THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE l ! > , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOUNIXG , OCTOBER 13 , 1801. SINGLE COrY ri\rl'3 ' CENTS.
SECURED FIFTY THOUSAND
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SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 12. The bandits
who held up a Southern Pacific overland train
a. few miles west of Sacramento late last
night and looted the AVetls-Fargo company
express car , secured over $50,000. They
seem to have eluded the officers and escaped
with their plunder , which was nearly all in
gold coin , and consequently a heavy burden.
71cyoml the mere supposition that the ban
dits arc railroad men who have been In the
employ of the Southern Pacific and the sup
position is based only on their apparent
familiarity with railroad methods and their
ability to successfully handle a locomotive
the pursuing officers have little to work upon.
The astounding success of the hold-up was
not known until this morning. Earlier re
ports of the robbery gave the amount of
money taken as $1,500.
When Inquiry was made this morning at
the general offices of the Wells-Forgo com
pany In this city , Manager Cooper declined
to state how much plunder the robbers se
cured , declaring It was simply a matter be
tween the express company and the consign
ees of the treasure. He refused posltlvel >
to give nny Information to the point. Tin ,
truth came' out , however , when the Southeri
Pacific Issued a circular offering a reward oi
410,000 tor the arrest of the two robbers antr
the recovery of the plunder. In this circular
It is stated that the bandits plundered thL
express car of over $50,000 In gold. The cir
cular announces that the Southern Pacific
company and the Wells-Fargo company vvll
pay $2,500 for the capture of each robber aiu
$5,000 for the recovery of the money or n
proportionate amount for nny part of the
vWhole.
' It was a well planned and skillfully exe
cuted robbery. The robbers waylaid the
track walker on his tricycle about 0 o'clock
tied him hand and foot , stole $5 50 from hin
and left him helpless at the sideof the
track. The track walker was just pulllnt ,
out of Sheep Camp and the Overland was al
ready In sight. With Ihe track walker'
lantern the robbers signaled No. 3 to stop
Scott slowed up , but did not come to a ful
stop until the explosion of dynamite bomb :
under the engine warned him that It wit
useless to proceed further.
Ity this time the two robbers were on th
engine. They sprang on from opposite side
of the track and began shooting at once
The passengers and train hands say quite
number of shots were flrsd before anybod
knew what It was all nnout. The robber
made the engineer and fireman dismount am
walked them buck with rifles at their head
to the reac-of the express car , where the vie
tlms were ordered to uncouple Iho train
This was dune speedily and bsforo the ex
pressman , mall clerk or any of the tral
hands knew what was going on the cnpln
"was speeding ahead and drawing only th
two forward mull cars and Wells-KarKc
Co.'s express car. They went ahead abou
five miles with the robbers , the engineer an
fireman on the engine. The rest of the tral
remained at Sheep Camp In Imminent per
of being telescoped by the Oregon train In
the rear. When the captured cars were
halted Engineer Scott and the fireman were
marched back to the express car , where the
robbers made a demand on Messenger Paige
to open his door. He refused.
SCARED THE ENGINEER.
"Dy Oed , we'll shoot the engineer and fire
man If you don't open In a hurry , " said ono
of the robbers , the taller of the two , while
the other masked man held two dynamite
bombs up to view In the clear moonlight and
threatened to blow the express car lo pieces
unless It was opened at once. Still Paige ,
hesitated and n couple ot shots were flrrd
through the glass door at him , ono ot which
grazed his temple and filled It with bits of
broken glass. Then the engineer culled out
to Paige to open Ihe door.
"We are covered with guns and they will
kill us If you don't" said Scott. Still Paige
hesitated and began to fire through the door ,
hut his aim was wild and again Scott In
fear of his Ufa called on the messenger to
open , saying that the robbers would surely
blow him up unless he gave up.
The messenger finally opened the door. Ono
robber then covered the mesesnger and tlio
engineer and the fireman with his rifle while
the other searched for the coin. He found
sacks , one , containing (200 In silver and small
change and two small sacks of gold. There
was a good deal of treasure on ) hp train ,
however , which the robbers did not secure.
"I was out of ammunition , " said Mes
senger Paige , "and Scott was so badly
frightened that 1 opened the door then tu
save his life. 1 am sure they would have
killedhim If 1 had held back a moment
loiiK.r , "
When the door was opened the engineer
nnd tlremnu were ordered to jump into the
car. Thu robbers followed them. Train No.
10 was close behind them find th : bandits
evidently knew that their tlmo was precious.
The engineer and fireman were- made ,9 ,
cairy tha booty to the engine and d-poslt
where directed. The robbers mounted the
engine nnd rode off , leaving the engineer ,
und fireman b'hlnd. They went down the
road toward Sacramento and then they re
versed the lever and sent It back to the
stalled train.
Luckily the steam was low and when
the locomotive cameIn contact with tlio
forward mall car. but little dnmaga was
dene.
Train No , 10. the Oregon express , came
along and pushed the three detached sec
tions ot train No. 3 together nnd then Into
Sacramento , where they arrival at 12:30 : this
morning ,
DONE IN A HUSINESSLIKE WAY.
Engine-r William Scott tells the story an
follows : "We- were running on time nnd
would have been In Sacramento In about
fifteen minutes , The train ran over two
torpedoes and I thrust my luad out of the
window nnd noticed that v\o were belnn
flagged. Eveiythlng wns properly done anil
1 had no suspicion of anything being wronn
until the engine stopped , when two man
armed with Winchester rllUs sprang Intn
the cab. They ordered Fireman Lincoln ml
me lo dismount and RO to the express car ,
which they began to uncouple. They then .
accompanied us back to the engine und made
us pull out about three-quarters ot a mile
to a point between two trestles.
"While uncoupling Iho ear the conductoi
and brakeman got off the train and the
rubbers shot at them. After stopping the
engine between the trestles the men made u :
go back with them again to the express car
They called to : he mpsaniger to open the
door or they would kill the fireman and my
self. The messenger said that was all right
but If he opened the door they would kll
him. I knew the robbers were determined
and pleaded ' .vlth the man to open Iho door
Tbtl robbers told him they would not hur
him If he opened It. They ordered un to gc
Into the car first , one of them following
Thu messenger save up the keya to tin
boxes nnd the robbers opened them , takliu
" out four sacks of money , two of them bcltif
so heavy that ono man could not lift botli
They then ordered us ahead of them lo hel , |
carry the tacks of money and we walk. )
back to the engine. The robbers constant ! ]
punched us In the bucks with the muzzle :
of their guns.
"When we got to the engine tha robber !
Jumped on It , op.ncd the throttle and tin
engine * bprung away dawn the track. Whei
4 they arrived In the neighborhood of Sacra
cnento they Jumped off , reversed the lever an
aunt tha englm back over the track nude
full brad of steam
"The first knuwledRe that we had ot ( ill
net of the robbers was when we heard the
engine coming down the track at a high rate
of speed , Al first wo thought It might be
omo nno coming- our aid , but a moment
after we realized that the engine was run
ning away , nnd , stepping aside , we were
just In time la avoid being crushed br
wreckage as the engine struck the train. "
Fireman F. S. Lincoln , who got a good
view of the robbera , eaya there Is no doubt
of their being men who thoroughly under
stand railroading.
"The signal used In stopping us compiled
exactly with the form. " paid Fireman Lin
coln. "I think I should know either of the
men If 1 wore to ever see them again. When
the robbers ordered the express messenger
to open thu car. Instead ot complying , the
messenger fired two shots through the door ,
nearly hitting Enginrer Scott nnd myself.
It was then tl-al we asked him to open up
or the robbers would kill us , "
The b'acks of Scott nnd Lincoln are cov
ered with bruises caused by the constant
proddlngs from the ends of the rifles held by
the robbers ,
The nev-s of the robbery produced the
greatest excitement and the city Is alive
with men eager to assist in the search.
Men are already scouring the country in
wcry direction. H seems almost Imposslbb
that the robbers can escape , ns the descrip
tions furnished of them are good nnd they
must of necessity either bo In or very near
to this city.
As fur us can be learned more than 300
pounds uf coin were taken. If all silver. It
would be about $3.000 ; If nil gold. U would
be about , $30,000. $ It Is believed that one sack ,
weighing 100 pounds carried by the engineer
was gold , considering the Binallness of bulk
as compared with Us weight. It so , that sack
contained about $23,000.
JIJOT I.IIii : 'lilt ! O
Vlrglul.i 'Ir.tln Killier4 ) Atatto 1'lfty
Tlioiimiml Dollar limit ,
RICHMOND , Va. , Oct. 12. The northbound
pasnenger train on the Richmond , FrederIcksburg -
Icksburg & Potomac railroad was held up
near Quantlco. The engineer and fireman
were forced from their engine and the engine
cut loose nnd sent ahead. The express
cai was then entered , Iho messengers cov
ered with pistols and the safe blown opn
and rohbtd. The runaway locomotive was
stopped at Quantlco by obstructing the track.
It Is stated here that there was an unusually
large amount of money on the train , proba
bly $30.000. The robbers , seven in number ,
wore masked , and did not blow open the safe
as first reported. They forced the messenger
lo open It. The company has offered $1.000
reward for the arrest of any or all of the rob-
1)era-
r///.v.i KK.inr Tit M.IKE
Humor Hint She Will'Acliiionlcdgo Corca'n
Inil epontlcnce. .
SHANGHAI , Oct. 12. A rumor Is current
here that the Chinese government lias com
menceO negotiations with Japan for peace.
China , It is said , has offered to acknowl
edge the Independence of Corea , and to pay a
war Indemnity to Japan.
LONDON , Oct. U. A correspondent with
the Japanese forces at Wl-Ju telegraphs un
der date October 10 ns follows : The dlfil
cully experienced In transporting our arms
mid commissariat overland has greatly re
larded uur advance. The muln portion of the
advance column reached Yong-Chon on Oc
tober ! : No sign of the enemy was seen
On the Mh a small Chinese force , under 2,00i
men , were sllll occupying Wl-Ju nnd detach
meuts of Japanese infantry and cavalry , sup
ported by light artillery , were sent to Ols
ludgo Iliem. The ChlncM ) offered a sllgh
reslRtance and then fled in disorder acres
the Vain river. The Chinese loss In klllei
land Bounded was under 100. Wo do not ex
pect to advance further for some days. Hecon
nolisances show that the Chinese are Ir
force on the northern bank of the Yalu. W <
have alieiuly locaUU eight batteries with
guns In each. The enemy Is rapidly build
Ing new earthworks and batterl B. Thcl
force appears to be strong. The next tigh
will be serious. Field Marshal Count Yam-
again , commanding the Japanese forces , stll
maintains his base at Ping Yang. HS belnf
convenient for tbe securing of supplies li
sen. General Nodscii commands the ad
vance forces. It Is calculated that we-wll
possess Moukden by the first w < ek In No
vember. The government of AVl-Ju has bet
entrusted to a Japanese officer.
A dltpalch from Toklo says that Japanect
cruisers captured the Chinese shlf
Tfiikvomaru ulth a crew of Chinese and
Europeans. She was dispatched to NaR.if.ilI
and China was ofllclallf notified of her sur
render.
Japan has pledged herself not to annex
Cortfa , but she will not prrnilt nny European
power to take a foot of Corean territory or
ullow Itiisslu to take any position menacing
thu Integrity of Japan. The Chinese
iirhen.ils are working their hardest In making
qunntltlea of elllclent projectiles.
\Vori.l > HASTES TUB WKIIIUNO.
Our \V.mt to Mco Ills Son Marrlril Urfnr i
llo Dies.
ST. PBTERSHURO , Oct. 12. Another re
port regarding the matrimonial prospects of
the czurewltcli Is In circulation here. It Is
now slated that the heir apparent to the
throne of Russia will accompany Ihe czar
from T.lvUlla to Corfu and from that Island
the czarewltch will proceed to Darmstadt.
fiom which place ho will return to Russia
with his fiance , Princess Allx of Hesse , and
the Grand Duke nnd Grand Duchess Serglua
ot llufl Ia , her brother-in-law and sister. It IE
added that the wedding will probably take
place at the beginning ot November , the sup-
position belt.E that the ceremony Is being
hastened on account of the pressure brough'
to bear upon the czarewltch by his father ,
who Is desirous , In view of his approaching
death , of having the marriage take place sa
soon us possible , as In the event of his de
mise the union ot the czarewltch would br
postponed for a year at least.
U Is officially announced here that dis
patches have betie received from Llvldla say
ing that the czar yesterday visited Massan-
drl.i and stayed there an hour and a half.
He returned to Llvldla through Yalta. The
weather was warm.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 12.-The sultan
has asked the Russian ambassador , M. Nell-
doff , to solicit permission lor a special Turk
ish mission tu visit llm c/ar at Llvldla In
order tu greet him in the name of the sultan.
OCAK'SLONIIITIOiH VlillY SKIUOI'S.
MMiil-OIIU'lul Ktiituinpiit In llcrlln 1111 tlio
lli'iilth of ItiiiHlii'x Itulpr.
MERLIN. Oct. 12. It Is scml-omclally
tae ( < l this evening that the condition of the
czur of Itustila Is very ecrions In spite of the
Mateiuviita made lo the contrary.
Not Willing in Wnlt For Nutiirn.
HKRUIN. Oct. 12. The correspondent o !
the > Associated press baa been Informed semi
officially that an extensive plot against the
llfn uf the czar Ins been discovered , In the
fen > > plrJcy nro n large number of officers.
Many urre&ts have already been made.
ICjt'ta ClnireiMl with llof.ilt'iulon- * ,
SAN SALVADOR , Oct. 12. Judicial pro
ceedings have been Instituted against ex-
President Carlos Bieta and ex-Vice
- Presi I-
I dent Antonio Kzela , nineteen IndlctmcnU
' having been made against them for defalca
tion ,
.Vmrer'n llriittli Improving ,
SIMLA , Oct. 12. Advices received tram
11
Calml today say that the ameer of Afghanis-
tun Is nan * enjoying better health.
I u | > rnfmKFii tu llo Mnilo I rrc.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 12. The port of Co
will be officially opened as a fnji
| pen wi November 0 nt-st.
, < Heath i > r MIIB Sing' * Uiirdcn ,
I NWW YORK. Oct. -Warden Charfei
( DuMton it Bins Sins prison died today.
HARRISON TO THE IIOOSIERS
Great Crowds Greet the Ex-President Wher
ever Ho Appears.
PEOPLE VOTED FOR A CHANGE AND GOT IT
Itcsnlt * llnro Tiiucbt Them tli ! t tlio l'rn < -
pcrltjof ( Inn In the I'roupcrlty of All
Workmen Lett In llni llaln
M'lthunt an Itinbrcllit.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Oct. 12. !
ent Henjamln Harrison and party left over the
andalln railroad for Evansvllle , Ind. , this
lornlng at 9 o'clock , where he will make a
peech tonight.
The train was a specjal one and consisted
f a combination car ( passenger and baggage
omblncd ) and a parlor car with a vestlbuled
latform on Ihe rear. This was given for
ia USD of Kir. Harrison and his party In
eu of the private car of President McKecn.
'hlch ' Is In the ahop for repairs. Mr. llarrl-
on arrived at the station accompanied by
secretary , and at once took a seat In the
ar. Mr. Harrison objected to the parlor
ar that had been furnished him , and
retested that ho cculd not speak from the
ear platform on account of the vestibule.
le said that a car with an open rear plat-
orm should have been provided. There was
consultation which resulted In the dlscov-
ry that there was no other car available.
\n effort will bo made at Terre- Haute to
ecure. a better car. lit"tho party were Hon.
Charles W. Fairbanks , who will disembark
t Terre Haute , Henjamln Walcott , ex-Dls-
rlcl Attorney S. N. Chambers and Russell
I. Seeds , secretary of the republican state
ommittee ; Theodore Stcckney , Hiram Brown
ea and J. 13 , Cockrum , ( the two last as
mergency speakers ) . and ex-United
Hates District Marshal D. M. Hans-
ell , who had charge of the nr
angements , A number of railroad officials
vere also on the train. The Itinerary of Mr.
larrison , though short , will be n busy one.
le will make a number of speeches both go
ng and returning.
BRAZIL , Ind. , Oct. 12. The train bearing
x-PrcsIdent Harrison arrived here a few
nlnutes late , having been delayed by stops
lot on the program. At Plalnfield the train
ilackened speed and General Harrison bowed
0 n crowd of 300 , and at Clayton 1,000 peo-
> le had gathered , among them many mem-
> ers of the Seventh Indians ( General Horrl-
on's old regiment. ) lie addressed tbe crowr
as follows :
TIME FOR REFLECTION.
"My friends , these quiet autumn days are
. . > od days for reflection , a good time to think.
as you walk over the fields that you have
tilled , and as you gather th < harvest Into
( our barns , and as you sit by these American
Uesldes , that In spite of all the hardship
of the times , those fireside- ? are Ihe happiest
and the best In the world. Put In your
: lmo thinking. We will set right on all
: liese public questions If our pcoplo wil
think. It Is prejudice ; It ly the fact that
men don't think , but allow their minds to be
warped by prejudice , nllovv catch phrases and
denunciations of other men to wnrp them
from n calm consideration of public questions
Let us nil set before uj this resolve , that ns
citizens now , as when we were soldiers dur
ing the war , our country's honor and pros-
lurlty shall be first In our affections and firs
! n our efforts. Let us see that nothing aha !
prevent us from acting as citizens for what
seems to us to be wls > e- and good for all our
people nnd for the glory of the state. "
At Green Castle 3.000 people gathered
General Harrison snld : "In consenting , a
the urgent solicitation ot the republican Mali
cei tral committee , to make two speeches In
Onelda. I did not realize the capacity of the
committee for multiplication. ( Laughter.
They have arranged to sspaiate the begin
nlng from the end of thli first speech of tin
campaign by very many hundreds of miles
the peroration and Hie exordium , If I may us
such large phrases with reference to thesi
small talks , are very far apart. I thank you
my countrymen , for the interest you hav
shown this morning. Inclement as II Is , in
making arrangemenls for this brief meeting
1 enld to the people at Clayton this autmni
time is a go d time for tU'nklng Tlu fa m
has been too busy to think much , or reai
much , through these times of plowing an
sowing and reaping , but the quieter dn > s o
the fall have come now , nnd It is a goci
time to do a good deal of thinking. Can th
workingman exp.ct to have good wages wh i
the mills dp not pay any dividends to th
stockholders ? Can the fanner expect to hav
good prices for his crops when the worlclng
man Is not employed and getting goo
wages ? "
GUOWINO POORKR TOGETHEU.
In his address to his lirazII audience Gen
era ! Harrison said : Not long ago we lienr
a great deal from democratic newspapers a
a time when the country was prosperoti
and when that prosperity was generally ills
trlbuted among all the people , a gre.it deal c
talk about a time when the rich were a
getting richer nnd the poor were gettln
poorer , and by way of curing that condltlo
of things which did not exist the democrat
said that they would bring In a lime who
the rich would all get poorer and the pee
richer. But Instead ot that , they have lllus
trnted the great truth that wo prosper together
gother nnd we sutler together , by brlngln
In n time when wo are all getting PUOK
together. The policy of a party that is t
be accepted by n people should be a pollc
th.it brings and maintains a general pollc ;
and that appeals to men in all pur&ults I
life. Let ns Rtop to think of the promise
that were- made , because out of this experi
ence you ought to learn. Experience Is a
hard school , but Us lesions abide with us
loi'ger than any other. The general talked to
the laboring man about the oppression of the
tariff , especially as It was related to his coal.
The appeal nmde to you wns to smash the
tariff , the nssuiance being given that your
wages would remain as good as they had
be n , but that everything yon bought would
be cheaper. You were told that It would b3
a good thing to smash this tariff umbrella
unJer which you and your employers had
been walking together , and sharing the bene
fits of Its. protection. Yon were told Hint you
iver ? getting too much of the drip , but you
found when you had binushed that umbrella
that. In the nature of things , he had nn
accumulation and had provided himself with
a rubber coat , while you were left In your
shirt sleeves.
TERHK HAUTE Ind. Oct. .
, , 12.-Fully 10-
000 people welcomed Genrrnl Harrison to
Tcne Hnute , and there was general disap
pointment when It was announced that the
open air meeting : had be-n abandoned and
the speaking would be done In Iho opera
house. The building would not contain one-
fourth of Ihe crowd , but those who could get
In made up In enthusiasm what they lacked
In numb rs. Al the opera house lie was
greeted with great enthusiasm , und spoke for
halt an hour.
Iliilncr Writ llcTi'lird : it Oscrulit
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Oct. 12 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) The grandest rally that republicans
have had for a long time was held at the
Monson opera house this afternoon to listen
to the address of Congressman E. J. Halner.
The opera house was filled to overflowing and
the congressman was at his best , nnd rte-
llvvrcd ono of the most logical addresses
heard here for a long lime. He made iruny
friends by his fientleinauly deportment. He
bad no bad words for Dny one , but spoke
of facts which the penplo are nnxlous to
hear , and all parties sp.ik of hli speech a-
n masterly effort. The Arlon Glee club uf
VorU sans and. was encored R number of
Hints.
KuUilHlu llii fur ll lllrr.
SHKLUY , Neb. , Oct 12 ( Snej | | Trie-
grain ) Congressman Halner ipjke at Suede j
Home u roun'ry p'afa abmt s > ev-n i ! ] > *
northwest of SlromsburB lart night The :
I large und coinnndlcm LutS.T-'ii ' cru cli w i s
opened for Mr. Halner. .The Swedish bnnd
'
and the Arlon quartet , of 'York furnished the
music. The church wns flllcfl to overflowing
and all was enthusiasm for Itainnr.
STATESMUN VKItTO < t' ' TIVVT.
lien llutterirarihiif oillo Dnclntiut
thn Srho'iilng lnlttlclnii.
The second republican rally of the cam
paign In Omaha was held at , the Coliseum
last night , and an audience tft fair proportions
tions listened to a speech by Hon. Benjamin
Butlerworth of Ohio. The Musical Union
band furnished hormqny for the occasion and
discoursed several selections preceding the
arrival of the speaker.
Major Butterworth entered the hall at 8
o'clock , accompanied by Senator Mnndcrson ,
ex-Governor Saundcra , Assistant Secretary
Itlgg of the state central committee and
others. Ho was greeted with the usual
generous applause as ho mounted the stage ,
but the cheers were trebled a moment later
when Dave Mercer walked down the aisle ,
accompanied by Mrs. Mercer. B. H , Rob-
Ison , Richard Smith , Hon. A , L. Sutton ,
C. J. Greene , H. II. Ualdrldge and T. D.
Crane were among others who occupied scats
on the platform.
Senator Mandcrson presided , and In In
troducing the speaker ho said that If Major
Butlerworth was as well known to the people
ple ot Omaha as he was to him the hall
would have been too small to hold his audi
ence. He was known on account of his
services not only In time ot peace In the
halls of congress , but on the field ot battle.
Major Buttenvorlh was a'ccorded a flatter
ing reception as ho stepped < to the front of
he platform , which was continued at Inter-
als during the hour and a half thathe *
poke. Major Hutterworth Is emphatically a
limp speaker , Hla style Is very dramatic
: time1 ! , and lie has the faculty of
ilendlng logic with humor la such a manner
to at once Incite enthusiasm nnd afford
musement. A large portion of his address
devoted to a portrayal 'of the evils that
fould aflllct Nebraska should populism ob
tain control of the state government , and It
vas noticeable that these passages were not
ecelvcd with the * evidence of approbation
at followed his remarks on the tariff and
ither Issues. Ills Impassioned assertion that
apltal and credit were already retreating
om the state before the -prospect - of Hol-
mb'H election was received in dead silence ,
nd was evidently not entirely relished by a
arge proportion of the audience.
The speaker said that If there was any-
htng that was abhorrent It was the schcm-
ng politician. Every man Should be a poll-
Iclan In the highest sense , , but the political
rlckster who made public'Interests second
o his own ambitions was the worst enemy
f good government. . ,
PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION.
The question ot public schools was con-
Idered at some length. Tl speaker said
, hat the diffusion of knowledge in the pub
ic ichools had been regarded as the bul-
vark ot free Institutions and the anchor of
he republic. In later days the school house
lecome a foot ball of politics. The time
liad been when was taught the fullest lib-
rty of an enl ghtcned conscience , but now
he teaching was only of the head and hand ,
'hero was too much polities' and too little
utrlotlsnn , too many politicians and too few
talesmen. In the old countries the govern-
nent was everything nnd the citizen com
paratively nothing. Here the citizen was
everything and the Kovcrnment was what
he made It. Experience had Indicated that
t was perilous for the. fiM rnment to In-
: erfcre too far with the rjg ) < ta"bf 'Individuals. '
The chief menace to UteJi'goYerBm nt * Was.
he restlGis , discontented ( jlass of men who
bought the government could provide some-
hing tor nothing. No legislation could
: ncreao the value of properly or make H
possible for all men to make money , yet
there were men wlitf were clamoring for a
system , of legislation that would do the work
of honest endeavor , Iridustry and sobriety.
Seven millions of people had come here , and
before they had time to understand the prin
ciples of this government they were trying
o dictate to those who had come before
them how wealth should be created by legls-
atlon.
The only reference -which the speaker
made to his former position on the tariff
was his statement that there was a time
when the democratic voters , himself being
omewhat of the sainetntml , had thought
that the republican party was drifting n
little too far towards > the Scylla ot
extreme protection. NOW the Immense
mense- audiences nl ( ' over the coun
try were speaking' In unmistakable
terms. They had said' ' thug far and no
further , and It was to be-hoped that the
country would be spared another such spec
tacle as had marked the' summer Just past
THEY AVERE DISAPPOINTED.
In 1892 the democrats , proclaimed to the
world that If it should please the pcoplo to
submit the execution of the laws to their
control they would do certain things. The
country accepted the pledge , confident that
the promise would be redeehicd , The demo
crats bad pledged themselves to absolutely
destroy the protective system upon which
had been built up the Industrial prosperity
of the country. They had held that protec
tlon was not only unconstitutional , but rob
bery and wrong. Seconded by a small con
tlngant of populist senators they had taken
the control of the senate and put their
president in the white house. And when
the republican administration went out pros
perlty went out with It , It was found tha
the wheels of Industry could not turn unless
people knew whether It was for profit or loss ,
When It was expected that the protectiv
system would bo overthrown bus ness stood
still. Who was to blame white hungry men
stood helpless and could not earn bread tc
feed the little ones at home ? The country
had had the experience , and the quest tor
now to bo decided was whether It liked It.
As an Illustration ot the change wrough
by dt-mocratlc control , . . Mr. Butterworth re
fcrred to the valley In which his Ohio horn
was located. Two years ago It was a havci
of pence and prosperity nnd happiness , wher
factories w re running at their full capacity
Men were working in the factories at wage1
40 per cent higher than was paid for thi
same class of work In any .other country o
the world. Kach owned his cottage on tin.
hlllH'de from which theSnortgage was being
rcpldly llfteiP. But they- had ald ( hey wer *
going to have a change. They g pt It.Six months
after the democrats araumed control of the
government the wheels stopped turning. The
shelves were piled hl n fwlth goods Hut
could not be sold , and | he men stood Idle
and watched their saving * melt away.
TIRED OF THE" ClfANGE ,
Flncf then Ohio tml retl4\vd the Mtuatlna
and had ilecl.led by 550 0 majority that
what had been done was not'wlsely done.
There were those wJio .caul ! only learn In
the severe school of nxper.'enoe , and the use
of protection and not tha" bbu.se wns what
the people ot America demanded. What was
needed In this republic for'tho next fifty
years v.as not polltlclalla , but statesmen.
mn who were willing'to stand for right
principles whether tliey led Uicm to higher
political stat'ons or back to private life.
The speak r referred ta he money question
long enough to say tliht he wonted the work-
Ingninn paid nlth n dqllar that would be.
worth ICO cents in his pcck't cr In the coffers
of the banker. The republican parly wna
unalterably opposed to Hat money. Nothing
Icsa limn divine power could mnka a piece of
paper worth a dollar unless there was a del
lar's worth of Intrinsic value back of It.
In closing his addrcsi Major IJutterworth
mads a vlgtro s urpatli'n bel alf of Congris'-
man Mercer , and referred In gtowlng- terms
to the earnest and effective wet I ; which
Nebraska's youngest rejirt'stntatlve hud done
for hlb state.
I'li-iiifd KraniMKi'pulil'iMim. .
KBAnNRY.Neb. , Oct. 12. ( Special Tnle-
gium. ) W. JS. Hummer * uddretstd the votom
this evening atrmorj - hall , which wax filled
lo overflowing , many vet rs from the sur
rounding country being present , Mr. Sum
mer * made one of tun mc-it effevilva p ches
rver male her He held tliattrnt'un of
, nil during His entire Hiinch. I't'lng n ! > t < ut
Ino hours und a half. The lead np rppurill-
IMIIH are li > : ; hly plea-eil with Ui result ot
* i : i e 11 UK.
THE TRUTH ABOUT KANSAS
Roorbacks Gotten Tip to Hoodwink Ne
braska Voters Thoroughly Exploded.
CREDIT OF KANSAS GOOD AS NEBRASKA'S
No Trouble In Harrow-In ) ; Money on Long
urijliort Tlmo tit llr oii , ulu Kitten
-Mercantile Nulcs iir llrul
Kstulu Morlicugrii.
TOPEKA , Kan. . Oct. 12. ( Special. ) 1 presume -
sume that J. W. Johnson , secretary of tlio
railroad commission of your state , who lias
been licro several days on a ixilltlcal mis
sion In behalf ot yout stnto central commit
tee , has doubtless returned to Nebraska , As
already reported In my previous letter , Mr.
Johnson made no secret of It tliat he was
In quest of letters and certificates from
prominent people here to show that Kansas
has been seriously crippled within the last
three years by the change of political heads
of state government , Mr. Johnson's efforts
were ably seconded by the political emis
saries of the Santa Fc railroad , which for
years has ruled the people of Kansas and
Is chiefly responsible for the populist uprising
and the brcakng up of the republican party.
At his urgent request the republican state
central committee has procured for him
cports and letters from money lenders that
eprcscnt Kansas In a deplorable condition.
n fact. Mr. Johnson admitted that the re-
ubllcan ticket In Nebraska Is In Imminent
lander unless the business men nnd borrow
ing class can bo convinced that they wcmld
hopelessly ruined by the election of a
'oputist ' as governor. The Impression that
Ir. Johnson left here Is , that hu Is a sleeker
or leer and thimble-rigger.
As a matter of fact , that cannot be truth-
ully controverted. Kansas Is In a good con-
Itlon financially. This Is the evidence of
13. Sweet , president of the leading loan
.nd trust company now operating In this
tatc. and his testimony Is corroborated by
very prominent hanker and financier In
10 city. Kansas has passed through a llnnn-
l.il crisis , from which she has come out
tronucr and better than the most sanguine
it her friends anticipated. Her financial
roubles came before the panic that affected
he entire country , and when the crash
: amo that resulted In so many failures
hroughout the nation , and In such a great
ihrlnkaga of values , Kansas was prepared
'or It and weathered the storm In a way
hat few other states can boast of. The
muse that led to the depressing times which
Cansas has experienced date back to the
erlod between 1884 and 1888 , Inclusive , dur-
ng which tlmo the stale enjoyed perhaps
, ho most remarkable growth In hlstoiy.
iVIthln these years 300,000 people settled in
he state. Twenty-four counties were organ-
zed and frontier lines were practically \vlpcd
ut. Five thousand miles of rallroiid were
lullt , farm lands were rapidly taken up , and
eal estate of every description appreciated
in value. Cities and towns doubled and
reblsd In value In population and took on
Metropolitan airs. r
WHEN THE DOOM WAS ON.
A spirit of speculation set In on every hand ,
t became infectious and extended to all
ilasscs. Money was abundant and socking
investment at reasonable ratse. It was bor-
rtWP'l wniiout jstlntand. Jnyestejl mostly in
lands , Improvements and stock , and too fre-
luently In Improvident ventures , discounting
he future as , If the tide bt prosperity
would never ebb. The short crops of 1S8S
precipitated the inevitable disaster and the
cactlon set In. Debts contracted during the
loom period matured. JIany men who had
overreached themselves wereembarnssed ,
some , of course , overwhelmed , Curing the
period of rapid development thousands of
"ollars of eastern money sought Investment
ncl hundreds of loan companies were organ
ized to distribute them. The companies that
ivere early In the Held made money rapidly.
Then mushroom companies sprang up , or
ganized on fictitious capital , and they found
'Ittlo dlflicmilty In obtaining all the money
hey desired to Invest In mortgage securities.
Agents flew about the country urging settlers
' .o borrow , and liomcsteade-rs on raw western
and negotiated loans of sums for larger
amounts than their claims would bring in the
jpen market. Naturally many of them real
ized this , and Instead of expending their
ioans on Improving their property they aban
doned It to the mortgagees. It was so easy
o borrow money that thousands of adven-
urers engaged In It as a business , ami the
result was that when the mortgages became
dueno attempt was made to liquidate them.
responsible loan companies guaranteed the
oans made by them for their eastern clients
but when the mortgagors defaulted they had
nothing with which to make good their guar
antees. Some of them did not pay money
which they did collect to their clients , and
one company Is now defendant In suits aggre
gating over $300,090 for money collected by
't on mortgages that belonged to eastern In
vestors.
Where money was offered so freely to bor
rowers It was not strange that many frauds
were perpetrated and that fanners and busi
ness men became inoculated with the specula
tion craze. It was not confined to the west
ern part of the state , but the older settled
communities In lha cast were afflicted as
well as well-to-do farmers , who mortgaged
their homes to Invesb In city property.
When the boom collapsed they found them
selves loaded down with almost worthless
town lots , which were represented by the
mortgage that covered their farms. Lenders
demanded their money and the honest man ,
who had borrowed In the belief that through
speculative channels they were to acquire
riches rapidly , settled down to haul work
and rigid economy. The mania for borrow
ing gave way to a debt paying era. Debtors
worked Industriously and saved at every
corner that they might meet their Interest
obligations. The result was that soon the
number of new mortgages placed on rocori
was much less that the number of old ones
that vvero satisfied The people , Instead of
attempting to buy more lands , vvtre devoting
their attention to paying for tbo b they hai
already contracted for. The real estate
market became stagnant and every dollar
that could bo cbtKlnecI was sent east to
satisfy creditors , There was no demand for
outside money for legitimate enterprise , am
tl'8 wildcat loan companies were driven out
of business. They swindled their clients
right and left , and the latter , living In the
eastern states , were in no position Ic judge
ot the causes that resulted In their losses
It was natural for them to give the people o
the state credit for the shortcomings of the
few advcntureislia hnd taken advantage
of them , and soon the good name of Kansas
was In disrepute.
SETTLING THEIR BILLS.
The debt paying era set In IrtalSOO , since
which time It Is estimated by T. II. Swco
1-10,000,000 of Kansas money has gone eas
to satisfy mortgage ! ) on Kansas real estate
When the panic 011110 n year ago Kansas was
ready for It. The people had already go
their affairs well In hand , thulr Indebtedness
was materially reduced , and they were con
ducting their affairs on a conservative basis
Hanks had been realizing on their securltle.
and had been weeding out their bad paper
For three years they had been fortifying
themse ves for the crash and when II came
they were In a position to successfully with
stand the shock. When banks In neighbor
Ing slates were tottering and falling th
banks of Kaunas stood up with it solid fron
and comparatively few ot tLem were unabl
In meet their obligations. In Topeka , th
financial center of the utate , there was not a
single failure , and the few failures In othe
cities were , an a rule , of banks that ha <
small capita1. During the past year ( lie bank
huva been Raining ileadlly , deposits hay
been on the Increase , and objectlomible asset
have given way lo gilt edge securities. Abun
dant evidence lo corroborate thin itatemen
' can be found In Ota office of tbe state bank
commissioner | On January 3 , ISM , the tat
banks , all at which are nmler the supervision
> n , hunk eommlsilonpr , vhovteQ bill * pay
able amounting to ? l,333.r > 00.5G , nnd redis
counts of J3SS.238.45 , or a total of $1.721.-
739.02. On July IS , ISO I , the bills payable
were only { 62(1,005.74. and the rediscounts
$143.050.39. n total of $769.056,13. The re
duction In that period was $9JOGS2.S9 , or &r >
per cent. On January 3. 1S93 , the overdrafts
of the state ami private banks , of Kansas were-
$790,027.89 , and on July 18 , 1S34 , they had
beoti reduced 1o $292,825.20 , a reduction ot
62 4 Per cent. These figures show conclu
sively the results of conservative business
management i : and the tendency ct the hanks
as weOl as the people to reduce- their Indebt
edness.
These facts are well known to the people
ot Kansas , and within thn state confidence
has been entirely restored. Real rstnlo
dealers report an Increased demand for farm
nnd city properly , and good kales are of
llally occurrence. An immigration move
ment has set in and building In the cities
has been resumed. In Topeka the demand
for houses Is greater than It has been for
five years , and rents are advancing rapidly.
On Topeka avenue * , the most fashionable
residence street In the city , on which no
building has been erected for a number of
years , several pretentious houses are now In
process ot construction. . .Merchants have
been the first to feel the signs of approach
ing prosperity and arc ordering larger stocks
of goods for the winter trade than they have
for several years. The freight nnd passenger
traffic on Kansas railroads Is steadily on the
Increase. During the present year more
than 50,000 persons rode Into and through
Kansas on harvest excursion tickets. Of
these ft great number will find hqmcs In
the state , which shows that they have con
fidence In Its resources. Another thing
shown by the- records in the railroad offices
In this city Is that for the llrst time In al
most n decade the westbound trnfllc is
greatly In excess of the castbound traffic.
This means that the merchants of the west
In general , and ot Kansas In particular , arc
replenishing their depicted stocks , nnd that
they feel that the bnrd times In this state
are at an end. They know that farmers
have paid their mortgages , and they are
now prepared to spend their surplus earn
ings at home. This Is briefly an outline of
tlio past and present financial condition of
Kansas. In future letters facts and
figures will be given concerning the
market value of Kansas securi
ties and the demand that Is made for
them In the money markets , as well as
statements concerning the condition of bus
iness and farming Interests.
Hb'S Y IIULI-.IIOZINU I'tm MAJOIIS.
Trying to M ° hl | > Curporutlou Employe * ut
South Onmlm Into I. IMC.
From all appearances Kuclld Martin Is not
having such an easy time In securing the F > 00
signatures for his straw candidates ns he
Imagined ho would have : It has come to a
point where all the government employes
are called upon to place- their names on the
roll or take the chances of being let out.
Yesterday Mr. Martin hifd one of his heelers
In South Omaha rounding up the Inspectors
and taggers. The list was presented to them
and a refusal meant considerable , according
to the Intimation of the man who passed It
around. All the men signed , but there are
some of them ivha will not vote for Majors
any more than they would for a yellow dog.
.I signed the blooming paper , " said one of
the men , "but why should'nl I ? The sign
ing of that petition does not mean anything ,
but when we come lo voting , wo will vote as
we please. "
Mr. JlcShana had a man round up the
orkmen at the stock yards also. When the
ocutncnt was sliovqd under the nose of one
f the- men he aslied the circulator who
old him to bring such a thing as that around
o him and .lie .was tohl that- the gentleman
as no other person than Mr. McShane , and
ontlnuliifr. he remarked : "Dill , you had bet-
er sign her , too , if you think anything of
our job. " Bill signed , but Illll won't vole
or Majors
The bosses at the packing houses are
ulelly working , on the men under them.
'hey have- been Instructed to try to convert
he men o\n to Majors. In case a workman
s bold enough to declare himself , he Is soon
veeded out and another man put In his place.
f the boss does'nt tee fit to fire him at once
o Is cither laid off or put at a job where
he pay Is considerably less than he has been
ettlng. As the election draws nearer the
oters of South Omaha who are employed
y the corporations are having It hammered
nto them that If they Jo not support the
attoord candidate they will suffer for it.
iome of the men may bo Intimidated , but the
najority of them have intelligence enough
o vote their honest convictions , and will
lo so.
_
NO I'HAlsi : I' (111 MA.lOItS.
Governor Crnnnno nnd linn. Vf. 1C.
Coiumriiil lltili-omh'it llonoitj' .
M'COOK. Neb. , Oct. 12. ( Special Tole-
grnm. ) Governor Crounse and Hon. "W. E
\ndrews , republican candidate for congress
spoke here this afternoon and evening to the
argest audience which has greeted an >
ipeaher here this campaign , Andrews was
well received nnd repeatedly interrupted by
continued applause as lid drew comparisons
> etween days of republican prosperity am
lemocrallc Inactivity. If today's meeting Is
any Index of the sentiment of the voiers
\ndrews will succeed McKclghtn as con
Tessman on ns large n majority us Me
Kelghan had two years ago.
Governor Crounse devoted most of his t'nii
o state politics , especially the legislative iitn
Inanclal pints , urging that none but repnbll
cans be sent to the next legislature , but a
no time did either of the speakers say a WOK
In favor of Majors , but In speaking of IIol
comb said ho was an honest , capable man.
OVA'lION TO IIOI.COJIII AT l'UKM ( T
Count ) ' IVnpli' , Ui'CUKllrHS of 1'nllt
ml U < iiiiih'xion | , Urc t Him.
TUKMONT , Neb' , Oct. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Judge Ilolcomb addressed an im
audience here tonight upon the polit
leal Issues of the campaign. He made at
elcqucnt effort , In which he handled th
questions of the day In a manner whlcl
showed careful study nnd closti observation
Ho was listened to with the closest nttentlo
and frequently Interrupted by applause
Judge Ilolcomb made a good Impresslo
upon the voters , and added lo his popularity
and the majority that Dodge county will glv
him November C.
Mr.Maibtrry of T'awnee county followe
him with an earner c addreiu from a
standpoint. . _
Itrya' . tit 1'cutrul Ity.
CENTRA ; OITY. Neb. , Oct. 12. ( S
Telegram. ) lion. W. J. Bryan addressed
crowded house here tonight. He dlsciisse
the tariff and silver questions , briefly alluii
Ing to fu.-lon and state politics. Ills aud
cnce was composed of members of all par
ties. aaflln and I'owers were also present.
Mr. Ilryan spoke for two hours and forty
minutes , frequently ment.onlng Judge Hoi-
comb's name.
_
PopullstH unit UnniDi'i'iUx ICnturliiliicil.
'
SCIHJyLEH , Neb. , Oct. 12. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Democrats and populists met In
Sclmyler today and were addressed at Uoh-
man's opera house by Jmlgo W. N. Hens-
ley of Columbus , nominee for congress of the
Second district , M. Xentmyer and Hon.V. .
J. Uryan. the latter being the principal
speaker. _
rnllllti In I'luy Con nl.v.
IIAnVAICU. Neb. , Oct. 12. ( Special. )
Hon. W. 8. Summers spoke here this evening
In the interest of the republican party lo an
audience of 300'voters. . A fair proportion
were populists and democrats. Harvard has
always tx-en the republican utronghold of
Clay county. _ . .
Dmitri lt < > iniilin llent.
niJFFALO , Oct 12. Congressman Loclc-
wood , democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor on both tickets , still refuses to
aay whether he will permit the use of til *
name oa the third ticket or not.
TURNED THEM BOTH DOWN
Locnl Republicans Decide that Hascall iwtl
Whoelcr Shall Still Make a Pair.
THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SEPARATE
Ciimirllnmntr Cnmllitutri at. tleteriuliird t/
V < ' tiT < lnI'rlnmrlr * lo Ito feminity
Nomlii itrd Tiidiiy 1'rcliinlnnry foil-
IcM ot Ummiiil Interest.
The republican city convention to nominal *
candidate for city clerk tonil vacancy.
Ino candidates for the city council and five
andldatcs for the Hoard of Education will
> e held this afternoon. The action ot the
Ity central committee In leaving the nomt-
atlon ot candidates for the council prnctic-
lly to the voters of the several wards mad a
he republican primaries yesterday afternoon
nusually Interesting and spirited. The prcf-
renccs expressed and -which. It has been
greed , the convention will be bound b/
inless stronu reasons arc adduced , wera :
First Ward S. I. Gordon.
Second Ward Anton Kmcnt.
Third Ward Sol I'rlnco.
Fourth Ward Kriuik Uf KfnnnrJ
Fifth Ward W. A. Suundcrs.
Sixth Ward (3. I , . Jnynps.
Seventh Ward U , IThomas. .
Hlghth Ward Cadet Taylor.
Ninth Ward George Mercer.
The chief contests were waged In the Flrrt ,
ourtli , Sixth nnd Klghth wards. In the
'Irst It uns a question whether the pcoplo
vould longer put up with llascall. They
howcd by A vole of almost two to one that
rblle they might be amused by his skill In
jutting on and off in rapid suc-
esslon different political coats , they
veie sure that he was a political Juggler and
he republicans \vlth charity covered up with
now , n trimmer that they had once before
Hichcued , and who again sought favor with
he party after having been Mimmarlly fired
rom the local populist ranks only a foiv
\eeks ago.
ago.KBIT
KBIT THISM TOGETHER.
Hascall's running mate In the council for
ho last two years , with him In wearing the
lectrlc lluht company's livery and In tlio
arclcal attempt to Impeach n mayor because
10 v > ns honest , Daniel H. Wheeler , got a
trong hint from the Fourth ward rcpublt-
ans that he was. not wanted , being over
whelmingly beaten at the primaries by , (
Frank II. Kcnnard. II
In the Sixth the rivalry partook more of a A
leisonal nature than otherwise , whileIn tlio fl
ifghth the republicans , were anxious lo at- . ; ]
cst that Charley limner wns no more their !
avorlte for the council than for the legls- A\ \
a tu re. 31
HASCALL SNOWED UNDER. II
First Ward Vote on councllinan : s. I , fj
Gordon , 22 < i ; I. S. llascall , 135. Delegates : jl
Peter M. Hack. 1'eter llolson , John Butler. | l
Sam Dubols , John Uulhart , Frank Honza , 1
: lmer Madsen , John Nclhon , John Wnvrlcck , , t' |
Second Ward Number ot votes cast , 025. -I
) f these 70 votes ivero thrown out because rl
the ballots were not properly marked. Vote 'I
on councilman : Anton Kmcnt , 312 ; Fred ' 'I
loye , 233. Delegates : William Alstadt , II. fl
I. Banker , H. II. Iloylcs , Israel Krunk. Join ; f\ \
S. Holgrcn , A. 1' . Houclt , Henry ICnodcll , 'I
Kaclo Hajah , V. B. Walker. I
Third Ward It had been thought that Sol "J
I'rlnce Was- the only man in the field for the -l
city council , but on many of the ballots th * s § |
nama ot John H. Getty was written. lliv ' 'I
I'rlnco looked over thto ballots after the count I
Was jnade , nnd declares that the Handwriting I
was the ramo In all cases. He believes , I
therefore , that fraud was perpetrated In an I
attempt to defeat him. Vote on councilman : 'I
I'rlnce , CS ; Getty , S5. Delegates : Note I
Ill-own , Louis Uurmclstcr , Scth T. Cole- , -j
Frank Heacock , Leon Levy , J. Lewis , J. T. jl
Llnd , Martin Olsen , Ual Spriggs. * j |
Fourth Ward Vote on councilman : Frank - I
D. Kcnnard410 ; I ) . H. Wheeler , : ! 74 ; Dr. I
PeaboJy , 1. Delegates- , f. Iioucli-r , JC. S. I
Fisher , John F. Flack , S. G. Goff , John I
Kiilm , Thc-max P. MaliammlU , W. W. Me- I
Donald , Frank Plimck , T. K. Stidbjrough. I
Fifth Ward Vote on councilman. W. A. tl
Saunders , 389 ; John P. Henderson , IDlj < "l
Delegates : Randall K. Brown , II , K. Bur- jl
ket , Robert Christie , II. W. Gibson. Georga -I
W. Lower. J. C. Moore , A. A. McClaimhan , . I
G. H. Parker , W. B. Stocklinm. "I
LIVELY IN THE SIXTH. I
In the Sixth ward there uas a fight from I
the timeof the opening of the IM > | | S until I
they closed , nnd as a result 953 votes wcro I
cast. It v.n n good natured contest , but the I
most Intense Interest was displayed by all I
of the candidates and their supporters. I
During the afternoon an anonymous circular I
made Us appearance , bearing the statement'I
that the petition delegation was put up in . 'I '
the Interest of the Pacific Express company 11
lo help carry through a certain member tor . 'I '
the Board of Education. This circular urged J
the voters of the ward to vote caucus nomt'I '
nccs and turn down the corporation that was !
seeking to override the wishes of the caucus , !
It also charged that the petition dele- -I
gates wcro afraid to make their fight I
In the caucus and take their chances with I
the others. In addition to tlila the charge J
was made that half of the partlra who ,1
signed the petition to put the nominees In ; I
the field wre employes of the express com- I
pany. On the other hand , the petition can- jl
illdates allege that the caucus delegates were 31
elected at a packed meeting which was held " % !
In the back room of some res.dcnce on an ,1
obscure ttreet. , ; |
Vote on councilman : C. L. Jayncs , 2SS ; ,1
II. 13. Ostrom , 210 : T. J. LunJ , 17G ; Louis 'I
Mttlcfleld , 128 ; K. Ollmorc. 101 ; J. S. Chris'I
Hanson , 24. For candidate for the Hoard of ; |
Kducatlon the contest was between C. F. P. I
Kiouin and John A. Glllesple , with the latter .J
coming out as w.nncr by a vote of 573 to 2X3. r |
Delegates : Carr Axford , J. N. Beach , J. P. I
nurgeis , John Carnaby , 13. E. French , C. II. J
Gratton , Scott Jackson , D. 8. I.owrle , B. O. il
Smith. I
PUOTHST IN THE SF.VI3NTH. I
Seventh Ward The Seventh ward cast I
GIG votes. A crowd was about the booth all I
day , but beyond hard hustling oa I
the part of the candidates the day I
was quiet. The ticket contained thres I
names of candidates for councilman Thomas , I
Smith and Cockran. The vote resulted : I
Thnmns , 191 ; Smith , 1S5 ; Cockrun , 102. On I
the conclusion of the count Smith filed a. I
protest. Hefare the count began the judges I
told the candidates that when thu ends of a I
cross opposite the names projected cither ; l
above or below the lines enclosing the nama 1
they would count the vote for ths candidate I
opposite -.sliose name the Intersection of the I
two lines of the cross lay. This watt perfectly - I
fectly ( . .itisifactory to the candidates. But I
after the count and tlnco Ihn result was * o I
vluic , Smith thought that some of the votes I
accredited to Thomas belonged to himself. I
Hence the protect. The wnrd had held no I
caucus , and consequently all the candlclatea I
and delegates went In on petition , The I
ticket contained the names of fifteen dele- I
gales , none of whom were pledged. I
nighth Ward Vote for councilman' Cadet I
Taylor , 209 ; J. W. lllshop , ICO ; ( li-orge F. I
Munro , ] G4 ; C. \Vesterdahl , 1S7 ; Charles I
12. Hriiner , 126. Delegate * : B. L. Armstrong - I
strong , U. B. Bnlcombe , F. L. Harnett , H. 'I
b. Hurkctt. A. G. Dahlstroiiirjolm T. Dalley , I
A. W. Jefferls , AV. . Porker , W. It. Hob,1
erts , I
Ninth Ward Vote on councilman : George I
Mercer. 2C2 ; M , 13. Free. 13G ; 0 , S. Denawa , I
121 : John | j , Carr , 10 , Delegates- . W. J
Ilalley , I.ouls lillckensderfer , S. M. Crosby , I
B. L. FTPiich , J. Fred Goerne , Adolph L1nd'I '
borg , M. O. Maclcod , J. II. Neville. O. P. < I
Sliruni , , 'l
I'riuuirlri.
The democratic prlmarlcH , ! o select delegates -
gates to the city convintlon and expreis
a preference for the city council , wilt be
hell thlv afternnon. The convention will Ls
held at Wushlngton hull next Tue day nlKot ,
llrjmi 1 niHjm'UHl ut M'rlbiu-r ,
Sf'KIHNI5U , Neb , Oct 12Special. ( . )
illon. W. J. Dryan uddress d a large and.
1 utliu laBtlo meotlQE la the city yenterday
