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THE OMAHA I
TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , THURSDAY
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fllESlRUGCLE BECffi
Opening of the lopubllcm State Convention
at Lincoln )
NO VOTES HAVE AS YET BEEN TAKEN.
Ohcrch Howe Ohoaon Temporary Chairman
Amid Deafening Applause ,
ALL THE OLD TIMERS ON THE FIELD.
John 0. Watson Mate Chairman of the State
Central Committee.
COMMITTEE V/ORKING / ON A PLATFORM.
ccoHN Is 1'nlccn\VlduIi AfToriln Poli
ticians a Clinnoo to Hti-e
the Fultli of tlio AVnvcr-
liig OIICB.
Liixcoi.3. Kcb. , July 23 , [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEK.J On Juno 18 , 1810 , Napoleon ,
ni ho sat In the peasant's chair nc.ir Waterloo
lee and looked over the chart ol the battle
Held , smiled a-s ho snld : "A. prelty checker
board. " Again , after the French nrniyvna
brought out Iho artillery by b'rliMdoj , with
inUHic at their heaih , the roll of tlio drums
nnd the blast of the trumpets , a se > i of bayo
nets und snbora the emperor exclaimed :
'Mngnlllcont , magnificent 1"
And so tlio necno presented Inra tonight
causes the blood of the old politicians to leap.
They see , or think 0thoy sec , n iirignillcontly
planned battle. And so they do. Hut while
Napoleon is certain of succors , Wolllngton
BOOS bis victory idso. The battle-
Hold is Nebraska , and the lima
of battle .Novcmbar. There aw
many Htur.ly generals lu the scats before
mo In Funko's opera house who fear the hol
low rnttlo of the chulu It the combine of the
corporations wins ,
At 7IO o'clock about one-third of the scats
were occupied. The parqueUc , dress circle
ami stage were all usoJ for the army of dele
gates , while the galleries nud boxes were
fairly lluttorlug with f.uis. The mob , for It
nlinoit seemed one , howled and yelled with
out nppnrcnt cause.
Ten inlnutoi later the galleries were fllleJ ,
lammed and the corridors leading to them
were oven full , As is usual when u conven
tion meets the chairs belonging to delegates
had been stolen and Walt Secly quarreled
with till who would < junrrol with him. Chnrllu
Daubach was stiifjo manager and did all ho
could to quiet thodlstubriiif ? elements.
When Richards and Church Howe entered
the building a yell was sent up that was not
lost this sldo of Jupiter. Other candidates
were observed und lusty cheers greeted them.
To add to tliegener.il confusion , Icmonado
vendors hawked their slop. Candidates grew
uneasy nt 8 o'clock. Tom Denton rushed
through the audience. Church Howe nnd
Dee McGrow talked in each other's ears moro
tliough Howe ut this minute Is dying to up
permanent chalrnrm.
Some chump asked : "What's tlio matter
with Tlmyer ! " and a chorus of chumps said
that ho was "all right. " Then nuothcr chuinp ,
nnd still another chump , suggested that other
candidates were lu u bud way , but were us-
nured by the uudlonco that tlioy also were
"all right. "
Then some fellow suggested , with a doubt
ful tune , that .1 elm Urown's body was mould- .
ing In the grave. Thomuslc.il proposition
wns not denied. Huytior did not low his grip
in the early hours , and John Stcca is still
iimonif the living.
The sUigo is set with many stars nnd
stripes , and at U o'clock no moro people will
bo admitted. Tlio house is running over nud
ttio sldownllc is blocked in front for many
yards ,
When Richards culled the house to order ,
ncry ascended from 3,000 , throats. When
Judge Stull of Ncinalm seconded the nomina
tion of Church Ilowo It was n spectacle moro
Biibllmo than satnn qunling Iho holy writ ,
Howe defeated Stull for judge and Stull
turned the other cheek.
Colonel Kusscll ot Col fax was another
friend in need who voted for Howo. It was
apparent from the number of i-.iUro.id baglers
voting for Howe that ho was an nnll-monopo-
lint' from away back.
Jim Stevenson , once in the detective scr-
vlco of Iho Burlington , sat by the side of
Howe and yelled wildly for him.
The Douglas county delegation was Just
across the aisle from Lancaster , and as they
voted together for cnalnnaii the lion and
lamb almost lulil down side by side. The un-
organised territory was about as orderly.
Tom Majors and Church Ilowo sat together ,
which was another lion and Usnb act that is
not frequent.
As Colonel Webster boosted Ilowo over the
footlights , us It was the pleasure of the con
vention that ho should uo , Ilowo spoke a
BIK.-IH.-II that waa roundly iipplaudod. After
the convention got Its chairman at 8:10 : the
real woik commenced.
nn : co\ri : .
A Detailed Kcport of the Proceed-
IIIKH at Lincoln.
Mr. lilchunh culled the convention to order
at8 : . " > 0 mill , amid cheers , asked Iho secretary ,
WallM. Seely , to rend Iho call. No sooner
hud ho sat down than Judge names jumped
to his feet nnd nominated Church Ilowa for
cbnlnnan , Colonel E , 1) . Wohstor was on
"Ms feet n second later imti nonilimtoil John
C. Watson of Oleo for the same position.
M. A. "Walker of I'nwiieo seconded the nomi
nation of Howe , and Tom Swobo of Douglas
seconded the nomination of Watson.
As thn poll ot tlio various counties were nn-
nouncod they were greeted wllh cheers.
\\hen Douglas coiuitvcust ( ill votes for Wit-
son , a deafening shout went up. The chair
man niinouiicea the Ural vote us follows :
Ilowo MS
Wilson , . .i. . . . , "US
Total 3)10 )
Ilowo was doc-hired elected and the an
nouncement wus Kreclud with dc.ifonlng
ehcors. Colonel Webster escorted Howe to
the platform.ciirncu
ciirncu IIGWU'S srcr.ru.
Ilowovent through the usual Shanks for
tlio honor accorded him. lie said ho was
fearful many did not understand the position
politically. They had not traveled enough
through the state to know tlio wrangle going
on , Tlio convention tonight settles thou
sands of votes. Henicmbcr the old party and
what It has done for us. 1 beg of yon to go
xhnv. The old ship is leaking and you want
men who can work tlio pumps. I trust that
our tU'libei-.itloiia will be harmonious , The
ipoech was greeted with cheers.
M. I. AlUca of Douglas was chosen secre
tary und O. Kennurd of Cumlng , assistant
uccrotnry. On motion It was decided to ad-
mil the list of delegates us roeoinniended by
tlio state central committee. This was passed
without a dissenting vote ,
TUB UIOUX COUNTY COXTKST.
Frank Simmons urosont _ this ( uncture and
naked which faction from Sioux county waste
to bo recognized as the proper delegation ,
Motions were made by the representatives of
both tides favoring both the uduilsslou of U ,
P. Davis nnd Ij. .T , Simmons , leaders of both
delegations , On motion ten minutes was id-
lowed for botli deletions lo present tnclr
claims.
IJ. . Simmons was first allowed to speak
for Ids delegation , Ho said no ono bud a
right to contest tils delegation. Ho shook a
bunch of country papers at the vast asscm-
bhige nnd was greeted with shouls of do-
ribion.
1) . P. Davis presented the other side. Mr.
Davis could not talk loudly nud It was the
general opinion that the three votes should bo
thrown out entirely , as Sioux county always
rnl-es trouble. The old soldier racket was
worked for nil It was worth. Dave Mercer
tried to usk u question and succeeded.
This was supposed to bo a happy hit. und
then Ir , Simmons of Sownnl askeil Mr.
Simmons of Harrison a question. The time
consumed .vns worse than wasted , It was
moved that Davis bo seated. An amendment
was offered that Simmons bo seated. This
was voted down. Thu original motion favoring
Davis was curried with a deafening shout.
TIIK QUKSTIO.V OP I'ltOXIKS.
The chairman called the attention of the
convention to the fact that there were nboul
half u dozen proxies and " inked what should
be clone. No action was taken ,
Walker of Pawnee moved that the tem
porary org.muntlon bo made permanent.
Webster of Hitchcock moved that John C.
Watson bo nmdo permanent chairman. This
wns greeted bvlinses. Then Mr. Howe said
some surcaslio things which were oul of
place.
Ransom mnO > a motion that all rcsolulions
ho mnde by tt.o secretary and referred to the
committee on resolutions without debate.
Curried.
Watson said that ho tried to withdraw his
name , as it had been presented without his
knowledge , and thaltho chair had not treated
him with respect. The chair claimed no did
not sec him nndVntson said that all ho
wiiutcd was to show that he was not standing
In the way of the permanent organization.
Mil. UOSUWATKIt SI'K.VKg ,
Mr , Kosowator said that nn Important
crisis In the history of the party was upon
us that upon Iho deliberations of tills night
would depend either Iho success or failure of
the patty. Hodeshcd to call attention to
the customs of both parties in the adoption of
their national platforms the custom prevail
ing to adopt u platform in advance of noiiil-
nntionn. Ho moved that the same system bo
ndoptcd hero , and that u committee on reso
lutions be named at once and a platform re
ported anil adopted ,
This called forth much discussion ; the roll
wan called , and a committee appointed con
sisting of tlio following named gentlemen :
Mupoou. Lancaster ; ICcckley , York ; Hammond
mend , Dodge ; Walker , Pawnee ; Hussc ,
Madison ; Bnllnrd , Fillmore ; Lnfllcr , Gngo ;
MuXish , Cumlng ; Stevenson. Htcharilson ;
Uusscll , Col fax ; IJosewater , Douglas ; Jack
son , Antelope ; Hiu-nes , Dixon ; Andrews , Buf
falo ; Scoville , Hamilton.
The committee went out. nnd Gurlcy moved
tluitim iidjourmnent be taken until tomorrow
morning nt U o'clock. This was voted down ,
and nn amended resoluliou carried , which
adjourned tlio convention ono hour. The
coimnltlco went to the Capital hotel.
Mayor Vaughn's petition , which In effect
provided that no one should monkey with the
prohibition question , 'was heaved lu the
wuslo basket.
Dtmixo TUG itr < ; is : .
The hour's intermission proved about two
hours nnd caused a grand rush for the
straight lemonade stands and streets , Colonel
A. G. AVolflbarger being the solo survivor.
The different candidates took the oppor
tunity to buttonhole a few of these whose
allegiance seemed to waver.
Mr. St. linynor thought that ho had lost
two voles by this to him unheard ot procccd-
Inir. Charley Cjsoy of Pawnee gave M. A.
Walker all of his inspiration nnd read nn
original poem by G. M. Humphrey entitled
"Tho Hurinl of Sir John Moore. " Mr. Casey
was ordered removed to tlio unorganized
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territory : r
At 11:40 tha committee is still out. I visited
their room , No. J17 , at the Capital hotel , and
found c.'ich member with a string of resolu
tions in his hand nnd each oua talking for his
views.
AVrr.ll THE 1IECB84.
Will Gurloy of Omaha spoke and told Ihc
convention to be careful of Ihelr selcclion of
u sailor lo man the ship of state. Ho wanted
honorable men nnd loyal men chosen , wanted
nil personal Intoiest subservient to public
Interest , uud talked good sense for live
minutes.
L.V. . Colby talked nboul party nnd party
ties , and gave tlio republican party a gooil
send off at the usual rales. Ho roasted Jim
lilalno incidentally , nnd said the
republican party could not agree ,
nnd a yell was net up that
lasted fully ten minutes. Colby stood on the
stage and did not know what Jo do. After
ten minutes of howling for Blaine a chorus
wns struck up. "niaino , lllaine , Jim G.
Dlaiue , " and Colby evaporated.
At 12:40 : the committee on resolutions. re
turned and reported the platform.
A motion was inmlo that a stale central
conimltleo bo appointed , and the result wns a
lively tilt between Charley \Vhedon nnd
Matt Dougherty as to order of business. The
motion finally prevailed. The following
were chosen as member * of the central com-
mlttco ! Lewis Herbert , Scotia , J. T. Malll-
lue. HutTalo ; J. C. IJurch , Wymoro : E. A.
Ulluert , York ; T. 0. Cnllihan , Friend ; \V.
11. Nccdlntm , Coleridge ; lj. 13 , Cary , Sidney ;
I'd U , Sizer , .lolin E. Huns , Lincoln ; A. J.
Wright. TecuiiHoh ; W. A. Dllworth , Hus
tings ; George L. Day , Supeilor ; H. C. Hus-
sell. Coif ax county ; Orland Toft , Avoca ; J.
A. Piper. Hloonilagtoii ; W. H , Morse , Chirks ,
C. D. Marr , Fremont ; J. R. Wllliite , Falls
City ; M. 11. Miilloy , Long Pine ; L. T. Shan-
nor , JD'Nolll ; J. L. Trober , . , Elwood ;
j\ . -L. Kvam , David City ; G. L. Cm--
pcnler , Fnlrbury : H. H. Hurtling , Nebraska
City ; J. L. Chain , St. Paul ; S.
Skinner , Tckumah : Jacob Horn , Broken
How ; D. A. Seoville , Aurora : P. J. Hull ,
Memphis ; W. F. Ilechel , William Coburn ,
John H. Uutler , Omaha ; James Uritlen ,
Wayne county.
A motion that John C. Watson bo made
chairman of the stnto central committee was
made by Matt Dougherty.
An amendment was made to nominate a
man ,
Orlando Tcft of Cnss wns nominated bv
Mir.ni Clark.
Paul Sehmlnko spoke for Watson , and
Daughis and Washington seconded the nomi
nation of Watson. The roll was called re
sulting us follows : Watson 5M : Toft f . ' .
And Watson was declared duly elected.
Watson was called for , but was absent.
They Arc Presented to tin ; Committee
l > y Vnrloua Mcmb-I-H.
Mr. Keckloy Introduced the following :
Wlii-reim , Tlio state board of transportation
has Ignored tlio , luit demands of the peoplu
for relief from railroad extortion : therefore ,
UcMilvcil , Thnt thu mumbi'M of mild board
of transnm'tiitlim who luivo thus coutrolled
this action dcsorvu the censure of the republi
can party ot this state , aiiA we hereby eon-
ih-iiin their course.
Mr , Dougherty presented the following :
Whereas , Tlio pruvullliiK rates of Interest on
short tlino loans In the westtu-n pail of this
stale aiuuxci'Silvunnd extortionate ; and
Whereas , Tlio producer nnd borrower from
necessity in tlio wi-storn section ot the stuto
miibt succumb or ohtnlnlmmcdlnlu relluf from
theotitniio.iis niidohopok-.ss burden of such
i aits ( if Interest us ior.l ujrcont ; and
\Mi" > ri-ns Though the statutes of the state
recognlzu thoopprt-sslo.i of usury and forbid
thu hiiiuii. yet the penalty attiiclud l > Iho
priK-ticu theriMt Is so Insignificant , and tin )
Biilns iiilsliix tliori'fi'oiu ho extravagant and
alluring , that fie law as It Mamls is practic
ally Inip.itent und inoperative.
'Ibi-n-ftire. Wi , thu republican party In con
vention iissi'iiibted hereby itsolvetlint wu du *
M.nnd of the legislature , ( list. It shall nmkonll
usurious contracts void , bolli us to principal
nnd lnu-icstibix.-011'.i , It shall intiki ) the taking
of usury u nilvluiiH'iinor niml > > ! iatlo ) by line
and tmnrlbonmcnl ; ami
\\hi-ivnb. Thn republicans of Nol > ras ! < n. In
titntc convention assembled , In IMl , by u vote
otail to Mi. divlmvU lu favor of suhmfttliis to
u Mitootthupeoplo nf the state the iiiu-htlon
of an aiiu-iuliiiontto tlieconstltutlon prohibit
ing the manufacture , sale and lniporiiitlunof
malt , bplrituons and vinous lliiuon In the
slutu ; und
\Vlnjrei : , The leuuullcans of Nebraska tm
iitutoonvtiitlouui > iiiblLul , lu lkV * , by u votlt
nf : it'.l to .Ml. r.ultlml the nliovo iictlnii , and
up in this laiue u lejjlalutiuo elected In
The followlnu was presented by Mr. Hal-
lunl :
lunlYhereii8 , The republic-mi nioniburs of the
Inn lioiiiie o ( Nebraska , In caucus aa < > ciiiblpd ,
declared their Intention of carrying out tills
pledge by u veto ot W , uud lu the legislature of
iwndltl. by a vntocfW ) to 80 , carry this Joint
resolution ; and
Whercai , Tlio counties xvlio o reprewnta-
tlvrs voted forthojolnt resolution eatt n re
publican majority of MM ! , nnd the counties
who-'O representatives voted imulnst the Joint
resolution cnst a deijiocriille majurlly ot
2ISIi therefore , bolt
Kcsolvnl , That In the Interest of the repub
lican party the republican state 10.1 vent Ion of
Nebraska , no\v us-.i-ml > h'd , tli-elare In favor of
tlm adoption of thu iiomlliist pmlilbltory
amendment lo tlmconstitution , and iih-tlRethu
party to Its nilfitioit and Its strict cnfurccincnt
ny aullnblo IIIWH.
Mr. Ballard also offered the following :
Whnri-ii * , Tlio republican party of Nubraild
.mi ledeciiu'd HH plvditito the people hy suh-
nilttlng the ipii'stlen ufjirplilhithiK or IICL-IIK-
IIIL'tlietrutllc lu IntoNlcntlnst llipun-s ! and
\VliereaH , AVircigiili ( ) Its rlulit. by the poo-
[ )1 ( ! to dctcrniliiu that iiui'.stlou ; thcruforo
llesolved , That we. Iho rcuubltciins ot No'
brifUa In eiiiivetitlon nsietiiblt-d , hen-liy
uledgo ourselves to thu earnest iind Impartial
enforcement \Nliatt-ver cinttltutliinil pro-
vHon miiv liundupieil by the pi-dple ,
The followini ; , from same unknown source ,
was presented :
HcHolvccl , Thnt MiioilKl thn niiiPiidmcnt
nrolilhltlng thu manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating llijtiors bo iidobted.
at tlie cumins election , thu republican iiiirtv
hprt-ljy pli-dRes Itself louse all honorable ef-
furts to carry the same Intuf nil oll'ect.
Mr. Scoville offered the following :
Wo condemn the practice that has
grown up In thU Htato of ri'movlujr
oatiscH from the state to the federal
courts upon the pretence ot local prejudice ,
but In ii-nllty tor tlio solo purpo"o of enabllnn
the parties nsklnff the removal to iceoho attorney -
tornoy fees which could not bo reenveied in
tlui it ito courts , nnd wo tit-go upon COIIKIVSS
tlio enactment uf such amendment tu the
piesunt law as will pievent sueh abuses.
fX THE IWPEfi < ! 01tltIJUlS.
How the Ceaseless Tliroiif ? of Pol It I *
Jerome Shamp and Samuel Meyer of Lan
caster counly passed by several limes , but
they did not speak.
Major Pierce of AVaverly , who was snowed
under in the Lancaster deal for representa
tive , shook hands with 1,000 men.
C. K. Eisley of Norfolk , who bus been in a
half do en legislatures , declared that this was
the last convention ho would attend.
Neal "Woodruff , who comes from Sioux
county , says that politicians have increased
fnsler than Iho population of the slalo.
Charley Holmes joined the Johnson county
contingent and Bnvo Stcphenson was tlio
ccntr.il figure in tlio Hlchurdson delegation.
A. V. Cole , brigadier Ronernl of nil the
navies und armies in tlio field , remained close
about the holel all day mid pinned his faith lo
Thaycr. *
Bob Tairgart , who has been county treas
urer of Otoc county , and who in ' 81 repre
sented Otoc in the house , was ono of the
busy ones nil dav.
Tom Majors of Ncmaha opened rooms , and
with his faithful man Friday , Coloue-l Doo.
McOrow. buzzed nnd button-holed all men
who fell In upon Thomas.
Judge Tucker Is down from \rnlcnllno nnd
ho will bo seated in the proscenium box
lonight , from which point ho made a speech
to the convention two years ago.
Judge T. O. C. Harrison of Grand Island ,
who will contest for congressional honors In
the Third , came in at noon , and with Humor
and Muiklcjolm talked over the situation.
L. D , Fo\lcr of Omaha , who once aspired
to bo governor from Clay county , hobnobbed
nobly with Henry Groshnns of Sutton and
made Pete Younger's room his headquarters.
Ed Honrc , fanner nt Iho Indian school at
Genoa , was an interested nnd delighted spec
tator. Ed is a rustler in politics iu that part
of tlio stale and always comes to Iho conven
tions.
Aaron Wnll of Sherman county Is present ,
but W. II. Conger , who received a gold watch
from old soldiers who never saw tlio war ,
was absent. This is Sherman county politics
today.
"Majyr Penrman-of Konrnoy , nt one time
squatter governor of Nebraska , was'on the
ground , but he found that a Kansas innjoi
did not cut as much of a figure as a Nebraska
piivato.
Captain Hill worked lia-d , saw a tuousam ]
men , doubtless. From Ids room many ol
them would go to Pete Youngcr's room , and
to both candidates men promised their allegi
ance nnd support.
John Harper of Cutler co'unty , who wnntec
to ba state treasurer two years ago , and who
runs u dry goods store at David ( Jity , took a
day oft and thanked his stars that ho was out
of it , hchopsd , for all time.
A. J. Gustin , the anil-monopolist of Kear
ney , who dally preaches governmental con
trol of railroads , carne in the early morning
hours , but ho announced that ho wasn't r
c mdiU'itc ' for auditor of stale , ns "ligs did not
grow on thistles. "
Major O. 0. Bates , the battle-scarred vet
eran of militia fame , and who expected to bo
contingent congressman , but who gave up his
hope to General Colby , declared that ho line
never In alibis lite seen such an exciting
convention In nny slate.
John Allen of 'McCook , who came dowi
With Iho intention of being secretary of stato.
tapped a box of cigars at daylight and lolc
Charley Babcoclc lo run In his friends. Allen
is n young merchant ot McCook and this is
his lirsl whirl in politics.
Jim Doveny of Johnson , who carries the
democracy of that county in his inside pocket
took ono of Osgood's rooms to talk democratic
politics to W. J. Bryan of this city , whllo
Charley Brown came down from Omaha to
guard zealously the Morton boom.
Aiuly Graham , Iho war horse- from Cumin ) ,
county , who aspired to Iho oflico of slnt <
treasurer two years ago , and who introduce * !
und passed resolutions against the prcsen
state board of transportation , had his coat off
and did great work In the slruggle.
Ed Cams , the horny-handed son of toi
from Howard , could not resist tlio temptattoi
anil "blew In" in Iho morning. The ox-lieu
tenant govenor clalmeet to have 800 acres oi
corn tlint needed plowing badly , but thoughi
lie might make hay at least ono day in Lin
coin.
Smith Caldwell , whom the boys cal
"Lengthy , " nnd who is chief oil inspector
wns one of the most prominent figures In th <
whole business , and ho computed that ho hue'
walked seven hundred miles. Smith was n
Thayer ir.an because ho was under obliga
tions to the governor.
Ex-Governor Daves of Crete sat In the
committee room all forenoon and said that ho
was truly ( jlad that ho was out ol politics. :
Hiked him about his Snllno county ulruggle ,
and it was nt oiieo evident that ho and Foss
have had a fulling out und that they arc not
liable to full in very soon.
Tni. r * ur
. .loniij. \ . wutson came in irom utoo count }
nnd Insisted that , no matter what happened
ho was 1 ways a republican and that ho lionet'
the convention would bo wise and make care
ful selections. Mr. Wat-son may think Inlets
lots of ways , but ho always has but one
opinion in politics , and that is for victory
Air. Watson was presented with a botllo o
hair restorer , but ho refused it with scorn.
Paul Schminko.ii on the ground , but hols
not lighting "mit the shlneral" this time
Mayor Wilson moves on ono side of him , hut
the old timers note the vacancy on his other
side , where Frank Unnsoni was wont tostnnd
When they llrst went into politics all three
wore wooden shoes to the convention , bu
since Frank has become a silk stocking h
Douglas county Paul declares that politics
have greatly changed.
There was n seance In the rooms of the
Buffalo delegation last night , in which
Smytho of the Enterprise nnd Cutting
cro-bed swords. Sniythu was calling Cutting
to task for not being a MacColl man , tint
Cutting- opened lire on him , telling him in
language that "Truthful Jamas would ho
pained to relate'1 that there WM no owner
ship in Hint delegation. The row was smoth
m-Oil mill hnnt rmt nf thft n.-iiiprs.
urvii mm uupi UUL ui inu iiuiiura.
Above the surging crowd Dan Xottlcton's
tanned visage is seen , ThoCluy county dclo
gallon has been nl sea without n rudder
Henrv Grosshans throw himself In the
breach , but even ho could not unita the eio
mcnls. L. D , Fowler came from Omaha to
unite the factions , but still they refused to
unite. XettU'ton has his delegation for congress
gross and ho is nlso in Uio slalo delegation
and further seems to bo neck deep in politics
The scenes in the hotel all day , und up to
the hour of the meeting of the convention
were about thosaino nsycslcrdav. All of the
old-timers were in the city. Continual anO
never ending strings of candidates , candi
dates' friends nnd lookers-on crowded the
narrow stairs clear to the top floor. Men
whispered , men talked loud and some met
swore. Attempts nt combinations were memo
to numbers tedious but combines failed to
otnbino ; promises were nttlo In earnest nnd
n lest , nnd the honrtWsyness , treachery ,
upllcity and greed of pollUcii nud politicians
vero painfully innnlftwt. W
Ed whltcoinb of the Friend Telegraph nr-
Ivcd at Iho scene ot war tdilny mm Immcdl-
itely deployed hlm'Olf on.'lnq skirmish lluo.
lo was armed with n Jmuo With n bludo two
eel long , nnd every inch of It was unsheathed
orOeorgo II. Hastings. * He declared that
Instlngs had taken all the degrees In the
allroad lodjro and was delivered in advance
o them. Then to an 'ildndrlng crowd ho
Inlincd thai George wa.i not n good repub-
lean. It wns n rcno\vnl of the old Dawes
ind anU-Uawcs fight that for yenrs disrupted
Snllno county jiolltirs. In the meantime
Iiistlngs moved on In Iho even tenor of his
vny , and the number of li.uid.-i reached outer
or him to shake showed that the boys were
not far from Ulm.
At. VAHIIIIIOTIIEU.
OX THK Ms.iKK rJtOXT.
The City Council Uccldt ; to There TJO-
uatc the "World1 * Kulr.
CHICAGO. July ! ! 3. Amid great cheering to-
light the ordinance by the directors of the
world's fair asking the use of the Luke front
is part of the silo for the world's fair was
idopled by Iho city council without amend
ment. The vote stood 4t to 15. The ordi
nances pledges the city of Chicago to pay for
nny piling or filing iu of the hike that
may bo necessary to the extent of 2,000,000
and after Hie fair is ended return to bo made
of the ground to Iho city to bo u\pd : forever
as a public park. Not less than 150 acres of
the lake front-uroto bouttllzcdforworld's fall-
purposes. It Is stipulate ! that no bargainer
nny sort Is to be entered Inlo between the fair
directors nnd tlio Illinois Central railroad for
control of that portion of Iho Inko
front occupied by the Illinois Central
tracks unless said bargain shull Ibo
first approved by the city council. In case the
city of Chicago loans or subscribes $5UOOOIK )
to the stock of the exposition directors to
guarantee that Iho amount of money returned
to the city shall bo less than the cost of
whatever piling or Illllng of the lake may be
done. The ordinance does not llx nny maxi
mum number of acres to bo utilized of the
lake front , but the prealcst amount to bo ob-
talnublo by nny of the plans thus fur In
formally outlined is two" hundred and fifty to
three hundred acres. No change Is made in
the plan of placing the remainder of the afTiiir
in Jackson parlc , about five miles distant on
Iho lake shore.
By Iho lake front is moanl Chicago harbor
and a long strip of land immediately adjoin
ing and between tbo business portion of tlio
city and the waters of Luke Michigan.
After passing the ordlhuneo the council
voted to appoint a committee of live to go to
Springtleld to operate with the worlds fair
directors in securing favor.iblo legislation.
It decided also that n committee should bo
appointed lo end .ivor to beUlolako front
litigation. _
An Opinion on the Fair.
Piiii\iii.i'iiiA , I'a. , July 2 : ) . Through n
misunderstanding General A. T. Goshern ,
who was to have met the committee of Iho
world's fair commissioners in New York
today , came to Philadelphia Instead. Ho will
meet the commissioners tomorrow. In re
sponse to questions hero' ho said ho would
not accept the directorship of the Columbian
exposition. Ho said further : "The Chicago
exhibilion will bo mainly agricultural and
Iho foreign representation will not be exten
sive. This Is my opinion based on the Paris
exposition and the fact thai foreign nations
must incur great expense' to get to Chicaiio.
Financially I think Iho Chicago fair will be a
success. " & , T
THE
Blr.'AVliltoJnw H ' UT' 'TCH'Ills' linpres-
sloiin Kcgnrdliiir K-
[ Copi/rfu/it / ISfMby Jtimw l7. . > < Ion Hcnnctt. ' ]
PAWS , July 2. ! . [ New' York Herald Cable
Special to TiiKllKi : . ] RepresentaliveSicclo
today called upon Mr. Whltelaw Held to ob-
laiu his personal impressions regarding Iho
McKlnloy bill. Following is a translation o
the interview :
"We must go back to the war of the scccs
sjon to find out why il was necessary to cre-
nlo high protective tariffs In the Uniled
Slalcs. The result of Uio war was Iho cro-
allen of facllous of manufacturers and. the
birth of a new and powerful political party
upholding protcclion. Socialist politicians
also called for high customs dulics , whicl
they agreed would nlpno allow incrcasoi
wages. State socialism is then tlio solo rca
sou for Ibis exaggeration Of tariffs.
"This considerable increase iu duties re
suited in frauds to the prejudice of customs
These frauds , together wllh Iho trouble
which custom house onicials found in dis
covering the real vnluo of Importet
goods , motived one or two bills
which are only a sliuplo regulalioi
of an outranco entailing very severe mcas
urcs , as you nro aware measures of whicl
consequences nro perhhps greatly exnggcr
utcd , which , in my opinion , cannot long re
main In force , for they are of a character to
satisfy nobody , ncither.lmportcrs nor our fel
low countrymen in the United Stales.
"Although the bill increasing dulics is noi\
being debated for Iho second time In our
senate , I do not think it will bo passed. If 1
were , It would only Increase the dilllculties o
commerce. The struggle for life , which is
fell more every day , has started throughou
the world n protcclionist current , but us fai
ns I am concerned , T consider the protcctionis
an outranco opposed to clviliz.flion. !
do not know whether' ' high tariffs will in
crease thn wages of Iho/working classes , bu
this I can say : That before voting on those
two bills more thought should have bcci
given lo our great universal exhibilion
which is to bo held In Chicago In 1693 , whicl
seems to mo to bo greatly compromised
thanks to these two bilU. "
< Kflfi IIODY.
An Arkansas Kcnil. Terminates in a
liloocly mltuhei-y.
TIIXAUKANA , Ark. , July 2'J. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKH , ] TJho body of Satnuo
Stone of Lewisvillo , Ark. , in the adjoining
county of Lufayolto , Ark. , with tho. beat
shot off , was brought hero tpdaynnd buried
An account of his killing was obtained from
Lowisvillo. It seems 'that Dr. Chlsholm
Samuel Stone anda man mimoi
Cublnncs went yesterday to the salooi
of Jnko Stone , a brother of Sam. After
drlnklnp C.ibhmoa told Chlsholm that ho
wished to sco him privately. All four mei
went lo a back room , and there the three
men drew revolvers nnd begun bcntinj.
Ohisholm with thorn. ' , Finally they lot
him go. Going lo his house ho oh
tallied n sholfcun , pml on his rolun
lo the saloon met SamiStono. Ho shot , nut
Stone's head was cokMetcly severed from
his body. f I
It appears Hint Iho killing was Iho socont
chapter of the fucd behvecn Chlsholm am
Sheriff Cllno Lomoy , the , first chapter of
which was setllod bbnio time since. Tlio
dead man headed a 'commission ns dcpul ;
sheriff under Lcmoy. . Chlsholm has 1101
been arrested , r
ST. PKTUUSIICUO , .f&ly aj. Tbo Siberian
cattle plague is ravaging the province o
Khizan , Cattle , horses and sheep nro dylnf ,
by thousands. Two-thirds of the animals at
tacked tlio from Iho disease , A number o
peasants have nlso contracted the disease , bu
no fatal cas > es thus far1 have been reported.
SteaniHlilp Arrival ,
At Bnltimoro The Main , from Bremen ,
At Hamburg The Hhnetiu , from No\\
i'ork.
At London Slii-ntaili The Cily of New
York ; the Oranniore , from Baltimore. *
At New York TUe Waosland , from Ant
werp.
r * \
) AiLt BEE.
JULY 24 , 1890. NUMB.3U 30.
MARGRAVE'S ' LITTLE SCHEME ,
Io Luid His Plans to Onpturo a Comfortable
Icritnge ,
A STORY OF THE SAC AND FOX AGENCY ,
AVell Imltl IMaiiH Likely to Cling
A lco The OdverniiuMH Conies
to th i Hctuiio of the
Indium.
WASHINGTON HIMIRAUTHI : OMAHA Ilr.n ,
fiUi FUHTiiNTIt ( : : STIIIiHT ,
WASIII.NHTOX , D. C. , July U3.
The visit .pf Judge He.ivls of Falls City
icro ut this tlino iwvcals n very peculiar Incl-
lent In connection with the Sac nnd Fox
Indian reservations near that town. It seems
there nro about 8,000 acres of land In this sec-
ion occupied by something like eighty la-
linns nnd that these Indians are dissolute ,
a/.y and a disgrace to the state. According
to tlio evidence which has been submitted to
the secretary of the Interior and the commis
sioner of Indian affairs this state of demorall-
zallon among the Sacs and Foxs Is duo
largely to the efforts of ft whlto
man named Margrave , who married on
Indian woman of the tribe nud who
farms the entire reservation to his own
benefit and ho receives , It Is alleged , an In
come of about $20,000 a year from his enter
prise. Margrave's policy seems to bo to keep
the Indians in such n state of dilapidation that
they will rather kill themselves off bv drinkIng -
Ing whisky or die off rapidly. Then If ho cm
maintain tlio tribal relations he will be able
to practically control the entire reservation
for himself nnd family. Owing to this
pretty little design the Indians are allowed
to exist upon the bounty of the government.
No attempt Is made to bring them Into the
ways of civilization , and a few dollars oc
casionally spread out among them serves
to keep them in a constant
state of intoxication , and maintain them us a
constant menace to the whlto people in the
vicinity. On March 10 hist live half-breed
men and a woman , the men being named re
spectively Frank , Lewis , Pliillp , Thomas and
Peter Murphy , and tlio woman their sister ,
Mrs. Maggie Lofevre , secured an order from
the secretary of the Interior em-oiling them
members of the trlba , as their mother re
sides upon tlio reservation mid has nlwnj's
been looked upon as entitled to any benefit
which may accrue from her connection with
the Sacs and Foxs , but some Kansas
congressmen who are supnoscd to have
a very friendly feeling towards Mr. Mar
grave introduced a bill In the house providing
that no member of the tribe who was not en
rolled on January 1 should bo entitled to nny
of the hinds or nny portion of the annuities
duo to the Indians. Subsequently the gen
tlemen secured an amendment to the Iiidmi
appropriation bill providing that no poition
ot the annuities provided for by that bil
should ho paid any members of the SnuiuiC
Fox tribe in Nebraska who were not curullci
as members of the tribe on January
i last , tlio object of this , of coin-so ,
being lo deprive the Murphys of any rights
which they might have under tlio order of the
secretary of the interior of March last. To
day JUilgcrUoavis , who Is the attorney foi
the Murpbysealled upon the commissioner o :
Indian affairs with Senator Paddock and the
two gentlemen explained the situation to the
commissioner to such good effect that ho 1ms
ordered a special agent to proceed to the res
ervation for the purpose of reporting fullj
upon the condition of affairs generally as he
finds them there. It U believed Unit the re
sult of this will bo that Mi1. Margv.ive's
little scheme will bo nlnpud in
the bud. Several years ago congress
authorized the allotment of lands In this ro
nervation to the Indians in severally , but It Is
alleged that the opposition of the Indians was
the result of Margrave's machinations anil
that ho succeeded subsequently in defeating
the entire plan for allotment. Ittlio Hpeciu !
agent linds that till these allegations are true
It1s quito probable that new stTS will be
taken to allot the lands ns authorized uy congress -
gross and that the Indian ofllco will C"'j tli-'l
Margr.ivo does not again defeat the will ol
congress and the desire of Iho Indiniis. In
this connection , attention Is called to the fact
that while the Sacs and Foxes uro slovenly
nnd disreputable , the Indians on the adjoin
ing reservation occupied by the lowas are
thrifty farmers , every male among whom is
self-sustaining.
pAimocK WAS MisqioTii : ) .
Senator 1'addocic , who'lias been confined to
his bed for a week , was nt the capitol ihls
morning. Ho was shown a dispatch and edi
torial from a Philadelphia paper in which lie
was quoted us being violently opposed Is tlio
federal election bill and asserting that ho
would not vote for any federal election bil
that might bo offered and stating Unit the
business interests of the country were op
posed to such n measure and tnat tint was
sufficient ground for its dcfoat. Senatoi
Pud dock said :
"I have not seen n newspaper man or been
interviewed by any one for a week past anil
nny such statement of my views Is entirely
unauthorized by mo. I have been oiiau in
my opposition to the Lodge election bill as
passed in the house and have no hesitation in
Miying that 1 do not believe the countrj
will endorse u measure whleh will take
$11,000,000 ! a year to enforce , especially ntthls
period when the whole country Is demanding
relief from taxation , I have serious doubts
whether a'force bill is either good politics 01
advisable from any standpoint under present
conditions. Willol do not believe that the
elections held throughout Iho south are
lioueat , It is a very serious question how to
meet the difficulty without creating a bill
greater ono in its train. I should bo glnd to
support a measure which I believed would be
effective nnd accomplish more results foi
good than it will do harm. I have not saU
that I will not vote for a federal elections bil
and have been misquoted by these who have
made the assertion. "
OUIOIXAI , i'ACKAm , : coNi'ijwii : ? .
Soa'itor Wilson of Iowa , author of the
original pickago bill , was asked by Tin : lici
correspondent today what would bo
done with tne measure. "It has not yet beet
received from the house. Uut the senate wil
probably ucccdo to the request for a confer
enco. The desire of tills body. I have no
doubt , Is to get some oftlelont legislation. MI
own bias and the only ono I know of on tlio
part of other senators is in favor of securing
the object in vlow. " The conferees on the
part oftho house will bo Messrs , Stewart o
Vermont , Culbertson of Texas and IS. U
Taylor of Ohio.
BAYERS ON imtlOATION.
* Representative Snyros of Texas , chalrmai
ot the sub committee of appropriations li
charge ot tlio sundry civil bill said toddy
speaking of the action of the senate In strllc
Ing out the item of ST'-'O.OOO for contimiingthe
Irrigation survey that ho would prefer to sec
the bill fall altogether than to ngroo to the
elimination of that Item. "It is i
principle the house is striving
to maintain , " said ho , "and I d (
not believe that It will consent to the nlian
donmentof that work Just on the era of ac
complishing great things for tlio country to
bo bimellted by It. To secure these benefits
it is necessary that the lands should bo with
drawn from scttlemcnl in order to proven
their falling into the hands of speculators am
syndicates. His evident that a hitter nnd
probably prolonged controversy over the Irri
gallon survey is inevitable between the house
und senates' .
KNUMKIIATOUS1 PAV.
Superintendent Porter said today Itvouli
bo some time before ho would bo ready to
send out the checks for the payment of th
enumerators In thu stnto of Nebraska. A
present ho is busily cngairod examining th
accounts nnd paying oil the enumerators in
the largo cities cast , beginning with Now
York , and U will probably bo ut least ainont !
> cforo XobrusK'uch.ecks can bo prepared ami
scut out. . *
" / KI.I.ANEOt'S.
Assl tant | > Itnry Chandler today de
cided In favolioyiil G. Meckor , who con-
eJted the c.i sstry of Anna Brisbane for
-ho oiwt lu I the northeast quarter of
oU 1 nnd 4 rltlon II. township 16 north ,
range 2'Jvcf J- Iirth Pintle , Nob.
In reply fcri liettlon from J. Ij. Klelmrds
of DoWittj It to the war department
through Sj / Paddock relative to what Is
leecssary | lure honorable discharge from
the service lie United States for members
olCump.iij I , First regiment , Nebraska
voluntwr I try. the net-rotary of war ad
vises the xouiiAir thai this reylment was n
territorial organization ordered by the gov-
criiiiiimt in ISill , which was never mustered
Into the service of the United States and
consequently the members nro not entitled to
n discharge from the general government.
J. j\ . Walter * and bride ot McCook are
here on their wedding trip.Pr.iuiY
Pr.iuiY S. HF.VTII.
ix'rintinTi\ti
Tlio Chicago , Uoulc Inland X Paolfle
SUCH ( lit ; Denver > VHlo Orattdc.
DijNvnii , Cole , , July ! > .1. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Ilia : . ] A ea.se that will exelto great
interest in railroad circles has been started
mid will come up for hearing next Friday or
Monday. The Chicago , Uock Island & 1'uci-
lie railroad company filed yesterday in tlio
clerk's onleo.-.ot the United SUitcs district
court a bill of complaint ag.ilnst Iho Denver
& Hlo Grande railroad compiny for the violation
lation of n contract entered into with the
Hock Island road nnd asking the court to en
join said Denver & UioUramlo rallvo.nl from
further violation. The complaint states fully
the conditions of tlio contract and polnls out
dollnllelv wherein the Hlo ( Irand road is at
fault. The agreement between the two roads
entered Into Felmrnry 15 , l ! > vi ,
granted to thu Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific-
railroad the use of the Denver & Hlo Grand
rallwav between and Including Denver and
South Pueblo upon several conditions , ono of
which was the continuation of the Hock
Island railroad from the western boundary of
Kansas to Colorado Sin-Ings. Another was
the. payment of part of the yearly expense of
the Improvements and betterments In the
same proportion as the number of wheels ran
over the road by the Koek Island company
bore to the whole number of wheels run over
it during the whole year. The complainant
claims that all the conditions were faithfully
compiled with , and everything went
on in a satisfactory manner until
the Hock Island found It expedient
to make a truckage agreement with
the Union Paclile , whereby a certain
part of the Hock Island trnflio was run over
the Union Pacific from Lltnon , the iioint of
its intersection with the Hock Island , to
Denver. The complainant states that the
Hock Island used Its own trains , tr.ilmuon
and appurtenances , and used this mad only
for the ninety miles that Ho between Denver
and Ijiniou. No shipments were made to
points beyond Deliverer Trillion. The com
plainant further states that the defendant
nils nil along intimated that such tralllc over
tlio Union 1'neifio was not to be allowed , but
complainant hold Unit sueh action did not
mllitato against the interest of the Denver it
Hio liiMiido , and in no wuv affected tlio con
tract between the complainant and defendant.
Hut now , inasmuch as the Denver & Hlo
( .r.mdo railroad company has notified
the Hock Island that on and after August li
defendant will exclude from its property all
ears , train equipment and trafllcof the com
plainant which may l > o brought , to Denver
ver the line of tlio Union Pacific railway ,
tlio complainant asks for a writ of injunction
restraining the defendant from in any way
interfering with or hindering the complainant
in the free use and enjoyment ot all rights
secured' by the contract referred to.
The Comml ten Itaunnvcncs.
CHICAGO , July 2l. ! { Spselnl Telegram to
Tin : Bii : : . ] The committee of western rail
road ofilcinls , with Chairman Walker nt its
bead , reconvened to-day to discuss the pro
posed advance In rates from KunsasCIty. The
discussion developed Iho fact that it would
not bo necessary to agree on an exnct division
of traIHe before an advanca in r.ile.s could bo
made. Such an arrangement , it was thought ,
mi ht ba construed as pooling by the inter
state commerce commission , and an under
standing that no line hhall talio over a certain
percentage of any commodity will be substi
tuted.
At this poiul It became manifest that the
Missouri 1'ac.illc and \Vubaih must ho con
sulted on Kansas City traffic , and it was de
cided to adjourn until Friday und call those
two voutoi into consultation. It waa found
lodny that yesterday's figures on the losses
by the reductions In rates from Kansas City
were under the mark.
The loss will roach nearly ? " > , WW,000 n year ,
and over half that sum has already been lost
by the various roads since the reductions
went into effect. It is the mission of the
committee to save this vast sum.
The WaliitHli Absorbs a Toiynlnal.
Cmo.van , July : ) . [ Special Telegram to
Tins Hiin.l The Wabash road has. added a
valuable terminal to its system by thu prac
tical absorption of tlio uncompleted St.
Joseph t Southern railroad. The Wabasli
guarantees SlOJiK ) ( > : ) of the bonds of the St.
Joseph it Southern , and by a connection nt
Slbley secures an entrance into St. Joseph.
The line will b3 ready for tlio rolling stoftk
this year. _
' l'iir 'iuse.
'I lie Canadian Paollle'n ;
BOSTOV , Mass. , July ! ) , ' ! . Thb wa-jk the
Canadian Pacific railway completed the ar
rangements made some tlino ago for the purchase -
chase of tlio entire Now Brunswick railway
and thereby connects ocean to ocean by its
own track. The New lirunswU-lc system
comprises nearly live hundred mlljs of rail
way.
iV Few \Vordn From the Itepro-tentn-
tlvo lonriioynien Oarpentc-i-H.
Cnn-Ano , July ! i'l. [ Si)3chi ) 1 Telegram
to TUB line , ] Trouble is again brewing
among the carpenters. The now bosses' nsso-
clntlon Is kicking vigorously against alleged
violations of the arbitration agreement l > y the
carpenters' council , nnd it is probable Unit n
serious disagreement between tlio two organ
izations may ensue.
"Tho chief cause of complaint and many
minor ones , " said u niembcrof the new boises
association today , "is the arbitration agree
ment plainly mid specifically MipulaK-d that
no union Journeymen were to work for the
members of the carpenters nnd builders' as-
soclullon. As a mutter of fact there are now
fifteen hundred or more union cnriientors
working for the old bosses at less than IKS
cents an hour. Wo have supposed wo were
to have the support of the carpenters' coun
cil , Wo were promised it. That promise has
not been kept , and I do not know how long
our association will aland being Juggled In
this way. Another complaint wo have to
make Is that the carpenters' council is fur-
nihhlng men to the iity to do day work , thus
cutting business right nwnv from the contractors -
tractors of our association. Then there are
many minor grievances , and you may look
out for some sort of trouble bafoiv long. "
That there nro many union carpuntont
working for the old bosses " association Is not
denied by the officers of the carpenters coun
cil ,
"Wo have nn object In It , " f > nld ono of them
today. "We have ncnt those men on the olu
bosses Jobs to do missionary work , nnd they
huvodono it well , too. Many and many a
member of tno carpenters'and builders' us-
soclution thinks that ho has a full force ol
non-union men at work for him. whllo in fact
every man of them belongs to tlio carpenters'
council. In this way wo have secured a hol ( !
on the 'old bosses' which they little suspect.
Complaint und strenuous ofTorU uro being
iiiaiIe to bring about u settlement of the strike
with the old DOSSCS , Should these plans fall
nr bo rejected by the bosses another strike is
among the probabilities. By having our men
distributed us they are we could effectually
cripple Uio bosses. "
Gold for Knrope.
NBW Yomc.July la. Six hundred thousand
dollars In gold have been ordered for ship
ment to liuropo.
IS IT CONTRA BONOS MORES ?
The Question is Disonsa.'d by Great Britain
Mid the Uuitod States ,
SECRETARY BLAINE EXONERATED ,
Tlio Documents to irovo It Kent to
( llO 11(11180 Of Itopr. Hl-ntUtlvCS
All about ( li Ht-nl
WASHINGTON , J\ily " ( \ . The president today
sent to the house of representatives In
answer ton resolution Introduced by Kepre-
sentntlvo Illtt , the oflk'liil eorre.spondoiiro bJ-
twoon the government of the United States
and the government of Uront Britain touch
ing on the seal fisheries ofjtho Bchrlng son ,
lu Ills ik-cittnp.uilng letter transmitted to
the president , Seeretnry Hliilno under date
of liar Harbor , July MI , regrets the delay In
the transmission which the president di
rected on the IHh lust. , nnd nays
Unit tlio eorrospondeneo Is still In
progress. Tlio correspondence Inoludes
thirty sepnrato papers , beginning with u letter -
tor from HiUvnnls , the first secretary of tlio
legation nnd charged''daily : after Minister
Wc.u's recnll , dateJ August 'Jl , isv.i , mr.l
closing with oni ) from Secretary IMiihio to
Sir Julian Puuneefote , the llrltlsh minister ,
dated .Inly HI , IS'.H ) .
In his first letter Kd wards refers to the re
ported Hcsiroh and seizure of British vessels
lu Behrlng SIM and under Instna'Uon.s of
Marquis Salisbury that stringent Instruc
tions bo sout by the United States nt the
earliest iiiouient to their olllcers to prevent u
reeurreuco of such events. The lutter also
re-fora to the luet Unit Ilaynrd when secretary -
tary of state had ussutvil Great llrlluln that ,
l > einllng n sotlleinent , no further inter
ference with Uritish vessels should take
place. Mr. Hlaiuo replied Unit It was the
earnest desire of tlio president to coino to iv
satisfactory uudoi-.itiinding , and expressed
thu belief that all the points at Issno were
capable of prompt adjustment. The corres
pondence between Mr , Kdnmnds and Secre
tary niuiuo was continued at some lciith | ,
and It nnpears that Mr. Blnlno Inquired what
authority there was for the above stated as
surance of Mr. Uaynrd. Mr. Kdwimls said
Unit It was HU nssuratiej eonnininleiit"J unof-
ilcially by the United States minister In Lou-
don and also by Mr. Hayard to Minister
West In 18SS.
The correspondence between Secretary
Blniiio and the new British minister com-
inenced Jimu iry U'J of this year with a very
long letter from thu secretary to Sir
Julian Pnmiccforto. In this letter
Mr. lllaino goes over _ the \\holo
question , and says It is the opinion of tlio
president that the vessels arrested wore on-
gagc-tl In a pursuit that was in itself contra ,
bonus moivs. Air. Ulntno contended that
ever since this government acquired rights In
Bclirlng sea stiu maintained undlsturliecl
possession until ISSO , and that the.io rights
she and Russia had established mid enjoyed
for no.u-ly n century. In I8SO , Iho secretary
said , certain Canadian vcss-ls asserted their
rijhts to enter urn ! by tholr rutule.ss course
to itojtroy tlio fisheries.
The government of the United States at
once proceeded to check this movement ,
wnlch unchecked was sure to do grant and
irrepir.uilo harm.
Regarding England's claim that the notz-
ni'os were made on tlio high seas , Jlr. Jllalno
says it is doubtful whether her miijosty'a
government would ubhlo by this rule if an
attempt wcra maJo to interfere with
tlio pearl fisheries of Ceylon , which extend
more than twenty mile. * Irom the shore line
and liavo been enjoyed by Knginnd with
out molestation over .since their acquisition.
On February 10 the British minister wrote
that his government was willing to adopt the
suggestion mndo In the course of their Inter
views that tlio tripartite negotiation sus
pended in London in 188S bo rc.mii'.cd In
Washington , and ivcoininonda to ills govern
ment certain provisional measures to vemoyo
any npprohension of tlio depletion of the sen ] .
Lord. Salisbury , under dilto of Ivluy x2 lost
replies to Mr. lilnino's argument1" .
Uolativo to the statomcnt Unit tlio seizure !
were Jnstllled by the fact that they were en
gaged in a pursuit that is In Itself contra
mores a pursuit which of necessity involves
serious and permanent injury to the rights of
the government nnd people of Ilia United
Status tlio marquis says :
,
"It is obvious Unit two question ) nro In
volved , first whether the pursuit and killing
of lur seals in certain parts of the op n sea In ,
from the point of viuw ot International moral
ity , an offense , contra hones inures , nnd sec
ondly whether If such bo the case this fact
Justliled thu sel/.nro on the high .scan anil the
subsequent confiscation in a tlino of peace of
private vessels of a friendly nation.
"Tho pursuit of seals in the open ( tea under
\vhalovorrlreninstances mm never hitherto
been considered as nirncy bv a elvlll/.ed state ,
l-'ur teals are Indisputably animals fcrno
tuiturao and thay universally havu Inon re
garded by Jurists as res nullcns until they
are caught. No person , therefore , oan have
property In them until ho Iris actually ro-
. ilucud them Into possession by capture. It
requires something mow than n declaration
that the government or tlti/ens of the
United States , or even countries , interested
In the seal tr.ulo are losers by n certain
course of proceedings to render thnteuurso
mi immoral oiio.
"Her majesty * government would deeply
regret the ) > i suit of fur seals In the high
seas by lldtish vessels should it involve even
the slightest Injury to the people of the
United Slutos. Jflho case bo proved , they
will bo ready to consider what measures cau
be properly taken fur tlio remedy of such In
jury but tlioy would bo unable on that ground
to depart from the principle on which free
commerce on tlio high seas depends. "
He-spccllng Mr. Hhdno's statements of the
oxchibivu monopoly enjoyed by Prussia , the
iiiuriwis quote * from the K-tter to the United
States minister In Russia , which nation la
Ib'Jl prohibited nil foreign vessels Irom approaching
preaching within 10(1 ( inilea from the coast of
the Bohrlng Htr.ilts to tlio filst degree
north latitude , to the effect Unit the United
States could admit no part of tlmso claims.
The marquis nlso siiyu Mr. Ulalno must
have been misinformed respecting tlio unin
terrupted possession by the United states
from ib < i ? lo ItN ! , and submits extracts from
reports of United SUitcs'i flircrj to show that
during that time British vessels were en
gaged at InterviiU In fur seal flsherlcn wltli
thocogni/anceof the United States govern
ment.
The next letter In the Borlo ? Is from tlta
Uritish minister to Mr. Bialnc , under dnto ol
May : it ; , and says as tlio secretary has con-
IIrined now paporstatemonts tliut tlionivenuo
entter.s had been ordered to Uehrlng sea to
seize foreign sealers ho Is Instructed to say a.
formal protest against sueh Interference wltli
British vessels will bo forwarded without
delay.
Secretary Hlalno on the 20th wrote. Sir
Julian that he Is Instructed by the president
to protest ng.dnst the couwo of the British
government in nuthorUlng , encouraging und
proteetliiK vessels whleli mo not only inter
fering with American rights In Helirliiff sea ,
hut which nre doing violence to the rlgnti u
well of the civilized world.
The president , ho says , U surprised that
such a protest should bb nuthori/.od by I.orJ ,
Siillsbiiry , especially bccr.uso the provlou *
dei'laralmn of his lordship would seem
render It Impossible.
The secretary then rapidly sUot-hos the his
tory of the negotiations under the previous
administration a ml says : "You will obscrvo
that from November II , 1M7 , to April
'Jii , ISss , Lord Salisbury had hi every
form of hpceeh assented to the necessity of
a close bciiboii for tlie nrotcction of Goals.
These assurances were given to the American
minister , to the American charge , to the
Uusslan amti.issiidor and on inoru ttmu ona
occasion to the two or them together.
"Tho United blalvs hud ay reason , thirc