Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA tOMAHA THURSDAY MORNIN MAY 31, 1888, DALY BEE NUMBER 348 NEBRASKA'S FALLEN HEROES, Memorial Day Fittingly Observed Throughout the State. LOVELY WEATHER EVERYWHERE. General Van Wyck Delivers an Elo- quent Address at Fromont on th Country’s Duty Toward Her Brave Defenders. A Debt of Honor. FremoxT, Neb,, May 80.—|Special to Tne Bre.]—Memorial day has been appropriately and observed here to-day under the auspices of McPherson post, G. A. R. At 10 o'clock a. m. a procession was formed and marched to Ridge cemetery, where the ritual service of the G. A. R. was gone through and a pro- fusion of flowers strewn upon the graves of the soldier dead by a bevy of girls from the city schools. This afternoon the business houses were very generally closed in honor of the day. At 2:30 p. m. the procession for thd general parade was formed. This consisted of four divisions, embracing the band, all the fire companies, civic socicties in uniform, Mex- jean war veterans, mayor and city council, teachers and children of the city schools, drum corps, Company I, National guards and McPherson post, (i. A. R. It was the largest and most imposing parade ever seen here on Memorial day. A Grand Army sa- lute was fired by May Bros.’ artillery while the procession moved on the prineipal streets and thence to the city park, where the general memorial exercises of thr day were held. These were of great interest. The oration was delivered by General Van Wyck, and was listened to by several hun- dred people. It was an eloquent effort, full of true patriotic sentiment. The general spoke as follows: Four hundred thousand men— The brave, the good, the true— In tangled wood and mountain glen, On battle plain, in prison pen, Lie dead, for me and you. Four hundred thousand of the brave Have made our ransomed soil their grave, For me and you, Good friends, for me and you. ‘Lo-day amid tears of sorrow for the thrice one hundred thousand hearthstones desolate, and tears of joy that the dead h not died in vain, we meet that the results of their sacrifices, the reward for their toils, has been in the rebaptism of Aw an it erty, the re-establishment of the cardinal principais of the declaration of independenc the rebuilding of the foundations of our n tional temple, the retempering of the mor- turs used by our fathers, who even then “builded better than they knew,” th from the pouring out of their life's blood, were opened the fountains of living waters which have purified our own republic and which, we trust, may wash away all forms of op- pression ‘among men, and from which heroes and patriots of other lands and othor times may be strengthened ; the hoart, made brave and the arm strong in the conflict with_des- potism, this day the nation whose habilia- ments of woe have been covered with the garments of sunshine and peace. 1 - where within the borders, from the fir and pine trecs of the north to 'the oranze groves of the gulf, from the stormy billows of the Atlaatie, from the quiet shores of the inlan seas the broad savannas, the gen ing prairie the ' snow crown Sicrras, on the spangled plains ot Californ and the gently murmuring Pacific, ey whero is the nding by the g of its buried he in thankfulne Thus it f¢ g anniver: gratitud, To-day the memory and heart of the nation is by the sido of every soldier's grave of the republic, from the drummer boy who long since beat his last tattoo, to the martyr pres- ident who, like Moses, was to le his people through the wildernéss and through blooc war and like him destined to pass away within sight of the promised land, but not until bis great soul knew and felt that the victory had been won and the people s Althongh the graes has grown battle pleins and the implements of war converted into anstruments of husband ‘‘Yet countless homes are dark and d r v died to save.” How the gloom and sorrow of u 1 are saying, “Oh, for a touch of the vanished hands, for a sound of the voice that s still.” Wo djcak of £ dead. The pust 5 graves wo this duy strew ulways be green, the flowe ¢ to-mor- row's sun will be withered an ¢, but the trees which find root in half a million of graves, will never wither and perish. 13ach year, each generation, each century striking deeper their roots, widening their branches in perpetual bloom, and bearing fruit for the healing of the nations, It was a happy thought of ancient times for gentle love, family remembrance and national gratitude, 'to decorate the graves of those ‘Whose. fection had in death conscerated love, of those whose deeds had added lustre to the arms, renown to the uchievements rescucd from dishonor or saved the life of a nation, Doubly fitting this tribute now, when not ouly military ¢lory and national life has been secured, but ation and christianity made more certain of success, We come under the iunspiration of sacred memorics and goomy associutions, with the responsibilities imposed by the terrible sacri- fices of those who died for you and me, and anticipations of the tecming future when the millions yet to be will fill our places and trewd the world’s busy marts. Ihey oo, after we shall have been gathe y the side of our comrades, will come hitter, as we now do, and” while breathing benizens and | will bedetk these hallowed mou 48 BOW, none will be forgotten, slecp as they fell *in one vude burial blout, in the open tield, the deep worass, the bleak mountain, lying side by side with those whom thoy fought. Yet nature i this spring time will adorn the graves of cach with the “gmilo of God.” Thousands are lying in the “degp, decp sea,” ‘where only the sen woed can fzurnish the coral tomb, Many by the SRiver's margin where ugross the ledgues Childrep's {opd thoughts aud women's imew- mories ¢oue Liks angels to sit by the sepulchre.” No matter where he may have fallen, in what section may be his grave, over the burinl place of the unknown, as well us the known, this day the nation on bended kuee, t, but it1s not yers ds, Then housinds with head uncovered aud heart bowed down, is burning the incense of a grateful homuge, @ holy adoration. ‘The unkuow n are not un- remembered, “Although unrecognized they lie, But ubove the sturry sky Martyr's names cau never die.” %\&yxe in unisou with man, yields her ute: weet with odors of myrtle and pine. Broeze of the prairie and breath of the sea, Meadow end mountain and forest and sei. On this memorial day we come, as when the union was in danger they went, men of all religious faith, politic: ods and var fous nationalitics, all ranks and conditions in life, Forgetting the old rallying cries of party, they stood shoulder G | pave themselyes without 1 s his it was made them move than he made them patriots. The fleur-de-lis of Frunce, the eagle of Germauy, the lion of England, never contained so lafge a profor tion of ‘education and sturdy worth, No trade, ‘l\u\ull or profession, but was rep: resented by thousands. Youth in the portuls of life threw away every dream of love, every bhope of preferment, aud staked all ou t erilous “edge of battle. Old meu rom the lengthening shadows of sunsct suddonly grew young and renewed their strongth as the cagles, aud felt that “their foroe was not abated nor their eye grown dim.” The battle-stained b, are now furled, the tents are all struck. ‘T'he slocp ers will “little reck” the bugle call, the re veille, the sumwmouns to line aud the bloody cbarge, Many of that vast Lost, whose tread wns a8 the throes of an earthquake, have gone down to the tomb; and while the balmy kiss of spring is soft upon hillside and val- ley, let us come with lilies, violets and roses in whose perfume the sweetness of morning still lingers, This nation has other duties and pleasures besides strewing flowers and rearing monu- ments, There are those maimed and crip- pled whom the destroying angel passed over in the aread conflict, but upon whom death came 8o near as to place his ‘sign manual,” Forget not the necessities of the soldier's widow and helpless orphans. Secatter flow- ors on the graves of their dead hopes, as you scatter them over the graves of vour coms rades, May we ncver forget the lessons of their struggles and death. ~ We know that deeds like theirs outlast the years; then let us be actuated by their spirit, and determiae that ve, 100, will work for God and battle for the right. ~ That now, while the nations are standing in the day-dawn of an infinite hope we can see that “'A holy light is _sweeping o'er the land and o'er the sea.” The utter- most parts of the earth, and the islands of the sea, are awaiting the glimmering of the opening duwn of universal liberty, Heaven grant that it may warm by its brilliancy into full strength the energics of the oppressed and melt by its fervency all chains and all crowns, Dare we, then, stand idly by and not. lend the support of at least our sympathy and _carncst godspeed, Cannot we indulge the hope that the struggling yeomanry of England and her toiling operutives so long held as hewers of wood and drawers of water, may soon be clothed with the highest rerogatives of freemen, and the Emerald sle enjoy again a redeemed nationality, and the country of O'Connell, Curran, Grattan and Emmet once more take her stand among the nations of the carth. That the gem of the Antilles, bathed in the best blood of strug- i riots, tortured with all the cruelties is i d the oppressor her feet, that the diadem of freedom may glitter from her mountains, and her orange groves echo the glad hosannas of a people redeemed. Would that the heart of this great nation might be moved to stretch out its mighty arms und aid_to raise up all people striving to be free. Kings and mon- archs are allowed to_render friendly sym- pathy and uctive aid to crumbling thrones and withering dynasties; why should not the only republic on earth be ullowed at least to expressa hope and breathe a vrayer for y people seeking only the same liberty which is our boust and glory throughout the earth! Letus sce to it, in the language of the great Lincoln, that' our comrades have not died in vam. 'Let us redecm his pledge and seeure what their blood bestowed, then will the hope be assured that governments of the people, for the people, and by the 1 never perish from the carth. ¢ foundation to that hope the people should sce to it that the government grants at least the same measure of honest dealing to its soldiers as to ordinary creditors and money lenders, whereby thousands would be en from the alms louses and grinding organs on the street c in an uncqual cle for bread. ‘Iwo-thirds of the men of this nation approve of liberal pensions to rin and dependent soldiers, yot in that as e-third, the minority, and control us the war. From tions against pen- as frauds and grabs. wresthng with the ab how to dispose of the st sury, a large | of which was 1 the poc those who toil and who rliberal pen: One scheme was to refund to the states th war debt paid, which would_distribute large amounts in states such as New York, Pd sylvania, Mussachusetts. But the most won- roposition actually Lecame a luw, to buy our own bonds not yet due; v our own debt and give per cent premium, one-fourth of the debt for the privilege of paying it; and this for the bene- fit of ve and foreien bondholders at the moucy centers, as United States bonds are not held by farmers, laborers or soldiers, The bondholder was always protected. His interest must be paid in gold, even when gold was $21,50. Time after time congress assured them the promises of this nation should be maintained. was well. But it were better had congres as honest and _anx- ious to ussure the soldicr there should be no repudiation of promises made to him. His pittanc 3 and $16 per month was paid in deprecinted currency; no coin payments for him. The pledge that if sliin his wife and chuldren should not beg for bread, and if he returncd he should never want for the com- forts of life, has long since been forgotten, and we are still playing over the role of the world's histc boast continually made that “republ ungrateful’ is no al ways true. vice pension was not. given he sold the revolution until the rcat majority had gope down to the tomb, ) with the war of 1813, 80 with the Mexican war—and 50 the detormination seems ¢ it with the soldiers of the Unionfariy. ple of all nations have venerated th of these defenders as well before as after the christian era, In the time of years before Chr own now s v £0! there com stons, stigr Statesmer “0lop, yearly one thousand t, Such as i in the vice of their country we ed with and their families maintained at Acschylus was not only a but * a brilliant poet, author of “Prometheus ~ Un- beund.” He incurred censure by re: son of some impicty in his poem and was seutenced to death, but his brother reversed the sentence by uncovering his urm which had left the hand on the battlefield of Salamis, That was 500 years before the birth of Christ. In this enlightened and christian era uncovering the handless and armtess soldier will birdly secure bread inly not protection from tie death othier penalty, The nation which caw g millions in premiums to its bondholders ¢ not afford to ho niggardly or dishonest with its brave defenders, who gave all und ten- i life that the ‘union and flag should public brave and the an be paid. have crossed the dark rive world's gr on Marshi ant, and a8, and M s of the and ¢ tble Sheridan is su roudering to the grim d aud his tr bling spirit lost to the clangor of arms, the shouts of victory, is hearing the drum beat all of anl remy, 1 v of that grand and the my joined the other side. nl unconques na ter than injustice, will & vex their souls, And the living can re that thus ‘God will reward these dead heroes of ours Aud cover them over with beautiful iowers.” At Hastings, Hastixas, Neb,, May 80.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee ) —Memoriul day was fit- tingly observed in this city. A procession of ties and scventy-two old veterans in lineMarched to the cemetery, decorated ith bmpressive ceremonies, the soldicr graves und listened wn address by Le Maupin, Iefore a | owd at the opo house in the evening un oration was deliverod by Judge Burton, commander of Stricklund post, +» Nrrmassa City, Neb. Telegram to Tuz Bez.) - Decc y here was g cession was oue of the fines Judge I, C. Russell, of O the orator of the day procession aloug the li w coeded to the cemetery, refusing to listen to the orvation, Mr. Russell professed great surprise at the charge against him, saying that instead of being & traitor to Vai Wyck e stoud by him untii the final break, —— At York. i, Neb,, May 80.—[Special Telegram Fork observed Memorial day The decoration: of the was profuse. A wthe pur ladics of H the wound to the owi dgad by tue Womea's rellef corps, addressed by Kev. Duke Slaveus, was a o obscrvince of weral. The pro- ever seen b courty, wus pro 03 over special_feature, both beatitiful and impres- sive. The line of march to the cemetery was participated in by the Grand Army band, company A, Nebraska national guards, city fire department, Select Knights, Knights _of Labor, school children and teachers. The exercises were held in the court house square, no_auditorium in the city being sufficient to hold the multitude. The address by Rev. R. H. F. Gardner was among the best ever heard in York. ™ At Columbus. Corumnus, Neb., May 30.—[Special 7ele- gram to Tue Bek. |—Decoration day was ap- propriately observed in this city. Promptly at2p. m. the Grand Army, under the com- mand of John Tannehill, left Fitzpatrick's hall and was joined by the uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias, in charge of Captain W. B. Dale, headed by the Columbus brass band, firemen and the pupils of the public schools, making a_procession a half miie in length.’ After pussing through the principal streets all proceeded to the cemetery where the exercises were held. Hon. H, J. Hudson delivered o masterly address, which was listened to by more than fiffeen hundred people. The graves of over twenty of the dead comrades were decorated. iy At Broken Bow. Brokes Bow, Neb., May 30.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—The Decoration day ceremonies here have been participated in by more people tian any legal holiday sinca the founaation of its first building was laid. At 2 p. m. the different socicties formed at the new opera house, together with hundreds of visitors, and listened to a very impressive oration by the Rev. Beebe, of Shelton, At 4 p. m. the grand procession focmed, headed by the band and followed by the G. A. R., 0dd Fellows, Knignts of Pythias and citi- zens and marched to the cemetery, one mile south, where, after appropriate remarks, three salutes were fired and the graves of the dead were strewn with flowers. it e At Hebron. Hennroy, Neb,, May 30.—[Special telegram to Tur Ber. [—Memorial day was duly ob- served here to-day with a larger attendance of ex-soldiers and citizens than usual. Mor- ton Post, accompanied by the Knights of hias in uniform, the children of the pub- school and a large concourse of citizens in ages and on foot, proceeded to the cems re the graves of the twelve com- ¢ decorated and un_eloquent memorial address was delivered by the R 1. O'Neill, department chapiain of Pawnee City. At Blue Springs. BrLur Serixas, Neb, 30.—[Special telegram to Tne } ive thousand people observed memorial day here and all were greatly pleased with the manner in which the pro- gramme was carried out. There was over a thousand persons in the procession and fully four times that many went on foot and in s before and after the procession passed. f Lincoln, delivered a very ddress, which was highly complimented by all. The Wymore artillery was present, The Blue Springs brass band and Wymore martial band furnished oxcel- lent mu At Beatrice. BeATRICE, Neb,, May 30.—|Special Tele- gram to Tui Ber.]—Memorial day was ob- served here by Rawlins Post, assisted by the different il and civie societics. Exer- cises were held in the opera house, consisting ate voeal and instrumental music, and an oration by Mrs. Debarath of the Lincoln Woman's Relief corps. and_musical entertainment by any No. 3 was given at the ope to-night to a large und appreciative audience. At Plattsmouth, Pravrsvovrn, Neb, May 80.—[Special ‘Telegram to Tur: Bee.]—Decoration day was recognized in this city asa general holida, All of the business houses closed their doors in the afternoon and the railroad shops closed for the day. The G. A, R. had made exten- sive preparations to commemorate their lead comrades. A procession comprising 1 hundred of the different louges of the city marched to the cemetery at half past one, where several speeches were made. The g of the soldiers were then deco- rated. J. B. Strode was the speaker of the day and delivered a fine address. At Filley [Special Telegr to Tux 5 morial day services were held at Pilley. The exercises took pluce in a beautiful grove near the village and, being the first of the kind, was a grand succ All were pleased. The procession was fully f mile in length and all scemed i ith the importance of the occas. 9 iy, of Lincoln, and W, Matheiwh, of Filley, were the speakers, Phe music was furnished by a double male quartette and was of an excellent character, At Nelson, Nerso, Neb., May 80.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—The memorial services hero were a decided success. The day was very fne and the large hall was crowded to over- flowing, Inthe procession were 150 school children, the Grand Army post, company H Nebraska volunteers, a brass band and a long line of vitizens in carriages and on foot. The oration was delivered by Rev. A. 13. Whitmer, of Superior, The camp fire at 8:30 p. m. was lu attended and, besides exercises by the scholars, wus addressed by Comrade Deshler and others, Friiey, Neb. At North Platte, Nowrn Prarre, Neb., May 80.—[Special Telegram to Tie B Memorial day was crved at North Platte by a general cessa- tion of business, and the decorating of sol- diers' graves in the morning. The afternoon s included a parade of the G, A. R., rtment, civic societios an “hool children concluding with Grand Army emonies and speches by J. W. Bixle . T, Wilcox, H. M. Grimes, Smith Clark aud others ut'the opera house, At Crete, May 80.—[Special Telegram Decoration day was duly ob served herg: The procession was led by the Crete cornet band forliowed Ly the Doane college cadets drum corps, Hollard post, Women's relief corps, uniform rank of A. O, U. W., city schools and citizens to the num- ber of two thousand. Eighteen graves were decorated. Addresses were made by Judge Goodin, J. W. ller, H. M. Wells and J Cook int with vocal aud instrumen- tul music. Crere, Neb, [Special Telegram to Tug Bee |—Memorial day was duly ob- served at Atlanta Center church, five miles northeast of /Tobias, by J. W, Moorehouse post of 'Tobias and Lookout Mountain post of this county. Appropriate addresses were made by Ke G, W. Southwell and Dr. Thomas Butterfield, of this city, to the large crowds assembled to pay tribute to the memory of the soldiers buried there, Atv O'Neill. O'Neir, Neb, May 80.—|Special Tele- grom to Tue B Decoration day was ob- served in @ most becoming manner to-day, the civie societies aud Grand Army and citi- zeus joining in the procession which was %a Lalf ‘mile long. Business was practically stopped, and all took part in the exereises of the day. The weather was perfoct. . At Palmyra. Paiavks, Neb, May 80.—|Special Tele- gram to Ths Bre]—About two thousand people were present at to-day’s memorial ex- ercises. Hon. Thomas Steveuson of Nebras- ka City was orator of the diy, THE COLD WATER GATHERING. The Prohibition National Conven= * tion Now In Session. ONLY PRELIMINARY WORK DONE. A Host of Views and Interviews on the Lost Letter Sent Out By Mr. L Blaine—The Pacific Coast For Thurman. Prohibition National Convention. INDIANATOLIS, May 30.—As the convention hour approached this morning delegates to the prohibition national convention began to gather in Tomlinson hall, which had been neatly and tastefully decorated with bunting for the occasion, It was 10:25 before Chairman Dickie of the national committee rapped the convention to order and invited the officers of the W. C. T. U. to the platform with the members of the national committee. Chairman Dickie then invited past nominees of the party to the platform and as those present came in sight of the audience, it broke into loud applause, which was redoubled and repeated when John P. St. John came for- ward, Formal organizing of the convention was then proceeded with. Rev. H. C. Delano was elected temporary chairman. Colonel Ritter, of Indianapolis, made an address of welcome, to which Chairman Delano replied on behalf ot the convention, The remainder of the temporary organization was then elected. Delegate Needham, of Kansas, then stepped forward and presented Chairman Delano with a gavel made from the wood of a tele- graph pole upon which Governor St. John was hanged in effigy November 7, 1884, at 'opeka, Kan. After a few remarks by Gov- ernor St. John upon how it feels to be hanged, the convention settied down to business, and on motion of Delegate Thomas of New York the roll by states and territories was called for naming the members of the committers on credentiais and permanent organization. After the roll call was completed, and upon suggestion of Judge Beck of Pennsylvania, a call was ordered and made for the committees on resolutions and rules. At 12:45 an ad- journment was taken until 8 o'clock. Although the convention adjourned to 8 p. m., it was before Tempo Chairman Deland rapped the body to order, Consider- able time was occupted in getting the dels gates in order and the y 'U\'l!l‘filll]l wer opened by u song and prayer by Dr. M. Lockwood of Cincinnati, It was then found that the committee on credentials was nov ready to report, so the time was taken up for nearly hour with songs, interspersed with impromptu addresses by John Sobieski of Missouri, gnd others. The first motion put before the convention s amatter of business was on the part of Delegate Turner, of Pennsylvania, that a telegran be sent the Brewers’ assoclation, in session at St. Paul; bidding them defiance, the matter was ehoked off summarilly. A few moments sbefore a similar motion s brought into préminence by Rev. Walter Mills, who aske@t permission to read it, that having been asked of him. After a tumultuous debate,dn which several dele- gates were constantly on the floor, the mover of the resolution was given leave to with- draw it. At this moment alittle son of the late John B. Finch brought upon the platform amid loud cheerjng, Chairman Dickie, of the national committee, presented the little fellow a gold medal on behalf of the prohi- bition party. Further time was tak»n up with singing, and then another cause for a slightly acri- monious discussion appeared in the shape of @ motion that the ex-soldiers of the union and confederate armies stand up and be counted, Phie motion was finally tabled. A memorial from the Naticnal W. C. T. U, was read, asking the convention to place in its platform a plank demanding t bible be placed in the public schools; personalitics be avoided in the coming ca paign seetionulism be completel, buried, and that lastly, the position of the party in 1554 on the woman suffrage question be reaflirmed, The memorial was referred to the commuttee on resolutions. A resolution was then offered by Judge , of New York, reaflicming the woman re plank of 1834, with a proviso that ssuc be not made a test of party fealty, This was also referred. The announcement was made from the committece on credentials that their report was ready and the convention immediately settied down and be- came quieter than at y time since it met in the morning, The r l\nrl showed de] Caatgs to have been selected by every state excepy Louisiana. Mississippi and South Carolina, Th® territories all chose repre- scutatives exceps Wyoming, the last arrival being a deléTate from New Mexico who came in jusi before the afternoon ml?uurumunt, The commitiee then stated it decided to permit the delegates present to cast the full vote of their state; also, provisional delegates be given full pow- er tovote inthe convention. This gives a total vote of 1,030, although the actual num- ber of delegates—fourteen-present will fall considerably short of that number. How much short can’t be told, a8 no report of the acjial mumber presont his becn compilod. mmediately following the credentials re- port came that of the committee on perma- nent organization. Its recommendations were : For permanent chairman, John 2. St John, of Sam Small, of Ge ary,W. M. M. Brown, of Cincinnati, The action of the committec was unanimously concurred in, and o committee consisting of Rov. M. Boole of New Yorlk, Dickie of Michigan and D. Knowlton of Connecticut was appointed to escort the permanent chairman to the plat- form, Having performed that duty, Governor St. John was introduced by TPemporary Chairman Delano iu felicitous words. — Goy- ernor St. John responded happily, compli- menting Delano upon his work in the temporary organization and saying he would rather preside over this convention thau be eclected president by the rum power, He spoke encouragingly of the outlook, The old partics, he said, were giving way, and our leaders, fearing the fall of the repub- iican Babylon, had concluded not to be crushed n the fall. He concluded with a reference to the lack of sectionalism 1n the prohibition party and asked that the conven- tion do such work as Will cause future gen- erations to rise up and cali it blessed. He then asked the will'of the conveuiion, A memorial was presented from the ua- tional W, C. T. U., asking that the platform include a plank dedlaring against Sunday labor of any kind so far as the national con- gress can 8o legislate, At 5:30 a motion was made to adjourn to 9 @ m. to-morrow, but a delegate recalling the fact that the invitation to Bishop Turner of the African Methodist church to a seat on the platform had not beeu rried out, the motion was voted down and Bishop Turner proceeded to speak, Thanking the convi tion for the compliment, he went on to give his reasons for leaving the republican party and joining the prohibitionists. His remarks were enthusiastically received and he was Joudly appluuded s he resummed his seat. On'motion of & Michigan delegate a call of states was made for the selection of members of the uutional finance committee, after which the convefition at 5:55 adjourned untis 9 4. m. tomorrow. The following is the representation as re- ported by the credentials committoe: Ala- ama 21, Arkansas 14, California 22, Colorado 10, Connecticut 17, Delaware 6, Florida 8, Georgia 24, 1llinois 64, Indiana 50, Tow Kansas 26, Kentucky 33, Maine 16, Mary: lana 20, Mussachusetts 41, Michigan 45, M- nesoto, 23, Missouri B0, Nobraska 1 Nevada 4, Now Humpshire 12, New Jersey 18, New York 144, North Caroling 2, Ohio 76, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 75, 1thode 1sland 10, Tunnessee 95, Texas 28, Vermont 10, Vir- ginla. ¢4, "West, Virginia '16, Wiscousin 30, Arizona 1, Dakota 8, Idaho 2, Montana 2, New Mexico 2, Utah' 2, Washington 2, Dis' trict of Columbla 37 total 1,080, Editorial Comment on Blaine's Letrer. New Yonrk, May 30.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The following are the editorial expression of New York papers this morn- ing: World: Mr. Blaine is now definitely out of the race. After him, who! Star: Blaine will not be a candidate for the presidential nomination at the republican convention i Chicago, The personal letter we print this morning from the plumed knight to Whitelaw Reid settles that ques- tion beyond dispute. Press: Blaine has positively and in un- mistakable terms withdrawn himself from the presidential race. His letter addressed to Whitelaw Reid was made noces sary by the construction of his Florence letter by some of his more intimate friends and ad- mirers. This letter is final; its language is unmistakable, Journal: Blaine's letter may, we think, be allowed to settle the matter, Tribune: Thisis an act of magnanimous self-abnegation rare in political history and sure to command the appreciation of his regretful but admiring countrymen, Mean- time the republican party is confronted with the immediate necessity of making another choice. Times: We fear there are still some of his followers who will refuse to take even this declaration as final, but it is nearly impos- sible that the convention should not take it. The progress of “drafting” Mr. Blaine into the party service would seem 1o be now com- pletely impracticable, Herald: The withdrawal of Mr. Blaine by which he now rebukes his narrow-minded and feather-headed friends, by repeating and confirming was, as we sad at the time, notable statesmanshi; In this, more than in any other act of his brilliant and varied career, he shows calmer judgment than his followers. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: A let- ter from Mr. Blaine to Whitclaw Reid, 2sq., appears this morning. It is of the highest importance. It is conclusive as to the declination of Mr. Blaine, and will end all reasonable criticism and controversy on the subject. Cincinnati Enquirer: Mr. written another letter to clearly and i his attitude on presidential question. He reiterates he is mnot a candidate, and adds that he will not accept tho nomination if tendered. His utterances in this most important letter are character- istic of the man and are incapable of miscon struction. It now remains to be seen if the republicans 1 make him their candidate in the of his positive refusal to enter the race. The situation is peculiar and iuterest- ing. Other candidates will seize the oppor- tunity to urge their claims and most of them doubtless insist that the, are the legitimate legatces of Mr. Blaine's right to the nomination. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: has wisely and finally settled all questions as to his presidential candidacy in a letter to Mr. Reid in which he reasserts with emphasis the declarations of his Florence letter. He says_he could not and would not aceept the nomination The Chi Blaine has ich seems ely indicate Mr. Blaine The letter is like Mr. Blaine in ex| and directness of statement. It is definite and mauly, and those who regret that it makes more positive his refusal to be a candida nfess to an increased admiration for the man. ribune: The letter confirms the position which the Tribune has taken ever since the publication of the Florence letter, although it has had great difficulty in_making many gentlemen understand that Mr. Blaine is a sincere man, News: Mr. Blaine's meaning this time can hardly be misunderstood. The Times and Herald make no comment, The Letter at Washington, Wasmixatoy, May 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre—This being a holiday in the District of Columbia, and the people nearly all idle, there much comment upon Mr. Blaine's last letter refusing to ac- cept the presidential nomination. Everyone, including the most enthusiastic frieds of M, Bluine, does not hesitate to say that this declaration is final and takes him clear beyond the pale of a presidential candidate, and that his name will not, under any cir- cumstances be presented in the convention at Chicago. Mr. Blaine's friends regret that the continnovs doubt as to his simcerity when he made his first statement from Florence made it necessary for him to reiter- ate his determination 1ot to permit the use of his name in the convention. All now knowledge that his Florence letter was sp cific and carnest, and that it shou L not hay been doubted. He could not muke it stronger than in the letter published this morning and maiutain a respectful attitude towards his friend: Representativas Reed, Dingley and others from Maine, who arc ' the wmost intimate friends of Mr. Blaine, as many from other states who are widely known as his promi- nent advocates, refuse 1o express any opinipn further than that they believed that before this lust letter was published he sincerely did not wish the nomination. No one predicts his nomination now. There is a variety of opinign as to who will inherit the strength of Mr. Blaine. The well known advocates of candidates in the fleld generall :ad- berg to their favorites, but many of them express the belief that a dark ho will come to the front. Depew, Harri2en and Allison are mostly mentioned. A répert Washington from New York this that a combination had been made and U the ticket would be Harrison and Levi P, Morton, that Harrison was Blaine's choice, and that the New York_delegation would go for him providing Mr. Morton was given the second place. Congressman Russell, of Massachusetts, said to-day the reason of Mr, Blaine's with- drawal is that during the last presidential campaiyn the republican managers milked him for ‘all the money ne was worth, Since then he hus recovered his financial standing by the enormous sale of his bool, and is now worth about a quarter of a million dollars or more, but I happen 1o know that shortly after the presidential ion hie was running very close to the wind. He is get- ting along in years and can not afford to take any chan 1f he should run again und be compelled to put up the money that he did last time and be beaten, he would be entirely without means in his old age. Therefore his withdrawal is an act of economy as well as wisdom. “Long" Jones on the Letter, Cu1caGo, May 80.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee|— Long” Jomes, who for so many years was secretary of the Illinois republican committee, and generally acknowl- edged as @ shrewd politician, said when asked by a reporter what he thought of Mr. Blame's letter to Mr. Reid, published to- day: i7 think the same now as I did when in Washingtoil on the 21st of this month. Ihave suid I believed Mr. i3lzine }\n be honest; I am still of the same opinion, Tiits second letter only confirms what I have fully boleved. To use Mr. Blaine's own languaize, ‘Assiming that the presidential nomination could vy possible chiance ve offered to me, I could not accept it without leaving in the minds of thousunds of these men the impression that I Lad not been freo from indirection, and there- fore I could not accept it at all.’ " “What do you think the effect of this ln-nux; will be on the so-called Blaine lead. ersi’ “I think they are in the same condition as Robinson Crusoe when on the island, that his land was his world—with them, Blaine is their world. Their only hope in the future for political power and "aggrandizement lies in his name. “Therefore, ['would not be sur- prised if within forty-eight Lours they should develope, not @ change of heart, but a change of detuils of their programme; that they will scatter their strength among the weakest candidates iu the full hope and be- lief that there will be a contest three weeks from to-day, which contest will last till there shall be an adjournment and then, when the candidates and their friends will see that after all Mr. Blaine will be the strongest candidale, he will be unominated by acclama- tion, This is only my opinion wod I wmay be mistaken, as I have been many times before,” What do you think the democrats will do at their national conyention 1 “I think Grover Cleveland will be nomi- nated by acclamation at St. Louis, and ho will absolutely select his own running mate. He has already made his own platform in his message to congress, from which he cannot escape. He three down the gauntlet by as- sailing the position the rrpuhlu'ml party had held in 1856 and maintained while twenty foiir years in power and_they now propose to accept the issue with protection as a battle cry, and the standard bearer nominated in the Chicago convention must be as strong as his party.” Clarkson Thinks It is Allison. New York, May 80.—J Clarkson of Towa, member of the republican national committee, member of the Iowa delegation this year, and who has supported Mr. Blaine in three nationa onventions, said to-day the letter from Blaine simply emphasizes for the benefit of the men who have become candi- dates on the faith and candor of his previous letter, that he meant what he said and is out of the contest. “But,” added Mr. Clarkson, “Mr. Blaine is still the party’s leader, and the new situation can give no gratitication to his enemies. The great mass of the party and the overwhelming majority of the na- tional convention are notonly fripndly to the policies and ideas in. public affairs that he stands for, but are as friendly to him, and it is safe to say the nominece will be one friend- ly to him and not his enemy, a man who wi loyal in 1884 and is sound on protection, the great issue on which this campaign is to be fought.” Clarkson added he thought in the new situation the drift of the party will be toward Senator Allison ‘“‘whose fitness and ability for the presidency,” he said, “‘are ad- mitted; who is without the weakness of fac. tional or personal enmitics to alienate voters; ‘who is strong in the eastern states because of his soundness on all mdustriai ana finan- cial questions and on the protection issue, and also strong in_the silver states of the west because of the manner in which he saved silver as a part of the currency with- out offending the east or decreasing the vol- ume of gold. We believe Allison to be the strongest man for the polls now,” said Clarkson, “yet wo have the spirit of party interest controlling us and if a stronger man can be found at Chicago we shall be for h Theo first thing this year is party success,” The Civil Service Meeting. Nrw York, May 30.—At the annual mect ingof the Nationai Civil Service Reform league to-day, George William Curtis, who presided, was re-elected president for the coming year. The meeting passed resolutions to the effect that the league congratulated the country on the profound interest awak ened in civil se reform. In stances, however, it must be that the eivil servics law the appointees of the adm were not in sympathy with it. the unclassified service in the p been so great as to forecast its pra ) complete partisan reconstruction by the close of toe administration, It regarded the fact as the loss of a great opportunity by the sident and a serious public misfortunc. T ious and flagrant - defiance of the exceu ar of July 14, 1550, warnine gainst por ident's ing the andidate in the muni- y discredited the cause of reform and mcri public con- demnation which they cceived. The severe judgement of the public in these mat- ters was a hopeful sign of reform. garded the presidential term of fous prolific of intiigue. Wity in politics letter of November 2 choice of a particular cipal election serious The Coast Wants Thurman, SAN Frax WMay 50.—~Phe-Examiner tis morning prints four columus of tele- graphic matter bearing on Thurman’s pos- sible acceptance of the vice-presidency. This question, among others, was asked Thurman by the corvespondent: * “Whil e you may not desire the nomin: tion, if it comes to you s the voice of united demoeracy of the country, would you not feel compelled to aceept it To which the following reply was made: “I apprehend no such contingency, an hope and pray that 1 1 permitted to remain right he and enjoy quiet, peace and happiness in my old age, which should be accorded to all on the shady side of life. Further than this [ have no objection.” Interviews with many democratic and re follow, the preference with v v exceptions, being Thurmar Senators Vest and Brown would favor some man less advanced in years. Supplementing this the Examiner will to-morrow print terviews with representative democratic pol- iticians throughout the Pacific coast, show- ing an almost unanimous expression in favor of Thurman, enators Louisiana Democrats, Barox LKoUgE, La., May 20.—The demo- cratic legislative caucus to-night nominated Judge E. D. White for junior United States senator to succ or J. B. Eusus, whose term expires The yote was! White, 70; Eustis MEN KILLE THREE An Accident On the Union Near Cheyenne, Pacific Tele- v accident of importance Northern branch of the Union Pacif ed to-day, when a passenger engine cellided with a work train. Three persons were killed out- right. Two reccived injuries which will probably result fatally und four others were seriously injured. The killed ar JOHN HADER, passengc JOHN MAYFIBLD, CHARLES RE The injured are Engineer Chris Madsen, contusion of the ad and body burned. B Brooks, scalded and burned. The 3 two men is doubtful. John Toole was in- jured in the head and spine. Thomas Walsh, shoulder sprained and burned. Roadmasf Delaney, aukle dislocat Andrew Heenan, slightly injured by jumping from the work- wain engine, . The accident occurred near Bordeaux, elghty-four miles from Cheyenne, A wash- out of the road six miles north of Bordeaux was being repaired by a worktrain, When the north-bound passenger train arrived at Bordeaux its cre ived orders to run to the scene of the washout with an cmpty engine to learn whether the road could be used by the passenger train, While making this run tho engine collided with the work train which had finished repairs sooner than was expected and was returning to Hordeaux at full speed. Hoth engines were completely wrecked. The bodies of the killed were brougiit 10 Cheyenne this evenng and four of the injurcd sent to the Union Pacifle hospital at Denver, gr wductor. gor brakeman. inee of these ——— in Londo Loxpox, May 10.--A fire occuried i the establishment of Edward and Robert Car- rould, lnen drazpers und silk merchants on Edgeware road, London, to-day. Six shop women were burned to death and many others injured by leaping from the windows. e B 0 the Pole, Beauy, May 30.—The Nutional Zeitung says U Henry Villard, under powerful auspices, is planning a German expedition to the south pole, i John Bright's O undition. Loxvox, May 20.—Ther is no chunge in Jobn Bright's condition: his worning. He passed a fuirly good uigh THE FIGHT AGAINST DEATH, General Sheridan Has a Serious Re= lapse During the Night. ATTACK RESISTING TREATMENT, The Patient Now In the Most Critical Condition Since the Commence- ment of His Hiness-Deatn Momentarily Expected, Sudden Change For the Worse. Wasnmixaroy, May 80.~At 10 o'clock to- night Sheridan was suddenly threatened with pulmonary effusion and for a while was in imminent danger. The attack was mas- tered with dificulty. At this hour immedi- ate danger has apparently passed. All the physicians are at the general's bedside, and the fear is that death may ensue at any mo- ment. The Associated Press reporter tele- graphed the following from the West- erp Union uptown office. “Sheridan's condition is changed for the worse again. He is now ina very critical state,” Sheridan’s condition is now as critical as it ever was at the most dangerous point of his iliness, There has been more or less recur- rence of the heart trouble, but the exact de- gree and extent of it cannot be learned av this hour, Itis, however, complicated by & severe and dangerous affection of the lungs and the greatest alarm prevails among his family and physicians, They were all hastily summoned and are at the bedside, keenly apprehensive of what may fallow. The use of oxygen, which had been discontinued, has been resumed, The first symptoms of the present attack were noticed about 5 o'clock, when the general was with a spell of coughing, It was not thought ot first that this cough was of such a dangerous character subscquent events proved to be the case. As time went by the coughing increased in fre- quency and vigor and grave alurm began to « be felt among the houschold. About 1 0 clock the gencral was seized with a severe retching cough which filled all within the house with the gloomiest forebodings, The pulmonary affection brought another faintness of the hearts ud the pulse grey aker and weale Mrs, Sheridan and the physicians, who had all been ca to the g side, did _cvery- thin that be done. Digitalis v dministered to countcract the feebleness of the heart, and a cab which had been constantly kept in waiting for an emergency, was hurriedly hed for oxygen. Meantime the condition £ICW WO id notwithstanding all was done that was necessary, the attack stub- bornly refused to yield to treatment, The oxygen gas arrived shortly before 10:30 o'clock and the operator was hurriedl; shown into the sick room where Sheridal Juy, breathing heavily, in immineut danger of “suffocation. A jet of the gas wap thrown into his mouth and he was allowed to inhale it for a few seconds, The gas made hir ty and irra- tional. It was then discontinued and other remedies applicd, only to give away at fres quent intervals 1o a renewal of the oxygen eatment. ‘or some time the general appeared to be very much like a drowning i, and it was feareds that the end had come. Y : jons, however, the pa- in, and at 12:30 o'clock T to some extent. His g was still labored and heavy apd a person in the om 1eft bedside, Colonel Kellogg came opt the house for a minute send the cabman off. His solemn and sad, as if apy rst, and in response to the ‘porter’s inquiry hie merely Al bo out soon,” into the anx- iety nschold and there w ing air of intense, nervous fear, whicn has character- 1zed the attendants house whenever She s been '8t. One of the me out about 1 o'clock and handec Froupof reporters, It showed th dition was immenscly critical. JThe he kuew nothing much beyond wh the bulletin, but his mannér shoved than words could tell the unxiety he felt At 1:80 o’clock word ¢ gene s condition was tl in the bulletin, rFA seized ral' bulletin hurried back said t was in iiner me down that the e us indicated o~ 4 REIGHT. A Quick Line from San Francisco to New York and Boston. NEW York, May 20.—[Special Telogram to Tur Brr. |—A great, new fast freight ling scheme has been perfected here, called the Inter-State Dispateh, which will rush freight from the Pacific scaboard to the Atlautic coast in eight days, instead of fifteen,as here= tofo xtends betw Sun Francisco, Freight will receive ssengers. The first active measures werd *aken by the Santa Fe combination at the meeting i this city May 20, by the general managers of the peipcipal ads interested, The krie, Nickle Plates and many other rouds, have pooled their is- sucs with the Santa Fe, Goods will be run wast to I{ansas City, thence r the Santa e to Celifornia. There ure said to bo @ number of easfern roads in the combination whi u total length of 0,000 miles, Char Case, of the New Jor ruge compan, appointed gene : 1 agent wit] his oftice here, of the initial 4 managers of the s have signed contracts. The success of the enterprise is said 1 be as. . Freight Trafic Manager Valliant, of the Lirie, talked f ¥ 12y about the pra- ject. For traffic cast from San_Francisco he &aid they would make a specinity of the 1m- port business, principally teas and silks from China. They will counect with all steam- ship lines at that port. The Santa e people lad taken the initiative in the combinatio and this freight movement was thenr methoy of getting into New York, which has beel 0 much talked about and speculated upon, He said the ve nture would undoubtgd), bring about othier Combinations among trun and continental lines and interesting compes tition trafiie, The Despateh is to be in formgl operation July 1, The mansging officials w’l be i taeir offices June 15, Meantime Messys, Diehl and Cuse are busy organizing the dee partmental service, different ye Cut Dow ir Wages, MiLwAUKEE, Muy 80, —Cieneral Manager Ra Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, hes issucd a letter to the heads of de- partments ordering a reduction of their minimum. Tn an interview to- Manage as done to cut down exper count of the shrink- age of trafic nue, but he was unable to eay how many cmployes would be cut off until returns came in, Munific NEw Youk, May Tne Bt the house at 5000, H g it up, un has Gramercy intends spending §60,000 in will then presont it to the rs' Ciub, Itfis intended to gather building the finest picture gallery ang library. relating to the theatrical profcssion, in the world, - A\:l‘h'lh‘l‘ Wina, . W 0.~ At Epson Dowus to-day wou by Ay nmn._ ¢ Loxuos, M sbe derby wa