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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 2a , IS05 TWELVE PAGES. SINGIislCOPY P1VE CENTS.
SEW SOURCES OF TROUBLE
Turkey Proposes to Disarm the Armenians ,
but Not the Mussulmans ,
SITUATION INSPIRES THE GRAVEST FEARS
.Sultan Heenm < o lie 1'imerlrnn < o I'lil
Don n tin ; ImwIrNH Hiilrlt of
the. SntiiKi : Soldiery In
Anlii .til n or.
( Co | > yrlnlilnl , 185" . ' 'V the Associated Trrss. )
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 22. The general
situation In this country continues to Inspire
the gravest fears.
Telegrams received here from Marash Into
yesterday , apparently considerably delayed by
tb Turkish officiate , say that the American
and other missionaries there nro again In
the greatest danger. In view of the repeated
assurances which the United States minister ,
Mr. Alexander W. Terrell , has received from
the Porte on his Insisting that they be safely
guarded , this hap caused much anxiety.
Advices received hire from Slvas assert
that as soon as the reinforcements of the
Turkish troops arrive there- the Turkish of
ficials will notify the Armenians that they
must surrender all the arms and ammunition
In their possession. The Armenians object to
this , as It placss them entirely at the mercy
of the Turks. To this the Turks reply that
no harm will bo done so long as they do not
resist the authorities , and that If they refuiso
to give up their arms they will bo forced to
do so. It Is asserted that the Turkish
officials added that If they arc not satisfied
that all the arms and ammunition have been
surrendered the troops will be ordered to at
tack the Armenians.
Members of the diplomatic corps point to
the fact that , ns the Mussulmans of Slvas
arc not to bt disarmed , the projected meas
ures against the Armenians create a new
danger which may have the most grave con
sequence's.
The concentration of Turkish troops at
.Morash continues as rapidly as possible.
While this massing of soldiers continues the
Turkish commander at Marash continues his
negotiations with the Armenians of Zeltoun ,
holding out all sorts of promises for their
surrender. But the Armenians havs been so
frequently deceived that they apprehend noth
ing less than a wholesale massacre If they
lay down their arms. The representatives of
the powers take the same view of the case
and have notified the Porte that they will
not answer for the consequences If the
Zeitoun Armenians are massacred.
MAY BE A PITCHED BATTLE.
The Armenians of this city who can be
prevailed upon to talk on the subject intimate
that a tnirprlso for the Turks is being pre
pared at Zjltoun , and that a battle which
will make history and show that the
Armenians are entitled to freedom or at least
Belt-government will bo fought there. As
before- , the Armenians are deficient In
artillery and It cannot be expected that they
can offer an effective resistance to a regu
larly organized expedition.
Rumors of fresh troubles nt Samsoon , a
seaport of Asia Minor , on tha Black sea , have
alsj reached here. The population of S.imsoon
Is almost entirely composed of Turks and the
few Armenians there are sure to fare badly
If an uprising occurs.
Probably the most serious feature of the
situation ct present is the one resulting from
the demand which the representatives of
Great Britain , Russia , Italy and Austria
made to the sultan for firmans allowing the
passage through the Dardanelles to this city
of a second dispatch boat , or small gunboat ,
to be attached to each of their respective
embassies. By the treaty of Berlin , the war
ships of foreign nations are not allowed to
pass the Dardanelles without the permission
of the sultan , and It has hitherto been custo
mary 10 allow a dispatch boat as a kind of
guardshlp for each of the embassies. The
recent rioting In this city , however , and the
prccauslona which have been taken to de
fend the British and other embassies , have
shown that the naval force In the Bos-
phorus Is hardly sufficient to cope with a se
rious outbreak In or about this city.
It wan at first believed that there would be
no difficulty In pcisuadlng the sultan to grant
the necessary permission for the passage of
the Dardanelles of four small warships , but
It Is now admitted at the palace that he may
decline to grant these demands of the powers.
As the powers consider that an Increase of
the number of 'orelgn warships In the Bos-
phorus Is absolutely necessary for the safety
of forelgnern In this vicinity , It Is thought
possible that they may Insist upon their de
mands , and In case of a refusal may take
steps to send additional warships here with
out the permission of the Bullan.
The sultan has offered rewards for the
discovery of the persons who recently posted
revolutionary placards at the mosques and
In many other public places , exciting the
Armtiiilanii against the Mussulmans. A spe
cial committee has also been appointed to
watch day and night until adequate results
are obtained In the restoration of order
among the Armenians.
SOFIA , Bulgaria , Nov. 22. Advices from
Constantinople say the sultan has consented
to allow the passage through the Dardanelles
of a second guardshlp for each power , In ac
cordance with the requests of the Austrian ,
Italian , Russian and British representatives.
RUSSIAN FLEET IN READINESS.
LONDON , Nov. 22. A dispatch from
Scbastopol to the Times Bays that the Black
bca fleet , which ten days ago was ordered to
lay up for the winter , has been recommls-
atoned. and that the troops rtitloned at
Odessa have been warned to be In readiness
fo ractlvo service.
A dispatch to the Dally News' from Con
stantinople says that a large number of
Turks were arrested In that city at day
break. They were hurried to the harbor
and placed on board a ship. Their destina
tion and the reasono for the arrests cannot
now bs determlntfu.
The correspondent of the Dally News at
Constantinople also telegraphs that unless
the courts which the sultan has promised to
establish In Armenia are carefully super-
vlflad there will be a bloody assize aflT the
massacres. Some of these courts to be es-
tnbllsliFd have tha right of rendering a
final decision upon all questions arising , and
It Is feared that many of the Turks will
t.iko advantage of this for the purpose of
necurliiK ppeedy and jiure vengeance , while
OHtcnslbly complying with all the forms of
the law.
The correspondent also announces that the
foreign and American papers giving accounts
of the revolt of the Arabs In the province
of Yemen , Arabia , have been forbidden ad-
mUsion to all towns of the Turkish empire ,
The Dully News this morning publishes
n telegram from Van , which elates that the
Kurd * have destroyed five villages In the
neighborhood of that town , and out of 13-
000 villagers , driven away at the time of the
attack , only 3,000 can be found ,
The Standard's Berlin correspondent says
that Germany has decided that It will
not bo necessary to wild a second warship
to Turkey to aid In bringing about the. sup
's ' presslon of the troubles there.
Will He Trleil l x Ooiirt Miirllnl.
BRUSSELS , Nov. 22. The authorities of
tro Congo Ffoe State have decided that Cap
tain I.ntlialre , who Is charged with the Irregu.
lar execution of the Kugllsh trader , Stokes ,
I * tobo tried before a Belgian court martial ,
XIMV lleetor fur Home ,
HOME , Nov 22. l-'athcr O'Connell of Bos
ton hue been chosen by the propaganda to
„ / bo the now rector of the American college
' her * . The nomination of Father O'Connell
\ \ \ \ \ bo submitted for nontlflcal sanction.
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LONDON , Nov. 23. ThChronlcle this
morning expresses the opinion that the gov
ernment ot Venezuela has not auswtTfd the
Brlllh demand for redress because of the
Uruan | ncldenl. _
1)FHHIM of a Uuy.
LONDON Nov 22 - John Redfern , the well
Lccwn tailor , U dead.
TAt.lC IS AI.I < IN TUB .MJ
ScerHnrjr Morton DlNniHicM n Thlril
Term for Cleveland.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 22. Hon. J. Sterling
Morton , rccretary of agriculture , spent the
diy In St. Louis. He arrived here this morn-
Ins from the east , and after breakfasting
at the Planter's hotel , went across the river
to East St. Louis , where ho Inspected the
National Stock yardn and abattoir ? . He re
turned to the city this afternoon and thl *
evening ho left for Chicago to visit his sons.
In the course of an. Interview , Secretary
Morton paid ; "Why Dhoiild PrceldcntClove -
l" > nl ho opposed to a third term any more
than a bank president ? This Is not stating
that President Cleveland In a candidate for
a third term , for as to that no one knows
but hlms-eir. The talk of a third term has
been confined only to newspapers , nnd there
Is nn one who can fay he has ever heard
Mr. Cleveland give an expression on the sub
ject. I am not In n position to say whether
Mr. Cleveland will ba a candidate for a
third term. There Is one thing I can say , It
Is a business ) proposition , as Is the manage
ment of a bank. In the bank the buslnew
Is entirely confined to the finances of many
people. If a btnk president has proven him
self competent nnd faKhtul he Is ra-clccted ,
not only ones or twice , but a dozen ot times
or more. The business of a government Is
that of managing and preserving the Interests
of a people , of a nation , and maintaining
life , liberty nnd property , and It a bank
prcplJent Is elected many times , why should
It not bo so with the president of the United
States ? "
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 22. At a meeting of the
old numbers of the state democratic central
committee today , Chairman Mafllt was In
structed by a unanimous vote to Include In his
call for a meeting the nineteen now members
added to the committee by the I'ertle Springs
sliver convention last August. Later In the
day all the members of the committee now In
the city , new ones as well as old ones , met
at the request of Chairman Mafllt for an In
formal conference , when the chairman was
Instructed to Issue a call for a meeting- the
full committee of thirty-four members In this
city on Tuesday , December 3 , for tlio transac
tion of business , which means the beginning
ot a thorough party organization throughout
the state. This seemingly ends the strife ba-
twecn the gold and silver factions of the
party , which threatened to split over the
recognition of the members appointed by the
Pcrtlc Springs convention.
HEATH OK A XOTI3I1 SCHOLAR.
TrniiHlnleil the lllhle ami Other llooltrt
Into the Arable. Tonu'iie.
NEW YORK , Nov. 22. News has been
received in New York of the sudden death
In Beyrout , Syria , of Dr. Cornelius Van
Dyke , the translator of the bible Into Ara
bic , and perhaps the foremost Arabic scholar
In the world. Besides ths bible Dr. Van
Dyke translated many other valuable books
Into Arabic. His last great work was the
translation of General Lsw Wallace's "Ben
Hur" Into Arabic. This wis completed be
fore his death , but the manuscript Is un
published. The Turkish authorities arc try
ing to obtain possession of the manuscript
to destroy It. The result Is that the book
will not bo published for some time , and
when It appears It will he outside of Turkey.
In his translation of the bible , which he
began In 1857 and completed In 1801 , he had
the asslstanca of noted native scholars. In
cluding the famous teachers In the Moham
medan university of El Ashar at Cairo. The
first printed copy of the Arabic bible ap
peared August 29 , 1863.
The Influence of Dr. Van Dyke's life among
the Syrians has been and will be felt for
many years. He was an expert physician
and was engaged in humanitarian work up
to within a few months of his death. Dr.
Van Dyke was a native of Klnderhook , N. Y.
He was born August 13 , 1818. Both his
father and mother were Dutch. He became
Identified with the Dutch Reformed church
and on graduating from college at the ago
of 20 he offered himself at the American
Board of Foreign Missions as a missionary.
He reached Syria for the first time In the
early part of 1840 , and he had not been there
long before the need of an adequate version
of the scriptures In the Syrian language be
came apparent to him. Many honors were
paid Dr. Van Dyke and he was decorated
by the sultan of Turkey.
SALT LAKE , Nov. 22. H. W. Smith , as-
scclats Justice of the supreme * court of this
territory , died at Ogdcn tonight , after an
Illness of several weeks. Judge Smith was
born In HIckman county , Kentucky. He
has lived In Ogden since 1887 , and was ap
pointed to ths bench by President Cleve
land.
Wliltrlnw Itclil Seek * n Warmer Clinic
TOPEKA. Kan. , Nov. 22. Whltchiw Reid ,
the veteran editor of the New York
Tribune , wus In Topeka for about five
minutes today. His Private car was
coupled to the Santa Fee California limited ,
which arrives in Topeka at 3:15. : A num
ber of newspaper men sent In their cards ,
and Mr. Reid received them In the reading
compartment of his car. Mr. Held de
clined to talk politics further than to
say thnt Governor Morton Is looked upon
In New York ns neliiK very strong , and the
recent election had added something ; to
his strength. He nald his health had been
quite good of late , nnd he expected to
avoid the dangers of winter by living In
a warmer climate. Ho l accompanied
by Mrs. Reid , " and they will keep house this
winter In Phoenix , Ariz.
Cowlioyn Mnile. n Menx of It.
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. An equestrian show
was held at TattersollH tonight , and one
of the events , the roping nnd riding of
wild cattle bv cowboys , turned out to be
practically n bull light. Some of the cow
boys were the worse for liquor , and after
teasing u big , long-horned steer until It
wns nearly maddened , they turned It loose
and tried to rope It. Uefore they buc-
ceedcd the steer ripped up a pony In a
Fhocklng manner. Loud cries of Indigna
tion came from the spectators , nnd many
people left the building. The cowboy : )
were disposed to continue their brutal work ,
but were prevented , and after much trouble
the steer WBH taken out. The entertain
ment waa under the auspices or the Chicago
Hussars , but they had no Idea of what
the "roping" would icsult In.
Aeeepteil the AHKeinhly'M TerniH.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 22. The Commercial
Gazette will. In Its religious column , tomor.
row , atutc on high ofllclnl authority that
thp trustees nnd directors of the Presby
terian Western Theological homlnary met
this week In secret session nt Allegheny
City , Pn. . and accepted the proposition thnt
the Presbyterian general assembly shall
have final control of theo'.oglcal eemlnarles
nnd the vuto power over the election of
professors , Instructors and trustees , and
that all eiich elections to be legal must have
the approval of the general assembly ,
Hardware Men Elect OIIecrn. !
PITTSBURG , Nov. 22-Tho National
Hardwaio assoclutlon adjourned today after
electing the following olllcers ; President ,
W. W. Suppleo of Philadelphia ; first vice
president : 11. II. Blxhop , Cleveland ; second
vice president , John Alllnir , Chicago ; execu
tive committee , 8. A , Hlgelow , F. I' . Strong ,
St. 1'nul ; Brace Hnydcn , Sun Francisco ;
Theodore Buhl , Detroit ; Colonel 11. F. Esh-
clmnn , New OrJeans , and C , W. Tllllnghast ,
Troy , N. Y. _
Over Church Property.
CINCINNATI , Nov , 22. Judge Taft , In
the United Btates circuit court , began today
the hearing of a celebrated case which Is to
decide whether the radical or the liberal
branch of the church of tno United Breth
ren In Christ shall be entitled to hold a
vast amount of church property that be
longed to the old United Brethren church
before thu split , which occurred In 1SSU.
The hearing will likely end tomorrow.
O
Orunnl/liiur n Onhiin I.eiiurne.
CLEVELAND , Ntv. Si. The Cuban-Amer-
lean league of Cleveland was formed this
evening to have clmrfc or correspondence ,
ncltatton , etc. , In all the teirltory west of
niul Including Ohio , under the direction of
the New York Cuban league. It Is the In
tention to lay out similar districts In vari
ous parts of the country ,
Moi cmciitu of Oi'i-an VcNxeIn , \ < > v. - - .
At New York Arrived , Southwark , from
Antwerp ,
At London Arrived Ontario , from New
York.
At San Francdco ! Arrived Monowal ,
from Honolulu and Sydney.
At New Y6rk Arrl.Vfd Ems , from , Bre
men.
REBELS MOVING WESTWARD
Antonio Maceo and Gomez Oross Into Santa
Clara Province ,
SPANISH EITHER ELUDED OR WHIPPED
< ! oi eminent Force * Stntloiictl In the.
.Mountain Full < < > Hlon tinI'rn -
Itrt-NN of the Patriotic AriulvH
To want Havana.
( Copyrlshtcd , JS95. by freM Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Nov. 22. ( New York
World Cablegram'-Speclal Telegram. ) The
Spanish government could no longer hold
back the news that General Maceo and General -
oral Gomez had crossed with their respective
armies Into Santa Clara province , and finally
published the news officially. Both Cuban
generals have been In Santa Clara some
days , hence the moving of other Insurgent
troops further westward Into Matanzas
province.
General Antonio Maceo Is west of Santa
Esplrltu , In the Slguanca mountains. There
the S'panlsh had gathered together 10,000 or
12,000 troops , Including mountain artillery ,
with the Intention of defeating the famous
Cuban general , but they either did not meet
him or were defeated themselves. At nil
events , nothing Is mentioned of what hap
pened there. The Spanish are concentrating
all their forces around Santa Clara ( the cap
ital ) . It Is expected that an Important battle
will soon be fought In that neighborhood.
General Jose Maceo has crossed over Into
Puerto Principe- province , It Is offlclalty ac
knowledged , on his way west to Santa Clara.
Ho is said to bo at the head of 5,000 men.
The program of the Cuban rebels is being
carried out , and the Spanish troops appar
cntly can offer but slight raslstance. General -
oral Gomez has declared that he will operate
In earnest next month In the most Important
part of the Island. As the rebel forces con
tinue to push forward and advance further
west It Is appare-nt that they have selected
cither the province of Havana or Matanzas
for their battlefields.
AID FOR INSURGENTS LANDED.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Nov. 22. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Car
rier pigeons bring news of the successful
landing In Cuba of nn Expedition which sailed
from hero last Sunday night. The party
slipped away unobserved by the authorities
and unknown to the Spanish spies. There
were only a few men In the expedition. Its
principal object was to land arms and muni
tions of war , of which a considerable quan
tity was carried.
HAVANA , Nov. 22. An Insurgent fores
of l.GOO men has burned the villages of
Guinea and Miranda , near Trinidad , south of
Santa Splrltu , In the province of Santa Clara ,
from which vicinity General Maximo Gomez ,
the Insurgent leader , was recently reported to
have been driving1 across the River Zasa.
An insurgent detachment under the lead
ership of Byamonte has attacked Fort
Flurlach , In the Santa Cruz district of the
province of Puerto Principe. After an
hour's firing the Insurgents were compelled
to retreat. Byamonte and many of his fol
lowers are reported to have been badly
wounded.
A dispatch from Plnar del Rio , capital of
the province of that name , announces that
twcnty-ono political prisoners were arrested
yesterday at Guano , not far from Plnar del
Rio , and were conveyed under escort to the
latter place.
It was officially announced today that
the Spanish"1 government approves of all the
deportations which have taken place by crder
of General Campos , without distinction or
regard for the social positions of the per
sons sent to the African colonies or else
where for taking part In the Insurrection or
for conspiring against the government.
I'oiiulncc AHNiuilt the DejiutleM.
LIMA , Peru , Nov. 22. A noisy session ot
the House of Representatives occurred on
Thursday last. The deputies Indulged In a
dlrcusslon as to the advisability of the toll
tax. The spectators applauded those who
defended the policy of abolition and hissed
those who favored the continuation of th ;
tax. Finally the chamber was ordered
cleared , but the- crowd waited outside and
hilled end stoned various members who
had Incurred the displeasure of the mob by
reason of their speeches. The sub-prefect
finally succeeded ! in restoring order. The
scenes today wsre but a repetition of those
which occurred In front of the chamber
yesterday , and tonight an attempt was made
to assault Dr. Augusta Durand. The Cen
tral street police finally .jmccerded In dis
persing the crowd.
NotcH from South America.
( Copyrighted , 1803 , by I'r n Publishing Company. )
COLON , Colombia , Nov. 22. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
dispatch from Ecuador reports that the
minister of police and the treasury and one
general of the army have been retired to
private life.
James McKcnzIo , United States minister to
Peru , passed through here yesterday on his
return to his post In Lima.
A Lima dispatch reports that bandits de
railed a train on the Plscolca railway , rob
bing the malls and the passengers' baggage.
Chill reports a big discovery of gold In
Carolmapu. Many adventurers are flocking
thither , The government has sent an armed
force there to preserve order.
Diaz to Sneceeil HlniHolf Attain.
( Copyrighted , 1885 , by I'ir s Publishing Company. )
MEXICO CITY , Nov. 22 , ( New York
World Telegram. ) A now plan for proving
for the presidential succession by members
of the cabinet has just been cordially ap
proved by the liberal party. General pres
sure Is being brought to bear on President
Diaz to accept a renomlnatlon.It Is re
garded hero as not Improbable that In a. year
from January next ho may leave the govern
ment In the hands of the vice president and
visit tbo United States and Europe. Even
conservative party leaders desire Ills re
election , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Celebrated Her Ninetieth Ilirthilnj.
LONDON , Nov. 22. The celebration of
the 90th birthday of Mrs. Robert Keely , the
veteran actress , which took pla-e at the
Lyceum theater , proved to ba a most suc
cessful affair. An Immense concourse of
fashionable people and artists attended the
reception at the theator. A largo number of
persons were unable to enter the theater at
all.
No C'hiinec for I'roteetlnn ,
LONDON , Nov. 22. The marquis of Salis
bury , In reply todsy to a deputation from the
National Association of Hop Growers , which
railed upon him to complain of the depreo-
slon In their business , eald that he could
not hold out any hope of an Import duty
being placed upon any article ot general con
sumption. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fri-neh IJxnortx uu the Iiirrcnue ,
PARIS , Nov. 22. The report of the
mlnUter of foreign affairs Dhows that the
export trade of France has Increased 195-
000,000 francs for the first quarter of 1805 ,
Thla U said to he greatly due to the effect
of the Wilson bill.
China Ax KB ( or Another I.oiin.
LONDON , Nov. 23. A dispatch to the
Times , from St. Petersburg , saya the report
galnu ground that China had applied to Ger
many for a loan , and that In ttU ) loan Eng
land will be Invited to take part *
SUVKIII3 STOIIMS IN TUB WUST.
Wind ami Snow Throughout JVe-
hrtiNkii anil AVj'omliiK.
GREEN RIVER , Wyo. , Nov. 12. ( Special
Telegram. ) The wind and now "storm which
began here at D o'clock last evening still con
tinues. At tlnua It has approached a hurri
cane , and In consequence all outdoor bus
iness Is practically suspended , Considerable
damage to buildings has already been done ,
and It Is thought sheep Interests will suffer
much loss. Cattle are In such good condition
that no fears are entertained for them. All
passenger trains have been and nre from
two to five hours Into. No freight trains
wore sent out last night , biit twelve left
here today evenly divided between the cast
and west. An effort will bo made to keep
others moving tonight. At 10 o'clock tonight
the thcrmomUer Is 10 above zero , the sky
Is clear and tha snow has ce'jcd to fall , but
the- wind Is yet blowing- terrific gale. Snow
lies piled In drifts.
WAHOO , Neb. , Nov. 22. ( Special. ) There
was a decided change In the weather last
night , and today a cold wind la blowing and
snow Is falling occasionally.
CHADRON , Neb. , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A steady light snow has be n falling
for the past twenty-four hQurs. ' About two
Inchcxj of snow lies upon the. ground , with no
slsna of Its nbattnR. The weather Is growing
gradually colder.
MOORFIELD , Neb. , Nov , ' 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) The good weather came to an
end yesterday at 3 o'clock. The -wind came
up from the north and It grow cold fast ,
the mercury registering 4 above at daylight
this morning. A light snow bcgan falling
this morning and still continues.
BERTRAND , Neb : , Nov. 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) The coldest wave t > f the season
struck here last night. Tho" temperature
fell from BO at 2 p. m. yesterday to 10 above
this morning.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Noy. ' 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Zero weather of last night was
succeeded this afternoon by a snow storm.
Two Inches of snow fell frojn 3 to C this
afternoon , and It Is still snowing.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 22. Western Mis
souri and part of Kansas Is experiencing a
cold snap , the thermometer having fallen
fully EO degrees since yesterday. Indica
tions point strongly to a snow storm , the
first c' the season.
TIlOUIIIiB OVER IOWA'S NEW CODIC.
lesllature May Have to lie Called In
Speclnl Sc'KHloit.
DBS MOINES , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Governor Jackson and State Auditor
McCarthy today announced that In their
opinion the legislature , which will meet In
January , will bo unable to niore than half
complete Ito work in the thrp-s months al
lotted for the session. Thfe revision of the
code , they say , will bring tb Ihe capital the
greatest lobbies ever known , and there will
be opposition to almost every part ot the laws
as reported by the commission which has
been revising them. Every Interest in the
s'.ato which has desired- changes of any kind
will be on hand to get the desired amend
ments Incorporated In the IIBW code , and
the result will be that It will lake all the
time of one regular session tcv.do this work ,
leaving no tlmo for the other matters of
legislation , which the governor says are. un
usually numerous and Important.
Mr. McCarthy believes U jivlll be found
neccEsary to turn the code ov ( r to the judi
ciary committees of the ? two houses ,
go through the regular business of the ses
sion and adjourn for a speMal session In
the early months of 1897 , to &lopt the code.
Governor "Jackson " seems t
It all done at one long ses ;
year. It Is certain that . -i . . . ' - . . , . < . .
the next legislature Is theKmost arduous
ever undertaken by any legislature In the
state.
JIUIIIIEHBU HIS SS > THEH.
Tom I iilly * of CtMliir Ft al > Id * , la. ,
Make * n Confetti
CEDAR RAPIDS , Nov. 22.-Special ( Tele
gram. ) Everything m connection with the
death of Mrs. Lally Is kno'-n ' , and shows
It to have teen a most brutal murder. Frank
Curran , who boarded at the Lally home ,
made ft statement to. officer ? this morning
concerning the tragedy , and \Vhcn Tom Lally
was confronted by this he broke down and
made a full confession. Hp says ho had
been drunk for two days and during a quarrel
with his mother Wednesday morning struck
her three times with ! a chalrr which resulted
in her death In a short time. He waived
examination when arraigned and was held to
the grand Jury in the sum , of $3,000. He
will make no defense , and < wll | aslc to be
sentenced when arraigned Jn court.
Iowa Reporter ItrqelveH Merer-
DES MOINES , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Charles H. Dale , the Ottumwa cou
rier representative , convlctediof Impersonating
a federal officer , wag sentenced by Judge
Woolson this afternoon. ThVre was a sensa
tion at the scene. A. W. iLee , proprietor
of the Courier , has sent out".circular . letters
all over the state asking pcopjo to write let
ters to Judge WooUon , Interceding for Dale.
The court produced and read one of these
letters , and then lectured eo and his at
torneys for an hour. Hq denounced them
In the harshest terms for. attempting by
such means to Influence a court. He eald
Lee had made the request that the letters
be written as a favor to himself ( Lee ) rather
than because there was Rood reason why Dale
should bs leniently treated. ' When he was
done , ho sentenced Dale to fifteen months In
the penitentiary and $300 fine. Then , to
the great surprise of all , ho suspended the
sentence on receiving Dale's promise to live
lawfully. The. . court said the sentence would
bo executed It defendant was ever guilty of
the least violation of state "or federal laws.
OrilerN on IiiKiectloii.
Adjutant General Chaue of the Grand
Army of the Republic , Department of Iowa ,
has sent out to the post1 throughout the
elate orders for an Inspection to be given
each post between now nid ) December 31.
The following arc appointed assistant Inspectors
specters for the Ninth congressional dis
trict : F. W. Brown. Greenfield. Adutr county ;
A S. Culver , Audubon , ftvflubon county ; S.
M. Singleton , Atlantic , CaVs county ; P. H.
Lemon , Guthrle Center , "Guthrlo county ; J.
D. Brown , Missouri Valley. . Harrison county ;
M. H. BytTS , GlenwoodTMllls county ; 0. C.
Platter , Red Oak , Montgomery county ; F. A.
Sackett , Council BluffsPottawottamle
county ; J. W. Da Salayla. Shelby , Shelby
county. 1
Guilty of AVrltlniff/dimecnf Noted.
la. . Now 22. ( Sneclal Tele
gram. ) Three girls and two boys , ranging
from IB to 17 , were expelled iroin the High
school today for writingob'.cene notes. This
practice has been In progress for the past
tew weeks , but the guilty ones were not de
tected until today. Therexpulslon ! _ created
a sensation and Is causing considerable com
ment.
M. T. Grlffln , aged 03 , and Mrs. M. Grlfllu ,
aged CO , were married at St. Malachy's
church.
In the district court today Nancy Bussey
was granted a divorce from her husband ,
Cornelius Bussey , aged C5. This couple
has lived together forty-five years.
Iowa Sup re me Conrt lie c In I on' ,
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Nov. 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Judge Hothrock of tha supreme
court has denied the application of the Bever
sons for a writ of certlorarl to prevent Judge
Wolf of the district court from compelling
George W , Bever to turn over the property
of the estate to Mrs. Jaitc Spangler , on the
giound that It Is not ntcmary , Ho decides
that appeal of the cons from Judge Wolf's
diclrlon in appointing Mrs. Spaneler special
administratrix stayed all proceedings ,
lleiulne of SlrSr C7 AT OoHsrrove.
MASON CITY , la. , Nov. 22. ( Special ,
Mrs. C , A. Cosgrove , wife of the nuperlotend-
tnt of this dlvlilon of ttia. Milwaukee , died
In this city last night , frtm pneumonia. The
deceaied was born at RsclneYls. . , June 2 ,
ISEb' ; wus married at Ssbula. la. , May 8 ,
lB7o < '
DOUBLE HORROR AT A FIRE
Several Girls Fatally Injured in Jumping
to Escape the Flames ,
FIREMEN BURIED BY FALLING WALLS
I.UNt Acelilent Occurred When the
'ire AViiH Siiti > o eil to He Out
Flaiut'N llrenk Out Afrenh , and
toi the Work of IteHeue ,
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. The Interior of the
Exchange building , a faven story structure
at the corner of Van Burcn and Franklin
streets , was destroyed by fire today , entailing
a loss of $375,000 upon the owners and ten
ants of the building and causing a loss of
five lives , the fatal Injury of two others and
the Injury of six other people. The dead
are :
PATRICK J. O'DONNEL , lieutenant com
pany 2.
JOHN DOWNS , plpfman.
JOHN PRENDERGAST , plpeman.
MARTIN HERRICK , plpeman.
All the firemen were crushed by falling
debris. Kitty Landgraf Jumped from a
rourtu story window , was injureu internany
and died nt the county hospital ,
The Injured are :
Harry Nclll , jumped from fourth story
window ; Internally Injured and left arm
broken ; will die.
Nellie Turner , jumped from third story
window ; Internally Injured ; will die.
Aggie McClaln , overcome by smoke ; will
recover.
Olgi Kellar , overcome by smoke ; will re
cover.
Edna lllttert , overcome by smoke ; will re
cover.
Mary Pinky , overcome by smoke ; will re
cover.
Daniel McNally , driver for engine com
pany No. 2 , burled beneath debris ; will re
cover.
PANIC AMONG THE GIRLS.
It was a few minutes before 0 o'clock this
morning when Rose Brace , employed by
Stern & Biers , on the third floor , noticed an
odor of smoke. She stepped out Into a hall
way , saw that the corridors were rapidly
filling with smoke and then gave an alarm.
Thirty girls were working In the room. In
stantly there was confusion. Although every
effort was made to check the frightened girl" ,
several opened the windows and climbed out
on the ledges.
Ono of Ine first to arpear at the third
story wlndo-v was Nellie Turner. She
screamed lor help and some one on the
ground shouted for her to jump. She did not
do this , however. A moment later she ap
peared at another window , near the fire es
cape , and climbed upon the sill. She clung
to the fire escap ? and commenced to descend.
Officer Flaaerty was also on the escape be
tween the first and second story , and when
he saw the girl above him he started up to
aid her. He was too late. She suddanly lost
her balance and fell headlong to tiu ! street.
Officer Flaherty tried to catch her , but could
net reach her. She was picked up almost
unconscious. The Injured girl was carried
Into a drug store and stimulants wsre ad
ministered , but she did not revive. She was
removed to the county hospital.
The fire started on the fourth floor. It Is
.thought , In rooms occupied by Stein &
'
' ' ' '
onBUh'B'iflEt'lvCOOTno3Wr'rald'kw'a ) 5
'Joe. " the janitor 6f 'the budding. Hs as
sured the girls that If they would remain
quiet and composed they would all get out
safely. He led as many ot them as he could
Induce to accompany him to the main stair
way and they reached the street without
Injury. Those who remained bslilnd , how
ever , fared worse.
DARING RESCUE OF ONE GIRL.
The escape of Olga Kellar of D75 Van Buren
avenue Is regarded as marvelous by those
who saw her when she appeared at a fourth
story window. Sha was employed by Stein &
Belrs , und when the room where she was
working began to fill with smoke she ran
to one of the windows overlooking Van
Buren street. She threw up the Bash , and
climbed out on the ledge , clinging with one
hand to the narrow strip of wood on the
outside of the sash. She saw a few feet be
low her the ladder on which two firemen
etood. and she was prepared to Jump.
"Walt ; don't Jump , " shouted Captain Her-
manson , who had at last reached the win
dow.
dow.Great
Great volumes of smoke poured out of the
window where the girl stood and at times her
form was entirely obscured. To the hundreds
of persons who were watching her from the
street the seconds seemed like hours. Cheer
after cheer went up for Captain Hermanson
as he climbed up. He had almost reached the
window when he suddenly stopped. None on
the street knew the cause. He had heard
the Kir ! scream , and as he looked up he &aw
her reel and release her hold on the window
casing. She had been overcome by the
smoke and had fallen. Captain Hermansnn
braced himself and as the unconscious form
dropped he seized It with his right arm. The
effort nearly coil him his own life , for he
narrowly escaped falling. From hundreds of
throats cheers were heard as the bravo cap
tain descended the ladder with his human
burden. He was greeted with unmistakable
signs of approval as he carried the girl across
the. street Into a drug store. She was un
conscious , but a physician said nlio would re
cover.
By noon the firemen thought the worst ol
the day's battle was past. They were mis
taken. Shortly before 1 o'clock a largo safa
on the fifth floor fell to tha fourth , carrying
It and the third , second and fir a I floors with
it. Flvc < men , members of Engine company
No. 2 , were working on the second floor , and
all were burled beneath the mass of brick ,
stone and timber. All were killed but Daniel
McNally. After nearly an hour's work the
rescuers had opened a passageway through
the pile of debris and succeeded In getting
close tmcugh to where the firemen were
burled to assure themselves that Lieutenant
O'Donnol was olive. Ho was just able to
talk , and It was with great difficulty that
his words could be heard. Men who know
him well recocnlzcd his voice.
"Is any one near you ? " one of the res
cuers shouted.
"Yes , " came back the answer faintly from
O'Donnel ,
v'JHow many ? "
"Two , "
"Alive or dead ? "
"Dead. I think. "
FIRE DROVE THEM BACK.
Gradually the llentennnt's voice became
weaker and his reply to the last question
was scarcely audible. The rescuers called
to him and asked him how seriously ho wan
Injured , but he could not make a reply. The
fire soon broke out again und the rescuers
were compelled to abandon their worlc.
O'Donnel's dead body was recovered at 7
o'clock tonight. There were forty-seven
tenants In the building , but many of them
were agents of eastern manufacturers , and
their loss will be small. The heaviest losers
are : Kuli , Nathan & Fisher , owners of
building , J100.000 ; D , H. Arnold & Co. ,
clothiers' supplies , { 20,000 ; S , Rcsenburg &
Co. , tailors' supplies , $20,000 : Stern & Biers ,
wholesale clothing , $50,000 ; Broadhuret , Lee
& Co. , cotton and woolen goods , $25,000 ; H.
D. Stryker , dry goods , $20,000.
The balance of the loss was divided among
the small c3tRbll8luncntB In the building , the
losses running all the way from a few hun
dred to several thousand dollars.
Hirer lloiitninn Convleteil of Murder ,
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 22-NoMe Bhcpurd ,
who has been on' trial this we-k for the
murder of Thomas Mnrtnn on a rjVer boat
lust Mimmer , and who nlso Killed l.lzzio
Leahy , was convicted In the criminal court
this afternoon or mutdcr In the Ural de
gree. A motion for i new trlul was made.
Hank I'rritlilent Arrenteil ,
TACO.MA. Wiish. . Ngv. 22. Henry Oliver ,
president of the Columbia National bank ,
wns arrested thla afternoon , charged with
embezzling IC.itKi of thu ImnU's fund * . He
wus also charged with having paid George
Hosgf , ox-city treanurcr , SM to
city money with hla bank.
THE BEEBULUETI
Wcntlitr Korccant fnr NchrncUn
Snow Flurrlm ; Colder | N'orlt
rase. I
1. Sltimtlon In 'lurUey Still Srrlnin. |
C'lilmn ItehcU .Mino to thn Writ ,
Double Horror ut u Chlrngo I'lre.
l > rln OlrhrutcR UU Drillcntiice.
3. 'Vurslty Tt'iiin CniiRlit In n llllxrnrili
Itr.uly for thn Coinlasr Holi-Kiten.
.Millions of ( iolU Co Aliroiil.
3. Hill TiiUri AilMinluKO of Hiirtlr } ' * Suit.
HcfriMu of tlcorue Dm I * HeRlm.
Copplngnr K < > | mrt < llli DUtrlrt ( Jiilct.
Close Call for Oliivrhiint Curt.
l > idlorlul : ! und Conunrnt.
5. Otimliii's Hrrorli to Srcitro n Depot.
Con hey Socks Colonel I'lixtnn'n Aid ,
( I. Council llliiT ! Loriil Mutter * .
Oumliu'H Iliite C'oinpliilntH Ignored ,
AfTiilrn ut South Onmh.i.
Ahiokuu Trouble Not Acute ,
T > G'oimnt'rcl.il nuil riaiim-liil NinvH.
ItUAtiirnH Itetlow of I.tmt Week ,
C. Hollmno CoItcK Whifl u Mutch.
1) ) . I'ark raving C'oxts thn City.
Storli-H from thn DlMrlrt Court ,
ructn tluit llolhrr ( lie Dervishes.
IO. Victors I'linmlngtlin NpollH. ,
KcrollertloiiH of tint Oolltnii Wrrric.
It. Synopsis of Kooreliiry Morton's Itvpnrt.
IU. Wiigeri 1'nlil lit the Old World.
SOUTH -OMAHA IMISTOI'TICK ' SITI2.
vlxliiK Arohlteet AVI11 Vlxll JVe-
hriiHkit Soon to See to It.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. ( Spclnl Tele
gram. ) Supervising Architect Altken will
prcbably go to South Omahi In tha next few
weeks to look ovsr ths sites for the new
postofllcc. Ho will tak5 up the several lilda
with Secretary Carlisle and decide upon
these most available and coming within ths
appropriation made for the site , $1G,000 being
the maximum. AltKen locatad the Dlto for
the Denver mint , and knowing the west
well , feels In a good position to give satis
faction lo the several cities for whom appro
priations wcro made at the last session ot
congress.
Leave of absence for two months on sick
leave haa bscn granted First Lieutenant
William M. Wright , adjutant of the Second
Infantry.
First Lieutenant James I ) . Goc of the
Thirteenth Infantry Is ordered to report' in
psrson to Lieutenant Cole.
Sam S. Sumner , Sixth cavalry , president
of examining heard , Is ordsrfd to meet nt
Fort Lcnvenwortu , Knn. , for examination
for promotion.
Captain James Fornancc , Thirteenth In
fantry , Is granted leavu for forty days.
Leave hag also been granted Lieutenant Colonel
nel William II. II , Benyaurd , Corps of En
gineers , by direction of the secretary of war.
Monthly payments will be made by pay-
mnstjrs la parson to troops at following
named stations : Th" post In New York har
bor , Includli'Wlllett's Point , David's Island
and New York arsenal ; Washington bar
racks , District of Columbia , and Fort Meyer ,
Va. ; Fort McPherson , Ga. ; San Antonio arss-
nal and Fort Sam Houston , Tex. ; Fort Sher
idan , III. ; Fort Snelllns , Minn. ; Jefferson
barracks and St. Louin pow-der depot , Mo. ;
Fort Loavenworth , Kim. ; Fort Omaha , Neb. ;
Fort Lofan , Colo. ; Vancouver barracks and
Fort Canby , Wash. ; posts In San Francisco
harbor , Including the I'resldlo , Angel Island ,
Bsnlcla barracks and Benlcla arsenal. Pay
ments at all other stations , will bz made by
currency , ay directed in army regulations ,
1349.
Nebraska Lillian , Custer county , Mrs. L.
A. Bates , vlca J. O. Bntes.
William H. Ferris of Falrbury and Arthur
O. Seeley of McCook Junction , Neb. , have
been appointed railway mall clerks.
MJ.SSIO.VAUIiS AIU3 I.V IJAXttKIl.
Xo Hellniice I'laceil In the AMHiirniiceft
of Protection.
BOSTON , Nov. 22. The press 'dispatches
state that the missionaries1 In Maraeh arc in
the greatest danger , notwithstanding as
surances ot protection given to United States
Minister Terrell by the porte. The mission
aries ot the American board referred to are :
Rt. Rev. I. 0. Lee of Owosso , Mich. , and hlo
wife , Mrs. Clara Lee , daughter ot Rov. Cyrus
Humlln. D. D. : Rev. A. W. McCallum anil
wife , Mayville , Ont. , and Miss Malda IIoss of
Owos&o , Mich. Marash Is a country of north
Syria , at the foot of the Taurus mountains ,
ninety mlleo from Aleppo. It has a popula
tion of about 40,000 Turks and Armenlai.s.
The mission station of the A. B. C. A. M.
consists of three Urge churches with fine
buildings and over 2,000 church members.
Here Is located the theological seminaries of
the Central Turkey mission , established In
1803 and a flourishing college for girls. In
1885 MlM Ellen M. Blakely of Hampton ,
N , II. , a graduate of Mount Holyoke semi
nary , was added to the teaching force. Miss
Blakely Is returning to Marash at the present
tlmo and it Is known to hava reached Con
stantinople. _
Huriicd In Their Cnliln.
BROWNSVILLE , Ky. , Nov. 22. At Stony
Point , this county , last night , the cabin
of Gibson Armstrong , colored , was de-
ntroyed by fire. His daughters , Nancy and
Fanny Armstrong , iintl his niece , Mollle
Whitney , were burned to death. James
Wright , Armstrong's stepson , who had
quail elcd with hla foster father , Is sup
posed to have fet the cabin on flro. He
huK flf'l , but officers und neighbors are In
pursuit.
Arrente l for Perjury.
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. Melville T. Roberts ,
ex-president ot Xthe Thlrty-flrpt Street
National bank , of this city , which failed
duringthe. panic a few years ago , wan
arrested today on a bench warrant Usucd
by Judge HutchltiHon , charging him with
perjury. A warrant wan also Issued for
C. I' . Packer , ox-president of the defunct
Park National bank on similar charges.
t
IJiirrunt'H .Sentence Postponed ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 22. Theodore
Durrnnt was ngoln brought Into the PU-
pcrlor court today to ho uentenced for the
murdvr of Blanche Lament , The pi Iwmcr's
counsel reri nested furtlur time to prepare
affidavit In support of a motion for a now
lilul , and the entire matter went over until
Wednesday next.
Cat roil OetN n Fat Fee ,
DENVER , Nov. 22. A Bepclal to the Re
publican from Las Vegas , N , M. , says : The
master In clmnccry today reported favor
ably on a claim for attorney's fcen for T.
It. Cutron , New Mcxlco't ) delegate In con
gress , In the Mora grant caxe , iimountlnK to
tas.roo , This la the largest fee ever allowed
In the territory.
Failure of a Counter Company ,
MILFORD , Mass. , Nov. 22-Tho Milford
Counter company , employing nenily 200
ImndH , has unsigned , with liabilities ) of
about JW > ,00 ( and assets of $20,000. The firm
i amoved Its buslnesR from Lynn , Ala .s , ,
and Hot-heater , N , Y , , to .Milford about a
year ago , the town paying them a bonus
to locate there.
Iu rue .Shortnwe In the Clerk'H Ofllee ,
DENVER. Nov. 22.-H Is stated that
the expert examination of the nccountti
of Colonel Mutt Adninn , clerk of the dis
trict court , who dlsnppctiicd after tenderIng -
Ing hla resignation , will show n laigo
ohortagt * . It Ix' Uaown that over fft.ooo in
feen were never turned over to the county
treasury , _ _
Can-Inure Took n Freluht.
BCHENECTADY. N. Y , , Noy , 22.-Tho
homeless cnirlnKO from No\y.YorH. which
wan making a trip from thin city to Chi-
CURO , wan put In u freight' car nt ill In
city today , and the rest of the Journey
Will he made l > v rail , Dad roiula nre thu
of the uliaiidonr ifiit of the trip ,
Kixeil thu llonilHiieii'H Mahlllfy ,
YANKTON , 8. I ) . , Nov , 22.-Boulh Dakota
officials Imve completed an appruhiemcnt of
Defaulter Taylor's lands und find llieie is
Etlll a fchortaKo of $110,00) , Uandimcn wl'l
have to niako thin up , and uctlonu will be
begun aaalnut them ut once.
rM t TM ii i TM rTtMini TiiM P i nn
GUJiBRATtD DEBS RELEASE
Greeted by Enthusiastic Admirers on Com
pleting His Sentence ,
COMES OUT WITH SPIRIT UNBROKEN
rn n I , a rue Aiiillenee lit IVIileti
lie SpentiN Hopefully of the 1'-
tiirc Complaint Not llh the
IuiV hut UN AlMillontlo'.l.
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. Eugene V. Dcb
vpoko In Central Music hall tonight to an
audience that taxed the seating and standing
capacity ot the hall. Most of the loading
labor organizations were represented , ami
the reception to the leader of the A. R. U.
was enthusiastic In the extreme. Eight car
loads of Debs' friends wwit down to Wood *
stock to greet him on his release from jail ,
and several thousand men were at the sta
tion ot the Northwestern road when the
train bearing Debs and his friends arrived
'
at'7:30 : o'clock. The reception given Debs.
ns he stepped from the train bordered on the-
frantic. Hundreds ot men struggled to get
a grasp of his hands , many of them hugged ,
him , and somu went to the length of kissing
him. Finally ho was tossed upon the
shoulders of four men , the crowd never fop
an Instant stopping Its shouts and cheers. Ho
was escorted to the hall , about ono mlle
distant. Tlio warmth ot the depot reception
was repeated , except that the men wore un-
nble to get close In him , and contented them *
selves with cheering and waving their hats.
The speech delivered by Mr. Dsba , which
was received with great applauss by his nu-
dtence , was In substance ns follows : "Man
ifestly the spirit of ' 76 still survives. The.
fires of liberty and nohlo aspirations are
not yet extinguished. I greet you tonight
as lovers of liberty and dcsplsers ot
despotism. I comprehend the e > lgnlflcanc3 or
this demonstration and appreciate the honor
that makes It posalblo for me to be your
guest on such an occasion. The vindication
and glorification of American principles of
government , as proclaimed to the world In
the Declaration ot Independence , Is the high
purpose of convocation. Speaking for my
self , personally , I am not certain whether
thla Is an occasion of rejoicing or lamenta
tion. I confess to a serious doubt as to
whether this day marks my deliverance
from bonds to freedom , or from freedom to
bondage. Certain It is , In the light
of rtcsnt judicial proceedings , that I
stand In your presence stripped of my con-
stltutlonal right as a freeman und blicrn of
the mo t sacred prerogatives of American clt-
Izenshtp , and what la true of myself Is trua
ot every other citizen who has the temerity
to protest against corporation rule or question
the absolute sway of the money power.
"Jt Is not law , or the administration of law , f
of which I complain. It is the flagrant viola- ! ;
tlon of the constitution , the total abrogation *
of the law and that murpatlcn of Judicial \
and despotic power , by virtue of which my ,
colleagues and myself were committed to Jail ,
against which 1 enter my solemn protest , and
any honest analysis of the proceedings must
sustain the haggard truth of the indictment. "
FAITH IN THE FUTURE.
The speaker hers gave the hls > ! ory of the
events leading up to his arrest and sentence ,
commenting freely thereon , and continuing ,
said : "In my vocabulary there are no walls
of despondency or detpalr. However gloomy
the future may appear to others , I hnvo an
gbldlng faith Jn the ulllmate triumph of the
rescuing
grasp "of the vandal Iiordo that has placed
them In peril by seizing the ballot and wield
ing It to regain the priceless heritage and to
preserve and transmit It without scar or
blemish to the generations yet to come.
"I am not here to assert the Infallibility
of the organization or its officials , or to claim
exemption from error. But I am here to
declare to every friend of American toll , regardless -
gardless of banner , name or craft , that If
the American Railway union has urred It
has been on the a'.do of sympathy , mercy
and humanity. "
Reverting to the. strike , Mr. Debs said :
"It must bo berne In mind that the Ameri
can Railway union did not challenge tha
government. It threw down no gauntlet to
courts or armies It simply resisted the In
vasion of the rights of worklngmen by cor
porations. It challenged and defied tha
power of corporations. Thrlco armed with a
ju t cause , the organization believed that
justice would win for labor n notable vic
tory , and the records show that Its confi
dence was not misplaced. The defeat of the
American Railway union involved questions
of law , constitution and government , which ,
all things considered , are without a parallel
In court and governmental proceedings under
the constitution of the republic. "
Continuing , the speaker said , referring to
the famous supreme court decision : "I
challtmg ; the woild to assign a reason why
a judge under the solemn obligation of an
oath to obey the constitution should , In 'a
temple dedicated to justlc ; , tab the magna
charta of American liberty to death In tlio
Interest of corporation ! ) that labor might bo
disrobed of Us Inalienable debts , and these
advocating Its claims to justice Imprisoned
as If they were felons ? "
Mr. Debs gave several reminiscences of hla
prison life , and , concluding , said : "From such
reflections I turn to the practical lessons
taught by this 'liberation day * demonstration.
It means that American lovers of liberty are
setting In operation forces to rescue their
constitutional liberties from thn grasp of mo
nopoly and Its mercenary hirelings. It means
that the people are aroused In view of Im
pending psrll , and that agitation , organization
and unification are to be fiio future battle
crlej of men who will not part with their
birthrights , and who , like Patrick Henry , have
the courage to exclaim : 'Give mo liberty , or
glvo me denthl' "
Ex-Governor Walle of Colorado was among
these who wtnt to Woodstock In the after
noon , and he was In the hall during tlio even
ing. There were loud calls for a cpeech from
him after Dibs had flnlthed his address , and
he was greeted with cheern ns he came to the
front of the platform. He said In substance :
"It Is with pride that I lay my tribute of
respect at the feet of Eugene V. Debs. A !
Etaln has been , put upon the judiciary of the
state , the constitution has been violated by
the Imprisonment of Debs , The decision of
the courts In the Dred Scott decision was to
apply to the slaves of the eouth. The de
cision of the courts In the Deba case re
duced to slavery all men. The United Slates
supreme court Is composed of men selected
by the corporations. When the constitution
was adopted corporations were only theoreti
cal. The Pacific railway and the demone
tization ot silver are examples of tlio de
moralized condition of the legislative portion
of the government. The debouchment of the
United Stated courts Is only another step In
that direction , It would b ? far better that
President Cleveland or any republican manage
the railways of the country lhaii that they bo
managed by European Rothschilds , The only ,
way out of the difficulty Is for the govern
ment to control the railways and the tele
graphs and all similar things. "
Several local speakers followed ex-Governor
Walto , and It was very late when the meet
ing broke up. _ _ _ _ _ _
DI-IIH" Ilellvcriini'e Ci'IehrntcMl.
At the ball given by the American Rail
way union lodge No , 12 at Washington
linll luet nlcht II , C. Wnllcr made tlio
address of welcome. He stated that the
ilnncc ; was given In celebration of Eugcno
V. Debs' deliverance from Woodnlock jail
aftur serving his clx months' Hcrttenca for
belliK connected with thu nrcat. rallroud
Etilke ut Chicago , Dancing WHH then had.
During the feftlvltlc-ti two pcUHons wertl
circulated among those present and re
ceived u mmnlmouH support. Thu most
Important ono WUH that pledging support
to the new union depot project , mid tha
second an appeal to the utute Icglslatura
to enact n luw compelling all Direct rail
way corporations In Nebraska to provide
vettlbulca for their _ rnrii.
Tno S'liiuioHfil Convict * ArreHted ,
IIKNNICSSnY , Okl. , Nov , 22. Two men
who answer the description of a pair ot
convicts who recently escaped from the
Lincoln , Nt-li. , penltoitlaiy weie urresteil
near here luEt night while iioascakiloa oj
(300 worth of Htolen property.