Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 22, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaAliy BEE. »- ASSEMBLED 1Y ENCAMPMENT Granl Army Veterans Ge' Down to Business After the Parade. ADDRESS OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF General Palmer Reviews the Work of the ount of At o Over Nearu aya n Large A tention to the Troul the Color Line, Wasnixaroy, D. C., S encampment was rapped to order by Com- mander-in-Chief Palmer. A glee club of vetorans sang song inviting the encamp- ment to Tudianapolis next year and were up- roarlously applauded. Commissioner Douglas of the District of Columbia read an address of welcomo and General Palmer made a tastoful and appropriate reply. After the report of the committce on credentials had been received General Palmer made “his an- nual addr Commande tef Palmer's Addre In the course of his address Commander- in-Chiet Palmer said: Comrades—Tho na- tional eacampment of the C(rand Army of the Republic brings together rcpresentatives of tne soldiers from ail over the loyal land. There is scarcely & battiefield of that great civil contest but has representatives here today. Within its ranks are men of all po- Ditical parties and religions creeds. The dif- ferences iu rank which the army reflected arslost in the equalities of a free and com- mon citizenship. The dominating thought is patriotism. 18 principies appeal Lo patriots of every name ana party. These annual gatberings of men who ren- dered loyal and devoted and patriotic servico to their couatry in the hour of peril, 1t they rve no other purpose, will impress upon the minda of the rising weneration a pro- founder and decper sense of the perils through which we pissed to preserve the unity of the nation. It gives renewed strength to patriotism, tends 1o elevate our vational character and makes us strouger each succeeding year. We cherish no fe:l- ings of animosity or revenge against the men of the south. Lknow I speak tho sentiments of every true soldier wien I say whatever pride we have in the past, whalever pride wo brought back from the battletields, we Jovfully laid it aside ubon one altarand gladly mergod the title of s iuto a greater one —thav of American Where Sleep the Patriotic Dend. It is pecuharl; uppropriate that the su vivors of the union armies should gather aguia 10 the capital of the nation, which through four long years of bloody strife they defended at the peril of their liv Almost withiu the sound of my voice there ropose in that beavtiful spot on Arlington Heignts 16,000 patriotic deud. 1t recails to our minds ihe enormous price paid by the American people for the preservation of tho nation. Four thousand graves are marked with the sudest of all iuscriptions —unkuowa, A new geucration stands where wo stood. Thirty-five millious of people bave been added 1o tha country since the closo of t! groat civil conflict in 186: While the Amer, cun peoplo hold the veterans in a love thatno othier group of wen 1n the land receive, there is a disposition ou the part of & few to sncer at the soldier una oull bim a_mendicant. ‘“Chey nppear to forget the sufferings that made us what we ure. I feol that the ex- apt. 21.—At 1:25 tho ———__soldier ministors, lawyers, bunkers, manu- i ‘finllmunt of disrespeot to tag Tacturers, presidents, governors and all liber- ty-loving’ American citizens must brand the ‘'veterans” the btle poison that will staln’ the pages of history with the belief that patriotism and valor in the unicn army was a mytn, and that loyalty to country 1s no longer w be called a virtue, Tribute to the Late Foe, In justice to the men against whom we conténded for four long years, 1 desire 1o say tuat notwithstanding the intemperate at- tacks made upon me by some of the southera journals, on accouut of my order in refer- ence o the tlag of our country, during my visit 1o the aepartment ecncampment ia Augusta, Ga., 1 met many ex-confederato soldiers 'from whom I recewved a cordiul greeting, and 1 volieve that those who were bravest in the field have u greater love of Justice and right than those who remained in iho rear in the hour of danger, and I was glad o take by the hand auy brave confedernte soldier who accepted the zenerous terms of thesurrender at Appomattox and today re- spects the flaz of the nation as tho emblem of u reunited people aud & reunited coun- After referring at_some length to the difii- culties encountered io the course of ms te of ofiice ho spoko as follows upos thd Louisiana and Mississippi affair: The Cotor L rouble, I had hopea that the action of the twenty- {ifit annual eucampment at Doiroit would have sottiod all existing difiicultios - this department and I would be relieved from the uupleasnnt disturbances encounterad by my vredecessors, Up to the time of this meeting my predecessors hud Kinuly exerciscd a dis: cretionary power aud permitied posts from nine toseventeen to make their reports and puy their dues direet to national headquar- ters, Butthe decision of the national en- campment on this question was emphatic and no shadow of uncertainty any longer re- mained. The encampment in passing upon tho subjeet did it in the following clear and unmistakable language: “An organization which from its birth in Docatur, L, iu 1566 to its silver encump- ment has uever turued from its doors any deserving comrade on account of his uation - atity, creed or color,” Duriug the fierce struggle for the life of the nation we stood shouider to shoulder as comrades tried. 1t1s too late to divide on tho color line, A mun who is zood ouough tostand between the flag and those who would destroy it when the fate of the nation hung trembiing in tho balance is <ood enough to bo o comrade 0 any department of the Grand Army of tho Republie, No dif- ferent rule has boen or ever will bo recog- nized by the survivors of the army ana navy, Nodepartment should ever be estab- lisked for any color or patiouality. It Woula bo inoxpodient o authorize the com- mander-in-cniof Lo OvgaNIZO W Or provis- jonal departmonts in uny state where a de- partmont already oxists, ustitied 1n His Action, This question had tested the patience, skill and endurance of wy predecessors in thelr efforts o bring about an amicable ad- justmont of the aifferences existing in this department between the white aLd coiored posts, butevery offort bad failed, It had cost the national encampment more money, ume nud enerpy through the exertions of comrades sent into this departient to check the progress of the rowing nuschief than all theothor dopartments combined from the luception of the order 10 the present ume. Butwhen officers of this deparunent absolutely refused 10 obey the rules of the encampmeit I had wo disere- tion to deal with either their mot or reasons assumed in their refusal. The duties of the commander-in-chief are clearly defined. Posts from 9 to 17 pe- ported to national headquarters that at the anoual mestiug of the Department of Louis- inoa and Mississippy, held in the moath of February, they were refused admission or vepresontation, although thew dues were tendered and declined. ‘They tben forward- ©d their roports aud dues b national hoad- quarters. ‘The attention of the uepartment commauder wus calied to the rules of the op- der and be was directed W recognize the posts. He deolined todo so aud au ord Wwas issued from the beadquarters of the 1 :- rurlmunl of Louisiana and Mississippi by be department commauder statiLg that the commander-in-chief Lud ordered posts from 910 17 recownized. This order tho council of administration under a full sense of the gravity of the act and aware of the possible consequences of thelr refusal to comply decided that they could uot consciontiously obey--and the de- partment confirmed and ratificd thewr action, ‘T'wo aiteruatives now eonfronted e, Werd the ropreseutalives of eight posts v TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. Loulslana nad Mississippi to rule or should the voice of a majority of nearly 500,000 com- rades govern the affairs of this areat order! The one meant disruption, the other that the dignity and laws of tne order should bo maintained. The obstinancy, which at first wore an aspect of legitimate oftort, proposed 1o longer to yield to tha laws of the order, but developed into open defiance and re venge. 1f a corps of this dopartment were unwilling to abide by the rules of the na- tional encampment it was their priviloge to resien and parmit others to b chocea who would, but thoy had no right to attempt to thwart ine action of tho national cucamp ment bv an effort to bring about a dissolu- tion of the departmant by an jllegal act. April 25, in_special order No 1 sus pended the department commandor and placol in command Senior Vica Commander Durkee, with instructions to recognizo the Posts from O 1o 17 and report to theso hoad- quarters, Under date of May 1L he a knowledged receipt of tho order and said: “No application has been made since the meeting in Febraary from posts O to 17. Should thay make application I will report my action,” Should Be Settlod Now. Comrado Darkes having failed to comply with the order from national headquarters by spocial order No. 8, May 20, 1 suspended him and vlaced Comrade Miller, the junior vice, in command. Tho assistant adjutant weneral, Comrado IKeeling, roplied by telo- graph that Comrade Miller ‘eonsidered hin- self no longer a_member of the order, as the department in special cncampment had voted to surrender the charter. All that human foresight could do uuder three administra- tious Lo avert the impending conflict by per- suasion and advice had boen exhausted, and if the culmination of this vexed question had to occur under this administration it were petter that it should bo met rathor than to loave it as a ingacy to my succossor. No 13suo can be anticipated from discords in an o:- ganization. \Whero they arcat1ssaenmongst thomselyes, there are opportunities for wutual injury, and the sooner vital issues, are settled the better it is for the organiza- tion, Its success 1s essential at all timos, and can only bo achieved by maintaining the intogrity of 1ts laws. 1 was advised to call @ meeting of the council of ndministra- tion for consultation and advice, but upon reflection I regarded it as a useless expenai- ture of money to subject the ional en- campment to a large expease by calling the couucil togethor, Whether I did right you will judge, and your judgment I will unhesi- tatingly and uncomplainingly uceept, for it was for you and your behaif I acted. rre of the Charter. Tho charter of this department was r ceived at national headquarters, May 20, 1892, and across its face was written, in_ lot- ters'of red: “Surrendered, May 20, 1802 Inspocial order, No. 9, Juae 2, 1533, 1 deo- clared that the action taken at the special meetiug of the Department of Louisiana and Mississippi, being in airect violation of tue rules and regulations, which says that *no alteration affecting the goneral interests of tho department shall be made at_a special moeting,” all acts contemplated by special meeting were nuil and void. I then appointed Past Departnent Commander A. 8. Badger commander pro tempore, and raturacd to bim the charter endorsed: “Tue surrender of tuis charter, notea abova in red ink, veing in direct violation of the rules and regulations, is declared nuil and void, and this charter will continue in force,” and ordered bim to recognizo posts from 9 to 1i inclu- sive, und proceed in accordance with the rules and reeulations of the Grand Army of the Republic, and report at once 1o these headquarters in obedience to these instruc tions. Comrade Badger assumed command of the Department of Loulsiauw und Missis- sippi, June 29, 1803, appointing Comrude Keeling his adjutant goueral, After the reorganization of tho department 1 ordered a thorough inspection of the posts, and the report of the iuspacting officers as filed st national heaaguurters shows that ‘cach comrade produced eivner bis dicliaree, pension certificate or ratisfactory evidence of service, Other Aftairs Discussed. After commenting on the unpleasant af- fair and a serios of resoiutions published by different pos's, he couciuded as follows : 1u deuling with this subject I was not actuated by an unkind thouzht toward a sin- g'e comrado 1n this department ‘Tney had encountered roreal resistunce up to the time of the twenty-tifth national encampment. It wus known that there were disintosrat- 1 forces at work which the uational en- encampinent concluded it wus time to arrest, and iu the discharge of a duly incumbent upon me under my oath of offico | did it without either feeling foar or predjudice. With a few words of praise for the loval women and theSoms of Veteraus, he referred to the passace of the disability pension bill as amost munificent uct providing for all honor- ably discharged soldiors suffering from men- tal or physical disavilities; the work on the warble statve of General Grant for the nu- tional capital was progressiog, as was nlso the work ou General Grant's tomb, In reterence to veterans in the government employ he said: To protect the rights of voterans of the [ate war is one of the cardi- nal prineiples of our order., ‘L'he pledge made by the gavernment in section 1,754 of the Re. visea Statutes, United States, bus frequently been ignored. He recommended that tho encampment tako decided action agalnst porsonal so- leitations from posts aud departments, un- less tho objocts for which tho funas ave asked aro specified in writing, duly at- tested by the department commandér to which the comrade waking the uppeal bo- lonus, aud approved by national headquar- ters. Adjutant General’s Report, ‘Thie report of Adjutunt General Frod Phis- terer followed the address of the comman- aer-in-chief. Piiis report shows there was o gain of 220 in the number of now posts dur- ing the vear. A significant and most puthetic sentence of his renort is the following: “Practicslly it may be said that the mem- bership of the Grand Army of the Republic 15 nOw at its hizhest poinf, It po doubt will remain about stationary fora few years to come, when necessarily it must decrense, and the decrease will be ripid," urtermaster ¢ rat Taylor's port, The annual report of Quurtermoste eral Taylor to the adjutant general shows that the expenditures of the organization auring the last vear to have boen §4), leaving & balance on hand of #7,54S. amount realized from the caput tax was $13, 051, and from sale of supplics #3147, Tho Jaraost itom of expenso during the year was $12,107 for postuge and incidentals, Tho totul amount o the Graat mooumaut fund is 11,57, Surgeon Gy Gen- eral Stevenson's Report, B. I", Stovenson, surgeon geoeral of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1n his report complaius that many arwmy posts failed to wuke auy sanitary aud WOFLUULY FEPOris, 50 that the statistics on these matters are very wncompleto. Blanks weresent to the several departments, but the only oues to returu re- ports embraciug the peviod from January to Juue were Arizona, Mussachusetts, New Humpsbire and the Potomae. Toe report of the Department of the Potomuc shows: Whole number earolled, 3,604; deaths Jan- uary 1 to June 80, 1502, 51: pumber who probably died from wounds received in serv- ice aud ‘resultaat disease, 13; number from discaso contracted 1n service, “0; other auses, i%; average ageof dead, 58 ye.rs aud months, Toe Department of Massuchusetts roport shows: Numoer of deaths, 235, presumably from wounds received in service, 4; pro- sumably from diseases contracted in service, B1; presumably from othor causcs, 71; cause of death uot roported, 112, ‘Thie report says that according to Commis- sioner Raum, ut the close of the fiscal year Juue 40, 1502, thore were 870,078 pensioners ou the rolls and that the apbropriations aggrogated §189,182,387, In sddition to wheso vast expenditures the annual approoriation_for the numerous governuient Lowes was 2,633,840, There ure also 178 | Bovernment cemeteries kept up oy govera- meat appropristion, These uppropriations, $ays the report, seam large; ‘‘but,” it adds, “they should be thought of in reference to ths grand moving cause calling thewm iuto belag—the preservation of the government from overttrow—and who cau place too bigh OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MURDEROUS TRAIN ROBBERS Lives facrifiocd by Them in an Endeavor to Accomplish Their Ends, THEY WRECK A CROWDED EXPRESS TRAIN Tertible Results Follow the Fall of the Train Into the Diteh-%1,000,000 Was the Booty Sought—The Villains oiled, Toreka, Kan., Sept. 21.—A million dol- lars in cucrency. ‘That was the prize for which Kansas train rohbers.strove toduy. An appalling loss of human life was the price they were willing to pay for it. Passenger train No. 8 on tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, eastbound, was wrecked early this morning, three miles west of Osage City, by traia roboers, who hobed by tuat meaus to plunder the express car of §1,000,000 which was baing transported from the City of Mexico to Boston. A wrecked train, four men killea and thirty-five men, women and children injured aro the only results of the attempted rob- bery, for the robbers secared not d penny of tho treasure, to obtain which they 1mporilled 50 many lives. Deliberately Planned the Awful Deed, The wreck and attempted robvery had been carofully und deliberately planned, ‘Lo avoid the possibility of leaving a clus be- hind them, the robbers stole the tucle with which they did their dreadful work Insteaa of purchasiog tham. They stole a crowbar, wrench and slodge hammer from the tool house at Barclay, three mues west of the scene of the wrock, and then removed o fish plate, which joinea two rails together, which wonld necessarily derail the train, The robbers had evidently selected with cave tho spot at which to wreck the train, They ted the top of a grade, up which the train would bu obliged to ascend, thus lessening 1ts speed and at the same time lessening the chances of so badly wrecking the train as to bury boneath the debris the treasure thoy wero secking. Their precau- tions were unavaling and the very thing they sought to evade thwaried their efforts, When the train passed over the weakened track the entire train was wrecked with the oxception of tho rear car and most of tho cars were piled one on top of the other avove the express car, burying itand its treasure so deep as to require several hours ging to reach it. No Chance for Thelr Lives. The engine, when it passed over the loosened rail, left tho track, swayed to and fro for asecond of time and then toppled over with a dreadful crash. ne engineer and fireman had no warning of their awful fato and no cnance for their lives. They must have been kiiled outright when the engine was wrecked, The express mes- senger and express guardsmen were equally unprepared aud they were Killed in their car. Thero were some 230 passengers on the train, but nov one was xilled. How they escaped seems miraculous. T'he cars were piled one on another and composed o mass of imvers and twisted iron in which it -ouned 1mpos.ible Tor any-betng to have escaped death. When the work of rescue wus completed, however, all the victims were found o ba alive. Several were badly Injured and a fow may a1e, o §1,000,000 belonged to the Mexican Central Railway company and wus being forwarded 1o that compuny’s headauarters at Boston. It was rescued from the wreck #nd turned over to the Walls-Fargo com- pany here to be forwarded (o its dustination. ‘L he Sana e hus offered $1,000 raward for the trainwreckers and several possas ara searching the country in the vicinity of the wreck, Advices from Osage City und Bar- clay state that intense exciiment and indig- uation prevail among the people there, who declave boldly that the wreckers shall be Lynched when cangit. Toe wrecked train consistea of a baggage, express and mail cars, Lwo day couches, two air cars aud thres sieepers, 1t was tirown over au embankment three feet high ana the first six cars were telasconsd, Four persons were killed outrighi, and twenty- riously lujured. The killed were: Lt of he Koled. EXPRESS MESSENGER FRANK BAXT of Kunsas City. EXPRESS GUARDIMAN BLOOMENTHAL of Mexico. FIREMAN JAMES C.IADDI ZK of Topeka. ENGINEER ED MAYER of Topelkaq. Most of the injured were western people, butamong the numver was Mary Lyman of Bloomington, IlL., badly injured aua bruised about the face. I, Wordell of [Ellout, IlL, is also badly bruised. ‘The wreck occurrad at a small bridee where thore was a heavy down grade. Tue wraln was runaing lovty miles an hour and it was impossibie for the engineer Lo see the misplaced rals in time to check the spoed. “The couches piled over one anotber until the Dagguge und express cars were, completely hidden from vicw. Men, womein and chii- dren were piled over each other, caught in the seats and thrown througn the windows. Reliof ivet reacted tho train from Empo- R ria. An examination of tue track shows that the fsh plates had been carefully removed and the bolts taken out and tho spikes drawn from the ties und the rail bent over to one side, IRobbery was un- questionably the object, as the train carried 31,000,000 in" currency, enroute o the Mexi- cun Central headquarters 1n Boston, A spot was found whero three Inin concealed 1 the grass®nd discovered leadiug from this track, ‘The passengers were brought to Topeka at 10 o'clock this moroing, 5)me of the wounded could not be removed and soveral will probably die. Btories of the Passengers. All tho stories told by the passougers, however, agree that thero is little doubt that the accident was the result of a deliberate plan to wreck the traiu for the purpose of securing the treasure in the express car, Major W. H. Lewellyn, tho Santa e live stock agent at Las Cruces, N. M., who wus on the train, says: I was awake when the wreek occurred, We were golug prabably tnirty-five miles an hour, Tue jolt was ter- rific and all of wn@ cars lefu the track except ours and the one back of us. It was the worst wreck I ever saw, The front coaches were all piled in a beap aud were reduced to kindling wood. Thero wern twelve cars in the train. Ithink there must have been about 225 peoplo on board, mauy of them women accompanied by cniidren, Idon't see how 80 many escaped. Tuey all acted admivably and worked with a vim to help ihe unfortunate. It is singular that the traio aid not catch five, for it was piled up on top of the engipe. ‘I'be nignt was durk and we tore rails off the feuce Lo use them for torehes. It was hard work gelting some of the people out. Oue aged Jady was cacght between two chair cars and it took a long wbile to extricate ner. men haa tracks woro spot to the After wo bad rescued uor she went back | atter her pocket book. I took especial pains to find out the cause of the wreck. Ifound that four boits had been taken from tbe fishplate, which holds the rails together. The rail was left in place, but with no support. The engiue was actu: ally buried nearly out of sigbt. The poor firewau is buriea under it. Saved the Treasure, / *“The 1,000,000 in currency delongiug to the Mexican Central ratiway was in a wooden box three feet loug, ribbed with won. Cap- taiu Baird and I took charge of it until we 80U 1o Osage City, where we turued it over EPTI to Tom McMiilan, the clty aarshal. He in turn delivered it %o & Wolls<Fargo man from Topeka. *“The track at the place whoro the wreck occurred is excelient, with rock ballast and twelve-pound stell rails, There is an up grade there for neariy a quarter of amile. My the- ory 18 that whoever eausod the wreck did not anticipate that it would bo such a bad one, us it was atthe top of the grade, They thought we would be going slow, They wcre probably | after that 81,000,000, There were also in the express car threekombination safes, contain- ing bonds ahd moey. 1 did not seo anv ono around the express. car after tho wrock, but it was buried 5o dedn that any robbers could not have found-t if thoy wanted to.” Even before the Santa Fe officials had of- fered the rewnard of 81,000 for the capture ot the robbers several posses composed of men from Barclay and Osage City had started in all directions to tan down the wrockers, Later detectives in theempioy of the railway d oxpross companies Joined in the search, The horrible nature of the -crime has excited the people to a frenzy and the wreckers, if caught, will doubtless be haaged by a mob. FRIGHTFUL RESULTS, MET WITH Nine Persons Kitled in a 1, the Fort Way Sunkve, 0., Sopt. 21— ex- pross and freight ¢n the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road collided head on at full spoed this moralng, Both engines were ditehed and grounu o splinters, followed by the postal car, two express cars, baggage, smoker, one coach aua fve froignt cars, Nine were killod outright and wnren seri- ously injured, Othérs wero slightly hurt. “The killed include both fireman, ono freight bralteman, thros postal clerss and there passengers. The following is a list of tho deaa: 1 JSMITH. fireman of expross train, N HAMMOND, firem in o freiht teain. A. O, GLEN N, br kem i of treight vraln. J. D PATTERSON of Penusyivania, postal clerk 4. 2 MANN of Ohfo, postal elerk, 1L S ALLEN of Ohlo, vost K. 1D RHODES, Niahoninz, O, BROWN. Huntingoon, ITnd, Mr. LANKNOCK, M n, O DWARD MAKER, enzineer express train. DI SE, Massillon, 0., postal elerk. SAMUEL JACKSON, Chicago, express mos- senzor. UNKNOWN LADYand one CHILD who had tickets for Espeyvitla, UNKNOWN MA UNKNOWN WOMAN and CHILD boarded the train at Munsield, O, All the fatalities occurrea in the two loco- motives, the postal and smoking cars and the day coaciios. The sleepars did not leave the track and the passengerk escancd injury. ‘Dwo'postal cars filled with through mails, one express car and tnres freizit cars were cousumed by the fire Thiis afternoon $50,000 In silver bricks were taken from baneath the masses of iron and cinders. Somo of the silver had been melted. A rtemporary track has been built around tho wreck and travel partially re- sumad. Tho coroner’s jury has begun an investigation into the cause of the wreck. Theroure missiug two_ ladies supposcd to be from Espayville, Pa.,a lady and child supnosed to be from Ailiance, O. ‘Tho force of tho eollistpn must nave boen terrific as the postal, express_ and smoking cars were complatoly “telescoped. There were five clorks in:‘thp postal cars and four were instantly killed sud the other fatally wounded. Firs "communicated from the engine to the 1i,tal cars and in a short time the bargage =i fHostal cax, rmnoker and. day coach were reducad to ashes, Tho Pull- man cars escapad. - Two or thres passengers in the smokerand day coaches wero con- sumed in the sightof the crowd striving to save them, 1 End Collision Railre ussill . who, Wrecked Both Tralns, REENVILLE, Pa., Sept. 2l.—Passenger train No. 6 on the Now York, Peansylvania & Onio road was coming east last night and stopped at Cortland, O, whea a work traiu crashed into it, Conductor Mcore and ngi- neer Howo of Meadville, Fireman Schodt of Greenville and all the passenger crew were oadly injured. A baby was killed instantly by having its head crushed. Both trains were wrecked. The engineer of tho work train says the throttie would not work and he lost control of the engine. One Killed. Three Fatally ure LaNcaster, Pa., Sopt. 21.—Tho secoud section of the westwardbound express on the Peunsylvania railread ran into the fiest section at Rneims station yesterday after- noonand both traind were badly wrecked, Oue angineer was Kkilled and the other on- gineer wud both firemen were (utully hurt, No passengers injured. - HIRsS EW llll‘l‘l!l! ASLANDERER, key Hirseh Denver Newspaper Correspon- dent Recelves a Meritea Chastisement, Dexver, Colo., Sept. 21L.—Jakey 5. Hirsch, formerly agent of the Press News, but who of late has eked cut a living neting as corr pondent of Chicago and New York pavers, was horsowhipped aud vbadly punisied by a Puiladelpbia actress named Lizzie Gonzales, now filling an_engagement 1 tls city. It scems thut Hirsch bad acted in a dis- tasteful raanner towards Miss Gonzales, who quickly resented it. ‘This cnraged Hirsch und Lo get even he wrote scurrillous items to bis papers, which reached Denver today. Miss Gonzales immediately procured u blacksnalke, wua when Hirsch made his ap- pearauce sho fiew at him, bringin: the whip avound his logs aud shoulders with the force of an old-ime ox driver, raisig blister. at every bl Lhen reversing the whip, she struck him a stunning blow with the loaded butt and across tho noso, smashing that member almost flat, Hirsch then endeavored to protect hLimself oy clinching with her, but found that ho was only a Sullivan io the bands of a Corbett, and the priats of Miss CGonzales' bands are plainly visiblo upon s fuce A meeung wus eallod at each newspaper oftice this oveniug andieach contributed a beautiful basket af flowers to the plucky hittle actress, accompanying those from tho Rocky Mountain Newd, writtea on a card, were the words: **Next timo use an axe.’ From the Kepublican the card read: ‘*‘Ac- cept thanks from ghe unprotected ladies of Deunver.’ Colorado Sun; Your job was uot & coarse STOOD THE JOUENEY WELL. Mrs, Harrison Reaches Washingzon With- ouy Any Serlous KResults, WasmiNaroy, D O, Sept. 21.-~Mra, Har- rison urrived av 0 o’clpck this moraing, and was taken in an ambulauca at once to the white bouse. Sh3 slal the journcy very well, 1t was, indeed, & paghstic and incongruous bome-coming to the president, with every- thing so bright and gay on the streets, while he sudly sat beside the one o loved bist and aoxiously watcoad ber every Lroath. The white house was reached in half an uour. (iavhered on the poriico were the at- tendants and servants, aud from the upper winGows some of the clerks looked down upon the approacning little procession. When Mrs, Harrison was made comiortable in bed Dr. Gardner made the following state- ment to a representative of the Associated Press: ivs. Harrison stood the journey from Loon Lake very nlcoly aud much better than we anticipated. Thé prospect of getting tome has buoyud Ler up aud made her sleep much exsier. . HSbe Was as comiortablo as POssibie euroute andtbe fact that she has reached home ueeidedly cheered ber up.” Ten minutes after Mrs. Harrison was tuken ta ber roomw, the lower porson of the build- lug was filled with wembers of the G. A. R., @uxious to sce the interior. MBER 2o KEM'S RECORD TROUBLES HIM Whitehead Refors to everal Incidents of « the Independent's Career, SIXTH DISTRICT CITIZENS INTERESTED One Thousand People Attracted by the nt Debate at Chadron—Observa- tlons of an O1d Settter on the Situnty Cianroy, Nev, S 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B he jolnt debate be- tween Hon: Jomes Whitehead and Hon. O. M. Kom, candidates for congress from the Sixth district, held at this placo today, at- tracted a crowd of about 1,000 people. Most of the independents n attendance were from other towns ana precincts, A spocial train conveyed Mr. Kem from Crawford in the morning, A prominent farmer vemarked: *It looked funny to see people cowing fifty to 100 miles to hear a debate, all wearing plug hats of the independent stripe, and still howling uabout being robbed, whilo the money expended on the trip and hat would amount to u laboring man’s wages for a month 1n the old world.” Promptly at 2 o'clock J. E. Edmonston, chairman of the Sixth district of the inde pendent party, called the assemblage to order. After giving Mr. Kem a very large pufr and mentioning Mr. Waitehead, he in- troduced Kem, who had some idea that he was a speaker, but before Jim Whitehcaa bad half finistied his reply he had exverienced u chanee of heurt, Mr. Kem's Position, Mr, Kem, ulthough dwelling mostly on the old time theme of calomity, corporations ote ., did get so far away froni his creed as o acknowlcdge that tnis country was in a very good and prosperous condition. Ho claimed U up to the time he joined the indepen- dent party he had always been a republican und voted the republican ticket, and that the party had ioft him ana not be the party. He also tried to crawfish out of bis action oa the Pickior oill which has created such an unfavorable opinion of him wmong the set- tlers bereabouts, saying that when he had objacted to the bill it was upon the spur of the momont ana he had vo time to think He stated that the past twenty-five years was the most prosperous period of the same lengih this country nad ever experienced and that much of 1t was due to the repu iican party. Ho also essayed to speak a littlo on the tariT and the MckKinley bill. Came from the Prohibitionists. Mr. Whitenead took the floor and the first thing coutradicted Kom's statement that he had belonged to the republican party up to the time he had joined the independents, showing that he had runon the prohivition uicket in Custer county four years ugo, a fact Mr. Kem aid not try to deny in his reply.” IRegaraing the Pickler bill ho introduced, among other things, a letter from Mr. Pickler stating that Kem was opposcd to the bill all along. Ho also showea bis record regarding the opening of the mili- tary reservations of McPherson, Sneridan and otlier western posts, Ho charged Kem with being a corporation legislator, showing that he introduced a bill for the government to purchase the gas planyu at Washington when all the lights ib tae city as well as every other city were being gradually turned into electricity, and -the only object Kem could have hnd was to aid the corporatic **n getfing rid of » doad and unprofiwblc. plant. As Pegards Peusicr Logislatior 4 in He also showed up the platform of the independent party regardinz pensions, d showea that Kem was one of the members of the last congress which neglected to m ke the appropriation to pay the pensions then due, He stated he was glad Kem had acknowledzed that tho independent party was a dissatistied and discontented one,and he was ploased Lo state that the republican party wus one exactly the opnosite. Ho showed that the present, low price of wheat was due to tbat famou: “‘hold your wheat” circular. 1t was fully ive minutes before order could be restored after Whitehead Look s seat. Kem did not try Lo answer any of thoques- tions propouded to him by Wihitehead, but yelled trusts and corporations. “I'he republican cause i this sections has received s world of good through this debite. Mr. Kem could notsay a word to tni his reply. CHAIRMAN CADY, Reports from Over the State the publican T eket Is Guaning Strength, Chuirman A, E. Cady of the republican state contral committeo was in the city yes- terday. In speaking of the pohtical situa- tion, he said that reports were beginning to como in from out over the state, und they were most tlattering. “Our men who strayed away two years ago,” he said, *‘are coming back, and the people’s party is making no gains whatever, unless 1t bo right here in Douglas county. In allthe rural countics they are losing ground. In some casos it is not much, and in others it will amount to 75 or 8) per cent. Iven if it wasonly nall this. our gain would be tremeedous. Out through thestate the pros- pects could hardly be brighter, Toe lttle ripple of aissutisfaction that was stirred up a while ago nas entirely passed away, and if there is any of it still felt 1% is on the part of the individual and cannot be de- tected, There is no concerted action in that diroction or it would make itslf manifest, Mr. Majors is desirous of the success of the entiro ticket, and bo personally ussured me thut be ana his friends were doing their ut- most to that end. He said he felt thav if he W Re- was to run ahead of the balauce of the ticket out through the state Lo would be charged with treachery, and his future in politics demanded that this should mnot be the case, ‘Thore aro S0 many things entering into the situation here” in Douglas cou; that it would, of course, be impossible to hold any individual responsible for what might occur nere. 1t is always impossiblo to tell what this county is @oing to do, aud I am unable to tell just what the situation is here, 1aw inclined ‘to think that whatever jan- gling there may have been here will, in the end, prove beneficial. That 15 the way it used 10 be in New York city when Tammany and the county democracy got to fighting, Tt would help all the rost of the ticket down to where the trouble was, by creating 1nterest wnd getting out a big vote. So I am con- vineed “hat even if Douglas county should not be agreed on some of the less 1mportant matters, it would Lot hurt the uational aud state ticket in the leust, OPENED AT FREMON Members of All Partles Hon. Leo Woodrul, Frryoxt, Neb., Sept. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]--Under the supervision of the republican central committee and the Republican club the re i ed by publicans opened the compalgn here this eveuing. The Fremont cornet baod furnished good music, and with the republicau flambeau club members with thei new suits puraded the principal streets of tho ecity be- fore goiug to the court house, where was as- sembled quite a large crowd, consisting of republicans, prohibitonists, demoecrats und indopendents, all Gesirous of heuring Lhe political issues of the day discussed by tue eloguent and gifted orator, Hon, Leo Wood vuft of Michigan, He spoke outdoors last evening and was wuch the worse for the same. He was io troduced vy Hou. J. K. F'rick aud spoke for one hour, @vine free trade a very hard blow. Awmong otber thwgs, ho ssid: 1 have but a woderate kaowledge of politics In Nebraska, and have but fificea dates in your state and uw iuvited bhers to discuss the general ralter thau the local things., Our chier UMBER 95 e —— exocutive, though ty modest man and having modest vie € hie own worth, nevertheloss, for p e and wisdom stands very high in ..¢ estimation of other men, and it must not be forgotten that Grovor Cloveland stands equally high in his own estimation. There is really but ono question befors us and tuatis the question of protective tariff." Ho then quoted from Rismarck as follows : The success under protection of the United otos in material dovelopment 1s the most illustrious of modern times, Tne Amorican nation has not only succossfully borno and suppressed tho most gigautic and expensivo war of all history, but immediately terwards disbanded its army, found work for all _its soidiers and m rines, paid off most of its dobts, eivon labor and homes to =* * 0 unemployed of Europe as fast as they could arrive within its tereitory, aud has dono all this by a system of taxation so indirect as not to bo perceived much less felt. Because it is my deliberate judgoment that the prosperity of America {s moroly dun to its systom of p tective laws, I urge that Germany has not reached that point whero it is necossary to imitato tho tariff system of tho United States.! After which Mr. Prick made an cloguent speech about free silver, Al Camp Meeting Oponed b. Sept. 21| Special to Ti & :e.|—The three days camp meoting of the third party at Brawner's grove adjacent to tue city was inaugucatod today by a proces- sion in which tho alliance of tho county articipated. About 100 teams were in the line which was hoaded by the Endicott bend. After reaching tho pienic grounds the ing was called to order by Cnairman W. . Barnes and the exercises commencod with an address by Judge C. € Coleof lowa, who in & two hours' specch £AVO roasons apparently satisfactory to the populists for joining thoir ranks. The wist of Judge Colo’s argument was that tho ola parties were joined to their idols, and the only salvation of the country was in cut- ting loose from their distation una following the new light evolved from the dispensation of Weaver and Field: Hon. £, H. Gilette of Towa followed with an advocacy of the platiorm and candidates of tue third pw This cnded the chapter for today, Tomorrow Hon. W. H. Doeh is to speak iu’ Germau, and Vineont of Indinna und Carl Brown of Indiana arcon the pro- zram. The attendance was less than ex- pecied today, but the managers anticipate o larcer crowd tomorrow. The St Joo & Grand lsland is runviog a special train every thirty minutes from the city to tho vienic grounds. Cedar Rapids' Joint Debnte Cenai Rarins, Neb., Sept. 21.—|Spectal to Tur Be.|—The first joint dobato botween the Republican and (ndepandent clubs of Cedar Rapids occurred Monday evening. Tha subject for aiscussion was the following: Resolved, That the financial logislation of the republicas party for the last thirty vears hias been detrimenial to the interests of the Americau people, the independents to attirm und the republicans to deny. . M Uleck appoared as the champion for the al- anco ana Dennis Tracy wieldod tho siodge hammer of truth for the republicans. The debato was opened in a forty-minute $pecch oy Mr. nd then Mr. ‘Tracy followed for an debate being closed by M, Sillick in a twenty-minute speech. 'The house was well fille the speal Traos’s argument was backed by fucts from reports of the secrotary of the treusury and director of the mints, He com- pletely outdid bis opponent in arzument, eloquence aud wit aud was an easy winner in vhe contest, iund strict attention paid to McKelghan at Ooniphan, Doxteuan, Neb, Sept. 21.—|Special to Tune Bk, ]—The great MoKeighan demon- tration.whigh had beon advertsed for to- day jvas almosta complete failure as far as geuting a crowa together was concerned. McKeighan came in on the morning train and about 10 o'clock the Trumbull band, which had been Lired for the occasion, put i an appearance. At 11:30 the procession moved toward Spink’s grove whera ample preparations baa been made to receive thom, such as free din- ner, good seats, ete. Thirty ladies aressed in white marched under a banner bearing the inscripiion, *“r'athers, Vote for Your Chilaren. Mr. McKeighan gave them what was con- ceded by all, regardiess of politics, to be one of the best democratic speeches cver deliv- ereda in this section of the country from an independent piatform. Applause from the democrats was loud and frequent as ho con- tinued 1o rake the refublicans fore and aft Joint Discussion at Albion. Avnioy, Neb,, Sopt. 21.—[Special Telegram to fne Bes.|—The republican county cen- tral committee challenged the people’s party to discuss the political issues of the day in joint debate bevween I, S. Howell, cau date for county attorney on the repuvli ticket, and M. W. McGarr, tho poople’s can- didate for the same ofice. The debate took place last night in Bon- anza precinet, the stroughold of the poople's varty. Mr. MeGarr oveued the discussion by denouncing the repubican purty for its financial policy from 1562 to 1502 Mr. Howell followed and very clearly expose tho charge that the republican party de- monetized siver in 1573 by showing that silver was demonetized in 1 He made a very logical argument in favor of honest monev, demonstrating to the farmers thataf this money is 1ssued the capitulists will gt #old and the poor min the worthless paper money. Mr. MeGarr's reply lacked strength and failed 10 answer Howell,s arguments, o ependents, Wanoo, Neb., 21.—-[Special ‘Pelo- gram to ‘Uar Brr.|—The independents of Saunders county beld their convention here toduy. There was a noticeablo lack of tho big crowds sud the enthusiasm of former vears, They renominated for rapresentatives J. N Graflin ana P, B. Olson and named S, H. Sornborger for county uttorney and Pat- rick Motloy for commissiouer, Dolegates to the senatorial convention ware sel d and sent uninstructed but supposed to be against Senator Suunders for reuomination, Aurora’s De Aunons, Neb., Sept. Spocial Telo- gram to Tuez Bee|—The republican rally beld hore today was the grestest poiitical demonstration ever witnessad in this coun- try. The house was packed Lo tha ut- most capabity this afternoon and eveniug with enthusiastic republicans who listened 10 addresses by Hon, John M. Tnzzston and Hon. M. B, Reese. Thecity has been gaily decorated with flags ano bunting sinco early moriiog, A grand flunbaau parade was giver toright, Auteloy nty Folitles. gLigin, Neb., Seopt. 21.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tur By, | —Messrs, Meiklojohn and Poynier hold theiv first discussion here Pri asyaud Thursion speaks in tha overa house bere Suturduy evemwneg. The republicans bave opened headquarters hero. A room 15 well supplied with reading matter. Onkland's Big Rally, OxkLAxD, Neb., Sept. 21, ial to e 5ex, |—The republicau rally here last night drew vrominent citizens from ull overthe county. They were sddressed by Hon. Leo M. Woodruff of Michizan and oihers. Oue of the features of the rally was the toreblighy vrocession 500 sLEOLE Gray Talks Politics, Nuw Youk, Sept. 21 —Ss-Governor lsuac P, Gray of Indiaua was closeted with Chair- wau Harrity at democratic national hewa quarters vesterday, He sald altorwards he thought the third party in Indiana would poll 15,000 votes. ~ Platte County Kepublie Corvmbus, Neb,. Sept, 21.—[Speeial to Tue Bee.| The republicans of Platte county beld their conveution in uhis city yesterday. Dele gates to the float and sepatorial were olected as follows Govern . conveutions Fioat, Nels Olsen, [CONTINUED ON 8ECOND FAGE. | i | | TWO HUNDRED QUIT WORK Burlingtos, Cedar Rapids & Northern Oporators Leave Their Kegs. OFFICIALS THINK THEY CAN DO BUSINESS rr fuse t Men babilities That the Trammen Will Res Run on Orders Nandied by New No Damage Done to Come pany ¥ perty, Crpan Raving, To opt. 21 —[Spocial Telegram to Tir Bre.|—At 10 o'clock this morniug, after the officials of the Burllug- ton, Cedar Raplds & Northern Railway com- pany had rofused tosubmit the troubles with its telegraphers to a board of arbitration, every operator and dispatcher on the entire system left their keys and went on n strike, ‘The men are orderly and loft the property of tho company in good shape. Tho oficials of the road say the strik will effect business but littie, but there is a probability that the strike will sproad to other railway orguoiza- tions, and that the system will be tied up from ono end to theo other. [t is not be- lieved that the engineers and conductors will run o orders from ‘scab” operators. The strikers demanded an increaso of wagi and adjustment of some other matters. Two hundred men are effocted, It is reported touight that Ramsay 18 negotiating with the officials of other rail- road orzanizations with aview of securing their aid in the struggle. Tbe telographers, however, rofuse to tatk on this point. Tralus ruaning with but httle delay as yot. Washington County Bram, Neb,, Sept. to Tue Bge |—The County's Falr, 14.—[Special Telegram first meeting of tho Washington Cotinty Apricultural soclety was opened here today, and, if the attend- ance for the first day is any indication, the fair is & success in every particular. There were fully 5,000 people on the ground. Through the uuticing energy of Sccrotary A. Stewart and other officers’ the first fair of Washington county excels any other county fuwr in tho state. The vegetables and fruit dispiay far excels any made at the state fair. The oficers of the fair have offered four premiums for the best precinet, display, which has brought out an exhibit from all the preciucts, “Thera are many horsomen here from abrond attending the ra ‘The races of today were as follows: ‘Ihree minute trotting race was won by Patrin in three straight heats. Time: 2:441g, 2:47, 2:45; Fail Not second, Gold { bird, May Queen fourth. I'ne #-year old trotting was won by Paruna in two straight heats. Tim 3:001¢, 8:02; Duke second, Golden Dollar third, Dan- iel B. fourth. The poay running race, ore-half mile dash, was woniby Nigger Bell. Time: 52%. In the ladies’ ridg Miss Minnio Seldon reccived the premium, a 820 saddle, for the most graceful rider out'of an entry of twelve. It is expected that to- morrow’s attendunce will far exceed today’s, Used a Pitenfork, ELKIoRN, Neb,, Sept. 21.—[Special Tele- eram to Tue Bee. | —Honry Bruhen,a farmox living four miles southeast of here, and An . drew Miller, s father-n-law, quarreiled today over the ownership of & horse, and Miller assauited Bruhen with a pitchfork. Brubhen's wife witnessed the affair and in- terferred. The Bruhens and Millers aro neighbors. Their respective residences are within a stong’s throw of one another and to- day’s trouble is the culmination of & feud of longstanding, Bruben was brought here, where a surgeon dressed his wounds. Be. sides a pitchfork wound on the leg he re- ceived an ugly gash in the back with s kifq, Miiler will be arrested Recelved the Papal Blessing. Duiwque, Ia, Sept. 2L.—The German Catholic convention today received a cable- gram from the pope granting to the society the papul blessiug. Adolph Webber of Raw cine was ro-clected president and Nicholas Gonner of Dubuque vice vrosident. The widows’ and orphans’ fund board of control clected C. A. Miller of Cleveland_prosident and J. W. Schiffer, Covington, Ky., socre- tary. ‘Thanks were extended to officers of the past your and the voard adjourned to meot next year with the ceutral society, W ramps. Dis Morses, Ia., Scpt. 2L—Nows has reached hero of an attempt of o gang of negro tramps to loot and burn the village of Spencer, in the uorthwestern part of the state. A pitched battle was fovght between the nogroes and citizens, aud revolvers were used recilgssly, Iive negroes are 1n jail, und the pedple of the town are intensely excited. Iis reported that o number were seriously injurea in the melce, Henvy Loss IxavaLr, Neb., Sept. 21— [Special Telo- xram to Tk Bee.]—The largo barn on the Goblo ranch, four miles south of here, wau burned last night with all its contents oxcept the live stock, which was otten out just be- fore the roof tell. Fifteen hundred bushels of oats, 500 bushels of wneat and # lot of other grain, besides harness, wagons and buggies, were cousumed. The loss will ex- ceed §2,000; nsurance not known, Thrown from His Horse, Gueeswoon, Nob., Sept. 21.—[Special etegram to Tuk Bee.]—Frank Spluner's norso ran awny today and throw him off on his head and shoulders and kicked him on the head, No bonus were broken, but the attenging physician pronounces him seri- ously hurt. Susan B. Anthony Presided, Des Moiyes, Ia, Sept. 21.—At toe Mis- sissippl Valley Woman Suffrage convention today, Susun B, Anthony, presided, Thae time was devotoda entirely to the reading and discussion of papers on subjects conuected with tke objects of the assocition, Jotnson Golng St Lower, Ixperespexce, In., Sept. 2l,—John John- son broke the one-half mile standing start biovele record over the kite today, placing the mark at 58 3-5 seconds. The lust quarter was 10 20 25, Towa Kunights Tomplar, Dunvque, la,, Sept. 21.—The grand com- maudery of the Knigbts Templar of lowa concluded its session today. K. O. Soule of nmander, lowa Falls was elected grand e e — AT DEACON LIBERTY, Abeille’s Slay and Kcleased from (Copyrighted 152 by e Gordon Bennott.) Nice, Sept. 21. sw York Herald Ca- blo—Special to Tne Bee. | —Bdwara Doacon has been pardoned and has been ser at lberty. s e Mike MoDorntd Arrested Ciicaco, i, Sept. 21.—-By direction of Mayor Washburne, & WArraut was sworn out today for the arrest of Michael C, Me- Dovald, charging bim with attempting to bribe Police Justice Woodman to render a favorable decision iu tho cuses of & nuwmber of men arrested at Garfleld park race track, % fow aays ago. Thy warrant was sorved this afternoon and the prisoner was brought iuto court and neld in 2,000 bail, the bl paper being signed by “Puddy” Iyan, the ex-hewyywelght prize fighter, McDonald is e well known gawbler and politician, - Movem % of ODcenn Steameors, AL Southumpton—Arvived —Spree, from New York; Columblan, from New York, At Prawl Point—Passed —~Lydian Monarch, from New York. Arrived—Karlsrohe, At Breweu York--Arrived—Havel, from Baltimo from