THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JtrXE 10 , 1871. CXMA1IA , atOlNDAY - , OCTOBER 8 , 1894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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West Virginia's Congressman Declares the
Press Eeports Were Qarbledi
SAID NOTHING IE IS ASHAMED OF
Charge * Mnjor JIcKlnley with Ilnvlnc
Portion * of 111 * Itcnmrkn In nn Un
fair Man cr i\t to Ills
1-uturo
DALT1MORR , Oct. 7. The Baltimore Sun
correspondent boarded the New York as she
came up from quarantine and carried to Mr.
Wilson the first homo news he had received
In some time. Ills attention was called to
the Sun's report of the speeches of Major
McKlnley commenting upon the London
Bpecch and the Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Ho read this attentively , and , putting down
the paper , remarked that "tho best answer
to all this Is the speech I delivered and
which Major McKlnley Is criticising. It
Major McKlnley Is rlghtiy reported he has
simply garbled my speech by using the first
half of a sentence to twist It In one way ,
and omitting the last half , which could not
be used. I know full well that whatever I
might say on such an occasion would be thus
garbled and falsely presented to the Ameri
can people by protection speakers and papers ,
and co I did what I seldom do or have time
to do , dlctato and gave to the press
* n accurate synopsis of my speech and a full
copy of the addn.es to the London Times ,
which called forth a long editorial In that
paper the next day , from which Major Me-
Klnley and his followers may take all the com
fort they can draw.
"I went abroad at my doctor's suggestion
to shako off my unspeakable fatigue , so at
to take part as much as possible In the cam
paign. In Kngland I visited friends nt Ox
ford and Cambridge. Everybody being , in
London phrase , 'out of town,1 I saw few
public men. The dinner tendered mo I felt
too great on honor to my country and my
self to be declined , coming from the great
commercial chamber of the world , and 1 ac
cepted , feeling that I could not show my
appreciation of It better than by speaking as
an American citizen and exactly as I speak
hero at home.
SPIRIT OF HIS AUDIENCE.
_ ( 'In this I was not deceived. My speech
was received by the whole audience In the
spirit In which It was made , and while many ,
perhaps most of them , may have disagreed
with me , I found that more than one long
headed Englishman agreed our reduced tariff
would make us a great competitor In the
world's markets and eventually regain for
us our share of the carrying trade ot the
world. "
In London Mr. Wilson paid not the slight
est attention to politics and saw ten public
men except nt the Chamber of Commerce
dinner. The English public men so far
seem to know but little of the tariff , and ho
heard not many expressions of opinion on
the subject. Out as a general rule the
English people always welcome anything
that will promote trade.
Mr. Strauss hero Interposed and declared'
that Mr. Wilson , with characteristic mod- '
csty , had tried hard to conceal himself , and
kept out of public notice. Qut the hospital
ity of the British business men had learned
of his presence In London and Insisted on
entertaininghim. . The entertainers , .Mr , '
Strauss added , are the greatest merchants. .
of the world , and the compliment paid to
Mr , Wilson as a tribute to his distinguished
ability and great reputation as a patriot Is
one that few Americans have received in a
fore'lgn country. Mr. Wilson repeated that
he was perfectly well aware of the use the
It - republicans would make ot the Incident , butte
to have refused It , he said , would have been
111 bred , churlish and cowardly.
AS TO THU8TS IN ENGLAND.
Mr. Wilson was asked whether he had
made any Investigation about "trusts" in
England.
"I did not this time. " ho replied , "but
when I was In England In 1SS9 I did , and
discussed the subject In a series of articles
I wrote for the press at that time. Some
of those articles were written from England.
Trusts , as wo know them , of course , cannot
exist In Great Britain. Where the whole
world Is free to compete , no trusts can cor
ner the market. "
With regard to coalMr. , Wilson stated
that the English syndicates which formerly
owned the Nova Scotia mines were much
pleased at getting rid of the property.
Practically , bunker coal was on the free list
In the McKlnley bill. Foreign steamships
could and can buy Nova Scotia coal at Beaten -
ton , New York or any American port free of
duty , and yet they prefer to buy the Mary
land and Virginia coal. This fact nlono ought
to do away with the scare about free coal.
"If you should be unfortunately defeated
for the house , " observed Mr. Strauss , "I have
no doubt the people of West Virginia will
Insist In putting you In the senate. "
"I much prefer the house , " Mr. Wilson re
plied. "It Is a far greater and more at
tractive field. "
Mr. Wilson proposes to begin hla canvass
at once.
DltCHKIJITKl ) AT 11O.MR.
Bllchiiel Kynn Writes u CniiHtto T.i-fer Concerning
M cerningreniiKylvitnlit Democracy.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 7. The publication
of the names of Michael Ryan and other
prominent democrats as speakers at the meetIngs -
Ings to be held under the auspices ot Chair
man Stranahan and the state administra
tion has brought out the following from
Mr. Ilyan to Candidate Slngerly : "I de
clined the state chairman's invitation to
speak. Upon your urging mo as a personal
favor to you to help , I assured you ot my
willingness to aid you. This did not mean
that I was to form ono of a party to travel
through the state ostensibly to secure your
election , but In reality to endeavor to revive
the dying political fortunes ot a discredited
utato administration.
"It has been false to every promise- made
to the people. It nsumed the place repre
senting an aggressive and united party that
promised to be a power for good govern
ment , U will surrender the reins with an
unbtoken record of Increasing popular dis
approval with Its methods and Its members
nnd with the democracy of the etato dis
heartened , disgusted and faction torn ,
"You have been nominated simply to pre
serve the political life and enable the ma
chine to hang together long enough to con
trol the- state conventions of 1805 and 1806 , so
the delegates from Pennslyvanla to the na
tional convention may be delivered from the
auction block to advance the fortunes of
those whoso trade is politics , and to whom
the democratic party has no- higher end
than their personal enrichment. Today , al
though the state and national administra
tions are democratic , the contest here ls
practically abandoned , and there la nothing
but discord , demoralization , disgust and Impending
pending- overwhelming defeat. I shall vote
for you ; I can do nothing else. "
Trumbull l > pouim I'ouiillim.
CHICAGO , Oct. 7. Judge Lyrnun Trum-
bull last night addressed an audience com
posed of adherents of the populist party.
He declared himself against the transmission
is < J by Inheritance of such large fortunes as
those of the At-tor and Vanderbllt afmllles ,
declaring that in his opinion a law should
b ; passed forbidding the bequest ot any *
tate over $1.000,000 In value.
Denial Ill-Ill e un A. 1' . A.
DHTHOIT , Mich. , Oct. " . There Is a po-
lltlcal turmoil here over the announcement
that Spencer O. FUher , tlio democratic can
didate tor governor , has become affiliated
with the A. P. A. Hon. Timothy K , Tarn-
sey declined to make a campaign addren on
this account , and Charles C. Casterlin , a
memberot tbf democratic tt executive
committee , has resigned bejaure of Fisher's
alleged connection with the A. P. A , State
Commltteeman Hoblnton also threatens to
resign If Mr. .Flsher does not disprove Iho
charge. In n speech nt Ann Arbor last night
Mr. Ftslicr emphatically denied any connec
tion with ths A. P. A.
TVII1 Not Illilft nn rullmain.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7 , The Interstate
Democratic association , composed mainly ot
office holders , has adopted a resolution pledg
ing Iti iRemberB from riding on Pullman
cars when they go home to vote.
TliroiiKli Counting- ( I
ATLANTA , Qd , , Oct. 7. The consolidated
vote of lanl Wednesday's ' election shows At
kinson's majority for governor to be 20,000.
The rest of the state ticket got over 30,000.
CllAl'ZHIt J-'llUM THE OIllKNT.
Conrcrnlnu tlio Negotiations llc-
vwecu .Inpsin nnd thn United .States ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 7. Advices re
ceived here from Yokohama announce the
arrival from the United States ot Mr. Ye
Sung See , the Corean minister to Washing
ton , who Is on his return to Corca.
They also give some Interesting details
of that celebrated chapter In the corre
spondence between the United States and
Japan , which culminated in the letter from
Secretary Grcshatn to United States Minis
ter Dunn , touching Japan's attitude toward
Corca. which had been the subject ot so
much comment In the United States. It will
be remembered that at the tlmo Japan was
In complete military control of Seoul , the
Corean capital , her demands were very
sweeping , being as follows : A reorganization
of tha duties and service ot the
revenue officers of the vnrlo'is departments ;
the appointment of a new minister In charge
of the- commercial Intercourse and foreign
relations ; the public roads must bo widened
and railroads and telegraph lines built by
the government between Seotll and other
Important places ; the number of government
bureaus must be reduced and the salaries of
o Ulcer s sufficiently Increased so they may
live properly ; the system of records of re
ceipts and disbursements of the government
must bn changed and a way of Increasing
the public revenues determined upon ; the
monetary system must bo changed ;
tiow rules and regulations for the
nianag.ment of the custom houses
must bo adopted ; 'the farming lands of all
the provinces must be resurveyed and num
bered for purposes of taxation In order that
the amount needed for public Improvements
may be raised ; the administration of Jus
tice must be changed ; military o Ulcers must
be educated and the old system of the army
and navy must be abolished and reorganized
on a modern basis ; the police system must
be thoroughly reorganized and stations es
tablished In Seoul and other Important places ,
and the pchool system must bo recognized
COHEA'S PACIFIC REPLY.
To these demands Carea replied she was
and for many years had been Instituting
such changes In the governmental system
as the public revenues would support , and
that while they realized the superior military
power of Japan , which they would not re
sist , they hoped the national Independence
would be respected and the Jananese troops
then in "possession of the capital and the
country would be withdrawn. At the same
tlmo the king Instructed the Corean minister
at Washington to represent the matter to
the United Stales to the end that the good of
ficers ot the United States be used to bring
about the withdrawal of the Japanese troops
He was further Instructed to say that the
exact conditions described In the treaty of
18S3 with the United States had arisen and
to bog the United States to carry out the ob
ligation It had assumed In the article , readIng -
Ing : "If other powers deal unjustly or op
presslvely with either government , the other
will exert Its good offices on being Informed
ot the en so to bring about an amicable ar
rangement , thus showing Its friendly feel
Ings. "
Secretary Gresham responded to this ap
peal by communicating with both China and
Japan in Corfu's Interest. China agreed to
withdraw her troors. but Japan declined to
do so. Then the secretary addressed the
celebrated note of Instructions to Minister
Dunn , which , after summing up the sltua
tloa and the obligation of the United States ,
concluded In the following words : "Cherish
Ing sincere friendship for both Japan and
Coren , the United States indulges the hope
that Corca's Independence and sovereignty
will bo tespccted. You arc" Instructed to say
to the government that this government wll
be painfully disappointed should Japan vlsl
upon her defenseless neighbor the horrors o
an unjust war. " _
Ilutrli Capture thn llrllnesn Capital.
AMSTERDAM , Oct. 7. A dispatch to tin
Handelsblad ftom the island of Lombak says
the Dutch forces have entered Hataran , th
capital of the Island , which was held by the
rebellious Uellnese. Tha troops , upon search
ing the city , found 300 barrels of smokelcsi
pQtulcr , a large number of cartridges and a
great quantity of explosives. The Dutch flag
IB flying over the Jakara Ncgira nnd scvera
of the HulliKht ; chiefs have surrendered.
< IIIiii-si ! lit Full ICctrrut.
LONDON. Oct. 7. A dispatch from Shang
hal , dated October G , G p. m. , says : Telegram
from MooUden report that thousands o
Chinese poldlors are passing through the city
in wild retreat. The Japanese army Is be
lie veil to have arrived there , now aided b.
10,000 Corean a. The empress dowager Is ex
crclslnc supreme power In Peking ,
I'ntnr Expedition Sighted.
LONDON. Oct. 7. J. Ilussel Jefferson ha
returned from Iceland , having- como by wa
of the Faroe Isles. He says the Jackson
Harms urth polar expedition was slghtci
In latitude 73.43 north , longitude 44 I'nbl
steaming north In open water ,
.Tup * T.mid Near Port Arthur.
LONDON , Oct. 7. A dispatch to a news
agency from Shanghai says a Japanese ex
pedition has landed in Tullowan harbor , close
to Port Arthur.
TKST1X11 IXTKIl.V.lTUHf.lT. CUPrUlUHT
Novelist Iiaccnril's Hult In tlie United
MtutcH Court on Trhit.
PHILAPKLPHIA , Oct. 7-Judge Marcus
Acheron of the 1'nlted States circuit court
heard arguments In the chambers Saturday
on demuirer to the bill of complaint of H.
Hlder HuKfiunl ; the novelist , and the publishing
lishing- firm of Longman , Green & Co. of
New York against the Waverly company of
New York for alleged Infringement of the
copyright of Haggard's novel , "NnUa , the
Lily. " Thl IH the first case arising under
the new intoi national copyright law passed
In 1S90. and Involves the constitutionality of
the act.
Joseph A. Arnold of New York , counsel
for the ilelYndunt , urged that the right of
the president to declare the copyright
treaties with the various foreign countries
under the copyright law was a delegation
of legislative and Judicial power In violation
of the constitution. If this view is us.-
talncd It will render Invalid every copy
right granted to foreigners since the new
law went Into effect ,
sxoir
lllgliVlml mill Sovcro Cold llenrlng- Down
Irom the North.
ST , PA PL , Oct. 7 , Reports from various
parts of eastern Bouth Dakota and the west
ern. purl ot Minnesota ura U ill * effect that
a cevere biu.w storm prevailed today , ac
companied by high winds and heavy ruins.
the nci - full i t IIui"in , t\ ! > . . w.in lu-vvy
and lasted for three hours , while west and
north of that city the storm was even more
severe. This Is ihe llrst snow of the nea m ,
nnd It heoms likely to report for duty In
this city berate morning , the mercury being
on Hie down grade , with a stormy wind
from the wcut blowing at a lively rate.
MaMnrhuirtt * Ntrlkrr * tp Arbitrate.
NUW HKDFOlin , Mass. , Oct. 7. The
amalgamated conference committee of the
strikers met tills afternoon to discuss the
recommendation of the State Hoard of Ar
bitration , mm a committee waa appointed
to confer with the manufacturers at 2 o'clock
tomorrow It ID the general opinion among
mill men tonight that the conference will
result In terminating : the itriko.
RILLING AS A SCIENCE
DestructiYeness of the Modern Small Caliber
Eiflo Demonstrated.
WILL' PRODUCE DEATH ALMOST A MILE
Experiment ! ) of Clermsn Mrdlcnl Tlipcrli
Develop Mucti Informntlon on the
Art of War Tendency To
ward Smaller On in.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. When the War
department decided to abandon the old heavy
caliber Springfield rlflo and arm the troops
with the KraE-Jorgenson small caliber re
peating ride , U was predicted by the ad-
licrcnts ot the old arm that the new weapon
would disappoint Its friends In Its lack ot
destructive power. This prediction hag been
disproved by experiments made by the
medical staff of the German army and re
peated by our bureau of military Informa
tion. The terrible destructive effects of the
new weapon appear strikingly Bet out In
this report. It said the wounds Inflicted by
the small bore bullet , notwithstanding its
small size , are hlghVy destructive owing to
Its enormous speed of rotation , which causes
the tissues struck to be torn within a ra
dius of four Inches. The report said :
"Up to GCO yards a bullet striking the
neck or abdomen means death. From 660
to 1,600 yards ( almost a mile ) most BO-
rloun , and In many cases fatal results are
certain to be Inflicted. Beyond 1,000 yards
the Injuries caused resemble those Inflicted
by the round bullets which were In use be
fore 1860. " ,
Our army officers felt they had progressed
to the line of safe practice when they
adopted the caliber of 7.C2 millimetres , or
.3 Inch for their rlflo In 1892 , nnd they were
disposed to criticise the Navy department
when It went beyond , them and still further
reduced the caliber of their rifles to 0 milli
metres , or .236 Inch , only a trifle larger
than a 22-callber pocket pistol. Dut now , In
the last report , they concede the tendency
of tlie best authorities seems to bo toward
a still smaller caliber , come professional
men even asserting that the caliber should
never be larger than G.5 millimetres. One
result of the reduction of caliber la shown by
the now navy rifle , which will shoot point
blank up to 725 yards. This means that at.
any distance within two-fifths of a mile n
without allowance
man can shoot accurately any
lowance for the dropping of the bullet , unit
Is thus relieved from the necessity of ad
justing the sights for each range inqlnJed
SOUTIIHIIN NATIONS ISVOLVliU.
G'lovelnnd to Kenilor an Important Decision
.IB Arbitrator Hoon.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7. President Cleve
land Is expected to give his decision as ar
bitrator of the Important boundary dlsputb
belween Brazil and Argentina BOOH after
his return from Buzzard's Bay. Baron Jllo-
Branco , special envoy from Brazil , accom
panied by a large suite , Is now here awaiting
the decision. , , ,
The case has been In Mr. Cleveland's hands
eight months , and , as the treaty ot arbitra
tion provides the decision must be made
within a year , 11 Is expected almost any day ,
The time for the decision expires February
10 next , but as Mr. Cleveland will be- busy
with congress and public affairs after his
return , he Is expected to dispose of the ar
bitration question before taking up domestic
It Is understood he has made the affair
his special study during working hours at
Buzzard's Bay this summer. It Is a very
complicated case , the brief of Baron Ilio-
Branco filling several largo volumes , while
the maps , old treaties , etc. , and the briefs of
Dr. Zeballos , the Argentina minister , make
a fair-sized library , ' Mr. Cleveland has not
turned this mass of documents over to the
State- department , but has undertaken per
sonally to GO through 11 and unravel the
dispute. It is a self-imposed task , which
the president does out of courtesy to the
southern republics , and In the extent of In
terests Involved and legal complications it
Is as large as any legal case pending In the
United States supreme court. Mr. Cleve
land's decision will settle whether the east
ern boundary of eastern Argentina remains
ae usually given In the maps or Is extended
by a wedge-shaped projection almost to the
Atlantic. If Argentina gains this strip It
will have a considerable effect on southern
Brazil , ns It vslll almost sever the great
state of Rio Grande do Sul from upper
Brazil , the remaining connection being u
very narrow isthmus compared with the
general width of Brazil. On the other hand ,
It will give Argentina a narrow strip of land ,
stretching from the north to within forty
leagues of the Atlantic.
Mr. Cleveland's coming decision Is awaited
with great Interest by the southern envoys ,
as It means much to the strategic strength
of the two dominant southern countries ,
Moreover , the disputed territory Is Itself very
valuable from Its mineral and agricultural
resources. It embraces 11,223 square miles ,
with towns and villages having- population
"ot G.793 , most of them Brazilians.
Mr. Cleveland's arbitration la the result of
the treaty made when Dom Pedro was em
peror of Brazil. It has taken since then to
make the surveys and present the case and
Mr. Cleveland's decision will close the long
controversy. He Is obliged , under the
treaty , to give all the disputed territory to
Brazil or to Argentina , so that there Is no
opportunity for a compromise which will
satisfy both parties.
YO8HMITI ; MATIONAI , I'AHK.
r.umo In the I'rcsnrvo on the Inrrcnso Ac-
rnrtllnc to tlio Kiipcrlntenilnnt.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7. Captain H. G.
Gale of the Fourth cavalry , acting Hiipprln-
tcndent of the Yosomlte National park , Cal
ifornia , has submitted his report to the sec
retary of the Interior. Ho says HITO arc
many misunderstandings , owingto the pri
vate ownership of land In the paik. It
would he wise , he believes , fur the Govern
ment to purchase the timber lanJ In the
park , and ho thinks ItvouM be advisable
for a commission to bo nppjiutel to ap
praise all land owned by private parlies ,
and 'learn If It could be secured. Game In
the park IB on the lncr..ne. The report
recommends a reduction In the glzo of the
park by withdrawing the mining and agri
cultural lands , and udvocat'M tli-j adoption
o ( natural Instead of urtlllcial bomidaiy
lines. The reduction would throw out about
livuity townships and leave the balance uf
Ito park almost wholly In pogscsstni cf the
government.
JUHTIVK ttttt JlltlTIHll AVJIJECTS.
i Vice Coiuul at Kuiiai C'ltjr Takes
Occuilon to Uprn Illii Mouth ,
KANSAS CITY , Oct. 7. British Vice
CoiiHUl Burroughs has taken oiilclnl notice
of the supposed murder near Quthrle , Ok ! . ,
of Trunk Ledgers of Iluckingham , Kngland.
Ledgers' ' body -was found lloatliiK In the
Cottonwood river Scptemlwr 30 , and the
coroner's Inquest disclosed that the body
was placed there after life was extinct. Mr.
llurroufihH has employed detectives to ferret
out the murderers , the Oklahoma author
ities' ' , he payt ) , show Ins no Inclination to
do FO.
"Justice must be done British subjects In
any part of the world , even lu Oklahoma , "
mild Mr. Burroughs. . ,
SlioatliiK lit I'ort Mierhlan.
CIIIfAOO , Oct. 7-Sergennt Michael J.
Murphy , company 13 , Thirteenth Infantry ,
distinguished himself yesterday In the pre
liminary practice at Fort Sheridan. In the
known illstance Urine at four ranges he
made a total ncora of 179polnln out of a pos
sible UO. With one exception It Is the tx-Kt
score ever made in that order of shooting on
the fort Shuildan ranee. The best record
Ill known distance firing-.la 1SI. Murphy
used the new Krne-Jocrg nsvn 30 caliber
rifle In making this neon ? ;
innuoxs o.v iroaT.ur'iHnpru.iaK.
Urclnrra thnt Wlilln 'Nti ; tlitlnclli > n Should
tin AlHito Il r I1 roper Sphere M Home.
IIAI/TIMOKK , Md.'Oct. 7.-rThe sermon of
Cardinal Gibbons at tlio cathedral today
was addressed particularly to the women
nnd tonight the cardinal took occasion to
express his Views on woman suffrage. He
said , In part :
"Today we honor the queen of paints , the
Virgin Mary. I thing1 the dispassionate stu
dent of history -will acknowledge that
woman Is Indebted to the example of Mary
-for her elevated position , both In social nnd
domestic life. The church declares that
woman Is the peer nnd equal of man. Al
mighty Qed , In his distribution of gifts ,
mukes no distinction on account 3t race ,
previous condtltn or a x. 3he | roper sphere
of woman Is In the home , and the more In
fluence she gains In public life the more she
will lese In private life. While the men
are the sovereigns of the country , their
\vlve-icominand them.and lhr frire exert a
controlling power. Above/ all things , take
care of your homes. " _
II r. Mcdl.niii und Iliu A. 1 * . A.
PROHIBITION PAHIC. S. I. , Oct. 7.-Uev.
Dr. XtcQIynn spoke before 3,000 people In
the Auditorium lure- today , llli subject V.-KS :
'ihe A. P. A. , UM Causes ttn-J CurJJr. .
McGlynn said he believed Catholics them
selves were In a degree responsible for the
existence of the A. P. A. , pointing to the
tendency of many Catholic priests , partic
ularly those of foreign birth , to discuss
some public question -with religious preju
dices. He denounced the association by de
claring1 it was founded on unpatriotic and
dishonorable principles , and called on all
Catholic ! ) to pay no attention to the move
ment. Toward the close of the address ,
many of the audience left the hall , those
remaining- being mostlyCatholics. .
When Dr. McGlynn concluded , Alfred N.
Martin , who announced himself as the na
tional deputy of the A. P. A. league , ascend
ed the platform und said very excitedly :
"Dr. McOlynn Is all -wrong. The principles
and teachings of the Catholic church are
diametrically opposed-to every American in-
Thc speaker got no- further , for his voice
was drowned by a. storm of hscs. ( Dr. Mc
Glynn again took the platform and rebuked
the Catholics for hissing , saying It was
lust such Incidents us this which Intensl-
tled the feeling by the A. P. A.
Jolm Tlcrncy and \\lto of .Mldillctown , N. Y. ,
Found I > ra < l.
MIDDLBTOWN , N. Y. . Oct. 7. A mys
terious murder and suicide or double murder
occurred In this city this morning. John
Tlerney was found with a bullet hole In his
right temple , His wife was lying near him
with a bullet hole in her left breast , while
a pistol lay a few feet nwny. The affair
occurred In a cafe owned and conducted by
airs. Tlerney. An aged uijcle , Il.bart Flj-nn ,
awoke at 6SO : this morning- and went down
stairs to the kitchen In the basement nnd
built a Mre. While thus unpaged he heaid
a report , which did not seem to him. he
says , like that of n pistol , and the fall of
a body. A moment Inter it v < 8 followed by
another report. He sent u you.ig man , who
"md Just come In the l > acK door of the cafe ,
, t > ascertain the cause of 'the noise. The
young ' man returned repprtlng nothing.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Tlerney's son
Thomait , who was said to have been sleep-
ng on a sqfa In the kitchen , found the two
> odles.
Ills mother lay In the parlor with her
'eet in the bedroom adjoiningnml > hls step
father lay In the center of the parlor. He
tan to-ihls mother and- found the body still
warm. Tlerney was gawping ; and frothing at
the mouth.
What at llrst appeared to be a murder and
suicide now looka to Ihe authorities
Ike a double murder. tTlerncy married Mrs.
McGulre. q. widow with a. , FOB , -five weeks
ago , Thomas was very angry at the , mar
riage ahu left the houbei JTor ; twaweeks ;
About tile time of tlni marriage he took a
H-calibeft. UUtlsh bullfloe * tjWJln vand
Llirew It behind a truhlCiln'ft clOBeti'ln"hls
Bedroom. He qlalma , that no one knew U
was there but' himself. ) Young Tlerney
given It as his opinion that hlB mother was
: nurdered by her IHiBbanpwho ; , he asserts ,
committed suicide. ;
, TAII , ntltjis JUiU.ll'K.
Swindler George Mijrn anil Several Co nit
imnlont Again nt I.lhertv.
BELLAIHE , Md. , Oct. 7-George Sage ,
Ihe notorious swindler yllo traveled under
the nameof Horace Baker and a 'dozen
other aliases , made a sensational escape
from Jail here early thismorning. . He "took
wit ! ) him Thorns ICanr , committed for rob
bery , and Sam Kelly , charged with assault.
Sheriff Hughes had locked the Jail about
J o'clock , and at 930 o'clock Kelly picked
the lock on his cell and then pawed the lock
on the door behind which stood Thomas
Kane. After releasing tlie latter , both went
to the second floor und , released the wily
George Sage. Then the/trio went Into the
adjoining- cell , which was open , and In
which Mnnuel Turiien nnd .Tames Wilmer.
colored boya who work In the Jail yard ,
slept. Kelly picked a hole to the third floor
through the celling- , while Sage and Kane
covered the boys with pli'tots.
The hole through whR-h they gained en
trance to the third. Hoar was 12x7 Inches.
Having gained this point , they went to a far
window overlooking the Jail -warden and
Hawed two bars , each' an Inch square. The
sheets from the beds ofthe three prisoners
were torn Into long strips. These were tied
together , making- ( > ecirc rope , by means
of which the men descended In safety to the
Kround. An soon as they -were gone , about
2 o'clock , Wilmer and Turner gave the
alarm.
Sage was to have lu-cn tried at the No
vember term of court for swindling the
Hartford County National bank last April.
Kngllsh I'rnmntcr jlfjibert Allen Charged
with coniarri " nhiMl "Work ,
NKW "VOUK , Oct. " . Hubert F. Allen ,
n financier of Brighton'England ' , the man-
uger of the Lunges property Investment
syndicate of America , with oiflces at Nos.
155 und 157 Cannon utreet , London , -wos ar
rested yexteiday by central olllce detectives
and arraigned this morning In the Tombs
police court. The ntrcnt. was made on a
telegram from Frederick Johnson , chief of
police of Des Motnca. la. , charging Allen
with obtaining II.MO Jmm Dr. B , Lyons of
Des Molnes on false' pretenses. The com
pany of which the defendant Is the manager
was organized for the purpose of Interesting
Kngllsh capital In American farm loans.
Allen characterize * hl arrest an malicious ,
and says at best the case Is an attempt
to settle u civil matter by criminal pro
ceedings. The amount he Is charged with
stealing was , he allege ? , given to him for
preliminary expense ? , nnd hi * arrest was
the first Intimationhe liad of Lyons' dis
satisfaction. !
11OCKFORD. III. . . ' Oej. T.-Cornmandvr-ln-
Chlef Lawler , GrandfArmy of the Republic ,
has appointed O. Vi 1jl. .Pond. Muskegon ,
Mich , , liiFpoctur Kfijyal : Matt H. Kills ,
Yonkers , N. Y. , judge advocate general ; J.
L , Bennett , Chicago , ju latant adjutant Kcn-
eral. The new pension committee named in :
Ivrn N. Walker , JndlnuapollH ; W , A. Mc-
Henry , DennUon , , ( a. ; Isaac II. Bangs ,
Watervllle , Me.U' qcorso W , Creaaley ,
Chelsea , MURK. ; II. ( _ ' , ilcDougal , Kansas
City. _
I d Not ( in io 4 vy .Tone * ' .
*
SAN FRANCISCO * Qel.7. The bark Oregon
gen , which was reported { wrecked off Cape
Flattery , ai rived her * from Nanlumo last
night. The Oregon jwas In ircc < l condition
and nothing- unusual had ; hnpprned on the
voyage down. The Naalamo dispatch stated
that wreckage belon lnff tto the Oregon had
been picked up. und' < thlH pave information
for the report that st } ? had been wrecked ,
Klllttil , ivth | a OliiU.
IRVINIJ. Ky. . Oct. T.-Mra. Wyly While
was brutally murdered , this afternoon near
her home , Bhu hud been to Falnvllle , two
miles distant , shopping , nnd was returning-
home through the -woods. She was met by
some unknown man and beaten to death
with a club. Httr brp.lns were beaten out
and her clothlns torn. There , were Indira-
lions that nhe hail made a desperate strug
gle. Mrs. Whke leaven live children.
Crliiio of n Kn-i n fit/
KAN8AB CITV.iQct , 7.-BIII jVdler. a
tough character of this city , has been held
by the coroner's ' Jury for the murder of
PoMtolHco Inspector McClure carnival night.
Several \vitnefsen. Identified Adler im the
man who struck the bltw that felled Mo-
C'lure , whoHe death reunited from tlie fall ,
There appearo to have been no motive for
the assault. It was simply tlie act of a
rioter.
LIRE HIS "ONE 110SS SHAY"
Oliver Wendell Holmes , M. DQuiotly , Posses
Awaj at His Home.
PEACEFUL ENDING OF A PFAC = FUL LIFE
He IInil "Lived to IIo the I.nst Lear Upon
tlio Tree In the Spring"
\Vnr liovvrnor Andrew Cur-
tin Also Ucittl.
BOSTON , Oct. 7. Oliver Wendell Holmes ,
famous as n poet ami author , died at liU
resilience on Beacon street at 12:15 : p. m ,
today from heart failure. Dr. Holmes has
been In feeble health for & long time , and
although an iron constitution has long : baf
fled disease , It was at last shattered. The
last hours of Dr. Holmes wore-passed quietly ,
with his family by his bedside. Dr. Holmes
returned from Hevcrly farm about ten
days ngo , and the removal greatly fatigued
him and It Is thought hastened the end.
The family residence was darkened and ap
parently deserted today , and few knew Dr.
Holmes was In Boston. The news of Ills
death was kept quiet until a late hour to
night.
HIS LIFE AND WHITINGS.
Oliver Wendell Holmes , At. IX , was born
nt Cambridge , Mass. , August 29. 150J. He
graduated nt Harvard college In 1629 , and
began the study of law , which he abandoned
for that of medicine. Having1 attended the
hospitals of Paris nml other Kuropenn cities ,
'ie l > CK'an practice In Boston In 1S3G ; In 1S38-
, vas elected professor of nnatcmy and phys-
elegy In Dartmouth college , and In 1817 was.
ippolnted to n. similar professorship In the
MnsFachu&ettH Medical school , fiam which
IB retired In 1SS2. As early as ISM Ills con-
rtbutlons In verHC appeared In various
icrlocllcalo , and his reputation us n poet was
stnbllshed by the delivery of a metrical
spay , entitled , "Poetrywhich was fol-
owcd by others In rapid succession. As n
writer ot songs , lyrics nnd poems for festive
occasions he occupies the ( Irst place. He
was for marry years a popular lecturer. In
' 857 he began. In the Atlantic Monthly , a
series ot articles under the title of ' "Che
iVutoerat of the Uroakfaat " -
Table , -which
ivere followed In 1SCO by "The Professor nt
the Hrenkfast Table , " In 1872 by "The Poet
t the Breakfast Table , " and In 1SS5 by
"The New Portfolio. " In addition lie has
published "Astraea" ( ISM ) ; "Currents nnd
ounter Currents In Merlcnl Science" (1S ( 1) ) ;
'Hlsle Venncr , a Uomance of Destiny"
'ISfil ) ; "Borderlands In Some Provinces of
.Medical Science' " (1SG2) ( ; "Songs In Many
eys" (1864) ( ) ; "Soundings from the Atlantic"
; J8 ) ; "Humorous Poems" (1SC5) ( ) ; "The
jiiardlan Angel" (1BGS ) : "Mechanism In
Thought and Mo a's" (1S70) ( ) ; "Songs of Manv
Seasons" (1S74) ( ) ; "John , Motley , a Memoir'
; 187S ) ; "The Iron Gate nnd Other Poems"
1S60) ) : "Medical K&says" (1R83) ( ) ; "Pages from
n Old Volume of Life" < 1SS3) ) ; "Halprt
Waldo Emerson" < 1SI ) ; "A Moral Antip
athy" ClfiSa ) ; nml numerous poems recited
at various reunions nnd dinners. In 1SSG he
Visited Kngland , where he was received
with great cordiality. Editions of his col-
'ected poems have appeared from time to
I me , the lrst ) In 1830 , the last In 1BS1. He In
distinguished for his researches In micro
scopy and auscultation , and has contributed
larpely to current medical literature , as
well as to revelws nnd other Journals.
The latter years of h.'s life have been spent
in quiet retirement at Ueverly Falls farm ,
broken occasionally by a lecture to tht
Haryard students.
\VAll GOVERNOR CUUTIN DttAU.
af tlia Intercitlnif Character * .of the
Civil Conflict riiReei Away.
ONTIVPa.- . 7. Kx-Governor
Andrew a. Curtln. died at 5 o'clock this
morning. His end -was peaceful , he having
been unconscious during the last twelve
hours. All the members of his family were
nt the bed&lde when he passed away. Mr.
Curtln had beerV in feeble health for some
weeks , but his condition grew serious on
Thursday last , nnd from that time he sank
rapidly. Death was caused by old age.
The ex-governor was In his 60th year ,
this being combined wlfh nervous trouble ,
which , upon reaching the vital point In the
brain , ended his life. When the case llrst
took on a serious aspect physicians were
summoned , but they abandoned all hopes of
recovery , and the death of the old war
governor was not a surprise. I
Andrew G. Curtln was born in Bellefonte ,
Centre county. April 22 , 1815 , 131s father ,
lloland Curtln , emigrated from Ireland Ir.
1793 , nnd In Uj" established near Jjellefonte
ono of the first manufactories of iron in that
region. Andrew studied law In the Dickin
son law college- and was admitted to the
bar In 18SJ , and soon became prominent.
He early entered politics as a whig , laboring
for Harrison's election In 3810 , and making
a successful canvass In the state for Clay in
1&44. He was a presidential elector In 1818
and n candidate for elector on the whig
ticket In 1852.
Ill 183-1 Governor Pollock appointed hltr ,
secretary of the commonwealth and ex-oliV
clo superintendent of common schools , ami.
In the discharge of his duties Mr. Curtln
illd much toward reforming and perfecting
the school system of the state. In his an
nual report of IfcSG he lecommended to the
legislature the establishment of nornm
schools , and his suggestion was adopted ,
In ISM Mr , Curtln was the republican can
dldate for governor. The democrats , though
divided In national politics , were united in
Pennsylvania , but Mr. Curtln was elected
by a majority of 32,000. He advocated th <
forcible suppression of recession , and wn
one of the war governors who were mos
earnest in the support of the national gov
ernment. He responded promptly to the llrst
call for troops , and when General Patterson ,
who wns In command In Pennsylvania ,
naked for 25.000 more troops , they were at
once furnished. General Patterson's requisi
tion was afterwards revoked by the secre
tary of war on the- ground that the troops
were not needed , but Governor Curtln , In
stead of cHtb r.dlngtlem ; , otlaned anther ty
from the legislature to equip them at the
Pluto's expense and hold them subject to
the call of the national government. The
body of men became known as the "Penn
sylvania reserves , " and was accepted by the
authorities at Washington a few weeKs
later. |
Governor Curtln was untiring in his ef
forts for the comfort of the soldiers , an
swering carefully the numerous letters sent
him from the Held , and originated the sys
tem of care and Instruction for the children
of those slain In battle , making them wards
of the state. He thus became known In the
ranks as the "soldier's friend. "
Governor Curtln's health began to fall In
1SC3. and ho signified his intention of ac
cepting a foreign mission that had been of
fered him us eooti us his term should ex
pire , but In the meantime he was renoml-
nated and re-elected by 15lKX > majority. In
November , 1865 , .Mr. Curtln went to Cuba
for his health , anil In that year declined an
offer of a foreign mlsnlon. In 1869 General
Grunt uppo'ne ! < ! htm minister ti Hu s'a , and
In 18GS and 1872 he wan prominently men
tioned aa a candidate for vice president.
He returned home In August , 1872 , bupport-
Intc Horace Greeley for the presidency , and
Hubnetiuently joined the democratic party ,
by which he was elected to congrerj ) for
three successive terms , serving from lust
to 1SX7. In recent years , he hail been living
a icttred life In Ilellefonte , where heWEB
n conspicuous llgure , and where tils home
was pointed out UH one uf the most Interest
ing features of that locality.
HAHIUSIJVHO , Oct. 7. Governor Pattl-
son Issued a proclamation tonight expressIng -
Ing his profound sorrow for the death of
ox-Governor Curtln nml paying a high trib
ute to lilH public service ws executive of the
state , and In the other Important positions
which he held. He Invokes for the be
reaved family of the ex-governor the sym
pathy of the people of Pennsylvania , and
prdem nil llagn on. public buildings to ue
displayed at half maul und that several de
partments of the xtate government within
executive control be clotted on the day of the
funeral , which -will tnke place at 2 o'clock
next Wednesday afU'inoon ,
It lias been decided at the urgent request
of Governor Paulson to bury t-s-Governor
Curtln with a military CKCOM , It will con >
sist of a regiment or Infantry , a troop of
cavalry and n buttery of artillery , and Is
the e .cort accorded by military etiquette Iso
a commander In chief. The whole will be
In doiiimand of a brigadier commander. KK-
Guvernor Heaver IIBH charge of the arrange
ments of the funeral , which will beheld
under tin ) unxplces of thu ( Jrund Army of
the Jtepubllc.
Mr * , funny Chin ,
riWACJO , Oct. 7.-Mra. Funny Chin , the
coloied contralto tdnger who made a lour
of Kurort several years ngo with the risk
Jubilee nlhgci-8 , died tonight.
CuplHlit lmrln S.rjar
POUT TOU'NBKND , Wash. , Oct. 7.-fap-
tain Clmrlea A , Sawyer Is dead. He had
command of the Imrk Orpheus twenty years
JKO when she- collided with and sunk the
steamer Pacific off Capo Flattery. entailing
n loss of nearly 400 lives nnd upwards of
} 1WO,000 , In gold dust.
i ! of Prof ,
CHICAGO , Oct. 7. The funeral nrrvlces
of the late Prof. David Bwlnjr were held
this nfternoon In Central Music hall , where
ho had preached BO many years. The serv
ices wore attended by 3,000 people and full/
as many more were unable to obtain ad
mission , _ _ _ _ _ _
Drnth of n > t. l.oulB Mcrchnnt.
DEXVnn. Oct. 7. John K. Tit-rill , a mem
ber of the linn of the Graham Paper com
pany , of St. l-oulf , died yesterday lit Port
land , Ore. , of rheumatism of the Iirnrt. The
remains will be taken to St. haul * for burlil.
jMSA'ii.vt/j rit.tis JII/KA Kit ,
New York r.iprrm on tlio Cincinnati Soiith-
ITH Wrnrkml by Unknown 1'rrsniu.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Oct. 7. A special
from Bristol to the Times says : At a few
mlnutea past 1 o'clock train No. 1 from
Now York on the Cincinnati Southern railway
jumped tlio track about three miles south
of Bristol , Tenn , The engine fell across the
track and tlio express and mall car jumped
over It , and , falling on their sides , were
soon a prey to the flames , which consumed
all the train eight coaches with the ex
ception of Ilio last Pullman , which was cut
loose and backed from the train.
A train with physicians from Bristol ar
rived about an hour after the wreck and
Immediately set at work to relieve the In
jured. The injured are !
Samuel Smith , engineer , log broken ,
.scalded , burled under the wreck of the train ,
taken out -with difficulty , will probably die.
Will Homes , fireman , head cut badly and
scalded.
W. AV. Rogers , express messenger , arm
broken and head Injured.
- Tucker , postal clerk , ankle broken ,
cut In tlio head and back.
C. K. Mnrkwortli of Bristol , postal clerk ,
badly hurt , arms , legs , back and head In-
Jural.
W. II. Simpson of Mossy Creek , baggage
man , arm broken and Internal Injuries.
Thomas McDcrmott , Michael Coleman and
John Coleman , emigrants from Ireland , sus
tained severe Injuries on the heads , thighs ,
cheats , logs and arms.
A. foreigner , name unknown , was badly
hurt In the chest nnd on the legs ; very
serious. Everybody was badly shaken up ,
anil It Is a miracle- that many deaths did not
result. Captain Bell , conductor , escaped
with slight bruises.
The accident happened In a cut between
two high embankments , and MUS the result
of a bolt having1 been placed on the rails by
unknown persons.
IUT.1J. STKEKT VAll .tCClUKXT.
( ii'iirgc C. Chandler of the Northern Pacific
KlUcil M Tncuiun.
TACOMA , Wash. , Oct. 7. A shocking
street car accident occurred about midnight ,
In which George C. Chandler , general agent
of the Korthcrn Pacific In this city , was
killed find several other passengers Injured.
The car was returning from the Interstate
fair grounds and was crowded with pas
sengers , Chandler und other gentlemen
were standing on the front platform , be
hind. the motorman. As the wheels struck
the crossing of North Second street the
axle on the trout truck broke near the right
wheel , The car left the track , plunged
along at an acute angle to the rails for a
rod and then fell on Its left side ,
Mr. Chandler , who was then on the step * * ,
fell underneath the car.- The heavy woud
'and iron work struck hla face , killing 111 in
Instantly , and crushing his head to a shape
less pulp. Oa dreadfully isaa hla head
crushed that , although one of the best
known men In Tacoma , his Identity was In
doubt when the tcmalnt ) were llrst removed
from the wreck , and was only ascertained
by examining his watch , upon which his
name was engraved.
His body was removed to the morgue.
James F. O'Brien , another passenger , was
forced down by the struggling * maps of
passengers. The Iron roof of the car fell
upon his right leg , pinning him to the
ground , tearing the llosh and lacerating the
limb terribly , The others were all Injured
either by falling from the platform or by
being thrown violently against the bleak-
Ing glass of the windows. Those Injured
In the accident are :
James P , O'Brien , deputy county clerk ,
right leg mangled ,
Kd U. Hare , left shoulder dislocated.
M. Sidney , teal estate agent , hurt about
the fr.cc. |
Mrs. M. Sidney , bruised and cut In several
places.
Miss 13 rtha , Lai-ghton , rendered Insc. a.lc \ ,
cut about the head.
A. W. Latham. Irtully bruised.
Mrs. Wi 1 um H. Upton of Poitland , sl'ght-
ly bruised. | _
3IA,1Uli II J/.1.W.S t'.IS/ : .
Court Martini Prosecutor Not Certain Unit
Ilia Kvliloncu In SnIUcIfiit.
VANCOUVER , Wash. , Oct. 7.-The trial
of Major Wham , paymaster , II. S. A. , prom
ises to be a protracted one. The court has
adjourned for twenty days to give the prose
cution opportunity of seenrlUK evidence sub
stantiating the charge. Judge Advocate Mc-
CHire produced a certified copy of the Judg
ment upon thn amended complaint In the
case of Holcomb against Wham , but being
unable to obtain sworn depositions upon
which Raid Judgment was rendered , the
same * having' disappeared from the tiles of
the New York court , the Judge advocate re
quested an adjournment for twenty days , In
which he expects to secure the deposition
of Brach. Major Wham's nttornev In the
Holcomb stilt , corroborating the allegations
contained In the specification , the docu
mentary evidence thus far being- entirely In-
sulllclent to Mistnln the charge. II appears
that both the original complaint In the case
and the depositions upon which the JUOB-
merit of the amended complaint against
Wham was rendered , have disappeared from
the Hies of the New York court , and the
copies upon which the War department wm
utKtd to proceed against Wham cannot bo
verltled by the records , us the clerk of the
New York court both telegraphed and wrote
that they could not-be found. |
TIllXKa TIIKY AHR HMUanf.KKI.
Tacoinn OltU'er Connect * a Murilorcr with a
Ilesperatn filing- ,
TACOMA , Oct. 7.-The sheriff of this
county claims to be In possession of evi
dence which unearths In connection with the
capture of Ulnnclc or Hamilton , the Seuttle-
Puyallup murderer , a hand of regularly or-
Kanlzed smugglers , consisting of nine des
perate , professional ciooks.
Wade and 11 rooks , who cscai > ed from Mc-
Ncll'H inland government penitentiary last
week , were -with Blanck , n member of tlilH
gang , which had headquarters at MlHsoulu ,
Mont. Four ot the gang are thought to be
nt pivsent In this vicinity. United Staten
Marshal Drake Is Inclined to doubt the
sheriff's story. HB thinks he has both
Itrookn and Wude located , anil has pent to
EHensburfT for bloodhounds to assist In running
ning- them to cover.
Guilty or Twit Murder * .
SKATTI.U. Oct. 7.-Thomos IJInnck , the
murderer of Charles Blrdwcll , has been
positively Identified as the murderer of Mar
tina ! Jrffrles of Puyullup. Hawas taken to
the court and pleaded guilty to the charge
of murder In the first degree. His trial la
set for October 10.
Smallpox Intorfcrt'f.
GRKRN BAT. WIs. , Oct. 7.-The Indian
fair at the Onelda reservation has beeji
postponed , owing to the fuel that mmillpox
has broken nut. The State Board of Health
has ordered Into quarantine all persons ex
posed , among wham are many school dill-
Un-n. The situation Is considered grave.
Hindoo flol * tiu : ( Jreek Prize.
NEW IIAVKN , Conn. , Oct. 7. The faculty
of Yule has announced the award of the
Hugh Chamberlain Greek prize to Robert
Krnest Hume of Abmedenegar , India. Tlio
prize IB given to the student passing the
beat examination In the Greek required foi
admission to college.
Peru | > ltHtrd liy n llollrr Hiplonlon.
SAVANNAH , Go. , Oct. 7 , Ten mllen from
Adel yesterday , a boiler exploded In I ) , M.
DeValn's cotton gin and decapitated Junifn
Futch. St-vtral othera w r injured ,
Movement * of Seagoing- Vet el . October 7-
At New York Arrived I.a Bourgojjiie ,
from. Havre ; Catend , from Amsterdam.
CALAMITY HASQUERADERS
True Intftmlness of the Railroad Business
Hen's ' Combine ,
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE MAJORS
II , K til. Clearing 11 nine nml Stuck Ynrdf ,
Owner * t-'cirm 1111 itlllanrn with Helm
lm to .Tnbhrrn for n CninpulRn nf
llucbnir und liottdlc.
( From the Sunday Ilc . )
The much tnlkcd-ol organization of ( ha
"business Interests of Omaha , " that Is to
do so much for tlio people of Nebraska
by Insuring the election of the
tattooed camlUUto for governor , has )
finally been perfected and the citizens ot
Omaha have- for the llrst tlmo an opportunity
to look nt the names of tlio men who havq
gone into the- business of "preserving" tha
credit ot the city and of tlio state against
the threatened overthrow of the 1 ] , & M1.
oligarchy. An Inspection of the list ot
names attached to the muster rolls ot thin
calamity army reveals the presence ot a
great many prominent men who have Ions
been recognized as veterans in the railroad !
army. In fact , the new organization la
merely n rehabilitation of old forces dressed
In new cloaks. The people are expected to
be deceived by the bright , new uniforms anC |
to be confused by the loud boating of tha
railroad drums , but the- citizens of this state
have too long been familiar -with the tnctlaj
of this grand army ot corporate strikers antf
camp followers.
Tlie active participants In the alleged busi
ness itienls organization arc Henry W , Yatej ,
Luther Drake , John A. McShane. W. A. Paxton -
ton , Frank Colpetzer , C. N. thills. II. 15.
Palmer , L. D. Fowler , Herman ICountzc- ,
W. D. McHugh and Dan Farrell.
While these names are shoved prominently
to the front of the organization , the prlmo
movers in tlio scheme are Henry \V. Yatcs ,
president ot the Nebraska Nntlon.il bank ; )
W. A. Paxlon and John A. McSlmne. Thcsq
three staunch Majors supporters nro all
dcmocrata and each ono of thorn la promi
nently identified with Interests that arc to bo
subserved by the election of Tom Majors. <
The Nebraska National bank , of which'
Henry W. Ynles Is president , la the well
known II , K. M. depository In this city. The
bank handles the Immense sums of money
disbursed by tlieHurllngton system In tha
west. It Is the- clearing house for the- scores
of tittle banks all through the west along
the line of the D. & M. that handle the
H , A M. funds. It la well known that the
I ) , St. M , some time ngo abandoned the prac
tice of paying off its thousands of employes
on Its western system by means of the old :
fashioned pay car. Now the pay car la
Idle In the yards , -while the employes are I
paid off each month by checks drawn on local
binks throughout the -west. By doing this I
the D. & M. avoids the danger ot having
Its pay car wrecked and robbed , and also
binds to Itself all the little country bankers
who are favored with Us business. The Ne
braska National bank Is the main rlcarlnn
house for II. & M. business. Between voting ;
his party preferences and Individual cbolco
nnd hlu B. & M. patronage , Mr. Votes nxtnr-
ally prefers to surrender his , Individuality ,
abandon his party and plrco himself entirely ;
at the disposal Ot Czar Holdrcgo.
QUALIFICATIONS- THE OFFICERS.
Naturally Mr. Yatcs did not want to , , bo
too prominently lOentlfledwith everything
bearing the 13. & M. brand , and so the pres
idency was conferred upon Luther Drake ,
cashier of the Merchants' notional bank.
The Merchants' National bank occupies pre
cisely the same relation to the Fremont ,
Blkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad tliat the
Nebraska National does to the 13. & M. ' Mr. *
Drake was selected for the presidency , not
because ho was a republican , but simply be
cause he was a convenient agent to work
the will of Yatcs , Holdrege , Pnxtou and
McShane.
Coming to the executive committee wo
find first on the list the name of Lorenzo
D. Fowler , cashier of the German Savings
bank. Mr. Fowler la a D. & . M. poli
tician with n long pedigree. He formerly
resided in Clay county , where , with the
notorious J. AV. Johnson , then editor ot the
Sutton Advertiser , but now the B. & M.
representative on the State Board of Trans
portation , ( a position ho secure ! through ,
Fowler's Influence ) , ho manipulate. ] Clay-
county politics In the Interest of the B. &
M. candidate. It wns Fowler and Johnson
that overturned the expressed wishes of
the Clay county delegation in 1889 , and by
the purchase of proxies turned that dele
gation to the state convention against Judge
Heese. Fowler Is the ablest politician In
the whole executive committee of th3 busi
ness and railroad men's comblnp. nnd ho
Is recognized everywhere- is known aa
the Htaunch friend of every political pro
ject conceived at the B. & M , headquar
ters.
ters.Next
Next on the executive committee Is Wil
liam A. I'axton , a democrat , who has made
no secret of hln deslro to ece Tom Majors
both nominated and elected. I'axton la
prominently identified -with many Interests -
In this city and South Omaha that nra de
pendent on tho- railroads for substantial
favors.
In fact , U may be said there Is not a busi
ness venture In which William A. 1'axloa
Is at present engaged that Is not vitally con
nected with the railroad Interests , and It
Is worthy of note that all that I'axton. can
secure from the U. & M. is an advantages
In the- way of rates and rebut s that cannot
bo secured by business men who refuse to
make common cause with the railroad !
managers In politics.
Next on the executive coin m It to Is John
A McShano , president of the Union Htock
Yards company and the Union Stcck Yards'
bank at South Omaha , and a democ-at Mc
Shane Is the especial guardian of tli * stock
yards company , and for the past Uvo ses
sions of the legislature it has ben Mc-
Shano's business to prevent any leg.slatloa
regulating stock yards , Tom Majors has
always been a slick worker In eldulracklng
and plRC-onholltig the stock yards bills ,
hence McShano Is for him first , last and all
the time.
Another prominent member of the oxccu
tlve committee Is Captain II , R. Palmer ,
known all ov r the state as the rzar's "man
Friday. " Captain Palmer has so Ion been
a recognized political manipulator fur the
n , ft. M. that his association with "business
men" In nn organization having for Its object
the election ot Tattooed Tom will maka
that organization the laughing stocktot the
state. Holdrece himself might as wall have
had his name placed on the executive com
mittee. 1'alinor was formerly u rcmlJ-ut oj
Plattsmouth and came to Omaha to tmbarta
In the Insurance business. Ho was for ycara
the man who handled the Insurance policies
for the state , und his profits from tha stata
treasury were known to bo large. Ho la af
politician of the railroad fttripa and poses CM
a capitalist. Ho IB a partner of Czar HoU
drege In the lattcr's Investment ! ) at SherV
IdanVyo. . , and other ventures , and reprot
scuts the dictator In all mat tern that requlr *
diplomacy. * i
Still another member ot the execullvo com *
mltleo Is Frank Colpetzer , manager * of thcj
Chicago Lumber company , and Kfiitlemaa
who Is far more interested In the rate on
lumber over the I ) . & M. than ho In In thj
credit and prosperity of the elate. ,
Take the entire list of ofllcccn , member *
of the executive committee and even mem *
bers of the organization Itself , und It will b *
difficult to pick out u man wliu U not and !
Iras not for years been enjoying upr l I favors ! '
of the B. & II. or other railroads running
Into and out of Omaha. Danker * have joined ]
the organization because they Uintlo th "
railroad fundB. Lumberman belong liccauso
they ura interested receiving favorable
rules , which are not made public ur | whlcV
never appear on the printed rate nhcetft
Wholesalers belong because they woult
rather reclevc a iccrot rebate thun enter lnt
active competition with others on a gonorai
low rate. The trail of the railroad