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PHILIPPINE REVOLT IS BIG
Ecbollion Much More Serious Than Has
Been Generally Recognized.
REBELS WRITE THEIR OATHS IN BLOOD
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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. "
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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.
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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-