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BRYAX-BELHOXT SOUABBIE
Nebraska's Silver Demosthenes Breaks Into
Print Onca More.
IGNORES THE QUESTION OF A DINNER
Devote * Illi Attention to Controvert. }
llclvteen Illinxeir unit tin"New
Yorker Test of the
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LINCOLN , April D. W. J. Bryan today
mailed his answer to the last letter received
from Perry Bclmont some weeks ago. The
correspondence thus for baa dealt largely
with the rival Jcffcrsonlan dinners to beheld
hold In New York , but Mr. Bryan Ignores
that matter and devotes his attention to the
differences existing between himself and
Mr. Bclmont on questions of democratic
party policy. > llls letter in part follows :
Dear Sir Upon my return to Llpcolu 1
found your letter containing the original
letter and postscript given to the press some
days before' . I cannot find anything In my
letter to which you can consistently object.
You began your speech In Madison. Square
Garden on August 18 , l&tC ! , by saying that
It was lime for "plum speaking" nnd pro
ceeded to accuse the Chicago convention ol
a "betrayal" of the democratic party. In
your llrookyln speech on September Hi , 189(5 ( ,
you spoke of the Chicago platform us "tho
Btrange doctrines born In Chicago of u coall1
tlon between the uivtlilnklng element of
the old party and the socialists who mas-
qucradu as populists. " It eccms that In
using the words "betrayal" and "masquer-
ndo" I unconsciously fell into the style
which you employed In 1S96 , but I did not
reflect upon the Intelligence of the golu
Btandurd advocates by characterizing them
as an "unthinking element. "
You ask , first , that I point out wherein
your utterances are "unpatriotic , undemo
cratic , unnmcrlcan and In conflict with
the democratic creed as E t forth In Jcffer-
son's first Inaugural address. " Wo have
no accepted standard by which to determine
whether n given opinion Is patriotic or ,
American , but wo have means of dctermln-
ing whether an opinion Is democratic anu
in accord with the teachings of Jefferson. I
presume you use the word "democratic' lu
the party sense , otherwise that term would
be as dllllcult to delltio as "patriotic" or
"American. "
The right to determine what Is demo
cratic ; In n party sense belongs to the demo
cratic party. The Chicago convention was
more purely representative than any other
convention held In recent years , because
the rank nnd file of the party spoke on pub-
llo Questions through Instructed delegates.
The Chicago platform Is the latest author
itative definition of democracy us applied to
cxletlng conditions. If a minority of the
delegates to a national convention repre
senting a , minority of the members of the
democratic party has n right to determine
what Is democratic , then each member ol
the party 1ms a right to define democracy
for himself nnd to assert that ho Is a bet
ter democrat than any ono else. Let IUL
apply thU principle to three questions upon
which you have taken a position In the
volumes sent mo : First , standard money ,
second , paper money third , income tax.
Jefferson favored the double standard
against the single gold standard nud during
his administration our nation had the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver nt
the legal ratio of 15 to 1. The ratio was
changed to 16 to 1 during Jackson's adminis
tration. The Chicago platform pronounced
against the gold standard nnd In favor of a
return to the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver nt the ratio of IB to 1 wltn-
out waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. As n delegate to thp Chicago
convention you voted for a minority report
which declared against Independent free
coinage on the ground that It would not
only Imperil our finance , but "would retard
or entirely prevent international bimetal
lism , to which the effort of the government
should bo steadily directed. "
As u dfdogate to the Indianapolis conven
tion two months later you supported a plat
form which declared In favor of the gold
standard without any declaration In favor or
International bimetallism. You may bo able
to explain why the minority rejected at the
Indianapolis convention the plank for whlcn
it fought at Chicago.
Mr. McKlnlcy , In 1891 , charged In a public
speech that Mr. Cleveland during his first
administration was dishonoring one ot tlio
precious metals , discrediting silver nnd en
hancing the price of gold. He Insisted that
Mr. Cleveland was trying to make "money
scarce and therefore dear , " nnd added ' he
would have increased the value of money
and diminished the value of everything
else. Money the master and everything else
the servants. " If Mr. McKlnlcy then under
stood the real purpose of the gold standard ,
as I believe ho did. who could think Jeffer
son capable of advocating a policy which
instead ot securing equal and exact Justlco
for all , makes "money the muster and every
thing else the servant. "
Mr. Carlisle In a speech In 1878 said :
"Tho conspiracy to destroy by legislation | I
nnd otherwise from three-sevenths to ono- i
half of the metallic money of the world Is
the most gigantic crime of this or any other
ago. " If Mr. Carlisle was then right , ns I
believe he was , In his denunciation of the
standard , who can believe Jelferson capable
of being a party to such n crime ? After
the election Mr. McKlnlcy aout a com
mission to Kuropo to secure Interna
tional aid In getting rid ol the gold standard
and a republican congress appropriated the
money to pay the expense of the commission.
Tbo commission failed because of English
opposition nnd English opposition was duo to
the opposition of the English financiers. Jef
ferson democrats must have a better reason
for submitting to the gold standard than the
fact that the English financiers favor It aa a
means for raising the purchasing power of
their monoy.
I have selected these three questions because - |
cause they are Important and because your j !
position upon them has been clearly defined. .
Your speech abounds In expressions of con
fidence on the gold standard , your corre
spondence with 'Mr. ' Warner sots forth your
opposition to the Income tax and n news
paper Item , quoted In your book , gives you
credit for drafting that portion of the In-
dianapolls platform which related to the re- ,
tlrement of the greenbacks and the substitu
tion of bank currency.
Your prophecy that "a law to prevent j
wage-earners and salary-earners from do- |
mandtng and sdcurlng payment In gold dol-
lurs would not bo n winning Issue , " evinces | j y
a tender solicitude for the laboring man. I ' . .
might suggest that bimetallism alarms you '
more than It does the wage-earners. H was | s
not the employes who were frightened at the '
specter of free silver In 1890 ; neither did thu
laboring men share your desire to add to
thu privileges of the banks. On December
IJIU | rttiiv-\ > ? vt v Jt j t # * fc * i * i-
20 , 1897 , n year after the election , the Fed
eration ot Labor adopted the following
resolution :
"Resolved , That we declare ourselves most
positively opposed to the Gage financial bill
recently Introduced In congress by the secretary -
tary of the treasury. It Is a measure that , e
If adopted as a law , will only the more ' t
llrmly rivet the gold standard on the people e
of the country and perpetuate Its disastrous c
effects In every form. t
"Received , That wo pronounce the Gage ' h
bill as an undisguised effort to retire our s
greenback currency and all government pa
per money , with u view to the substitution j
of national bank notes In their stead , und n
thus fasten the national bank system for I
years upon the American people. " r
I am not willing to believe that you are t
more Interested In the laboring men than t
they are In themselves , or that you know fl
luxter Uian they what Is good for them , i
Yours truly , W J. BRYAN.
Front for FimloulHtx. '
CHADRON , Neb. , April 9. ( Special. ) The
apathy which exists In fusion political „
forces In Dawea county was plainly dem-1 1 f
onatrated laat week when an attempt waa v
a
liver !
just , your
And you'll be all rlgut In the morning.
made to hold n Ilryan rally In the court
house. The meeting also Indicated very
plainly that the Itryan movement Is losing
ground in Chndron. It was a "frost" In
every sen e of the word. The speaker was
J. Af. IngAlls , a newspaper man from Mis-
sourl , who came to Chodron the first of
the week to look over the political field
here for n few days before returning to
Deadwood , where he Intends to establish a
labor paper. Mr. Ingalls circulated among
the fusion forces In the city during the
week nnd announced that ho would address
a meeting at the court house , but whcni
the tlmo arrived for the gathcrlnc of thoj
allied forces of reform to hear the gospel
of Hryanlsm , CO-ccnt dollars , antl-cxpan-
slon , etc. , there were only eleven persons'
In attendance nnd of the populist county
officials only two were on hand.
Ornlnrlciil ( 'oulrnl.
ST. PAUL , Nob. . April n. ( Special. ) The
oratorical contest between St. Paul and Ord
High school members came off nt Ord Krl-
day night. Question , "Resolved , that tcrrl-
torial expansion on behalf of the United
:
Mates (3 ( not Justified by manifest or ap-
parent Indications , "
Affirmative nd 'MnCall , Herman Matloy
'anil ' Miss Clements of Ord. Negative Miss ,
I Maud Still , Miss 'May ' Smith nnd Miss Ail-
'
gusta Amlrrnon of St. Paul. The contest
was decided In favor of the negative.
< ° lfy C'llllllt'll
KRKMONT , Neb. , April 9. ( Special. )
The city council held Its last meeting of'
, the year Saturday evening for the purpose '
, of closing up the business of the year. The ! ' '
bonds 1 of the newly elected officers were ncf
i cepted. , City Treasurer Clcland gave a i
'surety | , company bond In the sum of $135,000,11 I
i the first bond of that kind given by a city I
'
jor ] county officer here. 'Mr. ' Cleland preferred
' to ' glvo It , so as not to bo under obligations
to any one.
iu IloiinliiKtoii ,
I1ENNINOTON , 'Neb. , April 0. ( Special. )
Last night the postofllco was broken- into
and , about $3 In stamps and $7 In pennies
stolen. ( , The general merchandise store of
SI. H. Frlcdrlchsen was also broken Into
nnd ' so far Mr. Frlcdrlchsen has missed
seven > pairs of shoes.
XIMVM XofcM.
The Methodists of Hroken Bow have Just
completed a new church.
L. W. Hitting has purchased the Atkinson
t lain Dealer and assumed charge last week.
K' l\ n .nnctt' formerly editor
t , , . ' of the
Randolph Times , has been elected mayor
of Stayton , Oregon.
A Heaver City man who has kept tally
says there have been
fifty-one snow storms ,
big and little , during the last winter.
Oates college at Nellgh opened for the
spring term lost Tuesday with an attendance
nearly the same as that of the winter term ,
an unusual occurrence.
How does 1)00 ! ) pounds nnd $16 sound for
one heifer ? That Is the size of a heifer Mr.
Hallock of Olenvllle , Clay county , sold last
week and the price received for It.
Not for many years , If ever , has the
country press borne evidence of prosperity
as at present. The columns are filled with
advertising and many of them are compelled
to Issue supplements.
Kvcry carpenter In North Platte Is em
ployed nt present and work promises to
hold out during the season. More money
will bo expended In buildings this season
than for several years past.
Burglars entered the Illoomfield postoffice
and tapped the safe. They scattered the
books and papers on the floor , helped them
selves to $15 of private funds , and vamoosed ,
leaving a whole kit ot blacksmith tools In
exchange.
The gross receipts of the Hartlngton
postoffice for the fiscal year ending March
31 , 1890 , were $3,393.89 , as compared with
$2,747.82 for the year ending March 31 , ISflS.
This shows an Increase of $646.07 or more
than 2r > per cent.
A company of capitalists have organized
a bank at Colon. The stockholders arc
mostly fanners. F. J. Klrchman of Wahoo
has been elected president , A. Franson vice
president , nnd J. W. Dailey , formerly of
Morse Bluff , cashier. Five thousand dollars
Is the paid up capital.
There Is a scarcity of laborers at Leigh
with the season hardly commenced. Farmers
who have been short of help have skirmished
far and wide to find hands. Contractors nay
that mechanics are very hard to get and
many of them have more work engaged now
than they can find help to complete during
the summer.
A young man by the name of Rapp , living
a few miles from Aurora , while passing a
loaded gun standing upright In the barn ,
carclesscly struck the barrel with a hammer ,
discharging the gun. The cnargo struck the
hammer , which turned the course of the shot
Into his face , striking around the eyes and
forehead. His condition Is critical.
A Dlxon county preacher In a country
parish has hit upon a novel plan of raising
, missionary money. He asked each of the
women of the congregation to raise a brood ,
of chickens nnd when sold turn the money
Into the missionary funds. The women took
up with the Idea and the heathen can ex
pect a liberal contribution from Dixon C
county.
The hydrophobia scare has broken out gc
a-fresh over about Mlllertou nnd has made
the county attorney and sheriff lots of trou
ble. A horse belonging to AVIlllam Martin
t
and one belonging to William Crapenhoft
were killed Sunday and put out of their '
misery. Some hogs belonging to Jacob n
Ballet also died from symptoms ot the 1
disease. \
DnnlHli Nt < Miiuir Savi'N Si'lllilt-n. dh
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LONDON , April 9. News has reached o
hero that the Danish steamer Nordfarer ,
Captain Hrunnlch , fialveston for Hamburg
via Norfolk , took oft twenty-six men from
the t French fishing schooner Eugenie , which
foundered nt sea. The Danish steamer discovered -
covered that the schooner was In distress
and , stood by untltl the rescue was effected.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Clcrlcus will meet at the house of
Canon Dohcrty Tuesday at 3:30 : Instead of
the usual day and place.
The annual business meeting of West
minster Presbyterian church will be held
this evening. Deacons , trustees and elders
will bo elected and reports of the year's
work will bo read.
of
A burglar attempted to force his way into
Pat Duffy's cigar store , 322 South Fifteenth
street , Sunday morning by breaking a rear
window. A neighbor heard the nolso and ar
rived In time to frighten the thief away.
Oaks Ames , a peddler living nt Fifty-
sixth and Lcavenworth streets , was run into
by n street car Saturday night at Thirty-
second and Lcavenworth streets. Ono of his
horses had a leg broken and was shot by
Officer Dempscy nt the request of the owner ,
who escaped Injury. of
The patrol wagon rushing out Farnam
Direct at high speed Sunday afternoon at
tracted the attention of hundreds. It was
caused by n zealous citizen In the vicinity on
of Twenty-eighth and Farimm streets who
telephoned < that a riot was In progress simply
because some men and bays had Indulged in
some very expressive language ,
John Dellbrldgo and John Sutton , now in
jail ; , have been positively Identified as the
men who stole a JlOO-fur coat from the line
In u yard at Sixteenth and Webster streets so
recently. They have been arrested a num
ber of times before and escaped , hut this
time the officers say they have a sure case
na the man to whom the coat was sold has
been found , '
An enthusiastic meeting of the Irish-
American club was hold Sunday afternoon.
President Edward Walah presiding. The
subject of colonial expansion waa given con
siderable attention , and was finally re- a
ferred to the committee on entertainment
with Instructions to arrange for a public debate -
bate , the disputants on both sides to bo
prominent members of the club ,
Acting Chief of Police Donahue received
telephone message yesterday from Elk
Point , S. D. , Inquiring for particulars con
cerning the Identity of the body washed up
on thu bonks cf the Missouri river below
Gibson last week , The Inquirer was W. N.
Wills , but he did not state whom hu ua-
pected the man was. He eald nn Elk Point In
citizen "abrut the size" of the unfortunate
floater ami wearing clothes Hlmllnr to those est
found upou him had disappeared recently , el
DEATH J ] OF VETERAN JUSTICE
Stephen J , Field Die ? at Washington , Aged
: Eighty-Three Years ,
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JURIST j IS ONE OF FOUR FAMOUS BROTHERS
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WASHINGTON , April 9. Justlco Stephen
J. Field of the United States supreme court ,
retired , died at homo on Capitol hill In
this city at 0:30 : o'clock this evening of kid
ncy complications. About hh bedside \\cre
:
his wife and her sister , Mrs. J. Condlt
Smith ; Justlco David J. Brewer , Mrs. Kdg
crtoit of California , Mr. Lluton , his private
secretary f. ; Hev. Edward M. Mott , rector of
the Church of the Advent , and the family
servants. He had been unconscious since
Saturday morning and death came pain
J
lessly.
Ever since Justice Field's retirement from
the supreme court bench on December 1 ,
1S97 , he had enjoyed comparatively good
health , and , being relieved from the respon
sibilities which ho had borne for so many
years , ho .became more cheerful than formerly -
morly and seemed to enjoy the society of
his 1 friends and acquaintances more than
over before. All during the winter when
11
take dally drives about the city or through
the t grounds of the Soldiers' Homo and ho
always returned fresh. About two weeks
ago , however , he took a longer ride than
usual In an open carriage nd contracted a
severe cold , which rapidly developed the
kidney troubles from which ho had suffered ,
though but slightly , for sonic time. .
The dllease yielded readily to treatment
and on Thursday last ho sat up for a time
and seemed quite himself again , but on
Saturday morning n change for the worse
took pi ice and a < bout noon ho lest conscious
ness. From that time ho sank rapidly , and
e.vilred ; at 0:30 : o'clock.
No arrangements have been made for the
funeral , nor la It known where ho will ho
burled. It Is probable that his body will
bo taken to Sttckbrldge , Mass. , where ai-
burled his father and mother and his
brothers Cyrus , Dudley and Jonathan , and
his sisters and other members of the Field
family. It Is provable , however , that 'Mrs.
Field may decide to take the body to Cali
fornia , where a considerable part of his
active life was passed before President Lin
coln appointed him a member cf the aupreme
bench.
Justice and 3Irs. Field never had any
children , and the only surviving members
of his father's family Is the Justice's young
est .brother , Dr. Henry Field , editor of the
Evangelist.
During several years prior to his retire
ment from the bench the justice's health
at times seemed on the point of breaking ,
but he usually recovered promptly and In
a few days would again resume his Judicial
duties.
Mi-lllnl l' ivirM
For the last year and more those mcst
Intimate with him knew that his mental
powers were becoming somewhat Impaired.
The results of his long career of great
mental activity were beginning to show
themselves In a falling memory , after his
retirement from the bench , though his physi
cal condition seemed to Improve.
Justlco Stephen Jcdnson Field was born
at Hadilam , Conn. , November 4 , 1S1C. Ho
was the eon of David Dudley Field and
ono o { four brothers who became famoua ,
David Dudley , Cyrus W. , and Henry 31.
Field being the other members of the
great quartet that made their names
known throughout 'the world.
Ills early boyhood was spent at Stock-
bridge , Mass. At the age ot 13 Stephen J.
Field went to Smyrna , where his sister had
married a missionary , the Rev. Joslan
Brewer , who had undertaken an educational
mission to the Greeks , nnd he there
acquired a knowledge of Oriental lan
guages. Returning to this country after
two and a half years ho later entered
Williams college , from \\tilch he was grad
uated In 1837 , at the head of his class. Ho
then went to New York , where he entered
tho'jaw ofilco of his brother , David Dudley
Field. Ho was admitted to the bar and
became a partner in the firm , remaining for
seven years. In 1848 ho went to Europe ana
spent some time there traveling.
In November , 1819 , ho sailed for San Fran
cisco * around Capo Horn and entered upon
the practice of the law In the occidental
metropolis. After a short time tie moved to
nJ
Marysvlllc , a small mining camp , and be
came ; one of the founders of what afterward
grow to be a thriving town. When the little
city ; was organised Justice Field was elected
the alcalde of the place. This office carried
with it the dignity of .mayor and nt the same
tlmo ! Imposed all the duties of the bench.
Hero ; the future jurist dispensed Justice and
made his name widely known throughout the
length nnd breadth of the growing common
wealth. He was fond ot talking of his early
days In California and often" said that the
happiest days of his llfo were when ho dealt
out Justlco in Mnrysvillo behind a dry
goods box.
Sihcrc of nil Ali-llhlc.
Justlco Field , In a skoteh prepared by him
self for the congressional directory , gave
this brief outline of the duties of his of
fice of alcalde : Under .Mexican Jaw the
alcalde was an ofllcer of limited Jurisdic
tion , but In the anomalous condition of
affairs ho was called upon to administer
Justice , punish crime and to enforce police
regulations until relieved by oillcers under
the now constitution. Ho was elected n
member of the first legislature of the state
and was made a member of that body. He
was Influential In securing legislation favor-
nblo to the minors and aided In the passage
laws regulating the civil and criminal
procedure of the state. At the close of the
session ho returned to Mnrysvllle and de
voted six years to the practice of his pro
fession. Ho was elected a judge of the supreme
premo court of California In 1857 , for the
term of six years. In 1S59 ho became chief
Justlco , succeeding Chief Justice David S.
Terry. In 1803 President Lincoln appointed
him associate Justlco of the supreme court
the United States and ho held that po
sition , until his retirement on December 1 ,
1897.
1897.During
During the latter years of his service
the bench ho was In very feeble health.
Ills term was the longest In the history of
that tribunal. The great chief justice , John
Marshall , wore the ermine for a period ex
tending over thirty-four years. It was this
ambition of the lalo Justice Field to surpass -
pass this record and ho succeeded In doing ,
by a few months. His friends , fearing
that thu strain of hard work would shorten '
his useful life , advised him to retire from
his arduous duties. But with Indefatigable
perseverance ho clung to his task until the ,
latter part of 1807 , when ho had the Bat-
lafactlon of having fulfilled the ambition of
his life.
During that term of more than a third ot
century ho was concerned In some of the "
most Important cases over passed upon by
IK COFFKInuisTs
All ia well. A'biut ' one person In three
suffers some farm of bodily all that gradu
ally disappears when coffee Is left off en
tirely.
Then "what to drink" U the question.
Post inn Food Coffee Is the nearest approach of
toato ( Identical when carefully made ) ,
but Instead of being a drug it le the highl l <
form of nourishment , fattening and 11
streusthenluB bablw , children and adulta. ' r
the supreme court. Among the prominent
derisions was the test oath case , In which
ho gave the casting vote nnd wrote the
opinion of the court annulling the validity
of the "Ironclad" oath. His dissenting
opinions in the confiscation cases , the legal
tender cases and.In the slaughter house
case attracted the widest attention.
( Mher SerVlOl'M Of Fldll.
During this Ions service on the bench ho
also was before the public eye In other ways
than as n judge of the United States su-
prcme court. Ho was n member of the
Haycs-Tlldcn electoral commission In 1877
and votud with the democratic minority.
In 18SO ho received sixty-five votes for the
presidential nomination at the Cincinnati
democratic convention on the first ballot.
In 1873 ho was appointed by the governor
of the Btnte of California ono of the commission -
mission to cxamlno the code of laws of
that state. In 1SGG Williams college conferred -
ferred upon him the degree of LL. D. , and
In 1869 the logouts of the University of Call-
fornla made him a professor of law In that
institution.
In 1SS9 one of the most sensational events
of n remarkably .active and vigorous career
brought his personality vividly before the
public. Sarah Althcn Hill Terry had brought
a famous suit against ex-Senator Sharon , u
California multi-millionaire. Justice Field
was on the bench. The outcome of the case
was unfavorable to the plaintiff and en
gendered In her feelings of hatred of the
jurist. Thla culminated In her attempt to
chastise the aged justice In the dining hall
or depot eating house at Lnthrop Junction.
Judge Terry , who had been her attorney In
the suit against Sharon and who afterward
married her , Interfered and when It seemed
that ho was attempting to do violence to
Justlco Field's person , David Nagle , a
United States deputy marshal , drew a re
volver and shot and killed Judge Terry.
Nngle was acquitted. - *
Thorn was , however , for many years In
tense bitterness between the two factions
and for this reason Justlco Field's family
discouraged his discussion ot California
topics or the perusal of California news
papers.
ItctlriMiictit of tin ; Juxtluv.
Justice Field's retirement from the supreme
premo court 'bench occurred December 1 ,
1897 , and Attorney1 General McKenna of Cal
ifornia shortly afterward was nominated to
succeed him. He tendered his resignation
in April , 1897 , to take effect December 1.
The president In his letter of acceptance of
the resignation wrote :
Upon your retirement both the bench and
the country will sustain a great loss , but.
tlu > high character and great ability of your
work will llvo and bo long remembered , not
only by your colleagues , but by your grate
ful countrymen.
The dead justice made the formal an
nouncement of his resignation to his col
leagues on the bench In n long letter ,
sketching his own and the court's history
during his extended service. In one part
he said :
H Is a pleasant thing In my memory that
my appointment came from President Lin
coln , of whose appointees I nm the last
survivor. Up to that tlmo there bad been
no representative here of the Pacific coast.
A new empire had arisen In the west , whoso
laws were those of another country. The
land's titles were from Spanish and Mex
ican grants , both of which were often over
laid by the claims of the first settlers. To
bring order out of this confusion congress
passed an act providing 'for ' another seat
on this bench , with the Intention that It
should be filled by some ono familiar with
these conflicting titles and with the mining
laws of the coast , and , as It so happened that
I had framed the principal of these laws ,
and was , moreover , chief Justice of Call- ! ,
fornla , it was the wish of the senators and '
representatives of that state ns well as those
from Oregon that l hould succeed to the I
new position. At , Ulslr request Mr. Lincoln
sent my name to tHe senate and the noin-
| Ination was unanimously confirmed.
Number of CIIHCM Decided.
During his Incumbency ho said he alone
had written 620 opinions , which , with fifty-
seven In the circuit nnd 365 in the California
supreme court , made up a total of 1,042 cases
decided by him In his life.
He took Issue with the styling of the
court ns nn aristocratic .feature of the re
publican government and said It was the
most democratic ot all. "H carries , " ho
wrote , "neither the purse nor the sword ,
but It possesses the power of declaring the
law and In that Is found the safeguard
which keeps the whole mighty fabric of
government from rushing to destruction. "
The court replied in a very feeling letter
and later called In n body and bade the re
tiring Justice farewell. Since his retire
ment he had lived quietly In his old homo
facing the eastern section of the capltol
grounds.
A. .11. Clniiii.
WASHINGTON , April 9. tAlmon M.
Clapp , at one tlmo United States govern
ment printer , died at his residence here at
1:30 : o'clock this afternoon In the 88th year
of his ago. Mr. Clapp was 'born ' In Kllllngly ,
Conn. , in 1811 , and came from ono of the
oldest families In New England , his ances
tors having como to this country on the
"Mary and John" soon after the landing
of the Pilgrims. At the tlmo of his death
ho was the president of the Anti-Civil Serv
ice league.
1'olltlciuii fit HoNlou.
BOSTON , .April 8. John H. Sullivan , a
former member of the governor's executive
council and ono of the most prominent pol
iticians in tHe city , dropped dead today.
PLANS TO WELCOME EDITORS
Intcrnntloiifil Convention of XKUH-
| i up i-r .litii Will Knjoy Klali-
ornte ProKruni.
BALTIMORE ) , April 9. The ninth annual
convention of the International League of
Press Clubs , which will bo held from Tues
day to Friday of the coming week , promises
to bo ono of the most successful in the
league's history. The Journalists' club of
this city will bo the host of the delegates ,
who will number about 200 , representing
press clubs In all parts of the United States
and Canada ,
The first business meeting will bo held
Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday mornIng -
Ing the delegates und guests will take the
steamer Virginia for Old Point Comfort ,
the former holding a business session en
route. The Inst business cession will be
held In the pavilion of the Hotel Cham
berlain at Old Point on Thursday , ReturnIng -
Ing , the steamer will reach Baltimore at 7
a. in. Friday.
Among the questions to be discussed at
the business sessions will be the establish
ment of a homo for Indigent and Invalid
newspaper men. Several ultes have In
been offered , Including one In Colorado
rado in connection with the Chllds-
Drexel Homo for Union Printers.
Mrs. E. A. Hoblnson and Mrs. Isabella Ty
son of the Society of Friends' committee
on the purification of the press will be re
ceived nt the first business meeting and
Mrs. Hoblnson will make nn address urging
purity of the press. The Baltimore dele
gates will urge delegates from other states
and Canada to secure the passage of a law
making communications to newspaper men
privileged the same as those to priests and
lawyers. Maryland is the only btato which
has this law.
Honored riiirvtit 1'rfNriil.
The banquet to bo tendered the delegates
on Friday night in Masonic temple prom
ises to be one of the most elaborate din
ners ever given in hospitable Baltimore
from u gastronomic viewpoint , whllo some
the nation's most eloquent speakers will
aid In providing an oratorical feast. Pres
ident McKlnlcy has promised to bo present
his health and public business will per
mit and ho is expected by the committee
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to i send n favorable answer to the Invlt.vl
tlnn i rarly in the week. Among the other
notables i from abroad who have accepted
Invitations | are Secretary of State John Hay ,
who . will speak upon "Newspaper Men and
Newspaper ; Clubs In England ; " Postmaster
General ( Charles Emory Smith , Colonel A.
, K. ] McClure and Congressman Lemuel E.
' Qulgg. < Senator Chaunccy M. Dcpow , Sen
ator Joseph Hnwley , Congressman Amos
J. Cummlngs and John Addition Porter , the
president's 1 private secretary , have signified
their ( Intention to attend It possible.
The social functions of the convention ,
beside ' the banquet nnd steamboat trip , In
clude ' nn old-fashioned "commers" nt Elec
tric ( park , trolley rides , receptions , lunches ,
theater ' parties nnd n dinner for the women
delegates and visitors nt Hotel Ucnnert. I
, On Saturday the delegates and guests
will bo taken to Washington by special
train ' over the Ilnltlmoro & Ohio , and after
i ailing upon the president will bo shown
over ' the capital elty by Baltimore Jour- , '
nallsts ' and their Washington friends.
i j FRANCE i ' ENTERS BRIGHT ERA
Premier Kviiri-Nsrn l'lcniirr nt ( hu
( iooit I'riiNiM'ClN OiivnliiK lleforc
( lie lU'initillu.
PARIS , April 9. Premier Dupuy In the
course ot an Important speech to his con
stituents nt Lcpuy , capital of the depart
ment of Hauto-Loulre , said that the situa
tion both at homo and abroad was eminently
satisfactory.
"Tho spontaneous election of ths stalwart
nnd worthy republican as president of the
republic , " ho continued , "proves the stabil
ity anil vitality of the republic and has
disconcerted the factions which defamed the
chimerical plebiscites and futile restora
tions. "
He referred approvingly to the recent
agreements with Italy nnd Great Britain and
said that Franco was "now free for In
dustrial ' and commercial development and n
largo ' field of colonizing. " Reverting to
homo affairs , ho said :
"Tho agitations nro only on the surface.
Beneath mo calm Industry and se-eurlty.
The end of the Dreyfus case appears to be In
sight , the complication will bo unraveled
by the court cf cassation , whose Judgment
will bo acknowledged by all.
"Tho government , however , attaches Im
portance to Its determination to reform all
polemics which call the national army In
question. As soon ns the court ot cassa
tion has given Judgment the government
will take the necessary measures to deter
mine responsibilities and will act accord
ingly.
"But those acts and the punishment of
Individual faults will not affect the army ,
which Is our hope for the future and the
Indispensable guardian of the constitution
and the law. If certain people think other-
wlso let us leave them to their folly nnd
for ourselves continue to look toward the
army , full of gratitude and confidence. "
REFUGEE BElilNS HIS TOUR
KIIIIR Yu IVnl Will VlHlt CourtH of
U u rope In lntcrcMt of Cctei-
tllll ICIllKlloill.
VICTORIA , B. C. , April 0. Knng Yu Wai.
the refugee Chinese statesman , addresses
his fellow countrymen , detailing the rea
sons which led to his overthrow and the
present condition of the crisis In China.
Kang docs not understand English. This
Is his first Journey from China. He stated
that the object of his visit to London Is for
the purpose of laying before the foreign
ofilce the unhappy state of affairs In his
native ] land and endeavoring to enlist aid
In I freeing the empress dowager ot her
strange Infatuation for the Russians. Kang
is j aot over 10 years of age.
He says ho has been a close student of
the history of nil nations and frequently
drew the attention of the deposed emperor
to the fact that those nations which adopted
modern methods forged ahead , while those
which did not retrograded. He is accompa
nied by a private secretary and by a repre
sentative of the Japanese government , who
is accredited to present him nt European
courts , as the Chinese consular service has
been Instructed to ignore him.
Ho states that during the regime of the
late emperor ho succeeded In nccurlng large
grants of money , sufficient to put the navy
In a fair condition , ibut the empress dowager
spent these sums In beautifying her garden.
Addressing his countrymen , ho said that U
wzs nt his instance that the emperor granted
Hal-A-Wal to Great Ilrltaln , In order to
check Russia's advance in China. Ho be- j
lleves that officialism may retard developJ J
incut for a few years , but that In the end
nothing can prevent China becoming a great
nation. He Intends to visit all countries ot
Europe with the exception ofc Russia , whlcn
ho hates.
Hrt'yfiiH * llnilliorN AoMvi1.
PARIS , April 9. The testimony of General
Billet , former minister of war , before the
court of cassation In the Dreyfus case , as
published In the Figaro , was mainly of a
negative character and did not contain any
new facts except the assertion that the
brothers of Dreyfus told ticneral Sandherr
on December 13 , 1891 , that they were ready
to offer their whole fortune for the recov
ery of the real culprit. This was the begin
ning of the Dreyfus ( campaign , taken up by
Colonel Plcquart.
V
SHOOTING AT A RACE TRACK I
b
Two Iimoci'iit Sjifi'lntorN Art ! Ii
Woiiiuli-il l > .v AVI 111 HiillclH of mi Iip
Ilifiii'latfil Tonsil.
MEMPHIS , April 9. As a result of the
shooting affray that occurred just as the
a
last race was being run at Montgomery
park Ed Hyan , a well known local char-
A
Charles E. Clark , a conductor employed '
by the Vnzoo & Mississippi Valley railroad ,
Is In a similar condition , and Patrick Glea-
son , n South Memphis grocer , is shot "
through the foot. iMIko Slmnley , engineer v
In the employ of the Artesian Water com
pany , Is the man responsible for the shoot
ing , Clark and Gleaaon are Innocent vic
tims ot Shanley's reckless bullets.
Ryan and Slmnley were combatants In a
fight which preceded the shooting. The po-
llco separted the two men and It was
thought that the affair had ended. A few
moments later Shanloy was seen running of
through the dense crowd toward Hyan , hold
ing u revolver high In the air. Chief of
Police Richards , who was standing close '
by , jumped forward and struggled with
Shanley In an endeavor to wrest the weapon
from his hand. Ryan , In the meantime , had ler
crouched down behind the officer and while
that position Shanley reached over the
chief's shoulder , pointed his weapon down
ward and fired. The bullet entered Ryan's
body near the heart. Two more shots were lc
fired by the Infuriated man , both claiming
Innocent spectators as victims. Shanley
was spirited away by the police.
I 'DETO ' CLINGS TO THE SEA'
!
j
Has No Aspirations to Win the First Gift of
tbo NatloDi
HIS LIFE HAS UNFITTED HIM FOR POLITICS
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Admiral "IIJH ttinl UN n Sailor 1IU
I'lirl ) IN Hint of the Aitiiilitlfttrii *
Hun mill Hi' H" " > WUh
to Kill I'rOHlilonpy.
NEW YORK , April'9. ' Admiral Dewey has
given to the Manila correspondent ot Les
lie's j Weekly nn Interview regarding the
suggestion ( that the admiral bo made a can-
dldate for the presidency next year. The nil-
mlral said , ns to his politics :
"I am a sailor. A sailor has no politics.
The administration Is his parly and , rcpub-
lican or democratic. It makes no difference ,
Then , again. 1 como from Vermont , and you
know what that means. To bo anything but
a republican In Vermont Is to be a man
without a party. My flag lieutenant comes
from Georgia. Ho tclU me that to bo any
thing but a democrat In the south Is to bo
a nobody. If 1 lived south 1 would prob
ably .bo . a democrat. "
MHavo you ever voted ? " the correspondent
asked.
"Yes , years ago ; but my vote was usually
Inllucnccd by personal preference or local
conditions. I r-.ni r.ot n politician , have never
held political i fllce and am totally Ignorant
of party Intricacies and affiliations. "
Admiral Dewey said that neither by voca
tion , disposition , cducatl-n or training was
ho capacitated to fill the presidency. He
told that ho was too well along In life to
consider such a possibility. Ills health
would not permit It. All his life's work
was In different lines of effort nnd that ,
while the kindness and enthusiasm of his
friends wete grateful to him and the gener
ous tributes of the American people were
dear to him , ho could not ami would not
bo a candidate for the presidency ot the
United States under any conditions.
NEWS FROM MANILA
( Continued from First Page. )
out. to perfection , but wo expected the as
sistance of the gunboat on the Poalg rlvor
to prevent their erofslng when wo drove
them In that direction.
Dut the Filipinos showed themselves foxy
for once , by sinking two caseous In the
rlvor ' and fhua stopping the gunboat's pas
sage. This -was a good move on their part ,
as It was virtually their only chance to
escape.
The Nebraska boys then returned to camp
very much fatigued and with deep regrets
at the loss of the killed and wounded , more
30 , as they were not hurt until the tight
was virtually over and while the companies
wore returning to caaip.
The Twentieth had two men wounded In
the early part of the fight.
OKORGE II. SCRAMBLING.
MINING IN THt BLACK HILLS
I.nlcIMVN of Inform f from ( lie
.111 ii era I Itt-Klon.s Of Mouth
Ilnliodt.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , April 9. ( Special. )
The difficulties which have existed for sev
eral J weeks among the stockholders of the
Specie Payment company , which owns and
operates the Gilt Edge mine. In Strawberry
gulch , have been satisfactorily settled and
the receiver , who was appointed by certain
members of the company , will he no longer
needed. Work has been shut down at the
Gilt Edge mine for several weeks , waiting
for the matter to .be settled. Preparations
are being made to start up the mine next
week.
R. 31. .Maloncy of Deadwood expects soon
to commence developing the old nine Lead
mine , near Sheridan. A tunnel will he run
Into the mountain 1,000 feet , from which
thrco crosscuts will bo made. The district
la a new one , but has good prospects. In
Friday gulch , north of Hill City , there are
several very rich claims , which contain ver
ticals of free-milling ore.
On the first of this month a company com
prised of capitalists of Colorado Springs ,
Colo. , commenced grading a short distance
up : White-wood creek , above Kirk , for a
place upon which to .commence . sinking down
to the ore 'b-dlcs. ' . The mining ground In
this district ha * been bonded for some time.
The ground lies directly In line with the
Homestnko belt and It Is believed that the
Homestnko ere will bo encountered by a
deep shaft.
Dr. F. William Ihne , nn eminent mining
engineer of Chicago , has been in the North
ern Ulack Hills for two weeks past exam
ining the phonolito districts which were dis
covered by O. U. Pryco of Colorado. The
principal district thus far opened up , con
taining this kind of ore , lies went of Deadwood -
wood , commencing near Pcor Man's gulch
and extending west several miles. There
are numerous outcropping of ere , which
give good surface assays and development
work Is being done In a good many places.
The Hossltcr cyanide plant , In the First
ward of Ueadwood , will start up May 1.
It has been closed down since the lease held
by I ) . C. Holey expired and Is owned by the
Black IIIIls Gold and Sliver Extraction com
pany , managed by the Hosslter brothers.
Iron creek mining district will see a great
deal of development work this season. An
eastern syndicate Is preparing to develop
group of claims adjoining the 'Horseshoe
property , expecting to invest about $5,000.
shaft has just been completed on the I ) , &
M. mining ground , on the main branch of A
Iron creek at a depth of 120 feet. The
property Is owned by an eastern company ,
which has already expended $9,000 in de
velopment work.
Oriilorlrnl t'onti-Ht.
HURON , S. 1) . , April 9. ( Special. ) Krl-
day evening occurred the oratorical contest
for the Bolcctlon of a representative from
Huron college to the rstato oratorical contest -
test to bo held In Mitchell. The audience
was one of the finest that over aespniblod
hero on a similar occasion and the decision
Ihp Judges mot general approval. Tne
contestants were Oscar K. Tell , Lewellyn
Lyrnan. W. R H. Whorton. Walter II. Hub-
'bard , Arthur C. Gamble , Kcnuey J. Cardy.
Music W.IH furnlehed by thi- college male
quartet , by MI.'s Tawncy and by Mlnscs Mil
and Vander-Steln. Thu opening number
solo "S'.uth Dakota First
was a piano , Regi
ment March , " received the evening before
from Itev. C. 'M. Daley , chaplain of the
regiment at Manila and played by Ml s Mil
ler. The Judges on thought and composi
tion were Judge Haney of Pierre , Prof.
Fitch of Aberdeen , K. M. Green of Dell
Rapids ; on oratory and manner of delivery ,
HELPS
WHERE of concentrated Mai ,
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FAIL ous , over-taxed systems are incapable ot producing
pure nourishing milk for the babies.
Mother ? who drink it daily during Nursing period
will always have excellent food for baby and
enjoy good health themselves.
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MILWAUKEE. U.S.A.
For Sale by Foley Bros. , Wholesale Dealers , 81
1412 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb , Tel. 1031
.
'
Or. W. H. Jordan of SI MIS rll * . K. H.
Kent nn.l Rev. W. H. Thrnli of Huron. The
derision was In favor of Waller U. Hubbard ,
whote BUbJcct was "Wendell Phillips. "
( .niton rminu IP.
Pierre. S. 1) . , April ! > . ( Special. ) Report !
from thp prairie north of this city woulil
Indicate that nil the lake bpd * will bo agnln
nilpd with water from melting snow this
faring. After the heavy snowfall of two '
yearn ago thp wholepralrlp north of hero
was dotted with pondu and the crop ylell
of ' that yp-ar was Immense. Thcso ponds
help to kcpp thp country supplied with
moisture ! from evaporation nnd whpn they
are | present the probabilities of crop failure
are I very slight.
WyitinliiKVviitlior. .
OHKYENNEVyo. . . April P. ( Sppclal. )
A summary of weather reports from the
various ' Wyoming statlona for the month ot
. March shoua that Uierovnn nn timiMinl
| I snow i full In nearly all parts ot thp state dur
ing I the month and that stuck conditions
I were ' generally In an unsatisfactory shape on
account i of the continuous bad weather. Tha
I rmMti temperature was about C drgrpe.i below -
low I normal , but with no exccuslvo cold
weather.
SINGULAR STATEMENT ,
Prom Mra. Rank to Mrs. Plnkhnrtu
r
Thu following loiter to Mrs. I'lnlr-
hnin from Mrs. M. KA.NK , No. L',3.14
Knsl Susqufilmtma Avc. , I'liilmlolphm ,
1'n. , is a remarkable stntemunt of ro-
llcf from uttur disiouraoiiiuiit. ; ( She
says :
" I never can llnil words with which
to tliunk you for what I < y < lla K. I'lnlc-
ham's Vegotiililo Compound hns donu
for me ,
"Some yonra n o I had womb trouble
nnd doctored for a long time , not hue-
ing any improvement. At times I
would feel well enough , and other
times was miserable. So it went on
until last October , I felt something
terrible creeping over me , I knew not
what , but kept getting worse. I can
hardly explain my feelings at that
time. 1 was so depressed in spirits
that I did not wish to live , although I
had everything to live for. .Had hyn-
teria , was very nervous ; could not
sleep ami waa not safe to be left
alone.
' * Indeed , I thought I would lose my
mind. No one knows what I endured.
" 1 continued this way until the last
of February , when 1 saw in a paper a
testimonial of a lady whose case was
similar to mine , and who had been
cured by Lytlia , K. I'lnkham's Vegeta
ble Compound. 1 determined to try it ,
nnd felt better nftcr the first dose. I
continued taking it , nud to-day am a
well woman , and can say from my
heart , 'Thank God for such a medi
cine. ' " '
Mrs. 1'inkham invites all suffering
women to write to her at Lynn , Mass. ,
for advice. All such letters are soon
and answered by women only.
POJTIVEIY LAST DAY.
Dr. Carl Louis Perin
The Famous I'nlinist.
$1.00 READINGS $1.00
THE PAXTOPJ , ROOM 26 ,
HOIKS FHOM 10 A. M. TO 1' . M.
AMI.SKMI3XTH.
Tel. 1531.
Just What the City Wanted
Hundreds Turned Away
TONIGHT , Hlo. :
C'OIIA TANXKH mill I.OII.S MASHK.V
In " .My Hii'ibnml's Model. " (
Till : HI'MMiS
RcccntrlcH nnd PiintomlmlHts.
I'HOK. IKIIII-MITY'H CAM Mi flllUlVH
Only Troupe of Trained Poodles In World.
T. .1. FAHIIO.N'
Comedian nnd Story TePer.
TIII : iwnjio.vrH
SkC'irh ' of Niituro from the Greut Eas-l
Hlilo , New York.
Tin : Film .11 Diis ; :
Acrobatic Marvel * .
\K\vnorsi : \voonwoitTii
Coined ! . ' Trick lllcycle Hldcra.
AIIKIC.V mill I'ATIIM'IC
In "Tho Cooiier nnd the Kil ! , "
I'rlreu Never C'lianglng 1-Jvi'iilngn , re-
Hcrvud Heats , Mr und Kc ; gallery , Ito. Mat
inees Wednesday , faturdny nnd bunday
Any scat , 2Ie ; children , Hie ; gallery. l"c.
TUCATCD Pnxton & nurgesi ) ,
IHtAI tH M r To ) . 1319 ,
mill .Snlurilii- , April I I mill 1,1 ,
Krlrt.iy Kvc
AVTO.V AMI
KU.U.raip Krnli ) ere
ilu. IKJJ.
Hatupitny MHlln w
.MAHV HTIJAHT.
KaturJay
3IACIIIJTII.
llrllllunt
Night Prices l/jwer floor , $ l.r,0 and Jl.OOj
balcony , $1 00 , 7Cc and COc ; gallery , 2Sc.
IMatlnco Prlces-Jl.OO , T and Me ,
Scats on ealo Weilncuduy.
THE MILLARD
I3tli iiiul Dunlins Sts.Onmlin.
CENThAt-LY LOCATIiJJ.
j. u. IAHICIL : jc so.v ,
The New Victoria
M , nUnNETT , Prop.
UTBAM III2AT A.\O HATH
HATUN l.OO to Vl.CII lirr dar.
.JM.10 Dodso St. Between 12th and