Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1888 NUMBER 142 LAINE'S CONNECTICUT TOUR. He Addresses Another Enthusiastic Crowa at Derby. SENATOR SHERMAN IN INDIANA, The Record of the Democratic Party Discussed at Considerable Length—A Unique Pres- ent for Harrison. The Connccticut Oampaign. New Havey, Nov. 2.—-James G. Blaine and party arrivel in this city at noon. Fhey were met at the depot by the Young Men’s republican club and escorted ‘to the green, where Blaine spoke to an audience of about four thousand. His remarks were very brief. referred to protection by reminding the republicans of Conuecticut that if they did not protect themselves they mustggt expect other portions of the coun do it for them. He referred to the ¢ in the national banks mi hild, and touched slightly upon incident. After the speech he took o special train for Derby, Where he speaks this afternoon. At Derby Mr. Blaine and party were o8- corted to the_residence of Thomas Wallace, waere a lunch was served. The party was then driven to the trotting park. where 10,- 000 people had gathered, and gave Mr. Blaine amost enthusiastic reception. Mr. Biaine spoke substantially s follows “ellow Citizens—1f you allow tha protec- tive law to be broken down and destroyed, when do yon think it will be put back again | Do you think you can vote for a frec-teade party for fun and have some one else main- tain the protective principle for yout If you will put General Harrison in the presidential chair I will guarantee that the pro- tective tariff will not be disturbed. They are opposing us in ry. way and manner—fair and unfair, While in the west I read an interview with Postm hich he descrit New England_as selfishiy hanging on to the ody politic, absorbing its wealth und giving He described us as an un- patriotic people, who had not done as much 0 suppress the rebellion as Missouri and v 1 had to ing about d, describing the laboring man of New England as in the lst st ot starvation, He said that in Fall River there were 1,000 men with families, and they could not earn_more than 40 or 50 cents o day for @ whole fumily; that occasionally the family * bad a little pork to eat; that they did not have five pounds’ of . bect a year; that they lived mostly on bread, and sometimes were obligea 10 go to bed without anything to eat. Gentlemen, I did not mean this to ridicule 'Mr. Dickinson, but it1s of that stuff, and of stuff like it, that arguments against the tariff are made, They represent New England as haviog two classes; one class rolling in wealth, and around them a class bordering on starva- tlon, This mode of speaking of the results of protection in_deseribing New England is a libel on one of the most industrious and one of the most._deserving sections of the union, The question pr upon you to-day is, are you willing to trust a presi- dent " of the United States, who sent a freo trade message to congress Wwith the tarifft The whole question, my friends, is_a question of wages, and, being a question of wages, the votes of 'the men who earn the wages can decide this election. The western demcerats that New England cos on every I have lived in ars and never saw but a few of them, ast_number of people are comfortably well off. Ttis in their hauds, and always has been in their hunds, to make and unmake the laws of tho country. All of the millionaires from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific can not offset the votes of the working- men of this valley. [Applause.] You can outvote them all s often us_you like, You have it in your power to hold public opinion You can argue the matter for yourselves, and if the republican party shall lose the support of men who are comfortably well off, or farmers or workmen a factories, the republican party ceases to exist. [t was made of such men. Cleveland did not have the senato in his hands and has not been able to stir one hair of the protective. tariff. The democrats say: **Did not the republicans predict all sorts of disaster if the democrats gotm, and dou't you see that we have as od times now as before?” As i iad anything to do with that. Why, we are having good times becauso the democrats have been guarded by the republican senate. [Cheers.] The president and the members of the house from the south have stood for free trade, and the struggle is now whether to reinforce the senate with a republican presi- deut or to give way and let the democrats have full swine, Will you reinforce the sen- ate for protection, or the house for free tradet If Connecticut shall give her electoral voto to Harrison and Morton you may rest se- cure in the belief that the “business of the country will go on as it has for a quarter of a century—in peace and prosperity—but if Connecticut allows her vote to favor free traae, then you will have abundant leisure in your competition with the ill-paid labor ot Europe to calculute just how much you have madeoutof it. The time for argument is late. There are a few men in the United 8 tates who will be converted between this and Tuesday, but if I can reach one man b my voice und make him feel that ho has the power to protect his own interests, then [ shall feel that I have not worked 'in vuin. (Tremendous applavse.) Mr. Blame was then escorted to the depot and a specil train hurried to New Haven, where he at onco took the train for New York. him, and b Sherman's Second Speech. HuxTINGTON, Ind., Nov. 2.—Senator John Sherman made his second speech of this campaign in Indiana, at this place, this after- ¢ rain, beginning in the early morning, made the prospect of a good meet- ing rather dismal, but the people came through the rain and mud until the erowd pumbered 1 the neighborhood of 10,000. The parade in the rain occupicd about an hour to pass the rink, Senator Sherman was enthu- siastically cheered when he arose to speak. e sand: Fellow Citizens, and Ladies and Gentle- men: When I was traveling over the state of Ohio recently, I was occasionally asked 'What about Indianal” and now since Lhave been in Indiana I will be able to answer more accurately than I could have done, aithough 1 believed the people of Indiana were loyal and brave and true, und would never turn their backs upon their most emi- ment citizen when he has been desig- nated by the republican party as their candidate for the chief magistrate of this union. But I huve no longer any doubt sbout Indiana. I saw yesterday 10,000 to 15,000 people excited by the highest enthusi- asm marching in the bright sun and warm atmosphere in a county supposed to be dem eratic. To-day, although the weather is in- clement, I see i‘flur streets filled with ardent and enthusiastic people shouting for Harri- son and Morton and the republican ticket, No ran disturbs you, no mud stops you. I shall go back to Ohio and tell them that the Buckeyes and Hoosiers will mavch together, [Cheers. | $ ‘What are the topics of the day! 'The res publican party for twenty-four years so ad. ministered the affairs of this government under vhe leadership of such men as Lincoln and Grant that this country was held in higher esteem than any mn“n"n or kingdom in the world. [Cheers.| Why was it then that four years ago the people turned their backs upon the republican party! Fustof sll, accusations wore made four years ago that the republican party was accumulating vast sums of money in the treasury and that it ‘was hoarding it there and keeping it out of the chaunels of circulation. They said that if they came into power they would distribute this mu‘n “!‘lmwvbhmlrlhuuw fluence in Ind'ana than anything else 1oy promised civil-service reform, an eco- nomical administration, and a_reduction of taxes, Has anybody in Indiana received any portion of the money that was to be distrio- uted! [Laughter.] On the contrary, I have the last official statement by the treasury de- partment, signed by the democratic treasurer of the United States, claborating on the con- dition of the treasury and the reason of the surplus, Senator Sherman went on to say that the surpius could have been avoided had the democratic administration utilized the money for the redemption of bonds; but they failed to do s until both houses zave it the power walready possessed. He then said : They did another thing, and if there is any uded, hard-fisted democrat here, 1 want him to take this with him. ‘They took £20,000,000 of your money out of the treasury of the United States and seattered it around among various banks, without interest, and with the promise that it should not be drawn against. What cxcuse did they givel They said that the republicans did it, too; tna John Sherman did it, and they made me a with Horns, ~|Laughter.] 1 t thin at all—n —nor did republican sceretary of the treasury over do it [Applause.] What we did do was this: When the national bunks were organized we said that we would make them public depositories, or commercial agents of the people, o collect the internal revenue tax and to aid the government in the sale of bonds, Whenever any citizen of Indiana wants to pay a tax on W beer, or any other tax impos ternal revenue law, or w citizen desire to purchase bonds, he might go to any na- tional bank and get a certificate of deposit and send it to the treasury department, and the government would take that as mone ve the money in the hands of th 1l it was wanted in the public trea rs there was in this way 100,000 dollars depo the sccretary of the treasury te citizens, a matter of con- This deposit never exceeded rd to the charge of rascality can tell me of a single republican wrned out of office for that cause I will give up the ghost. [Applause.] It is one of our proudest. boasts that when the gov passed from our hands th single man in office, from_ th master to the seci was cl Applansc farrison comes i post- lation or defalcation, that when Gener: democratic part thing in your oeratic _administration ! No."] When General Grant was president all the powers of the world respected us. [Applause.] Suppose that Cleveland had been president when the Alabama_claims were settled, and England paid us $15,500.000 in gold, would he have got a dollar or a nickel? He had shown his ability by his treatment of the fisheries questions. - What have the sol- diers gained cland’s election? [A voice: *Vetoes.”| Think of that big fat itting there in his luxurious upholstered r, and going into the detail of a §12, or £, or # pension bill which congress passed, to' see if he could not find a flaw. Itis enough to sicken me, and 1 don’t want to dwell'on it. [Applause.| You people—dem- ocrats and republicans alike—fought bravely for the tlag, and you have no sympathy with any such poppycock work. [Laughter and ch 1 Senator Sherman spoke next of the com- mittee which framed the Mills bi that it was appointed by an open free trader Speaker Carlisle—and continued: Six southern brigadiers, with two demo- crats of the north, entered into a secret con- clave and formed the Mills bill. As soon as it was reported the northern democrats be- ian to squeal. The Connecticut man said: SIf you don't restore the duty on wood screws there will be no dewmocratic congres man from Connecticut.”” The man from New Jersey said the same thing of pottery, and so they cut wood screws and pottery alone. Here and there they patched up their bill so as to suit a few northern democrats, but whenever the bill affects a district repre- sented by o republican, it is struck ruth- lessly and relentlessly.” The policy of pro- tection is to benefit the farmer directly, guarding him against Canadian and other importations of farm products, and in pro- tecting him against the importation of Aus- stralian and South American wool. Under this system he has a home market for 92 per cent of all his farm produce. Farmers arc not the only people are bene: fitted. Whatever tends to produce general prosperity is beneicial to all classes, The laboring people are most directly benefitted by this system. Take 1t away and you bring our laboring wan in_sharp competition with the colaborers of Europe, where they get scarcely enough to support life. Some demo- crats say it makes no difference in wages. That is a great error. They say that the re- duction would fall upon the manufacturer. This is a great error. If the manufacturer finds that he canuot make money he can go out of business or change his business. You cannot throw the burden upon him. The burden falls upon labor, which is 90 per cent of nearly every production. The question is between Americun interests and English in- terests, as was only recently shown by that remarkably friendly letter of our friend, Suckville West, [Laughter.] I_think that othe meanest act of this adminis- its back upon its friend. It was a cowardly act. If West came out in favor of me, although his policy was wrong, I never would have turned my back on him, but would have fought it outon that line if 1t took all summer. (Cheers.] This admin- istration has not only sccured tho endorse- ment of the rcbels of the south and free trade elements of the south and the mug- wumps of the north, but has the endorse- ment of the British minister. |Applause. | Indiana has been greatly honored by the nowmination of its most eminent citizen for president of the United States. Itisa high honor to one of the thirty-eight sister states, I appeal to you, then, not only as republicans, but as democrats, not merely of men belong- ing to the party, but as men belonging to great and honored state, to remember the obligution you owe tothis emiznent citizen and gallunt soldier who has been named for * the presidency of the United States—General Benjawin Harrison, [Great cheering. | A Jack Rabbit For Luck. IxpIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2—A warm and con- tinuous rain fell here throughout the day, making it one of the gloomest und most agrecable days of the campaign. General Harrison passed the time at home. There were not the usual number of callers to-day. The general, however, was the recipient of 8 unique gift in the shape of big jack rabbit, which came by express from Washington, Kan. The box was covered on three sides with American flags, while its top was ludden by countless tugs und stamps put on by ex- press agents with their greetings to the general. Accompanymg the box was a letter frou the three youthful donors, which reads as follows: WasuixGToy, Kan,, Oct. 81.—To General Harrison: We are little boys, only eloven, eight and six years old, and can't vote for you, but we waut you elected and we send you'a rabbit for luck. It is said that getting @ rabbit's foot is a sign of luck. Some- body sent Mr. Cleveland a rabbit's foot in 1384, und he was elected. If the paw of a common rabbit would elect him we hope that a whole jack rabbit will elect you, sure. It likes to eat apples and cabbage and corn, and will drink milk as wel! as water, Guy Recrom, Koy RECToK, MaxLey Recron, Another preseut received to-day was agold headed cane voted to the general ata church fair given by the Germau Evangelical con- gregation of Jamaica, Long Island. agressman Willisms, of Wisconsin, was amoug the general's callers this after’ noon. The political headquarters and the hotel lobbies were unusuully crowded this afternoon and evening, but it is noticeable that the enthusiasm and loud discussions that prevailed at all such gatberings a woek ago have disappearcd, and instead of noisy clicers the ‘hum. of many voices . in low but ~earuest conversation floats through tho lobbies, Whispering groups occupy every corner of rooms, discussirg some cawpaign or segroh, you tions by the dem- [Cries “of *‘No, The document rooms of the state committees are being rapidly emptied of the remnants of many tons of printed matter, and the clerks are éngaged in mailing ‘‘pasters” for scratch voters. One ot the expensive features of the campign has been lithographs of the presidential and gubernatorial candidates on both sides. The republican committee has distributed within the state over one hun. dred thousand life-size bust lithographs of General Harrison. As a result of this pict- ure campaign, nearly every householder in Indianapolis tells his politics by hunging a picture of Harrison .or Cleveland con- spicuously in his window, frequently every front window,in the house being thus decorated. To strangers visiting the city this is probably the most noted feature of the campaign. Chairman Huston, of the republican com- mittee, to-day received the following reply to his letter of yesterday to Chairman Jewett, suggesting “the use of rubber bands on each ballo INpiaNavoLts, Nov. 2, 1888—Dear Sir: 1 s the contents of your letter of yesterday eyening, asking me to agree that inspectors at the coming election shall place a rubber band around each v 1 do not believe such an agrecment can be carried out ovor the entire state at this late day, and I am sure that no agreement we make can af- fect a legal ballot voted in disregard of it. Nevertheless, as such an agreement may in some degree conduce to a fair election, if you will_put your idea in the form of a recom- mendation, I will cheerfully sign it. Yours truly, C. S. JewerT, Chairman, On'receipt of this reply Chairman Huston, acting upon the suggestion contained in Chair- man Jewett's letter, submitted an agree- ment, officially signed, for the approval and signature of Chairman Jewett. To this the chairman objected, for the reason shat it was impracticable, and that for inspectors to place such bands around ballots would be viewed with distrust. He suggested, how- ever, that the voter himself may be per- mitted to place a band around his ballot, and that the same results would oceur, To' this Chairmau Huston acquiesced, returning the agreement with the amendment embodied. The correspondence abruptly closes here. The messenger that carried Huston's amended agreement to the democratic head- quarters to-night returned with the state- ment that “the chairman said he had nothing to say.” The character and outcome of the correspondeuce is the: subject of general comment to-night in political circles. Chair- man Huston, when asked_to-night by an As- sociated press correspondent whether there were any special reasons of general interest that led him to propose the rubber band plan and make such persistent endeavors to se cure its_adoption, said there were very ur- gent and important reasons for his action, and promised to supply the press ata later hour with a written statement. The language Shairman Hustow's statement _is as fol- had been taken into the scheme by the demo- crats that double voting was to be resorted to by them all over the state. This mun was taken into a room where he and several other men from different counties were in- structed in the art of double voting. They were told to fold and iron smooth a number of ballots the night before the election. One or more of these ballots smoothed in that way were then to be slipped into the folds of the lawful ballot, and this ballot was to be held with a finger fgstened on the side of the ballot opposite the outward fold, 8o that no one could see that there were other ballots inside the lawful one. A democratic inspector was to be instructed to seize the ballot be- tween his fingers in the same way and de- posit it in the box quickly. Once inside the the box the lawful ballot” would spring open ana the spurious ballots would drop out of its folds, especially when the box was shaken or the ballots stirred by the hands of the in- spector in counting. The informant discloses the name of the man giving the instructions, but we are not yet ready to make 1t_known. 1 regret to say that he 18 _an Inaiana man, aad holds = his head high. Those men were also instructe to have these tickets voted by electors who might be bought on election day by the dem- ocrats, but afterwards this part of the scheme was abandoned temporarily for foar that the republicans might watch voters too closely to permit the successful operation of the plan, and so the parties receiving the - structions were told to get a_better class ot democrats to cast these ballots, for they would ot be likely to be watched so closely by the republicans. These instructions have been given to parties all through the state, and in order to encourage them they were told that the same plan would be operated in New York. I have accordingly advised our friends in New York to be on their guard.” The balance of the statement partakes of the nature of party instructions regarding tho subject. The specch making of the Indiana cam- paign practically closed to-night. Speaker Carlisle concluded his canvass at Madison this afternoon. Ex-Secretary Windom spoke at Martinsville. while Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvauia, closes at South Bend to- morrow. At o late hour the Associated press corre- spondent found Chairman Jewétt at his hotel and showed him Chairman Huston's state- ment, Jewett talked freely about the pro- posed agreement submitted by Chairman Huston, and gave his reasons for not signing it. At the suggestion of the correspondent he sat down and wrote the following state- ment: “There are many reasons why such arrangements should not be made, and one very good one why it would be entirely futile, First, the agreement would be in- capable of fulfillment for the reason that it would be impossible to get bands, distribute them, and have the fact that they were to be used thoroughly understood at this late day. Second, the law of the state prohibits the {Jlncing of uny distinguishing mark upon a ballot, and these bands might be construed as distinguishing marks, especially if of dif- ferent sizes or " variously placed upon the ticket, nor could any voter or inspector be compelled to observe it. Third, it would be an innovation for the reason that such a practice has never been pursued, so far as 1 now, in this state. Fourth, the right given' iaspectors to manipulate the ballot while putting on the baud would give an opportunity for fraudulently changing & ballot or inserting an additional ticket in each one, and thereby preventing the counting of either ticket. Fifth, the agreement could not authorize the election board to reject a legal ballot found in the box without a band. Stxth, it has been reported to us for some days that persons who are strangers in com- munities where they have been seen are traveling over the state, having no known business, but who have ited the republi- cun election inspectors and no one else, We entertain real apprehension that they have been instructing such as are corrupt enough to engage iu such work how to substitute tickets, stuff boxes and commit other ballot box deviltry. The statement made by Hus- ton as to ironing tickets, voting tiokets double, and all that sort of & thing, is, in & slang phrase, o ‘‘chestnut.” It is merely a rehash of & circular often issued by the republican party in former years, and once called the ‘pink circular.” " In this circular these matters were set forth with great particularity, and it was always in these circulars charged by republicans that the democrats intend 1o resort to them. On the other hand, the democrats, and better class of people generally, always regard these statements as merely intended 1o in- struct republicans how to commit these crimes and an implied request to go ahead and commit them. Any statement that tho democratic organization of this state has any knowledge of, or connivance with, any frau ulent practice or intended wrong in cou tion with the election, is_entirely false, and I challenge the proof. Mr. Dudley, treas- urer of the national republican committee, and those who are in sympathy with him, have a complete monopoly of Lt sort of business in this state. C. L. Jewsrr, " s B She Wants to Vote. New York, Nov. 2.—Cynthia Leonard, mother of Lilllan Russell, the actress, fe- male candidate for mayor. has filed & writ to show cause why she should not be allowed to vote. The inspectors threatom to prevent ber yotng. e i— The Weather Indications. For Nebraska and Dakota: Shghtly warmer, fair; variable winds. ll:od:. lowa: Fair, slightly warmer, westerly - - | THE ARTIST OF THE INPURE. An Extended Inter¥lew With M. Zola on His Work. ——t ARE ENGLISH CRITICS PRUDES ? The Great French IRealist Compares the Morals of His People With Those of the Anglo- Baxon Race. The Suppression of * La Terre." [Copyright 1888 by James Gordin Bennett.] Pamis, Nov. 2.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Ber.]—In view of the re- cent fine 1mposed upon the London pub- lishers of *‘La Terre,” a Herald correspond- ent called yesterday morning upon M. Emile Zola. 'This king of realistic writers lives in handsome apartments mear the Palace Clichy. He is a younger looking man than his portraits indicate, sud his long dark hair is brushed back stralght from his fore- head and not arranged in the untidy way generally represented. He wore a brown velvet jacket and was seated before a desk covered with MSS. “This is my sanctum,” said M. Zola rising from a luxurious chair in which he was half buried, “and you find me at work on my next romance.’’ “What will it be about ¥’ “Ah, voila, you must wait until it ap- pears. I will say this muén, however, that it will be quite different from any of my previous works. Iam developing the his- tory of & crime aud hope %0 produce some- thing with powerful dratiatic interest. “*About the judzment of the English court agamst ‘La Terre,’ do you want to kaow my honest opiniont Well, here it is, What rossible difference can it make to me that one of my works has baen proscribed to En- glish readers! My rank in the literary world will be determined by quite a different tribunal, by a tribuual which never errs— that of posterity. If adog steals a legof mutton from your table, do you care very much if another dog robs the thief of his plunder? That is precisely my position as regards Euglish and patticularly American publishers. Iamtold that my books have large sales in the United States, but I have never received a single sou of the proczeds. In the present case Vezatelly Bros. paid me 2,000 francs for the English right to ‘La Terre.” What is 2,00) franes! Do you know that the sale of one of my novels in France averages me 100,000 francs? “But it is not so much this literary privacy which evasperates me as the intolerable Anglo-Saxon hypocrisy. These austere Englishmen turn up their oyes in holy horror when any mention is mdde of what they are fond of calling French vices. They would have the world believe that all the evils of their social sys- tem are imported from the United States and they seem to consider me the 1ncarnation of all that is the worst in France. If London is populated with fallen women we are told it, ion of Paris, If the Pall Mall Gazette pitilessly lays ‘the rottenness of the English: upper classes $he burden of this secret sin is laid upon tke French immedi- ately, If Whitechapel flaws with the blooa of society’s outcasts it 8, forsooth, pecause M. Zola has perverted the imnocent minds of the British youth. Bah, such Pharasaical prudery is sickening. We have recsutly honored the English Shakespeare with a stutue in our city. Let those who presume to condemn my writings read what he has written, Let them also read Ben Jonson and Smollett and Byron, and say whether in the whole range of French lterature they can find anything more coarse and indelicate. 1f you walk along the Rue de Rivoli you will find vile books in abundance. It is a signifi- ant fact that they are written in English. It is true, too, that Paris contains haunts of vice and debauchery. Ask the English speaking guides who swarm about our great hotels who are the best patrons of these shameful institutions. Then these sly de- bauchees, these prating Puritans, go home and tell each other that my books are not fit for their daughters to read. “‘But what is the literary food which they offer their well trained daughtersi They deny them the tainted Frrench novel and sub- stitute a moral, oh highly moral, English or American newspaper. And what do these un- sullied buds of womanhood find in these same moral sheets? They learn that in England as well as elsewhere woman is woman what- ever her rank and station, and that man re- mains man in spite of titles or pretensions. They are served every morning at the break- fast table with a detalled account of abomi- nations and depravities which a respectable French paper wonld not print. I would re- spectfully ask if all this sensational news is any less hideous because it is truth, because it is the work of the police reporter instead of the literary artist.”” Yes, I dare to call my work artistic and I claim that 1t 18 written with & high, philoso- phical aim. Take for instance this same much abused ‘La Terre.) Compare it with ‘Le Reve, which carping critics have pro- nounced respectable. In the former thero are almost forty pages which are declared objectionable. ‘The several hundred remain- ing pages are in no way different from those of ‘Le Reve) Only in ‘Le Reve' I chose to leave out these forty pages and, vresto, the book becomes exemplary. Is it probable that 1f my purpose in writing was, as my English friends maintain, to in- dulge in literary débauchery I would have been so moderate in my efforts! From that point of view my books are by no means bad enough. “I admit the difficulty of drawing the line between the productions of an author, whose motives are worthy and artistic and those written simply with the purpose of catering to the depraved and impure instincts of human- ity. Both kinds exist aud both with more or less accuracy portray human life asitis. Cer- tainly it is not the haphasard. London jury, which is capable of degiding whether I am writing with a base abd mercenary aim and my ambition 18 toward truth and right. Happily there is one judge which never fails to discriminate between good and bad. That judge is Time and to him in the conscious- ness of my own integrity I appeal fear- lessly. “If you ask what remedy I would propose for the vice which is inevitable in all coun- tries and in all states of society, I reply I be- lieve rather in drawing men toward good than in shutting them out from bad. Arbi- trary repression always fails and it gener- ally aggravates the evil it would supprese. For instance, I have no doubt that this de- cision of the Londen court will resuit in largely increased sales of ‘La Terre' in New England. So it is in averyl.bi?. The world 1800 worse to-day than it has peen for centuries. Those who have wanted bad books have found them and they al- ways will find them. 1t is vastly better to leave such questions to regulate them- selyes.” —_—— The Netherlands King lmproving. Tue Hacus; Nov. 3.—The condition of the king of Holland is improved to-day, 7] the right ear nd will probably prove A DEMOCRATIC OUTRAGE. Roughs Assault and Nearly Kill a Prominent Ohio Republican. SerivarieLy, O, Nov, 2.—At half-past 12 this morning General Asa S. Bushuell, who ‘was the central figure in the great republican demonstration held here yesterday, was as- saulted by a gang of roughs as he was going home and badly injured. When only a short distance from his home General Bushnell was accosted by a crowd, which, without warning and evidently with concerted action, threw a perfect shower of stones at him, He was knocked down and badly beaten by the roughs, who, while they were engaged in the outrage, were declaring that he should never conduct another republican meeting or be governor of Ohio. The gang made its escape. General Bushnell was car- ried to his residence, His surgeons pro- nounce him dangerously hurt, He is bly beaten about the head and face, se of his teeth are knocked out and his face is badly bruised. The police are scouring the country and city for the perpetrators of the assaull, but have made no arrests. General Bushuell's residence is being guarded by po- lice lest some further outrage may be com- mitted. The assault was the all-absorbing tobic of conversation to-day. Every political interest has waned before the intorest manifested in the villainous attempt at assassination. Gen- eral Bushnell's injury is recognized as u pub- lic calamity, and citizens, irrespective of pol- itics, have feverishly awaited news from his bedside. The general's condition has changed little during the day. His injuries are not considered fatal, but his surgeons have en- forced absolute quict and freedom from ex- citement. He has been under a great mental and physical strain for a month, and was, at the time of the assault, in an exhausted con- dition. The nervous shock was very pro- nounced, and he was flighty and incoherent in speech this morning. He is resting quietly to-night, and unless some complica- tions set in he will not be confined to his bed many days. 1t is feared that his face will be disficured. The first visitor at the house this morning vas Governor Foraker, who was driven rap- to the Bushnell residence as soon as he learned of the assault. The governor mani- fested the most genuine solicitude, and was greatly incensed and worried about the mat- ter. This afternoon two well known parties, Barney Bray and Thomas Colemau, were ar- rested by the detectives and jailed. ' The evi- dence that they were the direct assailants of General Bushnell is strong. The republican central committee hus offered a reward of £1,000 for the arrest und conviction of the persons engaged in the assault, and the city and county will follow with §1,000 reward each, Telegrams expressive of sympath, have all day been pouring in on the family aud the business associates of General Bush nell from all parts of the United States, Gen- eral Harrison telegraphed to Mrs. Bushnell as follows: “‘Iregret to hear of the wicked assault upon your husband last night. Please let e know how he is.” The following reply was sent by Mrs, Bushnell: *‘General Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis Ind.—Accept my thanks for your thoughtfu inquiry. My husband was pretty severely and paintully injured, but expects to be uble to cast his vote for you next Tuesday. President A. C. Horton, of the Lincoln club of Cincinnaty, telegraphs General Bush- nell: “Lincoln club wiil contribute any amount toward the arrest and conviction of the cowardly perpetrators of last night's out- rage upon you, Please comwand us.” - AGAINST THE SETTLERS. Judge Brewer Renders an Important Declsion 1 & Raftway Ounse. TorexA, Kas., Nov. 1.—|Special Telegram to THe Bee.]—Judge Brewer has just hand- ed down an opinion in the famous Alien county case, in which certain alternate sec- tions of land granted by the government to tho'Missour!, Kunsas & Texas railway were claimed by the settlers thereon. Judge Brewer holds that the land in question legally belongs to the railway company. The settlers will therefore be compelled to give up possession to the company. The land em- braces a large amount of the most fertile farming lands in the country, and this ad- verse decision will be a blow to the settlers whose homes are thus taken from the; About five hundred settlers are thus thrown out of their homes. Many of them have oc- cupied the lands for ten or fifteen years and have made extensive improvements, The opinion hus been just filed with the clerk of the United States circuit court of this city, but the judgment will not be entcred until the convening of the United States court in this city on the 26th inst. S STARTLING FRAUDS Discoverea in Connection With the Naturalization of Italians. CuicaGo, Nov. 2.—It 18 claimed that start- ling frauds have been discovered in connec- tion with the naturalization of a large num- ber of Italians in the courts during the past two months, Attorney Underwood, who has been investigating the matter, swore out, late this afternoon, thirty-one warrants for perjury against one William Walker. Mr. Underwood said to a reporter this evening that he was employed by the republican county central committee to look into the matter, but that he had presented it regardless of party interest. At- tention was attracted to the matter first by the information that Walker was swearing in nearly all the Italians who endeavored to take out papers. Mr. Under- wood says that investigation has shown that not only has Walker sworn in Italians not en- titled to naturalization, but that also fictitious names have been used. Out of thirty-one newly created citizens named in the warrants sworn out to-day, the investigators huve been able to find but one, and he has only been here a year. The other thirty are not known by the wddresses given by them in the court. e Cleveland and the Irish. Burraro, N. Y, Nov. 2.—An evening paper prints an amdavit alleging that Grover Cleveland had once said that he would not run upon & ticket with any Irishman, par- ticularly an Irish Roman Catholic. At a meeting to-night presided over by James Mooney, ex-president of the Irish National league, he d the following dispatch re- ceived 1n response to a telegram which had been sent to the president by his friend, Wil- son S. Bissell: Executive MaxsioN, WasmixatoN, Nov, 2, 1888.—To Wilson S. Bissell, Buffalo, N. Y.: I am much surprised that at this late day any person in Buffalo should make the accusation Knll quote, or that any newspbaper published there should give currency to such a lie, which was promptly denied when first started, some years ago, and the utter ab- surdity'of which was proved by the support of my Irish friends in the canvass then pending. 1 emphatically deny the allegation contained in the afidavit you mention, be- cause these charges are circulated at m; home, and because I cannot forbear express ing my amazement that such reckless mes dacity should be added to the basest ingrati- tude. GROVER CLEVELAND, ———— Prairie Fire: Mixwearoris, Nov. 2.—. special from Jackson,Minn., says that terrible prairie fires raged yesterday in Sioux Valley, in Jackson township, Henry Ray was burned so badly that he cannot live, A four-weeks-old baby, @ sixteen-year-old girl named Mollie O'Con- nor, and & woman and her son, names un- known, were burned to death. e RKilled by His Wife. Cuicago, Nov. 2.—Detective Jack Lowen- stein was fatally shot this morning by his wife. ‘The deed was the result of quarrels which the couple have been having for some time. This morning, it is said, the quarrel was re- sumed, whereupon the woman pulled out a re- volver and fired five shots at her husband. One of the shots struck him in the head above STANLEY. Couriers Bring News of a Mecting a Year Ago. ZANZIBAR, Nov. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—Couriers from Tabora bring di- rect news from the Stanley expedition, & por- tion of which was met at the end of Novem- ber, 1887, by Arabs trading between the Lakes Victoria Nyanza and Nisigne and Ta- bora. These Arabs met Stanley's rear guard at a point west of Albert Nyanza, southeast of Zanga, just as the expedition was prepar- ing 1o cross the swamps caused by the radia- t10n of the streams that abound in that coun try. The Arabs did not see Stanley. The detachment scon consisted of thirty men. They stated that Stau- ley was two days ahead. The expedition bud suffered greatly on the march through & thick forest. It was impossible to advance more than mile and a quarter daily. They had also suffered in tho marshes, whero many had disappeared or died. Forty were drowned in crossing a great river flowing rom east to west. One white man had died. Stanley was obliged to fight some tribes that refused to supply him with provisions. The expedition had often haited in the tion of receiving Congo. The r remforcements from th guard at the time of the meeting had _only been on the march five days after o of three weeks due to the illness of S and a great part of the escort, who | attacked with fever. The Arabs estimat the total strength of the expedition, after all losses, at 250 men The heaith of Stanley was then good. The rear guard, which consisted of natives of Zanzibar, stated that Stanlev had decided that he would no longer advance in a n ensterly dircction, but would strike toward the north, hoping to avoid the swamps. After getting o certain distance north he intended to take an oblique line to the eastward and go straight to Wadelai, where it was thought he would arrive fifty days later, about the middle of January, 1888." The Arabs were of the opin ion that the expedition was still strong enough to reach Wadelai. It will be remembered that on August 1 information was received from Zanzibar that two messengers had arrived there who had left_the iuterior about the beginning of April, and who reported that Stanley had not arrived at Wadelai up to that time. The messengers stated that in the month of March Emin Pasha did _receive some vague and indecisive news of the expedition, which had filtered through from tribe to tribe, but that the reports were very conflicting. Some declared that Stanley, after losing a number of men and a_large’ portion of his supplies, was hemmed in by hostile tribes between the Maboda_country and the Albert Nyanza, while other rumors were to the effect that he d been attucked by the tribes in the Matongora-Mino district and after several conflicts had_diverted his course in an un- known direction, SACKVILLE STILL TARRIES, Rumor That He Will Publish a State- ment Before He Goes. WasmiNarox, Nov. 2. - [Special Telegram to Tne Ber.)—Lord Sackville, ex-minister from Great Britain to the United States, is still in Washington, and from all that can be gearned is likely toremain here for some duys, Lord Sackville seems to have in- structed the employes and attaches of the legation to say nothing to any one under any circumstances relative-to his proposed move- ments, All attempts to secure information from the legation are futile, It is learned, however, that he has @unounced- his deter- mination to some of his friends to_give out a statement for publication beforo his depart- ure. This statement will doubtless contain his views upon Secretary Bayard's course, but it is not likely that it will be of great importance from a political or diplomatic standpoint. There is a well defined belief in diplomatic circles here that Lord Sackville has been assured by Lord Salis- bury that his indiscretion will not cause him to be dealt with severely by his home goy- erument, and, in fact, a statement was made to-day by u gentleman who 18 usually very Well posted in diplomatic matters, and who has been conuccted for years with the dip- lomatic service of the United States, to the effect that Lord Sackvillo will in_all_proba- bility be sent to the mission at St. Peters- burg. This gentleman said further that the current stories relative to Lord Sackville's domestic relations are unfoundcd. That he is married, in spite of the assertions to the contrary, but that his wife was an_actress, aud consequently his lordship lost caste in marrying her. e Sackville's Silver Service. Wasmixaroy, Nov. 2.—The treasury department has authorized the free entry of the silver service, valuable oclocks and other household articles recently imported at Hal- timore for Lord Sackville, the British min- ister. This isin accordanco with the privi- leges accorded resident munisters of all for- eign countries. These articles arrived sey- eral days ago on a steamer from England, andon’ bemg notified of their arrival the British minister made_application through the secretary of the state for their entry free of duty. This application was received at the treasury department on Tuesday last, the very day on which the president nformed Lord Sackville of the severance of their ofi- cial relations. —— Union Pacific Earnings. Bostox, Nov. 2.—The gross earnings of the Union Pacific railway company for nine months to September 50, 1888, were $21,242,- 905; surplus, §8,121,994, The decrease in' the net earnings of the Union Pacific for September was consider- able of a surprise. The president says he knows of no reason for the lurge mcrease in the operating expenses, beyond the fact of a large tonnage at low rat This, he sa; is the disturbing element with ail western railroad properties, and _he knows of no rea- son why the Union’ Pacific should be exempt. B Another Oruiser for Haytl. WasniNaToN, Nov. 2.—Information having been received at the navy daepartment this morning to the effect that the steel cruiser Boston had arrived at Kingston, Jamuica, last night, Acting Secretary Harmony de- cided to revoke the orders sending the Kear} sarge to protect American interests in Hayti, and to order the Hoston there in her stead, S Wiped Out in Blood. Yookum, Tex., Nov. 2—Fayette Berry and John Hanks yesterday had a difticulty over the settlement of accounts and Berry shot Hanks and Hauks stabbed Herry, each one killing the other. Hanks was employed by Berry on his rauche when the tragedy occurred, e e Married Life Ended With Arsenic. Lyons, Neb, Nov. 2—[Special to Tug Ber.)—About noon yesterday Mrs. Luce, living four miles north of Lyons,took arsenic and died in a short time, This was the third attempt she had made to take her life since her marriage to Mr, Luce, something over a yeur ago. Lord Sackville's Successor, Loxpox, Nov. 2.—Hon. Michael Henry Herbert has been appointed British charge d'affairs at Washington. Lord Sackville re- turns to England immediately oun leave of absence. It is understood that the government will allow hus case to rest until after the presidential elcction, B = The most idiotic of the crazy wagers made during a presidential campaign is reported from Chester, Pa., where a re- publican and a democrat have made what they call a ‘‘hickory race” bet. The terms are that he whose presidon- tial candidate shall win will have the privilege of whipping the other with a stout stick as they run along ecight <] Bauares on the wspbalium yavement. NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS, The Funeral of Hon. James Ewing at Wood River. ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED, Extraordinary Tribute of Respect to a Beloved Citizen ~ A Wife's Suicide — Various Po- litcal Rallies. Every Citizen a Mourner. Woon River, Neb., Nov. 2.—[Special to Tur Bpe. | —Probably the saddest day in the history of Wood River was the ohe we have Just passed, rendered so because it witnessed the interment of its beloved and honored citizen, Hon. James Ewing. At 1o'clock sterday afternoon all the business honses. were elosed and hoavily draped with mourne ing. People from all parts of the county came in in ¢ me from Grand Island, and delegations from Doniphan, Shelton and other surrounding towns. S0 large a crowd of people had never on uny occasion been collected in this city before, At 2 o'clock the funeral procession left the house for the Prest n church, but on account of the immense crowd the funcral sermon W chied from the ro- tunda of the church. . Pollock read a serivture les and offered prayer, afteg ch Rev. Harper gave a very touching and ropriate disc nains were followed to the cemetery by about two hune dred members of the 1O, O. K. and A. 0. U. W., to which orders the deceased belonged. ‘There were 125 carriages w the line, At the grave the 1. O, O. nd went through their beautiful fuve mony. While the people returned from the sad burial with bowed heads and solemn thoughts, they were indig on arriving at town to find that while they were perform- ing the lust sad rights to this honorabie gen- tleman, the county central committee had held a meeting and nominated a man to take the place ot the deceased on the ticket fort legislature. They were indignant for two reasons. Iirst, that the matter should be so soon brought up, and second that they did not keep their pr mise und_let the west part ho should be his succese cted by them is Mr. Ede |Special to .]—-Last night Mrs. J. W. Hounold, wife of a prominent lumberman, died at her home in this city after an illness of two wecks, s'a lady highly respected and loved by all who knew her. She leaves & husband and several small children to mourn her loss. Republic ruRAsKA CrTy, Neb, Nov. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—The largest repub- lican demonstration of the campaign was lield here to-night. ‘The republican ambeau clubs were out in procession and the fire- works made nd_displs o General ., Hoy Egan and Hon. C. C. Wheedon. Tae opera house was jammed and hundreds could not gain admittance, 0N, Neb., Nov. 2.—(Special to Tnm nother rousing republican meeting held Liere last evening, with speeches by Shanner, republican candidate for sens ator, and Judge G. M. Cleveland. The former made a most forcible and convincing argument upon the tariff and a severe ar raignment of democratic methods, and the latter paid his respects to. the third party movement in a powerful' manner. The audl- ence was large and enthusiastic, and in marked contrast with the very thin moeting of the democracy on Tuesday evening. MeShane is flooding the country up here wit his written pasters. A large number hava been received here and but fow will find their way into the ballot bo MiNDEN, Neb., Nov. cial Telegram to Tue | The greatest rally of the sea- son took place hero to-night, Tho Hastings flambean club and cadet band, Kenesaw club and band, Juniata club and Holdrege with a company of 160 uniformed men, were in_ate tendance. J. G. Tate and A. D, 'Yocum wera the speakers. Beatiick, Neb., Nov. 2.—[Special Teld- he republicans to- gram to Tne | night had the biggest rally of the campaign. Flambeau clubs headed by a band paraded the principal streets and led an enthusiastio concoursefof,people to the opera hiouse.§W. J. Connell and Geo. B. Everett were the speak ors. The stage was occupied by veterans of 1840 who voted_for Tippecanoe, most of the legislative candidates aud Hon. J, E. Hill, candidate for state treasurer, les. Burt County 18 All Right. Lyoxs, Neb., Nov. 2.—|Special to Tnm Ber.)—Burt county has had her full shareof political specches of late, and the result, 8o far us republicans are concerned, has been all that we could reasonably ask. The ro- publican legislative ticket will bo elected by large majorities, and Congressman Dorsey's majority will_be close to a one thousand in the county. MeShane 15 flooding this partof the country with personal letters, pusters, his letter of acceptance, ete. But Hurb county voters are intelligent and up with the times, and McShane’s letters and “‘boodle” cannot prevent an overwhelming majority for Governor Thayer and the legislative ticket. 1f every precinet in the land was loyal as Everett, every republican candidate in the United States would be elected with- out fail, and democracy would become an un- known (uantity. Democrats at Platte Center. Prarre Cexten, Nov. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.)—No doubt the largest political meeting ever held in Platte county was held in Platte Center to-might by the democrats. M. V. Gaunon pof Omahs, Weatherby and Gondering were the speak ers. Special trains were run from Columb and Norfolk. One of the excursion traing killed a team of horses inside the town limits belonging to a farmer by the name of John Wolf, who resides twelve miles west of Plaite Center. The team was runnin away and was caught on the Elm cre bridge when the train came along. R An Elevator Dedicated, Tonias, Neb,, Nov. 2.—[Special to Tum Bee.]—A large crowd assembled here yese terday to take part in the dedication of the new elevator recently erected by the Farme ers’ Protective alliance. The exercisos con- sisted of & monster farmers indus! Da< rade headed by the Wilber band. Speeched were made by the Hon. C.H. Van Wyck and F. K. Dingsmuth, of Schuyler, Neb, The latter gentleman spoke in the Bohemian language o a large number of his couutrys men, prosperous farmers of this vicmity, Two grand balls were held in the evenng and continued until a late hour, h Impaled on a Pitchfork. HasTiNgs, Neb,, Nov. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The sou of a farmer named Calkins, living near this city, was yesterday impaled on @ pitchforlk when sliding down o grain stack. The pron plerced the boy's leg uud until reloased bolk im suspeuded with his head downward, paleid b Given a Chance to Vote. Wasniyarox, Nov, 2.-—-Acting Postmaster General Knott to-day issued the following general order: “That while clection day cannot be observed as a holiday in the poste oftices throughout the United States, as such’ observance would interfere too nerlnull‘y with the postal servica and public convess ience, all postmasters are instructed, hows ever, L0 80 nrrun&u the public business of their respective offices on that day so as ta give full opportunity to the employes of theis offices to exercise the right of suftrage as Augrican citizens,"