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TWENTIETH YEAlt. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2J ( , 1SOO-S1XTEEN PAGES. N1TJM13MJ 130.
I SOCIAL REFORMS IS GERMANY ,
Parties Divided Regarding the Proscription
of Religious Orders.
TARIFF MATTERS IN THE FATHERLAND ,
Thnt tltc Question W III I n *
Iho Attention of the
Ilclchstnc Caprltl and
Crl .pl Will Confer.
[ L , 1 a . irn t ten i * s n * I.WMM
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BMII iv , Oct. S3. Ihe commission of tlio
rclchstag to which was referred the labor
hills will resume Ua sittings November I.
Time will thus bo given for n complete dis
cussion of the measures before the reassMiib-
llng of the releasing In the first week of De
cember The ultimata shape and fate of the
Wlls depends largely upon the government's
tact lu securing n majority. The center party
jl continues to make the abolition of the pio-
scriptlon of religious orders an absolute con
dition of the report and of the support of the
emperor's social reforms. The caitclllsts te-
tlst the abolition. A section of the progrcs
Slsts anel all llio socialists , consiuurinK inu
proscilptlon contrary to the principles of n
fteo | opln , will veto vvlth the centcrlsts.
HcrrVindthont reckons thus tnat thcro
will bo .M9 votes cast for the repeal of the
law. If the government accepts the gauge of
peace offered by the center party and accords
the abolitions desired a strong majority wt
be assurcel for the tabor and other social
measures.
Seveial ofllcinl movements point to the pas-
elbility of taiiff questions engaging the atten
tion of the rcichstag , rendcting necessary n
careful nui-slng of the ministerial majority.
A commisflou has been appointed to Inquire
Into Austra-Hungarian commercial relations
with n view to reciprocal diminution of tariffs.
Communications have been sent to leading
firms In Ilainbutg , Btcmen and other , trade
centers asking foe a report on the tllci'ts of
the McKlnloy bill In their lines of trade.
They are also asked what the prospects arc
for ilndhiR new channels for merchandise af
fected by tbo McIClnley bill. The commission
on foreign taiiff further has to consider the
now Russian piotrctivo mcisure The Hus
sion commission will begin work next week
upon the details of the new taiiff , which , the
Novoo Viemya declares , will bo the highest
In Europe. Ofllciul circles continue to doubt
tmitnny important alteration will bo made
in the existing treaty with Austt la , aud arc
skeptical as to any Gcrrnin tcfusals upon
American trade. Heports thus far tcceived
tend to dlsaipato the feeling of alarm
created by the arguinented American tariff
Leading ctport bouses appear to be doing a
normal trade and American orders In leading
commercial centers no not appreciably dimin
ish. However the future may affect e > ports ,
( the government will not be elrlven Into con
certed refusals with Austt la by a sudden
collapse In the American trade. Reports
emanating from Paris and Vienna , attribut
ing tbo initiation of ttio proposed concerted
legislation In retaliation for the McKinley
bill to the BcrUn government nro utterly un
true. Since M. KelDot's overtures looking to
action xvcro rejected no communication has
passed between the Treuch aifd German gov
ernments on the subject. Tno tariff negotia
tions with Austria originated solely with
Count If olnoky , the Austro-Hungarian prlmo
minister , nnd are being continued with san
guine expectations on the part of German
ofUcials of a beneficial issuo.
Chancellor von Caprlvl will meet Sienor
, Crispl , the Italian prlmo minister , at Monzn.
November S. The Interview will concern
the settlement of the intrigue In thallustrian
court In favor of the Vatican and against the
Italian government. Slgnor Crlspl declares
thatltalv's ' continuance as a member of the
triple alliance Is menaced by the cabal of
prominent members of the Imperial family of
Austria , whoso cmmissaries the vatie'an encourages
courages In the belief that the overthrow of
Count KalnoUy or the death of Emperor
Francis Joseph will be the signal for a ru\t- \
turo In the Austro-Itnllan alllrnce , which
would result In an effort lo restore the tern
poral power of the popo. Slgnor Crlspl de
mands that hobo allowed to deal with n free
hand with matters relating to the Vatican.
Another Italian grievance is the avoidance of
Emperor Francis Joseph to return King
Humbeit'a ' visit to Vienna. Emperor
Francis Joseph offered to go to Turin ,
but King Humbert declined to
receive hlmanyvvncro but homo , holdlnethat
the refusal of the Austrian emperor to go
there was equivalent to the refusal on tbo
part of Austiii to reorganize Roino ns the
capital of Italy. The personal anil court ,
fucds vvitli tbo quIriiiul nnd Vienna are of the
mo.it Intense nature and hamper the relations
of the governments.
The National Zeltung states that Chancel
lor von Caprtvl will also go to Madrid , where
ho will stay tbreo days This renews the re
ports that communications are being ex
changed looking to concerted action by Ger
many , Austria , Italy and Spain in retaliation
for the adoption of the now tariff legislation
.by the United States.
General Count von Moltko Is In Berlin He
passed the duy In entire repose in preparation
for the futlguo and emotions of to
morrow , when the grand cerebration
in honor of the ninetieth anniver
sary of his birth will ta * < o place.
Congratulatory messages and addresses hnvo
already been received by him from reigning
sovereigns , municipal governments and many
sexiotics. The king of Saxony s nt him a
y \ascaud the Bremen authorities a
splendid tloral offering. Prince Bismarck
has not yet replied to Emperor William' * In-
vitatlou to attend the celebration Tbo fes
tivities commenced with a torehliirht proces
sion tonight and will terminate tomorrow
with u banquet at the Schloss.
Several snowstorms have occurred nt
Blcsongcbcrgund a heavy fnxst has been felt
here. There has also been a light full of
snow In this city and an early aud hard
winter Is anticipated.
> 'ot Jnok the illppcr'rt Work.
I.ONDOV , OcU 23. Tbo body of the woman
found murdered In the South Homestead lo
cality last night shows that the crlmo bears
no resemblance to those committed by "Jack
thu Hipper" and the medical examination of
the ronuilns proves that the woman did not
belong to the Whltechnpel class from which
"Tho Kipper" selected his victims.
The body bos been Identified as that oj
Mrs. Ilobbs , the wife of a poiter employed lu
London , Mrs. Ilobbs loft her husband yes
terday , taking with her her child , whom she
carries ! in the prcambulator which was found
near the place where the body was dl eov
eivU. The whereabouts of the child Is n mys
tery.
Count mod the Reported Conspiracy.
Ni.iv Vonr , Oct. JJ.-Drexel , Morgan A ,
Co. thU morning confirmed the report from
London stating that George Johnson , the
rtibt , nnd John Phillips , on art dealer , had
been arro.sted on a charge of conspiracy to
Jorxe a letter of crodlt upon their bankinjc
flrm. Tbo extent of the operations were
some JKuO. Tito conspiracy Is considered a
gigantic ono and some startling develop
ments nro expected. The firm is anxiously
awaiting further Information.
HKt.lTOIt SIIKI131AX.
Ho Addresses nn Audience of I'nur
Thousand I cnplc nt I'lUflhiiri ; .
I'iTT nt no , I'n. , Oct. 2.1.Four thousand
IK-opIo gathered In the city hall tonight to
listen to an address by Senator John Sher
man on the issues of the campaign. In the
course of his i | > eoch Senator Sherman said
"Thi.-ro can really bo but two great parties
'Ihcnj are sometimes people who think
they nro a little hotter than their neigh
bors , go off to roost by themselves
on some side Issue and call themselves n third
party. I hnvo had more experience in
jicilltlcal life than some of my hearers , nnd I
never saw any good como out of a third party
yet. We aio nil republicans or all democrats
in the general meaning of the term , because
we aroall In favor of a form of government
in which all the powers rest with the people.
fbeicfore theo names do not signify any.
thing. Wo must judge of parties precisely as
wo would ) udge of men , nnd , judged
test , of the two pirties that now stand bo-
fotc the people of this counhy. ono Is like
heaven and the other is like hades
iLauuhter nnd cheers. ] In 1SS5 the people of
the United States trusted the re
publicans vvlth their political tiow > r
i\"o , the first power was the power
toai > ] Xlnt tbo officers of this great govern
ment of ours , nnd that power , instead of
ucing a strength to any party , is a weakness ,
and upon that basis nearly all public men
who fall in public life by the wavslde fall by
the exercise of patronage. I say to you now
thnt If I had the power 1 would not
allow a member of congress to
recommending any mau for any otllce what
ever. ICheors.j I vvoulel take from jour
political ngonts nil the power that is in
vested in them by common custom , not by
law. I would take from them all that i wer ,
and I .would not even allow a member of
congress to recommend postmasters ,
because it is an element of
weakness. It weakens the members
of the house nnd senate nnd it makes a cau o
of constant trouble and quarrel , and I think
the time will como soon when the republican
party will be the agent in that great leform ,
when a law will bo passed sopirating en
tirely the appointing power from the law
making power. "
After reviewing the stormy scenes in the
early part of the session and tbo important
measures passedaftortho rules were adopted ,
and presenting a strong plei for the soUliers ,
Senator Sherman took up the McKlnley bill ,
a measure , ho said , which makes frco a
greater amount of the products of foreign
countries in our own country than any tariff
bill of ancient or modern times Kofermitr to
the assertion of some democratic orators "that
wo cannot produce sugar , " the senator said
"I am us positive as I nm of my existence to-
dav that within ten years from this time wo
will producecvciy pound of sugarthatisused
In this country.Vo have put a duty on tin
plate equal to and little iniro than the dut )
on sheet tin , and we will manufacture in this
country within rive years of this timeIWO.OO )
tons of tin plate , and wo will have to make
the tin up so cheap that uobodywill giowl
but the democrats "
In conclusion the-senator said"In 1 )0 ) ,
In the good old democratic times , our cut-
rency w as the meanest ever devised by man
nnd would not pass from ono part of the
country to another. Now our money
travels all over the woild. Then we
vvero a thirtt class power , Jeered nnd
laughed nt , and when the war commenced ,
the last legacy of n democratic administra
tion , klncs nncl emperors were watching for
the decay and falling to pieces of this great
republic. The government was tottering to
Its foundations. The eyes of ull .Euroucaii
countries wore * watching ' tho'.last * da > s
of this great republic. Thauk God ,
thank the union soldiers , thank the American
people , this country of ours has risen far
above anil beyond all fears of this kind , and
now the people of all these empires and king
doms nro looking eagerly and anxiously for
the good time coming when they
can copy our Institutions and enjoy
renublics ns wo do in this country.
Then the days of empires and kingdoms will
have passed and gone and then governments
of tbo j > eople. for the people and by the people
pie will endure forever upon tbo earth
[ Prolonged applause. )
AE1I' VltE VMl T.IKM1T HILT. .
It ID Issued to thn Chamber of Depu
ties.
Pim , Oct. 25. The now tariff bill was Is
sued to the chamber of deputies today. It
dwells upon the tendeucy toward protection
dlsplayeel by most nations It refers to the
high tarifN of the United States , Canada and
the South American states. It proposes
the following duties per 100 kilometres
Wheat , 5 francs ; flour , 3 francs ; corn ,
a francs ; corn meal. 5 francs ; salt.
pork. 12 francs. The duty on petroleum has
not been fixed , pending the elecision on the
proposals of the budget commission. Inie-
gard to cattle the bill reserves Hbeity of ac
tion , but the duty henceforth will bo levied
on weight instead of the head. Coooons and
thrown silk will pay a duty Haw silk
will be free. Wool , raw cotton , flav , hemp ,
fleeces , bides and Jute are exempted from
paj incut of duty. The duties on eggs , butter ,
oils , oleomargaiine. seeds , wood , foreign
wines and textile fabrics ate itieioased , The
duties on coil : and chemical products remain
as at present , but the tariff on metal has been
revised , the duty on steel being lovveied.
A CoiiHerinthe A'lcw.
Puu , Oct. 2."i. Lockray and Pierre Le-
granel. both of whom have held the oflico of
minister of commerce , have been interviewed
in regard to the course to bo pursued by
France In consequence of the passage of the
McKlnley tariff bill , They arc of the opinion
that franco should lake no part whatever In
any economic struggle arising from tlio passage -
sage of that measure. They aNo think that
an amicable understanding between France
and the t'nlted States on commercial ques
tions on which they now differ is probable
and that French commerce has suffered less
from tlio ctmctmentof the McKfnley bill than
have German anil Knglish trade.
Wreck on the Heading Uoad.
ItKiiMvr. , Pa , Oct. 25. The Heading rr.ll-
road express , which left here this morning ,
ran into thrco loaded coal cars which were
standing on the track at Warwick siding ,
half a mile from Patterson. Tito coal can.
were wrecked aud the locomotlvo fell on its
side' , w hllo the tender telescoped the smoking
car The escape of the passengers from
death \ \ as a narrow ono. James Mnrkonitz
was Itlllhl and John Marks received prob
ably latal Injuries , A number of train men
uiul passengers were Injured.
Tim Woath-r Forecast.
Tor Omaha aud Vicinity Fair , stationary
temperature.
For Nebraska Slightly warmer ; variable
winds , becoming soutcerly : fair.
For Iowa Fair ; northerly winds , becom
ing variable ; warmer by Monday morning
For South Dakota \Varmer \ ; northerly
winds aud fair weather.
Crow Indian Commission.
\VA IUN'GTOV , Oct. 23. Charles Dale of
Mattoon , III. , J. Clifford Richardson of St.
Louis and liockvvcll J. Flint of Menomluce ,
WIs. , have been appointed members of the
Crow Indian commission in Montana.
kti Postal News ,
WKIIIVOTOV , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK IJrr.J The pojtoflle * nt Curry , Col-
fax county , Nebraska , has been discontinued.
William C May has been commissioned
postmaster at GothenburgNeb. .
O'liilen and Dillon Sail.
IUvKKOct , 35. William O'Brien and wife
and John Dillon were passengers on the
steamer La Champagne , which tilled from
herejtoday for Now York.
BIAHE AMONG THE BUCKEYES
The Secretary of State Addresses the People
ple of McKinley's ' District.
REPLETE WITH CONVINCING ARGUMENTS ,
HP Takes Occasion to Mnkc n i'er-
Ueply ti Carl .sohniz
Speaker llrcil peaks to
Itockl'uril I'eople.
CVTOV , O. , Oct. 23. Secretary of State
Blaltie arrived here from Plttsburi ; atnoon
today. Ho was met at Alliances by the re
ception committee from Canton nnd escorted
to the city over tlio Pennsylvania railroad. A
crowd of 3HX ) people greeteel Mr. IH.iino
\vlth loud cheering as bo alighted from the
train and followed his carriage , cheering nil
the way to the homo of Mujor MoKlnlcy ,
whose truest hovas while here. Hlalno wivs
accompanied by Mrs. Dlalno and daughter ,
Mlis Harriet ninliie. nnd Hon. William
Walter Pheips , minister to Germany.
L'pon arrh il at the residence of Major Mo
Kinley an infonnnl leceptlon was held. Early
trains In the forenoon hail brought largo dole-
gallons of republicans from Youngstovtn ,
Alliance , Masslllon , Wooster , Wcllmlllo and
other towns In this and adjoining dlstilcts
The streets were thronged nnd at 1 30 p in. a
parade of manning columns occurred
Shortly after noon It begun raining nud it
was decided to have the meeting
nt the Tabciiiaclo Instond of the fun
grounds , as was intended. The building was
{ tacked , ns was also ahe Academy of Music ,
in which an ovctllowing meeting was held
Blalne's priticipn address \\as at the taber
nacle , where he was followed by Major Mo-
Klnloy Mr Blainesuid :
Mr. Chairman nnd Fellow-citizens of Ohio
The contest that is now waging for member
ship in the next congress is not propuly a
contest between tlio lupubllcan nncl demo
cratic naities It Is a content between pro
tectionists and free traders. [ Applause J
There are a luw fiee traders among the re
publicans ana many ptoteotiotilsts union ) ; the
democrats. [ Appl luse. ] It Is a contest that
pees to the root of the matter as to national
prosperity , and on that issue wo would set
tle the question In favor of homo iutcicsts ,
good wages and sound prosperity , ( CJreat
applause. J As I was coming out to tnis place
I found In a nowsiMper n speech of Call
Schurz , made a week ago in Doston and. I
may say In all candor , an able speech on the
free trade side , but like nil five tinders , Mr
fjchurz goes back to tbo golden
era of American proaperity to the
tariff of IslO rather a distant
view backward [ Laughter i I ha\o so
often heard of the great and general proa-
peril } under the taiift of IM'l ' that if you -rill
bear with mo I shall say something of that
period Mr Hciwrz quotes inoas"s > njinp
and that Is why I make n personal icpiy
tint the ten yens between Iblii and \3\ \
undcrtli.it tariff weio years of very great
prosperity in this country I f ranKly icpeat
that those jears were years of gre.it pros
perity. Now let me s.iv why those years
were prospeions. That tailff of 1S4 ( > was a\ \ > -
proved Just about the tlmo the Mexican war
broke out , and within less than a yearmoro
than | 100,000 , ( > K ) were disbursed by tbo
government in all biinchcs of mecha'nisin
\Vo bad Just made that expenditure when
the famine in Ireland called for every surplus
barrel of flour and bushel of grain lu the
countryWo ha < ) hardly transported thnt
grain to the other side nnd.old it ntn Inch
price when ( fold was discovered In California
and the woild was enriched with thu vast
output of the mines. We bad harelly put
that gold in circulation when the gi eat revo
lution tlriVbegdii iu 134s pumiced the in
dustries of all Europe and gave the United
States i market that was unparalled Europe -
rope had uardly quieted the rev olutionat v
disturbance when France and England and
Russia wont into the Crimean war and for
two jears nnd a half those gieat tuitions were
paraljzcd In their industries. Now , there
are four or live of what j ou might call acci
dents or incidents of history that would have
insured great prosperity to this country if
there bad not been a , tariff of any kind what
ever. [ Applause J If the duties , instead of
beinchat \ the lirifl of 1S-W uiado them , had
been only 1 per cent ad valoieui , or if there
nad been no duties , tne country would have
been prosperous Now , if you can produce
such a convulsion in the world today , if you
can start n great famine , if jou" can dis
cover new gold hclils with uncounted
millions thrown Into our laps. 3011
can have every tuition In Europe
disturbed by a revolution , if jou can have
tbo three greatest nations of Kuropo go to
w ar for tw o years and a half , then wt > will all
quit talking tann and uo to supplying the
vacuum which that condition of things would
create. [ Applause. ] In the fall of IsV ,
w hen this tariff had been under way foi ten
) ears , this grea1 war in Europe cania to an
end , and so did all prosperity anfl so did tne
tariff of lS4t ! . [ Applause. ] V'ou all remem
ber what happened in 1W > 7 one of the sever
est panics and deptcasions this country has
ever encountered and as long ai thCM ; acci
dental props , these foitultous happening ,
these accidental i evolutions , discoveries of
gold , famine as soon as they ce.ned the
prospeiity under the tariff of H i ceased aUo
Now I insist that \rodo not want famines ,
wo do not want revolutions ; we do not want
to have thousands of men slaughtered t > v war
In order to keep up a free trade tariff and
moke it look prosperous when it isn't.
[ Laughter nnd applau < \ ] CJivo us a protect
ive tariff and vw > can pet along without the
slaughter or starvation of men.Vo can make
ourselves sustaining with something beyond
for people that need bffp fiom our uliund-
nnce , and In connection with the tariff of
ls-40 I call jour attention historically to two
other taulTs in addition to that. The onlv
three tariffs thu United States ever had
vvhi < h suddenl.v lowered duties was the ono
after the war of IMS , the compromise tariff
Isifcj and the ono in Itvli ) . nnd every one of
thorn lea to busine-ss prostration in this coun
try which lasted in a greater or less degree
thtil them was a protective tariff Inaugur
ated [ Applause. ] You never hoard of a
free trade tariff coming to tlio relief of the
people. [ Laughter. ] The only three times
that the people of the United States tried a
free trade tariff they fell Into adversity until
a protective tariff came to the relief of the
people. Some people want us to lot the pro-
tectiv c tariff go by In ord > r to make experi
ments again. Well , I would like to see that
experiment tried If only ono or two j > cople
were to suffer , but It Is n pretty hard thing
to take the dreadful and terrible chance of
prostrating the industries of the country
when there are sixty-four million mouths
to bo fed , I Applause ] , When the tariff of
1 4 < ) was enacted tturo were only QO.OOO.CNX )
people in the country. "Wo now have
iH.OUO.OOO , Four years after that tailff was
enacted , according totheccnsusof tbeUnlted
States , we had only * r,000,000,000 of property.
Wo now have 01,000,000 people and
* t ,000,000,000 of property , f Applause ] .
Gentlemen , you cannot sport with that num
ber of pcoplo and that mass of property.o
cannot experiment at this time and hazard
vast interests tvhen wo could not put the
country where It stands today for ten penl-
tontlal jears thereafter. lApplnuseJ. Mr.
Schurz condemns the effort of congress to se
cure repiproclty of trade with certain coun
tries. [ Laughter ] , Free traders have
always been tolllngus that if we would adopt
their theory wo would have a new- era In the
country. On that form of statement I will
not differ with them. [ Laughter ] , I think
wo should have a new era. Congress at its
last session concluded to adopt a
new policy. They looked at South
America and they founa that wo
were receiving from those people vast im-
Importa and exporting little to them. The
question \vas , shall we repeal the duty on
sugar and give that to South America in ad
dition to coffee aud hides and dye , woods and
rubber , and other things from South Amer
ica , and shall wo ask them , if wo give you our
markets for a pound to let us enterours for
a f w shillings I [ Applause. ] "Obuo"Mr. ,
Schurz says , -'that wont dint nil. You inti't
resort to frco tnido. " Hut 1 would like to
oik Mr. Schun. bcforo this Ohio audience ,
how five trade Is going to let us into their
markets with our productol We have IH-CII
giving llrMll a market for nearly fcfl.ooo.uno
of their produits itnd they \vcro taking from
us ir.ouo.uoo or K M.ot Or * ywoooo. Now ,
suppose wo declare ab elute free trade. How
would that help ti % with llnullI They have
not been buvini ; aitv thing and thev do not let
ntivthlnirln fm . Thlrty- million dollars
worth of coffee. * 14WUOW , to MUOiiO,000 of
rubber , several millions of hides nntl a grcit
munydje stuffs all coining Into the United
States without a shilling of duty. But wo
want to send down thcro some Hour ,
sonw lumber , some corn and wheat , products
of the west as well m of the cast , and they
are not satlslltnl with tbe way things weiv
going , ll iiiyhtcr.1 Well , we went on and
awakened thnm to the necessities of the situ
ation and wo found thnt they feel just us wo
do-that two Dillons dealing with e.icli other
must deal as two men do with each other
fairly , honestly. Hbcrally-so that the advan
tages hull not always be on tbo Mdo of ono
man or ono nation. [ Applause ] Well , that
was tvclprocltv. It Is tiot n very complex
problem Mr Schune rather intimates , as a
strange wav of getting at thinw , how
strangely mystcritus reciprocity is. It is Just
ns stratiKO and myMeriom as when a Stnrku
county farmer brings 100 bushels of wheat
to Canton , gets his money for It , buys sup
plies for his family aild goes back homo.
[ Laughter. | That the mysterious process
nnd verydifllcult to understand. Yet I am
sure that Brarll and all the South American
states understood it the moment It was men
tioned. I bflleve that wo will make a very
favorable arrangement to tnulo with South
America Take ncountrj like Venezuela , of
largo area but small population not more
thau aVX,000 to ; lUOUUUO. Ttiev bring us
? 10,400,000 worth of products. Hut how much
of that is ta\cJ. do you snmosc , at the cus
tom house I Only W < X > . Kvery cent of that
except ,000 escapes taxation. We send
them a good ininy things , but we do not send
them ono shilling's wortb that Is not taxed.
That Is not fair. They admit that it is
not fair and are glad and willing to right
the nnttcr nud plaro us on reciprocal
ground that will bo to the prosperity of this
country and the prosperity of the other be
cause trades o one-sided as that cau not bo
continued forever. Wlirn reciprocity was
ih-bt suggested the fnsotaadcM , all , or neatly
all , approved It. At trial time they thought
it would divide the protectionists in congress ,
and they urged it \ cry earnestly so long as
they thought there would be somvaivislou ,
so long as thcv conceived that it was n divid
ing line that might obstruct the protection
ist ! . Just as soon as the free traders found
that reciprocity could not be used to divide
the republican party , they were all against it ,
[ cheers ] every one of tlioin , and now they are
n'nurliatinp It and telling you whuthumbug
it is and how little value there is lu it , nnd
how stmll the result will he to the people of
this country with it It p * not wise for free
traders to proclaim It a failure at present.
We are given tt year in \ > hich
to tr.v it. Let us , wait a year
ard see what can bodone. ( Cheers. ]
laniuothoro to booHtof it , I inn here to
condemn the course off req traders who , so
long as it promised to dijride the protection
ists , were in favor of i ( , but who nro set
ngainst it the moment tbyv tind the protec
tionists will not divide. Your duty , geutle-
tneu , if I may supr.esC It. Is to cltit protec
tionists to I'ougfes * . ' iCUeers , and cries of
" \\ewill" \ ] That Is your InteroU , that is
the Intetest of every district in the country ,
and I appeal to this district because of the
inteiostat jour doorsill anil fireside. I ap
peal to everv man in Stal-ke county nnd lu
the thu'c other counties that make up the
district. Butyouhav Ja special reason. It
is a very great dls'.inetsoD to aiy | man. n dis
tinction to the district'represented ana a dis
tinction to the man hluisolf , to bo placed at
the lieau of the eoi.njittoaon ways and menus
and to lead the hQtiscot representative ; ? .
That is where Thaddem Stevens stood the
last eight yo.u-3 of hla life. There
r's vvhero' tlmtJ * KreaV citlzent of'Ohio , *
latclv deceased , General Itobcrt G. Schenck ,
stood for six } cars , and that i ? whet e William
McKitdey stands today. [ Uproaiious checr-
kg. ] I appeal to both > onr interesJnndjour
pride to send tiim baclf again , and that he
may be useful , not merely to this district , not
to the state alone , but to the people of the
United States. [ Cheers. ]
At one time during the speech the people
in the gallery , warned by a cracking sound ,
began to move for the exit and there was
nearly a panic. Mr. Utalno and Minister
1'helps , however , succeeded in teassuring
them and nil returned to their seats.
Mr Rlaine , after his address , went to the
meeting at thn academy of in'isicand spoke
very briefly. The part ) left this evening for
Chicago.
Speaker Kootl nt Itockforif.
'
RocKronn , III. , Oct. 25. The city is allvo
today with repubUcan.1'from all over the
northern part of the state who have come to
hear Speaker Kccd. The speaker atrlveil
here about noon7 having been met en route by
a large delegation from this city At 1 o clock
n ma s meeting was held on the fair grounds ,
Speaker Heed deliveiing the principal ad
dress. Heed later left for Hock Island.
l .E.STfK.V I/.VIO.V tl
It onlctnlly Oeoapitittos ! llrotlier- -
hood Ourratori ) In St. I''iul.
ST. P i'i , Minn , Get , -fSpecial Tele-
erain to Titr. I3hFChtof ] Operator Kelly of
the Western Union Telegraph company
walked Into the operating room of the cen
tral o.liee In the German-American Hank
building late this afteruoon and diachirtfiM
oixn-ators Cooiwr , Uibbons , > loorc , DeIn | > cy ,
l. adswoith and Patterson , six men who
have boon In the employ of the company for
the pist four years , "and w ho are among the
best operators in the service here ,
" without notice ? "
"Why are we discharged
asked ( iibbons. ,
'You know as well as I do , " said ICelly.
The dUchatyes are the lesult
of a conference between Assistant
buperlntoiulent Levin and Chief
Ivflloy , ut which It was aereed that nil
brotherhood men should be let out at once
It is understood that general orders have
eouie from the general superintendent at
Chicago to discharge forthwltn nil operators
known to belong to the brotherhood. More
than two-thirds of the oixjrators In the twin
cities are brotherhood imUi , mid it ! stated
that many more heads' \vill _ fall In the basket
In the next forty-eight hoprs. Thcro is creat
indignation among the operators , aud talk ot
a general walkout.
t t
SVFPKKtJW l.V fit I. .
Man ) HomeHtciuTcrs'JiloWoii the Verge
of htnri'ntlbii.
TorEKi , ICaa. , Oct. 25. F. Warner , a
farmer living in the western part of Oklahoma - *
'
homa , near Heno , urrlve'd1 in Topeka jester-
day. He had been sent out by hU suffering
neighbors to solicit nidlor them. Wunier
says that the settler * are ' without supplies ,
that , their wives and ch'ildreu are without
clothing anil that they jsm obtain no work ,
Much suffering and starvation will ensue un
less they are speedily som > Hed with aid. The
men must remain upon thdr laud or forfeit
their homestead light. < 't
A Prcslilfiitlal Pardon.
WIMIIMJ.TOV , Oct. 23. The president has
actcilon a number of petitions for pardon.
In the case of Samuel ICridlcr of Illinois , sen
tence was comutnted'tn ono year's ' Imprison
ment for Impersonating an oftlcer of the
Uullrd States. The paatlou is granted la
order to restore til in to citizenship. The ap
plication of a pardon Is deferred In the case
of I lay wood liandall , 'under sentence for
counterfeiting.
Adjii.stfd Without Dlfllctiltjr.
EUXSVIU.E , Ind.T Oct. 15. The difllculty
between the Msclwy system trainmen and
the company w a * amicably settled this even
ing after a three dujs1 conference. '
o
Steamship Arrival * .
Passed the Liiard La Gascogne , from
New Yoik for Havre.
At Llverj ol-The City of Home , from New
York for Liverpool.
THE RATES MOST BE EQUAL ,
Railroad Pools rwlaTiJ to ba Legal Uuder
Ooitaia Ooudition ? .
VERMONT SUPREME COURT RULING ,
An Uprising of Colorado Coal
Acalnst tlio.Vutlon ol flic Union
in 'lliat
State.
Ciiicioo , Oct. 2. " . [ Special Telegram to
TIIK HKK. ] The Vermont supreme court has
decided tint railroad pools are legal when
rates under the operation of the pools are
equal to all unil reasonable. The terms of
the dAision aio directly in line with the
arguments of Chairman Walker of the Inter
state Commerce Hnllroad association and
Judge Springer of the Ateblson , doilarlng
the present southwestern i > eel legal Suld
Judge Springer today :
"The Vermont decl Ion Is in the case of
the Manchester & Lowell railioad vstho
Couconl railroad. The intcrstato cotniucnc
act declares pooling Illegal but the Vermont
decision by no moans declares unconstitu
tional the act to regulate commcice. It Is a
well settled rule thit exceptions can bo
made declaring certain things Illegal , pro
vided it can bo shown that the exceptions are
not contrary to public policy. In the ease of
the UcvUtonof soathwestcru trafllc , no rates
have been advanced. Thcro can bo no possi
ble complaint from the public , and everyone
treated with petfect fairness. This Is the
exception noted by the Vermont supreme
court. I certainly do not believe a
railroid pool will o\er be declared illegal ,
If , under Its working * , all shippers
ore treated fairly nnd alike and reasonable
rates are miintained So certain are we of this
that wo offered add are still wilting to Join a
pool It is agreed by every ono that main
tained rates are better for shippers and the
railroads. It has been demonstrated that
rates cannot bo maintained without pcols
W have good authority now for saying tint
pools are not Illegal anil hcnco we nro moro
wiling than ever to bo with them. If pools
were everywhere In vogue the roads douM
add millions of dollars to their net earnings ,
which thopublio would guln in interest and
dividends ami Improvements all this , too ,
without raising a , rate. The infinity of
agencies now miln tallied could be
avoided , and entrenchment had in a
score o f way.s. The toreign agencies of the
Union Pacific alone coat over $40,000 a year ,
unil that's but a sample of whit all roads
must spend. I sei no tcason why pools should
not be cstinlishcd as frwlv as they were In
the days before the Interstate commerce act"
Coloi-ailo Miners Arotmou.
DENVER , Cole , Oct. 25. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK UEE.-Q Theto is trouble between the
Union P.iciljc and the Burlington at the
Lafajctteccnl mines , which may break the
relations existing between the com
panies In Northern Colorado.hcn
the Burlington bro-ul-gauiol Its old
Dower , Utah & Pacific road it leased sovend
uiilej of Union Pacific track and agreed to
keep out of certain territory. This agree
ment hu i given the Union 1'ncific a monopoly
of the coal trade , and with the present scarc
ity of can on that system , great hardship
has bet-ii worked ou both miners nnd mine
owners , who cinnot get their coal to maiket.
"Wectt it noVfor the southern coal mines. , aiidr
the supply thov furnished over the Ulo
Grande , banta Ke and Tort Worth , there
would boa coal famine , hero such us never
was known. The consequence has been that
the Burlington has been importuned
to furnish cars and put in switch
connections so that the mines of Lafavetto
could bo reached. When the Union Pacific
attemnted to take out the crossing n mob of
angfy'ntiners ; drove off their woilnnen. The
cntlio mining community of Houlder and
western \ViM county is aroused. John Simp
son , ono of the mine owners , savs :
' You have no idea now excited our people
were Ot-cr this. It Is a light for bread and
butter with thorn , and Louisville , too , came
to our help. Men nnd boys jumped out of
bed and came do\vn half dressed. Iho
women , too. turned out Wnumbtfrs aud were
rc-uly to Hght. the same as the men.
"Meek said lu an lu tun lew thnt he was
sotry the matter hnu gone so far , as now tuo
B. & M. had h'ot to the second Bent mines In
that country , and that they \\oro cracking
the Union Pacific sate toomucb , luidbe would
stop It , Ho said : 'I will never permit the
B. , t M. to haul a car over that crossingI
said to him : 'You Just trj It. The people In
our part ot the country are getting tiivd of
the present situation , nnd don't propose lo
stand any more of it. ' He replied : 'It ' looks
Illicit , when jou attack my men with shot
guns. Matteis areln bal shape in town on
on account of the situation. Miners
are organizing a strike for an
advance of 7'i ' cents on a ton
of coal because of the situation , and the people
ple are wild. Tfiov could make nothing , and
the Mnplo men could hardly tret woik enough
to pay their board. If we could have gotten
cars ovciybody would have been satisfied and
in a prosperous condition "
Mr. Charles Spencer , another mine owner ,
sajs : "The condition is deplorable.Vo
ha\o been after tbo Union Paulic load every
day for the past sk months for the purpose
of getting ears. Wo never have been able to
get caw to run onodaj'a lull time When
they did coma they came in the afternoon ,
too la to for n iluy's work It was not
until repeated failure in getting what
vto asked of the Union Pr.rltlc that v\o tna le
any effort to Ret a connection with the I ) &
> I. to save ourselves from ruin "
These statements fairlv reilcct the general
situation. The Union 1'aoitle ptirpoael } or
of necessity has presumed on its power , and
the question has llnally resolved Itself into a
Burlington connection or starvation for the
miners The trouble will lead to a rupture
between the two companies , aud vvllf prob
ably result in the Burlington's extensions to
Bukler.iDd Louisville and other coal produc
ing points.
The Alton * i y Withdraw.
Cuicino , Oct. 25. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEE. | President Illackstone , General
Manager Chappcll , Superintendent Hates and
several directors of the Alton road , who had
teen out on a tour of inspection over the
system , returned homo last night. Speaking
of their trip this morning , General Manager
Chnppcl said they found even thing in excel
lent condition. Business was fairly peed
and tno future * prospects very bright. The
fall setting of wheat Is looking splendid , Mr
Chappel's attcdtion was called to the Inter-
\ic\v with him printed in a Kansas City
paper , in which ho SJlcV that the
Alton Is thinking seriously of withdrawing
from the Western and other assocl ttlons. Ho
admitted the correctness of the InterUevv.
"It Is a fact , " said he , "that we have the
matter undcrserious consideration , though as
jet nodellnlto action has been taken. "
"If you llnally decide \\ltltdraw , and do
withdraw , what will be the naulti"
"That , of course , remains to DO seen I
priisumo thatourconteinporailes can keep up
the association. "
Mr. Choppell also said that so far as the
maintenance of rates is concerned , theseoaso-
clatlous have no practical value.
Approve the I'tirclniHO Contract.
Bostox , Mass. , Oct. 25 f Special Telegram
to THE BKE.I The Atchlson directors have
approved the plan and agreed to the contract
of tbo purchase tor tbo acquisition of the
Colorado Midland railway. As the bails of
agreement the Colorado Midland stock is
placed at a valuation of 50 and the AtcliUon
stock at 45. This requires & 4V 9 shares of
Atchison to absorb the entire jssue of Colorado -
rado Midland
President Mantel went west this morning ,
and it U not known when another ueetiui : of
the A teuton will ba hold Director Baring
snld todiy : "The Colorado .Midland pur-
chasa win unproved yesterday nnd an ortulnl
statement will soon i > o m.ulo. Bejoiul this
you en n ay absolutely that the . \tchl m
does not contemplate tlui putvhinoof n mile
of railroad property nnj\\iivru and has no
negotiations ol any rullroiul purchases , 'ion
can say most emphatically that the stotles
from tno west of contoinnlntcd railroad ox-
teutons nro without foundation The Atehl-
son I * notbujlng nor build ing roaos Ills
innstro'ii ' : portion , ha < * a cash balance fiom
Its reorganl/.atlon nnd is not bornming a
l > enuy. "
Will Obey the Coiniuhsloners.
Cltic nn , Oct. M. The Tnin-vMissmiri
fivlght i < sociatlon has decided to comply with
the directions of Iho Intorstito commeioo
commission uiwn a ivductlon of rates engrain
grain and seeds from Missouri river points to
Chicago , _
'S TtHMtt'MlKVKKn. .
AColllslim with thoChit'iiK"
None beriomlv Hurt.
CIMEI.OV , \ \ ' . Va , Oct. IS. Governor Hill
and patty left Wheeling this morning on n
special train over the IJaltltnoro.t Ohio road. ,
The tmln was to ha\e \ stopped at all stations
between Wheeling and Harpers
Ferry for from flvo to twenty
minutes to allow the governor to
mike his ndvettUed udilcrcss. The pro-
Brainmo , however , was abruptly Interfered
with by a collision , The governor hud ad
dressed n gathci ing of MO stockmen at lien-
wood and several hundred at MoandsvHie ,
nnd his train was about starting- when the
Chicago express crashed Into It. The cow-
eatchersof both trains \\cro badly demolished
but the engine on the Chicago express wits
mote ) generally wied'exl us weio the plat
forms of three of the eight passenger conches
comprising the train. Governor Hill's train
'
wiis'tluowii back on the accommodation train
behind and tlio cow catcher on that locomo
tive smithed
Had the governors train consisted of ord
inary coaches Instead of tvo strongly built
mtlor coiehes it would hnvo boon crushed
like an egir. she > ll between the two heavy
tialns. As It wns both of the pallor cars
cscaied without oven n scratch engineer
Fleming had his kiico cap Injured , but no
ono else suffered even scratch
The governor was not at all excited
Thcro was n wild rush of occupints fiom
the first car in their endeavor to L-SC.IIMS.
When the crash was felt the cotresponel-
ents in the forward car on the governor's
train were tin-own out of their seats
and Bbcforo they had time to col
lect their thoughts the second lir came
They all rushed Into the first
nnd last car. in which were Governors HOI
and Fleming , Senator Ivftina , Chniiman
llllci and six othew Tlio tjovernor was slt-
tlne on i sofaln the car. chatting with Col
onel \Vhlto of Wheeling , when the first ctash
came , which ho coulu hardly fool , and
when the second vvus felt ho went out
on the rear phtform andobscrved the damage
clone , icmarUmg at the same time to the cor
respondents , who wore at his boob1 "Xovv ,
ixns , hero is material for news for you. "
Tlio collision was hardly felt in the gov
ernor's car , but when all hinds
ulUhtcd eu-opt the governor ntiel
Colonel " \KlC\var , and saw what
a narrow esc ipo the part } had hud , the } ox-
pressed' ' neuwlves us unable to understand
tbo fottunuto clruimsUuica attending the
collision. Governor Hill sajs it was
miraculous how his train and occupants es-
eii | * > el , considering the wcichtof the heavy
trains between which it was lodged.
\ftcr a delay of two hours at
Moundsvllla It was found that the
cntrlnedraivtofi1 the governor's train wns too
badly crippled to procvod and the parlor cars ,
on that train vvero attached to the rear end
of the accommodation train , the cnginc of
"figured In * the ceilllslan vvhlch Xvas ble to
proceed.
7 . \ ,1.Y STKKI , nF.tEGATEl.
A Special Ucccption Tondcicd Them
hy the I'lesiUont.
WviinvoTOV , Out , 2o. Members of the
Iron and sttel mstltuto , who hive boon on a
tour thiough the south , arrived in Washing
ton this morning' . They werotaktu in charge
by a committee and afb'r a short test were
escorted to the patent oflleo , postofllco and
other dopaitments.
Allot the visitors nro outhiislstlo over the
success of their tour. They ware unanimous
In praise of the country and people ,
Prosldcrit Hanison gave the visitors n
special reception at the white house in the
afternoon nt 3 o'clock. The lower portion of
the bouse , with the exception of the blue
parlor , novvunder repair , was thrown open
for their inspection , nud the beautiful east
loom , where I hot cception proper took place ,
was tastefully decorated with potted plants
As a special compliment the Marino band w.vs
pivsent and plajcd selections of English1
German and American airs. The
receiving party consisted of President and
Mrs. Hurilson , Secretary and Mrs Noble ,
Attorncv General and Mrs. Windoin , St-cro
tary and Mrs Kusk , Secretary Procter and
Mrs. Oiininick. They were accompanied bj
Assistant Secretory Adeo of the state depart
ment nud Colonel ICrnestoftho army , who
assisted in making the presentations Owing
to the fact that the executive mansion is still
In the bands of the decorators and refurnish-
cr- > . thus tendering many of the rooms una
vailable , the reception wns neccusailly In
formal and consisted sololv of n pcrsoni ! pre
sentation to President and Mrs. Harriioii of
each of the visitors.
A Her the reception most of the visitor ? re-
palreil to the Corcoran art galler } , which was
specially opened for their benefit.
Will \Nsist in the Til in pn I en ,
WwiiNGTo ? . " , Oct. 0. ( Special Telegram
to Tin : Bir J- Chief Special Agent Hyde of
the census oflico stated today tint if lie can
icach Omaha by N"o\vmber 1 it is his inten
tion to offer his services for tvvoovonlngs to
the state republican committee. Mr. Hyde ,
being unused to ttio amenities of political
warfare , is very indignont at the
mcthuds by which the democratic pra > s has
sought to dlscicdit tlio census , and the at
tacks which have been made upon census
oftlclals ot tno highest character have
aroused in him a combatvcncss ! the evidence
of which was never suspected by those who
know him best , Mr. Hyde said that
it was a singular commentary upon
the chaigo that Superintendent 1 "cuter
Intended to falMfy the census returns that lo
should have selected for the thrco positions
which practically overlook tbo entire work of
the census men like Mr Hunt , l'iof Gannett
ami nlniscir , who im < t not only like other or-
flciaU received their appointments entirely
upon their record as statisticians ,
but were inoro than ordinarily free
from political Influence or bi.u.
Mr Hyde expresses himself as confident that
the people of Nebraska will not bo deterred
from returning their present excellent repre
sentatives hv liny difference of opinion on the
tariff question , \VhIlo believing that the
man clous resources of this country , together
with the inventive skill of the
people , would sooner or later render
It entirely Independent of foreign manufac
turers , ho Is satisfied that will bo hastened
by the operation of the McIClnloy tariff hill
and believes that any advaiico of prices that
may temporarily ensue will speedily bo
cnecked by the opening up of new markets
under the Hlalne reciprocity provision , which
he regards us a master stroke of policy.
Will Proseeiito the TrainHI-MI.
CINCINNATI , Oct. ii.1 Vlco President Hitr-
voy of the Queen A. Crescent road blames
the crow of freight No. 22 for the tunnel ac
cident at Sloan's ' Valley ami say the nttor-
no ) of t lie toao lias be-en Instructed to prose
cute them for manslaughter.
nicd of i\msiirp : ,
11 ivooii , Mo , Oct. W. Charles I. , , PickerIng -
Ing , sbfrlft of Lincoln county , was found
dead near Lincoln todav In thuwoodi , whcro
ho Lad gone to u lumber rump after u wit
ness. He got lost uml died from exposure ) .
BUSINESS il'TO THE FORE ,
Last Night's ' Enth s stic JJcjtlngof
Oitizens.
TELLING ADDRESS \ 'ON ' , J. L. WEBSTER ,
4 -
A Merited KebuUe ol" Ihc Imported
I'lohlliltion Spies nnd Itlii'lliiK *
nud 1 lirliConeii ( > | ) ( lllo
of Opcint Ion.
Last evening Omahitook occasion to do ]
dare most emphatically imilnst prohibition ,
and the emmenso nutllenee gathere at thu
Hoyd at the business men's antl prohibition
tally gave a prcmonitoiy inkllngof what ttoa
votots of this citj w ill do ou November 4.
It was such nn audlenco ns elocs n publlo
speakers he tit good to oo. It vas u gather
ing of the most Intelligent , conservative nntl
successful profC'Ulonal and business men of
th.i city , irrespectiva of patty ullllatlon or
political picjudlccs and their presence there
was a manlfcctntlou of their deep Interest la
the materhlclfitro of the stnto of Xebraska
In general anet the city of Om.ibaln partio-
ultir.
ultir.Tnero
Tnero WAS not a triro of tbo hoodlum ele
ment , nnd none wore taken there from idle
curloulty. The momentous importance of
the issue to bo discussed was dourly set
forth by the prescmo of a number of tto
most prominent ladies of the cllj , wl.ose in-
tcrcsts in the question of the prohibitory
amendment was piimaiilj , the dtimaglng
efTc-ct the adoption of such mi amendment
would ha\o upon tun public schools 01 flu
city The.v listened clo. el > to the lucid argu-
mouts , and applaudcil the points scorul
against the amendment.
it was an audience lhav did not need tlio
custom.xf } "warming up , " and ltaeiuhu lnsiii
was a potent Incentive to the speaker of the
veiling in his proieiitiitlon of conrliiLiLi ;
nets anet llgtnvj
Tlie.Musical Union cirly took a position in
rout of the opera house and dlscouneel n
lumber of their choicest selections A\- \
hough tnospcaklni ; was not nmiouiiced to
> i ginuntllb o'clock , the lioiuo bcsr.in to till
n hniir bcforo that time Eveiy eat In
he bed ) of the house was spvcd.
ly tilled , anil tlio flow of Immunity
vas directed up tlio balcony stalls , ami
liter to tnegallciy. standing-room was la
lemand , and thci-o was not uni enough cf
hat to go around
\Vtic > ii the chtlrnmn mid speaker of tie
evening stepped upon the M.igo the > . \ \\trc \ re-
iclvcd with great applause. Among the
gentlemen who occupied scats upon tin
rostrum wcio MajorCushlng , Julius M ner ,
oseph Oninemi , Jr , Major tuilco.nbc , 1' V.
ilrkhnuser , Chri < Hnitmun , Onptaln Itustln ,
D II Wheeler , Prank Mom PS , Dean Hani-
nor , General J C. Covvin , Judge ChrKsun ,
Judge Uoaue , M' . I. Kicrstoad , L M H. > n-
tett , Joe Shot-ley. B. h. Baker , ( J K Vo t ,
I. W. Vutes , Hon. W. J. Oonnell , Cttr.cr
Prank , C. S. ElguttiM.- , Joseph Darker ,
Andrew Hoscv.atcr , Dr. S D. Mercer , Jus-
; icc Rustavo Andersoa , Ben Gallagher ,
Luther Drake , Henry iolu ! ! , Ooorge I' .
tSemls , Max Mayer , Cnnr ! . " ! Gulou , ( Jcorra
Barker , Captain Farrcll , Isaac Ob tfeldcr ;
Mrge jGaylaril ' , ThinuriUinorrU : , \ \ ' . W.
Marsh , Ernest'lUall , .vlbyn Prank nnd otber
icpie cntatlvo cltUcnt
It was Just 3 o'clock vrlicn I Ton A. J Top-
iletoii called the mectlnjf to order He f > nldi
"Ladies and GenHomcn I have been tisltcd
to call to order this assembly of reprosenta-
tiveciti/ens of the city of Omnhi , who hmo
met here to oppress thcii * soiiLlinenL-s on tLo
iChlion \irotiibltioti \ that Is soon to
be submitted TO the voters of tills st.Ue , thit
is , If any such expression is necessary.
It KUiiitj-slxjearsilnoctho city of Om.iba
wns founded , and its wonderful progiestln
the line of development has ctouc on without
interruption , and without being duo to any
oneclassof men. Oiiahalsus cosmopolitan
as the cltv of New York It Is not made UD
ontlielyof AntciUau Iwm cltbens , They
came from uearly every countrj on the globe
and thuj were brought up in the olisorv nucu
of Ideas not easily set nsulc. It will bo well
for you to think twice before you raise up
buirlers to keep people from cltlzcnshii ) , as
by so doing you strike a death bloiv to tbo
prosperitj of the cltj and the state. Womu
show a laiger | xrceut.igo of gain in tin * last
ten years than any other city or
.state In the union In view of
such n fact ns this , vull jou not
agree with me that we cannot afford to pi's
such an idiot of exclusion ns Is otnbomod In
this prohibitory nmcnelinentl People will
not como here to Ix ) branded us criinli.als for
doing that width th'-y hnve been taught
front their eradios to do To mlapt tills
atneiulineut would liu ubinuchnti invasion of
the lights of ttio | icot'lc ' as If an army hail
matched thruugh this itato damngii : Ita
crops nnd ruining lu wealth Eicry per
sonal and national lsuc sinks into'l isif-
nllicancehesldo it
"I did not come hetotoinalft nnaddtc * ,
but I want to put mysclfon record In this
matter. I am not a frit-nd of llciior | , for I
have been a temperance * man all ni\ life , 1mt
I am ojMioseel to throwing this Chlues < wall
about the stateIhcsc pix > hlbiticnlsts are
ajfattist beer and wine * today , hut who of voa
causa } that tomorrow they won't lienjiainst
beefsteak and tea. It is enuuph
to ha\o social ore'er ' ptvsened ami
the rithts of proK-ity | held sacud.
It Is well knoun that obnoxious la\vs are not
onforeed , then whj pass llioinl I f these pio-
hlbltionlsts nro thurlcct and < alnts of tbo
earth , i\i \ the ) pretend to be , how is It that
they submit to falsehood , forjrery and sub
ornation of perjury ! They have attacked
th fair name of every city. They will try to
obitruct the ballot ou election day and pre
vent the- full easting of tbo nouost vote oltho
city."Let
"Let me remind ou In closing that the
statutes provide 11 punishment for anv ob-
sttuction of the ballot , and thcro are war-
rantK , ofllccn , julls and executions , if ncod
be , to me to out justice to any such lawless
obstructionists. " .
The audlenco showed Its approval of the
sentiments ot the chairman In lienrtv an-
plause.
Ho then Introduced Elon. John Li U'elwter
ns the principal speaker of thoovcnlnt ; Mr.
\Vobster was given a rousing receitlon | , and
the cheers tltut shook the building attcdted
the appreciation of the people ot Omahi of
the efforts o ( that Kentleunin on the ntump
during the present campaign It was such a
recewtloa as"000 tttroaU and -I.IWJ himds
alone can Kive.
Mr. Webster said : "My fellow citizens ,
for thice months I havoduvotcd the t'rcitfr
portion of rnj tlmo to this quotlon thnt you
bavo conio hero toulcrlit to hear dUcusHfd 1
have traveled over the stnto , and I want to
tell you thnt whllotho people of Omahtur * *
all right , the prairies of Nebraska arc all\o
with the prohibitionists , and for this reasou I
know that there Is not an hour to lose Ifva
wan to defeat the enemy that ha * declared
In favor of ruining the prosperous comn.on-
wculthln which wo llvi ) .
"At Lincoln the ether day I heard a tera-
pcr.inco orator mnlco the starlliiiK statement
that In the United States annually Wxi.OOfl men
fill OrunKanl's gravo.s : that last jear"5WX )
boj s of t > ndcr years b"uwo ! drunken and
blear eycil se > U TluMo stutomciits wer
made bv no other person than Samuel Wattfl
of OniAim. Thcso falsehoods , fur they are
falsehoods , ha prints cm llttlu leatluts and
sells them f r fl M ) tier lumtlrtd. and Ktrangti
as It may seem , the mauls makingntcnc ) by
this course of boiling lie * .
'At PlutUmuutli the other nlirtit , nftrr
mukln ? one of iny cuitoinury fii-o ciics , u
ladv wni me a llttlo pharaplot fn-
tilled 'l-'acU.1 I haJ read It Uloic.