THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
EIGHTEENTH YEAtf. OMAHA. SATURDAY MOftNING. NOVEMBER 3 , 1888 : NUMBER 142
[ . . LAINE'S ' CONNECTICUT TOUR ,
PO Addresses Another Entbusiastio
Crowd at Dorby.
SENATOR SHERMAN IN INDIANA.
The Jlccord of the Democratic Party
Hscd nt Considerable
riKtli A Unliiio | Pres
ent Tor Harrison.
The Connecticut Cninpalcn.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Nov. 2. James G.
Blaine and party arrived In this city at noon.
They wcro met at the depot by the Young
Men's republican club and escorted to the
fcreen , whcro Blalnc spoke to nn audience of
bout four thousand. His remarks wcro
very brief. Ho referred to protection by
reminding the republicans of Connecticut
that If they did not protect themselves they
mustjjot expect other portions of the coun
try tO do It for them. Ho referred to the
deposit of money in the national banks made
by Secretary Falrchild , and touched slightly
ii | > on the Sackvillo incident. After the
speech lie took a special train for Derby ,
Where ho speaks this afternoon.
Al Derby Mr. Blaine nnd party were es
corted to the rceldcnco of Thomas Wallace ,
wncro a lunch was served. The party was
then driven to the trotting park , whcro 10-
1KX ) people had gathered , and gave Mr. Blatno
n most enthusiastic reception. Mr. Blaine
opokc substantially ns follows :
Fellow Citizens If you allow the protec
tive law to be broken down nnd destroyed ,
when do you think It will bo put back again }
Do you think you can vote for a free-trade
party for fun and have some one else main
tain the protective principle for you ! If you
will put General Harrison In the presidential
choir I will guarantee ) Hint the pro
tective tariff will not bo disturbed.
They are opposing us in every way
nnd manner fair and unfair. While in the
west I rend nn interview with Postmaster
Guneral Dickinson , in which ho described
New England as selfishly hanging on to the
body politic , absorbing Its wealth and giving
back nothing. Ho described us as an un
patriotic people , who had not dona us much
to suppress the rebellion us Missouri and
Kentucky. I had to say something about
him , mid ho replied , describing the laboring
man of New England us In the last stages ot
starvation. Ho sutd that In Fall Kivcr there
wcro 1,000 men with families , and they could
not earn moro than 40 or 50 cents u day fore
o whole family ; that occasionally the family
' had u little pork to cat ; thai they did
not have five pounds of beef a
year ; that they lived mostly on broad ,
nnd sometimes wcro obliged to go to bed
without anything to eat. Gentlemen , I did
not mean this to ridicule Mr. Dickinson , but
it is of that stuff , and Of stuff likeit , that
arguments ugniiibt the turilT are made. They
represent Now England ns having two
classes ; ono class rolling in wealth , ami
' around them a class bordering on starva
tion. This modoof speaking of the results
of protection In describing New England Is
n libel on ono of the most industrious and ono
of the most dcsorviiift sections of the union.
The question pressed upon you to-day is ,
nro you willing to trust u presi
dent of Iho United States , who
sent n free trade message to congress
. with the turiftl The whole question , my
friends. Is n question of wages , and , being n
question of wages , the votes of the men who
earn the wnpcs run decide this election. The
western democrats say that New England
lius palaces on every hilltop. I have lived in
Now England ninny years und never saw but
ft few of them. The vast number of people
are comfortably well off. It is in their hands ,
and always has been in their hands , to make
nnd unmuka the laws of the couutry. All of
the millionaires from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific can not offset the votes of the workingmen -
men of this valley. FAppluusc.J You can
oulvotc them all us often us you like. You
have it in your jwver to hold public opinion
stronger than they can. You can urguo the
matter for yourselves , and If the republican
party shall lose the support of men who nro
comfortably well off , or fanners or workmen
in ' factories , the republican party
censes to exist. It was mndo of
such men. Cleveland did not have the
senate In his hands nnd lm not been
nblo to stir ono hair of the protective tariff.
The democrats say : "Did not the republicans
predict nil sorts of disaster if the democrats
got in , and don't you sco that wo have as
peed times now as boforol" As if Cleveland
hud anything to do with tliat. Why , wo are
having good times because the democrats
have been guarded by the republican senate.
[ Chccrs.l
The president nnd the members of the
lionso from the south have stood for free
trade , and the struggle is now whether to
reinforce the senate with a republican presi
dent or to give wny und let the democrats
have full swine. Will you reinforce the seu-
ute for protection , or the house for frco
trudoi If Connecticut shall give her electoral
vote to Harrison and Moiton you may rest se
cure in the belief that the business of the
country will go on ns It has for n quarter of n
century in peace und prosperity but if
Connecticut allows her vote to favor free
trano , then you will have abundant leisure
in your competition with the Ill-paid labor ot
Europe to calculate Just how much you have
made out of it. The time for argument is
lute. There are a few men in tlio United
B tales who \ \ 111 bo converted between this
nnd Tuesday , but if I can reach ono nmn by
my volco and make htm feel that ho has the
power to protect his own interests , then I
shall feel that I have not worked in vain.
( Tremendous applause. )
Mr. Blnino was then escorted to the depot
nnd n special train hurried to New Haven ,
where ho ut once took the Irain for Now
York.
Sliennnn'H Second Speech.
HUNTINOTON , Ind. , Nov. 2. Senator John
Sherman made his second speech of this
campaign in Indiana , at this place , this after
noon. A steady rain , beginning in the early
morning , made the prospect of a good meet
ing rather dismal , but the pcoplo came
through the rain and mud until the crowd
numbered in the neighborhood of 10,000. The
parade in the ruin occupied about an hour ta
pass the rmk. Senator Sherman was enthu
siastically cheered when ho arose to speak ,
He said :
Fellow Citizens , and Ladles and Gentle
men ; Whun I was traveling ever the state ol
Ohio recently , I was occasionally asked
"What about Indiana ) " and now since I have
been in Indiana I will bo able to answer mon
accurately than I could have done , ulthougl
I believed the , people of Indiana were loya !
and brave and true , und would never turr
their backs upon thnir most cini
ncnt citizen when ho has been dcslg.
noted by the republican party nt
their candidate for the chief magistrate ol
this union. But I have no longer ny doubi
nuout Indiana. I saw yesterday 10.000 tc
15,000 people excited by the highest ontliuH
nsm marching in the bright sun nnd Warm
atmosphere in u county supposed to bo demo
cratlc. To-day , although the weather is in
clement , I sea your streets filled with ardent
nnd enthusiastic people shouting for Harrl
Bon nnd Morton nnd the republican ticket
No mm disturbs you , no mud stops you. ]
Khali go back to Ohio and toll them that tin
liuckeycs and Hooslurs will march together
| Chccr .J
Wnat are the topics of the doyl The re
publican party for twenty-four years so nd
ministered the affairsof this government
under the leadership of such men as Lincoln
and Grant Unit thia country was held ii :
higher esteem than any empire or kiiiRdoir
in the world. [ Choers.l Why was Uthor
that four years ago the pcoplo turned thcli
backs upon the republican party ) Fnsto
all , accusations were made four.years uga
that the republican party was accumulatlni
vast sums of money in the treasury and that 1
was hoarding'it thcra and keeping it out of thi
channels'of circulation. Thny said that' i
they canm Into power they would dlstrlbuti
this money among the people to contribute U
I , jreurcwufo ua euccctTint hud mon
influence In Ind'nna than anything else.
They promised clvil-servico reform , an eco
nomical administration , nnd a reduction of
taxes. Has anybody In Indiana received any
portion of the money that was to bo dlstrlb-
itcdl f Laughter. ] On the contrary , I have
he last oftlcial statement by the treasury do-
lartmcnt , slinicd by the democratic treasurer
f the United States , elaborating on the con-
Itlon of the treasury nnd the reason of the
urplus.
Senator Sherman went on to say that the
urplus could have been avoided had the
Icmocratlc administration utilized the money
'or ' tlio redemption of bonds ; but they failed
.o do so until both houses gave it the power
t already possessed. Ho then said :
They did another thing , and If there is any
lard-handed , hard-fisted democrat hero , I
, vant him to take this with him. They took
" 20,000,000 of your money out of the treasury
if the United States und scattered It around
imong various banks , without interest , and
ivith the promise that it should not bo drawn
igivlnst. What excuse did they give 1 They
aid that tlio republicans did It , too ; tnat
olin Sherman did it , nnd they made me a
cind of devil with horns. ( Laughter. ] I
lover did that thing at nil never nor did
iiny republican secretary of the treasury
jvcr do it. [ Applaubc. ] What wo did do
IVMS this : When the national banks
; vcro organized wo said thai wo would
iiako them public depositories , or
commercial ngcnts of the people ,
0 collect the internal revenue
ax and to aid the government
n the sale of bonds. Whenever any citizen
> t Indiana wants to pay n tax on whisky or
beer , or any other tax Imposed under the in
ternal revenue law , or when a cltl/ten desires
, ' o purchase bonds , ho might go to any nn-
: ionul bank and get n certificate of deposit
Mid send It to the treasury department , und
Iho government would take that ns money
nnd leave the money in the hands of the
bank until It was wanted In the public treas
ury. For many years thcra was in this way
Trom ? 7,000HX ( ) to $15,000,000 dollars depos-
ted , not by the secretary of the treasury ,
but by private citimis , us n matter of con
venience. This deposit never exceeded
$15,000,000.
In regard to the chnrgo of rascality if you
can tell me of a single republican who was
turned out ot olllco for that cause I will give
up the ghost. [ Applause. ] It is one of our
iroudest boasts that when the government
.lasted from our hands there was not u
single man in ofllee , from the smallest post
master to the secretary of the treasury , that
was charged with peculation or defalcation.
{ Applause. ] Is it likely that when General
turrison comes hi on the 4th of next March
that this good showing will bo mndo by the
democratic party ? Have you gained any
thing in your foreign relalions by the dem
ocratic administration ! [ Cries of "No ,
No , " ] When General Grant was president
nil the powers of the world respected us.
[ Applause. ] Supposethat Cleveland had been
president when the Alabama claims were
settled , and England paid us $15.500,000 in
gold , would ho have got a dollar or a nickel ?
Ho bad shown his ability by his treatment of
the fisheries questions. What have the sol
diers gained by Cleveland's election i [ A
voice : "Vetoes. " ] Think of that big fat
man sitting therein his luxurious upholstered
chair , and going into the detail of a $12 , or
$3 , or $0 pension bill which congress passed ,
to sco if ho could not find n flaw. It is
enough to sicken mo , nnd 1 don't want to'
dwell on It. [ Applause. ] You people dem
ocrats nnd republicans alike fought bravely
for the ( lag , and you huvo no sympathy with
uny such poppycock work. [ Laughter and
cheers. '
Senator Sherman spoke next of the com
mittee which framed the Mills bill , saying
that it was uppointcd by nn open free trader
Speaker Carlisle and continued :
Six southern brigadiers , with two demo
crats of the north , entered into a secret con
clave und formed the Mills bill. As soon ns
it was reported the northern democrats begun -
gun to squeal. The Connectlcul man said :
"If you don't restore the duty on wood
screws there will bo no democratic congress
man from Connecticut. " The man from New
Jersey sold the same thing of pottery , and so
they cul wood screws and pottery alone.
Here and there they patched up their bill so
ns to suit n few northern democrats , but
whenever the bill affects a district repre
sented by a republican , it is struck ruth
lessly and relentlessly. The policy of pro
tection is to benefit the farmer directly ,
guarding him against Canadian and other
importations of farm products , and in pro
tecting him against the importation of Aus-
strulluu and South American wool. Under
this system ho has n homo market for
92 per cent of nil his farm produce.
Farmers nro not the only pcoplo are bone-
fitted. Whatever tends to produce general
prosperity is beneficial to all classes. The
laboring pcoplo are most directly bencfittod
by this system. Tnko it away and you bring
our laboring man In sharp competition with
the colaborcrs of Europe , where they pet
scarcely enough to support life. Sotno demo
crats say it makes no difference in wages.
That is a great error. They say that the re
duction would full upon the manufacturer.
This is a great error. If the manufacturer
finds that ho cannot make money ho can go
out of business or change his business. You
cannot throw the burden upon him. The
burden falls upon labor , which is 00 per cent
of nearly every production. The question is
between American interests and English in
terests , as was only recently shown by
that remarkably friendly letter of our friend ,
Mr. Sackvillo West. [ Laughter. ] I think
that ctlio meanest net ot this adminis
tration was to turn its back upon Its friend.
It was n cowardly act. If West came out in
favor of mo , although his policy was wrong ,
1 never would have turned my back on him ,
but would have fought It out on that line 11
it took all summer. [ Cheers. ] This admin ,
istratlon has not only secured the endorse
ment of the rebels of the south and free
trade elements of the south nnd the mug
wumps of the north , but has the endorse
ment of the British minister. [ Applause. ]
Indiana has been greatly honored by the
nomination of its most eminent citizen foi
president of the United States. It is a high
honor to ono of the thirty-uiuht sister states ,
I appeal to you , then , not only us republicans
but us democrats , not merely of men belong
ing to the party , but as mon belonging to i
great nnd honored state , to remember the
obligation you owe tothlscniiioatciti7cn : am
gallant soldier who has been named for th <
presidency of the United States Gcnoru
Benjamin Harrison. [ Great cheering. ]
A JncU Rabbit For Imck.
iNuux.U'ous , Nov. 2. A warm and con
tlnuous rain fell hero throughout the day
making it ono of the gloomest und most dis
agreeable days of the campaign. Genera
Harrison passed the time at home. Then
were not the usual number of callers to-day
The general , however , was the recipient o
a unique gift iu the shape of u big luck rabbit
which came by express from Washington
ICan. The box was covered on three side
with American Hags , wniio its top wushiddei
by countless tugs und stumps put on by express
press agents with their greetings to tu <
general. Accompanying the box was a Ictte
from the three youthful donors , which read :
us follows :
WASHINGTON' , Kan. . Oct. 31. To Genera
Harrison ; We are little boys , only eleven
eight und six yours old , and can't vote fo
you , but wo want you elected and wo sent
you u rabbit for luck. It is said that gettiii )
a rabbit's foot is a sign of good luck. Some
body sent Mr. Cleveland n rabbit's foot ii
1SSJ , und ho was elected. If the paw of i
common rabbit would elect him we hope tha
n whole Jack rabbit will elect you , sure. I
likes to cat apples and cabbage and corn , am
will drink milk as well UJ water.
Guv RECTOR ,
Uor HCCTOII ,
MAULKY KKCTOII.
Another present received to-day was ngolc
headed cano voted to the general at a churct
fair given by tlio German Evangelical con
grcgatlon of Jamaica , Long Island.
nx-Congrcssmau Williams , of Wisconsin
was among tha general's callers this after
noon. Tha political headquarters and tut
hotel lobbies wcro unusually crowded tht
afternoon and nvenine , but H Is notlccabli
thatthq .enthusiasm and loud discussion !
tlmt prevailed at alt such gatherings a wool
ago have disappeared , and instead of nols'
cheers the hum of many voices ii
low but earnest conversation Iloati
through the lobbies , , Whispering groupi
occupy every corner of the rooms
dUc'ussbi : some campaign tchcmo
The document rooms of the state committees
arc being rapidly emptied of the remnants of
many tons of printed matter , and the clerks
are engaged in mailing "pasters" for scratch
voters. Ono ot the expensive features of
the campaign has been lithographs of the
presidential and gubernatorial candidates On
both sides. The republican committee has
distributed within the state over onO hun
dred thousand llfo-sizo bust lithographs of
General Harrison. As a result of this pict
ure campaign , nearly every householder in
Indianapolis tolls his politics by hanging
a picture of Harrison , or Cleveland con
spicuously in his window , frequently
every front window. In the house being thus
decorated. To strangers visiting the city
this is probably the most noted feature of the
campaign.
Chairman Huston , of the republican com
mittee , to-day received the following reply
to his letter of yesterday to Chairman
Jcwctt , suggesting the use of rubber hands-
on each ballot : >
iNiiMNM'OLit ) . Nov. 2 , 1883 Dear Sir : I
note the contents of your letter of yesterday
evening , asking mo to nreo that Inspectors
at the coming election shall place a rubber
band around each ballot as voted. 1 do not
believe such nn agreement can bo carried out
ever the entire state at this late day , and I
urn sure that no agreement wo niako can af
fect a legal ballot voted in disregard of it.
Nevertheless , as such an agreement may in
some degree conduce to a fair election , if you
will put your idea in the form of n recom
mendation , I will cheerfully sign it. Yours
truly , C. S. JEWETT , Chairman.
On receipt of this reply Chairman Huston ,
acting upon the suggestion contained in Chair
man Jewell's letter , submitted an agree
ment , officially signed , for the approval and
signature of Chairman Jcwctt. To this the
chairman objected , for the reason that It wns
impracticable , and that for inspectors to
place such bands around ballots would bo
viewed with distrust. Ho suggested , how
ever , that the voter himself may be per
mitted to place a band around his ballot , and
that the same results would occur. To this
Chairman Huston acquiesced , returning the
agreement with the amendment embodied.
Tlio correspondence abruptly closes hero.
The messenger that carried Huston's
amended agreement to the democratic head
quarters to-night returned with the state-
incut that "tho chairman said ho had nothing
to say. " The character und outcoulo of the
correspondence is the subject of general
comment to-night In political circles. Chair
man Huston , when asked to-niirht by nn As
sociated press correspondent whether there
were any special reasons of general Interest
that led him to propose the rubber band plan
and make such persistent endeavors to se
cure its adoption , said there wcro very ur
gent and itn | > ortanl reasons for his action ,
nnd promised to supply the press at a later
hour with a written statement. The language
of Chairman Huston's statement is us fol
lows :
"Yesterday wo learned from a man who
had been taken into the scheme by Ihe dcmo-
crals that double voting was to bo resorted to
by them nil over the state. This man was
taken into n room whcro ho and several
other men from different counties were in
structed in the art of double voting. They
were told to fold and iron smooth a number
of ballots the night before the election. One
or moro of these ballots smoothed in that
way were then to bo slipped into the folds
of the lawful ballot , and this ballot was to beheld
held with u linger fastened on the side
of the ballot opposite the outward
fold , so that no ono could sea
that there wcro other ballots inside
the lawful ono. A democratic inspector
wns to bo instructed to seize the ballot be
tween his fingers in the same way nnd deposit -
posit it in the box quickly. Once inside the
the box the lawful ballot would spring open
und the spurious ballots would drop out of
its folds , especially when the box was shaken
or the ballots stirred by the hands of the inspector
specter in counting. The informant discloses
the name of the man giving the instructions ,
but we nre not yet ready to make it known.
I regret to suy that ho is an ' Indiana man ,
aad holds his head 'high. These
men were also instructed to have
these tickets voted by electors who
might bo bought on election day by the dem
ocrats , but afterwards this part of the
scheme was abandoned temporarily for fear
that the republicans might watch voters too
closely to permit the successful operation of
the plan , and so the parties receiving the in
structions wcro told to get a better class ot
democrats to cast these ballots , for they
would not be likely to bo watched so closely
by the republicans. These instructions have
been given to parties all through the state ,
and in order to encourage them Ihoy were told
that the same plan would be operated in
New York. I have accordingly advised our
friends in Now York to bo on their guard. "
The balance of the statement partakes ol
the nature of party instructions regarding
the subject.
The speech making of the Indiana cam
paign practically closed to-night. Speaker
Carlisle concluded his canvass at Madison
this afternoon. Ex-Secretary U'indom spoke
at Martinsvillo , while Governor Beaver , of
Pennsylvania , closes at South Bend to
morrow.
At a late hour the Associated press corre
spondent found Chairman Jowctt at his hotel
and showed him Chairman Huston's state
ment. Jewell talked freely ubout the pro
posed agreement submitted by Chairman
Huston , und gave his reasons for nol signing
it. At the suggestion of the correspondent
he sat down und wrote the following state
ment : "There are many reasons why such
arrangements should not bo made , and ono
very good ono why it would bo entirely
futile. First , the agreement would bo in
capable of fulfillment for the reason thai it
would bo Impossible to get bands , distribute
them , and have the fact that they wcro to be
used thoroughly understood ut Ibis late day.
Second , the law of the state prohibits the
placing of any distinguishing mark upon n
ballot , and thcso bands might bo construed
as distinguishing murks , especially if of dif
ferent sizes or variously placed upon the
ticket , nor could any voter or inspector DO
compelled to observe it. Third , it would bo
nn innovation for the reason that such a
practice has never been pursued , so far as I
know , in this state. Fourth , the rlpht
given inspectors to manipulate the
ballot while putting on the band
would give an opjx > rtunitv for
fraudulently changing a ballot or
inserting an additional ticket iu each ono.
und thereby preventing the counting of
either ticket. Fifth , the agreement could
nol authorize the election board to reject a
leu-nl ballot found in the box without a band.
Sixth , it has been reported to us for some
days that persons who are strangers in com
munities where they nave been seen are
il traveling over the state , having no known
business , bul who have visited the republi
can election inspectors and no one else. Wo
entertain real apprehension that they have
been instructing such as uro corrupt enough
to engage iu such work how to substitute
tickets , stuff boxes und commit other ballot
box deviltry. The statement made by Hus
ton ns to ironing tickets , voting tickets
double , nnd all that sort of a thing , is , in a
slang phrase , a "chestnut. " It is merely a
rehash of a circular often issued by the
republican party in former years , and once
called the "pink circular. " In this circular
thcso matters were sot forth with great
particularity , and it was always in thcso
circulars charged by republicans that the
democrats intend to resort to them. On
the other hand , the democrats , and better
class of people generally , always regard
these statements as merely intended to in
struct republicans how to commit these
crimes and an implied request to go ahead
and commit them. Any statement that the
democratic organization of this state has any
kuowlcdgo of , or connivance with , any fraud
ulent practice or intended wrong in connec
tion with the election , is entirely false , and
I challenge the proof. Mr. Dudley , treas
urer of the national republican committee ,
and these who are In sympathy with him ,
have a complete monopoly uf tliat- ort of
business in this state. C. L. JEWKTT. "
She Want * to Vote.
NBW YOIIK , Nov. 2. Cynthia Leonard ,
mother of Lillian Russell , the actress , fe-
taalo candidate for mayor , has filed a writ to
show cause why she should not be aljowed to
vote. The inspectors threaten to prevent
her voting.
Tlio We nt her Indications.
For Nebraska and Dakota : Slightly
warmer , fair ; variable winds.
For Iowa : Fair , slightly warmer , westerly
WifliU. '
THE ARTIST OF 'IflE IMPURE ,
An Extended Interflow With M.
Zola on His Work.
ARE ENGLISH CRITICS PRUDES ?
The Great French lloallat Compnroa
the Morala of Hl People With
ThoBO or the Anglo-
Saxon Race.
The SapprcHslon of " Ij Tcrro. "
fCnpi/rtf/ht / / bu Jitma Gonljn Hinnctt.l
PAHIS , Nov. 2. fNewYork Herald Cable
Special to THE BEE. | In view of the re
cent line imposed , upon the London pub
lishers of "La Tcrro , " n Horaul correspond
ent called yesterday morning upon M. Emllo
Zola. This king of realistic writers lives in
handsome apartments 'near the Palaeo
Cliehy. Ho is a younger looking man than
his portraits indlo to , and his long dark
hair Is brushed back straight from his fore
head and not arranged in the untidy way
generally represented. 'He wore a brown
velvet Jacket and was seated before a desk
covered with MSS. "This is my sanctum , "
said M. Zola rising from a luxurious chair
in which ho was half buried , "and you ilud
mo at work on my next romance. "
"What will it bo about 1"
"Ah , voila , you must wait until It an-
pears. I will say this mucn , however , that
it will bo quite different from any of my
previous works. I am developing the his
tory of u crime and hopoito produca some
thing with powerful dramatic interest.
"About the Judgment of'the English court
against 'La Terre , ' do you' want to know my
honest opinioni Well , hero it la. What
possible difference can it make to mo that
no of my works has been proscribed to En-
; lish readers ) Mv rank in the literary
ivorld will bo determined by quite a different
ribuual , by a tribunal which never errs
hat of posterity. If a dog steals a leg of
mutton from your table , do you care very
much if another dog robs the thief of his
ilundcrl That is precisely my position as
egards English and particularly American
lubllshcrs. I am told that my books have
argo sales in the United States , but I have
icvcr received a single sou of the proceeds.
n the present case Vozatelly Bros , paid mo
i.OOo francs for the English right to 'La
Terrc. ' What is 2.00J . francs } Do you know
.hat the sale of one of my novels in France
averages mo 100.000 fruncsl
But it is not so nluch this literary
privacy which evasperatos mo as the
ntolerablo Anglo-Saxon hypocrisy. These
austere Englishmen turn up their
eyes in holy horror when any mention
is ma'do of what they arc fond of calling
French vices. They would have the world
believe that all the evils o.f their social sys-
em arc imported from the United States and
hey seem to consider me the incarnation of
all that is the worst in France. If London is
populated with fallen women wo arc told it
s the contagion of Paris. If the Pall Mall
Gazette pitilessly lays bare 'the rottenness of
ho EnglislKUppor classed the .burden of this
lecret sin is laid upon fljfo French'immedi
ately , Tf Whitcchapcl ffijws with the blood
of society's outcastsIt , , it , forsooth , oecause
M. Zola has perverted the innocent minds of
the British youth. Bab , such Pharasaical
prudery is sickening. Wo have rcosntly
honored the English Shakespcaro witn a
statue in our city. Lot those who presume to
condemn jny writings t rood what ho has
written. Let them also read Ben Jensen
and Smollett and Byron , and say whether in
the whole range of French literature they
can find anything more coarse and indelicate ,
if you walk along the Uuo do Klvoli you will
tlnd vllo books in abundance. It is a signifi
cant fact that they are written In English.
It is true , too , that Paris contains haunts of
vice and debauchery. Ask the English
speaking guides who swarm about our great
hotels who are the best patrons of these
shameful institutions. Then these sly de
bauchees , those prating Puritans , go homo
and tell each other that my books are not lit
for their daughters to road.
"But what is the literary food which they
offer their well trained daughters ! They
deny them the tainted French novel and sub
stitute n moral , oh highly moral , English or
American newspaper. And what do these un
sullied buds of womanhood find in these sarna
moral sheets ? They learn that in England
as well as elsewhere woman is woman what
ever her rank and station , and that man re
mains man in splto of titles or pretensions.
They are served every morning at the break
fast table with a detailed account of abomi
nations and depravities which a respectable
French paper would not print. I would re
spectfully ask it all this sensational news is
any less hideous because it is truth , because
it is the work of the police reporter Instead of
the literary artist. "
"Yes , I dare to call my work artistic and I
claim that it is written with u high , philoso
phical aim. Take for instance this aamo
much abused 'La Torre. " Compare It with
'Lo Uovo,1 which carping critics have pro
nounced respectable. In the former there
are almost forty pages which are declared
objectionable. The several hundred remain
ing pages are In no way different from these
of 'Lo Uevo. * Only _ In 'Lo Uevo' I
chose to leave out th'oso forty pages and ,
uresto , the book becomes exemplary. Is
it probable that if my purpose in writing
wan , as my English friends maintain , to in
dulge in literary debauchery I would have
been so moderate , hi inyleffortsl From that
point of view lay book's are by no means ba d
enough.
"I admit the difficulty of drawing the line
between the production of an author , whoso
motives are worthy and artistic and these
written simply with the purpose of catering to
the depraved and impure instincts of human
ity. Both kinds exist arid both with more or
less accuracy portray human life as it is. Cer
tainly it is not the haphazard. London Jury ,
which is capable of deciding whether I am
writing with a base abd mercenary aim and
my ambition is toward truth and right.
Happily there is one judge which never fails
to discriminate between good and bad. That
Judge is Time and to him in the conscious
ness of my own integrity I appeal fear
lessly.
"If you ask what remedy I would propose
for the vice which is' inevitable in all coun
tries ana in all states of society , I reply I be
lieve rather in drawing men toward good
than in shutting them out from bad. Arbi
trary repression always falls and it gener
ally aggravates the oyil it would suppress.
For instance , I hare no doubt that this de
cision of the London , court will result in
largely increased soles of 'La Terro1 in Now
England. So it is in everything. The world
is no worse to-day than it has been for
centuries. Iboso who have wanted bad
books have always found them and they al
ways will find them. It is vastly better to
leave such questions to regulate them
selves. " ,
Netherlands Kin if Improving.
TUB HAOUB/NOV. 2. The condition of the
king of Holland ia.toproved to-day.
A DEMOCUATIO OUTUAUB.
Assault and Nearly Kill a
Prominent Ohio Republican.
Srwxorir.LU , O. , Nov , 2. At half-past 12
this morning General Asa S. Bushucll , who
was the central ilgure In the great republic-mi
demonstration held hero yesterday , was as
saulted by n gang of roughs as ho was colng
home and badly injured. When only n short
distance from his homo General liushncll
was accosted by n crowd , which , without
warning and evidently with concerted action ,
throw a perfect shower of stones at him. Ho
was knocked down and badly beaten by
the roughs , who , while they were
engaged in the outrage , were declaring that
ho should never conduct another republican
meet1 ng or bo governor of Ohio. The gang
mndo its escape. General Bushncll was car
ried to his residence. His surgeons pro
nounce him dangcrouslv hurt. Ho is terri
bly beaten about the head and face , several
of his teeth are knocked out and his fnco is
badly bruised. The police are scouring the
country and city for the perpetrators of the
assault , but have made no arrests. General
Bushnell's ' residence is being guarded by po
lice lest some further outrage may bo com
mitted.
The assault was the all-absorbing tonic of
xmvorsatlon to-day. Every political interest
lias waned before the Interest manifested in
villainous attempt at assassination. Gen
eral Bushnell's ' injury is recognized as a pub-
"ic calamity , and citizens , Irrespective of pol-
tics , have feverishly awaited news from his
bedside. The general's condition has changed
little during tiio day. His injuries are not
considered fatal , but his surgeons have en
forced absolute quiet and freedom from ex
citement. Ho has been under a great mental
and physical strain for a month , and was , at
the time of the assault , in an exhausted con
dition. The nervous shock was very pro
nounced , and ho was flighty and Incoherent
In speech this morning. Ho is resting
quietly to-night , and unless some complica
tions set iu ho will not be conilnud to his bed
many days. It is feured that his face will bo
disfigured.
The first visitor at the house this morning
was Governor Forukor , who was driven rap-
'dly to the Bushnell residence as soon as ho
earned qf the assault. The governor mani
fested the most genuine solicitude , and was
prcatly incensed and worried about the mut
ter.
ter.This
This afternoon two well known parties ,
Barney Bray nnd Thomas Colemau , were ar
rested by the detectives and Jailed. The evi
dence that they were the direct assailants of
General Bushncll is strong. The republican
central committee has offered a reward of
$1,000 for the arrest and conviction of the
persons engaged in the assault , and the city
and county will follow vlth $1,000 reward
each. Telegrams expressive of sympathy
have nil day been pouring in on the family.
and the business associates of General Bush
nell from all parts of the United States. Gen
eral Harrison telegraphed to Mrs. Bushnell
as follows :
I regret to hear of the wicked assault
upon your husband last night. Plcuso let
lie know how ho is. "
The following reply was sent by Mrs.
Bushnell :
"General Benjamin Harrison , Indianapolis ,
Ind. Accept my thanks for your thoughtful
"inquiry. My husband was pretty severely
and painfully Injured , but expects to bo able
to cast his vote for you next Tuesday. "
President A. C. Horton. of the Lincoln
club of Cincinnati , telegraphs General Bush-
neil : "Lincoln club will contribute any
amount toward the arrest and conviction of
the cowardly perpetrators of last night's out'
rage upon you. Please command us. "
AGAINST THEsfBTTIJEIlS.
Judge Brewer Renders an Important.
Decision Irf'fflKllwajrOMer *
TOPKRA , Kas.j NoVt 1. | Special Telegram
to TilK BEE. ] Judge Brewer has just hand
ed down an opinion in the famous Allen
county case , in which certain alternate sec
tions of land granted by the government to
thb'Missourl , Kansas & Texas railway wcro
claimed by the settlers thereon. Judge
Brewer holds that the land in question
legally belongs to the railway company. The
settlers will therefore bo compelled to give
up possession to the company. The land em
braces a largo amount of the most fertile
farming lands in the country , and this ad
verse decision will bo a blow to the settlers
whoso homes are thus taken from them.
About five hundred settlers are thus thrown
out of their homes. Many of them have oc
cupied the lands for ten or fifteen years and
have made extensive improvements. The
opinion bus been just filed with the clerk of
the United States circuit court of this city ,
but the Judgment will not bo entered until
the convening of the United States court iu
this city on the 26th inst.
STARTLING FRAUDS
Discovered in Connection With the
Naturalization of Itnliatia.
CHICAGO , Nov. 2. It is claimed that start
ling frauds have been discovered in connec
tion with the naturalization of a large num
ber of Italians in the courts during the past
two months. Attorney Underwood , who has
been investigating the matter , swore out ,
late this afternoon , thirty-one warrants for
perjury against one William Walker. Mr.
Underwood said to a reporter this evening
that he was employed by the republican
county central committee to look into the
matter , but that ho had presented
it regardless of party interest. At
tention was attracted to the matter
first by the information that Walker
was swearing in nearly all the Italians who
endeavored to take out papers. Mr. Under
wood says that Investigation has shown that
not only has Walker sworn in Italians not en
titled to naturalization , but that also fictitious
names have been used. Out of thirty-one
newly created citizens named in the warrants
sworn out to-day , the investigators have been
able to find but one , and ho has only been
hero u year. The other thirty are not known
by the addresses given by them in the court.
Cleveland and the Irish.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Nov. 2.An evening
paper prints an affidavit alleging that Graver
Cleveland had once said that he would not
run upon a ticket with any Irishman , par
ticularly an Irish Roman Catholic. At a
meeting to-night presided over by James
Mooney , ex-president of the Irish National
league , ho read the following dispatch re
ceived in response to a telegram which had
been sent to the president by his friend , Wil
son S. Bisscll :
EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHISOTOX , Nov.
2 , 1888. To Wilson S. BIssell , Buffalo ,
N. Y. : I am much surprised that at this late
day any person In Buffalo should make the
accusation you quote , or that any newspaper
published there should give currency to such
a lie , which was promptly denied when first
started , some year * ago , and the utter ab
surdity of which was proved by the support
of my Irish friends in the canvass then
pending. I emphatically deny the allegation
contained in the aiUdavit you mention , be
cause these charges are circulated at my
home , and because I cannot forbear express
ing iny amazement that such reckless men
dacity should be added to the basest ingrati
tude. GitovEit CLEVELAND.
Prairie Fires.
MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. 2. A special from
JacksonMinn. , says that terrible prairie fires
raged yesterday in Sioux Valley , In Jackson
township. Henry Ray was burned so badly
that ho cannot live. A four-weeks-old baby ,
named Molllo O'Con
u sixteen-year-old girl
nor , and a'woman and her son , names un
known , wcro burned to death.
*
Hilled byHls Wife.
CHICAGO , Nov. 2. Detective Jack Lqwen-
stein was fatally shot this mornlngby his wife.
The deed was the result of quarrels which
the couple have been having for some time.
This morning , It is said , the quarrel was re
sumed , whereupon the woman pulled out a1 re
volver and fired five shots at her husband.
One of the shots struck him in the bead above
tU right ear'and will probably prove ulal >
STANM-V.
Couriers Bring NOWH of a. Meeting a
Year ABO.
ZAXZIIIAII , Nov. 2. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEE. ] Couriers from Tabora bring di
rect news from the Stanley expedition , n portion
tion of which was mot at the end of Novem
ber , 1SS7 , by Arabs trading between the
Lakes Victoria Nyanzn anil Ntslgtio and Ta
bora. These Arabs met Stanley's ' rear guard
at a point west of Albert N.ynuzn , southeast
of Zauga , just as the expedition was prepar
ing to cross the swamps caused by the radia
tion of the streams that abound in that coun
try. The Arabs did not see Stanley.
The detachment scon consisted of
thirty men. They stated that Stan
ley was two days ahead. The expedition
had suffered greatly on the march1 through
n thick forest. It was Impossible to advance
inoro than u mlle nnd a quarter daily. They
had also suffered in the marshes , where
many had disappeared or died. Forty wcro
drowned in crossing a great river Mowing
from east to west. One white man hud died.
Stanley was obliged to fight some tribes that
refused to supply him with provisions. The
expedition hud often halted in the expecta
tion of receiving reinforcements from the
Congo. The rear guard at the time of the
meeting had only been oil the
march five days after n halt
of three weeks duo to the illness of Stanley
and a great part of the escort , who had been
attacked with fever. The Arabs estimate
the total strength of the expedition , after all
losses , nt 2 , " > 0 men.
The health of Stanley wns then pood. The
rear guard , which consisted of natives of
Zanzibar , stated that Stanley had decided
that ho would no longer advance in n north
easterly direction , but would strike toward
the north , hoping to avoid the swamps.
After getting n certain distance north
10 Intended to take an oblique
, ino to the eastward and RO straight
Lo Wadelai , where it was thought ho would
iirrivo fifty days later , about the middle of
January , 1SS8. The Arabs wore of the opin
ion that the expedition was still strong
enough to roach Wadelai.
It will bo remembered that on August 1
aifonnutiou was received from Zanzibar that
two messengers had arrived there who had
left the interior about the beginning of
April , and who reported that Stanley had not
arrived at Wadelai up to that time. The
messengers stated that in the month of
March Emin Pasha did receive snmo VUKUO
nnd indecisive news of the expedition , which
had filtered through from tribe to tribe , but
that the reports were very conlllctlng. Some
declared that Stanley , after losing n number
of men and a largo portion of his supplies ,
was hummed in by hostile tribes between the
Maboda country and the Albert Nyanzii ,
ivhilo other rumors were to the effect that ho
: iud been attacked by the tribes in the
Mntongora-MIno district and after several
conllicts had diverted his course in an un
known direction.
SACKVItiLE STILL TARRIES.
Rumor That He"\vfiTPublish n State
ment Before Ho Goes.
WASHINGTON , Nov 2. - [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ! Lord Sackvillo , ex-minister
from Great Britain to the United States , is
still in Washington , and from all that can bo
{ earned is likely to remain hero for some
days. Lord Sackvillo seems to have in
structed the employes and attaches of the
legation to say nothing to any ono under any
circumstances relative to his proposed move
ments. All attempts to secure information
from the legation are futile. It Is learned ,
however , that he baa' announced-'his deter
mination to some of his friends to give out a
statement for publication before his depart
ure. This statement will doubtless contain
his views upon Secretary Bayard's course ,
but it is not likely that it will bo of great
importance from a political or diplomatic
standpoint. There is a well defined
belief In diplomatic circles hero that Lord
Sackvillo has been assured by Lord Salis
bury that his indiscretion will not cause him
to be dealt with severely by his homo gov
ernment , and , in fact , a statement was made
to-day by u gentleman who is usually very
well posted in diplomatic matters , and who
has been connected for years with the dip
lomatic service of the United States , to the
effect that Lord Sackvillo will in all proba
bility bo sent to the mission at St. Peters
burg. This gentleman said further that the
current stories relative to Lord Suckvillo's
domestic relations are unfounded. That ho
is married , in spite of the assertions to the
contrary , but that his wife was an actress ,
and consequently his lordship lost caste in
marrying her.
Snckvlllc'H Silver Service.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The treasury
department has authorized the free entry of
the silver service , valuable oclocks and other
household articles recently imported nt Bal
timore for Lord Sackvillo , the British min
ister. This is in accordance with the privi
leges accorded resident ministers of all for
eign countries. These articles arrived sev
eral days ago on n steamer from England ,
and on being notified of their arrival the
British minister made application through
the secretary of the stuto for their entry free
of duty. This application wns received at
the treasury department on Tuesday last ,
the very day on which the president informed
Lord Sackvillo of the severance of their offi
cial relations.
Union Pacific Earnings.
BOSTON , Nov. 2. The gross earnings ol
the Union Pacific railway company for nine
months to September 80,1888 , were $ ' . ' 1,242-
905 ; surplus , 98.121K)4. ( )
The decrease in the not earnings of the
Union Pacific for September was consider
able of a surprise. The president says he
knows of no reason for the largo increase in
the operating expenses , beyond the fact of u
large tonnage at low rates. This , ho says ,
is the disturbing element with all western
railroad properties , and ho knows of no rea
son why the Union Pacific should bo exempt
Another Cruiser for Haytl.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. Information having
been received at the navy department this
morning to the effect that the steel crulsci
Boston had arrived at Kingston , Jamaica ,
last night , Acting Secretary Harmony de
cided to revoke the orders sending the ICear
sargo to protect American interests in Haytl ,
and to order the Boston there in her stead.
Wiped Out In Blood.
YOOKUM , Tex. , Nov. 2. Fayetto Berr.v
and John Hanks yesterday had a difficulty
over the settlement of accounts and Berry
shot Hanks and Hanks stabbed Berry , cacti
ono killing the other. Hanks was employed
by Berry on his rancho when the trogedj
occurred.
Married Mfu Ended With Arsenic ,
LYONS , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special to Tut
BKE. ] About noon yesterday Mrs. Luce
living four miles north of Lyonstool : arsenic
and died In a short time. This was the thin
attempt she had inado to take her life slnc <
her marriage to Mr. Luce , something over u
year ago.
ago.Lord
Lord Sackvlllc'H Successors
LONDON , -Nov. _ 2. Hon. Michael Henrj
Herbert has been appointed British chnrg <
d'affairs at Washington. Lord Sackvillo returns
turns to England immediately oa leave o
absence. It is understood that the governmcn
will allow his case to rest until after tbi
presidential election.
The most idiotic of Uio crazy wagon
made during a presidential campaign 1
reported from Chester , Pa. , where u republican
publican and a democrat have mtidi
what they call a "hickory race" bet
The terms uro that he whoso president
tial candidate shall win will have tin
privilege'of whipping the other , with i
etout stickas' they run along * cigh
NEWS OF .NEBRASKA TOWNS ,
Tlio Fuuorfxl of Hon. Jamoa Ewlujj
nt Wood Blvor.
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED ,
Extraordinary Tribute of Respect tea
a Uulovod Citizen A Wlfo'a
Suicide Various Po
litical Unities.
Every Citizen n Mourner.
WOOD Kivr.it , Nob. , Nov. 2. [ Special to
THE Bm : . ] Probably the saddest day In the
history of Wood Klvcr was the one we have
Just passed , rendered so because It witnessed
the interment of its beloved and honored
citizen , Hon. James Ewlng. At 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon all the business houses
were closed and heavily draped1 with mourn *
ing. People from nil parts of the county
cntno In In carriage * ; u special car cniuo from
Grand Island , and largo delegations from
Doniphan , Shclton and other surrounding
towns. So largo a crowd of people had never
on any occasion been collected In this city
before. At 2 o'clock the funeral procession
loft the house for the Presbyterian church ,
but on account of the Immense crowd the
funer.xl sermon was preached from the ro
tunda of the church. Uov. Pollock read n
scripture lesson and offered prayer , after
which Hoy. Harper gave n very touching and
appropriate discourse. The remains wcro
followed to the cemetery by about two hun
dred members of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U.
W. , to which orders the deceased belonged.
Thi'ro wcro 12i ! carriages in the lino. At the
grave the I. O. O. F. took charge and went
through their beautiful funeral ceremony.
While the people returned from the sad
burial with bowed heads and solemn
thoughts , they were indignant on arriving nt
town to find that while they wcro perform
ing the lust sad rights to this honorable gen
tleman , the county central committee had
held a meeting and nominated a man to tnko
the place oi the deceased on the ticket for ?
legislature. They were Indignant for two
reasons. First , that the mutter should bo so
soon brought up , and second Unit they did
not keep their promise and lot the west part
of the county say who should bo his succos.
ser The man selected by them Is Mr. Ed ,
Hooper , of Grand Island.
Another Death.
WOOD RIVKII , Nob. , Nov. 2. [ Special to
Tin : Dec. ] Lust night Mrs. J. W. Hounold ,
wife of a prominent lumberman , died at her
homo in this city after nn illness of two
weeks. She was n lady highly respected nnd
loved by all who know her. She leaves a
husband and several small children to mourn
her loss.
Republican Itnlllcs.
NKIIIIASKA. CITV , Nob. , Nov. 2. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bii.j : : The largest repub
lican demonstration ot the campaign wast
held hero to-night. The republican Ilambeau
clubs were out in procession and the flre-
worus made a grand display. The speakers
were General O. II. Van \Vyek. Hon. Patrick
Egun and Hon. C. O. Wlioedou. T > io opera
house was jammed and hundreds could noc
gain admittance.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special to Tun
DEE. ] Another rousing republican meeting
was held hero last evening , with speeches by
L. T. Shanuer , republican candidate for sen
ator , and Judge G. M. Cleveland. The
former made a most forcible and convincing
argument upon the tariff and n severe ar
raignment of democratic methods , and the )
latter paid hia respects to the third party
movement In n powerful-manner. The audi
ence wns largo and enthusiastic , and in
marked contrast with the very thin mooting
of the democracy on Tuesday evening.
McSbano is Hooding the country up herewith ,
his written pasters. A large number hava
been received hero and but few will find
their way into the ballot box.
MINDEN , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bun. ] The greatest rally of the sea
son took place hero to-night. The Hastings
llambcan club and cadet baud , Kcnesawclub )
and band , Juniata club and Holdrcgo with a
company of 100 uniformed men , were In at
tendance. J. G. Tuto and A. D. Yocum were
the speakers.
BBATIUCE , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The republicans to
night had the biggest rally of the campaign.
Flambeau clubs headed by a baud paraded
the principal streets and led nn enthusiastic
eoncourbejof.pcoplo to the opera house.\V. J.
Council and Geo. B. Everett were the speakj
crs. The stage was occupied by veterans of ?
1840 who voted for Tippecanoo , most of tha
legislative candidates and Hon. J. E. Hill ,
candidate for state treasurer.
Rurt County IB All Right.
LYONS , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special to Tim
BEE.J Burt county has had her full share of
political speeches of late , and the result , so
far ns republicans are concerned , has been
all that wo could reasonably ask. The ro > -
publican legislative ticket will bo elected by
largo majorities , and Congressman Dorsey's
majority will bo close to a ono thousand in.
the county. McSlmno is Hooding this part of
the country with personal letters , pastors ,
his letter of acceptance , etc. But hurt
county voters are Intelligent and up with the
times , and McShnno's letters nnd "boodle"
cannot prevent an overwhelming majority
for Governor Timyer and the legislative
ticket. If every precinct in the land was as
loyal ns Everett , every republican candldato
in the United States would bo elected with
out full , and democracy would become an un
known quuntity. _
Democrats nt 1'lntto Center.
PJ.ATTB OENTKII , Nov. 2. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bui : . ] No doubt the largest
political meeting ever hold in Platte county
was held in Plutto Center to-night by the
democrats. M. V. Gannon fll Omaha ,
\Veatherby and Gondcring were the speak
ers. Special trains were run from Columbus
and Norfolk. Ono of the excursion trains )
killed a team of horses Inside the town
limits belonging to a fanner by the name of
John Wolf , who resides twelve miles west of
Platte Center. The team was running
away and was caught on the Elm creek
bridge when the train came along.
'
An Elevator Dedicated. ' ' t
ToniA8 , Neb. , Nov. .2. [ Special to Tnn tf
BEE. ] A largo crowd assembled hero yes
terday to take part in the dedication of tha
new elevator recently erected by the Farm
ers' Protective alliance. The exorcises con
sisted of a monster farmers Industrial pa-1
rude headed by the Wilber bund. Speeches
were made by the Hon. C. H. Van Wyclt
nnd F. K. Uingsmuth , of Schuyler , Neb.
The latter gentleman spuko In the Bohemian
language to u laruo number of his couutry-
men , prosperous farmers of this vicinity.
Two grand balls were hold in the ovcumg
and continued until a late hour. i
Impaled on a Pitchfork ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Tola-
gram to TUB BBU. ] The son of a farmer
named Calkins , living near this city , was
yesterday impaled on n pitch fork when
sliding down a grain stack. The prongs
pierced the ooy's leg and until released hold
him suspended with his head downward. '
Given a Ctuinoe to Voto.
WJISHISUTOK , Nov. U. Acting Postmasteu
General Knott to-day issued the following
general order ; "That while election day
cannot bo observed as a holiday In the post-
offices throughout the United'States , an sucn'
observance would Interfere too seriously
with the postal servlco and public convcnV
lenco , all postmasters are instructed , how *
ever , to so- arrange the public business at
their respective offices on that day so as ta
give full opportunity to the employes of tboi *
offices to cxcr'ciso the ri Ut of suflrae * *
American cltUeni , "