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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH TEAK. O3OKA , SATURDAY 3EOKNING. OCTOBER 11 , 1890 , 115.
IN MISSflORI ASD KASSAS ,
The President Enthusiastically Received , by
the Citizens of Both States.
ST , JOE , ATCHISON AND TOPEKA VISITED ,
A Ornnd Ovation Tendered tlie Chief
Mnglstralo lit the Iiatter 1'lnco
A .Monster 1'aradu of
Veterans.
ATrin o > f , Kan. , Oct. 10. The president
nrose early this inoming , and M St , Joseph
was uppronchcd ho and Ills party bad
only tlmo to liaUlly take a cup of
codco heforo entering tlio city. At
the union depot an Immense crowd wns as
sembled , Conspicuous in the assemblage was
Ouster post ofthoOranU Artny of the He-
public , which , drawn up In line , made a pn-
sago way for the president and his party and
nctcd nsllieircscortuntil a neighboring hotel
was reached , whcro a public reception was
Ill-Id.
IllId.As
As the prcslden t nnd Secretary Tracy an-
jiwired on the balcony in front of the hold ,
Colonel A. 0. IJ.iives , generd passenger
aigcnt of the Hannibal & .St. Joseph railroad ,
introduced them In n short speech , which
wwt received with cheers by the crowd ,
"My fellow clti7dis , " said the president ,
"If you are glad to see mo at this hour
in the morning ; if you are so jilnd
jind deinonstriitiovo before brcnicfast , how
great would have been your welcome If I
could have come n little later in the day. [ Ap
plause. ] I beg to thank you , who at so much
incoiivciiloticoiiti tlds early hour , have turned
out to speak these words of welcome
to us ns wo paw throu h
your beautiful city. 1 nm gl.ul .
" to huvo this morning u brief and imperfect
"opportunity to look upon it. Many years ago
J read of St. Joseph. I know something of
its history , when. Instead of belt ig a railroad
city , It was a place for outfitting
those slow and toilsome trains that bare
tbo early pioneers towards California und
the far west. Those days wcro days
not to be despised. Those means of commu
nication wcro slow , but they lioro men and
women fulLofcouMit'oandpatrlotlsiii to defer
us on the Pacific co.ist : iiul in the great west
n work of peaceful conqiicstthut has added
greatly to the glory nnd prosperity of our
country. And yet wo congratulate ourselves
that these swifter means of com
munication have taken the place of the
old ; wo congratulate ourselves that
tlicso conveniences , both of business and of
social life , have como to crown our day. And
yet , in the midst of them , enjoying the lux
uries which modern civilisation brings to out
doors , let us not lose from our household
those plain and sturdy virtues which are es
sential to true American citi/onshlp. Lotus
remember ahvay.stbut above nllsurrouiidlngs ,
nhovoall that is external , there ) ure to bo
prized thososolid end essential virtues that
inaku homo happy , that iiiiiko our country
( 'rent , und that rnabluus in every time of
trial and necessity , to call out from among :
her people ) some -who are lit to lead our armies
cr to incut every emergency In the history of
the state.
"Wo are hero M American citi
zens , not as partisans ; wo nro hero ns com
rades ot the late war , or , If there are these
who , under the other banner , fouKlitforwhnt
ecemed to them to bo right , \vo uro hero to
say ono nnd all , that ( ! od knew what was
best for this country when uo cast fho Issue
In favor of one union und constitution.
[ ApplaitKO niul cheers. ] Nowiifrititi united under -
dor itsninploguiiranteoof personal liberty and
public security ; uni tea again underono flag ,
wo linvo started forward , ifvoaro tniu toour
obligations , upon a career of prosperity that
would not ottienvlso have ucen possible ,
Lot us thorcforo , In devotion to the right , as
CJod shall glvo us light to sco It , ? o forward
In the discharge ) of oxir duties , setting above
everything else the Hag , the constitution and
the law upon which all our rl hta and nil our
nccuritlcs are b.ised. [ Applause. ) Now ,
comrades of the ( Jriind Armv of the Uepuo-
lic and fellow citizens of Missouri , again
I thank you nnd bid you good bye. "
[ Cheers ] .
At the conclusion of ttio president's re
marks , the party retired to the ; rotunda of
the depot , where the president shook bands
with the crowd iw they filed through ,
At exactly 7i)0tho ) train ptillod out of St.
Joseph amid the cheering ; of the
crowd , The run to Atchisoii
was made without Incident beyond the lusty
V rheum of the crowds nt the depots as the
train went by on route for this city. .Atchi-
Boii was reamed at b :4S : , where a largo crowd
assembled.
Tlie I'resUIent at , Topcka. ,
'EKA. , ICnn. , Oct. 10. The stop at .Atchi-
ton was but a brief ono and the president
did not leave his car. Ho was almost buried
beneath flowers showered upon lilra by the
school children assembled at the depot.
Chief Justice Ilorton of the Kansas supreme
court welcomed the president to the state ,
and the latter , In response , made a few re
marks and introduced Secretary Tracy just
us the train pulled out ,
13eforo reaching Topolcn several small
towns were passed through and in each was
the usual enthusiastic crowd of people. At
10 : SO the train pulled Into the depot at To-
peknaiiildlho cheers of ttio vast multitude.
Senator Ingalls received the party at this
point. The president was escorted to the
state house by Governor Humphrey nnd his
BUUTnud there reviewed the Immense parade
us it marched by , It toolc over two hours
for the president to review the many thous
ands that imirchcd past him In front of the
.cnpltol. The procession was headed by llvo
companies of United States c.ivalry , followed
by the stale guards , Sons , of Veterans and
the Kansas orgiinUutloiis of the Grand Army
of the Hopublic.
Thli is the occasion of the largest reunion
of old soldiers that Kansas has ever seen , and
fully thirty thousand wcro In the panicjo , As
n largo bodv of Illinois veterans passed the
president Kov. Alien Huckner , "Uio lighting
parson , " cried :
"Let Illinois , the uomoof Lincoln , thohomo
of tirnnt , the homo of Logan , give three
cheers fortbo president of the United States , "
und Ihoy were given with nvlin.
As the Indiana contingent passed by , in
which were ninny of the president's former
brigade , the enthusiasm knew no bounds ,
Among the Indiana old soldiers ninny were
recognized by the president , \\ho \ greeted
them by tholr names ,
Among the old veterans the honors of the
day worn gained by the Illinois soldlors , who
furnished the largest contingent In the line
of march. This honor was evidenced by the
presentation of a beautiful banner.
In the rear of the veterans cuino mnrchiiig
students from the stuto normal school at Kin-
porla and other colleges , the TopcUn high
school iimlwardschooliatidmirochlnl schools ,
The children bore nags , which they wiivod
enthusiastically as they passed the president ,
Altogether six thousand school children were
in line .
After lunch ntthoColeinnn house tlio pros *
ident received n number of the veterans of
his old brigade , stuto and city officers und
prominent citizens ,
The party then proceeded to tlio fair
Ri-ounds , whew the address of welcome was
delivered by the governor ,
The jircsident responded at considerable
length , thanking the governor niul citizens of
Kansas for ttio generous welcome tendered
him , nnd expressed his gratification nt the
evidence * or prosperity on every hand , To
the old veterans ho said that he was pleased
moro than hu could uxpres-s to soothoin present
in nueh largo numbers nnd hoped many yean
might yet crown the bravo defenders of the
union. The president further said : "Who
CMII look uiHJn this vast array of soldiers ,
who fought ton victorious consummation the
war for thu union , without bowing hU head
nnd his heart In grateful rcvoronco , | ( ? reat
upplause. ] Who can look upon these Sons
of Vctoiwis , springing Irom u patriotic an
cestry , full of the spirit of 1801 ,
uid coiulng Into the vigor und
of manhood to tnko up the burdens
.halwo must soon lay down , nnd who , turn-
mf from those to the sweet-faced children ,
.viiose hands nro filled with flowers nnd flaps ,
can fall to feel that these Institutions of lib-
; rty urosecurnfor two generations nt least ,
Orcatclicorlng.J I never knew until today
ho extent of the Injury which the states of
Kansas had inflicted upon the state of Itidl-
nn f laughter and cheers ] never until I
looked upon that long Hnoof Indian a soldiers
that you plucked from us when ttio war was
over by the superior induccmenti of your
Mds nnd cities offered to the ambitious
ilier. Indiana prleves for their loss , but
rejoices In the homos of prosperity they hnvo
found hero , ( Cheering./ They are our proud
contribution to that great national reputation
which your state lias established us n friend
ns well M ono of the bulwarks of liberty and
law. [ Cheers. ] It was not unnatural that
they , coming biicK from the scenes whcro
comrades had shed their blood for liberty.
-hould choose to find homes in a state thai
iad the baptism of martyrs' blood upon 1U
nfunt brow , [ Prolonged cheering. ] The
future H safe If wo are but true to ourselves ,
true to these children -whoso Instruction Is
committed tout. There Is no oilier fee that
; an tit nil obstruct or hinder our onward
irogress except treason In our midst , treach
ery to the Krent fundamental principle of our
government , which Is obedience to law. The
will of the majority , expressed in orderly ,
constitutional methods , Is the only king to
which wo bow. [ Prolonged cheors.j
ut to him all must bow. Let
t bo understood in all your
communities that no selfish interest of Indi
vidual , no class Interests , however entrenched ,
ihall bo permitted to insert their conven
ience against law. | Cres ! of " ( ! oed , good , "
and cheering , ] This is a good American doc-
: rlno , nnd if It can bo made to prevail in all
: ho states of the union until every man se-
; uro under the law In his own right H com
pelled by law to yield to every other man his
rights nothing can shalco our reposo. [ Cheers. ]
There U some grumbling in Kansas , nnd I
think It is because your advantages are
too great , [ daughter. ) A single year
of disappointment In agricultural returns
should not make you de p.iir of the future or
tempt YOU to unsafe expedients , Lifois made
up of averages , and I think yours will shown
good average. [ Cries of "Good , peed , " and
cheers. ] rictus look forward with hopes ,
with courage , fidelity , thrift , patience , good
neighborly hearts und patriotic love for tlio
Hag. Kansas and her people have an assured
and happy future. " [ Prolonged cheers. I
At the conclusion of the president's address
there wcro loud cries for Senatorlng/all / ) ,
who was compelled to respond. In the course
of his speech ono corner of the speaker's
stand began settling from the great mass of
Immunity on it and President .Har
risen warned Senator Ingnlls that
It was going , Women and men
rapidly vacated the stand , thus relieving the
pressure. "This Is tlio second platform , "
said Senator In alls , "that I have broken
down since I have como home.Vho \ will
doubt that lam ainaii of weight ? "
The presidential party left atI o'clock.
At Lccoinpton the president was cheered
loudly by nlargo crowd. No further stops
were made until the train reached Lawrence.
There another largo assemblage greeted the
president nnd the school children udded to
the welcome by a profusion of bouquets and
the wivingof lings. The president excused
himself from speaking- more than a few words
after having talked to all the rest of the
people in Kansas ab Topcka. Ho had sup
posed until the train came into Lawrence
that the entire citizenship of the state was in
the immense crowd congregated at Topeka
today. Ho reminded thopeonloth.it nil the
Inspiration connected with the story of the
early history of Kansas clusters nrouiid the
city of Lawrence , and was sure that they
would find In that story the Inspiration niul
suggestion thut will Icecp tno cause of liberty
ever near their hearts. [ Great applnuso.J
At 1C u tisns City.
CITY , JI ? . , Oct. 10. The preslden
, lnl train arrived hero at 515 : under escort of
Hon. William Warner , Mayor Holmes nnd
other distinguished gentlemen and a commit
tee. The president and party wore
driven around the city somewhat and
finally taken to the Coates house. Heron-
ninpnlfteent banquet was tendered the presi
dent , Secretary Tracy , the president's
brother , .Tohn S. Harrison , and the remainder
of thu presidential party. Ilefora the con
clusion of the banquet the president retired
to visit the residence othis brother , IloU a
much younger man than the pres
ident , rum , strange to say , is
a democratic politician. Uoforo leaving ;
the president spolto briefly , excusing himself ,
saying In conclusion that ho hoped all their
dreams forlCausay City may bo realized ,
After his return from the residence of lite
brother the president w > is given a public re
ception at the Kansas City chamber of com
merce , Itwns mi enthusiastic occasion and
thousands of people wcra present.
Hon. "William Warner introduced the pres
ident , who spoke very briefly , saying ho
would submit himself to any arrangement the
committee had made. It was a submission
to a sacrifice , for during the next hour the
president was compelled to shako hands with
the multitude until ho was completely ex
hausted and then not half the people had
gained the honor they sought.
At 10 o'clock the president und party loft
for St. Louis.
The "tVentli-r Forecast.
For Omaha mid Vicinity-Rain , followed
by fair ; slightly warmer.
l-'or Nebraska-Fair weather , except show
ers In south west portion ; warmer j southerly
winds.
Vorlowa Northeasterly winds ; stationary
temperature in eastern , colder In western
portion.
lA > r South Dakota-Pair weather ; south
erly winds ; wnrmor.
CompliilutH I'mmd to lo !
QUIXCT , 111. , Oct. 10 , The soldiers' homo
coinmittcoof the Illinois department ot the
Grand Army of the Kcpubllo mot hero today
to Investigate the charges preferred to Gov
ernor Pifcr against the homo I nan open let
ter by Kev , Peter Walhico of Charlton. The
committee finds the charges to bo groundless.
The homo U in good condition : ind the com
plaints against the management are of a
trivial nature.
A. Union I'aelflu Decapitation.
OOI > IN , Utah , 'Oct. 10.-Spcclal [ Tele
gram to TIIK BEE. ] Captain B , T , Hulanlskl ,
for 11 long. tlmo connected with the Union
Pnclflc , nnd who has heretofore been freight
apent nt Ogden , wns let out today by Super
intendent Kesseguio. The reason Riven is
that Hulanlskl has given too much attention
to his private business nnd not enough to his
duties.
Violent r < aniiing ( Against Italy.
MUMUII , Oct. 10.-l.Speciul Cablegram to
TiiuBnK , ] It U rumored thut Count Tor.
nieill , Italian minister hero , has made formal
complaint to the Spanish government that
Ultr.imonlo speakers nt thoUntholIc congress
nt Saniuossa have used violent language
against Italy nnd King Humbert.
King ; lliimlHTl'N I'resent to William.
IlEiiui.v , Oct. 10.-Spedal [ CablcBraai to
TiiEllEi : . ] Emperor \Villlam \ has received
from thoklngof Italyn telegram announcing
that he has sent to the kaiser a lifo-sl/o portrait
trait of himself. lit the telegram King Hum
bert addresses the emperor as his "truo
friend and ally , "
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Steamship Arrivals.
At New York The Augusta , Victoria and
Gellert , from Hamburg.
At Liverpool The Richmond 1 1 111 , from
London ; tlio State of Alatumu , from Glas
gow ; the Saalo , from Bremen.
Tuiimmiiy Kemdiilnutos Or ant.
NEW VOIIK , Oct. 10. Tammany hall tonight -
night renomiimtcd Grant for mayor.
Illul \VillHpuulc in Ohio ,
\VASIIIXOTOV \ , Oct. -Special [ Telegram
to Tut : IliK.-Mr. ] Dlalno said today that
unless something happened to prevent ho
should go to Ohio ucxt week cr the week
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nfter nndmalfotwo speeches , ono In .McICIn-
ley's district , either nt Canton or Alliance ,
nnd the other In Judge Taylor's district ,
probably at Warren. Ho remarked that ho
had been anxious to go from the beginning of
tbo campaign i that lie felt like taking a hand
in the light all over the country , and unless
the president objected or something occurred
to detain him hero ho would certainly go.
3 IN principal topic of discussion will bo re
ciprocity , and ho will show that there Is
nothing In that policy to conflict at all with
thorepublicu'ti doctnno of protection.
Tin" lll ti Kit ALtt CUXX'Ktt I2XVK.
Talks In a Conciliatory
\Vny to the fleeting.
Nnw YOIIK , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Br.i.J : The delegates to the National
Ilasobnll league convention went into session
again this morning ; at the Fifth Avenue hotel
to hear the report of the committee which
conferred last evening with committees from
the Players' league and American association ,
There was n full attendance of the Jv'ntional
league proper.
A. .T. Spauldlng In conversation today said
that there was a disposition on the
part of the National league people to look at
this matter of a union from a fair business
standpoint nnd if they can arrive at some
solution they are nil disposed to sacrifice
something for the good of tlio baseball busi
ness. Ho said they wished to bring baseball
back to Its former glory. Mr. Sp.iuldlng de-
dared that the National league people realize
that there is n sort of public press among
baseball goers to bring this work to a close
and tticv nro going to assist In this good
work. They do not favor any temporary ar
rangement , but want something permanent.
At present they have no Idea of what will bo
done , but suggestions will bo 'mado and re
ceived between now and October 22 , at which
time there is to bo another con fcrence.
The meeting lliially adjourned , to meet on
that date , when the report of the conference
committees will be received. Many think It
quite probable that two major leagues will
be formed. In the llrst would bo Iloston ,
lirooklyn. New York , Philadelphia , Chicago.
Cleveland , Columbus and Indianapolis , nnd
In the second Boston , Philadelphia , Balti
more , Washington , Cincinnati , Pittsburgh
Louisville and St. Louis. The association
clubs in Rochester , Toledo nnd Syracuse
could go back Into thu international league.
A Brooklyn Cltl/.cn Found on the
Street in n IMtlablc ! Plight.
New YOIIK , Oct. 10. William Pry or , a
well known citizen , was found tarred nud
feathered In the streets of Brooklyn this morn-
Ing. Ho was partially undressed. Ills
shirt ivas torn oft nnd his
body from the waist to the shoulders covered
with a thick layer of tar , liberally sprinkled
with feathers. Ho was unconscious when
found , but soon recovered consciousness. Ho
said that while ho wns on hisway
homo about 1'J o'clock ho met two
men. Ouo held him while the other placed a
sponge saturated with chloroform over hi *
face. lie know nothing more until found
this morning. Ho knows ot no cause for the
attack.
tit .ir.-i KB"V an A XUE.
The American Hoard Will Continue
UN n Close Corporation.
MixxnAroi.i9Mlnn.Oct. 10 The American
board of commissioners for foreign missions
this morning listened to ttio report of the
committee of thirteen on organization. This
committee hai been at work for thrco years
trying to yet at the opinion of Congregational
diuretics nt large as towhether a
change In the form of the
board's organization , so ns to niako
It more democratic and representative , was
advisable. The committee , whllo admitting
that Its efforts to get at the sentiments of the
chuivhcs were somewhat unsatisfactory ,
recommends that no change bo mado. The
report was adopted with but two dissenting
VOtCJ.
a ho Unto \Var Stlfleil.
CHICAGO , Oct. 10. Special Telegram to
Tun Ben. ] A. railway news bureau jays :
The St. Louis oastbouud rate war has been
stilled , The central trafllo and trunk lines
absolutely refused to prorate on the cut rates ,
and the "Big Four" refused to fol
low any further Onlo & Mississippi
reactions. The roads north and south of
the Ohio ! t Mississippi went back to the
tariff , Hildas there was nothing else left to
fight , the Ohio & Mississippi today agreed to
immediately advance to the tariff all rates to
points cast of Cincinnati , and on October 10
all rates between St. Louis anct Cincinnati.
This action prevents what might easily have
been a disastrous into war , involving all Cen
tral tralllc and trunk lines.
Arrested for ICIIIIitp ; Ills Wife.
NivouTii , ICan. , Oct. 10. Mrs. Ma
tilda Davis , aped seventy-one , was found
cloud In her bed this morning at her homo in
this city. She had been murdered , and her
slayer had saturated ttio carpet in the room
with coal oil and then Ilrcd it. David Davis ,
the husband of the murdered woman , has
boon arrested charged with committing the
crime. His wife had applied for a divorce ,
and ho had threatened her llfo several times.
Fntlicr Jlaihcw'H Centenary.
COIIK , Oct. 10 , [ Special Cablegram to
Tiir , Bii3.J Thocelobratlon of the centenary
anniversary of the birth of Father Mathew ,
the great temperance reformer , commenced
hare yesterday with the offering up of mass
in Charlotte Quay church , which ho founded.
Tlio city was full of visitors. The mayor
gave a luncheon to prominent residents and
visitors , which was followed by a reception
an d concert.
Tlio MetnlliirglstH A < l.ntirn. |
PnTMiciio , Pa. , Oct. 10. The final session
of the iron and steel institute was called to
order this morning. A number of papers
wore read , after which adjournment was
taken. In the afternoon the entire party-
took a steamer up the Monongnhela river as
far as thoICdpar Thompson steel works and
the Homestead plant of Carnegie , Phipps & ,
Co , Thcsa , two institutions were inspected
by the visitors.
Nebraska and Iowa I'oiiKloiiN ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bin : . ] I'cnslons were granted todny
to the following : Nebraska ; Lester S.
Bruno , Central City.
Iowa : Original Jacob Docard , Forest
Home. Increase Samuel Fulmer , ICIrkvillo ;
JolinC. Hurqln , Edgewood. Original widow
Mary 0 , , widow of Zolottcs L'ally , Now
Hampton.
Chineeo Ordered Out ,
SEATTLE , Wash. , Oct. 10. Twenty-one
Chinese were arraigned today in the "United
States court on the charge of being illegally
in the United States. They were arrested on
n sloop at 1'ort Townsend two weeks ago.
The Judge ordered them returned to Victoria ,
U. 0.
Improved Itiillrcmcl
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Oct , 10-At the annual
meeting of the St. 1Mfc \ Duluth railroad
yesterday the members of the old board of
directors wcro ro-olectcd. The annual report
01 earnings , etc. . show that n great amount
of Improvement baa been mado.
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Slnvlii and .Mu.Vullne Held.
LONDON , Oct. 10. The case of Franlc
Slavlii anclJoe McAulifTe , the pugilists , came
up In police court today. .After listening to
the evidence and arguments the court com
mitted the prisoners for trial for engaging in
a common prize light ,
llattlo
Ricii.Moxi ) , Ya. , Oct. 10. This morning the
Comto do Paris and party left hero on horse
back for a visit to the battle fields of Me-
chaulcuvlllo , CJaiucb Mills , Cold Harbor aud
tjcveu Pines.
THE ASWAN. MCIl EDICT ,
Burrows' ' Friends Deny That Ho Had Any
thing to Do With It ,
FREMONT SHUTS DOWN ON FEES ,
An Jvrratlo Hey Hunawny A , New
Confidence Bchomo lleltig
M'orlcctl 011 tho. Farmers
Other State News
Ltxcoi.v , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE. ] following Ha copy of
the olllelal circular repudiating Van Wycic :
HiurxjiuuTKiu ISIICPKSDKNT STATU 1'r.o-
PIE'S ' COMMITTEE To nil Members of Inde
pendent People's Comhilttees , and to tbo
Voters of Nohr.Hkiv : It , having become evi
dent that Mr. Van\VyOl < f lias turned squarely
against the independent movement niul Is
using his Influence todafcat lending indepen
dent candidates , wo reooinmonil that ho bo
not Invited to address Uio Independent meet
ing nor- given any opportunity to me bis unfriendly
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friendly Influence. QKORQI : UUAKE ,
Chairman State Central Committee.
C. II. J'IUTM : , Secretary.
Mr. Burrows could not bu found , but UIs
lluteimut , J. : M , Thompion , emphatically ns-
sorts that Mr. Huriwvs bad no prior knowl
edge , or anything to do with tlio circular
whatever ; neither istfd a member of the com
mittee or was ho consulted In an advisory ca
pacity. Chairman Dlolio says substantially
the snmo , and hlntfcd Hint there was
a "hitch" between tbo coiniultteo and
Hurrows. Ho states , that the action
was taltcn because A'an J\Vyek bad taken tbo
stuint ) for Ilnrlan ns against the Intlcpcndcnt
candidate , mid because of the fact , which the
committee claims to have learned , that Van
Wyck read his speeches ; at republican head
quarters before ho delivered thorn. Ho
furlhcrstnted that there \va3 \ moro behind
this , but declined at present to say what It
wis. Dr. Paine is In Omaha and personal
frlcndM term the rumor regarding his with
drawal absurd , and , so far ua they know , ho
will remain on the tr.iek.
The Ttlanifesto Denounced ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bisc.l "Tho circular In an
Omaha paper this morning , issued by the In
dependent people's committee , repudiating
General Van \Syck , Is regarded by Van
Wyck's hosts of f rleuds in this locality as ono
of the gravest political blunders of the sea
son , which cannot fall to work disastrously
In Adams county , " rqtnarltod a prominent
farmer to TUB Uin co-respondent this even
ing. "Van Wyck's record us n friend of the
fanner as against covjiorations is too well
known. " The circular baa aroused no end of
Indignation ,
Shutting Off "Their Fees.
FHKOTXT , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special to Tin :
llr.i : . ] The Fremont city council nt a meet
ing hold last night passed an ordinance cut
ting off all fees which Uavo heretofore been
going- into the pockets.of the marshal nml
members of the police force , and llxlng their
salaries. Two or three * former marshals have
been ruined by the lib'unil salaries they re
ceived through the ibj system and their
yielding to the toinptuticns which presented
themselves on nlL sides. 'This ' now ordinance
Is therefore In the Interest of the police force
and the depleted condition of the city treas
ury.
An Urrntlo Hey Hunnwny.
L.IHEIITV , Nob. , Dot 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Ben. ] Arthur , the tcn-vear-old
son of Harvey Martha , ft farmer living four
miles north of town , Thursday evening took
n horse from his father's bnrn and disap
peared , telling some of his friends that ho
was going to Oiilahomn , lie returned to the
schoolhouse next morning and sent a note to
his parents , stating that if they wished toseo
him they could do so by going to the school-
house. On receiving the note the father
hastened to the sehoofhouso , but the boy had
again disappeared ana has not been heard of
since , although diligent search has been
made.
Swindling tljo Farmers.
Fnr-MONT , Neb. , Oct. JO. [ Special to Tin :
BIE. : ] Two or three wcdcs ago a trio of con
fidence men wore heard f in tills county op
erating among the ( armors. Their plan wns
for two of them to go together to a farmer's ,
ostensibly to purchase his farm. "While they
would bo entertaining the honest granger
with negotiations for the purchase of his
homestead , n third man1 , an accomplice of the
other two , would come nlong. In each In
stance ho had Just returned homo from n trip
to St. Louis , whcro hi had learned a good
trick by which ho could' Invariably win on a
bet. His two partners would blto nt
his game and boat him. It was
then time to Invcjglo tlio unsuspect
ing farmer Into the trip , "When ho would
bet , of course ho wotildj'loso. It is not known
how extensively thesij fellows operated or
how many victims tlloj found. It has Just
leaked out , however , that at least ono fnrmei
lost his roll , for ho nlliecd his case In the
hands of the county sheriff , who is endeavor
ing to trace up the swindlers.
Itopiihllcan Kally at Victoria.
VICTOHU , Nob. , Oct. 10. [ Special to Tin :
But : . ! Tlio republicans'of this district held
theirfirst grand rally last night , rfnd it was a
success , and the best of feeling prevailed.
Mr. A , G. Wright , \vho\vai \ the first speaker ,
delivered nn eloquent nod able address -which
was well received by all , especially by the
young men present. J. A. .Davles , the next
speaker , made un excellent impression on his
hearers and proved thittho ; republicans had
madono mistake In BclcjetliiK him as their
candidate for county attorney. Hon. Or-
landoTefft next presented the issues of the
day In a most uble aid forcible manner.
S. I * Thomas , candidate for senator , and A
Sheldon , candidate for county commissioner ,
followed with short speeches. The republi
cans of Cass county are Wide awake.
Doatli of a. South Omaha Citizen ,
FIIBMONT , Neb. , Oct. JO. [ Special to Tun
Bin : . ] II. II. Schrocderj n resident of South
Omaha , was burled horayestcrdnyaftornoon.
Mr. Schrocder nad started on a trip to Colorado
rado for his health , but failing rapidly soon
after taking the train , ho stooped hero , and
died at the homo of hisb'rother-in-luw , Henry
Sacgar. Ho was buried under tlio auspices
of the Clgarmaliers' International union , No.
07 , of South Oniaha , by locul members of the
union , who also passed resolutions of respect
for their deceased brother.
Iloyit ami flamiuti at
IISTiNiiNeb.Oct. ( , 1X | [ Special Telegram
to TUB DEE. --James I K. Boytl and M. V.
Gannon discussed the tariff this evening to n
small crowd of democrats , but the reputation
of the city was sustained und the speakers
were spared the humility of appearing before
a small nudlcnco by the liberal presence of
staunch republicans.
Gold Medal Contest.
FHEMOXT , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] A pold modal elocutionary contest
wns held at tlio Women's Christian Temper
ance union tomplo. last night , Miss Myrtle
Ulowett won thohtindsorao trophy In acloso
contest and -will' represent Fremont at the
state contest for the Dcmorest diamond
medal.
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Forty-Muni LUntrlot Democrat * .
Dt'iiWELL , Neb. , Oct , 10 , [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BBS. ] The democrats of the
forty-ninth representative district met at
t U u'aco ' last night and nominated T D.
Council of Orcclisy county for reiircRcntntivc.
An effort was mndo by some of the ic.iders of
the Independent party to hnvo Ilcnnlch ,
their nonunco , endorsed , hut the democrats
refused and took their medicinestraight. .
A Now Ilcllcf Corps at Mhoriy.
LIIIKHTV , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tolc-
griim to Tin : Jlr.K. ] Mrs. Morgan , president
of the \Voimm's Hellof corps of the state ,
spoke at the rink tonight. This nftcrnoon
she organized n corps of fifteen members niul
installed Its ofllcers.
air.Vrl * > lit nt Mberty.
LtmntTT , .Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Unr.V. . \V. NVrlght , candi
date for commissioner of public lands and
buUdlngi on the Independent ticket , ad
dressed the business men and farmers at the
opcru house tonight. Ho failed to itrouso
much enthusiasm.
JUSTICE
The lNtliti > ulslicd .Jurist Sun"cr an
Attai'k of Inrnly < l .
WASHINGTON' , Oct. 10. This nftornoon
Justice Samuel P. Miller of the supreme
court of the United States was stricken with
paralysis and U now In a serion condition ,
though resting comfortably , and his mind Is
clear. Justice Miller win returning from the
supreme court room to his residence about
twcnty-llvo minutes to H o'clock. lie wns on
the west side of Thomas street , within sight
of his residence , Xo.115 Massachusetts ave
nue. John \Voodford , his servant , who was
standing in the doorway of the house , saw
the Justice approaching. Then _ ho was
startled nt seeing ; him suddenly raise his
hand to his heart , then rod and full on the
car tracks , which ho win crossing at the
time. Woodford hastened to the spot
mid found the justice speechless and appar
ently in a stupor. Ho lit once secured a
coupe from a neighboring hack stand and
with assistance placed the suffering man In
Hand had him borne to his room. Dr. Cook ,
who resides in the neighborhood , and Dr.
Lincoln , who fortunately was pissing at the
time , were soon in attendances at the bedside.
They found the whole loft side of Uio justice
was paralyzed , but ho was still able to reccg-
iilzo Lhoso about him.
11 p. in , Dr. Lincoln has just left.Justice
Illlor. Ho savs the Justice's condition is not
nearly so favorable as it was two hours ago ,
and the case Is now very serious.
Judeo Miller bus been siifTeriiic nearly nil
summer from an attack of dysentery , but at
no time was his illness severe enough to pre
vent nim from attending to his 'judicial du
ties whllo on the annual court circuit in the
west. Ho returned to "Wash ington last week ,
feeling much better , though somewhat weak.
This morning ho was fccllnpr unusually well.
The Justice , In tolling Mrs. Miller othls fall ,
said ho felt his knee giving away from under
him anil his legs felt so heavy thut ho could
hardly lift them. Thinking It was a sudden
return of rheumatics which ho had of ten before -
fore felt , ho made another effort
to step forward and as ho did so
cither tripped on the car track or slipped ami
fell forward on his fare and left side mid arm ,
at the same tlmo cutting his forehead slightly
and causing an abrasion of the skin on the
nose. John Woodward.tho Justice's servant ,
was standing near him at the time , mid saw
him fall , jfto Immediately ran to his assist
ance , ami , ufflh the help of some bystanders ,
raised thb jungo to bis feet , and , helping him
Into a caB. soon conveyed him to his homo.
An improvised stretcher was brought out
and , though the Judge protested against be
ing placed on it , as ho said ho was perfectly
able , with assistance , to walk , ho at last con
sented , and wag taken gently up the terrace
leading to the bouse and into his office on
tlio llrst floor. In the meantime MM.
Miller , who wns out visiting , arrived and
finding the judge down stairs immediately
'
had him rc'inovod to his room on the second
floor , though the chance was made unwilling
ly on his part , ns ho insisted that ho was
only slightly weak and would prefer having
dinner down in ills ofllca rather than in Ills
bedroom. Whan the Justice's bedroom was
reached ho jocosely remarked : "Just place
the stretcher alongside the bed nnd let mo
roll on It , " and us the servants obeyed him
ho rolled over on the bed , much to their sur
prise. Dr/Cook , who lives two doors away ,
was called In and Dr. Lincoln sent for.
who administered somosllght restoratives and
after an examination found a partial
paralysis of the leftside from the arm down
The numbness in the arm lias now partially
disappeared.
At 1 o'clock this ( Saturday ) morning it is
stated that the justice is resting ouletly , and
the family tnought that ho was a little better.
An I'ImUczzlliig Hotel Cleric.
Nnw YOKK , Oct. 10.-Spcclal ] Tclegr.un to
Tun Iiu. ) ] Detective Heidelberg of Inspec
tor Byrnes'staff arrived from Montreal tills
afterhoon with William 13. Whalen , ox-cash
ier of the Hoffman house , whom ho had cap
tured In that city. Whalen Is accused of
having embezzled some of Mr. Stokes' money.
The latter told Inspector Byrnes two months
ago that ho wns being systematically robbed
by ono of ills employes , but that ho had no
suspicion against any Individual. Tlicn de
tectives wcro detailed to work up the caso.
They discovered early In their search that
Wlialcu-who has been in Mr. Stokes' ' em
ploye for three years , and in rccolut of a com
fortable salary , was adicted to horse racing ,
and had the usual faculty of picking out
wrong hones. Thus Ids losings were much
greater than his salary seemed to warrant ,
and detectives watched him closely. Just
about this time a guest placed $10,000 In tlio
safe. The next morninc ho found It was
short $150. Ho coinpluliieil to Mr , Stokes nnd
the money was made good. The most dili
gent inquiries among the clerks failed to re
veal where the money had gone. Whalen , it
seems luul mailo a practice of pocketing part
of the money paid him and making no entries
of the sums abstracted , Mr. Stokes said ho
thought § 0,000 , would cover the cntlro defal
cation.
Tlic Wool Mnk'kot.
Bosro.v , Mass. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii.l : The market has been
nuictcr for all kinds of wool , but the sales
have been largo , amounting to 5,2Tij,000 ,
pounds of all kinds , The market Is now
very firm and the smaller manufacturers are
buying. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces have
been quite active , with sales of XXX nt U
XX and XX and above at : w@t : Ic , and X at
Michigan X has been In good re
quest at ! 30c. Combing and Delaine fleeces
have been llrm , with sales of No. 1
combing nt 40f < J-llo , Ohio line Uo-
lalno nt 'lofVilWo , Michigan fine
Uelalno atJUCfiJ.T.'ic. ' Territory wool has been
in steady demand , with sales of fine at tX ) (
il'Jf. line medium nt SSMSOc , nnd medium ut
firiOt'i'c. Orouon wools have been In fair re
quest at l0 < ) 'Jlc. California and Texas wools
have been quiet , In pulled wools there have
been sales of super at 'M ( < f Iflc , and of extra at
ii5QiyOc. Foreign wools are firm.
Striker * Ordered Ilnok to AVork.
ST. Lori. * , Mo. , Oct. 10. The trouble which
lately occurred on the Houston ft Texas rail
road , growing out of the refusal of Hccelvcr
Dilllngham to discharge negro switchmen i ,
has boon satisfactorily settled. After a long
consultation with the railroad officials the
supreme council of the railway employes' '
. ,
scdcration concluded that
the strikers had
made a mistake , that the color line could not
bo made an Issue , and after a promise on the [
part of Receiver Uilllngham that the strikers
would bo reinstated the confercnco ended und
the men will return to work.
Minnesota ficiunttorfl Murdered.
MiNXKii'OMS , Minn. , Oct. 10. In the
Menomlneo iron range , near Republic , Alex
ander Bartlcson , a squatter , nnd his son were
found dead today , riddled with bullets , John
Nellls , who assorted n claim to Durtlcscn's '
land and hud threatened his life , has disap 'aJ
peared.
In the Hands of a Itcceivcr.
INDUMPOLU , I d. , Oct. 10. The Indlnnap-
ojj. vjwA > nufuciurlnif company , a con-
ecrn employing about ck'ht hundred hands ,
was placed In the hnmls of a iveeiver this
nftornoon. John Voorheos , purchasing agent
of the company , filed the action demanding n
receiver , alUyfngthat hohuld the company's
promissory note for f..OOO , past due. Ho
claims that the company is insolvent , having
debts amounting to&l.Vi.liOO , the assets being
but . * 000,000. , and { 7r > , < WO of the liabilities
being now due , the other creditors nro likely
to bring suit at any time , The president of
the company thinks the revolver will bo nhlu
to continue the business and probably In time
turn it over to the stockholders clear of In
debtedness.
: ittnntits
Hello llaiulin und , liintln Cii > n
In iir > .
TiniiE : HitTi : , Iml. , Oct. 10. Two moro
records wore brolion at the lint day of the
meeting of the Terre llnuto Trotting assocla-
lon , T ho attendance ) was largo niul the
weathet'pc'rfcct. As announced , Hello Hum-
lln with Justine ns mate were promptly
brought out on time to bo driven byV. . .1.
Andrews against the world's recoil ) . After
scoring sever-ill times to get the hang of
them , having never before driven
them together , Andrews nodded for
the word. The quarter polo win
reached in n4" seconds , the half In
llSV : ) nml thothrco-qunrtcrs In t : ! ' ' . in the
last quarter the speed was Increased and
without a skip or wabblo the mila is done
strong In 2:1,1. :
The second world's record and the fifth of
the week was the average tlmo for 43 boats
In the class races of 2:1' : ' , ) .
'J:18 trot , IIIUMO$1,000 , unllnlshed from yesterday -
torday Mocking Bird won , Vurltas second ,
Nciidry third , Gold Dust fourth. licit tlmo
- ! ! : ! ) ! , ' .
! ) : ! ( ) trot Alcrton won three straight , beats
os ho pleased. In the third heat ho lowered
his record throc-quartoN of a second. Ketch
was second niul Llck Smith third , Host
2 r-J3 trot , pursolr > 00-Kellar Thomas won ,
Limestone second , Margaret M third , Speedy
fourth. Best time- : UI' .
t'JJ ! : pace , purse $1,00(1 ( Winslow Wilkcs
won , I'V.inlcH second , Nellie H third , Olcn-
dennls , fourth. Host time SilOJ ,
JTOII.I .v/n.v.
A .Vow Joint Ha to Order.
Dns MOINIII , In. , Oct. 10. [ Special to
Tin : Bin : . ] Sotua time ngo it was nimiiounccd
that the attorney general had the papers nil
ready to fllo In the district court for the be
ginning of suits against railway companies
which had refused to obey the Joint rate law.
An anxious public waited for the filing of
those papers , but they were never Hied. The
cause for this failure Is now made public by
the publication yesterday of a now joint rate
order , to take effect October 23. It is simi
lar to the last one , making the Joint rate SO
per cent of the maximum schedule now In
force , but Is corrected to euro a Icpnl defect
In the last previous order. Meanwhile aliutn-
bor of the moro prominent ronit.shave signi
fied their willingness to obey the law , and it
Is thought but little , If any , trouble will bo
had.
Tlio Itullrimd Commission.
Dr.sMoixns , In. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bcii.l The railroad commission
has written a second letter to Mr. liiplov.
vice president of the Mllwnultco' rtiad , f
answer to his communication to them ndmiV- '
ting the inadequacy of their oqulpinnnt to
supply tlio demands of the hcason. The com
mission In Its reply of today states thut there
Is nothing to compel the road to furnish curs
liovond tlioiivonigo demand , and cxpriusos a
determination to investigate the statement
thut the present supply Is an average ouo ,
Stnbhcd l > y a t ( ranger.
O t. .10-Spccial [ ' .Tele
gram to TIIR. Biil Harry Bhellcdy , a
young railroader , was dangerously stabbed
by an unknown person last night and Is now
lying In u critical condition. Hosiiys ho was
passing along a residence street late last
night and passed a young man and woman
sitting on some stops. Ho spokoto the girl ,
when her companion sprang forward and
stabbed him three times In the breast , ono
of the gashes , and the deepest , being Just
over the heart. Both the girl and the
companion have disappeared.
A AVninnn Shockingly llnriied.
DEsMoisr.H , la. , Oct. 10 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bcn.1 Mrs. James G. Berry-
hill , wlfo of a prominent capitalist , was
shockingly burned this morning by the ex
plosion of a kcttlo of wax and turpentine
with which a servant was preparing to clean
floors. The inUturo caught lire and Mrs.
Bcrryhill tried to throw it out of doors. Her
eyebrows nnit hair wcro Irariied off and her
arms and face severely scorched. Her pres
ence of mind hi extinguishing the flumes
with a quilt nlouo saved her from a frignt-
tul death ,
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A New Use 1'or Tolstoi's Hook.
FOIIT Doiinn , In. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Ben. ] Harry Morgan , a priso
ner In the "Webster county jail , today re
ceived u copy of the "Krcutzur Sonata. " It
came by mall , addressed In care of the sher
iff. In glancing over It Sheriff Adams found
two of the leaves neatly pasted together. Be
tween them were concealed two sharp steel
saws. A well ulanued attempt at escape was
frustrated.
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Tlio Dorp AVnlor Cnn venCion.
DCS ISloiN'is ? , la. , Oct. 10. The business of
tlio Interstate deep water harbor committee
was practically completed today , Little of
interest to the public was transacted- the
committee taking up most of the tlmo dis
cussing the course lobe pursued by It In the
future. Several committees were selected to
take charge of the affairs of the general com
mittee henceforth.
Captain I'otor Koslesr Doml.
Mr. PMUSAXT , In , , Oct. 10. Captain Peter
Foster , the olJpst member of the Urnml
Army , died hero last night. Ho was ninety-
six years of ago , mid fought In the war of
1812 , Mexican war and civil war.
South Dakota M. 10. CJonf'oroncie.
MITCHELL , S , D. , Oct. 10 ( Special to Tin :
BF.K. ] In connection with the Methodist
Episcopal confcionco , the missionary anni
versary was held last evening. Hov. E. B.
Clongh of Yankton delivered the principal
address , and other addresses were made by
nev. L. L. Ilanscom of Sioux Kails , Hov. l\
D , Newhousoof the North Indiana confer
ence , and Mrs. Mary C. Tv'Iudo of Detroit.
In the business session today I ) . \V. Clinin-
hcrlln was continued on the supcranuntvd
list , ami tbo following wcro continued In tbo
suporninnorary relation : T. S. Fowler , A.
1) . Uoxter , O. II. Sprotil , V. M. Robertson ,
AV. M. Welch , Louis Hnrtsough , Ilosah
I it'ko , S. U. Lc.ivitt and W. II. Scllcck.
The last two go to Chicago und
Spokane Falls respectively. The conference
vas addressed by Mr. ISd\vurcls \ , editor of thu
Is'ortluvcstorn UhrUtlun Advocate. L.V. .
Millet1 was elected president of the Itinerant ;
J. I' . Jenkins , vice president ; Thomas Car
ser , secretary , nnd ,1. F. Doves treasurer.
The annual nieutlng of the Freed man's Aid
.soclutj- In ! > cssion this evening and is being
addressed by Dr. Clmdwlck of Cincinnati.
The bishop will oxamlno the classes for
ordination at the university tomorrow.
The I'lro Kcuord.
MiKNEAi'OLts , Minn , , Oct , 10 , At Brain-
nnl , Minn. , todny two blocks , Including the
Commercial hotel , Pioneer house. Catholic
church , jail , Catholic parsonage anil numcr-
ous dwelling * and shops , wcrohurucd. Loss ,
1100,000 ; Insurance , WO.OOO.
Gain Their Point.
Ciiiciao , Oct. 10 , The conference between
the nub-coininlttee of Chicago k Northwest
ern railway engineers und firemen and Presi
dent I lughitl came to a close .shortly after
noon today. Tbo men wcro given what they
asked for.
Til" P UII ) lirV IV VI ?
. & lAJln\lU \ > liMli
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Thi .vc-Oorncrod Tight from the Ecpub-
Staml-poiut.
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THEj WION CANDIDLY REVIEWED ,
\
Tnllli Ipoeohr-H nt Ilchron on tlio
l''lll | . , > Ol'lllO ( illlValli/.CMl ( it'OOIl-
nnd iheli' Douirhto
of Itcpiidlii.'lun.
At the republican rally held Thursday
evening In the court homo In Hebron , the
following-IntcriMtliig and Instructivespinvhos *
wcro made bv lion , K. Hosewator of Tun
HIM ; ami Hon. J. O. Cr.imb :
jinx.ft. . at.t.nit's ' si'iicir.
A tlovlew of the Iti'pulillcan Party'rt
Itcuord \olii-iiNUu ,
Hon. ,1. 0. Crntnb spouo as follows :
Ladles niul Gentlemen : I must confess tea
a feeling of a little enili.irr.listnent in staiul *
Ing for the llrst time before nu nudlcnco of
this character M a. candidate for a publlu
oftlce. lam something over IIfty year * old ,
and though I have been solicited ftviiuontly
In i thcyeaiy past to allow my iiumo to bo
presented as a candidate , i have always re
fused : , and I suppose tonight I oweit to the
farmers' alliance that 1 have bcon nominated
though not by them. I hud been a constant
reader of the Iowa Homestead for a number
reel
ol year. * , which Is n strong alliance paper ,
in also a uon-p.irtisan iilllanco p.ipor , ami I
thought -with many others that the formation
ol the nilianco for the mutual oenollt of the
olft
farmers , to study the principles nf fanning
and the best methods of farming and nil in
terest Involved In and connected with farm
ing , would certainly bo a very good thing ,
and also to bo Interested uuitodly up.iu any
legislation * that might bo for the Interests of
| j
the j ; farmer , And at the tlmo I Jollied , ami
for some little tlmo afterwards 1 had no Idea
\vhntevcsrof Its assuming the phase it has In
this state.
1 supposed they would seek to secure the
nomination of such men ns they disslrcd by
tbcold parties mid that they would recelvo
the help of the old parties In putting thoin
intoofllco , and while 1 was a member of the
county alliance as a di'lcgato from our homo
alliance they solicitc-il mo to become u candi
date. ' I did not wish to iloso , and , In fact ,
declined , but they insisted and I consented.
1 also tcldsomoof my republican friends that
if they dnslrcd 1 would become the camltduto ,
through the iilllanco , of the republican party
for the legislature.'o \ had the county iilll
anco nnd passed resolutions that I could
accept , nnd did accept , and wo appointed
a meeting two weeks later , ut which
the candidates were selected , and all
preliminary steps taken to proMCtit them to
the conventions , tlio republican convention
In particular. But when wo met in that con
vention two weeks later ten Knights of Labor
were Invited to como In and net with us , and
the first thing done In that convention was to
votOktown our resolution , and p.iss a resolu
tion of the St. Louis nilianco which , as t
will ( mow you later ou , was the resolution of
the southern , alliance. They also passed a
resolution Unit any Individual whoncconteiln
nomination ' ( trough the old parUu ronld
not receive the support ot the jjlllance. I
was present nt the. alliance aud statfiihft $ ( , If
that was the ctisd 1 could notMhacomft > J.o < ) n .
dictate : I nldwhcrfI"JSlueil. thfluHlqiitfo'ltsS. . . , .
declaration of principles dcsciuicd tlint It * ; : * .
would not interfere with my political or
religious views , and I contended that they
hailjiistas much right to say that I must
leave ttio Methodist church , of which I have
been a member forty years , as to say that I
must leave the republican party.
It was mv honorable privilege to vote for
General.lohn C. Fremont when ho ran for
president In 1S. > I1 , and it lias been my privi
lege ever sin co that to vote for every repub
lican president that has been elected. [ Ai > -
plauscl. And havinp had no axes to grind ,
and therefore not having had my toes trod
upon by the republican party or any other
party in that time , I liccaino strongly at
tached to the principles of the remiblican
patty , and believed then and now that they
are tlio nearest correct political principles
that there are on this continent. [ Applause ] .
I came out of that alliance and made up
my mind that I would accept no ofllco what
ever , but the republicans said to moVe
have been counting oil you ; we have no onu
else hut these lawyer.- ; , and It will not do to
run them because tbo farmers have reached
such a state of feeling that It will not do to
run them. " Then I said , "All right ; I will
do the best I can , " and for that reason lain
the cnridldnto of the republican party , for
tlieso two counties , for the state legislature.
It is a very dilllt'ult thing for mo to go
around among the people nnd buttonhole
them niul nsk thoin to vote for mo , hut for the
sake of the party , and for tlio reason that I
think I liavo'ns deeji an interest as any ono
can in the welfare of the farmer , 1 would
likotoget thero. ( Applause. )
If there is nny way by which the condition
of the agricultural people of this stale can bo
bcnollUed by legislation I want to know
what it Is , and would HUe to have a hand in
making It , under the citvutmtances ; but I
feel as though the nilianco hail taken a step
that will eventually result badly for it , trout
the very fact that you can not
unite fanners In a political or
ganization nny moro than you can any
other class of men ; they differ Justus widely ,
nnd cling sometimes to their vii'ws just as
tenaciously. I know in our county nilianco
when this question was beingdlscusscil there
was ono party on this side of the house favor
ing one side find another party on tlio other
side of the house favoring the other , Justus
far apart as they could bo. And I said to
them : "Suppose "you wcro In the legislature )
and this side of thu house demanded this , that
and the other , and the other Mdo of the
house wcro continually opposed to your meas
ures , how could you accomplish anything ?
Are you going to stun-l firm in your positions
nnu accomplish nothing , or can you not com
promise and do something ) \Vu cannot
afford to stand In our own way , and if wo
can't get all wo want or all wo fcc-1 wo ought
to have , why get somothlng that will benefit
us and somu other time get something more. "
I cannot iiinku the alllunco think as I do and
wo ( .tiincl Just as wo do today.
The resolution which the allinncu ofour
county , and I think generally thu alliances
throughout the state , have adopted , Is not
the resolution of the northern nlllance , but
the resolution of the southern alliance. I
want to road a few statements f ron the Iowa
Homestead , tlio editor of which I thlnlc IB
well posted In alllunco matters , lie BUY a
tliis in reply to somebody who calls all alli
ances , north , south and everywhere , "tho
alllunco : "
Porseveral yours tlicro have been various
farm < > riiiil/il ; ; ions In tlinsonlli known as tlio
Titxnsnllhiiifu , tint Illll Indiiilriiil union , Hit !
1'aniicrs' ami Laborer * ' union , and wiulon't
know now many others. In llirninbc'r of last
year iniiny of tlie , i > onjiml/.iillons mot In St.
I/nils , Mo. , nnd consolidated , forming what Is
now known us tlm "I'nrniui-H * Allliiuvu und In-
ilustrliil union. " This li wlml our purblind
coiitiniiDorniy calls "t tin nllliinou. " It HUH no
c'oiiiK'Cllonvlmtotur vvllb tlm iillliiuro. which
Is a hoc'rot Mioli'ty and operates from \\uihlng-
lon , pays Jinolllei'w. ' who llxu In Washington ,
high salaries , and ufiuH to iinllo HID fnrincrH
In a political L'oinlmin.fliJii Unit will make its
officers tli ( llt'tiiloiwof American polltlcH ,
lli'iico , wliiTcvor It liiiHAlitiiliird u foothold U
organises "Tlio I'uriuui's I'uity , " or "Tbo I'co-
jilo's Tarty. "
What 1 object to Is to have u resolution and
dci'lnratlon of principles coming from the
and linvo mo to endorse It , when the
whole object anil aim Is to put some olihuno
ru.sc.iU Into power \v.ho can't got thuro any
other way.
11 cro is what ho says ubout the Northern
alliance :
Oprnitl vo fin HUTU only urn nllnlljlo to 1110111-
herihi | ) , It ioi | iiiiilfniorthuiMllov ) nf array *
lii thu fanners usavlasHauuliiHt otniT elassc-s ,
It works tliruiiKb the piusunt political parties
when It wantH any wmkduiio , Outside of oer
tain ii'forni mtnitiiroH that COIMU up from day
to day , It bus no Intuiiil In uulltlct. " ' ' ]