Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1891, Page 1

- "R doue. THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE. TWENTY-FIRS WILDNESS 1N THE WHEAT PIT, faturday's Scenes Repeated on the Ohicazo Board of Trade, SIMILAR SITUATION IN NEW YORK. Dro‘ers Make the Pits Pandemonium and Prices Rushed Up and Dowa with Marvelous Rapidity— Other Markets. Cineaao, Aug. 17.—This was another ban- ner aay, in which the confusion of Saturday was exceeded, Visitors in thogallery today were well entertained and tho gentlemen on the floor wore not heardfl complain of lack of uction. Brokers wera protts fore business brean. be- adly at sea just The boars were pro- dicting a big crop, whilo enthusiastic bulls wore talkinz §1.25 for wheat, The business bogan, the familiar howl went up, and it was Jmpossiblo for a whilo to tell what was be- Saturday’s closing was 810617 for December. Tho opening this morning was $1.09 bid. $ 1.10 bid, $1.11 bid, and somo tobo had av 11117, Some was had at all the prices named in the first ten seconds. Within threo quarters of an hour altor the opening in the great flurry there had been sales at $1.12'4;a groat flood then at $1.13; and some excited traders bid 2114, while hundreds wero sell- ing at a cont lower. [n the neight of the ex- citement one trade of 10,000 bushels was made at$1.15. Suddenly it became known that several houses with foreign connections and foreign orders were selling heavily. This was enough. If there had been wilduess in tho previous buying, there was little short of fnsanity in the selling craze which followed. “'he local bears who had been too frightened 10 sell for soveral days past, plucked up cour- age and made u combined ouslaught, in which they were aided by the timid ones who had been following the bull lead, Hit with a Club. How December did drop. The most de- termined efforts of the bulls could only ro- sult in bolding it now and for a minute, and _orliaps boost it up a step or two, only to Jave it start down azain, v was too heavy. Within o vory few minutes it had roached $1.05. Then more bull news came in, and with o nard fight it was brought bick to £1.07, but after one hour of see sawing back and forth betwoon that and $1.0514 the bears hivit with a club. Then it went to $1.04, but soon recovered to $LO5. A telogram was re- coived at this junctara from B. Hutchinson by one of his friends Aaying that foroigners were selling frantically and that wheat would be lower. The dissemnation of this prophecy did much to encourage the bears, The uxcitoment quited down a little and traders stoppad to take a long breath and get their boaarings. Many of the longs figured out that they wore drifting on the shoals and as a result they be- came pauic stricken themselves, Iarly buy- ers turned sellers, bears put out short lines aud Docomber dropped with a rush to $L.03, finally closing at §1.0334. ~ Oid traders said the rapidity ana wide range of tho fluctuations today exceeded Sat- urday or anything seen before on the board. Trades were not taken by brokers on less than a 10 cent margin, O the curb this af- ternoon there was much wild trading. D comber was sold at 310 Calls to be had for $L10'5 and 05! oonts. As things stood today the close not a man in Chi has made a cent on the market. M have their eutire fortunes at stake and were buying and selling tho same to protect them- selves. Now Yorkers ave reported tu have padd the most money. One prominent bloker held that 1t is a favmers’ market. Tuo advance to tho farmers, ho said, had Dbeen over 20 conts a bushel. Opinions among doalors and brokers is pretty unanimous that hoavy foreign buying is at the bottom of tho present flurey. The idea that the manipula- tors wero Now York speculators, which ob- tained at one time upon the floor, is now <« gonerally scouted. The general notion is that the shortage of wheat abroad has drawn many heavy foreign buyers into the murket, and the upward tendency has found Chicago holaers short, A well-posted broker lays all the uncer- tainty to Russia: “1f the Chicago paople knew what the Russia whoat crop amouuts to, or what to expeot from Iurops, they would know what to do, but, as it is, wo have no idea where we stand and have nothing to go by, Men of the best judgment are puzzled,” t Confined to the Wheae Pit, ‘The excitement of the bonrd today was not by any means confined to the whoat pit. It quickly sproad to corn, rye and oats and even grouger stocks. Corn was as much ex- cited as wheat without anything to espaciul- 1y affect it. The fluctuation reflocted the wild spirit of speculation which has attacked tho board. August corn jumped from G415 to 71 cents within the fiest balf hour of the trade and then dropped back to 66 couts. Septem- ber corn was also up and jumped and landed on the 67-cent notch, then took a tumble to 63% cents. Rye fluctuated about until iv was difficult to koep track of it. It was up and down botween $1.06 and $1.10 through the session. This tends to show the character of the market. = A remarkablo feature of the market, de- spito its wild chungos, is that there have been 10 suspensions. Margins have been promptiy forthecoming, and the prediction of Saturday, that today would see a number of failures, did not como true. A number of brokers ave advising their customers to take profits, were puts at I N YORK. nent in Scenes of Excite Pit—Uneasy New Yorg, Aug 1 Pandemonium relgnod in the wheat pit at the opomng of business in the produce exchange this morn- ing. The exciteu brokers conld not restrain themselves until the gong aunouncing the opening of the bourd sounded, and for half an bour previous were olimbing over each other's shoulders in the center of the crowded oval, yelling and howling, and wildly waving thoir arms like & horde of savage Comanches, in their frantic ea; ness to make a sale, The speculators’ gal- lery, overlooking the wheat pit, was packed with visitors, not & few of whom were ladics, and they gazed with astonishment upon the scene of wild disorder below. Even Wall street brokers left the stock board in order to wateh the excitement of their broth- ersin the grain pit, and it was a sight worth seelug, After the close of the business on Saturday truaes and deals were made on the curb (the eppression used to denote unoficial prices) cents ubove the regular closings. This morning the speculutive atmosphere in Chicago showed unmistakable signs of further disturbance, and altbough the mar- ket opous ou Monday morning half an bour b advance of tho New York produce ex- the Wheat OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, change, the western brokers were trading on the curb long before the regular opening. Eutopean Markets Strong. Farly cables from Europe said that the market was strong and excited, with few hoiders, In London American wheat npened at from 1 to 3 cents over Saturday's closing and Indin wheat advanced § cents, Paris and Liverpool prices wera 3 and 3§ cents higher and the markets strong. The bullish news was supplomented by similar reports from Chicago. December wheat, the strong option in the Windy City, closed ut $1.06%; on Saturday. “Curb™ prices there today ranged from $1.11 to #1.13. The bourd of trade opencd at 10:30, New York time, and the opening figures were SL.11 Within five minutes tbey had advanced to €112 and had back again to §1.103¢, a b advance, oss over Suturda; gone, neverth: | September corn, whicn closed on Saturday at 421, cents, opened today at 63 cents, All this whetted the excitement of the brokers here. It was evident the bull craze was still on. Old traders shook their heads: they considered it a dangerous market. Th shorts had all been scared into the woods and covered their contracts, leaving ouly the buils to trade with each other, cited and Uncertain, Bulls and bears alike wished that today was not Monday, s0 that the exchange could be opened at the regular hour, Everything was upcertain, but there was every indica- tion that the flurry in wheat, which began on Saturday, was to continue. Prices might soar or it might break 10 poiuts, but there was bound to be excitemeat. New York brokers, who received private dispatches from Chicago, were thrown into a state of wild commotion when they learnea that curb prices in Chicago were 5 and 6 cents above Saturday evening’s close. As 11 0'clock came on the excitement grew and curb prices were many and confusing. Thoe pit was jammed and howling mob sur- rounded the outskirts of the crowd. The gallery was packed, the fact being generally known that somethiug was up. The first stroke of the gong was re-echoed in a loud shriek in the pit and the day’'s business was begun. Many conflicting figures were yelled out, until the constunt reiteration of #117 drowned out all the rest, and this was marked down as the opeuing price for December wheat, as against $1.147¢, Saturday’s closing price. It did not stay so long. The brokers hammered at it and down it went—to $1.1615, £1.15, £1.14}7, $l.14—aad all in ten minutes. Around this figure the tide ebbed and flowed during tho first half hour. September wheat opened at $1.14!; wnd sold down a point. which brougnt it almost down to Saturday’s closing, $1.131{. May wheat closed on Satur- day at $1.1857, and after opening today at $1.20 sold down to $1.15%4, cptember corn opened at January wheat at $1187¢. Flour brokers, shippers, corn and malt men all deserted their quarters and congregated in the north- east cornor of the big bid room. There was no show of standing on the steps, as they were packed with a seothing mass of hu- manity, Everyone.seemed to have orders to buy. Those who had wheat to sell were wiiiting to see which way the market would tura. The veaction came when large offer- ings were made, the first of which were grendily gobbled up by -the disconcerted shorts who were unnble fo cover their sales Saturday. The excitement lasted ouly a few miuutes and then there was a lull, and every- one waited to see what Chicago was going to do. That murket remainod about steady at the advance quoted. By 1 o'clock prices had settled consider- ablé. December wheat was down to $I.14, and September had sold down to $1.12. It fluctuated around this point. Reports from Chicago showed that December wheat ba slumped to £.05 and September to $I. corn was closing weak and lower. “The bull movement was mado entirely on the foroign demund, which was enormous. Cables from Berlin said that the German government was a large buyer of wheat, hav- ing decided to substitute wheat for rye in its army contract Foreigners were large soll- ers, and the demand kept up with the pace. Later reports of the opening prices of De- comber wheat in New York showed that it sold up as high as 118, provailed at the same time in the pit, Wheat was sold at $1.14!7 and at 8118, simultan- eously. One broker by merely stretching out his urms was able to make the double transaction at these figures, thereby clearing a4 handsome profit. Such . bonanzas don't come very often, and overybody made what they could out of it. 'The maricet closed strong with a slightly bear tendency in com- pavison with opeaing price, i{ cents and SITUATION ST, LOUIS. Failures of Many Firms Averted by the Brokers' Actiol . Lovts, Mo, Aug, 17.—When the St Louis grain mavket closed Saturday bank- ruptey stared over half of the brokers and wheat traders in the face, and it was a gloomy looking crowd that loft the halls of exchango. Finally a dozen of the leading brokers met near the elevator and it was de- cided that something must be dono at once to avert a general ruin. ‘I'ne bears were out of cash and tue bulls, although hav- ing large profits to thelr credit, were also out of money aud could not wuke their profits available or meet the heavy margins they had been forced to call from tho bears. The shorts could not close because the longs weuld not sell them wheat. A call fora meeting was 1ssued and at 6:30 p.m. the reading room of the exchange was jammed with anxious traders. ‘Che meeting was quietly conducted, and 1t was not known of wenerally until toduy. Various plans were discussed and it was finatly decided the tling price for December wheat should be 1.0 per bushel, and the bulls could draw all margins deposited below $1.02 and the bears all avove $1 10, and that no trading should be doue on tho exchange Monday or Tuesday, except what was necessary to close trade: The agrecment arrived at keeps at least one hundred und fifty traders from announcing their fatlures, Great iuterest was felt when the boll sounded for the openiug this morning, 1t was understood tnut no trade woutd be al- lowed except for closing existing contracts, but the bears bogan to bid. The price rose quickly to $1.09, then $1.10, and then by i, cent bids it reach 31,19, but the greedy bulls would not seil a bushel and it looked as if the bears must bid still higher, but ut that moment the telegraph announced that the Chicago und New York markets wore breaking, Chicago was £1.134, Tie St. Louis ticker broke back to $1.10 under the b offering of whoeat by the bulls, when 5,000 bushels were sold, but the bears held back and the ticker made & jump back to 8106, when the bears covered a big line and then stood back waiting for the bulls to lower their price still further. They Put Him Out. Tho brolkers stuck to their u; lutely, aud when one of the tr as Jumbo Moore, reoment reso- aders, known made un offer for Wwheat at £1.05, suying “D -n the settlements,” the crown shouted “Put him out!” and made a rush for him and he withdrew for a more quiet scene, One wan had 10,000 bashels of wheat which he wanted to' sell at $LOS, but as it would not ring with an existing contract he could make no sale and was forced to sce the value of his wheat drop 4} conts in less than hulf au hour. December wheat sold as low as 1,03, and on the regulur board st §1.04. The traders got sick of tradiug in settloments and & mo- tion wus made that regular traging be re- sumod and it was unanimously carried, Oue failure was that of a commission com- pany. Oue of the members of this houso Saturday sold somo wheat aud could not put up margins when called upon today. Tho wheat was bought in for thoir account. This [CONTINUED O Different prices | MANY BURGLARS 1§ TERANAIL, Numerous Houses Entered and Everything in Sight Stolen, * HOME TALENT SUSPECTED OF THE WORK, Two Arrests Made But Fears Enter- ta That the Guilty Have Es- caped Detection—Details of the Robberies. TeRAMAR, Neb., Aug. 17.—[Speciul to T B, ]—Kor several nights past housebreak- ers have made themselves especially obnox- ious by entering houses and taking every thing in sight. At some places they wero discovered and chased away. Last night thoy effected an entrance into B. . Grifiin’s jewelry store and carried av about 100 worth of goods loft in the show cases. They also got about $40 worth of coins, inciuding a $1 gold picce, left in the cases. Two arrests were made at Emerson this morning of a negro and a white man, who boarded an early freight in this city and were carried as far as Emorson. Tt is sus- pected by some that 1t is home talent that is thus plying a pernicious avocation. D FOOT HURT HIM. Case of a Brakeman at Crete. The Strange Crete, Neb., Aug. 17.—[Special to Tue Beg.] —J. H. McNamee, the Missouri Pacific brakeman who had his foot mashed a week ago at Douglas by the curs, rendering awpu- tation necessary below the knee, was crazed with pain from the buriea foot tho past week. Last night the pain was so intense that his watchers were compelled to dig up the ampu- tated limb, They found that the toes were cramped in the box and also that the leg was wrapped up too tight. The toes were straightened and the wrapning loosened and the foot reburied. McNamee has been rest- ing oasy since and says he is free from pain, As soon as the foot was raised he experienced reliet, SHOT . D KILLED A BOY, Careless Handling of a Revolver Causes a Sad Accident. WerpiNG Waten, Neb,, Aug. 17.—|Special Telegram to Tie Beg,]—At an early hour this morning, while carelessly handling a thirty-eight calibro rovolvor which was sup- poscd to be emoty, L. H. Hammon _aceldent- ally shot Oliver B, Dougherty, a boy fifteen years old, in the eye. The boy lived but it- teen minutes. Hammon, almost overcomo with grief, hunted up City Marshal Woodard and gavo himself up. Hammon is about tweuty-five yoars old and come here from Towa only last Saturday to work in the quar- ries. He was staving with his brother-in-law, Mr. Carmicheal, who lives on a farm adjoin® ing town, where the accident occurred, Hastings News Notes. Hastinas, Nob., Aug. 17.—[Special to Tux Brk.|—-Cadet Arthur Edwards, U. S. A., re- turned to duty” at West Point, N, Y., this morning, via Beatrice. g The city is swarming with independents and alliance people. About seven hundred delegates are expected to be in attendance at the conveation tomorrow. The hangers-on outnumber the delegates two to one. For a while last night it looked as if the storm of Friday night might be repeated. A light shower was the only result. Miss Loura Butes, the young lady who was partially and temporarily paralyzed by Jightning Friday night, is in a fair *way to- ward recovery. Walt Seely of Lincon, Charles W. Van Wyck and Georgs W. Blake, ebairmanj o the independent state central committee, ‘aro registered at the Bostwick. Tho van-guard of the independents has capturad the city Mrs. Sarah B. Nash was iuterred in Park- Na view cemetery yesterday afternoon. Th last sad rites were conducted by Roy. Walto Snooks. The deccased was the wife o Frank Nash one of the old settlers of th county. In the absence of Rov. H. D. Scott, pastor of the First Presbytorian church, services woro couducted ~ yesterday by Rev. Mr. Clark of Grand Islaid. Small fruit in this_vielnity suffered much in Friday’s storm. The wind shook off quan- tities of fruit and many fine orchards were ruined by the wind break- ing off tho trees In many places, stacked grain was set on fire by lightning. A vacant house on east Fourth street had part of a side torn out, the stuirs wrenched apart, windows brokon, plaster knocked down, and in general, was badly wrecked by lightning. The Hastings Democrat has positive in- formation tnat John M. Ragan will go to the judicial convention of the Tenth distric With fificon votes from Adams, nine from Wabster, eight from Harlau, and three from Phelps county, lacking only one vote to nomi- vate on the first ballot. There are seventy votes intho convention, and thirty-six will bo nceded to choice, Nearly every farmer for a radius of five miles around Hastings has from one to thirty ucres of cucumbers. The product is handled by two pickle factories, which were but lately located hore. John H. Powers is in town attending the independent convention. Bennett's Camp Meeting. Nerr, Nob., Aug. 1 pecial Tele- gramto Tug Bee.|—Yesterday and today were the two Jast days so far of the State Holiness camp meeting. Fully twenty-five hundred people wero on the grounds yester- dty and about fifteen_hundred today. Sun- day secvices w Sermon_at 10 n. m. by Bishop Mallaliew of New Orloans sermon at Ritmy by S Creigiiton of Nebraska; young people's meeting _ and fathers’ and mothers' meeting, 5 p. m.; sermon G. H. Dotwiler of Towa. now tabernacle was formally presented for dedication by the officers of the Bennett camp ground and those of tho State Holiness assoviation, and at 5:30 the building was at 8 p. . by Rev. This eveuning the impressively dedicated by Bishop Mallulicu in un eloquent uddress, The coremony of iufant baptism followed. An especial teatare of this year is this, tho chorus singing led by Mr. “und Mrs, Harrls of Illinols. An oxcursion was run from Lincoln this moruing for the dedication, re- turning at 10 a. m. Today a subscription of £20 was raised, which clears tho association of all debt and leaves & small surplus, Al- together this camp meeting promises to be the most enthusiastic and best attended of any yet beld by the Holiuess association, ursuing a Neb. aska Fugitive. Neniaska Crry, Neb, Aug. 17, —|Special Telegram to Tug Bep.]—Sheriff William Maun is home from Wilber where he weat in rosponse to telogram which stated that Tom Cox was there. When tho sheriff got off the train be hunted up the marshal of the town who told him that he was too late, that the fellow that looked like Cox had left town. Cousequently young Cox 15 still at large. Word has boen recoived from a dozen towus that he was there, but after golug lato de- tails it has always developed to be the wron, person. Although there is only @ §20 rowa offered for Cox, ho is vharged with shooting with intent to kil His father was today bound over to the district court in the sum of 100 on the charge of assault to do boaily harm. i e . Annual K. of P, Encampment BeaTricE, Neb., Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—The annusl encamp- ment of the Nebraska brizade uniform. rank division Knights of Pythias commenced here today. A large number of visitug Knights are preseut, Che first division to arrive was General division No, 32, Geuneral Dayton as- ommand this morning, ana issued his al order nnming the encampment mp VMorrison, The progeamme thus far arrangod, fixes Wednesday alternoon for the wrand parade and the prize drills for Friday. Among the more prominent Pythian's pres- ent today are General Dayton,” Grand Chan- cellor Schism, Colonels Decastro and Coombs, Suvage and Chapiain Whitmarsh, Welcomed the Roes Island, Breatnice, Nob,, Aug. 17.—[Sepecial Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The Rock Islana’s Chi- cogo and Denver throagh train passed through this city this afteruoon at 5 o'clock, having on board a number of DesMoines, Couucil Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln and Fair- bury newspaper representativos as special RuCsts of the rona for this relatively initial trip over the iiue under the new avrangement. ‘The party was joined here by Beatrico newspaper repre- sentatives. The excarsionists cxpeet to bo absent about a weok and will in the interim take in ull the Colorado resorts, To Facilitate School Wol Nennaska Crry, Neb, Aug. i7.—[Spoclal Telogram to Tur Brw|—County Superin- all to county, all tho for o take placo tendent Clary today issued a school officers In the meeting, which Is August at Syracuso. The following subjects are to be considered: The recently enacted text-book law and to decide it poss blo upon some systemauie plan of action; tho barmoyious plan of caring for the books in case the decision should be favoruble to the law, and the organization of Otos County Sehool Oficers’ association. w0 Prominent Farmer Fatally Hurt., Taryace, Nob, Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee. | —William Cook, one of the wealthiost farmers and thoroughbred stock raisers of Johuson county, living near the village of Caok, of which he is the founder, five miles west of this city, while grooming oneof his fast trotters was kicked in the back, loosening threo 1ibs from the spinal column. He was also injured intornally in other ways. He is in a precarious condition and but little hopeis entertained of his recovery. Narrow Escape from Death. Nersoy, Neb,, Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B While George Lyon, jr., local sport and ex-banker and B. S. Wads- worth, a gay drummer and democratic poli- tician of note from Lincoln were out hunting on Saturday a shot gun leaning back in the buggy seat between them ivas accidentally di charged, tearing a hole through tho bug- gy seat aud perforating the earriage top with shot. As tho muzzle of the gun was between them it is considered a narrow escape. ey Will Entertain Thousands. Newnaska Crry, Neb, Aug, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—THhe 1,000 tents that will be used during the Grand Army encamp- ment in this city arrived today. Itis esti- mated that 10,000 old soldiers will be present during the reunion The gromnds selccted are delightful and immense; préparations are being made for the affair. The dates are September S to 11 inclusive, . Fire at Osceola. Oscrora, Neb,, Aug. 1%—|Special to Tue Bee.|—Fire yesterday woruing in the slack at the coal sheds belonging to H. F. Hender- son in the west part of town alarmed Osceola people. There was not a great deal of dam- age done. The fire department responded so promptly that the flames were soon ex- tinguistied. ¥ Large Amoun EBrAsKA Crty, Nel 17.—[Special Pelegram to Tie Beg.]=#rs. J. J. Hochstet- ler and George H. Burgert of this city today received notice that they had won a law suit in the state of Washington which involved about $400,000 worth of property. nvolved. Drowned While Bathing. FamrieLn, Neb., Aug. 17.—[Special to Tie Bre.]—Arthur Barloss, a boy of about thir- tecn, was drowned in the Little Blie, near the 'Deweese campmeeting grounds, while vathing, yesterday afternoon, Elwood's School Building Buraed Erwoon, Neb,, Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek]—Elwood's valuablo school building burned last night. 1t was ignited by lightning. ‘Lhere was no insur- auce. WHOL, —_———— SALE LOSS OF LIFE. Another Awfal Accident to an Excur- sion Train in Switzerland. Aug. 17.— Yesterday another whole- salo loss of life by railroad accideut occurred on the Jura-Simplon railroad lines near the village of Follokofen, not far from this city. A special train carryiog a large number of excursionists from the country districts to this city on the way here was run into by tho Paris express while sidetracked to allow the latter to pass. The accident resulted in the Kguards’ van, at the rear of the excursion train, and a passenger car being demolished and a large number of passengers being killed. The exact number of dead and wouaded is not known, but twelve corpses have alveady been recoverad from the ruins and it is known that many people have boen seriously injured by the collision. No loss of life is reported among the passengers on the Paris express, A wrecking train carrying doctors and nurses, togethor with a dotatchment of eu- gineers, was dispatchod to the scene of the accident und crowds of people started in the same direction. The majority of the passen- gors apoard the oxcursion teain belong to towns 1n the vicinity of this city. It is thought no American travelers were among the killed. The accident is thought to bo the fauit of careless railroad official In consequence of tue Zollikoen disaster the remaining Septennary fetos in this city have been abandoned. All the occupants of the Paris express es- caped with only slight bruises, IN IMMINENT DANGER, cigners in China in Peril of Their Lives, SiaNamar, Aug. 17.—There is no use dis- guising vhe fact, a most sevious state of af- fairs exist in this country over the agitation against foreigners, and the combined fleets of the powers may be called upon at any moment to take effective action looking to rodress for outrages by the Chinese govern- ment. ‘Phe Standard, commenting upon the Cii- uese situation, suys: **Should Chiua persist 1n her present attitude grave consequencos are threatened, and no one can foresce tho issue. This 13 what the shrewder spirits of the Kolab aud other secret societies desire. They bope to embroil the government with the foreign powers and thus distract 1t while they followed their own schemes, knowing that if the forcign powers attacked China doubtless the empire would collupse, and the whole land would fall into a stale of anarchy, which would net be suppressed in our time. Huppily some of the diplomats of Europe understaud the condition of affuirs and will persuade others to deal with it in the most gingerly manuer, Tiex Tsiy, Aug, 17.~The ministers of the forelen powers bave increased the pressure which has boen placed upon the Chinese government, fusisting upon the punishment of the rioters and of the offcials who did not try to ufford protection to foreigners and to thie latters’ proverty. The forelgn winisters and any pecuniary indemnity, hav- v settled tnat point und the amount with the local authorities. Will Not Pt in Minnesota. Loxnoy, Aug. 17.—The futernational hy- genie congress closed today after a long dis- cussion as to the next place of mecting. Though it was strongly urged that a town in Minnesotu should be the place the con- gross finally decided in favor of Buda-Pesth. abor Troubles in KFrance. Pants, Aug. 17.—The most serious labor agitation has broken out at Fourmies nea Avernes, and troops bave been seut 10 end the disturbances, AUGU} CANTICIPATE LIVELY TIVES. S Alliazce Conventisn Todiy Promises to be Unusually Interesting, FEW OF THE OLD LEADZRS PRESENT. Smphatically Opnosed to all Forms of Dictatorship and will I Nothing Approaching that Very Obnoxious Ideu. Tolerate Hasrin Neb., Aug. 17.—[Special Tcle- gram to Tue Bie.|—About two hundred delegates to the state independent conven- tion which 1s to convene it rowat 4 o'clock have arrived. They are quartered in the various hotels, but among them are to be found but fow of the mon who became prominent with the party during the last campaign, Ot the candidates who ran last fall on the state independent tickot only Messrs, Powers and derton aro present. Mr. Powers is dowiciled with his brother in the suburbs and has unot yet made his ap- pearance among the delegatos. Paul Vandervoort has arrived and is spendiag the time talking in an unassuming this city tomor- manner with the delogates. Of the members of the last legislature Senator Stevens also Is present, and he is attended by Sergeant-at- Avrms Derby, the gentloman who sought the exoduster Senator Tayloe and aid not find him, Judge Beach I. Hinman nas been dragged bicre, as he says, by his friends so that the delegates might look at him, because the western part of tne state seems to desire that he be placed in nommation for associato justice of the supreme court. Not Secking the Office. He disclaims, however, any intention of ing the office, He rather appreciates tho honor attached to the position, but declares that he greatly desives to avoid making the ce, Director Burrows has not yet made his ap- pearance and will not arrive until tomorrow, as will also Genoral Van Wyck, Senator Poynter of Boone, Secretary Hirtle of Saun- ders, and otuer leaders of the party. Bur- rows has called a meeting of the exccutive committee of the alliance for tomorrow morning ut 10 o'clock at the Commercial hotel. This committee comprises the ditcator, Allen of Lincoln, McGaw of Hast- mngs, Buell of Broken Bow, and Allen Koot of Omaha. Burrows was expected today but it 1tis understood that he bas no great desire to mect the inde- pendents here who recently criticized him so severely, espectally after the tonguo lashing whHich he received from the independents in his own county. It is expected that at this meeting of tho committee resolutions will be adopted which will‘be forwaraed to the convention. But the tenor of the same cannot now be ascer- tained. Feeling Against Burrows. The feeling azuinst Burrows' dictation among the delegation 18 decp seated, but nearly all of them say that they have some feeling of respect for him and that they do not wish to throw him overboara at the pres- ent time. Before long, however, they claim they will be able to drop him with a very heavy thud, There are aeicgates here who wish to iutroduce resolutions in the conven- tion tomorrow censuring Burcows, because they claim he has played into the hands of the mouey power, and because he has criti- cized some of the best men in the party. But they have been dissunded from making the move because it is desired to have the gath- ering as havmonious as possible. The arrival of Senator Van Wyck is awaited with interest. All " kinds of stories are afloat as to what will take place when he comes. Some say he comes in the interest of General ILeese for suvreme judge, whilo a number hope that he may assert himself and bring to a focus the in- consistency and domiceering disposition of Burrows. Chairman Blake of the state independent execative committee has calied a meeting of that body for tomorrow at 6 o'clock. The expense of the last campuign will be con- sidered and auditea, and it may be that a report may be made out for the infor tion of the part; It is likely also that A temporary orzanization will be determined upon to save the jangle which might other- wise be expected in the convention. Chair- man Blake says that the platform to be adopted will undoubtedly ratify that which emanated from what is styled the “Cincin- nati conference.” Favors Eight Hours. That it will insist upon a reduction of rail- road rates, support the sub-treasury idea and strongiy insist upon the enforcement of the cight hour law passca at the last logisla- ture, On the same authority and that of several other deleates, there will be no plauk intro- duced relatng to fusion with the democratic or probibition parties, nor will any objection be made to the continuation of tho seeret oathbound method of making nomin- ations and transacting other business which has heretofore obtained in the alliance. ew of the fact that anumber of conn- 1 instructed their delegates to vote for J. W. Edgerton of South Omaba for as- sociate justice of the supreme court, it was supposcd that be would enter the field and be practically without a competitor. Such, however, is not the cuse, Votes will un- doubtedly be cast for Judge Morris. Judge Broady aiso, and if the opinion of Senator Stevens of Liucoln county is to be veliea upou. a determined fight’ is to be made for Judze Beach I. Hinman of North Platto. The judge has been for yearsa democrat. His muiden vote for the independent nomi nees was cast ayear ago and now he is ranked asa full ‘fledged member ot that party, Senator Stevens says the western counties of the state favor Hinman for tho supreme bench, and white tonight it might appear that Edge was in the lead, to- morrow would witness a change which would give thn nomination to the ex- democratic veteran, notwithstanding kd- gerton’s strong following, and that it wiil tomorrow be greatly increased, Opposed to Dictators, ‘The senator scores Burrows of the Farmers Alliance_aud Thornton the editor of the Independant at Lincoln because each of these sought to dictute to *the party that only Edgerton conld or should be nominated for the supreme bench. The same objections the senator took to tho advocacy of D'Allemand, whom both sheets support for regent of the university., Senator Stevens claims it is not the duty of the papers of the party o dictato whom the oreaniza- tion” shall support. ‘There are people hero who fecl that Hinman has no chance of being nommated and that his rtunity for the disp! ¢ will not tol- caudidacy gives opr of chicanery which the purty erate, It was generally axpected that the state offices to be filled this year would have each a hundred applicants, buv such is not the case. ‘The independents have abandoned the idea of nominating o candidate for governor therefore thore only remains the position of | regeut of the university, for which tho fol- | lowing are candidates: Josenn K. Masters, ain of the Stroms: Tecumseh: J. D. Chumb burg Headlight: Prof. 1Allemand, Arupahoo; * Frof ues, this city, | and Mr. swberry. Prof. D'Allemand | was o candidate last fall for state | superintendent of education, and for thut reason some of the delagates want him 1o be loft aside, Chamberlain has been writing for the party for inonths, Joues was once superintendent of a normul school in Terre Haute, Ind, snd is now a farmer hore, o While Nowbdrey Is tuo ulleged futber of & | % did not become a provosed railrond bill w, law at the last | it atul = Jones in th'Z ea Jones seems to be in the = 4, but the back ounties have 10 [ heard fron A lareo number of he indepen: ent editors of the W aro ex pected hero tomorrow. Am thoso alveady on the ground are Geor, Uynn of tho Oviuton, Hastings: J. 1 £t onof the ln dependent, Lincoln; J, A Butler of tho Pub- lic. Opinion, Neligh; . C. Reed of the Alifunce, Dunbar: J. W, Soerwood of the Dodge County Leader, Fremont; T. P. Eb. berson, Danucbrog; O. S, Haskell of tho Blizzard, Ord, and A, A, Alderman of the Allince, Burwell. These editors mot tonight and adjouroed till tomorr of about a dozen othe expected W until tho arvival * quill-workers who are Touight also there was a meoting of citizens' alliance, of which J. C. Cri dock is the ore This association s composed of indiviauals who are by their occupation deb: in the farmers’ of the oraer which ol trom membership allianee, The advancement was discussed in- public aftor conferenc s held, the ro- ounced. The eall prov srates, but fewer than 600 will be in attendance, There will be a sufficient number, however, to cause alively time if any revolutionary rosolutions will_be allowed. Where vacan cies oceur the full vote of the delogation will be cast by the delegates in attendanc The Oinaha delegation is expeeted in the morning, the only member now here being Mr, Kelse Trouble in Aliiance Camps. Cray Cexten, Neb, Aug. 17.—The peo- vle's independent county convention was held in the court house Saturday. Ninet, clgght delegates were prasont. At was it was evident that everything was not hurmonious, especially in regard to county treasurer. orge P. Sehiwab, former chairman of the county alliance and presant chairman of tho couuty central committee, had been men- tioned as A prominent candidate for treasurer, but when the slato was made up it was evident that he was out in the cold and when the first formal ballot was taken the proof came. Just what the result of his defeat will bring forth time alone can tell. The following persous were nominated: Treasuror, J. L. Hodges; clerk, G. A, Shikes sherift, E. M. Tuuicliffe; superintendent, N. M. Graham; couuty judge, A. M. Lathrop; coroner, H. Hoyt; surveyor, B. T. Cowen. Delegatos to the staro convention: John Benson, Willism Hallet, H. Poutius, James M. Balding, G. 1%, Smith, John Misner, Fred Burkland, B. B. Cronin, J. O. Hawk: ames Hazlot, ex-Speaker M. Elder, John Campbell, A, Orens- doff, ' Henry Hogt, Oleson, Jamlos Smithiy at larey, Logan MeReynolds und L. L. Johnson. Delegates to the judic convention are: John Benson, William_Hal- lett, N. H. Poutious, H. T. Sifken, D. M. B sco, John Misuer, J. P. Skow, N. O. Potorson, Henry Reckert, W. awcock, John MeCue, H. B. Kirkpat- k, Heary, Hoyt, D. . Anderson, Willium Lewlay; ai'large, William Clark and F. M. Brown. In their anow th olutions adopted thoy pledge ir fuith and earnest support of the platform and priuciples set forth in the call for the independent state convention ono vearuzo, "hey also heartily endorsed the platform adopted by the poople’s conference last May. They also commended the action of the last legislature in the passage of the maximum freight rate bill and other whole- some laws for the Lenefit of the peaple, and especially commended the gcod work of the representitives from Clay county. One resolution provided that the office should seek the man and not the man the office, and that ‘‘this conyention here as- sembled do not place in nomination. any per- son who has made a porsonal canvass in bis own interest for an oflice.” The above resolu- tion was strictly adhered to. Itis a foregone conclusion that the democrats will not place a county ticket iu the feld, although they have no representation on the ticket made up yesterday. Prohibitionists are silent and it is thougnt they will not put a_county ticket in the field, ‘The republicans have made no move yet toward holding a county convention. Corrupted in its 8 Hanrvarn, Neb,, Aug. 17.—|Special to Tne Bek.] | A great deal of fecling has developed 1 the alliance here over the very slick trick played by the second cauncus to oust dele- gates who wero elected to the county cor vention by the regular caucus, who were not favorable to the Harvard candidate for dis- trict judge. On Friday delegates elected at the regular caucus wore interviewed oy parties interested, and upon their refusal to support the aforesaid candidate a select caucus was culled and the delogates that could not be used were left out. One mun, who isa prominent member of the alliance, on his return from the conven- tion Suturduy said openly that the alliunce (independent) party had shown more c ruption in its short carcer than was ever de- veloped by the republican party in all the s of its existence, and if the Lord would o him, he would go back to the old party aud stay there Will Nut Support Hiy Inrerian, Neb, Aug. 17.—[>pecial Tele- eramto Tur Bee.|—The people’s party of Chase county held their convention last Saturday. The following ticket was nomi- nated: Clerk, C. L. Bernard; treasurer, D, H. Ware; sheriff, C. Tedlock; county judge, Rev. L. K. Mat County supe intendent. David Ouilaio; county attorney, J. F. Audrews; coroner, G. W. Norman: and commissioner, Doras Banker, The delegates Lo the judicial convention aro D. Ogalaie, A. L J. [*. Morris and J, W Norman. 'fhey are Cochran men, the pre out republican judge. ‘Phe conservative ele- ment was in the majovity, and some of the cranks declared that they would not support Cochran 1f nominated. tious. 17.—ISpecial Tele- Ainswort Arxswonri, Neb,, Au gram to e Ber.|—The indopendents held their convention at this place Saturday at the coury house. ‘Phere was but a slight at- tendance ana but littlo entiusiasm. Delo- gates were clected to the state and judicial conveutions. Tho nomination of a county ticket wus put off without a date, Tho r formers have so many offico huntors among them that they are ufraid to precipate battle. After the old parties have held th conventions they will probably come out of tho woods. Nuckolls ¢ ns. Neisoy, Neb,, Aug. 17.—[Special ‘Iolegram to Tk Brg.]—The ropublican central com- mittee of Nuckolls couuty met today at N son and fixed nber 19 s the time for holding the republican county convention. The convention will be composed of eighty- nine delogates. Hurmony provails, and much oufidence is expressed as to the outlook. od crops, good prices, and fair transportu- tion rates will soon retive the local calamity howlers to the rear ranks, - CHEYENNE PEOPLE EXCITED, Efforts to 11 the City ofa aule Element, Cieyesye, Wyo., Aug, 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bk |--Tho public is much worked upin this city overa number of civil Objection- suits brought by property bolders in the western part of the eity against keepers of disreputable houses. A test case, upon which cight others depend, was argued in o demurrer in the district court wduy. [t was contended by the doafendant toa criminal 1 uot civil suits should be brouzht. As the counscl muk this cluim is the prose- cuting attorney of the county, it occasionad much surprise. It brought forth a proposi ton from the plaintiff to drop the case if the prosecuting attorney would see that the laws were exforced. A decision in the cuse is looked for tomorrow. - Ret NSEND, Orde Porr T 1ed to China, Wash,, Aug. 17 Chinamen wera arrested on Wh island and taken bofore & United States coumis- siouer, who ordered thow returued o China, Ten e ———— NUMBER 61, S ————— SOME OBJECTIONS OFEERED, Omaba Public Building Designs May not be Approved. LOCAL QUESTIONS CAUSING TROUBLE. Conflict ¥ Ideas th e future Positively Concerni Proposed Strace Additions Musg be Considered, [ tage of & the 515 FOURTERN T STREET, WASIINGTON Brneat or Tue Bee, Wasisaroy, D, ( } Aug. 17 Secretary Foster left rather suddenly last night for Cape May. This provented the supervising architect from presenting the vlans for Omaha's public building to bim for approval. There is some question us to the ultimate signing of the plans, There has beeu somoe protost against mak- ing the building u prominent feature of the Sixteenth strect sido whilo ignoring Seven- teenth street altogether. Tho supervising architect is opposed to the plan suggested, proposing a building in the form of a_cross on the ground that it would be practically impossible to construet such a building so as to provide for additions which would not mar the general desizn. The Seventeenth strect side of the build- ing, as designed at present, provides for a front on that street exactly similar to the Sixteenth street front but back of course farther from the street than the other. Mr, ok is not likely to wive up this plan without a struggle. It is his first important design since he bocame supervising architoct and he is proud of his work RESERVE AGENTS SELECTED, The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the selection of the following resarve agents for Nobraska national banks: The Continental Nationnl of Chicazo for the American J3xchunge National of Lincoln; the Columbin National of Chicago for the First National of Syracuse; the Hanover National of New York for the First National of Oak- land. NEBIASKA The postmaster g tou the following postmastors for Nebraska: L. Howell at B3rewster. Blair county, vice 3. Drew, resigned; W. O. Torrey at Nai land, Filimore county, vice W. W. Cameron, resignod. P.S. H. FLOOD OF WATERS, POSTMASTERS ATPOINTED, anpointod Cloud Bursts Deluge Platte River, Mo., and Do Much Damage. Joseri, Mo, Aag. 17.-A special from Awency says that a cloud burst at Platte (S River yesterday and caused much loss of property. The viver, which passes through tho town, rose twenly feet and tiwvelve or fifteen farms were ruined, houses, barns and orops being swept away, No lives are yet known to be lost. Another cloudburst at the mo place followed this mworning, also caus- much damage. Kansas Crry, Mo, Aug. 17.—A dispatch . Joseph” says: The Platte river val- ley, from Oakland Mills to the north und east for'a distance of muny miles, has the appears ance of au ocean today. The river is out ot its baunks for a distance of almost a mile cn cither side. The trioutary streams and creeks are swollen and the waler is coming down the nargow valley with & vush and 8 roar. At Oukland Mills, where the One Hundred and Two emptiec into the Platte river, che water is bigber than has been known for yeu The water commenced to rise slowly Saturday night immediately following the heavy rain which fell in that locality. Tuo tears of the residents in the valloy ure growing. A cloud bursted yester- day several milos northwest of Inston, which ndded 10 their fears. By 2 o'clock this morning cornfiolds and pastures wore under water and many stacks of hay were cavried down the stream. The Platto river rose fully twenty fect in less than two hours and the One Hunared and Two river was out of its bunks lacos whoro tho night before was searcely more than some foeet of water. “A farmer named Fred They could net remove bis stock in time aud mauy head of cait'o 1d hogs were carried away. © This is the ex- perlonce of hundreds of farmers alone tho banks of these streams, ull of whom sufferod the loss of tle, grain or buildings. Other farmors further north and south have heen od to the oxtent of several thousand 5. The waters rose so quickly and without warning that dnany of them' were unuble to remove their stock to u place of safoty. ——— JOINED HANDS. Kansas Republicans and D United to Geteat the Independents, Toreks, Kans, Aug. 17.-Nine district judges are to be olected in Kausas this fall, and the people’s party politicians claim that in six of them the aemocrats and republicans will unite ou a candidate to defeat the pe ple's party nominee. 1'rom ene end of the state to the otber the fight now appears to be ocrats against the new party, W. [, Rightmeyor, candidate for chief justice last fall, who has Ueen carcfully watching the judicial contests, stated thiy ready been taken s 10 combine ighth, Ninth, ty-sixth and morning that s by the democrats oil judicial candinates mn the Thirtcenth, Twenty-fifth, I'we Twenty-cighth district “The effect of these combinations,” said Mr. Rightmeyer, “will be to strengthen the people’s party in he state. 1t shows on ity face that the fight is between the people and the bosses, and the people v - THEY ALL PLEADED GUILTY, hiladelphia Bankers Plead Guilty to Charges of Dishonesty. Puiaapenenia, Aue. 17, -Charles Laws rence, cashier of the suspinded Koystone national bank, who was indictoa with the fugitive president, Gideon Mursh, for con- spirucy in tho misspproprintions of the bank’s funds, this afternoon pleaaed guilty in the United States supreme court, Francis W. Kennedy, of the Spring Gare don bani and his brother Heury Kennady, the cashier, werealso arvaigned this afternoon on the eharge of misapprovriation of the funds of that institution und both entered ploas of guilty, Apuolieation for postponement of sens tence was made by counsel for both the prisoucrs nud the court's decision on that pot will bo given tomorrow. - - "TING READ cople’s Party Prepuaring for the Campaign of '02, Toreka, Kan., Aug. 17.—W. F. Rightmeir, secrotary of the Nutional Alliance and In- dustrial union, says steps are being taken to organize an allinnce in Chicazo sod in all large cities of tho west, in order that the The 1 people’s purty may be prepaved for the cam- paign of 1893, - Yellow Fover at Vera Oruz w Youk, Aug. 17.-The Ward line steamer, City of Wushington, arrived this morning from Moxican ports and reports that when she left Vers Craz, early in August, yellow fever was raging to s alarmin g extent in that city - Tived ol 1 Sr. Lovis, Mo, Aug. 17 Quiney, 11, A dispateh from says Hiram J. Buker, who claimed to be a member of the firm of Hiram Baker & Co., the New York importors, coms mitted suicide there this moruing by cutting his throat, - - Not So Very ktich. Guanay, Tex., Aug. 17.—~Rich silver has been found in various portions of Young county. Tho ussay oftice in Denver reports tha vilue at $0.90 por tou, with traces of gold, Tho velus Lo uewr Lue surlace,