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THE . OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1871. OMAILA. THURSDAY &OVEMHJ3U 12 , 1SOG. sTGLE COPY" imrE CENTS. FARMERS VOTE DOWN SILVER Congress at Indianapolis in Favor of In ternational Bimetallism. GENERAL ROY STONE'S ' PROPOSITION I'rcNcntN n Plnn Which He Thlnlift Will IncrciiMi- the Volume of Slntulnril Money Amoni ; the Commercial Niilloim , INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 11. The Farmers' National congress at Its session today by resolution requested cx-Prcsldcnt Harrison to address the meeting. The president , re ferring to a bill pending In the United States ( senate providing for an Industrial commls- slon , said that action should be taken by the farmers looking to the appointment ot ono or perhaps two active members of the five members of the commission from the mem bership of this congress. The session was largely devoted to reso lutions and they were referred to the com mittee on resolutions as follows : Suggesting S.V. . Allerton of Illinois for secretary of agriculture. Requesting congress of the United States to appoint n corps of civil engineers to examine and report ns to the practicabil ity of constructing n ship canal connect ing the Atlantic with the Great Inken by wnv of the rivers nnd ( iiilf of Mexico. That It Is the sense of this congress that women should be given the right of suf frage. That the congress of the United States Khould lake active measures to restrict undesirable Immigration , discountenance class legislation nnd discourage sectional ism. ism.W. W. H. Hoffman of Illinois Introduced a resolution to the effect that : Inasmuch as the supreme court of the ( 'tilled States hail decided that the tnx on InconiiH Is unconstitutional ; and Whereas. The farmers' Income Includes nil the products of the farm , all farm prod- notn should be exempt from assessment or taxation. Mr. Stahl of Illinois : Whereas. Trusts are annually robbing the American people of millions of dollars ; lie It Resolved. That this congress demands -Mint the laws against trusts bo enforced nnd such ns are now inadequatebe Htrcnglhcned. i The committee on locating the next meetIng - } Ing of the congress reported In favor of St. Paul , Minn. , and suggested that It be held nt least two months earlier In the year than the present congress. A resolution was also offered and referred favoring the Initiative and referendum ; also a graded land tax. REJECT SILVER RESOLUTION. J. Adam llede of St. Paul Mid he was a democrat , but he knew that silver could only bo mined by the wealthy , by great cor porations and that they alone could get any profit out of It. A resolution with a decided silver ring. Introduced by Mr. Offutt ot In diana , was substituted by the following reso lutions by the committee on resolutions and adopted against the warm protest of Mr. Offutt : Whereas. It Is the general con census of opinion of the people of the t'nlted States that gold and silver on a Just pailty of value Khould ho equally money of ultimate re demption without limit. In which this Farm ers' National congress concurs , but differ ences of opinion exist ns to the methods by which this policy can be secured : nnd Whereas. The recent election resulted In favor of bimetallism by agreement of com mercial nations ; therefore. Unsolved , Tlmt the Fanners' National rotigross urgently requests the Incoming administration of the national government to speedily ndopt all practicable methods to obtain the concurrence of a snlllclcnt number of nations to secure International bimetallism with the unlimited coinage of gold and silver as equally money of ulti mate redemption and thereby to restore hlmctalllc prices for the world's commerce. Mr. Lawrence , chairman of the committee , said the members of the committee , with one eixceptlon , were ot the opinion that the res olutions expressed the opinion ot a vast ma jority of the people of the United States and that the substitute was a proper one. The afternoon session of the congress was levotcd to the reading of papers of Interest to the agriculturists. One paper on good loads and the benefit derived from them was read by Otto Dorner of Wisconsin , a member of thu executive board ot the League of American Wheelmen. ROY STONE'S PROPOSAL. General Roy Stone of the Department of Agriculture read a paper entitled : "Tho L'attlo Is Over ; Shall the War Go On ? " This paper dealt with the Isxues ot the recent election. Speaking of the free silver forces , he said It was not In human nature that a party which had made such headway In Its first fight should be willing to accept ono defeat as final. General Stone main tained , therefore , that to avoid , even moro bitter contests In the future , some Inter national plan should bo taken to "provide n new , natural and growing use for silver. " General Stone submitted the following proj ect for International silver nioucv : 1. An International mint be opened under the auspices nnd nvinugi'mi-nt of the pov- ernmtnlii of the chief commercial coun tries of the world. 2. Silver liit-rimtloiial coins , which ma > lie known as "gl bc dollars" and frac tions thereof , boarlng their denominations In shillings , francs , etc. . on the one side nnd an Intern.illonal symbol vvlth , the nninc * of the I'liltcd Stiitei * on the other to be coined and freely Isrued In exchange for gold or Ils equivalent , or { or silver bullion at the market price. 3. Heavy burs or blocks of silver to be numbered and stamped with their full In ternatlonnl coinage value for use In haul receives or for export or domestic , trans fer. 4. Certificates to be Issued on deposit o silver bullion at the maret valtu > or o tre-so proposed coins , bars or blocks. 5. The International coins , bars , blocks nnd ( Pilltlc.-itcri to rccetvalile for public dues and to lie exchangeable for gold n the central mint and at Its agencies It nil countries of the union. C. All prollt of the colna.To. stnmpago am Issue of certificates for bullion to he placei In n reserve fund liuvstcd In stable gnv iTiiment securities to secure the parlts with gold ; tbo Interest arising from tnid securities to be ndiloil to the fund. 7. The coinage. Btunipnur or Issue of ccr tllk'ntes to ho curtailed whenever the dp mam ! for exchange Into gold Indicate n redundancy of either. ? . The mint and fund to bo managed by ix commission consisting of representative nominated by the governments joining1 th union , one from each counlrv , but all mat tors < > f general policy to be tlctermlnei liy a , majority In Interest , as well as by i majority In numbers ; the Interest of each nation being determined at tlrM by th value of Its external commerce nnd late liy the amount of International currcnc ) actually taken by Its citizens. "If , " ho said In conclusion , "a secured In tenmtlonal currency can bo successfully es tabllshcd It may serve all the public pur prices nf bimetallism better than the bimetal Him Itself , and without any of Its risks It makes no sudden and extreme deman upon the confidence of capital. It will no unduly stimulate the production of silver It will broaden the metallic base of tb world's currency and. while It will not a once restore a par of exchange between goli and silver countUs ! , It will give stability t buslncfi by a steady approach thereto. I will take the \vholo subject out of the realm of doubt and controversy and give n scaso of financial pcaco to the commercial worli U may even give political peace to th Ainerlcui union. " . , Dr. Satello , representing the republic o ' Venezuela , untie a brief address , In whlc 'Y he said that Venezuela . U with America am pxpresse.l u true fidelity to the Intercuts o .he United .Slates , Thrtt ) hearty cheers wer given for Venezuela and the slater repub lies of Panatnerlca at the conclusion of th r.ddrrsx , L. S. Co din of Iowa presented a resolution which was adopted under 'n suspension of ' the rules , urging the h.inUhmcmt by act i | of coneresi of all aaloom In the city of Wnnh , Ington and In all other places were congress has control. The following committee was appointed to pieacnt to congress the memorial of the farmers' congress under course of prepara tion : Messrs. B. F. Clayton of Iowa , T. J. Clardy of Kentucky. W. II. Powell of Pennsylvania and William Lawrence of Ohio. PROTECTION FOR THE FARMERS. The memorial uhlrh I * to be presented to the congress and which was adopted without change Is being written by Judge Lawrence , chairman of the committee. The memorial covers the whole subject of protective duttea relating to agricultural Interests. It quotes fromthe address of President Clayton of the congress , the statistics which he gave , showIng - Ing the operation of the Wilson tariff bill as compared with the MrKlnlcy bill of 1S90. It then says that In order to give effect to the policy of protection three things are to bo observed : First That American farmers can supply nearly all farm products In sufficient amount to meet the needs of the American people. Second That as to farm products , there I can be no ctrablnatlon or monopoly to exact | exorbitant prices. j I . Th'rd It results from these facts that as to such farm products the duties should be such as to secure to American farmers the whole American market. Among the prod ucts on which such duties are to be re quired are : Cotton , hemp , flax , wheat , corn , barley , oats , potatoes , hops , dairy products , garden vegetables , poultry , egg , live stock for food , many kinds of tobacco , applea , and other orchard fruits. As to tfugar , wool , and rice , which the American farmer can not sufllclontly produce to supply all our needs the duties should not bo prohibitory , but they should be amply protective , so that In due tlmo wo shall be enabled to supply all. all.Tho The memorial then quotes statistics to show' the effect of the wool act of 1S9I and It recommends that congrofs shall enact the wool tariff law recommended In Decem ber last by the National Wool Growers' saoclitlon at Washington. The memorial urthcr says the Dlnglcy tariff bill now lending In the senate unjustly discriminates n favor of the wool manufacturers and gainst the wool growers. It Insists that If 10 Dlngley bill Is to be passed , It shall be mended In four particulars ; to provide first lat the skirting clause In the act of 1SOO lull not be applicable to the bill ; and . econd. ttat the provision that It shall be n out ; third. ' that the duties on woolen rags , lioddy and adulterants shall bo made pro- ilbltory ; fourth , th.it wool and woolen man- factures Imported under Its provisions ll not remain In bonded warehouses more lan ten days. Several other minor features to the memo- lal are to be added. Thcro Is no doubt ( if hn adoptlor of the memorial as It stands , t tomorrow morning's session of the con- IJACHKI'L rni-i.i.\n ON MOTH siuis. : Sir Priinlc LncUwoml Comment * on the A rlil I nil I on Trenly. LONDON , Nov. 11. The statement that ho British arbitrators In the Venezuelan Isputo will be appointed by the lord chief ustlco. Baron Russell of Klllowcn. has ex ited great Interest In and about the law ourts and elsewhere and there Is much spec- ilallon regarding the probable choice of > ord Ktis.st'11. Sir Frank Lockwood , Q. C. , who accom panied Lord Russell on his recent visit to \merlca. In an Interview on the subject with a representative of the Associated press aid : "The result Is one to gratify every Englishman , especially as It was reached vlthout any sacrifice of principles on either Ide. It Is no surprise to me nor to the other members of the party which recently Ulled the United States. We knew before caving this country that there was a strong English feeling In favor of a peaceful scttlc- ncnt of the matter and wo find In this that t was reciprocal. I am sure that every hotightful Ilrlton has mentally congratula- ed both governments on the result achieved and tlut they no longer contemplate , even n their wildest thoughts , tbo po.inlbllity of an approach to warlike Interruption between the two nations. " After a cabinet council held today the at- : orncy general. Sir Richard Webster , went o the colonial office and had n conference with ono of the under secretaries , Mr. C. A. Harris , who has been prominently associated with the Venezuelan question from the first. VLL itn.vnv KOH A I.ICAI , IIATTLR. llerltiK Sen Cnmitilxxloii Open * II SeMloiiMet Moiulny. VICTORIA. B. C. . Nov. 11. Hon. Fred Peters , premier of Prince Edwards Inland. F. L. Bcquo of Montreal and R. N. Vcnnlng of he Fisheries and Merino building at Ot- awa have arrived here. Peters and Beque are counsc- for the lirltisn anil Canadian government on the Bering Sea commission which will open Monday. Vennln ? . who las made a specialty of the sealing industry as It affected the Department of Marine , will also ntsM. These gentlemen lost no tlmo after ar- Ivlng , but were hard at work yesterday In the ofllce of E. V. Bodwell , who prepares he case'and acts as junior counsel before he commission. Sir Charles Herbert Tup- per Is also busily engaged In preparing the case for the owners of the several seized ichooncrs whom he represents. Hon. Mr. I'utnam. United States commissioner , and Ion. Don M. Dickinson , American counsel , are expected Saturday. KINDS TIN Oltli NKAH VANCOL'VKH. SiiinplcN Snlil to .Much ItcMemhlc the 'roiluet of the Cornvvnll Mlncx. VANCOUVER , II , C. . Nov. 11. Some ere brought down from the coast north of Van- eouver and assayed for gold or silver has been pronounced by the nssayer to be cassl- tcrlto or tin ore. Himself a Coruldhman , the assayer compared the ore with samples from the Dolcoath mine In Cornwall ami found them Identical In character , and ho Is satisfied that a deposit of the tin ore has been discovered. How large the deposit U will not be known until the ground Is more fully prospected , as the discoverer , being Ignorant of the value of the mineral found , did not Investigate closely until he had the samples assayed. Comment on Mrs. Cnstlc'h Itelcnxc. LONDON. Nov. U. The Chronicle In COK- mentlng upon Mrs. Castle's case does not quarrel with her rclcate , but wishes the British laws were more even and that the same consideration were extended to tbo poor as to the rich monomaniacs. Tla Dally News says with reference to the same subject that It wan foreseen , and , besides anything to please Mr. Bayard. The Stand ard and Graphic both approve of Mr * . Cas tie's release. _ CiiNtlcx Will Sail on .Saturday. LONDON , Nov. U. Walter .M. Castle o San Frcnclsco called at the United States embassy today. Ho will sail for the L'nltci StattM on Saturday next , accompanied by Sirs. Castle , and will most likely le.ivc Southampton an board the Amcrlc.au Hue steamship St. Louis. InvcxIlKiitc AHII'H | Iiiilii trlnl Demand BREMEN , Nov. 11.The Cotton exchafiEO has decided to contribute $7,500 to send a commission of experts to eastern Asia wltt Instructions to report upon the dcnunda there for Industrial and cotton products. llrltUh Mcnnier Axhore nt Ciilenttii , CALCUTTA , Nov. 1J. The Btlllsh steamer Strath Clydo from thu port for Galveston Is senou lu the river. riinrn of a Dnnueroim Inilliiii. WINNII'EO , 'Man. ' , Nov. 11.-Several days ago an Indian named Chnrcop.l on- the Bloo.l reservation , near Fort McLeod , killed three people , another Innlun , hi * ciiunw nnd the farm Instructor. Charcoal es caped from the ru&rvc , und a dfUirhmcnt of mounted police have been In pursuit of him. They ImV" several times horn hold at bay by the dohpernte Indian. Two pollci'iucn hnvi > been woumliM , nnil today bVrgcant Wlldi' . while atlemjitlnx to cap. lure him.us. nhot ili.nl. Tlio onion ; arc now to shoo : the rc.lskln ui sltht. RECOGNIZES UNITED STATES Arbitration Treaty an Effective Answer to Lord Salisbury's Wordsi LONDON COMMENT ON THE AGREEMENT emimIMTM of Alt Slinilex of Political Opinion YVeleome the SiteeeNNfnl Onleome Clulip Kenrt n Prece dent for MonroelNin. LONDON , Nov. 11. The Westminster Ga zette this afternoon , referring to the practi cal settlement of the Venezuelan question by submitting It to a court of arbitration says : "Tho lous standl of the United States which the marquis of Salisbury nt first denied Is now undisputed and 1s ac cepted even to the length of ruling out Venezuela. Wo would much rather settle with the United States , but we naturally look to the United States to go ball for Venezuela In return. To this assertion the Monroe doctrine the most satisfactory point of all Is appended a general arbitration agree ment. " The St. James Gazette asks whether the agreement will not throw Into arbitration "all the sparsely settled region between the Schomburgk line and the settled territory of Gul.ina , which Lord Klmberley and the mar quis of Salisbury declared thsy would never submit to arbitration and whereupon Presi dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney declared they should or the United Stales would make them. " It adds : "If Great Drltaln does submit this issue to arbitration It will be dllTlcult to dlapiove the American c'alm that the agree ment Is a square backdown upon the part of Great Hrltaln. That the arrangement Includes a general treaty of arbitration Is an Indisputable bene fit and the decision of the committee not to report relieves President Cleveland's govcrn- fnnnt nf tlin mnst anrlnila fllfRrllltv nf Itfl mvn reatlon. " FUTURE DISPUTES LESS LIKELY. The Pall Mall Gazette thinks that "hero- fter disputes are less likely to occur now hat the principle of dealing directly with ho little republic ! Is set aside In favor of legotlatlons with their powerful protector. " The Globe welcomes the agreement , "be- ause It releases the American government rom a false and dangerous position. " Continuing , the Globe says : "When the ommlsslon reported adversely to Great Jritaln It would have forced President Clcve- aml to attempt the coercion of Great Britain r rat the humblest of humble pic. No one n this country wishes to see the develop ment of the UnlteJ States retarded for a half century , as It would necessarily have one If the government at Washington had cen fit to enter , on so trivial a pretext , upon o unequal a contest. The decision of the commission to withhold Its report U un obvious but eflectlve way out of an awkward Ituatlon. " The Globe then proceeds to criticise the composition of the tribunal , and In this con nection refers to tl-e fact that Venezuela Is not represented "In spite of Lord Salls- iury'8 early assertion that the question at sstie only concerned the United Kingdom md Venezuela. " and concludes : "It must > e clearly understood that this Institution of the new tribunal of arbitration Is not to 'onstlttito a pieced cut for arranging all uture disputes between the United States and the United Kingdom In North anil South America , and that wo are not ready to recognize Monroeism as an International aw. " The Standard , conservative. In a some what pessimistic editorial on the Venezuela settlement , considers that a fifty-year limit of occupation to Insure title would displace virtually all of the Drltlsh settlers except the aborigines under British rule. "Perhaps however , " adds the Standard , "full dctalli will throw a better light on the subject , am In the last case we can appeal to history to prove Dutch and Drltlsh occupation before Venezuela existed. " iifssi.v .MAI * snxn AMI TO I.VDIA. AiieiiN | | III \ei\Niiiierx | | of St. IVIor.s- linrir on Ilelinlf of Starving People. ST. PETERiUURG. Nov. 11. Prince Obo- lenskl , writing the Novoe Vremya , recom mends the export of Russian cereals to India and suggests that rye should be sold In Odessa at 40 kopecks per pood. It la understood In this connection that the Ilrit- Ish ambassador at St. Petersburg , Sir N. U. O'Connor , recently visited Odessa. The Russian newspapers are mailing warm ap peals to the people of Russia to contribute funds for the relief of the famine sufferero In India. LONDON , Nov. 12. The Times St. Peters burg dispatch says Prince Obolcnskl says Russia Is ovcrsupplled with cereals and that It Is estimated she could sell wheat at Iloin- bay for Cd per peed under the price that California wheat Is realizing there. A special dispatch from Bombay says that In eleven districts of the Deccan and Cancan 1,250,000 people arc believed to bo on the verge of starvation. The dispatch adds that riots have occurred at Shahabad and KazoJ. SOt'TH AKUICA.V ni'TI.OOIC IIHinilT. John IlnyM Iliinimonil ! < H.VN Iteeeiit Ile- prexNlon dinned Senrelty of Money. LONDON , Nov. 11. At the annual meetIng - Ing ( , today of the Consolidated Gold Fields company , John Hays Hammond presented an exhaustive report on the deep level mining. It was received with great favor and Mr. Hammond was vo-.ed the thanks of the company. The meeting was largely attended and enthusiastic. At the close Mr. Hammond wan Interviewed by a representa tive of the Associated press regarding the prospects In South Africa. He said : "Tho prospects In South Africa were uovcr brighter. The recent depression In prices caused a scarcity of money and every ono was obliged to sell good securities , but the ( outlook now Is good. There has been a large gold output. The report that Presi dent Kreugcr will cancel the claims held by the company Is untrue. It was only a bear movement. " All ) AND COMKOHT KOIl I.VSL'IlRIi.VTS Another CnrKo of MiinltloiiN nnil IN. | IHitehOM Snfely l.tinileil. ( Copyrlsrht. 1830 , by I'r a Publishing Company. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , Nov. 11. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The expedition which left hero for Cuba conveying Important dispatches from the New York junta and munitions of war Is reported to have landed safely. HAVANA , Nov. 11. The committee on national defense met today and approved a plan for the appropriation of funds to or ganize and mobilize additional forces and to supply cannon and muskets. Reports of artillery wcro heard today In the Govern- adora hills , near Cajajabos , These are HUP- pcecd to be the forces under General Wcy- ler. Artillery was also heard In the Rubl mountains , supposed to bo that of General Munoz. Mi-rre I.eniie l.nlinrerN for the Ciiiinl. ( CYpyrlBht. ISM , by I'rt * * Publl hlntt Company. ) COLON. Colombia , Nov. 11. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Panama Canal company sent to Africa and got 700 Sierro Leone laborer * , who will work on the Empire and Culrbra divisions , Free rations woru a great factor In Inducing fhjC laborers to come here. : . \frulil nf the Tiirln. CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 11. While cnuiiBelllnK the American missionaries to remain at their pools In Anatolia , the United Stuteo mlnUter. Alexander W. Terrell , has Induced thu removal of the children of tbo mlulouarles to places of safety. KUXTUCICl * IS MMV IIBYOXD DOUIT. Chnlrmnn Hohertii Vl ll Cniitini to AxMire MeKluley'.of thnt rnct. CANTON Nov. 11. Pre ldent-clect , . - .Mc Kinley passed the day qulstly at his North Market street hotne. receiving and entertain ing the usual number ot visitors and giving such tlmo as Is permitted him to the ac cumulated ami still accumulating corres pondence. His mother aid his sister , Helen , went to the house earlyjthls morning to be with Mrs. McKlntey during the day. One ot the morning callers was Sum Roberts , state chairman' of Kentucky. Mr. Roberts thinks now that there Is little probability of a con test on the electors of that state. U Is now practically conceded that' the republicans hive succeeded by a plurality of at least Ml. Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls , In n letter to Major McKinley says : "I am very much gratified to know that my prediction at Minneapolis neapolis has come to pass. My congratula tions are late , but they art ? cordial and sln- cete. They arc tempered by profound regret and disappointment at the result iln Kansas , but wo did the best we couldJ" J. J. Dcllaven of San Francisco writes : "Tho contest was a hard one , on account of the silver question , and It was your per sonal popularity and the manner In which you conducted your eampjlgn and the dig nified and patriotic character of your speeches which contributed largely to the republican victory In our state. The people have confidence In you In our state. " Dinner was served late at the McKinley home tonight. Colonel and Mrs. Myron T. Herrlck. whom they have been Intending to visit this wee-k. came'down from Cleveland , on an evening train. Mrs. McKinley ap peared to have regained much of the cheer fulness that marked her before her attack of grip three weeks ago. Scarcely had the president-elect entered tho'library than the mall carrier * of Canton wcro announced. They shook hands with their distinguished fellow towmnan. Their few minutes had no sooner ended than a committee from the Knights Tonr-plar of Canton , headed by Gen eral Superli tendent Kennedy 'of the Cleve land. Canton & Southern railway , called. Spojses'nan Kennedy said he had como to ask the honor of the Canton Knights Tem plar of escorting their comrade to Washing ton for the Inaugural ceremonies. It was explained that a committee of several bun- ureil uaiuon uusmosa men IIBU cancu nun a similar tender of services. The Eighth regiment of National Guards have also askir.l for the honor , as well as the Cleveland troops , the Fourteenth regiment of Colur.i- bus. where Major McKinley lived during the four years of hi * gubernatorial term , and m.iny other similar organizations. One notable body aspiring foFtho distinction Is the oldest republican elub In CalKornla. which wired , offering to icome from San Francisco and do escort duty. ' Shortly after noon. Major McKinley took.yi chart drive. He was accompanied by Secretary of State Samuel M. Taylor of Columbus , Samuel SI. J. Roberts , chairman of the Kentucky state republican committee and Mr. Walter Chance of Philadelphia. At lunch he enter tained Hon. Robert P. Porter of Cleveland , who was superintendent of the census of 1SSO. _ MA.VY YOHK Iini'tMli.ICA.VS IIATIKY. . onnil Money Voter * of tlmt Seetlon ' Have n IIIK Time. YORK. Neb. . Nov. 11. ( Special. ) York republicans demonstrated , their approval ot the election of McKinley ilonday night In a manner that leaves no room to doubt their sincerity. A magnificent lorchllght proces sion paraded the streets to the music of steam whistles and anvils : .The feature of the evening , however , wai. U\e Bryan special train. One of the old street crs had boon resurrected and a traction 'tuclnc attached for a locomotive. This tralii.was lia'uled all around town and crcatpi } no Inconsiderable amount of fua wherever * i appeared. A prominent traveling man of nhla city acted as llryan. He delivered llryan's York speech from an Improvised stand on. each corner ol the public square. The 3amo slouch hat. the brown overcoat and the'black silk hand kerchief , together with the > .X > rlKlnal Bryan- Istlc smile , were In evidence ; A young man Impersonated Mrs. Ilryiri.The baby was there also. The whole burlesque was per fectly acted. The fireworks display after the parade was a successful feature of the evening's festivities. HEE.MER , Neb. . Nov. 11. ( Special. ) The republicans of Beemer , .assisted by a dele gation from West Point , beld a ratification meeting last e-.enlng. The crowd was very enthusiastic and hurrahed fof SIcKlnley with A will. TECUMSEH , Neb. . Nov. II. ( Special. ) Tecumseh republicans ratified the election of McKinley and Hobart In a fitting style last night. Judge I. W. Lapsing of Lincoln was present and entertained an audience at lilt ) UJlt'Iil UUU&l111 Uiiu.vi uia Istlc speeches. COUXC1I. IS SOLIDLY U Hveit I. I ) . Allen , the Colored fa mil- late , IN Kleuteil. BOSTON , Nov. 11. Tholb'oard of election commlsslot en : finished the recount of votes In the Fortieth councillor-district tonlgh and I. D. Allen , the colored republican can dldate , was declared elected" over Hon. John II. Sullivan , who now represents the dls trlct and who was the democratic candt date. Allen's majority waaB2 votes. Then- Is , , no appeal from the decision of the elcc ; tlon commlEsIoncrs and the governor's conn ell stands for the first time In Its hlstorj solidly republican , while. Allen holdd the highest political office over given a colorci man by the voters of [ Massachusetts. The now councillor was born In slavery and ts caped during the war , curving with Genera B. : F. Butler. He was with him after the war on the famous schooner American which General Butler owned. At the tlmo o the republican convention at which Allen was placed in nomination , the place on the ticket was offered to a number of promlncn republican.- ] , but all of them refused It , no desiring to run In a strong democratic dls trlct t and bo defeated. Allen's election wao as much a surprise to him.as . to his demo cratlc nppnccnts. .Sullivan , carried the dls trlct last year by over'5000. KAXKAS WOMKX A \RRHiSSIVI3 Will Try to nefeiit IJjery CmnlliliiU Who O | > | ioxeN Keiiiiilu SufYrnKe. TOPEKA , Kan. , J > 'o'v. (11. ( The Kansi Equal Suffrage association now In session here , announces that the women of Kansa have grown tired of begging this or tba political organization for favora and tha they propose to become a lively factor In Kansas politics. The association toda } adopted a resolution 'which declares : "Henceforth we deem 'It must bo ex pedlent for all trim suffrngists , and every suffrage association , in the state , to do al In tljclr power to defeat every candidate fo offlco who refuses to declare himself openl and honestly In favor of the rlzht of suffrag to every adult citizen ot this .republic , with out regaiil to sex. " It was also decided to < oak the Incomln state legislature to grant Kansas WOIIK presidential suffrage. Aliihiinin LeK MONTGOMERY. Ala. , N.OV , 11. The Ala bama legislature organized today , with A D. Sayer as president and N. E. Clement speaker of the house. The democrats I the house numbered seventy-six and th populists twenty-four. In the senate thcr are twenty-four democrats and nine popu lists. The first cauciil for tbo nomlnatlo of a United States senator may bo held to morrow night. Balloting for United State senator must begin in open session on th 24th Inst. The populliln have not yet dc elded whether they will nominate a candl date. _ .Veiv lliiniiNhlre'H Voe Complete. CONCORD , N , II. , Nov. 11. Ellsworth the last polling place ID Now Hampshire t bo heard from , has madu Us returns. Th figures complete the italo vote , which gives McKinley , C5.C71 : Bryan , 21.09C ; plurality for McKinley , 347D. For governor : Rams dell , republican. 49,09 : : Kent , democrat 5,030 ; Ramadell'i plurality , 21,002. STRIKES A BROKEN RAIL 'ast Mail Train on the Union PnciGo in tbo Ditch , EVERAL INJURED , BUT NONE KILLED Seven of Hie Thirteen Turn Compos- liiK 1ie Trnlii Went In tinDltelt .Vono or tin- Injured Arc MUcly to Die. OGALALLA , Xcb. , Nov. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Union Taclllc's "Fast Mall" rain , No. 3 , struck a broken rail near loscoe , six miles cast of here , this morning at 1:12 : o'clock. As n result seven of the hlrtcon cars were ditched , and fifteen pas- eiiRcrs were pretty badly shaken up. One wonun complains of severe pains In her > aek , anil It may bo that she Is seriously njurcil. One man was badly cut on the icail. No ono was killed ami those most seri ously Injured are : Conductor L. D. Tierce of North 1'lattc , Veb. . face , elbow anil right hip badly cut and brul&ed. Mrs. Martha Hradshaw of Sheridan , Mont. , right side of head badly bruised and finger irokcn. Mrs. Emma Thomas , cnrouto from England to Dtitte , Mont. , right sldo of head bruUcd , colhirbono broken and side Injured. James McCandach of Grand Island , Neb. , scalp wound and back Injured. Charles L. Meyer. 29-30 Liberty street. New York , representing the Cripple Creek Mining syndicate , right knee bruised and sprained. A. W. Bristol , Cheyenne , scalp wound. A number of other passengers received slight cuts from broken plass and some bruises , but no more were seriously hurt. The locomotive , the mall and the baggage cars passed over tne uroKen ran in saiciy , probaily because the train was running at a high rate of speed. The rest of the rain did not get on so well. Ono flrst-clnes Pullman sleeper , one second-class tourist sleeper , one passenger coach and five chair cars were ditched , the two sleepers and txvo of the chair cars turning over on their sides. The trucks of the tourist sleeper were badly smashed , but this was about the only damage of any moment sustained by any of the equipment. William T. Canada , chief of the Union 'aellic's special service bureau , wan on the rain , and at once took charge of mattera. 'hyslclans were summoned from here and responded at once. They found but little work , however , for them to do. as nearly all of the passengers made lucky escapes. The engine with the mall and express cais were started we.it as t-oon as possible , n order that the western mall might not bo lelayed. The train got away from tha scene of the wreck at 3:20 : this morning , and will go Into Ogden on schedule time. The , lassongors resumed ttietr journey In a train i lint was made up from the ears that could 10 used and that will bo run as a 'special. ( t left Koscoo at 7:30. : about nix hours late , jut will pull Into Ogdcn tomorrow morn ing , not more than two or thrco hours be hind time. NORTH PLATTE. Neb. . Nov. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) Mrs. Lawrence , who was In ured In the Iloscoe wreck this morning , was brought to her home In North Plalte on a freight train tUis afternoon. She was jadly bruised and one arm was badly cut and several of her teeth wcru knocked out. She will recover , but It was a very nevero shock to the old woman , who Is TO years old. She * Is the mother of Conductor Prank Lawrence of the Union Pacific. The news received at the local headquar ters of ( he Union Pacific confirmed the ills- patched to The Bee. General Manager Dick inson and several other prominent officials were In St. Louis yesterday attending a rail way conference. They were at once advised of the accident. The ofllclals In charge , while regretting the accident , congratulate themselves that no one was seriously In jured. The "Fast Mail" left here Tutfl- day afternoon heavily loaded. It usually carries twelve cars , but on account of the heavy load an additional coach wan added. So far ns Is known. William T. Canada of the Union Paclf. . Is the only Omahan aboard the train. SHKItMAN TALKS KOH TARIFF 1111,1 , . SlioivN the Folly of llu * DcmocriitN In OppoHlni ; the DliiKlcy MciiNiire. NEW YORK. Nov. 11. Senator John Shcr- man of Ohio , who Is at the Fifth Avenue hotel , talked freely with an Evening Post reporter today about the outlook for legisla tion In thu next congress. "It will be necessary to pass a tariff measure at once , " he said. "The DIagley bill with some changes will do for the pres ent. The democrats made a great mistake In not permitting that bill to pats In the last congrfus. It was only a temporary measure. Intended to raise the revenue that the gov ernment absolutely needed and If the demo crats had let It go through , there would have been no necessity for bond Issues and the democratic administration would have escaped a great deal of censure and criti cism that was heaped upon It. " "I doubt , " ho continued , "If the demo cratic senate will oppose the bill. I am sure the Hllver senators would not obstruct legis lation. I understand all the sliver men ex cept Teller and Dubols are opposed to a policy of obstruction. If the Dlcgley bill Is passed at the coming session of congress there will bo no necessity for an extraor dinary session of congress after March 4. Considering everything. I think that the out look for the passage of the bill Is bright. "It Is doubtful If the republicans will have a majority In the senate. Nobody can tell jet whether republicans or democrats will go to the senate from Kentucky and North Carolina. I'ntll throe statea elect their senators It will be Impossible to say which side will have a majority. " The nunator was then asked If ho knew anything about the makeup of President McKlnley's cabinet and If he might take the treasury portfolio again. "McKinley Is the only man who knows anything about the cabinet yet ami I linvo given no thought to cabinet matters , " ho replied. MISS WII.Ij.VIlD'.S ADDUKSS IS LATH. Tlme Ili-Horvcil for UN Preparation \VllN ( ilVeil tO ArillClllllll Itl'llcf. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 11. Many of the dela- gates ami meat of the national officers have arrived to attend the Twenty-third annual session of the National Women's Christian Temperance union , which meets In Music hall I'Ylday morning and lasts six day * . Miss Francert E. Wlllard. the president , wh-j came In last night , met today with the ex ecutive officers of the national body on bual- nc-ss pertaining to the convention. Flvo hundred accredited delegates and as many more visitors are expected. MUs Wlllard , in an Interview today , told a representative of the Associated press that her annual ad dress will bo printed after , rather than be fore the convention. The time Miss Wll lard had reserved for the preparation of IhU address was devoted to' the relief of the Armenian refugees at Marseilles , which work claimed her entire time and strength up to the hour of her departure from South ampton , Ml&i Wlllard plans to go to Castle. N. Y. , Immediately after the Kt. I.ouU meeting , where slio will complete tbo addrffcs. Work Inur Wyoming Soiln lcii > Mlfx- OREEN RIVER , \Vyo. , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) The owner * of the uoJa plant In this city have lot the contract with W. W. Ilrccse for putting down an additional well tq > dis tance of 300 feet , with the proviso that If the soda deposit Is not reached at 'that distance the well Is to be continued , The company now has excellent prospects of marketing the cn- tlro output of the welU at very profitable prices. TOM WATSON ACIBQMS NOMINATION. T B H Aoeoinpiinlri theMfejalleiillon of 111" Ifiler n-lth nMtf't of Mutter. ATLANTA. Ga. , gill. The letter of acceptance written Hm Watson accept ing tin1 populist nr Hlan for vice presi dent was today nJ Ktibllc. Seven col umns of Watson's iSW s Party Paper arc devoted to It. The letter Is supplemented by four columns of ndvlce to populists to "sit steady In the bout and hold thflr party together. " The editorial tone of the paper Is ono of fulfilled prophecy. Watson declares that the failure of the populists to support llryan In the close states brought about McKIn- Icy's election. He goes Into a long review of the circumstances leading to his nom ination , and accepts the vice presidential nomination , "because I snld I would. " He declares that If theSt. . Louis populist con vention had nominated a straight pupulist t ticket It would have been elected. It would , he said , have driven the Hills and the Germans where they belonged In the re I publican ranks and the llryans and lllands I would have joined with the people's party. UK complains bitterly of the treatment he has received at the hands of the populist leaders , and addresss himself particularly to Senator Duller , In this way : "Senator , a reform has no right to exist If It has no valid complaint to make. Popu lists cannot denounce the sins of the two old parties and yet go Into political copart nership with them. The moment we make a treaty , the war must cease. And when wo cease our war upon the old parties we have no longer any excuse for living ; whenever right compromises with wrong it Is the right which suffers. The democratic managers seem to resent as a strange piece of Imperti nence the fact that the populists dnred to nominate a ticket differing at lUo rear end from theirs. Coming to them with the 2.000,000 votes that they were begging for and * plteously needed , 1 can say with a perfect asuranee of telling the unqualified truth that my arrival on the field of battle was not 7 welcomed us heartily as Hluchcr was re ceived by Wellington at Waterloo. They want my reinforcement , but they do not ' want mo to lead them. They need Mlucher's troops , but they draw the line at lllucher. Thnt In lifinllv fair nlllipr tn lllllrlinr or Ills troops , nor Is ! ' , the best way to defeat Na poleon. For this attitude upon the part of the democratic managers. I believe you. sen ator , are largely responsible. You made no effort to have me recognized. You publicly stated that I would be notified of my nom ination. You went Into the fusion policy over my written protest and with all the zeal of a man who wanted to elect the dem ocratic ticket. In this I think you were wrong. As chairman of the populist commit tee , the party certainly expected you to do all you could to elect the populist ticket. Had you demanded Mr. Sow-all's withdrawal from the ticket he would have been with drawn. I have a letter of yours In which you slate the democratic committee expected you to make the demand , but that you did not make It. From the perversity of temper with whlrh the democratic managers have refused to do the right thing by the Dopullsts. It would seem they prefer McKIn- leylsm to anything which might seem to bo partly a populist triumph. Their subtle purpose la to couple the Hryan election with the complete destruction of the populist i.irty. The position taken In this letter vlll bo bitterly assailed. Would that the pathway of duty would always bo carpeted with flowers ; It rarely Is. Ily making my self and the great party I represent n mere ootmat for democratic politicians to wipe heir feet upon , I could win much applause 'ram that quarter. Hut I were now lacking n the loyalty which was expected of me when chosen , I would grieve the men who invo honored me , trusted me and defended and .loved .me. "No one regrets more profoundly than I do that the democratic managers no shaped the campaign that thb south has again been told she must grovel In tbo dust and let an eastern autocrat put his foot upon her neck. Nor does any ono regret more than I do that the democratic managers. In shaping their fusion deals , have considered those populists only who are getting loaves and fishes. They have lost sight of the great anny of privates whoso honest hearts and sincere souls form the strength of the re inforcements Mr. Bryan needs. These popu lists of the rank and file have the spirit of crusaders and they would die for a principle more quickly than they would sell It. These men will not vote for Sewall npr for Sewall electors. If Senators Jones and Gorman really wish to defeat McKinley. let them lose no time in realizing this truth. " sron.s A iioK.su MIOW SISXS.VTIOX. Variety Actron * Iti-fiiMi-il IVrmlHxIoii to Hide Her Slalllnn Miiii-PiiMlilnii. NEW YORK , Nov. 11. Rain Interfered with the horse chow today , but tonlirht there was another large crowd present. It had been rumored that a variety actress would ride her white uaddle stallion man- fashion ' and her appearance was looked for with considerable curiosity. She was ready to j enter the arena when the stewards In formed her she could not ride as proposed. A vigorous protest was her response , but the stewards withdrew her entry. Later It was stated the stewards had declined to allow the entry to stand because the mount was "without a regular saddle. " The di rectors of the horse show are much per turbed over the alleged efforts of certain exhibitors to obtain undue advertising for themselves and It Is paid they will take radical steps to prevent the same In the future. The horses exhibited today wire up to the standard of previous days , and as as most of the rings were rillcilt the contests - tests were magnificent. Hackneys , ponies , trotters and hunters were the chief attracI tlons and a tine lot of each was In the arena. A unique feature of the program wag a con test between street sweeping crews. Men , horses and general appearance en tend Into the points considered. OF A men I.IMIIIUMV\ ; : . Ctilitnlii Alliert A. Mi'rrlnm of .Mliinc- llpOllN SIlllOlN IlllllNI'If. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 11. Captain Albert A. Merriam , a wealthy lumberman , wnll.ed Into the Commercial club at noon today , entered a small card room mid shot himself through the head with n 3S-caliber revolver. Death was Instantaneous , Mcrrlam had been a victim of nervous dyspepsia and had recently suffered much , which probably caused his act. He left no letter and the deed appeared to have been entirely unpre meditated. Mr. Merriam came from Qulncy. III. , where he was very prominent. He had been hcic about two years , being engaged In logging operations. He leaves a ivlff and uno daughter , both of whom reside In Min neapolis. Three Slciimern Aiirouiiil , OGDENSBURG , N. Y. , Nov. 11. The ateamer Folrcirn , with consorts , the schoon ers Lnson and Mitchell , went ashore near the Windmill light on thu Canadian Ride about daylight today , A gale was blowing when tun craft left thin port for the upper lakes , and In rounding Into the channel they wcro blown toward shore. As the tow line slackened It became fastened In the wheel of the FoMum , disabling liu. The shore where they Ho Is a flat rock , mak ing It dilllctilt for an anchor to hold. There U not u tug boat In port to assist them , and the gale ls slowly taking them toward the Inland below the channel. All the craft are owned by William Mitchell of Day City , Mich. _ Kiitcrliiln .Mr. linlinrt. NEW YORK Nov. 11.-Garret A. Ht.bart , vice prwiilent-elect , who graduated from Rutgers college In 1SG3 , wai the guest of honor -at the Institution thU afternoon on the occasion of the tTlebrulon of Charter day. The old dame of Rutgers were well { ! represented , and a great crowd of visitors { I hid gathered , Mr. Holmrt received uu rntbuilaitlo reception from the Ktudfiitg and alumni when hu arrived tinder the ; escort of President Auntln Scott. After the close of the formal cxerrUifn a reception wa tendered Mr. llobart , who , however , ut his own request , wan not called upon to hay flu/thing , . STORY OF ILLICIT LOVE Testimony Begins in the Sellers Murdei Oaso at Tokauiak. BOTH SIDES OUTLINE THEIR CASE llelntlnn * of Olive Illieox nnil tlid Vlellnt i\teiuleil Over n Verloit or 1'rolmlily StWars. . TEKAMAH , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) i The trial of Olive Hlseor opened this morn- I Ing with statements of the caso. County At- I torney Sears stated to the jury that It wes \ expected by the state to prove that on Juno j 2 , IS'JC , Fred L. Sellers of Oakland was In a house , the temporary residence of Ollvo I . . . . . . latlntis of lovers , and had been on terms ot Intimacy for a number of years ; that the night previous Sellers spent with her and the next morning about 9 o'clock there wcro at the house Olive Hlscox , her brother , Cal- vln , and half uncle. Grant Hlscox , and Sel lers ; will show that the two boys. Calvin and Grant , started at 2 o'clock the day before j from the home of Gene Hlscox , In Decotur 1' ' precinct , going west toward Lyons with t i lumber wagon and high sideboards and lead- Ing a pony with a sidesaddle on it ; that they * remained In Lyons several hours and then ; went south toward Oakland , atopplng after | going a few miles and camping until some- ] tlmo In the night , when they left cnrouto to Oakland , and a few miles from that place took rope at one place from a school house and at another place from n well ; that they arrived at tbo homo of Olive Hlscox about S o'clock ; Sellers was shot In that house between S and 9 o'clock ; the relations of the Hlscox and Sellers family were such a would show a , motive for the crime ; threats against Sellers' life wcro made by the de- 'endant ' on account of the relations which iad existed between Sellers and the woman 'or four years prior to death of Sellers ; this iad been discovered by the wife and since the wife's discovery the pair had pursued n systematic course of living together aa man and wife at different towns In Iowa. and at different times the woman had been sent away and supported by Mrs. Sellers upon promises to let the family nlono. Ho said It would be further shown that the Hlscox family were acquainted with the relations existing between Sellers and the girl and that her brothers at different times ook her to places where Sellers could find and visit her ; that at three different places under threats of the Hlscox family the victim had been shot at ; would show that Sellers moved to Hurt county ami was followed by Htscox family , the brother. Eugene , locating In this county on the road jetttoen Cht'iokce , la. , and Oakland. Neb. ; that the girl came and stopped with her brother and was taken by him to Lyons to take a train for Oakland to meet her lover ; that the ci line was committed ns a revongs upon MM. Sellers ; one motive being to kill him so that If she could not have him. his lawful wife could not ; that Sellers wa getting In straitened circumstances and that she must leave him. STATEMENT OF THE DEFENSE. The defendant was born on a farm near Cherokee twenty-one years ago. At the ago ot 17 her mother became an Invallnj and the family becoming In straitened circum stances removed from the far.n to Qiilmby , la. , wbero the father worked In a store and the family lived In the rear ot the building. Fred L. Sellers lived nenrby on a large farm and traded at the store and often saw the girl. Trouble In the Hlscox family caused tin. girl to hire out as n domestic and she went to the Sellers' homo as such. Sellers at that time being a prominent and wealthy cltylzun of the community. She re mained In the family doing the work during the Illness of Mrs. Sellers , and was after ward prevailed upon to stay , upon promises of Sellers and wife that she should bo sent to school and bo treated as their daughter. Afterward she was told by Mrs. Sellers that they could not send her to school. The hus band prevailed upon her to stay however , promising her that notwithstanding hla wife's objections he would take care ot her and send her to school , saying that he liked her. Shortly afterward he look her In a buggy to her homo for a visit. Enrouto he made promises to her and told her how well he liked her and that they should bo husband and wife ; promised her that ho would dispose of his wife by dlvorco and would then marry her. said ! , the defense would show her ruin was accomplished. The Intimacy continued and was discovered by Mrs. Sellers and both guilty parties made promises of Its discontinuance. He said they would show that the woman's determination and efforts to break away and quit the relations were thwaited by Sellers. He sent her to school at Storm Lake and there visited her repeatedly ' and lettein passed between them , which will be Introduced In testimony , show ing the love and affection that oxlhted be tween them. Retuinlng hnrao , sha was again sent to school at Lemurs. la. Here she was visited by Sellers and upon her return home ac companied him on a buslnei > a trip over the country , all the time believing ho wan going to fuldl his promises to her. At Shaler , la. , they were arrested for passing them selves : off as man and wife and worn taken to I Early. la. where the wife threatened prosecution I , at which time Ollvo begged her not to prosecute Fred , that she would take the punishment and go I to the penitentiary and at this ' time It was promised by Mrs , Sellers that the girl should go to school at Carroll. la. I * , would be shown that at that tlmo the vie Urn of this tragedy had a secret understanding with the girl that she need not remain at Carroll but a short time , when they would go to Texan and there live as husband and wife. Afterward who left Carroll and traveled with Sellers over the country , he selling a patent gate ; they regis tering as husband and wife or otherwise as best answered thu man's purpom RUN OUT OF MONEY. It would bo shown , the attorney for the defense says , that they went to Malvern , la. , end while tl ere Sellers became so hard up that he rould not take her with him to Shciundoah. and at that time wrote her. asking her to "stick to him , " that he would soon raise money and then they would go away together. It would be shown that afterward ho left her nt the Cheney hotel In Missouri Valley with the understanding that ho would pay her expenses and would soon couio for her. Staying there alone for several weeks she was perauadod that sellers was fooling her anil had deserted her. It would bo alioun that coming to thla concliiulun she started un foot to walk to IKT home ; walking until about 10 o'clock p. in. , when she was overtaken by Sellers , who had. during her absence , returned to MLsnoml Valley for her and finding her absent hud traced her. overtaking her on the railroad liack near Illencoe. Ho then re- nuwed the promises and coaxed her buck and they continued their relations. During the summer of 189S , after leaving Missouri Valley , the prisoner worked In a hotel In Modalo for $2 per week , and that mo t ot the money thus earned went to Sellers. She repeatedly tried to break off her rcla- : lens with him and he would afterward ndiico her to again continue the relations. Her father gave her > 50 to clothe herself and after coming to Oakland she gave that tn Sellers. It would also bo shown , ho eald , that aha was In Oakland from April 11 ! In n liouso billed and paid for by Sellers and bud found It en lonesome that sliu had determined to go home , and on the day of tile- murder It will bi > shown that Sellcro drew a revolver and thieatened the prluonur nnd followed her Into the ream whnro the body WAR found , carrying the revolver In his hand and with his own hand ( lied the shut which canned bin death. TESTIMONY IN THE CASE , E. W. Pratt , county surveyor , wa Intro- wl-li plat of bouso , locution of turuW