THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNI NG , ITEBRUATir 11) , 189G. SINGLE COPY FIVTB CENTS.
SPANISH OFFICERS ACTIVE
Suddenly Quit Havana in Great Numbers
for the Field ,
SOME IMPORTANT MILITARY OPERATIONS
I'ori'pw Unili-r MIIOIMI nnil
outer. Ili-llcvoil Utillcil Since ,
They A urn I ii Crowned
the Line. *
Sfi , ly , i'r PutillMilnR Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. IS. ( New1 York
"World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cap
tain General Wcyler wan busily engaged to
day receiving reports from all the com
manders of brigades and divisions In the
field with their troops. Many officers ot
high rank , called at the palace , and It Is
evident that something ot Importance Is
likely to happen In the near future.
Two days ago Ha\ana was overrun by
Spanish officers. Today the city Is prac
tically deyorted. The ofllccrs have all re
ceived Instructions to go to the field of
nctlvc operations. Nothing Is specially known
at present as to the whereabouts ot the
Insurgent forces of Macco and Gomez , but
It Is generally understood that both of the
tebcl chiefs ore ctlll lingering In Havana
I'rovlnce.
Thee : appears to bo no doubt tbat Macco
lias f.icccoded In crossing the trocha , or
strong"line , to the eastward. Whether he
has succeeded In Joining Gomez Is not known
positively. If they have not met they are un
doubtedly close to each other. H Is reported
that It lu the Intention of the rebel chiefs to
inovo eastward at an early day.
AS TO THE TOBACCO CROP.
If the Insurgents liavo vacated Plnar del
Ilia province the chances are very favorable
for gavlng the valuable tobacco crop , as the
best part of the tobacco raised on the Island
Is grown west of Havana. Tobacco has
risen considerably In prlco during the laK
month. The new crop Is not due for six
weeks yet. Even If It can bo saved , Ameri
can buyers In Havana say that this year'H
c-op will be very poor , OB the farmera have
been careless In looking after It , not knowing
whether the rebels would destroy It bcfoie
the leaf was rlpo for harvesting. I am tolii
on excellent authority that the present slate
of affairs , even should this year's crop be
loi't , will not Interfere materially with tbo
tobacco business In the United States , flnco
the importers have enough on hand to last
for two years. The price of tobacco has ad
vanced $10 a bale so far. The American
owners of sugar plantations have not > ct de
cided what action they will take In regard
to the demand made by the Insurgents that
they pay tribute If they care to tave their
property. They aiauro me that even should
they consent to pay tribute , they would not
know how toon' afterward other leaders of
rebel bands would make similar demands.
Guietul Wcyler will bo Informed In n day
or two n ( the demands made by the rebels
upon these planters. The property of the
Matanias division of the United railwav Is
being damaged by the rebels around tin
town of Union , in the province ot Matanzas.
The Bumracda and Bajaa tidings and the
| , San Rafael bridge have beun destroyed.
It la repotted that the Insurgents , under
f Kl Ingleslto , entered Isabel , a small town
In Mutanzas province , on the Sabanllla rail
road. Detachments of regulars and civil
guards occupied the block house. The rebals
burned thi railroad station.
It Is rumored that Muno < 5 Scpulveda , the
local covernor of Havana , will be suspended
from ofllce. ROEDER.
S FOIl WIJYLHH'S AU.MV.
Hundred KiillH < eil In Mexico ( o
lie Korniirdrd to Culm.
( CJii > rlKtit , ISO , by 1'rtsi 1'ulllalilnK Compan > )
MEXICO CITY , Feb. 18. ( New York-
World TelcgramO The Spanish Patr.ots'
club of this rltv will send to Cap
tain Gcncial Weyler 200 mules for the use
of his troops In Cuba. The club will remit
to Madrid $50,000 , collected hero for the
Spanish cause.
MRRIDA. Yucatan , Feb. IS. New York
Wcild Cablegram Spec al Telegram. ) Dr
Aloiuo Avlla has been appointed State com
missioner to visit the United States o !
Colombia to study leprosy among the Indians
there.
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Feb. 18. ( ften
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Engineer Mcnocal , author ot the original
plans for the construction of the NIcarTuuan
canal , pays that the report on the subject
submitted by tbo American conim's&lon as
military engineers to the United States gov
ernment IB > Imperfect. llo declares that It
would bo Impossible for the Americans to
inaln a thorough study ot the work In the
fifteen days occupied by them In crossing the
isthmus.
Mr. Mcnrcal believes that the Unltd States
government will appoint another commls-
plon to make a mote careful Inspection cf
the matter. He- doubts , however , whether
the $100,000,000 needed to finish the work
will boraised. .
SAN SALVADOR , Feb. 18. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is
rumored that Dr. Rafael Lopci , lately named
Ban Sulvadoran minister to Mexico , who Is
on his way thither , has been recalled to re
ceive Instructions regarding thepubllshlm :
of a history of the Ezotas' administration ,
which Is to bo dlstilbutcd throughout the
world. It Is said that It will bo most sensa
tional and will fully Illustrate their despotic
methods. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iini < 'oiiMiiis tir OUT ON IIAII , .
Hi-lc-MHi-il but Uiiilor I'ollre
SnrI'llliiniT SuuVrliiK In the Ituiiil.
( Oopjilsht , ISM , by Press Publishing Company )
CAPU TOWN , South Africa , Feb. IS. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram , )
The reform committee prisoners were nil
ULerated today by the Transvaal govern
ment under $10,000 ball. They remain under
police surveillance.
The Robinson mill has shut down for
lack of native labor ,
To a deputation representing 5,000 of the
Itand unemployed Hie Transvaal govern
ment has replied that It will do Its best to
relieve thulr situation ,
Tii ) lor DeiuiindH nil Uxiilnnntlon ,
MADRID , Feb. 18. The Hcraldo announces
f that the United Stateo minister , Mr , llaimla
Taylor , lias addressed a curt note to the
government , demanding explanations regardIng -
Ing an uddresj delivered bofoio a goagraphl-
j * , raj society by Seuor Canovas , who commended
t the carnvol Santa Maria , cunt over by Spain
to the Columbian exposition , giving hla Im
pressions of hit visit to tbe United State ? ,
The- minister of marine , Admiral Jo no Maria
Hunger , the Hcraldo sayt ) , resents the tone
cf tlm note , which ho considers Is unjustified ,
as the addres * which has given the offense
v\aj delivered before R private tncleiy.
llndlfiil SiipiiorlH n
LONDON , Feb , 18. A Ierlln dlepatch to
the Tlincy rays tlmt at a general meeting ot
the German Colonial association Dr. Carl
Peters was elected president , displacing the
founer president , Prlnco Arcnbiirg , who wan
n nun ot moderate views on colonial ex-
pansli i , 'while tbo Times porrei oudcnt
wjs Dr , Peters la a fantlcal advocate of the
greater Germany project and U enthusiastic
for a big navy.
Murnil lli-y Sentenced to Drnth ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 18. Murad Bey ,
formerly Imperial commUsloner of the- coun
cil on the public debt , has taken refuge
tn Cairo and has been condemned to death
for alleged treason. Murad was reported , In
December to have fled front Constantinople
en n RUBiIau tblpor lomo Russian port ,
SITl/ATIO.V IX KIlAltCn CUITICAI. .
of S'riiHiillonnl K on < lie-
fore the Clone of the Week.
PARIS , Feb. 18. The political crisis Is
not solved. The friends of the government
say that the moderate senators desire a
settlement of the disputes , and. according to
the Rappel , the radical deputies will not
raise a debate on tbo subject when the
Chamber meets on Thursday , but , It Is added ,
the moderates will do so and the members
of the extreme left Intend to stump the
country In protest against the attitude of
the Senate.
LONDON , Feb. IS. The Paris corre
spondent of the Pall Mall Gazctto telegraphs
that the political situation In France la grow
ing more pcrlouq.
"Those best Informed , " this correspondent
write ? , "consider that the cabinet has a card
up Its sleeve which will cause conoldcrable
siiprlse. It Is certain that the ministry
means to stop where It Is and there Is a
pOMlbtlllty of a coup d' ctat. The govern
ment may declare Its Intention to govern
without the Senate. A statesman tells mo
that the obstacle Is General Sausslcr , the
governor of Paris and generalissimo In
case of war. Sausslcr In old , opposed to a
change and prepared to march against a
revolutionary movement with the utmost
vigor. A tew months ago he said to one of
the moderate ministers tn poner : "Keep
me a 'i long as you possibly can. You will
need mo nnd my regiments to master the
Parisian populace nnd , with Sausslcr , the
solldero obey their chief.
"Henri Rochcfort remarked to mo yester
day : 'Seven years ago two lines In the In-
translgeant ( Rochofort's newspaper ) headed
"Down With the Senate , " would have suf
ficed for 200,000 men to have ImineJIntely
marched upon the Luxembourg ( the building
formerly a palace of royally and also used
by Napoleon , wh'ch In 1870 was named the
palace of the ecnate. That body now occu
pies It during Its kesston. ) Now there Is
such lassitude that a column would not call
a dozen men to arms. '
"A radical leader said to me today : 'If
a pretender Is willing to risk his life ha
would now have a chance of winning Uic
sanin. '
"The radicals prove that they regard the
situation as revolutionary by deciding that
the parliamentary bureau shall sit en pcrma-
menpo. This Is an echo of the great revo
lution.
"The latest Information Is that the Senste
hopes on Friday to pass a vote of censure
agaln t the government by even a more
criishlnz majority than on Saturday. "
M. Burgeob , the premier , has Informed the
members of the Left that the government
does not desire to again raise the question of
confidence In the Chamber of Deputies on
Thursday next , preferring to wait for further
action on the part of the Senate.
The Times correspondent at Paris r > ays :
"Tho cabinet council today made future ar
rangements ) as though no crisis existed. "
A Paris dispatch to the Dally News says :
"M. Bourgeois makes no t-ecret of his opin
ion that the tlmo has arrived to brave the
Senate nnd appeal to public opinion against
It. Ho will not resign If the majority ro-
malmi constant. Should It fall away , he will
como forward to head a radical agitation
against the Senate , and taking his stand on
the securffy of the wage-eirner'o Investment ,
ho will have powerful popular support.
"One of the Immediate effects of the crisis
Is the movement for banquets throughout the
country In celebration of the anniversary of
February 21 , 1848 , the year universal suf
frage wast proclaimed. SI. Bourgeois will at
tend the banquet In Paris and the committee
which Is organising It makes no wcret of
Us Intention to make It a demonstration
against the Senate. "
CHRISTIANIA. Feb. IS. Dr. Nanscn's
secretary , Chilstoferscn , replying to the re
marks of Dr. Otto Nordcnsltjold on the
prospects of Dr. Nans > en having reached the
polo. In which the latter expressed the
opinion that It was hardly likely that the
Norwegian exploter had been carried with
the drift as far as 78 degiees north latitude
and had afterward reached the polo with
sledges , says that In his opinion it Is quite
possible tbat Dr. Nansen reached 83 degrees
north latitude with the Fram nnd that he
then succeeded In reaching the pole on
sledges. Cluktofcrscn claims that the con-
Jltlon of the Ice there In 1803 was favorable
for such nn undertaking and points to the
rapid advance of the Weyprecht-Paycr ex
pedition. _
Glnrii Ilnrtoii nt CnnHtiiiitlnniilc.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. IS. Miss Clara
Barton , president of the American Red Cross
: > ocletyt has arrived here and Is organizing
a B ) stem of relief for the suffering
Armenians. It has been decided that Rev.
George P. Knapp , the American nils-
sloi'ary at Bltlis , accompanied by his family ,
Is to come to this city In order to be ex
amined by Unltefl States Minister Terrell In
regard to the charge of seJItlon brought
against him by the authorities of that place.
ItiiNHliin IntrlRiie In Corcn.
LONDON. Feb. 18. A special dispatch
from Shanghai this evening says Information
Is received there from Corea that a Russian
forcj supported the king of Corea In killing
the Crocan ministers. The new cabinet offi
cers of Corea , It Is added , are wholly puppets
In the pay of Russia and It Is not doubted In
certain circles that the < whole coup was di
rected from St. Petersburg.
CM nil ill a ii Hunker Under Arri-Ht.
LONDON , Feb. 18. Andrew Boyd of
Montreal , Canada , was charged at Bow
stret police station this morning with having
cairmltted forgery and arson within the
jurisdiction ot the government of the
Dominion , lie was remanded pending the
ai rival ot a Canadian police officer and the
documents necessary to bring about his ex
tradition. _
Culled tn IIU Moor nnd Killed.
BARRIB , Ont. , Feb. IS. J. B. Strathle ,
manager of the Bank of Commerce In this
town for the labt fifteen years , was shot and
fatally wounded today by an unknown man
who called at his bouse , and upon Strath'o's
appearance drew a revolver nnd shot him.
The assassin fled. Strathle Is ono of the
most popular and well known bankers In the-
province. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iteoneiied the Insurance CHUCK.
BERLIN , Feb. 18. The Nerd Deutecher
Algcmeliio Zeltung says ; "Germany has
consented to reopen the question of restric
tions on American Insurance companies , be
cause tbo two companies In question en
deavored , by producing further material , to
show that the Pruss'an regulations do not
correspond with the requirements ot the
case. _
Dillon Illcetcd Chairman.
LONDON , Fob. 18 , The members of the
Irti'h parliamentary party held another sitting
In the House of Commons today for the
purpose of electing a now chairman In suc-
cewlon to Mr. Justin McCarthy. Among
those present were Messrs1. Heily and DIN
Ion , The latter was elected chairman by a
vote of 37 to 1.
All lint KiiKlimd IliuiAlirrccil ,
LONDON , Feb. 18 , A dlspatch to the
Tlmeu from Constantinople says nil the
powers except England have a entel to the
lulUn'a proposal to recognize Prlnco Fer
dinand of Bulgaria.
Kiirlli < | iinl > lit Culm ,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Feb , 18. An cirth-
quake shock which was preceded by deep
rumbling nolte , has been experienced here.
The inhabitants were terror t-trlcken until
the nolso ceased.
Ckaiulier' I.IUely til Ilt'ccde.
LONDON. Feb. IS. The Paris correspond
ent ot the Times sayu he does not believe the
Chamber of Deputies will cjntlnuu lo defy
the Scnato In Its refusal to grant a vote to
the ministry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Olllver * Will lie Court .Mnrilnlcd.
LONDON , Feb. 17. The Times says there
Is rcuton to believe tbat all the officers holdIng -
Ing the queen's commission , who were con
cerned In the Jameson raid will be court-
initialed.
DAVIS SHOCKS THE BRITONS
Extravagant Statements Made in the Sen
ate Amaze Members of Parliament.
DECLINE TO ACCEPT THEM AS TRUE
Iteration of the Cliarnc tlmt
InleiidM Scl/hiK Cnliaii CnMoniN
Cniiven .More Thrn Wonder
lit London.
( CopjrlRht , U96 , ty 1'rcss TubllchlnB Company. )
LONDON , Feb. 18. ( New York World
Cable Special Telegram. ) When the report
was first cabllcd hero from New York as
being current there that England was con
templating the seizure of the Cuban cus
toms to secure the payment of that part of
the Spanish loan due to her Investors , 1
telegraphed you that the Idea was simply
preposterous. It appears , however , that
Senator Davis yesterday gravely repeated
the report as an argument In favor of his
Venezuelan resolution. If this Iteration of
the report In the senate gives It nny weight
I may assure your readers that the publi
cation hero today of the senator's ppcech ,
containing this allusion , was received with
amazed Incredulity.
Influential members of both parties In
Parliament asked If It was possible that It
could have been made seriously , and It a
tMnator of the United States could poaalbly
bo so Ignorant of all the rules of Interna
tional law as lo believe that Great Britain
would commit such nn act. thus subjecting
herself to the hostile alliance of the whole
civilized world against one International out
rage.
The Irish party has decided not to raise the
Venezuelan arbitration question again In Par
liament for the preccnt , at nny rate. They
consider that they can beat serve the cause
cf arbitration by awaiting tbe action of the
government nt thlo Juncture , but they will
not hesitate to Intervene nt any moment
tihojld circumstances arise to make It desir
able for them to declare their sympathy with
the United States on this question.
BALLARD SMITH.
TWO imUULLIOXS IX Tlin OUIB.NT.
Coren and Foriuoxu Illicit
I.title Coiilllet.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. IS. The steamer
Pekln , from Mokohama , arrived this morn
ing. Another rebellion has broken out In
Corea. The govcnor of tbe Tan-Yang dis
trict has been taken prisoner by the rebels.
The Corcan troops defeated the rebels In two
engagements , but the rebela are not yet
subdued. The Insurrection was caused by n
royal proclamation icquinng tne Coreans to
sacrlfilce their ques nnd wear their hair In
western fashion.
Several Japanese papers condemn the re
lease ot Viscount Mlura , charged with In
stigating the murder of tlio Corcan queen , as
a grosa miscarriage of Justice. Miura was
Japanese minister at the Corean court , nnd
after a brief preliminary examination at
Hiroshima , be was allowed to depart. The
judge said he was convinced Mlura Incited
the murder of the queen , of his connection
with her death was not even closer , but
as the evidence might not convict Mlura at
a trial , the preliminary examination did
not hold him.
The lower house of the Japaness Parlia
ment has passed a newspaper bill , rescinding
the power of the government to suspend
newspapers.
The warlike opposition to the Japanese In
Formosa has moderated , except In the moun
tain districts. All north Formosa Is under
military rule. It Is expected Japanese re
inforcements will proceed against the rebel
army now In the mountains.
III.IO.TIlAMih HIS ASSOCIATES.
I'roiulxcNto Heilre Should Sexton
Content to I/ciil.
LONDON , Feb. 18. The Times says : "At
yesterday's Irish meeting Mr. Hcaly dis
claimed any personal animosity toward John
Dillon and ho admitted his right to a promi
nent voice In. the affairs of the party ; bill
he spoke very plainly In giving the reasons
for Mr. Dillon's unfltncss for the leader
ship. He declared that the difficulties sur
rounding the party were largely the outcome
of Mr. Dillon's mistakes and that Mr. DI1- .
Ion's personal ambition was the real cause
of the dissensions.
"It was remarked In the lobbythat Mr.
Dillon may be the leader In * the committee
room , but Mr. Healy will undoubtedly bs
the leader on the IKor of the Commons. "
Tho. Standard understands that In returnIng -
Ing thanks for his election John Dillon prom
ised to retire at any moment should Thomas
Sexton desire to return to public life. After
the election several members , who voted
against Mr. Dillon , promised to support him
In his new position. It la believed , says the
Standard , that very few members would sup
port Mr. Healy should he attempt to assail
Mr. Dillon.
LONDON. Feb. IS. Mr. Thomas Sexton ,
antl-Parnelllte , has resigned his scat in par
liament.
Iteeelved by the CinpreiiN.
BERLIN , Feb. 18. The empress of Ger
many today received Mrs. Runyon , widow of
the late United States ambassador , in an
audience of condolence ,
ITiienrthed : i Stock of Jewelry. '
TACOMA , Wash , , Feb. IS. Heneath Fomo
charcoal pits In the woods flve miles [ south
east of the city some lawyers , a receiver
nnd a deputy thorlff this nfternoon found
thirteen sacks of gold and silverware and
jev\cliy. Their value Is estimated nt from
JI.OOO to $5,000. Deputy sheriffs have gone
tonight after three pucks und two bo\cs
more , wh'ch nre fctored in a house there.
Tl.o tacks belonged to I. J. Shurrlck , n
Jeweler , who suddenly disappeared Junii-
nry 20 , his stock vanishing -with him. Why
be should have bidden hta clock does not
yet appear , for nn Investigation Indicate ?
tlmt bills ngnlnFt him amount to only $1,000.
John Hnfer , owner of the charcoal pits ,
claims the property under. : i bill cf sale ,
Millie Money on < liC.Loan. _
SIOUX FALLS , B. D. . Feb. 18.-(8peclal. ( )
The county commissioners are happy
over the outcome of the seed grain law.
Under It they loaned to the farmers last
Hiring J27.WO , All of this linn been paid
buck except > 108 , and this U more tlmn
offset bv the Interest. Hut a gieiiter train
IH found In the fact that the grain raleed
from this seed nolil for tOS,99 < i. This leaves
a balance of flSLWO which Is the amount
of money by which the county Is richer
tliun It would have been but for this public
loan. There Is not likely to be another
> car soon In which It will bo necessary
to try thin plan , but there Is no doubt but
that should ono come the county will pur-
hue the same course.
I'our of the Trnlii Crcrv Injured ,
HKLLOWS FALLS , Vt. . Feb. 18 A
broken rail an the Hutlana division of thti
Central Vermont rullvvay caused a serious
wreck nt a point about two miles north of
l.udlavv elation this morning. Tbo engine
cf a paeccnger train was derailed und thice
cojclies were thrown down n llfty-foot oni.
lurikment. About a dozen i > ciunn ucro
Injure- ! , four of them perlourly. These four
aiu : T , J. Hurber , Rutland , hurt Internally ,
probaby fatal ; D. H. Sexton , Rutland , con
ductor ; n O. llaner. Rutland , express inesJi
seiiBcrj Ucorge F , Fletclur , RutlHiid , mall
agent. The othein who sustained Injuries
wire pUHfeneerH. most of whom are not
hurt be > and urulces or a severe shaking up.
YOIIIIK Train Wreekern Indleted ,
UTICA. N , Y. , Feb. 18.-The gland Juiy
In eess'on today handed up an Indictment
against the youthful Rome train wrecker * .
J. W. Hlldreth , Theodore Hlbbard , Herbert
Plato and Fred lirlsto' , of murder In tbe
llMt degree. They wrecked the fast mall
on the Central Hudson read In the Homu
swamp Tuesday , November 19 , Over 1UO
wUneaten were examined by the grand jury , ,
SIIJT TO rUIlTIinit AM1IITHATION.
.N MV Yorkern Join the Movement for
\rtUonnl Cnnferetier ,
NEW YORK , Feb. IS.-'A rrUetlng of prom
inent citizens of this1 city and Brooklyn was
held tonight nt the residence of Mr. Wlll'am '
B. Dodge. The meeting "was called by Mayor
Strong , General Brlstow , Bishop Potter , ex-
Chief Justice Daly , Hon. Seth Lowe and
Mr. Dcdge , for the purpcso of forming a
committee ot represcntatlro citizens ol Vnw
York and Brooklyn to co-operate with similar
committees which have already been estab
lished In Philadelphia. Chicago , Washing
ton end other prominent cities In the United
States , whose object Is the ralllnc of a
national conference In the Interest ot Interna
tional arbitration between Great Britain an.l
the United States. Ex-Mayor Hewitt , at the
rcqiitst of Mr. Dodge , presided , and Revcrtr.d
Jotlah Stronc acted as secretary. Mr.
Hewitt has ? been appointed chairman by the
Chamber of Commerce of a committee ap
pointed by that body for a similar purpoii' .
Both Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Dodpe. In speai <
Ing to the assemblage tonight asserted that
during the past flve or six weeks n strong
serl'lmont had developed throughout the
country In favor of some wise method of
permanent arbitration between Great Britain
nr.d the United States. He read letters In
sympathy with the movement from Bishop
Potter , J. C. Cadwalladcr , Bishop Andrews ,
Cornelius Vnnderbllt , Mayor Wurster ol
Brooklyn , Mayor Strong of this city and
ex-Governor Russel of Massachusetts.
On irot'on ' of Clmuncey M. Dcpevv , seconded
by George L. Rhcs , the meeting adopted
the following preamble nnd resolutions :
Whereas ? , The "true grandeur of nations"
means the arts of civilization Justice secured -
cured by statute and magnanimity inspired
by ptiod will , which fundamental conditions
ure nlwnjn mnrreil by the wasteful , bitter
violence of war ; nnd ,
Whcieas , The United States nnd Orcat
Britain , akin In language , jurlpprudcncc and
lejrnl method" , nre nlrcady accustomed to
ntbltrntc their disagreements .and have cm-
phntlcn ly declared tliem ° elves In favor of
Fuch arbitration congiess by the action ot
both houses In 1892 nnd tha ilouse of Com-
irTn * by Its vote In 1833 therefore.
Resolved , That we earnestly , desire such
action by our natlonnl legislature and the
executive ns shall make peimunent pro
vision for porno wise method of itibltrallon
between the two countiles. It being our
hope that fcuch n step will ultimately lend
to international nrbltiatlon throughout the
civilized wor'd.
Resolved , Accordingly , that measures be
tnken In the Interest of such arbitration nnd
In concert with like committees from other
cities for the convening In the c'ly of Wu b-
Ington at the earliest practicable date of a
conference of citizens representing every
portion of tbe country wllnout distinction
of party or creed. '
Resolved. That we gratefully recognize
the action already taken In. this direction
by representative citizens of Chicago. Phila
delphia nnd other cities and that we I eb
on their vigorous co-operation In promoting
tbo success of the proposed notional con
ference.
Mr. Depew discussed the question In a
brief speech , referring to Uio Jay treaty of
over 100 years ago , which provided that dlo-
putca should ba settled by arbitration , but
which did not prevent thorwar of 1SI2. Ho
also spoke"of the benefits ot the Geneva
treaty , under the late President Grant , and
referred to the many question that have been
settled by arbitration since 1S12. He thought
that International arbitration , embracing all
the nations of Europe , wasjmposslble al this
time , but he claimed that between Great
Britain and the United States It was not
8,0.
In conclusion. Mr. Dspew said : "In our
own country , I think , as this movement
progress It will devejop most perfect
unanimity on this subject , and , before long
the universal peace. whlch.Vlhe church has
been prajlng for for 2,000years , wHl be
' "
realized.
On motion of General Brlrtow , Bishop
Potter. Hon. Chauncey M. Depew , J. C.
Ca-lwallader , Henry E. How land and W. E.
Dodio v.ere appointed as delceate to a
meeting in favor of arbitration , to tike place
In Independence hall. Philadelphia , on Wash
ington's birthday , "with power to add to their
number.
, NO FOUNDATION FOR FKAIIS.
Itoll Call SIlonNo Additional Vle-
tl"iM of the Troj-'Klre.
TROY , Tel ) . 18 , What seems almost n
mlraclo In connection with the disastrous
conflagration In Troy last night Is the fact
made evident tonight that the loss of life
Is no greater than was accurately detailed
last night. The list of three killed and
fifteen wounded , Is verified tonight and the
mlraclo appears in the fact that those noted
a ! ) missing have reported,1 and that out of
the GOO human beings who crushed and strug
gled for lift' In the burning building last
night , but three fatal endings came. The
names of those who were killed and wounded
were correctly given last night. The
dramatic incident of the day occurred about
noon , when at 101 River street , a member
of the firm of Stetthclmcr , & Co. , began callIng -
Ing the rrll of the cmployes o find the mls-
flng. Pale faced women , nervous with the
shock of last night , stoad/ln rows before
the caller of the roll. As life call proceeded
the answers came readily , 'VVhcn the names
of the dead women were reached , Mrs. Cnr-
rol , Mrs. Carr and Mrs. FoJey , there weie
sobs and tears. { \
When the call was completed , seven ab-
Bcntees were noted , and emissaries were sent
out to find them , the apprehension In the
meantime growing Into settled belief that
they were In the building. By 5 o'clock
tonight all bad been located and police and
firemen were allkei In their wonder as to how
the great mass of humanity escaped. In
surance men limit the Iocs on the building
and contents at more than $100,000. Where
stood once one of the finest business blocks
in the city loom up only shattered brick
walls coated with Ice , a street strewn wllh
fallen bricks , an almost Impenetrable network
ot tel phone , telegraph dml electric wlreo
and sidewalks covered with Ice as If n river
of water had flowed throngh4 the streets.
Secured r. Dnkotn Ulvorcc.
FARGO , N. D , , Feb , IS. Mrs. Alberta C.
Tul'.y , who has been ri resident of Fargo
for Fomo time , v as today .granted nn nb-
sclutc divorce from her husbnml. C. M.
'Fully of Salt Lake , bv the district court
of Cass county. Mrs. 'fully Js the daugh
ter of the late Joseph Hi Hutfcett , who wan
n pi eminent oil broker-in Wall street , nnd
IH very hlghlv connected. Sirs. Tul'y anil
her luifbaiid liavo not Mslded together for
geveial years. 4. ' -
I'rlneeton Profexo * * , o n Tour.
PRINCETON , Feb. 18-.ypresldent Pntton
and Prof. West have left 'oil an extended
tour of the principal cltlqs f > ! the west ,
where thev will attend tbe alumni illnnera
of the Princeton clubs , 'fliey will sneak
at the following bannuctst Riven in their
honor before tliejr ruturnii .Chicago. Feb-
iimry 21 : St. I'niil , February 22 ; Minnea
polis Felmimy 23 ; St. lint In. February 26 ;
LoiiUvl'le , February-ii > , nnd Cincinnati , Feb
ruary 29.
FolHiini'M Shortage Gronlnir.
EPP1NCJ. N. H. , Feb. It Developments
now Indicate that the amount of the late
Senator FolEoin'a defalcation ; will reach $20-
( > GO. The sum him been growing since last
Friday , when Folslm's death waa an
nounced. Word is coming /rum many of the
Kuiroundlng towns to ehovv that residents
there nre victlnin of tjio Foltom crooked
ness , nmong them teyeral widows whom bu
mu'ctid out of all the money they bad.
KrrirehliiK fur , Mr * . Cody.
MEMPHIS Feb , 18. An afternoon paper
oa > 8 that Mis. Cody , who disappeared from
the home of her parents tn Tacoma , Wash. ,
iitoui two weeks aso rind for whom her
huibtiri ) , Aithur B Cody , u Chicago uttor-
nev , ban offered a largo reward , Is thought
ta be In Memphis and detectives arc searchIng -
Ing for her A prom nent Memphis man
apem tbat bo Is , n most certain be saw
Mib. Cody on u street car yesterday ,
llni'iied to Death In Her D\vellliiK.
STAMFORD , Conn. . Feb. IS-Eirly today
flrt > destroyed the farm house of Charles
fiUleimelMer ot Uuxton place , -iHverton.
Mrs. OlldermelfctcrafUr she bad been taken
out with her chi dren , returned to the bouse
for bomo valuable paiiem and money and
wns buined to deuh. | Mr Clllderrnelster
was ep baOy ! Injured In trying to rctcuo
Ills wife that ho can scarcely recover ,
MINERS ARE PAST ALL HELP
Most Disastrous Explosion Ever Known in
the Newcastle Damp.
VOLUME OF GAS DRIVES BACK RESCUERS
Nntitp * of All ( lie Imprisoned .Men Not
Olil ill iiuliH i\iihiNlon SnpiioMed
tn HIM c Originated from
Ijndcruroiinil I'lrcx.
DENVER , Colo. , Feb. IS. A special to the
News from Newcastle , Colo. , says. An explo
sion occurred at the Vulcan mine at 11:20 :
this morning which was the most disastrous
over known In the history of this camp. To
night dozens of homes , In our little city arc
desolate because of some loved one , father ,
husband , brother OP son who this morning
left their homes with not a thought of dan
ger or the awful death that so surely awaited
them and arc now lying lifeless at the bottom
tom of the Vulcan Aslope. All business Is
practically suspended ; everyone Is dazed at
the aw fulness of the Hidden disaster.
No warning was given the peaceful \11-
lagers until a sudden report , as from n
hundred cannon , resounded throughout the
valley , making the'earth tremble. People
rushed out of homes and placcM of business
to see what had happened and one look
toward the Vulcan mlno was sufficient , for n
dense cloud of synohc. Issuing from the
mouth of the slope , met the eyes of the gaz
ers and told the tale. A throng of spectators
was soon at the ccene of the disaster , a dis
tance of two miles from Newcastle.
A glance was enough to dissipate nny hope
for the lives of the entombed men. The force
of the explosion had caused a ca\cln and the
tunnel and air course was filled with the
fallen rocks , earth and timbers. Moth fan
houses were wrecked and the slope and vicin
ity weie so full of debris , and the gas was
so bid that It was hard and dangerous work
to begin the rescue. Nevertheless , willing
bands were soon at work and flve men went
down as far as possible to ascertain the con
dition of the slope and found it such that it
will require much laboi to reach the miners.
The gas was EO bad that after the party had
gotten 200 feet they were compelled to re
turn. The party consisted of Superintendent
Hcrrlck of the Vulcan and John Evans , Will-
lam Heese , Sam Hills and Robert Temple-
man from the Consolidated mine. The last
named mine shut down Immediately upon
hearing of the disaster and sent their en
tire force of 150 men to- help icscuc the un
fortunate ones.
REBUILDING THE FAN HOUSE.
The construction of a temporary fan house
was commenced at once and the work of
pumping frei'li air Into the mine will soon
begin. It Is hardly possible that nn > of the
miners are still nllvc , but the starting of the
f.inb will be made as soon as possible- the
hope that IT any have suivlved they may be-
kept alUc till help reaches them.
The only man who got out of the mines
at the time of the explosion was Edward
Walsh , who wns near the month ot the
tunnel and was blown out , his skull was
fractured , arm broken , the face badly rut
and burncil and all the hair burned from
his head ! Ho wag breathing when found ,
but expired shortly after , without show
ing consciousness. Two young miners , Tom
'Connelly and .tomes Petrlc , met with nar
row escape ? , their eyes becoming snre they
quit work In the mines and had just emerged
from the tunnel when the explosion oc
curred. *
The following are all the names of mlneit
known to bo at woik that can be obtained
up to this hour :
William Hnggerty. Joseph Dorr , Abel Dorr ,
Will Dorr. James Harrison , Thomas Larlgan
George Ward , El\\ard Welch , dilver ;
John Funke and 13carold son ;
Charles Merchant , Tom Addls-on , Lauls
Glnottl , Fiel It. Odansltl , home In
Illinois , leaven n wife and nine
children ; Peter Patilclo , Dan Morris , Gn-
brlel Glcece , Frank Tossln , Baptlsto Chowl-
chette , Domenlc Mutteno , August Mattovc ,
John Scalfe , Alex Scalfe , Phillip Racha ,
Peter Heritor , Pied Slglmual , Antonio
Patrlclo , John Pastorlo , John Coiighlln. late
of Rockvale ; William Webb , Sam Jones ,
Frrnk McConrty , Ben Cottle , Jr. , Alex Rcmo ,
Frank Slmonlc , Uobe't Setlgor. Jack Jen
kins , Domenlc Ozello , John Cleno. James
Frae'no , Domenlc Rossettl. Peter Tappero ,
Andrew Rolando , Peter Magento , Antonio
Maitlno , David J. Evans.
An soon as the news of the explosion
reached Newcastle Superintendent Paul
Blount closed the mines of the- Colorado Fuel
and Iron company nnd taking all his miner ?
left for the Vulcan mines , where all are
actively at work aiding In the attempts at
reacus. Thcro arc two shafts In addition
to the ono In which the explosion took
place. In the upper of these two the res
cuers are In about 300 feet , and It 1 ° through
thly that/ air can be forced Into some of
the rooms- but none of there In the mlno
liavo como cut , and It l fearcJ that this
la conclusive evidence that all are dead.
In this main tunnel men are at work build
ing a dlvl 'on ' with boards and canvare ,
through which air can bo forced In on the
nna ndo ! nnd the foul gas driven fiom the
other , but this Is slow work , and there Is
no pMBlblllty of getting far enough In the
mlno to recover any bodies before tomorrow
morning.
CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The cause of the explosion Is not yet
known. The coal fields In which the Vulcan
mlro Is located ha\o been troub' l with
sublerranein flr B for ninny v ar" . tn minv
placc.-i over a distance of eight to 100 miles
smoke hau isiied from crevices In the rocks
plnco the country was llri't knrwn to white
men , and In later years more than ono val
uable. coal mlno liau been destroyed by lire
breaking Into the workings. A little over
a year ago the mines of the Vulcan com
pany had to be flooded on this account , and
the old workings have never been reopened.
The drift where toJay's accident occurred Is
a new on ? . It Is thought that the dlfaster
may have been caused by breaking Into an
Immense pocket of gas > , generated by these
everlartlng flres. On February 8 State Coal
Minn Inspector Grlfllth Imrcoctcd the mine
and pionounced It In splendid condition , and
the work ID said to have been done at all
times In the most careful manner ,
NEWCASTLE. Feb. 18. The- number of
victims cannot now bo accurately stated , es-
llirates running from fifty to. seventy ,
Tliofo best Informed think the number In
vtry likely between fifty-five tand sixty.
The excitement at present Is so Intense
that efforts to secure a complete list U
ustlcss , _
li > KlNntiiri- | ICitrn
MADISON , WIs. , Feb. IS The btnte legis
lature convened In oxtia pcrElon today In
pccordnnce with DIP governors mil to ap
portion the Htntc Into femilo nnd ncsemldy
districts under the new census. Governor
Uphain Mihmltted to both lioiifpa n leport
of the cprc'nl iippoitlonment committee ap
pointed lit the I lift t-eFHlon and with It
HmendmcntH since submitted by members of
tlio committee , In his message Governor
I'pluim called the attent'on ' of the lepUla-
tuie to the great Importance of the woik
before It and Impressed upon It Its duty
to enact n measure which shall com
ply strictly with ronctllutlonnl rcqu re-
mriitB. The report" ' ! bllv und amendments
were refeired to a joint committee of twen
ty-live from the senate and thirteen from
the uFMemb'v , which will irport the b II
which will finally be adopted ,
Diinuer ( if A n oilier MIINHIUTC ,
HOSTON , Feb. l8.-The following has been
received In lloston from a resident In Mar-
Fovan. eastern Turkey , under date cf Janu
ary 20. 169ti : "The city has been In great
danger for tlm lat few ( ! UJH und any Miark
may easily discharge a rnugaz'ne , Vizier ,
Koopiu and ZllltJ have had awful massacres
with looting , Amazla Is less badly off , and
Hadji Kay neaped with the loss of UB
market. In this city poveny , hunger , fear
nnU bate have reached a lenlblc degree ,
The condition Is moat tillable. "
i.r.Anri : sinx
.Much ScrntoliliKT Dour lit tlio 1'lilln-
ilolililn M n n I v I pill lllcctlon.
PHILADELPHIA. Tcb. 18. Municipal elcc-
tlons were held throughout the state today.
In this city ( hero were bitter contests In
many ot the wards , due particularly to a
epllt In the republican ranks caused by the
cltorti ot the Municipal league to select a
"reform" council. The vote is so badly split
up that the count cannot be completed until
Into In the morning , but the returns received
late at midnight Indicate the Municipal
league has failed In Us efforts to elect re
formers. Wencel Ilnrtmnn , president of the
council , against whom the league made n
bitter fight In the Eighth ward , Is re-elected
by nearly 1,000 majority. James II. Anderson ,
whose course In the council for 3oars has
dlsploaecJ the reformers , watt also re-elected
by a big majority. The followers of Senator
Quay , who had been expected to help the
Municipal league , appear to have \oted and
worked for the regular republican ticket
with the result that the rcfoimcrs were
mowed under.
The municipal ticket was headed by John
L. Klnzey and Arthur Middle , respectively
republican and democratic candidates for
city solicitor. Klnzcy's majoilty will prob
ably exceed the total democrat vote.
Reports from the smaller cities do not In
dicate the lines were closaly drawn be
tween the republicans and democrats. At
Altoona , there were republican , democratic
and populls't tickets In the field. The vote
between Barr , republican and Murray , demo
crat , for mayor IB % ery close. At Wll-
llamsport , James Maple , prohibitionist , Is
elected mayor by a plurality of 300 over
the republican and democratic candidates.
Harrlsburg and Lancaster both elected re
publican mayors. At Erie the republicans
aio believed to have elected Sador Sobel
mayor over Robert Bailsman , democrat , by
a small plurality. The balance of the re
publican ticket was elected.
P1TTSUURG , Feb. 18. A bitter political
light was waged here today between the
republican : ] on one hide and the fusion de
mocrats-Municipal league , on the other. A
ery large \ote was brought out and bal
lots were so badly scr.ilched that the count
Is slow nnd thci result \cry much In doubt
at a late hour tonight. At 1 o'clock , 103
districts out of a total of 201 give the head
of tlu republican ticket , Ift87 plurality. At
this lotto the republicans will have about
3,000 plurality. The fuslonlsts claim to have
elected several councllnien.
CMJVKI , V.M ) AMI A TllIUI ) Tr.IMI.
InUniiitc Krleiiil SII.IH Hi- Will Soon
MliKi- HNVlsluN | KIIOMII.
NEW YORK , Feb. IS. The World this
moinlng sfys : "Mr. E. C. Benedict , the
broker and close parsonal friend of Presi
dent Cleveland , said to an Interviewer : 'Mr.
Cleveland will answer the third tcim ques
ting very distinctly at a not distant dute.
He will not kci-p the democrats waiting. "
"The way In which Mr. Benedict said this
seemed to Indicate thot Mr. Cleveland had
a message ready for the democracv. When
pressed for a more definite statement of
wnat lie knew , the presidents friend said :
'I can't say more just now. '
"Of the general situation , Mr. Benedict
tald : Both parties are very much unsettled
as to a sound and sensible pol'cy. All the
issues have faded out. In this respect the
republicans are as bad off as the democrats.
Rvery time there Is a heavy rainfall you
have n freshet and a conslderab'e amount of
dirt and debris Is washed down. The same
thine IP true In the political wprld. When
a political landslide occurs , a lot cf riff-raff
and worthless rubbish Is brought to the front
ami the country-has to suffer , while those
play fantastic tricks In congress and make
oven angels weep. The democrats had some-
'Mn.7 c- theliind a little over two years
ago nnd the topubllcnns last Noem
ber. Look at the set of men we
have In this state at Albany nnd In congress.
Tncro are some good ones- , but the majority
are not fo much account. Two > cars ago the
democrats had enough majority to make t\\o
pattlcn just ns the republicans lm\p at JIICP-
cut. When this happen ? , they 'know It all'
and you cannot tell them or teach them anything
thing- The only safety to the country Is
when there In a small mat gin , say G or 10
per cent , for then each party Is put on Itr
good bohivlor and Knows that it will be
turned down promptly If It docs not to some
thing.
"Tho Idea of thle rich an.l prosperous coun
try going around among the nations In the
role of n bcggor with a ragged shirt Is
ildiculoui' . Such things will not and connot
continue long. "
I ETTIGIMW wn.i. AVAHM IT ii .
I'rotOHON to MuKv TliliiKH Hut for IIli
Political O ) > I > OIII-II < N ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. 18. ( Special. )
There Is a big political fight on between
the two factions of the republican party In
thla county and In the stats. The letter of
Senator Pcttlgrcw fell like a bombshell upon
the republican leaders and they discussed
nothing else until yesterday , whin a greater
sensation was sprung. Senator Pettlgrew ar
rived from the east and at once went Into
conference with the managers here. An a
icsult of that meeting it was decided to begin
a vigorous offensive flght against the combi
nation. A call was at oneo Issued for a mass
ircctlng to bo held In the opera house on
Wednesday evening , at which the senator
will make n speech , attacking without gloves
the men whom he charges with putting up a
combination against him , IIj declares that
he will not mince matters , that he will call a
spade n spade , will name the men ho attacks
and will give their political hlttory for the
past fifteen years.
Senator PettlErew declares that his efforts
will not ho sonllneil to Mlnnelmha county or
bo chlf1y cxpenled hcio , but that ho will
csrjy the fleht 'nto ' exciy county In tlm
stateHa ears that be cares little about
tlio delecato convention , and does not rnro
'vhcthtr he goes to St. Lou's or not , but
that ho Is determined that the combination
bliall not control the conycht'on callc I tn
nominate state ofllrcrs. , Jlls lieutenants arc
already In communication with their friends
In the other counties. Mr. Pettlgrew declares
tlat the greatest menace to the coed ot the
state lies In the control of politics by the
rallroado and accuses the combination of be
ing the same men who knocked out the
Sioux Falls railroad bill at the last session
of the legislature. He also claims that It HI
being engineered In the Interest of the gold
men and that the only way to tccuro this
state for free Elher Is to turn It down.
The county committee meets here on Wed
nesday ind will call the- county convention
for the middle of March.
.St'iiiitorlul llnllli- ,
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 18. The letter of
Sccretuiy Carlisle addressed to certain mem-
beia of the legislature Is expected to reaeti
hero tills afternoon , It In believed to con
tain small comfort for Senator Illuckbuin ,
however , The roll call showed 1"0 niembcni
present ncceetary to a choice , CO. The
ballot resulted : Blackburn , CO ; Hunter , CO ;
McCrcary , 3 ; Holt , 3 ; Caillile , 2j Cochran , II
Bate , L Only one ballot was taken ,
Ol.llllionilil C.Nlllt l-lltlollH Cnlli'il.
SOUTH M'ALCSTKIt , I , T. . Feb , IS.-fho
territorial executive conun tteea of both
the upubllcan und democratic parties were
In session here today. Decision * were
HMclied to hold Hiticpunllran terrlloilnl
convention to Belccl dclegatpH to Ht. louls
( it Murcogee on April 25 , and to hold tlio
democratic convention to se'ect de't-gntc ? to
Chicago ut Vinltu on June 9 ,
l''oHy.SIClinrfcfM A lilt flint tin * Ciihlilrr
TAt OMA , Wash. , Feb. 18--The fedcrul
fr.inl Jury today returned nn Indictment
agninht Cashier W , T. 1'eterH of the Colum
bia National bank on fuity-il't count * it
ml.-.TH violation of law In maUli' , ' rj-.iuc'u-
lent entrliH In the bank'u boolcx to de
ceive ( lit- bank examiner ; with falsifying'
bis report to the comptroller , made on June
5 , 1Mb , by raising bin cash account 120-
000 and making other fuleo statements ; by
giving money to the German American
avlngs bank and paying money to Pretl-
dent M. M , Taylor of the Uounl of Public
Works for lila Inllucncc. ThebC are the
chief choices.
LAUNCH THE M'KINLEY ' BOOM
Mass Meeting at Lincoln to Organize a
State Olnb.
THURSTON ENDORSES THE OHIO MAM
SIIJH lie I * Con * Ineed tlmt NrlirnxkiV
l'iiM > r Illtu , nnil Culls ( or Other
Cn ml III n ION to 1'nnie Out
lit tin *
LINCOLN , Fob. IS. ( Special Telcgram. >
At the McKlnlcy rally tonight ox-Governor
John SI. Tlmycr presided nnil aliened tlio
ball by asking "the stale ot Nebraska" to al
come to order. Ho said that on account ot t
William McKlnley'a assistance In tlio cam-
pa IKII of 1S94 the people of Nebraska de
manded him ns the republican candidate-
for president. This meeting , ho said , hail
been called for the purpose of organizing
n State McKlnlcy club , and ho called upon
P. W. Collins to read the proposed pre-
atnblo and co'istUiitlon , The preamble-
freely ndmltted that the object of the or
ganization "ns to secure an instructed dele
gation to St. Luiils for William McKlnlcy. .
The constitution wns adoitcd | without a.
dissenting voice , and a committee of nine
was appointed to select otllccrs. Every
mention of the name of McKlnlcy elicited
tutrultuous applause , and It appeared to-
be the object ot the speakers to cell atten
tion to the Ohio man at every opportunity. .
C. H. Gere , editor of the State Journal ,
was tlio ( list speaker , nnd Inning told tha
Indian story he applied It to the question
of McKlnley's boom.
The following were appointed a committee
to name ofllccrs of the now club : James.
Whltchead , C. A. Atkinson , W. H. Wooil-
waid , 0. II. Qero , K. U. Slzer , W. M.
Smith , W. S. Dayton , James W. Davves , IK
W. Wilson.
J. L. Caldwcll followed Mr. Gere , and A.
dwelt for flve minutes on the benefits ot
protection to American Industries.
PLEDGES THE BIG SIXTH.
James Whltehcad of the Sixth district
pledged himself to the McKlnley cause. In
his own district heaid the people en
dorsed President Cleveland In his present
foreign policy , but they wanted a man at II
the head of the government more strongljr
ln favor of protection.
Peter Jensen of Geneva said that repre
senting the foreign clement of the state , ho
could speak for them and say that they
would be found for the republican candi
date , whoever ho was. But \\lth McKlnlcy
for a leader , victory would be certain.
A. J. Weaver , a university ( Undent wna
called out , and sa'd ' that while ho did not
come here to make a speech , he was ready
to stand up and bo counted for William
McKlnlcy. He pledged Ulchardpon county
by 85 per cent of Its population , the other 15
per cent not having been heard from.
Matt Dougherty said that the sand hill ? ,
of the western portion of the etato were
alive with McKlnley supporters.
A. C. Wright , state organl/or of repub
lican clubs , announced hlmeclf as convinced
that the party which should succeed next
November would be that cnolth the best
record , and that would be the republican
party. Cas ? county he pledged for McKlnlcy-
SOME WliOi WEalS-.THEIUS.
The following were among the republican * ,
present at the rally : Senator John M. Thurs-
ton. General John C. Cowln , Jchn L. Webster
State Senator Popo. Saline county : Peter
Janscn , Geneva ; Judges Hayward , Nebraska.
City ; 0. H. Gere , Lincoln ; Claire Adams , .
Tom Majors , Peru ; L. C. Richards , Hebron ;
W. S. Summers , Lincoln ; IW. . Collins , Lin
coln ; , J. C. Cleland , Fremont : Ctate Auditor
Eugene Moore , John H. Janmr Jansen ; Jay
IL McDowell , Folrbury ; George Crcsa , Fair-
buiy ; E. L. Cllno , Falrbury ; Peter Younger , . m
Geneva ; J. J. Samboin , Indlanola ; A. G- 'Kl
Smith , Kearney ; L. W. DllllnKsley , W. J.
Cooper , Gi'orge J. Woodu , W. S. Hamilton ,
Captain Jotcph Teeters , W. II. Woodward , II
Dr. George II. Slmmonu , D. C. Van Duyn ,
Phclps Paine , Land Commissioner Russell ,
Attorney General Churchill , Secretary ot
State Piper , Judgn A. J. Ccrnlsh , Allen W.
Field , J. II. McMurtry , D. F. Johnson , Ed
H. Si/or , John P. Maul , all cf Lincoln ; Judge *
Howard , Nebraska City ; C. E. Waltc , Lin
coln ; E , P Iloggen , Omaha ; Justice J. L.
Norval , Chief Justice Post , Justice T. O. C.
Harrison , Supreme Court Commissioner
Hyan , Sam H. Steele. David City ; J. A. Mac-
Murphy , neatrlce ; II. D. EPtabrook , E. M.
IJaitlctt , n. S. Berlin , Edward Walsh , Omaha ; :
J. L. Caldwcll , Lincoln ; cx-Gfvernor John M.
Thayer , Captain J. E. Hill , D. A. Campbell ,
Lincoln ; J. H. Malllllcu , Kearney ; Jaine *
Whltehead , Callaway.
NO LIMIT TO THURSTON.
Senator John M. Thurston was Introduced.
A volco In the audience cried out "flve mln-
utps don't go. " The flvc-mlnuto limit was *
removed and Senator Thurslon said :
"I am hero tonight upon request ot that
McKlnloy club organized In Nebraska. I
have had nothing to do , directly or Indirectly , ,
with the formation of Mr-Klnley clubs. I
liavo had no other desire except to leave tho-
republicans of this Dtato free U excrclsortbelr >
choice ns to whom they would support for
the presidential nomination. I have had rea
son to believe , and I do believe , that eight
out of every ten republicans In Nebraska pre
fer the nomination of William MrKlnley , be
lieving that ho represent ! * more truly than I
any other man the o principles J vital to.
the welfare and prosperity of the American
people. I bollcvo that ho will be nominated *
at the St. Louis convention , Nothing caa
prevent his nomination except a combination
of those politicians who have little regard
for the popular wlnhes , and wlrse principal
aim la to secuio power and prestige for them
selves.
"Tho great Issue In the republican national
convention will bo between the people and :
the politicians , The politicians defeated the.
popular will In the convention of 1870. James.
G. Dlnlno then was as truly the choice of the
republican masses as William McKlnloy l
now ; but the success of the bosses at that
convention very nearly wrecked the repub
lican party , and In responsible for almost all
the republican dlsautcro which liavo fol
lowed. Had the volco of the people been
heard , had James G. Dlalno been nominated ,
there IK no doubt whatever that tlio repub
lican party would have remained In power ,
and that Its policies would liavo continued to.
hold the confidence of the people ,
WANTS EVERYBODY SATISFIED.
"I have no other wish today than that the.
will of the people shall bo exprcmcd. What
ever man IB honestly the choice of a ma
jority of the republican voters of the union
will bo nominated for president. To defeat ,
their will Is to endanger our success. What
ever man IB the choice of the. republicans or
the state of Nebraska should be- voted for
by the delegation from Nebraska In the next
national convention. Thlfl ID all I auk ; It IB.
all I desire. If I am inls.lal.cn In my ballet
that the republicans cf my tuato favor the.
nomination of William McKlnlcy , then let
all other friends of all other candidate ! ) coma
out Into the open and contest fairly and.
bravely , with the pole view of abiding by-
the will of the peoplo.
" \Vo hoar altogether too much as to what
this political boss will do with the delegation
from Now Ycrk , or that political boss will
do with the delegation from IVnnuylvanla.
or the other political boss will do with the *
delegation of his state , It Is time for thcv
republican party to end tbo rule of republican
bosi'ss. Dictatorship In the party of Amer
ican progress must come to an end. Let the
pcoplo epculr , and let no man arrogate tot
hlmielf the right to misrepresent the people *
or betray their own expressed wjabeu.
"For many months past It ban been known
that I favor the nomination of William Mc
Klnley , My portion has been open my ;
declarations have been candid. I have be
lieved at all tlmca that In taking this po l-
tlon I represent the vvl hes of the republican *
of my state. I wish at all times to bo per
fectly IranU and candid wlU tbo people ,