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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , AUGUST 3 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
I'HTIT ' fAP At T\TATIO t PC \ COTV
1 RIAL OF CARNOl-S ASSASSIN
Pcrmal Hearing of the Italian Anarchists
Begun in the Paris Assizes.
CAESARO INTERROGATCD BY THE JUDGE
fc Abont lll Crime , Ills Family nml
'tin ConvletlotiH III * Answer * Marked
'by ' IndlfTerencii or Hfillmico I'ro-
In Court.
LiYONS , , Aug. 2. Caesaro , alias Santo , the
assassin of { 'resident Carnet , wan put on
trial In tlio assize court today. Ills re
moval from lite St. I'aul prison was without
Incident.
M. llroiilllnc , who presides over the court ,
Is the judge who drew much criticism upon
himself by condemning the 1)111 for the sup
pression of anarchistic crlmo which was re
cently passed by the Chambers. Addressing
the Jury ut the opening of the assize July 23 _ ,
M. Ilrciilllac , used the following words" :
" While the Chamber of Deputies acting upon
the proposals of the government , Is en
deavoring 'to relegate to the common law
courts certain crimes which you were oc
casionally privileged to bo called upon to
try , we , In this court , by the aid of twelve
honest and free citizens summoned from the
bosom of the nation , will punish the mur
derer of yesterday , and endeavor , according
to the measure of our power , to prevent the
peril of tomorrow. "
The Palais de Justice was today guarded
In the most thorough manner against pos
sible bulletins of anarchists. The regular
police guard was reinforced by an entire
batalllon of Infantry , and the vicinity of the
court had In consc'itience very much of the
appearance of a military canton momil.
Soldiers were stationed upon nil approaches ,
white double cordons of troTsurroundr - . !
the building Itself. A company ct Infantry ,
In addition , was posted In the entrance halls ,
nnd a platoon of cavalry surrounded the
prison van as It was driven at a gallop from
the prison of St. I'aul to the court house.
The soldiers on duty about the Palais de
Justice are supplemented by every variety
of police officials , from the local gendarme
to the sclirewdcst detective from the Paris
prefecture. A largo squad of policemen In
citizens dregs lind beqn specially told oft to
furnish the audience , every seat usually
available to the public being reserved for the
detectives ; but at the last moment the pro
gram was changed , and when the doors
were opened a waiting crowd was allowed
In , and In a few moments nil the available
space within the court room was densoy :
packed. Without there was brilliant sun
shine , and within there was suffocation
heat. The only air moving was that from a
hundred fans. In the gallery were many
ladles , almost all young and gaily drjssed ,
furnishing striking touches of color. .
PUESS CENSORSHIP SYSTEM.
The press benches were filled by eighty
specially selected newspaper men , and these ,
owing to th postponement of the trial , made
purposely by the government to permit of
the enactment of the mitl-nnarclilst law ,
find themselves under strict control. For the
first time In the experience of many of them
their "copy" Is edited by the Judge pre
siding , and they are directed as to what
thay are not to put In their reports.
The trial Is expected to occupy , not only
the whole of today , but a part of tomorrow.
There will bo no long speeches , the public
prosecutor confining himself to a forty-min
ute address. Some poplo who should "have
comb forward will not appear , doubtless
fearing reprisals , but twenty-eight Indlspen-
Blblo witnesses have been called by th : gov
ernment , and they Include all those who
remembered having Bpolcn to Cacsaro as he
was Journeying from Cetto to Lyons ; the
owners of the limekiln where Caesaro
worked In 1893 ; the baker who employed
him at Cettc ; General llorlas , the chief of
the late president's military household ; M.
lllvuud , prefect of the Department of the
Rhone ; the two menservants who sat on
the rumble of the late president's carriage.
and Dr. Qallleton , the mayor of Lyons , who
rode In the carriage with M. Carnet when
Cnesaro struck him. :
The evidence of M. Artlgaud , the gun
smith of whom Cacsaro bought the dagger ,
Is expected to be very dramatic. Several
times before ho paid for the weapon Caesaro
tried to see whether he could handle It
properly , and several times , before the gun
smith , the assassin rehearsed his Idea of
how ho would stab his victim.
Caosaro prcposcs , practically , to defend
himself , but will have the assistance of M.
Dubrcull , a Lyons advocate of considerable
note In criminal trials. The touch of the
gruesome , always noticeable In French trials ,
will be supplied by the Instruments used In
operating on the president , a drawing of
the carriage In wlrch the president was sit
ting when stabbed , Cacsaro's dagger and the
liver of the murdered president In alcohol.
The prisoner , during his life In the St.
Paul prlsn , has found tlmo for one regret
only that ho ran away after the deed.
To himself his crlmo Is Justifiable , credita
ble and even glorious , and he has been
anxious to be tried ( illicitly. Nobody has
sent the assassin any money since ho was
arrested ; and ho has subsisted on prison fare.
The leather harness which was Imposed upon
him In lieu of a straight Jacket has not pre
vented him using the pen , Ink and paper
supplied 'him ' , .and with these he has whiled
away the ilmc. His penmanship Is fair ,
but Indicative of vulgarity. He has read
many books cf travel frcm the prison li
brary.
HAD A SCARED LOOK.
The court opened at 9:15 : a. m. , and the
Judge president was no sooner seated than
ho called upon the gendarmes to bring In the
accused. All the persons present held
their breath as the assassin of President
Cornet was brought Into court , The pris
oner , who Is a short man , looked some
what scared as ho came In securely hand
cuffed to a gendarme on either side of him
'
and 'two others bringing up the rear.
Caesaro , as ho marched to the clock , wore
a Bomawhat strange costume. Ills coat was
of a yellowish color. Ins vest and trousers
wore my. Ho were a white shirt with a
turn-down collar and u gray necktie. So
soon as he was In the dock his counsel , M.
Dubreull and M. Degeneral , professor of
Italian at the Lyons Duxlnesa college , the
latter having been appointed Interpreter , exchanged -
changed a few words with the prisoner , and
the prisoner took his sent ana the reading
of the long- Indictment began ,
Caesaro listened Impassively during the
reading of this document , which contained
what was supposed to bo a full account of
the events on the evening of the murder
ami which was believed to bo u complete
record of Caesaro's Journey
from Italy EV- |
Ing the immo cf nearly every one the prls-
oner upoko. to , etc. , while on hU wav to
Lyons.
Caesaro only became Interested In the In
dictment when It narrated the actual deed as
follows :
"Tho murderer approached the carriage
took 'from his
pocket the poignant still
wrapped In a piece of paper , and plunged the
blade , sixteen centimeters long , up to the hilt
Into the breast of M. Carnet , crying 'Vive lo
Uovolutlon ! ' This cry was only heard by
the footmen In ths general confusion. When
Caesura dropped the weapon ho cried 'Vivo
I'Anarchlor "
When the reading was flnUhfd names of
thirty witnesses were called nnrt the presid
ing Judgo. U. Mroulllac , began to question the
accused.
'The Judge first recited the known facts
about the family of the prisoner , the latter
answering , "Just no , sir ; I never had a dis
pute with any one. "
MORALITY OK TUB ASSASSIN.
The president continued : "How about
your morality ? "
"I 'iuppoo It wax the i mo as that of
other younn men , " replied Cuenaro , milling
"I underbuild that you J * lr < < to paix at an
ascetic ; but. " laid thu Judge , "that Is not
correct , at Ve have evidence from the Celto
authorities that you have not always had a
horror of women. "
"Hut , " continued Judge Ilrculllac , "what
Is Important Is to know whether you were
responsible for your actions. "
The prisoner here said with great anima
tion : "Yes , sir. I am responsible for my
actions. I have never been III. "
Replying to further questions he said that
not one of his family' had ever been weak-
minded.
The presiding Judge then turned to the
prisoner and said : "Since your arrest did
you write to your mother saying that you
killed the prosldcnt 'from anarchist motives ? '
Are these your words ? "
"Yes , " replied Caesaro with great Indif
ference.
The Judge then recalled the fact that
Caesaro had as a child figured as a poseur In
the religious processions of Motta Vlscontl ,
his native towni for the beau'y ' of the pris
oner as a. child was remarkable and until
ho fell under the spell of anarchism two
years ago ho was much drawn to a life of
religion. Then anarchists' Inflammatory
literature excited Cacsaro so much that the
attention of the authorities was drawn to
his dangerous utterances and a warning hint
was sent to his family. Hut the poisonous
doctrine was Incurably In his veins and after
some ups and downs , notably five months In
prison for distributing anarchist leaflet oul-
sldo the barracks at Milan , Caesaro planned
and executed the deed for which he Is now on
trial.
In reply to the Judge's question In regard
to his childhood and his taking part In reli
gious processions , Caesaro answered mock
ingly : "Children do not know what they
are doing. "
IHS ASSOCIATES IN ANARCHY.
The Judge then examined Caesaro at length
as to his connection with anarchy. During
this examination the president said : "Your
family tried to wean you from these horrible
doctrines. "
"I love my mo'her , " the prisoner replied ,
"but I cannot submit to her prejudice or to
my family prejudices. There Is the larger
family of humanity. "
In splto of further attempts to draw from
the prisoner some statement In regard to his
connection with other anarchists Caesaro
would say nothing on the subject , being es
pecially dumb when the Judge sought to ex
tract from him Information as to the means
adopted by anarchists to communicate with
each other and as to his Immediate associates
In anarchism.
The prisoner was then questioned about
his movements at Cette and other places
previous to the assassination , and during
this portion of the trial the Judge remarked :
"Your relations wcro always with anarch
ists ? "
"Naturally , " Interrupted he. "I could
not consort with the Hourgcolse. "
The presiding Judge afterwards questioned
the prisoner concerning how much money
ho had remaining after he had pa'd his bill
at Cette , asking. "What did you do with
the remaining 5 francs ? "
"I bough * , a polgnard , " replied Caesaro ,
defiantly.
The assassin narrated the Incidents of
his approach to and attack upon President
Carnet , replying to a question at Its close
by M. Hrculllac to a question at Its close
ally of his act would "bo death : "I am an
anarchist and I hate the botirgeolso. society
and the heads of the state. "
After this reply from the prisoner the
weapon with which he killed President Carnet
was brought Into court and shown to the
Jury , the president saying : "Take care , gen
tlemen , do not touch the blade. It Is a
relic which must bo preciously preserved. "
The prisoner then narrated the Incidents
of the tragedy , saying : " "When I was op
posite the gate whence the president was
about to emerge I knew that persons of
mark always sit on the right side of the
carriage. Therefore I crossed to the right
hand side of the pavement.
"At 9 o'clock there was a buzz of excite
ment as President Carnet was entering his
carriage. The people cried : 'Vivo Carnot. '
'Viva la republlqne. '
"I laid my left hand on the carriage and
hustled aside a young man who was In my
way. Then I made a dash at the presi
dent and dealt htm a violent thrust with my
dagger. The blade stuck fast In his breast
and my hand touched his coat.
"As I stabbed him , I cried : 'Vive , 1'revo-
' "
lutlon'
Judge Ilrelullac asked the prisoner what
occurred at the tragic moment when ho
caught President Carnot's eye. The pris
oner said : "President Carnet looked me
straight In the face. I felt his deep glance
the moment I polnarded him. " ( Sensation
and uproar ) .
Replying to the question : "Did you not
wish to strike elsewhere ? "
Cesnrlo exclaimed , fiercely : "I wished to
strike his heart , but my arm failed me ; the
blow glanced. "
Questioned In regard to the truth of the
plans revealed by the soldier , Le Branle ,
who Is said to have been aware of the
whole plot hatched at Cotte , according to
general belief , and as to whether ho had
any accomplices , the prisoner replied In
substance : "I alone meditated the coup. "
General Versln and General Horlous , who
were In President Carnot's carriage , testified ,
giving a description of the assassination
nnd subsequent occurrences , after which the
trial was adjourned until tomorrow.
TIIKKATKNKI ) IL.VOLT
I'lot to Assnsslimto I'resldent lo Mornes
' Discovered.
RIO D13 JANEIRO , Aug. 2. A plot to
abduct or assassinate Dr. Prudente Jose .de
Moraes has been discovered. The object of
the conspiracy was to prevent his entering
upon the duties of president of the republic
of Brazil , to which position he was elected
by an overwhelming majority In the closing
days of de Mello's rebellion. There Is dis
satisfaction throughout the country , particu
larly In this city and state. The police are
make arbitrary arrests and an uprising Is
Imminent.
HUENOS 4.YRES , Aug. 2. Three thou
sand Insurgent troops are marching upon
Porto Allegro , the capital of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul.
Deittlm from Glinlrm Very Sudden.
VIENNA. Aug. 2. A doctor of the Gall-
clan town of Zaleszyky describes the sudden
ness of the death from cholera at that place
as terrible. People who have been attending
funerals are soon thereafter attacked with
severe pains from which they die In a few
hours. The rich people hava fled , whlls the
working people promenade the streets In a
starving , condition , take the disease and die
on the spot where they are attacked.
.Tube * llitlfimr llumlod Oor.
LONDON , Aug. 2. A dispatch received
hero from Buenos Ayres announces that
Jabez lUlfour , the much wanted fugitive
ax-member of Parliament , has been sur
rendered by the Argentine authorities to
the representatives of the Hrltlsli govern
ment. _
Chief Muliilxifli Surrender * .
PRETORIA. Transvaal , Aug. 2. Chief
Malaboch , who has been giving so much
trouble to the authorities of the South Afri
can republic , has surrendered. Many of the
Kufllrs were killed and Injured.
Wuroliomo Fire In IlitmlMirff ,
IIAMI1URO , Aug. 2. An Immense ware
house on 0rosso Relchen Strasse , containing
stores of general merchandise , has been de
stroyed by tiro. The loss Will largely ex-
recd 1,000,000 marks.
< hllil Illed fium flllilrni.
ROTTERDAM , Aug. 2. The post mortem
examination of the body of the child who
died aboard a foreign vessel ut this port on
July 27 his disclosed the fact that the death
wan duo to cholera.
Ten iii-ur : < lonl U IJruvrneil In Wiilrs.
DOLOELLY , Wales. Aug. 2 , A pleasure
boat laden with excursionists from Ilarmouth
capsized In the Mauddach river last evening.
Ten of the passengers were drowned.
VlKllitnt I'lucrd In Dry Hock.
SOUTHAMPTON , AUK. 2.-The Vigilant
hni ) been placet ! upon the dry dock hen- .
The examination of her hull was entirely
Manufactory.
LUMBER YARDS SCORCHED
Second Destructive Fire Visits th3 Lmnbor
District in Chicago.
THREE LARGE YARDS WERE BURNED OUT
Mrcnien Iluvo it Nnrrow I > ciipo In
n Hurtling llrlilgo Driver Itiiilly
Scorched lint Will Itccovur i
Iturnert Also Singed.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2. The lumber district
wan ton'ght visited by a second fire , which
for a time threatened to rival In destructiveness -
ness that of last night. Before It was sub
dued It had wiped cut the yards cf the fol
lowing concerns :
John Sprcy Lumber company.
A. J. Mcllc.in , cedar posts.
P. Farrel , cedar posts.
In addition to the lumber yards , tho'
wooden bridge over the Chicago river at
Ashland avenue was destroyed. The fire to
night was between two loading slips for
vessel. ! . It was directly cast of where the
fire was checked last night. The fire de
partment had been gradually withdrawn dur
ing Uio day , and this evening but one engine
cmpany and two fire boats were playing
on the smoking ashes of the yards burned
over last night. At about 8 o'clock a lively
blaze , supposed to have originated from
some embers , sprang up In the north end
of the Sprey lumber yards. A high north
west wind was blowing- and the flames ,
which In n few minutes were bayond the
control of the firemen , began rapidly to
travel southward. Calls for help were sent
out , but no power could have prevented the
destruction of the Sprcy yards , and In
twenty minutes they were a roaring furnace.
The fire boats ran up , one to the east and one
to the west of the burning lumber , and the
engines devoted thor : attention for the most
part to the protection of adjoining property ,
for they could not get down on the ground
where the fire was located. The yards cov
ered It from end. to end and from side
to side and were on fire In every part. The
long tongues of flames leaped most across
the river , which Is fully 200 feet wide at
this point , and set flre to the Ashland ave
nue bridge , which fell Into the water within
fifteen minutes after It began to blaze. Just
before it caught flre engine company No. 29
came thundering across It to work on the
flre. A sheet of flame wrapped Itself
around the engine , slightly scorching sev
eral men and badiy burning Peter Fleming ,
the driver. Fleming clung to his seat ,
however , and urged his horses through the
flames , both of them being severely singed.
Fleming is in the hospital , but will re
cover.
In the slips adjoining the flre were sev
eral vessels , all of which had narrow es
capes. All of them got off without Injury
with the exception of the propeller Albert
Soper , which caught flre , but because of the
prompt action of her crew In getting her
Into the river and extinguishing the flames ,
was not severely burned.
At 10 o'clock the flre department had the
flames so well under control that there was
no danger of their spreading to other lum
ber yards. The losses are estimated as
follows : John Sprey Lumber company ,
$95,000 ; E. J. Mcllean , $2,000 ; P. Farrel ,
$3,000 ; total , $100,000. All are protected by
Insurance.
A largo eight-story building at 158 West
Van Huron street was cleaned out by flre
tonight whllo the lumber yards were blaz
ing. The building was occupied by n num-
bsr of small concerns , the largest of which
were the Chicago Decorative Supply com
pany , which lost $20,000 , and the Chicago
Cash Buyers' company , dealers In baby
carriages and bicycles , which lost $25,000.
The total loss to the building and Us oc
cupants will foot up $80,000. Thomas Con-
nlngham of hook and ladder company No.
10 was fatally Injured by a falling wall , and
Captain Sullivan of engine company No. 34
was seriously wounded by falling glass.
.SIXTY AUHI2S OF I.UMIHCIl IIUKXi : ! > .
Property Vi luo of tlio Lumber Foot Up to
Two .Million * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 2. The sixty acres of the
lumber district over which the fire swept
last night were still smoldering today before
daylight , but all danger of a spread of the
flames was over. All over the district be
tween Blue Island avenue and the river and
Roby street and Ashland avenue the yards
were covered with smoking piles of lumber
and wrecked buildings and streams of water
were poured over the ruins all day. The
total loss Is estimated at close to $2,000,000
nnd the burned property was largely In
sured.
The revised "list of losses and Insurance.
Is as follows : S. K. Martin Lumber com
pany , $850,000 , Insured for CO per cent ; Sie
mens & Halsko company , $500,000 , Insurance
$100,000 ; Perley , Lowe & Co. $145,000 , In
surance to cover ; Wells , French & Co. $135-
000 , fuby Insured ; J. B. McAdams Cedar
Post company $15,000 , Insurance $10,000 ;
Barber Asphalt company $80,000 , covered by
Insurance ; W. C. B. Palmer $6,000 , covered
by Insurance ; Shoemaker & Hlgbce $25,000 ,
partially Insured ; John Spry Lumber com
pany $10,000 ; R. F. Conwny & Co. $50,000 ,
fully Insured ; Sarrcll & Locke , $1,000 ; Ilar-
luim & Richardson , $300 ; Hlnes Lumber
company , $1,800 ; Columbia grain elevator ,
$1,500 ; loss to railroads and docks $110,000 ,
Insured.
The total loss Is $1.910,000. The total
number of men thrown out of employment ,
by the fire Is 2,200 , anil the destruction was |
so complete that It will bo weeks before
most of them can be given work by the ,
firms which suffered.
The list of dead so far as known Is as
follows :
LIEUTENANT JOHN McGILU'Of the flre
boat Geyser , burned , died at county hospital ,
WILLIAM WOLLENFELL , 083 Union ave
nue , struck by cap blown from engine 35 ,
knocked Into the river and drowned ; body
r covered.
UNKNOWN MAN , knocked Into the river
and drowned ,
UNKNOWN BOY , 17 years old , burned to
death.
The Injured are :
Edward Jones , plpeman , burned , will re
cover.
Captain Byrne , engine company 15 , struck
In eye by stream of water.will ; lose an cy.\
Captain Boreal , fire boat Yosemlte , over
come by smoke ; will recover ,
John Gray , plpeman , badly burned abut
face , body und arms.
Peter Ph'elan , plpeman , overcome by heat
and burned.
Lieutenant Daniel Murphy , hook and lad
der company , knocked Insensible by flying
bricks.
J. P. Flaherty , fireman , hurt by swinging
hose , knocked Into flro and badly burned ;
will rscovcr.
Otto Rlchter , fell from lumber pile , Inter
nally Injured ; may die.
ONLY TWO IIUII.l I OS I.KIT.
I.iimoure , N. I ) . , Almoat Wiped Out by u i'lro
Funned Ity n Strong1 Wind ,
LAMOURE. N. D. , Aug. 2. This city Is In
ushes. A great flre broke nut on Front
street at an early hour , and , fanned by a
strong wind , laid waste the entire business
center of the town. Four blocks of stores
burned , Including the county court house and
the records. The Leland hotel and a drug .
store are the only buildings left standing. .
Thu Ions Is $200,000 , only partially covered *
by hindrance. I I
The fire started about midnight In the [ .
stioo shop ot A , Hageman and spread to
Mooro's hardware shop. The city was with
out tire protection. About forty buildings
are burned and the losses run from $8,000
down , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Struck Ity LtQlilnlni ; nml lltirned Down ,
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Aug. 2 , The J
main building of Lincoln Institute was struck i
by lightning at 1:30 : o'clock thU morning
and burned to the ground. The loss Is par
tially covered by Insurance. All cf the fur
niture and the extfnilve library were de
stroyed. For a whllo ( Uvrnt thought that the
dormitory and the manual training depart
ment would be destroyed , but'by hard work
they were saved. The lom to' the sfate will
amount to about $25,000.
MADK MONKV'W ITI1 MAT..1IKS.
MuagiieliUAellft 1'iinilly * WhleJi Him Done n
Lively tlnitnptrt. III IiiMirnlire ,
CONWAY.Mats. . Aug. 2. Mrs. Susan J.
Taylor of Walpole Is under arrest , charged
with attempted Incendiarism , The Insurance
companies allege that there have been
within a few years no fewer than twenty-
six fires In property owned by the family of
which Mrs. Taylor Is.a member.
A little more than a year ago George and
Brlco McDowell , brothers of Mrs. Taylor ,
came hero and bought n grist mill. Some
time after a barn they owned burned nnd
$850 Insurance was paid. This Ore , the Mc
Dowells claim , was caused by tlio careless
ness of an employe.
Last January the grist mill was burned
with Its contents. H was Insured for $1,500 ,
nnd the stock for $2,500. George McDowell
admits that this fire was of Incendiary ori
gin , but declares that'ho has no Idea who set
It. The Insurance companies refuse to pay
the amount demanded In. this case , and the
McDowells will next week bring suit. Mrs.
Mary E. Qrlggs , a sister of Mrs.
Taylor , lived here until recently In a house
owned by Tucker and Cook. The building
with Its. contents was destroyed by flre.
In March , 1893 , the house In which three
sisters nnd two brothers of the McDowell
family lived at Dorchester , was burned. They
all held Insurance policies ranging from $150
to $1,500 , nnd the flv6 received In settle
ment $1,5SC. They then moved to Walpole ,
nnd In the following August the house In
which they lived there was destroyed , nnd
the Insurance , amounting to $1,200 , paid.
George McDowell , sothe. . police assert ,
formerly resided In New York , nnd there col
lected Insurance on three fires , $1,400 on a
dwelling , $3,300 on a wheelwright shop , and
$2,300 on a second dwelling.
Mrs. Taylor has been released on $1,000
ball furnished by her brother , Brlce.
TWO I'I
7'loor Suddenly Gave Way When the Flro
WIIB Supposed to lin Out.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 2. Two firemen
were killed and five Injured In n flre today
which destroyed the mill building at Ran
dolph and Jefferson streets. The building
was 200 feet long and four stories In height
and was situated In the heart of the mill
district. It was owned by David Cochran ,
who occupied the third onu fourth flotrs fcr
spinning cotton yarns. Part of the second
floor was used by McClosUey ' & O'Hara as a
carpet cleaning establishment. The flre Is
supposed to have originated from a spark
struck by a mil In the picking machine on
the second floor. After the flre was quenched
several firemen entered the third floor and
turned their boso en a large quantity of
cotton that was stored there. Suddenly ,
without the sKghtest warning , the floor gave
way with a crash , precipitating the men to
the first floor , where theywero burled among
tha debris. Two of them 'were taken out
dying , having been smothered by the bales
'
of cotton. The killed are ;
GEORGE GEISLER.
GEORGE DICKET. "
They died en their -way-to the hospital.
The five other firemen .sustained . less serious
Injuries. The coroner'will Investigate the
condition , i.of the floors' and. walls of the
building. Loss , $55,000"-fully ; : Insured.
,
rnu.uKN C.VUUIIT IJY
'One Killed nnd Several Injured , Some of
Them .Seriously.
DETROIT , Aug. 2. One fireman was killed
and six were injured this afternoon In a
fire which destroyed'the planing mill and
lumber yards of E. C. . Richards & Co. nnd
Hunter , Myles & Weeks. The property loss
will aggregate close to $60,000. The water
supply was so poor the firemen were ham
pered. They succeeded In preventing the
flames from spreading. At 4 o'clock two
squads of plpcmen Were playing streams
at the southeast corner of the mill when
n portion of the wall gave way and a half
dozen firemen were caught by the falling
bricks with the following results :
The dead :
'
EUGENE M'CARTHY , single.
Injured : Henry Trap , body crushed , head
cut , burned ; George W. Lyons , hip broken ,
body bruised ; Louis E. T/Uet.back Injured ,
leg crushed ; Thomas Schleble , leg broken
and burned ; Charles Roberltz , body bruised.
Trclght Bliedn Knrneil Up.
DETROIT , Aug. 2. Tho. Michigan .Central
flour shed , Noble & Co.'s salt and 'lumber
ehed , and several freight cars were de
stroyed by flro at noon. .Tho flour shed had
about 4,500 barrels of Hour , one car load of
oatmeal , and nearly $15,000 worth of paper ,
consigned to Detroit dally papers. Noble
& Co.'s shed was filled with cement and
salt , about $15,000 worth of flour consigned
to local dealers was destroyed , The total
loss estimated ut $40,000.
Another Incenillnry 1'lro In MliincnpnllH ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 2. Another fire early
this morning Is believed to have been Incen
diary. It broke out In the warehouse of the
Nelson Paper company and the nearest fire
alarm box was found to bo plugged up tight.
The warehouse , full of paper , burned , to
gether with a quantity of dry mill wood.
Loss , $ G,000 ; Insurance , $4,000. ,
Furniture Company llurnoil Out.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2. The Stone
Furniture Manufacturing company's plant nt
Plko and Sheldon streets was totally de
stroyed by fire at an earjy hour this morn-
Ing. The loss will reach between $40,000
and $50,000 , and Is fuliyj Insured.
HKIl XKVK li'.tS JIHOKKX ,
Mlsn .Mury AdaniH ot IluntlncH MeoU it
Filial Areldent ni Clevelmul.
CLEVELAND. O. , ng' . 2. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bce.---A- must horrible acc'-
dent occurred today to a young lady from
Hastings. Neb. , Mary-Adams ct that city ,
a very handsome and ) prepossessing young
woman , only 21 year * of ( ana , was killed al
most Instantly In a .streitsrnlhvay accident.
Miss Adams came jto Clevaland some wesks
ago fr thepurpose - ot atttaullng tlio Chris
tian Endeavor conirkmlon ? . and since that
fine has bee nther Kiir t af Mrs. Kate W.
Selden , the matron.- \b \ < * Bethlehem Day
Nursery at 144 HnmlltqnBstrect. At about
2 o'clock this afternoon : * Ud was riding down
town on a Woodland Avenue street car.
At the corner of Ftotejt Istrcet a gust of
wind blow her hat ofC , SShe signaled the
car to stop.The conductor rang the bell ,
but beforu thu car 'Etopned ' Miss Adams
stepped off backward lUi so doing she
was thrown upon her head , and her neck
was Instantly brokcru. iBbe did not die at
once , but expired wron' ' atter her arrival
at Huron Street hospital , where uhe was
taken I post haste In an ambulance. Her
family In Hastings have been notified by
telegraph.
MovrmenlH of Ocena Steamer * Aiigiutt 2.
At Boulogne Arrived Amsterdam , from
New York. J -
At Hamburg Arrived Illiaetlo , from New
York.
At Genoa Arrived Fuldn , from New
York.
At New York Arrived > uerst Blumurck ,
from Humburi ; .
At Bremen Arrived , , 1st Havel , from New-
York.
At San Frnnvtsco Arrived Alameda ,
from Honolulu nnd'Sydney ,
I'lilcnt Medicine Muni li Klghtrim Moulin.
DENVER , AUK. 2. Judge Hnllet this
afternoon sentenced W. II. Hale , convicted
of unlng the mails fraudulently , to eighteen
months Imprisonment at Jollet , III. , and
tlGO tine.
PLAYING HIS LAST TRIM
Tom Mnprs1 Desperate Move to Brnos Hi
Waning Political Popularity ,
BOASTING AN ALLIANCE WITH CROU.NSl
Announcement of u 1'olltlnil Dent ut Lin
coln that iteeiill * Ktentft of I InI'nm -
p.ilgn of Two Year * Ago Some
Innldo lllHtnry.
LINCOLN , Aug. 2. ( Special to The Hce. )
It has been a time honored custom among
Nebraska republicans to award to every
state officer who has not smirched his
record a second term. From Dave Hutlcr
down to the present Incumbent of the execu
tive ofllce , only one republican governor
has served but a single term , and In his
case the renomlnatlon was declined for
reasons that have never been given to the
public.
Up to within the last three months It
was generally conceded that Governor
Crounsc would bo rcnomlnatcd by acclama
tion. To bo sure , there had been a great
deal of quiet talk , both during and after
the last legislature , to the effect that the
governor was on the eve of throwing up
his commission because the position did not
fill the measure of his ambition , which had
really contemplated a seat In the United
States senate. Hut that rumor subsided
and people had been talking about It when
the now historic letter to Lieutenant Gover
nor Majors appeared In print. In order to
refresh the memory of people who may
have forgotten the contents of this letter Its
reproduction may not bo out of place. The
correspondence reads as follows :
PKHU , March 28.lion. . Lorenzo Crounse ,
Governor of Nebraska : Dear Sir Having
noticed within n few days Intimations
through the press that you would again be
a candidate for irovernor , I felt ImnrcpKcd
by a sense of duty to ask yon to relieve
the party of the embarrassment of uncer
tainty by a pcsltive expression as to your
desires nnd umbilicus as to the governor
ship. It Is an unwritten law of Nebraska
republicanism that an oflleer who does well
shall have a pecon-l term , and I take plea.s-
urc In reassuring you of my confidence In
the Integrity of your administration , and
again take pleasure In saying Unit should
you desire 01 renomlnatlon command my
services. 1 am , with high regard , yours most
respectfully , T. J. MAJORS.
LINCOLN. Ncl ) . , March 23. Hon. T. J.
Majors , Peru , Nob. : Dear Sir Replying to
your communication of yesterday , I have to
say that It Is not my'Intention to bo a can
didate for re-election as governor , nnd I
am glad to avail myself of the opportunity
your letter affords me to make this an
nouncement , and so relieve the approaching
canvass from any embarrassment arising
from the use being made of my name In
connection with the olilce.
While I feel honored by the handsome
manner In which my nomination anil elec
tion came to me and appreciate the dispo
sition manifested to uccord to me a re-
nomination , yet In accepting the ofilce I
did so with the pin pose of serving but a
single term. This purpose I have fre
quently expressed , and private Interests as
well as Inclination lead me to ndlu-ro to
this determination. Thanking you for kind
expressions contained In your letter , I am ,
'
yours'truly , 1. . CROUNSE.
WAS A RESULT OF "STRATEGY. "
It Is no secret among the Intimate friends
of Tom Majors that a certain amount of
pressure was necessary to Induce the gov
ernor to wrl'e ' his letter declining a second - '
end nomination. . It-Is also claimed by friends
of the lieutenant governor that a. former
letter , written nearly two years ago and
thrown Into the waste basket , was a part ol
the pressure which brought out the mucli
desired renunciation of further political pre
ferment. The- writer does not wish to vouch
for the truth of the statement , but ho does
known that It is quietly known among
Majoro' cappers here In Lincoln and laughed
at as a piece of good political strategy.
The publication of this letter completely
changed the aspect of the political horizon In
Nebraska. It was Interpreted by Majors and
his backers as a vlr ml endorsement of his
candidacy , while other candidates for the
head of the ticket regarded the governor's
epistle as the opening for a free-for-all raca.
Up to within the last two weeks Crounse
was considered entirely off the track , but
since then the signs of a threatened Crounse
eclipse have mult piled , and it la now glvan
out cold that the governor Is to be brought
in as the man of the hour to save the party.
According to the story told this mornIng -
Ing to your correspondent by a gentleman
whose position on , the state central com
mittee certainly entitles him to no little
Insight Into current political events , Tom
Majors has at last realized what he would
never admit before , and that Is that his
popularity as a candidate for governor
reached Its height when ho failed by a few
votes to obtain the nomination two years
ago. Majors has persistently believed In
himself as tha leading candidate. Ho now
realizes that ho has overestimated his own
strength , and that unless ho resorts to
strategy ho will never occupy the long
coveted chair In the executive office at the
capital. His latcsi move , according to the
best . Information that can be gathered , Is
to form an alliance with the last man In
the state with whom ho would naturally
affiliate In a political canvass. That man
Is I Governor Crounse. The scheme as out
lined ' to the representative of The Heo Is
nothing less than the nomination of Crounso
for a second term and the renomlnatlon of
Tom Majors for a third term as lieutenant
governor.- The combination hopes to carry
a majority of the next legislature and there
by elevate Governor Crounso tq a position
In the United States senate , n place for
which ho has been nn aspirant for many
years. The elevation of Crounso to the
United States senatorshlp would leave Majors
where ho has wanted to bo for many years ,
In the executlvo office , and In full control
of the ring-ridden state Institutions.
BRIEF LOOK AT THE PAST.
In order to understand this new deal , for
It Is now generally believed In Inner political
c'rclcs here . .In Lincoln that a deal Is at
least tacitly understood , If not actually agreed
upon , It will bo necessary to take a few
glances backward over Nebraska's political
history for the past three years. Retrospec
tion may supply some of the missing facts
necessary for an exposition of the latest
phase of the political situation.
Two years ago , at the beginning of the
ante-convention campaign , Lorenzo Crounse
was not looked upon as a gubernatorial pos
sibility. Ho was at- that time assistant sec
retary of the treasury , a position ho secured
by a combination of his personal good qual
ities , his standing as a republican , his faith
ful career as a public servant , and the In
fluence of Algernon Sidney Paddock , who was
then completing his last term as a United
States senator from Nebraska , Hut If Lo
renzo Crounsc was not looked upon as a
gubernatorial possibility , It . was perfectly
well understood that ho was an aspirant for
the place occupied by Paddock In the senate.
None were more thoroughly conversant with
this fact than Mr. Paddock himself. Nor
was Lorenzo Crounso the only man who
stood between Paddock and re-election. G.
M. Lambertson was another senatorial aspi
rant , and ( hero were as many good reasons
why Lambertson should bo sent to the United
States senate as there were why Paddock
should be returned for a third term.
Now mark what took place In the mind of
the shrewd' and astute Beuntor Paddock :
With an acumen as creditable to hU political
shrewdness as to Ills ability as a senator , ho
Blezeil the first Intimation that Crounse might
ba gubernatorial candidate and turned the
Idea to servo his own purposes. Everybody
knows that the entire Paddock Influence
In this state was turned to the support of
the Crounse movement. Even E. K. Valen
tine , who had sufficient cauio for torenesu
In recollection of the vigorous efforts of the
present governor of Nebraska to encompass
his defeat In the memorable campaign In
which Turner of Columbus was the antimonopoly -
monopoly candidate for congress , assisted In
the work of nominating Crounso. The
nomination once secured to Mr. Crounse ,
'ils resignation of his place as assistant
iccretary of the treasury was again at the
llsposal of an administration which was
landing a friendly car to Paddock's Interests.
Again n Nebraska man was assigned the
, ilaco In the treasury and It was certainly
with an eye to the future that Senator Pad
lock tendered the place to another com
petitor In the senatorial race. When Crounso
had been nominated governor of Nebraska
mil G. M. Lambertson given the vacant place
In Washington , Paddock Imagined that ho
had effectually laid opposition from two
different directions.
ANOTHER TURN OF THE WHEEL.
All who recall the developments of the
senatorial contest which ended In the defeat
of Paddock's aspirations , will remember that
G. M. L.tmlicrtson remained perfectly quiet
under the load of obligation BO generously
bestowed upon him by the astute Paddock ;
hut with Governor Crounse It was entirely
llffcrcnt.
When the present governor of Nebraska
secured the nomination It Is well known Unit
ho hoped to use thu olilce as a stepping
stone to the United States senate. With J.
G. Tate as the candidate for lieutenant
governor , he saw nothing In the way of his
ambition. Tate fully understood the govern
or's aspirations , and , as It transpired later
In the campaign , no did Majors and the
confederated corporations nt his back. Cir
cumstances compelled the retirement of Tnto
and the substitution of Majors re
sulted after a contest In which
reason nnd good Judgment were
thrown to the winds. After Majors
had been forced upon the ticket by the mere
brute strength of a majority of a packed
state central committee Lorenzo Crounse was
drawn to his feet nnd required to say a few
cheerful words about a piece of political
chicanerv that was destined to wlpo away
all his hopes of succeeding to the place so
soon to bo vacated by Senator Padlock.
As soon ns the legislature assembled and
the senatorial contest began In downright
earnest It was an open secret that Tom
Majors and his backers were prepared to
throw their entire strength to Lorenzo
Crounso If It were possible to si cure the
votes necessary to return a republican.
There were many men In the republican
contingent who were willing and anxious to
vote for Crounse , but they were restrained
from doing so by the knowledge that his
election would elevate Majors to the
governorship. This Is exactly what Majors
wanted , but It was not what the republicans
wanted , by n great deal.
It was during the 'heat of the senatorial
contest , ivlth the coveted place gradually
receding from him , that Lorenzo CrouiiBe
became so disgusted with the situation that
ho determined upon that strata of political
felly , a resignation of the alflco to which
ho had been elected by the prepondcrat.ng
anti-monopoly sentiment of the people of
Nebraska. That Governor Crsunse bitterly
regretted the situation In which he had
been placed , that he became disgusted with
the oince which the people wanted him to
occupy fcr their own sakea and not for his ,
and that ho seriously considered the propo
sition of retiring from public ofilce , is a
secret known to few at the time , but to
many now.
SURPRISED AT THE LATEST DEAL.
The news of the latest combination be
tween Crounse and Majors has naturally
created much comment In prlitical circles
here In Lncoln. Of all the men In Nebraska
Crounse and Mnjors are the last two that
would be suspected of joining hands In a po
litical campaign. Governor Crounse f r
years ha * stood as the exponent of ant'-mo-
ncpoly rcpubll.up'/sm In Nebraska. He has
been a pronourv/J ensmy of ths boodle and
oil room gang. During the Impeachment trial
It was well kniwn that he sympathized
strongly with the effort made by the honest
men of the last legislature : to purge the
homo and make an example of tuc officers
who had played Ints the handaof public
plunderers.
Ort the other" hand , Tom Majors has been1
the friend of the rings nml the tool of the
corporations. He has never attempted to
deny It , and his backers now , many of them
known to bo In the employ of the railroads ,
are working for his nomination with the
most unblushing effrontery. Ho made no
effort to assist the legislature In Its. effort
to purge the state house of the rings , and
Ills rulings In the Joint conventions which
adopted the articles cf Impeachment at
tracted unfavorable comment to say the
least. During the Impoacliment trial he
and lils chums sympathized with the Im
peached olllclals and the asylum plunderers.
It Is little wonder , then , that the news of
the combine between Crounse and Majors
has created unfavorable comment. The
news of the alleged combination has shaken
the confidence of the R. E. Mocre contin
gent , nnd that gentleman , who Is pos
ing as a candidate for lieutenant governor ,
Is beginning to wonder where ho is to bo
left In the deal.
CHOOSING DELEGATES AT LINCOLN.
Nearly everybody In Nebraska Is familiar
with the Llnco.n method of selecting dele
gates to the state convention. The re
publicans have no choice In the selection.
The county conventions are packed with
the representatives of the corporations , and
the work of selecting the state delegates
Is conveniently transferred to a committee
carefully chosen by the corporations. This
committee at once goes Into executlvo ses
slon for several days. Every man pro
posed as a delegate Is called Into the back
room and required to stand a rigid ex
amination. If ha shows a disposition to
maintain a manly independence he Is at
once rejected. If ho Is entirely complacent
to the wishes of the gang he Is graciously
permitted to pose as a delegate to the con
vention , but he does so with n string around
his neck , nnd he always responds when the
string Is pulled by the men In the back
ground.
Last year when the confederated corpora
tions which make their political headquar
ters here In Lincoln held a county conven
tion they selected a committee composed
of Tom lienton and men of his Ilk to choose
the delegates to the state convention. The
next morning the Dally State Journal an
nounced with a profusion of black head
lines that a strong anti-Maxwell delegation
had been selected , but the list of delegates'
was not printed , and the paper that was so
certain of the character of the delegates
did not secure the list for publication for
two days. The list was being made up
In the back office of Marqiiotte & Deweese ,
the general solicitors of the I ) . & M. rail
road , .
This year the same plan was adopted
with a slight variation. , , R. E. Moore was
authorized to select Ills' delegates to the
state convention upon the plea that ho was
a candidate for lieutenant governor. When
Mr. Moore published his list several days
after the county convention had adjourned
It was discovered that he had by some won
drous chance selected nearly fifty men who
wcro known to be ardent supporters of
Tom Majors. If Mr. Moore had been really
In earnest In his candidacy for the second
place It Is argued by IIH ! friends hero In
Lincoln that ho would have selected men
who were not so well recognized as strikers
for Tom Majors. It Is an open secret that
Moore cannot control the imm ho has se
lected and that they will t > acrllco ( him for
Tom Majors whenever the limn comes.
PROPOSAL
Settle Siiyn IIn'll Rtiiy In tlin Kuril Itegitrd-
lent ot Itrfeldnrldga.
LEXINGTON. Aug. ' . ' . Poltlclans here
are dltcusslng a proposition of Hon. W. C.
Owens to Mr. Settle to have a neil of their
strength made In the Ashland district by
Impartial methods , end the weaker man to
withdraw from the race. Mr. Settle de
clined the offer-and said he own ! It to his
friend ! ) to stay In the race regardless of
Ilrecklnridge's candidacy.
Cluviilitnd'H Letter Cumin'ii'li-il ' ,
WARRENSIiURO , Mo. , Aug. 2. The fo'low-
Ing letter with many signatures , reflecting
the sentiments of Jackson county democrats ,
has been forwarded to 1'renldent Cleveland :
"We , the bundles * men and democrats of
Jackson county , Missouri , heartily vndureo
your co u r BO In writ Ing to Chairman Wllsnn.
The crUls demanded It. Tha people nr
with you In your heroic efforts to nave the
country from ruin and the democratic party
from disgrace. "
? D BUT GOOD XATUREI
Republican Etato Ocnvontion of Wyoming
Selects a Strong Ticket.
LETTERS FROM NATIONAL LEADERS READ
llli'tmrdu of .Jciliiiinti Comity Nuiiilimted for
Governor Wl limit Much Dtlllcnlty
Context ( Her the iliidgenlilp n
Feiitnro of tliu Affair.
Congressman FRANK MONOF.Lt ,
Governor W. T. Ull'HAUDi
Secretary of State C. 1IUUD1CK
Auditor W. O. OWEN
Treasurer JOHN O. HAY
Superintendent of Public Instruction. . . .
KSTHM.K HKKJi
Supreme Court Judge. C. N. POTTER
CASPER. Wyo. , Aug. 2. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) The republican statt
convention opened todny by electing C. 0.
Ilamlln of Rock Springs temporary chair
man and Attorney R. Rlckman of Evanstan
secretary. Letters were then rend from
Hon. W. W. McKlnley , Chsunccy M. Oepow ,
Thomas H. Reed nnd cx-Prcsldcnt Harrison ,
A recess being taken unt'l afternoon , Hon.
J. L. Torrey of Fremont was elected chair
man and Putnam of Weston county secre
tary.
During the recess a fight was made on tha
slate nnd pome changes were made. The
fight made an the slate was spirited but good
naturcd. The followtlng ticket was nom
inated :
For congress , Frank Mondell of Weston
county ; governor , W. T. Richards of Jchn
son county ; secretary of state , C. Imrdlck ;
auditor , W. O. Owen of Albany county ;
treasurer , John G. liny of Lara in lo county ;
superintendent of public Instruction , Eotclla
Rscl of Laramlc county ; Judge of the supreme
premo court , C. N. IMtor of Laramle county.
The contest over the Judgshlp between
Potter and Fowler was very warm. Potter
was nominated on the sixth ballot.
Taking the ticket OH a whole. It Is con
sidered very strong , and meets with warm
popular support. As the complexion of the
Cheyenne delegation was Warren It neces
sarily means that Cheyenne has given up
all hopes of getting the two United Statea
senators , and that the western or northern
psrt of the state Is conceded a senator. It
would look as though Clark of Evanston and
Warren of Cheyenne were pulling against
Carey of Cheyenne and Torrey of Fremont
county. Over 1,000 people attended the con-
vcnfon nnd It was enthusiastic from start to
finish.
The platform adopted reaffirms the Minne
apolis platform and Is conspicuous for the
fact that It don't venture Into new terri
tory.A .
A largo ratification meeting will be held
tomorrow night. Amcng the speakers who
will address the meeting are Mrs. J. Heleq
Foster , Judge Torroy , J. U. Okie nnd Attorney -
torney General Potter.
II.VDIKII ; > IT IIKOICKN now.
Sixth DNtrlut Cnn ri nlmml Convention
< . ' nnot C'lm-iHu 11 C'un.tliliite.
BROKEN HOW , Neb. , Aug. 2. ( Special
Telegram to The Hee. ) The Sixth district
congressional convention convened In this city
at 7:30 : p. m. in the North Side opera house.
The prominent candidates before the conven
tion , wcro M. P. Klnkald , Matt Daughorty
of Ogalalla , II. Strayner of Sidney and P.
M. Dorrjngton of AJllance. F ach with' tliefr
supporters put In' the day faithfully , but
neither was able to secure the 101 votes re
quired to assure his nomination. The best
figures that could bo obtained just bcfort
convening showed an estimate of elghty-fiva
for Klnkald , fifty for Daugherty , twenty for'
Dorlngton and thirty for Strayner , the rest
scattering. At the opening of the convention
the hall was literally packed. The larga
stage In the rear of the opera house was
ocupled by the ladles. During the prellmlni
ary arrancements the audience was enter
tained by the Hroken How Cornet band. Tin
convention was called to order by Chairman
Matt Daugherty , who made an enthusiastic
speech , complimentary to the city on IU
hospitality. Reynolds of Dawes was selected
temporary chairman and J. II. Chapman
secretary. On motion of Currlo of Sargent ,
the chair appointed a committee of five on
organization and the same on resolutions.
The committee on permanent organization re
ported In favor of making the temporary
organization committee permanent. On an
amendment Judge Wall was made permanent il
chairman by a vote of 128 to 73. Judge ; |
Wall made the speech of the evening on
accepting the election. The report of tha
committee on ic'oluttons was made by a
.Mr. Drown of Kearney. The resolutions aa
read were adopted.
At twenty minutes past 10 o'clock p. m. an
Informal ballot wtfs taken , giving Daugherty ,
58 % votes ; Klnkald , 78i votes ; Dorrlngton ,
2414 votes ; St. Rayner , 29'A votes ; George oi
Custer , 20 votes.
The first formal vote result d as follows !
Dorrlngton , 22M ; Daughprty , 03 % ; Klnkald ,
77 % ; St. Rayner , 32Vi ; total vote cast , 198.
Second ballot : Daugherty , r.8i ; Dorrlngton ,
24',4 ; Klnkald , 78 % ; St. Rayner , 2aU ; total
vote , 201 ,
The fifteenth ballot stood : Daugherty ,
C9U ; Dorrlngton , 20'/i ; Klnkald , 81'St. ' ; .
Rayner , 29 , the earno as It had been for the
twelve preceding ballots. On the sixteenth
vote Daugherty gained six votes from tha
Huffalo delegation , giving him 77'/i ' , and
Klnkald Sl',4. ' On HID seventeenth ballot tha
Buffalo delegation , which had been divided
between Daugherty and St. Rayner on each
vote except tin last , dropped to their old
vote , making the vto stand the same as the
previous twelve ballots.
At 1 a. m. the convention took a recess ,
with no prospects of a nomination. Tha
twenty-eighth ballot stood : Daugherty , C7'i ) ;
Dorrlngton , 1(1 ( ; Klnkald , 8l > i ; St. Rayner , 35.
Action of tin , Heiiiitit DeiioiiiiciMl ,
JACKSONVILLE , Fin. , Aug. 2. The stata
democratic convention nominated Hon , IJen-
Jamln S. Llddon of Mariana for justice ot
the supreme court. The resolutions adopted
reaffirm allegiance to democratic principles ,
exemplified by Cleveland , promulgated by
the Chicago platform ; recognize with prldo
the unswerving Integrity and patriotism of
President Cleveland , his executive ability ,
liln wisdom In maintaining u sound and stabla
currency and his steadfast ndheronco to
democratic principles ; approves the course ot
the democratic house of representatives In
Its efforts to relieve the people of all un
just taxation and burdens , und condemns
the course of the democratic senators wlm
are residing the just demands of the Immediate -
mediate representatives of the people ,
H'ltton ItuiinlilieitiM ( 'mien * .
SUTTON , Neb. , Aug. 2. ( Special Tele
gram to The Deo. ) The republicans held a
rousliig caucus hero tonight. L. P. Crouch
was elected chairman and M , B. Tuabbcn
secretary. The caucus being unanimous
for B. K. Hurgrovo for representative , ha
was given the privilege of choosing the
delegate ! ) to thu county convention. Tha
following were chosen : Henry Grossham ,
William Grlcss , M. J. .McUenmitt , J. C. Mer
rill , Alex , llancr , P. II. Holiuah , J. A. Davis ,
Theodore Miller , R , M. Thompson , Jacob
Render , Dr. V. M. Clark , L. P. Crouch , A.
H. Mush , W , H. Thompion and T. K.
Ktewart. Hargrove will In all probability
necuro the nomination.
C'n > County .Men J.fuil.
NEHRASKA ( JITV. Aug. 2. ( Special t <
The Hce. ) The lepiibllcan float convention
for CasH and Otoe counties will meet la
this city August 2C , It Is generally con
ceded that the nomination will go to a Cass
county man.
Clnvnr Comei lUcIc to IIU Old r.ovn.
TOPBKA , Aug. 2. lion. II. K. Clover , ex-
conKrt-sHinan from the Third conKre * lonal
district , ban renounced hit allegiance to tha
party and returned to hU flrat pollt *