Nebraska Newspapers

    1LMINGF0KD HERALD.
THUS. J. O'KKI.rTE, l'nlilllir.
BEMINQFORD,
NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE.
At Pierce corn Is being sold for 10
cents a bushel.
The Bccond hotel Is to bo built In Hy
-tints soon.
Tin: Tccumsch banks all report a
fcry proOtablo year.
Dirrt.r.n county will hold Its fair eno
week uftor the state fair.
Tjtri Masonic fraternity are preparing
to organize a lodgo at Wilbcr.
Tun state board of transportation
has ordered that a union depot bo built
in Omaha.
Two Yomc urchins who deserted
liomoand parents were overhauled in
St Joseph, Mo.
IJiPB for the state reunion of the O,
A. It. of NobrnsUa will bo opened in
Omaha February 11th.
Tiiu county commissioners of Gago
county havo reduced tho salaries of all
clerks in county ofllccs.
M. J. Tiloitl'KlNB, a former business
man of Fremont, recently died in Phil
adelphia from pneumonia.
Tun Rank of Commerce of Grand Is
land, closed its doors last wcclc ami is
now in tho nanus of tho state banning
board.
Tiik Fnnncrs nnd Merchants bank,
recently closed at Platto Center, will
bo reopened in tho near future under
reorganization.
Effojith aro making to obtain a new
trial for Morgan, tho man uuder tho
sentenco of death in Omaha for the
murder of Ida Oasldll.
Ciiaiikon makes tho following offer
for a beet sugar factory: Twcnty-llvn
thousand dollurs In cash, ".SOO acres of
frco land, 200 town lots, nod a i to for
tho factory.
FitKD A. Howk, a woll-to-do-furmcr,
four miles cast of .North Rend, engaged
in shelling corn, and while tightening
a bolt on tho motor wheel, got his
right arm caught, breaking it in two
places.
Fnicp Tayi.oh'h house was burned at
Johnstown last week, the Unities orig
inating from a defective Hue. Tho fam
ily was attending a revival at tho Moth
odlst Episcopal church and lost nlmost
everything.
Jamkh Williams, tv young farmer
living a few miles south -of Decatur,
accidentally shot himself with a revol
ver, tho bullet passing through his left
sldo near tho region of tho heart.
Fatal results aro expected.
AM, tho peoplo who left Kobraska In
the dry year are getting buck and
thousands are coming who-woro nover
hero before. Already in tho winter
months is heard "the rflrst low wave
where soon shall roll a human sea."
Lutiikr Fiikncu died .at Sutton last
week aged 78 years. He wns born in
Ohio and homestended tho land on
which Sutton stands an March II. 1870.
On June r following he built his dug-
out on the banks of School creek nnd '
hud it blind chamber subtorrnnenn pns- I
sago way to tiie crooic uetow so ne i
could hide his children whim uttneked
by tho Indlaus.
IIhaphiiaw'h creamery, destroyed by
firo last May, has been recently rebuilt
much moro substantially than formerly.
Tho new plant is a solid brick building
''4xt0 feet, with engine and boiler
room 20x20 covered with steel roollng.
Tho machinery is nil up to date, and
nil conveniences are Mippliud for hand
ling both cream and milk. Two sepa
rators aro used.
Tnu governor has eotmnntod tho sen
tence of Oeorgo W. Copelnnd, who i.s
eontlned in tho penitentiary under n
thrco-yeur sentence for larceny from
tho person. Copeland in 1801 snatched
a pocketbook from Mrs. Mary K.
Itcoves while the latter was waiting to
tako u street car in tho city of Omaha,
lie returned tho money, but It didinat
save him from the penitentiary.
Hon. J. A. D11.1.OX was the victim of
an accident while at work with hla
men in putting up ioo at Tecnmseh.
The ropo with which tho lee was being
elevated became caught in bomo man
ner nnd as a workman pried it loose it
llow un nnd struck Dillon in tho head
with terrific force. Ho was thrown
back against tho building and two
long gashes cut in his head. Hero
mained unconscious for throe hours.
Tuk receipts of tho United States
land ofllco in O'Neill for the past six
months wero S98.070.5J, an Increase
over tho preceding six months of .about
850,000. There wero seventy home
stead entries Hied and 200 llnal proofs
taken. If the receipts are as largo .tho
next six months ns tho pat six tho
eloso of tho present llseal year, June 2(1,
the O'Neill olllce, in point of receipts,
will be up near tho head of the lit of
land ofUccs in tho United States.
Oscaii J. Smith, cashier of the Hank
of Commerce of Grand Island, which
recently collapsed, died a fewdaysngo.
In the last four days of his bickness
Mr. Smith had only about half an hour
of sound sleep. Ho was delirious n
greater part of tho time, and at such
times vwas constantly talking of the
batik' affairs, dealing with imaginary
patrons of tho bank and studying how
ho could improve the condition of the
bank.
Tun Nubroskn State Poultry Associ
ation, at their meeting In Omaha last
.week, cleotod qfllcers as follow s: Pres
ident, W. II. .Havens, Fremont; vice
.president, Dr. A. Onsier of Teuumsch;
secretary, J. U Lyman of Lincoln;
treasurer, li Ureer of llcatrlce. Tho
following ro elected to compose tho
board of directors with the omcer: H.
O. Spencer of Lincoln, F, 1 (ioodson
of Omaha, Eov. .1. Y. Seybrook of tie
nevfc, li. C, Warden ,of Auburn, W." A.
Irwin of Tecuuisoh.
J, A. llimw ku living near Davoy,
.Lancaster county, suicided by taking
.strychnine. He leaves a wife and live
children.
V. K Jackson at (Inge county wants
the chunter of tlie Omsha lire insur
unce ronvpany revoked. He says he
cannot get his money for a Ire loss.
Tin: Kluiivood Driving Park and
Agricultural association is arranging
for the couny fair, which It is ex
pected to make Jho best ever held there.
Simon Caiitki: of Itandolph, Cedar
county, has been pronounced insane
and will be plated tn the asylum. Ho
H'enis to have gono daft oh religious
matters.
Nelirnl(i lo Verse.
IKcarney Hnli.1
You mTky talk about the surifrncrs 'mow; the
plrimint northern lake,
You mny rate about tho winters la the
south Kobulm-I-cc, ...
Hut fur one rmtnotdr ruffled by tlicioOM
bftwlildkerl'd fnkps. .
'Cause a winter In Nebraska Is ilullo good
enough for mu.
Ilclfth ho! btlinr forth the hook ami llnoand
mtinf tempting bultj
Anil tlcm't forget to-bring along my sun
Icrollii, too, ....
I'orlf the llUlittut's extra pood I'll not bo
homo till Into,
Ann that which nlii'ltom from the Min will
nhcller from the dew.
You tuny talk about tbeclltnnto In Hie kind
of onnipc Kr(o,
You muy shout till you nro dirty 'bout tho
"big red apple" tree,
Hut the victims nil aro coming, coming,
coming bnck In droves,
Anil I hear tho swelling chorus, "Nebras
ka's good enough for mo!"
State Ilnitrd of Agriculture,
Tho annual meeting of tho Nebraska
.State Hoard of Agriculture was held at
Lincoln. An eloquent address of wel
come was delivered by Chancellor Mc
Lean, followed by tho reports of Presi
dent Ilarncs, Trcnsurcr Mo In tyre nnd
Secretary Robert V. Furnas. Tho
treasurer's report, which Is moro fully
analyzed in tho report of Secretary
Furnas, showed receipts:
Amount borrowed f 0.000.CO
Amount npprnprlutcd by tho logls.
tuture ......' "... 5,000.00
llnotlidcnnrttiioiit iccntuU :i.4h2.:m
Uoiioraladmlsslou tlckcti wold 2.V-W.0J
Total..... $,hl,159.C3
Thooipeniiiturus woro:
"WiirtnnW pmd. series of IKI S I, "KM
Warrants paid, .erles of lfett'i Mk:o..1I
Ilalattcoou liniiil 1,01'J.K)
Kolloulng li tho report of Secretary I'tir
'ii it t
To tho President: In conformity with
law I herewith HUbtnlttlio thirteenth uiiuunl
report of tho Nebraska tatu Hoarii of Agrl
cultitro: Tho totitl'Tcrolpts for thu year ending
I)('CuiiIit;iI. lMti.lncludlng balance on hauit
from 1X04 mid tho annual statu approprla
tloivof JwMOi, wii4fti.i.v:l. Not receipt for
tho year lf'.", excluding thobalauro on ham)
and xtntonpprorlatlou, was J,1.V144. Total
expenditures for tho year IBD, fiO.S&l.'JU, as
follows:
Paid In premiums ei8,D70.tn
Printing, olllce HiipplicH, advertis
ing, ute..., , nuvn
MlKCClIllIHHlllS tl.lhU.4U
Pay rolls f.,(.4r(
Freight, telegraph and u.picss iVrUl
Salaries :i.4.MUXi
Appropriations 2,','uo.m)
i MiitorhiL labor anil lmptoomcnts
on tho fairgrounds... T.IUVTl
Attractions 2,NTH.in
I.lvury , JIU-W
Hotel bill 72S.RO
Postage :il7.:i1
I urn go 4ia.o"
Switching. UI7.40
In tho Item of fomge tho iimoniit sold on
tho ground), tuo. U credited back, lea vlng
thn nutt'DHtof the forage to tho board $VUi.
Tho amount paid for switching was paid
bark to tho board by tho Omaha l'alraud
Hpi'cil association.
Tho report of the superintendent of
gntcB for I SOft of admissions between 7
iv. in. nnd 0 p. m. showed total fair
tickets for tho live dnys 40,(174, and
total pay tickets 01,0'iO. Thu number
of check passes wns 3, .101; stock cou
pons, fi.OOil, and compllmentarlcs, S,B0l
Tho total on grourds aro given for tho
live days at 78. Ml, .and 14,115 in tho
umpltheater. Tho total railroad cou
pons on till lines is 17,310. In tho con
solidated report from 18S0 to 18!."i tho
total on grounds is (riven sit f3i,11.1;
mado up of state fair tickets, 3l2,:sl'.!;
special tickets, 8- 001; cheek passes.
ci.io'.i; mooic coupons, 4U,iH.r; anil eoin
ulimuntarles, 0,288.
To (Irani! Army I'mtn.
C. K. Adtitn, department coinmaud
er, has issued the following toOrand
Army posts in tho form of generul or
der No. 11:
"The department commander desires
to thank tho retiring olllcers for tho nt
tcutiou nnd general etliciency displayed
in tho dep-trtmcut work during tliis
year. Tho reports which aro rapidly
coming in show an excellent condition
of the department, such in fact as could
only bo brought about by tho united ef
forts of olliccrs and members.
"And to tho newly initiated oillcers,
1 congratulate you upon tho high de
gree of confidence placed in you by
your comrades. Your duty to them is
one that should bo faithfully nnd care
fully performed. Not only tho welfare
and stability of our order, but the pa
triolism of the country depends upon
an Intelligent performance of your
duties. And us an important item in
tlie lino of your duties, 1 urge you to
take immediate steps to reinstate all
worthy members suspended for the
non-payment of dues. Tho national
encampment xvlsely .provided liberal
regulations for such relief, and posts
should nt once itnovo to carry out tho
true spirit of these regulations, and
bring back without delay all comrades
who, from inability to met their obli
gations, have been dropped from tho
rolls. Uenro passing through it very
critical period in our history, and those
who aro strong and vigorous should bo
untiring in their ?eal to strengthen
the weaker lines, nnd ltheroby maku it
possible for tho appeals in behalf of
our deserving uomrndes ito trench the
heart of this great nation and coin
unnud its respect and .acquiescence in
.all reasonable demands.
Tulie New NeliroMka.
'No one questions, says the (Hastings
Democrat, the.healthfulness.af the oil
Miate and its .wonderful Invigorating
ellect upon man or beast. The natural
grasses are remarkably rich liu.milk
making and fat .pcoducing .qualities.
Water is utmost invariably of avory
good quullty and usually entiroly free
from alkalies. Thor are more, .clear,
nice balmy days than in any other lo
cality cast of the liockies. Hain usual
ly comes in the springund with propur
tillage can all bo utilir.ed and u most
elegant crop grown, Tho fall aro
usually clear and dry, giving the most
favorable tlmo for harvest. The win
ters are less severe than in the more
humid districts, on uccount of live dry
ness of the atmosphere.
llUrouraReil Man', IIvmmI.
Niobrara dispatch: John C San tec
of this place committed suicide last
night by hanging himself in his barn,
Ho has lately been an employe of the
Norfolk licet Sugar company lis weigh
master, but was discharged "last Thurs
day. He has been n habitual drinker
for many years, which was undoubtedly
the cause of his discharge. Through
disappointment nnd while partially
under the influence of drink he com
mitted the desperate act He was a
pioneer settler and well known in po
litical circles throughout tho state.
A wifo and livo small children survive
htm.
GREATSTEAMER AGROUND
THE AMERICAN LINER ST, PAUL
STUCK FAST ASHORE,
CAUGHT IN A DENSE FOG.
Inihf-tldml In the Kami Off llnlhrlKliton,
N. .F. Tiir Sent to the Amilittnnco
of tho Ktriminr llourko Corknin
nnil a Prince Among tlm
l'nMi'iiRers Also Wt.ItOO,-
000 In .Specie.
S.vsnv Hook, .Ian. 27. Tho Amer
ican liner, St. Paul, Captain Jamison,
from Southampton, January 18, for
New York, grounded on the outer bar
of Holbrlghton, Long; Itrnnch, N. J.,
during a denso fog between 1 nnd 2
o'clock this morning. She was soon
discovered by tho patrol of the Long
llranch life saving station and prepa
rations were mndu to open communi
cations with tho vessel. Apparatus
was dragged to tho point nearest the
St. Paul nnd a shot wns tired across
the vessel. Tho hawser was placed on
board and the breeches buoy sent off.
The passengers on board desired to re
main on tho vessel, however, as there
appeared to bo no danger. Mes-ages
wero sent ashore notifying agents, the
.Maritime exchange nnd wrecking com
panies of the accident.
The crews from Scubright, Mon
mouth Ilcuch and Long llranch life
saving stutions are in attendance on
the steamer. When the surf goes
down they will go to her in surf boats.
Captain Mulligan of the life saving
crew nt Long llranch is directing the
lauding of passengers, among whom
arc: Kx-Congrcssmuu W. Hourkc
Cochran, Prince Serge Wollhonskv,
Dixon C. Walker, Dr. S. A. Knorpf,
Harvey W. Ilrown, li. C Fellows,
Miss Minnie Sachs, Louis IL Worth
and W. Whitehouse.
The St. Paul has on board Sl,300,tiOO
in specie.
The passengers were not nwx.kencd
by the grounding of the ship and
there wns no excitement. There wns
a high tide ut the time and It is feared
the big liner will havo difficulty In
getting off.
LATEST SPANJISH NEWS-
"Julian Kcbel portrl Iil!fd nml In
Critical l'onltlouR "Crui" Uevul.
Wahmixoiox, Jan. 27. Captain Gen
eral Marin cabled to-day from Havana
to Minister Depuy de Lome that it
wus believed Jose Maeeo's insurgent
band had been IKuted east of the
Conto river, in the province of Santi
ago de Cuba, and that llabi was
wounded. This is of special
importance, as tho army of.
Macco and Kulii has been depended
upon by the insurgents to succor
tloinoz in Havana province. Maceo's
position on the ton to river is such
that it will take him thirty days to
reach (ionic., even if unopposed. The
wounding of llabi will cripple his di
vision, leavintr Gomez aloue to with
stand the Spanish forces, which pro-
liusu uiuiu li, un nun.
The dispatch also says the 'Mexi
can," believed to he(ar.a, formerly of
Texas, who has been foremost in burn
ing plantations has been killed.
INTO AN OPEN BRIDGE.
Cleveland I'lru I'ucliin Plunge Thirty
lYot Into the ltlter.
Ci.KViXAND, Ohio, Jan. 27. A lire
cnglno making a rapid mn into the
lumber district this morning' plunged
through an open drawbridge spanning
the river at Seneca street. Driver
William Burgess and Assistant En
gineer Coolldge wero percipltated with
the engine and horses into the river, a
distance of thirty feet. The men were
stunned by thn fall, but managed to
reach some piling and wore then
rescued, badly hurt, by their comrades.
Tho horses wero drowned and tlie en
gine lies n wreck at tiie bottom of the
river, Tho approaches to the bridge
vere not provided with safety gates.
A Petition to the Pnpr.
Kansas Citv, Mo. Jan. i. Appliea
tirn has been sent to Pope Leo at
Uome for a coadjutor for this Catholic
diocese Tlie coadjutor will be an as
sistant to Dished .1. J. Ilogau and will
succeed hint In the event of his death
Mr retirement. The application for a
coadjutor will undoubtedly bo granted
and It is understood that the llev.
Father J. J. (Mention, who had charge
jf the diocese during Bishop Hogati's
iccent trip abroad, will bo given the
position.
A New Vnrk Appeal
Nkw Youk, Jan.
to (ienrral lloolli.
27. Women inter
ssted in the Salvation Army in this
jlty, and lead by Mrs. Karl Dodge,
have arranged a meeting to bo held in
C'ariiegie hall on the evening of Feb
ruary i, to adopt some form of a com
munication to (ieneral ltooth request
ing that he rescind his order and
permit ISallingtou llooth nnd his
wife to remain in charge of the army
work in America. Chauncey M. Do
jew will preside.
Chuiioii fur Cuban Kteiiinenu
Piui.ADKi.riUA, Pa., Jan. 27. Tho
Hart lino steamers, plying between
this port and Cuba and the Wost In
lies, will hereafter bo armed with
sannon and Maxim guns. Captain
Ker, counsel for tho owners, has no
tified the collector of the port that the
Hart steamers will carry bow chasers
ind stern chasers.
Jaincfton' Troop Hutu Sailed.
DunnAX, Natul, Jan. 27. -The Eng
lish troops, who were members of Dr
Jameson's expedition, have embarked
for England on board the steamer
Harlech Castle, while the colonial
troops, who wero taken prisouers at
the buiue time, go ou board tho Iioslin
.'asAlc.
SEALERS' CLAIMS.
Ilrltlftl, (loiernment AnepU Arbitration
to Settle llerlnjc Hen AtrnnM.
Washisotoj:, Jan. 27. Sir Julian
Pauneefotc, tho Urltish ambassador,
called on Secretary Olney to-day to
submit tho ilnal acceptance by tho
Ilrltlsh government of tho plan of a
llering sea commission to pass upon tho
claims of Cnuadlati scalers seized prior
to the. Paris award. It remains only
for the president to submit the plan
to Congress, and ns tho legislative
bra nun has refused to pay n lump sura
for the seizures, it is considered cer
tain that tho commission arrangement
will bo approved. It Is likely that
tho president, in submitting the plan
to Congress, will suggest onco moro
the desirability of a single payment as
the most expeditious means of settle
ment, for tho commission of nrbltra
tion, If agreed to, will bind tho United
States to tho payment of any sum
which tho commission may award.
The commission is to bo composed
of one American commissioner, one
llritish commissioner und an umpire
to be ehoson by tho two. The per
sonnel of the commission has not been
suggested, but there is a belief that
the president of Switzerland will be
asked to act as umnirc, or some one
designated by the Swiss president, if
the sessions of the commission neces
sitate the presence of tho umpire in
this country.
STATEHOOD AND SILVER.
Adtoeute of Hound Money Mny Defeat
Arizona' AitmlMlon.
Nkw Yoiik, Jnn. 27. Nathan O.
Murphy, territorial delegate from and
ex-governor of Arizonn, said to
day: "The people of Arizona arc a
unit for self government. Six weeks
ago there was practically no opposi
tion to admitting Arizona. It was
generally conceded that the remain
ing territories should bo udmittcd and
the responsibility and the. expenses of
their government transferred to their
own people. Hut lately consider
able irritation has developed on
account of the monetary dispute, and
motives un-American, sectional and
seliish luivo caused several represen
tatives to announce their opposition to
tho admission of any more Western
States whose Senators, they think,
would disagree with the East on the
money question. The merits involved
nro temporarily obscured ou this ac
count. 1 have, however, too much
confidence in the ultimate justice and
love of fair play of the American peo
ple to think that an entirely extrane
ous issue will be allowed to prevent
justice being done to a loyal and pa
triotic bub-division of this country."
FIFTY AGAINST ONE.
A Murderer Kntreiielied Jn the Cypsutn
IIIIIh J Icbti for Liberty.
Hi:'Xi:p8kv, Ok., Jan. 27. Fifty
members of the Anti-Horse Thief asso
ciation trailed the murderer of How
ard Roberts twenty miles yesterday.
The robber's horse gave out and he en
trenched himself In a small canon in
the "Gyp" hills, where he was be
sieged rive hours. Wtien one of tho
posse came within 100 yards of tlie
refugee lie was met with a volley from
a Winchester icpeater. A man named
Richards received a shot in the arm.
Finally by strategy the hunted man
was captured and brought to Vilas.
He is not known there but several of
the posse are sure it Is Hill Thompson.
Tlie law will take its course. His vic
tim died yesterday.
FREDERICK LEIGHTON.
The Kuilneiit Kiif-IUli Artist Succumbs
to Ilcurt Trouble.
Loxnox, Jan. 27. Sir Frederick
Lcighton, president of the Royal
academy, is dead. This morning he
suffered a chill which was followed by
a serious affection of the heart. His
condition became critical and during
the afternoon he sank rapidly. He
died in great agony.
Sir Frederick belonged to the modern
school of English art, and was re
garded as tho best developed fruit ago
of the academic following. He was
known best to Americans in general
by reason of his connection with the
World's fair at Chicago. He was
chairman of the fino arts committee of
the art department of Great llrituiii in
the Columbian exposition.
TO FIGHT IN NEW MEXICO.
"1'ltz." mill Mnhur Muy Come Together
In ThU Country After All.
Fonr Womir, Tex., Jan. 27. It is
stuted on good authority here that the
Maher-Fitzslmmons fight, instend of
talcing place in Juarez, Mexico, on
February 14, will tako place on this
sido of the Rio Grande ut a point
three miles from El Paso just over the
New Mexican line, which can only be
reached by tlie Southern Pacific trains
from El Paso.
The I.ant of it (irent I'ninlly.
London, Jan. 2". General Richard
Lawrence, tho last of tho five Law
rence brothers who distinguished
themselves in India, has died nt Biar
ritz. General Lawrence was one of
twelve children whoso father was
Colonel Alexander Lawrence. These
children wero born in Ireland, the
family being Irish Protestants. Lord
Lawrence, the famous viceroy and
governor general of India, Sir George
St. Patrick Lawrence and Sir Henry
Lawrence, nil greatly distinguished in
India uffairs, were his brothers.
A Ilrutul Aiiaault by footpad.
Nkw York, Jan. 27. William T.
Houston, lormerly a judge of tho Su
preme court at New Orleans, was as
saulted nnd robbed by two men in La
fayette place Wednesday night. His
left leg was broken and several ribs ou
the left sldo were fractured. No re
port was made to tho police. Tho rob
bers took S50. Judge Houston cannot
describe his assailants.
Colonel Croftou'a Denial.
Chicago, Jan. 27. Colonel Crofton,
commandant of the Fifteenth United
States infantry at Fort Sheridan, de
nies that ho has received a letter from
Secretary Lamont asking him to ap
ply for ri rt'remeu
SHYER MEN GATHER.
THE CALL FOR A NATIONAL
CONVENTION SENT OUT.
MrotiB Declaration for free nnd Unlimit
ed Coliinee of the White Mctnl 1(1 to 1
bt. l.ciuU the I'lmo nnd .Inly' 'i'i tlm
IJute for the Contention Stroiif- Ileno
lutlnim Are Adopted.
I'rce Miter Aritncnte..
Wakihnotox, Jan. 25. The silver
conference yesterday resulted In the
adoption of the strongest kind of a de
claration for the frco and unlimited
coinage of silver at tho ratio of 10 to
1, and tho call for a delegate national
convention to be held in St. Louis.
July 22, IsOO, the date of tho Populist
national convention. Tim call for tho,
convention expressly stipulates that
delegates to the convention shall bo
willing to subordinate party ullegiance
and fealty to the principlcsenunciated
in the declaration nnd to support thu
nominees of the convention.
A provisional national committee
was organized with headquarters at
Washington, and with authority lo
proceed at ouco to the organization of
States and territories for the success
of the movement.
There wns nn animated discussion,
early in tho day, of the financial situa
tion and tho policy to be pursued by
tho friends of silver. During tlie dis
cussion considerable feeling was
aroused by some of the remarks made
by Geucrnl Hatch of Missouri, in
which he stated in effect that if the
Populists of Kentucky had done their
whole duty the election of Mr. Muck
burn to a seat in the United States
senate would not be a matter of doubt.
General Field of Virginia and others
made heated replies. Mayor Turner
of Lansing, Mich., und Senator Stew
art of Nevada also addressed the con
vention. The committee on resolutions, of
which Senntor Jones of Nevada, is
chairman, submitted a report, tlie pre
amble of which Is u complete state
ment of tlie position of the silver ad
vocates. It declares the money ques
tion to be the paramount issue of the
day, and that the conllict is between
the gold standard, gold bonds nnd
bank currency, on tlie one side, and
the bimetallic staudnrd, no bonds and
government currency on the other.
Tlie ilnal declaration is as follows:
"That over and above all other ques
tions ot policy, wo are in favor of re
storing to tho people of the United
States tho time honored money of the,
constitution gold and silver not one.
but both tlie money of Washington
and Hamilton, nnd Jefferson nnd Mon
roe und Jackson and Lincoln, to the
end that American people mny receive
honest pay for an honest product, the
American debtor pay his just obliga
tions in nn honeststaudard, ami not in
n standard that is appreciated 100
per cent above tho great staples
of our country, and to tho end.
further, that silver standard countries
may be deprived of the unnatural ad
vantage they now enjoy in the differ
ence in exchange between gold nnd
silver an advantage which the tariff
legislation alone, cannot overcome.
We, therefore, confidently appeal to
the peoplo of tho United States, that
leaving in obeynnce for tho moment
till other questions, however impor
tunt, even momentous they may ap
pear, and sundering it need bo all
former party alllliations, they unite
in a supreme effort to free themselves
und their children from the domina
tion of the money power a power
moro destructive thun any which
has ever been fastened upon tlie
civilized men of any race or in
any age. And, upon the consummation
of their desires and efforts, wo invoke
the gracious favor of tho Divine Prov
idence." SILVER REPUBLICANS.
They formulate it Dein.ind for a l'lnnlc
In the National l'lut form,
Washington, Jan. i:. The Repub
lican silver Senators have signed a de
claration which is intended to be used
in the coming campaign as the de
mand which 'tho silver men will
make for a plank in the na
tional convention. In the preamble
it is recited that the present financial
system endangers the industrial
lrosperity of the United States, which
is threatened by China and Japan,
as a result of the decrease in
the value of t-"vcr and the difference
of exchange between silver und
gold using countries. It is therefore
resolved that tho signers favor the
frceand unlimited coinago of silver at
a ratio of 10 to 1 for the purposo of
obliterating this difference of ex
change, which is declared to operate
as a bounty on the export of products
from silver using countries to gold
using countries. It is also resolved
that they favor a tariff which shall
equalize the difference in tlie cost of
labor between this country and thu
countries of Europe und Asia. It is
the purposo of those who aro circu
lating tlie declaration to get all the
Republican silver men in congress to
blgn it.
llurriHou C'ulU on Cleteluml.
Washinotox, Jan. 25 Ex-President
Harrison arrived here at 7:10 o'clock
yesterday morning. General Harrison
called on President Cleveland during
the day to pay his respects. It was an
exehango of amenities similar to those
during Mr. Harrison's occupancv of
the White House, when Mr. Cleveland
visited Washington as a prlvato citi
zen, and paid his respects to the then
President. General Harrison's vlit
to Washington is the first since ho re
tired from the presidency.
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Air. Lodge bay the Senate Will I.lkely
I'ain tho Dtt'la Ileiolutlon.
Washington, Jan. 25. Senator
Lodge has made a canvass of the Sen
ate on the Davis resolution, aflirming
the Monroe doctrine, und says that ho
lias not been able to find more than
eight votes that will be cast agaiust
it. There are still a large number of
speeches to be mado on the subject
and It Is too early to say when a vote
will bo taken. The debate will be
pressed rapidly after the bond bill
ehall l.ave been disposed of.
THE PRESIDENT MAY AC T.
Strong Armenian Itrsnlutlon Adop'rd bj
tho Sennte.
Washington, Jan. 25. Mr. Call of
fered In the Senate to-day a radical
resolution demanding that by either
peaceful negotiation or force of tirms.
thu Armenian atrocities bo stopped.
The resolution was defeated w.thout
division and tho resolution reported
by the committee on foreign relations
passed unanimously.
The resolution directs the President
to express to the powers of Europe tho
hope that Turkey will see that protec
tion and just rights are granted tho
Armenians. It also pledges tho sup
port of Congress to sustain the Presi
dent In any decisive measures he may
take.
Many memorials concerning the Ar
menian question were presented to
tho Senate. Mr. Hill asked what had
become of the resolutions for ener
getle action by the president.
Mr. Cnllom of Illinois, who reported
the Turkish resolutions from the com
mittee on foreign Volutions, said ho
desired the speediest possible action
and later in the day would ask for a.
vote on the resolutions.
There was a brief flurry when Mr
Cullom sought to secure tho passage of
a joint resolution amending the act
relativo to the Uloomingtou, 111., pub
He building.
air. Allen oi Nebraska, said there
seemed to bo a little ring in tho Sen
ate as to favorable action on public
buildings. The East secured public
buildings, but the States of the far
West did not
Mr. Gallinger of Now Hampshire,
protested against the extravagance of
.Mr. Allen's language and there was an
extended debate as to tho scc'tions
which had received public buildings.
Mr. Cullom suggested that llloum
ington was the home of tho Vice Pres
ident, the presiding officer of the Sen
ate, whereupon Mr. Allen said ho
would yield to an appeal and the reso
lution was passed.
Mr. Caff erey of Louisiana called the
attention of the judiciary committee
to the importance of the sugar bounty
question, which had been referred to
that committee, saying tho subject in
volved the right of subordinate olli
cials to nulify an appropriation made
by Congress.
The Turklsh-Arnunian resolution
was then called up by Mr.Cullom. The
Senator spoke of the serious situation
In Turkey. A massacre of innocence
unparalleled for ages, had been perpe
trated. Tho evidence of the bloody
encounter was given by all classes
and nationalities until it was
beyond the slightest doubt. A Turk
ish army had bayoneted, robbed,
murdered und flayed alive tho
people of Armenia. There was no.
war, but a pitiless, merciless tornado
of ruin, bloodshed and death. Tho
demon of fanaticism had been let
loose. There wns a responsibility
somewhere. It din not rest with the
slavish ruler of Turkey, tho sultan.
Hack of this were the disputes of tho
countries of the European alliance,
seeking their territorial advantages.
These countries were responsible. The
sultan was but a pnppet in tlieir
handb.
It was a matter of regret and em
barrassment, continued Mr. Cullom,
that the policy of the United States
was such as to prevent tho sending of
a fleet to Turkish waters to put a stop
to the bloody rule prevailing. Hut
Europe hnd assumed tho obligation of
protection to Armenia. Tho people of
the United States wero interested in
seeing the obligation executed, aud
tho purpose of this resolution
was to press, with tho great
est earnestness, for tho protection
of Armenia. It wus amazing to the
people oi the United States to see the
indifference of the Christian powers.
Thero was a double obligation upon
England nnil yet nothing had been
done to stay the hand of the Sultan,
except by fruitless diplomatic corre
spondence. Tlie powers, said Air. Cul
lum, nppear to lo waiting for the dis
solution of tho Ottoman empire.
The United States had no purpose to
Interfere in the affairs of Eur po ex
cept in protection of American citi
zens nnd in tho name of humanity.
Tho United States had spoken in tho
name, of humanity in tlie affairs of
Greece and Hungary. No event in
eontur es called so loudly to the civil
ized world as this slaughter in Tur
key. Mr. Hlnni'hnrd of Louisiana, Demo
crat, said that for more than a year
the world had been greatly shocked at
the massacres in Turkey. Not only
was there murder and massacree, but
In tho case of women worse than mns
sacre. As a great free nation it was
the duty of the United States to ex
press its oilicial repudiation nnd pro
test against the course of Turkey.
MILLER WILL RETIRE.
The CoiicrcH-tmuii I'rom tho Second ICan
Kim District Declines Iteuoiuluatloii.
Washington. Jan. 26. Tho an
nouncement of the retirement nt Judge
Miller from the Republlcm congress
ional race in the Second district camo
as a surprise to many of his friends.
Judge Millur said: "1 liavu deter
mined not to be a candidate, for re
nomination for Congress from tho
Second district. 1 am satisfied Unit
the conditions of the district aro all
favorable to my nomination and re
turn, but I find that a continued ser
vice in Congress must result in the de
struction of my law business, and that
I cannot a fiord. When the additional
expense necessarily incurred by a
member of Congress is censidered, tho
compensation paid i.s not sufficient to
justify one as poor as I am in giving
up u fairly good law business for tho
prospective honors in. Congressional
life."
KHcht MoiIHIeutlon in the Maimer of
Countlni a (tuoruni.
Washington, Jan. 25. Tho House
resumed consideration of tlie rules
yesterday, and disposed of tho last
amendment offered by tho committee.
There was substituted for tho quorum
rule of the Fifty-first Congress the
method of compelling the attendance
of u quorum proposed in the Forty
sixth Congress by J. Randolph Tucker,
with some modifications. Tho Tuoker
rule Is to bring members to tho bar of
tho House nnd count them, instead of
following the Reed plan of having the
speaker count a quorum.