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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.
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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.
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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
