Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
. TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOllNlKG , JUNE 7 , 1892. NUMBER 355.
IN DEATH'S ' VALLEY
Bctncs in the Pennsylvania Towns Dev
astated by Tire and Water.
SEARCHING THE RUINS FOR THE DEAD
Many Pathetic Incidents of Sunday's Terri
ble Disaster.
DEEDS OF BRAVERY AND SELF-SACRIFICE
John O'Lcary ' Gives TJp His Life for His
Mother.
AID FOR THE SUFFERING AND NEEDY
Cutitrlhutliiim routing in to thn Itollcf
Committee Atncmg the Ilulni ot the
Allllcted C'ltlen A HcvlHoU
Lint of tlioDcnd.
TITDSVIM.C , Pa. , Juno C. Never in the
history of Titusvlllo has such n scene of deso
lation been unfolded to tbe gaze as was pro-
Rented this morning when the Associated
Press represcntalivo entered the main thor
oughfare. The first sight was mon carrying
, _ D dead body on a stretcher. Within fifteen
f minutes tbo night became so common as to
cause no occasion of surprise. It Is now es
timated thai fully 100 persons were drowned
or burned to death , whllo the money loss will
reach from ? 1,500,000 to 3,000,000. The ter
ritory covered by Hood and fire with destruc
tion Is two miles wide und includes railroads ,
factories , refineries , etc.
The Qucon Cily laundry caught Ore this
morning , and again danger threatens the un-
burncd district.
The official list of the dead as ravlscd by
Coroner Snowdcn is as follows :
The Dentil List.
MRS. j. cnoucn.
Milt11. . LYONS.
CHILD of MKS. LYONS.
TWO UNKNOWNS.
MKS. O'LEAKY.
EDWARD AIKEN.
FKANK A1ICEN.
WILLIAM AIKEN.
A CHILI ) of JOHN ROACH.
WALTER MclMIEKSON.
MllS J W. HKI8TOL of Ilochcster , S. Y.
OHAKLES MILLER.
JOHN HOLMEPof Jnmcstou , N. Y.
CHARLES BAKER.
MKS. 3. W. MILLS ami JtVE CHILDREN.
JAMES DOa'IS-tt OKTH ,
VOUll UNKNOWNS , foand on thn Slnpp
farm ono mlle abovu the Western New York i ;
Pennsylvania bridge.
A limn nurnud ROUliLE and EON.
MRS. Ht-NKY BRICK.
MISS FURMAN ( colored ) .
HENRY HITCHin.
Mli-HGOLDA COHEN.
MAMIE ( JI'INN.
MKS NKALMrKENZIE.
JOHN Mrl'IIEKr-ON und sister. MARY.
AVILL1AM EOKEIlT mid Oil 1 LI ) .
MRS. U I1. CAfcPCRS-ON.
GEORGE I'EAbE.
MllS. LENA Oi-MEH and TWO CHILDREN.
JOSEPH STEIGELS and TWO CHILDREN.
MRS. FRED REID mid DAUGHTER
KRAN 1C C. FOSTER , boy.
FRED COI'l'V.
FRED 11EID.
MRS. MARV IIAEIIN nnd four children.
MRS. FltED CAM'HELL aud two children.
OLIVER EDGAK , hoy. , „ _
NUB. JOHN QtHNN-and two daughters-
MRS. 1HIRMAN ( colored ) .
MKF. A. JACOB und child.
MlbS DKLIE HICK.
A innn iiiiinid ENGlltSKY nnd son.
UNKNOWN MAN.
MRS. J. B1NUERHEIMER and seven chlld-
LEUEK ? and wife.
Klx-diiy old BOY of I ) . OAPLING.
- .
AVILL1AM IIHIGGS.
MRS. EUWAllO MILLS and TWO CHIL-
UKEN.
JAMES BUKNES.
AV.V. . SllAl'TElL
HIRAM DOUGHERTY.
CHARLES MILLER.
EDWARD MlLLs and 1'IVE CHILDREN.
JAMES HOLMES , JUIIIUBIOWII. N , Y.
K.V , R. 1'LANK , Carthage , Jetfersoucoimty.
JAMES AV. BRISTOL.
DAN I EL SULLIVAN.
JOHN REINBOLD.-
MRS. JANE ROCHE.
MltB. HAXALR1T/ . .
EUCIKNI.FKANTK.
MRS. MYRTLi ; HAWK.
MRS. . ! . W. BRISTOL.
AV1LLIAM TEUAVILLIGER.
GRANT TERWILL1UEK.
KHEitlDAN WIOKH.
I1. STOfK.
KIUVAKD KEATING.
\VlLLlt-bTEWART.
The uniJcutlllcd dead will swell the list to
sixty-seven.
Cauno oft lie I'irc.
The fire was caused by a spark from a loco
motive. Mochnnlc struct , occupied by the
poorer classes for residences , was simply
blotted out of existence. Not a vcstiire of a
d welling on that Etroal is left standing. The
greatest loss of life occurred hero. The fire
and ilood swept whole families away before
tboy realized their danger. Tbo volume ot
Ins flood was greatly increased by the break
ing of dams at Klcevillo ana Spartansburp.
Imli-wcrilmhly AxvfuV
The blp refinery and wax plant owned by
Flood & Co. cnueht fire exactly at noon , and
the black smoke , blowing dlroctly over the
city , turned mladuy almost. Into the blackness
of night. It was indescribably awful and as
ibo ram continued to come dowu in buckols-
ful what the outcome was to bu passed nvon
conjecture. Tbovutors of Oil crook were
rushing through tbostrocts hi ibo lower part
of the city und beseeching walls of distress
from the helpless victims all imploring aid
were pitiful. Bravo man with boats and
'ropes battled manfully ugalnst the terrific
current unU hundreds of the people were
brought safely to land.
It is simply Impossible to give the reader
an idea of the horribio scenes enacted in our
midst. People do not us yet realize through
what they am passing ,
r.m eloped lu HliecU of 1'laine ,
Five persons , all males , wora soon to perish -
( ish while grasping a piece of limber. Just as
' \ the thousands of st > octatora who were lookIng -
Ing on wllh bated breath , unable to render
thu ( lighten assistance , were led to believe
that tbe sufferers would safety roach land ,
another tank of oil exploded in close prox
imity und in n moment the doomed men
were unvolopod in lUmrs , and death came
speedily , their bodies bolng swallowed up in
tbo rcglng waters.
Scores of cases of a like fearful character
nro reported. Among them is that of a
mother with her baba clasped to bor breast
with ono baud whllo with iho other she
clung to a piece of plank. The piece of wood
drifted wllh great force directly toward the
*
Dunkirk , Allegheny Vulley & Pltuburg
depot , around which the water was rushing
furiously at a depth at five feei. So swift
was the current tbut a largo hole bad been
washed under iho platform of tbo station.
, As the mother und babe retohod this point
the suction was to great that it drovvtbem
in and they disappeared from view.
CHUIK with Appulllnz Kuddounrss.
Tha utmost constant rains ot tbo past
mouth caused the earth to bo no thoroughly
tilled with water thai It would hold no more.
Tno heavy downpour ot Saturday andBatur-
Ouy night cuukoa more of the small streams
to overflow their banks. In the early part of
the evening Church run , in the northern
part ot the city , pave much trouble. About
midnight Oil crock began to rapidly rise. So
BUddcn was the Inunoatlon that tbo flood WR *
in full force before the residents were aware
of tbo danger ana not more than half of thorn
reached high ground.
The suddenness of tbo rlso of this famous
old waterway was later explained by the In
telligence thai the bugomilldam of Thompson
& Eldrod , located at Spartansburg , nbout
seven miles from this city , burst. The laiso
made by this dam wan n halt ratio In length
by a quarter of a mlle In breadth , and the
waters thus suddenly let loose made of this
valley In the course of a few moments a roar
ing Amazon.
I'I un pc il In Totnl Darkness.
Tbo fire boxes oftbo boilers nt thoclty water
nnd cloctric light works were quickly flooded ,
thns throwing the city into almost total
darkness , and rendering the hydrants nt
once useless for fire purposes. Notwith
standing this stiito of affairs , the danger to
the city was underrated , no ono having the
slightest idea that the ravages bolng made
by the flood were to bo quickly augmented
by the terrors of fire ; however , such provoi
to bo the case , for a dull , tiravy explosion
was heard and immediately a stream of ilatao ,
fully liOO feet in height , pierced the inky
darkness and throw a glaring light over the
vast expanse of an pry waters.
At once the cry came out from thousands
of throats that the Crescent oil refinery of
Johu Schwartz & Co. , located on the north
ern bank of the crook in the east end was on
fire.
fire.Never
Never before did Ore Boom to spread so
rapidly , and In less than throe minutes from
the time tbo explosion was heard the vast
plant was ono sheet of soothing flames. Then
it was that pandemonium score or ! to break
loose aud began to rclgn supreme. Thous
ands of people rushed poll moll through the
streets , tumbling and knocking each other
aown in tnoir aimless endeavor to escape
from what they imagined was the crack of
doom.
I'ltonuHly Appealing For Alii.
The bright light thus thrown on the sur
roundings revealed an apalllng sight.
On the roofs and in thu windows of upper
stories of houses In tbo flooded districts ap
peared men , women nnd children dressed
mostly in their night robss , ana all pitcously
appealing at the height of their voices ,
which could only now and" then bu distin
guished above the loud rush of the waters and
crash of the fiery timbers , for aid and
succor.
Clinging to the driftwood , timbers and
other debris as they were berne onward
down stream were scores of human belngi ,
their white , terror-smitten faces , desperate
struggles and plaintive cries for aid combin
ing to croat'p impressions never to bo forgot
ten or effaced from the memory of the be
holder.Ilurnrd
Ilurnrd nnd liluclcciiptl Corpses.
Most of the bodies recovered boar evidence
of baring mot death from burning oil , many
of them having been burned almost boy on a
recognition , and several of them in such a
torrlblo manner us to leave the bodies with
out the least semblance of human form.
The loss iu the county by washouts of
bridges will bo enormous. Thcro is not n
county or township bridge for many miles
that is not washed out aud the roads in every
direction nro nearly Impassable. Tbo West
ern JNow York & Pennsylvania nnd Union &
Titusvillo roads .havo-uotratU'inptedttto mm
trains and will bo obliged to spend enormous
amounts of money before they can move in
any direction.
Kocheteller'H Proffered Aid.
It is reported hero on reliable authority
that John D. Kockofcller , president of tno
Standard Oil company , has instructed Joseph
Seep , tht > buyer for the Stunaard here , to
draw on him for $100,000 for the relief of the
suffering district.
The poay of Fred Luors , a night watch
man , was recovered this afternoon. This
mnlros fifty-six bodies found. There ore fif
teen oodles Iving in McNeil's undertaking
rooms , which are burned beyond recognition.
The only means of identification they have
to go on was the locality in which they were
fcuud. Some , uro headless , \vhilo the limbs
of others ere severed fro'n their bodies.
Tbo facilities for caring for a large number
of doud are limited , those burned being
placed in BUCKS uud thrown to ono sldo
on the floor until they coula receive what
attention that could ha paid to their remains.
Coroner Strouso ompuncllea his Jury this
afternoon and then visited the various under
taking establishments nnd viewed tbo re
mains. Tbo evening will bo devoted to going
over the ground whcro thcso people met
their death. Coroner Strousa said that in
his Judgment the verdict could bo nothing
else than that it was an act of Providence ,
and from nil tbut can bo learned up to the
present time no human belacs can bo held ,
directly or indirectly , responsible for tha
greatest catastrophe that over befell Titus-
villo.
Curing Tor the Dcncl nnd .Destitute. ,
In n talk with M. W. Truesdaln , editor of
the World , und who bad Just arrived from
CanadosUa lalco , ho suld : "People ao not
realize what an onorn.ous loss we have sus
tained , they uro only looking now at tbo
number of deaths uud the financial loss to
Tltubvillo proper. I have Just como from
CanaJoska lake , which is about seventeen
miles above this city , and fouud every
bridge In the country , with the excep
tion of the railroad bridges , have
boon rwept nwoy. This takes in
all tbo bridges between here and
Corey. In addition to this , tbo roads have
lioen so badly torn up that it will cost an
immense sum to repair the damage douo.
Too party with whom I came hero wltb bud
to construct temporary bridges in oruor to
got back to the city. Hundreds of families
are homeless and great , distress prevails.
Assistance is needed uua thai quickly , as
whllo tboso remaining ura doing all in their
power to aid tbe suffering nnd afflicted they
have not the means at their command to con
tinue the assistance. Committees have bean
organizaa to malio systematic arrangements
for the care and comfort of tbe destitute
living and for the proper iutcrmont of the
dead. Mayor Huat places the number of
acad at I DO.
Urave AVork of Two Ilurocs.
In connoctton with the saving of families
it is Raid that had it not boon for the heroic
work of Tony tuub ) and William Bennett
the death list would have boon increased by
over fifty wore , TDOJO two men sot out in
Bltltlb and by the most herculean efforts suc
ceeded iu placing tbo occupants of the vari
ous dwellings in safe plucoi. It was bard
work , as thu current was very strong und u
nuuibar of the occupants persisted in the
ktutomont that there was not a particle of
danger. Thty were simply removed by
lorce , and toduy were loud In their praise of
the mon whom thjy were so ready to abuse
last night ,
Sturtltig nt the Hall street lumber yard ,
which is at the upper cui ) of the town , the
following are tbo nutnes of the works de
stroyed Uk uour as could he obtained : Kflgar
Hnlu , lumber , loks fl.000 ; H. I ) , Belcher ,
flvo or six dwultlngs , loss f.OOI ) ; Mrs.
Anlllt , house overturned , losa fc > 'Jd ' ; Prank
Woods , oil refinery , loss $10,000 ; U Beebe &
Kous , tannery. loss 8a3OOU ; Mury
Ann Keuiiolly , dwelling , loss (1,000 :
freight station uf the \\cbtcru New
Yorit & Pennsylvania und freight
train , loss estimated flu , 000 ; Jru Blows ,
cooix > rae , fli.UOO ; Mluerathy cooperage ,
Btocu. swont " awuy , fS.OOO : J. A. Losee ,
radiators , "fcl&O.OOOj Prry station , tlO.OOi ) ;
M. Hougblallag/dwolUu ; and bhop , (3,000 ;
( Jcorpe Stephens , the | > s , buildlnc mid. ,
ttf.'i.OOO.s American oil works , $1,000 ; Uioo ,
lloblufcon Ac Tuscan , rehners , $40,000 ; J. P.
Tl'ornas , International refinery , f 85,000 ;
Btaudr.rd Oil company , loss not knowu , u
the buildings were old and the tnnlts empty.
Tbo works destroyed were tbe Acme.
AVorkril furThclr Liven.
Had It not bocn for the efforts of tbo two
mon named Hart nnd McAnley. uidea by
others whose names could not bo ascertained ,
the fire would have extended Mill further
and In all probability destroying the entire
western end of the town. They were cnnpht
nnd pinned in by the flauirs as they were in
the vicinity of tno American oil works , nnd
it meant salvation to them If they could pre
vent the works from catching Uro. This
was their only hope , nnu realizing this they
sot to work and by constant effort on the
tanks and building1 * they succeeded in sav
ing their lives nnd the wortts , and probably
the western section of the city.
The town Is in a fever cf excitement , und
many are the anxious inquiries being made
nil over the town.
The railroad tracks nro washed away in
sections above tbo city for a distance of
probably fifteen or twenty miles nnd travel
Is cutoff both to the north aud the south.
Oil City cannot bo reached , cxcapt In car
riages , and travel -will hardly bo resumed
for possibly three or four days , nnd it will
bo as tnnny weeks before the regular run of
business is started.
All danger from the tanks that threatened
to destroy the business pirt of the town to-
dav Is past , the fires nil having been extin
guished. The only fire now burning is
below tbo tan us.
AT OIL CITY.
Contribution * from the Chnrltnlilo An
Intimate oftlic ! , ( > of Lllc.
V , I'a. , Juno 0. A day lull of ox-
cttomcnt and harrowing scones has closed
hero , and thousands who have boon socking
for tbo dead and aiding the suffering have
gone to rest. Not nil , howovor. All along the
burnca section can bo scon groups of parsons
still hunting for their loved ones. They do
not seem to weary or despair , but dig into
the accumulated filth and rubbish
with bare and nlceding bands. Many
of thorn have not ceased for n moment
in their search for tbe dead. With
out food nnd sloop , the unwearied nro
continuing in their task. For many of thorn
the wore will bo wit bout tosult for it id now
certain that many ot the bodies have been
olthor burned to cinders or swept Into the
flood and away. The Danks along the crook
are caving in and many a victim has gene to
his last resting place uuattcndod by mourn
ing friends and with no ceremonies. To
night sixty-scvon bodies had boon taken
Irom the ruins and thU practically ends the
work of the searchers until tomorrow.
Grunt LOUR of Life.
Those who are acquainted with the locality
whore tbo greatest damugo was done say the
loss of lifo must roach at least 150 , aod many
put the figures ut 200. Tbo number of tbe
bodies recovered gives no fair estimate of the
number lost. The section where tuo loss of
life is greatest was largely occupied
by foreigners employed in the tube works.
No ono knows their names , but it will bo im
possible to over learn Just how many are
missing. In this section also were n vast
number of children , or , us ono citizen puts it ,
there were swarms of them. Of all the
bodies recovered only ten were children , and
the great question is , what has become of
the rest of the children )
Unbounded gratlludo is felt and expressed
by the relief committee hero over tbo unso
licited and generous subscriptions nnd offers
of aid from outside persons. Tonight tbo
committee has in hand over $12,000 , and tbo
answers to inquiries received toduy will
tomorrow swell the subscriptions
to double this sum. Already
there has been requests for aid
from 300 , and this number is hourly
being swelled. This by no moans represents
the total number of sufferers , as many of
them have friends here who have provided
for them. The taloi o-f heroic struggles for
lifo will never cease to be told , und overv
person ono moots has a thrilling itory to toll.
The question of insurance is a most serious
oneana.adjustcrs are .already on the ground.
Tbo total insurance is about $300,000 , acd the
insurance loss is over $140,000.
Dl ilwith Ills Mother.
John O'Leary. whoso lifo and his mother's
were blotted out by yesterday's ' fire , had
just assumed the position made vacant by
tbo death of Messenger Metr , who was killed
In the railroad disaster at Foster a few days
neo. When tbo flood and fire struck the
O'Lonry homo John tried to save his mother ,
who was almost GO years of age , but falling
ho calmly sat down by her side and mother
und son faced death and died together.
All the bodies found so far present tbo
same horrible appearance .and in all cases
fire aided the water. Tbo bodies an fast as
they are identified are being prepared for
burial and the funeral of tbe victims will
take place tomorrow. The whnlo city is
stunned by the blow and business Is nt a
standstill. Every ono is busy with worlrs of
mercy , caring for tbe dead and aiding and
comforting mourners.
A hospital corps has been organized and
tbo relief committee has authorized ull nec
essary expenditures to he made to equip the
hospital. All day over fifty pcrsous have
boon treated.
I'rotlHloiiH for Itellcf.
A special commltteo has taken charge of
provisions for relief. U. F. Clnrlt was made
chairman of the relief organization. Sub
scriptions of money or goods may bo sent to
Chairman Clark or ° H. H. Stevenson , treas
urer. There will bo no formal call for out
side aid , but subscriptions will be gladly re
ceived , as there are over 400 homeless ones
to care for.
The coroner bold inquests on a number of
bodies today iu tbo council chamber , aud the
story of the holacaust was related by an eye
witness. A verdict In accoranco with the
facts was rendered.
A pitiful sight to see is saved parts of
families searching water and smoking ruins
for lost members , and when found their
grief is indescribable.
The number ot tboso injured reach into
the hundreds. Many of tboin bavo lost a leg
or an arm , oars and noses have ooon burned
off , bodies burned and blistered und still the
victims live and suffer.
faOUTII DAKOTA'S DISASTER.
Much of th Country Itctwccn Harold mil !
liluut 1'locnlcil.
Huuox , S. D. , Juno 0. A * cloudburst be
tween Harold and Blunt flooded a largo
portion of the county , doing mucu damage to
crops and washing out a stretch of railroad
track.
Mrs. 1C. H. Footo and throe children ,
while returning from a neighbor's , were
drowned In attempting to cross u ravine.
Contributing to tlio KnllurFund.
PiTTfiiuita , Pu. , Juco 0. At a citizen's
meeting held bore this afternoon it was de
cided to send a commltteo to tbo oil regions
to administer relief to tbo inhabitants of the
stricken district. The contlotpcn appointed
for Oil City tnis afternoon carried with them
$8r 00 , subscribed by Plttsburgcrs. On
their arrival the committee will tube a sur
vey of the district and as soon as possible
will report what is needed to those in charge
of the relief measures hero. Several thou
sand dollars have been subscribed iu addi
tion to the money ulrcudy forwarded and
whatever is required will bo forthcoming at
once.
once.At a meeting of the council of Allcchonoy
this evening Mayor Kennedy called on tbo
councllmon and cltlzonsof Allogbcnoy to take
stops toward lending assiktauco to tbo people
of Titusvillo aud Oil City. A ready response
was made to this nnpcal and Allozhcney is
actively at work for the benefit of tboso in
need.
At too Oil exchange today ever (2,000 was
raised in loss than half an hour.
IlUnntrou * Ilrtmlc uf u Levee.
KCOKVK , la. , June 0. The levee protecting
the drainage district below War tw , 111. ,
broke this morning , flood in IT thousands of
acres o ! rlcU larmlng land and causing great
destruction of proparty.
Arrivals.
At New York Tturlc , from Liverpool ;
Werra , from Gibraltar ; Arizona and Scrvia ,
from Liverpool.
At Gibraltar Fulda. from New Yotk.
At Lizard Europe , trom New York.
At Liverpool - Arabiac , from Now York.
Harrison's Porces in1 Position to Take up
the Line of Battle.
BLAINE'S ' COHORTS 'ARE DISORGANIZED
Leaders of the Mainj Man's Army Un
certain "Where 19 Begin the Attack.
1
LITRE HOPE FOR THE SMALLER FRY
Everything Indicates That Dark Horses
Will Not Stand Any Show.
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Elaine Boomers Preparing for a Grand Out
burst Jnst Before the Convention.
NEBRASKANS EARNEST FOR HARRISON
t
Every Evidence That the Delegation Will
Follow Instructions Closely.
WHAT A CAREFUL ; ESTIMATE INDICATES
Figures Which Show That the President
is Certain of a Majority.
SOME MATHEMATICAL GYMNASTICS
Calculations Made in the Headquarters and
Their Widely Divergent Eesnlts.
NO WORRY IS FELT AT WASHINGTON
I'rmldcut Ilurrlson Is Tuklnp Matters I'ngy
at Home No Hope.for Alccr Ituttlo
Koj-al Will llefc'lp at Minneapolis
Thl , Morning.
Misxcroi.is , Minn. , Juno 0. [ Special
Telegram to THE B E.J It is the cvo of the
convention. All duylopg the city has been
bombarded with Oass drums , deluged with
streams of melody and discords from hun
dreds of brass bands and distracted with car-
splitting yells from the throats
of thousands of apparent maniacs , shouting
alternately for mah and Harrison. The
uniformed club took the town by storm aud
the drummajor was .in his glory , up and
down the nvunues , DOW In sunshine now iu
pottle ? rain , small nd . , largo nrocosBions
marched to the accompaniment of cheering
.multitude's. * - , „ < .1 * ; ? '
Tbo West , hotel has sccrnbd an veritable
mad-house peopled with .vociferous lunatics.
Circulation1'n the I obey has been almost im
possible and passage through the halls worse
than exit from a theater ou an opening
night.
All day and far Into the night the leaders
have been consulting behind closed doors ,
whllo the boomers have been boom-der-
rnhine : down stairs. Tbe hubbub and
hurrah which nt Chicago four four years
ago was dissipated among half a dozen
hotels , has been all thrown into one with an
effect which can bo readily imagined. Tbo
morning of the convention will dawn upon
the beginning of a cattle royal. It Is to bo a
dual to tno death between the adherents of
the president and his late secretary of state.
There Will lie no Comjiromlhe.
Bach side declares that a compromise is
out of the question. Each insists that it has
tbo most numerous battalions aud the best
artillery. Each professes to believe that its
champion is best panoplied aud equipped for
tbo fray. The president's supporters are
confidently claiming 475 votes on the first
ballot. The Blame quartette of disgruntled
politicians boast of 017. Tboso who do not
uccopt either claim that tbo president has on
the fuco of the situation a goud majority of
instructed and pledged delegates , und assert
that tbo colored delegates from the south
hold the key to the situation.
If the ninety odd southern statesmen stand
firm , Harrison will turoly bo elected. If
they can bo captured by Plutt and Quay and
Foraker aud Clarkson the president may bo
defeated. Mr. Harrison's manage ! s late
this evening professed cheerfulness aud con
fidence. They denied that tbo brass band
enthusiasm ot the day had lost them any
votes. They asserted that the colored delegates -
gates pledged to the president could not bo
tampered with ana tha opposition has not
made any Inroads any where.
Cuimervutito View ol the Case.
Mr. .Ed wurd Rose water published today n
very carefully compiled table which gives
Harrison a clear 'majority ' of 17 votes. He
considers it n conservative view after a
thorough canvass of the kltuatlon.
On the ether bund , the Blaine managers
say that Harrison is already out of the race.
Mr. Plan , tonight re/narkod / cheerfully that
seventeen delegates .who hud inclinations
toward Harrison xvpuld now patriotically
sacrifice 'po/sonat pnbforonco and vote for
party success und1 lilalno. Senator Shoup
of Idaho , nnd other silver senators profess
every confidence in Hlatno's nomination on
the Urit bailer , ,
Moit of the voter n newspaper corre
spondents are wiring their papers tonight
that the administration cause has made dis
tinct losses durinj : the past twenty-four
hours. QJalno is selllafr ovoa wltb tbo field
in the pool rooms. Much of this is doubtless
QUO to the outside racket of the marching
clubs and tbo noise of vociferous hotel corridor
rider boomers.
There la a fooling of intense bitterness
manifesting itself between tbe partisans of
the two candidates , rwbich may result in the
choice of neither nod'tho selection ot a third
party. There is considerable talk ot Mo-
Klnlcy us upoinprouUe , although ootb nldos
declare ihut a compromise is out of the
question and that the election will bo de
termined ou the Grst ballot I think it wilL
The feeling , unless ft changes , is too intense ,
the ktrugglo too severe for quarter to bo
asked or accepted on either hand.
No convention uf late years will open with
so .much uncertainty arising from rival
claims , none with more bitterness separating
tbo'rival candidates , uouo whose decision
will bo inoro burdened with pregnant results
for tbe iuterotts of the party.
At Xuuraika' * lluadijuarterc.
Tbo Nebraska hcadqusrtcrs in tbo Nicollet
house were tilled nil flay with visiting states
men and touritts. .Most of the delegation
were present 1o entertain visitors. Hon.
Thomas MajorsTva therewith bit bluu shirt.
Patrick O. HaV\es wet on band.wlth his cuuo
acd wy tenou look. Governor Carnes
dropped iu and out , to ilUcuss the situation ,
John L. Webster nnd I * D. Hlchords
drifted around with badge * fwhlch
obscured the surrounding Bceutiry. Uharllo
Williams buttonholed delegates nnd visitor. *
with equal impartiality. Collector Peters
smoked and tallied Harrison until the nlr in
the corridors wns blue. All the members ot
the delegation Insisted that they would ouoy
instructions and cast a solid vote for Ham-
son , instead of rumors that four of Us mem
bers were Blaine first. Intt and ull tbo tlmo.
There was renewed talk of presenting
Senator Mandorion's name for vice president
in case the proper contingency should arrive.
Late in the afternoon the delegation held an
executive session. Charlie Maroon of Lin
coln was there , so was 12. I' . Davis , Richard
Stnlth. Or. Mercer , Alderman Edwards and
Dave Mercer of Omuha. Luther Drake , M.
AV. Barlow , Will \Vyman and C. S. Saunders -
dors paid the rooms a vUlt , So did Dudley
S. Smith nnd Torn Swt > bo. By nlcht
.hero wore fully 400 Notjrnskans in the Flour
City nnd UtKt of thorn were howling for tick
ets to the convention nnd making unpleasant
remarks about tbo action of the delegation
in compelling visitors to register with a view
to n subsequent distribution of single admis
sion tickets.
The tlcKct question ts n most perplexing
0110 aud Is sure to cause n bean of trouble before
fore it is over. L. E. Walker of Boatnco
tins a gavel made from n trco planted nnd
grown on the first homcstood In the United
States near Boatrlco , Gage county , Ne
braska. It is silver bound and has
Inserted in each end u silver coin bearing the
date of the year of Nebraska's admission and
that of the convention year.
ThoNobrnskans will moot tomorrow to pa
rade , startlnc at 0 in the rnornlni * from the
Brunswick hotel , tbo headquarters of visitIng -
Ing Nuoraskons. W. E. A.
HAKltlSON AT THE HAM OASIC.
Not nt All Uuturhod liy the Situation nt
iMlnncapulln.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 0. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Shortly Doforo 4
o'clock this afternoon Secretary Foster hur
ried nvor to the whlto house and rushing
into the president's oHlc ] , exclaimed : "Put
on your hat , Bon , aud let's go to the base
ball. "
Mr. Harrison was somewhat surprised at
this hasty invitation , but it did not tnka him
long to make up his mind that ho would
really enjoy seeing n good game of ball. So
ho put aside his work and , donning his sum
mer hat of straw , the man whose political
future is to be decided at Minneapolis this
week started off full of anxiety as to
whether tbo Cmcinnatis would de
feat the Washingtons or not. They
were accompanied by Mr. Wynne ,
the private secrntary of Mr. Foster ,
and by Mr. McLollan , chief of the warrant
division of the-treasury. As the team drove
along the street to tbo ball grounds many
curious looks were directed at the occupants
of the carriage , and ot the gales of the ball
Qold quite a little crowd collected to see the
president of the United States as bo passed
In to patronize the croat American game.
Secretary Foster , who is an enthusiastic
base ball crank , secured ceuts for the party
in the grand stand and the president was
soon deeply interested in the intricacies of
"flics" and "strikes. " The party remained
ot the pamo for about an hour , but did not
stay to witness the finish.
JMuny Messages from Minneapolis.
The prnsident has been in receipt of n
largo number of telegrams from Minneapolis ,
but it is stated on the authority of Private
Secretary Halford that there was no partic
ular news in them nnd that they were all of
such character as was entirely' satisfactory
to tbo administration. There was the gen
eral run of callers such as is usual on Mon
days and most of the members ottbo cabinet
dropped in and had u conversation with Mr.
Harrison. Secretary Husk was among thorn
nnd bo took occasion as ho was leavinc to
deny the story that an effort bad boon made
to induce blralo allow the use of bis name
.for tbe second place on the presidential
ticket with Mr. Blaine ; - . . .r
"There is no truth whatever in the an
nouncement , " said Mr. HUSK , emphatically.
"My nuuio cannot bo used singly or in com
bination against the president , and no friend
of mine will suggest such use. "
President Harrison was in a particularly
cheerful frame of mind today on account of
tbo improved condition of Mrs. Harrison.
Her appetite bas returned and she is feeling
better in other ways. Most of tbo day was
spent by the president in readincand signing
tbo lurgo number of bills which bavo been
sent to him by congress , and altogether ho
bnd n very busy day. rt'ten 4 o'clock came ,
therefore , ho felt that ho could with much
propriety give hlmselt a holiday for a wbllo
aud gladly accepted Secretary Foster's invi
tation to co to tno base ball gamo.
Secretary Blaine stayed indoors during
the heat of the day , and it was not until the
cool of the eveninc that he took his usual
outing. Ho received very few callers
throughout tbo day ; tboso whom ho saw in
sisted that there was nothing now that
could be said with regard to the situation.
lllnineV111 Leave
It is stated at Mr. Blame's residence that
no decision has been reached by tbo cx-scc-
rctnry as to when ho will bo expected to
leave Washington to go to Bar Harbor.
Preparations are being made iu tbo way of
packing trunks for that event , but whether
he will go tomorrow or next day is yet en
tirely unsettled.
It can bo stated with authority that the
president bus not yet taken into considera
tion the question of whom bo will appoint to
succeed Mr. Blaine as secretary of Elate.
It Is therefore absolutely useless to indulge
in speculation upon that pubjoct , as there is
nothing upon which to base surmises. As
sistant Attorney General Colbv of Nebraska
returned to Washington today. Ho said this
afternoon : "I talked with the Nebraska
delegation after Mr. Blalno's roslgnatlon'was
tendered and I can state that they will not
support Mr. Blame If ho Is proposed , but
will stand solid for Mr. Harrison. I also
talked with the Wyoming men and only two
are for Blaine. My opinion is that tbo an
nouncement of the resignation will help the
president's chances materially. "
Attorney General Miller today received a
telegram from Minneapolis caying that
Blalno'H letter ot resignation has proved a
boomerang thoro. The attorney general said
that the resignation would have been more
effective if it had boon withheld until Tues
day morning. He looked ou Blame's resig
nation tbo only way it could oe looked upon ,
nnd that was , he was a candidate for the
nomination.
All sorts ot sensational stories are afloat
this afternoon. Ono coming from Minne
apolis was to the off eel that President Harrison
risen had written a letter to Senator Cullom
authorizing the withdrawal of his name la
case ho is not nominated on the first ballot.
Facsimiles of the letter are iu circulation.
It was said at the while house this afternoon
that the letter referred to "is an absolute
forgery , without a scintilla of foundation. "
FACTS AMI IMGUKliS.
IJlulne Minuter * mid IliirrUon Votes Are iu
Uii ! JMuJorlty.
MINNEAI-OLIS , Minn. , Juno 0. Tbo sun
wont down without any doclsivo gain by
oitber faction. The Harrison managers bavo
succeeded in holding their delegates well in
band without a breau , while on tbo other
band the Bluine tide has bocn rcinforcod by
outside influenceHoncoJorth tbo bhoullng
for the Plumed Knight is likely to become
inoro and more vociferous and Is expected to
give tone to the , crowd iu the hall. To the
Blaine managership this popular demonstra
tion will servo as excuse for some of the
delegates Instructed for Harrl&on to break
away aud veto lor Blaino.
There is no doubt that tbe president has
an advantage on the infractions wblca
bind the minority , u hose real choice would
be the statesman frnin Maine. Tbo situa
tion Is nn omuurrcstlng ono to all such.
Iowa is a Blnluo state , and yet o majority of
the delegation will veto for Harrison. This
is explained by Mr. Wheeler , who Buys it Is
due to the supposition that Blaine would not
bo o candidate , and the management being
left to thoko not heretofore actlvecarnwaa
taken to telect tboso friendly to the adminis
tration. This bos been interpreted to mean
a rcbuiio to Mr. Clarkson , a mistake which
was cmReally corrected today on the
unnnlmouv.HVrlcctlon of Mr. Clarkson to
rcprescntVJsistnto on the national com
mltteo , TSpSthoro is the Illinois dclcca-
tlon , whic\rtuudorstood to boahlrty-two
lor Ilarrlsditad sixteen for Blnlue , u
larger numI3rthe ( latter tha.i wa nt
first supposes . ' . ,
Whet * , "mo UatiRrr t.lpn.
Shou'.d Uarr \ .4nill of n ranomlnatlon on
tbo first ballot it pbt tno Illinois delegates
will likely rhahgo to Blaino. There are
other delegations who will also change utter
a lint ballot. The Harrison managers
clearly understand this dancer and they nro
displaying first class generalship keeping
their forces pledged to vote for the presi
dent first. The ; confidently count on a nomi
nation on the first ballot , nnd the figures
they exhibit are confirmed by Information
from other sources. There is not n doubt
that If the convention were to roanu a vote
tomorrow Mr. Harrison would win. The out
spoken support of Ctnnuncoy M. Dopaw. Gen
eral Horace Porlor , Governor McKlnloy and
Senator Shonnan has boon the chief factor
after nil In keeping a majority ot the dole-
gutos in support ot the president. All ox-
uopt the senator have heretofore boon nctivo
friends of Blaluo nnd known to be such.
Their world wide reputations nro a force
tbut cancel bo overestimated in n contest of
this kind. Tbo Blaluo ncoplo appreciate
this und , whllo showing no signs of dlscour-
ncment , they uro seeking to detent a mu-
iarlt.v vote on the first ballot. Their policy
is to bring some favorite sons into the finld ,
and thus divide up the voto. They give out
that the decision of the Michigan delegation
to present tbo numo of Alter is favorable to
tbclr plan. But this tbo Harrison managers
deny. The number advising the selection of
n candidate not involved in the factional
contest is Increasing. The names most fre
quently heard are Sherman nnd McKlnloy.
Glvo us McKluloy , said n Coloraao man , "A
winning ticket , " said another , "would bo
Sherman and Gresham. " Another combina
tion is Sherman and Held , late minister to
Franco. A proposition has boon made to
Now York to drop both Blaine and Harrison
and elect either Sherman , Husk or Cullom.
An attempt to poll the Illinois delegation
today failed. Tbo vote stood 20 to ! ! . But
this was not regarded as significant , as the
delegation was full and Mr. Kohlrnat and an
other Harrison delegate voted in the noca-
tivo. But any test of stroncth on Ride issues
is liable to be injurious to the Harrison side ,
as many Instructed delegates will not con
strue their instructions ns coverintr every
thing. Therefore the throat of the Harrison
men to appeal from the decision of the
national commltteo in contested cases would
boa serious proceeding.
Harrison's Strength Calculated.
Each faction keeps its mathematician and
is prepared at all times to convmco the
doubting dcloeatcs of the countrv of tbe suc
cess of each candidate. The highest claim
for Harrison is 511 votes out of n total of
903. A conservative estimate gives Harrison
the nomination by the following vote :
STATES. 1IAHU130N.
Alabama . . . 11 11
Arkunsas . . . an
California . 0 I )
Colorado . H
Connecticut . fi 0
DeUwaro . n
1'lorldu . 2 G
( JoorRla . : o 0
Illinois . ; u 14
Indiana . . . 'M
lena . 3 } G
Kanbiis . 0 14
Kentuclcy . . . 10 n
Louisiana . 8 8
Mulno . 13
Maryland . 11 ! 4
Massachusetts. . 8 2J
Michigan . * i'O
Mississippi . It 0
Missouri . 20 14
Nebraska . 10
Nevada . 0
New Htimnslilro . 4 4
Now ersuy . 1(1 ( 4
New York . t'4 48
North Carolina . aa
Ohlo.r. . ' . . . . 2J 1C
Oroson . . . a ( i
Pennsylvania . ; . 14 DO
lUiorte Island . l ! G
South Carolina. . . . . . . . ; ' . - . . r . ' . , . . . . . . Oi
Texas
Vermont . . . . . ' . 5 il
Virginia . 12 12
West Virginia . 0 II
Wlbconsln . IS G
.South Dakota . 2 4
Minnesota. . . . 4 14
Montana . 1 5
AVustilnctou . 2 G
Idaho . G
Wyonilnc . 3 a
Arizona . 2
New Mexico . 2
Oklahoma . 2
District of Columbia . 2
Utah . 2
Totnl . 47U 417
rip ; 11 res Irom tlio Illnlnn ICurcuu.
Another conservative estimate elves Blaine
45U. Tha slbtcs are arranged us follows :
STATES. 11AHIUSO.V. llI.AINn
Alubiimu . 2 .0
Arkansas . 1G
California . G 12
Colorado . 8
Connecticut . 4 b
Delaware . - . G
1'lorld'i . G 2
Georgia . 24 2
Idaho . G
Illinois . . . . . . . . M ! 2
Indiana . , UU
Iowa . . . UJ G
Kansas. . 10 10
Kentucky . 20 D
Louisiana . H h
Maine . 12
Maryland . i . 12 4
Massachusetts . . > . . 15 15
Minnesota . 4 14
MlsulhSluul . 8 12
Missouri . 20 14
Montana . . . 1 6
Nebraska . 12 4
Nevada . G
New Hampshire . 2 G
New .Jersey . in 4
NewS'ork . IU 68
North Carolina . II il
Noith Dakota . 1 5
Ohio . 20 20
Oregon . 2 G
Pennsylvania . 4 GO
Ithudo Ihlutid . 2 G
Hiiuth Carolina . . ' . 18
South Dakota . 4 4
Tennessee . 20 4
Texas . . . 22 14
Vcrtiont . H
Vlrclnla : . 8 JG
Washington , H
\Vust Virginia U G
Wisconsin Ib G
Wyomlnz G
AfitbUu -
Arizona. . . 2
Indian Territory 2
New Mexico . . 2
Oklahoma 2
UtiUi a
District of Columbia 2
Totals 415 431) )
Michigan for A leer. Tutul votes , U02.
These are tbo figures exhibited in conservative
vative quarters , but tboro is an uncer
tainty about uomo of the states ;
thus the Harrison managers claim twenty-
nine in Ohio uud allow only HOVOII-
teen to Blune. The vote of Illi
nois Is as heretofore given thirty-two to six-
toon. Missouri stands Harrison , clchtecu ;
Blaine , sixteen ; which Is two more than set
down in the Blulno table abovo.
CONTKS1S Iicil > IU.
llluliio Muu riutinud with the AVuy Tlilngi
Are UnliiK.
MiNxr.Al'ous , Minn. , Juno0. Alt daylong
a score , und some times three score , of uagor
watchers has steadily surged to and fro
around room 1-2 in West hotel , seizing every
opportunity to got at those insidoorto secure
nn inkling of the way lu which things were
going iu the contests to come. Tbo contest be
tween Harrison and Blaine seems to be grow
ing so close us to make a possibility that
in tbe decisions of the commltteo on conlotU >
will rest tbo party nomination. Tbo news
received was far from cheering to the Harri
son mon , who bed boon counting on almost
solid delegation * trom tbo nouthern states.
In many instances they were able to bold
their ground , but the fight was u losing ono
on the whole , and in AUbama , especially ,
they were bard hit , the uutl-Moiuley faction
capturing nil hut three ot the contested
"
teal * .
Hud u Dinit-ult Tank.
Too contests htvo been unusually hitter
and numerous in the convention and the pre
liminary commltteo on credentials found
their task n hard nnd difficult ono , no that
the work of choosing the temporary chnlr-
man bnd to bo postponed.
The Harrison inon are angry at the way In.
which contests have been decided and nt the
outlooK for the undecided ones. They com
plain that oven-thing is going against them
nnd declare their intention to make a
fight on the national committee nil
along the lino. Some of their best
lieutenants nro ndvlsmc against this courco ,
as it is almost certain that the appeals from
the decisions of the regularly constituted
tribunals would ho ndvcr < o to thorn , and the
effect of n defeat on a preliminary skirmish
may have nn Injurious effect on the inovo Im
portant hat lo.
The Alabama contest was carried out in
the executive committee , but whether or
not the llcht in this or ether contests will ho
carried further it ts too early to SMV , thoru
bolng n difference of opinion ns to policy.
KlI-M Content Deeldnl.
The first contest decided today wn > from
Utah , iu which the regular * , or null-Salt
LnKc Trlbuno faction , won. This Elvis the
Blaine men two votes
The ' 'reformrepublican * . " ns the party op
posed to Ibo rcculur delegation from South
Carolina , headed by W. Wcbstor , Crum and
Brayton , style themselves , have not boon
rocogulred , and tonight thov will appeal to
the full committee. They say they are
Blaine mnn und urge recognition on tin
ground that they uro n "whlto man's nnd ro-
spectnblo colored man' * parly , " nnd that , II
in control , they would draw many while
voters from the third party in the Palmetto
stale. The tire nontR fnr t.hpm nrn tinnr.
Thu members of the southern delegations
find themselves of considerable iiuportnuci
today , nnd appear to appreciate the fact.
The Harrison mon nro making strong cftorti
to bold them In line , whllo the anti-Harrison
forces nro bringing all the moans ut tholi
command to break Into the ranks , appar
ently with some effect , liach sldo has out
workers among the southern delegations.
m in Line.
Fred Douglass , notwithstanding his ago , Is
actively ut work In the Harrison cause , ad
dressing the colored mon uud stlflonlnp tbo
lines wborottioy nro Inclined to wuvor. At
the Georgia headquarters ho addressed the
whole delegation , while it was engaged in
perfecting ils organization. The Goorcln
delegation , it has bcon asserted , was solid
for Harrison , hula suspicion developed that
Borne of them were unfavorable nnd Mr.
Douglass urged them to stand firm nnd true
Ho announced that ho was for Harrison us
ugaltiBl Blaine , nnd denounced the latter on
account ol bis opposition to the force bill of
18111. Ho urgoc bis bearers not to bo misled
by the hurrah for Blaine. An effort was
then made to have the delegation polled and
pledged to support Harrison as tbclr candi
date. The object was to pick out some mem
bers who were * ajd Jo bo weak-kneed , nnd It
was accomplished , for two delegates at once
objected on the ground that It was superflu
ous , they bolng nil lor the president. Chair
man Buck declares that ho will hold the del
egation solid.
Working inr Itlalnn.
General Longstrect Is at work for Blalna ,
nnd has written sumo members of thw
Georgia doloputlou urping thorn to vote fo < f
him :
Warner Miller of Now York is also qulotly
doing tome missionary work for Mr.
Blaine among the colored delegates ,
urging party supremacy , und that tbo
negroes refrain from standing sol
idly for ono man and committing the party
against tbo wishes of the majority of repub
licans from states lu tbo north which nro ,
necessary to success.
Ex-Senator Bruce und Auditor Lynch nro
working for'Hnrrison.
An effort wus made to win over Mr.
Laugstou of Virginia , but ho said ho was
forBlalnu. I3gtilalm5 that Virginia will
vote fol-'Braino with the exception of four
or six delegates.
'NOTHINO HUT POLITICS.
Statesmen Kept ] l'u y Dlncunslni ; the 1'Or
* Wli8 VSfc.i tlcnUltuatloii i.e ,
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Juno 07 Politics , and
nothing but politico , reigned supreme nt the
cnpltol today. True , there was u good deal
ot important lojiislatlon in the house that
advanced materially the date of final ad
journment , but at both ends of tha Building
the all-absorbing topic of conversation
( whenever a group of senators or represcula-
lives assembled ) was the Minneapolis con
vention. The little homo cucrd of repub
licans left on picket duty hero did not monop
olize the subject , for the democrats know that
the result of their own uutional convention
will surely bo nffcctcd In no small
degree by tno outcome of the convention a6
Minneapolis. So everybody bought the
latest news nnd every bulletin containing the
smallest , crumb of information was dis
cussed and twibtod to moot the views of the
readers. Tho'rupublican isenalora who are
lu Washington uro "lying close to the wind , "
and nro not venturing prophesies which they
nro willing to father In.tho public prints , it
Is too close to the hour ofdecision at Minne
apolis , mid nouo of them euro to pay anv-
thlig that might bo construed as derogatory
to ttio nominee , whoever ho may be.
On tbo house sldu of the cupitol there was
r.n unusually'good attcndunc-cdurlngthoday.
This was. no doubt duo In u largo measure ; to
the generally understood 1 act that the anti-
option bill aud the river nnd harbor bill were
to be acted upon on suspension of the rules.
Everywhere the political situation wns the
interesting topic of discussion.
The third purty inun In the house aruin very
high pice ever what thov ro urd as a bplit in
the ranks of both the republican aud demo
cratic parties , and KoproscntnlivoVuison. .
ono of their most prominent members , said
today that they expect to profit by both.
CAL1TUKMA.NS bl'LIT.
llarrlKon 3lrn Ktroup ; In Thut State Moot-
lnc of th Drli-Kiitiiin.
Mi.v.vruroug , Minn. , Juno ( ) . A lively
meeting of the California delegation was
held today ut which the question of presi
dential candidates was formallv discussed fet
the first tlmo by tbe delegates of that state.
The Blaine mon retrained from taking n voto.
Senator Fulton started tbo ball rolling. He
said that he had promised Secretary Elklua
to glvo his vote to thu president nnd ho in
tended to carry out his promise. Delegate
Knight replied to Foltou , arguing that the
delegation should act ns a unit. Being ono
of tbo first states on the roll cull thu effect
of their vote , which might moan much as a
unit , would be belittled If split. Ho believed
uinu-tonttiR of the republicans ot California
wonted tbo delegation to vote for Blame.
Judge Spencer unswored Kuiunt , anil
asserted luui the resolutions passed at the
convention were tainruouul lo instructions
for Harrison.
M , H. DoYouni ; declared that the delega
tion woul'J bo guided by facts , nnd not
by Judge Snonccr's opinion us to what
was the notion of the state convoutlon.
Tbo delegates were not instructed , and
it wan understood that they wora
to act in their best judgment. In
1633 California has Loan promised a cabinet
position und other Important things. Never
theless , President Harrison not only had pot
given California a cabinet place , but did not
u ; > polnt a single Cullfornlan to a. prominent
o til co. .No ono doubted for a mtpuio that
California would have recognition from
Bluine. After further dUcukulon tbo incot-
liig udjournod without taking a poll.
CAUCUS or WIHTJHN IMM.IATI.S.
lllulne toe Nut Got un iuthuilu tie luuu-
luiuu * Support.
MiXNEAroLiH , Minn. , Juno 0. A hot con
troversy broke out at tbo beginning of tbo
big caucus of western delegates that assem
bled this afternoon at tbo California dele
gate * ' headquarters. Fully 150 dalogatca
wore present from the Pacific coast nrd
Ilocky mountains , None but delegates were
admitted , huttho big open plate glass v/\n- \
do.T tflorded uu oxr'lient view of tbe ani
mated scene wilt J. Senator Teller ol
Colorado wa Buleoted to uot as chairman ,
Before the proceeding * were fulrly uuoUi