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\ TWENTY-F111ST YEAR OMAHA TUESDAY MORNING , JUNE K , 1892. NUMBER 3G2. OPENED AND CHRISTENED IT Cnmp Booko Dedicated With all Duo Pomp and Oircurastancci FEW FORMAL EXERCISES FOR THE DAY Oo\pmor ltoj- nnil Mayor ItpinU Address tlio Soldiers nnd Citizens t'liins 1'or llio VVeelc How ttio Hoys Are 1'iirlng. The national competitive drill is on. With the spirited strains of iho Musical Union buna ; with tbe addresses of welcome of the governor of the stnto nnd the mayor of Us metropolis ; with llio marching , wheeling nnd counter marching ot n scoroofwcll drilled companies of ambitious citizen sold iers from tha loading cities In all parts of Iho land ; wiltt the admiring glances of Hundreds of Omaha's fairest ladles und the deserved npplauso of thousands of Interested but Ira- paitiul spectators , and all nature smlllne ap proval upon tlio Inspiring scene , the oittht aajs of competition for nonor , prizes nnd popular favor , with the incidental features of tnilltia camp life , were most fittingly nnd happllv begun. Incoming morning trains brought material nddlllous to these who had arrived before , nnd at noon the fair grounds had assumed a thoroughly realistic appearance of a military camp. The formal opening of the camp had been ict for the noon hour , but piollminary ar rangements are prone to disarrangement , nnd.lt was two hours und n half later when the exorcises occurred. Governor Boyd nnd Major Bcmis wore on hand nt the first named hour , but wcro in formed of the necessary delay nnd returned to the city , driving out again at 2 o'clock. Opened tlie ( ireat Camp. In the early afternoon the crowd began arriving , and it must not bo supposed that because it was the opening day Bpoctntors were few or fur between. True , thu grand stand looked comparatively acsertcd , but the parade ground was out lined by living confines of gaily dtossed hu manity. Then , too , there were few who had ever seen n camp of this sl/o. and there was much to be seen in a pilgrimage through iho tented elty. Small wonder then that the un inviting "outs of the grand stand were lone- como In Iheir emptiness. Just before forming on the pivrado grouna ropes wcro strotche.d to keep back the crowd , and In rapid succession the various companies marched from their respective quarters lo tho.lovel tiuct In front of the grand stand , from which the ted bud been icmovcd , nnd there tbo llrst drilling of the encampment was witnessed. The formation on the parade ground under command of Llcutcr.ant Colonel Million ! of Goviinor Bovd's stntT wns in three lines ns follows : First Line Branch Guards , on the right , Soiilv Klllus , National Fcnclbles , Bel- lump IClflos , Indianapolis Light Artillery , yolllni.-cr Batlery , Clncinnull Light Artil lery , ChulTco Light Artillery. Omahu Guards ( Giitlmg section ) Dallas Light Artillery. Second Line McCuvlliy Light Guards , Chicago cage Zouaves , Halo /ouavcj , Devlin Cadets. Tiilid Line Luna City Guards , University CaiJets , Omahu Guards , Company B , Denver. Twenty compuniuj occupy considerable Bpaco , oven when nt rest , but when drilling and Indulging in all manoeuvres through which nn ambitious plllcor can send them they can bo depended on to keep down the grans on a small farm , yet they wcro not crowded on tbut spacious parude grouna. They moved hither and thither , by fours , by platoons , obliqued , wheeled nnd to Iho 111- lonso tellcf iiud delight of anxious sponsors and chapcrono3 Invariably came out. of seem ingly heterogeneous mix-ups with unvarying precision , and ns oven and steady in move ment ns uny of the crack companies of Ui.clo Sum's regulars. ( Joveinor llo.\d'H Addresn. The companies formed in order detailed nbovo across the west Mao of the parude ground facing the homo of Governor Komi's guard. A carriage In which wcro Governor Boyd and Mavor Humls wns driven upon the parade cround just In front of the troop * and the governor delivered the opening ad dress. Ho said : Olllcois , ( Ju.irds und ( icntlcmcn participat ing In tliu Knu.iiiipiiiuiit of the .National Com petitive Drill Association : It bus lieeimio my plcasuntdnlv us commiindor-ln-chlcf of the XSubrasKiL National K nurd to extend to you on liulialf of that orpinl/allon and iilsoonbu- half of the people of our stuto u cordial wul- comu to Nobruslc.i. You are tlirlco wolcomu huroi at members of thu association ulilch honored Umulia bv suleutuu It us the place for holding yourmiuaiiipmi it ; as n-piesenta- tlvus of that eltl/un soldiery which our demo cratic Institutions view with toward In lieu ot n tinilIiiL-nrmv : : and us citizens und L'untlu- men from all other sections ot our country o\nr welcome to our western hosplt ihty. I liopo you will llnd your stay In our state pleasant In every ru-puct ; that the put pose lor which yuu nro assembled will po iicium- pllslicd In the fullesthunse , and that your i > \ - Iiurlcnco will ou at. satisfactory to yourselves ns your piosence here Is to thosu In whosu behalf 1 spunk. entlnlly a peace lovlns people , Ameil- cans do not glvu tliutiillonllon lo the military iralnlnr of tlio young which the people of other nations do. Unit am prone to hellovo mat within reasonable limits training In mil itary t.ictiis and dlSL-inllno should bo a part of the curriculum of our sohool system. 1'liyblcully and muntally Itlsulwuys udvun- t iKcoiis to the recipient , It develops the mus cles of the body. ( lUnllles the carriage , and tialns Hie Individual to endurance. Uln- uplros personal cour.iirc , broadens the mind upon tin ) muanlni ; und Ihu muthoJs of war fare , and. In u degree compitlblo with llio bcir-reapcot of an Ameilcun , siibJucU Iho mind to authority.VhtIowu nro allsover- orelKiis in the cijitul possession of liberty and iieisonul freedom , there is no unu so lulu us to lunnro the fact thut o.ich Is by imturo and fuiuu of clicnni- blanccH put Into a certain relation with his fellow man. Via cannot ml bu leaders or com manders. In the humblest walks of life there aio musters. Thusu wbo follow must learn to oloy.und tliu nutnro , disciplined to thlx pre cept , possesses oni ) of thu best utlr > butusof clt/onMilp. Military trululng fosleis Its ueiuilremont , and whun added us u feature of our Bchool has borne good man ts. Tliu hiimu may bo s.ud of or iinUutions which , lIUo your respective companies , untliiiHu the mlmlHof our youn : men. There H , too , biiukof thcuo buiietllH to the UidUUlniils , the udvuntaKo which InnrcH lo thest.ito In thu iiosscssion ot u clll/t'ii soldleiy , u soldiery not burdensome upon tliu puhllu UK In tlmuusoof u lur o body of nonpiolucuis wheiu u stand ing army Is maintained , but it conu-nlunt bcnellt In tbn hour of ttoub u when the niitlon neeilsdcfendeis. Ills then the cltl/tm soldiery , trained und equipped , dcmomilratus Hx viilne to thu puulle , whlun It In in or ro.uly to putrlotlcullv servo. Thu military HDlilt of inirjonth Hhould bu fostiiied undunooiiruuud. An IntelllKifiit und well Iralnul milltlu Is the Bufi'guurd of our country und Us free Insvitu- tlon . It wus Winhlnstoii who said , "I'd bu prepared for war U one ot tliu most ulTuctiml iiioHiisuf nresurvlns poueo , " Tiiu uuonludot u\uiy nation might hu moio conlonted und happier If thu conditions of coolotyouid w irrunt them In follonliiK thu iiroiihecy of luululu "And tbuy Khali beat ihuir Hwordx into p'.owshureii und their uponrn Into piunln ; hooUs : nation sh ill not ilso up uiialiibt nation , neither shall they leuin war uny inure. " lint linm-ui n itnro Is not so con- fciiiuto'l and "wur will be while men 1110 what they .ire , will o they I u\u bad piisslmi' . to bu roused up , tthllu lights uru worth inuliilulnltu , freedom kuop nu' o- life Laving , to IOIIK'the sword shall i-hlnc , so Kn will war vontlntii ) und thu m.ud of war lemiiln. " Ills Infompolltlvudull thiil vnu contloiuen kru led lo tlio liluhi'st emulation nnd aciiulro- iiiont of the nuullty und tr.ilir.iikwhich make * you perfect nuldleis. Your piuioiu'o hero Is appreciated ut un example and encour.iKt < - niuntto tlioyounu men of our uliite , * o that you uro hourtlly welcomed , not only on your own buluilf but alto for the plo.isuto and bci'oflt ' whleli you confer upon un asyourcn- torliilnorutirogludto na\u the opuor- tunlly to receive you mi't ' It niroriU mo ute.is- uro nn tin.'chlof uxiH'titlvi ) of the statu lo ac * , cept this cluinco \oluln2 Ihut wo.fomu M't'lrniitvil li ) tlii > .Uajiir. At the conclujlon of the governor's address Mayor BentU htopped foi waul and extended the city's welcome In thu following \\ordn ; Mr. 1'icslduut uuj Member * of tUo Nutlouat Competitive Drill Association Ladles nnd uuntlctne.ii ! It becomes my uluu ant duty , on behalf ot this young und progressive mldwuy city of tlio continent , to extend to yon , the champion military companies ui the ( 'tilted Stales , u royal wqfeomo. Oianha feoNJustly liroud In havliiR been selected by your Na tional association for this Intorstito di 111 and encampment. Your members represent the younz blood , the slnowA of the nation , are splendid specimens of physical development and manhood. You aio our nrotrctoM In time ot puuco and our defenders In tlmo of \Yur.niidincusuofhostllltIes with other na tlonxyou will boconm the nuclciu for lar o arni'es. ' Otniilii will watch with Interest the muroh onward and upward of the olllcers and tnem- bcrs of your dllforent companies , and wo doubt not but whit ounnornr lulcr ninny of them will develop Into great Konerals and Btalcsmcti mid III ! the position loft vacant by our noble dead our Grant" , yiiermnns , Shori- dniiB , l.lncolm , I.o ans and Uurflelds. \Vourocolnzto treat you tlio best that wo know how dnrlnit your visit with us.our drills will bo dully attended und ro'ilously walchcd bv the Brace uml beauty ot Omithii s soclurworid. which cannot but result uncmtr- asinsly for ono nnd nil of jou soldier buys to do your best , and we sincerely hope und trust that you will all make splendid lecotds. It tuny bixilnlcnll for you youiiR militiamen to Imaqlne that oniy yostouliiy. us It wore , this ground hereabouts was coveted with In dian tepees , hnllalo und prairie wolves , wus the home of llio "Malms' " trll'O of Indians. Yes. It wns only about thlriy years URO tbut Ihu llrst house wus built in Omaha , und Post master .Tones' hut then served Ihu Inhabllnnls tor u postolllce. This Interst-ito drill of IS02 will lonir bo ro- mcmburod by us nsonoot the most Important un 1 Interesting events In our history. I iiKiiln eMend to you , ono und all , u most cordial and houi tfcll welcome , und the free dom of our city un'l when the excitement of llio week is ever und vou relurn to your ro- BpectUu clues und llresldes we sincerely hope CAPT. C. S. IIOMCII , NATIONAL FnNCtllI.E ? . thut with our nootl wishes you also will take with you memories which In after years will bu pleasant to lecull und dwell upon. Untnrled tlio FliiR. In rospond'ng , Secretary Altchison said ho could add nothing to the words that had boon said and introduced Captain William V. Hichtirds , Sixteenth United States infantry , the commandant of the camp. Every company cnmo to "Order arms , " the signal gun boomed and the stars and stripes were run to the top of Iho flagstaff. After acknowledging the saline , the commandant formally announced that ho assumed com mand of the camp at the wish of the asso- ctation. He stated that it was improbable that any one cared to listen to further speech making , and ordered the captains lo dismiss their com panies. The band struck up Irvine's new "Competitive Drill Association March , " and to its lively slrains Iho various companies were marched to tbeir rospccllvo quarters. Guard mount followed , and soldier life was on in earnest. ArrAius or Tin : CAMP. National lYiicllilcn I'lnully Arrlte Wlmt tliu Conip.mien Are Doing. After numerous delays the Fencibles or- rivcd * In catnput 1JU ! p. in , They were duo at 1) ) . 10 n. in. , but luck was against them , lor at'almost nvory stop on the road from Wash ington to Omaha the train wus held on some pretext or another. As the company marched Into the fair grounds ana down the race track to its camp at the center of the ' "white city'1 It was loudly cue'orod. Of course thu TToncibles wcro completely worn out with their long trip , but as they marched down the track to their tents they hold their old step nnd ilylo and were groaily admired. The Nalional Fenciblos were organized Junc21 , I6S7 , nnd were muslered Into the then newly ortranl/.ed Nalional Guard ot the " District of "Columbia 'July 18 , ISW. From the beginning of its organiza tion thej company has always occupied a high standard of excellence both as to Us membership nnd mailers military. I.IEUT. J..KE II. MOSIIUH. NATIONAL IT.SCIII1.E9. . . . . . . . . . With nn original membership of twenty- Ihreo , Iho company has steadily grown until it has now the Inigost actlvu membership of any separate company In iho guard. It was singularly foiltmato In the start to secure nlilo and etllcient olllcors , Captain Domer nnd Lieutenants Moshor nnd Tomllnson having bad oxporlonco as ofllccrs of the National Hiilo cadets. There has been but ono cbungo In tbo personnel of these , that being caused ov the resignation of Second Lieutenant Tomllnson nnd the election of Sergeant W. W. Mortimer to 1)11 ) Iho vacancy. Tlio drill loam : Captain C. S. Domor , Lieutenant Lee 13. Moshor , Lloulonant W. W. Mortimer. Sergeant J. L. Botz , Sergeant II. C. Hlco , privates F O. Uoman , H. K. IConarup , Chailos Harlow , J. J. Gavin , W. A. Domer , G. F , Brncitolt , W. IS. Culver- well , C. E. Sessfcird , W. H. Fisher , C. F. Graff , E. J. 13. O'Noil , J. S. Ashburn , Eu- KOIIO Crist , W. F. Mahony , C. House. A. D , Hico , .1. II. Graham , J. G. Sessford , B , S. Newman , H. D. Cromwell , J. C. Cromwell , ,1. G. btollo , W. C. Cox , L. J. Barber. Cincinnati l.lclit Artillery Notes. Mrs. Heed Is the ohapcrono of the company. The Misses Doano uiid McICouna are maids of honor. Trumpeters Edward II. Moollor and Fer dinand Grills can't ' bo boat. They have the buclo calls down to perfection. Privates Dunham nnd Fi/er nro exports xvlth the signal llagj. They pave n very pretty exhibition of their work after the pat ado. Tbo Cincinnati battorv Is the only com mand In camp that strictly adheres to array regulations In regard to fatigue and aross uniforms. r Ucgular army signal flags marked the location of the camp. heuly lUflcH. The Scaly Utllo's sponsor and maids of honor visited their camp yesterday nitcr- I.IKUT. w. w. uoiimicn , NATIONAL KU.NCIIU.KS noon and WPIO well entertained by Walker's ( juartolto with several familiar selections. Private * Hunter nnd Tiernan also rendered Komo flno muHlo on the violin and guitar. Capia'.n ' Hoyd v.f the Senlys extended the OX SKCOSU I'AQU.J J GET IN LINE FOR NOVEMBER Omaha Republicans Forming the Column That Will March to Victory , HELD A GREAT RATIFICATION RALLY IMoqticnt Sneiihcrs Kxtol the I'nrtj'ti Itec- urili nnd Its Lenders nnd Analteti Applanso Irom TlioiiR.inds of Voters- All Is Ilarniony Here. This city enjoyed a genuine republican night. Not only was It republican , but It wns most decidedly a Benjamin Harrison night. It was the occasion for firing the first republican pun of the cani'mlcn , mid the meeting held to ratify the nomination of Harrison tind Hold for the presidency and vlco presidency was a complete success. TUo great ratification meeting hold In Ex position hall last night brought out fully S.fiOO voters besides scores of ladles , who for two hours listened to the political truths ns told bv nblo speakers. The old republican wnr horse" , who had grown gray In the ser vice , were there ; the llrst voters were there in full force , and with them hundreds of democrats who showed evident signs of ra- pentauco. The hall had been specially decorated for the occasion and presented u most repub lican and patriotic appearunoo. Prom the west wall , Just in tbo rear of the stage , a life-sized portrait of President Ilairisou , partially nld by two largo stilt Hags , was visible. The amllu upon tbo countenance might have convoyed the idea thut ho UD- urovcd of the ratification being hold by tlio loyal voters of Omnha. Beneath this was a large American shield , wbllo above and to the right and loft were numerous tricoloroa rosettes. Around the hall , attached to the columns and pillars , wcro scores of small llagj , whllo from the dome a largo flag hung down until its graceful folds nearly touched the heads of these beneath. The crowd , Inspired by the coming ovcnU and the music discoursed by a bund , which occupied the sidewalk , was not long in cathcrlng , and as the orator of the evening , Hon. Stemhen A. Uouclnss. 1r. . entered the hall , his greeting was a perlect ovation. The eminent gentleman was escorted to the platform amid deafening cheers and ao- plauso. Following came Hon. John L. Web ster , Edward Ilosewater , D. H. Mercer , ox Governor Saundcrs , Richard Smith , Henry Bollu , E. M. Stenberg and the members of the county ana city republican central com mittees. John I , . Webster Spoke 1'lrst. The band plaved a lively air and then D. II. Mercer , chairman of the county central committee , called the mooting to order , after which ho introduced Hon. John Li. Webster. Mr. Webster said that when the conven tions were held in Nebraska the people were all of ono mind. The idea then was that the Minneapolis convention should renoinl- nato Benjamin Harrison. | Cheers.j Tno people of the country wcro clothed with a trust and they had performed their duty. At the Minneapolis convention 'JOO men bad as sembled whore they canvassed the availabil ity of the great statesmen and then a volco went up for Benjamin Harrison. It was it well-known fact that when the men went into that convontlon tboy fought the lighten on tuo record maao by Harrison. No prcbident , ho said , with possibly the oxcontlon of Washington and Lincoln , had accomplished so much for the country. Dur ing his administration the country had served notice until Europe and the whulo world had recognized the power of the United Stales. During the present administration the word had passed along the line and for eign powers had botvou to the commands of Benjamin Ilnrrison. Ho had taught other countries that thov must respect the Ameri can flag. Down in little Chill , ho had told the insurgents that they must respect the flag. His command was jent to that country , and the American citizens were re leased and indemnities were paid. Great Britlun across the sea had com pelled Japan and India to submit at the can non's mouth , but that British omplro had listened to tbo commands of Benjamin Harri son. It was Bonlam'n ' Harrison who de clared that the American seal In the Boring sea should bo protected and England listened to that command. I'roteutlMK lloinn Industries. Duilng Harrison's administration there had not only boon born , but crystulizod tno great , plan of protecting American industries. Henceforth the republican party , under the guidance of Harrison , proposed to tax the industries of other countries rather than her own. own.Tho republican party of this district had been assailed by B'illy Bryan , who had ut- taclied the binding twine and wool cluuso of the McKinley bill. This gentleman had at tacked two articles on the protected list and If he continued it would lake generations tor him to reach the end. There wns a tlmo wlion labor was noi respocinoic , out ino re publican party hud made it possible for a mooting man to bo protected and respected. The speaker said the republican party was born of a huinnno thought ; that the repub lican party at its birth baa in it the thought that overv " man , bo ho black or white , suf fered the "saute pain under the lash that the white people of the north would have suf fered under the same Infliction ; that it haa the thought that the black woman of the south , when her child was taken from bor , was stricken with the same tender impulses that the white mother of the north was stricken with at the loss of a loved ono. All wcro now equally protected by the stars and stripes. That ono victory , If no other , Mr. Webster said , was sulllcliht to cause him to remain a republican all his Ufa. Ho wanted the American , whether ho came ftoin France , England , Spain or Italy , to bo able to know that when ho returned to his mother land ho could como baclc w.th the American Hag lloatlng from the masthead ot the vessel on which ho sailed. This had all been accomplished and it bad boon accomplished under the commands of Benjamin Harrison. It was true that Harrison risen had bail an able cabinet , but not de tracting from the ability of that cabinet , it was a known fact that the great accomplish ment had been under that great commander , Bonjumin Harrison. In closing Mr , Webster said that tbo audl- once hua not came to listen to him , but to another Stephen A. Douglass , jr. . This was followed by great applause unu. continu ing , Mr. Webster said that It was not his purpose to explain his fnoml'a republicanism. With this Mr. .Wobitor bald , "I have the honor to introduce the Illustrious son of that illustrious father , Stephen A. Douglass. " Cheer upon cheer followed and as It closed Mr. Douglass said : Mr. lloucliiKfl' Kemnrlts. The opening bars of "America" welled out from the band , lilllni : in the first pause In the prolonged cheering Unit greeted iho aU- tlnguUbod lllltiolsan , Men looked at Iho starry banners over the platform and lips framed expression of heart feeling "My Country * * * bwcct Land 01 Liberty" ; then again the chocring broke out with re doubled vigor. Mr. Douglass ls a man of weight lllorally , and rather glories in it. Ho aocsn t pan out on the mothodi of the polished rhetorician of the schools , but ho gota there just the same. His Eugllsh Is ui free as it is forcible. His uords Uavo all the corvlctlon of a perfectly built sylloKlstu , ana lUtcnlng to him ono feels that things ha hadn't tiiouKht of before ns qulto unanswerable nra really self-evident truths. Mr. Douzluss1 sincerity 1 as un- questionable. Ho began with a brlof but In teresting review of matters hlstoiicul In which his distinguished father , Stephen A. Douglass , tlgurod and which ho thought juultlod himself In voting the republican ticket. Ho sutd in effect ; , "I am dclighlcid to have thU opportunity ot addressing you. I am never ashamed to give my icaions for an act that has bean much commented on. Why am I a republi can ! I am a republican , nblebodlod as well as stalwart. | Laughter and applause. ] I was born a doinocr.itand let It bo unaer- siooa here thai I uiuko tie reference to the fact of original sin. { Lnuijhtor.I In my votith I hnd'St. I'otor , St. i'aul , Minneapolis and General JacKBOn ( particularly General Jackson ) all mixed tip toaothor. But when 1 haa reached td cars of reason ( which , happily , wns bofoni-I voted ) 1 becitno u re publican. And I have reason for the faith that Is In mo falth.ithut 1 * us big as an eating - ing house. " t , Mr. Douglas ? spokaot the great question of antebellum dayn , nut. the question of aboli tion , but the question , Should the territories como Into the union OH frco states or asslavo states I Ho contrasted the contentions of the proJlavery jSpirty ot the south and the free soil men ut the north , Uollnlnu' tuo midway poiltlon tulten nnd held bv Stephen A. DouglaJs , bis father that of al lowing territories Knocking for admission to the sisterhood oC | statcs. to say themselves whether their citrons should bo free or bond. Ho told ofliow , in the convention ot 1SV1 , which nominated Buchanan , the Doug las tbeorv of "jqunlter sovereignty" was nc- rcptcd ; of Hobcrt uv. Walker's mission to Kansas and his famous report that Kansas would have to ho ffrfo , us "a nlg oi- would freeze to death in three minutes" in that state , the llrst tlm .Vocognltlon wns given to the fact that wnstorn and northwestern status would bo niltlslavery status. In ' 08 Senator DouclasssAugbtre-oloction In Illinois nnd Abraham Lincoln was his opponent. It was now the do lroot the democratic party to drop Douglass. .When the l icomnlon con stitution was adopCed bv Kansas , Senator Douglass helped the republicans to defeat It and reject the admission ot Kansas as n state. Thou Douglass was dropped from every committee of congress and ostracised by the men of his party. The Cuailcston convontlon followed. The Baltimore nnd the bolters' convention which , In tbo speaker's ' words "nominated John C. Brocklnridgo nnd busted the democratic party wide open , nnd thank God thov'vo ' never had n chance since to elect n prcsldont- wild chooringl and I think when a man was thus forced by his party to commit political hari-kari it was time for him nnd his.son to got up and po. " Continuing Mr. Douglass said , in considor- inc what the democratic party had done , or what It had not done : Some I'urlhor Historical I'ucts. "In 1804 that democracy declared the war to bo n failure and , called for its cessation. In 1SOS the warwns over. They bodn't stopped it , It hadn't been a failure , but the democratic party refused to pay for it nnd nrged the tssuo pf n miserable paper cur rency , but 1 had boon taught the doctrine - trine of old Tom Benton of Mis souri , and behoved In it fully , that nothing wns money but gold and silver. In 1S7J 1 cot my llrst chance to vote , and ns a Douglass I was called on to veto 'for Horace Grcoloy. I couldn't do It , 1 cast my llrst veto for Ulysses S. Grant. In 1STG the tariff quos- tlon canio uppermost. In 1SSO General Hancock said It was a local Issue , though what bo meant bv that nobody knows. In 1881 Cleveland said It had to do with the executive oQlco , wblu.li ho said was blmsclf. In 1SS8 Mr. Cleveland declared for tariff reform. I would glvot ! cents lo anybody who could toll mo what tariff reform Is. It seems to mean one ! thing in ono place and another thing in another place ; it is in a state of wobbling Incoherence. "Is there tiny member of the domocratio party todav who really Itnows whnt his party would have him do whether ho should shout for. ( Cleveland and free trade , or for Boies nnd free whisky [ laughter ana a'pplausol or for Gor man nna a protected tariff ! I tried to boa democrat , but I couldn't. I guess it was because the thing never stopped long onouch for a big man ot my weight to lllclc ou. But enough of personal matters. I hnvo a good logical reason for boine a republican , and L firmly believe that I am a bettor Douglass democrat today than anyone ono who will ftttond that convention in Chicago ; U my fathec , were hero tonight ho would either benrpftubllcan or tbo demo cratic party would huve to behave itself a durncu sight better Jnn ( It has for the last thirty years. 1 bpliovo tnat , tno republican party Is bigger than any man , no matter how big , in U. | Applausoi ] I bellovo that the whole republican party seldom makes a mis take , and when it does it always rectifies it. Named Its Itcst Man. . "I tell you the truth ns it comes from my breast that 1 beliavo the republican partv could make 110 bettor nomination " than" It did When it put Bonjumin Harrison thero. [ Applauso.j What has anyone to kick about ! Benjamin Hntrlson has never done anything wrong. There has boon no smirch on his life , public or private. During four years ot power ho has delivered hundreds of speeches ; ho has soon his follow clti/ens and boon seen by them In all sorts of positions , ana throuchout it all ho has ab- solutclv refused to make an ass of himself. Some have said Benjamin Harrison Is not brilliant. For myself I am not stuck on bril liancy. The great American quality Is level headedness , and Benjamin Harrison's bead is as level as tbo table there. Ho never sto s over. He has n faculty of always doing nna saving the right thing at the right time in the right way. T'aor'o ' Is no man but respects the prosldont's ollloial rocora. Many say they see nothing in it to enthuse over. What of thuU Enthusiasm is born of passslon nnd is ephemeral ; bettor the respect which Is , born of thought nnd is permanent. No man has a greater respect than I have for seine of the other men who might have been nominated at Minneapolis , but tuo man who can get the votes is the man that recommends himself to mo , nnd ihat man is Benjamin Harrison. No truer ivord was spoken when the chairman said ivo must seek success on iho record of this administration ; If it bo a failure , God help the man who holds n place on It. No Its and nnd ands about this wo are responsible for Benjamin Harrison and on his record wo must stand or fall. Four years ago the democrats had to any that ho would bo a pupnot in the presidential olllco. That lie lias disposed of lt olf. Ho know what the cabinet is for ; their duty Is to ndvlso him , : iis to do the thing. No man has so abso- utoly controlled his administration as him- jelf. Anyone wuo knows anything of phys iognomy ihoro the speaker pointed to the president's portrait on the wall above ; the platform ] can sea that if Benjamin Harrison could not run his cabinet ho'cl quit. [ Ap plause. ] "Tho whole matter can bo summed up in a sQntonco. Mr. Harrison as president , has been n man clean of life. No personal scandal baa over touched htm ; of dignified behavior , no man need blush for any action of his. fie has added dlenlty to iho olllco ; not taken dignify from It. Ho has ptotected the American Hag anil made the gioatness of tbo country bo rccogni/cd. Ho bus made men prouder ut homo , and abroad of being Americans. Some say ho has done nothing but his dutv. Gqujlemon. no higher en comium cen bo pronounced of man or woman than that Bald of Benjamin Harrison , whom vou are going to makp atruin proild nt of the United States. " ( Loud Applause. ] Snnntlty of Auiarlcnu ClUzenttlilp. The speaker then , devoted some time to an oulouy of Mr , WUUUjW | | Hoid and a consider ation of iho excellent reasons why ha should have boon selected to fill the second place on thu ticket , none , In liU opinion , being better fitted for that position. Mr. Douirluss before the closing made un iwpasslonato appeal for the protection of ? lho negro In the south In his privilege of uuffr.igc , declaring thut under the flag which protects all the right of the meanest negro in the south to register his vote and have it counted "should bo en forced If It tools everr > oldior of the country to shove It in. " 'I'hlf ho claimed not in the intoro9t of the negro ; nlono , for every nogio vote cast away crippled tbo force ana power of ovorv white voto. "American citizenship must bo respected or American citizenship woula not bo worth a continental , This is a question of tho. banctlty of American citi zenship. U'hitiK. of it and cuforoo it. Nocleot it , and the beginning ot the end has comu and our children will see the end of what has taken 100 yours to upbuild and the blood and lives of millions of imu. "CJo Into this fight , andjf some of you have sore faocs roinombcr thut no matter how urcnt a man U only ono' can bo pro&idont , HfinsmUer that wbllo you would demand the acquiescence of thu party In your particular candlUato.tbo party has the right to demand of you perfect unanimity for the m < vn it has nominated. It YOU can't nucnv uuuht against him ns a man or ns president , 1 demand that you votv for Benjamin Harrison "It hai boon sail that Mr Harrison's iCUMINLtt ) ON TJIIIllI I'XOU | NEBRASKA BUSINESS MEN They Moot in Their Third Annual Assem bly tit Omaha. DELEGATES ADDRESSED BY MAY03 BEMIS homo of the Objects lorVlileli the Assueln. tin a UIIH llppii OrgunUrd \ 'Kti'riliij' dliiRH ol tlip Amemblj Delegates In Attendance. The third annual assembly of the Nebraska Business Mon'i association convened in Iho buslnoss block at thu corner of Twelfth nnd Howard streets last nlhl , nnd , judging by the opening session , It Is sufo to predict that this will bo the most Interesting nnd prollt- nblo mooting over hold by the association. The attendance was largo for the first ses sion and the members present took light hold ot the business of the association In n manner tbut Indicated active work from the beginning. The Nobrasua State Business Men's asso ciation wits organized in Omaha throe years ngo and has met with phenomenal success In the work It started out to accomplish. The objects of the association nix1 numerous but are closclv related. The prlmo object of the organization Is to promote the interests of the retail merchants of tuo state by securing the enactment of laws that will protect business men against diad-ueats nnd sharks. A system of ratine of custom era for the oxclublvo use of the retail merchanU \ 1111 SIDKST B. M O'K B'lV. in the orgnui7ation has also boon a part of the work accomplished by the assjciation. Advertising NobniHka. Ono of the most commendable undertakings ings ol the association during the pist year , in fact since its beginning , was the senaing out of the splendid train load of Nebraska products last fall all through the east , car rying' ' the wealth-producing features of the great state of Nobrasim right to eastern homos , lining pooolo with amaze ment by the display ot the marvelous fertility of Nebraska soil. The association has mndo grout progress during the past year , nnd seems to bo taking firmer hold upon the substantial retailers of the state us the merits of the enterprise become butor understood. Much of the success of the association nas been duo to the untirinc eltorts of Mr. S. M. Crosby , Iho president , nnd Mr. It. F. Hod- gin , the enercutlc oocrctary. There were about 150 business men present last night when the president , Mr.iJrosby , called the association to order. The dole- cntcs had not all arrived , but others will como in today After a few appropriate re marks President Crosby introduced Mavor Boinis , who addressed thu meeting substan tially as follows : 3lnyor llcmlH" Adilrrss. Mr. President and Ooiitleinon of the Ne braska State Business Mon'fl Association : In the first place allow mo to imend to tlio mum- borsnf yoiiroriranlyiitlon from all over the at ito la most cordial \\olcomu to the chief city , not only of NebiasKa , but of the wbolo Mlssonil vulloy. Your association. IT I understand It cor rectly. Is composed ot tlio leudlnii retail merchants of the slate. You meet annually to oxehiiiiKo notes and oxpurloncus thut will nil woik together for your inutiiiil pioioetlon and bcnullt more especially to protect your selves ugalnst "dQiulbe.its" and the non-p ly- Inc public generally. Not being n lawyer , uml not being fnnillliir with our stuto colloe- t'on laws , I cannot advise you In the nruinises only In u very con- oiul wuy. 1 can only give yon my personal opinion as to the duties and obliga tions that should ulway ovlsl between man and man. I have ot cuiirsu henr.l In years pant of the gioiit laxity In our collection 'uus ' and Irivo knoun that In iio.-otlii.Uiii ; loans us agent between borrower and lender that tiinuh wolght has always bu n placed upon the slumllng.tho general good character of the boi rower , lam well nw.iro that the world Is full of dishonest , people , but I have tiONor fully aiulslk'd iiiybulf us to the proper safe guard to bo utlll/ed for our protection ago- list it. r. iionnm. all such , but It doosBuoni to mo that our state laus bhoiild protein tlio MiliuiNiis well as the Imyeis tlio mndurs as well us iho borrower. 1 luivo lni > K thought that our collection luw needed Jmpiovomont. I bollovp that they should bo bo changed or amended tlijit our moiohants could find lollcf uiraliiHt dishonest criiotlccHun tlio purl of thelrpations. There Hhould bu homo way of forcing dlsnoncst , people ple to pay their just debt * . There nlinnld bo btrliiKunl laws for.lho punishment of "dead- boats " I bullovo In good waxus for workingmen - men , I bulluvo In t , 'id s.ilailos for ulorka and the employed of bulli ho\ea in nil bninclicsof buslnos but nboxu nil cUe do I bolluvoln honesty ; honesty umonx thu on ployurs un well an tlio employed , If I icmumbor rluhtly It was your State Jtuslnosa ; Mini's association that started the idea and mule a grand success of the exhibit trnln of ? tohrail < ! i pioducts last your 'ion ndvert Isi'd tliu stuto on llio grand plan of obJect - Joct lessons to the pcoiilo of llllnom. Judlarni and Ohio. Your tialn of Nebraska produce was vlslloa by tensof ilioiisaniU of the cltl- ziinii tit these states thut yuu passed thiougli , and your advisory boiird of directors and olll- cor fiom all a\er thn state must certainly dfsurvo meal credit , and I bullovo that thu exhibit train should roll over the east annu ally Htid tench Its people lessons thut they will It JuoliiA to mo that the Interests of the Mai.iifueturors and Consumers association and those of your ukboulatlon are Boniowhut iiluntloal. and that you ictall muroliniiUcould bo the meant of doubling andnuadiupllng the jobbing and nmnufacturlnw Industries ot Ne braska If you will only unite nnd rtuolvo to Hive your entire tradu to the homo factories nnd Jobbing lioiuos , Think ihu matter over cuicfully , rollvct uud inwurlly dUeil It. Act In tlfffu-tpr and build up tlio much needed tnaiiiv , H'iVlns ' interest * of our stato. which will ct M\uliiyiiii iit tiithou < : iiidsof wurkors mid tlH \ \ < wilt be pouted Into the cotlors of Ihu tw/K\iiorvlnint < ) . The ift * R\lhon said a good word for the Ncbiaska Crntrul ruUronil and brldpo propo sition , stating that the consummation of that pliin would bo of great benollt to iho ontlro state. In closing ho said ; Ocnltomon. wo are bout-lily plca cil to have you with us , and no hope that you wllu-oim ; often. You nro IIM * IIIUM and I ttndersfind Hint yournssoiintinit hsis bad u MTV MICCI-SS- ftilyi'iir. that your membership has Inmmiod about 5j iiuroiMiU You linppcn to visit us this year whim wo can otltir you some piotty Rood entertainment * , ninnns the most Important nfuhlch Is the natlnnal coi.UH'lltho ( ll-lll ut the fairitonnd < i , nnd thu .Mannfaftururs nnd I'oiminiDis exposition ul the Coliseum.ou goiitlumon. you relall inuiohunts , nro most cnrdlallv wrlcomo to tills motiopolU ot the tutc. to whoso commurcliil pru-iiiuilty y < 'ii ono and all hiiMi buen , and nio , liberal rim- trlbutois. 1 uvtona loiou the freedom of the eltv. eltv.Tho The mavor's address was heartily np- phiudo'3. 31r , King Ite potuln , Mr. O. J. IClng of Lincoln , llrst vlco presi dent of the association , responded to the ad- dioss of the major. Ho wns proud , ho said , to claim an intoro t , ns n buslnms man of tlio stnio , in tlio city of Omaha and Us prosper ity. Every business man of Nobrusitn ought to feel proud Hint Omnha stands on the west bank of the Missouri. Mr. King then relevrcu to the efforts of Iho association to sccuro more favorable laws for lotall mer chants. Ho said the present earnisheo laws were vlcloui" and unjust , and the monitors of thu association would not cense their olTorls uniil they had scented better laws in that particular lospoct. Mr. King then touched unon the work of the Manufacturers and Consumer * nssoclatiou and said that the busluoss men wished the manufacturers nnd consumers great success. The visitors , ho said , Intended lo talto in all the good things that Omaha had to show while they remained. They would visit the cxposilion nt Iho Collso'im nnd calch till they could ot the competitive drill mm encampment. Mr. King said the Nebraska Central railroad and btidpo project wns new to him , but ho believed It would bo a crand thing for Omaha and the state. Ho hoped to sco the scheme pushed to success. 1'resldent Crosby SpPiikH. A cominitlco on credentials wa then ap pointed , nnd auriug tlio interim in which the committee dla Its work , President Crosby delivered thn annual uddioss. "My address will imvo" ono merit , " said Mr. Crosby , "It will bo brief. " Ho had no Intention to fill the atmosphere of the room with llguics of oratory or word paintings. Ho believed with Chauncoy Depow that word paintings wcro of very little value to business men. After touching upon the real objects of the Busi ness Men's association ho took up some of the business custoirs in Iho state of NebrasKa - brasKa that ppcdod changing. Ho believed that somethlnir should bo done to abolish the peddling business , nt least to an extent that would protect re tail merchants asrninst cutthroat computl lion. Ho also believed ibat it would bo a bcnoUt to the business men of thostato , lo have a national bankiuplcy law enacted , not necessarily like the law in vogue some vcars ngo , but n bankruptcy law that would enable honest men who had mot with misfortune to get u start in the world with out their former creditors standing on their neck , financially speaking , nil tbo tlmo. Ho advised the members of the association to iudy carefulv ! Iho ralo books Ho thought that In this tospect many of the business men had not profited as inuoh as they should hnvo done if they had Kept a more careful watch of the rate book giving the credit of customers all ever the stnio. The presl'.lont's address was heartily ap plauded. Sporctnry IlailRliiH * ( tcpbrt. Stsctotary Ilodgins then presented the an nual report. It was long ana very complete. The report showed that 'tho association had been thoroughly organised m ninotcon coun ties. The total membership In the state is . > 37. Several counties not included in the nbovo have been partially organized. There nro 115 local oignnizntions of the association throughout the stato. The association now has 18T.OIO pcopio raled , and in the near future the list will ho swelled to 21)0,000. ) A catcful compilation of these ratings led Jho secietary to conclude that 41 per ceilt of the people were prompt pny , 19 per cent medium. 13 per cent slow , and SJ2 per cent of the whole belong to iho "requlro them lo pay cash" c < Uimn. The report contained a full account of the exhibit irain and Ibo number of places vlsllcd with it , the number of people who saw the exhibit , etc. The secretary stated that t number of counties hud already expressed - pressed a dosuo to participate In another ex hibition train iho comlm.lull. . The report touched needed legislation nnd other mutters of interest. It was adopted by the association. Committee ItpnnrlH. The association then took up the reports from standliiK committees. Mr. Hodgin , from the committee on the World's fair , re ported that upon advice from the Nebraska commissioners the committee hud decided tenet not mnku any eftott to collect indi vidual subscilptinns for the Uorld's fair fund , with a hope that the state legislature would muko n supplimon- lury appropriation next winter. The report wns adopted. Mr. G. A. Bonawa , from the committee on insurance , reported. Ho suid the coniimttoo had taken a sort of panoramic view of the whole Insurance field , nnd owing to tba fact that the shorcj of tlmo appealed lo bo strewn wilh the wrceknzo of mutual Insurance companies the commit tea had decided Ihnl It would bo unwlso to rec ommend the launching of another bark of tlio kind to go out upon what appeared to bo n vurv tonipnstuous sea and probably meat with calamity. The committee was not In favor ot engaging In an insurance vontiito. The report w s received and thocommlttoo instructed lo muko lurlhor invosligallon. The following committee was then ap pointed to prepare n ; program for tno entire - tire session : B. S. English , H , F. Hodgin. F. M. Uublo , Fred licruiunco , H. U. Hum- inond. A committee wns also appointed to examine tbo bankruptcy bill now pending in congtosa nnd report Its provisions lo Iho association. The following committee was nppolntod on resolutions : H. F. Kokgor , L. W. Travis nnd C. T. Jddlnirs. It was decided to appoint n committee of llvo to consider the provisions of the Pad dock pure food bill and report to the associa tion. This committee will bo appointed this morning. llntcrtaliimenl of YUllnrx. Secretary Hodgin then announced to the association thu urniniroinonl that had been made for thu entertainment of the visitors while In the city. This evening , after the parade , the members of tha association will all attend the exposition of the Manufacturers and Consumers association nt the Coliseum , On Wednesaay afternoon the association will attviid the conn ctttlvn drill nnd sham battle at the fair grounds and \Vodnosduy the visiting business mon will sit down to a , banquet at the Mercer hotel , given by the manufacturers and Jobbers of Omahu , A commlttoo wns appointed to present n list of names to bo voted for na olllcors of the association for the coming year. The association then adjourned to moot at 0 o'clock today at the samu place. I.Ut Oftlll ) lul ) Kllt < ! l Tbo following nra the delegates , n part of whom were present last night and the others will arrive today : HustingsV. . D. Molntyro , C. Hanson , F , J. Benodlct , E , J. l'oau > . Broken Bow-F. M. Uubloo , J. C. Bovven , Hens Dlorks , G. W. Apple. West Polnt-J. A. Johnson , W. A. Black. Chappell A. H. Nichols. North Loup L. S. Soars , S. S. Smith. PlaUsmouth Charles Cummins , Fred Herman , E. A. Oliver , A. H. Ktuott , O. H. Snydor. Keuesaw-W. E Latin , H. J. White. Albion H. JUco , J , D. Howen. Mlndon James A. Cllno , George Young- eon. Andrew ChrUtonsen. Vordon F. D. Howo. J. C. Itolmcri , Lincoln Walter Davis , O. H. Hudgo. W. E. HardyHonry Pfloff , M. U , Travifc , E. Cl. [ COSTl.SfKO ON bUCOXU 1'AOE. ] AF Vcuezuola's Dictator Compollotl to Leave tbo Oountry in Haste , HIS ARMY DEFEATED BY THE REBELS \fhilo Pretending to Piglit tbo President Propued for Fligbt , HE REACHED THE COAST IN SAFETY General Orespo Received with Great Demon strations of Pleasure. INSURGENTS WELCOMED ON EVERY SIDE ( Internment Olllcors In Cliurgn of tlio Capi tal Wilt Immediately Surrender anil Sno for Alrroy C.uiit'iis Citizen * Mue.li IMe.iNcil , ) } tt'i J i IIM ( ? , m ! > > i Ct'KU-cu ' ( via Galvciton. Tex. ) , Juno 13. [ Uy Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tin : Biii-Startling ] Intelligence roaches mo from Caracas , the capital ot Veno/uola. It is to the effect that Palaclo Is n fugltlvo and that the revo lution U within n few houru of endlni : lu favor of General Crospo. It is n difllcult matter to verify the re ports on account of the dcmornlbcd condi tion of the country and as a strict censorship Is exercised over nil telegraphic and cable dispatches , but the naws comes to me from a niiistroliablo source. In u short tlmo I bopo to bo nblo to verify It. At proiont I send It to you for whnt It Is worth. Everything would seem to confirm the icport. I'ulacio's ' lini for tlmo poncr u long been on the wane. Only a few days ago It WOB trembllntr at Uasa Amarllln , which was strongly fortltlod. Soldiers bcstrnddlod all the main thoroughfares and nearly all the streets were barricaded. There is no doubt that Mnco iho recent llerco thrro dnvn' light the of Valencia 1'alnclo's ' in vicinity , cause has been virtually lost. Knew Ills Cause WIIM Iintt. Ho seems to have rnalled till * himself. ' Ills scouts Informed him ot the utter rout of the government troops in that battle and the advance of the main body of the rebels to ward Caracas under command of General Crospo. At the same ti.no ho hoard of the presence of a large force ot Insurgents south of the capital. Ho made a feint of going out to meet tlio victorious i evolutionists , nnd really did send between ' . ' ,000 and U,000 men to the front. His plan scorns to have boon to hold the enemy In check long onouglTto enable Ulm to make good his escape. As soon ns his soldiers left-tho city by ono route Palaclo packed up his belongings nna was driven in greath.isto and In the opposlta direction to the railway denot. A special train was in waiting for him. For n long time past llio railroad authorities have hold thcmseivds , by 1'alnclo's orders , in readiness for such nn emergency. There was no titno lost in.gotting the train off. 1'alacio hna no sooner stepped -aboard the car than the locomotive - motive steamed away nt great speed toward. La Guayra. incipcl ; In > m the l.'onntry. My informant tells mo that the train reached that port in safety and that tlio fugitive dic'ntor at once wont on a vessel that wns hold thcio to receive him. Ho had not long before taken the precau tion to send his family out of the countiy nnd had also transferred the bulk of bis wealth nbioad. The news ot his flight seems to hnvo leaked out In Caracas and to have boon followed by wild scones of oxcito- mont.ftTh' ! cltbens in sympathy wi'h the revolution and who have boon hoping for just str.'h un opportunity- said to bo arm ing themselves and cheering for General Cl'lMpO. 1'alacio's desertion has more than ever dls- hcaitoned his supporters. It looks ns If the revolutionists would be welcomed into the capital instead of having to light their way through. As soon as Crc.spo and his mon ap pear in the outskirts it is likely trial the gov ernment olllcors , tlrod ot the hopeless struggle - glo , will hasten to sunondor nnd sue lor mercy. buch is the naws I receive. 1 shall wlro you its confirmation ns soon ns it gets hero. FHHUl'MUL 81011318. Sntri'Ut Cliuroliex Slrnek liy mill u Nnmlicr of IVnpIc Killed. MAIIKIP , .lu no l.'l , Torrillu thunder storms prevailed in many parts of Spam yesterday. Churches in particular suffered from light ning strokes. At Eurgos the famous old cathedral , founded in 1221 , was seriously Injuroa. At Mucioutos a church filled with worshipers wnssttuck. Kivo people were killed and ten hurt. At Milias , in n similar occurioncu , ono man was iiillcd and twenty- eight weru seriously hurt. NnllMed in Time. LOSPOV , Juno 111. The Times' 1'nrla cor respondent nays ; "An nlllcoi" of thn Gorman staff , attending the Nunoy fetes , nollllod the Berlin authorltlea of Grand Duke Constan tino's recaption at Nnnev bv President Carnet - not in time onoUL'li for thoin to have brought the circumstance to the notlco of Emperor William before ho mot tlio c/.ar olT Kiel. Argentine 1'nlitlcn , Iluiivos AiitiiH , .funo 111.Tho electoral college - logo bus nominated Senor Saenz I'ona for the presidency and Sunor Urbanlna for thu vlco picsldcney. llrnliilly Annanlted an Killtnr. Ciu'wroui ) , Neb. , Juno 1 ! ) . [ Special to Tun Bii.J Last night nt 11 o'clock S , I. Moburaull , editor of the Alliancu Boomerang , was assaulted by two masked mon ns ho was returning from the Mapla Bchoolhouso , whoio ho attended a mooting. His fibsuiliinta emerged from n clump of bushes and ordered him to halt. After hulling they commanded him to alight at the point of a pistol. They then struck him on the head with the butt end ot a revolver , knocking him down , They continued boat ing Him over the head until their attention was attracted by the scrcamn of bis wife , who wn * In the buggy. Mosuraull managed'1' ' to escape and ran u mlle to Crawford. Ha Is badly used up. This asiuult IssuppoicU to bo the outgrowth of n recent saloon light. No violence WUB shown Mrs. Moseraull. Itnmnreil Onta > triiilirn | , A bulletin telegraphed from Chicago sayi it Is reported there that a small steamer with ninety-seven students from 1C vaunt on on board capM/od during the sijuall , nnd all were dtownod , From I'oorla comes the rumor that tbo' town of Gulva was blown away. In Chlcora , Pa. , u Jlro Is roBing that threat. CM to Ufatroy the town.
