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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , THUESDAY ' HOHNING. JUNE 14. 1888 , NUMBER 302. _ _ J $ ENGLAND AN EASY CONQUEST Lord Hamilton Overestimates the Ocean Tonnage Required. THE CHANNEL INVASION SCARE. A Number of Interviews " \VItli Jllgli Authorities An Knciny'H Army Could Kittcr the llrltlHli 1 1- niul With Knnc. Could mi Kncmy Ilcach [ CopirlyMS43 liu.famct Uonlvn llennitt. ] LONDON , Juno 13. [ New York Herald Cable Special to TUB Biii. : ) The clmnncl invasion scare Intensifies. No sooner baa parllnniciit , by vetoing tlio channel tunnel thereby practically admitting England's Inability to guard n hole thlrty-thrco feet In circumference , than Lord George Hamilton , Ilrst lord of ( the ndmlrnlty , dcenens the channel Invasion scare by a privileged speech night before last , upon which half a dozen newspapers Immediately founded stirring leaders. I culled upon several tiavnl nnd mil itary magnates to-day In hopes to get their views upon the mooted questions which may be concisely expressed thus : How many tons of shipping would bo re quired to carry an army of 100,000 from Franco to England ! How long would It take to collect the trans port ! How much time would bo occupied In put ting the troops onboard ship and taking them out again ) How far availably the steam navy of any continental power would bo of use for the purpose ) Almost everyone visited seemed saturated with thoughts on the subject , but each ono was unwilling to utter them. Admiral Sir John Hay was visited at his residence over looking Plmllco pier , to-day and was willing to talk but reservedly. Ho suid : "I tun not prepared to definitely state whether the ton nage mentioned by Lord George- Hamilton for carrying 15,000 soldiers over the channel Is really required. Lord Gcorgo doubtless had data for what ha said , which is moro than 1 have , but I had in my .voungur days consIdcriiKo experience in the transport service , und.my owu Impression is that such soldiers could bo transported with less ton- nngo than that ho mentioned. As to n sur prise invasion by sea I bellevo It could bo made. It is quite feasible. That number of men from , say France , could land on our shores and give us a little surprise , but what the result would be Is moro than I can an ticipate. You newspaper men can prognos ticate ! as much above that as njiy one , but I should think that with the number of men we have and the clllcient state of our volunteer system wo could give a good account of our selves. Of course It would remain with the people whether or not a scare took place. In such nn event why should not foreign in vaders bo able' to surprise this country ? "William the Conqueror landed 00,000 at Hast ings and in those days It took two or three days to row across. Other countries besides our own have made considerable progress since then , it Is true , but looking at the ques tion all round 1 think in these days of mod ern appliances It could bo accomplished. Much would depend upon the commander of the invading body , but I don't believe such a commandc.i has yet arisen. The actual land ing would bo a great initiative and the ulti mate progress of the undertaking would de pend entirely upon that initiative. " Sir Henry Havelock Allonbon , the famous General Havelock and now a retired general , said when I visited him : "Lord Gcorgo Hamilton is iv friend of mine nnd an old comrade , but looking at this question from a purely technical point of view I must disagree with him. You remember I inter rupted his speech at the house of commons last night to Inquire how the problem would bo effected. I was assuming that un invad ing force should arrive in sections and ho re plied that such a supposition would destroy the surprise. But the fact Is so far us I know neither the great Napoleon , nor Lord Woolsoy , nor anyone else who has considered the matter ever counted for n moment on there being a surprise. If the proposed tun nel beneath the channel were a reality there would bo reason for such apprehension. As it is we may bo sum that the telegraph and newspapers will keep us Informed 'of the movements of a hostile fleet. The question is not whether an enemy could effect a land ing In splto of our full knowledge of their plans. I am convinced that the thing Is possible In fact under certain conditions nothing could bo easier. Mind , I don't say what would become of the Invaders after they liavo landed. I say that Franco could pluco 100,000 troops on our southern coast Within two days , and that Germany could with OUFO land half as many moro men In the rnino time. Germany's ' advantage would consist in the largo number of ocean 'steam ers at her disposal and the superiority of her troops on the sea. Lord George Hamilton teems to think a foreign nrmy could not. 1 depend on steamers and men-of-war , which , ho uolnts out , furnish inadequate accommoda tions for troops , but It mtiht bo remembered thai each Htcamcr can draw two transport vessel * nnd with the horses and equipments on their decks the carrying capacity of Jlrst- class sailing vessels Is soinethingastonlshlng. Of course progress would bo slow , but sup posing a French expedition to leave Hlmul- tnneotiHly from Boulogne and Cherlmrg , which Inter harbor Is admirably adapted to the purpose , I can ECO no rea- sou why they might not land 40,000 men in England In six hours , later to bo reinforced by a like number in an other six hours and so on. It remains to consider what such a force could accomplish , having reached Its destination , I will not deny that proi > orly commanded and fully equipped un unny of 120,000 strong might get to London , They might slcgu the surroundIng - Ing heights and bombard the city. Hut now as to the probability of anything of this kind coming to puss. It is not HO remote us many people supiKxe. Within u year Uussia may seize Constantinople ) . She may do It within three months. England would bo forced to submit or light. Submission seems the loss of thouEOOf the Suez canal and danger to India. Fighting1 means the concentration of our licet in the Mediterranean , leaving the channel open to Russia's ally. Franco might limit her Hostility to interfering with our food supply , or she might make such un at tack as 1 have supposed. " Sir Edward Hamloy , M. P. , of the Egyptian military , gives these views : " I had some dllllculty in believing the tlrst lord of the ad miralty to bo In earnest when ho lightly ills- jKised of the possibility of Invasion by stating the amount of steam tonnage which the oi > er- ntiou wontd require. What ho said was equivalent to the assertion that an Invading army could only cross the channel In stcutn- fihlps'of the largest site ; and that the whole of it must pass at ono trip. What folly was it then that possessed our grandfathers wheu , on seeing u great army assembled ut Boulogne for the invasion of England , they Used such effects by sea autl land to tncel the enterprise which the first lord perceives to bo lmiK > sMble , nnd which was presumably ten times more impossible in the days before .steam , Nnjtolcon , writing to the admiral whom ho had apoalntod to direct the opera- lionstold him that the force ho had assembled for the Intended descent was 120,000 men with SOO cuns nnd 10.000 horses. The flotilla prepared to convoy them consisted of flat bottomed vessels of thrco classes. The troops wcro practiced In embarking In this flotilla. The experiment , says Allison , proved that 100,000 inch with 300 pieces of cannon and their whole caissons nnd equip age could wind their places In less than half nn hour. In the same letter Naiwlcon re marked'Lotus master the strait for six hours nnd wo nro the masters of the world. ' The Ideas of Napoleon and of the people of England nl that time , also of the Danes nnd Saxons , Julius Cicsnr nnd William the Con queror , were evidently widely nt variance with those of the first lord on the subject of the transport of armies across the channel. But we need not go so far back for examples. Many nro now living , of whom I nm ono , who took part In the landing of nn Invading nrmy of M,000 men with 121 guns on the shore of the Crimea , the name nrmy which a few days afterwards de feated the Russian on Alma. There Is now a new circumstance greatly In favor of the In- vndcr namely , the power of n fleet to insure nn unopposed landing. When Abercromby's troops approached the shore In Abouklr bay they entered n tremendous zone of tire from the French field guns which sank many of ' their boats , but n&w every wnrslnji is'an 1m- pregnublo fortnnd carries guns of Irrcsistablo power , so that the area of coast Is kept abso lutely clear for the landing , and us the ilrst troons landed can either remain within that area or begin nn advance , the same trans ports which convoyed them would bo free to return nnd bring over the rest. Thus , while the steamers nro not Indlspcnslblo except to tow transports , the flotilla need not necessarily be so largo as to bo able to convoy the whole army at ono trip. " The European situation is to-ilay practic ally thus : Every continental power has thoroughly armed Itself suspicious of each other , while nt last England has a popular and political scare about a possible French invasion , the homo rulers saying that Ireland is ready to become a b.iso of supplies for the French when the time comes. LONDON , Juno 1 ! ! . fNew York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bcc. | Major Gen eral Sir Edward Bullcr , 1C. C. B. , who is per haps one of the best military authorities in England , speaking on the subject of Lord Gcorgo Hamilton's calculations , said : "I cannot give you the detailed figures but it seems that Lord George Hamilton must have been mistaken. It is difllcult to imagine where ho got his figures. It almost seems us if ho calculated the tonnage per man ns re quired for a long voyage. To my mind ho under-estimated Franco's transport capacity. There is the point on which his whole state ment rested. Few pcoplo would doubt but that Franco has ample shipping tonnage. Even 01 * the figures mentioned by the first lord to carry 100,000 mon , personally I think that un invasion would bo possible-- tfiat Is if France had control of the sea. The great question for England is the strength of her navy. If an enemy were to land the object for us would bo to have strategical points of vantage mid to force the invaders to meet us whore wo would wish and not where they wished. This difference between the army and navy departments ; Is certainly unfortunate and should not exist In a great country like this. Lord Wolsley will cer tainly have some reply to make when an op portunity occurs. BKIIMK , Juno 13. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bcn.J Tlio stalo- ment made by Lord Gcorgo Hamilton , first lord of Iho admiralty , that 120 steamships of 1,000 tons , or un aggregate of 450,000 toirs , erin in other words moro steam tonnage than Germany possesses und almost - ns * much as Franco could command , would bo required to convoy across the channel nn army of 100,000 men , has caused severe comment and criticism in the military circles of Berlin. I conversed on Iho sub ject with several of the most prominent ofllccrs of the German army , among ihom Count Von Walder/o , quartermaster-general of the army. These gentlemen said it would bo a breach of professional conllr dcnco to Indicate how an nrmy could bo shipped from Germany to England by the means of less than 4SO.OOO steam tonnage , but I can say that the figures of Iho first lord of the admiralty and the conclusion tlmt ho Intends to bo deducted from , them namely , that without taking into account the defensive power of the British fleet a laud ing of 103,000 foreign troops In England is practically an Impossibil ity is regarded by the most compe tent military authority In Germany as utterly absurd and ns simply throwing dust In the eyes of the British public. Ono of the most prominent o dicers of the Prussian gen eral staff , said to mo : "Tho fallacy of the first lord of the admiralty , or rather ono of the fallacies in his statement , Is to take It for granted that the whole of nn Invading army could only cross at ono trip. Moreover the obvious use of barges , fishing waft and the commodious canal bouts of Franco , that could bo towed by steamers , uro utterly Ignored In Lord Hamilton's calculation , Why , apply Lord Hamilton's theory to act ually accomplished military facts. If the reasoning of the head of the British admir alty bo sound the'n the following examples of Iho transportation of armies would huvc been Impossible namely , tha landing of the Anglo-French armies In the Crimea in 1855 ; the transportation of general McClellun's army of the Potomac to the Vir ginia peninsula in l53 ! ; the transportation of General Bank's army to tlio mouth of the Mississlpl In 1SC3 ; the transportation of tha Fort Fisher expedition to North Carolina later In the American war. The broud fuet remains that the lord of the British admir alty Is utterly ut variance with the calcula tions made by the ofllcers of the German staff. " PAHIS , Juno 13. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BKB. ] Vice-Admlrul Dom- picrro d1 Bomory received the Herald re porter with that genuine politeness which characterizes naval ofllcors. After expressIng - Ing u natural dcsiro not to be askcd _ any too pointed questions with regard to Franco and England's relations , ho said ; "To land 100- 000 men in England , or oven f > 0,000 , Is un im possibility. Unless , of course , you can sup pose that the English were warned of tlio enemies intentions und wore kind enough to retire suftlclcntly far from a largo bench offering u convenient landing pluco und allow the operation to bo performed without Inter ference. Otherwise , where uro the troops to land ! Ships of the size and tonnage re quired to transport largo numbers of troops cannot run too close in shore. The embark ing is nothing for a short voyage , such as that from any part of northern Europe to England. The majority of transport could curry 2.0CO men each , but the men must bo landed in cockle shells unless England would lend ecu qf her docks for the purpjso. Then ngaln , It Is not only a question of men. You must have artillery and cavalry If an army Is to > lo any service , and provisions and equip ments. Think of the space occupied by heavy Held artillery and cavalry. This would almost double the carrying power required for landing. Uctlovo me , sir , England has no cnuso to fear an Invasion. She is sur rounded by n belt of water worth moro to her than all the standing armies. Her position Is infinitely superior to that of the other con tinental nations who nro obliged to ruin themselves by keeping the whole nation under arms. I remember during the Crim ean war , when I commanded the flagship Vlllo du Purls , the time It took us to land only So.lXto men. Wo had to press nil our transports Into service. The English , of course , had their own. I distinctly recollect my surprise when 1 found wo were allowed to land without opposition. Why , had the Cossacks- been them to reucivo us wo should not have effected the landing of half our men fand means. Coast defences to-day nro very different from what they were when I was before Scbastapool. It was for his brilliant conduct on this occasion that the then commander , Dotn Pierre , was promoted to the rank of post captain. Although seventy-two years old ho Is still ns active as over , and with his manly , sunburnt fnco looks quite read } ' ( o enter active service again In case of need. " Mr. Hddolph H. Gracfc , Paris manager of the Inman , Hcd Star and American lines , who has hud considerable experience in the transport service , said : "I really cannot understand thesO scares in England ami the strange assertions , that nro made across the channel hi connection with them. The Inman steamer , City of Berlin , carries 1,500 steerage , 2 < X ) saloon , and 150 second-class passengers , together with about 4,000 tons of cargo. If this ship were used for troops , according to the measurement or dered by the government , she could carry over a,000 , men nnd ofllccrs , while -the cargo space could bo used for stores , ammunition , horse nnd artillery. As for the 480,000 tons required of which you speak for 100,000 men , calculating on the City of Berlin of C.-100 tons , currying ! i,000 men , fifty such ships to carry 100,000 men would only have a gross tonnage of 270,030. So General Wolsoloy seems nearer the mark than Lord Hamilton. " The reporter then culled at the French Trans-Atlantic companies' ofllces. M. Vnl- inon , passenger and trafllu manager , said : "Our largo ships , like the Champagne , carry 'JOO saloon , SO second-class and 000 steerage passengers , besides 3,030 tons cargo. If carrying troops then she could take 1,500 or moro easily. The cargo space could bo en trenched upon if not required f6r cavalry. Our Atlantic fleet of twenty-two ships show n total tonnage of 05,500 tons , and there are other companies in Franco beside ours. " THK EMPKKOIl BETTER. A Change For GooiPln His Condition The CycllstH. [ Co/Hp7i ) ] / ( JffS tin James Goitlen Dennett. ) BratuN , Juno 13. [ New York Herald Cable Special to TIIK BIK. : ] The latest reports of the condition of the ports to-night em peror show n decided improvement. The artificial feeding1 to which his majesty at first manifested great aversion has become loss distasteful , and the operation is now per formed by Sir Morrtill Mackenzie without dilllculty. It has been stated to-night that the emperor has again been able to take food without the employment of nn instrument , but I have not yet been able to sco anyone who could confirm this statement. Tne international cycle race attracted a great concourse of spectators. Again lierr Lehr , of Frankfort-on-tho-Main , the winner of the emperor's prize , and now champion of Europe , fell in the race to-day , but was not much hurt. In the cvcle race to-day for pro fessionals , the American , Woodside , pained second , and Temple , another American , third pri/e. In another I'ace to-day for profession als , the first prize was won by Temple , and the second by Allan ! , of England , and the third by Woodsido. Not a little harsh comment has been ex cited by the fact that the crown prince at tended the races and gave a luncheon to the king of Sweden and was a guest nt a rffgi- mcntal dinner. He is not at Potsdam. The danger to his father , however , is not so Inn- ncnt to-night ns it was last night , which may be the young man's excuse. The doctors are just as much surprised as the public by the sudden change in his condition and are of course moro hopeful than they were yester day. This , however , does not Justify any very sunguino expectations that the improve ment will continue. The League Council Meeting. CI.IVEIANI > , Juno 13. The executive coun cil of the Irish National League of America concluded Its session to-day. The question of the advisability of holding u convention this yeurj was referred to a sub-committee. A long set of resolutions were adopted reafllrm- ing the pledges of fidelity to the present organization the Irish National league and promising the continued support. All the friends of Ireland uro called upon to con tribute In the effort to aid the milTerlng people ple in their struggle , nnd the ofllccrs of the different brunches of the leuguo to vigorously prosecute the work of extending the member ship and enlarging its resources. Resolu tions of sympathy to General Sheridan nnd u prayer for his speedy recovery wcro also adopted. Hurled In the Hunk. ST. PAUL , Minn , , Juno 1 ! ) . A special to the Dispatch from Mcnomlncc , Wls. , said n clay bank in the brick yard there caved in this morning burying seven men , Two brothers named Jauscn have been taken out dead und terribly mangled. Two of the others can live only a few hours and the remainder escaped with broken arms und legs and in ternal iujuries. Managed to Kill Himself. ST. LOUIH , Juno 13. This morning John McCulloch , a broom maker , shot his wife und then put the muzzle of the revolver to his tcmpbj uud sent u bullet through his head , dying Instantly. The woman received u painful wound In tno head und was taken to the city hospital. Mrs. McCulloch hud re fused to live with her husband. Down With All On Hoard. LCCKNOW , Ont , , Juno 13. Stephen Martin , living on the lake shore near ICIngsbrldge , found u bottle on the Iwuch on Sunday last. Inside was u piece of bark signed by Captain McDunn and saying the schooner Tillln , of Hay City , Mich. , went down with all hands thirteen miles from Godcrlch. There was no duto un the bark. Another Victim of the Hlor. CHICAGO , Juno 13. The Haymarkct of May , 1SSO , lias claimed another victim. Police Olllcer Timothy Sullivan , ono of the detail on that memorable night , who received n bullet In the thigh , died to-night of blood- poisoning. _ . Sheridan's Condition. WASHINGTON , Juno 13 , General Sheridan has slept naturally the greater part of the day. Ho has taken sufficient nourishment and has not been annoyed by a cough. A South Omiihu Fire. At 0 o'clock this morning lire .destroyed two frame residences in South Omaha , ono block und a half west of 'Swift's packing house.Onoof the houses ' \yas'tho property of a man named Dunn , y' THE BIG CUNS ON THE SCENE Heroes of Mnny Battles Gathering in Chicago. HALSTEAD SINGS FOR SHERMAN- lie Considers Orcshnm'H Boom Busted Hy Hln Friends Chairman Jones Bays Ito Ucnrs No Further From lllnlnc. Forerunners of the Convention. CHICAGO , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to TUB HER. ] Among the guests nt the Palmer are Chaunccy I. Filley of Missouri , and John C. New of Indiana. Killoy is nn old and astute politician whoso opinion , if sincerely spoken , Is always valuable and Interesting. Ho has no favorites just now. Ho says ho is for the party Ilrst and that ho wants to find out who would bo the strongest candidate. Ho has begun to slzo them up nnd will not announce his decision until ho has consulted with the leaders from the other states. Ho deplores the discord In Indiana. New had a long consultation with Filley , but failed to make him bellevo that Harrison , If anybody from Indiana , should bo nominated. When Tom Plntt pets hero ho , und Filley will put their heads together and somebody will bo hurt. It is surmised , but ho docs not sny so , that Mr. Filloy is of the opinion that nn eastern man with ex-Governor Porter , of Indiana , for vice president , would make nn Inimitable combination. Ho thinks Illalne is clear out of the light. Murnt Halstcad , editor of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette , came In on an early train. "Ohio Is undoubtedly for Sherman , reports to the contrary notwithstanding , " said ho. "There may bo a crank in the dele gation there generally Is one crank in u body of fifty but I do not think these Is moro than ono , . if there is that. It will therefore stnnd by Sherman , "with Governor Foraker nt the front * loyal to the choice , of the state. Sherman has already a large vote assured moro than 800 nnd ho will grow. Bliiinc is out of tlio race for good und all , but it Is not to be denied that the Ohio delegation Is com posed of Blalne's friends , who would gladly bo for him if ho were in the Held , but ho Isn't , and no ono Knows it so well us White- law Held , William Whiter Phelps , Charles Emery Smith and other intimate friends of the plumed knight. " ; "Uo you think tha'Blalno men nro seeking to create diversions from this man or that , in order to get the delegates ) on the ground com paratively untrammgted to pledges 1" "No , I do not. In fact they are utterly un settled themselves. They do not know which way to turn. " "Are they likely to turn to Algeri" "Hardly , but Tom Platt of Now York Is doins aU in his power to turn the New York delegation to Algor , nnd ho may succeed , if Depow is not in the field. Depcw could carry Now York , but ho might lose Kansas nnd lowii. Harrison will have n great pull in the conlldent claim which' is set up for him that he can curry a state which Bluino lost in 1881 , and the Harrison men urge Phelps for second place becnnso1 ho can carry New Jersey , another state lost by Bhiine four years ago. It must.nht bo overlooked that this Is indeed a strong combination. It will receive attention In the convention. " "And about Greshami" "Oh , Grcshum has been killed by the methods of his friends. His boom is just like that ono wo started for Hristow in 187(1. ( Wo ran it into the' ground nnd broke it off. " Mr.Lane , assistant secretary to the national committee , wore a lilainc badge and talked Bluinc with great fervor. "At least fiOO of the delegates arc really for Hlaine , " said ho with enthusiasm. "I think some of them will vote for him and the woods may bo set on lire. I don't know who could put the blaze out , once started. " Ho said there were men in the New York delegation who would surely vote for the plumed knight in any event. Ho also suid Chicago had killed Gresham by Its prescriptive methods. Hon. Koswell G. Herr of Michigan was a conspicuous figure about the Grand Pacific this forenoon. Referring to the Chicago Gresham organs , ho said their conduct was infamous , : uul that they had made the nomin ation of their favorite impossible. Allison men have been called In from lown for a con ference this ovenhrg or to-morrow. Mr. Christy , of Iowa , while booming Allison , said there were ut least 700 delegates ut heart for Hlaine. The most notable event of the day politi cally was the arrival of F. H. Jones , chair man of the republican national committee and recipient of the famous Florence letter irom Ululnc. A rumor was in circulation that ho was the bearer of anotner epistle from the man across the water and that the new missive would give Mr , Hlnino's choice for the republican presidential nominee. Mr. Jones was seen by a representative of the Associated press this evening and nskcd if hud such u letter. Ho replied , "No , sir , I kuve not. No communication of n political kind has been received by mo from Mr. Hlaine since the Florence letter reached mo. " "Don't you think -f ho situation calls for further expression from him nt this time in case of a deadlock in thb convention i" "No , I don't think so , The great majority of Uio delegates como hero unpledged , nnd they may nominate a candidate at tiio out set , so the talk of what should bo done in the event of u deadlock need not bo dis cussed. " "Has Mr. Hlnino over admitted to you that ho would not 'accept ' the nomination if unanimously tendered I" "Most emphatically no. " Chairman Jones said ho would not accept the chairmanship of tlio national committee again. Ho Intimated that Senator Quay , of Pennsylvania , might bo his successor und that Chairman Coo | > cr. of tno Pennsylvania state committee , was also n possibility , GKNKIlAIj i'OMTIOAh NEWS. Gossip From the Gathering llostH ut Iho Imki : City. CuiOAno , Juno 13. The most remarkable feature of the political situation throughout tht ) day wns the strong undercurrent for Hlulno , There were many men from al purts of the country around the political Headquarters who still think Hlalno the coming man. They quoted speeches In which ho said that no man had u right to refuse the call of his country If it came with unanimity , and concluded that IBlaino would not bo the first to violate his principle , There was great activity ut the Grcshum headquarters to-day. The register was kept open and every Grcsham man who dropped In put down his name. M-iny former resi dents of New York held n meeting' in Groshams rooms this afternoon for the pur pose of booming the judge. They organized a committee to receive the Now York dele gation with hospitality. They called upon all former Now Yorkers , now residents of Chicago , to lend their active ca-oparation. The names of those who shall muko the nominating speeches was the subject of con siderable. inquiry to-duy. General Algcr will bo nominated by Colonel Ilobert P. Fraser - ser of Detroit , u lawyer and old campaigner , General Harrison will bo nominated by ox- Governor Albert G , Porter , of Indiana. Sherman's name will bo presented by Gen eral Hustings , attorney general of-Pennsyl- vania. Judge Gresham will probably bo nominated by Leonard Swctt , of Chicago , The two most observed newcomers to-day wcro Mural Hulstcod of Cincinnati , und Chauncey I. Filloy of St. Louis. Hulstead wus outspoken for Sherman. Filloy was non-committal. . Fourteen- national comiuitteemen wore in the city to-night. The committee -will meet to-morrow , the chief business being the election of the temporary ofllccrs of the con vention , but It Is not likely anything will bo done In the matter before Saturday. Tno I'nlntlnl Const Train. InNVin : , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tin : UKE.J At 0 o'clock to-morrow morning the Pacific coast delegation on the way to the Chicago convention will nrrivo at Denver over the Union Pacific in ti special train of nine sleepers nnd two dining cars , which It Is rcKirted ] Is the handsomest twin that over crossed the continent. The party Is In charge of Colonel J. V. Parker , Union Pacific- gen eral agent at Salt Lake , and Mr. W. U. San- born , of San Francisco. Tlio delegation sup plied themselves and friends before starting with WX ) whlto handkerchiefs , which is In terpreted by the democrats to Indicate n flag of truco. The delegation will bo entertained in Denver to-morrow by the Union club nnd republicans generally , and spend the day in driving about the city nnd talking over polit ical matters with the leaders. HThcre is little or no talk among railroad men about cut rates to Chicago. It Is said the rates have been placed at so low n figure that there Is nothing In it now , ana each ono knows by this time about how many It will have , and the few additional to bo obtained by a cut rate are not worthy fishing for. The rate for the round trip Is still maintained ut 11.50. The Burlington and Missouri Pacific In this city Is In receipt of applications for space In several sleepers In addition to the two reserved by the delegates. The Union Pacific company is already promised cipht coaches full for Friday night , and the Klo Grande started In this morning selling berths In the fourth nnd fifth cars , so the indica tions arc promising for nn unusually largo delegation from Colorado. LAIUMII : , Wyo. , June 13. [ Special Tele- pram to TUB Hr.i : . ] The Pacific coast dele gation to the Chicago convention , Including nil the California delegates and a majority of the Oregon nnd Nevada ones , en route east to-day , on the train organized the Pacific coast delegates and determined to cast the solid vote for Ulaino on the first ballot. Do Young , of the Chronicle , suya they have not agreed upon nny second choice. This is olll- cial. They were given un immense recep tion nt this point. Speeches were made by Chairman Hnmmnn of the delegation and Corporal Tanner. Whiskered Young Democrats. Sriiixorini.i ) , 111. , Juno 13. The conven tion of democratic clubs of the state mot in representatives hull to-day with about eight hundred delegates In attendance. It was called to order by Stuart Urown , of Spring field , who delivered the address of welcome. Dcwitt Crcgier , of Chicago , wns chosen chairman , Ilalph E. Spriirp , of Chester , sec retary with four assistants , and Seymour Jones , of Springfield , reading secretary. Chairman Crcgier made a speech alter which the roll of delegations was called and each named a member of the committee on cre dentials , on permanent ofllccrs of the state league , on resolutions and on dclcgutcs-at- largo to the national convention at Ualti- more. A recess was then taken until after noon. In the afternoon the temporary organization was made permanent with two or three addi tional secretaries. Resolutions wcro adopted reaffirming the principles declared by the national and state conventions and pledging the delegates to all honorable means to secure the election of Cleveland and Thurmun and tlio democratic candidates for the state ofllces. The committee on delegates for the state at largo to the Haltlmoro con vention , reported the following : J. W. HichnitlH , J. A. King and C. D.Weils , Chicago ; D. U. Sherwood of Elirin , H. S. Carlter of Pittsburg , II. Schaldonmun of Dccutur , H. E.-Kitburgh'of Danville , uml Hcujumln Bur roughs ol Edwnrdsvillc. The following were rcporteM as alternates : Joseph Den- nersberger of Chicago , D. Compton of Whcnton , W. W. Kyle of Princeton , Ira P. Morris of Wutscku , D. M. Halstcad of Koithsburg , Edward Ridgolcyof Springfield , A. Hoffman of Mattoon and D. W. Andrews of Ccntralia. The report was adopted. The committee on organization of the state Icaene recommended the adoption of the plan proposed by the state central committee and that the officers bo F. II. Jones of Spring field , president ; J. L. Pickering of Spring field , secretary ; II. M. Straiten of Moupt Vernon , treasurer ; J. II. Furrell of Chicago , grand marshal , and a vice president for each congressional district. The report was at tacked vigorously by Mr. Ecklcs of La Salle , who Insisted that Pickering was not a demo crat. Amid the great confusion that ensued , Governor Palmer anpcared , and business was suspended that ho might address the conven tion. At the close of Governor Palmer's speech Mr. Brown of Lusallo urged harmony and the report was adopted. Delegates were also reported from each district. The convention wns addressed by Hon. A. J. Bell , candidate for lieutenant governor , and F. H. Jones , president of the stale league , and then adjourned. At night there was u parade of clubs , fire works und several speeches. They Want Protection. PiTTsnintn , Juno 13.t to-day's session of the Amalgamated association the follow ing resolutions wcro submitted by the turlff committee und adopted : Hcsolved , As representatives of the iron and steel workers of the United States , rep resenting Now York , New Jersey , Pennsyl vania. Ohio , West Virginia , Kentucky , Indi ana , Illinois , Missouri , Wisconsin , Alabama , and other states , wo uro in favor of the senti ment , "America for Americans , " native and naturalized. Hcsolved , That In our Judgment the citizens and industries in this country can not be pro tected in any better way than by imposing a protective tariff on all articles imported from other countries that can be produced by our own people , In order that those who produce them may bo bctler able to do that , which us citizens und upholders of this government they are justly entitled to , an equitable share of the profits of their toll to maintain their families. Uesoived , That wo are most emphatically opposed to any reduction of the present tariff and wo hereby express our unqualified con demnation of the provisions of the Mills bill , believing as wo do that its adoption as a law would bo detrimental of the interests of the American workingmen , and wo respectfully call upon our representatives in congress to vote ngaiiiht It. The balance of the session was devoted to routine business , Colorado Tor Depow. DKXVBII , Colo. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI : . ] Tlio delegates from Col orado to the national convention ut Chicago uro rapidly assuming a Dcpow phase , and it Is thought that the New Yorker will receive the entire six votes , Gresham has been pop ular In the west , und particularly in Colorado , but the real spirit of the Dcpew boom seems to have found fuvor hero. Henry Wolcott , who heads the Colorado delegation , is nn out-and-out Depcw man , and will probably bo instructed to cast Iho solid vote for him. " Wolcott is very populnr hero , and his brother , E. O. Wolcott , is the most prominent candidate for the seat In the senate now occupied by lion , T. W. Bowen. The party in the stateis broken by factional tights and so bitter has been the light which lias been concentrated against Mr. Wolcott that several bitter attacks on his personal reputation have been published in the cast und west , The democrats of the state have refused the inspection of them und it is believed that they emanated from factional sources , The fight has been brought to bear on the national delegated und the six delegates nro being persuaded daily to switch from IJcpew to some other candidate' . It Is probable , however , that Dupew will gather the prize. Hepnlillcan CamnulKii Club. McCooi. JUNCTION- , Juno l'J. [ Spccial to THE BEE.J Pursuant to u call the local re publicans of McCool Junction und vicinity mot at the city hall on lust Saturday evening for the purpose of organizing a campaign club. A deep interest was manifested by nil present , und harmony reigned supremo. Tlio . following are the officers olectcd ; . Captain a W. Hays , president ; IV T. 'Lord and Charles Smith , vice presidents ; J. F. Albin , secretary. To Boom "Mttlo nrerclies. " AlANsnr.M ) , O. , Juno 13. { Special Tele gram to Tin ; linn. ] The story circulated from Columbus yesterday that Senator Sherman had concluded to withdraw from the race is most emphatically denied hero. Loud complaint U made by Sherman men on account of the Fornkcr train to Chicago. It is said this is ono of the means to bo incil to boom "Little Brooches" for something or other. To AVonUcn the Sherman Hootn , Nr.w YOIIK , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnn. ] A special from Columbus says that Foraitor will not tnko second place nnd says ho would not tuko first plueo. It Is part of the programme to weaken the Sherman boom. There will bo nnothcr-gathering of Hlaine men at Columbus Thursday night. Judge Wcsfwlll bo ono of the speakers. Corn I'Nir the Convention. Sioux CITV , la. , Juno 13. A special train of Pullman conches will leave hero Sunday night for the Chicago convention. It will bo known as the Corn Palnco City train , nnd will bo handsomely decorated , and Is char tered by Sioux City people for the round trip. Call Torn In For lllnlnc. SAN FIIAXCIPCO , Juno 13. A dispatch from Wamsutter , Wyo. , states that the California delegates to the republican convention held a meeting there to-day nnd agreed to act as n unit upon Blalno as tlrst choice and to cast the ilrst vote for him unless they decide upon a more available man after their arrival at Chicago. ' Democrats nt Davenport. DAVKNTOIIT , la. , Juno 13. [ Special to Tun Bnn. ] The democratic convention for this judicial district was hold hero to-day and nominated for Judge , Andrew Huworth , the present incumbent. Tlio democratic congres sional convention renomlnatcd by acclama tion Congressman Walter I. Hayes. THIS KNIGHTS' CONCLAVE. The Blu Procession A ImdIeH' Knnlc Invitation From Uninlin. CINCINNATI , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn. ] This was the big day of the Knights of Pythias conclave. The parade was u grand success , over 15,000 knights par ticipating. Tlio brigades were arranged in the order of their ago. The Indiana brigade , the oldest in the order , came first. The knights were reviewed by Supreme Chan cellor Douglass from the grand stand erected for that purpose. At the session of the supreme lodge to-day numerous arguments were presented pro and con on the question of establishing a ladles' rank in Iho order. The majority favored such an innovation , nnd it Is likely that legislation to that end will result at this meeting. The resolution providing for the erection of n uythian temple at Washington ns n permanent headquarters wus adopted. Tlio ques tion of tlio disloyal Pennsylvania representa tives was up for discussion again to-day. Among the chancellor's recommendations was that the loyal grand lodge be recognized as the grand lodge of Pennsylvania Knights of Pythias. To-nignt H crand concert was tendered Su preme Chancellor Douglass by the citizens of Cincinnati. It whs nn elegant affair. Among the songs rendered was ono written by the founder of the Knights of Pythias order. Justus H. Uathbono. The Omaha boys all say it is the biggest day's march they have over had. Still they coino , the in coming trains -bping still loaded with ar rivals , and it Is estimated that over 70,000 visitors are hi "town , The board of trade of Omaha sent an Invi tation to the 'supremo lodge to hold its next bictmiiil meeting there. It was immediately followed by ono from Indianapolis. THE HOG PUODUCT. The 1'rico Ciirrunt'H Review of the Week and Situation. CINCINNATI , Juno 1 ! ! . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bui : . ] The Price Current to-morrow will say : The week's packing in the west has been 21f > ,000 hogs , compared with 2lViC03 the preceding wcelc and 15,000 for the cor responding time last year , making a total of 0-105,000 since March 1 against 2-t 10,000 a year ago. In the provision market liberal rc- cuiptn of hogs and continued moderate culls for the product from consuming depots have given courage to operators , who have been disposed to turn their inltucnco toward de- Dressing values and the weakened and al ready tired holding interest , under which values have settled rather sharply the latter part of the week , yesterday bt'ing lower tluri at Chicago with some recovery nttho close of the day from the lowest point. There is con siderable prevalence of the belief that values may settle still more , when if u large proportion tion of the holding of the product centers In strong hands witli lessened hog supplies nnd moro liberal exports , under stimulus of reduced prices , the position may shape so as to give an upward course to values to bo maintained for a considerable timo. TIUIJI ) TO D113. An Oinnhii Mini MnKua an Unsiiocess- 1 nl Attempt on Hluljlfe. Sioux CITV , la. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bii.l : : Irvln G. Hliouds , of Omaha , n traveling man for the DCS Monies tank line company , attempted to commit sui cide hero to-duy at noon , Ho was found lying in fiomo shrubbery near the packing houses bleeding freely from cashes made In his breast by u broken botilu. When the ofllcors cumi ! ho resisted but wus canturod , Ho refuses to say anything , but is evidently demented. _ A Heavy Halii at ntinlnp. DUNI.AV , In. , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKI : . ] Lust evening a terrible rain storm struck Dunhip between 10 and 11 o'clock , doing much damage. In u short time the families , living near the htrcam which runs through town , wcro driven to their neighbors or the upper stories of their houses , the first floors and collars being filled with mud und debris. All the sidewalks und mobt , of the bridges in that part of lown nro wubheit away. As near ns can bo ascer tained this morning , the storm Is only local not over a mile or two wide , and not doing very much damage to cropu. Death of a Pioneer Preacher. WATKW.OO , la. , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun BuiHev. : ] . Samuel McComn , u pioneer preacher in northern Iowa , died suddenly at his homo in West Bend yester day morning from apoplexy. Ho settled In that part of the state In 1WW , organizing the first Protestant congregation in Palo Alto county. His remains were taken to Algotm for Interment. Finished Their Speeches. DES MoiNr.d , In. , June 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BKI : . ] The railroad traffic managers concluded their hearing before the commissioners this evening. Their talk to-duy was largely informal , but they do not know how it was received. The commis sioners resume to-morrow their work of completing the freight schedule. Klcttuihlilp Arrivals. HAI.TJMOHK , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Bue. ] Arrived The Baltimore from Liverpool , SOUTIUMPTON , June 13. Arrivt-d The Lahn from New York for Bremen. Nuw YOIIIC , Juno 13. Arrived The Del- gunlund from Antwerp , BIIUMBK , Juno 13.r-Arrlved The Wcser from Baltimore. QuttNgTow f , Juno 13 , Arrived The Bar- rowmoro from Baltlnipre.- . A WEEK OF POLITICAL WORRY Anxious Dnys and Sleepless NIghta For Republican Aspirants. : C ECHOES FROM THE CORRIDORS. _ _ _ _ _ * DOJIPW Not Considered n I'oisllilllty nt the Capital Illnlno'N Shot-man Letter the Kmnnntlon of a Fakir. MuUiiiloy S yn It's Hlicrninn. WASHINGTON BUIIBAU Tun OMAHA BRD , I WASUMNOTON. D. C. . Juno 13. I Nearly all the conferences have boon hold by the managers of Iho various candidates , nnd the work will , after to-night , bo carried on by wire. Major MclCmloy did not leave for Chicago until to-night , having boon de tained Just before tlio hour of his Intended departure last night. I saw him nt the Ebbltt us ho was getting ready for his de parture , nnd suggested Unit ho ought to keen down his lightning rod or some of the electric current might strike htm ; that there wns n belief that ho stood In danger of being , struck with ono or the other end of the ticket. Tlio major looked earnest when ho responded : "Oh , I guess not. I nm going to Chicago for Sherman , and I aui for Sherman tlrst , last and all the time , nnd don't yon get It into your head that I have nny fear of being ; struck myself.Vo \ nro going to nominate Sherman or a lot of us will bo very sadly dis appointed , It Is n mistake to suppose that there nro some men In the Ohio delegation who arc getting selfish or who will do any thing for personal ends. Blaine Is surely out of the question. " As the senators nnd representatives and a few straggling delegates who nro lingering here on their way to the convention met in. the corridors of the capitol during the day , they exchanged opinions on the outlook ami miido appointments to meet in Chicago. Much , was said about the possibility of n deadlock which would result In the selection , of Mr. Hlaine. It was noticed that the feeling that this thing may occur bus' grciitlv diminished during the last forty-eight hours. It is the general be lief that a largo majority of the rcpuU Henna are opposed to the nomination of Mr. Blalilo and that being on their guard they will suffer no complication which will make it possible for the Muino man to bo brought In us u whirlwind to tnko the convention off its feet. The Florence and Paris letters nnd the report , circulated to-day to the effect that Mr. Blaine had declined again , have had tbo effect of bringing out u great deal of plain , talk , und this bus materially weakened the argument of the Blaine men that ho will yet bo 11 necessity , us they claim ho has been all , along. & DONl.T A CO.MI'l.IMnNTAUT VOTK TOK DCriiW. Ono thing the people hero seem to bo pretty conclusive in , nnd that is tlmt is that Mr. Dcpow's name will not bo seriously placed before the convention. It is thought tlmt after ho has received a good endorse ment his name will bo withdrawn and that his support will go to three or four stronger men in the field. Senator Hiscock has not lost hope of.being n candidate who will fill a "a long felt want , " and It is said that he ex pects to sco an emergency arise which will call for him. All kinds of combinations uro being made , all of which leave Mr , Blaine and Mr. Depew out. Among those most fre quently mentioned nro Allison nnd Phelps , Harrison and Morton , Algcr and Phelps , Sherman and Phelps or Morton. There is qo way of diHtruislng the fact that Harrison slock has risen several points this week. The Morton nnd Phelps people uro tulKing Harrison continually. They nro unanimous , it .seems , on one point , nnd that is if the head of tlio ticket comes from the east Harrison numttako the second place. General GresUam remains a favorite with western men and ho will undoubtedly have a largo following from the east. If the Hlaine men do not combine against him ho is going to cut a prominent tlguro in the proceedings. Koprosentativo Anderson , of Kansas , who has been making such a determined effort nguinst monopolies during the past four years , said this after noon that Sherman wild strong throughout the country and Harrison or Grcsham would be the strongest man in the west. Bo rauda the prediction that the ticket would bo Hat risen und Morton or Harrison and Phelps. TIII : iii.Aisi : STOUV A "rAiu : . " Very little attcnion was paid to the dls patch received here and published from Piltsburg this afternoon to the effect that Mr. Hlaino had written Chairman Jones that lie would decline the nomination if it was tendered to him , und declaring in favor of Senator Sherman. A bulletin came about 2 o'clock announcing ; that such u letter was in existence and that it would be published ver batim In the evening pullers , but men in bom houses of congress wcro disinclined to b'c- lievo It , although the representation wus per fect and absolute tlmt there was such a letter in existence. The representative from Maine ) hooted at the idea of Mr. Hlaine pre-einpto/- ily refusing in advance to accept the nomlnaj lion , and declared that ho wus not a maniuu und would therefore not announce In fuvor of anybody ; that although It wus well known tnut Mr. Bluine was very friendly toward Mr. Sherman , he was very kindly disposed toward Messrs. Allison , Harrison , Algcr nnd tlio otlior men who are aspiring lo the nominal lion. There was very emphatic comment upon the substance of the alleged letter before - fore the dispatch wus printed. One of Mr. Blutno'K warmest friends , who Is a member from Muino. said that In no event would Mr. Blaine say that he would accept the nomina tion , because ho would not refuse It , Ha _ said that Mr. Bhiino was oir record us favorIng - Ing thrusting n nomination upon a man when the occasion seems to make It necessary ; that in ISV1 Mr. Blaine delivered a speech , when Dnnnllml Humlin declined the nom ination for governor of .Maine , in which ho said that Mr. Hainlln had no richt to refuse- the nomination ; that ho had accepted other nominations at the hands of bin party und was therefore within Iho dictation of the party , and that ho must uirept , und Mr. llmnlm accepted. Alter the dispatch from Piltsburg appeared in print , public- men said It bore on Its face discredit und that it was a roorback. The publication has had no effect whatever. Hud It been u genuine letter from Mr. Blaine positively declining the nomination and expressing a preference for Mr. Sherman it Is said that It would have great weight in fuvor of the Ohio man , -I spoke to Mr. Shermun In reference to tlip alleged letter , and ho seemed to bo In no wav worked up over It , simply saying that If it wus true it was Important 1ml that ho did not believe it was trui ) . Some of Mr. Sherman's most intimate friends intimate- ( hut there will bo an announcement made In nn author itative way ut Chicago uud which will put Mr. Blalnn fully und fairly before the con vention lib not desiring the nomination undcf any circumstances , This may comb In tha way of another letter but ho will not declirio the nomination in udvunco. MIHCT.U.ANIXn'P. F. G. McShnnc , of Omaha , n brother of Representative John McShunc , is at Wil- lards. Lirtgi Lomla , Fifth artillery , has boon or dered to his battery. Major Jiimes Wilson , commissary of sub sistence , will proceed from Chicago to Mon- tk-ello , Iu. , on public business connected , with tlio subsistence department , und upon completion thereof will icturn to Ills proper btutlon. Senator Paddock to-day received notlca from the pension oillco that the pension claim * of George W. Smciily of Brock. Neb ; , und Amos C. Evans of Dawson. Neb. , in which ho has been Interesting himself far some time pant , hud boon idlowcd by thede partment. The secretary of the treasury to-day awarded the contract for the flooring ana uttio work of the federal building ut Councjl Bluffs to CudoJI & Lehman , of Chicago , fof thUbUIUOf $10 , . I'titujrK lle.TB ,
