THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , IS 73. CKMAUA , WEDNESDAY SEPTEMIVEK 1 , 1S)7. ! ) SINGLE COt T JFIVE CENTS.
ABANDON THE PASS
Eoad Through Zohat Now Clear for
British Advance.
SKIRMISHERS FAIL TO LOCATE THE ENEMY
Mad Mullah Threatens to Chastise the
Friendly Tribesmen.
REFUSES TO AID THE AFRIDIS , HOWEVER
Situation at Quetta Oonsiderei Critical by
English Commander ,
REQUESTS HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS
Men Wnrlilnc : on tlir Ilrilonlito at
Unit I'lnee Killed ! > Aiitlven
AfKlmn Chief * UlMiiipenr from
j Their U Mill I Ilnunta.
BOMBAY. Aug. 31. Great relief is felt
In olflclal circles here at the new ? that the
tribesmen who yesterday blocked the Kobat
IIBRE have been dispersed. Colonel Gordon's
column of troops proceeded toward Kobat
from Pashawur this morning.
Dispatches received from Pashawur today
cay that all le quiet. Occasional shots are
exchanged between the advance posts and
the insurgents. A cavalry reconnolssance
wai made at daybreak today In force , so
far as the entrance of the Khybcr pass
without the discovery of any of the enemy.
The notorious mullah of Haddah , who has
been at the bottom of a great deal of the
present trouble , IE reported to have refilled
assistance to the Afrldls , who begged him
for ai-1. The mullah announces his Intention
of Immediately attacking the khan of Dir ,
on account of the letter's friendship for the
Brnlfh. The director's troops are all watchIng -
Ing the frontier. The mullah has been
joined by large numbers of tribesmen from
Afghan territory.
Disquieting news has been received from
Quetta. the British army post In Beluchlstan.
The tribesmen have assembled In the hills
nbnut the Mach-Muskaf-Bolan railroad In
euch numbers that the authorities have tel
egraphed to the governor general , the earl
or Elgin , asking for reinforcements of artil
lery and a heavy force of Infantry. Further
signs of coming trouble in this region are
found in the night Into the territory of the
ameer of Afghanistan of two important
chiefs , the heads of the Bungalisl and Sehrl
tribes. In addition , large bodies of the
population of the villages with their fam
ilies , arc crossing the border.
Two artillery lascars and two coolies who
were working upon a redoubt near the
Harrar railroad , tight miles from Quetta ,
have been killed by Ghazls. The native
levies In that district are generally con
sidered unreliable.
TWO .SMALL E\fi.\fiISMKXTS I.Cl'HA. .
One n | iaiil h SnecenN mill the Oilier
u Defeat.
HAVANA. Aug. 31. General Linares , In
the province of Santiago de Cuba , has been
engaged with on Insurgent force. The enemy
lost two men killed and the troops lost thir
teen men killed , Including two captains. The
horse of General Linares was struck by two
bullets and killed.
A Spanish column consisting of 1.200 men
of all arms , under the command of General
Luque and Colonel Sotomaycr , recently left
Holgu-ln , province of Santiago de Cuba , with
the Intention of attacking an insurgent force
ivhlch occupied a strongly fortified position
at Sabano de Becorro. The tronps camped
alne miles from the enemy's position without
being observed and during the night the
( Spanish commander ordered two guerrilla
companies and three companies , of Spanish
Infantry to surprise the enemy. The Spanish
forces approached close to the Insurgent camp
and then rut-lied upon it , under a heavy fire
Jrom two sides , aiid captured It. The In-
burgcnts were completely taken oy surprise
and fled in" disorder , with the lofs of sixty
men killed , according to the official report ,
and carried away their wounded. The ln-
turgent general , Estranda , Is eaid to have
been wounded In both legs. The- troops Ir-st
fourteen man killed and Thirty-six woundcu.
WIIISAT nior A HBCMItn 1IKKAKEU.
Ciiiinillnii I'nrinerM Have Harvested
Silly Million IliiHlielH.
TORONTO. Aug. 31. Advices received re
port that by tonight all of 25.000.000 bushels
of wheat In Manitoba will be cut. There
lias been no frost sufficient to damage the
.ivheal In Manitoba this season and next week
will probably nee the bulk of the wheat
thrashed. The crop will be the largest In
the history r > f the Canadian northwest. The
yield will run as high ae thirty-five bushels
to the acre , while In Ontario It Is us high as
forty. The total wheat crop of Canada this
year will b ? fully CO.000,000 bushels of prime
Wheat.
ItrllUIi Medleal An.Noeliiili > n.
MONTREAL. Aug. .11. The first cession of
( he British Modlra ) association to lie held
la Crnada wac called to order hern this aft
ernoon. Many distinguished phyelc/lans from
thp-'tfld ' and new world wcro In attendance.
"WLen the delegated had come to order Dr.
Thomas G. Roddick , M. P. . of this city , the
newly elected president , addresced the galh-
crlng. It gave him special pltamire , he
laid , to f > eo so mutiy American p&yMclans and
surgeoni at the meeting a proof of the COE-
tccpolltan character of the tned'ical profession.
lie also refer-ed In appreciative terms to
the official repn entatlve of France , Prof.
Charlci Ritchet , and to Lord Lostcr , the most
illustrious uirgpnn , who has 'made possible
operations which only twcnty-ftve yearn ago
.would luvt ) been considered criminal. The
rpeakrr then gave an interesting sketch of
the rlst- and progrecs of the British Medical
Cstorlatlrn. which was founded lalS32. Th-re
are i.xty-fivp branches and a collective mem-
berthlp of over 17,000.
lleiiv ? ' I'MKhlliiK on Frontier.
LONPON . Aug. 31A dwpatch to the
Daily News from Tabreezl confirms the news
of heavy fighting between the Kurds and
Armenians on the frontier. The com
mander of the cavalry of the Kurds was j
Jellied and his son narrowly escaped. The j
lokevs of the Kurds are- variously estimated .
at from 300 to COO killed and wounded The i
Armenians claim to have lost only twenty , i I I
nuiiriiven'N llo > al Gill-kin. j
LONDON , Aug. 31. The duke and duchess
of York , who left Klllarney by special train.
liave arrived at A da re Minor , the teat of
Lord Punraveni where they will stay tonight - ,
night The chief pecre-ury for Ireland. Ger-
uld Bgllour ; the commander of the forcce in
Ireland , Lord Roberts of Kendabar , and
other distinguished persons ar alto the
of Lord Dunrsven '
n IMiiee for AnareliUlk.
MADRID. Aug. SI The SpanUh RUMrB-
tccn U formulating a plan to bring ubout
the haulbhment of the tuarchUti from Spain. I
It I announced here that anarchist * will no 1 '
longer be allowed to IrpiJ v England ariS 1
hnt therefore the g verniiert of i = iis n '
duet deport thtm to Mime Amerl au ;
or to a dlMant Sraclth j
niric CIIOKIMI AIIS roil IIO.MI : .
iTiitnniiiiiIIOKO I.rnve * tlie Olil
Wortil In Illuli spirit- .
( fonrrUM. 1WT. by Irr rutiMstitnc rotnrwny )
LONDON. Aug. 31. tNew York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Richard Croker
hat swn Herbert and Jcffer Mi L vy and
sailed from Soutlmmptsn today In the Amer
ican liner New York. At Waterloo station ,
London , he nes reen off by a small party of
friend ! . Including Dinkeneplel , Judge Truax
and hte brother. I. Croker , manager of the
Cork. Bandnn ft Sklbbercen railway , who
wmie over t' l' ' > ll5' " > * 'l'b bim "l > on voy-
ore. " Richard Croker wan In almost high
fpirlts and declared hlmpelf In excellent
health. He wore a grey twill suit , rut-away
coat , waning a red and black necktie and a
brown felt hat. He carried a light walking
( tick , even when aboard ship , being the only
nawenRer * o equipped. Before the New York
wo * warped out of the dock Jefferron Levy
Ixid already introduced several passengers to
Tammany's leader , who chatted freely with
them on tuch non-committal topiai as the
pr\vpects of the vojage , which he expected
to be very pleasant , and the pe-pnnnel of the
company on board , on which subject he
f-howed pome curiosity. Any attempt to get
him on his plans end he instantly closed
like an oyster shell , replying with some
evasive generality. One little incident , reen
by the World representative , illustrates the
extreme caution of Croker and his entourage.
Levy had taken him to a quiet part of the
main deck , evidently to Impart some private
information to him. P esently .an extremely
pretty woman passenger came cjcse beside
them , apparently Intent only on waving a
latt adieu to friends on the landing singe.
, Levy sharply scanned the fair one. who was
j unconscious of his scrutiny. Then he took
Croker by the coat collar and led him away
where no ear , even by accident , could over
hear tholr confldcncis when they parted.
Croker strolled around the promenade deck
and before the boat cast off he went down
to the saloon.
His brother , who left the landing stage
before the New York had cleared the dock.
Is very unlike the Tammany chief , blng
slight In stature , with red hair and beard ,
wears glasses and has an exceptionally gruff
voice. He IP a man of forceful character
and Immense energy , having n decided gift
for organization and enjoying the reputa
tion of getting more work out of steamship
mtn than any railway manager In Ireland ,
and being regarded as a hard taskmaster.
As they walked up the gangway together
the WorlJ correspondent asked : "Richard
Croker , have you any final words to fend
to Ameriia before sailing ? "
"Only that 1 am glad I am going back
to the greatest town of the greatest nation
on earth. I have had a Eplendld time this
eummcr. My horses did fairly vrc.Il , I met
many friends nnd made some new ones , I
hope. "
"How about politics ? "
"We will all get enough politics when
we reach New York. All I have to say ia
I am certain Tammany will win , nnd It will
bo because of the people. Tammany de
serves to win. 1 have nothing to say con
cerning the mayoralty. Democracy will have
no difficulty In finding a good man. There
are many good men in the regular demo
cratic organization more than you would
find in any similar body elsewhere. Tam
many's nominee will be known In good
time. He will be the best man for the
place , nnd will be elected. The democratic
party is surely destined first to hold the
reins of the government of Greater New-
York and will hold them wisely and well. "
Mr. Croker then made his way to his
statfc room , and the New York started In
the teeth of a heavy westerly gale.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
CUIIAN PIlESIIJISXTIAIj ELCCTIOX.
A einl > ly Meet * for ( lint Purnowe t
CaxuiiK'uey.
NEW YORK , Aug. 31. Thomas Estrada
Palma. representative of the Cuban provi
sional government , hae received the official
list of deputies to the next Cuban constitu
ent assembly , which Is to meet in Camaguey
on September 2 to elect a new president ,
the office of the president Incumbent expiring
on Thursday. The assembly will also re
vise the present provincial constitution which
was adopted for a term of two years , on
September 18 , 1S95. Each of the six army
corps sends four deputies to the a sernbly.
According to private advices which have
Just reached here large bodies of Spanish
troops are being massed in Cnmaguey for
the purpose of preventing , If possible , the
meeting of the assembly. The Insurgents ,
however , have a large force in the district
to protect the convention.
I.iirlllaril Stable * Land a Slake.
LONDON. Aug. 21. At the .first day's
racing of the Derby summer mte'.ins ; to
day the Lorlllard-Beresford stables' 5-yuar-
old bay colt , Dlakka , won the Peverll of
the Peak stakes. Mr. Taylor's St. Noel
was second and H. A. Harper's Muck
third.
lllMiiareU HUB XeurnlKln.
BERLIN. Aug. 31. Prince Bismarck is
again Buffering from neuralgia of the face.
Dr. Schwenulnger Is in attendance upo the
ex-ehaucellor.
VSS13IIT III ! IS A SI'K.M1TIIHII'1T. '
Itelntlvek Want 11 Cnurillaii for n
XelinikUu VIIIMIK Man.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 31. Some of the
relatives of Benjamin Cist , a nephew of
John Payne , the live Block dealer , have
brought proceedings In the courts of Ne
braska to have a guardian appointed for
him because he is a spendthrift. Gist is
visiting bis uncle , who lives nt 2442 Forest
avenue. He was nerved yesterday with no
tice by Sheriff Stone that his relatives in
Richardson county , Nebraska , bad applied
for a guardian for hint. Gist Is 22 years
old.He said today that he inherited $ DO,000
but when he became of Age his executors
In Nebraska would not pay it to him end
that this application for a guardian IK
simply .1 pretext to keep him out of his
rlghn.
STAIIC A I'U'iTTV VAHIISTV ACTIIESS.
Mm. Mlililletoii AkkerlN Her Cliuriun
Hull Cnpliireil Her lliiolinml.
CHICAGO. Aug. 81. Mr * . Frances E. Mid-
dleton , wife of George Mlddltton , the the-
atrlral manager , ktabbed Belle Carmen , u
pretty variety actress , last night , inflicting
six wounds. The injuries may prove fatal.
Jealousy was the cause , Mrs. Middleton as
serting that Miss Carmen bad alienated her
husband c affections. Although the victim
of the assault may die , > he police permitted
Mrs. Mlddk'ton to go home after making a
statement laying that she would be on
band when wanted. The assault was com
mitted about midnight at the corner of
Clark and Monroe ttreelB , where the women
net.
llreiiUx Another Ocean Ileeoril.
SOUTHAMPTON , Aug. Sl.-Tlie American
liner St. Paul , Captain Jamison , from New
York for here , was reported jriBnIiig Scllly
islands at 7 o'clock this evening The St.
Paul hag again reduced her time between
New York arid Southampton , lowering the
record made lad trip by It , when It then
beat Us be t previous performance. It han
probably lowered Its record below laxt trip
by about an hour nnd a half and its best
previous performance by two and u half
hour * .
il for Mooii > > liliieri > .
LITTLE 110PK. AlU. . Aug. tt.-No further
detail * of PuriJsy a tragedy In Pope county ,
In wlileh a puny of revenue otlicerfi were
murdered by a gang of desperate moon
fehlner * . has been received here Governor
Jones has offered a reward of HOO eae vi for
the HiTc t of the moonshiners Implicated In
the murder This. In addition tc the re
ward offerc-d by the United Stttet- : Govern
ment. will. It U believed , Induce detectives
of ikll ! to KO to work on the
Siuiill llnnkliiir Coneern Full * .
TJr , \ \ YOUK. Aut : St. KtlwurJ It Cutb-
li-rt. doing butlneiw under the firm name
or j : n ruihtieri & < , lakers ami
Ii" k' ' T" t \ fn,8'l t"i n.n-r n
* Test H. IuU , with picfeitruces of $73-
WO.
ANARCHISTS IN EVIDENCE
Return of President Faure to Paris Greeted
with a Bomb.
NO ONE INJURED BY THI EXPLOSION
1.1 Up tlir OMP Kiploileil Wlien Ilr l.rtt
I InCnpllnl , It \\'ii Tliiieil Aftrr lie
Iltul rimmed I'oimlnoe Welcome
the J'rcxUlciil'fi Iletiirn.
PARIS , Aug. 31. President Faure arrived
at the Northern Railroad station , from Dun
kirk , at C o'clock this evening. He was re-
reived there by the president of the Cham
ber o : Deputies. M. Brleeon ; the president of
the ScEate , M. Loubet , the general In com
mand of the rrls > garrison and bis staff , and
the municipal councillors. After listening
to short speeches of welcome , the president
entered a landau and proceeded to Elycee
palace , by way of the Hue Lafayette , thf
Opera , the MadcUlne , and the Place de la
Concorde. Enormous crowds of people lined
the roads and the president was warmly
acclaimed. All the balconies were filled with
spectators and the waving of handkerchiefs
and flags was to be seen on all eldest.
Three minutes after the president had
put-Bed the Madelaine. a bomb was exploded
Inside the railings along the church. Two
arrests followed ltnm"dlaltly and the railed
enclosure wee closed * .v the police , who be
gan an active Investigation into the outrage.
Nobody was Injured by the explosion , but
the affair , following so closely upon others of
a Mmllar nature , caused the greatest excite
ment. The persons Inside the ralllngn were
m.nutely examined by the police before they
were allowed to leave. The fragments of th ?
bomb found by the police resemble those In
the note de Boulogne on June 13 last and on
the Place de la Concorde on June 1C last.
It consisted of an iron pipe fllltd with an
explosive and loaded with nails.
13v noon today the streets In the vicinity
of the route to be followed "by President
Faure from the railroad station to the Elysc < . -
tialcce en his return from Rusla began to
fill with people nnd presented a tcene of great
animation. The majority of the stores were
closed and the houses and public buildings
were more profusely decorated with Hags
than upon the occasion o ! the national holi
day , July 14. Deputations from the different
patriotic societies placed garlands at the foot
of the Strarburp statue on the Place de la
Concorde , and a Te Deum was chanted In the
basilica of the Sacre Coeur , Mgr. Clari , the
papal nuncio , officiating.
A committee of the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Paris presented the following
address to President Faure on his arrival
here"All Frenchmen feel the same patriotic
lov at the homage rendered you in Russia
3nd at the solemn consecration of the alliance
made for the maintenance of the peace. The
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Is deeply
grateful for this , and we rejoice especially
because alt our fellow citizens will partake
In the prosperity which we are entitled to an
ticipate from It. Peace is our deadest wish
and in accomplishing this beneficial work ,
you will receive your ju t reward. "
PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.
After President Faure had briefly replied
to the address of welcome the procession
of the. presidential party to the Elyssee pal
ace was resumed. The route was lined
with soldiers , and the president was es
corted by a company of cuirrasscurs and
mounted republican guards. The shouts
chiefly heard as the president was driving
to the Elyssee were "vlve la'treaty. ' " There
were also shouts of vlve la Felix Faure.
Many accidents occurred during the crush.
At the Army and Navy club , the same mag
nificent decorations were used.
The faithful representative of the people
and lite reception Is regarded as the triumph
not of a person , but of a principle : and the
date. August 31 , will be known henceforth
as "Alliance" day.
Three performances were given at the
Theater Francaise In the afternoon and at
night at the opera. The only discordant
rote at night was the holding of two so
cialist meetings to protest against the gov
ernment's policy. The streets were bril
liantly Illuminated tonight.r
At 11:55 : tonight a band of 150 persons
with flaps flying , left the opera cod proceeded
In the direction of the Elysee-e shouting
"Down with Emperor William. " The po
lice stopped the procession. The band als-
pcrsed after a scuffle. Two of the leadgrs
were placed under arrest.
\VOODMKX I'ICXIC AT 31AHYVII.t.E.
Ten TlimiKnml I'eople Are Prexeiit
from Tivenly CoimtleM.
MARYVJLLE. Mo. . Aug. 31. ( Special Tel-
egrcm. ) The Northwest Missouri Log RollIng -
Ing association which IB composed of the
Woodmen of the twenty northwest counties
of Missouri held its annual meeting here to
day. Woodmen from almost every county
In the district were present and It is esti
mated that 10,000 people were here. Hon.
R. A. Talbott of Lincoln , Neb. , D. I. Thorn
ton of Kansas City , consul of Missouri ; C.
C. Saundcrs of Council IIluffs , head consul
of Iowa , and Mrs. Lizzie Cronlngcr of St.
Joseph , supreme lodge of the Royal Neigh
bors of America of Missouri spoke at Mc-
Kinzle park this afternoon to an immense
crowd.
Burlington Junction won the log rolling
contest , Coin , la. , the tug of war , nnd St.
Joseph the foresters' drill.
CltOWDS AT THIS CAMI1 MBISTIVG.
Tui > 'Moiihtrr Mnrqii'-i'h Xot I.iirRC-
Knoiiirli fur Alt tinI'e | ile.
MARTVILLE , Mo. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The Maryvllle district camp meeting , which
began at Burlington Junction last Thursday ,
Is drawing Immense crowds. The meeting
is being held on the Harvest Home grounds
and two big tabernacles , capable of seating
C.OOO people , are being used. Sunday both
of the tents were packed to their utmost
capacity , and many people were unable to
get under them. Rev. C. N. Dawson of
Omaha Is In charge of the evangelical -work ,
and Rev. T. C Webster of Lyons , Neb. , for
merly of Omaha , IK conducting the Bible
services. There are over 00 Muall teius
an the grounds , but these are not enough to
supply the lemand.
Jt'UV ' FOIl THE THI.M , OP HASCO.
Korl > Men Out < > f UK * . | eelnl Venire
( if it Hundred ( liinllfy.
MARVV1LLE , Mo. , Aug. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At noon today the work of qualify
ing forty men from the special venire of 100
drawn for the Rasco c&se was fia'sbed and
court adjourned until tomorrow noon , when
the bearing of evidence will be pioceeded
with.
S | enUer > . fur ( In * Ilurvekt Home.
MARVV1LLE , Mo. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas has
been engaged bj the Interstate Harvest
Home association of Maryvllle to speak
Thursday. September ' . < . Congressman
Champ Clark o [ the Ninth dUtrlcl will
speak Wednesday , the Sib. tin "Picturesque
Public Men , " and Senator W. M. Stewart of
Nt'vuiu has partially promised to mcke an
uddresu . 'n Friday , the Ifilh.
'Mime ? In Move ( lie ( * r < ii .
NEW YOUK. A.us1. St. A canvass of the
loading banks of this city sio * that large
rums of money are being shipped south
dully to h < IP move the crop * . One of tie
inoM promltieiit llnaiu-hil jnmltutlonH here
linn t-cn ; al'eiut J7WOU t-liiri th < - mi'lil'e of
last t\ ( -k 11 I oM'rs ur1 > | r.'rrln' . ; ) n
AltogtUi- ! ' i-- r lm.it' J " . t ' , , 'y ' $ " "JOO'i
of < top nior y r.ib ' ( th'j > i'aJ from this
citj the last fortnight.
VTIIII > AHIA > S iiu .vrr AGHICI : .
Our Mo * llororn llnvfltlnninmlrr *
ntnl the Otltrr * n > \ < it.
PIKRRE. S I ) . . Aug. Sl lSpeclal. ) State
Veterinarian E'.Iiott h maAe several vtalte
to the Cheyenne agency this summer. nd
on tach of hli > trip * * & ordered hens s in
the Rousseau herd tel > e killed , pronouncing
them to be afflicted with eUndrrs. He hits'
killed about l&O out of the herd , and on
the last Inspection declared that the whole
herd of about BOO more was N ) badly tainted
with the disease that thty would all prMiably
have to be killed. ROUIB * U wnc not willing
to allow such wholesale ilauRtiWr without
further evidence , and enjrflByed J. M. Treacy ,
a vetcrlasrUn from StwrfclR , to come out to
his ranche and examine the herd. He ateo
examined other herd * while In that part of
the dtuntry and reports that Is over 1.000
head examined by him Tie found only two
cases In which there were symptoms of
gltciders. He chirarlerlzes the kill ng done-
by the state veterlnarUn M "ruthless
slaughter , " and without the party orderlrg
the killing knowing whit they were killed
for. On his report Rouveau and others
who had their horse * killed by the elate
veterinarian will attempt to recover from the
Hate for their alleged damages.
AI'I'OIM'.MKM'S OF Ml VISTIIUS.
ninc-U I1IIU Urdioillxt niilMo | > iil
Con former Ill-Ill .n ( Itnjilit rtl.v.
RAPID C1TV , S. D. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The Black Hills Methodist Episcopal con
ference was held in this city last week-
Sunday rnornlnz. an able sermon was
preached by Bishop TV. X. Nlndo , D.D. .
after which followed the ordination of dea
cons. In the afternoon , after the permon
preached by E. IS. Clough , D.D. , occurred
the ordination of ciders. The following Is
the list of appointments of minsters to
their future fields of labor : Hot Springs ,
to be supplle-d ; Odrlcbs , John Hall ; Hermosa -
mesa , to be supplied ; Hapld City , D. W.
Tracy ; Tllford and Piedmont , R. L. Robin
son ; Sturgls , W. J. Pyle ; Whltewood and
Galena , to be supplied ; Belle Fourche , Roscoe -
coe It. Hughes ; Nashville , J. M. Gardner ;
Spearflsh , J. D. Skaggs ; Boulah. J. L. Murr ;
Sundance , L. R. Bailey ; Deadwood. G. H.
MacAdam ; Lead. William Van Buren ; Cen
tral-and Terraville , J. * H. Muse ; Terrv. to
be supplied ; Custer , J. W- Kendall ; Key
stone and Hill City , to be supplied ; Edge-
mont , A. L. Baker : Pringle , O. W. Butter-
field.
FIVE TACTOllins TO UK STAIITKD.
Idle .111 IN lit Sioux rnllN Will lie Put
In Oi TitIon > oou ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Auk. SI. ( Special. )
A number of manufacturing plants , which
have been Idle for three years , will BOOH be
overhauled and put In operation. In most
cases thcr.e factories will be reduced In size
to be profitably worked , and some that are
In the suburbs wii be moved into the city.
The fi'st change ' .rill be that of the chain
mortice works , a mammoth brick and stone
structure , which will be moved to the heart
of the city and rebuilt. An eastern syndi
cate , which is Interested In the big packing
house and the oatmeal-mill , his indicated
that It will soon beready to overhaul
these establishments , and by reducing the'r
ilze will be able to operate them suc
cessfully. The woolen mill nd the linen
mill will also probably be etarted up before
long.
Frontier U ynt _ Cbvyrnne.
CHEYENNE. Wyo./Aug. 31. ( Special , )
An effort is belag'made
made here to have a
"frontier day" eeJebratloa ton = 4hl6 city upon
September 23. A number of the business
men of the city are working in the matter
and it will without doubt be brought to a
successful result. It Is proposed to have a
reunion of-old-timers and , an exhibition of
broncho riding and breaking , with other
cowboy sports. All of the railroads running
.into the city are lending the project their
aid. Mayor Schnitzer has called a meeting
of citizens to make the necessary arrange
ments and appoint the committees to take
charge of the event.
AVI 11 I'll * I ] > n Ciuld Detnoc-rn * .
PIERRE. S. D. . Aug. 31. ( Special. ) One
of the leading populists of the state Is au
thority for the statement that Judge Crofoot
nf Aberdeen will be a .fusion nominee for
ci-cuit Judge in the Fifth district In opposi
tion to Judge Campbell. Crofoot is a "gold
democrat. " but it is "anything to win" and
free ellver will be relegated to the rear In
this campaign. The samefauthorlty says that
R. B. Flsk of Gettysburg , vfill te the populist
nominee in the Sixth district , in opposition to
Judge Gaffy.
Contrite ! for -linlIilliiK IloNiiltnl.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The Wyom'ng State Board of Churltlis and
Reform today opened bids , for the rebuilding
of the state general Iiosplfal at Rock Springs ,
which was destroyed by fire in December
last. The following bids were received : J.
P. Grimes , Cheyenne , $12,105 ; R. W. Bradley ,
Cheyenne , $13.785.90 ; Rock Springs Lumber
company , $14,760 ; J C. Working. Fort Col
lins , $13.439. The contract was awarded to
the lowest bidder , J. P. Grimes of Cheyenne.
.JoiM-M Willing ; fjir Jlf-lSlorlliiii.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Aug. 31. ( Special. )
There Is a quiet little scrap on In republican
circles here over the nomination of a judge
to succeed the present Incumbent , Judge
Jones. Mr. Jones if .himself a candidate ,
while the opposition IE grooming Frank R.
Aikens , a former Judgt , who was succeeded
by Judge Jones. The popullate will re-nom
inate Judge Wllkes , and this nomination will
be endorsed by thedemaorats. . The free sil
ver republicans will not put up a ticket.
It > fuk < > N to 1'ity n Fliit * .
PIERRE , S. D. , A g. 31. ( Special Tele-
cram. ) C. H. Rankin of the Minneapolis
Tailoring company , who r/as arrested at
Fort Pierre Saturday under the peddler li
cense law and released .on insufficient papers ,
was re-arrested in this city ; last evening. He
was taken before City Justice Ma'fth. who
Imposed a fine of J50 , which Rankin refund
to pay end he was , sent to J"H , where he
euent last nlcbt and -today.
SUCK to Hot-over llet-r Money.
SIOUX FALLS , S. IX , Aug. 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) John Wburney of Madison this
morning brought EUJ.I against the Sioux
Falls Brewing company $ o recover $ C,000
paid for beer durlng/the ; j > erlod of prohibi
tion in this ttate. This gult is brought on
the ground that the sale 7 U-er during that
period was Illegal and that ihe money col
lected therefor should be recovered. Decision
was reserved. r
ViniUliiii I'nin-r CliuneeH IlaiiilN.
YANKTON. S. D.k Aug. ! . ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Yankton Telegram , the oldest
populist paper in South Dakota , hts
changed hands. Ham Kautzman of O'Neill ,
Neb. , editor of the Beacon Light at that
place , taking possession. The two papers
will be consolidated and continued in the
interest of the populist * of the t > tate.
Wyoinliiu ; Melli < llM < Conference.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
The tenth tnnual conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church &t Wyoming will be
heJd at Laramle on Thursday , Friday and
Saturday of this week. Bicuop McCsbe of
Fort Worth. Tex. , will prietde. A large at
tendance of the ministers and lay delegates
of Wyoming If expected ,
Die * from { lie ISfleeU of a Full.
RAP.'D CITY , S. D. . Aug. 21 ( Special. )
*
George Lull , uK d 47. dit < 4 on Sunday from
injuries received by a Jell from a school
building at Black Hitwk which' he was re
pairing. The deetasfd was unmarried and
leaves an aged ftther and mother.
Coneert H l n
SIOUX FALLS , a D . Auc. 31. ( Sperjal ) -
Over 1300 was c.eare ! at a be-neflt root-eTt i
latt night elve-u to a. 3 the city hojpltal. I I
WAVE THEIR CAPS FOR SHAW
Men and Women Ehont Themcites Eoane
at Ratification Meeting !
ADDRESS BY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Declarer Himself 1'runil of tlie Ileeoril
of tlie Iteiinlilleiiii Piirt.i Toreli-
llulit I'nrnilr mill PlreMiirUn
i nt MKlit nt UeiiUiiii.
UEN1SON , la. . Aug. 31. ( Special Telej
gram. ) "If nothing rise would keep me a
j republican , pride alone vould hold me. " ,
These words , spoken by the republican can
didate for governor , L. M. Shaw , when he
I was specking of the great achievements of
i the party , formed the keynote of the great
ratification meetings which were held In
Din lean today. Thousands were In attend
ance from all parts of the state , the coun
ties of Greene , Calhoun , Ida , Carroll , Shelby.
Monona , Crawford and Hurrlpon being repre-
tenled by large delegations. The mammoth
' trnt was filled to overflowing both afternoon
I
and night. Hon. J. 1' . Connor presided lu
the afternoon and speeches were made by
Congressmen W. P. Hepburn , John F. Lacey
and J. P. Dolllver and Hon. Lafe Young.
Hon. L. M. Shaw was received with the
wildest enthusiasm when he was called upon
to close the afternoon meeting. Men and
women waved hats and handkerchiefs and
shouted therr-Belves hoarse. When quiet WES
: .tiered , Mr. Shaw spoke somewhat as fol
lows :
"To be the recipient of so many favors as 1
have recently rccelve-d at the hands of the
good people of Iowa , and of the many words
of appreciation with which the wires and
pom have overwhelmed me. and then to nit
pnd listen to such wordb of praise , uttered
with apparent candor and discrimination , U
certainly enough to satisfy the ambition of
a Caesar. Aye , more , it ought to satisfy
the ambition of the average American citi
zen. I would not do lews and can do little
moro than to express to you , one and all.
my appreciation of your kindnesses. Re-
spMt for the party responsible tor the event
here being ratified has contributed in no
Fmoll degree to these elaborate demonstra
tions. "
The speaker clcsed with a glowing tribute
to the republican party.
The torchlight parade and fireworks made
a fine spectacle In the1 evening. Hon. Carl
F. Kuehnlo presided. Major W. S. Ken-
worthy , Concressman George D. Perklap
Hon. C. M. Harl and Hon. B. 1. Sallinger
were the speakers. Mr. Perkins was par
ticularly happy in his remarks and aroused
great enthusiasm. Up to a late hour to
night the town was alive with people. Bands
were playing and cheers for Shaw and
Milllman filled the air. The meetings were
fuccriss'ul beyond the most sanguine ex
pectation. Hotels , restaurants and homes
were taxed to their utmost to feed the great
crowd.
Local democrats have secured Fred White ,
nominee , and W. J. Bryan for a meeting
Saturday , and the campaign promises to be
p. red hot one throughout. The democratG
pro making every effort to prevent Shaw
from carrying his home county.
SIT DOWX IIAKD OMR. . KAUK1TV.
PeniiNylvnnln Democrat * Dci > o r Him
from tlientloiiiil Committee.
READING. Pa. , Aug. 31. The democratic
state convention met in this city today and
nominated Walter E. Ritter of Lycomlng
county for auditor general and M. E. Brown
of Blairsvllle for state treasurer. The mat
ter of the selection of candidates was entirely
jverghadowed by the fight to force the re
tirement of Mr. Harrlty from the national
committee. The opponents of Mr. Harrlty
succeeded in pushing through by a vote of
2SO to 134 a resolution endorsing James Mc-
Guffey for his position. Mr. Harrity'e friends
contend that the state convention has no
power to declare his seat in the national
committee vacant and that he will not sur
render without a fight.
The morning session ended with a dis
graceful row. during which some delegates
who did not like the way things were going
climbed onto the stage and exchanged blows.
A large detachment of policemen was on hand
In the afternoon.
R. W. Irwln of Washington was permanent
chairman. The hall was profusely decorated
and the name of Bryan In the speeches was
.greeted with cheers. The money plank in
the platform Is as follows :
We , the democrats of Pennsylvania , In
convention assembled , heartily reaffirm and
reiterate the principles of the democratic
party expressed In the platform adopted by
the national convention at Chicago In IBM
and approved by G.riOOtXW free and Inde
pendent voters. We are firmly and un
alterably opposed to the single gold stand
ard , which has been the direct cause of the
financial distress that has followed upon our
people since Its adoption , and we are In
favor of a complete and immediate return
to our original spe-e'Ie basis us It existed pnor
to the demonetization act of 1K73.
We congratulate William J. Brynn , the
glorious champion of a righteous cause , for
his matter ) } ' leadership in support of these
principles.
ATLANTIC CITY , N. J. , Aug. 31. Wil
liam F. Harrlty , who is here , she ed no
dismay over his defeat. He said : "I am
not greatly disappointed at the outcome.
When I recall that duiing the campaign of
last year such names as W. D. Whitney
and David B. Hill were : hissed In meetingn
held In Tammany hall because of the re
fusal to acquiesce In all the declarations of
the Chicago convention , I find It quite easy
to be philosophical over the situation. "
I'l..iXMXG / IIBITIIKICAX CA.MI'AIGX.
Hxeeutlve Com mil ice of Kernulillcau
Cliil.H MeelN In ClileiiKO.
CHICAGO , Aug. SI. The first formal meetIng -
Ing of the executive committee of the Na
tional Republican league since the conven
tion at Detroit in July , was held at the Au
ditorium. Western and middle Elates were
well represented at the meeting. The fol
lowing members of the executive committee
were present : C. M. Wjlcox , Minnesota ; L.
W. Billlngfcley , Nebraska ; Senator John M.
Thurston , Nebraska ; F. L. Edlnborough
Michigan ; D. H. Stln-e , Kentucky ; F. R. Con.
way , Iowa ; George A. Kurtz , Indiana ; Mel
ville Hayes , Ohio ; J. C. Napier , Tennessee ;
A. M. Milan. Indian Territory , and Prctldeiit
L. J. Crawford , Kentucky.
Notwithstanding the fact that elections
arc- still tome distance In the future , a plan
of action was drawn up and agreed to rela
tive to the state elections In Maryland , Vir
ginia , Kentucky , Ohio. Iowa and Massachu
setts , this fall. After a warm debate. It
was also agreed that an attendance of teven
members at any regularly calle-d meeting of
the executive committee will be sufficient
to constitute a quorum to act for the whole
body.
Senator Thureton announced that the rep
resentatives of the league In Nebraska would
have everything In order for the next con
vention in Omaha in June. At that time
the Tranc-rnisslseippl Exposition will open In
Omaha and President MclKnley will be
there to et the machinery In motion. The
exact date of the convention was left for
Chairman L. J. Crawford to decide. Ha
was instructed to make the date that on
which President McKlnley will vlelt the ex
position , to that he may attend the gather
ing of young republican ! .
Tlie j'II Stniiil l > > Ion- .
NEW YORK , Aug. SI. The executive
committee of the Cltlzene' union at a meet
ing held today decldexl to formally announce
In the name of the organisation the nomina
tion of Setb Low. the preside-ill of Columbia ,
college , as Its candidate for flrfet mayor of ,
Greater New York The announcement will J i
not be inatfe until after the tt"-oi3 ' meet- I
Ing of the Lemuel E , Qulgg conference , '
which thus far the representatives ol the |
AKU'ST Ct.tl.M5SVITII WAIIMTH.
Teniiierntnrr Pull of llnmlilltv nnd
Vrr } (1iirr p > lt r.
The weather yesterday was s opprc * lve
as any which has visited thte community
th1 * summer. It seemed to be a greal deal
warmer lhan It really \\-KS The maximum
for th day was SO decrees. The day was
j clear and the wind a * from the south.
The prediction for loday Is for unsellled
weather , the temperature ollghtly cooler.
Cltltrns * union ha o refused to altcnd , al
though Ihey have frlendn among Ihe regular
republicans.
STAMIS IIY IMS OI'IMONS.
( iovernor OTerrell of Virginia Mnji ,
Mllll ( ioltl DfllKICril t * .
WASHINGTON , Aug. Sl.-The Post tomorrow -
morrow will print a lengthy and Important
Interview with oGve-ruor Charles T. O'Ferrell
of Virginia , who latt fall dcllncd to sup
port the nominees and the platform of the
Chicago convention , and who is the recog
nized head of the gold democrats In Vir
ginia. Governor O'Ferrell talks with great
plainness as to his present position and hlc
future' action. * He announces his determin
ation not to support , under the pre-tent con
ditions. the democratic stale ticket recently
nominated at the Roanoke convention and
gives his reasons for reaching thlt decision.
He criticises In emphatic language the con
duct of the leaders at that convention for en
dorsing the Chicago platform and also pays
his respects lo Ihe free silver de-mocrats who
have made him a target of abuse , claiming
that they have taken advantage * of his posi
tion. knowing that he could not an
swer them and charging them with
Ettempllng to seek notoriety tbrouRh
hurling epithets at him. He reiterate *
his charge that Bryan had made every ar
rangement to enter the state In ISM and
make speeches In behalf of the populist who
was running for gove'ruor against him. and
gives additional evidence to sulietautiate hit ,
assertion. He speaks of Senator Daniel as
having presented in the senate a resolution
endorsing Cleveland's action regarding the
Chicago strike , and yet with having voted
with the committee on resolutions in the
Chicago convention denouncing Cleveland for
the very act which the senator had pre
viously commended.
Governor O'Ferrell also defends his course
In ordering out the military to prevent lyuch-
inps and calls attention to the fact that
although there were sixty-two lynchings In
the state from 1SSO to 1894 , there have only
been two during his administration. He
says he has no apologies or rcgreto for his
course in politics and Intimates that If Bryan
Is renomlnated on another Chicago platform
Virginia may go republican In 1900.
nrliiV Clnvli.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , Aug. 31. Democratic
primaries were held in this plate today to
name candidates for a United States sena
tor to fill a vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Earle. From reports received to
10 o'clock tonight McLaurin will be nom-
Inale-d by a considerable majorlly over Evans
and Irby. Evans will double Irby's vole.
WHEAT KLCCTl'ATES OXE CE.VT.
Market Ilnn n FnlrljSlenily Tone In
\e\v Yorlc.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Dealings in wheat
today were confined within a cent range.
The market held a fairly steady tone , but
no spoculalive feature. Continental houses
sold and showed cables not In sympathy with
'
the steadiness here. English markets were
firmer but quiet. Enormous seaboard wheat
and flour clearances more than offset the enlarged -
large-d movement of spring and wlnler wheat
at Interior points. Crop news had little ef
fect on the market. The export trade was
disappointing. About twelve loads were re
ported , mostly Kansas hard wheat. December
opened at S 4Vi cents , touched 95 cents during
tb < " day , dropped to S4 * cents and closed at
114 % 'cents , or a quarter higher than It
closed lust night. Total transactions were
only 3,32i,000 ! bushels.
Corn maintained n Hteady tone all day In
the face of rather heavy pelllng on the part
of several big western longs. Local demand
wae stlmulaled by dry wealher , stronger
cables and lighter receipts than expectefi.
December sold from 37Vi cents to 37 % cents ,
closing at 37 % cents , which was % cent
higher than last night. Sentiment locally
continues bullish on corn.
AVEXGES HIS IIAl CHTEK'S WIIOXGS.
Sejisntloiml ciiooIic ATri > Iletiveeii
Two Oillrer * .
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 31. There was a
sensational shooting affray at the county
Jail shortly after midnight this morning.
James L. Murphy , a deputy sheriff , suc
ceeded by virtue of his oQcial position In
getting access to the jail. He brought with
him a woman of the town , who he eaid was
under arrest , and sent for Matron Wood-
burn. Having thus cleared the way he en
tered the letter's apartments' and opened
flre on her husband. Clavls H. Woodburn ,
who was asleep In bed. He fired eleven
shots , five of which entered Woodburn'e
body , exclaiming :
"I'll teach him to ruin my daughter. "
The watchman rushed in and prevented
Woodburn , who had by ihls lime secured his
own weapon , from firing at his now retreatIng -
Ing enemy. Murphy gave himself up and
refused to difcufs the cube except to say
that be was a Kentucklan and had phot to
kill. Woodburn Is dangerously , but not fa
tally shot. He will not lalk.
VKG1STATIOX I1AMAGEU IIY Fit (1ST.
Wlienl Out of Hie Wiiy , bill Corn IN
Mpjiril.
ST. PAUL , Aug. 31. Reports of frost come
from a few points In southern Minnesota
and North Dakota. Late tender croje and
garden truck were killed or badly damaged ,
but none of the reports speak of very seri
ous injury to corn except one from southern
Minnesota , which represents the damage as
being heavy to corn and late flax. Wheat io
unaffected , being mostly harvested ,
DETROIT. Aug. SI. A heavy frost is re
ported to have visited the northern part of
the stale. At East Tawas a great deal of
damage was done to vegetation and the bal
ance of Ibe crop lauding will be ruined.
The front through that section of the country
was general.
DUBUQUE. la. , Aug. 31. A light frost ,
the first of the p'-ason. has visited thU sec
tion , but did no damage.
I'lmlolllee Mutter * .
WASHINGTON. D. C. . Aug. 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) The postofllce at Edwin , Hydi
county , S. D. . has been re-established with
Edwin B. Hodgson BE postmaster.
Nebraska i > c tm&ters commissioned today :
Benjamin W. Johnston , Aiklnt > on ; Abraham
L. Gray. Klverum.
MiiveinentN of Oeenn Vi-K > eU.tts. . ill.
At Southampton Sailed New York , for
New York.
At New York-Arrlviid Mnsslllu. from
Marseilles. Salli-d-Tuurlc , for Llverjioeri ;
Havel , for Uremen.
At Itolierdam Arrived Germunla , from
Philadelphia.
At Houlotrne Arrived Veendarn , from
New oYrk.
At Christiana Balleid Thlngvalla , for
New oYrk.
At Plymouth Arrived I.ahn. from New
York , for Bremen and proceeded.
At Ilotte-rd-am Arrived Veendam , from
New York.
At Bremen Arrlved SiBte of Ne-brafko
At Glasgow Arnvr-d 1'nrnrsfla , from
Nrw York.
At QuceriF'owr-Arr\tJ : PavonlB , flom
, for Liverpool.
FIG11T FOR FUSION
Tripartite Aggregation May Possibly Get
Together at Lincoln Today ,
THEY'RE BOOKED FOR A LONG STHU3GLE
Each Factor Want * to hjw the Olhsrs Hew
Big it Is.
POPULISTS APPARENTLY HOLD THE KEY
If They Stand Pat Tiny Can Mafce the
Democrats Yield.
SILVER REPUBLICANS WANT THE EARTH
f
Cj-eliinr IlnvlN , ChnrlejTmrnc mid J
JrrrjSlminon | Fire Ihe 1'oiui- "Jj
Untie Ilenrt i\llli Their . " ]
Orntorlenl ! > roteehtilvK.
LINCOLN , Aug. 31 { Special Telegram. )
There Is every Indication that a fusion of the
three political elements that meet here In
convention tomorrow will be accomplished if
at all only after a long and bitter struggle
The conditions are different from those under
which fusion has previously prevailed. The
supreme Judgeshlp is the only prize that Is
considered worth making n effort for and
wlica one party has nominated a candidate for
that oftlcc It has nothing left with which to
purchase the endorsement of Its allies.
There Is something humorous In the blanfl
compl.-iconcy with which the leaders of each
division of the triple alliance express the
confidence that the two remaining factions
ill eventually radorre their party candidate.
Kaeh party asserts lclf { as determined to
name the head of the ticket and on that baslt
all unite In the expectation that fusion will
be accomplished. The rotundas of the hotels
have been thronged all the afternoon and
evening with busily occupied delegates and
party leaders and this situation remains prac
tically unchanged. " But the conviction has
been forced on their allies that In this case
the populisms are not to be propitiated. They
constitute a large majority of the delegates on
the ground and in spite of the tendency ot
tome of their leader.1 ; to advocate the endorse
ment of a democrat they are almost a unit on
the proporklon that It inust be fusion on Wil
liam Neville , or no fusion at all. They have
th ? whip hand in this fight and for once they
are disposed to make the most of the situation.
They declare that ever slnt : ruslon was proclaimed -
"
claimed in Nebraska they have been casting
the votes while their allies appropriated the
spoils. They claim to be the head and front
of the Bryan column in the ttate and contend
that for the democrats to refuse to accede
to their demon is would be political euiclde.
DEMOCRATS'AT SEA.
So far the democrats have also maintained
a solid front , but they are united on no can
didate and In this respect they are at a dis
advantage. The bulk ot the Douglas county
delegation Is for W. H. Thompson of Grand
Island , and he aluo has considerable strength
in other delegations. J. J. Sullivan of Colum
bus is the favorite of n number of democrats ,
but until the remalninc delegates arrive to-
mnrrow there Is no proroert that they will
unite on any line of action. The Douglas
Bounty delegation will caueuss at 11:30 : to-
mntroiv and Its decision will have a decided
bearing on the situation.
While the silver republicans are not so determined -
termined in their demand for the first place 5
on the ticket as are the populists and the !
democrat- , the majority of them insist that
they will be satisfied with nothing else. The
Douglas county delegation Is making med
icine for Cunningham R. Scott , and while
there IF. tome opposition to Scott from other
quarters , he has tiip support of a majority
of the fcllver rfpublican delegates.
The general opinion of those who bav i no
direct Interest in the proceedings tomorrow-
Is that If the populi-ts stand pat they will
camtiel thf democrats to In form ut least comely -
ely with their demands. There are slight In-
'llcatlons tonight of n tendency to weaken
on the part of some democratic leaders and it
IK a significant fact that Senator Allen , Gov
ernor Ilolcomb and other populist leaders on
whose Influence the democrats have depended
ae evidently reluctant to interfere with the
emphatic pceltlnn taken by the rank and file. I
W. J. Bryan has bce-n ranrplcuoue In the j
hotel corridors , but evidently he Is also of
the opinion that the present situation IB a
dangerous thing to meddle with. H Is evi
dent that fusion can only be Induced by a
straight back down on the part of two mem
bers of the triple alliance and no one will bo
surprised If the muddle ehould eventually
be disentangled by the de.-lslon of each fac- j
tion to pursue Its own political destiny , just !
to show the other * how much they have un- |
dcrretlrnated ( la strength. I
Congresrmen Sutherland and Maxwell have
been mingling with the crowd all day , but In
the presence of so many noted populists are
compelled to pass as let-eer lights and attract
no more > notice than do the leaders of many
of the county delegations. Congressman
Greene was not in evidence during the day ,
bi't bis private secretary. Rod Smith , wa
on hand as a member of the populist delega
tion from Buffalo county , and spent tbo
day working hard for the. nomination of W.
H. Thomison ] , the democratic candidate.
BREAD AN ! ) BUTTER GANG AT WORK.
Working hard among what are termed the
country delegates all the iifteriiOOD lu the In
terest of fusion at any cost , even favoring
the nomination of a democrat for populism
to endorse , havr been : W. B. Price , Benton
Maret. J. C. Dahlman. J. W. Edgerton , War
wick -Sounders , Senator Mutz. Jones of
Neb-aska City , Dawes. Ihe new superintend
ent of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Omaha , and a number of others who are
naturally anxious to so direct matters that
there will be no cUibh that would endanger
their present positions ar future aspirations
for Hill better onea.
POPULIST1C ORATORY.
The Lansing theater was crowded tonight
to hear the speeches of Cyclone Mavis and
ex-Congressman TOKQC Many women were
pre-sent. The stage was occuple-d by the
f-peakers , with W. J. Bryan. Governor Hol-
cornb , Secretary of Stale Porter and a nuro-
lit-r of otbcre , including twenty-four who
have within the pant six- months been draw
ing pay from the state treasury. The ap
plause from this part of the house was al
ways very vehement. W. J Bryan presided
and In his opeci.ng re-marks Eaid he was
glad to be able to llrttn to proceedings In
which be was expected to take no part
The first ipeaker was Cyclone Davis of
Texan. He made the unual calamity talk ,
saying that the debt of Ibe country amounted
to $500 to each man. woman and child In
the United States , and. that there was not
enough land to make ( , c-veri r.tatt-fc and have
Interest. He said the corporations own
eonugh land to make t > en states and have
mortgagees on enough for ten more ; that
the dollar now Is of three times Its purchas
ing power when the dt-btr were contracted
and tl.ee debts must either be paid or re-
pudlatetd. He advocated the payment of the
national ( It-lit with silver and pafse-d an
ecomlum on the tac.red greenback which was
loudly CliH-rcd Hia prediction was that the
existing gold standard must result In rtpud -
atloc and destruction and that under It the
people would be driven lower than were the
black tlavefi of. thf south before the war.
He ruede the state-meat that 45.000,000 of the
people of this country are without houina
and without the hope of homri.
C. A. Towne followed in the name line ,
preaching a doctrine of calamity and woe.
Hebarged the pmis of the country with
bring under Hie control of the money powrr.
ar > 'I 'tiat ' is valnlv aUe-mptlng to proie
the ixuu-u ut prosperity. He Bjlfl wheat