Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 25, 1888, Image 1
THE OMAHA DAILY EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 25. 1888 ; NUMBEK 72. PROHIBITION PANDEMONIUM , It OauaoB An All-Night Session of the State Convention. * " CONFUSION WORSECONFOUNDED The Platform Finally Adopted With a Submission Plank , nnd the Ses- Hlon Closes at Seven O'clock In thi ) Morning. A Lively and Late AVInd-np , LINCOLN , Neb. , August 21. [ Special to THIS HUB. | After ono of the most stormy and exciting sessions that has ever been witnessed In this Mute , the republican state convention completed Its labors nt 7 o'clock this morning. It was a quarter past 2 when the chairman of the committee en res olutions , Hawaii of Douglas , ascended the stage nnd road from manuscript the follow ing platform ngieed upon by the committee. TUB I'MTI'OIIM. The republicans of Nebraska , by their del- gates in convention assembled , declare their unalterable devotion to the principles estab lished and exemplified by the successful ad ministrations of Lincoln , Grant , Hayes , Gar- flold and Aithur , and embodied in the plat form of the national convention lately held In Chicago , upholding the national constitu tion , the indissoluble union of the states with the autonomy reserved to them under the constitution , the personal rights and liberties of citircns in all llio states and territories , uud the supreme and sovereign right of every cltbon , rich or poor , native or foreign born , white or black , to cast ono free ballot In pub lic ejections and to have that ballot duly counted , and the American system of protec tion against the destruction proposed by the president and his party. They reassert their hostility to the intro duction to this country of foreign contract labor or other labor alien to our civilization , their opposition to all combinations of capi tal organ Ized In trusts or pools to control trade and fix prices on an arbitrary basisand demand the requisite national and state legis lation for the'suppression of the same and the removal of all obstacles to the perfect freedom and independence of American labor. They arraign the present national adminis tratlon for its failure to execute laws secur ing to ECttlcis on the public domain their title to their homesteads ; for its determined hostility to the just chums of the invalid and destitute soldiers and sailors who served in the in my and navy in the war for the preset vation of the union , for its weak am incfllclciit foreign policy , and for its effort to destroy the bi-metnllc nistem of currency nnd restore the single tiold standard for the solo benefit of Importers and money lenders. They most heaitily endorse the nomination of Benjamin Harrison , the soldier and the statesman , for president , and of Lev ! P. Morton , tlio patriotic business man anO philanthropist , for vice-president , and pledge the full support of the party in Nebraska. They congratulate the people of the state upon the laws enacted through the efforts of leading lepublicans In congress nnd in the state legislature for tlio regulation of inter state commerce and local railroad transpor tation , endorsing the action of the state board of transpoitation thereunder , und pledge the party , if continued in power , to the effectual execution ot these measures to prevent unjust discrimlnatioi and extortion in transportation rates , und to the adoption of mich amendments to then that experience may show to bo necessary for the accomplishment of the end In view the general establishment of fair uni reasonable freight and passenger rates. They denounce the partisan Injustice o the democratic majority In the lower house of congress in closing the door of the union to COO.OOO citizens of the United States , real dent in Dakota , and demand the prompt ad mission of the southern half of that tcrri tory us a state , in accordance with all precc dent unit the unanimous desire of its inhabl tunts. The first concern of all good government is the virtue and sobriety of the people am the purity of their homes. The repubiicui party cordially sympathizes with all wise and well-directed efforts for the promotion of temperance nnd morality. That home rule is In accord with the prln ciples of the republican party and they sympathize pathizo with the people of Ireland in their heroic effort to secure that right. They sincerely mourn the death of tha ideal soldier. General Phillip II. Sheridan the cavalry hero of the union and the prld of the nation , realizing that in his death tin country loses ono of Its bilghtcst ornaments the soldier mourns u most faithful comrade nnd every patriotic citizen is bereft of om who was a tower of strength , over true t duty , honor and the flag of his country. They favor the enactment of a law making nine hours n legal day's work , making the first Monday In September in each year u legal holiday to bo known as "labor dr.v , " nnd prohibiting th6 Importation Into the state of armed men or associations of men for the purpose of police duty. A rilOIIIIUTlON Flltl I1I1AM ) . Hascall had scarcely concluded the reading of this platform and moved its adoption by the convention when Bricrly from Perkins county exploded a dynamite bomb from ono of the proscenium boxes m the shape of the following resolution , which ho moved to at tach to tue platform as a minority report : Resolved , That the republicans of Ne braska ussembled In convention deem it duo the electors of this state that the submission of the question , "Shall the manufacture nnd sale of intoxicating liquors as a bovcrago bo prohibited ! " bo made to the voters of the state. No sooner had this resolution been read than pandemonium broke loose , nnd fur four mortal hours the house was convulsed in a fierce and uproarious controversy , which nt times threatened to terminate in a general inclco und the breaking up of the convention. The center of the conflict was the Douglas delegation , which made desperate resistance to the adoption of the prohibition plunk. o\a nui.ixas rito\i THE CIIAIII. Chairman Wall , for some mysterious nnd Inexplicable reason , gave up the guvol to Church Howe , who , fioia the outset to the finale , mndo the most arbitrary and unpar liamentary rulings , palpably designed to foist the piohibltiou plank on the party at all hazards. Quito n scene was created by the effort of IIowo to choke oil Edward Rosewuter , who , in the midst of the melee over prohibition , was invited by members 'of the Douglas delegation to take a hand in the light with them. Howe's attempt to rule Rosewuter out of the arena was resented by delegates from various parts of the hall , and a motion to bear him , offered by Magoou Of Lancaster , WAS CAimiEDVITII A. IHO 1IUHIUII. Kosowater finally sccuied u hearing and made n forcible appeal against the minority report. The pith of his argument was that pledging the members of the next legislature to submission was beyond the domain of the elate convention. The issue bad been fairly dealt with by the last state convention , when It Instructed tbo state central commit tee to call for an expression from republicans on the propriety of submitting the amend ment through the precinct primaries. This had already been done in many counties. The keystone of our American government Is homo rule and local self-government. The sovereign voters of the respective dis tricts uro alouo in position to dictate to their law makers what they shall and what they shall not do. The convention hud no right to override the will of the localities and sub-divisions of the state. Whllo it was emi nently proper to reafllrm the national con vention principle in favor of elevating the publio morals and promoting temperance , the county and district conventions alone hud the right to instruct candidates for the legisla ture. Any other course would bo subver sive of our system of government and estab lish a. centralizing tyranny by the more foieo of majorities in state conventions. TUB rioiiT GHKW WAIUI. Ex-Speaker Harlan of York , took isauo with him. and ho In turn was over hauled by Mr. Abbott of Hull , Paul Bckminke of Otoo , Sncll and Lambortson of Lancaster , and Russell of Colfax. They In turn had n hanil-to-liand encounter with four or live partisans of prohibition. The light grew hotter and hotter as day light dawned and tlio sun began to peep through the windows. About 5'W : Thurston planted himself on n table and for thirty minutes delivered u powerful argument 'against Injecting a prohibitory pledge Into the platform at this time. The nibltrnry rulings of Churcn Howe and his refusal to permit any motion excepting n vote by roll call on the minority icport cul minated In nn outbieak which finally drove him from the chair and i arced Judge Wail back into his scat. TIII : MivoiiiTv iinrotiT ADOI-TIID. A to.in the minoriti plank was Ilnally de clared adopted by a vole of 1110 against 231. Attention was called to the fact that more than half of the delegates In the convention had loft the hall , and parties present were casting their voles. Anollier noisy contest was had over the final adoption of the platform as amended. Manv delegates threatened lo leave llio hall , but Thurston's appeal against any such pro cedure prevailed , and tlio platform , with ihe prohibition plank , was Ilnally adopted. L. C. Klclmrds of Dodge was elected chairman of the state rent ml committee and at 7 a. m the convention adjourned Nine die. TUP.v WJIK nisoM'Tio.ss. : The following resolutions , offered by Gen eral Van Wyck , were referred to the plat form committee- without debate , but for some reason , best known to Hnscnll , Church Howe and Crane , they were smothered : Hcsblved , That wo demand a revision of our revenue laws , In order that the harden of local taxation shall bo impaitially distributed on all classes of property , and to this end wo are In favor of legislation that .vill place nil real estate owned by railroad , tclegrunh and telephone companies on an equal footing and subject to the same mode of assessment and collection for city and county taxes as any other class of taxable property. Whereas , Any scheme to legalize the debt of the Pucillo railroads fraudulently con tracted by Credit Mohllicr and construe- tion companies Is manifestly detrimental to the material welfuio of Ihe people of this section and state , because this debt forms the basis for excessive and oppressive rates , therefore , bo it Resolved , That wo are opposed to the passage - sago of the Pacille railroad funding nnd cv- tclisioii scheme embodied in the Oiithwaito bill whereby all the debts of the Union Pa cific railroad company , howsoever ( ontracted , are to bo recognized as valid and their pav incut extended over sixty years and wo re quest our senators and representatives in congress to oppose the passage of said bill , TUP. FKKMNO IS UMOI.V. The rank and llio of the lepubhcan party of Lancaster county received the news of the nomination of Captain Hill for state treas urer and Attorney General Loose for his trust a third lime with manifestations of evi dent satisfaction this morning. Hut the grand victory Is shadowed by the base betrayal of Charley Carter , who entered the race as n candidate for commissioner of public lands and builuingn with Haltering prospects for a successful issue. Such deals are iilwa.\s le- membered , und if tempers do not cool won derfully between now and election day in November , thcfdenl will bo fittingly rebuked. The boys of Lancaster who do the voting never full to pav their debts in ono way or another. Peters , Grosshans or Bcnton nnd Stcen or Cat tor , which ? Think of it. The party woikers here sav it Is not so much Hen- ton ns Iho way it was done. However , the ills of to day nto forgotten when sores are healed , and the tucket will bo forgotten when the votes are ca t that nro to elect Harrison and Moiton. In some ways the boys me Jubilant and in others they me hurt deep down. The passage of the minority report on the question of submission by the convention ADDS FLKfc TO Till ! FL4MR , and there uro some candidates who had bcller slantl from under. In republican Lancasler Ihere is music in Iho air. The fight on the resolution favoiing submission was the most bitter , for and against , over witnessed on the floors of any convcnllon held In this stale. It was war to the knife. Hrierlv , Tucker. Magoon nnd others for , nnd Hascall , Kosowater , Judge Douglas nndVolls of Saline and others against. The batllo raged for more ihnn three hours. Such a scene during the dis eussion was never witnessed before in the state. The hisses , Jeers , gags , invective anil sarcasm hurled back and forth \vlll furnish food for conversation for a week to come. News From Hebron. HP.IIIION , Neb. , August 24. [ Special t Tin : BEE. ] That Thnjer county will have a Immense corn crop is now an a.ssuicd facl The acreage is much larger than last year and in many places the yield per ncro will larger than over before known. Sheriff Green has been getting some ne boarders nt the county hotel. Peter Sheridan of Carleton , was brought hoie yesterday upo chaigo of assault with intent to murder and placed in Jail having been bound over to the dlsti let court , as ho was unable to give bail in the sum of $ T > 00. Amos Hcrr , who has figured so promi nently HI the criminal court of this county for several \cars past , was jestcrday sur rendered to the sheriff by ono of his bonds- turn. As ho can get no one to ball him out ho will probably remain in the county jail for some time. Texas Bill'H Victim Dead. SurEinoit , Neb. , August 2-1. [ Special Tolo- grain to THE BEB.J W. II. Whitney , the man shot near here recently by Texas Bill , died last night. Tbo body was brought to Superior nnd embalmed. This morning a nephew of the unfortunate man arrived und accompanied the body to Columbus , Nob. , where a sister lives. Whitney was about thirty-five yenis of ago and unmarried. His homo was In Gainesville , N V. , where his mother resides. The murderer proves to bo n noted desperado , and it is rumored that ho has killed his uiun before. After leaving the camp ho went to a farmer and engaged him to take him to the railroad , where ho took the train. The officers at ouco started in pur suit , and the report roaches "here thut the muidcrcr was captured this afternoon. A Lucky NELSOV , Neb. , August 24. [ Special to TUB BEE.J Nelson had n narrow escape last night. The new brick block containing the opera house , the court rooms and county ofllccrs1 rooms and several stores , was seton on lire through carelessness. A lighted matcher or n burning cigar was tin own in a saw dust spittoon and smoldered until the floor was burned through and caught in some gunny sacks in the basement , and was Just getting whore it would have been beyond control when It was discovered and cxtla gulshod. Cnptnla Hill Congratulated. BEATUICC , Neb. , Augusta ! . [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEU. ] Beatrice citizens , irre spective of party , congratulated Captain Hill on his nomination for state treasurer. The indications are that ho will run ahead of the ticket in southeastern Nebraska. ] Hill's ShortiiKO Fixed Up. DCNLAF , la. , August 34. [ Special to THE Br.E.1 Last January , when Treasurer I. P. Hill made a final settlement with the board of supervisors at the expiration of his term of oftlco , his account was short f lt , ! M0.91. Hill was indicted and a civil suit brought against his bondsmen , as reported in TUB BEE heretofore. Yesterday a settlement was made with the board of supervisors for $13,315.40 , the bondsmen paying $ ? , S4tMO. nnd Hill's friends or outside panics paying fs.500 , and all civil suits wcro dismissed. The county by this settlement only loses I90S.45. The settlement scctns to give very general satisfaction. ricked Up In the Lakes. MAXISTEB , Mich. , August 34. John Mock and William Brush started from Milwaukee on Monday in a hooker , and on Tuesday , when they \\ero In the middle of Lake Michl- ipmi , their boat capsized. Brush was drowned. Mock succeeded in getting hold of tua boat and hung on until picked up yes terday by the steam barge Wento , The Fisheries Question nn Absorb ing Topic In Washington. HOAR AND EDMUNDS SPEAK. They DKc-nsH the Kxlstlng Treaty and Show That the President Al ready HUH Alll he Author , Ity Ho Needs. PosliiR for I'lTect. WASHINGTON HUIIKAU TIIBOM .IIA BRB , ) 51 ! ) FouitTBBNTii STIIKET , > WASHINGTON. D. C. , August 21. I The talk of adjournment , the state of ap propriation * ) , the condition of the senate tar iff bill , all were forgotten to day and every one about the ciipitol , from the president of the senate down to the barber of the house shop , discussed the president's message and the legislation lie asks to increase his ictalia- tory power. Thcro wat nothing done in the house to-day. The Wilson bill , which was introduced so soon after the receipt of the message yesterday afternoon , had been re ferred to the foreign affairs committee and ns the chairman of that body has been away ut the summer resorts ever since the hot weather set in , It was deemed best to await his return before acting upon the bill. Ho was nt once telegraphed for nnd advised to bo hero on Monday morning , when it is expected hat there will bo u full meeting of the com- ulttee. But In the Kcnato the subject came ip immediately niter the reading of the Jour- ial. The mo sago was read , and Mr. Kd- nunds addiessed the senate. The able talesman from Vermont showed how wide ils range ol information is , not only upon his topic , but upon all others which he at- ompls lo discuss. Ho scathingly pointed ut the Inconsistencies of the president's ourso , culling attention to the fact that the etulialory act had been passed nearly two ears ago to give him just the authority that 10 asks , and showed that the president had eglcetcd the ch.inco which had been offered nm lo force Iho Canadians lo respect the Yinciiean flag and to extend to Amerl- an fishermen and ship masters that leccnt ticalmcnt which every civ lizcd nation accords to another. Ho minted out that the president has ilmself called attention to this dlscourtcous- icss , to say the least , of the Canadians owards ono paiticulnr American ship since ho ictullatory act went into effect and ho isked why it was that the chief magistrate nid failed to comply with the retaliatory ict , and had fulled to do his duty under the onstitution In neglecting to enforce Ihe law Senator Kdmunds' remarks were listened to losely by every senator in town. There was tlio most profound stillness In the gal- eries , which were filled , and the most in- .enso interest pi cv.uled every\\hcro. tI.r.\l.IANI > A Pl.MACiOOLi : . Senator Hoar , who followed Mr. Edmunds , scored nn c\collent point when he culled at tention to tlm Inct that when the president sent the fisheries treaty to the senate last Februarj he said in his messagti that it was legotiated lo settle all existing differences j ( tween the United States and Canada at the time. It was in effect to cover every contro versy , and its design , according to the presi dent , was to remove all causes for disturb ances upon any subject for which the United States or her people had eauso for complaint. Yet , on top of that and after the rejection ol Die fisheries treaty the president sends a mes sage to congress asking for extended powers and not pointing out that there were othfcr subjects not embraced in the trealy. In spile of all his previous asscr- lions lo Ihe contrary , both of the senators ex pressed the unqualified opinion that the ex isting law gives the president ample power In every respect to enforce the rights o : Americans and to insist upon respect to the slurs nnd stripes. It could be seen plainly that their arguments struck homo to the democratic side , and that in spite of the blind allegiance of their political opponents lo the chief magistrate , they realized full ; that ho already has nUxthe power that is necessary under the circuinslances. Stil there can bo little , doubt that , as Scnatoi Fryo says , Mr. Cleveland will bo given ul the rope that ho desires. It is admitted on all sides that the prime object in sending hi remarkable message to congress nt this par tieular time was the rctcnlton of the vote o those foreign born American citizens win are disposed to follow any leade who will twist the British lion' ; ASKING THE rr.IBtllE.NT TO SHOW HIS HAND No ono believes that President Cleveland If given the power which ho asks , will en force it , unless compelled to do so. At leas ho will not bo likely to place nn cmburg upon Canada's commerce passing In trausi Ihrough Ihe United States , although ho may and probably will , cnfoico Ihe collection o tolls through the "Soo" and St. Clalr flat canals if Iho Canadian government persist in insisting upon collecting tolls in the Wcl land and St. Lawrence canals against Amei lean vessels. But the senate , although I can see the chance to checkmate Mr. Cleve land's move , docs not propose to go at i blindly , and to enact further legislation in the line of relahallon , even though such course may be polilically beneficial , unlil , 1ms all Iho information upon the subject nec essary to guide It intelligently , and for thi reason Senator Hoar has already offered resolution rcquestinglho president to furnis the senate with a copy of all communication remonstraling with the British government against the conduct of Canada on the fisheries question , und also for copies of all demands made by the president for re dress of wiongs done to American fishermen. Perhaps the president may bo able to show that ho and Secretary Bayard have vigor ously Insisted that all such wrongs shall be redressed , but It is not believed that copies of any such papers are In the possession of the stale depart meat. At nil events it will bo just as well , the senators think , to know- just how far the United States has gone in the protection of its citizens before giving President Cle\ eland authority to cripple commerce ulong the border for political effect. Thcro is no doubt Hint if the presi dent should enforce the law and declare an embargo against all Canadian commerce that the people on the northern border of the United States would bo almost as great sufferers , for u while at least , as the Cana dians whom it is designed to discipline , M'KINLUV IN ( lEOIIOIA. Major McKinley returned from his trip to Georgia last night und was met by news from his Invalid wife , showing a serious relapse. McICinloy took a train for his homo ut Can ton , O. , late last evening. It is feared that Mrs. McKmley will hardly rally from this attack of her malady which is a serious and hopeless ono. It is shown by statements of people who accompanied Major McKinley south that this visit was in every respect a success , so far as increasing respect for the republican party and its doctrines was concerned , It was feared by southern people here that McKInley might make a serious attack upon the south ern methods of the democracy in bis speech , and the democrats are greatly gratified nt the moderate , conservative tone of his ad dress. dress.A A DKCI-IOX IN HOWAnn'S I. fD CA E. Secretary Vilas to day confirmed the de cision of the general land ofllco in the amended land entry ease of Edwin Howard. The commissioners declined to grant How ard's request to be allowed to amend the en try which is mailo under the timber culture law so as to make it cover the southeast quarter of section I , township 17. north range 54 , west , instead of the northeast quarter of section o , township 10 , north , ranco 5J , west , in the North Platlo district. The commis sion , after refusing to atnenrt the entry , held for cancellation the original entry on the statement of Howard to the effect that the section contains natural growing timber. The commissioner also held that the laud asked for docs not seem to be the land Howard intended to enter and that it docs not see in to the satisfaction of the gen eral land ofllod that the cntryman used proper care , in maklnc his enlry The de- clMon of Ihe commissioner in its entirely Is affirmed by llio secretary and the land held for cancellation. rnnsovu , . Mr. nnd Mrs. A. T. Hois tmd son of Omaha , are at the Howard house. 1'KIUIV S. IllHTII. Army New * . W * . mvnTov , August 24. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Br.i.l Private William J. Leon , Company B , Seventeenth Infantry , now with his command , having enlisted while n minor without the consent of his parents or guar dian , is discharged the service of the United Stales. Private Trank Haddock , Light Battery V , Second artillery , now with his command , will bo discharged the service of the United Stales on Iho receipt of this order by the commanding officer of his station. HTAKTni ) FOR CHICAGO. rhiiimati anil Ills Party Lcuo Port Huron at .Midnight. POUT Hfiio.N , Mich. , August 21. The lucago escort for Judge Thurmnn arrived it H o'clock this morning and took charge f the party. The Cleveland and Thunnan club of Port Huron , with a band , turned out , nil with the Chicago delegation , escorted he judge and party to the train. The party low consists of Judjro Thlirmun , Allen W nnd Lee Thtirmun , Dr. Schwartz , of Colum- MIS , Collector Ward , of Port Huron , nnd the press representatives. U the depot Thurmnn was introduced to the Chicago party. As Iho train left the depot it was greeted w ith cheers by u crowd. The La Peer people- learned that Judge Thurmnn would stop about twenty minutes : > efoie the arrival of the train nnd a couple nindred or more were at the deiwt lo meet ilm. He came to the rear platform , but made no speech. At Flint Judge Thurmnn made a speech as the car stopped for a mo ment in the ccnlcr of town. Ex-Governor Ucgola and the reception committee met the Thurman party at Lan sing , Mich. , nnd they were giceled by an enthusiasticcioud on their arrival. Several thousand people were there and cheered the short tariff speech which Mr. Thut man made. Charlotte has a population of about 1,000 , and it seemed that nearly all of its Inhabit ants wcro nt the depot when thctinlnto which Iho Thunnan special was attached drew up at that place. The judge made a short speech , which was enthusiastically cheered CHIC ton , August 21. Judge Thurman nnd pat ty an ivcd hero In a special car at 0 30 p. m. At the depot a largo nnd enthusiastic crowd was In walling. Judge Thurman was escorled to a carriage and driven to the Palmer house. Hero an informal reception was hold. The Judge made a short speech , but begged to be excused from further clTort , as he had already made n dozen speeches duiing the day. After ho had retired to his room an cnlhusiaslic crowd gathered In the rotunda and shouted until thcj brought him once more for a good-night appearance. The commercial travelers expressed their good will through a magnificent floral offering four feet square , in the design of an immense bandana. _ DAKOTA KKPUBLICANS. The Convention Or unl/.as and Adopts n Platform. W .TiirrowN , Dak. , August 21. The repub lican territorial convention met , yesterday morning , but the committee on credentials not being ready to roptfrt on the Lawrence county contest , thcroAvcro successive ad journments lo 1 , 3.30 and 7 p. m. During the afternoon a campaign fund of $10,000 was raised , At the night session the co vcntion admitted Judge Moody's delegation from Lawrence county. Colonel E.G. Geary of Fargo was made permanent chairman nnd the platform was adopted. It accuses the present administration of keeping Dakota out of the union for partisan reasons. It ar raigns Governor Church for using his of fice for furthering his personal ambition. General Harrison is endorsed as the friend ol Dakota. It declares it the duty of congTcss to admit Dakota as two stales. Laws for equitable rates of transportation , a revision of the Dakota revenue laws and for effective regulation of usury nro favored. The re vision of the tariff i favored nnd n reduction of duties upon such articles us It can bo made upon without sacrificing Ihe interests of American labor , particularly on the necessaries of life. The Mills bill is declared a sectional measure. . The banishment of saloons from the terri' tori is favored. At 12:30 : the convention ad journed until daylight. Hnri-lson lln.loylnir IHs Heat. TOLEDO , August 2-1. A Middle Bass spccia says : There is not another summer rcsor in America where General Harrison coulii have found a more perfect retreat and such complete seclusion as.lh this spot. Several ] > ersons came in from Cleveland and asked lo be allowed lo see General Harrison , but tlu members of the club steadily refused to ills turb him. General Harrison Is enjoying his visit immensely , nnd regards Middle Bass ns the finest point in the great lakes. All the members in the party are well. Two largo excursions came in from Detroit and CIcvc land , but were not permitted to see the gen oral. United Statesi senator Thomas W Palmer , of Detroit , was a caller , and dis cussed the situation in Michigan freely. The only other caller was ox-Congressman Amos Townsend , of Cleveland. Hewitt nit the Political IHHUCH. B ti/riMCRE , August 24. Mayor Hewitt , in a letlcr lo Leonard Wales , of Baltimore , whom ho was nominated at the recent con vention of the American party , says : "If you had consulted mo I should have asked you to refrain fiom using my name Inasmuch as I do not consider the present : time for the organization of an independent party. In my dispatch to the chairman staled distinctly that I thought the Issue in this campaign was the revenue reform , nnd do not think that any other question would have n chance of serious consideration by th people. Time will come , however , when the question of homo rule will have to be settlei In favor of the doctrine that 'America should be governed by Americans.1" The Dakota Republicans. WATEUTOW.V , Dak. , August 24. The re publican territorial convention nominated G A. Matthews , of Brookings , for delegate on the seventeenth ballot. Will Marry Mr. Carbon. NEW VOIIK , August 2-1. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Although the reports pub llshed several months ago of the engage men t of Miss Maud Harrison , thocomedicnne of the Madison Square theater , to J. D. Car son , the well-known railroad man and the atrical manager , wcro contradicted , It is now stated , with every appearance of authentic ity , that they are to bo married in Chicago early in October. North Nclirnskn's Fair. NORFOLK , Neb. , August 24. [ Special tc THE BEB. ] The horses for the races at the North Nebraska fair in this city next week are still coming. Sixty-five racers are nowhere hero nnd the number will reach 125 before the races commence on Tuesday. The en tries already made assure a splendid exhibit of livestock , but the agricultural oxhibl will not bo so largo on account of the late ness of the season. The French Mediterranean Fleet. TOULON , August 24. The equipments _ eight iron clads ordered by the French minis ter of marine lor the reinforcement ot the Mediterranean gquadion have been com pletcd , and they will proceed ut once to general rendezvous at Hyeries. Four dis patch vessels nnd a torpedo beat will nccom pany the iron clads. THE MESSAGE IN ENGLAND , Comments of the London Proaa on Glovoluncl'B Manifesto. HIS SINCERITY IS QUESTIONED. Ono Journal Suggests the Impropri ety of IntroilncliiK the Tricks of I'okcr IMnjIim Into American Politics. The Lion Grow Is. tCojiiru/if ( / iVm tin Jamtt tlonltin Ihnnrtt. ] LONDON , August 21. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bin : J Blalne's emissaries , who nro hero collecting statistics showing the great attachment the British lave for President Cleveland , were botheied .his afternoon when they read two sharp attacks on him In two leading Tory evening tapers. In the course of u bitter editorial on the fisheries the St. James Ga/etto ob served : "Suddenly , while every one is in an unsuspecting frame of mind , Mr. Clove- and launches his bolt from the blue. I'ho position Is exceedingly uwk- ward and unpleasant for both countries nnd the retaliatory measures which ire threatened by the presidential message , nro so absolutely illogical and unreasonable that It Is lUfllcult to understand what their ircciso meaning Is. But before very long a ( resident will have to bo chosen , nnd Mr. Cleveland and his political friends are unx- ous ho should bo returned to ofllce. Now , If , ho president can see his way to materially nerease his chances of re-election by playing nt a game which has always Immensely .icklcd our American cousins the twlstiug of the lion's tail , to-wit it is perhaps not to m expected that ho should hesitate to twist t by any consideration of the lion's feelings. J'ho object Is to provide an elegant curl upon which patriotic Americans may ga/o with complacent pride , at intervals listening to the defiant shrieks of the western eagle. That is the only possible explanation of the message. Another is Hint Mr , Cleveland always , of course with un indirect eye to the ballot boxes , nmy bo trying what is known In America itself as a 'bluff' . " The Globe says : "We fall to understand why President Cleveland , n generally Just man , should seek to punish Canadians for an net committed by the Washington senate. Is he , too , plavlng to the gallery ! Did the value of the Irish vote in the presidential contest tempt him to make a bid for 111 The surmise may look uncharitable but we see no other explanation that ills in with the surrounding circumstances. " lC i > yi < vl > tM ? lit ! Jama Gnntan Itenn'U.\ \ LONDON , August 24. [ New York Herald Cable Special to THE Br.i : . ] The morning papers all follow the lead of the evening papers on the message. The lion in the press room fairly lashes the president with its tall. Thus the Daily Telegraph : "Mr. Cleveland's entire communication is conceived in a spirit of most uncompromising hostility. His startllngly aggressive' message has been im mediately duo to the action the part of con gross. What his precise motive may have been is to bo divined only by those deeply versed in the mysteries of the curious system which the Americans nro pleased to dignify by the name of politics. Perhaps the president meant to trump the last card played by the republican majority. All that the uninitiated spectator can expect to know about the matter is that , in the lan guage of the American gambler , between whoso methods nnd those of American poli ticians there Is n close resemblance , Presi dent Cleveland has seen the republican ma jority and gone them ono better. " Trio Standard observes : "What makes the tone of the message all the more remarka ble is thut President Cleveland does not give himself the smallest trouble to conceal or dissemble the fact tnat it was the Unitet States senate and not the government of the dominion which rejected the result of his diplomatic efforts. It Is hardly necessary to point out that this measure must bo very in jurious to the commercial interests of Canada The largo trafllo which passed over the Can adian Pacific into the United States will bo stopped and the growihg trade between Japan and the eastern parts of the Dominion seriously crippled. For n portion of the year the heart of the dominion is cut off , by nature , from direct intercourse with Lurope. The closing of the St. Lawrence by ice makes it almost Imperative that Canadian exports and imports should pass through United States territory. New York , in fact , is one of the Canadian seaports and wlthoui It the manufacturers nnd merchants of the colony would find themselves , for a time al least , in a bad way. The conclusion of the message is In harmony with the rest of this curious state paper. It ends by the assertion that n government does only half its duty when it permits citizens to bo imposed upon and humiliated by the overreaching disposi tion of other nations. But which nation Wo may well ask. It seems to us ho has rendered it impossible for him to urge an ; such accusation against this country. " The Daily News says : "President Clovelani lets the republican senators know that if the.i want nn aggressive policy they shall have i' ' with a venuennco. The senate , he says , has refused to co-operate with him in an effort to settle the dispute. In this country wo maybe bo well pleased enough with the nssuranc that ho has put the republican senators in i hole , but after all the ono Important fact for us is that tbo international question is not settled , that it is more unsettled than it ever was before , that business is disturbed thut the relations between this country and America are strained , that the relations be twccn Canada and America are more stralnci still and that an uncomfortable new departure uro will have to bo mado. " The aristocratic Morning Post cries : "I seems as if the exigencies of his position as a candidate for re-election to the prcsidenc ; had urged Mr. Cleveland to play the part o advocate hastily. That the president who authorized the negotiations should bo the first person to initiate new difficulties Is cer talnly surprising and cannot but depreciate the position assigned to matters affecting tin British empire by President Cleveland. I may suit for the coining ticket at the presi dcntlal election to make this question a tos of party fealty , but this method of treating them puts a strain upon Englishmen gener lly. " The Times , while saying the message is a clover move on the political board , says "Tho president cannot be acquitted of persona sona\ \ inconsistency in the course ho has taken , which was in no sense obligatory upon him. However , the president's message is in any case preposterous. If ho was not bound by tbo vote of the senate he was gratuitously inconststen with his previous attitude. If ho was bound wo have the ludicrous spectacle o the United States flying into a passion over their own rejection of the treaty , as if tne grievance were not ours rather than theirs. ' The editor concludes ! "Tbo only consolation is that a few months may bring another rev Itition of the uhccl and either disclose Prcs dent Cleveland or General Harrison wel- omlng the despised treaty with a few col- ruble modifications , " STOCKS IN LONDON. Clovclnnil'H McHHnKu linn n KfTert on the Market. LONDOV , August 21 fNcw York Herald Cable Special to TUB Btu : ] -Cleveland's nc ugo depressed stocks considerably. 'ilces gave way on continued selling eiders rom the country. Unions were especially hit. Camillas dropped 1 point directly as he market opened. Room traders sold stock , ns the message frightened everybody Burns , of J. S Morgan , on.xs the message Is n slmplo varnlng from the president to Canadian In- erests , showing the danger to which they ire exposed if the president should exercise ho retaliatory power , which , as yet , s onlv asked for. Wall street opened veak but stronger prices Instilled confidence ngain nnd the market turned round and > otight. Andrews and Wlndom left thcro insuccessful in getting the capital for the rchuantcpcc ship railway scheme. Capital sts require the United States guarantee , and t is not believed hero that the latter can l > o obtained nnd Mexican subvention Is Insuffi cient. The above gentlemen are unwisely uklng over the third I'rie contractor. Tun- crcd nnd Engineer Taylor both huvounsuvory records In connection with the Dolngoa , Mes sina and other railroads. "SHOT DKADKIt THAN HAY. " Scourlni ; the Country For n .Minnesota Murderer. Ccunin , Minn , , August 21. [ Special Tele- ; ram to TUB BKK.I John Lufkin , a well mown farmer , was shot In the town of jutes , Hedwood county , ten miles from Tracy last night , under very peculiar circum stances. Lufkin came hero from St. Charles' Minn. , in 1S74 , and settled in Gates. Besides iimself there were two families , Uoso and Avcrill , which have been inconstant quarrels 'or several years. Last winter a Jug of teroseno was thrown Into Lufkin's house , mil with it two burning torches. In the room were two women. The torches fell some distance from the kerosene and did not fire. At the same time a bomb made of : > owder In n tin can with nails and spikes ex ploded in another part of the house. Luf- kiiis heard a call and ran outside. He says that he knew the voice as that of Will Uosc , \oung man. There was no other evidence , and the suit was dismissed Lufkin then sued the Averill and Rose families for slan der und the suit is still pending To get even Uoso prosecuted Lufkin for incest with his niece , but it was ignored by the grand jury. Getting in a rather tight place , Lufkin sold his farm and went to live with a relative named Slaver , fourteen miles northeast of his own farm. Sitting In Slaver's house Wednesday evening with Slaver and three women , n rifle or heavy revolver cracked at one of the windows and LufUin exclaimed , "I am shot deader than hay " He feel to Iho floor nnd in ten minutes died The alarm was sent to Tiacy and a number of eit- i/ons hastened to Rose's House , but no ono was to be seen. A pony.wns found in the stable covered with sweat , us if it had been ridden hard. If there is any other evidence against Rose it has not been divulged. The inquest Is In progress now , nnd there is a strong talk of lynching Rose. Rose has been tracked toward the Cottonwood county line nr.d is supposed to be atu camp on Long lake. The sheriff of Mowerly county Is on his trail nnd ho will probably have his man before morning. THE SIOUX AUK SIGNING. Their Former Obstinacy Duo to the llnlt'hroetln nnd Squaw Men. PrnitiiK , Dak. , August 24. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bic. : ] The steamer Ilosebud to-day brought from Standing Rock agency the Sioux commissioners and party on their way to the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agencies. Being Interviewed they were free to give the history of affairs at Standing Rock , from which It appears that they have obtained the names of u good number of the Standing Rock Sioux. They nro expecting to obtain the balance on their return without any trouble. They assortthat their hired in tcrpreters connived with the squaw men , a few halfbrecds and a half-dozen hgstilo chiefs to defeat the measure by intimidating the maorit5- ] who favored it , even deciding in secret council to kill the first bucklwho signed. The sentiment among the rank and file was too strongly in favor of the treaty , however , and many signed bolore they left , one instance of the kind being when they had boarded the boat to go. A number o mo aboard and signed , fearing the commission would not return. The commission consid ers it diplomacy to get the lower Brulcs and Crow Creeks llrst before visiting Cheyenne or returning to Standing Rook , as the former will readily favor the treaty. * A. I'LUCKV VOUNGSTKIt. He Fires n Loud of Bird Shot Into a Gnntr of Tramps. DEHNO , Minn. , August 24. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEK. ] Yesterday afternoon twelve masked men entered the house of John Pearson , three miles south of Arm strong , and demanded food and what money there was In the house. While they were parleying with Mrs. Pearson , her sou , Henry , u boy ten years old , opened the stair door nm : discharged a load of bird shot Into the feel and legs of one of the tramps. They nil fled nnd Iho boy pursued them , firing again , the shot taking effect in the head of ono of them who fell to the ground and was afterward1 carried off by his companions. The citiens turned out en masse and scoured the country all night to secure the culprit , but without success. To-day some of the tramps were back nnd fired tuo shots through the windows dews of Pearson's house without effect. The boy who did the shooting was so small tha ( the tramps did not notice him and his father was away from home when the outrage oc curred. The Crop Prospects. DBS MOINES , la. , August 24. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] The heavy rains this month have materially changed the pros pects for crops In Iowa. Corn has kept grow ing , especially In the western part of thi state , and the stalks nave bten taking thi growth Instead of the cars The great danger now Is from frost , and If It holds off till the middle of September and the present warm days continue the corn crop will be very large , but the nights lately have been so cool as to suggest dauger. Oats are poor , proba bly half a crop. Heavy rains nnd hail storms beat them down nnd kept them down. Wheat is about fair. The hay crop is very large , surpassing anything for years , and it is good in all parts of the state. Flax is yielding very largo crops In northern Iowa , where It is a staple. The crop is nearly harvested and keeps up well. Vegetables mo all turning out well und fruits nro doing finely. Thi only apprehension now is early frost. The Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Fair , slightly warmc wlathcr , variable winds. For Iowa : Fair , slightly warmer weather southerly winds. For Dakota : Light local rains , slightly cooler weather , variable winds. A Tennessee Hotel Burned. MEMI-UIS , Tenn. , August 21. The hotel a Bon Agna Springs , Tenn , , near Nashville , burned late lost night. The guests saved nearly all their bapgage. The loss U abou { 00,000 ; insurance , 115,000. Stanley Falls Station KccapturcU. BHUSSELS , August 24. It is ofncially an nounccd that the forces of the Congo Free State have recaptured Stanley Falls btatlon , FISHERY'S ' TREATY COMMENTS The Situation Discussed on Both Sides of the Atlantic. OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRES3 Its niTcct li AVjtll Street An All-All. Borplnu Topic of Conversa tion at the National Capital. NKYOHK , August 24 Thcro was consid erable anxiety manifested on tlio stock ex change befoio the opening over the effect of the president's message , and llrst sales of slocks in railroads depending upon Canadian business showed sharp declines. Michigan Central opened down 1" per cent and Cunuda- Southern opened down 1wr \ cent. Support ing oulers had been placed on the market , however , and prices were bid up 'jOfif from the opening When Ibis recovery was noted confidence was at once restored , GI.OK KSIKK , Muss , August 21. The presi dent's message was much commented on by vessel owners on the arrival of Ihls morn * ing's papers , In which it was printed. The news soon spread nnd n erowd of vessel owners congregated In the merchants' ox- ehaiigo talking OUT Ihe matter. It was the general opinion among business men that no one here wanted retaliation as outlined hi the mcssnge On the other hand , thq men who man the vessels are unanimous In ihclr opinions that what the president bus proposed is Just right. WAMIIIMITOV , August 21 The president's message on the subject of the fisheries treaty is the all-absorbing topic of convcrsallon among Iho few members present In the house to-day. The democrats praise the mes sage us a stalcsmanlike utterance , and the republicans generally condemn it us purely political , Ropicsctitatlvo Hooker , u demo- eiatie member of the committee on foreign affairs , which will deal initially with the message and the Wilson bill to give effect to the president's views , said : "I think It Is a very able exposition or our rights under the tieaty of isis and pre sents u very cogent loason for enforcing the act investing the president with the power to retaliate nituinst Canadian impoitcrs and ex- purlers. " Kepresontnlivo Payson , of Illinois , saldi "Without fully committing myself to it I think that the president has stiDlcient power under tlio existing law to express the senti ment of our people , nnd not only compel recognition of our rights , but secure equitu- b'.o adjustment of the trouble. 1 here Is inora politics than necessnrv in the message It would be \er.v . CM client plan for the presl- lent to put his best foot foi ward with the dea of showing his intentions ; and if that were found ineffectual , then he might nslc congress for additional power. " Representative Crisp , of Georgia , said : "I .hink the message's lecommemlation Is de cidedly the piopor thing to do under the cir cumstances. " Kept eseiitatlvo Adams of Illinois f republi can ) said : "If he needs the power ho ask * Tor ho shall have it so far nsny vote goes. I im doubtlul about the existing law , how- ever. " Representative B.iyno of Pennsylvania said : "There is nothing in it but n schema to recoup the soul of his lost political in fluence , and I predict that ho will do the samq. on the subject of the tariff " AUC.USTA , Mo. , August 21. An effort was t made to secure Blaino's opinion on the president's message , but ho firmly declined to be Interviewed on the subjuct , siying that ho preferred to give his views lo the publio at largo upon the stump. LONDON , August 21 The St. James Ga zette , commenting on President Cleveland's message to concicss , says : "Tho position is awkward and unpleasant for both countries. The retalialion threatened is so illogical and unreasonable thut it is difficult to under stand its precise cause and moaning. Two plausible explanations occur. It may hava been intended to Influence voters , or merely to bluff Canada into granting the American demands. There Is no doubt that the matter is a serious ono for Canada. Not merely local affairs are concerned , but imperial interests are also involved. England must and will supply proper safeguards for her Canadian interest. We must await the next step. It Is difficult to suppose that the mat ter will bo allowed to end otherwise than la n perfectly friendly manner " The Globe sajs that President Cleve land makes n strong case against Canada , and surmises that Canada will doubtless bo able to show equally as good n case. If tha Canadians had rejected the treaty , it says , it would be easy to understand \\liv Clove * land should ask for retaliation , but it cannot uiidcistnnd why Cleveland , generally a just man , should punish Canada for the act of the American senate. It asks if Cleveland has attempted to bid foe the Irish vote. The Pull Mall Garetto suspends opinion upon Iho real significance of Cleveland' ! ! message , but says it loolts ugly TOKUSTO , August 24. Editorial comment oil President Cleveland's retaliation message is very severe on Mr. Cleveland The main po sition taken is that President Cleveland has dccended to electioneering claptrup , de signed to outbid Blalno and Harrison for the anti-British vote. Everywhere to-day the all-absorbing topic of conversation was the message and the probability of retaliation becoming an actual fact. The message excited no strong feeling , generally speaking , among Ihe busl ness men of Iho city. There are many violent lent persons , however , who indulge In very wild talk , and want the government to shut down altogether on the Yankees and servu them wilh their own sauce. At the board ot trade rooms the message was spiritedly dis cussed. The move was much regretted , n § some thought that the ball , once bet rolling its Ulreuion might glfo much trouble. MOUltM.NC AT NKOSHA. Ten Victims of tlio Kuccnt Holler Kxplnsion Buried. Mn.WAfhEi : , August 21. A special from Neoshn , Wis , says that business thcro Is suspended to-day. The funeral tof ten o ( the victims were held to-day , and the funer als of the other four will take place to-mor row. The citv defrayed the expenses of tha funerals. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Owing to the excitement yesterday there were a nmnbei ? of errors in the death list. Fourteen persona mere Killed , three or four badly Injured , twelve or thirteen suffering from broken limbs or serious bruises , and a good many others bruised or burned. Three of thq wounded are very low , and are not expected ] to live. The Kmlurant Hate * . NEW YOIIK , August 21. The recent action of the northwest und trans continental line * may avert the threatened war In passenger rates between the eastern trunk lines. Com missioner Pierson received word that tba lines mentioned have promised to restore ) first class rates nnd end tho'emlgrant war by cutting off commissions to eastern agents upon condition that the other lines of thq western association which share in the tMdiJ will agiou to do likewise. . ClirlHtian In Berlin. Br.KUN , August 24. King Christian of Denmark , accompanied by his brother , Prlnco John , arrived here at 0 o'clock to/ , day. They were met at the railway stat'oa by Emperor William and Prince Henry * The emperor and the king kissed each othetf several times. Yellow Jack's Ravage * . WASHINGTON , August 24. Reports from Jacksonville , Fla. , shovr there were sixteeii now cases and two deaths for the twenty * four hours ending at 7 o'clock Uat evening. From 0 o'clock yesterday evening till nooa to-day six new cases of yellow fever were ro ported and two deaths.