AMENDMENTS PUT ON.
*ilTHK ANTI-OPTIONS MEASURE
V ’ IN THE HOUSE.
!' 'V: ", 1 ■ -I
•* I* Hit»H»lly Vnknti bjr Mini
AaMtanU—Sob* Big l.rprlM. for
a. Hr Hhteh—Floor Add.d to tho LM of
. Agrlooltorol Prodocta ASootrd bjr tho
BUI—Ibo Mmmn Utterly CoBttod to
<. *bo AeooinplUhoaont of Its Porposo.
.* *, Aatt-Optlons Mwiit*.
Washington, June 33.—Immediately
■ «a convening to-day the house went
Into committee of the whole on the
wntl-optlon bill. It- was read by Bec
kons for amendment and Mr. Aldrloh
mf Illinois offered the first. Inserting
“flour" In the list of agricultural pro
-ducts affected by the bilL
Mr. Crain of Texas, speaking to a
pro forma amendment, read from the
*Oeala platform that the anti-option
"bill was based on Populist doctrine
-and asserted that the bill was vicious
•or deceptive, for It stated that Its
purpose was to raise revenue by
legalizing gambling, and if it sop
pressed gambling then it would not
Taise revenue.
The amendment of Mr. Aldrich was
adopted on dlvislon.-OS to 33.
, Then the house in committee by a
vote of 81 to 74 adopted an amend
ment offered by Mr. Stone of Penn
sylvania exempting thirty day op
tions. It was an unexpected defeat
-and Mr. Hatch and others, amid great
-confusion, raised the point of no quo
rum, Mr. Hatch saying that the
amendment, if adopted, would de
utroy the bilL
On a demand for tellers the vote on
the Stone amendment was 03 to 03,
and it was thereby lost by a tie.
The house adopted by a vote of 07
to 88 the amendment offered by Mr.
Boatner, excepting from the opera
tion of the bill such transactions as
should be entered into in good faith.
Mr. Hatch vehemently declared that
its intent was to kill the bill and that
'he would quite as soon have the com
mittee strike out the enacting clause
' as adopt the amendment.
Just before the committee of the
whole rose the Boatner amendment
was carried by a vote of 107 to 24 and
the bill as reported to the house from
. Mr. Hatch’s point of view was utterly
unfitted to the accomplishment of
his purposes. Mr. Hatch was suffer
ingexceedingly from a severe indis
position, but his lieutenants made
every effort to rally the friends of the
measure so that when the yea and
nay vote should be taken the emascu
lating amendment might be de
feated.
The first call on the final passage
of the amended anti-option bill re
united yeas 137, nays S3, and the sec
ond and final roll call was 150 to 86.
TO LOWER INCOME LIMITS.
Mr. Test Reports u Amendment to Tax
All Over *3,000 Per Yesr.
Washington, June 23.—Before the
consideration of the tariff bill was re
sumed by the senate to-day, the house
- bill to incorporate the supreme lodge
of the Knights of Pythias was re
ported favorably by Senator Faulkner
and passed immediately. A bill was
also passed for the relief of Charles
college, Mo., (being payment for use
cut property during the war), as well
.as one making the first Monday in
September of each year (Labor day) a
. legal holiday.
When the tariff bill was laid before
the senate, Mr. Kyle took the floor
* - and spoke briefly. He made a gen
eral argument favoring the income
tax, dwelling on the decline in farm
values in the West and the gradual
concentration of wealth in the hands
of the few. He urged that the pro
tective system had been responsible
for the concentration of wealth in the
hands of the few and it was just and
equitable that the few should bear
the share of the burden of taxation
which their wealth made them able
to bear.
At the conclusion of Mr. Kyle’s
speech, Mr. Vest offered four addition
al amendments to the income thx sec
tions. The most imporant was one to
reduce the exemption from 84,000 to
83,000, another exempted from the
operation of the tax building and loan
associations making loans only to
their shareholders and another pro
vided that in reckoning the profits of
corporations for taxation, actual op
erating expenses, losses and interest
. on fixed indebtedness should be ex
cluded.
Mr. Teller supported the income
tax proposition. He quoted from the
Utterances of some of the leaders of
the Bepublican party, past and pres
ent who advocated the iaeome tax in
. the past. Oliver P. Morton had char
acterized It as the most just and
equitable of all taxes. Senator Sher
man had eulogized it as had Senator
Morrill of Vermont.
“That was during the war, “inter
rupted Mr. MorrilL “It was proposed
as a war measure.”
“Oh, Mr. President,” replied Mr.
- Teller, “I don’t think an unjust and
inequitable tax was proposed nor de
fended even as a war tax.”
Tka Apple Crop.
Lkavkitwobth, Kan., June S3.—
Judge Wellhouse of Fairmount, who
controls the largest apple orchard in
Kansas, has received reports from
nearly every section of tha state re
garding the fruit crop. He says the
apple crop will be above average, yet
it will not be as large as it was four
▼ears ago. The Ben Davis, pippin and
jennatin trees and most of the sum
mer varieties are loaded down with
fruit, while the wlnesaps and other
less hardy varieties are failing on ac
count of blight.
Missouri Teachers* OSaas
WanmxxsBmto, Mo.,Junel3.—Pertle
^Springs was chosen as the meeting
place for the Missouri Teachers’ asso
ciation next year by an unanimous
V Tote. The following are the ofieers
for next year: President. J. T. Muir,
■Moberly; first vice president J. M.
'White, Carthage; second vice presl
- dent F. D. Tharpe, Kansas City; third
▼ice president Marie L. Turner, Clay
ton; fourth vice president W. B. Hol
loway. Neosho; recording secretary
I*. J. Hall, Montgomery City; corre
sponding secretary J. B. Kirk, West
port; treasurer B. D. Lucky, St Louis.
SUGAR THE STICKING POINT.
■nn Dnwnti Amjad Against Ikt
Renata Measure,
Washtxotox, June 23.—No agree
me&t ha* ns yet been reached in the
way* and mean* committee concern
ing the stand which the house is to
take on the sugar schedule of the tar
iff bill. It is believed, however, that
the struggle between the senate and
the house on this schedule will be
desperate, with the possibility of a
long deadlock.
The Wilson bill, as it left the house,
contained no sugar schedule, as the
tax on raw and refined sugar had
been struck out and the bounty had
been abolished outright. The senate
schedule is, therefore, the only sugar
proposition to go to conference, and
the first issue will be on rejecting the
senate schedule entirely and thus re
turning to the house form of the bill.
If one or the other side will not yield
on this issue the next step will be to
frame a compromise.
“I believe in remaining right here
at our desks until the fourth of next
March rather than surrender to the
senate sugar schedule.” said Mr. War
ner of New York. “I thiuk, moreover,
that the house Is certain to make
resistance which will compel the sen
ate to yield. It will be hot weather
in Washington and a protracted strug
gle will bring many discomforts, but
it will not be half as hot for congress
men here as it will be in their dis
tricts if they put a tax on sugar. Our
constituents and our editor* are for
free sugar, so that members can be
serving their districts best by remain
ing here until the senate is forced to
yield."
TO MAKE 8LEEPINO CARS.
fft||oer sad Pullman to Hava Competi
tors at St. Joseph.
St. Joseph, Mix, Jane 33.—'The Wil
liams Palace Car company, capitalized
at 83,000,000, trill, it . is an
nounced, begin the construction of
ears in this city to compete with the
Pullman and Wagner companies.
There is a large saving of weight
in the Williams car. According to
the statements given out the berths
will be a little longer than those in
the Pullman and Wagner cars and
about the same width. They will be
arranged in about the same manner
..with upper and lower tiers. The rail
upon which the mattresses will rest
will be made of aluminium and will
close up in the same manner that an
accordion does and be deposited in the
wall of a car in a space of one and
seven-eighths of an inch in thickness.
Upon these frames will rest mat
tresses. made of cloth and rubber,
which will be inflated with air imme
diately before being put in use. In
summer chilled air and in the winter
warmed air will bo used. -
TOLD NOT TO GAMBLE.
Young Ransom Tells His Story to the Su
gar Investigating Committee.
Washington, June 23.—The sugar
bribery committee held a brief session
yesterday and examined George Ran
som, son of Senator Ransom, and clerk
of the senate commttee on commerce,
and also Captain C. Barnes, messen
ger of that committee, in regard to
their purchases of sugar stock. Their
statements were corroborative of that
made by Senator Ransom when he was
before the investigating committee.
George Ransom said his father had
not known of the purchase and in fact
he was the last person to whom he
would have spoken of the transaction,
for his father had always tolijl him
not to gamble.
Captain Barnes also testified to
keeping the knowledge of his sugar
stock purchases from Senator Ransom,
“because,” he said, “I know he would
be very severe on me if he found it
out. He was opposed to everything
of that kind.”
ARCHBISHOP TACHE DEAD.
One of Canada** Pioneer Missionaries
Called at the Age of Nearly 71 Tears.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 23. —
Archbishop Tache suffered a relapse
during the night and died at 6:30
o'clock this morning.
During his forty-nine years of active
service in the interest of the Catholic
ehureh he established many missions
and built scores of schools, colleges,
convents and chapels. He was the
author of several standard works, one
of which is considered the most com
plete history of the Red river country,
Its resources and inhabitants. The
archbishop would have been 71 years
old next month.
On. Hundred Mussulman. Killed.
Madrid, Jnne 23.—Dispatches re
ceived by the government from Min1
diano, one of the largest of the Phil
ipine islands, report that a battle was
fonght on June 9 between Spanish
troops and the Mussulman inhabit
ants of the islands, and that the Span
ish were victorious. One hundred
Mussulmans were killed. The Span
ish loss was only a few wounded.
The fighting still continues.
Dark Horses Win.
Washington, June 33.—Joseph H.
Lori well was nominated yesterday for
postmaster at Outhrie, Ok., and
Charles J. Nesbitt for postmaster at
Kingfisher. Both nominations were
a complete surprise to the Oklahoma
contingent here. In both the Outhrie
and Kingfisher offices there were bit
ter local fights, and the selection o f
outside candidates was made for the
purpose of harmonizing, as far as pos
sible, the party differences.
Ohio's Cigarette Law Upheld.
Columbus, Ohio, June 33.—The su
preme court to-day deolared the
ciirarette tax law constitutional.
Comer Mar Hare a Show,
Alliance, Ohio, Juno 33.—J. H.
Lewis, who was Congressman Ikirt's
chief manager in the campaign of two
years ago, has caused a political sen
sation here br indorsing Coxey as a
congressional candidate. He asserts
that many Democrats will support
Ooxey. _
Sight Yean (or aa Kmbosaloa
Gbeat Bens, Kan., Jane 33.— D. B.
Jones, ex-eonnty clerk, was aenteneed
yesterday to eight years in the peni
tentiary for embezzlement. He
thanked his lawyers and said he bore
no one any ill will.
ON THE INCOME TAX.
SENATOR HILL DENOUNCES THE
PROPOSITION. .
Ha Daelaraa It ta ba aa tJBwIaa u4 DU*
tneahl Maaaara—Pradletloa that It
WUI Drlra Maw York. Maw Jaraay ut
Caaaaatleat lata tka Mapakllaaa Cat*
ana—Ha layi Praaaat Laadara ara Mb*
lala( tka Damacratta Part}—Whaa la*
aaaaa Tax Will Bagla aad Whaa Caaaa.
Imtar BUI Mi Iaeeiae Tax.
WuBimm, June 3J. —There ni i
good attendance in the galleries ot
the eenete to-day in anticipation ot
the income tax debate when Vice
President Stevenson rapped for order.
After some preliminary routine busi
ness had been transacted the tariff
bill was laid before the senate.
As soon as the clerk had read the
first section of the income tax pro
vision Mr. Hill, who assumed the lead
ership of the opposition to those pro
visions, arose and began his address.
He said in opening: “With all due
respect to what has been said in
favor of this tax by distinguished
senators it is confidently submitted to
the senate that the arguments pre
sented in opposition to the necessity,
justice and advisability of any such
tax have never been successfully an
swered. The arguments have been
evaded but not refuted.
“In the first place, considered from
the mere standpoint of political ex
pediency, .it was unwise to incorpor
ate an income tax in a reform bill.
There were honest differences enough
already existing among party friends
relating to the details of legitimate
tariff legislation which necessarily
had to be reconciled without going
out of our way to seek fresh causes of
contention in an effort to incorporate
this tax—an experimental scheme
of taxation at best — upon a
measure for the revision of
the tariff. The Democratic par
ty was substantially united in
favor of tariff revision, but it is well
known that irreconcilable differences
of opinion existed concerning the
propriety of restoring a war tafx in
time of peace, and yet in suite of such
recognized differences, and in the
face of the protests of Democratic
constituencies and against the advice
of public men who have never faltered
in their devotion to the true Demo
cratic principles, this income tax
feature has been grafted upon this
measure and we are persistently
asked to accept it against our better
judgment as a condition of obtaining
any tariff legislation.
GOOD POLITICS AND PLEDGES.
“It would have been good politics
to have avoided this unnecessary
issue. Prudence $ictjited that this
congress should not attempt to formu
late new Democratic doctrines to
which we have not been committed.
Rather should it carry out the pledges
that we have already made. Perhaps
I overestimate the importance of party
platforms and appreciate too keenly
the binding obligations of party
pledges. I believe that it is the
solemn duty of a political party to re
deem the promises upon which it
obtained power and that repudiation
thereof will sooner or later bring disas
ter upon it at the hands of a betrayed
and indignant people. For one I pro
test against the repudiation of the
promises of the Democratic party in
order to adopt and carry out the
promises of the Populist party.
“I am tempted to suggest that the
Democrats of Oregon thought to test
the popularity of an income tax
among the business man and electors
of that state by inserting in their
platform a clause favoring that tax,
and awakening to their senses after
the election, they discovered that
their ticket was third in the race, that
their party was demoralized, and that
they had divided themselves instead
of dividing their opponents. The
most disastrous defeat ever ex
perienced by the Democratic party in
Oregon was the result of the effort to
substitute new-fangled Populistic
principles for the good old principles
of true Democracy. Here and now I
venture the prediction that the same
result will follow the same effort
everywhere. ”
Mr. Hill presented a petition from a
number of business men of New York
city asking that the income tax be
stricken from the tariff bill. The pa
tition was signed by Evan Thomas,
William Steinway, Lewis Windmuller,
J. Edward Simmonds, S. D. Babccck,
W. Bayard Cutting, John H. Inman
and Alexander El Orr. Of this he de
clared: “I do not wish to drive such
men out of the Democratic party by
our unwise legislation in the hope of
supplying theft- places with Ada Ham
ites, Coxeyites, Socialists and all the
rag tail and bob tail elements of the
community who will be attracted to
us by our proposed raid upon the
wealth of the country.
PBO TESTS ASD BEPUDIATI05.
“This," Mr. Hill went on, “is essen*
tlally a war tax. Heretofore, we, as
Democrats, hare damorei against it,
and others like it Look at the spec*
tael a which we now present If this
is true Democracy I want none of it
If this is the best leadership which we
can present in this great crisis I for
one mnst decline to follow it I re
pudiate the spurious Democracy of
these modern apostles and prophets
who are part Mugwump, part Popu
list and the least part Democratic,
who seek to lead us astray after
false gods, false theories and false
methods. I object to our restoring a
war tax which the Republicans them
selves rejected years ago, with our ap
probation. I protest against that
lack of foresight and judgment upon
the part of some professed Democrats
who always seek an excuse to adopt
whatever the Republicans and people
have repudiated. I cannot follow
such leadership, which shifts and
turns, and temporizes upon every
pubiic question, which compromises
every well-established Democratic
nriuciole for which the party con
tended when out of power, which
s tends ready to adopt every
passing ‘ism* of the hour, which
surrenders principle for expediency
and pursues no consistent course from
one year to another. If the political
success of my party is only to be pur
chased by such methods and such sao
yifices_I prefer defeat and (he preserve
lira of my Mlt respect. This la a tax,
tha Imposition of which shall drive
New York. New Jersey and Connect!*
cut Into the Republican column, there
to permanently remain; a tax, the
individual feature of which has not
been recommended by any Democrat
ic president, or secretary of the treas
ury, or commissioner of internal reve
nue; but a tax suggested, advocated
and persistently pushed by a majority
whicn is temporarily 'in the saddle’
In this congress and is driving the
Democratic party with reckless and
headlong speed into the abyss of po
litical ruin."
Mr. Hill presented several tables of
figures to show that the amount of
revenue raised by the tariff bill as
now proposed would be amply suffi
cient without recourse to the Income
tax.
KBAsnra fob uTtmmm
“It has been difficult,” the speaker
went on, “to fathom the motives of
the finance committee in their insist
ence upon deferring their proposed
duty upon sugar until January, 1895.
The committee, it must be admitted,
did not very successfully defend the
propriety of their action. Their atti
tude has placed them in an awkward
and unpleasant position, very much
of the criticism for which had better
been avoided,- Sir, can it be possible
tnsV'thelr well known anxiety to re
tain the income tax provision in this
bill has led them to postpone the date
for the operation of the sugar tax in
order that there might be created, an
apparent greater necessity for this
income tax? If so, it is understood.
Some other pretext, some other ex
cuse, some other subterfuge' must be
invented.
“In their mad haste to attack the
rich, tho champions of aae 'ineome
tax either intentionally or inad
vertantly assailed the poor. Until
the amendments relating to savings
banks were offered yesterday in the
senate, the program of the majority
here seemed to be to place such insti
tutions on substantially the same
level with business corporations and
to subject them to the 3 per cent tax
If there was any other Intention it
was not apparent. I have not had
time to examine those new amend
ments, which are for the first time
printed and plaoed upon our desks
this morning to determine whether
they contain an absolute exemption
of mutual savings banks or not, but
from hearing them hastily read at the
secretary's desk yesterday I fear they
are not sufficiently broad to ac
complish that purpose. They should
be made so plain and clear that there
can remain no possible doubt of their
intention. Arguments ought not to
be necessary to sustain the proposi
tion that mutual savings banks should
be absolutely exempt from any In
come taxation. Thl? government
canndt Word to permit the savings
of the poor to be taxed through a
general income tax. Tt would be the
crowning infamy of this bill.”
THE INCOME TAX FIXED.
At 8:40 o'clock, voting on the
first clause of the Income tax
provisions, the date was fixed as
proposed in amendments retaining
the income tax until January 1, 1900,
by a vote of 39 to 31, Messrs. Teller,
Dubois and Mitchell of Oregon, Re
publicans, voting with the Democrata
LEO'S JUBILEE LETTER.
An Address to Catholics In Ersrj
Country.
Roue, June 33.—Pope Leo X Ill's ju
bilee encyclical letter, br political tes
tament has been approved by a com
mittee of the college of cardinals and
will shortly pe promulgated. It Com
mences with recalling the recent
demonstrations upon the occasion of
his jubilee, .as evidence of Catholic
unity and‘says that imitating Christ,
who, on the eve of his ascension,
prayed that his disciples be united,
he, the pope, at the end of his life
desired to invite all men, without
distinction of race or country, to enter
the church. Referring to the heath
ens he prays that God will increase
the number of devoted missionaries
who will continue to propogate the
faith.
The encyclical then deals with
Christian countries and expresses
grief at the schisms and animosities
which have torn flourishing countries
from the bosom of the church and the
hope is expressed that divine pity and
omnipotence will bring them back to
the fold. It then addresses the East
ern churches, recalling the fact that
their ancestors recognized the Roman
pontiff, admits that they are well dis
posed towards Catholics and promises
that their rights and patriarchal priv
ileges will be maintained in the event
of union with the Roman Catholio
church.
The Pope then appeals to protest*
ants, points out that they hare no
fixed rule of faith or Authority and
asserts that mdly of them even deny
the dignity of Christ, the inspiration
of the scriptures and end by falling
into naturalism and materialism. The
Pope names enlightened proteatants
who ended by returning to Catholi
cism, and exhorts others to return to
the church in order that all may have
the same faith, hope and charity,
based on the same gospel.
The encyclical refers to the move
ment in certain countries against the
church, enjoining Catholics to shake
oft sloth in view of this hostility and
to submit entirely to the tutelage of
the church, whose mission it is to
teach and to legislate in regard to
things falling under its jurisdiction,
without being subservient to any, and
at the same time excitiifg the envy of
none. The church can pursue the
work of guiding men in the fulfill
ment of their duties as it is animated
by the spirit of aooord towards the
civil power.
He condems the Free Masons,olaim
ing that W»ey are the enemies of relig
ious unity and especially denounces
their so-called audacious activity in
Borne.
The encyclical concludes with re
calling the former encyclical on the
social question, declaring that liberty
and the people can be made to har
monise with power and the rulers,
whatever form of government exists,
as the right to command and the duty
of obedience proceed from God, to
whom the rulers must account for
their stewardship The pope strongly
appeals to the latter to foster relig
ious union in order that the close of
the present century may not resemble
the stormy end of the last century.
SILVER CONFERENCE.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS ASSEM
BLE IN OMAHA.
£.'• ________
A Cimpalpi at flM Colombo Bagaa—
Dmotiatk U>|u Formed m >
Baaalt at tba Confaraaaa— A larta
Mambor of Dalogataa la Attaadanea—
Maab Kalhaolaaao MaalCaotad—Chaleo
at Taooporary aad Paraoaaaat OBIrara
—No Word* Agalaat tka Admlalotra"
Hot—Haraaoaj PravalU Tbraagbaab
Democratic Stiver Conference.
Omaha, Jan* SI,—The Nebraska,
democratic silver conference assembled,
in this city yesterday with a large at
tendance of delegates and others Tbs
conference was opened by Secretary
Smyth* of Omaha reading the call for
its assemblage.
Judge Ong of Geneva then addressed
the conference, following it with the
announcement that the state committee
had selected Alfred Haalett of Beatrice
and T. R. Galvin of Atkinson as tem
porary chairman and secretary. The
choice was unanimously endorsed by
the conference. Mr. Haslett was
cheered as he stepped forward and ad
dressed the assembly.
Congressman Bryan was requested to
take a seat on the platform, which he
did amid great applause.
Judge Ong presented a list containing
the names of delegates as adopted by
the committee and the report was ac
cepted without reading of namea
The following committee were then
appointed: Committee of three on per
manent organization, John Thompson
of Dodge, J. C. Dahlman of Dawes, J.
11 Stevens of Adams county.
Mr. R. A. Batty of Bastings was
called upon and addressed the conven
tion.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported, appointing W. H.
Thompson of Ball county for perma
nent chairman and John \V. C, Abbott
of Dodge county for permanent secre
tary.
Chairman Thompson was enthusias
tically received, and addressed the con
vention at considerable length.
On motion the following committee
on organization was appointed: Judge
John S. Robinson, Dr. Kciper, R. L.
Metcalf, J. W. Sparks and H. M. Boyd
ston. The committee retired to the
Dellone and later brought in the ' fol
lowing report which, with an amend
ment that J. H. Broady of Lancaster
county be added to the committee, was
adopted:
Your committee on organization rec
ommends that this organization be
known as the “Nebraska Democratic
Free Coinage League."
We recommend that all of the’ dele
gates to this conference be declared
members of this league.
We nomJpa\y as officers and execu
tive committee of this league the fol
lowing: *
President, J. E. Ong of Fillmore.
Secretary, F. J. Morgan of Cass.
Treasurer, G. A. Luikart of Madison
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. C, Dahlman of Dawes, W. H.
Thompson of Hall, John Thomsen of
Dodge, C. J. Smythe of Douglas, Geo.
Wells of Merrick, W. H. Kelligar of
Nemaha, Robt. Clegg of Richardson, 11.
M. Boydstou of Otoe, W. D. Oldham of
Buffalo. John S. Robinson,
J. W. Sparks, Chairman.
Secretary.
W. D. Oldham, of Kearney, addressed
the convention at length. He was fol
lowed by Judge Robinson, C. D. Cas
per, Dr. Abbott, Judge Boscall and
others.
MONET RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The committee on resolutions then
came in with the following declaration
of its position on the money question,
which was adopted:
We send greeting to our fellow dem
ocrats of Nebraska and invite their
earnest co-operation and aid in electing
delegates from every county in the
state to the democratic state conven
tion of 1894 pledged to vote for the in
sertion in the democratic platform of
the following plank:
“We favor the immediate restoration
of the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the present ratio of
16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation on earth.”
In the effort to obtain a fair expres
sion of every democratic sentiment, we
urge upon every democrat who be
lieves in the principle herein enuncia
ted to participate actively and vigor
ously in the selection of delegates to
the state convention.
We recommend that in every county
of the state the democrats who oppose
this proposed plank be invited to a
thorough discussion of its merits to the
end that the democratic party may act
intelligently and harmoniously upon
this great question.
We propose that this contest shall be
fought out upon clean lines and with
intelligent methods, but, confident in
the correctness of our position, we also
propose that the fight shall be vigorous,
and that no effort shall be spared to
place in the platform of the democratic
party the same emphasis, the same un
mistakable utterance concerning the
great question of finance, as has been
lastingly imprinted upon our party
platforms concerning the great ques
tion of tariff reform.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolved, That the democratic state
convention be held at a date not later
than August 10, and that a committee
of five be appointed by the chair for
the purpose of conferring with Euclid
Martin, chairman of the state demo
cratic central committee, relative to
fixing the date.
This committee consists of C. J.
Smyth and E. P. Smith of Omaha, El
W. Hubbard of Aurora, M. D. Webb of
Lincoln, and Robert Clegg of Falls City.
At 5 o’clock the convention adjourned
to meet again in the evening and hear
Congressman Bryan deliver a speech.
Congressman Bryan was asked what
his intentions were as to the work of
the convention, and replied that he
had nothing to do with it. as the con
ference was the sole judge of what was
best The delegates had assembled
here and it was for them to say what
they wanted and voice their honest
sentiments without regard to the per
sonal desires of any individuaL
‘•Well, dear, what have you there?”
“A letter from mamma.” “Anything'
of importance?” “I don’t know yet.
1 hare not read the postscript."
sssssssssssssssssssssSa
SUDDKNLV CALLED.
*>•»** of b-iantw Perkins ef|
Haases. ' |
Vrxmmnm. June 82.—Hon. Bishop
W. Peakins, ex-scuator, and (or years
a representative from Kansas, died
suddenly at his hoU In this city yea*
terday afternoon. His death was duo
to cholera morbus contracted In tha
Indian territory a few days ago. Ha
(leavxe a wife, two daughters and a
■on, all o( whom were present at tha .
deathbed.
A week ago he returned to Wash*
tag-ton from Kansaa and sines then
has been suffering from bowel trouble,
but until Tuesday night steadfastly -
refused to call a physician. During
the night he became worse and Dr,
Brumbaugh, the family physician,
was called In.
He pronounced the attack cholera :
morbus The ex-senator passed a
?pilot night No serious alarm was
elt during the day until S o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when the symp
tom* grew much worse. Dr*. Beltaen
and Sower* were hastily summoned.
Their efforts to afford relief worn
futile. He sank rapidly and att o'olook
passed away.
non. Bishop W. Parkins wsi born In .
Rochester, Lorsin county, Ohio, Octo
ber 18, 1848. Hla education was re
ceived In the common schools of his
native state and in Knox college in
Galesburg, 111. He spent two years
In Colorado after leaving college, and
In 1808 he returned from thatvAgrrl
tory and enlisted In Company 11te;
Eighty-third Illinois volunteer ImBI;
fantry, at a sergeant He was after-p
wards transferred to the Sixteenth,
colored infantry, where he aerved as >
adjutant and captain for over two
years He was mustered out of the ;
service In 1805. When he left the.
army Mr. Perkins returned to Illinois i
and began the study of law, reading ',
with lion. O. C. Gray of Ottawa, and |
in 1807 was admitted to the bar. i
During that year he located at
Piercetown, Ind., whero he remained ;',
for two years when he removed to
Oswego, Kan. In the spring of I860 .
Mr. Perklns4 was appointed county
attorney of Labette county and held
the position until his successor was
elected, himself declining the nomin
ation for the office.
Ho was elected probate judge in the
fall of 1870, and in 1873 was appointed ,
district judge for the Eleventh ju
dicial district, and in November of,
that year he was elected to the same *
office. In 1874 he waa re-elected and
again in 1878, At the November
election Mr. Perkins was chosen to
Ire present Hie Third congressional'
district in congress, and also sorved4
the same district in the Fiftieth and
Fifty-first congresses, bnt was do-,
feated in 1890 by li. H. Clovey, the
Populist candidate. £
In 1893 he was appointed by Govei
nor Humphrey to the United Statea '
senate to fill the position made vacant
by the deathol Senator Plumb, whleb
Occurred in December, 1861.
Mr. ~ - ■ - . -
“big
Peters
at,large from the third district. He
was a potent factor in Kansas politics
and was one of the best posted men in
Kansas upon state and national .
issues. Always an intense partisan*. S
he was nevertheless patriotic,
thoroughly Imbued with state pride
and was always ready and eager to do
his utmost for the welfare of the com
monwealth and its citizens. He had
hosts of friends throughout the state
and had he lived would have been a
formidable candidate for the United :
States senatorship to succeed Senator
Martin.
Mr. Perkins was a ready speaker i
and an able- parliamentarian. While '
a member of the house he was often !
chosen to fill the chair In the absence i
of Speaker Reed. Since his retire
ment from the senate in March, 1893,
he had been engaged in the practice
of law in Washington, being asso
ciated with ex-Assistani Secretary of
the Interior Chandler in the prosecu
tion of Indian depredation claims be* r;
fore the Interior department
Perkins was one pl tho famous,
four congressmen’ — Morrill,
,Perkins and Hanback—elected
TO FORFEIT GRANTS.
Che Horn* Public Lull Committee
Considering Mr. UcRm'i Rmwa.
WASHtNQTOJf, Jons 33 .—The com- ’
mittee on public land] has begun the
consideration of the bill introduced
by Representative McRae of Arkan
sas, which provides for the forfeiture
to the United States of all land grants
to the railroads, opposite the portions
of the lines as originally planned
which were not constructed and com- '
pleted within the time stipulated in.
the granting acts.
Twenty-five railroad corporations
are affected by this bilL It is es
timated by the interior department
that they have failed to build 4,69$ ;
miles of road according to tbe terms!
of their charters, and that their land *
holdings which would be forfeited -
amount to S4,333,000 acres. The
Northern Pacific would be compelled!
to forfeit 30,907,000 acres’if the .bill,4
passed; the Southern Pacific, 4,147,000; -
the Oregon and California, 3,084,000$
the California and Oregon, 1,740,000;
ihe St Paul, Minneapolis and Man
itoba. 1,113,000; the Chicago, St Paul.
Minneapolis and Omaha, 1,440,000,and
other roads smaller holdings.
Prcadsrgast Makes a Seeoe.
Chicaoo, June 33.—When Assassin .1
Prendergast's insanity trial before
Judge Payne was resumed to-day, he •;
started toward the Judge, waving ,,
his hands and scowling vision, ly.
When stopped by bailiffs he attempted
to strike them, but was overpowered
and put into his chair with a thump,
which kept him moodily silent during
the proceedings
Bevator aatf Chareh Wrecked.
Mason Grrr, Iowa, June S3.—A wind',
storm visited this section last night,
lasting about ten minutes Clausen’s
larguTelevalor at Clear lake was com*
Sletily deaagiishe# end other damage
one. 4 A *mm wind mills were
wrecked and daWagwjjib. Small prop
erty was very md -At Ragle Grove '
the Oatholie church Sm one house 4
were wtseked, but no one hurt.
... ■
Clvk Marriage Lew Palled.
Bn>i Pbsih, June 3 3.—The house of
magnates to-day passed the long die
cussed civfl marriage bill by a major- i
ity of four. . Announcement of the re
sult was received with loud cheer n
and cries of ‘•Isljin.’*