PART "ONJET THE OMAHA . SUNDAY PAGES1T08.
TWENT1ETH VEA R. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNINGNOVEMBER ; , ; 2 , 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMJ3EK 137.
A PROHIBITION SLUGGER ,
Johnson , th. New York Voice Man , Assaults
Mr , L. M. Rhccm.
THE ASSAILANT AND HIS PAL JAILED.
Cnrroliuratlvc StiileiiicntH r l-'yo-
to tin L'lipjrovokrd
liy the I'rolY'b-
Pi-olilMtlonlst.
A brutnl assault occurred at the corner ol
Fourteenth tunl Karnam stroeots lust cvenltif
ntO-.K ) . At tlnvt hour L. M. Hhoom , genera !
fcuporlntciidcnt of the A. I ) . T. company , was
iluggcd by Prohibition Johnson.
MHhcuin liiul boon talking with a Bni
reporter on Fourteenth street near the SCOIK
of the n.s-ault but a few minutes before
when Johnson pasted , going north , with i
package of papers under his nrin. Ho hut
evidently noted the presence of Mr. Hhccn
mid the reporter , for shortly after the luttei
had gone to his ofllco Mr. lihcem stai-toi
southward and at the corner the nssnuli
occurred.
Mr. Uhccm hnd started to t'ot his suppei
and had hardly reached the corner when lu
mo. ' u boy who was peddling Bumble Bees
Ho reached nut 111.hiiud to get a couple o
them when ho was at ruck a terrific blow or
the back of the head and felled to the side
wall : .
Aii cve-witncss said that ns Mr. Uhcen
niched for the paper a man walking bchlm
him Johnson ran aiiout fifteen feet am
planted a powerful blow on Mr. IthRCin'i
neck , felling him , mill , owing to the mo
incntuni , throwing his assailant upon him.
Continuing the story ot the assault in Mr
Khcotii's own language ; "When 1 fouui
myself going down I throw my arm arc.uni
and caught my cowardly assailant around tin
neck with my right arm and drew off will
my left to hit him , when I saw that It wa
Johnson , the prohibition spy and editor o
the Humble Ileo. 1 said , 'It's you , yoi
whelp.1 'Yes , ' ho said , 'it's me. ' .lust thoi
someone caught my arm and said , 'You'll b
sorry If you hit him.1
" 1 thought I was In the midst of a lot o
prohibitionists and expected to get th
worrit of It altogether , when I recognized th
volco of ( . ! oorgo ( ! nry and George Cunlleli
and let go , and then a policeman eamo up am
arrested both of us. I told the ofllcer tha
Johnson was the aggressor , and to arras
him , but wo were both taken to the putre
box. "
On the person of Johhson was found
largo able-bod led gun , and Just after the at
rest of Johnson a bystander noticed tjio se <
end party to ( ho assault , one L. I-
Smith , supposed to bo the puitner c
Johnson , sneak up to Johnson an
inuko u motion as though to band Johnson
Kim. Detect Ivo Savage was called , wh
grabbed the bund that held the weapon an
wrested it from him.
Smith is a putty faced youth with a sum !
black moustache , stout and short , and wh
adorned his person with a brown Print
Albert coat and a shiny silk hat.
Tlio party was hauled to the police stntlo
and a number of Influential elti/.ens alone
vent on Mr. IZhcem's bond , who wus immed
utely released.
Johnson was found to bo possessed of $11 !
mid upon putting up $50 each the couple wer
released.
The ohargo made against tlioin was plal
assault In Johnson'n case , nnd carrying cot
coaled wpnponh in Smith's case. This will t
amended on Monday with a charge of assuu
to commit murder.
Johnson Is a man about live feet ten c
cloven inches , and weighs about one hundrc
uml sixty-live pounds He Is heavy jawc
nnd has a heavy dark brown moustache , an
Is starting a beard which Is dark in color an
of 1'onvv growth. Although well built , ho :
inclined to bo .slouuhy in habit , carries hi
hands In his pockets and throws his shouh
crs forward. Smith Is short and snuat , wit
A small black moustache , turned up at tli
cads.
cads.A good judge of human character said I
the reporter that Johnson looked to him lili
a disreputable person who hud sought to wor
the prohibitionists and had done it very su <
cossfully ; that ho was out for boodle enl ;
know how to approach the prohibition papei
and had not got left , Judging from the sui
of money found on him when arrested.
Incitement at the assault ran high od th
streets last evening , and many prominci
citizens denounced It in the severest terms.
The happy part of the affair is to bo n
corded In thu fact that Mr. Hhecm was nc
teriously hurt. _
UUMjDO/ING THE A. I ) . T.
Sneak Johtmon'N Unpnrnlcllcd fia
Tun llii : : of last night told of the refusal i
the A. D. T. company to scatter throughoi
the city the libellous llumblo Ilco which tl
sneak Johnson has been circulating in Oniah
Dul the refusal seemed in no measure to dl
concert the fellow , whoso lies about this cit
have neer been equalled In a civlliicd eon
niuiilty.
TUB Ben had not yet been printed who
Johnson again made his appeal-unco at tl
district telegraph oftlce. Ho said to Mr. J.
Donnelly , Jr. , the superintendent , that li
wanted the company to circulate the l.inco
Call in this city. Ho was told that thoxoi
pnny would not handle the sheet In iiicstio |
nnd that Johnson would save a great ilcal
time by discontinuing the subject.
Tito fraud then left the olllco , and , after
Abort time , returned. Ho was uccompanli
by n low-sized mnn whom ho characten/od i
his attorney , and whoso name he said \v ,
Atkinson.
Johnson then nmdo another demand upi
Kuporintendent Donnelly to deliver tun C'u !
anil the latter refused.
"Why do you refuser1 asked the low-size
man whom Johnson styled as his attorney.
"Who nru you 1" Mr , Donnelly Inquired i
the man of low slature.
"He is my attorney , " said Johnson.
"He's your attorney I" repeated Donnell
"What , that I" ho inquired sureasttc.ill ,
"Well , If bo Is , 1 ilont ehooso to answer voi
question until 1 can see my 'attorney,1 Do
nelly replied , laughing. Ho then went abet
lil.s business.
Johnson continued to pester him wll
questions , and tlually took f- from his pocki
Hint offered them to the su | > eriiitenitciit to p :
for tlio delivery of the paper /or which 1
was clamoring.
Donnelly then began to banter. "You1' '
cot . ' , huvo you : Where did you get I
You want that to pay for the scattering.
your lies and those of your dirty crow , i
3-011 } Oh.no. That won't quite go around
Again Johnson loft the ofllco and was f (
lowed by his "attorney. "
A third time and n fourth Hmohoroturne
At length Mr. Donnelly felt Unit it w
about time for his patlenco to bccomu e
huuslcd. So ho warmly informed Johns *
that ho did not want to talk any inoro wl
him on the subject , nnd that ho desired hi
to leave the ofllee. Ho furthermore stat
that If ho ( Johnson ) again entered the pi a
on such an errand he ( Donnelly ) would cm
his BUull.
By this time the object of Johnson's visit
the district telegraph company's ofllco In
IKCUIIIO known to a number of inert-limits
the nclgtitKirlng storm. All knew of the II
the sneak proposed to circulate , and some
them also knuw that In his lying sheet th
were to bo foully maligned , Thcso listen
t < the Itinerant braggart , and It was wi
only the rro.xtcst repression of feeling til
some of those who worn most deeply uiov
tvfraluo-l from n-saulting him.
Just as Johnson anil his attorney left t
pi ice for the but time Major J. U , Kuray c
torodfiind 1 1 wiling what mid transpired , rte
to sevor.il friends In the adjoining stores. 1
told wlui * the arch-liar had said and what
iiroK | > scd t ) io ! , and immediately there wu :
hasty rukh to the dUtrlct cilice , but t
f i , v hud disappeared.
Air. Donnelly said that UU company co\
iiot lie made the catspaw for nnyboiiy , much
less a crowd of conscienceless beggars , to de
stroy the reputation of tlio best cUl/ons of
Omaha and to do an injury to the city from
which It would perhaps lake months to re
cover.
What Mr. Strlt'klriSnyi. .
V. O. Striekler , the prohibition lawyer ,
ailed nt'Tiii : HRI : oflloo lait night to say a
onl. Ho feared that Johnson would bo
nurdorcd bc.-atisoof the bitter feeling against
lin , and begged that thu newspapers eeuse
heir attacks upon Johnson. Mr. Striekler
oneludcd as follow * :
" 1 do not believe the papers In this city
iavo tlio rlpht to stir up the bitter animosity
gainst tins man Johnson that they have
lone , because Johnson Is the correspondent
f the Voice , nnd in no sense a do-
.I'ctive. Ho simply rumrta | for that paper.
'f ' Johnson is murdered while In
his city It will bo because the
mpcrs huvo Inllamea the public mind
gainst htm. If Johnson bus violated In any
iViiv the law I am not hero to defend him ,
bull do think that ho Is entitled to Just
reatrnent. 1 huvo no sympathy with any
et of Johnson which would bo an infraction
if the law. From what I have seen of John-
on I do not bellovo ho is half as bad us ho
.ins been painted. "
1C.I.Y.S'.IS UKI'Uin.lTEH 11131.
Apostle St. .loliu'M Itiilnoits little III
Ills III UK ; State.
TOP-BRA , Kan. , Nov. 1. [ Special Tele-
fratn to Tin ; Ur.i.l : The apostle St. John
, vas In ISS'J nominated the third tlmo for
governor. This was done by the most corrupt
methods known even to Kansas politics. The
opiiblicans of thu better classes refused to
jo bound and staid away from the polls , so
.hat Click , dcmocr.it , was overwhelmingly
iccted. Thereupon tlio apostle of love
timed all to gall and bitterness and the
jonds of Iniquity , \\licn ho was stumping
'or governor that year his adulation of tlio
republican party was strong , exaggerated ,
'ulsomo , disgustlng'biit ; on his defeat all tliu
milk of human kindness In his breast turned
, o "clubber'1 and since then ho has yielded
lothlng but "clabber. "
In IhSI ho both privately and publlcally did
ell ho could for the election of Cleveland. Ho
denounced the republican party. Ho decried
Maine ns n demagogue who wanted to substitute -
stituto frco whisky for taxed blankets. When
t was certainly known in Topcita that Clcvo-
and was elected , the feeling was so intense
iigulnst the uposllo that ho wus hunt , ' in cfllgy
on the corner of Sixth and Kansas avenues
amidst universal execration. Not n
respectable republican paper In the
stuto but denounced him foi
ils treachery as a renegade and n traitor ,
The Topeka Capitol , n newspaper violent In
its prohibition scurrilities , denounced St.
John la unmeususured terms.
In 1SSS the holy apostle made a speech here
which , in its villllc.itlon of the republican
party as the whisky party of the country ,
out-hu-rodcd Herod. It was all rotlencss and
dead men's bones , ho said. Ho hinted deli
cately some things against the democratic
party also , but in such a sweet way that
everybody recognized them as mere love tap-
by nn old lecher on his own darling.
'Last winter ho miulo a speech hero in
which ho compared President Harrison U
Bclchuzzur. Ha said as Nebuchadnezzar
was brought to eat grass llko an
ox , so would President Hudson bo brought tt
cat gr.iss , the only difference being that liar
rlson would eat grass as an ass instead of a *
an ox. All this was because of a state diunei
at thowhlte house where wine was taken.
His abuse of Bluino at tlio'Siimo time was
venomous. Ho declared tburo was -only ont
course for the prohibitionists to pursue , and
that was , first to destroy the republican
lartv , which ho .said was the great obstacle
n the way of all reform ; that prohibition
could never succeed while the republican
party existed ; tnat democrats were honest
but the minority of the republicans were dis
honest ; that republicans cared for nothing it
these days but for olllco , "bribes , boodle ant
the friendship of railroad kings and mantf
f.icturci-s. Ho repeated again umt ngaii
that the first thing to bo done
was to destroy the republican party
Then , ho siiid , tlio true prohibitionists couliJ
succeed , but never till then.
Tlio violence and virulence of his various
speeches hero have never been duly reported
Only actual hearers can adequately tell abou
this. Ills two administrations were all tha
the republicans of Kansas could bear. Thoj
were the costliest nnd corruptostevcr known
oven in what has been called "tho rottei
commonwealth. " Before ho was governor hi
had been in tlio legislature , nnd then ) ho wa' '
the abject slave bf James F. Joy. the railroat
king , In his llL-bt against the soldier settler :
on the neutral lands in Craw fort
and Cherokee counties. Baser thing !
were never done than were done by the saiui
"
for the railroad king against the "old soldie ;
settlers In that contest. Everything thu
doyilish Ingenuity could suggest was done b ;
St. John , who was the person inost relied or
to do the dirty work of the railroad king
In fact , ho has never been for the people , bu
always for the monopolists , for the ricl
Uj'alnst the poor.
While ho was governor the expenses of th
btato were vastly increased , ofllc.cs weri
created that ho might appoint hi
tools and have a pcriwtual cohor
of guards nnd a perpetual lease o
life.
life.The
The fees of nearly all officer * wcro Incroasei
during his reign , that ho might bind his pnc
toviun guards closer to his fortunes. It wn
largely owing to his administration that Kan
sns alniobt is the worst governei
state hi tlio union ; that there is moro pctt
tyranny hero than anywhere ; that ours 1
not a government of law but a governmen
of police Judges , whoso discretion is In all
through all and overall ; that wo have in
code of law worthy the name. The Injury St
John has lullicted on this state is inenlcuhi
ble. You cannot llnd a republican in th
state who does not concur In this view. Hi
great aim Is to pulverize the republicai
party. If any person would follow him , lo
Knell a ono llrst como to our state historical
society and read what the republican news
papers said and still say of him. It la a sun
cure.
.
Went Virginia I'olltlual Duel.
WHIII.IXO : : , W. Va. , Nov. l.-W. E. Ulcli
nrds , editor of the Telegram at Clarksburg
published an article this week severely n
fleeting on the character of lion. John Basil
n prominent lawyer and leading democrat !
politician. Today Basil mot Hlchards and
shooting affray occurred. Both men wcr
badly wounded and may die , Itichards 1
chairman of thu republican county commit
tee , and this U the third time ho has bee
shot on account of a too frco use of his pen.
.Miner * Demand an Advance.
" "
"SriitsoriEM ) , lit , , Nov. 1. President He
of the milted.mino workers today made n dt
mand on the operators for an Increase In th
price of mining la the Sprlngtlcld dlstrk
fromMto iVi'j ' cents , The operators bav
not yet returned an answer. It is though
likely that about one.fourth of them will pa
tun advance mid the miners lu the employ e
the others will go out.
Italy and tlio MoKiult-y 1)111.
KOMI : , Nov. I. Hallo states that th
American consul general here has sent
memorandum to the chamber of common
which declares that the McKlnloy law wi
lead to u marked Increase lu Italy's trad
With the United States
A Murderer Niilcldn * .
WEST 1'uiK , Cal , , Nov. 1. The dead toil
of Frank Mason , who killed his brothers-ii
law , Charles and Matthew Vauti , yeaterdaj
was found In the woods today. Mason ha
shot himself through the head with a rllle.
Inist Hlauklmwk War Survivor.
EA T MILTOX , Mo. , Nov. 1. Gideon 1
Puce , the last survivor of the Blackhaw
war , died yesterday , aged elghty.four.
AN lARlrr COMMISSION ,
Its Deliberations Ended , but the Cbuclucious
Not Yet Published.
CENTRISTS MAKE WAR UPON SOCIALISTS.
VVIIIiuin Orders tin ; Prosecu
tion ol'nn I-'illtoi' for Printing n
Garbled Keporl ot'Ono
ufllls ToitHU.
BKIII.IV , Nov. 1. The commission on the
tariff question , presided over by Herr von
Boettlehor , minister of the Interior , has con
cluded Its consideration of tbo proposed
Austro-Oermiui customs union. Tlio report
of the commission has not bocn published
pending the progress of the negotiations
with Austria , but its conclusions are known
to dUfavor both an extensive revision of tbo
customs and combined notion in the way of
reprisals for tlio A'ncrlean nnd French
tariffs. The now French tariff is n
heavier blow by far than the Me-
KInley law against the Austro-IIungnrlan
export trade , for , whllo the French measure
does not affect Germany , exportation from
Austria to Franco is almost destroyed by t'.io
now tariff. Wood , sheep , corn , Hour and salt
meat and beer nro clilelly affected , the In
crease in the duties being practically prohibi
tive. The Austrian newspapers declare that
the French government is drafting the bill
directly aimed at frustrating all attempts
toward closer commercial relations between
Germany and Austria. Herr von Boettlch-
cr's commission doubtless had an influence
upon the French tariff and other Influences
were at work. Protests , chtelly from the
agricultural interests , have been pouring into
the clmnccllcrlo against n zollvcicin with
\tistrla. A letter from Count Nlmberg
Stiruin , a conservative- member of
the untcrhauz , embodying the sentiments of
ds party , was made public today. The
writer warns the government ngalnst sacri-
liiB for political considerations any of the
essential economic Interests of Germany , and
In conclusion says that an intimate commer
cial treaty with Austria Instead of ccmcntitie
would ultimately injure the political alliance
with that country. Thus thinks Count
Stiruin , whoso letter is Interpreted as n pirty
protest against a reduction of the corn
duties. The delegates from Bavaria , Baden ,
Hesso Darmstadt and Wurtomburg , who arc
assisting Herr Vou Boettlchcr , approve of n
modification of the German tariffs in Austrian
corn and cattle in exchungo for advantages
to Germun manufactures. This Is ns far as
Chancellor von Cuprlvl now dare go in fram
ing proposals for submission to Austria. The
government does not como near Austria11
wishes so fur as joint reprisals for the Me
Klnlcy tariff nro concerned , nn official in
quiry having shown conclusively that sucl
action was nn Impossibility.
The Cologne Gazette , commenting upon the
situation , declares that the idea of n tarifl
war against America is entirely visionary
nnd that the difficulties In realizing such t
project ai-o insurmountable.
The centrists , who were recently incHuoe
to accept the assistance of tho1 socialists ii
demanding that the government assent t <
the return of the Jesuits , have opened an tin
compromising war upon the socialists. Dr
Windlhrost at n conference at Cologne will
the leaders of the Khinc Catholics , decided t (
entirely dissociate the centrist policy fron
that of the socialists , nnd to begin an active
war against tbo socialist party thronghou
the country. Meetings of Catholics in Baden ,
Wurtombcrg undUavarlu already mark the
the fervor of the agitation. Although tin
congress at Hallo excluded the religious qucs
tlou from the socialist programme , tlio entin
religious character of socialism was openlj
avowed by the speakers , Since th <
congress at Cologne the soclalls
committee has ndvlsod the party to abstali
from taking part in Catholic unions havini
pretended alms at social reforms. It dis
trusts tbo clerical zeal for tbo progress o
democracy. The centrist leaders , in view o
the radical hostility of tlio socialists , havi
resolved to treat them as Irroconelblo advers
nrios. Herr Scborlenncr Alst , a leadlni
centrist , is circulating an appeal to the pcopl
to combine against the spread of doctrine-
aiming at the subversion of Christianity , tin
destruction of the family the suppression o
property rights auu the overthrow of thi
monarchy.
Emperor William has ordered the prosecu
tlon of Herr Palzwaldt , editor of Potsdamoi
Zeltung , for publishing remarks made by tin
emperor In proposing n toast to the duke o
Commucht at the dinner of the Xicthci
hussars , of which the duke Is an honorarj
colonel. The emperor called the duke ni
able German officer , worthy to lean tin
hussars in the presence of nn enemy. Th <
French papers took this up and asked If th
future commander of tbo English arm ;
ought thus to identify himself with th
German army. The French ambassador ti
England Is reported to have convoyed t
Salisbury an Intimation that tlio affair wa
offensive to the French government. Now th
emperor disavows tbo accuracy of tlio repor
of his toast and will prosceuto the editor.
A communication In the official prc.i
signed by tbo chief of the emperor's clvi
cabinet , denying entirely that the kaisc
took any step whatever to Induce Blsmnrcl
to como to the Moltko fetes , suggests no lea
senlng of the imperial animus. Bismarck re
cclved nn Invitation from the oborhaus to at
tend as n member of that body , but told hi
friends that wtiilo he would respond to an In
vltatlou from the kutscrbe would not mlngl
with the Imperial circle unless ho was mad
welcome.
An article In the Hamburger Nachrlcliten
clearly from Bismarck , refers to the exultun
howling of his enemies and declares tha
calumnies will bo regarded with contempt b ,
all rlghMccllng people.
Austrian official papers * Ignore the visit o
the Austrian empress to Rome. She rt
malncd thorn two days under the numo o
Mrs. Norrls , had a long audience with th
pope , and spent the rest of the tlmo in slghi
seeing.
Prof. Loydeii , who is In tbo confidence c
Dr. Koch , considers the hitter's discovery o
u cousumpthe euro ot the highest value t
humanity. The Nation says It is a ehcniler
substance which is injected Into the body an
oven checks cases of advanced tubsrculoslt
Tbo North German Gazette denies th
rumor that the moro friendly attltudo of th
British government toward Portugal is du
to German Interference. The German go\
eminent lias not ventured to express un
opinion to tUo British government throug
its ambassador in London , though It hall
with satUfuctlon the settlement of , the dli
pute.
The Duke of Nassau goes to Luncnbcrg o
Monday to open tha chamber of deputie
The duke was averse to reassumlng the fum
tions of government until ho was assured tin
the condition of the King of Hulland wi
hopeless.
Despite his denial Count Kaluoky is espe
ted to Join Prime MlnUlor Crlspl and Chan
cellor Von Caprlvi at Milan on the 7th lust.
General Cosciu , chief of .staff of the Italian
army , will nceompunySicnor Crlspl and give )
General Von Caprivlaatutctuent of the con
dition of the Italian army. Signer Crispl will
come to Berlin after the Italian elections.
.1 r ir.i it ntt r c.i i xi.v. .
Ho Saves Himself and IieavcH tlio
Kent to Their Fntii.
Nr.w YHIIK , Nov. l.-At 11:13 : this
morning the representatives of Mr. Co-
hallos who went with the tug after
the seven survivors picked up by the pilot
boiitreturncit. They brought seven of the
crow of the Vlzcayn and ono of the schooner's
crew. A dUp.itoh received from Lowes ,
Del. , states Unit Second Engineer Arthur
Guernllasl , Fourth Engineer Leopold Mo-
dlaralla , the tiucoml boatswain , the scconei
cook , ono llrenv.in and two sailors have ar
rived there , oud also that the body of the
stewardess of the Vlzcnya came ashore.
Up to this evening the. list of those rescued
foots up forty-two , leaving sixty-seven per
sons missing. ,
Second Mate Walker of the schooner liar-
graves , who was picked up by pilot boats
this morning , gives the. most lucid account of
the disaster. Ho says ho had Just
como on deck after supnor Thursday
evening and saw the steamer Vlzcaya
about live inllca off. The schooner's lights
wcro burning and must have been plainly
visible on board the steamer , Tlio schooner
was moving at the rate of olght knots un
hour and the vessels rapidlv neared each
other. Walker turactij > n tlio flare llitht to
show the Spaniard that a sailing vessel was
near , but ho held his way and Walker called
Captain Allen. When the latter came on
dccic ho look d at the Spaniard closely , said
ho thought tlio schooner would clear him
and held on his way. As Walker watched
the two vessels drawing nearer and nearer ho
became ) convinced that there would bo n col-
ision and finally ventured to say so to the
Mptalu. "Yes , wo will. Hard a-port ! " ho
shouted , but it "was too lute , and
in an Instant the vessels strnclt.
I saw our bowsprit sweep along the
' deck " continued Walker "and
Spaniard's , , a
man whom I took to bo the captain was
knocked off the bridge. Then the vessels
swung slowly about until almost sldo by side
and then terrible cries began to como from
the steamer , while ilcu nnd women darted
about her deck. A moment after the crash ,
as the panlc-strlcKcn people began Jumping
on to our deck lu the bopo of finding safety ,
Captain Allen shouted to mo , 'Walker , keep
them hack , Let's save pur own crew first.
To the boats , men. " IIi\blmsolf with an axe
cut away the long boat uml jumped In , the
llrst inato and three of our
crew following * . Iwas lighting a
gang of Spaniards , who wcro bent on getting
to our boats. Suddenly ! on looking around , I
saw that Allen had shoved off with his four
companions. The boat would easily have
Carried sixteen. I Jumped into the rigging
nnd shouted to him , 'For God's sake to comeback
back and not desert us. ! The coward , how
ever , made off , leaving mosl of his crew to
perish. There were ten o ) us on the Hur-
gravcs , all told. My fomaluiiig comrades ,
with a lot of Spaniards. * were climbing tbo
rigging , but I crabbed a big gang plunk and
jumped overboard wltbat. When I e.imo to
the surface again thirteen of tlio Spaniard's
men won ) clinging t6 tlio plunk with
mo. There was fl- heavy swell on ,
which frequently turnnd our frail craft bottom
tom up , and oash tlmo ty righted some one
was gene until wlthin.tftp bourn I was loft
alone. On all sides of wo the most Intense
quiet reigned. When nyirst there was nn
endless chorus of screi'-is ' and prayers for
aid , thcro was notbltrjiyow but silence , nnd
I think I would have guno crazy hiict I not
seen the Carncgata light flashing. I began to
paddle In that direction , but finally realized
that I was drifting out to sea and not making
ono inch toward snore. I saw several vessels ,
but my feeble cries wcro not heard. About
4 o'clock in thu morning I heard n fcoblo cry
to my right , anil saw a Spaniard on a raft of
spars better than mine , and swam over to
him. Ho could speak no English and I could
speak no Spanish , but wo shoolc hands si
lently there and felt that wo would die to
gether. Ho was so weak that ho Imd been
washed off his raft. I helped him on to it
again and then climbed on myself , and not
very long after wo were picked up by a pilot
boat. "
First Mate Perrln of the schooner Hur-
graves arrived in Philadelphia this evening
and told his story. Ho says the blame for
the collision rests entirely with the steamer
neople , as the schooner's lights were burning
and she had tlio right of way. When the
steamer was close aboard instead of putting
her helm to port she put it fiord n-sturboard
and before the schooner could bo cleared the
crush camo. MatePerrln's story dif
fers from that of Mute Walker re
garding the actions of the captain.
Ho says seven of the Hargreavs crow , in
cluding the eaptulti nnd himself and four of
the Spaniards got Into the schooner's long
boat and three of the crew and three of the
Spaniards In the small boat. 'Jihoy rode un
til early next morning , when they were
picked up by the schooner Davis and after
wards transferred to n tug. Pcrrin adds
that when Captain Allen saw the Spaniard
paying no attention to the schooner's flare
signals ho blow the steam whistle , when the
Spaniard seemed for the first tlmo to see
them and then came the fatal error lu her
steering.
Immortals on Cremation.
Jf'njwr/i/M / / ISflO lin James Gorilnn Iltnnett. ]
PAUIH , Nov. 1. INew York Herald Cable
--Special to Tun Ben. ] Apropos of the
Toussaint ovenement. I asked a dozen ivprc-
sentativo Parisians -whether , when they die ,
they prefer to bo hurnetl in the olel-fashioncd
way or Incinerated. Among those who pre
fer cremation are Sardou , Surcoy , Leon Clau-
del , Armand Sylvestro and Gorvex , Fran
cois Coppeo ulono strongly hello yea in belli f
buried , /ola says ho has no preference- what
ever , but will leave tbo choice to his heirs ,
and exclaims : "Why. my God , you are ask
ing mo to muko my will I" Hynclntlic-Loyson
says ho has no choice so long us ho is not
burled alive , which happens , ho says , more
frequently than Is generally believed. Lo
conto do Llslu says bo , prefers to bo nclthci
burnt nor burled. Alj'lionso Daudot writes
"Inhume on clncro , Ics deux mo scront cgulc
incut dcsiigrcablc. Blcn a vous Alphonsc
Daudet. " M. Jules jSimon also takes the
same vlow us Duwtot. Sardou writes
"J'uttral beaucoup plus do plulslr a etrt
brulo , Cordiatincnt ijfirdou.11
A Sensational Murder.
LON-DON , Nov. l.-j-jNew York HcraK
Cable Special to TUB BBE.I There is wilt
excitement over the muriinrs of C. Hogg , i
furniture dealer , and Ills wife , who nro be
llovcd to have been killed. by Mrs. Plercey , t
former friend , said tolhuvo been In love will
Mr. Hogg , The papers , give full account !
nnd every clue , no matter ; how unimportant
is seized upon by the papers to issue extras
which are at oneo bought up by a morbli
public.
llllt l'rihllitlnn.
LOXIKIX , Nov. 1. [ New York Hcrali
Cablo-SpcclaltoTiin BEK. ! Zadklol'd Al
manao for 1S01 predicts all sorts of troubl
for America. Among other things , congrcs
will have u hard tlmo , politics will bo dis
turbcd , troops called out , taxation increased
revenue decreased , and murder , rar.ino am
epidemics rampant. Winding up , Zadkic
predicts the defeat of the government li
election.
_ _
The Weather Korcorm.
For Omaha aad Vicinity Fair ; sllghtl ;
coaler.
For Nebraska nnd lowa-Clcarlngjsllijlitl ;
cooler ; northwesterly winds.
For South Dakota-Clearing : statloiur
temperature , northwesterly winds.
RECORDS PROVE THEM FALSE ,
The Chief Arguments of Prohibitionists Un
supported by Pacts.
THEIR PLATFORM FOUNDED ON DECEIT ,
Hun. .Tolin U Wobstet-'M Masterly Ail-
tit Ijlnuoln Ijt : * < t NlKlit In
ruvor ol'High Muense mill
LIXCOI.V , Neb. , Nov. 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BIK. : ] Hon. John L. Webster ,
tlio silver-tongued champion of the anti-pro
hibition cause , spoke to an linmcuso audience *
in Bolmnnan's hull tonight and was accorded
n royal welcome. Despite the numerous
counter attractions of the evening and the
threatening aspect of the weather , more than
two thousand voters and live hundred ladles
gathered In the Immense auditorium to listen
to the orator. The hull wus splendidly deco
rated with Hags , bunting and Chinese lan
terns , and presented nn attractive appear-
unco. On the stage wcro seated some of the
leading republicans of Lincoln.
When Mr. Webster was Introduced ho wus
met with a hurst of enthusiastic applause.
The cheers lasted for fully three minutes
before Air. Webster could say a word. Ho
then launched into one of the most telling
speeches made by him in thu present campaign.
As he made n telling hit or backed statistics
with eloquent appeals to reason ho wus inter
rupted ugain mid again with bursts of ap
plause. Ho came to the hall with a sore
throat , hut both orator nnd auditors forgot
this drawback In the How of eloquence Unit
poured from bis lips for an hour and a half.
The audience represented tlio energy and In
telligence of Lincoln , and thn subject of anil-
prohibition presented in the able munnortlmt
it was won many converts nnd clinched the
belief of others who were wavering between
prejudice ) nnd reason.
Mr. Webster spoke as follows :
"Tho chief arguments ot tlio supporters of
prohibition consist in exaggerated statements
of the evils of Intemperance. I am in favor
of temperance , but I abhor a party that deals
in deception as the foundation of its platform.
Intemperance nnd the saloon are admitted
evils. The true problem Is , how to deal with
these admitted ovils.
"Prohibition orator * tell us that r.OO.OIM die
annually from drunkenness. If I believed
that statement I , too , would bo a prohibition
ist , if I could sec that it would diminish such
n curse to humanity. This statement ubout
deaths from drunkenness is a puru fabrica
tion. The United States census is tlio only
true and authentic source of information on
this subject. From that source I gather the
following facts.
"Tiio whole number of deaths in 18SO from
all causes was 7.V5S'jt. ' : Of this number lifv
ISM ! died under ono year of ago. These babes
certainly did not die drunkards , so I take
them out. 1 llnd that HO..SM died under llvo
years of ago. They cortnlnly did not die
drunkards , so I take them out. I llnd thai
diphtheria carried off JO.tKl.'i between the uses
of live and fifteen. I llnd that typhoid feven
killed 'JOI in over live yo-.irs of ago ; tlr.it mil-
larial fever killed 1-1,1111 over five years ol
ago ; thai-consumption killed fl,5 ) * > l , and that
; ! , ) , ! > ; ! ' . ) died of railroad casualties and othoi
accidents. I find , -not taking into account
the many other disease ) that nfllict mankind ,
that thcro wcro only U7.0II persons whose
deaths nro not accounted for by the above
list. One-half of those 7,0l ! wore women
aad I nssuino these \vonicn \ did not dto fron
drunkenness , and I tuko'thcm out , thus lc.iv
lug only lcV > 'Ji whoso deaths under any and
all possibilities could bo attributed to intein
poranco , nnd these only- after excluding all
diseases , save the four-named , and accidents
nnd casualties. This is a comiilnfo answer to
the charge of Mr. Fanning and St. John anil
Hankin nnd others that r > 00,000 die annuallj
from drunkenness.
"O'l another occasion , when I pursued thl. <
line of argument , nnd asserted that the ISVi' ! ;
women did not die of drunkenness , a scragly-
haired , nollow-cheeked , bllious-coinplexioneil
prohlb in the audience yelled out , 'Well ,
they did all the same. ' [ Applause. ]
"These Imported prohibition orators alsc
tell us that tlio saloons till our jails , peniten
tiaries , poor houses and insane asylums ,
This , too , IB u mistake. The facts are thai
there nro a less number of men in the Jails ,
penitentiary , poor houses , and insane asylums
of Nebraska in piopoi-tion to our population
than in any prohibition state in the union ,
[ Applause. ]
" 1 have gathered the reports from nearlj
all the insane asylums in the United Slates
Lot mo refer to a few of them. Tlio insuni
hospital report of Minnesota shows that of n
total number of admitted inmates amounting
to 1,8111 itlnco tlio Institution was oiuuicd , tor
had bein saloon keepers , ten physicians , 111
domestic , U.J ! laborers , Wi farmers-145 house
wives , etc. If you want to amend tlio stall
constitution to save ten saloon men fron
going to tlio Insane asylum , would it not IK
better to amend the constitution to prohibit
problbitlanlsts from having domestic scr
vnnt-s in their houses , as there are eleven
such servants In this asylum to ono sulooi
keepers. [ Ar.plause. ]
"Tho conscience of a prohibitionist wouh
not permit him to biro a laborer , as It will hi
seen there are thirty-three laborers In tl.i !
usylun , to one .saloon keeper. If such is tin
policy of amending the constitution. It bliouli
be.so amended to prohibit prohibitionist1
from getting married , as there were forty
live housewives in this asylum to ono Milooi
keeper. [ Applause. ]
"This report also discloses that the cans
of Insanity of only \'A \ ( out of a total numbc
of 1,831 could bo traced to intemperance
The ofllclal report of the Mount Hope insnn
asylum nt Baltimore for IS'JO shows 7 v in
mutes. Only four were saloonkeepers
Twenty-one were preachers , twenty-nln
were laborers , forty were merchants , sixty
nine were clerks and so on. Prohibitionist
will admit that there are moro saloon keeper
in Baltimore than then ) are ministers. I
they are honest In their appeal to the effcc
that tin1 saloons fill the Insane asylums , nm
sincere in the talk for n prohibition amend
ment to stop It , they should likewise favor ui
amendment to prohibit men from bccomlnf
ministers , as In this asylum there are IIv
ministers toonesidoonkecpar. [ Applausol.
"Thu report of the Dayton asylum for ISC
.shows thattiT7i ) persons have been ndmlttei
since that Institution opened. Of this nuin
her only Iwenty-ono had been saloonkeepers
twenty-six touchers , forty-four students
Boventy-nlno merchants , twenty-six schoc
boys , thirty-nine tailors , fifty-two shoe
makers , seventy-four clerks , ill carpenters
Ot'J laborer * , VKW farmers , etc. I shoul
think these prohibitionists woulel bo ufrui
to build a house , ns there are o man
moro carpenters in this asylum tha
saloonkeepers. They should bo afraid' I
send their boys to school , as there are mor
school boys and teachers in the asylum tha
saloonkc'cpors. They ought to be made to ti
barefooted In the cold of winter , as there ; ir
nearly three times as ninny shoemakers n
there are saloonkeepers in this asylum. [ AI
plauKo.j
"Lot us look at tlio causes of Insanity fret
this same report. Out of the wbolo numbc
of l7l ( ! ! , only fifty-eight were traced to li
teinpcraiifo , while iillJ were traced lo ovei
work , HSI to domestic trouble , and 'M to n
llglon. Why , according lo this report thei
were seven times ns many whoso Insunlt
was caused by overwork , or domestlu troubli
or religion , as was traecd to int'cmpcrnnci
According to this record wo ought to pri
hlblt our prohibition friends from get tin
married and from building churches. [ A )
pliiuso. |
" 1 am not using these columns to defun
tbo saloon , nor ns a justification of intempoi
mice , but only as an Illustration drawn froi
official sources to show that their statement
that thu saloons'fill the insane asylums Is
sham and a hollow pretense. I might go o
speaking of Michigan , Wisconsin , Maim
Now Hampshire and other states , all sho' '
ing like results. Tlmo is too short to truvi
over the whole Held , but I recommend tli
rending of tin ) official reports iiv our ml
guided prohibition adherents. In ISM ) Mali
had 1raid lots , New Hampshire "Oil , Ve
mout 1:03 : , lownU11 , , whlic Nebraska hu
oulyilV. . If It ( a whisky that ma' . . . * IdloU
tho.se prohibition people In the o brp , bltlon
states mint drink more than do' ) : . .o the
amount of whisky , and worse wblsUj , than
do our people In Nebraska. lApillje. . ] y
"In my delates which have genie . , o print ,
! have shown tint prohibition lias driven out
of Miilno 1.1XVJ manufacturing Industrie. ' ,
Now Hampshire 1(11 ( , Vermont Hlil , and that
tlieso states huvo bec-u at a standstill in pop
ulation for thirty yeuiN p.isl , while the sur
rounding stuleshuvo IniTcineil In wealth , In
manufacturing Industries nnd In population.
" 1 see from a dispatch from the census
olllco thnt town since tssi bus only increased
In population S.7-10 per cent. This nrovos
that notwithstanding blue * gr.iss ami corn
palaces ns advertisements , prohibition has
driven more people out of Iowa In the last
live years than have gene into it. Kansas
has ur. annual state census. In 1SS7 Its \M\H\- \ \
l.ition win l,7ll.fi7S ; In l s It was 1..MS,1 ! ) ,
whllo the United Stall's census of 1MKI shows
the population has decreased In 1l'l-ls'V ;
This shows a IOM of population in Kansas in
three years of 800 , UOU as the result of pro
hibition.
"Don't you think it time to drive out of our
state these prohibition talker * , llko Lnrrabce ,
St. John , Bradford and others , who come
from Iowa and Kansas to Inlllet on us a like
evil and to drive away from us our pop'ilu-
tlonl
"Tho same federal census shows that Ne
braska. under Its license system , has In
creased in population ITi per cent In the last
ten years. | Applause. |
"Not only has prohibition Injured the In
dustrial nnd Ilimnclal interests and depleted
the population of the state's where it tin * been
tried , but it bus also Increased the crime of
drunKcmic.ss In those states and Increased
the number of j.ill ami penitentiary convicts.
This can be demonstrated by an examination
of the official reports of the city imirslmls
unit city clerics of the vurloiu cities , together
with the reports of the state prison inspec
tors. In ISS ! in Portland , Maine' , l-l-3
persons were nrroitcd for drunkenness.
This was ns onn lo twenty-three out of n
population of ! I3SIO. In the same year Chicago
cage arrested IS.IKK ) , which was us one to
thlrt v-thrco of Its then population of lUMi.lXtO.
Portland , with prohibition and Neal Dow ,
w-iis a more dissolute * , besotted city than Chicago
cage , which our Imported orators often de
nounce as tlio most wicked city In the world.
According to tlio report uf William 11. ISrccn ,
city marshal of Portland , in ! ! > V ) there were
lUt7 such arrests , which was ns ono to slx-
tevn of its population , whllo the arrests in
Chicago for drunkenness was as one to
thirty-three , and in Omaha It wus one to
sixty-nine , and In Lincoln one to seventy-
eight. Put It In another way. The arrests
tor drunkenness In Portland were double > ho
number arrested In Chicago per population ,
nnd four times the number of like arrests In
Lincoln per population. Ask your pro
hibition friend if ho wants to Increase
drnnkenne'.is in Lincoln -101) ) per cent , us it
has been in Portland ; and , if ho does , tell
him to vote for prohibition and ho will no-
complUh It.
"Dio Lewis oneo wrote that ho found from
nn Inspection of olllclnl reports that I'.bli's
persons were arrested In QUO year in Maine
for drunkenness. Neal Dow In a letter to
the Lewiston Journal , February , IV.H ) , says
that the urug shops were In full bHst in all
the ellies of Maine except Belfast. 1 llnd
tlntt the court records of Belfast show that
in l.S s forty-nluo rum sellers were under in
dictment. Forty-nino saloon men in Belfast
wus one Hiiloon to every 11of its population ,
nnd one to li'ii ) of the whole population of the
country. The number of saloons In Omaha
is one to fN ) of its population , and tlio whole
number of saloons in Nebraska is one to l.lCill
of our population. With prohibition in Mulne
they have KM ) per cent more rum Roller than
wo have under ourSloeumb law. ( Applause. |
Massachusetts appointed a committee of
the legislature lo Investigate the results of
prohibition in that state fro.u Ifi7l ( to 1S7I , In
clusive , as compared to thu license system
IWitolSTO , inclusive , and that ommlttcc
found and reported tbnt. in the prohibition
years H7.lOi : nri-ests were madofor-dmnkon-
ness , and 111:1,1)20111(0 : ) arrests under the live
years of license. Thus It will bo seen that
eU'i7l ; moro arrc.sls were made in prohibition
yours for drunkenness than In the license ]
yours. No wonder that In ISsO Miissaclm-
sntts voted down a prohibition amendment to
its constitution by IR.'J.'O majority. [ Ap
plause. ]
"CJovornor Boles of Iowa , In n letter ol
Juno : i8 , IS'.W , said : 'Tuning the state
togellier , there is no doubt but that prohibi
tion bus failed to lessen the evils of intemper
ance. ' Governor Larrabeo admitted at the
Grand Island debate that prohibition hnd
never been enforced in Burlington , Daven
port. Duhurmo and Council Bluffs.
Last Wednesday night I wns In Sioux City.
I found that city had about fifty open saloons
nnd SIX ) places In nil , where liquor was sold.
I went Into a number of the saloons that t
might huvn ocular demonstration that liquor
wus sold without let or hindrance. More
than that , 1 found some of these open saloons
had large gambling rooms connected with
them , nnd In one I saw about fifty men mid
boys engaged In gambling. If that Is what
you want to bring to Lincoln , vote for pro
hibition. Tim records of Murshalltown , Da-
von port. Burlington , Cedar Hnplds , Crcston ,
Council Bluff's and other cities In Iowa show
that drunkenness has Increased since the so-
called attempted enforcement of pronibition.
In Mur.-thalltown ttio arrests for drunkeiv
ness last year were 1S1 , or one
to fifty of the population of the city ,
In Cedar Kuplils Ihere are 'JOO places where
liquor Is sold , yet that city has only | f,000 In
habitants. In Dos Molnes tno arrests foi
drunkenness in lbi : were -1 15 ; In 1SSS the
arrenta fordruiikeness hud increased to ( ! : ) ,
or nearly Ml per cent of nn increase. In Du
buqno the iirrosts for drunkencss Increased
from 170 In 18SI ) toI 111 in IbV.i , or moro that
'JUO per cent. In Burlington they inereasei
from iiSt In ISS'I , to IH7 In 1SS ! ' , an increase ol
over 200 per cent. In Council BlulTs insl
year tlio arrests for tlrunkcne&s were as on <
to tlilrly-six of Ils population.
"I sny to your prohibition people that 1 ,
they want to increase ) drunkeness in I.lncoh
and In the stale , adopt the prohibition amend
inont , and they will surely do it. But if thej
were the true friends of temperance the ;
profess to be they would talk against an !
vote against the amendment. " [ Applause.
The speech ended with u magnificent pero
ration in which all the states from Mussu
ehuscUs to Oregon unit from Michigan ti
Texas that have voted down prohibition won
represented as appealing to the rising youii (
stale of Nebraska to insure her contlnutii
prosperity by throttling tlio seductive Mrei
of prohibition who throatncod her ruin.
Long Delayed I'l-oulain ition iHSiied Ir
( lie Interior l > < : | mriir > iit.
W\suiNiTON , Nov. 1. [ Special Telcgran
to Tun HKK , ] The Ponca Indian proclaim )
tlon , which lias been up for so long u lime
was at last issued by the interior dcpartmen
today , having como down from the state de
partmcnt In duo form. The fact that thi
proclamation will In all probability add tw
or threw hundred voters to thu republicai
strength In the Third district has afforded i
number of democratic correspondents a tc.x
wherein they could elaborate upon dull times
misinformation and attempt lo show that th
present proclamation was rushed tlu-augl
solely ami simply to aid Congressman Dorsj ,
In bcciirlng re-uleutlon , Thu fact is
as Is very well "known to any ono and coul
bo very well ascertained by any ono wh
would take the trouble to make the sllghlcs
Investigation , that this proclamation shoul
huvo been Issued three mouths ago nm
would have been had It not been for tha fnc
that Indian Commissioner Morgan desired I
open a way to give the struggling Ponca
who hud left their renervatlon with authorit
u chance to go back and select their land !
If Mr Dorscy gets a few hundred moro vote
on account of the proclamation It will only b
because Justice hits been done la this matte
at the eleventh hour which has been uniici
cssarlly delayed because of the alleged ph
lunthrophy of the chief of the Indian bureui
A It'.tlso In IC.vprcKK IlntCH. I
NKW VtniK , Nov. -Pursuant to prc
gramme , the Increased tariff on express mater
tor went Into effect this morning , The mai
agcrof the American express company snj
the rules huvo simply been put buck to the *
charged In 1& > S and before. Thny had , li
suit ) , tried the experiment of lower rates un
found thu result very damaging ,
BLAISE TALKS PROTECTION.
Ttc Secretary of State Aililresan a Great
Audience iu Philndolpki.i.
HE PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO FREE TRADERS ,
A Stronc Appeal Mmlo In Hcluilf ot
tilt ) Itcpubliran i'niiiililnto tor
ISovcTiioi1 of HID Hey-
Htonc State.
Piiit.vnni.iMin , Nov. 1. Sceretnrv
arrived from Washington this afternoon. Ho
received u great ovation late In the afternoon
ns he apiieurod on the stngo of the academy
of music to address the republican nitisa
meeting. The npucluns building was crowded
to the doors uml hundreds were unable tp
gain admittance.
Mr. Hhiliio in his speivh , referring to the
campaign In Pennsylvania , said : "Do you
suppose the great five * tr.ulo pnp.'rIn New
York nml elsewhere throughout the union
would cure to follow up Mr. Delumater on
personal charges If they did not haveAOIUO
great purpose beyond i If they can elect Mr.
PuUlsou it is u nrodlgUms gain lo the causa
of ftx'o trade and a losto the cause of pro
levllon. Pennsylvania Is not only the key
stone stuto of the union , hut even In a greater
sense is tl'o keystone1 of the cause of pro *
toot Ian. If she falls back now , when the
tariff is on its seveivst trial , five traders
think they sec an easy road to the presidency
in I My. 1 want to remind yon , espec
ially you republicans who dilTer from
the great body of yonr tuity , Unit Ohio.
Indiana , New .lei-soy , Delaware , Maryland
and West Virginia are ill present In demo
cratic hands. The < decisive point of tha
stniirulo of I * * ' . ) ' . ! may lie In 1'cnnsyhunlaaml
those states , and how miy trim frlcu.l uf tha
republican party , how any honest heliexor In
the doctrine of protection can put to ha/arel
the strong position of Pennsylvania lit this
critical Hun' 1 fall to discover. If Pennsyl
vania under n pretext can nt this time bo
drifted from her lllc-lnng allegiance ) to the
doctrine of-protection and sliull elect a gon-
llmiiiin of whom I know nothing pioitlcatly
except that lie is ranked with the free
traders , there may bo no balm in ( iil'iul thnb
can heal that wound. 1 speak btro-ifly on
this question hce'Utiso I do not
want to see this state mislead
by tlio free traders of New York
city. The issue itse-lf is concealed under Ibis
mountain of abuse of the remuhlk-.iti e-andl-
dale ftir governor. * Theiv is tin-
itoubtedly lu the republican ranks to no dif
ference as to the character of the n"vv tnrlft
bill. Thei dntv of making It was rr ii it'ed by
the people to congress. The hit1 which
passed was tlio result of a couiproinK" . ami I
como with eonlldence to plead before the people
ple of Pennsylvania not to differ on details.
" * * * Mr. lihiino Miokti of the reci
procity amendment and snld that white the
dour . -rats thought ho wus trying to ilivltlo
the republican party on llio doclrino o ( pi-o-
lection ho was putted on the back and c-ncouv-
aged by them , but when republicans incor
porated reciprocity in the larlir bill they
did not want it at all nnd declared In nncoii.
stitiillonal. "If we hud been bulked by the
cry e > f uncoiistlliitionuliyy every time II was
made by the democrats we should not huyo
been nblo to defend the union when it waa
assaulted , Issue cre-enbacUs for Its support/ ,
oix'anlzo the nuUuiial bank , Improve u river
that did not have salt water In It , improve a
harbor In an Interior state- , give the freednm
to n Biave , and as tlio nest point , shou'd not
bo able to secure reciprocity In our intoi--
niiliotml truto. By every attempt , in every
form in which political action e-an ho taken
the democratic party expects to wound and
destroy the doctrlii of prelection , and I have
come to raise my voice In Pennsylvania
to ask the mother of protection
to see that her offspring .shall not bo .stran
gled. If my voice can have any Intlncnco
with a single ) man among this audience who
Is dissenting from the regular organization.
1 appeal to him not lo think thai It will he nil
well next year. My friends , faction lends to
dojcat , and defeat leads to mutual Hostility
and dUorguni/ulion. If tills light is contin
ued with a disastrous end It. will be a lony
time , I fear , before you will sen the republi
can party of Pennsylvania comn forth In Hu
original strength and Its invincible power. "
Mr. Blaine suid lie had not come lo sound
any alarm upon the possibility of the loss to
the republicans of tno house of representa
tives. He hoped they would not lese
It , but from the time of John Quincy Adams
to Abraham Lincoln , with one exception
every administration lost Us .secondcongress.
It Is ono of the natural reactions that comes
between two presidential elections four yeani
apart and has been BO frequent that It create ! )
no disturbance on ono side and no elation on
the other. "What 1 deplore , " said he , "Is a
popular vote In Pcnnsylvnniu that shall en.
courage New Jersey in her democracy , lend
the dissenting brunehe's of the party lu Now
York to close up and make their strength
felt , that shall cripple Ohio in her effort to
throw off democratic power In the executive
and gerrymandering In the districts , throw
back Deloawaro in her republican pro
gress , make Maryland a hopeless Instead
of a hopeful state and that shall take from
us the power to establish the republican
stundurd In West Virginia. The administra
tion of President Harrison , so far us that
ono man controls it , lias been a moilost , con
scientious , cfllcient administration. The
country has been peaceful , Industrious , prosperous -
porous am ) has gone forward la a qniit ca
reer such us a republican government should
always exhibit. I ask you In casting your
ballot to remember that yon can sii.stinn the
administration of un al'le > , conscientious , nnd
independent president or you can set the
seal of doubt upon it. You can do much to
perpetuate a republican administration
or you can do much to destroy it 1 hnvo
como here not with the purpose of eulogizing
the administration , hut to bear my testimony
and give you warning that as Pennsylvania
votes next Tuesday the nation vote's two
yearn hence. "
Postmaster General Wunumahor spoke
hriully , saying he felt assured of republican
victory next week.
Mr. Blidne then went to tlio Unlou Lcnguo
club , whore hu held a reception.
.1 uiitisti unit it in 1.1 : citi.iiK.
She PiiHhcB Twit Li I tin Children Oft
a Illuli Ilijdye.
BriTAi.o , N , V. , Nov. I. One of the most
terrible murders known In the history of
ICriocounty was committed at Akron , twen
ty-four miles cast of this city lust night , A
young woman named Sarah McMuIleii , aged ,
nineteen , enticed _ Delia Brown , aged six
years and Nellie > fny Connors , aged ten , to.
the Akron cement works narrow gunge rail
road bridge at a height of sixty-ilvo feet over
Murder creek. All of a sudden she pushed
them off the bridge Into the precipice below.
Nellie was instantly killed but Delia
Brown lives to tell the horrible tale , although
terribly mangled. It Is thought , t < hc will re
cover. The missing girls wcro found about
: > o'clock this morning.
A f ter committing thn act Surah McMullcn
returned to thu house where HIO ) was llvlnir
and said : "lain going uway. Perhaps you
will not see me again. " She went to u milldam -
dam and Jumped Into the water but was seen
and rescued. No reason Is assigned for the
terrible deed , and It Is believed that thu Mo
Mullen girl Is Insuuo.
AVent Into Ollloo by Korro.
Cisci.NXvritO. , Nov. 1.---The now board ot
city affairs went Into office this inorniiif , ao-
compunled by tlio mayor. Admittance was
refused ami the mayor directed the officers to
force an entrance. Three kicks from a pollco *
man opened the outer door , and the Inner
door wus opened by Bending a man through
thu transom , The board then elected a now
rlcrk and discharged the assistant who in *
fused to give Up the book of minutes , TUO
old board then acquiesced.