THE OMAHA DAILY JIEE: MOM DAY, AVO UST 2, 1901.
DEMOCRATS REVIVE MIDWAY
PolilioiiBS Eubordlnali to CencMilontirei
at tba Picnic
LEAUERS CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE
HpcitlilnK I, nut lint mi llimr mid la
Devoted to Yin-culling Out the Old
Ornln with IlHnHed
.Mnelilnery.
At the democratic picnic at Bennington
Sunday, a man displayed (or sale a hundred
Florida chameleons. They were all nllve,
though not especially lively, and the little
brass chains by which they were attached
to the- canvas seemed designed rather tor
ornament than use. Tho owner of this con
cession tool; a position cIofo to tho plat
form from which the orators iipoko, and
whenever thero was a lull In tho din his
volco could bo heard shouting: "They
change their coatB and their colors accord
ing to tho color of tho thing they stand
on!"
"Don't talk to me about silver! It's
deader than a mackcrelt" screamed one of
tho spellbinders, and the chameleon man
took It up, "They change their colors every
once. In a while! Twenty-live cents for that
big one! No extra charge for the chains!"
There was a largo crowd on tho picnic
grounds, but not as large as was antici
pated, though a moro favorable day could
not have been selected. Tho calendar and
the cloments conspired to make It on Ideal
day for an outing. Four of tho coaches
that had been told off for tho accommoda
tion of tho faithful were left behind nt
Omaha, and tho train pulled out of the
Webster street depot at 10:15 Sunday morn
ing comprised of eight conches and a re
frigerator car. It bore to the picnic grounds
483 passengers.
Wheel lliirnm titny Avtny.
Among theso were comparatively few of
thoao consldorod the whcclhoraea of tho
Douglas county democracy. The guest of
honor was Judgo J. W. Sparks of Central
City, who, late In tho day, delivered tho
principal address. Conspicuous among the
local talent were Judgo W. 8. Shoemaker, I.
J. Dunn, "Colonel 1)111" Snowden, Harry
Dauel. James P. Connelly, Judgo Frank
Chrlsman and Judge Jacob Levy of South
Omaha. Sheriff Tower was In evldonco all
day and was usually engaged In Bhaklng
hands. Chrlsman, Miller and Deuel each
carefully nursed his llttlo boom for register
of deeds, whllo Dick O'Kcofe ond Tom Hoc
tor laid a fow wires for tho' South Omaha
county commlsslonorshlp. Thero wore sev
eral others present who brushed Hpecks of
dust off tho coats of the voters.
It had boon tho fond hope of tho Douglas
County Democracy that at this, Its third an
nual picnic, there might bo some Important
porsonagn, somn leader of national reputo,
and to this end many letters of Inyltatlon
hail been sent to such dignitaries, but all
these sent their regrets. William Jennings
Bryan urged tho press of his editorial duties
as his excuso for not being present, while
David' n. Hill Intimated that ho might have
come had the Invitation been sent to htm nt
Albany Instead of New York City. As It
iwns he didn't get It In time.
Mlilvrny Live AKnln.
Anyono wandering upon tho grounds by
accident would have no trouble in Identify
trig It an a democratic picnic, as all tho ap
purtenances of such nn occasion wero In
evidence. There waa tho old tlmo baby
rack favorlto property of tho cartoonist-
roulette wheels by tho dozen, chuck-luck do
vlcos, a colored quartot, a merry-go-round,
n dancing pavilion, several drinking booths,
a, negro with his head through a holo in the
canvas to servo as a target for unmarket
able eggs, n pounding machine, a serpentina
bowling alley with paving blocks for balls, a
nall-drlvlng contest for women and a sack
race. The platform on which the spcakcro
stood was a barndoor resting on four beor
kegs. As thero wero no seats for the ac
commodation of tho audlonce a dozen or two
onthuslnstn stood about to get an Inkling as
to what tho new democracy was to bo like
Tho first excitement of tho day was Just
as tho crowd was leaving the trnin. A
nimble-fingered person, widely advertised as
hailing from tho Third ward, nipped a
?125-dlamond from the shirt front of Otto
Maurer. Tho job wus donn In tho crush, tm
Mr. Maurer was stepping from the coach,
but In splto of tho crook's caution, It was
witnessed by Morris Yost of South Omaha
who directed the attention of Sheriff Power
to tho Incident.
Just Auk J 1 1 in to Pirn up fin 'Wuy.
Tho thief was arrostcd, whereupon ho
promptly turned over the sparkler to Its
ownor, and then, having exacted a proralao
from htm that ho would leavo tho grounds
at once, tho sheriff turned him loose, with
out asking his numo.
Ho didn't go, howovcr, ns Landlord Oft
of tho nennington hotol has causo to ro
grot. During tho noon hour mine host waa
"short changed," an oxpcrlonce which cost
him 9. A comparison of descriptions
ahowed that tho short-change artist and the
aiamonq inici were utontlcal.
There was no public speaking until aftor
8 o'clock, and was then confined to an In
torval of about an hour. Tho first speech
was made by Louis J, Plattl, president of
tho club, In Introducing Judge Sparks. Ills
was mostly au address of welcome, from
which ho launched Into u history of tho
club. Ho had llttlo to say on tho subject of
Issues. Judgo Sparks excoriated tho bank
lng system and tried to inject new llfo Into
tho bugaboo of Imperialism. Ho took ex
ceptions to President McKlnley's act of "ex
tending tho military authority of tho gov
ernment over the Philippines two months
before tho ratification of tho peaco treaty
by tho United States and four months beforo
tho cortes of Spain had ratified It." He
thought tho people of Porto Itlco should bo
citizens of the United States, nnd referred
to the "Impropriety of allowing tho banks
of this country to control the Issue and
volumo of our ctirroncy, which they could
do under tho present law," Ho had noth
ing to say on the subject of an nfllrmatlve
policy for tho "now democracy."
Stick to the Indefinite 1'imt.
Judgo Shoemaker rode tho hobby of 1m
perlallnm with a freo rein. "Wo arc thu
laughing stock of all Europe," ho said,
"bocauso wo attempt to maintain tho Mon
roo doctrluo In reference to tho South
American provinces, nnd at the samo tlmo
retain our hold upon the Philippine
Islands." He urged his hearers to "uutto
under tho great banner of democracy, as
raised by Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe and
others," but as to the democratic prlncl
pies of men now on earth he was silent
He referred to tho war In tho Philippines
aa tho work of a trust.
Henry O. Wernimont read letters of ro
gret from W, J, Ilryan, Governor T. C. W,
Beckbniu, David 11, Hill, Horaco Doles
Henry Watterson, Tom L. Johnson and W,
D. Oldham. Mr. Bryan wroto: "The merit
of a causo cannot bo determined by the re
stilt of an election. There U an unending
struggle- between numan ngnt and trie uc
mands of aggregated wealth. This contest
will determlno whether the -man or the
Yon r Lfarer
WJU be roused to Us natural duties
and your biliousness, headache and
co'it)patlon bo cured If you take
Hood' Pitt
Csld ( Ml druggists. 36 cent.
dollar will bo supreme. We cannot doubt
tho ultlmato triumph of democratic princi
ples without doubting tho omnipotence of
truth."
Thero wero the usual contests of speed,
Bkllt, grace and endurance. Ono was a
nall-drlvlng bout, wherein four women, each
equipped with flvo nails and a hammer,
raced to see who could drlvo the spikes Into
a plank in the shortest time. The con
testants wero McsdamcB Mary Kclser, A. C.
Taylor, N. C. Mlnefelter and K. E. Cannon,
and they finished In tho order named. Thero
wero no accidents to thumbs or fingers, but
at tho end of the race the plank looked as
though it had been used as a mark In a
machine gun practice.
Of courso there was the regulation fat
man's race, Tho entries were M. Landen,
Urlfl Humphrey, M. llutler, A. D. Wheeler
and P. J. McOold, and Mr. Landen won.
Tho boys' sack raco was won by O. Man
gold and tho girls' foot race by Miss Llzzlo
Klsassvr. In the dancing contest tho honors
went to Miss Hose O'Noll and Jnmes Ford,
with Miss Lena Peterson and Dick O'Kcefe
a close second. Tho winners in theso con
tests received appropriate, prizes.
GOSSIP BEFORE THE BATTLE
Drniorrntlc OrKnnUnt lonn to Lock In
Dentil Grip fur Control of
the I'rtrt'.
The warriors of tho Douglas County De
mocracy loaded themselves on nn Klkhorn
rain early yesterday morning and went out
to Ilonnlngton for a picnic, which they hod
to a finish. Nenrly all of tho democratic
eadcrs In the country precincts Joined the
Douglas braves at Dennlngton during tho
day, and as a result of n scries of al fresco
conferences the boys who rooet down on
Fifteenth Btrcct aro banking on having the
country delegations at their back In the
county convention, when tho Jacksonlans
aro expected to put up a fight for. tho ab
solute control of tho local machine.
Although there is no Issuo over candi
dates between the rival democratic organ-
zatlons this fall, there is a battle on for
tho control of tho machine. As to candi
dates, there nro so few of the faithful who
care to Incur tho expense of a useless cam
paign that It Is Imposslblo to get up any
kind of a scrap over the nominations. Tho
hrlovalty and the trcasurcrshlp are the
nly nominations in rcqurst, and the men
for theso two plncea on the ticket nr. na
good as settled. Therefore the two organ
izations propoao to tako the opportunity
offered by an off yenr to seltlo their respec
tive claims to HUpcrlority. There is to bo
no compromise, no quarter shown and no
quarter granted. Ono or the other must b
driven off the political preserves.
Ed Howell, Ed P. Smith and the Herd-
mans, who lead the Jacksonlans, promlso to
tako away all the representation the Doug
las County Domocracy now has on the
county central committee, and this means
that they also propose to shut out tho
members of tho opposing organization In
tho distribution of any patronage that may
n tho futuro fall Into the hands of the local
dJmoqracy. Tho Jacksonlans boast that they
will bo ablo to carry out their plans by
electing solid delegations to tho county ccn
ventlon from eight of tho nine city wards,
but they say nothing of South Omaha and
tho country precincts. Even If tho. Jack
sonlans carry olght wards in the city, which
s quite Improbable, that will give them
only olghty-clght delegates In a total of
193, and In order to control the convention
they will have to get nlno country or South
Omaha delegates.
The Douglas County organization Is just
as likely to bring In all tho delegations from
South Omaha and the country as tho Jack-
sonlnns are to carry eight out of nlno
wards in tho city. It must be considered
that the Douglas County people have lately
made an alllanco with the German-Amcrt
can Democratic club of South Omaha, which
comeycry near controlling things In that
end of tho county.
One of tho Douglas county delegated to
tho republican state convention looked over
tho situation tho other night nt the confer
once while Justice of tbo Peace Altstadt
was making a fow remarks In favcr of
Judgo Ktiysor, and noted somowhat faco
tlously that "Douglas county will sprfnd
Imperialism suro enough by sending to Lin
coln n nismarck to support a kaiser.
MORE NEGROES IN TROUBLE
OniiK of White Tnnghs Attnok Col.
oroil l'oonlo In nn Iiidlmi
npolln Inrk.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 15. A riot brolio
out this evening in a :rowd of 5,000 poople
at Falrviow park, In which four negroes
wero badly Injured and ono named Har
rls bad hi right arm broken. The trouble
was caused by n gang' of whlto toughs
known as tho "Dungaloos." Members of
this gang to tho number of ir.0 congre
gated nt tho park and made a determined
effort to drive all negroes out. Near tho
boathouso a dozen of them attacked a negro
wlh his wife. Ho was knocked down sov
eral times with a club and ho fought back,
Injuring two of the gang, but was compelled
to run toward tho pavilion where park ofll
ccrs oame to his rescue Tho fight was con
tlnucd to the car and nfter the negro and
his wlfo wore on the car stones wore thrown
Injuring his wife. Harris was attacked in
nnothcr nnrt of the park about tho same
time and his right arm broken beforo ho
was rescued, Two other negroes, one with
his wife, wero badly beaten. Four members
of the gang were nrrcstcd, the others scat
tering In tho wbods.
TAKES IN BEARDED BRADLEY
Pollerumn ArrrMK the DlKKulard De
tective Who FlRiired In nn Inci
dent of Giidnhy Cone.
James Dradlcy was arrested last night by
Officer Charles Dloom at Fifteenth and
Karnam streets as a suspicious character.
Bradley, besldos carrying a loaded revolver,
was wearing n large falso beurd. The po
llco Bay Brndley Is tho man who claimed to
be a dotectlvo nnd arrested a prominent
business man of Iowa some months ago, al
letting that the latter wns connected with
tho Cudahy kidnaping caso.
When locked up last night Bradley was
very wrathy and said: "I am a mcmbsr of
tho Nebraska Detective association and
have a right to wear a dlsgulso and carry
a revolver. They will stand by me In this
You fellows are pulling tbo wrong string.
Dradley Is a tall man, about SO years of
age. He wore a star proclaiming him a
member of the Nebraska Dctectlvo assocla
tlon.
Snare for Sheriff.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 25. (Spe
cial.) In his report of the Cass county
republican convention yesterday tho corre
spondent at Weeping Water neglected to
write that James W. Sage of Plattsmouth
was nominated for sheriff.
A. H. Davis. Mt. Sterling, la., writes: "I
was troubled with kidney complaint for
about two years, but two $1 bottles
Foley's Kidney Cure effected a permanent
cure."
Venr Fever on Shin from South.
NEW 1'UKK, Aug. .-The Mallory
liner Ncuces, from Galveston, arrived
today. N. I'earo. n BtcerttKo nassenKnr,
was found to be Buffering with malarial
fever ami was rcmovca ny mo Health om
cer to the fever hospital nt Swinburne
island. Three companions or tne sick man
wero tnKen to iiorrman s isianri ror ouaer
vatlon. All tour are from Vera Cru. via
El raso. After fumigation the vessel was
Allowed to come up to Its dock.
EXCLUSION ACT LOOMS UP
ti Expiration Next' Year PromWet Congress
Horns Worry.
NEWLANDS RESUMES WORK FOR IRRIGATION
Nevndn 3lnn, Jnut Hnck from Hurope,
Snj Cumins; .Nmslott Wilt lie More
VlRnrmmly trued to Tnke
Action.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. (Special.)-One
of tho most dttncult problems which con
gress will have to solve nt tho coming ses
sion Is ono which arises out of tho Chinese
question. Tho exclusion act, which for the
last twenty years has served to keen out
Chlncso laborers, will explro by limitation
in 1903. Wu Tlngfang, the eminent Chl
ncso diplomat nnd statesman, who for tho
last four or five years has represented
Chlncso Interests In America, has had ono
object in view ever slnco ho camo hero. Ho
has endeavored through tho whole period
of his rcsldcnco In America to Induco the
American pcoplo to treat tho Chlncso moro
kindly than they have been Inclined to do
heretofore. Mr. Wu has visited almost
every town of Iraportanco In the country.
Ho lias made himself most cordially liked
wherever ho has gone. Ho has undoubtedly
accomplished for his country moro than
any diplomat ever did beforo In Washington.
nut tho fact remains that tho fooling of
antagonism toward Chlncso labor in thu
cities of the Pacific coast Is as great today
as It Was In 1882. when the i'irlnlnn net
was passrd. Dennis Kearney and those
other agitators whoso ohlbbolcth, "tho Chl
ncso must go," rolled from tho Pacific to
tho Atlantic, In the early '80s, havo not
been heard from In many years. Biy": thero
is plenty of tlmo for them to get tXftther
nnd raise n commotion before the exclusion
act expires.
Tho antipathy toward Chinese labor, so
marked In California, In not shared by the
people of tho south, however. It Is said
today that employment could bo found for
ft great many thousands of coolies In the
cotton fields of the southern states and
that Kansas and the Dakotas would readily
tako may thousands more for labor on tho
farms. Under tho circumstances, there Is
likely to bo a strong party opposlug tho
exclusion act, when the attempt Is raado
to put It through congress onco more. Mem
bers of congress from the Pacific coast
states will undoubtedly havo tho support of
mo industrial members of tho east nnd It
Is quite possible that city representatives
from Chlcogo. Bonon, Philadelphia and
Now York, In response to tho demands from
lobor organizations, will Join tho far west-
'ern members in any legislation which they
may proposo to Keep out tho Chinamen.
They will undoubtedly bo Mtrong enough to
get what they want unless tho southern
nnd eastern Interests can organize opposi
tion enough, which is not likely.
Wntclitnu Ilurritlo'M Mnj-ornlty KIkiiI.
Washington Is tnklng great Interest In
tho mayoralty fight In Duffalo, for the
republican nominee at tho present time Is
a young man very well known In this city,
Rowland D. Mahany served four years In
congress. Ho was very energetic and very
actlvo during his congressional career and
wns withal far moro successful In securing
legislation for his constituents than young
men aro usually. Mahany has tho party
organization against htm and has the sup
port of only ono newspaper. It was ex
pected that ho would' make an erratic cam
paign, but reports from Buffalo aro to the
effect that ho Is extremely conservative nnd
that his chances for succcts are Infinitely
brighter than seomed possible a 'few" months
ago. Mahany has had cxperlenco In tho
diplomatic corps, having acrved two yeara
as tho United States minister to Ecuador.
If by good luck he should bo chosen to
presldo over Buffalo's municipal affairs he
will probably mako a far better chief
maglstrato than many who have had that
honor thrust upon them In tho past. That
statomont Is by no means a compliment to
Mahany.
Again It is reported that William Green
Sterett, better known as "Bill," Is to.bs
sent to congress from one of tho Texas d!s
trlcts. Colonel Sterett wns tor many yeara
the correspondent here of the Galveston
Dallas News. He was exceedingly popular
with everyone and was u particular friend
of Grovcr Cleveland. Sterott was ono of tho
best story tcllors ever heard In Washing
ton Ono of his yarns is particularly ap
proprtato now that the great steel strlko Is
in operation. Sterett said that ho onco pub
llshcd a dally newspaper In a small Texas
city. It waa hard work, and but for his
great luck In an occasional poker game ha
would havo had great dlfllculty In getting
money enough to pay the printers. One day
theso printers caiuo into his room and an
nounced that they had decided to mako tho
office "union," nnd that Bill must pay,
union wages. He agreed. A week later they
called on him again and announced that tho
"chapel" had decided that they must havo
union wages for the previous month. "You
won't get 'cm," said BUI, "oven If tho ca
thedral has decided tho matter."
"Then we'll strike," was tho ultimatum.
"Strike! darn yc. Strlko!" roared Colonel
Sterott. "Strlko, and I'll mako money by
It. I'll lot the paper stop till you get ready
to go to work again and I'll bet you fellers
a week'c pay that not a man In town will
know that the paper has stopped!"
They struck. In tolling tho outcome,
Colonel Sterott said: "I stuck to the paper
for four days and got money enough ahead
to buy a suit of clothes and a pair of shoes.
Them fcllars came back nt the end of four
days and got tho paper out again, and there
wasn't a man, woman or child In the town
that ever noticed that thero had been a
hiatus."
It Colonel Sterett succeeds In 'breaking
Into congress ho will fill the placo of John
Allen of Mississippi or "Sunset" Cox of
New York.
.nivluuitn Uoemi't l'orifet Irrigation,
Francis O. Newlands of Nevada, who has
Just returned from Europe, eays that efforts
to secure Irrigation legislation will bo re
newed and vigorously pushed again this
winter. "During tho last few months a
great many members from tho cast havo
visited the west," said Mr. Nowlands, "and
ovcryono who tnkes the trouble to look Into
tho situation as It oxlsts Is readily con
vinced of tho urgent need for legislation
which will furnish water, and thoreby re
claim millions of acres of arid lands.
"The expenditure of tho money necessary
to do this by prlvato corporations or by
the states themselves Is Impossible. The
great area of country to bo benefited Is
owned by the United States, and no state
or corporation can go Into Irrigation on a
large scale with nny hope of returns. On
tho other hand, the 'expenditure of a few
millions will produce- as many bllllone In
results within a few years. Nearly every
squaro mile of arablo land In tho public
domain has been taken up. Futuro home
steads must be created from tho desert re
gions. That vast strotch of country from
tho Mlislsstppi to the Rocky mountains,
which Is absolutely useless today, can be
made to support a population greater than
that now living In the United States. Ir
rigation will do It, but tho general govern
ment roust furnish the means. This sub
ject has been agitated for a great many
years and somn progress has been made.
The people of the country are becoming (!
ucatcd to tho fact that we have an empire
In the west with abundant Vater to mako It
productive. The water mut h so con
served as to mako it available It is a pub-
lie work which appeals to evtry sensible,
thinking man who looks Into It ft all, and
I feel absolutely certain that the day Is
near at hand when congress will enact tho
necessary legislation."
.No ChlropodlntK .Need Aliit..
Surgeon Gonoral Sternberg of the army
objects to tho employment of corn doctors
In thnt service, as has been recoinmentieu
by Colonel Philip llcnde, lately on duty at
St. Paul as Inspector general. Tho army
medical odlcers say, In the first place, that
the men selected for military duty aro not
of tho half lame nnd decrepit variety, and If
anything happens to tho feet of Boldlers It
Is likely to be moro serious than can no
attended to by so-called pedal surgeons, or,
as they aro more commonly known, chiropo
dists. It Is true that soldiers suffer a great deal
as a result of long marches, but tho remedy
for this Is In following the rules laid down
by tho doctors for tho caro of the feet and
In supplying the army with a shoo which Ib
at once comfortable nnd serviceable.
Colonel Ileade's schemo for supplying tho
army with a new kind of doctor will not bo
adopted,
.'-- Fire ExtliiKiilxhliiK Method.
Consul Hayncs, nt Rouen, in a report to
tho State department calls attention to a
novel proposal for extinguishing fires. Ho
says: "Tho chief of tho flro department
of Rouen has suggested to tho mayor a novel
project in tho flro extinguishing service,
inasmuch as this city Is traversed every
where by electric street car wires, It 1b sug
gested that thero should bo provided pumps,
driven by dynamos, to take currents by
moans of a trolley hooked to the street car
wires at tho nearest point to tho fire.
'If this Is favorably acted upon, ns soems
likely, Rouen will be equal, If not superior,
to any European city In tho efficiency of Its
fire Bcrvlcc.
'Herein Is a suggestion for Amorlcan
cities, whero street car wires aro much
more numoroiu."
l'F.XSIOSS Fort W13STI311N VKT13HANS.
Wnr Survivor" lleiiienihercd by the
General (ovcriinient
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (Special.) Tho
following pensions havo been granted:
Issue of August 7, 1901:
Vfthniukii . Ini'i-pitnn Restoration. Reis
sue, Etc. Levi SluBcr, Mltiden, 12. Origi
nal Widows, Etc. Louisiana Burden (spe
cial uccrued August 10), Hustings, )s; Mln
ervu E. Kennedy, Jess, $1
Iown: lnerenro, Restoration, iteliisue.
Etc. Qcorge Carson (deceased), New
Sharon, JV, Francis A. May, Lovllln, J 0:
John N. llnxton. Urltt, SM Joseph W.
Dllley. Sumner. JC. Orlglnnl widows, Ktc.
Susannah Jones, Murruy, $: Bridget
Drlscoll (special accrued August C), Dun
bury, S: minor of Honry Hirso (speclnl
accrued August 10), Keokuk, J10; Almedn
A. Cook, Murshalltown, $s; Mury Smith,
Shelby, 12.
Wyoming: Original Widows, Etc. Mag
gie Black, Lernmlc, !S.
Colorado: original widows Alice m.
Edmundnon (special nccrued August
Pueblo. 112.
North Dakota! Orislnnl Widow. Etc.
Elizabeth Weidermnn, Dickinson, $8; Mnry
Hayden (special nccrued August 10), Ilnnk-
HiHon, is.
Insue of August 8, KOI:
Nebraskn Original Sumuel D. Acker,
South Omnha, &!. Increase, nestornt on.
Reissue. Etc. Henry Dlvclbllss, Tecum eh,
$S: William Rcdlngcr, Lawrence, $14;
Charles Becker (Bpeclal August 12), I'apll-
lion. J30. orlglnnl widowH, lite untnarino
Delaney, Butte, ti.
Iowa: Original Ebcnezer 8. Har.san,
Volcdo, $12; Owen Moore, Murshnlitown,
fi. OrlKlnnl Widows. Etc. Alzlnn C. All-
bright, Shell Rock, IS; Ellaanelh Coulter
(special accrued August 12), Cedar Rap'.ds,
u.
Colorado: Original John McCoy, Flher,
16. Original Widows, Etc. Margaret II 'rb
crt (special accrued August 12), Denver. !8.
Montana: unginai iienry a. jun.cr,
Columbia Falls. $8.
South Dakota: Orlglnnl Jacob Rhoop-j
mun, Soldiers' Home, not Hprmgn, Vi
MORE MILLS WILL RUN
(Continued from First Pago.)
arbitration. This mode of settlement was
waived on the advice of tho National Civic
federation men. While the conferees wero
discussing peace plans tho Amalgamated
men were shown the Impracticability of
sympathetic strikes by tho miners and
other organized men affiliated with thq
American Federation of Labor.
Tho action of Prcsldont Shaffer, in nbro
gating the wage contracts with the Federal
Steel company, covering Its western mills
and In other instances wus questioned
Messrs. Mitchell, Whlto nnd Jenks spoke of
tho Importance of the strict observance of
wngo agreements as contracts by the labor
unions. President Shaffer maintained hi
position to the satisfaction of most of the
conferees. It has been roportcd that tho
conferees disapproved tho move In abrogat
lng the Federal Steel company contracts and
told President Shaffer so with unmistakable
emphasis'. Of this, however, Secretary John
Williams said today that during the confer
ence he had heard no adverse criticism by
the National Civic federation conferees on
the nttltudo of President Shaffer In this
matter of contracts.
CANAL DOVER, O., Aug. 26. Another ef
fort was made today by tho trust to bring
nonunion men to this city to start tho mills.
A report reached tho strikers that the men
who had been turned back at Nowcomcrs
town yeBtcrday wero again on tholr way
hore. A committee at once loft for Dcnnl-
son, whore It hoped to Intercept and per
suade them to stay away.
LITTLE C0MES0F MEETING
One Man Quit Work nn nennlt of
Trnde Convention In South
L'lilriiKO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25. The only visible ro
suit of tho mass meeting of trades unionists
and sympathizers held In South Chicago
today was tho declaration of one akllled
worker, Robert Collins, that he would not
again enter the mill until tho strike was
settled, Tho steel workers whom tho meet
ing was designed to reach were not present
In largo numbers.
Assistant Secretary Tlghe was the princi
pal speaker. Ho denounced tho former mem
bers of the Amalgamated association In
South Chicago for "deserting their union
under the gulso of living up to n contract."
Mr. Tlghe contends that tho contract of tho
steel workers had been rendered nugatory
by the encroachments of the steel trust and
that It was tho duty of Chicago steel work
ers to Join their fellow unionists In the
east In n bottle whore, ho said, the very ex
istence of the Amalgamated association was
at stake.
Besides Mr. Tlghe, tho speakers at the
meeting wero James Bowman, president of
tho Chicago Federation of Labor; S. 1).
Nedrcy, organizer of the American Federa
tion of Labor; H. J. SkuiTlngton of tho
Boot and Shoe Workers' union and Mrs.
Emma Lamphere of tho Retail Clerks' union.
All wero earnest In advocating a strlko on
tho part of tho steel workers. About 800
people wore presont nt the meeting and, It
Is snld, only eight of these were steel work
ers. Striker Cnnril CIiIcnbo Plant.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25. Striking machlnlMs
at the Allls-Chalmers and the Gates Iron
works continued picketing the plants today,
despite the tomporary Injunction Issued by
Judge Kohlsaat, Pickets abounded nt both
plants during tho day and It Is reported
that five Imported machinists employed at
the Gates works who ventured outsldo tho
plant wero waylaid and severely beaten by
friends of the strikers. Former Governor
John'P. Altgeld has been asked to tight the
Injunction on the part of the strikers, but
It Is said bad refused to take charge of the
case, except In an advisory capacity.
MOB BURNS ANOTHER NEGRO
Chftlat Murdirer to a Trie nod Btti Firt to
Hit lodj.
VICTIM MAKES LAST SPEECH ON A STUMP
I.niiKhn nnd nyn lie Killed Mm, Wit-
llntim of Winchester Junt llrciiuHU
lie llnd .othlnit Kino
to t)o.
CHATTANOOGA. Tcnn., Aug. 23. Henry
Noles, the negro who criminally assaulted
and shot to death Mrs. Charles Wllllama,
wlfo of a prominent farmer near Winches
ter, Tcnn., last Friday, was captured curly
this morning at Water Tnnk, near Cowan,
Tenu. Ho was taken to Winchester by his
captors' and placed In the county Jail. Sheriff
Stewart made haste to try to barricade tho
Jail and protect tho prisoner.
Soon an angry mob of several hundred
men gathered, but Assistant Attornoy Gen
eral Whlttaker appeared and mado a speech
to tho crowd. Ho appealed to them to as
slst him In allaying nny violence. Ho prom
lsod to reconvene the grand Jury tomorrow
to promptly Indict the negro nnd havo him
speedily tried at tho present term of court,
assuring tho crowd that his conviction and
legal execution was a forcgono conclusion
This nppcal was supplemented by Judgo J.
J. Lynch, Captain W. P. Telley, Jcaso M
Littleton, Porter Ramsey nnd others. No
sooner had their appeals been made than
several hundred citizens from the neighbor
hood whero tho crime was committed came
up and nugmented the crowd to thousands
Thoy swept forward upon tho Jail, over
powered the sheriff and his deputies, took
the prisoner and started for tho scene of the
crime, twelvo miles distant, nt 10:15 a. in.
Tho mob wns orderly but determined. It
seemed that the whole population for miles
around had turned out to see the fats of
tho wretch. A procession three miles In
length followed the mob to the Williams
homo. Arriving at a point In alght of the
scene of tho crime the negro wns placed
upon a stump und given n chance to mako
a statement.
Ho laughed ns he began his statement.
Ho said:
"Tell nil my sisters nnd brothers to mcot
mo In glory. I am going to mako that my
home. Toll my mother to meet me whero
parting will bo no more."
Ho was then asked as to whether anyono
else wns Implicated In tho crime. He stated
cmphutlcnlly that there waa no one Impli
cated but himself.
"Why did you kill Mrs. Williams?" ho
was asked.
"I Just done thnt because I had nothing
clso to do."
Ho finished his statement nt 1:35 p. ra.
Ho wrb taken from tho stump, carried to a
tree nearby, bound to the tree by chains
nnd his body saturated with oil. At 1:40
p. m. a match was applied and instnntly
the quivering body was enveloped In flames.
Fence rails wero pitched about tho burning
body nnd soon llfo was extinct. The negro
mado no outcry at any tlmo and died
stolidly. There wero no disorderly scenes
about tho burning body. At least 6,000
people witnessed tho horrible fate of tho
negro. Many remained until nightfall, aug
menting tho blazo until tho body was cn
tlroly consumed. They then departed
quietly for their homes. .
Find Wife Shot llend.
Lying on the floor of tho family room,
her faco splashed with clotted blood, and
tho oaken planks stained with the samo
drops, Charles Williams found his devoted
oung wifo Friday afternoon when ho re
turned frpm' marketing his wheat In the
llttlo town of Maxwell. A heavy bullet
bad gone through her head, llfo wan com
pletely extinct and her two baby children
wore crying nlono In their grief and fenr.
Tho oldest boy, nged 5 yeara, told what
had occurred. Tho young mother had bcon
shot nnd killed by Henry Noles, a negro
hand upon Williams' place. As tho mortally
wounded woman sank to tho floor Noles
shot nt tho boy, tho bullet, grazing tho
child's head. Then ho fled to the woods.
Williams' neighbors wero stirred to the
pitch of exacting merciless and summary
justice. On receipt of news of tho erlmo
Sheriff Stewart departed for tho scene with
bloodhounds. A posso of determined citi
zens, well armed and provided with a rope,
was also on Noles' trail.
Think Robbery the Motive.
It Is reported that the motive was rob
bery and J20 was obtained by tho murdorer.
Mr. Williams Is a farmer, well-to-do anil
ono of the most prominent rebldcnts of his
section of Franklin county. Tho dead
woman was a member of ono of tho oldest
and most respected families In tho country.
Of tho two children, tho oldest Is Just fi.
Thoy wero tho only witnesses of the tragedy.
WILL BE STATE'S LARGEST
(Continued from First Page.)
Hooper, Peter Brummell, W. J., Lowry, E.
C. Brooks.
I'erklna Count ' (Jood Ticket.
GRANT, Neb., Aug. 25. (Special.) Tho
republican county convention for Perkins
county was held at Grant yesterday nnd the
following ticket was nominated: For treas
urer, Ro Arterburn; clerk, J. B. Sherman;
Bherlff, J. T. Stone; superintendent, C. M.
Rees; commissioner of First district, C. L.
Pankonln; county Judgo, Cyrus Carvor.
Tho convention was harmonious through
out and tbo ticket Is thought to be one of
the best ever placed In tho field In this
county. C. II. Beaumont, I. J. Howo and
B. F, Hastings wero elected delegates to
the 6tmtc convention at Lincoln.
Joliimoii County Acta Today.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Aug. 25. (Spoclal.)
Tho Johnson county republican convention
will bo hold In Tecumseh tomorrow after
noon, Tho primaries wero hold over the
county yesterday. Full sets of delegates
wore chosen In tho several precincts and
somo half dozen candidates endorsed. Here
In Nomaha precinct William Cummlngs so
cured the delegation for sheriff. Mr. Cum
mlngs Is the present deputy sheriff. Con
gressman E. J. Burkett has promised to bs
present at tho convention tomorrow and
mako n few remarks. A big convention will
bo hold.
Mudlnnu Good to IlHrnen,
MADISON, Neb., Aug. 25. (Special.)
The republicans of Madison county met In
convention yesterday and selected delegates
to tbo state convention. Judge J. B. Bnrnos
of Norfolk, who Is a candidate for supremo
Judge, was extended tho courtesy of sitting
with tho convention, which selected tho fol
lowing delegates: C. A. Randel, O. Bishop,
J. Ij. Kneesol, M. J, Riley, C. Schlavland,
C. S. Smith, Morris Gross, I. G. Alycn, M.
Brubakor, W. M. Robertson, G. W. Reals,
C. E. Burnham, Howard Miller, W. N. Huso,
W. H. Bucholz, John R. Huys. S. O. Camp
bell, M. I). Tyler, G. R. Wycoff, J. E. Simp
son, James Nichols, F, II. U Willis. By
resolution the delegates wero Instructed to
uso all honorable means to secure Judgo
Barnes' nomination.
O. I). Smith of Norfolk Introduced the
following resolution:
Itcsolveil. Ilv the renublleniiH nf Madison
county In convention nssembled, that wn
disapprove oi the action or mo governor in
me manor or me nnroio or ineim imrur,
and we hereby petition Governor Havago to
rrmnnd tho said Joseph Hartley to the pen
itentiary nt the end of his sixty dayB
parole.
The resolution was not to tho conven
tion's liking and waa tabled. It was In-
slsted that the resolution requested Just
what the governor has said that ho will do,
LINCOLN MAN SEES THE CROPS
Trnirln Mnny Other Ntnten Without
Finding Any to llent Ne
hrimhn'ft Shinvlnw.
LINCOLN, Aug. 25. (Special.) J. H. Mc
Murtry, ono of tho pioneer real estate
mon of this city, has returned from a trip
through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio anil
New York, nnd ho declares that nowhero
arc crops In better condition than In Ne
braska. "I havo been flvo weeks traveling over
the country between Lincoln nnd the const
nnd tho universal cry I heard during that
time was dry weather and failure of crops,"
said Mr. McMtirtry. 'From what I have
seen In the other atntes 1 am confident
that Nebraska will lend all, comparatively
speaking, In Its farm products. Ncbraskn
farmers, In.itcad of finding fault with the
stato should congratulate themselves upon
the abundant yield of their farms for tho
past fow years, in this stato wo will havo
sufficient corn to carry us through nnd In
ninny places the crops aro In first-class con
dition." While al work on a scaffolding In tho
Mayer Bro.' building on O Btrcct yesterday
nfternoon A. O. Kirk of 1933 O street, nnd
W. A. Hamilton of 101S U street, fell
through a skylight to the lower floor nnd
were sorlously Injured. Tho former was re
moved In nn unconscious condition to Dr.
Garten's tiospltql and tho physicians de
clare that his chance of recovery Is slight.
Tho other workman sustained a fracture of
tho left arm nnd several severe bruises of i
a temporary nature. The men fell a distance,
of thirty-two feet.
The Burr office building nt Twelfth and
O streets, owned by tho Northwestern
Mutual Insurance company, will be re-
modolcd within the next few weeks. The
main entrance and elevator will be re
moved from the O street sldo to Twelfth
street nnd all rooms on tho lower floor
will bo altered. A large banking room will
extend across the O street front on tho first
floor.
INCENDIARIES TAKE PAINS
Lock Doom mid llrenk I'nnip Before
1'Mrliifr liny I'm! it lirnnil
Iflluud limine.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. 23. (Spo
clal.) Mrs. Kerr, n widow, has been absent
visiting relatives, and during her absence
placed her house In charge of n Mr, Janns
who lived near, nud who wns occasionally
to call and clean It up. A fow days ago,
when ho Inst called, ho found that somo
one had lifted up the cellar door and sills,
filled the hole with hay or straw, and then
net It afire, closing down the door nnd sills.
The doors being locked they could not bo
opened and tho entire door nnd sills (It
being u n outside, slanting door) had boon
removed, requiring the strength of at least
two men. The hny, owing to tho absence of
draft, hnd slowly burned out and tho wood
work, though scorched, was not badly
burned. Upon further Investigation, Mr.
Jnnus also found thnt the Incendiaries had
broken tho pump In order that no water
could be secured. The house Is n story and
a half residence, In excellent condition, nnd
ono of tho best houses In that part of the
city. It Is outside of reach of tho wator
works system.
BRACELETS BODY IS FOUND
IM Ucnnlit Send Xcmh of Hecovery
nnd llurlnl of Drowned Hum
boldt Man.
HUMBOLDT. Nob., Aug. 25. (Special.)
Henry Brocclen of this city Inst night re
ceived. message from Ed Donnis In Alaska
to the effect that he had found and burled
tho body of his traveling companion, Will
Bracclcn, who perished In tho wreck of tin
Islandr last week, nnd would bo homo
August 30. Nothing 3 known as to whether
tho possessions of cither traveler wero
saved.
Mrs. Bracelet!, mother of the young man
who was drowned, Is Buffering from nervous
prostrations and feara aro entortntnod for
her recovery, especially as this mesaago
removes tho last hope of the young man's
escape.
Will How Mure Alfnlfn.
LOUP CITY, Neb., Aug. 25. (Spoclal.)
The crops In Sherman county, as observed
for forty miles along the lino of tho Rur
lingtou railroad In this county, nro much
better than was expected two weeks ago.
The hny crop Is as good as last year and
thero nro thousnndu of tons of hny put up
In excess of any othor yenr. Tho farmers
have nn abundance of feed and aro not
obliged to sell any of their stock. Tho
cattle here will bo carried over In good
condition. The farmers are In good spirits
nnd jhcre is not tho slightest disposition to
change localities, ns they are all In good
financial condition. A good number of
land sales arc being mado by nonresidents
to farmers here. Tho alfalfa crop Is as
good aa tormor years, yielding from four to
flvo tons per acre, demonstrating this plnnt
can bo grown successfully any icason.
Farmers are arranging to bow hundreds of
acres of this forngo und fnttenlng plnnt
next year. It can be grown anywhere In
this part of tho state successfully. Laud,
whsn seeded to this plant, becomes valu
able, thero being well seeded tracts for
which farmers havo refused $100 per aero.
Auk DiuunKC" of Johnston County.
TECUMSEH, Ncb Aug. 23. (Special.)
As administrator of tho estate of the Into
J. B. Gooch. and acting for tho family, M.
H. Cnrman haB brought suit against tho
county commissioners of Johnson county for
$5,000 damages. Mr. Gooch, who wns tne
engineer of a threshing outfit, went through
a bridge on Ayer creek last month with )ils
engine and lost his life. Mr, Carman al
leges negligence on tho part of tho county
board In not keeping tho brldgo In proper
repair, henco tho accident and subsequent
damago suit. Linn Carman, who owned the
onglno, brings suit for $200 for damages to
his engine. Tho cbfo will como up In tho
district court nt the October term.
Npelliloiin fur u I'lnnle.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. 25. (Speclnl.)
The Richardson county teachers' Institute
closed Its annual session at Falls City yes
terday with tho spelling contest purtlcl
patcd In by a number of tho toachors. Tho
contest lastod from 7 till after 12 o'clock
before tho winners could be determined,
Prof. O, E. Martin of Dawson carrlod off
tho $11 first prize, whIUs tho second of $10
went to Miss Clara Beller of Vcrdon. The
winner, Prof. Martin, will represent tho
county In tho state contest at Lincoln to
be held later.
I'lilU to Trove lllnukmull.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 25. (Special.)
Oeorgo Zlnsraaster, n young farmer or tins
community, hnd County Clerk S. A. Leach
arrested on the charge of blackmail. The
caso wbb tried In Juwtlco J. S. Dlnsmore's
court nnd thu nccused was acquitted. Tho
caso grew out of one In which Leach cnusod
Zlnsmnster's arrest and trial on tho charge
of illegally selling n certain quantity of
wheat, tho property of Leach-
llnrd Sturm In Perkln County.
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nnl lightning visited this county Saturday
evening and thoro wore several head of
stock killed by lightning. William Garner
lost a colt, J. A. Yenne a cow and Post
master Babcock a cow. Theso rains keep
the srass green and the corn growing finely.
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