HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JUNE 13 , 189-1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SUGAR TRUST CONTRIBUTED Havemoyer Makes an Acknowledgment to the Senate Committee. WAS MADE IN STATE- CAMPAIGNS fell * of Meeting Srimtom In Washington nnd Talking gtiRiir to Thru ) , but llo Does Not Knotr I'rciddent Cluvuluml , WASHINGTON Juno 12. II. 0. Havc- meycr , president of the American Sugar refinery , has responded to the summons of Bcnator Gray's Invcstlgallng cotnmlllce and npcparcd before the committee today ; to give testimony. Mr. Havemoyer denied the published state ments upon which .tho Ivestlbatlon Is based both ns to contributions to campaign funds nnd the demands of the trust that It should have protection In the tariff for past favors. Ho talked quite freely about his visit to Washington while the tariff bill was pending before the finance commltlco and eald that ho had talked with sev eral senators In the Interest of the proper protection of the refining In terests , among them Senators Hill , Gorman nnd Smith. The two latter , he said , had promised to help him , but Senator Hill had given him no satisfaction nt nil. Ho snld the present tariff bill was an unsatisfactory ono to the refiners , because the differential of one-ellh of a cent was not sufficient to afford all the protection wh ch their Inter est should have received. He confessed that he had ndvccaled the ad valorem syslcrn , and was grallfied lhat It had been adopted to the extent that It was , but even with this concession he declared the schedule was fur from BOllsfactory. Mr. Havemeyer denied all knowledge of speculation In sugar stocks by United States ecnutors. NEVER SAW MR. CLEVELAND. Mr. Havemeyer was asked about the pub lished stalcment that he had either on Mr. E. H. Benedict's yacht or at Greenwich , Conn. , been In consultallon with Mr. Cleve land and Mr. Benedict In 1892 , after Mr. Cleveland's election for the presidency , about the sugar Interests a $ affected by the Hawaiian treaty. To this Mr. Havemeyer Bald Ihero was "not ono word -of truth. " Ho also declared no such consultation had ever occurred at any time or place. He added that ho did not know Mr. Cleveland and had never seen him. Furthermore , he hail never exhanged a word with Mr. Benedict on the subject or any other business matter. He said ho had como to Washington early In March after the tariff bill had passed the house , with the hope of getting a hearing betoor the finance committee and had gone to Sen ator Vest to ask If It would not be possible to secure a hearing. Mr. Vest Eald no , but agreed to allow him to explain the sugar question to him ( Vest ) Individually , nnd he had done so. He then explained his inter view with Senator Jones at Senator Cam- den's rooms and with Senator Cattery at Senator Brlce's house. He had talked with Jones about three-quarters of nn hour about the different systems of levying duty and about the cost of refining sugar In this nnd other countries. He snld ho had been In vited to Senator Brlco's nnd asked by the senator to meet Senator Ceftery , nnd when lie met him merely went over the argument for an ad valorem duly. Mr , Havermeyer Bald he had gone-io the capital with Terrel , but tiot for the purpose of seeing senators or representatives. "We were Idling around , " ho said , "sort of spectators. " MADS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Mr. Havcnleyer made some startling statc- mcnts-toward the close of his testimony. Ho wns asked about the contribution of the Sugar trust to the campaign funds of po litical parties , nnd snld the records of the trust showed that such contributions were made , but they were made to the state com mittees. Ho wns asked It the contributions of the wore given to both parties In the same state and replied : "Oh , no. " "How do you arrange It ? " he was asked. I fcf * "Well , New York Is a democratic state r v nnd wo glvo to the democrats there and to the republicans In Massachusetts. Wo never glvo to the minority. " "Did you contribute to the anti-snappers ? " asked Senator Lodge. "Oh , no ; I am quite sure on that point ; nothing to the antl-snanpers. " Mr. Havemeyer could not remember the contributions by the Sugar trust to the dif ferent campaign funds , but ho promised to furnish them If ho could got them. Cordmoyer was called after Mr. Havemoych had finished. Ho gave llttlo or no Informa tion. _ TVKSTUUJIIKS rusinxa IKIUUATION. Ask Speaker Crlup forTliroo DIIJS to Discuss Tliclr Mpniiiri ! , WASHINGTON , Juno 12. Western mem bers of the house have held a caucus to map out a plan of campaign on the Irrigation question and have resolved to spare no labor to secure action by this congress. Represen tatives of thirteen stale and lerrllorles , In cluding members of all parties , met hero this week. Representative Sweet , who called the meeting , was elected chairman nnd the matter wns thoroughly discussed. In no- cordanco with the Instructions of thn meetIng - Ing n commltlco consisting of Rcprosentn- tlves Sweet of Idaho. Coflln of Wyoming , and Baker of Kansas called on Speaker Crisp to day to ask that the committee on rules act npnrt three days for Iho consideration of u bill which Is to be agreed upon by the west ern men. The speaker suggested that a resolution elution shoull bo Introduced In Ihc regular order and nskcd to have copies ot tha bill Eiibmllled , but made promises. Another caucus will bo held this week by the west erners. . OIIANCIKS IN Till : TAHIFF HIM , . AdmlnUitmtlon ml Incnma Tnx Kent ure to llo Modified. WASHINGTON , Juno 12. There Is some prospect of Important changei In the In ternal revenue part of the tariff bill and of further modifications of the Income tax fea ture. The finance committee has been con sidering a suggestion looking to the drop ping cf nil the administrative part of the bill , wh'ch would result In leaving the pres ent administrative low on the stalute books. The question has been In further considera tion today , the long speeches made on the floor of the senate rendering It unnecessary for the members ot the committee lo bo present , but no decision has been reached. The committee Is also undecided what , It any changes , will be made In the Income tax , but Is considering propositions for Us modification , which It Is believed will make tha bill acceptable In this respect to demo cratic senators who cpposo the tax. Coxey nnd llrounu nt tlui Ciipltiil , WASHINGTON , Juno 12. J , S. Coxey and Carl Browne were at the capltol today and arranged with Senator Kyle , chairman of the committee on education and labor , which lias the good roads bills In hand , for a meetIng - Ing Friday morning at 9 o'clock. They also called on Senator Voorhees , chairman of the finance committee , to which their bill for nonlnterest bearing bonds was referred , to ask to bo allowed to present their argu ments before thnt committee. Senator Voorhees told them that whllo the tariff bill was before the senate U wilt bo Impossible for the commlttco to grant them n hearing. Attcr the tariff bill should bo disposed of the committee might glvo attention to their request for a formal hearing , Squire I'ri'o Colnngo 1IIII , WASHINGTON , June 12. Senator Squlrs ot Wathlngton today Introduced a bill for the free coinage ot silver. It provides that tlio owner of sliver bullion may deposit It nt the mints , receiving In payment standard silver dollar. * equal to the value ot Ihc bullion on Iho day of deposit , the difference to bo retained by the government as sclgnlorago as a reserve fund and used by the secretary of the treasury In maintaining the parity of Fiver dollars , The coinage of silver dollars shall not exceed $1,000,000 each month. Wlicn the aggregate amount of money In the coun try reaches 110 per capita further silver colnago shall be discontinued nnd shall bo resumed when It falls below that figure. Provision Is made for coining silver half dollars lars of the present manner and maintaining their parity In the same way as other legal tender. They are also made legal tender. SINATI : : IIIHLUSMKH SI'ICTACLI.S. : Hoimtor Hour A kH to Itavo the Present Duty Kntiilncd. WASHINGTON , June 12. At the opening of the senate today Mr. Chandler , republican , of New Hampshire made some brief observa tions In support of the resolution ho Intro duced Just before adjournment last night , calling on Iho secretary of the treasury for all Information In his possession rcpurdlng the extent to which the "padrone" system prevails. Mr. Chandler expressed the opinion lhat ono of the most potent , agencies In the nnnlhllatlon of the padrone system would be the enlistment ot a scnllincnt adverse to It among the heller and wealthier classes of Italians. The resolution was adopted. Several bills of minor Importance were taken up from the calendar and passed , In cluding ono to provide for the fees and com pensations of the circuit and district courls of Ihe judicial districts of North Dakota and to amend the act dividing that Judicial dis trict. The consideration ot schedule K , wool and manufactures of wool , of the tariff bill , which was reached when the senate adjourned last night , was taken up. Mr. Peffer offered an amendment transferring wool , hair of the camel , goat , alpaca and other like ani mals on- the free list In the bill to the duti able list , restoring the Mcjdnley bill classi fication , but scaling down the rates prac tically one-half. After Mr. Peffer had offered his amend ment , under an agreement made yesterday , the senate went back to paragraph 98 , Impos ing a duty of ' 10 per cent on spectacles , gog gles , opera glasses and other optical Instru- mcnls , which was passed over at the re quest of Mr. Hoar. Mr. Hoar moved to Increase Ihe rale lo CO per cent ( the present rate ) and took the floor In advocacy ot his amendment. After some general remarks Mr. Hoar de scribed the economic condlllons cf the town ot Southbrldgc , Mass. , whose 8,000 Inhabit ants are for the most part dependent upon the large works there of the United Stales American Opllcal company. Speaking of Iho operatives In this town , he snld that they received twice the wages and consumed twice as much as persons performing the same labor abroad. "I do not claim , ho " for South- said "any special pre-eminence bridge. H Is a fair typo of an American community. Massachusetls has slxly-tour others much like her. What I say of her I say of all. She has her national banks , her savings banks , her town hall , the state house of her llttlo republic. I cannot con ceive nny good reason why American stales- manshlp should not be directed toward fos tering and encouraging communities like this. ' The junior senator from Texas vis ited that neighborhood two or three years ago and promised to be the Moses that should lead them Into the promised land of paradise flowing with milk , honey and free coal. coal."The senator from Texas professes to be personally In favor ot keeping his promise. Rut ho tells us ho Is between the devil and the deep sea , I suppose the devil of democ racy and the deep sen of popular Indignation. I do not think ho Is In any danger of drown ing. I think , from the wall of anger and rage which he uttered when the word 'sugar' -was pronounced the other day In his enrs that it Is qulto manifest who is gelling him nnd that all tha use ho will be able to make of his good Intentions is to make a pavement for his future dwelling place. " " " continued the senator "You promised , , "that" as a partial equivalent for the damage which .you would do you would glvo them frco coal , free wool , free lumber and free sugar. I do not understand that this premIse - Iso Is to bo kept. Senators wlp ) have been profuse in th'elr promises for frea raw ma terial tell us that they cannot keep their promise to put coal on the tree list because they cannot pass the bill If they do. Why not ? Do you pretend that the bill would not pass the house ? It has como over from that body with coal on the free list and the party majority unanimous In Its support. Are you going to lose any democratic' votes here ? If HO , who arc they ? Both the senators from West Virginia , n great coal- producing state , the senators from Alabama and I think both senators from old Virginia have almost Indignantly disclaimed this im- putntlon. Who Is It that Is constraining the somewhat ostentatious virtue of the senator from Texas , the senator trim Arkansas and the senalor from MUsourl ? The true rea son Is not that you arc afraid ot losing the measure hero tor which you say a majority of the American people declared Itself in 1892 , but because you are afraid ot losing the votes of West Virginia at the pells hereafter If you keep your promise. I wish lo call allenlton to the facl that these democratic principles are not violated , the democratic pledges broken , the alleged command ot the American people not dUcbeyed for want of democratic votes In the senate. It Is for fear of public Indignation expressed In the elections. You are ready enough to strike at the Industry of any northern state from which democracy has no hopes in the future. " In conclusion the senator said : "Tho power which Is to pass thh bill Is a coalition be tween the aristocrat and the populist ; but the spirit Is lhat of the ether slave master and Iho spirit which would make war on property , on frugality , on honest labor , on lionost , moderate earnings. The alliance Is botwcrm Ihc t-plrlt ef sectlonallim of the south and that spirit nt Die north which never has known Ihe Impulse of n true na tionality. It prolects by enormous duties , upon which It piles enormous bounties , Ihe Industry of Iho houtU and the Ill-gotten gains of the trust. IUarfarii Is upon the tav- Ings banks , upon the Ufa Insurance , upon tlio yeoman , upon the farm nnd upon the work man In Ihe mill. The power which Is be hind it may seem to secure for Itself a brief victory , but the men who are wlcldfnt ; It know well that It Is doomed. Its success will bo us bhort-llvcd us It U mischievous. It may List for a day , a year and perhaps for a presidential term. But In the end the Issue ot this contest cannot bt > doubtful. Tito stars In their courses fight against It. The spirit of the American people U against It. The spirit of honest labor , Iho spirit of American liberty , arc on our side. And In the future , as In the past , God gives to lib erty nothing but the victory. " Mr. Chapman , the Wall street broker who refused to answer questions , wns reported as contumacious to the senate by the senate Investigation commltlco and a resolution was Introduced to bring him to the bar of the sennit- for contempt. At C o'clock the senate adjourned. _ lloiiho 1'iimcn Ono Hill. WASHINGTON , Juno 12. Two hours were consumed today In the house over a bill re ported by Mr. Outhwatto setting asldo $100- 000 from Iho fund belonging to tire cstnles of deceased colored soldiers of the civil war for Iho purpose ot creeling In Iho District of Columbia n national homo for aged nnd Infirm colored people. The bill was passed. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up , but the house adjourned without com pleting Its consideration. Ono Ni'hnmlm Nomination. WASHINGTON , June 12. Among a batch of nominations sent to the senate today Is that ot John W. Wehn , jr. , for register of the land ofllce at Alliance , Neb. Franklin G. Holbrook has been nominated for postmaster at Minneapolis. Postmasters Michigan : John D. Murray , at Port Huron ; J. A. Jones , at Marollus ; Chnrlea M. Topping , Fenton ; Charles G , Thomas , Battle Creek. Cuih In the Trruiury. * " WASHINGTON , Juno 12 , The cash bal- unco In the treasury today was 1110.037,372 , ofhlch J60.380.lbS waa gold reserve NEITHER SIDE IS SATISFIED Result of the Oolnmbns Conference Not at All Reassuring. MINERS AND OPERATORS STILL KICKING Columbus Compromise Will l o Adhered To , but .Many Men In tlio Itatiki ot lloth J'urtloB Don't Much I.llto It. COLUMBUS , 0. , Juno 12. President John McBrida and Secretary-Trcaaurer 1'atrlck McUrydc nnd other officials at miners' head quarters arc preparing n letter to bo sent to tlic miners In the respective districts. Telegrams from PIttsburg nnd other places today state that the settlement ot the coal strikers at Columbus was received with great satisfaction among all classes of people , although some operators and miners nro not pleased with the compromise. Many operators who opposed the compromise say they will not abldo by the result , but It Is the general opinion among friendly operators that the agreement will put an end to the Importation of nonunion men by the operators In the thick vein district for the reason that the hiring of deputies will bo too expensive when coal begins to de cline In price. Organizer Harris says the settlement Is a disappointment to the miners , and , whllo ho does not expect them to refuse work at the new rates , they will regard the move ment as unsuccessful. NELSONVILLE , O. , Juno 12. The coal operators hero arc pleased with the terms of settlement of the mining troubles. They wanted to reopen the mines Immediately , but the minors declined to receive Informa tion from any source except headquarters. Some of the miners say they will not ac cept a GO-cent basis , but will hold out for 70 cents. ST. LOUIS , Juno 12. T. D. McGuIre , a member of the executive board of Knights of Labor , says : "Tho prices are not ns good as expected , but under the circumstances I think they are good. There Is no doubt whatever In my mind that the men who have bcon making all this trouble and Inciting these riots were put there by the opera tors. " LA SALLC , III , , June 12. The miners hero do not take kindly to the scale agreed upon at Columbus. The new price for La Sallo Is equivalent to a 10 per cent reduc tion , and they declare they will not accept It. KEWANEE , III. , Juno 12. Nearly the whole force of miners has gone to work here ( The settlements at the Columbus con vention will be accepted hero ns final. FAUMEUSnURO , Ind. , June 12. The out come of the conference at Columbus Is re garded here as certain to bring about a set tlement of the strike. The miners at Farmersburg went to work this morning. Those at Shelburn are still Idle , but will re turn to work within a few hours. JUIHitt TAl'T ' TAKHS A HAND. Orders the United States Marshal to Swcnr In Drputlns. CINCINNATI , June 12. The dissatisfaction over the compromise agreement between the operators and ofllcers of the United Mlno workers at Columubs has caused apprehen sion In some quarters , especially railroad circles. Unllcd Slales Marshal Henry Bohl was attending court at Columbus when sum moned hero by Judge Taft of the United States circuit court today and ordered to exhaust his efforts In swearing In deputy marshals to enforce the court's Injunction against interfering with the running of trains , especially on the Baltimore & Ohio system. Judge Taft was very emphatic In his orders to Marshal Bohl to suppress all violations of the order of the court nnd stated that If the marshal could not secure enough deputies for that purpose , the court would Immediately call on President Cleveland tor government troops. It Is staled that the commandants at Fort Thonmn and Columbus garrison are advised to bo In readiness. Marshal Brown swore In fifty deputies at once and expects to have several hundred before he leaves at C o'clock for Columbus. Hi will got recruits along the way , stopping at Columbus from 9:30 : till midnight , where recruits nro to rendezvous nnd be In waiting for swearing In. Marshal Bonn will then leave Columbus at midnight with a largo force of deputies , to bo stationed at different points from Cambridge to Bellalre , and es pecially at Wheeling Creek nnd Bridgeport. Marshal Bohn swore In many old soldiers and railroad men , the latter being very In dignant over the situation today. Judge Taft's order Is not nlono preventntlvo , but absolute on the point of arresting every one interfering with trains. Western Jllncri Heady to Settle. DENVER , Juno 12. A conference between the coal operators and miner * of Colorado , New Mexico and Wyoming will be held at Pueblo on the 20th for the purpose of settling the differences now existing. They wish a settlement on a bns's of a uniform rate of wages , varied slightly by local circum stances , the rate to bo taken from Ihe best paid nnd operated mlno In each district. Representation to bo ono vote for 100 miners , and In Iho conference with the owners , ono miner to ono operator. Town Minors lU-iuiiin Work. BOONE , la. , June 12. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The miners In this county all resumed work this morning at wages paid last year. " Strllio Notes. The coal supply at Ashland , Ky. , Is ex hausted. SlinerH nt Sulllvnn , Ind. , will accept the Columbus KCtllemenl. JIlmiiH nt Pomeioy. O. , nre satisfied with the Fcltlemcnt and will resume work. The Columbus I'nnfvioncit will have no effect on the strike conditions ut Panann , 111. I.'nilcr * In southern Illinois- pay the Co lumbus settlement In nowise affoctH that Kccllon. The nilncrn of the I'ekin , 111. , district nro greatly pleased over the settlement at Columbus. A trnln with ten rnrloads of coal was stopped by strikers at Mononguhela City , Pa. , yesterday. The miners nt Altoonn , Pn. , offered to split the difference with the operators , but the latter declined. The miners near Ironton , O. , nre dissat isfied with Ihe settlement nnd say they will not abide by It , Jack Smith , who wan the military lender of the Cripple Creek miner * , has gone to Mexico lo avoid arrest. There Is considerable doubt whether the fourth pool miners or operators will nbtuu by the Columbus settlement. It Is not thought the result of the Colum bus conference will have any effect on the strike In the Kanawha valley. The miners In the block coal districts In Indiana are satisfied with the Columbus settlement , but the operators uro not. Miners in the Danville , 111. , district say they will stay out until their demands made at Uafit St. Louis nre grnnted. Eight thousund miners In Hocking and Musklngum counties , Ohio , huvo met nnd resolved not to accept the Columbus settle ment , ' Drunken miners caused considerable trow , bio at Martlus Ferry , O. . yeslerday. Mis siles were thrown at the troops , but no ono was hurt. Freight tratllc Is no longer safe on rends In the vicinity of Birmingham , Ala. Seven trestles were llred within a week , one of which was burned yesterday , Men In the Black Djamond mine nt Pitts- burg , Kan. , have struck for a raise of C cents u box. The operators offered a raise of 2 rents , but would concede no more , A committee of McKecsport citizens culled on the managers of the tube works to try to ueltlo the strike , but the managers Hay they uro satlHiled to let them remain Idle. Idle.Honoris Honoris from all over Ohio show that the miners are greatly dissatisfied with the settlement made ut Columtuiu and in many places they eay' they will not ac cept It. The sheriff arrested three of a pang of strikers at LmiaconlnK- . , for Interfer ing with men at work. Mine owners want the mllltln culled , but the sheriff In disposed to call for trow * . The miners near lance , III. , are. networking working nnd arc greatly dissatisfied with the Columbus settlement , which l a 10 per cent reduction for them. They nay they will stay out until they get their old wages. Some unknown persona llred several random - dom shots Into the mllltla cnmp at Wheel ing creek , but no one wns hurt. It will require coveral days td replace the Mm- vale bridge- that wns burned by the strik ers. ers.The funeral of Jqhn Morkaff , the striker who was killed III the riot nt Unlontown , Pa. , was attended by fully 6,000 persons. Strikers destroyed the tools nt the McCor- mlck mine yesterday , but new ones were secured nnd the mine. Is being worked. The now * of the failure to rcnch a pct- tlcmeilt at Altoonn Was received with dis appointment ut Punxsutawncy , Pa. , nnd It Is feared It wllll not be possible to hold the foreign element among the miners In chock , ns they are growing very restless. The miners of the Washington , Ind. , dis trict are much dlggntlsfled with the set tlement , ns Irdeluces the wages 10 cents 11 ton. Operntors are trying to get nn en- presslon from the men as to whether they will ncccpt It , but have be.cn unable to do , so. ' The miners at Cenlrhlln. 111. , had n meet ing yesterday and decided not to return to work unless th y receive G2',4 cents , or C',1 cents more than they received before tne strike. The operntorn declare they will not pay It nnd the men say they will stay out until they gut It. flOKOCCOIS .1 TltOUltLOVS COXDITIOH Dentil of Muloy Ilnjyiiul Likely to llo Fol low ccl by iiTlKl t fir the Succession. TANGIER , Juno IZ.Tho remains of the late sultan , Muley Hadsnn , have been sent under military escort to Rabat for burial. The succession of the late1 sultan's younger son , Abdul Aziz , has been accepted at Casa Blanca. but a hostile feeling prevails at Fez , where Muley Ismail , a brother of the de ceased sultan , has been acting as the sul tan's representative. Muley Ismail Is per sonally a popular favorite , and trouble js feared. The Spanish crulscrtkConde ) Vcndlto , has arrived here. Z LONDON , Juno 12 ; The news gf the dis patch of n French fleet , to Morocco , and of the preparations being made to reinforce It If necessary , Is attracting considerable at tention here. The news from Morocco Is far from being reassuring , dnd civil war Is an ticipated. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon , re ferring to the jealousy of tUe powers In re gard to Moroccp , .say.s that the danger to European peace Is duo { o the fact that M. Dupuy Is premier Sf > * faiice , and that he may take this opportunity of striking n blow at English prestige. It ridds-that a policy of aggression would , "be nopiilar in France and Spain. The Glebe nndltlfc St. James Gazette apprehended that -.civil war will be the only way of settling the succession to the throne of Morocco. . A dispatch to the. news agency from Tan gier 1 says , according toj thp certificates of the 1I 1 doctors who attended him the cause of the I sultan's death wnsidysen ery. TOULON , France , Jiine 12. Four war ships ! , under Admiral La Bourgeois , have started ! for Tangier. Thd Ironclads , Magenta , Admiral Duperre and Algor , under Admiral Gadaud , have also been ordered to place themselves In readiness to sail for Morocco at the shortest notice. ' < Sovorul Persons KllltJ 'and , 31-iny linlldlnss > V , . . . , tU ' r MADrflD'Junof12 , An earthquake shook several districts pf Ahdulasla. In the towns , of Granda and Almerla many houses were destroyed and seyeral persons were killeJ.1 At Naclmlento sqy , , ral people were killed and a .number were wounded by the collapse of buildings. A oiiurch and some school buildings are a heap ot ruins. KOSIIIIIY ouiTTiNa THE TUHF. Hln Winning Horsol.iijlm Ktruclc from All Ascot I < fteAgcincnt > LONDON , Juneii ' Lord Roscbery's Ladas , the winner of tli'e 2,000 guineas , the Newmarket stakes Midi 'the Derby , has been struck out of all engagements at Ascot. American Seed .Men lit Toronto. TORONTO , Ont. , JU1JOA12. A large number of American and Canadian seed men arc in tlio city today attending the twelfth annual meeting of the American Seed association. The chief officers are -W. A. Burpee. Phila delphia , president ; I ) , I , > I3ushnell , St. Louis , first vice president , nnd A. L. Don , New York , second vice president and treasurer. The city council tendered the delegates a reception and treated them to a drive around the city this forenoon. ' - , , DKXI.IL 1WOJI Declares tlio Itcpnrt Up Is doing to Iletlro Is Without foundation , LEXINGTON , June 12. Tliero Is a rumor hero that Colonel Brifcklnrldgo will retire from the race. , ' WASHINGTON , Juno 12. Colonel Breck- Inrldge emphatically denied today the report that his friends had Induced him to with draw from the race , for congress. He char acterized the statejpeit : sent out from Lex ington as false , and expressed his usual confidence In an outcome favorable to him self. He said : "Tho story Is utterly without foundation. I have entered In the campaign for renomlna- " tion and I propose "to continue a candidate. Nothing but death-wilt take me out of the race. " ja j Smallpox on Cliloiic'i llonrd of Trade. CHICAGA , June 12f-Theodore Nevins. one of the doorkeepers of 'tho Board of Trade , wns taken off lnf"tl c 'smallpox ' ambulance tcd.iy. He was atte illng to his duties as usual , uunwaro that the reddish eruption on his neck and fr. | VY. luid any connection with the dread dl ire. Ho must have spoken to and been ! n'.contact with dozeiu of the members .bef re/ the true nature of the eruption was disc vorml. Those who had beep compelled to r b UP agalnit him In passing In nnd out ire feel'ng ' rather un- comfortable. Soma v 114 talk of the Board of Trade having bee : quarantined was lire- mature , no action of tlmt sort having been taken. The gallery Jhe time that Novlns condition became a ohrn contained about fifty visitors , who II -thoroughly alarmed. It Is said that Nevln has been 111 with the disease thrco weeks/ and all that tlir.o on duty. rnin VANCAUVER , B , . Q. , Juno. 12. Reports from the Hooded illutrlii at the Fraser val ley are very cncouragt . The flood Is grad ually receding throug a the valley. The Btcumers are still i > iiivn ? engaged In deliv ering supplies to Jho r ttlcrs. Funds nro coming rapidly , The \Vlnnepeg Board of Trade has wired a contribution of $1,200. A meeting will bo held this afternoon of rep resentatives of the provisional government , boards of trades , and municipal councils to ararnge. a system of 'crllefs and aUo to con sider a scheme tor effectually dyking the low lands. _ _ In u Trunt Association n Itiinlt ? KANSAS CITY , Juno 12. Judge Broaddus In the United States circuit court at Liberty has rendered an Important decision regarding the liability of trust associations. It wan In the case ot e Banker John Reid , charged with fraud In'tccetrlng deposits after he kno\y that the Western Trust and Savings association was Insolvent. Tiie > court holds that a "trust atsoclatlon" Is not a bank , and therefore cannot be proHtouted under the state banking laws. The caee has been ap pealed to the supreme court , * Nebraska State League of Bspublicau Glubs Indicate Party Policy FREE COINAGE OF SILVER NOT DISCUSSED Pliitform Adopted Krnlllritiliig the Principle * of tile. I.nst Notional Contention John M. Tlutrnton nnd Coniirc.inmu ( ! ro9\enor .Spi'iik. LINCOLN , June 12. ( Special to The Bee. ) Although the program said 10 o'clock , It was not until nearly 11 o'clock that Presi dent Lansing of the Nebraska State Lcagua of Republican clubs called the l.GOO dele gates to the state convention to order. The Lansing theatre was packed , even the stnge being crowded with several hundred dele gates. Rev. Byron Bcall of the Third Pres byterian church of Lincoln asked divine blot-sing for the deliberations of the conven tion , nnd then the big gathering set up a cheer as President Lnnslng stepped forward and delivered nn address of welcome. It was full of enthusiasm , sprinkled with splco nnd frequently Interrupted by cheers nnd laughter. In closing President Lansing made n most pertinent suggestion in regard to the deliberations of the convention. "This con- vei.tlon Is called for but two distinct pur poses , " said he. "First , we ore to renew our allegiance to the undying principles of the republican party. Second , wo are to se lect delegates to ono of the grandest aggre gations of republicans this country has ever seen , Wo propose to send a delegation to Colorado that will simply paralyze the part of the state that Governor Walte has neg lected to paralyze. "But farther than this I hope and trust that this convention will not seek to go. I hope no Ism or schism will arise , or that no question will be brought hero that properly belor.gs to another convention. We arc not In the platform making business. We are not hero for the purpose of suggesting planks or making resolutions for the nominating convention. Wo should have It understood that any republican who now wants to sur render to the opposition or who wants to adopt the principles of either of the other parties must be ready to confess that as n republican he has been wrong for the past thirty years. " There was no mistaking the quality of the enthusiasm which greeted the appearance of Hon. John M. Thurston , who was to respond to the address of welcome. Mr. Thurston's address was frequency In terrupted with cheers , but the culminating point In the Interest In his remarks was not reached until he nearcd the point where ho took up the financial discussion. After declaring that he was in favor of an honest , candid , courageous expression of the sent ! ments of the convention on the silver ques tion , he said : MR. THURSTON ON DEMOCRACY. "There Is something grander nnd greater In politics than success. I would rather go down to defeat with the flag representing my principles nailed to the masthead than to sail triumphantly Into the tiarbor of suc cess under falte colors or under the com mand of a demagogue. I attended a pre liminary gathering of republicans In Omaha a few weeks slnca and In the course of a few remarks which I made upon that occa sion I made the assertion that the demo cratic party had Rone-lnto czjnp fifteen miles 'away from the knosveldgo of God. That as sertion has been denied "by"n prominent democratic editor of this state and upon further ' investigation I find that I was mis taken. The democratic party did go Into camp fifteen miles from the knowledge of God , but they soon found that even there their position was unsafe nnd so they broke camp and have taken to the woods. Four years ago the country turned over to a dem ocratic administration this country , which had enjoyed nn unparalleled era of pros perity , a prosperity that had excited the wonder , the admiration and the surprise of the civilized world. Today that prosperity Is shattered by the very mpn who had prom ised to cherish It. Men talk about prosperity. That country only Is prosperous In which every' honest man who desires to work can find a day's work for every day In the year at a fair price for his labor. The sole nnd only ques tion which Is to bo settled In this country In the future Is how to provide within the United States the opportunity to labor. It Is not the opportunity to buy things cheap tl-at makes a country prosperous. Tlio dem ocratic party In 1892 told us that they would make the country prosperous by making things cheap , forgetting that China wns the cheapest nation on the face of , tlie earth , nnd that In China were to bo found the cheapest men. The price of men depends upon the price of things. The cheaper you get the price of the pair of pants the blggsr the patch you arc compelled to sew upon the seat of those worn by the man who has voted to make himself rich by making things cheap. "I will admit that wo are hero simply to send delegates to the national convention and to testify to the fact that Nebraska Is cured of her Ills and redeemed from her errors and Is ready to again roll up the old time republican victories. Hero In Nebraska wo believe In the republican party nnd have never wavered from her principles. We be- llevo that the republican party possesses within Its ranks the genius of statcmanshlp , the capacity to grapple with every Issue , the nerve to moot every emergency , and by leg islation Inspired by republican thought and republican action to again restore the ma terial prosperity of this grand country. We arc republicans because every act now upon the statute books of the United States for the protection of the Individual , for the up building of homo , for the freedom of men , and for the protection of labor Is the result of republican thought , republican courage and republican action. The republican pai ty has contributed the great names that thrill the hearts of men and lend luster to his tory. 'I ho genesis of American liberty Is to be found In the declaration of Independence , but the theme of the now testament of free dom was written by Abraham Lincoln , and the inngna chartu of that liberty reaffirmed by Ulysses S. Grant under the slmdo of a Virginia apple tree. * * * ON THE EAST AND WEST ISSUE. "In the present times the man who seeks to array the producing west against the manufacturing east or to array the gold standard cast against the bimetallic utand- nrd west Is a traitor to his party and his people. The great produclnR west cannnt llvo without the seaboard east. The sea board needs the great producing west. Neither can stand without the other. Just so long as the cast , with Ha extreme vlewa , finds Itself arrayed by the democrats and populists of the west , all attempts to restore the prosperity of the whole country by needed legislation will cease. Relief from existing conditions can only como when the republican cast binds Itself to a republican west In a grand majority In congress. In the present emergency I will stand where Abraham Lincoln stood In the dark days ot the war. Then there were two classes of patriots. Ono class wanted to save the union and keep the negroes In slavery and the other class wanted to save the 'union and ( rco the slaves. Lincoln said ho would frco none of the slaves and save the union. Ho would free some of the slaves , but ho would save the union. So say I today. Let's save the country first from the blight of the present administration , which I arraign for Its treason to American Interests , for Its Ha waiian policy , for Its treachery to the hon ored union veteran and the widows and or phans of his dead comrades. No country ought to live and prosper which forgets the debt of gratitude It owes to the folOler who naves Its existence. As republicans we stand upoit this platform : First , the fact of en- Hutment IK prlma facie evidence that the soldier wns able to fight for hlu country. Second , helplessness and necessity today are absolute proof that this great and grand government should take care of the noldler "And now , finally , thin convention not attempt to make n platform for the state convention , But where three , six or a hun dred republicans nro gathered together they should not hesitate to express their courage , aggressiveness nnd progress. For my part , speaking for myself nlono and with no desire - sire to force my views upon this convention , I do not hesitate to declare my own senti ments. Wo are face to face today with a great , unreasoning demand In the United States to male _ this country the dumping ground for all "tho silver nations ot the world. Wo must meet nnd resist this dc- mnnd In some wny or other. For one I be lieve that wo must provide for the coinage of nil money with equal debt paying nnd purchasing powers. This country should not loan the Goddess of Liberty nnd the American englo to Increase the valno of the product ot foreign mines , but I nm In favoi- of such legislation an wilt protect American farms , American mines and American fao- tcrlcs from the pauper labor of all the rest of the world. " At the close of Mr. Thurston's address the Davis City Glee club entertained the audlenco with several amusing selection ! ' , over which the crowd fairly went wild. Then the list of delegates prepared by the execu tive committee during the morning wns adopted an the regularly accredited list of delegates entitled to scats In the convention. GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS. The first practical business of the day came when A. E. Cady of St. Paul moved that n committee of seven bo appointed to which nit resolutions should be referred without debate. Ben linker of Omaha moved nn nmomlment to the effect thnt Hon. John M. Thurston bu made chairman of the committee. This amendment proved satisfactory to Mr. Cady and It was made n part of the original motion. II. M. Bushncll of Lincoln then arose with n copy of the Ohio platform sticking out of his vest pocket and warned the con vention that the appointment of the com mittee proposed by Cady might possibly be a trap Into which nil resolutions might bo cat ght and held. Ho wanted the committee Instructed by the convention to not only 10- celvo the resolutions , but to prepare from tl.em a report lo be presented back to tlio convention. Mr. BushncU's .remarks were made In an earnest tour * of voice , but be fore the convention could applaud 0. W. n. Dorsey of Fremont got up and moved th.it each congressional district be entitled lo a member on the committee. This the com mittee agreed to without dissent. In the mcnntlme Mr. BushneU's warning had been forgotlen. The convention then took a rccss until 3 o'clock In order to give the delegations fiom each , congressional district time to meet and select their representatives to the na tional convention. The recess was not entirely uneventful. Nebraska Is entitled to but thirty dctcgales to the big. national convention at Denver , but something like 300 men are willing to sacrifice their time and go. Piobably the most exciting session was held by the. dele gates from the First congressional district. The caucus chamber \\ns packed with hot and excited delegates and for nearly two hours the contest waged with wavering energy. The first scrap was Inauguraled by Bud Llndscy nnd olhcrs of his friends , who sought to force Tom Bcnlon ns the delegate- at-large. At no time was Bcnton In Iho race , but his backers made an ugly fight In his interest. His name was withdrawn and that of John C. Watson of Otoe county sub stituted. Lancaster county put up S. E. Low , and after a hot fight Low was elected. Church Howe was named as one of the dele gates , and after that there was no trouble In selecting the others. Douglas county had an equally exciting time nnd the selection ot delegates was not exactly In the nature of a harmonious" pro ceeding. Henry D. Estabrook had Avlred his friends from California that It selected ns dclegate-at-large ho would Attend the Denver convention , but he was "not chosen , John L. Webster being the lucky man. Jim Kynor nnd Dick Smith both drew prizes nnd the other nominations went to Herman Tlmme of Douglas county nnd L. W. Osborne of Blair. The other congressional caucuses had nol much difficulty in selecting their represontallves. The convention reas sembled shortly afler 3 o'clock In Ihe ntler- noou. Vlco President Robinson , who Jias been called upon to preside In the nbsenco of President Lansing , announced the follow ing committee : John M. Thurston of Omaha , C. A. Atkinson of Lincoln , L. W. Osboroo of Blair , R. D. Schneider of Kre- mont , W. H. Edgar of Beatrice , W. J. Dolan of Red Willow and A. E. Cady. The announcement of the committee caused a large number of delegates to breathe a sigh of relief , for a mnjorlty of Iho mem bers were known lo be opposed lo nny reso lution touching the silver question at the present' ' convention. There wns no disposi tion on the part of any of the delegates to shirk a discussion of the sllvci question nr to avoid nn expression , but It wns pertl- ncnlly urged lhat the present convention represented hardly one-eighth of the repubt llcans of the state , nnd that It would be manifestly unfair for the ilclegatcs at this convention to attempt to decide an Issue which properly belongs lo the delegates who will represent ull the republicans In Ihe convention which Is to assemble- Omaha next August. GROSVENOR ON THE SITUATION. Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio was then Introduced and for nearly two hours he dls- cussed the Issues cf the campaign Iti the clear , concise and eloquent manner for which ho has long been reputed. The general theme of his address was the prevailing In- duslrlal distress. His strictures upon the administration were especially severe and they excited the most enthusiastic iipplaitEo of his hearers , "On November 2 , 1892 , " said Mr. Grosve nor , "this country was In a better condition financially , commercially and Industrially than It had over been before In Its cntiro history. Its foreign commerce In thnt year reached the enormous sum of $2,000.000.000 , greater than In any year In the history ot the country. There was a balance of trade In favor'of this country of $200,000,000. There was not a dollar of unemployed capital In the United Stales. There was not on Idle man In the United States who wanted to work. In 1892 the d-mocrats mot In Chicago and demanded the repeal of the Shermcn act and denounced the McKln- ley bill as the conccnlraled essence of vil lainy. The counlry elected n democratic ad ministration and then cimc the crash. Some of the largest manufacturing companies In the cast reduced wages 10 per cent within forty-eight hours after Cleveland had been elected. NtW the music of the spindle had become a rcmlni-cence , the chimneys of the factory nro the lumes of the owl nnd the but , and the only Industry that Is flourishing Is the frco public soup houses. " Mr. Grosvenor denied that the Sherman act was rcuponslblo for the financial panic of last year , and claimed that thu demo cratic Jugglery with the tariff was responsi ble for the Indn.trial depression. Ho was especially eovero upon the Nebraska popu lists In congress who voted to strike down the sugar Industry In this state on the mis erable pretense that they were benefiting thu people of the whole country , denouncing the action of Congressman Bryan as the "cowardly , sneaking act cf an assassin. " U was 5 o'clock when Congressman Grosvenor completed his address. The following delegates to the national convention at Denver wqro elected. LIST OF TIII3 DELEGATES. First District Sam K. Low , Lancaster , at large ; Orlando Tefft , Casg ; Church Howe , Ncrnaha ; S. W. Grlnstead , Richardson ; A. J. Wright. Johnson. Second District John L. Webster , Doug hs , nt large ; L. W. Osborn , Washington : Herman Tim mo , James 11. Kynor , Richard S. Smith , Douglas. Third District W. E. Peebles , Thurston , at largo ; II. W. Glllls , Hurt ; II. I ) . Kelly , Madison ; W. A. Nccdham , Knox ; B. S. Schneider , Dodge. Fourth District Peter Janflcn , Jefferson , at largo ; Samuel Rlnakor , Gage ; John Ma jors , York ; S. II. Steele , Duller ; 0. V. Baker , Flllmorc. Fifth District James McNally , Clay , nt largo ; W. II. Austin. Franklin ; C. II. Bab- cock. Red Willow ; H. C. Milter , Hall ; L. W. Hague , Kearney. Sixth District J N Paul , Howard , at large ; AlfreJ Barlow , Dawe ; A. L. Towlo , ( Continue' ! on Third Page. ) I lEWELLISC WAS ENDORSED Kansas Populhta Meet in Oouvontiou at Topeka Yesterday , CHEERS FOR SUSAN B. ANTMOMY Action * of All thn KIIIKIK PopulUt Onlolnlf Itcrono Thi'lr Siiiirllon Money for Election r.\triH | < > Onmlnt I'liUforiii It lEeiilllriiit'il. TOPRKA , Juno 12. The 010 delegates to the populist state convention appeared to bo on hand this morning ready for the opening session. The antl-Lcwclling clement seems to be confined to those cutsldc of the list ot delegates except the delegation from Wynn- dotto county. Lowolllng will head the ticket unless some new deal Is agreed upon. It Is being stated today , though , that Con gressman Harris may possibly bu mimed for governor and Levelling given the nomina tion for congressman-ut-large. But the conditions point to the rcnomltm- tlon of the entire ticket with the exception of Lieutenant Governor Daniels , who Is not a candidate , and Secretary of State Osborne , who It was understood would decline a nom ination but now expresses a willingness to accept. Governor Lowelllng said In an Interview todjy : "I do not yet know whether I shall accept the nomination or not. but If It cornea to mo with enthusiasm nnd the utmost unanimity I shall accept. If 1 find that the opposition Is serious and that It will Injure the chances of the party at the election In November 1 shall decline the nomination. " When the convention met nt 11 o'clock : temporary organization was perfected by the selection of Bun S. Henderson of Wlnlleld as temporary chairman and Charles S. Davis of Junction City as secretary. After the reading of n telegram from Mrs. Jerry Simpson , saying Jerry would bo on deck when needed , the convention took a recess until 2 p. in. The afternoon session was taken up with the Eflectlon of the various committees , and addresses by M'ss Susan B. Anthony nnd Mr.s. Chipman Catt In behalf of a woman suffrage plank In the state platform. At the conclusion of Miss Anthony's address a. delegate demanded to know whether she would take the stump and urge nil friends of woman suffrage to vote the populist ticket. Miss Anthony's response was In the alllrmatlvu , and was greeted with prolonged applause. The committee on permanent organization reported amid great applause the nnmo of J. M. Dunsmore as permanent chairman and Ben Rich as secretary. Dunsmorevaa' ' speaker and Rich clerk ot the populist house , declared to be Illegal by the supreme court at tlio * time of the legislative trouble In the winter of 1SD2-93. The report of the com mittee was adopted. There was considerable sparring between the woman suffrage and anti-suffrage forces over a motion to refer all resolutions to the committee on resolutions , Ex-Speaker Elder wns the leader of the null-suffrage forces and Judge Doster of the suffragists. Thcro was much enthiitju-m whenever the ques tion of extending the franchise to womeU was mentioned. / At 0 o'clock the convention took a recess untir7:30 : p. m. The , night session was devoted to raising : money for the campaign and the transac tion Of rputUiij buslneEa until 10 o'clock. , when the convention adjpurncd without reaching any nomination. < The committee on resolutions made a re port rcaflrmlng the Omaha platform , en dorsing the populist state officers and con gressmen , and declares the evils predicted by their party were now upon the country. The minority report favored female suf frage. IN Till : 1'IKST HISTIUCT. Cotitfrossloiml Committed Meet * llml Ar ranges lor Ilin Appi-nicliliig Convention. LINCOLN , June 12. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The republican congressional coift- mlttec i of the First district met In Hotel Lincoln ] at 2 o'clock this afternoon. C. T. Hoggs j of this cty ( presided and R. M. Tag- gart of Nebraska. City was made secretary , The first question presented was ns to the location of the coming convention nnd the date. August 14 ut 7 o'clock p. m. was chosen ns the time. C. A. Atkinson pre sented the claims of Lincoln , A. N. Sulli van those of Plattsmoiith and Ed Brown those t of Nebraska City as the place. The latter I was selected by n vote of C to 2 , cacli of < the other points receiving ono vote. The vote for Allen W. Field In 1832 wan selected ns the basis of representation , each county being allowed a delegate at largo and one for each 100 votes or major fraction thereof cast for Field. This will glvo n convention of H3 dele gates I , of which Lancaster county will bo entitled to fifty-one , Cass twenty-one , Otoo- sixteen , Nenlaha twelve , Johnson twelve , Pawnee 1 twelve Richardson ilnet'1f ; > ii. It will require soycnty-two votes -'to nominate. R. M. Taggart of Otoo was made secre tary ( , Instead of Frank McCartney , who has removed i from the district. SOUTH IiAKUTA POl'UMSTH. Coiigrojatliii ; at Mllcholl tn Attend tlio Stain Convention. MITCHELL. S. D. , Juno 12. The dole , gates ' to the Independent Htato convention have 1 been coming fiom all directions , over land 1 and by train , and pro tiy 700 or 800 are now hero. Loucks , Payne , FisTi , Kennedy and other notaries are on the ground. There IB us yet no talk of caii'l'dntes. J. Ward , chair man of the democratic state committee , oc cupied the day with on cyo lo fusion possi bilities. The convention mot for temporary organization at 4 p. m. and adjourned until evening. Tim nominations will bo made to morrow. H'JS.lVllKIt ( irm-rtilly I'nlr In Ni'lir.nUnVlth Local 'J hiindrr Slot ins In inntrrii : Portion. WASHINGTON , Juno 12. The Indication * for Wednesday nro : For Nebraska Generally fair ; followed In the afternoon by local thunderstorms In the eastern portions ; cooler , south winds , becoming northwesterly. For Suoth Dakota Unsettled weather ; cooler ; variable winds. For Iowa Generally fair , with severe local thunderstorms In the northwest portion In the afternoon ; continued high temperature ; south winds. For Kansas Generally fair ; south winds ; Indications of severe local thunderstorms In the northern portions In the afternoon ; con tinued high temperature , followed In the evening by slightly cooler In the western portion. For Missouri Generally fair , with severe local thunderstorms In tlio northwestern portion tion In the afternoon ; continued high tem perature ; south winds. Mo\i'iiii > ntn of ongoing VemKiU Juno 12. At Liverpool Arrived La Bradcro , from Montreal ; Numldlan , from Now York ; Cats. , lonln , from Boston. At Bremen Arrived , 11 Snalo , from New York ; Weimar , from Baltimore. At London Arrived Italia , from Mont real. real.At At Philadelphia Arrived Lord Cough , from Liverpool. At Baltimore Arrived Montana , from London. At Amsterdam Arrived. Chester , from Now York. At Tory Inland Passed Grecian , from Now York. At the Lizard Passed Mennntlc , from Baltimore ; Paris , from Now York. Ban FrancUco U. 8. 8. Marlon arrived today from the Autntlc elation via Honolulu.