THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. BETENTEJENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAY 3 , 1888 , NUMBER 320. ECHOES OF THE ENCOUNTER , Fooling Over Yesterday's Blttor Fight in the Sonato. VOORHEES POLITICALLY DEAD , I'mldock HcfntCH * Sonic Statements In Howard td .Western Farm i Mortgages-Mills' Adherents ii i Growing Anxious. Attnr tlio Itattlc of Words. WASHINGTON Utmnui TUB OMAHA I3nn , ) M3 FoUHTF.nNTIl STIir.F.T , } WASHINGTON , D. C. , Mny 2. ) Senator Voorhccs was not In his scat In tlio senate to-day. All sorts of explanations were made for Ills nbtoncc , liut lute in the afternoon n distinguished Indiana democrat and intimate friend of the senior stated Unit the absence was duo to disability ; that the senator was suffering from the Intoxication of yesterday's proceedings In the senate , and that there was no prospect of his reappear ing In the scnutb for a day or two. Uni versal regret was expressed during the day over the conduct of Senator Voorhccs. No ono of his colleagues attempted to excuse his disgraceful words , and It was the unanimous expression that when ho becomes himself ngain he will apologize , but oven this will not redeem him. If ho wcro to apologize In a public manner nnd abjectly to the senate and nil the people who wcro In the galleries at the tlmo of his utterances , ho would yet bo in the eyes ot all who saw him politically ruined. Although many who hoard the buttle of words between the two senators recog nized much of tlio testimony against Veer hccs , and some said ha hud before met the charge that ho was a copperhead , etc. , and that ho was in the conspiracy to uniku r.iss the federal government , nil have to-day , since reading the official report in the Con gressional Kucord , frankly said Unit it politi cally scaled the Iloosier senator's doom nnd condemned him lu the estimation of nil who wcro loyal to the union , ns there was vastly moro admitted by him to bo true than ws necessary to make a euso of disloyalty against PADDOCK lINTriU A 1'ltOTr.HT. - During the course of an elibornfc speech delivered by Senator Paddock this afternoon upon the pleuro-pncumnnia bill , l.n took oc cnsion to denounce the misstatemcnts which liad been miulo as to the incrcnso in the num ber and aggregate of farm inoi tgngcs , nnd protested aguinut the charge that what in crease there hnd been wns the result of un successful agriculture. 'Tens of thousands of farmers , " mild the senator , "who formerly depended upon wheat and corn raising have now taken to stock raising and have been obliged to borrow money to purchase such Block. A largo portion of the money bor rowed had also gone into improvements , which represent in their value much more than the borrowed money. The loans had for the most part been made for the diversifi cation of .111 industry which has added enor mously to the wealth of the country. The western farmers , in spite of the charges made , have been growing yearly more pros perous. " The senator Insisted that these at tacks made upon western securities were the result of attempts to secure partisan advantage - vantage nnd to turn back the tide of eastern capital which hail been diverted from the distrust of Wall street. The larger portion of Senator Paddock's ' speech , which occupied nearly an hour in its delivery , was devoted to an argument of the constitutional right of congress to legislate upon quarantine- regulations to protect out cattle tlccks and droves from contagious and epidemic diseases. During the course of his speech Mr. Paddock quoted extensively from the frumors of the consti tution and decisions from the supreme court from the earliest time , which gave their in terpretation of what constituted commerce between the states , and based his argument far the constitutionality of the law upon the power which had been granted to congress lor this purpose. The speech was filled with Interesting statistics of the losses which oui farmers and ranchmen hnd suffered fron 'contagious diseases and of the scourge ; which hud swept over Europe during the past century , destroying millions of dollars Of capital invested in agriculture. DEUOUKATtf ANTICIPATING HKI'L'lll.KMX ACTION , A caucus of democratic members of tin house is to bo hold on Wednesday or Thurs day evening of next week. The object is tc anticipate as far us possible what the rcpub Means intend to do in the way of olTeriiif amendments to the tariff bill. The friend ! Of the Mills bill are not only willing but anxious now to grant concession ! to those who refuse to support the measure since they have seen thattlu 1)111 ) will fall short of u majority. There an nil sorts of trades and tuifllcing going on ovci this hill , nnd it is anticipated thut the dome crats themselves will agree to accept utmost nny kind of amendments which do not tak ( fico wool out of the list , nnd that every cfTor lf > to be ticnt from now on to secure n ma Jorlty on the linal vote. It is stated that Mr liandull'H men will not enter the caucus am there will bo enough absentees to hold tin balance of power. Great anxiety is bclnj shown over the outlook for the measure. NUIIllAblCA MI'.AI-Ultl'.S IX Till ! SKNVTK. The senate late this altcrnoon passed Mr Paddock's bill provldlmr for the opening o : the Fort Sedgwick military reservation u actual settlement under the homestead lawn During dcbnto upon it Mr. Paddock explninei that it protected the rights of all scttlcn on the reservation prior to the first of las January , nud thosu who are protected by tin right to make n second entry. A favorable report was to-day made fron the committee on publio "buildings am grounds to the semite on Mr. Paddock's hll making an appropriation for u public build ing at 1 lent rice. puiiNiTUJiu vent TUB corscii , m.urrs rimmm 1I11MUXU. The superintendent of the treasury to-daj opened bids for the manufacturing nnd plao Ing In position in complete working order ii the fouerul building at Council Ululfs of ccr tnin articles of special furniture as follows OttoDiiko & Co. , Baltimore , fy.lOf. ; Tin llobcrt Mitchell Furniture company , ( Jincin nati , $ : jU7 , ! ; Ilcrusso & Co. , liufTulo , * . ' ! , -r S Conant Uros , Fu'nilturo comp.iny , Tolu di S3.0W. COUSIN' IIP.X IN WASHINGTON. Dcnjamln Folsom , consul at Sheffield , nr rived nt Now York on Friday , and has beei Spending a few days nt the white house will bis cousin , Mrs. Cleveland. Ho leaves to morrow for Los Angeles , where ho wil spend u few weeks before returning ti Omalin. Mr. Folsom expects to spend toiiu time in the hitter city , looking uftcr the in tcrest of the Folsom estate in which ho I largely Interested. Ho stated that ut tin expiration of his term of office ho would re move to Omaha , enter upon the practice o law. and manage the family propeity. Yes terday ho was nt the capltol vUitiiif ; thi Nebraska delegation. XlieCEl UNEOUf. Representative Dorsuy loft for his homo ii Nebraska this morning for n short visit. J. C. Toole , of Omaha , Is hero. Senator UUldlobcrgcr has written a lette earnestly protesting against General Mason' proposed unit rule lu the selection of dele gates from Virginia to the rcpuhlicai national convention. "I want , " ays lllddlc beiper , "Virginia's delegates to go to th national convention as men and gentlemen d from other states , designated from their die trlutx to the nir.to convention to elect th delegates and electors at largo , am do hojjo above all things Virginians will no uiycr.r there contesting u'.id cuarrtllns sa I ! > > ( , which was then caused by the sum policy which It Is now pioposcdto inaupurat at Petersburg. If health ami strength Jut t If It I will hira u hall lu Petersburg the nlgli uefo.'e the convention and nndcavor I frankly , ( earlosbly , nnd truthfully pweu the political situation us It concerns und el fcctH the republicans of Ylr.gir.lu. Pciti6 : , HIATH. Dr. Ore en On the P.tilnl WASHINGTON , May. 8. Dr. Norvin 'Greet of vhp We tcra Unlcn company , nppcnrcd before the house com mittee on ] > ostofllcc to present some facts upon the subject of the telegraphic system of the country. Ho addressed himself to the Hopkins bill to establish n postal telegraph. Such an enactment would be , ho said , n monstrous wrong. If the government con templated going into the telegraph business , wns there nny proper way to do but to tnko the existing property nnd pay for 111 His rc- marKs , ho said , were not made with n view to selling the Western Union to the govern ment. The government did not need n tele graph : It would not benefit the government. The western Union did not want to sell , hut Its purchase was the only proper basis on which the government could go Into the tele graph business. It should take all existing properties and do the business exclusively. FlFTIKTlT'cOXGUKSB. Senate. WASHINGTON , May 2. After the transac tion of routine business , the senate went Into executive session. This being the first secret session for several days , the accumulation of nominations by the president , nmong them fiat of Mr. Fnllor to bo chief Justice , wcro r.ferrrd to committees nnd n number of re- parts , mostly upon postmnstcrs , wcro mndo by committees. The bill appropriating $100,000 for n publio bjlldlng nt Atchlson , ICan. , was passed after the doors hnd opened. The senate then resumed consideration of the railroad land grant forfeiture bill. Mr. Dnwes offered an amendment which precipitated a lengthy discussion. It wns withdrawn and an amendment substituted by Mr. Hour , which provides thut the net shall not bo construed to projudlco the right of the Portage Lake canal company or nny person claiming under It to apply hereafter to the courts or to congress for nny legal or co.ult- able relief to which they mny now be entitled. The bill nnd amendment went over till to morrow , with the understanding that the linal vote on t'.io bill would bo had then. The similar then resumed consideration of the bill for the establishment of n bureau of animal Industry. Mr. Paddock made a speech in support of it , defending It both on constitutional and economic grounds. The bill was then temporarily laid aside. The scntito then proceeded to the passage of individual pension bills on the calendar. The whole number of bills passed , in 05 minutes , wns 105 , forty-two of them being IIOUEO bills. Several of them were for volunteer nurses nt the rate of $2 a month , nnd one wns for the widow of General Charles P. Stone , ( house bill ) at $50. Mr. Cullom from the committee on inter state commerce , reported the bill to amend the intcr-stato commerca law. Placed on the calendar. Tlio following bills wore passed : For pub lic buildings at Fort Dodge , In. , ( senate bill ) JIOO.OOO ; Sterling , 111. , ( senate bill ) S50C03 ; Duluth , Minn. , ( house bill ) ? 150OJO ; the senate bill to provide for the sulo to actual settlers under the homestead laws of Fort Scdgowick military reservation in Colorado and Nebraska. The senate then adjourned. House. WASIIINOTON , May 2. Upon assembling to-day the house went into committee of the whole , with Mr. Springer , of Illinois , in the chair , on the tariff bill. Mr. Wilson , of Minnesota , denounced the tariff system. Ho was opposed to the present tariff because while it enriched the few it prevented the expansion of our industries , and because it was especially unjust to agri cultural interests. The important question presented now was , whether the wealthy classes should bo allowed tolevy tribute upon the industrial classes. That' was the contest now before the coiintry , nnd sooner or later the people would succeed. Mr. McComas , of Maryland , said Clove- laud's message and this foundling called the Mills bill had a common purposo. Both used the surplus as a fulcrum wherewith to apply tlio free trade lever to dislodge the protective system. Every free-trader applauded both ; every protectionist denounced them both. Mr. Lanhum of Texas , said in view of the conditions which surrounded congress nnd in view of the intrepid stand taken by the president ho could not see how nny democrat could utford to antagonize the general propo sition for reducing taxation. Mr. Allen ot Massachusetts , spoke nt length in favor of tlio protective policy. Mr. Caruth of Kentucky , characterized the protective tariff as n most insiduous enemy. It walked in silcncenndundcrcovnr.nnd while it pretended to bo giving the country protec tion it was in reality stealing its substance nnd destroying its lire. In conclusion ho re plied to Kelly's criticisms upon Kentucky , nnd paid an eloquent tribute to that state. The committee then rose nnd the house took n recess until 8 o'clock , the evening session to bo devoted to a further discussion of the tariff bill. There wcro but half n dozen members pres ent at the house evening session. Mr. Stew art of Georgia spoke against protection und Mr. Davis of Massachusetts in its favor. Army Matters. WASHINGTON , May 2. | Special Telegram to the Ben. ] The quartermaster's depart ment will furnish transportation for the fol lowing men from the places named in their respective cases to this city , to enable them to enter the soldier's homo : John II. Boldt , Into private Company D , Seventh infantry , Fort Laramie , Wyoming ; C. II. Green , late private Company B , Twelfth infantry. Man chester , lu. ; Alfred Hess , lute private Troop C , Ninth cuvulry , Omaha , Nob. Louvo of absence for four months , to take effect-when his services can bo spared by his department commander , is granted Major Asa B , Carr , paymaster. United States army. Nebraska and1 Iowa Pensions. D WASHINGTON , May 2. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.H. ] The following pensions weio grunted Nehraskuns to-day : Original Inva lid Patrick O'Huro , Hcnklcman. Increase- James Mullarkoy , Shclton. Mexican sur vivors Hoyul S. Adams , Plum Creek. Pensions for lowans : Original invalid- Joseph Biles , Muscatino ; Miles Wilcox , Ma- pleton ; Shopperd G. Myrick. Chillicotho : Elijah Purvis , Ames. Increase Harvey Stewart , Corydon ; John Grey. Muchaki- nock ; Fail-man Klliott , Colo. Mexican sur vivors Nuthun Owens , North Liberty ; David Sawtblno , Agency City. I'ostofllcu Changes , WASHINGTON , May 2. [ Special Tele gram to the BKU.I E. I1. Krctschmar was to-day appointed postmaster nt Snrloria , Uuffalo county , Neb , , vlco Adolph Geohrlng , resigned , nnd John F. Hunting , Oakland , Pottnwattiiiaio county , la. , vlco J. F. Dates , resigned. Tlio Chinese Treaty. WASHINGTON , May 2 , In secret session to day Senator Sherman rcpDrtcd back the Chi nese trenty with two minor amendments from the committee on foreign locations , with rojonunciulutioiis that it bo rut 111 cd. Sherman asked that the treaty be taken up to-day , but objection was made and it went over. A Monopoly , CHICAGO , Mny 2. The case between the Pullman nnd Wanner car companies , In re- card to vestibule trains , was decided this morning by Judges Hiodgett and Greshum in favor of the Pullman company , nnd en joining the Wasner company from further usoof thcsn traina. The decision is based en the validity of Pullman's patents , com- ii'.otoly ' refuting the claim of Wagner that vestibule cars have been In use in other countries before Pullman obtained his patent * . The decision gives the Pullman company a monopoly of the maaufacturool vostibu'.o curs ic thlo country. Houlaiigcr Comlnmncd. PAH. * , May 8. The senators of iho cx > 'trciifj left at a 'meeting yesterday almost ur.Muir.uuslycondemned Uoulivngcr'a move un-nts. TJIK INSURANCE FUAUDS. A 1'nrlH Agent or nn American Com pany Interviewed. [ Cnpi/rtoM 1SS8 fiy Jamta ( Jonlnn litnntlt , ' } LONDON , Mny 2. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BEK. | On the Insurance - suranco frauds case the Herald has Inter viewed Homnns , Paris ngcnt of the New York Life Insurance company , on the subjcc . of Insurance risk swindles. Ilomnns really \ know llttlo nbout frauds of the Schurcr type , nny moro than the big bank with millions on deposit knows nbout the burglar class , but many men who hesitate to break open a bank safe would readily rob nn Insurance company by fnlso representations , but the companies nro too sharp nnd detect fraudulent insurnncs as the bank clerk detects fnlso notes , The rule is to quietly approach the fraudulent Insurer nnd demand the policy back in ex change for a return of the premiums paid. Homnns Instanced various rich men who Insure , regarding Insurance ni a good Investment , saying If Chnun- ccy M. Depcw should succumb to tno effects of n good dinner the company would lose $500OOJ. Ho believed Pierre Lorlllnrd has $ ' 0,000 In Insurance , nnd Gcorgo M. Pullman was insured for ilOO,000 , nnd many wealthy statesmen wcro heavily Insured. When asked , "Do the companies suffer by suicide I" ho replied : "Suicides nro moro common than death by many ordinary dis eases such as smallpox , railroad accidents , dysentery , asthma , cholera , diphtheria , etc. " AMMK9TY FOR TI1K ANARCHISTS. KfTortH to Secure ttio Ilclonso of tlio Men at Jollct. CHICAGO , May 2. Gcorgo Shilling , State Senator Uurk , General Triiinhull nnd Louis Nccbo returned this ovcnlni ? from Jollot , where they had consulted with the im prisoned anarchists , Samuel Fieldcn , Michael Schwab and Oscar Nccbo as to the details of a petition for amnesty. It wns decided to immediately call a mass meeting of sympa thizers lit which the matter will bo fully dis cussed. " A monster petition with Bignuturcs from all the states is to bb presented to the governor und in getting up the petitions po litical influence is to bo used where possible , and an independent movement may be possi ble for Oscar Nccbe , who , It is said , is rap idly falling mentally and physically. IUK a Tunnel and Uscapcil. Si'iiiNoriULD , Mo. , May 2. [ Special Tolc- grnm to the DUB. ] A Jnil delivery was effected hero this morning by which eight criminals gained freedom. For several weeks the prisoners conilned in the county Jail have been making attempts to escape , , but a special guard in ccch instance thwarted their plans. Hccently the court decided to do away with the guard on account of ndditionnl expense. The cell In which they wcro conilned is of solid iron , built on the cage-plan. They sawed through the floor and tunnelled through dirt a distance of twenty feet , to an outsr founda tion wall. Reaching this they demolished enough of it to admit of their squeezing through. The names of the escaped and the crimes for which they ure incarcerated are : Leonard Gohecn , criminal assault ; Charley Ferris and John Devine , highway robbery ; Edward Morca and Jacob Kline , grand lar ceny ; G. W. Smith and Alexander Kain. Bo hemian onts swindling ; E. Ncidy , burglary. The she riff and a posse of men are in pursuit of the runaways. Poisoning Indians. NEW YOHK , May 2. [ Special Telegram to the Bcu. ] April 18 there was printbd n story from Hio Janeiro giving an account of the alleged poisoning of n largo number of Brazilian Indians by ono Senor Joaquiu Bucno. The story showed thut Bucno had already poisoned 3,800 Indians , nnd was med itating tlio murder of 5,000 moro. The cor respondent stated that ho merely gave the news as rumor from San Paulo , and that there was no means of verifying it. Accord ing to a Sun Paulo weekly paper , which has Just been received here , the story was moro than mere rumor. The paper asserts that Bucno has under his command about sev enty men who huvo been employed in perse cuting nnd exterminating Indians. It claims they poisoned wells from which nn Indian village drew supplies of water by putting in large quantities of strychnine. After per forming this treacherous deed , they with drew , nnd n week afterwards 3,000 of the Indians were dead. The paper gravely ns- sorts that this story is true , nnd says it don't know what motive Mr. Bucno has for his pleasant occupation. Six Daysj r Heavy Knin. MASON Citr , la May 1. [ Special Tele gram to the BEU.I This is the sixth consecu tive day of rain for this section , and reports from western localities state that the rain bus been general. The ground is thoroughly soaked , and pools of water cover the sur face of the land , Farmers apprehend no serious trouble unless the weather continues cald and rainy , when they fear seed will rot in the ground. Merely Talked It Over. DBS MOINCS , la. , May 2 , [ Spcual Tele gram to J the Br.K. ] Traffic' managers of the leading western roads have been in confer ence hero to-iluy with the rUilroad commis sioners respecting changing rates tO'conform to the new law which goes intd effect May 10. Nothing was done except a mcro exchange - change of opinion , ami the commissioners said they would soon announce such charges regarding long nnd short Hauls , etc. , as'wcrc necessary to bo mudo at oncc ; . Mall Pouches Hollcd of $1OOOO. HAiiKisnimo , Pa. , May 2. 'It is pretty well settled that a big mall cobbory occurred on the Northern Central railway near Baltimore this morning , but the postal authorities hero refuse to furnish nny particulars. It is said registered letters containing about $10,00 were taken. The pouch with a long slit cumo to the Ilarrlsburg postofllco to-day , Detectives are at work. Charge Rote Cutting. CHICAGO , May 2. Chairman BlancharJ has called a meeting of the Peoria committee on east bound freight for to-morrow. Com plaints to tha effect that certain roads arc cutting rates to the seaboard will bo invest ! gated. The spccillo charge is that rates arc being made on grain to Peoria and othei western points on the sauio basis that gov erns at Chicago points or 5 cents below the tariff. Tlio Dulutli District Iiog Cut , DUI.UTH , Minn. , Jlay 3.-Sj [ > ecInl Tele gram to the BER. ] The total logs cut of the Duluth district for the past winter according to the surveyor general's ' report was 270.000- 000 feet. - , . ' . . Completed a Klenctlsh Job. HKI.ENA , Mont , Mny 2. At 0 o'clock to night John T. Hand , a chronic wlfo beater , killed his wife and baby with a Winchester and then blew the top of his Jicad off A BuslncHH Mini Dead. DES MOINES , Ia.May 2. Georgcr 11. Mnlsh , president of the State. Insurance company and very prominent in Iowa business circles , died this morning of cueuiia , aged fifty-two , Died WIH Fever. LONDON , May 2. News has been received from Albert Nynnza to the effect that BUho ] Parker and Hov. Mr. Blackburn recentl ) died of fever at Onvoro mission. Tlio Spirit Frauds. NEW Yomr , May 2.-Tho grand Jurj brought in Indictments against General am Mrs. Dis DtUar for conspiracy and larceny , Gresham Goto the Endorsement of the Illinois Republicans. IOWA DEMS ENDORSE GROVER. Connecticut Gives Thrco Cheers For Him Dcsplto Hcvcn Mulc Uariiuiu Iowa's Ilcpubllcnn Club Meet ing Other ConvcntloiiB. KntliuRlnatlc Illinois Republican * . SrniNnriEU ) , 111. , May 2. The republican state convention was called to order nt noon to-day. Leading republicans wcro present from all over the state. Lewis E. Payson was chosen temporary chairman. Pnyson wns greeted with npidauao upon assuming the chair. His rctnnrks occupied forty min utes , nnd wcro substantially ns follows : "I sco exhibited real and enthusiasm , which show that the poQplo are fully allvo to the Importance of the occasion ; that the party is Inspired with its old tlmo vigor , and its future action will bo In harmony with Its past zeal- ousncss. " Ho alluded touchlngly to the lenders of the party who had died since the last national election. In spcnkmg of Logan ho said : "Ho , with'others less notable but no less earnest nnd devoted , have Inid down their nrmor nnd their burden , but their work for the country through the republican party will bo taken up by hands Inspired by hearts equally patriotic , that will prove , lot us trust , equally effective. " The speaker touched upon the wealth nnd prosperity of the state. Ho then went on to say : "All that wo sect in Illinois makes the outlook easy because it all has grown up under republican rule nnd republican princi ples. So wo happily look back over thirty years of republican administration nnd proudly say ns against none of these republi can officials has u dollar been lost or suspicion cast on n trusted officer. 1 congratulate you thut for the llrst time since 1S01 in the prcsi- dentlnl your wo face an enemy who Is in pos session of the government. Wo meet on an oi > cn field and the democratic party must stand up for inspection. Wo nil remember how they succeeded four years ago , anneal ing to the fears of too credulous people by emphatic und repeated assertions of cor ruption in office. " At the conclusion of Payson's speech , nnd after the appointment of different com mittees , a recess wns taken until : t o'clock. At the afternoon session the following res olutions were passed unanimously : Kesolvcd , That tbo republican party of Illinois feels a Just and honorable pride in the public career and services of Shelby M. Cullom ; that it approves his coui83 ns u sen ator ot n republican state , nnd that it plucsa fu 1 conJldcnco in his wisdom , patriotism und integrity. Wherens , The republicans of Illinois re gard the record of 'Wnlter Q. Grcsham as a soldier , ns n statesman nnd Jurist with sat isfaction , knowing shim to be a pure man and u faithful servant ; believing thut in the event of his nomination for president by the republican party the campaign must be contested solely on the principles of the great party of which Judge Greslmm is a true , representativennd that ho certainly'can..lead to victory that party which for a quarter of a century gov erned the nation with unequalled couragp , wisdom , nd61lty qnd purity. Therefore bo It Kesolvcd , T.hut we declare our preference for Judge Grcshaiu.osir.ca'ldlVito for presi dent nud recommendl-our "delegates to the republican national convention to b'ivo him their hearty und faltliful support. Senator Culkim would have been endorsed had [ ho declared himself n candidate , but his friends stated they did not intend to present his name to the na tional convention as a presidential Candidate , and so all voted for Greslmm. The following w.ere elected to the national convention : Dclegatcs-at-largc , Colonel Ii. G. Davis , Horace S. Cinrke , Hon. C. B. Far- well and W.F. Hudley ; alternates , J. II. Lott , Paytou Roberts , H. D. Judson and L. S. Wilcox. Up to 10 o'clock the following nominations had been made : Governor , Joseph A. Fifer ; lieutenant-governor. L. B. Ray ; secretary of state , I. N. Pearson , auditor , C. W. Pnvey ; treasurer , Charles Bccher ; attorney , Gcorgo Hunt. At 11 p. in. the committee on platform had agreed upon the following , which will soon be reported to the convention und will most likely be adopted with n few amendments : The republican party of tlio state of Illi nois deems it unnecessary on the eve of the national convention to make an extended declaration of principles moro than to re affirm those laid down in the national plat form of 1SS4 and to express the conviction that public Interest would bo greatly promoted meted by a change of administration. The democratic. ' party has become merely an organization for official spoils. It has unblushingly violated all its reformatory promises. It is not entitled to the conlldenco of the people. The presi dent solemnly pledges himself to carry out civil service reform , but with the full ap proval of his partisan supporters , ho has con verted this roforni into n shallow pretense. Ho committed himself to the one-term prin ciple in his letter of acceptance , but is now actually using federal patronage to secure a re-election. His partisan confederates pro claim devotion to equal suffrage rights while they trample these rights under foot In the south. The democratic party professes at tachment to stujo sovereignty nud home rule , but ruthlessly denies both to the Aracricnn citizens of Dakota , fearing that the votes of that ipcoplo may bo cast for the republican candidates nt the coming - presidential dential election , It prqfesscs love for the union soldiers nnd sailors , but its continued policy has been to reftiso relief to the suffer ing defenders of the nation and their de pendants. It rules the national house ol representatives , which nlono can originate changes of tax nnd revenue bills , but It has done nothing in its past six years in control of that body to reduce the surplus accu- initiation of money iij the treasury , or to relieve the people of uuneccs sary taxation. Ita proposed tnrifl legislation is a glaring subterfuge , and tin attempt to destroy the American policy ol protection to American industries and labor in the interest of foreign countries , which II successful , must necessarily bring disaster upon the business of this country and tend to reduce American wages to European standards. It has provided no seaboard de fense nirnlust foreign invasion. Its minis tration of foreign affairs has been weak to the verge of .humiliation. Our nation is now represented abroad by men who either soughtits , dismemberment 01 openly sympathized with its foes , The postal service , affecting evocy interest , has been a disgrace to the country ; partisan spoilsmen , in violation of civil Swvlco reform principles , have displaced truinqil , competent and faith ful officers , many ot them ex-union soldiers , Every function of tut ) government is made subordinate to partisan ends. There In s lamentable want ol honesty of purpose anc efficiency of administration , Iowa's Unterrllled Meet. DUIIUQUE , In. , Mny 2. The democratic state convention nict hero at 11 o'clock this morning , with representatives from cverj county , J. E. Cook , of Webster county , WJK made temporary chairman , District dele gates to the national convention wcro niv nouncod as follows : First , W. W. Baldwin , J. D. M. Hamilton ; second , Moses B'.oom ' , Thomas Lambert ; third , J. II. Scales , Catc Sells ; fourth , L. L. Alnsworth , G. T. Hcl lamy ; fifth , Charles A. Clark , J. E. Hin denies ; sixth , S.S , CarutherL. G.Anderson ; seventh , AV. H. McHenry , A , E. Morrison ; eighth , W. S. Sproat , F. S. Whitmaroj ninth , J. S. Yum , E. M. Wylund : tenth , A. B.Kclth , J. J. Wilson ; eleventh , Will A. Wells , T. D. Higgins. A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock. Colonel Charles A. Chirk , of Cedar Rapids , was made permanent chairman. The com mlttco on credentials rcpoitcd In the cou- tested case from Dub-uuo county lu favor ol Beating the rogttlnr delegation nnd the re port wns ndoptod on a test vote of 470 to SKI the only ] > olnt where n recorded vote wns tak'cn. The following resolutions wcro adopted i 1. The democrnts of lown In convention as sembled endorse the ndmlnlstrntion of Presi dent Cleveland nnd commend his enforce ment of nil the laws nnd his manly nnd cour ageous declaration for n reduction of the use less war taxes , nnd his clean , honest and economical administration of publio affairs nnd the libernl , prompt nnd generous pay ment of all pensions on meritorious claims. 2. Wo arc oppos'cd to the exercise of the taxing power for nny but publio purposes , and fully and unoqunltficdly declare Presi dent Cleveland's ' message ns the views of the Iowa democracy on the tariff question. In the interest oi American homes , wo demand free coats and blankets : In the interest of tcmpernnco nnd morality wo oppose frco whisky and tobacco. 3. In nppolntmonts to nil offices , the duties of-whlch mny reflect the policies of the ad ministration , persons should bo selected whoso principles harmonize with the pnrty having the responsibilities of such adminis tration ; but subordinates should bo selected and retained for their efficiency. The levyIng - Ing of assessments on officeholders for par tisan purposes cannot bo too strongly con demned , and wo recommend to the fullest ex tent every effort which President Cleveland has made In the direction of reform and the elevation of the civil service. 4. Wo again declare our opposition to all prohibitory liquor laws In the state or na tion. Delegates at largo were elected as follows : F. W. Lehman of DCS Molncs , J. C. ICelly of Iowa City , W. H. M. Pusoyof Council Bluffs and P. G. Balllngall of Ottumwa ; and alter nates ns follows : W. W. Dodge of Burling ton. W. C. Earl of Wnukon , J. W. Crockett of Aduir , nnd J. M. Swlgurt , The dolcgntlon is solid for .Cleveland ; for vice president it is divided between Grnv , Bluck and Stevenson , with a majority probably for the Indiana man. Allison for President. DBS MOINF.B , In. , May 2. The stnto con vention of republican clubs was culled to or der nt 11 o'clock to-dny. Frank D. Jackson , secretary of state , wns mndo temporary chairman. Ho mudo n brilliant speech , in which ho concluded by saying : "I venture to predict thut the next reunion of the repub lican clubs of lown will bo culled to celebrate the Innuirurntion of William B. Allison as president of the United States. " This nftei noon John N. Irwin of ICcokuk wns elected pormnncnt president. Speeches wcic then made by E. P. Wolcott of Denver and Colonel W. P. Hepburn of Clarmdn , who mndo a ringing gpscch , creating great enthu siasm In the convention. Tlio platform was adopted , expressing the general principles of republicans and the desire that Iowa repub lican clubs might follow the leadership of Allison in the coming campaign. Officers of the league were elected us follows : Pi evi dent , Frank Jackson , secretary of state ; vice presidents , Charles M. Harlo of Council Bluffs , John N. Irwin of Keokuk nnd E. P. Seeds of Mnnchestcr ; secretary , Charles M. Junkin of Fnlrfleld ; treasurer , Robert Fullerton - lerton of DCS Moines. About fifteen hundred delegates and niter- nates attended the convention und nenrly four hundred clubs are organized in the state. Anti-Saloon Hcpublinaiis. New YOUK , May 2. The second national republican anti-saloon conference began this morning with delegates present from all the states. Letters of regret wcro read from Joseph R , Hnwley , William M. Evarts , John Sherman and William Windom. After the committee on resolutions was appointed , the following telegram was sent to the republican club convention at DCS Moinea , la. , and the state convention at Springfield , 111 : "Thd national nnti-fcaloftn republicans in convention assembled in New York city telegraph you cordial greetings , with the koynotc , the saloon must bo de stroyed. " Frank Haddock , of Sioux City , la , , son ol the murdered temperance lecturer , Rev. George C. Haddock , made a speech , in which ho said ho believed the republican party was the instrument in the hand of God , used in working out the greatest problems of our race , and one of these was the liquor ques tion To-night n mass meeting will bo addressed by Mrs. Foster. Nutmeg HonrlHmn Cheer Cleveland. IlAiiTroui ) , Conn. , May 2. The democratic state convention was called to order nt 10:45 : this morning and Colonel Charles M. Joslyn was chosen permanent chairman. Ho mndo a brief speech which closed with congratulations upon the condition of the party. The con vention then proceeded to the election of delegates , nnd the following were chosen : At Inri'C , Alfred E. Burr , James T. Piggott , Charles M. Allen and Wil liam H. Barnum ; first district. Congressman R. J. Vance , Gcorgo L. Phillips ; second dis trict , Charles A. Tomilson , Clinton R. Davis ; third district , S. O. Bowen , Alexunder C. Robertson ; fourth district , Milo P. Richardson , Henry A. Bishop. Tlio platform reaffirms the democratic national platform of 1&84 ; demands a re adjustment of the tariff laws ; calls on con gress to revise the internal revenue laws in regard to tobacco ; endorses Cleveland's ' administration , and instructs the delegates to vote for his rcnomination. With three cheers for Cleveland the convention ad journed. _ _ _ California IlcpuullcniiH. StciiAMBNTO , May 2. At the republican Btato convention held yesterday resolutions wcro adopted denouncing the Chinese treaty 5 endorsing the United Stntcs senate in its so-culled bondpurchnso bill ; denouncing the notion of the democrnts in tlio house of rep resentatives In smothering bills in favor oi the issue by the government of cer tificates for every silver dollar In the treasury nnd proclaims allegiance tc the dostraino of protection. The resolution exprcssss regret at the refusal of James G , Blaine to allow his name to bo used as n can didate ut the coming national convention und reiterates his integrity nnd eminent ability. Creed Hammond , John F. Swift , Morris M. Esteo and Henry T. Gage wort ; elected delegates at largo to the national convention. The following delegates were selected from the congressional districts : W. WBy- ! Ington , J. F. Ellison , A , W. Simpwn , I ) . E. Knight , Eli Dennlson , R. D. Icohblns , C. F. Crocker. W , H , Dlmond , M. H. DoYoung , W. C. Frank , Davis Killowin , and H. / . Os- borne. The delegation Is not pledged , Pennsylvania ProhlliltionlHtH. IlAituisnuiio , Pa. , May 2. About foui hundred delegates were present whenthe stnto prohibition was called to order thia morning. The following In substance Is the platform adopted this uftcrnoon : Total prohibition by constitutional amendment ; an interna tional tut art liquor and tobacco ; tlio blblo in the publio schools ; frco vote ; civil service appointments not to bo based on party ser vices ; direct vote of the pcoplo in all elec tions ; differences of capital and labor to be settled by courts provided for such purposes ; protection to American industries and labor ; ttoman suffrage. Itlniiie'B Native Hcntli. POUTLAND , Me. , May 2. The republican First district convention was held this of ternoon. Thomas Ii. Keeil was nominated for congress by aeclamtnation and Colonel M. Wentwortb , of Kittery , for presidential elector. For delegates to the national con vention Charles A. Brown , of Portland , and William Toble , of North Berwick were chObcn. Resolutions strongly endorsing Blaine for llrst and last choice were passed , Wouldn't Vote For Blainc. Jpnser CITV , N. J. , May 2. 'Tho repub licans of Hudson county to-night elected Juincs 13 , Oredenburs nnd General Johr Ramsay as delegates to the Chicago convcn tion. A motion was made to instruct the delegates to vote for James G > Blaine foi president. Although the nuiuowas greetct with anpltuse , the inotiou was defeated. Both delegate * nro favorable to the nomina tion of Chnuncoy M. Dcpew. They Favor Grcshnm. SrniNoriKUi , HI. , May 2. The repub lican congressional convention of the Twelfth district selected William L. Dlstln of Quincy , nnd R. W. Mills of Cast county , ns delegates to the national conven tion , nnd they wcro unln tructcd , but nro reported to favor Greshum. A Forecast of the Fall. ST. PAUL , Mny 2 , Returns from ycstcr- dny's city election show the defeat of the democratic comhln.itlon Hint has long con trolled St. Paul municipal affairs. Mayor Smith is ro-c'.octcd. Comptroller Uochc , who wns dropped by the democrats and endorsed by the republicans , Is re-elected over Daly , democratic and workingmun's nominee. For treasurer Reis , democrat , Is re-elected , The republicans elect ten aldermen , the demo crats six. ConvcntloiiB nt Other Places. Idaho republicans met yesterday nt Boise City , nnd Hon. W. B. Hoyburn and George A. Heck were elected delegates to Chicago. They arc unlnstructcd. The con vention denounced Senator Stewart's efforts to eliminate Idaho from the United States map. map.Tho Utnh republican convention wns held nt Ogden and elected C. S , Varinn nnd John Duly delcgntcs to Chicago. They go unln structcd. How to ho n IicnKiio Democrat. Mr. Charles Ogden , the provisional chair man of the democratic national league , says that the auxiliary clubs must nt the tlmo of their application , have a membership of twenty-live. Applications must bo lllcd with the secretary , Edward B. Whitney , 07 Wall street. Now York. These will then bo nctod upon by the executive committee. When the club is admitted to the league it will elect n member of the executive committee. There mny not bo moro than three members of this committee In nny one city and town. To fn- cllltuto the formation of clubs , applications from this section of the country may bo sent to Mr. Ogden in this cltv , who will take the necessary steps to huvo them acted upon. Colored Citizens1 Tribute. Frederick Douglns Literary society held n memorial meeting Mondny night nt the Zlon Baptist church to pay their respects to the Into Hon. Roicoo Conkling. Dr. Stcphcnson delivered a biographical oration which outlined the career of their deceased friend , after which the society adopted the following resolutions of respect : Hosolveil , That In the death of the Hon. Ho * , coo Conkling tlio country hits mot with an irru- imrable log ) of n statesman nnd patriot , hu manity and the oppressed nn abln defender , freedom nn uncompromising advocate , the liar a most profound jurist. Itc.solved , That the service * of the IllnMrlou * statesman In behalf of freedom nnd humanity should embalm his memory In the heart o every citizen of the republic. TUHF AND THACK. Entries For To-day and "Tips" on tlie Winners. The entries In the running circuits for to day , posted at the Diamond , nro : AT NASHVILLE. First race , ono mile , selling Cora L. , John Gray , Alamn , Fronio Louise , Birthday , Orange Girl , John Nave. Lola May , Winslow - low , Cupid , Dancing Kid. Second race , llvo furlongs , selling Dave Hcnncssy , Dick Delancy , Ida West , Silver Ban , VattcllOrderly , Chuney , Schoolmaster , Joshua , Skobeloff , Parish , Rivet , Stcvo Jerome. Tnlrd race , sweepstakes , seven nnd ono- lialf furlongs-tperslmmons , Leo H , Aretino , Macbeth , ' Bankrupt , Egtnont , Lidn , Luhlan. Fourth race , ono and ono half Tntlc , Lawyer stake Bertha , Hypocrite , Los Angeles , Em peror Norfolk , Budge. Cruiser , White , Hun tress. Tips First Lcla May , Cupid second ; Second Rivet first , Chuney second. Third Persimmons first , Macbeth second. Fourth- Cruiser llrst , Emperor Norfolk second. AT WASHINGTON. First race , ono mile Lottery , Lucy H , Paymaster , Thriftless , Romp , Pisu ( gelding ) . Second race , three-quarters of a mile- Branch , Sequel. Ilawley , Glcnoln , P. Thomas , Brown Charley , Revolt ( gelding ) , Belle d'Or , Satisfied , Lou Ida. Third race , one-half mile Ten Rookh , Singlcstono , W. G. Burns , Adam , Little Barefoot , Sourice. Fourth race , ono and one-sixteenth miles , handicap Young Duke , Bess , Panama , Tom Hood. Filth race , ono mile , selling Wonder ment , Bronzemarto. McLaughlin , Sequel , King B , Coin , Seed Tick , Subaltern , Eleanor O. Tips First Paymaster first , Romp sec ond. Second Brunch llrst , Sequel second. Third Singlcstono lirst , Adam second. Fourth Young Duke first , Bess second. Fifth Bronzcmartc first , King B second. On the Ivy City Course. WASHINGTON , May 2. The attendance nt Ivy City course to-day was good and the track was fast. Six furlongs Duke won , Tr.ink Ward second end , Maron third. Time l:15J < f. Ono and one-bixttenth miles The Bourbon won , Richmond second , Favor thiid. Time 1:57. : 1:57.Ono mile Langor won , Annie C. second , My Own.tliird. Time 1:4 : ! ! . Six furlongs Golden Reel won , Sam Brown , second , Monte Cristo third. Time 1:17. : Hurdle race , one-fourth miles over five hurdles Will Davis won , Bunero second , Palmer third. Time-2 21. The Nashville Hares. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , May -Tho day was clear and pleasant and the track fast. The attendance was 7.COO. Seven and ono-hnlf furlonus Hopedalo won , Roy d'Or second , Dudley Oaks third. Tlmo 1:3fl. : Two-year-olds , four furlongs ICco-Ycc-Nii won , Tessa K. second , Fink third. Time SO. SO.Seven Seven furlongs Glen Hall won , Benedict second , ICormcsso third. Time 1:2(5'f. : ( Ono mile Wary won. Mollie McCarthy's Last , second , Jacobin third. Time I- ) ! } * . Six furlongs LIda L. won , Full Sail second , Surprise third. Time 1:10. : Lynched. BiiutiNaiiAM , Ala , , Mny 2. At Warren last evening a miner named Morton ohot nnd killed tha deputy marshal. Ho was arrested nnd put in Jail and bccauso of threats of lynching was put aboard of a caboose of n freight train for this city. The mob followed und cut loose the caboose. They hung Mor ton and tilled his body with bullets. Wcnthor Indications , For Nebraska and Iowa- Cooler , preceded by warmer weather in Iowafuir\vcathcrpro- ccdedby rain , fresh to bribk southerly winds. For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota- Rain , followed by fair weather , slightly cooler , fresh to brisk northerly winds , di minishing in force. Thi ) Sultan' * Por.llion. TiKGiP.ni , May 2. The Sultan refuses to submit differences between Morocco and the Unito'l States , in rcfcrcnco to men imprisoned at Rabat , to arbitration and the dispute has been rcopcneJ. * Jail Dullvory , SPUINOPIBLD , Mo , , Mny a. A Jail delivery was effected hero this murninj' by whlcli eight criminals joined tht-lr freedom. The prisoners cffceto < J their cscaps by tunnelling under Ih9 wall. The sheriff and posse are in pursuit. _ _ _ Xho Kinperor I'n e Good Nlsht , BjHUNMa.Y' ! ! . A bulletin this niornlnti says the Kmperor passtd a good night Inf.t night , anil tbitho ftels better. His furcrh THE GREAT STRIKE IS OFF , Burlington Engineers Can Return to Their Former Positions AT BEST TERMS OBTAINABLE. Although n Formal Order Una Not llccn Iflsucd the T\vc > Months'Fight la Virtually Over and the Strikers Ileatcu , The Men , Can Oo Hack to Worlr. Cnit'Ano , Mny S. [ Special Telegram to the Br.i : . ] Although denied by the minor officials remaining nt the strikers' hendquar1- tcrs , it Is assorted on excellent authority that the great "Q. " strike bus been declared off and the Brotherhood of Locomotive En chicors , supposed to bo the only Invincible trade union in the United States , has suffered its llrst defeat since It capitulated to the Boston & Maine railroad In 1STT. At n meetIng - Ing hold ycsteritny between Messrs. llogo , Sargent nnd Arthur at the Grand Paclllcr , the situation was thoroughly discussed , and it wns decided to dcclnrc the strike off. Yes terday afternoon the members of the brother hood nnd the Switchmen's union were notU lied seml-ofllclully that the strike was over and they wore told to muko the best terms they could with the company. After the meeting Sargent nnd Arthur returned to their homes , nnd Mr. llogo scut nut n cnll to the chairman of tno grievance committees to meet him as noon ns possible nt the Graml Pacific. It will take n few duys before all can bo present , nnd when they meet thd strike will bo declnrcd off formally. The decision of the strikers' leaders to abandon the fight against the railroad com pany was brought about mainly by the re ports of the in en who wcro sent out from the strikers' headquarters nbout two weeks ago of " ' " business to Inspect the condition tho"Q's" nnd ability to tuko cure of its t runic , both freight nnd passenger. The reports recoivQd from their men were very discouraging to the strikers. From every point word camotlmt there was no Inconvenicnco re sulting to the road from the withdrawal ot the .union engineers and switchmen. At Homo places it wan stated that the road had suffered n small loss of business , but that even this injury was being rapidly repaired. The hardest blows the brotherhood knew/ how to deal had been dealt , nnd victory seemed immeasurably farther off than whoa the men first left their engines. All this wns dispiriting. Then , too , many of the men who were out on strike were becoming restless nnd impatient under their enforced idleness , nnd , nlthough they were to a man loyal to the order , they chafed under its commands , The cxnenso of supporting the strikers was becoming a burden to the brotherhood and , everything considered , it seemed moro to the possible and probable advantage of the iricii to call the strike off. Mr. Hogc , chairman of the grievance com mittee of the brotherhood , who has had practical charge of the strike since the second. week of its existence , was seen Just after ho had partaken of a 0 o'clock breakfast at , tha Grand Pacific this morning. When asked it the strike had been declared off , ho paused quite a while and then said : "The strike h'aa not been declared off. formally. The irien , however , have been allowed to secure their old places with the company , at the best terms they can get whenever they can do sol and those who cannot get worlt here. wUl go somewhere else. A meeting pf the grieyanc J committee has been called , and > , \yhat the : may decide to do I cannot sny. " ( ' Is It probable that they will order tin strike off ! " "I could not talk about that now. Thc.\i will bo nblo to reach hero in a few days , and their decision will bo mude public. " "Huve any of the brotherhood men applied for work on the 'Q i' "Not that I know of. " "Will the members of the brotherhood bo given permits to work for the 'Qi' " , "No ; no permits will bo given. While the strike is on they cannot work for the 'Q.j , and should the strike be declared off , they may work for the road without permits , bOr cause the withdrawal of the order to strike ) carries with it permission to go to work lit any way they can. " "Sargent and Arthur have gone home ? " "Yes ; they have gone , and will not be , back hero until they are wanted to appeaC before the intor-stuto commerce commission. ' } "Do you yet expect to muko out a case against the " ( J" before the commission ! " "I do not know Just what will be dono. Jj cannot talk over this question nt this time.'J "Tho intention to declare the strike off has been practically arrived at for Rome duysj said a man who has been in Mr. Ilogo's offloci nearly every day since the Inception of this struggle. "Tho reasons for the hreak-dowK- uro several. In the first p'.uce , it looked na tiiotigh tlio company wus getting along with out the brotherhood and switchmen lately , nnd every any ha * been adding to the 'Q's\ ability to succeed and lespening the chance of the men to get buck. The men themselves some of tnom , at least were beginning to feel sore , the brotherhood was under hcavx expense , and the light seemed lost , and it wns deemed better to quit now , when thcrd would bo a good show for ninny of the inert to get buck to work , than to wult till thd company would bo In perfectly good trim. I do not suppos3 all the old men will ever get back , and but few of them will get tlieic pimines buck ut once , but the maorlty ; of them will eventually get their old Jobs. You nee , while the road has nominally a full force there are many of the men now running engines who would not bo kcpff u day moro than possible for the company id fill their places with men ns well skilled na the old employes. Every day In the servlcd of tlio roud increases the cfllclcncy of those ) men , nnd It hc'c.imo necessary to knock them out wliilo it was possiblo. Wo expect no ) favor from the roud , but their own self in terest will lead them to take buck most o the brotherhood men. You \Mll sco that ! giuduully the new men will bo dropped and the old , trained , reliable engineers tuken on.1' " \Vliat will become of the men who cannot work hero ) " "Oh , they will distribute themsdlvcs around the country nnd find work. " Paul Mortlon was told uy u reporter that the strike on his rend had been declared off , but It didn't surprise him ut all. "Wn have lost sight of the htrlko completely , " said he. "Wo haven't known fortwo weeks thutthcro was a strike , I am glad , however , that tha men have conic to their senses , They should have acted us wisely six weeks ago. I do not think we. will huvo use for many of the old men. Wo have u full force now , and are ro fiibing applications every day from onuU ncers. As vacancies occur wo may take ? some of the engineers buck , but I don't sea * much chunco for vacancies ainont' the switch' men. _ Nut OIV Vet. CmctGO , May2. AlexanderSullIvan , coun sel for the striking engineers and ( Ircmcn , Eidd to a reporter this morning thut the re port circulated last night to the effect that the Burlington strike hud been declared offi was without foundation , "There will bo nb , : such action tukon , " ho culd , "until after the investigation by the inter-stuto commerce commission is concluded , " M. K. May 2. At the second day's of the txvcnticth annual general Muthndist conference thi * morning , Bishop Mcrn'.l rrndar. . address in which he said since the last conference , four years i not Ices than fo'ir ' hundred und ilfty tbbuj S'ir.d EOU ! have been brought Into tld ! church and the iieriher : lij : > hud increased irom i.iTO.OOO to 2,1104,000. , Thocotmnitteoon rulmtsslon of delegate * has decided against the admission \vomcrt us delegates , uiul declared their tsts | vacant ) Heavy tittow Foil at Uuluth. , DU.ITII , Minn. , 5 y -Special [ TeIB tirarn to tc ! Bue.JA heavy haow Is falling liuru