OMAHA , THUllSDAY TG > OCTOBER 4 , 1804. SING Iibi COPY FIVJ3 OEtfTS.
WAR CLOUDS GATHER
JTrnnce and England Muoh Worked Up Over
the Island of Madogiscar.
JOHN BULL ANXIOUS FOR A DIVIDE
Blockade of Madagascar's Forts the Last
Provocation for the How.
CABINET COUNCIL CONVENED IN LONDON
Trench Agitators Warned by the EnjliBli
Press to Ga Glow ,
MANY JOURNALS SAY V/AR / WILL FOLLOW
of I he United Kingdom Unite In
KjHire liiK the Ilcllef tlutt tlio
Triiiilila Should be Settled
_ Ninv for Alt Time ,
ANTAIUAJVO , Madagascar , Oct. 3. A
blockade of the ports' of ( he Islands of
Madagascar has been proclaimed by France.
The resident general has gone to Tamatave.
lie has been Instructed to taku measures to
| irotect the colonists In the event of war ,
LONDON , Oct. 3 , The secretary of state
for foreign affairs , the earl of Klfntorly , has
Ijpen In communication with the Indian gov
ernment and pieparatjons are being made
to concentrate English and Indian troops In
readiness to proceed further east , It Is
dlrled that the sanction of the cabinet Is
jiecessHiy before any further steps are pos-
\ dispatch received here from Portsmouth
rays that rumors are circulated there In
regard to extensive naval preparations. The
IMirlous heads of departments at the * dock
yards held u conference this morning , al
Mhlch the opinion of the officers was taken
In regard to the time the Mrs I division of
the reserve ships could be In readiness to
i-- * put to sen.
i1 1 The dlspatqh adds that the training
mi'iadroti'H departure for the West. Indies has
litrn postponed from Saturday to Wednesday
next , and If necessary teh crulac of this
t > ( | uadion will bf > abandoned and the men on
liuird the training thlps will be transferred
to ships which will shortly bo commissioned.
SEniOt'S ' DIFFICULTY EXPECTED.
All the Htlernoon paprs gravely
tllseuss the hasty summoning of a
iabuel ; ! council and ll Is gsnerally accepted
UN being connected with some serious diffi
culty with France.
The liberal organ , the Westminster Gazette ,
handles the subject very tenderly and ( '
evidently un\lous not to excite public opinion ,
nnd thereby embarrass the government , On
tlio other lund , the conservative mouth
nieces discus * the matter more fearlessly and
Viirn Francis against encroaching upon
British rights.
The Pall Mall Gazette says ; "A crisis
vlilcli necessitates the summoning of
cabinet council was entirely unexpected. It
It ijulte probable , lion ever , that propositions
Jiave been made to settle the various dlffef
vilce * . Hut while \ > e gladly recognize thai
the incident mlmlts of favorable Interpreta
tion , It Is Idle U > Ignore the fact that It Is quite
I > oplble that the cabinet has been summoned
to discuss a new and unexpected cause of
friction with" France. "
The I'all Mall Gazette tlien refers to the
article , printed today In the Pollttuie
Colonial of Parla. which reflects the views
of the mlnUter of the colonies. M. Del Casse ,
and which gives , exclusive of the questions
of Egypt and Madagascar , n list of elevei
outstanding dlmcnltlcs between France ami
England , connected with frontier and similar
disputes In various African colonies.
The I'olltlque Colonial , however , says Ihttt
many of these have practically been settled
"tni < ] that none of them would justify a rup
ture unless one country was bent upon pick
ing u quarrel with the other , which , the paper
Hilda. Is not the case.
The Tall Mall Gazette , In snlto of this ,
n.iys that tlio article In the I'olltlque Colonial
! known friendly to "the verge of dls
courtesy , " adding : "And If It reflects the
kplrlt In which the French ministers Intend
to discuss the difficulties \\lth England , v\e
may prepare for troutilesome times.Ve do
nut wish to quarrel with France ; but , on the
other hind , we are- Indisposed to permit
trespassing on our iinquesdoneil rights. The
bullying spirit which tells Frenchmen that
they have only to brag and bluff to force
Kngland to surrender may easily lead to
trouble , "
t'KOUAHIUTIES OF WAIt.
The I'all Mull Gazette then conllnues ; "The
Dally Chronlclo nays Ihat- war between
I'r.mcc and EiigUml must be regarded as
Inconceivable madness. It may be madness ,
but it la not Inconceivable. France must be
told courteously , but firmly , that we have
nut the slightest deslro to attack or to pro
voke her , , but ( hat , If attacked , we shall
dffcnd ouriselves to the extremity. "
The Globe alto expresses the belief that the
hurried call of the cabinet council Is due
to disputes with Franco , adding : "We be-
1H-VC that there Is no ground for public
alarm or suspicion. Hut we cannot surrender
any pait of England's rights or ahlrk any
] iarl of her duties. Our strained relations
Mlth France are not n matter Of a day's
growth nor connected with Madagascar. We
have points of contact with the French
throughout the world , and each Is possible
of having fustereJ Irritation which may easily
become t > trlfe. It Is certain that the tame
way Inhlch we have allowed ourselves
to be outwitted In the far east during the
ia&t year and the manner In which we have
stood by hlle France partitioned our herit
age In Slam , has done much to persuade the
more Ignorant or hot headed Frenchmen
that ( England Is not so terrible after all. To
day's neus of the blockade of the. Island
of Madagascar sets at rest all doubts as to
the Immediate business of tomorrow's cabinet
council. The ministers have decided upon a
resolute course of action ami the- public \vlll
uualt ulth anxiety the news of their .de
cision.
cision.Ye
' \Ye want no panic nor war fevers , but o
need the assurance that our interests will
ie properly tufegiurded and our allies .pro
tected. The French will IInil that wo shall
have a word to sav about the Madagascar
quest Ion before It Is settled and Lord Ilose-
l > ery may rely upon the unionists to support
him loyally and heartily In the Interests
of the empire. "
The above quotations from the leading
afternoon papers of this city give a fair Idea
ot the drift of , public opinion here and the
gravity of the crisis which haa caused tlio
calling of a cabinet council for * tomorrow.
The Dally News says : Rumor Is
always wrong when applied to cab
inet tnertlngs , and wise men pay no attention
to II wanderings , There arn several ques
tions at Issue between France and England ,
but 'Hiore urono questions of opposing In
terests comparable In the remotest degree
with thneo which set France and 1'russta to
antagonism In 1S70
The SUmlard says It cannot be believed for
a moment that any question ol difference has
arisen between Kngland .and France that
could not be amicably arranged by a patient
and temperate dlttfusslon.
nnvu\v QF TUB DISPUTE.
The dispute between France and Kngland
rPKurdliig Madagascar la one of long stand-
I UK. Madagascar Is a large Island , lep-
nriitril from the southeastern portion of
AMi-a liy the Mozambique ) channel It la
now virtually iindtr a French protectorate ,
although it U claimed In Kngland that at
least one-seventh ot the Island ia held liy
BrltUh capital. DuL the French embasiy In
Hma.cn rtcvntljr. niuwmd ft C9iuraunlc tlon
from the Madagascar consul In London by n
formal statement that officially there Is no
longer such a person as n London Mada
gascar consul , and U was added , the agent )
of France In various countries represent the
Hova government ,
Early last month the French government
evidently determined upon tnklnt ? definite
action In regard to Madagascar , probably bc-
'levlng that Iho hands of England were tied
iy Iho complications brought about through
he uar b tween China and Japan. Consequently
quently , M. Lc Myrc de Vlllers was sent nn
a special mission to Madagascar , and It uas
understood that ho vm , to all Intents and
purposes , Instructed to demand the alullca-
lon of the government and to annex the
aland to France.
The following statement was made regard-
ng the mission of M. Lo Myre de Vlllera
eccntly : "He will first demand a revision
of the treaty of 18SH and will then nsk that
'he territory of France at Dclgo Suarez bo
ixtentled to I'assandame bay on the Western
side of Madagascar , and to Vohctnar bay on
the r.ist side of the Island , and that Majunga
ami N'osal Ilcli on the west coast , and Fort
Dauphin , Tamatave , Manalioudro and And-
overean n the ast shores with their ad
jacent territories be ceded to France ,
finally hu was Instructed to demand that the
' 'rench residents shall have the right to
control all the actions of the government of
Madagascar , Itu-ludlng Its foreign policy. "
DETAILS OF GOVERNMENT DE&inED.
The Cocnrde of Paris , at the time of the
ileparture of At , Le Myre tie Vlllers. who Is
just about due at Madagascar , said"lie
will call upon the Ilova government to satisfy
all our demands and to respect all the
clauses of our treaties. In the case of tha
lavn government accepting this demand a
lirctocol , summarizing our rights and render
ing some obscure points clear , will be drawn.
These rights may be summarized as followJ :
The Installation of a French representative , *
who will trvut exclusively all questions ot
foiclgn policy -with the powers ; the recogni
tion of ( he light of Europeans to possest
property without any retrocession clause ; the
rights of tieallng with the natives for the
11 In- and farming of property ; the registra
tion til all deeds concerning the purchase
and hhe ot property at the French resi
dency ; the construction of a railway which
the Mnlagassy government has'till now re
fused ; the frti-dom of navigation of the
rivers ; the establishment of military stations
where tlie French may think fit : the appoint
ment of n French agent to control and secure
the financial resour s wasted nt the present
moment to the detriment of the natives ;
the Installation of a French resident with
eai-h nf tlie Malagassy governors. wUh the
object of securing- the respect of treaties and
the proper collection of the taxes In a word ,
the effectual application of the protectorate
regime , which hns until now been nothing
but nominul. Jf the Hova mlnlst-rs dn not
give entlie satisfaction M. De Vlllers will
withdraw to one of the vessels of our
squadioii ami the commander of that
Mnudron will then open the sealed Instruc
tions tent to him. "
FOHKIGN OFFJCE DENIAL.
The oftlclals of the foreign office deny that
the summoning of the cabinet tomorrow IK
duo to a hitch In the negotiations with
Francs In regard to Madagascar , but that
it Is for the purposu of discussing several
Imiinrtnnt international questions , one of
the chief subjects to be brought up being
the safety of Itrltlsh subjects resident In
China.
A dispatch was received at the foreign of-
'
'dce today from the British consul at I'ekln
stutliiK that he was making arrangements
to insure tlie safety of the British resi
dents at the Chinese capital.
The Sun learns , It says , that a portion
of the Urltlsh channel fleet will be ordered
to Ctliraltar In order to reinforce the British
Mediterranean squadron.
t > MTiiSTATUS l.NVOI.VKO. .
( 'InInn of tlio I'rciHli In Inilng.tsctir lliire
AIIIIOKH ! thli ( > i V4rniiit'iit.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. The Madagascar
Issue has been an endless source of conten
tion to the United States ever since the
French us-umed protectorate over Madagas
car In 1SSB. The flnt American consul
aftei tluit was Mr. Campbell , who was In a
renter of contention between the native gov
eminent and the French consul general
representing the protectorate.
lie was succeeded by a colored man of
Nebraska , Mr. AValker , whose sympathies
app areJ to have been with the native gov
ernment , although the Stats department here
wished li in to acrede to the French claims
and taKc his excquator from the French
consul general. The American consul could
not be located , however , until he had treated
with th ? Hovtis government , when It was too
late to recognize the French clalM. The
present United States consul K an ex-gov
ernor of Alabama. He was appointed a year
ago , hut up tu the present time his consu
lar office has not been recogn'zed , owing to
the conflict between the Hovas and the
French government * . It has brought about
endless correspomler.ee between the French
government and the Slate department. The
present move of France 1s taken to Indicate
that. she. too. Is tired with temporizing , and
Intends to force her contention to a flnal set
tlement , Private advices received hero arc
to the effect that the closing of the Mada
gascar ports will be followed by the landing
of 2,000 French soldiers In Madagascar.
PAIUS , Oct. 3 , The Matin this morning
says that Madagascar can offer no possible
subject for a dispute between France and
Orcat Iirltuln. adding : "Once our differences
with the Malagaesy government are settled
there Kill be no pretext for a Franco-British
conflict. The relations between the two gov
ermnenls were never more tranquil. "
The minister of foreign affairs , M , Hano-
teaux , denies that a blockade of the Island
of Madagascar has been proclaimed by France ,
The minister of marine , M. Felix Maur , de
clares that before such a step could be taken
the European powers would have to be In
formed of the Intention of France.
ir Kli"'A' ItUfT OF Till ! MILLS.
Minneapolis Inrrciaea Her Output \rltli
1'ilrrfl u I.ltllu Kmlcr.
MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 3 , The. North
western Miller gives the follow'
Ing epitome of the week's milling news
Minneapolis mills last week ground 217,433
barrels of flour , against 210,443 barrels the
week before. About the same capacity la
running this" week , with ample water power
Mills are gradually Increasing the proportion
tion of new wheat ground. Last week was
another quiet one In the flour trade. Prices
arc , if there l any change , a trifle easier
The export end of the- market Is still far
from satUfactoiy. Superior and Dulutl
mills ground 71,708 barrels , against 05,117
barrels the preceding week , i\port ship
ments , 3S.6C9 barrels , against 31,030 barrels
the week before , and 17,669 barrels In 1893
Export freights are low , and 111 Is reporlei
that t > hadlng Is being done. Prices abroai
are lower than ever before. At Milwaukee
the output \\aa 3'.i,14S barrels , against 3S,9t * > 9
the previous week. Trade , If changed any
ahows a llttlo more activity than last week
and mills making high class bakers repor
that their sales ore very good , while- one
sold fur In excess of its capacity. Foreign
era arc out ot the market to a great extent
St , Louis made 75,750 barrels , a slight de
crease from last week. Of business the
lesa sulil the better.
.M : VC.VTV
IMtiistrmii ItemiltH of tlie Atlantic Sturm li
Cults.
NEW YOUK , Oct. 3. The Ward line
steamer Saratoga from Tamplo and Havana
arrived In port today. CaptainEarle sayt.
that at Havana It was reported that the little-
village of Dagna , about 120 miles tu the east
ward , had been almost entirely demollshet
and about twenty souls had perished , The-
r eportwaa very meager , and no estimate o
the damage done to property could be uecer
talned. Of the reported destruction of more
than half of ( lie town of San Domingo Cop
tain Iterle tald he had heard nothing.
Tniinpluil L'uilor tlin | lori < * * I'rrr.
n M/riMOKE , Oct. -During the base bal
prowMion last night n serious acclden
occurred Six horses , attached to n hear }
bui , Inyvhlcti * &urnbtt ot topla x ro rldloc
> ecanie frightened and made a. plunge Into
ho crowd and trampled down the people
n a frightful manner. Eleven persons.
Mostly women and children , \\cte morn or
ess Injured. Florence Ingle , nged 18 , and
Icnry Kruschlen , aged 15' , may botn me ,
tXTESDKIt TO HKXKVIT At lSJl.t.
-rgUliitlcm to He Knaclccl In That Direc
tion nt nn 1'iirly Period. "
WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. Another attempt
s to be made during the coming session of
congress to enact legislation for the better
government of Alaska. The persons who
have already gone to that territory and
made Investments are anxious to have laws
provided which will make more secure prop
erly rights , and which will also establish
closer commercial relations with the terrl-
cry and the .Cnlloil States. It has been
suggested that one of the flrst steps toward
irlnglng Alaska Into closer communication
vltli the United States and making It more
iseful to the government would be to or-
; anlzo the territory as other territories liuvo
loen organized , and send a delegate to con
gress to represent It , who could point out
.he needs of the people of the territory to
lie legislators.
This Idea Is combated by those who claim
; hat at present there are not enough white
> eople in the territory to constitute a repre
sentative KOVeminent , and that the native
copulation has not yet attained a degree of
'ntelllgence to entitle It to participate In
; overnment affairs. Because of lack ot leg-
slallon the development of Alaskan mines ,
which arc said to be very rich , Is retarded.
Most ot these mines arc of a character that
requires a great deal of machinery to op-
irate them , and considerable capital must
Invested before any results can be ob
tained . It Is possible that In the short ses
sion of congress there 111 be no time for
passing adequate laws for the proper govern-
men of Ihe far northwest territory , yet iho
men who have been pushing west for many
years are determined that something must
ilonc for Ihe fir northwest , and the matter
will be pushed before congress , ntiJ even
If no aclon Is taken. It U expected that the
way may be opened for something substan
tial In the next congress.
CIMI.I/.INT. Till : INDIAN.
Krmrt ol IliB Dcp rtiiiiiit Indicates Con-
xliler.ible Troqrpss In That lilrei'tlun.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. General Arm
strong , acting commissioner of Indian affairs ,
savs that the annual reports received from
the various Indian agencies show that on
the whole the Indians were reasonably pros
perous during1 the last fiscal year. The
ilrath rate has notbcon large nor does there
appear to bo any decrease In the number of
Indians under government charge. The , year
was , one of peace , there having been very few
disturbances of troubles usually occurring
among the Indians.
It Is evident from the reports received
that the tribal relations of the Indians are
becoming less binding and the Individual In
dians are becoming more Independent of the
government and more self-supporting. The
allotting agents of the government have been
kept busy the past year , many Indians evinc
ing desires to own their own lands , The In
dian authorities believe that In allotting
tracts of land to Individuals the longest step
lias been toward civilization , and that the
Indians are more easily goveined by the
agents nnd the bureau when each has a
personal and Individual Interest In his 'home.
The reports show that Indian education Is
progressing quite satisfactorily and that the
Indians show greater willingness , than here
tofore to avail themselves of the school ad
vantages offered by the government.
JCIJSUI.T OF .SMITH'S VACATION.
Interior Department llu lnr Suspeuilril In
tlin AIM-irc of tlie Secretary.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. When Secretary
Smith returns tc the Interior department he
will find himself for a t1mo Immersed In busi
ness of that department. No appointments
have been made during his absence nnd It U
understood that n large number are awaiting
his action. Including a. number of changes
to be made In the pension office. Then
there are all the annual reports that come-
In during the fall , but which will not be
made public until the secretary has had an
opportunity" to examine them. Reports
from the governors of most of the territories
have been received already. The bureau
officials are preparing their reports , which
will be placed In the secretary's hands soon
after his return. Secretary Smith is ex
pected to return soon after the election in
Georgia ,
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Iowa nnil Ncbrtiikii I'ontiil Changes.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. ( Special Tele-
gramO Postmasters were appointed In Iowa
today as follows ; Dillon , Marshall county ,
Robert Wright , vice .Iver T. Jorssen , re
signed ; Greenville , Clay county , II. C.
Dodd , vice C. II. Lewis , resigned ; Popejoy
Franklin county , J. H. Popejoy , viceJ. . W
Finch , resigned.
The postofllce at Largo. McPherson county.
Neb. , has been discontinued. Mall will go
to Tryon.
C. E. Nute has been appointed postmaster
at Wlllard , Lincoln county , Neb. , vice H.
F. Price , resigned.
Iowa postofllces discontinued ; Malta , Mar
shall county , mall will go to State Center ;
Waltham. Tama county , mall will go to
Elberon.
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1'i.UL'isr irrt .u/.v ;
lluffiilu IVople Ojipoalii ? tlm Abandonment
of Tort
BUFFALO , Wyo. , Oct. 3. ( Special , ) Al
though the troops have been ordered from
Fort McIClnney , the plucky citizens ol
Buffalo have not yet given up the fight , anil
a determined effort will be made to have
the secretary of war revoke the order aban
donliiK the pest.
Fort McKlnncy Is a most desirable loca
tlon for an agricultural college -or other
public Institution , and If the post Is finally
abandoned the citizens of Buffalo will make
an effort to have the government donate
the buildings and other property t0-thft-Btata
of Wyoming , to be appropriated for the use
of some charitable or other pub'.lo Instltu
tton.
Appoint oil n Nelirankit RlrU
ROOK SPRINGS , Wyo , , Oct. 3. ( Spc-
clal. ) Miss Mattle Schaupp of Grand Is
land. Neb , , has been appointed matron o
the State Miners' hospital at Rock Springs
Miss Schauppwas formerly connected will
the county hospital at Denver.
( IK. UN 1ILOCK.HIK .I.V C'/lfU.Ifll .
Kusteru I.lnns ITnabla to Handle the Iliml-
IICBS Turned Over to Them.
CHICAGO , Oct. 3. A call has been Is
sued for Ihe regular meeting of the West
crn Passenger association on next Tuesday
The principal matter of business to be con
slilered Is the demoralization In the west
bound through rates from association ter
rltory , as effected by conditions prevailing
between lined of the western associatloi
territory.
The eastern Hues out of Chicago are
troubled by an Insufficient number pf cars to
handle the heavy amount of grain which the
western roads have been pouring Into Chicago
cage for the last three weeks. The roads
cannot get the eastern consignees to take
the grain as fast as they deliver It. They
arc llmllng It difficult to bo carriers am
warehousemen at the same time. They are
thinking of Issuing Instructions to their
agents In the west to accept no more groli
for shipment until the blockade which nov
threatens In Chicago can"tie relieved.
Mrs , Vlim llr.iri > Norton tlejil ,
UELOIT , WIs. , Oct. 3 , The death of Mr
Vina Brace Norton , wife.of Rev. S. Norton , oc
curred today after a lingering illness. Shi
was the cousin and early companion o
Frances Wlllanl , and author ot "A Grea
Mother , " "A True Te-cher , ' and man ;
other popular songs. Mitt Wlllard was will
htr at the deathbed.
M'KIN LEY IN NEBRASKA.
j' j ' .
AL Lincoln This AfLernoon. At Omaha TonlgliL.
M'KINLEY ' TOURING KANSAS
[ fade SLoit Speeches at Eleven Places Dur
ing his Jofamey.
RECEIVED WITH MANIFESTATIONS OF JY
fr
r ,
I'rom Kntiftnn City ti | llutclilnson CrovciU
( intlier ut tlio Stationsnnd , AVeleomo
j , ,
the Champion of Protection lie
( Jlvc ropcill " t ; ii Jab.
TOPEKA , Oct. 3. The'iome ' of populism
was Invaded by OhioVipo 'ernor today. A
special train was started 'If om Kansas City
at 7:20 o'clock over the'Satjia ' Fe , headed for
Hutchlnson , aad stops and speeches .scheduled
for eleven places enrgute. 'Cyrus ' Leland , Jr. ,
chairman of the republican state committee ;
and a number of republican work'ers. General
Passenger Agent Nicholson and. General
Freight Agent Gay of' thclJSaiita 'Fe accom
panied Governor McRipleyt The flrst stop
was at Argentine , where [ a * few words were
spoken. At Lawre'nce'therj , were .fully 2,000
people at the station , 'who ? cheere'd lustily
when the train stopped. an < ( gave earnest at
tention as McKlnley spokV remlnlsccntly of
Lawrence as the ecenc.of some of the earliest
struggles for freedom ami statehood.
With apparent reference ? to populism the
governor said : " \Ve might as well understand
now that one or the otheriot the republican
and democratic parties ! Is ftplng to conduct
the policy'of tfils government and It is for
you to determine whlcH oria of these parties
will conduct the policy of the government In
such manner an to best Bublerve the Interests
of the people of the UnttediStatcs. "
Topekn was reached at 9J30. A cavalry escort
cert preceded Governor1 McKlnley as he was
driven through the streets to the ( state house
grounds , where a , plat form. ' had been erected.
There waa un Immense crowd assembled and
the greeting given to the | dlstlngulshed vis
itor was very cordial. Governor Lewelllng
-offered > ta iioirrnenUind odlclally receive Gov
ernor McKlnley , but the republican managers
declined , saying thab they feinted to make
the occasion a purclyjeptibllcn } one.
HUTCHINSON ; Kin. , Oct. 3. After speak
ing to the large crow els { that gathered at
Peabody , Strong Cltr arid INowton , Governor
McKlnley arrived hcr 'at * 4 o'clock. Hon.
U. K. Mori ill , republfcab candidate for
governor , Joined the p rtjr at Topeka , -and
at several place * Introduced McKlnley.
Major Morrlll is. a native' ' ot Maine , and
handed to Thomas D. 47ecd li1a flrst certifi
cate entitling him to/leacli * BChool , but at
Strong City ho took occasion to announce
Governor McKlnley as Um rtan to be given
the presidential nomination In 1S9G. At
Newton , the last stopping place , the governor
gave utterance to some significant words.
He said : "J sec before intr many old sol
diers. members of the tfttna | Army of the
Republic. I am glad to Mfelcome them hero
today. Wu are not only In- favor ot proa-
perity , but the- republican T > * rty Is In favor
of patriotism , What 'o want here is u
llttlo more patriotism and little leva an
archy. Wo want 16 remember that the
freedom to make law& docs not glvo thu
freedom to break tllem. ) Wlllfams , one of
the hlgncrs of the Declaration o [ Independ
ence , had Bald , 'Our blood can better be
spared than our principles , ' and a great
New York merchant Bald , 'Our aoods are for
sale , but not our principles , '
What we want U a revival of patriotism in
the United States , and protection U a part
of patrlotltm , for protection stands for our
country and our Hag. "
Here at Hutchison , Governor McKlnley
wus given the Kr&tcM ) > opular ovation he
has yet had. Tliuun lidti followed him from
the depot to the iikujo Of rpeaVIng , yelling
frantically , .md cllinplng1 Into -his carriage
and demanding a nra i > of his hand , Okla- '
homn , Indian Territory Nebraska , and even
Texas have rouli ibutcd to the enormous
crowd , whose numbi r it variously estimated
at from 0.HK ( ) to go.uoo. One railroad alone
brought In fifty carloads of people. Gov
ernor McKlnley made two Bpe"heit here ,
one Immediately on arrival nnil u second one
In ( be evening. A special train on the
Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific railroad took
htm tonight to Lincoln , Neb.
l.M > OHSU M'KKICIIAN.
1'irtli Illitrlcl CoiifrrrMlnnnl Canirntlnn
Very ninun In I' v r of I'uRlon.
HASTINGS , Oct. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
Tlie Fifth district democratic congressional
convention met In the court house at 11
a. m. It had become known that a hard
fight would take place between fusion and
administration democrats , and an enthusi
astic crowd was present. R. A. Hatty called
the convention to order , and after the call
was read they proceeded to nomlnnto a tem
porary chairman. J. T , Rhea of Holdrege
was mentioned by the admlnhtratlonlsts and
Sam Dross of Junlata by the fuslonlsts.
Brass was elected by ! K > to G2 , Lloyd Lynn
and F. F. Harwlck were appointed secre
taries. The committees on credentials and
permanent organization -were then chosen
and n recess taken until 1:30. : The tem
porary organization was then made per
manent and the report ot the committee
on credentials accepted.
W. H. Thompson of Grand Island , In 11
well chosen speech , pointed out the neces
sity of McKclghan's rc-elcctlon for the good
of the democratic party , and , wound up by
nominating McKelghnn for endorsement.
He was followed by Jim Rheu of Holdrege
who in a strong plea for the nomination
of a straight democrat , mentioned Thomas
Ashley of Uloomlngton. . The first ballot re
sulted : McKelghan , 5714 : Ashley , 11V4.
Ashley then moved that McKelghan's nom
ination bo made unanimous , which was
greeted with such a warlike whoop that It
came near raising the roof.
VVN IVVCK'S ' OVATION1.
Xclir skn C'lty A Ulenc Clicer tlio Kx-Senn-
tor After : i Speech.
NEBRASKA CITY , Oct. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Holccmb and Weir -were advertised
to speak here tonight , and It was qlso an
nounced that ex-Senator Van Wyck would
speak. It was considerably before 8 o'clock
when the ex-benator entered the opera house.
Messrs. Holcomb and Weir were on tin-
stage. As the venerable ex-senator entered
the hall u deafening cheer arose and was con
tinued for fully ten minutes , General Van
Wyck was Introduced by William Moran and
made his flrst speech since he was strlclien
with Illness two years ago. He made one of
his original rpeeches and retired with loud
applaure and several cries of "God bless you.
general. " A. H. Weir was then Introduced
anj talked some time. He was followed by
Judge Holcomb , who epoKc not quite 89
long , but raid much more.
W VOSII Nti HUM O r K ATS ,
They Open tlio C'liinpjlgn ut
tlmler UUroiir.iRliiff ClrciiiiiKluiicm ,
CHEYENNK. Oct. 3. ( Social Telegram. )
The democrats of Wyoming- opened their
Campaign here tonight. Although all the
piomlnent candidates of the party were billed
to appear and u special effort was made to
make It the moat Important meeting ot the
cumpalgn. theie was but a email turnout
and no enthusiasm whatever. The leaders
of the party uro discouraged at the outlook.
lluliirr * . < < ll ICft-vlveil.
IIKURON , Neb. . Oct. S. ( Special Tele-
sram. ) Hon. K. J. Hnlner addressed a
crowd at the opera , house hero this afternoon ,
For three hours ho gpoke to H crowded and
enthusiastic audience. He reviewed the
tariff and silver < | ueBtlotm from a republican
itandpolnt In a masterly way. Hnlner's
hearers wer well satisfied and hehas
brought many new recruits Into the ropubll-
can camp. Ilulner speaks at llelvulere to
night.
" Allen lllnipixilulfil Them ,
OSOEOLA , Neb , , Oct. n , ( Special. ) - Senator
tor Allen wax tick and did not till hx ! ap
pointment to apeak here yesterday. There were
I at least -00 periods caino to hear the
' dUtlnguUhed tenalor , and when It was tin-
nuunced ( lint h was tick and could not be
here and that George Herat would i-pt-alc
quite a number remarked that they had
heard him before and got their teams and
started home disgusted.
ANXIOUS TO HEAR M'KINLEY '
Then amis Will VMt Liuco'n Today a. cl
Listoa to tluit C talesman.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
rionttt of ivcry : Description Will tic Cur-
rltil In Ilie I'uriiilo liy tlin Kntlnul-
untie Admirer * ol 11m : Ohio
I'rotcctiun Apuitlc.
LINCOLN. Oct. S. ( Special. ) Elaborate
preparations are being made for the reception
of Governor McKlnley tomorrow , when he
will address one of the largest aggregations
of republicans during the campaign. It U
believed that 8.0DO people will ba In tlie par
ade. Floats of all descriptions will pccupy
places In the procession , ami the latter will
wind up In front of the Lincoln hotel. A
speaker. ! ' stand has been erected at tills
point , and in such a way that no one need
fall of an opportunity of seeing and hearing
the distinguished Ohloan. Marshal Ed SUer.
who has charge of the day's festivities , ! In
roee pi ot hundreds of letters from all part *
of the btate containing the news that icjiK1-
sentatlves from each place deslie a posHlcm
In the line.
M'KINLUV Wll.l. SIMOAKTO.NKillT.
All Arrangement ! * fir Ilin Itiilly Cnmnlfltcil
l.ii l KvuiittiR.
The final arrangements for the jrcKlnley
meeting were completed last evening at a
meeting of all the committees at Ilin Mllhird
hotel. The Coliseum Is all ready for Hie
gathering. Mr. Lucas , chairman of the
committee having In charge the si-atlng of
the bg : hall , stated that accommodations
had been made for fully 12,000 people. A
bounding board has been placed back of the
speaker's platform and the platform Itself
caipcled with Brussels , The hall has been
appropriately , but not lavishly , decorated and
ample arrangements have been inudo for
electric and KBB lighting.
The reception committee , consisting t'f
Gencial John L. Webster , General John C
Cowln , C. II. Morrlll , G. A. Dennett. B. P
Davis and J. F. Werlii , will go to Lincoln on
the 10:15 : o'clork train this morning , The
will leturn with Governor McKliilcv lhl
evening at 7 o'clock by special train. The
entlie party will bo driven to the Mlllard ,
where dinner will be wved at once. In
asmuch as Governor McKlnley will have but
forty minutes from thu time he uirhc-s In
Oninlm until he expects to begin his speech
at the Coliseum , no attempt at a reception
w'll ' be made.
Governor McKlnley Is accompanied hy a
number of ii lends , among whom are L. Wlilti
Ilushby of tbfi Chicago Inter Ocean. Henry
M. Hunt ol Hie United prcMu and I lurry
Miner of the Associated pros * . The entli -
party numbers twelve , and nil will liu enlei-
tained In Omaha by thu republican stnio ecu
lial committee.
Anliliuul Vullllrul Not
ASHLAND , Neb. , Oct. Spclal.--The ( )
Saunders county ropubllmn L-onvrnilon l.s
called to meet In Wahoo Octpbcr 10.
The democratic senatorial convention will
be held In this city Satnrd.iy. J. R. Van
Ueniuik Is seeking the nomination ,
Hon. E , J. Hnlner will uddre a thr * proplv
of Atdilaiul and vicinity at Llnlngton'tt oiit-r.i
homo Tueiduy , October 'J.
Judge Stark ami II. II. B. Wehber. populU'
candidate * fur congu-B and nute senator ,
respectively , addressed the pwiple ol Marble
precinct , eight iiille noilh ot AaliUnil , llilu
afternoon.
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'nlltU-n lit Crititou Untllilf ; Wilful.
CRiSTOV : , la. , Oct. 3. ( SpselnlH ) n
Ben Bntterworth ol Ohio and W. P. Hep
burn , candidate for cons-res * from thin , thu
Eighth district , will speak here Monday vrn-
InR. Stuart , Hepburn's opponent , * | ) C4ks
here Saturday evening ,
LEFT RUIN IN ITS TRACK
Complete Details Detract Nothing from the
Story of Little Ho.k's Disaster , .
FOUR KILLCD AND FORTY INJURED
l.nrco Portion of Ilin fit ) ' * Iiihnbllnuta
Slept 1'riicclull.r , I'neotisiluiu ' ut tlio
rlimtf * f tlio Stricken
I'ortlou of I he City.
LITTLE HOCK. Ark. , Oct. 3. The dig-
astrous effects ot the cyclone that visited tills
city last night wa not Cully realized until
this morning. The properly lass will reach
$1.000.000. Four tumuli lives were lost
nnil forty people were Injured , some probably
finally. The killed arc :
JACKSON 1SOYD.
SON OP JACKSON' IIOYD. , t
J. T. ( MUFFIN.
UH. J. T. INGATE.
The Injured arc :
T. Monroe , John Hat on , Jerry Donahue.
Sam , O. Smith. Will Ward , John Drown ,
frits Keys. Mrs. 1. . Ooliuer , Mrs. J. Janl < .
"Mrs. Lulu.lVrwItt , Joe Holloway. Joe Swift ,
lohn Fontonrosa. W. D. Tiotter. Miss Lucille
West , John Kalloti , Tom Forbes , Houser ,
George It. Cross , Calvin Prather , J. M. Hynn ,
I. C. lirlgns , J. 1) . Ilowlln. Or. Lakeland. A.
Henry , Will Hiirvey iconvtct ) , Tom Mitchell 1
convict ) , probably fatally ; Gilbert IJaker 1I
Xonvlct ) , Lee Illnson ( convict ) . Will Slngle- I
.011 ( t-onvlct ) , J. J , Smith ( guard ) , John "Wit-
then ( guard ) .
From the moment tlut It struck until day-
ireak Uio city was enveloped In darkness.
The streets wore flllsd with bricks , mortar
iml debris of ruined buildings and nn In-
jxtrlcable mass or tclpxr.ipli , telephone , clec-
rlo and trolley wires , m.iklng podestrlanlim
llllloult It not dangerous , The most of tlio I
10,000 Inliabltants slept poiccfully during tlio
light , totally unconscious of devastation
.hat was going on about them. The path. 1
ot the cyclone lay along the Arkansas river ,
sometimes touching It , but for morellian six
blocks south of It * south bank , and never
crossing it to the north.
PATH OF Till : STORM.
Marks of Its destruction have been repjrUd
'ioni Lonoke. twenty-eight in lea east of here ,
its course was directly east. The flrst dltai-
.rous effects , so ( nr ao ic orted herebelnit
at the Insane asylum , slhuted on a lilltoi ! [
three miles wea cf tliu city. There Its de-
slructlveness was appalling. Dr. T. C. In-
frate , second assistant physician , was killed
and eleven Inmates injured. Tlienco In a d1-
rectlon almost duo enst the funnel-shaped
cloud. In n slightly zigzag course , wound It *
way ulth fearful vel city , now rising and
again descending , ploughed Its way through
.wo miles of residencci and the business portion
tion ol the c.Iy , a distance of nearly four
miles , before emerging from the city limits.
During tlio entire day the business streets
have been filled w'tli thousands of people ,
men , women and children , viewing- the ruin
wrought by the cyilon ? . and hundreds or
workmen were busily engiged In removing-
the debris from the trouts and sidewalks ,
repairing the damage to buildings and
gradually restoring order. Thousands of
lieoplo Ivslted the Insane nsylum and pen ) ,
tentlary during the rlay , A large force , of
men have been enjiipd since the storm
In removing the four Hears under whloa
the- body of Dr. Ingato wag burled. Thej
finally came Upon JJie doctor'8 remains.
The Blorni did great' < riimnge at the penltdn-
tlary. The cell house was completely tdfn
away and carried outside the ) valls and thtv
chapel and kitchen were badly wrecked. The
third story and the cast wall of the second
story was blown down and are lying at the-
shle of the building a mass or
lorlck and mortar. Governor Flshback.
pent twenty-five convicts to the nsyluin
this morning to assist In removing the
falling walls. The patients confined In the
wards demolished by the , -yclone were re
moved Immediately after the walls fell , ami
taken to the chapel cr dance hall of the In , I
stitution. Eleven of them were hurt , how
ever , and seven oUiers are unaccounted for.
The main building , the houth half of which
was destroyed , was erected twelve yars
ago , at a cost of $300,000 , and Is one of the
most beautiful structures of the kind In the
United States ,
TWO HUNDRED 11U1LDINGS DAMAGED.
Beyond the unroofing of about 200 buildIngs -
Ings , the damage tu buildings Is confined to
the Im-ane asylum , Htute penitentiary , the
Martin block , the large wholesale grocery
housn of C , F. Hutu-tin ) , while scarcely a.
mercantile establishment : n the storm area
Is not a sufferer by water , many stocks being-
almost total losses from the deluge. Among-
the largest losers arc J. M. Parker , who. B-
ofllce liulldlng was damaged $14,000 ; Rottu-
ken'B building , $15,000 ; (1. Uaucum'n building.
$25.000 ; btllWIng occupied by the Volmcr Dry
Goods company , $2 ,00i ) ; other business prop
erty. $500,000 ; state Institutions Is $2-5,000.
and on dwellings , etc. , * : :00,000 : more ,
JI.IULKV 1ft Jtf'.IKCK.
I'lirlflu Coast Milppnrs Iliuilila to Seauro .
Curgo.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Oct. 3 , The ship.
Reaper Is being loaded with wheat for New-
York. Much speculation has been Indluged
In as to why this cereal Is being * shipped
to New York , where It can only be sold at
a loss. The reason can be attributed to
the big fires of September 2 ? , when the Pa
cific Coast elevator and Its contents' were
burned. The Reaper was chartered by the
elevator company to take barley to New
York , and Ihe grain with which she was to
be loaded -was In store ut the elevator. This
was destroyed , and as Ihe ship's charter
would not allow her to wait until another
cargo of barley Is accumulated she. took a
cargo of wheat. It IH probable that there la
not another cargo of barley In this country ,
us the ship Iroquols , which has -a ilmllar
charter , will load wheat for the Atlantic sea
board.
Al'flUt Ctll.Ull.tlHi TJCUSTH.
! llili Price of fiiul ut Kenvrr I'rovokc *
Litigation.
DENVER , Oct. 3 , Judge liurns has made
an order requiring II. r. Brooks , receiver of
the United Cor.l company , to show causa
why he has not complied with Its contract
with Ihe Leader Coal Mining company. Tim
object of the eu.t Is to break up a combina
tion which controls almost the entire coal
prodiu-tlon of the Mate ami has placed the
prlco higher than ever before. *
The attorney general will also be peti
tioned , U Is said , to Institute proceeding ) to
have the charters of eight companies Im
plicated annulled on the ground that they
have formed a trutt unil Violated the terms
under which they were permitted to carry
on business In Colorado ,
UKIl.tTJi rOUt'HKItH .l
ky Trout oniulul * loiitliule to Clmiig
'Ilirlr 1'UNliunx nituin.
PEOIHA , Oct. 3. The Whisky trust direc
tors In session here today decided to abolish
the rebate voucher system , the new order ot
things to take effect tomorrow , October i.
The trust officials would not be Interviewed ,
and the above Information wua obtained from
u member ol thu Distilling company , not H
director. He did not know what other mut
ters had been considered at the meeting ,
but etuu-d that no lt-M | had been taken
toward rtorKanixatliiii uf the company , Thu
ineetlnu IB still In tc > U-n , and other Im
portant developments ure expected ,
< : , A , II ' llimiMl.ij.ir
PETERSBURG , III. , Oct. 3 , The menu-
nient erected to the memory ot Major
Stephcnson , founder of the G. A. n , , wa
dedicated hero today In the presence ot fully ,
5,000 people. Among ( he addresses made
one by Commander Thomas O.