OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JU1NE 19 , 1S71. OMAIIA , MOXDAY NI "G , AUGUST 17 , 1SOG. SINGLE COPY FIVE' CENTS.
hRUCER'S ALLEGED TREATY
Reported te Have SeMrad "Soae Ear pe a
M an Ally.
CHAMBERLAIN CONTRAWCTS THE STORY
Jlrnntltnr Knclnn.l In He-ported to DC
AiMnnrlnt lie ) nnil KtiHrlotini In
Ontrr lo Ruin Atxolnte Con
trol of tlic Mle.
LONDON. Aug. Ifi. Th Associated pre
made itxrolrte * of lion. Joseph Chamberlain ,
st retary ot state for the. colonies , relative
to the aswrtlon recently made IB the Weekly
Sua that President Paul Kmger of the
Transvaal repoMIc had concluded a treaty
R.'h a European power contrary to the con-
Tin * ion. of 1884 , and that Great Britain had
asked tor explanation * . In answer to these
Imj-irlcs .Mr. Chamberlain wires the fotlow-
Ine ' The colonial office attaches no Im
portance to the report. It U believed that
all the treaties will be submitted to us ac
cording to agreement. * '
The Berlin correspondent of the Tele
graph , in a dispatch published this morn
ing asserts that the statement of the
\\cekly Sun is misleading and declares
that no colonial question is causing or
is likely to cause an ; friction between
England and Germany.
Referring to the statement of the Sun
the Chronicle this morning says that It
imagines that the Sun's statement referr
to an unimportant extradition treaty be-
twtia the Transvaal and Holland. Con-
tiCuinrj its references to matters in Africa ,
the Chronicle says that It is learned that
the British government has decided not
to stop at Khartoum , but to advance
eventually with the Egyptian forces to Lad -
d rtr Wadelal. the object btlng to elect
a unction with troops from Uganda , thus
bung In a position to dominate the val
ley of the Nile , either from the north or
tie south. The Chronicle expresses a hope
that there is yet time to reconsider so tre-
dtadouE and so perilous an enterprise.
The Daily News this rooming asserts
that Han Joseph Chamberlain , secretary o !
eta'.e for the colonies , has mailed an in
vitation to Cecil Rhodes askiug him to
come to England next January for the
purpose of testifying before the committee
of Inquiry into the British South Africa
company. Mr. Chamberlain has also la-
vi'ed President Kruger of the Transvaal
republic to submit to the committee any
evidence which he may possess relative
to the origin and the execution of the raids
cirducted by Dr. Jameson and his asso
ciates.
DLKH OF TKTTAV IS SATISFIED.
I \I > < - < Iilion of I iinmiln Hxiiliilnril tn
tilt * Sfinnlkli Guvrrnmrnt.
MADRID. Aug. 16. The duke of Tetuan ,
Sjrarlsh minister of foreign affairs , has re
ceived a "Washington dispatch giving satis
factory assurances regarding the .alleged fil
ibustering expedition of the Laurada.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 16. The steamer
Laurada has figured frequently in the claims
made by Spanish authorities that American
merchants there were engaged la filibuster
ing operations. In Jznuary last the then
captain of the vessel was Indicted in tie federal -
oral courts of South Carolina , but -was ac
quitted after a Jury triaL Frequent refer
ence has bern made to the experience of the
.Laurada at Mayport. Ma. , in May last. The
captain oa that occasion failed to take out
health papers required by the law. and this
led to the surveillance of the Laurada by a
Spanish war vessel. It was said that ten
Cubans were located an board and that
quantities of war material and dynamite
u-fe thrown into the water aftpr the Span
ish war vessel put In an appearance. It WBE
an represented at the time of the appear-
arce of the Spanish cruiser that thirty men
were drowned owing to the precipitous haste
in gp'ting ashore to avoid apprehension. Thf
Srmteh authorities contended that the
"L'rlftl States had taken no pro-
cceJJ.ngB toward recommending the
detention of the veir.el or arras ir
nr < ordancc with the neutrality laws. All the
State department officials were absent froir
the city tonight , so no statement could be
obtained from that quarter.
AID FHOM FJIAXCK A.Vi > Ilt'SSIA ,
Crctnn CTirlmlnii * . AVIII Iti-erlvf I'ro-
tertlon Zrum HiAVnr ' 'liljik.
LONDON Aug. 1C. A dispatch to the
Times from Hanea says that the French con-
ml and the Russian naval commander there
have received Instructions identical ia de-
ta4s ordering them to protect all of the
Cretan Christians.
A dispatch to the Pally News from Csnca
Kays that a fifsh Turkish battalion arrived
at the island of Crete last week. There wo-
sharp fighting throughout Friday In the
province of Malrvixa. jnrt outside of Herak-
li'-n ' The insurgents , 00 In number , were
v.ftnrious. They drove the Turkish t loops
t the military * " ne of Heraklioo , capturing
four cannon and a considerable fjuautlty oi
arms and war supplies.
Morn llrnil * tu He Cti | i | -il Off.
LONDON. Aug. 17. A dwpatcto th
Times from Beilin attrlbntei ta
Saturday of Gcncrnl Bronsart von S
doi-f minister of war. Jarj-ely to the In ,
iliienrc over Emperor William ot Genera
v"t ! Hahnke. the aid de-camp general. Th <
Berlin correspondent f the Times adds tha :
it i. believed that a crisis In the latrrnai
j > ' fry of tbe empire ban been r aroed. nni
tHat the gradual removal at th < > more hide-
JWT. ! fnt adrUeri of the crown is the begin'
of the inauguration of * * * ' of
a ns a poll re
ar 'ion which autrurs ill for the peaceful
developments of GermAQ political life.
acriiinuj Flclitlne Slnnilnril Oil.
HEHLIN. Aug. I * . As s result of th <
jf'tation ' In ocwspupvr clrclti and sraont
the bunlness men growieg out of the a-
Ircrd amalgamatlnn of thf lust thrir nf cht
i 'iepcndrnt oil Cram with the Standard
C- . ' company Bad the r | > art that ib ? Amtr
Irnii owapouy new rootitilB the prtreJcvti
market , it IK now .aatiBcaeed that it ii pern
s tic thai tl. - covf.-nuiMJt will Ufce stefx
'Aollitate tli * imparution f a GallrUr
o'l ' It tr alu niwaird th t aa utlrmi.l
\vi1 ! f > e maJr to iiapofie r.s : aloutft jwotitil-
tire July tin American ail.
AVnr SIiliu. l'u Thrniitli tlie Cnnnl.
EEU1.1N , A-4 # . It. Tmv Z ituzs rwordi
Empj-ror WiliUuL's ; . | uumre at tic srtic.
rcss ? r the jx -c at Uiiny-uLoe mau-af-
war bro.-ir. . ( te BtHie cwuil iat-t Thare-
0-v TtM r uiii ofar i-r waved at
ritn ot npM-4 Mnentta ) f r oav J man > mveri
r.iij iheir sucet tktul MU'ce tircutk th <
car.l uud r fcr > < > 4 diautbt l rcgirt-
m an I dJc4liMi tb.it : be new io4 vitl
l' pci fts ly iexetitUj U CHM * { SB auf
In-ill or 4& euttretucj tor Ike ! tige Iran-
dads.
_
Open n TU u i > | iI > lcnl Million.
PAHli , AttC , U.-'f v AlttMlc&i :
vho rr brft la th * tatetw * . mt
; > r--f\d s th oj phfa- l Mil * loa for tUt Uo
< ' . ! of : Jic taink T ] af th 2ss2'.t' - p iik
ocltUt. Mr * K * te-.i c A
of
\tco-Jca as tiic cere * MOT ut lite Itu
bUv.l y. i
- ' * * f tirt ! rV tl
tiupurtaurc r irliitrnllon.
Jiuf. IT TUr Tines , D iH
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c $ a : , r-n-.a tf a
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WCYLUR HAS A 1UTTIJH K.MJMY.
Oclinnilo I Rnrneril nnd AVIII
Drninnil 111 * Hrt-nll.
KEY WEST. Fla. . A g 18. Captita G-
eral Werlw and Gn > eral OcbotnJo were UN ;
prtociptls IB a se eatloaal aCair which oc-
e rre4 shortly befwe tbf latter MHe for
Spala. The * r th of General Ocboeto's
a ph w. who was a lleutmaat | 9 the Sp B-
Ifih array.a < the cans * of the trouble.
were wgly rumors In circulation re
on the yotrac llrot-DRnt. who wac
et condnrtlot ; a treasonable corre-
lth Maxitoo GOOK-X. th < lasnr-
chief. When Weylftr bf rd ot the ru-
iwtrs be sBmmoncd th * Tonne man to the
palace and q eattone4 him. Weyler wac ap
parently satisfied of the young men's puilt
and told him that If he did aot commit sui
cide In twenty-four hours be- would be court-
OMrtLaled an4 tboL Tb lieutenant left th
palace , weat to his roora and t * lx boars
was a corp . having shot himnelf through
the heart. The affair was bushetl up aad
the Spanish official report said the young
man dl l of yellow fever.
Shortly afterward General Ochondo arrived
la Havana and learned the true story of his
nephew's death. He was greatly enraged.
He immediately went to thf palace to call
Wpyler to account. The meeting ot the gen
erals was most sensational. Orhondo de-
Bounced Weyler In the bitterest terms , al
leging that the lieutenant was guiltless and
had been driven to hi ! death Ochoudo
termed Weyler a murderer and butcher and
challpngpd "him to a duel. The men drew
swords and would have fought lu the palace
but for the Interference of other officials.
Two days later General Ochondo sailed for
Spain. He is greatly enraged and says he
will make the affair public when he reaches
Spain and demand Weyler' a recall.
CulinnxVnlt for thf Thrr < - Ir ! ? n l .
TAMPA , Fla. , Aug. 1C. Tie seizure of the
Three Friends at Mayport yesterday by the
tnted ) States authorities has upset the plans
of the Cubans here completely and they are
now awaiting developments. Yesterday after
noon a special train was to leave here with
about seventy Cubans. They were to meet
the Three Friends somewhere between Jack
sonville and Fernandiaa. but advices from
Jacksonville detained them here. Everything
was ready for them to leave toiay , but as
the Three Friends is still held , they will
remain here till she is released.
Ilryaii I" > t Trt I ) < rf > n4rd.
LONDON. Aur. 17. The Morning Post. In
its editorial columns , asserts -that the rc-
portt d failure of Mr. Bryan as a political
logician , as a result of his recent speech at
the notification meeting at Madison Square
Garden. New York is no assurance that his
policy will tail at the polls.
Moti oii tn ( I" to Pnrl .
LONDON , Aug. 17. A dispatch to the
Telegraph from Paris says that Richt Hon.
Sir Edmund John Monsoa , British ambas
sador at Vienna , is certain to become Eng
lish ambassador to Paris.
THIXICS THE IOLC IS ON L.A.XD ,
r - elr Comment" on Vansrn' * He-
port of 111' Arctic Trip.
EXETER. N. H. . Aug. 1C. Brigadier Gen
eral A. W. Greeley , ia an interview with an
Associated press reporter In regard to the
Naasen expedition , said that the reports
thus far published were yet too meager to
form aa opinion from. General Greeley said :
"Nausea apparently wintered on Franz Josef
land , and he says he saw no land north of
81 degrees. The journey was one of ex
treme danger and it U most remarkable that
he returned alive. According to the reports
the land reached by my expedition is the
most northerly land yet attained. Nanscn'E
most northern polat is at sea. He went Just
two degre-es and D" minutes further north
than did Lockwood and Bralnerd of my ex-
pe-dltioa In 1SS2. When Nansen's observa
tions are worked out they will prove his
explorations and will also make interesting
reading. Every explorer should be given
credit for haviag made a truthful report. "
General Greeley said that , notwithstand
ing Nansen's reports of an ocean to the pole ,
recent deductions show that there Is land
near that point , but that It Is north of North
America rather taaa Siberia. . "Apparently ,
Nansen traveled only 123 miles from where
he abandoned his : hip. This is less than
half the distance that Lockwood and Brain-
erd traveled from the headquarters of my
expedition at Lady Franklin bay. but I want
to say right here that Nansen's perseverance
is worthy of the old Scandinavian race. 1
think that the expedition will disappoint
those who believed that Franz Josef land ex
tended to the pole. My predictions of sto
months ago that Nansea's safe return lay in
the possibility that he would make and win
ter on Franz Josef laad seem to have been
verified. "
As to the possibility of the Fram drift las
to Spltibergcn. General Greeley said that the
sea drift was in that diret-tioa. but that the
Jcannette and TVgemsop were both lost in
this sea by the action of the Ice. General
Greeley placed little dependence upon the
reported discovery of great depth aad much
warmer water. In conclusion. General Gree
ley said that he was convinced that if Nan-
sea had not met Jacksoa he would never
have returned.
SHOT 1)13AD IIV A MIGItO HoniJEH.
Cuiitnin Jiilin lllnkkiiiutiiii IvlIInl Iiv
Clirio Cniincin. Wlio l Wounded.
SPARTANBURG. S. C. . Aug. lli. Captain
John H. Blassingzm. one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of this city and
state , was shot ccd killed this afternoon by
Chris Caanon , a negro boy. Captain
Blassingam was alone at his sister's bouse
and Cannon entered the house for the pur
pose of robbery. Pistol shots were heard
snd the negro was seen running from the
house. Captain Blacsmgam was found dead ,
shot twice through the head. The negro
was tracked to a bou > e half a mile distant.
where he was found shot through the chest.
Two empty pistols found in the house Indi
cated that Ixnh paitles engaged in th
shooting The negro was taken to jail. Hi :
wound Is not thought 'to be fatal. There it
some tall ; of lynching , but the law will take
its course. Captain Blascingaa was a mem.
ber of one of the most prominent families
in the state and a man respected aad
honor-Mi by all. He was a gallant confed
erate soldier uad before the war was a
colour ! in the United Statee army.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 16. John W. Joyce , t.
ratoau keeper , bad i terrible encounter with
a negro twrglar who had gained access to
hli room early tcih morning In the struggle
and after the negto had cut Joyce's face
aad sock in n terrible manner the saloon
kit-pur Mircrrded in putting two bulleu
Into the Intruder's body. The burglar es
caped , bu * . bli dead tody ji found nearby
later.
POHCCLOSC OKKUOX lMl > noVRM2.\T.
ilit nt Sun I'rJl lirl"f < > on n Flflrt-n
MUlliin-nolliir MuriKtitre.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 16. Tao Farmers
I.CSB aad Trust coiijuinv of New York hie
01 d a sut Is tae rmcl Sutes. circuit covirt
la ! < < r < tcidcc a < ; aje execute ] ID tin :
favor ic 3 SCS by ifee dregm Inpr < iv i > MiUl
ocmpany. The liiiiraUan arie * ever a mon-
gage for MS.tMO.vM tawed In IkiO aad given
jc. thr Farmers' IvOia ana Tru ; rempa.iv it
a K'jiramj ier tk * rt45u'l-Ki < rf UoaJ * let
a Ilk * mr.ou : " . Indorse 1 by tbe
TIrf of u
CHAJJI'AlGK. Ill . A up. tt-Tbf ciwn-
IcfU laborator ) i > ulkU&r ! at Uw Univ rf4t >
of Iillnom wax iiu ol aeatroyed by flr
lfci monOb . tU * ifciuit of n stroke of
Uebmlns. The ( our unU * remain stand-
Ins. and thea ) t-Biut juiU rear part M
tb * firt ana v < cand * oor * aft ; IntaeL , imt
tlifir canton : * nrr dauut < d UUHrTw
djuD ve to tK uiilWiMS 1 m nod u
the contents about J * tM.
KTHK > VltD. III. Aug. lu.-Flre rutted
th WowlniK block , on HruUi trtt
orntaw cnuuiiur . " . law of
HUU. T. T. nadauutrvbo
U'tiarimrnt cu > f. t ibo prU.ciuU
bta tow b--livr estimated at iii m . with
| - -unir.in of nt , BB Tfcr low ) on tb build-
it-f iM" < MI i ti.llv inmr.-.l HUflo ri
" t" M. 11 r i n - wen is ! 'uirg and
SAMOA IS NOT FLOURISHING
Osarol Mniligaa Says tie Berifai Tr tj
a Big Mistake.
KALIETOA IS ONLY A KING IN NAME
e AVnlt for Siimcthlnc'
Turn Ut _ < : < nrrniiiriit I'nnrrlt-Kii
Airnr from tlir Conot Clnoli
of Cnnfllctlnir lntrrr t .
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Consul General
James H. Malllcan at Apia. Samoa , has made
a voluminous report to the State department
upon the ODditktns of the islands. A
portion of the report is devoted to a review
of the protectorate ot the islands by Great
Britain , the United States and Germany , un
der tb Berlla treaty. This treaty. Mr.
MaUlcan concludes , was a mistake , and to
maintain It i * to persist ID a mistake. "The
present statue. " he rays , "Is an Injustice to
the people of the United States , and a grave
wrong to those of Saaroa. If It be said that
the treaty , so far as it concerns Samoa , has
made matters no worse , it can be said with
equal truth that It has tidied to make them
better in any particular. The admission of
either postulate U to confess a failure. "
Aa to the present government of Samoa ,
he says : "A recognized and reigning king
is dependent for his support on the volun
tary contributions the charity. In fact ol
that portion of his family tribe who adhere
to him. while foreign officers ot his govern
ment enjoy salaries from his revenues far in
excess of the value of services performed.
When a pittance of his nominal salary , long
in arrears , is doled out to him. it comes
through the hands of a foreign official , who
exercises his pleasure to pay or withhold.
His lawful wife is In no s nse queen , nor
more entitled to consideration than the half
cled women who file back and forth along
the beaches. A straggling village within
any part of the kingdom levies Import and
export duties on every dollar's worth of
merchandise brought into or shipped out of
the kingdom , lendlag out of Its reveaues to
the kingdom barely enough to pay the mobt
meager expenses aad the salaries of foreign
officials. All the machinery of govern
ment , perhaps , it is not too much to say of
several governments , is ia active operatioa
within the precincts of this little town. The
guns of the great men-of-war , year in and
year out , frown ominously upon the shore
la support of the goveraiaeat aad the law
which does not exist within their effective
ranges , and yet aa offender withia half a
dozen miles of the seat of so many author
ities defies the processes of the courts and
rebuHs the power of the invalidated govern-
mcat. In the midst of all , white clad mes
sengers of crown cad consul flit to and fro
along the blazing beach the bearers of im
posing envelopes , in which are covered the
state coramuaicatioas that round out the
measures of time la this kindergarten ol
diplomacy.
"Jn the meaatime , -clearing is made ;
ao plaatatloa is exteaded.The couatry.
which at best , under its many disadvantages ,
needs all the stimulus of ptace , all the se
curity that government can assure , visibly
languishes. There Is no Immigration. In
flux of capital , or suggestion of enterprise.
All wait for that undefiaed something , that
change which Is to come : wait as they have
waited for thirty years ; wait for the abroga
tion of the treaty as they aad their fathers
waited for its coming. "
Oaly a small part of the islands , he says ,
are nader coatrol of this government , back
from the shore and the town the people do
as they please. The treaty , made by three
governments for the povernmeat of a third ,
is aot considered a success. The dlSereat
forms of government sought to be brought
together are irreconcilable. Thera is too
nruch friction. It Is said that before any
step can be taken the three representatives
must unite ; then oftentimes reference must
be made to powers on the other side of the
globe. There is a diversity of opinion , a
conflict of iaterests aad a clash of rights.
vniv isst'E OF GO vnn.\jin.\T si APS
Gc-ncral Land Office Tnrns Out o
Plm-Iy Etcut -il St. .
\VASHINGTON , Aug. 1C. The big genera ]
maps -of the Uaited States Issued by the gen
eral laad office for this year have been Just
been issued. The result of the irork ol
engraving aad printing is one of the most
complete aad finely executed sets yet issued
by the government. The feature Is the
division of the country into sections , msrk-
iag the various cessions and purchases from
other governments. The tracts covered ID
the original thirteen colonies and the Gads-
dea purchase , the Texas annexation , tie
cessions ol Louisiana. Alaska. Mexico and
Florida ore clearly set out for the first
tine. Commissioner Lamoreaux is the orig
inator of the idea. Only a limited number
of maps have been issued , aad a large sav-
lag over previous years is made la the con
tract price of 6 ! cents each to the govern
ment.
KECOMMEMJKD roll HETinEME\T.
Four Ottlcrr * nt tlif Army \VIio Are
Ciinlilrrt- 1 Ufa i > ncltntil. .
CHICAGO , Aug. 1C. During the test weel !
the army retiring beard heard , or partly
heard , six of the ten cases which It Is con
vened to pass upoa. The medical exaraiaers ,
Drs. Forwood and TViste , have Just passed
upon several cases aad submitted the fol
lowing recommendations , which it Is Crnjlv
believed will be endorsed by the full body :
Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Bradford , Sev-
eateeath lafaatry. retirement : Incapacitated
by wounds received la action.
Major John G. Tunbull. First artillery , re
tirement : Incapacitated for service by deaf
ness.
Captain Horace B. Sarson. Second Infantry ,
retirement ; incapacitated for service by age.
Captain John B. Haden. Eighth infantry ,
retirement ; incapacitated for service by de
fective eyesight.
nVVDKISU A-M > K1GHT IX THE MI.IDE
People of Xortlirrn Txn Suffer from
n llllNicrliic lienl.
DALLAS. Tex , Aug. 1C. The sun weal
down laet night upon a parched aad withered
earth , the mercury registering 105. It came
up boiling hot this morning aad at If
o'clock it scored 104. At 3 o'clock the mer
cury reached the unprecedented height ol
LOS degrees , the hottest weather on record
for this section. Men paat&d like tired
hounds la the chase and sought In every
way to avoid the Intolerable beat. At 11
o'clock a little shower of raia with a gust
of wind came up on the famished earth ,
which seat the thermometer down to 6t
and gave the people hope that this was the
culminating day of the most eitraordinarj
beat period ever experienced ID Texas.
Cluuillinrot Irinull li - a Clinrch.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark . Aug. It An elec
tric cloudburst struck a cburci ub rt a
protracted meeting was Wing Itrid at Beruti
in Aiblt-y county , totally dtjoolinhins tbt
building. Rev W. W. Cociinne wag in-
siaotlr killvd and Rev. J. W Van Trec
and Rev. J. J. CoUon totally -wounded.
Jck Simpson. Gorge McDeogall aad J4i
Lt-iui Colwja w r djutceroualy iiijiuvd. aoci
* large number at other * wt-rr more oi
toss wounded by falling timber * . Tat
vtehatioR wag in tinaature of a Uwrtjk
xtlo tea aad was accompanied by v ry Hi
ll * rain.
r
Lo.t .111 Intrrt-kt lu Llff.
NEW ruRK. Aug. ui-Atote Ptashuaaa ,
aged M. shot and tilled hi * wife and tnezi
committed suicide tariy tfaw morning at
hi * borne In vhi city. Dtnetema * vra * onot
in a jjuod nn nri l condition. ) > ut it ie ul-
it-SfJ tt.it ! be tr aifcr-rv of lu .n.-SF ciS-s .
, -iiU-g wr td birr. His uift haJ to .in.
itr * tfc. .r > . , mi jrl hoarI rg hi uS -
se TT.lsfor- > . " 1 j. n fS <
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KttKP TUB E.\B3IV O5 TIIK JIMP ,
Cnmpnlen " 1 R jp Ullcnn In
Trlllnir In > * > m k i.
MINDEN. Neb. . Aug. ! . < * ptcial. ) Yes
terday was a gala day for the repnW leans
here. A rally had been tdvfrOfted. aad a
fair crowd expected } But no oee had
tbevght tnet the town would b Brerma and
th bout * crowded a it was. Tier * wa *
speaking t 4 p. m. , aW at S p. n. A
large drum corp i , commanded by McQutoa
Whe > l r. pomaBfiaJy Icnowti as "Jo Jo. " led
the aoraeo't ma.rrhlaic dub in fine style.
On the platform at 4 p. tt . ere G. M.
Lambcrtson. Orlando TeEt. H C Has < w4I. P.
O. Hedlund. W. K. Andrews. J A. nper and
the women's club. After short speeches by
Messrs. Piper and P. O. Hedlund. Mr. Lam-
tertson came forward tnfl delivered one of
his most masterly talks oa money. He as
well received. A few availed themselves
of the opportunity to a > 4 : < iuestlons. aad w ere
thoroughly satisfied. At & p. m , Orlando
Tefft. H. C. Russell nd TV. E. Andrew *
spoke to a crowded house , aad the enthus
iasm. as In the afternoon , was unbounded.
Kearney county Is going at a fine rate now
toward McKloley. protection and reciprocity.
\A'OOD RIVER. Neb. . Aug. 16. < 5pecial
A McKlnley club ha ? 'been organized here
with leO members , and as soon as they
know such has Iwen ergaalzed many more
will Joia. and'by Xfwmbcr we will show the
people that MtKlnlry I * itriatly "In It" la
this sicttan of the renrntry , ts well as the
balance.
WASHINGTON. Neb. Aug. 1C. ( Special. )
Rain prevented a large attendance at the
McKlaley meeting Ust alshi. but a sound
money club was organized with twenty-six
signers. Attorney Howell of Blair addressed
tie meeting , also J. P. Cook of Arlington.
The Arlington Gee club was present and re
ceived much applause tor Its flae rendering
of "Saving the Nation. * * "The Democtatic
Vote" and "Good-By. Billy Bryan. Good-By. "
A clipping from The Bee. showing up the
WorldHerald's position onsilver In 1S93
was well received end caused much com
ment. J. G. Zetfel was elected chairman.
J. W. Fitch treasurer aad F. J. Coates sec
retary. Another meeting will be held la
about two weeks. Among those who slgaed
the roll aie- James Christeases. Xels K.
Eamark , Albert Haasea. John 'W. Fitch ,
Fred TT. Christeasea , FranK Kaight , John
Schultz. L. P. Fitch. N. H. Hanscn. O. S.
Harold. L. B. Krlstensen. H. Retzluff. B.
Gottsch. F. J. Coates. Lars Haasen. Max
Klotz. Louis Christeasen. Gilbert Johasoa.
Andy Andersen. Aral Hanien , C. Beadle.
Fritz Stark , Haas Johaasea. Kres Suunds.
Jasper Wheaton , CharJen Schrader. Quite
a number of foreign-born citireas have
Joined aad maay more wBl follow , for they
believe one dollar should be like another
aad waat meaty that will pass la the "old
couatry. " as they say.
ALMA. N b. . Aug. ISI ( Special. ) Alma
has a republican club of190 - voters , not a
man who is under ape or who lives outside
the township , and when Hon. John L. Mc-
Phelay speaks a-t Orleans next Tuesday a
big demonstratloa such as Hartaa county
seldom witnesses will be made.
FAIRBfRY. Neb. . Aug. IS. ( Special. )
Hoa. E. H. Hiashaw , republican nomlaee
for couaty attorney. Is maklas a vigorous
campaiga for the entire ticket. Friday
night he addressed a large MtKinlpy meet-
iag at Harbla'1 aad last evcniaga large d < le
gation from the McKlnley club accompanied
him to Stcelc City , where he delivered an
address before the McKlnley club of that
place.
WAHOO. Neb. . Aug. 16. { Special. ) The
McKlaley and Hobart club held its regular
Tveekly meeting Friday night at the city
hall. Thej.riub' now numbers over 300 ,
twenty memBPrs beins tafcea. la Friday
night. The club was addrtsieiHy x-Counry
Judge Newmaa cad pr rt county 3n ge
Gruver. The republlcaa cacsiraign Is progress.
lag steadily and enthtrslaRia Is keeping pace
with it- Sheriff Buck. Editor T. J. Plrkett
of the Wasp. Couaty JUtorrey E. E. Good
aad L. W. Gilchrist weat out near Malmo tea
a picnic yesterday , where Mr. Good and Mr.
GilchrlEt addressed the people. Meetings are
beiag held at frequeat latervals throughout
the couaty and it is the" Intention to roll up
a very decided majority for the republican
ticket in Saunders.
GANDT. Neb. . Aug. "id ( Special. ) Hon.
J. H. MacColl. Koa. A. E. Cady and Hon. J.
S. Hoaglaad will be at Gandy acxt Thursday
evening.
GRAFTON , Neb. . A.ug. - ' 16. ( Special. )
Foa. J. M. Caldwell af LIncola addressed
a large audleace last aSght la behalf of the
gold staadard. He waj sadly troubled with
hoarseness , but maa-iged. to cwake some en
thusiasm. Robert Sloano of Geneva followed
ia a very clear aad forcible speech , showlag
up Bryan's plagiarisms and inconsistencies
in fine shape. _
EFFORTS OF THE OPPO5ITIOX.
Drsix-rnte EnilcnrorN ot lli - Hrjnutr
to Calt-h On In Yort C iuiity.
YORK. Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special. ) Desper
ate efforts are being made by the Bryanites
to gain a foothold la York county , but they
do aot seem to meet with very flattering
success. The democrats , populists and a
few free .silver republicans have amalga
mated their forces and established Bryan
headquarters. .Lust night aa attempt was
made to organize a Bryan clue at Lockrldge
town hall , but those who were there are re
luctant la giving particulars. Charles and
E. A. Gilbert spoke last ei-eclng at Waco on
the silver question , bu ? failed to make very
many converts to the free sUver religion.
York county is strong for sound money aad
it is getting stronger "every day. Tie re
publicans will roll up a big majority here
this fall.
FAIRBURY. Neb. . Aug : 1C. ( Special. )
The Jefferson county democratic convention
was held here yesterday afternoon and the
compact made with the popullsu at the time
of their convention was carried out. W. H.
Barnes was nominated for county attorney.
Charles York for representative and Alex
Bell for county comroissionpr. All tie aom-
iaess had been previously designated by 'he
populist convention. The fallowing dHcsstes
were selected to attend the state and con
gressional conventions1 E. F. Lyons. J , C.
Hartigan , W. F. Bonawltz ; Ravanaugh
J. Banels. D. J. Kesterson , G H. Cltrk , J.
Conrad , Charles Andrews aud Conrad Bru < r
Dulfcgates .ere also elected to attend the
conveations for the Twentr-tbird seaatonol
and Thirty-sixth representative districts.V. .
M. Green WBB elected chairman of the couaty
committee. ;
The Bryan club has opened headquarters
on the cast side of the square , where It keeps
open bouse aad readiag orn'ter for all
comers.
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HOICE S3IITII WIlJXf T HE TIICIIC.
Itatinruilcin nt An r i t * MUM Go Ou
Without * IIi AJ.l.
ATLANTA. Ca Aug. JC. Hoke Smith ,
secretary of the interior , . Kill not attend the
big ratification meet at Ansasta next week
aad for two weeks he tat been advertifced
ss one of the star speakers. A letter has
beea received from him * staling that he fan-
not come. The comment Acre Is that v/aile
the secretary is for Bryan * nd Sewall ted
would like to come he-x 'mut afford to dose
so while the relations betwtn himself and
the president are -strained. .
! . < nTl II liur for. ' lir Sena I r.
KANSAS CITY. Aur. 16. A spwlal ta the
Times from Wichita ttyt populist ex-Gor-
eraor Le welling , who was recently beaten
by Jobu W. LcbJy to his- race for the guber
natorial somlastiae , U being groomed for
the race lor tie United States senalorship-
Tliere sj , petit to have been an agrreiB &t
entered into at AWktae , whereby Lfcedy was
ta throw hie support ta Leweiliag far the
t'auttd StztfcB tenate in ccttldtratum f a
boc t from the laUsj . and thie a-r ua Bt
to the basis ec whirt LeweHmg will make
his fight. V
x a Gu B CJm ilttr < ; uiaii.
KANSAS CITY. Au-f. It A social to the
Tines from Topeka. Kin . uyi lbe Ka'naac
d aiocrau are plai- I witl tit rrinrtian of
J G Johnton to be a member a { tb na
tional < . an. ija.gn t-caar ii'.if Mr jufecfcun
Is un nr.P.rns worker 34 bis a-quaiLtani e
with tie pt-tle of th wet' ATIJ , ; b : ! ) '
p-r' . - a. , an .Jg-e v , tra-.c. t.- >
t. " * ra j . . 's ams c u a the osstte
CRASHES INTO A FIRE TRUCK
Metonaaa tf a Bafkk Street Oar Htars tke
Gang bat Does Net Stop.
ONE FIREMAN DEAD AND SIX INJURED
Strrrt Cnr IN 5nin lird to PlrcrxVlilIr
Ituiialni ; nt Pull * > | > rr t3Intcir-
mnn nnil Conductor Are
Arr - trd.
BUFFALO. N. Y. . Aug. 16. Early thh
rae-rBlBg are truck No. 6. with a crew , con
sisting of Lieutenant Heddea and six fire
men , while responding to an alarm , collided
with a trolley car at the comer ot WolU
avenue and Sycamore street. The track
was stretched across the street car tracki
when the trolley , which was running at full
speed , struck it _ Every firemaa on th *
truck -was injured. Joha F. Clark was
pinned' under the wreck aad crushed U
death , his luags being perforated by the
rung of a ladder. Fred Jackey went tindei
the truck and received a concussion of the
spine. He cannot recover. The othei
injured men are :
Licuttaant Hedden , hip bruised.
Michael Rosenberger , left leg sprained and
con'usioas ,
Joha W. Brechtel. arm sprained.
Nicholas Noeller , hip bruised.
Anthony Manhard , bruised.
The motor car was smashed to pieces , but
the motormaa escaped with but slight la-
Juries. Both the motcrmaa and conductor
of the car have been arrested. James
Cowan , the motorman. says he heard the
fire gong , but did not slow up. as he thought
be could cross the street ahead of the truck.
AVIXU KILLS FIPTEEX IX AL.A1IAMA
Torn.-sdo Iltimo Ucnvn H < tn < - nnd n
Itnln I ) ! > ( > Farther lininncc.
SELMA , AlaAug. . 1C. News was re
ceived here today from Augustiae. Perrj
county , fourteea miles from a telegraph sta
tion , that a destructive tornado swept ovti
that place on Thursday last , leveling everything -
thing in its path. Twelve aegroes and thre (
white people were killed by houses falllas
la on them and ten other persons were more
or less Injured. Twenty-four head of horsti
and mules were bruised to death by fallinc
barns. The wind was followed by the heaviest -
est rain that has fallen la that sectloa in
fifteen years. Creeks and branches were
converted Into raging torrents , sweeping
away cottoa , corn aad other crops , causiag
heavv losses to planters.
FLORENCE. Ala. , Aug. 1C. A terrific
storm passed over Florence about 5 o'clock
this eveaiag. Great damage was done , bur
no fatalities have beea reported. Two tramt
houses were blovra down aad awaiags. chim
neys aad trees were wrecked. Trees we
uprooted all over town aad on Court strecl
large plate glass windows -sere broken bj
the fury of the u-iad. The Etorm came froir
the north , the storm cloud being met bj
another black cloud from the southwest.
AKUOXAL'T IS CATGUT IX A TREK
Thrurrn from n PnmcUuicVlien AI-
inot on tb Groanil and Killed.
DALLAS , Tex . Aug. 1C. Guy Borson , ar
aeroaaut , was killed while desceaolng la t
parachute at Oak C11H , a suburb of this city
at C o'clock this eveaiag. His death was s
very remarkable one and occurred wiei
least expected. Whea withia forty feet oi
the earth aad falling gracefully his big um
brella struck an electrical wire pole , almost
capsizing the machine and throwing thf
man into a small elm tree nearby. His head
.canpht ia a fork only ten feet from the
ground , dislocating his neck and causing
iastant death. Borson huag betweea th
limbs as though of a haagman's rope. He
had been here onlv a few days and nothing
is knowa of his history.
QCtNCT , III. . Auc. J6. B. Frank Jacobs
an aeronaut , traveling with a circus , mv :
with a horrible death here today in tht
vresence of his wife and aa assemblei
throng. He was baring a balloon race a ;
Baldwin park , with Prof. Dudley , when his
balloon burst 200 feet from the ground
His parachute failt l to open and he wai
dashed to the ground , breaking almos' ,
even' bone In his body. The sajne baJloor
burst Friday night and he then had a nar
row escape from death.
WAS IJL'ILT IX A MOXTII
Mn lir < M > m City of ArUnn nK Ier < * I-
op - l b > * tilt ? Xiv Kullrouil.
MENA , Ark. , Aug. 1C. It has been manj
years since there has been anything in the
west to compare with the rapid developmeal
that has beea witnessed duriag tie lasi
thirty days ia this cew town. Four weeki
ago there was aot a house or inhabitant at
Mtna. Today , on the commencement of i
second moath , there are over 3.000 people
seventy business houses completed and uadei
construction , two sawmills , oae planing mill
and five lumber yards , besides dozens oi
homes. Meaa has a wide area of fertile
country about it never before tapped by I
railroad and the Kansas City. Pittsburg
Gulf road , whose advent has Just recentlj
been made here , win make the town a divi
sion point.
AUIIESTED OX L.VXDIXG IX DOSTO.V
Ilrnrr Herflejd Confn - to nn I'm-
Ix-zilcni'iit In Knsrlntiit.
BOSTON. Aug. IS. Henry BerSeld of Loa
don. England , was arrested today as h (
landed from the Cunard steamer Pavonla , ot
a complaint of British Vice Consul Keating
charging him with the embezzlement of 41i
from the Loadoa postoffice. Bfrfifcld was i
pottofflce employe in London and charge *
with taking the money from two packets
Kls wife , who is a bride of only a month , ii
detained by the immigration officers as ai
undesirable person , while Berfield Is ia Jai
awaiting extradition. BerSeld * made a eon ,
fesBlon and turaed over Jl.COO of the stolez
money. He will be arraigned before Unite *
States Commissioner Fiske In the morning
Drntli fif Hie Dnr >
STUART , Nfb. , Aug. 16. ( Special. ) lira
D. N. Bigelow. proprietor of the Stuar
house , died this moraine- She enttred bu I
nees here with the founding of the town
had a Jarge circle of acquaintances am.
was esteemed for her many excellent qual
WEST POINT , Neb. . Aug. 16. ( Sjx-cial.- )
Tn drjuh occurred last night of RoU-r :
Puerst , a piontr settler of Curalng county
TB d c afoii l&ft a family of five children
Mrs. P. K MHcaer. wife of the cl-rk e ;
the district court : Mrs. C. H. Puhls ol
Omaha and three pony. Robert. CnarltM
and WiHUim. Tbe funeral this ujteijuxu
wan very largely attended , all classes oi
riilzene linc. pr c nt to do boner to tht
memory of tne deceafct-d.
Three Frl < * otl Itrolicbt Iloc-k l < > Port
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Aup. 1C The tus
Thrtw Frtendc left port yesterday with t
fccboontr in tow. The tug wi-s coal d an *
provk ion - < i for a long trip and nad aboard
eia-tit larg eurf boats. Going down tbt
nver U > * tug wan F izcd l > > - tn ri-vttnu <
cutter Boutw til and Captain HrjM ard tht
maetrr. oar of the owntm , wa * Urougni
back to tie city. Toe tug U b ld p od-
ing inn ruction * from Wnslilngtaa. tnousti
not a fun or a pound of ammunition wai
found aitoard.
A nundmd Cubase preiar d to le V4
Tampa last nUrnt for thin place , with UK
intention of Joining tnt Tnree FriBd ' to ; ,
ptdltton.
Pell from n Slrttrt Cur.
WIX'STON. K. C. . AUK lt-C Htaie J. W
G < win. ! tdltor af the Winston Republican
in wtt wjlus oft a Htreet car thU jftcrnooi
f'll MtritiT. 1.is h .jd on the nu'-udair.tzti
j , . . R. > r. . ' IIMJ-UI ing i > r i uuiuri f M ) < l t a i
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ji j'ir ' .ea * j af' . i 1.1 j s r ; .r.j , _
X * t 5PKItCIIMAKI'
Candlilntc AVnnt to Atlil Trrn Plncen
t tlir > I.lxt Prrjmrrtl for Him.
1RV1NGTON , N. Y. , A p. . Te the
Itinerary already pabltehvd Democratic Ca -
dkkte Bryan has added Baltimore and St.
Lovls. The t > t that Baltimore h * t t'en
aMed at tbe nfKClBl r juRt ot S tor Gor-
maa Is eI4 Cf tb < t pleasant rt > latHNi exlct
between Mr. Hryan and tW Maryland en -
tor and that Mr. Bryan will aml t Pr * tor
Oorraan In bis Maryland campaifni la ro-
tura for Mitaoce from the -nttor. .
Mr. Bryan was a trifle annoyed tMay ; by
the story that he and Senator Jotm were
at toccerbeads over tncb rir nt national
hevdqtiarters. He Intimated that while be
bad favored Chlraco p > ri > oaaJly. he had not
demanded Its selerlion. but had left tbe
choice 10 a camber of 6 > raocratc leaders ,
mettle them Governor Stone. Mr. 9ewall ,
Srn tor Jones and Govprnor Altgeld. and
that the majority bad derided OB the west
ern city. Washington , be said , would have
a branch and Senator Gorman would do a
peed deal of work there : In fact , as much
as he could. In view of the demands of his
own campaign.
The program of Mr. Bryan after his vaca
tion Includes speeches in Buffalo. Erie.
Cleveland. Baltimore and St. Louis. It Is
und clrted whether the proposed second New
York speech shall be made before Mr. Bryan
goes wort or when he returns to speak In
New England. He nald tonlcht that It lies
with the campaign committee whether he
speaks In New York.
The candidate's party rpcat the day very
quietly. This mornlag they attended the
Presbyterian church in In-Iagton. in com
pany with General Saniurl Thomas and Mrs.
Thomas. It was not known that Mrs. and
Mr. Bryan would be present. s the
. -ongrecatlon was only of Its usual size.
Rev. Mr lagham preached. No political
allusions were taade In the sermon and after
the service ' .be pastor and many others
shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. In
the afternooa. after luncheon. Mr. aad Mrs.
Bryan , Mr. Sewall and Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Smith went for a drive. They visited many
of the places made famous by the pen of
Washington Irving , saw the monument
erpcited to the memory of the captors of
Major Andre and saw the author's grave
In Slrcpy Hollow cemetery. In the evening
there was present Albert Shaw , editor of
the Review of Reviews.
Mr. Bryan slid that he had decided to
leave for Red Hook in the morning , going
by boat to Poughkeepste and then by train.
Asked tonight whether Governor AUgeld
would take an active part in the campaign.
Mr. Bryan said"The executive or campaign
committee will decide that and not the
opposition press. "
The present arrangements for Mr. Bryan
arc that he will go from Clevelaad to Lin
coln , where he will remain a few days. Then
be will make a trip to St. Louis and through
Missouri and the south.
POL'GHKEEPSIE , N. Y. . Aug. 1C. A com
mittee of the citizens of Red Kook village.
Upper Rod Hook and the nearby villages of
Madellna. Tlvoli and Barrytown are arrang
ing a reception to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan to
morrow evening it the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward C. Perrine. whose gucsU the
nominee and his wife are to be for tbe next
week or tea days. Mr. Perrine Is a repub-
llcaa. The candidate and his wife , it Is
expected , will reach Red Hook oa an after-
nooa train and the reception will be ten
dered la the evealug.
"WILL DO XO SPEAKIXC.
Mark Ilnnnn Announce * tlint II "Will
Xot Even Go to Miln-nuWec.
CLEVELAND. O. . Aug. Ifi. Major Mc
Klnley tad Cbairmca Haana met at-the lat-
ter'shcineTntiiscity today aad talked
over the campaign. Mr. Hanna said he vas
very much pleased with the progress of
aJTairs. More than IS.OOO.OM documents had
been mailed from the Chicago headquar
ters withia the past two weeks.
"The situation in the west is improving
daily. " he remarked. "The work of edu
cation is having a. good effect. "
Mr. Hanna said the speaking campaign
would probably be well uader way within
the next ten days. When asked if Major
McKinley would take the stump , Mr. Haana
replied : "Major McKlnley has made ao
change in WE plans. He will not take the
stump la this campaiga. It has been hinted
that he might go to Miuwaukee to address
the convention of the republican leagrue. He
will not do so. "
Major McKlaley will retura home tomor
row and Mr. Hanna will start for New
York tomorrow evening. The national
chairman said he was not Informed as to
tbe progress of the campaign in the east , for
the reasoa that he had been busy in Chicago
cage and had had no time to read his let
ters.
IXGALL.S IS KILLED \VITI1 FAITH.
C < mn < Irnt thnt McKlulfy Will Carry
Knnun * mill tli - Connlrj- .
HOLTON , Kan. . Aug. 1C. Ex-Cnlted
States Senator John J. Ingalls , who Is cam
paigning la Kaasas. spoke here to an ea-
thusiastic crowd of 4.000 people , expounding
republlcaa principles. After the meeting he
aired his vievrs on the political outlook.
Stopping to speak of Mr. Bryan's notification
address. Senator Ingalls said , among other
things. "It is not undue eulogy to say that
in his Madison Square gardea speech he
( Bryaa ) has put himself on a higher plane
than be has yet occupied intellectually "
Continuing , Senator Ingalls said : "From
the audiences I have met so for I conclude
that the people are much less interested in
the silver question than In the other as
pects of the campaign. I look for an entire
change of front la our line of battle before
the campaign ends. I feel entirely confi
dent that we shall carry this state and the
country. There will be much indepeadeat
voting and I anticipate many surprises , but
1 have never felt more faith that the appeal
to tbe conscience and courage of the Ameri
can people will not be made In vain. "
KixumoE OPPOSE * IIHYAX.
tr Conntr. Kentucky. Democrat *
Ar - Xot fur I'rr-i ? Silver ,
CINCINNATI , Aug. IS. A special to tbe
Commercial-Tribune from Lexington , Ky. ,
says : Ex-Congressman W. C. P. Brt > ckin-
ridge and tbe Fayette county democratic
convention yesterday renounced the Chicago
cage platform and advocated a third ticket.
The coaveation was to select delegates to the
democratic state convention at Louisville
next Thursday. Brecklnridge , as chalrmaa
of the committee , drew up aad read the res
olutions. The resolutions as passed con
tained the following financial paragraph :
Tbe fn-e coinage of silver can nt-vcr be
obuUnod. and the futile attempt to accom
plish U ha * caused the democratic party
to lose i > ow r , cauBAd lack of confidence.
poralyzftd bunlnews. bankrupted taouaandv ,
deprive * ! labor of employment and t u -
p nd * d roanufurturtDR , and until thlc agita
tion is ended tnc present condition will con
tinue. _
$ t < uirliny TnL - the Plucr.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. Ifi. A peclal to tie
Journal from Woahlngton cays : Now that
It has been settled that Senator Gorman will
sot accept tbe chairmanship of tbe demo
cratic national executive committee , the
preference of the leaders wme to be for
Governor Stone. Mr. Bryan , too. is said
to favor Oi * Missouri executive. A sntl -
maa who rour&Uy talked with Govttraor
Stone about the prospects of hii ueiag
named us thief advteer t Chalrmaa Jeew
say * that tbe governor gave hi tne Lm-
prt > sl n that be WIK terjouily eamiUta-lsg
toe acceptance of tbe place. Aeeerdiag te
this gentleman Governor Stoee said : "Of
course , if I accepted. I would save u > r -
tbe
Ituilriintl .Mun fur ConKr - .
KANSAS CITY. Aug. It Haorr N. Gar
land , western jwe iir agent of the Wubaafc
railroad , is being strongly urged to became
a candidate fur ta * BoainatiaB for conerew
oo the republuna ticket Tbe boom in fa
vor of Mr Garlands candidacy was star't-d
few < 3jy atsame af bi pfen > u..a' '
f-.t.-lR a-1 H a" -n.e , tiMc p'jjuiar ' „ .
" . " > . 1 " , tre v.-f -
I"v a. 3 < n n &
kcowa cr ht.J la higher regirl
BRYAN AS A PAID SPflliTER
Ttarsiwi Adir a es aa Opan Lettw to Sena
te : Stewut.
SAYS HE DID NOT ORIGINATE THE CHARGE
Xrn < ln Sllvrr Jinn Aoknl to ltct lr tw
tilt * Mntflnrnl thnt tlir "iVcutrrn
Mine O nrr IIluiiloj - < l the
tiny Km I or.
Senator Tharston bat seat tie following
open letter to Senator Stewart of Nevada
OMAHA , Aug. ! . Hoe. William M. Stew ,
art. Editor "Tbe Silver K lRht. " Washing
ton. D. C. Sir : On return from a recent
campaiga tour I find your oven letter of
August 1 , which you so kindly gave to tha
press of the country before awaiting its re
ceipt by me.
In your letter you refer to tbe address de
livered by me at the Chautauqua assembly
at Madison , Wls , on July SI. You must
have known wbea you penned your letter
that I did aot make any charge against Hon.
William J. nryanof any kind whatever ; that
I did nothing except to read portions of in
editorial published In the greatest dem
ocratic Jouraal of the west , tbe Chicago
Chroaicle. on the llth of last month. ( The
senator then reptals the article already pub
lished tn The Bee. asserting that Bryaa waa
a paid agent and spokesman of the free silver
combine of mlae owners )
I did not. directly or Indirectly evca , ex
press an opinion as to the truth or falsity
of the charge thus clearly , explicitly , ua-
equlvocably and editorially made by a great
democratic newspaper , reputable and res
ponsible. I did say , and 1 rtill say. "that
the man posing as the advocate of the down
trodden masses of his countrymen , boldl&c ;
a crown of thorns In one hand and the buga
boo , a cross of gold. In the other , owes It
as a duty to every man , woman and child
in this couatry to say whether that charge ,
thus publicly aad deliberately made. Is false
or true.
NOT THCRSTON'S CHARGE.
Now. my dear senator , you must have
knowa. and you did kaow. when you Indited
your open letter to me , that tbe charge was
not mine ; no , not even by adoption : that I
had aot even expressed an opinion with
respect to it. and that I no inore than ful
filled my duty as a citizen in Insisting that
Mr. Bryan should tell the American people
whether or not the charge made by the Chicago
cage Chronicle was true. One word from.
Mr. Bryan on the 12th day of last July-
would have set the public right : one word
from him on aay day since that time would
have accomplished the same purpose. Th < 5
charge thus editorially made by the Chron
icle , while the Chicago convention was still
In session , was reproduced in many of the
leading Journals of the couatry. It came to
the attention of Mr. Bryan's own paper , the
Omaha World-Herald , of whi < h he was at
the time managing editor , and the only
reference ever made to It in that paper was
on the lath day of July , when in its editor
ial column appeared the following ;
IN WHOSE PAY.
The Chicago Chronicle wants Mr Bryaa
to explain in whose pay he- bus b en slnco
he was dropped out of consrfcKS , Sioux
City Journal.
Mr. Bryan did not drop out of congress
be stepped out but he has Iven la the em
ploy of the World-Herald , and it is gen
erally concedied that h has /ully earned
his salary.
Tie press dispatches from Lincoln. Neb. .
show that Mr. Bryan was asked on the 1st
day ot August to make such answer as he
might desire to the charge of the Chronicle
as read by me at Madison , and the prct.s re
port is to the effect that Mr. Bryaa had
aothiag to say. except that he would answer
ia due time and manner.
SIX THOUSAND A YEAR.
In a recent Issue of the Chicago Post , an
other prominent and reputable Jouraal. I
fiad the statement that Mr. Bryaa's stated ,
salary from the silver mine owaers or the
Silver league was J6.000 per annum , paid to
him In raoathly checks which weat through
the Llacola banks.
1 alfo find in a recent Issue of the Phila
delphia Ledger an article by Its well knowa
Washington correspondent. Major John M.
Carson. ( This artic-le. already published la
The Bee. says it is well known that Bryan
has had financial assistance la his politi
cal campaigns from silver mlae owaers la
Colorado and asks that he give details or
the deal by which certala shares In the
Omaha World-Herald were pui chased or con
trolled , the financial distrtss of its editor
relieved and Mr. Bryan made titular editor
ot the paper at a fixed salary duriag the
campaign of 1S94. )
These are only a few ot the direct Bad
positive charges of a similar kind which
have appeared from time to time in the most
reputable and responsible newspapers of
the United States.
I would be the last man ia the world to
assail the character of Mr. Bryaa. I have
not done so lu any instance or by aay word
of mlae. Mr. Bryaa Is the candidate of a
great party. It Is not Just to the Ametlcaa
people that charges of this kind should go
unanswered. He Is the man and the only
mua who can make definite and conclusive
answer.
Now , my dear tenator. having thus dis
abused your mind of any pobsible idea that
I am the author of any charge zaade against
Mr. Bryan. 1 suggest that you tura your bat
teries upoa those reputable editors ani
aewspapers maklag the charges.
LET STEWART REPLY.
I cannot refrain from expressing In this
connectioB my surprise at the long-coatln-
ued and Impenetrable silence of yourself and
fellow mine owners with respect to iha
charges so publicly and distinctly made la
the e > dltarlal columns of the Chicago Chron
icle , which I have copieid above ; and my still
greater surprise at the immediate flutter la
the flock by my simple discharge of the
same article , with appropriate quotation
marks , some weeks after it * first publica
tion.
1 am especially Interested la that state
ment la your letter , ae follows :
As to contributions for ibf circulation of
fcilvcr literature , they have lufn smiill , and
they have all been paid to thfc American
Bimetallic It-ague up to within the Urn few
months. Blnee which time contributions
have lie-en made to tbe Ami-rcm ! : Bimetallic
union. These t-ontributione have como
from all sections of th < - country alike.
The-w organizations can account for all
moneys received and tbe ubtroa.de of It.
The American people , however , can best
Judge as to whether or not -ontrlbutiona
for tbe circulation of silver li'erature h v
been small. U you will submit a detailed ac
count ; aad as you say that these organiza
tion * for which you appear to stand sponsor
ser can account for all moneys received
and tbe use made of It. I hope you will not
longer delay ia publishing your itemized
balance taeetI I have ao doubt it would ba
very interesting reading aad be greatly ap
preciated by a waiting public.
Now , my dear wnator , I must take Issue
with you much as I deprecate the necessity
when you say "you may moik at tbe pov
erty of tiw silver men. " I aaaure you I have
ntv r done any gueh thing. On tbe contrary
I hcve always been profoundly Impressed
with the ooiossal for mute of yourself and
other bonanza mine owners Bui the Amer
ican people do not Intend that you shall dou
ble tbbaj at their expoute , at least aot this
ytar.
IB eaaclutkxi permit me to suggest that 1
kaow af BO poevUde reason uhy tbe Amer
icas Bimetallic union and it contributor. *
fcUwld sat employ orators or dltitnlmtc lit
erature. I eoiicttde that employment by your
union w Buoor&ble. jrovidine it is open aad
avowed , to that tbe people , whose Interest *
are to vitally at stakr , may knew in wboio
Vefcaif they are appealed to.
I now nope , my dear sir , that you will
( raafcly txluiowleidge the undue haste and
tupidity with which you btve misrepre-
* ec ; < d ine io lhi matter , and I cim-ertly * .
tru * : "bat you will immeduiU-ly transfer to
ijia t , 3tmo < rai < Journal the Chieaea
1 . - 'be honnr of ao opportunity ta
. , . _ 4is i 'v 1c.try , trj'.y ,
JoHN 1L THLRSTON