THE OMAHA DAILY BE1 < MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1890.
WILL PAY DEATH BENEFITS
Western Travelers' ' Accident Association
Makes a Constitutional Change ,
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING JUST HELD
Attemlnnrr of the Meinlirrii it nil
MnHi Intercut Mlionn In tlie
I'riiKperniiN AfTuIrn of the
OrKtinlriitlnn.
ORANI ) ISLAND , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Spe
cial. ) The fourth annual meeting of ( lie
Wtitcrn Travelers' Accident association
was hclJ Hi this city yesterday nt the cltr
liall , a good nttcmlance being present. Pres
ident Slovens being absent , W. II. Harrison
of Grand Island presided. The report of the
rtocrelaryA. . I. . Slicctz , showed a member *
ship of 1,600. representing forty states. Out
of the C 59 members In Nebraska , Omaha has
178 and Lincoln ninety-nine. During the
year 151 accidents were reported ; 121 claims
for weekly Indemnity were paid , amounting
to S10.310.1C. Fifteen claims were rejectee
nod fifteen withdrawn. Expert Accountant
A. E. Towllo , who was employed by the
president of the association to audit the ac
counts of the treasurer , uinclo a report showIng -
Ing the receipts of the year , amounting to
$14,703,18 , and the disbursements , amount
ing 'to $13,294.11 , leaving a cash balance of
fl.40S.74.
Several amendments to the constitution
were adopted , the moat Important of which
was a change In the death bcncllt feature.
Under the new arrangement the association
will pay full $5,000 In case of accident and
death by the levy of an assessment of $2
on each member , and should this amount
not equal $6,000 the balance will be paid
to the beneficiary In payments of $50
monthly. Another change was with refer
ence to the place of holding the annual
meetings. The amenflment provides thas
the annual meetings may hereafter bo held
In any city which m.1y bo selected at the
previous annual meeting. The locution of
tbo fifth annual meeting , to be held on the
last Saturday of September , 1897 , was not
decided at this meeting , but the matter was
referred to the executive board , which will
negotiate wltb various cities In the near
future with a view to locating the meeting.
The following olllcers wore elected for the
ousulng year : Lawrence Donald , president ;
II. II. Laugluldgc , vice president ; George
W. 1'orter , .1. F. Hnmmcl. M L. Hlrney ,
"William Murr , George II. Sillier and Jack
Donald , members of the executive board.
Arthur L. iSheetz was re-elected secretary
and treasurer. The meeting was harmonious
nnd enthusiastic throughout.
WISIll ! ) STHALIXUWITH A POLK.
I'llII Ilnurgreiie anil HN | Wife
III ( litA -t III IlllHllllKX.
HASTINGS , Sept. 27 ( Special Telegram. )
Mr. and Mrs. 1'hll Uourgeno were placed
under arrest this morning at an early hour
on the charge of robbery , and are now lodged
In the county Jail. The proprietors of the
lilack Flag atoro have been missing goods
almost dally. Last night n couple of clerks
wcro stationed In the rear of the btore to
await results. At about 2 o'clock this mornIng -
Ing they heard n rattling near the skylight ,
and directly a long polo , with a hook on the
end , was lowered Into the room and hooked
Into some goods. Four shots were fired by
the clerks. The police were on hand and
the Oourgcncs , who live above the store ,
wcro placed under arrest. When their
rooms were searched about $10 worth of
stolen goods were found , and It Is thought
that they have moro stowed away.
Fremont Will Welcome tlie Witrrlurx.
FREMONT. Sept. 27. ( Special. ) The
famous union generals , who are making a
campaign lour ol the country In the Interests
of sound money and the gold standard , arc.
to bo In Fremont.Wednesday afternoon. The
republican committee Is pinking extensive
arrangements for their reception , and a
largo crowd Is expected The old veterans
are taking a great deal of Interest In their
coming and will turn out In largo numbers.
ASHLAND , Neb. . Sept. 27. ( Special. ) The
old veterans nnd McKlnloy people generally
will meet the Durllngton train at the depot
Tuesday morning on the arrival of the old
union generals.
SUPERIOR. Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Ex-
Department Commander C. K. Adams has
boon appointed to accompany Generals Alger.
Sickles , Howard , Slgel , I'ortcr , Miilholland
and Tanner on their trip Ihroimh Urn xtate
and leaves today to meet them In Omaha.
Well I'lntNi'il i ltli Cm-it roril.
CRAWFORD , Neo. , Sept. 27. ( Speilnl.- )
The eastern capitalists from the New York ,
Chicago and Philadelphia Boards of Trade ,
with ex-Governor PaUlson of Pennsylvania
and F. C. Grable of Omaha , have arrived
In a special train over the D. & M. railway
and spent yesterday Inspecting this tdwii
and surrounding country and the Irrigation
and water power works of the Crawford
company. Many expressions of surprise and
delight at the progress and prospects of
Crawford wcro heard to ctcapo from the lip-
oC the visitors , and the surrounding beauty
of the huge lr.ittea and tall gicvn plnr
trees as a background to the paler green of
the elms and ash of the towi anil Klvei
valley provoked the adiuiiatlon of all.
It. G , Smith , who has been ca.shlcr of
the Commercial State bunk here for a nuin
fcer of years , has severed hU connection
with that Institution. ,
Iteceiitlon nl Hellenic.
BELLEVUE , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) A
reception was given Monday evening by the
old students of Uellcvuo college to the now
utudcnts , at Hankln hall , the resilience or
President D. It , Kcer. Eveiy cffoit won
made to extend a hearty welcome to the
newcomers. Several musical and literary
selections rendered In the course of tbo evenIng -
Ing added to the general enjoyment. Light
refreshments wore served.
In honor of her sister , Mrs. Elizabeth
Arthur of Omaha , Mrs. A. Wright gave a
tea to a number of her friends , Thursday
evening. Among the guonts present wvru :
Itcsdames Arthur , McDonald , Smith , Hotz ,
Martin , Instill. Chaffeo and Thompson.
Iliiineiniiilt ) Ojierii at Cliiiitriin.
CHADIIQN. Neb , , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
Under the nu-plcea and for the benefit of
the local Itfil Cross uoclcty , "Tho Hindoo
Head Hunters , " a comlo opera of four acts ,
composed and written by C. K , and Hay
Wilson of this city , will be presented nt
I the Hlnk opera honao on thu 30th cif Sep
tember anil the 1st of October. The opuru
in a very ratchy one , and bring a product
of the Sand Hills country , nnd introducing
This la the complaint of
thousands at this Benson.
They have no appetite ; food
doosnotrelish. They need the toning up of
the stomach awl digestive organs , which
course of IIood'H HarBnpnrllla will give
them. It also purifies and enriches tha
blood , cures that dUtrcsu utter eat , and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know , creates an appetite , overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. It BO prompt
ly and efllelently relieved dyspeptic symp
toms mid cures nervous headaches , that it
BC01H8 to have almost "a magic touch. "
Sarsaparilla
I * thn best In fact One True UIno l Purifier ,
"
, _ , , , , are Ilia btbl after-dinner
S PillS I > UU , ltl IIIROMIUU ! 0.
* '
oy thii method hai
some very new and heretofore tmheard-of
situations , may rco.ulro moro than local
fame. Tha cast will be a very capable one ,
many of the prominent amateurs nf the city
taking part. Over 400 tickets have been
sold for Iho first nltht ; tin to 'Into.
iii ; < iiii3Y JACKSON"ouss ins mm/r.
Ailiiiltx lie In tlie Mini U'lici llelil li'li
.1 ( ill ii llox-rlj- \ortli I'lnlte.
NORTH I'LATTH , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hughey Jackson , the man who
hold up John Hoyerly In his room Thursday
nlfiht , was found In the southern part of
the county nnd brought lo Norlh 1'lntte
this afternoon by the deputy sheriff.
lleycrly's walch was found on his person ,
and he ndmlts his pnllt of Hits charge , bill
denies all rounccllon with the burglary of
Mnatcln's dothlng store. Ho cajs that the
livery man's tea in gel away from him. The
nijutorloiia truck which ho Is supposed to
have had has not been found.
Another nltcmpt wns made to rob Kin-
sleln's clothing slore this morning abotil 2
o'clock. The marshal happened on Ihe scene
Just ns the fellow wns Inking Ihe glass out
of a window , the marshal fired five shots
at the burglar , ns he ran , but railed lo
hit him and ntco failed to capture him.
Until llelpM ( 'lilenry Hnlnern.
FRKMONT , Scpl. 27. ( Special. ) There
wns a steady rain here Friday night , the
total precipitation being about Ihree-fourlhs
of an Inch. This , county la eetllng more
rain this fall than It actually needs. The
farmers who put In chicory this spring are
feeling well sallBfled wllh their prospects.
It Is expected that the chicory factory will
commence operations next week. The
butldhiK la fully compleleil and machinery
In position.
SILVKR CRKBK. Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Spe
cial. ) Itecenl rains have pul Ihe ground In
cxcellenl condition for fall plowing and arc
also very ndvanlagcous to wheat and rye.
War in I > AVeleoineil Iliiine.
SILVKR CRKKK. Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Spe
cial. ) K. C. Caullon of Ihls place , who
was married September 1 to Mlns Grace
Buchanan at Good Hope , 111. , returned lasl
night with his brldo from their wedding
tour. They were mel at the depot on the
arrival of the train by a largo number of
members of the Knights of Pythias , to
which order Mr , Caulton belongs , and other
friends , who had with them the brass band
and gave them a royal welcome. Mr. Caul-
ton , until recently , was the junior member
of the firm of J. H. I'oko & Co. , and Is one
of Silver Creek's most enterprising busi
ness men. _
Illnlioii MeCnlic lit Krcintiiit.
FREMONT. Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Rev. F
M. Slsson and the omclal board of the Meth
odlst church gave a recepllon In honor of
Bishop C. C. McCabc at the Methodist par
sonage last evening between the hours of
C and 9. A largo number of people were
present to meet the distinguished clergyman
a great many of them being members of the
Grand Army of the Republic and people
connected with olher churches. This morn
ing Ihe. bishop preached to a croivded bouse
at the Methodist church. Ills sermon was
listened to with close attention and was ;
magnificent address.
Cii.slnttiiii Cnxi ? Still Continues.
GRGELKV , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The seventh day of the Cashman trial IF
over nnd It Is thought that about two mori
days will be required to complete the work
Experts Welly and Ratcllff have both stood
the ordeal in good shape , the examination
of the latter lasting two days. County Attor
n ey Gan.se and Hon. J. R. Hanna for Ihe
proscculion have made a slrong case anc'
Messrs. Uoylo and Lanlgan for the defense
have spent one day In n fruitless effort tc
break it. The ease will probably go to the
jury about Wednesday of next week.
Miiriinette IliiHlncHM HniiKeM Hum.
MAttQUETTE , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special
Telegrum. ) Marquelto was visited by fire
this morning nt 12:30 : , destroying the general
merchandise store of H. D. Hall & Co. , loss
$2,000 on stock ; J. J.-Luff. druggist , loss
$1,000 ou stock ; Hans Luff , boots and shoes ,
$800 ; J. A. Waddell , poslmaster. loss on
building $500 , no Insurance ; R. K. Hughes.
.two buildings , loss $1,000 , no Insurance.
Origin of fire unknown , .
HcvlvliiK Xelirimkii IniliiMtrlc'x.
NEI1RASKA CITY , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
Ordnrs were received yesterday from Chicago
cage to start up the Chicago Packing and
Provision company's plant at once at full
capacity. Fifty men will be given employ
ment.
After October 1 the Starch company will
ba operated at full capacity , consuming
about 2,000 bushels of corn per day.
Dlilnly County's Fiilr.
UENKLEMAN , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Dundy county fair , which
closed Its tenth annual exhibition Saturday ,
wna marked with success , considering the
prevailing hard times. The ntlendanco was
large , and racing being the chief atlrac-
tion. was spirited. The display of farm
products was limited , on account of shorl
crops.
MliilxterH RluuiKe l > nIiltH.
WESTERN , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
Thursday , the 21th Inst. , gave a change of
Methodist Episcopal ministers. Rev. W. J.
Scott , who has been hero for the last five
years , look the train for Edgar , and Rev.
Mr. Dalrymplc , from Rising City , stepped
oft of the same train to take bis place.
II RAW FAU.UUK A'l' LITTLE HOCIC.
Iiinlilllty to Meet Their
Korcf Wolfe t llro. to Clone.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. . Sept. 27. Tbo an
nouncement this morning of the failure last
night of the big wholesale dry goods firm of
Wolfe & llro. created a sensation. A Jill-
tlonal attachments were brought today
which brings the aggregate up to about
$200,000. The firm of Wolfe & Dro. wai
cotiiprh-ed of Isaac and Joseph Wolfe and
was the only exclusive Wholesale dry geodE
houhe In the state. The business was es
tablished soon after the war. The failure
was caucoj by Iho absolute Inability to meet
maturing obligations. The firm's asset ) , In
cluding clock , good accounts , equities In
real estate , utocks , securities , etc , , are esti
mated at about $500,000. In addition to the
building occupied by Wolfe & llro. they
owiR'J tbo building occupied by the Arkan
sas Carpet and Furniture company , the
building occupied by Iho Joe P. Qulnn Dry
Goods company and Iho Granite Front
building 011 Main slrcet , occupied by Charles
T. Abel & Co. Wolfe & Hro. were Interested
in tbo Jou P. Qiilnn Dry Cowls company , ai
Ibcy were also in muny other corporations
about Lltlle Rock , but It is claimed thcli
present dlllU-ultles will not interfere with
the business of that corporation ,
TH1MCS JT SWIFT HKTUIMUTIO.V.
JliiHxuvliiixettn .llnniifnutiirei' HnriiN
Out After OnVniilni ; Ilrynii ,
WORCESTER , Mcs-a , , Sept. 27. Consider
able excitement has been caused In this
clly by the fire In tbo underwear factory of
William U , Uunu & Co , this morning
Burna Is UK > man who displayed the red
( lug of unarchy on the front of his building
with Uryan'i portrait on it when the presi
dential candidate visited the city last Fri
day. This action caused' a great deal of un
favorable comment. An Investigation made
today by Stale Fire Marshal Holt and Chief
Engineer Vaughn of the fire department
convinces them thai the fire la of Incen
diary origin , evidence of kerosene bavlnj
been eprinkled around being very manifest
One Interefellng episode of the lire was Ihe
following telegram sent within half an houi
nfter the lire was discovered to Mr. Bryan
at Lith , Me. , by Dell O. Morgan , ex-chair
man of the democratic committee ; "Thank
God justice receives her Just dues. Hums'
underwear factory which displayed the red
Hag In your honor Friday afternoon Is In
flames. "
ivltli Kiiil > rileiii < Mit.
TROY. N Y. , Sept. 27 County Treasurer
G. R. Morrlcon , until today one of the most
Influential and popular men in Troy , a man
In the prime nf life and reputed to be worth
$300.000. Is In Jail toulKht charged with the
embezzlement of J2IO.OOO , or all of the
money belonging to the county that is
available at tha present time Late this
afternoon Morrison turned over bin prop
erty valued at $395 000 , to his bonrtemcn.
'JTo J'h'elr youDfcrwoolBtheai to leep. _ The 1
Wilmot's Hard Earned Honors Likely to Be
Taken Away j&gain.
SISSETON NOW A FORMIDABLE RIVAL
Chapter of South Dnkotn
Sooin.i In n Knlr AVliy III
Do HvwrlHcn IIiirlnK the
Winter.
PIEUKB , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) The
Issuance by the supreme court of n per
emptory writ , ordering the commissioners of
Itoberts county to submit tbo question of
county seal removal lo the people al Iho
general election this fall , will Btvo thai
county a second contest on that question ,
nnd , whllo tbo second will no doubl bo
exciting , It Is not likely to go as far In Iho
results as did tbo first one. The county
as organized was mostly within Ihe boun
daries of Iho Slsselon reservation , nnd the
only portion which was open to settlement
was a small strip In the nouthcastcrn portion
tion , along Dig Stone Lake. In 1S34 the
towns of Travnro nnd NVIlmot were In the
contest , and nfter thu vote was taken both
plocen claimed the records. Afler llicy had
been stolen several times by the partisans of
each town , and one llmu carried out of the
Elnto ( territory at that time ) , 'to Ilrown's
Valley , Minn. , Ihey were finally lakcn by
a well armed parly from Wllmol , which se
cured most of the records nnd look them to
Wllmot , whcio Ihey wcro held under guard
while an acl of Iho leglslaluro was secured
declaring Wllmol lo be Iho cotinly scat.
This action was Iho crowning vlclory al
lhal time , but may now bo Ibo very cause
of the records being removed from Wllmot.-
In tbo present contest a petition was
secured , bearing 1,600 names , asking the
commissioner ! ) lo submit the question to the
people at the election this year , the con
testing towns being Wllmol and Slsselon ,
a now town which has been built since the
opening of Ihe Slsscton reservation to set
tlement , nnd which Is now , as Wllmot was
before the opening , the mosl centrally lo
cated town , both geographically and In re
gard to population , In the county. While
the tolal vote of the county nt the last gen
eral election was but 1,800 , there was no
question ns to there being a majority of
the names of the voters' on the pellllon.
The commissioners bnscd their action In re
fusing the petlllon on Iho ground lliat II
had nol been presented to them slxly days
before the date of the election , although It
had been filed In the oinco of the auditor In
sufficient time , but the commissioners did
not meet until a few days later.
The Wllmot people admit that SIsseton
will very likely secure a majority vote , but
will fall to secure a Iwo-.lhlrds majority.
Where a county seat has been located by a
vote of Iho people it requires a two-lhlrds
vole lo change the location , but where the
county ecat has been located by any other
method than by n majority vote only n ma
jority Is required to change the location.
Unless SIsseton secures a two-lhlrds vole
at the election In November the probablll
lies are. all for a coolest of the removal of
the records , and the leglslallve acllon which
was Ihe Wllmot triumph In days gone by
may be Its undoing In the present 'contest.
Turner County Ticket.
CENTEUVILLB , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The republican county convention for
Turner county met at Hurley yesterday , and
afler passing resolullons endorsing Ihe na-
llonal republican platform adopted at St.
Louis and the state platform and pledging
support to the national and state nominees ,
proceeded to place in nomination one of the
strongest legislative tickets ever nominated
In the county. The legislative and county
tlckel nominated Is as follows : For state
senator. A. A. Powers : for representatives ,
W. El Ileercn , John 'M. Downer and F. % V.
Downing : for county treasurer , F. K. Berry ;
for county register of deeds , C. M. Pier ; for
county superintendent of schools , L. B.
Smith ; for county sheriff , T. J. Hill ; for
state's attorney of the county , L. L. Flceger ;
for county judge , William Klllott ; for county
auditor , Joseph P. Graber ; for county
coroner. Dr. U. Flnlay ; for county assessor ,
3. C. Slctlen. The convention also required
Us candidates for the legislature to pledge
themselves to support only republicans for
the ofllce of United States senator to suc
ceed the present populist senator from this
state , Mr. Kyle.
I'olltloH In the lllnclc IllllH.
OUSTER , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Oo\-
ernor C. II. Sheldon gave the people of
Ouster Friday evening one of his character-
Isllc republican speeches. He talked mainly
upon the money queslton , which ho handled
In a masterly manner. The republican party
Is gaining here In this county each day.
Ouster City has a Ladles' McKInley club ,
with n membership of 125. It is a force
and power In helping on McKlnley's cause.
The first mnn In the Hills to go Insane
over politics Is Howard Wcstovcr of Fair-
burn , S. U. Ho is an ardent 1G to 1 man ,
and claims be must kill gold republicans
and then free Cuba. He says be wanla frco
silver and then free Cuba. Ho Is violent al
times. He oven -went so far as to violently
assault tbo Fremonl , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley station agent at Falrburn , because
he wore a McKInley button and goldbug aa
badges. _
Mm. I.oime nt Iloiviinl.
HOWARD , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
Mrs. Lease addressed nn audience of about
1,000 people In Howard Friday. A large
tent was erected to accommodate the throng ,
and It was filled to overflowing , Her speech
onthUBed a. few , dlsguslcd many , and ills.
appointed moro. Jl consisted of assertions
unsupported by proof , wns violent and
abusive In tone , and was throughout u
specious appeal to passion , prejudice and Ig
norance ; an attempt to array labor against
capital by misrepresentation and inflamma
tory denunciation. The more leuiperale nnd
moro moderate populists repudiate Mrs.
Lease and her speech , and several have de
clared thai If that Is Iho best their best
speaker can do they will support McKInley.
Mrs. Lease got fifty populists' dollars , and
did the republicans no barm.
Double KIlliiK-H Net-ill IVeceKNiiry.
PIEUUK , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special , ) This
year , as In the past campaigns , Iho secre
tary's office Is receiving for filing the cer-
llflcales of nominations of legislative of
ficers In districts composed of more than
one county. This action Is undoubtedly
taken on account of the provisions of section
4 , chapter Ivll , session laws of 1891 , which
provides ; "Certificates of nomination of
candidates to bo filed by the electors of
the en tire state , oil any division or district
greater than a county , shall be filed with
the secretary of , state. " Hut the last clause
of the same sccllon provides : "Tho ccr-
flflcales for the nomination of a joint mem
ber of cither branch of Ihe legislature shall
be filed In Iho cilice of the county auditor
of all counties to bo represented by such
Joint member. " _
-'or the KoNti-r MeetliiKH.
PIEHItE , S. D. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) As
soon as the members of the republican com
mittee of this county were Informed of the
date of Iho meeting In this city which Is to
bo addressed by Mrs , Foster and tbo state
speakers , A. D. Wllcox and Attorney General
Craiyford , they started to work to make it
one of the leading political demonstrations
of the state for this campaign. They are
arranging for parades for both the after
noon and night , with speaking both day and
night , the night meeting to be held In the
hall of the house of representatives the
largest hall In the state. A special train
will be run to the city to accommodate those
from outside who wish to attend. A barbe
cue will be one of the features of the day ,
Arrrxt nn Aiiicrlraii.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. The State de
partment has received official Information
from Consul General Leo at Havana that
Samuel T. Tolon , who was taken Inlo cus
tody by the Spanish authorities la Cuba
September 4 , baa been released. Tolon , who
Is said to bo a citizen of Ibo United Stales
and until recently a citizen of Matanzai ,
was arreited as ho wan about to board the
Ward line steamer Seneca for the United
States , Ilia detention was protested against
by General Leo.
1 Ing t train { or Chicago ,
' It M.I.IHS.
CltOWDS A/TiitlKFl'IILirAX . . .
olitrntto IMnffornt In
Vlnoron * In Xelirnxkn.
ASHLAND , Neb. . Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The opera ftou p at this place was filled
"
to overflowing "by the people of Ashland
and vicinity Saturday night to listen to
Kdltor Becker , editor of the Gazette , reply
fo Judge An.Uin'so'g remarks made hero a
couple of wWlis ago. Mr. Becker's speech
was chiefly confined to "the crime of ' 73 , "
ami ho exploded "tho crime" very satis
factorily. Ho ridiculed some of Ambrose's
statements , lono.in which he slated that ho
had been n .republican thirty-three jcais ,
never swerving from the straight and nar
row path , whllo Mr. Decker proved thai
Ambrose electioneered nnd voted for Greeley.
Ho also ran for representative to the legis
lature cu the democratic ticket , nnd sought
a nomination at the hand * of n republican
convention only two weeks before he look
up with the silver crate. Half cf the nttdl
cnce wns women. The Christian Sisters"
McKInley quartet sang campaign songs and
Ilia Cornel band gave seine good music.
SOUTH 11END , Neb. . Sept. 27. ( Special. )
C. 13. Strode , republican of Lincoln , ami
Dr. Madding , populist of Murdock , debated
the Issues of the day hero Frldny evening
before a lar o and appreciative audience.
Mr. Strode's arguments wcro clear , concise
and convincing , and ho asked his opponent
questions 'which lid wns entirely unable
to nnswer. The doctor's replies wcro weak
nnd bis so-called arguments succeeded In
convincing several populists of tbo error
of their ways.
CEDAU CHKEIC , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Spe
cial. ) Preparations had been made for
qulto n rally al Cedar Creek lasl night , but
the rnln so Interfered that there were no
more than ISO people In the house. J. U.
Pugh of Mlndcti was billed lo speak , asslslcd
by A. M , Sullivan of Plaltsmouth. Both
gentlemen wcrd hero , together with Mr.
Grover , candidate for county atlorncy. All
Ihreo made shorl lalks which were well
received. Mr. Pugh was compelled lo
shorten his remarks In order to catch the
train , ns be Is to be In the western part
of the state tomorrow night.
BBNNET , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) A
Women's McKInley club was organized hcru
Thursday evening and on Friday night an
enthusiastic McKInley rally wns held. A
company of mounted torch bearera came up
from Palmyra and Joined Ihe McKInley
cluts here.- They Ihen proceeded lo innrch
around lown , blowing trumpets and hallooing
for McKInley. After a half hour or so o.f
this the crowd gathered In front of Hon.
George KgRleston's residence , wjille Judgi
Hayward of Nebraska City spcke to them
on the pros and cona of this great mono
question. This was the greatest demonstra
tion Bonnet lias had so far this campaign.
IIHYAN'S I'ICTUIIU AT AUCTIO.V
Striiiv tlint Sliiiirn tlie Sentiment In
the HlK Slvtli DNIi-lc-I.
CRAWFORD , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The thorough organization of the McKlnlcy-
Hobart forces In Ibis town Is diffusing n
golden light In the neighborhood. The
women have organized , and besides keeping
tbo club ball magnificently decorated , their
glee club of twenty white uniformed girls
of unusual beauty and musical talent Is
present at the weekly meetings of 'the club ,
and at the special meetings called lo hear
outside speakers. vAs a consequence the hall
Is always fll'ed ' ( e-ven to the galleries. On
Wednesday Frank W. Palmer of Chicago
spoke to a crowded bouse. Last night J. H.
MacColl , Orlando Tefft nnd A. E. Cady were
the guests qf the club , nnd there was nol
standing room lu , the large hall the new
Syndicate thealer. Thu magnificent and
persistent fight mydo by the McKInley club
has practically disorganized the Uryan Free
Silver club , an'd today , after advertising In
the local papers. Painter Thomson offered
for sale at p'tlbllc ' auctlon on the. streets of
Crawford Ihe largo and magnlflcenfly exe
cuted life-she ' oil palnllng of W. J. Bryan ,
which he ha'd painted for the now defunct
Bryan club , 'and which they could not raise
funds to pay for. The plcluro was knocked
down lo Mr. Hobson , a leading republican ,
for CO cents. The material alone la the
picture cost over $10. Messrs. MacColl , Teftt
and Cady 'remained ' here over Sunday
and will speakr-nt Hcmlngford tomorrow ,
after which they tflll make a 'flying ' trip to
Lincoln , and they Intend later on lo speak
nt the towns along the B. & M. railway.
IMnii a Clinton PllKi-liiii c.
CHADRON. , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) E.
D. Sattcrlco , Ihe genial landlord of Hotel
Blalnc of this city , and a life-long democrat ,
Is at the bottom of a movement to send a
special train from this place , loaded with
citizens of northwestern Nebraska , the Black
Hills nnd central Wyoming , to pay thiAr
rcspecls to Hon. William McKlnlcy at Can
ton. 0. The .project has Just been started ,
but there seems to be no doubt In the minds
of the promoters that they can secure at least
100 or more citizens from tbo districts
named above to make the trip. It Is their
Intention to have the cars gayly decorated ,
and to take at least one band. The exact
railroad fare has not yet been ascertained ,
but it Is expected that a rate of one faro for
Iho round trip will bo secured , and posslfty
less.
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M. K. InKiilU Speaks In Chicago.
CHICAGO , Sept. 27. M. E. Ingalls , pres
ident of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad ,
spoke last night in the Auditorium on the
Issues of the political campaign. The ad-
drros was primarily for the railroad men of
Chicago , Ihe seats In the body of Iho bouse
being reserved for Ihcm. Despllo Ihe
wealber , which was rainy and with a strong
northeast gale blowing off Lake Michigan ,
the railroad men were out In full force and
took up many scats that had been set apart
for their use. The balance of the hall was
filled and Mr. Ingalls was greeted with an
audience of fully 4,500 people , who cheered
nnd applauded him in an enthusiastic man
ner.
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UiitliiiNliiMtli ! . .lluc-llnu- .Mllliinl.
The members of the German republican
cluba of this city went out to Mlllard yes
terday to take part In a rally held In that
city. This was the first of a number of
such meetings planned to be held by the
clubs at various points In thu county. If
the meeting yesterday la any criterion , they
are bound to bo producllve of greal good.
The ball nt Mlllard was crowded beyond Its
capacity by a very cnthuslaslic lot of voters ,
Addresses were made In German by A. S.
Ritchie and Charles W. Ilaller of this city
and In English by E. Rosewatcr.
I'liHliliiK llentley'H Cant Julian.
YORK , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special , ) Lorn J.
Smith of Lincoln amused a few score of people
ple on the north steps of the court house
Saturday afternoon. Smith Is the repre
sentative of the national party , Ho thinks
that the honest money men nro wrong , and
the free silver , people are not right. He
thinks that "the government has no moro
right to mondtlzo gold and sliver than to
monetize wheat , , and he terms metallic cur
rency a relief y rharlam.
Mctlcli-Jnlin HIIM n Date.
ELGIN , Neb.v'Sept. ' 27. ( Special. ) Hon.
George 1) . MlkTcJohn | will speak hero In
the afternoou'ftr October 6 and evening with
olherepeakers , ' Tncro will boia large lorch-
llghl parade ' { ifl ihft evening.
Miller fi'f"I'i > ,1lc for ( he .Semite.
CLARKS. NeUV Sept. 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At tlW ' 'republican convention for
the Eightecntlh < 8 natorlal district held here
yesterday Joseph Miller of Polk county was
nominated fof.4nltor. '
ma HATS ALMOST nisvouii A IIAHV.
- . | / . of u Iliiltlmure
Wonmii'lHeV'H ' Uorrlhle. Dentil ,
BALTIMORE , Sept. 27. Three big rats
attaclted the 2.-mouths-old baby boy of Isaac
Aaher last night , gnawing its face , head and
neck to such an ' . .extentthat It died In a
short time. The1) mother of the child had
gone to market and the father had left It
sleeping on a bed In a room on the second
end floor , while he went Into hla Btore down
stalra , But a short lime bad elapsed when
Mr. Aeher heard the infant crying and aa
he entered" the child's room three largo rata
jumped from the baby's couch and scam
pered off.
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Arrcvled for WJfu IlentliiK.
John May , a blacksmith , living near
Twelfth and IrarA streets , wai arrested last
night for beating bis wife. May Is em
ployed In Council -Dluff during the week ,
and for some tlmujpaat has returned home
each Sunday. He employs these occasions
to get drunk , and bis family suffers in con
sequence ,
corona i Tiilble. Observations
SOLID FOUNDATION ABSENT
Dr. Pnrkhnrat Explains n Feature of the
Financial Situation ,
QUESTIONS THE THEORIES OF SILVER MEN
Cnrrle * ( lie I'olltlenl Illsrtinxloti Into
III * I'uliili nnil lIcHnrcN Ilryiin-
INIII Ciiiilrnry ( n I lie Hiilrlt
llT till * fill * ! ! ! * ! .
NKW YOniC. Stpt. 27. llcv. Charles
II. I'arkhurst signalized his return from
J ITuropo to the pulpit of Madison Squaio
Presbyterian church today by preaching i
sermon on the political situation. Th
church was filled , a number of silver nici
who disapproved of the doctor's views being
In the congregation. Some of thcso madi
unflattering comments on leaving tin
church after the sermon. When the docto ;
was told of thpso comments , ho remarked :
"Them Is moro In this thing than thi
silver question and some Sunday In tin
near future I am going to speak my mini
about the treatment of labor by capital ,
will not mlr.co words , cither. " Olio of the
visitors to the church was Treasurer Wll
Ham I * . St. John of thu democratic na
tlonal committee. Ho did not Malt lo heal
all the doctor had to say.
"Mr. St. John Is one of our deacons , " salt
Dr. I'arkhutst , after the service.
The preacher led up 10 what he had to
siy about the campaign by an argument In
which bo tried to show that It was I in
possible to make anything without material
nnd Impossible to build a structure wlthou
a good foundation. Among other things he
said :
"We are building forward Into the future
without knowing what wo are building upon
or knowing whether we are building upoi
anything In particular that contains In Use !
the Indispensable elements of permanence
Material commodities In the- shape of slocks
and bonds , products of the soil , and manu
factures have the same Intrinsic vnhio In
the United States as they had six months
ago. Hut the Idea Is that nil of this Is
presently to bo dumped upon foundations
too fictitious to sustain themselves , am
still less to Btibtaln the enormous weigh
of national economics that It Is proposed to
place upon them. There Is a feeling thai
these are eternal principles that It Is pro
posed to mix with nn alloy of chiefly human
invention and that this Incoherent conglouv
oration Is used In mortaring up under
neath the terrific weight of our national
wealth and destiny.
WHY STOCKS DECLINE.
"And stocks go down ! Of course they go
down , nnd they will continue to go down till
thcro Is restored the conviction that the gov
eminent IP to bo set upon a bottom that
will net give. I am here to argue financial
questions , but the present situation In our
country Is an Illustration of a portentous
scale of the truth I am driving home that
you cannot move with vigor nor strike with
effect except ns you feel In the Instant the
everlasting fixity of the rock your foot if
planted upon.
"National prosperity will come back
when confidence comes back , and confidence
will return when the nation gets Its feet
out of the quagmire and back to the granite
Traffic , not only , but all the relations of
our great commercial life , are conducted on
the cicdlt system , on a system of mutual
confidence , and today that mutual confidence
does not exist. That Is the secret of our
disquiet. And attempts arc being made
deliberately and In hot blood to crush out
all lingering remains of that mutual confl-
'rtence , and this procedure I dnre to brant"
on this altar cf God as thoroughly false tc
the spirit of the gospel and accursedly trca
sellable to our collective Interests and na
tlonal destiny. '
rOPOCHATSWllOOl'IXO UI' TIIIXOS.
Until SiiollH tli < > UlK Hiilljnt Dnvlil
City Kairliiiry DUCK Ilt-ttrr.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The rain of Friday night had the effect of
changing to a dismal failure what was ad
vertised to be the grand effort of the Bryan
club in the campaign in Butler county. A
grand parade , raising a flag pole and a grand
picnic dinner in Court House square , with
speeches by Judge Stark nnd Coionel Pace ,
was planned for Saturday. The streets were
too muddy for the parade , and although the
rain had ceased at 8 o'clock the crowd In
town was so small that the pole was not
raised , nnd the north wind was so cold that
out-of-doors speaking was impracticable.
.Tho court house was secured for the speak
ers and was well filled , with many women
In the audience , Judge Stnrlt opened the
meeting and spoke an hour and a half. Ills
address was mostly garbled extracts from
speeches of Dlalne , Lincoln , Garfleld and
other republican statesman , carefully avoid
ing the record of the democratic party , and
mentioning the tarlnt only to say that there
was but a Blight difference between the Wil
son bill and tbo McKlnlcy bill as a whole.
Hu was followed by Colonel Pace , who en
deavored to put the audience lu a good
humor by promising everything desirable
should nryan bo elected.
PAIHIJUIIY. Neb. , Sept. 27. ( Special. )
The free sllvcrltes held a meeting hero
Saturday which was very well attended
from the country. They formed In line
nnd paraded the streets In thu afternoon.
Senator Allen and Governor Holcomb leadIng -
Ing the procession with an escort of forty
veteran soldiers , and about 200 horsemen
nnd a number of vehicles following. A
feature of the parade * was sixteen white
horses followed by one yellow ono. Senator
Allen spoke at Stcelo's hall , while overflow
meetings were addressed by Hon. D. D ,
Gregory at the court house and Governor
Holcomb at the Bryan club room. In the
evening there was a torchlight procession
of the Drynn clubs , and Governor Hol
comb and Senator Allen spoke at the hall ,
which was filled , while those unable to
find room there were entertained at the
club room with a frco silver speech by
Judge Gregory.
YORK. Nob. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) K. A.
Gilbert spoke hero Saturday night. In his
advocacy of the Income tax ho says ho
favors a reversal In the personnel of the
United States supreme court , even though
it bo almost ; a revolutionary step. Mr.
Pace of Lincoln followed In a speech in
tended to work upon the sympathies of these
present. An attempt was made again to
organlzo a IJryan club after the meeting ,
but for the third time the club failed to
matcrallzo , and probably there will bo none ,
as the free silver people are afraid to show
their weakness.
PIIBMONT. Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Judge
It&blnson of Madison delivered a free silver
speech at the opera house last evening. The
Judge la a pleasant , easy speaker , tells a
good .many stories and keeps his audience
In good humor. Ho had a fair-sized audl
ence.
HLGIN , Nob. , Sept. 27. ( Special. ) Judge
John 8 , ItobliiBOn of Madison spoke hern
Thursday to a crowd of about 1.200 people
of which there were on a careful estimate
about 350 voters , the balance of which were
women and children. Ily actual count there
were ninety-one voters In the parade aside
from thu bands , which were divided , and
the whole school , which turned out on
masse and carried no banners. Out of the
ninety-one various banners were displayed
such as "Dear Money , Cheap Wages ; "
"Cheap Money , High Wages. " The apeaklng
was In a tent. The meeting was called to
order by L. H. Latham , who Introduced the
speakers. Mr , Palrchlld of Oakdnle , the
bllver candidate for representative , npol
about five or ten minutes. Next was McGnu
of Albion , whose tiny , little voice could
scarcely bo heard five fret In front of the
stage , to the great pleasure and relief of
the crowd. Next waa Judge Koblnaon , who
made a real pleasant talk , utilng no abuse
at all. In his opening remarks he said he
thought this a most excellent place to talk
free sliver , as there were BO many goldbugs
III sight. The judge Is a very floe speaker ,
having a deep , strong voice. In tbo begin
ning he cald ho would upeak on one oubjvcl
alone finance and the money Issue. The
speaking was at 2 o'clock In the tent and In
the evening at the hall to amall crowd.
A feature of tbo occasion was a roaxt ox
which wag well served. It drew a large
crowd , but little or no enthusiasm was inau-
Ifested. The only apparent demonelratlon
was at noon around the roast ox and free
lunch. j
I himself to literature. J
I
I.OCAI , cvri.uns M-Tuii ur.coitns.
Ilert I'ntter Set * neir Mark for the
Half ,1111 < riinneeil.
It wilt bo a matter of Interest lo local
bicyclers , ami In fad lo all wheelmen
throughoul the state * , to know that an
Omaha man made a new state record for
the h.ilf-mlle unpnccd on last Thursday , The
new record wns made by Ilert Potter , who
rode the distance In 1:0,1. : betlrrliiR lhe
former record by n second and Iwo-flflhs , ll
being 1:01 2-G.
Thf record Is an omclal one , as II wa
duly sanctioned , dcspllo the fact that th <
trial was n private one. It was madp oil
nt the now State fair grounds , where n
number of local racers went nfter the rcc
ords on las' . Thursday. Potter was the only
oni > In the bunch who wns nblo to touch th
mark.i that ha\o already been made.
Virgil Hall also went after the half-mil
unp.iccd record , but he was unable to loucl
It. His time wns 1:07. : Gmlko tried for th
half Mille pared record , bul he was not able
to ride the distance In less than 1:00 : 3-5
Fred Bnrnutn took n try at the nmatcur hal
mile paced mark , bul 1:01 : 2-D was nil tha
he was able to do.
The track wns not In the best of condltloi
nnd the riders were further bothered by n
wind which blew nt a good into. From the
recent rains the Irnck was rough and lumpy
Tbo riders were unable to get within twelve
feet of the pole ou account of Us condition
Another trlnl will bo made by tfio raccra
some lime tills week If tl,6 conditions o
weather and track are such ns to make It
possible for them to do anything.
Mi-It Vomur nil tile SeniHiinV Clo e.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 27.-I'resdent ! Nick
Young of the Nallonitl li.isc Hall lea cmIn
nil Interview , states that never butoro In
the history of the game 1ms tbo Kcnernl
Interest In base bnll been ns urent an
during Ibu M'tison Just closed. The Inter
est , he says , Is rapidly spreading ull over
the country , nnd , uhllu steadily giowlns
In Ihe big elites , bus lncren : < oil so In the
smaller cltlo.s nnd towns thai Iho attend-
ancu at minor h-aguc panics far exceeds
previous yeais Itul for this fact of Dili
being a presidential year , the crowds would
have been even larger. Thu National
league , Mr. Young says , la In KOCH ! shapu
for u blight anil successful start In tbu
nprliih' , nnil thin Is also true of tbo minor
leagui-s. The contract each MM.HOII closes
October 1 , and then thoru are thrco upon
dated after the scheduled Benson , which
will bo utlllzeil in playing postpancd
games. The Haltlmoru anil Clove anil
china will play thii'e Ramos for thu Toinplo
cup at Hnltltnoro , Thursday , Friday and
Katutday. All of the clubs hnvo done
well llminolally iluilng this KC.IHOII. Thu
ftrentcsl fallliiR elf In p.jlronago was prob
ably nt Phllailelphla , and yet tbo attendance -
anco Ihero was very lar o. The changm
In the personnel of the clubs , ilr. Young
thinks , will be comparatively few and
unimportant. Washington will mukc only
one change , i\i far as he Knows. Tiiiine-
hll of Richmond , Vn , has been purchased
by Plltsburj ; for next year. PhllailclDhhi
has purchased George C.iroy of Syracuse ,
anil also John Fllicld and S.imuel Ulllen
of Detroit. The next contract season will
bcfiln April 15 and pml October 15 , the
championship Kamos btglnnlng about May
I ami ending October 10.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 27. The Ilcds hail
two gamiti bllU'il today wltli ( .itlcaRO ,
Uoth weio postponed on account of rain.
Very I < * itHt Tiiiiilein Knee.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sepl. 27. The Bay
City wheelmen conducted n most remark
able tandem road race tod.iy. Six teams
started , and all finished under the previous
record for llvo miles. 12-13 , bold by tin-
Lagan brotburri of Philadelphia. George
Dlxon and Charles KraflH rode the flvc
miles. In 10 24-i ; , and the oilier tlvu teams
finished close behind them. The condi
tions of the raee wore th.it the teams
abould start scpir.ilely , llvo mlnutoM ap.trt ,
and ride unpnccd. The sliirl wns a standIng -
Ing one , nml the timing- was accurate and
accoidlnfj to ibc necessary regulation. The
time made by the- other teams was. as fol
lows : Grltlilhs and Davidson , 10 S3 ; E. land \
and J. A. Mendel ) , 10:49:1-5 : : ; S. L. Vincent
and August Kanzee , 10:50 ; T. S. Hall and
A. J. Menne. 11:19 : 1-5 ; IS. W. Voltz iind
Charles Webber. 11:192-5. AH Iho Amer
ican Hying start unpici-a track tandem
record Is 11:45 : , the speed at which the.so
riders went may be Imagined. B. C. lley-
naud of tbo Bay City wheelmen started
out on a single behind Dlxon anil Kraftz.
He could slick to tbo tandem only for a
mile , however. Itryimud then went on
alone , and llnlsbed the llvo miles in
12:02 : 2-5.
SlnilM Sun K ram-IN en Out.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 27. The CorbJtt-
Sharkey fight -virtually off. so far as *
this city Is concerned. A tele-jram bus
been received from Corbett , Muling that
unless cither the National or Kureka club
puts up $10,030 by Monday the fight Is off.
Corbett says liu cannot alTord to lose any
more time. As .none of the clubs seem
willing to put up iho sum named by Cor-
hett , this probably ends the light talk.
Sharkey Is now on his way here.
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( InVOIIIIK' Couple IJiiKTUKcil ill-
Alan-l.-tlf
They -were coming away from the theater
and they fell to dis.i-us.slng the young couple
who tat In front of them , relates the Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
"They ere evidently married , " R.ild tbo
girl In the Paiislan waist. "I noticed that
they didn't exchange a word while the cur
tain was down. "
"Nonsense ! They were merely engaged , "
said the nlrl In the black gown. ' ' 1 beaid
him tell her that be did not consider the
leading lady oven pretty. "
"Perhaps they are merely brother nnd sis
ter , " suggested the young man of the party.
"No , they weren't , " said the girl In the
Parisian waist. "He'd have gone nut be-
twnen Ihe acts If he was only her brother ,
while an engaged man wouldn't waul to
leave her , ami "
"A newly married mnn wouldn't dare to , "
broke In thu girl la the black gown.
"She. took off her hut as soon as she came
In , " remarked the young man. "That looks
as If eho were married and In the habit of
consulting the feelings of some one else. "
"Or that they were not really engaged
jet , and she wanted to show him bow con
siderate feh could be , " t > aid tbo girl lii the
black gown.
"Or that she was merely conscious of
laving pretty hair , " said thn girl In the
Parisian waist. "Will you wager a box of
chocolates that ( hey are not married ? "
"I I'd rather you ladles would settle It
letwoen you , " said thu young man hastily.
'You have so much jnol Insight In uuch
matters , you know. "
"There they come now , " said the girl In
the Parisian waist. "Let us notice what
they do , and perhaps we can decldo. If they
are merely friends they will stop for cream
and soda , nnd "
"If they nro engaged she will tell him
dow hungry she IB , and they will stop for
supper , " said the young man bitterly.
"While If they are married. " went on the
girl In the Pjrlslnn waist , "be what did 1
tell you ? "
Thu couple paused before n clgnr store ,
and he went in while she waited at Hie door.
"You were right , " said the girl In the
black gown , "they nro married. "
U.MO.V fKi.Ul .11A 1CJ-JItS CONVENTION.
I'ri-pnratloiiN ill Detroit In lti-oi > l > o u
I.ni'Ki ! .Yumliur of Doli-nalox ,
DKTHOIT , Sept , 27. Pronident G.Y. . Perkins -
kins and many of the delegates have arrived
hero to take part In the twenty-first con
vention of the Clganmikers IiuenuUorKil
union. Rome 275 clclegutcu are expected to
attend , and the sen'lonti of the convention ,
It Is anticipated , will continue thiee uecks.
Moinbers of the committee Appointed to sug
gest amendments to the coiutltutlon have
been In nesHlon here for a week. Tbo sys
tematically applied strength of the Interna
tional body In maintaining Btrlkos when
properly and duly approved U a mailer of
special Intorcst to Detroit union clgarmak-
ers , * a majority of whom haui been on a
strike for over a year , the titrlko having
resulted In the successful establishment of
a co-operative factory when uiiancctiiaful
othunUbo. The principal reform to which
the International unlou U now devoting II-
aclf U the eradication of child labor In the
factories ,
It oil rime FnHiirr IluriiH.
U'OIlcnSTKH , MasN. , Sept. 27. Fire de
stroyed Hums' underwear factory hero to
night. LOBS , $00.000. Ucll S. Morgan , ex-
chairman of the democratic committee , sent
; he following telegram to Hath : "To W. J.
Dryau : Thank fiodl Justlca has received
jer just duos. Durni' underwear factory ,
which displayed thn red flag In your honor
: 'r0ay ! afternoon , I In flames. "
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I'roferx Dt-ulli In Trial for Miirilt-r.
MBIUOIAN , MUs. . Sept. 27. J. 0. Kaj-
gebaum , who rather than place hlmtelf in
ho bands of officers and undergo trial for
ho murder of A. S. Unmet , fired u pistol
mil Into hU brain last night , breathing
ils last thin morning. HU remains have
embalmed , preparatory to shipment to
t'ity , Kan. , hit fanner home.
Kuhn & ? o/i jDrue Btore 16in ana
REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS
National Prison Congress Convenes in An-
mini Session nt Milwaukee.
TIMELY ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
Some Form or Kiniiloinetit for In-
in n ( i-H or I'enllcntlnrlcM Al > -
noltitely K-iiriitlnl to Their
mill Cure.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , Sept. 27. The Na
tional 1'rlson congress began Us meeting
hero last night.
After responding lo the addresses of wel
come by Governor Upham and Mayor Rush-
onlmrgcr , General Hrlnkrrhoff , president of
the congress , delivered his annual address ,
which was In p.trt as followa :
"Thn Importance of the prison question
cannot well bo overestimated , nlnco In Ita
solution the \cry existence of frco Institu
tions Is at stake , for It safety to persons
and property cannot bo maintained , a
stronger form of government becomes n ne
cessity. In this question every citizen ought
to be actively Interested , for unless pro
tected he Is at the mercy of the criminal.
To secure this protection an army of po
licemen larger than the army of the United
States ti constantly on guard and must bo
paid. In addition , all the machinery of the
criminal courts must be maintained , penl > -
tentlnrles for niv average of 100,000 convicts
must bo supported and In every county
thcro Is n Jail so that the money expendi
ture alone counts Into the millions every
jcar.
"In dealing with the criminal , society
should have but one object In view and
that Is tbo protection of Us members from
his unlawful nets. If the protection of so
ciety Is the fundamental principle It fol
lows Hint thcro arc but two ways that will
certainly accomplish that lesult reforma
tion or Imprisonment for life. Experience
shows that a largo majority of prisoners
convicted of their first offense are not con
firmed criminals. They arc the victims
of environment , of a bad heredity , of a
special temptation , or of something else
for which perhaps society Itself Is to blame ,
and If they are properly cared for they
can bo cured. To send a criminal to prison
for any specific period except for llfo Is
ns senseless as It would be to tic up a mad
dog for a certain number of days and then
turn him loose In the full frenzy of bis
madness.
MUST EMPLOY PRISONERS.
"Under all prlbon Hjstonis If discipline Isle
lo bo maintained nt Us best nnd reforma
tion promoted and health preserved some
[ orm of labor Is absolutely essential. Un
fortunately In recent years tbcro has been
a prejudice against prison labor which has
crystallized Into legislation In a number of
states to such an extent as to inako it
llfllcult to provide employment for prison
ers , and the result Is that they are to a
large extent kept In Idleness. Men In Idle
ness rapidly deteriorate , both physically and :
mentally ; some go to the hospital for want
of exercise ; some go to the Insane asylum * !
through loss of reason ; and all upon dis
charge go out Impaired to such an extent as
o render It difficult and often Impossible
o earn an honest living even If they had
.he opportunity to do so. The entire prison
abor of the country , as compared with
lie same kind of labor outwIJe , amounts
only to 2V4 per cent and In the nature of
hlugs cannot affect prices or wages to any
ippreclable extent. Thu only proper cora-
mrlson Is shown by Investigations of the
icnsus and labor bureaus to bo only flfty-
our one huiidredlhs of I per cent of prices i
and wages. Doubtless , locally. In rare In
stances It may cause lujuilous competition ,
mt this can easily be remedied by suitable
eglslatlon. In the larger field of the
country as a whole the competition Is not
worth considering.
"Tho greatest hindrance to the Improve-
ucnt of the various grades of prisons Is tin-
juestlonnbly the appointment of officials for
he administration as rewards for political
ervlces. This practice Is almost universal
and the results cannot bo otherwise than
njurlous. Another direction lu which there
s a pressing need of more enlightened pub
ic sentiment Is In the construction and man-
Romcnt of county Jails. Another requlro-
nent Is that cvrry prisoner upon discharge
hould be cared for and aided. If worthy , In
ecurlng occupation. In tbo work of .Defor
mation this Is half the battle , for unless a
irlsoncr upon ilischargo can have an op-
lortunlty to earn an honest living ho Is
riven back to crime. All criminal statla-
lci show that a large proportion of prlson-
ra have never learned a wage-earning oc-
upatlun , and I think all prison wardens
vlll agree that .this deficiency Is a prolific
auso of crime. To correct this our schools
nist educate the hand at ) well as the head ,
nil no common school system should ho con-
lilerpd complete In which Industrial traln-
ig Is not an Important part. More thin
lat every child should be taught good clll-
riiHhln and good morals , and our schools
liould cultivate equally the head , the. hand
ud the henit.
"If we are to have any hope of success wo
lust have the active co-operation of all good
lllzena , and especially of all Christian men
ml women. Doubtless as long as human
aturc remains as it Is there will be a need
r prisons , but I am very sure that If so
lely will utilize the forces at command the
umbrr of prisons now In use can be re
nted tenfold In a single generation. "
Today the UMial services were held at
lymouth church and the members of thn
ongreHs met at 10 o'clock and proceeded In
body to the church.
Wiilernjioul III Tan. .
SAN SIAIICOS , Tex. , Sept. 27. A wntcr-
pout struck this region thi.H afternoon ,
niislng great dcHtinctlon of property arid
. is feared lots of life , Two brKlgrs across
: io San Mai cos river at San Marcos and flf-
con boused were swept away.
Fifty Years Ago.
President 1'olU lu the White Home chnlr ,
While In J.owcll waa Doctor Ayer ;
uolb were busy for human weal
One ( o govern and one to heal.
And , as a pretldent'i power of will
Sometimes depends ou n llvcr.plll ,
Mr. Tollc took Ayer'f I'lIU I trow
I'orhls liver , SO year * ugn.
Ayer's Cathartic Pilfe
were designed to supply a
model purgative to people -who
bad so loni ; injured themselves
with griping medicines. Being
carefully prepared and their in-
gradients adjusted to the exact
necessities of the bowels and
liver , their popularity -was in-
etantaneous. That this popu
larity has boon maintained is
well marked In the modal
awarded these pilla at tag
World's Pair 1803.
50 Years of Cures.
HI UtrCtUt. OIV/VIV *