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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DON'T ' KNOW HOW TO SHOOT
Magazine Qnm Too Muo _ for the Pollowers
of iho Son of the Moon ,
CHINESE PUZZLED BY REPEATING RIFLES
Kalillrr * I Ircil Alt the Shots In Knpld Snc-
crsnliin nndcre llinlly Itouled
la KrlondlilC-Tlil-IIU *
ofut News.
VANCOUVER , D. C. , Sept. 27. The Sm-
press of Japan brings the following news
from Japan :
Count .Ynnaglavvara Saklmltsu ( count noble
of Kyoto ) , privy councillor , who- has been
suffering from Illness for tome years , died
recently.
The Italian cruiser I'lamonte Is now en-
ronte from Italy to Gorca. She Is one of the
iiiot > t powerful In the navy.
An eyewitness cf the battles nt Saklivari
nnd Yashan Rtatca tlmt the Chinese are not
Kklllful In shooting , their bullets being
directed not higher than three feet from the
ground. They used smokeless powder and
most of them -were armed with repenting
rifles. They Becmcd , however , to be accus
tomed to the use of the repeating rifle , as
when ordfrcd to fire they discharged all
seven shots In rapid succession. During the
firing of these volleys the Japanese ofllceis
ordered their men to Ho on the ground und
then to rise and rush on the enemy In the
Intervals when they v\-cro loading their
rifles. These tactics were successful
Klght Japanese cooks , who vvero employed
en a Kr nch cruiser and who landed recently
nt Che Fee , were Instantly scl/ed by Chinese
soldiers and killed.
The rumor that the Chinese have pure' n ed
Iho Chilian navy Is ugaln rcUved In Yoke
hama. This tlmo it Is staled the purclusj
Includes two now- cruisers built by Arm-
Rlrongb and they are expected shortly.
A native Japanese paper says that the
lirltlsli government has ordered Admiral
I'rc'inantKi to watch clos.ely the movement *
of the Japanese fleet during the war anil
tl.it In pursuance of that Instruction some
British war ships always follow- the Japanese
fleet nnd bring tidings to the flag ships once
r twice each day The Japanese pr ss con
demns this action , claiming Great Drltaln Is
showing1 partiality to China.
A Japanese spy , disguised as a Chinaman ,
has been found In the hou e of the nephew
of the vlcero and commander of the ais mil
nt I'ort Arthur. The man was Immediately
arrrsted and IK considered .in Important
capture , us the Chinese think now th > y
li.ivc found how the Japanese forces had such
tucurat. " Knowledge of their plans.
CHINESE DAUI3AHISMS.
Inhuman barbirlsm inarKs the course of
1
the Chinese army. The Chinese Taotal of
Formosa offered a prlzo for Japanese heads
( 'or can s have been enlisted nn I thro ! Japan
ese heads- transfixed on spears are reported
to grace the walls cf I'yon Yang , and the
beads of five of their fn H were nulled to
gates of Whang Ju by Chinese.
I The North China Dilly News also Bays
that Chinese boldlers at several camps hive
been threatening missionaries with Insult ,
and trouble jnny ensuerory shortly.
The imperial generosity of the Chinese
ctnpcror was characteristically displayed last
month. It was deemed politic to reward the j
extraordinary valor of Osncnl Teh and his '
ntmy , who , it Is stated slew no fewer than
5,000 Japanese from July 25 to the end of
August. The general received , accoidlngly ,
gifts consisting of a gem peacock feather
holder , small knife , a pair of large purses
mid"a couple of cedar boxes. The common
i.olillers were by no means overlooked , for
another Imperial edict , dated August -'J.
states that her majesty , the empress dowager ,
being mo.st solicitous about the health of the
army now stationed at Pins Yang , which
have to endure heat and various hardships
In fighting battles , desires that chests of
prevontatlvo pills be handed to Li Hung
Chang , who will forward with the greatest
dUpatch to C en era I Teh for distribution
among the armies.
A number of Europeans In the customs
have left Canton and come down to Honu
KongIn order to servo the Imperial gov
ernment in the war against Japan Several
of these have hud torpedo and gunnery prac
tice In the British navy and are probably In
tended for similar work In the Chinese fleet.
They are promised ICO tacls a month during
Iho war , and after the conflict to be relu
ctated In the customs ten-Ice If alive. If
killed , their next of kin will receive four
years' full pay , or 400 tael < i , as compensation ,
guaranteed by the Inspsctor general This
Is considered ridiculously cheap. The Japan
ese have- stringent orders to "spot and pot"
every one of them ,
SILVUR IS SCARCE.
Owing to the war the scarcity of silver
In Japan , most war expenditures being paid
In silver , the Imperlul mint has been run
ning day and night , coining dollars for some
time. General dissatisfaction seems to p-e-
vail in Yokohama with respect to the new
Japanese treaty with England , and the latest
advices Indicate that public meetings will
shortly be held for the purpose ot formula
ting some sort of protest.
A recent Issueof the Japan Advertiser Is
greatly exercised over the probable operation
of some of the provisions of the Order ot
Tree Masonry , the secrecy of whose pro
ceedings It appears to think are to a , great
extent endangered The article concludes :
"The members of the craft apparently have
to thank Lord Klmbcrley and his advisers
for consigning them to the mercies of offi
cials who are little likely to be Influenced
by the high objects of the order. "
Japanese Consul Shlmfeu him received a
cipher message regarding the bittle at Yalu
conflrm'ng previous advices of a Japanese
victory. Captain Onstow , late commander
oC thn flagship of the British Asiatic squad-
rou , who was n passenger by the Empress
TJ ! India , tnrouto home , on tick leave , says I
although the Japanesfr have the best ol the
fight ho thinks that China tvlll win In the
endA Native enthusiasm , ho pays , In Japan
U roost Intense , and not only are large
numbers -volunteering for active service ,
Init priYjite subscriptions to a large figure
have befn contributed by rich and poor
ullke , thc"'Suiii& being contributed even from
the Yoihl Warla or Delmonders of the cities.
Captain Onsfow gays the Japanese army la
one of the bctty disciplined ho has ever leen.
JAPS TWICE IIEI'ULSED.
SHANGHAI , Scyt. 27. It Is reported the
native officials here- received news last night
that the Japunece latlacked the Chinese
forces at Anchovv and VJchow simultaneously
and vitro rcputted at bath places.
LI Hung Chang will be Biipem-ded by the
latn governor of Hup , Lord LI , late Chi
nese minister to Japan. A massacre of
forelgnera at I'eklrg Is regarded as Imminent.
The legal ons have aekrd that bluejackets
hu landed to protect them. One hundred
and eighty thousand men , mostly rabble and
tome III nrnied cavalry have assembled to
defend tMukden. A battle Is expected be
fore a fortnight has elapied.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 27. An official of
tha Cli neie legation fa 111 today tlmt Informa
tion from the viceroy at Tien-Tain regarding
the fight t Iho mouth of the Yalu rhorwas
that Itwas a drawn battle , and that both
slOci suffered equally. Regarding the Ping
Vang land fight the Chlnekr admit defeat ,
but na details ot the battle have been re
ceived ut the legation.
No afllclal confirmation has been received
by the minister of tie dcgrcdatlon of Li
Hung Chang by the deprivation of his pea
cock feather nnd liln yellow jacket. U is
asserted that even should such be the case
tha viceroy still retains all the powers ex
ercised by him prior to his degredallon.
Thu bestowal of decorations , U Is explained ,
la In the nature of revvatds of merit , and
the deprivation ot them signifies disapproval
ot action * that may have been taken or pol
icy pursued ,
Tb State depirlcuat ba * b n ml vised
officially that the report of the beheading
of the two Japanese- students accused of be
ing tples , who were BUI rendered by the
United States consul general at Shanghai ,
to whom they had appealed for protection ,
Is untrue. Thu Japanese are In the Chi
nese ciistuly awaiting trial.
CORRAM HIBILS ATTACK JAI > S.
YOKOHAMA , Sept. 27. The Tong HnXo , a
powerful religious sect of Corean rebels ,
have attacked the Japanese troops at Talkn.
southern Corea. Reinforcements have been
sent to the Japanese from Seoul
The Tong links constitute one of the most
powerful revolutionary elements In Corca.
They ascribe the curious condition of Corean
trade and commerce to the presence of for
eigners The TongHaks early In the > ear
undertook the task of rlddta ? Corea of for
eigners , and threatened the Japanese , as well
as people of other nations. Last year. In
cited by the Tong Halts , 50,000 Coreans
threatened to marrh on the Corean capital
and expel the foreigners therefrom This
movement wus suppressed , but the feeling
wlilch then existed led to the disturbances
vvlilch eventually brought about the war be
tween China and Japan.
1VA1UIIIM1 I'll ! : NAVAL UOXl'LIUT ,
Senet.irj Ili-riiirt Kxplaln * tUn Polity < if
tint Nuvjr li ) > piii liiu'nr.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Secretary Herbert -
bert s attention has been called to criticisms
by c rtaln navnl officers upon his failure to
detail a naval attache to watch the China-
Japan war. Ho has given the following In
tel view for publication : "What Is the policy
of the Navy department In regard to the
sending of officers on board Chlnose-Japineso
\rssels to ascertain the status of the war
and niakr the observations that will be of
use to the department ?
"Then Is on board on each ship In Asiatic
waters an officer designated as "intelligence
olllcer , ' and the admiral commanding the
Meet w-m weeks ago and recently urged to
b- diligent In collecting Information that
would be of use to the de
partment. Admiral Carpenter was In-
stiucted to guard American interests and
pi ty along the line of military operations.
He will be In a position to observe and he
has been directed to detail ofllccrs , If neces
sary , for this purpose and send them on
such missions to obtain Information and
acc"rtuln , when practicable , the nature and
evtent of the Injuries received by ships In
buttle Hi1 was not Instructed to detail
officers to go on board Chineseor Japanese
ships about to go Into battle , and U is sup
posed that If nn'officer should ask his per
mission to do so , he would re-fuse the re
quest , as Adnil'al Brown < lld when an of
ficer of his fleet requested his permission
to go upon thu vessels of the Insurgents In
Chilian waters.
miu : : VI > KI > vmt cow
< 'hln ( " > < ) ( Hpl.ilns Alight Itnttrr Iliivo Snr-
riniloroil Co tlio ,7uiiniHi. |
LONDON. Sept. 27. A dispatch from
Shanghai dated today says : The Chinese
naval ofllccrs now at Port Arthur and Tien-
Tain me squabbling among themselves as
to the tcsponslblllty lor the terrible Chinese
losses In the naval battle off the Yalu A
court of Inquiry Is sitting and has already
found Captain Pong" of the warship Tsl-Yuen
guilty of cowardice In the face of the enemy-
He was condemned to he beheaded , and It
Is believed that other office n will lobe theli
heads.
A telcqram frcm the JCunk Taotal at Port
AtUiitr received by the commandant
.it Wel-hal-Wcl positively accuses the
commander of thu Chen-Yuen of tak
ing lllght with his vessel before the
hallle at the first bl < ? ut ot the en'iny's tmoKs.
Admhal 'ling , who remains at I'ort Arthur ,
has also telegianhed to "VVel-hal-Wol , tnak-
h K craveehargea against some of h B olll-
ters. Tlie admiral declares that the Plng-
Yuon. the Kwang-TIng and the Chin-Chung ,
tLgether with fcur torpedo boats , were up
tinYalu river when the battle commenced
There they remained until all the fighting
. .us over. They then sneaked out and made
'or I'ort Arthur Two of these to-peJo
arc said tn be etlll missing.
C hlii < * * < * S'uirt of Aiiiiniinlttnii.
LONIJON. Sept. 27. The Pall Mall Qa-
? ette this afternoon publishes a letter from
Shanghai dated August 11 , saying the Chl-
IKS2 nnvy cannot fight because the ships
have only about twelve rounds of ammuni
tion per ship , the supply of ammunition
having been sold , according to the Pall Mall
couehponclcut , by the captains of the war-
The correspondent adds that one of
these commanders nctnal'y ' sold one of his
ships Armstrong guns and went to t.ca one
gun short.
iifKi.r. TIIK Ricrs.
oiiimliilomT Kernnit'n Kitlmito of tlio
I'tirllK-nin u ? llnpi > rt oil llu > trlk-j.
W \SIIINOTON. Sept. 27. Commissioner
John 1) Kernan of New York , one of those
appointed by the president to investigate
the I'ullman strike , haa been mainly engaged
In ma'klng a synopsis of the remedies that
had been proposed to the commission. Mr ,
Kt-maii says , there were many remedies sug
gested during the testimony , but the main
ones wrre the government ownership of rail
roads , the licensing of railroad employes ,
similar to tlio system of licensing steam-
bait engineers and pilots , arbitration , and
the restriction of immigration. Mr. i'ull-
nmn suggested no remedy as he takes the
position that no outside , remedy can be
brought In between employer and employed.
The commission is free to deal with the nues-
tloiut ot remedies outside of those suggested
at the hearings , but the testimony brought
out every conceivable , plan and It Is not
neresnary to go beyond those suggested.
"It will bo for the public to suy whether
the Inquiry results In benefit , " added Mr.
Kernan , "but It will certainly bo beneficial
In giving the public exhaustive Information
on the causes and Incidents of the great
stilko and Intelligent Information Is the
III at step toward remedial legislation. "
1HtllS n'lt'JlfJiOM . /.I.KU. .
Son Arretteil for Desrrtiun
Under Htronj ; 1'resaurc.
CHICAGO , Sept. 27. John Torsyth , son
of the * millionaire Chleagonn , Jacob Porcyth ,
v.as under arrest tcday charged with having
abandoned his wife. He furnished ball ,
Young Torsyth's wife was Mls Drover , a
farmer's daughter at lena , Mich. They
were mariled about two years ago without
consulting the elder Kcrsyth.
S nee the wedding the couple have lived
about at neatly nil the fashionable hotels
In the city.
Tha husband han fpllowed no active bust-
nc-iS , with the- exception of an experimenter
or two on 'change , said not to have been
over-successful. It is claimed that strong
pressure has been brought to bear on young
Koryth to renounce the woman of his choice.
Moteiiitmtit ol biu.ollic Vusucln Sept. 27 ,
At Rotterdam Ai rive J Edam , from New
Yoi k. t
At London An Ived England and Massa-
cliUM-lHi. fuiiii New York.
At Now York Arrived Werkcndain , fiom
Hutu-ilium.
At Liveipool Arrived Catalonia , fiom
Boston , Kansas , from Boston ; Teutonic ,
from New 1'ork.
At OhiHgow Arrived Scandlna\ , from
Ito-uon.
At Yokohama Arrived The German
cruller Arc-ona ,
At San rranclseo Arrived United States
sUamt-hlp Aleit. from tlnaiaska.
At New York Arrl\ed-Ulchmonil Hill ,
from Lund on.
'I rooH Ciimlng Tlirouh _ Omilii.
CHEYINNB , wyo. , Sept. 2 ? .
Telegram. ) The special train carrying com
panies A , C | D , K and 0 of the Seventeenth
Infantry , which have been ordered to Colum
bus barracks , left over the Union Pacific at
L o'clock this afternoon. The train will be
run through to Columbus via Omahn. Three
companies ot the Seventeenth fctlll remain
at Port Russell. The five companies of the
eighth Infantry from Fort Robinson and
Fort McKloncy will arrive la a. trcck.
WILSON TALKED ON TARIFF
\9cst Virginian Makes a Spesc. at a Coin-
plimoutarj Banquet in Ir.mbn.
*
SECRETARY MORTON ONE OF THE GUESTS
Chairman ol tlio M'uys nntl Menus Coin-
lull tec Tplls thn iiiglUhmcn : the 1'rrsrnt
Aiiicrlc-Hil I'oll i y If I'li-slnled In Mill
.Not Do Jollii Itnll Any < See < l.
LONDON , Sept. 27. The dinner given by
the Chamber of Commerce of London to
Congressman . L. Wilson of West Vir
ginia took place at the Hotel Metropole this
evening. About seventy guests were present.
Including J. Sterling Morton , secretary of
agriculture , and his two sons , I'aul nnd Jovco
.Morton , Congressman Strauss of New York ,
Sir Courtney E. Doyle , permanent secretary
of the Hoard of Trade , and a number of leadIng -
Ing men In trade and commerce. United
States Ambassador Ilavard and James H.
Roosevelt , secretary of the United States
embassy , sent regrets.
After the toast to the cpjecn had been
drunk , the chairman proposed a toast to
the president of the United States. lie re
ferred In eulogistic terms to America's
former representatives in London , Lowell ,
Lincoln nnd 1'hclps , und to the present rep
resentative , Mr. Bayard , the mention of
whose names were greeted with loud cheers
He extended a hearty welcome to the guests
and to Secretary Morton as representing
the American government The toast was
drunk standing amid loud and prolonged
cheers.
Pioposlng a toast to the guests. Sir Albert
Hollltt said Mr. Wilson's name had become
honored and familiar In England In honor-
Ins the guests , he said , they were honoring
London , and Its Chamber of Commerce
asked them to take back with them a mes
sage of peace and good will. Nothing , he
went on , could be worse than a wa" be
tween the two great allies , That was why
arbitration In the- Alabama and Bering sea
cases was acceptable to Great Britain He
was not sure that the vvorst wnrs of the
tutme would nut be tariff wars. If , as ho
hoped , the period of tariffs was beginning
to end , both countries ought to honor Mr.
\Mlson Benefits had already been ex
perienced in England , furnaces had been
reopened In Wales and Yorkshire and an
Impetus had been given to the textile lu-
ustries
Mr. Wilson , rising to respond , was greeted
ivlth cheers which Listed for several niln-
ites The various points. In his speech
ivcre also warmly chcereJ After acknowl-
> dglng the hono" conferred upon him and
celling the events of the long struggle to
ivcrthrow protection , Mr. Wilson said :
"All the people saw our system was geiier-
llng a bread of monopolists so powerful as
x > defy the law and which used part of the
ivcalth they drew from sharing In the power
f taxation to Increase their piivilcges , de-
jauch elections and corrupt legislation
"I am eiulte sure our protective policy has
Ircady served to promote the trade of other
nations , and , If continued , It would still fur-
her promote such trade and pre-eminently
our own. So , standing before you , a repre
sentative of those who are striving for a
reer commercial policy for the United States _ ,
fear I cannot ask you to rejoice In Its adop-
Ion , except as you prefer right principles o
selfish advantages. Protection has seen our
voluntary withdrawal from the seas nnd
Tom the natural markets. Our protectionists
mve been building defenses to keep you and
other nations from competing In our home
markets. The tariff reformers are breaking
ilov.ii these defenses. Let us compete In all
ho markets of the world. Not only Is our
iroductlon ot cotton and food products grovv-
Hg more rapidly than our consumption but
ve have today a manufacturing plant which ,
urged to 1th full cap iclty , would In six
jilonlhs fully meet our demand for a year
The nations of the world arc growing more
and more neighborly and the mamifauuilng
supremacy of the woild must eventually pass
to that nation which , having the hrgpst sup
ply shall apply to It the highest Intelligence
and enterprise
"We are constantly conllrmed in the be *
llet , " continued Mr Wilson , "that our sup
ply of malerlaU Is more exli.iustlcr-s and
i-o cheaply handled than that of any
other pecple , and If we continue to be un
derlines It Is cur own fault
"We ate being rap dly sobered , though
unapplied by the truth fo-ced upon us , that
of all human governments , a free girvem
inents \ the most complex and difficult , and ,
Judging from the world's experience , the
mcst uncertain and shortlived. Our Insti
tutions are ttrong because- they are deeply
rooted tn the past. U Is for jou and for us
to thow that while other nations have been
great In war , commerce , science , etc. , we
can be great in nil , and gieat in the great
ness of permanent freedom. "
Secretary Morton was the next speaker.
He laid Mr. WlUon had stated what was ab
solutely correct , and the people of America
had finally said adieu to the protective sys
tem. Free trade was used as n bogy with
American * , but at last the farmers recog
nized that free trade did not compel them to
trade anywhere , but simply permitted an
American citizen to trade wherever it was
most advantageous. Mr. Morton said :
"We , as Americans , feel at home here , "
nntl the remark was loudly cheered.
Sir Courtney Beyle , toasting Sir Albert
Kollltt , said they owed a debt cf gratitude to
Mr , Wilson and his colleagues In congress ,
and they hoped their action was not final
He declared their claim was just , that they
had changed the policy of America from a
harmful one to one benefiting not only them
selves , but the commerce of the world.
Replying to the toast "To the Chamber of
Commerce and to the United States , " Con
gressman Strauss of New York deplored the
( jet the tariff was ever made a party ques
tion In the United States and he urged the
formation us promptly as possible of an In
ternational agreement to settle the silver
question Mr. Strauss also asserted the com
pliment paid to Mr. Wilson by the d nner
tendered him.by the London Chamber of
Commerce will be contorted by the prote-c-
tianlsts and thor preis Into a "mark ot the
English sense ot obligation for Mr. Wllton'a
efforts In ' "
England's behalf.
Anierlriinn Coming llnnic.
SOUTHAMPTON , Sept. 27. Among the
passengers who are booked to sail for New
York on Saturday next by the American liner
New York are : Mr , and Mrs , George Gould ,
II. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago , Mr. and Mrs
Cass Canfleld , Congressman W. L. Wilson
of West Virginia , Congressman Strauss of
New- York , Lord Douglas , Mr. and .Mrs.
Henry E. Abbey , Mines. Melba Scatchle and
Devegnl , J. L. Cadvvallader , J. L. Cavens ,
Smith M. Weed , W S. Cramp and Norman
Cramp.
U.vkin far tlio Fruxcr Illver.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Sept. 27. The Do
minion government has commenced a survey
of the banks of the Frascr river from Yale
to the mouth In order to devise a suitable
dyking hcheme that will prevent a recur
rence of the disastrous Hood ot last spring.
U la thought the work of construction will
be commenced next spring
< Jiilck I Irlni ; I'lchl Artillery.
LONDON , Sept. 27. At the annual meet
ing ot the Armstrong-Mitchell company at
Elswlck today. Lord Armstrong announced
ho had succeeded In applying the quick fil
ing principle to Held artillery , and that hu
had also been able to control the recoil of
quick firing gunth )
KiirtlniuaKo In Cuimilii. f.
QUEBEC. Sept. 27. Dispatches from Chi-
coutlml and Bay St. Paul , east ot here , on
the shore of the St. Lawrence river , report
a light earthquake shock At S o'clock this
morning lasting about thirty seconds.
ArtroisMiirrim u I'rnfciHor.
LONDON , Sept. 27. Mrs. Sterling for
merly of tha Lyceum Theater company ,
1
whose- husband died n fen- months , ago , Is
now married to Sir Charjej Hvilton Gregory ,
professor of malhemntlcs of Ihe Royal Mili
tary academy , Woolwich , lr Charles Is 7S
years of age. t [ _
CookrvlryVM * Dprnly In Ucut ,
LONDON , Sept. The official receiver
has Issued a summary of Ine affairs of Mur
ray Cookesley , who managc-d a ranch In Wy
oming territory in j SI nnd who was mali
nger of the Consolidated I-"opd company of
California In 1SS9. * His debts amount to
12.048 and his assets are only { 40. Mr
Cookcsley's wife was an ait 1st who Is well
known In San I'ranclfco.
Idmlu WintH iv Hand.
ST PETERSBURG , Sept. 27. The Novoc
A'remya dccla'es Russia is entitled to more
Influence than Great Britain In the settle
ment of the Corean question , because the
natural position of Corra plnces that country
within the sphere ot Russian Influence ,
< ziir'n Illnrm.
LONDON , Sept. 27. A Chronicle dispatch
tram : Moscow says : H Is reported the czar
Is suffering from stemIn the kidneys and
that his attacks are accompanied with
spasms and swooning.
Firiuli Cli.inilicrn Convoked.
PARIS , Sept. 27. The Trench Chambers
have been convoked for October 23.
C1TI
Tiiciiinn HrliiKi Suit for Heavy 1 > , utilises
Ironi Wrtilthy ( Ititcnt.
TACO.MA , Wash. , Sept. 27. The city of
Tacoma has begun suit Inline superior court
gainst the Tacoma Light and Water coin-
any for Jl,000,000 damages for alleged false
nd fraudulent representations In the sale
f Its light and power to the city for 51.750- ,
00. It Is alleged that the plant Is found
o be not as represented , and the complaint
nentlons the persona who made the false
eprcsentatlcns as LItosmcr , president cf
he company , C H. Wi'fght ' , the Phlladoli
hla millionaire und Us"Lhlef stockholder ,
G II Sellers of Philadelphia , the company's
nglneer nnd 1 W Anderson , Mr. Wright's
gent , who is a Northern Pacific dltcctor.
It Is set forth that the company falsely
eprcsented that the Thomas & Patterson
prings , when extended , would furnish the
Ity a valuable and sufficient water supply
ty gravity to the amount of 10,000,000 gal.
ons per day , that the springs do not furn-
sh more than 2,500 OQO gallons per day nnd
re utterly worthless to the city : that the
ilant Is not now and was not at the time
t was sold to the city of greater value than
750,000 and that this was well known to
he company and Its agents ; that the city
bought the plajit fully { reiylng upon the
eprcsentatlons made Byline company , and
hat It was In effect KVvlndlcd out of (1,000-
)00 , In which amount "the city was damaged
and now seeks to recover/ The plant was
purchased July 1 , 1893 , the city paying for
t In bonds For months the city attorney
las been collecting evidence In the case , and
t is expected that the hardest legal battle
ver fought In this state will follow.
flt'h MiX WHtXO DK.tl ) .
> mi 11 IlieiUs Up In u > Kmr unit a Wliolc-
sule Killing ; Pollows-A htrne ArTilr.
FORT SMITH , Ark , , Sept. 27. The par-
iculars of the Scquoya tragedy telegraphed
asl week are still coming in. The dance
at which the l.llll-iu took place occurred
about fifteen miles from that city. The
dance broke up lir a rawThe next uiorn-
ng thre * men , IlarrW./FVlconer and Benge ,
were found outside tjie hotree. , jlnce * then
"
two niort have been"found.The body of a
whlskyi peddler named' Mpss was discovered
underneath the hous > ° . 'Another man was
ater found , named WHsqn. It Is thought
that both he and the peddler vvero killed to
11 event their telling anything about the
ight. The affair Is shrouded In mystery.
Decides th&'flve. men whose bodies have been
[ oiind since Friday night , one man , badly
wounded , turned up today at a house about
a mile distant from the scene of the tragedy.
It Is thought others are wounded whose
Irlends are keeping them hidden. It Is
violent that there was a conspiracy to kill
Denge , Falconer and Harris , all of whom
were good shots and dangerous men. The
sheriff refuses to go t6 the place. A deputy
hherlff went up but icturned , and no one
has been arrested as yet.
OF.i cot. < jjtii > vnif.it.
I'allicr A ' . ( tar u Muriiluto Aga'mt Hie
Mlperlntemlrrn 4 > f > choi > U.
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept.827 An Important
suit was filed In the superior court here
today which may furnlnh an Important pre
cedent. It Is by Benjamin Thornton , a
prominent colcred citizen , who asks that a
mandate compelling the public schools super
intendent and his subordinates lo admit his
child to the public school.No. . . 4. Thornton
charges that the child was transferred from
this building because It was not attended by
colored pupils. The parent retused to take
Ills child out when requested to do so by the
superintendent Judge 'Wlahard lssued an
alternative writ returnable Saturday morn
ing.
r nt EH HHK.IK or/r .iFnit > n.
Much Property Hotroys'l lathe Vicinity of
I riilnuril. Minn.
ST. PAUL. Sept. 27 More serious forest
llres are icported tonight from Crow Wing
countj- , and seveial faUilitles are feared.
A dispatch from Drulnerd says a. large part
of that county has been''laid "Vaste by the
llres , which were racing with terrible fury
this afternoon , and piobably a dozen
furmeiH In the eastern and southein part of
Crow Wing county have lost all their
buildings , and In pome e.uses all contained In
tliQin. Lon Vincent und his family had a
very naiiovv escape , and his faim house
was deatioyed. The only thins John Swan-
yon saved was his team , County Treasurer
John T. Frater suffi-rfd greatly , all his
farm buildings , ciops and household goods
beingdestioyed. . Alberta Laford lost con
siderable grain with his farm bulldlhgH
The furms of Joseph Mujc-rs , A. F DeFall
and George Hanger have been reported as
having been dPsjigyml. The tlamcs spread
ivlth the greatest rapidity. Many families
known to be In the llroL.lwlt have not been
heard from , .mil grave' team are felt for
their safctv Thu lire * I are- still burning ,
but the wind ban
Adileil Ivvu .UbrDJia Ills I.Ut.
MVBCOCiUU , 1 , T _ , Sept. . Charles
Smith , a Che-iokee neKiuwl'o has served
elfirH yeais In the penitential y for killing
u man ne\eral jeam ago , .today added two
more to bin death list. He e-ut the lines
to it delivery wagon In luMn , and because
John Welch , unotlini- negro , lemonstruted
vvlth him , he * grabbed u pistol fiom the belt
of n bystander and xliut "Welch three times
.iml mortally wounded him. Hobert Mnr-
fchall , u negro Indian iixllloeinan , attempted
to mril Smith and h rtiot the murohnl
through the he a t I' Iceman He ne Bl gtit-
ly shot another mini bv ucclilent In nt-
temptlnK to uueM Krmtli. Smith wan
caught and will gu to Foil Smith for trial
Inillrtliif Hi. < < Lniiilil r < i.
CHICAGO , Sept. 27i Am < i result of the
grand jury Investigation of Chicago gambling
bling- , two uvvne-is of property In which
gambling vvns < arrlfd on .and fifteen krep-
e-is of KumbllnK trouiuM , ere Indicted today.
Indletmentsvere volnl atralnst li\l < l A.
Kohn , owner of the tii'i-nilseH at No. 119
Clink Htrect ( X'anicll'a ) , a corse V. Harding ,
owne'iof Ihe iireniDten at 170 .Madison
street ( l , T. I'onerw' and 0'JJrien'n ) , nnd
litlecn fjitmtillnK1 hou'e kee-pers. It I ? expected -
pected tliat a lurfce number of other Indict
incnts will follow , anil u thorough inve-MI
Kill Ion of the e-hurse of police protection
will be inude
'Ivvu ' nr * pll iiiilviii * Oriiuiipd
HHAfA , N. Y 6f | < t . -Anditiw-J John-
pen , whose- residence l given us Chicago ,
and C. DeWItt QobdntfV of Brooklyn. N. Y. ,
students of Corhell nnlvprnlty , are sup
posed to have be ; ii drained In Cuyugn lake.
They went boatliu ; yesterday afternoon nnd
did not return. Uud.iy their boat was found
overturne-d tvvu miles iluvvu the lak * > .
Heuiih U la-Inn niuik- fur Ihn bjilles of the
youths. Jclmhon'B father Is lovl A. John-
bon , secretary of the Davis Sewing Machine
I'ompany of Dayt u , u , whose home Is at
"V\atertcwi , N , Y ,
BRYAN'S ' TWO CHALLENGES
Anxious to Test tmcas with Mr. Tlmrston
ad Qovo nor McKiuloy.
THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO EACH
Mr. Tlumton Not DUpou'd to Comply vtlth
the Condltlnn tlmt llo I'mltlvoly An-
niinnro Illtnsulf us u Senatorial C'mi-
dldiitu Ills Itensuns Therefore.
After being- endorsed by the democratic
state convention as a candidate for the
United States senate , Congressman llrjnn
was somewhat e-xpedltlous In sending out
two challenges for joint debates , enc < to Hon.
John .M. Thurston und one to lion William
McKlnley. The challenges came through
Chairman C. J Smyth ot the democratic
state central committee , and the one ad-
dressed to Mr. Thurstoti reads as follows :
OMAHA. Sept. 27. lion John M Thurs-
ton. Deal Sir The democratic stute con
vention bus iiiloptcd u plat form and nom
inated | Hon.V J. liiyan for the- United
States Beiiate. He expects to make a thor
ough cum ass of the ( -tate. While you luvc
made no open unncuncemcnt of jour cumll-
elaej , It It generally understood nmonK your
friends tliut you ale a candidate for Ihe
setMte iiml that jour entivnss Is belni ? made
with tint end Inlevv. . It Is conceded th.it
you will be the republican candidate for the
senate i If your party controls the nc\t lep-
iHlnture. I 11 you me a cnndldute nnd will
announce the plitfoun by which you will
be 1r 1t t guided. If elected I Khali be glael to ni-
range a perlea of idx debates between your
self und Mr Hryan. The debates to be ar
ranged upon u basis of fairness You have
been I icpresented as aving that you nre In
favor I of u public dlHcus Um. and you under
stand that you and our candidate cannot
meet J on even terms unless you publicly an
nounce your ramlldui \ nnd decline youi
platform i I shall be glad to meet you , or
any pel son whom you may select to icpre-
sent you , and ui range details , If you agree
to the debate Awaiting ycm reply. I am
\erylrulyyours , r J SMYTH ,
( . 'halt-man Uemoeinttc SluU- Central Com
mittee.
MH TIIUHSTON'S IU3PLY.
Mr. Thurston had not last night received
a copy of this letter , but It was read to
him , and he was then aske.l what his reply
would be He said that his answer would
probably be simply that he stood ready as
a republican at all times to defend the p'ln-
clples of the partv and that he would bo
willing to meet Mr. Hryan or any other
democrat in the state In n joint debate on
state or national political Issues
This means , as Mr. Thurston himself ex
plained , that ho will not accept the chal
lenge UH an avowed candidate of the repub
lican paity for the United States senate.
On this point Mr. Thirston Bald : " 1 am
willing to trust to the republican party In
Nebraska to elect a republican to the senate
I do not anticipate that 1 will announce
that I am a candidate- propose to leave
the party entirely free to elect whom It
will. I have not asked and shall
not ask the support ot any
man or any orgnnUat on in the party for
the position. Neither shall I say that I ain
not a candidate. Leaving the party entirely-
free , I would accept an election to the tcn-
ate pi its hands. I am not willing , In the
hope of gratifying any individual ambit on ,
to Ii ) any degree influence the action of the
party by personally announcing myself as a
candidate , but , as a republican , who shall
work ; for republican success , I am ready to
'receive putt accept a challcpge to a Joint
debate "from Mr. Hryan or any other demo
crat. " t ,
\Vhether an acceptance of his challenge on
termsthus modified would be satisfactory to
Mr. Bryan could not be learned last n ght ,
for Mi. Dryan was < out of the city.
TO OOVnitNOH M'KINLUY.
The challenge to Governor McKlnley Is as
follows-
> IAHA Sept. 27 Hon O. II. Monel ,
Chuli man Republican fitute Committee ,
Llncpln , Neb. : Dear Si | You have Invited
Governor McKlnlcy of Ohio to ndrliess the
people of Nebiacka on the afternoon nnd
evening of October I next Governor Mc
Klnley Is the author of the McKlnley law
and the most distinguished advocate of pro
tection for protection's sake Hon W. J
Bryan ban been nominated fen I'nlted States
Henntoi bv the democratic tate convention ,
on n platform vvhle-h endoiocs the tariff re
form monsutfs parsed b > the fifty-third
congieBS. 'J he deiro intlc Htute i e tral com
mittee nspee-tfully Invites you to aiinnge
for u debute between Gove-inor McKlnley
and Mr Uryan , either upon the Issues ot
the campaign generally or upon the turln.
ciuentlon alone One cun open and elo-e
the debate In the nfteinoon and the other
In the eve-nlng. If you agrre to the1 dls-
cuslon I am authorized by the" committee
to meet vvlth you and arrange details.
Awaiting your leply , I lemaln. Yours vcij
tiuly , C J. SMYTH.
Chairman Democititle State Central Com
mittee.
DAKOTA UmiOlMt YTS IH > I'IK In HI ) .
Talk of Supporting Itrimlillc.ina a lCo > em6
for Mmr | > I'rnrtlccB.
I'CNDEn. Neb , S pt. 27. ( Special. ) Since
the democratic representative convention held
at this place last Monday to nominate a
float" representative for the Sixteenth rep
resentative district , comprising Dakota ,
Thurston and Ginning counties , It has been
discovered that Cuming county helped the
democrats of this county rob Dakota county
of her rights Dakota county had seven del
egates In the convention , Thurston two and
Cuming ten. Dakota county had an aspirant
for the nomination In the person of T. J.
Clark of Jackson , but they found there was
no show against Cumlng's ten and Thurs-
ton's two delegates , and all Joined In and
nominated Nick Fritz of this county , and
Dakota's delegation promised their hearty
support of the nominee at the election , but
It now turns out that Cumlng county having
one representative of her own , was only
entitled to a fraction over one delegate in
the "float" convention , Instead of ten , con
sequently Dakota county could have named
the candidate had the convention been con
ducted on the luiuare , and now the pros
pects are that Dakota county democrats will
join the republicans in their tight against
Fritz , In order to get revenge for the las-
callty practiced In nominating the Thurston
county man. At any rate , word comes that
such Is the status of politics In Dakota
county.
IIKMOCICAIS AIL I'OK IIOLCOMII.
llayil County Opppilflim to Majnri U ( Iroir-
Ing In All Turtle *
BUTTE , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Matt
Daugherty , republican candidate for congress ,
made four speeches In lioyd county this
week , handling the various Issues In a mas
terly manner. I'opullstg here do not believe
he can carry the county through , o\vlng to
the hard feeling caused by the turning down
of Kllikald , who was the choice of a large
majority of the voters.
The un-looked-for antagonism to Majors
which Is cropping out In this county has
alarmed some of the party malingers here nnd
they are doing some hard work to keep
their men in line , Holromb will get the
full strength of the democrats and a goodly
number of conservative republicans who are
opposed to the manner In which Majors se
cured his nomination
O , M Kern Is expected to inaKe a tour of
the county about the inlddleof _ October.
Mrrrlek County tJiiiniH-i tU IJIvlilcd.
CHNTHAL CITY , Neb. , Sept. i7 ( Special
Telegram ) The endowment of llolcomh Is
a bitter pill for administration deinociuts
and Majors nun. I'opullsts anil frtu silver-
lies are wreathe ! In anilUs , There will prob
ably be a bolt In thu democratic parly , butte
to what extent U Is hurt ! to tell ,
rrlnilp'n Dttfiir * I'.trty.
TCKAMAII. Neb. , Sept. 27.-Sprclal. ( )
IIan and fusion have prevented many old
line denioc'nto from bolting the tlcUct. The
sentiment was strongly fur Holcomb among
both democrats and rcpuMcans , and the ac
tion of the democratic couuntlon did not
drive bolting republicans Into p.irly support ,
but lias nerved them for Ihe fray and n
determination to purge their party of cor
poration domination. The cry ot "Populism
Against State Credit" don't wash In Hurt
county with Judge Holcomb nn the ticket.
Independent ' democrats nnd republicans fire
alike for principle before party
OPINIONS ON TIIH M1MI > ATION.
Ailnilnhtr itltiu Mm Non-l'onrnHt il on
Hut Munition In Nmv York.
nVZZMWS KAY. Ma s. , Sept. 27 An
Associated pre > ss reporter called President
Cleveland's attention ( o the news ot Senator
Hill's ' nomination for governor. When naked
for an opinion , Mr. Cleveland said"I am
out of politics now. " This expression ot
opinion was In a kindly but firm tone , and no
coaxing could prompt an expression ot
opinion
NEW YOUK , Sept. 27 The World pub
lishes 1 ! the following , dated Buzzard's Hay :
No doubt the convention has done the bcHt
thing t possible. 1 think those who were
there ought to understand the situation
and know what was suitable to do. 1 have
confidence that their best judgment was
exerted.
Regarding the nomination of Senator Hill
the World says "Now that the battle Is be
tween Merion and Hill , of course no democrat
will go to the polls to vote for Morton How
many ; may not vote for Mr. Hill Is another
qtie lion "
The Press says "It Is a ticket of forlorn
hope Driven to desperatlcn with the prc-
clplco of defeat before them and the UJal
wave of popular Indignation behind them ,
tha democrats have made a rally. They have
summoned their ublot loader to the front
and begged him to pave them from Impeml-
Inc doom. "
The Morning Advertiser sajs"A Tam
many man at one end and an anti-Tammany
man at the other , and a 'what-ls-it' In the
mldJIc this Is the ticket which Is Intended
to unite the tcrrlcd and demorallred ranks of
democracy 'n this state. It Is lIKe chaos
come again and It will be more" like It for
the party in November "
WASHINGTON. Sept 27 Secretary Car
lisle was today questioned as to his vlewn
ot the wisdom of the Saratoga convention
yesterday In nominating Mr. Hill us the
democratic candidate for governor of New
York The secretary decl ncd to discuss for
publication the action of the convention ,
nit It la learned from his firm friends that
he secretary regards the ticket as a strong
nc us strong as could have , been named ,
ml It Is his belief that It will be bucccbsful
n November.
NOTYr.l JCLAI > V 10 ANsUIIit.
riuitoi- Hill Dcrll'in * _ to t.iy Whether III !
VI III An i-pt thu oinliutt ion.
ALBANY , N. Y , Sept. 27 Senator Hill
said , regarding his nomination " 1 have
arrived at no decision as yet as to > this nom-
nation. In fact , I have not been olllclally
notified , and until 1 am i cannot i-ay any-
hlng In the premises. I have hardly had
line to think over the tcnsalloml , events ot
resterday. "
Senator Hill 1ms lecelvcd hundteds of
congratulatory telegrams from people all
over the country. Some of them are In the
orm of petitions atklng him not to decline
he nomination.
ItrpiililU-iin Idillv t ( iraflon.
GRAPTON. Neb. . Sept. 27. ( Special )
The republicans of this county held a grand
rally here this evening , hundreds coming
rom Geneva and Falrmaunt und all over the
county. Legislative Candidates Parkins and
Eanghurst , Ilarsby , candidate for county at-
omey , and Sloan , candidate for t-cnator from
fork and Klllnjore , addressed the people.
Considerable cntliu&lasm was aioiised , ilar-
Icularty by the songs of the Geneva Glee
club.
Ki'iu Mini sclii'iiU-r lit Mdni'V.
SIDNEY , Neb , Sept. 27 ( Special Tele
gram ) The court house was crowded to
night with an audience composed ot all pir-
tles , who listened to nddres'-cs made by
Congressman Kcm and C. 1) . Pchnider of
Logan county.
Hon J M Thurpton Is announced to talk
liere October 8 Great pieparations me
being m0e to give him n big reception
iuiriiit IJI.ilr
BLAIR , Neb Sept. 27 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen fcpoke to a fair audi
ence here tonight In the Gcrmunla hall He
devoted considerable time explaining why he
voted for the Wilson bill , lie also Insisted
that the republican parly of Ncb-aska was
controlled at present by the corporations and
capitalists
M III ni-mttojril Iho < lr li-r.
'
MIDDLESDORO , ic'y . Sept 27 The order
of Judge Jones of the Adalr circuit court
restraining the election olllcc-rs from holding
a republican primary In the Eleventh con
gressional district Satin day , will be disre
garded In Bell county. "The election will be
held as though no order had been Ihsucd.
Mimliniti'il nn 1'dltnr.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 27. Colonel Robert
J Van Horns wax unanimously nominated
for congress by the republican convention
of the Fifth district , which met here today
Colonel Van Horn Is editor ot the Kansas
City Journal.
Ihipiiltllcan Opponent fur OUCIK.
LEXINGTON , Sept. 27 Judge Geoige
Dennis , Jr. , was unanimously nominated by
the republicans of the Abhtuml dlslilc-t to
oppose Owens In the race for congress.
( IIIHInK on Tour
SAN rrtANCISCO , Sept 27-GoneialJ II.
Uoe , assistant sec-irtury of war , Geneinl O
L II. Fall ; , aeneial T H. Harry , Edvvaid
Sllvtrman und W. D. Doe. who hiive In-on
tiavclln , ; westward ove-r the northern loute
fiom Washington. IX C' , arrived on this
morning's tialn fiom Vancouver , Wash
Gi nprnl Doe Is on a tout of Inspection of
tht * various military posts nnd will piob-
ably remain In this city a week.
.111 in1 nil I.mnlro .Now I'ul. Ii Domain.
SANTA fi : , N M. , S2pt 27. By Ihe decln-
lon of th > Vnlted States ceiutl of ptlvate
land claims today all the mineral-bearing
paitlon of the ilch Cochltl dlhtrlc-t was Me.
clured la be public domain. The Canada de
Cochltl grant , which rl.ilm has hung like a
pall over this great inliuial belt i-lnce It
was ( Uncovered liiHt full , and which claimed
to covet 114,000 acre ? , UUH today conllrnu.il
for only 3,000 uc-ie .
lllc Suit AIM hut -Urxh-ii.
SAN FBANCISCO. Sept 2r.-Speclnl
United States Attorney John It. Lines of
Washington , I ) C. representing the Uepait-
ment of Justice , has arrived hero to titke
evidence In a null of Iniig HtnndliiK' of the
La. Lnbto Mining company of lJuianKO ,
Mc-x. , against the Ko\tinment of Mexico for
Ti&l.wx ) , on whlih StfOOW bin he-en paid
It will require about two vvceka to examine
the witnesses
o
Ilullrnuil l.xmiiloii C'uiuilrtiMl. |
BENSON. Ariz , Sept 27-Today the laht
spike was driven In the Benson extension
of the Arizona S. Southeaster n roalruad , giv
ing this road n connection with the South
ern I'aclllc Instead of vvlth the Bantu Fr. an
heretofore. The new extension parallels
thu Bantu Pu for a distance * of eighteen
mill's.
DUiireod from Her.Actor
rs'HvV YORK , Sept. 27. Judge McAdama
of the snpeilur court 1mH confirmed the
refeii'OH' report awarding Kenline Ileverldge
Coehlan an absolute divorce from Actor
Charle * Coifhlan. Thcie IB no provision for
alimony In thu decree , and none wus auked
Jury In Striker * ' CURB IHmgreedt
CAHSON , Nev. , Sept , 27. The Jury In the
case uf the Carlln etilkers , held for ob
struellnK the mulls , disagreed and wen ; dls
cliuib'eJ. it stood nine for ucqulttul am
thro fur conviction.
.Soleil Hinlptor 1'iiiirs Away.
MIODLirrOWN , N. Y. , Bept. 27-Laun
Thompson , the noted sculptor , died at the
atalo lioi-plul cu Wednesday ,
Ho Steals n Mtiroa on the Democrats Wha
Worked Honestly.
CASTOR'S ' PETS FILE THEIR CEfiTIFICATtS
They Hurry to Lincoln mrl Oapturo the
Secretary of State's Offloa ,
EVERYTHING WAS.DONE IN THE DARK
Certificate of Norn'nation SWKH to Before a
Justice of the Peace ,
BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE MEM WERE
Waa Also Outiltls of His Jnristliotion rw an
Cfflwr of Law ,
JDHN C. ALLFN'S BLAND INDIFFERENC
C'hilm Miulclhit lliu NmulneoH CunatUilt *
tlio Regular 1.1 nuu-r.itlu llckot Cuso
\\lll I'r.ilmbly it I'li'iru let thu
Kiipri-iua tojit Tor IKi-ldloii.
LINCOLN , Sept. 27. ( Special Telegram. )
Almost DB soon as the capital opened thla
morning a delegation of three , one uf whom
was Hugeno Sell lllnx police judga of Crete
und an administration backer of Toburllng-
ton Castor , walked Into the tccrctary of :
statu's ofllce nnd filed the following certifi
cate as the nominees of the democratic
party of Nebraska
"Wo , the unde'slgned , Euclid Martin ,
chairman , and S M. Snyder , secretary , ot
the convention held at Omaha on the 20th
day of September. 1S91 , composed of the
delegates nnd legal representatives of the
qualified electors , residents of the state ot
Nebraska , representing the democratic party
In bald state. In convention assembled , da
hereby certify that the following named
persons were duly nominated by said con
vention as candidates to- the ollicos named
herein , representing the democratic party , to
> t ! MJted for at a general election to bo held
n the state of Nebraska Tussday , November
i , next. "
Governor P. D Sturdcvant.
Lieutenant Governor R. H. Dunphy.
Secretary of State D T Rolf.
Auditor Otto Bauman.
Treasurer Lul > e Bieldcnthal.
Attorney Geneial John II. Ames.
Commissioner of Public Lands Jacob Blg-
er
Superintendent of Public Instruction Mil-
on.Doollttlc. . .
Justice of , the Peace L A. McCandlefcs
it Lincoln , pays ihat the certificate was
iworn to before him In Omaha at 3 o'clock
his morning , but professes not to Ktiovv
he iiameb of Ihe'mcn who bi'oughl it down.
hough he came down on tlio train with
hem
The certificate wn dated September 26.
and the clerks at the state house have
jcen since ( .peculating as to how It was
rustled up so quickly
The delegation filing the certificate left
Omaha on the Rock luland at 5 o'clock tills
morning.
Secretary Allen , when asked about the mat
ter , said It is his business to file and place
on file all papers presented In proper form ,
and do nothing further.
The attorney general when asked what lie
vvnuld do with the certificate If regular nom
inees wcret filed , said that he Knew nothing
about it , but that he would act on it when It
came before him.
Tlio fact that the Justice who acknowledged
tlio papers was out ot his Jurisdiction U a
subject of comment here
Justice McCandless , whose name appeara
on the document ai the authority before
whom the ncl.now lodgement was taken , says
that he was too sleepy to notice with whom
he came down , but claims that the affidavit
was made and his signature affixed In the
1'iixton hotel In Omaha sme time alter $
o'clock In the morning The document In.
dated on the 2jth ( , and thcic was a good deal
of talk among the employed ot the. elate
house about the filing cf the papers before the.
nominations were made
JNDIONA'l ION OK I Hi : "UnilU
Hruii , ) , .Smyth nnd Others Tulk uf the
Action ol Iho C'uUor Crowd ,
When Congressman Bryan wus told what
had been done , he stated that while he hail
given the legal aspects of the case no re
cent attention , ho was perfectly confident
that the secretary of state was acting en
tirely without authority of law In accepting :
the certificate so hurriedly filed by the bolt
ers. Looking at the question aside from Ita
legal aspects , Mi Bryan asserted that the
action of the bolters in hurrying a patched
up ccitlflcato of the alleged nomination of un
alleged ticket by an alleged convention only-
proved the desperate nature of the enter
prise In which the bolting democracy of Ne
braska had embarked. The people of Ne
braska , ho said , and the honest. law-abiding ,
fair-minded democrats would not licsltuto to
leave the decision of the disputed question
to the proper legal tribunals. The bolters
had nothing to gain by disgraceful tactlca
and the true demociatlc party of Nebraska ,
would lose nothing. It might "be nece-ssury
to carry the matter before the supreme
court , and in such event , Mr. Bryan expressed ,
himself emphatically ab having no fears ot
the outcome.
U. J. Smyth , chairman of the regular
democratic statn committee , wan not at all
perturbed over the news that the baiters had ,
made a willing ass I Ha nt of the present sec
retary of state In an attempt to take bimn >
Judgment upon the democracy of Nebraska.
SMYTH SUMS UP.
"Tho men who bolted the convention , "
said Mr. Smythvcnt Into u regular
called state convention under a summons
Issued by one of their own number Tl'oy
accepted the final Judgment of the conven
tion In Its election ot a temporary chairman.
They participated In the preliminary or
ganization and accepted places upon the lev-
era ! commlttecca appointed by the temporary ;
chairman. They accepted the report pf the *
commute on credentials , and by their vote-
participated In the adoption ot lliat re
port. They entered the contest for iho
adoption of the rtport of the committee on
resolutions nnd participated In tin * veto byj
which that report was adopted. They pai-
ttclpateil In the selection of the members ot
the state central committee and voted on
the election of a chairman ot thn state ctn
tral committee. They vuted on every qui'
tlon that caino before the convention , i
"Tha organization of that convention waa
completeanil regular In every detail , Th
election of the new itate central committed
and Its chairman was also complete and per *
fectly re-gular. The new organization host
the authority of the democratic party ot thai
state beyond the shadow of n question ot
a doubt , The secretary ot state hai _ 4