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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. SATURDAY MOBBINGJA&TJA'llY 9 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE PY PIVE CENTS. WILL NOT GRANT HOME RULE Spanish Eoforms for the West Indies Are Much Restricted , SELF-GOVERNMENT NEVtR INTENDED Idea Hint 1'orto Illco nnil Culm AVeri- to lit ; I'lnccil oil Sumo JliiMln UN Can nil it IN inlrel ( > ; llrroneoiiN. ( Copyright , U97 , by Prins Publishing Company. ) MADRID , Spain ( via Bayonne. Franco ) , Jan. 8. ( Now York World Cablegram Spe cial Telegram. ) The decisive stage Is rapIdly - Idly approaching for ascertaining the real drift in the relations between Spain and the West Indian colonies nnd between Spain and the United States. The Irauo now rests entirely with the Madrid government ! an all the aspects and eventualities of the question have been considerately , fully and frankly laid before the duke of Tctuau and Premier Canovas very lately. It Is no secret in political and diplo matic circles in Madrid that the American government cannot accept the reforms de creed for Porto Rico , but the United States' oxccutlvo might induce congress and the pcoplo of the United States to take them as a definite formula of what Spain intends to place on record as her final concessions , for the settlement of the Cuban question. People outside of Spain Jumped at the er roneous conclusion that the Madrid govern ment was on the high road lo granting to the West Indian colonies self-govern ment , similar to that of Canada and Aus tralia. Nothing of the kind was ever In tended , cither by the prcncnt government or by any Spanish political party. Premier Canovas only expressed the statement of the majority of the Spaniards when ho said recently that Spain could never go so far In her reforms as to establish a Canadian regime. Autonomy In the English Benso of the word was not contemplated by Scnor Se- gasta as premier and Scnor Abarzuztm us colonial minister when they requested and obtained the assent of all the Spanish par- ' tics In January , 1895 , to the famous bill which Premier Canovan and his minister for the colonies mode use of In Issuing on New Year's day In 1S97 decrees reorganizing and increasing the powers of the governor and granting only administrative municipal and provincial reforms to Porto Rico. ALL SUBJECT TO SPANISH VETO. In fact under these decrees the munici pal and provincial councils there will bo organized on much tbo same lines as the Spanish provincial councils and municipal ities , with about the same control over purely local matters and over that part of the revenues from taxation destined for public works , education and strictly local administration , subject , however , to the supervision and veto of the superior authorities and the governor appointed by Spain. The majority of the insular council Is lo bo composed of nominees of the crown. The minority Is to bo elective. Tills council is not Intended to bo In any way a leglsla- tlvo body , but on assembly which will bo consulted in well defined cases and may express wishes or opinions not at all bind ing on the government. The Insular coun cil is not a parliament , but a consulting assembly , with limited control occr the acts of the provincial and municipal councils. Porto Rico will continue to be rcpiesented In the Spanish Cortes by two senators and twelve deputies , elected in the Island by a very restricted franchise. The Imperial parliament will continue to discuss and vote legislation , budgets and tariffs for the Wcat Indies , drawn up and presented by the minister of the colonies. All branchec of the civil service , courts or Justice and customs service will continue to bo recruited in the mother country. The army , navy and pollco will remain In the liandn of the Imperial government , and the governor will have full control of the local militia and the volunteers. The Imperial parliament , above all , will retain power to regulate the trade and tariffs of the col onies , whoso treaties of commerce will be ne gotiated uy tno .Madrid executive. NOT A LIBERAL MEASURE. Scnor Abirzuzua's bill never aimed at more than administrative reforms , though ho and Fenor Sagasta think Premier Canovaa might have carried out the jtplrlt of the bill In a less restrictive manner. Scnor Abarzuzua's bill was much less lib eral than the original project presented to the Cortes In ISO * by Ponor Maurar , which i contemplated the creating of a wholly clcct- Y""lvo Insular council , with far morn authority > over the affairs of the coloney. Hut public opinion and the opposition , especially the conservatives , forced Senor Sagasta , when premier , to withdraw that bill and dlsuiUs Scnor Maurar from his cabinet , who was re placed by Scnor Abarzuzua , the author of the moro restricted measure , which ultimately passed In the shape of elastic authorization , which , to use Senor Abarzuzua's own words to me. never Implied autonomy like that of the British colonies. Both the Cuban and Porto Rlcan autono mists consulted hero deem this last meas ure of reform Insufficient and unlikely to 1 satisfy the majority of the West Indiana. f " " They side with the Spanish liberals and republicans - publicans In finding fault with the govern ment for not having at least attempted to reform the Cuban and Porto Rlcan tariffs which Senor Sagasta had induced the Cortes to authorize as far back as 1S9I , with a view to satisfying the commercial wishes of the West Indies , and to Improving their trade with the United States. Tariff re form , therefore , might have been under taken apart from ! home rule had the Madrid government not feared the opposition of the Catalans , the Bllbacans and other protec tionists in Spain.ARTHUR ARTHUR E. HOUailTON. nun-Mil TO IIUI.IUVK .MACHO nr..vn. Cnlinii I'fiiNiiiil I'oliilM Out ( lit * I'llrin \Vliere llu < ( 'iMierul IN .Stnjliitr. ( Copyrliilit , l i > 7 , by I'niis Publishing Conipiiny. ) IN THE FIELD , NEAR ARROYO ARENA. Havana Province , Jan. 2. ( By Courier and Cable to the Now York World Special Telegram. ) The country pcoplo hero ntlll rcfuso to believe Macco la dead. They are eo accustomed to. his dashing charges , hU daring pitched battles with a few followers , hla frequent disappearances , only to turn up In a new place , that they prefer to wait at least three weeks longer before they ac cept as true the story of his d ath. They Eay ho has been killed too often before. None of thu Insurgents hero have In my hearing accused i'ertuclia of trcachciy. Meet of them dimply refuseto believe that Macco U dead. A now rumor Is heard every day. Ono IB that Macco is rapidly recovering from his wounds and that thu bullet hole through hlii Jaw made no clean a tunnel that It ta almost cured. He Is reported to liavc gained his speech. One of the Cubans , who truitu me because ho ltnou\i that 1 rode with Maceo for weeks through I'lnar del Rio last summer , has told mo confidentially the situa tion of the farm house where ho believes Maceo IB now residing. " ' I Bhull reach that place within a few 7 liourtj anil eball know Uutruth. . Certainly the educated Cubans of Havana bellove Marco to * bo dead. I cannot bcilevo that ho U alive. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. Ilnvnnn OlllnlnlN Arrentfil. HAVANA , Jim S. Senor Walllra Pleta. judge of the Helen dlrtrlct court of Havana , haa been arrroted with tlio secretary of the court , Sennr Tranquelaa , charged with un lawfully marrying Jotefn Recelo , a minor , to Bernardino Kovlcm , who , for this purpwe. pretended to be dying nnd had hlu poor health certified to by n well known phy- elclnn , Dr. Pa la Main. The latter , who In on alderman , has alijo been orrca'cd. Avcllnu Sorrclo nnd Manuel HI e , a' o n d > ' - men , who wcro wl'.ncMen of the marrhec , were tukeu Into custody ut thu name time , WKYI.KII icxn\v Tin : SAX JUAX I-I.AX Sliokc of ( lip I.niiilliiK In Trlnlilnil Two 'Woeltn In Ailvnne.e. ( Copyright , IS07 , by Trcns Publishing Company. ) HAVANA ( via Tampa ) , Jan. 8. General Woylcr knew a fortnight In advance that tlio filibuster Three Friends would go to the mouth of the San Juan river , In west ern Trinidad. A week before the Three Friends left Florida General Weylcr told mo there was a gathering of Insurgents In Trini dad to receive an expedition. "They will endeavor to carry the arms ami ammunition on Into the Trinidad moun tains , " ho Mid to me. "Of course I will bo ready for them. " "I hid Inquired of the captain general It the Insurgents were collecting anywhere , and ho answered that Spanish ofllccrs of the upper and well Informed class have always ridiculed the capacity of the Junta in Non- York. They regard Its members as children In the business in which they are engaged , asserting that self-interest Is quite as strong as sentiment and patriotism among them. Experienced Spaniards assort that had Jose Marti lived to have directed the Junta , a different showing would have been made. Maximo Gomez at last Is obliged to show himself. I described him aa being In the wilderness of Najasa , In southeastern Puerto Principe , on December 10. Oni December 20 Gomez reached his favorite stopping place on the cattle estate which belongs to the Yznaga family , located Just eastward of the border of Santa Clara province. Afterward ho crossed Into Santa Clara , and reached the vicinity of Jatibonlco point In the wild re gion north of the city of Santo Esplrltu , and It was reported two ilnya ago that Gomez had collected 1,500 followers and attempted to capture a Spanish supply train near Or- roya Blanco , Gomez has recently written that he has abandoned his attempt to tnaKo himself dictator at the expense of the president , Clsneros. His physical condition is bad. Callxto Garcia is the only ono of tlio Insurgent leaders who displays activity that may bo very hurtful to thy Spanish government. Garcia has appeared nutsi-lo Jlguant , a small town twelve miles vast of Bajamlo , on the road to Santiago do Cuba. The Spanish garrison w.u only a small one , and courtiers wcro dis patched to Bayamo and Santiago. The government sent five battalions of Infantry from Manzanll'o ' and other troops from San Luis and Palma Serl- ano and other eastward points. Nothing has been heard as yet as to the result. Garcia Is operating In a wild and thinly settled part of Santiago , over 500 miles east of Havana. IIo Is now chief of the Insurgents In that province , but ho has not consolidated the different bands. A bitter feeling prevails against him on the part of negroes who constitute the bulk of Insurgents there. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. MAY IiAY 110V.THUIIl AUMS. Ciilmu IiiNtirRpiitH Snlil to Have Made I'roio alH for 1'oni'c. CHICAGO , Jan. 8. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says : Positive statements were made last night from Spanish legation sources that Gomez , the Cuban commandcr-ln-chlef , had actually sub mitted a proposition for peace to Senor gagasta , In , Madrid , and that the facts have already been communicated to the junta here. All that stands In the way. It Is said , la the proposed recall of Captain General Weyler , which the Insurgents Insist shall be preliminary to all negotiations. The statements como to the Tribune cor respondent with great distinctness , but , as the source is Spanish , there Is an open suspicion , that the news may bo given out for the express purpose of Injuring the In surgent cause. Secretary Qucsada and other Cuban repre sentatives have all along dcnle J that , the .Insurgents would accept anything short of 'independence and they profess to bo shocked and disappointed at the story of weakening on the part of Gomez. They will not admit that bo has communicated with them , but the legation story Is that st letter front , the Cuban general was received by the junta December 29 , in which ho says that If Weylcr li recalled and Martinez Campos Callcja or General Panda sent In his place the insurgents will be ready to talk of layIng - Ing down their arms. WKYLKIt IIKRAIXS OFPICIAI * FAVOH. SlroiiK HoeoininenilntloiiN to Govern ment Mini ! ! < IllItetaliiiMl. . LONDON , Jan. 8. The Standard's Madrid correspondent eajn : Despite the criticisms of the opposition pixss , Captain General Wey lcr has certainly regained favor In official circles since the Imposing demonstrations of sympathy by the loyalist clubs and the commercial and agricultural Interests In Ha vana. Thccc bodies have rent telegrams to the home government , strongly advising It to maintain General Weylcr In the chief command , The government also seems to be satisfied wth | Woylcr'6 latest report. It la stated that the proposed Cuban re forms will bo very extensive , placing all the services of the island under the direc tion of the now administrative council , but retaining in the hands of the homo govern ment all matters concerning the army and navy , the Judiciary , taxation and the tar iffs , as a legal foundation for the Spanish sovereignty. The councils of both Porto Rico and Cuba will' bo consulted , however , with reference to their budget and taxation and their opinion will 'bo dubmltted to the Cortes. _ Iett < * r Direct from Culm. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) A letter was received hero today by a Chcy- cnno business man from A. F. Khrono , for merly a cow puncher In this county , and now a coamUaloncd o Ulcer In tlio Cuban army. Khrono left here several years ago and when last heard from was employed as a civil engineer by a Tucson , -Ariz. . Irrigation company. He left there last spring , going direct to Cuba. Khrono was raised as a aol- dler and held a commission as a lieutenant In the German army before coming to Amor- lea. Ho had the reputation when here of being an expert swordsman and ono of the most accurate rifle shots In this part of the state. The letter received from Khrono Is of a personal nature and docs not glvo many particulars of the conflict now raging In Cuba. Ho states , however , that tlio command with which ho Is connected has EOCII some hard fight I UK , The prospects for ultimate suc cess are considered very bright and ho In dicates that the Insurgents arc far from being discouraged or dUhcartcncd. Mr. Money Ili'tunm. TAMPA , Fla. , Jan. S. Senator-elect Money of MlrsUslppl arrived last night from Ha vana , and soon afterward left for Washing ton. Ho refused to talk nn the Issuey of the Cuban war. Ho Bald , however , that ho was accorded every courtesy by General Wey lcr , whom ho met at the palace. IIo went out twenty tulles to the southwest of Ha vana , whcro ho spent two da > s. Ha &aw no fighting , but paeacd many Spanish soldiers , Mr. Money denied that ho wcs cent to Cuba by the president to juake an Investigation ; that ho went at the solicitation of political colleagues ; that ho was an agent of the junta ; that he was sent out of the country , or that ho was at any tlmo In danger of being put In prison , lN Knco united. ' CINCINNATI , Jan. 8. A special to the Commercial-Tribune from Key Wrat says : Reports from I'lnar del Rio are that Woyler's withdrawal haa encouraged the insurgents greatly. An attack was made on the trocha Monday near the southern end and four Of the forts destroyed , .the garrisons 'deserting upon the appearance of the Insurgent force. At ono attack the big dynamite gun was used snd Its flrnt shot threw the garrlrfon Into uucli terror that they ( led , leaving many of their guild and a largo bupply of am munition , _ i : ciiieN from Ciibu lo Jaiiinleii. ( f'opj rliilit. 1M7. liy TrtlM I'uhlU.ilns Company. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , Jan. 8. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram J General 1'cdro Diaz arrived from Tuba Wednesday. He dodged quarantine and tbo 1'ollco buvo been unable to trace him. EIGHT MONTHS IN PRISON Lady Scott Sentenced to Do Time Behind the SHE BECOMES HYSTERICAL IN COURT Denouement of the Scnnntlonnl Cane the Motlie.r-lu-I.iiTr of Karl IttiNNcIl Lawyer Cre ate * a Scene. . LONDON , Jan. 8. Lady Scllna Scott , the mother-in-law of Earl Rucaell , who through counsel pleaded guilty yesterday In the criminal court of criminally libelling his lordship in conjunction with John Cockerton , an engineer , and Aylot , a valet , was sen tenced this morning to eight months' Im prisonment , without hard labor , Cockerton and Aylot , who also pleaded guilty yesterday , received similar sentences today. Lady Scott , accompanied by her daughter , Countess Russell , entered the court room at an early hour. They were both stylishly dressed In black , and pending the opening of court walked up and down the corridor , the daughter having an arm around her mother's waist. Both women were painfully nervous , and Lady Scott was heard to re mark : "I do not dread going to prison , but I feel the injustice of the way I have been treated. " Justice Hawkins entered the court room shortly after 11 o'clock. These present were principally lawyers. There was only one woman spectator. Sir Franklin Lockwood , counsel for Earl Russell , In a brief speech asked that all ground for doubt as to his lordship's charac ter be removed , and counsel for Lady Scott addressing the court. In turn , said that her ladyship would undertake never to republlsh the libels and he appealed to the Judge not to deprive the daughter of her mother's pro tection. Counsel then asked permission for his client to make a statement and Justice Hawkins nodded his consent. Thereupon Lady Scott read an address saying that she accepted any punishment the Judge would give her for the sake of ho-icst suffering women , believing the men in the dock , and the dead man Kast , who died of consumption in Hollowcll , where he was confined as one of the three defendants , had told the truth. Continuing her ladjohlp said she trusted that no ono In the court room , including the Judge , would ever sec his daughter suffer as hers had suffered. Her only fear was that her daughter would bo followed by detectives and that something would happen to her. Lady Scott was very nervous and trembling , but she read her statement clearly. Justice Hawkins summed up In a lucid manner. IIo reviewed the case at length and , as he proceeded , Lady Scott , who wta visibly growing more nervous every mo ment-stepped back and forth In the clock and when Justice Hawkins continuing said , "In 1889 arrived that 111 day when Earl Russell made the acquaintance of Lady Scott , the origin of all this unhapplness , " her ladyship Interrupted with , "Thank you , my lord. " Justice Hawkins did not notice the In terruption , but Mr. Bill , counsel of the male defendants who all along had squabbled with the judge , made an objection , threw down his brief and said : "I abandon the case. " This Incident caused a great sensation. All present in the court room stood up. Lady S.cott became hysterical , throw back -her h'ead , pounded the railing of the dock" 'and shrieked : "That Is abominable. " Coun sel tried to pacify Lady Scott , and when quiet was eventually restored , Justice Haw kins sentenced her to eight months Imprison , ment without hard labor and afterward Im posed the same sentence upon the two male defendants. When Countess Russell heard the sentence pronounced she shrieked and her mother , Lady Scott , shouted : "There Is not one word of truth In It. " Then addressing her daughter apparently , she cried : "You said It was Impossible to get Justice. " Thereupon Justice Hawkins exclaimed : "I will not allow you to thus address me. " The court officials promptly removed Lady Scott , who will bo taken to Wormwood Scrubbs prison this afternoon. Cockerton and Aylott , who are two com mon looking men , stood stolidly In the pris oners' dock throughout the proceedings. Earl Russell , who occupied a seat among counsel , beamed throughout , evidently de riving considerable satisfaction from the re sult of the trial. Owing to 111 health Lady Scott will be ac corded In prison the privileges of a flrat- class misdemeanant. Contrary to flrot announcements Lady Scott was taken to Holloway Jail Instead of Wormwood Scrubbs prison , where she will occupy the cell in which the duchcsu of Sutherland was confined for six weeks for contempt of court in burning an Important document wanted as evidence In the contest which the present duke made of the wilt of his father in 1892. UUIIIAI , Olf A MiXICAVETJ3IIAX. . fir eat HOIIOI'N .Shown by ( lie. 1'c-njile nnil Olllelnl AVorlil. SAN DIEGO , Cal. , Jan. 8. The funeral of General Miguel Ncgrcto occurred Sunday at the City of Mexico , being attended by President Diaz and other high ofllccrs of the government. General Negrcto waa rromlncnt In the war of Intervention and shared with General Zaragoza the glory of Puebla. Engineers are now in the field selecting the route of the Mexican Eastern railroad , which will run from Gcronlmo , on the Tchuantepoc railroad , to Tapachula , Clilca- pas. The road will be valuable In opening up coffee and mineral lands In southern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala. American capital la behind the project. Captain John , owner of the schooner Ellen , which was eolzod at Eltda Island early In December for guano smuggling , has -been released at Enaenada on tmall ball and hopes to recover his vessel. His crew of two men has been discharged by the Mex ican authorities. Ilnrrcil from tlie Trial. CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 8. Owing to the refusal of the Turkish authorities to admit the dragomans of the embassies to the trial of Mazhar Bey , the French and Italian ambas sadors have recalled their dragomans and have Btrongly protested to the porto , de manding a change of venue In the trial of Mazhar Bey , who Is accused of complicity in the mi-rdcr of Father Snlvatora , an Italian priest , who was killed In the convent of Jnldjokalc at Marash In 1895 by Turkish troops commanded by the bey , Tho. am- basHadoni insist that the latter fchall bo tried by a competent and impartial tribunal liero Instead of at Maraeh. Itolief Work In India , CALCUTTA , Jan. 8. It U officially an nounced that 1,250,000 person. ! are now en gaged on the relief works , and It H added that ttc : number will probably reach 2,000- 000 during the coming week. A public meeting has been called unJzr the prcildency of the viceroy , the earl of I3lcln , to consider state measures to relieve the famine sufferers. U was uugctcU | that a fund bo formed and subscription ] .Jn- . vltcd from Qnat Britain , the colonies anil America. I'rilNxhiil lliitlRul for 1M 7. . BERLIN , Jan. 8. In the Prussian budget for the coming year the revenue and ex penditures balance at 200,031,385 marka. The extraordinary expenditure ) are cejlmatcd at tiO.nfl.OjO mnrkn , and are covered by the ordinary recelptH. Among the permanent In- created in expenditures are 19,500,000 marks additional pay for Htato olllclali ) , and 5,311- ! COO marks for Increasing the salaries of' teachers la elementary echools , t'l.OTTIXO FOIL WIS rcMverfnl Influence * ( ntIlnvnnn Secrollr nt W rb < - NEW YORK , Jan. 8. A copyrighted dis patch to the World from Havana via Tampa , January 8 , cays : An tntrjgue Is on foot hero against General Weylcjas a year ago there was an Intrigue agdtn t General Cam pos , and that fine old gentleman was com pelled to retire from CubV. The leaders of the union constitutional party ( Spanish conservatives ) , whoso policy has always been that d rule or ruin , at that time finding that General Campos was disposed to recog nize others than themselves plotted ngalnat him In Spain , as well as in Cuba , and the honest , Elnccro and chivalrous gentleman was forced to retire. Ajrcady some of the same men who led the movement against Campos arc engaged In the same kind of plotting against General Weylcr. The Mar quis do Apcztcgula Is the official leader of the conservative party. Ho Is a Cuban , but he outdoes the most pronounced Span- lard In lib conservatism. Id Is the manag ing director of a great sugar crtato near ClonfucKoa that Is owned jby a company controlled by the Welsh brothers of New York. f Do Apcztcgula and others have done much to create the conditions which led to the present rebellion. lie 1s execrated by the Insurgent leaders. Gomez tried to destroy the Constanzla sugar plantation , but Do Apeztegula placed a ' private armed guard of 600 men on the property , which ho now maintain ? . Weylcr hail forbidden the grinding of cane and uigar making as a military measure , and thus he has run up against the Interests of the marquis. The latter does not dare openly to antagonize the captain general. A cell in the Cabanas would very likely be the fate of any one who attempted to crltl- clso Weylcr. This was done with Impu nity with Marshal Campos. Do Apeztegula said through the press that ho will sail for Spain eliortiy. TuU move ment Is regarded as being Intended to i-how that ho proposes to make Us fight In Mad rid. I There are unmistakable ( Indications that Weyler's official term -wllUsoon end. Pri vate intelligence shows that'a crisis may be precipitated any day. The death of Macco tided over a crisis that was then Impending and which may again arise. He Is In a quarrel with the representatives of powerful Madrid newspapers , who arc boldly criticis ing some of his executive acts. It Is not a question of the rebellion , but a side Issue arising out of the administration of the army. There Is no question that a governor gen eral possessing the diplomatic ability of Martinez Campos could , at the present porlod , accomplish better results than can bo obtained by a strictly military policy such as "U'oyler follows. Hfc has aroused so widespread a fear of Mmself that there are no chances for him. to conduct neROtlatlono of any kind. Martinez Campos and Maximo Gomez entertained a ceraiti ( Degree of per sonal good feeling toward each other that would serve a good purpose at the present time. "I believe , " says the correspondent , "that Martinez Campca would have ended the re bellion had he not be eh' constantly ham pered and thwarted by the selfish politicians who ultimately drove him to Spain. I stated In the World at the time of his departure that a crime had been perpetrated that would react on the perpetraors. The marquis of Apeztegula was quite as responsible for the driving away of Campos as any of the others. " _ _ IIA\\AIIAXS SUIIE 6P ANXI3XATIOX. .Son * lo tliff JUnKciI StnteH MttkcN a Knvorntilc Hoiinrt. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan : 8. The Coptic brought. advices. rrom' IotyUiiUto ! the effect trial Minister Henry E. Cooper has presented to the president and cabinet a full report of his trip to the United Statca and Inter views with prominent men on Hawaiian mat ters. The minister staled that his convic tion was that thora would ho a determina tion of the Hawaiian question within a year and ho regarded the prospect of Tinnexatloii as excellent. No effort wlIV..ba made on the part of Hawaii to bring up the question In the present congress , but Mr. Hatch stands In readiness to act at this especial session , The British ship Northbrookl bound from Hong Kong to the north coast , experienced great difficulty In reaching Honolulu , When nlmnl thlrtv davs out from Chlneto .shores scurvy broke out among the members of the Northbrook's crew. Within two days after leaving the disease made Ita appearance and seventeen seamen were prostrated , leav ing but four men and two apprentices to assist Captain Lawdon In handling the mam moth ship. This was the moro difficult on account of the vessel encountering a nalu. By dexterous seamanship , however , the captain finally worked the chip Into a safe anchorage on Christmas day , CHICS1M ) WIhI < HKTIIin XHXT YI3AII. I'rcxlclent of Voiiczuela IN Tlrliif ? ( if ( ho llltvli Iloiior. ( CopyrlRht , 1807 , by I'mis PuLllnhlnir Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) President Crcspo In receiving today's depu tations of the liberal party announced that ho flrmly Intends to withdraw from , the presidency in February , 1898. The American horsu Mldlas won the Caracas race. The arbitration decision In the Fablanl claim Is welcomed. The government Is satisfied. Joaquin Crcspo , though only 51 years old , has bc-cn president of Venezuela at two periods. Ho was Gi zmin Dl neo's political heir and succeeded him In 1& > 2 , remaining In olllco until 1SS6. In 1693 ho headed a revolution nnd overthrow Talaclo , remainIng - Ing In power ns dictator until the constitu tion , which limited the president's term to two years , was amended In June , 1R93 , to make the term four years. Then ho "re- Elyncd" ar.d was rotulurly elected pro Ideal , being Inaugurated March II , 1&9J. Hnilii'H Will lNN t Set LONDON , Jan. 8. A dispatch from Ber lin to ' .ho Dally News says that the supreme court has dismissed the action to set aside the will of tno late Em In Pa lm In favor of Ills Abyssinian daughter , Ferida , whom ho had brought to Europe to wlucato before lib final return to Africa and hla death. Krenli Troulilo In Ilceliiuiiinlniid. CAPETOWN , Jan. S. The news being re ceived from Bcchuanaland' 1-3 of tbe most ecrlous description. The- magistrate and settlers tlors at Kuraman have gone Into laager , and 700 natives of that vicinity are raiding farms , lifting cattle and committing other depredations. _ _ _ _ _ ANOTHER NKfiUO IS LYNCIini ) . Simon Cooper , Qiinilruplo Murderer , ICH at a Moh'M IlnmlN. SUMTER , S. C. , Jan. , 8. Simon Cooper , the negro outlaw , who yesterday murdered thVeo members of the Wllsou family and a colored servant , was lynched , near hero to day. Cooper w a captured by the oherlff'e pease and wai being taken to Sumfer , when tlio mob decided to hang lilm. The deputy sheriff , aided by two men , resisted the lynchcm , but they ware overpowered , A rope was thrown over the limb of a tree , and as tbo man swung upward the body v/aa pierced by more than 150 bullets. Ono bullet cut the rope , and the corpse fell to tlio ground , whcro the coroner found It eomo hours later. The coroner's jury rcn- ' 'derea a verdict that Cooler "camo to hli death at the liania ! of n mob whose mem bers are unknown to the Jury , " Tim details of Cooper'a crime arc as fol- lowi ; Cooper entered the houaft of Hen Wilson nnd demanded the use of Mr. Wllxon'H liuggy , which was refused , The wretch then picked up an ax nnil cpllt Mr. Wll- uon'B bend open. Ho attacked Wesley Wil son , the son , and murdered him in Illto manner. Cooper then murdered Mrs. Wen- luv Wilson with thu xnmo weapon , after which ho Htruek down a negro who hud approached preached on hearing the noise , and left Jho ax sticking In the nvgro'e head , GOLD DEMOCRACY'S ' DINNER Cleveland's ' Wing of the Early Sits at Table in Chicago. GREAT CELEBRATION OF JACKSON DAY Henry " \VullefNoii Ail lrc ncN ilie GiicnlN on "Tho Future of Ucinoc- rncy" SpeeclicN liy Several Other Prominent CHICAGO , Jan. 8. Representatives of the gold democracy of Illinois and other states of the middle west , northwest and south met nt the Auditorium tonight for the purpose of celebrating Jackson day. Fully GOO men were present and the banquet was In many respects a notable affair of IJs kind. Let ters were received front President Cleveland , Secretary Morton and Senator John M. Palmer and a largo number of democrats throughout the country expressing regret over the Inability of the senders to bo pres ent In person , and all sent words Indicative of the utmost confidence in the future of that branch of the democrat party which has declared Itself against free silver. The parlors of the hotel were crowded early In the evening while a general reception was held by the gentlemen who were the honored guests of the evening. Francis B. Peabody of Chicago was the head of the reception committee and for over an hour ho waa busily engaged In presenting Henry Walter- son , Charles S. Hamlln , General Buckncr and Jchn P. Irish to tlio-great number of men who pressed forward to greet them. The reception lasted until the doors of the banquet hall wcro thrown open , and at 7 o'clock the enllre company was seated at the long tables which stretched from end to end of the room. The decorations were flowers , greens and flags and they were there In profusion. Great banks of raies and carnations were upon the tables and at various points around the room , whllo the portraits of Jackson , Jefferson and other founders of democratic principles and up holders of democratic faith which hung upon the walls , were tastefully hung with garlands and wreaths of roses. Behind the head of the table at which sat Franklin MacVeagh the tccstmastcr , was arranged a beautiful effect wrought by the skillful draping of a number of American flags. It was over two hours after the banquet hall was opened before the menu card had become merely a list of things that had only been and the toautmnster rcso to address the assemblage. FLOW OF SOUL BEGINS. Mr. MacVcagh congratulated all present , "and all true democrats upon this signifi cant gathering ; because It is a timely tes timony and distinguished testimony to the permanence of democratic principles. And the occasion fits the day. Those whom we represent have a right to Jackson's day , for It has been given to them , as It was given to him , to defend both the fortunes of the nation and the principles of the democratic party. " "Tho greatest party In American history , " he said , "would have ended on the day of the Chicago platform if there had not been democrats In this land nay It there had not been democrats In these middle states who would not , who could not bo democrats without democratic principles ; and who could not so long as they might live be anything but democrats. " After reviewing the recent campaign , the speaker added : "We can harmonize our cur rency .views Tvllh 'thoso of the republican party whenever that party , as In the late campaign , lives according to Its best lights , for questions of the currency , which Involve the hOiior of the country , have never dlvldcd _ real democrats and real republicans. But when that Is said , all Is said. No man can bo a protectionist , nnd no democrat can bo a populist. The recklessness and Insanity of populism are paralleled by the hcartlcsiness and the Immorality of protection. And pop ulism and republicanism both stand for the paternalism and centralization which democ racy abhors. Wo are the democratic party of the past ; wo are the democratic party of the present ; we are the democratic party &f the future. " As Mr. MacVeagh took his scat , Mr. Wat- tcrson , TV lid was to address the company .on "Tho Future of Democracy , " rose to his feet. The ringing cheers that greeted him made It Impos&iblo for several minutes for the elo quent Kcntucklan to proceed witli his re marks. His address was received with en thusiastic approval. Mr. Wattereon said , In WATTEUSON SPEAKS. If Old Hickory were allvo and could look In upon us at this moment I have an Im pression that he would conclude that the democracy , of which' ho was the embodi ment. H not only not dead , nor sleeping , but that It lives and moves and has Its being , nnd Is scheduled to stay ! Let us assume that ho U hero ; that his spirit hovers over us. and likewise the spirits of all the. democratic sages , from Jefferson and Tilden to that bravest of the brave , that Incomparable cavalier of the Old Hay state , who gave up his young life that de mocracy ml.ht live , on the very threshold of the Inst battle for honor , country and truth. Durlnc ono nlglrs at least let us consecrate this noble theater as a temple of democracy , of democracy untcrrllled nnd undented ; the only kind of democracy which Jefferson taught and Jackson prac ticed ! It was snlil durlnir the political campaign which closed the 3d of last November that what wo call American ; nstltutlons were on trial ; nnd , in a sense , it may be Fald that what we call Government Is , more or less , always on trial. If , In the creation of the world. God hod meant to make any- Kilng perfect. Ho would have begun with man. whom we arc assured He designed after Ills own Image. Hut man , at once the source nnd resource of government , Is , among living things , most fallible , and , as nothing can rise above Its own level except populism nnd protection human In stitutes are npt to sink somewhat below that level. The strife to fix It hlBli or low arises out of divergencies In opinions among the combatants. My reading of his tory. hoHvcvfr , Is wholly at fault If the good of man bo not the final result of every conlllct ; for I truly believe that. In the long run. truth is mlff'.Uy and will pre- ICstlmnted by the vote of the pconlo of the United States In the late presidential election , the country was divided by two extremes ranged In oppoilto camps and encaged In a death struggle. -What are the decisive questions on which the -country Is to rest Its case for sta bility and prosperity In the future ? They arc very slmplo nnd obvious , gentlemen. First of all. the pub'.lo order , without w.ilch nothing except chaos can exist : next , the public credit , largely embarked In the money of the people ; and next the pystcm of taxation , municipal , state and federal. Bettlo these questions , and settle them right , nnd wo nro safe against every manner of domestic danger. ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY. As far as I am concerned , nnd no man'o democracy can go back or mine though : I got It of Jefferson nnd Jnckson , and not of Tillman and AltgelA whenever good morals against bad morals , good money against bud money , government against the mob , are the Issues , I shall go with that party which stands true to the public credit nnd order , no matter where It takes me. Hut. followlnb' this law of my bclnjr In the campaign just ended , I surrendered none of my original , Individual opinions. To my mind one Issue absorbed all other Issues. The public credit was nt stake , and , with It , the public order. The defeat of Mr. Hrynn , the election of Mr. MeKInley , For the tlmo being secures us both. How Hliull we make them secure for all tlmo ? That Is the question , nnd on that point I shall Kpcnk with deference to the opinions of others , though I have opinions of my own. The task before us Is the reconciliation of capital nnd labor , which are , and of right ought to be , convertible terms. Can wo effect this reconciliation ? I think wo can. but not by thu agency of rampant partylxm , blinding1 good men to the truth ; mrruylni ; class against class , section against section , keeping the peoplu and the coun try In a Htnto of agitation year In nnd year out , with thu danger of n revolution nt the end of every four years. If that bo thu fnto ahead of UH , God help free In stitutions , because , If It bo , it Is only u question of tlmo when ono of the two ex tremes , drunk with power , or recklcca of THE BEE BULLETIN Weather Forccntt for Ncbrntkn I'nlr ; CoWcr ; West Winds. ! > Limited Autonomy for Went Indie * . tally Scott ScnlPtiFFil In 1'rlann. Gold Democrat * Hiuniuet nt Chicago. llrynn Addrr4e4 I.oenl 1'opnrriitiii S. Snldleri. ' Homo nt Mllfnril Under Vlrc. I.eglyliittiro Ailjonrnn Till Monday. I'uvliiK Company faultier Mbi'lng. 3. .South D.ikotn I.eglnlntlvo Work. Archblnliop of Canterbury Unthroned Clintiilirriiiulil t'ouirn Into it Fortune. llrltlMi Well IteeeUeil In Clilim. ! IMItorlnl unit Comment. 5. < li > x li > Concerning iludgo McIIugUi Ddmtn on thu riitiilliiR Hill. Ulimsworkcrs Tulle for u Tariff. 0. Connell UliiITi * l.ocnl MntterH. llitntey Ciinn duo ) tu tint ilnry. 7. Cninninrclnl mill I'limncliil Nnrn. 8. County I.o es 1'oor I'uriii dines. I'ho Sites for tlio Kx ] > ofUI n. Now llrldgo nn Fourteenth Street. 0. Kmlorneil by tbo Xcbr.ulm LriM > to. lllt of I'eiiilnlnn ( ioiHlp. 11. In tlin riclil of Klectrlelty. Miu'hiiiitfim of the. lluniiin llyo. 18. "When < JreekMeetH < ! reek. " Note * on Current Literature. consequences , will find Itself nblo to repent tlui grim story of tlio ages , losing In u decailo of passion anil folly tlio accretions of n century of wlsilom mid virtue. The Kovernment of tlio United States has no right , constitutional or equitable , to levy and collect a dollar of taxation excent for Its own support , and , whenever the republican party goes to tlio country on the negation of this proportion , and on that nlone , It will BO to certain disaster. U wan saved in the laat election because the Issue of the public order and of a Round currency stood between the voters and protection , the father of paternalism and the Kod-father of populism. With a simple revenue tariff , oppressing no class , but operating1 exclusively for publlu purpose , and with our Usual system settled upon a gold basis , affording the UEO of so much silver as the business of the country may assimilate the only pos- Hlblo bimetallic theory which can be car ried Into practical effect wo Khali have that economic stability which of all things else the business of the country most re quires , and an end of quack doctors mas querading as statesmen and quad ; nos trums labelled patriotism. HAMLIN'S ADDRCSS. Hon. Charles S. Hnmllii , assistant secretary of the treasury , responded to the toast , "Our National Administration , " and in this lie re counted some of the matters of national 1m- portanco that had been accomplished during Mr. Cleveland's term. As to Jnckson , whom they had met to honor , ho said no one was over more devoted by precept and practice to what ho believed to bp the people's cause , and his Ufa was marked by a fearless determina tion to do what ho conceived to bo his duty. Ho spoke of John G. Carlisle as "tlio In tellectual peer of any living man , " who , true to his chief , our great president , regardless of personal consequences , flung himself into the breach In thcl recent conflict and by ) his Intellectual vigor , his cogent reasoning and his brilliant oratory , did , perhaps , mora than any other man to Insure the preservation of our national honor. The name of Secretary OIncy was pre sented as the worthy successor of Clay , Webster , Marcy and Sovran ] , Speaking of the national democratic party , Mr. Hamlln said ft represents liberal , pro gressive Ideas , as opposed to narrow con servatism. Its motto Is forward , not back ward. Its path Is that of progress , " not decadence. The Cleveland administration , Mr. Hamlln aald , had certainly achieved most notable success , some of which ho enumerated. "Wo have confidence that history will applaud the withdrawal of the treaty of annexation with Hawaii. The attltudo of the administra tion toward the Cuban revolt , BO clearly laid down in the president's recent message to congress , Is so fresh In your memories that it need not bo alluded to here. " The letters of President Cleveland , Secre tary Morton and Senator John M. Palmer were greeted with cheers. CLEVELAND'S LETTER. President Cleveland wrote : EXECUTIVE MANSION. Washington , January 1 , 1S37. To Franklin llncVeagh. Chairman , etc. . Chlcaco : My Dear Sir I rcf.'rot that otllclal duties prevent my ac cepting the Invitation I have received on behalf of the national democrats of the middle states to attend their Jackson day banquet on the 8th liiHt. . When passion and prejudice1 threaten to obscure the meaning of true democracy and pervert Its patriotic purposes , a re union of those men who are democrats for the Bake of principle and the good of their country cunnot fall to bo Inspiring and useful. On nn occasion when the character and achievements of Andrew Jackson are com- memonitctl , the old Iniulniutks of demo cratic faith should be distinctly pointed out. At such a time It should bo Impres sively taught that democracy Is not disor der ; that Its regard for popular rights does not mean the care of only a portion of our people ; that Its loyalty to constitution and laws does not metin .a petulant chal lenge of the duty of civic obedience ; that Its aggressiveness docs not mean class hatred and sectional vituperation , mid that Its success should never mean mere par tisan triumph at the sacrifice of principle and patriotism. YOUM very trulv , GROVER CLEVELAND. The enthusiasm was even Greater when General Simon B. Buckncr rose to speak for the state of Kentucky. The far west was represented by , John P. Irtah of California , and the assembly re calling Ills hard work for the gold ( standard during the campaign of last fall , greeted him with cheers. He spoke in response to the toaat , "Our President. " Other speakers of the evening were Virgil P. Kline , who responded for Ohio ; Washing ton Irving Ilabb , who was charged with messagca from the gold democracy of Iowa ; T. J. Mnhorcywho replied to the toast of "Nebraska ; " J , McD. Trimble , who repre sented Missouri ; Daniel W. Lawlor , from Minnesota , and Hugh Ryan , from Wisconsin , All these speakers told of the condition of the gold de'nocracy of the states from whence they came , and all made cntlmslaa- tlc promises of the future prospccta and usefulness of the party. HKCI3IVHD A LHTTBIl KIIO.U IMIYAX. lny IIiiniiii | > < nnil Niteeoli- at IViiHliliiKlon. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. Jackson day was celebrated here by a welt attended banquet at Masonic temple , given by the Jackson Democratic association of the District of Columbia. An abundance of American flags , with a portrait of the hero of Now Orleans , wcro the principal decorations of the largo mil , while those present included many senators and members of the hotiso of repre sentatives. The toasts and speaker/ ) of the evening embraced the fol- owlng : "Tho Day Wo Celebrate , " ilon. S , Colyar , Nashville , Tcnn. ; 'Independence , " Senator Morgan , Alabama ; 'The Democratic Party ; Its Defeats and Tri umphs , " Representative Ilcnlon Mc.MllIln of Tennessee ; "Andrew Jackson and IIIj Rival , Henry Clay , " Senator Blackburn of Ken- , ucky ; "Tho Money of the Can.itltutlon , " Senator Daniel of Virginia ) "Cuba Libre ; by the Eternal , " RepresentativeSulzer of New York ; "What's the Matter with California ? " Itcprcscntatlvo Magtilro of California , and 'Jefferson MadUon and Monroe " , , Heprrsen- ntlvo Swanson of Virginia. Letters of regret were read from a largo number of prominent democrat * ) , among whom were the following ; W. J , Ilryan , Vice President Stovcnion , Senators Faulk ner , I'ascoo , Allen , Date , Harris , Turplo , Vest , Murphy , Mills and Roach , Rcprescnta- ; lves Baycra , .Fitzgerald , Washington , Terry , Wheeler. Money , Bailey , Towno and Hon. George V. Williams of Massachusetts , Rep resentatives Dcarmond and John R , McLean. Movement of Oeenn Sli-iuuerx , At Glasgow Arrived Manitoba , from Port- and , At Gibraltar Arrived Fulda , from New York , for Genoa. JACKSOXIAN CELEBRATION Elaborate Banquet Participated In by Two Hundred Quests , POPOCRACY BOOMED AMONG ITS FRIENDS Wllllnm J. llrytin IN ilin Ilcrq of tinOconNlon , mill Ho AriuiNCN UN I'nrllNitiiN hy HU Kloiliiriiee. Last night the members of the Jacksoniau club of Omaha met for the sixth tlmo tu celebrate the anniversary of the great father of the democracy , whoso name they bear. The 'banquet was given In the main dining room at tlui Paxton hotel and fully 200 Ne braska democrats congregated around the artistically arrangsd tables and united la furnishing an amount of audible enthusiasm that was truly democratic and Inspiring. \Vllllaiu J. Bryan was the guest of the evening and the occasion was somewhat In the nattirci of n tribute to his leadership. Every allusion to his personality was greeted with emphatic approval and his brief speech was liberally interlarded with hearty np- plaimc. It was notlcable that ninny of the faces that were once prominent around the banquet board of the Jacksonlan club wcro ahsent ; 'but their personality wao still In evidence , and the subject of constant and acrid com ment. Every speaker nMinncd In turn to hurl hlu anathemas at thu absent ones , and the moro violent their denunciations the moro uproarious was the applause that emphasized the sentiment. Mr. Bryan and the other prominent demo crats from out of town arrived during the afternoon and wcro conducted to the head quarters of the club on Fifteenth street , whcro the preliminary conviviality held sway. Hero an orchestra discoursed music , and a huge punch bowl and a bountiful mtpply of good cigars conduced to good fel lowship. The 'banquet hour was fixed at 9 o'clock , and half an hour earlier the rotunda.of the Paxlon was congested with expectant demo crats. At 9:15 : the march to the banquet room was begun. Dr. A. II. Hippie , the toastmaster - master of the evening , led the way with Mr. Ilryan , followed by C. J. Smyth and Hon. C. F. Cochran of Missouri. Behind them the members of the club and guests fell In , and * when they wcro distributed around the ta bles scarcely a teat was' IcfC vacant. The dining room bore no decorations , ex cept the portraits of Bryan , Jackson , Jef ferson , 'Adlal Steveneon anil olhor party lead ers , which were hung behind the head of the table. The tablca were very prettily dccorate.l with potted zalccs , ferns and palms , ar.d the pleasing strains of Rohr'B orchestra were wafted In from the ordinary. SOME OF THOSE PRESENT. Mr. Bryan was conducted to the neat of honor at the right of the toastmaster , and Mr. Cochran oat at the left. Among others who sat with them wcro Senator L. ( ) . Fcltz of Ogallala , James Monahan of Lincoln , W. II. Thompson of Grand Island , W. D. Oldhani of Kcarnoy. R. L. Metcalfo and Ed P. Smith of Omaha. Around the tables \rcro also no ticed : J. L. Teeters , Paul H. Helm , a. W. Bcrgo , T. S. Allen. W. W. Wilson. E. A. Rogers , E. Blgnell , L. C. CUapln. A. 1C. Goudy , William F. Schwlnd , Bentaa Marct , C. W. Branch. A. V. Johnson , W. H. Eng land. M. 1) . Welch. R. M. Welch , T. F. Lasch , and H. B. Tompson of Lincoln ; J. M. Pat- teraou , Plattemouth ; Guy A. Lalng , North Platte ; W. H. Dearlng. Plattsmouth ; Phil II. Kolil , Wayne ; John Mahor. Chadron ; Frank A. Morgan , Plattainouth ; E. W. Dallcy. Crawford ; T. J. Kastle , North Bond ; ' J. J. Thomas , Saward ; W. H. Green , Crelgh- ton ; R. D. Scott , Battle Creek ; E. A. Rogers , Lincoln ; B. F. Good , Wahoo ; James C. Dahlman , Chadron ; Thomas Rawllngs , Wakcflcld ; J. B. Romans , Dennlson , la. ; L. B. Fcnncr , Henilngfcrd ; J. M. Welch , Frank ChlUcndcn , C. C. ' Mcl'hcmon , L. B. Johnson , Jtldgo E. R. Duflle , Y. F. Bergner. Mark W. Paine , Clark O'Hanlon. O. J. PIckard , Adam Pllgcr. Leo Hcrdman , W. S. Miller , M. D. Tiffany , Jeff W. Bed ford. Sol Honner. L. R. Reed. F. J. MnAnllc. William Mooi-e , F. J. Morlarlty , Henry Blum , T. J. Nolan. James Claroy , F. Glfford. W. H. Vow , John Sullivan , L. J. Plattl , J. J. Imhoff , Paul Helm , J , J. Sullivan. C. F. Erlckson , P. C. Hcafy , J. C. Whlnnery , W. T. Robinson , R. B. Montgomery , A. A. Lamcj-caux. Walter Morse , C , L. Smith , J. K , McGovcrn , II. A. Given , Dr. B. II. Davis , Sam S. Whiting , Peter E. Elsajcaer , J. R. Brandt , S. A. Donclla. C. J. Conan , V. W. Straub , John R. DcnnlD , John Cam eron. GeorgeTlcrney. . Dr. R. Gllmore , W. II. Dox , George W. Lcdlgh , J. H. Schmidt , Adam J. SIoup , A. C. Rlddcll , A. M. Gallagher , Dr. A. W. Hlley , J. U Martin , I. J. Dunn , C. B. Slevers , J. B. Root , A. A. Nixon , W. H. Herdman , Ed- son Rich , John F. Coad , Jr. , Martin Lang- don , Al Powell , R. J. Alcheson. Dr. J. H. Peabody , Edmund Burke , C. B. Scott , Emll A. Walter , W. R. Jackson , G. A. Sundcr- land , John Drcxcl. Tom Flynn , Dan B. Honln , George W. Holmes , John A. Crelgh- ton , Jamea Crclghton , Joseph Haydcn , W. C. Bullard , Ed Strcator and William Hay dcn of Omaha , and Thomas Hoc tor. J. II. Bulla , F. A. Broadwcll , Captain D. S. Park- hurst and Dr. T. H. Ensor of South Omaha. Nearly two hours wcro consumed In the appreciation of a menu that was as palatable its could bo desired , and It was after 11 o'clock when the cigars wcro lighted over the remains of the once elaborate menu. Dr. A. II. Hippie , In his capacity aa toastmaster - master , caljcd the guests to order and wel comed them In the name of the J.ickaontan club. Ho said that all wcro equally wel come. The man who earned Ills bread by the sweat of lid brow , was Just as good a the man who earned it by thu sweat of some other man's1 brow. His reference to the gurst of the evening was received with general applause , and when ho called him the hero of the re cent struggle , and a man whoso name would go down In history ' .vltli that of Andrew Jackson , the applause was renewed and In tensified. BRYAN SPEAKS. Mr. Bryan was then Introduced to reply to the toast "Democracy , " and ns ho roEO to hU feet the banqueters rnso with hint and cheered and waved their handkerchiefs with marked enthusiasm. It was sonic ecc- onfo before Ins could get a chance to speak , and then ho roused new liandclapplngs by declaring the democratic jiarty now stood for something that was near to the hcartu of the people. It was not difficult now to tell the difference between a democrat and a republican. IIo referred delicately to the recent upheaval In the Jackpnnlan organ ization by expressing lit * satisfaction that for every eeat tliat had been vacated by a democrat another had been filled by ono who had been a republican or a populist. Ho declared that they had been beaten In tlie last campaign because nome pcoplo had not known how to vote , and othcnj had not dnrcd to veto their convictions for fear their mortgages would bo foreclosed , or their employment would end. This could not oc cur again. The people had four years In which to learn that It was Important to look after the people to whom wuvtro to ell. and not HIOBO from whom wo borrowed money. "Wo have fought a good fight , " paid Mr. Bryan ; and ho explained how , wlien the democratic party came out and declared for nomothlni ; that meant romothlng. It hod been found ncccbsary to depose many of the old leaders and replace them with men who wcro now in the political arena ; but In no caio hail a blunder been made , anil they , wcro prouder In their defeat than the repub licans wcro In their victory , And , after all , whllo they had not been Buccccflful in the union , they had been la Nebraska , and bit had been to buoy rejoic ing over tlio rceult In Nebraska that he > hail had no time to mourn over the result In tbo nation. It wai In Nebraska that tlio fusion was lint effected , It wan hero that the gold democrat * made the greatuil fitlit ! and loot , had bolted , mm hero the chief bolter had