whole dlftlcullr literally hinges upon a quail-
fled motion to adjourn , which the presiding
ijfflcer of the senate permitted to bo mada
daring ( he reading of home roll No. 12 ( the
Newbcrry b.111) ) and the presiding officer waa
Thoma.3 J. Majors.
" 'Now , In all deference to the opinion of
iho rhalr , I desire to Kay that It la a well
Mlnbllahcd rule In parliamentary practice
{ hat first , no principal motion which
In Its nature would change or ma
terially Interrupt or Jeopardize , the
ihbj ct under consideration by the
uscmbly ( whether It be a dltcusslon or
( lie reading of a bill ) can bs Interposed or
Entertained by the chair during such conald-
trfltlfc..1 ! "
Thm was n protest made by the senator
from Lincoln county against the conduct of
the presiding officer , Thomas J. Majors , dur
ing . .that memorable session following the
bbdQCllon ol Taylor , whlls lie was holding
llut elate ecnato within closed doors and
letting this man get away to Chicago and
to dtfcat this bill. Now , then , Majors says
ho has said tt time nnd again ho said It
before 1,000 republican delegates In the re
publican state convention , he said It In
several speeches since that convention that
homlnn'cd him , that Taylor continued In
I Iho Etat senate- until the sixty-third day of
that scs on , Here U the journal , and here
It Is ( n the top of the Journal that says
March 20 , 1891. fifty-third day. On the flfty-
thlrd day Taylor was already absent , and he
p ver re urncd ; and this journal shows that
the rrsslons continued until April 4. The ad
journment was on the sixty-fourth day. *
IK TOM TOLD THE TRUTH.
If Majors had told the truth he would have
been compelled to eny that Taylor had not
ecrvcd to the last day ot the session. He
jcnew that be was abducted two weeks be
fore the legislature adjourned. What Is the
| use of a man posing as an honest , honorable
old farmer wh n he goes lying to a republi
can state convention as he has dona ? ( Great
Applause. )
Supposing bin assertion was true , suppos
ing that Taylor had served sixty-three days
and ran away fifteen days before the session
Was out , would he 'then have been entitled
to full pay for the cession ? The constitu
tion of Nebraska says that every member
shall be entitled to $ : tOO for the full session ,
It docs not matter how long. It says the
cession shall nol last less than sixty days ,
but he Is bound to s.rve If the session lasts
ninety days. Suppose thnt the legislature
liad not adjourned until the ninetieth day ,
docs any man dare contend that Majors hnd
f a right to sign a voucher to this scnitor for
[ the full cession , when he lnw : : that the man
r Imd left on the fifty-third day ot the scs-
| filon ? And what more ? The story ho tells
' Is all a tissue of falsehoods , and ha knows It.
He says that Walt Secly was foisted upon
Iitm. Did over anybody hear of such an
' Impudent , brazen mlsslatcmcnt ? Who could
foist a private secretary upon the llent riant
governor If he did not want him ? Has any
body over foisted n private .secretary upon
Governor Trounsc , or upon Governor Thaycr ,
or upon nny other governor of this stat : >
against their will ? The most confidential
relations that a public olllcer holds ore with
his private ( secretary , and when n man takes
a bordler as his private secretary he fa no
belt r then his private s.cretary. ( Arplause.l
But why did he- employ a private secretary ?
"Wo have had ono rcutennnt governor aftsr
another , from Abbott to Majors , and they
had no private secretaries until Majors. How
did he come to have a private secretary ?
What was the need of him and where Is
the law for It ? Net n wont In the latutes.
And while during his first term as lieuten
ant governor , Secly was allowed something
like $100 or $500 as private secretary , the
present auditor , Mr. Moore , who la nn hon
est man refused to have this thing done
for Majors' second term , and he did nol
draw any pay ns private secretary. Whc
Walt Sceley for that term ? Surely nol
Tom Majors.
WALT SEELY'S PART IN IT.
Now , how about Walt Secly ? Majors
Bays that he was foisted upon lii'.n , although
' JIG was a bad man , and he admits It. Is
(
this true ? When I came before the state
central committee In th's city In the sum
mer of 1832 , when Mr. Majors wns endeavorIng -
Ing to get himself nominated lieutenant gov
ernor by that committee as a substitute foi
Tate , who was Inelllglble , we had a private
conference. I asked thnt everybody bs ex.
dueled because I wanted to communicate
with the committee In a confidential waj
and not have any publ'c scandal ; and thai
was d ne. Mr. Majors was retained there ,
and with my consent. I stated right then
that I wanted Mr. Majors to bo present s (
that ha could hear what I hnd to say , am :
Majors sat right opposite and within sl >
feet of me. I made the statement thcrt
before the committee , and Governor Crounsi
\vould be ir me cut If he were called on , IK
Is right hero present , and the Impeached
Btato officers , as much as anybody , will bcai
mis out , that I stated In a calm and ills
passionate way why I uel cvcd bis nomlna
tlon was not judicious and not In theIn
tcrcst of the republican party , and nmoni
the reasons given WBB the abduction of Toy
lor and the conduct ot Seely In getting tha
fraudulent voucher nnd pocketing the mono ;
which was supposed to have bjen remlttei
to Taylor , Majors hear , ! all this , and , t
ehow you how chivalrous a gentleman he If
tt may bo- proper to relate another facl
Mr , Majors heard me through and did no
deny any charge that I made. Ho remained
Although he was noU a member of that com
tnlttee , with nil the Indecency and brazen
ness of a perennial ofllce seeker he re
malncd In that room so as to overawe tha
committee in their final-decision ; and who
my back was turned lie made a nips
abusive speech , in which ho made asset
tlons he did not dare to make to my faca.
I want to ask you , fellow citizens , did Mi
Majors know about Walt Seelcy In 1S92
Didn't he know all about this Taylor vguchc
then ? Didn't he know just ns much abou
Walt Seoley's being used as a cat's paw t
bring women Into this city , that were to b
left hero as traps for members of the legh
laturc , so that clubs could 'be held eve
their heads ? Didn't ha know just as we
that there were poker rooms hero to ge
men to win or lose money , and where h
played himself ? Didn't ho know all this
And then did he not , with full knowledge , c
nil these things , make Walt Seelcy his pr
\ata secretary again In 1S93. when tht
legislature wns In session ? Does h
not play the baby net by saj
ing that this man Seeley was folstc
upon him and he was not responsible for b !
acts ? ( Laughter. ) I leave him Just whei
he has placed himself. I have accused hli
et nothing : but his own acts accuse bin
They stand there Indelibly engraved In tli
record ot congress , In tho. records of thl
legislature , There ho Is and there he inu :
remain.
TO AID REPUDIATION.
Now , what kind of a statesman Is Majors
You have probably heard , but I cannot hcl
reiterating what I said about Majors i
Fremont ns regards his legislative capaclt :
* Ho was In the state senate In 1SS7 and In tl
house of representatives In 1SS9. Durln
those two sessions he Introduced just sove
bill * ; four of them were defeated and thrco i
them were made Into law. Those three wei
unimportant bills , of no moment what eve
and. among the bills ho Introduced and
challenge any Majors man to come upon th
stage- and examine this bill , This Is the bl
that Majors introduced In the leglslatui
( producing a paper ) ; It Is a bill that w ;
turned- out In the Job ofllce of the Linco !
Journal. ( Cries of "Rats , rats , rats , " laught
and hisses. ) Here Is thi
bill : "Legislature ot Nebraska , Twentlel
Session. Senate File No. 77. A bill fi
Mi act to authorize counties , precincts , towi
hips or towns , cities , village's and sclio
districts to compromise their Indcbtcdnci
nd Issue new bonds therefor. Introduci
by T , J. Majors. January 13 , 1S87 , read flr
time , Ordered to second reading. Januai
14 , 18S7 , read second time. Referred
committee on municipal atfalra. Sent
printer January 14. 1887.
"Bo It enacted by the legislature of tl
stale of Nebraska : Section 1 , That ar
county , precinct , township or town , clt
village or school district Is here !
Authorized and empowered to comproml
Its indebtedness in the manner herelnaft
provided.
"Sec. 2. Whenever the county commlsalo
rs of any county , the city council of ai
city , the board of trustee * of any villas
r or the school board of any school dlstrli
lhall ba itliQed by petitions , or otherwl
( "otherwise , " you will notice that ) , that ai
uch County , precinct , township or town , ell
Village or school district la unable to pay
full Us Indebtedness and that a major !
Ot the taxpayers of such county , preclni
township or town , city , village or school d !
trlct deilre to compromise such Indebtedne
L they aie > hereby empowered to enter In i
foejotlation with the holder or holders of'a :
L kucfe luiebtednew ot whatever form ( or BO
Ing , discontinuing or compromising the
same. " ,
They are authorized to sc&lo or dis
continue , "discontinue" means repudiate.
Now , then , where was there ever a
populist In Kansas , Colorado ori In
wild nnd woolly South Carolina , wo
will say onywhsro ( laughter ) that would
favor that ? There IB a man that stands up for
the credit of Nebraska. Yes , sUnd up for
the credit of Nebraska , and let nny county ,
town or precinct , or their officers. Rcalo or
repudiate debts , when they come to the con
clusion not by petition , not by a majority
of the taxpayers signing their names , but
by some hocus pocus that means "other
wise. " Btand , up for Nebraska's credit
nnd let them scale the county , precinct
or school debt , and repudiate It , It In their
opinion It seems best to liquidate the debt
by the repudiation.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OP IT ?
Do you want n governor that Introduces
bills to ( repudiate debt and then poses as a
great friend of the public credit ? I simply
leave It to your judgment , nnd when the
capitalists In the east who are so
distressed over our Impending calamity
Inquire Into the causes why. we have
seen tit , us republicans , for Instance ,
that nro not willing to vote for Majors and
are willing to support Holcomb , because wo
wnnl to prevent repudiation ( applause )
when they ask us this question , why
did Nebraska defeat Tom Major ? , hero Is
an answer : Send them a copy of the bill ,
and they won't ' have to Inquire any more
what happened and why the landslide took
place In November , 1S04 , ( Laughter and
applause. )
Well , wo cannot go Into nil the details of
the great statesmanship displayed by our
candidate for governor for he Is our candi
date , the candidate of my party , but I can
only just say this : Thnt Judging from the
record , leaving out all other considera
tions , ho Is shown by his own conduct to be
unsafe nnd unfitted for the position to which
ho now aspires , and ought not to bo elected
even from the .monetary consideration , the
mercenary consideration , which Is really
below the moral consideration. For , after
all , It Is not a question of money. It Is not
n question of dollars that Is at stake here ,
but a question of public morals , whether a
man that has made the record that he has
shall stand ns the head and front of the
state government of Nebraska , whether he
Is the tight person to administer Its laws
when he Is himself convicted by his own
conduct of falsification and collusion with
forgers , Impostors , boodlers and scoundrels
of every description.
Hero Is the State university ; what has old
Governor Thuycr certified ? He certified
that ycu have got a moral community , that
this ttatc capital city Is built up by a good ,
Christian , law abiding class of people ; and
I concede tliat.-aml all It Implies ; although I
am very sorry that the old gentleman had to
take up a paper down In T xas nnd try to
get our people to move away from here.
( Laughter. ) I am carry that his faltli In Ne
braska was not lol.l on a mere enduring
foundation , EO that ho and the Impeached
state officials would br'ng people In Instead
of taking people away. Hut , for all that , I
ray , Uond up for Nebraska , for the moral as
well as for the material welfare of tha state ;
and neither of these vrouUI Justify nny man
who has any conscience or relt-resiect In
casting bis vote for Thomas J. Majors. ( Ap
plause. )
NBIJUASKA AND KANSAS COMPARED.
I uant to talk n little more on this ques
tion of the state's credit. That Is a very
Important matter ; In fact. It Is a matter that
seems to be the most Important In the eyes
of the supporters of Mr. Majors. I want to
read from Mr. Majors' speech , because ]
like to take my text from truthful Tom , you
know. In n speech made at Omaha on the
22d of September. Majors said this : "Take
the fair state of Kansas on the south , that
has as many advantages as this state has
got today , and I ask you what Is thecrclll
of that commonwealth ? Why , you cannot
and there have been efforts made In thai
line you cannot renew a loan today In tht
state of Kansas. Why , peple who have beer
depending upon foreign capital , upan cheat
money to transact their business , are todaj
rsfuscd a renewal of their loans. And 1 :
the fair state of Kansas has a bond to sell
if any county cr nny precinct In that great
commonwealth wants to get an nccommoda
tlon. of money and hypothecate her bonds foi
any public purpose , they are refused In th <
markets of the world , " That. Is verbatim
t every word. Just ns Majors uttered It , taker
down by a shorthand reporter.
Now , f wanted to satisfy myself about thl
vital question. I wanted to know whethe
these reports about the lack of loanabl <
funds was really true , because I do not wan
calamity In the state , and I do not wan
the credit of this state to be Impaired b ;
anything that our people shall do. I wantc'
to be satisfied by my own Inquiries , am
from sources that are strictly reliable , ate
to whether or not the repo. Is concjrnln
the destruction of the credit of the peopl
of Kansas was really true. For this purpos
I made a trip to ECansas In the early par
of this week. I was In LeJvonnorth Clt
Monday morning early ; the very first ma
that I called upon wns A. 13. SHI , manage
of the Globe Canning works and sccrctar
of the Citizens' Mutual Building and Loa
association. This association was cstat
llshtd ten years ago. It has C25 member !
and has made 220 loans , aggregating $300
000. These loans were made at C per cen
but the actual Interest charge to borrower
was a trifle less than 5 PIT cent. The assc
elation has made but one foreclosure I
Its ten years' history , and that was a vo
untary surrender. This U a building an
loan' association that Is principally doln
business with wage workers , who save u
their little earnings and build little' home :
r. and they are able to borrow In Leavenwort
Cty : at C per cent , and at the end of tri
time , by reloanlng- , they really do not pa
but 6. That Is certainly ns favorable a cor
dltlon as that of any Nebraska loan assoc
atlon.
The next party that I called upon we
Charles 1'eapcr , cashier of the First Ni
tlonil bank. Mr. Peaper la n republican. I
response to my Inquiry In regard to mono ;
ho made the following statement : "There
an abundance of loanable money In th
bank. Our customers say that the dcman
for money will Increase materially tills fall ,
The paid up capital of the First Nation ;
bink of Lcavenworth , ot which Mr. Pcapi
Is cashier , la $300,000 , and the average < 1
posits are $900,000. Mr. Peaper also state
that the loans made by his bank are at
per cent to nny merchant that lias reasoi
ably fair credit , and 10 per cent when monc
Is tight.
Then I called on W. D. Kelly t Son ar
A. P. Callahun , real estate dealers and lor
brokers , Both II r ins Informed me that tliei
was no dlfllculty in procuring money to loa
on farms In Leavenworth county. The pr
vailing rateIs C to S per cent on lands ai
7 to S per cent on town property.
A , M. Bain , real estate- and loans. Leave :
worth , stated tu mo that with ample s
curlty at 7 per cent there Is more mom
available for loaning purposes than the ]
has ever been before. I called on the re ;
Ister of deeds of Lsavenworth county , ai
ho certified over his name that mortgagi
filed wlthjn the last six months excel
In number those' fllcil In any six montl
In the past two years. At Lawrence
reputable citizen stated that money Is abu
dant for loans on farm property at 7 p
cent , both at Lawrence and Ottawa. Arrl
In Ing at Topeka at a quarter paat 1 last Monda
I made the circuit of the bank building
and here Is the result :
th TOPKKA AND LINCOLN CONTRASTB1
! . M. Ilonebrake , assistant cashier of tl
I0l Central National bank , made the followli
statement ; "The only trouble here Is th
Bd we have more money than we can plac
Bdat There Is at least $ 00,000 more now In o
banks lying Idle than we ever had. The
ry
tote Is no trouble In getting money from caste
capitalists to loan on farm lands. " Tli
to
bank has average deposits ot150,000. .
tie Mr. E. Henderson , assistant cashier of t
First National bank of Tcpeka , made tl
statement : " .Money Is easy now. We a
discounting good mercantile paper at 8 p
seer cent. When money la tight wo charge
cent. "
er per
Mr. John R. Mulvane , president of t
Bank of Topeka , the largest bank In t
ny Kansas state capital , with deposits aggi
gating over 1900,000 , , stated that the bai
ct ! waa loaning money at 8 per cent to mi
ise chants whose credit was fair.
ny Mr. Maton , the paying teller of the Bai
of Topaka , and secretary ot the Tope
In clearing house , furnished the following fi
urea :
et , Average clearings of Topeka in July ,
It- 1K33 $1,507 , '
- Average cl irliis of Topeka for
ins July. 1KH 2.U2.I
to Average clearlnja 11 August. 1893. . . . 1.043.1
ny Average clearings fi/r August , IfcSI , . 2.3S2. !
al- During the paat eight montht the Tope
The city of Topeka , with 26 per cent less
population , has 25 per cent more clearings
than Lincoln. How docs that show for the
(
credit of Kansas ? ( A voice : "Good for
prohibition. " ) ( Applause , )
Here Is the fact : The city ot Topeka has
no state Institutions except the capltol ; all
the other state institutions are scattered
about ; and hero ycu have all the advantages
of university and Insane asylum , penitentiary ,
and other Institutions of a similar grade , nnd
yet with tliosn Institutions your business don't
come within 25 'per cent of that city , ( A
voice : "What did you say about It four
years ago ? " ) Why I told the truth four
years ago , as I am doing today. ( Laughter
and applause. ) I am presenting the facts as
they are. I can show you by figures , and I
have got them with me , that In the year
1S90 , when I made my first tour of Kansas ,
they did not have half the bank clearings
they have todny.
Now , there Is another point : I called on
the real estate nnd abstract men of Topeka.
( QucMlons and remarks Interrupted the
speaker. ) t will answer any question as soon
as I get through my part ; If anybody wants
to stay here till midnight , I will answer you
all the questions. ( A voice : "You are run
ning Lincoln down , " ) I am not running Lin
coln down a. particle ; I simply show you the
fact. ( More cries , "You are running Lin
coln down. " ) Well , now , If you will Just act
like gentlemen you will give more credit to
Lincoln than if you act like hoodlums.
( Laughter and applause. ) The Heal Estate
Abstract and Title company , successors to
McClure & Clark , 409 Kansas avenue , who
han.lle all the abstracts of ShawneB county ,
rnado this statement to me , that In Shawncc
county the mortgages have been paid off
within the last year more rapidly than be
fore , and the records of mortgages are not
as heavy as they were before.
In response to my friend from Nemaha ,
who says that not a single mortgage can be
renewed In Kansas , I want to say that dur
ing the year 1893 mortgages aggregating
$21,753,3JS were filed with the county
clsrks and recorders In the state of Kansas ;
over $21,000,000 of them released.
NO TRUTH IN IT.
But Iho other day , after my return to
Omaha , I met a gentleman from Saline , a tin
can for Tobe Castor'laughter ( ) , who said In
a bantering way : "Now , what would you
say ? Suppose you were on this line ; here la
Nebraska , nnd hero Is Kansas over here ; on
tlili side you can sell your lands , and you can
borrow money on your farms ; and you cross .
this line , and you can't borrow a dollar , and
you can't sell ? " Well , " I said , "I would
say to that that It was an untruththat there
wns not a partlclo of truth In It ; " and 1
turned right around and found four or five
gentlemen from Tliayer county. Including the
cashier of the Thaycr County bank , and they
all said that there wns not one word of trutli
In It , Thayer county , Nebnuska , borders or
Republic county , Kansas , and there Is e
constant Intercommunication ; nnd they posi
tively declared that , it anything , lands are c
little more valuable In Republic county tliar
they are In Tliayer county , and loans can b <
made In either county for the same rate. ( /
voice : "Ttfer © Is a firm In Lincoln which ha ;
loaned in Republic county within a lev ,
months Republic county , Kansas and woul.
like to get some more of them. " } There line
no doubt about that.
I called upon Insurance Commissions
Snycler ot Kansas , and he pointed out thl
fact , that the Northwestern Mutual I.If
Insurance company of Milwaukee , fiom whan
I myself borrowed $200,000 on The Bee build
Ing , Is today doing business In the state o
Kansas , and has Its general agent In carry
Ing on Its loans , Just the same as It dti
before , which disproves absolutely the charg
that there U no chance to borrow mone ;
upon lands or property In Kansas.
And , beyond that , the Citizens' Saving
bink of New York , one of the largest bank
Ing and lean companies In New Yol : , wrot
to Mr. Blddcll , the treasurer of the state c
Kansas , only n few months ago , In anawe
to an Inquiry as to what could ba do-ne wit
Kansas bonds , that they would be ylad I
place bonds of the state of Kansas at
per cent. Now , If you can do any bettc
with Nebraska , ycu better do > It. ( Applause.
DEAL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY BONDS.
The Boanl of Educational Lands and Build
Ings of this state , and you know whom the.
are composed of largely of the gentlemei
that had to be v ndlcated ( laughter ) pur
chased the 4 % per cent read bonds of DOUK
las county , after they had been put throug :
the hands of a Cincinnati broker , and pal
$10,000 bonus to the broken on a 4U pe
cent loan and deposited it In the school turn'
So , you tec the economy of things. ( Laugli
ter. ) ( A voice : "How much per cent ar
you paying ? " ) I am paying G per cent o
is the loan that the Milwaukee Insurance com
- pany made , nnd 1 pay C per cent on the loa
In that was made by the. John Hancock.com
Iny I any ; and I pay the banks 8 per cent'whe
Is I borrow , nnd I have paid $10,000 ml ere ;
Is once on a loan of $9,000 for six years 12 p <
id cent compound Interest. ( Cries of "Qock
idal i have gone through the loan , ml
al and I know what It it. The only place i
er Kansas where you cannot borrow on fane
elands Is In the drouth stricken region , wher
; j they have had three crop failures. I hay
shown you that these statements about Kar
sas are untrue , and I appeal to the buslnes
men not to rally around the boodle ring an
help to keep the state of Nebraska , undc
id the control of the penitentiary gang th :
in has taken out of the treasury nearly $300Of
that won't and that has caused
re we get , tli
in treasury to be Icoted by nearly $1,000,000 $ I
ine excess.vo charges In the laU ten years , an
which has left the state contract for pen
tentlary labor In Its present condition , I sa
n- that the attempt to continue Nebraska I
nc - tha grasp of the state house ring ought to t
frowned down by every honest citizen. ( A |
r.lausc. )
g- PERSONALLY INTERESTED.
1(1 Let me refer to a little personal matti
es before I close. It probably may not Intere
you , and yet It will bo somewhat Interestlr
to somebody else , ( Cries of "Good , good
and laughter. ) A local Lincoln paper vei
n- recently addressed m& a letter ; that Is n
an unfrequent thing , although 1 am not
factor In politics since I resigned from , tl
national committee , and cannot posslb
exert the slightest Influence In politics. Tl
writer of this open letter addressed to n
D.ho asks : "Is it true that you received con t rib
ho tlons In money from Mosher when his pe
ng Itentlary contract was under fire , and h :
at not Mosher In his possession certain died
payable to your order that have a slnlst
significance ? " Well , why didn't he a ;
me whether I murdered my gran
rn father or whether I whipped my wit
ila Ho makes no assertion ; ho wants to kno\
but I will answer It right here , that I de
ho thiMosher gang ot penitentiary thieves
lit ) produce the proof of It. ( Applause ) . L
ire them produce a. scrap ot paper , or the flr
er bit of evidence , except the perjured stat
10 ments of that scoundrel , Charley Moshe
who committed forgeries and perjuries wit :
ho out number right here In your couijty , ui
here got five pitiful years In the pe
re- Itentlary , but I defy htm and t
renk of his gang to produce u tclntl )
sr- of paper or credible evidence that I ever g
srnk one penny or borrowed one dollar from hi
nk or had any transactions with him that we
ka dishonorable. ( Cries of "Good , " and a
plause. )
Ig-
Here's the next one : "You have had
good deal to say about bleeding the 8U
100 treasury. How can you account for the e
Istence , ot certain notes of yours made to
COO C , McDrlde when he waa state treasure
two and of which the principal and Interest
500 due at this date upon thesa notes ? If the
ka notes do not represent blood money wl
were thejr not presented , and'-why did you
not pay them , anyway * And'Vvhat was the
reason for your feverish iinxTely not very
long ago to obtain possession ot one of
them ? " " '
"WHAT THE CHAKO'dS 'WERE.
Well , now , that matter ' 'requires n 1IU1&
explanation. ( Laughter. ) Irc > ta i latter part of
December t received a letter fcom Mr. Royce.
our representative then Ip .this . city , that
there wns a rumor In circulation , or rather ,
that the state treasurer , Mf.'Hartley , had , In
a roundabout wasinsinuated'that ' there were
a number of notes , amountlngilto $1,500 , that
had been given by mo to J. jC , iMcUrlda when
he was elate treasurer , andtha.t those notes
were In bis possession , Theia reports were
being secretly circulated around' ' Lincoln. Im
mediately upon receipt ol than Information I
mailed Mr. Bnrtley this iBUcM
"OMAHA , Neb. , Dec. r,0.lj3. Hon. J. S.
Hartley : Dear Sir Have just received a let
ter from Mr. Hoyce , our Ltnwln correspond
ent , which , among other things , contains
the following :
" "Mr. Bartley has hinted to me that ho
has certain notes In his possession signed by
you , Ho claims that he purchased them In
order to prevent some affidavits which ac
company them from being printed and says
that ho did It entirely In your interest and
did not want you to know about It. '
"This Is the first Intimation I have that
anybody holds nny notes signed by me which
remain unpaid and uncollectable , barring
notes held by local bankers nnd creditors se
cured by collateral , If anybody has sold you
> ' , uch notes they must cither bo spurious or
purloined , I never have repudiated a legal
claim or debt , even If such debt hod been
outlawed.
"I certainly do not consider It proper on
your part to buy up such pretended claims
without giving mo notice or an opportunity
to pay them , if genuine , or repudiate them. If
fraudulent. If anybody has made affidavits
Intimating that I have repudiated an honest
debt or sought to levy blackmail I demand
an opportunity to refute them.
"Please present the alleged notes nnd affi
davits at your earliest convenience. Yours ,
"E. ROSEWATER. "
Mr. Bartley did not respond to that letter
right away. Then I sent a special reporter ,
Mr. Hunt , down to Lincoln on purpose to
Interview Mr. Bartley and get sonic In
formation about this matter , and here la
what I wrote :
"OMAHA. Neb. , Jan. 1 , 1S9I. Hon. J. S.
Bartley : Dear Sir This will be handed to
you by Mr. Hunt , who Is hereby authorized
to take a copy ot the alleged note and ap
pended affidavit purporting to explain the
manner In which said note wns negotiated
by me or for mo. I learn through Mr.
Royce that the note Is said to be one ot a
series of notes aggregating $1,500 In favor
of General McBrldo , state treasurer , and to
which my name Is appended. I never bor
rowed nny money from General McBrlde
while he wna treasurer , and do not remem
ber any transaction after he went out of
ofllco unless It was an exchange of notes
made nt his request and for his benefit. If
I had over owed him any money he would
have been nblo to collect It. or , at any rate ,
either he or some of his creditors would
have tried to collect It. As a matteof
fact , wo have a claim of several hundred
dollars against him on a guarantee he made
for an agent at Lincoln , who turned out to
be an embezzler. Yours ,
"E. ROSEWATER. "
Through Mr , Royce 1 found out that the
alleged note waa said to bo In the hands of
Mr. Blgnell , the superintendent of the Bur
lington road. ( Laughter. ) You see. these
railroad officials always take such a deep In
terest In me personally. ( Laughter. )
"OMAHA. Neb. . Jan. 1 , 18(4. [ ( E. BlKiiell.
Esq. : Dear Sir I learn through Mr. Hoyce
that you are In possession of 'several notes ,
aggregating 51.GOO , and In favor of General
J , C. McBrlde , and that cine ; of these notes
lm bojn sold by you to Hon * J. S. Bartley.
I do not remember of eiverborrowlnfi | any
money from General McBrlde , and nobody
has over presented any rft tliem to me for
payment. '
"Tho bearer , Mr. Hunt. U hereby authorized
to Inspect any of the nctes.tinnd any docu
ments you may have authenticating them.
Please exhibit the notes am } papers to Mr.
Hunt , and present them to me for Identifi
cation at your earliest convenience. I have
never repudiated nn honest debt , and would
not do so , even If outlawed , . , If you consider
these notes genuine 1 camio comprehend
why you have never presented them , foi
payment or sent me wortl that they were
In your possession. Yburs.3i"
"E. HOSEWATEIl. "
The following Now Years I received this
letter from Mr. Bartley , which In substanc (
reads as follows :
"Replying to your special delivery lettei
of the 3lst ultimo , I have purchased IK
papers ot any description against you. Wll
be pleased to sec- you personally , when i
can satisfy you that my action In the inattei
waa wholly in your Interest. "
M'BRIUE'3 EMPHATIC EXPLANATION
Immediately upon receiving the Informa
tion about the alleged McBrlde notes , I sen' '
this letter :
"General J. C. McBrlde , Galveston , Tex.
Parties nt Lincoln claim to be In possesslot
of several notes , aggregating $1COO , said ti
be signed by myielf , payable to yourself
dated In 1S77 , or sometime during your ( Irs
or second term as treasurer. One ot thcsi
note * la eatd to be for $1IJO. nnd attached ti
It la an affidavit from a person whose nami
thu parties refuse to divulge , alleging tha
this note and the others o the scries wen
among your papers when you went out o
otllce , and that you Instructed him not t <
present them for collection because the :
were blaod money and were never oxpectei
to bo paid ,
"Please wlro me at my expense whethei
you ever advanced me any money whlli
treasurer , or whether you ever held any un
paid notes for money advanced to me , am
whether you ever stated to anybody tha
you had been held up by me for campalgi
contributions. Yours very truly.
"E. R03EWATER. "
Now , bore Is the telegram In response ti
my letter.
$150 as a loan , I paid the draft , and tin
amount was repaid me by Mr. Rosewater li
good time. Som ? eight or nine years late
Rosewater endorsed a note with me fo
$2,000 , I think with an Omaha bank , whlc
was paid. These are the only flnancla
transactions we ever had. Ho never gav
mo a note for any sum , nor over extorte
or tried to extort nny money from me
That I ever made such statement or clolme
to hold such notes Is all dam nol rot.
"J. C. M BRIDE. "
( Laughter and applause. )
Now , that is a little bit emphatic , and
am sorry that I hnd to read It just as i
came over the wire. The wires will swea
sometimes. The sequel of U nil was tha
after Rlgncll bad ben Interviewed abou
this matter Mr. Bartley came to my ofllc
and exhibited a note that I had signed I
1877 ; on the back of It was a credit ot $ G
for Job work. There Is no doubt that th
balance was cither paid in money or Jo
work. At that time we were still runnln
a Job printing oflleo ; we hayp not done a
for the last twelve or fourteen years ; M <
Brldo had a whole lot of blank and lettc
head work done at Oinnlia , . ynd that amour
was paid up In some , wyv This not
waa doubtless what Mcllnclo referred to o
n draft. He never had another. I have dli
bursod between $3,000,000 and $1,000,000 sine
1"77 , and ceiUlnly have bee J Ip ro Itlon to pi
$ S5 to McBrlde or anybpdy0clse that hel
a claim for such amount. 'As a matter <
fact , hero Is a certified copylof a note I ei
dorsed for McBrldo for $2,000 In Omaha 1
18SC to assist htm where he x a in need and
was signed by McBrlde.C. . C. Burr. H. (
Melone and W. V. Whltten. And If I ha
owed him nny money previously we ce
talnly would have squared It up at that Urn
DIONELL'S VERSION.
Hut now wo will get ; Mr. fllgneh'a versloi
This comes Indirectly , Uecaso 'I ' have nt
seen him , but Royc& wrote"me this repor
This Is what Illgnell saldj 'tl : know nothln
ot the existence of the. notes In quest la >
until after the article In reference to tl
Burlington volunteer relief department ai
peared just before election. In that artlc
The Bee accused me of endeavoring to tal
an underhanded advintage.af a. widow , an
I am free to say that the attack , or , at leas
what I considered an attack , made IT
angry. I felt that the -article ' reflecti
upon my honor" and he Is a very tend
chicken. Isn't hoi Mr. Blgnell Is very tci
der and conscientious. He was touched c
the raw when The Bee said that the Bu
llngtan relief concern was gotten up
could use against Ho water I told him
that I had no controversy with lloiewaltr ,
and knew of nothing that I could get hold
of to uco against him. He told mo of these
note * , and told nio tvh re I could get one
of them. I went to the party who held
It and got It I did not buy It. The
party gave It to mo to use for my own bhe-
fit. I happened to drop Into Hartley's ofllce ,
and I told him what I had got , and that I
was going to print It In the Lincoln Journal. "
0 , jes ; of course. ( Cries of "Rats. " ) "I
showed Iti to Hartley and he laugnrd mo out
o ( It , r left the note and. the affidavit with
Bartley , with the distinct understanding that
no one wa to know ot Us existence. When
I gel the note In my possession again , 1
propose to lock It up In n sate deposit box
and never let It go out of my possession.
I will show It to no one except Mr.
Rosewater or Jlr. Royce. I will not permit
Itoyce to minko a copy ot It , or a copy of the
affidavit. I will not let Royce see the
atlldavlt nor tell him of Ita contents. I
will simply let him look at the note to
satisfy himself that It Is what I claim It
Is. I will not present the note for pay
ment ; neither will I allow Ro&pwater to
take It up. I did not pay a cent for It , and
I will not sell It for $5,000 even. " ( Laughter. )
Well , now , thnt Is a pretty howdedo ,
Isn't It ? Here Is a gwitleman
that Is managing the affairs of the inechan-
lo.tl department of the Burlington railroad
concerning himself with Iho private affairs
ot n person with whom he has no relations- .
Ho gets hold of a paper purporting tobo a
note , nnd goes , on hawking It about , and
feeling' certain that there was a whole lot ,
six or eight or ten of them , floating all over
the state ; and he goes to the state treas
urer , and that kind gentleman , who has
always been such a dear friend of mine , he
don't let me know anything about It , but
just takes It to protect my reputation , as , he
told my representative here , Now , I am
not very thankful for that kind Interest
Mr. Bartley has manifested. It seems to mo
an outrage ; but It Is only one ot the Illus
trations to what base tricks people will re
sort that belong to this Infamous
state house ring , this coterlo of pub
lic plunderers , always trying to pur
sue men nnd run them down , and denounce
them as blackmailers , bloodhounds , cr any
thing else , t want to say right here , and
I challenge contradiction , that I have sup
ported and helped to elect not less than
seventy-five to 100 candidates for state offi
ces , Including the present governor of Ne
braska and the three state officers that were
Impeached In the last legislature. I chal
lenge nny of them , and 1 challenge any other
man who has ever run for any olllce In this
state , to como here , or anywhere , and face
me , or bring any evidence that I ever de
manded a penny of him for support , that I
asked him for any contribution to the paper ,
or tried to extort any money from him by
threats that he would not get support , or
sought In any way to secure political In
fluence by threats from him , or threatening
htm with the 111 will of the paper or my
self If he did not do my bidding. ( Applause. )
INFLUENCE OP A GENERAL MANAGER.
Wo have been admonished by John M.
Tlmrston and Senator Manderson that the
opinions and conclusions of many men are
much better than the opinion and conclusion
of no man no matter how wise he may be.
This I concede to bo true , but if that one
man happens to bo the general manager of
a great railroad , acting in the capacity of
political dictator , and If that man's mandate
Is obeyed by f,00 retainers who occupy teats
in a great convention , does their choice of
candidates r prent the free and untrammeled -
melod will and choice of the republican
party , and are the rank and [ He In honor
bound to ratify the nominations dictated by
the ono man , even though that man was not
a republican ?
That IB just what has happened In Ne
braska. The present ticket at Omaha was
made up that way , and you all know just
as well as I do that Thomas J. Majors never
could have been nominated If It hud not been
for the Influence ot th Burlington railroad
back of him. ( Applause. ) I deny the legiti
macy ot his nomination. I have stated
before at Fremont , that that man was nomi
nated by the aid of the Lancaster delegates
and without their votes he could not have
been nominated. Those sixty delegates wcrt
not endorsed In your county convention , but
were simply sixty men selected after the
convention had adjourned. I have had c
letter from Mr. R. E. Moore to contradlci
my statement , and I cheerfully givehi :
version. He says that It was not true thai
the delegation was made up two weeks aftei
the convention had adjourned , but only foui
days alter the convention hail adjourned
( Applause. ) U didn't make a particle o
difference whether the delegates were picket
out four days or fourteen days after ; the ;
were named not at the republican conven
tlon , biit at the house of J. H
Ager. They were mide out b ;
Ager and other railroad tools ; and Mr. Age
draws a salary of $300 a month , while 1
takes seven or eight brakemen , or switch
men , to earn that much mon-y on the Bur
llngton road. ( Applause. ) What Is be draw
Ing It for ? He ia drawing it for most per
nlclons work , for undermining your uliol
state government , for destroying the founda
tlon of the tstato , the government of the pco
pie , which the founders of the republic am
the men who fought from 1S61 to IXC
o
worked for and fought for. It was by sucl
. means that the conspiracy was consummate ;
to fasten a man upon the people whom th
people never would trust , and whom tin
people will repudiate on the Cth day ot No
vcmber. ( Applause. )
HOLCOMB MEANS HONESTY.
Now , fellow citizens , I am very near t
the close. I simply want to make an ap
peal to you. I ask every voter In Nebrask
that desires to uphold Nebraska and stand a
a representative of the morale nnd the ma
terlal welfare of the state to sur
port Silas Holcomb for governor. ( Ar
phiuso. ) I want to cny to you that whc
elected , as I think be will be , ( applause ) h
will not be elected by the populists alonf
nor the democrats alone , nor the rep til
llcans nlono ; he will be the governor of th
people of the state of Nebraska. ( Great ar
plause. ) No one party can make him governor
ornor , but all the people , regardless ot part )
will make him governor. ( Applause. ) Th
flat has gene forth , and all the machination
and plots nnd treasonable conspiracies t
deprive the people ot their rights neve
can overcome It. They tried It at Omaht
they tried it there when the democrat !
convention was In session. A whole brood i
Q
bribe givers and boodlers and Jury flxei
and scoundrels of every description , thi
make a living ( applause ) out of poison In
the fountains ot tree government , wei
around trying to Influence the convcntloi
and It la to Ita credit that tt did not BUI
cumb to that Influence. That Is tl
truth , and nobody can gainsay It ; and
they want the names I will print then
( Cries of "Good , good. " "Hit 'em again. " )
Now , then , I want to address myself pai
tlcularly to republicans. You remember thi
In 18D1 , before leaving this state on my toi
to Europe , I made an appeal over my ow
name for the republicans of this state to n
deem the pledges that they had made I
the pcoplo in their paltform. 1 asked the :
In the name of the party and on behalf i
national as well na etate supremacy to i
their duty ; and this Is what I said : "Wh ;
shall wo do to be saved ? This Is the que ;
tlon which confronts us now , and whlc
mainly Inspires mo to write this letter. LI
us be frank with ourselves. The republics
party does not deserve to rule NebraaV
unless It redeems Its pledges and dlscan
the leaders whose allegiance to the part
and devotion to the people's Interests ai
secondary to their allegiance to the rallroac
and corporate monopolies generally.
"Wo cannot hope to win In the battl
id either this year or In 1802 , unless wo do som
idr thing tangible for the producers. Promts
re , will no longer be accepted as a legal tend
by our farmers and worklngmen ,
"We must either reconvene the leglslatu
n , and give the people the relief we have pror
Dt Ised or force the State Board of Transport
Dtt. tlon to do Its duty.
t.ig "Good crops will doubtless bring belt
ign times , and the flat money and mibtreasu
lie croze will subside when the farmers have so
P- their surplus at good prices. But the d
Ple mand for reduced railroad rates will n
lee abate until It has been compiled with. /
id abundant harvest will emphasize this demai
it , for lower rates more than ever , and It
10 simply out of the question to expect any r
ed crults from our farming people EO long
ern our party , which controls the Board of Tran
non portatlon and Is responsible , falls to act i
on to our platform promlsra.
ir- "For myself , I can sea no salvation for o
irto ton party by any other course , and unless estate >
n- state officers are willing to sacrifice not on
nys the party ot this state , but of the nation , th
ysP will hea ) my admonition. "
Ped PLEDGES DP 18D1 IGNORED ,
edI When I came home In 1891 the appeal v
I made to me to help savi | h party and t
, nd I went out and itppeilci ) then to
the cltltens ot Nebrank * , rrgnnHrss. ot parly ,
to stand up and help elect Judge Post as
inpremo' Judge , t > ec&us Mr. Kdftrrton , In my
judgment , and I have not altered It yet , xvus
not a v roper person to (111 ( that office , bccnutc
he hnd not the experience nnd was not Just
exactly the kind of man that ought to nil
the place. Well , I appealed to democrats to
como In with us , and they came ; I appealed
to the republicans to stnnd up for Nebraska ,
and they did ; but did they redeem the pledges
that were made In that campaign ? No , sir.
Who sought to redeem them , and who did
not ? When the legislature met we had four
teen republicans In the state senate , the
populists had fourteen and the democrats
had Avc. What did the republicans do7
They made their combination with the rail
road democrats and organized that senate by
the aid of Mr , Majors In the Interest of the
corporations and the railroads , so that they
could prevent nny rational legislation. I be
lieve thrco out of the fourteen republicans
stood up and stood by the pledges , and voted
for the maximum rate bill that passed our
legislature. ( Applause. )
Two weeks before the late republican
convention I met Captain Palmer , the man
Friday ot Czar Holdege. Ho made a vig
orous protest against the nomination ot n
man whom I know to bo friendly to the rail
roads but had a clean record , and I said tu
him , "Well then , [ what about Judga
Crounso ? " And ho said , "Well , wo don't
want him. Crounso didn't keep his pledges ;
hu signed the- maximum rate bill. " "Well , "
I said , "Didn't ho keep his pledges ? The
party pledge was made In good faith , and he
fulfilled It In good faith , and you have no
right to blame him. " ( Applause. )
Wo carried Pouilaa county for the man
that I thought was available , but he could
not find favor \\ilh the men who
wear the B. & M. badge. The truth was
dawn deep that the orders had gone out by
the Iron rule of the czar that "Majors must
be nominated , come what may. Ho don't
care for the republican party ; he la : i demo
crat with railroad democrats , a republican
with railroad republicans , and , just like Jay
Gould , for the railroad Interests against the
Interests of the state. "
Now , shall Nebraska rule herself ! Shall
Nebraska rule Nebraska ? Or shall we have
this state ruled by n. Boston monopoly , that
owns the Burlington road , and by the New
York and London syndicates that own the
other railroads in this state ? Shall the yoke
bs kept upon the neck of the people , until nil
that they have contended for , until every
thing that our constitution was framed for ,
until everything that generations of men
back of the American colonies have con
tended for , when Cromwell made his light
shall all bo trampled under foot , nnd our
people be reduced to common bondage ? I
say no , nnd never. ( Applause. )
It has been charged by the railroad organs
hero that two years ngo I was willing to
go Into .a compact with the Burlington ro.nl
to nominate Judge Crounsc. Well , I did not
go into a compact with the Burlington road.
The Burllngtcn road was so frightened out
of Its wits that General Van Wyck vyould be
elected that they went Into a compact with
me. ( Laughter nnd applause. ) They were
nearly scared to death that they would be
beaten with Majors al the head of the ticket ;
they had .very good reason to be afraid , and
they came In and threw their influence for
Judge Crounse at that convention. I am
willing to concede that. When wo fought
against Unlcn Pacific domination years and
years ago , nnd the Burlington wus on one
slclu and the Union Pacific on the other , I
sa d then : "I am ready to fight the devil
with the devil. "
I believe In practical politics , just as I be-
llevo In practical benevolence. When they
pa&s around the contribution box In your
churches they do not atk where the money
came from that falls Into It ; they receive the
charity Just as readily from the publican
and Kimier ns they do from the good church
member who rays his prayers regularly and
lives up straight to the golden rule.
HOW THE STATE MAY BE SAVED.
Now , If wo can succeed In saving the
state by any means , let us save the state.
It was Abraham Lincoln that said that he
was willing to save the union ; he was will
ing to save the union with slavery Intact ,
If It could be saved that way ; ho was will
ing to save the union without slavery , nnd
> would like to save It without slavery , II
I he could save the union that way ; but , in
\ any event , ho wns going to save tlio union
It a.nd the people of the United States , regard'
Is less of party , responded to his call nnd ral
s lied In arms to save the union. Genera !
t Grant was a democrat when he went lnt <
r the war , and so were Generals Thomas ani
r Sherman , and yet they were Just as nobl <
patriots and loyal soldiers as any that foughi
f
1 against the hydralieaded monster that rearei
Its head in rebellion.
17 Now , then , ohnll we save the state ? That
ia the question. . Shall we save It by the
aid of the populists ? Shall we save It b }
the aid of the democrats ? Shall we save li
. by the aid of the conscientious citizen :
that belong to no party ? Shall we save I
by the aid of the republicans tli at bellevi
In republicanism as. It was expounded by thi
founders of the party , or shall we let thi
state go Into the hands of people who an
entirely untrustworthy , who betray cverj
trust that has ever been placed in the !
hands , and go dpwn to the younger gencr
atlon that Is now growing up around yoi
with an example that would be spreadlm
the virus and poison of corruption nmoni
your people , into your churches. Into you ;
schools , into your homes , everywhere ?
Now , I appeal to yon , fellow citizens , am
fellow republicans , stand up for Nebraska
and stand up as wo ought to stand up fo
the state for the whole state , for the gov
erntncnt of the people , by the people ; an <
when you do , the generations that come afte
rou will call you blessed. ( Applause ) .
S Tll.l. 1 ! ' . < TK It SCO It VII KI > .
Mniiufnctnrlncr Coinpnny'H Plunt mid Several
eral ItoUMenct-s Iliiriiod.
ST1LLWATER , Minn. , Sept , 29. At 10:3 :
o'clock last night fire broke out In th
Stlllwater Manufacturing company's plant
and the entire establishment was totally de
stroyed. The fire was still raging nnd ad
joining buildings were In great danger , wit
a heavy wind , which gave the department
terrible blaze to cope with , Help wo
asked from St. Paul , and a couple of ci
glncs sent to'the help of the Stlllwater d <
partment. The loss will be very heavy.
At one time it looked as If the north end <
Stlllwater , surrounding the prison , we
doomed , but the fire department and citlzcr
worked heroically , and succeeded In savin
the Thresher company's buildings and tli
street railway power house. Residences c
the hillside , excepting the residence of lean
Staples , were totally consumed. The fii
was so hot thnt the fire department coul
not get near It. The damage to stock ar ,
buildings of the manufacturing company wl
not bo less than $2f,000.
jr jtr HUIWL.IIIS.
in
Jame * llrown , SupurliUendrnt of the Lon
Iiliinil Cotton Mill , Hliot.
of RALEIGH , N. C. , Sept. 29. James Browi
lo superintendent ot the Long Island cott (
at
mill near Statesvlllo. missed articles fro :
his store , and Thursday night Informed h
et family that he would sleep there and caU
ina the thief. Yesterday morning his daughti
< a went to the store about C o'clock In tt
ils
ty morning. She. found the door unlocked , ar
re her father lying on the floor with a bullet !
hla head , and evidences of a fearful strui
glu between himself and the thieves. Him
le. was on the counters , doors , and artlcl
iees were scattered about , all showing a hai
es fight for life. Brown was an Engllshma
er CO years of age. He came to this ata
seven years ago from New Jersey , and wi
re very popular. The people are much wroug !
n- up over the cold-blooded murder and ro
bcry.
cr Kndravororii Will Meet In ItnMon.
ild ry BOSTON , Sept , 29. General Secreta :
le- Baer of the United Society ol Christian E
lOt deavor announced last night that the tntc
Vn national convention of 1895 would bo he
nd In Boston on account of the long delay
Is western railroad managers in announcing
eas decision In regard to the special rates to t :
as Pacific coact.
is-
isup
up Trulu Hotu ! < t Down Ilia Hank.
tur COLUMBUS , Miss. , Sept. 29. An , ext
ur freight train on the Mobile & Ohio Jump
ily the track near here yesterday afternoon ui
cy rolled down n high embankment. Conduct
James Fitzgerald and Daniel Tbompton ,
colored brakeman , were killed. Four oth
as member * ot lha Ualn crew were terlout
ha Injured.
GREATEST OF POKER GAMES
A. National Toutnannnt to Bo Holil in Now
York Thts Autumn.
PLAN AND PRIZi OF THI ONT.of
A Momtcr Jack Tut In Tumpl I k r r .x-
| icrt.4 llUtury of tlio tlnuio in A lit
V rliitloiii The Tu slo ut u
Poker playing has never Involved any
thing Ilku a sevcro mental strain whatever
limy be snld of Its effect upon the nervous
system. The literature of the game has
heretofore largely consisted of anecdotal
fragments calculated rather to elucidate the
deportment of the great In crises of one kinder
or another than to afford material for the
pages of the scientific lilgtoilan ,
Now , however wo nro on the
cvo of a revolution fully as momen
tous In Its way as Is that of the earth upon
Its axis. The learned societies whoso trans
actions a fiord such delight to nil whoso
livelihood is connected with the Blzo of
printers' bills , will find n rival In the move
ment which Is destined to reach a climax
In the assembly of a poker conclavennd con
gress , of which the published proceedings
will mark an epoch In the use of jack pots.
The whole affair , says n Globe-Democrat
correspondent , had Its origin In the merest
trifle , but so did the Punic wars , for that
matter , tt wns to a New York enthusiast
that the Idea first occurred of a prearranged
scries of poker names played In different
cities throughout the country by parties of
local chip redeemers. To take one
town only , say Uuffnlo , Six poker players
have n game on an evening to bo selected.
Kucli man has $2 In the pot , ami U takes (6 (
to open. There being $12 In the game to
start with , It follows that were four only
to stay lu at the opening there would bo
$32 to win at the very lowest. Nor need It
ba pointed out to a tyro In the game that
endless contingencies might arise In which
the pot would much exceed that sum. However -
over , let It go , as they say on Coney Island ,
at $32.
A GltAND JACK POT.
Now , under the terms of tha compact , as
arranged , i > okur players all over the union
would have united In these little games.
The winner of each does not , however , pocket
his earnings. The $32 in every easeIs re
served for a grand fund made up by the 100
odd games so played throughout the coun
try. That would make $3,200 In all. The
winning 100 would meet In convention and
arrange for a. new set of winners. Twenty
games of five players each would bo or
ganized. Much man would put up $2 to a
Jack pot , ns before , with $5 to opsn. The
limit. It Rliould be stated , la JJ nil the way
through this series of games.
Well , then , there would be a $10 pot In every
Instance nnd twenty of them at that , Three
men on nn average stay in the game when
the Jack pot Is opened , That would glvo
twenty $25 pots or $ ! > 00 more to add to the
original sum of $3,200.
Tha twenty men who come out of this second
end ordeal as winners now form another
Berles of five games of four players each.
Needless- say there would b& an adjourn
ment between each scries long enough to
settle differences of opinion between , gentle
men and to , determine the choice of n referee
whoso decision In all cases must bo final.
lint when the twenty survivors get together
for their five games under the eame term *
as have previously prevailed. It follows that
$2 from each man and $5 to open would
mean $18 at least as the pot In each. Five
times $18 give $90 to swell the sum In hand.
already.
, Now , comes the final bout. The flvo veter
ans who thus come out of these various
ordeals sit down together to a glorious final
game. . The pot would be $3,200 plus $500
plus $90 , or $3,700. It would still bo a Jack
with $2 apiece to como In or $10 la all ,
making $3,800 to start the gam& with. The
limit Is still $5. The winner of this final
pot pockets all the money.
A BETTER PLAN.
But It was Willis B. Hawkins , klnjr of
poker pots and advertising columns , whoeo
bluffs have made his name a. household
word wherever such things as raises are
known , who not only expressed boundless
enthusiasm over the tournment to come ,
but perfected a plan under which the contest -
test will take place , and which , as will be
seen , materially changes the aspect of the
contest as originally outlined. Hero la what
Iho editor of Brains said :
"Tho Initial work of the great nittonal
jark pot has not all ben done yet , but It has
piogressed BO far that I can give you a com
prehensive outline of the games as they will
bo played. I propose ( o div.do . the United
Slates Into six grcnd districts. Each of
these will be subdivided and each of these
subdivisions again oubJIvided , and EO on
until the Mnallest subdivision shall represent D
population of not more than 10,000 , Qamea
will bo played simultaneously In each tf
the smallest subdivisions at a date set by
the governing committee. The six men In
each of these subdivisions who shall Qrit
malco application ( with a self addressed en
velope enclosed ) will be appointed to play
the game for their subdivision. Each of
tbcso shall ante $2 , making the jack pot ol
that district aggregate $12. The winner of
this jack pot shall own all winnings above
the origin ) ] $12 In the jack pot. This $12
will not belong to him , but must bo anted
by him In the game to ba played by the
second district , composed of six subordinate
districts. Thnt Is to say. the six players
of the second district will ante $12 each ,
milking a jack pot of $72 , and this , rule
shall hold good for all the ascending districts
until the final grand national jack pot Is
played , when tha winner takes the entire
contents of the pot , plus whatever he can
of win from the other live luckiest poker dels-
is gates In America. "
Mr. Hawkins was then asked for an cs-
tlmate of the amount In the final pot. The
IB great poker sage of the Tribune building re-
IBm piled , heartily :
lc "Oh , bless you , nny poker player can fig-
ro nro that out. I don't mind Intimating that
roU the winner of the last pot can write hli
, j check In eight figures on velvet. "
jHI H Is superfluous to Indicate how limitless
a field this concatenation of conclaves af
fords to the world of poker players. It
opens up a territory In the domain ol Jack
pots that has never been explored. Con
sider , too , the endless variety of which th
scheme Is susceptible. The original $2 of
each player may be made MO , a sum which
n , would seem a bagatelle to legions of playcf * ,
slnco the final pot would thereby equal
an $20-
anm 000 and the cost of being a competitor In
m the final game would not exceed $100. As
all Americans know , many a man haj
sit "dropped" $5,000 In one game ot poker.
er
ll'.l.S Y lKAl > ,
he
id Dr. i : . 8. Tynnn of California Iriliti on A -
In iflrlln ? thnt lln I * Alive.
Ing
god SAN FUANCISCO , Sept. 29 , The reap
od pearance of Dr. K. S , Tynan , who mysteri
OS ously disappeared two years ago and waa
rdn abaent until thrco days ago , win be the
te signal for an Interesting suit In St. Anlslali
teas
as county , where his estate , valued at | 200-
lit 000 , was distributed among hli heirs. The
b- superior court declared him legally dead.
His presence on the scene will make void
all the proceedings against hit executor
wherein the Jury found that the doctor * took ,
ry charge of Ida first wife's two daughters by
a former husband. The step-daughter *
sued Tynan's executor for the total value at
the estate , and appealed to the supreme
ildof court from the decision giving a xhare-to the
of second wife. AS the doctor
ofa soon as In legally
a declared olive the
gally stepdaughters will
he renew their suit , and the entire contest will
be fought over again.
Ilc < t at a Illpo Old Aye.
ra KBHRVILLB , Tex. , Sept , 20. A Mexican
cd named Modericos died at Ingram , near this
nd city , yesterday. III * relative * and Intimate
friends assert most positively that ho w& *
1GO yeara old , He has been married flv
icr times , marrying bis tlrat wife 109 year * ico.
ily He bad tbrta grown * om la Ihowar ol
1812.