Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 6, 1892, Page 1

e ——— TWENTY--SECOND YEAR OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SE PTEMBER 6 NUMBER &0, HARRISON'S LETTER He Makes Response to the Committee of Notification. WORDS THAT WILL FIND A LIVING ECHO His Accoptancs a Masterly Review of the Political Sifnation, POLICIES OF THE PARTIZS CONTRASTED Republican Reciprocity and Its Resuitant Eenefit to the Country. HARD FACTS FOR THINKING PEOPLE Tariff, Carrency and Other Questions of National Importance Ably Discussed nd That of His Party on the Force BllL —His Positios Wasnisaros, D. C., Sept. 8. —Hon. William McKialey, jr., Chairman, and Others of the Committee: Gentlemen—I now avail mysell of the first period of relief from public duties to respond to the notification that you brought me on June 20 of my nomination for the office of president of tho United States by the repub- lican convention recestly beld in Minneap- olis. Iaccept the nomination and am grateful for the approval exprossed by the conven- tion of the acts of the administration. I have endeayored, without wavering or weariness, so far as the direction of public uffuirs was committed to me, to carry out the pledges mado to the people in 1888, It the policies of the administration have not been distinctive and progressively American aud republican pol- icles, the fault has uot been in the pur- pose, butin the execution. 1 shall spoak frankly of the legislation of congress, and of the work of tlic executive departments, for the credit of any successes that have been attained 1s due to others—senators and rep- resentatives, and the effici2nt heads of the several executive departments; that I may do without impropricty. A vote of want of confidenco is asked by our adversar- fes, and this cuallenge to areview of what has been done we promptly and gladly accept. The great work of the Fifty-tirst congress has been subject to the revision of a demo- cratic house of representatives, and the acts of the executive department to its serutiny and investigation. A democratic national aduinistration was succceded by a republi- can administration, und the freshness of the events gives unusual facilities for fair com- parison and judgment. There has seldom been a time, I think, when a change from the declared policies of the repiblican to the declared polictes of the democratic party in- volved such serious results to the business interests of the couutry. A orief review of ‘what has been done, and of what the demo- . eratic party proposes to undo, will justify this opinion. Stute Baok Issues. The republican party during the civil war devised a national currency, consisting of United States notes, issued and redesmable by the government, and national Dauk notes based upon the security of United States btonds, A wax was levied upon the issues of Etate banks and the intended result, tuat ail such issues should be withdrawn, was real- ized. There are men among us now who neyer saw o state bank note. ‘The notes furuisbed directly or indirvectly by the United States have been tho only sife and acceptable poper currency of the eople. Bank fallures have brought vo right, delay or loss to the bill Lolders. The note of an iusolvent bank is’ as good and as current us a treasury note—for the credit of the Uuited States is behind it, Our mouey is all uational money—I might almost suy international, for theso bills urn not only eqnally and indiscriminately accepted at par in_ all the states, but 1n some foreign coun- tries. The democratic party, if intrusted with the coutrol of the government, is now pledged to repeal the tax on state banks 1ssues with o view of putting into ciretlation again, under such diverso legislation as the state way ac- cept, a flood of4ocal bank issue: Only those who, in the years before the war, experionced the luconvenionce and 1ossés attendant upon the uses of such monvy cau appreciate What a roturn to_that system involves. The denomiuation of a bill was then often no indication of its value. The bank detector of yesterday was not & safo uide today as tocreditor values. Merchants eposited several times during the day—lest the hour of bank closing should show a depre- ciation of the money taken i in the morning. “The traveler could Lot use in & jouruey 10 the west the issues of the most solvent banks of the east, aud, in cousequence, a monuey changer's ofice’ was the familiar neighbor of the ticket oflice and the lunch counter, The farmor and the laborer found the money re- ceived for their products or their labor de- preciated when they came to make their pur- chuses, and the whole busiuess of the coun- trv was hiodered and burdened. Changes may become necessary, but a natiounal system of currency, safe and nccoptable througnout the wholo country, is the good fruit of bitter asperience, and I am sure our poople will vot aonsent to the reactionary proposal made oy tho democratic party. Our Merchant Marine, Few subjects havo elicited more discussion and none has excited more general interest than the recovery by the United States of its BDPrOpriale shave of the ocean carrying ade. This subject torenes not_only puckets but our national pride. Practically ali the freights for transporting to Earope of the enormous annusl supplies of pro- visions furnished by this country and for the lurge return of manufacturing products have for many years beca paid to foreign snip owners, I housands of fmmigraut annually seeking bomes under our flag have been de- npied the sight of it unul thoy eutered Sandy Hook, while increasing thousands of Awmer- fcan citizens vent on uropean travel hove euch yoar stepped iuto a foregn jurisdiction at tho Now York docks. The merchandise balanee of trade which tho treasury books shiow is largely reduced by the anuual tributo which we pay in freight at.d passage moneys. The great ships—the fustest upon tho sea— which are now in poace profiting by our traac, are, in a secoudary seuse, warships of thair respective governments, and fu time of war would, under existing rontracts with those goveriments, spoodily take ou the guns for which their decks aro already prapared and enter with terriblo eficlency upon tho work of destroying our commerce. The un- gisputed facts ure that the great stoamship Jines of Kurope are bullt up and aro now in part sustaiued by difoct or iudirect govern- ment wd, the latier tikivg the form of tiberal pay for earryiug the wails or of an wnnudl bonus given 1o consideration of eresments Lo eunstruct shins 50 us to udapt them for careying an aemament and o turn thom over 1o’ the governwent on demand, wpon specified terms. Meuelited by a Republican Law, It was plain to overy intelligent American that if the United States woula have such tines a similar policy must be eutored upon, The Fiity-first congress enacted such a law, sna undor its beaeficent uence sixteen 2 merioan stesnshins of 4u agEregate Lonnage of H7400 tous, aud costing §7,400,000, have Beon bulll or contracted Lo’ be built i American shipyurds, 1o addition ta th Mis pow praclically certain that we sball i soon have, under the American flag, one of the finest steamship lines salling out of New York for any Buropean port. T'his contract will result in the construction in American yards of four now passenger steamships of 10,000 tons each, cosung about $5,000,000, and will add to our naval Teserve six steamships, the best upon the sea. A special intorest has been taken by me in the estavlishment of lines from our south Atlantic and gulf ports, and, though my ex- pectations have not yev besn roalized, atten- tion hus been called to the alvantazes pos- sessed by these ports, and when their peoplo are more fully alive to their iuterests I do not doubt they will be able to raise the capi tal needed to enable them to profit by their natural advantages. Tue democratic party has found no place in its platform for any reference to this sub- ject, und has shown its hostility to the general policy by refusing to expend 8n aporopriation made during the last administration for ocean mail n- tracts with American lines, The practical peopls, the workmen on our ships, the capitalists seeking new enterprises, must decido whether the great ships ownoed by Americans which tave sought American registry shall again humbly aska place i the Eoglish naval reserve, the azreat shios now on the designer’s tables go to foceign _ship- yards for construction and the United States lose the now brightening opportunity of re- covering a pldce commensurate with its wealth, the skill of its constructors and the ocouraze of its sailors in the carryiog trade on all the seas. Success of Reciproeity. Another related measure which is furnisb- ing an nceeased ocean trafe for our ships, and which is of great and permanent benefit to the farmers and manufacturers as well, is the reciprocity policy declared by section 3 of the tariff act of 189), and now in practical operation with five of the nations of Central and South America, San Domingo, the Span- ish and British West lndia islands, and with Germany and Austria under special trade ar- rangements of both, The removai of the duty on sugar and the continuance of coffee aud tea upon the free lisi, wiile giving great relief to our own peopla by cheapeuing articles used increasingly in ‘every house- hold, was also of such enormous advantage to the countries exporting these articles as to suggest tnat in consideration thereof re- ciprocal factors should be shown in their tariffs (o articles imporiod by us from their markots. Great credit1s due to Mr. Blaine for the vigor with which he oressed this view upon tha country. We have only be- gun to realizo the banefit of these trade ar- rangements. The work of creating new agercies and of acapting our goods to new markets has necessarily taken time; but the results already attained are such, I um sure, as to establish 1o par- ticuinr favor the poiicy of reciprocal trade based upon the froe importation of such artizles as do not injure by compa- tition the products of our own farms, mines cr tactories 1n exchange for the free or favored introduction of our products into other countries. The obvious cMcacy of tis policy in in- easing the foreign trade of the United ates at once attracted tho alarm of iropean trade journals and boards of trade, The Britsh Board of Trade bas pre- sentod to the goverument a memorial askiug for the appointment of @ commission to consider tne besi means of counteracting what is_callea *‘the commer- cial crusade of the United States.” At a meeting held in March last of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Greut Britain, the president reported that the exports from Great Britain to the Latin-American coun- tries during the last year bad decreased 750,000 and that this was uoi due to te porary causes, but dir to the reciprocity of the United S Germany anad nce have also shown their startled appre- ciation of the fact that a new and vigorous contestant has appoeared in the battle for the murkets of the world and bas alreudy socured important advantage: reased Trade Under the New Policy. The most convincing evidence of the ire~ mendous commerciul strength of our people is found inu the fact that Great Britain ana Spain bave found it necessary to make reciprocal Fa ic agrenments with us for their West Indiu c)lonies, and that Germany and Austria have gziven us important concessions in exchauge for the continued free importa- tion of their beet sugar. A few details only us 10 the increase of our trade can be given here. Taking ail the countries with which rrangements have b our trade to June 3), 1302, had 3 per cent. With Brazil the increase was nearly 11 per cent; with Cuba, duriug tho first tea months our exports increased 5,70 cent, and with Porto Rico 90,500, ceut. The liberal participation of our farm ers in the benelits of this policy is shown by the following report from our consul general at Havana under date of July 25, last: “Duriog the first halt year of 1501, Havana received 140,000 bags of flour trow Spain, and other ports’ of the island about an equal amouat, or approximately 280,112 oaks. Dur- ing the same period, Havana received 13,070 bags of American flour, and other ports ap- proximately an equal amount, making about 25,000 bags, But for the first half of this year Spain has seut less than 1,000 bags to the whole 1sland, and the United States has sout to Havaoa alone 168,457 bags and about an equal amount to other of the island, making approximately 337,000 for the first haif of 1802, ports of Pork Products. Partly by reason of the reciproca! trade agreement, but moro v by reason of the removal of sanitary restrictions upon American pork, our exports of pork pro- ducts to Germany 1ecreasod during the ten mwonths ending June 80, last, $2,025,074, or about 82 per cent. The British Trade Journal of Lonaon, in a recent issue, spoaking of the incrcass of American coal exports and of the falling off of Enelish coal exports to Cuba, says: is unother case of American competi- tion. ''nie United States now supplies Cuba about 151,000 tons of coal sunually, and thero is every prospect of tue trade increasing is tho forests of the island become exhausted and as tho use of Steain machinery on the sugar estates is developed. Alabama coal, espe ciully, issecuring u reputation iu the Spanish West Indies and the railroad improvements of the southern states will undoubtealy cre- ul@ an lmportant trad The iprocity policy by which tho Uaited States is en- abled to import Cuban sugar will, of course, assist the American coal oxporiors even wore effectively than tho new ligss of rail- way.” . I'ie democratie platform promises & repeal of tho tariff law containing this provision, aud espscially denounces 4s a sham the roci- procity section of the law uuder whicn these trade arrangements have boen wade. If no other issua were involved in the campaign, this alone would give it importance, Arve the farmers of the grain-growing states willing to surrander these new large and !noroasing markets for their surplusf Aro we to have nothing in exchange for the free impor- tation of sugar aud coffes, aud at tho same time to destroy the sugar pianters of the south and tne beet sugar industry of the northwost and of the Pacific coast? Or are we 1o have tho taxed sugar and coffee, which o “tarif for revenue only’ necessarily in voltes, with the added loss of the new mar- kets! Our commercial rivals 1 Europe do not regard this reciprocity policy as a “sham,” but o serious LLvewt Lo ‘a trade supreniaoy they bave long eujoyed. Thoy would rejolce—-and If prudence did uot re- strain woutd 1lluminate their depressad manufacturing cities —over the news L the United States b doned its system of protection nud reciprocity, ‘They see very clearly that the restriction of American prodaots aud trade and a corvespouding in- erease of the Kuropean production and trade wounld fol and [ will ot believe ithat what is 8o plain to them can be withheld 1row our own people. Approves the Volicy of £ratection. Tue declaration of the platform in favor of “the American doctrine of protection’ micets my most hearty approval. Tne con- veution “did not adopt a schedule, but & priucipie thatis 1o control all the tariff scbedules, There may ba differences of pinion awoug the protectionists as Lo the rates upon particular articlos necessary to effect an equalization botween wages abrosd and at howe. In some not remote natioual cWInpaizus Lhe issue has bsen sald—-or more (CONTINURD 0N sIXTH PaGE.| NO CHANGE AT QUARANTINE| Health Officers Find No Nqw Cases on tho Stricken Steamers, BUT MORE PLAGUE SHIPS ARE EXPECTED Secretary Foster On a Tour of Inspection of the Istands in New York Harbor— Passe: Doomed to Several Days' Deiay. QuarisTise, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Dr. Jenkins has seut a request to Mayor Grant for six vatrol oficers, who will bo stationed at Quarantine and arrest any person endeavor- ing to commuuicate with tho vessels 1n the lower bay. All the passesgars ja the stoer- age of the Normannia have boen transferred to Hoffman island, where they will remain under observation. Six cases of cholera were transferred to the hospital on Swin- burne island. 'Che Moravia has uo sick, but has horcabin aud steorage passeugers on board. The Rugiais aiso fres from sick- noss just now and has her cabin and stoerage passongers aboard. The stecrago passengers on Hoffman islund ara of course liable o dovelop tho aisease, but in that case thoy will ba at oncy transferred to the hospital at Swinburne island. The steerage passengers of the Kuma will be takea on shore today and ket under observation in the same manner and the steamer will be thoroughly ~ disinfected. The samo pro- ceadure will vo followed with tho Moravia. The vessels at present at the upper quar- antine are Lia Bourgogne, from Havre: the Fulda, from Genoa; the D'Amstadt, from Bremen, and the Brilliant, an ou vessel from Hamburg. There is a possibility tnat Dr. Jenkins may decide to releasa the cabin pussengers of La Bourgogne today, in which event there is likely to bs some clash be- tween the tederal and health authorities. The coliector of customs, foriowing Presi- dent Harrison’s 1nstructions, will not permit them to laud. . ‘The Brilliant, atthough from Hamburg,has only her crew, ard as they have no sickness she will probably ouly uudergo a few days’ rantine, o next vessels expectod, aboat which theve is anxisty, are the Eibé and Scindia. The former left Bremen August 27 uod is due tonight or tomorrow. The latter is due tonight and is likely to be full of immicrants and there may be cholera aboard. Dr. Talmage made another visit to La Bourgogne, the Fulda, I’ Amstadt and Stub- beuhuk this morning. He reported thal sickness had broken out since his iast visit. After his visit to the D’Amstadt he ordered the vessel to be fumigated again, although sha had once been disinfected, The tuz State of New York has just ar- rived and is going up to Chifton to “embark Secretary Foster and the State Boacd of Health and take them down to the islands to make inquiries into the methods of prevent- ing the introduction of cholera 1nto this count The secrotary will bo accompanied y Surgeon General Hamilton, late chief of tue Marine hospital service, who togk cvarge of the quarantine arrangements in tlorida during the yetlow fever epidemic in 1888, ile Believes There Should be Absolate Pro- hibition of Foreign Uraflic. * New Youx, Sapt. 5.—A Times specia) from Bangor, Me., says: Mr. Blaino has recently. expressed to a friend his views of the clear duty of the government in thoe - matter of the chotera. Mr. Blaiue said the duty was clear and toe path plain. In substance it is to close traffic between the old country, Canada and the United States to everybody and everything save tno malls and cilizans of this country now abroad, and to admit these only after perfect precaution. His idea is that there are not and canuot be commercial relations which for a moment are to be con- sidered in comparison to safety tolife. He has always held this country to be depengent on no other save for scme of the luxuries of life, and he_thinks while we may lose and cause 10ss in some quarters, such matters can be easily adjusted. He wanted every thing now on the water on the way from old world kept from the land ana a discon- tinuance of all foreign railroad traffic across the states. Tien be would have the border policed to perfection, a rigid examination in all cities and towns of frui, and he believes Harrison has the power to 80 order by proc- lamation and thav there ars no treaty rights o prevent it CAUGHT IN THE NORM2/ National Committeomaun Kerens on Board the Quarantined Ship. NEw Youx, Sept. 5,—R. C. Kerens, mem- berof the republican national comimittes, is supposed to ba on the Normaznia, Mr, Kerens left bis home 1n St. Louis to come to this eity and go on duty at repudlican head- quarters. Mr. Kerens also incidentally in- tended to meet bis son Ernest, who is a pas- senger on the Hamburg-American steamsuip Normannui; Chairman Carter morning early received a telegram at the Plaza hotel from Kerens saying L am on board the Normauni; Mr. Carter coula not understand it. Ha could not realizo that Mr. Kereps had gone 10 Kurope and returned so soon. aud he be- gan 1o telegraph 1o St. Louis, Heplies from there said that Mr. Kerens bad left the city for New York several d ““I'be only way I can explain it,”” said Mr. cter, *‘is that Mr. Kerens camo nere and ¥ Some means ol aboard the steamer, It s likely that he dia not bave influence to get off and there is quarantined, We want him at hewdquarters, 1f the cholera lasts on bonrd that ship 1 am afraid we will not get his services for soms tiws to come. We will buve to raise the quarsantine blockade, I am thinking.* w. NNIA. NT NO DISCRIMINATION, New York Labor Mon Protest Against Let- ting First Cluss Passengers, New Youk, Sept. 5. -Too cholera was talked about at yestorday's mecting of the Central Labor federation, and complaint was made that Heaith OMeer Jenkins was dis- criminatiog against poor sieerage passen- gers. A set of resolutions was adopted that suid 10 the matter of landiug immigrants and passengers distinction wus made at guaran- tine between the fivst cabin passengers and thoso iu the steerage, the former beiag al- lowed to land while the otners, being poor, were detained.. As the cholera was no re- spector of persons, it was just as liable, it was said, Lo eater the bodies of tho first ciass as the bodies of the poor immigrants, as had been shown by the spread of cholera in Ger- many by wesithy pecple who nad run away from Hamburg Lo other places, The resoiu- tious calied ou Health OMicer Jenkius to nake no distinetion between cabin and steer- age passongers, but to treat both classes alike for the protection of tho cily and coun- ey, It was further declared tnai if Dr, Jen- Iins would not protectthe city the feaera- tion would tuke measures 10 have him jm- peached. The Kecord in St Petenssung, Sept. 5.~ There were re- ported Wrougbout Russia on Friday 8,812 new dases ana 1,711 deatns from cholera. In the city of St. Petersburg 103 new cases and forty deaths were reppried yesterday, 1t shoiild be stated that these ngures iuclude only those taken to hospitals. Compared witu the oficial figures of Thursday the re- turos from Russia show a decroase of 2,501 new cases aud 92 deatd Recelving Thelr Sup) from Hawburg, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Sept. b.—"The Uaited States cousul at Berliu has telegraphed the secretary of state as follows: “Cousul Stark- loff reported that be bas positive informi tion that Hamburg'steamers are supplied at Southampton with® provisions trom Ham- burg.” This information was ebamuoicated to the Treasury department st once, and Acting Sacrotary spaul‘g” telographed it to Dr. Glavis at New %, attorney for several steamship compasiss, with the request that ho bring tho matteg to the aitention of the ulcnllnsmp companies and inform him of the result, rrysicians sfons 3 New York ‘Takifk Extraordinary cnutions to rd OIF Contaglon. New Yonk, S6pr. 5—-The fifuy special physicians who will inspoet the city with a view to warding off the cholera or any other infectious diseasd were sworn in this morn- ing. They began WOrk at onoce, first visiting the thickly populated tenement districts. Captain Bnmnhr?ar. superintendent of INTO SERVICE, Pre- the Hamburg-Ameriean company’s docis at Hoboken, visited thd datained ships today, and on his return broaght a number of tele- grams from the ngers of the Norman- nia. They had bseagivon to him by Health Oflicer Jenkius, who had takon all nocessary vrecautions with them. Captain Barten- heiser sent thom to ghe Western Union office by a district messenger. The arrival of the messages created @panic in the telegraph office. Theclerk doclined to receive them and ejected the messeuger from tho office. :.'IIB messages were returned to tho Hoboken ocks. " Agont Schwab of the North German line sags he had héard this morning that thero were two cases of eliplera in Bremon, which is not an infeel port. He immedintely cabled the oftice to verify ths. Tho Bremen line ‘now afloat*aco the Elbe, Spree, Knisor and r. The Kalser is the last steamor which® brings stecrage passen- ers, S Ls Brokers Béeoming Cautious: The®house cotmmiittes of the Stock ex- chan®is preparing ‘to fight the cholera if it should reach the'eity.- A city physician wiil bo in atteudance day and a fumigating apoaratus will be Pt fu. ~ All tho drinking water will be il ad the entire building cleaned. = . Tne Board of Ith issued an official bulletin - this al on declaring that no cases of cholera have ocourred in this cily and that the city more exempt, from con- tagious diseases any time in several years. The repos he Health department's chemist offico of tHe anaiysis of the croton shows aslight inefease in the presence of nitrates, showing that the nuisances found in the rot in the ‘watershed has not been done away with. The Sandy Hook: vessels willbe del provably not be all get clean bills of The transfer ots on tho quarantined d indefioitely, and will . up until the vessels pressed into acti that they will be vlague is stamp: Boarders are lea) tha hotels along the shore near quaral in large numbers, ow- ing to the presence of the pest ships. They fear that the ch may spread o Staten Island and the i1siand be quarantincd. Dr. Jenkins and tlie Federal Authorities, There is lfm itly no conflict between the state ana federal authorities in the mat- ter of aetaining. vessels, Dr. Jonkins de- clares that he willhold ships from ifected ports for not oaly twenty days, as directed in the president's proglamation, but thirty or forty days if ns A proposition ‘hade to Dr. Jenkins tonight to permit. hone cable to be A% soon as possible, 50 laid to the Normaun that those aboard mav have constunt com- send, Drd" ‘Paimage ex- ce. Itis not likely 'mitted to leave until the munication Wi Iorces of policemen have been stationed at the lower bay, whesa they wiil patrol the quarantine grounds. Secretary Foster, with Collector Hen- dricks, arrived late this afternoon on the revenue cutter Cbaudler. The visiting nealth delegates came to quarantine pier from the lower bay with Dr. Jenkias. They went to Dr. Jenkins’ house, wnere they wiil hold a confsrence, Dr. Jenkins has aunounced that the City of New York, from Livernool, which is due Wednesday, will be detdined unul all the baggage of all the passengers is fumigated. If there are cases of sickness aboard, or if there were any deaths at sea, the cabin pas- senzers will be held for from twoto five days or perhaps longer. Dr, Chauncey M. Depsw and the wife and daughter of Secretary of State Fester are .among the passengers. Dr. Jenkius eays no oxception will be made, and their baggage will be subjected to the_same treatment as others, Noone will bé'allowed to board the vessel excopt the quarantine officiuls and no passengers or bazzaza will be allowed to leave the vessel until Dr. Jenkins Lus given permission. NEW CASES, Seven More of the Detained stricken by the Scour, QuanaxTINg, N. Y. Sept. 5—The Nor- mannia has three new cases, one of which died. He was Ouvto Engel, aged 20 years, one of the crew. The two other cases are: Wil- helm Queuf, 19 vears, and Theo. Zimski, 85 years, < The Rugia has thrée new cases, of which one died. The othur cases arc: Hendric Steer, aged 85 years; Josepha H. Joseky, aged 30 years; Johanua Buse, aged 54 years, These three people were of 'the families of the other patients which preceded them and buye been isoluted since arrival. On the Moravia there were no new doevel- opments, Among the Normannia's passengers on Hoffman island one new case was transferred to the hospital on Swinburne island. ‘Thers was one chila died today, aged 5 mon tis. ol e LOSE IN THE FLAMES, fmmigrants Fire at Cheyenne Results Inthe Death of Andrew Paoterson, Cuevesse, Wyo, Sept, b, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|]—The famitiar old mess house at Camp Carlii, asstory and a half log structure wuilt @ séore of years ago, was burned to the ground this morning and one mau, Andrew Poterson, lost bis hfo in it But two men occupied the mess house at night, the other government nackers sieep- ing in tents, Oue of these, the cook, when ho arose this morniog, vered the' place on fire aud woke up his companion. — Tho alarm was given and evs effort made, but witbout avail, 10 save the old structure. One of tho'men ran up stairs, threw his trunk out of the wiodew aud jumped out bimself. Peterson tried to 4o the same thing, but was evidently overcome by the smoko and heat. When the remuins were discovered nothing was foind but & badly charred truck aud skull. Peterson, who was @ Swede receutly naturalized, was buried in the military cemetory st Fort Russell. The packers lose anout $2,000 in personal effects, while the governmentis loss is trifling. e HE HAD THE DEOP ON BRIGGS, But Reddy Asked for Time and Edwards Made a Fatal Mistake. Leavviiie, Colo, sept. 5.-—Charlie Edwards, & well keown prize fighter, went to tue Colanel Seilers mine yestorday with tbe inteution of killing *Red” Briges, who was at work io the shaft house at the mouth of the mine, lowering three men to the bot- tom, Edwards eame upon bim while he was boldiug the rope, and placing & pistol at Briggs' tead told bim to get ready to die, Jlriges, knowicg thau if he let go the rope it would kill the three men below by dashing them o the bottgih, told Edwards bow the matter stood ked for time. Edwards allowed this, the while keeping the re- volver at Briggs’ bead. ‘When the Charlie foly reached the bottom, Bi grasped an iron ?-r. “na, c‘t.n"u e l“over b'ahb‘l’ baTd. ractured bl and be will probably die. Birigis has not been acrested, The men had LGETTING WORSE AT HAMBURG | Cholera is Spreading Among the Better Classos and Into the Oity's Suburbz, TWO HUNDRED DEATHS PER. DAY NOW Five Hundred New Cases the Sick List—Facts Gathored Relable Correspondent — forts to Chieck the Disease, Daily Added to {Cobyrighted 1832 by Jamas Gordon Bannate Hasovra, Sept. 5.—[New York Hers 4 Cable—[Special to Tue Bre.|—Cholera 1o- ports from here are exaggerated, beyoud doubt, but the situation is serious. Authen- Uc and reiiable statistics are hardly obtain- able. There is, however, no doubt that the authorities yesterday transported to the hos- pitals 445 patients, and thut the deaths num- bered 158, Besides these, many are vader treatment at private residences, and many fugerals take place which are not reported by the authoritie: From all 1 can learn, there are about 500 new cases daily, and over 200 deattis. Most of the bodies are buried in trenches at the Ohlsdorl cemetery, which is six miles out of town. Both hospitals are full and numerous barracks are being utilized to relieve the regular hospitals, Hamburg was in no way rapacad for what appsacad inevitable and has suffered in consequence. The sick are conveyed to the hospitals in coaches, with the scats turned over, whilo the dead aro transported in ola furciture vans and bakers’ vans. The whole matter of transportation is 10 the hands of the cholera commission of the senate and volice, although there are associations of private citizens which aro doing good work. The latter are aitending Lo the disinfection of houses where cholera cases have been, the looal authorities having declared their inability to do this, Even the gymnasiums aro converted into disinfecting establisaments. The bed- ding of cholera patients is burneda in the flelds around the city. Notices are posted onall street corners warning the public against the use of unboiled water. The water supply comes from the river Elve, in which the sewers are emptied. Until receutly most of the cases have oc- curred among the poorer classes, but now the wealthier classes are also attucked, The suburbs are especialiy aiffioted. All summer resorts on the Baltic and North sea, many other places near Hamburg and the interior of Germany absolutely refuse to rec:ive peoplo from Hamourg. All stocks ave down on the exchange and business of all kinds is at a stanasfill. MeLTzZER, eamship Officer Dies, LoxDox, Sent. 5.~ The steamer Elbe, from Hamburg, arrived in the Tyne last evening with one of the officers down with cholera. Hewas removed to the floating hospital pro- vided for choiera patieuts, but died this morning. The steamer has been placed in quarantine. New Cases at Havre, . Havne, Sept. 5,—Seven new cases and nine deaths from chbolera were reported in this city yesterduy. Notes of the Plague, - Two new cases of cholera, aths, wre reported today in Lubeck, At Nicndorf. o bathinz resort near Lubeck, two cases and one doath from the disease are reported LIVERPOOL, Sept. 5,—The steamer Clement hus arrivet o the Mersey from Hamburg, where two of hoer crew died from cholera. On the voyage seven others were with the disease. Three of the were lunded at Falmouth. ‘ihe other four are still on bourd the steimer. They ure recovering. The vessel s quarantined, BUEMEN, Sept. 5. —There has case of chiiora reported licre sine terduy. Nodeaths reported. OTTAWA, Sept. 5 ta mecting of the A question wus the subjec nd 1t was decided to 1ssue st ntine regulations to meet eme case: ren one new. 00N 3 Benc . 5.—Ambulances took to tho duy 250 cholera pitlents, of tal yos ’ zht die! number ¢ 1 tho previous day SAN FRANCE ste tmer runtine NEBRASK A/ Business Being Discussed by the Bonrd at Lincoln, Laxcor Neb.,, Sopt. 5.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bee.]—The Nebraska Colum- bian commission met at the stato bouse this afternoon in pursuance of a call issuad by President Coe, Those present were, Com- missioner General Garneau avd Cowmis- sioners Weiss, Steward, Mobley, Saw- yer and Gale. In the absence of Presi- dent Coe, Commissioner Sawyer presided, The meeting this afternocon was of comparatively little interest, the most im- portant reports and discussions -being ro- served for tomorrow. The minutes of the lust weeung of the board were reaa aua ap- proyed. Tne minutes of the meetings of tue execuuve councils held on June 1, June and July 23 were read, but action upon them was deferred until tomorrow. Commissioner Mobley as the priating com- mittee made a brief report as to the work that had been accomplished in the way of adver:ising the Nebraska exnioit and creat- ing an interest in the mutter throughout the state. His report sbowed that a great deal haa been accomplishod. It was accepted by the following vote: Yens, Weiss, Sawyer, Steward; nay, Gal:. Mr. Mobley also pre- seuted his report as superintendent of the oress exhibit, and it was accepted by the same vote. A number of communications relatung to Worla’s fuir matters and the state fair exnibit were read by Commissioner (General Gurneau and Secretury Gale. A genéral discussion of the work 10 be taken up and disposed of to- morrow then ensued, after which the com- mission adjourned until 9 o'cluck tomorrow morning. Found Dead in His Fasture, LexiNaToy, Nev., Sept. b,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |--Prof. W. H, Stone was found dead in his pasture today. Ho left bis house at about 0 & m. to go and look at his* fences, saying ha would be back for dinner, Not coming bome, his wife vpecame uneasy and started to look for him. She found his body about one mile from bis home. Prof. Stone was an ex- ceptionally bright man. He came here from Streator, Ill,, in 1573 and resided ou his rauch about eight miles from here since then. He bad a large circle of friends by whom he was highly esteemed. He leaves o wife and three children, Heart disease is supposed tu uave been Lhe cause of deatn., e The Death Koll, Hupsoy, Wis,, Sept, b —Samuel A, Hys- top, ex-mayor of this city, died last night suddenly of beart disease. Ho was one of the oldest settlers and a prominent Mason, Wryyore, Neb, Sept. 5 —[Speciul Tele- gram to Lz Bek]—Mrs, Webster, an old tady over 70 years of age, diea at 7 o'clook ihis evening. She was paralyzed, and could nol speak of move any part of Ler body ex- cept ber loft band, Her husband died last November, and since that time she bas been iakea caré of by the Ggand Army of the Republic post and Woman's Reliel corps of this city. Toe funeral services will be heiwd LomOrrow. PuiLaveLruna, Pa, Sept. b.—Daniel Doug- nerty, the lawyer and orator died at 2:40 p, m. at his residence, 2021 Spruce siroet, aged 06 State — Auother Kuce War, Buskie, La., Sept. b, —A race war s now . far, has resulted by shooting y d. Laurent had'mado threats hen implicated in ted. golog on hero which, in the killing of one W and the haneing of tw and Gabriel Magloird, against the whites, & the hanging have beery HOMESTE £ CASES, Charge of a Pittaburg wadge to the Grand Pirranvne, Pa, Sept. 5.—Upon tho open- ing of the September term of court here today Judge Kennedy, in his charge o tho geand jury, Inid particular stress on the Homestoad riot cases, Ho said any per<on who was fctive in conntenancing or sup: 3 all others wore cqually guilty encouraged tho rioters. There ars no agents or abettors, all converned being principals, The grand jury, during the aftornoon, passed upon (ho chirges against Alex Borgman, who attempted to assassinato H. C. Frick., There uve seven counts in tho indictments against Borgman, pre Workmen Give Up a Strike. PuitaneLeaia, Pa., Sept. 5, —Thostriking Amalgamated association wron workers at tho Hughos & Patterson mill threw up the sponge this morning ana acknowlodeed defeat. Aboul twenty were given back their old places. The wero told they would be sent for when wanted. Applied for Their O1d Plices, Homesteap, Pa., Sept. 5. —Seven or eight of the former operatives appliied for work at Carnegie’s today, but there was no general breaking among the Siavs to return to work as was predicted — - HAD A LIVELY 110E. Proceedings of a Republioan County Con- vention in Colorado Redhot. Dexver, Colo., Sept. 5.—There were lively times at the republican county convention to- day, and bloodshed and bolting the conven- tion was threatened for a while. The trouble arose over County Ceutral Committeeman Coo declaring Delegato Stein, of the First district, not to ve entitled to a seat. Committeeman Coe, who belougs to tho Wolcott faction, romonstrated, and great ex- citemnt ensued, the Hill men, who make up the opposition, approving the chairmun’s decision, ana the Wolcottites objecting to it. Tho arcuments ended in a grand rush for the plutform, the delogates assuming a pugilistic ‘attitude and yelling like mad. Delezato Stein continuod his piea for a fair show, when Chairman Coo snddenly ordered several policemen who were present 10 arrest Stein. They did so, and were on the pownt of taking him from the hall, when Stein’s friends gathored about him. Several pistols were presented and the chairman's decision was changed, Steia being reloased. The Wolcott men then' started in a body to leuye the hall, but reconsiderad their move and returned, the regalar procsedings being again taken up. Stein, howeyer, was not allowed a seat. HISSED THE STAKS AND STRIPES. Our Country’s Flag Insulted in n Montreal Theater, MoxTiEAL, Sept. 5.—A thrilling and ex- citing scene took place at the performance of the “White Squadron” i tnis city. The play is & mighly patriotic Awerican drama by J. W. Harkins, and was brought on to this city by A. Y. Pearson and bis campauy of New York. The company com- menced & week’s engagement at tho Queen’s theater before a large au- dience. Lverything went smoothiy until the third wet, which represents a con- gress of natives at Rio, Brazil, The flazs of difforent nations wera enthusiastically ‘chesred untit a squat carrying vie stars and stripes appeared, wien it was hissed {rom the gallaries. At the end of the act tho players were called before the curtain, and when Hillizea, representing and Amevican admiral, appeared there were renewed bis and somebody in the gallery threw a missie at him, VALU1 SOLD. Important Ty nt of an English S; dicate | Etack Hills, Desnwoon, S. D., Sept. 5. - [Special Tele- gram toTus Bek |—Tue largestana most important minfug deal in the history of the Hills was consummated here last nigut between an Eoglish syndi- cate and tho Bald Mouutain Mining company. The deal mnvoives the ontire mining property of the company and their mammoth chlorination works in the Bald Mountain mning district. ‘I'he price paid was §00,000. The lucky owners of the compuny were W. B. Cimeror, \W. K. Smith, J. G. Keith ana F. Kennedy. Tho svaiicate will at once begin mining overations on a largo scale. This is the third biz deal to Eoglish capitalists within the past three months. Iverything tends now to muke the comiug spring snd winter the beginuing of & veritable milisunium, e e ASSAULTED A MINISTER, Narrow Escape of 4 Detroit Divine Who Re- fased # Crunk Mo Dernoir, Mich., Sept. 5.—A sensational al- fair occurred this evening at Lhe resigence ot Rev. David M. Copuper, pastor of the Memor- ial Presbyterian church. A man giving the name of Wilkinson cailed to see the clergy - man and was ushered into his study, A few minutes later cries for holp were heard, and Frauk Houzhton, who was 1n_the house, rushiog to his assistauce, found Mr. Cooper struggling with the man and endeavoring to prevent him from usiug Lis revolver, Wil kinson munaged (o fire one shot, tho -bullot narrowly missing Coopei’s head. The would be assassin was Hually overcomo and taken {0 the police station, He refused to make any statement, Cooper says Wilkinson de- manded money and whoo refused made the assault, -~ Movements of Ucein Steamers. At Liverpool =Arcived—Bostonian, Boston. At Lisbon — Arrived —Vega, York. At Gravesead —Arrived— Chicago, New York. At Sully —Passed — Dania, from New York for Hamburg. At Glasgow—Arrived—Stato of Nebraska, from New York. At Lizard—Passed—Rotterdam, from New York for Amsterdam. AUMovillo—Arrived—Auchoria, fro m New York for Glusgow, ——— The Fire Record, Benwis, Sept. 5.—Fire today av Dipperz, a village near Cassel, destroyed fifty houses. Much sufferiog 15 bound to result, s muny of the villagers lost all their belotgings. - OBEC Todny Winds Blow, WASHINGTC . Sept. b.—For Ne- braska—Fair, warmer; south winds, For lowa~- Fair, warmer; south winas. For the Dakotas--Fair, except probable suowers in nortbern portion of North Da Kotu; warmer in. esstern aud contral por tions; suuth winds, Local Kecor, Orrioe oF Tue WeATIEL BUeay, Oxana, Sept. b.—QOmaba record of temperature and rainfall compared with corresponding day of past four years : from from New from WEALIH S18, It Will Be War| Neb Sout 1850, Maxhmum tenperature Minlmun temporaty AVErAgH Lowperuture ... I ! Procipita on.. A O ® W o Statemeut showing the conditiou of tem- perature amy precipitation at Omaha for the day snd silye March 1, 1593 as compared wilh the gendvral averago Potwal temporature. Detiolency for the day.. Defloloncy sice Mareii 1., ormal precivitation. ... Deficlency for the duy . ol Defiglency ce M | min I WON IT IN A CANTER Jack MoAuliffe Settles Billy Myer's Hash in Fifteen Very Eventfu! Rounds. HURRICANE FIGHTING ALL THROUGH Both Men Eager for Work and Auxious to End Their Differences Onos for AlL MYER WAS WHIP?ED FROM THE START Streator's Celebrated COyclons Failed to Seriously Affeot the Sturdy Ex-Cooper. HOW THE LITTLE AFFAIR WAS MANAGED Completo Arrangements Made by the Clab Carefully Oargled Out—Some Notables Present—Dotails of the Fight from First to 1 yMpic Crus, New Onieaxs, La,, Sept. e Olympic club’s high-priced vugilistio carnival was inaugurated touight with the lightweight champlonship unaer ciroum- stances that were auspicious in all rospects save thatof the weather. But the weather did not. dampen the ardor of the sports or hurt the attendance of the crowd. All this afternjon the leading thorough- fares down town were thronged with an ex- cited, troubled and enthusiastic crowd. From the St. Charles hotel down to the Young Men’s Gymuastic club the multitude trod the wet and shippery sidewalk bent on sceing Sullivan and talking all the time of the battle of tonight. Their curiosity with regard to the chumpion’s girth was not satiated but their discussion about the contost. was unrestrained and flowed with the plae idity of a ruuning brook, The early slump in the betting had aroused the spirits of the band of McAuliffs men in town and the Myer men were depressed. McAuliffe and his frienas preserved a reticonce about the con- dition of their man that was oppressive and but a small circle of lightweights saw the champion 1n his room, which he/did not leavs during the evening, nutil his friends came & bim. It was this secrecy which kept Mo~ Auliffe a favorite, Golng to the Club House. With the drizzling rain that pattered on the roof-tops and ran in vivers through the gutters, tho evening passed slowly, the sup- pressed excitement growing as the hour of the fight drew near. The rain chased the sports down to the club earhier than they would have gone otherwise. Long bofore uwilight cars headed down town began to fill up, and the crowds on tho cars continued to erow. ‘There was nothing leit for men to cling to but the sides of the bob-tail vehictes. As early as 5 o'clock hacks bozan to gather at the hotels aud public places, Nobody whe ~an afford it goes to these fights exctep ina hired conveyance. So tho liverymen were happy tu ther prosperity apd the high char- acter of the carnuval was preserved. So, as darkness fell, ' carriages, tal- Iyhos and furniture wagons loaded to their uvmost capacity commenced thelr pilgrimage to the club, They cut thelr way through crowded thoroughfares. On either side of the street men, women and children were Lined up, yelling at the hacks as they flew by. Downtown was a sceas of animation. The big body of burly officers took the crowds away from the club’s entrance. The police stood in the pelting rain and with an ease that was remarkanle kept the strects loading. to the avenues of admis<ion cloar of the mot- ley throng on the outside. The club building was a blaze of lignt. The crowd was varied in character as It was large in propordons. Itembraced rep- reseutatives of every state and nearly every teading power of the world. The gentlewan and the tough sat side by side and ono was as. well behaved as the otherunder tho restraint of perfect discipline. Some of the Notables Present, The notables who saw tho fight were mauy. Here aresome of them: Charles K, Davies, Charles Johnson, Jimmie Wakeley, Warren Lewis, Jim Cotville, Moses Guust, Georze R. Clark, Dominick O'Mally, Jim Campbell, Tom O'Rourke, W. Reynolds, Joe Goddard, Joe Choynski, John Mur- phy of Boston, “Handsome” Dan Murphy, Steve Brodie, Tom Ryan, Young Skeily, Jitmmy Carroll, Brookiyn: W. W. Naughton, Larry Killien, Tom Wilhelms, Chris Fitz. gerald, Hugh Keene, Tom Houseman, Joo Murpby, Peter Donabue, G. C. Swinburn, Lon Sulliva One-eyed”’ Counelly, George Dickinson, Leonard Troller, Walter lieter, Georgo D. Asle, Harry Thornton, he kid;" George 3. McNichols, Nick See« Alfred Smler, C. A. Clark, George Mayor John Fitzpatrick, Joe Gannon, Mayor McCarroll of I'ranklin, La., Charles Laughlin, Judge Bob Cavey Caster, Bat Masterson, Jokn Ierguson, Kd Lergusen, Pete Clark, Atfred Weil snd George & Eiler, Bantam G, W. Hattield, finiry Weldon, Billy Norton, Ned Thurman, Hlenry Shurman, Sid Brown, H, B, Hackett, Bart Johnson, Incidents of the Wait, There was no cheering among tue orowd until it caugnt signt of a shimly bullt voung man ina plain business suit, as he balf sod his way through the box. It was & Skelly, the greal amateur, who is to go into the ring tomorrow night againsv the colored champlon of his class. The crowd let its lunes loose in & wighty shout whep Skelly presentea himself. Ile looked con- tent, and said he feltin the best form of his lite, and then settlod down to enjoy the fignt, while 8,000 pairs of eyes were leveled at him, ‘I'nere was an event that happened st the door just before thoe fizkt bezau that was not on the caras, Thomas L. Harris of Louls- ville presented himself wi b two slimly built young persous, handed up his tickets und started for the arena. Something in the apoearance of the triostiracted the attention of Captain Barrett's officers, who followed them. It turned out that only one Darty was of the male persuasion, ho otber two were girls and gave themselves away. Of course they did nol getin; on the contrary they wore put under arrest and taken outside. Mr. Harris was told that be could sce the fizht alone, and his companions retired crest- fallen to don their own clothes, Were Promptiy on Hund, ‘Tne principals in the battlo sot an exsmple in promptoess, Myer had the longest way 1o come, but was first on the grouna, After his day’s rest fn Carrollton he got into a car- ringe with Alf Kennedy and bis trainers snd 0v0 leisurely down to the club, ‘Tne Myer arty went quickly, to their room, with & crowd at their beels, and Billy was stripped, Whilo waiting for the welghiog time, ' Mos Auliffe and his bodyguard reached the olub a trifle later sud went 1o auother room, where they followed suit of the Myer party, and patntly waited for § o'clock to come round. ‘While the pugllists waited the sports con- tinued 1o gather until the amphitheator was ueariy full. A fow wminutes bofore 9 o'clock a small wan with a camers hopped over the burbed wire fenwo aud 100k & suap shot ak ief of Polica Conwny of Troy, MclLaughlin, Tom | the crowd, with the ring iu the foreground, A woment alterwards Jobnny Foster oame o with u diminutive paie of soales 10 welgh the gloves to Lhe satisfaction of the polise authorities, and the fight was all but ready 10 begin, Proliminaries Promptly Dispatehed, Px-Mavor Gulliot entered the ring ten we toBand, we master of cerswonien,