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THE 11ED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, APJIIL 3, 1896.
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REED AND ALLISON
DISCUSS THE PRESIDEN
TIAL SITUATION. .
Conldn't Arw- Tim .Mntnr Miiu'h
unlit of Wltliilriiunl In (Vrtiiln
I'rnpo
llniitd Coldly Until eel !) I In1 loilim
Mentioned n ii llurl llnrc.
IliirrUmi
Wamiimitov, March 27 n secret
conference, It is said, wns hold attlio
capltol Siimlny liy Reed nnd AllUun,
with Mauley iiml other loading ndher
cuts of' each man, and met liudsi of
Hemming tlic McKinlcy tide were Us
cusscd nl length.
Allison wns asked whether he would
wlthdruu- in tha Interest of Kccd if it
should he found Unit Recti had much
more real strength in t lie national
convention. U declined to give any
rejdy. Heed said positively Hiat If nl
nvy ;!uic In thu proceedings of tho
com lotion Allhou received moru votes
than he did, ho would authorize Ills
supporters to vole for Allison, if Alli
son would enter Into u like arrange
ment with him in the event of Heed's
follower lining more numerous.
This plain proposition from tlio
Maine caudidiito put Allison somewhat
into a corner, which he attempted to
gut out of hy resorting to diplomacy.
lie said ho' was afraid that if the
avowed candidates attempted It) trans
fer their support to each other the en
terprise would fail and McKinlcy
would he the beneficiary. In hist
opinion the only safe method of pro-,
oeduro iu o'uler to defeat. McKtnley
wait for the other candidates to ngrco
upon n darlc horse who was not to he
named In the preliminary balloting or
to lie formally placed before the con
vention. Recti asked whom he had iu
view in such fin emergency. Allison,
after much scratching of his head and
pulling of his heard, finally replied
that he thought, taking it all in all,
ex-President Harrison was the only
man that would lit such a situation.
Heed is said to have objt' .; vigor
ously to Mr. Harrison under nny cir
cumstances and the conferences ended.
Allison's proposal has revived talk
of Mr. Harrison's withdrawal having
a string tied to it, and it is saitl that
members f the House, have received
letters cautioning them not to bo too
Illicit to endorse the candidacy of
, others, hut to hold themselves in
readiness to lend their aid to Harrison
at the proper time. It is asserted that
letters of this tenor have been sent to
leading Republicans in Nebraska,
Ktunas and throughout the South and
West. Tho Indlanuns. although os
tensibly committed to McKinlcy, are
ready for au emergency that would
make Harrison a stroug'prohabilltv.
THE TEXAS CONTEST HOT.
MeKhilry Men I (runt rale Over tin- Work
of llin Itced-AIIUnn l.rutlt-rii.
At'siix. Texas, Murch 27. The cre
dentials committee of the Republican
htute convention was at work yester
day nnd last night and held only two
brief meetings without doing any
thing. The committed had counted
the. Mclvluley men out and Heed or
Allison men iu nnd the McKinlcy hi en
hecanie desperate. They regretted
deeply that they overestimated their
strength Monday and refused fusion
with the Iteed men at a time when,
by giving only one delegate out of tho
four, they would have swept the con
tention and could have sent an in
Mnlctcd delegation to St. Louis for
McKinlcy. The committee at first de
cided to throw out tile lira nt delega
tion from Grayson county, Grunt's
own county. Grunt Is the. loader of
the McKinlcy forces in Texas. The
matter was afterwards reconsidered
nnd the delegation was allowed to
cast half the vote of that county
through courtesy to Grant.
Thie morning the McKinlcy men,
many, of whom nre white men, had
the center of tho hall packed and
leaders weru sandwiched iu among
the negroes to see that they delivered
tho goods purchased between mid
night and day last night.
At 11:1ft o'clock the chair called the
convention to order ami announced
that tho committee on credentials
would tot be ready until 12 o'clock
nnd suggested an adjournment until
that hour. Much opposition was
offered by tho McKinleyitcs, but thu
chairput the motion ami adjournment
was voted until noon. Tho McKinlcy
itcs had rushed in a1 lot of McKinlcy
pictures and kept their party well hi
hand by singing.
At 2:.10 o'clock tho Reed-Allison fac
tlon elected their delegation to St.
hauls. Tho McKinlcy man immedi
ately Mvurmod on the platform,
knocked the speaker down and tore
thu desks nil to pieces; pistols
were drawn and list light indulged
in. Policemen swarmcil into tho
building ami knocked the lighters
right and loft. At a o'clock the con
vention hall was an amphitheater for
11st lights. Tho McKinlcy men arc
completely defeated.
REED'S FIRST BIG GUN.
M'litinrliuKrtH Mill I'ormntly Set ttin
Speikcr' Itomn Moilnc.
IIostom, March 27. What is expect
ed to be thu first ofllcial big gun for
Thomas It. Reed .is u candidate for
President, will bo 'Ircd at the Repub
lican State convention heic to-morrow.
The delegates are beginning to
arrive and the big hotuls arc tilled
with leading politicians.
Jlrlmont for fSnvrniiir of Now Vot'k.
, Nkw Yoiik, March 27. Perry llel
mont is regarded as. the probable
nominee, of the Democrats for Gov
ernor of New York in tho contest of
next November. Colonel I.amont, it is
announced, is out of thu nice.
for llio llrciuor New oru.
Auianv. Y. Y., March 27. The As
Rcinbly, after debating tho "greater
New York" hill for most of thu day,
voted on u referendum substitute, re
lucting it with s7 nays to .HI nays. Tho
bill itself then passed tho Assembly,
by the vote of t't ayes to ftil nays.
' Hubert Muntrtl Miirrlod.
CmcAoo, March 'J7 Kobcrt Man tell
And Churlotto llohrens, tho aetiess,
woro married by IMshop Samuel Fal
lows to-duy, at tho home of Attorney
11. A. Wudo. Tho brldo was formerly
Mrs. Iluhn and was grautcd a dlvorcu
yesterday.
NEW CURRENCY BILL.
Nmi'l'.irtUnii 'oiiiinlloii of Nlnn IliperU
l'ropoi d.
Wariii.no rox, March 117. - At the
opening of the House to-day, .Mr.
ilcalwolo, Republican of Minnesota
.introduced tho following resolution,
which was referred:
"Whereas, In lieu of our present In
ndequuto banking and currency sys
turn, It is deslrablo that Congress
have the aid of such recommendations
as a non-partisan commission of ex
perts might be nble to offer.
"KeMilved, That tho President Is
hereby authorized to appoint nine
citizens, eminent In trutlo, political
economy ami banking, to act with tho
comptroller of tho currency as such
commission, and that such commission
report Its conclusions to Congress."
The Treasury department has In
ktruuted the New York subtrensiiry to
raise the premium on gold bars from
1-1(1 to J-lii of I per cent. The depart
ment s purpose in tho issuanco of this
order is to do. what can hi; done legiti
mately to prevent future exports of
gold.
Tho order has a triple purpose:
First, It'wlll raise the. price at which
gold can be exported prolltalily, the
price exchange now being dangerously
near the. export point; second, it is re
garded as gootl policy to get rid of
coin instead of bars, because thu
former frequently has lost weight
through abrasion; third, it is intended
to meet tho action of the Itauk of
Knglaud In raising the price of gold
Imis to V shillings 10 pence, nnd thus,
practically lowering the rate of ex
change at which gold can be shipped
from the lulled States to Great Hrit
aln to about Sl.nH't, toS-t.rtsV
Treasury olllelals admit the issuanco
of the order, but will not tall; further
concerning it.
A NEW COPYRIGHT LAW.
11m lloum- 1'nlmU Coimulttre I'liiniilitg
n Moiit Thorough Kftlaloii.
Wasiii.no ton, March 27. Tho inves
tigation of copyright laws, which Iiiih
been carried on for soveral weeks by
the House committee on patents, will
probably lead to a more or loss com
prehensive revision of the copyright
system. One of the principal changes
likely to result will be the establish
ment of a bureau of copyrights in con
nection with the Congressional libra
ry, which now iiau charge of all tho
copyright business, but which has not
u suflioicntly large clerical force to
properly handle this work.
Air. SpofTord, the librarian of Con
gress has been asked to report to the
committee the amendments to tho
present law which he considers desir
able, and when the commltteu has
discussed his recommendations, a sub
stitute foi the Treloar bill, embody
ing such improvement as meet the
approval of the members will bo
drawn up. Then General Draper,
chairman of the committee, will sub
mit the bill to all copyright leagues
ami other organizations which have a
lcgltliuato interest in the subject and
elicit their opinions. More hcuilngs
before the committee may bo made
necessary. The program outlined
will probably take most of the remain
der of this session, so that there is
little probability that any new lnw
will be enacted before the next ses
sion. HAYTI'S PRESIDENT DEAD
(Initial ronllriimtloii of tlir Kcporl at
WllklllltKtOK.
Washington, March '.'7. The report
of tho death of President llippolytc
of Hay tl has been continued by a tole
gram from I'nited States Minister
Smyth at Porte au Prince. Tho min
ister' telegram read: "President
dead," and no further details are ob
tainable. General llippolytc was born in 1327,
attulned prominence in the civil war
of lsu.'i, later led the bloody revolt
against President Legitime, and dis
placed the latter in lWi. being regu
larly elected President tho next year.
The administration of the Island's uf
fairs is carried on by the President
and four ministers. Tho President's
salary is 8;M,imu a year nnd his term
nominally seven year, but it is usually
cut short by insurrections.
lllppolyte's administration was a
vigorous one. In a dispute over some
question of state with one of his min
isters recently, the president knocked
the minister down. The Haytlnus tiro
so turbulent that llippolytc usually
went about with a bodyguard. Tho
lato president was u mulatto.
A Train Wrecker Confmc.
Macon, Ga., March 27. Warrot
Criswcll made a voluntary confession
to having removed tho rail that
uau.scd tho wrecking of tho two trains
on thu .Southern railroad on tho night
of February 21). Three people wer
killed outright and fifteen seriously
am) some permanently injured In tho
wreck. Criswcll says ho removed tho
spikes from tho rail under thu direc
tion of Tom Shaw;, who held him cov
erall with a shotgun. Shaw has been
arrested but denies the charges made
bj Criswcll. Tho wives of both men
were ou tho train anil both were In
jured. Tho detectives at work on the
case say they heve positive proof that
the men entered into thu plot to gut
rid of their wives nnd nt tho same
time collect duiuuges from tho railroad
company.
Inrrntnr I. mill) Klllp Illiiixrir.
Pati:i:son. N. J., March 27. Major
IMward Leslie, a well known in
ventor, committed suicide to-day ,iy
taking morphine, ills wlfo and fam
ily aro in Canada. A suit growing
out of tho infringement of a patent
was recently decided airainst Lchlle.
uud this iiiado him melancholy.
M.irrlcl In Spltn of l'.irrnU. '
Kmi'ouia, Kan.. March 27. ,T. A.
Wlsnia.ver, a well-known railroad
man of Memphis, Tumi., who atone
tlmu held a position with tho Santa
Fe road here, last night, nt a late
hour, awokft Probate Judge Challlco
and by him was united iu wedlock to
Miss Anna Dlofondorf, tho If-year-old
daughter of a merchant of this city,
Tho young couple tonic thu midnight'
train for .Memphis, leaving a note for
ilia parents. Opposition on tho part
of thu mother, who Insisted ou tho
daughter marrying a rich relative, was
tlio cause of tho elopement It was a
ptal burnrlso to tho parents..
THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Rxrrutlrn Council of tlm ,.
Kill tlio ('nmimlRii for
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I. lie-
InihanaI'omm, Ind., March 'J 7. The
executive council of tlio American
Federation of Labor ntljourned yester
day afternoon. It was given out that
headquarters will be u oved at tho
close of the present year to some
other city, probably Chicago. Tho
following commltteu report on thu
eight-hour day ueslloti was unani
mously adopted and given out us tho
kentlinciit of the council:
Wo heartily approve tho shorter
workday asked for by the dournoymeii
Horseslioer.s' National I'nlon, and ten
der it and the I'nited llrothcrhood of
Carpenters our active co-operation nnd
united assistance iu their present
efforts to reduce the hours of toil.
Wo congratulate them that they aro
in a position to undertake this move
ment without our financial aid.
To secure continued and successful
eirorls by tho working people in this
direction, the president nnd secretary
of the American Federation of Labor
are hereby directed to issue an ad
dress to the wage workers of the coun
try urging them to join the trade
union movement, with a view of secur
ing all possible advantages resulting
trotn organization, and especially to
put Into operation the eight-hour
workday ns soon ipj business will
lustlfy such action without Injury to
tho public.
Further, that the press, pulpit, pub
lic speakers and reformers generally
bo urged; to make tho need of thu
eight-hour work day a theme for con
certed and pcrslslent discussion.
TEXAS WOMEN ACT.
The
President iiml Conurrmi I'ulllollcU to
I'liPi-k Territory Outlimrj-.
Wichita Fai.i.s, Texas, March 27.
The following petition is being nu
merously signed by the women of
North Texas:
"To Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States: Hoke Smith, Secre
tary of the Interior, nnd the members
of Fifty-fourth Congress of the United
States;
"Calling your attention to the nu
merous robberies and high crimes
generally which have been committed
by tho outlaws of the Indian Territory
on the law-abiding citizens who live
adjacent to said Territory, wo, tho
undersigned mothers, wives, daugh
ters ami sisters of Wichita county,
Texas, appeal to you for protection
for our sons, fathers, husbands, broth
ers and selves from the said outlaws.
"Wc believe that as long as the
present stnto of affairs exist in the
Indian Territory the people who live
around its borders will bo in danger
and subject to attacks by these crim
inals and outlaws. The Indian Ter
ritory is a government nursery and
resort for criminals, and wo petition
you (our representatives) who are in
power for tho relief from them. This
relief wo earnestly pray and peti
tion for, and it can only bo given
us by the settlement of the
territory by elvlll.cd people. It is
useless to look to thu otllcials of the
states adjoining the territory for pro
tection or relief, as wc well know
that the Federal government and it
only has bolo jurisdiction. Should
tills appeal to you who arc empowered
with authority to act and protect the
lives, property, interest and reputa
tion of those you represent reach vou
and you fall to grant this petition,
you will be held responsible by both
r'-.l 1 r- ..., '..,
wuu nun iiiuii tor uny iiiriuer crimes
committed by the murderers and rob
bers who inhabit tho Indian Territory.
TESLA'S NEW WONDER.
Wire No Ixingrr Nccemtiiry for the Trunn
iiiImIoii of .With.
Nkw Yoiik, March 27. Nicola Tcs
la, tho well known electrician, said
yesterday that he wassattsllcd that he
had a machine which, when perfected,
would enable him to make practical
experiments in distributing electric
waves about tho earth so messages
might be conducted to all parts of tho
globe simultaneously. Ho believed
electric waves might bo propagated
through tho atmosphere, and even the
ether beyond, a disturbance of tho
waves at any point being instantly
felt at every other point along them.
He declared ho believed the transmis
sion of news about the earth by elec
tric waves In tho place of wires was
no longer a dream.
T-ulior Knocked Out Ilavln.
Washington, March 27. Senator
Davis' friends aro attributing his
presidential knock-out In Minnesota
to tho labor organisations. During
the great railroad strike of two years
ago Senator Davis received a tele
graphic appual from labor leaders in
M. Paul asking htm to take tho part
of Debs. Ho renlicd sharply, declar
ing his opinion that tlio strike should
bu crushed If it took tho wholo power
of the government. This nnswer is
sal1 lit have been used against Davis
In thu recent cnininl.-.'ti for delegates.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A mutiny has broken out in Itollvla.
A number of persons liavo been killed.
Tho Italian Senate adopted the
credits for further operations in
Africa.
Professor Fessnndcn has sncjccdcd
in perfecting a motor to measure tlio
force of X rays.
Charlotte llohrens, leading lady of
Hubert Mantoll s company, secured a
dlvorco in Chicago.
Two white boys blnckened their
faces and robbed iho station agent at
ltamor, Ala. They wero captured.
Miss Willnrd says that the W. 0. T.
II. National convention will be held
in St. Louis, almost without doubt.
Five men fought out a feud In a
churchyard In Jones county, Georgia.
All weru wounded and two will die.
Klhol Mathews of Lexington, Ky.j
eloped with J. T. MeCnuley, of Mor
gaullold. She left homo via a window.
Thu Jameson trial has been con
tinued until April 2S, to nwalt the ar
rival of witnesses from South Africa,
Statements of Oklahoma Nntlonal
banks to tlio currency comptroller
siiow an avefago reserve of forty-six
per cent.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain said
ho believed that tho idea of Canadian
auuexatlon to tho Unlt.'d States, was u
thing of tho past.
IIHili VKRKUS MUCINS
HAVE A LIVELY EXCHANGE
OF WORDS.
lit Nt'tt Ynrter lltiiiiiinorx, In rtirlifiil
Wortln, I lie I'rtipiMMl CIiiiiik' In I lie New
.Miilrti l.i'clnliituri-V .Mcilliii; Time -MliiKhiX
Uortlo I'IKtkI.
Wariiimiiov, March 28. When the
Senate mut to-day thu legislative ap
propriation bill was then taken up,
the pending tiestlou being on tho
motion of Mr. Sherman to strikeout
all provisions relating to the. change
of compensation from fees to salaries
for United States district attorneys
and marshals.
Mr. Allison spoke against the prac
tice of placing "riders"' on appropria
tion bills, but he regarded thiS reform
as exceptionable and desirable.
"This position of tlio Senator froiu
Iowa' (Allison), said Mr. Hoar, "re
minds me of the Scotch lassie who saitl
she hud found tho best way to get ritt
of a temptation was to yield to It."
At the dose of the' discussion au
amendment by Mr. Vilas was defeated
on a, viva voce vote. A roll call fol
lowed ou Mr. Sherman's tllucudmeut
nnd it was defeated IS to 20. This
was accepted ns a test indicating the
adoption of the proposed change from
the fee to tho salary system for dis
trict attorneys mid marshals.
Mr. 11111 moved to strike out the
provision that thu legislative assembly
ol .cw .Mexico should meet In May. i
"This is a small, mean, contemptible,
political trick.' ho exclaimed with
great vigor, "it is a provision sneaked
into this appropriation bill to forcu
the approval of the President."
Tho Senator explained that the pres
ent Legislature, which was Demo
cratic, would meet iu December, but it
was attempted ny this amendment to
put ofV the meeting of the Legislature
till May in the hope that a Kepublicau
president might be inaugurated in tho
meantime. It was a contemptible
trick, to "sneak in" a political advan
tage. "What right have you to sav 'sneak
ed In?"' interrupted Mr." Klkins.
"What authority have you for such a
statement'.'"
"Ah." responded Mr. Hill with unc
tion, "I thought I'd stir up thu sunn
tjr from New Mexico. 1 see besido
him the author of this plan, who on
the minute is here to whisper in his
ear iu support of it. What 1 mean by
Muculcert m is tha. it. is unworthy
that this political trick should tried In
connection witli a great appropriation
bill."
"Hut the senator has made set-lour,
charge,'- persisted Mr. Klklns, "let
him continue his explanation to as
sertion of 'sneaking in.' What docs
he mean by that'.1''
"I mean that such n political plan
has no place here. It has crept in,
sneaked In. Will tho senator deny
that this is a political 11111611111110111'.'"
Mr. Klklns responded that the
House of Representatives iu the exer
cise of its rights had introduced this
proposed change.
Mr. Hill reiterated that the amend
ment had "cruwied in." Of course
the senator from West Virginia would
deny it. Wlicu he denied that this
was a political trick he showed his
capacity for emergencies.
Some senator in the rear of Mr. Hill
whispered that Mr. Klklns had not
made a denial. "Then if ho has not
denied it, ho will deny it," continued
Mr. Hill, "for ho does not want to
father this petty little fMitlcal plan."
The senator asserted that appropri
ation bills should not bo made
"sewers" to receive all tho "scraps"
every one might seek to put into
them.
Mr. Cuiloni, in charge of the bill,
said that ho was surprised at this out
burst of excitement from tho New
York Senator who, ho feared, "would
have a spasm before ho got through."
"Oh, no; interrupted Mr, Hill, "1
was never cooler in my life."
Mr. Culloiu explained that the
amendment caimi from tho House iu
the regular way. He expressed the
hope that there hhould be no personnl
reflection on tho delegate from Now
Mexico, to whom Mr. Hill had re
ferred as sitting besido Mr. Klklns.
PRIVATE BILLS FIRST.
The limine iMyn Ailtle Appropriations
AVork to t'oiiiltlt-r I'crjounl (.'lului.
Washington, March 28 Mr. Hep
burn, Republican, of Iowa, in the
House to-day autagonl.cd consider
ation of the sundry civil appropriation
bill which Mr. Cannon, chairman of
tho appropriations commlttc, gavo
notice ho would call up. by moving
that tho houso proceed to the consider
ntlon of private claims. Mr. Cannon
opposed tho motion, but on a rising
vote ho was defeated Ss' to till.
Mr. Cannon demanded tellers and
Mr. Grout, Republican, of Vermont
called out: "Vote with tlio Appropria
tion committee and adjourn May 2."
Again Mr. Cannon was defeated. Mr.
Cannon then demanded tho yon.s and
nays, which weru ordered. Tho roll
cail resulted 112 to 77.
T).fc announcement of tlio victory
oVer tho Appropriations committee
was received with great jubilation by
tho members interested In private
bills. The House then wont into com
mittee of tho wholo for tho considera
tion of bills on the private calendar.
Milrt WuUt ilrl Strlko.
St. Joskpii, Mo.,' Murch 2tf Fifty
girls In tho shirt waist department of
tho Tootle, Whoolur .v. Mottor factory,
1111 Fourth street, walked out on a
strike yesterday. Thu strike was for
higher wages, mid thu girls declare
tlioy will never go back until they aro
palil more than SI. -3 per dozen. Their
earnings average about 73 conts a day.
Urlli-vcil In limn llrcn Murilrrpit.
Di;mi:ii, Mo. March 2s R. W.
Thompson, probate judge of Stoddard
county, Is mysteriously missing and it
Is feared that he has been foully dealt
with in Cairo, III , as he went there
Friday of last week to get a 1,200
check cashed. ,
No I.liut'ctl OH Triwt ItoccNor.
Ciiicaoo, March 28. Judge Gibbons
this morning declined to appoint a re
ceiver for tho National Linseed OU
company and dismissed for want of
equity tho bill Illcd by Louis A. Co
quard, usUlnjr for tlio receiver.
REED'S BOOM LAUNCHED
MiMMi'liiiM-tl t:iilliiiliitlc for I lie Spc.iser
licit-Kill iw ! Wild.
Itosrn.v, March '.'S, The boom of
Speaker Thomas Rraekett Reed for
tho Republican nomination for thu
presidency was formally launched
hero to-day by the Republican State
convention, amid the greatest en
thusiasm. Tho delegates enmu with
only one name In their minds ns their
choice for tlio presidential nomina
tion. Consequently, any reference to
the mail or his sentiments was tlio
signal for cheers anil applause, nnd
iisraiu and again the building trem
bled with shouts and handclapplug,
cheer? mid waving of hats as the dele
gations contested with each other In
manifesting their admiration for their
favorite.
Congressman Samuel W. Met all of
Winchester was chosen pcriuaneiit
chairman. Ills introduction was tlio
signnl for a great ovation. In' his
speech ho ttcMitetl himself principally
to laudation of Speaker Recti and hfs
words wore cheered again and again.
The resolution which were then
presented by Senator Lodge, pledge,
unwn orlng support to the national
eAit.ii.iutv. arraign the Democrats: call
for measures to insure, a surplus to
provide for voust defenses, new war
ships mid constant reduction (tf tho
public debt; dccmituv the present tar
iff law and call for n now one to bu
framed for protection ami reci
procity; denounce the piosent sil
ver agitation; oppM free silver coin
age and call for dollars a pood as all
other dollars: oppon state banks and
uphold the national bunking svstcin;
call for strict enforcement of the civil
service laws: demni'it restriction of
immigration by strong law; call for
rigid adherence to tlio American prin
ciple of the entire separation of church
and state: demand a vigorous foreign
policy, with protection of all interests
on the American continents and thu
strict enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine: express sympathy for and wish
10 me 1 uuiins success iu their strug
gle for independence and close:
"Massachusetts Republicans have
never undertaken to pledge 01 biud
their delegates to 11 national conven
tion. We do not intend to do so now.
Hut wo think it fitting to declare our
decided preference anioug thu candi
dates lor the Republican nomination
to the presidency. We present to the
national convention for nomination
as president, and we urge all our del
egates to give their earnest, united
and active support to a fearless leader,
tried iu many hard conflicts, n man of
national reputation, of unblemished
character, unswerving Republicanism
and great abilities, thu Una. Thomas
U. Reed of Maine."
Tho applause wasespecially marked
when the Cuban and gold standard
plnnks and the section referring to tho
separation of church and state wero
read, but all previous demonstrations
were not to be compared with the roar
that followed the mention of Rccd't.
name as the nominee of the Repub
licans of Massachusetts for the I 'resi
dency. Then the enthusiasm rose to a
climax and round upon round of ap
plause rolled up through tho hull.
Then followed the election of four
delegates at large to the national con
vention: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
of Nahant, W. T. Murray Crane of
Dalton, Eben S. Draper of Ilopcdale
and Curtis Guild, jr., of Roaton- :iD
chosen by acclamation.
REED AGAINST M'KINLEY.
The Okliilioimt llppiilillt-aii Cnntrutlou.
r.lkuly to Hit Oulto it Warm Ont
Gutiiiiii:, Oklu., Match 2t. Kvery
thing indicates that the Republican
territorial convention at Oklahoma
City to-morrow will be exciting from
start to llnish, both the Reed and Mc
Kinlcy factious claiming a majority.
An attempt will be mmlu to shut out
Henry H. Asp, tho Reed manager, by
n declaration that Guthrio having tho
Congressman mid asking for his re
nomination is entitled to nothing
more. Then a move will bo started to
break the wholo luaeliinu by having
tlio convention elect a national com
mitteeman. This will be vigorously
opposed by thu Reed men, us it wiil
spoil tho bargain they .iavo made, but
the McKinlcy men, with the assist
ance of the country delegates, expect
to carry it.
SPAIN MUST STAND ALONE
Tlio l'orr Will No! Iiitrrvcun In the
(aibun '"-tor.
Mapisid, March i. ':. It Is stated in
diplomatic circles hero that the Span
ish foreign office has been informed
by Its ambassadors In tho principal
Kuropcan courts that Spain is not
likely to receive mora than purelv
Plutonic sympathy oven from tho
French government in a con diet with
tho L nlted States.
Tho Spanish representatives in all
tho i'hiropea:: courts have discovered
that it is absolutely absurd to hope
that any Kuropcan government would
uct in concert to support Spain even by
friendly mediation or moral Influence.
They have also discovered that both
the foreign govcrnmentsaiid tho whole
Kuropcan public wonder why Spain
does not immediately glvo Cuba and
Porto Rico colonial autonomy and self
government, such us Knglaud has
given to Canada, In order to disarm
tho secessionists in Cuba and to con
ciliate American sympathies.
Another army corps, it has been de
cided, Is to bo sunt to Cuba In May. it
will consist of 20,0110 infantry, f.,000
and l.otlo nrtlllory.
The Liberal sayii: "Tho nets of tho
United States, however cleverly dis
guised in form, havo as their ultimate
goal nnd object the adding of another
star to the Hag by the unnoxntlnn of
Cuba."
Praam Vtitoit for Inronin Tat.
P.vms, March 2S.Tho Chamber of
Deputies, 'Jit to 270, has voted for the
government proposal of the principle
of un income tax, but has referred
tho dutailn of tho scheme to a com
mittee Tho income tax proposal
has been intended us tho central feat
ure of the plan of thu present gov
ernment nnd it has been believed ex
trumely doubtful whether Its proposal
could pass tho Legislature. Thu action
Is in the nature of a compromise, in
dorsing tho prtl-clplo of an income
tax, but throwing aside the details of
the government scheme.
FOUND A BAND OF THIEVES
(it Ctiiintj fanners l.tieiin- 'their Stolen
I'l-nprrtji.
I'.muooti. Nob.. March 'M. Dunlcl
Skinner. Chirk Shrove and Thomas
Stout woro at Ashland Monday, where
ilinv iccovotoil nil the harness that
u:ts stolen fctiin thorn olio lllght l,i
work. Thev report llnilinj.' 11 rt'gtl
baud of thiou's nnd jailbird thcH
Daniel skinner's double harness n.ui
been delivered over to :i justice of the
peace nnd the J-i.'i reward for their re
covery demanded for them. Mr
Shrev'o wns stun ding on the street
when he exclaimed. "There Is one of
my collars now.'' And sure enough it
was his collar being used on one of tho
pang's horses. At tho sumo tlmo Mr
s'klnner saw the person who was driv
ing the horso uud idcntilioil hlin ns the
man whom he thought stole hi chick
ens, us ho hud seen him In the neigh
borhood the afternoon previous to the
robbery. Mr. Slncvo's harness was
recovered from a Mr. Johnson, living
six miles west of Ashland, who had
purchased them in Ashland, city Mar
sliul Mapcsof this plaee accompanied
the getith men to Aslilund. and he and
the other gentlemen woro approached
by several of the gang, anil they all
wanted iuoue. to give Information.
Knough information w as received, how
ever, to load to the recovery of all of
tlio stolen property, but the thieves
wore nut prosecuted, the gentlemen
being sut isfleil to get their property
back.
CAUGHT BY HIGH WATER
Hoy of sixteen Droit ncil In the Pintle Near
Shelton.
Siiniox. Neb.. March 2d.- Luvorne
lliiruuiod. aged sixteen, wns drowned
in the Platte river sis. miles oast of
here yesterday afternoon. lie was
goose hunting and was on a sand bar
in tho liver. Tho breaking of 11 gorge
1 .. ....1.1.... ..!... :.. ,1... ..;,... mill
, ,llit .1 tl .Slllllll-ll I I".," Ill III, I 1,. . ......
in attempting to gam tlio maitiiiiuii in
got jnto deep water mill was unable to
withstand the force of tin- current. Ills
brother was 011 the bank and saw him
go down, but was unable to render him
any assistance. A large party of men
have boon searching for the body but
have not yet .succeeded in tltidlng it.
THE PAPER CAME HIGH
Populist IMItor Urine- Suit Apiliwt lt
llniiieiilH Willi Some Siiees.
II vsiiMis. Neb., .Murch '.'!. The pro
prietor of Our Own Opinion, the ofllcial
organ of the populist party of Adams
county which suspended some time
ago for luck of patronage, employed a
collector to round up their delinquent
subscribers. As a result, two gentle
men from Kcnosuw, one 1111 ex-member
of the board of supervisors, appeared
in Justice Snyder's court with witness,
os to light the claim of the newspaper
111011. Itut it was of no use; they ac
knowledged getting the paper, and
judgment was rendered against them,
costs anil other expenses running the
bill up to about fjl.-i for a SJ subscrip
tion. Miii'tlcr Trial ill Itiislnllle.
Rt siivh.i.K, Neb.. March 20. -A term
nf tho district court began bore Mon
thly, presided over by Hon. M. P. Kin
kulil. It will bo of unusual interest be
ennui of tin; two murder trials on the
docket. One is the ease against the In
dians, Fast Thunder ami Ills son. Plen
ty liiril, for the killing of the Indian
policeman. Rod lloivo. more thnuu
year ago. The trial of this case has
been continued twice already and prom
ises to cost the county hundreds of dol
lars before it is finished. The other,
and the most important case to bo tried,
is tlio State vs. Arthur Morrison for the
killing of A. V. Harris at Crawford on
Junuary 17. Isl'.l, coming hero on 11
change of venue from Dawes county.
sulnilleil by u StnuiKcr.
NmitAsKA Cut, March 2ii.- Joseph
W. French, a young man who has been
working on a farm, was in tho city
Monday prior to going to his mother's
home iu Illinois. He had in his pos
session a certificate of deposit for 8100.
A stranger mot him on the street mid
hired him to clean Pullman cars. He
induced Joseph to borrow $'.'.i on his
certificate anil then loan him 315 of it.
when ho crossed tho II. fc M. bridge
and that, was the hist soon of him.
Jo.senh left for Illinois the next duy $1.1
short.
WorltliiK on Hie New t'llli.tl.
GrxoA, Neb., Mareh '.'0. A gang of
men. with teams mid scrapers, arrived
iu town Monday night and have coin
inciiced work on the new irrigation
canal, beginning about four miles west
of Genoa, where they will tap tho Loup
river, and running through tho corner
of Nance, thence through Platte. CoU
fax mid Dotlgo counties and teiiuiniit
Ingat the Pintle river.
A Ho) Ilatlly Injured.
IIi;m!.sii'oiiii. Nob,, March 2(1. -Clyde
Wheehui. the fifteen-year-old son' of
William Wheeiaii, a prominent farmer
living six miles north of tho city, wu
kicked in the face while cultivating
and rendered unconscious. When dis
covered he wns lying under the horse,.
A doctor wiis culled uud attended the
woiiinl.whlch required it do011 stitches
todraw it together. Ho is hopeful of
the recovery of Ids patient.
Ciiiiilltlalit for tlio Itrforiii .Ht-liool,
Ai.i.iAN't'i:, Neb,, March 2d. Jesse
Lytic was placed under arrest at tho re
quest of his mother, Mrs. I). L. Good
iiimi. Ho is sixteen years old and will
probably be sent to tho roform school
at Kearney for incorrigibility.
('iiiiiii)iiIii of tlin licet 1'netorlcM.
Gill ui.r.v. Neb., March 2ii.Thu beet,
sugar factories appear to be working
In communities this year where they
have hail no dealings to speak of in the
past, 'lids, it seems, Is necessary for
them to find anybody willing to, do litis,
iness with them. They made contracts
for about three hundred acre of sugar
beets in Greeley comity last year and
tho large majority of the men' who lind
contracts with them lost their hiimmor's
work, not be'oauso thu beets would not
grow, but because of tho failure of the.
fnctorit'H to buy tho beets us tht,y had
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