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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED E 10 , 1871. OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY MOI nSs < 5 , AUGUST 10 , 180G. SINGLE COPY FITE CEXTS.
DISASTER AT A YACHT RACE
Meteor Upsets Isolde at the Regatta , of the
Koyal Yacht Club.
BARON VON ZEDWITZ LOSES HIS LIFE
Knlcrr'n kliper I.nj-w tlie Illnmr on
the I'rliu'r ofVntr * ' llrltnniiln
All liltMcmlirrn of the
Crevr Ilviicucil.
EOUTHSEA. Aug. 18 An accident resultIng -
Ing In tbe dismasting of Baron von ZeJ-
w itz'g American built yacht Isolde and the
death of her proprietor occurred today dur
ing the regatta of the Royal Albert Yacht
club. Mr. Albert Clay Walker's Allsa , the
Prince of Wales' Britannia. Mr. A D
Clarke's Satanlta and Emperor William's
Meteor started at 10 a. m. In the order ghen
In the race for the vice commodore's cup and
2. > . At 11 o'clock the smaller j-achts in
the contest for the prizes were sent avvay
over the same course Mr Frank Jame
son's , the Saint. Mr Howard Gould's Nla-
para , Mr ; Ogden Goelct's Samphire , Lord
Dunravcn's Audrey , Mr. Charles Rose's
Penitent and Baron von Zedwitz's Isolde
started In the order named. While tbe big
jachts were patting the committee boat ,
they overtook the twenty-raters. Britannia
and Meteor were almost abreast of Isolde
the two first mentioned jacbts narrowly
avoiding coming Into collision. Then
Britannia suddenly shifted her helm In order
to avoid the Saint and Meteor , not having
room enough , fouled luolde , almost bows on
and anept fair from stem to stern with her
bowsprit. In a moment Isolde was a com
plete wreck. The mast with its clouds of
white sails collapsed as If struck by light
ning and every member of her crew and pas
sengers on deck , the latter Including Baron
von Zudwitz and his brother , were swept
overboard and more or less seriously injured
The report was telegraphed broadcast that
Jlctcor had been dismasted , but it was an
error Isold ? lav helpless In the water half
burled in wiicuid , lgglng , canvas and shat
tered spais , while here and there about
and astern of her , were her crew and her
passengers floundering in the water 01
swimming for safety to the nearest jachts.
Britannia and Meteor immediately after the
accident luffed up. hove to and hurried tc
net their boats overboard to rescue the
drowning men Alba , most of the steam
jachts and the British gunboat Ant , at an
chor near the scene of the disaster , did the
Eatne and the smaller sailing jachts put
about and headed for the same spot In the
hope of being of some assistance. Baron
von Zedwitz and his brother and the crew ol
the Isolde were rescued ; but the former was
taken from the water with a bad cut on his
liead and bleeding from the ears. He was
convcjcd on board the nearest steam jacht
which promptly headed for Rjde , where the
nearest hospital was located , but the baron
died before reaching shore.
One of the seamcn ot the Ant dlsplajed
great gallantry In Jumping overboard Into
a mass of wreckage and , after a long dive
and a hard struggle , rescuing one of the
Isolde e crew who was nearly dead when
hiuled Into the pinnace of the gunboat
The accident has cast the deepest gloom
over the yachting world here , in which
Baron von Zedwltz was well known and
much liked All races of the day were
abandoned and the regatta scheduled for to-
jnonow has been Indefinitely postponed , and
all the flags arc at half mast.
The baron , who was not 40 jears old , was
considered one of the Jeadlng men of the
younger generation of German statesmen
He was privy counsellor , a member of both
the JleichstaK and the Prussian Diet and
was leader of the free conservative partj.
He had been In Parliament about twenty
jears and in 3B90 was ; unanimously recom
mended bj the state cabinet for the then
vacant post of minister of finance , but was
not appointed , because the emperor had
taken a fancy to Dr , Miquel , the present
minister of finance. The baron leaves a
widow and an Infant child.
It Is difficult at this time to place the
blame for the accident where it rightfully
belongs and this matter will probablj be
settled later by the Royal Yacht squadron
Gomez , the skipper of Meteor , however , de
clares that tbe collision I * due to Britannia
failing to make waj for Meteor when tbe
latter had the right of wajIsolde. . In ad
dition to losing her matt , etc , had her bow
ctovo in and was towed back here She Is
a twentj. rater , built by the Hcrreahotfn and
was originally the property of Prince Leopold
of Prussia , for whom * he was built , and
subsequently Bold to Baron von Zedwltz ,
She was taken to Eugland In April of lasl
jear on the deck of the Hamburg-Amerlcar
steamship Russia. She had fine lines anO
has been , remarkably successful iu her races
on this side of the water Captain Parkei
end Mate Draper came over with her on
the Russia and she was first raced In tbe
Mediterranean. She Is of the fln and bull
ctjle of j-acht , has a small cockpit and t
commodious cuddy , capable of accommoda
ting twelve persons. Isolde is a twin jaehl
ot Mr. Howard Gould's Niagara , which she
lias defeated several times.
According to late reports theaccldenl
occurred while Britannia , Meteor. Saint and
Isolde were finishing the first round. Se
llose together were the jachts that thosf
aboard tbe committee boat feared the acci
dent. Just as all the jachts were preparing
to round the mark boat Isolde and Brltannli
nearly collided. Isolde altered her courte
the result being that Saint struck Isolde'i
back stay , swinging her around and at-rosi
Meteor's course. The next moment Isolde'i
splintered bowsprit was seen flying in thi
nlr , her forecanvas fluttering. Then Isoldi
ground broadcast against Meteor and bei
mainmast fell with a crash The big jachts
immediately stood off. Isolde was seen tc
swing about a perfect wreck , her malnmasi
dragging beside her , the heads of her crew
bobbins up and down In the water as tht
men commenced swimming toward tn <
wreckage or clung to the fragments of the
boat until they were picked up.
Win ti
HAVANA. Aug IS Colonel Sabelea re
ports a hot fight with the band of Aguirn
and Mirable at the Morallta plantation neai
San Jose de Las Lajac and not far frou
Havana. The Spanish troops lost one lieu
tenant and five toldlcts killed and ce\entccx \
wounded. The Insurgents left nineteen 01
the field and according to the official ad
A Ices inan > wounded were carried away.
Kruirrr linn Mnilr No Tr riU > .
LONDON , Aug. IS The Pretoria cor
respondent d the Dall ) Te-legraph saj-s thai
President Knigcr of the Transvaal republic
Las aekcd tbe Telegraph la denj the rumor
tlifct he has arransexl a treaty with a foreign
rower In violation1 * of the agreement which
Maces Great Britain in charge ot tbe
foreign affairs of the Trankvcal.
Anirrlonii hlilpn r iifUi-n I < - < 1.
HALIFAX , N S . AUR. IS. Judgment vva
rendered by the chlif justice In the ad
miralty court today in tucase of the ceiled
American n hlng schcwnrr , FrederickGer -
ins , suMnlnlne the kdiute and ordering the
- . citc-1 forfeited to thp C&naJlau government
The Oerlns was telxed for * > Mit within the
tbrtc-mlltj limit.
Mtuutltm Slrnliiril In Orrmnnj- .
LONDON. * vg. IS. A dispatch to the
Pen Srarn Berlin rcfrr * to the Interview ! *
twie-n Kmpercr William at < l Chancellot
HrbeuioDe. In which the itut tion is said tc
W rt ( trained ise\er , nobobd > bt-IiiK vvlllinfi
ID leaturv a jirophocy us to vho will i > c ir
otlce three week * hence
* I tinlHh HrjiulilU-an WniUrlulled. .
BARCELONA AUR 'SSnor Ktch uche
relo's'tr of war Iu IMS tri < lrr hu Sptuigt
republic , ha > ca placed in pr' on here
Thl cH a is t-upi > oted to be till reH \ oj
rou\ > lea ib.roukUou <
IKMAI. nirritoTti lit i >
Son of 11nlj' KhiK < o Wr < 1 Prince- * *
licit-lie of Vlontrlircro.
CETTINJE , Montenegro , Aug IS. Vlttorlo
Emanuele , prince of Naples , eldest ton and
heir apparent of the king of Italy , is be
trothed to Princess Helene of Montenegro.
third daughter ot the reigning prince of
Montenegro The princess , who was born on
Januarj 8 , UTS , Is beautiful , of fine I hyslquc
highly educated and Is not accustomed to
luxury or even to much comfort In fact
she hardly knows what It U to have pin
money or a wardrobe allowance. She has
been brought up In the etjle of a Highland
chieftain's daughter of the last century and
was ct one time announced as engaged to
Klnt ; Milan of Scrvla
The prince of Naples , whose matrimonial
prospects have been commented upon In the
newspapers fojears past and who has at
some time or other been reported engaged
to nearlj every unmarried prlneess In
Europe. Including Princess Maud ot Wales
and Princess Alexander of Saxe-CoburK and
Gotha first met Princess Helene at Venice
and was greatly struck with her beautj' .
As the princess was held in reserve as a
wife for the pre ent czar. In case the
Hessian match was not arransed , the czar ,
naturally. Is greatly Interested In her future
and will In all probability bestow upon
Montenegro further marks of his approba
tion , which maj or may not take the form
of arms , ammunition , etc. , as was the case
not long ago.
The prince of Naples , It Is well known
lias entertained a strong dislike for mar
rlage It has been pointed out that ho U
not blessed with a strong constitution , al
though H Is not known that there is anj--
thing organically wrong about him. Bui
perhaps his morbid tentlmcnt on the sub
Ject can best be expressed In words at
tributed to him when discussing his health
He said " 1 shall never marry. " Whet
pressed for a reason be replied "I wll
not give Italy a hunchback klnc " Hli
uncle. Prince Oddone. was a hunchback ani
otherwise deformed and this seems to have
made a serious Impression on the sensitive
mind of the .voung prince , who otherwise ii
pronounced to be a most amiable and worthj
joung man.
The objection of the prince of Naples t (
marriage has been so strong that rumor hae
It that he would resign his accession to th (
throne In favor of King Humbert's nephew
the duke ot Aosta , who was married lasl
jcar to Princess Helen of Orleans , daughtei
of the late count ot Paris , and who has
been looked upon In some quarters as thi
possible future king of Italy.
.M TI : , ruoM THU cfrv or MIMCO
( rt-iitious HrTortn Will He Mnilc tc
6tirtt > rNN Gil m 111 I lie- .
CITY OF MEXICO , Aug. IS. U Is announced -
nounced that the new governor of the fed
eral district will undertake to suppress
gambling here. AVlth every adralnistratloi
of affairs in this city the same reform it
mooted , but nothing is ever accomplished
Careful study is being made of watei
power by the falls at the mouth of the grcai
drainage tunnel with a view ot utilizing the
energy for transmission to this city U Is
reported that a street railway company Is
considering plans to bring electric energj
"
from the beat beds ten miles from this cltj"
which are of enormous extent and richness
and are being built by a Boston companj
U is believed that electricity can be gene
rated at the beds and sent here cheaply
Artificial fuel has been made of peat bj
carbonizing it under Immense pressure , and
the product resembles canned coal of good
qualitj- .
The rallvvavs show an Increase over lasl
3 car In local tariff and internal revenue
receipts of the federal treasury are heavy ,
Indicating brisk Interior trade and im
proved commerce between tbe states since
the interstate taxes were definitely abolished
elx weeks ago _
l iiorniiiiK Siiiiin for tlienvr -
LONDON. Aug. 18. A dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin sajs that it is stated
that Admiral Tlerpltz , at the rf-quest of
Emperor William , ha * drawn up a bill which
will be submitted to the Reichstag , de
manding from 100,003.000 to 150,003,000 marks
for naval purposes. It is added that the
emperor recently discussed the matter with
Prince Hohenlolie. The chancellor , during
the discussion , informed Emperor William
that a majorltj In favor of the bill could
onlv be secured If the promise ot reform In
all matters subject to military jurisdiction
be fulfilled.
_ _
TUOOI'S IA FIGHT WITH TAQUIS
lliitiil of Tlilrty Arineil ImllntiN Cnp-
turt-il mill Three Are Killt-il.
TUCSON. Ariz. , Aug. IS. A courier wht
has Just arrived hero from Oliver cami
states that troop E , Seventh cavalry , Lieu
tenant Bullock commander , bad a fight wltl
Yaqul Indians last evening , fnentj- mile :
south ot here. These Indians were en
trenched behind rocks on the top of tht
mountain. Tbe fight lasted from half pasl
5 until half pact S. The troops charged
them in their stronghold , killing three and
capturing the entire band of thirty , among
whom were three squaws. Three soldlen
were wounded , one mortallj- . The Yaqul !
were armed with rifles , pistols and knives
They were better armed than the mllltarj
They will be brought here tomorrow aiu
turned over to the civil authorities.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. Advices recelve-d
at the War department from General
Wheaton , commanding the Department ol
the Colorado , are to the effect that three ol
the prisoners , supposed to be Yaqul Indians
taken by tbe troops , were brought frorr
Tubac , Ariz. , to Nogales. They will be taker
before the United States commissioner on i
charge ot violating the neutrality laws. The ;
are believed to be members of the raiding
party that attempted to loot the Mexicar
custom house.
i. iwvnus c.iTiir.ii AT SARATOGA
" "I Aiui-rlrnn Ilur Akoocln-
lion Will IIIAVoll Attriult-il.
SARATOGA N. Y. , Aug. IS The nine
tenth annual meeting of the American Bai
association , which formally begins tomorrow
will bo tbe most largely attended and the
most eventful so far In Its history. The
atsoclatlon will continue- cession three
dijs and will conclude with a banquet or
Friday night. The fact that Lord Russell
chief justice of England , and other distin
guished members ot the British bar will b <
guetts of the association and will take t
prominent part in the proceedings attarhei
to tbe meeting an International Importance
Lord Russell t peaks on Thursday on "Inter
national Arbitration " Lord Russell. Sli
Frank Lockwood , Montague Crackenthorpe
anil the other members of tbe British part ]
reached Saratoga this evening. Moorfield
Storey ot Boston , president of the associa
tion , will male tbe .opening address tomor
row morning. Papers will be also read , to
morrow by James M. Woolworth of Omaha ,
Jocrph R. Warner of Boston. Chancellor
McClalu of Iowa university. Professor Camp
bell of Colorado university and Professor
Lee ot Northwestern unlvertitj.
TWO HOVTJIPA I.OS.IJ THUIH LIVES
SI , I IP Cii | > klz.iMl liV' iv < - > . from n I'nvk-
Intr Slt-uiiier.
PITTSBURG , Aug. IS A skiff In whlct
were three men was capsized In tbe Ohlc
rhcr early this morning by tbe waves of
patting steamer and two of the met
dro vm > d , The-lr nmnes. were :
WILLIAM HICKM1N.
THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY
The ( bird roan succeeded Iu reaching the
shore. The bodies have been recovered.
VVcUlimrit Itrfiiktil 11 Onv-I'arr Itnir
CHICAGO. Aug. IS. Ro dn In tbe terrl
tory of thtVektein Panengei astoclatlot
h f refuted tc JcHn w-ith tao Hies in the
Tranfuiiksouri tfioltt.on in making a rate
of cue far * for the round tr i > for the meet
ItiK of the na tier si Etstedfo i t Denver
They have bgncicr agreed tc make a rate
cf one and one third fare ; lor tbe round
i trip.
COLORED MEN VISIT CANTON
McEnley Addresses a Band of Afro-Amer
icans from Cleveland.
OPPOSES CHEAP MONEY AND CHEAP LABOR
Hon. S rv" nr ( I. . . Wnmlfnril Iroihoclr
the Ijircrnl Plurality for Me-
Klnlijtlml Nrvr York. Kv or
Gave n Cn mil tin Ir.
*
CANTON . 0. . Aug. 18 Major McKlnlcj
addressed a delegation of 200 Afro-Amer
icans from Cleveland this afternoon , beaded
by one of their race. State Representative
Smith. They came with a band and a
Cleveland rifle corps. Mr. McKlnlcy said-
"Mr. Smith and My Fellow Citizens : II
gives me extreme pleasure to meet and
greet this company of rifles and my col
ored fellow citizens of the city of Cleveland -
land and of northern Ohio ; and I rejoice tc
learn from jour eloquent spokesman thai
jour race this 3ear. as In all the 3cars ol
the past , stands faithfully to the repub
lican cause , which I believe Is the cause
of our countrj.Applause. . ) 1 do nol for
get no man ran forget that whether It
war or In peace , the race nhlch jou repre
sent never turned Its back on the glorious
stars and stripes. ( Great npplause and
cries of 'Hurrah for McKlnleyl1) ) When thai
great civil war commenced no man could
tell what Its outcome Mould be In regard
to Its effect upon jour race. There wen
tliCEO who believed that it must result Ir
the- abolition of human slavery. Then
were those who believed otherwise Thf
result was the immortal proclammatlon o !
emancipation by the best friend jou c\ei
bed. Abraham Lincoln , whose name yet
will cherish and revere forever and for
e\cr more. ( Tremendous cheering ) Jamei
G Dlalne once raid that the first instincl
of an American was 'equality equality ol
privileges , equtllty In political power. ' Thai
sentiment long ago found expression In th <
constitution of the United States , and the
people of this countrj placed in that greal
instrument , where It had never been before
and where under God It shall ever remain
civil and political equality to every cltlrec
everwhere beneath the flag ( Applause ) I
congratulate jou. gentlemen , upon the splendid -
did progress that jour race has made since
emancipation. You have done better ; 501
have advanced more rapldlj- than It was
believed possible at that time ; you have
greatly improved the educational advan
tages which jou have had Your people
everywhere , north and south , are accumu
lating property and today you stand a :
among the most conservative of the citizen :
of this great republic. ( Applause. ) I con
gratulate j-ou from the bottom of my hearl
upon the advancement that jou have al
ready made and I sincerely wish for jot
and jour race , fellow citizens ot a comrnot
country , the highest realization of joui
hopei and jour prajers. ( Cheering. )
KEEP IN THE FRONT.
"We are now engaged in a political con
test and your presence here today Is evi
dence of the Interest which you have in
the public questions that are now engag
ing the attention of the American people
We have a great countrj and we must leer
It great. The post which the United States
must occupy , both in wages and industries
and the integrity of Its finances and cur-
rencj- , must be at the head of the nations
of the earth. ( Loud applause. ) To thai
place of honor the people of the countrj
must restore It this jear. They have the
opportunity they have wished for since
1S92. Will they meet It this jear , 1696'
( Cries of 'They will. ' ) We want neither
cheap money nor cheap labor. ( Great cheerIng -
Ing ) We will have neither the one nor
the other. ( Applause. ) We must not for
get that nothing Is cheap to the American
people which comes from abroad when it
entails Idleness upon our own laborers
( Tremendous applause ) We are opposed
to any policy which increases the numbci
of unemployed in the United States , even
if It docs ghe us cheaper foreign goods ;
and we are opposed to any policy which de
grades American manhood that we maj
have cheaper products made either at home
or abroad ( Great applause. )
"Having reduced the pay of labor , it is
now proposed to reduce the value of monej
in which labor Is paid. ( Laughter and ap
plause. ) This money question presents Itsell
to me In this homely fashion If free coin
age of silver means a 53-cent dollar , then
it is not an honest dollar. ( Applause. ) II
free coinage means a 100-cciit dollar , equal
to a gold dollar , as seme of Its advocates
assert , we will not , then , , have cheap dollars
lars , but dollars just like those we now
have and which will be as hard to get. ( Ap
plause. ) In which case free coinage will
not help the debtor or make It easier foi
him to pay bis debts. ( Cries of 'That's
right' )
"Mj tountrjmen , the most unamerlcan ol
all appeals observable in this campaign IE
the one which seeks to array labor againsl
capital ; employer against employed ( Cheers. ]
It Is most unpatriotic and is fraught wlti
the greatest peril to all concerned. We
are all political equals here equal ir
privilege and opportunity , dependent upon
each other and the prosperity of the one
is the properity of the other. ( Greal
cheers ) It is as Mr. Lincoln said to the
committee from the worklngmen's associa
tion of New York In the campaign of 1S04
'Prosperity Is the fruit of labor. Prosperitj
IE desirable ; it is a positive good In the
world. The fact that some should be rict
sbons that others maj become rich and
lience is just encouragement to industry
and enterprise , Let no man who Is home
less pull down the houre of another , but
let him work diligently and build one foi
himself , thus by example assuring thai
his own shall be safe from violence whet
built. '
" 1 thank jou , ray fellow citizens , for thli
call of greeting and congratulations 1
thank you for the honor you have conferred
upon me In electing me the first honorary
member of your organization. I assure jou
it will give me pleasure to meet each one
of jou personally. "
MOKE 1TK1NLEY CLUBS.
Major McKlnley continues to receive notice
dally of scores of McKlnley and Hobarl
clubs being organized. Here are two nota
ble telegrams received today ; .
LOGANSPORT. Ind. . Aur. R Hon. Wil
liam McKlnley. Canton , O : The railroad
men of the city of Logansport. Ind. have
just organized a Bound money club , SC <
strong. Manv of them were formerly demo
crats , E. F. KEARNY. President
AV. H. GIFFORD VicePresident. .
LACON 111. AUK 15 > . Hon William Me-
Kmley , Canton , O. : The McKlnley and
Timner club of Lacon. with ISO members ,
sends Greetings and pledges surport.
R. B FORT.
Hon. Stewart L. Woodford , cx-lleutenani
governor and now of the Greater New York
commission , accompanied by his wife ,
lunched with Major McKlnley today and
left for the east at 2:05 : p , m. To an Asso
ciated press representative ? he said that Nev ?
York would surely give McKlnley 100.00C
plurality and probably the large-it etet
known for any candidate.
Cieriunii ) ' Afrnlil of Mi'IClnl < - > .
LONDON , Aug. 18. The Berlin cor
respondent of the Chronicle sajs that , lookIng -
Ing to the possibility of a protection regime
in the United States under McKlnley , and
the reducing of the German-American trade ,
the directors of the North German Loyd
Steamship company meditate the promotion
of new lines in other directions , especially
in eastern Asia , for the settlement of their
fleet. They will auk the government to
Increase the subsidy for steamship lines of
thU character
\\'n lilliil < > ll Will Semi Irlrriitrii.
TACOMA. Waah , Aug. IS. The national
democrats of the state ot Washington have
Istucd a call for a contention to be held in
this cU > next Tuesday for the purpose of tt
Ic-ctlng delegates to the national convection
t IndUoaiwUi on September 2.
CONDITION OK CHOPS \
Hverr Country Uxcrlil Hunula Itriinrl *
n IxiriirT tcld.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Generally favor
able prospects for the crops of Europe are
announced In thp report of the. European
agent of the Agricultural department. The
report follows by countries ;
Great Britain The JjaVvr-st Is half over ,
and It Is believed thai -wheat will clotely
approximate thirty-two busheli per acre , the
highest average for rainy jeirs The total
harvest will approximate 55 OOfl.OM bushels.
the area being only about 1'iO.OOO acres.
The barley crop will be very good , and Is
generally In very good condition. Oats
are expected to fall .considerably below
average. The hay crop Is j-rlously defi
cient A continuance ot thr summer drouth
through the autumn will result In such
scarcity of feeding stuffs as to lessen ma
terially the value and number ot cattle
and sheep. The first pIcM ot this season's
English hops was sold In London on the
27th ot July for J5S30 per hundredweight
(112 ( pounds ) . '
France The first report as to crop pros
pects Issued by the minister of agriculture
states that winter wheat Is looking well or
very well In nearly all the departments
where autumn cereals arcgrown. . Spring
wheat Is reported as good or vrjgood
Tbo harvest will be completed early and It
Is confidently expected that It * lll somewhat
exceed that of last year , 340,000.000 bushels
Gcrmanj- Wheat harvest s beginning.
The lowest estimate Is 5S.OOO.OOO , the highest
112,000 000 bushels. The barley crop Is re
ported to be exceptionally good , ootn In
quantity and condition , Rye is a Rood av
erage. The potato crop , an Important one
in this countrjIs reported as an average
at least.
Spain and Portugal The harvest has been
most Irregular , but the minimum estimate
of the wheat product of the Llberlan penin
sula I * 60.000,000 bushels , ot which Portugal
cannot produce more than 4,000,000 bushels
Italj The wheat crop Is probably some
thing more than the average. This means
about 75.000 000 bushels.- Other crops are
a good average.
AUEtrla-Hungarj- returns from all
but the southern provinces are good , and the
prospect Is for an average crop of wheal
and barler. The whettt estimate ranges
from 175.000.000 to 2I5.OOiO.000 bushels
Roumanla An average crop ot wheat Is
expected and with average August wcathei
corn will vield a big crop.
Russia The harvest In the southern parl
will be delajed by moisture and cool
weather during the end cf Julj- . particu
larly the barley harvest. , Reports from the
southwest Indicate that wheat will be under
average but elsewhere throughout the whole
of the countrj- good average seems to be
expected t
Belgium. Holland. Denmark. Norway and
Sweden report average crops.
BIDS POll Ut'ILDINGSVr AGENCIES
Interior Deiuirtiiicut OpeiiM ProtTcrt
from n uiulii-r of Coiitruolnrw.
WASHINGTON. Aug. . ( Special Tele
gram ) This afternoon bids vere opened Ir
the office of Indian Commissioner Brownlnt
for the erection of a number of buildings
at Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies
Twentv-one bids were received , covering z
multlplltlty ot Items in , connection wilt
the betterment of these , well known Indiar
reservations Among the bidders are well
known firms in Nebraska and Iowa , nol
onlj bidding upon the erection of the build
ings but offering to put In steam heating
and electrical apparatus"as per specifica
tions Nebraska is.-represented in bids bj
William P. Alslp'of "Valentine , George * IL
Jewett of Arlington. Ralnk "Bl Mmer o ;
Norfolk , and. , John Rowe fif Co. pf"0mha ,
Iowa is , represented in Oblcfs by Frank X
Babuo of Sioux , City. , F. E. Colbjot Gnaws
and Arthur Paige of Sioux City , who asks
to have contracts , too , for the steam heat
ing plant. The bids -will , be at once tabu
latcd and a decision made -as soon as possi
ble thereafter. It is expected- that the tabu
lation of the bids will take at least tvrc
days , on account of the manner In whicl
thfe offers were made. The , department is
anxious to have the contracts let and tht
work commenced on these improvements
which are greatly needed.
Commissioner Youmans of the Interstate
Commerce commission stajed * today that the
decision in the Commercial club cases v 111
be made v ery shortljddmmUssioner Knapp
having completed the opinion , which Is now
being reviewed by the commission.
B E White - as today appointed post
master at Merrlman , Cherry county. Neb
vice B. B. Stone , resigned.
SIMMER OUTINGS Olt CHILDIin.V
Sucet-MM of n I'lillnnlhroptc Movrmriil
in .Svt IlK'rlunil n ml Geriiiuiiy.
WASHINGTON , Aug. IS , It Is twenty
jears since the vacation colony .movement
for children was Inaugurated in Zurich ,
Switzerland , and Consul Eugene Germain , in
a report to the State department , gives eoxnc
facts and figures In regard to the plan dur
ing that time. It was evolved by Rev. W
Bjon. a clergyman of Zurich , who in 1S7C
succeeded in obtaining subscriptions which
enabled htm to send a number of children ,
divided into two colonies , to the mountain
canton of Appenzell. for a period of tno
weeks. Sixty-eight boys and girls enjojed
the vacation this first year * .and since that
time the number benefited has steadily
Increased , last year 2,195 having been sent
to the colony. The total number in twenty
jears was 21,729.
Beginning in 1SS1 children who could not
leave the towns to the number of 28,344
were supplied with fresh bread and milk
twice a day in order to compensate them In
a measure for the loss of the vacation trip
The example ot Switzerland , says Consul
Germain , was soon followed by other
countries , especially Gerjnany. where 125
cities have adopted the plan and established
colonies. Since 1SS5 children to the number
of 231,011 have been cared for by them
The means of support in these colonies are
furnished principally by voluntary contribu
tions , and also by Contributions from
municipal governments. In Switzerland a
part of the profits of the federal alcohol
monopoly Is set aside for tljts purpose , and
In Zurich concerts , fairs , etc. , are held In
the winter , and -the proceeds given to the
colonies. .
France Vutl at
WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. The French peo-
pie , who Iiave tor so long imposed upon c
credulous American public by shipping bach
to them as the finest "of JFrwch products
Maine herring and southern cotton seed oil
in the shape at tudUits acd.ollve oil , arc
now Buffering frorn , * < ouit r-lropotltion
which Is brought to light byiVnlted States
Consul Germain at Zurich In tbe course of t
report to the State department pn the subjecl
of American dried fruits In. Switzerland. He
speaks of tbe success thsU M * attended tbe
Introduction Into France last reason of Call.
fornla prunes and then fpllou'lng out tbe
prospects thus opened up , t e cavs thai
French receivers are arr nelwr to have all
fruit packed in cases similar 'o those used
In France , using French , matl . so that tbe
goods may be sold to the. ifWUer as Freud
fruit ,
Condition f ( lit ; Trem. ry.
WASHINGTON , Aug. IS. Today's state
ment of the condition of tbe treasury sbowc'
Available cash balance , f46,173,295 ; gold re-
ten e , fl05.047.7M.
Allinoio t6r MrAblirr -
NEW YORK. Aug. li. In the supreme
court today Justice Bmvthe awarded Mrs ,
Henry E. Abbey R.&JO a j e&r alimony pend
ing the trial of her suit for divorce from
the theatrical and oirtratlc munagtr. Mrs
Abbey -ulso\gnutied fUO counsel fees ,
Mat t-men IK of OcrunV KiAUK. | . IK ,
At New- York ? VrTlve'd Weimar , frorr
Bremen. Bouthwurk , from Antwerp ; StuU
of Nebraska , from Glat-gou. Sailed No
madic , for Liverpool ,
At QufrnHto n Arrived Teutonic , froir
New York
At Uv c rpool Sailed AuranLo. for Now
York
At Southampton Arrived Havel , froir
New York.
At Lift raenhn ven Arrhed-Baale froir
New York via Cberbauri ;
At Movjllij-Atrivt.d-pAnchoria , from JCe
Yore fo
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Democrats and Populists of the Fifth
Choose a Candadate.
WO CONVENTIONS MEET AT HOLDREGE
Tornm of UIP CiiiuMnnllcin miTlciilt
to Acrrr t'lion Afti-r Ili - Con
ference Committee Gct
HOLDHEGE , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) At an early hour this morning the
democrats and populists of tlie Fifth dis
trict nominated R D Sutherland of Nuck-
ells county for congress.
Contrary to the announcement made
by the democrats Monday night that thej
would hold their congressional convention
in the court boufc In this city by the con
sent ot the populists they were permitted
to meet In the opera house at 10 o'clock
this morning , at which time the convention
was called to order by the chairman of the
central committee. C. V. Manatt of Hol-
drege was elected temporary chairman ot
the convention , and Harry Dungan of Adams
county was elected temporary secretary.
The chair appointed committees
on creden
tials , permanent organization , and one to
meet with a like committee from the popu
lists to further the plans for placing In nom
ination a fusion candidate. The committee
a.Ip1 ° Inted b > ' l chair after the
commH. ,
committee had been
appointed by the pop
ulist convention , the members ot the demo
cratic convention to be the same in number
as the committee from the populist con-
vcntzoc.
Thompson of Grand Island was Induced
to take the rostrum and make a speech. He
spoke for over an hour and the substance of
his remarks was that the only way to beat
the republicans la the state of Nebraska
and Andrews , the congressman of the Fifth
district , wasi for the democrats and populists
to fuse. He called their attention to the
fact that they had only left one place upon
the state ticket for the democrats , that of
attorncj general , and that If the populists
expected to get the strength of the demo
crats in the campaign they must concede
that this was Insufficient , and that the Fifth
should let the democrats name the con
gressman
It was a plea for fusion In general , and
for Thompson In particular , and some of his
remarks In favor of fusion and his own can
didacy were pleading and touching ( or he
meant to be ) , but the numerous populists
seated in the balcony of the opera house
did not take kindly to them , nor to his can
didacy , and one prominent populist was
heard to remark that such talk did not
WBfh
The democratic congressional convention
of the Fifth then adjourned to meet In the
afternoon at the court house whenever the
populists had perfected their organization
and selected a committee to confer with
them on fusion
POPS LESS CEREMONIOUS.
The populist congressional convention of
the Fifth district was called to order at
the opera house at 2:30 : o'clock this atter-
noon by Chairman Phillips. He made no
opening statement other than that the cen
tral committee recommended that SherIdan -
Idan of Jte < 3 Willow county be the temporary
chairman of the convention. By motion the
recommendation was adopted by the con
vention and Sheridan was elected temporary
chairman ; O. C Wisner of Adams countj- ,
temporary secretarj , and C. C. Page of
Phelps , assistant. A committee of five was
appointed by the chair on permanent or
ganization , and a committee of flve on cre
dentials. The committee on permanent or
ganization brought in a report recommend
ing that the temporary organization be made
permanent.
Sheridan , contrary to all precedent from
parliamentary custom , put the motion to
make himself permanent chairman , without
giving iny one clce a chance to do so. It
was th n carried that the regular order of
business of the convention be suspended
and that the central commltteemen for the
various counties In the district be chosen
Francis Phillips was chosen for Adams
countj ; C. W. Phelps , Dundy , E. M. Hus-
slng , Franklin , J F Teuton , Frontier.
James Cameron , Furnas , B L Chambers ,
Gosper. Ed Hall. Hall : Comer Thomas Har-
lan ; W P , Philbert , Hitchcock ; A. G Bloomfield -
field , Kearney. S A. Clapp , Nuckolls , H
C. Freeze , Perkins ; W A Garrett , Pbclps ,
James H. Boyston , Red Willow , A Rilej.
Webster ; S. P. Wallace. Hajcs. Hayes and
Chase counties were not represented and
the names of the committcemcn ot these
counties were suggested by the delegates
from adjoining counties.
On motion , the chair appointed a commit
tee of five on platform , composed of Hlg-
glns of Furnas , J M Dojle of Adams H.
l . I Johnson of Clay ,
L. Edwards of Hall. > *
and H. C. Richmond of Webster. Upon mo
tion , the secretary was instructed to call tbe
roll of tbe counties , and that each present
the name of one man , these men to comprise
a committee to confer with a like committee
from the democratic convention , which was
in session at the court house , for the pur
pose of furthering the plans for a fusion
candidate that would represent both parties
The conference committee was composed
of W P Faldon of Adams , TV N. Palmer
of Dundy. A. W. Davis of Franklin , A Brad-
fern of Frontier , L. W. Young of Furnas
T G. Reynolds of Gosper , Ed Hall of Hall.
George Ashby of Harlan , N. V. Jones of
Hitchcock , E C. Dalley of KearnejG A
Thompktns of Nuckolls , H. C. Freeze of
Perkins , A J Shafcr of Pbelps A. F
Hoppy of Red Willow , 0. R. Whitney of
Webster , P. Ruby of ClajE. . C. Black-
ledge of Hajes and J , R. Laird of Chase.
FUSION FINALLY OBTAINS.
"Thereupon the convention adjourned until
7 o'clock for the purpose of giving the com
mittee on conference an opportunity to con
fer with the democrats In reference to a
fusion candidate and report the results to
the convention. The middle of tbe road
populists w.ere very zealous to see that tbe
power of this committee did not give it
authority to make any arrangements or
enter Into any plan of fusion with the demo
crats , thereby curtailing Its authority to
simple conference. The report Is to be acted
upon exclusively by the convention.
At the evening session ot the populist
convention the committee on resolutions
reported thus :
We. the populist * of the Fifth conrrei-
elcnal district. In convention assembled ,
,
realizing the monetary question as para
mount In this campaign believe It to be
the duty of all parties to co-operato In
restoring to the people of this countrj' the-
money of the constitution and we most
heartily endorse the platform adopted by
the populUt convention at St. Louis
Resolved. That we he-artilj' express our
sorrow In the loss to our party In this dis
trict , state and nation caused by the death
of William M McKelRhan. and gruteful to
his memory for his faithful efforts in be
half of other people. We renew our faith
in the principles which he t-o nbly and
faithfully espoused and extend our heart-
f -lt sympathy to hU widow and family In
their great loss and sad bereavement ,
The committee on conference reported
recommending that the democrats be allowed
fifty-five votes in the populist convention
and a minority report recommending that
they be allowed no representation , both re
ports were voted doMn , aud afterward bj a
vote of the convention they wctc allowed
twent ) votes.
Tbe democratic convention would not ac
cept a representation of twenty , but ap
pointed a committee to wilt on tbe popu
lists , and It was filially agreed to give them
a representation ot thirty which was ac
cepted
On the fourth ballot R. D. Sutherland of
Nuckolls county was nominated.
Small I'rt-ir Silver It all j.
MASON CITY Iu , Aug 18. ( Spctlal Tele
gram ) The first free i liver rally of the
campaign was held here tonight addressed
by J met T. Plant ot New York City.
ST1CIC TO IIHY.V > AND WATSON.
Confer with lrniorrn < , lint
AiinrrntljVltlioiit Itrinlt ,
"WASHINGTON. Aug IS The populist na
tional committee remained In session all
the afternoon Chairman Jones of the na
tional democratic committee and Chairman
Faulkner of the congressional committee
were conferred with about the general work
of tbe campaign. Although there was much
discussion , the populists took no * teps In
regatd to straightening out the complica
tions resulting from the nomination of Tom
Watson and the rejection of Sew all ( a lower
which was conferred by resolution on the
national committee ) .
"What action did the committee take
with regard to the withdrawal of Brjan or
Watson from the populist ticket ? " was
asked of Senator Butler , the chairman of
the committee , at tbe conclusion ot the after
noon.
"The people's party ticket as named at
St. Louis , " replied Senator Butler , "Is Brjan
and Watson , and that will be the people's
party ticket until the polls close In Novem
ber. Mr. Bryan Is as much our candidate as
Mr. Watson , and as far as this committee
has the power it will strive just as hard to
elect one as the other and will leave nothing
In its power undone to help either or both ,
but It will not help one candidate at the
expense of the other "
As soon as the democratic managers heard
of this announcement Chairman Jones had
another Interview with Senator Butler , but
both declined to state Its Import.
The populist committee had another long
meeting tonight , at which it was decided to
locate the populist headquarters in this
cltj Senator Butler and Secretarj Edger-
ton will be in charge.
Chairman Jones was present with the com
mittee tonight for another consultation.
Chairman Butler declined to make public
the purport ot the conference , but raid It
was very "satlsfactorj. " The committee
shortly before midnight adjourned until to
morrow
Perhaps ahe most Important statement
Chairman Butler made was In connection
with the question ot notlfjlng the candi
dates He is chairman of the notification
committee He said he had not called a
meeting of the committee. "It has not
been the practice of the people's partj , " he
said , "to notify the candidates. Neither
Weaver nor Field were notified In 1S92 "
This is taken to mean that It has been
decided not to formally notlfj Brjan or
Watson
Before the meeting of the populist national
committee Senator Butler said that if Sew all
had stood for what Brjan does , before the
people , neither the holding of the populist
partj- organization together , nor an j thing
else wouH have prevented the nomination
of the whole democratic ticket bj the popu
lists. As It is Sewall does not represent the
populists , and under no circumstances will
they consent to vote for him. He thinks that
Watson stands a better chance of being the
next vice president then Few all
Tbe situation in North Carolina is very
Interestfng and was the subject of sseveral
conferences after the arrival of Chairman
Butler.
Joscphus Daniels , member of the
democratic national committee Is In this
cltj , having come to see if an arrangement
could be made among the party leaders to
bring about an adjustment of the difficulties
In that state. Mr Daniels had a conference
with Senator Jones , and Chairmen Jones and
Butler then conferred. It was evident that
Mr. Daniels felt that the democratic situa
tion was far from agreeable , and not very
promising , while Mr. Butler was ceemingly
satisfied with the political situation In his
own state. "We can give eleven electoral
votes to"WaUoir. " he raidr"wlthout mentionIng -
Ing what else might be done. "
One of the democratic leaders spoke very
positively about tbe matter. He said if Mr.
Butler thought he had tbe democrats In n
tight place and could drive a hard bargain
with them he would find they would not
stand on It , and -would mtke a straight
fight. They did not propose to be bulldozed
into giving up anj thing.
The conference between Senator Jones
and Senator Butler was not verj fruitful , as
no conclusions -were reached upon the sub
jects under discussion. The situation in
North Carolina wab dUcusced and the two
chairmen also talked about the situation
In several other states. The democratic
senator Is not satisfied with the fusion prop
ositions in several southern states , and on
the other hand , the populists do not like the
offers which have been made them in some
of the western states It Is not likely any
definite conclusion will be reached until
after the return of Senator Jones from
Chicago.
After this conference the executive com
mittee of tbe populists vent into session
There were present , Marion Butler , North
Carolina , J A. Edgerton , Nebraska , George
F Washburn , Massachusetts , H W Reed.
Georgia , C. F. Taj lor , Pennsjlvanla and J
R. Sovereign , Arkansas. The meeting was
devoted almost cntlrclj to receiving reports
and to an interchange of views as to the
condition of the campaign. Nothing was
definitely decided upon during the daj. It
was thought that the session might last for
two or three dajs.
At the democratic headquarters today
there was a delegation from Georgia , cnri-
sistlng of Captain Evan How ell , Cl2fk
How ell , member of the national committee ,
and Congressman Livingston These men
all declared that there wc > not tbe Jeast
doubt about Georgia golnt' democratic , not
onlj In the state election In October , but
also In the presidential election This
claim is not admitted by the populists , who
say that everything polntb to a larger popu
list vote than has ever been polled , and to
large accessions from republicans and
prohibitionists
Senator Roach of North Dakota was at
headquarters today , and sajs that tbe
fuslonlsts will carry North Dakota for the
electoral ticket , but that the congressman
Is doubtful , as Congressman Johnson Is
very strong in tbe state.
Nqmlnnted for C
CHEROKEE. la , Aug. JS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Eleventh district democratic
and populist congressional convention was
held here today Both conventions unan
imously nominated Judge Anthouy Van
Wagenen of Sioux City for congress. There
was no opposition to free silver
WILLIAMSI'ORT. Pa. . Aug 18. Tbe Six
teenth congrtssbnal district republican con
vention today nominated ex-State Senatoi
Horace B , Packer of Tloga county on the
thirteenth ballot. The district Is tt present
reprckeuted by Fred C , Leonard of Pottej
count j' . The fight between the e two gen
tlemen for the nomination has be-e-n vcrj
bitter. Two ) esrs ago tbe contest wai
equally bitter , Leonard finally defeating
Packer after a deadlock that lasted several
w eelts.
POUT HURON , Aug. IS. Congnismai ;
Horace G. Snover was rcnomlnated todaj
without oppoeltion by the republicans ol
the Seventh district.
GENEVA , N Y. . Aug. 18. Congressman
S. E. Pajne of Auburn was renomlnated in
convention here tsi the republican candi
date In the Twt-ntj-eighth district without
opposition.
1'Jrrn of n Dor-
NEW YORK. Aug. 18. Fire , which orig
inated on the tt-cond floor of tbe wholesale
wine and liquor house of John Edmonds ,
143 West street , today , caused damage tc
tbe extent of 130,000 on building aud about
as much more on stock. Edward Gros , whc
was at work In tbe room where tbe fire
started" , was fatally burned.
DANNEBItOO , Neb , Aug IB ( Special
Telegram ) The ; main buelnecs block ol
town was totally destrojtd by fire at !
o'clock tbli morning The buildings burned
ire : Dannebrofi State bank J Jcnttri'i
double front general merchandise itore. C
J. Chrlttensen , furniture ; C Dlerecki. bard-
ware , and printing establishment of tbt
Danish pajx-r. the Star. With tbe ticeptlot
of about one-third of Jenten'B stock and
C. C Hansen , household goods sated , th <
bulldlnff and contents were a total lo
ettlmated at J1SWO. Inturance J12750
The nre wai discovered in the hardnan
store aud was quickly augmented by tfc <
explosion of a keg of ponder. Origin i ;
believed to bo incendiary.
ASSAULT ON LABORING HEX
Bonrke Cockran's View of the Agitation for
Free Coinage of Silver ,
SCHEME TO DIMINISH THEIR WAGES
nioqnrtitrvv - York Dpniorrnt A
tlr < < n l.tirKit'rovvil In Muil-
Ifton iiinre ( inrtlrti In Itr-
] il ] t Yv. J. llrjmi.
NEW YORK , Aue ; IS The second notable
demonstration In the political campaign In
Ne York City was held tonight under the
auspices ot the Democratic Honest Money
League ot America in Madlfon Square Gar
den , where Hon. W. Bourke Cockran ad
dressed an Immense audience with a speech
entitled "In Opposition to Repudiation , "
Mr Cockran had been selected to answer
Candidate Brjan's speech because of his
opposition to the Chicago platform and lie-
cause of the reputation as an orator which
he had earned by his participation in the
tariff debate of two congresses and
by his famous protest against the
nomination of Mr. Cleveland , delivered
at dabreak In the- convention of four yearn
ago. The elements were Kinder Jo Mr.
Cockran than they had been to Mr. Bryan
for an afternoon shower bad cooled the
air and made the night an Ideal one. In
pleasant contrast to the sweltering atmos
phere which oppressed the Brvati shoutcrs.
At C o'clock the doors were opened , two
hours and a half before the meeting waste
to begin , and as the people filed In It wa
noticeable that ladles composed a largo
proportion of the crowd They found the
ball elaborately decorated with banners and
bunting of the national trl-colors In place
ot the small platform , from which Mr.
Brjan had spoken , was erected a big stage ,
whereon were seated many of the vice presi
dents ot the meeting , whose names made
a list 300 strong and In whose ranks wrro
Included many of the most prominent busi
ness men , financiers , bankers and railroad
presidents of New York and other cities.
Among them were Charles S. Falrchllil
and William L Trenholm , officers ot the
first Cleveland administration : Congressman
John K Con en of Baltimore- , president of
tbe Baltimore S. Ohio railrcad ; ex-Governor
Flower , Senator Gray of Delaware , ex-Con
gressman John DeWitt Warner of New York
Cltj' , Outhwalte of Ohio , Traccy of Albany
and Everett of Massachusetts , Carl Schurz ,
Abram S Hewitt , James C. Carter , Presi
dent M. E Ingalls of the Big Four rail
road , William M Slngerlee. A. K. McCluer.
E L Godkin. St. Clalr McKelway and Os 'I
wald Ottendorfer
Eighteen thousand seats bad been placed
In the garden and all of them were filled
when Mr Cockran advanced to the front
of the platform and was greeted by a tre
mendous cheer , men climbing upon their
seats and waving little American flags which
had been strewn through the hall. Three
heartj cheers were given for McKlnley
and there were hisses when a gallery godi
yelled "What's the matter with Bryan ? "
BELMONT SPEAKS FIRST.
J. John Brine , the president of the
league , called tbe meeting to order and ad
dressed his liearers as "democrats who love .
their country above party" and exhorted
thotn topsavo that party .froca-repudUtlou .
anarchy and socialism , and then presented
Hon Perrj Belmont , who made a short
speech bj- way of overture to Mr. Coclcran'a
effort.
Mr Belmont asserted his belief that the
thousands who were gathered in the great
auditorium wore there to raise the banner
of democracy , "battle scarred bj more than
a hundred jears of honorable political war
fare " He said they were democrats who
refused to surrender the honored name of
their party to tbe populists Populism be
defined as "an aggravated form ot furlou
republicanism or greenback federalism gene
mad " A republican untainted by such doc
trines , the speaker averred , was Infinitely to
be preferred to a democrat who forswears
his allegiance to democratic principles and
"countenances the betrayal of his party to
the populists" Mr Belmont declared his
belief that the opening of the mints to the
free coinage of "fiat silver dollars" would bo
but an Intermediate step to the Issue ot flat
paper money , as proposed by the populists
in their Omaha platform Mr. Brjan , the
speaker asserted , endorsed these popullstta
Ideas and "has been and Is a populist. "
Mr Belmont added "He has hhntelf an
nounced that he was not a democrat "
Continuing , the speaker declared that
partj organization had always appealed to
him with the greatest possible force , but that
party principles were necessary to its recog
nition and vitality. He trusted that In this
crisis the democratic party in the state of
New York would bold faithfully to the atti
tude it assumed at tbe national conven
tion. "Stripped of all verbiage and sophis
try , of all sectionalism and prejudice , the
Issue was one ot morals , of honesty. " In
conclusion Mr. Belmont Introduced Mr.
Bouike Cockran.
There was a great outburst of cheering
when Mr. Cockran WES Introduced , which
lasted several minutes , and while It was
in progress sixty singers choeen from among
tbe cltj's banks and entitled the "New York
Banks' Glee Club , " sang the "Star Span-
gird Banner , " the vast audience swelling r'I
the chorus with thunderous effort. Mr.
Cockran was smooth shaven when he con
fronted the audience and his first words
rolled to tbe further ends of tbe ball , J > lr.
Cockran opened his speech with the words :
"With the Inspiring strains of that national
song still ringing In our cars who can doubt
the issue of this campaign ? " This EUR-
gcMion met with hearty applause and tho.
speaker proceeded
INVOLVES COMMON HONESTY.
Stripped of nil verbal dlsgulge It la an ,
URUO of common hontstj' . n lesue between
the honest discharge ) and the dishonest re
pudiation of nubile and private obligations.
It Is a question as to whether the powers
of this { .overninent shall l u vised to pro
tect industry or to tempt the citizen to dis
honesty. On this question honest men can
not differ. H Is one of morals rind jus
tice. It involves the e-xlstence of social
order. It is the content for civilization
Itfeclf. A democratic convention may re
nounce the democratic faith , but the de
mocracy remains fnlthful to democratic
principles. Democratic leaders may betray
a convention to the populists , but they
cannot seduce the footsteps of democratic
voterh from the pathway of honor and ot
justice' . A candidate bearing the mandate
of a democratic convention may in this
hall open n canvass levek-d against the
foundations of social order , and he beholds -
holds the democratic manses confronting
him organized for the ilefcnue Fellow
democrats , let us not dlsgulK ? from our-
celvcH the fact that wo bear In this contest
a serious nnd grave and colernn burden ,
of duty. We must raise our hands against
the nominee of our party and we must do
It to pre-Rerve the future of that party , Wa
must Djipobu the nominee of the Chicago
convention and we know full well that the
success of our opposition will mean our
own exclusion from public life , but we will
bp contented and grntlfied by the reflection
that It will prove that the American people
ple cannot be divided into parties on a
question ot simple morals or of common
honesty
\Vt ! would look In vain through the speech
delivered hero oneweek UKO to ( Ind a trua
statement of the If cue Involved In thla
canvaas Indeed , I believe It is doubtful
If tlie candidate himself understands the
nature of tbe faith which he professes. I
fciiy thta not in crtlklBm of iiiu ability , but
in justice to his morality I be'leye that it
he himself understood the inevitable con-
{ .equences of the doctrines which ho
prcachts that Ills oun hands would be the
\cry first to tear down the platform on/
which he stands
Mr Cockrau denounced Mr Bryan foe
proposing to "pack the. supreme court to
that it vvlll pronounce tboce laws to bo
constitutional v\hlrh the conttltutlon itself
condemns , a proposal to make tbe courts ot
law Inttrun ents of lawlessness " He s&ld
notliing 4 * to tbe merits or demerits of th
Int. ir c t x itself
c 41 cuce to tbe "one queMloa
i > Mr I'ryjtn blintelf dte-Urta to l > r