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THE OMA.ITA "DAILY TlEEs RUTCDAY , APIUL 10 , Telephones C1J-G3I. DP * . April 18 , IS99. Volants Among the newcomers yesterday was a collection of cmbroidecl Volants and White. Dotted Swisses , entirely new just one piece of a pat er n herj and no more this season. N w embroidered Votants SOc a yard , Now colored Dimities ! 3c. NPW whlto embroidered Swisses 20c , New whlto plqUcs I5c , 170 , 208 , SuC , 300 , 40c , 15c and fiOc. H'p , 45c nnd uOc. New black dotted Swisses lOc and 45e. New colored Batistes SOc , 03o per ) nrd. New white and black Swisses 46c. ron Fosrnn Kin a , ovnn AND MOCAI.I/S PATTKIHTS. Tlit ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. M. C. A. DUILIIING , COIt. 10T1I AND DOUOI.A3 STS. STARES LIBERTY AND WEALTH Grokor Oilers Both as Forfeit in Proof of Unstained Honor. PLATT CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION .Tammany Clili-f t'r < si"i romiiilnNlnii to ' - lor roiuulii- Si-ck ill Hint Souri'ilor tlun of Dlli niNt Pnielloeu In A civ York City. NBW YORK. April 15. Hlchard Crokcr was again the chief witness at today's bes- slon of the Mazet Investigating committee. The Tammany lender produced several sen sations , but these resulted more from his counter-charges than from any unexpected revelations wormed out of him by the tlre- ICBR Moss. Mr. Crokcr declared that Senator Plait's firm was nt the bottom of all the corrup tion In New York City. "Oo on nnd examine Mr. Plait's firm and Hnd out what his hoys nro In If you want to bo honest , " shouted Mr. Croker. lie almost Intimated that ho believed Mr. Moss had been too honest while a police commissioner of this city. Ho stoutly main tained his own honesty. Once or twice dur ing the dmmatic exchange of accusation and denial between lawyer and leader tempers were lost on both sides. There was no veiling to the accusations of dishonesty dis played by the questions which Mr. Moss hurled at Mr. Crokcr and which almost ln\arlably wcro met with the reply : "I de cline to answer. " Stock transactions , Mr. Croker main tained , were "personal matters. " Behind this answer he hedged time and time again , nnd as n result only a small amount of tangible evidence was adduced an regards alleged corruption , although some questions asked nnd not denied Implied that corrup tion of the worst kind existed. Mr. Moss endeavored to badger Mr. Croker Into tell ing of his personal affairs , nnd finally told the Tammany leader that ho "daied" not tell. tell.Tho The only other witness whoso testimony attracted attention was Peter F. Meyer , Mr. Croker's business partner. He , too , took refuge behind the plea that "personal mat ters" should not bo examined Into and as a result his evidence resulted only In the Inadvertent admission , afterwards qualified , that 'Mr. ' Croker had him ( Me > er ) appointed a dock commissioner. P F. Meyer replied testily to questions re garding his real estate auction business , but Imparted no Information rcgaidlng judicial sales additional to what was brought out yesterday. Ho did not , ho said , take Mr. Croker Into partnership to get the benefit of the lattcr'R roputatlcn and Influence , butte to "get satisfaction out of a certain party that I had n llttlo grudge against. " Witness would not explain this statement. Ho was not olllclally connected with the organization known as Tammany hall , but was treasurer of the T.immany society , nn old secret society of n social character. Mr. Meyer admitted that Mr. Croker had him "appointed" to the dock board , but ho cor rected himself by Haying ho was appointed by Mayor Van Wyck. rrol < ir'N Claim In llonrnty. Mr. Meyer was excused nnd Mr. Croker was called to the witness chair. Mr. Moss recalled the assertion made by Mr. Croker ycstnidny that If It should bo proved that ho hud over iccclved any dishonest money from the city ho would allow his right nun to bo cut off. "Aio you willing to make the proposi tion that If dlshonoiablo money or dishon orable trnnstictlons nro laid at your door you will part with your fortune nnd with your llbeity ? " asked Mr. Moss. "Yes , " said Mr. Crokcr. "That Is moie to the point and more to the purpose , " replied Mr. MOBS. Mr Croker declined to talk regarding his financial circumstances when he rctuined from Hiiiope In 1897. H was , ho Mild , his pcrbonnl affair. The snme reason was given for refusing to answer the question If ho IS IT A Qurntloii Often AnK'Ml liy AIIIU-lcil AVI 111 rili'H. Is n Htrnlned Joint curable ? I * local In- flnmntlon curable ? Of course , If propel ly treated. So are piles. People become afillcted with piles and ask eomo old "chronic" who has always per- nUtvd In the wrong Iroatmcnt , and natu rally dlBCouuigeb them by tolling them that their cnuo Is hopeless. They In turn dUcourngo others , mid thus n dletaad thnt might In every race ba cured by careful nnd skillful handling Is al lowed to s.ip the energy of thoimnds wno might free themselves cf the trouble In a few da > s. Pyramid Pllo Cure will euro the most aggravated niso of hemorrhoids In an as- tonUhlngly abort time. H relieves the con- united parts , reduces the tumors Instantly no matter bow large , allays the Inflamma tion and mops the aching or Itching at once. Thousands who have rcnorted to expen sive eurglcnl treatment have beun cured by thu Pyramid Pile Cure In n number of in- tiiuices pcraoiH who have spent months In a hci > i > ! tal under n pile specialist. It Is a remedy that nouo need fear to ap ply even to the worst aggravated , swollen nnd Inllatned hemorrholdal tumors. If > ou are aflllctcd with thin stubborn dltcnro you can master It and master It quickly. This remedy la nn longer an experiment , but a medical certainty. U la manufactured by the Pyramid Drug Co , , Marshall , Mich. DrUEEhtj sell It nt SO centa per box. It la fast bci-oinlng tb i most popular plla cuio the country him ever known , and drugglsta everywhere ere ordering it for their cus- tameri , had given his son , Krank , $17,000 to go Into the Uoebllng Construction company. "While my son has been In the Uocbllng company. " said Mr. Croker , "It has never received n contract from the city , so that It does not concern thla committee nt all. " With warmth Mr. Croker added : "I have the utmost confidence In that boy and If you can destroy him In the city , as you are working to do this committee , It seems , has made n set against my two pens and If you can destroy him and not allow him to go Into business , I suppose you will do so. " "Go on and examine Mr. Plait's firm , " Mr. Croker said hotly , "and find out what his boys are In , If you want to bo honest. You go and examine the people who brought you hero to examine us. That Is the gentle man ( Mr. Platt ) who puts you hero to ex amine us. You go nnd examine his firm. It Is nt the foundation of all the coi- ruptlon In this city. J say that there Is moro corruption In that firm today and It Is run by all or mostly all the corporations In this state there is moro corruption in that firm than anywhere clso. You go nnd examine that firm now , to bo fair , nnd bring Us books here. " Mr. Moss said Ihe matter Mr. Croker had spoken of was In no waj concerned with the local government. "You make that matter In any manner pertinent to this Inquiry nnd I will ex amine Into It , " said the lawyer. "Tho committee will throw U off , " re torted the witness. I'lnttM Arc Im Mr. Crokcr continued to declaim against the Platts nnd the Platt firm , which latter ho said was to pay Mr. Moss a fee. In continuation , ho said. "Mr. Plait's firm Is taking all the corporations by re tainer. They could not get the city de partments , the people would not give that to them. The people put us In charge of the city departments and wo aio responsi ble to the people for them. Yoli find one of the city departments or any one In the city department who Is doing wrong and tell mo nnd I will h one of the first per sons to help to get them out. " Mr. Croker said he was not afraid of con victing himself or of incriminating himself , but thought there was no law or reason for Mr. Moss to come down here nnd exam ine Into his private alfalrs. Mr. Croker said there were no state. sena tors persent at the Tammany club dinner on Thursday night because their place was In Albany at their business. "And you told them so , didn't > ou ? " asked Mr. Moss. "Yes , " said the witness "And they obejed you ? " "I think they did , " said Mr. Croker. Mr. Croker admitted that ho had given Instructions thai Assembljman Heddlngton ought to he reprimanded for the "Amster dam grab. " "Havo you not since January 1 been short 7,000 shares of Manhattan stock in ono ofilcc on liroad street ? " asked Mr. Moss , changing the subject. Mr. Cioker declined to answer. Mr. Moss said the questions about Man hattan stock were naked because of the movements of the members of the Tammany organisation with relation to the Manhat tan Elevated rnllrond , "which are matters of general knowledge , " said Mr. Moss , and which will bo pioved at the proper time. "Did you not sell Manhattan stock in anticipation of an attack upon the Man hattan company ? JJId you know that the departments of the city government were going to make an attack on the Manhattan Elevated railroad ? Did jou consult with members of the city government , the head. ? cf the departments , In reference to actions agrln&t the Manhattan Klevatcd Hallroad company ? " hllrncr on Manila ! ( mi Ili-ul , To all of these and other similar questions Mr. Croker refused to muko any definite answers. Ho did not know If his friend Au di ow rrcedman had lost money on Manhat tan stock. Ho did not remember when Ocorgo Gould came to Bee him ( Croker ) at Lakewood In 1S9S and discussed the exten sion of the elevated read. It was about llvo wcrkB ago , Mr. Crokcr stated , that he Hpoko to Mr. Gould about allowing the pipes of his air ninl power company to bo suspended from HID .Manhattan structure , Ho believed $10,000 was the sum offered to the elevated for the requested privilege. In answer to an expected question Mr. Crokcr said ho did not lese money on Man hattan fltock. "How Is It , " asked Mr. Moss , "that you are willing to say that you did not lese money on the stock and you wcro not willing to say Unit you were not short of thu stock ? " "I did that Just to please you , " said Mr. Croker. > Mr. Crokor denied that an Investigation In the elevated road lnid been oidcrt'd with the object of compelling It to allow the stringing of air nnd power pipes along ltd structure. Again and again Mr. crroker refused to tell of his relations with companies. "Wo have a right to know how n man that controls the municipal actions Is able to go and put his liuniV on business men and put their stock In his pocket for nothing. You dnro not say that you have not done It , do you ? " snld Mr. Moss. "Daro ? " ald Mr. Crokcr , his ejes flash ing ; then in quiet tones ho added : "No , I won't tell my prhato affairs , " and Mr. Moss said"You "You dare not. Isn't It a fact , Mr. Croker , Hint simply because you are the lender rf Tammany hall and because , as such leader , you control the city di'p.irtrnents. you have been taken Into the Auto-Truck company and given a largo amount of stock to uocuro jour Influence ? " Mr. Croker laughed , "No. " ho said , "you nro away off. " Mr. Croker salil that he was a practical locomotUo builder. He was not worth $1,000,000. Mr. Croker declined to answer when asked If ho was not given $140,000 of the auto-truck stock without the payment of a dollai In rrply to a question regarding the con trol of tired franchises , Mr. Croker placed th * rwpon lblli ( > upnn the rltv departments He Mid h" did not Interfere In pitronagc "I ncr n k fi.r n place for n person , ' he declared. ' "Snnetlmwi they rrmkp It worth your while not t ) tb > "t , d.n't .hey ? " akcd Mr. Mos * . "Nn , Mr , ' told Mr. Crokcr. CrtiUcr Primus on ( tiinililltiK , Mr. Cr.k r said he thought the police ought to try tn clr e wmbling house * in the city ! ; ft real and earnest effort. "Yoj ( cured the cLalng of pnol rooms dice , didn't ytu' " ef' < ed the counsel. ' ' 1 don't l-ii , w whether I did or not. I snld they ought to be stopped , " replied Mr. Crokcr. "You snld It to llyrncs one day , didn't you ? " "Yea , sir. " "And they stopped quick ? " "I dcn't know. " Mr. Crokcr denied ho had spoken to Hyrncs because the pool rooms Interfered with his raclns matters. Ho said ho hnd talked to Devery nbout pnol rooms as he did to llyrncs and would say It again. "Wo will wnlt nnd see If they are closed tomcirow , " said Mr. .Moss , nnd Mr. Crokor replied thai when piosldent of the police board Mr. Mess "wouldn't close them. " The examination hero turned on Mr. Moss' Integrity ns prcslde'nl of the police board in the last months of Maj'T Strong's ml- mlnlslratlcn. Mr. Crokor hud no charges to make , but had "a general Impression. " Mr. CroKcr declined to say If ho owned S.OOO shaies of the Huckleboiry inllroad nt a tlino when thcro was legislation pending at Albany affecting thnt tallrond. Mr. Moss naked Mr. Crokor It ho did not reecho from Ilourkc Cockran part of thi > Inttcr's fee for getting a resolution through the Hoard of Aldermen at the time when the llroadway street railroads changed their motho power from horse to cable. Mr. Crokcr did not remember that he hnd received liny such money. Initially Mr. Croker said ho would only swcnr thnt ho did not remember lecolvlng any such money. "When you received from Mr. Cockian a sum of money did you not have a further conversation with him and ask him for moio ? " Insisted Mi. Moss. "I object to answering that question , " said Mr. Croker. "And didn't ho tpfuso to gho jou moro ? " Again the witness objected to answer. ' 'I don't remember anything nbout It. Thcro Is no foundation at all for that. Mr. Cock ian wanted to bo n United States senator , and , If you want to know , I opposed him because wo thought ho was not n man fit for the place. Wo had a man whom wo prefcriL'd. " Ai > | iluallon ! IN Hcfcrrril. Mr. Croker admitted thnt the promoters of a now telephone company recently sent a representative to him to get his approval nnd nsslstnncc. Mr. Cioker said that he had not promised to aid the new.cancel n. He had told them to go and see "tho proper authorities. " Mr. Mess asked if his help was not given because the New Yoik telephone people , a rival eoncein , heard of It nnd also cnmo to Mr. Crokcr. This the witness denied. "You never had any stock in the New- York Telephone companjt" Mr. Croker declined to answer. Mr. Moss pointed to a man In the court room. "Did you ha\o any coincrsatlon with Mr. Cutler about these matters ? " "I don't remember , " said Mr. Croker. He had seen Mr. Cutler before. Ho was at the head of the New York Telephone company. "Did you receive any money from Mr. Cutler at any time ? " nsktd Mr. Moss. "No , blr , " replied Mr. Croker. "Never ? " queried the lawyer. "I decline to answer that question. " "You have answered It and rthen you take your answer back. " "I didn't answer , " Insisted Mr. Croker. ' "Did you make a five-year agreement with Mr. Cutler for the pajmeut to you of a sum of money each year ? " Mr. Croker de clined to answer. Ho said If ho did take money or make any agreement to take money fiom the telephone people ho would consider it dishonorable. "Did jou do it ? " demanded Mr. Moss once more. "I decline to answer the question , " re plied Mr. Croker. The session was then adjourned until Mon day morning , when Mr. Croker's examina tion will bo continued. KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED HllllH UllllNIMI IS ANNIIIllU'fl Oil tllU Sri-ct ( mill lU'llci < < ! of III * Mont * ; . 'While on his way to a theater last night i Hans Hanson , employed as a laborer at the now Union Pacific depot , fell among thieves , was relieved of what little money he had and , having been choked Into Insensibility , wns left lying upon the sidewalk. The hold-up occurred In ftont of a black smith shop an the west side of Fourteenth street , between Ja'ckson nnd Jones. Han en ' wns walking along In company with a frlenl named Tonv Llnahnn. His assailants sprang from the darkness out of an alley and leapIng - , Ing upon Hnnsen bore him lo the ground. Ono clutched his throat , while the other searched his clothing , Kccuilng about $5 In change. Lanahan ran nnd after getting the cash the two highwaymen followed In the same direction at full speed. Mrs. Franklin , a colored woman living at Seventeenth and Jones streets , happen ing to bo passing a block away , saw the struggle nnd heard Hanson's moans. She started after the robbom and managed to keep them In sight until they entered the Biunswlck hotel saloon. They came out nl- i most Immediately and ran down Howard ! street , with Mrs. Franklin pursuing. At' ' the corner of Fifteenth street the men ran squarely Into thu clutches of Patrolman Gelscku nnd Captain DonahilP , who placed them under ariest. I/inahan , who was seen near , alto was taken to the jail , im ho was suspected of complicity In the affair , The men who pripctrated the holdup gave the names of Mlko Hlnchoy and G. Humphrey. Doth llvo In the city. The charge against them was highway robbery and Lanahan was held as n suspicious character. DEATH RECORD. Councilman < it Huron , HURON , S. D. , April 15. ( Special. ) A tele-gram this rooming from Phocnli , ArU. , announced the death In that city jcstcrday of A. F. Danaldeon of this place. Mi. Don aldson has long been In 111 health and went to Arizona last fall hoping a change In climatic conditions would prove beneficial. He hnd been In the hardwnie 1)U3ine s hero ' since ISSi. Mr. Donaldson was , a member of the city council , prominent In enterprise : ! tending to the up-building of thn c-lty , and acllvo In civic societies and the Presbyterian church , Clll/i'ii of I'orl Dnilur. FORT DODOK , la. . April 15. ( Special- Stephen Williams , a prominent roil Dodge business man and well lno n citizen , died heto this morning. Mr. Williams' caeo has , teen a very peculiar nno and has occa- j bloncil considerable dispute among the doc tors. The deceased was fonnprly 'onnoctel In a business way with the late Governor Carpenter. .lllllK" * ' U , ICIlln. WKKPINO WATER. Neb. , April 15. ( Spo- cal | ) Judge C. H. Klig died this morning' , aged 1 yi'iub. Mr. King came to Ne braska In ISiD , residing In Cass county ever since He was the third sheriff ot Ihe county a former resident ut Plattsmouih , Ulght Mile Orovo and later of thib ctt ) The f uncial will be held at 1 p. m. Mon da ) , DOLLAR JEFFERSON DINNER Worshippers of While Motnllio God Banquet in Simplicity with a Vengeance CROSS BETWEEN CLAMBAKE AND BARBECUE < ! nri l Mini Onlooker * l'ri" < i'iil Incltiilr 1'our .liiiaiir | r null Tliror riilnrup mill All Other KlniN of 1'i-opli- Who Wiuit to MMllrjiin. . NEW YORK , Api II IS. The dollar Jeffer son dinner of the Chicago platform demo- orals nt Iho Urnnd Ccntial Pnlaco tonight , In point of numbers , wns one of the biggest affairs over held In this city. Nearly 3,000 men and wcmcn sat down nt long tallies In the various rooms nt the big palace. There were all kinds of people there , dressed In nil kinds of clothes. White men elbowed with colored men nnd whlto women with colored women. There were four Japanese nnd thrco Chinese ptcscnt , but the Chlneso were mere spectators and sat up In the second end gallery. They said they had como to see Bryan , The main hall presented a different as pect from that cf the Metropolitan opera house nt the $10 dinner of the Democrntlc club. There were no flower embellishments , but Just great long avenues of tables , cov ered with plain white plates. The only or naments were bunches of celery nnd grnn- Ito ware coffee pots , The boxes about the hall were festooned with Hags , with silken banners suspended between the lings at the back of the stage , two Amcil nils flags draped nbout the portrnlt of JelTeison nnd the other the poitrait of llr > an. Small portraits traits of Uijan were Interspersed between the Hags on the balconies. On the stngo was an Immense iloral horscshoo of carna tions , roses and heliotropes. It had worked In flowers the words , "Women's Bryan League. " Below In led carnations on white roses was the name , "Bryan. " Surrounding all were Iho numerals , " 10 to 1. " Back of one of the cane-botlomed chairs was a magnificent boquet of American Benuty roses , but not even on the guests' table was thcro a single flower. IiOoUvil IIU < > a llai lire-ill1. Looking up from the top tier the hall pre sented a sccno such as Is seen at western barbecues or Rhode Island clam bakes. A brass band of thirty-live pieces on the balcony discoursed music throughout the evening. The guests began to arrive at the Grand Central Palace at 5 o'clock. Thoio wcro lf.0 policemen In and nbout the place. Women to the number of 175 dined In the long hall , just off the second gallery. They sat down to the tables nt 5:30 : o'clock. The llibt ex citement of the evening occuned when the Russlnn-Amerlcnn Democratic association , 200 Htiong , from the Eighth assembly dls- trl t , marched in. They were received with cheers. There was no concerted attempt to seat the 3,000 diners simultaneously. All were told to go In nnd sit down. Anout 7 o'clock neatly every cno of the men's tables was occupied and the service began. Over 000 waiters slatted out Into the main hall with soup a few minutes before 7 o'clock. Thu menu Included botip , fish , roast beef , tuikey. Ice cream , coffee and cigars. Three thousand bottles of wine were gratuitously served by n wine company. W. J. Bryan did not arrive until shortly after 7 o'clock. Crowds on the outside sig naled his appearance by tremendous cheei- Ing. Ho cnmo In n cab and was escorted through a tremendous crowd to the wait ing room outside. Here ho shook hands with the committee. Then he was escorted to the guest's table a long table In front of the platform , rollowlng came the speakers of the evening. The band played "Hall to the Chief , " as Bryan was hurried down ono of the main aisles. There was tremendous cheering and waving of napkins. The dem- onstiation lasted for five minutes. ( IllONtN lit Tlllllf. Among those who sat at the guests' table were : James H. Brown , presiding ; on his right , W. J. Bryan ; on his left , Charles A. Towne of Dtiluth ; O. H. P. Belmont , Wll- I Ham S. McNaiy , secretary of the democrat ! : state central committee of Minnesota , Mnyor J. L. Rhlmoohs of Covlngton , Ky. ; Bolton Hall , George Frederick Williams , ex-Con gressman William K. llynn of Rochester , Colonel Thomas Smith of Virginia nnd John Clark Rldpath. , The crowd was n thoroughly representa tive one nnd before the dinner was con cluded hundreds of the dlner.s left their seats nnd crowded about the guests' table und began to shnku hands with Bryan. This i was stopped with much dllficulty. At ! ) o'clock the committee and speakers oscended ' to the platform. I James R Brown called the meeting to' ' order nnd Introduced Gcrrgo Fred Williams of Massachusetts , who was given a flue 10- ceptlon. The ciowds In the galleries mean time had Incieased and there were nt least 5,000 people In the hall. TJio mention of Henry Geoigo's name evoked nn extraordi nary demonstration. 0. II. P. Belmont was next Introduced and read his speech from manuscript : Tonight the cast extends its hnnd of wel come to the west and is rendy to do honor to one of the great bans of whom It In BO Justly pioud. Wo are proud thnt thcro Is no north , no boutli , no east , no west , in the democratic party. Whatever our local , in dividual or sectional beliefs nre , let us ox- pi ess them nnd lot them bo respected. That Is the soul of democracy. But when , aftei tlioso opinions hnvo been submitted to our chiiHcn lenders In conventions , when they have sifted them down nnd chosen the ma terial from which out platform is to bo con structed , then lot us , with ono voice , say this Is the platform upon which wo will stand , shoulder to bhoulder , aa a , unit to win or lose. Wo have reached a point when democracy miiRt rule , or the heirs to this greatest 10- Diibllc that wo know of must bend thelt necks to the most powerful plutocracy the woid has over known ; mind you , not even I national plutocracy , but an International Plutocracy , without faith or kin , which will drag us to the most abject slavery. Today thu people nro waking up to the fact that the fieedom of man Is the question they me called upon to decide nnd not thporctlcnl Issues for political supremacy , and In look ing nbout for the menus to secure this right they bee their only hope In the democratic pnrty. And whnt makes them husltato ? A doubt In the unanimity of the paity. And what makes the republicans exult ? The , muw thing , connected with the knowledge that they are concentrating nil the hinswn ' nf wnr. Thcio Is one other my of hope held | out to them by honest , but I hold misguided , i people , and thnt is ll'e creation of a third party , to bo made up , n they claim , from | the best elements of both. The Issue will bo In 1UOO Aio wo to bo rontiolud by thu cosmopolitan money power , or mo wo to 1 > 3 free men of this great republic - public ? Nothing moie , nothing less. The republicans have ranged themselves on the bldo of monopolies nnd the concentration of wealth. They hijvo mngpd themselves mi the sldo of controlling the municipal , stn'o and national legislation by wealth. They wcro slow in avenging the Insults and In- Jurles of the enemy nnd only did BO when pushed to It by the democracy of the coun try. They nro guilty of carrying on om latu war In a partisan and corrupt manner and tn the prolll of corporations. To all ibis the democracy , I hold , la opposed and Is assembling Ita mighty army to defeat Its dangctous foe. llillllllll | Oil .lfir THIH. John Clark Itldpath spoke on "Thonua Jefferson. " When Mr. Uldpath said Jeffer son stood above Adams , and was thu most Intelligent democrat that ever ll\ed a hun dred voices shouted , No. Bryan Bonn ' Mr Williams whispered something to .Mr Ridpaib , and the latter said , ' I accept ? i finq Unlocks the Flowers \ < s r To Paint the Laughing Soil/ i j And not even Nature < would allow the fto < wers j f to grow and blossom to perfection without I j good selL J j Nature and people are very much alike J I the former mast have rain and sunshine ; the \ latter must have pure blood in order to have \ perfect health. \ Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood humors and \ troubles of all sorts. It is to the human \ V system what sunshine Is to Nature the destroyer j of disease germs. I Hood's purifies the blood thoroughly , thereby f quieting the nerves to perfection. It Is AMERICA'S GREA TEST MEDICINE , \ First , Last and < All the Time. \ Cures all edges and Both Sexes. \ ' I Hood's Pills cure fiver ills ; tfejion-irritating andonly _ _ cathartic to take \ with Hood's Sarsaparilla , the Best Spring cMedidne Money can Buy. the suggestion , " and bowed to Brynn. At the close of 5Ir. Hldpath's speech a horse shoe of llowcrs wns presented to Dryan , who arose and bowed. John S. Crosby spoke on "Civil Liberty. " Judge Tarvln prefaced his speech by saying that "tho republicanism of Lincoln Is greatly different from the republicanism of Hanna. " The next speaker was Jeiorae O'Neil , who bpoko on "Labor's Hope. " Kx-Congressmnn Chnrles A. Towne spoke next on "Americanism. " The great ciowd waited patiently through all the speeches. In Introducing Mr. Bryan Chairman Urown said that Abraham Lincoln had come out of the west to save the na tion and another man had come from the west to sa\e the nation. A perfect tempest of applause from the men nnd women broke out. The applause subsided but started afresh. The band struck up but could scarcely bo heard as It played "Tho Stars and Stripes Forever. ' Hats were thrown up Into the nlr ; women wnvid their cloaks nnd handkerchiefs. There wns n maelstrom of discord. Mr. lirynn inlsed his hand doprecatlngly , but the moro he did this the moro the crowd cheered. It was a wild , frantic demonstra tion. It lasted for at least live minutes. Mr. Drjnn began In a calm , clear voice. Ho was frequently Intel rupted by applause. When ho said thcro wns harmony only be tween these who think nnd net allko there wns great applause. His icferences to the Chicago platform nnd his declnrntlon that his nomination had not come from bosses were received with tremendous cheers. Ho caused great enthusiasm when he declared that the Chicago platform was n menace to these who robbed others nnd he created a furore when ho stated that the platform was disliked by these who had their hinds In the pockets of their neighbors. Ho then repeated his arguments on the 1C to 1 ques tion. Tumultuous npplauso greeted his reference to the drafting of the soldier and Ihe un willingness to tax the rich. .SlrlUliiK ll'iuii ( In. FllliiliioN. Mr. Ilrjan's lefcrcnco to the United States as a bully for btrlklng down the Klllplno nntl\cs cieatcd the gie.itest enthusiasm of the night. Theio wns u mighty demonstra tion when he yald It w.ib this countiy that hnd liibplrrd the Klllplno with love of lib erty. The American government of the Kll- iplnos la u dcupotlsm , he declared , and this was loudly applauded. It wns not surpris ing , ho said , that , a country that should uoinl to England far n financial policy , ns It had two jears ugo , should now ticnd there for n colonial policy. This wns received with wild npplausc. When ho Intimated that ho wanted to stop ho was told'to go on , and many re quested him to talk moro on Imperialism. When he said : "Wo may fall In 1900 , " there were tumult uous erica of "No , never. " When ho concluded another hurrlcana of applause broke forth. Men anil women acted wildly. Men ngtiln threw up their hats nnd women waved their cloaks and handkerchiefs nnd shouted and Jumped up and down. llrjan spoke ono hour nnd nine inlniitca. Hu was In as good voice when he llnlshcd , as when ho began. i When Ilryan had finished there was a ' gicnt tush to him on the plntfoim. Ho was almost suffocated In the crush. It icqulrcd llvo policemen to force u way through the crowd for him. He shook hands on all aides. Ho held n few minutes' reception In a bldu room , where ho shook hands with a num ber of persons , and then with great ditll- culty ho went downstairs. There was n very largo crowd hero nnd Mr. liryau had to make a short t > pccch to the gathcriiiK. Hu was enthusiastically cheered as ho got Into n .carriage , which started for the Hotel Darlholdl. | Of the dinner Mr. Ilryan said : i "This Is Ihw greatest dinner I e\or at- I tended. I think It is the greatest ever hold In the United States. Tno hearts cf the < people nro all right. ' ' j To Srll HIIMIIIII'M Urj Duel. , MADRID. April 15Tho cabinet has de cided to sell at auutou the lluauug dock ai JIauinu. MILLION GOES UP IN SMOKE Klre StnrfM III Slraiv Oooiln Kiiclor > and .Ninnlu-r of iniiloH | Illrae- iiloiinl } Km'aiH' SoLral Injured. CLEVELAND , April 15. Almcst half the block of business houses 'bounded ' by Lake , Hank , Academy nnd St. Glair streets WRM wiped out by lire this nfternoon , the dam age done amounting to almost $1,000,000. The flnmcfi broke out In a straw goods fac tory , whole n large number of girls were employed , and thnt none of them lost their lives U romaikable. A number cf persons w'eie Injured A. Marqnnrd , fireman , head cut nnd stunned ; taken to Lakeside hospltnl ; not serious. Frank Hughes , engineer , head , face and hands burned. Frank Kane , flroman , head nnd face burned. Firemen O'Brien and Kalle , slightly burned. 'Mrs. iMary Mjlott , badly burned about thu head , hands and chest ; taken to St Vincent's hospital ; severely hurt , 'but will recover. Patrick Jordon , fireman , burned nbout head and hnnds. Frank Brunner , fireman , burned nbout fnce. fnce.Frank Frank Murphy , fireman , burned nbout face. Sherwood Hoyt , fireman , binned nbout faro nnd hands. John Hoche , badly burned on fnce nnd hands , will recover. HIGH PLAY AT THE TURF CLUB AiniUiMir Illlllnril rinjiTM Iln/nril l.nruc MaUrN on TliHr SI..III > a- tloiiuIlNlN U In In liTlancl. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by 1'icss Publishing- . ) LONDON , ApiII in. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Tuif club hah nlwajs been noted for high play at cards , but the gambling mania has now ap parently extended to billiards. A berles of eleven matches , now In progiesa theic br- twcen members of the club , 010 for staki's ' of $5,000 In each case , while H Is said up ward of $ 5,000 1 wiigcred on games 01 , ihi ; j sldu. Meanwhile the .schism at the Hnclud- i ' ors' club over the question of card room or no card loom ban btcomo very HCII- ous. Thu most Influential members of the club are among thu xlgnatoiius of the requl- ' sltlon that no cards bo played In thu club , I sonio of whom nro Dukes Athol Poitlaml , ' Lord Fnlinoutli , Lord Ivcagh , Lord Windsor and several other well known peers. On the other bldo 110 membciH ha\u blgnod a petition nuking thnt u mom bo pruwdu.l where bridge whist , plcquet , lic Iijuu nnd crlbbago may bo plajed. Di.keB Devonshire , Roxburgh , Lord Londonderry and many oth- ei3 being among the Hlgnutorlci ; . ( Ircat ef forts nro being mude to nrrho at n com promise , an otherwise the club will bo dis rupted. Complete ) rettirnu from the Irish county couiKll elections fully bear nut the anticipation cable 1 la.t t week In Lclnulcr. Twenty-two unionists utiJ i' 3 nationalists have been elected In Minister , n pioiorllon much moro unf.ivorabln t ) thu unluilHiH , 1 whu havu returned only eight members to ' iat natlonallbts. Connaught unionists have i been entirely swamped , only two bolus elected , ngalnst nighty-one natlonalim * . Hvcn In Ulster the nationalists have a suh- btantlnl majority , their number elected be ing ninety-two against seventy-eight. The figures fallow that the nutinimliiUH represen tation will ho 028 nnd the unionists icpre- Bontatlon 110. Lei < ] Slmftpsbury , who WUH a suitor for the hand of Miss Ooelct , has became engaged lo Lady Sybil Grosvcnor , granddaughter of thu duke of Westminster. Lady 8)bll is a very fearlcbs horsewoman und a talented musi cian. It will bo Interesting to the fair box to know that .Monsieur Worth has docri'ol unciu re , ml UK fashions thnt ' blue will he- worn In no definite shade but la a vague bluish grey with a suggestion of brown tn it , botncilung the bur of a half giown mouse s will ho must simply ma lo 0,1 a s pattern , tvuh no iiciruntiblo open an j where , " I STATISTICS ON DIVORCES ( irent IiioreiiNu In the .NnniliiT of Ai- plIcalloliN Filed In ( he Luii- ilon Court. ( Copyright. 1W , by Press I'lilill'lilng Co. ) LONDON , April IB. ( New York Woild Ca blegram Special Telegram ) Prcbsuic In the dhorco court this term has been un precedented partly bocaune of the Illness of Sir Francis Jeuno delajed last term's Milts , but chiefly owing to the increased number of petitions. Last > cnr thcio were 683 b'llts ! entered , nn Incicaso of 25 per cent on the figures for 1SSS. This year there are 720 petition * for absolute dlvoicc. Husbnuds' petitions are nearly double these of wives , but the English law gives a divorce to the hubbnnd for adultery alone on the part of the wife , whereas the wife , to secure re lief , must prove both adulteiy nnd criiclt } . Judicial statistics show thnt actors , musi cians and sailors are the three classes which bend the fewest petitions to the dlvorcu court , hotel keepers rank next , engineers and architects next , while shop keepers stand the highest. Plnero has been compelled to defend the morality of the now comedy , "Gay Lord Quex , " produced with Immense success by John Hare at thu Globe theater. The bishop of Wakclleld wrote to the press denouncing the new Sunday papers for their Inudntoty notices of the "most Immoral play that has ever been Been on the English stngo. " The scene which has partlculaily oHended thu bishop nnd other critics Is that In which the duchess of Strood , with whom Quex formerly had a llasson , vainly nttemris to lovlvo his passion when ho had fnlli-n In love with the heroine. The bishop of Wako- field , Interviewed , said : "One of my strong est objections to thu play IB thnt It nppenl to my own cnns ) In life nnd women who aio pnrtlculaily. especially nt this moment , in great need of icstrnlnlng nnd not ex citing corrupting IiUlnenci-B. " Plnero , Interviewed , bald"The play In a plctuio of a coitain import of contempo rary society painted with a much vlvldnras and strength ns I nm capable of. In thin ns In the case of ovi'iy piny of mine that has the undui lying serious pjnjiose. I desire It to speak for Itself. After once produc ing n play It IIUH bi-un my unvarying cus tom to Iea\o It In the hands of thu critics and thu public , if I had handled the sub ject In a dull , gloomy and ( .enlentlous way nothing would have been said , but I hata set the sellout ! poitlon of the play Jn comedy that reflects the glamour of modern life. " The effect of thin controversy has been to ndd to the already enormous succem Plncro'a piny has achieved. ' dull .SiiioKcr , In connection with Ilio regular wrokly meetliiK < jf the Antlers' Hub nn cnjoynblo smoker wns given lust nipht und ncurlyill of the 100 mi'inhcra wui-u | ucstnt. A Hiring cruhtstra of eight pleci'B plnyed lhrouihJiit ( thu \enlng nnd In addition to thu instr i- mcntnl music several of HID mou > talented membeis of thu dub xnng papular nlr- < for the nimiGrinent of their < onpinlons. Ilusldei thu music them wuio ( aid gamcH nnd a , bountiful supply of cliuirf to furnleh ontrr- tnlnimnt. The ( ninmluco In ehutite of the Miio.'ier wan It ( ' Wngiid , II W Huwx'll , U , W. .Shannon , It L , H To Carry Ilir Ohio lliM-riillx. COLUMIItlS , O. April l"Tho tontinct for carrjlng do ; rocrulu from Columbus barracks to Han Krnn > l > 'o , euro re to .Manila , him been awaidud to the Ohio ( V.-itra ) lines. The Hoops will bi > lurilcd on two trnln , Iho first leaving Columbus tomorrow an Ihe FCC- OIK ! on Moiiilrf ) . 'I lid trains ate routed ever thu Ohio Central , the DitUliloio & Ohio , Ilia Ilurllngton , the Dc-mer A : liio ( itaiile ai'd ' the Southern Pacific. llnril to ( ( I'M. Dut when you become satisfied from actual trial Unit tonVo disagree wl'h ' you ami Hi't up fconio ono of the limidii'dK of alls Hint como from a disturbed or jiulsonrol nut of iieivi'H , fthlfi your morning bpveiago to Postum Food C'offBu. When propel ly boiled , It U a charming drink , rich In HIP nouiltn- Ing foxl elements that Mother Nature luci In it'liutldmg Iho body , brain and mi .0 cenu-ra dro'cra furmbh Posuun at lj and 23 coma.