THE OMAHA 'DAILY ' BEE.
JUXE 10 , 187J. , ,
CKMAILA WEDNESDAY OCTO1JE11 2-1 189- COPY VIVE CBNTH.
I BRINGING IN B , & H. VOTERS
| First Installment of the Tracklayers from
' i Mont na Reach Lincoln and Omaha ,
BLACK EYES FOR CM.AMITY CRUSADERS
Norfolk and Alma IUulnrn Men llcfime t
fjlnnil ng Sen re-crown fur tlio llurlliif-
ton Hnnr tlic Untie In tVorb-
Ing the Mute.
The flrct Instnliment of the gangs of men
who are to be returned to Nebraska from
the n , & M. extension In Montana arrived
la t night. There were 200 men In the
I J party , urukT charge of C. J. Robinson. These
men were memboru of the tracklaytng
crew. The D. & M. pay car made it& first
trip to Sheridan last week , and It was an
nounced that It had paid off the men whose
services vvero no longer needed. But the
200 men brought to Nebraska last night
were not paid off at Hillings , and for some
reason their time checks were withheld until
their arrival at Omaha. A prt of the
men were left at Lincoln nnd the others
brought ( o Omaha , paid oft and discharged.
It Is believed that this Is the first ship
ment Into the state. These men will ,
doubtless many ot them , remain In Omaha
until after election. They nre not voters
nnd cannot vole unless the most shameful
frauds are perpetrated. The law requires
voters to hold their residence six months
In the state , forty days In the county and
ten dajs In the precinct before they arc en
titled lo cast tholr billots. None of these
men come within the provisions ot the law ,
but that a determined effort will be made lo
vote them at the coining election Is certain
In order to tluow the public off Its guard
the claim will bo made within a few days
In the columns of the railroad press that
the men who have been at work on the 11
& M. extension are all residents of Ne
braska , who left the state temporarily In
order to secure employment during a dull
season nt home. No one will be deceived
by these statements
The reaction against the objects of the
Business Men's association which set In a
few days ugo Is gathering In force. Frank
Colpetzer and Victor II Caldvvcll have been
designated as special state organizers for
the astoclatlon , nnd they are now endeavor
ing to establish branches In the larger towns
of the state. The significant feature In re
gard to their appointment Is that both gentle
men are signers to the bond gven by ex-
Treasurer Illll nnd that both are parties to
the suit now brought by the state against
the es-trtasuror nnd his bondsmen to re
cover the ? 23G.OOO lost In the Capital Na
tional bank swindle They vlslt d Norfolk
lost Saturday evening and held a preliminary
meeting , nt which several olllcers of the
proposed branch nssoclatldn were appointed
Monday ulternoon a call was issued for a
general meeting of business men. The meet
ing was held Monday evening according to
announcement , but the proceedings have not
been printed nt length in any of the papers
that are advocating the election of the llur-
llngton cand date for governor The report
of the meeting Is furnished by n. special coi-
respomlencs nnd Is na follow a *
NOT A CALAMITY CROWD
NOIIKOLK , Neb Oct. 23 ( Special ) The
nttempt to organize n limitless Men's asso
ciation hero IIH nn adjunct to the Omaha
pcheme , to coerce the voters Into supporting
Majors for governor , culminated In a.er -
Ituhle boomerang Not till vesterday did It
become- neutrally known that such an or
ganization VV.IH being formed Dodgers were
distributed calling business men together to
complete the organization. When the hoiu
pet for the meeting aulved forty business
men were present , a inajnrlty of whom
came for the purpoae of leglalerlng a protest
against the movement 'lrn > leaders In the
project iot wind of the gciieial sentiment
nnd quietly withdrew , leaving the opposition
to the coerclnni movement In fujl possession
of the Held. The vice president and secre
tary chosen last Saturday -were both pres
ent , but neither made nny nttempt to ofll-
clate ,
T3v-Miior Kocnlgflteln was called to the
chair and a number of tdiort but red hut
speeches were" made , the Roneinl Bentlment
ot nil being thnt It was the sense of the
meeting thnt the Business Jlen'B nsMX'latlon
It n move to coerce men to support the
railroad tlcKct with Mnjois at the head , and
that it was a veiitable club held over the
debtors of the mate , that the cry of ruin
that had been raised has no foundation In
fact , nnd that It has been raised for the
purpose of hiding- the true Issue , that such
n cry hail more to do with Injuring the
state- than nny possible Injury that might
result from the election of Judge Holcomb ,
that It was ( he belief that the move was
Inaiiguraed nt the instance of the railroad
nnd Majors line , who. rather th.ui net * hon
est men elected and honest business meth
ods prevail , would not scruple to teni down I
tin- fair name of Nebraska and bring iiiln
upon her people : that'such n move nhould
receive the condemnation of every Intelli
gent voter on election day , nnd that the
promoter ) of such a rnovnment could not
be too severely censuieil. The meeting was
made up of men of all parties , and without
exception all condemned the business men's
scheme.
The association met with a similar rebuff
at Alma , John I'etcrs , ex-United States
revenue collector and acting secretary of
the association , recently addressed n letter
to a prominent business man of Alma and
requested him to at once form a branch ui-
gatilzation. Ho has received reply , but
the letter from the Alma merchant will
hardly bo prlntod In the columns of the I )
& -\1. Journal nt Lincoln. U was as follows
Mr. John Peters , Secretary , IJuMness
Men's Association. Dear Sir Your letter ,
with enclosed circular received by me this
morning nnd duly perused. In reply I will
say that wo have already oiganlzed our
selves In this county , and that with a 100
majority and mill more enlisting , to eleet
JudKe Holcomb Vurther than that. If the
election of honest and capable men to lopk
after nnd run the. affairs of our Htate. MX
they ought to , nnd not as they have been ,
shall ruin our state credit nnd Impair Its
business Interest * , nnd when I llnd that
honesty In the public oillees In the slate
of Nebraska li held at n discount b > her
people , then , nnd not before , shall I be
ready to vote ns > on advise and not an I
think , to turn over the attaint of our state
to tlio It , t M. railroad to run to suit
themselves
You say lhat It Is not a question of men ,
but of principles. I sny that It Is n question
of men with principles and men without
any , and fa suv the malcrlty of my fellow
citizens. I thank the editor of The Hee for
the heroic stand lie Is takingut the pres
ent time anil during the last ncsslon of the
stnto legislature In lighting coiruptlon and
exposing- the rottenness of the slate house
rings.
rings.LOOK
LOOK UP THiniS ItnOOKDS.
I would nsk that you nnd the business
jncn or the Btnte lock up the records of
the district court In Harlnn county ns to
liovv Mr , Piper , jour candidate for secre
tary of state , llrst took his olllce ns county
clerk of thla countv ; and nlco. that you
look ii | > the tccords of thu county supei-
M OIH and , see wh.it thu committee up-
pointed to examine his records repotted
just before lie vv.as retired from ntllcc. I
think thnt after .1 cnteful Investigation of
the records of Majois nnd Piper you will
understand that It Is an ridiculous to ask
any Intelligent business man lo elect them
to tore the state's credit ns It would be to j
usk ( hem In s\ttn \ a petition playing that re
served eents be held In heaven for his
majesty , the devil , nnd his follnwets
I send this open letter to the editor of
The lice , and would iisk thnt oilier mer-
chuntH who may receive these circulars nnd
who urti In favor of nn honest administra
tion oC our Jtatf affairs , and who approve
J'tfi ' "ITL poll ° ; ° fthf > Pllltor ° r Tnc llee ll >
this
rlht to do likewise
There Is a lively prospect that ( ho lint
of signatures to the manifesto sent out by
the Iluslnc i Men's association will bo badly
demoralised before the returns are all In.
Hero Is another business man who repudi
ates nil connection with the at&ociatlon :
J. 11 Schmidt
! lth and Ctimlnj- .
_ , OMAHA. Neb , Oct. S3.
To lha Hdltor of The Itee
My attention wnn called to the name of
'C J. Bchmidt , druggist , " In the printed
list of Omaha member * of the NYbraHku
Dullness Men's tusoclallcn. AH I am the
nly drucBlst In the city bearing toe- name
Schmidt. I would like to stale Unit T am
not the party referred to. Hegpeotfully ,
J II SCHMIDT
AOHNTS OUT TO DHLIK 1IOLCOMI ) .
Tlio mana erfl of ( tin Majors campaign
have tent agents' out Into Judge Holcomh's
district to work up sentiment against him
among thu farmers. These agents have been
Instructed to spread tlio story that before
becoming a populist Judge Holcomb was n
money shark , that he loaned funds on chattel
mortgages at an excessive rate of Interest
and that ho.ivas egpcclaliy severe In fore
closing whenever the borrower * failed to
promptly pay Interest anil principal. . They
will nlso undertake to show from the court
records th.it Judge Holcomb has oppressed
the farmers by permitting foreclosures of
mortgage" ! on real estate and that he has n.1-
wnyn shown more nympithy for the money
lender than lie has for the debtor. Judgf
Holcomb has emphatically denied the
charges that he was a money leaner ns well
an that he was a 1) ) & M attorney.
The rallrond organs throughout the state
nre already Informed of the work being done
In Judge llolcomb-'s district and are begin
ning to hint of the results The "Investiga
tion ' Is being conducted under the personal
supervision of one L O Kichards and his
organ at Prcinont Is already chuckling over
the prospective report ot the emissaries of
the Majors committee.
STATK PAYING CAMPAIGN II1LL3.
Tlio fact that the taxpayers of Nebraska
nro called upon to pay a largo proportion of
the expenses of the managers of the Majors
uimpilgn Is being unpleasantly commented
upon by many people all over the state
Clerks from different offices at the state
house arc doing clerical work in the rooms
of the Htate central committee , oil Inspectors ,
employes In the uaiehonse and grain In
spection department , members of the State
Hoard of Transportation , bank examiner *
under control of the State Banking board
and emplojes nt state Institutions arc all
as bus > as beavers In assisting the Majors ,
movement. The superintendent of one state
Institution who Is paid a salary for giving his
entire supervision to his work Is spending
alt of his time at the state central com
mittee rooms and tlio services he owes to
the state are being given to politics.
NO KU1N IN KANSAS.
II.x-Govornor Intimity 1'iilKio Confirm Wlmt
iippum Impute to 1'opullnm.
, Neb. , Oct. 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) This has been a great political day
In Kearrey. Hon. "W. J Hryan spoke this
afternoon , and this evening ex-Governor
Anthony of Kansas addressed a largo audi
ence at tlio opera , house Uryan first patted
the populists and then the democrats , but left
state Issues almost entirely out of the ques
tion. I2x-Go\emor Anthony told what pop
ulism had done for Kansas , but did not t > iy
It had ruined the flmnclal condition of the
state ns much ns some have tried to make
cut. Bryan stild lie stood on a platform of
his own and that was anything to down the
repultllcans.
Imilrn I l < ! u9ieil at Sidney.
SIDNEY * , Neb. , Oct. 23. ( Special Tele
gram ) W. S Hampton , candidate for
representative , addressed a large audUnce
here this afternoon. His discussion of the
tariff and state Issues were wjll handled
and elicited frequent applause
The court house was pacKeJ tonight to
listen to one of the ablodt Kpe ° ehes made
during the campaign by benator J. L Cald-
vvell of Lincoln The people's paity w.is
Handled without gloves and llryim lorelvcd
his full share of condemnation for his dpmc-
pop c-our.se in Nebraska.
li Harris ot Ognllala spoke briefly upon
the tasuea and expressed lull confidence in
his own election to the loijltluti re. Judge
1'eas.e presided and the Sidney brass and
comet bands discoursed the music.
( 'aniiMlgn Clixcil In ICeil VVIlloiv.
M'COOK. Neb , Oct 23. ( Special Tele
gram ) John SI. Thurston spoke hero to
night to ( he largest audience that tver
greeted u public speaker In this citj. Hun
dreds were turned a\vay from the doors
unable to gain admission Never lias a
public speaker received such an ovi'lon as
his telling blous on the tailft an 1 silver
uiiesllons were presented to the voters
Messrs. Corbett and Piper were present and
made short addresses , us was also Krank
lUitliburn , candidate for state & nator
This ( loseB the campaign In this county , and
lied \Vlllo\v Is safe for a republican luei.iber
of the legislature this year.
i and Ii > u < { lierty Spcnlc.
CHADHO.V. Neb , Oct. 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) A largo audience greeted Senator
Manden-on and Matt Daugherty today
Daugherty spoke In the afternoon , devoting
most of his time to tariff , silver and Irriga
tion and his opponent , Congressman Kern.
He uas In touch with the audience and made
many new friends and votes Senator
Mauderyon tpoke In the evening1 to an
eqtmlljr largo crowd. He briefly reviewed the
calling Issues of the da ) In a most masterly
manner The meeting was a decided sue-
rt ss. i
Ilairi > cd on I Iniiuru.
IIKLLEVUC. Neb , Oct. 23 ( Special )
The democrats of Hellevuo precinct hold a
meeting at the school IIOUEO last night nt
which Governor Itoyd , Mat Oerlng of
I'lattsmouth nnd Hdgar Howard , candidate
for the IPR ulature , ( poke to a fair crowd the
majority ot vhorn were republicans.
The speakers could agree upon one subject
only , begging the people to vote the demo
cratic ticket On the sliver question they
did not asiee nt all Iod ) wanted gold ,
Geilng 10 to 1 and Howard wanted free coin
age.
Oil ) CViiIrr UIIU4NShntcrtiiltio I.
CLVY CHNTBIl Neb , Oct. 23 ( Spe
lion J. L I'nduell of Lincoln spoke hero last
dressed the people of this place Saturday
evening , and If It were necessary to prove
the high esteem and regard In which he Is
held In C'liiy county , the large and attentive
audience } present would be sufficient Judge
Morris delivered the most convincing argu
ment ( or protection and republicanism that
has bren given hero this campaign The
Glee club added much to the evening's en
tertainment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Anthony i > F Kanui * Called In.
\ST1NOS , Oct 23. ( Special Telegram )
-Thla city had two political gatherings
tndav. K\ Governor Anthony of Kansas .ad
dressed a republican meetingat the opera
haute thla afternoon , his- argument being
directed mainly against populism Tonight
at ( he court house Hon. S , J. Kent
people's party candidate for commissioner of
public Lands and buildings , spoke lo a
crowded house.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
liepubllcuus Turn Out nt t'rrlglitmi ,
CUK1UIITOX. Neb , Oct. 23. ( Special )
Congressman Melklejohn and II. C. llronie
of Omaha received an ovation here last night
nt ( he hands of an audience of more than
2000 people A torchlight procession ot 200 _
enthualaetlo voters , headed by the band and
displaying several pithy transparencies , pa
rallel the streets before the meeting. The
Issues were abl/ discussed
llrjuii UnlerliiliK n Large Audience.
OKA Nil ISLAND , Neb , Oct. 23. ( Spe-
clal Telegram. ) Hon. W. J Ur > nn spoke for
three hours to a larce audience at Garten-
bai-h'a opera house tonight , riving his -views
on the Omaha Business Men's association.
election of senators by the people , fore
closure of government liens upon Pacific
railroad * , and effectsof recent tariff
tlon.
in l'uiulUti | Ita'ly.
J'AltNVM. Neb. , Oct. 23 ( Special. ) The
populists had a rally here Saturday evenIng -
Ing the Breakers being Schroder , candidate
for senator , and Hamilton , candidate for
representative lo the legislature from Per
kins county. Thu audlenco was tmall ,
> o Kullumluim Over .Major * .
VYLI'ANAISO , Neb , Oct. 23. { Special )
Hon lien llaker Is to speak here tonight ,
but If he meets with no better turnout or I
enthusljMn than lion I ) . A. Scovllle found ,
ho will think U hard B'eUdlne ( or Majors In
thc e parts.
DESPERADOES IN CONTROL
Several Small Towns Eobbed in Approved
8tye ] by tlio Bill Cook Gang.
TERRITORY TERRORIZED BY THE BANDITS
Train tthluh They Hvlilcntly Intriulnl to
Holil Up I'ulleil Uut or the Slntluu
lie fort- They Coulil Oct
Action.
LITTLE HOCK. Ark , Oct. 23 Last
night's program In the great carnival of
crime , which is. now holding the boards In
the Indian Territory , consisted of the whole
sale robbery of several small towns In gen
uine desperado style by Mr. 1)111 ) Cook , sup
ported by a strong and desperate company
of eight or ten followers Four men rode
Into the town of Watovn early In the evening ,
maUng their approach known by a promis
cuous ( discharge of firearms. The bindlts
terrorized the Inhabitants , and most of them
sought safety In their houses behind barri
caded doors. The outlaws visited every
store In the village , and ran the merchants
away with Winchesters and revolvers. They
took frcm the stores all the money they could
find , and everything else * they wanted. The
postofflcQ was robbed of about $60 In cash and
} 55 In stamps. . from Watova the gang ran
on to Tala , ten miles away , -wheie they re
peated their depredations. They rode Into
the town and proceeded to once more rob
stores right and left Every store In the
place was visited , and the proprietors coin-
polled to turn over their cash. The post-
.
ofllco was also robbed of stamps and a small
amount of money. The bandits entered the
town boldly nnd made no effort to conceal
their Identity. None were masked. Krom
reports of their description , they were un
doubtedly the same- gang that held up the
Missouri 1'aclflc passenger train No 321 , at
Tala While they Here holding up the
postoftice , the train pulled Into the station.
The trainmen vvero notified of the presence
of the gang , and the train was started at
once The bandits galloped out of town
discharging their Winchesters.
WAGGONER , I. T. Oct 23. The capturp
of the desperadoes responsible- the recent
depredations In the territory cannot much
longer be delayed Marshals are on the trail
of the men who committed last night's rob
beries nnd are pressing them clo&ely. Chief
Harris of the Cherokee nation has offered
a reward of ? 500 for the capture of Dill Cook ,
the gang's leader delld or alive All of thu
light horse guards nnd all the Indian police
have been summoned for duty , and all the
Unltexl States marshals of the territory hive
been put on thf trail In mldltlon there arc
special olllcers of the railway and express
companies making a total ot between 300
and COO men ready to commence concerted
action in the morning
, < ) ! , ! ) Iii S Mi ) M > ANXIOUS.
In > n Hurry to ( In lluntlnu linlibers In I ho
liiilini Terrlorlty.
WASHINGTON. Oct 21. Secretary Hoke
Smith has requested the secretary of war to
send troops to the Indian territory to sup-1
press the lawless bands which have been
operating there and In the adjacent country
Accompanying the request was the commu
nication Secretary Smith yesterday received
from the Indian terrltorj detailing the de
plorable condition of affairs there.
Secretary Smith , In his litter to the War
department , 6a > s that In view of the obliga
tion * of the government as set forth In
treaties with the Indians of the Indian terri
tory to protect Uie civilized tribes against
do nestle strife- and hostile Invasion , and to
guarantee those people peaceable enjoyment
of their country , he recommends that the
troops be sent as requested. It Is expected
the troops would bo u.cd to hunt down and
drive out the marauders who are harassing
the people Agent Wladom today wired the
Indian ofllce , asking authority to Incur the
necessary traveling c\pcnses of the Indian
police In assisting United States marshals ,
who are hunting1 down the thieves and mak
ing arrests. Such authority was grantel
These communications reached Acting Sec
retary Doe at the War department this after
noon , nnd after reading them carefully , he
referred them to General Schofleld , command .
ing the army. General Schofleld looked Into
the matter and then returned the papers to 1
the acting secretary with a suggestion that
the request for troops beheld with a view
ot ascertaining the legality of the proposed
action. This endorsement from so high 1111
authority upon the complex relations be
tween the military and civil branches of the
government will undoubtedly cause the War
department to move with great caution In
acting on this request for troops , and In the
end may result In a refusal.
The Indian territory differs from other ter
ritories from an administrative point of \ levIn \
In the fact that the national government id
bound by treaties with the Indians to protect
them from domestic \lolence But In the
absence of expresb stipulation and law It has
been held this protection must be extended
exactly as It is to the Inhabitants of the
other territories , namely , through the judici
ary The posse coinltatus law prohibits the
employment of troops as posses , except us
provided by organic law , and that law pro
vides first for the exercise of the Judicial power
In fuelling lawlessness and then for the em '
ployment of troops upon the- application ot
the Judicial officers based on their Inability
to enforce the processes of law.
So far as the War department Is. advised ,
the judiciary of the Indian territory has not
appealed for the assistance of troops and , as
In the cajo ot the disturbance of last summer ,
the government will not move until such ap
plication Is made , and after ttin Judicial offi
cers huvD shown a proper disposition to
restore order In the Indian territory The
War department , It Is. stated , has taken
notice of the efforts of the express companies
to secure governmental protect lea for their
service and the officers are by no means
well dUposed towards the project Army
olllcers , In charge bf affairs , feel that the
express companies nave not gone as far as
they should In the direction of guarding the
property confided ! to them , and hold that by
placing one or two determined and fearless
guards In ' ( ho express car. they could soon
check the attacks of express robbers , which
endanger the lives of passengers.
STOI.I : Avnoi.i : A 11.1.
t-'oiir Kobliom Tal.n Kiorj thhiB I'ortiihle at
Wiitmn. tiidlnn Trrrllorr.
TOUT SMITH , Ark. , Oct. 23. 1'our men
robbed every store and the postofllce In the
village of Watova , a station on the Kansas I
Arkansas Va ley railroad , 120 miles north
west of here last night. A hold-up at Talala ,
six miles this side of Watova , was anticipated
but did not take place John Vann , uho hired
tlio hones to the robbers Saturday night ,
has been captured and Is now In Jail. A
reign of terror prevails nil along the line
from Kort Gibson to Coffeyvllle , Kan. Clerk ?
and merchants In all towns go well armed In
tlielr places of business
TruluVrcckeri t/iulcr / Arrrit.
nUTHOIT. Oct 2J. A special to the Tri
bune from Gladstone , Mich. , says : Word
came to the See Line officials here that the
train wreckers who have been cutting and
burning bridges and pushing cars from eld-
In RS for the laM three weeks are now under
arrest , The culprits have- kept the trainmen
and public In a state of terror.
lloirdrd Thnu < iidj ntolon ,
VINTON , la. , Oct. 23. Albert Spauldlng
and mother , living In the timber two and
lone-bait miles east from town , were bound
rand -
J j
and gagged last night anil Ibo. Iiouse robbed
of (1,300. Pour Windr d dollars was In
gold. Old JIrn. Spauldlng has been hoard
ing this money for year 1 | J
llrukn Up it Iliinil nf > leI < Hllrlf > niul < .
TEI'KTETLAN. MOX. + pet. ZU A band of
brigands , led by the notorious outlaw , Julio
Longorlo , vLltcd the ranch -of Francisco
Perez , near the village'of ' Jalostltlan , this
district , and killed Mr , Perez and four ot the
employes of the ranch. Vjncentc Diaz , cap
tain of a force of rurarguards , started Im
mediately In pursuit of to6 brigands , and ad
vices have just been received here that the
bandits were followed Into tlio mountains
and three of them captured , Including Lon
gorlo. All ot them will bo shot.
.Mnjrnr Kttli-il t > y'mitp ) tl .
WICHITA. Kan. , Oct. 23. J. II. March ,
mayor of Klnrcy and one of the leading
business men , as he- was starting tor home
last night , was held upiby two footpads ,
who , upon his showing fight , shot him
fatally In the abJomcn. They then escaped
In Hot Vursult of tlio ItoliucrM.
LITTLE HOCK. Ark. , Oct. 23 The rail
way officials ore making special efforts to
capture the robbers who held up a train at
Wlster , I. T. , having their Lest detectives
together with United States marshals and
Indian police In pursuit ,
Ten Yriirn for Volnonlnc "or tlunlmnil.
SI'OKANK , Oct. 23. Helen Grler , an old
| woman , convicted of poisoning her sixth hus
band , has been sentenced to ten jears In
the penitentiary. She loudly protested her
Innocence , nnd accused her daughters of con
spiring against her.
junta j
Messenger II < R Ho la the Mun Who Ililil
Him Up.
CINCINNATI. Get. 23. ThlH afternoon
Depot "Watchman Knight positively Identi
fied Morganfleld IIH the man he saw ivlth
)
Senicy In Cumberland , Md. Messenger
Murray wanted llrst t6 hear the tn.m'H
volec , an IIP snsa he will never forget that
voice , \\hlle Murraj remained out In the
hall others got Mor anlleld to talking Mm-
ra > decided there was no doubt of It being
the volte that held him up. Afterward he
fully Identified the prisoner.
UlClIMONK Vn OU. S-Ouptuln Hlnle ,
the rinkerton detective , ilslted the BOV jrn-
ot's ofllee this morning nnd got u , requisition
for Morgaiifleld. the Cincinnati sns > "e.1
WASHINGTON , Oct fflTho relaliiHixhlp
between Morganlleld and Searcev. the al
leged Acqula cieek robber , was further es
tablished today when n photograph ol Mor-
Kunlleld , received from the chief of police of
Cincinnati , was shown the proprietor of the
lodging house where they -Hopped In this
eltj ' 1 he proprletoi promptly Identified
Morgnnllcld'b pkture us that of the ami
who was ut his pliice with Keurcev.whom
he had previously Identlflefl The pawn
broker where1 the two men pawned some
Jewelr > also iecognlzid the lplrtiucT
CHICAGO , Oct. n The pouch containing
most of themonev stolen from the Adams
Uxprrss companj at thr Acquln cieek rob
bery has been recovered through the aid of
Scarce v , one of the rol/bers. The pouch VVUH
concealed In the woods of Virginia. Sear-
coy liiiH made n , partial confession.
it r. riti / . % ( / co 11 M KA vi : w. ) > T r. \ / : BCJS
Vale I'rofcusnr * Ilitvn He | > ort < - < l a I'lnn
M < ul-lrd ! After Oxford.
NITVV HAVUN , OU 23.-A committee of
profcthLis In , "iale university , repiesentlng
all Its departments and appointed about a
jtar ago to uvlse the txerclsc.s of com
mencement du > , have reported , nnd many
changes have b t > n redyinmendcd to be
adopted Tile piogram 06exercises has bjen
drn.wn up to : i certain eocteut * ftiolchjd aftet
the Oxfoul commemoration * Tlic only speaking
ing- will be nn address by the pie.sldent''on
the condition and pioRieSR.of the univer
sity This will be IlnKllsii , but will not
supersede the similar addresi at the alumni
dinnei The candldutcH fol ( I degree are all
lequlred to be piesent. A new oflicer will
be Introduced , called the "orator , " who will
perfonn the same duties an n similar dl n1-
tniy iloes at Oxford It will be his place to
Introduce the vail IIH candidates to the
picsldent. The cundldat.es for honorarj de
grees will have their uuallflcntlons for the
honor put befoie the faculty nrd president
b > thla ofllcer , aftei which the nistomnrj
"pio ncKrltntc mild commlssa" will folluw
fiom tin. president
This ollleer Is a lemiriectlon of n former
one .it ale His pljcf was foimerly tilled
by the senior tutor , who presented the
seniors to the president for degrees The
formula was somewhat quaint and was en-
tlrcl ) In Latin The > alcd.liturj nnd the
salutatoii addresu tori'thcr with nil other
speaking , will be ub.iLdoned.
ff/v/.MJift ; or mis sry//iB.
Demurrer Injunction Proceedings to lie
Argued ut HU , | otil ,
ST LOl'IS , Oct -United States Dis
trict Attorney Clopton today called up In
the federal couit the demurrer to the InJunction -
Junction proceedings iHiued by Judge
Thayer during the American Ilallvvaj union
strike last July , against Debs , Kelleher nnd
the other chief ofllcors of that outer , Klliott ,
the director of the Htiike here , and over 100
strikers In this city Mr. Clopton mild he
had notified the dpfcdants' attorneys on re
peated occasions that the demurrer bad
been set for hearing , and j t they weii ) not
In court nt 10 a. m Mr , Clopton returned
the demurrer and Judge Phillips apked that
It be handed up K the defednnts' attor
neys do not make nn appearance the judge
announced he will pass on the demurrer
Wednesday
Pl'niiLO. Oct 23-Twenty-three Trlnldni :
nillroad men mist of them prominent mem
bers of the American Hallway union
pleaded not guilty before Judre Mallet | i
the federal couit todav nf leslstlng t'nit PC
States rnaishals and Intelfering- with the
administration of justice at Trinidad dining
the Pullman boycott and American Railway
union strike SKty dcjiuty mm shuts vvtre
disarmed nnd Illtrcated by btrlkeis at Tiln-
Idad July 1 ard these men nre ch.irgeif
with the net They deny participation In It
. .
i. I.
1311'Ottl l > 7 C'lVK IMASKW I'l'OA.
Million nnd Quarter floll irn IiivohecMii
the MlliMtlon.
CLI3\ ELAND , Oct 23 Judge Lnrton , Hit
ting In the United Suites circuit ccuit. to
day entered n decree In the noted ease 01
Oeorge and J II McMullln. representing the
Canadian Copper companj' , against H H
Kltehle. In which $ laO , W are Involved The
decision us In favor of tuty copper company
The original Milt wa' on a Judpment forever
over $300.000 , obtained aBUln&t Itltclilc , and
the latter contested tit | > cl.tlm. The case
has been In court for'yeilrs , and the ion-
test has been a bitter orullltchle. \ . Henatoi
Pa ne Senator Stevcnspn ( lurUe , 1 ! H Cor
nell and others were Interested In the C'a
naillun Copper company.nn < l the Anglo
American Iron company ! > ii < l the Centra
Ontario Iron company. tlt' vvjis Khoivn Hlnce
the Milt that Ultchle , . ball put In claims
aggregating over llOOfl.wQ for nervlces , all o'
which were disallow > I1y Iho court. Hltchl.
was beaten at e-very pJln | nd the claims
agaliiKt him made by flurkt , Benator Tnyne ,
the Me Mullens nnd the Cornell estate were
allowed The total c-lalmri allowed by the
court amounted to Jl,20 < f , { > ft , and are dlvldei !
as follows Senator II IX I'ayne , $600,000
Judge Stevenson llurUf.iJ23i ) , ( iO the Cornel ,
estate , J iW.OOO , the McMiiilonp. JJTOOW The
cn = e will be carried up to th supreme courf
of the United States.
Ji.llll 1HJU IKl.
_ _ _ _
Shock U'm Slight 'nml , UJd No iSerloui
Kama go.
SAN Oliao Oct 23 A very sharp earth
quake shock drove the people from the lurs
buildings at TOT p. m. No damage wn
done beyond the breaking of windows. A "
telephone message from Cnmpo , a Fmal II I
town on the Mexican border , mty-llve mile ;
east , says ( hat the shock was very seven
theie. V
LOS ANOKLHS , OH ! . , Oct. 23. A sllgh
earthquake chock was felt on the Ktrt-et
here at 3 (0 ( o'clock this afternoon.
Moieinrntft ot hr ioiii | : \e > eU Oct. 33 ,
At Liverpool Arilved-CtphU. fiom Hos
ton.
ton.At London Arrlved-The Queen , from New
York , lena , from .Montirul.
At Hamburg Arrived Teutonic , fron
New York , Orlmmu , from Baltimore .
At Hull Arrived > tmtelle , frwm Ntv
York
At Haltlmore AnlveilIxird Lansdawne ,
fi m Uelfust ; Mennntlc , from I uudon an
Hwanxea.
At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic , fron
New York.
ZAR HAD A VERY POOR DAY
Was languid and Showed Slight Con
vulsive Symptom ? .
POLICE NOW DISTRIBUTE THE BULLETINS
linens Taking Its Uiuiil Course with One
Jluy nn .Improvement mid the > ext u
Knlapio u l.HtlcViirsoTlnu
the Ono llofute.
ST. PUTERSUUHG , Oct. 23 The follow-
ng bulletin wes Issued at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The czar slept better last night. His
majesty has little appetite and there Is no
Improvement In the Imperial patient's
trength or In the action ot the heart. . The
icdctnn has Increased "
This bulletin Is signed by the five doctors
n attendance upon the czar.
U Is announced here that the marriage of [
ho czarewltch to Princess Allx of Hcsse-
DarmstmH will take place at Llvadla to
morrow unless the condition of the czar Is
10 serious as to prevent the ceremony.
A bulletin dated Llvadla and timed at 1
p. m. was made public hero this afternoon
t BajB During the thij the czar was lan
guid. There were slight convulsive symp-
.oms. His appetite was better than yestcr-
ilay.The
The bulletin Is signed by irs. Leyden
Saccharin. PopofT , Uel'amlnoff ' and Hlrsch
he physicians In attendance upon his
majesty.
Little further respecting the czar has trans > -
.ilred up to 7 p m. , the time of sending this
illspatch. The police now distribute tin ?
official bulletins publicly According to ad
vices received by physicians here from their
conferees at Llvadla , the Illness ot the czar Is
aklni * Its usual courto toward a fatal cud
lib majesty was better Sunday and Monday
mil worse today , while It Is expected that to
morrow his strength will carry him to nn
tlur slight tally Thus the progress of the
dUaaso will ebb and flow until the patient
succumbs
LONDON , Oct. 21 A dispatch to the
Daily News from St. I' tersbtirg sajs. The
umors thnt the czarewltch proposed to re
lounce the throne vvero bjse 1 upon a mlscon
eptlon of the czar's order that Grand Duke
George , his majesty si second son , who It
seriously ill with consumption ruiouncs his
rights of succ sslon to his younger brother
Grand Duke Michael. The Issuing of this
rder was a mere formality , as Grand Duke
Georno s condition Is almost as desperate at
hat of his father
The czar's Bomno'cnccvhlchabited for two
days , reappeared tcdjy , with slight spasmodic
fits. Indicating uiaemla.
Tlio Odessa correspondent of the Dally
Newb says that the censor stops all tele
Grams relative to the czar except ofllclal r
ports Should any message get abroad
.hrough other channels and be printed tin
correspondent tending the dispatch will be
xpell d from the country No known fo.--
clgn correspondent Is peimltted to reside at
Yalta
A Vienna dispatch to the Dolly News says
he king of Greece anlvcd at riume today.
SOMi : U 11,11 hKlltC.S DUMKD.
iCunitlaii Minlitcr to the United States Con-
trn < Uet Neu | > ; iicr 'tilU'imnln.
NHW YORK , Oct. 23. Prince Cantacuzene ,
hi Husslan minister , authorizes , the Also
elated press to deny as n canard it sensational
publication In \Vasnlnston morning paper
today to the effect that the Russian council
of state has been convened for the first time
since the assassination of Alexander II , in
1881.
1881.'The
'The report should be flatly den ed , " said
the minister , who regrets that the critical
llness of the Russian emperor should be
use I for the Invention of such Imaginative
fictions.
Prince Cantacu/ene pointed out that the
report Is manifestly untrue In the statement
that an embassy at Washington has receive }
° uch Information and absurd In the exciting
letalls which are to follow tlio assembling ot
x congress of state
Th" minister la in close comimm cation
with the ambassadors here , only twenty-three
of whom arc now in the city , and he Is ,
Isfled the report did not come from them ,
as they would not make such statements ,
much less commit the errors of fact as to the
ouncil ot state.
"Instead ot this council of state being an
extraordinary meet ng' for the first time In
years , " said the minister , "It has been In
continuous session for years , and Its meet
ngs ate dally , except during the usual sumner
nor vacation It la a general cabinet , made
up of the lead ng men of the empire It
exists now , except as ( he members may have
separated for their summer vacation , and
they will come together again naturally and
necessarily the latter part of this month or
the early part oi November , and In any event
this council of state has no jurisdiction over
the motion ot succession to the throne "
The mln ster receives cables dally , but he
says they will not refer to the arrival of
Princess Allx at Llvadla or to the prospective
marriage with the czarowltz until after it l
conuimmated. The minister was asked as to
the statement tint the marrnge was ncc ° s-
hary owing to the rule of the Russian family
that the emperor should be married and have
.111 hair , and that If the czarawltz remained
unmarrlel he would necessarily have to re
nounce the throne
' There Is no such rule. On the contrary ,
Alexander I was childless. There 1ms never
been a caee where the heir renounced the
ucc'sslon Constanllne , who succeeded Alex
ander because the latter was ch Idless , re
nounced the throne , but Constantine was not
a Ko'i and heir. " The distinction Is Im
portant , Mr. Cantacuzeno pointed out owing
to the fact that the people recognize the
child and heir as successor by the divine
law ot k ngs. and there has never been a |
case In Russ a or elsewhere In which the
direct heir has been renounced It Is only
as In the case of Constantlne. who was a
relative but not an heir. In which succession
renounced. "It Is evident , " raid the minister.
lo those who understand the affairs of Rus
sia that the czar's son , the Grand Duke
Nicholas , must succeed as emperor , and that
the talk of other successors U doubtful spec
ulation "
MOTH rLKirs : AT SK \ .
ChlncNo tqimdron Ordered to Hunt Upniiil
Kng-iRa ( h .Japi.
LONDON , Oct 23 The correspondent o
Iho Times at Tien-Tain cab'es that Japanese
vvaixhlpi are reported to bo cruising off
tin' Shan Tung promontory or at the soutl
of K , the Intention being to waylay Chines
transports. The Chinese fleet left Wei-Hal
Wei yesterday with orders to attack th
Japuieso squadron. The emperor of China
reading the Importance of the naval battl
fought off the Yalu river as preventing .1
naval Invasion of China , has promulgated
a decree awarding honors to the forelR
officers who served on board the Chine *
warships and bestowing three years' pate
to the widows ot those Main
HUMOUS OF A IIATTU ; .
Chliioae C In I In tlio Jnn | Were Itepa'Keil
with llfuty IOM.
LONDON. Oct. 23. A dispatch from Tien
Tain to the Times says that the Chinese offi
cials report that a battle occurred at Yel-
Chow yesterday and the Japanese vvero re
pulsed bouthward with a loss of 3,000 men on
cncb Bide.
Idupted the lUiatiinil Itufiirm Illll.
ItUO UI3 JANKIHO. Oct. 23. The Chamber
of Deputies today adopted the electoral re
form bill |
I iilrou oik i n Lp for I o t.
ST. JOHNS. N T , Oct 23. Nothing has
been luard frcm tl e steamer I'a I con since i
tli last report. The newspapers have n-1
ira cd the leading ship owners and captains
nd ntnrlr nil of them consider that every
chance Is against the safely ot the vessel ,
"t la generally believed slio foundered , but
t Is thought her crew of sixteen men may
have escaped ,
AI.1VS AKISIVAU
| Trillin phut I'mgrrM Thrmisli ItnMli nml
Arrcctlni ; VVi-lcdiiif lir tlin tnr.
L1VAUIA. Oc ( 23 Princess Allx of Hesse-
Darmstndt. the betrothed wife of the czarc-
witch , arrived here at C 20 yesterday , ac
companied by Grand Duchess Elizabeth , her
sister , wife ot Grand Duke Serfilus -Uussla. .
The Journey of Princess Allx through the
Crimea was In the nature ot n stale progress
| The princess was met at the Russian fron
tier by the Grand Duchess Serglus and from
that point on they traveled together , arriv
ing at Slnfcropol , where the princess nnd
s. grat'd duchess left the train and drove In
brilliant weather across the country In an
open carriage to ( he Yalta road , the route
being decorated nt Intervals with triumphal
| arches. At Alusthta , which Is situated on
the coast road leading from the north of
Yalta , the bride elect was welcomed by the
czarewltch nnd his uncle. Grand Duke Ser-
| glus , who left Llvadla yesterday morning for
ho purpobc.
Princess Allx lunched nt Alusthta and the
. journey to Llvadln was continued. As the
1 princess ) and her party drove through Yalta ,
ho czarevvitcli and his Intended wife were
seated side by Bide. They were heartily
cheered by the crowds of people who had
been awaiting their arrival.
The Imperial cnstlo wns reached at dusk
and Princess Allx wns Immediately con
ducted Into the presence of the czar and
czarina. After a short nnd affectionate tn-
ervlew of n few minutes duration with the
mpcrial sufferer , who greeted the princess
ivlth every mark of affection , the bride-elect
accompanied by the czarina nnd ( he other
members of the Imperial family proceeded
o ( he chapel of the castle where the Im
perial suite was in waiting to receive her
\ solemn religious service was then con-
Incted , Princess Allx kneeling beside the
empress , Joining In long and fervent sup
plications offered to the Almighty for the
recovery of the czar After this affecting
religious ceremony the pilncess and the
'mpcrial party returned to the room occu
pied by the czar.
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vladlnil :
lie former the brother of the emperor , ar
rived here on Sunday , and the king of
Srescc Is on his way here from Vienna
Prof Merecticgowskl , the specialist In
nervous diseases who was supposed to have
been summoned here In order to attend the
czarina , has returned to St. Petersburg
from which It Is presumed there Is no truth
In the sensational stories circulated re
; ardlng tlio hea.th of her majesty.
MOSCOW Oct. 23 Upon arriving on Rus
sian ( crrltory Princess Allx rtcelved a tele
gram of welcome ( o Russia from the municl
pallty of Moscow. Princess Allx replied us
as follows : "I am deeply touched that the
city of Moscow has thought ot me at the
moment vvlien I set foot upon the soil of
my new homo so long dear to me Wo
my sister and myself heartily thank thP
old and first capital of Russia Wo do
not doubt the fervor of Its prayen for the
health of our beloved emperor. May God
help us. ALIX "
Trench Cliiiintier Kef iinteiim.
PARIS. Oct. 23 The Chamber of Deputies
reopened today with a large attendance. M
Orouset , who represents one of the dlvlslonb
oJ Paris , moved that the government Insti
tute nn inquiry Into the plot which , accord
ing to L'Autorite , was hatched by ( ho
monarchists , assisted by the late ( "crural
Uoulancer , to overthrow the republic IheM
same deputy also demanded that political
be granted to those Imprisoned far
political offenses.
Premier Dupuy said that the BoulaiiHlst
a ( T.i I r was done with nnd recalled Orouset s
attention lo the fact that the Chamber of
Deputies had already rejected the proposition
to grant amnesty to political prisoners. The
rdei of the day in favor of the government
as then adopted by n vote of 315 to 155 In
the Senate the president declared that body
formally opened , although the first sitting
will not take place until Prldny.
Agon d llehniidod hy Native *
MARSEILLES , Oct 23 Mall ndvlcea re-
reived here from Madagascar report that the
Tahavalos tilbcsmcti have raided n village
near Majunga. at the entrance of Demboo-
tool'a bay , on the northwest coast The
Fahavnlos attacked the Trench trading house
and beheaded two agents there , tmc of whom
wns English and the other Trench A num
ber of so'dlers ' belonging to the Hovn tribe ,
the ruling tribe of the Island were close at
hand when ( he attack was made , but they
did not Interfere to prevent the murder of
I the agents
AimrrhlHlK I oinlni ; tii Ainrrlciu
LONDON , Oct. 2 ? . Numbers of leading
English and foreign anarchists arc vacating
I their haunts In London and the majority
nro proceeding singly to America. The rea
son for this migration Is the Incessant har-
asslnc to which thev have been Mibjected
and on account of the vigilance at ( he police
Mobray. the socialist leader , will shortly re
turn to the United States ,
Objected n Aecniint of Ills rmhur.
VICNNA , Oct 23 The government has
notified the Porte that until an Inquiry la
maclo Into his antecedents It cannot ac
cept Nottrl Hey as the new Turkish am
bassador This Is regarded as tantamount
to a refusal to accept ( lie appointment , and
the government's refusal Is alleged to be
duo to the fact that Iley's father was a
Frenchman ,
DwiriUeil l > y III" Crcslcli nt.
PARIS , Oct. 23 President Caslmlr-Pcrler
has conferred the decoration ot commander
of the Legion of Honor upon Prof. Roux of
the Pasteur Institute ot this city In recogni
tion of his services to the scientific world.
C'ontVrrliK ; on VicluliHt He.murcH ,
IlKRLIN. Oct. 23 The Cologne Gazette
states that Chancellor von Caprlvl has In
vlted the leading ministers of the German
states to conference In order to discuss the
proposed socialist measures
Illomiiich Ciijojlng Good illnillli.
IIDRLIN Oct 23 There Is no foundation
for the alarming reports circulated by a cer
tain news agency regarding the health of
Prlrce and Princess Dlsmarck. Hotli are en
joying satisfactory health.
Xew Patriotic ) Oig.uilrutlmi I nrineil ,
UALTlMOItn , Oct. 23 There was Ineor
porated today in this city a. new patriotic
national organization , named Amerlcni
Knights of Protection , founded upon whn
the Inccrporntors and their associates on
tend are the bioad principles of prjUcllon
lo American Interests , the state nnd Its
members. General It. S llussey of WaMi-
1 re ton , D C ex-asi'lFtanl Hecretar > of the
Intei lor. Is to be the president , and Charles
T Wilson , late of the lloaid of Pmsp n Ap
peals of the Interl r dcpirtim'nt will lie
the mitlumtl secretary Oeneral eiltlics wll
be opened ut once In this city and In Wash
Ington The oidei Is declnrtd to be pa
irlotlc , nc.nnocret , nonseotarlan and bne
Ik la ) It will be conducted under n systcti
of ahs mblles which nre expected to exttm
throughout the states upon n friiU-ni.il plnn
and will piovlclc for death benefits to th
families of its members.
I' CH | 'I | rrlitom r < ltrca | > tiir > l.
UKNVKIl , Oct. 23.-Tr.ink Muiniy am
Juinc-K Itarllc'tt escaped pi Issuers fiom th
county jiill. charged with having wrecked a
tinln on the Santa Te road near thlfl clt
October 13 and looted cevtral stoics ut Lit
tleton , have- been captured at Salt Lake
It Is H.-ilcl they have told where the thin
fugitive. Ted .Newell , can be found Olll
cers will leave for Salt Lake this evening
with requisition * for the prisoners.
Kldnuprd u Mrxlritn Heinlutionlit.
ST I.OIM8 , Oct 23.-A Hpecial to the Pea
DlHpatch from Han Antonio says Victor
Ochon , tlio Mexican re\olutlnnar > leader ,
who vvnH captured n few IJ > H ago at I'ort
Htockt n , waK taken out of Jail lam nlnht by
llfteen manked IMi-il It IH Mjpposed that llf
luiH been kidnaped and taken Into Mexico , [
where he will be nhot. Hu could not be
extradited , an lie vvaa an American citizen. I
ISSUE IS SIMPLE
uclgo Holronil ) Points Out tlio Real Qucs
tion Now Before Nebraska Voters.
IONEST STATE GOVERNMENT AT STAKE
listened to by Fifteen Hundred People at
South Omaha Last Night ,
: ORDIAL AND SIGNIFICANT RECEPTION
Not a Partisan but n People's ' Movement
Will Control the Election.
MONOPOLY'S ' METIICD3 MU TBZ REBUKED
1'lnnn to Intimidate Voter * Mtint He Met
with the 311111 ! ) IteKUtiiiicit of I rermeii
Air. KoMtinvntrr Vliiriin the I'euplo
f Unscrupulous
Judge Silas A. Holcomb wns greeted last
night at llauer's hall , South Omaha , by nn
audience that was not limited to the seating
capacity of the houec. The "standing room
only" sign was accepted , and every Inch of
inch accommodation cheerfully utilized. la
he generous applause accorded the speaker ,
political bias appeared to have lost Us Itull-
Iduallty. Republicans , democrats and pop
ulists. In turn , punctuated his remarks wltlt
he willing hand.
Despitetlio wear of almost Incessant rail ,
nay travel ot late , Judge Holcomb was In
good form , nnd his voice at Its best His
.airalgnment of conwrato monopoly , though
bevere , was devoid of the petty vlndlctlvcncsa
noticeable In the specious pleas of the plaoo
seeker and partisan It was a dignified ,
manly appeal to those who carry their votes
n their cmn pockets nnd cost them In their
ntorests as citizens. The drift toward na-
.lonal political cowardice , a condition that has
evoked condemnation from the wisest of the
age , regardless of | iry ( b.adgo or button , was
vigorously rebuked In .almost every passage *
of Judge Ilolcomb's speech. The "freedom
0 worship Rod" demand of early American
colonists was aptly modernized throughout
: ho address In a stalwart protest ngalnst cor-
lorato Intimidation , and n plea for 'the right
to cast a freeman's vote untrammeled by-
he selfishness of capital.
There were fully 1 EDO people upon the floor
and In the balcony of the hall who had turned
out to attend n Holcomb meeting regardless ,
of party alliance Judge Holcomb wns de
I layed [ by the late arrival ot his train and
' them were many demands made for Mr.
Hose water In obedience to these calls
Mr. Rohewater responded , and was Intioduccel
by Mr H. 0. Hell , chairman of the meeting' .
In the course of his brief remarks Mr Rosewater -
water said
"When a menagerlo starts to cross , n brldga
spanning some stream , It Is the usual thlnff
to put the smaller elephants first. For thla
I reason i alone I precede the next governor of
Nebraska. This large meeting was not
called in my behalf , and I take It thnt It la
simply a spontaneous expression of the good
will of the people of South Oiunlia touard tlio
real people's candidate for governor , Judge
Holcamb. I shall rest perfectly satisfied if
1 can entertain this nuillence a few momenta
with some of the vital Issues of this cam
paign , and one of them , Is this , whether or
not the people of Nebraska shall bo permitted
lo govern themselves In accordance with thei
fundamental principles of good government.
Without this I would rather be a serf In
Russia than an American and subject to
despotism. '
CLUUIUNG THH VOTERS
Mr Rosewater attended to the so-called
lluslness Men's association of Omaha , which
was attempting to hold n club over the free-
voters of the city , directing , at the same
time , attention to n South Omaha club , which
was being used In the same direction This
club was In the nature of n tin eat to place
the South Omaha packing houses on a wheel
barrow and carry them across the river.
The bald truth was that the proprietors
ivcio contemplating nothing of the sort.
There was great danger that the people
of South Omaha mlpht fall victims to a
conspiracy against the ballot box Thla
scheme once carried out was amrcliy ol
the most vicious description
( Applause )
Unless the people wore given a fair vote ami
a fair count un election degenerated Into a
farce
Mr. Rosewater [ minted out that Bomo of
( ho members ot the nusiness Men's club
were on the bonds of an i x-slate treas
urer , and also on the bonds of th" present
Incumbent of that olllce The state ha > l
Instituted proceedings for the recovery of
borne $23(5,000 ( from these bondsmen and un
less an , honest governor was elected this Just
and lawful claim stoud un excellent chance
of vanishing In the air. ( Applause > The
contract labor system of th- > state , through
which the worklngmnn A.IH thrown Into
direct competition with prl m bhda , was
thoroughly ventilated and Us presc'nt evils
exposed The remedy lay with the workIngmen -
Ingmen themselves , and Ihey should see to
It that the next legislature ! > < > composed of
men who would inaKo a radical cliango
In the present law. This the worklnEmen
owed to themselves a d thMr families.
They were the ones tntercrtcJ , anil ( hey
could only accomplish It liv 'lertiiK Judge-
Ilolcomb and keeping Mr. Majors out ot the
gubernatorial chair.
GLAD 'IO SUB IIOI/'OMH.
The appearance of JuJge Holcomb en ( ho
s In go was the signal fcr c buist ol np-
plausc , which distinctly accent iute'1 tlio nonpartisan -
partisan character < ot the mc-llncr. In
rcsponte to this generous ov.iMoi the chair
man Introduced him ni. the next governor ct
the state of Nebraska , which priir | | < al fore
cast was received with umnlsia' ' able evi
dences ot satisfaction Jui e Ilolcomb
mild :
"My friends. It affords mo great plumuro
to bo given an opportunity of talking to BO
many of the good , upright nnd honest people
ple ot South Omaha I am sorry to have
detnlncd you It was no Vault of mliio Hut
our friends of the railway clement , you must )
remember , do not run any special trains for
the accommodation cf populists ( Applause. )
I did not arrive ! In Omaha at the time I , In
company with the train , was due , and hence
the delay
"My friends , when I address such 11 gatli-
cilng ns I see before mo , I feel that I am
epenklng to thoxo who love our government ,
to thofcn who are Interested In our wclfaro
and In the welfare of their neighbors , and
are honestly doing all In their power to per
petuate good government In this country , 1C
there nro any who have C.IUKO to respect
and uphold good government they are thoaa
men In ( ho rank and file of iln * Independent
party ( Applause ) Now there nro Homa on
the othir fddo who are Inclined to disagree *
with mo as lo what constitutes n good , pure ,
honest pyxtem of government. I am li.cllnect
to suy to them 'If you will Industriously
and Intelligently Investigate and nnulyzo cx <
Utlng conditions , such Investigation and anal ,
ysla will suiel > lead lo convctlon , and con
viction It.idH to repentance * And then I hear
Homo Btaitlc-d person cry out 'Anirchy,1 whn
knuwi nothing at ul' ' iilnnil It , and again I
nin Inclined to say ' 0 , Lord forglvo them ,
for they Unow not what they do. ' An Inde
pendents , we bcllcvo that every republican In
this republican form ( it government has tlio
name equal rluhta as any olhor rltu n Now
thcro Is nothlnn BO far out of tin- way In
thnt \ a question of inultv II ' > o"ml
proposition. We di > not understand up nwhiA
proof the charge la. made that th policy of
the Independent party lit deslruitlui of good
government. Under homo party thin HyBtem
of a republic must bo currcd on. To out