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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUNvJNG , JULY 20 , 189'i. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NO SENATOR WAS NOMINATED
Illinois HopnbMcaau Leave the Selection of a
Senator to the Logielatnro.
GOVERNOR ALTGELO GETS A ROASTING
Temporary Clinlrniun Slnnn nn l ix-Onv- :
crnor I'lfor , tlio J' < rin nitnl. Clmlrnmn ,
Miiko Kuuftlng hpi pilic * IJt-niotrullo
1'ollcy I'oBtrrrd Mllttlit Imliiiitry.
fllnte Treasurer HENRY WULrr
Bupcrlntendent of
Trustees Btuto
8. A. IIULLAIIIJ ,
MHH J. M. FLOWER.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , July 25. When the
republican state convention was called to
order today It was asserted with more than
usual posltlvencss that there would bo no
nomination for senator. UK-Congressman
JIaeon was nevertheless as confident as ever ,
declaring that hevould not giveup the
flght under any c'rcumstances. The follow
ers of both Wuirt and Tracy , the rival can
didates for state treasurer , teemed to have
lost none of their confidence. Ex-Governor
Flfcr , It was seml-ofllclally announced , would
be nude permanent chairman Mrs. Flower of
Chicago was around making on active can
vass among the delegates In her own behalf for
nomination as trustee of the state university.
Jubt before the opening of the convention
the district "caucuses selected the state com
mittee for the coming year aa follows T. N
Jamlcson , ClmrlcsV. . DenecnV. . 0. Dull ,
John II. Tanner , S. II. Case , Madison U.
Harris , II. L. Hertz , all of Chicago ; I. C.
Copley , Aurora ; Howard O. Hilton , Wlnnc-
bago county ; James McKlnney , Meteor
county ; Walter U eves , Strcator , IS Wll-
lard. Will county , L. S. Wilson , Champaign ,
I. 0 , Edwards , I'corla ; W. II. Mainline , Ma-
comb county ; Charles Hundlcs , Plbgali , W.
J. Ciilhoun , Macon county ; W. A Haskcll ,
Madison county ; C. P. Hitch , Edgar county ,
J. II. Miller. Hamilton county ; W. A. Stoker ,
Centralla ; W. S. 0. Uay.
T. N. Jamleson of Chicago was elected
temporary secretary and the contention
voted to refer all resolutions to the commit
tee on resolution < without debate.
The convention assembled In the hall of
tlio house of representatives. The decora
tions were limited to a few United States
lings and portraits of celebrated republican
loaders. The convention was called to order
at 12:15 : p. m. by James II. Clark of Mat-
teen , chairman of the state central commit
tee , who announced Hev. I. C. Adrian of
Dundee as chaplain. After the prayer the
call of the convention was read mid Jainoi
It. Mann of Clilcigo was named temporary
chairman. Mr. Mann addressed the con
vention as follows :
DREAD OF DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION
It Is time for us to boldly proclaim thnt
the present difficulties me nut HIP result
ot existing laws , but are the result of u
fear of a change of the luws nnd a dread
of democratic legislation. The democrats
are responsible for the present condition
of nffnlrH In this country. They are re-
RpoiiHlblu for the- stagnation of business , '
for the decrease of manufactures , for the
reduction Of wages , for the half-starvation
which prevails , for the general cessation
of prosperous business , because nil these.
things nnd many more of the same kind
necessarily iind logically have resulted
fium the proposition and endeavor of that
pirty to give us unstable money Tind un- .
htable tariff. If their laws go Into effect
we will see still greater reduction , both
In prices nnd wages. If they give us a
low tariff at once It will result In unlversil
bankiuptcy. If they reduce the tailff by
degrees to ultimate free trade , as proposed
by their Illinois candidate for the United
States senate , MncVeaBh , It moans a ccm-
Ktnntly falling market upon which to do no
business and long continued hard times
nnd want. If the theories of the demo
cratic paity are allowed to prevail this
country for > eara to come will bo the scene
of constant violence on the part of the
laboring classes , In their iiuil efforts to
piuvcnt a reduction of wages below the
point or healthy living. And yet , strange
to say , the democratic pal ty , whose poli
cies \\ould grind down the wages of the
lalmilng men to the minimum and put them
In dlicct competition with the cheap labor
of the world , iclles wholly for Its return
to power on the totes of these same laboi-
Ing men. The democrats have fed the
laborer with words The republicans have
fed them with meat. And this year the
greater number of cool-minded , sensible
hearted laboring men will recognize their
true slirnllleanee ,
ANARCHIST GOVEUNOU.
In our proud state democratic success
has made the people bow their heads In
Miami- . Two yeais ago the democrats sold
their nomination for governor * to n ilch
demagogue who lacked every Instinct of
oiderly government , who lias made every
Btate appointment with a view to his own
personal aggrandisement , who has encour
aged anarchy , abetted disorder ,
Hhleldrd crime , pardoned criminals ,
looked smilingly upon mobs nnd
riots , rebuked the courts scan
dalized the \ailous state charitable Instl-
ttons and pirk boards nnd in every move
brought dishonor and discredit on the fair
fame nnd name of our own glorious state.
Last month another democratic conven
tion bartered a nomination lor United
States senator for n wealthy free trade
dllctante , who , not having been , sufficiently
recognized utcoidliig to his own judgment
by the lepublienn party , has recently
nvovVed himself a democrat and now necks
to piove his democracy by the violence
of h'H ' opinions. He was nominated by
high and Inlluentlal political , police pio-
tectcd bosses , In pursuance of a scan
dalous political trade and against the
wishes even of a majority of thu Individual
delegates to the convention Ulils wealthy
candidate will soon bo traveling around
the Btntc In n boriowed suit of old clothes ,
praising democratic statesmanship and
pleaching free trade , while his wife and
her maid are off In Europu spending money
tbero tit the cheap pilces" which he would
like to Introduce here. He believes In
ultimate free trade. He wants to take
It by Inches. He would cut off n little
now and a little morc next yeai and it lit
tle more the jear following , and would
Iceep the country In a constant state of
struggling poverty In older to ultimately
havu the people of this count ! y do business
iilion u free tuule basis and compute with
the cheap labor not only of Europe , but
of India nnd China Thin candidate will
not be welcomed throughout the state this
fall. The people are alive to the piesi-nt
Blumtlon ami In spite of the outrageous
and plain attempt of thu
cmocratlc I'.uty ' to tbUH steal the senator-
shlp , the next United States senator elected
from tlio state of Illinois will bo a republi
can.
' Thank God , the party of Lincoln and
Grant , of .Sou. in ! nnd Stunner , of Itlalnc
unit Ixignn , and a host of other great statesmen -
men lenders still lives. Its pi Inclples still
survive. It c.i rili 3 nt the head of Us
banner the stars and stripes It still has
for ItH leadeiH great statesmen , and among
them are a Harrlbon. u McKlnley nnd a
lleod. U has no apologies to make for
Its glorious past and It looks forward to
still greater achievements In the future.
LEARN LESSONS FROM DEFEAT.
Let us not forget , though , that wu have
nn enemy active , vigilant and unscrupulous ,
which will strain every nerve , employ
oveiy olllce , resort to eveiy device and UMJ
cvi'iy purchasable vpte against us.Vo
jmiRt net with icsolutlon , with piudonce ,
with vigor nnd with thorough determina
tion. We must not foigc't that we were
defeated two years ago. Wo love the
prluclpU'H of protection , but we must not
allow protection , like vaulting ambition , to
oVrlcap Itself.
We MUM be wise We < must bo mod
erate. Thu people have received a ICSHOII
of bitter experience fiont out defeat , but
wo would Uric wisdom If we too did not
learn a party le on from that defeat. If
tvo stand side by nidi- , and Mioiilder to
nhouliler and battle hind in win wo will
win , because we are right , and when we
tdiall have won It will again be the duty
of our patty tn take up foi consideration
and Holutlon the gloat political queMtlons
of our complex civilization and among
other thing ? , liy wine legislation to endeavor
fairly to so adjust the relation ) ) of capital
and labor of employer und emplo > e , that
the permanent , peace of thu country maybe
bo preserved and the rights of all to the
reasonable friiltn of their ) alx > r Insured ,
It will continue to cite the country a
Ft Hound and honest currency based upon
Unth Bold ami silver. U wilt pieserve law
und unlvr ; U will extend a helping hand
to the pour ; It will protect the rlghta of
the weak ; It will listen to complaints of
labor ; It will net In maintaining Incroaped
wages , but It will insist upon peaceful
methods In correcting abuses. The Amer
ican people can bo reasoned with , but they
never can be bullied.
We turnrd over to the democratic party
a. prosperous nation , smiling with plenty.
Our puopli * were nt pence * with the world
ami with themselves. We shall receive
from the d < mocratlc party a nation filled
wltlu disorder nnd discontent , plenteous
only with hardship nnd hunger Hut we
( dial ! llnd the came natural condition : * ex
isting hero , the same bright mm , the same
fertile noli , the- same rich ores , the paine
fair hands and the sime blight minds ,
the mime willing hands and hearts , nnd all
these guided again by republican rule , In-
pplred by the spirit of republican SUCCPHS.
will turn from the downward march toward
poverty and constant dlsonh r to the up
ward , onward path of renewed proHperlly.
After adopting a resolution declaring that
the members of the convention would do
their utmost to secure the acceptance by
the state of a monument of Abraham Lin
coln with a view to Its presentation nnd
care , and directing that a plank to that ef
fect bo put In the p'atform. the convention
took a recess until 1.30 p m. During the
discussion on the question a delegitc said
that the monument was fast becoming a
ruin , having been subjected to outrageous
vandalism.
The following dispatch from Senator Cul-
lom was received-
WASHINGTON , D C. , July 2" To the
President of the Convention , Springfield ,
III I sincerely regret that I cannot be
present nt the convention today. My duty
In the present struggle Is hern We may
Vet defeat the pernicious Wilson tariff bill
The deitb of the bill would mean life to
the Industries and labor of the country ,
omplojmcnt to the labor and the oml of the
lock-out.s. It would mean that no tailff
legislation will be enacted until after the
people have a hearing at the polls In No
vember I trust the convention may be
characterized with a spirit of harmony.
I am sure Its work today will bo ratified
at the polls S M CULLOM.
When the convention reassembled at 4 p
m. the report of the committee on per
manent organl7.itlon was adopted Ex-Gov
ernor Joseph W. I'lfer was named for per
manent chairman , and , on taking his seat ,
spoke In part as follows-
DEMOCRACY FOSTERED ONE INDUSTRY.
"No party convention has assembled In
many jears under the shadow and stress of
greater national perils and business difficul
ties than now threatens the peace and pros
perity or the American people. In 1802 the
democrats declared with the rhetoric they
so readily employ that protection never fos
tered any Industry except that of the sheriff
The nation has now learned that the su
premacy which was obtained under that pla-
form greatly fosters one Important Amerlcin
Industry that of the militia. That from
the summit of natlonil prosperity we have
fallen Into the bottomless pit of business
depression.
"After seventeen months of bourbon rule
manufactuie and commerce still wait breath
less to knowthe - extent of partisan riot and
diabolism they are expetjd to survive. Bus' *
ness dies of apprehension , while the demo
cratic executioner , with exquisite and cruel
dallljnc ° , Is still whetting his knife , and
even the merciless rawhide of a democratic
president falls to relieve the suspense by
precipitating the fatal blow. The demo
cratic lead rs have always appealed to ignorance -
anco und built upon prejudice. They praise
American enterprise and foster the Industries
of England ; they burn out their candle In
the serlvce of monopoly and then blow the
snuff In the faces of the dear people. They
carry a kiss for the American laborer's
cheek and a punch for his fifth rib "
At tile conclusion of Chairman Flier's
speech" Mr. Fuller of Ucone arose and In a
speech ot some length proposed that the
convention proceed to declare Its choice for
a United Steles senator to succeed Shelby
M. Cullom. This Immediately caused a
great uproar , which continued so long that
ex-G3voruor .Tlfer got tired out and retired
from the chair , being tuccccdcd by ex-Gov
ernor Uay. The latter had a hard time In
quelling the turmoil , but finally he man
aged by peremptory rulings to bring order
out of chaos , and a motion to lay the sena
torial matter on the table was carried by a
vote of 1,019 to 315.
The rcpurt of the committee on resolutions
was then read and adopted as follows :
The republican part > of the state of Illi
nois affirms Its belief In the great princi
ples of civil nnd religious liberty upon
which this government was founded and
under which the people have enjoyed un
exampled prosperity and happiness , and be
lieving that the restoration of the repub
lican party to power In the government of
the country would promote the general
welfare of the people and Is the chief hope
of renewed prosperity , this convention
most respectfully and tordlally Invites all
goo < l citizens , Irrespective of political an
tecedents , to unite in supporting the repub
lican cause in the next election. We earn
estly maintain the right nnd justice of the
American doctrine of protection to Amer
ican Industries. In raising the necessaiy
revenueof the government we are in favor
of such Unties on competing Imports as
will Und to the development of the re
sources of our own country , of the- labor
of out own people performed nt wages
which put the comforts of life within easy
reach and secure good prices for the pro
ducts alike of our farms , our mines and
our vvoikshops , and we believe that articles
that cannot be successfully produced In
this country , except luxuries , should be
placed upon the free list. We further be
lieve that without labor there Is no such
thing as raw- material of any practical or
imuhetuble value , and no tangible thing of
value that It does not require labor to pro
duce or utilize , and hence the Importation
of so-called raw material free of duty Is
an Interference with the H > st"in of protec
tion to American labor and should only be
permitted when the raw material Is unob
tainable In our own country.
TARIFF AND SILVER.
We denounce as unwise nnd unamerlcan
the provlMons of the so-called Wilson tariff
bill , modlllcd In the Fenate by the Injection
of weak and Inconsistent attempts to pro
tect special Interests , as now pending In
congress , and we charge the dcmociatlu
patty with the bole responsibility for the
effort to destroy our tariff nvstem , which
has piovcn the greatest boon to the gre.it
mass ot American citizens and wo further
declaie that the unusual and unnatural
condition now existing In this nation be
tween labor and capital which have led to
lawlessness , bloodshed , the Interruption of
business and brought misfortune to all , are
the natural result of the false economic
theories , vacillating pollcv and hopeless In
competence of the democratic party , and
to temove the evil thus created , restate
ptosperlty and bring health to the body of
the people , It Is necessaiy that the repub
lican party should be restored to power.
We favor bimetallism and believe In the
use of gold and silver as money metals
upon a parity of values , with complete In-
terconvcrtlblllty , under such legislative
provisions as falmll make the purchasing or
debt paying power ot anv dollar coined or
Ibsueil by the. United States absolutely
equivalent of that of any other dollats t-o
coined or Imbued.
Wu believe In the purltv of the ballot nnd
freedom of elections , and we hold that the
true freedom of elections Is obtained and
Kocuicd only by and under the law. The
republkans of Illinois are In favor of the
laigest personal llbeity conslHte-nt with
law and order
Wo favor the pa > ment of liberal pensions
to the Roldlcrs nnd nallois of the union and
to their surviving dependents aw a sacred
obligation due from the entire people , r-nrt
wo Insist Uiat In the allotment and distribu
tion of pension funds , technical and burden
some restrictions should not be Imposed.
We condemn In emphatic tenns the
course pursued by the present national ad
ministration towards the people of Hawaii
In attempting to overthrow- filemlly gov
ernment , re-establish corrupt monarchy
and toico upon them a barbarous queen.
I'OOU JVLTGELU ,
Wo arraign the present democratic gov
ernor of Illinois as the most conspicuous
mlstlt In official position From the day
lie began to debase and turn reformatory ,
charltablu Institutions nnd public parks
Into Inllrnuirles and asylums for politicians
lie has shown such wonderful aptitude for
doing the vviong thing at all times that the
l ? ople of the state , Inewpcctlve of party ,
await with undisguised Impatience the ex
piration of his tcnn ot office.
This convention approves with nil cordial
Ity tin * unswerving' ( ulellty of the entire 10-
publlcan delegation In congress from
Illinois In the maintenance of the repub
licanism In the hoiiHc of representatives , anil
It alxo returns thanks to Senator Cullom
for lilR able , patriotic and vigilant opposi
tion to that monstrosity of trust legisla
tion , the senate tariff bill.
The following nominations were made :
State tremurer , Henry Wuirt : tuper ntemlent
of public Instruction , Prof , M. Ingtlih ; for
trustees of the State unlver Ity , S. A. Dul
lard ami Alexander McLean were ronomln-
ated and Mri. J , M. Flower was the third
nominee.
HARMONY ON ALL SIDES
Iowa Republican State Convention Seleo's
Candidates at Des Moir.es.
PARTY PLATFORM CHALLENGES ALL ISSUES
ItitereBln of All Connldcrcd from Ml Im-
purtlnl .Standpoint lllggmt nnd
Mont l iitliiiithiHtlc .Meeting In
tlio Matc'i * lllnlorj.
Secretary of State
WILLIAM M. MTAULAND
Auditor of State C. d. M'CAUTHY
Supteme- Court Judges C. T. aUANOEll
H. E. DEE.MEII
State Treasuier JOHN S HEUHIOTT
Attorney General. .T. MILTON HEMLY
Clerk Supreme Court L'lIUIS JONES
Itallroad Commissioner C. L DAVIDSON
Reporter Supreme Court
CourtU.
U. I. SALLINQER
DES MOINES , Juiy 25 The b'gRest and
most enthusiastic republican state conven
tion for several jears met today at Calvary
tabernacle. A caucus had been held earlier ,
at which members of the credentials , perma
nent organization and resolutions commit
tees nnd members of the state committee
were chosen for the ensuing year.
The great hall was handsomely decorated
with American lings , bunting , etc lion
John N. Ilahhvln of Council IIluffs , tem
porary chairman , assuming the gavel , said.
All local American citizens ought to feel
deeply coneeined at the general dismay and
dlstiess now existing In this country. At
the 183. ! election the state was prosperous ,
the people obedient to Its laws and happv
In their Industry. At that time the people
of this country were enjovlng the greatest
prosperity ever known In their history. Im
mediately following that election came
"those du > s never to be recalled without a
blush , " the people discontented and dis
tressed , and th" proletariat loudly begging
for relief Not for twenty > ears previous
have the national guaids been ordeied out
as many times and In as many states as In
the hist ninety dajs.
The republican partv has always con
tended that the United States of America
Is a nation and not a lc ague and Its contUi-
tutlon the supicme law- . When that demo
cratic , anarchistic governor of Illinois quite
icccntly Insisted that there vvaH a wide ,
sacied nnd unoccupied tpace between the
state and federal powers and that the state
and nut the nation should determine the
boundaries , the great republican papers all
over the land led the light against that
treasonable doctilnc and never stopped In
their labors until federal government troops
hail been scattered all thiough Chicago and
with their bivonets drove state rights ,
treason and riot Into their loathsome nnd
lonesome holes.
WISE MEN IN ITS RANKS.
As the republican partv believes that "the
wise man Is the state , " you will alwajs
llnd him In Its ranks as It journeys on
There jou will find Thomas H Heed , full of
the forces of nature. He Is the ox. the
oak , the leviathan of Ames Iran polltlcx
Ho never vvaveied until he had choked the
breith out of obstruction and until Its sup
porter" , with more skin off than on , were
writhing and roaring at his feet
There you will llnd William McKlnley ,
Jr , with his Napoleonic mien and mind.
Physically and Intellectually eveiy Inch a
king , he entered the arena of debate and
procured the enactment of that great law
which now bears his honored name.
There you will tind Hcnjamln Harrison.
He IF not n chip off the old block , because
he Is bigger than the old block Itself. It
can be said without fear of Fiiccossful , con
tradiction that in thought , dialectics and
diction Jienjamln Hanlson has no superior
on the face of the earth todiy. The re
publicans of Iowa send greetings to him to
day nnd say that from the level he fixed
the new legislative policies of the demo
crats hn\e In ought us "decadence" nnd
that "retrogression" Is the movement of
the hour.
There you will find William 13. Allison , the
greatest American of them all. His legis
lative experience Is equal to the sum of all
those names I have mentioned. He has
been a beacon light nnd a bell buoy for the
republican partv for thirty-four yearn. Foi
many years millions and millions of dollais
belonging to the people passed between the
thumb and forefinger of Ills right hand , nnd
yet It was never even whispered In the corridor
rider that n rent adhered. The safety of a
nation lies In the tillers of the poll , Iowa
Is the greatest agricultural btnte In the
world and William II Allison Is the most
magnificent product of Its citizenship.
In conclusion Chairman Baldwin urged
the party In the coming contest nnd In the
great political battle of 189G to cry , regard
less of temporary cost or sacrifice , 'Tor-
ward ! Forward ! "
APPEAL TO OMNIPOTENCE.
The prayer of J. L Wenver , formerly
pastor of the Christian church , was a sensa
tional feature of the morning session. He
began by Invoking the Divine blessing on
the country In this hour of peril , asked that
Us enemy , the democratic party , bo merciful
as possible , and that the people be thankful
for all the good It did If it did anything
to enlist their sympathies and closed by
appealing to the Omnipotence to assist In
expediting the Infamous democratic party
from power nnd lay the hand of Divine dis
pleasure on them , and restrain them forever
from the exercise of government authority.
At noon the convention adjourned until 2
o'clock. ,
At the afternoon session the following
nominations were made by acclamaMon :
For secretary of state , William McFarland
of Esthervllle.
For auditor of state , C. G. McCarthy of
Ames.
For Judges of the supreme court , C. T
Granger of Waukeen nnd II. E. Deemer of
Red Oak.
For state treasurer , John S. Herrlott of
S'unrt.
For attorney general , T. Milton Ilcmly of
Iowa City ,
At 7 o'clock the convention adjourned
to meet at 8 p in. to complete the ticket.
It was nearly 9 o'clock before the delegates
reassembled , and the heat was so In'enso
that all suffered greatly. The committee
on resolutions reported and the platform was
unanimously adopted.
TEXT OF TUB PLATFORM.
The republican party comes again before
the people of Iowa with every promise pcr-
founed and every piophecj fullllled. The
hlstoiv of the past year has again dumon-
stiated the unlltness and Incompetcncy of
the demooititle party to administer the
alt lira of the nation , nnd has ugaln vlndl-
( atcd the eternal truth of republican prin
ciples.
From the universal disaster that has ac
companied democratic supremacy we turn
with confident hope to the sacied duty of
restoring pence to a distracted and dis
ordered country ; we again declare for n
Hvstem of protective duties HO adjusted
that every American resource can be- de
veloped by American labor receiving Amer
ican wages , and we Insist upon a tariff that
will accomplish these ends. We have butte
to mention the dlsastious results which
have followed the mere menace of fiee
trade as conclusive * evidence of the wisdom
of the republican policy In the past upon
this subject. We adhere to the declaration
of the national republican party In 1VJI
upon Its monetaiy policy Wo reaitlrm our
belief thnt the Interests of the country. Its
fanners and working inc.ii demand that
every dollar , paper or coin , Issued by the
govetnmcnt shall be as good as any other
dollar.
Wo favor the largest possible use of silver
as money that Is consistent with the penna
nt nt maintenance of equal values of all
dollars In circulation Wo do not desire
monometallism either of gold or silver , and
we p'cdgemuselvcs ' to continue to work
for bimetallism to be brought about by all
lit means within the power of the 'govern
ment. The welfare of the laborer und the
maintenance of the dignity of labor have
been the constant care of the republican
party from Its birth. Its whole history ls
an effort to secure to the waga earner his
Just share of the fruits of toll and It now
renew n Its pledge to defend the working
man not only against the usmtults of fni-
e-lgn competition , but against the attacks
of domestic avarice.
llesolved , That the honest and Industrious
Immigrant who comes to our land with the
Intent to become In good faith an Amer
ican citizen Is alwa > s welcome ; none other
should bo permitted to come. Wo favor
the amendment' nnd more stringent en
forcement of the Immigration laws. BO as
to exclude criminal , pauper and all other
undesirable classes vvho.-e presence tends
to degrade American labor and Incite dis
order.
The republican party , ever mindful of the
patriotic services artil Pucririces of the
veteran noldlers of the republic , rcatllrma
Its position In favor of liberality to . .tho na
tion H defenders. We favor the gnOitlng ot
pensions to all honorably dlnchargetl union
soldiers and sailors whose disabilities 01
necessities Justly entitle them , , thereto.
The ticket was completed ns follows :
Railroad commlMloncr , C. L. Davidson ol
Sioux county ; clerk supreme court , Chris
Jones , Washington coflnly ; reporter supreme
court , I ) . I. Salllnger , Polk county. The
convention then adjourned.
WISCONSIN IC
I'.ngcno S < iillott : > Address nn Temporary
Clinlrumn.
MILWAUKEK , July 25. Ona of the largest
and most enthusiastic conventions ever held
by the republicans of Wisconsin Is now In
session nt the academy of music.
It was 12:45 before Chairman Thorn ol
the state central committee called the con
vention to order. The state central commit
tee had acted as a committee on credentials ,
consequently that formality was done away
with , nnd Secretary Smith r&ad the roll of
delegates.
Ileforo the reading ot the names of the
delegates was completed , It was moved that
the reading be dispensed with except In the
case of contested delegations , nnd the motion
prevailed. Chilrmnn Thorn then announced
that the regular delegations from Iron and
Monroe counties had been seaUd.
Eugene S. Elliott , chairman of the con
vention , then advanced to the front ot the
stnco nnd wns greeted with Immense np-
plause. He said.
The repuDllcnr. party of Wisconsin has
here assembled In convention for the pur
pose of taking proper action for the re
lief of the dying Industries of our state.
The solid south has alvvftjs dictated the
policy of the democratic pirty , because
without a solid Fouth there wnuld be no
democratic party. To tlio solid south the
pioteetlve laws enacted by the rcpubllcin
party were especially obnoxious because
under these laws the north , by roamm of
Its greater enterprise nnd skill and thrift ,
was outstripping the south In the race
for wealth Hence the solid south de
nounced those laws na ' . 'a fraud on the
labor of the great majority of the Amer
ican people for the benellt of the few , "
and demanded their leneal For the south
to demand was for the democratic party
to obey and "declaie It to be a funda
mental pilnclple of the democratic party
that the federal government hns no con
stitutional power to Impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purposes of reve
nue only " Hut while thus bv Its plat
form It shook Its fist In the face of
American Industry. It offered Mr .Cleve
land's letter of acceptance to the people
of the north ns a political soothing syrup
to quiet anv apprehension of Intended at
tack The democratic party Is successful
because Its want of yeracltv wan no well
established that thousands of honest north
ern voters refused to believe It told the
tiuth when It announced n cnisade In favor
of free trade. They preferred to believe
Mr. Cleveland , but the.forgot that the
solid south and not Mr : Cleveland wns
the democratic party.
Experience should have taught them bet
ter. Thev hould hn\e remembered that
under southern domination the democratic
party has alwajs done ns It agreed ex
cept when It ngieed to do right. H has
never failed to keep Its pledge to support
a wrens or uphold a. disreputable cause.
The Introduction of the Wilson bill with
all Its radical changes was a necessary
and logical sequence of democratic suc
cess , nnd the history of that bill proves
how easy It Is for Imbecility to hang upon
the coat tall of Ignorance.
The speaker In concluding declared that
under these conditions the people of the
nation were tuinlng to the republican party
to lead them back to prosperity.
Long continued applause followed the close
of Mr. Elliott's speechv
Mr. Smith ot Vlroqua , moved that all reso
lutions be referred to the committee on reso
lutions without debate ar < d the motion was
carried without debate.
The convention then took a recess until 3
' " " - * ' " '
o'clock. r , T"
PLATFORM AS .ADOPTED.
On reconvening the following platform
was adopted amidst greitj applause :
We realllnn the platform adopted at the
national republican convention and also the
platform adopted by the state republican
convention In 1S92 and rwicw our pledges
to the people as set forth therein. The pres-
sent condition of the country resulting from
the threatened chajig-e In the Industrial poV
Icy by the democratic party , the hundreds
of factories and workshops closed down ,
the thousands of men out of employment ,
are the best witnesses which can be bi ought
to testify to the wisdom of the policy of
pi election to home Industries , which has
always been sustained and fostered by the
republican party. The republican party Is
the friend of both labor und capital ; each
Is Indispensable to the other. The party
had its origin In opposition to the enslave
ment and degradation of labor , and under
Its policy the. worklngmen of the United
States received a higher rate of wages
and attained a degree qf comfort and In
fluence such OB they had never previously
enjoyed. It will employ 'whatever authority
It possesses ) to promote nB just demands of
the wage earner nnd support whatever
practical measures can be devised for the
amelioration of his condition.
We recognize the right of laborers to
organize , using all honorable measures for
the purpose of dignifying their condition
and placing them on. an equal footing with
capital , to the end tha both fully under
stand they are friends' and are equal to
each other and to the , prosperity of the
people.
The republican party Is In favor of honest
money We are unalterably opposed to any
scheme that will give to this country a
debased or depreciated currency. We favor
the use of silver ns currency to the extent
only thnt It can be circulated on a parity
with gold.
The republican party Is a party of reli
gious liberty and absolute nonsectarlanlsm ,
of entire separation of church and state ,
of free common schools und of the utmost
Independence of Individual thought , speech
nnd action within the law.
The convention then proceeded to the first
informal ballot , which gave Upham 72V4 ;
Scofltld , 6G'/6 ; Haugen , 04 ; Monahan , 43 ;
Taylor , 39 , and the rest scattering. Ad
journed till 8:30. : _
WI.Sl'OV tOH.NTV I'AVOKS MONDiI , .
Wyoming UepuhlkiuiB In thnt District Will
Support Him fur ISmernor.
NEWCASTLE , Wyo. , July 25. ( Special to
The Dee. ) The republicans of Wcston county
elected delegates to the , state convention last
night. The following resolution Instructing
for Frank W. Mondell tor governor was
adopted amid much enthusiasm :
llesolved. That In. Frank W. Mondell , a
Heir-made man and , a friend of the people ,
who has ever promfltlM.- guarded and pro
tected their Interest * , vve unite In urging
his nomination by' the republican conven
tion for the oftlcc of } governor , firmly contl-
dc-nt that ho can ; and 'will do more for
Wjomlng than any man yet mentioned.
Delng free from all .entangling alliances
and committed to nothing but prosperity , he
will lead the republic .Oi- party to victory If
nominated. Therefore , iWeston county dele
gates nre hereby -Instructed to use their
utmost endeavors tft , secure bin nomination.
Among H uu
SIOUX FALLS , , 3. at July 25. ( Special
Telegram to The flue. ) The republicans
held their county convention this afternoon
to choose forty-one delegates to the state
convention at Yankton August Zi , and to
nominate a legislative ( Icket. Tliero was
not a hitch In the nroofedlngs ot the con
vention nt any tltnc. Legislative ticket :
F L Hoyce. this city : J3. L. Elliott , Dell
Rapids , und W. A. Crooks , lienton , Senate :
George E. Wheeler aod Thomas McKlnnon ,
this city. John A. Bgge , Split Rock ; C. T.
Austin , Taopl. Resolutions were adopted en
dorsing Senator Pettigrew's record In the
senate and endorsing hla candidacy for re-
election. _
Jurry Mnipxm Itmuunlaiitml.
HUTCHINSON , Kan. , July 25. Jerry
Simpson was nominated by acclamation at
the populist congressional convention here to
day , _
hour VurU Kupiililltmi * I'll u Unto.
NEW YORK , July 25 , The republican itate
convention will be held In Saratoga on Sep
tember IS.
.
Criuiu Cmii | > nii ) ' rhmiic'iil Trobulcn.
ELGIN , III , , July J5. Asa T. Hevetly ,
chief owner of tie St. Charles Evaporated
Cream company , conftH.-wtl ludement today
for $21.000 In favor of the St. Charles bunk.
$7,600 In favor of his wife , and 110,000 In
favor of the Klein First National bank.
WILL RETURN TO CONFERENCE
Dimco-ati Cntno to an Understanding in
Their Caucus Yesterday ,
THEIR CONFEREES WILL BE UNINSTRUCTEtl
Semite Member * of Ih ) Conference. How.
cirr , UnilrrMmid Ihry Are to Stand
Out for the Semite Hill 1'r.ic-
tlcally us It U at Trident ,
WASIIINCJTON , July 23. The senate will
accede to the request of the house for an
other conference on the tariff bill , and Its
conferics will return to the meeting wltli
those of the house untrammcled by any spe
cific Instructions whatever. This was the
conclusion of the democratic senatorial cau
cus , which adjourned sine die a few minutes
after C o'clock today , after a two dijs' sit
ting. While the caucus did not commit Itscll
to any definite line of policy In so man )
words , the conferees feel that they under
stand what a majority of their democratic
colleagues desire and they believe this to be
tint they shall stand substantially for the
senate bill. This Is not the Individual preference -
erence of many of the democratic senators ,
but It represents the opinion of most of them ,
as expressed at the ciucus , as to bo the only
practical course open to the democrats who
think the present congress must piss a tariff
bill of some hind , whether It be what they
prefer or not.
In other words , the result of the caucus
which has just closed Is the reascertalnlng
of what was known when the three days'
caucus closed last March , that It Is Imprac
ticable to pass any tariiT bill through the sen
ate which docs not meet the demands of the
so-called conservative senators and the Louis
iana stnators. It became evident soon afte >
the caucus convened today that the resolu
tion of Senator Jarvls to send the bill back
to conference without Instructions was the
only course open to the caucus.
The other propositions presented were
those of Senator Vllas nnd his iilends ,
one of which provided for Instructions to the
senate conferees to recede ftom the one-eighth
of a cent differential on refined sugar without
any other change In the sugir schedule , and
the other to substitute for the present tailft
schedule a duty of 45 per cent ad valorem
without any differential , and that of the
conservatives to Instruct the committee to
stand by the senate amendments.
SMITH STOOD BY THE REFINERS.
Senator Vllas and two or three others
opposed the latter course , and the conserva
tive senators declared absolutely that they
would not accept the Vilas proposition to
recede from the differential , even though
the ad valorem should ba Increased to15
per cent or any other sum within reison.
Senator Smith declared such a change
meant the shutting down of the refineries
In his state , the throwing of thousands of
men out of employment and a general dis
turbance of Industrial conditions such as
ho could not contemplate with composure
and would not accept. The Louisiana sen
ators Indicated a willingness , as they had
done yesterday , to accept the substitution
of a 45 per cent duty straight. The pro
position did not , however , meet with gen
eral favor as the wisest course to pursue ,
In view of the hostility of the New Jersey
senator and those who acted with him , and
In view of the fact that SBeral senators
who stated that they agreed with Mr.
Vllas In MB opposition to the Sugar trust
as delimiter of principle advised In favor
of the cessation of all efforts to give formal
Instructions.
There have been few secret conferences
from which so many conflicting reports
emanated , and It was apparent each senator
took away an understanding to suit himself
as to what Implied Instructions the con
ferees were under. One thing which every
one felt assured of was that forty-three
votes could bo counted on to send the bill
back to conference. The speeches today
were generally shorter than those of yester
day , and were as a rule devoted to advising
a strenuous effort to secure party harmony
on t'to basis of a bill which would receive
the support of forty-three members of the
senate. Senator Vllas spoke In general
terms of the constitutional right of the
house to originate legislation , and without
denying the concurrent right of the senate ,
lie suggested that the house privilege In this
respect could not bo Ignored. He cau
tioned the caucus to avoid all appearance
of favoring monopolies , In view of the
present feeling on that subject.
Senators Dlanchard , Smith , Qoiman and
Caffery also made speeches of some length.
Senator Gorman devoted himself to a verbal
statement on the parliamentary status ot the
bill. Great earnestness was exhibited In the
speeches of the New Jersey and Louisiana
senators.
CONFIDENT IT WILL PASS.
A majority of these who participated In
the caucus came out when It adjourned with
their faces wreathed In smiles , and most of
them Indicated by their actions thiit they
believed they had Inaugurated a line of
policy which Insured the passage of a tariff
bill.
bill.Some of them who would say nothing as
to the proceedings announced them
selves as confident of the ultimate success
of the bill. The vote on the resolution to
send the bill to conference again was not
unanimous , Senator Vllns and a few others
opposing It , and expressly stating that their
participation In the ciucus should not be
considered as binding them to support the
report of the conference committee when
again presented.
During the proceedings the attltudo of the
populist senators , Allen and Kyle , who have
generally voted with the democrats on the
tariff hill , was alluded to , and one ot the
senators present stated that ho had been
authorised by Senator Allen to say that he
thought the bounty on sugar should be con
tinued for the present.
Senators Hill , Murphy and Irby were again
absent from the caucus today. U Is under
stood an attempt will bo made In the senate
tomorrow to carry Into effect the Instruc
tions of the caucus to lmthe bill sent
back to conference There may bo some
delay caused by more speech making , but
the senate members of the conference com
mittee are ot the opinion that the conference
will bo reopened by Friday morning.
A new phase was given to thu discussion
on coal by a proposition that the senate
rate of 40 cents a ton should stand , with a
proviso for admitting coal free from such
countries as nuke a reciprocity agreement
to admit coal from the United State's free ,
This brought out considerable comment fav
orable to the proposition , and It was pointed
out that this would give the Canadian coal
free access to this country and yet compel
Canada to remit her present duty on that
article. Whllo no agreement was reached ,
the expressions were so generally favor
able to the proposition that It was regarded
as one of the points on which a common
ground of agreement In conference could be
reached. There was little/ / discussion ot
Iron ore. and nothing was done to change
the vltuatlon on that article.
The nctlcn of the senate caucus was re
ceived with much satisfaction by members
ot the house , and throughout thu evening
they gathered at the publ o centers and
tlltcu sed the prospects of a speedy settle
ment. Although the general understanding
of members was the senators had not vlelded
on Iron ore and discussed a reciprocity
clause on coal , yet the tendency was so
string for a termination of the struggle
that there was no criticism of what tiiu
icnators were expected to do Mr , Springer
said that the caucus tctlon would be readily
accepted by the house as the point had been
reached when the househunted a bill w th-
out any further worry over details. This
tendency to end the controversy was marked
today and was participated In by members
who have beretrtore been unyielding
'lo AnuTlutn Milpi Sent tn < ori-it
WASHINGTON , July 26-Secretary Her
bert has Issued orders tor the Petrel and
Concord , now on duty with the Ilorlng patrol
fleet , to proceed Immediately to the Chinese
station This action Ims been taken because
of the threatening aspect of afftlrs In
Corea nnd the administration's desire to sec
that American Interests have full protection
Mncsi > Ai > iu nr.niN-ii : or ei.nvni. VNI > .
New I'h m I'liiri-d on Ills .Utltuilo to thu
< mttur'.ul lurlnT Monger * .
I1ALTIMORE , July 25 Under the cap
tion. "How the Truth la Perverted Some
times , " the llaltlmorc Sun B.IJS editorially.
"Tho charges against the president and
the hints and Innuendoes which have been
made In the senate are all the more das-
tardl ) because his position scarcely permits
him to protect hlmcolf. It will not do for
the president ot the United States to bnuly
words with the senators. It Is Just as well
to state a few facts as they are given by
these who arc Intimate with the circum
stances Quo day last week a personal
friend of Senator Gorman asked the presi
dent to send for Senator Gorman ami talk
to him about the tariff bill , assuring him
that such an Interview would go tar toward
the settling of the tariff dead ock , The gen
tleman who made this request was so close.
to Mr. Gorman that he had every right to
believe the right to make It came from the
senator. After some hesitation the presi
dent wrote a note to Mr Goimun , asking
him to call , and Mr. Gorman came The
Interview , Instead of being stormy as as
serted , was as cnlm and iiulct as possible
The heroics of Mr. Gorman In declaring
that he said that nothing but sudden death
could prevent his making his speech against
him did not occur. The president did not
request him not to make the ! > pctch , nor
did the senator give Mr. Cleveland any hlci
of the character of thu rpccch he proposed
to make , telling him only that he- was going
to make a brief statement of facts No
ono was more surprised at the tenor of the
"peech than Mr Cevo'aml Hut more than
anvthlng else the president wns abtonlshed
at the conduct of those upon whom Mr
Gorman called for corroboratlou In their
remarks In the senate they sought to mike
It appear that the president hid abandoned
his advocac > of free Iron and oal What
ever was done by the president In this con
nection was done at the earnest bollcltatlon
of the senators named Mr Clinoliml did
not lay so much stress upon the trim of the
bill as It passed the senate He wns as
sured and he believed that the defects
would bo cured In the conference commit
tee It was the president's earnest desire
all along to get the bi I away from the bcn-
ate where there was dinger It would bo
throttled and get It Into conference , and to
atslst In this ho was urged by thi > corrobo
rating spmtors The astonishment of the
president can be Imagined when they tried
to have It appear that he had alnndoned his
principles. "
cn.imir.n irn .imu I.N.Kw.vr. .
\Mdd\v of John I , . 31 iHtln Arc im * Ills
brother of .NUHIIMOIII Mlidi i tin.
KANSAS CirV , July 25 Henry C Ward
of Kansas City was this afternoon appointed
receiver of all the property ot John J.
Mastln & Co. In Missouri , Kansas and Colorado
rado , worth $ .1,500.000. The debts of the
firm aggregate $800,000. The petition for
the appointment was filed by Julia Mabtln of
Galcm , Kan , widow ot John Mastln. She
makes charges of gross mismanagement
agaliibt Thomas II. Mastln. brother of the
deceased. The appointment was made by
United States District Judge Foster at
Topeka this afternoon. At the- time of his
death In IS'JO John J. Mastln was assocjnted
In the real estate business with Thomas 11.
Mastln. John J. Martin's Interest In the
firm , which was valued at $3,500,000 , was
willed to his widow. Thomas 11. continuing
to manage tha business. The widow sets
forth that the mortgages on the plant now
amount to $1,000.000 , or twiceas much as
when her husband died. She sajs llidmas
H. Mastln has mismanaged and Is mis
managing the business of said firm In many
respects , but especially as follows :
He has drawn from the funds of the part
nership largo sums of incney to pay for
llfo Insurance pol cles exclusively fi.r the
benefit of his own family. He Ins engaged
on his own account In the raising ot fancy
broods of live stock , In which he lias In
vested tlio money of the firm at great loss.
Ho has lived extravagantly and has drawn
frcm the funds of the linn largely In ex
cess of the amount to which ho was en
titled as a half owner In said firm. He has
largely used un ncumbercd property of the
firm Jn exchange for so-called equities In
other real estate , when the firm posses ed
no means ta protect equities against In-
cumbrance. He has allowed some of the
property to be Eold fcr taxes. The property
of the firm Is In Kansas City , Mo ; Wyan-
dottc , Johnson , Cherokee and Chase coun-
tle , Kansas , and In Hlnsdalc and Gunnlson
count o , Colorado , the Hlnsdale csunty
property be ng the Ocean Wave and Wave
of the Ocean mining claims , and the Gunnl
son county property being the Tin Cup ,
Carbonate Queen , Carbonate King and Pine
Hats mining claims , Mr. Ward has seat a
bond for $100,000 to Judge Phillips for ap
proval. John J. and Thomas II. Mastln
were the active managers of the Mastln
bank , which failed In 1878 with deposits
amounting ti about $1,300,000. The falluro
\vt.s due to unwise Investments In mines
and extensive advances to the National Water
Works companj. The failure wns a severe
blow to the town.
TJ.tiJI2'M.\l J-'O/t fi.
VVItni'BKcH tilio Their i.fttlnmtc of the Value
of rturltliH.
KANSAS CITY , July 25 E\pert real estate -
tate testimony occupied another day for the
defense In the trial of Dank Cashier Sat-
tley. William E. Winner , a flnnnclci of
considerable .note , was Indebted to the
wrecked bank to the extent of $25,000 , as
the maker and Indorser of notes , and he
swore that the security back ot the Indebt
edness was woitli $29,400 on the day the
bank fulled. His Indebtedness had been
appraised as of no value. N. 11. Null , re
ceiver of the Rcpubllc'in Valley bank at
Civile , Kan , testified that the Kansas City
State Deposit and Saving ! ) bink had $ ? , JOO
of Its slodc which uas appraUed as worth
less The Kansas City bank also had 111
slmics of the block of the First National
bink of Clyde , Kan , on which It had loaned
$14,150 Mr. Nutt iidnil ted that tlio total
value of the block wns not more than
$3COO. The stock of the First National
bank was carried as ono of the assets of
Sattlcy's bank.
TIIO luir.Mi n'in oue.
forest riro In llrltluli C'nluiiihlii Doing Im-
SPOKANE , Wash. , July 23. A special to
the Spokesman from Nclsun , II. C , says
The forest ( ires which have been raging In
Slocanmlng country for the past two weeks
were fumed Into a conflagration by the heavy
galoi yesterday and swept eastward from
New Denver. The towns of Three Forks
and Watson were completely destroyed , not
a bu Idlng lining left. The losses cannot
yet bo estimated , but will run Into large
figure ) . Ihe Galena Trading company and
Lemon's store nt Three Forks saved noth
ing , even thu books being destroyed. George
Hughes , thu well known mliiu cwner , losu
about $20 000 , all his horses , wagons , sta
bles , etc. , being burned. So far as known
no lives were lest , although the re were
many narrow escapes. The people of Wnt-
son vvcru saved c % taking refuge In a tun
nel.
Sent lliioU by the ( iiurt ofppintU
HURON , S D. , July 25 Judgi Hanborn of
the United States court of appeals among
other decisions rendered has reversed and
remanded , with directions to giant n new
trial , the case of thn National Llfo Insur-
nrce company of Montpeller , Vt , plaintiff
In error , agilnst the Hoard of Education of
the city of Huron , 8. D , In error Thu case
goes back to the United Stales circuit court
for the district at South Dakota ,
HOT F1HE AT WASHINGTON I
Terrible Uproar and Loss of LSfo Caused by
a Capital Conflagration ,
TIHEE BRAVE FIREMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Over Two Hundred llurxrn I'crlnh In tha
I Iiimrn-Depiirtineiit Hindered by tlio
llrnt-ItiiiKi'i Allotted to Hunt tlu-
clirekeil Mnlitm Cnnaiimed.
WASHINGTON , July 25 Clanging bclK
roaring ll lines , rushing engines , crashing
* nlls , agonising shrieks ot liors n perishing
In the fiery furnace such was the sccno
presented to eje nnd ear as Knox's stables
at 11 and Second streets and the other build
ings In that block fell n prey to the destruc-
the clement today
N'ot since the big lire In the patent office ,
many jcnis HRO , has the lire department of
the District had to cope with so fierce a
conflagration. All Us appliances vvcro
bi ought Into action , but all efforts vvcro un
availing to save the property from destruc
tion. Five bravo firemen anil several other
citizens w rc crushed by falling walls and
timbers , nnd thu Injured were promptly rc-
miAcd to the Emergency hospital for trcrtt-
nunt I'hrte of the II re in n lost their lives.
Over 200 heav > draught horses , nearly all
of the cumpaiiv's express wagons and the
contents of thu large storage building wcro
hi rnid The Adams Express company's
slnbles , adjoining the Knox building to the
north , wcro almost entirely consumed.
About 150 houes wcro In the Adams Express
companj s stables , but nil were taken out by.
thu hardi'st kind of work on the part of citi
zens ntid policemen
Klght twn-stoiy houses on the alley north
of the Kno\ building and two small frame
lions s back of the AiHms stable were de
stroyed Six or eight other residence houses
were moro or less ttimtgcd. Mitchell's
blacksmith shop on Second street was
crushed b.\ falling walls
Tlia total loss will exceed $250000.
The bodies of the following named firemen
hav o been rocot urcd
SAMUEL E MASTLN.
MICHAEL FENTON
DENNIS DONOHUE , nil firemen of No. 1
company
One of the Knox stable employes waa
burned and miy die Fully n docn fire
men nnd policemen were overcome by heat
and had to be cairled to pl-iccs of safety.
The Injured.
J. G. Wilson , 525 Eleventh street , south
east , broken leg.
James Kellml , 4fi2 Virginia avenue , south
west , sprained back , seriously Injured.
Lee Hell , 3202 I street , northwest , burned
about hands and face.
James A. Hooper , truck A , lacerated fore
head
Edward Cnhlll , cltl7en , shoulder broken.
HORSES IN A DEATH TRAP.
The warehouse and stables occupied over
a block. The flro was discovered about 2:30 :
o'clock. A number of men were sleeping
In the Knox building and were awakened
by smoke. They found the entire rear of
the second floor cf the building In flames
and had scarcely time to escape with their
lives. Ileforo they had lift the building
the flames had communicated to tlio tlircp-
slory rear part of the Adams stables , and
were darting out of the windows of the sec-
"v 2nd first floors ot both buildings In the
rear.
rear.A policeman sent In an alarm Uirough a
patrol box. It was a still alarm and
brought out two companies and a truck.
Fiv-o minutes later a general nlarm was/
turned In nnd In five mlnutcx more the en
tire fire department of the city was on
hand. Every company and every flteman
was needed. A hotter ( lie never raged.
The flames poured In greit sheets from the
doors nnd windows of tlio great vlablea.
All this wns In n very few minutes.
A hundred men ran Into the Adams sta
bles and cut loose the 150 horses they con
tained. The animals were cm loosu ai.d
tinned Into the street. The horses of the
Knox company could not bo leiched. There
were 205 of them nnd they were on the
second story of the building , which wns a
soothing mass of flames fioin the very
start.
The Knox building was a four-story
structure of brick. On the first floor were
the heavy wagons of the concern , on the
second floor the horses , ontlio third and
fourth floors hay In largo quantities nnd
merchandise of all kinds which had been
stored with the company.
FIGHTING UNDER DIFFICULTY.
Another building of the Knox company ,
facing on Second street and connected with
the stables , separated only by a thin , brick
wall , was used for btonge purposes. It
was packed from basement to roof with fur-
nltmo and merchandise It Is In this build
ing that the greatest loss occurred. The heat
was so Intense that the firemen were
obliged to throw watsr on each other re
peatedly In order that they might continue nt
their work. Men who had to hold lines of
hose on the 13 street front of the Knox
building were obliged to lie lint and hold
their faces to the ground , to nwful was the
heat. A portion of tlio wall of the rear
of the Adnnib building fell Into the alley
and Into the back exit. The members of
hose company No. 1 and several men of
other companies were caught Inside of the
building.
Fire Chief Parrlsh rushed to the rescue.
Half a dozen lends of hosj were turned upon
the burning mass which bail fallen In front
of the exit. AD the bricks cooled slightly
twenty firemen nnd ns mnny policemen
rushed Into the building. U was nn nwful
risk. The walls of the Knox building were
tottering. At any moment they might fall
ami crush the stmilkr building under them.
In a moment the rescuers emerged froin
what was thought to bo n d nth pit. In
their arms they dragged the bodies of thrco
flicmcn , who had been Hirt by falling bricks.
Whllo they v/ero lnsld > the heat hud been so
Intense thnt they were almost baked allvo.
Their comrades were also scorched and
singed. All were dragged back to the op
posite sldcwnlk.
Two minutes after the pirty came out the
upper floors of the Knox building fell , Only
the semi-tower , .vhlch made the office corner
of tlio building , was left standing. With the
fall of the walla the flro was practically un
der control , but the flame. } were hotter than
ever It was necessary to keep the hoao
playing on the residence homes all about
and the firemen , now completely exhausted ,
had to bo rclUvid every four or five minutes.
Eight two-story frame houses on the north
alley caught lire. They were allowed to
burn Water nnd hose could not bo wasted
upon them. Their occupants had long slnca
left them , and for fifteen minutes brlcka
had been qrashlng through the roofs.
Ftro started from the roofs of all tlio
dwellings. Ladders wcrn brought Into use
and citizens and policemen took tlio places
ot the exhausted firemen and kept the flro
from spreading The hay and light ma
terial with which the buildings were filled
made a fierce lire. The flanux darted high
Into the air and made the capltol , standing
on the hill several blocks away , appear
against the black sky like a building painted
In flame.
Mmthruy Will Ho bent Ilixk.
NEW YORK , July 25 , At soon an the fact
la established thnt Charlta Mllford Mcftrbrir ,
the English piobdj tlm ; anarchist , who re
cently arrived hero under un auaumtiil name' ,
gained entrance to this country Illegally , ho
will be apprehended nml tent back to Great
Drltaln. The fact that ho has mudo a pre
liminary declaration of hlx Intention to bt-
come a cltlu'ii of the United States will ba
nothing to bin advantage In such a CUBO. Tha
law under which the Immigration auttioiltlts
will act Is very explicit , nnd n provlous con
viction of felony and a conviction
under a charge. Involving moral tur
pitude constitutes a leeal bar to the admis
sion of any emigrant Dr. Rentier tal < l that
when suflldeiit testimony has bo"ii adduced
to show that Mow bray has landed In viola
tion of the Immigration laws , he will at ouc *
proceed to liave him deported.