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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JUNE 20 , 1002 , -V .1
Polk County Man Nominated
on Thirteenth
WQILTON FOR/SECOND PLACE
Mortensen la Nnmed for State Treas
urer on First Ballo' Convention
'Endorses 'Administration of Presi
dent , Roosevelt.
Lincoln , Juno'19. The Republican
utnto convention nominated thu follow
ing ticket !
For Governor John Hi Mickey ;
For Lieutenant Governor E. G. Mo
Ollton.
For Treasurer Peter MortonBcn.
For Secretary of Stuto G , A. Marsh.
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"For Auditor Chnrlcs Weston.
For Superintendent of Instruction
William K. Fowler.
For Attorney General F. N. Prout.
For Commissioner of Public Lands
George D. Follmor. .
The convention was one of the moat
i : numerously attended , most onthuslas-
tie , most Btubbornly contented and
most protracted In the history of the
party. There was the moot extreme
tension and at several points In the
proceedings It seemed that the chief
prize , the governorship , was about to
bo snatched , now by thin candidate ,
now by another , until finally the
award was made with almost unanim
ity. The contest for the governor
ship gave room for a display of po
litical maneuvering and finesse that
called Into requisition all the shrewdness -
ness of the most astute and experi
enced politicians In Nebraska , It was
n battle royal , waged for more than
Eeven hours , in which Iho forces were
marshaled and deployed under skilled
Konornlshlp that seemed almost equal
ly matched on both tides.
One by ono weaker candidates were
forced off the field , one column ad
vanced and another pulled back , taxIng -
Ing the staying qualities of the sup
porters of the different aspirants to
the vcr y utmost.
Convention Called to Order.
The Auditorium was packed \when \
Chairman Lindsay of the state com
mittee called the convention to order
and Introduced Temporary Chairman
Morris Brown at 2 o'clock. Some delay -
lay and confusion attended the seat
ing of the delegates , owing to the
$ reat throng present , but when order
had been obtained Mr. Brown ad
dressed the convention in eloquent
words , which were cheered again and 1
again by the Republicans present.
Mr. Brown said , In part :
"It is a great honor to preside even
temporarily over a Republican conven
tion in a Republican ttate In a Repub '
lican year. It Is humiliating to the
coed people of Nebraska to remember
now that In 1896 they published to
the world their temporary Incapacity
for self-government , and yet there
was some excuse for that mistake ;
\wo ; were In great pain that year ; wo
bad been suffering since 1893 the joys
of unparalleled Democratic prosperity
of the free trade brand. The happi
ness which that Industrial remedy
brought and which was vouched for'
at the time by the once peerless leader
was too painful to be Joyiul. So It
bappcned that Nebraska's vote went
to a causA that was lost , to a ticket
that was deieated and to a party that
Is now stranded on the rocks of fusion
and the sands of reorganization. Re
organize what ? Is there anything
left to reorganize ? Towne has quit ;
Fetter has escaped ; Stewart has re
formed ; Henry Watterson Is already
and always well organized ; Tammany
Hall has moved Its greatest feature
to England , and his successor has re
signed ; Hill 'Is a Democrat ; ' Chairman -
man Jones Is a trust plutocrat ; Allen
Is an editor ; Grover Cleveland has gone
fishing , and Bryan lives In n barn.
Now what Is there left to reorgan
ize ? Of course , they might reorgan
ize the World-Herald , or the Jackson-
Ian club , or Edgar Howard , or Ben
Tlllman or.a few affairs like tBat , but
what would the product be when the
Job was completed ? _
"Incidental to that mistake In na
tlonal affairs an additional disaster
befell us locally. The allied forces of
reform , pretending to Innumerable
virtues and standing on diversified
platforms , took charge of state affairs
and began to administer to the gov
ernmental needs of the people. As the
administration continued the needs
of the people multiplied. No sooner
bad the reformers gotten possession
I u of all the offices than ono by one the
promises or tno several platforms
wore forgotten or repudiated. Lest
we forget let me mention a few :
There was the reform secretary of
state ; be was duly Installed In office
by a confiding and unsuspecting pub
lic ; under the law be became the per-
eonal custodian and guardian of the
state constitution ; ' that Instrument
limited bis salary to $2.000 a year ; he
ewore to observe Its mandates and Its
limitation ; and yet with the constitu
tion in one band this reformer pro
ceeded to fill his pockets with the
other out of funds belonging to the
ctate far in excess of his salary. I
call upon the fusion convention , which
meets next week at Grand Island , to
tell the people why ho took It and why
be refuses to put it back ,
"But that Is not alU 'Along v/lth
this secretary a reform state auditor ,
clothed In the garb of Populism undefiled -
filed , was elected. His first official
cct was to surround himself In the
insurance department , with grafters
who would put to Bhame the prophet
i of Tammany hall. 'Great Is Tammany
Dand , Croker is its prophet.1 But then
' these are only trifling examples of
practical reform as administered by
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Hint administration. For ( ho ronl Ar
ticle wo uro compullcd to loolc to tlio
fusion Htato trcnmiror. In that olllco
tlioro wan rofonn with IntorcHt 2 per
cent a inontli ; such was tlio rate
earned by tlio permanent nchool funds I
deposited In put bunko , and vut not I I
OIIQ cent of It ovur found UB wy Into
the1 fittito treasury. Who cot It , and |
who Icaops It ?
, "I congratulate this convention that
under the direction of a Hopubllcnn
treasurer the opposite rule hae bucn
followed. Every cent of Interest
earned nnd collected on every fund ,
wherever Invoated or wherever depos
ited , tins boon covered Into the pee
ple's treasury.
Populist Definition for Economy.
"Tho oppoRltlon was not content
with the promlso to bo Rood nnd hon
est. They went further tlian that and
paid they would be economical. Do
you Know the Pop definition for econ
omy ? Here It IB : The legislature to
appropriate as much flu possible , to bo
expended UB BOOH nB pORslblo , In order
that the dellcleney may bo as nrge as
poHBlblo. Let us look at the iccord n
moment. The legislature of 181)11 ) mst I
. the domandB of UICBO honcBt coono-j |
| minors with liberal appropriations , I '
yet three months before the blcnnlum
I had ended the money had all been'
upont and a deficiency created. By i
. the tlnio the Hopubllcan legislature' I
mot In 1001 It was compelled to ap-1 i
( proprlato money to pay the debts crc-
i , nted by the peculiar methods/of these
Bcll'iadvertlsod masiorB of flnanco
nnd economy , the total ( 'c-Hcleney
amounting to $1 ID,112,05. llut that
was not all. In addition It was nec
essary to appropriate money to pay
mlBcellnncoiiB debts created by that
administration In' the HIIIII of $33-
C32.92. so that the grand total of ex
penditures In excess of the appropria
tion was $182,735.07. Slioh arc the di
mensions of the gold brick handed to
! the people by our fusion reformers.
Is It any wonder that our deliverance
came In 1900 , when the opposition
with Its unfulfilled promises and Its
broken platforms were repudiated by
n sensible and patriotic people ? Since
that year the state nas remained Re
publican and Its affairs managed on
the basis of a very different kind of
economy. Its officers have limited
their salarloB to the amounts fixed In
the constitution and the total expend
itures have not only been kept within
the total appropriations , but there
stood at the end of the first year to
the credit of the present state admin
istration the sum of $87.231.01. The
difference , therefore , between the
two kinds of economy , Republican and
fusion , reaches the significant sum of
$269.907.68.
"Republicans , one of the material
IBBUCS of this campaign is , Shall the
tate and its taxpayers be again
turned over to the tender mercies of
deficiency builders , salary purlolnera
and Interest collectors ?
"There are many other controlling
reasons why the verdict of the people
in 1000 should not be disturbed.
| What a proud year that was for Ne-
. braslta. It was a glad homecoming.
That was the year our state lifted its
head , looked the rest of the union in
the fuco and said , I want to bear my
share of the burdens of good govern
ment ; I belong In the McKinley col
umn , and what a column that was ,
with McKinley the good , the wise ,
the patient , the lamented McKinley ,
its commander. Ho was a com
mander that neither retreated nor re
signed ; neither did ho advise others
to retreat nor resign. nils order was
always forward , never to the rear. He
stood for the honor of the American
flag wherever It was and for/ the tri
umph of American arms wherever en
gaged. To his honor it is Known ot j
all men-that McKinley spoke no words
of encouragement for the enemies ot
the American soldier. Ho was their
friend , not their critic. It was left to
others to discourage while he cheerec
them on ; others Revile while he com
mended ; others to belittle while he
exalted. He voiced the heart and con
vlctlon of the union. He was right
the opposition was wrong. It has been
Republican doctrine slnco the days ol
Lincoln to present at all times to the
enemies of the republic an unbroken
front. That cannot be done If the
people withhold from the soldier In
battle the blessings of love nnd gratl-
tudo and support.
Duty of Nebraska.
"My friends , I believe It to be the
subllm'e duty of Nebraska this year to
vote out of political existence every
candidate and every party and every
platform that breathes smypathy.for
the fighting foes of the nation's flag.
Let us stand at the back of McKtn-
ley's successor , the worthy , the ag.
gresslve , the sensible , the plain spok <
en and the courageous president , Theodore -
odoro Roosevelt. The great work be
gun byhls predecessor must be com
pleted. The country demands it. The
present financial an * industrial sys
terns are established policies , but they
must be preserved and made perron
nent. Cuba Is free , lor freedom the
gift of America , but she must be en
couraged and protected , and , If she
is willing , annexed. The.Philippine
islands are ours ; theyJhuist remain
ours and their people be given those
blessings of educatlonand , liberty that
fall from the folds of'the American
flag , The far eastern belongings o
this country must ho civilized If i
takes the nation nnd the Republican
party the rest of the century to do It
Labor Is * employed as never before
in Its history ; It must be kept em
ployed. The nation's commerce ex
ceeds by millions all former records
it must be expanded still more , even I
It requires the building of both canal
instead of one across the Isthmus. A
shorter water route to Asia and Eu
rope la Indispensable to the American
merchant , the future master of the
trade of the world.
"The interest * of labor and capital
must nave the equal protection of tho'
law , Labor has the right to organize
and coinblno for peaceful and lawful
purposes ; capital has the right to co-j
operate nnd congrugUo so long as Us
purpuftu IH peaceful and lawiul , Hut
neither has tiny right .to tra iplo on
the rights of the public by the UBO of
violence , or by limiting proJu.tlon , or
by controlling the prices of the neces
saries of life , or by stilling compe
tition , Such are the principles of the
Republican party and such Is the work
nt hand for It to do. How can thcso
prlnclplosxbo best subserved and that
Work best promoted ? Let mo toll you ;
, ga out In the state with your coats
off and elect the nominees of this
convention1 ; but that Is not sufficient ,
keep your coats off and see that Nd-
braska sends to congress six Repub
lican Instead of two. This state has
violated the constitution long enough
by having only two congressmen at
Washington. Tell me , what good
docs It do anybody to have a Pop In
congress ? We have tried them ; which
one over earned his mileage , to Bay
nothing about his salary ? They never
bring anything back except garden
seeds and'a tale , of woo and view with
ojarni everything In sight. I will tell
you what they do down there ; they
talk nnd vote for a war and then rc-i
fuse to vote ammunition for the sol-J
dler. They talk and vote for a treaty
of peace and then complain about Us
logical results. They favored paying
twenty millions for the Philippines ,
nnd now they want to give thorn away.
They say they favor trust legislation ,
but they vote against the consideration
of a trust amendment to the constitu
tion. The simple truth la they talk too
much and do too little. They Interfere
with the dispatch of business at the na-
tlonal capital and they should all be
brought home to stay.
"Republicans , let us keep Nebraska
In line from one end of the state to
the other for Republicanism , for Me
Klnleylsm and for Theodore Reese
volt.
volt.There
There being no contests , the conven
tlon proceeded to permanent organlza *
tlon with G. P. D'avldson of Johnson
as chairman.
Accepting the gavel , Judge David
son said : "I appreciate very keenly
the honor you have done me here this
afternoon In selecting me to preside
over this magnificent convention , and
I thank you for the mark of your fa-1
vor. I Join with my predecessor in
congratulating you and the Republic
ans of Nebraska for the auspicious
circumstances under which we have
assembled here today. As a Repub
lican I am proud of the results of the
leadership of those Americans , Me-1
Klnley and Roosevelt. Republican
statesmanship has given the word
'expansion' a new meaning. The Re
publicans are always ready to do 1.
honor to brave heroes who have added
new luster to the ensign of this great
nation. Shame on the man or set of
men who would slander the American
soldier. As Americans wo have no
apologies to offer. But the recent ad
vances of this nation are only prophet
Ic of its oncoming greatness. Amor
leans were never In a position where
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they could feel prouder of the nation
than now. "
On motion of Lincoln Frost of Lan
caster 01 committee on resolutions
was appointed by the chairman.
Balloting for Governor.
The convention quickly resolved to '
proceed under the order of business
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as set forth In the call. A motion to
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toke an Informal ballot for governor
was defeated.
First ballot Governor : Robertson ,
252 ; Black , 202 ; Mickey. 132 ; Van ;
Dusen , 54 ; Dlnsmore , 04 ; Savage , 2 ;
Jessen , 109 ; Sears , 111 ; Wilson , 140 ;
Dean , 1.
Second Robertson , 285 ; Blac-k.173 ;
Mickey , 136 ; Vaq Dusen , 45 ; .Wilson ,
107 ; Dlnsmore , 108 ; Jessen.lIO ; Dean ,
13 ; Norrls Brown , 1 -
Before the third ballot was taken
Van Dusen withdrew.
Third ballot Robertson gained 7 ;
Mickey , 7 ; Dlnsmore , 70 ; Sears , 5 ;
Black lost 13 , Wilson 23 , Jessen 4.
On the fourth to sixth ballots , Rob
ertson nnd Dlnsmore gained steadily ,
.the losses being against Scars , Wilson
and Jessen.
On the fifth ballot , Sears dropped to
15 ballots. At the close of the ninth
ballot recess was taken to 8 o'clock.
It was believed that a deal would
be mode at the recess whereby Mickey
would be chosen and the first Indica
tion of the change to him occurred
on the tenth ballot , when Wllon was
withdrawn and Lancaster cast the
votes for Dlnsmoro , and 26 for Mickey.
Bujt county dropped Sears on this
ballot and went to Dlnsmore. Tenth
ballot Robertson 323 , Black 140
Mickey 123 , Wilson 1 , Dlnsmore 389
Jessen 97.
On the eleventh ballot Dlnsmore re
celved 414 votes , restoring him to
within five of his highest vote. Jessen
Increased his vote 31 , while Robertson
and Black fell back. Crounse re
ceived 2 votes.
. Twelfth ballot Antelope countv
changed from Robertson to Mickey
and Cherry followed suit. The Robert
eon following then commenced going
rapidly to Mickey. Lancaster gave
Dlnsmore 40 , Mickey 12. When the
call was completed half a dozen dele
gates clamored for recognition of the
cjialr. Confusion reigned supreme fo
fifteen minutes , the convention stora
pedlng for Mickey. But few of th
counties were' able to make tbeir de
sired changes , -and the twelfth ballo
was read. Mickey 475. Dlnsmore 3S9
Jensen S3.
On the thirteenth ballot Dougla
county completed the deal by castln
95 votes for J. H. Mickey. Mr. Dins
more withdrew shortly thereafter an
Meeker of Cloy county moved tha
the nomination nf Mickey be mad
unanimous. Carried.
After Mr. Mickey and each of th
I' gubernatorial candidates had bee
'
presented to the convention , it preceded -
( coded to .ballot for lieutenant gov
ernor. First ballot McGllton 4G4 ,
> Holbrook 34 i , Rouse 09 , Armstrong
! 32 , Stcclo 95 , Scars 8 , Robertson 37 ,
Cody 1.
During the second ballot S ielo ot
Falrbury moved the unanlmoim nomi
nation of E. C.McGIIton of Douglas
for lieutenant governor , which was
carried ,
George W. Marsh of Richardson was
renomlnated for secretary of state
and Charles Weston for auditor.
On the ballot for state treasurer the
vote was as follows : Mortcnscn 541 ,
Dressier , 88 , Saundcrs 213 , Johnson
149 ; Axen 32 , Sullivan 50 ; necessary
to choice 537. Mortinsen was unani
mously nominated ,
The 'convention rapidly concluded
the nomination of the state ticket by
unanimously nominal Ing W K. Fowler'
superintendent of public Instruction ,
i F. M. Prout attorney general and
George D. Follmer commissioner of
public lands and buildings. II. C.
Lindsay was ro-clectod chnlriian of
the state central committee.
Adjourned.
Platform Adopted by Party.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was presented after the
I nomination of Mr. Mickey and was
i adopted unanimously as read. It is In
,
full as follows :
The Republican party of Nebraska ,
in convention assembled , congratulate
j I the people upon the present prosperity
under Republican administration ,
which applies to each branch of In
dustry , and. which Is not bounded by
1 any state or any Interest , but applies
equally to oil the people , whether In
i the employment of capital or follow
ing the pursuits of labor , while the
I commercial and manufacturing inter-
ests are In the height of piosperlty ,
the agricultural Interests are equally 4
prosperous , and the farmer and the 1
laborer find full and just remunera
tion as the results of their efforts.
Wo affirm the platform adopted "by
our party at Philadelphia In 1900. ,
Wo deeply deplore the tragic and
untimely death of our great leader ,
the country's martyred president , j
William McKlnloy. While deeply
feeling the loss , we congratulate Uie
people of this great republic upon
possessing a vice president sufficiently
courageous to follow out the wise
policies Inaugurated by this illus
trious predecessor. ,
We heartily endorse the admlnlstra- ,
tlon of President Theodore Reese
velt. We especially commend the Jus
tice and wisdom of his reciprocity pol
icy with Cuba as embodied in his mes
sage to congress. We commend the
bold stand that he has taken against
| the formation or perpetuation of unlawful -
| lawful combinations in restraint of
. trade.
| We are heartily in sympathy with
the president's policy in favor of the
national irrigation law , and we com
mend our senators and representatives
for their efforts In securing the pass
age of the same.
The American soldier needs no apol
ogy. His record is one of loyalty ,
bravery and generosity toward a
treacherous and cruel foe. In battle ,
in victory and defeat , he has been
the pride of his countrymen , and chal
lenges the admiration of the world.
To criticise him Is unjust , to denounce
him cowardly , to deprive him of the 1
honor won IB cruel. .
We favor the most speedy revision
of the state constitution to meet -the i
demand of the twentieth century conditions - , ,
I ditions , either by the submission of ; '
( needed amendments through the com
ing legislature or by the calling of a
constitutional convention.
We demand the enactment of addi
tional laws that will hold every cus
todian of public funds that may come
into his pobRpRslon by virtue of his
office responsible for the repayment ,
not only of the principal , but also ot I
the Interest accruing thereon.
We commend the economy and re
trenchment Inaugurated by the pres
ent state administration In the man-
agement of state Institutions and the
urning Into the public treasury' of all
nterest on public funds. We realize , I
however , that the condition of the
state's finances urgently requires
measures to Increase state revenues
and to reduce the state debt , which
exceeds the constitutional limit.
With this object In view , a more strict
enforcement of the laws relating to
assessment and taxation is impera
tive. The franchises , as well as the
: anglble property of all corporations ,
should be assessed so as to bear their
Just and due shares of the cost of gov-1
eminent , state , county and municipal ,
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the same as other taxable property , as
contemplated by the constitution. | I
This state is entitled to and should
receivea revenue from all nonresident
corporations writing life and accident i
Insurance in Nebraska ( except mutual I
benefit and fraternal societies ) and I i
we recommend to the legislature the
enactment of a law levying a tax upon I
the gross premiums collected in this | 1
state by such corporations. We favor
the creation of a board of pardons to
Investigate and pass upon applications
for executive clemency , and to make
recommendations to the governor ac
cording to their findings.
We favor the creation of a board qf
audit , whose duty It shall be to exam
ine1 and verify the accounts of the
state treasurer , and to make period
ically public reports of the conditions
of the funds and the whereabouts of
i
the money and _ securities In the cus-
ndy of the state treasurer. We cheer-1
ut" pledge ourselves to the encour-
, ement and protection of home com-
antes , hotm ? associations and homo
iocletles , engaged In providing In
demnity for loss of property'life nnd
limb , so that as far as reasonably may
be , the money collected from the people
ple shall remain at home and be In
vested and .expended lor the use of
our people.
MOVE FOR 'GENERAL STRIKE.
Mitchell Issues Call for National Con-
ventlon of Miners.
Indianapolis , Juno 19. An. official
call for a national convention of the
' United Mine Workers of America was
Issued yesterday from the national
headquarters In this city by Secretary
Treasurer Wilson. The convention
will meet here July 17 to do'ermine
I whether the soft coal miners of the. .
country shall go out on n ecrlkp to
assist the striking anthracite miners
I of Pennsylvania. The basis for the
I apportionment of delegates to the con-
tlon Is one for cvcry , hundred mem-
biers of the local unions or fraction
over fifty. This wlll'.gtvo ' the conven
tion a voting strength of from 1,700
to 1.800. A bare majority c.an declare
a strike. '
' I The national officers , It is under
stood , have opposed any general strike
order. They are unwilling , unless as
a last resort , to break the Interstate
' agreement existing between the min
ers and operators of Illinois , Indiana ,
Ohio and the bituminous field of Penn
sylvania. The five districts , at whoso
demand the national convention has
been called , voted to make such a de
mand nearly a month ago. It was be
lieved that It was only at the solicits-
tlon of the national officers that they
agreed to delay filing the demand until
the. present time.
The four states In the Interstate
agreement , it Is believed , will stand
together to oppose a general strike.
They are thought to be pretty thor
oughly organized in this purpose , but
the banners of the strike advocates
will come dangerously near to con
trolling the convention.
UNION PACIFIC IN LABOR WAR.
Company Refuses Boilermakers' De-
mand for Increase and Latter Strike
Omaha , June 19. The Union Pa
cific is confronted by an aggravated
labor war. Yesterday every holler-
maker in its employ laid down his
tools and walked out of the shops ,
tying up the entire system from Oma
ha to Ogdbn.
The strike is the result of an order
issued by th'e Boilermakers' union
upon the failure of the Union Pacific
officials to accede to demands of the
men for higher wages. The workmen
and officials met in conference yester
day , the former presented their request -
quest for < an Increase in their scale
and the latter refused to grant it , thus
precipitating a strike which may end
In the congestion of all the mechanical
departments of the road.
In the Omaha shops there are but
thirty or thirty-five boilermakers , but
there are shops scattered all along
the road from this city to the western
terminus , and every boilermaker in
all of these shops Is affected by the
order to strike and has rigidly obeyed
It This means that hundreds of boil
ermakers are now Idle.
Thirty-One Injured at a Fire.
Guthrle , Okla. , June 19. Thirty-one
persons were Injured last night by a
gasoline generator explosion in the
New York Hardware company's store.
At 8:30 o'clock fire broke out in the
rear store , demanding the attention of
two fire companies. While the firemen
were fighting the flames , an immense
crowd gathered In the street before
the plate glass front of the building.
The flre Ignited gasoline , which ex
ploded , blowing out the front of the
store Into the crowd. Heavy plate
class went Into the air , making serl-
ous wounds wherever It struck per
sons in falling.
Engineer Killed In Wreck.
Kansas City , June 19. Chicago and
Alton local passenger train No. 14
was derailed two miles west of Mex-
i Ico. Mo. , about 2 o'clock yesterday aft-
i ernoon , while running on schedule
time. The engine and three cars
were derailed. Engineer M. Kellar of
Slater was thrown out of the engine
nnd killed. Thirteen passengers were
slightly Injured , but all continued the
trip to their destination. The cause
of [ the derailment Is yet unknown.
The track was repaired and .trains
passing over It within three hours
after the accident occurred.
Marching Miners Turned Back.
Roanoke , Va. , June 19. The band
of marching miners reached Pocahontas -
tas last night and was met there by
the sheriff of Tazewell county. Vlr
glnla , who , with a force of deputies ,
compelled the marchers to leave thai
county. They went back to the West
Virginia side. No shots were flret
and the miners retreated peacefully
All the sheriffs In the territory affect
ed by the strike have Instructions to
keep the marchers moving. Fully
60 per cent of the miners In the dls
trlct are said to be at work.
Morrison Juror Arrested for Theft
Eldorado , Kan. , Juno 19. Del
Baker , one of the Jessie Morrison
case Jurymen , was arrested yester
day , charged with robbing Waltei
Warner , another juryman , of f G5. The
two men slept together last night and
in Jhe morning Warner missed the
money. He jerked Baker's hat-of
nnd one of the coins dropped out , it Is
alleged. The selection of the jury
has not been finished.
' Blaze at Cripple Creek.
Creede , Colo. , Juno 19. Fire started
yesterday In a vacant building form
erly occupied as a saloon. One whole
block on Main street was destroyed
The New Happy Thought mill , whlc ]
' cost $225,000 , was saved with the ul
most difficulty.
Warned to Expect a Famine.
Bombay , Juno 19. The metcorolog
leal department predicts a deficlenc
' of rain almost everywhere In th
Bombay presidency , especially a
. Gnujerat , and warns the governmen
| to prepare for'a severe famine.
Congress Will Probably Ad- '
journ.in Short Time.
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SENATE NEARING A FINAL VOTE- {
( Interest In Isthmian Canal Question' *
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Steadily Increases as .Days Go By.
Voting on Amendments Begins.
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Washington , Juno 19.The' near approach - - ,
preach of the end of the present BOS- ,
slon of congress was signalized by n
general political speech by Richard- ,
epn ( Tenn. ) , the leader of the mlndr- ,
ity. Taking advantage of thu latitude-
allowed during the debate , ho dcliv-
vcred a sot speech of , over an hour and.
a half , He arraigned the Republican
party for its failure to keep its plat
form pibmlses , dwelling especially on. , , .
the question of trusts and the necesr '
stty for tariff reduction. Shellcnbarger \ %
( Dem. , Neb. ) also made a political-
speech , condemning the admlnlstra- .
tlon for removing Miss Taylor , a clerk
in the war department for criticising ,
its Philippines policy and for justify- ,
I Ing Geneiial Wood's expenditures for ,
the promotion ot'eclproclty legisla
tion. Cannon , chairman of the appro
priation committee , In a brief reply
to both speeches , said he was ready
to go to the country on the record of
the Republican party. He caused
much merriment on his side of the (
house by describing the Republican
party as pulling the wagon , while the
Democrats stood off and found fault.
Dartlett ( Dem. , Gu. ) offered an
amendmdnt to the deficiency bill to-
reimburse the Cuban revenues for the
salary allowed by Secretary Root to
General Wood out of the island rev-
epues. In the course of some remarks
early In the session , Cannon declared
that If he could have his way congress
would adjourn sine die before July 4.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill , the last of the supply bills , was.
passed. A night session was held , at
which the house considered bills re
ported from the committee on ndlan
affairs.
MAY DEFEAT SUGAR DUTY CUT. . \
Seventeen Republican Senators An *
nounce Opposition to Reduction. .
Washington , June 19. The Repub
lican senators held a conference last
night on the subject of Cuban reel- *
proclty , and after a flood of short
speeches adjourned until next Frldar
without action of any sort Seven
teen senators , one after another , an
nounced unalterable opposition to BJ
reduction of the duty on Cuban sugars
and the announcement was made that
two others not present stood with
them. Senators Platt ( Conn. ) and
Spooner ( Wis. ) took the lead in behalf
of the proposed legislation and en
deavored to convince the beet sugar
senators that the measure they had
framed Jointly would not Injure any
American Interest , but their speeches
made no Impression on the opposition
and the conference adjourned until'
Friday at the decree of the friends of
the. reciprocity , In order that they
might have a last opportunity to try
to agree on a measure that the beet
sugar senators will accept. It was
the general opinion after the confer
ence that this session would ad
journ without Cuban reciprocity legis
lation of any sort.
Voting on Isthmian Canal.
Washington , June 19. Interest In.
the isthmian canal question Increases
as the time for a final vote In the sen
ate approaches. Today at 2 o'clock
the voting on the amendments to the
pending Nicaragua canal bill will be
gin and a final disposition of the mat
ter is expected to be reached soon
afterward. The senate yesterday de-
voted its entire session to the consid
eration of the canal question. Ex
tended speeches were delivered by
Spooner ( Wis. ) and Hanna ( O. ) In
advocacy of the adoption of the Pan
ama route and Pettus ( Ala. ) advocated-
the selection of the Nicaragua route.
Teller ( Colo. ) briefly announced his
support of the Panama project , while
Jones ( Ark. ) Indicated his leanings
toward the same route.
Officers Called to Account.
Washington , June 19. Major Gen
eral MacArthur , commanding the De
partment of the' East , has called the
officers of a general court-martial
, con
vened at Fort Thomas , Kentucky , to
account for their Action In .the cases
of two privates tried for desertion.
One of the enlisted men was sentenced
to confinement for two months at hard
labor and the other to dishonorable
discharge. General MacArthur , while'
formally approving the sentences , pro.
nounced them "manifestly inade-
quate. "
Packers Granted More Time.
Jefferson City , Mo. , June 19. The'
state supreme court took up the mo-
tlon of Attorney General Crow to
strike out the return of the packers
for argument today. Attorney New
of Kansas City appeared for the packers -
ers and asked for time to prepare his
argument and briefs. The court
granted the packers eight days In
which to file briefs and the case will
bo submitted without argument.
File Million Dollar Mortgage.
Guthrle , Okla. , June 19. A mork
gage for $1,000,000 has been filed by
the Choctaw , Oklahoma and Gulf at /
Tecumseh , Okla. , and while not made
known definitely , It Is Deported that It'
Is for the construction of the Choctaw -
taw extension southwest from Guthrie -
rie through Tecumseh , Shawnee and.
Dealeon , Tex. , to the gulf.
