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    THE
ESTABLISHED JUNE ! 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , MONDAY MOWNttfG- COPY FI\rB 013NTS.
FRENCH POLICE QUELL A RIOT
Hostile Demonstration Against Socialist
Delegates at Oarmenur ,
REFUSE TO PERMIT THEM TO SPEAK
AullmrlMcn Arri-xl Sovpriil I'l-rnii
liu-liiillnur ( Kx-Miiyur of tlio
( Jlly anil Ollirr Well IVIIIMVU
( 'IntriiolurN.
CARMEAUX , France , Nov. 29. M. Jaurcs
the radical nuclnllst deputy of Carmcaux , am
other Boehillst meinbera of the Chamber at
timpted to addrT&H A mass meeting at Car
meatix to < lay , but the whole party was re
celved with mingled hlsscH and checm am
were pelted with filth. M. Jaures was tin
champion of the glass workers In tlirl :
strike last year , but he has fallen out o
favor with his Carmoaux constituents b ;
the part he took In the opening of a ncv
cn-operatlvo glass factory at Albl , which thi
Carmcaux workmen view as n rival. Troop :
tworted the party of dcputlea from tin
station to the Socialist club. AH the tlmi
for the meeting arrived a free fight occurre-
outside the hall and mounted gendarme :
had to clear the approaches. Several per
toim were arrested , Including the xocialls
ex-mayor , M. Calvlnlmc , whose face wai
covered with blood. The uproar contlnuci
In so grc.it an extent Inside the hall tlia
M. Janres was unable to secure a hearing
and he quitted the platfotm.
M. Pcllatlne , the deputy for Alx. sue
cccdcd In putting to a vote a declaration tha
the committee was elected , but shouts"
* 'n ilgn , " "out with Jaurcs , " prevented fur
thcr buclneps. There was a wild tumul
In the hall and the opposing factions came ti
blow i. Thereupon the commissary of pollci
dltflolvi'd the meeting and the gcndarmci
cle.ircd the premises , mounted men outsldi
keeping the exits clear. The deputies gen
n very mixed reception as they came out
They returned to the club to a banquet
the streets being palroled.
M. Lnures has announced a manifest )
protesting against the obstacles placed It
his way of his addressing his constituents
M. Chauvln , a Parisian deputy , has bcei
arrested and will bo tried by the Albl rour
on several charges. Several other soclallsti
will be prosecuted for rioting.
* : SI'HIIADS
DOUKKKS CUM AT STHIKi
of ( lie Crnlii Wnrcliotinei
ill ItiiiiiliurK ; Involvoil.
HAMHURO , Nov. 29. The great strlki
hero has extended to the employes of tin
grain warehouses. The dockers at lehe , lire
merhaven , Oeistemundo nnd Nordcnhan
have decided to refuse to unload vessel :
gent to bo discharged at the lower Wcse
IKirts on account of the strlka. The Ham
burger Nachrlchten appeals to the Hamburi
Athletic association's members to act a
dockers In the emergency presented by tin
strlku and HO prevent the ruin of the trad
of the town. The Vorwacrls declares tin
ship owners have appealed to the govern
ment lo send marines to take the places o
the strikers. The stock dockers and ware
house unions have decided to refuse to ( Us
charge the cargoes of Hamburg vessel !
which have been loaded by non-union men
LONDON. Nov. .10. A Hamburg dlspatcl
to the Chronicle says : "The emperor Is
greatly Interested In the situation here , am
has dally reports of the strike sent to htm
Dr. von Hoettlchcr , the secretary of stat (
for the Interior. Is believed to be In com
munlcatlon with the Hamburg venate. wltl
a view to arranging a compromise. Tin
ship owners , however , refuse to submit tc
arbitration. _ _
SKIS THI : ] M'TIIII ; ? CI.KAII
DcnlcM Humor * of liiiicitillni | ; Tronlili
In ( lie TriiiiMviial.
PRETORIA. Nov. 2' ) . At a banquet hen
President Krugcr declared that the ru
mors of Impending trouble were untrut
and that they had been spread by specu
lators. All wan clear , he added. The Lrn-
don convention assured the Independence
of the Transvaal , and If a change was de
sirable ho would see that It was arranged
constitutionally. Referring to the delay ol
the Transvaal government In claiming an
Indemnity from the Ilrltlsh South Africa
company In consequence of theJameson
raid. President Knigcr said that the delay
arose from the dtslro not to make an excess
ive demand and because the exact ex
pense was not yet computed. He ridiculed
the Idea that an Invasion of Rhodesia waa
proposed nnd assured hla hearers that the
mining Interests of the country would be
fostered. _
11IOT l t Itl.VC liri.KAKIAX KI.KCTIOX
J'ollee 1'lrc on the Mol > anil Kill
.Many I'cople.
SOFIA , Illllgarla , Nov. 29. The elections
to the Sobranje , which occurred today , were
accompanied by porlous disturbance. * ! , and
the troops and police had to bo called out
In dlsi > erse the mobs hero and In thu
provinces , as the result of which many per-
nans were wounded. The police fired lute
the crowd at Searoberd , killing several per-
tOllrf.
tOllrf.The election of members ot the Sobranji
has resulted In a great government victory
SIA.VV IMJHISH hllllTxi ! A PANIC ,
Ttvcnty-Mnc IVojilc Killed mill Muny
Injured In liiillu ,
HOMI1AY , Nov. 29. A fete organized ut
Itaroda In honor of the visit of the earl ot
IHf.ln. viceroy ot India , hna had a terrible
outcome In the Killing of twenty-nine per-
fconu. and the Injuring of many othero by a
great crush of numbers , or a panic , which
occurred In the course ot the fete. Nothing
U known as to how tbe panic developed.
\nM Hxlnle ChaiiKCM Otviiem.
I1ERL1N. Nov. 29. Emperor William haa
telegraphed his condolence to the iclatlons
of Prince Charles Egon Maria von Fursten-
berg. the well known German sportsman ,
whose death wca unnounieil ycotcrduy.
Prince Charles died childless and his estate
In the south of Germany will pass to the
Austrian line of the house ot Fureuccnhorg ,
In the person of Prince Emll EROU von
Furstcnberg who was formerly president of
the International club at Hatlcn-lladcn.
where he has often entertained the prince of
Walis.
Too Iale to Save Cropx.
LONDON. Nov. 21" " . The earl of Elgin ,
viceroy of India , telegraphs to the govern
ment that the rain there IH too late to be of
much benefit to the autumn crops but U In
time for the late sowing. Priced , ho says ,
show a tendency to fall , though thu full
effect Is not yet aecn In Deccan. The mar
kets are good. Since the rain prices have
fallen lit ) to M per cent In the northern
districts.
American In Marry an Knullhli ( Jli-l.
LONDON , Nov. 1'9. The Morning Post an
nounces that a marriage has been arranged
between Walter , son of A. McCreery of San
Francisco , and Emilia , daughter of Major
McAdum of Shcrbourne , Dorset.
( * iiMt of Kiilcrliilalnu Itoyally.
LONDON , Nov. 30.--The Dally Mall
utatcs that the fetes at lllenlu'lm castle In
honor of the vUlt of the prince and princess
of Walts tn thu duku and Duchi-us ut Marlborough -
borough cent (20,000 ( JIOO.COO ) .
Iliilillmil ( iaialilem I'riiHc.rlliciI ,
PARIS , Nov. 29. The latent divorce Judg
ment hero iMabllHhcn that the wife of a
habitual Kan.bler lu ( .milled to a divorce and
to the muLuccmuut ot children utiJ prop
erty.
pi.Aot n mjpoiTi.ATixr ; KOH.MOSA.
.JIII.IIIICKC DyhiK In l.nr i Nnniliprn
on Hint l * liinil.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 29. The steam
ship Doric arrived tonight from Hong Kong
and Yokohama , bringing the following
oriental news :
Plague has made Its appearance In Formosa
and the Japanese there are dying In largo
numbers.
Yokohama society Is torn up over a mys
terious poisoning cose. Mr. R. II. Carow. a
gentleman occupying a good social position
and secretary of tlm Yokohama United club ,
who wna married to a woitirn of substantial
Income , was taken 111 October IS. and died
October 22. A cot-oner's Inquist was held
and It was discovered that he had been pol-
Konod. The evidence show-eif that Mrs.
Carew. Just before his Illnccd , and after he
was sick , had purchased arsenic In such
quantities an to alarm the druggist. She
aald she wantol It for malarial fever. MPJ.
I Carew told u remnrkible story of a mjn-
! terloiiB woman , dressed In black , who called
on her hunb.mil. October 10. Mr. Carow waa
not ut libmo , and the woman left , after
making an appointment lo meet him. Mr.
Carew appearc.1 to be greatly worried when
I the woman failed to keep the appointment
I and wrote her a letter , addressed to Annie
j Luke. Mr. Carew was taken 111 October 15 ,
and on October 20. while Mrs. Carew was
' out. the same mysterious woman called at
| the house. She asked where Mr. Care-w's
! bedroom was situated , and the acrvant , after
telling her. went to bed. Thnl jvas the lent
seen of the mysterious vlnltor , but Mrs.
| arow received from her a letter , written by
1 Mr. Carew , which had been thrown In a
waste basket. After Mr. Carow had died End
the Inquest was In progress , the woman wrote
to Messrs. Lowiler & Hall , slating that she
waa going to Join her "twin soul. " and that
she had fooled the chemist , the doctor and
that "silly little wife. "
The police have been unable to find any
trace of the woman In black. The coroner's
Jury brought In a verdict that Mr. Carow
! riled from the effects of arsenic poisoning ,
| but by whom the poison waa administered
i there was no evidence to shc'W. ' Mm.
I Carew was then arrested and charged with
I the murder of her husband , but was later
leleosed on boll. Her trial waa In progress
when the steamer left.
Viceroy LI Hung Chang Is again In dis
grace. Ho entered the Imperial park and
hunting groundi without sanction. The
punishment for this offense Is to be de
prived of all his ranks and decorations , but
the emperor him decided to bo lenient and
has merely deprived him ef a year's sal-
, ary. amounting to 26,000 taels. The count.
i It Is believed , will o k leave to retire to
his native province on the plea of III health ,
as he has been disappointed in the hope
of obtaining a position of Influence In the
Peking government. Should the efforts ot
the empress dowager In his behalf succeed
It will bo easy for him to become vice
roy to Chlhll.
It Is stated that the Chinese minister to
London , Kung Chow Yuan , has petitioned
lite emperor to bo recalled. Ho docs not
llk ( > Lcndon.
Cholera la prevalent In Toklo nnd appears
to be on the Increase.
The North China Dally News prints what
Is alleged to be the text of a new treaty
between China and Russia. Hy the terms
of the treaty RitRsIa Is to bo allowed to
build a railroad through Manchuria , and
It Is to be- given for fifteen years the port
( I Klaoshom , In the province of Shantung ,
for a winter port. Russia Is to fortify Port
Arthur nnd Tallen-wan. and In case of war
with other nations Is to have the use of
thcso ports. Russia will furnish officers
for the Instruction of the Chinese army.
OVKIl MCADKItSIlll' OK I.I IIIMtALS.
Itlvalry of HoMcli'-ry anil llnrcoiirt
ICIIIH | to IiitercMliiKIlevclopiiienlN. .
NEW YORK. Nov. 29. The Evening Post's
copyrighted cablegram Jms the following :
"No small stir was created In liberal circles
today by the speech of Sir Robert Reed , at ,
torney general In the lost liberal govern
ment , at Rugby last night , repudiating Mr.
Morlcy's attempt to hush up the long stand
ing difference between I ord Rosebcry and
Sir William Hareottrt , which really was the
cause of Lord Rosebery's resignation. Lord
Rosebery was , he said , forced Into Mr. Glad
stone's place against his own Inclination by
those who , for unexplained reasons , declined
to serve under Sir William Ilarcourt. Had
Lord Rosebery declined , the government
would have been broken up. The present
effort to depreciate a frank facing of the
situation was unwise and unfair both to
Lord Rosebery and Sir William Ilarcourt.
Sir Robert Reed evidently believes that the
extreme radical section hopes , by closing the
discussion of the leadership , to permanently
oust Lord Rosebory In favor of Sir William
Ilurcourt. Jnterostliii ; developments are ex
pected when Parliament meets. "
DcHlrcil MoriKncrKy. .
LONDON , Nov. 30. The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard discusses the
refusal of admission to the Dardanelles of
Greek , Dutch and American vessels , which
Is attributed to lUifslan Influence. The
American and Greek subjects , adds the cor
respondent , "are annoyed at their govern
ments for not showing more energy with a
view to obtaining the privileges granted to
the great powers. "
STAXIl OF ! ' A .1IO1I OF .MASKI'll SIH.V.
II. T. llrooke anil IIU IMncky Wife of
Oklahoma Show I'lulit.
PERRY. Okl. . Nov. 29. Great excitement
continues near Tonkawa. twenty miles north
of here , over an attempt to murder R. T.
Brooke , known among his neighbors as
"Lord Hrooke , " nnd his wife. Reports from
that community this morning are that a
second attempt was made last night. A
month ago Charlla Graham. Hill Junes and
Kenneth McDonald attempted to assassinate
Hrooko and wlfo one night and Brooke killed
Graham , v.-lio proved to bo a noted outlaw.
Graham , before his death , confessed , Impli
cating several men In the community. He
said these men had employed him to kill
Hrooke and his wife and burn their home.
Yesterday U. T. Hayllss. Tom Hryan , Robert
McDonald , Frank Lawrle. Justiceof the
peace , and many others who were bound
over under a $500 bond for conspiracy against
Hrooko and his wife broke away from the
olllcers. List night masked men went to
llrooko's. but were repulsed by Hrooke and
his wife , who stood them off with rifles.
SHVKIll-J CVCI.OXH IX OKLAHOMA.
Totvii of Two llnnilrcil UOIINCN Almost
U'lpi-il Out.
PERRY , Okl. . Nov. 29. Information
reaches here that a very destructive cyclone
struck the town of Ralston , on the Ar
kansas river , fifty miles northeast of here ,
Thursday night at 12 o'clock and nearly
\vlH-d | out the town of about 200 houses.
Nearly every house In town was blown down
and t > veral people were Injured , but no
Halm's can be obtained. Kaltston Is in the
Osugo Indian nation and llfty-fivo miles
( torn a telegraph cilice.
.Mnrilrreil anil llolilicil.
CHICAliO , Nov. 2H.-l < oul Mnverlch , nn
Austrian boardingbouse keejier at King's
camp on the Drainage canal , n mile Kouth
of Sinnmltt , was stoned to death and
robbed of over $ W , on the towpath , be
tween the camp and Hummttt , on Satur
day evening Two iiegroed , Henry I tucker
and John l.attlmoro , are held. Itucker bus
made u confession. Implicating Lattlmorc.
Suit * of I'lilon I'uelllc Lniulx ,
KANSAS CITY. Nov.II. . A. McAlll.s-
UT. hind commlwdoner of the I'tilou Pacific
railway , U In Kansas city , to complete the
alt < of llfty sections of land fold by uoneral
Agent. 1C. U. Amlrui" of the t'nioii 1'ncllle
: o Theodore Btegicr and 11. II. c'hiipmiin of
: hlt < city. The consideration IH nearly &M > , -
000. _
llorNt'H l > ) lnu In UIIIINIIH.
AHILENU. Kin. . Nov. w. Many her cn
an dying In lht vlclnlo from n dlxi-anc
that puzzlm veterinarians , but which IH at.
ml > ui' ' < ! by uoinc li'Tueimn to worms in
corn.
NO TOBACCO FOR EXPORT
Woyler Issues Ntw Orders to Oustom Honst
Officials.
REPORTS THE INSURGENTS DESPERATE
.Maccn'N Cniuiit \ ' < > ry Mm' !
Ovi-rerinvileii llotpi-
tulM , \\llh llcatli ou
Uvory Slile.
HAVANA , Nov. 20. The Intcndant has
dictated rules to the custom house cm-
ployrs designed to prevent the exportation
of any kind of leaf tobacco from any port
In the provinces of Mttanzas , Santa Clara ,
Puerto Principe and Santiago do Cuba.
Prominent merchants of Plnar del Rlc
alllrm that Antuilo Macio's situation U
dcaperate. Ills forcis , they say , are hall
raked and are compelled to wamler con
tinually without rest. They are badly nour
ished and many of iho whites In his com
mand have consumption. Macco's encamp
ments are said to be like hcapltals. Man >
of the negroes. It U alleged , are- pale and
thin and fever , dysentery and umnllpox arc
causing great mcrtallty. Maceo's men arc
reported to he In a condition of great fa
tigue and their enthusiasm Is dying out
the prospect of General Woylcr's Invasion
causing dismay. The chiefs murmur and
the hopes of victory are turned into thi
certainty of complete destruction tf the
forces.
These merchants add that General Wcyler
Is expected to deal a mortal blow to the
ievolution In Plnar del Rio by the end of
the year.
Several well Known insurgent leaders have
dynamited a military train running along
the trocha from Juc.ir : < to Moron , In the
western portion of Puerto Principe. Several
cans were smashed and the Insurgents then
attacked an Iron-plated ear In which was
the train's escort of twenty-five men and
oniccrs. Including a captain and an ofll-
clal of the railroad. An armored engine
wna sent In pursuit of the column. Cclonel
Arralnan. arriving upon the scene , the In
surgents retreated , leaving eight killed and
carrying off their wounded. Of the military
escort of the train ono otllccr and eight
soldiers were wounded and two killed. A
telegraph lineman was alss wounded.
Last night a dance wca glvct
at the theater for the benefit o
the Red Crops fund. The best society ol
Havana was present and the large house
was obliged to close Its doors In order to
avoid a eatastiophc.
A youth named Youch , 15 years old , who
has been Maceo's prisoner for thirty-five
days , has escaped and come to Havana ,
where he assures the authorities that he
and 300 other persons were tied elbow to
elbow and made to serve like mules In
Macco's camp carrying bags loaded with
cartridges from the rear to the front. It is
Impossible to secure confirmation of thla
assertion from any reliable source.
The Insurgent leader , Lopez Coloma , who
first raised the cry of revolt In the province
of Mutanzas and who was sentenced to
death by court martial for the crimes of ro-
bellon , homicide and horse theft , was shot
Thursday , thousands of people witnessing
the execution.
Private advices from Artcmesa , province
of Plnar del Rio , says that on November 22
Macen was In camp near Consolaclon del
Norte. . ,
FAVORS AMERICAN INTERVENTION.
LONDON , Nov. 29. The Times correspond
ent In Havana dwells nt length upon Cap
tain General Weyler's failure to cope with
the rebellion. Ho adds : "It Is raid that the
present Issue of banknotes Is to bo with
drawn and a number Issued , based on the
value of silver. Is to be substituted for $ CO.-
000.000 , Intended for the payment of the
troops. As there Is no metallic reserve , It
Is safe to predict that these notes will soon
fall to a purely nominal value. " The Times
says In nn editorial on the above : "Tho
gloomy outlook In Cuba makes It Impossible
to exclude the possibility of some kind of
United States Intervention. "
IM.AI-H I > Y.\AMITI : ox TIIK TIIACIC.
liiMirKfiilN ItltMV I'll Another of Cap
tain < ; < -ncrnl \Ve.vli'r' Truck * .
ifiipyrlelil. U9J. liy Pnn PiiblliililnB Comimny. )
HAVANA , Nov. 29. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Insurgents
placed a dynamite bomb on the Jucaro-
Moron railway and It cxplcded under a
military train , destroying several of the
cars. The Insurgents afterward llred upon
an Iron-clad coach carrying twenty-five sol
diers and officials. The Iccomotlvc was not
disabled and the engineer carried the news
to Colonel Armlnan. On the arrival ot the
trcops the Insurgents lied , leaving eight
dead and carrying off several wounded.
An exequatur has been gratltcd to Juan
Casanova as United States vlco consul at
Clenfuegos.
Carlos Latorre , professor of science at
the University of Havana , has been dis
missed , pursuant to orders telegraphed from
Madrid. _
uoi.n ri A cor.vrv TKKASIHHII. :
\V. I' . Cor of TC.VIIH Itoliln-il anil Sluil
liy T n M.MI.
DALLAS , Tex. , Nov. 29. At the hour of
midnight live pistol shots In rapid succes
sion In the vicinity of the court house at
tracted the police to that building. W. E.
Coo , county tieasurcr , was found In his
Qillcc. with blood oozing from a wound In
the back of the head. He was In a dazed
condition and very excited frame of mind ,
do said that he had been working very late
In order to get the affairs of the olllcc In
jhapo to retire In favor of hissuccessor.
At midnight two men appeared , and ono
idaceil a gun to his temple and ordered him
Lo opeu the vault. Ho did co , and all the
valuable papers and contents of the Inner
fault were examined by ono of the robbers.
\ftcr placing a considerable sum of money
n a canvas sack , the robbers withdrew froni
the vault. Coo seized his pistol and shot
it the robbers. The latter returned the
Ire , hitting the treasurer In the back of the
lend. Indicting a bad scalp wound. The
treasurer says the robbers secured $0,000 ,
mil he Is contldent that he shot and badly
Bounded one of his assailants. The police
'orco and a large number of blood hounds
ire on the trull of the robbers.
IAII , MUXICAX IXSl'IKiKVI' I.IUUUIl.
ItaiuoH Ilojo I mlrr Arrciil In \i-\v
Mexico nt I'rcKcnl.
EL PASO , Tex. , Nov. 29. Pomposo Ramos
lloju , leader of the. band of Insurgents who
ittackcd the Mexican custom house ut Palo-
nas In September last , has been captured
mil placed In Jail at Lus Criices , N. M.
Illj capture has been kept very quiet and
ivan not known In IC'l Paso until laat night.
It U understood the Insurgent captain will
ittempt to Implicate Santa Teresa In the
i'alomas affair and to that end has written
icr several letters since Ills Imprisonment.
Will Pnrcc a Hnllroail lo TcrniN ,
JACKSON , O. , Nov. 29.-MorrlH Cameron.
> upcrlntuiident of the Coallon Coal com-
> any , linx sued the Ohio Southern Railroad
cmpany to compel the latter to furnish thu
roini'-iny'u mlnen a fiilllclcnt number of cars
o handle lit * dally output of coal. It HCOIIIH
lit rulU-ayn have agreed with operators
in ii uniform rate for mining , and ears urn
lot furnlxhcd those mines paying moro than
he Hcalo under the Joint titi' finent of the
oadK nnd opera torn. A text CIIHO IH to be
iroxcuuted ,
icnlllcky DrsiicriuloN Flulil a Duel.
MIDDLKSnORO , Ky. . Nov. Sl'-NewH ' him
if CM received here of n duel between
ohnny Hraiihnin , a mountain ( K pcnulo.
, tid William Moore , a ( kDpcrato chi > rat-tor
rom Letcher roui'iy , In which llr.mlmm
vim shot and Instantly Killed. Moore i >
upcd. The tight was over an old trudge ,
I srxn.vv AT TIIK M'Kijei.irf IIOMK.
Several VIMtorn Iiiforitinliy Knlcr-
lnliK-d nt Dliint-r.
CANTON. 0. . Nov39tMnJor McKlnley
went to church this morning.- but not to his
usual house ot worslilp. Instead , ho at
tended the services In the Trinity Lutheran
church , conducted by lloV. Dr. 1) . S. Raus-
lln , the former pastor and a .close friend ,
who Is now a member ( ho faculty of Wlt-
tcnburg college nt Springfield , O. He was
accompanied by his nA'uew , George Morse
of San Francisco , and Judge George E. Hald-
win. The major and Mrs. McKlnley were
guests at dinner at the bnmc of Mother Mc
Klnley , with other members of the family.
The dinner was entirely "Informal , and. more
than anything else , afforded opportunity to
visit with the relatives from a distance , who
have been here some days.
Mrs. II. Esduy and daughter , who have
undertaken to walk f rom * , Spokane Kails on
a wager and for such newspaper material
as they can gather enrdutc , called during
the day and were cordially received. Today ,
I on the whole , was a qultft one without sig
nificant Incident and brcuhht but few vis
itors. John R. Thomas.y a former Illinois
congressman from Metropolis , III. , reached
the city during tfio dayJahd will visit the
president-elect. Mr. ThoTnAs WOH prominent
In naval affairs In the house and waa prom
inently mentioned for thd naval portfolio ,
when the Harrison cabinet was under con
sideration. _ i _
l.'KATl'HHS 01. ' KA.VjfAS * KI.KCTIOX.
One To\viiNlil | > III Vlileli lint Tuo
VOICM Were OnM.
TOPEKA. Nov. 29. According to the of
ficial returns received at 'the ' secretary ot
(
state's office there was , no township In
Kansaa whcro only twojvofcs wc.ro cast a :
the recent election. It flvfis Garficld town
ship. In Sexvartl county. Ono of the votern
cast a straight republlcan ballot , while the
other voted the popull&t ticket straight ,
with the exception of county attorney. There
was a tie on all other diTlpcs and the candi
dates for township olnXfajcast lots to see
who should Bcrve. GaUlbJd township haa
twen'y Inhabitants , eight ot whom are
voters. There are four , populists and fout
republicans. On clcctlon'tlay three of the
populists paired off wlth'Jthrce rcpabllcaro
and the six did not vbte The other repub
lican wanted to pair off .with the remaining
populist , but the latter would not do It , be
cause he had a grudge against the nominee
ot his own party for county attorney and
said ho wanted to vote ' .for the republican
nominee. This necessitated the canting of
two ballots. A regular voting precinct was
maintained , however , the entire day , and
live of the eight voters received ? 2 each for
serving as Judges and' clerks of the elec
tion.
j
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KOH.UCKIl KICinXUl.Y TM'KIXI.KV. .
I'rcNhlcnt-Klcct U'lllnnve ; ( lie Sollil
Support of Illii ( rtrn Stale.
CLEVELAND , Nov. ' 20.The' conference
between Mr. Hunna and ; Senator-elect Kor-
aker on Friday has caused a decided stir
among politicians and given 'rise to the be
lief that complete harmony' has been reached
. " mong the republicans * "Ohio. This ques
tion was put to Mr. llanna : "Is : Untrue that
Senator Koraker Is now unqualifiedly allied
vita you. Senator Sherman and McKlnley in
politics , ? "
"That Is true , " was his answer.
"A complete agreement was reached some
time ngo that Govcrnor > Foraker should be
senator and Major MoKlnley should have
the united Ohio support- for the presidency.
There Is no new agrccmpnt nor any necessity
for one. " * ' ' '
SUATITl'llU TO A K.OIt.niCIL SI.AVK.
\Vcallhy I'lunlor ' lt"cii > ' > itiJl
to an \ieKienff {
SPRINGFIELD , 0.7 n > * ' * i $ t.f t--Pc <
llco Van ta'ssel has received a letter staling'
that James Wesley Dorsey , art old colored
men , has fallen heir to a large fortune left
him by Peter Shaffer , a wealthy planter of
Frederick county , Maryland , who died a few
weeks ago. IJorsey and his mother wen
slaves of Mr. Shaffer and when freed hi
came hero , but left a month ago , going east
His whereabouts are unknown at present
Mr. Shaffer had no children and when his
will was probated It wati found that he h.ii
loft most of his estate , .valued nt $150,000
to Dorsey. It Is stated the colored mar
saved his life some years ago.
SI.ATKK AH M'KIXI.UV'.S HKM'RIt *
IlliiKiln Alan Sail ! lo lie
Ills I'rlvatc Sitjrclary.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 2'J.y-Tho Commercial
Tribune's special from Canton says :
Charles Gates Dawcs of JJva'nston , 111. , who
Is a member of the republican national ex
ecutive committee. Is slated for President
elect MeKlnley's private secretary. James
Doyle. Joseph P. Smith nnd Perry S. Heath
have also been mentioned.- . the place , but
they are all said to bo slated for other po
sitions. Mr. Dawes Is a farmer Clnclnnatlan
and married a daughter of William II.
HlymcT of this city. Ho Is a son of ex-
Congressman R. R. Dawcii of Marietta , 0.
.11 IIS. III.AI.VK'S HAXnfiO.MH 1MIKSKXT.
.Memorial Orirnn lleiljcalcil lo acv
York Church.
RICHFIELD SPRINGS. ' N. Y. , Nov. 29.
The memorial organ presented to the First
Presbyterian church by Mrs. Emmons Blalno
was dcdlcatcd'thls afternoon. The services
were simple and the musical program one
of the best ever had here.'Walter Damrosch ,
n brother-in-law of Mrs. Illnlno , presided at
the organ and brought out Us beauties and
power to perfection. The choir was com
posed of New York musical artists , who ren
dered magnificent music1 } ' "Rev. George Rey
nolds , pastor , accepted Mho gift for the
church In a brief address. In addition to
( he organ , Mrs. Blalno has hail the church
elaborately decorated. About thirty prom
inent New York nnd Chicago people were
present , Including from the latter place Mltm
Amy Chnpon , Arthur Caton , Frederick Keep ,
Edward S. Adams , Cyrus Adams , Mr. Fisher ,
and William T. McCormlck. From New
York were , James 0. JJlalno , sr. . Mrn. Dam-
osch nnd others , who return to New York
jy special train. It was In ? the First Prcb-
liyterlan church that MJ'K. Jllalnc , daughter
of a millionaire reaper .manufacturer of Chicago
cage , was married and 'tho organ dedicated
today Is a memorial of the event.
KATOI.M MAICKS .VVOTJ1KH DK.MAI , .
IH liiillKiiiint Dial HIMI'oNlllon HUN
llccu " ( iroxNly .MlMrilircNcnU'il. "
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 29 A special cor
respondent of the Catholic Standard and
Times of this city cabled'his ! paper from
Homo as follows :
f
Cardinal Satolll'H attention being called to
statements of November 11 and thvre.-iboutH
nsHoclatlng his name wlth'fcrtiiln proposed
disciplinary changea In the Amerlt.in hier
archy , he authorized the representative of
the Catholic Standard and Time. * to di-ny
them , categorically null * emphatically. UN
eminence IH Indignant that hlH oo.-ltlou him
lieen NO grossly ml.Tupresfntcd and his
name MIIIH used to foment dtoscnHlonti
imong those for whom he lias only the
warmest regard nnd lc ( t.wishes.
Ho alno Ktutes that ho "will receive In con-
slHtory as cardinal- the titular church of
Santa Maria dl Ark-col I.
The disciplinary charges mentioned refer
nalnly to the reported-disposition of Arch
bishop Ireland of St. Paul for hln cxprea-
nion of opinion regarding1 political condi
tions during the recent national campaign.
llctecllvcH In Clone Uunrlcrx.
WILLIAMSON. W. Vu. . Nuvr iU.-IJctee-
tlvi'B L'lark and Hcvlnx. who killed Anderson -
son Mounts and his. father. James Mounts ,
had their i rcllmlnnryiirlul atTlki'vllIc , Ky ,
yesterday. The evlawice was liipiilllclrnt to
r.-turn them toVqtti Vlrnlnla on the fugi
tive warrant , and th ( < y will bu-.held at I'tke-
vllle till the January term of the Mlngo ,
W. Va. . court , mil/us u rcqultdtloii from
lovernor Macl'orklc 1 holier d curlier by
Jovi/rnor Hrndley.
AcrcN of ( 'mil llarurex Slnrl Soiilli ,
PITTSIU'RO. Nov 2i.-Tli * liver riath-d
i boating Ktnire today , and rona-thlng over
.uOJ.MX ) buxhcli of coal waa HI irtcil for
ports.
GOOD SENSE OF AMERICANS
Cnroful Review of the Various Phases of the
Recent Election ,
SENATOR CHANDLER IS CONSERVATIVE
AtlrlluilcN Ilr.tiin'M Defeat Partial ! )
(0 ( litllllcrCNt III I" Pill CC11 (111
anil I Inicmrul Honesty
lit ( III ! VotCI'N. , ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. The 1'cst In a
cable letter from London will print to
morrow an advance copy it an Important
article written by lion.Vllllaui 12. Chnmllcr ,
senator from New Hampshire , for the De
cember Issue of the National Review , In
which he discusses the late olcctlon from
a republican standpoint. His principal ob
ject Is to encourage European blmctalllsts
to continue thcJr propagada. The Ilevlcw ,
commenting editorially upon the election ol
Major McKlnley , dogmatically asserts that
"iinkas the republican party settles the
silver question before 1900 there will bo
nothitiK left of that party after 1000. "
Senator Chamller'o article Is as follows :
"European blmetalll&ts need not believe
that the. sclectkn of McKlnley ami Hobart
by overwhelming majorities la a decision
to permanently accede to the single noli !
standard. The Hryan proposition was soon
seen by the American voteis to be sim
ply that the Unlttil States should adopt
silver monometallism ; should deliberated
Elvi" up all attempts tc keep gold and sil
ver at a parity ; should scud gold to a pre
mium and thereby make It merchandise
merely , and should base all American prices
upon silver only. It can hardly be consid
ered , upon reflection by any true blmctul-
llsl. that such action on our part would
have helped the cause of bimetallism In an >
country In the world.
"It Is true , the Ilryanltes called them
selves blmctnlllsts. and that Mr. Uryan li
his recent outcry from his temporary polltl
cal entombment , addresses not the demo
crats. nor the populists , nor the people , bill
the bimetal ! lets. This , however , Is a sheet
affectation. No Ilryan orator or writer bar
seriously denied that the- adoption of his
policy , 'The Immediate unlimited free coinage -
ago of silver by the United States
alone. ' would send gold to a premium am
keep It there for an Indellnlte period. Surely
that would bo silver monometallism ; and
can It be contended that silver monometal
lism Is any better stepping stone to bimetal
lism than gold monometallism ? I mipposei
that It was generally agreed by thoughtfu
and rational blmotallists everywhere that II
did not help , but rather hindered the cause
of bimetallism for the United States to Jump
at onre to free silver coinage. How , then
can the late decision of the. United States
against Immediate free coinage Injure the
content for bimetallism ? Here the question
might be left , but n fuller survey of nil
the causes of the defeat of Mr. Hryan and
the election of Mr. McKlnley may bo use
ful.
AMERICAN CONSERVATISM.
"Conservative people ami America has
moro conservatives than Europeans think
were alarmed at the character of the fol-
lowcrw of Mr. Ilryan and at tholr doctrines
additional to the one favoring frco silver
coinage. All tbo socialists , anarchlrta , and
wild men. of society whom Europe has ocm
us shrieked for Uryan , although , the/ great
bulk of our adopted citizens voted ' for Mc
Klnley. The platform seemed to'counte' -
nanco rioting as.a means of redress of Griev
ances and It made one of Us planks a recon
struction of the "supremo court In order to
change a legal decision.
"A mnJoiUy of the American people wish
a moro energetic foreign policy than they
believe will come from any administration
named democratic. They arc deeply affected
bv the lamentable condition of the Chrlstlin
subjects of the Turkish empire. They mean
to annex Hawaii , they desire to see Vene
zuela allowed to retain her rightful sole do
minion over the mouths of the Orinoco.
They uro Intensely anxious to see arrested
the atrocities In Cuba and to aid In making
the Island free and Independent.
"Hut none of the foregoing reasons not
oven the ono concerning the national honor
In connection with the currency Influenced
so many voters against Mr. Ilryan as did
the determination of the American people
to plainly vlmllca'.e and flrmly establish the
principle' protection to American Indus
tries by adequate tariff dtttlcj on foreign
products.
"That the United States Is oppcred to the
"Ingle goll standard and M In favor of
retracing In due couree and with careful
regard to the national honor the steps taken
In the demonetization of * liver until both
gold and silver shall be admitted to free
coinage at the ratio of 15',6 to 1 and made
the standard money of the world and the
measure of the values of the world Is a
proposition which would receive the suffrages
of four-fifths of our voters. If this proposition
alone could be fairly presented to them ,
even without further debate.
"To such convictions entertained by a
vast majority of American voters committed
to bimetallism the friends of such a mone
tary system may confidently uppsal. The
question Is not one of four years , nor
take long to rcmone-
u decade. It may as
tl > o silver as It hao taken to realize the
paralyzing Influence of demonetization. Hut
the fact that fi.000,000 out of 13-
000,000 of American voters have
given their ballots for the wild
project of Immediate free silver coinage by
the Unlte'd States alone shows that the
qucbtlon Is one which must be compro
mised and adjusted In some way. The
advocates of gold monometallism ore cryIng -
Ing out that the silver question Is dead.
They hope , but do not rcallv believe that thla
Is true. Never was It more Important for
blmctalllsts to exert thcnuelvcs. Mr. Mc
Klnley Is pledged by his own worda to co
operation with us , . "
roil XK.VT . A. it. nxr.ii' > iivr.
( ( iifral T. S. CliirkNon ill lliifTnlo Ar-
riinuliiK Ilii1 UrlnllN.
HUFFALO. N. Y. , Nov. 20. Ocneral Thad-
dcus S. Clarkson of Omaha , cominander-ln-
chlcf of the Grand Army of the Republic ,
reached Buffalo at noon today. Captain II.
E. I'almcr and Captain Andrew Trainer of
Omaha accompanied the general an aides.
Colonel J. S. Graham of Rochester and his
staff acted as an escort to General Clarltson
from Rochester to Uuffalo. The visit of the
commander Is In connection with the prep
arations for encampment of 1897 , which
la to be held in this city. Tomorrow General
Clarkson will meet the local executive- com
mittee and after commit Ing with them will
fix the date for the holding of the encamp
ment.
ACCORD HI3D.MOXI ) AN OVATIOX.
OIICIIM IliM Lecture- Tour ill Now York
1 inter AiiMili'loiiM SiirrniiiiilliiKh.
NKW YORK. Nov. 29. Hon. John E. Red
mend , leader of the I'arnull forces In the
UngllBh Parliament , wan accorded a routing
reception tonight In the Ilroadway theater ,
when ho formally opened his lecture tour In
thin country on "Fifteen Years In the
llrltlsh Parllement. "
Thu capacity of the theater wan taxed and
many people were turned away. The ap-
iiearancc of Mr. Redmond on the platform
, vus the signal for an autburat of deafening
ipplause , the -whole audience rising and
ivlth onu acclaim thu Hhout went up , "An-
' " " Ireland " "I'ar-
jthur I'arncll ; "Hurrah for , -
icll and Redmond" followed.
Will .Not OnlllMV TlulilN mill lllooincm.
MONTCiOMHRY. Ala. . Nov. 20 , Ill-pro-
tentative Tlmlierlnkc'H bill , proponing to
nuke It unlawful for womi-a to wear In
mlillc , tlKbtH , bloimuTH , Hlilrt froniH or any
mli-l < i of clothing commonly worn liy men ,
.VIIH . hilled by nn ulmoat uiiunlmouH voTu of
.hu house.
STUAXGi : Ml ( ESjraj IP A YOVXO Rlltt ,
T vo ClillilrrwnH | ilMM : Atom * In a
lluiioc ! MS3n > l Killed.
COI.UMH1A. { BBgKti ) VM. . HeporlB of a
most horrible : BMH"I ) murder that Is so
far Involved if ffPP mystery reach here
from Wlsacky county , this stale. On
Wednesday night , two girls named HCMO
Josephs and Anna Isaacs , aged 13 and 14
years , respectively , were sleeping In a house
alone. Anna says that she was awakened
by a rapping on the side of the house and
when she made a light she saw some one
In the room. Her mother was In a houao
nearby and she ran there to call her. Her
mother returned with hfr to Investigate and ,
to their horror , they found the girl Hose
weltering In her blood , her head having
been cut nearly In half w Ith an axe , which
was found on the bed beside her. Only
one blow had been struck. A careful search
of the premises wns fruitless , and as Anna
was the last person with the murdered girl ,
she was taken to Eumter and lodged In
jail. No motive can be KH.slgm > d for the
crime , however , nnd she will remain In con
finement until some further light Is thrown
on the mystery.
Tiiititiiii.i : TMIIOITII itoiiiiuiis.
Couple Forci-il In ( ilvi > I'D
MomI mlcr 'I'llreals of UniistIIIK.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Nov. 29. F. W. Arn-
hold , n fruit grower living north of the city ,
reports a tcrrlblo experience with masked
robbers , who entered his house at an early
hour In the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Arnhold
were awakened and found three masked
men In their bedroom. The robbers covered
them with pistols and demanded to know
\\hero their money was concealed. Arnhold
denied that he had any money and his wife
was too terrllled to speak. The man and
woman were then dragged Into their cellar
and were held there while one of the rob
bers went to the rooms above an' heated an
Iron to a white heat nnd returned with It
to the cellar. When they threatened to pul
this to Arnhold's naked feet , he weakened
and told them where they could find whal
money he had. There was but $18 In the
rancher's cache and so angry were the rob
bers , who evidently had expected big booty ,
that they demolished much of the furniture
In the house before leaving. The Arnholds
were so badly frightened that they did not
leave the house to notify the authorities un
til morning.
\YII.I. 1'KACTirn WITH mo nrxs
Troop * ( o 'uiicciitrnlcil at I'cn-
NllCOllt lit OlICC.
PENSACOLA. Fla. , Nov. 29. It Is rumored
In military circles that the troops of the
First artillery , now stationed at various
pruts on the gulf and the Atlantic coast ,
are to be concentrated here for practice
with the modern heavy guns which will
soon be In position on Santa Rosa Island.
The selection of a site for another battery
leaves no doubt In the minds of military
men that I'cnsneola Is to be heavily fortl-
IICM ! an rapidly as possible , and as the
troops need practice In the handling of the
modern guns tills harbor Is deemed by mili
tary men to bo the best that could be se
lected for the purpose. They would have
the open gulf for target practice and at
least 1,000 men can ho comfortably quar
tered at Fort Uarrancas and the navy
yard.
KMCIITS ( IF l.AIIOH IX KVIDKVCK.
XIMV York OrKiiiilznllon AVinilx Hit ;
Criinil Jury Sj nil-ill CliiniKCil.
NEW YORK , Nov. 2 ! ) . As the outcome of
considerable discussion by the Knlghta ot
Labor' * as' to the general makeup ot the
grand jury a long communication sent
'io the mayor and the Toanl ) of > Qrartd- Jury
Commissioners by district assembly No.19. .
It Is claimed by those who represent the
Knights of Labor that the grand Jury IB
madti up almocit entirely of members of the
Chamber of Commerce and that the laboring
man la entirely disregarded ; that not a
twentieth part of the grand Jurors are se
lected from the residential portions of this
city. For this and many other reason. ? It Is
argued that the panel of the grand Jurors
should bo reconstituted. The petition will
bo placed before the Hoard of Grand Jury
Commissioners at Its annual meeting tomor
row.
SKTTI.KS A I.AW.SITP AVITII A ( JUX.
Ohio .Mun Murilci-N Ills llppoiii-nt ami
SII.VM HC'H Happy.
PERRYSVILLE. O. , Nov. 29. Horace L.
Stearns , a wealthy and aged citizen of this
place , was shot and Instantly killed this
morning by Ellas Keyster. The murder
grew out of a lawsuit In which Keystor
was defeated and In which Stearns acted
as the attorney for the successful party.
Keyster had threatened to kill Stearns.
This mcrnlng the latter was walking past
Ke } ter' house , when he was shot In the
back , falling dead In the street. Keysler
was arrested and declared that he had
not felt happier In ten years. The mur
derer had. a bad reputation and so Intense
was the feeling that It was deemed neces
sary to remove him to Jail to prevent vie
lence.
\ovii , IHK.V or' A DYIXC MAX.
Tnkt'N I.iiiiiliiiiiiin nail \III-N ( Mil * Man
ner laVlllfli Ui-alli Appi'ourlii-N.
CHICAGO. Nov. 29. A man giving the
name of E. L. Hryan , who Is thought to have
come from Plttsburg. I'a. , committed milcldo
ut the Klmball hotel early this morning by
taking laudanum. On a table In the room
was found a notebook. In which he described
for twenty minutes the feeling he experi
enced as ho was dying. The statement was
Icdlcatcd to medical science. He had taken
great earo to conceal his Identity , tearing
ill marks from his clothes and undercloth
ing. On the eover of the memorandum
) onk was found the name of a I'lUuhurg
Inn , which led the police to belluvo that
Ilryan halls from that city.
itr.coiii ) OF TIII : DAY'S FIHKS.
Court IIiiiiHiIn a TI-MIH Tinvn Ir-
xlro.vnl.
EASTLANI ) , Tux. , Nov. 29. The court
IOUPU and all furniture burned this morning.
The records and contents ot the vaults arc
thought to bo safe. The law library and
other property of many attorneys who had
olllccs In the court house were destroyed.
The Mn.sons , KnlghtH of I'ythlas and Odd
h'cllows occupied rooms In the building and
mt their entire paraphernalia , furniture ,
records , etc. Cost of bullutng , IG5.000 ; In-
mirance. $10.000.
HREST. Nov. 29. The Krcneh ship Drome
ma been seriously damaged by fire.
MH-KM.IKKUS POHM A COMIIIM : .
I'ropiiHi' lo Control I'rli-i'H tin Trunk
mill Cnliliict liiii'kN.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 29. The latest
combination reported in trade circles Is
said to have been formed by the lockmakurfi ,
vlth the purpcso of controlling , particularly
> rlccH for trunk and cabinet locks. The
'orljln Cabinet Lock company , New llrltaln ,
'dim. , the Eagle Lock company , Terryvillc ,
'onii. ; the Star Lock works , Philadelphia ,
hu Yale and Towne manufacturing cnm-
iany , Stamford , Conn. , and Hhrend & Sons ,
fowark , N. J. , are parties to thu agreement.
Ml the llrms. except the Yale anil Townu
company , were In a tilinllar combination
armed In 1801 and dlgmdvcd In lh'ji. :
DIK.I-HN YVIfianil Klvc Clillilrrn.
A'AHUKNBWUa Mo. , Nov. S3.--On
* < oieinlipr 0 , \ V.V. . llowttrcl , a wealthy
iinnor of MaillHon townr.lilp , went HOiith
iM'iiiHltily.ln Huarch of hunltli. At Knnuaw
'Ity ho WIIN joliu'il by liln nloco , a .Mln : <
ricaril , and. It Is Hull ) , thnt the two wrnt
o tin Indian territory Hcforo ln > left
toward iirranucil hlu ) IUSIUHH | arid ultt.
Iri'Wn \ \ \ money from tinbankH. . Jloward
owned lt > CO iicreu of lunJ , nnd left a wif < -
and llvu children , .
LOOKS IlltlCHT FOR 1RELAKD
Plans Froposctl for Bettering the Economio
Oontlitions of the Country.
CO-OPERATION THE REMEDY FOR EVILS
lion. lliiraiM * IMniiUfK , .M. P. , for
County Dublin , Tallin Kulxr-
( alnliiKl > of Couill-
. tlllllN TlU'l-f.
lion. Hcraee Plunkett , member of Parlla *
ment for the southern division of County
Dublin , Ireland , Is In the city , where ho
Is looking after his real estate and other
Interests. Mr. Plunkett has taken an actlvo
part In developing the agricultural and
Industrial resources of his own country and
he obtained considerable notoriety In Hrlt-
ish and Irish politics of late by his micccss
In persuading leading Irishmen. Irrespective
of religions belief and political opinions , tc *
Join together for the samepurpose. . He la
the founder of the "Recosa Committee , "
which was composed of ParnellltCH and con
servative members of Pr.rllament ; lawyers.
Catholic prlcMts and Protestants , tefiether
with prominent men In manufacturing and
commercial circles. The committee thus con
stituted met after the election of 1895 and
proceeded to dlscuas what. If any , recom
mendations for legislation such a body ot
Irishmen could agree tc. make to the gov
ernment. A new administration had Just
eoino Into power , with an Immense anti-
homo rule majority , but with n declared
anxiety to promote by every reasonable con
cession the material welfare of the coun
try. The committee deliberated for neveral
months , and It was not until August , ISUt ! ,
that It published Its report. This document
wr.s received by the Ilrltlsh and Irish press
with strong and almost unanimous approval
and the victlon which the government may
take toward the committee's report when
Parliament opens Is awaited with much In
terest. The Importance ef the report Is that
It recommends a radical change In the gov
ernment of Ireland , and calls upon the state
to foster In various ways prac'.Ued In other
European countries , agricultural and
Industrial interests of Ireland.
A Heo reporter called upon Mr. Plunkett
yesterday and asked him If he would state
his views as to the present political sit
uation in Ireland.
LOOKS FOR HETTER THINC1S.
"If you will excuse me , I had rather
avoid giving my views on Irish politics.
I am much more concerned with economics
than the political condition of Ireland Just
now. "
"Well , there are thousands of Nebraska
citizens who would be glad to hear any ncvva
of Ireland. "
"I am aware of that , and shall be glad
to tell you anything 1 know about that
cduiitry. I look to a considerable industrial
revival .ever there In the near future. "
"Hut on what do you base your antici
pations of a better state of things lu Ire
land ? "
"Why , In the far greater Interest which
the people at large are taking In their own
social and Industrial advancement. There Is
a growing desire to build up the agricul
tural and other Industries of the country
and a recognition that this must mainly
bo through the efforts of the people them
selves. They are making n demand for Btate
assistance as well , of course , but only such
a demand as the * government ought , and I
hope will , acccdo to. " .
-"In , what.dlrcctron.iloo'ou < loDli-for - . . the
" - -
chief Improvomc'rit ?
"In agriculture. You know that , outalds
a few counties In the northeast of the Island ,
Its whcle wealth depends upon agriculture ,
Including stock raising and dairying. Nlnc-
tenths of the population over the greater
part of Ireland are farmers , or ore depend
ent upon farming , directly or Indirectly , for
their subsistence. So the first way to benefit
such a community Is to Improve the condi
tion of that Industry. "
"Hut bow can It bo Improved ? Is It not
suffering mainly from foreign competition ?
How can you deal with that ? "
"I was coming to that. We cannot stop
foreign competition , and we don't want to.
Hut a great deal of It owes Its success
to the better methods of production and dls-
trlbutlcn practiced by foreign countries.
This superiority has been found to be largely
the result of a system of agricultural co
operation which prevails In these countries
and which , In common with some other
Irishmen , I am trying to Introduce Into
Ireland. After two years of effort In thla
direction 1 founded , In 18HI. a philanthropic
association known as the 'Irish Agricultural
Organization Society' to preach the eco
nomic doctrine of co-operative production
and distribution to the Irish farmers. Al
ready wo have a big movement started In
Ireland. Over 12,000 farmers have Joined It
and have formed 125 separate societies In
districts scattered all over the country. "
"Will you tell me what l the exact advan
tage ot these combinations to the fanners ? "
ADVANTAGES OF COMHINATION.
"Well , It would be a big fitory to tell yon
nil the advantages which our farmura llnd
that they can obtain by combination. I
will give for a few Instances. In dairying
illstrlcts they Join together to erect and
rqullt with all the best centrifugal and
Dther machinery , butter factories or
LTcamerled. These they erect with their
awn capital at their own risk and for their
awn prodt. They are under tholr own con-
rol and are managed by a committee elected
liy the members of the society. They Invariably -
variably succetd. In other districts ft-
: itles are organized for the joint purchase
it Eccda , feeding stuffs , manures , Implements ,
machinery , in fact everything the farmer
requires In his agricultural production , liy
this means his produrlion Is greatly cheap-
iiK-d , the quality of the output Is Improved
mil the quantity IncreaHi-il. In Home eaten
.luy undertake the combined sale of agricul
tural produce and have u multiplicity of
nlddle prollts. There are also credit au.so-
. latloim which enable the farmer to gut
cheaper money for his Industry and to get
t on terms which have regard to the requlro-
nents of his business. These combination ; ]
ire able to secure a loan to help In spring
lowing which shall not fall due before barest -
, -est tltno. The societies obtain better trans-
lortatlon arrangements at lower freights by
miking anil equalizing their cunHlKtuncnta
mil by Jointly approaching the carrying
ompanlcfl. Hut I cannot exhaust the ad
vantages of combination to farmurx. What
' . have told you will Illustrate tha point
mdlclcntly. It Is enough to say generally
hat combination In agricultural production
s the great agency of progrms In the farm-
ng Industry and that we tire developlnu
.ho Idea In Ireland and have great hoped
> f the bencllclal effect , both economic anil
.oclal , which IB liable to follow. "
"Hut , Mr. Pltmkett , where doea the necra-
lary capital for these cntcrprUts come from ?
: suppose .they require some. DOGS your or-
; anlatlou lioclcty provide It ? "
"Certainly not. That would be quite nn-
lound even If we hud capital for the pur-
lose. Wo act merely In an advisory capaci
ty. Wo have men we call organizers mm
hat IIHVO Kindled these combinations In
ithor countries and who arc capable of ex- .
ilalnlng them to Irluh farmers. This Is no
any matter at flrat. It Is eusy enough to
haw the theoretical advantages of cnmblna-
Ion , hut to devise a constitution for a
luclcty with ouch rules a will harinonlzo
he IntcreiitH of all concerned and make
t the object of all to secure the HIICCCUI
if the project , requires a goad deal of ex-
losltlon as you may Imagine. Hut I hive
llgrctucd. You asked me whcro the capital
omcs from. Well , when convinced of the
ici.ofltH of the scheme there Is always Homo
noncy avilliible. for a ktart. After a uhort
Inn * the credit of the noddy and of ltd
ncmbers bri-omc * good and capital for fur-
her development * IH forthcoming. "
"Now. Mr. I'lunki.-tt , you are iloubtltwi
twure tliut the ututo of Nebraska dcpcndr