Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1889, Page 1

NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT. Poor Proepects of Adjusting “The London Dock Troubles. A COMPANY MANIFESTO ISSUED. The Document Torn Down By un In- dignant Stelker—Mrs, Maybrick Transterred to a Prison in Surrey, The London Dock Strike, {Copyright 1859 by Jamss Gordon B 1 Loxnoy, August 2),—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.)—The devel- opments of the strike to-day tended littlo if any toward settlement. On the contrary, they had a perceptible effect in the direction of exciting ill-feeling between the opposing parties and causing some of the more hot- headed of the strikers to utter threats of re- sorting to violence. Many were heard to say that uniess the strike is ended very soon serious trouble and lawlessness are certain to come, The London and India docks jont com- mittee, after being in consultation a great part of the afternoon, declined to concede the one remaining point at issue with the strikers —pay 6d instead of 5d por bour~ and issued the following manifesto, which was immediately posted up on each side of tho dock house entrance and dispatched 1o the strikers’ headquarters and also to the gen- eral managers of railronds, shipping compa- nies and others speciully interested : “The joint committeo haye decided to adopt the following conditions for extra labor at the docks under their control: The 5 pence rate per hour with 6 pence par hour over time, to apply to all labor atpiece work, but men taken on before noon, 1f discharged by the dock company, to receive nou less than two shillings, the present contract work to be converted into piecs work as far and as soon as practicable, under which the men will be paid 6 pence per hour, with 8 pence per hour over time, and divide the surplus, if any, between them, all payments being made to the men under the supervision of the dock oficials, The hours of overtime shall be at the docks and uptown ‘warehouses from Sp. m, to 8 a. m. The com- mittee will use their best endeavors to ob- tain from the government a prolongation of the customs hour, which, if granted, will have the effect of extending the time during which payment way be earned.” The large crowd of strikers, shippers and others who were congregated in front of the dock house, made a grand rush to read this manifesto the instant copies wore posted, and for a while great confusion ocourred. It was evident that the general expoectation was that the notice was an anunouncement, that the directors had capitulated. an¢ great disappointment was expressed as soon as 1t ‘was discovered that such was not the case. One striker was 8o angry that he reached out and with an oath tore down the notice he bad just read. Hot words followed, and & free fight seemed imminent. = The police, however, hustled him out to the street and ordered him to leave the vicinity, which he dud rather leisurely and with much back talk. The dock house officials insistea at first that the man be arrested, but upon learzing that he was partlly intoxicated, requested that he be allowed to depart. As the crowd learned the contents of the manifesto many expressions of disgust and indignation were uttered. One striker ex- pressed the geveral sentiment when he said: *“This is not as good as we had before. It means 4 pence less a day.” John Burns, head of the strikers, said: ““Those are not concessions, They ure nomi- nal, and 1f the men accepted they would goon find themselves in the old hol The dock companies and the wharfingers do not pull together, Representatives of the wharfingers who attended the conference did not indorse the issuing of the manifesto, On the contrary they opposed its terms, Mr. Lafone ana another wharfinger withdrew from the conference because of the action taken. The wharf- ingers, as has been stated, have practically endorsed the strikers in their demand, and ta-day they brought pressure to bear on the dock directors to induce them to settle the strike as quickly us possible. They repre- seated that their business and that of the entire shipping interests of London were being paralyzed and permhnently injured and immense losses werd being suffered. They further made it known that unless the strike was ended at ouce they would at tempt to operate their wharves independ- ently of the companies as far as possible, The wharfingers, ut a largely attended meeting, decided uvon a compromise, which was sub- mitted o the dock committee, but it was re- jected. The difference between the dock companies and the wharfingers is as follows: The latter load and unload vessels in mid- stream or at wharves, The former unload ships at docks and place return cargoes on docks, but do not load ships. The strikers have intimated a willingness to agree to the terms proposed by the whart- ingers, but are apparently determined not to knuckle under to the dock compauies, Dover Dock Liavorers Strike. Loxnoy, August 20.—T'he dock laborers at Dover have gone on a strike, R 8iphoous in North China and Japan, (Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.) SuaxauAIL August20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Beg. |—North China and Japan have been visited by & series of syphoons of almost unprecedented violence. The number of junks and lives that have been iost through inundation at Weugchow and Niogpo is enormous. According to the latest intellizence frow Japau the number of persons who have lost their lives by drowning in consequence of the floods is, at the lowest estimate, 5,000, P e S Perfeotly Awful. [Co; yright 1589 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxvox, August 20.—[New York Herald Cable—~Special to Tue Bee.]-The arch- bishop of Canterbury is shocked at the 1dea of & bridegroom taking part in a wedding ceremony 1n evening dress, He thinks such 8 costume desecrates the sanctuary, and to prevent such desecration he has issued an ediot against the 1ssue of special licenses for 8 later hour than b in the evening. He would like to limit the celebration of mar- to 3 o'clock, and only under excep- tional elrcumstances or in case of a very distinguished person does he desire a later hour than 8. LA Steamship Arrvivals, At New York--The Lahn, from Bremen; the Rhineland, from Auntwerp; the Britannie, from Liverpool, At London—The Augusta Victoris, from New York. At Hamburg—The Italia, from New York, YA’.k Routerdam—The Obdaw, from New ork, At Glasgow—The Lora O'Neill, from Bal- twore. At Southampton—The Saale, from New ‘Work for Bremen, ' MRS, MAYBRICK TRANSFERRED. Quietly Taken from Walton Jail to a Prison in Surrey. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt. | Livenroor, August20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]—<Liverpool has scen the last of Mrs, Maybrick, for she was this morning taken from Walton jail and conveyed to Knapp Hill, the femalo convict prison at Working, Surrey. Her solicitor hod a final interview in the jail on Wednes- day evening with respect to the provisions of the will and the guardianship of the children, Mrs, Maybrick’s removal had been eff with all the secrecy which had been antic pated. The fact that an oraer for her re- moval had been received was known only to the governor of the Jail uutil Wednesday night, when, of course, the wardens who were to take charge of her and the chief rail- way ofticials who were to make suitable pro- vision for the conveyanco of the prisoner and her custodians were informed. A few minutes before 0 o'clock this morning a ocab drove through the prison gatos at Walton, and when the ve hicle left the jail shortly afterwards with drawn blinds its occupants were the chief warder, o female warder and Mrs. May- brick. The cab was driven off at a smart rate in the direction of Liverpool, and the Lime streot station was reached at twenty minutes to 10, five minutes before the time at which the London express, by which she was to uravel, was due to dopart. A third class compartment had been specially reserved. She walked straight across the platform, accompanied by the warders, into the rescrved compartment, the biinds of which wero at once drawn. She was scen and identified by but a few of tho passengers who happened to be on the plat- form at the time,~ Mrs. Maybrick walkod with a firm step, recognizing a gentle- man who was among the few who saw her in crossing the platform. She greoted him with a smile, which, however, was not returned, and aguin, as the carriage door was being closed, she endeavored to obtain a sign of recogni- tion from him, but again failed. She had a sallow appearance. Her general ap- ance would mnot have led one to beiief that she was likely to die under prison treatment. Mrs. May- brick was dressed in the usual uniform of brown stuff marked with a broad arrow, with a gray crepe bonnet and the ordinary prison shoes. She has become very thin. On Willesden station being reached Mrs. Maybrick and her custodians got out and crossed tho line to the waiting room, where they stayed until the branch train to Work- ing arrived. This they entered, and without attracting any great attention the famous prisoner was safely landed in the female prison at that place. At no place along the route was there the slightest suspicion that Mrs. Maybrick was in the train, so careful were the arrangements. — e—— A COMMEROCIAL CONFERENCE, Congress Asked to Give Shipping Intercsts a Chancn. SAx FRANCISCO, August 20.—The commer- cial conference of the various boardsof trade, manufacturing interests and legislators, which was called some time ago, met here to-day. The reportof the committee on the encouragement of maritime commerce suggests that the law should be repealed requiring vessels in foreign trade to be built and owned in America before being registered, and urges congress to adopt measures which will secure a portion of the world's commerce, remunerative employ- ment and perfect security from foreign ag- gression. The report upon the Nicaragua canal sets forth the advautages to thig country and urges congress to aid its con- struction by any proper legislation, ‘The report upon the marine defense of the Pacitic ports sets forth the inadeguacy of the present system aud congress is urged to make u beginning toward proper defenses at the earliest moment. “The report on the subject of establishing and maintaining permanent ocean mail steamship lines refers to the liveral bounties paid by Englaud, her colonies, and other countries in contrast with the ‘‘parsimonious policy of our government.” Resolutions were submitted calling upon cougress to enact necessary laws and o ap- propriate sufficient sums of money to enable Aumerican steamship lines to compete with foreign subsidized lines, NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION The Glut In the Suprema Court Dis- oussed Cmicaco, August 2).—In the meeting of the National Bar association to-day Mr. Smith, of Pennsylvania, introduced s resolu- tion to the effect thac the association favor the establishmeat of an intermediate appels late court to relieve the glut in ~ the supreme court. Wilson, of Minnesota, said there was no ne- cessity for such an intermediate court, and that the evil at present lay in too great power possessed by soulless covporations in appealing cases to the federal court, the ob- ject of which the speaker smid was to wear out the litigants. Our state courts should have more power and the federal courts re- stricted in their jurisdiction, Hon. Lyman Trumbull, of Tilinois, sup- ported the remarks of Wilson, and urged a return to the law of 1780, The matter was warmly discussed, and finally postponed until the evening session, "Lhe matter was not further discussed this eveuing. At the meeting of the Grand Coun- cil association to-mght William P, Wells, of Michigan, was elected president for the en- suing year. Mr. Wells is Judge Cooley’s successor as lecturer on constitutional law at Ann Arbor university. B Separat: Trials Refused, Cuicago, August 20,—Judge McConnell to-day decided that all the defendants in the Cronin case must be tried together with the exception of Frank Woodruff. The judge said that in view of Woodruff’s confession it ‘would be manifestly unfair to let him go on trial with the others, All the defendants took exception to the ruling of the courd refusing them sepurate trials, and the judge granted twenty daysin which to Ale bills of exception. The attorneys for the various defendants then expressed them- selves as ready to proceed with the trial, The decision was a surprise, and for a few seconds after its delivery a peculiar quiet pervaded the court room, which was event- ually broken by Forrest asking for an gxcep- tion o the decision, which was profaptly grauted. The court then adjourncd unul 10-lorrow. S Ex-President Olevelind Accepts. New Youk, August 20,—The secretary of the world's fair committee to.0ay received the following letter from ex-President Cleveland, dated at Saranac Inn: I ac- knowledge the receipt of the notice of my appointment as a wember of Lhe committee on permanent organization for the interna- tional exvosition of 1562, I shall be very glad to co-operate as 4 member of such com- mittee with other citizens to make the ex- position u graud success.” — Business Troubles. Provivexce, R. L, August 20.—Seventy- five creditors of the Wauregan company at- tended to-day’'s meeting. The treasurer's roport showed that the liabilitics of the Wau- regun mills were $1,101,000, and the assets 300,000, leaving a net deby on the plant of The Nottingham miil statement OWs linbilities of §247,000 and assets at §54,000, THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT | Resolutions to Indorse Tanner Causs a Red Hot Debate. CONFIDENCE IN H!S INTEGRIY. A Substitate Passed Thanking Har- rison for Flis Appointment and Expressing Belief in the Corporal's Houesty, 8ons of Veterans Not Rocognized. MiLwuukee, August20,—At this morning’s session of the national encampment of the Grand Army the election of officers for the ensuing year was completod. Dr. Horace P. Porter, of Kansas, was chosen surgeon general; W. H. Childers, of Kentucky, chaplain, and T, J. Lovets, of New Jersey, vice commander. The encampment refused to recognize the Sons of Veterans as an auxilary to the G. A. R. because of the disturbing faction in the former, Instoad of giving tivo womens’ or- ganizations, the Loyal Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Woman's Relief corps, formal in- dorsement, which would be contrary to the rules, it was recommended that the encamp- ment bid them God speed in their work. General Alger, president of the Logan monument fund, reported that the collections to date aggregated £11,190. A committes of five was authorized to place beforc congress a proposition to set apart a portion of the $40,000 appropriated for a site, to be added to the fund for the monument. General Warner left the chair and made . strong uppeal for the monument scheme, The chief event of the day was the red- hot time over resolutions indorsing Pension Commissioner Tanner, Perkins, of Kansus, introduced a resolution heartily thanking the administration of President Harrison for the houor conferred on the Grand Army in ap- pointing Corporal Tanuer as pension com- missioner, and heartily indorsing the latter's conduct of the bureau tnd denouncing the bitter and malignant criticisms of tho press upon his ofticial conduct, General Barnum, of New York, offered a substitute, to the effect that, notwithstand- ing the assaults of the unfriendly press, the mpment declared 1ts belief in_the Jin- tegrity of Tanner and its approval of his efforts to do all for the soldiers aud sailors that the law will allow. Campboll, of Kansas, agreed with Bar- num, and suid: *For fifteen years we have been declaring and others have been utter- ing the sentiment that the country can neyer pay the debt due to the old soldiers, but Cor- poral Tanners the first officer that has made that sentiment a practical reality. I believe it the duty of this encampment to sus- tain him in working out that sentiment, We should make our indorscments strong enough. If Tanner is dishonest or has done any criminal act we will find it out when the investigating committee, now at work, makes 1ts report.” A delegate from Minnesota urged the en- campment *to stand up to the rack,” aud say that the G. A. R. will stand by Tanner till something wrong is clearly proven against him. Another delegate said a resolution of con- fidence like the substitute should provoke no objection, but when it is made a matter of judgment it becowmes a weapon in the hands of Tanner’s enemics, *‘It is not his enemies, but his friends that are investigating him. We ehould not try to force the administra- tion to suspend this investigation. This en- campment knows nothing of the details of Tanner’s work and can not pass judgment on it. If we pass the original resolution and the committee of investigation should = ex- onerate him the opposition press would say the administration did nov dare to oppose }.hu_(g. A. R. and would have good reason or it, A recess was here taken until 3 p. m, In the afternoon Barnum’s substitute was redrafted to read as follows: Resolved, That we thank President Harrison for_the appointment of our com- rade, James Tanner, as commissioner of pen— sions, and notwithstanding the assaults made upon him, we declare our comvlete confidence in his integrity and our approval of his endeavors to do all that can be done under the laws for the veterans of the war, and in connection with him we ask a full investigation of his admin istration of the affairs of the pension bureau. This was adopted unnnimously under a suspension of the rules. THE GREAT SITAM BATTLE, This has been & great duy for the encamp- ment as regards crowds. The day trains brought in about eignty thousand wvisitors, mostly from Wisconsin and Illinois, the reat attraction being the night naval battle, Fully a quarter of a million people ocaupied the beach, and the vast amphitheatre on the hillside of the lake shore purk was packed with Grand Army men and their wives, these seats being reserved for them. 'he battle was a splendid spectacle, being narticipated in by abont sixty vessels, be- sides a stationary mortar fleet and by about three thousand infantrymen and arulerymen, There were fired 70,000 rounds of musketry, and 2,000 shelis, 4,f rockets sod 20,000 pounds of fireworks were exploded. ‘The plan of battle was an attack by the hostile fleet and the landing of a marine force, and u repulse by the shore batteries supported by nfantry. The line of the battle fleet was led by the United States man-of-war Michigan and the revenue cutters Andy Johnson and Fessenden, The sigual was given at 8 o'clock, and as if by magic the whole bay was illuminated and the spectators could see the animated move- ments of the infantrymen, artillerymen and seamen us thoy got ready for tho conflict, The darkness sus >ded as the line of battle fleet gracefully manceuvred, engaging the short batterics us they passed, and the latter returning the fire. . It is a splendid spectacle which the specta- tors now see ms the vessels pour in their port fires, The land batteries respond. Guns, mortars avd rocket guns discharge their missles, and as the fleet makes the circuit the vessels continue to pour in. their raking broadsides and the land batteries aim their guns at the passing fleet untit burning wreckage 1s seen floating about here Floating kerosene barrels were about this delusion. After a brisk, action, lasting about half an hour, the brilliant spectacle of hissing shot and shell, flaming rockets shooting in every direction, water witches skipping hither and thither in myriad confusion, ceased, and only the occasional boom of @ gun was heard. Mistakingly supposing that they had silenced the shore batteries, the attacking forces now pare to leave in small boats and complete the victory, Butthe beleagured ity is ot ready to capitulate. The wfantry force that has until now remained in reserve {:ru-_.u s forward on the beach in froot of the atteries ready to meet the landing force. As they pour their steady fire round after round into - the widsts of the approachiog boats, the roar of musketry has superceded the boom of the canonading. The arriving party is repulsed and retreat in confusion, Two vessels are 80 badly disabled that they are blown up with powder, A magnificent pyrotechnic display followed the battle. - e —— A New us Ofiicer. WasniNGroy, D. C., August 20, —|Special Telegram to Tue B —Census Commis- sloner Porter to-day tendered to Mr. Joseph D. Weeks, of Pitsburg, the position of special agent of the eleventh cencus, for tha purpose of collecting statistice and data re- lating to the production of natural gas, pe- troleum and coke. It is probable that Mr. ‘Weeks will be consigned to the collection of statistics reluting to the glass industries. He is said Lo be familiar with all these subjeets, R The Village of Tscherlach Destroyed. Bruye, August 20.—The village of Tscher lach, in St. Gall, was destroyed to-day by the fall of & portion of Mount Rulbisberg. The villagers escaped, IOWA NEWS; Prohibitionists In Oonvention. Fonr Dovor, ¥, August 20.—|Special Telogram to Tar B ~-THhe state conven- tion of Towa Good ‘emplars concluded its work this jevening #ftor A most success- ful session. Much fttention was given to discussions of methods for enforcing the prohibition law. 1t was unanimously re- solved that vigorous measures be immedi- atoly adopted in cousties whero tho law is violated. It ' was yoted to allow the enforcement committee nccess to the treasury of the soclety to secure funds to forward this work, The following state oMcers were elected: Grand chief templar, Dr. E. R. Hutchins, Des Moines; grand counseler, J. A, Ashley, Hawardens grand vice templar, Elien Scott, Northwood ; grand supormtendent of juvenile templars, Mrs, M. E. Lloyd, Dedham: grand secrotary, Porry Porkins, Des Molnes; grand treas- urer, A. C. Buxton, Dayton, = Ottumwa was chosen as the place for holding the next year's convention, the convention commenc- ing on the fourth Wednesday in August. Decatur Gounty Day. Cnesrox, Ta.,, August 20,— Special Telo- gram to Tne Ber.]—To-day was Decatur county gay at the biue grass exposition, but if that county sent a largor delegation than ita neighbors the people were soou lost sight of 1n the immense crowd that Increases won- derfully from day to day. It is estimated that eighteen thousand were on the grounds to-day. Friendly rivalry has sprung up bo- tweon the counties represented in the pal- ace, and 1t is generally remarked that Mont- gomery county, whose day comes to-morrow, will carry away the honors, They have made groat preparations and will bring the largost crowd of visitors of any one county. To-morrow and Saturday wiil be the two best days if the weather continues fine, Demands an Investigation. Drs Moes, In., August 20.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee, |—Ex-Attorney General Smith McPherson, of Red Oak, arrived in the city to-night and came expressly to meet the charge in the state auditor’s recent re- port that there was an apparent shortage in his accounts with the state of some years standing. ays he will demand of the auditor liate investigation, and if that does not satisfy the officials that he does not owe the state a cent he will ask that suit be brought, and ho will do il in his power to hasten a legal investigation of the case. He says be has properly accounted for every dollar with which he has been charged, and that the discrepancy exists through failure in keeping the records straight in the auditor’s office. No one doubts General McPherson’s integrity, and the general opinion is that there has been a mistake of long standing perpetunted in the auditor’'s oftice, as the shortage alleged to have ‘occarred is dated back some seven years. The Railroad Commissioners, Das Morxes, Ia., August 29,.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue BEe. [—A party of prominent railroad oMicials appeared before the com- missioners to-day to discuss the matter of an overhead crossing where the Sioux City & Northern road crosses the Chicago & North- western, near Maurice, Sioux county. The former road wants to cross at the grade, and tho latter insists that iv shall cross by an overhead crossing, as the grado crossmng would be both dangerous and_expensivo. The commissioners: find @ number of im- portant questions involved and thoy decided to visit Maurice next,'Thursday and con- tinue the hearing there A Big Street Car -Deal. Des MoiNes, 2., August 20.—[Spacial Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—A street car deal of large importance was closed here to-day, by which all the street car lines of the city pass under one control. The electric street rail- way is sold for $350,0.0. The narrow guage horse car line reverts to its orizginal owner,Dr. Turuer, by foreclosure of mortgage, and the east steam motor also goes into the syndi- cate. The total value of the consolidated property 18 estimated at §750,000, and the chief members of the syndicate are T. J. Polk, Dr. Turner, T. E. ‘Brown and C. H. Gatch, all of this city. It is expected that ¢ will be introduced on nearly all In Search of a Will soN CiTy, la., August 29.—([Special Telogram to Tne Bge. |—Mrs. L. A. Lom- bard, of Waupaca, Wis., and James Tarle- ton, of Wyscena, are in-the city to-day in search of a will thought to have been made by Mary A, , prior to her death ten years ago, resided b and was esti- mated to be worth £150,000. This was prncipally in _cash loaned out here and in Wis consin. She also bad considerable real estate. No one knew anything about her business, she being very: close and afraid that her weaith would be known. She died suddenly and none of her papers can be founa. Out of the matter wiil arise exten- sive litigation. The Cedar Rapids Laces. CEDAR Ravips, In,, August 20.—[Special Telegram to Tirk Be.]—For the third day’s races of the Iowa association of trotting horse broeders there was a fair crowd ana fine wenther. The first race, the four-year- old stake, Satilla won in three straight heats. Best time—2:33, In the stallion raca Dictator Wilkes won easily. Best time— 2:47, Tho futurity stakes were captured by Paul Pinkham. Bost time—2:443. Sarca- et trotted to lower his record on a half mile track, but was only able to make the same time, 2:25)4. A Peculiir Cas Drs Morxes, Ta., August 20.—(Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—The board of health has just decided a novel question referred to it from DeWitt. A family with several chil- dren had arrived the re from Chicago, where they were exrosed toa contagious disease. The losal board wanted to know if they could send the famly back to Chicago. The state board replied no, for the Iowa law for- bids any railroad from transporting any per- son who had been exposed to contagious dis- cuse. So the family wil remain at DeWitt, Peaslee-Henderson. Dunuque, Ta., August 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,|—Oneof the most promi- nent weddings of the yoar was that of Miss Aungie Henderson, daughter of Congressman # 3. Henderson, of this city, to Mr. S. C. Peaslee, of IRowena, Dak., which ocourred at thy home of the bride yesterday. Tne ceretiony was performed by Kev. H, E. Mott, of the Second Presbyterian church, in the presence of 100 invited euests. ‘The lead- ing society people of Dubugue were present. A Bruatal Assauit. Booxe Ia., August 2).—{Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —J, R. Crary, & prominent mer- chunt of Boone, was assaulted last night by B8id Shoemaker and N. MeFarland. They strangled bim until he was senseless and then fled. To-day they were placed uunder £,000 bonds to appear for wrial. Crary is very weal and unable to be about. Harrison County Crops. Missount VALLEY, Ta, August 20,—|Spe- cial to Tur Bek. | —Crops in Harrison county are bountiful. Oats ave very heavy ana will easily ‘average fifty bushels per acre. Corn is maturing rapidly, and will be out of the way of frost by Septewber 15. The yiold will average sifty bushels por acre. Vet the Credivors, DAVENPORT, T, August 29, —[Special Tel- egram to Tuek Beg,|—C. R Boyle, u clerk in the Rock Island freight ofice at this place, has been gone for several davs. Creditors appear with claims aggregatiog nearly #2,000, Boyle used to be worth a consider- able amount of money made iu _construction contracts ou the Union Pacific roud. He has squandered it all of late years. A G MELLETTE NOMINATED. In South Dakota's Campaign Ha ‘Wiil Bo Standard Bearer. THE PLATFORM HE STANDS ON, Principles of the Ohicago Convention Indorsed—Corporation Encronch- ments to Be Guarded Against. The Prohibition Plank Adopted. Hunoy, 8. D, August” 20.—|Special Telo- gram to Tnr Bre]—After this morning’s session of tha state republican convention the report of the credential committee was adopted without dissent. All of the fifty counties were fully reprosented. Colonel Starr, mayor of Deadwood, was elected per- manent chairman, and E. W. Caldwell, ' sec- retary, with . C. Robinson, of Brown, and A. Sutherland, of Campbell, assistants. Judge Moody presented to the convention a solid gavel made entirely of tin mined by the Harvey Peak Mining company, of the Etna mines. It is inscribed: “To the first republican state convention of South Da. kota, by the Harvey Peak Tin Mining com- vuny, Etna mines, near Rapid City, the base of the future tin supply of the world.” The chairman of the committee on resolu- ions reported the following platform: Resolved, That as repablicans of the stato of South Dakota, in our first convention as- sombled, wo reaffirm the principles enun- ciated in the platform of the national con- vention assembled in Chicago, June, 1858, and we most heartily indorse the administra- tion of President Harrison and Governor Mellette, We hail with unfeigned pleasure the privileges of statehood soon to ba ours, and we congrotulute the republican party that it holds those principles in which all in- dustries can find true protection and in whicli all citizens, without regard to nation- ality, can harmonize, and we congratulate our peoble that through the power of these principles they now have the rightsof home- stead pre-emption and timber claims in our public lands restored to them, We favor those laws which give full re- muncration to labor and secures capital its rights. We recognize agriculure, miming and manufacturing as the paramount mate- riul interests of our state and we deprecate any law which separates these from the com- mercial and industrial interests of our peo- ple, as we are dependent upon the harmony of all these great interests for our success. We therefore declare it to ba the duty, which should be the pleasure, of all men pliced in office by the people, to Oppose any unjust cn- croachment_of corporations or trusts upon the rights of any of our civizens and to so administer the government in all its branches as will conduce to the welfare and advantage of all our people. We view with pride our educational facili- ties, the flourishing condition of our public schools, colleges and universities, and we de- maund that our school lands shall be jealously guarded, ‘We honor our old soldicrs and favor liberal pensions to all those who hold an honorable discharge. We also favor wise and liberal provisions for the care and maintenance of all who are needy and disabled. ‘We most heartily smpathize with the [risn people in their desire for home rule. ‘We heartily fayor the American system of protection by such properly regulated import duties upon foreign products as will stimu- late every inddstry and fully protect our vast army of workers against the unfair competi- tion of the criminual and pauper laborers of the old world. We most heartily welcome to our fellow- ship the people who have come to us from foreign lands to find a home in this the country of their adoption, intending to ren- der due respect to its luw. We favor the enactment of such laws as will protect the citizen in the free exercise of his right of suffrage and will insure 4uir and honest elections and equal and just taxa- tion of property. kecognizing the pernicious influences of the tariff of intoxicating liquors upon every interest of our commonwealth, we favor na- tional and state prohibition of such wrafiic and tae adoption of the article of our consti- tutdon relating thereto and the encctment and enfol it of such laws as will make the same effective. Resolved, That the great agricultural in- terests of Dakota demund they shouid be protected, fostered and guarded with jealous care and such laws euacted as will insure equitable rates of transportation, al lowing no unjust diserimination against s tions or individuals, We favor the improvement of the great waterways of the northwest so as to bring close competition in the carrying trade. We favor a warehouse law which will give every farmer a free market for his produce and which will not leave hum at the mercy of any clevator or railroad combination, We advise and urge prompt and liberal action on the purt of the state and nation toward the establishment of* a_comprehen- sive system of irrigation for such portions of our state as would be benetitted thereby. We favor the establishment of a bureiu of labor and statistics, Resolved, That we have accurate informa- tion in regard to the'educational, moral and financial condition and needs of the laboring masses. We also favor the prohibition by law of the employment of children under gsixteon years of age in mines, shops and factories, We favor the election of railroad commis- sioners and giving them ample authority by statute for the protection of the people aganst exorbitant rutes and unjust discrim- ination, aud we fayor such a system of rail- rond nspection us will promote the con- venience and safety of the people, We view with alarm the dangerous en- crouchments of the namerous trusts forming all over our land, and demand the enact- ment of stringent laws, state and national, declaring the formation of all trusts aund combinations for the purpose of controlling or enbiancing the price of any of the neces- saries of life unlawful and contrary to public policy and_ providing for their sup- pression and the punishment of all parties implicated., Mr. Carney and a minority of the commit— tee moved the following subsitute for the wnmmuan plank in the wmajority report: ‘our commitiee appointed on platform begs leaye to make the following minority report to be adopted excepting the section relatin to constitutional prohibition and ruwmmeug the following substitute: The republican party has ever stood the friend and chawpion of mora'ity and temper- ance and renows its pledges to secure the Lmnple of South Dakota these blessiogs in the ighest degree. To this end it beartily in- dorses all wise efforts to mitizate and destroy the evils growing out of the trafiic in intoxi- cants, und pledges itself to the strict enforce- ment of such laws as the wisdom of the peo- ple myy elect. A ufotion to lay the minority report on the table was carried by 854 ayes to 4 vays. The mujority report was then adopted by @ nearly unaninious vote, there being less thau twenty-five votes agaiust it. The following nomivations were then made: Congress, O, 8. Gifford und J. A. governor, A. C. Mellette; lieutenant gov- ernor, J, H, Fletcher, of Bro secretary of state, O. A. Rfgsrud, of Union; suditor, L. laylor, of Alexandria; treasurer, W. T. Swith, of Lake; attoruey general, ltobert Dollard, of Bonbomme; superintendent of public instruction, G. L. Pinktamw, of Hand; land commissioner, O. H, Parker, of isrook- ings; supreme judges, D. Carson, of Law- rence; John E. Benuett, of Clark; A, G. Kellaw, of Brule, Seven of these nominaticns were made by acclumation and seven were endorsed by the Farmers' alliance, so the prohibitionists are satisfied, the grangers are contented and the straights got just about all they desired under the circumstances. To-night there is a republican love feast at the opera house,where all the candidates are speaking, The Huron capital commitiee has with- Pickler; drawn the proposition made by Huron to the Woonsocket capital committee, Tho com- mittee has become thoroughly eatis- fied that the scheme 18 not as valuable ns it has been claimed to- be and that there are a great many _objectionsble features about it. Huron is determined to win in a square, honost fght, and is not ready to negotiate on any other basis. North Dakota's Klection Call. Bismanck, N. D, August 20.—Governor Mellette, of Dakota territory, issned a proc- lamation calling an eloction of the people of the proposed state of North Dakota on the firest Tuesday in Octobor, 1858, for the purpose of electing & stato lemisla- turo and judicial and county officers as provided for in its constitution and for the purpose of voting on tho adoption oF reje- tion of article 20, of the constitution, * hibition,” which is submitted as a_separate proposition, and also to vote upon the adop- tion or rejection of tho constitution. Norih Dakota Democrats, Fanao, N. D., August 20.—The first demo- cratic convention of North Dakota met this moruing. Congressman Springer, of Illi- nois, addressed the convention at some length, In the courso of his remarks he spoke against pronibition. A permanent or- ganizatlon was effocted, with Jumes O'Brien us chairman. B To-night's session lsted until nearly 12 o'clock. The following nominations wero made: For members of _congress, Captwin D. W. Marratta, present United States mar- shal; governor, W. N. Roach: lieu- tenant governor, K. McGinnis secretary of state, A. S, Forstid: trea: urer, C. R. Lord; auditor, H. O. Do Gard; attorney-general, J. R. Bangs; superintend: ent of pubiic instruction, C. A. Bent; su- premo court judges, W, H. Miller and Gam- mon; commissigner of agriculture, J Engbert; commissioner of insurance, V Friedly;' railroad comm! bl Wright, J. A. Baly aud Pe! Chamberlai s the € CHAMBERLATN, S, D., August 20, to i Bee)—The people living along and south of the Milwaukee line of railroad in South Dakota are awakening to the fact that it is to their interest to have tho capital of the new state locatea at Chamberlain, and offors of support from all sections of the state are beiug received by the board of trade. Chamberlain,. heretofore, has not been considered as prictically in the race for the capital, but she is now in dead earnest and the people are beginniug to understand it that way. Leaa City Mines, Leap Ciry, S. D., August 2).—[Special to Tur Bev,|—The Harmony Mining com- pany, lessee of the Keystone Chlorination works at Guarden City, has purchased a set. of Cornish rolls, and is having'them placed i position, hence the works are at present not in operation. It bas been found ne sary to employ some methad of dry crushing in reducing the ore from this company’s property, and_consejuently the rolls were purchased. The works will again start up during the first week. in September. Fiie at Pierre, Pierre, S. D., Augast 20.—[Spe: gram to Tng Bee,|=Two fires broie out in the gity to-day, one in the Journal office, which was promptly put out by the fire de- partment without great loss, aud one burn- ing down a large barn in the center of the city. Two horses perished in the flames, It wae kept from spreading over the two principal blocke by hard work. A Democrat Dechines, Leap City, S. D, August 20.--|Spacial to Tue Bee.|—E. MeDonald, of Deadwood, nominee of the demoeratic county convention for the assembly, has sent in his declination to become a candidate to the central commit- tee. It is not probablo that the vacancy on the ticket thus caused will be filled. et The Sclect Knigh:s Adjourn. KaNsas Crty, Angust 20.—The supreme legion of Select Kuights, A. O. U. W., closed its biennial session to-day. It was given out last night that Chicago would ba the next place of meeting, but to-duy Pittsburg was decided on, Among the officers elected are: George F. Howard, Paris, 1lL, supreme commander; Ira CreechgJoplin, Mo., vice commanders; J. A. Lindsay, Bradford, Pa., lieutenant com- mander; W. R. Sheen, Lawrence, Kan,, re- J. W. Carr, Omuha, treasuror. N Nebraska and lowa WASHINGTON, August gram to Tue Bre]—Peusions granted Ne braskaus: Original invalid—Theo. T. March, Reissue and increase—John W, Wilson. Peusions granted Towans: Original in- valid—Josiah . Blickensdorfer, Philander B. Daggett, Eiijah Thornton, Ben K. Chrisman. Reissue—John . Leatherman, Original widows, etc.—Rhoda A. Stapleton, former widow of David L. Smith. pelimioiloda Y 1dler's Boy Kidnapped. Cmcago, August 20.—Henry Rosenberg, peddier, left his wagon standing before the A Py market house on South Water street this morning, and went into & stere. During his absence an un known man kidnapped one of his two sous, who was on the wagou, and since then nothing of him has been seen. "The boy was oniy five years old. —_——— Shot Through the Nose. St Joserm, Mo, August 20.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.| —About 9:30 p. m a man named Reed found & man named Cole man in bed with his wife in south St, Joseph, An altercation ensued, in wh Reed was shot through the nose. The wound is not fatal, and he refuses to talk or huve Coleman arreste Y Oliver Wendell Holmes' Birthday. BosrtoN, August 20.—Oliver Wendell Holmes passed his eightieth birthday at Beverly farm to-day, Letters and telegrams of congratulation have poured in upon him from all over the conutry, and this afternoon he received many friends. e American Legion of Honor. Cu10A60, August 20.—At to-day's session of the American Legion of Honor the Massa- chusetts coun which was suspended last March on the charge of attempting to dis- rupt the order, was reinstated, and a com- mittee appointed to prepare legislation cov- ering such cases in the future, P ————— Stage Robbery in California. SAN FraNcisco, Cal, August 2).—The stage from Bidwell, which arrived here last night, was stopped by & highwayman aud the Vells, Fargo & Co.’s treasure box secured, The robber escaped with the booty. The amount taken is not known., A School Treasurer Defaults, Torexa, Kan,, August 20.—Information has been received here that D. BB, Russell, treasurer of school district No. 12, in Kearney county, Kan,, is a defaulter to the amount of §1,500, Just & Comfortable Dose of Fever. KANsAS Ci1y, August 20,—E. D. Newias, president of the Cherokee Cattle company, #ays the reports that there is Texas fever Lo an alurming extent in the territory are greatly exaggerated, e Several Houses Burned in Tacoma, ‘CACOMA, Wash., August 20.—The Denver house, & large four-story lodging house, oc- cupied on the lawer floor by merchants, also tho adjoining OSing, & two-story 10d@ing house, sud five 0f six residences on each side, were destroyed by fire to-day ; loss §60,000, - A Politiclan Assassinated Saranria, Miss, August 20.—Jumes M Newbaker was assassinated last mght. He Was @ prowiueut politiciag, THE WABASH FOLLOWS SUIT, It Will Protect the Through Rate on Western Business. THE BURLINGTON NEXT IN LINE, A Not to the Same Effcot Bxpected KFrom the Officers of That Koad To-day—The Kansas Uity &g bbie. Will Protect the Rate, Cni1caco, August 20, —[Spocia Tre Bee, ] —The Wabash to-day tollowed the example set by the Alton, and gave notice that it would protect the through rate on all business originating west of the Missouri by shrinking its eastern local rate suMiciently to meet the eastern proportion of the through rate. The Burlington is also cone templating the same action, and will prob- ably give notice to-morrow. Inquiry atv the oftices hero showed that the rumor that the action had already been taken was premas ture. Jt will bo remembered thav the original action of the Alton in taking the above stand was met by a stormy protest from the other Kuansas City roads, and @& formal protest against the action was filed with the inter-state commerce cowmmnission, It was, in fuct, the sum and substance of tho Knnsas City squabble. Only the Sunta e and Rock Island now oppose the plan openly, The Niugara Falls Short Line is auother road which has disturbed the placidity of the east-bound pussenger situation, 1t will be. remembered that the passenger cominiites of the Central Traic association adopted & resolution to redeem ull unused bortions of the Grand Army excursion tickets. This was done to prev snt thewr sale to scalpers by the bolders and especially to prevent the absolute sale of the valance of the issues to scalpers by the roads themselves, s was no- toriously the case after the last session of the Nutional Educational association and after the late New York centennial celebra- tion. It was supposed this could not occur agun, but the Niagara Falls Short.Line has given notice that it would withdraw its as- scut to the resolution. ‘The question is cons sequently anopen one and 8o far the Central Traflic passenger committee has been unable again to decide it. There will bo another meeting 10-morrow hut an agreement 18 not expected, General Freight Agent Paul Morton, of the Burlington, has just returned fiffm a trip over the Buriington system and is en- thusiastic over the crop prospect. He de- clures that every kind of griin i8 now in bet- ter condition than it has been in years. Taken with General Manager St. John's equalfy rosy report of grain in the Rock Island’s territory, one would be led to sup- pose that the west could supply the world's shortuge. Resigned From the Atchison. Cnicago, August 2 . C. Armstrong, purchasing agent for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railvond, has resigned. His suc- cessor will bo Willium G. Fuller, formerly of the Erie road. WON TEN ——— THOUSAND AND DIED, His Heirs Are Now Lawing to Get the M . CHICAGO, August 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee|—A peculiar suit against the Weus-Fargo Express Co. and two private individuals has been begun in the superior court. Judge Jamieson issued a writ of iu- junction in the case lust evening. Some months ago Eugene Rawlson, who lived at Grand Haven, Mich, bought a ticket in & Mexican lottery. August 11 the drawmng took place at the City of Mexico, and Rawl- son’s ticket drew a prize of £10,000, A notice was mailed to him by the lottery company on the day of the drawing, but before the letter reached Grand Haven Rawison died. It ap- pears from the allegations i the bill filed in the case, in which the compliinunts. are Rowena Rawlson, the widow of Eugene, and Frank W. Rawlson, his only surviving child, thut when the winner died the ticket was in the possession of Jucob Baar,of Graud Haven, along with a lot of private papers, Lhe com- plainants say that Haar secretly made an at- tempt to coliect the money which tho ticket drew, ntending to appropriate it to his own use. Baar came to Chicago and shipped the ticket to Mexico through the Wells-Fargo express, at the same time authorizing that compa ect the money and bring it to him. The complainants say they foand out what Baar had done on the 26th and tele- graphed to the lottery company notifying them that Baar had no authority to receive the money and telling them not Lo give it 1o him, answer al once came buck that the company could exercise no discretion in the matter and thut when the ticket was presented it would have to be paid. The only remedy left for the Rawlsons was to secure an injunction agant the company to prevent. Baar from coilecting the money when it ar- rived here. The $10,000 18 now on the way, and its uppearance in Chicago is anxiously awaited by all the parties to the suit. The injunction is against the express company, Baar and Egbert Hollistelle, of Grand Hue ven, the last named cluiming that he owned an interest in the ticket. —— AH, THERE, OHICAGO, She Has Locatea the Fair and Only Waits On Congress. NEW YorK, August 20.—Among Mayor Graut's mail to-day relative to the projected world's fair was a letter from W, C. Gar- raud, secretary of the Illinois state board of agriculture. It was written in reply to & note asking his recommendation of Joseph Reall as a commilteeman. Mr. Garraud suyss “I must say you seem o be laboring under a false impression as to the location of the world’s fair of 1502, Outhere in the west. we have already located the great interna- tional exposition at the city of Chicugo, and are waiting only for congress to assemble to ratify our good work. Mr. Hugh J. Granty like “myself, will beahumble visitor and spectator at the coming exposition, and I promise you now that when he retirns to. Mauhattan island he will not regret having visited Chicago and the greatest exposition. the world ever held.” — WITH HARRISON, CONFERRING Congressman McKinley Does Favor an Extra Session, Deer Park, Md.,, August 20,—Congress- man McKinley was one of the principal callers on President Harrison to-day. They discussed the advisability of convening con- gress in extra session, Mr. McKinley thinks an extra session inadvisable, und that con- ress could pot be well assembled, after earing from four new states, before Novem- ber 1, and then there would be but four working weeks, and that if by the death of republicaus or the election of new members the wajority should be with the democrats, the president would, in calling an extra session, assume responsibility for ‘ their actions, while this would not be the case in a regular session, e The Weather Forecas Nebraska—Generally fair; stationary tem- perature in eastern, slightly warmer in west- ern portion ; southerly winds. lowa—Fair, continued warm southerly winds, Dakota—Iair, warmer, except central por- “‘m\i stationary temperature, southerly winds. Not. weather; e For Kobbing the Mails, B, PavL, August 20.—W. E. Selement, weneral delivery clerk in the St. Paul post. office, was arrested by Postoftice Inspector Wood this moruing for robbing the wails, Selement's fawily reside in soutbern lowa, and he is an uomurried muo,