Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1888, Page 1

Tue OwmaAHA DALy BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. - OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST JOHN A, W'SHANE NOMINATED. Nebraska Democrats Select Him to Head Their Ticket. A BIG TURNOUT AT LINCOLN. A Monster Parade and a Meeting of the State League at Night—The Faithful Shouting For *‘Cleves land and McShane." Democratic Stat Lrvoory, Neb., August 20.—|Special T\ gram to Tue Bee |—The 80,000 majority promised the state and national republican tickets failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the average democrat in any way. At noon to-day the red baundana was the most con- spicuous emblem on the streets, The wear- ers seemed to take pride in displaying them The morning and noon trains discharged their birdens and the streets were soon thronged with strange faces, most of whom were presumably democrats. At 1 o'clock the parade of the day was or- ganized. It was divided into three sections, each of which was headed by a brass band and commar.ded by officers who knew how to rouse enthusiasm and make believe they were on to victory instead of sure defeat. The paraders were cheerful. They were happy. Weeping Water, Omaha, York, Fairbury, Beatrice, Greenwood, Seward and @ goodly number of Lincolnites were in its. lines, The bands dis- coursed good music. You couldn't have told it from the music of the best re- publican bands in the state. The tunes sounded very familiar, It outward appear- ance the scenes were very much the same as were witnessed in this city last weck. Hungry candidates were not so numerous and in this fact lies the secret of the quiet- ness in this regard TIE SAMOSETS OF OMATIA were here in full force and also large dele- gations from the towns above named. Ne- braska City sent regrets und said our cel bration to-morrow prevents our joining the caravan, Fairbury also was sorry, but the railroad companies declined to give them rates and the true and faithful were com- elled 0 stay at home. And yet they got ere from all parts of the state, and the last delegation arrived at 3 o'clock and the march for F'unke’s opera house was commenced, The jam was. like the one of a week be- fore, " and the opera house wus fuir well filled. The enthusiasm of day was manifest when the IPrances Cl land clubof St. Paul filed in to the room, was commanded by Miss Ella Curtis, a sparkling young lady who would have done credit to a more august ussemblage, and she hand the little squadron as though bred in tmilitary harness. Their movements w grace and gave evidence of careful drill. DEMOCIACY WAS KEPEESENTED in ULincoln to-day by about two thousand strangers aside from the regular delegations attending the convention. Brass bands from dmuha, Seward, Weeping Water and Seatrice were in_ attendance, The musical 1splay was second only to that of the Frances leveland club. This was the center and circumference of the day’s domgs that tended to draw the crowd. Therewas no talk of candidates, or who would probably be the nominees of the convention. This part of the programme was locked within the councils of the party leaders, and was not to be known until thé flat of the conclave went forth. But the ticket was evidently cut and dried. THE CONVENT ASSEMBLES, Chairman North received a complimentary cheer as he ascended the stage to call the convention to order. The gavel fell promptly at 4 o’clock and the hum of the hundreds of Voices subsided. ‘T'he great room was quict. Business was in order. In a short but appro- priate speech he stated the object of the con- ention, recited past purty deeds, the great- ness of party claims, and urged the necessity of the perpetuation of party principles, and the nomination of a ticket that he had reason to expect and believe would be elected in November. He urged the necessity of the carly organization of an executive committee that it might not be neglected when the ex- citement of the convention was over. He then announced that Hon. Nat. Miller of Butler had been selected as temporary chair- an of the convention and S. 8. Ally of Saline as temporary sccretary, subject to the ratification of the convention, Thio ratification Wwas mode with a royal will. Mr, Miller was introduced. He extolled the virtues of Grover and the party and said that the national ticket would un. questionably be elected. The remark was jcipated” and the waiting cheers burst forth. The committee thanked the conven- tion for the unexpected honor and asked for the further pleasure of the convention. J. Points was then elected assistant sec- retary and the temporary organization was perfect. Secretary Montgomery then read THE LIST OF DELEGATES and proxies entitled to seats in the conven- tion, Corrections were ordered and the com- mittee on credentials was waived. Judge Crawford moved that each delega- tion be entitled to cast its full vote in the event of absentees, and a gentleman from Hall moved and put the motiou that the tem- porary organization be made permanent. The boys were in_a hurry to get down to work. The order of business as per call was decided upon and a gentleman from Dawes moved that the chair be empowered to ap point a committee of seven on resolutions, This honor was conferred upon A J. Saw- yer of Laucaster, J. W. Paddock of Douglas, J. H. Harmon of Holt, Robert Clegg of Rich- ardson, W. H. Thowpson of Hall, Nat Swails of Dodge and Euclid Martin of Doug- las, after which C. J. Smythe of Doug- las, M. Montgomery of Dawes and E. B, Smith of Seward were elected vice presi- dents of the convention, At this point Judge North took the floor and placed HON. JOHN A, MSHANE IN NOMIMATION for governor and moved that it be made by acclumation. A thousand seconds followed, but Captain Ashby and gentlemen from Douglas and other counties in the *Big First” had another deal for nim. He must be returned o Con- gress. Nothing else would do. ieneral Montgomery was named for goy- ernor, but declined the honor Others were named. Bedlam reigned. Motions for adjournment followed and were voted down. “McShane will not accept,” said one. **Wire him and see,” said another, Smythe made a speech expressing doubt of acceptance, but Judge North had vouched the other way, and Reed, of Douglus, pro- ;l‘mnmd that his word was good erough for 0. Motions again and again were made for adjournment, but all to no purpose; the battle was to be fought on that line if it took all summer. Chairman Miller took the floor and advo- cated sensivle action aud the nomination of McShane, and IT WAS MADE AMIDST WILD CHEERS and enthusiasm. McShane was notified at once. Nominatious for lieutenant governor fol- lowed, W, J. Bryan of Lancaster, M. F, Zentmeyer, Matt Miller of Butler, Lew May of Dodge and Frank Folda of Colfax were pamed. One by one they withdrew and Folda was nominated by acclamation, Puatrick A. Hines, of Kearney, was made the nominee for secretary of state. He was present and thanked the convention, 1, McGivern of Stanton, James N. Patter- son of Cass, C. G. Edee of Pawnee and R. H. Henry were placed in nomination for state treasirer, and the first ballot of the conven- tion was taken, resulting as follows: Patter u 833, McGivern 63, Edoe 53, Henry dl. Patterson was deciared the nominee. Leese’s shoes were the next attraction. W, A. Paynter of Boone, Stanley Thompson ef uffalo, W, H. Munger of Dodge and Birch 1. inman, of Lincoln, was named. The first lot stood Thompson 48, Munger 154, Hinmun 187, A break in the dclegations to Hinman ¢ Convention. failed to do the work and a second ballot was ordered. Tt stood Munger 257, Hinman 153, And Munger will try to get there, W. A. Paynter, of Booue, was nominated for auditor of public accounts by acclama- tion and the convention wok a recess until 10 o'elock, EVENING BESSION, On the call of order at the close of the in- termission, Martin of Richardson placed in nomination B. H. Jesson of that county for commissioner of public lands and buildings. Olof Headstrom of Polk was also named, but on a statement by Martin that his candidate was a near relative of Carl Schurz, a8 A concession to the German votes of the state, Headstrom's name was withdrawn and _Jesson was nominated by acclamation. Marion Thrusher, of Clay, was the unanim hoice of the convention for state superintendent of public instruc- tion. ‘This cleared the arena. The plums were gone and honor was the order, George W. Johnson of Fillmore, W, G. Sloan of Douglas, Olof Headstrom of Polk, W. W, Cones of Pierce, T. E. Bullard of Lincoin and J. Sterling Morton of Otoe were put in nomination for electors-at large. The vote stood as follows: Sloan, i Headstrom, 215; Cones, 93; Bullard, Johnson, 21 oun was nominated. Headstrom having received the next highest number of votes was then uominated by acclamation. The names of A, Harding, of Gage, and , of Lancaster, were named ors_from the First he ballot resulted as follows: Harding 45, Tibbetts 47. Mr. Tib- betts was made the unanimous choice of the district by acclamation. The Second district presented the name of J. C. Casterson of Jefferson, and he was nominated by tion. J. W. Latta of Burt, B. J. Hinman_ of Lincoln, Charles W. Allen of Duwes, and J. G. P. Hilderbrandt of Howard, “verc put in nomination ~ from the Third district. The ballot stood: Latta 4, Hm- man 53, Allen 120, Hilderbrandt 17. Allen was declared nominnated. The nominations were ratified and the report of the committee on resolutions was called for. It was made and unani- mously adopted by the convention and ad- journment was made without date. THE PLATFORM The platform is as follow: The democratic party of Nebraska in_con- vention ussembled, heartily approve of the platform and principles adopted at the demo. cratic national convention at St. Louis and endorse the nomination of those fearicss and irreproachable democrats, Grover Cleveland and Allen G, Thurman, for president and i ident of the United States, approve of the able, manly and consistent course of Hon. John A. McShane as member of congress from the First distr of Nebraska. He has been faithful and diligent in the discharge of his duties and has served the whole people in @ manner en- tirely acceptable to them. We condemn the republican Nebraska for being false to pledges and shameless its extravagance and profligate waste of the people's money. It exists only to create useless of- fices ‘and burdens the people with unneces- sar) ation. It is directly responsible for this great state having been overrun with a band of Pinkerton detectives to intimidate peaceful citizens, and we aemand the passage of such laws as’ will prevent a like outrage in the future. We favor the regulation trol of railroads, and that required to obscrve the laws the same as individuals, and that the rates of transportation be fixed, for freight and passengers, as low as is cousis- tent with necessa running expenses and fair interest on the actual investments, We favor such legislation as will destroy the re- publican ercature known as a_ *‘trust,” and also such legislation as will provide means of arbitration for all questions or controversies where labor demands an increase of compen- sation or objects to a reduction of the same to the end that justice may be done. We are in favor of amending the state constitution 50 as to create the offices of three railroad commissioners and making said officers elective, and thus directly answerable to the peonle for their actions. That we are opposed to so letting our convict labor as to bring it into direct com- petidon with the industrial classes of our state, Resolved, That the maintenance and enforcement of the present high license law affords the best and most practicable solution of _the liguor traffic question. We denounce the republican system of pro- tective tariff laws, which impose oppressive and extravagant taxation on afl the necessa- ries of life. Nebraska people must buy with no resulting benefits to them, but for the sole benefit of eastern n- tercsts and capitalists. We approve the Mills. Dill as a step toward lightening this heavy, unequal and unjust burden of taxation. “We especially denounce Congressmen Laird and Dorsey for voting against the measures of the Mills bill for free lumber and free salt. We apurove the courageous and masterly position taken by President Cleveland in his late message on the fisheries question. Whereas, The corner stone of our demo- cratic form of government is the free and unrestricted individual ballot, we earnestly recominend that the day of our general elec- tion be declured a legal holiday, and thus re- move as far as practicable the influence of organized capital over the vote of its em- ployes. We are in favor of so amending the state law as to limit taxation to 2 per cent on as- sessed valuation, Whercas, the struggle of the Irish patri- ots for home rule is in accord- ance with the principles of American lib- erty, we therefore tender to the peo- ple of Ireland under the leadership of Charles Stewart Parnell and W, E. Glad. stone our heartiest wishes for the speedy and complete success of their noble cause.” We take this opportunity of expressing our pro- found sorrow at the death of the gallunt sol- dier_and American patriot, General Phihip H. Sheridun, and hereby tender to his be reaved wife'and relatives our Leartfelt sym- pathies. party of its numerous and con- they be A Big Parade at N LANCOLN, Neb., August gram to Tue Bee. |—During the intermission of the convention, as per arrangement, the meeting of the state leagues took place. The procession formed on the corner of Ninth and P streets, and as it hurried from one sireet to another, winding in and out, it pre- sented an imposing appearance. It was cer- tainly the greatest democratic display ever witnessed at the Capital City. Fully twenty- five hundred people werein line. Prominent speakers entertained the crowds at Bohan- non’s hall and in the open air on the corner of Tenth aud O. Full scope was given to democratic lungs, and they were used to good effect. Dr. L. J. Abbott of Fremont, A. S. Ritchie and T. J. Manony, of Omaha, dispensed democracy on the square and a J., Sawyer of Lancaster, W. G. Hastings of Saline, and N. Harwood held the crowd at the hall. The speakers got after republi- can scalps and the enthusiasm was boundless and was fed by the voices of the convention delegations. The whole proceedure would have done credit to a better cause. ‘‘Cleve- land and McShane!” was the cry to-night., But republicans occasionally forgot that it was not their night and **Harrison and Vie- tory!” supplemented the cries of the other fellows. Good cheer, however, prevasled on every hand, and the repeated laughing evi- denced that the stories and jokes told by the speakers were appreciated, . e A Bank Cashier Suicides. Hantrorp, Conn.,, August 20.—Joseph Breed, cashier of the Hartford National bank, attempted suicide at 8:40 this morning in the bank building by cutting his throat. He dled about an hour later, Breed was the trustee of three estates,and it is rumored that his accounts were or had been short on all of these, The officers of the bank say his accounts there are all right. He has had a good reputation, apparently not living beyond bis means. It {s impossible to give tue amount of his deficiency as trustee. S St. Edwards 19, Genoa Indians 14. S1. Evwaxns, Neb., August 28.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bei |«The St. Edwards went to Genoa to-day to play a return game with the Indian school boys, The score: St. Edwards 19, Indians 14, DEMOCRACY'S FIREY EMBLEM Red Bandana Enthusiasm Rampant at the Iowa Convention. THE OLD ROMAN HAD THE CALL. Great Dificulty Experienced in Secur- ing Candidates — The Platform and Resolutions—Other lowa News of Interest, Towa's Democratic Convention. Des Moixes, Ta., August 2 pecial Tel- egram to Tie Bee. |—This has been bandana day for the democratsof Towa. Theirsacred emblem has floated everywhere to-day, while the residents of the republicen city have maintained the balance by freely displaying the stars and stripes as an offset. When the unterrified entered Foster's opera house for their annual convention they saw most prom- inently displayed the flaming bandana wrapped around the speaker’s gavel and the secretary’s table. Thurman had calls all day, and received twice the attention that Cleveland did. A stranger would have im- agined that Towa democrats at least supposed that the *Old Roman” was at the head of the ticke! There has been a sort of profane conviction entertained by the democrats of the state for many years to the effect- that when hades froze over lowa would go demo- crati That conviction seemed very strongly impressed upon the delegations here to-day. They were mnot as numerous nor us enthusiastic as had been predicted, and plainly showed that they had little hope of the temperature below dropping to the freczing point. This year nominations on the state ticket went begeing, four men in succession declining the nomination for sec- retary of state. The only hope of the demo- crats is that they may elect one or two rail- road commissioners and a supreme judge, and they will bend all to that. They argue here that as the anti-monopolists controlled the republican convention and selected anti- railroad men for commissioners, that the railroads will be willing to turn in_and help the democrats clect anybody who is accept- able for judge and commissioners. So they really have some hopes in this direction, and thiok that they may break the republi- can line at those points. The temporary chairman, Patrick Healey, of Fort Dodge, a good looking young Irish- made & smooth speech, favored with > wit, that greatly pleased the conven- tion. It was better re ed than the classical address of Fred Lehman, of this city, who was the permanent cnairman, Lehman's logic and classical allusions shot over the heads of most of his hearers, and they failed to appreciate his best point.. When the nomination of candidates was reached after dinuer, the convention had a good chance to sce the nerve of Towa demo- crats. The names of four gentiemen, one after another, were placed in nomination for secretary of state. only fo be withdrawn by themselves or their friends as soon as pro posed. No one seemed to want to *monkey with the republican buzz saw,” but finally name was suggested that would stick and this gentleman was nominated by acclan tion, There was no contest o the other candidates until th rail- road commissioners were reached very- body conceded the nomination of Dey, w is one of the present board, and he went through by acclamation, The anti-monop olists had fixed upon two or three candidates for the other two pla but the railroad infiuence was too strong aud they were sac- rificed. Chairman Hunter order, introducing He temporary chairman mittees were named, The committee opn resolutions was com- posed _as follows J. Serels, Des Moines county; Trving B, Richmond, Muscatine county; Cato Sells, Blackhawk county: John F. Dayton, Allamakee county; L. G. Kmne, Tama county; C. H. Mackey, Keokuk county: G.W. Crozier, Marion county; S. L. Bestow, Lucas county; W.G. James, Pottawattamie county B. F. Jordan, Boone county, and J. C. Kelly, ‘Woodbus .~ led the convention to ly, of Fort Dodge, as After his specch, com- Jeffries, Henry county; 3 Jo J. McCar- county . Perry, Monro on county; 3. W, ¥, Decatur county A. Farrell, Pottawattamie county; A. Vi Lyons county. The convention then adjourned o'clock. On reconvening the committee on perma- ment organization reported for permanent chairman Fred Lehman, of Des Moines. After his speech balloting for candidates began. George C. Heberling, of Jackson, was nominated for secretary of state, and Daniel J. Ockenstein, of Montgome for auditor. The ticket was completed by the nomination of the following: Treasurer, Amos Case, of Chickasaw coudty; judge of the supreme court, Patrick H. Smith, of Burlingto) general, Joseph C. Mitchell, of Lucas county; railway commi sioners, Peter A. Dey, of Johnson county Charles L. Lund, of Kossuth county, and Hermann Wille, of Clinton county. The el tors-at large chosen were: John ¥. Dun- comb, Ft. Dodge; Judge James Grant, Dav- enport. The platform adopted is as follows: The democratic party of Iowa, in conven- tion assembled, proclaim the following plat- form of principles: First—We approve the platform adopted by our national convention, at St. Louis, and heartily endorse its nominees. Second—The wise, ,unrmlm and courag- cous administration of President Cleveland meets our earnest approval, and the interests of the people demand that he be again placed in the highest office within their gift. Third—We congratulate the people of Towa upon the passage by the popular branch of ces of the Mills bill for a reduction of taxes on necessarics, and accept the issues between it and the ago platform, offer- ing free whiskey, We arraign the repub- rty of this state for abandoning if repeatedly expressed opinion that the in- equalities of the tariff should be corrected, and also for accepting the new doctrine, which means a continuance of the existing war taxation. Fourth—The doctrine originally enunei- ated and always adbered to by the demo- cratic party, that ‘‘corporations created by state authority are subject to state control,” has stood the test of many legal contests, and has been uniformly sustained by the courts. It is here reaffirmed as a cardinal principle of party faith. This control should be exer- cised intelligently and firmly, not for the purpose of depriving capital of ' its just and egitimate earnings, but that the puldw in its dealings with corporations may be protected from unjust discrimination and unreasonable exactions. Railroads, like individuals, should be held strictly amenable to law, —The democratic party, now as here- oclares itself opposed to prohibition, und strongly condemns the same us injurious alike to our business interests and to the cause of temperance. _ We recognize in the death of Phil H. Sher- idan a national loss, and hereby extend our symbvathy to his bereaved family, The Sheridan resolution, which was not a part of the platform, Was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. The convention then adjourned. until 2 A Sample Campaign Levy. MaLVERN, Ta., August 27.—To the Editor of Tue Bek: Isaw in Tug BEE of this morn- ing u statement taken from & Chicago paper in reference to assessments made on post- office employes. Let me give you a case in point. Ihave a son-in-law who was post- master at Hastings, Minn.,, who was as- sessod $40 on his $1,400 salary and he had to respond. How is that for high fora na- tional campaign fund! H, E. BOEENER, A Thief and His Booty. Drs Moixes, Ia., August 20.—|Special to Tz Bee.]—For several weeks past farmers in the vicinity of Batavia, Jefferson county, have been annoyed by thieves who stole har- nesses, implements, road earts, ete. A clue was finally obtained which has resulted in the detection and arrest of one William Piersol at Agency City. It has been di ered that he has had a partner in his crimes one Gieorge Jones, and oficers are on his track. After Piersol was taken he gave over to his guards seven sets of double har- ness, two road carts, two sets of single har- ness and several articles of minor mention, The Creston Fair, Crestox, Tn., August 20,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B3ee.]—Ten thousand people at- tended the Creston fair to-day. The weather was fine and larger crowds are expected during the remainder of the week. In the 2:30 trot to-day Eva won, Gulph second. Time, 2:30. In'the free-for-all pacing Billy Bunker won, Sandy H. second. Time, 2:28%{, A successful balloon aseension was one of the interesting features to-day, which will be re- peated to-morrow, the ronaut leaping with a parachute from the clouds. e AMERICAN POLITICS. English Papers Stlll Devote Space to the Subject. [Copuright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] NDON, August 20.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—The St. James Gazette to-day editorially says: *‘British gold and British mercantile craft are per haps thought more of in the United States than at home, and there is a Cobden club in America which is rather more feeble and futile than even our own sunilar socicty, but nobody will persuade Irish voters but that every member of it receives his consignment of British sovereigns regularly once a week. Similarly republicans are making great play with Mr. Cleveland’s supposed anglfcizing tendencics. Thus they issue posters with such legends as this: The regular democratic nominations: For president, Grover Cleveland of New York. Grover Cleveland has done more to advance the cause of free trade than any prime min- ister of England has ever done.—London Spectator, r vice president, Allen G. Thurman, of w York. The only time England can use an Irishman is when he migrates to America and votes for free trade.—London Times. “It need hardly be said that these quota- tions from the London papers are of exclusive American manufacture.” The long editorial in to-day’s Times, some- what ‘‘roasting” Cleveland and using the phrase in relation to him and Blaine, “The cleaver and the sausage seller are at their old rivalry again,” has excited comment. The article denies explicitly that anything like what is quoted 1n the alleged handbill ever appeared in the Time Much The London Stock Exchange. [Copyright 1585 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoNnoN, August 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—Americans opened steady on the good Wall street clos- ing. Bad weather here induced speculators to buy stocks, Shore being especially firm on continental purchase: The injunction agaiust the reduction by the Towa commis- sion is very important for Grangers, Mil- waukee claimed attention in spite of the heavy realizations of Reading in the morn- ing, and home and foreign buyers appeared in the aftcrnoon. Thé receipts of this line are regarded with caution, as the expenses incurred lately were not published, The diff- erence between cash, copper{and three months has risen to £11 against £7 last night owing to large contracts due now. A large firm is reported in difficulties. Shares all higher. ‘The Paris syndicate 18 once more turning the screw on the bears of London. il g Discussing the Wheat Crop. LCopyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxnoy, August 80.—|New York Herald pecial to Tue Bee.|—Next to the comes in importance the topic of crops. The Standard, this morning, survey- ing the situation, remarks: ‘“The reports from Mark Lane yesterday indicate unmis- takably that the stroug upward movement in the price of wheat has not yet spent its force. The market closed strong, sellers asking an advance of 9d on red wheat and 1s on white since Monday. Nor are prices likely to fall during the autumn and winter in America. The estimated wheat supply available for exportation is less by 4,000,000 quarters than last year from many parts of the continent. Similar reports reach us and it is calculated by some that wheat will sell 40s a quarter before the year is out.” AN OMAHA MAN IN TROUBLE. John Dunning Becomes Involved in a Rather Complicated Affair. Cuicaco, August 89— [Special Telegram to Tne Bre.]—John Dunning, a rather pre- possessing and prosperous looking gentleman from Omaha, arrived in the city a short time He appeared to be well supplied with sh, and said he represented the Omaha Coal Mining company, and had paper of the concern to the amount of 40,000 to dispose of. He installed himself in the Rookery building in a suite of rooms which he elabor- ately fitted up in office shape. The apart- ment 1152 was the entrance, and on the door is emblazoned, “English and American Syn- dicate (limited) of Chicago.” It would ap- pear that he had plaged a portion'of the com- pany’s bonds, paper ‘or what it may have been, to the amount of $2,000. Omaha peo- ple were apprised of the transaction, and as they had a written agreement with him to the effect that he should have half of the paper out they looked for the #1,000, They looked in vain. On Sunday night or Mon- day morning a Mr. W, Gregg, of the com- pany, came on here. He placed matters in the hands of detectives and swore out a w. rant for his arrest. Detective Broderick and a companion were detalled upon the work. They found that Dunning was aboutto go to Europe. Ascertaining upon which road he would go east on, they traced him to the Grand Trunk and arrested bim as he was about to board the cars. A search de- veloped that he had $25,000 worth of paper on hisperson, and consequently £15,00) worth was missing out of the £40,000. Dunning claims that he bad a right to go to Europe if he so desired, but he was taken to the sta- tion, The case came uibe(ore Justice Bray- tou yesterday morning but, strange enough, Gregg did not appear and the prisoner was discharged for want of prosecution. A re- porter called at the office of Dunning but he was absent, The clerks refused to say any- thing, and would not even tell of Dunning’s whereabouts, while Hapham & Wilkowski, Gregg's attorueys, with ofiices in the Ameri- can express compang’s building, refused to talk. They said, hevever, that Dunning was absent from the city, but could not or would nof locate him, F er developments are promised by Grege,Jwho said at the time of swearing out the wirrant that “‘this was but the beginuning of it.' This evening the ‘accepted version of the affair is that *'It was all a mistake,” and that Mr. Grege so acknowledged. “There is thing in leclfiw" said Oficer Broderick. “Even if Duntling was going to Europe, us far as Ican see it was po one’s business, He had the paper to sell and could go where he pleased to sell it. It was a grand mistake.” ———— er-State Grangers Exhibition. Pa., August 20.—The third day’s session of the Inter-State Grang- ers exhibition at Willlams Grove was opened by prayer before 25,000 persons. Colonel Victor £. Piolette, who is at the head of the grapgers in this state, delivered the speech of the day. His remarks were vrincipally a tirade against Presideny Cleveland, SPOONER FIGHTING THE CUT. The Wisconsin Senator and Omaha's Building Bill EDITOR BLAND ON THE SIOUX. He Thinks the Government's Propo- sitions Unfairand Says the Indians Will Hold Out—An Omaha Man's Invention. Wants the Original Amount. WasniNeToN Bureau Tie OMana Bre, 3 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasmixaros, D. C., August 20 The blame does not rest altogether with the house for the delay in the final action upon the Omaha public building bill. Sena- tor Spooner, who is at the head of the con- ference committee, refuses to act, it is stated, unless the house will grant the full appro- priation of §1,200,000, He is interested in a similar bill for Milwaukee, and if the Omaha appropriation is cut down the house, to be consistent, must insist that the amount ap- propriated for Milwaukee shall also be cut down. Members of delegations dircetly in- terested say Senator Spooner has refused to meet with the new conference committee unless he has an assurance that the full £1,200,000 will be accepted by the house, and the prospects are that there will be nothing done at this sessibn because the democrats in the house are bent on keeping down the appropriations to the minimum, They are even refusing to pay just debts, which are unquestionable merely on the ground of & re- duction of the general expenditures, EDITOR BLAND ON THE S10UX. Dr. T. A. Rland, who publishes an organ for the “squaw women” on the Indian res- ervation, entitled the Council Fi nd who is the corresponding secretary of the Na- tional Tndian Defense association, has just returned from a trip throvgh the east. Here he has been talking about the opening of the Sioux reservation in Nebraska and Dakota, and probably organizing obstructions to the commissfoners’ work. Dr. Bland is a bitter opponent of the treaty to open the Sioux reservation, and is domng everything he can to influence the chiefs and bring about a de- feat of the treaty's ratification. He is out in an interview this evening in which he says that the government's proposition to the Indians is unfair, and that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad is at the bottom of the movement to throw open_ the reservation. He said, when asked if there was any danger of a war on account of the agitation over the Sioux treaty, that there was none unless it was forced upon the In- dians; that war to them means the loss of their reservation. That if the soldiers ar- rest those who have gone from the Pine Ridge to the Cheyenne agency, a fight will ensue and that the Indians will not be to blame for they will be acting on the deft Dr. Bland adds that he has advised the Sioux to hold their lands and submit no proposition until the United States has paid the money it owes them for lands previously sold by them. He says the sig res received to the treaty already have been secured by false representations or they would not have been obtained at all. AN OMAIAN'S INGENIOUS TORPEDO. The honor of having promoted and perfected the first practical torpedo, rests with an Omaha man. Mr. J. H. N. Patrick, who for the past five years is said to have expended large sums of money in improvin, the Patrick torpedo, has at last achieve suce According to naval officers here in Washington, the invention is the most ingen- i the simplest in construction and the easiest to manipulate of any of the torpedoes 0 fur offered for the approval of the navy department. Test after test has been made during the last three years of this torpedo, and representatives of eight foreign govern: ments have witnessed the experiments. As such tests have shown where an improv ment could be made, funds have been provided for further experimentation, until to- day 1t is confidently stated by ofticers of the American navy that no nation posscsses an engine of naval destruction which can equal that now perfected by Mr. Patrick. The essential features of the torpedo are a submarine boat, having in the prow a large charge of,dynamite and containing an engine for self-propulsion, The heat for the pro- duction of power is secured from a decompo- sition of various chemicals contained within the torpedo. It 18 started by electricity from the shore and directed in its course by electricity transmitted through two wires from the shore to the rudder. While rush- ing through the water at a speed of twenty miles an_hourit is completely submerged, nothing being visible but two joints, or round rods by which the manipulator on the shore can directits course. By an ingenious contrivance it can be depressed or raised, enabling it to dive under any nettings which may be placed around the ship for its pro- tection, and, by an equally ingenious con- trivance,itcan be discharged instantaneously or deliver its deadly shock by impact upon the hull of the boat. In the «. last experiment made, ~ some two months or 80 ago, every fault which had been detected in previous construction are said by naval ofticers to have been eliminated. The torpedo proved itself perfectly control- able from the shore for a distance of 2,000 feet from the operator, Its wonderful speed and its practical invisibility are said never to have been equalled in submarine construc- tions of this character. Immediately after the trial one of the torpedoes was ordered for the French government, and another large order from the same nation is said to have sincearrived. 1f the oficers at the navy yard are to be believed, the Patrick torpedo will s00n be one of the weapons of coast defense used by the United States, unless, as in the of tho Hotchkiss and Maxim guns, both of which are American inventions, foreign goyernments secure the prize before ourfown has made up its mind as to the value of the invention. SMALL TALK. Ensign E. W. Sutphen, of the United States navy, has been detached from the United States steamer **Alliance” and or- dered to return home and report at the navy artment upon his arrival. Ensign Sut- phen is a resident of Omaha and during his detachment from active service will make a test of some of the torpedo inventions which are of special interest to citizens of Nebraska. Burr W. Aller, of Omaha, is at the Ebbitt, Perky S. Heatu, Pl THE PENSION ROLLS, The Largest Annual Increase in the History of the Bureau. Wa NGTON, August 20.—The annual re- port of the commissioner of pensions shows that there were during theiscal year ended June 30, 1888, added to the pension rolls 60, 252 new names, the largest annual increase in the history of the burean, making a total of 452,557 pensioners on the rolls at the close of the year, as follows: Invalids, 826,035; 62,028 widows, minor children and dependent relatives; 87 revolutionary widows; 806 sur- vivors of 1¥12; 10,757 widows of those who served in that war; 16,060 survivors of the war with Mexico, and 5,104 widows of those who served in that war., The names of 2,028 previously dropped were restored to the rolls, making an aggregate of 62,280 added during the year. During thé same period 15,730 were dropped from the rolls on account of death and various other causes, leaving a net increase to the rolls of 46,550 names, The amount paid for pensions since 1561 has been §963,085,444. Increase of pension was granted in 45,716 cases. The aggregate of bensions is 56,707,221, an crease of | §3,582,570, L - amount of pen- sions paid uring the ear was §78,775,802, an Increase over the previous ficu of $5,508280, The total amount dis- uru‘\%hy penl\nn sgeuts for all purposes s $7,640,146, The cost attending such dis- bursements was an aggregate of 3,262, it being a fraction less than 4 per cent of the total expenditures of the bureau. The total expended for all purposes was There were filed during the %40 applications for original pension ; 11,780 widows, 2,446 dependent mothers, and 1,858 dependent’ fathers, making a total of ,704. The highest number of claims on ac- count of the late war was received from Ohio. Indiana followed next, then New York and Pennsyivania, and from Montana, Utah and South Carolina none were re- ceived, The total number of special acts which have become laws from 1861 to 18¢ 2,001, and from 1885 to 1588, during the pres ent administration, 1,36, a total of 8,370, Of the latter, 191 were vetoed for reasons fully set forth'in the president’s messages made public from time to time. In the fiscal years from July 1, 1882, to June 30, 1855, there were issued 101,921 certificates of all classes, and during the three following fiscal years, from July 1, 1885, to June 30, 1888, 35¢ making an increase for the last three years of 168,318 certificates, THE CONTRACT LABOR LAWS. Representative Ford Says They Have Been Grossly Violated. WASHINGTON, August 20,—Representative Ford’s committee on contract labor returned to Washington this morning. Speaking of the results of the trip, Mr. Ford said “1do not think that we shall make a report until the entire Investigation is completed, and we have more important testimony to take. But what we have taken has convinced the committee that something must be done. The laws relating to contract labor have been violated to an alarming extent because of a lack of machinery to enforce them. The whole of Italy is flooded with steamship agents who are telling lies about this country o induce immigration. One of the facts brought to light incidentally was that naturalization papers are being 1ssucd fraud- ulently to an alarming extent. Another fact developed was that the New England fisher- men, about whose rights we have had so much trouble, are reilly made up of aliens to the extent of 75 per cent. As to the remedy, although we skall undoubtedly recommend some legislation, the commiftee has not agreed upon the form it shall take. One plan which appears to me would be effective would be to require a man to declare his intention of becoming an American citizen six months before leaving his native country. That would enable the nearest American consular agent to inquire into his character and asce tain whether or not he is a criminal or a pauper. Again, some members favor a tax of avout #100 on each emigrant, but I cannot agree to that plan o PACKING INTEREST! A Continued Falling Off in Produc- tion—The Crop Outlook. CiNcINNATI, O., August 20,—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.] —To-morrow’s Price Cur- rent will say: Western packing continues to show a deficiency compared with a year ago. The total for the week is 90,000 hogs, against 85,000 the preceding week and 125,000 last year, making a total of 3,825,000 since March 1, ugainst 4,105,000 a year ago—a de- crease of 250,000, Tt thus appears that at the close of August the western packing will be about 300,000 hogs deficient as compared with last year. For the subsequent two months of the summer season last yoar the pack- ing aggregated 1,435,000 hogs, which was slightly below the corresponding period in 1886, but considerably in excess of pre- vious years. There is no likelihood that last year's total for September and October will @ reached. The past week has not changed the situa- tion essentially with referen to the corn crop. As the crop now stands, severe frosts in the near future would produce serious in- juries not 80 much in the curtailment of the Productlon asin_the impawrment of the qual- ity, and enlarging the proportion of unmer- chantable grain. It is abundantly plain that th psult is to be less favorable than gener- ally expected as to quantity, and unusually low as to quality. A large proportior: of the production of wheat is more likely to be 1ess than to exceed 400,000,000 bushels. e ARMY APPROPRIATIONS. Important Changes in the Bill Re- ported by Mr. Plumb. .—The speaker has appointed a new set of conferes on the part of the house for the sccond conference onthe army appropriation bill. The original con- ferees were Townshend, Marsh and Laird, and for the last two named the speaker has substituted Sayers and Butterworth, both members of the appropriation committee. The fortifications appropriation bill re- ported by Mr. Plumb this morning from the committeée on appropriations differs in mater- ial respects from the bill as it came from the house. The appropriations carried by the bill are increased from &3,625,000 to £5,322,000, and there is a_further provision under which §6,000,000 additional may be ex- pended at a rate not exceeding §2,000,000 per annum for the purchase of guns submitted by private firms or persons, and found on test to be of value, The first change made by the senate committee was the insertion of a‘new section providing that appropriations made by the bill shall be expended under the direct supervision of a board, to consist of the commanding genoral of the army, an offi- cer of engineers, officer of ordnance, and an ofticer of artitlery. The board is to be in all respects under tho control of the secretary of war. v ey Rock Island Officials Jubilant, Cnicago, August 29.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The Rock Island ofticials here are greatly elated over Judge Fairall's de- cision continufig the injunction against the Jowa railroad commissioners. President Cable said to-day that he anticipated no further attempt for the present to lower rates in that state. The commissioner had taken an appeal to the supreme court but it would be at least April or May before it could be heard. Tt was probable that the final hearing in the cases of the Burlington and Northwestern, which seek io enjoin the commissioners in the United States court, will take place before the lowa supreme court will have an opportunity to pass on the Rock Island case. L Lt How Emigrants Evade the Law. Havirax, August 20.—The Portugese brig- antine Neptune arrived here ten days ago from the Azores bound to Boston, with fifty- six female Portugese emigrants on board, Itwas said that she came in to procure water, but it has just developed that she put in to Halifax to land the women, who were forwarded to their destination by rail, to evade the American law. Had the vessel taken the women to Boston they could not have landed, as they had previously been en- gaged to enter service in the United States, et LS A Valyable rgo of Furs, SAN Francisco, August 20.—The Alaska Commercial company's steamer St. Paul ar- rived from Onalaska to-day, having 100,000 sealskins, the season’s catch on St. George and St. Paul islanas. She also Lad a num- ber of other skins and furs, the value of the entire cargo being estimated at §2,000,000, B Valuable Horses Cremated. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 20.—The barn on Spring Valley stock farm, nine miles from this city, was burned yesterday and eighteen bead of fine horses perished. The fine stal- lion, Brignoli Wilkes, was lost; also Ina, valued at $5,000; Mary C, &,000; Vassar Girl, Madam Homewood and others, Fatal Col Virginia, STAUNTON, Va., August 20.—A collision oc- curred between two freight trains on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad this morning, near Clifton Forge, resalting in the death of two brakemen aud one engiueer, The other engincer was seriously injured. ik e Glad to Get Rid of Her. ‘WixsrieLp, L. L, August 20.—Mrs. Fox, a married woman fifty years of age, with three children, eloped yesterday with George Scharf, a young unmarried man, going to Philadelphia. Her husband is sald o be greatly pleased at his wife's departure, BLAINE ON THE MILLS BILL, The Plumed Knight Handles Bubject in a-Masterly Way. REMARKABLE DEMOCRATIC FLOR His The Many Inconsistencies of the President and His Party 1l- lustrated in This and Other Measures. The Maine Campaign. CAvATsE, Me., August 20.--Hon. James Blaine adaressed an audience of 3,000 to 5,0 people in this city this afternoon. Hedevoted the opening portion of his speech to an ate tack upon the Mills tariff bill, which he said might aptly be termed a “bill for the dee struction of the material interests of Maine," 1t is & bill, he said, to throw open our Amerls can market to Canada without considgration, recompense or exchange of any ki This giving away of our markets impressed him ag alithe more remarkable because the very men who passed the bill in the democratia house have been for years advocating recips rocity with Canada. The Dbill gave away nearly eve material interost of Maine, and viewing it merely as a trade or “swap,” he should be utterly ashamed of any Maine horse jockey who could not do better. Commenting on Presis dent Cleveland’s retaliatory message, h asked why it might not be reasoned thut as soon a8 the senate defeats the Mills bill the president will not take another somersault and_change as radicully in regard to the tariff as he has in regard to the fisheries Said he: May not his belated letter of acceptanca lose such a radical but temporary rlu\llFa as will show him u protectionists up to the yoint of a prohibitory tariff { Would it be more inconsistent than his sudden conversion on the fisheriest" He had nothing to say against Canada. They do exactly as the have a right to do, and_he neither” dispute their right nor envied their position, If the; come with us they can have what we have, but it is an absolute wrong against tha rights of American citizens, that millions of men who owe the United States no allegis ance, who take no part nor lot with us, who are not of us, but choose to be foreivn to us, shall have exactly the same share in our markets and the same privileges of tradd under our flag that we have, HE D HIS CRIME. Brute Lynched by Missies sippi Vigilantes. BelL FouNTaINg, Miss,, August 20.-On Saturday night a negro known as Poney Hoa forced an entrance into the residence of Mrs, Blisset, a widow, and criminally assaulted Mrs. Blisset and her young daughter, and the duughter of a neighbor, aged fourteen years, first choking them into insensibility. The next day a sheriff and posse arrested Hoe af a religious meeting where he was taking & prominent part in the services. While the sheriff’s posse were en route to jall with tha prisoner thie next day a mob of 300 men over- powered the ofticers und took the negro totha scene of his erime, where the; hlmm‘dhllg: Hoe confessed his' guilt and said that he di served death. He further said that a few years ago he criminally assaulted a whnq A Negro woman in north Mississippi but made his e cape. Hoe was a leader of the negroes of Webster county, had taught school, and wag last year a candidate for the office of tax ase sessor, e Charles Crocker's Wil SAN Fraxcisco, August 20.—The will of the late Charles Crocker, second vice-presls dent of the Southern Pacific company, was filed in the probate court this afternoonm, Mrs. Mary M. Crocger, widow of the de- ceased, is appointed exccutrix in the petition for probate. The estate is worth something over $25,000,000, divided as foliows: Real estate, $2,800,000; stocks and bonds, $12,« 000,000; accounts, ~$1,600,000; promissory notes, £5,500,000; cash, £500,000. The testator declares that the entire estate is commutas tive property, and his wife is entitled to one- half. In addition she is bequeathed twa idences, one in this city and the other in Sacramento. A number of relatives ang family servants are provided for. Tha testator leaves to his son, George Crocker, all he advanced to him for business. One- quarter of the residue is left to two sons, Charles ¥, and William H. Crocker. The remainder is to be invested for the des ceased’s daughter, Mrs. H. V. Alexander, of New York. e e Englishmen Honored. Loxnon, August 20.—Sir Charles Tupper has been made a baronet, Minister Wost has been given the grand cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Messrs, Thompson, Winter and Berne have been made knights commanders of the same order, These honors have been conferred in recogs nition of their services rendered by the res cipients as members of the fisheries coms mission. e A Brakeman's Terrible Death, ‘WiLKESBARKE, Pa., August 20.—The boiler of the locomotive attached to a Lehigh Vale ley freight train exploded while going up & mountain this afternoon. Engineer M. Dore scy escaped with shight bruises, A brake- pan named Joseph Van Horn was blown rom the engine into the woods, 200 feet away. Both of his legs and one arm w broken and his back was injured. He die before reaching home e R Increased the Committes WASHINGTON, August 20.—Representative Belmont has added Mr. Morrow and himself to the sub-committee on foreign affairs which has been charged with the duiy of collecting information regarding the treaties concern| ing Canada and the United States, and sups plemental legislation for the guidance of the full committee in wcting upon the president's message and the Wilson bill. e Nihilist Conspirators Arrested. Panis, August —The Gaulois has ads vices from St. Petersburg which state that another nihilistic plot has been unearthed there. The conspirators were raided by the police, who captured twelve men any three wou They also secured a numbes of bombs, Since this raid several other ars rests have been made Demand the Porte's Signature. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 20.—The Englishy and French ambassadors have made & cols lective demand upon the porteto sign tha Suez canal convention. In doing so they cal attention to the fact thatall the great powe have adhered to the convention, el Yellow Fever Statistics. ‘WaAsSIINGTON, August 20.—Surgeon Gens eral Hamilton said to-day in régard to the yellow fever in Jacksonville tnat there had been 131 cases to date, of which 80 have re- covered, 19 have died, and 72 are under treatment. JacksoNviLLE, Fla., August 20.--Yestes day's yellow fever record shows fifteen ncs cases and two deaths, with ouc recovery, B Another Lady Postmaster. WasHINGTON, August 20.—[Special Telds gram to Tur Bee |-Emily 5. Osborne was to-day appointed postmistress at Monro Platte county, Neb,, vice Louzena J. Hols ingshead, resigned, e AR Storms Damage glish Crops. Toxpox, August 20.—A heavy rain, accome panied by & gale, prevailed in England lask night, doing additional damage te the crops.