" 33 , ; , FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE , . . . . . ESTAULISIDSD JITXE 1,0 , 3S71. n-NfATTA , THTBSDAY ATJGrST 13. 1S9G. SINGLE COPT FIVE CEXTS. am nek CRUELTIES OF TEE JAPANESE Etoriefi of B&itoartraE AtrooltieE irom lie Iilaad of Formosa. POLICY OF EXTERMINATING THE NATIVES SolAIrr * of tlir MlknAn , Arrortllnc to -rtl > > l ' AVItiirnnrt. , Hair Inno- > rtir t - 1 n Itricn > l Terror in Which Ulooil Tloniu B. C. . Aug. U From far where lor upwards of a year Japa nese troops have been vainly Etrivini ; to crush out tbe seed * of pout bnli m oppo- s 'Ion to Japanese Innovatlnns. oemeE a ntory which lor liarbarous cruelty and vlelatlon tif all ethics of civilization has lortunat lj Jer parallel * in history , < r cn amting the ravage nations of tbp world. The terrible tale of rapine , murder and wanton cruelty reached here by the steamer Empress of Japan and lully IIOOTE out the itatcment of the situation in Formosa given 'publicity ' by Rev Dr. Mackay < m his re turn to that lilond six months ago. Other nqnally credible witnenurs arc now the wit nesses against Japan and the burden of their arraignment IE that , ueeing neither lame nor fortune IE to be gained in the cubjugstion of the Tormosans hy the arts of modern warfare , recognize-d UE legitimate ty civilized nations , the .lapant'st troops vent to tbe island have embarked in a crusade of blood , their object being to crush trut all signs of discontent by , as lar cs possible exterminating the natUe popula tion In this campaign there were no foj- cign powers to moke protest , no foreign pres ; representatives to .herald to the world tbe atrocities the telling of vhlch would hrlngupon Japan the contempt ol on en lightened people. Says the Talanfunow representative of the China Mall "As a result the policy of extermination has been zealously pursued Irom the 'beginning ot the campaign , and - hat -with the destruction of their crops the burning of their villages , tic desecration of the praieE ot their loved ones , the viola tion of their wivcE and daughters and the bLUhery of their Innocent children , the- people are driven to the last expedients of flesperation. " " AJ'J'KAL , POIl IIlKLjUVO. tlic Honsr of Lord * to Af-erjit thf JVfTr Lotnd Hill. NAug. . 12. The Irish land bill us amended In the House of Lords , where 3t recently passed 1U third reading , was "before the House of Commons again today. The chief secretary for Ireland , Mr Gerald Sal- lour , Indicated the proposed comae of the government. He Eaid they were preparec to attquietice to the new turbary clause , to Lord Inehiquln's nexv subscription claur.e and to the amendment dealing -with proced ure Kales. The other amendments , he added , "would be accepted in principle , but on the question of pasture holding the gov ernment would adhere lo the 300 limit unc could r-ot accept Lord MucKaghten't. amendment omitting clause E. Mr Geral ( Eallour also jialu that the jordE had ma terially altered the bill to the detriment o the tenants , lint &r hoped the lords vouli aoocpt the measure In the thape the com mons -would return It to them. Otherwise Jtwould l e u calamity to Ireland , including the landlords tbemHcJics. Continuing , the chief secretary said there iad been n great change lor the better lately in the conditions of Ireland , -where the Intense bitterness -c-as dying oat. and r.nhed were tht-y golnc to seiie the oppor tunlty to icctcr the IrlndLtrlcellng jircvaillng or vore they going to justify those who war only too ready to inculcate the mos pernicious lesson that Tor Ireland when trauijuJ nothing would be done , but for Ire land clamorous and crime-ridden no conccB- Eion would be denied ? That was the issue nrw to be decided , and le most sincerely prayed that Parliament might "lie wisel ; guided In arriving at u decision. ( Cheert. The Souse of Commons has .adopted the Irish land tifll In the lorm outlined T > y Mr " Gerald Balfour chid secretary for Ire land. In the Bouse 3-esterday. i.nd hoc re turned the hill in that form to the House or Lords. BRANCHES IV THIS VXITED STATED t Mnntif rttirrfc le > Uinc fo tlir KIrrtluii f HIcKlnlry. LO.VI > OK , A-ug. 12. The Pall Mall Gazetl says ' "In view of the probahle election of W-Klnley and a higher tariff , a number o English manufacturers are projecting branches in the United States. "We know that quite a number ol invitations bm < > come Irom AmcricanL Elnce the 5t _ Loui convcurtlon. with the object oT inducing English manufacturers Liid capitalists to fonirtruct woolen , worrted , cotton , lace am ElIU jnllls in good localities On the strengtl til McKinlej"e jiopularJty. an American corporatipn , in fact , offers to liulld aui : quip ID ill E to lease with the opUon o jiurtliape to n-putable Englishmen. The offer lias been proviElontlly accepted in three instances , two ofwhich are worstei ant-n. and the other a lace maker , and a t < rend firm of lace makers has purchase * the Mlneola Curtain mill near Phlia II * .S MA.DE o AGHKIISIKVT U Oilldzilly UrulfiL. LOXDOK. Aug. 12. It It heml-offlcially r.tatfd that there IE no truth In the report published hy the Chronicle of this city tha Great Britain and 3ut > Elc are -on the pain of reaching tti jigrttment "lo save boC Armenia tnd Crete Irom Turkish oppret el on vlthout disturbing the pcaee of Eu roptwhich agreement , it was added , -\vdul Involve the iiresencp ol a RusElan army in Armenia and of a British fleet at Crete , " "to KUKTtntp * " Turkish compliance with th terms of the agreement. " It is Elated on the other hand that there Is no dlbcord among the pov. crt , ut , to tli measures which U.nuld be adoplod in regard to Crete tnd .Russia , It It f urthur uBBoned , Is showinc marl.t < d db-iuciiiatioo ] to allow greet pressure to be brought to betr tijion the sultan. _ IIJf -U tlir DrniaiiiU uf ClirUttoiio. ATHENS , AUE li. Thr Turkish govern ment has finally rejuUud the dotttuflk of tlic Chrirtuns of Crete etoejit BO lar as the ] iroMniis ol the Halfjm courmulon and jencrnJ itniucbt ) to the iuturgtuiU arc uin- wrutia In a fight ut VuQena , Uuct < dBuiB. . 3 itv.tu l&O Insurgents and a body of Ml ) TurKk. the Jormer were reiniorcud Kft > r lour hnurs Cghtisig and ruutcA the Turks fifty ol whom were klUod. AiBcedenian Ticottntfv cmiofl with riDui etulnn train the TurLs , trf Jaluicgthr Greek Itnl > Uriuuitdk iilUf iirlliiu. HOME , , Aug. 12 Tlit jiroi incitl papcri demand that the sevenuueut jirtion rrgardlnc the Hahnpville lynching The Corriere DtdU Srf& of UiUe dodarec th4t until ArnerJccnt trt TllUnc uiii nljc to ju-otect the livcfc < J Eur j mBi tb y li d Imttnr clusr their 7iortR t'Bttrrty to t e immi gration vl whites HE t bid bgaknBt ChtHuw flieup labor udflinp "H\witf Midi at 1m vc twrurr < < d tt Neu Orliains and lieutt Hthnt- v llr cAunot bt Iulfj-alc4 bf nation ? hcriug jjiv jitfiense ol cdi-Mtmunii. " Mlllll * > jL lkUI > IU IIHTUtt-ll. TE11ERATC. Aug. 12 MdUttli JU u. whl > ihf Ute khc.li of PanUa in WBJ v t liaugod IHTC tliU nioriilns in Uw ] irei.tnt ( of us iumifjikc OWKHHWMul th * 14 Hone : I'Mvwf . LONDON Awe 12 H Uune < Tujfi ia3.iv rewired tin * rtjltr tioa ifjm-al.on Ml r- with tt il > Jes \ IiniDGHTOV5 TnOfULISS. tl p t - l rilllin . .tr Pn1 Into Tort tti A LCJ < I.JC ndltl < in. COLON , Octoraiiia , Aug 12 ( New Tiwk W rM CaWegrum Special Telegram ) The iJtfamer BrMgetaa , Imnnfl tor St. Lucia , has put lute Scat * Mtwa. Ottorabta , leaking , i d with her machinery dinltk'd. Captain StraamBK. her wnnmcnflcr. proitecnted the ebiut engineer ; c the cearU and the engi neer was et nred to prison for right jcwf. Phe rtwiHJW'f. crew deserted The CoHmi- : rtan tutlKirtilfii , rvojriclous regarding the resprt 's miRRion. vlittt her f'vory d&y. The Bridrctnn hat IKPCunfortunate dace . ! ] < ff-H under ruspirton ac a filllraeler none niter the Cuban Insum-rtlon begin. She ILK limpca into the prlnrlpal iiortt on the arriliean sea for niialre no many times M s not to be wandered at that the authorities now ke p on eyr on her. She put into ICingtiton. Jamaica , lent summer no "badl ; ut ) the pmiple believed she had been attacked by a Spknibh war ship. She was .ow e-d Into Colon by thr Louisiana last September with her rudder erne and her I machinery disabled. When picked up Mhr' ' : ia-d been drifting two weeks and her store-E wtiri getting bhort Last month she tirrhed at Colon leaking and "being patehed up started for Ecuador. it war caulfd. intending lo Ktop at St Luoia to finisi rn'tlriShi' ' hod to be run into a northern port ol Colombia and send for pumps. Alter repairs there she bulled again and now is In trouble once more. This IE the sorond time her crew has deserted. The Panama Canal compcnv has adopted the American tower system for transporting fl dirt. HI1I"tVlG MACHIMI K1LLKI ) HIM. Jlrrr L.IHiU 1ml. llir Grrsnnn Ilntrl- n - T. Die * \Vlil1tr Kliifrliucmliis- LONDON. Aug. 12 A special dispatch from Berlin sEys : Herr Lflitnthal. the engineer - gineerwho has liern experimenting -n-ilh flyinc mactlncE for several years past , died on Monday. It appears tlitt he ttarted to fly with one of his machines Irom a Mil lOfl' ' Jeet high near the town of Hhino near thU citHe Isnfl onlr tetn in the air a lew minutes -when the machinery of the ying parMUB collapsed and Herr Lilienthal loll to the ground. He was picl.efl up uncon- oui and was found to hnte his hack hroken He flifed shortly after h&ving Imco. removed to a hospital. - fnlnir for tlitr I'uinil LONDON , Aug 12 At the Birmingham assires yeKterflay Vispount Hill , vho was formexly engaged in farming near TJorence , Kan. , and now of Burford. Ontario , sued the Dowager Viscountess Hill , his stepmother. to recover the family diamonds , and jewelry , which he claims as heirlooms under the wHl of his grandmother. Judgment was ren dered In .favor of the defendant. ' jmlnVauth n Pluallztt ; Doric. LOXDDN , Aug. 12. The Spaniti govern ment IE inviting tenders in England lor the construction of a floating dock ct Havana. KALLOO.STOHV ISOT CHEDITEU. Prolinlilj- tli - Aortljt-rii nnil < > t An lr r ' * . r Slilji. CHICAGO , Aug. 12. Evelyn B. Baldwin , when isked this morning concerning the reported cppetxanoe of Prof. Andrews "bal loon In British Columbia , In latitude 53.15 , longitude 127.40. r.aid , " 1 do not l > elieve the report , welcome as the achievement would be to me. As late as Ancnst 2 or Audri'e hud not yet left Spitsbergen , apd ic could not. therefore , have been 2.00D miles beyond that point on the evening ol the 3rd. us related by the British American Indians. The "bright lights been hy them mny have been auroral displays Again , Andree expected to land in latitude 10 , longi tude ICiti , the northern portion of British America. " 'Although Andree's air .chip Is a wonder ful piece of mechanism and under favorable conditions would undoubtedly accomplish the voyage , 1 regard the sledge and ehip as the only practical means of accomplishing the conquest of the north. Still Andree'B eHort must lie regarded in the n&ture of a scientific experiment Should he lose , he alone will suffer most ; should lie win , the world v-ill lie the gainer thereby " STOCKHOLM , Aug. 12. The lollowins telegram Irom Virgo's harbor TVUE dis patched by Prof. Andree an August S : "The balloon hab been iled for several days and all is ready for the ascent. Thus for every thing lias occurred as anticipated. The wind Is still northerly. otherv.lHe. all IE well. " The meteorological office thinly that Prof Andree may hpve started on August 4 , OE c south wind was then "blowing steadily. VICTORIA. B. CU , Aug 12. News has reached here from the north that Prof Androe's aeritl expedition to the north pule -nas believed to Imve lieen ht-cn August 3 in the vicinity of Kenna river. f.AA J-KAACI CO DAVK > AL.AIt.MEIl. Gold Holdln -Mrlllusr Airar t a Hciiinrl > .sil > lf Unit- . SAN FJIANCISOO. Aug. 12. The agita tion of the financial question , which haE resulted in sending gold -up a fraction of 1 per cent aboe par In Ntw Tork , it causing bante trouble with the people -who wish to deposit silver and thecl. out gold. Some of the "bankE rofune to ttke any considerable amount ol RiHer on deposit. Purlng the past two months the supply of gold coin In the subtreasury has deErcased Irom about J1S 000 009 to less than rfi.iODif0 ( ( | The dfcr ( afie Includes a Bhlpmeiit of JS.dOn- 000 In gold mode laut month "by Assistant Vnlted States Treasurer Ee.rry lo tlie r.ub- ttcaBury in New York City. ThU i-nermouE shrinkage vas one of thejirime caases which led to the issuance by AsBiBtant TreaBurar Bftrry nT the now turnout ordfir which bioi ; > f3 the redemption of silver oeitifiealit in pftld coin , a jiractice which vas followed "by hit ju-tiduceesors for many j eon = EXr-OSITIOX IIOOMICIIS AT SALT LAKE People on AH Sidfk MunlfeU IiHrrpkt lu tlir ACulr. SALT LAKE , Aug 12 ( Special Telegram gram- . ) The Omaha -party tratullnc west ward advertising the Trans.miEEiE6lpjd Ex position arrived htat toioy. Since leaving But te the party has Itwn at HuHey and I'idnit ; hunting and fishing , and Jrum there they Tlsittid the great Sboahoue follE. the vuiidar of the world. The sctiuory in this viciutty IE magnificent nail Impressed all UE being of iutenst * iultAJtt They Also visited Blue lakek oud Fruit BaoLh , lour miles a ay Htire th < entirt party I\KE fmtertoinnd handsomriy. Today the } ' vle- it d Bar D old Deach and h&thfcd in Salt lalie. TdinojTDW the party will be iuu-oiucod iiy oity affidalfc Evtsrywhwe ] > u plt have ex pressed gritat iDtereet in the evpraitioxi anil extended thr heartiest iusiHLUity. The part } - MI 1 * bwe tint4i lridsy morning. All are veil O0rr an Iklunil for Sult % KAK5AS CITY , Aug. 12 "Menrtng ibUnd. " c'uiitiwUiK of 130 ucrBt , tud which - < nifc fcnt cpart in IbUSi for B military runtrva- ttan. but never vced un suck , WRtu i44 for itaVi u uurUan y Mei dn.v by nUirfUt Imju tire < MWfiii M < nt lest nfllre nt Boanrflle H , M. BoiMiiir wliti cltimK he paid P n rfiold wsrlp tar thri& & . v&uuv t u jirweut. UtiiE- IHK tlv.t the litad i ljuipf > 4 ta him Tiic eiUetak 4i * MM idiow Uti > Uidm and they will r < i > nrt tb * nutter lu the ptivruuifBt Inr < VH * lu te wliel u > , d next. Thiv vfff ne tUMrac lor tl.t dtud and the net of UrUicmt i. vj ; Jw bcitvtek 3. tu r In Jiniltiliitk M'irl l. CHICAGO Aug It-Vk'ktMiu. Llltli j Oe. . out f th * lu-Rtat mud ftrrm tc Ohi- ' i-epi. ivnJt n utk.jintu' iod r to Mitt- . Uitr ] JJ .rlin at AU fuii . i'jmx..t : ! v us j ' v i u he ELSE gi. \ . itt 7iif ft. \ , f 1 t se fl , wi t-kutei \ < \ a c" .tt o ! 4he t t , ur aw-a vt Ihe cuiijpcj''s uace cl ilrtxil. jlnd , XEffYORKSTlLLLIKEASOTES Son's EB.VE Ocratistta Thar Dcnfflj ESsrt on Citizens of Gotham. MORE DEATHS FROM HEAT BEING REPORTED Unil < if the Ilrntrd Prrlofl lo BVcnr. . AlDionch S Cit I en Are SniTrrliijr NE"\T TORK , Aug. 12 Thle waK the eighth day of the hot weather. The total number of deaths in the Greater New Tork district during the past week , ar a result of the torrid wave. IE ertlmtted at Iroai 7dO to 1,000. In many canes the heat has "been given the credit lor causing deaths that in reality are due to other complica tions. On the other hand , many persons have doubtless perished from -unknown causes when an autopty would have shown "sunstroke" as thr cause of the death. Since Monday o\er 300 bndlcs have been sent to the Potter's field Irom the morgue and forty more will be hurried away tomor row morning. Estimates of today's list range Irom M to 100 lor New Tork City , the total number of cases of dcaa ufficlallv reported to 100 tonight amounting to sixty-seven. The total ntrmber of prostrations reported in JCew 1 ork City today w aE Ijfl. The total number of deaths officially reported In Brooklyn during the day was twenty-fixe. The totrJ' ' number of deaths reported Irom New Jert-ej 1 cities and towns during the day waE about j fifty.The The Board of Pork Commissioners in the city of Brooklyn has announced that during the heated term the rule compelling personr to leave the perks at 10 o clock at nlciit lias lieen rescinded. Today was the hot test August 12 in the history of the -eather lmre.au. The temperature stood at M de crees. A strong lirecze .sprang tip nib CVR.I- ing. and after sunset the mercury dropped gradually. Between " and T o'cloe kthls morning the police had ben notified of blx deaths Ub a lesult of the heat. At 9 o'clock all the police jecords showed that eirtecn persons hud lieen treated lor sunstroke-Eince 7 o'clock. Six dcathE trosi heat and many cases of prostration were irpcrted In Brooklyn Irom midnight lost night to 10 o'clock ihls riorn- Vp to 1 p. m , there had been reported ct police headquarters twcnry-seien additional deaths and forty-four more prostrations. The dead ore : HL1.HX HOGAX. H. ALBJZKT . MALCH1 GUVTCt'Ii. I'ATJUCK ItOACH. MAX KEK20G. 4C. OTVEN nrsai. n I'OIIAN. KEATING 3S. MRS CATtrCmiCE RUCK , Cu. MII.-5 MAJIT CAltET. . CAKOLJN'E GAUGAINET. 43. JACOB V1.MER. IS. MIIS. CATHERINE BA3HD. . 3irju.Ii fid. SCHEIilLTTBERGEB , SO. MJMU JAME lOZK-WIX. JAMES HEJOiT. ItNTOfOWJC MAK. 3OHN CAHILL. 4 tnonthn. MATST OliniEX. TO JiAIlT DATIXET. 1 ir. UTLL.IAW : uraGEL , TL. MJOIT PEUO1AX -WTLi-IAM rjtEMl'JvEy , ncefl X. AICN ruoon. is. AJTJC 3CEAKirEAi.LT. K. . HT2CKT HEASTEL. TO. MAP. ! AKN DEVTKTE. < i LL'TCATII ) A3J3EIIT. X. C \THEKIXE M'GEATH. 21 rRAJCK J1OOXET fTTUlA M'GOriGH US. \\11.UAK M'NAJiARA , 70. iTCOXK. 4D. MAX. BOSTON , A-ug 12. Sixteen deaths re sulted from the heat in this city today. Fifty lorses have died In twenty-four hourc and 100were prostrated. The leat was very severe throughout New EnglandAt TToltham , one death ; nt Lnwell. three deaths and two prostrations ; at Pawtucket , seven deuthE , at Providence , six deaths : at Hart- lord. four deaths , at Springfield , three pros tration * ; at New Haven , two prostrations. BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. 12. The exces sive heat at this point continues A max imum temperature of fl7 degrees -was reached between 4 and & p. m. Twenty-two latol- ItieE ore reported todar , makinE n total lor this hot spell of sixty-eight WASHINGTON. Aug. 12 The iot wave was broken to3aj in the upper Mississippi and Ohio voile ? K , in accordance with the prc'dlrtlon of the weather bureau luEt night and by morning the fall In temperature will have reached the Atlantic seaboard. The drop of the mercury ranges Irom 30 to 15 degrees. EA5TON. Pa. . Aug 12 , Nineteen deaths Irom heat occurred tip to midnight , and there were upward of fifty prostrations. CHICAGO. Aug. 12. The fierce heat has been Wown away by temperate breezes , and only lour dtathE Irom heat are reported CE having occurred today. IVTEIVM ! HEA7' 13V I > HIL4DEL.I HIA. $ > rnr < - tit Frttxtnitlfiu * It cport < ! , Scune Il - .ultlnc FntnlJj. PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 12. Up to 11 o'clcek four Cetths : n3 a sscre cf prost ttions Irom Scat had been reporte-d at police lead- quarters. The dead are : JOHN BERGH. FREDERICK EHRLWIN. CECILIAN MORRIS. HUGH DRUNN. At K o'clock this morning the thermometer at the weather bureau registered S , one degree peeler than jj'Sterday. but the ther- mometiirc down -on the streets ranged Irom 7 to 10 degrees high or. Shortly after S o'clock n light -westerly "breeze sprung -up and itanpered thf scorching rays ol the EunPBOR1A , Aup 12. It is mucn cooler this morning. Mrs. Friedman waE prostrated y 'pterflay. a.nd was lounfl dead in her bed thit mornlnc- _ rocn woiuoicv LOSE THEIII LIVKS SnlT < irut(1 l > r Sutj.liurlc Arid Cat ut n Clirtiticiil I"i rl < iry. PHILADELPHIA. AUE 12 Four work man ww < suffocated by sulphuric acid gas ut the chemical works of Morf & Philips in the outskirts of Camdcn. Thf victimB art ; JOSEPH DEVEUN- .UME5 MULLIN. AXIiREW ADLER. GEORGE GARRISON. The first oinrcame was Mullin , and one after the other , DfvtUln , Adler and Garrl- ton. who went to the astiEtoace ol those A oc-iu1iuiL. DENVER. Aug. 12. Mott of the large cities in the United Siatet urewtl ! n-pr < - fcented in the drviinth annual convention of the Niaiuiitl Rutail Uutchers' Protuotlre as- sociation. which assembles ler < - today , PreBiient William J. "VVtdff ocupying the ihair. A feature of the cociioition , which will ( tentinui ! in tension lour deys will be ! > * < } cl e rac s given iiy the local OEsociatton "While tlna-t are no important question * de- iruniftilttt aotlan TarJouc mattes' * ta the v Uftjf of rt < cll but httrc ID be discusaod. AlakUu lx > nSunir PORT TOWKSEND , Wash. . Aug. 12 j The rieheet p < dd jiliuier mines of Alaska ! litre VMOI trtBEf errttd to Canadian tem- : ttry a d mlJierf tre w inyioe mtesrs' i ttx to Brjtt&h authorHies The Unitary in Que-vtion tc trom tiirn to ight mUe-c in w i < h and embrarec the rich I'iuffr i iaimi. CT i > ta < ier end Muler creeks vLiti Lert a'nrt wer stj-pofcfcd to lie in Alaskan ter- r4 iry The trancler of territory if lie cl rtturitjs recently rr.ii.ar- OP THE WKTM-tCV C1AHS. Errn tlir Vtitnrn Orcmnlrtmr IB tlir Ititcrcft of SfJttiu Jt ! + 9iry * M1NDIIN. Nth . Aug * li-HSff olal. > Tbe ypang women ot this city litre a McKlnlry and Hobart dub of about twcnty-fivr mem- IICTK. and expect to rw& that numlier con siderably yet They orpanlr.eS Vy electing Mis * Nellie rrtghar prcftaeni and they say If they cannot -rote for "WeKinlfy nome ot the young a i shtH PAWNEE CITT NrK Aag 12 < Sj- rtid ) Judge StuM of Auburn Kpnke to the Tonne Men's Republican * luh of thU cltj Monday night. He got the boys toretber and had them In a good burner , and he ! } cd their organization very much ASHLAND. Neb. . A UK 12 ( Special. ) The McKtnlry club 1 petting recruits daily tnd now numbers about SH'O ' EXETER , Nth . Aug. II ( Special > Thr republicans completes the organization of their McKinley and Hobart eJnb Saturday afternoon. Colonel N S. Babooclt IE presi dent. TV. N Shaft and C A , Songster --vice presidents C1 Compton secretary. 3 T Borland treasurer. "WHliatn Ramndt-Il mar- Khal and an executive commltter of tour IP look alter the work In the country Tht club Etarts with a list ot 14K. all voter * . TORK. Neb. . Atig. 12. { Sjx > clal > One of the strongest tree ellxer districts In the county is losing ground already Democrats who never voted a republican tlt-ket in their Ihes will do no thlf lall In prcterrnce to standing by Brjan , Ponies n or McCool ore burying their gold In anticipation of c victory for tree sllxor. Many of them are tree Elher advocates. BAESETT. Neb. . Aug. 12. ( Special" * A McKlnley and Hobart club was organized here last night with elcltjv members. Rex Mr Eighray of Long Pine addressed the meeting and gave the ptioplt- sound talk tnnlnly on the tariff Two oV3 thne democrats joined the club and other democrats in tht ! precinct will support McKlrJey whether they Join the club or not. This county IE boftdj n-publicun on the national ticket at least end McKinley and Hohtrt wfll retelve more votes in this county thtn Majartin 3BS > 1 There is very little detection among repub- " "ctns in ihiE county NORTH PLATTE. Null. . Aug. 12. ( Spe- eial ) The regular weekly meeting ol the Lincoln County Republican dub was held at thr court house last evinlng The court room was lull of republicans. EnttaiBiabtit speeches were made by T. C. Patterson. H S Rldgley and J S Hlnchlcy , each person taking up different phtscb of tbe menu question. Only last night cue of the jier- sons -x\ho has been out strong lor Brytn made the secretarjof the Bryan EQ\cr dub EErctch islr name trom the roll , saying that he war tired of them and WEE going to sup port McKinley BENSON , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The Harrison risen club met at the tkire Tiall Saturda > evening -with the intention a ! holding a mfeting , "but the cluh b ltig unwilling to pcy the rental lee of J ! lar one evening , ad journed to the home ot C.TL. TYllliuiiiB ut his invitation , where tn'open air meeting WOE held Several lively dismissionE were had. after which It was conciuSod to change the name of tbe club to the Tannerr' Mc- Klnley club of DouglcE county- The officerr lor the ensuing year were elected ar fol lows : President. James " \Vals3i , Kucretarj- TV. Ste-iger : treasurer. P Mangold One vice president was elected tfrom each pre cinct , of which there were { eleven H _ B TVoiaron , Prank Bltils and ! T. A. Living- slon werecpjiolnted a onsraiittcr to nenti republican literature to Uie fllHerent coun ties. ties.KIMBALL KIMBALL , Neb , Aug. 12. { Special Tele- grzmj The republican rally ield liere ihis cvcnmgwas addressed If O.tS. Hoagland. candidate lor stcte benator.j'jmcAt31.tCady , ' candidate Ion , ongrcBE HooTjatk MacColl and H. .3. . Abbott wwe present. The at tendance was good. REPIIII.IC.V | ; JMSAGIE ; " ' COMMITTEE. ' li i-fc mid Amur * rl < - rulf K. LINCOLN , Atig. 12. CPpeciai ) Hon. "W McCrecry of HaEtlngs , president tht Jvcbraskc Leagne ol Republican Clubs , was at state "headquarters today. This morning he announced the appointment ol the lol- lowing executive eomtaltiee of the state leagueA. . J. Luut , John Lewis Omaha , " \V S. Morlan , McCook : Ji. L. Haj-nard , Ne- btaskB City ; C. C. MeNibh. "Wisner , AS Baldwin. North Plattf L. Hann , Hactinsfc. A. C. Atkinson , Lincoln ; H. S. Beck , Pierce Netll Brennan , O'Neill , Ptter Janscn , Jansen - sen ; Frank Simmons , Sewtrd In conform ity with the action of President McAlpine of the National League in increasing the rep resentation to ten delegrtes-at-lorge and four Irom each congressional district Presi dent McCreery loduy appointed the addi tional delegates to whicli .Nebraska is en titled. Following ore the delcgatcs-at-large J. "W. AdamE. Curtis , Georpe J Woods , Lin coln. L D. RichordE , Fremont , C. A. Mor- rlll , Osceola ; John L WebUer Omaha. T A Heoley , Milford , Chtrlcs E. Winter Omaha , J C , Miles , Htsting's ; George Eckjes Chadrnn ; Beeman L Dawes. Lincoln. The additional delegates are as JdlowE Dr N R , Hohbs. Elmwoad ; M , O. SickettE. Omahs George A Merriam , Sfward ; W H , Austin Franlilln ; F M. ILnlght. Allmnce ; Paul JCF sen , Nebraska City , D. C. Glfford. WeEt Point ; W , B. Smith , Hebron : TV H Ban- well , Orleans. Matt Dougherty , Ogaltlln. Secretory Mtllalieu of ihra-ejiublican state central eommlttte would like the address o every JJeKlnlcy club creanited in the state with the name ol HE oanreEponding secre tary. The object in bt-curinc men addresstE IE that eampuign literature can be mailed to them lor distribution ; It will lie to the intere-Bt of ell republican organizations throughout the Plate to correspond with Secretary Mallalleu on this snbjett. Piiter Jansen of Janfccaj a member n the btate rcntrol rorsmity-e will eddrcEB th < Rusbianb and GermenEi of Lincoln Fri day evening at republican Sieadquartcrs on N street. Mr Janscn wiU rpcak In the German language. Other jrpdftUerE will also address the meeting in .t ItE GOLD AVILL IIU AT A VKEMIl M. Eit < T Iluklufkh rjjtfi Coxiirartiiic iur tlic 1 t-lUiW M < - < uI. EXETER , < -b. . A g. li ( Special J T. H. L. Lee , a partially n-'Ma.i I > UEIIICI > E man , who upend * iiE winters IB dUtfurnia , a - ery pronounted honeH money 44mt crat , Is cauE- ing the shining lights of iree hllver here no end of trouble. He "has jcirun the inan- clal question a gjod deal , of very careful study. H - ii. alao doing' . Jitlle betting on the Bide He entered into c Trritten agree ment with E , CoElfcllo. a etoekman , by which he agrees to JIBT Coni llo 511U In bil- ver lor tlOO in gold imawflStiUJy after con- giess cnactE a Iree sQver iav ] irovided it tball be within one year after eltictlon , James Keller , postmaster ol tbic piece , and a recunt cm vert to Jroe ellTer concluded that WOE a prutty eacy way lo make money , and no asked Lee tar t. elmllar con tract. A copy of the centred WBE handed him to rend , and 11 batiofatLory , Le would make Kulley a likk propoutUon It boomed bo batisfartorr that Kelleyr' i-K not averse to doubling the amount , < vhSch Lee WOE not blow to accfipt , even ittgreolnc to pay 240 silver duUtrsJor J200 in gold hut he did not clcbe the chstrart then , but Ulowod the fr e tilvtr man one night to dream cnt > r it and ulbo ta consult another Lhinine light of the tree ciljcr cause The result was a complete' litcktiown un the port ol Kftlley An article ic.'OE s nt to the Brytn iitper In Omtha , sUling that the rcoBen llelleywent bark as the tgrwimrat was that he thought the { -anti-act read "within one year attar Brytn"e cJeotipn , * * icbtead of within jioe year after tens silver law was unaatbd He elated , liov- fur. alter reading the oopy , that it b-uitod him exactly FrttSl ! r Itnlljut t. KiUviirJK , ST EX WABI > XtA , , Aug. ! , lSjH > ciU J The tr e wJvi.riteeoitaned thtur cam paign here last night with a rtHy Rev Jecbe V" Junsiuct of Fulloiton nee the principal fciieaktr He wa * lormerli a re- j > ul 'njn ' : uijd ertal many tl'ings were ex- pti-ed from 1 at Ha Bjiewh wa * hc ftr a cUutj TIC 3 > ' ji j a rreat moiiF as it . lUl . T41 i ritiOC Ol wtlk SILVER MEN DENIED SEATS Wyoming BepaliKcan OonTGStkm Fasset 02 OtmtesdBg Ddegutiont COMPROMISE FINANCIAL PLANK POSSIBLE 7 hit. In Pointful ( Int ! ? Some of llir Mrml > rrn tlir Only J-oln- tlun r flic Dlfllrnltj' CHETENNE , Aup 12. ( Sj-eclal Trti-enm ) The "Wyoming Hate republican oonacntlon called to nominate jirenide-ntltl t4ertim. ron- gn-ssman tnd Judge of tbt supremr onurt conve-ne-d at the opera house here this morn ing. One hundred and four of the 3if. ( dele gates entitled to sratt. were present In per son. Vnlted States Senator Warren called the convention to order He advocated In the coming campaign more thorough organ ization , ( .s the contest meant a house to house and hand to hund campaign. Hon. A. D. KeJley of Loramle county was selected temporary chairman and Benjamin Howell -Swcctwatcr county temporary secretory.CommltteeE on credential , reso lutions and organisation vere appointed. The convention passed immediately upon the claims of "Walter TVebEter ol Uinta county , who , with twehe iiroxier , claimed to be entitled to a seat In the convention as rep- lescntlng the tree stiver republicans of that county "Webster's delegation WOE denied admlEsion. and the regularly elected dele gation was teited. A reccEs WCE then taken -until B o'clock during vhich the judicial districts held caucuses , at which candidates for the dis trict JudgcKhlps were chosen. They ore : Tim district , Hichtrd H. Scott , Laramie countyr Second. 34. C. Brown , Albany , Third. , T. E Entcrline , Sweetwuter At B o'clock this evening the convention reassembled nnd a permanent organization was made with B B. Brooks of Natronu county , permanent chairman , and M. . C. Bar row , Conierse county , secretary. It was announced that the committee on resolu tions would be unable to make a report tonight , and the contention adjourned until 10 o Ciocl : tomorrow morning. The adoption of a financial plank to lie submitted to the convention IB causing the committee on resolutions considerable trouble. A very strong light IB being made for the adoption of the -St. Louis platform This IE oppofd by the silver advocates who want the Casper-Sheridan platform , which declared lor silver , reaffirmed. A compro mise financial plank iturged as a solution of the difficulty. Fl'SIOV 15 COMPLETE IN IOWA , Bole * and Jim IVcnvrr Arc OTTCMWA , la. Aug. 11 , Complete fu sion WEE effected by democrats , populim and free silver republicans at tbe demo cratic state convention here today. Tbe state ticket -nits divided and terms of di vision for the congressional districts were EBO agreed upon , the democrats to get nine , the populists one and Iree silver re publicans one. Some counties were. _ not represented. Black -Hawk county , the home ot cx-Gov- "tinior Bcrh'E , v.hleb had split at .the county convention , bud no representatives present , the contesting delegations remaining at .home. Judge Tan TVagenen , temporary chairman of the conv-entlan , made a lengthy Iree rflver speech. J. J. Shea , permanent chairman , rl Oouncil BluEs. made a short speech. The platform declares lor Ire.c silver. The ticket selected Is as follows' For electorF-at-large , Horace Boies , "Waterloo , democrat ; General Jom E B. Weaver , Col- lax , populist ; sea-nary of state , L. H Kan of Clarke. rJemoKrtl. ; auditor of slate G. "W Davis ot Louisa , populist ; attorney gen eral. "William D. Boies of O'Brien , demo crat , treasurer. Charles Ruegenetz or Clay ton , democrat , supreme court Judge , Sen ator Bolter of Harrison , democrat : railroad commissioner , lor the long term , Amos Steckel of Davis , silver republican short term , Thomas J. Denser of Pcyette , democrat - crat- cratEPJUNGITELD. . 111. . Aug 12. The popu list state convention e-onvened in the house of representatives at 11 a. m. . SCO delegates being present out ol ! ) u entitled to btotE , Just "before tbe convention opened \V. B. Boek of Olney , the democratic nominee lor state auditor , tendered his resignation to Chairman Hinrichsenwhich WCE accepted. This was done In order to make roam lor c populist on the democratic Btutc ticket. In return lor which the populists are to en dorse the stale democratic ticket. Alter opening with prayer , the eall of the convention wat read. Chairman Maxwell made a speech , relating lo the work and growth of the party during the past year. Committees on ruleb and permanent organ ization and resolutions were named alter some haggling , and were gixcn until S o'clock inwhich to report. Cook county 7irtteinctpresented contenting delegationc , thr only one in" the convention. Alter perfecting its organization the con vention adopted a platform endorsing the action of the national populist convention and endorting Gove.rnor Altceld's adminis tration At the night session tour populist elector * were nominated. Including an elector-ut- larpe , the democrats "having withdrawn Jour of their fl ctort , and twenty of thr demo cratic electors were nominated , completing thr luclon. TV. P Berk , thr democratic nominee for auditor , having withdrawn , tbe convention nominated AL. . Maxwell of Flat Rock to fill the vaeancy. The remainder of the democratic stele ticket waE endorbed. MLVEK WILL t-OOX HE POKGOTTE\ tli - Crnre . Will IJif l Fortj Dnj fc. KANSAS CITV , Aug. 12. "The currency Question -will not be the issue of this cam paign after lorty days " This Matemeat was made "by Senator Tlmrtton of Nebraska at the Cootes bouse today to a Star rejire- jientatiieHe made this surprising state ment. with thf utmost dellbeni.tJon. in re- lily lo the flUfElion" " "How much tariff element , eenator , do the republican man agers propose to put into the campaign * ' " He dictated a statement -vuth reference to the charge that Mr. Bryan has been in iht employ of the bonanza tilver mine owners , said that Major McKlnley would remain tt iomt during the campaign ; cx- plaincd nifi cool , omcular rtimark about the currency and announced that Mr Bryan would not carry * Hate cast of the Missouri river. Regarding the bonanza mine matter , Sena tor Thurstcn bald in part "The charge was not mine. 1 did not f\eiu adopt it or express any opinion of my own with respect to it. " He simply read the statement , he eaid , CE it wts printed Eniitorially by c Chicago jiajier. . Senator Thunrton stopped bore with Mrs. Thureton on his -wa > to Toixka. , vliurt ) he thus afternoon , KrMfc fur tli < - Army XTABHINGTON. Aug 12. < Spt > ciiJ TtAo- . ) The loilewins tronsftirs in the urf madt Buoond Li tH iu t John "W Purioug. Irom troop C to tree r , S x nd LlfMw out c ltrt C. Hiiliatns. irero u-oop F to uoop C Captain Ccarlttf H lujaiJl * iiw le 10- HevaA Irom dutr " ttHatota t ( juarttir- itiufaer. Department of I > uUwa , taM v < ll rtauin W * nj.Uaji HI Si Puul n wtB UWMK > 6 d W Canli Jumc * " " . Jtejte , at ju-tiMutt BD duty iu Xrvi Vurt LtiavtiB uf uJiktoKX \ \ < 4r sJ-iini d KB lol- kfWf. Pirwl LieutcuatA lltiurjL. . Uarrir FirM nrlllk-r > - Iortiikc < ! ) * Stmend LuuU-IULB' Jut cA. U G La fUe i-iLttirr. 1 li irf.-'Tj ril no 3 OW mii'l l-i . < Ii..r l . ' , i i Ij id I" rri T i " i \\ry \ < x * u < Jt-a t rcc' t ' . Sujouf-1 S Surwur .i li ( a " 1 far t t vtc j fit'i ijd LJ U' ! " * I L K "u 1 Ui. ! , ' t - JJta. . taaru out irjn AUK * OT WAXTKU. Tnkrn to Crrtnlti Drtno- rrntlr > ntlimnl Cnmtnlltrrnirtu NEXT TORK , Aug It Thr interest at- ! Inched to tbe second meeting ol tie nathmtl democratic poaumltter at noun today w as In- : crrepe * by pamlMcnt rum rs that the mem bers w-ou1d lake artlen to renmvr 1mm OH cesMBlttee those nwin whose absence wor alleged to awrntante their nbjeetten t the , national ticket toid platform , Tbiiee men tioned as U.e tmint Hkely la be dlncljtHwd < tnahtded W. r Harrlty of Pennsylvania. "W r. Sheehan of New Tork , French ttf C n- nrctlcnt and Lawler ef Minnesota In Shee- han's case , in particular. It was said thm the local organisations presented a demand lor hi * removel As to this partienlar case Elliott Danforth. who represented Mr. She < - han by proxy , said this momlng "It it iHrt true that a petition was presented for thr removal of Mr Sheehen or tor that metier the removal of tbe gentlemen mentioned. Mr. Sbeehcn gu\e me hit proxy tnd was only one ot eight or ten other national com- mitteemcn who adopted the same course "What is known us the O'Brien New Tork faction has a petition of the Und prepared , but when they found that as a proxj 1 was voting on all questions and taking an artixe part In the campaign BO lar they did not formally present it- " Senator Tillman was a defender of the uliHUit commltteemen. whose course IE licing criticized. He said this morning : "This talk IE bosh , I don't bolleve any commil- Ircmen will refuse to take part In the cam paign. Ex cry man on the committee it a man of honor and If he eould not consclcn- OouFly eerve he would resign Thtt-nutionul committee is not a disciplining body and haE no right to take any action * * A Troupe , who was Internal rrxenue col lector at New Haen. Conn. . . tinder Mr Clex eland , has ar.kt-d the committee , to take some action to dlKclpline National Commlt- teemon French.xho. . he claims , ib not in sympathy with Mr Bryan's campaign He wants the -national committee to reorganize the Connecticut i.tate democracy and to give them a new national committeeman who will be in rympathy with thr movement The committee went into session at 12.20 lor the transaction of business. Senator JonrE precising The committee was In ses sion lor about three-quarterE of un hour Most of the time was devoted to n heated rontroverrj oer the dispensation of tickets. Tlie apportionment offered to each metnbcr WUE three John R. McLean's proxy Irom Ohio said that he had "brought over 200 dis trict lenders here from his ttate and they had expected to get in. Another member intimated that ticketf "had lieen dlshoneBtlj dirpoBed of. " "Why. * ' said he. "there are speculators on every corner belling tleketE and t-eats and they pot them Irom Mr. St. John's headquarters" After a good many of the eommittcemen had tinburdened their minds the matter was dropped , the chair man announcing that it xrcs too late to rectify it The question of thr disputed plank ot the plitforin waE dlscUEsed but the committee gave HE official decision that the amendment ottered by Senator Hill , excepting existing contraclE from the scope of the financial plonk , hud not been udorted. Congressman JamuE D. Richardson of Tennessee , who was acting as chairman of tbe comt-ntlon when the platform WOE nd opted , elated hiE poKitlx-e recollection that the Hill amendment WBF defeated , HiE testimony WUE reinforced by Senator Jones , The committee ordered the publication ct the platlorm under the direc tion ol Permanent Chairman "White , C. _ A _ Walsh nt Ottumwa. . la.WUB chosen permanent secretiTi' , und the comraittoc ad journed to the -coll of the chairman , ocn siLvnn SOT LUCIED -CAJSAD.C. . Dominion BnuUti Aerji It Onlr n UikroHiit. WASHINGTON Arp. 12. There was some gotfcip at the Treasury department ahout the action of the Canadian hanks In-deeldlng not lo accept our silver certificates , except at a discount of 10 per cent. In the past a considerable amount of United States hillE has circulated beyond the border concur rently with Canadian money. They have lieen receivable lor taxes and lave been interchangeable without discrimination The present action of the backs of Canada , it is presumed , Is the result of n leer that the country -wrolfl lie forced to a siher basis. Greenbacks and treaEury notes ore1 redeemable in gold , and against such billE the Canadian banks make no discrimina tion. tion.Acting Acting Secretary of the Treasury Curtis called attention lo the fact that In 18SS belore the purchasing clause of the Sherman act was repealed , the "banks of Buenos Ayres refused to accept exchange on the United States hecause of the lear that before the bills reached New Tori : the United States might FUEpend gold payments. . Other treasury officials called attention to the Icct that in their refusal to accept our Bilker or its equivalent in slUer eertlfi- cateE , which Canada hat heretofore re ceived lor convenience sake , her banks were elmply exercising a discrimination -which we exerciMid. Our Jjonks do not accept Cana dian -or any other loreign sliver coin at par European countries do the same thing. The French or the German mark , when It CTOKBCE the border , is recehcd at a dis count. They circulate nt par only in their own countries. Some of the Canadian street railway companies have also given notice that they will not accept our fclher after January 1 Canadian coins are not accepted sow by the United States street railroads , cicept along immediate bor der , where they can find their way back Into the Dominion at once. Hl'LXj S-CE.VT5 VICTOIIV A FA It OFF. lorra C > n rr - .kiiiaii I'cilnt * Out llic WASHINGTON Aug. ! . ( Special Tele gram. ) Representative Hull of the DCS Molnes district is In 'Washington SOT a short rtay on business with the republican can gressional campaign committee In talk ing of the situation today he laid "The Bryan wave' has surged high , but I think ne have seen its topmost crest At , it rucodes it will leaie the young JCebrtskan on a dismal Hat. surrounded with but a corporal's guard -of the erstwhile multi- tudlnout , thriekere lor 1C to 1 Metaphor esldr. I have no doubt that there IE a period of calm reflection ut hand , during which the common hen Be of the American peopU will get to work , and that this period of deliberation will result in the triumph of McKlnley. Speaking lor lova. I hue no hesitation in dec-lurinc that it is abxolutuly safe Jor thr republican candidate Tiiorc it Bomr free bilier Eentiment among our people , Jmt not nearly enough to make the j stale In doubt Fusion has heen buuom- pllbbed in every congressional district save one Ix'twceu the flenmrj-ttt and pojmlibts but that it no ctuh < lor alarm Republican Etrength it greater than the itomliiiibd iorcr of the opposition jiartlft. Befaldos , I think that Ihe Bryan ticket wfl } lose as many voters by di'JudJon ef neuod money demo- crate a& U viH gain rem r < tpublii-an con vene. "Garm&nt , vho con > 4itutr a large clbtnunt in snmc uoniotis ill Iowa , are uolidly oj > - JIDEWI to thelre-e tOlicr idci. , audaio tp"tH.litii > Irom demoaratir jitilliu4iu-t cm them Irom their uuuufl inowy \Vlirrr -jnilillfU > ii Arr Ai'tli s , A-UB is.s i 3 < ai Tinrepulilltjai campUe in Min tauuly woe onaui Icet t ibt ivhtw Coe L Orawfoi-d d aiittrea an 44recc to l.OW ji 9fiJe tn Uu > Corn pulaen. U wai the rnt'CUf. tilmnuiiiE bMilc many ieSvaUA nijiuWicuiiE an the tuauey jtlunk Mr Oraw- lart guts trow hare to the B4wk HilU - \ < uiin > if-d for < oi Mo Aup Conn' tssn.it " . M IJIMJ rrv V4a rtnoruiiist. 3 li n. .rrr.o Tj.ii ( r IUF' E > ) ( a U 't > t\i jj-n vr. jar" her * jolm Ttjt is 1 F ; i u r- * ' i totui * n by the dtmocrt.U t' 'he Tiara diurltt BRYAN IS NOTIFIED Free Eansi Man TsM that He is GOVERNOR STONE IS HIS INFORMANT Gnticring in KM RDU Bnaro Gar den , Kcw Twt Odt.r. NOMINEE SPEAKS FROM MANUSCRIPT Devotes Keoily Two Hours 1 Piscusdon of Currearj OTHER TOPICS ONLYBSIEFLY TOUCHED ON I * il > it . of tlie Sonlnl .Moiir ? Atliorntc * 7'nL.t-n l'i Srrltnliu l > ; tlie Lriider f tli < - n 'inI' > | > u- IKllr l firrfK. NEW TORK. Aug. 12 That tlie Interest of the whole city of New Tork was lo- cuBoed today upon the Madlmm Square Gor don , where William J. Brytin of Nebraska and Arthur Sew all of Maize wcrti to lie formally notified of their nomination by the democratic party for the officer of pres ident und vice president of the United. States , -was jirorn "by the groups of sov ereign oJectnrbwhich , as earlj ar. the mid dle of the afternoon , began to come under the trees In Madison Square , and which , uy 6 o'clock. , had been rolufotcod by hundreds and at C o'clockerc multiplied to - expectant pectant thousands , und before 7 o'clock EW oiled to a training clamoring army. The garden hud been the Htcge lor other events of the same character Eight 3 ears ago Cleveland had been notified of his nel- octlou to lead a ecicand time the campaign of the democracy , "but the speculation at- taehed to these events had I > en hut thad- ows compared with the fierce light of curi osity which In at upon this night. Presi dent Cleveland Iiad been a personage Ia- millar to New Turk , but the young leader who had tome out Irom the wcbt "to plant his standard in the field of the enemy , " iu , he called it , was only a name in this city. city.On this ttil&y night the wide oval of the garden was o furnace In which 20.000 were to suffer a fiery tortuie lor their enthu siasm's sake. The glass had liei-.n remove ! Irom the acre of skylights In the root , and bbt'els of canvas hung lialow The platform WBE a Email affair , erected at the north hide of the hall , hardlj more than twelve It-el square , und draped simply with Amer ican Hags The decorations -were simple , consisting entirely ol the national tricolor festooned on the galleries aliove the stand. with mammoth crayon portraits of the nom inees on cither slda The center of the pit was iurnibbedwith several lundrod chairs lor the leaders of the local democ racy. tnd Tie "boxes rising In tripe lien ct both { -nfls of the chairs -were renervfid lor the Tuuiaaay chiels Iur One -city's thirty- live election districts Tie first comers to the hall were police platoons of blue coati who marched in it the main entrance and dispersed into every aisle and corner. After them came two or three hundred privileged and enthusiastic democrats , who piled into the trent rows ot ehaln In the pit , and proceeded to divest ihemselve'E of coats. T5ie hands of the clock. marked * eicn when the main doors down. at the west of tire garden swung Inward. The-n with a roar came the people , jiourlnc through * the entrance and spreading over the floor In this first contingent were the holders of reserved Beat ehenks and Hey scattere'd themselvcE through the aisles on the floor and swarme-d up through the boxes. MRS BRTAN LEADS. Over in a far gallery a band pla ed nn- he-eded ind almost unheard , tlie national airs , villle the crowd ga e cheers lor the local luvorites and studied the democrats of national reputation r.ho walked Into the gallery hack of the platform Occasionally some enthusiast would Etart cheering for Bryzm. but the first real demonstration ol the night occurred , when , nt E o'clock , a policeman in the doorway under the btand was heard calling ; "Make way lor Mrs. Bryan " Those nearest heard the call and climbed on their ehairr. Others promptly lollowed suit , leaving their coats , rank after rank , ai though answering to a word of command. Mrs Bryan WOE seen climbing the Eteps that lud to the first box at the platform's right. She was on the arm of Hon. William P. St- John , treasurer of the democratic national organization and hoct of the Bryans during their stay In Nrw Tork. She stepped down into the box and laced the mammoth audience. Ac Mrs , Bo an swept her t-yes across the ball , they had a weary look and her luce seemed very pale. It lighted with a bright smile at tbe roar which swept across the lloor and through the galleries , and whleh grew into a swell ing cheer and rose and fell in half a dozen wau'b Twice Mrs. Bryan boued to tb right and left and then she was beated. Mrs , Brjun. was folloucd into the box "by Mm. Bland with Mr Guorgf H Macy of New Tork , Mrs. Governor Stone with F. D. Cnmpau of Mlnne-apolit , and Mrs. JJacy with Mr Clark Howell of Atlanta. Following came Mr Bryan on the arm of Chairman Jameb K _ Jonct , , lollowud by Mr. Sew all with Governor Stone of Missouri aufl by Mr Bland with Mr Elliott Daulortb Senator "William M. Stewart and Senator John P Jones occupiud boxes CAHRTING HIS SPEECH. The ehutTE lor Airt. Bryan had not < -ndciS when the Ion-most Tiersonagc of tbe hour. the de'mocratic candidate1 for president , ap peared and pushed through the same dooi- way The tobt glimpse wub of t "blnck- coLte-d. broad-shouldered man , w llh c roll ot manuscript held at bib bide Eti-pplne with a quick , light blrifle up the ihort Sight ot bluirb At his hide and touuriiig OUT him wtt tht figure cJud In grey of Senator Jones of Arkkiitut. , chairman of the democratic pommittcte Ar tbe young Ktotcsmun stood cl tbe Irout of the platform a ac vui ralbdd and waved just above him in the gal lery , fco that its loldb incj't flovu as a background - ground lor his lortn and made him the one figure of the whole assemblage. The i er that broke forth was of tremendouslorce. . Func and hats and haudktTchlufs buttered in tbe thict KUltry heat and the cry wit "Brjin- Bryan * " rt'ptated until the great crowd we'aried. The candidate bowed be ercl tlmet , but it wat only when be had bat down at the right of thr btaud that the people took Duiic.it of the men who uocompanldd him. Foremost tmong thorn pealed at thf left. was Arthur Bewail the Bath shipbuilder and candidate fur the nee proeidcair } ' , a uE looking umu Tlmie wai > Gpvortior ( if Mibuouri a Uun-Iaettd man. inln- in hit be-bring uud the preeldinj ; Him Elliott Doufurth , cx-treoEtircr of thf Btate ef New Tork All utaudinc ( .puce in the ball wat UlltJ vlton tin nnmlncm mouatod the platform , Uut Uir iiiHlw wwt clear , and Ultra was m , cj * dmn lor the police had prouij'tljr the Sours whun thty b w that the eapuuUy of thr hall lu.d U WLX twaoty mUiutei a r E when Sen- tier tourj > bujijifd lo the lr ut of the boc tnfl Lttu4 tin Lau4 Jur nrflf r TinraEpmiKB in the term uf Lallt Iur { irj'an. After Ux wucmor vt * iibk to hear hlra- ititioSuct Mr 1-uo.Iunli us the chair- of : tiF ui tM'f ; Ur iu 1I i uri jit 1 1u 4 * I'M a f i M i me mil tnd r 1 - * ' n Vt.i hi . .en u .llt Icr h vii * a 3 > rJ 'f ojiC , nf Cove-aor 3 sue ,