THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
T WRNTTRTT-r VTC Al ? OlVfAT-TA tt DXTCSDAY MORNING. ATTflTTRT (5. (
DEATH IN A BURNING BARN ,
Two Llttlo Girls at Perry , la , , Meet With
a Terrible Fate.
THREATENED LYNCHING AT WATERLOO ,
in niily\llloMan Katally Injured Ily
a Gasoline i\plc ; > < tlon A nrnkctiinn
JCilleil HI ruble Nominated
lor Congress.
Prnnr , In. , Augu.it 5. [ Special Telegram
! o TUB BUB , ] A small Uro hero this evening
ivn-i attended with frightful results. Thrco
tluldrcn woro. playing : In Mr. Hall's barn ,
Igcd flvo , four and two years. The llttlo
four-year-old girl struck n match on
the foundation of the barn and
In nn instant a pile of straw
around them and the whole structure was
ablazo. The ilvo-ycar-old boy got out and
rave the ularm , but It was too fate. The two
little girls were burned nllvo before any aid
rvhatovcr could reach them. Bessie was four
rears old and the daughter of John Seeloy.
u ratio was two years old nnd the
daughter of Hansom Hall. Both fathers
ire prominently connected with the Alllwau-
kco loud. The mothers of the children are
almost insane with grief , and It It feared they
will lose tholr minds , llefoio tlio lire had
been .subdued the chief of the Jlro. depart
ment , Arthur Wilds , nnd Fiicmnn Hurt
c.j iihed into the burning barn nnd secured the
vet burning bodies of the two little victims ,
out their heroic efforts were too late to save
their lives. "
A Lynching Tliicntencil.
.U'ATrni.oo , la. , August 5. [ Special Tclo-
j , vam to Tin : Ilii : : . ] At a into hour last night
fe X'.xter Jones , n young man living near Cedar
AilLs , wa < shot by Deputy Marshal Thomas
Stlngloy , nnd died an hour afterwards. His
companion , named Albert Miller , was also
shot by the officer , but not fatally.
Jones and Miller had been in
to\\n during the evening and Miller
had been drinking. Jones wns trying to got
him homo when thu otllcer appealed and
tried to arrest Miller. In the melee that fol
lowed Stlngley drew his icvolvcr and shot
Jones through the body. Miller started to
riyi and Stlngley fired at him , the ball taking
effect in his leg.
Stingloy was nt once brought to
Waterloo and placed in jail for
safe keeping. This morning a crowd of
men , headed by the father of young Miller ,
made their appearance Jiero and openly
threatened that ijtenglov would bo lynched if
taken back to Cedar Fata. The same soil of
threats have been made nt Cedar Falls , and
It Is possible that trouble may result. The
officer says that they had him down and were
choking him when ho shot. Others claim ,
however , that the shoot'ngwiis ' unprovoked.
The UITXOO Trial.
MISSOUIII VAI.I.BV , In. , August 5. [ Special
toTnr Hin. ] The Ilrcface habeas corpus
case was tried hero today before Judge Cnr-
. --SOH of the Council Bluffs district. The court
\ room was crowded to its utmost capacity ,
there beluga largo attendance of ladles. A
considerable portion of the day was spent In
wrangling over pleadings and points of law.
County Attorney Dewell appeared for the
tlio sheriff , and Hon. G. F. Houlton of the
j > lilufTs and L. Brown of this city for the Bro-
' ncos. Over one hundred witnesses have been
subpoincd to testify , so that the prospects
nro for a long drawn out case. The plaintiffs
have introduced considerable evidence tend
ing to show their sanity and illegal detention ,
None of tbo stmtling developments ns to the
vast fortune of Mrs. Bresco have yet ap
peared. After the noon adjournment tlio
1rebecs' attorneys moved to dismiss the case
after having introduced a considerable per
tion of their evidence. This motion wns
overruled hi * llm rnurt. huh nnnn mmt.hr > r mn-
tlon bherlff ( iarnson nnd Halllir Granger
were required to amend tholr answer.
C Insed tlio Saloon.
CuniN'DA , In. , August 5. [ Spcclnl Tele
gram to Tin : Bin : . ] Ten days ago J. S.
Arnold opened nn original package saloon
here , Ho was permitted to run until last
TuurMlny unmolested , when fully ono hun
dred ladies called on him nnd presented n
petition with COO iinmes of the
women of this city upon it , asking him
to close up and leave. Although ho
treated thorn very courteously , ho refused to
vJcavo. That nftoinoou ho was arrested on
nvirty-olght different counts. His trial was
sot for today , when tlio defendant's attorneys
made a proposition to pay all costs , take the
stuff awav , penult an injunction nnd leave
town. The committee on prosecution nc-
coptcd the saino and Clarinda is still without
a saloon.
Sirnule Nominated.
CBDAH Itvnus , la. , August 5. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Ilci : . ] The Fifth congres
sional district republican convention was held
In this city today. Hon. Jnmcs Wilson of
Tnniii was nominated by 0. A. Huston of
Lynn and Q. It. Strublo of Tnnm by G. Mnlln
of Tanm. In the formal ballot Wil
son received 10 7-10 , J. I ) . Nichols
i ! 1-l'J ' find Strublo 75 11-lU , but
before the ballot wns read the votes for Wil
son and Nichols were changed to Strublo ,
nnd ho was declared thouii'intmous choice of
the convention for congress. On recom
mendation of the committee on resolutions
the Inst national and state platforms wcro
endorsed.
Ju. Frightfully InmicU by Gasoline.
DKS Mow : ? , la/ , August 5. [ Special tele
gram to Tin : llui : . ] At ICddyvillo yesterday
a gnsoftno steve exploded In the drugstore of
T. J , Williams , and Mr. Williams anil "Wil
liam J. ( Jordan attempted to carry It Into the
street. Both men were fearfully burned.
Gordon's clothing becnmo saturated with the
gasoline and Ignited , ami in ids agony ha ran
f rnntlcnlly through tlio streets some time bo-
fora aid could be rendered. Ho finally Jumped
Into n pond of water and citizens ran to his
rescue. As his clothing was torn from his
bodyilho flesh in many places followed. It Is
fcttred ho will die.
Tlio State Fair.
DCS MOIXKS , In. , Augut -Special [ Tele
gram to TUG BBC. ] The executive com-
irlttco of the stnto fnlr have Just completed
arnmgcmcn'ts with C. W. Williams of Inde
pendence to hnvo his renowned stallion
Allerton nt the grounds during fair week to
give exhibition miles to try und lower his
record. He will also have other horses on
y i " . rnco course. The speed entries closed
> \.Wi/-iy und thorn were n largo number of
them. From Indications some fnst time Is
Colin ? to bo made on the track this season.
Kimclcrd from the Car-J.
CIIAIIITOX , In. , August [ > . - [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bui--About ] S o'clock this
morning n Chicago , Burlington tt Qulncy
bra'ixcmnn named Hughes of Ottumwu was
knocked off the top of a freight car by the
spo of u water tank which the engine men
hail iMled to ralso after taking water in the
Clinr Ain yards. Hughes fell between the
cur i U wns Instantly killed , sovciul cars
pss , it , ; ' over his body ,
.1 irujTKJiAX's I'jrc'/'oKi * .
Didn't Cnro to Vote at Uio
Alnbiunii Ejection.
IlimiiNGiUM , Ala. , August 5 , Kcturns
from nil over the state show a largo demo
cratic victory. In Jefferson county very few
negroes came to the polls , stating that they
did not euro to voto. There was danger of
tcrlous trouble nt Dallas. Negroes had
planned to capture the ballot box ntSaffonl
when the polls closed and n few armed men
from Selnia under orders of the sheriff went
out and dispersed the mob and brought In the
box.
COXUHKNSlOXAJ ,
House.
WASIIISOTO.V , August 5. In Iho house to-
dny a motion was made to lay on the tnblo
the motion to reconsider the veto by which
the house passed the bill to grant leaves of
nbscnco to clerks In the tlr.it and second class
poitonices. The motion to reconsider was
tabled.
Mr. Snydcr of Minnesota , rising to n ques
tion of privilege , denounced ns a falsehood
ho article appearing lit n Detroit paper stat-
ng that at a conference between the Mlnne-
; ota delegation and Speaker Heed relative to
certain Improvements of the SnultSte. Marie
canal the speaker declared "to h 1 with your
nlandseas , "
Mr. McKlnlcy , from the commtttco on
rules , reported as a substitute for Mr. Cum-
mlngs1 resolution a resolution asking the sec
retary of the navy for the reasons for the in-
ercnsoof the forte at tbo Klttcry navy yard.
In speaking of the resolution , Mr. Cum-
: nlngs of Now York said that ho rose in do-
fcnso of public morality and nubile law ,
\\lilchlindlicen inennrcd bv a high public
ofllcial. The order Increasing the force of
the Klttery navy yard looked ns though
the design was to use executive
l > owcr for partisan purpo < es. Ho re
ferred to the great evil which woulu
result from the introduction of politics Into
navy yards and commented severely upon tlio
notion of the former head of the navy depart
ment in lllllng navy yards with pattlsan
friends just previous to congressional elec
tions.
Mr. Boutcllo said Hint in the remarks made
nnd in the newspaper comments there was n
strong implication that somebody had the
Idea that In Malne.nnd New Hampshire there
was u purpose < o practice the colonization
method. Ilo suggested to the gentleman
from Now York that the election in Maine
s held in September , so that If there were
ten thousand men transported to the Klttery
yard under certificate of the secretary of thu
navy , not ono of them could vote. [ Appluuso
on tlio republican sldc.J The con
stitution ol Mnino provides that
every voter should have n legal
lObUleneoof three months at the place where
ho was to vote. In justice to his colleague the
speaker said ho desired to say that alter all
the feeling tbo gentleman from New York
had piled up in his own bosom over the al
leged packing of the ICittery yards in the in
terest of Iteed , that the greatest majority over
c.ist for Thomas B. Heeil was : > , ) . ) . ! over his
democratic opponent und I , ! ! ' . ' ! ! round majority
in IbSS , when the navy yard had been packed
by a democratic administration. . [ Loud ap
plause on the republican slde.J
The resolution was adopted-yeas , 131 ;
nays , 78.
Mr. Laccy of Iowa submitted the majority
report on the Clayton-Ureekonridiro election
case. The report , which declarer the scat va
cant , was ordered printed anil laid over.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the general deficiency bill. With
out disposing ol the bill the committee reso
and the house adjourned.
Senate.
9
WASHINGTON , August. 5. The senate met
nt 10 a. in. nud immediately proceeded to
consideration of the tariff bill , the pending
Item being tbo paragraph relating to cylinder
nnd crown glass , polished.
Mr. Harry addressed the senate on the gen
eral subject of tariff legislation. Ho denied
tlio correctness of Mr. Hiscock's assertion
that the question had boon finally settled at
the last presidential election. The majority
of the American people , Mr. Berry assorted ,
had not then declared in favor of thu
protective theory , but rather in favor of the
party that advocated a tariff for revenue
only. Sooner or later right would prevail ,
and then , and not until then , could it bo
said that the question wns llnnlly settled. Ilo
denounced the bill ns a bill of false pretences
sailing under false colors , and neither honest
on its fnco nor in its purpose. It professed to
reduce taxes , but It increased taxes. It pro
fessed to equalize duties on imports , but It
IJlllUU lllUlll U1UD31 > Ulll-IJUill. ilU UUIIUYUU UUlb
taxes should bo levied nnd duties imposed for
some purpose of revenue on articles of luxury
nnd not on articles of necessity Other
wise than the prudent nnd patriotic
administration of drover Cleveland
the surplus in the treasury had
accumulated , The question was now how It
should bo disposed of. But now , at the close
of ouo session of congress under a republi
can administration , the question was how to
guard ngalnst n dellclcnc.v. And yet , instead
of incetingtltntdollciencyin n way somewhat
Just , instead of imposing an income tax on
the wealthier classes , it was proposed to add
to thu burdens that wcro homo by the poor.
Mr. Wilson of Iowa replied to Mr. Berrv.
Ho read for that gentleman's information an
article from tlio Fort Dodge , la. , Messenger.
contrasting the condition of the fanner and
the worklngman now nnd ten vein's ago , and
showing the great reduction that has taken
place in prices of household and agricultural
Implements and necessary commodities within
that decade. As to the talk about depression
In farming Interests and about the enormous
amount of farm mortgages , Mr. AVilson said
the farm mortgages of Iowa had been pub-
llshc'd at W iOO.OfXI. when in Jnct that was
the total assessed valuation of farms in 1SSO.
The outside limit of farm mortgages in Iowa
was V 1 , 000,00 J.
Tlio discussion continued for a longtime ,
and at its close the uincndmentoffcrcd by Mr.
MePherson to paragraph 10(1 ( , as to ses ! of
window glass , was accepted by Mr. Aldrich
ami agreed to. *
The paragraph referring to fluted , rolled
or rough plate glass was , on motion of Mr.
Aldrich , agreed to ns It came fiom the liouso
except that the description In the proviso
was modified so as to make it apply to nil
such glass when ground or otherwise ob
scured , and the committed amendment was
ngrecd to.
Tlio next paragraph , as to "cast polished
plate glass , unsllvered , " uas , on motion of
Mr. Aldriu.lt , made to rend "cast polished
plato'glass , finished or unfinished , and un-
silvered. "
Tlio next paragraph referred to l-cast pol
ished plate glass , silver und looking-glass
"
plates.
Mr , Vest moved to reduce the rate on the
lowest slio from (5 ( to 4 cents per square foot
on the ground thit this Herman looking glass
was used in cheap furniture and was not pro
duced In this country. Hejected.
In the paragraph referring to spectacles the
ilnnneo committee's amendment to the sub
stitute for mixed rates by the house ( and in
creasing the existing rates very largely ) n
uniform rate of GO per cent nil valorem was
ugreed to.
The next paragraph , Imposing a duty ofIS
percent m ! valorem on all manufactures of
glass , was amended , on recommendation of
the Jinance committee , by striking out the
words , "louses" of glass or pebbles , wholly
or partly manufactured , nnd fusible enamel.
The niarblo nnd stone Items v.oro passed
over without any jimtcriul change being made
In them
Schedule "C , " "metals nnd manufac
tures of1 was then taken up. The paragraph
putting a duty of 7"i cents per ton on lion ore
wns discussed ut length.
Mr. Morgan moved to insert after the
words "Iron ore" the words "containing moro
than 1-10 of 1 nor cent of phosphoric ncid.
Without voting on the motion the senate
adjourned.
J-MT.IIi F1UIIT WITH MCXMCAS8.
liloody > oi'liiiinin : ( lletwecnn Party of
Texas Men mill Crcasers.
Mum , Text , August 5. News has been
brought in by the foreman of the mines at
Shatter of the ambushing by Mexicans of a
party of miners , rangers and deputy sheriffs
vrtterdny. L. F , (1 ( raves , a state ranger , was
instantly killed , and uifdcputy sheriff nnd
deputy marshal were seriously wounded.
The Uro was icturncd and It is believed ono
M ux lean wui killed and several wounded.
The miners und rangers have about ono
hundred Mexican ? surrounded and uro guardIng -
Ing them until further assistance- can get to
them , when they will pick out these con
nected with the shooting nud bring them to
Marfa for safe keeping.
The trouble is said to have como from the
lyuchlug of a Mexican some mouths ago.
THE SECOND DAY AT SUPERIOR
Thousands of Veterans From Every'Direc
tion Hock to Camp Lincoln ,
'
DESCRIPTION OF THE TENTED FIELDS ,
In the HvenltiK" , AVItllo Bright Camp
Flret ) Dispel tlio Gloom , Vet
erans \VIII Itevivo TlieU *
Teniler Memories.
SUPKKIOII , Nob. , August B. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hnu.1 The second ilny of the
great interstate reunion Is hero anil Superior
is decked in her gayest colors , From almost
every building In the business portion of the
city lings nnd streamers of bunting are bolug
wafted to tlio breeze. Store windows nro
prettily arranged with exhibits in the
national colors , while everywhere pictures of
the military heroes of the Into war look lorth
from variously ornamented frames. Mnnyof
the residences arc handsomely decorated to
show tlielr occupantsloynlty on this occasion.
Everything Is in motion men , women , ani
mals nnd vehicles cither going to or coming
from the camp grounds. The latter are butn
half mlle from the city nnd have been lo
cated with a view to every convenience for
pitching tents. An extensive , level , low-lying
plateau Is comprised in the camp , which is sur
rounded on tlio north by a few gently rising
hills anil on the east by n small grove. The
surface is covered by short , green grass , giv
ing nn ngrccablu lloor to the campers ,
The entrance to Camp Lincoln is at its
southeast comer , whence a broad street called
Lincoln avenue leads due west. At the right ,
as one enters , are located the ofllccrs' head
quarters ; on the loft extend the half thou
sand canvas houses pitched sldo by side ,
back to back , facing avenues running north
nnd south and connecting with Lincoln ave
nuo. These thoroughfares linvo been desig
nated by the names of the different
leaders of the civil war. Beginning ( it
tins entrance the names run ni follows : Sher
man , Sheridan , Hancock , Thomas , Logan.
Hooker , Grant , Glister , Cook , Ingalls and
Mandcrson. Only the lust two are nnmol in
honor of living comrades as n compliment to
the two stall's which they represent In the
United States senate ,
The camp grounds present a busy scene.
On each sldo of the gate h n largo dining pa-
villion , where the campers may bo fed.
Within the large touts tables are arranged in
eng rows , at the sldo of which are placed
uimcrous wooden benches. These are the
comforts of camp life , for n great part of
hose camping may bo seen getting their owi :
nc-nls as best they can with their 11 in
ted supply of kitchen utensils. West
of tlio ( .lining halls is the commander's
lunitora , a roomy tent in whl'h :
Conmrindcr Adams may bo found at almost
any time of the day. Next to this is located
the telegraph olllco , a place whore a branch
lostofllco has beoa established and wliuro
ilso tlio reporters uro supposed to congre
gate. The speakers' t > tmd : Is in the grove
inst east of the camp and is surrounded by
ilank scats , laid circus-fashion among the
i'oung trees.
Largo vats containing leo water nro sta.
: ionrd ut convenient intervals , protected fron :
; ho dust by canvas covers. The water is oh
; ulned by a , pipe line from the city works ,
which receives its supply from a well
Stock , in order to bo watered , must bo
driven cither to the mill race or to the Ro-
mbllcan river , each about a half mlle dis
unit , mid at this tirao running rather low.
In former times .tho camp followers com
prised the contraband negro and these who
followed tlio army's ' wako for trade or boot } ' .
Now a different class of attendants hovers
about the veterans gathered for reunion. In
fact , a second camp is found Just outaido tin
of hucksters und sideshow mm a veritable
pandlmonium is let loose. Lemonade and
sodawntcr , ice cream and watermelon are set
out in enticing booths to attract the weary
veteran who , having passed unscathed
through so many lights , is now compelled to
surrender person and pockctbook to the on
slaughts of hungry venders , The shooting
gallery coaxes him forth to test his at onetime
time steady aim. The ' 'knock-do wn-ono-
baby , get-one-cigar" recalls with prldo
liis former baseb.ill proclivities. Kows of
canes or glistening pocket knives are only
waiting to bo ringed , and who is moro capa
ble of taking the tradesman's wares than the
tried nnd trusty soldier ? And besides all
this , the peanut seller has his patent roaster
on tlio ground , and the corn popping utensils
have into . Tlio " "
gene camp. "merry-go-round"
with painted horses and wonderful organ is
ready to furnish n ride equal to that of Sher
idan on the famous Held of Winchester , and
at the same tlmo accompanied by the most in
spiring of martial music.
Yet thcro nro other amusements to whllo
away the veterans' spare hours. An enter
prising pension agent has located his office as
near tlio camp ns possible , where
ho calls upon every soldier to
make application for a pension on tlio spot ]
A freak museum offers some stupendous
attractions. Not only a calf with eight legs
but also a cat and a pig , each with the same
number of pedal extremities , may bo viewed
for n small sum. Add to this n four-legged
chicken , a two-headed calf and a wild cat and
the list of attractions is almost irreststablo.
Still it Is n most perplexing question how
thirty-six legs can bo stowed away in so
small a tent , especially when tlio illustrations
portray thorn extending in every conceivable
direction. Then , also , there is a frame
theatre erected upon tlio scene of action , In
which a professional troupe of comedians
will attempt to entertain the assembled mul
titude.
Too morning was given up entirely to the
reception of veterans nnd incoming troops.
The marching of soldiers , accompanied by
martial music , gave n military aspect to tlio
camp. Besides numerous arrivals of veterans
nnd their families , the Geneva guards came
in with their band.
'I'hc&ocro followed by the Minneapolis
( Ivan. ) guards , the Falrbury ( Nob. ) guards
und a brass band from Arapahoo.
The Woman's Helicf corps of Red Cloud ,
with Mrs. Kato Pond , president , nnd Mrs.
Jlello Miller , secretary , nt their head , were
accompanied in a special car by " 00 residents
of that city.
Theoxerclsos of the afternoon wcro placed
in charge of the Indies of tills corps. About
'J o'clock they repaired to the speakers' stand ,
where nn interesting programme was carried
out. After prayer by Hov. Uandnll of Hed
Cloud , Commander Adams introduced cx-
Congrcssman Lewis Hnnbnck of Osborno ,
Kan. , who inado n brief address , and then
gave way to Mrs. Kato Pond.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Bella Miller
Mrs. Kato .Tudson , Mrs. Cora Gnrber and ,
Sergeant Cole. Pieces were recited by Miss
Nellie West , Mrs. Llzzlo Willis. Miss P.
Ciesby , Miss Nora Nice nnd Mrs. A. J. Wood
of lliirr Oak , whllo Mrs. Emma U. Knight
gave n history of the relief corps.
About tl o'clock n call of the states was
had. The veterans lined up in double rows
and then marched off as their states were
called. Iowa ban the largest number present.
Later the Individual regiments wcro called
but only in n few instances did more than
two or three respond to any ono nntno.
In the evening the companies ui camp gave
a parade and drill , after which the cninplira
was lighted , about which the old vetcrms
gathered to talk over old times. Numeious
stories wcro told , songs rendered and a gen
eral good tlmo enjoyed by all.
Judge W. A. MoICeighnn , alliance candi
date for congress in the Second district , came
to the reunion with the Hed Cloud delega
tion , When asked what his chancoJ for the
democratic endorsement woiv , bo replied
that tbero wow no chances at all , but a sure
thing1. Senator Hayes of Kansas and Gen
eral Colby are also hero.
Tomorrow was to hnvo been governor's
day , but Governor Thaycr cannot como und
Governor Humphreys' visit has boon post
poned until Saturday.
The Western Union telegraph headquarters
tent Is up. This is also to bo used aa head
quarters for the reporters and jpress corre-
snondcnta. ! General Ihippflgomastcr Wittlo
oj the Northwestern ii in charge anil n rojm-
InO press operator Will bo hero Jonight from
Omaha. ,
InE Among the crowd the following Omaha
people could ba seen ! Mosawr .lohn M.
LoonnX U. T. Cooper , \V. V. MeFavland , Ed
mund liartlctt , V. Kingsbury , ( ieorgo How-
mil , , f. 10. I'rskine , William Uraham and wife
nnd O. W. Graham nnd wife.
The following noted speakers wlll.be pres
ent and address the camp : '
August 0-IIon. Lewis Hntiback , Colonel
A. It. Green , General J. C. Coldwcll ,
( icncral J. N. Hoberts , HOP. Tim Mc
Carthy , ex-Governor George * T. Anthony ,
Hon. 11. V. Wagoner and Captain Johnson of
Kansas.
August 7-Senator John J. Inndls , Colonel
1) ) . 11. Anthony , Colonel S. 0. Stover of Kan
sas nnd Get.eral O. 11. Van tt'yrk , Ccuornl .T.
C , Roberts , cx-Jnvornor ( 0. A. Abbott , Hon.
L. U. Richards , Colonel Thotnai J , Majors ,
lion. Uoorgu II. Hastings and Hon. Church
IIowo of Nebraska. Also general parndo of
national gimrds and veteran ( soldiers , sham
battle , Held nmnumvres and 'drill.
August S Governor David Butler , Hon.
John 0. Watson , Judge "W. II. Morris , Gen
eral Thomas Apple-gate , Colonel G. M. Hum
phrey , Captain J. E , Hill of Nebraska und
Colonel U. B. llrown of Kansas. Also , mili
tary prlzo drill nnd band contests will take
place on this day.
August U General Grand Army day nnd
breaking cauip. V. R.
SI\K OH fHf'Jjr.
A New York Saloonkeeper Snvcd from
Drowning byIlls KniiiesH.
NKW Yoiuc , August 0. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BII : : . ] Ferdinand Sclilffer , n saloon
keeper , is tlio hero of ouoof the most remarkable -
able occurrences that has over happened in
tlio neighborhood of the metropolis. Schlffer
is ilfty-flvo years old , weighs M ) pounds , nud
it is owing to the latter fact that ho Is allvo
this morning Instead of being reported missing -
ing and eventually turning up nt the morgue
ns n ' 'river ' mystery. " Ho spent the after
noon nt South Beach nnd nt 8:30 : last evening
took n tug to return to this city.Vhilo \ sitting -
ting on the snloon rail nt the rear , in a spot
that was dark , ho fell asleep and fell over
board. When ho realized his whereabouts ho
saw the tug a couple of hundred yards off.
Ho could not swim nnd , what was better ,
found ho could not sink , so ho began to shout
for help. Ferryboats passed , but all too fur
away to hoar him. In exactly ono hour and
a half from the tlmo ho fell
into the water the South Beach
steamboat Kllza Hancock passed within a
hundred yards of tlio man In the wuter.whoso
cries were heard by these on board. A boat
was lowered , two of the deck bunds jumped
in nnd the boat was rowfld In tUo direction of
tlio cries. When the boat hove in Bight , still
quietly floating , his face turned upward with
an expression of meek resignation , was the
unfortunate Schiller. The tugn tried to get
him into tlio boat , but the task was too much ,
so a rope wns passed under his arms and in
tlib manner no was towed astern. Then
cnmo the problem of getting him on board ,
and this was at last effected by a derrick.
Ills body wns well rubbed , and when ho was
landed ho seemed none the worse for his
float. Ho was taken homo by the police , who
had learned that ho was missing from the
tugboat.
JTOXES OA MOSEY.
The Xovmia Senator Tallts of tlio Far-
mcrs' Alliance Demands.
Nnw YOHK , August 5 , [ Special Telegram
to Tan Bun. ] Senator Joues 6f Nevada ex
pressed himself very freclvjn an Interview
on the farmers' alliance. Ho thought the
farmers might secure twenty or thirty , or
foity ulllanco members In tl.d next congress.
"Then thocndof the movement will come , "
said he , " "because when tliijjr"Srohero they
will have nothing for which they can
unitedly ask or which they will demand
to bo done that is not being done. The pai t of
their movement on which I look with the
most iutenso interest is the demand for the
issuance 01 znonuy upon prouucis cum ,
wheat , oats , etc , It Is going to make the
men who have been crying for years that
money must have an intrinsic value , take a
new view of things. If the gold men
nro right , then the farmers are right.
There is moro intrinsic value in wheat , corn
and oats than in gold , because these products
supply and sustain life , whereas gold will
not. If it was left to man's choice to take
wheat or gold on which to subsist for a num
ber of years on a barren Island , how quickly
ho would choose the wheat. But whllo It
will awaken the gold men to the foolishness
of their position In reference to what inonoy
should bo , It will not awaken an intelligent
discussion and understanding of the real
basis of money , which should 1)2 quantitative.
No matter what the medium of exchange be
tween people , it is patent that if the popula
tion increases 3 per cent or 5 per cent , it will
require 3 per cent or 5 per cent more inonoy
to effect exchanges that is , to transact busi
ness among people , if the inonoy condition is
to remain unchanged. This Is why I nnd
many others bcliovo that the medium of ex-
ctmngo once decided upon may bo anything
which the government selects and gives the
imnio of money , nnd its value will always bo
relatively determined by the ratio of its lim
its to the population und the demands put
upon it. "
iiinx nnicE'H AjiniTiox.
He IliiyH a 1'nporto Ilooin Him for tlio
Presidency.
WASHINGTON' , August D , [ Special Tele
grain to TUB Bii.J : It Is stated upon the
most excellent authority that Calvin S. Bnco ,
United States senator-elect from Ohio , has
bought the Indianapolis Sentinel. The sale
of the Sentinel was made about two weeks
ago. In New York it is stated that the pur
chase of tno Sentinel means n boom for Mr.
Brlcefortho presidential nomination In 1802.
Thcro is Standard oil raonoy In the purchase ,
but the advocacy of Standard oil interests Is
to be but secondary. Its primary object is
to bring nbout the nomination of Ohio's now
senator for the piesldcncy. Tills inovo is
certainly In direct conflict with the ambitions
of Mr. Cleveland , who U not admired by Mr.
Brico. The general policies of the paper are
to remain as in thopast.oxccpt Mr. Cleveland
will likely slip out of thu mind of its editor.
Mr. Brico's object in investing largely in
Indianapolis real estate is regarded in Now
York as a shrewd move to capture the dele
gation in 181W. .
SOVTJI OJIAJIA'S POSTJIASTEJt.
Dr. Glasgow AVill Ilooolve tlio "Nomin
ation Probably Toilny.
WASHINGTON , August 5. [ Special Tele-
grain to Tun Bun. ] Dr. J. M. Glasgow will
bo postmaster at South Oinaba. Representa
tive Council \\ns nt the postofllco dopartmcut
today and was assured that the appointment
would bo recommended by the postmaster
general to the president tomorrow , when the
nomination may go to the senate. Dr , Glas
gow is strongly recommended by the business
Htr.'it of South Omaha , who made serious
complaint afnlnct i'ostmuster
Peter Cock-
roll. They made such" representations to a
special agent recently that the otllcor recom
mended CockrcU's removal. The special
ncent'B roKrt | says that owing to delays nnd
mistakes in the onico ( julto a number of
business men have for borne time been taking
their mall for deposit to Om iha. PoslnrisUT
Cockrcll will bo removed and Dr , Glasgow
will take charge ns soon as the nomination is
confirmed by tlio senate.
A Timely Storm nt Huron ,
Hi-uov.S. I ) . , Axigust'-1. [ Sjvoclal telegram
to Tin : HKI : . ] A heavy ihower this afternoon
saved corn , flax , millet and roqt cions. The
bnbkbono of the drouth Is probably broken.
Snuyanhdlnuyjjlii Scs cton , u reservation
Indian , arrested near Lake Traverse for
horse stealing , and brought hero for examina
tion before , the United .States commissioned1 ,
was held on his own recognizance to appear
the next term of the court.
HIE QUESTION OF IRRIGATION ,
ienntor Allison Foreshadows Soiigresjionnl
Action on tbo Subject ,
NO MORE MONEY WILL BE APPROPRIATED ,
The AVnr Department , at Work on
the 1'roposud CliniiKci In the
3Illltiiry DIvlsloiiH ol' the
Count i y Ml.suollanouns.
WASIIINOTON' Bunn\oTiiB OMUH. BKR , |
513 FofitTi'.KVTii STHEKT
EI'f
AVASIII.NOTOV , U. C. . August .1. - ) f
Senator Allison , who is a member of the
conference committee having under consider
ation tlio sundry civil appropriation bill , snid
to your correspondent today that whllo an
agreement bad not bocn reached upon the
rrlgation feature of tlio bill , ho believed ho
could foreshadow the result. Ho stated that
tbo act of 1SS3 withdrawing from public entry
arid lands shows that the director of geologi
cal survey could locate Irrigation basins ,
imls nnd aiteslan wells would bo repealed
and that there would bo no money appropri
ated for irrigation purposes. Tlio bill
aa it passed the liouso appropriated
$7 0,000 for continuing the survey. There
nro some minor details of the compromise , ho
snldto , bo ngrced upon nt the next meeting of
the conference but the rent of the midland
net nnd the refusal of irrigation funds to bo
placed In the hntuh of Major Powell are the
leading features of the compromise.
CIIANCIGS IX MIMUILY DIVISIONS.
At the war dcpirtmont every attention Is
being given to tbo proposed changes In the
division of the country Into military divisions
and departments. The work Is under the
personal direction of Secretary Proctor. At
present the entire country is divided into
tlnco divisions the division of the At
lantic , the division of the Missouri
nnd the division of the Paclllc.
These were subdivided into eight depart
ments , This arrangement wns made when
General Sherman was in command of the
army , SSinco Major General Schoflcld has
been in command of the nrmy It has been
necessary to make different arrangements.
The department of the cast has been under
direct command of the major general com
manding the division. The depaitmcnt of
California , has also been under the direct
command of the general commanding tlio di
vision of the Pacific , and the department of
Arizona has been in command of n colonel.
The recent utiangea in the general tfllcew of
the army consequent on the death
of General Crook and ' the retirement
of General CJriei'bon has made it necessary
to mnko some changes in the stations of ofll
ccrs ami the question of changing the present
system of divisions nnd departments is being
cousidcrcd nt the same time. It is probable
that the three diisloiis will bo done away
with entirely und the eight departments left
as at present. The department of the ca&t
and the department of California , being of
the most importance , would bo in command
of Major ( icnerals Howard and Miles lospoc-
lively and the other departments would bo
distributed among the six brigadiers , If tills
is done it is understood that the headquar
ters of the department of tbo MUsourf will
bo removed from St , Louis to Chicago , wlioro
the headquarters of the division of
the Missouri uro located at present.
Tlicso headquarters are to be moved from
St. Louis ut any rate , and If the division Is
not abolished will ho located nt Fort Leaven-
worth , from which place they were moved
recently on account of friction between Gen
eral Alerritt. the department commander ,
and Colonel McCook , tlio post commander at
Fort Lcavonworth. Colonel JlcCook , having
receiitlv been promoted to bo brigadier KCII-
oral himself , ho will bo in command of an-
can move back to Fort Lcavcnwoith.
TIIU WII.SOX OJIIOIXAI , FACKAOE HILL ,
The friends of the Wilson original package
bill are making every endeavor day alter day
to have that bill disposed of definitely. With
the present largo attendance of members
they think thoynro strong enough to pass the
bill and they dread the delay which may
bring with ft the usual absenteeism nnd
threaten the fate of the hill. On the other
hand the opponents of the bill are very busy ,
and tonight they claim that they .can defeat
the conference report. They bay that nt
least three republicans Adams of
Chicago , Lcehllmch of New Jersey and
Pnyson of Illinois will speak against
the bill , and they bellevo that n snfticiently
largo vote will bo cast against It to secure
another conference and kill It so far as tno
form of the Wilson bill Is concerned. Of the
best information that can bo gathered , how
ever. It would seem that they are mistaken
nnd that the con Terence leport will bo adopted
by a safe majority.
THE fiUpllKMi : COUUT Itni.lBF ME\8UIIE.
Senator Edmunds , chairman of the commit
tee tt t on judiciary , from which Senator Evnrts
today t reported a substitute for the house bill
for 1t 1 the relief of tbo supreme court , said that
tlio 1t t objection to the liouso bill was that it wns
too t general in its nature , too sweeping In its
changes to meet the approval of the senate
committee , therefore the majority of the
committee had ngrced on the substitute es
tablishing a circuit court of appeals in each
onoof thn judicial circuits. This measure ,
however , did not meet the approval of the
minority of the committee , ofhom ho him
self was one , and in a few days n report
would bo presented to the sennto giving their
views upon the subject. They , the minority ,
bellovo ttiat the present machinery , if oper
ated in accordance with plans held to bo
within tlio constitutional power of congress ,
is siifllclent to provide the relief that is
sought. Senator Edmunds said that if the
justices would divide themselves into sepa
rate tiibunals , thrco of thorn constitut
ing a quorum for that purpose , they would
bo enabled to carry on the hearing of thrco
cases at ono and the same time , thus trebling
the power of tlie court to dispatch the busi
ness on the docket. In accordance with this
plan the majority will accompany their report -
port , ho snhl , with the draft of n simple
measure authorizing tbo court to make such
nn arrangement.
juscin.MNr.ous.
It Is learned tonight that the secretary of
the treasury will bo ready to send in Ills re
port on the Canadian railroads tomorrow.
\Vbllo the details of the report cannot bo
ascertained at this time thcro nro excellent
reasons for makinc the statement that It will
favor the continuance of all necessary privi
leges granted to the Grand Trunk and Michi
gan Central roads and most of these which
the Canadian Pacific enjoys. The whole
tone of the repoit is friendly to the Interests
of shippers between the northwest and Xow
Ungland points.
Fourth class postmasters wcro appointed ns
follows : C. H. i-Yizell , Viol , Leo county ,
Iowa , vice , D. Osbom , removed ; P. Koz-
lowskl , Duncan , Platte county , Nebraska ,
vlco S , R Knwlnskl , deceased.
D. U. Coovor of Iowa City , secretary of the
Photographers' union , which meats hero on
the 1'Jth inst. , is nt tha Kbbitt , arranging the
preliminaries of the convention.
Watson Pickerel , special agent of the
agricultural department , will not leave for his
homo at Beatrice till tomorrow or Thursday
afternoon.
Tlio commissioner of the gbncnU land onico
has agreed to allow an additional clerk for
the Is'ellgh land ofilce.
Speaker Ueed intimates that ho will not
permit congress to udjourn till the election
bill has been passed.
Uoprcst'ntativo Dorsey has solved the prob
letn which has been perplexing him over the
appointment of a pension boaid of examiners
nt CImdron by naming Drs , Walter Cluroy
und A. M. Jackson.
Senator Mamlorson snvs tint there needs
be no fear of a clmngo of the boundary limits
of the Grand ibiuiid land district , as no
changes nro in contemplation ,
Senator Mnndi-rson told Tnu HBB corre
spondent today that lu > cuuld not attend the
opening of the fiiigur palace at Grain ! Island ,
uuing to oniclal duties. He will , however ,
do all within his power to Induce the presi
dent nnd other prominent men to bo in nt-
tcndance , so as to make the attraction na
great ns possible.
J. W. llljdor of North I'lutto has passed n
siiecesstul examination for appointment iiion |
the board of pension appeals . ho Interior
department. Mr. Blxlor Is ifcio city nud
expects to soon reeelvo his nppVncnt. \ .
.Mr. Dorsoy has Just roivlvei ? Id Is now
engaged In sending out the niUltnrnl re-
poits for l.s'.H ) . Ho authorized 'fcUii \ : : correspondent -
respondent to say to lilt ronstltS Is thill if
they will send their addresses Ur' li ho will
bo glad to furnish copies of the r\2 \ i.
The Interior department expect-- ' receive
the bond of Agent Hover , nppo\ \ I n few
days ago to Pine Uldgo ( money. I Hoyor
Ii required to give n bond of J."iOmd \ bo
will ( nullify nnd enter upon Ml lies di
rectly after Ids bond has been acee\ \ \
. ' . \V. Hosier of Till ) BHI : . who ha > cn ! n.
the east for some time and \Vusli\itgtoii \ for
t\vo or three days , has left for his homo In
Onmlm.
The provision In the sundry civil appropria
tion bill to pay Hon. Geoige A. Matthews of
Brooking * , S. 1) ) . , $7,000 , salary us delegate-
elect for tbo Dakotas for sixteen months Im
mediately prior to the adoption of the state
hood billwill bo accepted by both houses nnd
become a law. Mr. Matthews Is probably
the only man u ho was ever elected to con-
press and legislated out of onlco before taking
his .seat.
Representative Piekler of South Dakota ,
says that ho will bo unable to accept the Invi
tation of the anti-alliance farmers of his state
to paittclpato In the Impending campaign
unless congress should adjourn , as he cannot
lenvo Ids scat nt this time. Mr. Pichler Ii
confident that the straight republican ticket
will bo elected in South Dakota by n large
mnjorltynnd the legislaturoonjolntbiillotwlll
hnvo a good straight republican majority.
Senators Plumb ami Teller todiiy received
many dispatches from the people. In tlielr re
spective states commending them for their
utterances in the llttlo talk on the tariff bill
ycstcrdny. Pinnv : S , HI-ATII.
l.ttTTIillV LOHIIXISTS AT 11'OUIt ,
They Set Tlielr Lines Kor n Campaign
In North Dakota.
NKW YOUK , August r. . ( S | > ceinl Telegram
to Tin : Br.i : . ] Something or somebody has
called the chiefs of the Louisiana lottery lob
byists to this city. They hnvo been spending
several days hero and the surmise is that
they are planning n campaign not only In
Washington , but also In North Dakota , An
ex-senator of the United States , who Is known
to bo ono of the best paid representatives
of the lottery company , has Just returned
from North Dakota and has met his associate
lobbyists here. Ho has repoited that If the
Washington lobby docs Its workTls well as ho
has done his , they will earn the bums paid to
them.
Notwithstanding the fact that the party
platform in North Dakota of both parties con
tains nn anti-lottery plank , this ex-senator de
clares that a majority of the members elected
to the next legiblaturo in North Dakota will
vote for u charter under which the lottery
company can operate in that state. Ho says
that they will not secure a two-thirds vote ,
but have been careful to see to It that neither
of the men nominated for governor will veto
a bill containing this charter , which over one
of them Is elected. It U probable that this
ex-senator exaggerates and desires to impress
upon his employers the value of bis work ,
but what ho says makes It plain that the lot
tery people are still trying to secure favors
from the state of North Dakota and will con
tinue to try until it is evident that public
sentiment in that state is as strongly set
against any tolerance of lotteries us is the
opinion in New York mid Pennsylvania. .
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Ijitriimle Incident ) ) .
LATUMIK , Wyo. , August B. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Buii.J The republican conven
tion for Albany county to nominate county
oOlcers nnd select delegates to the state con
vention was hold hero today. It was nn en
thusiastlc affair. The priiclpal-nominatlons
wcro : Sheriff , Chnrlcs Ytmil ; county clerk ,
Charles W. KnmlilhiL' : emmtv t
James Mculbbon ; clerk of district court , M.
C. Jolnvn ; superintendent of school- ) . Miss
Mary Wright ; commissioners , Ir. J. 11. Fin
back , William Maxwell and Frank Cook ;
state senate , John McGIll and I { , K. I 'itch ;
house of representatives , Herman Langhlldt ,
George Ucbhnrt , A. li. Sutherland , Ora
Ilaloyimd S. A. Heals ; prosecuting attorney ,
C. K. Carpenter.
The campaign will bo the warmest Wyom
ing over knew. A half interest In the Boom
erang , which recently became by purchase
the local democratic organ , bus boon sold to
J. E. Uuck , long connected with the Trabing
commercial company. MelCco it Chaplain ,
former proprietors of the Boomerang , have
purchased a new outllt nud will tlio latter
Dart of the wcok issue tlio first number of the
Daily UcptiDlicnn. They wore given u bonus
by the republicans.
CAVTA1X 31A VKJSMCfE.
Tbo Great Chess I'lnyor Arrives in
London.
[ Cojiyr/flM IKttbij Jamet Cordon 7 ? < mif < tl
LONDON , August 5. [ New York Herald Ca
ble Special to THE Bii.J : In Simpson's
famous divau last evening I found Captain
Mackenzie , the American chess player , who
had just arrived from London , Ho was sur
rounded by n group of English experts , In
cluding Blackburno and McDonald. Tbechicf
subject of discussion was tlio approaching
Manchester tournament , which will open
August 25.
Captain Mackenzie said : "Although the
sea voyage from America has done mo much
good in fact I never eat so well or feel so
well as when , lit sea I am still weak after
my long illness , forty pounds under my nor
mal weight und am not yet certain whether I
shall bo able to enter the tournament. "
"Neither nro wo , " put In Mr. lllackburno ,
laughing , "you see , there has been a llttlo
friction in the arrangement of this tourna
ment and someof us are thinking of going on a
strike it Is the fashion nowadays for everybody -
body to strike , why not chess plajersS"
"What Is the trouble , slr ( "
"Well , " answered Mr. Blnchburno , "thcro
Is n certain Hungathm who has been
managing Hie affair and ns his \\ay of man
aging it is not exactly our way , it has become
a question whether wo will not let him
manage It without us. However , It in only n
kind of family squabble and I dare say will
all bo llxed up to the general satisfaction of
ui. If BO , there will enter besides myself
Burn of Liverpool , Mason of New York
( whom I call Truthful James ) . Gunzborg ,
Mullcr , Ulrd and n fuw Kngllsh players from
the nro'vlnce.s ; als > o ICubcniinus o'f 1'arls and
Laskar and Hnrdlobcn , both of Berlin , Paver
of A'lonmi nnd others. "
"Ilcforo I loft Now York , " said Captain
Mnckemic , "I understood that the press club
might bfiid Lipscliutz , but I don't Unow
whether they will do so. "
"Don't you cnterl" I enquired of Mr. Mc
Donald , n clergyman ,
"No , " was thu answer , "I Invo to look
after my parish , besides I am busy with n
now book on chess , which is coming out
shortly , In which , hv the wiiy , I will try to
prove Illarkburnetho greatest chess genius
the world has over been , not excepting your
wonderful Murphy. "
l > .liIIHI > l.\"JO IMKtlXffY ,
A Hundred Idvcs host lit n Ilalluny
Accident In Austria.
iN.vsrnucK , August 5. News has been ro-
colvcd of a railway accident that happened at
Boel's station near hero. An express train
suddenly left the rails and rolled down an
embankment , thrco of the Mrs falling Into a
stroum , There wcro lU ! ! persons in the cars
and their btniggloj were tcrrlblo. It is bo-
Hevod the loss of Hfo was very high , some
placing it at 100.
Two Wnnlilngloii Miners Killed.
TACOMA , Wash. , August 5. A dispatch
from Carbon , taU county , states that un ex
plosion of gas occurred yesterday In a mine ,
killing Henry J , Jones am ) V. H. Morgan.
Thomas Wllllunu was badly Injured ,
NUMBEK 40.
CANDIDATES ASD MANAGERS ,
These of the Republican Party Mot fa
Oumhii Last Might
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ,
AVnll Srrly and W. I' , lloi-hrl lie *
nivclcd Krorclnry and TM'a invr ,
HespcclUcly Vlt'WM on ilio
I'olltloiil Oiillniik ,
Tor two tiouri previous to thfl inrctlngnt
S o'clock Instcvonmg of the ropuldtcui tnto
central cominlttoo the Candida * for tocro-
tary did some lively \vcvk. By I oVIm-lc all
the canillilattM , comniitti'onion nnd prominent
party worker * lind arrived , and from that
time on until midnight things \HTO en *
tlmaiastlc nnd full of poik'tlcs about the Mll-
Innl hotel. U I ) . ItlclmnK Tom Majors ,
John C , Alien , Tom nenton , J. K. Hill ,
Ucorgo Hastings and George II. Humphrey ,
Homines' ! respectfully for governor , liuutcn-
ant governor , secretary of stuto , auditor ,
treasurer , attorney general nud land com
missioner , mingled with the throng. They
were closely consulted about the secretary
ship.TomCooko
TomCooko openly deolnivd that hH re
ported candidacy had no foundation. Ho
said : "I would not accept the position If
they should offer it to mo on n silver plat
ter. This left the Hold to Walt Seely , Johu
ColtonnndJ. U , Alter. The fact WPS de
veloped very soon alter Mr. Richard's ar >
ilvnl in town that Ager win his man.
The meeting was called to order liy C'lialr >
man John \Vntaon and \Vult Sccly culled
the roll. .All the member * except O. I j. Car-
pontorof Fairbnry \ . ] { . Morse of ( . 'larks
mid T. C. Cliillllnof KriiMid responded cither
In person or by proxy. ( Jcorco S. Ouv of
Supeilor , i : . ij. Hllbert of Voik. .1 T Malll-
Heu of Kcainuy. II. II. Uint'ini ' : of
Nebraska City and P. .1 Hull
of Memphis wcro represented
by Smith Oaldwcll. Mr. Frank , Dr. Mmtln ,
C. C. MuNlsh and S. T. Sbanncr. The reg
ularly elected members present therefore
wore ! Hon. James C. wnUon , chairman ,
Nebraska City ; Ijcwl Herbert , Scotia ; J.
C. Burcli , U'ymoroV. ; . II. Needlum , t'olo-
ridge ; U B. Carey , Sidney ; Kd U. Hlzerf
John K. Haas , Lincoln ; A. . I. Wight , Tc-
i-uiiisch ; W. A. Dllworth , Hastings ; II. C.
Kussell , Schu\lcr ; Orlnmlo TelTt , Avocn ;
J. A. Piper , Bloomington ; C. I ) . JlniT , Fro-
montJ. ; 11. Wllhltc , Falls City ; 1 11. Rial.
loy. Long I'lne ; Ij. T. Slimmer , O'Neill ; J" .
L. Tiobev.Klwood ; A. .1. ICvnna , LivldCity , {
, f. I-i. Chain , St. Paul ; S. bkinuur , Ti'kninuu ;
Jacob Horn , Broken lljw ; 1) ) . A. Scovlllo ,
Aurora ; AV. V. Bechcl , WllimnCobura.Johii
II. Hutler , Omahiij James llrittcnVayuii
county.
The election of a secretary nnd trensurof
was then declared to bo In order. Kvory per
son not a member of the committee wm
asked to lea'o Uio room , and an exucutlvo
tcsLilon wns held for that purpose.
Mr. Sizcr moved that the election bo con
ducted by ballot , nnd Ills motion prevailed ,
though thuro was Klltrht opppslllon to it ,
Sizcr and McNish were appointed ti'llors ,
and It wn1 decided by cousoat to select u
trcnsuror first.
The voting was about to begin when
A. J , Evans conceived the Men thaO
ho would lilo ; to hear who
the candidates were and what their support
ers had to say about thuni. In order to do
this hu proposed thuijxociitivoscsslon , nnd hh )
proposition met with favor.
Hut the election of those officers proved to
bo n very much shoiter and kss exciting con
test tlnr.ihnd been anticipated. Mr. Kvnmi
wasaiixloiiH to hear unmobody make nomi
nating speeches , though no one seemed in
clined . that way. Kvwij'body said vote , and.
I'flt ( ill. tlMIU
The lint ballot , taken declared William P.
Bochel of Omiihn unanimously elected treas
urcr. Ho acknowledged the honor grace *
iilly in n few words of thanks.
'i lieu came on what had idl along been cr
peitcd would bo a hot light , but which proved
to bo a tame and easily determined affair
Ibo election of u secrctaiy. An informal bal
: otwas ordered and t.iken , vltb this result t
Wall M. Seelv , Omaha . li
J. ] { . Ager , I'rcmont . 7
Charlpy Hall , Lincoln . 8
J. AI. Coltou , Limoln . , ' . 0
Total . 33
There being no choice , a formal ballot was
mmedlalely ordered and taken , nnd It re
sulted in the election of Mr. Sccly as fodowsi
Scely . 20
.
Hall
Coltou
Totrd 31
Mr. Seely also returned thanks and pledged
himself to do yeo'iutn servlco J'or the party
during this campaign.
This utmost completed the work. At leastt
very little business was thoieaftcrtransaoted.
On motion of Mr. livans nine members of
the coininittco willbo sulllcient to constitute
n quorum at any meeting.
Mr. Dill wet th made two motions , both of
which were adopted. Ono was that the chair
man bo authorized to appoint nn oxceiitlva
committee of seven , mid the other Hint Brail
Slaughter , secretary of the slate republican
league , bo made a member ex-ollleio of thuft
committee.
Mr. Hull then moved that the hondipunrtcra
of the committee bi ; located In Lincoln , Tha
motion was cuirled and the meeting ad
journed.
Mr. Watson said ho would probably aa
nounco the oxecMitlvo committed today
After it was all ever everybody expressed
perfect satisfaction ut the election of a sccra-
tary.
Among tlio politicians present , not already
mentioned , were N. V. IIiu-ln.ii , nominee fotf
congress in the Second district ; 13.1 { . Cow-
dery , secretary of state ; John Htuen , commis
sioner of public lands ; 11. S. Sunnier , AVpsti
Point ; W. A Bridges , Crcto ; A. K. Ilarvoy ,
Orleans ; .T. A. Ilrlston , Utokun How ; 0. O.
llatus. Will PIckoroll and K A. Wntrous ,
Ilwitrlco ; I'helps Paine , Lincoln ; 10. W.
Hayes , Beatrice ; Dr. J. v. Beghtol , Friend j
0. A. Atkinson nnd Councilman Hums ol
Lincoln ; \V. E. WhltcombPemlor ; M. Hous
ton , Lincoln/ ; . Johnson , Sutton , 10. Itofc-
gen , Lincoln , and Henry St. Hiiynor of SIu >
noy. It win n notable gathering.
Tlio generally ox pressed conviction of those )
men , and nearly nil of them were talked with ,
Is that whllo tbo p.u-ty probably has a bnrdov
light before It than ut any time In the history
of Nebraska , the republican ticket will ba
elected bv ft good majority ,
"I think tlio uutlonlcTor n clean victory in
November. " said Air. KIclinnN , "Is very
good. Still it's linrd to a\iu \ up tbo situation
yet with any degree of certainty , mid will ba
until after tlio democrats and prohibitionists
have inndo their nominations. The ulllanco
strength Is an unknown quantity. Yen , tha
prnlilbltionlstB are sure to pul up a ticket ,
und In nil probability it will receive about
10,01)0 ) votes. "
N. V. I larlan says ho has no fears of tha
result in his district. "Tho ullliuieo is !
Btrongur than over buforo , but so many ol
Its members are dissatlsllcd with tha manip
ulation of their ulTuirs by politicians that
they will support- the republican ticket. "
K. H. Kl/.er , from Lancaster county. In
speaking of the political outlook this mllj
said i
" 1 think the prospvt for the election of thd
cntho republican ticket fir t-chiss , In splto at
the buncombe that Is bulng published to thq
contrary. So far as thu alliance hurting tha
ciuiso materially , I tuko no stock hi that an <
pruliciibion , After their loavlng Van WycTf
out , tholr treatment of tlio' labor organize *
tloni in not uci'cdlng to their rcquosU haj
knocked them higher than Cilruy'B Into ,
Tltc'lrjfchabby treatment of Dave lliitler , too1 ,
will llguii ) conspicuously in their discoinu'
tiiro. it In Mrangi1 , bul the two men whl
huvu KO far bhouldett'd all tholr w ( < il < anil
fathered all tholrschi-mcs , Van Wide unij
llntlcr , have bocn literally Ignored , and 1 }
WHIco3t them not less than 15.000 votes , "
D , O. Courtney expressed tlio utmost COJ > (