Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 16, 1891, Page 1

"THE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. CAUGHT 1§ THE Fatal Wreck on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley. COLLISION. RESULT OF SOMEBODY'S CARELESSNESS. Fireman Wilson of Lincoln Crushed to a Pulp on the Rear His nder — Other Ne- of brasika News. Faesoxt, Neb,, Sept. 15.-[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee,]—A man by the name of Wilson, fireman on_engine No. 1 of tho Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road, was suadenly killod at Rawhide switch about 3 o'clock this morning. His engine was com- ng to I'remont with no cars, switehing at Rawhide for the Ashland fast stock train. No. 1's engineer had orders only to Rawhide. A wait was made there for another train coming the same direction to flag No. 1 in. No. 20, an extra, passed and the trainmen agreed to flag No. 1 at Fremont. Maroner and Wilson were notified by the train crew of No. 39 to wateh out for No. 41, which was following. oman Wilson had closed and leckod the switch and was climbing on the teader in tho rear,when No. 41 crashed into No, 1, pinning ‘Wilson between the tendor of his engineand the front end of the engine on No. 41, His body was instantly crushed into a Lifelcss mass. Wilson's body was brought to lre- mont and an inquest was held this alternoon. Engiucor Maraney testificd that he saw. No. 41_npproaching, but thought he could get out of its way, The jury found a verdict in accordance with the above facts, declaring the accident to be the result of careless rur- oiug of engine No. 1. Wilson lived at Lin- toln, He was a young man and leaves a wife. WAREHOUSE LAW DISCUSSED. Lively Scssion of the State Board of Transportation LixcoLy, Nob, Sept. 15.[Special Tele- gram to Tir Bee.]—There was o lively ses- sion of the Stato Board of Transportation again this afternoon. The question of forcing public warehouses to come under the ware- house luw was discussed at leagth, A motion was finally mado to repeal tho rules for privateinspection. After considerable debate, in which_ Secretary of Stato Allen and Auditor Benton favored tho motion and Attornoy General Hastings, Treasurer Hill and Land Commissioner Humphrey opposed it, the motion was lost. The secretarics were instrucea to notify all persons who were having inspection done that they must comply with the rules at once. Thompson's bond was referred back, #s bis principal _bondsmen was Blanchard, The bond of L. . Hilton was approved. nion at Red Cloud Rep Croun, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bre.|—This is tho first day of tho rounion. Early this morning the streets were alive with biuo clothes and brass but- tons and they will be easily noticed tho re- mainder of the week. A large number of voterans from Kansas, s well as from Nebraska aro here and will remain for somo time to come. The day was mostly spent_in fixing up and preparing for the othor three days. This afternoon the camp was turned over to Commander J. L. Miller of Red Cloud, who addressed the camp with a few well chosen remarks. The woather is all that could be hoped for. All day crowds have poured in_from all di- rections, and every train helps to swell the vast army of visitors. Iivery business house in Red Cloud is decorated with flags, bunting and steel ongravings of de- arted heroes. Colonel Gago of Frank- in has charge of the camp fire tonight, General Dilworth of Hastings ad- dressed tho peoplo this evening and was loudly cheered. Colonel Davis of Franklin was also present and entertained his hearers for a short time. Paul Vandervoort of Omaha was on the programme for a spoech this evening, but after & short address he gave way to others, To- morrow at 8 p. m. Mr. Vandervoort will deliver an oration. O. H. Coulter, editor of tho Westorn Voteran, was also ono of the many to givo their war experiences tonignt. Reu Towa Musicians’ Woes. Bram, Neb, Sept. 51.—|Special to Tue Bre.|—T'ho Iowa state band was hero yoster- day, returning from attending the state fair at Lincoln. A few days ago the manager, Mr. Newman, was here securing a donation from the merchants and business men to have them give an ope air freo concert Monday afternoon. The citizens, thinking that good things come high, readily subscribed $90, the agreement being that the band was to como with thirty or more pioce, and also Mr. Finney, o prominent musician, was to bo with them, They wore to zo through the town, playing on different corners, etc., and to give a good entertainment. They succeeded in gotting out part of their men, N0t near as mauy as were represented, and played in one place an hour and fifteen minutes. They had agreod to vlay from 2 p. m untit 5:50 p. m. The music that thoy did play was good for tho number thut played. The citizens that subserived ordored the treasurer, B. I, Haller, not to pay over the money, as they did not' fulfill their con- tract. 'Thé band gave a concert in the Ger- mania hall in the ovening and received the entire proceeds. ‘'ho citizens offered to com- promise by giving them $45, one-half of the price agreed, and let them go. This they re- fused. % Criminal Negligence. BraTricE, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Brr,] ~The coronor’s inquest to determine the cause of Victor Haynes' death and to dotermine the responsibility therefor, which was a result of the recent collision on the Union Pacific railway near Pickrell, began its session todny. A large number of witnesses were summoned. Tho jury reached a verdict at 10 o'clock tonight in ‘which it is found that Haynes camo to his death by rea- son of wounds resulting from a_collision on the Union Pacifle railway at or near Pivkrell on Septembor 10, the samo being occasioned by tho crimiual carelessness of Train Dis- pateher J, T, Kenney at Lincoln and Palmer, he operator at Beatrice.” Norfolk Child Drowned. Nonrork, Neb,, Sept, 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek|—Amiel, the 7-year-old son of Mrs., Schultz, residing in Norfolk, was today drowned while playing with his younger brother, on the dam in the Elkbhorn viver, His b-your-old brother slipped nod fell into the river, which was about twenty feot doep, and the little 7-year-old hero plunged in_after him, The younger brother was saved by & gentioman who was attracted Dy tho cries for help of his companions, A large forco of men have been dragging the river all the afternoon, and divers have been at work, but the body up to a late hour tonight, bias not been recovered. Were Away. BrAsKA CiTy, Neb, Sept. 15.—[Special Tolegram to Tig Bes.]—An alarmeof five was sent 1n tonight from the Nebraska City distillery about 11 p. m. Nearly all the fire- men were at Red Oak attending the tourna- ment and the citizens, merchants, bankers and business men gonerally turaed out and lont thefr mssistance. The dumage was alight, owing to the active work of the men smployed in the distillery. All the Fires Carried the Bonds. Nxnrasia Ciry, Neb.,, Bept. 16.—|Speciat Pelegram 10 Tus Bes.|-Au olection took ce here today to vote £30,000 bonds for im- provements, There was a light vote and many laughable and ridiculous errors were made by men who have not yet learned how to vote the Australian way. The bonds car- ried, Madison Connty's Advantages. oLk, Neb., Sept. 15.--[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Ber,]—Nearly one year ago the Norfold Daily News issued its irst red letter edition, tho occasion of which was the cele- bration of the victory achieved in securing the second boot sugar factory in the state. Today the second crimson_edition of 20,000 papers was issued celobrating tle completion of the largest beet sugar factory in the world, also setting forth the many natural advantaces of Nebraska and Madison county in gencral and Norfolk in_particular, Theso papers will be distributed throughout all the states of the union as well as forcign coun- tries. Novfolk has much to be proud of. Sho has never had such bountitul crops in her adjacent. territory and she has gained fully 20 per cent inpopulation in the last twelvo months. The sugar beet crop is very heavy and beets that have been analyzod bave proven to contain 10 per cent sac- charine matter, which insures the beetraisers a good price for their crop, The issuo of the News able space to Norfolk's ln electric stree devotes considor- st enterprise, the railway, which will bo com- pleted by September 20, 1t also shows cuts of tho factory, both interior and exterior, boet fields, the insane asylum, Norfolk's High school, the ehurches and many other public and private institutions, 'Tho News has been at a great expense inthis matter and has shown a great deal of public spirit, Nemaha District Fair. ¥arrs Crry, Ni ent. 15,—[Special Tele- eram to Tur Bee.|—The Nemaba District fair opeced here today under very favorable circumstances. Early this morning exhibits began to arrive and it has been kept up all day until almost eversthing is full. The rulo this year is that all entries shall be closed by thie night of the ficst day. It has beon customary to allow entries to be mado until noou of the second day. This new rulo puts everything in running order for tomor- row. The floral ant appearance. A 1 is rapidly assuming a_pleas- number of tho mer- chants have fine aisplays and the art collection is good. In the agricultural hail the apple display is cxceptionally fine and Richardson county vegetables and grain_are shown to advantage. Almost every stall is occupied by fino stock cattle and horses, as are the numerous pens witn pigs and sheep. The apple palace is completed. 1t is twelve feet square with a heighth of ten feet. Tho whole' structuro is covered with apples. There wero no races toduy. Tomorrow the S-vear-old race, one of the best on the schedule, comes off, Camp Logan Opened. Nowrm Prarre, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Speclal Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Camp Logan was formaily opened today, although many have been on the ground since Saturday. Large numbers have been coming in from all direc- tions yesterday and today. At 2 p. m. Mayor cville, in a short and fecling address, wel- comed the veterans to North Platte and turned over Camp Logan, which is now under military _discipline, and extended to the visitors tho freedom of the citv. At o'clock tho Hayes county delegation arrived consisting of twenty-six teams, headed by Captain Paxton and a_drum corps. This delegation had driven sixty miles across tho country and were met by the Industrial School band and escorted into camp, The city 18 finely decorated and illumin- ated and all ave made to feel that they are welcome, ‘Tomorrow Sherman’s bummers, led by Captain Baker, will raid the town, Music, dancing and fun 'is the programme for tonight, ana it is being carried out with vim, Nebraska's Fruit Variety. Famurry, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Pup Bee.|—The sixteenth sunual fair of the Jofforson County Agricultural so- ciety opened today with the finest general exhibit cver seon in this county. The exhibit of grain and other agricultural products is simply immense. The exhibit of fruits is fully equal, if not superior to that of any of the' eastern states. A new floral hall forty by sixtv has been erected and is about as near full as possible with more to come, Sccretary Hansen says that while this is practically an agricultural exhibit yet several good races, both trotting and running, are looked for each day. Former Omaha Fireman Jalled. Nionraky, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special to Tz Bee.|—William F. Seidel, who shot his baother-in-law, H. J. Paulsen, at Bloomfield Friday, had his preliminary hearing yester- day boforo County Judge Chambers. Ho wis bound ovor to the next term of the dis- court in the sum of 3,000, Failing to secure bonasmen tho sheriff confined him in jail. It is possible that he may be ablo to secure vail as ho can personaliy 1ndemnify to the amount of 81,500, Seidel was formerly a member of the Omaha Fire department. Fillmore County's Fair. Grxeva, Neb, Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber,]—The prospects for o far of the best and largest kind over held in Fill- more couiity aro good. This has been tho first day and if judged by the number of en- tries it will bo a big success. The entries in ull departments ace five to ten times larger than any provious year, Tho races are all filled and the prospects are good for some fino racing before the fair closes. The man- agement feel much elated this evening. Crawford Stock Shipments. Crawrorn, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special to Tug Bee.|~A great deal of stock is being shipped just now into the castern markets. Both roads are kept busy. Two hundred and seventy cars of stock passed over tho B. & M. Sunday, and a like number over tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Volloy. Sherif Dahlman was in Crawford this weele summoning jurors for the district court at Chadron next week. _ Will Oapture lowa Oitizens. Nenkaska Ciry, Neb., Sept. 15.—[Special “Telegram to ik Ber. ] —The members of the five department, accompanied by the Nebras- ka City band, left this morning for Red Oal, la., to attond tho tournament. The boys had two of the cars handsomely decorated with flags and on each car was the sign, “Ne- braska City Fire Department.” Two coach loads went from this cit Blue Springs Alliance Picnie. Brue Serines, Neb,, Sept, 15— [Special to Tue Bee.]—A grand alliance pienic is billed for today in the grove near this city. State Lecturer Hull and Cougressman Elect Me. Keighan aro to speak, The town is rapidly filling up with farmers and the prospects are that 8 big crowd will be in atteadance. Every business house hers is covered with flags ana bunting. Shippin nois. Bascnorr, Neb,, Sept. 15.—|Special to Tur Ber, |—ifty car loads of cattle belonging to Nels Morrls were brought into town today from Fariey's pasture where they have been herded for tho past season and wero shipped to Peorin, 111, where they will be fed. ‘This is tho largest shipment of cattle ever made from this place, Will Revive the Compan Nenraska City, Neb., Sept. 15.—(Special “Telogram to Tug BEE.)—A business meeting of company C was hold tonight and Licuten- ant Wymond, Sergeant Phifer and Jay John- son were appointed a recruiting committee. Captain Morrison intends making compauy O the orack company of the state. Me Svrroy, Neb ept. 1 Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.!—Avpna H, Merrill and Wilbur F. Stone of this city were married today at_tho residence of the brlde by Rey. George Scott, OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, BOND AND BANK BUSINESS. Treasury Officials Pleased with the Increase of the Past Month, DEPOSITING THE NEW TWO PER CENTS, inanciers Dealing in These Securi- tics Almost xclusively—Regarded @s an Indication of the Sece retary's Success. FOURTEENT STREET, Wasnisaroy D. C., Sept. 16, When the Treasury depurtment closed business this evening it had in the vauits of the bond division in round figures, £175,000,- 000, United States bonds, to secure the circu- lation of national bank notes. Only $335,400 of the 414 held as security for bank circula- tion are yet in the vaults unextended and 1t is the purpose of the comptroller of tho cur- rency to wipe out that amount at once. The holders orowners have beea notificd that they must present them for exten- sion or take them up and deposit other bonds as they havo matured. Tho amount of 4!{ per cents extended that have been doposited by banks aggregate now 0,061,600, These will hereafter bo known as 2 per cents insteadof 417 extended. Tho 6 per cents held for bank circuiation amount 10 $9,427,000, and of 4 per cents, $119,027,600. It is ascertained that the circulation of na- tional banks has fncreased since tho exton- sion of tho 4!gs begun about $10,00,000. More than half of this_incroase has been by the denosit of 4 per cents, however, during the past week and at the present time the banks are depositing the new 2 por cents almost oxclusively. Notwith- standing tho fact that therc is nov 2l per cent interest on the fours, considering the premium, while the new or extended bonds pay but 2 per cent, the bankers seem to profer a suro thing of 2 por cent rather than Tun the risk of fluctuation and net 21§ per cent by purchasing fours at current rates. Altogethor the comptroller's offico and secre- tary of the treasury are well pleased with tho way the bond and bauk busiuess have do- veloped during the past two months, Conflicting Statements. When the attention of Commissioner of Pensions Raum was called to tho statements that R. D. Boyd, a Keokuk, Ia., soldier who attempted to commit suicide héro last night by taking nux vomica, had been badly treated by the pension office aiid had been refused an interview yestorday morning, the commis- sfoner statéd these statements surprised him as claimants of the description mentioned are treated with tho utmost kinduess and never turned away, but on the other haud areful attention is given to see that they havo o hearing concerning their claims. “T have no knowledge or information, after careful inquiry,” he said, “of Mr. Boyd's having appeared at the pen” sion office” yesterday. This man filed his claim for pension under the act of Juno 27, 1890, on August 2, 1890, alleging sclatica of the left leg and Injury of both legs at the ankles. He was threo times ordered up for examination out he did not comply to either request. His case _can not be settled at all ss necomes before a board of medical examiners. 1 have directed thatan order for his medical examination before one of the Washington boards shall bs issued at_once and if ho will remain in the city long enough to gev examined his claim will bo taken up and disposed of as soon as possible.’” Recent Army Orders. Tho following army orders were issued today : Leave of absence for three months, to tako offect when his services can be spared by his department commander, is granted Second Lieutenant George W. 'Kirkman, First in- fantry. The post leave of absenco for seven days heretofore granted Prof. Charles W. Larned, Unitod States Military academy is extended soven days, First Lieutenant Benjamm S, Wover, First imfantr having been mbsent ' from duty thres months without leave, is dropped from tho rolls of the army for deser- tion as of this date. Captain Hugh G. Brown, Twelfth infantry, is detailea as & momber of tho army retiring board at Fort Leavenworth, convened by the War department order dated September 7, 1801, vico Captain John I, Stretch, Tenth infantry, hereby relioved. Second Lieuten- ant Frank W. Ellis, Second infantry, will ro- port in person to Brigadier General John R. roolke, president of tho army retiring board at Omaba, Miscellaneous. Hons. Charles T. McCoy and M. H. Day of Aberdeen and Rapid City, S. D., respect- ively, arrived in tho city today, but neither kuew tho other was coming until they met on a street. The first is chair- man of the republican and tho latter of the democratic state central committee of South Dakota. Colonel McCoy says the con- kressional contest will be warin but the chances are the republicans will win. He will urrivo home in timo for the nomination couvention Septomber 20, at Aberdeen. Ho is hero looking _after private intorests as is also Colonel Day. ‘Tho latter says the democrats will not fuse with the alliunce or third party and that the congressional fizht wilt he hot and triangular. Ho says he will not accept the nomination. Strenuous efforts are boing made by A. . Konnedy and others interested, to gt authority for the First National bank at Red Cloud, Neb., to open its doors, but_the pros- pect of success aro not good. The comp- troller of the currency does not believe the bank can _raise enough money to warrant an effort to resume business. The following postmasters were appointed today: Towa—Hilton, Monroo county, H. Harrington, vice D.’ J. Miller, resigned. Oakland Mills, Heury county, J. B. Dickey vice W. Lyman, resigned. Seney, Plymouth county, J. F. March, viceJ, E. Eldredge, re- moved, A postoftice has been establisked at Ruthland, Dawes county, and J. M. Dough- erty appointed to take charg South Dakota—Vermont City, Edmunds county, W. H. H. Dickinson, vico U. E. Sneldon, resigned. I, . Ware and wife of Clinton, Ta., are at tha Arno. WasmiNeToN Buneav or Tire Bee, } e NEW YORK DEMOCRATS, The State Convention Opens and Then Adjourns Till Tomorrow. Samatoaa, N. Y., Sept. 15.—Tne demo- craticstate convention was called to order av noon. George Raines of Rochestor was chosen temporary chairman and bogan his address, Ho said: ““Phe campaign which draws upon us is to be fought upon tho records of tho parties in stato administration, It will show the eon- fidence of tho people in their actual leader- ship. We are no longer loft t conjecture as to the republican leadership, Plattism stalks in midday for popular view and judgment. Tne most conspicuous plank in the repub- lican platform is the precise acknowleage went of reciprocity in trade with foreign peo- plo as advantageous to all our industri “The temporary chairman pomted with pride to the growing com- merce of the country under reciprocity with our American teighbors induced by the matchless foresight of Seor Blaine. The foresight so commended dates from Ieb- ruary, 150, and was very hateful to the re- publican congress. It came t0o late to stop the movements of the people 1n every state to retire that republican congress. The fore. sight of tho people had been excrcised at a much earlior period and had been kept active by the wilful refusal of cougress to give such a reduction of the tariff as would make it com- petitive, not prohibitory. It is along the | of state affairs that this contest must wag most keenly, Tho people are weary of a dictator of legislation not charged by the people with oftice, They realize that it is Platt who has nostrils of whole caree: béen the breath in the natof t'assett during his Fassétt’s leadership has been forced upon his ociates by every applianceof .achin€:politics, He held by the throat tae .argest interosts of the stato until thoy gave up & bribe of place or sub- servience to the ambitlon of Platt,” The speaker dwelt at length upon state matters. Speakingof the last consus, the speaker said that the state by it wi of its equal rights @b the ballot box. scored the republican legisiature for failure to do various things for tho good of the state and people, dn closing he eulogized Hill, and hoped the mantel of succession in the high oftice of governor would fall upon as brave and skillful & leader and as true a democrat as the governor-senator. When Raines referred to Governor Hill he was _enthusiastically cheered. ~ After roll call a short rocess was taken, After a reccss Voorhees protested on behalf of the New York democracy against Tammany deloga- tions in overy assbmbly district in New York. Jackson presented tho protest of tho county democracy. The usual committees were appointed and the convention 100K & recess until tomorrow morniug. There has been 4 long conforence this afternoon and evenig fn the headquarters of the democratic committee. Efforts havo been made to recongle the county democrats aud to securo them @ ropresentation less than that which bas hefotofore boen theirs by precedent. The counties declare they wiil sccopt nothing less than what belongs to them. As yet nothing has been accom- plished., 5 Tonight the rumor spread that some other candidute would b placed on tho state ticket for governor in ‘place of Flower. A Tammany man says it looks as if thero would bo u possibility of the nomination going to Hill. Something must be dono to unify the discordant elements in the conven- tion. ) In spito of the rumfors afloat thero is no good reason to doubt that Flower will bo nominated on the first ballott. Tho counties and other contesting delo- gations in thestate are caucusmg together and maintain a mysterious reserve. They will_not_disclose their purposes until after tho committee on credentials hands in its report, The committeo ol pormanent organization quickly finished its work, George Raines of Rochester was contitiued as permanent chair- man. The resolutions committee met at 4 p. m. A sub-committee was named to consider tho platform. The sub-committes adopted a plank gener- allyreafiirming the national platforms of 1554 and 1888, denoutieing the Sherman silver law as being no solution of the gold and sil- ver question, The full committee considered the sub- committeo’s report this évening. Mr. Tracy of Albany offered an Amendment to the cur- rency plank to make it more expliit. To this amendment, there was considerablo opposi- tion, Mr. Crocker offering a substitute which was accepted, The platform arraiens the republican legis- lation of recent years; commends the recent assembly legislation; condemns the senato for not passing meastres in the interests of labor; expresses sympathy with the Jewish race: condemn’s the senate's action on tho World’s fair bills; and endorses Governor Hill and the other democratic officials. The ticket tonight Is universally conceded tobe: Governor, Flower; licutenant gov- ernor, Sheehan; attorney general, Rosendale; secretary of state, Rice; treasurer, Danforth; comptroiler, Campbell; surveyor, Geueral Schenck. 2 The committes on contested seats decided in most cases to give.the contestants a half representation, but Tammany was given full representation in Now York city, Massachusetts Repablicans. Bostox, Mass, t. 15.—The republican state convention will moet here tomorrow. The friends of both Hon. W. W. Crape and Hon. Charles H. Allen are confident of nomi- nating their man for eovernor. Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge will be made permanent chairman, The committee on resolutions has decided upon its re- port. The platform will commend President Harrison and his administration ; demand tho extension of civilservice reformand the erec- tion of a federal law to insura a free ballot and an honest count; advocate the wainten- ance of a true money standard; approve the tariff and pension legislation of the last con- gress; demand the restriction of undesirable immigration; urge efficient legislation against liquor selling, in line with former principles of the party, and condemn the democratic state administration and the democracy gen- erally. e HONORING H1S MEMORY. Will Draft Resolutions on of Judge Mason. LixcoLy, Neb,, Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The regular September session of the suprsme court opened today with all thee judgee on the bench, Upon the opening of court Attorney General Hastings announced the death of Hon. O. P. Mason, and made the following motion : “May Your Honors Piease: It has become my puinful duty, und one I would avold if it wis possible, to'announce to this court the death of Hon. O. P, Mason, a former chief justice of this court.” His déuth occurred in hiscity on August18, and his domise has cast a gloom over the entire state. His con nection with this court during Its early history, s fmprinted the strong marks of his otent 'mind upon our jurisprudence. In View of this. 1 would move your honors that there bo appolnted & suitable committeo to draft resolutions upon the death of the dis- tinguished jurist, and present them to_this court ut n diy to be nanied by your honors. ‘The following committee was appointed to report appropriate resolutions ou the coming in of the court on Tuesday, October 6, 1851 Hon, George H. Hastings, attornsy gen- eral, Hon. M. B, Reese, Hon. George B. Lako, Hon. T. M. Marquett, Hon. M. L. Hayward, Hon. J.° M. Woolworth, Hon. Elcazer Wakeley, Hon, S. M. Chapman, Hon, E. W. Thomas, Tho following gentlomen were admitted to practice: Corydon Rood, esq., of Johnson ounty; George Arthur Murphy, esq., of go county; Edwin M. Lamb, esq., of Lancaster county, The following causes wero Washburn vs Osgood, Greer vs Canfield, Beatty vs Russell, T'yson vs Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Railroad company. The following causes were argued and sub- mitted: Wells vs David City Improvement company, on motio, Hale vs Sheehan, on motion.” 'Davis vs state, Coopervs Speiser, Humboldt Driving! Park association vs Stevens, state vs Cloyd, Billibes vs German Iusurance company, Hill va_ Bub, Colby vs Parker, Wright va Fuller, Talcott vs Field, Banghart vs Lamb, American Saviugs bank vs Harrington, Fall vs Glover, Gandy vs 3 Richardson vs Smith, Mathows vs eaver, McDonald va Bowman, State ex rel Gage county vs Benton. Or- dered on aocket. State vs Hughes, Permi: sion to file transeript granted. State Yates. Permission tofilo transcript granted. Hilton vs Crooker. Referred back to refere Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad com- pany vs Mathis, blsmissed. Glessner vs Kagle Manufacturing company. Dismissed, State ex rol Leese vs Lincoln City Electric Railway company. Leave given relator to file unidayit, the Death continued: Still Blind to the Truth. FAmpiELD, Iy Bept. 15.—[Special Tole- gram to Tie Bee.|—The Kreo Methodist un- nual conference closad a very interesting ses sion here today. A report on temperance was adopted containing, among other strik- ing clauses, the following: Whereus. There 18 an effort being put forth togepent the prohibitory law of tho state: and Whorcas, The deuocritic party has plodged itself to repoal vhe present probibitory law; theretore Resolved, That'ns a conference we will do all we can by OUF prayers aud our votes to clect such mon'ta offics us will use their influ enco und offielal powor to retain the present prohibitory law on the statute books wnd will strive o seoure its enforoement by law - Steamer Arrivals. At Fasnet—Majestic, from New York for Liverpool. At Southampton for Bremen, Havel, from New York | DISSATISFIED ALLIANCE ME, Kicking Members of the National Organiza- tion Meet in Convention, DISCUSSIONS WARM PRECIPITATED. Report of the Committee on Resolu- tions Starts the Talk—Yesters day's Proceedings of Little Mom Sr. Lotis, Mo, Sopt. 15, —The anti-third party and anti-sub-treasury wing of the Na- tional Farmers' allianco met at 10:30 this morning, not more than half the nuwber of delegates expected being present. The convention was called to order and & temporary organization effected by the ele tion of U. 8, Hall, president of the Missouri alliance, as chairman After the appointment of & committee on credentials the temporary organization was made permanent. It was decided to appoint a committeo of five to outline a plan of pro- cecdure, to bo presented to tho convention this afternoon, and at 12:30 recess was takeu. Tho afternoon session was called to order at 2:30 o'clock and was about as lively as any convention could be, As soon as the dologates were seated Chairman Hall announced the committee on resolutions as follows: W.S. MeAllister of Mississippi, chairman; Dr. Ransom of Ten- nessee, C. A. Hiller and J. I. Davidson ¢f Missouri, R. C. Bragg of Texas, W. R. Wil- soy of Illinois and A. J. McConnell of Towa. It was moved and cavried that the com- mittes immediately go to work and preparo a platform, which the committee forthwith proceeded to do. Sub-Treasury Plan Discussed. During the absence of the committee, Dr. W. Polk Yeamans of Boone county was called ou for an nddress. The doctor took up the subject of tho governmont land loan schome and sub-treasucy fad and dissected them to the evident satisfaction of the dele- gates, wko applauded tho good points with- out stint, Regarding the sub-treasury plan, by which the rarmers could store their grain and re- coivo 80 per cent of its value, as proposed by the Ocala platform, he asked the convention who would mako the price of grain. Was it the government, the farmer or the specula- tort “The sub-treasury folly,” he said, “would only place the farmer in the hands of such men as ‘Old Huteh’ who would ‘bull’ or ‘bear’ the market just as it suited thom; bear 1t when thay wanted to buy from the farmer and bull it when thoy wanted to dispose of it.” Tn regard to the land loan scheme, ke said it was 1llogical to suppose that the farmer would derive any benefit from borrowing from tho government. In the first place, suppose the furmer mepts with a s of reverses while his land is mortgaged to the government. When tho day tho interest is duc he would have to pay it, Ho would not bo dealing with a county bank. whioh would in all_probability grant an extension, but he would come in contact with a govern- ment agent who was backed, probably, by a grasping monopolist who had his oye on the mortgagor’s farm and wanted it. The gov- crnment agent would say, ‘Pay up, or I will sell your land,” and tho poor devil of a farmér, who has not a cent in the world, is thrown out of house aud home throuch the beautiful land loan schemo, which the politicians, backed by the capitalist, is try- ing to force tho ranls and filo of the alliance to adopt. Dr. Yeamans was followed by other farmer orators, who wore rec with cheers and tneir specches frequontly punctuated with applause. Resolution Committee Reports. About 3:30 the committee on resolutions stalked into the hall with a “partial” report. “This report was read. Itis the same plat- form adopted by tho Fort Worth convention, with a modification of the last resolution as follows: Resolved. That wo denounce C. W. Macuno and his corrupt methods, together with the acts of his too!'s and henchmen as being a dis- grace to the order and a stench in the nostrils of w1l honest men who know of thelr corrup= tion and villany. This led to a heated debate. When the reaaing of this resolution was completed Delegate Wade of Tennessee sprang to his feet and moved that this clause bo strickon out, and he went on to give his reasons for his' motion. He said the convention had not been called to make personal attacks upou any person or persons. While he personally was confident, in_ fact knew, that Macune was one of the most corrupt meén in the coun- try, ho was not prepared to go_on record in a convention which was called in the interests of harmony, to attack one of the leaders of the alliance. It was well known, that tho Ocala investigating committeo had advanced a report cxonerating Macune; that the report was merely a whitewash; that Ma- cune was guilty of the gressest of irregulari- ties und was dishonest to the core, but this was neither the time nor place to adopt such a resolution. ““Therefore, Mr. Chawman,’ said he, *I move that the soction bo stricken out,” Jumped On Macune With Both Feet. Immediately there were a_dozen delogates on their feet” velling for recognition. Dr. Yeaman of Missouri was finally recognized, and he made a vory conservative speech, ap pealing to the better judgment of the dele gates, asking that they think before adopting this resolution, *It will have the effect,” ho said, “of undoing the very work we came here to do.” Chairman Hall then called MeClintock of Missouri 1o the chair, and taiing the fioor spoke against tho motion to strike out “Ihere was,” ho said, *nothing personal in his desire to have Macune arraigned for his misdecds. Every alliance man knew that ho had opposed Macune from tho first, and he would fight him to the bitter end. e was a tool of politicians and of monopolists; hio had accupted bribes from them, and why should the alliance, which is trying to reform the government, have a corruptionst at its helm ¢ 1t was the most illogical and ill-advised pol- 1cy that could very well ba conceived of.” W. S. MeAllister of Mississippi, chairman of the committee, said that he haa'no malice acainst Macune. ' Notwithstanding the fact that ho knocked him off his feet and nad booted him, he bore him no il will. But cor- ruption should be routed, Macune had doe, or was doing for the allisnce, what Warren Hastings had done for India. ' *Do you want such & man at the head of your alliance! 1 can't believoit, and 1 pray that the motion to strike out miay be defeated. Macune is the fatal octopus, encircling with its slimy coils the escutcheon of the order, stifling its purity and destroying its virtue.” Wade ot Tennessce got another whack at the resolution, and then Murray of Texus jumped onto @ chair and into Macune in the most vigorous style. Ho gave him the worst drubbing imaginuble, with the possible ex- ception of Goodman, of tho same state, who salled into ana scored him unmercifully. Murray got to discussing stato affairs, how- evel and calls for order took him off his feet, but he defiantly arose and moved to table the motion, to strike out the censuring clause, Wade, of Teuncssee, moved to amend his motion to strike out by stating that, “Wo denounce the chairman of the Ocala_conven tion and the editor of she National Economist,” ete. A motion mas made to adopt the report of committeo as presented, brt this was out of order, the motion before the house being to amend’ the original. Several orators in the mean timo were trying to get the fioor but confusion reigned supremely Pinally order was restored and Murray, of Texas, moved the previous question, and the motion was dofoated, yeas, 26; nays, 42 A motion 10 adjouru hore failed, aud, ufter OMAHA DaAILYy BEE. == ] NUMBER 90, 2 further considerabld™ ‘lay, Wade's motion to amend was defeatd =% + a large majority. The question then .. red on the adoption of the committee’s repl% but a Missourian arose and made such ar = “nest ploa for post- ponement, and finally W5 d up by moving 10 adjourn that a dozen § = nds camo from as many auarters of the hal = \d with the plat form still before the ot ntion they ad- journed until 9 o'clock tor ow. I'ic opinion provails am. tho leaders of tho present movement thay o platform as presented, including the M. 10 resolution, Will bo adopted tomorrow. FAVORED FUSION, Gage County Democrats Endorse the Entire Independent Ticket. Beatnice, Neb,, Sept. 15.—|Special Tele. gram to T Bee. ] —The (ago county domo- cratic convention met in this city this after noon for the purpose of plucing in nomina- tion a county ticket, There were strong evidences of a lack of harmony botwoen the and county delogates at the start but by tho time tho convention had assembled at 1:30 o'clock a peculiar spirit of harmony was manifested, whicn was accounted for by tho fact that tho delegations had practical control of the convention he question at fssuo was whothor to en d or not the indepencent ticket alre in the field, which 15 composed largely of democrats, ' Tho matter was defimitely sot- tled in the convention by the adoption of tho following resolution : That it Is the sense of the demoe lo con- vention of Gage county, now assombled. that followinz candidates e and they are eby nominated as the candidates of this convention for the ensuing election. The theket is: Treasuror, Toaddeus Will- inms; clerk of the district court, Henry H. ones; sheriff, Wiliam R. Joues; county judge, John Postelwaito; superintendent of public schools, W. 'E, Cunningham; county clerk,’ Daniel = Althen; sur- veyor, M. D. Case; coroner, John P.Glenn. Tho ticket is ideutically tha sume’ns nominated by the independents several weeks ago. 'The following delegate: were elected 1o the domocratic state conven- tion: D. W. Cook, Julius Nieuman, Lake Brindenthal, W. S, Wickoff, John Dwycr, W. B, Sprague, L. A. Simmons, G. I’. Mar- vin, James Penrod, R. S. Bibb. Ruth- erford, W. J. Blizzard, J. R. Smith. Eight delegates were also elected to the democratic judicial conyention vet to bo called. Tho action of the convention in endorsing the vholo independent ticker meets with "con- siderablo dissatisfaction among the old line democrats, both in tho city and county, Republicans Harmonious. Keanvey, Nob,, Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The republican judicial convention of the Twelfth district met here this afternoon and organwzed with 1. A. Cook of Dawson county as_chairman and I E. Beeman of Kearney secretary, Judyo I G. Hamer of Kearney and 1. L. Warrington of Lexington were tho only candidates. Tue informal ballot gave Hamer twenty-five and Warrington seven, tho Dawson delegation voting solid for Mr. Warrington. The in- formal ballot was then declared formal. Judge Hamer, in his speech of acceptance, expressed his' gratitude and loyalty to hi party principles. Among other things, he sad that he was in favor of = ail the honest money we could get and enough of it to do the business of tho country. Ho favored tho rogulation of railways by law, and of issuing stock not exceeding the actual cost of construction and rolling stock and imprisoning rwlroad officials who issucd watered stock. That as an experiment, the government should build or buy a railway bed across the continent on which all persons should ba permitted to run trains under tho aircction of a government engineer and train dispateher. That farms should not be sacrificed on mortgage sales nor sold unless they bring two-thirds of tho actual cost. The law should be amended so that_porsons employed about the offices of shoriff or county clerk should not be ap- praisers of land sold by the sheriff. The judge’s platform met with hearty approval and he will make a winning race. vemocrats Disagree, nacuse, Nob., Sept. 15.—[Special Tele: gram to Tue B e democratic county convention met here today and placed in nomination the followlng county officers: Clerk of the district court, M. F. Campbell; county clerk, Harcy Bovdson; treasurer, W. 1. N. Houser; sheriff, Joseph Hubele: judyo, J.'W. Eaton’; surveyor, Charles Picrce; coroner, C. C. Husted: superintendent of in- struction, William Clary. At the close of the convention W. J. Bryan addressed tue body, which was stormy throughout. Thero was considerable discussion over resolutions introduced in rogard to choosing delegates to the judicial convention, some claiming that the committee appointod four years ugo still hold their power, whila others thought a conference committee should be appointed, Washington Democrats Unanimous. B, Neb., Sopt. 15.— [Special Telegram to Tue Bee,|—The democrats of Washing- ton county Leld their convention here today and it seemed to be rather on the unanimous order, as_all candidates weve nomimated by acclamation. Tho ticket was apparently made up before hand, as it was done up rather promptly and in short order. Tne following porsons were nominated, to be slaughtered by the republicans this fall: County clerk, Chris Rathman; sheriff, Frank Harriman; county judge, Pete Hummiu treasuror, Thomas Wilkinson; county super- intendent, John McMahon clerk of the district court, D, I, Hogan; coroner, W, H. Palmer; engineer, W. H. Frederickson. The first three named are the prosent incumbents, Did Not Witnur, Neb,, Sept. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek. | —At the demoeratic con vention here today the following ticket was named: H. Young of Wilbur, treasurer; Jim Pumelier of Crete, county clerk; N. den of Wilbur, judge; L. Bulin of ter, clerk of the district court; perthwaiteof Friend, shoriff; W. C. Farrand, county superintendent: 1. D. Lynn, sur- veyor; Wilham Blaskmore of Friend, con missionc The delegates to the state and judicial con- ventions go uninsiructed. A plank in the platform endorsing Cleveland and Boyd as the gods of the party was knocked out. 6. ] — ndorse Them. mes Cow- Adams County Democrats, Hasnives, Neb. Sept. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.|—The Adams county democratic convention met hero this after- noon, Dan Brown was made temporary chairman and Isase LeDioyt secrotary. On report of the committee on credentials it was discovered that seven townships were not represented. R A. Bat otive can- didate for district judee, mado a' specch. S, L. Brass, the World's 'fair commission, advice never to write a letter for publication provoked much applauso. The cony adjourned to meet again Only Nominated Two, Niounara, Neb,, Sept. 15.—[Special to Tun Br The county democratic convention was hield hero yesterday. The attendauce was very small, ouly half of the townships being represented. But two county oficers were placed in uomination: G. G. Bayha, present treasurer, and W. M. McClintock, preseut superintendent of public instruction The other offices were passed and a com nittea of seven appoiuted to fill the va cancies. Th pllowing are tho delegates to tho state convention: B. Bade, W. L. Hen derson, John Ayers and William Lumont, e O1d Tick FarLs Ciry, Neb., Sept. 15, [Special Tele gram 1o Tue Bre I'ho democrats held theiv county convertion in this city today. The same old candidates Lave been put up that | have been run for years. Frauk Martin, the | alliance candidate for district judge, was en- | dorsed, The following is the ticket Jo I Walsh, treasurer; Wesloy Stump, clerk; W J. Walker, sheriff; John Gagnon, judge: C.'C. Poole, superintendent; Bolioenkeil, olerk of the court, AWAKENED T0 MEET DEATE, Thousands Perish in the Rushing Waters of the Consuogra. SPAIN CRIES ALOUD IN HER DISTRESS, Awlu tion Hu Soenes of Mise in the 1 nger and and Desolas pvastated District— Phreatencd Dise case Adds 1ts Horrors, Mavnim, Sept. 15, Consu The overflowing of the river threntens to causo furthen d . Two-thirds of tho houses prac- tically destroyed ave still standing, but their foundations are sapped and they they threaten to fall at any moment. The familien suved from drowning are camped near the dwellings formerly occupied by them and arq in the greatest distress from want of food. An estimate, classed as woderate, and which is within rathor than over the actua) number, places the total of tho death list af 2,000, ar Surprised in Their Sleep, Large numbers of corpses still rest wherg they were found, Unless they are soon iné terred an epidemic of fever is feared. The municipal government “authorities are exerting themselves to the utmost in order to relieve the extreme distress existing, 5o far as possiblo the bodios of the drowned are being gathered from the streams, mud banks and ruins and are being buricd in trenches dug for their reception. Many of the bodies found are entirely nude, showing that they must have been washed from their beds, or else in the hurry to_escape, the drowned people must have jumped in' night dress from the windows of ihe houses, only to meet death in tue swollen waters surging around them. Sorrow and privation, mourning and desolation are to be met with overywhero througoout thé inundated proviuces, aud from ono end of Spain to the other prayers ave uttered for the dead and collections aro being takon up for the Livi Heartrending ¢ Along tne river banks noar tho scencs of the most severely visited districts heartrends ing occurrences are witnessed hourly, as the survivors of almost extorminated families recognizo their dead and try to save them from cousignment to the common death trench. The utmost praise 15 due to the troops, physicians, clergy and Sistors of Charity, who in this emer cy have shown themsclves to bo capable of almost super- himan exertions on behalf of tho sufferers from this wost disastrous flood. All seom actuated by tho desire to do overything pos- sible for both the living and the doad. Unhappily the worst is not yet known, angd months of terriblo privations and extreme suffering are before the utterly i survivors, The crops are gone, the cattle swept away, houses and houschold furniture ruined, and ' all thut would enabie them to earn their bread has vanished beneath the torrents of water which have rolled over towns and villages, fields and farms, ftendered Desperate by Hunger. The extremo distress of starving families in many sections of the flood dovastated country has another and if possivle blacker side. Tho gripings of hunger, tho waling of starving women and children have in severnl instances driven the men to desperation auud they have been goaded to villaging of thelr luckier or mare weaithy compatriots. Bauds of desperata men, determined to obtain bread at any cosh for their hunger-tortured families, havo been driven to making raids upon and pillaging buildings whero they expected to find food. In some cases the rioters wero successful in obtaining a limited supply of flour, wheat and corn; in most cases they found that they nad had their trouble for nothing, and that all food had long ago been removed to a place of satety or else distributed or sold to the starving peasantry of the neighborhood. The troops have been instructed to take the most severe measures to protect property. Two thousand kilos of army bread have already d in the flooded” districts and, the commissarial corps of all tho military divisions are working night and day to sup- ply provisions 1o the starving people. When the delezate in charge of tho fiva consignment of bread from thearmy bakeries arrived mn the flooded country he witnessed o scene which would have 1 ed to i heart, of stone a fecling of sympathy. On all sides he was beset by tho famishing inhabitants, young and old, malo and female, the majority half naked or clad § most of thom on their knees, with nands uplifted, praying for succor. T'lie feverish clamor of thése poor people made the work of distribu- tion slow and painful, and when alt tho bread was gone there still remained many mouths unfillod, many sufferers who had not been able to obtain even the small est portion of this temporary reliof, Alarming Death List. At Armenia, capital of the province of that name, the number of dead, as in many other places, is still unknown. but it is admitted ihat over 500 houses have been destroyed and that a large number of people bave perished, Of course it is impossible at present to gol full details of the flood disaster, but in addi- tion to the places niready referred to, Andaraz, the stream hns overflowed and is Tuining the grape crop. Tho villages of Puerto, Nupiche and Villa Franca, in_the province of Ciudad Itenl, have been soverely damaged by the floods. Accounts from Cousougra are appaiung in tho extreme, Tho town isa heap of rums surrounded by a vast oxpuanso of water, loay= g visiblo hero and thero treo tops, chims neys and floating wreckage of all kinds, The police have suppressed pilluge. Food is arriving for the sufforing. ‘Che burial of ctims procecds, “Tho flood at Almeria has plunged the city into absolute darkness, having stopped 0pe- rations at the clectric 'light establishments and gas works “The River Adaray has overflowed its banks and converted the valley into a vast lnke, The queen has subscribod 20,000 more to start o national relief fund, Tno Bank of Spaw has subscribed £,000, and other cons tributions are coming from all quarters, Harrowing Tales, Survivors of tho flood at Conseugra give harrowing accounts of the ouset of the flood. Many mothers were scen strugging in the water to hold up their childred and finally succumbing to the rushing of the torrent, Others were confined in rooms with no hope of escapo until tho collapse ot the walls opened & refuge. Ono man who was eaught on a wooden bridge, saw hundreds of persous floay past him crylng piteously for help which he was unable to give. The bodies of sixty persons were found in & publio hull where they had been overtukon by tne flood in tho mdst of & wedding feast, Wreckago and corpses were carried forty miles, The mayor of Consuegra pats the fas talities there at 5,000, Tho rivers Tara and Juca aro rising rape idly and threaten further disaster. Tho goverament has sct apart §100,000 for relief measures, and has asked the Bank of Spain 10 grant crediv to the governors of the suffering provinces cenes. WEALHER FOKECAST, For Omaha and Vielnity-—Fair; slighy changes in temperature, For lowa—~Falr; slight o, southorly winds and Kunsas—Fair; southerly 00 clango in Lemperature, For'North Dakota—Generally fair, coolep in northwest, stationary temperature ig southeast w-xw.u,\\nM»w,Inl\muIu\\asu:rl"g i changes in tome For South DuKota—Fair; cool except xtremo southeast portion; stationary te perature; winds shifting to westorly, For Nebruska—Iair; stationary temperas ture in eastorn, slightly cooler in westor: yu; southerly winds becoming variabl Colorado - Fair; variable winds or 10 northwost; stationary tey athwest portion, ratute in 8