Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED DRAWING (P THEIR LINES | Bilver Men and Their Opponents Getting Ready for the Battle, BOTH SIDES KEPT BUSY CAUCUSING Bome of the Arrangements that Fave Al. ready Iteen Mado for Carrying on the Debate in the House—The Pros- WasnixaToN, Aug. 10. ~Slowly but surely the lines of battle are being drawn on the financial question and before another day passes the country will probably be ac- quainted with the full plan of procedure Innumerable conferences have been held within the past three days, many of them fruitless, but out of the wrangling a plan hus been finally evolv today which is likely to win the approval of a majority of all the elements. Tonight all the indications point to a drawn battle on the floor of the house of representatives without a re cneeof the question to the commit coinage, weights and measures. Mr. Bland, who will probably be chairman of that committee, acquiesced in tho program 1o fight the battle on the floor of the house in the committee of the whole, and in this arrangement the antisilver men readily agree. 'I'wo bills, ou which is to turn all the discussion on the financial question, are fully prepared and ready for presentation Thé one drawn by the anti-silver men sinp! provides for the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. Bill of the Free Colnage Peopie. The measure drawn by the free coinage people provides that all holders of $100 or more of silver bullion of standard weight shall be cnabled to have the same coined anto silver dollars in the mints of the United States. The dollars so coinea arc to be al tenders for all debts, dues and de- mands, both public and private, and any holder of silver dollars may, at his discre- tion, deposit tho same in the United States treasury and receive silver certiticates for the same. As to the number of graius of silver to be contained in the standard dollar, the bill n “The silver dollar provided for in this act shall consist of rains of stand ard silver,” thus leaving the ratio blank, to be determined on the toor of the house. The closing section of the il provides briefly for the repeal of the Shernan pur chasing clause, thus making the free coin age of silver, ata revised ratio, to be de- termined by congress, 4 condition’ precedent to the repenl of the purchasiug act. "I'he bill drawn by the free coinape men 1s regarded by their opponents, as well as by their friends, as the stronzest measure that could be possibly presented by the silver men. It forces the discussion first on the question of whether a majority of the hot is in favor of the principle of bimetallism This being determined, 1t calls for the judg- ment of the house on the ratio to be estab- Jished, thus tendering a compromise by prac- tically abandoning the ratio of 16 to 1. In this way the silver men allege that cvery blnetallist will have to mect the issue fairly or o home to his constituents as false to free coinage. 1f the opponents of free coin age have the numerical strength, an, of course, successfully strike out every sec- tion of the bill relating to free 0, and Jeave onty the section which provides for the fmmediate repeal of the Sherman purchus- {ng clause, Tho Great Question. The great question still to be determine 18 which of the bills to be introduced is to have priority of consideration in the house, To fucilitate the setilement of this question Itis proposed that in the absence of rules the house adopt u special rule, which shall govern the covsideration of the financi question and permit discussion to be opened without further delay. ‘The silver men fear that if the repealing bill should be taken up first the free coinage amenduents, which would naturally be proposed, might, under a strict interpretation of parliamentary luw, be declared not germane to the subject under consideration, the main question being that of repeal. To guard against such a ruling and insure suceessive votes on all the prop sitions to be prescuted by the siiver u the lutter demand that the bill of the f coinage men, which also contains u clause repealing the purchasing act, shall be given priority of consideration, or that the special rule which is suggested shall explicitly state the virious propositions upou which the house shall be called to vote, thus assur- fug a free discussion and faiv vote on tho freo coinage question. The points upon which the silver men ipsist are that (he full- est opportunity shall be afforded for discus cussion, approximately three weeks. and thnt separate votes shall be had upou all the free coinage propositions, including the vari ous ratios suggested, ranging from 18 10 1 to 22t L. on Loadors of the Factiony, In the conferences today the free coinage men were reproscuted by Itepresentatives Bland, Boatuer, Culbersou, Bryan, Bailey, Bankhead, Outes and Lane; the uncondi: tional repealers by Cockran, "I’ Harte Kayver, Catchings, Lapham, Geissenheiner, iteh, Wilson of West Virginia, John Dewitt Warne Cousiderable interest situation today by the fact that Secretary Carlisle visited the capitol in the course of the morning and was in consultation in the library with Representatives Cockran, Tracy and Rayner. He also called upor Crisp in the latter's room and remained some time. After the house had adjourncd, Representutives Cockran and MeMillin called at the ‘Treasury department and wers closeted with Secretary Carlisle Another joint conference wil morrow was added to the bo held to DEMOCKATIO SENATORS, They Will Arcange n Plan of Campaign Washington Notos. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Senator Gorman, chairman of the demoeratic caucus, who was authorized to appoint & committoe to ar range a plan of campaign for the prosecution of tho work of the senate, was closeted this afternoon with Senators Cockrell, Black- burn, Ransom, Vilas,Gray, White of Louisiana and \Walthall. At the conclusion of the con ference Senator GOrman gave out the names of these same ventlemen as the caucus com- mitteo aud the inferenca is that they passed the afternoon discussing questions of party policy. No caucus had been called but this committee will report 1o a caucus to be held not later than Monday next Couptroller Eekel ¢ appointed J. I, 8. Hunt receiverof the Texas National bank at Sun Antonio, Tex Of the O ouuces yesterday, the treasury ounces at §0.7515, M. (ieorge 1. Washburn, chairman of the eastern division of the unational commnittee of the people’s party, says the populist Jeaders in Washington will fight for the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold on & ratio of 16 o1, Twenty to 1, he says, would benefit the silver producer nlone und t the favmer or wage earner. Hence they must part company with the silver mon who fuvor the increased ratio. Tho president has pardoned Peter J Clavssen, the wrecker of the Sixth National bank of Now York, of which he wus president, of silver offered bought #22,000 To Cleur the Strip. AHINGTON, Aug. 10.-In anticipation of the president's proclamation opening the Chierokee Strip General Schofleld has tele- graphed General Miles to cloar the Strip of all unauthorized persons and keep it clear until opened by proctamation, Short Sosslons of the Ho! © and Seunte. Wasilinarox, Aug. 10.—The house met and, on motion, wdicurned until tomorrow — | Yews, 170, uye, 137, Uhe committes on rules JUN has boen appointed as follows: Crisp Catehings, Outhwaite, Reed, Burrows three democrats and two republicans After n twenty-minuto session the senate adjourned until Monday FROM THE ANTI-SIL n They Make a Proposition to Their Opponents Which 15 Acoeptabl Wasixaroy, Aug. 10.—This evening a proposition was formulated by the anti- silver committee which, 1t is believed, will be acceptable to the free coinage committee At the meeting tomorrow morning the con ference will probably request the committee on rules to report an order to the house covering the arrangement. It 18 that the house proceed to a bill providing for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the She man law; that opportunity be given to offer an amendment providing for the free coinuge of silver at aratio to be agrced upon by the silver men, if that is possible; if not then a vote shall be taken up on the different atios proposed ; if free coinage at any ratio rejected, an amendment may be ilar to the Bland bill of 1878, limiting the purchasc of bullion and amount of coinage; this fuiling the vote to be taken upon the bill as introduced, or unconditional repeal; the discussion to last two weeks, with the privilege to any member who fuils to geta hearing of printiog his remarks in the Record. It will be observed that in this proposition the first vote to be taken will be upon free coinage and the last upon the unconditior of the purchasing clauso. The anti- silver men surrender their demand thut the first vote be taken onunconditional repeal, and if the silver men aceept the proposition. they will abandon the demand that their caucus bill must be the basis of action. implifled Matte The situation was greatly simplified today by the action of a conference held at the residence of Secretary Carlislo, at which nearly forvy gentlemen, including the lead ers of the anti-silverites, wore present. A general discussion of the propositions submitted by the antisilver commit- tee was had and it was agreed to > the aflirmative on every proposition conference lasted nearly ‘two hours, at its conclusion those in attenaauc ted themselves that the action 1 was the best under the circumstances A proposition will be made to the silver men tomorrow to close the debate in ten days and then vote on the different propositions freo coinage, different ratios and 1 repeal Cockran and "ho and Mr. the other anti-silver leaders expresscd themselves as hopeful that this plan would be agreed to. While it cannot be positively stated, it is more thau probable that the hill will be introduced in the house tomorrow. At any rate, not late than Monday, after which date the debate will bo commenced NEW PHAS OF THE QUESTION, Eugland Reported (o 11 sitlon bi tho fnte WAsHINGTON, Aug. i0. thesilver question was presented to the at tention of members of congress today the shape of an apparently authorized prop sition from London bankers, backed by the English government, to the leading New York financi hich it was asserted thatif the Unined States would maintain the present Sherman law on the statute Lnglmid would renew the free coin- age of silver in India 4t the increased ratio of 24 to 1. The most | ch fails to pri duce single senator who ever favoved the idea, and when the proposttion was unfolded t was scen that both silver and anti-silver adyoeates wera opposed 10 18, Coming as it does from an English source,” said Senator Teller, “the presi- dent might very naturally be expected to agree to it Anything that England wants appears to meet with his approval.” How- ever, he did not credit the story. although he fully believed that the situation in England and India was desperate. Senator Stewart, another and perhaps the most vigorous friend of silver, utt repuldiated such a compromise. o char acterized itas a very adroit scheme of the zoid bugs. *With free coinage of silver at 101, he continued, “the English would issuo their Indin council bills and hammer the price of silver down to that point all over the world. This is equivalent to 82 ceuts an ounce, and mine ot handle the ore at thal price.” Stewart was ophosed to any such proposition, and said he would fight for the Sherman law until he found something better. Senators Voorhees, Mills and Sherman dis credited the stovy. Representative W. L. V Virginia said the only place cussion of the qu Made n Propo- est of Siiver. A new phaso of M. son of West for the dis tion was before an inter- national conference, and that if Great Britaiu wanted to have it considered she should asl for a reasseubling of the Brus sels conference. COMMITTEE ON RULES, MeMiliin of T Pive WASHINGTON \casee Has Been Dropped Kensons for It Aug. 10.—The announcement by Speaker Crisp of the committee on just before the adjournment of the house today created considerable surprise. Up to thattime no intimation hina beeu made of the intention of Mr. Crisp to supplant Mr. M Millin with Mr. Outhwaite, and when the change was comprehended there was a gen eral inquiry, *What does it mean?” No one was more surprised than Mr Millin himself. rules Mo 10 a momber of the press Mr. MeMillin said he did not care to discuss the matter; it would not be seemly or cour- toous for him to do so, charged with the duty of nizing the commiittees of the house and he wus not to be criticised for his intelligent and patriotic discharge of that duty. There was nothing personal in tho action, he was sure, for there had nover been the slightest friction at any of the meetings of the committes A friend of Speaker Crisp said the reason for the change, in his opinion, luy in the suggestion that had been frequently mude that there should be a northern democrat on the commitiee, Mr. Outhwaite was one of Speaker Crisp's supporters in the contest of 1891 WILL LEAVE WANHINGTON, sident Clevelund Will Bay for s Couple of Weeks. WasHINGTON, Aug. 10.—President Clave land will leave Washington tomorrow for Buzard’s Bay, 1o remain until September 1 1t is likely that he will be accompaniod by Secietary Lamont, who his family at Sorrento, Me. Siuce the weoting of congress on Monday last, Mr. Cleveland has disposed of a large amount of work and he feels that to keep him in Washiu not expected to do anything for some time, and matters for congressional consideration can be prepared by the president at Gray Gables as well, 1f nov better, than in Wash wgton. Mr. Clevelund spent yosterday and today at his country seat and managed to got rid of o lavge amount of business. He disposed of all the applications for pardon laid before him aud signed his name to the hundreds of certificates nominating men who were appointed during the congres- sional recess to the ofiives they are now fill- g, The recess appoiutments are the only ones that the president will seud to the senate before his depurture. B Unemployed Labor to Parad New Yok, Aug. 10.—Samuel Gompers, president of the Awerican Federation of Labor, called a meeting of representative labor men this evening to take steps for & demonstration of the uuemployed in this city i the near futuve It was resolved to ask the different labor unions each to send five representatives 1o a confercnee to be held on August 20 to discuss tho ovgunization of the unemployed for s parade aud demoustration, Go to Buzzird's is anxious to join there is nothiug Congress is OMAHA, WILL NOT DISMISS BLAND Orisp Not "nclined to Organize the Coinage Oommittes Againet Silver, INFLUENCE OF CARLISLE FREELY USED Senator Manderson's York Reporter — Land tricts Generally daced Q. cperience with & New OMce Dis- Be Reo- ite Noon, to 513 Founrer it Sruer, WASHINGTON, Aug. cretary Carlisle had a long conferenc with Spoaker Crisp this afteraoon. It is understood that the purpose of his visit was to persuade the speaker not to appsint Mr. Bland as chairman of the coinage committee, it is said that tho presidont has recently re ceived information which led him to balieve that Mr. Crisp was not disposod o either displace Mr. Bland or orzanize the com- mittee in opposition to silver. This attitude of the speaker is not exactly tasteful to the administration.and Mr. Carlisle was deputed to visit the capitol and endeavor to persuade Mr. Crisp to alter his determination. Paralyzed the Reporter. The New k newspanc corps of reporters at the openi to poll hoth houses on the qu: repeal of the Sherman law. knowledge of public men aptly illustrated by the following interview which one had with Senator Manderson One of them was in the corridor back of the sonato chumbor when the Nebraska sonator me along. “Are you Mr. Manderson?” he asked “Lam Senator Man lerson,” was the what formal response. “\What state are you from?” The senator gorgonized him with a stony, western stave, “Young man,” he said, “'does your paper own a congrassional dircetory “Oh, 1 Suppose $0; 1 Suppose 80, you think about silver “1 think," he resy toward the door think that it is a view to express.” it Offico Basiness Fallt Sceretary Smith ment had” unde question of ¢ throughout 118 of those reduce the number Smith conferred noreaux of the ge subject today WasiiNaToN Bonsav or T Bre, 10, } s sent over a of congress ion of the Thoir lack of and measurcs is What do nded, as nd held it partly motal. I have he edzed pen, no other g O of the Interior depart consideration tolay the nsolidation of land oftices y. Thera are about >3 and it is proposed to to eighteen. Secrevary with Commissioacr ral land office on the Some time ago dispatches to Tur Bep stated that the seeretary might o such an action, It may be deéfinitely stated now that owing to the decrease in business tho secrotar s this reduction in tho number of ofiices necessary. Nothing fnitely known as to the reductions that e niido in Nebraska. One thing was stated oflicially—there will bo a division of districts Fourth-Ciass Pestmasters, Fourth-class postma: Hows toda brasla: 5. Watkins, vice C. Towa: Flagler. Marion Glenn, vice J. L. Murpl t, Webster county Gustafson, N ell county. Todds, resigned ; Wales, Montgomery couaty, Richard Owen, vice H. R Williams, re- signed. D s were appointed I5dison, Far R. Di as county, Lizzie aper resigned county, Jenuette Atter Towa Patronage. Ex-Congrressman Tom_Bowman, Congress- man Walter S, {Tayes, Nutional Committee man Richardson, éx-Congressman Hamilton, and N. W. Melver of Codar Rapids swooped down on the cabinet officers tuday to secure fowa patronage. They: first waited upon Al Bissell in regard to the eld postoiiice. The term of the pres. ent pestmaster has expired and the low demoeratic leaders want an appointment htaway. Achango is also demanded of the postmaster ut Monticello, After winting n Mr. Bissell without imniediate results the visitors went to the other departments. Mr. Richardson saw Assistant Secretary Quincy in the intercst of M. Riegeiman of Des Moines, who wants to be consulat Firth, Bavaria. Ultimatum to the Siiver Men. The administration has issucd its tum to the silver men. A meeting attended by no less than twenty representative con gresswen from nearly cvery section of the ountry was held at Sciretary Carlisle’s residenice tonight and a definite proposition framed to be submitted to the silver men to morrow at 10 a. m. ‘The proposition which the anti-silver meumake is: First, the in- troduction by Congressman Wilson of West Virginia of a bill for the unconditional repoat of the purchase clause, the siver men to i troduce ameadments providing for free sil- ver coinage 4t the several ratios, to be voted upon separately. 1f the amendments are all rejected the silver men are to intro duce an’ amendment which will restore the Bland law. ‘This defeated, the anti-silver men will demand a vote on the previous question for the repeal of the silver purchuse ause, the final vote in any event not to be r than two weeks, is the policy of the administration, en dorsod by Secretury Carlisle, that if this Proposition 1s Lot a e silver men 1o force the fight at once without further ut tempts at compromise. This will probably mean cloture to head off filibustering thoseat the conference were Bourke v and Lockwood of New York, Patterson of Tennessce, Tom Johnson ¢ Ohiio, Turner of Georgin, Hall of Miznesota und Wilson of West Virginia, News for the Army. ultima The following todiy Lcave of absence for one month, effect army orders were issued to take Augusu 25, is granted Second Liou- tenant Alfrad C. Merilla, Eighth cavalry, Leave of absence for four months, to tuke offect September 10, is granted First Lieu tenant Edward J. Gramley, Seventeenth in fantry. ‘I'he general court martial appointed to meet at the wiiitary prison at Fort Leaven worth, IKun., special orders July 22 from this oftice, is dissolved. The following are the orders of the secre tary of war: I[u the case of Frank Grecne, laté private troop F, Third cavalry, now in the Kansus state penitentiary at Lansing, oue year of the sentence published in the sencral court martial orders No. 21, Department of the Missouri, July 11, 1803, i3 by direction of the president remitted in consideration of the fact that he 'vas tried for offenses for which he was not extradited ; War department order, duted August 3, divecting Captain Augustus G. Tassin, fth nfantry, to report in person to nel Henry W, ‘Closson, Fourth artiliery, president of the army retiring board, at Washington barracks, D. C., for exumina- tion by the board is revoked ; special orders, August 4, is 80 amended us 0 grant Captain Augustus G. Tassin, Twelfth infantry, an extension of leave of absence on account of sickness to the date of the receipt by him of the order detailing Lim for duty as acting Indian ag First 1 enant Edward H. Plummer, Tenth infantry, acting Indian agent uf Navajoe agency, N. M., is hereby relieved from said duty, and upbn the assumption of thesawe by Lis successor, will proceed to join his regiment. Captain John Drum, Tenth infantry, is detailed to act as Iudian agent at the Nava joe agenoy. On receipt of thisorder Cap:ain Drum wiil report at once by letter to th secretary of the interior, and proceed direct to the above named agency. A board to consist of Captain. John G. Lecfe, Ninoteenth infaotry, Captain George S. Hoyt, assistant guartermaster, and Mr. William Webster of Sault St. Marie, is appointed to meet at Fort Brady, Mich., at the call of the senior officer for the pur, of appraising certain lots of ground ordered to be sold under the provisions of section 8 of the act approved July 8, 1880, entitled, | Glasgow. L n the “An Act to Provide for the Sals of the Old Site of Fort Brady, Michi, ete.” The board will render a report of its transactions to the secretary of war through the adjutant general of the army, The resignation of Post Chaplain Willinm K. Tully, U. 8. A., Bas beenaceapted, to take effect November 17. Leave of absence for four months, to take effect September 1, is granted Major Thomas C. Lebo, Sixth cavalry. Misecllaneon: Pension examinidg boards ware appointed in lowa today as follows: Atlantic, F. W Porterfield, J. M. Emmert, C. M. Spindel; Red Oak, O. S, Riley, Gus L. Rumbugk, A. A. Ashloy; Greenfield, J. . Howe, T. W. Mulner, I P, Culverson. Perry 8. HeATi WHAT M'CREARY WOULD DO, How Ife Attempts to Solve the Present Finanecinl Questions. WasniNgroN, Aug. 10, — Representative McCreary of Kentucky, a member of tho Brussels monetary conference, tonight said: “I am in favor of legislation repealing tho purchasing clause of theShorman act and recognizing silver by adthorizing the secre- tary of the treasury, With the approval of the president, togeoitt each month into standard silver dollaes, 2,000,000 ounces of the silver bullion novgia the treasury. “Lam also in favor®f spmonetary commis- sion to be comnosed ofg persons who have studied monetary questions closely and thoroughly. ‘I'his commission should take evidence, first, on_the recent chauge in the relative value of gold and silver, and cther the change is dye to the deprec tion of silver or the appreciation of gol whether the change 1s permanent or temj or- ary, and its effects uppn all interests of the . Secoud, on the policy of intng tne ' double stinlard United States-and what s o ild be the lezal ratio between silver and gold when coined. Third, on the best meaus of 1o storinz confidence in commercial and tinanc h\ll_rlrvh's and promoting international ism. the purchasing clause of the Sherma layw is repealed the commission, by 1. iaing into three subcommittees, can take ovidence inthe cnst, in the west and in the south, and report'to congress at the begiuning of the regular session.” . STULL VEKY SCARCE. iot—Compintut Bankers—Gold Coming. New Yok, Aug. 10.—~The uoses of and concerns who need cash are yot down on the grindstone of cur premium The scar Curroncy Hurd to from men ard ney ty of currency was very great again today and the mbney brokers' offices were thronged with customers who wero selling their hoards at big premiums, It is a matter of surpris: to many persons that the carcity of currency does not show sizas of abatement, in view of the great amount of 01d now on its v . Mone s were getting 4i¢ per eent for cu d gold today onimmediate delivery ro paying as high as 3 per cent for it .y were contracting to deliver gold at 21, ver ‘cent and foreign exehange was propo tionately strong iu conseguence A well known bank president said this morning: “New York has 55,000,000 in cash today, against §5,000,000 | three days we will have$17,000.000 m in a fortnight or three weeks we will ennugh Lo give away, soas to speak watch the little country banks unloose their hourd. That is where the money is. 1 know one bank with £0,00) capital that has $05,- 000 in cash noardeda in its vaults, That is why monoy is scarce.” Assistant Secretar 0f_the Treasury W. E. Curtis was at (Lo subsriisiry all tho afternoon. He had a gouference with* the® members of the clearing house committeo, whom he told that the Treasury dopartmeut all in_its power to bring currcncy famine to an end. The time for delivering national bunk notes after the receipt of applications for tt hud been reduced to twenty-four duys, orders for them were coming in at the rate of $10,000.000 & day. The subtreasury of San Frapciseo had bien ordered to send 5,001 000 in gold Lo the subtreasury in New York. The mint in Philadelpbia had beon sct to work coining half cugles, for which there was a large demand. The subr anc : at the clearing house wits paid chiefl in gold. The subtreasury cas checks over $1,500,000 in gold, It paid out in ex- changes over the counter $100.000. OF this sum $50,000 was in_ silver. The Treasury department has on hand §11,000,000 iu sub sidiary silver. Will Muke n Big Cut. Paxawa, Aug. 10.—The Pacific ployes are mucn excited over a reduction in salaries of 50 per cent. Notice was given ¢ that the salaries of all employ Lagent down, will be paid tember 1 in common silyer, instead of Amer- 1 gold. The reduction, it is said, will not be accepted, and it is believed that the best Mail em Short in Ris Accounts. e, Aug. 10.—City Clerk Milliken's books have been oxamined by of the council. a committee ‘e repert is that he is from 5,000 (0 10,000 short. He has been arrested and his boud put it €00 Financial Notes. Kixastox, Mo, Aug. 10.—The County banl of this place and the Exchange oank of Polo have failed, The latter1s the county depository and all the county’s veyenue s tied up. Laraverre, Ind,, Wagon works £100,000, Lenroy, N. Y., Aug. 10.—Th has failed. full. IKANsAS Crry, Aug, 10,—An order has been inde by the Kansas Civy, Fort Scott, Gulf Meniphis railway, reducing the working time the shops to forty hours a week The men will work eight hours fivo days in the weck and will havo a holiday on Satur- day. Larayerre, Ind., Aug. 10.—=The O'Brien Wagon Works company was placed in_the lauds of u_recetver toasy. The liabilitios £100,000, with assets cousiderably in ss of that figure. ¢ Youk, Aug, 10.—Judge O'Brien has appointed Miles M. O'Brien of the H. B Claflin Co. and Peter ¥. Meyer, the rea estate dealer and business partner of Rich- ard Croker, recoivers of tho Maulson Square banlk, ldwell O'Brien Aug, 10.—Tno Liabilitics, have failed. Lathrop bank Its claimed that it will pay in ——— Fire Reeord, MiLwAUKEE, Aug. 10.+Firo this afternoon destroyed the large salt warehouses of L., J. Pettit in the Menomitiee valley and dam aged the large plants of the Lumbermen's Planing Mill company, the M. J. Hilty Lum- ber company and the Northwestern Slaigh company, causing a total damage of about £100,000, 'divided as follows: L. J. Pettit, #0,000; Northwestern Sleigh company, #0,0005 M. J. Hilty Lumber compuny, §,000; Lumbermen's Planing Mill company, 35,000 The fire is supposed to have started from a spark from o passing steamboat Terue Havte, Iud., Aug. 10.—The Terre Haute Car works, capable of employing 1,000 men, burned today. The loss is very heavy. ‘The company is in the bands of an assigneo and the figures sre ‘mot obtainable, The compauy carried $150,000 insurance. Ciivpewa Fanis, Wis., Aug. 10.—A repory reached this ci'y at widnight that the coul try north of Car.wright, this county, is burn- ing up. Cartwright s in danger and citizens are preparing to flght the flames. -— Movements of Ocean Steamers, Auguss 10, At Southampton—-Arrived —Colombia, from New York At London—Sighted—Polynesia, from Bal- timore; Persian Monarch and Zaandam, from New York At Swinemuude New York At Boston Arrived — Hekla, from Arrived — Scandinavia, from FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1893 SIX HOURS OF REAL DA Peace of Europe Was Thraatened by War Between France and England. KAISER WILHELM EAGERLY WATCHED T e Rubbed is Hands 1n Gleeful Anticlpa. tion of the Culmination of n Cher= tshed 1 n — Sensational n Cowe [Copyrighted 1393 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pawis, Aug. 10.—[New York Herald C —Special to Tk Bre. | ble A correspondent av Cowes sends the following interesting story and guarantees its authenticity: *“Last Sunday there were six hours when tho tension between France and England was 50 great that war was considered almost inevitable. The queen was being hourly in- formed of the state of affairs at Osborne. The Kaiser, on hearing of tho acute point that the Siamese question had arrived at, rubbed his hands together with gles, and said, ‘Now the dance is going to bogin.’” Jan this really be truet WHOLESALE ARRESTS, Dynamite Conspiracy in G ens to Precipitate R volt, [Copyrt hted 1893 by James Gordon Bennete.y PANAMA, Colombia (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 10.—~[By Megican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tur Bee)—Ad vices from Barranquilla report that sixty more persons have been arrested for com- plicity in the plot against the government. Itis feared that the exposure of tho dyna- mite conspiracy may precipitato the threat- ened general revolt of the Colombian lib- erals. The government is strengthening the garrisons all over the republic. Dispatches from the Herala's correspond- ent in Bogota announce that Minister of War Campo Serrano will proceed immedi- ately to Barranquilla and assume the gov- ernorship of that department. In Panama everything is apparcntly quiet, but there 1s much excitement in inner liberal circles. Vairanasso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 10.—[By Mexican Cable to the ) York Herald—Special to Tue Bre.] ofticial decree has been issued authos the building of a railroad to the nitrate fields. The Port of Iquique offers advanta ges for competing with the existinz monopoly. There is now under consideration a plan for the fusion of the Valpavmso National and Agricola banks and 0 the Mobilurio International and Commercial anks. Should the plans be carried large, strong banks will be formed. Ex President Peivola of Peru will sail for Iquique tomorrow, his intention being to bo close to the sccnes of probable action. Many horses were shipped from Chili 1o ports in Peru last week. It is believed hera that they arve for military serv- ice in that republic. A report is current in La Paz, Bolivia, 's a dispatch from the Herald's correspondent that Bolivia has entered intoa contract with Peru by which she will obtain the province of Tacna Chili will receive as compensation from Bolivia rich silver fields in the Lupoy dis- triet, which are contiguous 1o Antofdgastu Peru, in exchange will, it is said, got the district of Madre-de-Dios. The steamer Tui- perial on its mext trip will take & party of twenty-five Chilians, who are bound for the Chicago fair. President Montt has ap- pomnted Manuel Villtmill Blanco, a liberal, as miaister of war and marine, “I'he government of Bolivia intends organ izing @ cavalry force. From Rio Janciro the terald correspondent telegraphs that the senato report condemus Rear Admiral Wal denkoll for desertion and aiding the Rio Grande do Sul revolutionists. The Herald correspondent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs that congress will appoint a commission to intervene in La Pluta. Everything is quiet in the state at present. bin Threat- ring two BECOMING EPIDEMIC, pidiy in ropean Countriss, Viesya, Aug. 10.—An ofiicial statement, issued by the sanitary council of Austria, declares that the condition of the country with regard to cholera 15 very precarious— much more serious than it was in 1802, The home oftice has sent 4 circular to the goy- crnment ofticinls throughout the country en joining the strictest precautions, has broken out among natives, alians and Crotians, building u rail armaros on the Gilaciun frontic vo already died. Ono dred have fled in the dircetion of homes without waiting for their wages. Seven cases of cholera and two deiths have oceurred at Czernawod. BERLIN, AU, 10.—The Tmperial Board of fealth denies the report that a cuse of cholera oceurred a few days ago in this city Buemanest, Aug. 10.—In - the twenty-four hours ending’ ut voon today thirty-six new ses of cholera and four deuaths were r ported in Brahilov, and. sixty-one new cases and ten deaths in Soolein. Narres, Aug. 10.—Three deaths cholers were reported in this city in th twenty-four hours. Cases of chol constantly occurring in the districts around Naples, Cholern Spre Several Eu- hu their To Meot the Demands of the Army B, FraNkrort, Aug. 10.—The conference of the finance ministers of the several states of the German cmpire, which met here today, has concluded its labors. The object of the couference was to devise means for raising, by taxation, the money necessary to meet the increased oxpenditures nocessitated by the army bill. The confercnce appointed a committee to meet in Borlin to prepare bills for presontation chstag embodying the conclusions arrived at by all the minis- ters. Chins LoNDON, Aug. “The Chinese govern ment, replying to Russia’s reccut demand for #n explanation of the massing of Chinesa troops on the frontiers of the mirs, says that China intends to occupy only the Chinese Pamirs, from which sho will not recede an inch. The noteadds that Cnina does not interfere with Kussia's occupying other parts of the I’amirs, but she hopes that Kussia will coufine' he; operations Lo those parts cede, Anotlier Crisis Imminent. LoNDON, Aug. 10.—A dispateh from Buenos Ayres says the radicals have enterad lLa Plats. Minister Delvalle has ordered the contending factions to disarm. The radicals claim that their governmeut has been recog nized. Congress opjo: them. It is re ported chat the cabiuet is divided aud that @ crisis is imminent Congress of Socialists. Zuwion, Aug. 10.—The international social- ist congress today rejocted a resolution that 4 universal strike be started if & war is do- clared. An amendment in favor of alming 1o suppress militarism, by withholding sup- plics, was adopted Members of a Lubor Exchauge Finods Paus, Aug. 10.—Seventy leading members of the Labor exchange,which was closed dur- ing the recent troubles in Paris, were today fined 50 franes each and costs for refusing to comply W' he law for the regulation of trade 1% ites. The court ordered thoe dissolutiol _ Il the syndicates concerned in the violate of the law, including che ex ecutive cotl e tee of the Labor exchange, Prin % Rove, A% 10 of the Benedictines, Dom Hildebrand de Hemptinne, |2 ttof Benedictine monastery in Mared Sot =* Belgium, by a papal brief has been app, { primate for the entire Benedictines s is the first time in the history of the sictines that the pove has appointed ¢+~ Sbott. He is o me of one of tha lest familics of Be nobility S e ADVANCED THE RAT Eastern Ronds Ralse the Price of World's Fair Tickets. Curcaao, Aug. 10.~General managers of the eastern roads virtually ordered an ad vance in Wor © rates today. The Pennsylvanin road offered the most strenuous opposition to the adoption of the plan. The position of that road has been misrepresented by its competitors. 1t ad vocated one fare rates for the round trip, #ood on all traius, but it was outvoted ut turn and finally had to submit to the itable. The agrcement finally reached as follows Resolved, That whe this associntic th World's fair exeursion 10 and effeetive April 26 lust, have been duced they shall iy | instances be restor August21, 1893, to the figures named | ctive April 206, 1803, except rates west of the Ohto river and the Columbus territory, which nre fixed arbitrarily. Tt s firther resolved, That the rates author- ized by the managers' resolution July 27, Which Werc to expire on August 10, shall cou tinue to August 21, Reorganization was effected today 1 managers of the Central sociation lines. The association is to be ntinued for one year from September 1 next, and should any rond desive to with- draw after that date it must give thirty days notice, such notice to become effectivie on'the first day of the month succecding the expiration of the thirty days notice Phe new agreemeut gives the commis sioner enlarged powers. — Appeals from his decisions are to be settled by arbitration and any differences between the managers that may arise are also to be settled by arbitration, rover in the territory rogular schic wtes, authorized A Kaile nd Vor's Mands, Hurenissoy, Kan,, Aug. 10.—The Hutchin son & Southorn railroad, with headquarters in this city, and operated batween Hutehin son and the Indian Territory passed into the nds of a receiver today. Otto Miller, the superintendent of the road, was appointed to that position by the United States district court for the district of Kansas Considerable excitement is folt ove matter, as it is thought it was done for the purpose of bringing to time persons who have gone into litigation with the road over the settlin ain_ vight of way tween Anthony and Cameron, and not be cause it was driven to the wall. the ands that the Kutes ie 1 Lovis, Aug. 10.—General PPassengoer Avent Townsend of the Missouri Pacitic to- night wired the chairman of the Western Passenger association nad all association lines stating that the Grand Avmy of the Re public rates via Chicaro were loss than the rates via St. Louis and demanding that they be ut once equalized. e WESTERN F.AIRMS IN DEMAND, ux Lands a8 ng Sottied. CHAMBERLAL D., Aug. 10.—[Special to Tur Bee.|—There was a falling off In the number of filings at tho Chamberlain land oftice during the month of July. The total number of new settlers who filed upon lands in the ceded Sioux country during the month was ninety-four. This is a good record, considering that during the moath farmers are the busiest aua to Jeave their eustern ho of freo government lunds in From all accounts the rush 1 the ceded Sioux lands will be of iume this fall thau during the past As soon s eas farmers arc through harvesting the rush will commence. and will continue until snow flies and pts a stop to the influx, The total number of filings at the Chamberlain land ofice since the Ist day of January of the present year of the Missouri river—has disposing of 161,250 acres of e Sam's L. Estimating at five 1oa 1y, this would make an_increase of over L000 10 the population of the country west of the Missouri viver so fur this year. T settlers who arrived in that country in ti 1o put in crops this season are well satisficd vith the outlook, and are highly pleased with what has been accomplished this sea son. The c | Sioux lands are all right, and can support thousands upon thousunds of thrifty farmers und their families. CHARGED WITH MURDE!R, De S wnlizod. fow the Ceded kota Aro ath I the west. for homs tor Kl tng KANsAs Crry inary heaving of Bunker charged with the killing of Lawyer B, Johnson, ended suddenly in Justice Betts' court today. ‘Thio attorneys for the defend- ant were attempting 1o bring out certain when Justice Betts sustained an objection 1o tho questions. Mr. Huttlings after making his _excoption to the ruling. rose and openly declired it was useless for the defendant to intro fuce any other tosti mony Upon this the county attorney aske that Little be hold for trial nt the Septem ber term of the common pleas court without pail. The justice made the order as ui rected Upon the showing that Little was denied the right of a fuct preliminary hearing, Lit tle's attorneys will atter t to have their client r 1 on a writ of habeas corpus. After the court had declared the case ad journed and the crowd was moviug out somo man passed behind the railing within six feetof the prisouer and made the re mark: *Little should not be let out on buil He ought to be thunkful that he is allowed to breathe.” An eifort wis zet the maun, crowd, The prelim- A. W, Little, ovidence made by the constable to but Lie disappeared o the R LYNCHED A MINER, Yonuessen Soldiers ut Conl Croek the Assnssination of & Co NasuviiLe, Aug. 10.—A Knoxville special to the Banner says: Meager information from Coal Creek is to the effect that & miner numed Dgummond was lynehed at that p toduy by the soldiers, He had been held under arrest charged with being the leader of the mob which assassinated Private Laugherty Monday night. Deummond was hanged 0 # trestlo, the deed being done by soldiers from his boarding house. A man named Blkins, suspeeted of complicity in the murder of Laugherty, will probably be Iynched. A mingr by the name of Moore hus Al8o beon arested and summary vemgeance may be wreeked on him. Affairs are assum ing a serlous shupe in the mining regions aud more trouble is expected. Today 1,000 miners went out ou & general strike, and work {8 atastandstill iu all mines except those of the Knoxville Iron company, which work all convicts, The cause of the strik is the action of the operators in trying Lo get the men to accept a reduction of 20 per v on coal digging and give tnem a like reduc: tion in rents and store provisions, e — Claims Ho s & Proacher, 8. Joseri, Aug. 10.~Today the police ar rested man just after he had robbed a Aven o, ‘residence of dress goods and a gold-hesded umbrella. He claimed to be Rev. J, T Brown of Waupun, Wis.. and two preachers’ ilroad half-fare permits were found in his pocket. He declined Lo state why he deserted the pulplt to becowe & burglar. | i WILL RACE WITH MKINLEY Ohio Democrats Nominate Lawrence T, Neal for Governor, VICTORY FOR SILVER MEN OF THE STATE Colonel W. O, Taylor Put Up for Lientenany Governor - Other N Mnde ~Platform on Which the Can- didates Wil Stand. Tor Governor Loss county. For Licutenant TAYLOR of Fran For Suprome ¢ of Parke county For Treasurcr of State -1 of Coshocton county. For Attorney General of Putnam county, For Member Board of Pablic Works B WILHELM of Summit county For Food and Dalry Commisston MCKEOWAN of Hawliton county LAWRENCE T. NEAL ot Govornon lin vt WILLIAM A, ity 101N W, SATER . BLACKBURN JOUN P. BAILEY LOULS PAT Il CINCINNATI, Aug. 101t was a hot day, but a cool couvention, and from start to finish the delegates conducted their business in a deliberate manner. The convention, as A wholo, was remarkably harmonious, con- sidering the unsettled condition of matters before the meeting convened. ‘Thero was a bitter fight on Neal, but he had no trouble in securing a large addition to the number of tis fricuds when once the bullov was de- cided. Part of this was a rush to get into the band wagon, and part of it was loyalty o the nomince of the party—more of the latter than the former. iker wus ox- peeted o swing a much heavier vote than he did, and if the Campbell men were roally pushing him. and they say shey were, they pushed i in the wrong direetion. His candiduey was deploravly managed, and it really never had o chance to win after the vote of Hamilton county was reached on the fiest roll call. Hamilton county slaughtered him by casting the bulk of its vote tor Neal, an easy victory for Neual, and his ends are more than hopeful of success in November, They say that they will bury MeKinley, and lonestly belleve what thoy sy al. itas well known, does not stand high in favor at Washington, yet he stands platform which endorses the adminis- tion, and the men who howlod for Neal ripped the skin from the inside of thelr throats to express to the world their ad- miration of the administration of Presi- dent Cleveland, Aba was t the The action of the platform committes in omitting to tako a stand on the siver que tion is variously commented on. Meumbery of the committee lure that it was all summarized in the plank binding the con- veution to support the administration, but the free silver men, who arc numerous, are not so contident. One member o Platform. the platform committes said “We did not know what w0 do. We would have been a committe on Juckass sislation to map out a policy for Oho and then, perhaps, have the Wasnington fellows do sowething else. Perbaps our charge may have been a littlo weak, but 1 guess our horse sense was all vight.” The delegates were slow in assembling. Aftert prayer Chaivman Crites of the stato coutral committee delivered a brief address, . which he took & ck at “‘Shermanism, McKinloyism and Kepublicanism,” as réspousible ~ for the ninancial 1ls of the country, and named Hon, G 1. Barger as temporary chairman Chatrman Barger Speaks His Preco. Mr. Barger, mn a speech, Cle W lefu his republican a surplus of §100,000.000 m ury, with annual said suc the revenne of 205,000,000 xcess of expenditures; gold and e purchased and coined, not stored useless metal; the' fres gold above the reserve of $95,000,000 and the gold stream from Europe had turned toward our shores, the net gain during Cleveland’s admimsiration belng nearly 55,000,000, our years of republican control left the country _comronted with question, “What Shall We Do with the Deficlency 1 as the result of reckless exiravagance, Yes the republicans, who were responsible for this condition of affairs, hoped to profit it, politically, through the distress the masses. In other words, they hoped people would censure the as signee of an improvident, reckless spend- thrift and reward the spendthrift that caused the troublo with which the assignee must deal. He then took up tho silver question, deca laring that tho constitution of the United States never intended that the government should purchase and store either gold or silver, but that it should fix the weight of the coins, Congross might, however, lwit coinige, but the coinage should be free up to that limitation; that the currency should be based on coin, but the ratio should not be controlled by thi iea of the governments of Europe, nor be dominated by those of single city of this country, whose interests turn toward Burope, He declared that the party was stitl in favor of tariff roform, and denied that the recent bunk failures were the result of the fears of the peoplo that his reform would interfere with the indus tries of the country Upon motion, the temporar, was made permanent. Plattor The platform committee, W then approves — tho platform of = the nutional_convention nt Chicago, espocially the tarifl and curreucy plunks; congratulates the wountry on the prospect. of measures of reliof as oitlined in tho presigeoLs messigo; expresses confidence that a Mmoeratic cou- vess will devis Lyws to that end and then continues as follows The financial situation is an unfortunate tegracy of republican administration, 1t is the natural result of the MeKiuley tariff, the Sherman luw, the extravagance of the party lately in power, and the ereation and fostering of trusts and corrupt combinations by that party, all combining to shake credit, creato distrast in the money of the country and paralyze its business. We recommend the national permitted Lo issue currency equal to the par value of United States bonds deposi with the treasuror of the United States, to the end that the volume of curvency be immediatoly imereased. ‘The platforn then declares that the inter- est of every true soldier and pension nds thut the pension roll presorved a roil of honor; declares in fuyor of just and liberal recognition of the claims of the veterans, and favors grantiug them patriotism could ask and gratitude demand; but that the granting of pensions on fraudulent claims for partisan purposes, in contraven- ton of law as practiced under the last ud- ministration, neeas nvestigation and cor- tion, the party plodging itsolf thut the rightful claim of no union soldier to a pen- sion shall bo denied, nor the allowance of any worthy pensioner disturbed. Victory for the Siiver Men, he platform wus adopted with a whoo) and then Neal, Taylor, Baker and Clarl were put in nomination for goveruor and Neal was chosen on the first ballot. 1t was a declded triumpl for free silver men Colonel W. A. Taylor of Columbus was nominated for lieutenant governor by acclas wation Neal made a us the orguanization Adopred. worted by the adopted; it as banks be to an amount pecch of acceptance, pre- dicting victory, and was followed by Taylor, The ticket was completed as followsi Judge of the supremo court, J. W. Sater; state treasurer, B. (. Blackburn: attoraey general, J. 1% Builoy; member of the Board S Public Works, Lo B, Wilhelm; food sad duiry commissioner, I, . McKeown, I'hie couvention then adjourned,