Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 20, 1888, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. AUGUST 20, 1888, NUMBER 67, NEBRASKA'S BIG CORN CROP. An Excerpt From the Agricultural Commissioner's Report. A GOOD OUTLOOK IN IOWA, Representative Lyman Says Repuabli- canism is Growing in North Caro- lina—Cleveland and th Mor- mons—Army Promotions, A Flattering Prospect. WASHINGTON BUREAU Tite Oyama Bre, } FOURTERNTIUSTREET, WASHINGTON, D, C., August 19, The commissioner of agriculture has issued a report on the condition ot growing crops throughout the country, which contains the first reports from Nebraska r 1 under the present administration. The condition of the Nebraska corn crop is given by coun- ties and is as follows: RLoup—Best crop for four little late; but clean and in good condition and a portion of it tasseling. Unless som thing unforscen happens we shall huve move corn than ever bef. Fillmoro—Prospe a good crop. Saunders—Corn is doing well and warm weather is improving it. It is two weeks be- hind but prospects are good for an average crop or more. Dixon—A little late but good crop. Buffalo—There was trouble i cultivating corn on low ground, owing to so much rain. Greelay—Above the average condition, but chinch bugs may do some damage—probably 10 per cent. ¢ Valley—The crop has made rapid progress and its condition is favorable, Antelope—The crop is improving very rap- faly. Cher g finel Colfax—Owing to the warm rains and favorable weather the crop is up to an av- erage. Gage—Corn has recovered wonderfully since the last report and prospects are good. Wheeler 'he crop has not recovered from the winds of May and June. Burt crop is injured by an insect or worm. There were forty acres destroyed in one ficid, rs, though a ts were never better for Mhe crop is backward but grow- cessive wet weather about June, e with hot dry weather following, has injured corn. Furnas s county promises a good crop if we could get rain now. Johuson—With a fair rainfall this month there will be an immense crop. Lancaster—The crop never promised bet- Lincoin—Corn is better than ever before. S Promise of a better crop thun for cars, hington—Best stand in many years, buta worm in some localities is working the roots of corn, and we cannot tell to what extent the damage will reach. 10WA'S CROP'S. The following is from the state agent of Towa, showing the condition of the crops in that state: Corn shows a steady improvement. So far as growth is concerned, it scems to be all that could be desived, but' it is still two weeks late. Spring wheat has lost in con- dition during the past month. Rye, oats and bavley have also suffered from the same ~ caus cessive heat and moisture. Oats, occupying much the largest area of the small grains, will entail the heaviest loss, which will be’ enormous. Potatoes, so far, have had an_uninterrupted rowth, but in many parts of the state they had all the moisture thoy will bear and sigus of rot appear. SAYS NORTI CAROLINA 1S REPUBLICAN. Representative Lyman of Iowa returned st from s trip to Mount Holly, orth Carolina. He was invited there to ad- dress a state meeting of farmers on the sub- ]oct of protection. Judge Lyman says that ho was treated in a royal maoner and en- joyed himself immensely. *The time is near,” North Carolina will be a republican state. In fact, from the deep interest manifested in the subject of protection by the farmers, T am inclined to think that the republicans will make large gains in the Tar Heel state next November. "The people in North Carolina, irrespective of pu‘itws favor, as ncar as 1 could learn, the repeal of the intornal revenue system aud believe in protecting American indus- tries as laid down in the Chicago platform, and that in itself will work a woaderful change in the politics of the state, AMBITIOUS ARMY OFFICERS. Much of the president's time is taken up now with hearing applications for the numer- ous vacancies on the staff of the army which are soon to occur. There are hundreds of applicants for these places, and many of them have senators and members to make a personal presentation of their claims, To-day's Capitol says that there is little doubt Captain Bourke will be promoted to the inspector gencral's depart- ment, but that the other sclections will de- pend from Mr. Cleveland's careful study of all the facts in each case. It is probable that none of the appointments will be de- termined on until two or three weeks hience, CLEVELAND FAVORS MORMON ORIMINALS, Tn the houso last week Delegate Dubois of Jdaho gpresented a resolution, which was promptly adopted, calling * upon the attorney general for a list of pardons granted by President Cleveland to polygamists in Utah and Idaho. Mr. Dubois says Mr. Cleveland has shown great parti ity to Mormon criminals, and that as the cam- paign progressed he was becoming more and inore partial, and that many more polys- amous _criminals in Utah and Idaho have been pardoned than have been announced vom the white house or the department of ustice, He thinks the answer, when it comes, to his inquiry, if correct, will surprise everybody, and that it will show a ve roprehensible catering on the part of the ad. ministration to the Mormon church, and that it can beshown upon the basis of the report that the administration expects material assist- anco from the Mormon church of the country in the impending campaign. Mr. Dubois will probably make a speech on the subrect before the adjournment of the present session, MISCELLANEOUS, Rev. E. A. Lowe, son of the late Governos of Towa, now pastor of o _flourishing church in Lebanon, Pa,, occupied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of this city (Rev. Dr. Sunderland’s) today, and will do so again next Sunday. — « Lieutenant C. G. Morton, of the Sixth - fantry, arrived iu the city' yestorday from Fort Lewis, Colo., und is "the guest of his brother-in-law, Colonel E. Hastings, of 717 Twelfth street. Judge Lyman of Council Bluffs says ho Jwill not yicld to the pressure now being / brought to bear on him, but will contiaue to ). raise the point of no quorum untit the dewm- ocrats assign a day for gencral pension legis- lation, or enough of the absentecs return to bave a quorum on hand. General Schoficld was looking up apart- ments here last weel, which wers only tem- porary until he settled down for good here With his wife and daughter. Prrey S. Hearn, says he, “when Crop Prospects Improved. WasHINGTON, August 19.—The weather crop bulletin for the past week says that the ‘weather during the week has been favorable to growing crops in the wheat and corn ro- alon of the northwest, where the reports in- licate that the crop prospects have beea im- Pproved. el McKinley on Protection, WasuiNGTON, August 19.--Upon mvitation of the Piedmont Chautauqua usssociation, Hon William McKiuley, jr., left Washington :fi:hl{:}t for Atlanta, Ga. i{fi will &) ul; y hautauqua, near - Atlanta, ‘Tues Mteruoon on the subject of mlaion.' THE Sp| KERSHIP, The Possibilities in Case the Repub- licans Control ‘he Hous WastiNGToy, August 15, al to Trn Bre.]—Republican membersof the house are speculating aiready to a more or less degree about the organization of the Fifty-first con- ress in the event they should suceeed in electing a majority of that body ut the ap- proaching election, There are about a dozen men on the republican side who would make excellent speakers and there will, undoubt- edly, be quite a contest for that position un- less 1t should be earlier determined who will be the popular choice, Mr. Reed, of Maine, has long had his upon the s s chair, and would un- he first one to announce him- Mr. Reed is not as pop- w members as he was a When the committes on inounced it is charged spublican members that Mr. Reed made strenuous effort to be the leader on spublican side of that committee, and began to hobnob with his most reliabic fricuds with a view to that end; and also that he has ignored many republican mem- bers who were not considersd his admire and this has been felt in many of the debate When a measure is taken up which is re garded as especially partisan,and the time in which it shall 1 s divided be- tween the two parties in the house, one leader on cither side is givon control of the time, It has s ppened that i nearly every instance Mr. Keed has had o the time for the republican side, anc course, he could not let everyon the re- publican side speak, und he lius delected the men he presumed could most ably represent republican principles. The conséquence ha been that a great many members who ar not noted orators and who are not nounced admirers of Mr. Reed, have not had opportunity to \k, and they blame Mr. Reed for the oversight. Mr. Cannon of Illinois, who has been one of the leading members of the committee on appropriations for man, 1 who is hairman of the republ us, will un- doubtedly come to the front for the spaaker- ship if the Fifty-firs *85 i3 republican. Mer. Cannon believe form, as do nearly every one of the republican members, and has the popular idea of protection. He is well liked by membors on bot sides on account of his congenial disposition and his ability to deliver hard hits in an open fight and a fair battle. Michigan would undoubtedly put Mr. Bur- rows to the front as a candidate for the speakership. Mr. Burrows is very popular, and being a member of the committee on ways and means and possessed of not only the elements of popularity, but an ability for executive work, he would be a formidable aspirant to the position. For a while in this session of congress Mr. Burl garded as a very intimate of Mr. Reed's, and thes made of him and his act ¥ but he has disabused every mind of anything of that kind, aud he stands to-day one of the most popular men on the republican side of the house. If the south should present a candidate for the speakership that man would be undoubt- edly be General Goff, of West Virginia. General Goff was in Genera ant’ binet for a while, and is an_admirable executive ofticer, a splendid speaker, n thorough gen- tleman, cool and calculative in times of ex- citement, and occupics one of the best posi- tions on the tariff question of any man in the house. If a southern man were sclected un- doubtediy General Goff would be the fortun- ate one. Ohio has two men who would be very strong _ for the speakership, They are Majors McKinley — and But- terworth. Both of these men are extremely influential and potential, and vet there is little similarity between their clements of strength. Majc inley is re- garded one of the most caroful students of political cconomy end tarif in the whole untry. He is one of the high protection- ists, andis put forward to do the heavy fighting when the strongest machinery is brought to bear on the democraticside of. the house. Major Butterworth is also very pop- Heis a more_liberal tariff reformer Major McKinley, and has given evidence ~ of growing strength by his position in favor of commercial re- ciprocity with Canada. As a companion on the floor of the house and a helpmeet to new members and old ones who are busy, or, in fact, as an accommodating man in every apacity, he is regarded with more popular- ity than his colleague, Mr. McKinley. Major Butterworth is not ouly strong in his own state, but is regarded very highly throughout the northw and if that section should not put forward a candidate for the speakership it would undoubtedly take up Major Butter- worth. Towa would come to the front with General Henderson, than whom there is not a more courteous, able or efective man in Washing- ton. He is extremely popular with all classes. He is good natured, yet he is de- termined and successful in cvery fight he makes. There is not a better speaker on the floor of the house when it comes to heavy work, and no man would be likely to make a more popular speaker than General Hender- son. If the northwest should conclude to put a candidate of its own in the field General Henderson would undoubtedly be the man. - A NOVEL SWINDLING GAM| But One Which So Far Has Failed to Strike Pay Dirt, New York, August 19.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]--Aunother novel swindling scheme is reported. In several counties in this state and Pennsylvania circulars have been received by farmers like thi: ““Dear Sir: More than $§2,000,000 of the great estate of W. Vanderbit were left recently to be given to the poor, regardless r color, in proportionment of $50 °nd $3.50 within ten days and five a thereafter you will receive £0, This is to help the poor of tho state of Ponnsyl- vania as far as it willzo, The §3.50 you send the agent helps to pay the executive board only. You will do well to send in your order at once, for we wish to close the estate as s00n s possivle, 1Be careful to send your full address to J. L. Church, Loug Island City,” The circular is printed and the names and amounts are filled out mn ink. It is not thought that Mr. Church has realized much, for at the Long Island City postoffice it was said that no letters haa been delivered to him. None of the letters awaiting his call are registered. It is thought that the swind- ling circular has ulso been sent through westorn states War on Miscegenationist New Oreeans, August 19.—=[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,)—The war against mis- cegenationists is not ended. At Freetown the white people are generally opposed to acts of violence, except where armed oppo- sition is looked for. The people of Brous- sardville have orgavized 100 men for pro- tection, and with 100 from Scott's plantation are armed with Winchesters, Both com- panies declare that they will not inaugurate violence, but will protect thoir homes from reprisal and spoliation. The anti-miscege- nationists are organized into oath-bound leagues all over the state, and cases have oceurrei already where white men have | been assassinated by mysterious men, after disobeying repeated warnings. At New Iberia and Freetown things have assumed their normal condition again, and no further trouble is anticipated from any quarter. The covouer and jury, upon visiting the scene of the conflict, learned that ten negroes were killed and & number wounded. ———— Lincoln Enters the Field. New Yorg, August 10.—Among the pas- sengers by the steamer Aurania to-day were Rovert Lincoln and Ignatius Donnelly, In an interview Mr, Lincolu said: *1 have no doubt of theelection of the republican ticket. 1 will sturt for Chicago to-morrow and enter the fleld for victory. [ will remain in the fight till suuset on the 6th of November, next, and will ba satistied as a reward for m labors with the clection of Harrison llls Morton A ENLIGHTENING JOHN BULL. He is Quite a Stranger to Yankee Polities. THE SITUATION IS EXPLAINED. An Enterprising Jowrnalist Makes Matters Very Clear—A Prejudice Against Blaine—The Parnell Investigating Commission. Considerably in the Dark. [Copyright 1588, by James Gordon Bennett,] CantroN Crun, London, August 10.—[Now York Herald Cable—Special to T BEg.]— The presidential election begins to attract a ood deal of attention ¢ here and people follow with intercst all that the papers re- oduce from the Herald, They have re- cently learned that the democrats are some- what flaggring in their exertions, though what S and newspape pression that President Cleveland will be call- edupon toserve a secoud term,and that this is evidently iting some of the Blaine party to great wrath. The Times, in an ungnarded moment, opened its columns to a eantrover between G, W. Smalley, of the Tribune, and W. H. Hurlbert, at which knowing ones cannot help laughing in their sleeves. Smalley thought he had a monopoly of schooling Britishers in the mysteries of American politics and for years has dviven everybody else off the field with his big club. Now here is that fellow Hurlbert having the impudence to prance around, and John Bull actually seems likely to lend an ear to him and to regard him as the only wenuine oracle. Tt is enough to make aman like Smalley blush for his country, and he does blush through more than half a column of the Times. If Hurlbert and he should chance to meet there will be a eapital con- tribution to the obituary column of the Her- ald. In the clubs people are very anxious to know what it is all about. What are the principles at stake? If Blaine stands to win nothing, why is he so eager to defeat Cleve- land? These and other questions can always be promptly answered atany club by some one who has mastered all the intrica- cies of American politics in the eourse— well, say of & month's run in the United St ates, Still there remain English people who can- not understand your affairs, and, therefore, it is very providential that Smalley has for once thrown off his modest reserve and come forward to enlichten them. His unas- suming and ! genial manner of stating his own opinions and his toleration for the opinions of others give him a great advantage in the controversy. He has already made it perfectly cloar that any man who dares to speak a word against Blaine will do so at his own peril. Blaine himself, if one may say so and live, did not create a particularly good impression here. He met many leading men in public life and held forth a good deal about England’s iniquities in the past and present, and explained what ought to be done with Ireland, but the un- tutored English mind did not take kindly o him, and other American visitors this summer have not exactly put him upon the same level as Washington or Lincoln. There are many Americans going about, old members of the republican party, who will require Smalley’s closest supervision if they are to be left in line with Blaine. One of them, who fought through the war, assured me the other day that thousands of the bet- ter class of republicans had been driven out of the party by Blaine. Reports of this kind come from all quarters and show, as Smalley says, how easily it is to malign a good man, The point upon which Englishmen are hopelessly in the dark is that concerning the American tariff. They imagine that the democratic platform means adoption of free trade as in England, and the Cobden club finds it to its interest to encourage this de- lusion, The word is passed round that “General” Cleveland means to abolish all duties, especially on English goods, and, of course, he is greatly praised for his wisdom. 1t would be hard to blame Cleveland for the mingled ignorance and stupidity of a certain class of Englishmen, Many of them know less of Awmerican poli- tics or the nomenclature of parties than they do of the moon, but what they have heard and read has given them the belief that the president is a thoroughly upright man who is trymng hard to reform abuses in the public service and discharge his duty to his country faithfully. That is the chief cause of the good fecling entertained for him by the English people. They do not know much about American shibboleths but they respect sincerity and pure motives. They see evi- dence of these qualities in President Cleve- d's record, and therefore wish him well without wishing Blaine harm. The friends of both would do wiscly in moderating their zeal and leaving the contest to its nat- ural course in the United States. On one side we are told that Cleveland’'s election means a triumph for free trade, on the other that every charge brought against Blaine has been not only denied, but disproved, How can people here go into these matters? Have they not enough to do in trying to make out whether Parnell or the Times tell the truth? That matter may possibly be de- cided before the presidential election. The commissioners have no idea of keeping the investigation going two years, or even one, ‘They will somehow or other manage to sift out the facts on ali essential points before many weeks have passed. It 1s a great thing for the Paruellites that they have George Lewis on their side. He is not so infal- lible as some people pretend, but he is the sbarpest solicitor in Lon- don, and when he is working his hardest he is not likely to miss much. ‘The Times’ solicitor is a highly respectable gentleman of the old school. Safe and steady but slow, and by no means up to all the moves on the board. George Lewis will open his eyes a little before the inquiry is over. The Times will need the help of the attorney genoral and Sir Henry James. The former, it is not likely to get and Sir Henry James is nov particularly anxious to accept & retawer, but if he does take it he will per- form his task better than any man in Eng- land. He is a man much to be feared by anyone who has a strong motive for conceal- ing the truth, His scent for hidden secrets is like that of & bloodhound for its prey. ‘What sort of a case the Times has is knowa only to its managers and its legal advisers. That it can legally prove every charge it brought against the Parnellites is simply im- possible. If it fails in establishing the authen- ticity of the famous letters, its authority will be compitely broken down and the gov- ernment, which has supported it, will have received a heavy, perhaps fatal blow. An eminent conservative said to me only yester- day: *1very much fear that the Parnell commission will wreck the ministry, Mr, Paruell will undoubtedly swear that be never wrote the letters in question. The tories must then depend upon the evidence of ex- perts which, in all such cases, can be had cither way. Unloss someone looked on while Parnell wrote the letters ascribed to him what is to disprove his denial? Considering these and other things it is not surprising that the ministry anticipate with some anxiet sue of the inquiry and are heartily they took Chamberlam's advice in ing it upon the Parnellites. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, e —-— A BOY'S BOASTING, French Newspapers Make Light of King William's Recent Utterances. [ Copyright 1883 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, August 19.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tz Bre)—The defiant shouts of the young German emperor at Frankfortou-Oder find no answering echo this side of the Vosges. The more the kaiser swells his boyish voice and blusters the more reserved and guarded grow the Frencn . The expericnce of the last two years has taught them the wisdom of meeting the cal- culated menances of their enemies with cool- ness, They know their policy at present is ¢ a walting game, and show no inclina- tion to be drawn into a quarrel. A promin- ent Frenchman, as he read aloud the as- sertion of the kaiser that he would rather sce his eighteen armeckorps destroyed than give up a single stone of German conquests sald: “His phrases were braggado Though it has stirred the Brandenburgers to enthusiasm many equally solemn pled have been taken ere now which later on were broken.” Most of the Paris papers con- tent themselves with publishing the Franik- fort speech with little or no comment,. The Nationale says: **‘Our duty is to an- swer this violent language by coolness, but we may remind this young prince a country - man of our own once safd: *Ni un prince de notre territoire ni un pere de nos for- tercsses.’ As it happened, his hope and trust were disappointed.” The Petit Journal meroly remarks: “Here we have the short and haughty deflance of u despot replying ‘Never! to those who dare even to speak of historic necessity or equita- ble compacts.” The Intransigeant, usuaily so intemperate, only says: *“This clearly means that concili- ation is out of the question. Now, more than ever, we must Watch, arm and get ready.” The Liberte quietly says: “The imperial declarations are those of all conquers, but who kaows what unforscen things may come of this circumstance aud the chance sup- pression of a portion of the irritating speech in the Reichanzeiger here attributed to 13is- marck. The chancellor seems likely to have his work cut out for him in restraining the 1mpetuosity of his schoolboy sovereign. The Kaiser's latest freak, however, is harmless. Having for the time exhausted the joys of criticising his officers at Potsdam and count- ing the dirt spots on the book of the gardes de corps, he has peen amusing himself by re- viewing a lot of Bedouins Who are at present on exhibition in Berlin.” et s R THE CLEARANCE RECORD The Financial Transactions of the Past Woek. Bostoy, Mass., Augtst 10.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the lending clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross ex- changes for the week ended August 18, 1888, with the rate per cent of increase or de- crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week last year: CITIES, CLEARINGS. g New York Francl; Baltimore, Pittsburg Cincinnati | Kansas City. 04,060 £810.000 . Minneapc Cleveland. Denver.... Duluth, Columt Indianapol Hartford . Memohis, St. Joseph Peoria,.. Springtieid. New Haven, Worceste) Portland Gal! Norfolk,.. .. Grand Hapids Lowell Topeka.... Total...... Outside Now COMING W Important Measures to be Acted Upon by the Senate and House, WasmN , August 19.—It is probable that the fisheries debate in the senate will be suspended on Monday for the presenta- tion of the conference report on the navy appropriation bill. When the treaty is dis- posed of 1t is to be followed by the Washing- ton territory bill, which’ has been for some time unfinished business on the legislutive calendar. The Ybill to admit North Dakota and Montana are next on the republican programme, During the week Senator Wilson will seek opportunity to speak on the Jack- son, Miss.,, election riots, and Senator Chandler will make a speech on the Louis- 1ana elections, The attendance of members In the house has fallen off to a point where & quorum can be obtained cnly with difficulty, and a single objection is usually sufiicient to defeat legis lation. For this reason little can be done this week beyond disposing of appropriation bills, The effort to pass the general defi- ciency appropriation bill will be renewed to- morrow or Tuesday. Confergnee reports on the army and navy appropriation bills are also ready for action, and they will be fol- lowed by the conference report on the sun- dry civil appropriation bill: —— THEIR HEARTS ARE BAD. Pine Ridge Agency Bloux Leave Ona Murdering Expedition. PiNE RiDoE AGeNcY, Dak., August 10.— There was great commotion here this morn- ing when it was learned that a large band of Sioux bad gone to Cheyenne county, on the Tongue river, in deflance of the objections of Agent Gallagher. They claim to be going to the sun dance, but it is fearea that they have more serious mtentions. They have often threatened to join the Cheyennes and murder the unprotected whites along the Tongue and Powder rivers. Colonel Dudley, at Fort Custer, has been ordered to send out troops to intercept them, and two companies of tfie First cuv-_lrfiel in pursuit this after- noon. It is belicved that a bloody battle will be fought before the Sioux are taken back to their reservation. ——— - A Double Drowning. Purrsiure, August 18.—Edward Call and Sadie Fahey were drowned in the riyer this evening by the capsizing of & ~ i, . GROVER AND MATSON ARE OUT The Indiana Man is Playing the Cards For Himself. HE COMPROMISES CLEVELAND By Reporting the Limitation of Pe sion Arrcarages Bill From His mmittee to Catch the Soldier Votes in Hoosierdom, In Bad Odor With the Boss, WastiiNGroN, August 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Chairman Matsor, of the house committee on mvalid pensions, who, as the democratic candidate for gover- nor of Indiana, is trying to lead himself to victory on the pension question, continues to et into worse and worse odor at the white house daily. In these dispatches, some days ago, it was stated that the selfishuess of Mr Matson on the pension question had gotten him into trouble with the president, and that he was without influence at the white louse. That statement was made upon information furnished by a democratic member of the house who is often in consultation with the president and Colonel Lamont, and subse- (uent developments have proven the truth of the assertion, Mr. Matson has beea trying to perform the difficult circus feat of riding two horses at a time with a _wide distance iutervening between them. He has attempted to carry out the instructions of the president in the suppression of general pension legislation during the past three years, and at the same time make it appear that he, himself, is doing everything he can to enact general ' pension legislation. As long as the question was fined to Matson’s iudividual trict he ble to satisfy himself by secretly pre enting pension legislation and mak- i a reasonuble open demon- to show that he desired action in the house on pension bills, But when he was nominated for governor and had the whole state of Iudiana to canvass, and the pension issue was one of the leading issues in the caw paign, he felt that he must change his tactics. As soon as Mr. Matson T ed the nomination for governor he cut loose from the president, swung out into the open stream of at least assumed independence, and beg: ave himself in favor of extravagant general pension legislation in direct conflict with the policy and desire of the administration, He saw that he must do something to capture a large number of the 70,000 soldier votes in Indjuna or ke could pot be elected governor. He immediately declared that he intended to report the bill from his committee to repeal the limitation of pension arrearages. This astonished the president very much, but Mr. Matson pri ceeded to car out his declaration. It was a direct compromise of the president w the bill was reportel and put upon the cal- endar, as it was a stumbling block in the way of all classes of general legislation The committee on rules, of which Speaker Carlisle is chairman, hus not met since Mat- son put his arvearages bill on the calendar, because there has been such a general de- mand on the part of all the republican mem- bers of the house and hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country for the con- sideration of Matson’s bill that the commit- tee on rules feels that it would be necessary to do something with the demand in the event that it held a meeting. All the republican members of the committee on rules declare that if a meeting is held no vusiness shall be transacted whatever until the day is fixed for the consideration of Matson’s bill, and to fix aday for 1ts consideration means to deter- mine when it shall be passed, as it would surely puss the house if it was taken under consideration. Of course, if it passes the house it will pass the senate. The latter body would run it through in a hurry. The passage of the arrearages bill contemplates un expenditure of §250,000,000, and certainly there could be no such tariff reform as the president has proposed during the next ten or twenty years. There are a number of bills on the calendar which the president is very anxious to have passed at this session, but they canuot be pussed without a decree from the committee on rules, and the latter cannot meet while the Matson bill is on the calendar, and there is such an overwhelming petition from the peo. ple for action upon it. One of the members of the committee on rules is Mr. Randall, who, although a dewmocrat, is a taciff protec: tionist of the gilt order, and as such he is not in harmeny with the administration, and is in favor of the passage of the Matson bill. Of course if the committee on rules should meet Mr. Randall would vote with the republica to consider the Matson measure, and it wou be favored by a report of the committee. The passage of the bill to repeal the limita- tion of pension arrearages would mean death to the president, since it would be passed by a solid republican vote and the assistance of Randall democrats, and since it would make tariff reform impossible, it would, at the same time, elevate Matson immensely, and Matson is working with all his power for selfish ends. He has his eye on the vice pres- idency ,in 1802, and Governor Hill, of New York, "it is well known, is his ideal candidate for the presidency. Matson wcald like to see the ticket 1302 Hill and Matson, The president is bitterly opposed to Hill, and of course he cannot look with pleasure upon the machivations of Matson. He has in view the record made by Mr. Hendricks in Indiaua in 1872, when the latter was, by dint of exceeding popularity, elected governor by about seven hundred ;majority, while all the rest of the republican ticket was elected by much larger majorities, If Matson could secure the passage of the arrcarages bill and elevate himself in the impending campaign and sccure his election for governor, while Cleveland would lose Indiana, he would con- sider his road to the vice presidency in paved with granite, dead little duck in a very large pond. ident Cleveland knows all about the efforts of Matson; knows how the Ind member has sacrificed every interest of the administration; knows how the democratic candidate for governor in Indiana is working in_ ways that are thoroughly inimical to the policy and interest of the administration, and for these reasons Mr. Matson is not swimming these days at the white house, Aunother thing which is being talked of at the white house is this: In the high bids which Matson is making for the soldier vote in Indiana at present he feels entircly se- cure. He can malke every conceivable prom- ise with perfect security agaiust ever being called upon to fuifill his promises. As gov- ernor of Indiana he would not ouly be with- out influence with the administration, but he would be without influeAce in congress, and therefore could not only not assist his friends in securing federal positions, but he would not be able to bring about the promised legis- lation in congress, He is, therefore, in a po- sition to bid as Ligh as he pleases with per- fect assurance that he will never be called upon to show his hand. If he was running for a re-election to congress it would bea different thing, In the event of his election he would be asked to cash his political drafts. Matson’s course in relation to pen- sion legislation and his attitude toward the interests of the white house are attracting general attention in congress, and nine-tenths of the democratic members of the house uud senate are heaping ilwprecations upou his head. . R — Spanish Conspirators Avrested. LoNDON, August 18.—Advices from Spain say that a conspiracy has been discovered at Madrid. A cavalry officer and several ser- geants and privates have been arrested. A strict watch is being kept upon suspected men in the garrisons at Saragossa and Lerida, —_———— The Weather Indication: For Nebraska: Light local rains, slightly ‘warmer, variable winds. For Iowa: Light local rains, nearly sta- mnnryemuntun. variable winds. For Dakota: Fair, p led in southern warmer, | and eastern portions b rains, slightly Vartable winde. i rL LS FOR TWO, Nashville Editors Indulge In Fierce Personalitics. Nasnviie, August 10.—[Special Telegram to TiE Bie. |—The sensation of the day is the challenge sent by Colomel A. 8. Colyar, editor-in-chief of the Daily American, to Ed ward Cormack, editor of the Daily Democrat The trouble between these gentiemen grew out of certain publications made in their re- spective newspapers in reference to political matters, For some days the Democrat has paid its respects to the American and its editor-in-chief and some of its stockhoiders. It has questioned the democracy of Colonel Colyar and the stockholders, and spc the reports that not only Colonel Colyar con tributed $100 to the Davidson county repub- lican campaign committee during the last gubernatorial campaign, but that he ex pressed a desire to know whether ce stockholders had not boen avowed fessed republicans up to a fow days ago. This raised th onel Coly essed s o 0 days ago. his reply, and the co in the Democrat t referring to the per self, denying cert reply with the fol LG ake the liberty of denounc- and 1 brand you as such Ur own course. 1 shall re- main in the city. This note proceeds upon the groand that the newspaper is not the place to settle personal dificulties, and I do not wish to involve any friend; therefore 1 send this by maii.” Cormack decided to publish_the note and s reply thercto. In his reply he expressed the hope that his business with Colonel Col- r, personally, is ended with the letter, but says the Democrat’s business is with ' the American, its editor. 3 s0 far us _th hands. Cormack siy may, indeed, “denounce 1 but t e denics colonel can “brand” him as such. He admits that Colonel Colyar has done him 1o onal wrong, and assures Colonel Colyar that he bears him no personal ill-will. Cormack reiterates the charge that the colonel contributed to the republican cam- paien; charges, Mr. Cormack says, which were first madé publ ust Colonel Colyar one year ago, and have stood without denial to this day. He then sa 1 do not belicte that defeat of Governor T becat republican manag, who handled your money never hoped for such results, but you 1 your money in the hands of the re blicau committee, where it was beyond your power to control it.” The publication of - the correspondence has excited a_great deal of comment, owing to the prominenee of the gentlemen and the po- sitions they occupy. There been eon- iderable speculation as to the outcome of the . but 1t is thought that there is not to le mecting. Colonel Colyar is over s old, while Cormack 15 quite a rmack Colonel him as that the ou were scek: seventy ye: young mian, - A BLIGHT ON INDTANA, The Terrible Pow.r Wiclded By the “White Caps.” arisn, Ind., August 19.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bree]—The “White Cap™ in- vestigation has resvlted in the gathering of a greay pile of secret evidence that will be used to tremendous advantage in the sitting of the next Crawford county grand jury. It is the ~gencral opmion, however, that the local courts are so powerless that nothing less than the atate militia will be adequate for protection in the trials that will be the outcome of the numerous indictments that will be heard from in Octeber. If the “White Caps” find it possible they will so in- timidate those who turn stute's évidence on them as to drive them out of the country. on of the court great care 1 be taken with the cascs. This must, of ssity, be done, as it has become a matter of absolute necessity with the peo- ple to drive the regulators from their security. Property has_ depreciated, and the people are terrorized. Never were a people more cowed and subdued, Men of property are afraid to denounce the **White Caps,” fearing a loss of some of their posses sions, County officers, commissioners, mar- al, newspapers and’ many business men been served with warhings to never open their heads. In approaching the people on the “White Cap” topic, they are first non- committal and utterly onposed to saying a word, aud yet, under breath, they bitterly denounce the whole procecding. An eminent judge said that it was the worry of his life; that it was the only_evil that annoyed him; that he felt as if a bightmare had come over the community; that the **White Caps” had established a precedent that would follow them for half a century, and that it leaves a blight that will be felt during the remainder of the present generatior e AFFLICTED WITH A CANCER. The Days of General Craig of St. Joseph Said to Be Numbered. Sr. Josern, Mo., August 18, —[Special Tel- egram to Tur Bee]—The fact became known to-day that General James A. Craig was aflicted with a cancer, and physicians say he cannot live more than sixty days, Up to within a couple of weeks ago he was treated in this cty for au enlargement of the gland, and poultices were apphed to his neck, This gave no relief, and he leit for St. Louis to be treated by specialists, There he w informed that the treatment had been wrong, and that he had a cancer, They refused to treat him and he left for PPhila- delphia. General Craig is probably best known of any of the politici in Northwest Missouri. He se in_con- gress before the war with Hendri of In- diana, and was the first president of the old Haunnibal oseph railroad. Hefore Platte purchase was divided into ¢ was the prosecuting attorncy, who uccom »d Judge Norton on horscback over the ritory now comprised in the Third and Fourth congressio icts. During the war he was i g army, stationed at St. Joseph, and was prominenily identified with state politics until the present time, He WasniNGgToN, Aug eral Hamilton has rece patch from Jucksony low fever: “‘OMcial bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending 6p. m: New cases, 1; deaths, 1; re- coverie ; under treatment, 13, The fever 18 BSSUMINg & more severe type, JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,, August 19.—Five new cases of fever were reported today and one death, All new cases are traceable to the two known foci of infection, showing that the disease 18 not epidemic, t 10.—-Surgeon Gen- ived the following dis- le concerning the yel- Horrible Suicide. CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 10.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—Worth Jackson, a young man of twenty-five, whose home is in Hot Springs, Dak., was brought to the oity yesterday by a ranchman who had discovered bum on the plains violently insane and flee- ing from imaginary foes. Jackson was placed in_jail until he could be taken to an asylum, Last night he reached through the bars of his cell, seized & lamp chimney, broke it, and with oné of the pieces gashed bLis throat in such a horrible wanner that his re- covery 1s impossible, — The American Kriegerbund. CLEVELAND, August 10.—The city was given up to the Germans to-day, the occasion being the fourth annual mecting of the Kriegerbund of North Awmerica. Societies are here from the priucipal cities of the east and west. —— To Protect American Interests, Newrorr, R. L, August 19.—The United States ship Galéna left here ‘last night for n interests SIGNS OF THE TIMES IN 10WA, A Forecast of the Nominees For Some Political Positions. THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, Republicans in the Eleven Di-triote Who Are Liable to be Struck With Congressional Lightning— Weaver's Chances. Hawkeye Politics Reviewed. Des Moises, Ia., August 19.—[Special to Tue Bre|—The remaining county convens tions were being held yesterday, and the ads vices t ome indicate that the nomination of Messrs, Smith and Campbell for railrond smmissioners will be practically unanimous, tern lowa will unite upon Hon. John Malin, of the Muscatine Journal, and Mar< shalltown will push the claims of Merrité Greene, of that city. The northwestern part of the state will come in almost solid for Senator J. 8. Lawrence, of Sioux City, and ex-Commissioner Coftin, of Fort Dodge, who poses as a Hlarmers’ candidate,” but who fa unanimously repudiated by the Farmers' alliance, will also be a candid: Just how many dark horses will show up is uncertain, No matter who is nominated, he will very likely bo slaughtered at the polls, The dems ocrats will nominate Commissiomer Dey, and as the office. is nou-partisan and Mr. Dey bas made a good officer, many republicans will 't him, s nevor been suzgosted that the re- an_convention should place Dey in nation in order to make the commission non-partisan and divide the resnonsibility of dealing with the railroad question with the democrats, Of the aspirants for nom gation for the third commissioner the choi® will lay between Mahin and Lawrence, unless a closo combination ean be formed between the s of Judge Given, who is a candidate for supreme judge, and the field for railroad ommissioncr. Ihe railtoads will support if Seevers s sidetracked, a8 now likely, The anti-monopolists will support Granger of Allamakee for supreme judize and the bar of the state is_strougly in favor of Lis nomination. Should the friends of Buker and Remley, candidates for supreme Judge, unite, the contest will be close and ex« citing. John Y. Stone of Mills county will have a strong following and if he ean Satisfy the auti-monopolists of the Bighth districk that he is fully i sympathy with their he stands an_excellent chance of sec the nomination The railroad gangs have been nearly every coutest at the prim cs, In Lion, Mabaska and Polk counties, three of the corporation strongholds, the delezates are half and half. Judge Hubvard, of the Northwestern, did not get on the delegation from Linn, but o doubt he will set in the convention a: T Tn the First CANVASS, ngressional district John Ha Gear, republican, will undoubtedly be re- clectéd, The majority is less than one thous sand, but the democrats do not seem at all harmonious. Kcokuk will slaughter any candidate Burlington may favor, and Burs lington wiil return the compliment with ins terest, The prohibitionists have numed a candidate but will not be able to draw oft many votes. Waliter 1. Hayes, democrat, will be res turned from the Second. Park W. McManus," a very pobular republican of Davenport, will contest the district, but cannot possibly overs come the 7,000 opposition majority. Colonel D. B. Henderson, republican, will be sent back from the Third as a matter of course, There is a lively scramble going on for the republican nomination in the Fourth, Hon. W. 1. Fuller, of Iayette, is u candidate for the third term and his seat is being cons tested by John McHugh, a leading Irish re- publican, of Howard, Hon. H. C. Bulis, of Winneshick, and State Senator Sweeney, of Mitehell. Fuller will probably be renome inated. In the Sixth (Weaver's district) the repubs licans b nominated John F. Lacy, a lawyer of Oskaloosa. Weaver will be in the fleld again backed by the solid support of the democrats and greenbackers, Tho repube lies have committed the unpardonable folly of sending Pete Hepburn and your own silver-tongued(?) John M. Thurston into that district, and this will materially aid Weaver if not insure his clection. Weaver delights to meet railroad lawyers on the stump id joint debate, and the party can never hope to defeat the wily greenbacker until he is cone frouted with a true bluc anti-monopolist cany didate. ' In the Seventh Major Congor will be unans imously renominated for the third term, and lected by a largely increased majority, There is going to be o pretty race m the Eighth district bctween Hon., J. P, Flick, of Taylor, and Major A, R. Anderson, Ander- son beat Hepburn two years ago by lolPl two thousand voies, running 8s an in. dependent candidaté on _a platform of his own construction, He ~ will this year as an independent aain, but has been already endorsed by the unio labor party, and will likely be by the demos crats. It is possible that Mr. Flick will elected, though tho fight will be close, In the Ninth a new man will be selectes Major Lyman is practically out of the n&’ by his failur ure the endorsement of home guas. - /4 = C. M. Harl, of regularly in the flejdy Harrison county has instructed for Lym; and Cass is debatinz whether to “bide hed time” and” bring out a candidate. Scnator Young or Representative Wilson of that! county would muke an excellent candidatd could either be persuaded to enter the fields The fight for the republican nowination in the Teuth waxes warm and & multitude of candidates are huste ling other at the primaries, Mayor Holmes, of Boone, who has repre- sented the district for three terms, is in tha field backed by his own county and with scattering support from gther sections, J, P. Dolliver, the silverYonguca orator of Fort Dodge, will have solid delegations fram. Webster, Hamilton, Humboldt andperhaps Calhoun. Ex-Speaker Head will have tha delegates from Greene, Judge Connor thosa from Crawford, Hon. W. L. Culbertson the Carroll delegates, and perhaps other aspirs ants will have a few votes. It looks a3 if the fleld will combine against Dolliver like they &id two years ago on account of his youth. Hon. 1. S. Struble scems to have a pe petual lease on his seat from the Eleven! district. He will be elected this year for the fourth time und with practically’ no opposid tion, The Fifth district, which was_omitted this summary, will return Hon. 8, V. Kerr, of Grundy Center, without doubt, The dise{ trict has been recently changed and is now reliubly republican. | Hayés will be the only democrat from Tow: 0 the next congress, unloss the wily Weaver' should slip in again turough republican mise’ management. It 1 Bluffs, are malid e e L A Oanadian Embezzler Arrested. MoxNTiEAL, August 15.—David Davis, clork of the storekeeper and the postmaster; at Q'Appelle, left that place to spend bl lolidays in England, a short time ago, D) his absence it was found he had clanflh $20,000. - He was arrested yesterday at P cott and brough here. Y ‘ atd BTN i Instructed For Oullom. ! Cmicaao, August 18.—Tho Fourth sen torial district republican convention mome inated 8. H. Reynolds, of Jofferson, and B, J. Whitebead, of Cicero, this morning upon the first ballot. The nominees were in- structed to vote for the re-election of She! M. Culiom to the United States senate, e File Works Shut Down, LoweLt, Mass,, August 18.—Ths Hisco: File company, of West Chelasford, shuf down last night for an indefinite owing to the persistent and aggressive way of lurge incorporated concerns. The :”d te liabilities are in the hborh 00,000, The value of the ussels is not kugmay