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TORNADO I TEXAS
Jumping , Whirling Windstorm Works 118
Torxible Destruction ,
DEATh LIST WILL EXCEED ONE hUNDRED
IInnlreds Moro Arc Maimea and Many Are
Still Missing.
/ WEST END OF ShERMAN IS DEMOLISHED
Similar Reports Come from Howe , Gribble
Springs and Justin ,
IMMENSE DAMAE ( IN COUNTRY PL'CS
StrnL 1IrMt $ trI1ip * lle 1nrl1t ii
IIIeM North ur Fort V.rtIi unit
'I'rIiavIM i , ) t Iit % , , r * lierti
DALLAS , l'ex. , May 1.-A spedni to the
Now from Sherman , Tex. , ay : Just a. few
mlnutcM before 5 o'clock thIi afternoon a
tornado , not occ.2dIng two block9 In width ,
but carrying deitruction and death In Its
wake , swept through the western half of the
city , traveling almost directly north. The
approach of the terrific whIr1viud was an-
nOtIflCC(1 I ) ) ' a deep rumbling noise not unlike
reverberating thunder. A fierce and driving
rain accompanied It , Late tonight It. Is reported -
ported that forty People have been killed
iiouth of town , In addItIon te the city's death
list. Wagons are unloading the dead and In-
jure'l every moment.
The News reporter , standIng on the north
Bide of the court i1aa , had his attention
called to tli peculiar appearance of the
ClOUl5 , They were parted at the lower side ,
convergIng Into a perfect funnel shape , whIle
a boIling , seethIng mass of vaporouc clouds
were rapidly revolvIng in the rift. The air
% at , .II(1ouly ( filled with trees and twigs , and
the downpour of rain brought with it a
deluge of mud. The tornado was then felt
In Its full force. From the point vhero It
Poems to have first descended to vliere It
sudcdnly aroo from the ground , just
north of the city , It left terrific Inark6 of Its
IflSUgO , net a house In its pathway escaping :
not a tree or shrub left standing , or not
twisted and torn out of 51101)0. Fncea are
gone. The Iron bridge on Houston street Is
completely wrecked and blom away , notwIthstandIng -
, ' wIthstandIng Its hundreds of tliousand , of
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'S pounds of steel and material. The number
of lerscna wounded wIll reach not less than
100 , and It wIll be several days before the
exict number of fatal fatalities can be givoii ,
a many person9 , and especialiy chlideo. are
missing , and many of the Injured are In ucIi
a critical shape that a ore may dIe before
morning.
- NAMES OF TUE DEAD.
The list of killed as far as reported by the
authoritIes up to 1 a , in. is as follows :
J , - MRS. OTTO I3ALLINGER and TWO
CIIILDflE. . .
MRS. 1. L. BURNS and TWO CHILDREN ,
JOSEI'IIINE. aged 3 , and GROVER , aged 10.
JOHN AMES and WIFE and TWO CItIL-
DREN.
flIIV. J. S. SHEARER.
MRS. LUKE MONTGOMERY and TWO
CHILDREN. Another one Is also mIslng.
WILLIAM HAMILTON , a farmer.
MItS. GEORGE ANDERSON and AN INFANT -
FANT lAUGIITIIR.
MA1t'i BELLE JENKINS.
1) . 14. PIERCE and SON TOM , aged 14.
IdES. DAVE HERRING and TWO CHIL-
DREN. +
1' JOHN TAYLOR.
MRS. I. I. . . IIURLES.
t TWO LITTLE \VIIITE ChILDREN , about
4 and 6 years of age , have not been hlenti-
fled , suit are being heid In the morgue for
IdentIficatIon.
The list of colored people killed , aa far
an learned up to 10 a. in , , is as follow9 :
JIM ENGLISH.
JAMES \V + LK1IIt.
MRS. NORA NIChOLSON and TWO
ChILDREN.
LUCY DALLINGER and DAUGHTER.
CIIARLEY COX , son of Ehiza Cox.
MARY L4ICII and TIIItEII CHILDREN ,
LETITIA , JOHN and F'ATUS ,
KItTY KING , colored.
AN INFANT of the flallinger famIly 11a9
been ound.
Chsrles'eddlo of Falrviev Is dead , wIth
a pIece of timber drivezi tlroiigIt hIs hotly.
The family of John hamIlton have been
dIscovered , all badly injured , One of the
hamilton boys , aged 20 years , will dIe. Two
girls , one aged 15 and one D , wore fatally
Injured , and another girl , aged 11 , inJured
internally.
It Is Impossible io get a correct list
all the miseing , Nearly every family In
the dthtrlct has some member they cannot
aceount + for , anti it Ia believed that most
of the inisaing are dead ,
SOME OF TIlE INJURED ONES.
An Incomplete lIst of tim wounded Is no
follows :
Toni Jenklno , wIfe antI five children ,
Mr , and Mri. henry Miller and two cliii.
dren.
A heavy sllvc'r of'IOl ( was drivei : through
the thigh of ( iranvliio JenkIns.
Mr. and Mrs. Edvard hlaleehi and little soii ,
wIth B. \\'oodwurd , were in tue collar at
J the former's resid'iieo and 'ero covered with
debris. Mr. ( toil Mrs. IIalohl were both paIn.
fully bruised about the thighs , stiltpoed to
hao been blown through a wIndow.
Eliza Cox , colored , hurt In the breast.
harriet I.ako , colored , cut and bruised.
lien Cepluis , colorel ( , lik wife and son
Clarence , nil hare llmb brokei : and are In a
prerariaus coiitlitleii.
Lottie and Luinmie Burns are badly hurt.
Mr. niiil lrs , Jesse llrewii , bidly bruisci ,
Ilto , vi : , ann broki'ib.
Ike Sheirer , son of 11ev , Shearer , who was
killed , Ic badly briitsei ,
The greatest number of accidents is reported -
ported front the colored suttlenient along
l'ost Oak and LIncoln streets , between Curry
and Lost sitrects , where several PeoPle sere
kIlled outright.
Mrs. 3 , B. KIng and two children are son.
ously Injured.
Philllp Nichols receIved PaiflfLIl burto about
the licatl.
Mrs. John Rhyme and four children , all
more . or Ices injured
.v , S. hlostwlck , who was In the same
resIdence. is cut seriously ,
Otto Ilnilinger , whose family vcro nil
killed , is badly hurt about the head ,
lIe'.tor and Nanulo NIcholson , colored , of
the famly of which six were kIlied , are
. .eniotitIy hurt. -
Iavu iienning and Mrs. D. L , PICIFO , who
alone cscapoi death at their home , are per-
iaits fatally hurt.
Mary nPtrlck , colored and three chIldren ,
all badly hurt Internally.
Mettle Johnson , colored , heal hurt niti
injured internally , will not hive until morn-
John and Mice Newbouso , colored , and
four chIldren. badly hurt ,
II3nrctL hendricks , colored , both legs
broken.
MISs Eva Pierce , daughter of I ) , L. Pierce ,
heft leg and right aria broken.
Mr. and Mrs.Vnigh Clark , painfuily
MANY ARE MISSING.
. ) Tba number of mIssing I large and In.
clude a great many chIldren , and it Is
quito probable that ( lie most of theni are
( . dead.It. is very conservatIve to estiniate
that tile lIst of fatalitIes wIll reach aixty ,
while the Injured will reach 100. At least
flit ) ' bOULCS were wreckui , Must of them
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WashIngton avenues , where the hantisoino
residences of L. F. Ely , CaptaIn J. C. Salter ,
Mrs. I'at Mnttingiey and James lalIs sue-
cumbed. The loss will reach at least $150-
000 , and Lot little , if atty of it covered
by tornado Insurance.
About the most graphic descrIptIon given
by any 0 ? the injured was that of W. S.
Iiostwick , who sold : I was at Mr. John
Irvine's house when I heard the noise of
the approiching s'torm. Just as I looked out
I saw hierges' hiotle blown Into the air , 011(1
then Mr. Shearer's house , The air was
filled with great trees and tImbers and every
coftceivablo kInd of article , I was fascln-
ated , petrified , for I saw it was coming
directly upon us , and that it could not be
long In reaching us. IL .was a black serpen-
tilto clond , twlstog , wrIthing In the center ,
bet at the bottom Is seemed to be moving
steadily. I woke ur from my sluniber anti
called out to the family , who were in the
house , anti asked them not to nilut out. I
feared that. we would all ho struck by fly-
log tImbers. Then came an awfuil crash , a
penso of suffocatIon , anti when It was over
Lb. house was gone and unyosif and family
Were scattered about the yard and tinder
the debrl. It was over In such a short
thno I cannot give you an Idea of how long
It was , "
AID CAME PROMPTLY.
In just a few minutes the imllco omecro
wore appealed to for elicItor for the dead aint
wounded and nuitbulances and all kinds of
conveyances were presot1 Into service. A
vacant store room on the north side of tite
court plaza and another on the south side
anti the court. room ere traitefornied into
Impromptu morgues and hospitala for the
woillidNi down town , whlho every residence
left standing In Falrvlew in filled wIth
wounded , The phtyslelana and druggists responded -
sponded promptly to the call for succor and
drugu anti everything needed came spon-
taneausly. hundreds of iadloa respondc.J to
tlio cali of humanity , and wIth a oore of
lluyalclans were sooti at work. Color and
caste ( iioappcarod In tue ouprome moment
ct woo anti dcoolatlon. Thanks to the excellent -
cellent police service , ( lie crowds were restraIned -
straIned everywhere about the ImprovIsed
hiopltala and cItIzens and physicians found
their labor more effectIve on account of iton-
interference. The crle.s of the injured were
supplemented by tite agonizing ahrleks of
those who. pasalng from corpse to corpse , at
last found aetne looked for one , perhaits a
huaband or wife , or son or daughter.
Mr. Montgomery's wife and two or
three children are dead. The chlh-
urea are terribly mangled. One of
tltcni , about 5 years old , had the top of
her head knocked off. Another chIld was
founti dead 500 yard front the house. On
\Vest IIousto street several are dead. A
man named 13111 Ilantllton Is fatally injured ,
Mr. Ceplius and child , colored , are reported
dead. A young white woman , unidentlfiel ,
wati found dead iOO yards south of Ely's
rocidence. lIvery momenta brings new vie-
tints. It is likely as many as fifty peopie
are dead. The vIctIms are harribiy mangled.
John Amos and wife and two chIldren are
dead and a 5-year-old boy fatally injured.
T. W. Jenkins , wife ani daughter , 5 years
old. are deati.
The Iflost mlraculona escape so far. as
learned by the reporter , vas the case of the
famIly of Captain Ely. Tue reldence , quite
a roomy brick structure , was razed to the
ground , and but for the presence of some
heavy timbers standing upright In the debrIs ,
aIli whIch sheltered theta from the oval-
anchie of brick and stone , they would have
all perished. A It was only one member ,
a little gIrl , was biuised.
A public meeting raised , $3,000 for the
ImmedIate relief of the sufferers and the
permanent relIef committee , consistIng of
C. II. Smith , C. B. flandeli , C. 13. Dor-
chester anti Colonel George Mupliy , will
take donations. It Is distinctly statci that
donatIons from iolnts outside of Grayson
counly will not be received. Denlson has
responded nobly and nurses anti physicIans
from that city are here , renderIng great
assistance. All railroads running ino : tlte
city placed i.peclnl trains at the dlspoal
of the local authorItIes and brought hell )
from all neIghboring cities.
Reports are thiat the storm kIlled many
persons in the country west of howe. A
large number of police and searching par-
tiet ; are hooking for missing people.
ItEr'OItTs FROM OTIIEt TOWNS.
FORT WORTH , Tax. , May 12.-A special
to the Gazette from Sherman , Tex. , says :
A most disastrous tornado struck Sherman
at 4:30 : thIs afternoon , wiping out the entIre
western end of the towo. The loss of life
Is appallIng. The dead are estlmate(1 at between -
tween thIrty and forty. This Is a very conservative -
servative estimate , Many more are fatally
or seriously Injured.
The storm struck Sherman without warn-
log on tue southwest corner of the city and
cleared a path 100 yards wIde along the
Vest end of the town. I2ouses , trees , fences
anti everythIng \vent before the terible
force of the wind , The negro part of the
to\Vfl suffered the mo3t severely. There are
probably thirty negroes kIlled. Ten bodIes
have been 1)101(0(1 ) up In I'ost Oak creek.
The flood of rain whIch attended the storm
was severe. The town Is a mass of mud
anti floating debris.
Much diflictilty has been experienced In
flatting ( lie death and Injured. At C o'clock
this evenIng tt'eve bodies were lying in the
county court house and as many more were
scattered about acrosi the west end of the
city. No accurate estimate can as yet ho
(115(10 of the loss of lIfe anti popery , Tle
work of rescue and search for the missIng
go on.
Thio business part of the town Is de-
sertod. anti the greatest excItement reigns.
The Western UnIon office has overflowed all
evening wIth anxIous ones sending messages
anti inquiring about the fate of other towns.
Every avaIlable wagon , buggy anti hiorso hin
been in use by searchers and workers ni
the field of deetnuiction , Evc.ry tew ittinutes
reports of greater loss of life anti ltropei7
arrive. Many stories of miraculous escapes
ale told.
Tue Sherman court house- iituufflcIent to
ltohil the ileati and wouutled , The vacant
Moore buiittlng on the Otiti ttiitare w.s
Utiilzeti at 6 o'clock , fifteen colored eot1o ,
dead or dying , being placed there. Evpress
tirays , baggage wagons and oh kzd of
vehicles continue to come In wIth dctd hod-
lea.
Captain Toot's itoitso was demolished and
his tifo atiti children hail mlraculou ra.
capes , Captain ii. flerge's residence tn
also leveled to thto ground , but fortuna'ey
tlte fauiliy was away front it. 'prank Ryan ,
manager of the Sherman base ( tail tc'in , ,
htatl hiI house blowii off Its fotntlatloti a : d
coitipletely turned aroitnti , Yhls wife tttui iwo
ehilidien escaped uerlou Injury.
FOit'I' WORTh , Tex , May 15-A special
to the Gazette from Denton , Tax. . says : A
tornatlo struici : the town of Grlbble Sitrinea ,
elhtt miles north of lenten , thtls afternoon ,
Fatir persons were killed anti five otiters i'o
badly wounded they cannot live , Thu property -
erty tiamage is large ,
JUSTIN , Tex , May 15.-A tornado struck
tIle totru of Jusilo tcilay at 2 :30 : it. a : . , blowIng -
Ing twelve houses down , killing one man
named W' , J. hivan , ' of Keller , Tex. , anti
badly lnjurlnu seventeen others. The tornado -
nado also did much datutago north of here.
hOWE , Tex. , May hS.-'F3111)"a terrible
cyclone struck tl:19 : tottn , leaving tlcath anti
rtuln In Its wake. 'l'hio iuthi of the cyclone at
this point was a quarter of a miio tItle , Ten
farmit Itotisea and as mon' lUfid ) 'yore
wreckoti , Ilight iwrrons 'yore killed outright
anti titany injured , Bark tas rliipei from
trees a'tt.l mitch stock was kiiioJ ,
' 1'4)itN.ti ) ) ( ) idA ItNlhW'I'ON , K.tx.ts ,
$ ix i'erso isa I iii iirtl , On t' . Vu tu II y , by
Ii III IiIt. .
NE\\'TON , Kan , , May 15.-Six persone
tiero injured , one of titetti fatally , by a ton-
nado whicit passed near iounti Ridge , a
station on the MIssouri Pacific , twelve malice
north of here , this morning. A stretch of
country about eight ittilee In length and 100
yards in wIdth was devu.siateti ,
Samuel h3as , a ( arter , ties fatally injured
and his Itouso denoijsltetl. Five others ,
whoso nanies are unimoirn , were more or
lees seriously injured ,
The storm could be seen from here and
tooI a course ( rain southwest to northeast.
Torreiit of rain fell after the cyclone biati
itaad , Outside of tbto strIp inonttoueti , noth-
log was injured. Help was rent to the scene
front Mouutl Ridge ,
SENOR CASTELLANO'S ' VIE\\TS \ \
Spanish Statesman Does Not Expect War
with the Unitod'States.
CUIEF POINTS AS HE SEES ThEM
Objection Msiie Only in h&e Methinil
l'iirsiioil in liic TrusS of
tlid Cniiiet I tur
Cii tithes ,
( CopyrIght , ISOG , by Press I'iibiishlng Company , )
MADi1ID , ( via Bayonne , France ) May 15.-
( New York World Cablegram-Special Tele-
grntn-In ) no interview with : the mlnteter
of colonies , Senor Castellano , ho tells me
that Ito apprehends no InternatIonal cent-
pitcatlon over the Competitor affair , as the
American government bias objected only to
the course of procedure aa contrary to the
treaty of 1795 amitl tile protocol of 1877 , the
interpretation of which In their nppllcatton
to thte Competitor care is the only poInt at
1siie. Senor Casteilano positively denies that
General Weyler ever intimated that lie intended -
tended to resign in consequence of the do-
olden of the government In the utatter.
Senor Castellano also deities that the ibyal-
1st voiunteers have civcn any trouble or
shiowit any dIscontent in consequence of
l'rentler Canovas' decision to submIt the
case of the Coitipetitor lini'oncra to the supreme -
premo council of naval appeals at Madrid.
Ho consIders that the state of the Island
hta improved ( luring tue iaet few months ,
ltebei raids have tiecreaseth , Antonio Macco
is blockaded wIthIn a narrow area In the
province of l'lnar dci hI.io , the sugar crop is
not so much reduced as was at first cx-
pected , titany non-combatants are contlng
In from tito separatists' lInes to make sub-
litissloti and the ntorals of the loyal popu-
latlon is much improveti. Minieter Castel-
lane states that the government will not
assent to the Cuban electIons being an-
itubled , as the opposItion In Spain suggests ,
and will show that no legal grounds exIst for
InvalIdating theta , since they were regularly
conducted. The economical anti financial
comidilion of the Island Is naturally affected
by the insurrection and revenues , both dl-
root taxation anti revenue customs. have
declined. but tue colony showed after the
lust insurrection great recuperative power.
NO TIME FOR REFOIIMS ,
Senor Castellano does not thInk it iOS-
siblo to carry out the Abarzuza Cuban reform -
form bIll during tbti civil war. when the
workIng of the existing administration ma-
ehiinery ia attendeti vIthi suchi difficulty. lie
belIeves that the present government and the
eonservatve ! party \lli hot object to put
there reforms into force , with such Int-
provements as time anti clrcumetancea may
suggest , when It comes feasible. lie under-
stantis that the polIcy of the present gov-
ernnient In Cuba vIii be very lIberal. There
wIll be local administratIon reforms , Imply-
lag control of the necessary resources , but
no surrender of the polItical and legislative
sovereignty of Spain , and the Imperial Par-
hiatnent , in which both Cuba and I'uerto Rico
will continuo to be rcpreaented. Ito will
ask the Cortes for extensive authorizations
for ways and means , though ho has enough
4. go on ritii for some months.
El Iunparclah , DIa , Ilorakio , Pala and soy-
oral other papers energetically ask the gov-
ernment. to denounce the treaties of 1795 and
1877 vitli the United States , as both the
Spanish people and the European countries
would highly approve It. Members of the
Senate and house of Deputies will call upon
the government to do thIs as soon as the
Cortos has completed the examination of tito
validity of the electIons. The ministerial
papers anti the supporters of the cabInet
deprecate. such impatient suggestions us
likely to create embarrassments in the do-
ntostlc politlc.i of Spain and aggravate the
tension of it relations with the United
Statea. Telegrams from Havanr convey
pessimist impressions concerning the mu-
itary operations. It is said there that it
would require Imniedlato rcinforcentonts of
twenty battalIons to push the campaign
against Macco alone , because the Havana
volunteers are unwilling to go to the front
with troops.
The santo telegrams report that the
Spanbhi party and the mIlItary men , in-
eluding CaptaIn General Weyler , are much
pleased with the indefinite postponement of
colonial reforms , as announced In the royal
speech at the opening of Parliament.
SENOR MAURA'S OPINIONS.
I have had an interesting conversation wIth
Saner Matira , author of the first Cuban no-
forni bill of 1893 , when he was minister of
the colonIes in the Sagasta liberal cabinet
and rorlgned because many nembcrs of
hIs own party and the conservative 01)-
position absolutely resisted bi ! rroject on
the groultd that it tnade too much concession -
cession to the Cuban autonomista. lie was
aucceedeth by Abarzuza , whose less liberal
measures were adopted by all the SpanIsh
parties in Cantos on the eve of the rebellIon ,
wlten every mail was bringing tltilngs more
alarming concerning the growth of the con-
eplracy. Maura says tue Cuban separatists
have been conspiring constantly ince 1890
anti more so since 1893. lIe admits every
mali brought news of a separatist propaganda -
ganda , but he belIeved firmly that the reforms -
forms could have , It not extInguIshed the
cnepiracy , at least won over tile majority
of the Creates anti Increaeed the attachment
of the autonomists to the mother country.
It would have been better. he'says , to make
reforms in 1880 , 1890 , 1893 and 1895 , as. ,
every stage onward offered naturally less
chance for appealIng to the fractions of
coionlsta who have been In succession drawn
into conspiracies anti separatist agitation ,
Senor Maura'a objection In bile bill of 1893
was not to establIsh autonomy , political or
Iogialativo , but to give the inhabitants of
Cuba attil Puerto 111cc a gradually larger
share of local administration , municipal anti
provincial , erpecially In tile matters of public
works and education anti the Initativo , When
hits bill was oct aside Senor Maura bowed to
thitt 1)0W project that bile chief and his
party introticct ! , Ibtotigit convInced that
itis own ts'as more lIkely to produce the do-
sirel result of contradicting the epaiatiats'
contention , that Spain never sincerely intended -
tended to satisfy the autonomist aspirations
of a majority of the Cubans.
EVF.NTS WILL FORCE CONCESSIONS ,
As regards the intentions of PremIer Cat ,
os'as , as exprerseti In tim speech from the
throne , and recent utterances of the pro-
mien. senor Maura believed that the logic
or events after the InsurrectIon shall be
cruebted tvlii force Canovas to Introduce no-
forms in Cuba anti l'uento Rico on such a
ialo that the danger will not be in re-
etnlction In conccst'ons ! , but probably in excessive -
cessive concessiotta , for vhlcbi the colony Is
unproparci. Senor Maura would not go be.
yonti just enough solf-governmsnt to traIn
and educate the colony for further stages
toward autononly. ills opinion Is shared by
a majority of the hlberal. , includIng Sagauta ,
V. Gamazo , Maret and Abarzuza , but a
etrong democratic faction of the liberal
party , with ilecerra flaisguer anti Nunz do
Arce , each of whom have been minister of
the colnulot within the itast sixteen year , ,
imtd Canaiejas , who inspires h'raldo ,
MadrId paper of vie circulation , are up-
poset to concessIons during tim var , anti
even afterward to any c'nct'sslons lIkely to
prontote autonomy anti contribute to the
utolitleal anti commercIal Influence of the
United Status in the Spani.'h'et IndIes.
ARTHUR Fl IIOUGiITON.
Fii' u r Cii iii iii ii I usc t I , t. St'ii t
I'ItETORIA , May 15-The executive cotin-
cli resilved to take Into favorable coneldera-
lion tile petition of the reform prisoners , askI I
lag for a mitigation of the rentences.
PitIIIS , May 15.-A message received here
from I'retoria says : The Transveai govern.
macat has decIded to reconsider the heavy
lilies afld. ImprIsonment titIchi the aeahi'lit't's I
Imposed mulct upon the captured reforitte a.
bu' It vIhl maintain the lenin cf baliehinent I
of the reformers.
. % , ii.I.nits I'OSITIOi IS UClIit'VAI.
SiiiiiIshi ( lt'ierul 'i'hijikN hic' Can Stay
I ii C'tilii vlt1t itelnfirccit'muts.
( Copyniht , 19O. by Press I'ubttstilng Company. )
MADRID , May 15.-Nott' ( York World
Cablegram-Special Telegrani.-I ) am able testate
state that the SpanIsh government content-
plates sending to Cuba 4,000 men in October ,
after the raIoy season Is over , wIth a view
to making fresh efforts itt the autumn to
crush the Insurrection. Captain General
Woyhcr believes he can hold on durIng the
summer with the aid of the 24,000 men that
have been sent out elnee January.
In consequence of certain articies that
hare aplenred in La Epoca ( luring the past
three days the Madrid press and polttcal !
circles are dIscussIng the probabIlity of SpaIn
gettIng some moral anti even material assistance -
sistance front European powers , ctapeclaiiy
France and Russia , but in diplomatic cIrcles ,
I hear on high authority. there Is not the
slightest foundatIon for such reports ,
Sitanlsbi military papers In MadrId are
warmly takIng up the idea of denouncIng the
treaty of 1795 antI the itrotocol of 1877 ,
thtouhi In official cIrcles , I alit assured. no
Ucii idea has ever bcen Itarbored. Very
sIgnificant today are articles In El hinpar-
cml and El Liberal , frankly stating that
ntattcrs cannot go on as hitherto , because
the Spanish iieoie wIll ask for peace or
sante decisve solution of the relations of
Siain wIth her colony anti with the UnIted
States rather than prolong a hopeless , costly
and bloody struggle , iii which months itazs
wIthout decisive operatIons.
Latest teiegrants from Havana report that
General Weyler is now combining his oper-
atlons to check the advance of Maxima Go-
ntez , who I : narchitiig wcstard at. the head
of 10,000 insurgents.
.
VFi.Llalt 'I'AICES AI.t. CililA'S COHN.
Ciuiitrr I'lule ( ) rulcreil di ) Ieio'it It
Iii ( overnhLent Centers.
hAVANA , May 15.-Captain General Wey-
len has issued a proclamatIon giving the
country people twenty days in which to tie-
icsit In the various government centers
all the corn lrocurable In the provinces
of Pinar del Itto , Havana and Matnazas.
Tlio owners of the corn must carry or transport -
port it to the villages nearest to which are
detachments of Spanish troops. If the
country people are unable to transport the
conmi themselves they will be furnished
tlte necessary vehIcles and the mIlitary an-
thionitles at the collecting centers have boon
authorized to purchase tile corn at isarket
price or rocelve it oil deposit. At the cx-
plratlon of the twenty days all the cert not
tiepositeti or so purehaseti by the olilltary
authorItIes will be considered contraband of
war and the owners wlil be punished as
crIminals.
The Spanish authorities sent yesterday
from Clenfuegos , province of Santa Clara ,
a prisoner ot war , Manmerto Itontero , one
of the insurgent ieaders who had been
sentenced to ticathi by a. court-niartial at
Clenfuegos at 9 o'clocki In tito mornIng.
Ito was executed at Cruces at 6 o'clock tIle
stime evening. The reportj of the death of
Aguira , the insurgent leader , has itot been
confirmed.
1LOl'laS 'I'O IIFLtI ) 0P1e1 FILIIIUS'l'IdltS.
Siti a lith ' % 'ii rsli I p I.eitvcs Col on to
icik After liloekade Ittmutiers.
( Copyright , lSG , by i'iess l'uLllshing Company. )
COLON. Colombia , May ' 15.-New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram.-Thio )
recent activity at tue Spanish consulate has
reaulted tn the warshIp Cordova sailing for
nati Andreas last night tot look out for and
intercept future filibuster Cuban expeditions
tltt ntay be sent front AmerIca to aid tLO
Cubans.
CitnitIllitiL Citttlt'iiieii Ifu'vp IL ICick.
TORONTO , Oat. , May 15-Cattle exporters
hero are making a vigorous fight against
the attempt now being made to ship Amen-
Ican cattle to Eurocan ports by way of
Montreal. It is cialmed this will seriously
In2ure thio Canadian export trade in France ,
where Canadian live cattle are miow per-
nutted to be lantleti. SInCe Canadian cattle
have beezi altut out o Eitlant1 exporters
have built up a large trade wIth France and
this , they say. will be entirely ruined if
American cattle are shipped , together with
Canadian stcck , The Canadan Cattle Feed-
ens' association met in secret today anti decided -
cided to send a deputatIon to Ottawa
to lay beorc the government an em-
pitatic protest against the aduttiasion of
American cattle to Canadian ports.
\Vili Nut Still for Aineric'n's Cup ,
BERLIN , May 15.-Colonel von Kesool ,
aldci.tle-camP to Emperor Wliiiam of
Germany , informed a representative of the
Asoc1atod preas today that there Is no truth
in the statenient attrIbuted to Lord Lotirdalo ,
his majesty's representative on board the
Metoar , just launched , that the now cutter
may challenge for the America's cup if she
proves to be a faster craft than Valkynle III.
Colonel von Kessei added that the Meteor
will only sail in European waters.
'I'Iii , : ti iteli A lit ( miii Amiierlt'ii ,
MADRID , May 15.-General Panda , who
has just returned from Cuba , and who Is
mentIoned ou a possible successor of General
Weyler , in an Interview expressed himself
pessimistically. lie declared that tliq dunn-
tier ) of the insurrection was due to American
assistance. It is behloved'Maximo Gomez htaem
encased the river at Ilanabana and has left
Santa Clara antI Is now in the province of
Matanzas and oii his westward.
IIiigliiiiiI Viil Lodge uti Aiit'aI.
LONDON , May 16.-Replying to a question
on the subject in the house of Commons this
afternoon , tile parliamentary secretary for
the forelen olilce , Mr. George N , Curzon ,
said that the British vIce consul at llama
hind been Instructed to lodge an appeal
against the acquittal at Captain Lothairo ,
tIte Ileiglan officer who was recently tried
for hanging Stokes , the Ihaglisli trader of
the Congo Free State.
Germilil is Sitehit I 1st 14'iilvrn emi 'l'ilai.
BERLIN , May 15.-The trial of forty-seven
socialists , IncludIng tue presIdent anti mitem-
bore of the executive coniblittee , commenced
itere today. They are chargotl wIth violation
of the law of au'sociation during 1893 , 1894
amtti 1895 , After liurrennir , liebel , Singer
and three others of tittiaccuet1 had been
examined the hearing wa adjourned.
Svi'lid .tw tty ii Iltigi , ( , tissuii.
hULL , May 15.-A calson of the new ox-
tenatc'n of St. Andrew's fish dock bore broke
suddenly today anti the rush of 'water swept
all vessels In the docks lronu their moor-
logs aitti jammed theta into a itopeess mass
of wreckage , The damage iS estimated to
amount to 5O0,000 and it is fcarui there line
been a serIous lore of life ,
CIi.ieri Cinimos VIitIiis I ii
LONDON , May 15.TA secial diiatch from
Marseilles nays that itoycral deaths from
cholera have occurred there. On Friday inst
it appears there were three csea , of which
two resulted fatally1 Oo Monday , it is nIce
saiti , there tvere Itvti frrh csses of cholera
anti three deaths frorntluit disease ,
% 'iI I t I 1mg ( or ItIioiit' In J.i'm'i' . rnhi'si.
LONION , May 15.-A Berlin dispatch to
lie Standard says : Time Neuste Naciirictitep
repirta that l'resident ICnilger telegraphs
to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain that the
: omnimuteti celitencte of tue reform Prisoners
will nut be decided until Ceeii Ithodes heaves
tUnics. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
JIm. ig'i lit ho I iitt n ) . ( , is I'tist.
IIULUW'AYO , May h.-4Jener.ii Martin
has arrived hero end baa assumed command
f time forre. , It is believed danger is past
anti that liuiuwayo Is safe. The people are
resuming their ordinar' avqcations.
t'i'ititiii Sugar 11111 , tllutmtecl ,
BERLIN , May i5.-The hleichstag today
iy a e'oif ' 14 I iii .i I ad itetl time sugar bill
s.'itti vanioui' ntollfl.iii a sti ] a rotmaltiti' n
ll favor of tin , early rent val of exirt
ountlcs
SPkIIN POIVERLESS iN BA
-
Wlioe Island is in Rovoltand Tro eon
on the Defensive , -
ECONOMIC RUIN IS ALMOST COMPLX- ?
lfiivn tilt Currespommilemi t ) f the 1fluIili-
Tluiei Gives % 'lmnt h'uriurts to
lie it 'l'rue PIcture of ( lie
SI ( ii it ti ( ) Ii.
LONDON , May 16-The Times publIshes
a tliree'colunin letter this morning from a
correspondent In havana , under date of
May 2. In the course of the letter this
corresiotmtlont , ys : "It is tilte usoles to
hIde the real situation , The whole Isamtti is
Iii revolt amid time Spanish troops are macrely
actiimg on the tiefemtsive , It Is Iiiipos'ttiblc
that timey can prevent the lauding of sup.
pllo amid war immaterial for the rebels , llvelt
tue Position of Maceu's forces , comilined In
l'iimar del Rio , is not omie of a. desperate
nature , as the SpanIards make believe ,
"Only a few Isolated rebels have takemi
advantage of CaptaIn General Weyler's offer
of animmesty. Sham has lost time power to
lrotect life amid roporty in Cuba ,
"Widespread Inquiries fail to juetufy the
charges of entelty agaInst Captain Gemmeral
Weyler , but time rebels' destruction of property
canmsot ho Justified. The wamiton burnumig of
Saab 100.00 ( ) worth of hiroperty belonging -
longing to imioffeitsive people , is not war. "
The letter proceeds to dulato upon the
economic ruin wrought by the break-down
of the sugar crop , which ima. ' rendered
thousands destitute , whIle the tobacco trade
is in a still worse eondltlomt ,
"Tue cigar factorled of Havana , " the
correspondent comttinues , "only have material
for a few weeks , anti the closing of their
doors means time throwing out of eniplymnent
of 50,000 persons. The total exports from
Cuba are estintated at 12,000,000 ( $15,000,000) )
comnpareti with 12,000,000 for 1895. But for the
trading Involved by tIme war every merchamtt
would be compelled to suspend bu.oiness ,
Ono of the mnost prominent morchamits here
says that Cuba has received its death blow ,
but 1mm my opinion an Immediate peace would
still leave a chance for the return of pros-
perity. "
CommentIng editorially , the Times says :
"A more melancholy picture it would be Im-
porsible to imagine titan our havana corre-
spomident draws , but it is doubtful whether
any demonstration of the desperate nature
Of the caa'o will tntiuce th Spaniards to
acquiesce in an arrangement so galling to
their nationai pride as that which our correspondent -
spondent suggests , namely : Autommomny
guartleti y time Utilteti States.
"Talclng the tilsimial picture as It is pro-
aented , we see hit one hope for the mania-
tenance of the Spanish connection , namnelt' :
A speeedy and thorough reconquest , followed -
lowed by a redress of grievance ; the aboli-
lion of corruptIon amid an honc.st government
for Cuba , for time Cubans intead of for the
official classes In Spain. "
, ,
,1mflsmc OF W'tit GOOD.
lOuglislu CruiItnlIslsli'ezir due tliiIcaI
Stittes 'tVIIl Provoke a I ° lorlit ,
( Copyright , S5C , by Press PubIimting Company. )
LONDON , May 15.-New ( York World Ca-
blcgram-Special Telegram-A ) World rep-
rosantatlwo askcd Mr. Ogilvy of Brown ,
Siiiple& Co. at their office , Founders' Court ,
Lothibuiy today , if it was true that thi
$4,500,000 New York City botmtls issued Iat
week had been floated in Loimdon. Ito replied -
plied : "Yes , quite trmto. But I may tell yeti
that the loam ) s'as not a great success all
the Sante. "
"But you floated it , " the World representa-
tI.ye smmigested.
"Quite so , but under ordinary ciretmnt-
stances such a loan imotmld go off like hot
rolls ; It would be simbscnIbeti for four or five
times over ; but this one was barely sub-
scnibetl , that's all. "
"Do you attribute that to the umicertaimity
surroimmidlng tue ctmrremlcy policy of tite
UnIted States ? "
"Not altogether. Of course , there is sonIc
distrust still among investors here , wimich
prevents timem from rushing for an American
issue of this description , as they would do
verc tue currency polIcy of America defInitely -
Initely ettied on a gold 1)0515 , though I
thtlmik every one here is convinced that tlto
United States will always pay its liabli-
lties In gold. Tile Cuban affair affected tue
success of tiiis Issue far more titan any fear
about time curremicy. I speak from personal
experience , Iozens of large Investors have
said to me : 'You can't expect us to Invest
our money In AmerIcan securities while your
countrymen suiow thus Imiclinatiomt to trail
timeir coat all over tue woriti for a fight. '
"Toil hear the same retnarks everywhere
In investlmig circles. It Is no misc telling
tbmemn it is not a ratIonal way to look at
the matter. They are convinced imore that
America wants to pick a quarrel with seine-
0110 , and , consequently , they don't thInk it
safe to invest their oapItai with her. "
BALLARD SMITh ,
LEl'1' A ' 'H1t1' MOlES'I' FOht'i'UNE ,
Nt'yt York I'eoiIelti'enmne Heirs , p
Ft. i 'l'Is ii ii su U
( Copyright , 16CC , Its. I'res l'uttlismiing Company. )
Q URENSTOWN , Ireland , May 15.-New (
York \'orid Cablegram-Special Telegram , )
-Mathew hayes bias died here quIte suddenly -
denly at the age of 118 years , leaving assets
valued at over 3,000 ( $15,000) ) , In lila will
ito leaves , besides bequests to Catholic
churches in Queenstown and Kilimalhock ,
800 ( $1,000) ) to hiie imioce , Ellen Mahoney , a
spinster living at No. 412 Pearl street , New
York City , tiaugimtc'r of the late Donnlsanti
Eliza Mahoney , ihmo ' 'always acteti klmidly' '
to him when bin tins staying In Now York.
The will has been htamidetl over to Air. Alley ,
a solicitor of this place , for probtale. Ellen
Mahoney w lii bo eomntumiicated wIth by mall.
lhayes was born lit Kiliniahlock , county of
Limmmerlck. lie rent to A macrIca anti for
thirty-five years tins an industrious laborer
in luliuqime , Ta. ho then returned to lCii-
ntaliock , but hliti relatives turnetl hiimim adrift ,
it Is reparted , titlalming bitt Imad no money.
lie flialiy : settled in Queer.stown anti ham ]
been hiving ber'o for five years in a very
humble ts'ay , _ _ _ _ _ _
ill 's'IS' JtlhI'14Y 'It ) GuAM llmlltL.t IN ,
'l'rmtiisVfluiI Seerm'lnr'of SIt. to , t cei'pds
lie un * isli
PRETORIA , May IlL-Replying to
Coomtial ccretary Chamberlain's diopatch
to Sir Hercules Robinson , in reply to corn.
p1010tH from President Kruger , In which
Cimamitberlaimt repudiates on behalf of the gay.
ermiimteiit amiy syntpttbmy with Cecil Rhodes or
others coneected with the .Jameson raiti , Ir ,
\v. .1. Loyds , secretary of state of tIme Trans.
vaal , has telegraphed to SIr Hercules Itoh-
Il5O that time Tramtsvaai government is glad
to receive Mn , Chambnlain's aa'suranco that
a full inquiry will be mnade into the con-
umectiomi of the Chartered Squthm AfrIca comu-
party and Its directors with ( he raid , end
that they % i 14l folioti the course of time In.
qtitry tyitli great Interest. President Kruger
also thanks Mr. Chamberlain very mmmuch for
the sympathy be oxpremsel Iii Mute. Kruger's'
illness , anti is giati to ray that the con-
ditlon of Mme. Kruger Is Immiproving.
:1oyt'iiii'mi : ( N of Ovi'mimi VI'ssclM , ift.y II 0 ,
At Queen stown-Arriveil-Lucania , front
New York ( or Livenitool.
At New York-Arniveti--Campaitla , from
liverpool ; 13i. Paul , ( join Soutummimpton : Au-
guela Vlt'torla , from Hamnutung and Sntmth.
ttmnpton : 1)ttnti ) , ( rain Copenhagen ; Greta
hiolme , frmit Ptilenmno ; Michigan , from Ion-
don , Sailed-State of California , for Ulau. I
gow ; Bonn , fo : linemen ; Patrlu , for Mar-
ethies.
At LIvertoo'-8aihtti-8eythIa , for Boston ,
At Souiiittniitoml-Sailcd-Fuerst $ fllamnarclc ,
for New York.
At llamnburg--FiaIleti-/tmeijcan , ( or New
Cinlear.s : Cevic , t r New York.
At 'a' itobutntaS.ilidVictoria , ( or Ta-
L:0lflo :
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THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weatiter 1'orecat for Nebraska-
Showers Slight Clmaatge in Teniperuture.
I'age.
1 , Torimmuilo I'vitttutes Northern Tca ,
Siittiii's 'ii iitI't , or of Coloth'i imitertli'wvtl
( iilti'ii I miii . ' , . ' , en cc tI mail Seen red ,
Great Sliter leItitc at the ( 'rcighttimi ,
p. loutS i'iiiertut llttIIy IItII'l.
Etimi'rt Shuit 1)Itielliluieil at. .Leiiiiiiii ,
8. % 'elhi Shot In Sclt-Icft'iitie.
' I'rter's Iei't " . % 'ns iclIlt'rtute.
I. Eil I tttrhiii iimmii Coiutnemm t.
: itt ImuIIit , llims3 ileetIimg 1iitilm'tl' ,
l'trt Omimmihmit HIll J'mttortibly it'pirtetl.
tiirgtuii's t.tit ( 'tilittit Ii'solttt him , ,
, h imil go liehm roil G .i. ' t u t Ii t' Ik'imci ) ,
0. Coumeii , Ilitiffs tocai 3ltitters.
iitlgmitloht liter out1u ltikotmi ltiiidq.
7. Coimiitsri'itul zuiiii Flittitmeitul News.
litmslmi'st Itetiety of time Iast % 't'eic ,
H , : I uimii.l i'll1 EVOmmlimmt3' nit t 1mt % 'iiliO ,
: ti ci ii imit t Ii u it ig 1x , I hut.
I 0. Ili't , lii hug 11i'um'itk's I.tuii ,
sv hero % 'oiuim'ui t no I it Iiiimtmiu ti ,
1 1 , 1)e mimt'ra'y mu nil I t" Commv.'mmt huiiq ,
Ejultitties lit t lmi 1.1 r. , of Tnulmm ,
I 2. "i1tuiis or t liii itromizo Fos. "
flit ; If l'cuiuIiiiiit , ( ios.iip.
S'l'.VI'll CON V HX'l'ION I ( ) It HC.tS'l' .
u1i , . Stitutli imikotmuieiumuuernls % ' . 'iil
Ciummiluet lIi t'miist'Ises at .t IerIet'ii ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , May 15.-Spccinl. ( )
-The tiemnocratic county coitvcntlomt will be
hiciti in thIs city Saturday. There will be
no contest. All factions of the tieniocrats
are iimiltetl on Jiudgo John 11. Garland for
delegate to Cimicago , amid ho will be unani-
mnousiy ontiorsed , It is also immiderstooti that
all the counties in this jtmdlciai circuit
t'lil endorse him anti that lie tvIll reeelvo
a tumultuous elcctiomt at Aberileemt. Time
iltomley question wIil not be tonchieti , Advices -
vices front tue Black lulls state that thmero
tvlll be mio opposition to time election of Na-
tionai Commtmmiittceman J , M.Votmtis for the
Seventh circuIt and of W. H. Steele from
time EIghth , S. it. Culver auth True Child
arc the contestants ( rein the Fifth circuit ,
tue former being a sotmutti imtomtey mann aitti
the latter a sIlver advocate. County con-
vemitlomts so far haiti imitlIcate that Culver
tt'Iii be elected , havIng Ihrowmi , Marshall
and Day counties with him , while Child will
get Splmik and a part of Beadle. In the
Fourth circuit Sylvan Winter anti C. ii.
llouso , boUt of Brulo coumtty , are time cami-
dldates , tile latter a silvet' mmtan , amid time
Indications are that Winter will carry the
county , in whIch case lie vihl be the dde-
gate , as there tire iio other candidates. The
results In tite First , Third amid Sixth dls-
tricts are yet in doubt , btmt It is likely that
time Thirtl will elect a sound money nman ,
yhIle the other two wIll be for silver. Tills
wIll make tbto delegation to Chicago stand
six to two for soumiti money. It is hot
likely , however , that thin moitey questioim
tvlli be raised Iii the comtvention. Tue load-
era ea' thiat the policy wIll be not to adopt
a platform aumd titus to heave the delegates
free handed , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lOIdIC'l'loXs UIEIt 'i'iii Oil ) I..tV ,
Iimdin mmmi I.'git4illtlve Amijui't lomulutciut
Act ICimiuciced 11,11 ,
INDIANAPOLIS , May 15.-Tlie state 511-
prente court today reversed th legislature
apportionnment act. Justice McCabe in con-
eluding the ruling said : "Our conclusion
Is that the act of 1SS5 Is tito only haw that
ias mmot been repealed or adjudged unconsti-
tutlonah under wimich an election of macin-
bers to the legislature can be hehd in No-
vembi'r , 1896 , anti that the appellee has no
right to Invoke tile itowers of the courts to
declare it unconstitutional. and that therefore -
fore tile coimmplalnt did ilot state facts sufil-
dent to constitute a cause for action , and
that the superior court erreti in overruling
the denturrer thereto. Tile judgment is
reversed withu ins.tructions to sustain tue
demurrer to tile complaint. "
There is disaemttlng opinion by Monks
anti a separate commcurring opinion hy Jordami ,
tthmo holds that the judgment should be reversed -
versed and tile lower court directed to sus-
tam tue demurrer to the cottiplaint for want
of equIty.
Time disctmmtsion leaves tile law in force ,
the one enacted by a democratic legisla-
ti.ro imi 1885 , anti the eiectiomt of mnemnbers
to the legislature next Novenmber will be
held under it. Thme question of a gerrymmitin-
tier being time ititi' lit force was not entered
Into by ( lie court.
a'Olt. M'ICIXLIIY .tNI ) I"ihIii SILVfl1t.
% 5iuiimI umor It 'iuiihhIelimis licimrt' 'I'Jiesc
' 1'vu Ii ) lIt , iim'm'jmm riilIc 'i'thim ,
SIIIIItIDANr.0 , , May 15.-McKinley atmd
free silver were declared inseparable tsins
by the repuiblican comtvemttlon today. Thin
committee ott resolmitions hati a warm sea-
sion , lastIng until iniilnight. Thme platform
as fimially arranged Is intended to macct thin
wants of all factions anti therefore satisfies
none.
The convention was called to order at 10:30 :
a. at. amiti the resolutiotm't were adopted without -
out change.
Tiio Wyomnimig delegation to St. Louis Is
comnpoeti of William Vandevanter , 13. 13 ,
Brooks , ii. F. Fowler , Otto ( iramnhmm , J. 'C. '
Davis and C. C. Iianihin ; alternates , ii. 0 ,
Nickerson , M. C. Barrow , W. hi. Kilpatnlclc ,
\v. F. linittain , W. J. ThlOIitb and J. Ii. Pyck-
mail , Tue delegates were instructed to support -
port Chairmnan Vantlevanter for a place on
the national comtmilttce anti William McICimm-
icy for presIdent.
The financial plank In full is as follows :
S'c rqatiim'nt nhlegittnce to the principes of
bimetniltt'mu ttr. enumicimiteti in the reptiblican
state platformn adopted at Cnper In IStI ; we
cc'mmnentl tue recortl of our etititOrs rimiti
reitresentntives iii congress in mnnkltig these
PrlmlciiieM nmtd ve instruct Our delegates to
time St. Lotmin conventIon to take like action
Whemm the Iltmamicitih itinnic or tbio Itiattornu of
their conventiomm Is belmig mutt' ,
i1miJur 3IeJC I nlt'y Is I mm CIm'vt.hmm miii.
CLIIVIILANI ) , May 15.-Major McKinley
caine up to Cievelanti frommt Canton today ammti
will renmain In thin city over Sunday. 'l'o-
morrow evening ito will deliver an address
to ( Ito delegatcs of ( lie Metitodist EpIscopal
con fcremmce ,
Concerning a report to ( lie effect that Ito
came Itero to confer with a committee from
time /ummmenican Protectiv mts.oclatiori convention -
tion , imotv In sessIon at Washington , Major
IticKinicy saul : "Many PeoPle cull to see
mmmc every day aliut I see all that come , But
no conerciice ilac been arrammged and I have
not licemi itotitied of time comnimmg of any coma-
mnitteo frommt lVushingtomi. "
All ' % % 'uiit Iii 1Ii Ciuuiiiiiilte'imit'ii ,
ARMOUR , S. a , May 15.-Special.-Thio ( )
ruestIomi of who allah ho mmatlommai comnmnit-
teemnamt for tue republicans seems to Ito agi-
totIng tue mnhmmds of the itohitielumis of South
[ ) akota just at present The mtlatter will
not be settled until tim delegates fi'emn
E3outhu laicota macct in St. Louis , nut tile that-
Len is cmmtireiy In their ilamidim. Iii this cir-
: uit , which Is represented by lIon , 14. 13 ,
P'retmch of Yomikton , tile feeling is almost
um1anmnous for Mr. French , but eltoultl lIe
lieClimle , ( lion for time huresemit Incummibent ,
A , ii , Icittritigo of Sioux Falls.
11,51 nIe * eil (4r : tleIC I mmIe ,
OI1AIOTON , Y. Vu. , May i5.-Tbme repub.
henri convention of the Second congressional
district sehecteti Newtomi Lynch muiti Thomas
13 , Gould ao delegates to the St. Louis comi-
cntlon , anti Instructed theni for McKinley.
TIle resolutions favor a golti stamimiard ,
tiuii ii hnhiImiit'mmmiu'maI lv lh'li'gti tis ,
CANTON , S. D. , May 15.-Special ( Telo-
; ramn.-County ) deinecrata In convention to.
lay electeti delegates to the Abentleen otate
onventlon , May 29 , The delegation is umi-
natructeth , but favors Judge J. E. Garland of
Icux Falls as delegate froimi this district ( cm
Thicago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
liiti't tui'il hIt'ii is Pri , , c'toim lU not I mm&r.
PRhNcwrON , N. .1. , May 15.-Harvard tie.
feateci PrInceton in the amtnual intemeohlegi-
ito gun shoot today by a so re of 112 to
> 0 out of a ossibie 150.
TilE SILVER DEBATE
Creighthn Theater Packoti to Itcar lIon. Wa
J , Bryan and E , Rosowator.
ARGUE FOR AND AGAINST FREE COINAGE
Audionc3 Evidently About Equally Dividc1
in Its Sympathies ,
ORATORY PUNCTURED BY hARD FACTS
Mr. Bryan Gets Answers to ills Numerous
Questions ,
FREE SILVER FALLACIES EXPOSED
'miRi'-Iiuuri imug lillul l'riiilimeiiji Cliittt'
Alit uiu N ( lit' 'nrst Siiffei'ets fruimu
( lit' i1flt'ttI of mm ieiuisel u , ,
Ielrt't'imueul Cmim'reie' ,
The great silver tiobato between 11. flos
'water authV. . .1. hlryami took place at the
Creiglmton titeater last lilgilt accurtlimig to tito
arranged ltrogramn before such au atidiemmco
as bias becit rarely aseiiihdetl lim Oimtaiia.
Long before the hour set for Opemmiilg (110
debate tile street in front of ( ito tiieater tvas
throngeth , amid when Judge Gregory called thio
assemblage to order not a vacant seat was
visible. Even time upper gallery was packed
to tue extreme rear aiim the foyer was lIned
with thioso who were unable to find better
thian stamidlimg roommi. It was a crowd of poo-
pIe who hail ovldenUy titotmgumt much on the
subject of the evemting , as tins lmttiicatcti by
( lie mmianner Imi which th Polut made by tIme
speakers vero crarped anti fllpiatiticti. In
seittlimieiit time histcmmi'rs were nhtpareimtly very
evenly divided am'.i ( Ito successive argumeitts
for aimub agalmmst time free amid umthiniited coiim-
ago of silver were greeted with successive
signs of almost equmal approval.
Thio stage tias filled with leading repro-
semmtatlvcy of time conmmtiorclal , ofiicial anti pro-
fosslonal circles of Omiiahta , among wiionm
tvere IlonryV. . Yates , C. L. Jaynes , J. B.
Shecan , II. It. lialdnlgc' , Eticilil Martimi ,
Judge G.V. . Aimtbrose , Judge George Il.
Latle , Judge W. S. Stran n , 1)r. J. J. Savihie ,
Jtitlge Covoli , Sam Gosmey , J. \Voodtvard ,
S. H. Itumiii , Julius Meyer , Tlmomnaa Swobe ,
H. % ' , ' . SImneral , Patrick 0. Ilawes , 'I , ' , ' . 0 , IltI.
wards , Louis hiurmueister , A. P. Tuilcey , I. 0.
EhiontiesV. . 0. Martin , J. J , Points , Jtmtigo
Eleazer Wakeicy , S. J. O'Cotmnor , Jutige E.
M. Stenttorg , H. J. 'Conimloii ' , it. 'IV. ' ltieimard-
soil , \V. \Vetlgcs , Joint N. Westberg , H. K.
liurket , Ihenry F.Vymat , George W. 1101-
brook , H. II. howell , John Evans. J. 11. Van
Dime-en , W. I. Kierstead , W. J. Cotnioll ,
George iheimmirad , P. W. Birkimuser , George
Mercer , P. J. Dunn , Judge H. H. Dame , c.
Id. Starr , M : it. ItotifieltiVillis Todd , II. Ii.
howell , Jay Burns , A. L. fltirbanlc , I. S.
Ilascalh , J. V. Cam , Louis lielmurod , Anton
Knmemit , 1. It. I3uchanam , Judge George W. '
Doane , Patti VanderVoort , Judge S. I. Gordon -
don , V. N. Nasoti , Timoitiau Kllpatniclu ,
Charles \I,7 , Weller , C. E. Winter , H. Couch , +
Dr. J , B. Illytimn , W. It. Demtnett , George
ICelle ) ' , C. S. 1hrownlcc , E. H. Wood , Sot
Pnimtce , J. A. Muinroe , Juitige Irving 1" . imax-
ten , Luther 1)ralce , Captaimt H. IL I'ahiner ,
Joseph ilayulemi , Rev. Vi' . 1' . Ilellimigs , John
L. Keitnetlay , Clifford SmIth anti W. Farnam
Smnitlm.
Amiiomig those wito occupIed seats in ( lie
boxes were : Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Dimnmommt ,
Dr. and Mrs. Charles ltowuter , Mr. George
\v. Llniimger , Mr. Frank llaller , Mr. aiim Mrs.
Antirew Itosowatcr , Jutigos Powell , Slabaughi ,
1)icklnson , Baker , Fawcett amlti lCeysor , W.
T. Camiatla , amId 0. M. liltCilcOCk ,
OPENED PROM1'TLY ON TIME.
Tile speakers arniveti a few mlnmites after
8 o'clock , anti were liberally applauded as
timey took their seatit at ( Ito right and left
respectIvely of .Jutigo Gregory , wito acted
as chiatrmami of the tiebate , Mr. Itosewater
was accomnpamtletl by Joitu C. Whmarton as lmi
representative , wiiilo Johmu Q. Gaston actetl
In a 111cc captclty for Mr. Bryan. Jutigo
Gregory stated tile questIon to be debated
anti tIme lImits of ( into whelm tvoumiti be al-
howd each speaker. ho then Imttrotlucetl Mr.
Ilryan , t'hio , as time stmpporter of tue at.
firiimativo. t'as to oemi the tiebate.
Mr. Bryan vmts groeteti with a hearty
roumiti of applause as lie ttteiIeti ) to time front
; f tile stage. lie salt : "We imavo mnet to.
niitt to discuss \VllItt I esteent to be tile
inoitt imnitortant utmestion over tiresented to
tlt' Amenicamu people. Thin solo object r
have in vIew is to citable timoso who study
tills ( itiOStiOn to COillO to a proper understandIng -
Ing of it. " lie tllen reati time full text of
tim qtmestiom under camtsideratton and in cx-
pianatIon of its import snil ( : "I slmttil miot
be satisfied If my opponemtt simply anawora
my arguments. It will not do for itlmn to
nierc'iy negative tile statemnolits I make amiti
qimeetion time lirinciplea I advocate. lie must ,
on lila part , present a financial i'cltemo ( lint
iii bettor titan tite ommo for wimicit I almail
apealc. There cami he no tlouht but ( tat a.
clianme in our financial policy iii batlly
needed , Somitetiming mnmmst Ite doflc. The '
question lit , Wimat is it ? It it is not tile
restoration of sliver timemi it is for Mn , Rosewater -
water tQ tell ums wllat it Is , "
'ritu CRIME OF 1873 ,
" ' " of tue first
Time "crime of 73" was non
matters taken tip by ( Ito free silver apostle.
lie saitl , itowever , after telhlmig how silver
Itad heen stnickemi down in tue dark In that ,
year anti golti atmllstltuted In its place , that
it % ns far more imnpom tant to tlicttsS time
restoratIon of thmo white metal tilan ( I )
spemmti tinto cotmitiderimig tte ninnhler In which
It had beemi tiomimonctized. lie saiti lie tyamited
snub evidences. it Mr. Rosewater 1)08505504 ) 1
mumiy. of time ittlitlic diticusslomi of the detnoji-
etlzattomt of silver at time time "cue crime"
was comnmmiltt tl , lie titemi reati from various
puithications statoniemits comtcrmiing thlo quiet
tvay in which tltat act lied lmeen accom-
phiimctl , lb itOko of tile reward offered
by "Coimi" harvey for any omio who coult %
flmtti In any himiblication notice of limo demon.
'
etizatiomi of sliver by commgress , lie iimsimtte'I '
( lint Mr. ltosewater ball mmot earned the
$100 rovartl because It t'as not shown in
time press dipatcite alludIng to time passage
of ( lie bull that a lull to codify the taint
laws was Intended to tietnotietize sliver anti
to smismipend ( Ito fmtrtiter caimmage of tlto silver
dollar. lIe italil timat if time Itropnietor of
Tile Boo did mmot know tlltit. such suas thtu
real Iunhtose of thin law lie tvtts miot ciltitheti
to time reward uffureti , anti it hue did Ilmiow
miuclu to ho the case anti failed to so inform
tIme people , lie wanted to lcnow what mnotIvo
hInd actuateti Imimn in wimithibtoiding such 1mm-
foninalion from tue public ,
Mr. liryimmi stated that he wanted lila op-
itoOdmit to define au homIest tlollar , lie con.
sldered it to be a dollar whmoso purcimasing
power was tilu miamito yesterday , tothay and , -
forever. lie said there hmtud never yet been
U dollar that had beemm absolutely honest ,
and such a dollar was not expected at this
time , All the silver advocates IlopOd fe +
was tue nearest Itossiblo approachi to the
dollar tltat wits absolutely stabile.
lie argued that them were two claasei ot
people who preferred the gold standard ; first ,
tiloilo who know it was dtsiiunsst and ire.
ferreci It because IL was dihlonest ; amul , eec-
ontiiy. tlmoso who were ignorant of the real
meanIng of time term , lie wammtetl a dollar
that sould neither rIse nor fail In value , lie
said that because people difteretl in intercita
they differetl In their oplmiious on the Ilimsn-
cial question and atlutiltied it woulul be a ,
long timmue before a tinal ehtmtion of the qUes-
( ion mIght be oxitected ,
SEEicS AN AIMISSION.
lie asked Mr. itosewator to adtnit that Iii
tue last twenty-thiree years there lied been
a teat1y decrease In thio itricee of Amonicant
goads , If lila oup3nemit refueciti Ii ) admit this +
tact In , said ho would bring forth documoo-
( any evldL000 that WoUld couclusively vroy
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