Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY M0.11NING , Al'lllL 18 , 1892. NUMBER 305.
AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST
Object of a Resolution Heoantly Intro
duced in Oougress.
ENORMOUS PROFITS OF THE COMPANY
ConinmeTn Itrgnlnrlr nnil SytPinntlc.illy
Holilioil by thn Mnnlpiiliitlinis of the
Cupltiilldtfi How DcmiM'rnts Older
Cuisl" Irom tlio Capital.
Buitr.iU or THE Bee , )
M3 FouuTF.r.XTn STIIF.ET , , >
\yABiuxoTox , 13. C. , April 17. )
The resolution introduced In the house on
Saturday by Congressman Owen Scott of
Illinois , calling on the attorney ganoral for
Information regarding violations of the anti
trust law by the giant Sugar trust , opens up
n Held which Is likely to produce Important
results. .Mr. Scott said today that the reso
lution ' .vould either provo the law a dead
letter or cl o would start prosecution of a
number of gross trust offenses by tnls pro
digious organization.
"Tno whisky tru t 1 being prosecuted , and
1 cannot stt\ " said Mr. Scott , "why is H
moro criminal to raise the price of whisky by
cornering It than It is to allow the sugar
octopus to rob the co'nsumcr of sugar of $ J.OI )
on over } * barrel used ) Slnco the Sugar trust
has absorbed tbnCiaus Sprccklcs and other
Independent and competing rellnorlcs the
price has boon forced up outrageously.
it has a complete monopoly of the buying of
free raw , and thn selling of the protected
rcllncd sugars. By the rMso In the price of
rcllncd sugar since the trust annihilated all
competition the extra prodls will exceed
tSi5,000,000 per annum on the bnsls of con
sumption of last year. The trust is enabled
to extort enough money each year to pay IM
per cent of the value of Its plants and equip
ments. The Clans Sprecktes Philadelphia
rellnerv has been closed within n few days
nnd GOO men are thus thrown out of employ
ment. Other refineries are to bo closed to
limit production so as to keep prices UP. It
Is high time that not only congress should
como to the relief of the people by putting
sugar on the irco list , but Unit the attorney
general should Invoke the power of the
government to prosecute and suppress this
colossal monopoly. "
How Domorrnta DIITor.
The Idea prevails among democrats In
Washington that Representative Bryan has
received a very black eye by the repudiation
of free coinage within his party in Nebraska ,
Representative MclCoighan contends , how
ever , that the democrats in that state are for
free coinage. Ho says the action of the dem
ocratic state convention will without doubt
Imvo the effect of Increasing the vote of the
people's party In Nobraska.
" 1 could tell you if I would , " ho snld , "tho
causes which led to the defeat of the frco
coinage resolution , but you can understand
that the people of Nebraska really favor free
coinage when I toll you that the last plat
forms of all the parlies in the stale contained
free coinage planks. "
On the contrary Hon. J. Sterling Morton ,
now hero , says the democrats of Nebraska
would have defeated free colnngo by a
heavier vote had it not been for n disposition
ou the part of the young democrats 10 help
Bryan out of his frco silver hole.
3Inll Itrcorils of tlio Confederacy.
The postmaster general has refused to
endorse the purchase of tbo socalled confed
erate record , containing alleged entries of
tunis paid southern mail contractors. Ho
was not quite satisfied that such purchase at
the price asked , $10,000. was advisable , or
that the purchase should bo authorized by
the Postolllco department rather than by
another department of the government.
There seemed to bo no positive proof that
the sums sot down In tbo books wore actually
disbursed by the confederate postofllco de
partment or that they were paid to the per
sons against whoso names they appear.
There was nothing in the entries to
identify tno routes to which the al
leged payments reiato or the period
of service which they covered , and It was
not demonstrated that tlio courts would ad
mit the books In evidence , or that they would
operate ns a complete defense in a suit
brought against the United States on a con-
trart for carrying the malls. It also ap
peared that this purchase was one which
concerned the Treasury department , which
department must finally pass upon all
claims for mall service , nnd it was sug
gested that thn claims being in the ofllco of
the sixth auditor nnd outside of the Juris
diction ol tbo Postodlco department , if it
were the wish of congress that the confederate
orate records bo bought , the purchase money
had better bo paid from a general appro
priation , rather than out of the postal
revenues , and that It would bo perhaps
bettor to charge the Treasury department
with tno duty of purchasing them , became
It would bo the action of that department ,
if of any , that might bo governed by tbo
possession of the records sought to bo sold.
Value of No\VrtKipcr.i. |
The resolution just reported to tbo senate
by Mr. Mitchell of Oregon , appropriating
& ? 00,000 for the continuation of the postmas
ter peneral's successful experiment In ex
tending the free collection mm dolUory of
mall Into villages anil farming districts. Is
ono of the many outgrowths of the agitation
which business men and country people have
boon prosecuting so vigorously for the last
three or four months. A business man of
Minneapolis , Mr. Richard H. JSroat , has
been laying a great many valuable facts before
fore the newspapers and the people. In n
circular lately received nt tbo Pojtonico de
partment ho snys :
"Is It a wonder that the farmer who , dur
ing the long winter hours , has so much lois-
tire for self-Improvement , for Bolf-cducatlon ,
docs not avail himself of Iti Isltn wonder
that ho Is referred to by his 'city cousins' as
mossback. a greeny , a hayseed , ' when ns u
matter of fact ho might bo the most enlight
ened of any class of our population , The
original expense ot n newspaper , periodical ,
or other literature , U trilling compared with
the Immense amount of benefit derivnd from
it ; often a single hint , n reoipo , a sugges
tion , a word of ndvlco Is worth the subscrip
tion price of u dozen pipers for u year , to
nay nothing of the general advantages ob
tained lu being kept posted In regard to the
markets ot the world and the moral Intluonco
a good nowi.papcr has over a household , "
Troubled liy Tlu-lr Uvronl.
It would bo very interesting to know Just
how many bills hnvo been Introduced in the
present house of representatives to remove
the cl.argo of desertion against the military
records of ex-union soldiers. It is claimed
that no record is kept In tbo report of the
commiUco on military affairs which will
enable uno to got at u net result. But tne
number has run away up into the hundred * ,
probably thousands , and they are pouring
into the liouto every day uy the score.
Sometimes u member from ono of the
central states Introduces twolvaor fifteen
In a single day. Thcra could bo a hundred
of these bills Introduced everv day , and
they would not attract attention.
Ono significant fact is traceable to these
bills. They nro very largely Introduced bv
democrats , nlnc-tentbs of them , und tnov
would not ho Introduced in a republican
house. Twenty times a ? ninny bills to 10-
niovo clmrwes of desertion from military
records have been introduced in this bouse
ns I'nvo been presented in the senate. The
houito U very btroncly democratic , the sen
ata republican. It tb'ereforo follows
that the bopo of the deserters llos in
tbo sympathy of democrats. A republican
bonatortaid the other day toTim lire cor-
reinotulent , In talking of this fact , that ho
believed there were exceedingly fmv ex
union soldiers having clear and honorable
military records who voted tbo deraocraUo
ticket , and recalling Ibis deluge of desertion
bills which always follows the election of a
democratic house1 , ho could not but sunned a
toldlor'i military record when ho saw" him
go up to the I'Olls and vote the democratic
ticket.
Tliry Want I'rniloni.
He felt that It was enough to create tuspl
clou , und ho alway * ' made it a point never to
question tfcat soldier about hi * nruiy career ,
lest ho might embarrass him. The senator's
Idea was that when an ex-union soldier found
"deserted" written opposite his name at the
War department ho Immediately went over
lo the democratic party ; first , because ho
thought the republican party responsible tor
this charge , and secondly , becnuso ho could
only got it straightened out through tbo
enemy of the union.
So many bills to giva ex-union soldiers
straight military records have been Intro
duced la this bouse Hint Urn nil Army of the
Republic posts throughout the country are
taking up the subject and petitioning con-
press not to pass tbo bills. The object In
having1 the records "corrected , " a they call
it , is to got pensions , nnd the Urand Army of
the Republic do not want men to draw pen
sions wtio could not keep their records clearer
or who , If they were unjustly charged with
desertion , did not care enough about their
records to have them corrected at tha War
department before they como to ask for pen
sions.
Very few of these hills ever become lows.
Not ono In a hundred nro reported from com
mittee and there must ho n wagon load ot
them stored away In committee rooais. Au
"
effort was mado"a few years ago to have a
law passed giving the secretary of war addi
tional power lo correct records , but It was
concluded that prcssuro would often compel
the secretary to abuse that power , yet ho has
authority now to correct records under
proper circumstances. It Is qulto plain , In n
majority of instances , that Ills nnt Justice
that the deserter wauls. It Is an cxerclso of
polltlcalpowo ; r.
Clmnco Tor Hunk Itohlicrs.
Ono ot the grossest Instances ot false
economy , and ono that should disgust all
decent business men , is found in the refusal
of the present house , lea by Holman of In
diana , to provide sufficient vault room at the
mints. It is a lamentable fact that the mint
at Philadelphia has become so crowded that
gold and silver is being piled up in the cor
ners of the building. Every available foot of
ground down to tbo subcellar. many foot
below the surfacn of the cartb. has been ox-
cavoted and shell vaults put In for storing
gold nnd silver , especially the latlcr. If such
n thing was possible nnvwhero It would bo
comnarallvoly easy to burglarize the Phila
delphia mint , for silver Is actually being
piled up in out-of-the-way places.
The same condition Is reported from San
Francisco and other places having largo
mints. The democrats insist upon tbo coinage -
ago of silver in hundreds of millions , beyond
the Illmt of practical use , and then refuse
storage room for It. In several places it is a
burden , and the government Is constantly
running risks from bank robbers and pilfer
ers. Should there be a big pile of the coin
stolen Holman and his chceseparcrs would
doubtless raise a bowl and try to saddle iho
responsibility upon Ibo superintendent , oven
after years ol abuse , because innro vault
ream Is not supplied. P. S. H.
CONOHISSIO.NAI : , r
Measures That Will Kngiigo Attention Dur
ing thu Present U'eck.
WASHIXOTOX , D. C. , April 17. The pro
gram of public business in the senate this
week docs not promise anythlug moro than of
passing intorcst. The deficiency appropria
tion bill is to be pushed through at the earli
est possible moment and the army appropria
tion bill is to follow Inter In tbo week.
Senator Hoar , who is about to leave this
country for Europe on account of Ill-health ,
is desirous that tno senate shall net speedily
upon ( ho bills reported by him from tbo Ju
diciary committee amendatory of the circuit
court of appeals act and creating a court of
appeals in the District of Columbia and it is
probable that tha senate will comply with
his wish.
Silver is likely to figure In the desultory
fashion recently displayed In the senate
through speeches in iho morning hour during
the week. It Is possible that the Cblno.se
restriction bill will cotno before the senate
this week , In which case there will doubtless
be a lively discussion growing out of the ef
forts ot the Pacific coast senators , under the
lead of Mr. i'clton , so procure acceptance of
the house bill ns a substitute for the less
rigorous scuaio measure on the same sub
ject.Tho
The Noyos-Rockwoll election contest from
New York and appropriution bills will bo
Iho principal subject of interest In the houso.
Tomorrow Is suspension day nnd the
speaker will civo Chairman MeRao of the
public lands committee nn attempt to pass
by a two-thirds vote a modified swamp lands
bill. Ono or moro olher measures may also
bo given nn opportunity for passage under
suspension of tbo rules , though It Is desired
to pass tbo naval appropriation bill ns
speedily as possible , nnd a considerable part
of Monday's session may bo devoted to It.
Mr. O'Farrell , chairman of the house
elections committee- , has given notice that ho
will call up the Noyes-Rockwcll election
contest on Tuesday. The leaders in this
pontest desire that four hours shall bo
allowed each side for debate. But as this
would mean the consumption of thrco days
in consideration of the action , iho speau'er
and his associates on the rules committee
prefer that an agreement should bo reached
Hunting debate to four hours for both sides ,
thus making It possible to dispose of the con
test Is two legislative days. The debate will
be spirited and public attention has been at
tracted to the case to an unusual extent , and
u Is not likely that It will bo found praoll-
cable to reach a vote in less than three days.
The appropriation bills will then bo taken
up and the program is for the sundry civil
bill to follow the naval bill. J'ho consular
and diplomatic bill Is tbo next on tbo list , but
unless it should displace the sundry civil bill
its prospects for its consideration this week
are not bright. _
AMUlilCAN TKACT SOCIKTY.
i\tent : anil Gluintctitr of Its Work Show at
tli Annual Meeting.
WisuiNUTox , D. C , , April 17. The annual
mooting of tbo American Tract society was
held tonlsht in tha Metropolitan Presby
terian church. Jusilco William fairoug ,
president of the society , presided , nnd ad
dresses were made by Major General O. O.
Howard , vice president of me society , and
by the secretary , Re/ . William A. Rice , D.I ) . ,
of New York.
The secretary In presenting hH annual re
port called attention partlcubuty to Its work
in the sparsely Bottled roglojsof our country ,
Its mission districts and among the foreign
speaking people. The report savs the sooiely
prints Hi- ) truth at homo und abroad in II f
teen languages. It has issued 12,31 1 district
publications and circulated In sixty-seven
years ( MHlBSUio , : copies of those. These pub
lications uru evangelical , but nonsccturian.
They huvo gone into all p.iris of ibo
world. Thu socloly has placed over
700,000 foreign publications and nearly
f..Sil.OOO In homo publications. Tbo mis
sionaries of the soclolv have visited ever
1-1,000,000 , families in this country , engaging
In ChrUUan conversation and leaving with
them nearly 00,000,000 volumes of religious
literature. In this work they have found
thousands of families without tno bible and
destitute of all CnrUUan literature. During
the luityeur the HOC re tan- has employed 107
missionaries , who have visited 117,70-J fami-
liui and circulated 'A'.lCHi ' volumes of saving
truth. In addition to this work It lm > granted
In the courio nt tbo voar In ciuli publications
at homo and abroad , fiO.OOO.
The entire- receipts of the year from all
source * was
. Jin I } ' * MlnUter.
WAMIIXOTON , D. C. , April 17 , Prof. F. R ,
Favn , Jr. , son of Baron Fava , spoakiug of
the report tnat his father had been ordered
back to Washington , said that his fa'ther's
acceptance depended on his own disposition.
Ho wo ? satisfied , however , ibut ho will re
turn to Washington and bring the bareness
with him , It was stated that owing to the
mixed condition of politics in Europe at this
lima there were other diplomatic missions
Baron Favn can , If ho lilies , have. Tno baron
has recently been advanced lo tbo highest
rank In the diplomatic branch ,
Prof. 1'avu regreti the rriticistn of his
father's action in leaving Washington by
tha press of America , and denies tbo truth of
the charge that thu baron was Ignorant of
the laws of thu United States. Ho left
Washington against his will and only under
positive orders from his government. Prof.
Fuva stated thai tbo Italians were Jubilant
over the soulnmeut , and ho Is satUftod that
good foollug between tuo government * bai
been reuoied.
YOCOJI AGAIN AT LIBERTY
Released from Jail at an Early Hour
Yesterday Morning1.
CONGRATULATED "BY MANY FRIENDS
III * ruturo Course Not Yet Determined
Taj lor VOUIIR Man llcllbonitely Cuds
lilt Kxlntcnco Other No-
brasliii News Notes.
HASTIXCH , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to THE
Br.n. | At 3 o'clock this mornlne Adjutant
General Victor Vlfqunln arrived In Hast
ings nn the west-bound B. & M , tram from
Lincoln. Ho was mot nt the depot by two of
A. D. Yocum's counsel , who Immediately
took a hack nnd drove to the Bostwlck hotel.
Attor register Ing , tbo pardon issued yestcr-
by Governor Boyd was produced , and the
big seal on the back was broken , It was
road aloud by Iho adjutant general , whllo a
llttlo knot of attorneys , hotel employes and
reporters listened eagerly. The two then
Mnrted for the county Jail , whore Captain
Yocum was confined.
At the Jail the scene was affecting. Messrs.
Vlfqunln and Yocum ore old army friends ,
nnd It wa particularly pleasing to the gen
eral to bo able to hand his old friend the frco
pardon of tbo executive.
"I have hero a bill of pardon for you , nnd
you can give it to the sheriff yourself , " ho
said , addressing the prisoner.
Captain Yocum took the pardon , and alter
reading It banded it lo the sheriff , Ueorgo
Crane.
"Uot on your coat , cup , " was the sheriff's '
response , "I don't mean to bo disrespectful ,
but I am glad to sco you go. "
During his confinement In the Adams
county Jail Captain Yocum's health has been
fair , but bo has been sick nt times. Physl-
call3' ho is a wreck. What his future course
will bu can not as ycl bo said. Ho is a regu
larly admitted attorney and may return to
the practice of law.
County Attorney Chris Hoeppnorhasabout
decided that It would bo of no avail to punish
the accessory if the principal go free , and so
will , as curly as possible , nollo prosscnul
the case against Jolt Teomer. District court
Is not now , nnd will not be , In session until
May S. when it will convene In Kearney
county. But it is possible to outer a nolle
prossequi in chambers , and it will sur
prise no ono if Jeff is again free before cany
days.
OPKNUU Till : CAMPAIGN.
Ailnins County Ieiul ] > llcnns Prepare to
Carry the 1 > ! I3' .
HASTINGS , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to TUB
Bnu.J Last , night the republican club of
Hastings opened the campaign by securing
Hon. I. W. Lansing , the president of tbo
Nebraska League of Republican Clubs. ' The
nudlcuco was not as largo as had been ex
pected but it was enthusiastic.
Mr. Lansing paid his compliments to tbo
' demopendonts , " as ho termed the fusion of
democrats nnd independents. They were
complaining that the average amount of
money per capita was not enough , nnd to
settle the difficulty the free silver idea was
Introduced. Fiat money was but a delusion.
There was now enough" money to supply the
needs lu the country , and the Iloodiug of the
country with irredeemable money would de
stroy the credit of the country.
Tuo democratic platform was Hko that of
n railway car , to got "In" on , and not to
stand on. Concluding , bo urged the repub
licans present to muse and work earnestly
in the coining campaign.
Improve men tn.
GoTiicxnoiio , NOD. , April 17. [ Special to
Tun BP.C.J A. H. Hadllold and E. H. Brand
of Milwaukee and other stockholders are in
town attending ttio annual meeting of the
Gothenburg Improvement company. The
contract has been let for the erection of tbo
power house at the lake. The embankment
at the lake is sllll made stronger by pulling
In rock , prevcnline the waves from washing
the din away.
A. V. Carlson , president of the State bank ,
and family have tnovod hero from Stroms-
burg.
Mrs. Hegglund and daughter of Oakland ,
Neb. , have located hero and will engage in
Ibo millinery business.
Tnu new opera ball was formally opened
last Wednesday evening by a grand ball ,
which was largely attended. The Kearney
orchestra and silver cornet band furnished
the music lor the occasion. Parties from
North flalle , Loxinglon and other places
were in attendance.
During the thunder storm of last Tuesday
niehi n farmer five miles east of town had a
horse , fifteen head of calllo and ono sheep
killed by lightning striking n strawslack
around which Iho catllo woro.
The Midland hotel will soon bo moved from
Vail's villa onlo Wlnehel street and again bo
occupied for hotel purposes. This will add
needed facilities to that line of business.
Homo Industry.
CENTUM. Crrv , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to
THE Bnc. | Central City has not boasted
much about her resources , or those of
Mernck county , but her citizens cannot
help a little feeling of pride over the great
stock Inioresis centered hero , and feel
especially proud over the fact that their
market oven extends beyond the seas.
Today T. 11. Ilord , ono of the big feeders ,
shipped a train load of twonty-fivo cars of
fnt btccrs by the Union Pacific and Rock
Island , direct to Liverpool , England. This
is the merest fraction of the cattio , sheep
und hogs which Morrick county corn fattens
for the markets every year , but shows that
ths stock men are wideawake for business.
Mr. Ilord hlmsolf cas fattened ; ii , : ( head of
catllo this year , and he does It every year.
Yet bo has no monopoly of iho builness.
The big breeders will number a do/on or
moro , making u splendid homo market for
the homo products , which Is proven by tbo
fact that corn was several cents higher In
ibis city all winter than the elevator men
could possibly altord to pay.
Curbed l > y Drink.
fATLon , Nob. , April 17. Friday morning
about 1 o'olocK Joseph F , Propbst arose , loft
his homo about throe ml las south of Taylor ,
nud going to a neighboring unoccupied dug
out committed suicide by shooting hlmsolt
through the head. Ho died Instantly. Be
fore shooting himself ho tested the weapon
by putting a bull through tha door of the
shanty. A written note , as follows , was
found near him :
Hoar Mothnr and Hi-other and Sister : These
are the happiest moinoiiisot my lfi. |
JOSHI-II I' . 1'KOPiisr ,
Propbjt was n young man addicted to
drink nnd nearly died lost fall with delirium
tromuns. During lhat
sickness ho made a
felnbborn effort to starve himself nnd for
Iwenty-threo days refused nourishment.
The pubilo Is disposed to believe him insane ,
but the family protest that ho talkud
rational at all times and think the causa of
his trouble was the whisky habit.
Not I'M front liiiinpton ,
HAMPTON , Neb. , April 17.Special [ to Tun
BKI : . ] J. M. UOAour extenslvo stock
breeder and shipper , and E. D. Foster have
bought Morrlssoy Bro.'s elevator and will
continue iho business under the Jlrra of
Cox & Co. MikoMorrlssy has conn to In
dian Tcrrltoiy to look up a location and Ed to
Silver City , N. M.
Ulphtl'cna baa made Its reappearance In
W. J. Williamson' * fuuilly , two case * having
developed.
W. J. Williamson burled their 4)rear -
old daughter , Emma , Mondav. Her death
was cautcd by putrid sere throat.
Whllo hunting Sunday the 17-yoar-old son
of J. T. Marlell wiw shot in the loft nukle.
Amputation will bo necessary.
No I nut ructions l im > < l.
STANTOS , Neb. , April 17. [ Special to THE
BEB.J The republicans held their county
convention hero Friday. A. A. Kearney ,
Alexander Rogqrt nnd E. C. Dlmmlck were
elected to the coDre ( stonal convention ,
John Eborly , H. Hack and J. Ehrhart were
elected to tbo stnto convention , and A , A.
ICoarnoy , H. E. Owen and E. Y. Abbott to
the district convention. No instructions
were given. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lleittrleo Now * Notrs.
DRATnicE , Neb. , April 17. [ Special to Tnn
Bun. I City Ufcrk Phillips succeeded in
effecting the t.alo of 1,030 paving inter
section bonds to Messrs. Moore & Co. of
Lincoln , Thursday ;
The heavy frost of Thursday nlpht In this
vlclnlt/ was a dcadcncr on nil prematurely
early gardens. It is nlo feared that tuo
frost has damaged the fruit buds.
After considerable controversy aud delay
the stockholders nnd subscribers to tno
Beatrice base ball club fund have decided
upon the slto of the old base ball grounds ns
the location for this season. Thcso grounds
nro located In Falrvlow park , In tha north
part of this city , and are easily accessible by
street railway from all purls of Iho cltv.
Rawllns Post , Grand Army of the Repub
lic , No. 35 , of this city , has engaged Hon.
John L. Webster of Omaha to deliver tbo
memorial address on Decoration day. The
observance of that occasion this year will bo
the most impressive over held m Beatrice.
Mrs. P. G. Armstrong , the unfortunate
lady who was so seriously Injured by falling
down n collar stairway at her residence in
this city Friday , is still alive , but Is yet in a
precarious , condition. Mrs. Armstrong is 57
years of ago nud the sovorltv of Iho Injury
may bo Imagined when It Is 'known that the
skull at the point of fracture was a half inch
thick. "
_
RcottH HliilT County Litigation.
GCHINO , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to Tuc
BEE. ] Scotts Bluff county negotiated fund
ing bonds to tbo amount of $15,003. Tno
county treasurer , Frame Beers , after receiv
ing the proceeds of the bonds , deducted ns
his commission tot collection the amount of
$ .280. The present count ? board has , how
ever , decided lhat this charge is illegal , as
the county will thereby bo compelled to nay
double commission updu the same monovl as
the tax for liquidating the bonds is collected ,
nnd at n recent mooting Issued an order to
Mr. Beers to cover into iho treasury tbo
amount of commission so deducted. This not
having been done , { County Attorney Huff
man last week began nn action against Beers
nnd his official bondsmen , In district court ,
to compel the repayment of the money. The
case , which covers n very interesting point ,
will bo irled at the May terra of court.
Donlphnii ICepmilk-iiii I'rlmiirion.
Doxii'HAK , Nop. , April 17. [ Special to
Tun BGE.I The republican primary held
yesterday nt this place was well attended.
Delegates were chosoi } to attend the county
convention as follows : Martin Ennls , A. L.
Scuddor. R. M. Bennett , I. L. Moseroull , R.
P. McCutcben nnd William Moorelield.
At lor Ibe usual roultno had been transacted ,
a republican club was organized. The offi
cers are : G. C. Humphrey , president ; W.
A. Camp , secretary ; committee on finance ,
M. Ennis , R. i\I. Bennett , C. S. Lytson , J.
F. Cole and Sam Fry. Moro interes't and en
thusiasm was manifested on this occasion
than over before and the utmost harmony
prevailed throughout ,
( iotlienljurp Itcpuullcans.
GoTiiBNiiuiio , Neb. , April 17. | Special to
Tun Bnn.J The republicans in their primary
Saturday elected eight delegates lo the
county convention. Everything was har
monious and in favor of Harrison for presi
dent , J. H. McColl of 'Tjoxington for con
gress , in favor ol proteollou and against frco
coinage of silver.
Hre nt iin > Oroek. *
EI.M CHEEK , Nob. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BLK.J The residence of R , K.
Potter , three milts southwest of here , was
dostrored'by fire about 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The tire caught from n defective lluo.
The house is a total loss , there being no in
surance. The loss is estimated at $1,000.
Nelirimlcn's Death Koll.
GnArTOX , Nob. , April 17. [ Special Tclo-
Erom to THE Bcc. I Marv , wife of Captain
C. M. Bornett , died this aflernoon , aged M
yoars. The funeral will take place tomorrow
at3 p. m. , under the auspices of Chorolier
lodge , Knights of Pythias.
irro.u/.Vfi'.s H.IK.
Colonel Van Horn AV111 Protect the Pris
oners in MM Custody.
CHICAGO , 111. , April 17. The Intor-Occan
has this dispatch regarding the rustler move
ment In the northwest :
"CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 10. Today's
news from . 'ohnson county predicts another
outbreak of the rjstlor war. The rustlers
are greatly excited and very bit
ter against the cattlemen , who nro
now prisoners at Fort McKInney ,
whom they threaten to lynch it they can
capture them. The prisoners are 10 bo re
moved lo Fort Douglass , near Salt Lake
Clly , U. T. Colonel Van Horn has been
warned lhat his troops will ba attacked on
routo. He is preparing for nod expects an
engagement. The plan of tbo rustlers is to
fortify themselves in tbo mountains.
This con bo done with lilllo
dunuer to themselves nnd if they
make tbo atlnck it is almost ccr-
tuln lo ho a sanguinary one. Tka rustlers
now number over a thousand , and nil are
well armed with Winchesters and six-
shooters. They insst | that Hesse , Ford and
Elliott , the imprisoned cattlemen , bo deliv
ered to them. If they got the prisoners in
their custody , they jvlll certainly be banged.
Colonel Yuu Horu hesitates to remove the
prisoners to Fort- Douglass , fearing that ou
thu way his troops will bo overpowered.
The leader of the rustlcri is M. A. Ruder ,
a young Molhodut preacher. Ho is iho very
incarnation of a wuvrlor and has iho ability ,
dash and mngnolisul lo qualify him for Ibo
most hazardous expedition. Ho possesses
Iho absolute confidence of his followuis. Ho
Is brusque In manner and quoloi scripture to
his men with potent effect. As a fichier ho
has ulretdy woa his success. Last' summer
ho bad a fight with a cattleman named
Baird , whom ho typrstcd. Ho can rldo llko
a conlaur and shoots wilhlbe skill of an In
dian.
dian.Tho
The rustlers regard him as n god and in
vincible. The acting governor of Wyoming ,
Amos Barber , is mu li concerned ever the
situation. Ha has lolegraphed Sheriff Angus
of Johnston county } biu under no circum
stances will Iho prisoners bu delivered to tbo
civil-authorities until' their safety is assured
them. Angus Is urged 10 use his influence
and aulhoriiy lo restore quiet and afford
bis prisoners protection. Barber has al o
requested Colonel Van Horn to obtain the
custody of five members of the Invading
party now in the Buffalo Jail , vvho were cap
tured prior ta the engagement at the T A
ranch , where the olher invaders surrendered
to the iroops. Angus is Interned lhat bo
must deliver tboso prisoners lo Colonel Van
Horn at Fort MclCinuoy so they mav bo pro-
lecicd against threatened violence , Governor
Barber scjs no is determined lo put down
this warfare if it requires all the power in
the slate of Wyoming to do it , and if that is
not enough ho'will call on the government of
tbo United Staler for moro iroops.
Mm. llnrrUoii'B Condition ,
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , April 17 , Mrs. Harri
son's condition , which on yesterday morning
was much improved , has become consider
ably WOMO , she baying caught fresh cold
'during the day. Her cough bccuwa worse and
fever increased. Today Dr. Gardner , MM.
Harrison's physician , seld'uls patient , was a
llttlo better and ha looks lor a greater im
provement by morning.
Portluiil ) , Oregon , ( Shaken.
PORTLAND , Ore , April 17. AfJ:30 : o'clock
two heavy shocks of earthquake were felt in
Portland and point * near by. Vibrations
were from cast to west and lasted ten seconds
ends in each cato , Many parsons became
frlcbteuoj when the buildings bogau lo Irom-
bio and rushed into the street. No damage
was douo.
EASTER SUNDAY IXflKLAIllBIA
Eow tho'Day Was Observed by the Oath-
orod Throngs of lloiucsackers.
EXPECTANTLY IMPATIENT BOOMERS
Arrangements Tor the Opening of the Amp-
aliue mid Cheyenne Agency Swelling
Crowds Awntt thoi D.iy
Clmrueterlstlo Scenes.
El. RCNO , Okl. , April 17. Easier Sunday
was a day ot brkht promiseto , the boomew
gathered about the Cheyouno and Arap.iuoo
reservation , which will bo thrown open to
settlement next Tuesday. Each homo-
seeker was Inspired with the promise ot
better times for himself and family , nud
with the promise of n moro prosperous life.
The day was bright and sunny , exemplifying
the boomers' expectations , nnd the weather
was warm aud pleasant , typical of the
geniality which parvados the botncscoklug
throngs.
U Is not n genial fooling which pervades
the speculating throng , The fooling ihcro Is
ono of bitterness against overylhing. The
spoculalors are "nicking , nnd kicking hard. "
In iho first place , the rulings ot the land
ofllco governing the tiling of.soldlcrs' declara
tory statomonls is "dead against them , " as
they express u. The ruling forbids the filing
of but two claims , ono In the
liter's name and another under a
power of utlorney. Again they Und fault
bccauso their chances of spoculatlon are re
duced almost to a minimum by the scarcity
of money among the boomers , these who may
want what the speculator has lo sell. If they
are not lo have any ono lo sell to how are
they going to speculate , they ask. They
object , too , because the gamblers are driving
such a thriving trade and are petting away
with so much boomer money which might be
heller used in the purchase of land , from
some kind speculalor. And so Iholr lot Is
not u happy ono.
Attempts nt Sharp I'ructlce.
Whh the legitimate boomer , however ,
the case is much different. Ho U in
high feather. The land ofllco has
guaranteed against Illegal speculation. Ho
has a fair field and no favor. Each ono
stands as good a cbanco to secure n homo as
another. There have been many rumors and
some charges that tbcro will not bo a fa'r
deal at the hind ofllccs , but it is not believed
the rumors cun bo vsrllied or tbo charges
sustained , not because the evidence cannot
bo found , but because neither have been found
u thing In fact. There has been talk of a
fraudulent formation of Iho Uno before the
Kingfisher land office , but such docs not
seem to have been the caso. The line is made
up of a lot of miscellaneous pcoplo who have
been holding their places for some days.
They bavo been well acquainted wilh ono
nnolher and nro on friendly terms , but there
does not appear any evidence of conspiracy
among them. They have been given numbers
by Marshal Grimes , who is included in ihe
conspiracy charge , but lhat has boon done
simply to keep the line In order , as at other
offices during land openings of this charac
ter. Tbo fraudulent maps mentioned In
yesterday's dispatches are these made by
private individuals for ths purpose of de
ceiving the Innocent boomer , and are not
these issued by the Interior department.
llvlil liuHtor Sen lees.
EasterSunday was very generally observed
by the boomers who are gathere'd on Iho
border. With nearly every colony of boomers
there is either a clergyman or some devout
man who ran perform clerical duties , nud
services were hold by them all along Iho lino.
There were no Easter bonnets or bright
spring suits among the devotees , but these
nllcndlng Iho . - < ervlcos were doublless qullo
as devout as their moro fashionable metro
politan brolhcrn and sisters. Thu services
were qulto as simple and as plain as the cos
tumes of the worshipers. There were no
Easter carols. festival choruses or
anthems simply Ihe slncing of some
old hymn with which everyone was sure to bo
familiar , the offering of a simple prayer and
tbo delivery of an Impromptu discourse. The
coft sward of the borderland look Iho place
of cushioned pews and Ibo lull board of a
prairie schooner was used as a substitute for
a carved pulpit. Tbo congregations were
generally large. The singing of an opening-
hymn at tno servJco on the border directly
west of this town disturbed u party which
was losing its money rapidly to a three card
montoman. Thoplnyersleftthogamo , strolled
to the outskirts of tbo crowd of worshipers
and curiously observed the services. Some
returned to the game while others remained
throughout the services.
in this place th ? services were largelv
attended nt ull the churches.Tho worldly
inclined , howuvor , found plenty of oppor
tunity to kill time. Quiet gambling camoj
wore running all over town , nnd these who
could not find quarters for a game on iho
quiet , established quarters Just beyond tbo
borders of the town.
This nfiernoon ihero wus n general move
toward the border by those who have been
uniting hero for Iho opening to come. They
will travel by slow stages , so as to reach the
border by Monday evening , without tiring
their horses , whict everyone desires 10 bo as
fresh as possible ou the morning of Iho
grand ru&b ,
All the I.HIIII Is Tilled iiltli Ilnnmers.
KINGFISHER , Okl. , April 17. All ibo land
Is full of boomers and iheir whltetbpped
wagons. On iho way here by rail ono begins
lo see Iho landsooker.s soon after leaving
Caldwell , Kan. Tno wagon Iralni through
iho Cbcrokco strip parallel iho Rock Island
road , and looking out of the car window ono
h > biiro of seeing ut almost any sUgo of the
Journey either n prairie ir.nn or a prairie
dog town. Thcro is nothing In the strip hut
prairie dog towns , boomers nud skeletons of
steers relics of iho dayt > when ibo calUo
baron abode In tbo land. Tno southbound
wcgons can bo KOCH for miles and mllns
crawiing along the bald prairio. Tbcro uro
all sorts of tbom prairie schooners , buckboards -
boards , buggies aud spring .vagons ; and
thcro are pilgrims on horscbacu and afoot ,
seine of them with no more goods than iho
clothes they wear , oihers driving bunches of
fat cattio before them , and every now and
then a northbound outfit is scon got tired
of waiting nnd started back homo. There is
an air of disgust surrounding every ono of
tbeso northbound outfits that may bo
perceived nil of ton miles , The further
Eoutu tbo thickest are the boomers. At the
Oklahoma line they are almost as thick
as iho prairie dogs and the prairie dogs are
very , very thick. It is pretly nearly a solid
dog town all ibo way down through ibo
strip. Tneso prairie dog * are Impudent
wretches thut build their towns irrcspeclivo
of railway lines or federal laws ugaln&t sct-
tlotnent in Indian lauds. Many n I'oomor
about noon of Tuesday will como to grief
over these prairie dog towns , Tbo horse
that stops in a dog burrow will not stop fall
ing Inside of 100 yards.
( Julet and Orderly Crowd * ,
The crowds bore are generally quiet and
orderly. They nro growing eager hour by
hour as tbo day for the opening approaches ,
and by tomorrow night tbero will bo no one
In town but iho land officer * nud itioso who
are lu line waiting to fllo their declarators.
Horse * are going up In value as ihodeslro
Increases to get to the border for the race.
An ordinary cow po.iy , with gothlc hips and
a preponderance of malovclcnca In his dispo
sition , cosis MO , while any kind of u real
lioriO cannot bo looked nt for less than $100 ,
"No horse , no claim , " U tbo cry of tbo horse
trader * , and in most cases they get their full
price.
Today has been ono of preparation and an-
tlclpuiiou. The devout pcoplo spent ibo
morning at Hosier services ut tbo churches ,
others were making ready to pull out for the
border , \\bltobtill oibors passed the lima
playing Iho euro Iblng games which abound
lu all parts of the town. The newspaper
men who returned from vnrioui points on the
border today report that there are fully
= * :
Kl.000 pcoplo on the border art \ ihctr way
tbcro , who will nnrtlclpata ' .So rush for
homes Tuesday. There nro i \ It-ISO,000 ,
ucro of land available for set , \nl \ which
will glvo 7iOOJ people ono chl.iti , thus 1 cav
ing 3,000 who must either go without or take
up a townslto lot.
ATo.w.it'/i itin-n ; TO TH.IIHZ
Tickling Kiiropc'K rnlntc With Coin 1'one
and 1'iikc.
WisniNOTOv , D. C. , April TO.-Special [ to
Tun DPI : . ] To the American farmer ,
mechanic , or capitalist for that matter , the
statement that our corn and the products of
It , such as meal , ceralinp , corn starch , uiul so
forth , are very llttlo known lu Kuropo seems
au absurdity. But it Is true. The Europeans
know so llttlo of those popular and healthful
articles of food that Just now congress is
taking steps to enlarge the work of Introduc
ing thorn Into England , Germany , Franco ,
Belgium , Austria , Italy and other countries.
Four or five years ago Colonel Charles JJ
Murphy , an enthusiast who know much of
the necessities of Europe In the way of food
articles , bo an the agitation of the question ,
and told our farmers , boards of trade and
legislatures In the west that If they
would spend a few dollars In em
ploying some men to go to Europe and
tell the people what n healthful , nutritious
and cheap article of food corn was , and how
many good things for the stoirmlt could bo
made from It , oar mnrxots for corn would
teen bo immensely augmented. Ho mot with
poor success , and llnally wont to Europe
largely upon his own resources. He opened
up exhibits atsomo expositions and began
teaching the foreigners , most of whom had
never oven hoard of such n thing us eating
anything tmuio from corn , ho\v to mnko corn
broad , corn fritters and cakes , corn puddings ,
nid many other articles which wo cat every
day from our ordinary ma'/o. ' They were
greatly astonished. More than that
they were much Interested when
they nto the articles of food ,
liked It , and were told how much
cheaper and better It was than wheat or
wheat Hour. Up to that moment only those
Europeans who had traveled In our country
or were well road had even so much as beard
of corn. They had regarded corn and everything -
thing made from it as lit only for horses , cat
tle and fowls. Italy raises n small amount
of llttlo corn which Is fed to chickens.
Franco , Germany and England also produce
some corn , but very llttlo , and Ills nil fed to
live stock. When It was proposed to feed
them cakes , broad and other articles made
from ground corn they derided the Idea and
refused to believe wbat was told them. Llt
tlo carts were pushed Into the streets of
London , Berlin , Paris and some other
largo cities , and "Corn-Cake Murphy , "
with his bowl of batter and dough , fried
cakes and baked bread for the assembled
multitudes , Hko the wnlTel-maucrs who dis
pense frco gratis thAt delicious article of
food on cool days In this country. When the
cakes or broad were handed out , free , to the
crowds they partook ol them sparingly , mid
many of them bad suspicions. But the baker
ate heartily himself , to show tbo crowds ttiat
thcro was no poison in t'to productions , and
as they nto they liked it. Some of them went
to their homos to await serious develop
ments. When they awakened the next
morning and found themselves alive and
feeling none tbo wnrso for their experiment
they went back and tried It again , nud so on
till they became converts to the now food.
Wherever n few hundreds of persons could
bo found to take an Interest it : corn it was
found that the sentiment in favor of It grew ,
there was n demand for corn meal , and pre
judice against the "horso feed. " M Jt was
known , began to disappear. No missionary
wont In darkest Africa or Cblna ever tool :
half so fast a footliold. H was only neces
sary to show them how to coolt articles from
corn meal , get them to taste , and tbo seed
was eoxvn.
Our wheat moots with sharp competition
in Europe Irom India , Russia , Hungary and
tbo Argentine Republlcbut if wo succeed in
Introducing our corn lute Europe and creat
ing a demand for it , we can and will supply
the demand , for none of tbo European coun
tries hnvo the soil or cllmnto to produce corn
in paying quantities. Besides , the lands in
Europe are too valuable to warrant corn pro
duction.
It sounds almost ridiculous to Americans ,
but such a thing as green corn In Europe Is
almost uuKnown. This is ono of the most
popular and healtbful articles of diet In our
country.Vbilo American canned goods of
all kinds are sold in Europe , canned green
corn la very rarely soon. With a little
education at the people the farmers and
canuers could make millions a year in green
corn sent to Europo. Tbcro Is scarcely a
conk In England , not to mention other
European countries , whom less Is known
upon the subject , that knows how to cook an
car of green corn , and probably not ono In
10,000 has over soon green corn. A
thoroughbred English cook , who had for
years been in ono of the leading families of
Birmingham , last fall found employ
ment with TUB BKB correspondent. She
was an admirable cook. When the maruot
boy throw down In tbo kitchen an armful of
grbon corn she looked In astonishment at
Dim , as she inquired :
'What ' Is that ? "
'Greon ' corn , " replied the boy.
What Is It for" '
'To ' eat. "
To eat ! "
Yes. "
How ? "
Witn your mouth , " replied the boy. as ho
turned away In disgust.
When the cook was told to prepare the
corn for dinner she had no Idea about how
to proceed , and wlicn she was shown her
mouth stood vtido open In astonUhmont.
After it was cooked sha declined to oat it at
first , but llnally sbo became a prime lover of
green corn.
Franco Is supposed to ho tno loading
canned goods country of the world. Wn oat
millious of dollars worth of French goods in
cans ovury .year. Yet Americans taught
Franco how to can goods and wo taught nil
of Europe to oat tomatoes and many other
articles canned everywhere now. It Is con
ceded , however , thitt corn Is about the only
article of food which can bo largely Intro
duced in , but not produced by Europe , and
If wo create n market for corn in Europe It
will belong to and bo held by the United
States.
Wo now have but ono ngcat In Europe In
troducing our corn. Wo expend but 4,500
a year for that purpose. Senator Paddock Is
determined that this congress shall appropri
ate at least f fi.uOO fur the Introduction of our
corn in Europe , and that if the return ! ) nro
anything lik proportionate with these of
the last year to increase it to $100,000 a year
till our corn is fullv Introduced abroad ,
A new plan for Introducing corn products
to consumers In Europe has been suggested.
It Is to secure space in at least ono Inrco
store In each large European city where corn ,
corn meal , bolted and unbolted , corn starch ,
canned corn , and anything clso wo may
maka from corn , may bo sold ; to circulate
printed matter among the consumers , tolling
them what corn Is , how 11is used In the
United States , and how to cook It , It Is
believed that within a few mouths It would
result in cradling nn anormous demand for
corn weal , corn starch , und croon corn
canned. Undoubtedly the olTccl would bo
noticed upon our corn markets next fall. It
Is well known that tbo demand abroad for
our wheat control ) uncos. So It will bo
with our corn after a demand has boon
created. It Is reported to the Department
of Agriculture that never was there to
much interest felt In a now article as In
corn , as all of Europe In seeking u healthful
unit inexpensive article of food , Moro
Interest is Just now taken at the department
In pushing our corn markets tnuii almost
anything else. Tno promises of returns are
very great and speedy.
Killed DurliiK u Thunder Ntoriu.
KANSAS CiTr , Mo , , April 17. A tcrrlflo
thunder storm passed over this city this
evening at 0 o'clock , It was accompanied by
a heavy fall of rain and hail. Lightning
struck the houto ct No. iftd Prospect avenue
and killed Gcorgo Ackormau , u gardener , tbo
owner. Lightning struck tavern ! other
boueos and did considerable damage , but no
other fatalities are reported ,
IOWA SALOOXISTS GET EVEN
All of Sioux City's ' Street Oar Lines Oem
plctoly Tied Up.
NO KIND OF WORK PERMITTED ON SUNDAY
Defeated lu Tlielr im : > rt to ronduet Tliclf
lliislue * * TliejHeconiK Kcloi-nicru anil
Deiunuil lliu Mi let Appllei- ;
tlou of the I.IIM.
Siof.x CITY , ta. , April 17. [ Special To1o.
Ernm to Tin ; 15ii : : . ] Tlio operatives of nil
the rapid transit lines \voro put under nr-
rest today anil the clectrlo street railway
ntul the olovntcd road effectually tlcil up
under nn old statute , lor years moro tiouorett
In the breach thiui the observance. The
saloonkeepers , who huvo been out of a Job
slnco the accession of the now city aumluls.
tratlon , are lit the bottom or the work. They
hnvo turned reformers with a vengeance.
Alter perfecting nn organization called the
Sunday Knforcoment league , they cmploycil
nn attorney and two of their number flleil
( ( .formation against the transit lines , under
which motoruion , gripmon and trainmen
were nrrestod. TLo managers of the street ,
railway gave bonds for their men and by
employing relays kept the cars going with
the exception of the electric rallwuv and the
clovntBd road , which teen tired anil quit.
The latter lines run to Mornlngslde , n
line residence quarter , and hundreds of people
ple attending Easter services In town
diuretics were compelled to cither wnlk homo
or secure oilier conveyance About thirty
miles were tied up.
In addition to the arrests ol street car men
a number of dealers In clears and one res
taurant were pulled. The boys running ele
vators in tall buildings were compelled to
stop work.
.lohn Pierce , president of tlio cable com
pany , drove the ofUcors who caino to stop the
engine In the power house away with a shot ,
cun. The general feeling Is that the saloon-
Ists have weakened their cnuso by alienating
the sympathy of n largo number who have
hitherto been their friends.
ri.KASfiiu roic IOWA st-ours.
They Will niicngo In n Wolf Hunt ou A
( iKiiiitln Sea 11 > .
OTTTMWA. la. , April 17. ( Special Tele
gram to THBBEB.J A great , wof ! hunt Is
announced for next Friday. Sportsmen from
Creston , Obceola , Red Oak and Caarlton , to
the number of forty or moro with a largo
number of hounds will Join the Wapollo ana
Davis county sportsmen for n two days
cliusc. The party will start nt Thorpe's
ranch near Blakosburg and round up at the
banks of Soap crock in Davis county , ns
wolves In thai vicinity hare been very
numerous , and as the party will probably
consist of 100 men and many hounds , great
results nro anticipated.
Assaulted an IIMUIViitniii. .
CKIUH Ru-ipsi , la. , April 17. [ Special
Tolecram to Tun BEE. ] At Van Homo Fri
day night a man entered the homo of n man
named Slooeker while ho was absent and
attempted to assault his wife , who Is a muto.
Ho forced open the door of her sleeping room
and toro her night clothing nearly off of her.
Mrs. Slooeker recognized in him a worthless
fellow and should bo bo caught he will bo
roughly handled by an angry populace.
Will I lave n JEelimirlni ; .
OTTUMWA , la. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE , " ) The famous Hobprts
cuso at Oskaloosa , In which the Jury recently
awarded Miss Kobcrts &i,000 damages
against her father and brother-in-law for
fnlso imprisonment , will have a rehearing.
.Hideo Dewcy , after hearing the arguments
of the counsel , granted the motion for now
trial without giving any reasons. It will oo
tried lu Jasper county.
Thry Art ) lor Holm.
OTTVMWA , la. , April 17. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BciTho ] democracy hold !
their county convention yesterday and ctu o
delegates to the state convention , whooping
it up for Boies for president and Captain S ,
B. Evans of Ottumwa for national dclccaleV
from the Sixth district.
xo
Munit HnlHtrnit Says HiirrUon Is Sure of a
Kenomlimtlon lit MlnueiipollH.
NBW Yoiuc , April 17. Munit Halstcad
talked on presidential possibilities with mo
at nls rooms In the Clarendon hotel , Brook
lyn. last night , writes a Herald reporter , and
incidentally touched up what ho termed the
revolution in Jersey City and the lute oloc-l
tlon in Hhodc Ikland. Ho believed that the
signs of the times pointed toward Harrison
and wns convinced that Blalno'a retirement
was 11 tin I.
' I havcn'tscenan.vthlnsslncoMr. Blalno'a
withdrawal to indicate that thcro would bo
serious opposition to President Harrison'
ronomlnation by the republicans. Every
thing is going his way. Perhaps there Is too
much unanimity among the republicans , but
1 do not sco anything threatening In that.
Thcro Is a good do > 1 of objection olTcrod in
the aggregate. Wo hcar of Mr. Platt , Mr.
Quay and of certain silver sonntori who nro
opposed or reported to bo so to President
Harrison , but thcro seems to bo nothing In
it. Mr. AllUon Is not a candidate , nn < ] If ho
were ho would probably stand n better show
than nnvono clso who la In the
Hold against Harrison. The same
mav bo Laid of Sherman anil ibn same
of Robert T. Lincoln. I do not think that as
the case stands General Algor Is going to
got moro than a complimentary voto. The
thrco men who would bo competitors Sher
man , Allison and Lincoln do not npncar to
bo In the Hold. McKlnlcy of Ohio would bo
a formidable candidate , but 1 am of the
opinion that It is not his year to run , and
that ho < lees not think it is , I do not hoar of
Judge Grcshuni being in the Held , except I
have seen a dispatch In the Herald of this
week putting him forward prominently for
nomination at Omaha , and i fancy the Judge
will not countenance that nonroh o , There
has bccu talk of Undo Jerry Uusli , secretary
of tlio Department of Agriculture , ondl
minors that the opposition In the republican
party to Harrison might drift to Uncld
Jerry. " _
Titunt jniiit\ .
l : i\vyorn lor Dr. ( irnC'ltn IlitiisoiuVliy
Ho Should Ho ( Hi en u .Nnw Trlul.
DKNVHH , Colo. , April 17.-\VolIs , Macon
& furmiin , attorneys Ifcr Dr. T. 'J hatcher
CJravoa , yesterday fllod their brief In the
supreme court. Ills a document of nearly
ii,000 ; words. The most sun&utiouul part or
the brluf Is ttmt in which they take occasion
to UCJUSQ Judge Rising of prejudicing the
minds of the jury against the defendant.
Excerpts from the brief ate taken us f.illnwst
"Tho court crrorod In the seventh Instruc
tion to the Jury , os follows'Tho court
Instructs you that the law requiring you to
bobatlsflcd of the defendant's b > ullt beyond
a reasonable doubt , In order to wan-bat a
conviction , docs not require that you should
bo satisfied beyond a rousonnblu doubt of
each link In the chain of circumstances
railed upon to establish the defendant's
guilt ; It U sufficient m taking the testimony
altogether , If you are sutUllo.I hayond n
reasonable doubt that tbo defendant Is
guilty.1 To which Instruction the defcudant
then and there duly oxcontod ,
"In this connection the attention of the
court Is call oil to the following Instructions
requested by the plaintiff lu error and refused -
fused by the court : 'Kvcry circumstance )
which Is essential to a conclusion of guilt
against the defendant shall bo established
beyond all reasonable doubt before it can ba
used by the Jury against tbo defendant. " To
the refusal of which the defendant iboa and
tburo duly oxceptcd , "
A great many other objection * of minor
Impurtnnco are inudo.