Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 25, 1888, Page 1

I i EIGHTEE NTH YEAI t. PROHIBITION PANDEMONIUM. It Causes An All-Night Seasion of the State Convention, CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED The Platform Finally Adopted With a Submission Plank, and the Ses- sion Closes atSeven O'Clock in the Morning. A Lively and Late Wind-up. Lixcony, Neb, August 24.—[Special to Tue Bee|—After one of the most stormy and exciting sessions that has ever been witnessed in this state, the republican state convention completed its labors at 7 o'clock this morning. It was a quarter past 2 wh the chairman of the committec cn res- olutions, Hascall of Doug \ded tho stage and read from manuseript the follow ing platform agreed upon by the committee THE PLATE The republicans of Nebr v their del gates in convention assembled, dec ir unalterable devotion to the principles estab lished and exemplified by the successful ad- ministrations of Lincoin, Grant, Hayes, ( fleld and Arthur, and embodied in the p form of the national convention lately held in Chicago, upholding the national constitu- tion, the indissoluble union of the states with the autonomy reserved to them under the constitution, the personal rights and liberties of citizens in all the states and territorie and the supreme and sovereigu right of every citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cast one free ballot in pub. lic ¢lections and to have that ballot duly counted. and the American system of proto tion against the destruction proposed by the president and his party. They reassert their hostility to the intro- duction to this country of foreign contract labor or other labor alien to our civilization, their opposition to all combinations of capi- tal organized in_trusts or pools to control 1e and fix prices on an arbitrary basis,and 1and the requisite national and state legis- lation for the suppression of the same and the removal of ull obstacles to the perfect freedom and independence of American labor. They arraign the present national admims- tration for its failure to execute laws sccur- mg to settlers on the public domain their title to their homesteaas; for its determined hostility to the just claims of the invalid and destitute soldiers and sailors who served in the army and navy in the war for the preservation of the union; for its weak and neflicient foreign policy, and for its effort to destroy the bi-metalic” system of currency and restore the single gold standard for t sole benefit of importers and money lenders, They most heartily endorse the nomination of Benjamin Harrison, the soldier and the statesman, for president, and of Levi P, Morton, the patriotic business man and philanthropist, for vice president, and pledge the full support of the party in Nebraska. They congratulate the people of the state upon the laws enacted through the efforts of leading republicans in congress and in the state legislature for the regulation of inter- state commerce and local railroad transpc tation, endorsing the action of the state board of transportation thereunder, and plodge the party, 1f continued in power, to the effectual execution ot these measures to prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in transportation rates, and to the adoption of such amendments to them that expericnce may show to be necessary for the nccomplishment of the end in view— the general establishment of fair and veasonable freight and passenger rates, They denounce the partisan injustice of the democratic majority in the lower house of congress in closing the door of the union to 600,000 citizens of the United States, resi- dent in Dakota, and demand lhc?u'ompl ad- mission of the southern half of that terri- tory as a state, in accordance with all prece- dent and the unanimous desire of 1ts inhabi tants. The first concern of all good government 18 the virtue and_sobriety of the people and the purity of their homes. The republican party cordially sympathizes with all wise and well-directed efforts for the promotion of temperance and morality. That howe rule is in accord with the prin- ciples of the republican party and they sym- Kulhim with the people of Ireland in their eroic effort to secure that right. They sincerely mourn the death of that ideal soldier, General Phillip H. Sheridan, the cavalry Liero of the union and the pride of the nation, realizing that in his death the country loses one of its brightest ornaments, the soldier mourns a most faithful comrade, and every patriotic citizen is bereft of one Wwho was a tower of strength, ever true to duty, honor and the flag of his country. They favor the enactment of a law making nine hours a legal day's work, making the first Monday in September in each year a legal holiday to be known as ‘“labor duy,” and prohibiting thé importatioun into the state of armed men or associations of men for the purpose of police duty. A PROHIBITION FIREBRAND. Hascall had scarcely concluded the reading of this platform and moved its adoption by the convention when Brierly from Perkins county exploded @ dynamite bomb from one of the proscenium boxes in the shape of tho following resviution, which he moved to at- tuch to the platform as a minority report: Resolved, That the republicans of Ne- braska assembled in convention deem it due the electors of this state that the submission of the question, “Shall the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage be prohivitedi”’ be made to the voters of the state, No sooner had this resolution been read than pandemonium broke loose, and for four mortal hours the house was convulsed in a fierce and uproarious controversy, which at times threatened to terminate in a general melee and the breaking up of the convention. The center of the couflict was the Douglas delegation, which made desperate resistance to the adoption of the prohibition plauk. GAG RULINGS FROM THE CHAIR. Chairman Wall, for some mysterious and inexplicable reason, gave up the gavel to Church Howe, who, from the outset to the finale, made the most arbitrary and unpar- liamentary rulings, nl{‘!ubly desigued to foist the prohibition plank on the party at all hazards, Quite a scene was created by the effort of Howe to choke off Edward Kosewater, who, in the nudst of the melee over prohibition, was invited by members ‘of the Douglas delegation to take a hand in the fight with them. Howe's attempt to rule Rosewater out of the arena was resented by delegates from various parts of the hall, and a motion to bear him, offered by Magoon of Luncaster, WAS CARRIED WITH A BIG HURRAIL Rosewater finally secured a hearing and made a forcible appeal against the minority report. The pith of his argument was that &deing the members of the next legislature submission was beyond the domain of the state convention. The issue had been fairly dealt with by the last state couvention, ‘when it instructed the state central commit- tee to call for an expression from republicans on the propriety of submitting the amend- ment through the precinct primaries. This had already been done in many counties, ‘The keystone of our American government s home rule and local self-government. The sovereign voters of the respective dis- tricts are alone in position to dictate to their law makers what they shall and what they shall not do. The convention had no right to overrige the will of the localities and sub-divisions of the state. Wahile it was emi- mently proper to reaffirm the national con- vention principle in favor of elevating the public morals and promoting temperance, the county and district conventions alone had the right to instruct candidates for the legi: ture. Any other course would be subver- sive of our system of goverpment and estab- lish a centralizing tyranny by the mere fores ©of majorities in state conventions. THE FIGHT GREW WARM. Ex-Speaker Harlan York, took issue with and he in turn was over- Liiako of Otos, Sath ani Lambertson ‘01 [} n and Russell of Colfax, They in turn had a hand-to hand encounter with four or five partisuns of prohibition. The fight grew hotter and hotter as d Jight dawned and the sun began to pecp through the windows, About 5:30 Thurston planted himself on atable and for thirty minutes delivered a powerful argument against injecting a prohibitory pledge into the platform at this time, The arbitrary rulings of Churen Howe and his refusal to permit any motion excepting a vote by roll call on the minority report cul minated in an outbreak which finally drove him from the chair and torced Judge Wail back into his seat. TIE MINOR A6 the ming clared adopted by a vote of i Attention was called to the fact that mor than half of the delegates in the convention had left the hall, parties present were casting their votes: Another noisy contest was had over the final adoption of the platforin as amended. Many delezates threatencd to leave the hall, but Thurston's appeal against any such pro- cedure prevailed, and the platform, with the prohibition plank, was finally adopted. L. C. Richards of Dodge was clected chairman of the state central committee and ut 7 a.m. the convention adjourned sine die, TIHE VAN WYCK RESOLUTIONS, he following resolutions, offered by Gen- Van Wyek, wers referred to the plat- rm committed without debate, but for some reason, best known to Hascall, Church ine, they were smothered : at we demand a revision of laws, in order that the bardenof shall beimpartially distributed 1sses of property, and 1o this end w in favor of legislation that will place all real estate owned by railroad, telegraph and telephone compunies on an equal footing and subject to the same mode of assessment and city and county taxes us s of taxable property. Any scheme to legalize the debt of the Pacific railroads fraudulently con- tracted by Credit Mobilier and construc- tion companies is manifestly detrimental to the material welfare of the people of this section and state, because this debt forms the basis for excessive and oppressive rates, therefore, be it Resolved, That we are opposed to the pas- sage of the Pacific railroad funding and ex- ehsion scheme embodicd in - the Outhwaite bill debts of the Union Pa- cific r /, howsoever contracte are to be recognized ns valid and their pa ment extended over sixty yea and we re- quest our senators and representatives in congress 10 oppose the passage of said bill, EFEELING IN LINCOLN. The ud file of the republican party of Lancaster county received the news of the nomination of Captain Hill for state treas- urer and Attorney General Leese for his trust a third time with manifestations of ovi dent satisfaction this morning. But the grand victory is shadowed by the base betrayal of Charley Carter, who entered the as a andidate for commissioner of public lands and builaings with flattering prospects for a successful issue, Such deals are always r nd if tempers do not cool won- 1 now and election day in ovember, the'deal will be fittingly rebuked. The boys of Lancaster who do the voting never fail to pay their debts in one way or another, Peters, Grosshans or Benton and Steen or Carte which? Think of it. ‘The party work here say it s not 80 much Ben- ton as the way it was done, However, the ills of to y are forgotten when sores are healed, and the racket will be forgotten when the votes are cast that are to elect Harrison and Morto: In some ways the boys are jubilant aud in others they are hurt deep down, The passage of the minority report on the question of submission by the convention ¢ HEPORT A § plank Howe ana ( Resolved, ADDS FUEL TO THE FLAME, and there are some candidates who had better stand from und In republican Lancaster there is music in the air. The fight on the resolution favoring submission was the most bitter, for and against, ever witnessed on the floors of any convention held in this state. It was war to the knife. Brierly, Tucker, Magoon and others for, and Hascall, Rosewater, Judge Douglas and Wells of Saline and others against. The battle raged for more than three hours. Such a scene during the dis- cussion was never witnessed before in the state. The hisses, jeers, gags, invective and sarcasm hurled back and forth will furnish food for conversation for a week to come. ——— News From Hebron. HeeroN, Neb,, August 24.—[Special to Tie BEE. ]—That Thayer county will have an immense corn crop is now an assured fact. The acreage is much larger than last year, and in many places the yield per acre will be larger than ever before known, Sheriff Green has been getting some new boarders at the county hotel, Peter Sheridan, of Carleton, was brought here yesterday upon charge of assault with intent to murder and 1 in jail having been bound over to the ct court, as he wus unable to give bail in the sum of §500, Amos Herr, who has figured so promi- nently m the criminal court of this ¢ for several years past, was yesterday sur- rendered to the sheriff by one of his bonds- men. As he can get no one to bail him out he witl probably rémaiu in the county jail for some time, Texas Bill's Victim Dead. Surerior, Neb., August 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—W, H. Whitaey, the man shot near here recently by Texas Bill, died last night. The body was brought to Superior ‘and embalmed. This morning a nephew of the unfortunate man arrived and accompunied the body to Columbus, Neb,, where asister lives. Whitney was about thirty-five years of age and unmarried. His home was in Gaiunesville, N. Y., where his mother resid he murderer proves to be a noted desperado, and it is rumored that he nhas killed his man before, After leaving the camp he went to a farmer and engaged him to take him to the railroad, where he took the train. The ofticers ut ouce started in pur- suit, and the report reaches hero thut the murderer was captured this afteruoon, A Lucky ELsON, Neb., Augus scape. —[Specialto T . Nelson had a narrow escape last night. The new brick block containing the opera house, the court rooms and county oflicers’ rooms aud several stores, was set on fire through carqgessness. A lighted match ora burniug cigar was thrown in a saw- dust spittoon and smoldered until the floor was burned through and caught in some guuny sacks in the basement, and was just Retting where it would have been beyoud control when it was discovered and extia guished. Captain Hill Congratulated. BeATRICE, Neb., August 24.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.]—Beatrice citizens, irre- spective of party, congratulated Captain Hill on his nomination for state treasurer. The indications are that he will run ahead of the ticket in southeastern Nebraska.y —ae LGy, Hill's Shortage Fixed Up. Doxtar, ITa, August 24.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—Last January, when Treasurer I. P, Hill made a final settlement with the board of supervisors at the expiration of his term of office, his account was short §19,346.01 Hill was indicted and a civil suit brought against his bondsmen, as reported in Tue Bee heretofore. Yesterday a settlement was made with the board of supervisors for $18,348.46, the bondsmen paying $0,5458.46, and Hill’s friends or outside parties paying $3,500, and all civil suits were dismissed. The county by this settlement only loses $398.45. The settlement seems to give very geuneral satisfuction. T £ e Picked Up in the Lakes. Maxistee, Mich., August 24,—John Mock and William Brush started from Milwa ukee on Monday in & hooker, and on Tuesday, when they were in the middle of Lake Michi- Tn. their boat capsized. Brush was rowned. Mock succeeded in getting hold of the boat and hung on until picked up yes- terday by the steam barge Wente, OMAHA. SATURDAY MORN NG AUGUST D Jxd ) 1888, CLEVELAND AND THE CANUCKS The Fisheries Question an Absorb- ing Topic in Washington, HOAR AND EDMUNDS SPEAK. They Discuss the Existing Treaty and Show That the Fresident Al- ready Has Allt he Author ity He Needs. Posing for Effect. WASHINGTON BUREAU Tite OMATIA Brs, } FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasm~oron, D, C., August 24, The talk of adjournment, the state of ap- propriations, the condition of the senate tar- iff bill, all were forgotten to-day and every one about the capitol, from the president of the senate down to the barber of the house shop, discussed the president’'s message and the legislation Le asks to increase his retalia- tory power. There was nothing done in the house to-day. The Wilson bill, which was introduced 8o soon after the roceipt of the message yesterday afternoon, had been r ferred to the foreign affairs committee as the chairman of that body has been at the summer resorts er since the weather set in, it was deemed best to await his return beforo acting upon the bil. He was at once telegraphed for and advised to be here on Monday morning, when it is expected that there will be a full meeting of the com- mittee. Butin the senate the subject came up immediately atter the reading of the jour- nal. The message was ' read, and Mr., Ed- munds addressed the senate, The able statesman from Vermont showed how wide his range of information is, not only upon this topic, but upon all others which he « tempts to discuss, He scathingly pointed out the inconsistencics of the president's e, calling attention to the fact that the iutory act had been passed nearly two ago to give him just the authority that he asks, and showed that the president had neglected the chance which had been offered him to force the Canadians to respect th Amwerican flag and to extend to Ames can fishermen and ship masters that decent treatment which every civ- ilized nation uccords to anoth He pointed out t the president has himself called attention to this discourteous- ness, to say the least, of the Canadians rds one particular American_ship since retaliator) ct went into effe nd he asked why it Was that the chief magistrate had failed to comply with the retal act, and had failed to do his duty und constitution in neglecting to enforce t coator Edmunds’ rema oscly by ev law. s were listened to senator in town. There was the most profound stillness in the g leries, which were filled, and the most in- teuse t prevailed every wher AND A DEMAC nator Hoar, who follow 3 scored an excelient point when he called at- tention to the fact that when the president sent the fisheries treaty to the senate last February he said in his message that it was negotiated to settle all existing differences between the United States and Canada at the timy It was in effect to cover every contro- versy, and its design, according to_the presi- dent, was to remove all causes for disturb- ances upon any subject for which the United tates or her people had cause for complamt, Yet, on top of that and after the rejection of the fisheries treaty the prosident sends a mes- sage to congress asking for extended powers and not pointing out that there were othbr subjects not embraced in the treaty. In spite of all his previous asser- tions to the contrary, both of the senators ex- pressed the unqualified opinion that the ex- isting law gives the president ample power in every respect to enforce the rights of Americans and to insist upon respect to the stars and stripes. It could be seen plainly that their arguments struck home to the democratic side, and that in spite of the blind allegiance of their political opponents to the chief magistrate, they realized fully that he already has all‘the power that is necessary under the circumstances, Still there can be little doubt that, as Senator Frye says, Mr. Cleveland wili be given all the rope that he desires, It is admitted on all sides that the prime object in sending his remarkable message to congress at this par- ticular time was the retention of the vote of those foreign born American citizens who rmunds, aro disposed to fcllow any leader who will twist the British lion's ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO SHOW HIS HAND. No one believes that President Cleveland, if given the power which he aslks, will cn® force it, unless compelled to do so. At least he will not be likely to place an embargo upon Canada’s commerce passing in_transit through the United States, although he may, and probably will, enforce the collection of tolls through the ‘‘Soo™ and St. Clair flats canals if the Canadian government persists in insisting upon collecting tolls in the Wel- land and St. Lawrence canals agaiust Amer- ican vessels, But the scnate, although it can see the chance to checkmate Mr. Cleve- land’s move, does not propose to go at it blindly, and’ to enact further legislation in the line of retaliution, even though such a course may be politically beneficial, until it has all the information upon the subject nec- essary to guide it intelligently, and for this reason Senator Hoar has alrcady offered a resolution requesting the president to furnish the senate with a copy of all communications remonstrating with the British government against the conduct of Canuda on the fisheries question, und also for copies of all demands made by the president for re- dress of wrongs done to American fishermen, Perhaps the president may be able to show that he and Secretary Bayard have vigor- ously insisted that all ‘such wrongs shall be redressed, but it is not believed that copies of any such papers are in the possession of the state department. Atall events it will be just as well, the senators think, to know just how far tiie United States has gone in the protection of its citizens before giving President Cleveland authority to cripple commerce along the border for political effect. There 18 no doubt that if the presi- dent should enforce the law and declare an embargo against all Canadian commerce that the peopie on the northern border of the United States would be almost as great sufferers, for a while at least, as the Cana- dians whom it is desigued to discipline, M'KINLEY IN GEORGIA, Major McKinley returned from his trip to Georgia last night and was met by news from his invalid wife, showing @ _serious relapse, McKinley took a train for his home at Can- ton, O, late last evening. It is feared that Mrs. McKinley will hardly rally from this attack of her malady which is a serious and hopeless one. It is shown by statements of people who accompanied Major McKinley south that this visit Was in cvery respect a success, so far as increasing respect for the republican party and its doctrines was concerned. It was feared by southern people here that McKinley might make a serious attack upon the south- ern methods of the democracy in bis speech, and the democrats are greatly gratified at the moderate, conservative tone of his ad- dress. A DECISION IN HOWARD'S LAND CASE. Secrctary Vilas to-day confirmed the de- cision of ‘the general land office in the amended land entry case of Edwin Howard, The commissioners declined to grant How- ard's request to be allowed to amend the en- try which is made under the timber culture law 80 as to make it cover the southeast quarter of section 4, township 17, north range 54, west, instead of the northeast quarter of section 6, township 16, north, range 54, west, in the North Platte district. The comms- sion, after refusing to amend the entry, held for cancellation the ormginal entry on the statement of Howard to the effect that the section contains natural growin, timber. The commissioner also held thal the land asked for does not seem to be the laud Howard intended to enter sund that it does not seem to the satisfaction of the gen- eral land office that the entryman use proper care in making his _entry. The de- on of the commissioner in its entire afirmed by the secretary and the land held for cancellation, PERSONAL, Mr. and Mrs, A. T. Ross wnd son of Oumaha, are at the Howard houso. PRy Heatu, Army News. Wasiny August 24.—[Special Tele gram to —Private William J. Leon, Company B, Seventeentl infantry, now with his command, having enlisted while a minor without the consent of his parents or guar- dian, is discharged the service of the Unmited Stutes Frank Haddock, Light Battery 17 rtil now with his command, will be discharged the service of the United States on_the rcceipt of this order by the commanding officer of his station, STARTLD 1ICAGO, Thurman and His Party Leave Port Huron at Midnight. Porr Henron, Mich, August ~The Chicago escort for Judge Thurman arrived atBo'clock this morning and took charge of the party. The Cleveland and Thurman club of Port Huron, with a band, turned out, and with the Chicago delegation, escorted the judge and party to the train. The party now consists of Judze Thurman, Allen and Lee Thurman, Dr. Schwartz, of Colum- bus, Collector Ward, of Port Huron, and the press representatives. At the depot Thurman was introduced to the Chicago rty. As the train left the depot it was grected with cheers by a crowd. The La Peer poople learned that Judge Thurman would stop about twenty minutes before the arrival of the train and a couple hundred or more were at the depot to meet him. He came to the rear platform, but made no speech. At Flint Judge Thurman made a speech as the car stopped for a mo- ment in the center of town, Ex-Governor Begolo and the recention committee met the Thurman party at Lan- sing, Mich, and they were greeted by an euthusiastic crowd on their arrival. Several thousand people were there und cheered the sl l-z tarifl speccl which Mr, Thurman made. Charlotte has a population of about 4,000, and it seemed that nearly all of its inhabit- ants were at the depot when the train to which the Thurman special was att: B drew up ut that y The judge short speech, which was enthusiastically cheered Ciieaco, August 24.—Judge Thurman and ived here in a t a large was in waiting. Jud escorted to a carriago and dr Palmer house. Here an_informat was hield. Tho judge mad. but begged to be excused from furthe; as he had already made a dozen during the day. After he had retired to his room an enthusiastic erowd gathered in the rotunda and shouted until they brought him nd_enthusiastic » Thurman was n to the ption a short speech, flort, once more for a good-night appearance. The commercial travelers expre: good will through a magnificont floral offering four fe band: t 8quz . , in the design of an immense —_— DAKOTA REPUBLICAN ‘The Convention Organizes and Adopts a Platform, Watertowy, Dak., August 24.—The repub- lican torritorial convention met yesterday morning, but the committee on credentials not being ready to repdrt on the Lawrence county contest, there were successive ad- journments to 1, 3:30 and 7 p. m. During the afternoon a campaign fund of $10,000 was raised. At the night session the con- vention admitted Judge Moody's delegation from Lawrence county. Colonel E. C. Geary of Fargo was made permanent chairman and the piatform was adopted. It accuses the present_administration of keeping Dakota out of the union for partisan reasons. It ar. raigns Governor Church for using his of- fice for furthering his personal ambition. General Harrison is endorsed as the friend of Dakota. It declares it the duty of congress to admit Dakota as two states, Laws for equitable rates of transportation, a revision of the Dakota revenue laws and for effective regulation of usury are favored. The re- vision of the tarift is favored and a reduction of duties upon such articles as it can be made upon without sacrificing the interests of American labor, particularly on the necessaries of life. The Mills bill is declared a sectional measure. The banishment of saloons from the terri- tory is favored. At 12:30 the convention ad- journed until daylight. — Harrison Enjoying His Rest. ToLEDO, August 24.—A Middle Bass special says: There is not another summer resort in America where General Harrison could have found a more perfect retreat and such complete seclusion asin this spot. Several persons came in from Cleveland and asked to ve allowed to see General Harrison, but the members of the club steadily refused to dis- turb him. General Harrison is enjoying his visit immensely, and regards Middle Bass as the finest point in the great lakes, All the members in the party are well. Two large excursions came in from Detroit and Cleve- land, but were not permitted to see the gen- eral. United States' senator Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, was a caller, and dis- cussed the situation in Michigan freely. The only other caller was ex-Congressman Amos Townsend, of Cleveland. —_——— Hewitt on the Political Issues. BaLtiMore, August 24.—Mayor Hewitt, in a letter to Leonard Wales, of Baltimore, by whom he was nominated at the recent con- vention of the American party, says: “If you had consulted me I should bave asked you to refrain fiom using my name, inasmuch as I do not consider the present a time fr the organization of an indevendent part, In my dispatch to the chairman 1 stated distinctly that I thought the issue in this campuign was the revenue reform, and I do uot think that any other question would have a chance of serious consideration by the people. Time will come, however, when the question of home rule will have to be settled in favor of the doctrine that ‘America should be governed by Americans, e s The Dakota Republican ‘Watertows, Dak., August 24,—The re- publican territorial convention nominated G. A. Matthews, of Brookings, for delegate on the seventeenth ballot. —— | Marry Mr. Carson. New YoRk, August 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—Although the reports pub- lished several months ago of the engago- mentof Miss Maud Harrison, the comedicnne of the Madison Square theater, to J. D, Car- son, the well-known railroad man and the- atrical manager, were contradicted, it is now stated, with every appearance of authentic- ity, that they are to married in Chicago early in October, North Nebraska's Fair. NorroLk, Neb., August 24.—[Specfal to Tue Ber.]—The horses for the races at the North Nebraska fair in this city next week are still coming, Sxx!.‘l Ve racers are now here and the number Will reach 125 before the races commence on Tuesday. The en- tries already made assure a splendid exhibit of live'stock, but the agricultural exhibit will not be so large on account of the late- ness of the season. — The French Mediterranean Fleet. TovLoN, August 24.—The equipments of eight iron clads ordered by the French minis- ter of mariue tor the reinforcement ot the Mediterrancan squadion have been com- pleted, and they will proceed at once to a general rendeavous at Hyeries. Four dis- Patch vessels and a torpedo boat will accom- pany the won clads, - THE MESSAGE 1IN ENGLAND. Comments of the London Press on Cleveland's Manifesto. HIS SINCERITY IS QUESTIONED. One Journal Suggests the Impropri- ety of Introducing the Tricks of Poker Playing Into American Politics, The Lion Growl Copyright 1588 by James Gordon Bennett,] LONDON, August 24, 'w York Herald Cable—Speeial to Tng Bre| — Blaine's emissaries, who are here collecting statistics showing the great attachment the British have for President Cleveland, were bothered this afternoon when they read two sharp attacks on him in two leading Tor, papers, In the course of a bitter evening itorial ou the fisherics the St. James Gazette ob- served: “Suddenly, while every one is in an unsuspecting frame of mind, Mr. Cleve. land launches his bolt from the blue, The position is exceedingly awk- ward and unpleasant for both countries and the retaliatory measures which are threatened by the presidential message, are 80 absolutely illogical and unreasonable that it is dificult to understand what their precise meaning is. But before very long a president will have to be chosen, and Mr, Cleveland and his political friends are anx- ious he should be returned to office. Now, if the president can see his way to materially increase his chances of re-election by playing at & game which has always immensely tickled our American cousins—the twistiug of the lion's tail, to-wit—it is perhaps not to be expected that he should hesitate to twist it by any consideration of the lion's feclings, The object is to provide an elegant curl upon which patriotic Americans may gaze with complacent pride, at intervals listening to the deflant shricks of the western eagl That is the only possible explanation of the message. Another is that Mr, cland always, of course with an indirect eye to the ballot boxes, may be trying what is known in America itsclf as a ‘blufr.” The Globe says: “We fail to understand why President Cleveland, a genorally just man, should seck to punish Canadians for an act committed by the Washington senate, Is he, too, plaving to the galleryt Didthe value of the Irish vote in the presidential contest tempt him to make a bid for it? The surmise may look uncharitable but we sce no other explanation that fits in with the surrounding circumstances.” [Copyright 1855 by James Gordon Bennstt.) Loxpoy, August 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]—The morning papers all follow the lead of the evening papers on the message. ‘The lion in the press room fairly lashes the president with its tail. Thus the Daily Telegraph: *“Mr. Cleveland’s entire communication is conceived in a spirit of most uncompromising hostility, His startlingly aggressive’ message has been im- mediately due to the action the part of con- gress. What his precise motive may have been {8 to be divined only by those deeply versed in the mysteries of the curious system which the Americans are pleased to dignity by the name of politics, Perhaps the president meant to trump the last card played by the republican majority. All that the uninitiated spectator can expect to know about the matter is that, in the lan- guage of the American gambler, between whose methods and those of American poki- ticians there is a close resemblance, Presi- dent Cleveland has seen the republican ma- jority and gone them one better.” Tne Standard observes: “What makes the tone of the message all the more remarka- ble is that President Cleveland does not give himself the smallest trouble to conceal or dissemble the fact that it was the United States senate and not the government of the dominion which rejected the result of his diplomatic efforts, It is bardly necessary to point out that this measure must be very in- jurious to the commereial interests of Canada. The large traffic which passed over the Can- adian Pacific into the United States will be stopped, and the growihg trade between Japan and the eastern parts of the dominion seriously crippled. For a portion of the year the heart of the dominion is cut off, by nature, from direct intercourse with Europe, The closing of the St. Lawrence by ice makes it almost imperative that Canadian exports and imports should pass through United States territory. New York, in fact, is one of the Canadian seaports and without it the manufacturers and merchauts of the colouny would find themselves, for a time at least, in a bad way. The conclusion of the message is in harmony with the rest of this curious state paper. It ends by the assertion thata government does only half its duty when it permits citizens to be imposed upon and humiliated by ®he overreaching disposi- tion of other nations. But which nation? We may well ask. It seems to us he has rendered it impossible for him to urge any such accusation against this country.” TheDaily News says: “‘President Cleveland lets the republican senators know that if they want an aggressive policy they shall have it with a vengeance. The senate, he says, has refused to co-operate with him in an effort to settle the dispute. In this country we may be well pleased enough with the assurance that he has put the republican senators in a hole, but after all the one important fact for us is that the international question is not settled, that it is more unsettled than it ever was before, that business is disturbed, that the relations between this country and America are strained, that the relations be- tween Canada and America are more strained still and that an uncomfortable new depart- ure will have to be made.” The aristocratic Morning Post cries: “It secis as if the exigencies of his position as a candidate for re-election to the presidency had urged Mr. Cleveland to play the part of advocate hastily. That the president who authorized the negotiations should be the first person to initiate new difficulties is cer- tainly surprising and cannot but depreciate the position assigned to matters affecting the British emplire by President Cleveland. It may suit for the coming ticket at the presi- dential election to make this question a test of party fealty, but this method of treating them puts a strain upon Eaoglishmen gener- y.” “The Times, while saying the message is a clever move on the political board, say: “The president cannot be acquitted of per- sonal inconsistency in the course he has taken, which was 1nno sense obligatory upon him. However, the president's message is in any case preposterous. If he was not bound by the vote of the senate he was gratuitously inconsistent with his previous attitude. If he 'was bound we have the ludicrous spectacle of the United States flying into a passion over their own rejection of the treaty, as if the grievance were not ours rather than theirs,” The editor concludes: *The only consolation is that a few mouths may bring avother rev- NUMBER olution of the wheel and either discloso Pres ident Cleveland or General Harrison wel- coming the despised treaty with a few col- orable modifications.” B — STOCKS IN LONDON. Cleveland's Message Has a Depressing Effcct on the Market. [Copyright 1588 by James Gordon Bennett.) oxoN, August 24.—[New York He ald Cablo—Special to Tie Bre] -Cleveland's message deprossed stocks considerably. Prices gave way on continued selling orders from the count Unions were especiall, flat. Canadas dropped 1 point directly as the market opened. Room traders sold stock, as the message frightened everybody. Burns, of J. S, Morgan, says the messge is a simple warning from the president to Canadian in- terests, showing the danger to which they arc exposed if the president should exercise the retaliatory power, which, as yet, is only asked for. Wall street opencd weak but stronger s instilled confidenco again and the market turned round and bought. Andrews and Windom left there unsuceessful in getting the capital for the Tehuantepec ship railway scheme. Capital ists require the United States guarantee, and it is not believed here that the latter can be obtained and Mexican subvention is insuf cient. The above gentlemen are unwiscly king over the third Erie contractor. Tan a and Enginecr Taylor both have unsavory records in connection with the Delagoa, Mes- sina and other railroads. - “SHOT IDI'I_:\D t THAN HAY." Vigilants Scouring the Country For a Minnesota Murderer, Corrie, Minn., August 21.—[Special Tele- Al gram to Tur Ber.|—John Lufkin, a well known farmer, was shot in the town of Gates, Redwood county, ten miles from Tracy last night, under peculiar eireum stances. Lufkincame n from St. Charles* Minn., in 1874, and scttled in G Besides himself there were two families, Rose and Averill, which have been in constant quarrels for several ycars. Last wiater a jug of kerosenc was thrown into Lufkin's house, and with it two burning torches. In the room were two women. The torches fell some distance from the kerosene and did not fire. At the same time a bomb made of powder in a tin can with nails and spikes ex- ploded in another part of the house. Luf. kins heard a call and ran outside. He says that he knew the voice as that of Will Rose, a young man, There was no other evidence, and the suit was dismissed. Lufkin then sued the Averill and Rose families for slan der and the swt is still pending. To get even Rose prosecuted Lufkin for incest with his niece, but it was ignored by the grand jury, Getting in a rather tight pi Lufkin sold his farm and went to 1 with a relative named Slaver, fourteen miles northeast of his own farm. Sitting in Slaver's house Wednesday ¢ ng with Slaver and three women, a rifle or heavy revolver ked at one of the windows and Lufkin med, 1 am shot deader than hay.” He feel to the floor and in ten minutes died. The alarm was sent to Tr and a numberof cit izens hastened to Rose! nouse, but no one was to be seen. A ponyswas found in the stable covered with sweat, as if it had b vidden hard. If there is uny other evidence against 1ose it has not been divulged, The mquest is in progress now, and there is a strong tatk of lynching Rose. Rose has been tracked toward the Cottonwood county line and is supposed to be ata caiupon Long lake, The sheriff of Mow ounty is on his trail and he will probably have Lis man before morning. e THE SIOUX ARE SIGNING, Their Former Obstinacy Due to the Halt' breeds and Squaw Men. Pienke, Dak., Augnst 24.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The steamer Rosebud to-day brought from Standing Rock agency the Sioux commissioners and party on their way to the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agel Being int wed they were free to give the history of affairs at Standing Rock, from which it appears that th have obtained the names of a good number of the Standing Rock Sioux. They are exvecting to obtain the balance on their return without any troubl 'hey assert that their hired in- terpreters connived with the squaw men, a few halfbreeds and a half-dozen hgstile chiefs to defeat the measure by intimidating the majority who favored it, even deciding in secret council to kil the first buck iwho signed. The sentiment among the rank and vas too strongly in favor of the treaty, or, aud many signed betore they left, one instance of the kind being when they had boarded the boat to go. A number came aboard and signed, fearing the commission would not return. The commission consid- ers it diplomacy to get the lower Brules and Crow Creeks first befc visiting Cheyenne or returning to Standing Rock, as the former will readily favor the treaty. o, A PLUCK OUNGSTER. He Fires a Load of Bird Shot Intoa Gang of Tramps. DevLaNo, Minn,, August 24.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee]—Yesterday afternoon twelve masked men entered the house of John Pearson, three miles south of Arm- strong, and demanded food and what money there was in the house. While thoy were parleying with Mrs. Pearson, her son, Henry, a boy ten years old, opened the stair door and discharged a load of bird shot into the fect and legs of one of tho tramps. They all fled and 1he boy pursuca them, firing agaim, the shot taking effect in the head of one of them, who fell to the ground and was afterwards carried off by his compunions. The citizens turned out en masse and scoured the country all night to secure the culprit, but without success. To-day some of the tramps were back and fired two shots through the win- dows of Pearson’s house withou!, effect. The boy who did the shooting was 8o small that tramps did not notice him and his father was away from home when the outrage oc curred. e The Crop Prospects. Des Moixes, Ta, August 24 Telegram to Tue Bee.]—~The he this month have materially changed the pro pects for crops in Towa. Corn has kept gro ing, especially in the western part of the state, and the stalks have been taking the growth instead of the ears. The great danger now is from frost, and if it holds off till the middle of September and the present warm days continue the corn crop will be very large, but the nights luleiy have been o cool as Lo suggest danger. Oats are poor, proba- bly half & crop. Heavy rains and hail storms beat them down and kept them down. Wheat is about fair. The hay crop is very large, surpassing anything for years, and it is goo in all parts of the state, i"lax is {lcldmg very large crops in northern lowa, where it is a staple. The crop is nearly harvested and keeps up well. Vegetables are all turning out well and fruits are doing finely. The only appreheusion now is early frost. el The Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair, elightly warmer wdather, variable winds. For Iowa: Fair, slightly warmer weather southerly winds. For Dakota: Light local rains, slightly cooler weather, variable winds, —_— A Tennessee Hotel Bu, Mexrms, Tenn., August 24, Bon Agna Springs, Tenn., near Nashville, burned late last night. The guests saved nearly all their baggage. The loss is about $50,000; insurance, $15,000, o Stanley Falls Station Recaptured, Brusses, August 24.—It is officially an- nounced that the forces of the Congo Free State have recaptured Stanley Falls station, vial FISHERY'S TREATY COMMENTS The Situation Discussed on Both Sides of the Atlantic. OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS Its Effect in Wall Street—An All-Abe sorping Topic of Conversae tion at the National Capital, New York, August 2 erable anxicty manifes change before the of There was consid- d on the stock ex« ning over the effect of the president's message, and first sales of yads depending upon Canadian business showed sharp declines, Michigan Central opened down 1% per contund Canada Southern opened down 1 per cout. Supporte ing orders hud been placed on the market, however, and prices were bid up )@ from the opening. When this recovery was noted S at once restor L Mass,, August dent's message was much commg vessel 0 confidence w. GLOUCESTE —The prosi- ited on by ners on the arrival of this morns papers, in which it was printed. The s soon spread and @ crowd of vessel wners congregated in the merchants' ex- chango talking over the matter, 1t was th gene opinon among business men that n one here wanted retaliation s outtined in the message. On the other hand, the men who man the vessels are unanimous in thele opinions that what the president bas proposed is just right, Wasminuron, August 24 —The president's message on the subjectof the fisheries treaty is the all-absorbing topic of conversation among the few members present in the house to-day. The democrats praise the mes- sage as a statesmanlike utterance, and the republicans generally condemn it as purely wolitical. Representative Hooker, a_demo- cratic member of the committee on foreign affairs, which will deal nitially with the message and the Wilson bill to give effect to the president's views, said: 1 think it is a very able exposition of our rights under the treaty of 1515 and pro- sents a very cogent reason for cuforcing the investing the president with the power to iliate against Can porters,” Representative Payson, of Illinois, saidi “Without fully committing myself to it I think that the president has sufficient power under the existing law to express the senti- ment of our people, and not only compel recognition of our rights, but secure equita ble adjustmentof the trouble. There is more politics than necessary in the message, 1t would be a very excellent plan for the presi- dent to put his best foot forward with the wdea of showing his intentions; and if that were found ineffectual, then le might ask congress for additional pow Representative Crisp, of ( , said: T think the message’s recommendation is de- thing to do under the cirs dian importers and ex- cidedly the prope cumstanc wtative Adams of Illinois (republie 4 CIf he needs the powe usks for he shall have it so fur as@ny vote goes, [ am doubttul about the existing law, hows Bvar Representative Bayne of Pennsylvania said: “There s nothing in it but o scheme to recoup the soul of his lost political ine fluence, und I predict that he will do the same, on the subject of the tariff. AvGusta, Me., August 24.—An effort was made W secure Blaine's opinion on the president’s message, but he firmly declined to be interviewed on the subject, saying that he preferred to give his views to the publie at large upon the stump. LoxDoN, August 24.—The St zette, commenting on President MessAge Lo CoNEress, says: awkward and unpleasat for both countries, The retaliation threatened is so illogical and unrcasonable that it is difticuit vo under- stand its precise cause and meaning, Two plausible explanations occur. It may have been intended to influence voters, or merely to bluff Canada into granting the American demands. There is no doubt that the matter is a serious one for Canada. Not merely local James Ga- leveland’s The position is irs are concerncd, but imperial ests are also invoived. England must and will supply proper sifeguards for her Canadian interest. We must await the next step. It is dificuit to suppose that the mate ter will be allowed to end otherwise than in a verfectly friendly manner.” The Globe says that President Cleves land makes a strong case against Canada, and surmises that nada will doubtless be ble to show equally as good a case. If the Canadians had rejected the treaty, it sa it would be easy to understand why C land should ask for retaliation, but it cannot understand why Cleveland, generall a just man, should punis Canada for the act of the American senate. It asks if Cleveland has attempted to bid foe the Irish vote. The Pall Mall upon the r 2V en Gazette suspends i nee it looks ug! opinfon of Cleveland's TORONTO, Augus! Al comment on. dent Cleveland’s retaliation message is very severe on Mr. Cleveiand. The main pos sition taken is that President Cleveland has decended to election aptrap, des signed to outbid Blaine and Harrison for the anti-British vote. Kverywhere to-day the all-absorbing topic of conversation was the message and the probability of retaliation becoming an actual fa The message excited no strong fecling, generally speaking, among the busie ness men of the \ere are many vioe lent persons, however, who indulge in very wild talk, and want the government to shut down altogether on the Yankees and serve them with their own sauce. At the board of trade rooms the message was spiritedly dise cussed. The move was much regretted, ag some thought that the ball, once sct rollingg its direction wight giye much trouble. -~ MOURNING AT NEOSHA, Ten Victims of the Recent Boiles Explosion Buried. MILWAUKEE, August 2.—A special from cosha, Wis, says that business there is suspended to-day. The funeral eof ten of the victims were held to-day, and the funers als of the other four will take place to-more he city defr the expenses of the ls. The coroner's jury returned verdict of accidental death. " Owing to the excitement yesterday there were a numbeg of errors in the death list. Fourteen persons mere gilled, three or four badly injured, twelve or thirteen suffering from broked limbs or serious bruises, and a good many others bruised or bur . Three of the wounded are very low, sud are not expectes tw live, —— The Emigrant Rates. New York, August 24.—The recent actiom of the northwest and trans-continental lines may avert the threatened war in passengep rates between the castern trunk lines. Come missioner Pierson received word that the lines mentioned have promised to restore first class rates and end the emigrant war by cutting off commissions to eastern agents upon condition that the other lines of th western association which share in the trads will agree to do likewise, -~ - King Chr! in Berlin, BERLI August 24 —King Christian off Denmark, accompaunied by his brother, Prince John, arrived here at 9 o'clock tos day. They were wet at the railway statiom by Emperor William and Prince’ Henry, The emperor and the king kissed each othes several tim e Yellow Jack's Ravages. WasmiNatoN, August 24.—Reports fro Jacksonville, Fla., show there were six! new cases aud two deaths for the twenty: four hours ending at 7 o'clock last eveuivg. wg:c;u:&n;gtxck yefl:{d: ;:ve::ln; till noomy cases w ¢ ported and two deaths, { ph