THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNIN lt AUGUST 2418IM. , . SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
EZETA AT LAST ARRESTED
Hcd Tape Finally Unwind Sufficiently to
Allow the Pepjrslo Eo Served.
BZNNINGTON DETAINED AT QUARANTINE
Ilcinrt In Clrciilullon Unit llicro At s
Twenty CIIHCN of IrllOMr I'cvor on
Jlonril Navnl IMUrrr * Neither
Contradict Nor Admit It.
SAN FRANCISCO , A nig. 23. General An
tonio Ezeta and Ills fellow refugees arc pris
oners at last by authority of the Unltcii
States cJIstrlct court. tlie warrants of ar
rest were served this afternoon. Earlly
tills morning the local federal officials re
ceived notification that the differences be
tween the Navy department and the ! ) . -
partmont of Justice ImH been compromised ,
at least In a measure , and that the nauil
authorities of Mara Island would permit
the United States marshal to nerve the. war
rant ! ! . The Navy dcpirimcnt maintained
Us position on one point , however. It would
not furnish transportation for the marshal
and his deputies to the cunboat. The mar
shal , too , was determined to uphold Hie
department of the government which lie
represents. Ho refused to charter a tine ,
and there seined a possibility that tlio
refugees would be left to dto of old age an
the high seas. lr. ) CalEeron , the local consul
of the Salvadorean government , finally Inter
ceded , however , and prevented any serious
rupture between these clashing dcpartmctils
of the United States government. lid wtnt
into his own purse for money and char
tered a tug. At C o'clock this morning ILiu
tug steamed out through the heads. ( On
board were Consul Culcleron , United Statics
Marshal Baldwin , four deputy United Stales
marshals and Lletitemirat Stoney , U. S. N. ,
who went as a representative of the author
ity of the Mara Inland -naval - station to cer
tify to Marshal Baldwin as a reprcsenttn-
tlve of the United Startes government , and
to permit Commander Thomas of the Hen-
nlngton to receive the marshal und his depu
ties on bonrd. The t K. which , singularly
enough , wns named I Die "Hellef , " arrived
alongside the llennlnston about 9 o'clock
In the inornlns.
After the formalttlc'i necessary to fully
sustain the dignity of ttlie Navy department
were over , Marshal Uahlwln and his depuLIrs
went on board the unntioat. The tugboat
Hellef then steamed am ay , heading fcr I Ma
port. Immediately afterwards the Dcrinlmg-
ton's --ihars were hoisted. She hud teen
lylnc ui anchor near ( the Faralone Islands ,
about thirty miles from port. A few min
utes later the HcnnlnKton was steaming
toward San l-'ranclsco bay , but as one ol
her engines Is disable ! , she mudu only s'low
progresn. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
Rznnltmton steamed Inn through the GoMcn
Gate. That the refugees arc now under
airest there Is no doullt , for Marshal Baldwin
and his deputies went on board the gunboat
for the purpose of Lining them prisoners
when the lleiinlnctoii should have passed
within the three-mile limit.
" "
11ENNINGTON COMES TO ANCIIOH.
The ncnnlnKton passed up the buy nnc
came to anchor oft tltno quarantine Btntlon ,
She comes froiruu port infested with yellow
fever. The health olltesr was notified of hoi
arrival. This fact Boron gave rise to a re
port along the water front that the gun
boat has twenty-three * cases of yellow fcvci
on board. Ncltht-r L.lentonant Stoney noi
Consul Calderon would verify or contrwllci
the report or say an ) thing about the nrres
of the refugees. The yellow fever yarn finds
believers , however. Btnrshal Baldwin ant
Ills deputies arc still on board the crnlsei
with the men supposed to be the prisoners
'When they will come nulioro It Is not known
but It Is believed that : the opera bouffn leal
urea of the Ezeta case arc ubout over nm
that the serious features of this Intcrnatkmn
complication will dcniaiml public attention to
morrow.
It Is thought that tomorrow the five irefu
gees will bo taken bofoiie United Stales Dm rlc
Judge Morrow , who llssued the waranta fo
their arrest. Then mill begin the proceed
Ings which will deteimlno whether the flvi
men shall be given tlielr freedom or be takei
back to San Salvadwr to be shot by ithel
political enemies , IhB successful revolution
Ists. There Is a. probability the habeas carpu
proceedings will be drought on behalf oil th
prisoners before the extradition matter I
examined Into. In this event , unly th
validity of the watnmts would bo attmcked
Horatio S. Hiibcns aim ! Gonzales de Qucenda
nttorneys of New York , nro here to dfem
the culprits. On motion of the United State
attorney , Uubens mis today uilinltteiil t
practlco before the United States dlstrlc
nnd circuit courts. These attorneys tefus
to state their probable course of procedure
So far they have baen unable to see Kiel
clients. This mornlms they applied for per
mission to go to sen on the tugboat whlc
carried the olllcers U > the Bennlngton , bu
their request wns rcBn ed In a few wordi.
The prosecution la being looked after b
local attorneys especially employed by th
government of San Salvador.
The Beiinliigton ( Hull not go Into quarantine
ns wna at first ttwuclit. but steamed dl
rectly to Mare Island. The prisoners wcr
landed In San Trail Cisco and arc now con
fined In the federal building here In cinstod
of Marshal Haldwln ,
The refugees werici made comfortablle tn
the night In the inarahal'g ofllco and sue
otter wore visited Ik their attorneys. Th
lawyers would not ulate what they propose
to do , but the men , will be brought Ibclot
Judge Morrow In tllue morning and the al
torneys will probably apply for writs t
liAbenscorpus. . To a reporter Ezetn. wh
does not speak KngUxli. told his story , wit
the assistance or Mrntoiunt Coinn at tli
Bcnnlngton as Intcrgircter.
Ezcta nays that Imtwecn the 29th ol Apr
and May 3 three kittles wcro foughtt nea
Eiinta Ana , In whiter. his forces weiro di
fcaled. Kzcta wns Bounded In the Iieail c
May 3 and was concealed In a hut. TV.
weeks later , wllh SOD of his followers , ti
niade his way to a ho seacoast. Their e ri
found the llcunliiRUin nnd asked for refup
until the steamer S-ain Bias should nntve o
her way north , tour days later. When tl :
San ( lias arrived Itio refugees were not a
lowed to board hep. but \vero kept flgalm
their wills on theBennlngton. .
Kzcta explains Utae cnnrgo of niurdi
.against him by anxlnc that ho did not kl
the man , but thai Iho teamster who lrl
to Intercept him w s bhot by one of his mei
mi American. Lieutenant Coffln corrclborati
( his story. An regards the bank robber ;
Kzcta says ho took lllio money from tlie bun
nnd gave his recclpH lor It as president , of 11
republic , and uscJI U to pay his whiter
This ho claims ho had a right to dot undi
the laws of the eoumtrv. General Bustnncnt
who Is accused of hanging rour men , , Btati
thac ho hanged theirn , but said the men we' '
deserters from thti army. In fact , nil 11
' the refuge-es ai
effnsos 'charged s gainst
explained by them ns. being committed whl
attempting to fulfill tholawBot _ _ the eountr
Juimiirou Iio Soli Ttunpcr with tlio JtlnlU.
SAN FHANCISiCO. Aug. 23. Mlnlsti
Kurlno of Japin kit for Washington to a
Hume his duties tat the chlel represantath
of Japan In this country. Beforj liele
he wrote the following letter denying
dispatch which stiil" ! tl.at Japanese offlcla
opened the mall o | foreigners and fcup | > res <
letters It they wen * dstrlmentil to Japan :
"In Japan the utorccy of letters Is e :
pressly Ruaranteccll liy a provision of tl
constitution , and imch a thing as refern
to Is an | mposaillliy. If you -recttlfy tl
mlatako you will oblige me very muc
Yours truly , S. XUnHNO. "
Anirrlciiii Alii Ho l'iirt > ltn | Anarrbl * ! * .
IlEHLIN. Au | , 23. it 1s tatpd th
among the belongllngi of the tourtttn ana
chlntu who were arreitrd In this city '
the 16th Inet. weir-o - a number of documtn
which ahow conctluslvely that the Ucrl
plotters wcro In constant communication
with their brethren In Paris , Darcelona ,
Chicago nnd London. Kvldcncs was also
found that financial did had been received
from the anarchists In the cities named by
their companions In Berlin. Anonymous
letters threatening Emperor William's
life are frequently received at the Imperial
palace , and al ! posilMe precautions have
been adopted to pievent the carrying out
of threats. .
PIIOM Tin : III\UUUAKTIKS : ,
Tire Telegrnnm nf tOiliio-ituiaiic | i Intcrcit
ItivrlTPtl In Chlraeo.
CHICAGO , A'jg , 23. The Chlc.iEO Japan
ese association at UK headquarters rc-cclvctl
two telegrnniB today. One was from Iho
western gate of the United States , the other
rame from the eastern border. Thai fro n
the west read as follows :
"SAN FKANCISCO. Aug. 22. Minister
led last evening by Ilurllngton. He regrets
olllclul business prevents him from stopping
thcra. CHINUA. "
Mr. Kaldzuml , heai ! of the Chicago Japan
ese association , snhl that this meant the new
minister , S. Kurlno , ould not stop over In
Chicago any length of time , but he would
probiblv have a few hours here before a
train would leave for Washington aod the
local association would meet him.
The other telegram was couched In these
\\nn\i \ :
"NCW YOniC , Aug. 22. Denka arrive in
Chicago 2Cth , evening. Nagasaki. "
"OonXa , " Mr. KaHruml explained , means
"his highness. " MIIB Is Prince Komatsu ,
cousin of the mikado , who Is on his way
hometo offer his assistance to his ruler.
KlI.Ui : > HY II IS COUNTllYMUN.
Jnpn' MtnMtrr t" Coreii Murdered liy the
1'cuplo lie Irprc4cnt : < ' < l.
LONDON , Aug. 23. A dispatch from
Shanghai today says that the Japanese min
ister to Corea haa been killed by Ills own
countrymen.
The Japanese government has declared rice
to be not Included among articles contrl-
band of war.
The attempt of tlio Chinese gorernmcnt to
float a loan of l.OOO'.OOO ' taels to be guaran
teed by Chinese merchants has proved a
failure.
The American consul at Shanghai haa
ordered the Japanese living In that part of
the city to dl canl the Chinese costumes
and edvlses a majority of them to return
.0 their nativecountry. .
IVru' ItoheU In I > im < lor.
PANAMA , Aug. 23. A correspondent In
Guayaquil ! sends word that Peruvian rebels ,
vho after their defeat at Turbes fled Intc
Sounder , nro gathering In Santa Rosa anil
arc casting about for reinforcements and
supplies.
Advices from Caracas , Venezuela , say an
attempt has been made to kill President
respo with dynamite , but the fuse failed
to work.
LONDON , Aug. 23. A dispatch to the
Times from Lima , Peru , says : The govern-
nent has recovered complete control of the
coast line. The Insurgents In ths northern
> rovlnces have retreated to the mountain
ous districts of the Interior.
Itlo Undnr MIlltur.T 1'nlrol
RIO DE JANEIRO , Aug. 23. The city Is
under military patrol. Pelxoto's secret po-
Ice are eveiywhere , The Brazilian wai
ship Constant has been ordered back fron ;
Uruguay and the harbor Is patrolled bj
war ships. The city has the appcnranc <
of a military camp. A number of prison
ers have been released on Pelxoto's order
A strict censorship has been established
over the press. Remnants of the rcbe
forces In lllo Grande do Sul arcmaklnf
: helr way across Hie border , though a largi
force Is known still to be near Soledad.
Hcleiitl < tR Abandoned In the I'ur North ,
ABERDEEN , Aug. 23. The yaclit Saxoi
ms arrived at Peterhend , returning from i
scientific expedition to the Arctic regions
She reports that she landed Prof Aubrcj
Ilattye , ths ornithologist , nnd one compan
Ion , on Colquely Island , 100 miles from tin
Russian coast , on June 2. The Saxon , however
over , wns obliged to nbandon llattyo nnd hi
companion on account of the heavy seai
and Ice , which threatened the destruction o
the yacht. It Is hoped that the etplorer :
will bo rescued by the next Russian gunboa
which visits the Island.
Mining IlUiiktur In
DURANGO , Mox. , Aug. 23. A mining dls
aster Is repotted from the Lamarlno dls
trlct , southwest ol this city. A cave-In oc
ctirred In one oC the mines , burying tci
miners. Six of the nun were rescued alive
but the others were dead when found. Th
superintendent of the mine was arrested , n
Is the custom or the Mexican authority
In case of an accident , and will bo lie !
until the Imestlgatlon as to the cause o
the catastrophe la completed.
l.'uioK'aii Choir ru Itvptirtn.
BERLIN. Aug. 23. In Gallcla on Tnesdu
there were 185 new CJbrs of cholera an
eleven deaths , and In Bukovi Ina seventee
cases and nine deaths.
AMSTERDAM , Aug. 23. Three tresh cas ;
of cholera are leporti'd here. At Maestrlc
two new cases and two deaths ore nnnouncci
One fresh en so Is reported from Haarlci
and at KlnJerdlcI ; a death from cholera ha
occurred.
<
llerumiiirml the Cubttv
LONDON , AUK. 23. The Times toja
says that It Is expected that the report c
the carl of Jersey , who represented Grea
Britain at the recent Intercolonial confei
enco nt Ottawa , will favor active asslstnnc
upon the part of the Imperial governmcn
In the matter of the projected cable an
steamship lines to connect New Zealun
with Canada. _
n > .il Slrlke Idols In Mrutlnnil.
GLASGOW , Aug. 23. In connection wit
the coal strlko serious rioting has occurre
and bevcral pits have been wrecked by ill :
orderly mobs. Donaldson , the lender of th
striking men , and flvo others who hav
be MI prominent dining the strike have bee
arrested. _
Cables from Yokohama UoBjycil.
NEW YORK , Aug. 23. The Commercli
Cable company Ibis morning Issued the fo
lowing notice : "The Great Northern Teli
graph company reports thla morning th :
messages from Yokohama , Japan , take thirl
hours In transit , "
_
Crar'n llrotlior nntl Wiil < ' liiiiKlil r.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 23. It Is lepo tc
that the Grand Duke Paul Alexundroviicl
the youngest brother of thd czar , Is bi
trothcd to Princess Maud , the younge :
daughter of the prince of Wlaes.
Pope Lee mill thn PrencU Itepubllr.
PARIS , Aug. 23. The pope his written
letter to M. Tucjet , formerly under-secrctoi
of state , confirming the papal adhesion to tl
Flench republic. _
KiiiiUi St-mllng u IMei-t ,
BERLIN , AUG. 23. It Is reported here th
nine Russian war ship * will leave Croiuta
on August 27 for the I'dclflc.
Czar Hun Iiilluwiil.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 23. The czar
Buffering from Influenza.
\VnltliiR ( litmo U ProMtHlitr.
BOSTON , Aug. 23. The Portland bar
Gray Dicrlng , from Ro&nrlo to Boston ,
lying off Capo Cod with a large cargo of woe
waiting for the new tariff bill to become
law. It Is estlmatid the consignees will mel
over $80,000 by delaying the vessel.
Hob Tukp * Conmmiul.
NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Shoctly after
o'clock today Captain Robley U. Evaua to <
command of the United States ship Nc
York , which U lying at the cob dock In tl
Brooklyn navy yard.
ARE LOOKING M TROUBLE
Nicaraguan3 at Bluefields Amst an Enlisa ,
Ccnsnl and Prominent Americans ,
BLUE I'CKETS HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR
L'riirm the Prisoners Arc Promptly ISclrnrcd
the Anirrkcnn mill ItrltUli U'unliltii
\Mtl I.lkely Tnita u Jliinil
In
NHW ORLEANS , Aug. 23. A Blucflclds ,
N.caras a , letter to the Associated press ,
via New Orleans , which arrived tonight ,
says :
Shortly lefore noon on the IGth a most
outrageous move en ithe port of the Nlca-
raguans wns made public. The greater part
of the troops were to sail nt 7 o'clock In the
evening on the Yuli , a coasting steamer ,
nnd Mlnlslcr Madrlz decided to send wllh
them those persons whom he thought wire
guilty of firing on the Nlcaraguan fine ,
Early in the morning1 Ccnsul Hqtch , the
British representative' , was sent for , and
when he responded to the call he wasplaced
In a room as a prlwmer. This mo\o vi.is
kept very quiet , and as he was not allowed
to communicate with the outsldo no one
knew ol Ibis arrest for Imrs. About 11
o'clock , when a Mr. Lampton called at the
building to secure permission to have cer
tain freights released , lie also wns placed
under -arrest. Then Mr. Henry Brown , an
englishman , called to assist Mr. Lampton In
getting the freight , when he too was ar
rested. Their next move wns against Cap
tain C. \Vlltbanks , the American who
accepted the poultlcti , . as judge under the
MosqulU rule. H. C Ingram , J. 0. Tliomas ,
H. A. Hoilfioson , Washington Glover. JcTin
Kyler and George Hodgcson , all Mosquito
Creoles , were arrested. After these men
were detained on hour OT more the Ameri
cans In the ne ghborh&od were attracted
by the signs they made from the windows.
The English olllccrs statlcncd on shore as
usual went to the building to learn the
cause of Hatch's absence and were told they
were nde-r arrest. Mr Hatch dropped a
paper from the side window telling of Ihis
arrest nnd tne desire ct the Spaniards to
take him and hta companions to Nicaragua.
A boat wa.s Immediately sent to the English
cruiser and the news distributed along the
foreign quarter. Consul Zeat of the United
States -\vts \ notified end called on Mndrlz.
The latter said these persons were to go to
ho Interior to stand trial. Ho could not Ret
: nough. evidence to convict them n&w , but
: ie was sure they were Implicated. Ccn.su !
cat then dispatched wcrd to the Columbia ,
nd by 2 30 o'clock the- tug was steaming
.awards Oie blufi' .
Wiiat the charges arc Madrlz does not
say. He has not even Informed the Ameri
can tier the English consul. The English
consul. It Is believed , la charged with Itav-
ng Incited the Jamaican's to riot nnfl blood
shed. The owners of tlie Yula. when told
of the arrest , positively stated that their
boat should not leave , and thus Uie only
transport which can sUn.l the sea U taken
away from them. It Is , of course , useless
for these NIcaraguans to cause the arrc&t , fet
even should Captalh Sutnner submit to the
actions of Madrlz , the American population
would demand the release of Innocent men
by force of arms If Tieccssary. However , the
commander of the Columbia Is expected be
fore iiicht and tlie English also. Vher
speaking to General Lacayo just after the
news was made public , It was learned that
Madrlz had taken these steps upon hta owr
advice. It was not legal to take these mrr
to Managua , said Lic.iyo , and lie couK
show It Jn the laws of Nicaragua. Such c
move on the part of the NIcaraguans. comlnf
as It does after three Insults 'to the Ainerl'
can flag , deserves the most severe action
and 1C eier naval officers were called iipoi
to exert their autliorlty , the time has ar
rived to do to. The American populstlcr
Is greatly excited , and -were It not that thcj
have confidence In their country's agcnts tin
bullet rlildled buildings would suffer anothei
attack , Ibut this lime someone would b (
severely hurt. The situation Is serious , foi
no one feels safe , but It Is hoped tlia
Nicaragua will be taught a lesson that wll
not be forgotten by the men on ( ho Mohawl
and Columbia. _
ji.\ rum SA n. FUJI IIOMK ,
ComiulnsJoner Tnrlier Snys Their Mission ti
IVashliictiili Wan SutlHfai-tory.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 23. Commlsslone
Samuel Parker , II. A. Wlddeman , J. A. Cum
mlngs and \V. T. Seward of Hawaii , whi
went to Washington over a month ago to se
President Cleveland on behalf of the deposei
Queen Llluokalanl , and who returned her
Tuesday , sailed for Hawaii Joday. In tn In
tervlew Commissioner Parker says that
Waslilnulon dispatches to the contrary , the :
taw all the great men In Washington , In
eluding Prestdent Cleveland , nnd that thel
Interview was satisfactory. "We wont t
Washington , " he said , "to gtt nn answe
from the Government ns to what It In
tended to do , and we got tl. It was th
effect that the government would not at prca
cut Interfere , which was In substame th
answer furnished by the senate some tlm
ago. SI 111 , we got much encouragement of
substantial sort , the nature of which Is prl
vale- until we return to Hawaii and rcndc
our report to the people who sent us , I ca
say this much , that It Is satisfactory ,
stayed at the fame hotel with Secietnr
Grchh.inn , and saw and talked w th him r.earl
every ( lay.
riioc-KEuisfis AT HONOLULU
mid Anirrlcan Xi\al Cominuulnr
SiittjilclonM oC Kacli Other.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 23 , The Unite
States steamship Philadelphia arrived yes
terdny afternoon from Honolulu , brlngln
the following ad > Icea :
HONOLULU , Aug. 12. Six days ago It wn
announced that the cruiser Philadelphia wn
to leave here , and about the sumo time th
Captain of the British ship Champion state
that Ma vessel was ubout to leave on e. tiv
weeks' cruise , ostensibly to looli over th ) rout
of the proposed Pacific cable. On the da
following these announcements : a petltlo
was circulated ly British residents askln
that tlie ship remain. The petitioner
claimed to be In fear of trouble It left vltl
out armed protection. The Champlon'.s\cotr
mandec agreed to remain-In port , whcreupo
Admiral Walker Announced that ha ha
changed hla mind about tallinp with th
Philadelphia and that he , too , should re mat
In pert , This MnespscteJ change In tli
plans of the naval commanders cauied nt
usual comment. The royalists professed I
believe that had the Philadelphia left thei
would have been nn uprising against tli
government. Mm high In the gevernmer
council * , however , declared that they \\ci
anxious to have the Philadelphia lca\e , as
vould give them an opportunity to chow tr
royalists that the government Healed no ou
side protection. The ) wishes of these conl
dort supporters > of the government were fu
tilled yesterday , when the mall from Sa
franeUco brought paMtlve order ? to Admin
U'nlker of the Philadelphia to proceed-to Mai
bUml ; at once.
The * war between China and Japa
threatens disturbances of a more or lei
Kilous nature on these Islands. Uepor
} mvt been received of one fight between Ch
ueo and Japanese laborers and outbrcal
ar ? Ct-ared on some ct the large plantuioni ,
1 tlm Irrlptllon Congrco * .
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Aug. 2S. Governi
Attgeld today appointed K. 0 , Kuda.n , Lli
coin. III. , and Cdward P , Cragtn , Chlcag
delegates to the national Irrigation congrei
it Denver SrpUmber 3.
U'untH Clirup ll.ttr * for the Vet .
f ITTSBUHO , Aug. 23. D. C. Itlpley , chal
man of the citizens" executive board , haa I
aue < l an app al to < the general passene
agents of the several eastern'1 roads asking
for a uniform rate of 1 cent.pelr mile for the
Grand Army encampment , tuifl' statlng that
unless this be done large numb'era of eld RO-
dlcrs w.ll , have to sU > at home. '
SOXS Of
Sonin Ilmportniit ClinnKc * Mnilo In Ilia
Coimlttiitioii of the Order.
DAVENPORT , Aup. .23. A the nat'onal '
encampment of the Sonft of Veterans yes > i r
day consideration ot ( lie third decree rltunl
was concluded , and Ike Yltu.il was referred
back to the committee on ritual and cere
monies to make certain changes. On resubmission -
submission 'it will undoubtedly be adopted ,
The commandery then entered upon Uiv
consideration of a revision ot the digest , or
blue book ot the enter , ot which a com
plete revision Is proposed , to bring It down ,
to datf.
The Ladles' Aid soctety spent the morning
settling disputed points In the ofllcers' re
ports.
At the afternoon session the most Im
portant legislation of the meeting so far
was pissed , The constitution wns nmcndeil
to provide for ( he reduction of the ago of
eligibility from 21 to 18 ycara of age ; plac
ing regiments of Sons of Veterans guard
under the Jurisdiction ot sixty-three com-
manderles , thus doing away with the guard
as a national organization ; admitting to
mcptlnga ot camps JIB. visitors nil honorably
discharged union soldiers and sailors. In
stead ol only members of the Grand Army ;
providing for fall Instead 'of spring Inspec
tions ; allowing division commandcrics to es
tablish permanent quartermasters' headquar
ters ; revoking the repeal of removed ap
pointees and making the rank of past of
ficers good In the divisions to which they
remove. The third degree * ritual was rt-
subnilcted by the committee on rituals and
ceremonies and was adopted.
At ( the afternoon meeting of the Ladles'
Aid toclet ; the reports of the president ,
chief of staff and Inspector general were
received , nnd the rest ot the session was
devoted to the exemplification of the ritual.
A camp fire wns held In the opera house In
the evening.
Natlonnl officers were elected at the en
campment today as follows : Commander-l -
chlef , William E. Ilundy , Cincinnati ; senior
vice commander-ln-clilef , T. A. Barton , Prov
idence , It I. ; junior vice commander , Louis
Llllcy , Davenport ; Colonel Edward E. Mll-
tlmtn of Minneapolis and Colonel George
Hurlbut of Uelvlderc , III. , were other can
didates for office of commander-ln-chlef
adjutsnt general , II. F. Spellman of Ohio ;
Inspector general , A. C. IJIalsdell , Lowell ,
Mass. ; Judge advocate general , George W.
Harrington , Hiawatha , Kan. ; surgeon gen
eral , E. Weldon Young , Seattle , Wasli. ;
chapliln general , Rav. J. \ \ \ Patten , Mil
waukee. The propose * ! Insurance branch
and luneral and sick , benefits were voted
down The Lidles' Aid society voted down
n proposition to change.the name to the
Sons 'Of Veterans Aid society.
The committee on resolutions presented a
long report , endorsing tha pending bill before
congress prohibiting the placing of advertis
ing matter on United States Hags ; providing
for the Issuance of a special badge to mem
bers In good standing for over ten consecu
tive -years , and expressing fealty to the
Grand Army.
Knoxvllle , Tenn. , was selected as the next
place of meeting. <
The post rank of Cornmander-ln-CMel
Payne , court-martialed , was restored.
The encampment then adjourned.
coxsTJiinxa TIIK .vckr TAUIFF HILL ,
Goocta In Itoiiil Must He jic-l"xport < l to
Tnlco Advantage of Its 1'rovlnlfin * .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 22j Jam6s * W. Tat-
torsfiicld of Miller & T'ittefsfleia , . Importers
nnd dealers In wool In X'b Indelphla , l ad , nn
Interview with Secretary Carlisle today re
garding the construction to bo bo placed on
the , new tariff bill as to goods in bond. The
particular question which Mr. Tattcrsflold
desired to have settled , was whether wool
now in bond couM bii withdrawn without
payment of duty when the tariff act placlnp
It on the free list became 'a law. Mr. Car
lisle explained the wording of the enacting
clause of the new tariff bill was such thai
i
i there could be but one construction placed
upon It , and that vas that all wool while Ir
bend In order to avoid the payment of dut >
would have to be exported and again Im
ported.
Missouri Fiirm
WASHINGTON , Aug. 23. A census bulle
tin Issued today shows almost 69 per cent ol
the farming families tn Missouri own tin
farms cultivated by them and the remalndci
him them. The average value of each fanr
Is )2,443 , and of each home. $2r 15. A lines
GC per cent of the home families hire tlicli
homes and the remainder/ own them. Tin
debt on owned homes In Mlsosuri aggc-e
gates $29,232GES.
II K.Sr J'OIA r GIIKAMKKV HUJtXHl ) .
Kill rut 1'lnnt of Itn Kind In the AVcn
Kntlrdy Dotroyrtl.
WEST POINT. Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Specla
Telegram to The Bee. ) The West I'oln
creamery , the first plant of Its kind In tin
west , Is In ashes. Fire started from the en
glnc room at 2:30 : this morning. Nothing wa
sa\ed. The expensive machlnpry , furniture
tools , milk , butter and cream were all dc
Btioyed.
Twenty employes sleep In the building am
with great dliliculty they made their escape
lo&ing their clothing and personal effects
No water was available , thft building belni
too. far from the mains. The loss Is aboil
JIO',000 ' and the Insurance nominal. Th
company will at once rebuild nn a luge
bcale. Absence of wind alone preventei
an extensive conflagration. The loss wll
work hardship among many farmers wh
disposed of their cream to this company.
r
I'orcat Tires In Colorado.
DEBEQUE , Colo. , Auff. 23. Forest fire
nro raging along tho. Battlement and Cran
Mfcsa. The air Is sulphurous with eir.ok
and the very dry weather causes fear tha
much damage to forest and range will b
sustained unless some unforeseen Interven
tlou checks the ravages ot the flames. Th
public Interest deinands that somethln
should hs done to prevent these dcstrtictlv
( Ires that year by yeaf destroy thousands c
acres of valuable timber and other pro-pert
throughout this BectiorTot the state.
Ilimlnois i'UJUIng'Up iu ( lie South ,
BALTIMORE , Aug. 23.WThc Manufacture
Record , reviewing the busfness conditions c
of the south for the Week , says : Report
from all parts of the , squill show a uead
tendency towards Improvement In buslnes
circles. Net earnings , of southern railroad
are show-Ins an Inereaj- , . over ' .tie corn
spending time Inttytar. 'The batik clearing
for the week ended August II were 33 pe
cent larger than for thelsame week ol 189 :
every southern city but tWo. reporting a larg
Took llln Uoncyta Hint Hunk.
Abe Nlchol , Jr. , an Innocent looking f rmc ;
sold a load of hogs aj tha. stock yards yei
terday and came up to Omaha last night I
sco the town. He picked Tup a dltreputabl
prostitute In the burnt district named Nell !
Graham , who , Nlchol claims , robbed him <
130 , The woman was arrested. Nlchol le
$820 the balance of hU money at lie at :
tlon. to guaranty 14&appearance In polk
court today. _ , _
JUUMUirl L'raok Ciptut.I ( In Dcnvor.
DENVER , Aug. 23. John Teal , all :
George- Harvey , was arrested here today c
warrants sworn out by Eugene Mouler ai
( Seorge Dut.nagan of Joplln , Mo. Teal
charged with obtaining money under tali
pretenses nnd la believed to be one of tl
most expert swindlers In the nest. He wl
be taken to MMcnrl tomorrow.
IMuttp Vull.-j'n | llc Hay Crop.
SARATOGA ; Wyo. , Aug. 23- ( Special I
The Bee. ) Tim haylns : tenton In the Plati
valley Is about aver. Th ? crop nai oith'i < '
heavU-r this ctnirn than It was last > eu
There will be an abundance of U-ed fi
stock the coming v. Inter.
TfPUPXTP i I ° > TTM > frui i n i
KERENS Al'TEll ' THE A , P , A ,
Mhsciri's ' Memror of Iho Republican Na
tional Oommitto ) Persists.
ONCE MORE HE DENOUNCES THE ORDER
Mcmbrrn Hcfurrett To ns lluilntlinrkcrt mid
Poll lira I SniillhacKrrK Nothing lint a
Itovlxut of Anclriit Know-NotlitiiK
Doctrine.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Richard C. Kerens ,
member ot the republican national commltteei
for Missouri , onit whose attempt to have the-
Missouri rcpubllean convention recently held
place Itself upon record as. opposed to tlm
A. P. A. , Is In ttie city. To n newspaper re
porter Tvho Interviewed him upon the mat
ter Mr. Kerens said that he tad no Inten
tion of carrying the A. P. A. question before
the national committee.
"Tho A. P. A.'s , " ho satd , "are a lot of
ushwhackers , political samlbaRgers. They
wing back acid forth between parties
nd corrupt ward anil city politics
f both parlies. My for Is that
he attempt of this clement foreign to the
> arty with Its pernicious doctrine to fasten
tslf to the republican party will drive
way hundreds of thousands of honest votes.
The movement Is , In fact , nothing more
nan a revival of the ancient 'know-nothing'
octrlne which , although nhorl lived , was
ot without Its effect upon our politics. The
epubllcan party hag ever bem outspoken
ipon every public question , and has alwajs
ind the courage of Its convictions. I do
ot think It will dodge this Isiue now.
"The republican party Is less friendly than
ny other party to such doctrines , and will
lot fall. In my Judgment , to ine't this Iscnc ,
f It can be called such , manfu ly. "
CALIFORNIA Dinillflt.VrH COM'KNU.
tmllrul llosolutlom Adopted Concerning
tlm I'lU'lllo Itiillrnail l-clit.
SAN FR/VNCISCO. Aug. 23. This was the
bird day of the democratic state convan-
lon. During a short session held this mom-
ng the convention agreed on the order ol
mslness and the manner of forming n state
central committee. The afternoon session
vas taken up In consideration of the trp'rt
of the committee on platform. After a
pirltod debate the platform as reported was
adopted by a unanimous vote. The platform
endorses tlio administration of President
Cleveland , declares devotion to the principles
of the national demoerotlc platform of 1192
ind congratulates the people upon the fact
hat "notnlthitandlng the ojicn opposition
of the republican party and the conduit o ( j
ew pretended democrats it substantial -.IK-HE
uro of tariff reform has been cffcct-'d. "
The financial plank of the plntform fivort
he retirement of nil gold cclns and pjpei
currency below the denomination of HO and
he reopening of the mints to die ' .olna&c
of both gold and silver on such basis a :
iv 111 maintain their parity. The plalfunr
leals with a number of local questions , anr
on the subject of freight rates it ili-clan * :
that the charges fur tha transportation o
relghts In California by theSout'irrn Pa
cific company should be subjected to ar
averagB reduction ot n&t less than 2G pei
cent , .nnd Jt pledges the democratic ii'tnlneei
Tor raUro3.dcujnn.ilssloners to nUKe tldx re
luctlon. In regard to' tlie Indebtj.tium o
.he Pacific ' 'rillrodds the platform ( iiT' ' ici
.hat any extension of Urno for the payment o
his Indebtedness by the so-call d 'Ji-illy ' ex
tension bill or any similar measure woult
entail upon the people of Cal'fornla ' the prln
clpal burden of discharging this debt nm
would result In conferring additional bene
( Its upon the private owners of the roadu
The platform resolves that every democratli
nominee lor congress In Callloinla shall sub
scrlbj to the following pledge :
'If elected to congiess , I will opposs an ;
attempt and vote against uny bill to extem
the time for the payment to the guvernmen
of the Pacific railroad debt , and 1 will favo
and vote fur a measure to foreclose at ma
turlty the lien of the government on thes
rojds and to have them bid In by the cov
eminent and maintained ns national high
ways for the benefit and In the Interest
of the people nnd to enforce against th
stockholders of said roads the eollecUoi
of any deficiency that may result upon sal
foreclosure , ind I will favor nnd vote fo
all legislation necessary lo effectuate tbes
ends , "
A determined effort was made to romml
the convention In favor ot Uie free cutting
of bllver at the ratio at 36 to 1. A majorlt
of the rlelesatcs , however , were ( .trongl
against Hie proposition and the resolutlo
was overwhelmingly derated.
The convention made the following noml
nations tor supreme court judgps early thl
evening : Long term , Jackson Temple an
lames B. Murphy ; short term , Judge Urldgc
ford of Colusa.
Alter nominating Ilrldseford the convcutlo
adjourned un.Hl tomonow morning ,
KX-ClOVt.KNIMl 1HY .
lliluks Ktrulglit Domornitla Ticket Wll
lo 1'iit In Ilin I'irld.
In speaking of the ticket nominated I
Omaha Wednesday cx-Qovtrnor Iloyd yestei
day characterized It m the weakest eve
placed before the republicans of the state.
"Tom Majors , " sa.d the ex-governor , "ha
long hai tha reputation of being one of th
slipperiest men In the state of Ncbraski
Ills political career has always excited sut
plclon and his political assclatcs have bie
notorious. I do not believe he can carr
Oouglas county even wllh the solid back.n .
if the B. li M. forces. If the popullsl
nominate Judge Holcomb an their rand
date for yovenur I believe he will t
elected. It they do not and nominate
weak candidate I believe a good dcmocri
could be elected by the support of dome
crats and conservative republicans. Tli
balance of tlio state ticket nominated by tli
republicans , taken as a. whole , Is excee <
Ingly vtpak. There Is nothing In the me
nominated that commands the respect an
sppirt of tha iiuBlness Interests of tl :
state.
"As regards Congressman Bryan well ,
may as well say It Ilryan Is not a demi
crnt. He Is a populist and his all ; god pla
form Is a popullstlo platform. The free si
vet day Is a fallacy. There can be no frt
silver legislation as long as Cleveland Is I
the white bouse , and after lie retires the ]
can be no legislation favorable to sllvi
until tkie cast unites -with the west. Tl
west alone can accomplish nothing for ul
ver. The proposition to tmy up all th : ral
rot da In the United States In order that tin
may bo run by the government , Is a. pn
poterous one. In the ft rat place , to bi
up all the railroads In the country won
maka a new national debt of $11,000,000,00
Then every railroad employe would be r
duccd to the rani : of a private soldier !
the regular army and he would be paid i
better wages than are given the rrlva
soldiers. He would have no runedy fi
grievances , no one to appeal to from tl
extiitlons af superintendents and manager
The people of Nebraska have always d
mandrel the election of United States sen ;
tors by direct vote of the people , wilhoi
regard to tli Ir party affiliations. Dry 3
Is advocating nothing new or original I
this. The constitution ot Nebraska has fi
twenty-five years endorse ! the Idea ,
" 1 do not favor a fusion , bctwuen the den
ocrat and populist parties I do not bell.i
fusion is good politics , The democrats i
Nebraska have ne\cr received any favors i
tht hands of the populists. I am In favor <
a straight democrat ticket and bellnve nur
a tlck.t will be nominated. "
Off inr lli < invention
HASTINGS , Neb. , A e 23. ( Special Tel
iram to The Die. ) The populUl caravc
i.hch was billed to Itav6 Hastings tli
u.ornlng pulled out of Che city without
hitch In the program. There- were fully
S0l ( teams In tha procrsslcn tint headed ( or
the Independent state convention nt Grand
IsUnd. Most oC the populists nfrtved In
the city yesterday nnd camped at I lie f-ilr
grounds , which was the starting place /or
the caravin. McKclghnn did not co With
the crowd , but went by rail.
I.OOKIMJ UP TIIKIU I.AirOK IlKCOHDS.
for I'lcrtlon to Cmigrcr * Ilclnp
Si rill I Lrrd on TliU Count.
WASHINGTON' . Aug. 23. Two members
of the executive board of the Knights of
Libor , J. W. Ilnyes of Philadelphia , th
general secretary-treasurer , and II , II. Mar
tin of Minneapolis , hnve been In Washington
for two dnjs working for legislation ! In the
Interest of labor. They have canvassed
tlioss numbers of the house who nro In the
clly very generally , to learn how many can
be depended upon to vote for an arbitration
in-easure , They declare Hint labor organiza
tions will take u larger part In politics this
full than c\cr befor. . Record ? of all mem
bers of the house who will run for reelection
tion this fall nre being compiled , nnd their
votes on the questions pertaining to- the In-
ttr.'sts of Iho laboring classes looked Into.
It Is said that these records will bo used
IN the various campaigns for or against the
members.
MAJOKS A COSILY OUXAMHNT.
MerrlcU County -tulilU | > nii4 IIUplniM-il
with tlm Onmliii CoiixriiUon' * Work.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special
Telegram to The lie * . ) This has been n day
cf wnltlng for the arrival of the dallies by
the republicans , anxious to Icurn the ticket
nominated at Omaha. News had been re
ceived early In the day that Majors wns
selected to heniJ the ticket , nnd it washcpcd
that the convent on had used better Judgment
In Iho sclecllc-n of the remainder of the
ticket , but when It was found that Moore ,
Church 111 , Russell and Piper liitd been se
lected the dissatisfaction expressed was gen
eral except among pops. Merrlck county Is
close , but the nominal ons made almost In-
inro an opposition victory. The st4te ticket
will lose the county. Fair-minded repub
licans approve Rosewntcr's course In ten
dering his resignation as national conunlt-
tcemnn.
Owrm llnilifi-iii. ut Lexington.
LEXINGTON" . Ky. , Aug. 23. Twenty thou
sand people , Ih ? flower of the Ashland con
gressional district , attended the Orvons bar
becue. Preparations had been matlo to en
tertain 16,000 , and the provisions fell far
short of supplying all. The speakers were
Blon. W. C. Owens , Hon. G. Lockhart of
Uourbon county , Judge George H. Klnkold ,
Judge Jcte R. Morton and Prof. C. M. Al
bert of Lexington. There were G.OOO Indies
present. Th' speeches all teemed with scath
ing denunciation of Ilrecklnrldge , nnd were
the most sensational yet spolicn against him.
Judge Klnkeli ] , for years a neighbor of
DrecklnrldKe. was exceptionally s\ero In np-
teallng to Mrs. Blackburn und for Breckln-
Idge's retirement.
INips In t.ooii plrlts.
SHELTON , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special Tele-
Tarn to The Uee. ) The popullat party drlv-
ng from Kearney to the state convention to
ye held at Grand Island tomorrow passed
hrough this place this iifternoon through a
Irlvlng rain storm. They did not make any
effort to spo k , on account of the storm.
They had all kinds of banners flying. Sonic
iid : "No Watered Stock Here , " 'Thirty
I'housand Millionaires nnd Five , Million
Tramps , " "Mortgages nre Republican Signs
of S'rosperltr. " They nlso had. Draper's
Juvenile band of Kearney with them , About
twenty-five veil filled wagons were In the
party leaving hiie. . . - - * t
Wiiitii-u > mi Vote fur One.
GRAND FORKS , N. D. , Aug23 Attorney
3enerol Standlsh states that "any woman
laving Hie quallflcntlon that would entitle
' or to vote It she were a man will b ( > en-
: ltled to vote for superintendent of public
.nstructlon In this state at the torthcomlnt
state election , " und advised county auditors
and sheriffs to provide In each preclncl
cheaply constructed separate boxes to recelvt
their votss. Where the boxes are not now
provided the Judges of election have au
thority to provide such boxes. They havt
no rlcht to debar the women from votlnf
nor to refuse their ballots where the womer
are eligible.
II C'lu.v KUIIIM for r.cm-rnor.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Aug. 23. The stall
republican convention after a two days flghi
on the report of the committee on credential !
adopted Iho majority report , emanating fron
the Evans ( action , and almost Immediate ! )
nominated II. Clay Evans for governor. Mr
Evans has served two terms In congress.
It i enl/rit thn lliiriK-Ki-n.
NBW YORK , Aug. 23. The subcommit
tee of the state i epubllcan committee toda ;
submitted to the full committee Its repor
rccognblng the Darncs people In ths rcgulai
republican organization of Albany county
The report was adopted.
II. D. l.oiKlclisliiurr I'or C nifrfi .
CAPE MAY. N. J. , Aug. 23. H. IX Lou
denslagcr was nominated today by the Firs
dls'rlct republicans for congrcbs. Then
was no opposition.
A. Jl. DocUrry .Nomln.it.'U.
RICHMOND , Mo. , Aug. 23.-The demo
crats of tde Third congre.-isional distrlc
have renoinip.ated Hon. A. M. Dockery.
Connecticut I'lolilli' .Siinilniito ,
NKW IUVRN , Aug. 23. At the prohl
bltlon convention DeWItt C. Pond ot Hart
ford was nominated for governor.
Jtotut Jiou\ Tina ciunvn.
Army onic-cr's KccUlcHintm CaiiHux Kuicrii
St-rlniiH Accidents.
MERCDIAN , Miss. , Aug. 23. Fully 1,00' '
ptcplo nsomblcd at the encampment ground
thla afternoon to wltncbs the slam batt )
by the Slito National guard. Several RC
rlous accidents occurred on the ground
caused by the rccklessenss of Captain R. II
Stephens of the United States army , wh
Is stationed ID Nebraska , and who Mas or
dcred hero as Instructor. This officer wa
mounted and cnde.ivored to rush the crow
of spectators back by riding nt a fast spec
over tlicm. Women and children wer
knocked dawn and trampled upon by hi
horse. Efforts were made to dismount liln
but he succeeded In chcanlng by the ron
stunt flro of cannon In the direction of th
crowd. Orders were issued by the city at
thorltles to arest htm at onci
Strong feeling exists , nml the al
fleer will be made to answer for his reel
letsnes-s In riding.
TJSLMUt.l rillV ttltlKFS.
Henry Ilenrlccl of New York , a Jobber 1
woolens , assigned yesterday.
The Venezuelan government will hereafU
admit barbed wire free of duty.
Marine hospital advices report a few frcs
cases of cholera every day In Holland.
Operations will be resumed In the mini
In the- vicinity ot Kant Palestine , O. , Sf\ \
( ember 1.
The republicans ot the Third T nncsst
district lave nominated Foster V. ilruwn i
Chattanooga for congress.
The reorganization committee ot the Mil
neappils & St. Louis road met at New Yoi
yesterday , but adjourned until today wlthot
transacting ; any business.
Representative Hudson of Kansas has li
trodifeed n bill creating u board ot thn
pension commissioners , to be nonpartlsa
pats on dliputfd claims of ptrisloners.
The ninth annual meeting ot the Unlc
Veterans' union , In cession ut Rochester , I
Y. , panned resolutions condemning the p i
slon policy of the present administration.
The delegates to the general assembly
Royal Artfh Masons , In ccs < | on at Tcp k
Kan. , took an excursion to Fort Rlley yeste
day and were entertained by General To
eythe.
EITHER HOLCOJIB OR GAFPIJ
Populist * at Grand Iiland Hnvo Twa to
Choose Between Today ,
HOSTS ASSEMBLED FOR THE CONVENTION
Cm I-VH ni Itcarli thcSiixnr City niul Dclo-
dale * I.li on to SiinrcticH fruiii Their
Loaders No I'mlon Ihrlr
Hally Cry.
GRAND ISLAN'D , Js'eb . Aug. 23. ( Special
Telegram to The lei\ ) ) K\ery thing Is Joyful
and harmonious In the populist cnmp to
night , and between COO and 700 delegates , al-
nest tlio full apportionment , arc enthusiastic
over Iho prospects for tomorrow's convention.
Vbout hall the delegations came overland , ar
riving this afternoon. Fully 160 wagons
incd Into the city at 4 o"clock. Some ct
ho delegitos would have camped In the open
air , but a rain almost equal to a cloudburst.
caused them to seek bcitcr shelter. Senator
\llen arrived on the 4 oclock train ami was
escorted 10 the ho' ' l ly the Elgin band ,
> hlch. li'iOed the cnruvan that came over-
and. McKilglmn Is also here. Oinnr Mai ) .
son Ken U inlsscU from the ranks. nnA
.Iryan s alsw among- the lost , but the latter
s not c.ected. | .
ToiUcnt there arc no Indications of fuslun.
Banners reading : "No Fusion. We MraA
iluslisess , " were mnneruus In the caravan.
of teams A large iiinjvr.t' of the delegate *
are nt Hunn's park where In the open air
Senalor Allen an-1 Representative Mo-
Kclglian addressed them thla evening.
The Hcfcrin Press nsiocl.itlon mot In the )
mrlors of the Palmer louse this ufternoon.
Various papsrs wcro rcaJ and dlECttsscfl , anil
eight new members added.
Surface Indications tonight are Hint J. N.
Gaflln , speaker of the last house of ropro-
* eniatlv < g , is In the lead for the RUbcnm-
totlal lunlnatlon. He ippcnrs to be in the
lead because Ms frlendi have been working"
in his behalf for several \ \ cekswhile the
Irlewls of the ethers have taken It for
; rnntcil that he would liave no competition.
Tonight , however , a sentiment favorable to
Judge. Holcomb of Broken Dow hag
sprung up , and It Is growing rapidly.
There are many hero friendly to
'
the nomination 'of Judge Ragan snd
the Holcomb and Hasan men are rapidly
comhiE together. Had the candidacy of
either been pushed one week nuo , either
Judce Holcomb or Judge Rngan would bo
nominated tomorrow without question. As
It Is the contest Is likely to be a lively one.
with the odds favorable lo Gallln.
Mr. Oallln Is occupying no nggresslvt *
ground. Ho snys lie Is for the success ol
the iiopiillsl ticket first and his own Interests
last. If cither Holcomb or lUc.in khould
bo nominated tomorrow Ganin would bo given ,
the second place on the ticket. Tlie nomina
tion of Tattooed Tom Majors for governor
by the alleged lepultlcan convention at
Omiha yesterday has greatly clateil the pop
ulists liere. Majors U looked upon as an
casj- mark for tlie populists with either
Holcomb or Gadln on the head oC their
tlcliot.
_
TUT ru t.i.v iism.Nu TIIIMI.
Third UWIrlct UuinixTLitH Itrfuso lo
liotlnn and Nomlnitln OuorKO Tlicinmn.
NORFOLK. Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special .Tele
gram lo Tha Bee.-The tlemooratlo con
gressional convention tor the Third district
was callrd to order by Chairman Daniel In
this city tonight at 8 o'clock. Tlio convcn
tlon was organized by the election of Hon.
Jolin Thomson of Dodge as temporary chair
man n d P. P. O'Sulllran , W. II. Weeks an3
Mark Hurray as secretaries , who wcro after
wards made permanent. There was a con
test In the Madison county delegation , the
administration crowd balng lieniled by
Thomas O'Shca and the antl-admlnlstratlun
out lit by John S. Robinson. The contest.
was decided In favor of the delegation sup
ported by Robinson A row In tlio
Bo3iio county delegation resulted In
Quackenbush retiring from the conven
tion , with the remark that ho waa
mistaken In supposing this to b
a democratic con\entlim. Colonel Mackerson
of Merrlck amused tlie convention with his
attempted straight drinncrntlo speech. Ho
WILS followed by Judge Henslcy , who de
nounced Majors ns clurged with every felony
on the statute book. lie advocated Bryan
and sild of Senator 11111 that "old Hill ana
old Hell only differed. In one Mtcr. and II
Hill were In hell democracy would Icel bet-
tec1. " Judce Hcnslej also took occasion to
say tliat on no account would lie lie n can
didate for congress before this convention ,
The convention , after receiving tlio report
of the commutes on credentials , proceeded
to Informal ballot. When In the call of
counties Madlton county was reached Judge
Robinson , In n strong appcil , moved to en
dorse John M , Devlne , and withdrew" his own
nsnio from before the convention. This
canned a skirmishing among the delegates
and many who Kail voted for Ilohlnson bad
candidates of tlnlr own , and piocced.-d to
place them In rcnomlnatlon. Robinson again
made an appeal for cm endorsement of De-
vine , but the convention wns not built that
vay , nnd Insisted on naming a straight dem
ocrat.
On the first formal ballot Gscrec ft. Tlrmis
of Colfax received a majority of the votes
nml wns declared ths nominee of the Third
rongresslonal district democrats for congress.
The central ojmniltte was Instruct d that In
tlie event of George II. Thomas' declining a
straight democrat only be put In his place ,
hOUTll DAKOTA li
Itiuliii-sB of tlio htutci < oiitwiitlon lit Vii ilk-
ton Olosi'd. '
YANKTON. S IJ. . Aug. 23.Speclal T'lo-
graia to The Hue. ) The republican Etato
convention , which clrsed Its buslneea to
ri Ight , defeated Congressman tjiicai for re-
nomination , Kirk 0. Phillips of the Wuck
H 11s was named far treasurer. His noru-
lnatlr > n partiallf sitlaHPa the Block Hills
Ircople for Lucas' knockout , and leaves that
ncctljii of thi , stale In position to make )
strong claims 'for HIP United States senator
when Senator K > lo't term expires two ycara
lie nee. Robert J. Gamble , who win nrin-
Inated for congress , Is a young attorney o !
Vankton. Ho Is a Etrong candidate and
will make on excellent running mate for
Congressman Plokler , who is rcnomlniUed
tor a fourth term. Ooveinor Sheldon w.a
named to succeed himself , and the three.
men madn the- head u ! the ticket very
strong. John Ct. Ureinun of Rapid City ,
Cieorgo A. Johnson of Mitchell and Frank
Conklln of Cork A. ere nameil for railway
commissioners , Brcnnan and ConUlIn being
rcncmlnatcd. Mr. llrcninn hud a red hit
fight on his hands , certain men In the Black
Hills being atixUus to defeat b.m. . Joh * .
Drcnnan Is n popular man all over bouth
Dakota. The convention was very cnthusl-
nstlc , and the ticket Bulls everybody.
The platform rcafllrms allegiance to the
national republican platform ami cndorats
protection ; declarei In favor if the ur.e of
both goli ] and sll'er m noy , and condemns
the present adrnlnlftrdtlan.
llu-kln KillPil lo Arrlvra.
HASTINGS , Aug. . 23. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) Hon. Samuel Dickie. chalrmnn
of I he national central committee of Hit pro- .
hibltlon party , who waa to Bpeak here to
night , fulled to materialize on account of
being taken suddenly sick at Iavl < 3 City.
BAU CLAIltn. WU. , Aug. 23. The con.
dltlon i > f Congrcaiinan floor 150 D. Shaw la
vry critical und unleri a radical chacaC
occurs it la feared he will not live t'nrougn
the night.
* * . rnttou for
BAN FRANCISCO , AUK. 23 , The Sixth
dlitrlct democratic convention nominated
George S. Patton tor con Kress ,