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ESTABLISHED JUNE ] J ) , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 19 , 189L-S1XTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WAS COLD BUTCHERY
Officer of a French Q-uisjr Do'cribes the
Einking of the Kow Bhnng.
GOOD SUPS IN VERY POOR HANDS
ThinkB it a Sbarao to Give Such Good Ships
to uoh Cowardly Mem
TOOMAN'S CAPTAIN WAS A HERO
Laid By to Hetcnothe Drowni'g When Ho
Might Lave E c..pcd.
TORPEDO SENT HIM TO THE BOTTOM
M' r Hhipn Thick an lleea Around Ilic fc'n-
trance to Hie diluent ; lliirhurH L'c
tUU 1'repiircU to ( Itvu 'lliuut
a \Viiriu Reception.
VICTOIUA , I ) . C. , Aug. 18. A letter just
received by a friend In this city from M.
Oustav Lefanu , one of tlio officers of the
French cruiser Lion , serving for sonic time
past on the China station , contains on In
teresting account of the story anil Incidents
of the Chinese-Japanese war , which had but
fairly opened when It was dispatched.
The Lion. It will be remembered , was the
gunboat Instrumental In terminating the op
erations of the Chinese pirates , and she also
was the only neutral witness of the sinking
of the British steamer Kow Shung , carrying
Chinese troops , by the Japanese cruiser Nan-
iwu. The latter Incident of the campaign M.
Lefanu refers to at some length In his letter.
JIo says : "I do not think much of cither the
Japanese or the Chinese as sea fighters. It
was a shame to glvo gootl ships and modern
arms to such a sot of cowardly butchers. The
Kow Shung affair It was nothing but cold
blooded murder. We fell In with the Nanlwa
on July 23. She was under full steam and
making great speed , so we naturally Inferred
that she had business on foot , and followed
her to sco what It was. She overhauled the
Kow Shung and two amaller craft , the Naol
and Tooman , Juct outside of Shlpu Island ,
early Ini the morning of the 25th. The Kow
Shung was flying- her British colors and so
was the Toomaii. The Naol showed no col
ors at all , and for some reason the Tooman
hauled down as the Nanlwa came along. The
Japanese gunboat dropped her anchor when
she reached signalling distance and we did
the same. T'vo boats were lowered from the
Nanlwa , and her\offlcers spent several hours
on the Kow Shung , sending boats back and
forth.
forth.WERE
WERE WAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
"We wore anxiously waiting developments ,
but did not expect to see such an action , as
much on account of the defenseless condition
of the Kow Shung as owing to her flying the
English colors. Of course , we knew as well
as the Nanlwa that she had Chlne.se troops on
board. Fnally the boats returned to the
Nanlwa and the Kow Shung went to the lee
of the Island and anchored there by order
of the Japanese , as we afterwards learned.
The next wo saw , two .hours later , the trad
ing steamer was under slow steam and the
Nanlwn was standing out for the open ,
cleared for action. There- was not then half
or a quarter of a mile between the two ,
nevertheless , the big cruiser tried some of
lur heaviest metal on ( ho captive. Thou she
got her torpedoes working and In a few min
utes the floating wreckage was all that was
loft of the well known steamer. Wo steamed
In and lowered our boats , succeeding in pick
ing up twenty-three men who were swim
ming , two Germans , one Englishman and
twenty Chinese. The Japanese were firing at
the swimmers lu the water with rifles and
Qatllncs when wo came up , but thsn sus
pended firing and lowered boats , too , though
we did not see them pick any one up. They
said the transport was trying to escape , or
aho would not have been sunk. The English
man we picked up told us she was merely
shifting anchorage , so as to , be safe from
wreck at the- turn of the tide , and li.-ul sig
naled the Nanlwa that she was going to do
BO. However , that may be , the Japanese
did not distinguish themselves by bravery , as
they could very easily hnve headed oft the
transport If she was so foolish as to try to
get away.
"The saddest part of the affair Is that In
Hip oxcHjinont the Nacl disappeared. Whether
she , too , went under , or whether she escaped
wo do not know. The Tooman stood by to
rescue the drowning Chinese from the Kow
Shung , although she was herself badly crip
pled. This drew on her the fire of the
Nanlwa , and another torpedo quickly settled
licr. The skipper of the Tooman , I think ,
was an Englishman or an American , so 1
liavo been told. Whatever country he belonged -
longed to could be proud of him. He faced
the music with not a chance In 11 hundred ,
Blood by the other Chinese as long as they
llu.Ucd and died game. It Is fuld that over
1,001) ) lives were lost In the engagement.
Whatever the loss really was , It was nothing
but wholesale murder , and If the Japanese
do not suffer In the long run It won't be
because they do net deserve It. "
AS THICK , AS DEES.
Later on In his letter M. Lefanu says :
"Altogether there were about titty saved
from the Kow Shung , Including Captain Gals
worthy , the English commander. If he docs.
not make It lively for the Japanese through
the Urltlsh government ho deserves to lose.
The Japanese warships are thick as bees In
swarming time around here ( the letter Is
posted from Shanghai ) and a small navy Is
said to have taken possession of the gulf of
I'echltl , I think we- will hear from them In
a few days at Tsong-Ha-Wal , at the point of
the peninsula and from there the Japanese
llci't will probably work up to the Takit forts
at the mouth at the Tlin-Tslu. 1 think they
will have their work cut out for them. There
Is also news of a move oft
Wooslng ( at ' the entrance of the
rlvrr below ShaiiKhaj ) und the Chinese
are Ktrt < nglli < inlng ( heir position there , add
ing to the already modern armament some
half til do/.fn I'.xtru liuSVy nuns. The Hojuo
forts at the atitranco of the Canton river ,
Iliieamc that w.'ro dismantled by the Urltlsh
Hoot In 1S4C , will ulso come In for their share
of the work bofoie the end of August. "
uvvi : o.u'Ti'iitii ) TIII ; P
o Thtm Oeprhcil of tlm Mount of
ICntcrhii ; lorcuii ll.irbunt.
SAN FRANCJSCO. Aug. 18. Admiral
Skcrret , who arrived today from Yokohama ,
did not huvo much to say tibout thu war.
He sayi that the Japanese have about 8,000
noldlera ut Seoul , and that they have forti
fied the hllU biirruundlng that place so that
they huvo complete imnmand of the town.
They Nave also wired all the Sampans nd
Bp. trwi un the pilots at Chemulpo , 10 tatt
the Chinese cannot effect a lauding there.
China's only way to get Into Corca Is to
send troops down the peninsula from Man
churia. The ndmlrnl , while admitting that
so far Japan has the best of the conflict ,
would not hazard an opinion OR to the out
come of the war. During the engagement
In which the Kow Shung was mink hi was
at Chemulpo , twenty miles away. He says
that the firing could be distinctly heard ,
and the bombardment was something terri
fic.
The new Japanese minister to the United
States , Mr. Kurhio. was also a passenger on
the China. lie was taken In charge by the
Japanese consul as soon as ho landed and
was Inaccessible to newspaper men. Mr.
Kurlnn when finally seen declined to maks
any statement. He said that when he left
the situation between China and Japan was
critical. Toklo , however , was to far from
the scat of war that he was unable to give
any authentic Information. When ho left
the Japanese were considering a plan to lay
torpcdos to protect Yokohama , but ho did
not think the plan would be carried out.
.Mr. Kurlno expressed supreme confidence In
Japan's success and the righteousness of the
cause.
JAPAN MAKING UUIiAT PIlljPAKATIUNS
Her Army 111 n Very Methodical
und TliormiKli Miimirr.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 18. The steamer
China arrived this afternoon from Asiatic
ports. She brings Yokohama advices from
August G , two days later than the news re
ceived via Victoria on the steamer Empress
of Japan. The news advices continue , how
ever , to bo of an unsatisfactory character.
War having been formally declared , the
Chinese ministers and consuls were preparing
when the China sailed to leave Japan. The
flag on the Chinese consulate at Yokohama
had been hauled down and the archives- con
veyed to the United States consulate general.
It was also reported that all Japanese offi
cials were hurriedly leaving China.
The Japanese nation Is reported to be
affected with a mania for war. So fierce
Is the public spirit for war that the constitu
tional reform party Is out with a manifesto
declaring It to be the duty of the Japanese
army to force Its way Into China , to dictate
terms of peace under the walls of Its capltol
and to display the glory of the Japanese em
pire. The constitutional reform party Is a
wing of the opposition and Is led by such
distinguished politicians as Kusomoto , presi
dent of the last Diet , and others of equal re
pute.
Referring to Japan's formidable prepara
tions for war , the Japan Mall says : "Noth
ing Is more remarkable abcut the present
complication than the quiet , businesslike
manner In which everything has been ar
ranged by the Japanese. The mobilization
of 100,000 men has proceeded as regularly
and evenly as a long-established railroad
service. Not one Instance Is recorded of
men of the reserves falling to report them
selves. They have been drafted off to
Corea or assigned to their posts In Japan
as though the huge work were a little ,
evcry-day task. Now , as I write , over
thirty transports are conveying soldiers by
thousands to Corea without a hitch or seem
ing dlfllculty of any kind. Moreover the
troops already in the peninsula have been
working steadily and Industriously , so that
the little kingdom Is already furnished with
a very complete service of telegraph. The
last prlc was to have been put up and the
last wire stretched on the evening of August
1. "
But notwithstanding the Japanese govern
ment's new facilities for getting Informa
tion , the Japanese public Is kept In Ignorance
of the state of affairs In Corea , as the gov
ernment neither publishes anything Itself nor
allows newspapers to do so , except such news
as meets with Its approval. When the China
sailed It was definitely known In Yokohama
that there had been a naval engagement dur
ing which the transport Kow Shung had been
sunk , the government having been unable to
longer suppress the facts , but that was all
that was known to a certainty. There were
rumors that a portion of the Japanese fleet
was blockaded by the Chinese and that the
Japanese had lost one or two vesesls. There
were also reports that the Japanese had been
victorious In a land engagement , but no par
ticulars could be had , There was a general
Impression , however , that fighting had been
going on at several places since July 23.
The Tien Tsln correspondent of the China
Gazette says : "Wo hear from Coren on good
authority that a great deal of sickness pre
vails among the Chinese tnnps and that they
are hanging themselves by dozens In despair
of their surroundings. The Japanese , also ,
are In a pretty bad plight , n great number of
them having died , and Illness Is still rlfo
In their camp. But the death rate Is very
much higher among the Chinese. "
HOW WAIt WAS 1) ICO I. A It HI ) ,
Text of the Mllmdo'x I'rorl inmtlon Olllcl-
iilly Opcnlni ; Hostilities.
VANCOUVER , 11. C. , Aug. 17. Additional
news of the war down to August C , two
days after the formal declaration of war
by the Japanese government , Is received
by the steamer Empress of Japan.
War was formally declared August 3 , the
proclamation being received with every
token of rejoicing throughout Japan , offers
of men end means coming from all corners
of the empire ,
The formal declaration of war. as pub
lished In the Japan olllclal gazette , reads
as follows :
We , the emperor of the empire of Orcat
Japan , having nfcendcd the throne by
virtue of lineal succession unbroken for
ages eternal , fully assured of heavenly
aid. do announce to nil our brave and loyal
subjects that we hereby declare war against
China.
All our ofliclnlH und ofllcers , with n view
to the carrying out of our Intention , should
devote themselves to warlike matters or
to carrying on the wnr against China , nml
In all respects try to further the national
object.
They nro desired to leave nothing undone ,
but , on tlio contrary , to use every means
to this end within the limits of their re
spective olllces In a manner not prejudicial
to International law.
Over twenty years have now elapsed
since , our accession to the throne. During
this tlino wo have consistently pursued thu
policy of peace , belnir Imbued \\lth the
sense of undcslrublllty of being lu ntrnlncd
relations with other nations , and have
always directed our otllclals diligently to
endeavor to promote friendship with all
the treaty powers , Fortunately , our In-
tercourKe with the nations has continued
to IncrAnPO the Intimacy ,
Contrary to our expectations , however ,
every act of China toward this country In
connection with the nffulrs In Corea has
beini opposed to the principles that should
govern tlm relations between friendly na
tions and hnn dccn n. breach of good faith
toward Japan.
JAPAN INTRODUCED COREA.
Corea Is an Independent country which
was tlrst induced by Japan to open Its
doom to foreign Intercourse and to take Its
place among the nations of the world. Yet
China has always described It an her ter
ritory und hus botli openly and tccrctly In-
B comFace. . )
MORTON IN THE RACE
Talks of the Prospective Political Fight in
Now Yo k.
NOT SEEKING THE P/RTY LEADERSHIP
Will Acoipt , However , if it Appears Best
for Republican Stcojai.
WHAT IT MAY MEAN FOR THE FUTURE
May Make Him a Presidential Poss.bility
in Ninety-"ix
SAILED FOR HOME SATURDAY MORNING
His lli-ulth Not Mitlnfii < : tciry , but 1'rlctidH
Ueclare tlmt It Will > 'ot Interfere
\ilth Any Political 1'atli He
.May llvalro to I'ollmv ,
( Copyrighted 1S3I by Pros * Publlslilns Company. )
LONDON , Aug. IS. ( New York World
Cable Special to The Dee. ) Levl P. Morton ,
accompanied by his two younger daughters ,
sailed by the steamer Normandle this morn-
Ing. I had a long conversation with him
yesterday In Paris , but he said he could not
discuss the question ot his acceptance of
the republican nomination for governor until
his arrival in New York. Until then , he
says , It would bo Improper as well as use
less for him to express any opinion , either as
to the general political situation or as to his
personal Intentions. He did say , however ,
that If , as Is represented In many letters re
ceived during the past few months , It ap
pears on his arrival In New York that his
candidacy would be considered best In the In
terest of his party , he might not feel Justified
In refusing. He thought that on retiring
from the vice presidency ho had obtained
finally freedom from active participation In
politics.
When I suggested that election to the gov
ernorship this fall might lead to the presi
dential nomination In 1SDG ho observed :
"That Is a question that must be left to the
solution of the future. "
AS TO MORTON'S HEALTH.
Regarding his health , he said that It Is
now entirely satisfactory to his family as
well ns to himself. Since the operation on
his foot In January he has been quite as well
as for years previous. This seemed to mean
that the operation was successful In remov
ing both the causes and the consequences of
his trouble. It began from an Ill-fitting boot
and was aggravated by a mistaken treatment
for gout. When Its real nature was discov
ered , after an abscess had formed on the toe ,
two operations were necessary , the toe being
finally amputated at the second Joint.
He spent the early summer with his
family In London , and , as I cabled you In
Juno , the reports at the time of his serious
Illness were unfounded. When I saw him
theni he had been at the state ball at Buck
ingham palace , the night before , and was pre
paring to go to Gravesend to attend a recep
tion on the United States cruiser Chicago.
For the past two months he has been travelIng -
Ing through Germany and Switzerland with
his family , but he did not , as has been re
ported , take the baths at Hamburg.
I asked him If ho had seen Mr. Frank
Platt In regard to the governorship. He said
that Mr. Platt Is now on this side ot the
water , but he had not seen him. Mr. Platt
has not been In Paris. Mr. Morton looks In
quite as robust hsalth as when he was 'In
Washington and he walks with only slight
evidence of lameness.
THINKS MORTON THE MAN.
James Varnum , who was the republican
candidate for attorney general In ISS9 , Is In
Paris. He has long been a personal and
political friend of Mr. Morton and has b = en
with him much during the past week. Al
though Mr. Varnum was president of the
convention at which Fassett was nominated
three years ago , and Is a strong friend of the
latter , he said today that It would be unwise
to rmominato Mr. Fassett and that Mr. Mor
ton would bo a stronger candidate this year.
MALLARD SMITH.
HUSH IIAIMUS : :
Eviction of Tenants This Winter Culculiitcd
to Vrmiilui u CrlHlH.
. ( Copyrighted 1S94 by Press Publishing Company. )
LONDON. Aug. 18. ( New York World
Cable Special to The Ues. ) The Irish
leaders are extremely alarmed about the
outlook In Ireland the coming winter , owing
to the rejection of the evicted tenants bill
by the House of Lords. The Paris funds will
be available for the support of the evicted ,
but the danger arises from the feeling of
exasperation through Ireland against the
lords , and the conviction that they are de
termined to ilef.at the evicted tenant bill
In this Parliament. The resentment of the
evicted may drive them to commit crime In
some places. Irish Secretary Morley might
then bo compelled to take such action as
would render him so unpopular that the
Irish party could no longer support the gov
ernment. To Increase the tension , the land
lords are arranging an eviction campaign
when the winter sets In. Ifthis Is
carried out , disorder will bo
sure to follow , despite all efforts
of the leaders to pacify the people. The
chief hope of avoiding a dangerous situation
lies In the effect of a report agreed on today
by a parliamentary select committee declar
ing that tli ; Intentions ot Parliament In passIng -
Ing Gladstone's land act In 1SS1 have been
frustrated by the decisions of the land com
mission and of the appeal court judges and
recommending the passage ot an amending
bill rectifying the defects of the former
measure and giving clear effect to the Inten
tions of the legislature , so that the courts
cannot defeat them ,
The land act passed In 18S1 aimed to give
practical fixity of tenure , free sale and fair
rents. Tenants were empowered to apply
to land courts for a revision ot rents and
rents BO fixed wora termed "Judicial rents. "
The act was amended In 1SS7 to extend Us
Kcope. As amended It provided that the
land commission , having regard to differ
ences In prices affecting agriculture , should
determine without application what altera-
tlons ought equitably to be made in judicial
rents.
l.yoii * Mile Murliut Artl\ < > .
LYONS , Aug. IS. Thr silk market U tre
mendously active In view ot the passage of
the United States tariff bill. Dig orders have
been placed at Yokohama for raw silk to be
worked up for the United States.
Itcllcloiiii Itlolit at HeiruHt.
11ELFAST , Aug. 18. The cclsbratlon of
the feast ot the atsumptlcn has been the
occasion lor a scries of riotous demonstra-
| OD In thU nitv. T1'6 ' disturbances
began by a mob of natlpnnllits , who first
attacked and bent a party of Protestants
and then vented thelrAwrntli upon Protestant
property. The extensive linen factory of
Mather & Hunting was" almost wrecked. The
residences of a number of Protestants were
attacked and more or less damaged ,
riiitcis : TIII ; IOLAU uiitcu : .
Now .Swedish Noi-tlirrn It llroid ; n Mint
Important Trunk Mm > .
( CnpyrlRhtcil , 1SH liy th Arxoclntcd Profs. )
STOCKHOLM , Aug. IS. The new North
ern trunk line of Swedcrf has now been com
pleted. It was dcdlcatnl to King Oscar a
few days ago , and nt the same time opncd
for public traffic. King Oscar made the
speech of his life upon'this occasion. The
festivities surpassed anything seen In this
part of the world at a similar event and will
go down to posterity as an epoch In
Sweden's history.
The railroad Just completed- connects ' at
fioden , near the gulf of Dothnla , with the
northernmost railroad In Sweden ( and In the
whole world ) , running from the seaport of
Lula up to the Gelllvara Iron ore mountains ,
forty-seven miles north of the polar circle.
This road has been In operation for a couple
of years and tuny be consldorjd as the end
piece In the connecting of railroad of a length
of about 1,250 mites , which passes from south
to north , through the whole length of Sweden.
This Is n longer distance than from Berlin to
Rome.
Nordland needs the railroad , as may be
seen by the fact that this Swedish province
provides no less than 20 per'cent ' of the entire
lumber supply of the globe , or more than
Canada , and almost twice as much as the
United States. The enormous Gelllvara
mines are situated In Nordland. These
mines , the largest In the world , are con
sidered capable of supplying the present de
mands of the whole world , as regards Iron
ore , for centuries.
The cost of this northern part of the
Swedish railroad net has been about 350-
000,000 crowns. This Includes the rolling
stock.
The tenth International Americanist con-
grebs has now been In session five days , and
will end Its lectures tomorrow. Lectures
have been delivered on subjects embracing
many Important questions In regard to Amer
ican history and geography , archeology , pa
leography , linguistic , etc. The United States
had several representatives present. The
American Geographical society of New York
and the Geographical Soolety of the Pacific
of San Francisco were both represented , the
former by Prof. Burke 'Of ' New York , the
latter by the duke of Loubat of Paris , France.
I.nun Would Itu ItuUeil In Japan.
LONDON , Aug. 18. The Japanese legation
has not received any news from Japan tend-
°
lng to confirm the report that an imperial
decree has bscn Issued authorizing the rais
ing of a Japanese loan ot f50.000.000. It was
stated at the legation that In the < jvent of
a loan being required It would be entirely
raised In Japan ; that It would not be placed
upon any of the European markets.
A Merlin dispatch quotes the Vossischc
Zeltung as warning German financiers against
the proposed Chinese loan. To contribute to
the Chinese , says the editor , money to sup
port their course agaln.s' ? ' civilization Is un
heard of. The report that/.Vrmany might side
with England In giving possible moral sup
port to China Is not credited in Berlin. The
German foreign office Is following a policy
of 'absolute neutrality.
Forrst I'lrcs In Urltlsh Columbia.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 18. Disastrous
forest fires have again broken out in the
Slogan mining district. Tuesday night a
fierce gale swept down the canons and fanned
the smouldering embers Into raging flames.
The buildings of the Noble Five and New
Deadman mines were in the path of the
flames and were destroyed.
Itu < iRltiii Admiral MurdcriMl.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 18. Admiral
Rasvlsoff , In command of the naval forces
at Cronstadt , has been shot and killed by a
discharged employe , who fired upon him
with a revolver while lie was driving from
his office. The assasslii .then blew out Jils
own brains.
Prriu'h Consul Wiis Drowned.
CARACAS , Aug. 18.--Tho steamer Con-
flanzo sank In the Orinoco on August 12 ,
and Frustuk , French consul to Clndad , Bo
livia , was drowned.
Ten Casi'H of Cholcru lit Itlgn.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 18. Cholera has
broken out at Riga. Ten cases are reported
by the authorities In that place.
Xomlniiteil for Cougrraa.
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. . 18. The fifth dis
trict democrats have nominated Oliver T.
Erlccson for congrsss. .
Servian C'ablnut I
BERLIN , Aug. 18. The Frankfurter
Zeltung says that the whole of the Servian
cabinet has resigned.
Kulllr Uhli-f Imprisoned.
PRETORIA. South Africa , Aug. 18. Chief
Malobera and 300 of hU followers have been
Imprisoned here.
BTJKOLAKS AND THEIH , BOOTY.
Thlovrs round with .lourclry und Valuables
Stolen from II. .S. IliiU'ri Kiixldeiiee.
Officer Mike Drummy made a lucky cap
ture Friday night and landed two bnrglars In
Jail who were still laden with their booty.
The officer was patrolling Ills beat near
Twelfth and Howard directs when ho saw
two suspicious characters sneaking down the
alley back of Rocco'e commission house.
Ho ran around and hauled the men cff.
When he attempted to place , them under
arrest they made desperate fight for lib
erty , and one of the , men threw a large
bundle away. Tho-pflfcer managed to sub
due both men and eent them to the station.
Ho found the bundle In a back domvay
and took It tof'the police headquarters ,
where It was tpyned and found to ccntaln
about $200 worth , of .Jewelry , razors , purses ,
silk goods , etc. ! Tie ! silks were
marked "Florence ftUfJe Hall , " and some
stolen papers4 ; were fourtd on the prisoners
marked "R. ' 8 , Hall , 2 10 Farnam street. "
The men gave tlm names of Charles
Comellng and Georgu 'Harncr. The pollco
think that the name. * tare assumed and
that the prisoners are old-time burglars ,
Acting Captain Qrineby detailed a couple
ot his men to go to-'It. Bf Hnll'u residence
and sett If he had lost anything , No one
was at-home , and from neighbors It was
learned that the family was out ot the city
on a visit. The panel of one of the doors
had been broken and the house was rilled
from top to b'ttom , the burglars evidently
taklngi their time to complete the job.
Drawers had been pred | open and the con
tents scattered about the roomn , and nearly
everything of value taken. Yesterday
Captain Mostyn telegraphed the facts to the
family , and Mr. Hall Is expected home
soon to file charges against the thieves.
It Is qulto evident that the burglars were
Just coming away frJm Hall's house with
their booty when they were itUoovereJ and
bv Officer Drummy
SOLID FOR M'COLL '
Douglas County Republican ! Pledged nnd
Instructed to Vote as a Uuit.
108 VOTES FOR THE MAN FRCM DAWSON
Lively for.imbo ! for Soata in tbo Baud
Wagon as it Pa'sod ,
WEAK TACTICS OF THE MAJORS MEN
Their Efforts to Avoid Instruction Painful
to the Interested Spectators.
CLOAKS TOO 1IIIN TO BE OF ANY AVAIL
Ilcnoliitloii4 I'loils'iiK ' the Onmlm Contingent
to Support the .Man from Lexington
Currh'il by n Ucclsho Miijimty
Detail * of tlio Convention.
The republican county convention choose
delegates to the state convention assembled
at Washington hall yesterday afternoon at
2:30 : o'clock , and , after an exciting session
lasting two hours , selected 108 delegates to
the state convention , which meets In this
city next Wednesday.
The delegates were Instructed by formal
resolution to vote as n unit for J. II. Mac-
Cell for governor and every man selected to
attend the state convention accepted the
position with the full und complete under
standing that a majority of the men who
selected him were MncColl men.
There were some disturbing elements In the
convention. While the .sentiments of Douglas
county Is for MacColl , a number of men who
are personally for Tom Majors managed to
get Into the convention by representing them
selves ns MacColl men. Once In the conven
tion they made every effort to disguise their
feelings toward Majors. Under the leader
ship of such men , as Peter Schwcnk , C. L.
Chaffee and Sam Macleod they endeavored to
thwart the will of the republicans of Douglas
county. Their work was , howcvar , entirely
too coarse and the convention dropped to
their scheme at once.
The purpose of the disguised Majors men
was to prevent the adoption of any resolution
Instructing the delegates to the state con
vention to vote for MacColl. They protested
entirely too much that they were all Mac-
Cell men , but that they wanted to go to the
state convention without collars around their
necks or gags In their mouths. Their spe
cious pleading won over n few MacColl men
from the country , but it did not deceive the
majority.
And so , If any of the Douglas county dele
gates desert to Tom Majors they do 1t
through treachery to the majority which
selected them.
It was 2:40 : when Charles Unltt. chair
man of the republican county central com
mittee rapped for order und requested all
-delegates to hand In their credentials.
After some little delay Chairman Unltt
launched Into a few remarks , In which he
assorted that the position occupied by Doug
las county In the state convention practi
cally enabled the county to name the candi
date for governor. He provoked applause
by claiming that the overwhelm ng senti
ment of the delegates he was addressing
was In favor of the nomination of J. II.
MacColl , but he warned the convention that
It would bo dangerous to cram Its senti
ments down the throat of any republican.
SKIRMISH FOR CHAIRMAN.
At 3G5 : C. L. Clmffeo was Introduced as
temporary chairman , nnd on motion of B. II.
Robinson , II. M. Waring was elected tem
porary secretary. There were no contests ,
and the list of delegates as handed In to the
secretary , was approved.
B. II. Robinson nominated D. II. Wheeler
for permanent chairman. Peter' Schwcnck
of the Seventh ward at once chipped In with
an amendment making the temporary organi
zation permanent.
Hero was a chance for an argument.
Schwenk claimed the right to put hits amend
ment. Ho did so , and although from the
sound the Wheeler men were clearly In the
majority , Schwenk declared his amendment
curried.
Instantly there was a row. A score of men
were on their feet clamoring for n roll call.
Schwenck was not disposed to grant It , but
was compelled to.
The roll call resulted as follows. For
Chaffee , CO. for Wheeler , US.
Mr. Wheeler took the chair and eulogized
Jack MacColl , declaring that he was a man
of the people and for the people ,
II. M. Waring was made permanent secre
tary without a dissenting voice. J. A.
Tucker of the Sixth ward was made assis
tant secretary.
Mr. Livingston of Chicago precinct offered
the following resolution :
Whereat ) , In unity there Is strength ; nnd
Whereas , The republicans of Douglas
county , by a very large majority , have ex
pressed themselves In favor of the nomina
tion of Hon. J. II. MacColl for the olllco
of governor.
Resolved , That the delegates chosen to
represent thlH county In the state conven
tion arc hereby pledged and instructed to
cast the entire vote of Douglas county no
a unit for J. H. MacColl through the chair
man of the delegation until a majority of
the delegates shall decide otherwise , and
In that case a majority ot said delegation
Hhall select another candidate and the entire -
tire vote of the delegation shall be cast
In accordance with such decision , through
Its chairman ; and further
Resolvc'd , That a majority of the delegates
present at the state convention shall cast
the vote of all absentees.
BROUGHT ON A FIGHT.
II. E. Palmer was on his feet In an In
stant with a protest. He alluded to the fact
tlmt ho hud been a republican ever since the
party was organized , had always voted the
straight ticket , and had never asked for an
Office. In consideration of all these things
he believed that Douglas county's delegation
to the state convention should not be bound
by Instructions , Ho didn't want the delega
tion to go with a halter around Its neck. Ho
claimed that personally ho had not told a
living man whether he was a MacColl man era
a Majors man , and for this reason he thought
that the effort to enforce "a gag law" aliouhl
not succeed.
Mr. Livingston defended his resolution. Ho
Introduced It , ho > ald , with a profound belief
that the Douglas county delegation , acting as
a unit , could not only name the candidate for
governor , but the entire ticket. Then Mr.
Livingston recalled the disgraceful scenes en
acted at the state- convention at Lincoln two
years ago , when a number of delegates were
treacherous enough to violate their solemn
pledges to vote according to Instructions.
This allusion to the effort of the Majors con
tingent to break away from Crounse two
vears ao _ made Ernest Stuht arise from hla
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather for Omah.i and Vicinity
Iticre-Rlni ; CloutihiL'SH : Variable Wlmlv
Page.
1. Krcnoli Crltlrliin of Chlncic Sailors.
Let I I * . Morton Is In the Itaee ,
Douglas County liistriH'tn fur .MitcColl.
Hmperor Teats Kmprror ,
! i. Tariff Tinkering Untied for thu Minlnn ! <
ilolin Ai'liliK , IMItor , Is Dem ! .
IteiitM Iliiit I'ullm.iti Uxueled ,
Suite 1'eileratlon of l.atior.
: i. Iteimhlleim OiillonK In South Dakota ,
I'opt Hold Their Comity Contention.
DoiUu County IN Divided ,
t. Last Week In Oimihii Soel.il Clreh'ft.
Sights anil Scenes Inan I'riiuelseo.
8. Some London Slngn ( Icmlp.
Iteiuly for the SaeiiBerfeMt.
Thurntoii Itllles Can Drill Soue : , Too.
DatlH Held for Mnrdrr.
U. Council lllufTs Loeiil Mattern.
l-dieiiioiit'M : ( irhiilHlomt ( Jtiarrles.
7. ( Jiilney Takes Another from Omaha ,
/meter After /.linutcriimii'H I'l.irr.
lluriit'ns Itiieers MiiUiiiK Nmv Iti-eord ) .
Tennis Cltiti Iteady for It.s ( IiicstH.
8. What Some NohlnVonifii Have Done ,
ICehoed fiotu the Ante Itoom.
Aiiiong the l.oeal Churches.
1 ( ) , "I.otml n , " liy Kmlle.ohi Conclusion.
Preparing to Aliiindon the Typutvrltrr.
11. Woman ! Her U'uyn und Her Uorld ,
Siimluy at the I'eiiltcntliii-y.
IU , IMllorlal anil Comment.
13. Carpenter on Unreii'H I nultal ,
HilHti-ail on I're.stdciitlal Service.
CoiiKrcH.'iloiial IteportcrH anil Their Work
14. One Xtght on UaHlilngtoirH Monument.
lr > . Condition of Oinah't'it ' Local Trade.
Commercial anil I-'Inanclal Ne .
Live Stock MarUetH Itevleivcd ,
1(1. Weekly Urlst of Spouting Otmslp.
place In the gallery and howl defiance at the
speaker on the floor below. Stuht attempted
to extenuate his action , but ho was cried
down by the shouts of derision that came
up from the delegates below. Chairman
Wheeler pounded on the table and told Sluht
he must keep quiet or bo put out of the hall.
Captain Palmer moved that the resolution
be laid on the table and the roll call was or
dered. The motion was lost by a vote of SO
to 71.
Chapman of the Ninth ward then en
tered another protest. He claimed that the
"free nnd white" delegates to the state con
vention wanted to go for Jack MacColl , but
ho kicked against the record clause of the
resolution which gave the delegation power
to select another candidate If MacColl could
not be nominated.
C. L. Chaffco said the resolution was a
cloak for a scheme to run In a dark horse.
Palmer said ho was not opposing Mac-
Cell , but ho wanted It understood that Omaha
had two more candidates that she wanted
to see nominated.
Chairman Wheeler asserted that Omaha
was more Interested In the nomination of
a governor than In the nomination of a
lieutenant governor or an attorney gen
eral.
SHORTENED THEM A LITTLE.
Taking advantage ot. a lull In the storm
C. L. Chaffee moved that the obacttanablo
second clause be stricken out , so that the
resolution should read as follows :
Resolved. That the delegates chosen to
represent this county In the state conven
tion are hereby pledged nnd Instructed to
cast the entire vote of Douglas county UK a
unit for J. II. llucCnll , through the chair
man of the delegation , until a majority of
the delegates shall decide otherwise , nnd
that a majority of the delegate ! ! present
shall cast the vote of nil absentees.
After a great deal of confusion ChafTeo
heroically announced that ho was ready to
swallow the biggest kind of gag. He said
everybody In the Seventh ward was en
thusiastic for Jack MacColl. They all
wanted to go to the state convention and
die with Jack MacColl , but they didn't want
to die with great , big , bad tasting gags In
their mouths. Therefore ho wanted to with
draw his amendment to the resolution.
Captain Palmer was exceedingly plpased
with this. He ass.rtcd with cheerful assur
ance that the convention would vote the
whole resolution down.
Mr. Rosewatcr obtained recognition and
stated that It had been the general practlcj
of a certain class of Omaha politicians to set
up straw men for the purpose of knocking
them down In the state convention. Ho
knew whereof he spoke , when ho declared
that there \\ero a lot of Majors men In the
convention In disguise , claiming to bo for
MacColl. These men were asserting that
Rosowat r had been planning to run In a
dark horso. For himself , Mr. Rosewater
stated that thcro was not one particle of
truth In this. It was his firm conviction
that If the resolution was adopted MacColl
would bn nominated on the first ballot.
Therefore , he renewed tlio motion made and
withdrawn by ChafTeo. Mr. Rosewater's
motion was received with cheers and In the
general confusion Sam Macleod , perspiring
with the proud consciousness that he was
about to score a tremendous hit , asked Mr.
Rosowatcr If the latter would support the
republican state ticket from top to bottom
after it had been nominated. Tha crowd
waited with expectancy while Mr. Rosewater -
water arose and quickly asked of Macleod :
"If John Rush , for Instance , should be
nominated for the legislature next full ,
would you support him ? "
There was no mistaking the tone of the
wild yells of derision directed toward the
luckless Macleod , Ho was unable to stand
up under his own confusion and sat down
more hastily than ho hud arisen ,
Mr. Rosowater's motion to amend the
resolution was adopted with but tow dissent
ing votes.
Then Palmer and Chaffco excitedly called
upon the convention to vote down the
amended resolution and please let the dele
gates go to tlio state convention without
"thoso gags. "
They overestimated their Influence , for tlio
resolution Instructing the Douglas county
delegates to the state convention was
adopted by a vote of SO to 74.
LIST OF DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The next question to bo nettled was the
apportionment of state delegates to tlm sev
eral wards and precincts.
W. F. Dechcl moved that the delegates bo
nsxlgncd on the basis ot seven for each ward ,
In the city ot Omaha , eight for South Omaha ,
two for each country precinct , ono at large
for each ward , one at large for South Omaha
and ono at large for the country precincts.
The Seventh warders refused to he satisfied
with any such arrangement. Mr. Clmffeo
affected to eco In Itcclicl's motion a deeply
laid scheme to do up somebody or something.
He muved to amend the motion by allotting
eight delegates to each ward In Omaha , ten
to South Omaha and two to each precinct In
the county. Ilechil accepted the amend
ment und thu convention let It go ,
After a _ reat deal of confusion , which
continued for half an hour , tlm delegations
were finally made up and rind as follows :
First Ward John H. Duller , II. 0. Cole ,
Jonathan Edwards , S. I , Gordon , Vf. II ,
( Continued on Third Page. )
FRANCIS JOSEPH TRUE
Emperor William Props's a SigniCoant
Toast at nn Army Banquet.
AUSTRIA'S ' EMPEROR A FAITHFUL FRIEND
Fasbionab'o Eorlii ; Comas Out to Coa the
Flower of Gorman/a Army ,
RtLATIONS WITH rRAC ! ARE IMPROVED
For All That the Qa-.ih Would Ao.opta
Ohauco to Aveiigo Tkmiolves.
CHOLERA CONTINUES TO MAKE INROADS
Herman Sympathy Is with .litpau but for
Commercial lEcifioiiH It U Thought
Kent to Alii I lie Chliicito
rinmicliilly.
( CnpyrlKlilril , 1SM ! , liy the AsKocliltcil Press. )
BERLIN , Aug. IS. Emperor William' *
first public appearance In llerlln since hla
re'urn from England occurred today , when
he reviewed the garrison on the Tcmplchoft
parade grounds. For the Hist time Kmperor
William had the whole house troops , a niag-
nlllccnt body of 30,000 men , together. As
usual , the whole of the fashionable world of
Ilerlln witnessed the review , and many for
eign princes and high military olllcers , with
the flower of Cierman soldiery , were present.
His majesty this evening gave a banquet
at the state palace * . I'otmiam. During the
coureo of the banquet Emperor William pro
posed a health to the emperor of Austria. In
offering the toast the emperor said : "I drink
to the heaMi of Kmperor Franz Josef , faith
ful friend and ally. Hurrah for his majesty. "
The toast was received with enthusiastic
cheers.
It Is stated that the arrest of Schove on
August 13 , who was wanted for larceny , and
who IIrod upon and wounded two of the of
ficers who pursued him , was a most Im
portant capture , made In accordance with the
arrest of seventy other persons , all of whom
are said to bo desperate anarchists. These
arrests , according to report , frustrated a
serious anarchistic plot which was to mature
today , and which was sjioclally "directed
against Emperor William.
FEELING TOWARD FRANCE IMPROVED.
The visit of the emperor to the ex-Empress
Eugenie , after the recent review of the
troops at Aldcrshot camp , England , Is the
theme of general press comments. The uni
versal opinion Is that the relations between
Germany and Franco have been much Im
proved , mainly owing to the"emperor's
various thoughtful ac s of conciliation. At
the same lima the newspapers recognize that
Franco has not abandoned her desire for revenge -
venge , should a favorable opportunity offer
.Itself.
The chclera commission Is sitting again
In 'order to consider the serious news that
the scourge has not only spread to E.ist and
West Prussia , but a couple of genuine cases
have been found at Cologne. In East Prus
sia the new towns affected are Johannlsburg ,
whcro there has been over fifty deaths , and
Lick and Allenstcln. In West Prussia , Althot
and Thorn arc among the towns whcro chol
era now exists.
Although there Is sympathy hero with
Japan , the financial und commercial com
munity favor n loan to China as a safe
Investment which Is likely to give Impulse
to German trade with China.
Rear Admiral Warner's beak "On the
Navy" Is creating a sensation. The admiral
declares the navy suffers from such a total
lack of organization that In foreign coun
tries it Is held to bo valueless , a state ot
affairs for which he holds Chancellor von
Caprlvl responsible. He complains that from
reasons of false economy the flags of Ger
man vessels are diminutive , requiring glasses
to ECO them at any distance , while the small
est American , French or Russian craft , the
writer asserts , carry gigantic flags , which
Impress the people.
Hlackburn , Tcrrusch. Walhrcdt , Janowsky
and Ilerger are all booked for the Interna
tional chess tournament which Is to toke
place at Lelpnlc In September.
FORTUNE HUNTERS' OPPORTUNITY.
A local dispatch announces the Impending
arrival In Ilerlln of Miss Helen Carroll , who
Is described as a wealthy und pretty heiress ,
and adds that all the German fortune hunters
are consequently preparing for the war path.
Colonel Korwlrso of Louisville , Ky. , la
hero to place before capitalists and otheru
the project of a new canal from the Atlantic
to the Pacific In place of both the proposed
Panama and Nicaragua canals.
The latest government report fchows that
eight persons have died from leprosy , thrco
of them slnco Wednesday , In the dlsttlct Of
KonlgEhorg , and ten pcrsonu. the report adds ,
are now suffering from the disease.
ISAISMAliUH .U/iMIOI/K.VK MINSlNfl.
Suddenly DlitiippriirH from Chftyeimo und
Ills rrUunlH IVur foul 1'luy.
CHEYENNE , Wyi ) . , Aug. 18. There ha
been much speculation hero over the
mysterious disappearance of Melbourne , the
"rainmaker. " Ho came to Cheyenne three
years ago with his brother , John , and at
once commenced "rnlmnaklng" c.tpcrlmentu ,
Ho left here February 19 lust , and has not
been seen or heard of since. When ho left
ho appeared to bo In good spirits over the
prospect of computing u contract for tlm
production of ruin In Luramlu county. It
lias been suggested that ho may have been
killed by bunco titcercrs In Denver , but the
theory of sulckln finds some credence. When
ho left for Denver It wits understood that
ho was going to purchase tome apparatus for
iibo In his profession , und that ho would
bo back on tlio following Monday.
.i.v/j Nu.ii.ii'n.
Tire Alua Alrct llnrnliln llriilln by Acci
dent In KIIIISIIH.
ATCIIISON , Kan. , Aug. 18. ( Bpoclal Telegram -
gram to The lleo. ) ( leorgu und William Lea
of Hall's Station , Mo. , met with u horrlblo
accident near Geary City , a small station a
few miles north of here , last uvcnlng. The
men had boon running a traction cnglno
threshing In a field near by , and In going ta
another field were compelled lo cross a small
wooden brldgu , The structure wan a frull
one , and when halt way across It guvo way
and men and engine fell to the bottom of the
gully , a distance of flftgen feet. George Leo
was Instantly kllleil , one of the wheels strik
ing his chest and cruHhlng It to a pulp , Wil
liam Lee was BO badly ccaldcd that ho died
In great'agony BUVLTU ! hours later. Hot1 *
were young men , aged 2Q and 23 yturu.