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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , AUGUST 15 , 189 1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TEN DAYS TO DELIBERATE
In Addition the President Has Ono Sunday
Thrown in for Good
MAY NEITHER SIGN KO.l VETO THE BILL
Itrport that Cleveland ttlll Allow tlin Tariff
Hill to Ilrcomn Imvllliout IIU
hlgmitiiro Speculation on the
Hcnato'A Couritc.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14. As the house of
of representatives last night adjourned until
Wtdnesday , the tariff bill cannot bo sent to
the white "house until tomorrow. It will bo
enrolled and compared today , and tomorrow ,
vvlifii both houses arc In session , will
receive the signatures of Speaker Crisp and
Vice President Stevenson. The bill then will
bo taken to the president , who will have ten
dajs ( exclusive of Sundajs ) or until Mon
day , the 27th , In which to act on the bill.
A great deal of pressure will be brought to
bear on the president by the democratic sen
ators and representatives to Induce Mr. Cleve
land to sign the bill , but the authoritative
statement made by the Associated press
yesterday that It Is the present Intention of
the president to let the bill become a law
vvlhout his signature can be reiterated today.
It Is stated by friends of the president that
he has frtely expressed this purpose to those
entitled to know who have questioned him
on the subject , but has said tint ho will
thoroughly consider all phases of the matter.
A member of the cabinet said that If tlio
president should change from his present
disinclination to afllx his signature to the
bill , It would be accompanied by a statement
In explanation of his reasons therefor.
In this connection the opinion rendered
April 16 last by Judge Nott of the
United Stales court of claims In tlie case of
the United States vs Alex Well , ct al , Is of
special Interest at this lime , as It Is well
understood both houses of congress are ex
tremely anxious for an adjournment , and
under ordinary circumstances would be
ready for adjournment by the middle of
the present week. The passage of the benate
toilff bill , however. Is very likely to keep
them hero at least ten days waiting for the
bill to become a law without the president's
signature. That the president will pursue
this course there seems to be lltlle doubt
and this will necessitate remaining In ses
sion until a week from next Friday or Sat
urday.
The opinion rendered by Jtulgo Nott was
the first ever given on the point In question
and h-ld In effect that the president has the
right under the constitution to approve , a
bill after an adjournment of congress , pro
vided his action was taken within len days ,
exclusive of Sundays , after Hie bill reached
him. It had become tradition that such an
act would bo unconstitutional and would
op rale lo Invalidate the acl. The opinion of
Judge Nolt had been widely commented upon ,
but It Is the opinion ot many high authori
ties , among them Chief Justice Thomas M
Coolcy cf Michigan , and ex-Judge Strong of
the United States district court of the Dis
trict of Columbia , that Judge Nott's conclu
sions are entirely sound and right.
WHAT AVILL THE SENATE DO ?
Beyond the Interest felt In the action of
the president on the main tariff bill con
gressional speculation has now turned upon
the probable cours" of the senate with refer
ence to the supplemental bills which were
reported to that body today. Neither the
democratic steering committee of the senate
nor Iho finance committee has met since the
bills were Introduced In the house , consequently
quently there bus been no olllclal action
looking to a decision upon the policy lo bo
pursued. Some demoeratlc senators profess
to bo desirous that the senate should take
them up and dispose of Hum promptly upon
their prcscntallon. Thl'i courser" Is advo
cated alike by democratic senators who think
the bills would bo voted down and by some
who think there Is a possibility of the pas
sage of Eonie of them with republican as
sistance.
The advocates on the democratic side of
the chamber of a duty on coal. Iron and
barbed wire nro of the opinion that the bills
would bo voled down , and thus tlio agitation
which they foresee will nai ceiso until the
question Is passed upon , would bo brought tea
a speedy end. The sugar men , the friends of
both the refiners aid planters , arc quite as
desirous for opposite teutons that the bill
pulling sugar on the free list should not bo
considered at the present session. They are
undoubtedly somewhat apprehensive as to
thp result In case the senate should lake up
tills bill , for whllo the republican senators
probably could be counted upon lo vote sol
idly against the other bills there are Indi
cations that If forced to a vote on the sugai
bill they would divide and there Is appre
hension that a stilllclcnt number might vole
with Iho democrats who desire free sugar lo
pass the bills.
The republican steering committee at Its
meeting yesterday discussed those questions
and whllo Ihero was found lo be n dissension
of sentiment the majority favoied the post
ponement of the consideration of all these
bcparate bills and especially the free sugar
bill. If , however , they should be forced
to meet the Issiu they probably would divide
on U , some of them supporting the bill ami
others seeking to substitute tor It the present
law continuing Iho bounty. Ihoy pioposo as
a pirly , however , tlmt there should bo a test
on the question ot a sugar bounty as pro
vided In Iho senate bill Jusl agreed lo by Iho
house.
As the outcome ot today's Inquiries II Is
not thought possible to pass Iho free coal ,
Iron ore and barbed wire bills In the senate ,
As to the fro sugar bill , there Is lltlle doubt
that In case a direct vote could be had It
would bo passed. If It should fall ot being
refcired to Iho finance committee the repub
licans would offer u bounty amendment to It
which would carry If Mr Stewarl's \oU
could bo had , but would bo defeated by a lit *
vole If the Nevadi popullbt refused to vote
It Is said by those who arc In a position lo
know lh.it the free sugar bill would be debated
In the sunato al such length that II would go
over until the next session. It Is believed
that the quorum of the senate will melt away
vvllhln n short lime and that no Important
action can bo tak-n In that body ,
REPUBLICANS MAGNANIMOUS.
It has trasplred that the republican steerIng -
Ing comintttnJ had under consideration the
question of the Icgallly ot the proceeding ot
the house In passing the bill with especial
reference lo whether Die house legitimately
had Iho tariff bill In Its possession and that
thu c.mmltteo was given to understand that
If the republicans should decide to raise this
question by resolution 01 othorwUo they
could have the support of the Lnilslana sen
ators and of Senators Allen and Kj le , popu
lists , because of the failure of the bill lo
make provision for the bounty for the pres
ent year. The decision ot the republicans
vvis against this course , low over , and In favor
of permitting the Wllsun bill to b come a
law without the Interposition of further op
position on the part of the republicans. U
is understood a I so that the ete'crlng commit-
U'o decided that the eupplcim null b Us should
bo rcMmd lo the lltianco committee. The
bel'cf IH that If this cour > , o is tnUin they
cannot' be reptrted before the quorum at
pro cut he e van thoi. It's knuvvn lint irnny
pcnatora are ixpicilng lo lua\c as noon as
the Wilson bill Is signed b > the vice presi
dent and the rein lining appioprlatlun bills
ure finally disposed of \ \ Ith no quorum
pretent uupplcmental tariff bills , of
course , could not be lifted upon.
The democrat ! ) of the linanco committee
will probably find U necessary lo 111 ! the
vacancy In that exmunlttc-e vvhlch has ex
isted b I nee thu death ot Senator Vance before
acting upon an > nt the bills With this va
cancy witling the romniltlco would tie up
on any ltnp > rtant question in which political
1 UPS \urtt drawn and any action would bo
Imp ii lMe This question has been discussed
by the democratic managers In the Bonato
uJ It U understood that the filling of Iho
vacancy It contemplated before final adjourn
ment. Among the names which have been
canvassed arc those of Senators Gorman ,
Blackburn and White.
It Is understood that If the supplemental
tariff bills should bo reported from the
finance committee they will bo debated , and
the effort would bo then to load them down
with amendments. Mr. Hill has given notice
already of an amendment for the repeal of
the Income tax and others are said to be
In course of preparation , ono of vvhlch will
provide for free silver coinage and anolher
for free lead ore1. In Iho meantime republi
can senators arc doing nil they can to pro
mote an early adjournment and some of
them freely confers that this Is the principal
reason for opposing the further extension of
last > car's appropriations.
WORRYING THE LEADERS.
The democratic leaders of the senate have
occupied a considerable portion of Ihe day In
trying lo determine what course to pursue
with reference to the supplemental tariff bills.
The democratic steering committee was In
session two hours after the cenato adjourned ,
trying to determine upon Iho most advisable
policy under the clicnmstanccs , and previous
to the meeting the conservative senators had
a conference on Iho simo subject It Is un
derstood the conservatives advocate the ref
erence , of the bills to Iho finance committee ,
whllo Iho steering committee Is apparently
somewhat divided on the question. Appear
ances all Indicate , however , that n large ma
jority of the democratic senators would llko
lo have the bills pass If they could feel as
sured their passage would not reduce the
government revenues to too great an
extent. The Interest In these bills ,
as In the main tariff bill , Is In the sugar ques
tion , and It Is to the free biigar bill that
they are giving their principal attention.
There Is an evident tendency on the pirt of
a majority of the democratic senators towards
amending the sugar bill so as to make It n
revenue bill pure1 and simple , and It Is now
the program ot the democratic leaders to
amend the bill If Ihere should prove lo be a
prospect of Us becoming u law , reducing the
duly , making It uniform and striking oft the
differentia ! on refined sugar.
The reduction would depend upon the fig
ures which the Treasury department will
furnish as to Ihe amount of revenue It will
bo necessary lo secuio from sugar under Ihe
new lirlff. Secretary Carlisle was at the
capltol whllo the conference was In progress
and was naked to supply his csllmile , which
ho promises lo do A leading member of
Iho steeling committee expressed the opinion
that a duty of 23 or oO per cent on sugar would
affoid all the revenue from thai source lhal
would be needed It would appear thai so
far the only definite ) arrangement Is for the
discussion of the bills al tomorrow's session
If It bo Impossible In the face of n single ob
jection to force Ihe bills * lo a third reading
tomorrow. It Is probible that n largo part
of the diy will be given up to debate on a
motion to refer to commlltee This will
serve lo develop the real Intentions of the
republicans towards the bills and also pos
sibly lo develop what differences there may
be In the democratic party.
airriNO : am : IIILI. KIAOY.
IIouso Knrolllnj ; Cominlttt-n llnny I'repir-
Ing the Tin I IT Itlll for tlio I'roOilrnt.
WASHINGTON , Aug II President Cleve
land will receive the tariff bill tomorrow af-
lernoon or early Thursday unless some un-
expeclcd obstacle Is encountered.
It will be carried to him by Rcpresenlallve
Pearson of Ohio , chairman ot the house com
mittee on enrolled bills , who has final charge
of seeing that the Ihe bill Is rigidly accurate.
As soon as the bill was passed last night
word was sent at once to the government
printing office to prepare Ihe final print on
parchment. Before the parchment sheets
were printed proofs vvero taken and s.ent to
Ihe enrolling clerk of Ihe house. They were
prepared for all night work and two of the
clerks , Messrs. Parsons and Ke'Jy , locked
themselves In a room and wcnt to work , de
termined to flnlsh It before taking a recess.
Through Ihe night they flnibhsd tlie proofs
and found them correct. They then took up
the parchment sheets. This coirparlsin will
take until 4 o'clock today. It covers the
most minute Inspection ct typographical er
rors. No corrections of errors made In the
bill as It passed are made , as they must
stand as errors , and nothing but. a concur
rent resolution of the senate and house can
correcl them. The clerks merely see that
the parchment bill Is as the measure passed
the house.
Late loday Mr. Pearson's commlltee will
receive the bill , and they are prepircd to sit
up through the night revising and then cer
tifying to the work , of the clerks. Mr. I'car-
bon sajs ho hopes , tlila will be completed by
tomonow noon. He will then take the bill
to Speaker Crisp for his signature , after
which the house will transmit the signed
bill to the senate with an olllclal notification
of Us passage. After this H goes to Ihe
senalo enrolling clerk for further certlflca-
llon of accuracy and then to Vice President
Stevenson for his slgnalure. Mr. Pearson
says ho expects these formalities to be over
by 4 o'clock tomorrow. As Ihe bill originated
In Ihe house. Hie laller body conveys H
through Mr. Pearson to the president. As
a rule Mr. Pearson does noL. lake bills lo
Iho white house after ofllrlal hours , but In a
bill ot this moment he savs he will endeavor
lo get It there tomorrow night unless some
unforsccn delay is encountered.
INIIMNII : : > WAM. sTitiir.
Speculation Arry I.U ly in the Kesiilt of
tli I'asttigu of tlio Turin Hill.
NEW YORK , Aug. II. Operators at the
Stock exchange enjoyed the liveliest opening
today they have had for a long time. The
dealings were very heavy , blocks cf 1,000
shares clumping hands rapidly amid much
excitement. The fluctuations were In kcep-
iig wllh the Increased activity and prices
moved up and down so smartly that brokers
had dllllculty In executing orders given "at a
limit. "
All this was the direct result ot the pass
age ef the tariff bill. The fact that this dis
turbing Influence Is about lo bo icmoved Is
hailed wl'h ' greatcp sallsfacl on lhan any
event that has tnnsplred In the financial
world since Ihe repeal of the silver coinage
act.
act.Tho
The foreigners have already taken hold
with a vim and to their purchases li largely
attributed the weakness of sterling and the
cessation of gold exports.
The chief atr.icllons were Sugar and Dis
tilling , the dealings of both of which were on
a scale of unusual magnitude. An Idea ot
the sharp changes during Ihe first hour can
bo obtained from the movements of the
shares named. Sugar opened nt 100' , ; < Q >
10'JVS , against 109 jesterday , then dropped
to lOGlb , rallied to 10SH , , reacted to 107'/j ,
and recovered to 108.
Brokers nay thai lliey nro receiving or
ders from customers whom they have not
seen blnco the panic of last slimmer , and
business on Iho Consolidated , as well as Ihe
slock exchange was extremely lively. On
the Consolidated exchange Ihu crowd In front
of the rail and In the corridor outside of tlio
main Door was so great that It was almost
Impossible to get through It , At the open
ing , nt 10 o'clock , prices began to go up all
along the list of slocks and lhey Kept going.
The Sugar pcoplo are. It Is said , gically
elated over Ihe package of Iho bill , bill all
refuse lo talk for publication. All the trust
people , with the exception of H. O. Have-
ineyer , are out of the ell ) , and Mr , Have-
liie\er refuses to see reporters.
mi.i. itn i'Uv AT OMI ; ; .
fomprHiuiilvo HUN for I'roo Sugtr , Coat
and Iron lo tie Into ImimMllato I.ITrtt.
WASHINGTON , AUK. 14. The four bills
to place upon the free Iht nil forms of sugar ,
ot coal , cf Iron ore and of barbed vvlD fenc
ing and rods used In Its manufacture , which
were passed by the house , arc designed to go
Into effect Immediately upon their passage , j
Thu bill for fro * sugar provide * "that from
and after the passage bf this act the follow
ing articles , when Impelled Into the United
States , shall be admitted free of till Import
dullef All sugars , all tank bottoms , all
drnlnlnKH nd rugur sweeping * , syiups
( Continued on Fifth Fago. )
TO REFORM THE POPULISTS
Ono of the Farly Leadera Tells of tbo
Mistakoi of the Patty ,
MANY OF THEIR PLANS IMPRACTICABLE
Allliinco .Mildo ( Jreut MUtnkolicn U
Abiimluiiinl 1U .Noiii > irllsun Character
( Jiiiiiliu 1'littforui crely
Crltklsuil.
EMPORIA , Kan. , Aug. 14. Hon. J. D.
Holdcn , formerly national president of the
Citizens Alliance and author ot several works
on the financial question , has a new work In
the press here , advance sheets of which have
been seen by nn Associated press representa
tive. In It he denounces the attltiulo of the
populist party toward reform , claiming that
It can accomplish no good , as it Is nonorgan-
Ircd and because Its creed Is defective which ,
he says , cati'o It to bo rejected by Intelligent
voters , and that the attitude of the party
leaders arc such as to subject them to sus
picion.
Ho severely criticizes the Omaha platform
as principally consisting of demands that
are Impossible of being compiled with , and
that If compiled with would only result In
making a bad state of affairs worse. Ho
cla'ms that the nonpartlsan Farmers Alli
ance movement was betrajed at the Cin
cinnati convention Into a partUan clique of
hunters after olllcc , and this In splto of the
protests of I'olK , Pondorly , Beaumont and
other true rcfoimers. He declares that their
steps must all be retraced and the work of
the Independent organizations all gone over
again and the effort must be made to hold
the balance of power as Independent voters
Inslrid of populists. If this Is done he de
clares that cith r or b tli of the other politi
cal parties will ceise antagonizing with thU
good reform movement and that holding the
balinco of power , the alliance can elect such
men of either pirty as are pledgal to re
form movement.
A publishing company has been organized
here to advocate the new movement and a
new weekly pap = r Is to bo Issued bhortly
which Is to be the official organ.
M > oiTosuioN TO M'KIIGII\N.
Populist Congressm in lieiiomtiiiitt-don 1 Irst
llallot at Iloliliege.
HOLDREGE , Neb , Aug. 14. ( Special Tel
egram to The Bee ) At 10.30 todaj Ihe popu
list delegates In Ihe Fifth district marched
from the Holdrcgc house lo the opera house.
There were Just sixty-seven men in the
parade. The convntlon was then called to
order by the chad man c the cenlral com-
mlllcc and R. D. Sullivan from Nuckolls
county was elected temporary chairman and
A. L. Larson ot Frontier county secrelary.
J. T. Shollon , P. C. Lira 11 aal J. U.
Whltliam were appointed a commltlce on per
manent organization and George S. Sjms ,
W. A. Garrell , M. M. Chase , J. P. Price and
Adolph Aspergren a commlllee on resolu-
llons.
Irvvln of Hilchcock counly was called on
for a speech. He bfgan by saying : "We are
here wllh our coals off ; we are at work and
will continue to work until the nominee of
this convention Is landed In the legislative
halls of Washington. "
He then talked about the subsidized press
and the mone-y quesllon. Sheridan of Red
Willow was called , but after two or three
futile attempts ho backed down and out ,
greatly lo Iho amusement of nil. The con
vention then adjourned till I o'clock.
After dinner the report of the committee
on ciedentlals was adopled and Iho lempor-
ary organization made permanenl. The
committed on resolutions also made n report ,
which was ndopled. The convention then
proceeded to ballot Informally for a. nominee
Hon. W. A. McKelghan received every \ote
and Iho Informal ballof , on mellon , was made
formal and McKelghan was declared the
nominee of the convention.
A committed was appointed by the chair
to escort Congressman McKelghan to the
stage and ho made a speech a lltllo over two
hours long. Ho tried to explain away why
a subsidized press mlsrepresenled Senalor
Allen and himself and he scored all republi
can papers.
Oio Ihe things noticeable vv-is the wording
of their resolullons , which called for the lim
ited coinage of silver on a rat'o ' of 1C to 1.
The convention lacked life aid enthusiasm
and did not seem llko the pop gatherings
held herelofore. McKelghan shared Hie feelIng -
Ing and his speech lacked Ihe wit and vigor
th.it has characterized his speeches herelo
fore. After McKelghan's speech Hon. John
H. Powers was called and spoke for a half
hour , throwing considerable cold water on
some of the remarks made by McKelghan.
After his speech the convention elected cen-
lial commllleemen and adjourned.
iuroitAi. :
Now Tarty to IJo Tunned In Western I'o in-
KJ l\.inl i Old riiniHcs inihcMl. : .
PITTSBUHG , Aug. 14. Pi eminent men of
Pltlsburg , Braddock and surrounding country
have Joined In an address for a convention
to bo held In Braddock for the organization
of a party of reform in which the word
reform Is not to b3 used ; of economy , In
which the word economy Is eschewed , and
the slogan of which Is "a reduction ot public
o\penses. " If plans that are already pro
posed nro reall/cd It will bo thu greatest
thing western Peniisjlvnnla has developed
In a political way since the organization of
the republican party in Pittsburg In 1850.
What Is proposed as an Initial move Is n
great barbecue , with an ox roast and
speeches by prominent people Steamboats
will traverse the Monongahola all day
and carry thousands of people from every
avallabla point , with brass bands and all
the other accessories of a great popular
demonstration Up to elate about Jl.OOO has
been subscribed by men of standing to
carry on the preliminaries.
About fifty prominent citizens , republic-ins
mid democrats , have Joined together In the
move to maKe a stiiko against the alleged
abuses ot tlio existing system of govetn-
inent. It Is proposed to hold the barbecue
In Hawkins' Hollow , where UraddoUt and
Hankln boroughs Join , a place where 20,000
people can assemble to advantage. Seveinl
leading lawyers of the Plttsburg bar have
volunteered 4to bo present and make
speeches. _ _
IMU.VN.V URUOUKAl'IU UO > ViNriON. :
Aliotlng to > ii > mliiiilo state Olllec rs Plat
form Think on Turin.
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 11. The democratic
state convention will meet here tomorrow to
nominate tate olllccrs w.th the exception of
governor and lieutenant governor. The crowd
already hero Is not as largo as usual , but It
Is expected that there will be a complete del
egation from every county In the state to
morrow. Governor Matthews will preside
and the prominent olllce-rs who are eligible
will bo u minuted , It Is believed , Subcommittees
mittees ere at work on the platform today.
U wlU commend the senate tariff bill as a
step toward reform. The propriety of openly
daiiounc ng Gorman , llrlcc and Smith for
their course on the tariff Is being considered
by the siib-commltteo and will probably term
a pi ink In the platform.
Ulitiul Nominated for tlin Tnuir li Tciin.
JEI'KERSON CITV , Mo , Aug. U. The
democrats ot the Klghth Missouri congres
sional district In convention at California ,
Mo. , today rcnomlnatod Hlclmrd p. Bland
for congress for the twelfth consecutive timo.
CincyVIII IU < tlin Spanker.
CLINTON , Ind , Aug. 14 Ti-e populists
of the Eighth congressional district are pre
paring for a great demonstration at the
Cayuga ( air grounds next Saturday , General
J. S. Coxey will bo present , and Mort Han
kln , the populUt candidate for congress , and
other prominent orators , will speak.
COI.OKKD HIMOCICATS. :
Isiitlonal I.raguo 1'rrparri ! to I'lirnlnli n
I.l < t of All Colored Voter' .
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 14. The national
colored democratic league met In Masonic
hall , this city , at noon today and will bo In
session for several days ! A. E. Manning ,
who Is president ot the Indiana branch ,
opened the convention With an address of
welcome. President C. H. J. Taylor ot the
National league then delivered his annual
address. Between thirty and thirty-five
states are represented In the convention ,
each Rtato being entitled to two delegates.
A committee was appointed to call on Gov
ernor Matthews and Chairman Taggart of
the democratic committee and make ar
rangements for the league delegates to at
tend the gtato committee tomorrow.
President Taylor says tli\t at this con
vention a scale will bo perfect.d by which
the organisation would be nblc to furnish a
list containing the name of every colored
vcter In the United States. There nro
many prominent colored men present , among
whom are II , C. Atwood of New York , ex-
consul general to San Domingo ; C , C.
Curtis of Iowa ; E L. DavvKlns of Florida ,
and William A. Crostealt of Tcnn ssee.
President Taylor prefaced his spjech by a
denial of the story In a morning paper cred
iting to Mr. Taylor the statement that Pres
ident Cleveland had not appointed a single
colored man to office without first consulting
him ( Taylor ) Continuing , President Taylor
said that If the democratic party would fol
low where Cleveland led It would remain In
power as long as the memory of man con
tinues. Ho said fully one-fifth of the ne
groes In the United States were democrats.
He urgtd that the resolutions adopted by the
convention should condemn lynching and
demand a discontinuance of Immigration for
twenty ycais A committee was appointed
to send a message of congratulation and
greeting to President Cleveland.
Durlnt ; the afternoon the national demo
cratic club elected C. H. 1C. Taylor of Wash
ington president , M. S. Coonle of Washing
ton secretary and P. A. White sergeant-al
arms.
C. A. Hughes , delegate from San Francisco ,
presented a resolution , cond mnlng the Amer
ican Protective association , A resolution
warned all negroes to refrain from Joining
the association , stating that It was iinamerl-
can In Its character and unconstitutional
In Its orcanlzatlon , and especially unworthy
ot the consideration of n race of people who
have so bitterly felt the heel of oppression
and who ore at present waging1 a peaceful
warfare throuchout the union against op
pression and discrimination.
HltVAN WINS IN LINCOLN.
Democratic 1'rlmiirlcs Warmly Contested
liv tlio Administration ICtoinrnt.
LINCOLN , Aug. 14. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) The democratic primaries for Ihe
sElecllon of the delegates to Ihe county con
vention was held today and the returns show
a complete vlclory for the Bryan men. There
were two tlckels In the field , one Inslrucllng
Iho delegates toole far Bryan for Untied
Slalcs benator nnd the other called n straight
ticket. While no exclement was displayed
and the vote was very light , the feeling
between the admlnlstrallon democrals and
Ihe Brjan men enlivened Ihe Inlerest con
siderably. The First ward Is divided , send
ing1 eleven for Bryan arid seven unlnslructed.
The Second , Third and Flflh wards gave
Uryan men a. safe majority. It vvas two to
one In Brjan's favor jn the Fourth nnd
Sixth. The vote of Iho Seventh waid was
forty-nine for the Brjan ticket and nothing
for the other.
CONTJUKNT '
J - . - -
Col. HrmklnrlelKtt t-utlillecl Unit the Lr
ton 1'eopln Will Not let Him Get Left.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Aug. II. Colonel W.
C. P. Brecklnrldge made his second speech
at Lexington , his homo city , and spoke to
1,500 people , elghty-lhree of whom were
women. Numerous floral designs were laid
on Iho lable before Colonel Brecklnrldge.
His bpcech was moslly new. He lllerally
lore his opponents to pieces and declared
that from the time he made his first speech
In this city ho had no fears of being defeated
for re-election.
Arkansas Itupnhllcins Meet Today.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS , Mo , Aug. 14.
The republican slate convention to nominate
candidates for supreme court Judge , railroad
commissioner and state suprlntendenl of pub
lic schools will meel hero tomorrow. Indlca-
llona polnl lo a lively1 contest over the plat
form. The rural contingent Is determined
lo have a 1C lo 1 silver plank , whllo Ihe
delegates from the cities are beating about
the bush and making e\vcry effort to have
Iho Iowa plank Inserted. Another element
of discord Is the American Prolectlve asso
ciation. It has been announced that resolu
tions condemning the organization will bo
presented to Ihe convention If rcjecled by
Iho commlltee on resolutions. The chair
manship quesllon Is giving Iho politicians
considerable annoyance , * but It Is believed
Major William Warner 'will bo elected tem
porary and permanent chairman.
1'opnllHts of Dlxon Aotlvo.
NEWCASTLE , Neb , * Aug. 14. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The populists of Dlxon county
have nominated F. S. IPayne of Ponca for
representitlvo from this county , and C. A.
Klngsbury of Ponca for county atlorney. It
Is conceded that Payne's nomination Is a
strong one and that his chances for election
are cood.
The prohibitionists ot this county will hold
their county convention nt Sprlngbark Sep
tember S.
_
Otoo Popi' .Mild Convention.
SYRACUSE , Neb , Aug. 14. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The populist county con
vention was held here today. After Deck's
speech delegates were < electe < l lo the state ,
congressional and float conventions After
the convention , Hucktns of the Nebraska
City Independent and , hls band , consisting
of an orgin and fiddle , got out on the street
In a surrey and vainly endeavored to get a
crowd together for another speech.
.IrfTrrKim unit Tlmjur KcpubllraiiH ,
FAIRBUHY. Neb 'Aug. 14. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The republican conven
tion for the Tvventjivthfrd senatorial district ,
comprising Jefferson and Tha > cr counties ,
held here today , nominated Hon George
Cross for senator. ' ,
The representative Convention for the
Thirty-sixth district : tomprlslng the same
counties , nominated/C , L. Richards of He
bron for rcprcscntatlvq. _
( ongrootmiu CoU lii ! < Promoted.
CEDAH UAPIpS , " la. ? Aug 14. ( Special
Telegram lo The Bee. ) At the convention ! of
the Fifth district * republicans , held hero
today , Robert G. Cou&lns , the present con
gressman , was unanimously rcnomlnated.
The resolution1 } endorse 'the Iowa republican
platform or ISO I uiid denounces the tariff
bill Just passed by the democrats ot the sen
ate and house. J
_
I'rrnldcnt Muy TitlU for \VIUou.
KINQWOOD , W. Va. , 'A,1' ' ! . ' . 14. The demo
crats of Hampshire county nro stirred over
the prospect ot the president visiting that
portion of West Virginia very soon on a hunt
ing and fibbing trip. , U Is Mated that ho
will take th" opportunity to put In a word
for Congressman. William L. Wilson
Nvwcattln lU'pulilltaim Caiirui.
NEWCASTLE , Neb. . Aug. 14. ( Special to
The Bee , ) At a republican caucus held at
this place tonight for tint purpose or electing
delegates to attend the county convention at
Ponca Wednesday , W. P. Logan ai-d Joa
Rrcckenhaupr were selected.
raniu-u I utility Iti tmlitlniin.
PAWNEE CITY , Neb , Aug. 14. ( Special
lo The Be ? . ) At the republican county con
vention John B. Hupir .Tan lomlnat-jd for
countj attorney and lor reprene-itat ven Wil
liam Sunon ot Table Huck ai'd ' J. J. Bernard
ot Burchard.
DEADLOCKED IN THE FIRST
Oonvintion nt Nebraska City Untiblo to
Ohocso a Congressional Oacditlato.
STRODF , HOWE AND CHAPMAN IN THE RACE
Tno Hundred nml Tlilrtj-four Iliillots
Taken with No Itosutt and ' 1 lien a
Until U 'I hi * Morning
\\nn Taken.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 14. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) When the republicans
of the First congressional district met In
convention at the opera house In this city
tills evening every ono ot the 113 delegates
knew exactly what the sltustton was ex
tremely likely lo be. All ot Iho consulta
tions and caucuses of the afternoon settled
but ono thing , and that was tint no one ot
the four candidates was disposed to with
drew from Ihe contest In fsvor of any ono
of the other three , consequently Ihe coin en-
lion met in the expectation ot Involving
Itself In n deadlock before morning.
The Otoe county delegation went Into
caucus at 5 o'clock In the after
noon , and when Ihe delegates emerged tlie
slluitlou had taken on a new complication
It was decided to keep J. C. Watson's name
out of the race until Ihe anticipated dead
lock had begun to wear Itself away.
All ot the delegates reached the city by
5 o'clock this afternoon. The Lancaster
contingent being Iho largesl , and consequently
quently the no.slcst. All the delegates went
Into caucus late In the nflernocn , but nothing
cf unusual Importance developed. The Lan-
casler county delegut on decided to present
the name of Hon R B. Wlndham of Platls-
mouth to Mie convention as Its chairman
It lacked fifteen minutes of 8 o'clock when
Chairman Boggs of the congressional central
committee called the convention to order.
Mr. Wlndham of Platlsmonlh was made
chairman without opposition Frank Coffman
of Lancaster and Frank Barnard of Pawnee
county were elected secretary and assls ant
secretary respectively. The list of delegates
as preapred by the officers of the cential
committee was aelop'ed. A committee on res
olutions. composed of John A. Davles of Cass ,
I. O'A. Corbett of Johnson , H. M. Bushncll ot
Lancas'er , Palrlck Roddy of Oloe , W. N.
Glfford of Pawnee , E. W. Richardson and
G. W. Falrbrotlier of Nemaha , was ap
pointed , and then Iho convention took elf Its
coat and prepared lo listen to nominating
speeches.
STARTED ON THE LONG RACE.
Judge Samuel M. Chapman of Cass county
was nomnlated by J. A. Davles. Judge Jesse
B. Slrode of Lincoln was named by R. U.
Slearns and Church Ilovvo was presented by
Judge Church. Then Ihe roll was called
for Ihe llrst ballot , which resulted as fallows :
Cass , 21 votes for Chapman ; Johnson , 12
voles for Howe ; Nemaha , 12 for Howe ; Otoe ,
16 for Chapman ; Lancas'er , Gl for Strode ;
Richardson county was badly mixed. She
cast 13Vj votes for Howe , 2'/i for Chapman ,
2ii for Strode , and one for Field. The sec
retary announced the totals as follows :
Slrodo , G3U ; Howe , 49VS : Chapman , SOU ;
Field , 1.
The second ballot was the same as the first.
Richardson county furnished the only amuse
ment , thcro being several slight changes
from time to time. The twelfth formal ballot
was announced as follows : Strode : 53 ; Howe ,
Cl ; Chapman , 3D.
The convention then proceeded to take
ballot after ballot , with no break In the ranks
ot any of the candidates. Richardson county
settled down lo a monotonous recital of fif
teen I votes for Howe , two for Strode and
two for Chapman.
At the end of the twenty-elghlh ballot a
short Intermission was taken , while Mr.
Howard , an ex-popullst troubadour from Lin
coln , sang ono or two songs.- For several
years Howard has been the drawing card
for populist conventions , but ho has lately
seen tlio error of his ways and will here
after sing for the success of the republican
ticket. When forty-lhree ballols had been
laken anolher Inlcrmlsslon was had. There
had been no change In Ihe ballots of the re
spective candidates , the result being the same
aflcr each ballot. On Ihe sixtieth ballot
Richardson county created a slight diversion
by taking one vote from Strode and giving II
lo Chapman. This gave Slrode , G2 ; Hovvo , 51 ;
Chapman , 40.
On Iho sixty-first ballot the old story was
resumed and the equilibrium between Strode
and Chapman In Richardson county was
again restored. On the seventy-second bal
lot Richardson county again Injected more
excitement Into the somewhat dreary monotony
ony by giving Howe 1C votes and Strode
3. The tolal vole on this ballot gave
Strode , 51 ; Howe , 52 , and Chapman , 37. On
Iho next ballot , however , the old order was
restored In Richardson.
HEARD FROM JOHN M. THAYER.
At the completion of the seventy-eighth
ballot Chairman Wlndham called upon Gen
eral John M. Thaycr for a short speech. The
general responded lo Iho hearty greeting
with a brief address , In which ho denounc-d
Congrcsman Bryan for his enmity la
sugar , binding twine and other Nebraska In
terests , and predicted the election of the re
publican candidate for congioss to b nomi
nated at the convention now In session.
Judge Haywaid aroused Iho enthusiasm by
rabplng the democratic parly. Ho was es
pecially severe upon the pension policy of
the administration , and closed by snjlng
that Iho republicans would bo s iccessful In
Iho coming eleetlon. The convention then
voted a whllo
Ihe result of Iho IflCth ballot was ai n uncd
at 10 25 and Richardson county transferred
a temporary veto lo Church Howe ns a
marker for Ihe evenl. dn Iho ncxl ballot
Hovvo was given another vote from Rlchard-
bon , giving him fifty-three In the total , one
more than Strode. On the 103d ballot Howe
went back to fifteen In Richardson pounty ,
while Slrode was dropped entirely and Iho
four floaters went to Chapman. Four votca
Inter the floaters went over to Strode. The
Richardson county stnlemun continued lo
have fun with the several candidates right
along , the changes In Its vote being frequent
but Insignificant.
PLATFORM PRESENTED.
The committee on rcsolullons made the
following report otter the 123d billet :
We , the republicans of tho- First congres
sional district , In convention iis embli'd , for
a platform tixm | which to ask thei sultruge-i )
of the peopleof this district , declare :
First , for the regulation and government
of the national currency. We favor bi
metallism nnd Ihe policy ns outlined In
the platform of the national republican con
vention of 1M ) . ' , nnd , further , wo ftivor prq-
lecllon lo American silver us well ns to
other American IntcitHtH , nnd endoiKC tin
an Ameilctin lltmnclnl policy Iho coinage of
Ihu silver product uf Ihu United Suites upon
such a ratio us will inuKu cveiy dollar ,
gold , silver or paper , of equal purchasing
nnd debt-paying power
Second , In the face of the object lessons
given by a coiiupt , dlHlionvsl and destruc
tive democratic national administration , wo
renlllrm with added % enl nnd eninestnehs
out be-Ilef In the republican polley of pro
tection , that under a republican ndmlnls-
Irnllon of gave i nine nt grandly developed
and upliulldi'd thu nation nnd Its people ,
that Kept burning- the ( Ires in the forges.
kept humming Hie EpindleH , kept employed
Ihe vvarklnginen In nil walks of life * , m Ing-
Ing all Iliet attendant Industry , happiness
and contentment. Wo denounce thepis -
sngc of thu WIlHon bill , that In M'lrlt ' nnd
In letter furnlslic.s protection to Die nouth-
em planter nnd fastens thei blight of free
trade upon northern Industrj. The pnHxnKO
of this measure , vvhlch Is a mirrendei of the
house to the coiporate Influences of the
senate , Ih yollnted with dishonor and pie-
( tents thu mom liiuiilllatliiK siieelacle of
national dUgrnce ever prc eiit < > d to an en-
Hfrliteiied nnd Intelligent dtU-jnstilp
Third , vvtj beliuvu In the liberal ami patri
otic pension policy follow e-d by the le pub
lican pnrty when In power , and deplore thu
needless perxecntlnns , suspicions nnd pilva-
lions to which pensioner- ) have befii pub-
jeetcd by Ihu present unsympathetic and
disloyal bead of the Interior department
Ultb Hdijamln Harrison , wo recognize thu
fact that the old soldier U a veteran of
time ns well ns of.the vvnr , and , rcg.irdless
of present plivulcal condition , Is entitled to
n liberal pension for Ills service1 to this
coil n try.
Fourth , \vc fnvor a revision of eiiir natural
ization law P. that American Institutions
may not be further tndnngcrod by the lin-
intgrallon of socialists who encourage an
archy , threatening the perpetuity of the
government and the general welfare of nil
good clll7cns ,
Flflh , Ihe republican parly Hint Inn al-
vvavs been Ihe consistent and tuu'liuiiKuittili *
friend of the working-man , asks a eiirefnl
and earnest comparison on the I art of
vvorklngmen between the conditions Hint ex
luted under n publican Hili ; nnd the pro
prosperity of a tuttiin to the' good old demo-
ciatlc ila > In tlilst cilsls. with the Idleness ,
hunger and vvanl now abroad The rcpuli-
llcnn parly pledges nnovv protection ami
cmplo > mcnt to American Inhoi. Wo sln-
ceiely HMiipiUhlze with Its 2OUOWO of honest
and willing' laboring men of the country
now In enforced Idleness as the- direct re
sult of democratic tariff legislation.
Sixth , we believe In maintaining the credit
nnd good name ot tlio state In honcsl unit
economical administration of public affair : * ,
tlmt confidence may at all times be eom-
nianded and secured.
WENT BACK TO THE VOTING.
The platform was adopted without n dis
senting voice and balloting was resumed.
On Iho one hundredth and fiftieth billet
Richardson took a new lack and Introduced
a sol tary vote for Judge Ilayward of Otoe
county. The vote fcr Haward was received
with cheers , but It failed to Inaugurate the
much hoped-for' stampede. The vote re
mained , the croud bick of Ihe delegates
cheering lustly at each announcement , but
the Oleo county delegates were not ) et ready
lo risk a vfnluro far their own fellow
citizen.
The ono hundred nnd sixty-third ballot
sto"d as follows- Strode , 52 ; Howe , GO ;
Chapman , 40. Hnyward , 1.
On the one hundred nnd sixty-sixth ballot
Iho liny\vard votu dlsapeared again.
H was just midnight when the two hun
dredth ballot was laken , but It was the same
old ballot , with no significant changes After
the two hundred and eighteenth ballot a
motion made by a Richardson county
delegate to adjourn until 0 o'clock In the
morning , was defeated , Lancaster , Nemaha ,
Johnson nnd Pawnee voting solidly against
U , and Otoe and Richardson dividing. After
another ballot nn Ol'o counly delrgalo moved
n recess for twentv minutes , and this was
also elcfcated nnd ballot ng was resumed.
ADJOURNED WITHOUT RESULT.
Afler the 234th billet the Lincistcr dele-
gitcs consented lo nn adjournment , and on
motion of C. A. Atkinson the convention ad
journed until 9 o'clock In the morning The
231th ballot , vvhlch VMS liken at 12 25 , re
sulted. Strode , 52 , Howe , Gl ; Chapman , 38.
Texan Di'inix ratH .Split on SlUer.
DALLAS , Tcv , Aug. II The democratic
stale convcnllon mcl here loday. Judge J.
R. Fleming of San Antonio was chosen lem-
porary clnlrman by acclimation. Commit
tees on permanent organization nnd platform
were appointed , aflcr which Ihe convention
took a reces The committee on platform Is I
having n icd hot time of II and will not
report tonight. The free silver question Is
producing much blUmicEs In the convention
nnd If there Is a split It will be on this issue
When tlie convention reassembled permanent
oiginbatlon was nffected nnd several _
speeches were made , counseling harmony.
A recess was llien taken until tomororw
morning.
liliilm Demmi.its Oiniricllnir.
BOISE CITY , Idaho , Aug. 14. Thfr city Is
filled with delegates lo Iho democratic slalo
convention , which meets tomorrow. There
Is a bluer contest between J. M. Ballantyne
and ex-Governor F. A. Slevonson for Iho
governorship The matter vvll Iprobably be
settled by a caucus tonlchl.
To Hun Against DocUcry.
EXCECSIOR SPRINGS , Mo. , Aug. 11. In
the Third district republican congressional
convention today Judge H , G. Ordln of Mer
cer county was nominated to make Ihe race
for congress against Congressman Dockcry.
Clifton llri LUiiuldgo Itixlgns.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Aug. 11. Governor
Flshback today received n telegram from
Clifton R. Brecklnrldgo , resigning his seat
In congress. A special election to fill Iho
vacancy has been called for Scplcmber 3.
Ill inil'H Opponent JSaniKl.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo , Aug. 14 The republicans -
publicans of this , the Elglilh congressional
dlstilcl , this afternoon nominated Dr. Jesse
D. Hubbard for congress , to run In opposi
tion to Hon. Richard P. Bland.
Kiins.m Uumotrntadiet \lttlm. .
CONCORDIA , Kan. , Aug. 11. Hon. C.
W. Brandenbcrg of Frankfort was today
nominated by the democratic convention of
the Fifth district to make the race for con-
gross.
I'riililliltlniilHtH' CoiigieHKlonal Nominations ,
ST. JOSEPH , Aug. 11. The prohibitionists
of the Fourth congressional district today
nominated Rev. J. J. Bentley of Maryvlllo
for congress.
1II K ! > ir ItUMOHKIt
lti-poittliatnf-alllto.it Capsized In Hola-
viirci liny.
WILMINGTON , Del. , Aug. 14. A special
to the Evening Journal from Brldgevllle ,
Del , sajs : As the boit lhat look nn ex
cursion parly from Scaford , Del. , to Dels
Island campmectlng was starting homo Sun
day afternoon , news was received that a sail
boat has been capslzd In the bay , owing to
bad management , and all Its occiip\nts ,
twenty-two In number , were drowned.
Ths boat left before the report could bo
, Aug. 14-The startling
rumor from Ilrldgevllle. Del. , thai twenly
ppisoiiH were drowned by Iho capsizing of
a nail boat near Deales Island cannot be
confirmed. This Island Is In Chesapeake
bay , a short dlslanci * from Ibo main land.
Thene.ircsl leleginph olllco Is at Princess
Anne , Mil , about ten miles away , and pco
plo who arrived at the lalter place from
be-ilen Island loduy knew nothing of the
icpoitcd illKaster. The Associated press
coi respondent at Crlslleld , Md , telcgrnps
the repoit Is not believed Ihere.
Cliartur of tlio High Court KctoUud by tlio
.Supreme Olllceix.
CHICAGO , Aug. II Supreme Vice Chief
Hanger D D. Allkcn of Iho Independent
Order of Foiesters , acting for Supromc \
Chief Ranger Dr Oronhyatukha , declared
Ihe charier of thu high court of
the blalc of IlllnolH revoked nnd
annulled todny and a midden ter
mination VUIH biought to the meeting of
re'gularly sclectud delegates to the minimi
lilhfi council AH Mr. Altkln made the an
nouncement Ivvo Ihlrds of Hie delegates
left the meeting with the expelled foresteiw
A scene of gre-nt e-xcltcmenl follow-il , and
foi the time It appoMed as If thu wordy en
counter would lead to nstlclifTH III frlllng
had existed aiiionir the immberH of the
oi < le-r for xome tlme > , nnd an offorl was
made to smooth mattcra over nt today'H
convention llosllllllos vvi.ro Immediately
opened upon the railing of tlie coinonllon , "
when fiecrelnry Wharry nllovve-d lo ollleliiti *
ccitaln olIIcoiH who had been mispmiled
from the order by inle of tlio vpremo chief
rancor Thcrei vvn no oilier .ille-rnatlve foi
Acting Chief P.anger Altkln , lie decliicd ,
bill to annul and ruvoku the high eourt
eliurle-r.
m
Until nt In I Igntinri ,
ST. LOUIS , Aug -Accoidlng to the rupert -
port of the local signal service , thu vveathei
today wan the hottest lhal liaa been ex
perienced In Ibis elly and vicinity for eight
yea i a paul The olllclal thermometer nt .1
p m reached 100 G-10 , at vvhlch point It
stajul for Ivvo hours. Hipoits from cities
In this nnd adjoining Hiatus point to Die
Binne condition Seveinl piostratlonx In tills
city vveie reported and one death , that of
Christ Korgan , u wagon maker , resulted.
Iiiilbina'H Armoi 7 < o Arriving , >
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. ll.-The Beth ,
lebem Steel company began delivering nt
Ci.imp'a Klilp yard thu C30 tons of eighteen-
Inch uldo urmor fui Ihe battleship Indiana
Thu work of putting tbu platen In place
will lie be-gun ul oncv. but It will bo HU
inonlha before this delicate operation Is
finished.
PUGILIST ROBBINS DEAD
AtUck of Peritonitis Carries Off the Young
Man.
FATAL ENDING OF THE PLATTSMOUTH MILL
Ilinmy l.lml oy Under Arrest anil Tnkcir
tu I'litttMiiniitli Along with III * Seconds
ends Ileferoo ( Irlsunld ( Itivn
1'ilca thu .Mils If.
PLATTSMOUT1I , Ncl ) . Aug. II. ( Special
Tclcgrmn to Tlio Bee.At ) 12 35 o'clock Hill
morning , Tlctclior Dobbins illcil , tils dcnth
occurring at tlic home of Ills parents , who
reside on West Main street , where , sur-
rouiulotl by friends nml relatives , his soul
winged Its Might. Tor seine da > s tt hint been
apparent that tlie ) oung nmn could not sur
vive , anil consequently his dc.itli hail been
anticipated.
It will bo remembered Unit I'lctchcr Robbins -
bins cngigcd In a prlza Unlit in this city
last Thursday night with Jimmy Llndsey ,
the Oniilia pugilist. The mill \\.is arranged
nml pulled off here , much ngilnst the wishes
of some of the best cltl/cmi , who protested ,
decliring that thu uffalr would bring tlio city
Into everlasting disrepute. The olllclals of
the city and county listened to these protests ,
but not once did the } lift u hand to prevent
thu mill. In fact , somu of them were pres
ent , and \\lilie they did not take part In the
light , they leaned up against the ropes and
applauded us poor Hobbins received the
eru.'l blows \shlch icsiillcil In Ills doith.
WHAT SPECTATORS SAV.
I'lattsmauth spcclatois stutu that from tbo
start of thu fight Llmluey commenced n
scries ( if attempts to peim.inently disable Ills
man. To do this heouht duclc his head
whenever n blow was almud In his direction
nml In return ho w utd lunge at Hobbins ,
striking him In thu stomach with his elbow
and shoulder.
As soon as the light was over Hobblna
fainted ami a bucket of Ice water was
tliroun over him and ho reglined conscious
ness. Ho was then taken to his homo , tlio
Omaha part cs , some 00 In number , ( | tilctly
slid out of town and the 1'lattsmouth people
slunk iinilor cover.
1'rom the finish of the nght the doctors
v\ho wore In attendance declared that Hob-
bins could not survive , though his pcoplo
hoped and hoped that the medical men
might bo wrong In their predictions. Far
four days Hobbins was In a comatose condi
tion , but at the last he revived and the pain
became so Intense that he was w Id , though
cveijthlng possible was done to relieve his
bufferings.
Warrants were sworn out for the arrest ot
Llndbey , the pugilist ; Sandy Qrlswold , tlio
referee , and Arthur Hothery and Fred
O'Nell , the seconds , all of whom resldo In
Omaha , charging them with engaging In and
11 ding and abetting a prtec light In Casa
county These warrants wore placed In the
hands of Deputies Hycrs , Holloway and
Thiasher for service Last evening the offi
cers visited Omaha and at no n today they
returned , bringing with them Llndscy and
his seconds. Hofereo Grls\vold also came to
PlattbmiUth this morning to face the music.
rietcher Hobbins was u young man of good
habits and had held a position with tlie Chicago
cage , Uurllngton & Qulncy at Pacific Junc
tion , being a very capable clerk. Ho had
only recently taken a fancy to professional
pugilism , having had but two contests pre
vious to his meeting with Lindsay. The first
was with "Mysterious" Billy SnJth at
Streator , III. , In which ho was worsted In
four rounds. The second was with Qeorgo
Mlddlcton In 1'lattsmouth on July 4. Ho
knocked Mlddleton out In four rounds and
made n host of admirers here , who realized
that Hobbins was far above the average In
strength and science.
Drs. Livingston , Cook and Cummins held
nn autopsy this afternoon over the icmalna.
BEGAN Tlin INQUEST.
Coroner Clements Impanelled as a Jury P.
J Morgan , C E. Wescott , .1 M. Craig , Asher
Clark , W. D. Jones and George B. Dovoy ,
all repiescntatlve business men , who took
some testimony this aftirnoon. Drs. Liv
ingston 1 , Cook and Cummins all testified to
having 1 found on making n post mortem ex
amination that rietcher HoLblns death was
caused by peritonitis , produced by external
violence. His abdomen showed several
marks , ono black and blue spot to the left
and below the navel.
Several witnesses testified to Llndsey hav
ing | , repea'edly fouled Hobblns by burrowing
his shoulder Into Hobbins' bowels , and to hla
seconds having broken Llndsey's gloves.
The Imiucst was hero adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Llndsey , Hothery and O'Nell arc occupying
blinks In the county Jail. Sandy Grlswold
was allowed to go to Oniihi this evening ,
but will retuin In the morning. Attorney
Will Gurloy and ex-Sheriff Coburn came down
to counsel with tlio defendants. It U
understood their preliminary hearing will bo
had tomorrow. The p'lsnners seem fully to
realise their situation and Llndsey has uhcd
many bitter tears since his arrival hero.
o
A. jv. a. jsxu.1 i//'if/r.
Opening Hay of Hi" Mllltln Camp lit Suit
Lake , Jiear Mm oln.
LINCOLN , Aug. 11 ( Special to The Boo. )
A sprinkling of uniforms on the streets
of the city today begins to glvo the capital
a warlike nppcarnnoo , for the annual exor
cises of the Nebraska National Guard have
begun at Salt Lake. The V cbrnska National
Guard Just now Is In better trim than over
before In Its history , ns may bo gathered
from the promptness with which they were
got on the ground at South Omaha. Colonel
Dills ot the Second regiment vvns In Lincoln
when It was decided to call out thu guards ,
and when ho notified his command that they
might bo needed , It was only twenty min
utes after h bent his messages until replies
were received from most of them that they
vvero ready to move at once. Tills ho con
siders a record to b3 praud of.
Besides the two regiments of twenty-two
companies each which are taking part In the
encampment , It U c\peeted that Buttery A
of Wymoro , ami troop A , cavalry , of Mllford ,
will \ bo present. Another Interesting feature
of thu ex rclbos Is tlio presence ot the two
recently enlisted bands , the First regiment of
Omaha , with Henry Sliunko as leader , and
the Second icglmcnt of Lincoln , with Harry
T Irvlnt leader Both were mustered In
within the last few weeks , and on this , the
flrbt public appearance ot each In their mili
tary capacity , there will no doubt bo a good
deal of friendly competition
General Colby Is In command , and has
with him Ills famous hors1- . Linden Trea , and
his equally famous punpoo'e U Is expected
there will bo nearly 2,000 soldiers In camp
and the city of Lincoln will see that they
are royally cntci tallied. The program for
tlio day Is as follows : 4 p , in. , battalion
drill of Infantry ; G p. in , drill of Infantry
and artillery ; 7 p. in. , dress parade of In
fantry regiments.
On Thursday evening the Lincoln Light
Infanty ) will glvo a dunce In Ihu pavllllon ,
for whlcr the stain band will furnish the
music , and at ) Friday and Saturday ovonlnga
there Is to bo ijlvdi u couple of grand balls
with music by the Lansing Theater or
chestra. i
Uhiiigi-d with Si'oiirini ; I'urjurjil r.vnlmony
CHICAGO , Autf. H Tlio most sensational
developments In the Mliiard polfonlmr case ,
which has Increased In Interest at each
hearing , occurred this ufternnon , Edward
O'Hrlen. tlio iittoiney prosecuting Mr . Mc-
llnda Huotw for thu alleged minder of her
Bon-ln-lavv , W C Mlnani , charged the law-
er for thu deffiine , 12 9. CniiiinlimH , vvltht
un attempt to procure perjured evidence lit
behalf of his client At 2 o'clock .Mr.
O'liilen , uddrcHHlng Justice Olbhoiiu , tola
his story , and mild im would refuse to taka
any further steps In the nrotici utlnii until
the charges , na they had been reiirtaentfel
to him , hud been Investigated. Tlio CIIPU
was continued to allow an Investigation o {
the