THE OMAHA DAILY
cTr < nvn VT7. Al ? . .
OMAHA. TUKSDAY MOlltflNO. XOVKMHKR 1. .
NMIMKEtt 135.
PUP CMVP IT 1CII TUIII ?
SHE SAlb 11 la ALL HiUli
Mrs. Lease Affirms Her Account of the Out-
ingcoui Conduct of Georgia Democrat * .
THEY WILL NOT BROOK HONEST POLITICS
low HID t'opnlut Ciui > | > : lc"l > r" WrrnJIiKl
tobullcr InillRiilttrii ol Viirlotia hnrln mill
Donlcil lhi > ( tight of I'rro Spocch liy
the Clilvnlnnu Siiiulirons.
Curloslly gained for Mrs. Mary Loa e Insl
levelling nn nudienco that was fully n't largo
[ ns could have bcnn oxpectcd , considering the
llnclomcnt wealhor and sllopary streets. Independents -
[ dependents , republicans nnd democrats
iMirncd oulallko lo see nnd hoar iho widely
( heralded foimilo orator of Kansas , who wns
I Iho companion of General J. B. Weaver on
' his rccenlly famous southern trip , and who
assisted him In determining Iho ago , sox and
previous condition of divers imperfectly In
cubated articles , manufactured with much
trial and tribulallon by many a leathered
lilpcd In Iho grateful shade of the palmettos
on the plantations of fur-olT Georgia.
H wns inrgoly because of that unfortunate
trip , nnd the lutorvlow that was the otii-
growth of It , thnt many of tlio auditors occu
pied seats In Exposition hull last evening ,
far with the assertions and cour.tor-nssor-
tlons , und donlnU pro and con , they wr.ro
very uiuoh at sea ns to the position that MM.
Lease desired to tulco In the matter , and they
wnnlod to hear from iho lips of the lady her-
elf Just what she thought of tbo pnopla of
the south , and whether or not she wished to
sland by the interview printed in the Chicago
cage Inter Ocean and reproduced by Tin :
Bnu.
Mm ny < II l Truo.
This Is the interview that the peonlo's '
party pres was so fast 10 aeny , on tbo
{ 'round that to so severely attack the people
ol the south would no to deliberately kill l > 10
lasl hope that the populists had of cuirying
n slUL'lo southern stale.
Mrs. Lease did not uisippolnl nnyon'.1 bui
some of her populist auditors so far us the
Interview \viis concerned , for sno stated her
position in terms Hint could not no misun
derstood , nnd reiterated several times Ihat
the St. Louis Interview was absolutely iitr
rect.
rect.Sho
She wns nn-lous to make Iho statement
und aolllo all doubt on the matter , for sbo
referred to It us.0011 as she reached Uio
front of the platform , and tno llrst thine thut
she did was lo tnno The Public , n local poo-
pli's party sheet , to tnsk for printing u do-
uliil of ibo'lntervloW ever her signature. ou
The stnlemont of Mrs. Louse , acknowledg
ing the uuthnntlcliy unu correctness of the
interview , wns n keen disappointment to
ninny of the populists In the audience and
what she hud to say on Iho subject was ro-
[ ccivcd by Uiom in sllonco.
They "recovered their spirits , however v ,
I when she came to her advocacy of Iho ideas
Unit nro embodied in the crazy d.ullt platform
I of Uio popullsti , and they npulaudcd to host
I echo her arraignment of iho old oartlos.
I Hov. Holjort L. Wheeler , the populist !
nominee for congioss from this district" , was
I the llrst speaker , as Mrs. Lease kindly gave
I him a few minutes of her tune to show him-
Ificlr nnd ho utilized U In tolling why mn
I preacher oulit to bo in politics and in w It
f happened that preachers us a rule Know so
' illtlo nbout this subject.
Th.it IntenliMv Was Straight.
Mrs. Lensa introduced herself us an Irish
woman and snld thnt she was proud of It ,
mid then created a ripple of interest by say
ing :
"My frlondn , before beginning my address
this evening , I would feign ask your pardon
for calling your atlontionto some personal
mutters , matter * Unit nro unimportant per
haps , and yet important lo me , as thov ire
noi truthful. I found In n paper entitled , I
think , thnVcokly Public , since I cnmo to
your city , n telegram over my ro ,
denying utterly nnd absolutely Dial I had
I ever given it reporter of the Chicago Inter
Occnn the interview thnt wont luo rounds lOf
Iho press u few days ago. I wish to corrocl
thai , friends. Thai Interview in Iho Chicago
i Jntor Ocean is absolutely correct ; I gave
thai Interview.
"I want to say that I am In this movement
not for ofllcc , not for the spoils of ofllcc , not
for political aggrandizement ; I am in this
movement for truth and reform nnd the up
lifting nf the people everywhere | npolmiso |
and If thcro is n place In nil this oread land
where It Is noi sufo for nn American citi/.un ,
where it is not safe for mini or woman lo
npeait , I think It my duty to lot the American
people know of thut place. " ( Applause. ]
How KolhViiK KohhiMl.
Mrs. Lcnso told of her trip through the
west and northwest , nnd then spoke of the
treatment thnt had been accorded herself
and General Weaver in the south , the con-
trust making nil the hotter ttio scorching
that she guvo the people on the other Mdn lot
Mason nnd Uixon's lino. Of thnt trip , und
iho experience thai was herj whllo away ,
Bho said :
"After leaving Iho silver producing states ,
wo wont south. Wo visited Arkansas ,
Louisiana , Mississippi , nnd reached Alnbanm
In time to iiltond the slate convention of Iho
people's party and democrats In thut stnto ,
ior they uro united like u bund of brothers
down thoro. They have grown tired
of being "counted out in that
state , and notwithstanding you heard
tbo MOWS from Alabama not , very long rvuo
thut Govcrnoi- Jones , the democratic nomi
nee , hud been ulcoled
governor of Alabama i
"
by 0,000 najoritv , yet ut that state conven
tion Governor Kolb , the nomlnoe of the
people's party for governor , produced indisputable -
disputable evidence and the bworn tos-
limony of thousand * of moil that
thu people's party had carried the
state of Alabama bv from 50,000 to 00,000
majority. [ Applause. ] And Governor Jones'
majority tlmi'wns soul out nt first ns T0,0)0 ( )
has dwindled down to l-l)0 ) ) , afterwards i to
6,000 , and Unit f > ,000 was obtained In tbo
blueli boll. Toduv the farmer of Alabama ,
to the number of 75,000 , stand ratdy to Fee
that Governor Kolli U Inaugurated in No
vember. [ Applnuso. ]
( Ii'orgiu'x I'llg Oinulotli ) District.
"Wo pitssoa through the white bolt of
rastorn Alahunia , through thu black belt of
the western portion of tnustutit , und then I wo
reached whnl Is known , or will be n In
the future1 , as the ogir omeluUo bull of south
ern Georgia. [ Applause. ] It is not found
geographically on your mips , but its political
Jlam uro atrnncly marked , [ Applause. ] He-
ginning ul Wnycross , Uu. , in the southern
pan of the stnto , wi ) were m.'l with
u rousing rocoptlon from thn Young
Men's Democratic club of rt'ny cross ,
nnd n similar
reception greoteil us
nt Albany , at Columbus nnd other points : in
thcslato-n reccntlon , however , Unit con
sisted only of yelling cheers for Cleveland ,
lawlessness , rowdyism unsunprossod ; but
when wo reached Macon , Ga. , the reception
ihnro look the form nf discouraped tiggs and
disqualified vegetables. [ Applause uud
luughtcr , I
"And It was"uttnrly impoislblo ntthls
point for General Weaver to speak , They
limply upprosiod free speech at Mucon , ,
On , , and this was the only uolnt In the ntuto
where iho best rill win of the south
Joined wnh the hoodlumr. And ihU
opposition , t want to nay , came from
the towns and cities.
Wo mot uo in-
diiruliy , no opposition , whiitcvrr fiom the
country. The ouposltion and the indignity
came In every instance from tbo towns and
cilles , and , with thu Picopilou of Macon ,
from the younp rawdlos
and hooulunu or
lawless olumont , thn purcbasublo uli-inout
that Is found in every larse t.own und city.
ol NlH\try
. , "The young men's democratic clubs of the
I ) tout hern towns and cities are arrayed In
open opposition to the peon'.o of thn country ; ,
and these young men's democratic rluusnio
composed ot the scions of the slave-holding
LfUloo ojr thirty year * ago tU&t atlompiea
to perpetuate chattel slnirorv , nnd nro today
attempting to porpotunto industrial slavery.
They nro composed of the young
rowdies nnd hoodlums , nnd three-fourths
of the member * of thu democratic clubs are
hnll-gtown [ boys boys who will not bo quail-
fled , to vote nrobabl.v for the tioxt five or six
yours ; but , Oh Lord , how they cun yell ! Wo
found that in every instance the peonlo of
the country and the ex-cocfodorato soldiers
nro with us ; the inon who curried the
musket , the men who listed of the bitter
ness of death and tno tlcsolnUon of warfare ,
the men who nro living in the swoiu of their
brow ami not In the sweat of some other
man1" , for they nro thn tillers of the soil of
the south , nnd they are with us to n man.
[ Apnliilise. 1
What mi llnno't Count Would Do.
"I want to say to you , friends , that were It
possible to have n fair election nnd an honest
count a majority of all the p.-oplo in ovorv
southern stale would bo found onrollc.l In
the people's ' party. [ Applause. ] Hut they
have not hart an honest election doivn there
since the war. Thov begun by counting out
iho negro ami they followed It up by countIng -
Ing out any political opponent ThU system
of fraud , this system of Intimidation , this
suppression of free siiceeh uud AH unfair bal
lot begun is continued and has grown
and nourished.
"Therefore , I say to you tonight , without
fear of u successful contradiction , that thu
only hope for Iho people of the south who
nru rising up demanding n fnlr olocllon and
nn honest count Uio only hone for the loyal
people of the south who nre demanding good
government mid stnblllty for society , nnd
law and order , uml the only partv , not only
for the south , but for the people of the whole
notion , lies in iho now miJdle-of-tbo-toad
party. "
The remainder of the ) speech win a repeti
tion of the slock in trade of the people's '
party.
The audlcnco was oxccedlncly courteous
and well behaved nnd listened with close at
tention to the end. Mrs. Lease was com
pelled to cut short her address in order to
catch the 10 o'ctocK train , and as no oilier
speakers had been provided lo follow iho
mooting was of muuh .shorter duration th\n
hud been inlendcd.
Proposition to iicrt : Three roiitlnjjont Con-
groH4ini > it in NclirusUn ,
LINCOLNNeb. . , Oct. Dl. [ Special to Tin :
Uur.J It ban leaked out hero tonight that
within the next twenty-four hours the
supreme court will bo asked to pass upon the
question of whether or not Nebraska is en
titled to nine cotiirrossmen , insload of MX as
provided for by the last upporlionment.
Enough has already been learned so that It
may ba tmuifully said that this Is uo street ,
rumor , but an assured fact , ns the allornoy
who will present the case to the court , H now
in the city. Ho absolutely refuses lodlscuss
the question , saying thnt it , will bo eivon to
thu puollous soon na the judges go upon the
bench tomorrow mornlni ! ' , und that It would
bo disrespectful to the judges to allow the
facts to got , into the newspapers before they
were presented to the sunremo bench.
Ills lournod from other sources , however ,
that not only Nebraska , but several of
the weslern states will make the same claim ,
though possibly not in lime to have the mat
ter cut any flguro In iho coming election.
A parly who is on the Insldo said tonight
that thoinattor haJ gene much fa.-lhor than
the public hud any idea of , us It was con
ceived some days ago nnd hcd been carefully
followed up over since. At thnt tlmo it was
called to the intention of Governor Hoyd
mid ho wus urged to Issue las proclamation ,
declaring that the electors of rho state nad
the right to ulect muo congressmen , ono
from each of the congressional districts nnd
throe contingent. Tne governor could not
looic at , the proposition in thut light nnd
refused to do anythinir in the promises.
It was supposed that the scheme IS.IS
dead , but now it seems that It tins
bean born again nnd that It will come before
the courts unon a petition which will recite
several soolions of the constitution ot the :
United States , us well us a largo part of the
orgnnle act of the territory and the enabling
net of the staio ot Nebraska.
The parties who are behind the movement
have told somn of iheir confidonls that they
have prepared a most exhaustive argument ,
ono that will convince the judges that thov
are In the right ; that iho judges have
already intimated that if the facts :
uro ns they nro stutnd the position
Is correct and thnt the petition will bo
granted umnnlcr. Should this happen the
men who are lit Iho head of tbo movement
will ask for a mandamus to compel Gov
ernor Qoyd to Issue his inundate , authorizing
the electors to cast their votes fo > - those
three comzrcssinnn-at-lario.
Should this be carried out , tha men who
are behind tin * scones bay lhai Nebraska will
have eleven votes In iho electoral college ,
instead of eight. Whether or not this Is
true , no one cures to venture an opinion , pre
ferring to wait , nnd sco what the outcome
will be , should thu court issue the order.
WI-AVIK : : AT
Consldunililo of n Itully AddroMeil by thu
Oriu-rul.
NOIIFOI.K. Neb , , Oct. 111. [ Special Tele
gram lo Tnu BuE.J J. H. Weaver and wife
arrived this morning from the east and were
escorted to the Hotel Heno by the Madison
cornet band. At 2 o'clock they repaired to
the npor.i house , ivhnra the general was In
troduced by W , A. Poyntor.
Before he was Introduced , however , It was
slated by W. V. Allen that it would bo econ -
cssnry to tnko up u collection , as thn con-
cral's resources were limited and the ox-
pcnso of makln/ the campaign wns heavy.
The hat was passed nround and a liberal con
tribution received , Heforo his coming , how
ever , n subsetintlon vapor hid been circu
lated in thu city und nbout 15 raised by.the
citizens irrespective of party to help defray
the expenses.
In his Introduction Mr. Weaver claimed
that It had bon said of him that ho had be-
loned to all iho different parties of bebis
tune , which he showed by bolng bora i u
democrat , afterwards joining thn republican
party , then becoming u grocnbuckor , later a
union labor man and lastly u fnrmora mil-
unco advocate. In his opening ho staled
thnt the country was on t.no threshold of n
noltttc.il crifls a revolution. His canvass ,
ho suid , hud extended about 100 davs , and belay
hud spoken as high us eight times a lay
from Puget sound lo Cttcsiponko bay
und from thn gulf to the lakes.
General Woavnr made an argument in
favor nf tha principle * a'lvocttod by the
third partv , locouiilod tils experiences with
the hoodlum democrats of the south und the
result of hu trip through the western states ,
ending U by an argument In favor of free
bllver.
Genur.il Weaver will luavo this evening for
Grand Island.
HAS rii.TTiiiiri'ioT : : : :
I'liiru | Show n Two-FhlnlH Increase or
WIIBV Ifiitlur MvKmlir ) ' Turin' .
Pa. , Oct. 31 , Tha Union
league of Pulludolphiu has Issued an address
to the business man of the country showing
the elfect ot the McICmloy tariff law ou busl-
ness and wages In Phlladrlbhlu. ,
The uddrcsb Is based upon oxacl state
ments of the increase inkon from the books
ot the different ,
mills und manufactories more
Philadelphia ami tno names of linns ore
given , It slates that "tho porconMso of [ increase -
crease in tboumniint nf wages paid for the
fln > t nine months of iS'.Uover ' ibo correspond
ing period of Ib'.U ' ranged from 1'J , per cent to
U3 per cent. Taking all tboso together tun
avornco increase Is 'Mi percent. What U
true of tbo mills reported Is substunilally
I rue of ail. They Include largo nnd small at
random and nro falrlj rcproseutailvo of the
general Industrial interests. "
\V hi U'Ill-mi ' U
Mr , Julius Hhodes of South Omaha has
Just returned from a trip through the terri
tory comprised in the Sixth congressional
district. He says Hon. Jamas Wnlteheud U
n.u'dnga splendid il bl und is being 10-
ceivcd In iho ui3l enlhuslastlu luunn r
wheruvor he upoulo. If tbo good work U
continued from now on until election day
Hon. Juntos Whitoboad will reprojcut the
Sixth UlttrlcV la t ugrc i ,
IV i . i 11 \ 11 f' \ i . i
Messrs. Qraen and Koowiter ; in Joint Da-
bats Before Burt County Voters.
SOUND FINANCE AND QUZER PLANS
trMiilt * of ltriillle.tn | ! . < jHlutlon Cim *
trusted \\lth I'ropimttliiiHdl tlio I'opnlUt
J'liulcinn-llinv Uio ,1'ituiitry lln
l'rusierutl | Unilurii Uiirclnl 1'ollcy *
TKKAMUI , Nob. , Oct. III. ISpeclal to Tin :
HUB.V. ] . L. Green of Kearney nnd 10.
Hosdwator of Omahn mot in joint debate in
the opera house In this city this afternoon.
In spite of n steady downpour of rain during
the entire day the rink w.is well filled with
nn uuJlonco that gave earnest attention to
both speakers , At precisely - o'clockV. .
M. Nosblt , chairman of tbo Hurt county re-
publlcjii commute' , called tin meeting to
order and announced the conditions under
which the debate was to DO conducted , viz. :
Mr. Uosoivntcr to open wltb ono hour and
ton minutes' time , to ba followed by Mr.
Green with one hour nnd thlruv minutes ,
Mr. Itoiowuior to occupy twenty minutes In
closing.
Mr. Itosowater opaned the dsb.ito by a
brief outline ot the condition of the country
when inu first republican president entered
upon Iho duties of chief executive , the task
of repairing the ravages of four years
war , the liquidation of the enormous national
debt , restoration of credit nnd resumption
ot specie payments. Ho recalled the fact
that billions of dollars had been honestly
disbursed under republican presidents , and
democrats , after four your1 control of all
departments , failed to make good charges
of defalcations and omuezilumunts.
Not n penny was missing when the
republicans turned over the treasury.
When the nation realised that all these ac
cusations were false , Ittuniud the democrats
out again and put that splendid soldier and
statesman , Uonjamin lUrnsou , in the pioil-
duntlal chair.
Clnlnn nl tlio PopullNts.
Now a now party has sprung up with
calamitv for its watchword. Republicans
were called upon to icfuto its declaration
that as n nation wo are on the vereof
moral , political nnd material ruin. Ho pro
posed to dUcnss the domnndsof the populists
candidly and dispassionately. They declare
In their platform that there Is not money
enough In the country und damand that our
currency be increased lo $5'J ' nor capita , and
that it ba issued direct to iho people by the
government. ' 'Lot us sco if it is true
that wo hr.vo not enough money ,
llusfncss in this country is principally done
on credit with a system of chocks and drafts
which renders a Inrzo amount of ciurency
necessary. Is there a farmer here who ,
when ho sells his products , is asked to tuko
anything ou * c.ishi Is there u laborlngman
who docs not got his wauos in cash ? There
was a tlmo wlu-n business was largely done
by barter. Butter , oirgs , wood nnd other
commodities were bartered for Groceries and
household supplies. New.sp.ipar proprietors
took subscriptions in eoru wood or cabbace ,
in lieu of"cash. . In colonial days sal
aries of "public ofllcers wcro paid in
commodities. Now every waceworkor rets
bis pay weekly or monthly in cash , and yet
wo are doing n much larger volume of busi l-
ness than twenty-live years ago , because
you can stock a store with one-fourth of the
money it took in ISIi'i. ' Everything the pro
ducer has to buy is cheaper now , and ho en-
jovs more luxuries than over before. It does
not require so much moooj to c.irry on busi
ness , us our. bunking facilities make ex
change easy and convenlont.
What Aliinil MonoyT
"What about money ! My friend here will
toll you that any substance with iho govern
ment stump on . it , bickod bv the credit nof
the government , la money. Tnls Is preposter
ous. Wo used to trade coon skins for grocer
ies or labor , bat whatever the substance used
for money it was the product * of labor and ,
bad to nave an equal value with the
product for which it was exchanged : ,
There never was any pipar money of any
Kind issued in any country that was any
thing moro than a note or a promise to pay
money. Every greenback is a promise by
the United States to pay the utnount on its
face in real money. The covnrnmout can
create debt , hul not values or wealth. The
czar of Kussia can behead a subject by a
.stroku of the pen , but cannot make wcAltli
by all the edicts and ukases he can promul
gate. Now , If Unelo Sam can give each ono
of vou ? .r > 0 , ho can Just os well glvo you $500 ,
nnd would bo moan if ho did not make you
nil millionaires. John Law was the grout
French llanncior who mortgaged the whole
kingdom und issued over W.uOO.OOJ.OOO in
notes , pledging the whole of Franco for their
redemption. But his billions bacamo worth-
las , and the land bank tumbled Hko a card
hnuso and drucired down wilt , it the financial
credit of Franco and prostrated bor com-
uiorco.
"Tho Argentine Republic bubble Is an
other example with which you are no doubt
familial- . The bursting of thai bubbla drag
ged down the Baring Bros , ana was the > Kgrl -
mary cause of thn depression in this country ,
for Kngllsh Investors necamo pumcts.v , fear
ing the sumo thine might happan again and
caused thorn to dump nur railroad bonds and
nil kinds of American securities on us by Ibo
million.
"Tho greenback was simply the I. O. U. of
the United Stales governmjiit. Kvorv time
there wns a union victory during the
war , gold went down and grconbacks
wunt up and vice versa.Vhon pkso
surrendered to Grant , confederate cur-
rincv , which would have been worth
something if the robots had won , went down . ,
until It took n whoolbnrrow load of it to buy
n bronkfust. What can bo gained by finance
tinkering } Our money is all good and our
credit Is as good as thnt of England , which
U always quoted as cr.iual to that of any na
tion In the world.1'
Si'hmno of thn llulllonnlrcH.
The speaker explained iho nature of sliver
und Its functions when coined into money ,
showed the immense increase In the produc
tion ; of that rnotul. and the low price nl which
iil can ba mined with modern facilities. Con
tinuing bo said :
"Instead of destroying silver wo have
bought up the entire product of the. United
States , but wo hnvo not given the
bullionalros the privilege of having It
coined free of charge In unlimited quantity ,
The freocolnniso of .silver would uaaollino
ono except the ownoi'4 of bullion , who could
thor. tnkuit to thu mint nnd get l'-"J cents for
&I cents worth of sliver. And why should
you bo solicitous for thuso rich mine owners ,
who bond the r mines lor millions nnd llvo
Hko princes I They nro not entitled to your
sympathy nny moro than Uockofellur of tbo
Standard Oil company. I never had nny
svmpathy for that concern , but it hus clone
us all more good than iho mlno owners , for
It ' has reduced the prlco of con I 611 from DO
cents to in cents par gallon ,
liidoppiidont liu ! . > nltt < : iclri.
"Tho platform of the Independent party
declares in favor of government ownership
of rullroads , in this country no one can
take property without paying for it. Thun
how ran the government buy 107,000 miles of
railroad , worth flUUJJ,0KiOUi ( ( | Such i u
suhemots utterlv Impractical. I am In favor
of regulating railroads L > t law , and I charge
the Independents in the last lo islaturo with
defeating railroad legislation. They passed
u bill which they knew to bo unconstitu ;
tional and know would be voloiii. Their on-
ject was to manufacture campaign
thunder. General Van Wyok rejoiced
when the Nowborry bill was vetoed ,
Looli at tbo usury bill which they bowl ' 1 so
much about. It was dufouVod bv the nu
seaco of the panulut number ) , who pur
posely absented themselves and got drunk
In unjoll room In too basumonl of the capital '
building.
"Another nf their visionary scbomoi is a
demand that no uun shall hold land ho docs
not use. I hava never > ot found a farmer ,
no matter how much turn ! ho owns , who Is
willing to divide , ulthouuti I have axxcii them
at uaeiug where tUvroertiiuany \vc Uuy
farmer * who own lands that they have
never ( cultivated , ,
"Tho ] murtgngo c rcorow rojolvad tin at
tention of the speaker and thu fatso figures
of the papiillsispenkcRiiwero exposed , Tha
insertion of Iho now p'jrty that the national
banks } were rooomg the people wns clearly
refuted. The
speaker then Invited any ono
who wished to ask questions , but none were
nskcd.
Air. ( Irrnn'n llojiilndrr ,
C. T. Grlfllii , chalrmin of the Ir.ilopondont
county contr.tl committee , then Introduced
W. L. Green.
Air. Green began bfsavlntr that Mr , Hose-
water lui'l tailed to discuss the issues and
Claimed bis statements with regard to
money were erroneous. Ho objected to Mr.
Kojowoior citing the history of the repub
lican party , nnd guvo notice thnt ho would
not go back into the paU and linger in tlio
lau of history , and then straightway took
his hearers back to the time of Christ
Said ho , "Wo nro a proirroaMvo parly , mid
for thnt reason wo are called cranks. Mr.
Hosowatoro.ills us wiseacres , and I loll vou
nil progressive neopU ) are called wlscuoros
or cranks. ICdlson nnd l''iilton were said to
bo cruzv , nnd the same with Morse. "
tlo dwelt on tno hlstorv of Christ and the
crucifixion and snhl Mr. Hosowator was try
ing to crucify the independent party ns
Christ wns crucified. Tljun raising his volco
no vrhoumntly shouted : "Olvo us the
scourge of thit d.iy. with scorpions tn Its
lash , to drive the rnncals out of onico. "
It U u PrimiiL-rmis Country.
Continuing the spaaknr said : "Thoy not
only call us cranks , but bv that euphonious
name , c.ilmulty liowlorc. Now I admit there
Is not n uoiter stale In the United btatcs
than Nohraska nnd notn bettor country
under tlio sun than thaUnlfd States. 1 sav
stnnd up for Nebraska , but when I BIIV thut
1 don't menu stand up nnd bo robbed by
railroads and corporations. I ngrco
that this country has made n-ondcrful
financial progress in the last two
decades. The progress mndo has surpassed
the most rapacious oxneclations of avarice ,
but how doas that provo that the condition
of the neoplo is what it should bui As a
whole wo have done well , but the blessings
Imvo not boon properly distributed. Thirtv
thousand inon today own moro than half
the nroperty of this country. "
The speaker's well known speech was ro-
hearsrd , Including the frog story and Unelo
Peter's experience in wheat raising.
When tlmo was called Mr. Hosowator
closed by saving :
"I realize that my friend Is versed in the
gospel. When he deals in options and In
futures ho is nil right , but in facts hn is
deficient. Noitbr-r Edison nor Fulton
have bean callo.1 crunk i or lunatlo.s.
The frog story tfmkes people laugh
but lacks point , nnd the prlco of Undo
Peter's wheat is pau'gcd by thu Liverpool
niarKct.
AVe Iliivn Mor Monry.
"In 180 ( ! wo had $10X003,000 ; now we hnvo
$1,000,000,000. During that time the popula
tion has doubled , while the circulation hns
quadrupled. Prircs are lower thnu in 1M 0 ,
butif the nmoiitit of mbnoy regulalcs prices
they oughl to bo doiiblo. 1 grant that money ,
so far us paving debts js concerned , may bo
mudo a myth by rapudlatlon nnd issuing ir-
rodoomublo currency. I be'.love ' in paying
dohts with the same kind of money under
which the debts wo.ro contracted. If n
farmer borrows wbe.it'ho should pav it back
in wheat , nnd not in oats or ryp. Why coin
gold or silver when pointing machines can
turn out nil iho money we want ? According to
lhallhoory the photograph of n young man
Is us good for u husband of u young lady us
Iho real man. 5
"As to railroad rntos I will sav right hero
thai Croume , If clouted , will sign n maxi
mum freight rate- bill , providing it is m.vlo
reasonable. If Van Wvck will sign u bill bo-
fnro the Ink Is dry ho will
I It It I"l Uft.Tr WV * * il not fulllll the
functions of hls.onicir > raperly. JIo Is sworn
to consider bills. Tooy tell us Ihe ro nre
U'i.OJO.OOO of Mortgages in-Nebraska , I
deny it and dany tViol ' rftTiil htlf.-i - furnish
the figures , ns claimed by the independents.
The statement , that fifty-three foreclosures
were made in liuftr.lo county in ono week ! >
not true , ns I have a tolcgram hero iu proof
of what 1 say. Now , do you want to borrow
100-cent ' money nnd pay it back in depreci
ated' currency i It Is dishonest nnd 1 stnto
it so whether It is popular dostrino or not. "
Tbo speaker thanked his opponent for his
eulogy on Crounso. He closed with words
of praise for President Harrison and pre
dicted that the people would endorse him on
November 8.
SUAMMNAVIAX A.UKItlCAN-i.
JlniidrcilH Well Knturtaliioil liy I'l-nl , nniiu-
ilnrut Oakland.
OAKMNII , Nob. , Oct. 31. [ Special Tolo-
jrrnm to Tnu BKK. ] Iu splto of till tno rain
which has bean pouring down since lait night
nbout'JOO Ameriuan-Scnndinavians msomoled
nt , ihc oucra house lo hear I'rof. Enander dis
cuss the political issues of the day. Tlio Swed
ish citizens mat Prof. Knundor nl tli2 depot
nnd escorted him to the residence of Mayor
C. J. Swuuson , a prominent Swede of Oak
land. 'L'bo Dacatur cornet band was hired
for the occasion bul could not got hero in
tlmo on account cf tbo ram nud it was inm
possible lo have u prnocmlon. At mn
j ) , m. people began to arrlvo at
iho opera house. Amongst them were ata
croat many farmers' who cnmo in all iho
rain lo hoar Prof.
Enaudor. The mooting '
was opened by Chairman W. G. Sear.- ) , who
delivered an eloquent address In the Hnrlish
language , and then Introduced Prof. in -
dcr amid great applause. . Prof. ter
cpoko for about two hours , being Interrupted ;
frequently by cheers and applause. If Iho
weather hud boon fair tha opera house would
not have held iho people , as farmers' for
miles around Intended to como and hear him.
The people speak highly of the speech. The
Dccatur bund arrived Into and rendered ele
gant music ut the oner a house ,
The discussion was entirely upon nntionnl
topics and the spnl < er , In discussing the :
money question , pointed oul Uio folly of nn
inflated currency und token money by com
parison with the experience of Sv.'cden and
Norway , whcra nl 610 * Mme the government
raised copper pannio * 10 dollars by li.u and
wns afterwards obliged lo repudiate and call
In iho bogus coin. }
H.illy.
Bi sKTT. Nob. . Octf3l. Special to TUB
Bii.J : HussBtt had
ono of Iho grandon re-
publloan rallies Saturday ever hold since the
organization of Uoclc county. About 1,030
people wcro nrosont.jjnd in the afternoon
were entortalncd at iho court bouse , which
was fuirly packed to hear Hon , Eugene
Mcoro , candidate forlslntn audllor ; Hon. E.
M , Love and J. Wosl&jr & Tnckorof Valentine.
ICxcallcni muslo was furnished by the Valon-
UimGleo club. Lustf'but onmy
' not least by any
means , was the thlrty-mmuto lolk by Hon.
A. H , Gale , liulepsodi-nt rcprfsontntlvc- , . ho
gave the neople iho best republican och
of the season , toliuR,1tui | , own party the folly
of following sucU leaders us Van Wyck and
Shrador , J
AI.EXVNIWU , Nob.Oat. ' . III. ( Special lo
Tnu OKI : . ! The ropl blicans of this preclnot
held a successful -rallyiharo Saturday oven-
Inn. The opera hotiiowai crowded and Iho
people were vcrv apprcclallvo. Captain J.
II , Stickle of Hab/on was the principal
apcaker.
Ho was fallqwcd ' , tiy C , L , Hlchards , The
Hopublicon club .TO out in full fores nib
drum corps aud llftj'votors la line carry lug
toiches. I
nicer- * I'loiiKiiD- n.iiiy.
PILOBII , Neb. , 'C t. aUTT-fHpecial to Tun
DEE.A )
- rousing republican meeting was
hold ut this place.Saturday evening , Hon.
H. C. Vail , It. F. Williams" and ti. U. Kus- [
tell addressed ihonaoplo and were received
onlhusiastlcally. The Stauton republican
club and the Stunlon. bind1 , wera present nud
much good for
republicanism was accom
plished , t
Andruw * Making \otet >
SroCKViu.E , Neb. , Oct 31. [ Special
Telegram to Tu * BEe7-Hon. { . clalB.
Andrews spobo here this , afternoon. The
court uousa was crowded , wth | an onthusl-
asilo nudienco. Mr. AnUrowj made vote *
by hU addreii todaj-
REPUBLICAN ] [ ) VICTORY SURE
All Signs Point to the Triumphant Elec
tion of Benjamin Hnrrisjn.
CHAIRMAN CARTER'S ' GREAT CONFIDENCE
. .
Ho OlvtM Ills Very Ounil Itcnson for Siy :
liiK III" ltMnlt Is no Longer In
Doubt Wliiu Uo U riK-
urlng Un.
Nnw YOIIK , Oct. ,11. fSpzclnl Telegram to
Tin : 15ii--Sonator : : ] Quay appeared nt the
national ropubllcan headquarters this mornIng -
Ing nnd had n consultation wltti Chairman
Carter und Mr. Mauley. Mr. Carter wns
looklnc partlcu > nrl.v bright from the reports
from this stnto and talked with n reporter
nbout iho general situation.
"In the opinion ol the members of the executive -
ecutivo committee , " ho said , "tho election of
Mr. Harrison Is assured. Our belief is not
based on hope , but on absolute knowledge of
the conditions prevailing In the so-
called clojo states. Wo feel cer
tain that we have U11 electoral votes
outside of the so-called doubtful
states , Indlnnn , Now York , New Jersey ,
Connecticut nnd West Virginia. In thu
wesc wo uro not admitting the possible loss
ol any votes except four In Michigan ,
which will bo cast for Cleveland , and three
In Novailn which will 1:0 to Weaver. In
Minnesota , dcspito the fusion , wo will carry
nil ulna elector. ) , though four will bo elected
by small majorities. In Knnsns , Nobnuitn ,
Iowa , Illinois , Wisconsin and Montana wo
feel perfectly safe.
"Of the live doubtful states I mentioned
wo will carry Now York , Indiana , West
Virginia and Connecticut. Hero in this
Rluto wo have every reason for conttdonoo.
In New York city , if It increased normally
with tno population , IMSOO'J votes should
have been registered nnd it is well under-
Blond that Mr. Croker and the Tammany
leaders expected at least ft&.OOO. Instead of
Iholr estimate they fall S'.OOO short. This
demonstrnlps plainly that Cleveland's ' un
popularity is n tangible tnrt , and it also
vindicates the seventy-two Now York dele
gates lo Chleneo , who solemnly assorted over
their autographs that Cleveland could not
carry tbo staiu. "
M\V : voim is AI.I , nicnr.
Iti'iiiibllr.tn M irigprt Are \Votl Satisfied
with thu Krxtstrutlon Tali ) .
NBW YOIIK , Oct. 31. Now that registra
tion in this state has been coraniotnd repub
licans and democrats are busy figuring out
their chances of victory or defeat.
The republican view of the situation is
thus stated by the Tribune : ' 'The registra
tion In this city and throughout the stuto
was completed on Saturday. It Is regarded
by tbo republican loader * with complete sal-
Isfacllou , a u ireful examination of the re
turns not only from New York , Kings county
and neighborhood of tbo city , but from Uio
smaller cities of the state and the rural dis <
triots , so far as heard from , which was mido
yesterday at republican headquarter * ns
Kurcd Cnairmin Huckett and his associates
in campaign work that the republicans are
certain' of1 carrylng ttio1 state for Harrison
nnd Hold. Tha state of Now York can bo
lost to the republicans only on the occurrence
ot some contingency , and that is by no means
likely ni'u canvass like this.
"Tho registration in this citv Is looked
upon as significant for the republicans. They
Uavo all along predicted a big registration.
"Tho full off from the registered vote on
election day may bo estimated ut 7 per cent ,
which would bo Ul.dSS , und woulii
leave 2aS,00 ! ) in round number * for
the polled vote of tbo city. Estl-
mating the number of ballols which
will bo cast for the prohibitionists ,
socialists and psoplo's partv and the defect
ive at S.OHO , ihls will leave 'JSO.OOO votes to bo
divided bntwcon Harrison and Cleveland
Four vcars ago General Harrison rccelvei
100'jw : and Mr. Cleveland had lOi.WS. This
year nobody would put Harrison below the
number received In 1SS3 , while conservative
politicians of both pnitics have figured It al
TJO.OOO. At the ratio of Increase in iho republican
publican vote from Dlalne's vote in 1SS4 ever
CJartieU in 18SO , which wus about 1SJ per
com , Harrison will have next month 118,001
votes. Then tbo Harrison increase in 1SSS
ever Blalno In 1SS1 wns over 17 per com
If this ratio bo maintained ut thu coming > t
election President Harrison's vote would bo
12.5,000. Even at 15 par cent over four years
ugo the vote for the present ropubllcan rsu
dlduto would roach 1U > , ! > 00.
"But the animates at ropubllcan head
quarters were placed at the "lower llguro o
llti.OOO voles for Harrison , and this would
leave Cleveland 7,000 less than ho rcnoivec l
four years ago ; that his majority will no
txcoed 50,000 in New York city scorns a tnos
reasonable conclusion. Aclainn Ift.OOO fo
Kings mid 4,000 lor the counties of Hich
mend , Qtioons and Suffolk will make Hi
dcmocrallc majority only fiO.OOO for the republicans
publicans of the Interior to ovorcomu. Thn
they will came down to Kings wiln 00,000 o
05,000 majority for Harrison is fur mor
likely than that they will bring down los
than 00,000 majority. The news of the regls
trutlon from the state at largo Is hfghl.
invorablo to a heavy ropubllcan majority , u
will bo scon from the dispatches received
yesterday from various points. "
The Times puts tbo democratic position
thusly : "Tbo best promise of democratic
success in this slata Is found in the registra
tion in this city 309.7.V. ) . It is about 1)1,000 )
heavier than ever before , All the democratic
managers are sincerely satisfied witti it.
They know what it means bscauso they
know how the registration was woi kcd for by
( he democrats , and thnt It is fully up to tuolr
prlvalo estimates of whnl It should be. The
republican representative ! vole iini not como
out. In Now York und Brooklyn the regis
tration this year Is , in round numccrs , about )
r/0,000 more than 11 was in 1SSS. Indications
are that thu increase in the numOurof en
rolled voters u 111 of Itself ndd about'JO,031) )
voters to the democratic pluralities south of
the northern boundary line of thaclly. The '
Cleveland plurality in IS-iS south of West-
Chester county was 71,05 : ) , and the consnrvu-
tivd estimates mudo on tlio bails furnished
by the registration figures show thr.t Cleveland - i ,
land will not receive less than ' .11,000 plural- ,
Uy below that same lino. The best ropubll- t I
can boast 1s thut Mr. Harrison will llmo
down to the northern boundary line with his
plurality of 1SSS , which was 85,000 , "
TUIIJ IN TINXISSII : : .
Democrat * 'J rontcil to Some or
Tlii'lr Own Iinnioviioi-Inl Mnllclnit ,
NEW YOIIK , Oct. 31. A special dispatch i tea
the New York Herald from KiUclgu , N. C. ,
says Hay. Dr. GsorgoV , Bandorlln , state
auditor , 1ms lust ruturnod from a canvassing
tour. Ho bad an ontragoimnL to speak at
Hurnsvlllo , Torin. , but u gang had tworn
( but no democrat should bo allowed lo speak.
Biirusvlllo U a small typical mountain town
and on the day of the speaking a very larga
crowd gathered , coming from all pans of
the county. It U said a number of rust
Tennessee desperadoes were also present.
U'tio speaking wit * conducted In the court
house and the room wus well filled. There
wus a large crowd outside , who scorned de
termined to have a row. Their leader was
Dudd Parrott. lie was assigned tn the kill
ing of Dr. tjaudorlin , boon after tha doctor
oomi his speech thcro was a commotion nt
the door of the court room , and Budd Par- '
roll , armed with a uowio knife , entered and
at once began to ourau Hat.dcrllu , swearing
he would kill him. A number of dcmooruts
telied Parrott and rushed him toward the
outer door ol ibo court house. As
teen an tno democrats appeared Par-
'
roll's pang ca'iiio to his aid
and many pistols were fired , ktilvoa
were drawn , * tonci were thrown , and a dos-
Ugtjt raged IH ( rout gf. thg bullUlug.
A number on both ldos were cut or shot ,
Dr. Sandorlln then icstimod hN siiQoch , Bud-
doiilv the attacking party assembled In force
anil Iwo ot Iholr number forced their way
1'ito the court room , bui were instantly
thrown out. Then the tlcht was renewed
nero desporalely than before.
Purrott was shot twice through the body
nd uillfd. whllo a domocral nntno'l Phllllns
vns so lornblv out that ho died shortly
ftorwar.ls. Moro
than n dozen men ware
crlntisly Injured with bullets or knlve * .
Dr. Sinderlln says the iloud nnd womnlnd
inn were lying everywhere and ihor.i was
real oxcltoinonl in the town.
DIIMU. :
'hry Ariiimi thn Mtittuul ism ol
N , V. , lii < ptihlli'iiti .
ITIIUH , N. Y. , Oot. ill. Ton thousand
icoplo vainly nttomptcd to crowd Into two
tails , the combined capacity or which Is only
,000 , In order to hear political spcoohes by
Whitolaw Ham mil Chiuncev M. D pow.
reviews to the speaking tliorov.ts agrc.it
inrndo whloli wus rovlewo.l by Mr. ntul Mr .
etd and Mr. Djpow. Kioh speaker HpoUo
nt Doth Imlls Him cnch was onthuslustleally
rocnlvoii nt both.
During iho course of Mr Hold's speech nt
otin of iho balls u voice from the bony ol tlio
mil queried : "How about liullniinl1'1
Prompt coma the rospono from Mr. Uoul :
'Wo have Just coino from that stuto. Mr.
Uuurlco Coohr.vi hus boon Imported to Indi
ana to counteract us. At our nirllnK
hero were six or oisht to Mr. Cockrnn's
one , nnd in the line of march three to
ono nt least , uomp trail with his. I lull-
mums nru chlvnlroiis. Hi'njnmln Harrison ,
' nnn act of Providence , has boon prevented
'rom chiiinplonlnp his own cauo mid Unit of
boAmoilciui people in his homo slate , nut
Mo people will not tnko advantage of that
tnsttostriko down Its most dlstingtllshod
son nnd crush him. I bcllovu hid hum to Da
ill right. "
How nbouttho force bll I ( " yelled a demo
crat from n sent in the cxtromo rear.
"Do you wish mo to tulle of thut ? V nry
well , I will , for just a moment. To beiiln
witn , there Is no force bill. There wns pro-
losod u bill directing the fudoral authorities
to regulate elections nt which federal
oftlcerj nro to bo cloctcd.Vhnt is
there wrong about Hint ! \Vtiyshouldnot
Lho fedornl authorities supervise ntul nssuro
the nccurnoy and Justice of rodornl olltcliilsi
What Is there wrong itbout it ( If ills
wrontr , Clovelnnd , for bis net n" > presldont In
18i ( ! in directing Its execution , must first bo
nrrnlgnol bsforo the republicans cm bo as-
MiilcJ. Tlinl is the so-cnlluu force bill issue
in a nutshell. "
CONDITIONS IN OlMlttMi COU.NTV.
Indications Arc Tluit Ilin llrpnhllr.ui Ciindl-
iliitn Will Iti ) it ; < M-t.il.
WHST POINT , Nub. , Oct. ill. [ Snocinl to
Tin : Bni.l : The political situation in old
democratic Cumins presents some peculiar
nspocts this campaign. For years this
county has invariably rolled up democratic
majorities , varying from 'JOJ to 830 , out cir
cumstances have arisen which strongly
point to the success of the cntlro republican
legislative ticltot. The causes that led to
this great change are simply exceptionally
good and strong rupub.icnn nominations and
unusually poor democratic no'.ninatlons.
Cummg county Is largely Gorman , and
this olcmoit : It largely represented on the ro-
uutillcan ticket , iho contrary being the case
with the democratic ticket. For the legis
lature from Cumlui ; Bennett Goldsmith of
West Point Is the republican nominee , mid
ho , besides being a Cierman , is ono of the old
est residents In the county , ami as u business
man has made n great success. Ho is intcl-
Ipctunl ami will make a good legislator. His
extended acquaintance among his nationality
Insures his election.
The same Is true ot H. F. Klokn of Wast
Point , republican candidate for representa
tive for Cnming , Tlmrston nnd Dakota
counties. Ho will change Uumlng from a
democratic to a republican county. Fre
mont Everett of Lyons , republican cardidnto
tor senator for Cuming nnd Hurt counties ,
will bo elected beyond n question. The indi
cations nro that democratic majorities will
bo wiped out this year.
To IlK-iilvo TlmiMlmi.
NOIIFOI.K , Nob. , Oct. ill. [ Special Tele
gram toTiin Bii.l ; Hon. John M. Tbur.5-
ton spoalcs in ttus city Wednesday evening ,
Special arranp"inonts have boon maao xvith :
the different railroads which will bond
special trains from difToront points. Tlio
Elkliorn will run an extra , starling nt
Beaniorntn p m. , urrivingni Norfolk at OHO
p. m. , returning leaving the citv douot at
lltiiOand arriving at Boemor at 12:55 : p. in ,
There will be a large torchlight piooossion.
republican clubs nomim ; from all the differ
ent towns , and tiio mootinir will ba the
largest of tlio . No
campaign. pains orox-
p.-iiso are being spared to make the occasion )
a grand success. The republicans nro very
sanguine about , the success of the stuto
ticuot and also that lion. George U. Molkle-
John will ba elected to coneron from the dis
trict. BPU wore Doing offered at the repub
lican headquarters toduv of 9100 to . "il ) hat
ho would bo elected , with no takers.
Judge Urounso wus in the citv n few hours
today on Ills way from Hnrtlngton , where rte
hold a very successful meeting Saturday
night , to Crcighton , whore hu speaks this
evening. The judso Is
fooling vorv san
guine and claims ho will ba elected Uy 10,003
plurality at leant.
llrcoptlon.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , Oct. 81. [ Spaslal Tola-
gram to Tin : Bii.l : Tno mooting tonight
was as enthusiastic ] as the republicans could ;
wish. Senator Mandcr&on mndo n speech
that was applauded generously , lie
handled the tariff and money questions
as no ono ns yet has done in thla
city , Mr. MnriOerson In his entire
argument was as fair as could bo , nnd was
applauded by both parties. It rained all day
and the opera homo was illlou as U never
was before at n ronubiicnu rally , The '
calamity people ware given tho'ir usiiul
amount of facts and
figures nnd there scams
to bo n fair 11 mount of converts. This cnuntv
lius boon in the off list , but things indicate-
thut It will got back into tno proper column ,
NclHiin'H Ittipiinilciiii Hiilly ,
NCI.SO * , Neh. , Ojt. ill. [ Special to Tnu !
BCE.JA republican rally was hold nt this
place Saturday nlL-ht addressed by Hon.V. .
S Summers , deputy attorney gouur.il 01
Lincoln , nnd Hon. George A. Murphy 01of
Beatrice. The speakers wore greeted by
n full bousu and handled the Issues of the
campaign . in nn nblu and logical manner.
Mr. Summers addressed himself particularly
to the record of the last legislature and
scored mnnv good points.
Mr , Murphy wear
many good reasons why ino election of Har-
nsori wan to bo preferred to that of Clove -
land.
Ino
Nnw YOIIK Oct. ill.
, Joseph Munloymem-
bor of Ibo executive ropubllcan national
comrnllloo , In nn intervlow said the republi
cans could safely count 0:1 : 210 electoral votes >
for Harrison , whllo thu democrats were only
sure of HI ) .
Asked regarding Now York , ho said ; "In
Now Yori ( II will bo. well to Buy thut the re
publicans nro absolutely sure of carrying rlt ,
If iho rcuubllcmi vote Is polled , and every
effort will bo made lo glvo Its electoral vole
to Harrison. "
Van Uycl < Culled to Appimr ,
Ciiumov , Neb. , Oct. Ul. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB DUE. ] Van Wyo't ana others
wcro billed lo speak hero today , The Inde
pendents hired a band and gave a street
paraue , In wbtoli thorn were sixteen mon iby
aciual count besides the bapd , Van \VycK
railed to appear but Sctfrader addressed an
audience of lest than 100 for a a of
hour * .
_
Clicorctl tor IliirrUon und Ill-Id.
N , Y , , Oct. 31. bovcn thou
sand people cheered for Harrison and Held
nud listened to Governor McKlnley of Ohio
speak on campaign Isiues in Clorraoul )
uvenuo rink tonight. 'L'he mooting wus Iho
most ' ouluuslastic ropubllcau rally ever hold
ip
PERISHED IN THE FIAIIES
Mrs , 1'rank Qrnngor Eiirnotl to Death in a
McDook Hotol.
OVERCOME \VIIILE SAVING HER CHILDREN
Slimy Curds Avoid Iho Mumps hy li-iiilng |
Iniin MoroinlSloryViiidous Cnusoil
liy tin' ixpn : | lcii > nl uu
Oil Mm- ,
Mi COOK , Nob. , Oct. ill. [ Spoclal Telegram -
gram to Tin : Hii : : . I McCook ivcolvcd n sad
niul disastrous baptism ny llto , between the
hours . f and 0 this morning. There were two
distinct lire' , both bMng attended by hoary
loss nnci one by n death.
The ilwt lira was In tho. B & M. oatlng
house , and was caused
by the explosion of a
coal oil stove used in boating coffjo. After
an unsuccessful effort to carry out iho stove ,
the Humes spread with marvelous rapidity ,
communicating to all parts of the building
which in nn almost incredible brief space ,
despite the ofTorls of the lire department nnd
manv citizens was destroyed.
The progress of the llMiio * was so rapid
lunt the guests of the hotel escaped with Itio
greatest diflicully and In their night cloliios.
some Jumping from second-story windows
nnd being badly cut , bruised and sprained In
iho act.
There was one fatality , nnd that ono of un-
spcuknulo sadness. Mrs. Kranlc S. Granger ,
wtfoof n B. & M. passenger concluctar , was
the unfortunate victim. After assisting her
husband In rescuing the children , she was
overcome by iho smoke nnd llamos and per
ished.
Her charred and unrecognizable remains
were recovered by-n searching parly about
10 o'clock.
( illirri Insnroil. %
Mr. ( Jlrancor was also severely burned ,
which , with his mental distress , makes his
condition most pitiable indeed , Charles H.
Mohagan , a travollnu nun for Stratiss.Ulman
it Giuliani of Chicago , i ) among the pain
fully hurt , with numerous cuts , bruises and
a sprained hip received in jumping from the
second story of the burning building.
Charles Joniilng ? , who travels for the Sim
mons Hardware cornpiny of St. Louis , iiiio
received many p'unful cuts In jumping
Ihrouph Iho second-story window In his
night clothes.
Quito a number of others were Injured
moro orlops in making n similar exit. The
building is n totnl wrorlc. The loss is $10.000.
Before this llro had died out the IIro department -
partment wns summoned to the Phillips
Meeker building , thu handsomest structure
iu , western Nobrasica , which had doubtless
been fired by incendiaries during or bo-
fora the first llro. The double store
room occupied by .1. Albert Wells
was found lo bo largely enveloped by Iho
Ilamo3. After some ofloctivo work hero this
fire was placed under control , hut the inug-
nlficont stock of ever $ . ' 0,000 worth of dry
goods , millinery and carpets wus badly dam-
azod many thousand dollars in value , but tha
dumago to the building will not exceed 5'JO.
The death of Mrs. Granger has causca a
deep sorrow to prevail in this city.
Jl.lll.ltV.UH / 'OK r.I.V/CIO.V.
South D.iliotn'rt . '
Kv.iplliil ISc-roinlng ; it
( rual TruiKportiit Ion Cantor.
YAXKTOX , S. D. , Oct. ill. ( Special Tolo-
grnin to Tin : BKI : . ] Mike O'jSolll of this
clly today received the contract for grading
fourteen miles of the Sioux Rills , YunUiou
& Kearney railroad , which Senator It. F" .
Petllgrow of Sioux Pulls is now ready to
construct , equip and oporulo. These four
teen miles extend from Yiinkton toward
Sioux Falls , and work will bjgin at once ,
Mr. O'Neill having ilopoillod a bond of foO-
OUO for the faithful performance of his con
tract.
The Sioux Rills , Yankto-j & Kearney rail
road is 11 project which has developed within
the iwst yoar. and Now York capitalists are
uchind It. U will cross iho Missouri river
nt Yunktou , cross Nebraska diagonally and
panetrata n portion of Iho southwest now
unteniinied by rullroads. 1'ho sixly-two
miles from Sioux Falls to Yunluon will bo
graded this full and Irony it next spring.
Yunkton gives u substantial bonus to the
onlornrlso npDii consideration that trams
shall ba running Into this city by .lanuarv 1 ,
ISWI.
In connection with this project is the con
struction of n combination wagon and rail
road bridge across ( he Missouri rlvor at this
point , nnd the Ynnkion Bridge company ,
which holds Iho nhartar , has received a
proposition from English mouoyod men to
build that bridge.
Thirty miles of the \unhton & Norfolk
railroad Is now ready for iho Iron und lien
and HUfllclont , material for that , distance Is ut
Osmond. Track laying begins wllhtn u
week.
A heavy ruin began In this section of
country last night ur.d bus continued through
thu twenty-four houri. This Is the only
mm in two months und It was seriously
needed .
Colorado Indian * \Vlio Ar C'
\V.\siiiNvnwf , D. C. , Oct. St. The ofllclals
of ibo Indian bureau have not ns yet re-
reived < nny information regarding iho threatened -
onod outbreak of Ihu Whlto Hiver Utos ( u
Utah , us telegraphed Iroln Meeker , Cole , ,
lust 1 : night. The Whllo Iflvors and tholr
neig'iboi'j ' , tbo LJncomnahgros , are regarded
u > iho dopnrtmoni ns the mojt unoivlllzuii
unit dangerous bands of Indians wlt.i whom
they have to doul , and for muny years past
it has boon thought prudent to kcop u force
of United States troops at Fort Uuchosuu
on the Uncompahgro rosorvalloii. These
builds have commuted thu most ttlrooious
crimed known in Indian hlalory , and Iholr
rocora has bean one of irouchury , Insubordi
nation andbltlor protosta ngalnst rfbtraint
of authority. Tnoy were leading and con
spicuous actors in the Meeker und Thorn-
burg mussucreii of ISil ) . where the moct
cruel tortures were iiiflfclcd upon their
victims. In view of the present oislurued
condition of affairs mi those reservations It ,
U believed that thu order Issued some time
nra by the War do'urtmunt [ abiincloning
Fort Diichesno and removlug the troop * ,
Ihcrdfrom will bo ' roscmde.lr ut least for ttnr
preiont. The ' rcs'itnulioiuo , ( AijontVaucli
and bs | Kiiho'rillnutiis , boaause gf the order
removing the troops , have not been received
in Washington.
IVhmit in thn .S'ortliwunt.
( NNiMroMH , Minn. , Oof. ai. Ttio Nortti-
wosiorn Miller reports the block of whent l.n
thy private olovotorsof Minneapolis at 1,414-
000 bushels , an lucreixjo over Inst Monday oC
l.QOO.OOO bushels. ThU makes the total ele
vator utoclr of Minneapolis O.I'JS.Wtf ' . DusboU ,
or u gttiri of OtU.-ITi ) bushels for the week.
The aggregate sleek ut Minneapolis arid
Pululh , nd Superior 1 * 11II47W buslmls , n'n
increase over n week u o of 11 3,1110 bush
els. A your IIL-O the totul stock t Hit Vvto
I'luccs wus y.UOO OIX ) tjuthcls ,
