Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 28, 1888, Page 1

o —north L 4 Tue OwMmaHA DALY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR, 1. STERLING MORTON THE MAY Nominated by the Democrats for Connell's Opponent. GREAT DEARTH OF CANDIDATES. Nobody Wanted It and the Sage of Arbor Lodge is Willing to be Sac- rificed for the Sake of His Party. Democratic Congressional Convention Nenraska City, Neb., Sept. 27.—[Special to Tue Bre|-J. Sterling Morton, of this city, was nominated to-day as candidate for congress from the First cougressional dis- trict on the democratic ticket The convention was called to order at 3 p. m. the opera house. In front of the pr scenium arch stood two small American flags and a picture of the d atic nominces for president and vice president. There were about fifty spectators present and the per- sonnel of the delegates contrasted sadly with that of other conventions of the ty re cently held. In the ab of A. E. Coggeshall, of Omaha, chairman of the congressional cen- tral committee, J.T. Morarty, of Omaha, called the convention to order. On motion of Euclid Martin, of Douglas, J. R. Burks, of Gage, was clected temporary chairman, Mr. Burks said he considered it no small honor to be clected to preside over such a delegate convention. They were there as unterrified democrats and as such they meant to work instead of talk. While they had a great deal to doy he did not doubt but that they would repent the uct they performed two years ago in Falls Ci which resulted in the of a democrat to congress democratic a strong -sentiment rn to the southern limit of the First distric W. A. Gardner of Omaha, was ¢ retary on motion of Mr, Marvin of S tary Whitmore of Lancaster, read a list of delepates, but mentioned only three proxies when nearly fifty of the delegates failed to put in an appearance. Pawnec county was without representation and those who had come from Nemaha were unpro- vided with either list or credential. The list, however, was adopted. C. J. Smythe of Douglas, moved that the temporary organization be’ made permanent and the motion prevailed. Julius Meyer of Douglas proceed to nominate a « Carried. On moti the counties were ically for th Slight confusion wa began. A red-bearded nominated Frank Whit Frank E. White—Cass county has no can- didate. | Tartly. | Red-headed Man--I insist. The call of the other counties, Douglas, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster and Nemaha, fol* lowed, with quite an amount of suspense when that of Douglas took place. But no nomination was made. Otoe was called. 1t was thought that surely that county would name some one. But Dr. While rose sud said that Otoe had no candidate, Pawnce, Richardson, Sarpy and Saunders were in turn named, but without mentioning a candidate. Major Paddock, of Douglas, then arose, It was thought he would nominate somebody from his own county. But he did not. He id: “Imove that this convention adjourn sine die, referring back the nomination of & candidate to the congressional committee of the district.” Cries of “No, no," followed with consider- able excitement. G. P. Marvin, of Gage—The roll call was made in a hasty manner. The fact that we have not secured a candidate is because of that as also because no man has been authorized 1o present a name to this convention. We do not want to adjourn without making a nom- mation. A delegate moved to adjourn to 7:30 in the evening. Cries of “No,” “No." W. B. Bryan of Lincoln moved the appoint- ment of a committee on resolutions, one mem- ber from each county. Mr. Shocmaker of Douglas offered as a substitute that the convention adopt the national and state platforms of the demo- cratic party. The substitute was adopted. C. J. Smyth of Douglas raised a point of order, which was not sustained. Root of Douglas moved for a second call of the counties. ‘The red-bearded delegate from Cass ob- dected. He wanted . E. White. George S, Upton of Cass nominated Brown of Douglas, The motion was greeted with loud chcers. Charles Brown—We have a delegation down here from Douglas, and it 18 under no instructions from that county to present any numo to this convention. It 1s well known that I am not a candidate, and my namne must not come before this convention, [The rest of Mr. Brown's remarks were lost in con- fusion.] Again the call of counties proceeded until Otoe was reached. W. §. Waite, of Otoe—Otoo count; candidate to present. [Sensation in the Douglas ranks.] But T desive to put in nom- ination the nawme of Hon. A. J. Sawyer, of Lancaster. A. J. Sawyer—There secms to be a groat dearth of candidates, but 1 do believe we ought to be able to present the name of some porson who can be elected in the coming con- gressional campaign. 1 had hoped o hear the name of a man from Otoe. [Iutense si- lence]. Otoeis modest. Our county, Lan- caster, took a vote to support any nominee Douglas county might wish to name. All the counties have been called in turn, and no nomiuation has been made. 1 therefore take the liberty of nominating J. Sterling Morton Chcers burst forth spontancously. Hats were flung in the air and the gathering yelled itself hoarse. Major Paddock, of Douglas—By the unani- mous wish of Douglas county it is my pleas- ing duty and rrute(ul pleasure to second the nomination of J. Sterling Morton. I recog- nize in him, inadouble sense. a broad-minded wan, an uncompromising democrat und an indowitable aud fearless leader, and for that reason alone I am proud to be the mouth- piece of Douglas county in this convention, W. 5. White of Otoe—If Mr. Morton is to be acandidate T hope he will have an encour- aging vote. Idon’t waut to see him slaugh- tered aad nusused by a cevtain clique in this state, Marvin, of Gage, spoke about the office sooking the man and secouded Morton’s nomination, Julius Moyer moved that the omination be made by ucclamation. H. M, Boydsen wanted a committee to geouro Morton's consent before nomiuating im. Captain Enyart, of Otoe, wanted to say something, but was drowned with cries of “Question’! Question ! r. Brook, of Richarc nominated unanimously 1t was done with cheers, Sawyer, of Lancastcr, moved the appoint ment of a committee to notify Morton of his nominatios The committee appointed was A. J. Saw- er, Lancaster; Major Paddock, Dou r. Brook, Richardson; G. P, Matvin, Gage; ©. W. Poole, Johnson; W, S. White, Otoe A. W. Trumbull, Sarpy; U. P. Upton, Cas: William Bays, Saunders, and G. D, McCune, of Nemaha. The committee retired. The following cougressional central com- mittce was then appointed: Shryock; Douglas, W. H. Crary: Gage, Dr. G. R. Turner; Johuson, W, S. Benton; Lan- caster, John H. Am Nemaha, J. M. Barn- hart; Riehardson, Thomas Brennan: Saun- ders, C. L. Mielenz; Sarpy, Samuel Startzer; Otoe, H. M. Boydsen. Moi ton then wade his appearance and was yarmly ereeted. Hesaid: “I can fully say thnt this is a very unexpected demand on me &L this time and a very unex call to un- dertake so great a work, 1 thought that moved that th ite for congress. t of Douglas, led alphabet orite sons. aroused and the call delegate from Cass has no on, wanted Morton OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1888, NUMBER 106 I never again would be called on to accept o nomination at the ids of the demo- crats of the state, It is now thirty- three years since 1 first became con- nected with the organization of our party in the state of Nebraska and during those thirty-three years, 1 can truthfully say that 1 huve never personally sought my own, my personal advantage in power or office. In the past twenty years I have twice been called 1o lead the d atic party in forlorn hope for the governorship of the state. In e » 1 accepted, not because of the pleasure m or the benetits to be derived from office, but merely because of a belief in prin. civles to which 1 was wurmly devoted and which I desired to see promulgated. Office 18 not & mere incident in the life of a man de- voted to his country, | ¢t to be used for the advancement of principles which are for the benefit of the country. Adhering to such principles, and not dosiving a seat in congress for the sake of the honor attached to the same, and desiring to subserve the ood of the country, [ accept the nomination [Chec It makes no differenc there 18 20,000 majority to overcome. No office has love for me. 1 want to discuss the question The govern- ion is, Is it right us to rect a few of vs? ampaign and do the best I ny of the views held upon and so stir them up that the Kirst district of this state will throb with the t 1 of hosts marching to victory. Having been drafted into the work, if you e to tay down the plan, although it I will challenge Mr. Connell to discuss with me those principles of th tariff which is now the question of the du After all these years, I ean but thank you sincerely from the very best part of my own heart.” Mr. Morton then entered upon a discussion of the tarifi arter which the convention ad- journed, of tariff reduction and reform, ment is of all of us, 'IM ke from all The ques il enter th n to disabuse m this subjeet coneression _— THE UTAH COMMISSION. The Minority | rt Piled With the Sacretary of the Interior. WasiiNGrox, Sept. 27.—Two of the five members of the Utah commission, John Me Clernand and A. B, Carlton, have filed with the secretary of the interior a minority re- port. They also submitted a minority report last year. port received to-day says T Reform in Utah is progressing favorably-- yond our most sanguine expectation is forging to the front amoug the rs and territories, and ay be compared favorably with any of them in the enterprise of her citizens, richness of her mincs and flourishing condition of her ties and towns, A great deal of capital is s invested in Utah by non-Mormon in lotg, farming lands and mmin property. Such investments are as safe there as in any state or territor, hat is to say, there 1s not the slightest danger of in- sucrection, nor, in our opinion, is there any danger of adverse wislation that will jeopardize personal security or property rights, rt from sexual offenses, whichare decidedly on the decrcase, the Mormon peo ple of Utah will compare fa bly with other communities for peace, good order, so- briety, honesty and industry 'he commissioners say that in their opin- ion the great majovity of the Mormon people wisely resolved that the practice of po- my should be abandoned. The commis- L are adverse to any further restrictive legislation by congress, believing that the present laws are ently stringent and vill accomplish all ‘an be reasonably 1 ffic that required of legul cocreion, at Cornell Triaca, N. Y., Sept. 27.—| Special Telegram to Tux Bk, | —Last cvening the freshmen to the number of 40) marched through the city giving thoir class yell, which the sopnomorcs quicily fol'owed, making the city ring with their ey, Afteruhe preliminaries were ar- ranged the classes .oet in fierce combat in the city park. Four freshmen und an equal number of sophomores grasped a hickory stick and an upper lassman gave the signal to begin. Then followed a wild struggle, lasting nearly two hours. The followers of sses closed in around the dragging their opponents to the rear and striving in_every way to keep strong men from the stick. The seniors cheered on the sophomores, while the juniors protected their especial charges, the freshmen. The dense mass of 800 students swayed to and fro, and the air was filled with cries of “On, fresh men,” “Go in there, '01." Clothes were torn, hats stamped under foot and beads jammed together in o general mass. The cane was finally won by the fresimen, who immedi- ately formed in line and marched through the city in triumph, There was no_interfer- ence by the faculty or city police. i Bishop Ireland's Elevation. ST, PAuL, Sopt. 27.—To-day John Ircland, who has been identificd with the church in this eity for thirty-seven years, received the pallium and was elovated to the archbishop- ricof the province of St. Paul. The cere- mony took place at 10:30. A fow minutes be- fore that time Archbishop Ireland, attired in his robes of office and attended by the clergy, left the archepiscopal residence adjoining the cathedral, and proceeded to the sanctuary. The Immediately upon the arrival of the distinguished prelate, pontifical high mass was celebrated by the Rt Rey. Bishop Marty, of _ Yankton, Dak. ‘he pullium was conferred upon the archbishop at the close of the mass by Rt. Rev. Bishop Grace, and the ceremony was followed by a sermon delivered by Rt.” Rev, J. 0. Kane, bishop of Richmond, Va., and rector of the new Catholic umversity at Washington, D. C. Shortly after the close of the coremony at tho cathiedral, the clergy were escorted to the Hotel Ryan, -Whero dinner was served To-night the strects are brilliantly ilumin- ated, and the new arcubishop is holding a formal reception to invited gucsts, reat in- terest in the events of the day have been manifested by the general public, Archbishop Treland being held in high estecm by e body. Food New Yorx, Sept. Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Under scriptural ex- tract, “Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as the unwise, but as the wise; re- decming the time because the days are evil,? the Mail and Express last evening had the following extraordinary editorial paragraph ; Should the report from London prove true that Sir Lionel Sackville West is to be transferred to St. Petersburg from Washing- ton there would be a great many dry eyes in this country ut parting, Itis to be hoped her Britaunic majesty, who is justly so care- ful not to receive at her court anyone who openly defics the divine institution of ma riage and the family, will take occasion in ap- pointing his successor at our republican court, to send some one whom and whose progeny she would be willing to receive at howe.” This has created a great deal of gossip, but no explanation is offered yet. koLl Approved By the President. WASHINGI0N, Sept, 27.—The president has approved theact to amend the section of the revised statutes concerning the details of army and navy officers to educational insti- tutions; the joint resolution appropriating $200,000 to suppress infection in the inter- state commerce of the United States; the act amendatory of the act relating to postal the act to continue the provisions of existing laws, providing lmul:orurlly, und the act amending the river and harbor bill, o e Bl The Hastings Frosbytery. Onreans, Neb,, Sept. 27.—(Special to Tar Bee.)—The presbytery of Hastings is meet- ing io this place. Rev. A. B. Byram, of Ed- gar, is the moderator, There are some twenty-five members present. Tho exerciscs have been of considerable interest, and show that the k‘resbyterian church is doing faith. ful work in southwest Nebraska. Their col- l lege at Hastings is proving itself worthy the patronage of Nebraskans who desire their young people well educated, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Another Exchange of Personalities by Members of the Senate. THE SOUTHERN ELECTION RIOTS. Mr. Coke, of Texas, Loses His Temper and is Called to Order by the Chair — The House, Senate. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The house amend- ment to the senate bill appropriating £100,000 in aid of the yellow fever sufferors was laid before the senate to-day. Mr. Edmunds said that he had examined it, and was very much afraid that it missed the point aimed at—that was the capacity to use any of the money in aid of those who were sick and in distress and in danger of starvation, Inthe hope, therefore, that something better could be done he moved that the senate non-concur in the house amendment and asked fora confer- ence. So ordered. Mr. Call afforded a resolution instructing the committee ou cpidemic discases to con sider and report before the adjournment of this session of congress such additional legis- lation as might be necessary and useful to prevent the importation contagious dis- cases from foreign countries on the coust or boundarics of the United States, and prevent and suppress it in inter-state commerce, and for the subsistence of such persous as may be detained by public authoritics. The matter went over till Monday. It was ordered that when the senate ad- Journed to-day it will be until Monday. Mr. Sherman, from the committee on for- eign relations, reported back, without an commendation, the resolution offered him for an iaquiry as to the state of relation vetween the United States and Great Brit and the Dominion of Canada, and it was placed on the calendar. The conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was presented and agreed 10. The resolution offered by Mr. Chandler for an inquiry into the last Louisiana election (involving the choice of a United States sen- ator) was taken up. Mr. Gibson opened the debate. He made the point that the senate had no jurisdiction in investigating state elections cept when petitioned to do so by the citizens of the state whose election is questioned. Mr. Chandler, in his reply, charged Mr. Gibson with dealing entircly in general ities, and uccused him of a _failure to face specific fu Mr. Chandler went on to say that if he understood the tem- per of the American people they were weary of frauds, false countings, and murders of legal voters in the south, which state of af- fairs existed to make that section solid and enable it to govern the north and the country. He quoted from private letters and from newspaper publications in proof of frequent oceurrences of outrages in Louisiana. In the course of the discussion which en- sued Mr. Butler asked Mr. lddmunds if he would hold that either house of congress had the right to make an investigation of its own motion in the absence of some protest or men orial or complaint trom somebody in the state, Mr. Edmunds—I most decidedly do. the business of congress to interfere whether silence or protest come from the state affected, because it is not only the welfare of the people of that state, but it is the welfare of the people of every part of the nation that is involved. The discussion drifted from outrages in Louisiana to outrages in the state of "Texas, and in this discussion prominent parts wero taken by Messrs, Chandler, Blair, Spooner, Reagan and Coke, The most notable incident in it was the fact of the latter being called to order for unparliamentary lunguage directed against Mr. Chandler, Mr. Manderson being in the chai Mr. Coke denied in toto the charges made by Mr. Chandler of outrages in Texus, char- acterizing them as infamous slanders and fuischoods, Mr. Spooner in reply said that Mr. Coke had told him that suppression was as bad us falsehood. The day when *‘the manner of the nigger driver” frightened men in the United States senate had gone by, and gone by forever. [This sally evoked applause in the galle which was instantly rebuked by the chair.] The senator from Texas had recently suid: ‘Let us alone. All that we want is to be let alone.” All tl we want,” said Mr. Spooner, with much vehemence of “is that which we are entitled and that is _that eve man in _ the United States who is entitled under the constitution of the nited States to exercise the right of Amer- can citizenship—whether he lives in Texas, in Louisiaua, or in Wisconsin—shall do so undisturbed and undismayed. Blood hirt! We are not talking about war. This is a current matter. This is something which is happening now. You (referring to the southern senators) filled the land with graves. That is a!l forgiven. The country is represented in almost every public oftice abroad by men who served agaiust our flag during the war. We make no complaint of it; we do not like it, and we will try to prevent a vecurrence of it. The only men know of who have not accepted the results of the war are our friends of the south. It is not the people of the north, One of the results of the war was that the negro of proper should have a right to vote, I'he south has deprived him of that right.”” ‘I'he discussion took another turn toward personalities, when Mr, Coke intimated that he had letters in his possession, which he would not use, connecting the senator from Visconsin with evictions in the state of lowa t would parallel in atrocity the worst cjectments t had ever had ever taken place in Ireland. The explanation of the matter given by Mr. Spooner was that he had argued in the su- preme court of the United States a case of overlapping lands between two ailroad companies and had never had anything to do with the matter af! wards. He knew nothing of the B alluded to, but he would deavor to keep within parliamentary bounds in saying it, that “the man, outside of this chamber who states that I, as counsel or owner, direetly or indirectly, in any way whatever, was ~ ever instrumental in turning any mwan, woman or child, from his land or {rom his cabin, whether quarter scction or quarter acre, is a liar, 1 say that of any man who makes that charge outside of this senate chamber.” Coming back to the same question, Spooner said: *“While I regard the sena- tor's (Mr. Coke's) attempt to bring mo personally into disrepute as of a character which, outside of the senate, 1 would denominate differeutly from what I do here, I want to say to him that he is pari, as I have been informed—(aftera pause]—I will not say it.”? Mr. Coke (defiantly) —Say it. Mr. Spooner—I have discussed this case on its merits. 1 will not go into personalities in this senate chamber, At this point Mr. Butler interposed with a motion to adjourn, which was carried. It is Mr. WasmNGToN, Sept. 27.—The house, on mo- tion of Mr. Burns of Missouri, adopted the conference report on the sundry civil appro- priation bill, The morning hour expired without action of interest and the house adjourned, e A Steamer Sunk. MiLwAvkes, Sept. 27.—A special from ‘Winona, Minn., says that the steamer Me- moninee, owned by Bronson & Folsom, of Stillwater, sunk in the Mississippi near that point last night. No hves were lost, e — Defaulter Bedell's Examination. New Youk, Sept. 37.—The exawmination of James E. Bedell, the defaulting clerk of the law firm of Shipman, Barlow, Larocque & Choate, was begun to-day. Two complaints were taken against him, o £ MORE BEDELLISM. The Counsel For the New York Pro- duce Exchange is Crooked. NEW Yong, Sept. 27.—The following state- ment over the signature of Alexander Orr, president of the produce exchange, was posted on the floor of the exchange at 2 o'clock this afternoon : To the Members of the Gratuity Fund— Gentlemen: Yesterday afternoon it came to the knowledge of the trustees of the gratu- ity fund that Counsel William R. Foster, jr. was suspeeted of having commmitted similar frauds to those practiced by Bedell in the office of Shipman, Barlow, Larocque & Cuoate. An investigation proved this to be the case. The register of New York has pronounced thirteen mortgages, aggregating £103,000, a8 having fraudulent certificates of registration: Th vestigation 18 still going on and the members of the exchange will be advised of further development Last evening the Pinkerton detective agency was employed to arrest William R. Foster, jr., but as yet no report has been received from them, ‘This statement was not a complete sur- prise to the members of the exchange. Fos- ter, who had long been legal counsel for the the exchange, had not been secn aboit there since last Tuesday evening, He went away then, saying that he would be back next morning. He enjoyed the mnplicit (0 ifidence of his ussociates, Ioster is o brother of James P. Foster, president of the national league of republi- can clubs, and the latter was formerly the junior partner of the firm. The system Which has been employed to perpetrate the fraud is understood to have been similar to and even more intricate than the scheme the swindler Bedell. The notary whose sig- nature purports to be attached to the fraudu- lent morteages is an attache of Foster & Wentworth's oftice, and he denies having written it. A similarity has been discovered between the writing of Foster and the clerk, Foster is a man of about forty years of age and is unmarried. He lived expensivel, not beyond the income which he re . His father is wealthy and lives on Staten Island, Mr. Wentworth, Foster’s partner, that the latter was the last man he wovld have suspected of doing such a deed. He was temperate, and was never known to speculate. 0 said NORTHW e 5 CSTERN RATES. Agreement Reached by Which They are Restored. Cunicaco, Sept. 27.—The long existing freight difficulties between the roads running between Chicago and St. Paul were settled to-da The bone of contention was the milling in transit rate, on which the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul was at variance with the other lines. Ata full meeting of these lines at the office of Chairman Faithorn, of the Northwestern division of the Western ight association to-day, the St. Paul road eded from its stand om the milling n tran- . and an agreemeat for a restoration rates to the normal busis was entered into. The agreement provides that, taking effect October 10, all rates shall be restored to a basis of 60 cents for first class frcignt from St, Paul to Chicago, and that a proportionate ce on through rates from St. Paul to Jseaboard poi shall be made on that date, The present rate on first_class freight is 40 cents per hundred pounds. The agreement is made asstrong as possible with a view to securing stability in rates. e Harrison leleégations, INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2V.—General Harri- son’s visitors to-day came from Ohio. Delega- tions came from Haneock and Allen counties and numbered several hundred. They brought six bands with them. Fifty Tippecanoe vet- erans accompanied the delegations, also 100 uniformed members of the Harrison and Morton batalliou of Lima. Genera! Harri- son mountea the platform in University park amid hearty cheers. He was looking re- A . freshed and spoke with his uccustomed vigor, touching upon wages, tariff and pauper labor, Among General Harrison's callers this af- ternoon were a number of promiunent citizens of Bloomington, 111, who brought an invita- tion urging the general to attend their big rally to be held October 20. It is improbable, however, in view of his other declinations, that General Harrison will leave the state during the campaign. To-night a number of Pennsylvania gas men, wko are in the city on business, uccompanicd by a delegation of local gas men and plumbers, called on Gen- eral Harrison at his residence, ——— Accident On the Elevated. New YoRrk, Sept. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A locomotive ran into the rear carof atrainonthe elevated roadat Ninth avenue and Sixty-fifth street last night, knocking the truck from under the carand throwing the truck into the street. The accident was due to the delay of an empty train in getting on a switch out of the way of acrowded passenger train bound up town, whose locomotive ran into the rear empty car. Both trucks, weighing over a tou each, were wrenched off and thrown into the strect. An iron girder prevented the empty car from falling to the street. It lay on its side. The fivst car of the passenger train was also thrown from the track, but the iron railing of the passenger walk and the strong coupling kept it and its load of passengers from falling to the street. The passengers were thrown together while the car stood on the edge, but none of them were found to be seriously hurt. Several of them were slightly bruised, The fireman of the empty train: was thrown against the door of the furnace and had his leg injured. Quite a panic_prevailed among the passengers for a while, —_—— A Point for Congress to Settle. BosrtoN, Sept. 27.—The department of state of Massachusetts has written to Sena- tor Hoar calling attention to the following discrepancy in the electoral college laws. The United States statutes provide tha messengers from the electoral colleges in the various states shall deliver their copies of the votes of their colleges to the president of the senate before the first Wednesday in Jan- uary. The colleges have met heretofore on the first Monday in December, but the law passed by congress in 1887 changed the time of meeting to the second Monday in January, while the provision regarding the delivery of the vote was left unaltered. The question will have to be scttied by the authorities at Washington. R L Andrews-Schofield. New Youk, Sept. 27.—Miss Mary Camp- bell Schofield, danghter of General Schofield, was this ovening married to Lieutenant Avery D. Andrews, of 'the Fifth artillery, U.S. A, The ceremony took place in the chapel of St. Cornelius, on Governor's Island. Rev. Dr. Dix officiated. The bride walked up the chancel ‘rail on her father's arm. General Schofield was in full uvniform. Miss Georgia Kilburn, of Iowa, was the maid of honor. Among those present at the reception were Generals Sherman and Fitz Johu Porter and Admiral Gherardi, ©ral Sherman kissed the bride. —_—— Abandoned in a Gale, Bostoy, Sept. 27.—The schooner Eddie Pierce, from Eastport for New York with a cargo of sardines valued av $300,000, was abandoned yesterday fourteon miles off Cay Cod in a driving gale, Captain Holmes, wm had become exhausted, fell from the rigging into the water and was drowned. The crew were taken off in safety and brought here by the steamer Bavarian, ke oo, o 0 PSR A New Mississippi Bridge. Mexruts, Tenn., Sept. 27.—Superintendent Sullivan was advised by wire this morning that orders had been given by President Nettleton, of the Kansas City railroad, for begllnn‘m_g 'w&rkh l}n Lhah!n:ndu‘flalon of :‘llm ‘west pier of the bri which is 10 3] e Mississippi river, d.c 5 Dfll NEBRASKA'S HUGE PUMPKINS ‘With Other Fine Products They At- test Her Fertility. COUNTY FAIRS IN FULL BLAST. General Van Wyck at Fremont—En thusiastic Republican Meetings' o Held Throughout the Stute— Harvest Home Excursions. The Cheyen e County Fair, Sinsey, Neb, Sept. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tine Bee)—The Cheyenne county fair and trotting association meeting opened here under favorable auspices with over fifteen hundred people in attendance. The exhibits of all kinds of small grain, corn and vegetables ave simply immense. The trotting, running and chariot races were un interest- ing feature of the programu General Van Wyck at Columbus. Corusnus, Neb., Sept. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—The second day of the eighth annual fair of Platte county opened up with the weather clear and cool. It was es- timated that 8,000 people were on the grounds this afternoon. Ex-Senator Van Wyck de- livered un address to an audience of more than two thousand people. To-morrow will close one of the most successful fairs ever held in this county Republican Rally at Fremoxt, Neb., Sept. 27, |Spe ]~The first republican rally of this cam- paign was heid in Fremont last night under the auspices of the Fremont republican club. al to Tne ¢ ‘The meeting was preceded by a street parade by, the Harrison guards. The meeting was lield at republican headquarters, which is the old opera house, it having been draped with flags and bunting in such artistic manner as 10 clicit many encomiums from the uudienc The first speaker of the evening was Hon, John . Catbers, of Omaha, who delivered o sound and sensible adaress about one hour in length in which e compared the two parties in such a way as to make the democrats ushamed of themselves. Mon, 1.W. Lansing, of Lincoln, then took the audience in hand and delivered oue of the best political speeches ever heard in this city. His remarks were brim full of pith, wit and facts in happy proportions and he marshalled his arguments like an old gencral. Theaudience grected him with round after round of applaus The rally was a tonic for the numerous re publicans in this vicinity. el Enthusiasm at Ked Cloud. Rep Crotn, . 20— |Spocial Telegram to Tne BB ~The greatest political demon- stration ever seen in this part of the state took place here to-day and to-mght. This afternoon at the fair grounds the Hon. Gforge B. Everett, of Beatrice, delivered a telling republican address to hundreds of listeners, many of whom personally thanked the speaker ot the close. night witnessed a grand parade and pyrotechnic display by the flambeau club, Over five hundred mare ing men were in line. Huge transparencies bearing appropriate campaign watchwords, boowing cannon and the lusty cheers from hundreds of republican throats demonstrate that Webster county is all right. Speaking at the opera house filled the place o over- flowing until a late hour. ikl O Higgins for Float Representative. NuniaskA City, Neb., Sept. 27.—|Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—At the float sena- torial convention of Otoe and Sarpy coun- ties, held to-day, Joseph A. Connor, W. R. Cushing, Dr. R. W. Wallace and others de- clinea the nomination. J. M. Higgins, of Elmwood, Cass county, was nominated, though not present at the convention. A resolution was adopted cmpowering the cen- tral committee to substitute another candi- date n the event of Mr. Higgins declining torun. The central committee consists of Dr. R. B. Wallace, W. R. Cushing anda C. H. King. 2 A e Bids for Paving. FremoNT, Neb., Sept. :7.—|Special to Tur B, ]—The board of public works opened the Dids for paving the streets to-day. There were a large number of bidders from differ- ent parts of the country represented. The material selected is Sioux Falls granite and the lowest bidders were J. W. Love and J. E. Riley of this city at #2.41 per square yard. The curbing contract was let to Lamb, Hick- man & Short of Fremont at 52 cents per lincal foot. Dr. Livingston Dangerously Iil. Prarrsmovru, Neb., Sept. 27.—|Special Telcgram to Tk Bee.]—-Dr. R. R. Living- ston, superintendent of the medical depart- ment of the B. & M. railroad, is lying dan- gerously ill at his home. He has been ill for several days but was taken suddenly worse this afternoon. Telegrams were sent to Omaha for physicians. At 9 o'clock he was somewhat better, but the chances for his recovery are slight, ——— ‘Welcomed Home. Pratrswoutn, Neb., Sept. 27.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Hon. J. M. Patter son, democratic candidate for state treas- urer, returned from an extended eastern visit last night and to-night the local dem- ocracy, assisted by the B. & M. band, are holding a rally to welcome him home. Con- siderable enthusiasm has been created on short notice, as Mr. Patterson is esteemed highly by all who know him. a2 B Visiting Chevenne County, SioNey, Neb,, Sept. ~[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]—Four large “Harvest Home" excursions arrived to-day from Illi- nois and Eastern raska under the man- agement of E. Gabrielson, of Orien, Iil.; W, B. Miller, of Aurora, IL.; C. J. Skallberg, of Holdrege, Neb., and W. S. Teeter, of Domer, Teeter & Co., of this city, Evel i pleased with the crops, and it is ag) Cheyenne county is destined to rank with the best agricultural land in the state, Platte County Republicans. Covuvmnus, Neb., Sept. 27.—Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The republican party convention convened to-day and elected ten delegates to the %\vcmy-nnh representative district conventifi to” be held at ( Nance county, October 3, and inst them to vote for Nels Olson, of this county, in place of William Irwin, resigued. e Discussed Tariff Reform. Corvmsus, Neb,, Sept. 27,—[Special Tele- graw to Tue Bee.|—Albert A, Ritchie, of Omaha, spoke in the opera house this even- ing on tariff orm. The democratic club form>d a torch light procession and accom- panied him to the hall. — Otoe County Democrats, Nenraska City, Neb., Sept. 27.—[Spevial Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The democratic county central commistee to-day nominated Dr. W. S, White, of Palmyra, for representa- tive, to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of J. W. Lonan. Thurman Denies a Charge. Corumpus, Sept. 27.—A letter has been re- ceived by Hon. A. G. Thurman from M. D. Smith of Farwell, Mich., in which the writer refers to the statements made by the return- ing veterans that Mr, Thurman's house was not decorated with the stars and stripes dur- ing the G. A. R. reunion, Mr. Smith asks for the facts in the case. A reply was fur- nished by A. W. Thurman, son of the vice presidential candidate, in which the state ment is branded gs avsolutely false, WESTON RETURNS TO CHICAGO, He Inveighs Bitterly Against the Pennsylvania Criminal Laws. Citieaco, Sent. 27, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—Mr. Milton Weston, who r turned 1o his home to-day after a twp and a half years sojourn in a Pennsylvania prison, held a sort of informal levee in his residence this evening at which many of his friends were present. To a correspondent he said: “Well, good came out of it after all. It was my case which emphasized the barbarity of the Pennsylvania criminal law, and since my imprisonment, thank God, it has been abol- ished. It had been on the statute books for 00 years that no pe indicted for arson, highway robbery lary_or murder cou testify in his own Inmy case they indicted all the witnesscs for tive defence on the charge of murder, and there we were, in o hole. T supposed’ it was a civibzad com mumty like Ilinois: but 1 was mistaken. What” sort of a case there was against mo you ean judge from the fac attor- ney, under whose instructions we put an armed force on our land, anc another one of our men, both of whom were tried after the passage of the new law, were acquitted on precisely the same evidence as that on which v foreman and 1 wero sent to tha peniten There's a plucky woman,” continued Weston, pointing to his wife. “Sho held the contested ground herself alone against all those men from Monday, when 1 was ur- ested, till Friday. She was right there when 'the fight took place, but they would not let hier testify, although she saw it all. “The other fello ce my land, and while { am not making any threats I am going to see to my rights if I have any.” Bismarck Talk Bruviy, Sept. Special Cablegram to Tuk Bee.|—Prince Bismarck made an ad- dress on Saturday at the harvest festival at to _the People. Schonan. He congratulated the people upon the results of the harvest after the bad win- ter and wet summer. Referring to the deaths in the royal family, he suid: “The gloomy days have given way to bright sunshine. We can look with pride upon the present emperor. He is every inch wsoldier and will fight bravely if Germany should ever be attacked. But he loves his subjects tpo much not to do his utmost to preserve peace. Those among you who we with me in France in 1870 know what a har vest home can be when an enemy is at hana. There is little left then for the tiller of the soil. Let us, therefore, to-day think of our emperor and give him a thundering “Hoch unser kaiser; lebe hoch.” Alldrank the toast. The chancelior re- mained for some time chatting pleasantly with those around him, Comments on the Emperor's Diary. Beniy, Sept. 27.—Special Cablegram to Tur Bee]—Prince Bismarck's organ, the North Germun Gazotte, referring to the pub lished notes from Emperor Frederick’s dia concerning the conduct of King Louis of Ba- A at the time of the declaration of the empire, says: “Decisive manifestation by King Louis of national sentiment must not be sought in the story about the granting of the formal offer of imperial dignity to King Will fam, but in his quick resolution after the order of July 15 for a mobilization of the Prussian army had been issued King Louis then cut short discussions of the Bavarian ministers by a brief order to mobilize his army. This patriotic demonstration was a perfectly free act on the part of King Louis and was followed by an autograph letter to King William, in which King Louis advo- cated the creation of a German empire.” Chamberlain and Davitt. Loxpoy, Sept. [Special Cablegram to Tue Ber.| . Chamberlain addressed a crowded unionist meeting at Nottingham last night. He repeated his usual arguments touching the Irish question. Davitt, speak- ing at a meeting at Acerington, said he had received censure from all parts of the king- dom on account of his recent criticism of the liberals, but from nobody had he received stronger censure than from Parnell, who in a private interview had said that as the lib- erals hud agreed to weclude the Irish land question in a home-rule scheme, it was un- fair to upbraid them for indifference regard- ing evictions. He admitted the fairness of Parnell’s attitude, but nevertheless thought the explanation failed to justify the apathy shown by the liberal party - Earthquake in South America, GuavaQuiL, Sept. 20 (via Galveston).— |Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]—Two suc- cessive and severe shocks of carthquake were felt here last night at 8:10, lasting about two minutes. The shocks were fol- lowed by flashes of lightning. At this time of year lightning has been unknown here be- fore. Reports of the anmage done have not been received. The people, however, uare panic-stricken. At Helena, Ecuador, a sharp shock of earthquake was felt last night about the same time as at Guayaquil. — The Rebels Strongly Intrenched, SvakiM, Sept. 27.— Last evening the rebels under the cover of darkness, succeeded in entrenching at a point 500 yards to the right and in tront of the water forts. A reconoi- sance disclosed the fact that their position is strongly defended with guns and that the water forts are in dange: S Killed by the 3 Prrrsuuna, Sept. 27, Meadville, Pa., special says that an express train on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroaa struck abuggy and horse at Kennedy Station, Y., this afternocn, completely demolishing the vehicle and kiliing the océupants, James Ston d wife. The horse was also killed. Stone was a wealtby favmer, The train was going at the rate of fifty miles an hour, e Steamship Arrivals, At Queenstown—The Nova Scotian from Baltimore. At Hamburg—The Taormine from New York. At Southampton—The Ems from New York for Bremen. At New York—The Willkommen from Bremen. —~— Will Prosecute the Rundschau. Bexix, Sept. 27.—It is officially announced that Bismarck has obtained the consent of Emperor William to prosccute the publisher of the Deutsche Rundschau for revealing state secrets in publishing abstracts from the diary of the late Emperor Frederick, sl The Fair at Buffalo. Burraro, Wyo., Sept. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The sccond day of tie Johnson County Fair and Racing ussociation is a grand success, The agricultural exhibit is very good and the races fast and mterest- ing. el King Tamseses Defeated. AUCKLAND, Sept. 27.—Adyices have been received here from Samoa that partisans of the deposed King Malictoa have had au en- gagement with the army of King Tamseses, and that the latter's forces were totally de feated. e nglish Miners to Strike. LONDON, Sept. £7.—At a conference held at Manchester, at which 25),00) winers wero representad, it was decided to strike October 20, unless a demand for 10 per cent advance in'wages was exceeded to, R Big Dynamite Explosion. Maprip, Sept. 27.—Eighty cases of dyna- mite oxploded in the wharf at Carthagena, causing ‘tauch dawage, Nobody was killed, WORKING THE OLD DOMINION, Dishonorable Methods Employed to Insure Democratic Control JUSTICE MATTHEWS' CONDITION. He Was Very 111, but Now Promises to Recover—Manderson Acting Prese ident of the Senate — At the Capitol. Democrats Growing Alarmod, WASHINGTON BUREAU Titg OMans Bee, B3 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasiizeron, D, C., Sept, 27, The democrats of Virginia are alarmed over the increasing republican sentiment in that state. Every exertion will be made to carry it in November, including those forms of vulldozing fashionable in the south, There are employed ucross the Potom: at the Ar- lington cemetery, where rest the remains of General Sheridan and over twenty thousand of his brother heroes, about three hundred colored men. They are residents of the state of Virginia, and have the right to vote there. Yesterday the democratic registration board took their names from the books on the flimsy grounds that they were employed on a government reservation, amd therefore were not citizens of the state. THE CONDITION OF JUSTICE MATTHEWS, There were all sorts of rep. circulated round town late last nizht and during to-day concerning the condition of Justice Stanley Matthews of the supreme court of the United States, Justice Matthews has been quite ill with acute rheunatism for a week or ten days, and several times during the past twes four hours the statement was made that his life was despaired of by his family and physi- cians. His daughters, who have been spend- ing the summer with their sister and Mrs, Cleveland at Glendale, O., a suburb of Cin- cinnati, have just returned and their home comng was taken by many as au_indication that the family was alarmed over the justice's illucss, but it is stated to-night that there is for alarm and that he is growing every hour, und to-day ate nuer. - The justice has suf- complication of catarrhal diar- Hd is upwards of sixty-four quite a he: fered frou rhoca. age, but he does not look to be over fif tive, robust and in general appearance is His doctors say he will recover. MANDERSON ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Mvr. Iugalls, president pro tempore of the quiie senate, loft this afternoon for a week's visit to his family i New Englind. Ho desig- nated Senator Manderson to act as president pro tempore in his (Iugalls) absence. Sen- ator Ingalls has tendered this courtesy to Mr. Manderson on several occasions and it 15 now looked upon ais certain that the Ne- braska senator will preside over the senate every time its presiding officer leaves, Sen- ator Allison observed to-diy, in commenting on this fact, tha uld give more general satisfaction as presiding ofticer than Senator Manderson and that it was not only a personal compliment to the senators from the west to have the Nebraska senator des- ignated as presiding officer, but it insured the very best condition of affairs while he was in the chair, PROVIDING FOR AN 10WA POSTMASTER, The senate has amended the general de- ficiency appropriation bill by incorporating 4 provision to pay Thomes L. Hoffman, late postmaster at Fairfield, Ta. the awount, paid by him for the United States for rent of the postofice at Fairfield in’ accordunce with the terms of the lease of the preiises held by the United States and in pursuance of the ine structions of the postoftice department. The senate incorporated another provision in the bill appropriating $300 proposed by Senator Paddock for the establishment and mainte- nance of an industrial and educational insti- tution in Salt Lake for the benefit of the de- pendent women and children of Utah and Idaho who desire to sever their allegiance to the Mormon church, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—[Speciul Telegram w Tue Ber.)—Pensions granted Nebrase kans: Original invalil—G. A. Springer, Kearncy. Increase—-John VFallstead, Falls City. Reissue—James M. Hill, Fairmontg Harrison Crawford, Wulwortn; Robert H. Miller, Broken Bow. Reissue and increase— Francis McNamara, Omaha. Pensions for Towans: Original invalid— Nimrod M. Lowe, Moscow; Henry Wear, Northiborough; William W. Moorhead, High Point; James' S. Hebbert, Clarindn, Res toration -James M. Woods, Parnell. In: crease—James Soden, Shellsburg; Wiliam P. Hiserod, Robertson; Henry Player, Wa- verly; William D, Carpenter, Charitonj Timothy H. Rose, Hampton; Jeremiah Smith, Centerville; Henry C.' Dockham,y . Rei Jornolius Walvers, J. H. Fisher, Spencer; P. R. Ketchum, Windsor 13, Joues, Ossean, Original widows ete—Cynthia S., mother of Alba K. Bump, Iowa Falls, An Important Question Settled. WasuiNGToy, Sept. 27.-—First Comptroller Dunham has decided an important point aris- ing out of the act making appropriations for improvement of rivers and harbors, It isin substance that the appropriations made in that act are specific in their churacter, and can be drawn upon from time to time until exhausted or the object for which they were made shall have been accomplished,” The decision is bused upon questions raised by the acting secretary of war as to whether the unex- pended ‘balance of appropriations for the operation of snag boats, removal of snags, ganging of waters and surveys in the Missis~ sippi river would I uto the treasury after the expiration of the prescnt fiscal year, The comptroller holds that iverand har- bor appropriat not annnal appropriage tions, and that their expenditure is not re- stricted toany particular time. Considering t Wasmi Y comimittee to-day consi trusts, Trust Bill The house judiciary ed the subject of There were a number of bills cone cerning trusts before the committee. Chair- man Culberson was auxious tosecurea favors able report upon his own bill, butother measures had been advocal ussion ran on, the bblem began to appear ith the result of convincing the wmembers of the committea that the subject will require very nice treat- ment before a measure can bo framed that will avoid constitutional und other objec- tions, and will yet be of avail in checking the operations of trusts, d, and as the complexity of the ——— Reading the Tariff Bill, WasniNGroN, Sept. 27.—The senate come mittee on finance continued the reading of the tariff bill for an hour to-day and had pro- gressed to page 135, tho first eighty-seven pages being the Mills hill. A wmeeting is called for to-morrow at which the rcu-flng will probably, be continued, New lowa Postmasters, WAsSHINGTON, Sept, 27, ial Telegram to Tne Bre.]—The followinz lowa poste masters wero appointed to-day: & G "Thompson, prings, Page county, viee 8. J. Ho resigned, and Sunford M. Fisher, Wichita, Guthrie county, vice Same uel L. Burns, resigned. ————— Justice Matthews Better, WASHINGTON, Sept. £7.—Mrs. Matthews sald this morning that Associats Judge Mate thews rested better last night emd was dee cidedly bette: SRR Pine Ridge Indians Sign. Lower BruLe Acexcy, Dak, Sept, 97.— Pine Ridge agency has accepted the bill of the Sioux comuission. The Indians of Roses bud agency say that they will tale the argu- ments made in favor of the bill to thelg howmes and discuss it wmong themselves,