SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. PHILIPPINE REVOLT IS BIG Ecbollion Much More Serious Than Has Been Generally Recognized. REBELS WRITE THEIR OATHS IN BLOOD AViiiniiii DlncloNctl ( Original IMut of I lie .VnllvcN In tlio ConfeHxIomil HIM ! lli < > I'rlcNt UlvulKctl the Socrct. SAN FANCISCO , Oct. 19. Advices by the steamer Peru from Singapore and Hong Kong state that up to September 27 the rebellion In the Philippine Islands U much more serious than lias been gener ally recognized. It Is said that the reports of revolutionist defeats sent out by Span ish officers have been greatly exaggerated , and that so far the rebels have more than held their own In the struggle for Inde- jiendunce. U Is stated that the revolution IK now beyond the control of the Span iel ) minorities , and that unless reinforce ment ! ) are sent to Manilla Immediately the Spanish forces ate In danger of final de feat. The icbeU now hold the province of Cavil c. arc well organized and have 3,000 rlflc-s. There arc many natives among the SpanUh troops ci.d the officers arc afraid u tu take native regiments Into tbo Interior t , bec-iuso their loyalty Is doubted. The Hong Kong Press says editorially that there U no longer room far the least doubt that affairs In the Philippines will In a short tlmo assume the proportions of the Cuban rebellion. The natives are deter mined. As each rebel signs an agreement ha writes his name on his arm with blood and swears vengeance against the Span iards. The story of the original plans for ntrlklng the blow Is a most serious ono. For a long tlmo the natives have been con spiring to overturn the government , and It was finally decided to make a strong at tack on the 16th of July. Governor Gen- cral Illanco was to have been murdered by cno of the natives on that day , and It was arranged to suddenly swoop upon the body of officials who attended the funeral , kill as many as possible , then ransack the town of Manilla and take entire possession of the place. It Is due to a woman that the dia bolical plot was discovered. In the confes sional she disclosed the plot to the priest , who divulged the secret. The arrest and Imprisonment of many natives plainly In dicated that the priests \vcro cognizant of the arrangements , and then , toward the end of August , the fighting commenced In ronl earnest. From that tlmo up to the middle of September , the dale of the latest news , there were repeated bloody conflicts between the government forces and the na tive o. The Manilla correspondent , under date of September 2 , says that the Spanish troopn defeated the rebels on August 31. The writer srys : "Right rebels killed nt St. Mesa ; counted elx or eight at San Juan , besides those on the Spanish side. The bodies ( rebels ) are being left out unbnrlcd to rot. Over 100 of them , sonio Hay 170 , were shut up In a' mnall room under the bastions of San Sebastian Intra Muros Monday night. No _ Mur ; ono small window. Fifty-four found "ft r iicad In the morning. With those prison- * " crs since died said to total seventy. " \vrrniv TIIK .MONTH cut xnvuu. \Voylcr Muni Criinli Hit * CiiliniiN Uulck n r Hi * It ron 1 1 nl. ( Pop ) right. 1FM. by 1'rcM Pulill hltiff Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba ( by way of Tampa , Fla. ) . Oct. 19. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Woyler and Blanco will bo recalled , Premier Canovas will fall anil grave events will occur In Spain , Madrid dispatches sly It Is believed there , unless. the rebels In Cuba and the Philippine Is lands are conquered within a month. Tin Madrid press openly 'attacks Canovas and Weyler because of their Inability to check the Cuban revolution. The Madrid Herald Buys : "While Havana and Now York In form us that the Cuban rebels are penni less , with hardly any money to carry on ( heir revolt , Premier Canovas tries to make us bcllovo that they have money to burn , nnd sow It broadcast In Spain and her col onies. The recent uprising In Valencia and Pcdrnlva ( Spain ) and Cavlto ( Philippine Islands ) ho boldly charges to the Cuban junta through Its paid men. Rvcry time r. disturbance occurs thu government declines responsibility for It , attributing It to the underhanded doings of the Cuban rebels. "Tho truth Is that there Is a deep feel ing among tlio masses , who -arc In open hoi tlllty toward the government , tired of suf fering for Its misdeeds and soon to uprise against It. "Slnco the Cuban revolution begun Gomez lias done as ho pleased , He has crossed and recro3so.il the Island unmolested In spite of all the numerous troops , The two trochas are useless. Wo have 30,000 men along * those lines doing nothing , while Biyamo , Jlguanl , Gulamaro , Gascarro and other cities and towns are In a state of constant slego by the rebels. "Tho new reinforcements of 40,000 will hardly suffice to keep the rebels at bay ami more will bu required who knows how many more ? " The Madrid Comlco says : "Premier Can ovas Is responsible for the existing state of affairs , which would bo bettered should ho retire. " The Ncuro Mundo violently attacks Wcy- Icr , saying that under his command the Cuban revolt has assumed greater proportions tions than when Campos was In Cuba , and that If In o month's tlmo after the 'arrival ' of the reinforcements ho docs not deal n finishing blow to the rebellion ho will be treated worse than Campos was. General Lachambre , recently operating In Cuba , will bo prosecuted in Madrid on ac count of a scandalous atfalr In a gambling house. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thrown from u rnrrlnwe nnil Hurl. 1JD1NBURGH , Oct. 19. A dispatch from Calnismoro , Kirkcudbrightshire , announces that the duke and duchess of Bedford , while out driving this morning , were thrown out of their carriage and seriously Injured. The duKe was aide-de-camp to Lori ) Duffcrin , while the latter was viceroy of India. The difchrxs Is a daughter of the venerable W. II. Tribe , formerly archdeacon pf Lahore. for n lloynlYeiltlliiir. . CUTTINJB , Montenegro. Oct. 19. The crown prlnco of Naples and the Princess Helena of Montenegro tttarted for Italy today , accompanied by the prominent members of the Montenegro family , who will bo present nt their marriage. The route to the station was lined by the army. The royal solute was llred and tbo royal prince and princess vvcro enthusiastically cheered. Work UeHiiinctl mi I'luniiiiii Cniiiil. COLON , Colombia , Oct. 19. General Belln , the Panama canal director , has icturniU hen from Paris , on the French steamer Germain , He brought with him from the West Indies 150 laborers to work upon the canal , Thu Panama rallrcnd steamer Flnanc' , whlh was duo hero on Saturday , has not yet arrived. llerlln l.nivyer Slnlu In 1IU licit. LONDON , Oct. 19 , A Berlin dispatch to the Dally News says that on Sunday mornIng - Ing Councilor Levy , one of the brat known of Berlin's lawyers , was stabbed to death li Ills bed by two burglars , ami lilu wife waste to badly Injured that she had to ho sent t a hospital , The murderers escaped , Iiuiuloii ( 'online nt mi Hit ) 'n ril'it Ilter. LONDON , Oct. 19. In an editorial on the cloutlon and the campaign In the United Slatcj , the Timed expresses the ( car lint cf forts of Ambassador Bayard In behalf of J'almcr and Buckner , however wtll i.ilonde.l , will bo lens succemlul tuau they descry to le , nnriK.s WKYI.IJH TO sixic Tim SHIP. Cnptnln of ( ho Vlitllnnoln SnIU 1'nxt tlio ( liiiin of Morro CnMle. NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 19. The Times- Democrat Key West special eays : If the Spanish authorities had taken Scnor Angel Fernandez from the Ward line steamer Vlgllancla while that vessel wan In Havana harbor last Friday United States war ships would have Immediately been ordered to Havana to enforce a demand for reparation and wnr between this country and Spain would have undoubtedly resulted. For three hours last Friday the United States and Spain wcro on the brink of war and the threatening situation was only relieved when the Spanish authorities Ignomlnlously backed down and allowed the Vlgllancla to proceed to sea with Fernandez still on board. A letter received hero from a correspondent In Havana , who Is close to Consul General Leo , gives a dramatic account of the epi sode. According to the letter , when the Vlgllancla put Into Havana-the Spanish au thorities demanded the surrender of Scnor Angel Fernandez , a Mexican on board the vessel. The Spaniards alleged that Fernan dez was not a Mexican , but a subject of Spain. Captain John Mclntosh of tr.e Vlgl lancla refused to mirrcndcr Fernandez. Then the Spanish authorities told Mclntosh that If the Vlgllancla attempted to go to sea with Fernandez she would be sunk by the guns of Morro castlo. Captain Mclntosh Im mediately laid the matter before Consul General Lee , who complimented the captain on his bravery and told him to take the Vlgllnncli to sea when he pleased. Consul Leo was greatly enraged at the threat to sink the Vlgllancla and Is reported to ha\c said to Captain Mclntosh : "If the guns of Moro castle sink your ship American war ships will ho bombarding Havana in n few days. " Captain Mclntosh returned to the Vlgll ancla and Consul Lee Informed Weylcr that the vessel was going to sea and.that If any attempt was made to take off Fernandez or If the vessel was fired upon , Spain must take the consequences. Weyler Immediately summoned a cabinet council and whllo this council was consider ing the matter the Vlgllancla began to wcUh anchor. The Spanish officials en board pro tested , but Captain Mclntcsh said , In vigor ous language , the letter states : "D n > our objections , my ship has been cleared ; my consul has told mo to go to sea. I am going and I dare you to try to prevent me. Get off my ship ! " And with that the Yankee roughly shoved the Spaniards Into the waiting boats and the Vlgllancla , flying the stars and stripes , started for the mouth of the harbor , which Is commanded by the guns of Morro castle. All was excitement In Havana and the quays and housetops were lined with hundreds of persons who expected to see the Vlgllancla llrod upon , Consul Leo himself watched the Vlgllancla through a glass. Meanwhile signals were being exchanged between Wcyle'r's palace and Morro castle , and In the latter place were signs of great excitement. Slowly the Vlgllancla entered the mouth of the harbor and then It was noticed the guns of Morro were turned on the ship. The Vlgllancla repeatedly sig naled Morro castler "I am going to sea. " but no answer came from the fort until the vessel was In blue water nnd the Spaniards ran up the signal which means "Goodby. " U Is said Weyler Is furious over the de parture of the vessel and Consul Leo's course. U Is plated Weyler ordered the commandant of Morro to sink the Vlgllanrlo , but that at the last moment ho yielded to the entreaties of his cabinet nnd counter manded the order. The episode cauaed more excitement In Havana than anything since the beginning of the war. IIAIIOV VOX W1SSMAXX STUI'S HOWX. Story of Curl I'clcrM * Hiivy In llronnlil Up Once AKiiln. LONDON , Oct. 20. The Berlin corrc- 'pondont of the Times telegraphs : Baron von \VlCTtnann resigns the governorship of East Africa on account of III health and he will probably bo provided with a post at home. At the autumn session of the colonial council today Dr. Kayser , chief of the Ger man colonial department , delivered his fare well address. In the course of which ho reviewed the German colonial history since ho has held the office. He denied the rumor that ho resigned owing to the attacks of 'ho Peters party , but ho eald It was on open question whether the colonial policy would ever bring advantage or blcsalng to Germany , His own rich fund of enthusi asm had been exhausted In a continual struggle against obstacles In the Reichs tag , against selfish opponents and In ex hausting labors which had long since out grown his physical powers. Dr. Kayser then described the persecutions he had en dured at the hcnds of the Peters faction , "Dr. Peters was Incensed at being passed over for Baron Wlssmann for the governor ship of East Africa , " said Dr. Kayser. "Herr Arndt visited mo on the eve of Baron Wlssmann'n appointment and made a veiled threat of persecution unless Dr. Carl Peters was appointed. " Dr. Kayser predicted that revelations would soon be made which would clear the atmosphere of the scandal and Intrigue In German colonial affairs. Ho hoped that eventually the colonies would be self-sup porting and would justify the dreams of the colonial enthusiasm. A dispatch to the Morning Post from Berlin says there are rumors of another change In the colonial administration In volving an Increase of 5,000,000 marks In the Imperial subsidy. WKiinixn OP MISS MAKY CAUVIM , Foamier of the Catholic Uiilvcrnlty TiiUo * n Hiixliiiml. PARIS , Oct. 19. Miss Mary Gwendolyn Cnldwcll , founder of the Divinity school of the Catholic university at Washington , D. C. . was married today at St. Joseph's church to the Marquis do Monstrlcrcs Merenvllle. Bishop Spaldlng of Pcorla , III. , the guardian and administrator of the estate of Miss Caldwcll , assisted by Father Cooke , offi ciated. Punctually at noon the pair entered the church and occupied seats beneath a eanopy of flowers. After n complimentary ad dress Bishop Spaldlng performed the mar riage ceremony , which wan followed by a mass celebrated by the chanolne. Father Dufort , superior of St. Phlllipo do Tloulo , a friend of the bridegroom. The music was superb. The witnesses for the groom were Counta Henri and Plcrro dcs Monstrlcrcs-Mercnvllle and the bride's witnesses wcro Mr. John Carter and Dlihop Spaldlng. Among the guests present were the Duke and Duchess Doudeauvlllo , the Marquis and Marqulso do Dlmccourt , the Count do Tn- rcnne and the MarquU de Vogue. * IIAXK OF FUAXCU Wll.lT fcHMj eiOl.I ) . AnxloiiN ( o Avolil DlNtiirliniicp oit 1,011- ilon Market , \Vlilch MlKht Hcnet. LONDON. Oct. 20. The Dally Telegraph's financial article expresses the belief that the Bank of Franco has. manifested a willIngness - Ingness to sell gold largely rather than al low the London market to bo so disturbed as to react seriously upon Paris. The arti cle says It U probable this consideration pre vailed with the Bank of England not to ralso the late of discount. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Pest < mys heavy Bales of Spanish securities and kntflrs on Paris account dlsmiletcd the Stock exchange and the bourse yesterday. Tills mysterious selling , It In said , hax now contt'iued In both markets for several days. L. \ evening pjpors In Paris ilenlartd that uiiK'A * Cio movement was checked a nrrluuii crisis would result on the bourse. An o ( ti dal who was coimulted on tbo subject i.ald twt'nU In Spain and Turkey wcro mostly rcaponulblc. but that great1 anxiety exlnd-d regarding the outcome of the prcnl Initial election In the United States. It Is fear1 ; 1 the box : settlement will rcvrnl trouble. Victory for .Siiinl | li Trooin. | MAXILLA , Philippine IcIaruU , ( ) ? t. 19.-- General Gummanlllo has captured NUKUU- din. The Insurgents left JH dead on the Hold. Two Bpunltih soldiers were Killed and twenty-three wounded during ( ho incut NO MERCY FOR THE SOLI AN W , E. Gladstone Writes Another of His Characteristic Lottcre. ENTHUSIASTIC ARMENIAN SYMPATHIZERS , AI UK * MectltiK In Ituition In 1'eern nntt ClerK ) ' mill Xotieon- foriiilMt I.cmlcrN Tuko nu Active I'nrl. LONDON , Oct. in. St. James' hall was tonight packed with an audlcnco of 5,000 people , a largo proportion of whom wcro women , to take part In the demonstration of protest against the Armenian massacre. Nearly 7,000 people applied for admission to the hall. The bishop of Rochester pre sided Instead of the duke of Westminster , who wrote regretting that Ill-health com pelled him to be absent. The carl of Portsmouth , the carl of Meath , Baron Ab- Inger , Baron Hcndcl , Viscount Oxcnbrldgc , the carl of Stamford , the bishop of Win chester , the bishop of Hereford , the bishop of Aberdeen , HI. Hon. James Bryce , Rev. Harry R. Drew and Mrs. Drew ( Mr. Glad stone's daughter ) , Canon Wllbcrforco , Canon MacColl , Rev. Dr. John Clifford , Rev. Dr. John Guinness Rogers and a number of members of the House of Lords wearing their Insignia sat upon the platform. Ten peers , twenty-eight bishops nnd a number of deans and nonconformist ministers wrote expressing their regret at their Inability to attend the meeting. Intense enthusiasm was manifested by those present , especially during the reading of n letter from Mr. Gladstone. In this letter Mr. Gladstone expressed the hope that tl-o meeting would worthily crown the Armenian meetings of the past two nionll.s. which , ho said , were without a parallel during his political life. The great object , Mr. Gladstone said further , was to strengthen Lord Salisbury's hands to stop the scries of massacres , which were probably still unfln'shcd. and to provide against their renewal. As ho believed that Lord Salisbury would use his power for the best , he objected In the strongest manner to abridging Lord Sallsbury'o discretion by layIng - Ing down thU or that as things which he ought not to do. It was a wild paradox , without the support of reason or hltonr. to say the enforcement of treaty rights to stop systematic massacre , together with effective security against Great Britain's abusing them for selfish purposes , wculd provoke the hostilities of one or more of the nowcrn. To advertise beforehand In the ears cf the great assassin that Great Britain would cut down what the most backward of the six powers think mifllclcnt would be the aban donment of prudence and would be to doom the whole movement to disappointment. The concert of Europe , said Mr. Gladstone , was valuable and Important , but such an announcement would certainly be followed by Its failure. Mr. Gladstone's letter concluded as fol- lowa : "I have had special opportunities of knowing of what materials the sultan , with all his seeming obstinacy , Is made. From deplorable and disgraceful causes he triumphs for the moment , but for the mo ment only. In the face of civilized man kind he has recorded the final condemnation , first and foremost of himself , but next anil no less nffectually of those who have been his willing , brutal and sanguinary'tools. ' " A dispatch from Parl * to the Dully NCWH says that an Armenian correspondent sends Information that a terrible - oc curred at Van , In Armenia , on October 2. No details are clvcn. A Berlin dispatch to the Standard re ports that the Frankfurter Zcltung hau n dispatch from Constantinople which sayr negotiations arc on foot between the pow ers and the Porto for the abrogation of certain portions of thu Dardanelles treaty. The sultan. Is not averse to the project , says this dispatch. The powers will guarantee piotccllon to the sultan and the Integrity of thu Tuiklch i-mplro If the measure Is carried out with out fresh atrocities. The meeting unanimously adopted resolu tions expressing nbhorcnto of the Armenian massacres and In support of the British gov ernment In Its efforts to stop them , appealing to the powers to co-opcrato with that object and asking all nations and creeds to aasht In the succor of the helpless and Htarvlng Armenians. The marquis of Salisbury , replying to a correspondent who had expressed the hnpo that the government would make known ltn actual position on the Armenian question , says ho regrets ho la not In a position to speak freely on the subject , as , If ho could , ho might remove some of the apprehensions , but , ho continues , "as Great Britain Is not taking Isolated action at Constantinople thcro are obvloim objections to his speaking freely , which would not exist If the govern ment wcro acting Independently of European powers. " iinnn ci.KVKi.Axn TO srcxn A .siui > . CltlxeiiN of Jersey City AVmit Aid to lie Sent ( o Ariiienln. NEW YORK , Oct. 19. A commlttco ap pointed at a mass meeting In Jersey City tabcrniclo last night to protest against the Armenian massacres , sent the following dis patch today to President Cleveland : Grover Cleveland. Deur Sir CltlzciiH of Jersey City , In mnss meeting nstsembled , respectfully urge that you Ins ! t on u guardshlp nt Constantinople nnd tnko effective measures to secure tbo Indemnity of I100.0CO for outrages committed against our fellow citizens In Turkey eleven months ngo. ngo.Ve Ve ne Jin el n 11 KxnrrtN Coming ; Home. THE HAGUE , Oct. 19. Prof. Burr and Dr Kaan , the experts of the United Staler Venezuelan commission , who have been In Europe for some tlmo studying Iho archlver of London , Madrid and The Hague , for the purpose of assisting the commission In Its Investigation of the boundcry dispute between tween Venezuela and Great Britain , bav- completed their work. Prof , Burr will sail for New York from Liverpool on Wednesday next by the White Star liner , Teutonic , and Dr , Kaan from Rotterdam by the Nether lands Hue steamship , Spaarndam , this week SteiiniNlilii AVentlierH Two ( ialex. ( I'opjrlRlit , U96 , by rre 8 Publlnhlne Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Oct. 19. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Bteamuhlp Finance arrived from New York lodaj forty-eight hours late. Captain D.ily reports having encountered two hurricanes. The first began when two days out of Now York , In latitude 38 north , longitude. 73:30 : neal. The second followed Immediately after the first. Thcro was no casualty Anxiety for the Finance was felt hero , as Blie was duo Saturday and It was known slit in list hcvc met violent gales. ICInt.nf Spain ( ilven u Scare. MADRID. Oct. 19. The newspapers report that the departure of the court from San Sebastian , where the King and the queen regent have penl the summer , for thU city , \vas delayed by the discovery of a dynamite cartridge at Sumarraga , on the line to bo traversed by the royal train. As the cart- rldgo did not have a detonator , and as In quiry failed to reveal the slightest addi tional circumstances , no Importance was at- Cached to the Incident. Knilirror VIxtlM Hie Ccnr. i DARMSTADT Uct. ! ! > . Emperor William of Germany will arrive tlite afternoon on a vlnlt to the crar. Driiii Store U'lpetl Out liy Fire. IJKLLKVILLK , Out. . Oct. l-Flro com pletely ulpecl out the In ? tlriiK Cflnbllgh- ment of Ucott A Brown toduy. L. Yeou.ima , the pioprlotor nnil on a of the bent known bundles * mvii In eiiatein Ontario , V.IH ; burned to death , Log * on bulldlntt and con tents , WWO , WIIIJAT C3OKS VI ATTMC IUCJIIKH. Strong Forelmt XeTvW'Otitini'N ' n lliiluo on the Sim I'rnM > lrffo "ftlnrket. SAN FRANCISCO , OcT , ISAUnder strong news from othtr parl L4f the world the local wheat maikct recovered at the open ing this morning fromftlxj setback at Sat urday's close and wcnuib'lghcr than before this year. At 9CG : May'option ' opened nt J1.C5V4 per cental amifrbse to J1.5S , but toward the close of thocnU , | thcro was n decline to $1.&G % . _ pe < ) cmbcr opened at $1.55 and all the gate * 'v.prc at that price. The total transactions r\ii , \ both options nt this session were 103,000 { centals. Notwith standing the maiftcd adynhce over the high- rst price of last Saturday , amounting to CVi cents per cental for i May nnd 4 ccnta for December , thcro M less excitement among dealers , for thfjj seemed to have become used to the-Tiim'and ' took It moro stolidly than before. The activity of the market was great , Abbut 103,000 centals changed bands In all elitd lots at the 9:15 : session. At 10:30 : thcro was a setback In prices at the opening , hut the siarket had n par tial recovery from It. , Dicombcr opened at $1.52 , rose to $1.54-'nccllned to $ l.f.3y. nnd closed at $1.53-i. May opened at $1.54U , rebounded to $1 fi7 % nnrtlclosfd at $1.50 % . At 11:15 : prices were' more firmly sus tained , but failed to gelliack to the highest points of the mornlnK.t. December opened at * 1.64 % . declined to' Jl.54 , recovered to ? 1.54U end closed at tl.64. May opened at $1.G6V4 , rose to $ l.t.7J0' dropped to $1.51 % nnd closed at $1.67 % . , t Spot wheat wca strongly held and for tlfo tlmo being May was quoted nt $ L45& lo ' * t.4G. Prices were strong this afternoon. , bu less business wan done. At the 2 o'clock ! session December \\fcs quoted at $1.66 % arid May at $1.58. BUFFALO. Oct. 19-y-ho unprecedented advance In wheat has attested the flour mar ket. Local millers todajiadvanced the price of flour 25 cents , maklngUho wholesale price of the beat patents $4.4oicj ; $4.75. BUFFALO , N. Y , , Ocf. 19-The receipts of grain nt Buffalo by 'lake ' In the past forty-eight hours break Itlio record by 235- 000 bushels. With flfiur Included , the enormous amount of 3)94.dOO bushels or- rived In port nt noon { oday , LONDON , Oct. 19. The financial article in the Times says : The fscelpt of the c"Io advices from America giving the price of wheat caused n sccno almost of consterna tion on the exchange such as Is not usually peon except In v-nr tlmea' A Inrco t < usliu' 8 was done , California- selling at 30 shil lings per quarter. Maize and barley were also In brisk demand. The rise appears to be duo to the sales of American wheat for India , which frightened- the speculator. ! n good deal. Cautious observers think the rise of 5 shilling per quarter for the week fully discounts the effccj , pf the abnormal Indian demand. MISSIOXAHY AVUIUC ) , FOU A YKAU. Annual Conveiillo'iil of American ClirlMtlnn MlftNloriary Society. SPRINGFIELD. III. , Oct. I9.-Tho flfty- elghth annual notional convention of the American Christian Missionary society con vened at the State capftnl building today , with 800 delegates. Thfc annual report of the secretary showed $33,543 collected the last year , being n gojn over 1895 of $10,301. The report of tbo common work and workers shows $30,457 raised ilurlng Iho past year. The morning session opened with ! ho annual address of the president ; Dr. J. H. Hardlu , followed by Rev. "William F. Cowden of Tn- coma , Wash. , upon : "Oifh Plea nnd Its Re lation to Home M Unions ; " Another Cession of thV- executive council of the Christian Women > f BofrJ .oOlljslons was held this morning IxnChc frenataVchum ? bcr and .wan1 occupied \ytb'npp'ealn from Wisconsin. Colorado , Goottsln-Pennsylvania ; , Now Yoth > nil Klorldn. 'Georgla was al lowed $500,000 fcrr mltsUmory work. Ad dresses -were niuito i this afternoon by S. Mi Cooler of Connecticut on "Tho Supreme Need ; " W. J. Lee * of Loulsvlllo , Ky. , on the "Flock of Gad , " and Robert E. Hlcronymous of Nebraska on "Education Among the Disciples. " Tonight Rev. Graham Taylor of Chicago delivered nn address on "Social extension of Christianity. " HAM ) I'OISO.VKD IJV Till ! X HAYS. SyinploniH Similar to Ivy or Oilier VcKetnlile "Poisoning. SALEM , Maw. . Oct..19. , George L. New- comb , who has been buccctsfully experiment ing with the X rsvH , asserts he has been obliged to renounce further Investigation , as It was poisoning him. He had experi mented chiefly on his. rlgtH hand. At first the symptoms were very much the same as of Ivy or other vegetable poisoning , the uen- Fiitlon being one of itching , burning and smarting. The Bkln turned a dark purplish brown , and a burning sensation Increased with each successive exposure. The bkln peeled off , while every hair upon his hand ccmc out. The nails of tlio fingers turned purple and lost life , nud gave Indications of falling off. Mr. Newcomb nays the light li diffused through an aluminum window IP the gl&E3 window , being reflected upon the point of experiment by a platinum disc. It Is his theory that infinitely small particles of this platinum were projected upon the flesh beneath and produced the symptoms of poisoning. Mr. Newcomb thinks Infrequent exposures can be madu without the slightest 'njury. ' 2 r..vns A I.OXG cunfix.vij CAIIHF.K. Mini ArreHteil In Denver CoiifeNxeN to PI fly Ilolil-UliH anil Three .Hunters. DENVER. Oct. 19. Albert Hence Downen. n man 45 yenrs of ngo , was arrested today by the city detectives for highway robbery , nnd after a search of his room had revealed a largo amount of booty ho confessed to fully fifty hold-ups In thc..suburbs of this city , as well as the murder of one man , Joel Ash- worth , here , and a man nnd woman in Cal ifornia. Ho says ho ecrved seventeen years In the California penitentiary for stage rob bery and grnnd Inrcpny * but was never ar rested for the murders. The Anhworth mur der hero was committed. In June last and has since baffled tbo police department. Downen says ho was trying to hold the man up. He says ho will pjead guilty to murder and wants to bo hanged , , rather than bcrve moro time In the penitentiary. ANMCM ( of n Ilrtilfrii Him ! ; . HARTFORD , Conn. , Oat. 19. Judge Henry E. TiUntor , receiver { o.-'thc assigned bankIng - Ing linn of George P. BUsell und company , today Illed In the nuperjor court n pnrtlnl Inventory , which HIO\VS ! i , < ome 800 depositor.- ) with total depbsltp 01 90,000. All iitwtH that could be found'mtvdo u total of J.W- 2.tii.33 , but the receiverI ; * unable to glvo any npproxlmntftatatenifnt nnd , aside from tbo fact thnt thu fill lure In known to bo n very heavy one , nothing further 1ms us yet been ascertained. AITnlrH of Hie Hay HtrUe OHM Company. BOSTON , Get. 19. P/eslflent Addlcks and Trcnsuter Miller of th jlny State ans com pany nro In Boston to'day In consultation with attorneys , nnd UJn understood that papers nrn bolm clruvrn up to bo laid be fore the grand Jury. 'Purlng the afternoon Thomas W. I.UWHOII wn In close consulta tion , with Mr. Addlcks , the attorneys and others Interested on thovAddlcks side of tlu > big controversy , but" the nature of the luml- transacted could not be learned. Movement * ! of Ouenii VcHMelM. Gel. 11 * . At New fork A'rrh'fd MiinpichusottH , fiom London ; Hell } ' , from Trieste , ote. ; Itowden , from Port Antony , etc. ; Yucatan , from Havana , etc. ; Ardcnroso , from Port Llmon : Nomndle , ( torn Liverpool. At Pmwlu Point- Putted Adrln , from Hamburg , for Philadelphia. At aibraltnr Paoyd-lJollva ( | , frgm Mar- ncll'eH ' , etc. , for Ne v Orleans ; wurra , from Gonou , for Now York , At Liverpool Anlved Scrvln , from HOH- tou. Ealloil VcBtn , for New Orleans. At Hamburg Hailed Prussian , for Now York. At Cherbourg Balled Raule , frmii Bremen , for Now York. At Movlllo Arrived City of Rome , from Now York , for Glasgow , At Marseilles Arrived Jtulia , frgni Now York. COMMITTEE HAS CONFIDENCE Enters on Last Fortnight of Onmpaigu Work Well Supported by Conditions. ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM ALL SIDES KxtliuntcN Mmle ill Ueiuilillciiii lloml- N Are llaseil on Aelnnl Sur veys Hr > unite Fnldrn llaril nt Work AKi CHICAGO , Oct. 19. ( Special Telegram. ) With Increased vigor the closing fortnight In thd campaign was entered upon at the republican national headquarters today. The leaders were very much encouraged by tele- grama from almost every section of the country , confirming their estimate of 302 electoral votes for McKlnlcy nnd Hobart , given to the public through yesterday morn- Ing's newspapers. A number of telegrams have been received from states that wcro heretofore regarded as somewhat doubtful , assuring the committee of their electoral votes. Every clement of doubt that might have entered Into the tabulated statement making up the 302 electoral votes was elim inated by the telegrams and assurances re ceived , The reports Indicated In every Instance - stance give great encouragement of renewed efforts and splendid progress. The reports from the Pacific Slope states were especially gratifying. They Knotted that rapid gains have been made since the speakers sent out by the republican national commlttco In vaded that field. Reports from states south of the Ohio river which have formerly given their votes to the democratic national ticket nro equally encouraging , nnd assure Mc Klnlcy and Hobart the electoral votes of West Virginia , Kentucky nnd probably North Carolina and Tennessee with moro than an even chance In Missouri. Thcro Is great activity today among Illi nois republicans and sound money dem ocrats In preparation for Illinois day at Canton , All Indications point to an enor mous outpouring of people from this state on Wednesday. Ono especially Interesting feature Is the largo proportion of democrats who will be there. Repafts received today from western and sonio southern states Indicate great dissatis faction among the populists with the treat ment that has been accorded Thomas Wat son In urging his retirement from the na tional popocratlc ticket. Thcro Is evidence that tbo genuine populists will now support McKlnley and Hobart. Reports have also been received -from central and some south ern states Indicating an Increased determi nation on the part of sound money dem ocrats to secure the defeat of Bryan and their column Is steadily growing In volume and activity. BRYAN1TE FAKIRS BUSY. Something of a sensation was created at the republican national headquarters this afternoon by the receipt of a publication , now being circulated In pamphlet form , from the South Omaha Dully Sun of October 1 and 3 , 163G , which oupports Bryan and Scwall viciously attacking the Individual members of General Alger's party of old soldlern. The article refers to the generals as a "carload of old bummers called gener- nls now touring the country nt the expense of ' $ Huniia , ' telling the people how to vote" and designating them as "skunks" and "tbosu hired pups styling themselves gcn- rwaj jjvho-havo s < jld avcryatom of manhood they over did posseH ; " " ndiasaln as 'slni-i ply 'a lot of old second-hand , run-down-at- the-heel bummers , living off the people , " etc. Information has been received that throughout the west another article Is being circulated In the form of a letter written by Samuel T. Prcssley of Boston , alleging that Mr. Hanna stated to him that If McKlnley Is elected the standing army will be In creased to about 250,000 men ; that strikes and riots will bo suppressed by armed force , and that labor will be regulated by the bayonet , Chairman Hanna denounces this as false In every respect. The "grip of gold" accred ited to the London Financial News , which has been proven to bo n forgery , the For- sytho letter to R. C. Bell of Fort Wayne. Ind. , already denounced by him as n "fake , " nnd the repeated assertions thnt employers are coercing employes , nro again being pushed to the front by the Bryan managers as a last resort to array labor against em ployers. TO.11 HHKD MAIvUS A SHOUT SIMiKCII. I'rKeH tlmt tlie Sliver Heresies He Iliirletl with ( ireeiilinelclNin. CHICAGO. Oct. 19. Thomas II. Reed cpoko tonight In the big republican tent at Fifty-fifth and Pcorla streets. The tent was filled to Its utmost capacity , but thu audi ence wns doomed to n great disappointment , for Mr. Rccd was able to speak only u few minutes. Ills throat has been troubling him scrlouMy and ho could only speak with great dlfllculty tonight. His address was as fol lows : "I can see very plainly from the behavior of this multitude that the case -McKlnley ngnlnst Bryan has been arguing Itself. You have been through so much since 1892 that jou proceeded to discuss , the question from your standpoint. You can realize very lit tle , perhaps , what Is Involved In the prin ciples of cither currency or tariff at least , thcro are aa many orators upon the ono bldo as there nro upon the other. But you can nil of you understand that In 1892 we were all of us reasonably prosperous. Your memories ure not so short that you cannot recall the fact that the men who , In 1892 , proralbod you If you will go wrong you would have a great time , nnd bo very happy ; be sides that , the very same men who told you this nro now 'telling you If you will follow them once more you will bo happier still. In other words , when tlio democratic party was all together nnd had some good and sensible men In It , wo were led by the ma- Joilty of them Into a swamp and qnagmlro and , now the best ones having left It , they tell us they will lead us to the land of prom ise and that the heavenly Jerusalem will descend. Certainly If It reaches where they are It will descend very heavily. Therefore , I say this case argues Itself. If these men have been wrong upon n sub ject which has * been discussed for about 100 yeara , how In the world can they be right on * a question that has not been dlscutsed until after the dreadful crime of 1873. If they can bo wrong after 100 years of education , what will they be after twenty ycnrs ? You know this Is a country that contains about 10,000,000 voters. licK Is entitled to have his own way If ho can get It , and every ono of them can have his own opinions If he cannot coax other people to bcllcvo In them. Two years ngo wo squarely wettled down on the subject of protection. Wo declared by our votes nnd our actions thnt we wcro In favor of It , nnd wo wore only waiting for the time to get rid of these men who had Imposed upon us. You want not only to do what you ordinarily do register nnd vote and talk 1o your neighbors ; you want to talk to the fellows In the next ward , to the fol lows In the next congressional dletrlct , nnd you want to make It worm for the community ; and , ns far -as I can judge , jou do not need my advice to that effect , "I tell you we not only want n victory which , so far as I can judge In traveling across the country , we are sure to have , but we want a victory so transcendanf that this thing will disappear nnd bo buried alongside grecnbacklam and all the other absurdities. "Our people are bravo nnd true and hon est and hlgh-mlndcd and they nerd to go forward In riches and In civilization , and , I say , heaven help you to help your- eelvcs , " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ArreHt a Free Silver Dlxttirlicr. BURLINGTON , la , , Oct. 19 , ( Special TelcH gram. ) A free allvcr orator was nrrcoted nt Kno.xvllle , la. , Saturday for disturbing the peace and locked up. Three hundred sllvcr- ItcB threatened to break Into the jull If he was not released at cnce , The man was finally rcleaaed. TOM AVATSOX AM > THIS TOP I.UADKHS Conferences nt Illn Home nt Atlanta Many ItnimirN nnil IlenlnlN. ' THOMSON , Ga. , Oct. 19. George F. Wnshburne and H. W. Reed , member * of the populist national committee , left this place today , after a conference of twenty-four houis with Hon. Thnmay 1C. Watson. Re liable Information Is at hand which shows thnt ono subject of the conference was to submit to Mr. Wntson some proposition from Chairman Jones , the nature of which both gentlemen refused to reveal. H de velops thnt Chairman Jonrs had agreed to go to Atlanta nnd meet Mr. Watson If the two commlttccmcn , upon their arrival here , should think It necessary. Otherwise ho would send n personal representative who stands high In the councils of the party. Another object of the meeting wns to In duce Mr. Wntson to modify In some particu lars his letter of acceptance , which the two commlttccmcn had In their possession. The contents of the letter were shown to the populist committee at Chicago before the recent address was Issued and Commit * tccman Reed telegraphed Mr. Watson under no circumstances to give It to the public until after a conference with him. Mr. Wat- on thereupon consented to hold It until his arrival , Mr. Reed appeared to be very much pleased with the results of his visit and stated to political friends thnt Georgia populists were very Indignant that he , n personal representative of Mr. Watson , should have signed the address Issued re cently by the populist commlttco at Chicago cage , but thnt their judgment nnd crltl- ctsnis were premature , because they did not have the Information he had when the letter uas Issued , and Intimated the affair had met with Mr. Watson's approval. Mr , Watson leaves hero tomorrow for Atlanta , where he will meet the representative of Chairman Jones. WASHINGTON , Oct. Ifl. Despite the fact Vice Presidential Candidate Watson Insists that his letter of acceptance was mailed to Senator Butler hero five days ago , the latter says ho has not yet received it. Today ho authorized the following letter to bo sent Mr. Watson : WASHINGTON , Oct. -Hon. ! > . Thomns E. } \al. on. Thomson. Gn. : Uenr Sir-Senator Butler notices thnt you are reported In an Interview as stating you mailed your letter of acceptance to him nt Washington on last Wednesday , October H. He requests mo to Inform you no such letter has been received by him. Youis respect fully. FRANCIS 11. 1IOOVI3II. Private Secretary. ATLANTA. Ga. . Oct. 19.Messrs. . Wash- burne and Rccd reached Atlanta nt noon today and an hour later they were In con ference with Colonel J. Robertson , demo cratic elcctor-at-large nnd member of the Georgia state executive committee , the na tional democratic commlttceman from Georgia , nnd several other prominent demo crats. Ono of the prominent men of the commlttco arrived from Chicago this morn ing , having come as the representative of Chairman Jones to meet Messrs. Washburne and Reed , representing Mr. Walson. When asked regarding the conference ho said : "Senator Jones could not come timl asked mo to represent him. No proposition has been made and none will bo made before to morrow. Hon. Steve CUy , chairman of the Etnlo committee , will arrive at 9 o'clock tomorrow and the state committee will meet at noon. " The democratic slate committee and the populist state commlttco will both bo In session here tomorrow. The populist com mlttco last week made n formal offer to the democrats for a fusion In thin state on a basis of seven democratic and six popu list electors. The democrats were given until tomorrow night to accept or decline the proposition. It Is understood that the con ference now In progress hero and the mceN lag -Of the , state , committees tomorrow arc fortthoftmrpoko'oiibrlnslug-jabout.thhn fu sion. sion.All All the parties to the conference decline to say anything ns to Its purpose or proba ble outcome. Washburno was more eommu- nlcntlve. hov.ever , on other subjects , con cerning which ho said : "Mr. Watson's health Is now nil right and ho will resume his campaign upeaklng nt once. He will speak In Birmingham Wednesday , again In Alabama on Thursday and then proceed to Tennessee for active work , after which , I understand , ho has plans to go to North Carolina and Kansas. " "What Is the political situation In doubt ful states ? " "During the past two weeks Mr. Bryan has made rapid gains , and I know that the republicans nre becoming alarmed nt this gnnt change In his favor. At both the pop- ullst and democratic headquarters In Chicago cage we feel sure of Bryan's election and the triumph of silver. "Our conference nt Thomson wns for the purpose of reporting to Mr , Watson Just what had been accomplished In different states and to report the work of the na tional committee , as well ns to confer with him regarding the cnmpnlgn. The report thnt I had Mr. Watson's letter of accept ance with mo was a mistake. " "Will there bo n chnngo In fusion ar rangements ? " "Yes. I believe there will bo a change of some kind In Kansas. " r.vi.Mnii'.s riiTI' ivriT XIJIIHASICA. Itinerary of Sou ml Mnney Ciuiilliliitc'x \i-i.t Journey Annoiiiieeil. CHICAGO , Oct. 19. The Itinerary of an other tour by Generals Palmer and Buckncr was announced today. Tomori'ow afternoon they will depart for Milwaukee and will tour Wisconsin In a special train , accom panied by General Bragg. On Thursday next they will shoot up to Minnesota and the week will bo closed at St. Paul and Minneapolis. On Monday , the 2GUi , they will arrive at Sioux City , la. , at 5:40 : o'clock In the mornIng - Ing , They will address un afternoon meetIng - Ing there. Leaving Sioux City at 8:30 : In the afternoon they go to Council Bluffs whore they arrive at 7 p. m. nnd address an evening meeting. From Council Bluffs Iho party will proceed Into Nebraska nnd Generals Palmer nnd BucKner will make speeches at Omaha nnd Lincoln , returning to Council Bluffs Tuesday night. They will remain In that city until 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and begin their trip through Iowa. Their first stop will be at Pacific Junction ; then they will stop nt Glcnwood , ten minutes ; Malvcrn , ten min utes ; Hastings , ten minutes ; Red Oak , ten minutes ; Vllllica , ten minutes ; Cornlpg , ten minutes ; arriving at Creston at 1 o'clock. They remain In Creston one hour , leaving there at 2 o'clock and proceeding to Afton , where they stop ten mlnutea. The next stop will bo at Osccola. They arrive at Charlton at 4 o'clock and will slop twenty minutes. Albla will bo reached at 6:10 : nnd another stop of twenty minutes will be made there. Ottumwa will bo reached at 0:10 : and the generals will address nu evening meeting. They will leave Ottumwa nt 1 o'clock on the following day , Thursday , when they go to Falrfleld , where they stop one hour. Leaving Falrfiold at 2:40 : they go to Mount Pleasant , where they will remain three hours. Leaving Mount Pleasant at G:15 : they will proceed directly to Burlington , where they arrive at 7:15 : and will address a meeting that nlslit. mnl Snriiy Sollil. WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. ( Special Tele- gram. ) A careful precinct canvass of Wash ington and Sarpy counties , made for Con gressman Mercer by conservative men ad vised to report things as thuy existed , dlu. proves the rumorn of wholesale republican defection In those counties from McKlnlcy. Congressmen Mercer today permitted Thu Bco correspondent to tabulate hla returns for both counties above mentioned nnd the remit shown that the fnnneiB generally are itlll etanchly republican , nnd that where a few republicans Indicate their determination to vote ( or Bryan thu defection U offset by votes of old line democrat" . Mcricr , who Is n uluie flguror , iia > that the moil significant thing to bo observed from letters Is that an- Ecrted farmer dissatisfaction la largely a matter of wild Imagination on the part of popocrnts , _ Tlini'Nlnii n < Diiliiiiiue , DUBUQUB , In. , Oct. 19. ( Special Tele- grum. ) The republicans hold their third pa. rude of the campaign tonight In honor of Bc.-na.tor Thuraton , Thousands turned out. INTER ] * OF THE TOILERS ProtcottaarTill Opcn t"0 Factories nn.il Thorn Employment , \V \ 1 1 ATMCO MB HAS DONE FOR LABORERS lnrJu AMenililnue ; of WorUlnmnen l.Ulen ( o | ) | NCIINNIMIN of I'olltlenl lMicH--Freo MUer Wonlil He HnlnoiiN to Them. The rally of laboring men at Knrbach hall last night piwved to be one of the most significant meetings of the local campaign. The audience was composed almost exclu sively of men who toll and It tilled the big hall to the doors. There were men from the shops , from the railroads and from nearly every Industrial establishment In Omaha. Many of them brought their wives with them and they listened to the speak ers with an Interest that showed how thor oughly they realized the Importance of the Issues that were discussed. The spcechc * wcro distinctively from a labor standpoint and that they appealed to the common sense of the audltoro was Indicated by the ap plause which continually grow more fre quent nnd enthusiastic. The Continental Drum corps entertained the crowd while the people were distributing themselves through the hall and waiting for the arrival of the speakers. K. S. Fisher enlled the meeting to order r.nd Introduced the Webster Campaign quar tet , which sang n couple of selections and received the usual enthusiastic encore. E. M. llllt was the first speaker and his speech was a stirring and effective presentation ot the Interest of the laboring man In this campaign. Ho said : TUOUBLK WITH LABOH MOVEMENTS. Ladles nnd Gentlemen : It Is Homcthlnu more than n year ago plnce I first nddressi'il In Omaha n distinctively Inbor mooting , nml I am glad tonight to have the pleasure of again facing my fellow worktngmcn nnd saying to you , what I snld then , what I ! > ellc\ed then , and what I am confident of that the great dllllcuUy In the labor move , ment In the past and at ( he present tlmo la not the war an between the employer nnd the employe , but as between the mal contents and he who neither employs nor eares for those who are employed. 1 nrn a linn believer In practical common venue In thn labor movement. We hear a great deal In these days about the classes and the masses , but I desire teen en 11 your attention to tint fact that such n atato of affairs neither exists hero nor In any other place. The great mnss of our people Is mndo up of the different clauses , and It Is the prosperity of nil that njeana the prosperity of each one. No particular class of American citizens ran be pros perous without every other elans In. anil this truism linn been prov-'j In the last four years of disaster brought on by democratic rule. I have no desire tonight to discuss the national Issues of this cnmpnlgn. Tim principal speaker of the evening , Mr. Rose- water. Is very much more nblo than I to consider that matter , and I wish to stay right In the state of Nebraska , and a good deal of the tlmo right In the city of Omaha , for a few remarks that I wish to make , t heard a speech not so very long ago In which the gentleman IOOK us to Pennsyl vania , Into the coal mines there , nnd then down Into Louisiana , or some other place , Into the cotton Uriels , and brought up u picture of horrors for the Nebraska , work- ingmnni but. my fullow working-men , you nnd I live In this city , many of UH will ilKj burledhere , , most ot us expect to make 'thl * r > ur''pCTmnnoiH ' 'homeiTjIt lB Imp to you and to mo to Jt greatest benefit to us ns state. state.WANTS WANTS PRACTICAL EVIDENCE. There Is nt this time n campaign , both national nnd state , and the gentleman who Is nt the present time the candidate on thu other side for the ofllco of governor lof Nebraska , two years ago made his success ful campaign when I returned to Nebraska , after an absence of some yenrs. The gon- tlcmnn nt that time made several speeches In Omaha. Mr. Holcomb was then very de sirous or showing the worklnemcnovr \ \ much he loved them , and he told us how much ho cared for the woikliiK people of the state. I have heard that sons ; before , but I would not give one ounce of practical evidence of the care , of the usefulness of nn Individual who had shown that he waa of service to the worktiiKmen for nil the professions of nil the lawyers In all the world , nnd I have no call for lawyers , either. ( Applause. ) When Mr. Holconib became governor ot Nebraska It became nerorsary , nmong other things , for him to appoint a commissioner of Inbor. Now , the legislature of the state of Nebraska wlooly made this office and It was Intended to be of n-rvlco to every citizen of this slate ; not only to the work- IiiRmen themselves , but to everyone else , for what honcfllvil the workliiKinnn , the brcad-wlnnors , benefited the whole mass. It would have been natural to suppose that the gentleman would have selected for this ofllce somebody who knew something about It. I dn not bpllcvo that either tbo people or the legislature Intended that this otllco should be a pension n a sop or aa a pay for political services. Evidently the governor thought ( llfrercntly , and ho an- pointed > Jr John Powers , a farmer , who know about ns much of labor , or of me chanics as ho did about n great many other things tlmt ho docs not know anything about. ( Laughter. ) This gentleman waa appointed as labor commissioner a man who had spent his llfo on the farm , who knew undoubtedly all about raising grain and corn , a man who unquestionably know all nbout how to grow cattle , but who knew no more nbout mechanics than I do , or many of you do , nbout farming. This innn received the appointment. Homo yenrs ago , however , the name gentleman was a candidate for governor of the atnto of Nebraska , and In the city of Omaha ho made a speech. During that speech ho wan asked from the audience what ho believed nbout the olnht-liour-a-day law ? The gcn- tlomau snld : "The farmers of Nebraska work eight hour * In the forenoon and eight hoiifH In the aflcrnoon" and I bellcvo ho received something llkn 1,200 Voton In this town. After j.hl man nnd boon turned down by the worklngmcn of Omaha mid after Mr. Holcomb had received the en dorsement , practically Kpeaklng , of a great percentage of the worklngincn here , owliifr Governor Holcomb appointed the man to his profession of friendship fr.r them , whom the worklngmen of this city had de clared they ilia not believe In , it mnn who had shown how llttlo he knew of the labor movements , appointed this same gontlcmnn us the labor commissioner to show the pco- plo of tlio statu the needs nf the Inborlni- mcn. I HUbmlt that that ono action alone should lose for Governor Holcomb the vote of every laboring man In the state of Ne braska. ( Applause. ) At this tlmo Mr. Sidney J. Kent , who Is the organizer of thu American Federation of Ijjbor , was a candidate for this olllce. The chairman of the meeting tonight , Mr. Fisher , wn at that tlmo sccictary of the Central Labor union , which represents all of the organized trndoH In this town. That body , I believe , endorsed Mr. Kent , did It not ? Yes , endorsed Mr. Kent for the same position tlmt ho appointed Mr. Powers to and still Mr , Holcomb found It ncccssury to HO Into the country and there pick up a gentleman whoso principal qualification for the ofllco Is that he does not know anything nbout It. ( Laughter. ) During the administration U became necessary to appoint nn oil Inspector for the Htnto of Nnbrnska , Now waa an oppor tunity nt lust to show tlmt Mr. Holcomb wna friendly to these who toll. Did no appoint a laturlnu- man for that position ? I am not of the kind whu nre looklnx for thu lonvcs and llshen myself , hut I lio- JJove that It Is but luit and proper anil duo to the citizens of the state tlmt men should be appointed , an well UH elected to every olllce who know HntnotliliiK allout the business for which they are appointed. Hut Governor Holcomb appointed Fnmlc milliard , also a farmer , and the gentle man , of course , I presume , unrw somuthlntr about machlnu oil , huvlng bought n few KullonH to oil hlu reaper , and boyoiul that knnw absolutely nothing of the ilutlcu of the position. Again I believe that thnt ought to IOHO to Holcornb the volts of everybody who bellcveii that the olllco means a duty due to the public , nnd not u private nnnp for the Individual , ( Applause. ) PENITENTIARY DEAL. Then the mate of Nebraska went Into tha penitentiary buuliiemi In a measure , ana we bought HoinolhliiK that wo already owned from UIH ! contractor ( but I bcllovt the contractor himself wan In the penlUn-