FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. CXMAIIA , WEDNESDAY , ALTGtST 12 , 1SOG. SINGLE COPY FIVE CJ3XTS. ONLY SATISFIED WITH WAR Havana Papsr Disoasses Sedations tie United States. CUBA AS A STATE IN THE AMERICAN UNION London Tlniro I'nlilloliott n l.rUrr KratlUKIloti the Iilnlul AVdUlil Ucnrflt li > Aunrxntluti ln ur- AtliirU n Turin. HAVANA. Aug. 11. La Lucha has an editorial this evening comrainllng upon the opinion expressed by Senor Sagasta , the Spanish literal , in tn interview , that the , Cortes ought to vote financial credits lor the government ns be brileved In the possibility of a war between the "United States and Spain La Lucba cays It Is natural to sup pose In view of affairs actually happening whlji are neither honorable nor satisfactory. and which are even humiliating ; , that a moment may arise when Spain will hare to break off relations -with the nation acting and conducting Its affairs In such a manner. and availing Itself of futile pretexts for doing co. It is a good system of politics. the paper rays , for Americans , but it is unpleasant to Spain's inter * Eta and sense of honor. A logical deduction from the situa tion. the article cay , would be war between Spam and the United States. Spain would cot be content to withdraw her representa tive from Washington as an act of protest. The national pride would compel tnore ade quate measures or popular sentiment would prove a source of probable danger to the hlphts * Institutions. La Lucia belle\es that whatever may be the result Spain will take serious steps. In view of the actual circumstances Insurgents made an attack today from the north and by the highway from San Cristobal upon the town of Candelarla , in Pinar del Rio , entering the town from op posite sides at the same time. The officer reports that they Mere repulsed after firing had been Kept up for four hours. No re port is made of the losses on either sidc. Fcllzo Espanola Triviso has been sen tenced to death , LONDON. Aug. 12. The Times publishes a letter from Havana , which ghes the evi dence of a high military o3ccr that 25 per cent of the Spanish troops In Cuba are on the tick list or are unfit for duty. Dis cussing the desperate state of the sugar Industry , the letter sayb. "Much misery on this account might be avoided If Cuba by purchase or otherwise became a state of the American union Under n stable gov ernment , a free market in the United States and assisted by American capital , the Island would easily produce a sufficient sugar supply for all the requirements oi America. Under the present Spanish rule , or subject to the uncertainties of a repub lican government by the Cubans , there would be little hope for the sugar industry Free Cuba may be a good catch crj u the United States , but it docs not commend Itself to the business people of Cuba. "Witt the sugar and tobacco industries in their present condition the outlook is gloomj and Spain would do well to consider care fully any offer for the purchase of the Island by the United States" M\VS I-KOM THE C1TV OK MEXICO , Miter Mining Ir.ilut.Iry In nu Ki. I'fclniit Attitude- . CITT OP MEXICO , Aug. 31. The Heglc Electric Power Transmission -company ol Pacbua will begin the last of this monti and send power into that important mining city from waterfalls twenty-five miles dis tant , and it Is estimated it will be ublet te lurolth 1,200-horse power Several great reduction works -nil ! take this power ttt ail ennu.M charge of $240 $ per horse power for twenty-four hours' continuous work. The Pclton water wheels are emplojed and all machinery end supplies are from the United States. A stiff Improvement in mining stocks and a revival of speculation is predicted. The Pachua silver mines , which have beer flooded haie suffered a loss of J2SO.OW ) , and the loss to the state government IE ? 50,000 monthly In taies and by incorpor ating all Independent industries , and , owlnc to tUls fact , 12,000 miners have > left the city. Governor Preston says the only es- planatlon SOT this long delay in taking measures to restore the mines to formei .activity Is the rivalry of the great mins owners end companv managers. There Is a renewed Interest in the Mur- dock tunnel project similar to the famoui Sutro plan , -which would prevent a repeti tion of euch disasters , but capital is lack- Inr. Inr.Governor Governor Martinez will probably be trl' umphantly re-elected next month in the state of Pntbla. He is an acthe progressive official who has been friendly to ail American - can interests. The formal announcement of the re election of President Diaz will soon be made. The" appointment of the new governor ol the federal district. Eujolkar , gives unlver- Eal satisfaction , as he is a man who will protect the interests of foreigners , There is a notable Increase- manufac turing industries In the federal district and many installations of new machinery are being made. The federal revenues arc un expectedly heavy. E > GLAM > TAKUS MRXICAX ISHXD Rumor ( hilt Grrnt Itrllnln line Frlzei Clnrlon for C'tnlliifT Stntloti. CITT OF MEXICO , Aug. 11. It Is re ported thst a British man-ol-war his seizec the Mexican Ishnd of Clarion , which be longs to tbo state of Collma , and thai there will be a coaling station established there Tbo re-pprl is Riven circumstantial ! } in the newspapers , but is not jet con firmed. It Is also asserted that the EnglUi nave planned tt > * clse the Uland of Revlb laglgo. on the Pacific coast. In ilewof the picsent amicable relation ! between Mexico and Easlaud and the main tenance of thes Monroe doctrine by the United States the reports appear Incred Ible , although affirmed in the press. A large number of Chinese residing Ir Ihe northern frontier have petitioned th < department of foreign relations to be madi Mexican citltcnt. as Ihls will allow then to jiat * frctly Into the Pnltod States terrl lory. _ 10 SA\K AltMlCMA AM > CIIIITC nii.l HiiMiln Ilrimrlril ( o Hi Alllrtl Araliikl TurUry. LONDON , Aug. 12 The Chronicle tstcrti that It leains that England and Russia an on tbe point eit an agrcrraeut to sue boU Armenia arid Crete from TurKUh oppres sion , without disturbing the peace of Eu rope. An CHlIUirial in the same paper sayi that the agreement will luvnlve tbe pre-s cnee of a KiiEvJan arm > In Armenia and o : a British flett at Crete to guarantee Tutklul compliance vita the terms of the agree ment The Berlin eanenqxiudent of tbe Dallj JCcws hears that the czar has vrittei ctrongty to the tullan en Cretan aHmlrt. A dispatch to the Time * from Canta , Uli of Crete tajs that the Cretan mulutloaarj AEteuibl } includes many men of cens44er bl < property end trlwl rxporleroe * nJ that 1 Intends to cwa.it the dwUiou of Kurope re girding Crete before forming a government Quern TliniiUn llc-r butijrrlk , LONDON. Aug It Quco Vlcterla liai issued a mtTsapt to the astian. tbaaUni the people tor tbulr exprecvloa of lay all ] and aff ex i ton n tbr Jifrlwl upproac bi-s n thfc Irngth of w hi 'li ' her nicn \ > ill h M tvxcc4ed that of an Wl r Cug'uh nun arch , tmt msVtn that any ut' i nai ci Id ra tlon chell not l-e > bMr r4 utt l she hai tauiijiletea kixty ) tar ci her rclga Qu it % 'lrtorlaHi * txovtnA oa. Jun tt. 1SS , M\V Yonic HAS A II\VK : rAtwnn. .Mnrrnj1IIII Ilnnli C < im.rllrd o CIooc Ito Donro. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. Tbe following notice , signed by F D Klltrarn. superin tendent of banking , was posted on the dear of the Murray Hill bank today. "This bank Is closed pending an examination of the condition ef Its affairs. " The tmnk is one of the oldest state in- Etltuttont in this city Tbe deposits amount to about N.2 0.003 end It Is believed that they -will be paid In full One reason ad vanced for the suspension Is the tact that tbe bask had to take a considerable amount of real t stele for loans. Kaamlner Kllburn gave out a statement this afternoon that the cash assets of the bank amounted to 1130,000 and $34.000 due from the clearing house Of this amount J45.000 at least may be deducted in exchange for jcstcrdey's business It also has J5G,4M unavailable asset * in the shape of bonds of a brewing company , to which the bank Icierred large amounts , and which arc said to te not worth 10 cents on the dollar The hiiik also holds Tl OnO in second mortgage bonds , and JIOS.OOO of this amount Is hy pothecated for a loan of JS4.000 The de posits of the bank hue fallen off J2'iO.OOO in the Isst few months ; J.300iKt-of ( ( the JS72.00D which IK outside available assets is hypothe cated to secure tbe clearing house and an other loan on the outside of $50.000 Tbe-rc ! are 1 700 depositors affected by the- closing of tbe bank Mr Kilburn also said- "I closed tbe Murray Hill bank because it was in an unfit condition , after consulting with the clearing house committee and the board of directors of the bank. The trouble is , as far as 1 am able to ascertain , that they ha > e not sufficient money to do busi ness , and no way of raisins It without great sacrifice It is mj opinion that the depos itors will be paid in full I had a meeting with the directors this morning and pro posed to them thst If they could raise $10D.- r-00 and put It into the assets , I would allow them to continue I found this impossible and. believing that a further continuance oi business would develop Into a worse state of affairs 1 de-emed it alvisable to close tbe ! > anl : at once. ' The Murray Hill bank was organized in 1B70 It has been regarded as one of the strongest of the smaller up-town institu tions. It -understood that there is duo Us 1700 depositors about Jl 2M.OOD The customers of the bank were chiefly local tradesmen and it had some brewery ac counts. The capital of the bank is flOO.- ODD. Mr. r T. Hopkins is president and the directors are Hufus M Stivers. John \Vclr James Carney. Bernard Metzger , F Hoplcins , Philip Dichl RON Ford. Charlct H. Heimburg Albert H Gale. F H Stein- wav F C McilanuB , I ) VT Burns DULUTH. Aug 11. The Security Bank ol Duluth. capital stock $100,000. one of the leading banks of the city , closed its doort this morning. Heavy withdrawals of de posits and impossibility of making spcedj collections are clven as the causes. M D Kennjon. state examiner is in charge The bank's deposits arc in the neighborhood ol $300 000 CHICAGO , At ) ? 11 The private bank of L. D Taj lor Co , successor ! to North R Tajlor , IG3 West Madi son street was closed today. By ordei of the court the Equitable Trust companj was made receiver The assets are $1M,009 liabilities , about $100.003. V/IL.L BOOM THE ISTIUI s UAIMV\Y. . IZn lfsli SyxMltcnle nts Trojn ? lcxl * nn Govcrnnit-at. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 11. An English syndicate , at the Lead of which is Sir Whit man Person , M. P. for Colchester , has Jus1 concluded a lease with the Mexican govern ment of the Tehuantepec Isthmus railway The terms of the lease Included an agree ment oa the part of the syndicate to finish works alrcadj well adianced for the im provement of the harbor of Coatzacoa , Lleo : at the Atlantic terminus of the road , end to construct the harbor works at Sallna Crur. the Pacific terminus , which was in cluded In tbe original plans , but whlcl the Mexican go\erumcnt had been so far unable to execute. The road itself will be greatly improved and put in the condition of n first class line A line of rhlps pljing between Sallna Crui and San Francisco will be put on and de liver freight to the many lines plying in the Gulf of Mexico. A determined effort will be made to secure the freight and low- priced passenger traffic of San Francisco. On the- other side of the isthmus it ii expected to get the bulk of the Europear freight , such as dry goods , which now comei bj steamship to New Orleans and by rat to San Francisco. A TisMronAiiY TuotiiKon-lloiiMon Elcrti-lc Comiinn ; UrfcnilH Otxof Itw I'ntmtrt. TRENTON. N. JAug. . 1L Judge Edware Green of the United States court for tbe Ifew Jersey district today granted a temporary in- jnctlon restraining the Walker company anc Charles N. King of Jersey City and Cleve land from making , using or causing to be made or used a certain improvement in sus pended switches and traxellng contact foj electrical railwaja covered by patent No 49 : > .443. issued to the administrator ol Charles J. Vanderpoole , and now owned bj the Thomson-Houston Electric Light com pany , complainant in the suit. This suit ii one of a number begun by the Thomson- Houston Electric company against different defendants in other circuit courts throughoul tbe United States , and in" which injunction ! hate already been Issued. Among the com panies restrained by these injnuctions are the Kelsey Manufacturing company and th ( Westlughouse. Electric and Manufactures company. This patent is considered by th < Thomson-Houston company asery tseentla to overhead trolley systems. DUMAAD rCIlTIIKH INVKSTIGAT10.N iii-\ti or Slrn Want IntrrMnff Coin- inrrre Coiumlvxlon to Hrlurii. CHICAGO , Aug. 11 , Eleva\or men ani railroad men "who were affected by the evidence produced before Ihe Interstate Commerce commission last week arc de manding the return of that body , in order to investigate the elevator men's connection with CUIE in grain rates. Chairman Midgely of the Western Preiph ] association ( .ail today that the work of the rommkslon would be beneficial in readjust ing the grain rates from Missouri and Mis sissippi rlvei points to Chicago. Mldgflj saje that the Western Freight associatlor bcs nothing whatever to do with the so- called pool , calle > d the Union League clul agreement Ke sajs the Great Western wai ntvcr a party to the compact. Another Mi-mucr on the HorU . SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11 The ste-an fcuhoaner Point Arena , bound from this cit ] to Mcndoclno. went on tbe rocks at mid night near Point Ilejcs. The captain , Au di en Johnson , her master , wi ยง on the bridge uhra she. grounded He at once began tc back her , end within ten minutes ehe wai free of the rocks. As soon as the ve se ! was loosened tbo water began to ruct through a hoj > - in her port bow , just for ward cf the forward hold Captain Johnsor beaded for this clt > and came up under i full Itexil of steam , tbe pumps being kept in action ail the while By tbe time i.lit reached tbo mission pier , where she vat docked , there were four feet of water in her foruaid hold. liiutlit-r Ilrbrllloii in I'onno.il. SAN PIIANC1SCO Avg 11. Mall ad- vines from the Orient tell of a rebellion that bas liruVpo out in the center of the Island at Formosa Jloonini , the uunphor center , ucii attacked on the S7th of June. It if KUHKtK'4 tbe few JtijttKftc there , number- i K about a doifen. Including the gendarmes , were killed cad It te feared that D D Ol- iUtn a. European has alto fullec a victim. The Jcn\n is supj'ds.p'1 to hate been uiked * 1 lir lots to foielgitr ; - in i > p consider- 4) Ti is Hale if i.Furs is due to tbe ruiliifj < rt jn 1'rd by * lae JupiiEtic tn the 'rj i-ai to 'lit juToeaiicc tad gtcert SC : or FIRE IN A TALL BUILDKC Several Persons Lose Their Lives ia tic Flames in Hew York. SIX-STORY STRUCTURE 13 GUTTED Hnndrrtl nnil Klftj Tlion .nn < 1 Dollar * Worth of Proitrrljr tJoe * lit In Simikr nit tlir Itiult > f nu ICxiilodlon. NEW YORK , Aug. H , At least three persons , and possibly others , were burned to death In a fire that destroyed a six- story brick building at 4C5 Greenwich street this afternoon. Several persons were Injured - jure-d by the smoke and heat and by jump ing and two of them are expected to die. The dead are : WILLIAM GRAY , foreman of electrical repair shops. TWO UNKNOWN MEN , who were caught on a fire escape and burned to death in view of the crowd. The Injured who are expected to die are : Felix Hass. Unknown man. The other persons hurt went to a hos pital and then home The ground floor of the building was occupied by A. K. Warren t Co , who operated the New York electri cal repair shops. The firm also occupied the fourth , fifth and sixth floors. The second end floor was occupied by Julius Cohen as a distillery and the third Door was occu pied by Plaut Bros. , manufacturing jewel ers This building was complete ! } burned out and so was the one adjoining. No 467. The latter building was occupied on the ground floor and second floor by Alexander Kllnkowski. The third floor was vacant , the fourth wts occupied by John Lanej as the New York Pan company , and Kelsal Co. cane manufacturers , occupied the fifth floor The top floor was vacant. How the fire started Is not known , but its origin Is attributed to an explosion. It begun In the rear on the rround floor of 4C3 Greenwich and before the alarm could be given the Carncs- shot up the cir shafts and the smoke was pouring out of the roof. Most of the fifth floor persons In the build ing were at work In the machine shops of A. K. Warren & Co on the fifth floor of the building. Those who were first to reach the fire escapes succeeded in making their way down to the first floor landing and from there Jumped to the sidewalk. Those who followed found that they were cut off by flames and dense smoke , which poured out of the windows below , and es- capt-d over tbe roof. One of the lost men to make for tbe fire escapes on the fifth floor -was the foreman. William Gray. He was seen oa the landing for a minute. He was followed hy another man , who was not recognized Men on the roof shouted for them to take hold of a wire which they had let down , but they either did not hear them orwere too frightened to do anything Flames suddenly chot up and drove them back and out of the sight of the men below When the flames shifted the charred and naled bodies of the two men -were seen on the fire escape. Another unknown man appeared on the same fire escape above Gray's bodj For an instant he gazed distractedly on the crowd below. A sheet of Came swept from the windows rgaln and when they fell back the dead body of the -man was lying on the grating. The flames nte their way through the building at 4E3 quickly and then burnt through the wall into the adjoining buildIng - Ing at 4C7. The flames were also blown Into the trlndows of < G7 and in a few mo mcnts that building was burning from top to cellar. Four alarms were turned in and for a time it looked as it everything on the blocc would burn. All traffic In that section of the city was suspended , as the hose crosEed not only the surface rallwajs , but the elevated as well. The eight or ten explosions added to the excitement , but served a n"od purpose in aiding the firemen , as thereafter the flames were more easily got under control. Individual losses are not known definitely and a total of JICO.OOD is estimated. War ren & Co.'s * oss , as all others , was total and is crtlmated at $25,000. \ > A.MO ! A. I'KMTE.\T1AHY IIUKMZD. I..OHN of Trrenij Thousand Dedlnrw , liuj > o I'rlooiiers Kncnpr. CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. , Aug. 11 Fire at Anamosa penitentiary started at 9 o'clock tonight , In the cellar of the prison dining- room In a short time the fire wi > s beyond control and the entire entry building was destroyed , Including a large library of 3,000 volumes. The loss will be $20,000. The fire was brought under tontrol about 11 o'clock and no difficulty " -vlth the prisoners was ex * periented . \MItii : O\ TUB WAY TO THE I'OLIZ. Indians Hi-port Iliiilnt ; Scn Ills Itul- ! eon Ili-iulc-il for the North. OTTAWA , Ont , Aug. IL This afternoon the following telegram was received by the Indian department from its agent at Vic- tarii. VICTORIA , B. C. , Aug 11. To the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Attaira , Ottawa : Creditable Information received by .Agent Lomas from two Indian parties separated by long distances at time of observation that the Andree balloon had been sighted at latitude K > 1S , longitude 1T7.40. pursuing nearly a northerly course. PP.OF. A. W. VOWELL , NEW YORK , Aug. 11 , A dispatch re ceived jesterday by the Associated press from Veadoe on Vranger-FJord announced that news bad been received there from .Spitsbergen that Prof Andree had dlscov ere-d four rents in his balloon After remaining in Pike's house in the > northern half of West Spitsbergen from June 22 he succeeded on July 27 in inflating bis balloon and waltud for a favorable southerly wind to embarl : . Lnter reports stated that he was discouraged at the lack of favorable conditions and was abiut to give up the attempt for this year , as the season of the- midnight sun closes about August 24 , Then came veslerday's report of the discovery of four rents in the balloon which would make it surprising if he had set said from that place. The news was presumably about a week In arriving fro-n Spitsbergen , showing that up to Au gust I the aeronaut had not set sail and tbe prospects were poor for hit doing so at all. South ACrlrnn liujtilrjCuminl Ioi > . LONDON , Aug. 12. The House of Com mons last night considered the formation of the select committee to conduct the in vestigation of the British South Africa company and the Jameson raid. The House rejected all proposals to change the cotn- ! > csition of the committee , which Is made up as followsRt. . Hon. Joceph Chamberlain , Sir Michael Hicks-BeJich , Rt , Hon. Sir WI1- llam Hart Dike , J. C. Blgham , Q O. C A. Crlpps , J N. Wharton George Wyndham , Rt Hon W T Jackson and Attorney Gen eral Sir Richard Weltter , all supporters of the government , and the following members of the opposition- Sir William Harcourt , Sir Henry Canipbell-Bannerman , J. E El lis , Henry Labouchere , Sydney Charles Bur ton and Hon. Edward Blake. 1'IIIK CHIEF * AT SslLT LA1CII CITY. bu | > rrllilnJ -nt Hull of llnUrfc n Stnrtllnt ; Adinfufcluu. SALT LAKE CITY , Utah. Aug IL The second da > 's session of tbe fire chiefs' con vention was called to order at 10 o'clock today Many lnten > sting papers relating to fire department * and beet methods of work were read &ud dhvcuscftd. Superintendent Hull of New York con fessed that he did not know what the depart ment would do with a fire In the top of tbe twrntv-ticih star } ' building now being crofted tn that city A concert and organ rental took plate In i the Tabernacle tonight Tomorrow the chie I wal visit the li&tbm ; re-sort at GarflelU bea'i Interesting exhibits and tests of nev > vttre made tkU ifternoos. ron "otrvn MOMCY. Hrinl > llrnnii rormlncr 'ClnV. In All Inrl f tf Mnle. JOHNSTOWN. Neb , jAug 11 < Speclal. > Saturday night . poHUcal meeting here was addressed by Pr Ely of Alnsworth At the close a republican ieague club was or ganized , with fifty-six member * . The Johns town band and several women have offered lo furnish music during thf campaign. There Is considerable enthusiasm , and among the people generally there It * growing distrust of tbo good faith of tbt tree silver advo cates. SHUBERT. Neb. . Aug. II ( SpccUl > The McKinley club of this place held an en thusiastic meeting Saturday night. Judge Field of Lincoln delivered & tilling address. Tbe exercises began out doors , but rain compelled the ciowd to RO Into the Methodist church , wajch was filled to overflowing , and many were left outside Though the weather was threatening , people came from every direction to hear republican gospel The speaker requested all In the house In favor of McKinley to rise. About eighteen out of every twenty rose and waved their hats and cheered lustily , STOCKV1LLE. Neb , Aug IL { Special. ) A McKlnley-Hobart club was .organized here Saturday afternoon J. C Gammlll was elected president , L II , Cheacy vice presi dent , W. A. Overman secretary , and II H Griffith , treasurer. The club starts -with a membership of forty. An enthusiastic meetIng - Ing was held , atwhich speeches were made by J. C. Gammlll. A. Wllsey of Moorefleld and J A. Williams , county ntiorncr TALMAGE. Neb. , Aup 31. ( Special ) The republicans of this placs met Saturday evening end organized a sound money Mc Kinley club , with 120 members , after which they were addressed by Prof. r. W. Robbins of Lincoln and Paul Jessea of Nebraska Cuy. Republicans are Very enthusiastic here , and propose to keep matters warm until November rAVBI0C ; > NebAUG 11 { Special. ) The McKinley people of this town organized a McKinley and Hobart club of 150 members last night by electing C. E , Epcar president , J M. A\eit = el vice president , F D Wil liams , secretary , and D. V , Blatter tress- UJPJ There , ls a EtroaE filing here to lay aside all former political affiliations anO organize and work for -sound money. The people here are becoming aroused to the Importance of this matter , ma the business men are not leaving politics to be run by the politicians , but are manifesting an active Interest. There are a number iere who for the sake of saving the national honor and credit , are willing to lay aside their past party affiliations and join hands with those who are striving to maintain oil that Is sacred to the nation. GRAND ISLAND. Neb. , Aug. 11 ( Spe- clal ) A rousing meeting of the McKlnley- Hobart club was held at republican head quarters. The first appearance of the glee club was greeted with prolonged cheers , and the meeting was the meet enthusiastic yet held. The committees to-orEansze a mounted club and ward marching clubs reported at follows Mounted club , seventy members , First Ward M aching club. lorty ; Second , fifty ; Third , forty-five ; Fourth , seventy. The McKinlev-Hobart Wheel club will have sixt ) members A mcesige was sent tc Hen William McKinley , tendering him the entire support of the republican clubs , num bering BOJ. Judge Garlow and R. C. Gran- Tille addressed the meeting. FREMONT. Aug. IL { Special ) An au dience which completely-ffllled the district court met lost evening for the purpose ol completing the organization ol a McKinlcj club. "John" ' C. , Cleland , cnalrnian cf the countr committee , celled tbe meeting tc order. He stated that In the city of Fre mont and in Platte jtetscinct C71 s'gners ' had been obtained to a rtltlon lor the formation of a club , anil le fully expected that before the election K03 ntmes would be obtained. The meeting , voted that the officers of the eUub should consist of a pres ident , vice president from .each ward and from Flatte precinct , secretary and treasurer , all of whom should constitute an executive committee- M. Shlveley was elected president , W H. Haviley. C. S. Beck A. E. 'Nelson. George ilarshall and S F Stiles , vice presidents ; Paul Colson , treas urer , and C. A. Manville secretary. The president then made a few rcraarlis The tariff he considered a great question during Ihe campaign. The financial ques tion was settled in favor of the present standard. Mr Shiv eley wai enthusiastically received , and his address 'Was listened tc with marekd attention. Hon. J. E Frlcli made a strong tariff speech , arraigning the present administration for the policy whict It had adopted , and which he considered responsible for shutting down factories. W J. Courtright spoke on tbe money question and presented many convincing arguments in favor of the single standard and against the unlimited coinage of the world's sil ver. The meeting was \tTf enthusiastic , s noticeable feature beinp the large number of laboring men present. Many old-line democrats have signed tie roll of the club , and many others vi 111'vote for a sound money democrat if one should be nominated GENOA , Neb. , Aug , IL ( Special. ) The republicans completed tto organization cH an honett money club Saturday evening The prcspects here are very encouraging The people are reading and thinking for themselves and as a result are declaring for McKinley and honest money. Tbe offi cers ore P. L. McFayden. president ; N , A. Williams , secretary ; Joe Baird , H. Lewis , Sam Coffman. vice presidents : Nels Shoog , treasurer. Executive committee. W. H Winterbotham , Joe Krautet. F. H. Young C. R , Wright , William Kennedy , L. G , StOCkE. * OSMOND , Nth. , Aug. 11. { Special. ) Me- Kinley end Hobart are tbe people up here Only two republicans hsve "slumped , * while more than twentydemocrats have openly denounced the "boy orator. " BEATRICE , Aug. 11. { Special. ) The Me- Kinley Sound Money club of Beatrice now numbers over 1,009 members , and will gc well up toward 1,600 before the campaign closes. No such activity has been shown among republicans here for ; j ears , and there is no dcnjlng the fact th'et sttadj gains are being made for McKinley in this county , The club meeting last nieat wts highly en tertained with a paper vipon the "Money Question from a Nonparti > an Standpoint , " by Samuel S. Green of this city. There were short talks by other local speakers tnfl the meeting was full erf ( ntbusiasm. Tvvc thousand plurality for 3ltKinlcy In Gage county Is the figure set by'the leaders. ODELL. Neb. , Aug. II { Special ) The Sounds .Money and Protective league ol Odell was organized last fvenlng. Dr. Al len was elected president , ] Howard Jeffries vice president , Ham M.artjn secretary * nd James Smitherst tressurejr. One hundred and eight names are on tbe roll , and every member is in earnest/ Every republican in this part of the coupty is in line , wita one exception , end a number ol democrats and populists are talking and working for Mc Kinley. , PLATTSMOUTH. Neb , .Aug. IL { Special Telegram j P. O. Hedlundlanil H. M. Bush- neli spoke to a large andJeuc-e in the Mc Kinley tlub room tonight. Music was fur nished bj tbe Crescent City Glee club. Tbe McKinley club here hag 4W members end there is great emhutltxm. COVUIIMITT CAX * KIX THE IIATK. * Suit Derided AjcnltiHr the Itnllivuji l > > n California Juiljjr , LOS ANGELBS , CL , Aug. 11 Judgf Wellborn of the United .EtaUs circuit court rendered a decision today declaring that the government hes the rignUto fix the rate for transportation of troops. cr other govern ment business , including the malls , over any road. It Is estimated that tbe decision will make a difference ; of frern J45.000.uOO it tWOoo.ooo in tbe amount 1'tlJ by tbe gov ernment every jear lor transportation oJ mills troops and other buslnrei. Tbe ruit of which this ce-cizlon ! U the outcome - &i brought by tbe Atlantic & Pcciflc railroad , backed by all the otber land grant roads , as a tut case A trooper who traveled from Albuquerque. N M to Prcseott Arts , re fused to pay full fare and tendered the condu tor Jvst hajf the regular price of < ticket T e condut 'err refused to accept this , cud after trjosportics tbe trooper , the sutl the coveruzaeut. I10RR GETS AS OMAHA CROWD Boyd's Theater Packed to Overflowing to Hear tie Distinguished Speakers. THURSTON HELPS THE MICHIGAN MAN Money nnil TnrltT qnc tlnn Alily llnnillril , l"nllni-lo nnil Dnimrr * of tli - Prcf SlUrr 1'ollc } Pointed Out. The audience which Hoc-well G. Herr and Senator Thurston addressed at Boyd's Optra house last night was limited only b3 the capacity of the building. It was repre sentative in its makeup and wildly en thusiastic in Its appreciation. It was such an assemblage as is seldom brought to gether thus early in a campaign and it furnished every indication that the people tbe thoroughly aroused to the Importance of the Issues that they came to hear dis cussed. The popularity of the speakers Insured a full attendance , but the people who carnc half an bour early In order to secure good seats were curprised to find that they were even then too late. More than half tn bour before the hour for the speaking to begin c cry seat in pit and balcony was occupied. Only a small space remained at the extreme rear of the gallery end this was packed in a few seconds. Then the pe > ople jammed the aisles and foyer and at that there were hundreds who could not gain admittance. The Seventh Ward Military band rendered a short program In front of the opera house while the people were gathering and by the time this was concluded there was not an inch of npace in the building that was not tightly wedgc'd with people. From the stage It seemed to be an audi ence of more than ordinary Intelligence. The beats and many of the seats in the orchestra circle contained women , who sccme-d as thoroughly Interested ts their escorts. It was not entirely composed of pe'ople who were in sympathy with the speakers. There were some who seemed to have corn" with the expectation of confound ing the orators by their questions and In terruptions , but before the ciening was over they were effectually silenced. Mr. Herr vas more than a match for them and his witty and effective answers aroused more enthusiasm than any other feature of the meeting John L Webster presided and among those who occupied seats on the stage were Herman Kountze , Ron Alxin Saunders , Gen eral Dandy , Major Crowder , B G Burbank , General J. C. Co\Un , C E Belndorff , J J. Boucher. F. H O'Halloran , Fred J. Sackctt , Mayor W. J. Broatch , Charles N. Southard , A. s. Churchill. E P Burns , A. "W. Jefferis , Judge Lie Estelle E E. Baldrige , Frank E. Moores , Captain H. E. Palmer. Jonathan Edwards , Isaac Noycs , I O RhotLdcs. W. Parnanr Smith. A. C. Foster , J. L. Kaley , A. C. Harte , A , B Hunt , Charles A , Goss. AP. . Tukey , A. H. Comstock. A W. Johnson , Louis Berka , Judge Clinton N. Powell , Judge W. W Keysor , John G Tipton , Pat 0. Hawcs , L Jl. AJidrevs , Phil Winter , Charles E. Winter Jamci Walsh , C. E. Squires , Dr. J. M. Glas gow , John L Kennedy , J. T Wertz. Judge Crosby. D. C , Smith. John C. Wharton , Major D. H. Wheeler. Ed P. Davis. Major J B. Furay , Major T. S. Clarkson. T1C. . Sud- borough , Thomas Swobe , R. C. Jordon , John Butler and A. J. Lunt. Alearty demonstration greeted the chairman - man end speakers as they took their seats Mr. Webster said by way of introduction that the wrrcry of the campaign was sound money , tariff and McKinley. With that thej tipected to meet the enemy and ivere sure of victory at the coming election. THURSTON LED OFF. It bad been arranged that Mr Herr was tc speak first , but at the last minute Senator Thurston WES informed that his date al TopeVa , which was supposed to be this evenIng - Ing , was this afternoon , and be would have to leave during the eiening in order tc meet it Consequently he was introduced at the -first speaker. Senator Thurston received a prolonged ovation He-was compelled to wait for sev eral minutes until the handclapplng and cheers t-ubsided. He spoke briefly on ac count of hie hurried departure and said that the preceding day had been an inspira tion for the free silver people. On that daj they had been glxen a promise that was al ways an Inspiring one for the popocrats Mr Bryan , a candidate for the most ex alted and dignified office on earth , bad said that he was not distributing postoffit.s yet but ho hoped to be before long He wished to call attention to the dlgnlfled , noble and American character of this address It had nc-ver been equalled in this country txcept by Mr Flannlgan of Texas. He had heard much , he said , of the asser tion made by Mr. Bryan and his adherent ! that this country should be run financially independently of any other nation on earth That was a - ery patriotic sentiment and , il could not be too often repeated. But whal surprised him was that these same men had neter joine-d with the republican party on its proposition that the labor of this country should be done by American laborers Inde pendently of any other nation on earth. Referring to the local situation be spoke of a political measles as in some respectt similar to the complaints of children. Some people took them cosily and others not at all. Consequently It was not strange that some of those who were particularly sus ceptible had already broken out. Judge Ambrose had them for the second time , II was a peculiar fact that men who had held office at the hands of the republican party were particularly susceptible to the disease after the people bad decided that some one else should occupy their late lamented po sitions. Senator Thurston incited renewed cheerIng - Ing by declaring that e\ery state east of the Missouri and north of Mason and Dixon'c line was as oolid for McKinley as Vermont In closing he referred to the charge that had been made that Mr. Bryan bad be-e'n paid by tbe slher mine owners for his work in behalf of free silver , and declared that when such a charge was made by a promi nent democratic paper , whlth offered tc prove it , it should be met by n plain an ew er of jcs or no. But Mr. Bryan bed al lowed It to stand for thirty days without entering a denial. SAW ACRES OF REPUBLICANS. When Mr. Herr was introduced the en thusiasm of the audience once more broke out , and be was compelled at last to raise hia hand to obtain an opportunity to speak His \oice was hoarse from bis constant speaking in the open air. but his tonei were nevertheless distinctly audible In all parts of the house. , In beginning Mr. Herr ttl.ed for indul gence until his volte returned to him. He had been speaking in the open air to acret of republicans and bis voice was beginning to jield to tbe strain. He had bee-n told that he would not find any republicans wesl of tbe Missouri. He had traveled several hundred miles in that direction and to fai had found nothing else but republicans There WEE one good thing in this campaign The Usues were distinct and clear-cut. The two partiei did not agree on an > thing The republican platform declared for protection to American industries , while the drrnocrati were equally outepbkec for free trade. Tbe republican tandldtte w protection personi fied. The democrats bad put up a man wbc bad not only cndeatored to destroy the in dustries of his own elate , but those of e\er > other state. In speaking of the tariff Mr Herr showed the difference between a tarlC for protection and a tariff for revenue only Under the latter plan tbe tax was leve < ! on articles that were not produced in thli country The republican tariff proposed tc let such articles in free , but to levy a tai on what could be produced in the United States. If a tariff was placed on tea , foi Instance which could not be produced It this country the pric would go up Tiiti would be a tax which the common people uould have to pay Why * Because tb r < were mere common people la this countr ; to drink tea than rich people , and the com mon man drank jutt as much tra as the rich man. But If the artWe could be pro duced in this country the result of the tariff would be to at once stimulate Its manu facture. He quoted the extent of the Industries that had l > e < n built up by the republican tariff and asked some free trade man to tell him what industries his tariff law had ever built up. Some one suggested soup houses and Coxej's army , and the speaker went on to remark that whenever work was done in this country that had ne\cr been done here before It added M > much labor to the employment of the country He asked the free trade people In the atrtl- tnce to show where their tariff law had e er given a man a day's work. The pro tective tariff kept money In the Vnlted States The other kind of a tariff sent it out to pay pauper labor in Europe. A protective tariff raised wages. Did the other sort of a tariff ever raise any man's wages ? UNDERSTAND THE TARIFF. "It isn't much use to discuss the tariff any more before an Intelligent audience , " added Mr. Horr. "All you have to do Is to ask them if they remember how it was under the McKinley law up to IMC. Most of them do , and then ask them It they remember now. The } all remember cow and they have had about all the 'now' they want. " The speaker then proceeded to show that the protective tariff not only built up new industries , kept the money in the country and increased wages , but also cheapened the price of the articles to the consumer. This was a question of fact , not of tluorj. If the article was cheaper It was cheaper , you know. He defied any advocate of free trade to designate a single manufactured article that had not decreased In price after Us manufacture had been developed in this country. "A protective tariff was natural , anjhow. The Creator had intended that a man should take care of himself first and the rest of tbe world afterward. A man should take care of his own wife before he attended to some one else's wlfeu We should fiitt build up our own country and then It there was plenty of time left 1 do not object to fixing up the rest of the universe " Referring to the charge of overproduc tion , the speaker said It was a mistake "There was much more produced from IfcSS In 1M)2 ) than the-rc has been since , and no one heard anjthing of overproduction then. It was not that too much was pro duced , but the democrats had succeeded in cutting down wages until the people could not buy as much as they used to " The history of money was related in a manntr characteristic of the speaker. He exhibited a string of Chinese coins , of which It required ten to equal an American cent. How could business be transacted with such chicken feed as that ? The Chi nese could not use anything else. Their labor was paid from 4 to S cents a day. But In America , where labor -was paid from fl to J3 a day , such money would be useless. There was a time when iron was used as money. But -when it got so that It took two horses to draw the value of one , they concluded to demonetize iron. The first dollar ever authorized by the colonial congress consisted of two and one- fourth pounds of copper In 1772 the discus sion of what sort of money we should use was taken up by the ablest men of the times. Hamilton favored the single gold standard and Gallatin the single silver standard. It was finally resolved to use Loth , and after that Thomas Jefferson .had said : "If jou are to use both metals jou must be careful to fix tbe ratio according to the market value of the two metals. II jou try lo fix it by law it will lead to dis aster.- The only test , -iif 3-atioigtbe jvalue of the metal In the markets of the worTS. * * "Now , my democratic friends , " added Mr. Herr , "you have just found out what an old mullet-head Jefferson was , haven't you ? " EXPERIENCE WITH CHEAP MONEY. Continuing , tbe speaker said -we had had a little previous experience with the thcap dollar. Formerly silver and gold were coined at n ratio -at 15 to 1. Then gold became more valuable in proportion and the gold Immediately began to leave the country , while the business was transacted with the silver dollars. This was a matter of history There was only one way to coin two metals cf different values. That waste to make the better dollar the standard of money and redeem the poorer dollar writh it. Then congress changed the ratio to 1C to 1 , and it proved that It was overdone. Sixteen ounces of silver were worth more than one ounce of gold , and it was a matter of history that the silver coin had In turn disappeared. All business had been transected on a gold standard of value from 1834 down to the present time. During that time silver had alwavs been quoted at above or below par. If it was the stand ard lUelf It could not bo worth more nor less than par. During all these scars not a single commercial transaction had been made In this country except on a gold basis. In 1EC7 there had been a monetary con ference , at which all civilized nations were represented. When the question was asked whether the double standard was practicable every one of them had voted no In refilj to the qucrtion whether gold or silver was the more stable and satisfactory standard every nation except Belgium declared in favor of gold. Referring to the "crime of J873 , " the speaker said it was debated in tbe senate eleven times and tbe discussion occupied 1S3 pages in the Congressional Record There was no bill in the history of Amer ican legislation that bad been more openlv discussed. At that time silver was worth more uncoined than coined , and nobody said a word about any conspiracy , because no one cared whether silver v\as coined or not. not.No No one had demonetized silver. That meant to stop its use. When jou dehorned a ste-er you took away the use of his horns We had coined 8,000,000 bllver dollars be fore 1B73 and M)0,030,000 ) since then "To degrade the curre-ncy was to strike a blow at every day's wages In ihe country It was a serious question which affected the credit and prosperty of the nation to tn extent that no one realired. We are about to elect a president of the United States. A men to fill the chair that had been occupied by such men as Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Grant It bad been generally supposed that it should be occupied by a statesman , a man of mature-d and Vnown ability. The republican party has nominated euch a man and Major MtKinley will be trlmphantly elected in Nov ember. ruovjfeiox roil ALL HIJIIISIITKU. Committee Ilil ( lie Ilmt It Could I.n < Kt riilnic. John Lewis , chairman of the county central committee , was very much gratified last night at the number that turned out to the republican rally , "It is a great crowd , " said Mr. Lewis , "but there is one thing I am terry to see. We ought to have provided for an overflow meeting somewhere. There were hundreds and hundreds of people turned away people who had a right to expect admission and whom we would like to have accommodated who were only kept out be- eause > they came late , while others got ahead of them. None of limn ought to take offense at tbe-ir and our misfortune. "We are going to have more meetings right through the campaign , with speakers of national reputation , and I hope to perfect arrangements by which at these meetings ever ; ' one who comec tan be seated and bear what Is tald. The committee has done tbe best It could under the circum stances , but will try to do better next time. " III If Lnnil feulti nitmUkc-il. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 11 District At torney Foote has received instructions from Attorney General Harmon to dismiss the eight suits brought by the government tev erel months ago to recover O.OOO acres ol agricultural and timber land in Cahfor. , Oregon and .Vrircas. The loud i vs.tj 1 NEW YORK AN OVEX Dsnth List in tie Cit j Proper for One Daj > 1umbers ? Otcr a Hundred. FULL WEEK WITHOUT A MOMENTS RELIEF Mercury Dr ps but n Tow Degrees ia th ? Coolest Part of the Night. HOSE TURNED ON TENEMENT DISTRICTS Tloods of Water rurmsb. Some Little Belief to Buffering Humanity. SUBURBAN TOWNS SWELL THE DEATH LIST ProniNpil Drop In Hip Tc > titrrntnr % \Vlll Cniur it "ii liildifte Itvllcf to Mnti nnil Ilf-nKt In Clt ! . NEW YORK. Aug. 11. Another day of the fearful heat which is oppressing this sec tion has added a page of fatalities and suf fering more remarkable than Its predeces sors. In New York City , in Brooklyn ana all the adjacent tovns and throughout the states of New York and New Jersey the day's reports of deaths and prostrations overshadow tie record of any other day la many 3 ears. In this citj alone the death list for twentv-four hours footed up at mid night to considerably more than 100 names. Brooklyn adds about twenty to the list anil the heal victims in the suburban towns bring the total to over 100 Men and women walking along the streets have dropped In their tracks and died before phjslcians could be summoned , nnd horses have died a > though stricken bv a plague. New York factories have been closed and outdoor worke-rs have been compelled to drop their tools and find shelter during the hours when the sun was at its height. Par ticular ] } among policemen and letter car riers has the suffering been Intense and many have been compelled to stop work. The hospitals of th's city are crowded to their full capacity , while the doctors and nurses have been at work night and day until many of thtm have succumbed to th strain The Department of Public Works has comate to the relief of tbe tenement house dis tricts and fore-en f men with hose carts are patroling the streets of these sections and flooding them with water from the corner h > drants Men. women and children rush In groups under the streams from the hose ind the night scenes among the tenements , as the relief parties m ie their rounds , are unprecedented. Unless tomorrow brings rain many prostra tions are looked for in the Madison Square garden mtcting. and preparations are being ; znE.de.fqrjra. special force ci men to call men and -special ambulances. Tne thermometer has for the past six nights -fallen but .a few -degrees from the limits registered during the hottest part of the day. The heat on Monday night held al most stationary at SI degrees until 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning and as soon as the sun began to ascend the thermometer did likewise , until all previous records for Au gust 11 were broken The highest previous record for August 11 was S3 degrees In IMll tnd 92 degrees In 3SB2 , while the register upon the top of the Manhattan Life Insur ance building , where tbe weather bureau Ii. situated , showed 935 degrees , and the hu midity , which was far worse than the boilIng - Ing sun , stood at 70. tnd down In the street * it vas not less than three degrees warmer. The official temperature , beginning at noon. was as follows Noon. 90 ; 1 p. rn. , S9 ; 2 p. m. . S3 ; S p. m. . S3 , 4 p m. . S3 ; 5 p. m. , 93 ; C p m , 92 , end 7 p. m . 90 , and up to mid night the temperature did not drop but a fevr. points , registering fa. Following is a list of today's deaths : KATK DllE SL-nH. iS jeuis old. ALEXANUnH GtTHJUE , MOKUIS GIL.I.ESi'11 : 40. KM1L EltDTMAN LC 3'ATJIKK MKNTON. 40 soinnn nnAKi > . 54 JOHN" J HAOEKMAJC 40 MAJIGAJICT 1V1LBIS1CIC. 2t. AfGl'HT IILOZElt 317 AUGUST UA. GRANUC. M. MICHAKL O'TOOUJ. K. GOUS KIUTTA fl. 3-AT.K1C-K ASH. El MICHAK1. ISORITV K HKllMAK A 1 > ULU1OIT. 40. EDWAIID M'QUlllK. SI. OHAItLKS PHILUI'S 45. CHAIILUS KllAMMKH 4S HO11EHT STOl-UENnintGEn. imiDGBT O'HAItA. JOHN SC-AJCLON 40 CHAIU.E3 PIA'MPI- PHAHl.CS M'lXJNALD. IL GliOIlGE MAHC11 , 40. ANX1E niLAOK. 40 JAMES N OUFIJ1C , SS. HEXHV GROSfcEU E. II1OYUE ALICE EU.NEST. UICII.AEI. Durrar. G CIUTTUAlt. AUGUST LB GHAND. S ] . nTXGIJUAIl > JOIUC DOWNING SS. niSRKATiD U'OOllMICK. JOHN M'GONJGLE. JOHN TOl'UCH. Hft-a I day. JOHN MAIISIJKN. SG. JOHN VEAUL , te. JACOU MXTHMRIt 41. JOHN O'L.EAKT. 70. JOHN HDGAN. SO. JOHN M'NALLY. 41 PATH1CK MUIAJGAN. 46. TOItllANPE ANI3KHK1N. T4 12 MAltV FHODEU 4 jnonthE. MHS ELLEN MUIM'HT. 33. iUII : > GET MULLONEY , Si JACOH GnOPE. 48 MAltY MAUTJIC. S8. 1VJLLTAM WILSON. 45. UNKNOUN MAN , uce about 40. JOHN I'ASSE 30 JOSEPH EJSHAMP Si , AVDKEW KHUniDAN , U. eTLAUA xormi. : "WILLIAM KING M. JOHN GAMHELL , 20 THOMAS UL'ItNR. CHAKLES DILLMAN 7 month * . POI'HIE IlllANNOX 34 GBOHQi : TULLMElTlIlt , 04. ' JAMES CAMl'HELL. 7S. UNKNOWN WOMAN , died at Bdlfvnt ho4H pital EDWAJID HELT > EItnnANDT , 1C I JAMES CABSIIJY. S , * TOANOJS MOONEY. < 7. fiAMUEL MOIllUSEV J'HKIiEHICK 1-ETHOWSKI , 5. THOMAS I-OWKllS. 4. CHAHLE8 KLANN1GAN. S4. THOMAS CREAMER. ST. WILLIAM WILLIAMS s > , WALTER EEDGEMON'PO , IT. GROHGE ZE1ER , 40 JAMKJ3 F1NN1X3AN , JT. PATRICK HRYAN , 25. JAOOU AULT 0 . .titniRT SAYRES , "IfUGUBT WY1XJIIP. * JULIUS ARMJN1E. JOHN M'GFK . JOHN MUni'HV. LEO C HAYER CHARLES HEt-STREint. v riIAtlI.CS B. HALLBTT , 40. v JOSEPH JI5LLA IIRKIIT TVOLPE NELLIE HKLANET. I > AJv'lFL LYONS. LOVJB Of-HLIN 45. UVKNOVVN ITALIAN JOHN GOOHVVIM ANDRUW TITTMAN 4R. CHAHLRS R1TX.UNTHAL. THOMAP WINK St. LOUIS JillUMIVR WILLIAM I. KKIRifT 47. cf U. JOHN" C KJ'HCJK H IIFRVUX LI UWIf ! 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