ki mm CHARGES
IHEV MaY LEAD TO CHOATE'S
RECALL.
m r. Mckinley May Be Compelled to !
Take This Step as a Rebuke
To Great Britain.
TTashiogtun, D. C. (Special.) A:n
tuseador Choate may be re. ailed as it
jtbuke. 10 Great Britain.
The state department has abundant 1
aa contention that ex-Consul Ma rum
was guilty of falsehood when he d
dared thdt United Slates ortkia! ma
Jvad b'-en opened. Ly the British ceiifi
i rip'hin
It his also abandoned its conttriti-
as ti Mr. Macrum's alleg -1 incapacity, i
and Las come to the conclusion th-t
tut charges made Dy .ir. .M n rum, a no
t hi l-ersonality, constitute, ihi que,--Ikin
a. Issue.
Two offences Great Britain may !.;. .-
mrr.itted. hhe is known t , have c to- j you and thank you lor the v.o. k. I a:n . M..111 hy Ie,,,o,entat!ves of ea.-h
BMUed one In the ope.ot ot the L ait - . goin Kto oeover twelve let tim-l in W i- , anil flul.-U.-nllv in executive fes
ttiU A fft.ciLl mail, for .-. Ma. I uio i ..iii:s soon, and I shall cfM i!.e .Ui-n- j ( i,,n .-.overnor W. J .tom of le-half
envelopes with Qua u -toria Uon of my auaun.- to th. b,,k. , f Kiins.,s rHv alu, National Commit-
tat.ia.n ujion ineni 10 ;ooe o.-ui. i o.?
eunsiitutes a flagrant violt-tion of iu-
IttrtutUonai usage, and Unat Uritait:
aiust tfive an apulosy.
The second pftense is tlv- possible an-
txa.uo-n of olMcial mail tru inthe oj.-n
tienvelojies.
V vireat Britain has been guilty of
la, and the stale depat tn etu is willing-
to admit the fact, an aiiject apol
wgy Kd be demanded hy the state
department, whii n Is now under lln
ifvur of the politic piesi'knt. and if thr
Volo(,y is not complete and prompt
tb American ambassador. Mr. Choate,
ill be withdrawn ftoin l.iidon.
AmlKtNtadors have been teealietl for
Jtss t'lievous offence than th.; ,pen
iig of official mail by a friendiy gov
rnmcBt. V, hile to re ail Mr. I'l.nale
oulc cause the state departtnrnt much
aaguish, repubilcati leaders have serv
ed notice on President MeiKnlcy that a
jito-British. prime mirdsttr in the tab
cannot but (rive point and color
Id the. frequently repealed f;;nrk s of an
atigto-American ailianee in the lace of
A impending presidential airipaisn.
lti president, alarmed at the storm,
igreti with the opinion of his ad
xisrs. The etate department, too, is alarmed
and has cabled to South .Africa for a
Sat of t"he letters received by Consul
Macrum during the period w hiti the
British censor was brvaklntr I'nited
9fta,te3 seiils on government communi
cations. Young: Mr. Hay will send the numbers
tvi descrriptlun of the eonter.ts of each
f the letters on file at freiotia, and
Mie information thus set ured will be
woorpared with the records of the state
icpartment.
Copies of the telegrams Mr. Macrum
mil have also been asked for by the
u.te department from the Pretoria
aumla.te, and they will be compared
mith telegrams received by the state
department, the purpose belns to as
aertain if the British censor abstracted
may of. the contents of the envelops he
iind, and i he edited the dispatches
31r. Macrum sent to the state depart-
The- state department s reversal of
J matter has been complete. A few
4ays affo it declared that Mr. Macrum
twd sutde no complaint about the Brit
wh eensor tampering with the L'nited
States official mail, and that it did not
believe any official mail had been open
,J iff the the British censor.
TNxUy the state department admitted
ttit the charges made by Mr. Macrum
mere among the gravest that could be
aiatfe against a friendly nation, and
Uat due diligence would be exercised
to preparing a cas.
Tvro days ago the state department
tectared that the matter would be iK
litred. and that newspaper stork?
would be disre garded, in which decision
e British embassy cordially agreed.
Today the state department declared
-Cast as soon as the official investigation
ftnae out Mr. Maerum's charges, rep
:itssDtations would be made to the Biit
trta government and the mcut serious
yosrlble diplomatic eonstrat.tlon would
Ae jlaced upon the offence.
THE CASE OF TWO SENATORS.
Stark Of Montana Will Have to Co,
But Hanna Will Remain.
Washington, D. C (Special.) ena
w Marcus A. Hanna of Ohio and Wii-
"3m A. Clark of Montana each holds
a seat in the United States senate that
Me alleged to have been secured ih.V
(fee liberal use of money in corrupt
ive members of the legislature. The
vbio senator, however, was more for
twnate than Mr. Clark appears to be.
fcr the committee on privileges and
-lections threw out the charges against
JLanna, while It lork as if those
ainst Clerk may be sustained.
In the case of John J. Ingalls. the
senate committee found that menibe's
ld been corrupted, but not enough to
Imve changed the result. Had that rul
'mg been supported in the Manna case.
Mr. Hanna would never have retained
tjn spat.
Hanna. owing to the recalcitrant re
aobllcans. was elected only after a
tard struggte, and then only by a ma
rity of one or two votes. The charges
against him reached the senate in the
shape of a memorial from the leglsla
Dure, which was signed by the demo
crats and recalcitrant republicans. The
snemorial was accompanied by a copy
kf the testimony taken by the Unit
state investigating committee.
The committee, on privileges and elec
ttoos, a republican body, feit.tlie in
fluence rrf pressure from the White
fcpuse and dismissed the charges.
It is not, believed that (Senator Clark
will escape as easily. In this connect
tlpn it in interesting to know that
Marcus Dly is expected In Washing
len soon. Mall addressed to hitn Is now
arriving: at Chamberlain's. Mr. Daly's
coming will cause some surprise. It Is
ot known whether or not he will be
witness in the case.
Porter to Go to Philippines.
Washington. D. C fHpeclal.) It l
nderstood that when Robert H. oPr
er, who reeently returned from an of
ficial trip to Cuba, was in Washington
he other day. the president spoke to
fclm In reference to becoming a mm
fcr of the Philippine commission. Mr.
Jortrr private affairs and his work
In connection with Cuban tariff matters
Wtaks it Impossible for him to be ab
rtt frtm the t-'nltcd States for a cou
ple r.f years, hut he has ben requested
iy thtresSdent and neretary of war.
as snn as a stable government has
fcvn Prftif9 In the Philippines, to do
te Mine work in connection with the
e-'toais and Internal Ion ii revenue tax
,en In those rotlB tries that he ban
- km Cs Puerto Rico.
MONEY. TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM.
The TitSe of Coin Harvey' Latest
Eook Comments.
O.i. III. lSpe la - The nale Cl
"Cmn" Haivey's net, book, "Honey,
Trusts and Imperialism," is Immense.
It fx COI.Sjdi'l ed UIHr tu hi famous
"Ctin'ii Financial Sx htOl." bk-h tif
many mouths er.jovtd a hale i f font
ii 11 thousand copies per day. The d
ina-d fur the new bock will lie tar
grecter i hail that fur th- " hool."
Among the thousands of niiii'limc!i
1ai letter, such tx.jionn as these
an- i,i be found in every one of them,
W. I. Bryan"! tiavp read the Uk.1i
as J nave had an pj ortur.ny on tin
cars. While i have not yet tinipktitf
it. I nave r---id eni.uch to convince m
i that i. will ,lo a great di al of irt-o.i
i Voii l ave nrousht out t ne cxi tci'it
Idnu. and have I rrught t'lein out v. .1
J have taken occasion to i..immtid the
I book to I'U f'.t:? hoi'l 1 Ii-lVc I'li t
Helen M.
.ave Just
i:o'.:j7:ir 1 -if., Ic I
:.-
linh.-ii r-adi::t the- new
in.ok. .Mr. Harvey has don-? great s-eiv-
ke to the country' a r.d u humai.lty in
ffi tier; I i i writing this book. It is
Mmplv p-ifen a, an cluster. u
J i.oul-i ion, it a nation to juMke and
i self-pintit ti m if it eou:d he gotten iii:o
".he hand- of the j enpie. I couKratuiu:
i j-sii' irinm, r;:ur r aos, n i
j have read the Ux.k and I would f ive
j every tent cf my pfiperty. and if n.e.
ifssary, my lif-, if tlie book could be
j put in eiery hous? I. Ameika, as I
believe )t would be tlie means of pr -
vol ,,IK a '"" '
country in me near future.
'ru,. D..n... mi.. , ir.. lu. "I, I .
, i i -.- ii , r-1 i.-iiii. iitinij 41 i..
wonderful b'Kik. Kvery one siiou':d read
and study it.'
The l.i r. J'lpestone, Minn. "It is
the (jreateKt book of the d;:y on liyir.s
issues."
I'rojrie.'-sive Monthly. Indiana poli?,
I:)!'. "A preat bonk."
'ei... 'e... I I..- T., -v- i.
i :ii j ; - nil II i.r.i'ji'if i n nt'jii, ,'. -
"The book is d-sMnei to be a f.ii.t
icicss and M have a wonderful i.i-
fiu-r,'. e mi th--- r it Si i. i thought of
day, tnd it wi'l do this for the s
reason that 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'
it, betau.se it tiaches fundamental
i': I
Ui.l
not
self-evident tiuths about human lib
erty and hun;in government. It sounds
the campaign skjran for the refund
forces in the coming- tattle between
government l.y th cioilar arid govern
ment by t:e pc-jpie. Kvery ref rnitr
should iiurchas? a copy tnd jia it. in
the hands of his republican neighbor."
The Jffersinian, KarlbhLlt. Mini:.
"The man who desires information at.d
feels that he wants to be Just to him
self and the world will path' r gieat
strength from this book, f.ir it is (inch
ed on a very high plane of Justice."
The A:er;na:it, Sparta. II!. "It is a
book that will be read by millions and
will be a most, potent weapon in the
hands, of the people for their defense
against privileged classes."
The Nonconformist, Omaha, Xeb. "It
Is a wonderful book. It is going to
make a shaking among the dry bones.
It will make people think who never
thought before. It will create a revolu
tion in American polities."
Denlson Bulletin, Ixnisori, la. "Ev
erybody ehouki read this work, as it U
a school on the tonics treated, and
gives more information that you ran
remember than a ton of ordinary lit
erature would give."
The Gazette, Alexandria, Va. "Any
unbought poor man who shall vote the
republican ticket after reading '.Money.
Trusts and Imperialism' is Incapable
of properly exercising the privilege- of
suffrage."
The Times, Beaver City, X, h.. "The
book- gives food for thought as to the
politics of the future."
The Banner Herald, Bridgeport. Tex.
"The book is easily understood. It is
not dry and dull, but lively and enter
taining." W. If. Parkin, Publisher Advance,
West Bend, la. "I believe the book
will 'tell' in the coming election."
The Homestead, Uerimr, Neb "We
have no hesitancy in pronouncing It
excellent and timely ."
The Cattaraugus Union, Salamanca,
Ni Y. "We regard the new book as
the best yet on the subjec t, and ardent
ly wish we could place it in the hands
of every voter in the country at once.'"
The Knterprise, Beardstown. I!!. "Jt
is clean cut, simple and convincing."
The Sewn. Saginaw. Mich. "Ii prom
ises to create a stir in the political
world."
George S. Stout, Editor Plain Dealer,
Lake ity, Mich. "In my opinion the
chapters on the banking system are the
best in the book."
I. A. Williams, Hasten. Ark. "I have
Just finished reading 'Coin on Money,
Trusts and Imperialism.' I cannot find
words, to express my appteclation of
it. In purity of thought, clearness of
premise, forcefulness in argument It Is
equaled only by the teachings of Christ
himself. Again has there light appear
ed shining out of darkness."
Armstrong County ilecorder. Kittan
ning. pa. "It's the . sensation of the
hour."
Philip Kief, Kenkhoven, Minn. "Sev
en out of ten republican a ho read the
book wiil vote with us this fall."
WILD HOUSES BEING EXTERMI
NATED. The w ild horse of the west seems des
tined to sliare the fate of the buffalo.
Slowly, but surc-ly, the great heids of
these beautiful animals which roam
the plains of Washington, Idaho and
Montana are being decimated. In the
last two years at least 6Z,W) head of
horses have been removed from the
ranges of eastern Washington alone.
Their disposition has been approxi
mately as follows: Shipped to Chicago
and other eastern markets, 20.000; sent
to Alaska during Klondike rush. 8,000;
canned Into horse meat at Linton, Ore.,
for shipment to France, 9.W0; driven
to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah, largely for pack and saddle
horses. 10,000; broken for use by new
settlers in Washington, 10,000; died In
the last two winters. 8.000.
This loss has been double the naturail
increase, reducing the number of wild
horses in that state from about 125,000
to 80,000 or W,0v0. At this rate of de
crease they would last for some years,
but the fact is that the horses are be
ing confined to a smaller area each sucl
cessive year, thereby increasing their
chances of destruction.
At least 5.000 horses died of starva
tion last winter in the districts north
and south of the Snake river. Fifty to
80 per cent of some bands vanished
under the conditions of short grass and
deep snow.
At the Pullman works, out of 7.12S
mechanics, laborers and others there
are no less than 4,246 who were born In
other countries than the United States
that Is. 58 per cent. Scandinavia fur
nished the larger portion of the Immi
grants, I.4S9, or 35 per cent, 4he bulk of
them being Swedes. The British empire
sent 919, of whom 27J were Canadians
and 205 Irish, while SOS wy-'e English.
Germany (Including Austria) comes
next with 1T, nearly ail North Ger
mans. There ar Dutch.
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
THE DATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Kansas City Captures the Conven
tion By a Handscme Majority
cf Votes of Delegates.
Washington, D. ('.(Special.) The
next national deinort ati" convention
will he held at Kansas City. Mo, July
4. This nas the .derision of the dcm
cratie national committee, v. hkh m t
st the Motel Raleigh to fix the time and
plaie of holding the convention.- Mil
waukee nas the only city which com
peted for the honor of entertaining the
conventi -n. ami the poor show in
she
made wren th" vote was taken (the re-
! ,,; Mtc Kansas Citv . Milwaukee
j ... . .
, f. -'d Kenen.1 eu, prse.
I Th" claims of the rival tiiirs as to
, hotel a comniod.it ions, railroad and
' ,i,rlhi f..itni.. r....A tn
t eman K, V, Wall on bi-half of Mil
vvaukee, explained the llr.aiia! induie
n.ents v. hii h the i lly each represented
was wllliiis to make, bach olTeted the
ruinmittie I'O.on). but in addition Kan-
sas City was willing to furnish hot, I
a.-, osnmodatlons for the members of the
,,:,, (,.. a ,h ,ii ,.h ,w,-.
........ m .... .
tions ami music, fiee.
Milwaukee's strongest Erguinent was
the politiial efi'ei t which the holding of
the 1 1. mention in that city would have
Upon the (ierman-Anieric-an volets, who
wire r presented to the committee as
wanting In their allegiance to the re
publican parly.
7. ...,.,,..,1 ... t... . .. 1 f v
.at b.ifi two speak"! s that lityan would
h' Uninitiated, and trt the Chicago
1 hit form in substance would b" uli.rm-
I ed. opposition to trusts, expansion and
! imperialism. tnRct.Vr with every men
tion if Biyan and the Chicago piat
k.im. amused enthusiasm, but during
the open session there was no allusion
to the issue cf free silver.
Tin i e dates fur holding the conven
lion were proposed May !' by Mr.
Tovvl - !id of Orrt;on; June 4, by S.-ll-itor
Tillman of S .uth Carolina and July
4. by Mr. Mi Claw of West Virginia. A
speech by cx-Senator Gorman in favor
of holding to precedent and naming n
(tat- later than that for the convention
of the parly in power had considerable
influence In causing Independence day
to be chosen.
After the commitlee had reecie, Hh
"Gale City" if the v. est. the Kansas
city boomers held a jollification meet
ing in their rooms at the Haleigh. Kx-Govi-rnor
Stone addressed the gather
ing, predicting that those who uttended
the convention would depart with
p raises upon their Hps for the hospi
tality they had received, and that the
nominee of the convention would be the
victor at the polls in November.
CALL FOll CONVENTION.
The national comrrilttetr issued the
following call:
"The national demm-ratlm commit tec,
having m"t In the city of Washington,
on the 212 day of February, l'-Wt), bus
appointed Wednesday, the Fourth of
July, as the. time, and chosen Kansas
City. Mo., as the place for holding the
national democratic convention. Each
state is fiitilkd to a n presentation
therein eoual to double the number of
Its senators and representatives in the
congress of the United Stales and each
territory, Alaska, Indian Territory and
the Oi-trict of Columbia, shall have
seven delegates. All democratic conser
vative relorm citizens of the United
Stales, irrespective of past political as
sociations and differences. who can
unite with us In the effort for pure,
economic and constitutional govern
ment, and who favor the republic and
oppose the empire, are cordially invited
to join us in s liding delegates to the
convention."
The committer ct G:P,i p. in. adjourn
ed to meet at Kansas City, July X
WHERE THE CQNVEHTIOH WILL MEET.
Cscr'ption of Kansas City's New
Auditorium.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special.) Conven
tion hall, where the national democratic
convention will be held In June, Is sit
uated at Thirteenth and Central streets,
four blocks from the retail district of
the city. It has been classed by trav
eler!! as one of the largest and jnost
perfectly constructed auditoriums in
existence.
The building was erected at a cost of
J22.".O0O, which was ra'sed entliely by
public huhscs'iptlon. Wt occupies a
piece of ground 214x200 feet In extent.
Is two stories high, and Is built of na
tive stone, ream brick and terra cotta.
The first rtory Is of the Ilenaissance
style of architecture and the second
story in peristyle form, with groups
and column., the building is of bridge
construction, without a column, the
roof being supported by great steel
girders that spun its 200 feet of breadth.
Its general seating arrangement Is
mod'ded fomwhat upon the place of
the Metropolitan opera house. New
York. Thr floor space is divided Into
orena, area balcony, balcony and roof
garden, boxes spirting the area nnd
the arena balcony. The stage Is situ
ated In the tenter of the arena.
The total seating capacity is nearly
20,000. and with standing room the
building Is capable of holding more
than 22,0oO people. The arena alone
seats 4,000. To each side of the arena
a'nd under the first balcony are numer
ous committee rooms, which have their
separate street entrances. The build
ing has no stairways, the upper seat
ing being reached by means of Inclined
planes. Separate exits Je used for
the balconies and roof garden, and It
is estimated that the hall can be emp
tied of people at the rate of 6,000 a
minute.
Convention hall has, since its dedica
tion a year ago, housed soma of the
largest audiences lhat ever gathered
under one roof in this country. Its
acoustic properties have received espe
cial praise. Hon. William J. Bryan,
who last June addressed the head camp
of the Modern Woodmen of America In
the hall, said later: "It is hard to con
ceive how convention hall could be im
proved upon for He purposes of large
public gatherings."
Maurice Orau, whose grand opera
company SBng here November last to
record-breaking grand opera audiences,
said: "It Is a wonderful structure,
complete in all Its appointments, and
has no equal in America," while Dwlght
L. Moody, the evangelist, who a month
later faced In thia hall some of the
largest crowds that he had ever ad
dressed, said from the platform: "I
came 1.000 miles to And the best hall I
have ever spoken la."
KIT R5AITS UeSU.
Commliilonsr Kant Talks on La
bor Situation.
Lincoln, Neb iSpvel il l Labor Cni
mls?i.!iier Kent has given to the pen
the following Interview concerning the
movement that is now being made in
this city toward the organization of a
building trades' council:
"Nearly all the money paid for build
in3 materia! g es out of the state; not
so with that pail to labor, which goes
immediately into circulation and find
its way into the pockets of the butcher
and baker, etc. To double the wages of
laHr mir!9 to neaily double the total
amount of money in t lieu ation. an. I
to double tbc volume f business done.
A penutious lab ir p !icy is to a large
incisure responsible f
buildings around town.
r the empty
and low- rent-.
People usualy build as an Investment;
then wage lise the projicrty vala
rles Hist. Adianie wig.-s and tn
woikmun immediately demands a bet
ter house, better carpe's. more cloth
ing, etc. This means moie stores. an1
larger stocks, more people employ -d
and in turn more hous-s, mme cloth-
ing, etc.. for these people.
aliroil among woikir.gmeri and
you wil find that Lincoln is known far
Mid wide aH a low-ivage town, not a
nry good advertisement. Whi! ihv
raip -nters In (imara are g-tting a ml"..
Iinura vage of C" cents per hours, car
penter in Lincoln will not a vera it
more than 20 cents per hour.
Jt 1.4 hardly necessary t
p. -at lhat
it is no wonder there is a lack of busl
liess. and a sutplus of empty rooms In
Lincoln. Instead of organized labor
icing a me
Value. It
employe,
It prevent
nace, it Is i f untold ec ouomie
is not only of benefit to the
tit to the employer as well,
s the fair end honeft con
tractor from being driven either to rc
ue the wages of his employes or go
lo the wall, it protects the pcblic
lainst unfair and unscrupulous boss
ts; it teaches the artisan self-respect
Ind independence, builds up the home
..1 ,1... ...ill 1 .
Z .. ij . .' , ' ,
""'" " o.:;-uia;iilon, i;i a noi'i,
advances i h ilizaii m.
IAS A WORD T3 SAY ACCUT MACRUM.
sir. Lyman J. Cai;e Expresses
His
j Opinion of Him.
. St.
L'nilo, Mo. (Spec i:.)-T.yman J.
s-...rotary f the treasury, attiv-r-
today and ii stopping at the
ii: h' 1
V ml
rs" l-.oti l. He caioe to St. Lends
!( p ak 1 ci i, re the Commercial club
.'! its baticpii i ti.nisht. In an intei view,
uhith ail ' arc l in the Post-I ilspatch,
, i re I. try Gag'- said of the case of x
(linsu! Xlecttim and his lunges against
the English government:
,"The Administration thinks of Ma
(Sum exut tiy what very reasonable
it an must think that he Is an ass. 1
iiii convinced that his charges are ab
solutely without foundation, and have
been made in spite to embarrass the
administration. So far (is I have been
able to ascertain, there is not a S'n
tfila of evidence to support the chaigeM.
I do not believe that the officials of the,
Kaglkh government v iolated the s,
erecy of our communications to nor
accredited representative, nnd I think
the Investigation to be made will show
at much.
"Of course, If Macrum can substan
tiate his c harges, if be tan show do: u-
jiiciii" nil ii nil) I'l'iiw- mat .ill- mill
was tampered with, that will put the
case in another light, if the Investiga
tion siimild reveal that state of affaits,
then the administration would demand
an apology for the indignity. But 1 do
not believe there Is the slightest possi
bility of such a crisis arising. As the
case now stands. Macrum Is not trou
bling the administration. It will not
give him the slightest notice until he
proves his charges."
Mortgaged Land Washed Out.
Sioux City, la. (Special.) Woodbury
county has a bill pending before the
legislature which Involves lather a pe
culiar question. Among oilier school
loans made by the county out of the
state school fund, was one secured by
a large tract of land lying on the Mis
souri bottoms and nbutting utwm the
river. The Joan was good enough so
far as the land was concerned at the
time the loan was made, but one spring
the river began cutting deep into the
mainland and the land on which Ire
loan had been made was washed away
Of course, the man in whose name the
loan was made told the county to go
ahead and foreclose Its mortgage and
collwt what It could from the "Great
Muddy." He had lost his land and lie
did not propose also to pay the debt.
The county is held responsible by the
state for the return of the money
loaned out of the school fund, and here
is where the county appeals to the
state. It wants to be reimbursed for
the money lost In the swallowed up
land. The question Is now In the hatid
of a committee.
Baumberger for Trial.
Sioux Falls, P. D. f Special.) I)c put
Sheriff Paul Meyer arrived here with
Frederick Baumberger, who has been
held to appear at the next term cf cir
cuit court to answer to the charge id
attempted criminal assault on Mis?
Agnes Foley, teacher In a district school
in Taopi township, this county.
Baumberger was employed by a far
mer named Stanton, with whose fam
ily Miss Foley boarded. The utempted
crime was committed after the close nf
school, Baumberger entering the build
ing before the teacher hud deparled
and locking the door. The young lady
succeeded In repulsing her assailant,
and by breaking a window and scream
ing, attracted the attention of Stanton,
who was passing along the road and
w ho came to her assistance.
The feeling against Baumberger In
that locality is very bitter and he would
have been roughly handled had he nol
been removed.
Death of Dr. L. J, Abbott
South Omaha.Neb. (Special.) Stric k
en with paralysis Monday, Februnrj
12, Dr. L. J. Abbott lingered precari
ously until death ensued yesterday aft
ernoon at 2:30 o clock. I p to that hout
he had for two days and nights ap
peared in about the same condition.
Sudednly a marked change was ob
served, and almost without warnlg he
sank into that deep sleep which ha
no rude awakening.
Ten years ago Dr. Abbott entered lo.
cal Killtles and became Influential. )l
was appointed ny Governor llolcomb tc
the position of superintendent of Ihf
Hastings asylum for the Insane, imi
held the position for four years. Upor
his retirement last fall he mme tc
Sooth Omaha to practice medicine.
Dr. Abbott waa known throughout
the state, and had many friends. Per
sonally, he was genial and magnan
imous and In South Omaha and else
where he commanded universal respect
MEET AT SIOUX FALLS
SOUTH DAKOTA CITV SECURES
POPULIST CONVENTION.
National Committee Meets at Lin
coln and Selects Sioux Falls
As Convention City,
Lincoln. Neb. (Special.) The nation
ll populist convention, held at Lincoln
last week, was a love feast, harmoni
ous, life witn the spirit of concession.
nd i-uccess. The national convention
was called to met t on Wednesday,
(May 9. at Sioux rails. S I)., after an
interesting discussion as to the proper
date for the conventinn.
! The discussion was opened by Gen
Jeral J. H. Weaver, after a motion had
j been made to fix May IS as the dale.
; In conformity with the nniaha agree
ment. General Weaver talked plainly
! and to the iioiof If I he fotuilist con-
i veitlonjis to be held prior to the d
tn-
jcratic convention, he said. It must be
in "a spirit of concession, with a de
termination not to attempt to dictate
to or cmbarta-s our allies."
"We must be ready to yield." he con
tinued, "that our action shall not be a
menai e to the succ ess of our national
ticket." Mr. Bryan was defeated in
I 1MS, he declared, by gold deniociats.
"no cnargeo mm wim iieing a jhipuiim.
BRYAN AND CALDWELL CIIKKBKO
"Cyclone" Iavis of Texas. In an elo
quent speech, recounted the odium with
which the "Bryan populists" have had
to encounter in Texas. They only ask
in return, he said, that the Omaha
agreement to hold un early convili
tlon lie lived up to in every particular,
save the nominating of a populist can
didate, if this Is ikne, lie said, Milton
Parks' iniddle-of-the-roader will be
I eternally dow ned and Texas w iil s-nd
i HI Bryan and Caldwell delegates to the
I convention. Teh upp In use that greet. -d
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ginning of the Caldvtell vice presiden
tial boom, which was furthered by
each succeeding speaker.
T. M. Patterson of Colorado argued
forcibly In favor of holding the ion
!itlon at th" same time and place
with the democrats and silver repub
licans. He wanted this done to prevent
jny possibility of such troubles as were
I'm uuniorcd In lVifi, b c ause of two vice
presidential candidates. He was fi-arfui
.if placing a dun In the hands of Mr.
Bryan's enemies in his own conven
tion. The vice presidency, he contin
ued. Is the one gn at and sciious men
ace to harmony, it is the only stum
bling block that can prevent Bryan's
election. Bryan and Caldwell, he said,
would constitute an absolutely Invinci
ble ticket. The only thing lo prevent
the nomination of this ticket by the
fusion parties, in his opinion, would be
its nomination first by the populist
party. Eastern prejudice against pop
ulism, he said, Is deep seated and In
eradicable. The day the poputlsts nom
inate Brynn and Caldwell, he contin
I tied, the subsidized press will n-t up the
'cry that the populist party has set the
1 nace. has made its tiiket cut and dried
and will force tile democrats lo toe the
mark. Of the result of this hue and
cry he was fearful.
Cyclone Iiavli ventured the opinion
that any eastern democrat who would
bolt Bryan and Caldwell the latter
"consecrated by the immortal hand of
. . . ,
'
Lincoln'" simply herausc
hey were first named by the poptrl.sts.
nas only looking for a (haute to 6oit
inyhow,
YOUNG MAN CALLED DOWN.!
A young man from Montana struck
Ihe first discordant note by denouncing
Mr. Patterson as too much of a demo
crat anyhow, and by declaring that
Bryan was catering too much to the
gold democrats as typified by Belmont
and Croker.
Senator Allen neatly called the young
man clown, after which lie proceeded to
disagree with Mr. Patterson. He was
not fearful of the object of the popu
lists tlrst naming Bryan and Caldwell.
"I believe I stand in a position to say."
he said, deliberately, "that I know the
democrats of this nation are in favor of
Caldwell, and If he Is nominated by us
he will be nominated by them." The i
statement was met with loud applause.
George E. Washburn of Massachu
setts bore testimony that no name
would meet with such favor in the east
an Bryan's tunning" mate as that of
the r.rvercd and well beloved Judrje
Caldwell.
A motion by Hubert Shilling of Mil
waukee to refer the calling of a con
vention to a special committee, with
power to act, was voted down, after
which the motion of Cyclone Davis fix
ing May 9 as th date for the conven
tion was adopted.
RIVELRY OF THE CITIES.
The next matter taken up was the
selection of n convention (ity. The
claims of Kansas City were lirst pre
sented by J. H. Allen arid Congressman
Rldgley of Kansas. That city's great
convention hall and railroad facilities
were Impressively dwelt on. In addi
tion was off ered a cash bonus of $r,,000
to the national committee and 5.00G
tickets to the convention hail.
Sioux Falls promptly went her rlvril
Jrot) belter in the matter of bonus and
offered au equal number of convention
tickets.
Joshua Burkhart of Indiana brought
down the house and kept it down fot
twenty minutes In his plea for In
dianapolis. He had no filthy lucre with
which to buy the convention, ho said,
all he could offer was the vole of the
great slate of Indium for the ticket
that would be nominated In Indianap
olis. As Burkhart Is a well known middle-of-the-road
leader. Ibis statement
brought, forth rounds of applause. He
pleaded with the fusion populists to
come east of the Mississippi river, if
only once. "Show our people that you
are not all democrats, nominate Bryan
and Caldwell if you please, nnd we middle-of-the-roaders
will help elect that
ticket and show: you we are not all
Hannacrats."
The roll was then called on the choos .
Ing of a convention city. The roll call
resulted: Sioux Falls, ZH; Kansas City,
22: Indianapolis, 8; Milwaukee, 10. Be.
fore the result was announced one vote
was changed from Indianapolis to Sioux
aFlls. In two minutes the result was
made unanimous, and Sioux Falls was
the winner.
APPORTIONMENT PROVIDED.
The committee on apportionment of
delegates to the national convention
next reported. The report follows:
"Incoln, Neb., Feb. 20. Your com
mittee on apportionment nf delegates
for the people's party national conven
tion to be held for the year 1300 report
as follows, to-wlt:
"They have apportioned the dele,
gates to the various states and terri
tories In harmony with the Omaha
agreement as understood and have
given one delegate for each 2.000 votes
or major portion thereof, and two dele
gates at large for each state, based
upon th vote for General Weaver In
ItM or upon anr vote for a state officer
aloce said date to the present Ua
herein an Increase h lieen shown,
and also allowed for Mih territory
three delegates at lare, except where
in said terlitoiies have had a dire, t
Vote upon any officer and In these ter
rllorles have allowed the representa
tion as shown by said vote; have also
allowed to the district of ohmibua tso
delegates. The total number of dele
gates accredited was S-'-i. of which Ne
braska has 44.
"Your committee would further rec
ommend that the stale committee of
each state and the territorial committee
of each territory be hereby charged
with the duty of promulgating this call
to their respective states and territories
and of fixing the time, place and meth
od of choosing the dele gates under this
call, each state delegation being entl-
tied to cast lis full vote In the national
convention under this call.
JOHN II. VoolllIKKS,
C. F. HECK.
LEO VINCENT.
Committer
INVITE SILVER R El'!' 1! LI CANS.
An amesdment by Robert Shilling to
give each stale four delegates at large
instead of two was lost, and the report
of the committee was adopted. On mo
tion of Colonel Tracy of Texas an In
vitation was extended the silver repub
licans to hold their (.invention at the
same time and place as the populist.
A motion to recommend representa
tion on the national committee based
on the populist vole in each state was
referred to the executive committee, to
be reported on to the national conven
tion. The chair appointed Senator Allen
and Colonel Tracy to act, with himself,
to invite the silver republicans to Sioux
Falls on May 9, and the following com
mittee to consider platform recom
mendations: Butler, Weaver, Itobb,
Breidenihal and Washburn.
FIGHT ON RATES.
Judge McHugh for the Q Secures a
Restraining Order.
Omaha. N. b. S ei -Is".) A n Initial
move was made Friday looking toward
the removal of the rate reduction cases
ordered by the slate board of trans
portation, now pending, from th" state
to the United States courts. Judge W,
l. Mi-llugh, acting as counsel for the
stockholders of the Chicago, Burling
ton A: Quincy, sec ured a restraining or
der frr.m Federal Judge Munger pre
venting the state board of transporta
tion from further red in ing freight rates
or from putting Into elTect the proposed
rales on tattle, hogs, etc.
The particular cas In point Is that
of Henry L. Higglnsuit. et a!., stock
holders of the Burlington, against the
state board of transportation.
Mr. McHugh. us attorney for the
Burlington stockholders, takes the po
sition that the state board of trans
portation has no power to fix rates un
der the present condition of Nebraska
legislation without have from the fed
eial court after lirst having shown that
the reduced rale Is justifiable. He says
that the injunction will have tin- effect
of suspending action upon all the rate
rases until Federal Judge Munger de
cides upon the points raised on March 8.
COPY OF THE ORDER.
"In the circuit court of the l'nited
Stales, within and for the state of Ne
braska: Henry L. Hlgginson et a I., su
ing for themselves cl nl., against the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
et nl.
"On reading the supplemental bill of
complaint In the above entitled suit,
and after hearing Mr. McHugh. Coun
sel for the plaintiffs. It Is ordered that,
the defendant board of transportation
of tb state of Nebraska, C. J. Smyth,
W.
!'. porter, J . F. Cornell. J. B. ,Mc-
serve, J. . Wolfe, constituting the
above board, and J. W. Edgerton. G. L.
Ijiws and James C. Dahlman, secreta
ries for said lioard. be, and eac h and
every one of them Is, enjoined and re
ftrained from entertaining, hearing or
determining any complaint which here
tofore has been or hereafter may be,
filed before said board touching rates
of charge made by the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railroad for the trans
portation of freight between jxilnts In
this state, or from making any order
fixing or i nscribing the rates which
the said company shall be permitted to
charge for the service as aforesaid, or
taking any proceedings for the purpose
of enforcing tiny order in that behalf
heretofore made,"
The order Is mad" returnable March
H. Wool worth mid Mijiugh of this t Ity
are attorneys for the complainant
stockholders.
Eryan Expresses Satisfaction.
AmerlcliS, Ga. (Special.) Hon. W. J.
Bryan passed through Aim-rlous this
morning on his way to CciiuniliiiH. He
stopped over one hour and paid a visit
to Mrs. Charles F. Crisp and son. Judge
C. R. Crisp. He made only a shott
speech es he left, saying:
"I visited your city several years ago
to see Hon. Charles F. Crisp, who was
my warm personaJ friend. I come to
day, not to see you or to make you a
speech, but to see the widow arid chil
dren of my departed friend.' You d
not need a siM-ch. You are all right
and will be ro long as you ure true and
loyal to the principles of the great lead
er of democracy, Charles F. Crisp."
Columbus, Ga. Hon. W. J. Bryan
spent a busy day here, lie was met on
his arirval fioni Jacksonville by a com.
mi t lee of citizens and given the free
dom r.f the city. During the afternoon
Mr. Bryan niidressed several thousand
people at tho opera houe and later
talked outside to an overflow meeting.
The sentiment that drew the most ap
plause In the speech v.us an expression
cf sympathy for the struggling Boers.
A banquet was given Colonel Bryan.'
Colonel Bryan was showif the Associ
ated Press dispatch telling of the de
cision of the national committee lo
bold the convention In Kimisbs City on
July 4. He said the election of Kunsas
City was agreeable to him. He did not
care to express himself regarding the
date of the convention. Colonel Bryan
read very cnn-fully that part of the
dispatch relating to Senator Gorman's
speech, and appeared Impressed with
lhat feature.
. Antl Imperialists Meet.
Philadelphia, ra. (Special.) An east,
em conference of anti-lmperlallata be
gan here today. The conference Is said,
by its promoters to be another step in
the movement to bring the war in the
Philippine to an end. The honorary
president of the Philadelphia league Is
Former Senator George F. Edmunds.
The program of the conference In
cludes public meetings to form plans
for more thorough organisation and to
affect public opinion. The principal
speaker of the occasion will be Hon,
Carl Schun.
Capetown. (Special. ) In reply to
eneral Cronje's request for an armistice
of twenty-four hours to allow htm to
bury his dead, General Kitchener told
the Boer commander that ha must fight
to a finish or surrender unconditionally.
General Cronje's position Is reported
hopeless. The British havs occupied
Barter West.
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