Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 11, 1890, Page 2, Image 2
nmrrm height and with muscles llko pugilists. Hut the newspaper innti , fatnlllnr with tlio sights incidental tonight nollco work In a great cjlty and accustomed to meet thugs anil other law breakers fit ( ill times nnd under all dr- cuinstniici's. lie-oil hnvo no fear of tlie real or Jmagliiarv desperado of the rurnl districts , Jolui iflckev , n farmer living half n rnllo Bouth of the Willerfords and who acted re- cJontlVUs census enumerator for the district , cnrroboruUftl thoslntumenUmaJo concerning the boy bring brought up In Illiteracy nnd nbout his being Illy provided with clothing. Mr. Corn lUvfo , another neighbor , spoke In tlicsarritj strain. wonc CAST-OFF ct/miixo. William 13. Fisher said ho Imd hcon In formed tlmttho boy novur Imd now slices nnd tliat bovoroout the cast-off brogans of \Villerfords and was otherwise ixjorly rrovided for. 'Mr. H. McCurd.v . , whoso farm adjoins Iliat ono formerly occupied by tlio Missouri- ims , and who I inthimtclv acquainted with them , was next visited. The story of cruelty told by members of his family vas most ap- lulling. I'.iss . Wright , the brother-in-law of Sir. JvIeUurdy was ono dny with the old inin ; whoso tiamo h JllltonVlllorfowl , lielpirig in haying. 'J'ho old fellow got angry nt Bonus trivial thing and hurled hi * pitch- iork , llno-t foremost , at tlio head of tlio no- i-ro. The fork just grazed hli head. Mr. Wright nml tbo otbur haymakers were as tonished at smell a murderous assault , as thuro was 110 occasion for It. "Wright ronion- Mrated with Wiilerford , tclilnc him that had the jiltrhfork gone s'x ' Inehus nearer it would have pierced the negro's briln and Wiled him. The old fellow teen great umbrage at this nnd informed Mr. Wright la languid inoro forcible tbiin elegant not to interfere with liltu in the mamgotni'iit of Ills own prop erty. Homo oilier words lussuil between the two men font-onilng1 the boy and old Wilier- lonlus \ nut slnco that day spoken to or "neighbored" with "Wright. Another day in haying Mr. McCnrdy's nineteen-year-old sen William says ho saw Sam U'illcrfofd fly Into a rage similar to that manifested by his futliur nml strike at Till with his pitchfork , the tines us usual being turned toward the poor colored wretehand h again narrowly escaued receiving tbo cruel points in hU llesh. FiuniiTPi'i. sc.iiis ox ins HACK. Curdy Htuted further that ho and other hoys had been in swlininlnt * with Till on a number of occasions and liad ncen the fright ful scars on tbo boy's bucx. Ho snlil there teemed to bo over a hundred although there might bo only llfty. Mr , .McCurdy stated that ho hnd seen old man Willerford make the poor colored boy strip off his shirt , the only upncr garment ho jio.sscsses , nnd indicia terrible-heating on.ttie boy's hare buelc witb a long stout swltuh. Ho has also seen the old slaveholder strike the hey repeatedly with his list nnd almost knock him senseless. The boy never had anything to wear but a thin pair of overalls iiiul wnnuis or bklrt of the same thin material. Kvcn In tlie coldest weather bo was never known to luivo on any underclothing , while tbo Willcrfords always vent wnrrnly chid unit complained about tlie eold liimatu of tRo north. The greater lortionof tbo year tbo boy vent barefoot. Tbo boy bad been doing nmnn's work ever sine o Willerford came into the neighborhood Jlvo years ago nnd received nothing for it , not oven a day's ' schooling. Mr. McUurdy said that he , too , like his brother-in-law had remonstrated with tlio southerner con cerning his tivatnient of thu boy anil re ceived curses for his pains. Slnco then the Willerfords luivo bix'n bis avowed enemies. Alter hearing tbeso blood-curdling tales of cruelly your correspondent next drove to thu Willerford farm to too thu principals in the devilish drntnu and discover whuther they really did not bavo horns and a grapevine tail cnUiiig iiia barb like the traditional Satan. TIIK Till'TO WII.T.IIKFOHI ) TAUSI. The pliico was re.iehed Just before dusk. Tbo sun , shorn of its dazzling splendor by the evening mists , stood on the edge of the horizon like a great drop of bright led clot ted blood. The only sim nd heard xvas that of the katydid , portending frost , and the chilli ness of the evening was su indent to cause a belief in tlie early fulfillment of tbo proplics3" . On every sldo was a greatseaof waving corn , tbo husks almost bursting with fullness and standing in silent derision of the coinplaintof poor crops. 'J.'lio liouio of \VIUerfords itood back almost a quarter of a mile south from an unfrequented road and Is a itory and a half structure. It pre sents a comfortable appearance , peeping , us It does , from behind n clump fit plain trees , but it gives no clue to the sauulor and misery within. Near tbo plum orchard over a hundred splendid shoots und fnt Berkshlrcs ready for market were lazily sleeping. Tliu place , however , was n lonely one. There was not a house -within hair u milo. , A person could bo tortu red them everyday in tbo week and Ida agonizing cries would not bo heard by anybody save his tormentors , tlio cuttle nnd other animals about the place On driving up the read old man \Vlllerford , Ills son William nnd tlio poor negro slave \verefound \ cutting com nnd loading it on a rack for the cattle. Had nil three been niaaked tlie colored hey could bavo been easily identlticd by the iilthy rags thnt scarcely covered his nakedness , wlillo tboVil - lorfords were well clad. Tlie events of tbo low preceding days h.id fiivcn the Missouriims some idea as to public senti ment concerning them mid It was evident that the advent of stranger caused some consternation. Both the old mnn and his s > on William , n young giant of twenty-six , vumo forward in response to the salute , carrying tholr long , keen-edged corn knives , and wearing a look of delianco which it was not hard to read was backed by fear and concern , TinIlii : : correspondent introduced himself , told who bo was nnd what bo came for , anil announced hi * intention of spending tbo evening with thnin. THEY WIKB IMKAI.YZKU. Tbo declaration temporarily paralyzed them either by its unexpected candor or checkiuois. it is hard to tell which. But the "seces.hUjiit.st , " despite his other faults , is hospitable and the stranger iruest is never driven away. A ohanco was thercbv given to investigate matters , and resulted in the corroboratlon of the direst reports. TimBun correspondent had scarcely introduced him self \ \ lien a neighbor came driving by with a letter , and at thoscribo's request t'ho sou read the foUowinir : . Mr.WIUcrt'onl : Jf.ir Sir-1 > vrlto tnotri > ryciu twunroixbltloiiH : You can accent either yon want. I fyou will glvu Till a written contract ( or a certain sum of money \UHMI lie Is twun- ty-onuyuurs odiKu und avreu to sou that bo Is kept In M.-liool each winter I will let Mini alouo. oilit > r l o wo will sno you and your you nser Min for cruelty nd tho'older son tor iiiuii.ilcullii , and will iniiku vim n-sreutilcivl of troillilc. 1 k-nto Omaliato hold an Indlimi- tluti iiu-t'ltng iiinonx tlio colored iM-oplo to- ninrniw nlabr. Vttucaii wrltu 1110 what will tin. [ liave.stlrreillbocoliircil people upuixl yon will got ( ho wliolu nlTair In tliti nenipapi'i'Si I will not do anything until Wednesday , so us to hint ) aelniiicu to huur from you , 1 < lo not iluHlio to hurt or trouble you , but wint : Till rlvhlcd mid vo huvo raised money to do It with. Von can only I > CL > II lilin hy romulylnx with ir > > oii.iblu nirreortuint. Your MIII stole tbo boy ourlght this morning and only fur inyelfortrt lie would bavo lieen fol- loweil luiiliml tutroiiblu , Wo bavo Imd a do- toutlvu In the eoiiiniuiilty unit till tbowlt- imsi.es wiineotlto provii ctiiilty.Yrlto ino at Omulia , ISeb. , carotlivl'rogiosHOfllci' . Jesin ! > ot- fniiy. ia. . JOUIH.V. " -Sow jess see , " said the old man , "bow they are trying to tct ; this nigger from me. Ho belonirs to mi1 , and they hare nomoro right to take blin than they have one of those horses or cows. Hut I don't propose to give him up. " i Ilia oliVimin Is a powerfully bnllt fellow anil a vigorous ns lunun of Ihlity-ilvo , Ho baa a grizdeil beard and a nose of Hint coin- plosion developed by an liitimatu acquaint ance with upnlejaek and Kentucky mountain dew , TIIJ. KEPT OUT OF SIOUT. Itivus notloeil that while the others were talking U'lll wai always out of sight , or If vlalblo was bard at work.VhlIo supper was hi prognws ho was out milking tlio sixteen e\nv uutl when-btf sat down to partake of the leavings Mrs WHlerfonlsnidr ' Till , help yourself to anything on the .table. " nnd then she gave him a suggestive punch In the ribs which evidently meant them were , a number ot mental reservations known only to her and him. A more abject picture of humility than this poor negro could not be Imagined. Ho was tbo ideal slave. His voice had ttio trcinulout plalntlvosound of the serf crushed in spirit nnd knowing nothing but hi * mailer's will. The piteous accents of thnt voice once heard ivlll ring : in tbo earn of the hearer for hours. Ho was evidently not al lowed to talk and when your correspondent wished to question him the interrogations were reproduced by the WHIoifords and couched ni such language as to plainly Indl cato wlnit answer was ojicctcd from him. Everything uld coneorainglils clothes was found to bo true. Ho ww ragged and fllthy , Ilia shoeiwerut hf > cast-offs of ono of tboVil - lerfords &nd wcitj too Ion ; for him uy about two Inches , lie were overalls and a ragged tt-armis through which hU block nnns could bo seen at Intervals of almost every Inch. Tbo request tolooknthlsbnvk WIM met with universal disapproval , and this end wn < reached only 111 rough n strategic system of tactics. And after the poor naked back wta oxpoied Merciful Father ! what a slghtl Almost a network of scars 1 It hnrdly sceim posslblo that ono could ondnro the agony con sequent upon receiving such wounds undllx-e. Here nro a do/en round scan * that might luivo been made b tbrusU ot n pitchfork , there loiif * welts with dumb lips of proud Itosh toll ing of some horrible bcatinfr with tbo black analto whip ; hero nro wound * that a'.vf ally suRgeat wounds imido by the needle-lino polnta of a piece of hcdiro bruili , The entire Willerford outllt involuntarily trembled and turned dctitbly pulo as Involun- tarv oxc'lamations of surprise fell from TUB BBI : corn.inonJcnt.'s ( lips. The memory of that poor back like the voice of the slave is suf ficient to haunt the dreams of the kind hearted for a life time , ASrOt.EX INTKKVir.W. After still further diplomacy a private stolen interview was held with the poor boy , but he was too frightened to talk. Tim memory of what caused tboio tcrribli ) scars on his back kept him In terror and ho spoke the words tint ho had evidently been taught to utter in. the nrcsenco of strangers , declaring that bo WLS treated llrst rate , I ater In the evening Ham \\lllerford , the thirty-six-ycur-old son , appeared on tlio scene. Hu towers" even above hU giant father and brother anil has a coarse , brutal , mcrciioss fnee. Ho admitted to having beaten the "uiwcr" with a club und rudely Jested about tbo poor follow. Tin : Bci : correspondent had seen enough and left. Somehow Sam AV'illcr- ford learned that Sir. McCurdy had Informed TUB Bur. of his cruelty and this morning just befow McCurdy took the train to corno to Lincoln to attend tbo fair Sam mot him and brutally assaulted him. Tbo"ntggor-drlver" was promptly arrested and lined & > and costs. Mr. McCurdy now declares his intention of taking the lead hereafter In bringing this case of unconstitutional sl.ivo . owning into tbo courts and will see that the Willerfords receive their proper treatment for their mis deeds. EPISODE. Tlie London Artist Justifies Ills Act - t Inn at Di-iiry Iianv. Sept. 10. [ New York Herald Cahle Special to TUB BBI : . ] I have just had the pleasure of InteiYiowing Whistler In regard to tbu eplsodo at Drury Laao theater , in which ho and Augustus Moore , editor of the Hawk , played leading pnrts. In the first place , IVhlstlcr wanted It undei-stood that ho had not acted hi auger. "I started out to cano this fellow , " ho explained , sipping some excellent Monongahela whisky , "with as little emotion as I would prepare to kill a rat. I did cano him to the. great satisfaction of ray many friends and Ids many enemies , and that was tbo end of It. Seol" "Yw"salil I , "btitWoorodon'tseomtoseo it In that light. Have you seen what ho says in today's ' Hawk I" and I pointed to an article cutittisl : "Tho Gentle Art of Mak ing a Goose of One's ' Self. " Fixing an eye-glass in bis right optic Whistler , with many oontemntuous shrugs , rend as follows : "I am sorry , but I hnvo had to slap Mr. Whistler. My Irish blood got the better of me , and before I knew it the shHvelli'd up little monkey was knocked over and kicking about on tbo lloor. " ilaving read so much the artist put down the paper and laughed heartily. "Now , what is ono to think of li man who takes refuge be hind such bjrefac.-cd falsehood. Ho says hu knocked mu down. Pleiine look mo over and sonif vmi I.JIM Hnil mr lii-MtsiM Aril im * eyes black , is my nose out of shape t Look carefully. ' 1'hero certainly are no twees of i knock-down blow. Of course not , because liu never touched me. I'm sure I uou't know why , for he is n much bigger man than I. My Idea is that ho was thoroughly cuwed by the mor.il force of my attack. You see , the man makes a living writing blackguardly paragraphs und ho probably felt that his hour oE retribution had come. " ' 'He complain * you struck him unarmed nnd unprepared. " "Y"cs. and then the next breath ho calls rae a puir wco Jamil and says pityingly : 'In stinctively my band went out and over wont the little chap like a bucket of spilled water. ' Only imagine a puny little ma.ii taking this herculean freutloniau unawares. loov old lion , that didn't liavo a chance against the wicked lam& ! " and Whistler's eyes twinkled with t'un. "Hut how about your cano ! " "Hero itis , hardly more than a switch , as you see , a llttlo niece of ruttnu bought for the purpose ; besides I did uotstriko him with out warning , in fact , I could uot , for hU back was to me and I bad to turn him around to gut at bis face ; then I cut him again and npaln as hard as I could , hissing 'Hawk' ' with each stroke. Oh , you can take mv word for It , everything was done in tun clcjiuwt and most correct fashion possible. Capital whisky , this. " "As a general thing , sir , do yon believe In tula taking tlu law in one's own , hands i" "Certainly , in a country lllco this. Ho In sulted a deceased rclativo of mine and English law gives no protection to the dead , so I acted. Tlio man had to ho chastised and I did it. I regard such writers us human vermin , who should uo stamped on pitilessly. If yon can bit such a wretch , slap iiis face or twist bis nose you have dona well , and all good citUons will ttinnlc you. If In the process yon got hammered yourself , that is only n detail und you must take your chances. That the man you Insult is stronger than you or more skillful with his lists , has nothing to do with it you have asserted yourself imtl guarded your honor , sea ! " ' Then would you not approve of duel ling ! ' ' " .Mostdecidedly with gentlemen , " smil ing at the emphasis , "whiehof course would not cover the present case. " A little Liter , having looked over JMr. Whistler's new home and lovely grounds , I withdrew , having at last found an instance in which a man cau bo plucky and show the white feather at tlio sumo time. Itcmnrknhlo 3in < l Reading. CHICAGO , Sept. 10. P. Alexander John- stone , n mind reader , performed a feat In this city today which eclipsed all similar records made by Illshop or others. Ho has ucen doing many reinavkablo things hero and Dually his manager decided to attempt the same test that resulted in the death of the well known mind reader In Now York that of finding a nnmo in a notel register , A number of well known newspaper men aim physicians drove in n hack from the Auditorium to tlio Grand 1'a- cilio by tortuous routes and going to thu register they selected a name. Leaving one of their number in cbargo of the register , they returned to the Auditorium , where Jolmstono had remained In the custody of another comraitteetnan. They bandaged hu eyes securely. Johnstono instantly rushcti down st.iirs . , mounted a carriage and drnvo blindfolded to the Grand Pacific , avoiding cahlo caw and thousands of vehicles on the way. Ho rushed to the register , turned the leaves rapidly , found the namere peated It , guvothonuinber of thopagoundtho ilito of the month. On his way back to the Auditorium Jolmstono was token with a severe chill , which throw him Into a cataleptic lit. The physicians at llrst pronounced him dead but after working over Film two hours life was again perceptible. Tonight the mind reader is resting comfort ably but is exceedingly weak. "White 3Itm for Wnr. MILES Car , Moat. , Sept. 11) ) . A telegram was received today by the coroner from the Sonquo Hirer agency notifying Win that a murder had been committed and the body was awaiting his arrival. The tolo- Kram gives no further parllculars hut taken In connection with a letter recoivetl yesterday it is supposed to account of the dis appearnnco of Hugh Boyle , a young ( mttl inun who has Ijocn missing from Lame * Deer. Ills thought horn bo was murdered by In dians. It was only last Saturday Indians were arrested for the murder of Hobert Ferguson hut May and were turned loosufrorn a lack of evidence. The Iloylo murder following HO closely will arouse the whlto settlers about the Clieycnno reservation to wur. 'Iliev had declared thU summer if another whlto man killed thov would send the women am' ' children out of thu country and together wltl the i-owboyj wage a war of extermination or the Indians , This they are abundantly ublo to do. W Is * in a mi starts fur Ixnulon. Ir.iti..NSept. | . 10. [ Special Cablegram to 'J'iiiiIUK.J.Huron : \VissLnatm Laa departc fur London , Yan flTyclc Will Not Be the Imlopendemt Oantlldata for Oougross. HE STATES HIS REASONS BRIEFLY , Allan Hoot ttm Unanimous Choice ) of the Congressional Committee for tliu Vnuniit I'lnuc on the aiokct. A well attended meeting of the congres sional committee of the independent party vns held nt Onto City hall last night , Allan Hoot was" chosen chairman and C. W. iMlllorof South Omaha secretary. The following delegates were present from the various counties of the district ! Sarpy , Oeorgo lUker ; Saumlers , P. TJ , Lclphton ; Lancaster , OcorgoV. . Dlakoj Otoe , II. I . Farnsworth ; Cuss , Joseph Clark ; Hiehardson.rohn I.ichlon ; Neinahii , F. J , Ferguson ; Gage , Julius Vogelj Pawnee , 0. K. Hall ; Johnson , Dr. Brooks ; Douglas , Allan Hoot and C. Vf. Milter. Senator C. ii. Van \Vyck went n letter to the convention declining thu nomination of thu party for congress Iu this district. The letter was as follows ; To the congressional committee of the In dependent convention for the First congres sional district of the state of N'obraska ; Thanking generous friends for the honor of the nomination as "rupresentativo in congress , " still more tbo many -warm hearted ones who have been sincerely urging Its ucccnttince , yet I feel constrained , after much deliberation , to return It to those who gave it. Many of you know that I refused to bo a candidate for tlie same position two years ago , and now when It was again proposed , was as unwilling to consent. Hut tboso whose wishes and judgment nro to me almost as law , Insisted that I should at least give the mutter further consideration and hear what they might urge , and when after repented eouuscllings Iliad fully determined not to ae- cept , was still urged from time to time to wait further , and out of deference to their wishes did so , hcnco tbo delay until this time , hue n conclusion should now bo reached and the ticket completed by the selection of. another. Not desiring the office It seemed bad policy for the success of the ticket to bo a candi date. date.Whoever Whoever has been In public llfo nnd en joyed the conlideueo of friends is tit times ar raigned us ambitious and subject to tbo sus picion und criticism that he Is til ways seek ing olllco. Neither seeking or desiring , tbcro is no reason wby I should bo placed In a posi tion to provoke the belligerency of that class of patriots , when it could bo of no benefit to tbotickutorthocaa.se. It has been urged that duty required , duty to thocauso for which 1 have labored and been subject to contumely and ridicule and falsehood for many years. If such were tbo case I would not besitato but cheerfully enter the arena. This argument was good years ugo , when advocacy of the principles AVO now profess cost loss.of favor and position and sacirlices worn necessary. I well Know what It would and did coit then , hut the hazard was will ingly and knowingly assumed. Fortunately times are changed. The masses bavo aronsed for self-protection. Ko- peated warnings and entreaties were unavail- inn * Thr v Tr i'rt f rvntrnltn uAiir IV\t nfrlmi u 4-/\ reap , nnd the results of their labor to be ah- lOrbcd i > ytho few , until corn and beef ro- iirned them less than actual cost when they Avoko from long nnd dangerous slumber. _ Now , the next gospel can bo proclaimed without risk , when ) formerly the people > eemed us anxious us their prototypes to stouo Stephen and tbo prophets. Tlio tid'e has been rapidly flowing from ebb to flood. Men require no argument for con- jfursion , which comes as suddenly as to Paul. ' They begin to know how it is themselves , 'or experience , that costly but effective .cacher. has been abroad and through , all the and. Now the tide is uot only-at flood , but rushing irresistibly und bearing away all obstacles * . No sacrifices are now demanded from a standard bearer. In the enthusiasm of an. awakened public sentiment , witb victory 'ust perching on our standard , the laborers arc not few ; the great army is recruited without effort , and these ready to bear the banner press diligently to the front , , as they sou success not far away. Therefore , tbo argument of duty and necessity to accept loses its force. There is then no reason because of non- acceptance to assume that I am not willing to make sacrifices or am indifferent. Probably uo man in the state lias greater gratification that the Kcd sea has been passed , that we are "getting out of tbo wilderness" and the promised laud Is in sight. I Joined in the conflict when there/ was not enough of stream to create oven nn ebb tide , which has grown to the mighty rushing torrent of today. It will sivo in creased gratlilciition to toil and labor for the same cause not maligned by our ene mies with the taunt that 1 ma seeking oMco. In this district where. Is located tbo power of the great corporations the whole kennel would ba unmuzzled. At this Juncture I can better servo the cause as n prlvato in the ranks than as a standard bearer whcro you will bo compelled to bear the senseless cry of politician and oflico seeker. You can readily select ono who will not subject you to answer any such imputation and who will not draw the llro of wealthy corporations , gravel trains and all the ap pliances as effective and dangerous as the shotgun policy. Not only is the truth dawning but results are following1. Republican senators can now demand in the United States senate free lurn ber , free sugar nnd other tariff modifications without bciny stigmatized as deserters from party and hounded as free trade democrats. They can even oppose caucus action of their party mid not bo branded us renegades. They can arraign corporations that by ex cessive , extortionate rates they refuse to transport western grain in exchange for eastern coal , compelling producers to burn corn for fuel without being aspersed as ene mies of tbo state. To secure a delegation in congress which will bo responsive to the wants und demands of the people may cost much effort but the people are prepared for tbo conflict , After this campaign the leaders of the old political parties who allow rings and corpora tions to teach tliat mere partizati triumph Is more Important than establishing principle * and securing reforms for the beuellt of the masses will bo taught , even if they do learn or appreciate tbo lesson , that party sheUoleths mid war cries , iad resolu tions cannot always be used us tricks of leg erdemain when the people are earnestly demanding bread und equal rights In the struggle of life. And that tbo despotism of corporations and the anarchism of trusts and syndicates must bo destroyed. Amid , the plaudits and rejoicing of a now movement which promises emancipation from political thraUilom lotus remember to avoid the appearance of evil and 'shun 'condi tions which always wreck party organiza tions. and bo not so blinded by success , or confluence , a-s not to notice or heed signals ol danger , or bo environed by schemers wo are now escaping and surrender to rings and bosses that power which can alone lirinir < ra- liof. C. II. VAX WVCK , The declination was accepted with expres sions of regret by various members of the committee. Senator Van Wych's placoon the ticket was then filled by the nomination for congress of Allen Itoot of Douglas comity. Mr. Itoot was tbo unanimous choice of tbo convention , and , in accepting the honor , made un enthusiastic speech pledging himself to make the light to tliu best of his ability. Ills nomination was the subject of much congratulatory speech making , and each dclo- Ijato present pledged his support to the ticket. Jaine.s ICeuuoy of Omaha was elected chair man of the congressional committee nnd an executive comtntttco was chosen consisting of James Kenney and C. W. Miller of Douglas and George Becker of Sarpy. They Meat In Convention , Nominate and Ailupt n IMnlt'orm. I.NPUXATOUS , Ind. , Sept. 10. Chairman Michencr of the stuto central committee called the state republican convention to order - dor tins morning. The committed on perma nent organization reported Hon. U.V. \ . Thompson , ex-secretary of. the treasury , for chairman , and ho was received with tumul tuous npplausc. TTo spoke for the bettor part of an hour , colnp into the history of the republican and democratic tariff interests , etc. , , J The platform ] , \vfis then reported. It en dorses the administration of tbo president and tbo conduct of Speaker Heed ; condemns the democratic doctrlno of free trade ; favors reciprocity ; npnroyoj tbo pension legislntion of the present , , congress ; demands laws to prevent food iwlujteration ; denounces trusts nnd combinations' ; favor * reasonable river nnd harbor ulmprovemcnts ; denounces the whltecap outrajres ; demands local option nnd approves tl | < j original package bill. A resolution 'wdtf adopted ordering the sec retary of the qouvontion to send a congratu latory telctfrnio-o to Tlmims H. Keed. "formerly of Maine , but now of the United States. " ' ' The plunk cmlprslng Hnrrlsnn is m follows ! " \Y"o endorse the administration of Heu- jamin Harrison nnd the ublo statesmen selected as his co-laborers and1 advisers as behiK wise , vigorous and patriotic. It has kept the pledges made to the people , lias care fully guarded nd zealously promoted their welfare , nml elevated the condition of the public service. "We heartily approve the action of tbo re publicans m congress undertha brilllantlead- ewhipof Thomas n. Heed. They have again proved that the republican party can bo re lied upon to meet and solve great public questions , and has once more demonstrated its capacity forintolhVentund patriotic gov ernment. " The tariff plunk reaftlrms the belief in the republican doctrine of protection to American industries , condemns the democratic doctrlno of free trade , and commends the policy of re ciprocity proposed In connection with tbo pending tariff legislation. Milton Trusslcr was nominated for secre tary of stnto. For auditor , I. N. Walker of Marion was nominated. For treasurer GcorgoV. . Pixlcy wai nomi nated : for statistician , John Merrill ; for wiper- intendcntof public instructionTunics Henry ; for state Kcologlst , James M. Coulter. Tbo platform urge * tbo passage of a service pension bill ; commends the silver bill ; on tbo question of labor , favors protection against every form ot convict or servile labor prohibition of employment of young children in factories and mines , protection of railroad employes by uniform couplers , etc. . arbitration of differences with employer , and condemns democrats both in congress nnd tbo state legislature who , while expressing regard for workingmen , failed to enact efilcient laws on these subjects. The platform repents the demand for free , equal and hottest elections in every part of the United States ; favors legislation against alien ownership of land needed for homos of independent American fanners. Tlio convention was one of the largest nnd most harmonious ever held by Indiana repub licans. Inferences in speeches to Hoed , Dlainc and Harrison wcro loudly applauded , the first named receiving thu greatest shore of baud clapping endorsement. lUnssnuhnsctiu I ruliililtionlsts. WOIICILSTCK , Mass. , Sept. 10. The state prohibition convention assembled this morn- inc. William Hatulin of Atnhcrst was chosen chairman nnd the usual committees were appointed. I3r. Blackmer wits nominated for tha governorship by acclamation , lieutenant governor , Gcorgo Kempton of Sha ron ; secretary of state.'GeorgoQ. Crittenden , Auckland ; attorney general , Walcott Hamlin of Auiherst ; treasurer and receiver general , William jl. GLcaaon of Boston ; auditor , Augustus U. mlth of Lee. The ? platform demand elimination of the liquor traffic frotn > * foreign commerce , Inter state trade iindhpincjciitcrprlscs. It Is set fnrtli tlmf thn iHtniilili/vtti nni \vJ1ltinTlv embodies its temperance virtues in its presi dent. who gives 'bibulous banquets , Its vice president , who soirf Up altars to Bacchus on Ids own premiseX and the senate , which re fuses to banish klnp Icohol from Its end of the capitol nndruplpecs the leading liquor sellers of the country on Its important com mittees. . The platform further declares for eqtin' suffrage irrespective of sex ; arbitration for international difficulties ; liberal fostering of education by th'g 'government ' , state and national ; that ttiq senate owes Just con sideration to too , farmer , whose interests are now sucrillQed' ' , in favor of monop olists and , counterfeit)1.products ) ; declares republican and democratic parties both so complicated whh' corrupt corporations , that , no- reform can bo expected of them ; asks all prohibitionists of whatever views on the tariffto unite In denouncing the snlo of the presidency of the country in consideration of the surrender of every other industry to lordly manufacturers who. in con nection with the liquor interests , control the republican party. Michigan l > < Miiocri'H. Giusn Il.vi'ins , Mich. , Sept. 10. The dem ocratic state convention was called to order this morning at 11 o'clock by Hon. II. M. Ford , temporary chairman. After the ap pointment of committees the convention ad- joumed until ii ; 0. At the afternoon session , E. B. Wyman ot Hamburg , was nominated for governor ; John Strong of Monroe , lieutenant governor ; Frederick Drntstod of Isbpommg for treas urer ; A. A , Elllsof Ionia for attorney general ; John W. McGratb'of Detroit for lustico of the supreme courtiCaptain Daniel E. Sopor of Newngo for secretary of state ; Colonel David Baker of Nilcs for commissioner of the land oflico ; Ferris H. Fitch of Pontiae for superintendent of public Instruction , and David A. Gnmmond of Charlotte for member of tlio state board of education. Tlio platform reaflirms the principles of the democratic national platform , points with pride to the Cleveland administration , con demns tbo Harrison administration on all points , favors liberal pensions , denounces the Lodge election bill , demands the rt'hcrvatlon of the public domain for homesteads for actual settlers , condemns tbo policy of giving bounty to promote commercial relations with other countries until closer commercial relations with tboac countries can DO maintained , favors the creation of n merchant marine which can bo brought about by unrestricted commerce. favors secret ballot , believes in the free aud unlimited coinage of silver and condemns tbo republican party because it demonetized and still refuses the demands of the people for its restoration to cquulltv with gold. The Me- ICinley bill was ulso denounced. Klcction IletiiriiH. PoiiTL.vxn , Me. , Sept. 10. The Advertiser has full representative returns from tea counties in Maine , and partial returns from the remaining six. They indicate ademo- cratio gain of twelvejropresentatives , making the house stand 11.1 republicans to . ' 58 demo crats , The senate stands four democrats and twenty-seven republicans. IJF.WISTOX , Mo. , Sept , 10. Tha Evening Journal has returns from practically tlio whole state , footing up liurleigh IKI , ! ) ! " ) , Thompson -11,81 1 ' . ' , Cbirlc'.StS , scattering Kill j republican plurality 18,721. The remaining places voted in l S'i ' ; llopublican.s lkJ3 , dem ocrats Si-t , scatteuinRilCW. South Cnr.oliiin Democrats , COLUMIIIA , S. O. ' , yipt. ? 10. Tlio democratic state committee rjjrt/this { ! noon , but up to mid night has failed to'porfect a permanent or ganization , there- being a very determined contest botwcenctho Tllmnnltcs and other factions. Noininaf < vf Tor HOI.TON , Kan. , Sept. 10 , The republicans of the First ccMt'jrc'ssionnl district today nominated Case I Mderiek for representative , Morrlll , of puiisIojVljjl | fame , having declined rcnominatlon. Tlio 1'r Ardent I al Pnrty. CiiKS-jOxSriiiNOij , ] ( Ha.Sopt , , 10. Mrs. Harrison risen und Mrs. Mciujo are in tbo bands of a resident physician Jhls evening. The lattet has a touch of neuralgia. Mrs. Harrison's ailment U by no means of u serious charuc ter , and with rest and quiet It will probably wear oft In a few days. The president was advised of the pro ceedings of tna republican convention at In dianapolis and was naturally pleased at tbo endorsement of his administration. ii l''alr. , , N. V. , Hopt. 10. A steady down pour of rain all night and today tilled the streams hero and covered the fair grounds nt un uveraifu depth of three fee t , The fall bad to bu declared off and numerous valuable bogs and other animals were drowned , Ijost Ho MII.WACKEE , WIs. , Sept. 10. While wit nesslug a wedding tb. s afternoon Airs. F Felbcr's ' pocket was picked of securitle valued at o.v 4 Jttcnie. The Teutonic llrlngH Him In Abend of tlie City of New York. tfcw Voitic , Sept , 10. The Whlto Star tcamcr Teutonic came In winner ted ny In ho great ocean race with the In man liner , City of Now York. The Teutonic passed 3ivlU'.i ; ' rock light ship , Queenstown , ntilil 1 > . m. , on thu'lth lnstnntund arrived off Sandy look light at T : U5 a. in. , making tbo run be- .ween . tha two points in n days , " 0 lours nnd M minutes. The best previous run of the Teutonic between the same > olnts was K days , 10 hours nnd G nlnutos. The be.st run of tbo trip was that u.ulo yesterday MX ) miles. The most proml- icnt passengers on the Teutonic were Archbishop - bishop Uorrlgnn nnd ( Jhntmeoy M. Depaw. For HID llrst threodays of the VOJ-UKO the Teutonic encountered strong south west winds mil heavy bead seas , which prevented her naklng as good time n3 shoiiad dono. Tliu -wo ocean racers kept well together until Thursday evening ntO o'clock , when the Ton- fliiio last saw the City of New York. Dopoiv and Corrlg.m were taken off by ilends who wont down the bay to moot tlio [ 'entente. Among the llrst \velcomo Donow vcrd General Manager Touueey and \ Ico- jrosiilent "Waiter Webb of tlio Now York > ntrnl. Depow was conducted below , where 10 and Webb had u private conversation. At luncheon Loomi.i welcomed Depew lomo in n brief speech in which bo touched upon the subject of the New York Central strike. Dcpew responding , said : "About mo Is the largest representation of the organization of the New York Central road that during ny presidency has been gathered In any ono ilace. I tuitu It as testimony to the fact .hat the organization of the Now York Con- , ral is a unit In its policy and its action. Cheers. ] I am not here to discuss the qucs- ions which have been so ably discussed > y Loomls , but to say that my two" months of vacation , which wcro entered upon at the usual date and from which I have returned at the usual date , left the nanagemcnt of the road in tlio hands of the luly accredited ofllcurs whom the directory jclloved fully competent to manage it in any dllUculties that might arise , and they have demonstrated that tbocnnlldencchasnotbeen nlsplnced. [ Cheers , ] 1 noticed that ono of the newspapers that came to mo seemed to bo discussing my presidential chances. When 1 ict on president of tliu Central I act for the ntorests of that corporation without any re- pnnl whatever to my political chances or op- jortunltios , " The Itc.stilt Falls Short ot" the Pro- ueding AVcolc , CIN-CINKATI , O. , Sept 10. [ Special Tele gram to Titi ! BKE. ] Tomorrow's Price Current will say : The western packing for the week has been 210,000 , hogs , fulling short of the preceding week 80,000 ; corresponding vcok last year. l.0)00 ( ) ; from March to date , -,3(11,000 ( , against 5,430,000 last year. The quality of a considerable proportion of the offerings Is unsatisfactory. Following are comparisons for loading places : Cltlci. 1800 1339 : htcacos 1,710,000 , s Cltr. . I.IWXX ) 7AUOJ . ' .W.IKW St. Louli KI.IKKJ nillannpollH. . WUUM BI.WW . 'inclmmll . . . . 17U.OOJ It-l.WW Milwaukee. . . . 23I.UUI ) 2I5.0OI Sioux City. UHDM 2.H.OOU Cuiliir ! I.IXW 1.11,0011 1 11.1100 itaooo Wichltn ' 17WW f > 'iOUU ' 'jlnt-uln. . . . 7I.IWII u iooii MtUtllCM Heed Hack In Washington. WASHINGTON , August 10. Speaker Keed reached Washington this morning and ap- learea at the capitol at about 11 o'clock , Ho went at once to his room , whcro ho bos since remained , seeing no ono. it was expected .hat ho would take his seat in the chair nt the opening of the session , but ho did not respond spend to the summons of the doorkeeper aud Speaker Pro Tern Burrows called the house to order. , , . On the way to the cnpltol the speaker was warmly greeted by both republicans and leraocrats , receiving congratulations on all tiands. Later in the day ho held a sort of Impromptu reception hi his room at thu capi tel , many members calling 011 him. Magnifi cent floral designs adorned his desk this morning. They included a gavel and a pine tree , emblematic of Maine. Speaker Keed gave a lunch to about twenty members of the house , including tbo chair men of the leading committees , aud tboso who took part In the Maine campaign. A Convention oFSrnmrn. CFTICAOO , Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to TIIK BEK.J The delegates from the Coast Seamen's union of the Pacific coast to the in ternational convention of seamen to bo held In Glasgow , Scotland , the first week in Octo ber , reached this city today. At this conven tion in Glasgow nn oiTort will bo made to unite the seamen of all countries into one or ganization. It U claimed there nro 50,003 men in the confederated unions of the United States. The ICnglish unions nro also larpo nnd united , being associated with these of the Ilritish colonies , nnd thcro are also largo unions in Norway , Finland , Sweden , Den mark , Germany , Holland nnd , Belgium. There nro none whatever , however , in Russia , Franco , Spain or Italy. ft TlirocMoro Congressmen. WASIIINOTON' , Sept. 10. Mr. Dunnell of Minnesota , chairman of the house cointnlttco on the eleventh census today , introduced an apportionment bill on the basis of ono repre sentative for each 17Si71 : of the population. This would provide for a total representation of..1" ) . Under this apportionment , Alabama , California , Colorado , Michigan , Missouri , Now Jersey , Oregon , Texas , Washington nnd Wisconsin would each gain ono member , Arkansas , Illinois , Kansas and Pennsylvania each two , and Minnisota and Nebraska each three , The only state to lese n representa tive would bo Ohio , which would lese ono. * Found Gold In u Tree. SVI.T LARK , Utah , Sept. 10. [ Sneclnl Tele gram to Tun Bni : . ] A man employed in cutting logs at W. W. Wood's ' saw-mill near Sly Park , Eldorado , Nov. , Monday , found a bottle containing § 100 in gold dust. Ho was sawing a tree down when ho struck some thing. After the tree was down ho found a bottle containing ? 100 in gold dust at the cen ter of the treo. It was probably put la tbo tree years ago by some old miner. The wood hail grown uround the bottle and the gold dust was pac'cea in solid as n rock. Attain. Is KW Yoiuc , Sept. 10. Kieliard Croker , the we'.l known Tammany chieftain , arrived this morning on the City of New York. Uo was met at the iloclc by a number of Tammany leaders and warmly welcomed. Ho said no was in excellent health und refused to talk in respect to his intentions in tbo fall campaign. Ihn Sheep Industry in Dakota. Cii.VMniiu..m : , S. D. , Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] Herdsmen arrived here today with 2,000 sheep , which they drove from Wyoming , They belong to capitalists who will let them out to farmers to cncourago sneep raising In this portion of the state. Tlrd up by j. Er.MiiiA , N. Y. , Sept. 10. Tbo Brio road , Bradford , Bldred ft Cuba nnd AVcllsvlllo & Condersport roads are tied up nt Wellsvillo today by landslides caused by heavy rains prevailing. 1'lllpitM. CIXCIN-XATI , Sept. lO.-Tho Uov. Howard Johnston , pastor of the Presbyterian church la this city has received u call to the Presby terian church la DCS Molnes , la , Humored PnNsungor Unto Ilcditctluu. ICAXHA.sCiTr , Mo. , Sept. 10. It Is reported that 'bo Chicago & Alton Is on the eve of mulling u tvgular passenger rate of i ! cents a milo on all elusion of travel. Kmporor U'llllaiu'ri IMiuiH. UKIIMN- , August 10. [ Special Cablegram to TIII : Ilr.K.1 Einporor William will spend two days In Vienna after his hunting trip with the Austrian emperor. HONORING GENERAL CROOK , The Now Omaha Fort to Bo Named After the Gallant Indian Fighter , ADDITIONAL NEBRASKA CONGRESSMEN. The HcapportlomiKMit IMnn raf llopro- nculntivo DnmiRll , M' Adopted , Will Glio the State Tlu-co Mori ) 3IcmhurH. N BUHKAU Tun Ouuit BUB , 1 GUI lAWUTKKXTII STIII'.r.T , > W.\niMiTOtf I ) . C. , Sept. 10. ) It Is now practically determined that the new fort at Omaha Is to be named after Gen eral Crook. The department has notllled Senator Mamlerson that it desires tlio names of General Crook and Uenoral Tlmnm , nnd Lhat the manner In which tliow naaio * are Lobo honored Is by attaching them to two of the forts of the country. The depart ment nsked Senator Mundersoil to fur nish any further objections , if : o had them , why tlio name of the gallant Indian lighter should not bo ittnched to Omaha's now military no t , and , us ho had no further objections , ho so notllled the department , and therefore Fort Onuilui will In all probability bo designated Fort Crook In the very near future. r.viiuocK AXD Tim T.vuipr. Senator Paddock , in speaking to Tun UKB correspondent this ulturuoon concerning Ida own veto and that of other western senators upon the tariff bill , said : "Tho measure was so materially amended from the manner in whL'h It originally came to the senate , so m.iny changes were made of bcnollt to the west , the reciprocity Idea was incorporated In tbo bill , and besides this the tariff com mission scheme was adopted before wo wcru asked to vote upon It. All tlicso chnrges were in line with western sentiment and In terests. Many objectionable features of the nicasuro hail been eliminated nnd others made less objoctiotiablo and of course wo voted for it. Tbo bill is in many respects a vast improvement upon the existing law. So far as the existing tariff affects western interests western senators could not do other wise than support the niemnre oven If they did not desire to do to. Tbo tariff bill is not perfect , out it Is much better than wo hail reason to bolluve it would be presented to us , and therefore no ajioloffy for our votes is necessary. " iiinr.n Moun Mr.MnKits. The reapportionment scheme Introduced to day by Congressman Dnnriell , chairman of thu house committee on tbo eleventh census , if carried Into cltect will give Nebraska three additional members of congress. This Is In accordance with suggestions heretofore iniulo in'i'in : 15ii : ; that the delegation in the house from Nebraska on the next apportionment would certainly be doubled. JIAIIB A MISCU.CUJ.ATION. It is beginning to look very much sa if the elections' committee had niadu a miscalcula tion in calling up the Lanirston-Venable case. Colonel O'Furrall wasted all of tod.iy again by filibustering against its consideration , and although Speaker Reed is expected to take hold of It tomorrow , Itis hard to sen how ho can break the deadlock now existing. It seems impossible to # et a republican quorum back to Washington , and without such n nuo- runi nothing cuii uo accomplished. A call of the house was ordered three times today , but caeh time the quotum disappeared as soon as the doors were opcued and an attempt made to proceed to business. The fault lies en tirely witb absenteeism. Chairman Uowell had confidently expected a quorum today , but instead of that a call of the house showed that there were only liil ) republicans in the house , or forty-six less than a quorum. The absentees have been called back again nnd again since last Friday when tbo election committee , decided it would call up this case on the following Tuesday , so that tlio absence of nearly fifty repub licans today , when every one of them know how urgently ho is needed , would indicate that those who have not como back as yet do not propose to como bickatall. It must be remembered , too , that ot the re publicans who arc present several will act with the democrats in opposition to T-WS- ston. A number of republicans began to manifest some impatience today mid two or three told Mr. Haugen of Wisconsin , who is in charge of the case for the committee , that it would bo wiser to withdraw the eoso for the present. A number of others admit that they do not sou how the case can be won unless some means can bo de vised to obtain a quorum. The tariff bill is expected in the house tomorrow. This means that the end of the session is not very far off and members nro nil growing anxious for days for their committees or for individual bills. Unless somethings Is done tomorrow tbo committed will bo almost compelled to abandon the cuso at thU tlino. A proposition will bo made to the republicans as soon as the tariff bill conies in that if Ibis case is dropped till democratic opposition to the tariff bill in conference and in thu house will bo abandoned in return. If the Liang- ston-Venablo case is dropped it h not in tended to take up any more election cases this session. i > n. SALMON'S VISIT ATIUOAIJ. Dr. D. K. Salmon , chief of the bureau of unimul industry of the agricultural depart ment , has Just returned from a trip to Eng land and Scotland , where ho went to put in operation a system of inspection of cattle shipped from this country. Ton representa tive of Tm : Bni : Dr. Salmon said today that bis observation satisfied him thnt Great Hrlt- nin would do a\vay with the present restric tions against American cattle. There is a strong feeling ainoiiK the farmer of Knglund and Scotland In favor of im porting American r.ittlc , Tbeso farm- era have an abundance of grass and other feed which they could use to much ad vantage in fattening the cattle from this side. Hut , us the restrictive law is qpeiutud , nil our cattle bavo to bo killed at the docks on arrival. Thu farmers uro beginning to feel that the restriction operates directly against them nnd Is mainly upheld by tbo raisers of thoroughbred stock who are anxious to abut out competition and maintain high prices. Dr. S.dmon made frequent visits to the itrlfc- Ish department of agriculture , which , lie says , is operated much in tbo same manner as our own.Vhilo the ollteial * were not sneciully enthusiastic In aiding efforts to s < ; - cure a standing for American cattle , tbt-y put no obstacles in the w.iy. ' I'oruiUsiou was se cured from tbo minister of foreign affairs to locate Uniteil State * Inspectors at Liverpool , London and Glasgow , whlcli are the chief points for receiving cattlo. Tlieso Inspectors were taken from this country and they bavo now commencoit their work. Although a great cry has gone up as to the amount of .plouro-pnouinonin | sent over from thU country , Ur , Salmon i was unable to find a single case since last ' February. Ho went among tht ) Kngllsh inspectors specters nml not ono of them knew of ncaso coming from this country throughout last spring or this summer , although the cattle receipts hail been unprecedontly largo. Dr. .Salmon says that ho brought this fnct clearly before tbo Hritlsb agricultural department. The ofllcials were ready to admit that our precaution against pleuro-pneumonla had been much moro successful than tholr own. Their system lacked uniformity , nnd was subject to county regulations , but it will now bo changed to work like the system which 1m proved so effcutlvo in this country. With tbo Ilritish ofllelalsadmitting tlio freedom of our cattle from disease and the further precautions which the recent meat inspection bill will give , Dr. Salmon feels that the obnoxious and unfair restric tions against American cattle will bo abel ished at uo distant day. CIIIC'AOO HAH IIRTTKIl IIKST1II IIKIMKf.r. Representative Frank of St , Louis , a morn- her of the committee on tbo quaUro-centen- nlal , has introduced the following resolution : "That a subcominltlco bo appointed by the chairman of the committee im thoijuadro- centennial of thti discovery of America to Inquire - quire into the progress of the details for the holdlnir of the propoied exhibition in Chicago and to make an examination into thu amount of STKICU allotted to tlie various government displays and all other matters pertaining to the displays of tbu United States at said ex hibition. " This resolution was referred to the L-ummlttcu named for action. Mr. Frunk wai asked this afternoon what was the inotlvo for the resolution und ho said that It was to let the pcunlo at Chicago know that tha house was awake to the iumortanco ofthe world's fair nnd that it wa.s intended in effect to stir them up. That It bad douo SICK HEADM ! 1'ositlvnly curort by ' those 1'tllo CARTER'S They also relieve Dis tress fro'ft Dyspepsia , In ITTLE digestion rind Too Heart ) KitliifT. A perfect rem edy for Dtainess ; , > 'an > ca , Drowsiness. Und Taste' In the Month. Contort Tongue , I'.iln In tlie Side , TOWII ) 1.IVKU. They vcgulnto tbo Dowels. J'urely Vejretablo. SMALL DOSE. SHALL PRICE. . so , ho sahl , was evident from development * . I .earning of the cxlstonco of the resolution. Secretary Uatterworth. ho Bald , telegraphed to the I'omnil.sslonors at Chicago yesterday afternoon oftho proportion of tbo document "And. " continued Mr , Frank , "thu selection of the site last night was the result of the secretary's ' notion , " Mr , Frank said that the resolution would tin adopted , In his opinion , just us soon at a m.i- Jorlty of thu committee could bosoemvii u > act uion it. There is also another mtohitma pending before the committee , introduced l > v Air. Fr.mk , widen ho says will bo favorably acted upon. That is the ono limiting to llf teen the number of fcmnlo cominissloiier.s to act with the board of commllstoncrs ahviuly unpointed. It was reported today that a Joint resolu tion hud been prepared to change tlio location of the fair from Chicago to some other city on account of the dt'lny hi arranging the piv- liminarles , but that Secretary Uuttrrwortli succeeded in Inducing tbo author of the reso lution to withhold It fora time , and ho it ho secretary ) left for Chicago tonight to urge speedy action on the part of thocomniission- eis there. there.Tim Tim OMAHA rwroiTici : JITI : . Senator Mimdewon today received n com munication from the supervising architect of the treasury concerning and explaining the objection which the city authorities of Omaha deem to have to rebuilding llm burnedstruct- tures on tlio site of Uio new postoftiee. 'I'll government has given Mr. Alexander n authority to rebuild. Ho further states tha Mr. Alexander reports two of the Htructtin > burned us useless , and recommends their IT movnl as well us the rear portion of tlio thir' ' building , but says tlio front portion of tliiM.ii ter is In horvlcc.iblo condition and can bo used by tbo superintendent of the pnstotUi' as n storehouse and superintendent's ullliv , saving the government the expense of civet- ing new buildings. The architect thinki this may luivo led to n misunderstanding. TIIK tt.ivji Some Interest inj ; matters in tiio I..IMO cf I .v , Sept. 10. in the Knum in vestigation today Chairman Merrill pr'- ceeded to pas ? upon the question raised us ' , . the relevancy of the testimony offered by Mi . Cooper relating to the character of the i- , frigcrator company sto k and ruled it out. Jlr. "Lewis , a minority member , entero.l \ protest against this narrow limitation , hm - ing that the character of tlio stock wi OIK * > tbo counter indictments. Assistant Chief Ilrynnt of the pension ofiln testified that the completed cases order exi - - dited the settlement of some claims and n > larded others. Moro claims had been ad judicatcd under that order than before it Imd any particular attorney. To Commissioner Haum tbo witness said thatwtiilo thcro bad been a larger output of claims under tbo new order than before , them had been a greater haste in tbo popniM- tion of rases and much rivalry between clerks. Ho did not say that tbo work was Improperly done , but called attention to tbo fact that soiuu examiners wcro disposing of claims in less tlmo than they conlil be properly considered. The commissioner wished to know whether the witness bad tried to put n stop to it. The witness replied that ho bad not thought of putting a stop to it. There were ! J5OUU cases put on the completed flies by the otllro and bad been set there without par tiality. Judge Wilson said it bad been stated that Mr , Cooper had signed a largo number ol blank calls upon the pension oflleo for a linn of pension attorneys and ho would like to have Mr. Cooper make a statement about It Mr. Cooper said bo authorized his clerk' ' sign a largo number of calls for a pension Urn in Ida district , understanding that it Imit been the custom ; that perhaps there wcro fifteen . hundred or two thousand calls sigucdby ; his name. When ho came to Washington he spoke to Chief Durnan in the pension oflleo about It , and bo doubted whether it was fair to call up eases in that way , but ho must net for bis constituents. Durmm told him to sign the slips and ho would do what ho could with them. Mr. Cooper did not think the slips were equivalent to a congrcssiotulVall. The attor neys ho signed for had been " neglected. Ho was told that Lemon at that tlino had , prac tically , control of tbo Union olllce. Witness felt then and now that if ho could do anv- thlng to help his people ho ought to do it Ho felt that tboy had not a fair chance with attorneys In Washington. Mr. Cooper asked the committee to pass upon his resolution presented to it to cxtumi thoscopo of Ids Investigation. Xo decision was made and an adjournment was had. Soared by tlio Strikers. SOUTH\MITO.V , Sept. 10. Tlio striking dock laborers , sailors and firemen still maintain u menacing nttitudo. The authorities fear further rioting. Further detachments of troops have been summoned. Some of tin strikers have gone out in boats to meet imvmi ingsteamors with the object of porsundm , , ' the crows to join the strike. Today a mob pathored about tlio mayor's residence ) mid made tbrcatonlnir demonstrations. Tim mayo' * tclcnlioned for assistance nnd soldiers were dispatched to di.sper.su the crowd. The employers held a meeting and subse quently Issued n handbill promising every protection to men ruturning to work. The union submitted u proposal for an advance la | i wjisjos undertaking to n k no further lnrc.iso for two years to come. The employers , how ever , declined to accept the condition Unit no non-union men tihr.uld bo employed. Manxn arrests have boon made. ( At ! o'clock tonight thu troops worD'obliged to make a succession of bayonet charges in order to clear thu streets. At midnight llu > excitement subsided. The Infantry held all approached to the docks. The Uoyal Mall company 1ms looked out all Its men and or dered its vessels to go to Plymouth. SIlolc Stcallnjr- BAY CITV , Mich. , Sept. 10. At noon today three men ontercd the Second Rational bam ; nnd two of them cngugod the teller and book keeper In conversation. The third slipped around to the back of the bookkeeper's desk and stele u package of bills amounting to $ .13,000. The poileo are looking' for the rob bers. Out Sillc , CIXCIXXATI , Sept. 10. The Eureka silk company was closed by the sheriff today on unattachment to secure the payment of notes iiggiej.'atiiiKJ.OiKi duo Heavy. Foster it Uowmun of Now York , with which linn the house wits connected. ' \ POWDER Absolutely Pure. A. < m m of tartar bakirit ponflor. Bxvtrengih-U. 8. Oovomimnt U - 17 ,