Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 6, 1888, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. "OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNIN OMAHA DaiLy BEE G. SEPTEMBER 6. 1888, TALKING OF ADJOURNMENT. A Reeolution By Mr. Oates Is Re- ceived With Applause. PREPARING ANOTHER SCREED. Oleveland to Take a Hand in the Dis- cussion For His Own Purposes —New York Solid For the Republicans. May Adjourn This Month, WasiuxoroN Buneav tie Omana Bee, 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasiixGTos, D. C., Sept. b The introduction in the house to-day by Mr. Oates of Alabama of a joint resolution to adjourn congress on Thursday, the 20th inst., was roundly applauded and has created enough talk in both branches of congress to warrant one in making the prediction that congress will adjourn within the next four or five weeks. There is no doubt whatever that the democrats in the senate do not intend to permit the republicans to pass a tariff bill before the November elections. They fear the result in the house. They are afraid that if the senate should send a bill to the house before November that the republicans there would force immediate action on the measure, without reference to the committee on ways and means, It is known that there are a large number of dem- ocrats in the house who will vote for the bill which may be reported to the senate next weck. Of course if the republicans in the senate should pass a bill that the democrats in the house would have to support it would score a big success for the republicans, This the democrats intend to prevent. KEADY WITIL ANOTHER MESSAGE, There are republicans who look upon the advances toward adjournment made by Mr. Oates as a trap set by the administration, the president wants the house to adopt this resolution and send 1t to the senate, where it will rot be considered for some days, so that the president can have an opportunity of adjourning and carding the public again, claiming that the republicans, for political purposes, are refusing to tuke action in meeded legislation. The second clause of the third section of the constitution ives the president the power to do this. he constitution provides that the president may, onextraordinary occasions, convene both houses or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them with respect to the time of adjournment he m adjourn them at such times as he may think vroper. A democratic senator intimated the other day that if congress did not *adjourn pretty soon the president would adiourn it, and if the president does take action to ad- journ congress he will spring another scnsa tional message. NEW YORK SOLIDLY REPUDLICAN. Representative Dorsey has just retu: from New York. He spent an hour y Y at the headguarters the republic ional cowmittee, and had a long conversation with Chairman Quay. He said to-night that therce ‘was no doubt that the republicans would carry New York by an unusual majority. ‘‘The Henry George crowd and the mug- wumps,” said he, “are going to support Cleveland almost solidly. These men are opposed to Hill, and the Hill followers intend to retaliate by knifing Cleveland. T’ ht between Hill and the Cleveland forces is alone enough to give the republican ticket success and we are winning thousands of voters almost daily on the tariff question. The mechanics and laborers are thoroughly aroused on the tariff issue while the business men are thoroughly disgusted with the president's vacillating foreign pol- icy, The announcement that there were 1,300 strect car men _who had resolved to vote for Harrison and Morton is true and is only one of the many instances of organiza- tion for the republican ticket. “'QUITE ENGLISH YOU KNOW." Postmaster General Dickinson inaugurated the English parliament practice this after- noon by appearing in the house to coach members who were to speak in support of the administration. Dickinson sat with Chairman Belmont of the committee on for- eign affairs during Mr. Phelps’ scathing speech on the retaliatory act and crammed Helmont with administration ideas and put words into the chairman’s mouth as he spoke. It was an unprecedented action and created surprise on every hand. 'NO LIKELIHOOD OF ADJOURNMENT. Senator Paddock said to-night that the Oates adjournment resolution introduced in the house to-day bore no sigmficance what- ever. That the republicans would not vote for it and that there was no prospect that the session would be adjourned many days be- fore election. He "thinks congress will simply take a recess for a week or two at elec- tion time and the session will be continuous. ) PACKING INTERESTS. A Continued Increase From Last Year's Output—The Crops. CixoiNNaTi, O., Sept. 5,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—The Price Current to- morrow will say: The total packing in the west the past weck is 100,000 hogs against 155,000 last year, and to dute 3,925,000, against 4,240,000 a year ago. The quality of hogs is generally fair for this time of year, The visible supply of lard, for September 1, em- bracing the stocks at Chicago, New York, Europe and afloat, aggregate 37,000 tierces 1508 than R aighih ago, 98,000 less than a year ago and 110,000 less than the average for” the same date forsix years provious to 1888, The distribution of meats during the week was fairly good, stocks continuing to dimin- ish at western centers. ‘The past week has not been all that could be desired in hastening the matarity of corn in the west, although fair progress has been made in this respect. The general situation is unimpaired for the largest crop yet pro- duced. A good deal of the erop would be seriously injured by hard frosts within ten days or Lwo weeks. e Another Postal Robbery. New Youk, Sept. 5.—An afternoon paper says there has been another mail robbery be- tween this city and Chicago. Very fow facts are known about it, and, as usnal, the post- office ofticials in this city say they are ignor- ant about the details. ¥riday afternoon Blake Brothers & Co. mailed to their nts in Chicago three notes for §5,000 each, They were sent In the ordinary way and not regi tered. As the letters did not reach their des- tination the firm advertised loss, 80 that the notes could not be negotiated. — - Towa Postmasters Appoir ted. WasmiNGTON, Sept. 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The following Iowa postmasters were appointed to-day: Otto H. ‘Westphal, Balluff, Scott county, vice John C. Balluff, resigned; Homer S, DeWitt, Gas- port, Marion county, vice Joseph T, Harvey, resigned; Willlam' A. Prince, Harvard, ‘Wayne county, vice Lizzie M. 'l‘homn, re- signedy August Marr, Potter, Tama county, vice Bert L., Allen, resigned. — - The Spread of the Fever, WaSHINGTON, Sept. b.—A telegram has been received at the marine hospital bureau from Tampa, Fla., which says there have been seven new cases reported there within the past two da; Dr. Murray reports by telegraph that he has arrived at Tampa, and that there js one isolated case at Manitee and another at Palmetto, and that the other river villages are healt] il SO Despondency and Death, WiNoNa, Minn, Sept. 5.—Benjamin B. Blmpson, city engineer, suicided about 9 o'clock this morning by jumping iuto the river, Despondency over business troubles as the cause, BERLIN GOSSIP, Prince Bismarck and the Children— The Emperor's Movements. (Copyright 1555 by James Gordon Bennet.\ BenLiN, Sept. New York Herald Cable Special to Tur Bre,|—Prince Bismarck is very well at present and takes much exer- cise in the open air, He often speaks with great affability to the people whom he meets, Ou Saturday he asked the boys of a Ham- burg school who met him in the grounds at Frederichsruhe whether they had a holiday. On rec arepty that all the Hamburg schools were shut on Sedan day, he re marked, with a kind smile, “Sedan this is the fourth school & Yes, Sedan day 18 o fine You can often happily ¢ Sedan.” The Empress Frederick, I am informed, purposes leaving Potsdam for England in about a fortnight from the present time. After a stay of a week or two with {he queen she will return to Berlin whence she will 1s proceed home, k crown prince who went yester- day with the emperor to attend the review returned to Lerlin t which have to elapse before his return to Athens the prince will spend chiefly tsdam and Berlin in the im- > neighborhood of hLis flancee the Princess Sophie, He has to be back at Athiens on the 23h of October, the twenty- fifth auniversary of his father's accession to the throne of Greece. With regard to the date of the wedding, nothing at present is settled nor is it known whether the Princess Sophie will be reccived into the Greek church, though this is cousidered probable. It is quite true that Emperor Frederick be- fore he died expressed himself as desirous of secing this union between his daughter and the heir apparent to the Greek throne. A review of the third army corps will next Monday be held by the emperor on Temelhof common. On Monday evening he will leave for Wilhelmshohe and on the next day re view the troops there and also inspect the ironclads, On Tuesday afternoon the empe- ror will be present at a grand dinner at Wilhelmshohe and on Wednesday return to Berlin in order to welcome the Austrian archduke, Field Marshall Albrecht, who will then arrive. The Russian Grand Duke Nichols will arrive at Berlin about the same dute. The emperor will shortly join the cmpress and the imperial children in Silesia, whef he will have some shooting with his brother in-law and probably remain for the celebra- tion of the birthday of the empress on the 22d of October. Onthe 25th of October it1s his intention to be present at the celcbration of the T00th anniversary of the building of the cathedral of Stendal, which is famous for its beautiful brick ornaments and painted win- dows. Prince Bismarck, whose ancestors were Stendalers, will also be there, A Corner in Corn. yright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Sept. 5. —[New York H Cabl il to Tne Bee 'he big boom in maize has just reached a crisis which has so far turned out in favor of the syndicate or ring of men Of title and merch- ants who have launched the speculatior Those who have been short in this commodity have had to pay a heavy penalty. The syndi- cate, on the other hand, has found itself under the necessity of storing up a million and a balf of metrical centners of maize in towns in the empire at considerable cost. A part of these stores is shortly to be shipped to England. Meunwhile the syndicate has been increased by several wealthy English members, and speculation is now to be con- tinued in England, and probably transferred thence to America. rilala g DEMOCRATIC ASSESSMENTS. Secretary Mize of the Illinois Cen- tral Committee Interviewed. CuicAGo, Sept. 5.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—It is reported on good authority that $40,000 has been raised by democratic oftice holders and politicians in Illinois, this summer, and that most of the money has been sent on to New York. When questioned concerning the truth of this report Secretary Mize of the democratic state central commit- tee said: “I am free to say that I am strongly of the ophion that any money raised within the state should be spent in Illinois, and though I have not talked with him about it, I pre- sume Chairman Campbell would be of the same opinion. What Mr. Phelps’ instructions from the national committee are, or what his views may be, I am not aware, however, for I have not had any communication with him on that subject, and I do not know that Mr. Campbell has had either. So far as I am aware there is no truth in the story at all, and so far as the assertion that $40,000, or anything like it, has been raised in this state, if you look into it I am sure you will find somebody has been talking wildly for the sake of hearing themselves talk.” Tt is said that the federal building in this city alone has contributed $16,500; that the internal revenue department raised $3,000; that Collector Sceverger contiibuted person- y €1,500 aud Collector Stone §500, and that the assessment on the employes in’ the vari- ous departments and on the distillers and brewers was sufficient to bring the total sum up to the amount named.” “Phis office is not raising any money in that way. We bave not mude a singlo’ as- sessment on any federal officebolder, and if any have been made we do not W it here. Any money this office has raised has been by Way of assessment on the congressional districts in the state. Each congressional district has been assessed so much, and in making asse nts and soliciting subscriptions this ofice knows no difference between an oficebiolder and any other dem- crat in the state. What Mr. Phelps may done in raising money by assessment on the employes of the government building 130 not know, but I am inclined to think that thing has been very much exaggerated, too. 1see that Mr. Judd is d ng all knowledge of it. But if anything has been done in that way it has been done by Mr, Phelps without any connection with this of- fice, and I am’satisfled the amountis very much overestimated.” — Indians Rapidly Sig 2. Sr. PAL, Sept. 5.—A special from Crow Creek agency says a council was held Mon- day night and several more signatures were obtained. The commissioners left for Lower Brule yesterday. A paper will be left at Crow Creek to receive all the signatures of those who wish to sign. Nearly a hundred and fifty friends of the bill are now actively at work among their relations and friends who are still ho\dinfx out and the complete success of the commissioners thereis assured, There is also every reason to believe the commissiouers will meet with success at Lower Brule. R —— Jhe *'Q.'s" Financial Condition. Cuicaco, Sept. 5.--The financial statement of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy for the month of July, as compared with the corre- sponding period of 1887, is as follows: Gross earnings, §1,803,500, a decrease of $304,800; expenses, $1,510,103, au increase of 12,875 net carnings, $333,307, a decrease of £017,166. For the seven months ending July U1 the gross earnings were $11,550,406, a de- crease of $3,004,441; expenses, §10,192,720, an increase of §1,714.274; net edrnings, 18,040,737, a decrease of $,318,715, DROPPED DEAD IN HIS CAR. Startling Episode on the Capital City Street Rallway. HEAVY FAILURES AT HAIGLER. and a General Store Close Their Doors—A Plattsmou Accidentally Shot—Hurt in a Runaway. North Nebraska M. CextrAL City, Neb, Conference. conference met at Central City day morning, Septemper5, to hold its soventh organization, in the chair promptly id after reading the one hun- ith psalm and the second chapter of 11 Timothy, and after announcing the hymn C.D. Foss, D. D, w And are we yet alive, I other's face, B. Lemon to lead in and then himself followed in address- very fervently. were invited fory administering the sic- supper; at the elose of . the bishop, in a very felicitous v, addressed the conference, saying: sago I left my nome in Vermont meet an annual Illinois, composed 1 was on my first in the throne of gr The presiding cid to assist the bishop which servic in Southern of strangers to me. Episcopal tour, The faces 1 would meet were strange and in the work I had had no exper going to meet strangers, the session very much as 1 1z, and by the time we had sung and r, the thought of being among I felt 1 was 1 was not born of a mil- among brethren. lionaire nor of a king, but am straightforward, steady-going I conceive myself as having been My father broke dowr farm in the same st The farm was_com- c was divided 1 never thought of pet- h, but four of and gathering he while under the pa- sulture of our souls Thus I was essential to n unconsciously trainivg for the work of a king good men, Methodist preacher, which v upon at the an rk 1 entered f uincteen, and any regret at the choice of 'work since that D.'C. Winship, former sccretary, by re- Dbishop, called the roll, after u secretary for the pres- 1" to choose his ced that the hour d at 9 a. m. and for The dividend from the book concern to this conference was reported \ by the bishop as $175 and which he was cho cssion and was for meeting should be adjournment at 12 m. of the chartered A resolution was offered by Dr. Maxfield asking that the bishop transfer Rev. Dr. T. B. Lemon from th North Nebraska confere arc at Omaha. Nebraska to the , a8 his home and A committee of two ch district was appointed to consider t upon a site for a conference camp It was decided that the al of the annual conference shall be ac- cepted as the valid record and that hence all resolutions and reports must be written in ink and be duplicated. The Saunders County Fair. , Sept. 5.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The second day of the fair has been The weather has been all that could be desired and the attendance has The displays of all kinds are the best ever known in the history of the county. Governor Thayer and staff were conducted an through the streets to the fair grounds by the First regiment of the National guards and the governor delivered to an immense throng the annual address for the agricuitural sooi To-day’s races at the fair were witnessed by 5,000 people. In the county trot, purse $100, Catherine Frank second, Billy B 1 8116, 8:10, 8:0087, In the 2:27 trot, purse $175, first money, Elwood second, a decided success. from Camp Sh won_ first money, Hilly Ford won In the half mile running race, Bay Billy won first money, Gray Fox second, Billy P third. 52, To-morrow’s races promise to be even bet- ter than to-day’s. Fell Forward Dead. LaxcoLN, Neb., Sepf —[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—L. Shaw, a street car driver about forty years of age, dropped dead in his car at 8:30 o'clock to-night. his usual health and good spirits during the evening. He switched his car on Fourteenth street near A and was joined by two brother drivers whom he jocularly proposed to put off the car unless they put up fares, dulged in a friendly wrestle with one of ‘The violent exercise started his nose and a moment after he fell for- Two physicians who He scemed in ward on his face, dead. were called said that death was due to dis- ease of the heart. PLATTSMOUTH, Telegram to Tue BEe.]—Charley Simmons, who runs a shooting gallery on Main street, between Fourth and Fifth, a stonecutter named Ross. holding the gun in his hands when Simmons, who did not know it was loaded, asked him to break the gun so he could clean it, at the same time taking the muz When Ross broke the gun, and the ball entered Simmy the knee, and ranging upwards, lodged near tient was removed to ‘e he now lies with as shot to-night le in his hands, t was discharged ons' body below the kidneys. the Riddle house whe very small chans ampment at Wahoo. Sept. 5.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—To-day, the 5th, the encamp- Nebraska National guards has been a continuation of the fine weather, and the interest in the drill and maneuvering of the guards increases daily. midnight attack on Camp Sheridan last night Company D, the crack company of the Sec- bury, carried off the in being the first to re- on the battlefield, and were promptoess and, ment of the In the grand ond regiment from F honors of the cam port for dut; ‘complimente efiiciency by Brigadier Gener person on the field. Brown—Jones. Sewamp, Neb., Sept. 5.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—Miss Anna B. Jones, daughter of Claudius Jones the banker, was quietly mar- ried this morning at the residence of her parents to Mr, W. B. C. Brown, a young at- torney of Kansas Cit been for a number of years attending the convent of the Sucred Heart at Omaha. They departed for the east on an extended bridal Miss Jones has 2laltS NIOR The State Normal School. Perv, Neb., Sept. b.—[Special to Tue Bee.] —The state normal school opened to-day with a list of more than aents, there being admitted only those of legal age, which is fourteen. two hundred The kinder- t wil]l nog be opened until Miss Smith of O, who graduated at the normal last year will fill the position va- cated by Miss Strock. Everything bids fair for a very prosperous year for the normal. —— Arrested for Horse Stealing. wanp, Neb,, Sept. b.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—A young man named Cobb was ar- rested at Utica and lodged in jail here for the thest of Whitnah's team, which he took to Holt county and traded for a span of ponies. i urned with them to Utica. Whitnah recovered his property. Captured With the Horses, AvLiaxce, Neb., Sept. 5.—[Special Telo- gram to Tie Bee.]—A. Preston, from whose livery stable a horse was hired and not re- turned, on the 27th ult., captured the thief, who gives the name of Wilcox, near Fort Larauie, Wyo., and brought him o this place this evening, 'He had stolen another horso northwest of hero and when captured had both animals in his possession. He waived examination and was committed. Thrown from a Buggy. Corusuus, Neb,, Sept. 6.—[Special Telo- gram to Tug Ber.|—Mrs. C. H. Davis met with a serious accident this afternoon while riding in a buggy up Eleventh street. The horse became frightened at & load of hay, overturning the buvzy and throwing her v lently to the ground. She sustained serous injurics. Failed for $20,000. BRNKLEMAY, Neb., Sept. 5—[Special Tele- eram to Tuk Bee.]—M. M./Chase & Son of Haigler closed their doors on the 8d. They had an extensive general merchandise stock. It is believed that they will not be able to pay over 25 cents on the dollar. Their liabil- 1ties are $20,000, ——— A Bank Closes Its Doors. BrENKLEMAN, Neb., Sept. 5.—[Special Tel- egram to Tug Bek.]—The citizens of Haig- ler were greatly surprised on yesterday to find the doors of the Bank of Haigler closed and a placard displayed stating that no bills would be paid at present. Tho assets and linbitities are unknown. Refused to Vote the Bonds. Guaxp Istaxn, Neb., Sept. 5.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—An election was held in this city to-day for the-purpose of voting bonds for sewerage, but the propo- sition was lost by a vote of 47 to 119, Nominared For State Senator. Brokex Bow, pt. 5.—[Special Telegram to .J—The Fifteenth district democratic convention to- nated J. Woods Smith, of Callaway, for the senats ——i WAS EVIDENTLY CRAZY. Strange Suicide of a Winona Mil- lionaire's Son. WiNoxA, Minn., Sept. 5.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]—The citizens of this place were terribly shocked at 10:80 this morning at the news of the suicide of Ben V. Simpson, a son of V. Simpson, the well known millionaire, He was driven to the Burlington transfer by Nic Schultheis for the purpose of doing some engineering work. He jumped from the carriage, ran to the bank of the river and jumped into the water, which was too shallow. He waded out to deeper water, threw himself under the current and was drowned. Efforts were made to revive him when his body was re- covered, but ther failed. He was the city engineer and had been accused of udvnncix‘:fi money on a certain comtragt, a thing he h not done. This broke him up and he left home this morning, bid the falks good-bye and kissed his sister and wife and children, and said: ‘“‘You will never see me again.” ‘When asked why, he said: “I don’t know. I feel kind of blue this morning.” The folks thought nolhinz more of it until he was brought home dead. He had a happy home and family, but his associates here, of whom he had many, say he had ucted strange for several days. Many members of his family are away, but they have been telegraphed for. T FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE. A Serious Wreck On the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs. Sr. Joserm, Mo., Sept. 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The worst wreck that has ever occurred on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road was the result of a collision between freight trains Nos. 25 and 20 at 8 o'clock this morning, about six miles south of this city. The westbound train was about half an hour late, and the engineer of the eastbound train was attempt- ing to make a station two miles this side. Both trains were running at a rapid rate of speed, and the crews from both trains jumped in time to save their lives. Every car on both trains was derailed, and both en- gines were completely destroyed. The wreck piled forty feet high, three and four cars mounting on top of each other. The trains were both loaded with merchandise and nearly the entire cargo is a total loss. The damage to engines, cars and freight will be in the neighborhood of 100,000 — ————— A NEW DEAL EVFECTED, Reorganization of the Western State Passenger Association. CnicaGo, Sept. 5.—The reorganization of the Western States Passenger association was completed to-day at the meeting of gen- eral managers of the lines embraced in the territory west, southwest and northwest of Chicago. The differences between the Chi cago & Alton and Wabash having been sati factorily adjusted, the new agreement was unanimously adopted. It is to go into effect September 15 and to remain in_effect until dissolved by a majority vote of the exccutive committee. The agreement provides that any member of the association may withdraw upon giving flfteen days’ notice, but that no such notice shall be given prior to January 1, 185, The southwestern lines, including thé Wabash, adopted a supplementary agreement and organized under the name of the South- western Passenger association. It is to be governed by the rules of the Western States Passenger association where they do not conflict with the Central Traflic associa tion, of which the Wabash is a member. e — THE YELLOW FEVER., An Appeal to the Country for Finan- clal Assistance. JacksoxviLLe, Fla.,, Sept. 5.—It was de- cided this morning by the executive commit- tee of the Citizens' association, in conference with the board of health and acting mayor, to issue an appeal to the citizens of the United States for financlal aid for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers. Contributions may be forwarded to James M. Schumacher, president of the First National bank and chairman of the finance committee; -eal Mitchell, président of the board of healu n; D. T. Gerov, acting mayor, or P, MeQuaid, acting president of the Citizens' Auxiliary association. Ofticial bulletin for the twenty-four hours ended at 6 o'clock: New cases, b; deaths, 5; total numbor of cases to date, 38%; totul number of deaths to date, 42. e A Mormon Apostle Arrested. SaLt Lake, Utah, Sept. 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.]—At a late hour last night Apostle Moses Thatcher was arrested at Logan, Utah, for unlawful cobabitation. He is one of the twelve apostles of the Mormon church has two wives. He has avoided the officers for several vears, having spent the greater part of his time in Mexico. He was quite wealthy, ——— The Florida Cyclone. WasniNGroN, Sept. 5—The cyclone re- ported south of Florida yesterday has ap- parently moved into the east gulf aud is cen- tral southwest of Key West. dent’s part nn‘g‘f more such bills have passed into en- acted laws under hm} than during the ad- : pod e s r \{ ministrations of both Arthur and Hayes, and SC NSI. A Ny | by the end of his first term the number will be larger than during the administrations of Grant, Hayes and Arthur all togetner.” Another thing to the credit of the adminis- tration was the “‘second emancipation” of the colored man, his emancipation from fear of the democratic party, and the “‘restored do- minion of peace and fraternity iu the land." The speaker then took up the l.'lnfllvu.l- tion and dwelt upon it at great length, to show the dangers and injustico of a high protective tariff, and the advantages which whieh would accrue from a reduction in the import charges in the way of enlarged trade and docreased cost of living, Argument was made mainly from a farmer's standpoint. In closing he paid a tribute to the persofial character of General Harrison, and eloguent- ly summarized the traits of character for which President Cleveland s conspicuous, and coneluded as follows: “The movement of the nation will not be turned buckward to humiliation and gloom. The sun and stars do not sit more sccurely in their orbits, 1eposing on the power of unfailing law, than the republic will go on, bearing our race to a It Is Opened at Milwaukee By Sec- retary Vilas, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SCORED. A Denunciation of Its Objects and Methods — Thurman's Eastern Trip—State Conventions and Other Politics, Vilas Opens the Campaign. MiLwAUKEE, Sept. 5.—Colonel William F. Vilas, secretary of the interior, opened the democratic campaign in Wisconsin to-night with a speech at the West Side turner hall. The Juneau, Jefferson and Jackson clubs, | higher development and a greater glory and representing the democratic organizations of | happiness, This is the faith of the democ- three divisions of the city, escorted him to [ racy, the trust of freemen fit for liberty. But the hall, where there was an audience of [ it is not mere abstraction, or political rhap- about 1,500 persons. Members of the ladies’ democratic club occupied seats on the stage, as did leading democrats from various par of the state in attendance upon the demo- cratic state convention. After referring to the duty of voters and challenging criticism of President Cleve- land’s administration, he said: “I invite you to contrast the conditions, principles and professions of the opposing parties in this contest and the promise of the future afforded by them respectively. What is the republi- can party of to-day, and wherein 1s it better or more worthy of confidence than it was in 18847 It was in the beginning more of a pop- ular uprising than a political par! It found its origin and quickening power in _the high appeal for justice and teaderness for human brethren in oppression, and in the honest zeal of deep conviction its following was well nigh fanatical. It was a crusade against a great national sin, and it fell upon a time ap- pointed of heaven for the purification of th republic by fire. So it rose to rapid power like a whirlwind, and like a whirlwind it swent its course of destructive, though wholesome, violence, Within a aecade the evil which had engendered its being was more than destroyed, It was devastated as by dynamite, and _the land was strewn with a mighty wreck, where, in fantastic chaos, lay states, constitutions and people amid the wideflung havoc of war. That was the logical period of the party’s existence. It stood upon or possessed no doctrine of gov- ernment, no principles for the guidance of the institutions of freedom in the repose of peace. It not national, but sectional; a party for civil war, not for national frater- nity. But the heart of a victorious people was in its grasp, and the rage of war was long unspent. The party retained unslack- ened control of legislation and taxation with all their possibilities of fraudulent gain. It was an_opportunity of opportunitics for the political freebooter, and never for one moment did they suspend their efforts, nor ever spare the exhausted people. Upon one pretext or another, from almost the earliest grasp of republican dominion, corruption began its work, and schemes for the dishon- est enrichment of a few to pre- vail. It was in 1802 that, pursuing the sentiment that national defenso required a transcontinental highway, the Pacific rail- road legislation was begun, and in 1883 that, with _unrelenting ingenuity, it was so amended to diabolical perfection that the government really built roads and gave them, with land enough for an_empire, to the suc- cessful conspirators. Then, also, with a greed that heightened with each new glut- tony, every revenue measure was prevented and disto by ingenious touches, imper- ceptible to any but the practiced eye, by ‘which a private tribnte was extorted from the people five times greater than the tax that went to the treasury. Then it was that the monstrous vampire hidden in the tariff, which seductively fans with wings of protec- tion the laborer whose heart's blood it sucks, was begotten in sin to rob the toiling pro- ducers in the fields and forests of wealth they create, And when the war had ceased a great nation, with its coffers unlocked and its resources exposed, lay before the spoiler. Then followed such a seizure of national . wealth by various devices 80 rapacious, 8o gigantic, 8o ingen- ious in methods, as has never been exhibited in history. Nothing is comparable to it but India under Warren Hastings. Other nations have been despoiled by conquerors, in the open force of unlicensed conquest; this peo- ple was robbed by the devilish manipulation of its own legislation and the emergencies of an administration in the handsof its sup- posed friends.” The secretary then referred to corruption in public contracts, touching upon the part- nership of Grant and Ward, to the custom house scandals, under-valuations on imports, navy jobs and star route contracts, and de- clared that these and other things of a like character had driven the best men in the re- ublican party out of it, instancing Sumner, Shase, Greeley, Trumbull and Beecher. These, he declared, had gone into the demo- cratic pnrt.g, and their places had been taken by those whom the democratic party could best afford to lose. He declared that the only policy of the only branch of governmenl remaining to the republican par- 'y since 1854—the senate—was compassed in twvo words, obstruction and misrepresenta- tion as to everything for the general good, and instanced the tardy confirmation of Chief Justice Fuller, the rejection of the fisheries treaty and the delay in passing the retaliation bill asked for bf\; dent Cleve- land. This proposed legislation, he declared, was calculated to inflict the heaviest damage on Canada with the least hurt to this coun- try. The interests of northern New England, he asserted, were not to be compared with those of the great west; besides, the trouble was all on New England’s behalf. The re- Eublican party, he continued, has become a ourbon party. Turning to the democratic party, the speaker said thut the challenge in the na- tional democratic platform of scrutiny into the results of the demofratic administration was a safe one, and he continuel as follows: “If you turn to the departments of state you will find that everywhere national dig- nity has been mawmtaived, national rights carefully ana firmly protected, and the re- public at rcnco and good will with all the powers of the earth, save only as republican obstruction leaves us at necdless hostility with our northern neighbor. If you take the treasury, its guardianship of our finan- cial interests commends respect on every hand. You recall the disturbed financial re- lations of 1554 and the early part of 185, and the painful ufprelmusiun of impending dis- aster under which the lamented Manning be- gan his wise career of the department; how apprehension gradually changed to conti- dence; how then shrinking business put on a bold and enterprising face; how, through- out every part of this land, our affairs have prospered. I spoke a few minutes since of the former practice of undervaluation of goods of favored im- porters who made a ‘proper deduction for cal expenses,’ as a euphenistic senator recently put it. Note these figures and see if there be any significance in them. The fiscal year ending June 80, 1855, which em- braced the campaign of 1554, yielded a cus- tom revenue of but $181,000,000, §14,000,000 less than the previou car, while during the first year of this aduministration they yielded #$163,000,000, during the second year $217,000,- 000, und during the third year $220,000,000, Is there no sigmificance of political methods in the sudden drop of $14,000,000 in the value of imports during the campaign year, ond the prompt restoration in the foflowiuw Look, also, at the internal revenue for & moment, The collections for the fiscal year of 1885, the last republican year, were $112,000,000; for 1586, Cleveland's first Jear $117,000,0003 1887, $119,000,000; 158, §295,000,000, ' In both these departments the cost of collection has largely decreased under the present adminis- tration.” ‘The secretary then compared the naval ad- mluh\lmuunl under the two_parties, the res. toration of lands to the public domain, and the removal of cattle men from Oklaho- ma. He maintained that the administration had treated the pension question liberally, saying: “‘Much has been said of private pen- sion bills and much effort to maintain the theory of ill-will to soldiers on the presi- use of s vetoes, Yet al- sody. It is the inspiration of renewed effort to do our part in our day and generation, and the promise of our assured success. It means to-day, and in_this canvass, popular approbation and continuance of the people’s trust to true democratic government, and that true man of the people who heads it, Grgver Cleveland. - Harrison at Home. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5 —CGeneral Harrison resumed his labors to-day after his vacation, expressing himself to his friends as fecling refreshed and invigorated by his trip to Mid- dle Buss. The day was quietly spent. In the morning the general gave attention to his correspondence, which has not been allowed to accumulate to any extent during his ab- seuce, us his law partner, William H. Miller, who for some time has been acting as the gencral's secretary, remained at home and attended to the larie daily correspondenc:! During the day quite a number of persona friends called on the Ger al and Mrs, Har- rison to say a word of welcome. ']'h!fll ning the general went out for one of his custom- ary long walks, 1 ams received by General s the followin BURLING Vt., Sept. 5—To General Ben Harrison: Vermont endorses her choice at Chicago by giving Dillingham a larger majority than we have ever before given to any republican governc Carrorn 8. Pace, Chairman State Committee. During General Harrison’s absence Chair- man Huston, of the republican state com- mittee, received a large number of applicants litical clubs in Indiana, Ohio, I n, and several from Pennsyl- vania_and Ne g asking that date: fixed for their reception by General Har Chairmar. Huston had a conference with General Harrison to-night, and it is probable that replies to these applicants will be sent out within the next day or two. —_— Another Talk by Thurman. Hanrisnura, Pa., Sept. rman at- tempted to shp through to New York without letting the outside world know that his car was attached to the “Pennsylvania special,” but at Altoona word was received that a re- ception would be tendered at Harrisburg. Judge Thurman passed @ pleasant night. The through train was behind time and ran fast, making thirty miles in twenty-seven minutes at one time. At the depot between 2,000 and 3,000 people welcomed Thurman with cheers. On being introduced, Judge Thurman spoke substan- tially as follows: “I thank you sincerely for this warm and generous welcome. But I cannot make a speech worthy of your attention be- fore the train starts, but I cannot decline to say something since you have turned out to welcome me. Weare in the midst of a presidential cfmpaign and we have before us, as a candidate for presi- dent, a man who, after three years and a half, in 'my judgment, has discharged the duties’ of the office with singu- lar _ability and patriotism. No fair minded man can say Cleveland has not made a good president. I can say no more than to thank you, and hove you will turn out at the election and vote the right ticket.” The crowd cheered heartily, and as many as could do so crowded about the train and shook hand€ with the judge before he left. Thurman went through Laucaster at 11:30. The train stopped fifteen minutes, during which Thurman made a short speech, but did not touch nationai issues for want of time. At Coalesville several hundred people gave hearty cheers as the Thurman train stopped for a few minutes. The train reached Phila delphia at 1:20, where it was greeted by a large crowd. Judge Thurman answered their cheers in a brief speech. New York, Sept. 5,— At Trenton the train made a short stop and the judve was called for by the crowd. ofle was on hand and held a moment's pleasant conversation with the crowd. his pointed responses calling forth hearty cheers. At Newark, where Judge Thurman will be given a reception on Saturday night, 8 number of enthusiastic citizens crowded up about the car to get sight of “the judge, whom they greeted heartily. As the train came nearer the city further evidences of welcome were seen, and at Jersey City a crowd of 2,000 or 3,000 blocked the way and cheered almost continu- ally as the Judge and his party, under escort of the reception committee, marched out to carriages in which they were taken across the river and to the Fifth avenuc hotel, where the judge will stay while in the city. —_— Massachusetts Democrats. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 5—The plat form adopted by the democratic state con- vention to-day commends the administration of President Cleveland, endorses his renom- imation and the nomination of Judge Thur- man for vice president; demands a reduc- tion of the present war tariff to such a pomnt as will leave in the pockets of the people over one hundred million dollars that is now locked up in the treasury vaults at Washing- ton; approves the provisions of the Mills bill; denounces the proposed abolition of internal revenue on liquors and tobacco by the re- publican party; demands such legislation by congress as will curb the power and arrest the growth of trusts; approves the recent re- taliatory message sent to congress by Presi- dent Cleveland; sends greeting to Gladstone, Parnell and their co-wegkers in the cause o Irish home rule, and recommends the enact- ment by congress of more stringent measures for the better protection of the wage earn- ers of the United States against foreign con- tract labor. The platform closes as follows: “We de- mand now, as always, the most liberal treat- ment of living union soldiers and the widows of those who are dead, and promise our sup- port to all well considered laws for the pro- motion of temperance, and our hostility to any legislation that Violates the cardinal democratic doctrine of personal liberty." The convention was called to order at 11:2; by P. A. Collins, of the state committce. A permanent organization was effected with Johin J. Donovan, of Lowell, as president. W. E. Russell, of Cambridge,'Was nominated by acclamation for governor. ‘After a recess tho ticket was completed as ollows: Licutenant governor, John W. Cor- coran; secretary of state, William N, Os- 00d ; 'treasurcr and receivor gencral, Heury . Thatcher: attorney geueral, Samuel O, amb; suditor, William A, Williams, e Colorado Republicans. Dexver, Col, Sept. 5.—The republican state convention was called to order at 10:80 this merulnf. Four ballots were taken for governor without a choice. A recess was taken until 2 o'clock. The convention reassembled at 2:30 and proceeded to the fifth ballot for governor, which resulted in the unanimous selection of A, Cooper, of Denver, For licutenant governor William G. Smitb, of Goiden, wus chosen. Adjourned to 9@, W, W-MEIrewW. MURDERED BY THEIR CUIDE. Two Wealthy Sportemen Killed on & Hunting Trip. ONE BRAINED, THE OTHER SHOT., The Assassin Leaves Their Bodies on an Uninhabited Plain and Flies the Country With His Bloody Plunder, Companions in Life and Death, PHLAvELPIIA, Sept. 5. [Special Telegram toTur Ber, |—Information been received here of the murder near Rock Springs, Wyo., of S. Morris Waln, of this city, and Charles Livingstone Strong, of New York. Both were wealthy young men and fast friends. It had been their habit for several years to go out during the summer months to the far west on hunting trips, The bodies were found by a party of hunters on the pluns within ten miles of Rock Springs about five days ago. None of the circumstances con- nected with the death of the two young men are known beyond the fact that they are sup- posed to have been murderea by their guide. The bodies were stripped of money and value ables of every kind and the impression pre- vails that they were murdered while asleep. The first intimation of the fate of the young men was received here yesterday in an offi- cial communication to Mr. Waln's mother from the district attorney of Sweetwater county, Wyomng, briefly relating the oir- cumstances of the finding of the two bodies, Jacob Waln, brother of the murdered man, has left here for Rock Springs to identify the remains, A letter wasreceived to-day by the relatives of S. Morris Wal nfrom a renchman. The name of the writer is withheld. The letter says: “On the 10th of July a party of three ed the North Platte river at my In conversation with one of them I told th were bound for Big Horn Montana line. About seven afterwards they returned to my place, crossed the river, nt on east about ten miles from my rauch and camped at a place called The Painted Rock, and on the night of the 24th of July one of the men killed the other two. He spilled on w's brains out with an axe and the other was shot in the head. having the whole top of his head blown off. The murderer put the bodies in the sage brush and took the wagon, mules and two riding horses and left the country. On the thirteenth of August one of the bodies was discovered and on the 20th of August the other. Both bodies were nearly naked, havin, derclothing. Th whatever s could be identified, In another camp, about fifteen miles north of whora the m uraer oc found o letter all torn to pieces, and I put it together and tried to geta trace or clue, The letter, as near as I could ma dated June 22, and the envelope w. Waln. ir., Rock Creek, V It appears, as near as | can make out, that the men trav- eled from 'Texas through Colorado and Wy- oming territory to the scene of the murder. ‘The county has offered $500 reward for the murderer.” Mr. Waln was a member of the bar of this county, but devoted much of his time to travel and adventure, the wild portions of the western country having great attractions for him. Hewas & member of the Rose Tree Fox hunting club, the City Troop and Germantown cricket club. Mr. Waln's rel- atives say his companion was Harry Strong. not Charles Livingstone Strong. 'His par- ents are said to be wealthy, and live up the Hudson river. The two had been on a hunte ing expedition on the plains before. FIFT! om only the un- no trace —— WasniNeToN, Sept. 5.—The senate pro- ceeded to a consideration of the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Chandler in re- lation to the recent election in Louisiana, and was addressed by Mr. Pasco, who said that the miscellaneous and undigested matter collected by Mr. Chandler and laid before the senate did more credit to that senator's in- dustry than it did to his intellect. While the senior senator fromn NewHampshire was anx- ious to provide education for the senate, the junior senator strove to revive hitterness and il will, and to create fresh antagonism be- tween the two races in the south, who were for the most part living together in peaceful relations. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Pasco’s speech the Chinese restriction bill was taken up and Mr. George addressed the senate. He de- clared that the republican party was respon- sible for the introduction of the Chinese into this country by the pass: of the act of 1862, which was aimed merely at the “‘coolie trade,” aud not at voluntary immigran Mr, Mitchell questioned the correctuess of Mr., George's construction of the act of 1862, that it was restrictive only of the coolie trade, and claimed that the object of law was to prevent the introduction of coolies into the United States. Mr. George quoted largely from speeches of distinguished republicans in defense of the admission and naturalization of China. men, and said: *“There is the record which your party has made. It stands for itsels and cannot be answered before the American people by the charge that the senator who brings it before them has been a slave- holder.” A vote was then taken and was unanimous—yeas 32, nays none—but as thora was 1o quorum present. and no probabil it, of getting one in good time, the senate ad- )l;urncd, Teaving the Chinese bill undisposed of. House. WasHINGTON, Sept. 5,—The house resumed consideration of the retaliation bill and was addressed by Mr. Phelps, of New Jersey, Mr. Phelps conceded the president the addiy tional power he asked for, but regretted that there was no more Jikelihood that he would use his power than that he would use the power given him eighteen months ago, He charged the president with heaping favors on_Canualan shippers by land and sea in order that they wight compete with theip American rivals, On motion of Mr, Sayers, of Texas, th senate amendments to the fortification bil were non-concurred in, ana a conference ordered. A concurrent resolution providing for tha final adjournment of congress on the 20th inst., was referred to the committee on ways and means. . The committee on appropriations repo a bill appropriating two hundred thousan dollars to suppress infection in the interstaf commerce of the United States, Referred . the committee of the whole. | Bill providing for the exchange of worn o' mutilated subsidiary coin at colnage value,’ for new and unworn coin was i | Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, unsuccessfully endeavored to secure actlon on the Colwab exposition bill, and the house resumed cone- li};:ru"l,iun o!hl.bc re(rlintlon'bilL | ending the conclusion of Mr. Seott's ree: marks on ' the retaliation mwure.sfne house’ adjourncd, The Vermont Election. BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 5, —The figures off 136 towns from which. returns have been re- ceived give the republican majority as about 16,000. The remaining towns will probably make the majority in the state 97, One hundred and thirty-six towns el% 125 republican and eleven domocratic stal represeitatives, Business Troubles, New Youk, Sept. 5.—Jumes H. Beunotty’ retail coffee and tea dealer, to-day filed ffl"fiSfi‘ assigument, giving preferences 21,000,