. , - , - - , _ _ - * . - . ' , - ; , - - - . , - . j - - . - . ( - ) _ _ , < " ' : r-'t < - . , , _ . -l4 " " ' * _ w. , . . . " - - . _ _ _ , . . , , _ . _ _ + _ - - _ _ _ _ _ - - - " , - , . - - . - . - - - . . I . \ . n . . - , . . t ' ? . . ' : 3 : THE OMAHA , DA.ILY BEE. . . J , " ' : ES'.ABI"ISIIED JUNE 1D , 1871. OMAIIA , rnUllSD.Y 1IORNG , AUGUST . 8 , 1895. SINGLE corY FIVE CENTS. VOTED IOWN [ \ FREE SILVER . , 4 Iowa Dcmocrnt Reaffirm the Money Plank of the National Platform , SOP THROWN TO THE fREE COINAGE MEN Nn.lln",1 I t"M.I n' fur I.hitnnnt Cn"'rllr : but t lit , Chll""M . tri. lie \ : \"It-IIIUlr. . n" lnllCCM lie : lllcl l.tIV. 'por aovornor . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . I. nAnn ' ) 'or Lieutenant Governor. . . S . I. , BESTO\ For Slate . or Public In- L Rtructlon Superintel11enl . . . . . . . : I Publc PAHSIAI , 1 Per Hllrlu1 Con3Tnhdoner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OgOHGE . JONES 'or Supreme Jude.TIOIAS , 0 , HAlI1'll MAHSIAILTOWUul. 7.-0no or the I most notable ' state conventIons In Iowa closc1 conventon cosl 1 In thIs city this afternoon. Since Monday , lucre has been a. bitter strl between the \ two opposing element or the party-ne con- 'enling ' for a ticket nominated on a platform on a sound money blSls , the other clamoring for free coinage without waiting for an In- ternatonal agreement. From start to fnbh the white metal contingent did nearly all the . . talking. By an apparently rortultous Incl- . . . " delt the silver mel had a fine chance to ex- 1)lolt their views In the convention hal dur- lug the afternoon from the fact hat the reBa- JutonB committee . Iot Into a wrnllo on the financial plank that kept them In the corn- mlteo room unt nearly 4 o'clock , the cur- rncy resolution being overhauled and recol- structed two or three times before an agreement - ment was reached , and the majority making persistent efforts to avert the introduction or tire minority report. During this Interval tire COlventol did nothing but listen to free sliver spteches by radical white metal cham- iion. TilO sound money men preserved slenco except that Cato Sells made a short talk or conciliatory character. The cOltro Versy grew warm and biter , and when the minority report favoring free coin- ego wus Introduced another long silver " discussion was precipitated , and for awhile I > tire proceellngs were tririrultirous. Tic final roll cal -n tire resolutions showed the white metal crowd defeated hy a vote or 6612 to 42O' , . A mighty shout , mingled with groans , followed the announcement or the result . A large number oC free silver delegates Immell- ately left the hal , not waiting for ' the nomi- nations. F natons. The state ticket was then nominated , as rol- lows : For governor , Judge W. I. Babb , Mount Pleasant ; lieutenant governor , ex-Lieutenant Governor S. L. Bestow or Charlton ; superintendent - ' tendcnt or Public instruction , Lyman B. Par- shal or ! laqnol < eta ; railroad commissioner Colonel George Jones or Dubuque ; supreme " . judge , Senator Thomas O. Harper or Des , , Moines. NOT ANXIOUS TO HUN. : ' ft Judge Babb made a brief speech or accept- once , In which he said he only accepted because - cause or repeated urging and his devotion to the party anti iti Interests In the state In i which ho was burn and raised. lie salt ! the I dIfferences existing In the party as developed ' In this convention were In regard to details rather than to great prlncllles Involvel In unsocial and other leading Issues which should be left to legislation. I Is understood tonight that Bestow will not accept the lieutenant governorship noml- J1atJon. lie Is a strong free coinage man and was chosen In tire hope or conciliating the all- ver people but says 10 cannot consistently run on so strong a sound money pltfurrn. , . Following Is the platform : The democratic party oC lawn , In convention - vnton uHpomblt'd relsrl the national 1Inlform or the party mlopted In Chicago in 11 2 ; polntH ; with satisfaction to the ovl- tRaces of the wlllom or thnt convention In 1eBull accomplished according to promises ; : to evidence ot returning Prosperity , restoration or wages rind the establIshment of industry upon , u l'rosl'orouH ' busls-con- dltonH which U\on \ extorted congratulations tram even \'puhlClnl of lawn \Vo de- care the relCuu of the nUlnces or the coun- try from the baleful en'ccts oC the Sher- mali IIW , the repeal oC the unnn1rlcin fl- cnn election Ilw and the uprooting or 1c- Innleylpm to bo wOI'kf worthy the hltory . anti prestige or thc great democratIc part nun or the courage or the democratic rid- minIstration. lon. \\0 reatrm the folowing portion oC the seventh plank DC the last national emo- cyclic convention : " \'e hold to tire uI < oC both silver frIll gold as the standard money or the countryj and . to the coinage or hath gold unll HI\'t. wlholt discrimination ugulnst either nwtal or charge for mint- ttv Ago : but the dollar unit or coinage of both motulH must be of equal Intrinsic and exchange - 'V . change value , or be adjlsted by Interl- , I tonnt ngf'ement , or by such safeguards of legislation aK shall insure the mnlntcnnnco of the parity or tire two metals rind the t'quil power or every dollar at alt tmes tn the llOmcnt oC Ilehts ; und we lemal11 that the paller currency Ihallo kept U. : wIth unit redeemlhlo In such coin. " V. Ir Insist upon thin Iiolt ) ' its especially necessary for the protections of the farmers ann , lahorlng cusscs-thc : frst 11d most defenseless vic- tms of un unstable money and fuctuatng currency. . \\.e condemn tire cowardice and trickery or the republican plrty of Iowa In frilling : to meet In its lasl state platform any or the 1""oS Important anti vial to the Interest - turestr our state and ask sober judgment of the intellIgent peolle. , . MULCT LA' gNOUNCI , \\.0 believe tire mulct IIW f"ls to meet _ .rt _ . the requirements oC 1 good excise statute. 1 Is unfair n ! hltwmm commlliies and Imposes hnntshlps upon prollert owners find cOlpromlpt ! the honor or the state In dbnrrln/ the sale of liquor n ! I crlm ali ' ctnllones crnton. tire offense for a money consll- \\'e repeat our IlmRml of the lust Ive years for a' loeal olltun highs license law , nnll on hehalt of tire commercIal Interestl or tire state we favor I law permittIng the JUlnlracture ot lirprors , thins affordIng 1 market for the pro.hll'ts or the turin nll tire labor or the state rind saving to our people tire enormOUH auras now expended In other "tntes. WI' favor the electon or united States ire titers ly direct vote or the people. We frr'or just amid liberal pensions to nil 11.- . . - Iervlnl Veterans : reiterate our unlnchlng ( opposIton to rut mon"y pools 1111 trusts un\1 cull for enactments which ' 71 nl0lsh comhlm' of alt kimnils. 1 1\0 demnll that stlto Instlutols ho governed h ) ' a Ilnllo nonpartsan board of control whlh can In. te1iigmrtly comirrehend their relatIve teli/\nty cmprehent rolalve wRnts and economically and justy apportion among the whole that which , their just rqlirements demnnd. We ( aver ' the speedy completon of the Hennt- pin canal und tire deepening at waterways ' from the great lakes tu the ocean 10 rig to cmlhle ocean vessels to piIS through. MINORITY l PORT , The minority report Is signed only by Evans arid Jrewstpr , and reads : , Hesoh'l fly the democrt In conv'n- ton Issembled , that wo holt tQ the use oC troth gold reid buyer 11 stlndard money at time eQlltr ) ' , anti lo coin both gold uld sliver ' 'lhout dllcrlnlnalon ngnlnst eIther irr'trri or charge for nnintrte , alll demand tirt' hnmdilte repeal or till laws that do to dls'rlmlnato aJalnsl either : metal , In order th..te flirt ) ' trgtiir3 I have free courage or hoUr \e mi I I 1 tolnnge 10th iol.l itnid sliver lt the ratIo ot 16 to 1. 'hat - Wo It'ojlze : In blnetnlHI a cardinal vrln- ; ; tll\e ! or ( Ielolrntt' r/lh , Ilhl denounce its "Ishl'me nnl Ollpr\lsh'o airy and 11 at- tciripts to ra.t" " 1110n tins eountn' 1 single rlts statrdaril llchl.p"ylng thlt riualitles. vlli deprive one Iwtll or Its . : m.colm BY A itEl'UflI1ICAN. 11ev. Fother Ltnelrani or the Catholic church or this city LI'cne.1 . the cOlventen with prayer. Mayor PIerce made the address or \Ico 1 0. Pierce I 1 republcan , but he IrLuscl great tnthullum by telling tie can. \u.kn tire Ilcnocrta party vas greeter t hll n' cite lnthnent or Principle or the ul.ntlcnn irart. lie created great amuse- IltH by wurlnl hI extended the freel0m or the city to till delqatev. "especialy dele- 1it ; ! from tire state \r Scot , " who Ire all tar nbfr ct the Liberal leagueo , Julgo Nathaniel French or was "i Divenport . Ju110 : i- . . , . m Io lenporary : ctullrman . ' Ui'jit assuming the gavel Mr. French ad- , . IrelHI tile convention wIth a sllcech winch ! . ha' evirlentiy ben cu.uly prepar . . lie w flt "ludd to the It08ly opposiion ot the r dele . nlc party or Iowa to limo prohibiton I lawI , arrelnirrg tie republicans or the state for I'lulng those lawl and throwing upon I that Iarty the responsibility for all .h evils that followed their enactment lie clo8 ,1 I iris remarks on lumptuary legislation ly lIe- cluing that "U I II right to sell liquor It II right to bake it. Il manuraature would < Eh'l tlDvlolcnt to Iowa labQr { urllli I \ . - home market for Iowa products , and save lS tire foolish expense of shipping them out or the state and then shipping them back agaIn In I chanFel1 rorm. " Mr. French then turned to national questions , attacking fut the republican party for Its financial ali tariff legislation. lie laid at the door or the republican party the alleged damage wrought by silver legislation , the trusts , tire high tarlr all ti'e Sherman law , all atrlblUed to these timings the panic or 1893. lie then claimed for the democratc party the credit oC breaking the panic by repealing the pur- chasing clause or the Sherman act , or break- Ing up the trusts , ur starting up the factories and raising tno wages or labor by repealing the McKinley law. lie then turned to the Llver question and warmly defended the policy or tire almlnlstrat n. lie &Id In Ilart : GOLD WOUI.D DISAPPEAR. If free coinage were adopted gold would instantly culna/u Ilelr from circulatIon. Men InstRlty ( % vilI not pay fUt gold dollars worth 10 cents , Iuy the law allows them to pitY W-clmt silver dolars Instead. Gold would I I hu driven away by cheap sliver Just IS , dUllng the war I WIS driven away ly chelil paper lune ) ' . Our silver money nl < our ieimer mnolicy whIch would then be re- lllllr deemlble In sIlver only would have but ! lver onlYI hair their present ptrrchrtsitrg power unll thus only haIr the efclency II a cl'cuilunl medium. This would lractcul ) ' deprlvo us or two-thlnls ot our money and prety I much all or our credit. Our credit Is worth vastly more than our mone ) ' . Nlnety-ilvC vcr cent or our busl- mess we do by means or credIt , and only the remaining five through the use oC Ictual money . Webster said truly : "Credit hUH done more 1 thousand times to enrich nations than all the mlne or the world. " 'fhe mere rear ni going to u depreciated Mi- var basiS brought on the panic or Ib93. The realization of thnt fear wih Its mrt- tendant toss or clrcullUon und or credit would bring us another panic so severe and so hurrlble In Its effects as to make the past two years seem like good times. Our credit and good name would be gone both rut home antI abroad Ind It wouhl take years to restore them. In tire midst of the business stagnation and industrial death caused by corrupting the life blood or 'om- melee and brenklng tire nation's flith the hoer debtor would Ind neIther . free 1'le for his property nor opportunity to renew his loan. lie lust expect ' the pecdy col- lecton or his debt al1 the 8crllce uC hIs IJ'ol1rt ) ' lt forced snie . lt the Instance or IL creditor tau Il.pr"henslve of further loss to credior too Illgllnt to be grercifirl. To repair tire injury to our circulating Iedlum , Instantly caused by the adoption or rr"t coinage at 16 to I , would require Ihout $ Ilo.OIU.O of silver. Anti how would we get It ? Even It the silver ot the entire wbrll ( should voluntarily 3eek our mints It would take ] months to reach them In the nreantimo the panic would have swept the mini . \Vhle busIness stopped , the mints could 10 running and 1ho presses busy turning off silver certlilcates. With our trning Hlver certlcates cIrculation replenlshel , and btr"inesa pain- fully ndjusted to the new basIs with the weaker firms crushed out of the ranks , the poor debtor stripped or whnt little he had and the rich debtor G per cent rlclH'r , how much better WOUl\ : our condition bo ? Permanent organIzatIon was effected at 2 :4r : p. m. , Shields being elected by 6G to ' UrIs- tow 417. Shields then addressed the conven- tion. The resolutions committee submitted its report at :46. : . The following were appointed a commitee resolutions on resolutons : FIrst District-W. W. Baldwin , Des I Moines county. Second-E. : . Sharon , Scott. Thlrd-L M. Mathews , Dubuque. Fourth-J. C. Marshal , Cerro Gordo Fifth-il , J. Stgo , Tama. Sixth-S. B. Evans.'apello. . Seventh-Samuel S. .Strausa - , Polk Eighth-S. A. Brewster , Union. Ninth-Ira H. hendricks Pottawattanrie. Tenth-L. Zimmerman , Boono. Eleverrth-J. C. Kelly , Woodbury. Tine state central committee Is as follows : First District-George S. SmIth , Van ' Buren. SecomI-C. S. Hanck , Johnson. Third-Robert O'Day , Bremer. Foirrtir-John Foley , New Hampton. Fittir-M. H. Jackson Cedar. Sixth-C. A. Walsh , Wapello. Sev nth-H. E. Igle1an , 101 < . Eiglntlr-Ed Cnrry , I.eon. Ninth-John E. McGuire , AUIubon. Tenth-J. C. McCarthy , Oreene Eieventh-T. D. lgg ! , Buena yista. Nxn OP POI'11.IS'1 CAMI' MLIi'IlNn. : $ t'nmnittr l't'ffer Ih'II"M flint lie 'H In J'IH'OI' ot I Nev Party. FORT WOnTI Aug. 7.-The thlr and last , lay or the populist camp meeting was the best atended and the most enthuslastr , Speaking began at an early hour and kept up throughout the day. The principal speaker or the day WM ex-Governor Walto oC Colorado. He spoke of the recent hard tlnrres . and claimed the greatest or prosperity would return should the country be ruled according - cording to the lines laid down by the Omaha plaUorm. lie also spoke or tire existing conditions , and claimed that Colorado would certainly get Into the populist column attIre the next election . Senator Pefer or Kansas was tire principal speaker at the evening ses- sian He arraigned the present allmlnl5- traton for Its present policy , and accused Secretary Carlisle of law breaking In Issuing - suing bonds. lie spoke nt length In favor or the Omaha IllaUorm , prophesl success for the party In the future , and wound up by explaining away the charges made against hIm that ho was In favor or a new party. I This he denied emirhatically. The populsts sent resolutions or condolence to Debs In his prison cel and roasted to a turn the people who and the principles which had put him there. The speaking ended at a late hour and the camp meetng broke up. : IMM'"MII'I.I n..oernt. : f . . .t. JACKSON Miss. . Aug. 7.-The democratic state conventon was caled to ' order at noon today by Chairman Booth. The weather Is clear and warrnr The crowds or delegates are so large that board and 10lglng Is already - ready selling at a premium. After a fifteen mlnutos' speech by ; Ir. Booth , he suggested the name or Mr. Longstreet of Grenada for : temporary chairman , who was elected by aeclarnatlon. : Ir , Lonestret , on taking the chair mallo a new speech or thanks. ! r , SmIth or Washington county was electell temporary chairman I was moved that the chair appoint a commitee or seven on credentials to consider the contest fromr Marion county. Carrle Pending the reports or this committee the convention took a recess until 2:30 : p. m. Whcn the convention reassembled at 2:30 : p. m. Senator J. Z. George was chosen per- manlnt chairman amid great enthusiasm , The com'enton then weul lo work upon the tcl < et wIthout further deiy . lion. J. II. McI.aurln was unanimously nominated for governor. The first balot for lIeutenant governor resulted In the nomination of J. Ii. Jones. Thl nomi- nation or J , L. Power or hinds . a local hvor- lie , for secretary or state on the frt bal t hrough forth another noisy demonstratIon. Colonel W. D. Holier was nominated for auditor and A. Q lay or Simpson for treats- urer , afer which a recess until ! p. m , was taken. I I doubtful Ir the report of the committee night on resolutions will bo reached to- At tTie evening session there vas a fight on tire nominaton for attorney general , tire cain- dilate being \ \ ' . N. : ah , Frank Johnston , \'nhter Trotter ann S. S. liundson. Seven ballots were taken without result. Incorporated In tire report or the commlt eon on resolutions were the resolutions adpted at yesterday's convention nr the silver demo- cratR or MissourI at Peri" Springs , and they were adpotel as the declarations ! or the Mis- slnlupl convention. The convention then adjourned - Journrd unt tomorrow morning. 'I'wo ' 'hOIMnlll lint huts 'l'ul"11 WEBSTlm CITY , Ia. . -Aug. i.-Speclal ( Tclegrani.-ltepublieirna ) or tile Sixth representative - lentathoo district compolel or Humboldt and I'ocabontal counties . cannot select a candidate - date for the legislature. Each county baa eight representatives In the convention and a can < hlatl. Over 2,000 ballots have been taken and the dealcck has already lasted I week. - : IU"'IIlltM or OCt"11 S.cnlu'r. . Aung. 7. At Southanmpton-Arrlved-llavel , frOm New York , for liremen . At New York-Arrived-Dresden - , trOJ Uremen. At Queenatown-Gerrnanta , from New York At Roteram - Arrived - Spaarndam , ( New York. At SOltbalpton-irrh'ed"l'arll. tram New York COLORED MEN CAN RETURN - Miner nt Spring Valley Resolve to Respect the Law STATE WILL PROTECT ALL CITIZENS Semite or thc lurc 'l'niriiinlenit 1lrlt" Am..1 lie "lcrH I ) InitIhled 1111 the 1".lrl or tire "lrocH : Iriy Cruise Trouble. SPRING VALLEY , ill. , Aug. 7.-Stato troops , for the present at least , will not bo ordered to this turbulent town. Peace has been declare . This was brought about through tIne efforts or Colonel lIug'h E. Boyle , asslstnant adjutant general , sent here by Governor Ahtgeld. Colonel Boyle reached hero at 1 o'clock today. Colonel Doyle out- lined the policy of Governor Algel rcgardlng the present trouble. "Governor Altgeh sent mo here , " saM Colonel Boyle , "to ! J'estgte the trouble and ascertain where tire blame lies. lie also Instructed mo to bring about a settement I possible without the aid or , troops. The governor toll me that all AmerIcan - : Ican ctzens , regarl1es or color or race , were to bo protected. 1 upon investigation I find that the local authorities are unable or Unwilling - I willing .0 maintain law and order , tlemr troons will be - sent hereo" C lonelP Bayie was Tnrormd by S'lerlf Park , Superintendent Dalzel and other citIzens - Izens , miners and publc ofcers that no one had as yet been killed. All admitted , however - ever , that 100 citizens , all colored , hal been driven train their homes by n mob comlose < or Italians , Poles Bnvaralns and Hungarians. Colonel laylo was then Inrormrd that the miners were to hold a areas mEetng on the Public square at 3 o'clock , lt which the following - lowing resolutions were to be presented for adoption : \\herea' A race conflict has tnokeir place In thl9 city In tire last few days , re"ullng II ire IcH , or life , but serious hnrlphlp rind irr.unvcrtience to a consderablo aectiorn or . secton thIs communl ) . lteiolveuI , 'fhnt we. the miners oC Spring Valley , In mas meeting appemblell , declare ; I to be our belief that nil men , regardless or race . color or creed , are born with the saro equal rights annul shoull have the same opportunities In the pursuIt or life all ( I hrairiui ness. Hesolved , That wo denounce any attempt at tire suppressIng or these rights IS unjust and barharous , rind pleIe ourpelves to mnlntaln law and order so far us lies In our : Power. 1el0lvcl That we are ready to resume work ' providing ' the SIrlng Valley Coal com- pan Is ready to start Its mines. ALMOST ! A BABEL OV' TOGUES. The resolltons also denounced the reports sent out from here to the Chicago news- pilrers. At the appointed hour some 600 miners assembled In the publc square at tire mass meeting. I was n curious gathering. lIvery . nation In eastern and southern Euroia I was represented. Every moton that was made and every speech had to be repeated at least six tmes and at each time In a different - rerent language. In response came numerous Inquiries as to whether the negroes would come back t the resolutions were adopted To these Inquiries Chairman Ianey replied that the law must take Its COllrse anll peace be preserved. This dill not seem to meet with general approval and many left the meetng , At length the chairman put the questloir. The vote was about a tie . but the chairman declared It carried The meeting then ad- journed. When the meeting adjourned these who hall been Instrnmental In calling It met at the Spring Valey hotel with Colonel lar Ie , the county oilcials .and representatives or tire coal companies , Most or the flucatons were proposed by James O'Connor , preshlent or the State Miners' union. H was durin/ this Qlles- tonlng It developed that Manager Dalzel would willingly take back nut the miners who had quit work save these who had committed crimes. Dalzel explulnetl that the colored men who hall been driven rrom the mine were anxious to come back. They had sent word to this effect . "I replied , " ontnued he , "tirat t they wanted to come back they . " could do so. O'Connor requested Dalzel to walt two or three days after the mines started before he asked colored men to returnr. This was satisfactory - Isractory to Dalzel and he concluded by In- rormlng all present that he would advise tire colored men they could come back. Notwithstanding - withstanding tine miners' resllutons I Is generally believed there will bo trouble Ir the colored men core back. UXlnx VWI"U.\XS Fil.EC'L' OI.'I'wgns. Geineriti I ltM or Ohio Chosen Com- tart intl i'r-Iii-Uhiief. I LIMA , 0. , Aug. i.-At tine morning session - aba or the Union Veterans' union national encampment General L. F. Ellis or Lima was elected comrnander-inchIef : General Sheets or Washington , D. C. . first deputy ; General J. G. Benson or : Maine second delluty ; Colonel Miller or Pennsylvania , surgeon general ; Re\ Sias J. Robbins , Rochester , N. Y. , chaplaln-In-chler. Executive commlteo : S. S. Bond , Wash- Ington , D. C. : Joseph Morris , Lima , 0. ; Charles W , Scout , Pennsylvania ; H. W. JacklLn , Michigan : D. W. Gould , Massa- chusets : E. C. Yeoman , New York ; William S. Noyes , Maine . Pension committee : Colonel Thomas Can- non , WashlnJton ; I. C. Gibbons , Akron ; A. I. Boise , Michigan ; J. W. Deck Penusyl- vania ; J. B. hall , lhschusets ; W. P. Jcnes , New York : Charles Emerson , Maine ; lion. S. S. \'oder , Washington. . Cot 'l'.i LOIISlS 'i'hilhlht. S''J 'II , \'nnge'I , Art' Incr"IM..I nl,1 fit e SW"I. Shunts lInt rre" Suit . NEW YORK , Aung 7 , - - The COlt tailors' strike Is gradmnahly nearing /n enll. The Brotherhooll or Tailors bas won the fight for better wages. The brotherhood would not permit the 100 sweat alro2 contractor who formerly employed Its members to sign the agreennient Seine of the sweater have rented new shops , signed the agree1rnt and gone to \ork In a reguhr way ; At last advices - vices thlrty-rour sweater were barred out Leader . Iyer Schoenreld said this morning that 1,500 tailors are still on strike In this city . and nearly as many more In Brooklyn and Brownsville. . Shot n : rll " 'ho W'ronngt'ui Ills titt1ni'r MACON Mo Aug. 7.-Yesterday a warrant - :1.\CON , lo. . . I rant was sworn out at Woodvle , this county , charging : lr. Lenon , aged 40 , with attempting - Ing to asaul a widow woman named Whit- oker A posse or twenty stared aCer Lenon , and when they round him Mrs . \\'hhtaker's 16-"ar-old son Immediately shot him twice one bullet striking him In the face and the other In the breast , dangerously Injuring him. So far a can be learned young Whitaker has not been arrested . . acnunrsns'hut'nut lu Until Slrrmiit' . OAKLEY Kan. , Aug. 7.-Wheat conditions 11 this county have changed materialy In the past few da's. Back rust has struck a large number or the mot promising fields and hundreds or acres will not be cut at all . A close exn\lnaton \ or many fields already cut shows that tine heads have , simply dried ninth thrlvelr up , whereas when cut they ape peered to be plump and . full or grain. Fllu'rni .t 3Ir. . 'V. I ) . . " 'It 'I'nni usinuge , BROOKLYN . Aug. 7-The funeral or the late Susan Whitemore Talmage wlo or Rev T. De Witt Talmage , tool place this afternoon from the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian . bterln church Hey . Dr , David Gregg , the pastor ot the church , spoke In gIowln terms of the life and character or glowlni ceased. Arer the service the Interment took place In Greenwood cemetery . . C'Ull..r ' G..rl. 11. Hoot nu . CHICAGO , Aug 7-George P , Hoot , the noted composer , died at nales Ilanll , was Maine unexpected. , yesterday . at 2 o'clock Ills death ltm.tL % ACCtSIn OF DIHCn'AI.T\ ! . 11'.U.\ , JU"tl MeCnnrtliylssunes n : lnll"Mto " 1'1"111 fuu' Ilrm.n ) ' LONDON , Aug. 7.-uIUn McCarthy , leader or the Irish nationalist party , has Issued I manLesto appealing to the Irish member cr Parlament to end the diMensions In the ranks ef their party , which , he says , have brought disaster to the natonal cause They are themselves responsible , he added , for the return or the unionists to power. Con- tinning , : rr. McCarthy asserts that It Is al- most Impoulblo to overestimate the disastrous - trous effect or : lr. Plum Healy's charges made at tire nationalist conventIOn at Armagh , county Tyrone , July S. Mr. 1ealy on that occaSIon accused : lr. John Dion or selling Tyrone to the English put and read R let- ter from : Ir. Edward Bake , M. P. , to Privy Councior Thomls Dixon , informing him that the National Federation would bo unable In future to subsidize North and South Tyrone or North anti South Londendrry , which ho asked shoUld be subslJzed henceforth In the , sum or l200 yearly by tie liberals. I appeared - peared from the stntements made that tire then government whip Mr . Thomas Ellis , : f. P. , consented to this on the umlerstalll- Ing that the scats were h1 be considered liberal - eral and not hOme rub seats. : Ir. rrCarthy In his manlresto states that : lr. 1eal"s charges are unfounded , grossly , ludicrously untrue and that ! r. llealy's acton \\'I disloyal - loyal to his part . : IOIU' ' 1IOOI , 1.1. < 0 ' 0 GLut . 'l'hh'I' 'Vitoiisrn ' S".r. ' to lie S 'nt - Susoni l'OMHlhh' . nM I"I 1M MADRID , Aug. 7.-1 Is now thought prob- able that the reinforcements of Spanish troops ' to be sent to Cuba will only number 30,000 men. men.A dispatch has been receIved here rrom Iavana , confrming the Associated press' cx- elusive dispatch or yesterday , ' : nnounclnl the arrival or Captain General ; I rtnez tie Cam- pos at Havana , and thus setting at rest the wid reports circulated 10 the elect that he was virtually R prisoner er the insurgents at Bayamo In tire province or Sintao de Cuba. A newspaper or San Sebastian pUhlshes 1 statement said to have been made b ) a mb- Jtcal personage who Is on Intimate terms with Senor Canovas del Custlo , the Spanish premier , to the elect that Spain supports Great Britain In the : loroccan queston tnt return for Great Britain's- moral sUIport against cultles. the United States Ii the ' ' Cuban d\l- I Is stated that General Iez Is going to Cuba as governor general or t\at \ , Island , leavIng - lug Captain General Martinez de Campos the I direction or the campaign aainst the insur- gents. gents.1A VANA , Aug. 7.-I.leuts'nant Trujalo , with forty soldiers , has hnl an encounter near La Oulnelap , province or Iatauzas , with the Insurgeut band commanded by Simon Sanchez. The later was hied and tire troop3 captred a quantity or arms. UIM"MM..I I drier ? ltruist'r. PEKING , Aug. 7-Ilsu YJng YI , tIre chief minister or the Chinese foreign office , has been dlsmlsrd , owing chiefly to the part which hc took In tire negotiations for the Russian loan and the conVention recently con\enUon \ arrived at between Chl11 md France , by which the later country was granted good concepslons. WASINOTON , Aug. 7-At the Chinese legation It was stated that ham Yung YI , said to lave been dismIssed front time Tsung- LI- Y men , Is a man or distinction , although he Is not , as tine cable Iater . the chief minIster - Ister or the foreIgn councIl. lie has not been engaged In diplomatic work until recently. lie was appointed on the Teorng-Li-Yannien to take sale chare or the Huslon loan and the Frelch concession. This later concession refers to certain privileges or commerce and communication between French Tonquln and southern China. The legation has not heard that lieu Yung Yl's mission was other than $ atlractory and there Is surprise at his uilennissal. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'rhu' .r " " "I"H' X"rron" EMCIJIU , LONDON , Aug. 7.-I was : , learned today that Immediately after tine , torpedo destroyer Charger had landed the prince or Wales al11 the duke or Yorl\ otter a sped trial to tine Needles on Thursday last , the crown or tile tire box cracked and the ' fIres were hastily cluenched In order to prevent the boiler from exploding. I Is also stated that had this accident occurred during the trial trip the result would have been serl up. n.'mn1 Iromt' . 1'llIMhl"nt. LONDON , Aug 7.- Ir. n Qnson telegraphs from long Kong that a pu\llc \ , meeting has been held there and that { resolutons were passed demandlnl the pronpt punlnsm or those engaged In the massacre at Ku Cheng and requesting that the Chinese government give guarantee tar the protecton or the lives and property er foreigners. n. lit . S. Llnnot , a second class twin screw gunboat has arrived - rived at Fee . Chnw. \viiI S"ltl 'l'r'H'I' t. Ah'HMllln. ROME , Aug , 7-1 Corrlere says that a conference has been held between thc Ire- ml r , SI" Crlspl , the mlnlst r or foreignat- fairs , Baron Blinc . tho" minister or war , Oeneral Mcconni und Gen- eral Uaratoerl , tire commander or the Italian forces In Africa , who Is at present In this city , and that I has been decdel to sennd an expedition or 20,000 men to Abyssinia In Oc- tober. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1iii girt ii ii : In ) ' 'I'a'in its fcr Sir Jo I lii a. . . ' or LONDON , AuI. 7.-A representative the Associated press was Inrormed at the roregn ! cfco today that nothing was known there or the report tlat Sir Julan PaunceCote , the British ambassador at WashIngton - Ington , was to be transferred to Berlin In successIon to Sir Edward Mallet , the Brtsh ambassador at that city , wino according to report , contemplates resIgning his post. 1'rublhll.1 1,1,1 UI' ins CnlllIn , LONDON , , \ I g. 7.-After hearlnl tine reply or Mr .1. J. lcI4ren , Q. C. , for the appellants , the Judicial committee or the privy council today reserved jdgment In the appeal regarding provincial prohibiton In Cauada to decldo whether the power to pass prohibition liquor legislatIon belongs to the federal or to the provincial . authorities In the Dominion , SnOM Sln'r . \II.ntu. I. U11 Omit . , LONDON , Aug. i.-Tb , Globe this afternoon - ; with noon gives prominence t& an Interview Mr. Jefferson 1. Levi of Mpntcelo , Va. , In which ho Is quoted as saying that tine "wild silver theory I dwindling away In America " Mr. Levi Is also reported as having expressed the belief " that .ho Unied State Is on the high road to great pros- perity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .ctl'I y . . \11 thc j'zmntaunnnu Ca miii . COLON , Colombia , Aug. 7.Advlees received - ceived hero rrom Pari annowlco considerable - ble activity In that city rlrdlng Panama canal malen , I Is cabled I large numblr or laborers Is needed , 'ho rate offered them , however , IB only equKI Jo 42 cents In gel < . Mechanics are paid , In proportion . Solil hers I'iun.iem'euijh " : IMMI.IH. LONDON , Aug. 7.Anr ' huleacon Wilber's advles from Foo-Chow say that oldler lent to protect the mlsdou at Ku-Cheng broke Into and plundered it. le adds that no reliance can be placed upon the Chinese authorities . : ' : In ) ' Use thc B'nh.rntl ititmnnul. BRIGhTON , Eng. , Aug.7.-Tiue . Igh Court of Foresters bas granted ' O'Neill's applca- ton for permission 'tca'usalho ' elaborate ritual In the United States as the future success or the order In America depended t upon It. _ Cusunrfi'as hinisseli - J.sscs Ih'r Citric . COUlt.MM IIIM.1 1''lr. C.II. I LONDON . 'l 7.-Thc court .ot appeala , has dismissed Countess' Russell's appeal against the judgment or April last . dllmlss. Ing her suit against her husband , Earl Hus- sell , for a restoration of qonjucal rights In'nrll until Snllhur ) ' Coin fcc . LONDON Aug. -The United States ambassador - b1ldor , Thomas I , ' Daard , had a long interview with the m'rqus : or Saiistnumry . premier and minister or foreign affair , . today . TRAGEDY IN TIE SAND HILLS : i Sam Buckmninistor Fatally Shoot R. E Fackler Near Rushvillo . HAY CLAIM CAUSES TiE DIFFICULTY Several . .th'r" hinnvi , Iir't'nt 1\1.\ ] ( 'c'ulo II th" Snl ' 'i'erritory flint II ? imnmmni'ronIs Crises A i'e Cll"llj Conrnnnmemnt. nUSIVILL , Neb. . Aug. 7.-Speciai ( Tele- gram-Sam ) Unicknainister a ranchman living - Ing twenty-five miles southeast er hero , shot n. E. l aokler. I Is thought he will IHe. TIne tragedy Is the result or a difcul ) over a piece or land Tire shooting occurrell In lie ( sand his about i o'clock this morning. Tine reports are cry meager. There are numerous valleys - leys amonI the sand hills which arc Quite valuable on account or the hay they produce , and have been a bone or contenton between ranchmen and settlers ever since the country was opened for settlement. Two or three setters have been Idled within the past year , anti catemen Were supposed to have done the shootimng . Now the settlers seem to have Inauguratell t little war or their own among them- selves , hlch resulted I" this shooting. About ono year ago I'ackler , n young man from the west side oC Sheridan county , went Into the sand mills 100k11 for a claim. Sam I Duckmlnlster was lIving on a hay clahn. He had liven there six years . never having fell on It , but simply hohlnl It by squatter's rIght. This cllim seemed to Impress I"ck- ler favorably , amI he filed on It , amI notified Bucl < nlnlter riot to cut the hay on I , but Buckmlnlstel disregarded the Iotce and cut the hay and stacked It , When the hay was about all up ackler pro- ceedell to haul I away. This enJenderrd bad blood between the partes and they have been quarreling ever since. quarrelnl This morning I'ackltr commenced cutting the hay ; Duchinnlniater ordered him to qui , backing lp the command whit a 41 Winchester , but Fackler paid no attention to either the order or gun. nuckmlnlster then took five or pix shots at him , only one or which took elcct , passing thrcugh the right alm anti Into his right side Buckmlnlster's sida or the story Is to the effect that 1'ackler came around wih a six-shooter a111 that he dil the shooting In self-defense. No arrests have been made yet. 'fhe bal wEnt clear through the lungs and was cut out just below the left shoulder blade. The hemorrhage was not very proCnso anti I.'achler being a young man anti healthy there Is n chance for his recovery. . 'om.n ) LI\I , 'ro PIEE IUgl.\xn. 35t'raVii . I..u..r F'crrc't.ViiI Haiti 1 : : h'ln/ I . Cltierigo. , NgW YORK , Atmg 7.-The conventon to : consider the new movement for liberating Ireland by force or arms wIll , be held In Chi- cage September , 24 , 25 ali 26. The move- ment has already been endorsed by many Irish societies. The Irith nationalists and the Ancleut Order or Ibfrlaas are as one In regard to It and the coming convention will bo unquestonablY , the Irish leaders say . the largest ever held In this .country' In 'connee- ton wih the Irish question . Not more than 1,200 delegates attended the biggest of former conventions , while 2.000 have already signified their intention or attending the coming gathering. These men are relre- sentatves or Irish societies In every section or the country. William Lyman treasnrer or the Irish : atonal league , said laH night : "There wi be a physical force movment that will unite all the Irishmen In . one grand effort to drive England to the wal , We shall have our people organized at once , and as enthusiastic as never they were In the FenIan da's. " Among prornoinent Irishmen It Is freely talked that Ir England shah make an attack upon Venezuela on acconnt or the boundar dispute the Irish wi go to the as- sistancf ; or the South American republic. ChICAGO . Aug. 7.-The grand conventon or the Irish race In America , which has boon projected anti agitated for the last two years has at length taken 8hlpe. and will bo held In Chicag September : t , 2r and 26. I will consist oC 1.000 delegates clrosen by the Irish patriotc , political and military organizations or the COUl try , But these . delegates will be accompanied by a much larer number or representative Irlslunel so that the total attendance In the conven- ton will , It Is expected . le over 10,000. The business meetIng or the delegates will be helll In the auditorium of the Young ! en's Christian association bulhlnl and meetings will be held In one or the largest halls In the city _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ :10"1' : ' 10 CII ECICM.t'Flh . 11.1 , . ' , tine Iteirnusimi of . lie i'u'es. 1''lt.n for 1",011 .t . . . . . I''H. . . . ' . . emit N.rth 'I'J Inclh H..I..rM. SEATLC , Wash. , Aug. i.-The anti-hill stocldllers and bounrTho'ders or tire Northern Pacific mayo made a move that promises to block the Great Northern In its efforts to gain control or the Northern Pacific. Today an affidavIt or Dayton Ives , president or the Northern Pacific , was nI , and a moton for ! the removal or the receivers was made by : SiasY. . Pottit . Ieneral counsel for the Northern Pacific , In the United States circuit court. The proceedings today are the culmi- nation or a most exciting chase across tire continent for C. E. I Burn . slslnnt general counselor tire Norther Pacific , with headquarters - quarters at St. Paul , and ex-Senator Spooner. who are now rushing across'the continent .anll will reach the sound tomorrow , while Ito- celver Payne Is a short distance behind flying on another sPecial Tub petition and order to how cause rrsuted ! In Judge lanrord setting the hearing on Friday at 10 a. m. , when all the Interested parties will have arrived The reason for hrlnglng the proceptlngs In the Unlcd States court at Seattle Is that the Norther Pacific has more property In Washington than In any other stato. Ives' amlavl sets up that the re- ceh'ers or the company were appointed by Judge lanrord aR auxiary to the appoInt- mont or receivers or the clrcllt court or the eastern district of Washington. lie Is In- formCI tlat tine local court made tire appoint- mont without exercising its Independent judgment. lIe alleges that no part of the land grant or the Northern Pacific was or ever has been sltnated within tine easter district or Wisconsin , anti at the time or appointment - pointment the court at the eastern district or Wisconsin hall no jurisdiction and says that no decree made by the Wisconsin court with respect to the management or the North- era Pacific property could then or now be car- ned out wihin that district Various other allegations are malle intended to establsh the Injustice or the receivership. . CaNt 11m Ills I.ll. RA\VL1NS. Wyo. , Aug. 7.-Speclal ( Tele- gram-John ) Qualey or Laramie , an enlneer In the Sixth dIstrict , had his right arm cut off at Orennvle at 2 o'clock tins morning , dyIng sUbiequenty from the injury lie leaves a wire and four chidren , The verdict or the coroner' jury was thnt John Qualey came to his death by an accident occasioned by thoughtlessly putting his arm through the spokes or the drive wheel or his engine when the helper engine In the rear was coupling on to the train causing iria. englnD to move forward a few reet. . " ' .CM'crn ' J..II"h.rM . \I'I'C'I" ' ' ' . WAShINGTON , Aug. 7.-SpeoI31 ( Tele- ftrann.-Iowa ) postmaler were appointed to. day a follows ; Backvle , Back Hawk county , William Rodgers , vice James Hedger - gers , resIgned ; Union MIlls , Mahaka county resigned Mrs. Mlnta . 1'lcklnger , vice Lincoln loBer. South Dakota pOltmater were cOlmll- sloned today a Colows ! Michael v' . Bowler , Oroton : Fred ( Lemlckel , l'llnn ; GUltaVI Dergeu , Fort Bully. CAThOLIC AIS''IXJXC1 UXJ . , " ' lrt'lnnimrlftu'lhnteri .tttitudt' Ar.hh.h"I' Ir.'ln..1 1) I lt.tlu.h' .r ( lii' l1lr.h .1 Urlll" tnhl. NEW YOIC , Aug. i.-Tho twemnty-fiftiu annnal conventon or tine Catholc Total Abstinence Union ot America began hero this morning. Ht. Ie\ ' . James ! . Cleary or lnneapols , preident or the society , called the convention or.ler. The conventon to buslnes or tine meetng was prlrncell by a prayer delivered by Hev. Father O'Callaiintnm or New York. The usual commitees were then appoinited . Three hundred anti fifty delegates are lresen The Ireroon seuton was opened with I'rn'er ' by 11ev. Rther ! c lahon. Upon moo- tlon or I.'ather Kelly It was voted to send a tclegram or greeting to Archblpholl lrelaml , I and 01 moton or I.'ather O'Brien a simiar , gleetng was cable,1 to the Iope. Whlo PInt Vice President l.u was read- hog the report Father Lake or Si I.ouls took the chair ami WIS greeted with applaune. According - cording to : Ir. Logune's . report the Illon hal never been In a more fourishing cOllton , In the last year there has been moD activity annonig Iho local unions than ever beCore. Tire amunl report comlllente l"athor Lake , the third vice Inresident of tine tnnrionn , for tIre work ire has dome as a. tennrperamree orator both west amid eaat. Rev. Father Cleary next read iris report as vresitienit of tint' uniomr. The report wits nnroro 1mm tIre Bilape of a tennparanco lectmnre , lie declared that tluo luniomn man met alilliation witin any irohitical party , urnnd tiniot mjtImotrgmn overtures mad frequently beenn mnrade by tlto leaders of tire Prolnibltionr party , tinoy iratl always beenr uleclimreti , bunt that tnudividuals were always nernnnittotI to select aurd vote vitiu ant' party desired. It was voteti thnrt : tine presidemit's report be priunted , nmrd tinerr Father Cleary renul a connnmnunicntiour fromnn Arclrbisinoir Irelannd of St. Pauni conigratulatinrg Frothier Cleary upour thno iiotnrislnmmug conilitioun of the union anti wlslninrg it success for tine finturre. A poutiour of Arcinbirshop Irelaurd'nr letter read as fohiows : "Today it is welt known by Catlnolics amnil nroun-Catlnollcs tirat tine uinan \viuose inmnhits betray , even to a sligint degree , a taste for strong drink is no trite representa- tire of Catirolic lIfe. Lituuor sellers kmnotv their butsiuress , as It is usually corrutucteti in thin courrtry , is frowneti unpour by tire chrurcin. Enmtertainnnnenrts autil other parties unnder tine patronage at' the Catlrolic orgamnieatlons are urot disgraced by tine presenrce of liquor , and public bannqtnats annommg Catholics are held witinout tire beer or wirro bottle. ' ' The third 'ico itresidemnt rnext read his re- port.Tire Tire cablegram to the pope read as follows : "To hits Iioliiness , Pope Leo XIII. , ltonrne- Tine Catholic 'fetal Abstinence umniomu of Annerica sends filial greetings for tIne presence of tine papal delegate anti for apostolic bene- diction. 1tIV. J. M. CLEARY , " 11EV. M. I' . O'iiilllN , " 11EV. FA'rIIEIL CONATY , ' 'REV. FATI1EIt ICEIAY. " Tire following , signed by tine samno cornnnrit- tee , was seurt to Arcitidsitop in'elani ( : "To Arclnhtshop Ireland , St. Paul , Mtnn.- Twenty-liftit annual greetings ; cathedral crotvded. Your letter receIved ' vltin great cittiruslasmnn. Convention sennds greetings and regrets your absence. " After these mad been reati anti approved the report of Secretary A. 1' . Doyle was read. lie said tlnat during tine past year nrearly 10,000 mew nmrenrrbers mad joined tIre union. There are at present 846 societies in the minion and the total inenrbership is 65,894 persons. During tine year 179 societies joined tIre national union and eighuteen vero witin- drawn. Durimrg tIre mast year the greatest gain in nrenohcrshlp , ito said , was In towurs in 0mb , Cournectlcunt anti Plttsbtirg , I'lniladei- inhia anti New York. The convention tiuen adjourned until tomorrow , mi.tVl3h S'l'IILICIC tNOPIIEIt CLEW. lintel Cit'i'i ldeni.tillt'sVoimnermn M'inn AeersuiiImnunnIL'ai Ilniamies to Cinninislnt. CHICAGO , iumg. 7.-F , B. Little , mnigint clerk of the Grirmnd hotel , thinks Inc Iras solveti tii nnystery of Holmes' fenrnale companiomt fronro St. Louis to Toronto wlneni the I'itzel children were taken to tine Canadian city. Mr. Little inas it.lerrtiiied pictures of Mrs. I'it- eel ins tire womoran wIno , with hiohnnes and tire two little girls , occupied two roonnrs at tire West End hotel on tIre 8th of last October. At that time Little was nigint clerk at tue \\'est Rirti. lb says that holmes , a woman of about 38 antI two little girls emrterod the hotel and holmes asked for two rooms , the doors of which tvere to be ttguntiy locked during - ing Iris stay. 'rite two little girls were kept close prisoners , and , viienever they escaped into tine hallway tiney were dragged back into the rooumr , as thoogin their very existeunco should be kept a secret , Little recognized the Pitzel cinlidrerr fronr photographs , but it was riot until Ire had stumd- ted a mrumnnber of pictunrea tirat he positively Identified ilolrmres.Vhreir shown a nununber of pictures of women in the case lie pointed to one of Mrs. Pitzel anti said : "Tinat is tine vomnan who was tnt the hotel last fall. " Little is not mrnistakenr hun hIs identlficatiour of the nrysterious hatch as Ilohnnnes , after all. - INTIM.t'i'IONS ( SF A. SENSATION Attornreys fsts' liothSIsie lit ( lit' lnmr- rninnt Crupse AsIc tutu . ' .tljipsnu'nmnsnt'nn C , SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 7.-Tins was us day of surprises at the trial of Timeodore Dur- rant , charged vltln the Emanuel church unur- ders , After court convened a recess was taken to allow a consultation between tine lawyers. tvinlcin resulted iii a joint request for cur adjournnnent for tomorrow , Tire district attorney atated hunt tue adjoturnment was necessary - essary for thn consitleratiomn of mltters of tIne greatest innrportance whnieir have arisen , in tlnis trial. It t'as unrderstood that tire sen. cation mad to do with tue prosecution's Ills- satisfaction with Juror Walter S. Uror n. An- othner sensation was catnued by the request from Juror iiroir'n for Inerniissionr to address tine court on a personal matter. TIre judge intinnated itis wIhiirrgness to hear Browmm at tine proper time. it is saiti Drown will Invite tInt' fullest investigatirn as to his conduct in the howell trial. Morning papers have been publishing interviews with Jhrownn and Nathan regarding tircir qualifications to servo arid tlneir opinion onr mooted points and proceedings - ings for contempt of court are said to be trader consideration by the court , A report that an attenntrt to lribo a juror mad beeun discovered Is 'generally diecredited , Erni of l'it'mn ( ' lit South flztkotni , SIOUX FALLS , B , D. , Aug. 7.-Spcciai.- ( ) Minnnehaina Count ) ' inaa not inoretofore insisted that she mad tire best crops in tins state , but 'has ' now decided to mnako tinat caim. S. B. Hamilton , iivinng two anti one-unit miles ruouthneast of tinis city , yesterday tinresired forty acres of oats which yielded 150 businele in Iha acre. The oats went 120 bushels to tue acre , ineaped uin machine nneasure , A "struck" htnsirei weighed thirty-six pourrds , and tine most skeptiCal cnnlookers said thrat tine "lneapinng up" want fully feur pouurds emrore to time buainel , This giving eight irouunds extra for every one of tine 120 huthels , machine measure , nnakes tine yield inn even 160 bushels jier acre. W'ineun tins stateunt'nt svtls nnado in towmr It ware discredited , untO a sumrveyor Was edit out to nneasuro the groumid , amid founntl tinat tint-ru were just forty acres , F. A. Jones , in tire tastern part of tine county , tlrremired tirirt3'fiVe businels of wineat to tire acre , Milton Wrigint thirty-five buslr- els , anti S. C. Powell twenty-six and one-half bushels to tire acre , Corn lras been greatly revived by tire recent rains , anti with tine ordinary fali wili make the biggest corn crop ever seen in thus county , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Inimproveisnemnts rut Jinlesiinnrg , JULESDUI1O , Cob , , Aug. 7-Speciai.-- ( ) A proposition was submitted to the town council brat night by the Peterson Canal anti Reservoir company to sell the town fourtceur cubic feet of water per second at a point rrortim of town for $5,000 , A corn- enittee of three trumatees of the town was ap. pointed to inveatigato the matter of a reaer- voir site and report at the next regular ummeetiung. Tints scineme is to bond the town for $10,000 to buy water , construct no reservoir anti water works , arid It seems to ha ireartliy seconded by tire ireople generally. Crops are looking fine and the stew $ S.000 school mouse Is ncarin completIon , ARE LET OFF \V1TII \ CENSURE How the Court Dealt with Oouncilmcn Who Viohttcd It's ' Orler , JUDGE IOPEWE11 SPEAKS PLAINLY Conrt I mum ( ionu at I lie % rgmnmntcmutPt tue ( iii' i'oiii'e Csittitnirisionu miii us tie- ( limit SmniIhaul im meetesl to lit itertt'int'tt 'l'otltuy , After convinnchrg ( ito ten unenibeis of the city council wIno uiefled tire law anrd tine coumrt's orders mu last Friday tinat they acteti ioltiiount precetlent anti that they were really in ellen coritemrrpt of cotnrt Judge liOiCVIeii ) yesterday nrornlmrg disunnissed them rvitIi a severe rebunke. The tnsuai tlrrourg of sight-seers crowded tire aisles anti approaches to tIne crinmnlmnai room when court cnmrveuuetl at 9:30 : , Cotnncilnmrenr Taylor , lh.nck , Jacobsen , ICmrrent , Edivards , Satnumders , Mercer , l'rlnnco and Jaynues anti City Clerk hligby took seats in a body at tIne couurt's suggestion to hear time decision upon their open disregard of thb autinority of tine district count , Judge hiopewell said : "I took iccasion oil Satturday to state that I would take urrtit this mmrornning to consider the atntiuorities , be. fore giving nmny uiecisiouo as to whether or not tine city ceuuncil sinotmiti be cited by nra fhr cOntenmrpt of counrt. for lnavirmg , nun last Friday , disobeyed the cotmrt's restraining order , is. stueui hr tine case broungint by Mayor henna ag.uirnst tlue cmnunncil. Our last Saturday tire mmrcunubers of thro city cournc'iI Wore given an opporttuurity to explolun their actiomma. Tine' each dieclalnrctl , in as strong larrgtmrgo as Possible , amy irntention to disregard tire count's orders , Serine said tirere were wild rimnmors ahloat in tIre cIty , anti . tlney doubted tue atrtirenticity of the telegranmu I sent , nil- 'isiurg tiuemnr not to irroceeti with tine ap. proving of tire bonds of the counnmnnisslourers unmitil tue case comulti be argued tire follow- t rrg mrrorp I ii g. 0 tIters cia limit ml iimn mntnmn it y be- cautso they mail sougiut atlvice of coumnsel before voting. I have nra desire to sco tinat any law tirat I give is obeyed as surcin. bunt it iii tIre duty of tire court to see that its orders ore obeyed unurtil ( lucy are conrtestea anud properly set iustdo. You , gentleuumenm , are as mnttmcim interested in seeing thrat tins is done as I aim. It Is a. mnnatter of uliscretiotn on my part wlnetirer I nnneo out a punishnnuesrt , or try to explaIn to you that. your diti inn act ou'inIclu otigirt not to irate beour done , and vInich ) OU wound luerhairs miot ito again if the naturre of the act were uuuauie knowmn to you , ThRIlL EXCUSES NOT GOOD. "The reirsouns the uneumrbers of tine city coinur- cli gIve for their actions are not gooti , I desire to read from a case in the Thirty- fifth New Jersey c'tulty reports to show that tire Oirraima city comuncil has violated mnry or- tiers , as is simowir by tins case , winicim Is one Ott miii fouurs with the nr.atter snoit' before umue. " 'l'ire court explainned tinat inn tire Nett' Jersey - soy case a jutlgo Issued a restrainIng order prohibiting tue passage of an ordirrance , The councti r'as to nmreet that night. Tire judge issuimrg the order was too far away to get service of his order our tIne council and he sent a telegram to the city council inrstead. Inn spite of this notice tine cIty conmncii die- ' obeyed tire court's order. It decided thrurt thie bad ) ' wars un contennlrt of court , ' 'All that \'as umecessary. tire case hioiiis. " said tine judge , "is tinat tire party notiiled Iravo knrowl- edge of time existomnce of an order. 'rho miotico Is sulllclorrt if it proceeds fromnr nut amuthmority deserving credit anti informs mrienuubers ot what tlnoy are not. to do , 'flubs saline rule is laid doii'ur by tire Euglislm courts. 'mat the parties haul legal nnuivico before acting , it was. decided wouli trot purge such a body of con tern p1 , " Tine juntige said tinat inc hati decided nrot to. order tile imistitution of conteunipt proceed- lags , but he did think tire council mad acted , to nut it mmniliiy , iniost iiastil3' . A urnomemrt'a cool counsideratiomm would mayo sirown ( ho. niremnbers tvlnat to do wiiemr tine court's or- ncr was served. ' 'it would ureounn , ' ' tire coumrt said , ' 'that by their action tine councilmen Iran threir mnmiruda already nirade ump as tCi wiut tlney wound do ; tirat tirey thnougirt they knew better tlramr tino. counrts what tine law Is , or cite tmney feared , the court would utot do vlnat tiney wanted. The supremacy of the law ougiut to be aunt urrust be nrainttmirred at all hazards. Tire conduct of attorneys as oiiicers of this court , " added tine judge "canrnot so readily be excused , One uireunrber of tire coinncii , an. attorney , advised his coileagumeun tinat titus granting of tue restraining order was Unwarranted - warranted and anarchistic in its nature , Ho. knew ivintit the how was auid tibat tue coumrt teas only doing its duty iii issuniung Its orders , bunt I leave council wIno have dome that to. excnrse thnemseivcs before time people as heat. they mnusy. "Gentlemen of tine council , you are cx cused. " 531010 of tine menmnirers still showed defiance. Cadet Taylor arose amid asked what tiro. court's opinion was respecting tue constitution - tion of tine city council , To Taylor's mind ( lie council was on a mar with tine state logic- lature , and not arrnermabio to injunnction pro- easa. , ' "Tue city coummcll was bound to obey the court , " replied Judge hiopewei , 'Time case I read sitotvs what tire duty of ( inn city coun- cli was. " Edwards also called the court's attention to tire conscientious scrurpics winch mad trotnbicd mis mnrlnd wiimn ire urea cahleti upona to decide wmnctiner ire wouinl obey a court's odcr or vote to approve tine bonds of Foster - ter , Broatcin and Vaurdervoort , Tire judge nnildly irmformmreti mum tlrat lie mreed not have been disconcerted on tinia account , Tue laws of this laud should mayo been obeyed anti tire action of tine judge properly tested inn tins courts afterward. TOOK UI' TIlE INJUNCTION CASE. At tots Iroint Councilman Gorrion fll'd i tine room just iii time to see his associates receive tIme court's rebuke and tirer die- mrniseal , Tine arguuniomnts on the hrrjurnctian case were ( Iron rrsunnneti by Attorney MeCuliocia nut tine poimnt wlnere it wnuus dropped Tuesday night , - Attorney McCuhlocin dwelt upon tine claim. that tire attorneys for tine Fire anti l'oiic connnnissiofl mad been hnic'onsiaicrrt inn their arguments. lie charged tinenmi sithm attemmnpt- lug to decinle tire comnstitutmonalhty of tine law by injunctIon. Attormity Greene replied tinat ucln was not tire Case at au , "Wo do say ( mere Is a con- atitutional questiomn ; but until it Is settled , we. who are tine oitlccrc do facto. rninounhd con- timrrmo to fulfil the dirties of tire otiice. I object - ject to beIng Intl in a falte iigint , Tint' consti- tutionaiity of thm3 law is involved to ( iris cx- . tent only , tirat in mmry argunnemnt I POPO5& to show that we arc here in court in good faith hecaunce a constitnmtionmai question exists. " Attorney McCulioch also urged tlrat me ecuid not u.dergtand the positiour of opposing counsel and asserted ( mat the rigint to oiilco ccclii nnot ho deternonined except by quo warranto proceedings , "We quite agree , " replied , Tmndge loaae , "But you mire attounrpting to place ins un a false positiun rind if you camrirot unmnderctend our ciaimmrs I can explaiin it In a few words. Tire mayor and Commissioners Brown and leavcr are officers do facto. Tiney mold the 0111cc , A comrtesting board is tinreatening to. interfere wltin the exercise of tire functiona of this present board and the latter simply asks that the contesting board be restrained uurtil tire courts determimno to whom the otco belongs , " To sustain lms liOlltion Attormicy McCullocio read law irons high on Injunctions to show' tirat the rigint to ofhice is not triable In cml injunctiomr suit. An liiinoi case a. also. cited by him to show that an Injunction would not be allowed in aid of stopping tire exercise of an officer winile a quo warrant. proceeding was being brought , Judge Deane at once pointed out that the decision was favorable to. the position taken by time present tire anti polIce comnmissiomrers , because hr tire hut ala case it was expressly stated that the coerts refuepil to issue an injunction against do facto otflceri to restrain them from exticising the functions of theIr oillvo until - 'i