THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
JESTAMJSIIED JinSTE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORINXtfG , OCTOBER 30 , 189-1. SEtfGKLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BUSY DISCOUNTING DEFEAT
Managers of the Majors Oarapafgn Steadily
Scaling TLeir Estimates.
REVOLT AGAINST COIRCICN CONTINUES
Vntcm In City , Town , lltimtet ami Country
Ilciiciit tha 1 "null null Attempt ul
Dictation at tlio "JIunlncM Mou"
iiml Ciur llol < ! rcgc ,
When the present campaign opened Majors
boldly asserted that he was certain of belnff
elected by a majority of 20,000. Four weeks
nco Iila managers cut down the figures to
10,000. Last week , nfler hearing reports
from every quarter of the state , nnd after
making a careful estimate , based upon n
poll of many counties , the committee conten
tented Itself with claiming a. plurality of
6,000. This week every Indication points tea
a landslide to Judge"llolcomb. The managers
of the Majors campaign nro no longer con
fident. While Chairman Morrlll sends bom
bastic announcements to the Inter-Ocean ,
claiming the state by 20,000 , plurality , the
fact la that neither himself nor nny ot his
associates have any hope of electing Majors ,
The reports received at headquarters grow
worse nnd worse as the campaign drawsto
a close , and some ol the worst reports come
i from. Iho county In which Colonel Itussell
makes his home , where. Instead of adding
strensth to the ticket , ho Is a dead weight ,
and is pulling his running mate , Tom Majors ,
down with him. While It Is true that repubI'
llcan meetings have been largely attended
In some parts of tlio state. It Is also true
that the votora have maintained a sullen
* * * nnd most ominous disposition toward the
htid of the ticket whenever he has been
bro-jght into play.
In several districts bargains have been
made lo trade voles for democratic candidates
for Ihe legislature for votes for Tom Majors ,
The Majortt men. In their desperation , nro
willing to sacrlllco the hope of electing a
republican United. States senator to the suellti
cess of the B. & M. candidate for governor ,
The deal Is already made In Otoe county ,
where Sinclair , Iho democratic candidate for
the leclslature. Is to receive votes from the
Majors crowd. In rqturn for1 votes for Majors
from the democrats. The Irade , If successi
fully carried out , will elect John Sinclair , the
administration democrat running against Orttv
" " v ten , A similar deal has "been made In Lancaster -
caster county , where a note , half of warn
ing and half of commendation , has been
sounded by the Ucniielt News In the followAI
Ing paragraph :
Votes for Majors are offered In exchange
for votes for the combine legislative ticket
by numerous politicians In this county. To
many republicans , who realize the impor
tance ot the election , of u. governor , this
trade seems advantageous , They regard
the county ticket us i > ufe , with votes to
ppare and Irmmlne It a wise deul to trade
n legislative vote for u vote fgt Mo. Jaw
ASIde from Its being unrepublican , trading-
In this manner is a dangerous thing. Of
course , each Individual thinks only his Vote
Is being * traded in this manner , nnd the
result wilt be one vote gained to Mujors
nt ( ho expense of the county legislative
ticket.
CAMl'AION UUHKAU EFFORTS PAIL.
Whole tons of Judge. Holcomb's alleged
mortgage record have been distributed broad-
cant over the state , nnd several hundred
columns of nnll-Iloaewnler blackwash have
been turned out by the fake mills , all for Hie
purpose of distracting the attention of the
voters from the real Issues , of the campaign.
The attempt has Jjeen a dismal failure , as
dismal * a failure ns Uio.effort tomaka JU ap
pear thnt the fcole Issue la whether Rosewater -
water shall be. crowned dictator of Nebraska
on the 6th of next November. The Wlsner
Chronicle , n republican newspaper , hits tlio
bull's eye In the following comment on the
Delator business :
Borne- men are exhorting their fellows to
deliver the state from Hoscwatorlsni , but
Ihcy have no scruples agullist IJotdreffelsm.
Thy editor of Thfl Hee must lie Hhown Hint
he cannot dictate , J > ut the manager of the
II. ft M. must be naknowlcdgL-d dictator mlT
preme. Which la most detrimental to the
Btate-7 KosQWuter'p efforts have always
been iiffnln I n.onopoly . ; lUldr ge s the head
of the most gigantic nnd oppressive cor
poration in the state , lloscwuter can oblige
no one to patronize him to the amount of
a cent ngalnst his will ; Holdrege exacts
tribute upon u majority of the people of
Nebraska nnd they have been helpl H < to
prevent U. They will continue to be help
less so long as they vote for the men whom
Holilrege nominates. The Issue Is not llose-
waterlsm against HolUregclsm. It la the
people against cotporatlonlsrn. and Hose-
water la only onu of the people.
The next things In order are the roorbacks
and campaign canards which the Majors man
agers have gotten up regardless of expense
and veracity. These canards are Intended
lo confuse nnd mislead the voter , One story
which Is to bo circulated within a day or so
In Ihore counties In which there Is n large
foreign population , Is to the effect that
Judge Holcomb Is a member of theA. . P. A.
Dy circulating this false report the fake writ
ers hope to place Judge Holcomb In the saino *
boat with Tom Majors. As a matter of
fact Judge Holcomb Is a Protestant and t
member In good standing In the Christian
church , and never has been and is not a
member of th& A. P. A. , and has never aim-
luted with any secret political order or
Boclety. _
SENTIMKNTS1 < ' A SECTION HAND.
As an Instance of tlio Intense Indignation
prevailing In all parts of Nebraska over hon
attempt of Hie railroads to coerce their em
ployes into voting for Majors , the- following
letter , written to The- Dee by a section hand
on the I ) & M. In Gage county , may be cited l
To the Editor of The Rco :
Yesterday IJan Ccok and John Dwyer of
the U. & M. 11. H. were In this bailiwick
nnd they demanded that U must be Majors ,
Ye gods , for the llrst time In my life I heur
n. democrat must vote for n republican erne
lose his Job. God irv henvenl Has It come
to this , nnd must bankers und business
men's association rule and a free ballot
denied ?
The foregoing IB somewhat crude as to
rhetoric , and the construction of Hie sen
tences may bo a little liberal , but the letter
represents the ccutlmcnts ot a humble laborer
borer who still has the manhood to protest
against the outrageous attempt of his em
ployers to dlctnte the manner In which inhe
shall cast Ills ballot. Ho signs liU full
name to his letter , and gives permission to
UKU It If necessary , but to print the signature
ivould simply result In his discharge , and
hence the nameIs withheld. Hut tha letter
Is an evidence of the ucntlmont of the great
masses of the wage earners of the state
who have been threatened with the loss of
tholr positions If they do- not vote for the
railroad candidate for governor.
PASS URIBEUY PUUSUED ,
Remonstrances and protests are still pourIng -
Ing in aguinst Hie Business Men's associa
tion. The secretary of that association seems
to liavo an unlimited supply ot I ) . & msM. M.3l
passes at his disposal , and ho has not heal-
luted to make use of them wherever they
could be placed in the Interests of Tom Ma
Ia.u
jors. The following clipping from , the Au
rora Sun shows tho- manner In which thesa
passes arc being used.
The railroad rlngsters , styling themselves
the Uuslnesa Men'H .association , nre turning
hrnven nnd earth lo save "Tattooed Tom"
and prevent the HUCCCSH of a maximum rate
bill. Passes and free tickets nro being vent
broadcast through the stale to democratic
and populist buslncs.s men , Inviting them ta
Oin.ilui , where they cnn bo seduced Into
standing up for the railroads and their can
didates * . A Hampton merchant showed us
a letter lie- received last Saturday , which
read UN follows :
T1IU IJL'SINHSrf MEN'S ASSOCIATION
01' ' NKUUASKA.
OMAHA , Oct. IS. lfe.il.
Tv > . . . Hampton , Neb.
lrnr Sir I enclose hetuwlih return ticket
from your place to Omaha , and Invite you
ut yinir earliest convenience lo call nt
the ullloe ot theDuslness Men's association
if Nebruflta , room Wi. Paxton block , ami
earn from said association -
something- -
! < Tiilnir tha situation throughout Iho Htnte.
TV'o ijeslra lo enlist sour hearty co-operation [
n our behalf JOHN PKTKItS. Set'y.
No money or palna will be spared to kep
the railroads on top of the people , but there
nro plenty of voters on whom they have
no strlnca to snow them out 6f eight If
they ) will only turn out onirmpso to the
POll ! ! ) anil register their wish upon the ballot ,
Lei's bury "Tattooed Tom" too deep for
resurrection this yc.-ir. Let nothing prevent
the farmer from netting to the polls except
death or typhoid fever ,
denT business men who have entered the
association of bankers and stock yards man
agers are doing much lo create prejudice
ngalnst tha city among- the people of Interior
towns of the state. The- Genoa Manner al
ludes to Hits featureof the movement ns
follows :
foilTI
Thnt " ' "
"ItuMness Men's a'soclation" has
and will do grcalcr violence nnd harm to
the business men ot Oinnha than Ihe
"honorable" business men of that city cnn
repair for n lonw time tu conic. Thfl people
of the 1 state of Nebraska , arc proud of their
commercial city , but they will nol brook
Insult.
The Douglas Enterprise also writes n para
graph In Ihc same unfriendly spirit :
The business men of the stale- outside of
Omaha , nre resenting the Insult offered by
the business men of tint town and It Omaha
llmls | her trade slipping away she will know
tin It is the tactics of her fool business
gjel . The anti-Omaha , spirit In the state
Is belnif ireatly Increased by these con
temptible tactics.
Tlio attempt to organize branch associa
tions In other towns In the state IB falling
as signally as did the effort of Messrs. Col-
potzer and Cultlwcll to form an association at
Norfolk. At Columbus the project was re-
wlvcd with marked disfavor , the Argus of
that city voicing the sentiment of the busi
ness men there In the following paragraph :
The Argus does not believe II Is possible
tel rope in a. hiilf dozen Columbus men Inlo
a deal such as Is sugsesled by the so-called
Ituqlness Men's association.
Therenre republican * In Columbus who
say : "II Is bad enough dose to swallow
Mujors lit best , but when It comes to forc
ing \ him. down our throats by the aid of
atl oruanlzatlon which Is a disgrace to the
business fraternity we shall icpudlato the
whole thing , as Tom Majors tried to re-
pudlale ' ' our bonded InUebletlnes. "
ITS PASSING ) IS AT HAND.
The high wind of laU Saturday played sad
havoc with tlio big sign of the Uuslness
Men's association , which hag for two weeks
been flaunting Itself ever Parnam street.
The motto , "Nebraska's Prosperity Para
mount to Party Politics. " has been slightly
amended by the elements , and on Sunday
tin banner read , "Uuslness Men's Associa
tion amount to Party Politics. " Today the
blgn amounts to nothing , for It has fill been ob
literated. The people of Nebraska have al
ready fallen In with the Idea that the bus
iness men's movement simply amounts to
party politics , nnd will soon pass away.
The Chadron Signal refers to tile scheme
In the following pointed paragraph :
The attempt of Doc Leas to organize the
"business Interests" In Chndron to help
the Tom Majors-Tobias Castor combination
Isn miserable failure , Theie are plenty of
business men , nu well as working men , in
this : city who will vote for Judge Holcomb.
The , removal of the Chadron land olilce to
Alliance at the dictation cf Tobias Castor
Is lee fresh In the minds of our citizens for
them to pull any C & M. railroad chest
nuts i out ot the fire. In this case the people
won'i ialt any of Dr , Leas' medicine. The
brand on the bottle is lee plain.
The right of Omaha wholesale merchants
to atempt to Interfere with the personal
choice , ot the people of DIB Unte la dls-
cuwed by the PInlnview News :
What rlKht has the wholesaler of Omaha ,
or any other city for that matter , to array
himself against his patrons and exert every
endeavor to obev thu wishes of the rail
roads ? The election will noon be over , but.
whatever the outcome , the remembrance of
the course pursued by these wholesalers
will remain as a thorn In th - aide of all
lovers' of'gcod government. Some of the
more substantial and sensible of the Omaha
linns refuse to meddle- with state polltiCR
nnd they will reap the reward of their non-
Intefference 'a hundred fold.
The rapidly Increasing prejfldlce ngalnst
Omaha Is. not confined to any particular
part of the state. The eanle protest ngalnst
tlio unwarranted Interference of the Business
Men's association with the will of the people
'Is-rinsed In the thickly settled portions of
eastern Nebraska , as well as In the far west
ern and northwestern counties. The same ,
sentiment exists in Gage county , and It Is
voiced by tha following paragraph In the
Wymore Arbor State :
The people of Nebraska tire not obliged
tc trndc with' nny one cf these 700 named
merchants. There is no law by which men
can be compelled to buy wares and mer
chandise from such merchants ns are dis
posed to wrest from us our political rights.
The faot Is patent lo all tlmt there is a
wny lo bring these purse-proud plutccrnts
tc their knessv and that w.ay Is the common
sense thing lo do ; buy goods from your own
political friend. * .
In the circular referred to above the
name of McCord , Brady & Co. cccurs nine
times , as the various commercial travelers
signed , giving the name of the firm each
time , while each member of the llrm signs
separately for the Jlrm.
When the election li over It would be
meet nnd titlingto look these people up ,
and stores that handle their goods admen
ished to handle them tie more ; then if
they persist In staying with such houses
the people may conclude lo trade with their
own friends.
JUDGE IIOLCOMfi AT HOME.
As an evidence of the high esteem In which
Judge Uolcomb Is held by the members of
the Custer county bar , the following resolu
tions , adopted eighteen months ago , may be
cited , They are signed by leading members
of the bar in that county , and were spread
upon tlio records of the Twelfth district
long before Judge Holcomb had any thought
of being a candidate for'Judge of the supreme
court , to say nothing about any thought of
his being nominated for governor :
Stnte of Nebraska , Counly of Custer , PS :
Be it remembered that heretofore , to-wlt :
on the 19th day of April. A , D. 3893 , there
was Illed In the office of the clerk of the
district court of the Twelfth Judicial Ols.
trict , In and for Custer county and state of
Nebraska , resolutions of tbunks , confidence
and respect , which resolutions were and nre
In the words and figures as follows , to-wlt
By the Custer .County I5ar , Resolutions of
Thanks , Confidence and Respect :
Whereas , In years pone by an Immense "
number of cases hnd accumulated upon the
records of this court , to the sere affliction
and oppression of the parties thereto , and
of thu taxpayers and people jienerally , by
the- costs nnd
delays cf proceedings looking
to the > llnnl adjudication of said cat-es ; and [
Whereas , We deprecate tardy Justice and
desire lo- see the records of the adjudication
of cases brought ns nearly as possible up Dt"
tintime - of the
commencement of the same
nnd Justice speedily and ungrudgingly
moled out ; nnd
Whereas , By the honorable , energetic nnd
untiring efforts of H-.ii , Silas A. Ilolcomb ,
Judge of the Twelfth Judicial district of heed
state of Nebraska , the delays ed
of , torether with the oppressive ie
quences thereupon attendant , have been , ob
viated and removed and the course toot
Justice put Into speedy , steady ami ade
quate motion , f reefy and without offense leer
unseemly haste ; thereforebs It
Resolved , liy the Custer county bar nnd
attorney ) * In attendance upon this , the April
term of the district court nf Cuater county !
Nebraska , In the year 1S53 , that we tender
out warmest and slneerfst thankn to the
Hon. 811ns A , Holcomb , J ml fro nfcrefald , for [
Ills honest energy nnd untiring , unabated :
efforts In this behalf , nf , also , for the skill
and courtesy ar.d uniform kindness with 1
which ho has mnnaped the accomplishment !
of this most dinicult undertaking- , without
even the semblance of harsh or hasty treat
ment to either litigants , Jurors , witnesses ,
odlcera or attorneys ; nnd we hereby pledge
our confidence , mipport , sympathy und nc-
slKtunre to tlu < said honorable Judge In all
his efforts to raise the standard of justice ,
nnd. In each particular case , hasten to that
tlmowhich "nt Inst i < et till things even. "
Resolved. Thnt a copy of lhce resolution *
be presented , to Hon , Silas A. Holcomb :
thnt they be cpread upon the records QJ
this court , nnd that the newspaper * ct the
county and OlMrict berenuentcd to pub
lish Ihe same.
Mr. Nuylor-I move the adoption of these
ivsolutloni ,
Seconded In eloquent speeches by M Me-
Sherry , B , P. Cumjibell , Judjre Wall , Simon
Cameron , Colonel Henry C Rusgell , J. ionn.
12ean. L. K. Klrlspntrlck nnd others , and
unanimously carried.
JudBO Holcomb muflo a most earnest and
feeling response , finding it difficult to con
trol his feellnes.
State of Nebraska , Ouster County , es : I ,
S. St. Dorrlf , clerk of the district court ,
Twelfth Judicial district , of the state
of Nebraska , In anil for Cust ter
county , do hereto } * ratify Ihit the
fcregains Is a full nnd true copy of the
resolution * of thanks , confidence nnd re-
sprct tendered to Judge Ilclcomb and of
fered by J. C Naylor nnd seconded by of.M
MrShrrry und others and unanimously
ndopttd , us appears from the original there
cf. now on 111 ? In the office of the cirri ; reef
k.ilJ c urt Witness my signature nnc
official itral this Sith dav of October. JSI.
( Scul. ) 8. M. DOIUUS , Clerk.
PORT ARTIIDR SURROUNDED
J&ps Have Drawn a Cordon Around the
Great Chinese Stronghold ,
CANNOT HOLD OUT VERY KUCrl LONGER
Full ot Unit Port Would Ilo u Great Illow to
the Celestials Unconfirmed. Humor
of tlio Death or the Knipcror'n
Young- Mite ,
LONDON , Oct. 20. A dispatch to thfl
Times from Shanghai states that It Is re
ported there that the Japanese have com
pletely surrounded Port Arthur and that Hie
Chinese forces defending It cannot hold out
long.
long.Another
Another dispatch received hero from
Shanghai states that an unconfirmed report
Is current In Tlen-Tsln that Yehonala , the
emperor's young wife , Is dead.
The Times publishes a Hong Kong dispatch
staling that William Hill , an American , has
been arrested and fined flOO for sketching
the defenses of Hong Kong.
The Times will tomorrow publish a dls-
patch from Yokohama saying ( hat a third
Japanese array , numbering 24,000 men , Is as
sembled at Hiroshima.
riss LAST MIGHT.
Todny' Ileport from the Sick lied Is Not
So rnvonible The Wedding.
ST. PETEKSBUnO , Oct. 29. The follow
ing bulletin , signed by the physicians In at
tendance on the czar , waa Issued at 11
o'clock this morning "The czar slept less
last night. His appctlto Is unchanged. The
ocdama docs not decrease. "
WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Prince Catacu-
sene , Russian minister to the Drilled States ,
has Just received the following message from
hl.i government : ,
"ST. PETERSBURG , Oct. 29. The emperor -
peror slept well on Saturday night. Yes
terday ( Sunday ) there was no change in ihe
condition of his majesty. GIKRS. "
LONDON , Oct. 29. A dispatch to the Tall
Mall Gazette from Yalta says that the
Metropolitan of St. Petersburg has arrived
there to annolnt Princess Allx- preparatory
to her wedding , which Is to take place soon ,
During Iho next four dajs the princess will
attend religious services In the national
church. It Is not expected , however , that
her marriage will occur before Friday.
The Yalta dispatch announces that prepar
ations nre also being made there for the ar
rival of the duchess of Saxe-CoburR Qotha
( the duchess ot Kdlnburg ) , sister of the
czar , nnd other distinguished people.
ST. PETERSBURG , Oct 2 . The official
bulletin issued tonight from Llvadla says that
tlio cF.ar took little nourishment today. He
appeared weaker. He coughed more , bring
ing up phlegm ,
The cough , which results from chronic
catarrh , has become worse and Jmpedcs his
majesty's breathing.
BERLIN , Oct. 2& . A dispatch from St.
Petersburg states that an analysis of the
fluid drawn from the Vmbs of the czar has
had a reassuring result , giving hope that
the process of absorption may soon begin ,
Should the improvement In his majesty's
comlltloa continue the marriage of the czare-
witch w.th Princess Allx may be further
postponed In order that Hie shadows of Illness
shall not fall upon the young couple. Father
Ivan ( Holy John of Cronstadt ) , the miracle
worker , who. It was said , had recently been
summoned to pray for the czar , telegraphed
four days ago to his wife , Eaylng , "God is
surely working a miracle. The czar -will
recover. "
1'IUATr.B IN TillOKIDNT. .
Hold fllcn Attack rieots of Mrrclmnt Ves
sels to Murder it-id Itob.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. CO. Chinese papers
received by steamer contain accounts of
numerous outrages by band.13 and pirates In
the Orient. A band of met ) , made desper
ate by Hie loss of crops by the recent over
flow of the Leao river , has established n
reign of terror. This band consists of abou !
200 armed men. By thesa raids' they have
secured several boats. Jurlns three weeks
In which this lawless ( jam ! has Hour shed
twenty men have been klllod and three times
that number wounded. Their operations
covered a distance of nearly 130 miles : ; loii $
the Leao river. For protec'tlon bom now
travel In batches , and so powerful nuvo the
robbers become that they da no : hesitate to
attack numbers of boats at a time evt-n In
daylight. Four boats were attacked by one
of the piratical craft having a crew uf forty
arrned men on September 9 near New
Chwamr. All valuables and inns were taken
from them and two sailors killed and two
others Injured. The- cargo boats are arm-
InR their crews nnd preparing lo resist tno
pirates.
News from Singapore tell nt the robbery
of a coasting ves. el bound trim Singapore
for the Island of Luggl liy Malay pirntes.
One of them took passage rn I lie consvor and
at night attacked the ship's cleric anJ robbed
h'tn ' of about $300 In cash. Ths noUu made
aroused a member of the crew , and he hast
ened to the assistance ot the cl ° rlc , hut t\as
slabbed by the Malays and thrown overboard ,
Tlio Malays jumped Into the water and < s-
caped.
run HIS LATM : SIKV.TS. .
KiiUc-r Ii > corute > tuprlvl nnd Cuhlrnbrrg
lll mirck ; "fiild Vein So. "
BERLIN. Oct. 29 , The Relchsanzelgcr of
ficially announces tlio emperor has conferred
upon General von Caprlvl Hie order of hoI
Black Eagle , set with brilliants , and that his
majesty has bestowed upon Count Botho Hull-
Icnberg the cross and star of Grand Com-
niander of the Hohenzollcrn.
The correspondent of Ihe Associated press
learns from Vurscln that upon receipt of the
ne " 3 of tlio ministerial crisis Prince Bis
marck said : "I knew this would be the- Inevitable
evitable result. Count Eu&lenbcrg was right :
In regard to the anti-socialist measures , but
General von Caprlvl disagreed with them ,
and cither one or both had to resign. Prince
Hohenlohe Is a safo."man , but he lacks Ini
tiative. " *
v
I'rlnco Bismarck returns Frclderlclisruhe
November 3. On account of Iho state of
h | * health the prlnco will ba unable to see
any more- delegations before leaving Varseln.
The health of Princess Bismarck causes
anxiety.
I'OTSDAM , Oct. 29. Prince von Hohcn-
lohB visited Emperor William toJay In his '
n&vr capacity of chancellor of the German
empire and premier of Prussia. The prince
then proceeded to Berlin , to which city Ilerr
von Rot Her , the- newly appointed minister of
the Interior had preceded him.
TO I10NDU KUllf.HMH'.UG.
Kmjicror Uoilrei to KmplmsUo IIIi I'orid-
IICM for the ix-l'ru ln Premier.
BERLIN , Oct. 29. It Is understood that
theemperor has accepted the
- emperor new chancel
lor's view , that the appointment of , n react
ionary Protestant like Count Zcu Euhlen-
berg as governor ot Alsace -Lorraine , would
create a bad feeling In thut province. Ills
majesty has summoned Prince Ilolienlohe-
Laiifienburg , head ot the Nauenstln'o line heof
the Hobenlohes , to PoUdam , as a possible
governor of the Reichstag- . Ills majesty's ;
y'to
desire to appoint Count Keu Euhlenberg to
the highest position next to the chincellor-
Bhlp-wlth a salary of J30.000 higher than
the chancellor receives , as compensation for
ihe ( lights cast upon him by" the Caprlvl
press. U a further Instance ef tao Intrusion ;
of Imperial feeling Into the. government of the
country , which Is little calcul&ted to enllit
popular approval , Prince Hohenlone-Langen- :
burR Is an uncle of the 'emperor , and he be
longs to the Olelchcn-Llneiigen families. beHc
was formerly a member ot the
frco conservative party In Parliament
and has taken deep Intercut In colonial
matters. Ilo Jiaa made 71 o particular mark
In politics ; Ihc other candidates for the name
position ro General von Loej Prlnco Fred
erick Hohenzoltern and General Count von
Waldcrseo. II Is believed that Prlnco
Ilohcnlohc-Langeburg has the but chance ot
appointment. Prlnco von Hohenloho Is no
speaker , so Dr. von Docttlclier , Imperial
minister of the Interior and representative-
the chancellor , wilt hare the taslc in the
Ilelctislag of speaking on homo affairs for the
government , while Von UUbersleln. the for
eign minister , will speak tin foreign affairs.
The countermanding ol a. summons ot a
meeting of the cabinet nt noon today gave
rise to new rumors of n prorogation ot the
crisis nnd further resignations , but ot a late
hour nothing has transpired ofTltlally , though
a report U current that Dr , Von Schclllng ,
Prussian minister of Justice , has resigned.
It Is Elated that Caprlvl will be > made a
coloncl-gcn e ra I.
Ono MiIp llnrnlng unil Another Cn | lrcd.
QUEENSTOWN , Oct. 2& . The nrltlsh bark
Andaman , Captain Jones , frota Talcahuano ,
Chill , July 25 , arrived here today and re
ports that on October 15 In latitude 42.31 she
passed a large wooden Vessel on fire , ap
parently American or Crtnadlan. She also
reports passing on October 19 In latitude
43.31 an upturned wooden vessel show'nc '
about 120 feet of keel.
Cnhlo Connolldiitloa Conflrnicd.
PARIS 1 , Oct. 29. The Journal < ] es Debats
announces that the minister of posts and
telegraphs , with the sanction of the government -
telmt
ment , signed a decree on Saturday lastau- _
thorlzlng ! the transfer to the- French Sub
marine Telegraph company.of nil the rights
and charges of the l'Arls New York com
pany's concession of 1ST9. This confirms the
amalgamation.
rriiclnlmed a Holy 'M ; r.
nOMC , Oct. 20. The Rlforrna has advices
from Kassala stating that thc.Mshdl has proclaimed
frclt
claimed a holy war against thf Italians. The
governor of Massowali hae ordered the KC.'th
battalion to bo In readiness by November 1 ,
when the Italian troops at Kais.il a. will num
ber 7,009 and Mahdl'a army 12,000.
Lniiadnwiin .llade Knlcl't bl the Garter.
LONDON. Oct. 29. The mttrauls of Lans-
downc , formerly viceroy ot India and gov
ernor general of Canadnr.haS bcn : created
a knight of tha Order of the Garter.
JCcmnvcd from VViinliliigton. to Cuciitmcn. |
COPENHAGEN , Oct. 29. M. M. Com-
mines de Martllly , councillor of the French
embassy nt Washington , has .been . appo.nted
secretary o the legation here !
SU31E OF ZIIV UAXO.
Seven of the took Despenuldci Now Under
'
I u * tody , ,
FORT GIBSON , I. T. t , 29. Deputy
Marshal Uoden. and posse liave come in
with two prisoners supposed to belong to
the Cook trang. One of > them clvea his
name as Jim I'ricc and IBI identified as the
man who Jumped bin bond at Paris , Tex. ,
eight months ago. He wag on. bond for
stealing horses nnd dlsappeareS a few days
before his trial. The other'sayn that his
name is Lan Perry , but It ls > believed from
the description glvui thnt fills' really Perry
Urown ami one of the Coolt Banp. John
deputy United K tales marshal , wired
the uufhoritles'ut Mu > "cDB 6ttod&y that live
of .the. Cool : gang were untisteil near Sari
pufpa. und that the officers VcreIn pursuit' '
of the others. Beck is one of the most
reliable men on the force- and ; there Is no
doubt that the report Is tnla. Only two of
the parties Are known , Cuott nnd French ,
and the two leaders are not among * them.
FORT SMITH , Ark. , Oct. 29. United
States Marshal Crumii received a telegram
this morning from Indian-Agent Wisdom at
Muscogce , I T , In whlclntliC Indian agent
says he has received Infonpotfcm ( hat Bill
Cook's gnnjc. numbering 'Vp5T * * " ' menp
are near Tallashn. Mission ntie" miles northP
west of Muscogee. The ( Conductor who
brought In the passenger train from thnt
country brings further Information. He
says the pursuers have- captured ; the hdrses
of Ihe robbers nnd have them surrounded.
The ofllclalH herji believe It is a ruse of
the friends.of the banditsta attract attenP
tlon uway from nthcr parts , ,
JC1I.LET ) IX .1
In Try Ing : 'to Separate Twit roiub.ttanta a
1'olliom-in U HUlfil ,
MEMPHIS , Oct. 23.-w\ . street fight at
York. Ala. , this morning resulted In the
wounding of two prominent citizens , one
fatally , and the killing of the chief ot po
lice , J.V. . Thompson. On Saturday S , A
Cameron , cotton compress agent , and E. P.
Allison , n timber merchant , had a quarrel
nbout a business settlement- the Inter
ference of friends only prevented bloodshed
then. This morning Afllnorj met Cameron
on the- street nmUdomanded'an
Lilt
SLrtTI'L 1L11IL HUI IlLI IHlCli 11(1 apology for
certain harsh epithets he had applied to
him duringSaturday's difficultCamercn
refused to apologize und . .drew a pistol. A
Itight then ensued , when Chief of Police
Thompson ran up , seized Cameron and tried
to disarm him. In the scuttle Cameron's
pistol was discharged , two bullets passing
through Allison's side i.and penetrating
Thompson's heart. The latter fell dead and
the farmer Is mortally w'euntled. Cameron
was severely hurt by blows on the head.
Thompsofi leaves a large fonlly.
lluvo linen Compelled to Jtonort to Irrlga-
tlun , lloivcvfis
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. ill.- The outlook
for the Hawaiian sugar qroiJ of 1S93 Is very
nattering. For years this Industry has been
In a depressed condition. TJys has been due
In part to successive seasons of drouth.
The dry seasons have taught the sugar
growers n lesson. Most of them no longer
depend on the element * - alone for water.
Immense reservoirs for the storage of water
have been built In tha mountains , where
the rainfall Is always , very heavy. From
these reservoirs the water is conducted to
the plantations across hilts and sandy plains
by means of wooden or Iron aqueducts. In
some cases ns far na forty miles. The
Hawaiian Commercial and 'Sugar company
has expended nearly II , r 0,001 In the develop
ment of Its water tupply this year nnd now
has over seventy miles of ditch. The sugar
crop ot 1&.13 will begin to come Into market
very BOOH and la estimated at 150,000 tons.
QUIUIS. WITH JIIS
\Vycniinc Kuitller NtitiiU an Olllcur < ) ( T
Mlth Ills Itlllu unU It ciiprs.
SIIEKIDAN. Wyo. . Oct.7-23.-Special.- (
Deputy Sheriff Frank Mbrruw went out to
Ranchester Saturday t < * rirresL Tom Newell
on the charge of catlUr-fit allng , Mr. Long
accompanied the oltlcerjjjfA.s they were rid
ing along they unexn,4c < lcd3t ! came don
Newell , who hnd Just IcllHHl'UvEtcer , Newell
evidently saw the oltlcet-Jbefi/t-e he was dls -
covered , for ns soon n3th < 5 : sheriff and his
companion came IctaatelshJ they were
greeted with a. cominaoil toehold up their
hands. As the commaitclrivas ; backed up by
a Winchester they promptly ulieyed. Newell
then compelled the otircer to turn around
and travel In the opposite direction , Ha !
then left his horsennd mipffy in a gulch
'
unii made his escape jri the'iiiils.
l"'Pld Whls'iy
BALTIMORE , Oct. 2Thft trial of the
suit cf the American Distributing company
of West Vlrslnla. against.'Meaera Martin &
' ' "
AIcAiidre'w's" liquor ilenlars ! was continued
In the court of comrmn'iilean today. The
suit Is to recover Jl.031-nlttl ' Interest , for
ten barrels of spirits. Mat tin ifc McAndrews
claim that the dUtrlbutln ' company was In
reality an agent ot tha' WhUky trust and
that they have a bundle of the unpaid
vouchers of this trust , fepresemlngv they
allege , rebates due them , and -which amount
to more than the Bum clblmed by the dis
tributing company. They'otcr ( these vouch
ers UK an offnet to the ca1n. ! It la said that
similar vouchers for EomethlnK like )2OOO.GOQ
nre now in the hands of Ithc various liquor
dealers.
of Drrnii VM eK < lctol > or SO.
At I > ondon Arrived Maisapeequn , from
Baltimore ; Kotarlan. from llonlreal.
At Gibraltar Arrlve4i'erra , Xrom New
York.
At New York Arrived Cevl" . frtm Liver
pool ; .Mornvla. from Uamhurgi Hotterdam ,
from llotterdam ; Weimar , from
IJremen. Urltlsh " steamer Florence ,
Captain Laxa. from Nev ) Orleans , via Key
West and Newport News" , far Uremen ,
tQWPil In , Bhe hud ] ot li r propeller nnd i
her tall shaft was broken.
At lllasoow Arr e < l Corenn , frcm Phila
delphia.
At Liverpool- Arrived Labrador , from
New Yorv
THE ! ' CAN USE THE BRACKET
Secretary Allen's Sample is Not Binding in
Ita Effects ,
DECISION ON THE FORM OF THE BALLOT
Lincoln Court Holds That County Clerks
Can I'rlnt tha rlrboU-nlth Party -\p-
licllnttoni In Kit her On or Two
B-Xo "llf I'elttlon. "
LINCOLN , Ocl. 29. ( Special Telegram. )
The < ballots used on November fl next will be
practically Jn accordance with the certificates
sent out to the county clerks by the secre
tary of stale. The district court ot Lan
cas caster county tills morning refused to grant
a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary
ofpai state to change them. The decision In
part favors the populists , however , as the
court adheres to a former decision , In which
It held that there must bo a separate line
for each party designation. Tlila was asked
for In the petition of the relater , Secretary
Edgcrton. . The court holds that county
clerks . nre- empowered to print the ballots
with a bracket , thus giving a separate line
to each of the words , "people's Independent"
and "democrat. " The other demand of the
petition that the words "by petition" bo
Inserted after the words "P. D. Sturdevant ,
straight democrat" is denied.
While the court holds that county clerks
may print the party designations In separate
lines , this Is not mandatory. The populists
may possibly bring suit In counties where ;
clerks refuse to do so to compel them. It
Isnoi generally believed that as tha court lias
not held that the certificate of the secretary
ofnu Mate Is a typographical model , a large
number of county clerks will print the
ballots with the bracket and party designa
tions In separate lines , instead of ulth only
a hyphen between the words people's In
dependent-democrat. |
1 Hut in the refusal to grant the writ Judges
Tlbbets and Hall say :
LANGUAGE OF THE DECISION.
"Tiio law docs not Intend that the certifi
cate of tha secretary of state Is to be a
model for the county clerks , either In former
or matter , but the law does Intend that
the secretary's certificate shall contain the
names of the candidates , their description
and all other details mentioned In their nomi
nating certificate's , so that the county clerks ,
whoso duty It is to prepare and print the
official and sample ballots' , shall have all
the information obtainable by the secietnry
to enable them to publish said ballots ac
cording to the form which the legislature It
self has prepared In the so-called Australian
ballot law. "
Further on , In regard to this point , Ihc de
cision ! tays :
"Hearing In mind that the object of the
secretary's certificate Is not to furnish a
sem
model or legal form of balloc to the county
clerks , but only such Information as will
enable the latter to prepare and print ( lie
ballots according to law , It would require
a , cqun y clerk of less than ordinary intel
ligence to fall to ba Informed from these
certificates of the secretary that Silas A.
Holcomb as candidate for governor repre
sents tha democrat and people's Independent
parties. "
Upon tie ! point In which Secretary Edgerton
asked that the words "on petition" follow
the "straight democrat'1 ' appendage to Stur-
devaiit's name , the court holds :
"II makes no difference in tha. .legal as
pect of a nomination , whether made by a
convention or petition , but the law requires
the official and sample ballots to present (6
the voter the different candidates for an office
. in such a manner that ) having ordinary in
telligence , ho may from the ballot learn what
party or principle each at said candidates
presents. It would require a voter ol less
than orJIr.ury Intelligence to fall to ba In
formed ae to the meaning of a ballot pre
senting 'Silas A. Holcomb , democrat , ' and
'P. ' D. Sturdevant , straight democrat/
candidates for governor. "
It Is upon this latter point that the popu
lists disagree with the opinion of the. court.
They Gay that a straight democrat Is the
nominee of a straight democrat convention ,
and by Inference in their petition for a man
damus say that tha other man Is the
"crooked democrat. "
the- court tills morning General Leesc filed
a motion for a new trial In order to prepare
the way for an appeal to the suprems court.
General Lecse- says that lie Is anxious to
obtain a final ruling on this point , as he con
siders the decision a precedent which may re
sult In disaster to any party in the future.
lie does not contemplate gaining a decision
In time for any change In the ballots ( or the
coming clectlcfn. At the populist headquar
ters It was learned that communication would
be Immediately opened with every county
clerk in the state to ascertain how many of
the clerks would follow the ruling of the
court in regard , to printing the names of the
nominating parties on separate lines. Gen
eral LeesB- says that he regards the ruling
as mandatory on the county clerks.
County Clerk Wood of Lancaster county , It
Is reported , has said that he could construe
the decision of HIQ court \i \ no other way
than as indicated by the form of ballot as
sent out by the secretary of state , It is
thought that mandamus proceedings against
him will bo begun Immediately. Among
Lincoln attorneys there Is a divergence of
opinion concerning the limitations of the de-
cialon. Some of them hold that the Juris
diction or the district court extends no
further than Lancaster county. Others say
that the language of the court Is a safe guid
ance for all county clerks Inclined to present
a. legal ballot form to Nebraska voters.
VIEWS OF GENERAL LEESE.
Attorney General Leese was seen by a
representative of The lice nnd asked concernIng l-
Ing Ills views ot the effect of the decls'on le. lf >
Judges Tlbbets und Hall In the ballot case.
General Lecso eald :
"Thero is no doubt In my mind that the
Intention of the law la that each candidate
nominated shall bo correctly des gnated ,
politically , on the ballot. If nominated by >
two or more conventions , It shouli be shown
on the ballots on two different lines. If
to printed a bails of representation can be
found In the future for each party voting for
a certain candidate. In regard to the name
of P. D. Sturdevant , .plra ght democrat , 1CI
contended In my ptlton ) for a mandamus on
the secretary of state , that the words iny >
pHltion should be added In order that no
voter might he deceived. In reality I do
not believe that Mr. Sturdevant Is In any
legal or other sense a straight democrat.
As I take It a straight cand date Is the nomi-
nea of a straight political convention.
Sturdevanl docs not certainly come within
these limits. In my petition I alluded to
the Inference linpl ed by this designation
uas that the nominee of the democratic
state convention was a crooked candidate. "
"What action do you propose to take
now ? "
"I hove made a motion for a new trial In
order ta lest the case by an appeal to the
supreme court. It Is necesiary to have a
precedent established for the future. 1
do not know what courre the Independents
w 11 take in regard to mandamus proceed
ings In dlffmnt counties. So far I have
only taken the necessary legal steps to pro
tect the rights of the Independents In the
future. "
Dctiolt Colnroil U'uiii n Murdered.
DETftOIT ' , Mich. , Oct. 29.-Sarah Dales . ,
colored , wna shot through the heart last
evening by Frank White , col&red , from
Windsor. The dead woman's husband la itna
teanrU r with Sells Urcs. ' circus. White
had formerly lived with the woman and
they were dlecustdng a back board bill Just
before the shooting.
lrfiui'l- l from tlio I ojn Compuny ,
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Ocl , S3. The auditor
of public aounts * ' t jcli > arn uncei the re
suit of the recent examination of the Nor-
Park , l.onn nBnoclatloii at Chlcig ) and (
ihe lute F. W. Porter , secretary of the
same , defaulted J23,000. The affairs of the
association are all right. Porter wns for
twenty years auditor of the- Rock Island
road nnd died suddenly at Cincinnati re
cently. Investigation Eliowa suicide to es
cape disgrace ,
siiKr.it.ix ox Tin : sr.i.v/ >
Corrects Homo of Iho Stntemeuts Mtulo by
II tut 1'rldny.
NEW YORK , Oct. M.-Commlssloner
Bhechan wns again on the witness stand
before the Lexow committee today. He
mrulc some corrections In preceding pnrts
of his 1 : testimony. One was with reference to
his partner , Mr. Brown. Ho produced a
printed notice of n. prospective partnership
which hnd been mailed lo friends early In
February. 1S92. He was not appointed police
commissioner until March of that year. He
find Intended to resign his position on the
aqueduct board nbout May 1. but his ap
pointment to the police board cnnto before
that time , Mr. Shcohnn nlso presented n
paper which proved to be the Hrst Jiotlllca-
tier to bidders in the Long Island contract ,
In which It was shown that n check for 6
per cent of the bid wns enclosed In un en
velope. His Information on this point wns
obtained from Mr. O'lirlen ; he knew noth
ing of It otherwise. The commissioner , referring
ferringto Ihe fact brought out by Mr.
O\ft tlmt no judge had ever rendered a de
cision decUrliifr pool gelling illegal , cited a
decision by Judgu Vnn Brunt In the cane of
Thomas IWynne , The. coml of iippeulu
liatl upheld the decision.
'i'm glad you mentioned the case , " said
Jlr. GolT "That's the case of the Barclay
street pool seller who said lie was a com
mon carrier. "
Mr. Sheehntv stated thnt no action had
been tnken in the case , but Unit he had
been ready to vote on It. He admitted that
the Slevln tilnl hid not been decided ns
promptly ns It should have been.
In reply to the I question how many times
durlniT tlio two years he hail been commis
sioner linit he heard Hint protection money
was being paid to the police for various
forms cf vice , Mr. Shechnn snld he hail
lienrd It less since ho hail been a commis
sioner than befoio lie came on the board.
The commissioner sold hn considered the
superintendent belter qualified to Investi
gate such cases than the bounl was.
"Have you ever honnl It Hnld , " Mr. GofT
ashed , wlh n smile , "Hint every police
commissioner was corrupt and a bribe tuker
Commissioner MnpLoan ? "
except . . , _ .
The witness became very nngry at that.
"I uon't say whether 1 heard It or not , "
he said.
"I hiut > read that some republican speak
ers hnd expressed themselves In such a
manner , and probably every one of thorn
nre brlba tilvrs theinselve" . They lied. "
"You said on Friday , " observed Mr.
Gcff , "that the people of New York were
Indebted to Richard Craker for closing the
pool loom ? . "
"I Fald he was always doing good
things. " said Mr. Shcehan
"So thai the fact remains that It re
mained for nicluird Croker , n private citi
zen , to force the commissioners to do their
dutv , " sneered Mr. Gofr.
"I did not admit that , " sold Mr , Sheehan -
han , angrily.
Hepardlng the pool selling , the commls-
Bloner KB Id that he was satisfied the sellers
paid the police for "protection" ' but tlmt
he did not trace the rumor thnt Superin
tendent Byrnes got bribes.
The committee look an adjournment until
tomorrow , when the tskliiR of the evidence
will be resumed , with Commissioner Sheehan -
han In the witness box ,
QUICK AUJ1OX O.V.l
Arroted S.itnr ay ami Sontoiicoil to the
IViv for l.lto Vo-ttprdny.
SPAUTA , WK. Oct. 23. Samuel S. Bux-
ton. who was arrested on Saturday on the
charjre of having murdered Mary A. Jones ,
a maiden lady , at her home a few miles
from this city , on the 21st inst. , where Bhe
was found banglinr by the neck , has con
fessed to the murder. Preliminary hearing
was helrt this , morning noon , after midnight ,
when he waived examination , lie was im
mediately removed to SpurVv ftnra * bclnfc
entertained that n mob mlKb , attempt to.
twke him from Ihe-JaJb iTHtrlmeM tHio-
of a revolting nature. Three } tara ago Uux-
ton , by n series of obscene letters pur-
portlrlK to come from a witch and directed 1
to Miss Jones , hypnotized her anil caused I
her ruin. The Intimacy continued to the 2
day of her death. By the same system of
deceit the Infatuated woman consented to
be strung up by the ntclc in the belief that
It would caue the death of Iluxton's v-lfe.
The second time the experiment was tiled
Buxton pushed uway the chair on which
the foolish woman stood , nnd bhe swung
Into eternity. Uuxton took what money w.i : <
In the house nnd left-for his home , n short
Altn.icc away , where he was arrested ,
brought to the city and lodged In Jail. IIIn
motive for committing- murder Is tlmt
he was tired of the woman. He will app ° nr
In circuit court at Sparta this afternoon .nd
take his sentence. Buxton 1ms a wife nnd
three children. The murdered woman vaM
n neat- neighbor of the Uuxtons and lived
alone.
As ioon ns court was railed today Bux
ton was brought In nnd nli-.i It'll gullly ird 1
was Immediately sentenced \\nupim for
life.
inAO inrunvB v.isn.
Viintlcrbllt nun Ily Mum Will Not Ilo Aired
In Court After Alt ,
CHICAGO , Oct. M. The Post's New York
special says : There la to be no divorce In
the Vnnderbilt family after all. It Is 1111-
nounccd today that the difference between
William K. and his wife will not be aired
for the benefit of the world nt large , and
New York society in particular , as Indicated
two months ago , At that time the exclusive
sets of London , Paris nnd New York were
Intensely agitated over the prospects of the
most sensational sort of a legal battle. In
which Mrs , William K. Vanderbllt. It was
expected , would reveal to the public iaze
no end of Indiscretions and violations of
the marriage vow on the part of her .hus
band , who is worth ISS.WO.Goo. and poses as
the social representative of his family. The
announcement that Mrs. William K. would
take her grievances to court , with n view
of securing a good , lilg slice of her hus
band's 585,000,000 and the custody of their
chlldien created , as may be Imagined , u
bona llde sensation , though such n step
was not unexpected by the Initiated of the
exclusive "l&Ouho , are supposed to repre
sent the cri-me do In croino of American
aristocracy as New York views the matter
Jlr. and Mis. William K. Vumlcibllt sep
arated In Italy in the middle of a yachting
tour around the world. Mrs. Vundcrblll
went to London with her children and her
husband took up his abode at Paris , where
ho Is still living.
TJIR 1'itivi : or JIHK.ID.
New TorU linker * Ilnulilo the Weight of
thn IUe-Cciit l.iMf.
NEW YORK , Oct. 23. The unprecedented
slump In the price of wheat may bring
woe to the farmer and speculator , but the
situation Is not as floomy for the con
sumers of bread , because cheaper wheat Isle
lo be followed by cheaper bread. The Now
York bakers , following the commendable
lead of their fellow tradesmen of Washing
ton , have decided to reduce the price gof
bread to conform to the relative price of
wheat , Kver Mnce wheat began to tumble
to the lowest price recorded In the history
of trading n i eduction In the domestic
tariff of bread 1ms been looked for , but It
was not until lost ucek , when tlio bakers
of Washington knocked oft a- cent fiom the
price of oidlnary bread , tlmt breadmakera
in New York nnd other rllloH began to
consider the mutter seriously. Thu reduc
tion In Washington has compelled the New !
York bakers to make a similar concession ,
although they will malntuln former prices ,
The weight of the lottvea l to be Increased
to double the present weight. In Washing
ton n E-ccnt loaf of bread Is now sold for
- -
4 cents. In New York Ihe C-cent rate will
be retained , but the one-pound loaf sold for
that price will give place to a two-pound
loaf , sold at the name rate.
VU.MlUljl 11.1 ll.lt I'.I.ST
I'lumo ami Water C'ompauli ! of Cnllfornlu
Will Do HIIIIII | M Together.
BAN DIEGO , Oct. 3. W , O. Cole , presi
dent of the Municipal Investment company
of Chicago , has received s. cable from the
vice president of the company at London ,
announcing that negotiations for Ihe purchase -
chase of the Interests of the English bondholders -
holders In the San Diego Water company
had beenclosed and the deal made , Cole
repreucntu the owneis of the Hume compa
ny's ' bond a and has control of the property
The purchase just made ulvtH hi ! ) company
also ihe ownership uf all the water compa
ny's bomls and control of Ha Block , Bl per
cent. This mean.i a consolidation of Iho
water companies and the Hume companies ,
The Consolidated Water company Is organ
ized under the lawn of West Virginia , The '
purchase l > y the flume company of the Knis-
llah company consist. ! In thu imic of tl.OM-
XX ) of bonds , with the -iimulated unpat i
Intel tst and f > l per cent of the Block , I
HOLDING HITCHCOCK TO II
Republican State Central OommiUce Stil
Eotermiucd to Use Him.
BOUND TO HAVE HIS PAP R BOOM MAJOF.J
4
Allen the < ill or the Court In Crnnuulnf \
Sovcnt.v-Flvo Dollars n Hay OOVTU
Ills Thrnnt fur Tire Column *
In I Ils .Sheet ,
Late last evening Judge Kcyccr of thl
district court Irsucd a temporary ordel
restraining \ the World-Herald from breaklni
Ha contract lo print two columns of nmttel
dally upon Its editorial pngo to be furnlglied
byAft the republican state central committed
After consulting his attorney , the manager
of the World-Herald decided to resume thl
publication of the matter rather than ta
Incur I the displeasure- the court. Consequently
quently the readers of that paper will thll
mo again bo treated lo the two columnl
ot campaign material furnished by J. W.
Johnson , chief of the republican literary
bureau. And thereby hangs a story.
On October 25 , the World-Herald appeared
with two columns' ' of matter on the editorial
page under the heading , "A CHANCE TO
HEAR I THE OTIIUlt SIDE. " nnd accom
panied by the standing announcement that
the tuo columns had been engaged by the
republican stnte central committee. The
matter contained In the two columns woa
violently abusive of Juilgo Holcomb' , the
pcaulo'B Independent candidate for governor ,
wlio was receiving a more or less enthusiastic
support In the remaining columns of the.
page. For three mornings and evenings , the
matter furnlihed by the republican state cen
tral ( committee appeared. Then "the chance
to hear the other sidewus omitted nnd an
editorial announcement made to the effect
that self-respect had compelled the paper ta
break Its contract. Chairman Merrill yester
day employtd an attorney and went Into court
with u petition for an order restraining the
World-Herald from breaking the contract.
Judge Keysor Issued the order as prayed for ,
making It rcturnab'o tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
I1IIYAN' SAID HE WOULD QUIT.
The > history of this cube Is one ot the most
interesting ; features of the campaign. U la
generally known that Congressman W. J.
Hryan Is ostensibly the editor-in-chief of the
\Vorld-IIcnilil , although he Is almost con
stantly at work on Hie stump In distant parts
ofHI the state. The contract between Mr.
Hitchcock and the republican central com-
mlttcn was entered into while Eclltor-ln-
Chlcf Bryan was absent from the city. By
tin terms of the contract Mr. Hitchcock :
agreed to sell to the republican state central
committee two columns of space on the edi
torial page ot the World-Herald for 175 per : |
day for ten contecutlvo days , The copy wa | |
to bo prornred by the state- central commit
tee , and was to contain nothing llbelous.
The i first Instalment of the republican cam
paign thunder appeared In the World-Herald ,
on last Thursday morning. The matter was
wholly made up "of personal attache upon
Judge Holcomb , and the feelings aroused
In the breasts of the faithful were hardly
such as could be described In cold type. A3
soon as the paper made Its appearance , Chair
man Smyth of the democratic state central il
pommlttco telegraphed a very urgent mea-
fcago to Congressman-Editor Dryan , Inciting
that he at once slve orders to havetli bb- '
JectlonaJifeatujri DfJtnq"rwprW-Hcrnld'8 ( edi
' '
torial 'pcae6'1'imppresse'd1 ' and Intimating , in
vords plainly to bo understood , that Dry an
must cither suppress the matter or refeljrn
as edltor-ln-clilef. The next mornlrie a tele-
gram was received from Bryan , elating that
ho had endeavored In vain to rcnch Mr.
Illtchcbck by telephone , but hoped to ac
complish something that day. Then Chair
man Smyth kept the wires hot for several
hours telegraphing the facts to the members
of the democratic state central committee ,
urging them to Individually send tclofiraphld
protests to Bryan. They did so , and Bryan
was simply overwhelmed with rcinonstrancsa
at Western Union commercial rates , fi
nally , after considerable effort , Uryan man
aged to EC euro communication with the
Hitchcock end of the World-Herald , and ho
then Insisted , with so much force of argu
ment , that Hitchcock was constrained to
break the contract with the republican ntate
central committee.
FOWLKK WOULD NOT LISTEN.
Mr. Hitchcock first endeavored to rescind
the contract by mutual agreement with L. D.
Fowler , cashier of the German Savings bank ,
with whom he had negotiated the deal. Mr.
Fowler was obdurate and declined emphati
cally to release the despairing publisher. In.
vain did Mr. Hitchcock Insist that to con
tinue the contract would place him In a most
embarrassing position with his edltor-In-
chicf. Mr. Fowler refused to concern him
self with the relations between the business
manager and the editor-in-chief , and finally
Mr. Hitchcock declared that il limply
amounted to one tiling-or the other. Ho must
either break his contiact or be deprived , of
the services of hln editor-in-chief. Ho de
cided to break tlio contract rather than face
the dreaded alternative , and so Informed Mr.
Fowler. All these facts arc established In
the sworn affidavit submitted to Judge Key-
ser by Mr. Fowler. That is , all but the allu
sion to the telegrams passed between Mr.
state central committee.
There was some consternation In the edi
torial and business offices last evening when
the order of the court was served upon
Huslncss Manager Hitchcock. He at once
took the order of the court to his attorney ,
Mr. H. 9. Hall , and thu latter concluded
that nothing could bo done but to follow tha
order literally , Consequently the matter ,
which Is the source of no much grief to both
ends of the World-Herald , will bo heard thll
morning.
Mil. FOWLER'S AFFIDAVIT
Mr. Fowler , In his affidavit In support ol
the petition , after citing the fact that the
sum of { 75 was paid to the cashier of the
World-Herald on October 25 , 26 and 27 , con
tinues :
On Friday , October 2 , O. M. Hitchcock
called upon me and told the afllant Hint ha
( Hitchcock ) wan getting Into great trouble
over having entered Inlo said contract , and
thereupon exhibited what purported to bo
telegrams from onp William J. Bryan nnd
other telegrams from other parties In Hit *
flute1. Said telegrams nuked Hitchcock to
suppress the publication of the matter fur
nished by the pluliitlrTH ( tlio republican
Ktato central committee ) under Bald con
tract. Hitchcock then said : "You folk *
will let me out of thlH all right , won't you ? "
To which nflliint replied : "No , indeed :
wo could not consider any proposition of
thin kind. "
Liilcr , the same day , affiant culled upon
Hltolicotlt ut Iho latter'e olilce , und the
conversation concerning the contract wnfl
resumed. The iitllant nskcd Hitchcock
whether the latter waa Kolni ; to allow tha
, tlmt WUH being brought to Inter
fere with the carrying out of said contract ,
to which Hitchcock replied : "No ; when I
entered Into the contract I expected to
tinvi ! n considerable amount of criticism to
meet , and I am prepaicd to stand It. "
Illtctu.-iick then said. In substance , that ho
was In the same position that the Globe-
Dem' crat of Bt , Louis once wan when It
Bold n page to candidate for oillce , and
In answer to criticism ! ) had announced that
It controlled the editorial policy of the
| i3inT. but thai Its news columns were for
mile for advertising purposes , or other pur
poses for which people might wont to hlro
upacf , ami Hint tha disposition of Kpaco In
the paper wax for the- business innnace-
The amatit today called upon Hitchcock
and had mother conversation with him In
regard 11 the notice that appeared In this
morning1 pnptr announcing that they had
VlecldPil \ " > bienls the contract. Mr. llltch
cock to ) ( Ullant that It had como totlile ,
thnt he win obliged to either jupprewj His
matter * d break the contract or Mr.
Bryan WId nMthdnuv from the paper
UH cdltoan'1 he hail decided In break the
contract. . r thnn lo lose Mr , Biyan'
nsc- 'on .ith ( ho paper.
Itrcnptloii to ( liivcrnor Wullo ,
Governor Wallo itoppcd over In llio clly
two hours ycitcntay ifterroon on hli wy