THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJlSTE 10 , 1873. OMAHA , TUESDAY APHIL 13 , 1807.
ENGLAND AND CRETE
Fjihaustivo Discussion of tbo Question in
House of Commons.
SIR CHARLES DILKE MAKES CRITICISMS
Doubts Honesty of Powers in the Matter of
Autonomy ,
CU3ZON STATES GOVERNMENT'S ' IDEAS
Galls Harcaurt to Account for His Speeches
Outside the llouso ,
HARCOURT REPLIES Wllll GREAT V.GO.l
DnUuiir TiikoH 11 llniiil mill I.nlmiicliiTC
IN lle'friiUMl on u .Motion Not
to Adjourn A Lively
LONDON. April 12. In the House of Com
mons loday Sir Charles Dllke tald he be-
lloved the majority of Ihe nallon supported
the liberals In Iho oaslern questloi. A
blockulpof the Piraeus , he conlended , though
It mlg'rt upfct the king nnd the kingdom of
Greec\ could nol restore order In Crete
While the government's policy of granting
autonomy to Crete was honest , It was not
clear whether the other powers were equally
honrst In this mailer. Both the sultan of
Turkey and lh king of Greece had stated
that they were negotiating In regard to the
future of Crete , when they were brought to
the veige of war by Ihe aclton of Iho powers
The rpoakcr pointed out that the concerl
of the powers did not come Into cxlslence
for the purpoio of dealing wllh Crelc , bul
for Iho purpose of dealing with the Armenian
question , with which the powers had been
struggling for two years , when they weie
etlrrcd out of slugglUi action by the dispatch
of Prince Gcorgo of Greece , wllh the Greek
torpedo flotilla , to the Island of Crete , and
by the landing of Greek troops there. He
concluded with commenting upon the 1m-
bpcillty and holplctuness of Ihe concert until
tlio king ot Greece forced their hand
The parliamentary secretary forThe for
eign ofllce. Mi Cui/un , leplled foi the gov
ernment. He said no one could rightly com-
s plain nt the laek ot opportunity to dlsctss
the conduct of the g < verninent There had
been ninny ellsctib'iom on the subject and
on the speeches of themaiquU of Salisbury
Although I' win true there had nol been n
vote , of censure the government having fnlleel
to prrbuado thu llbeial leader. Sir William
Vernon Haiccurt , to repeat In the House the
martial oration so much admired al Noivvlch ,
while In Ihe six dcbitcu on Crete In thr
House of Commons , the matter had only
been ra'ficd twice , and In the I'rcnch Cham
ber of Deputies only onco.
POLICY REITERATED.
Continuing , Mr. Cuizon said thai In Aus
tria. Italy and Gcminny. the statements of
the govern men t'b policy had been r.-iteratcel
so frequently as to become tedious. Sir
, . , , Charles Uilke had complained that autonomy
ns proposed for Crete wus not clearly defined
but Mr. Curs-on pointed out the proclama
tion , hinting Uial It , Implied freedom from
nil control of the Turkish government in the
Internal affairs of the Island , He- could ,
therefore truthfully say that there was no
ground whatever foi the suspicion of Sir
Charles Dlllco that this autonomy , which Iho
government desired to make ninplu nnd clear ,
was regarded from any other polrt of view
by the other powers.
Referring to the negollntlons which are-
said to have token place between Greece and
Turkey direct for the settlement , of thi
Cretan question , Mr. Curzon said that If
there * had been negotiations on the subject
between the sullen nnd Giecce her maJcUy'E
government knew nothing about them.
Touching upon the question of the with-
diawal of Ihe Greek Iroops from Ihe Island
of Cicte , Mr Cumin asserled lhat this would
open the door IradlriK to an almost Immediate
nnd pacific hettlemcnt of the epicbtion Since
thn blockade , Mi Cuizon pointed out , many
IhoiihandK of helpless and defenseless people
have been piotectcd by thn forces of the
powers , und their admirals have done In
estimable work In the relief of the be-
leaguied and the buvlng of lifeIn ihc > face
of expllcll warnings hovvovei , Ihe liibiirgents
had persisted In tholr emle'avors to starve
out tint Turkish gaiilbons at outlvlng posts ,
und obtain co.nmnnd of the outposts coin-
tf mamllng the towns occupied by the fotecs
of the powers. They had also tried lo cut
off Iho waler supply and had even cngngr.l
In fighting with the Europern troops Mr
Cur/on was glad to bo able to add that dur
ing thu Insl few days Iho situation had be-
corno calmer. In the iiieatillme , active ells-
t'usslons were proceeding between the poiveis
relative lo Iho question of appointing n gov
ernment for the Island of Ciele and Insti
tuting n militia on the basis of the
autonomist legislation promised.
POSSH11LITY OF WAR.
Mr. Curzon then turne'ei lo the question of
the > possibility of war between Greece nnd
Turkey. Ho Insisted lhat the government
hcd fitraliird every nerve to prevent nn out-
bie'iik of hostilities , which , ho claimed , the
government would only icgard as calamitous
lo Greece nnd as constituting a giave men
ace lo Iho peace of Europe' The govern
ment of her inuJcBly. he continued , had
shown thu utmost foibearance and regard
for the susceptibilities of nil ccmienicd nnd
hud tnlvcn pnrt In thn Joint declaration at
Constantinople nnd : > t Athens to the effect
that the aggicssor would not bo allowed
to profit by such action.
An to the Greek raid In Macedonia , Mr.
Cui/on assured the House tlml from Information
mation which Ihu government received , Iho
i aid was entirely unanthoiUed by the Gieek
government and was not participated In by
the Gicek regular troops Furthermore , It
had been disavowed by the Greek govern
ment and the government of Turkey had an
nounced thai If Iho tald was not icpralcd
Turkey would nol Irrnl U ns a cnsiis belli ,
as she might have done ,
After making these statements , Mr Cur-
znn again paid attention to thei liberal
leader. He bald thai In his speech nl Mon-
moulh , In October Inst , Sir Wil
liam Vernon llarcourt advocated friend
ship with the other powrrs , but
low ho attacked the government
for adopting his suggestion. Mr. Curzon
denied that the coniert of the powers had
been helpless , During the prist few months ,
he Insisted , the concert had saved Europe
from a general wai had presented greal
bloodshed in Ciele uid had localized the
disturbances on ihu Grac'co.TnikUh fionllcr
He thought no one would deny that Iho
policy of the KUV eminent , peace In Ettropo
und the llbeiullnn of Crete , wan a goad one ,
hut If the opposition had an alternative , let
7 the house hear It
HARCOURT REPLI1CS
In reply Sir William Huicouil said that al
though the government declined hie dial
lengc he would not lire-line Its challenge now
made , although ho was of opinion that
the mailer was of so great Importance that
It ought to have been discussed on a defin
ite ) Issue
Mr , Ilalfour Sir William continued , com
plained that his motion wan not mittlclentlj
censorious , but If the motion hod been
carried It would hnvo turned out the govern-
I inent. What mole did her majesty's gov
\ srnmcnt wantl Why did not the. government
* lubslllule for It n vole of confidence ? The
reason was , Sir William llarcourt taUl
lhat Iho government would not face thr
question of Ihe fore-en of Ihe crown being
employed against Greece. Never before , lu
fssvrtcd , ligd a government declined to meet
f ucli A Wtloii pr ebruuk from such an
Isatic. and It was now the duty of the oppo
sition to regard the views of the united
liberals.
The government , continued Sir Wil
liam , claimed Ita principles were
liberty for Crete and peace for
Europe. Hut , he asked , what sort
of liberty for Crete ? Was It the kind the
Cretans desired ? The explanations filvcn ,
the speaker Insisted , were not given In the
House of Commons , but at smoking con
certs , and It seemed to him that this showed
n desire to disparage the House of Commons
Therefore , ho regretted that the government
had undertaken to stifle the discussion In
the House , as no government had ever done
before.
In the present concert of Europe , said Sir
William , Orcal Ilrltaln seemed to be giving
over } thing and getting nothing. The concert
was started to protect the Armenians. Now
the HOIIRO was told by the government that
the Armenians must be abandoned , bccaucc
If the Turks were not allowed to massacre
the Armenians , then the Christian powers
would muBSacre each other. In Crete Orcat
Drltaln had been bucking the wrong home
and bombarding the wrong people. The
powers had Invaded a country not theirs and
wcro trjlng to Impose a form of government
which tlio Cretans did not desire. The only
dlrfcieuco between the actions of the powers
and of Greece was that the latter had been
Irnltcd by the Cretans and the powers had
not. If the powers should assent to annexa
tion there would be peace within twenty-four
hours. Suppose autonomy were ictueed , did
( ho powers propose to light to compel Its
acceptance ?
IIALFOUR REPLIES.
Mr. Dalfour , replying , defended the gov
ernment's refusal to give a day for the dis
cussion of a resolution no ambiguous As
to the right honorable members ( Sir Wil
liam Vernon Harcouit ) accusations that the
government was enacting a parliamentary
tradition , he desired to remark that a man
who i-ould make the Norwich speech outside
the House of Commons and 'thru ' make the
speech the house had just heard had a view
of his duty to the House of Commons which
ho ( Mr Ilalfoui ) had never known a respon
sible statesman to entertain before. The
leader of the opposition had ald many hard
things concerning the concert , but he had
not s > ald whether ho desired England to
tell the powers that she meant to resume
her "splendid Isolation , " which ho ( Har-
court ) had attacked a year ago The presence -
enco of the powers In Crete had the approval
of the I'ortc. There was , therefore , no vlo
latlon of International law.
So far ns the blockade Itself was con *
cerncd , the leader of the opposition was
hotter ( Utcl to discuss that as a member
of the government which In 1SC set the
first example of a blockade llko 'the present
When the right honorable gentleman. .Mr
IJalfour continued , made use of Iho phraco
"Integrity of the Turkish empire. " ho al
ways spoke as though he meant the retain
ing of all the ovlls Incident to Ottoman rule ,
but none knew bettei thin he that the prin
ciple of Intcgrltj can led no such sequence.
The central question was whether Great
Britain had done more In ( Jio Interest of
peace and freedom by associating herself
with the other powers than she rould have
done had she remained In Isolation. The
ans\er to this would be the Judgment which
should finally bo passed upon the govern
ment's policy
CHITICISnS GLADSTONE.
Proceeding to defend the government's ac
tion In Armenia and Crete. Mr. IJalfour said
If Mr Gladstone had stood aloof , the result
would not have been the offer of autonomy
to Crete , as autouomj , he was absolutely
confident , would result. He thought it
unbecoming In the leader of the oppoiitlon.
himself an ex-mlnifctcr of the ciown , and In
all probability a mlnUler of the future , to
charge friendly powers with hdflshness fed
with caring nothing for freedom or good
government. If thi- powers gave a free
hand to Greece they could not refine It to
Bulgaria. Servta. Montenegro or Roumanla
No one attempted to disguise the danger In
herent In the committee action of his such
different powers as divldeil Europe , hut while
they could not work in absolute harinjiry In
favor of peace anil freedom , thr Hrltlsh gov
ernment would be disregarding every tradi
tion of the country , every tradition of hcnor.
every tradition of sound polity and rve'ry
tradition of humanity If It icfuao-1 to brir
Its share of a dlfllcult but not Inglorious
tabk. ( Loud cheers )
Mr Labouchcre cald that In view of the
thorough distrust felt In the government and
of the serious situation , ho did not think the
cyo of Parliament ought to be closed for a
fortnight He. therefore , moved that the
Hoirso do not adjourn.
This motion was rejected by a vote of 10
to ! ! ) . and Mr. Dalfour's motion to adjourn
over Easter was carried
Only rlie radical members supported Mr.
Libouchcrc-'s proposition The front opno-
sltlon benches and the other liberals ab
stained from voting
( JMtlllSO.V CITS ITS WAV OliT.
Turl.iNli Poro-N nl IliiUIno UHCIIIH-
from Narrow ( lunrtt-i-M.
LONDON. April 12. A special dispatch
from TrlUrnln s > irys that the Turkli.li garrl-
urn of Haltlno , numbering about 800 men ,
which was besieged by the Greek Insui-
genls , has cut Its way through the
Greeks , with a lobs of thirty men killed.
It Is added that the fighting was stubborn.
It was only at the fourth attcmut that the
Turks were nblu to issue from their bar
racks.
The iiiburgcnls , the special dispatch fur
ther states , continued their march Into
Macedonia and have raptured the town of
Kranla. Further , they put wired the Turks
clohe to Clprla. which Is only two hours
distant fronr Grevena.
Throughout tile operations , which have
hllhrilo been set successful for the In
surgents , the latter lost only three chiefs
killed and four men vvoundud , according to
the special dispatch
It is reported that the Turkish frontier
drtaclimrnl > cstcrday Died on and killed a
Greek prlv&tc and a peasant who were
canIng dispatches to Caleollvrl.
TRIKHALA , Thchbaly. April 11. ( Mid
night ) -Iho plan of the Insurgents was to
occupy Halt ( no on the frontier of Mace
donia , In order to prevent the Turks from
taking up a more advanced position. Di
rectly the Greeks crossed the frontier their
trade * Issued n proclamation calling upon
thu Macedonians and Epiroteu to rlso for
freedom There Is on unconfirmed rumor
heia at this hour that the Insurgents are
continuing their advanio unchecked by the
Turks. Twcnty-flvo of the Italian volun
teers have returned hero , being iruablo to
stand the col , ] weather.
\liuc-iil for l.lliiTly.
LONDON , April 12. The Dally Chronicle's
correspondent at Athens says that the main
body of the lrr gulura expected to fight a do-
cUivp battle at Grovcna Following Is the
ti'.vt of their proclamation
"llrothcrs and Soldiers of Christ and Lib
erty We hoist the Hag of liberty for the
Greek countries Under Its shadow let un
unite , having UP n watchword 'Liberty or
death ' The justice of our cause Is recog
nlzd by all free people and blest b > God , let
us pufh onward , brother Greoifl. God U
with us. "
.liirmi' | I'linik nf UKAilinlriilN ,
ROME , April 12. U Is peml officially an
nounced that Turko ) and Greece have each
addressed to th ? powers statements of a na-
rlflo character In regard to the encounters
on thu Mace'donlan frontier , which are de-
wrlbert a ? "mere frontier Incidents. " Germany -
many , Huasla and Austria , It Is further re-
lortcd , have approved the arrangements of
tha admirals in command of the foreign
lloetrt In Cretan waters for the blockade of
the 1'lracus
I3\l > 't'liuio > t Vicuna.
VIKNNA April 12 The diplomatic situa
tion hero Is one of expectancy. The proposal
to blockade ( lit ) 1'lraeus is now In abeyance
and thi diplomats consider It wholly linprou-
able that the powers will agree to restrain
the GrceK urrr.y In thu evc'iit of war between
Greece iind Turkey
lllhiiuirrU'N Health Imiirov < .
FRIKDUIOHSHUH , April 12 , Price Bis
marck U miK-b Improved lu health. i
WFAK SPOTS IN TIIF IKVPKS
H Jj/uV 01 UIO 111 HlJj LuVLlJO
New Orleans People on the Lookout for
Dangerous Places ,
TAKE PROMPT ACTION AND STOP BREAKS
Crrnt of the I 'lei oil WIIVP Xrnrliiir the
Croneriit OH } nnil lu | ilc Arc
( ettliiK MoriUIIPHMJ O\or
he Situation.
NEW ORLEANS , April 12. Each day now
adds a few Inches to the river's height , and
the Icng expected crest of the flood wave Is
on the move. U ought to reach here In a
few days. In the meantime the anxiety Is
Increasing all along the line , for moro vvcak
spots are developing.
Krom north Louisiana comes the news that
the lllggs levee , below Vlckaburg , pimtalned
a terrific attack and nearly ettccumbed , but
relief was prompt. Just above New Orleans
comes the news of three weak spots almost
In a row , one In St. Charles parish , nnd the
other two at Hansons City and Camp Para-
l > ct. A break at either of the latter two
points would Involve considerable Illinois
Central property and send the water knock
ing at the door of New Orleans. However ,
there Is a prote-iotlon levee Just above the
city , reaching clear actoss from the river
to the lake , eo that the water would run
Into the latter body. The city Is proteclcd
from tlio lake by a system of levees.
Another weak spot Is on the opposite bank
of the river , Just below the city , but large
forces have been at work there for three
days nnd nights. A section of thb Isveo al
the old Ames crevasse , Just below Gictna , is
also showing weakness , but the Texas it
Pacific Is helping to hold Iho line , while
Grclna , by volunlecr citizens' movement. Is
building a wall around Itself. The danger
IB Increasing dally , but that Is only an In
centive for harder work and the Louisiana
line Is still Intact.
icnuiMM : nirtieiis ; OUT OP TOWN.
UlTortH of lti-lli-f AuenlM Dlreoteil to
Hint Ilnil.
WASHINGTON. April 12. Secretary Algcr
thinks the worst of the flosd dangers have
passed In the Mississippi valley and that with
the force of the War department , which is
In the field , co-operating as It Is with the
local relief committees , there ID small danger
that great sufflerlng will b ° permitted to go
unchecked and unrelieved. One danger to be
avoided from now on , In Secretary Algcr's
opinion. Is tlio possible conccnlrallon of Ihe
elesllluto laborers In the clllcs and lowns In
order lo secure the relief which the govern
ment holds out. It la highly Important , In
the estimation of the secretary , that this
conccnlrallon be averted as far as pcsDibl .
In order to mike sure that the farm laborers
will not permanently desert their old homes
und perhaps become charges on the towns
Also , It Is felt that the labor of this class of
refugees will be very necessary to restore the
plantations nnd farms to workable condlllon
and ensure the making of crops this year.
Some > of these dangers were strongly ct
out In a telegraphic report received by Sec
retary Alger last night from Lieutenant
Bowan , one of the Inspecting officers In the
field , based on representations of leading
citizens of Helena and Greenville. Accord
ingly Secretary Alger this morning sent the
following telegraphic order , through Adjutant
General Rugglcs , to Captain Davis , the com-
mls'ary officer at Icmphls , with Instructions
to forward the same order to all the officers
nov distributing rations : The secrclary of
war directs you to make every possible effort
to prevent people who are receiving aid from
the government from gathering in the cllles ,
for as soon as the water subsides their
services will doubtlessly be required lo work
upon the levee , and till the fields , and be
sides It wruld br a great expens3 to trans
port them back to their former homes when
needed , even If they should desire to do so.
i.o'nn ' i.uvins AIM :
Ihivlu iNliiiiel Sjnfil lii lie In Danger of
lli-liiK riomltMl.
MEMPHIS , Teiin. , April 12. The mighty
sweep of the waters south of Vleksburg
has at last had Its effect upon the lower
levees and tonight a telegram from Tallalah ,
La. , reporls lhat the levee which protccls
Davis Island has given way and lhat the
Island will In all probability bo flooded.
Twcnty-iflvo hundred people Inhabit Davis
Island , which consists of about 0,000 , acres
of land. The place Is situated In Warren
county , Mississippi.
Throughout the upper della Ihe flood sit
uation shows little change since last re-
poils The work of governnrenl relief has
been actively Inaugurated. Many people are
being feel and housed at Greenville , ROGC-
dale , Helena , Friars Point , and other points
alon Ihe river. The relief sleamer Is now
plying up Ihe St Francis river with food
and forage for man and beast.
At Helena the river has fallen two-tenths
of n foot In the last twenty-four hours. The
weather observer at that point says tonight
that a bteady fnll will be noted in Ihe river ,
despllo the rise nt Cairo nnd uprlvcr points.
The Williamson crevasse has widened
considerable , but the velocity of the water
has been checked and no further breaks are
feared ,
At Greenville the river Is stationary to
night. Captain H , C. .Martin , representing
the secretary of war , arrived nt Greenville
today and Is now thoroughly Investigating
the needs of the sufferers In that territory ,
nnd will base his report as to the amount of
rations to bo distributed In Washington
county upon Iho result of his observations ,
rully three thousand negroes In Washington
county alone are penniless arrd must betaken
taken care of.
At Memphis the river Is still falling
slowly. The river at Cairo and points north
Is rising.
itnn iiivnit is i-'AiiiNO si.owi.v.
Money > e-edrd l > y tin- I'eopliItiiidired
Iloiui'lt-HM Ity tltk * I'liiod.
ST. PAUL , April 12 A Grand Forks , N.
D. , special to the Dlspalch says : Grand
Forks has Just passed through a genuine
flood , Iho record of which exceeds that of nil
previous ones , reaching forty-six feet seven
Inches , the highest point above low water
mark known In the history of the Red river
valley. Since 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon
to noon today the waters have fallen only
ten Inches The fortunate location of the
city has rendered Impossible Iho amount
of damage which Fargo sustained , yet this
city bus sustained dnmago lhat cannot at
this time bo computed Many families have
been made temporarily homeless and desti
tute , which will create nn Immense amount
of work for relief organizations which the
people of this city favor , and will gladly
aid any measure to succor Ihe distressed
Grand Forks has taken Ihe Initiatory
steps to secure a share of the congressional
appropriations for the suffering farmers and
their families , who have been inado sud
denly homeless and their properly , their
stock nnd much of their seed wheat de
stroyed. It has rained heavily since 4
o'clock this morning and still continues
MISSOURI IIIVIJH ItlsTiS 1IAIMIH.V.
Ci-tH ThroeI'Vi > < MlKlirr In OneDaj nl
Drrntiir ,
DEOATUR , Neb , April 12. ( Speclal.- )
The third annual rlto of the Missouri for
this year began yesterday afternoon The
river rose eight Inches In the first ten hours
The total rite for the tvvenly-nlnc hours U
( hlrty-sevcn Inches The rlvrr Is now higher
than It has been for many years Down
near Holraan's Island six inches rnora of
water will overflow the banks , A high
jslud la blow lug and tbo river In very rough.
An unusual amount ot wreckage Is floating
down. No Imminent dflnger'lg apprehended ,
although the Inhabitants oil' ' Uie Island arc
much alarmed ,
NEBRASKA CITY , April la ( Special. )
The Missouri river nt-thli txMnt rose nearly
two feet last night uncoil still rising rapidly.
No danngo has been done n yet , but all low
bottom lands on the Iowa aide will be Inun
dated If the wnter continues to rise at the
same rata for forty-clgnt' houra longer.
JVMIS uivnii ulsws AT YAMCTO.V
Iron AVnRon Ilrldm- I * Tliri-ntrm-d 1 > > -
ii IcirneKm m H Ice Holier.
YANKTON , S. D. , April 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The James rlycr rose about twelve
Inches today nt the railroad crossing , par
tially duo to backwater from the Missouri ,
which also rose about one toot. A large
frame ) Ice house has lodged against the
$3,000 Iron wagon brldgb across the James
and the bridge threatens to topple oven
Mall now goes east via boat to Volln , where
It U received by the Northwestern train.
The Great Northern nd the Northwestern
have no locomotives on this side of the wash
outs and are unable to do1 work of repair
ing the Irack from this end of the line.
HURON , S. D. , April 12 , ( Special Tele
gram ) Rain l.ns been falling over this sec
tion of the snto ! during the past twenty-
four hours , greatly discouraging the farm
ers , who are i.nxlous to bc ln seeding , but
nro delayed by the excessive molttilrc The
w.ilcr In the James river nt thin point has
fallen n fcot alnco yesterday mornlnc.
CliniKioM In IIicIll\cr .
WASHINGTON , April 12. The following
changes In the rlvcra ( In feet and tenths ) have
occurred : Risen : ParkcrHburB. 2 0 ; Clncln-
natl , 1.9 : Cairo , 02 : Omaha , 1.2 ; Davenport ,
0 R ; VIrksfcurs. 0 4 ; LIUlb'Rock , 2.7. Fallen :
Nashville , l.C ; Helena , 0.2 : Kansas Clly , 0.3 ;
St. Paul , 0.4 ; La Crotee. 0.2 ; St. Louis , 0.1 :
Memphis , 0 2. They nro nbovo the danger
line nnd rising , nt Cairo. 90 ; Vicksburg ,
9.0 ; Dubuquc. 1.9. Above the danger line nnd
falling , at Nashville , ,0.4 , ; .Helena , 11.2 ; St.
Paul , 3.1 ; La Crosao. 3.4 ; Memphis , 2.S ; New
Orleans 2.0 ; The following heavy precipita
tions ( In Irehes ) were "reported : North
Plattc. 1.2 ; Sidney , 4 0 ,
Hit or Kalllnir ' St. Linilw.
ST. LOUIS , April 12. At 3 a. in the river
slood at 2S 8 feel , n riseof 0.2 during Iho
past twenty-four hours. Both the Missouri
and upper Mississippi rivers show n decline
and. according lo Local Observer Frankcn-
flcld , Iho river at St. Louis will fall slowly
lo nboul 28 4 feet by Tuesday morning and to
twenty-eight feet by Wednesday morning.
The Missouri will also continue to fall. The
upper Mississippi will fallr slightly south of
Hannibal and change but ltlle | to the north
IlRIIIintV CIIVHtJKS JX KAVSAS.
KiiPlIit-p IJiliU'iic'eUnit Mo ties' WIIB
UNe-il < o Inlliiflii'i * VoOK.
TOPEKA , Kas. , April 12. Further evi
dence ot bribery was developed before the
leglslallve \e-stlgatlng this att
ernoon. Senator Campbell of J > abette county
said ho had been approached in the senate
cloak room by a man who offered him sev
eral hundred dollars to vdte for the Hanna
stock yarcla bill. Ho irefused to give the
man's name Ho was asked If It wsa not
Legislator Wallers of Lalele | > county. Camp
bell refused to say , toying It would come
out later. He was wllllug to say , however ,
that State Senator Hanna , ' had sent a note
to a member of the houM-nsklng him to see
him ( Campbell ) and urgothlin to. Vote for
Iho Hanna' bill. * At'anptncc-tlmc lie had
been approached by oneiConrlng , but noth
ing definite came of tt. -
Dr. Marks , rcpresontnuvo'iJfrpm + Jcftcrsoh
county , paid , le ) was approscueel "by two men
and tint ouo of them hV .Oint It ho ( ilaiki , ) ,
as a member of the conference committee ,
would block-tbij text book ; bill he would be
given $2,000. Senator LupTer , who akso wco
on the * conference committee , had said he ,
too , was approached with U similar proposi
tion.
tion."Wus
"Wus that the only tlmo you were offered
money ? " Commlltoeman Outcalt asked of
Marks.
"I decline to answer that , question. "
"Did you not once say tq a friend that you
had been offered a certain proportion by a
certain man. naming lhat man ? "
"Yes , sir.1'
Dr. Marks refused lo give the man's name.
"That convcrtatlon was pver some cham
pagne after wo had passfcd a certain bill.
Ravcnscraft , Simmons and other members
were pre ent and we , were feeling prctly
good. We had no expectation of an Investl-
gallon at that time. " j
Outcalt endeavored to get Marks to admit
that the proposition vvasfmade by W. L.
Johnson , n druggist /vichlson , but he
steadfastly refused ,
D. J. Harna. a brother of State Senator
Hanna. denied the statements made last
week by Representative ) Mitzler and reflect
ing on him Hanna slid , lhat Mlt/ler had
told him ho was ready td _ be bought by the
railroads and asked lianria 10 look out for
any chance to pick up $100 or ? 200.
JPIIICN ,1 IIIII'K SlllfC.
NEW YORK , April 12. A railway presi
dent of national prominence ealj to an
Associated press reporter ttoday : "Whether
J. J. Hill will succeed lii being Iho power
behind the thi one In the Northern Pacific
railway company's affairs , or whether ho
will bo benlen now as he was two years
ago , when ho tries to consolidate the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern systems ,
1 can only surmise , Thli I do know , Mr.
Hill's slate , as successors next June to
Iho Wlnler regime In the * Norlhorn Pacific ,
Is Daniel S. Lamonl , rx'bccretary of war ,
for president ; Marcus Daly , the multimillionaire
lionaire and well known horse breeder , for
vice presldenl , and Prod' Underwood , now
general manager of thoj Minneapolis , St.
Paul < . Sault Sto Marie railway , for general
manager. Tills was the ) slate canvassed In
London with the DeuUch bank stockhold
ers. "
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IiKlllin ICIIlH Tfaie-o Men.
MOJAVE , Cnl , , April 11 Vniylnir rumors
comei from I'nnamll , a mlnhiK camp In the
elcfwrt , IM miles cast o Mojive , regardIng -
Inga triple murder there , The reports
fiom Gailock , the most' westerly station
from which cominunlo.itl.hu can be had by
wire- , nay that three : niun have been killed
by "Pannmlt Torn,1' n uia Indian chief.
Later nepoils verify tH Jdlllnjof one
in. in mimed I ariKton of Los Angeles and
the fatal wounding * of twio other men ,
vvho.se names c.innot bu.lriinicel. The qunr-
icl ii.ro.tQ over mining jjrojiej-ty claimed by
the Indian and which Uju while men had
Jumped. f _ f"
PARIS , April 12 The -minister of marine ,
Admiral ncsnard , In lboj > Chamber of Depu
ties today , explained tbo' natal construction
bill to the naval coiuinUtoe. He said thu
navy department proposed , BB far as possi
ble , to restrict the number of vessels In
distant Beau. Without disputing the value
of M. Lockrcy's scheme , " Admiral liesnard
said It meant the expenditure of 200,000,000
franca.
Ilelil fur i ; ilic-ic liiuii | ,
ST. PAUL , April li-Frank Hense wan
In charge of the sheriff today , chart-eel
with the embezzlement of 11,000.12 from
Mary A Ilorst McKre of I swU county.
Washington A rtvjuiimlon from -llui gov
ernor of Washington was presented to
Governor Clough , who declined to recognize
the document ,
SiiNdilii the ( JaVrrniiii-nt.
ROME , April 12. The Chamber of Dep
uties Icdiy , by a vet * ) of 273 to 132 , adopted
a reralutlon expressing confidence In the
government. _ j _
'JovtiiiulM of llei-ii.ii VoHne-lM , April IX.
At New York Acmpd I a Normnndle ,
from HavreMuusil.itii. ; . from Rotterdam.
Sailed Znnndam , for Amsterdam.
At ChrUtluna Arrived Hckla , from New-
York.
Al Uoulogne- Arrived Hpuarndain , from
New York , for Hot.te.rdam
At Hamburg Arrival I'.ilatln , from NVnv
York
At Queenslown Arrived PavonU , from
lloaton for Liverpool.
At Gibraltar -Sallcd-Fulda. from Gtnoi
and Nupleu , for New York.
TO PROMOTE BIMETALLISM
President McKinley Announces Names of the
Commissioners.
WORK FOR INTEHNATIONAL AGREEMENT
Si-nntor IVolcoH HenilN tlu > lln , r il-
liMvc-d li > CliiirlcN J. III > IK > mill
Ux-Vloc Pri'NliU'iit Aillnl
12 , SiOM'imon ,
WASHINGTON , April 12. The president
tonight announced ( ho appointment of Sen
ator Edward O. Wolcotl of Colorado , Hon.
Charles J. Pane of Dostou and ox-Vlco
President Adlal E. Slovenian ns commis
sioners to an International monetary confer
ence. These appointments were made under
the act approved March 3 last , "for the pro
motion of an International agreement for bi
metallism , " and by Its provisions do not ic-
qulro confirmation by the senate.
U has been generally conceded that Sena
tor Wolcott would bo made a member of the
commission. Ho has been an active leader
In the movement for a monetary agreement
and widely known as an advocate of the
sliver cause. His trip to Europe recently
j was generally conceded to be at least semi-
j I official as the representative of the new ad
ministration. Ills tour extended over sev
eral months and embraced the leading Euro
pean capitals. He had audiences with the
more noted financiers and ministers and It
Is believed then laid the foundations for the
International confercnco which thu commis
sion appointed tonight will endeavor to bring
to a conclusion. Senator Wolcott Is now
serving his second term In the senate , hav
ing been elected to that body In 1SS5. While
a prorounced blmctalllst , he was a staunch
supporter of the St. Louis ticket.
Ev-VIce President Stevenson , the demo
cratic member of the commission , though
generally known as an advocate of bimetal
lism , was a staunch supporter of Mr. llryan
and the Chicago platform He and Senator
Wolcott , however , are said to be In accord
on the money question.
General Charles J. Pa > ne , who may bo
termed the minority member , Is a repub
lican , and was a McKinley man. He Is one
of the most prominent business men of
Massachusetts and Is said to bo n dcop
student of the financial question. While
he Is classed as a supporter of bimetallism
based on International agreement , he Is
regarded as allied with the sound rnonej
faction. He U a graduate of Harvard , being
a member of the class of " 53. General
Payne is largely identified with railroads
and other corporations , being a director of
the Chicago , Hurllngton & Qulncy railroad
and other large concerns , and a director of
the Boston Institute of Technology ; was an
Intimate friend and associate of Prof
Walker , the financial author and authority
He Is a man of-large wealth , and probably
better known .to'the public at large as one
of the syndicate of gentlemen who built the
cup-defcndlns yachts Puritan , Mayflower
and Volunteer. It is a fact not generally
known that General Payne accompanied Sen
ator Wolcott on his European trip and as
sisted him In that work. It Is believed
that he went abroad with Senator Wolcott
with- the understanding that jie was to be
made a member of the commission.
, It Is not yat known when the commlsslon-
, eni vv III meet and organize. Whcnan organ- ,
.Izatlon la'cffcc'ted , however. Mt Isv1)cllccd
that Senator Wolcott will bp made presf-
dontr It la authoritatively stated that the
commissioners will not go abroad before
May 1 , by which time the new ambassadors
will bo at their posts and render the special
envoys the assistance necessary in the con
summation of their mission.
AI'l'KAK TO IlUMOCItATIC VOTERS.
Committee' of IK-inoi-raUc
ClllllH INMII'M 111 ! Allllrt'XM.
WASHINGTON , April 12. The first meet
ing of the new executive committee of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
took place here today at the Ebbltt house
There was a very full attendance of members
of the committee , and In addition some of the
officers wcro ex-officlo members of the com
mittee , Ihoss present including the following
ingChauncey P. Dlack of Pennsylvania.
Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania , Senator
Faulkner of West Virginia , Representative
Henton McMlllin of Tennessee , Represcnta-
tlvo Henton of Mltsourl , proxy for Governor
Stone ; George Fred Williams of Massachus
etts , William J. Hrynn of Nebraska , proxy
for James C. Dahlman ; Representative Ma-
gulro of California , proxy for Senator White
of the same state ; Representative Lewis of
Washington state. Senator Chllton of Texas ,
pro\y for Goverror Hogg , and W. S. McKcarr ,
assistant secretary. Mr. McMlllin was chosen
to preside over the deliberations of the com
mittee.
The members of the committee say the
meeting was more fully attended and the
interest displayed was greater than nt any
previous gathering of a committee after de
feat In a previous campaign. The reports
of the olhcers showed a very satisfactory
condition of affairs of the association Dur
ing the campaign there were In existence
15,000 democratic campaign clubs , 0,000 of
which lapbed after the election. There are
approximately 0,000 clubs still In existence
The report of the treasurer shows a small
Indebtedness , which was promptly provided
for and a new fund for currying on the work
In hand was created. There was a very
general discussion of the work that had
been done during the last campaign and
the methods and measures to be adopted for
the future.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Illack ,
McMlllin and Mngulre , was appointed to
prepare an addicts to the democratic voters
of the country , which the committee unan
imously adopted The address , after an
nouncing the object of the session as set
forth In the constitution and declaring that
they are the principles of Jefferson and the
democratic party , never surrendered or
abandoned and essential to the preservation
of the republic , proceed as follows :
Hut an membera of the executive commit
tee , assembled nt a tlmo when these funda
mental principles ore about to be disre
garded by an administration recently In
stalled , and by n largo majority of the
houno of representative * proceeding almost
avowedly to r\crt their fortuitous power to
lay the country and nil th IndiiHtilal
classed under trlbuto to a vast combination
of monopolist ) , In uttrr contempt oL1 consti
tutional limitation ) ) , of republican principles
arrd of popular rights , wo feel It our duty
to call your attention to the jicrullnr xltua-
tlon anil to urge you to that vigilance which
hurt ever been and must bo the price of
liberty.
When nn apparent majority of the votes
of the peoplu was counted out of the ballot
hoxrx hiHt year In favor of the republican
candidates for president and vlre pu-Rldent.
In which wo d < plorcd the rcMilt an 'wero
convinced that no possllno rillef could be
iitToriled by the party so returned to power ,
wo were more l nn willing to afford Its
riKcntH every opportunity to demoiiHtrtitu
whether or not their policies were ade
quate ,
In common with many , who lai > t year
voted republican tickets , reiflHtried ne cret
prott'Ht and with serious" ml&glvlngH as to
the future , who HUjpowl that the rulmlnln.
tratloir and Its rrle-nds In congress , otrrrtud
with unlimited -power and i-onsrloUB of thr
grave responsibility would re < > the * rrt'ccsxlty
of proceeding In u rational ininner , and
that they -would nt all evrnlH not fitl It In
cumbent on Ibein to further dlxtuib the
liuBliH'Hii of the people by rutiilng Into n
revision of the tariff lautt for thu pole pur
pose of repayintf thu vaut outlays of the
romblneil monopolist ) ) In the lulu mmpiilgn
liut we nee at this time with ulurin thai
tlicy are resolved to t.runt. no de.iy ! in tlui
( xeiuillon of a fixed and rulhlens ( imlKn.
They limlut that taxes nro not high enough
under thu present law. They are lo be
tiiadu hlfeiier. And the prodirrlnir people , al
ready linpoverhheil by ndvi-rw legislation
are to be forced to suffer atlll monIn the
Increnned prkea of rlothlnf. . their food unil
other necc'tjuarlen of life , liicluillny Itrnole-
inentH of their Industries This moiiblroun
bill , fit nucceswor lo thu McKinley bill of
abomination ItHelf , was pushed throuuh
the houiin under practical gay law and l
now pending In the senate , where already
threats IpBhenrd ngnlnsl the frecilom of
delntrsltrBwhero n pnss-\ue is to be forced
by tnojKjJbf executive jialronngc reserved
This J He of the stones which the pcoplr >
of thoflBtcil Strttos are to get Instead of
the bt Hfthey a ke < l for - nd so much
nec-deiBBv'hether the promises made to
them BBo other mutters and the liopo.s
they tWWlcil to form through tne extraor.
dlnary expedients employed by the monopo
lists In the late cnmpupn nre to be slml-
Inriy disposed of , pan hardly be nn object
of conjecture. A jmrtv which openly UKCH
the terrible power of taxation for private
enrichment nml for corresponding oppres
sion of the pcop'e cannot be expected to
u c any other power with moderation und
justice Althouin the p unmount tiurstlpn
before the people wan and Is that of the
Blnple ( Tii'd standard , as tigulnst the free
nritl unlimited colnnge of itold it nil sllvrr ,
nnil a mighty majority of the whole pctvlo
dcpUrpil uncqulvocnlly for bimetal Ism
cither Independontlv or bv Intcrnatlomil
iiureemciit as promised ny the republican
pirty , we see not the "lightest Indication
of any disposition to move In Jhnt direction.
While all Industties huiKUl h , while the
gold dollar nppreclites and the Htlver dol-
mr IM denied lts > nnttirnl economic funrtlon ,
wnl'.e' n nation wnlts mid mrfiors , tnrlft
schedules are belnir revised for the exclu
sive benefit of the ta\eat rs arril the gold
owneis are tneltlv nssured that they ireod
applcherrd rro rnrroTe-hniPlrls upon their
monopoly , -ahlch Is visibly appropriating the
itiroflts upon the labors of civilized rn in-
kind To the bitter i-omrihilnts of the peo-
p'e the answer of the Uonmn farmrr of
the revenues In returned , namely : "More
tuxes nnd n currency with whloi to pay
federalist adrnlnlstratlomt haw uniformly
run Into e\cos cs not unlike those we are
witnessing at present but never lu-foro In
the hltttoiv of the lopublle have the-y
In en so tnndtdly avowed in-so c-oolly Jus-
tilled , a n party policy , rendered IICCPH-
sary by r.impalBir eontrnets In order to
secure the power thus to bo abused The
administration nnd congie-s having taken
this attitude nnd again tin own down the
giiKc of battle to the .illltd hosts of Arne.--
lean frxcmcn who ptrpportcil the dcMiiocrntlc
cnndldatrs lust yeai inathiK their millions
of unpurchascd voles for liberty regulated
by law -we of the democratic pitty are lift
no alternative birt to takeIt up Our.
causeIs far stronger todiv than ever be-
for p. We have only to oruanUe , to bring
right-thinking and tlBht-riellnt ? people to-
Kt'thvi In democratic1 societies where the
dosliis ( of the monopolist party In power
m ibe dlscu spil and exposed and where
? nelr good citizen , encouraged bv his neighbor -
bor will res'st ' the heductlons and resent
the thrints of the common em my to sw 'op
up a great majority of representatives of
the masses In the next hou " ar.d to carry
tlio elections of 1100 as triumphantly as
our democratic foicf uhtis can led the o of
1SOO
Wo respectfully hiigg est that democratic
societies constituted after the manner of |
tboso which Mr. Jefferson described as
" \ery nurseries of republican principles"
be cstnlilKhod in every illstilct , and that
the democratic state' , county and city
chairmen throughout the country take Im-
rnedluto steps to sccuro the Institution of
such organizations. The--e when united In
state associations nnd with this great nu-
llenirl orgnnlzitlon will constitute- Irre
sistible force in the contests before us.
To insure a popular victory which will In-
itiKurate the nev\ century with a sure 1
promlso of liberty , pence nnd prospeilty ,
as Jeffirson's election Inaugurated the last ,
wo require only the means of constant
discussion and the means of polling our
honest vote in spite of corruption or Intim
idation 'Ibis a thorough club organization
will accomplish.
iiitADi.nv WIM , I > IKIM > IIIMSUI.K.
Tlirc'iitc-iiN Iti-iirlHiilN If Hniiter Men
ANNIill Him.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. , April 12. A special to
the Evening Post from Frankfort says. The
senatorial situation Is sensational In tlio ex
treme and rumors of such a damaging nature
have followed so fast upon each other slnco
Saturday that the scene Is almost kaleido
scopic. The latest rumor that has gained
currency Is that within the next forty-eight
hours a ecnsatloiml resolution' will bo Intro
duced In the house by the Hunter repub
licans denouncing Governor Bradley In the
most severe terms for taking part in the
recent bribery charges which have besn
brought against Dr. Hunter. The latter's
friends openly cliargo that Governor Bradley
as we'll as the silver democrats had a hand
In the Instigation of bribery charges which
are now being blfte-,1 by the Franklin county
grand jury and that In this last move he
allowed his venom to get the better of his
judgment and that It will work hit , downfall.
This rumor reached the cars of Governor
Bradley this morning and the scene about the
state house was sulphurous for a time.
The latter's friends vehemently deny that
ho had any connection with It anj
siy that If such a resolution
is Introduced that Governor Bradley will at
once go upon the floor of the house and make
a spat'clr that will be full of sensations from
end to end. It Is said that an effort will be
made to dlsbuade Governor Bradley from this
step , as it Is feared that serious trouble
might result from it , as the governor Is a
speaker who minces no words when angry In
debate.
Ex-CorigretEman WlUon and E T. Franks ,
the Hunter republicans who are Implicated
with their leader In the alleged attempt at
bribery , were summoned before the grand
Jury this morning on the recommendation of
Attorney General Taylor , who said that ho
did not want to see the grand Jury become a
rncro cnglrui for political persecution. Rep
resentative Balrd , a tound money democrat
from Davlcs county , was also nerved with a
subpoena and It was statc-d that he was
to be questioned as to whether ho had or
not been oftercd money by the Hunter man
agers. The situation here Is grave , The
feeling run- , high and personal altercations
are looked for at any time.
Thcro was n murmur of surprise when the
scnato filed Into the house for n joint ses
sion. The redoubtable Jack Chlnrr , who
figured so extensively in thu session last
winter , occupied a seat at the door , \vhllo
Captain Thomas Lanrrer , who testified before -
fore the grand Jury against Dr Hunter and
his lieutenants , stood Just behind him ,
The republicans were nonplussed for a time ,
but as no offensive move was raado the Inci
dent was soon forgotten.
When the roll was called the Hunter re
publicans answered promptly to their
names ; the gold democrats , bolting
republicans and free silver re
publicans declined to answer , thus breakIng -
Ing a quorum. Hepresentntlvo Iluniam of
Madison rounty , a Hunter man , denounced
the tactics of the opposition In round
terms , saying that there were 125 mem
bers of the general assembly on the floor ,
and only forty-five had answered , the con
tinuation of which tactics , ho Halil , W.IB a
disgrace tp thu state A ballot was or
dered , whlc.li resulted In 44 vote's being cast
far Hunter. No quorum bclug present , the
assembly adjourned
The Hunter men wcro busy this afternoon
collecting their scattered forces for a final
effort tomorrow. They announce that they
will win on the next Joint ballot unless )
all slgiit > fall , anil every means known to
thu politician U being used by them not
only to keep their men In line but to He-
euro the nctctxary additional VOICH from the.
outside Many legislators are of the opin
ion that nmtteiH have reached a crisis and
that the teiiblon whlih hax been tightly
drawn since the srtidaii begun will culmi
nate tomorrow In the election of either
Hunter or the compromise dcmociatlc can
didate , Harry L. Martin.
FUANKFOKT , Ky , April 12 The local
grand jury Is going deeply Into the bribery
chart's against Hunter and his lieutenants.
Not only were Iho nominee and Mr. Franku
and oxCongretsrr.an.Vllnon before the holy
today , but Into this evening a half doion
senators and mcmbera , Including all thnne
who contend that Dr Hunter wax In hU
room on the night of April 3 , wore numinoMtil
and examined. Later Captain Guinea , who
gwcare that Dr , Hunter came to bl house entire
tire nlKht mentioned was recalled , and after
ward his wife went Into the jury room. A
part of Iltmter'B testimony was a reiteration
of hlx public statement that IIP had never
eeen Galnes and never wae In hla home In hla
life.
life.Tho
The jury adjourned for the day without
bringing Indictments or report.
KHlllnm Ki-iitciicrd | e > 11111114- ,
MINNEAPOLIS , April 12.-A dlnpntch to
the. Journal from I'lilnnont , Minn Hays
Judge Qulnn today fccntencul Lew In Kelll-
bun of Muson City , la , , to hunt , ' AUKUHI
n , Ki'lllhan und Ills brother lobbed u
linnk at Hhcrburnu In November and killed
two men. They lied on bloyclc-H and were
caught three days later , The brother vaa
killed at the capture. '
RECOMMENDS A SCAB
Howell Ens a Nonunion Man Appointed
Engineer nt the State Houso.
ENDORSED BY THE FUSION DELEGATION
Appointso "ScnbbotV1 in Union Pacifio
Strike Four Ycnra Ago.
CLAIMS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IGNORED
Eoproscntntiva of the Machinists' ' Union
Insulted by the Ambitions Senator.
REFUSES TO ANSWER UNION'S ' LETTER
KnlU to IVIM-II ApiMiliidiirnt willi ( ho
Unionist Se-iit to Wrilt IJitiiii Him
In the Matter mid DcolhiON to
Any i\nliuiatlun.
If IMward n. How ell expects to get th
support of the worklngmcn of Omaha In hla
candidacy for mayor he id likely to nnd that
| i ho has been counting his chickens bcforo
, they nro hatched. Organlj-ed labor Is prac
tically up in nrms against htm , nnd Is prc-
paring to resent the Instills ho has oITcrcxl
. It and Its representatives.
| | When the new fusion state ailmlnUtratlon
' took charge Unt January a man named M
i Crane of Omaha was appointed engineer at
, the slate house by the Hoard of Public Lands
i nnd Buildings Tour years ago Crane was
working In the drawing room of the Union
Pacific shops , in this city. A strike was
ordered by the machinists'
, union and the
j machinists , boiler makers , pattern makers
i and blacksmiths went out The strike be gan
I ' April 17. 1S93 , and lasted eight days , when
it was adjusted by arbltiatlon , without
prejudice to any of the men who had struck.
During those eight days Crane went from
the drawing roonr to the machine shop ana
"scabbed" against the machlnlste.
UNION MEN INDIGNANT.
When the machinists learned that the maa
who had "scabbed" against them had been
icwarded for his misconduct by nn nppolut-
mcnt to a position of trust at the state honso
they were nattually Incensed , nnd at once
began a correspondence to lenrn who was
responsible for that action. All that could
bo learned was that Land Commissioner
Wolfe had voted for a populist and had been
overridden by the votes of the other mem
bers of the board for Crane , who was said
to hive been endorsed , by the entire delega
tion from Douglas county.
Finally the machinists' union appointed
Harry n. Gaston as a special committee or
one to go to Lincoln and Investigate the mat
ter more fully. Mr. Easton went down to
the state house last Thursday aqd Inquired
at the office of the Hoard of Public Lands
and Buildings for the papers that'wcrc on fllo
bearing on the icase , litrt fo'nnd that the
endorpcmentB of Crane , Instead of beliiB kept
along with other documents of a similar na
ture , had been taken away by Attorney
General Smyth. Mi. Smyth being out of the
city , naston was unable to have access to
them or to learn whether or hot they wcro
preserved for public reference. The fact ,
bow over , that the appointment was made on
the written recommendation of the whole
Douglas county delegation was established
beyond a doubt.
HOWELL'S SPECIOUS PROMISE.
Having secured this Information , Mr.
Easton called on Senator How ell and laid the
matter before him. Howell admitted having
endorsed a scab , but claimed that he had
done so at the request of Ucpicscntattva
Llddell , and finally agreed that ho would
do anything that ho might be abkcd to lectlfy
hlo mistake.
After considerable parleying , Mr. Howell
promised Mr. Easton that ho would have .
letter written revoking the endorsement ,
asking the > Board of Public LandH and Build
ings lo remove Crane and give the place to
some union man In good standing , und have
the letter signed In duplicate by all the other
member s of the Douglas county delegation
so that Mr. Easton could take a copy back
with him to thr machinists' union. Mr.
Howell asked Habtorr to return In the after
noon and to icnuiln neai * him lu the scnato
chamber while ho secured the algnaturca to
the promised letter.
Mr. Easton icturned as requested and
Eccurcd a seat In the senate chamber a llttlo
behind Senator Howell , and stayed there from
2 o'clock In the afternoon until after 0 o'clock
In the evening. Senator Howell passed him
half a dozen times , but refused to speak to
him or even rccognl/o him. Mr. Eattoa
called at the hotel In the evening , but re
ceived the same Icy treatment at the hands
of Senator How ell , who tuincd hla back on
him and Ignored him completely.
SENATOR GETrf A LETTKR.
Last Friday evening Mr Gabion made his
report to the machinist ! ) ' union at Its regular
meeting , and his account of the affair
aroused general Indignation. By a vote of
the union the bccrctury was Instructed to ask
for nn explanation , and the following letter
was willlen and Imuiedlalely bent to the
senator :
OMAHA , April 9. To Uhe Hon. Edward
Howell : 8lr-I nm Instructed by Omaha.
lodge , No. 31 , International Association or
Machinist A. to e-.ill your attention to the
fact that Hairy 13. GuHton. a reprc'sentutlvo
from Ihls lodge , was btnl lo Lincoln to In
quire Inlo Iho neptiolntinoni of Mr Ed Crane
JIH e'liijliieer of the ) state e-apltol bulldlni ? .
This dr legato walled upon yon , ai well
as others , and ho icporln your Ucalmenl of
him In this mailer was inosi elite ouiteoua
nnd i.oi In kcepliiB with the dignity of a
stale henator und bcsldca wo look upon ,
your action IIB n dlieeit limtdl to this branc-h
of labor orsaitUillon. Yours ,
O II LKWIS , Secretary.
Senator Howell received thin letter not
luter thai * Sunday rooming , and ptobably
on Saturday evening. Though ho has had
forty-eight hours to reipoml h ? lm thus far
Ignored It In tbo came manner that ho Ig
nored the representative of the union who
called on htm at Lincoln.
The union marhlnUlH way that whllo It 1
bad enough , for a utate senator Bird a candi
date for mayor to get ucab appointed lo lu-
cratlvo positions , his ticutment of the o0- !
eers of their union can bo eonstiued only an
a studied Insult to all oiganlzed labor , and
they propose to bring It to the attention ot
every labor union In thi elly.
Silver dull .Vit llarmoiilenm.
There was a meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Bohemian Silver club
at Mctz'B hnll , on Soulh Thirteenth street ,
lait night Chairman Pouplskll prt-ulded over
the elellberaUoiiH , wlrlih were not at all har
monious. After Home lively debate the ex
ecutive committee ) decided to recommend to
the club that the members support Howell
and thei entire ( union ticket. But thU ques
tion wlli be fought out In open muotlnu ty
tUn mi'intem of the elub Ihuneclvea next Fri
day evening Durlcg thu cvealug U > u ( " *