THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TVVENTl-SECOND YEAJt. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY NG , AUGUST 3 , ] 892. NUMBER 4G
Jl'KIEEY ' WELCOMED
Twelve Thousand People Qract the Ohio
Etaterman at Beatrice.
GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS OF ENTHUSIASM
Citizans of Four States Oontrlbnto to the
Grand Ovation.
THOUSANDS IN THE PROCESSION
Facilities of the Ohautauqua Auditorium
Almost Insufficient.
PULL TEXT OF''THE MASTERLY ADDRESS
republican nnil Democratic Doctrines
Tnlrly Comp iroil Something ot the
llnnncr Under Wlitoli tlio Mlnnonpotli
> -oiiilnoc9 Will Slnroli to Vlotory.
NOD. , Ausr. 2. [ Spools ! Tclo-
frnm to Tun Bnn.1 Today nas been a
memorable ono for Beatrice , nnd will bo lonn
nd patriotically remembered by Us in
habitants and the great throng of visitors
brought hero from nil sections of the state to
hoar the great apostle ot protection to
American Industries , Governor William Me-
Kinloy , jr. . of Ohio , deliver the first grout
speech of this great national campaign.
) Beatrice was resplendent In bunting ana
fV the national colors. Citizens , without regard
to their political leanings , decorated their
residences and business nouses in honor of
the great Buckeye statesman with emblems
signifying their faith in his patriotic devo
tion to tbo prosperity of America.
From up and down the valley of the He-
publican came delegations in uniform and
without uniforms. Kansas , Missouri and
Iowa were represented by republican clubs ,
all wearing the Harrison hat. The members
of the Falrbury Kapubllcan club made n spe
cially handsome appearance In tholr white
hats , long linen dusters and red , white nnd
blue umbrellas. The club was present 100
strong nnd was accompanied by the Falrbury
band. The Ilobron nnd Oketo , Kan. , clubs
were white hats , and each was accompanied
with very excellent bands , consequently the
city has been losonunt all day with music.
IntpcrtiMl thu C'ltj's Industries.
Governor McKinley was driven about town
today by the reception committee and taken
through the various manufactories of Bcut-
rico. Ho was much impressed with the evi
dent thrift und entcrprlso of not ulono Beat
rice but all Nebraska.
Heturning from the drive about the city
the party encountered the Fairbury club ,
\thlch. had just arrived , at the Paddock hotel.
Ai imbrdmptu reception wus at once given
the , pyjrnor , and ho was greeted with tbo
most cntmastlc | | ) choors. Ho responded in
n fow.Jmppy remark * und was again chcnrod.
, ' , Al"2o , ' * j5ck the grand parade formed on
t.- . . , _ Ih troots , and Itwas , certainly ,
* tlio larcesf and inostcnthuslastio'ovcr hold
in Beatrice or southern Nebraska. An im
portant and striking fcatuio of the parade
was sixty of tbo employes of the Dempster
manufactory , with the Dempster band at
their hoed. All were .Harrison huts with a
red band around thorn labeled , "Dempster
Allll Manufacturing Company. " Preceding
them uoro the Fairnury , Ilobron and other
Kansas and Nebraska republican clubs and
following were the uniformed citizens.
Thn procession took up its line of march
on South Sixth street to tbo Chautauqua
grounds , \vhoro a tremendous crowd had ul-
ready assembled. The parade acted as an
escort to the distinguished guest of the day.
When the parade and Governor MuKmlcy
reached the Ctiauttiuqua grounds they were
mot with a grand ovation. The tabernacle ,
tbii lurgost auditorium In tbo state , was
crowded to Its utmost capacity with n throng
unxloiiB to hear and sea the author of the
McKinley bill. His appearance on the > > tago
wus the signal for the grandest outburst of
applause , in which the lidles joined moat en
thusiastically. Governor McKinley was In
troduced bv tbo managers ol the Chatituuqua
nnd after the applause had subsided bogau
Ills speech to an uudlcuco of not less than
13,000 people.
1'rotcctlon'H Triumph.
My Fellow-Citizens I urn plud to moot tbo
citizens of Nebraska. I atn glad to vtsltyour
progroislvo uud prospotous city , nnd heartily
congratulate you upon the advance-meat of
your state In population , in wealth , and In
dustrial activity.
I have come hero upon tbo Invitation of the
Chautauquu committee to discuss before this
nsaomblago the question of tarllT and luxa
tion , which has given to It added Importance
this year , becausu of the sharp divisions
iimong the people , ns expressed In tbo latest
platforms of the two loidlna parties of the
country. I learn thut on this platform you
invite the tlrst dlicunsions , and welcome men
of every phase of party and political belief :
that nil the nirilos except the republican
liavo keen hoard , and yrm have been
Itlnd enough lo assign to mo the pro-
Rcntatlon of republican belief and convic
tion upon the great Issues which divide
tbo patties this year. 1 will not discuss
further Issues , but the living ono , the one
which affects the revenues of the govern
ment and the occupations and employments
of the oooplo. I suppose that uo one wilt
question that citizens of other countries de
siring to bring tholr products Into this coun
try can uo no cnly upon .the conditions this
eovurnmont may proscribe tuj terms of
their admission hereto bo llxod by us an it
may ncotn best to us. This blaln pilnclplo
will bo admitted by nil. The question of
difference will bo the conditions to be pro-
eerlbed , and this difference marks the di
visions among our poopla and between thu
iViO great political parties of the coun
try. Tlid terms which both panics would
proscribe rccgnUo primarily the revenue
needs of the government , mid both propose
to piovldo for them. The one has tbnt for
Its solo purpoio ; the other has that tor ono
of Us purposes , coutiloj with another which
takes into account homo nnd country , nnd
llxoi the conditions HO us to promote our
largest Induiitlul prosperity and the highest
development of our natural icsources. The
terms which our political adversaries would
Jlx rofurd only revonuu. The terms which
\\fipi-esciiboseouio umplo revenue for the
treasury nnd the highest rewards to tbo
Industry undtnctivttv of curown people.
The latest national platform of the demo
cratic party Is u bolder recognition of frco
trade than any uf Its predecessors. An
niialysls of It Is necessary , to lu full under-
landing ; ana to that full understanding
in nut know what wnsi reported , what was
btrlcken out and what wus udoptcd us u tmh *
vtluild for all. Tlio report , an it came from
the committee on resolutions , declared that :
"When ou tom taxation U lovlod upon urtl-
I'lcm uf uny kind produced in thlu country , thu
( ilHVrunyu bclnuuii tl.o con of labur lioruiimt
liibor abroad fully luuaKUius uny uoatlolo
lienrllls lo labor , "
That wus stricken out and this difference In
Iiivor of the Ameriom worulngmun U no
longer to bo recognized by the democratic
VIM tyiu Its arrangement of tbo tariff. Airalns
"Hut In mukliiR rculuutlun ? In tuxi > n. it It nut
piiiui.nid to Inluru any uowmiy Imliiktry , "
T'jat Is stricken out and In Uiolr roilned
rdlUou they take no euro of uny dgmesllo In-
duitry unit the reduction ! hereafter to bo
put * U U3 tariff ulll be heedlm ot thu iu.
ury that may follow to our Industrial Inter
ests.
ests.Again the report declares :
rroin the foundation of this government
n.\os collected ut tlio custom houses liuvo
locn tie ! chlot source nf federal rovcnuu ;
such thuy must continue to be. "
Direct Taxation.
That is strlclcon out , which Indicates most
strongly that the now loaders ofthodomo-
cratiu party propose to abandon tholr out
policy of raising rovcnuo from customs and
ro.y solely upon Direct taxation for the revenue -
nuo needs of the govern inont. They give up
tholr old theories of taxation nnil tire roUdy
to ncccpt the lima tax scheme of Henry
George or adopt tbo system of direct taxa
tion which Thomas Jefferson declared was
too odious and onerous to bo thought of ex
cept In a great natlonul emergency.
< \caln , the oommlttan's report declares :
"Ho Mint every change of the law must tin at
every stni ) regardful of the labor and capital
involved. "
That , too , Is Mrlckon out , and any change
of law horoiiftor to bo rnada Is not to bo re
gardful of the labor employed and capital
Invested In the great industries of the coun
try.
try.Aealn
Aealn < "Tho process of reform must bo sub
ject to tbo execution uf them plain dictates ut
justice. ' '
That wai stricken out and tholr new pro
cess of reform Is not oven to bo framed on
the plain principles of justice nor tempered
with a single quality of mercy. No quarter
Is to bo Riven , but all our vast enterprises
must surrender without terms to the de
mands of tariff reform.
And having strlclcon that all out they de
nounce republican protection as a fr : > ud :
' The robbery of tlio great majority of tbo
Atnorlo.in people for the bouollt of the few. "
They declare that congress has no consti
tutional power to enforce and collect tariff
duties which ara protective In their naturo.
Tha constitutionality of protective tarllT
bus not been seriously questioned In moro
than 100 years. Never , 1 believe , bsforo was
It questioned In the national platform of any
party , i'ho platform of today reads llio thee
o nil nnn co of nullilicatlon which passed n
general convention In South Carolina sixty
years ago. Indeed , after curofully reading
the two documents , von mav gravely suspic
ion that the latter was copied from the
former. Any particular In which you may
find the last Instrument differing from tlio
lint to which I have referred , you will find
that it Is because the latter bus moro ulosoly
adhered to the confederate constitution than
to the ordinance of nullification.
In 1'rotectioii Unconstitutional.
Protection unconstitutional I A policy
which is as old ns the government ; a policy
which commenced with the government ; a
policy which was recognized In the second
act over passed by the congress of the
UnitC'l States , by a congress participated In
by many of the trainers of the constitution ,
fresh from the preparation and prom Jlgution
cf that grept Instrument. Ttiat congress
passed a law In 1730 , the preamble of which
declared ito \ bo :
"For the support of tbo government , for the
( llsehai-'oof tliudobts of tlio United Stile * .
and fur tliu imuoiiragomant.und protection of
nmnnfactutcrs. "
That law was paused by a unanimous vote
In the senate of the United States and by a
majority of live to one lu the house of repre
sentatives , was reported by Mr. Madison ,
who was afterwards president of the United
States , \varnpprovod by George Wash
ington.
If It Is In violation of any constitution it Is
not thur of the United States. It is u mani
fest violation of the constitution of thci con
federate states. Possibly that is what they
mean. Happily for us , however , wo don't
rccngniza that Instrument and nojcr did ,
and wo tire not operating under It. It wont
down bofero this resistless armies of the
union commanded by Grant and Shopman ,
and the constitution \Yitsblugton and Lin
coln wus sustained , xvhlch from Us birthtlma
until now has recogni/cd and justltlocl the
.principle of a protoctivc tatiir. Hamilton
' ' * ' " '
nad'Madiso'nJefrarsotr'"i'nd 'Oultioun , Clay
and Webster , Adams and Jackson
always asserted and maintained
the constitutionality of protection.
Cloiclitml vs
Is Cleveland a bettor constitutional lawyer
than Jeffer-ion ; U Yllas more loamo i tliun
MadUon ; Wutturaon moro profound than
Clay ; Adlnl Stevenson a better expounder
of tbo constitution than Andrew Juckson ;
are all of thorn combined safer intcrprctors
of that great Instrument than the supreme
court of the United States , wbluh has never
fulled when called upon to sustain I ho con
stitutionality of u protective tr.rnti
I wish tlio modern democrat who Is crying
out against the constitutionality of the inrllt
would ro.ii * . the message of Andrew Jackson ,
dutcu DocombcrT , )8'5J. ) He says :
"The object of the tariff Is objected to by
some as iiticouslltullonii' . " .
Then follond : "L'lio poiver to Impose dntlos
on Import" ( irliilnully bolon oillotlitihevur.il
states. The right ti > adjust , thoao duties with
a view to thu encouragement of clnini'sllo
br.mehi's of Industry Is so completely Identi
cal with th.it power th.it It Is dllllculi to sup
pose the existence or ona without tha other.
The stiles have dnio ate I tholr authority
over Imports to the general govern
ment , witliout Iliiillatlun or restriction ,
saving thu very Inoonsldoriibla reser
vation rolatln. : to their Inspection laws. This
authority having entirely passud from the
stilts , the right to exurolso it for the purpose
of pruteetlon clous not uvlst , n them , and con-
secinenuy If It bo not poisoned by tlio cener.il
govornmontlt must bo extinct. Our poiitlc.il
system would thus present the anomaly of a
puoplo stripped of the rlilit to foster their
own Industries , and to countciaet the most
sulll-h and deatructlvo policy which mluht bo
adopted by forcl.'ii nations. Tlilssuro.y cun-
not bo the euioithls indlsuunsahle power , thus
surrendered by thu states , innut bo within thu
scope of the 1111 thurity on the su bjuut expressly
delegated to cuiurnss.
"In tills conclusion I urn c.inflrmcd by Hie
oulnlonsof 1'ioslJentsVustiIu \ ton. JelTursun ,
Miullson and Monioo. who have uai'h ru-
poatedly recommomlo'l tie exercise or Ihu
right , under the constitution , us by thu uni
form practice of eon-m-m , the cent unud
ucqulcuicunua ut the states and senotal iindur-
atundlnxof thu people. "
'I hut is old domocraoy 1 The free trade
platform of tbo Chicago convention repre
sents ilia new democracy , but by no moans n
united democracy , for tliero wtroiJIJ delegates -
gates to the last national convention voted
against It. whlio&lil voted for it. The con
stitutional question has no Ufa : It is di > ud. It
is scarcely worthy of thn pasbln comment I
have given it. It is tlio tbrondbaio objection
of the democratic party to every good meas
ure , and it 1s tbo objection they ofTor wuon
every other falls. Ulsuiwavstliolln.il ob
jection , and uauully precodus ucquloscouca
and surrender.
NOW , upon whut terms shall wo admit
foruign goods to the United States } What
Is boat for us I What Is oont for the people
at lurtel Wliat tornn wilt secure the great
est good to tbo tnassoa of our countrymen !
The "terras proposed by these who 'differ
from us on this question the democratic
party are that everything shall como into
Him country free from abruail , except tlioso
products wlncD wo can not ourselves
produce. Having in vlaw revenue and only
revenue , and being opposed to protection lu
any degree to domestic Industries , they Im
pose a tariff upon foreign products thu llko
of which cun not be grown upon our soil or
made In our shops.
Cobduii I'riHi Trade.
Hoper Q. Mills put this in a frank and forceful -
ful way on tlieiMtli of April , ISTS. in tlio house
of ronrcscntatlvcs. In the discussion of the
Wood tariff bill. Ho said :
"Our policy should he to taUo the smallest
amount uf t xt" ) tli'it ' we c.in oy customs ,
mid \\uNhould irradually deortniHu the amount
mull unr ( ti.loiua luxos comu iilonofrom no
compolliu nrtknus untvrliu our ciiitonu. "
Mr. S. S. Cox , long u roprtHontutlvo from
tbo stuto of Naw York , nnd u very dlstin-
cuikhed doinocr.it.said 111 ISbj lu tbo discus
sion of the Mlim bill :
"It uiiiild he a glorious consummation uf
thlf debate could wo only have gentleman 1111
the other men join with UK lu clear tin * way
for llrltlsh Uobdun fruu trade. "
DiitUti Cobdeii free trade imposes lu
tariffs upon noncouipalliig foreign rioducU ,
upon these articles which their people miui
import ; and wlillo Kngland raises more than
0110 hundred millions Irani cubtonn duties' ,
it li { irlncipally upon thu food und drink of
its people , und upon such food ana drink us
cun not bo and are not produced nt harno ,
Tuat U the doinocratlo way ut well us the
llilllsu way to huvu u tnrllf for icveuuo
oilv. ( A tariff upon noncotnputlnj , ' foreign
[ co.sriM'cu or firm
VAN WYCK HAS A LONG LEAD
Otoo County's War Horss Certain of tha
Indoponilcnt Nomination.
POWERS OUT FOR STATE TREASURER
New Arrnncnmmit of tlio Curd * by Lend
er * nt Kearney Tha Allduiiy City
Turned Over to the 1'coplo's
1'arty The Hlixtc.i.
Noh. , Auir. 2. fSooclal Tolo-
grain to TUG Dnn.J - About half the dele
gates to the state convention of the people's
party have arrived , but many of the features
of the old party conventions are wanting.
General Van Wyck and John II. Powers , the
only two candidate ) for governor of whom
tticro Is any serious talk , hnvo headquarters
nt the Midway , but the rooms are never
crowded and their friends straggle in
and out of their open roams in
a listless , aimless manner that is
In ( very sharp contrast with the rush , the
crowd , the intensity , the soorcoy nnd the
whispered caucusing of the traditional con
vention. If the candidates for other nomi
nations have any headquarters except in
their hats It Is not generally Unown.
There is an almost entire absence of
caucusing and very Illtlo Interest Is shown
in any nomination but that for governor. In
place of tbo customary caucusing nnd button
holing , the delegates are gathered outstae
tno hotel , listening to speeches , not for this
or that candidate , Dutou political Issues.
Van \Vii-k Aw.iy In tlio Lead.
The I'elogates 'already hero uro for Van
Wyck by a largo majority , ar.d It Is generally
conceded th"U ho will bo nominated on the
first ballot. His friends tonight claim that
ho has 40J out of the 7JJ delegates , nnd the
drift indicates that that majority will bo in
creased.
Powers' canvass is in the hands of Jay
Burrows and Editor Hoiden of Liberty ,
against whom there ia a bitter feeling. Vim
Wyck has the support of such leaders as
Kcirn , Wolfe , Vundervoort , Doc'a , Pirtlo nnd
Schrcoder , and is confident that no combin
ation can bo matin that will defeat nlm. A
rumor Is afloat thut POWOM and hh friends
will bolt Van Wyck If nominated. When
interviewed on. that point Powers said ho
was not responsible for the rumor , but ho de
clined to sav whether ho would or would not
support Van Wyck after the nomination. In
about two davs ho said he would DO aolo to
declare himself , ana ho mijn j do it very
bluntly.
Some of his friends tallc of springing ox-
Altortiby General Lccso ns a dark horse to
break the Van Wyck boom , but that move
will dlo aborning1.
Out of Hiiro Coinp.isMon.
Thora 1s n gront deal of sympathy amotirf
the delegates for Powers , and a plan is now
under discussion to help him nut financially
ana avert the threatened split In thu party.
The scheme Is to rouomlnata him for state
treasurer. Ttio orlginatcis of the scheme
have not sprung U on the old man yet , evi
dently wishing it to gain strength ilrst.
Powers said to a 13ci : rouroientntivo that ho
was not a party to the movement. When
nslicd if he would accept tbo nomination for
treasurer , he answered the question by sav
ing that ho preferred not to declura himself , ,
bccauso'it mltfhtTlfave the appearance of dic
tating to Ihu convention.
Thu candidates for lieutenant covcrnor are
Uoinosontatlvo Schroeder of Logan , I. D.
Chamberlain of Stromsburg and C. S. Fairchild -
child of Oalcdalo. In the event of Van
Wyck's nomination , Schroeder's location In
the west will give him .second place , If ho
chooses , but them is a complication. Ho
lias been ronominatcd for.tlio legislature ,
und some of bis supporters object to bis
trausfor to the state ticket. Schroedcr has
loft the matter with the dulcgutos from bis
district ( Custcr nutt Lo an counties ) , nnd
they will decide it at a caucus In the morn
ing.
for the Other Olllcri.
The candidates foi secretary of state arc :
C. N. Mayherry of Pawnee county. Warwick
'
Saunders'of Columbus and J. M. Hastening ,
an attorney of this citv. Tno last was
sprung today , Is f.ivored by tbo Van Wyck
faction and already makes a formidable
showing.
There Is some demand for a Swede , nnd
Erlo.lotmson of Clay Canter Is mentioned.
It looks tonight as though Powers could
have tbo nomination for treasurer for the
asking. With Powers out of the Hold J. V.
Wolfe of Lancaster seems to bo in the loud.
J. D. Hat Hold of Antelope and J. H. Bdmun-
son uf Dawcs are also candidates.
The candidates for auditor are Logan Me-
UovnoUls of Clay countv , liutler Buchanan
of Lincoln. Captain Adams of Dawcs , John
Ballo of Wheeler und George W. Drowsier
of Blaino.
J. M. ( junnoll of York seems to bo In tbo
load for commissioner ofpuolic lands , with
W. iJ\ Wright of Lancaster second.
For superintendent of public Instruction ,
H. A. Edwards of Grand Island. H. S.
Dowers of Lancaster and Prof. Hyatt of
Custcr are rivals.
V. O. Stnskler of Doazlas and S.V , Bart-
ley of ( Justcr are in the load tor attorney
( . ( moral. The other candidates uro E. P.
Campbell of Ouster. T. B , Minnehan of
Douglas , Fletcher ot Frauklla and L'uro.v of
Fremont.
\VI11 .Hoot in n Tout.
The convention will moot tomorrow even
ing in n tent nt Kearney lulto , nearly two
miles from the city. A stron ? effort will bo
made to avoid an all-night session by ad
journing till morning , utter milling a tem
porary organization , which will ( rive tbo
committees time to do their work.
Congressman Koin is the only man men
tioned for chairman ,
The Douglas delegation organized tonight
by electing Frank Hlbbird chairmtn and W.
A. J , Uoodln secretary. It will hold another
caucus In the morning and will probably go
solid for Powers for treasurer.
John Thomas , John Jeffcoat und J. U.
Uelsor will go before the committee on cre
dentials with a contest , but are likely to re-
colva scant attention.
The city has buen formally turned over to
delegates und visitors , Business houses aru
profusely decorated and Hags are flying from
every convenient place In tbo business portion
tion , Thu Incoming trains this evening
brought in hundreds of people , and it Is esti
mated now that nt least tS.OOO puoplo are In
the city , although tbo convention proper does
not incut until tomorrow evening. All of tbo
energies of tbo committee on entertainment
have been taxed , but accommodation for
double thu number of thojo in attendance
bus been provided.
CKOUNSU SKNTIMUNT I.NOIIKASI.VG.
unit vinmloni County Dologuti-n Will
Support That < iimtl Miiin ,
PAi'iu.io.v , Neo. , Aug. 'J. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bun. ] The lojiubllcan county
convention passoj otf harmoniously today ;
no instructions uora given but it is well
understood that the stuto delegates are for
Crotinsc. The delegates are : State
William Hoblnson , C. J3 ICovs , P. J. Lang-
don , \V. C. Buell. ( ! . W. Fox. J , M. Martin.
Congressional , U , Bohon , W. S. Hukcr ,
J , M , Ward , U. L. Morrlion. W. H. Ilotr , I.
D. CJnruo. Sanatoria ! . ! , J , BUliop ,
William Eaton , 11. F. fTauito , II. J , Zimmer
man , G. W. Hitchcock , W U. Smith.
I'liniai County ,
BBAVKII CITV , Neb. , Aug. a. fSpeomlTclo-
grim to Tin : JJer.j Tlio Furnas county
topubllcan convention met In Hi Is city today ,
'J'tio attendance was noud und the enthusiasm
wus unlimited. Delegate * Irotn all precincts
feel greatly encouraged for republican sue-
cess this full. Tuo itato deluKulo * are uuln-
structcd nnd ex pressed tie preference for
governor. " *
.HfOtH Illll
GcitiNO , Nob. , Aug. 3. [ Special to TUB
Ucn.l The republicans of this county hold
their delegate convention Saturday nnd
elected the following representatives !
btato O. W. Gardner , ' U. H , Simmons , F.
D.Volt. . Congressional W. H. Hulbort.
William U. AlterB. ; . Fi Gentry. Sonntorlal
nnd Hoproscntatlye-John It. Stilts , John A.
Orr , E. S. Do LiiMaUer. The attendance
was largo nnil ovbry precinct save ono was
represented by full ilolocrulioin. The dclo-
gallons are not instructed , but the state dele
gation Is for Humphrey for land commis
sioner and not for Boxvormnn for auditor.
The congressional ' Uologatcs nro Dorrlngton
men and'tho senatorial are not Uaynor mon.
In I.lno tor Judge Crounso.
WAIIOO , Neb. , Aug. 2. ISpoclai Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The republicans ofSaundors
county mot in coiiVdutton ' In this nlty today ,
with A. B. Fullor'ot Ashland us ctinlrman ,
und selected delegates to thn stato. congros-
sluual and senatorial conventions. The dele
gates to the state convention were Instructed
for Hodlund for auditor and will all vote for
Crounso for governor. The delegates to the
congressional convention are Instructed for
H. H. Shodd of Ashland and the senatorial
delegate ! , were Instructed for Hon. W. H.
Dickinson of this city for senator. There was
n large attendance nnd KOOJ clean men were
put on all the delegations , nnd the old time
politicians were for the most part Iguorod.
Quiet nnil llnrnianlntii.
Piixnun , Nob. , Aug. 2. [ Special Telegram
toTnn BCE. ] The republican county con-
vontlon was bold hnro today. 0 ho county
ticket placed In nomination is * : J. M. Curry ,
county attorney ; Itbbort Ilacoly , coroner ,
and A. U. Stanllold , commissioner from the
Second district , Tha delegates selected are :
Stato-W. E. Peebles , chairman ; J. F.
Mren , L ) . N. Whoolor. G. C. Mariott nnd
Milton May. Sanatoria ! II. S. Swonson ,
chairman ; J , S. Lomiuon , Hiram Chase , J.
M. Kelso nnd W. J. S ophonson. Repre
sentative H. S. Smith , chairman ; A , C.
Abbott , B. F. McDonald , Daniel SVebstor
and Silas Wood. The convention was quiet
and harmonious. Kapubllcaus are in line
solid for Harrison , A ciklejohn und victory.
Scored the )
Out ) , Nob. , Aug. S. ( Special Telegram to
THE Ben. ] The republican county conven
tion met horn today. M , L. Fritz of Arcada
was made chairman nnd W. BlacK nf North
Loup secretary. The resolutions compli
mented McKinley nnd Harrison and severely
scored the Independent party for failure I o
carry through tbo reforms advocated by lu
Delegates to "tho state convention aru : Sam-
ual Thompson , Molvln. B. Goodener , John
Wall , L. Thomoson , E , S. Soars. Virgin H.
Stone of Ord was allowed to select delegates
to tin congicsslonal convention at Chudron.
E. L. Bnbcock of North Loup was also al
lowed to select the Vlolega'os to stuto and
senatorial conventions. Byron H. Johnson
of North Loup was nominated for represen
tative and A. A. Lavotiy of Ord county at
torney.
Lincoln Ilopiiblioti : ! * AMU Iimucurnto the
with Great inthusluHin. :
r.x , Neb , AUJT. 3. [ Special to THE
Brx. I The republicans of Lincoln propose
to inaugurate the campaign tomorrow even
ing by a grand uomcmstraUon in honor of
Governor William MdlCinley of Ohio. \ . re
ception committee ot twonty'-fl vo went down
to Beatrice today to escort the distinguished
republican tq this city tomorrow. No demon
stration of any klnitwlll tuko place until
evening , tbo governor being clven tbo
entire day in which"'to. . , obtains needed rest.
In the ovIcningUpwiiver , It pioposud to
show him whatatiujy republican western
'
city can do ln tb'o..w'uycuf.a political Jubilee.
towns will bo hero , and there will bo bauds
of music from half a dozuu different places.
Tbo local republican organizations will turn
out in tore" , arid the delegates to the repub
lican state convention will be given a place
In the procession tbat will form to escort the
great protectionist to the stuto capital
giounds.
Tbo arrangements for the demonstration
are in the hands ot the members of the
Youne Men's Republican club , many of
u bom will cast their first presidential vote
this full. A largo platform Is bolng erected
nt the north entrance of the stuto house and
fiom this platform Governor McKinley will
address the crowds . Several thousand
people from outside ot the city will bo pres
ent. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Kcipor'H Cli.incos Ie < oned.
NOIIKOLK , Neb. , Aye. 2 [ Special Tnlo-
gram to TUB But : . ] -'The Norfolk Morning
Herald , otllcial organ , of Dr. George F.
Kulpcr , democratic nominee for congress
from the Tulrd district , suspended today.
Tbo Herald was established about tbroo
months ago by A. A. Parks'and M. C. Ma-
honoy. two bright yodifs met of Norfolk. It
bad 'comn to till if long felt want unu bud
been promised abundant succor bv tbo dem
ocrats , but contrary to promise the assist
ance never came , ana the papjr lost money
from its 11 m issuo. ' Democrat * greatly de
plore their loss and readily recognize the fact
that tbo chance ot , Keipor'a success has
been lessoned and fMelltlejohn sloclc has
gene up several notches slnco the domlsu in
consequence. -
Syracuse ltt > | iiil > licniii D
SMIACUSP , Neb : , Aug. 3. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] A Hopuollcan club was organized
here lust evening wllh about 150 members
und elected tbo following onicors : Presi
dent , F. C. Browl > { secretary , E. C.
Ivuonzcl ; treasurer , EJ Harvey ; vice presi
dents , A. Godding and D. W. Greene ; ex
ecutive committee , O. Home , H. N. Carpen
ter , A. Walt , William Dunn nnd J. S.
Mupes ; music , C. E. Clurtt , E. C. Kuenzel ,
Charles Schneider and E. A. Holbrook.
The meeting wus Very enthusiastic and
preparations were made for carrying on a
Vigorous ca.iiuaiirn. | _
MeConk CiutH tln Oonnty Sent ,
McCooic , Nob.-Aug.S. JSpecial Telegram
to Tun Bui ! . ] Had Willow county passed
through a heated coutitr seat election toil p. y.
The places contos'.lig : wonj Inillanolii , tbo
former county seat- and the city of McCook.
Tbo election lacked Uiti broils and llgbtft In
cident to such cputOitSj and McCook secured
the county seat tiv 10J votoj raora than tbo
necessary tliroc-Ilfthi. 'Tlio citizens of
McCook will donatd uitlocli ct ground and
erect the courthouse 'and jull frco of cost to
the county. 1
Hurt Will From ,
Lroxa , Nob. , Aug. - [ Special Tolouruni
to TUB Ui'.u.j ill Is ns republican day in
Lyons. Hon. Ueorgop.'Mclkli'john : is hero
und the people * bro oat enmasso to partici
pate in u grand fallTbo ladles cornet
bands from Tokumah and Decatur uiohtiro.
Molktojohn will carry old Hurt by a rousing
majority. Hupublicatisftnro all falling Into
line und the old prtrfyln the nortQoastern
part of tbo state will bo heard from.
Cvilnr County liiilc iuiiiliintii' Itully.
HAUTINOTOX , NevfAug. / . 2. fSnocial to
Tun Bun. ] The jlnaopendouts of Cedar
county uro preparing for u grand rally and
picnic to bo hula uL the plan'o grounds , about
eight miles norjhpjst of thU placu , on tbo
lUth ( nut. Coiniiauy I band of this city hax
been onpaL'Od. S | > ovuihoa will bo delivered
by Bryant and Edpurtou nnd local speakers.
VorU'rf l'Juiiibuiiu Club ,
Yonit , Nob. , 'Ausf. S. I.Stusclal to THIS
j Lust nltfht ut the courthouse the
republican ! ) of the city organized a iluuibeau
club with 100 member * , all of whom will bo
uiufoimod , N. IVLunuovu wus elected cap
tain ; Pi of. H , lyUorbett , 11 rat lieutenant ,
uud Or. it. McCoiia-UKby , nocond llcjlonuut.
Oouirnor MclOnlry'K Motemouta.
BKATIIICU , N b. , Aug. S. [ Speclal Tola-
Cruru to Tin : IHE. ] Governor jtlcKuiloy will
leave hero tomorrow at 8:30 : a. in , for Liu-
coin , where hn'will deliver a speech In tha
evening. Ho Will KpcaK the next uay lu
Council Bluffs ana Filday at Omaha.
HE ORDERED ONLY BEEF TEA
Mr , Oobb Testifies Before the Watioa In'
vostigatiug Oommlttoo.
HE USED ONLY HARMLESS STIMULANTS
Mr. UnUnn llnltcnitcs III * Chnrgm Ab-
lent Member * of CungrrM Ordered
Hack Tlio Snimtors DUcuis the
rlnkcrtoii
D. O , , Aug. 3. Mr. Cobb
took the stand in bis own defense today bo-
lore the commtttoa invoulgiitlng the Watson
charges , For several days before ho made
the sDsech In question , Mr. Cobb said , ho
was engaged iu the laborious work of gath
ering and preparing his argument. Ills
throat troubled him und ho had , before be
ginning his remark ! ) , rjquostoj tin employe
of tbo house to bring him u cup of beef tea.
"Surely beef ton Is n mild and tionintoxlc.it-
ing liquid , " said Mr. Coob , ' 'and It was a.
frcqucnt'thing for members to rofros h thorn-
solves with it during a speech. "
Culled Tor Hoof Ten.
Ho had called for boot tea bcciiuso it was
warm und soothing to the throat. From
time to time ho had the cup sent back and
replenished in order to exchange the cola
tea for tbo hot tea. It was not true , ho said ,
ns had boon assorted by Mr. Watson , that
ho tald to a pagb , "bring mo some more
whisky. "
Whether whisky was brought by n piiro
und placed on his desk for the beef tea ho
did not know. Ho WAS to o much engaged at
thu time in his argument to notice who
placed It on tils desk. Whether a page or u
"friend" whom ho had requested to got him
some stimulant bad brought it , ho wus not
prepared to sny. Mr. Cobb ucKnowlbdccd
that some whisky was brought him during
the course ot the ovor.lng nnd placed on his
desk. It had been brought by a friend and
ho hud used It only to relieve his throat. If
it affected him in voice , or manner ho was
not conscious of it. Ho was us sobsr then ns
ho was now. It Is true ho had drank a little
beer during the day.
Wntfton Keltnnitcs Ills Cliurffc.
Mr. Watson nt this point Interrupted the
proceedings by asking Judge Cobb how bo
indicated that that beverage was out and
thut ho wished the cup replenished , to which
ho answered that , so far as ho ( Mr. Cobb )
remembered , ho hud sold to n friend that ho
wanted a little whisky or some stimulant.
Ho hardly thought thnt his remark was loud
enough to be hoard any distance. Anyone
who said ho had asked a page to got him
whisky was mistaken. When the whisky
was put before him ho sipped It two or throe
times , and when ho concluded bis remavus
ho took ano.hcrblp ; but ho was not made
drunk by it , uor did his state approach in
toxication.
1 After a sharp colloquy batwoon Mr. Boat-
Vherv and Mr. Watson , during which the lat-
f r , though expressing his admiration for
Coub , reiterated the statement thut ho be
lieved he was intoxicated on tbo occasion
mentioned , tbo committee adjourned.
; PUOl'OSED.
Dnmocratla Members of tlio House Con-
idor the Worlil'8 Fnlr Approplatlon ,
WASHINGTON" , D. C , , Aug. 3. A majority
of the democrats in the house nra making
strong efforts tq bring about a compromise
on tbo V/orld's fair matter and this afternoon
a conference of . fortyot , more members was
. rfrff -Jr- -A-- l 1- , * * < * , xW , - - Jf V
hold in the ways nnd means committee rooms.
Both sides in tbo doinocratlo party were rap-
resented and a committee to talk over the
matter w ith the party was finally appointed
by Dockory a * follows : Against tbo World's
fair Bankheud , Cummins , McCreaiy , Cul-
berlsou and MuMillin. In laver of tno fair
Duborow , Williams of Illinois , Fellows ,
Uollly and Shlvelcy.
The committee met after adjournment In
the subcommittee room on appropriation , but
adjourned without reaching any agreement.
A proposition chlelly discussed proposed a
reduction In the appropriation from f > , OUOUOQ
to $ JGUO.OX ) .
\Vllllnm8 .Makes n Proposition.
Several propositions were discussed and
Mr. Williams of Illinois came forward with
a new proposition which was received with
considerable favor by the members of the
committee , who aru not ladicat on either
sldu of the fight. This proposition was that
nn agreement should be reached to recon
sider the vote by which Blghnm's motion of
concurrence in tbo senate amendment wus
carried , and tbat the sundry civil bill then bo
sent to conference wltb instructions to tlio
Uouso conferees to disagree to the proposition
of the eiennto und , in Us stead , to substi
tute u proposition providing for the coinage
of 5,000,000 half collar souvenir coins to bo
given to the fair. This money was to bn
given as n direct appropriation and the con-
forces were to frame such a proposition ns to
strike out all clauses making the government
n party in the fair. 'I his received favor from
all except Messrs. Bankhoad nnd Durburow ,
und tha latter gentleman wus not prepared to
say just whut bo thought of it , wanting time
for consultation with Director General Davis
, nnd others.
Several members , after adjournment said
that the proccndlngs bad boon bosn har
monious and that they were inclined to bo-
llovo a settlement might DO reached which
would make adjournment possible by the last
of the wpok.
IN THIS SU.NATK.
IMnkertoiiB "ml Tliulr Methods IMncussc < l
lit Length
WASHINGTON , D. C. , AUK. 3. There was
but ono subject of Interest before tbo senate ,
and that ono occupied its attention for most
of the three hours tbat tha session lasted. It
wus tbo resolution reported from the com
mittee on education nnd labor for the appoint
ment of a select committee of seven senators
to inquire into the organization and employ
ment of Pinkerton forces , and under whut
authority they wore employed and used in
lubor controversies.
Mr. Sherman thought the question should
not betaken up now ; still ha wun bound to
say that tbo principal question raised as to
whether any man or corporation might cm-
ploy armed mon was a vary important ono.
Ho doubted whether any corporation had a
right to hire such person * . . Ho hoped that
tlio resolution would bo allowed to go over
until next session.
Mr. 1'alraor replied to Mr. Sherman's ob-
joctions'ltiid favored the proposed Investiga
tion , suyliig ttittt the importance of it could
not bo overestimated ,
Mr. Vest also favored the proposed Inves
tigation unu Halil that the Plnkorlou fnrco
had ceased to bo a detective bureau and was
now a standing army.
After further discussion the resolution
wus adopted without division.
It provides for anoloot committee of sovcn
senator * to Investigate and report tbo facts
In relation to the employment of armed
bodies of men or dotoctlvn < In connection
wllh differences between workmen and em
ployers , ' .bo masons for thu creation of such
orgunlioa bodies of urinod man , their char
acter and uies , whoiu , how and by whom
fioy have bovii employ oil and paid , uud
under what authority.
Adjourned.
Mour.u.i i v AT Tin : CAPITAL.
.Moro Duutlu luVu liliijtoii Dunne July
Tliun livnr liuloio ,
WABIIIXOTO.V , D , C. , Aug. 2. In the
mutter of deaths July has broken all records
n the history ut Wasblu gton. Never , even
during the ravages of epidemic * , has the
rata beou Boiugb. The report of ttio health
ofllco will show that during the month of
July there were 640 dcutht , The largest
pruvlout mortality for uny one month in the
lilttory of the city was tbat of April , 1601 ,
whim tlio nuiabor ol deattis were t'J8. ThU
was duo to an cplttcmlo of Influenza , The
great mortality is di " Ao the excessive hot
weather. V ,
\
CunmitWijJtcp.
W\IIIINOTOK , D. O.V ii.2. The sub-
comifWuo of'thc house 'lolnr.y committee
Is hopq sly divided on t < " 'subject of the
PinkorlW lrivostleatlon al < .Nai decided to
leave thovvsuttor to the fulnmltteo to suy
whether v ere shall bi > a i\v' \ . $ rt or not , nnd
If ono the Uiiro of it. Thoiliultteo could
not nerco o(5Jio ( report submitted by Uopro-
acntutivo On ,
CoiiRrVmmi Ordnrud It'icx.
WASIIIXOKN , D. C. . Aug. 3. The house
adjourned after rovoklna all loaves of
absence , oven those granted on account of
sickness.
TO ABRANOE JFOB M'KINLEY.
1'tlbllo Meeting uf Citizens to lie Hold nt
till ) Mllliinl ,
Judpo Scott and E. M. Burtlott returned
from Boatrlco on an early morning train ,
having completed arrangements for the com
ing to Omaha on Friday of Governor Me-
Kinloy of Ohio.
They ask that business mon and the public
in general attend n meeting at the Mtllurd
hotel at 10 o'clock this morning to mnko the
final arrangements for giving thU eminent
American statesman an enthusiastic welcome
on the occasion of his coming to Omaha
&OVT11 AMVIUU.IX AIMS.
li-ilmnoodu's Agents Will lln OUou a Trial'
llils Week.
irom/ifflMfd J&7 ? ( > ; //lmi Onrditi ttww'i\
VALI-AHUSO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tox. ) ,
Aug. ! i fBy Mexican Cable to the Now
York Hciald'-Speclal to Tun Br.c.l Docu
ments cf accusation will bo presented to the
soanto tit Santiago Thursday against Claudia
Sienna , Domingo Galley , Perez Montt , tbo
trio McKcnnas and others of Balnmccda's
ministers.
The work of raising the Blanco Encalada
at C'uddora has boon begun by the Italian
contractors Mho have tbo job in hand.
News roaches hero from Klo Grande do
Sul , Brazil , continuing the MOWS of
the revolt of General Isadora's
troops. The whole country Is in n Btato of
consternation nt the bloody vengeance which
Is being wreaued on the fodoiulists. . The
Herald col respondent nt Montevideo says
that the pollco were forced to dlsnor-,0 a
mooting of the students ut the government
school which was held last night. Word comes
from the Herald correspondent at Buenos
Ayres that much uneasiness Is felt there ut
tno uonnrrlvul of the squadron nt Cadiz.
An agent gozs to Spun to obtain declara
tions relative to the loss of the Hosalcs.
Liuvavillo , former owner of the Acqulllu , has
uskea tbo court to order the Chilian minister ,
Guerrero , to pay the costs of the suit against
hU covernmcnt.
The Herald's correspondent at Caracas
says an ofllclal despatch from Curacao to
acting President. Vlllfc-ns announces the cap
ture on * the coast of Core recently , of Diaz
Bravo wltb thirty ofllcluls and u number of
revolutionary troops hound to Tucacas with
a cargo of war mutennl for Mora. Tbo ijov-
ornmont claims to have advices that
Guerra bus been driven out of Valencia and
defeutnd at S'tn Joaquln by volunteers under
command of Genera 1 Leijo. This Is proba
bly but u garbled "oflluial" report of the vie-
torv won ly General Hqiri } Ucj : ever Tovur
Ut San Joaquln gnJjny'b. . " * ln addition to
General Ayala and Dr. An Iota , donu-
tles F. do P. Palz nnd Gorman
Perez hnvo arrived In Caracas tinder
sumo their seats In congress. These KCntlo-
mon bring news of the agreement to a truce
pending the mooting of congress signed on
July 1) ) by Generals Iborra nnd Escobar com-
mahdlnir i evolutionary guerrillas operating
between Guurimus and Santa Lucia and
says that General Mcndoza bus granted , tha
general1) mentioned full guaranties v. ith
pissporls to Uio national capital , should thuy
dcsiro to como.
Dr. Pedro VIncento Mljnres has resigned
the governorship of Caracas to take lib seat
in longrotx us deputy for tlio stuto of
Miranda. General GuUoppu Monugas , hav
ing turned the troops under his command
over to Mendoza , has returned to the capital
and bean again appointed governor of the
federal uistrict , which post bo hold previous
to thci revolution. Ho bus many fi lends , oven
among the legalists.
\Viis u I'lolil Day lor tlio Urleiisn.
Cnr.YK.vsK , V/yo.f'Aug. 3. The second
daj's argument In the case of the United
Slates vs tbo Transmissouri Freight associa
tion has resulted in u Held day for tbo de
fense. Hon. George It. Pock , general oollc-
itor of the Santa Fo system , occupied the
entire day In argument , using the four n-i-
nuul raports of the inters'iuo commerce
commission to provo thut tlio frolght usaocia-
tiona did not comu under iha provisions of
the Sherman anti-trust act , and thut these
associations , of which thcro are sixty-eight ,
nassongur and freight , rather tend to main-
lain tbo equilibrium in business circles. The
commission had recommended the work of
tlioso associations after the passage of the
anti-trust act , holding thnt they were in har
mony with the law und thut their ofllcor.s
creally aided congress In Its work. Thu nr
gumont willclOiO tomorrow.
Thn Oinitli Koll.
McCooii , Nob. , Aug. 3. ( Special Telegram
to THE Bii : ! . ] rtiu funeral of J. D. McCahe
was held hero today. The deceased was a
prominent nnd distinguished Mason , botng a
member of the Auburn commanJorv and was
atone time thrice Illustrious of tbo grund
council royul und select masters of Nebraska.
The burial services were under the auspices
of the Masonlo and Kinchin of Pythias bodies
ies of this city , St. John uommundorv No. it )
nnd lluibovcn division , Knights of Pythias ,
uctlng us escorts.
BcATiuui ! . NOD. , Aug 3. iSpooItl Tele
gram to Tun BKK. | Mr * . Fletcher Mood
died hero today of puerperal fevor. She was
one of tbo most highly esteemed ladies of
this locality.
Movi'Wimts ut Oooiiu Stn.imori.
At Southampton Arrived Huvol. from
Now York.
The United States and Brazil steamer
Amy Har suited from Santos for New York
July UO.
At Brow Head Passed Majestic , from
Now York.
At Movlllo Arrlvcd Anchorla , from Now
York.
At Lizard Passed Gclert , from Now
York.
At Now York Waoslund Elbe , from Ant
werp.
WK'Vl II Kit FOHKVA8TH.
OITICB OP WKATIIEH HUHISAI ; , I
OMAHA , Aug. 3. |
A secondary low barometer urea has formed
In eastern Nebraska nnd the hottest weather
of the day was in the lower Missouri vulloy.
Omaha una Sioux City Op = , Kearney IU = > ,
Ynnkton 03 ° , North Platte and Dodge City
100 = uud Concordla 104 ° were the highest
temperatures reported , Nebraska is tonight
on the line of meeting of opposing winds ;
ioutn of us they ara southoily while lu tha
upper Missouri country they uro from tbo
northwest. Generally dry woutbor prevailed ,
but the chuuccB are good for n ruin belt ex
tending ever thl * section irom soutbwm to
northeast ,
I.nenl I'oretniM For KnHtom Nulinmlni ,
Omaliii null Vicinity Wiirmurirntlirr
ultli local rali | durlntr'nclncnilny , ln- |
Inuoil WoilncHilujnlglit or 'IhumUiiy bj
ooolur wiiHtHur.
WBiii.satox , D. 0. , Auir , 2-Forccait for
WodnoBdayi For IOWA und Nebraska
Kuir , cooler Wednesday morning , northwest
wind * , becoming variable.
For North ana Houtlt Dakota Fulr wea
ther , cooler Wednesday morning , followed
by rlilug tcmpcmturoj weit wiad .
HASTINGS' ' MURDER MYSTERY
Dolavan S. Cole Fonutl Daatl in a Eosortotl
Shanty Yesterday Morning.
HE HAD BEEN SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD
Some Think Ho Wus Klllnil fur Money nnd
Oilier * Allege Tluiru Win n Womim
In the Cnno The Coroner
HADTINOI. Neb. , Aug. 2. [ Special Telegram
gram to TUB BKK. ] Hustings has a mystorj
which follows close on the heels of tha
Yocum-Vnnlloot tragedy nnd the county do *
licit case * , nnd whlcn suoms to bo quite M
perplexing fora time at least as tbcso two
other nuzzles which have excited the pcopla
of Hastings.
This morning Dolavnn S. Cole , one of tin
oldest Bottlers of this rlty and ono of hot
most respected citizens , was found dond in
an old deserted one-story house n couple oC
hundred yards south of his homo on East
' ioutu street. Mr. Cole was well oil finan
cially , being in about ns comfortable clroutu-
Btnncas n uny ono In the city. Yesterday
hn received and handled considerable mpuoy ,
depositing n good sized amount in the First
National bank and also sondlnc n largo sum
away. Ho is the owner of Colo's park , ouo
the largest and by far the best Im
proved park in the city. This park
u situated about OW yards from Ills' homo.
List nlglitut ID o'clock , it Is stated , ho re
turned to bis homo und discussed will : hls >
wife tbo probability of there being any
rulllans In ttio park , und according to bis
usual custom wont east to close the uutos of
the park for the nlpht. Ho did not return ,
and ulthough Mrs , Cole went to Dudshonroso
early in thu morning nnd began eearohinu
for her husband.
I'niiml Dond In n Sh.inty.
A llttlo later Mr. Cole was found in tha
shanty oy u neighbor , Mr * . Hockman , This
building was used for a tenement some time
IIL'O , but has now boon deserted for a lonp ;
time nnd not a pane of glass remains.
Coroner P. J. Irwin summoned a jury com
posed of business men , Mows. Bcxton ,
Alines , Coovur , Lewis , Barlass and
Paine , who nt once wont to
the hovel nnd viewed thu
body. It was still lying In the position iu
which it was originally found , on the side ,
with the head turned. A alight mark around
the neck gnvo rise to the rumor that his
throat had been cut , but this was discovered
to bo untrue. A pool of blood which trickled
down Into a llttlo cellar underneath com
pleted the ghastly spectacle. Inquiry dis
closed the fuel tbat no ono had hoaid any
report of firearms or the noise of any scufllo.
A largo crowd , attracted by curiosity , soon
assembled and peered Into tbo windows and
discussed the aspect of the case. A search
for tracks was instituted , but the crowd
partly defeated its own purpose by tramping
thoroughly over tbo ground. But ono ot
the jurv mon found tracks leading from tha
direction of tbo park into tha
bouse. An examination of the body
showed a bullet hole , apparently from a iiS or
44-callber gun , behind and bjlow tbo .right1
ear , and a contusion of tbo skull on Uu > for < 3-
hcad. No slens of cuts made by. . cdcod In
struments were discovered , "IWT were uny
weapons found on the premises , in hl
pockets wnro found so mo in.Hchcn , $3.35 in
money , a uoto for several hundred dollars'a '
check and a piece of a comb. ,
hcvunil ' .theories About thu Alurilnr.
jrho jur. toojc a rocessuntll-tri 'clock without - ,
out having tukon' auy ' tostlmonyTTJilthouKli'
ttio coroner and county attorney sp < 5nXQma
time In examining persons living near "lhA
scene of the tragedy. Of course tboro nra
several theories of the cause of the murder ,
for such It undoubtedly Is. Tbo Mm is that ,
tuo crime was committed for robbery. Mr.
Cole was known to have done business at the
banks of tbo city , and might hnvo been sup
posed to have drawn out money and not to
have deposited , ns was tbo casd. But this
theory Is discredited , ns some money , al
though small iu amount , was found on hli
parson.
By some it Is supposed that when ho wont
to the park he found in It some persons wltU
whom he became Involved In a fracas , and
tbat in some way ho was killed. The assas
sins then carried him ever to the shautynnd
after carefully lu ) Ing him .so it would appear
us If no had accidentally fallen , put n bullet
behind his oar to prevent him from ever ro-
coveilngnnd Informing on bis assailants.
Bv others of the knowing ones , It in con
fidently usscrtod nn investigation will dis
close there is u woman iu tne case who left
town uany this morning. It U nlio reported
Hint oniccrs hnvo left to upprohond her.
But however It may bo , It is certain Mr.
Cole wus IIrat hit In the bond , probably
while In tbo park , und afterwards carried
where ho wus found. Tlion it appears ha
was ( that , ns no traces of blood were found
outside , although ho oled nrofusoly in tha
hovel.
Afternoon Dovvlupinonta.
The uftornoon served only to deepen the
mystery surrounding the affair , A good
slzbd crowd assembled ut the courthouse at
1 o'clock , ns It was announced the toathnon.T
would be taken nt thut timo. The jury cou-
vonrd In the district court room nnd a num
ber of spectators took available seats on a
table placed In front , but a constable ap
peared und unceremoniously ejected all from
the loom save tlio coroner , jury , at
torneys , constables and tbo stenographer.
These who remained were sworn to
secrecy baforo any of the proceedings
began. Tbo witnesses worn kept In the
county attorney's rooms anil sheriff's ofllco ,
not being allowed to communicate. Ono by
one they were called In , neither spectators
nor reporters being iillovvoil near the door nor
at. any place whore uti Inslirbt might bo ob
tained as to what wus being said and dpnc In-
bid o.
o.Mr * . Hlckraan , who discovered the body ,
her sister-in-law , Mrs. Mason , and John
Johnson , tbo hired man of her father , who
UVCH near Junlatn , were callca and seemed to
give fomo Important testimony , but nothing-
noteworthy could bo learned outildo the
courtroom by any dint of questioning , lit
somns Cole was at work at tbo Hlokmaut'
until about 0 o'clouk , llxlng a pen for block
which wan jointly owned. When bo loft b
started toward homo.
Two Shut * \Vura Heard.
A numbarof persons living In the vicinity
have b'en found who remember hoanuar two
shots about U o'clocx , AS only one bullet
.VBS found in tbo body It is a source of spoo-
ulatlon as to where the other shot took ef
fect. About the place where tbo boay was
found there is a mark which might easily
have been formed by a spent ball striking
Bldowuys , but it U difllcuftto see bow IMs
could huvo resulted from u shot in such close
quarterj.
An autopsy conducted by Coroner Irwln
and Dm. McICInnoy nnd Storm was hold tbl *
afternoon. The fntnl bullet wus found to
have boon of lU-callber , although the punc
ture Is much larger. It ranged downward ,
Mlgbtly fraottiriiii ? the luw uono and tovor-
ing thu jugular arUiry , lodging in the nook.
A bruise over the uvo , which might have
been made either by a full or a blow by some
body , such us u tmndbair , was aUo found.
Dentil was caused by huinorihage ,
Mr. Cole was about 50 yours of ago , small
In stature and nervous In temperament. Ha
hud six children , live boys und one girl , nntl
hud for ninny yuuiH boon ono of Ibo prominent
proliiultlonuts of Adams county. As far as
appeared ho had no enemies outwardly , and
thu leason for Ilia crime cau hardly bo con *
jecturod.
ClKilflit on iloitrd Hlilji.
NAl'U'8 , Aug2. . The British itcauiei
Albany , from I.a lurodu , whloUwa reported
to havu culled from Mnlta on Saturday wltU
two vaios of cbolera on board , arrived * t
Terri Annunclattt , m thl province , today.
She icportod thnt two ilvutbi from oliolers
hud occuirod during tbo voyage. Bho ha
b on tout to Atlni'ra , miialt Ulaud off th
const uf BanllnU , wUvro h ulll tu qunrnu *
lined.
