Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ABLISHED IN THE BATTLE OF FINANCE Arguments in the Senate Yesterday on the Bilver Questior MR, VOORHEES' NATIONAL BANK BILL Its Immediate Conslderation Objected To— odge's BIll for the Repeal of the Parchasing Claase of the Sher- man Act — Wolcott's Speech. WaAsHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The principal scene of action in the financial battle was shifted to the senate today and raged with varying Intensity and interest throughout the after- noon. Immediately after the preliminary spening business had been transacted Sena- tor Gordon of Georgia recalled a plank in the last democratic platform by presenting A mensure to suspend for ninoty days the Jaw imposing & 10 per cent tax on state bank issucs. He declared it would give relief to the country in fifteen days, and would make it possible to move the immense cotton crop in the south, The proposition was not re- ceived with any varticular warmth by the senate and Mr. Gordon asked its reference to the financial committee and said he ala demand a report, yea or nay, on the measure At an early day. Voorhees' National Bank Bl Mr. Voorhees reported back from the finance con.inittee the national bank bill in- troduced by him yesterday. The bill, he suid, had not only the endorsement of the committee on finance and the secretary of the treasury, but a similar m passed the senate unanimously lust session Te did not by any manner of means proclaim the measure as one of entire reiief, but he looked upon it as a measure of relief. It would, to some extent, help the people. 1t would authorize an increase of §19,000,000 on the bonds already deposited, and there was not a doubt that it would result in increase of from £40.000,000 to £60,000,000, increase of currency that would be at this time a solace and comfort to the people in every quarter in the United Sta there had been reasons heretofore passage of a like bill, those wero magnified now a hundred fold. He y hoped that, practicully, without discussion, the senate would do today what it had doné heretofore for an increase of the cireulating medium, The national banks were not favorites of his. He had not been enamored of them, nor they of him; but that was no reason why they should not be used to bring about a measure of relief if they were capable of it. In this instance he believed that they had power to do good, and he desired to authorize them to render a measure of reliet to the people. The vice president asked if there was ob- jection to the immediate consideration of the bill. Mr. Gockrell's Objectio Mr. Cockréll —There s objection, because there ave o number of senators who desire to be heard on this proposition und who will have amenduents to offer to give to the musses of the people the same rights us are conferred on the national banks, and to put a stop w_favoritism and proseriptive legs- lation, We have just as much money in the country as we ever had. This bili cannot be considered in the morning hour, and even if it could be, bill containing such principles should not be passed in the morning hour. 1 shall never give my vote to any bill that tonds to recognize the rights of national banks to issue and control the paper money of the country. After the Voorhees bill had gone over on the objection of Mr. Cockrell, the latter gen- tleman asked the senate to cousider and puss the hiouse joint resolution for the pay- ment of milenge to senators and representi- tives of the present session. This gave Mr. Frye of Maine a_chance, which he availed himself of, of ridiculing the idea of the pub- lic duty which would postpone relief for the people and muke haste to provide relief for senators and mewbers. Mr. Frye was asked whether he objected to the consideration of the joint resolution, Ho declined to do so, but Mr. Peffer stepped into the breach with an_objection, and the joint resolution went to the calendar. ae Lee Mantle caso, involving the ques- tion of the right of governors of state to appoint senators (under cortain circum- stances) was then taken up, and Mr. Hunton of Virginia addressed th e briefly in behalf of Mr. Mantle's right to a seat. Mr, Voork then introduced a joint resolution extending for six months tho bonded period for whisky in government warchouscs. Repeal of the Sherman Act. The resolution offered last Tuesday by Mr. Lodge, vepublican, of Massachusetts, directing the committee on finance to report at once a bill to repeal the purcha ing clauso of the Sherman act, and thata vote be taken on such repeal on Tuesday, the 22d inst., wus luid before the senate, and Mr. Lodge made an urgument in ad- vocaey of it. What the people wanted, ho said, was prompt action. He had no mind for party politics or delay. He asked simply for action. He closed with the quotation for Mr. John Quincy Adams, *'1 would not deliberate, 1 would act,” Mr. Wolcott, republican, of Colorado, replied 10 Mr. Lodge. He agruod with the senator from Massuchusetts that this was nota party question. He feit greatly lieved (in view of some unpieasant velutions in the senate within the past few years) thata question had arisen in which the democratic executive and the Massa- chusetts senators mightagree. It was n most auspicious and most significant occusion, It was s most delight- ful foreshadow of “the duys when party raucor should cease when all notes of discord should be blended in one harmonious melody. [Laugbter.] He believed that the next thing in ovder would be for the president of the United States who was fortunately untrammeled and un embarrassed by any previous utterance on the subjeet, to frame some election law which would, perhiaps, meet the views of the sena- tors from Massachusetts und the reconcilia- tion would be complete. [Laughter.) Mad Not Beon an Injury, In order, however, that the repeal of an existing law should bring relief, it would be necessary tashow that the law had inflictea injury. Ho had yet to heava siugle intelli- man staté, on his conscience, that he pelioved that the Sherman uct had wrought the jury under” which the country now suftered, He had yet to hear a single man of exporience in financial matters or in pub- lic affairs, say that tho unfortunate finan. cial erisis through whnich the country was pussing had anything to do with the Nher- nact. Iivery one would admit that the Shermun act was vicious m prineiple and illogical. 1t was vicious in that it mado of silver a commodity, it was blogical and vicious in that it left the silver bullion iu the troasury uncoined, left it where it might be dumved ou the opean markets at any time. These its disadvantages : but it had some advantuges Its quasi reeognition of silver had been of in fluite value in the hope which it had inspired of bimetallismn aud in the fact that it had afforded an colarged currency from month to month for the past three years. Iliven in . the last few months, the Shovman act had suved the country frow infinitely greater dis- asters thau it had undergone. It had given the country a currency, asstated by Senator Chandler, backed by the credit of the ernment nnd by the silver at its bullio: valup, ‘Phat was o pretty £ood currency. 1t was, perhaps, 4 Jittle better curreucy than tho $37,000,000 of clearing houee certiicatos now in cireulation in Now York. backed only by rediscounted paper and held by peopie Wa0 wers now clamoring for the repeal of tho Shepwan wet. The only tengiblo state- ment which ho (Mr. Wolcolt) eould get as to . t by the Sherman act was Iy a lack of coutidenco in Sarope. but thet hadid aot find thet state- Alenl was borue out by the fact Amerioan deousitive th Bugland. Swerlcaz urities had been held JUN enormously in Great Britain, perhaps to the eoxtent of £2,000,000,000. Great Britain had suffered seriously in Argentine and in her own colonies, and had been forced to sell securities and the cheapest securities had come first. 1t was impossible to say what proportion of American securities were held abroad—payable some in gold and some in lawful money, but it was nevertheless true, and susceptible of proof, that the sccurities which came back, came back irrespective of the method of this payment. No better illustration of that could be given than the fact that the New York & Ne Haven railroad stock and the Pennsylvania railropd stock, wirich had a permanent value, had not come back. Their dividends were payable in lawful money and not in gold. Those securitios were stiil held abroad. The cheapest and weakest securities came back first, and they came irrespective of the fact whether thoy were payable in silver or gold. The great lquidation had come, not because there was in Great Britain a lack of confi- dence in American finances, but because the holders of American securities were coms pelled to sell, There had been a little breathing spell and there again had come & healthy demand abroad for American securities. But that demand had been checked by the Reading fiasco. He did not believe that even a Penn- sylvania banker would accuse the Sherman act of being responsible for the Reading fiasco. The trouble with the Whisky trust had come on and the trust had gone to pieces. Had the Sherman act been respon- sible for that? Then came the breaking up of the Cordage trust, oreanized and manaced by the leading financiers of New York. Had the Sherman act been responsible for that? And yet the New York newspapers figured up daily the market quotations of a year ago and those of today, struck the balance be- tween them and argued that silver and the Sherman act were responsible for all those disasters. If it was no responsible for the condition of affairs abroad, it was stili less responsible for the coudition of affairs at home. Mr. Lodge's Statement Questioned. ‘Ihe seuator from Massachusetts (Lodge) had said thut after the repeal of the Sher- man act confidence would come back to the country. How would it come back, and where? Would it come from the lavoring classes, from the furmers, from the mincrs? The rvepeal of the Sherman act would not bring confidence to them. Would it bring, ccnfidence to the banks? The banks did not want confidence in the money of the coun- try, but they wanted the money of other people. The banks wanted some legislation that would induce the poor peopls who had withdrawn their money from the banks to bring it back. That brought him, he said, to the real cause of the present existing financial panic. It had come partly because of Kuropean losses in South America and Australia; partly because Russia and Aus- tria were buying gold, and partly because the United States had purchased more goods abroad than it had sold abroad. All these causes were utterly independent and irrespective of silver.and the Sherman act If there had not been a_dollar's worth of sil- ver in the country: if there had never been line of silver legislation, the blight would come exactly the same. Silver was not responsible for it. Coufidence was of slow growth and all the legislation that might be enacted would not bring back confidence to the men who had withdrawn their money from the banks. For his own part, he intended to conduct himself, not alone as a citizen of a section, but as a citizen of a great republic. Prophecy was futile, but he might be permitted to assert his convie- tion that wien prosperous days came back to this country it would be after it had an- nounced to the world that this was a nation of bimetallists, believing in hard moaey, both ola and silver, and that 1t proposed to' h its share of the gold of the world, was rich enough to'hold it nd was entitled by its re- sources and condition to have it; that at the same time the United States proposed to open its mints to the freo and unlimited coinage of silver, and that we hod returned to the patis of the founders of the repub- lic—paths which, so long as they were followed. had brought financial happiness and deviation from which had always brought panic and financial disaster. Laid Aside Without Action, At the close of Mr. Wolcott's speech, the Lodge resolution was laid aside without wction and Mr. Hoar addressed the senate on Mr., Vest's resoldtion as to bimetalli At the close of Mr. Hoar's speech o dis- cussion started as to the question of respon- sibility for the demonctization of silver and was carried on for some time by Senators Stewart, Cockrell, Aldrich, Hoar and Sher- man. / After a brief oxecutive session the senate adjourncd. N THE HOUSE, Mr. Grosvenor of Ohlo Mukes the the Day on Sifver. WaSHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The most interest- ing speceh in the house today, because it was really the first republican protest against free coinage, was delivered by Mr. Gros- venor of Ohio and was lacking neither in sareasm nor satire. Mr. Snougrass, democrat, of Tennessee, made a bitter assault upon his colleague, Mr. Patterson, on account of the position taken by that gentleman against free coin- age. Mr. Burrows offered a resolution giving Charles E. Belknap the right to contest the seat of George F. Richardson, from the Fifth district of Mickigan, Mr. Richardson (the sitting member) asked that the resolution be luid over until tomorrow, and it was o or- dered. Resumption of the Silver Debate, The silver debate was then resumed, Mr Hutchison of Texas, concluding his remarks ay iu favor of free colnage of Blanchard, in speaking in favor of nage, reviewed the silver legislation atry and quoted from both th democ wd repulican platforms and c. pressed his opimion that if the republican platform me \ything, not twenty repub- licans would vote “for the Wilson bill. Tho Chicago platform had declared for the repeal of the Sherman law and then had declaved for bimetallism. Thut portion of the plat- form oughit to bo carried out in o single bill und on i bimetallic standard. If the fricnds of silver yielaed to this demand of the gold people, tiiey yielded that which nothing but rovolution could regam. 1f the purpose of the gold peovle was achicved the mints would be stopped to the coinage of silver, and no method was proposcd to replace sil: ver with other currency. The United States had reached & point in_wealth, prosperity and industey that it could afford 'to lead and uot follow. ~ (Applause.] This country had doclared its political hberty in_the days of 1 Could it not now proclaim its finan- cial liberty? **He who would be free, hiw- self must strike the blow.” (Applause.] M or's Kpoech, Mr. Grosvenor said it was to be regretted that the presidentin his messago to con- gress had not boea 5o void of partisanship as ne had asked tho two houses to be, [t was unfortunate thatthe executive of the country, looking forward to the condition which portended violent opuosition to his views, had seen fit to first appeal to parti- sanship and to unjustly proclsim to the peo- plo that the present peril of the country grow out of the legislation of the republican party. If the pending debate should develop intoa partisan discussion, its instigation would be found in the declarations of the president himsel Tho vresident had de- claved that the republicans had been re- sponsible for the present condition of affairs and this declaration would Dbe the origin of political discassion—if political discussion thel should be. Very little of the present trouble, he said, could be traced to the She Keferriug to the 16th chapter of Laviticus, called attention to the selectfon of & s goat and said thut the democratie party could not select the Mekinley billas a scape goat and ¥o it hud devoted the lawmb to the ord sud sent the silver bill into the wilder- ness. |[Lavghter.] ThadiMeulty in which the country vow found itself was attribut- able 1o the fact that the people feared the tinkeriag with the protective tarifl by the Grosv. [GOSTINUED ON SECOND Yaur.] OMAHA, WEDNESDAY NOT & VICTORY FOR ENCLAND Decision of the Court of Arbitration in the Bering Sea Cases. POINTS IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES Ameriein Arbitrators Satisflad with the Fladlngs—Grenter Protection Assured the Senls—Death Blow to Pelagio Seallng Has Been Struck, Panrs, Aug. 15.—The Bering sea arbi- trators met this morning and President Baron de Courcel delivered eopies of the decision. Afterward ne addressed the arbi- trators, saying that he recognized the great value of arbitration in the cause of peace between nations. He expressed the opinion that every international arbitration ren- dered war less probable and said he looked forward to the time in vhe near future when it would be the rule and not the exception to settle international differences this way. Senator Morgan, one of the American arbi- trators, and Lord Hannen, one of the British, responded, reciprocating the baron's senti- ments and recognizing the hospitality ren- dered by France. The session then termin- ated amid mutual congratulations and ex- pressions of good fecling. Gist of the Opinlon. The award decides that by the ukase of 152 Russia claimed jurisdiction in the Bering sea 10 the extent of 100 Ttalian miles from the coasts and islands belonging to her, but in course of the negotiations which led to the conclusion of the treaty of 1824 with the United States and 1825 with Great Britain, Russiaadmitted that her jurisdiction should be restricted to reach a cannon shot_ from shore. Erom that time up to tho cession of Alaska to the United States Russin never in fact or exercised any oxclusive isdiction in Behring sea, or any exclusive ghts to the seal fisherics beyond the or- dinary limit of territorial waters. On the second point it is decided that Great Britain aid not recognize or concede any elaim upon the part of Russia o exclu- sive jurisdiction. O the third point it is decided that the body of water now known as Bering sea was included in the phrase, “Pucif an,” in the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Kussia, On the tourth point 1t is decided that all rights of Russia to jurisdiction and to the i s passed to the United States by the cession. Hus No Property in Seals. On the fifth point, on.awhich_special stres: was placed by the United States comunis sioners, vhe tribunal decides that the United States has no right to the protection of or property in the seals frequenting the islands of the United States in Bering sea when found outside of the ordmary threc-mile limit. Lord Hannen, John M. Harlan dis cision. “The regulationsadopted by the majority— Mr. Harlan and Sir John Thompson dis senting—are practically: The United State and Great Britain shall forbid their citizens and subjects to hunt seals within & zone of sixty geographical miles around the Pribi- lov islands, inclusive of territorial watars. Shail Estabilsh a Closed Neason. They shall establish a closed season of the year from May 1 to July 81, inclusive, in that « part of the Pacific ocean, inclusive of the Bering sea, situated north of the 35> of north latitude or east of the 150° of longitude from Greenwich, until it strikes the water boundary between tho U States and Russfa, described in the treaty of 1867, foliowing that line up to Bering straits. Durivg. the open scason only sailing ssels will permitted o carry on fur sealing. They may use such canoes or undeckea boats as are in common use & fishing boats Each vessel must be provided with special license issue by its government and carry a distinguishing flag prescribed by its government. Masters shall keep an accurate official log book. The use of nets, fircarms or explosives is forbidden, but this restriction shall not apply to shotguns when such are used in fishing outside of Bering sea during the sea- son when such may be lawfully carvied on. The two governments shall tiake measures to control the fitness of the men authoriz to engage in sealing. These regulations do not avply to Indians dwelling along the coasts. It is provided that the regulations shall remain in force until abolished or modified by common agreement and that they be re- submitted every five years to new examina- tion. 'he arbitrators suggest that the two goy- ernments should come to an understanding to prohibit the killing of the scals on lund or ir John Thompson and nted from this last de- | sea for a period of from one to three years. Waat is Thought of the Decision, In an interview today sentative in this city of tl press Hon. J. W. Foster, American agent to the Bering arbitration, said that, under the decisions of the tribunal, no pelagic s can now be carried on between Ma July 81, After that time such scaling may be prosecuted in Bering sea with spears at i distance of sixty miles from the islunds. This decision limits pelagic sealing to nar- row bounds. Mr. Foster said he thought that the re- strictions might render the pelagic industry unproiitable. The provisions for a close season will prevent pelagic hunting during three out of four months, when it can be suid to be very profitable. It lea right to hunt seals in the north fa January to May, The w during thre fourths of that period unfavorable and_the catches then are always small, Iv always leave right to hunt seils in parts of Bering sca after July, which means fora period of about twenty-five days after the expiration of which rough weather compels the hunters o leave. During these twenty-five days the hunters can neither come within sixty wiles of the Priviloy islands nor use any weapou except spears. Though the Indiaus are permitted to hunt’ seals along the coust from canoes, the catch made by them 1s always very small, Mr. Foster said: *True, the United States has not obtained all it con- tended, since it demanded the total prohi- bition of pelagic sealing, but the regulations now made are much better than those Mr. Blaine vainly offered to Lord Salisbury in 1800 as a settlement. Mr, Blaine then pro- posed, as the sole restriction of pelagic scaling, to prohibit it within sixty miles of Pribilov islands. The present settlement is also more advantageous than the one pro- posed by Mr. Bayard in 1555, s he asked no protection for the seals during May and June. It has since been found thut the operations of the pelagic hunters were wmost destructive to pregnant seals during these two months.” Associated Deathblow to Pelagio Sealing. Major Williaws, one of the American at- taches, was also lnterviewed. He said thay the result of the regulations would probably be the abandonment of the Canadiay polagic hunting, as it will not pay under the re- strictions imposed. ‘I'he concensus of opinion among the Amer- ican agents and counsel is that though the techuical success rests with Great Britain on legal points. on practical grounds the victory is to the United States, as the arbi- tration was entered upon to preserve the seals and the decision achieves that result. What Justice Harlan Says. In an interview this evening,”Justice Harlan expressed the ovinion that the regulations specified by the tmbunal would check pelugic sealing and thus go far toward accomplishiog one of the chief aims of the United States. The general result of the arbitration, he thought, was far in aavance of anything that the United States had demanded. The members of the tribunal reserved the right to prepare and file fudividual opinions in tho case at any time before next January 1. Justice Harlan will proceed at once to Switzerland, where he will prepare his opinion. He will safl with his family for America probably September 27, Senator Morgan will leawe Paris Thursday and will =ail on the steamer' New York from Southimpton on Saturday Sir Charles Russell, British counsel, and Charles H. Tupper, British agent, have loft for London. _All the Englishmen connected with the tribunal a#e exceedingly roticent and apparently are disappointed because it was not more unfu¥orable to the United tes. BETTER THAN EXPECTED, Major Halford Says the Decision Will Pre- sorva the Seallng Industry. Major Halford, paymaster of the Depart- ment of the Platte, whose official duties took him to Paris during the progress of the hearing before the tribunal, expressed great satisfaction at the result of the deliber- ations. To Tur BEE he gave his personal views, as follows: “The decision of the tribunal so far as form goes is in the nature of a compromise, as Mr. Phelps is reported to have said he thought it would be from the nature of tho case, and it is more eweeping and effective than 1 thought probable when I left Paris. Considerable confusioa has existed in the public mind as to the real countention of the United States. Mare clausam wus never asserted, and it was naver contended that Russia had assertad it in the measures ‘which that government took for the protec- tion of seal life before 1867. The first ques- tions submitted to the tribunal—what Sir Charles Russell called the questions of ‘right’ and of ‘derivative title’—have been decided in accordance with historic fact and from undisputed documentary evidence, There was an agreement submitted to the court as to these questions be- tween the counsel for the two governments, and the tribunal had little dificulty with them, and indeed they wero not essentially i , only preliminary to the real questions ‘av issue—those of property right and of protection The United States claimed o property right in the Alaskan or Priblov island seal, or if not in the seal, then in the industry estabhished on the islands founded upon the seals This inaustry, the United States claimed, shouid bowrotected, and in whatever reguliiions that have been establ d this right of property, n the degreo to which the regulations have been ramed, is recognized. *“The ‘close season’ is ample for the pro- tection of the seal: £0 to their breed- ing grounds in the eavly summer. All of them are on the islunds by the middle or 1ast of June, und the young liave been born and will be al weeks old. before the close on It is important too, that this close season is extended go the North P citic as well to the Bering sea This of the seals in and uear the Aleutian passes, as the herd goes to the islands, “The protected zone of six islands is a large advance upon the ish proposition, which for twenty miles Outside of this: zone, onl, sealing will be allowed from and after August 1. Coupled with! this is the pre vision that there shall .be no use of arms by pelagic saalers. Th stop the brutal und destruc tht has resulted in the lossof probably four or five times as many of ‘the se: were taken, This loss was fromthe killed. which sank before they could be: taken into the boats, and from the wounaea, many of which may have afterwand ‘died. It will be borne in mind that necessarily a large pro- portion of the pelagie cateiwusof pregnant females, the evidence shoswing as high as 75 ceven ) per cent. = A ‘modus’ for this year wadagreed npon between Russin and “Great Britain during the Paris arbitration, M..‘.:g,he result of that agreement was paraded béfore the tribunal, doubtless in the hope that it might havean influence in determimng the issue with the nited States. That ‘modus’ adopted apro- tected zone about the Commander islands— the Russian islands—of only thirty miles. How much better and more effe the sixty-mile zove will be is the instant. “Of course, it scemed to me, as | to the argument, tl made good its proper wereof a natur them within the rules of law property in certain anima of like nature ~ and habit, even though th temporarily and periodically leave the pos- :ssion of the owner. But there were counter considerations of great weight that had to be taken “into the account. The British planted themselves strongly on the doctrine of the ‘freedom of the seas,’ as ugainst the idea that the United States should be allowed to police thewses in the pro- tection of its wandering property. To great fons, especially those baving large mari- time interssts, there was much force in England’s argument. In addition to this wus the indisposition of con- scrvative men to take advance steps in matters of international law. ¥ award a property right ta the United States in the scals did not involve any new prin- jples of international 1aw, but it did involve new application of those principles to a lass of animals differing in many respects from those which now have property pro- tection. If the question shall again come up for international consideration the next tribunal will not have so far to vo, from tho prosent decision, to that of a full ppoperty award. “Really, the decision s a property award, in o very large degree. The United State has the ownership and custody of the seals on the Priblov island, and the only encmy that threatened the destruction of the herd and of the industry was the pelagic sealing that has been practiced for twenty years, probably, by the Canadin sealers, with the destructive shotgun, uand with bratal — warfar upon pregnant mothers and young in and about the Aleutian passes and the islands during th tune when the seals were making their turn_ trip to the islands und during the breeding scason. This only enemy of our property hus been practically steuck down b the Paris tribunar of arbit tion; for it cannot be doubted that, while the decision is of binding force only as between the two nations imme- diately involved, its terms will be rvespected by all nutions; and indeed, by the t both the United States and Great Britain agree to use all their influence to secure the dhesion of other powers w0 whatever d cision should be reached. “The ult is a very! substantial victory for the United States, It secures the future of the sealing industry to this country, and preserves the race of senls for the use and benefit of mankind fpors threatened exte; mination, ‘The end growns the work., Paris its name close after Geuncva in the fuland satisfactory settlement of a question that threateaed to embroil two great nations in regretful ‘resentments and possible hostilities.” e PROPERTY KIGHT IN SEA — International Proteetion Agreement—Cl Sen Claim Not Easertained. Wasuixgrox, Aug. 15=The cabled advices w Secretary Gresham state that the Bering sea tribunal has decidea that KRussia did nov assert and exercise an exelusive jurisdiction in the Hering sea aud the seal fisheries theremn prior to the cession of Alaska to the United Stat consequently Great Britain never conceded such right to Russian It is also decided that Bering sea was not included in the phrase “‘Pacific ocean” s used in the treaty of 1525 tween Great Britain and Russia; conse- quently no exclusive rights of jurisdiction over Behring sea and the seal fisheries therein passed to the United States with Alaska under the treaty vf 1867, The inference is that'iy is under the last of the five points submitted to arbitration by article vii that the coucessions as to the close season, & sixty-mile protected zoue, and the prohibition of the Use of firearms apbly The fifth point was oue on which the greatest stress was laid in the argument by United Statescounsel. It raised the question whether the United States miles about th Br tive apparent on listened t the Umted States claim; that the scals which accord cox B ON TUIKD PAGE.| and _hobit thav brought,_| | MORNING, AUGUS I0WA REPUBLICAN LEAGUE Delegates from the Olubs of the Hawkeye State Meet at the Capital, LAFE YOUNG OPENS THE CAMPAIGN ds & Trumpet at Wi te for the Force Up After To- thie Work of Line Drs Moises, Aug. 15, —The city is full of republicans in attendance on the state con- vention of the League of Republican clubs, which meets this afternoon, and tomorrow's republican state convention. No important change in the political situa- tion has occurred. Jackson and Young are still in the lead, while other candidates hope their forces will be so evenly divided that a third man may bo able to slip in. The Leaguc of Republican clubs conven- tion assembles at ary Tabernacle this afternoon. Over 1.200 members were in at- tendance. R. Conaway of Brooklyn called the convention to order and introduced T. C. Dawson of Council Bluffs as chairman, who in a short address introduced Hon, Lafe Young, leading candidate for governor Mr. Young was greeted with cheers, last- ing fully five minutes. He said that if the American people had had as groat distrust of democrats on the day of election as they had thirty days after this country would not now be in the condition it is. The country was standing still today because it realized that for the first time sinec 1856 the democratic party was in full possession of all departments of the government, and knowing the determination of the democratic executive the contry had been palsied with fear lest he should compel the fulfillment of party pledg T “In the ver Got the Change. v midst of prosperity, under the glowing sunshine of thrift, the American people voted for «_change, being fully fore- red of the result. ‘The heople were pre- paring to mvite the people of the world to come to America to march in graud review before the best enlightenment of the west- ern hemisphere. ‘Ihis ought to huve bee our greatest y Ficlds and factories never had been more productive, the volume of money never so great: but, in tho most unexpected way and at the most un- expected time, adversity ame upon us. “The_democratic party may not be the cause of the present distress, but it has b aught under very suspicious circumstat lic business interests of Americn know th last year with the countr they were booming, and now they idlc_as the winds that whistlo above the smokcless chimneys. ‘The sovereign vot of the United States. in pu'ting the repub- rty in the-soup, scem to have thie country in ulso. To those who nave close obsorvers of the history and ton- dency of tho democratic party the present condition of things ought to be no surpri “The democratic party has for many year framad its party pledges with recklessness astoconsequences, buv its recklessness for the time was powerless for ovil. bec party was powerless to execute. The re- publican party, its enomies say, has been powerful for ¢vil, but it cannot be said it has been such a powerful evil that its advent to power could scare o rich and busy nation into idleness and want in less than six months. 'Phe history and achievements of the republican party are celebrated as pa- triotic and not partisan victories. The re- publican party never has been mean cnough to sacrifice the common ntercsts to advance its own cause. In the present crisis tho ro- 'ty pleads for such wise and pa- jon as shall bring confidence to the business world and unloose the purse strings of those who are hoarding their money, and they are in favor of such action, whether it shall bring glory to the democratic party or not.” At the conclusion of Young's specch r marks were made by Colonel Hepburn, 2 . Cumnmins and John Y. Stone. Committees and Oficers, Chairman Dawsor responded in a good tempered address on behalf of the conven- tion. Committees on credentials and resolu- tions and members of the executive com- mittee and vice presidents were then ap pointed as follows: Creden G. B. Ilalbert, Deck M. W. Morcy do; W. Matli 1 Goldy A, L. Brooks Dolliver, T. M. Ze Kesolutions E. 1. Duffu Van Burel Hardin: I, I Audubon L Plymot ith, 1. Wilcox, rrell, ylor; ). Works, Washingtor D. B, Lyon, Dubuque ton W, Stipo, Murshill; s, Wapolio; B R, Hayos, Marion; nas, Unioi; LLit= Barringer, Palo Alto; A W. Steb- Committeo—J. 11 Murphy, Jeffor- Jolin M hin, Museatine; G. A, Meintyre, Bulorg A Nigbr, Clagwn; LW Anderson: D, CUAL Tinre, Mahaskii; W. M. Lewls, ; H. H. Tedford, Ringgold; 1. W. Byers, yi WL Gills, Pocuhontis; Chiarles L] . T'he committees on eredentials and resolu- tions retired immediately for deliberation, “The former soon reported and the following ofticers for the ensuing year were elected : 1% 1. Conway of Brooklyn for president and 0.0, Wilcox of Northwood, secretary. The convention vhen adjourned until cvening, when the committee on resolutions ma report und 4 number of speeches were heard. At tonight's meeting, despite discouraging ? 1,000 delegates ave in at- 'y county in the tendunce, re state, Speoch Chairman Blythe of the s mitteo spoke o the necessity of organiz tion, Hon. A. B. Cummins of tariff and Sec retary of State McFarland on the prospect of the state campaign. Mr. Cummins de- clared the ouly test of party fealty to be the protective tarifr, A great deal of interest was taken in the question of the platform, but when the com- mittee appeared it was found to be restricted to endorsing the national platform of the party and of the 1onal League of Repub- lican clubs; the denunciation of the demo- tic party for precipitating the panic, and for its insults to the old soldiers, The pro- hibition plank of the platform is limited to a ||w-1ml|'n}hm in favor of the advaucement of morals. Before the close of the Davis of Des Moines ate central com- meeting introduced a resolu- tion for woman suffrage, following the declarations made at Louisville in J. S. Clarkson's speech. The resolution was voted down, WAKRM CONTEST Joel P. PROBABLE, Republicans in onvention Today Will Nowminate Thelr Best Men. Des Morxes, Aug. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—Nearly all the delegates to the republican state couvention have ar- rived, and the Savery house preseuts a crowded and lively appearance. The dele- ates tonight are busy visiting the rooms of the various candidates and endeavoring to s1z0 up the situation and arrive at some con- clusion as to who are the best persous to nominate and what position it is best to take on the platform. Oue thing has been practically decided and that is that the resolutions will be reported and adopted before any nominations are made, 50 45 to have the nominees and the platform barmonize. This may prolong the convention so that adjournment may be necessary till Thursday. The originators of this idea are those who are in favor of & modification of the present prohibitory law, in the direction of liceuss, and they claim hey will be uble Lo carry their poiat. Vs puts tho gubernsiorial question i & use the | ) ———e e | NGLE COPY FIVE CENT baaly mixed shape, as there & dates for the nomination w willing to necept on a hcense p, yme candi- vill be un- rm mmi .~ The congressional districts the morning before the convéation hour t select the members of the various committe The_conyention proper w 11 met at 11 o'clock. Ex-United States Sena- tor Jomes Harlan will preside over the tem- vorary organization and ex-State Senator Lawrence of Sioux City has been recom- mended by the state committee as verma- nent chairman. A great deal of enthusiasm is noticeable among the delegates and there determination to steer clear of issues at will divide the convention or disturb its To Arrange the W meet in Both the prohibition and anti-prohibitior elements of the party are strongly repre. ad there is a large body of delogates whohold_a neutral position, maintaining that prohibition has ceased to be a party issue and that there 18 no movre occasion for a plank on that subject than any othor crim- inal law. Will Ignore Prohibition, The probability is that the platform will practically relegate the question to the leg- islative districts, where the prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists both claim to beable to control the result. Tntercst centers in the gubernatorial fight, It is admitted that Young or Jackson will | probably lead, closely followed by Drake, with Ormsby, Torbert, Lyons and Clayton polling a scattoring vote. General Drake is regarded as the winner of the nomination by some shrewd guessers on account of the close contest between tho Jackson and Young forces. The nomination of Drake for governor would probaoly throw the lieutenant govornorship to Moservoy of Cherokee county or Wyman of O'Brien, and that of Juckson or Young would be geo- graphically more favorable to Colonel Du wan of Lueas county or Palmer of Washing- ton, The nomination for the second place will be governed to a considerable extent by the result of the gubernatorial fight Railway Commissioner Luke and Suprome Judge Robm will be renominated without opposition. A great fight is being made for the state superintendency of public schools. Mr. Sabin has a large support and so have Messrs. Jarnazin, Weld, Barrett and Akers and the young Indy candidate, Miss Alico L Heald of Jefferson county, will have a liberal support. Linn County Democrats, Cepar Rars, Aug. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. | —Linn county democrats met at Marion this afternoon and selected delezates to the state convention as follows J.H. Crosby, J. M. Redwand, G. S. Russell J. M. Terry, W. P, Daniels, M. Ottmar, McCloud, A, F\. Schiudle, Joe Kozlovsky, M L. Healy, A, Kinzey, T\ Flaherty, A. Cad- well, V.G, Schunock, J. H. Unaugst, Wil- linm Harrison, A. Smouzed, W. Ray, A. J Reed, A. J. Fuhmeister, Darwin Milde, J. . Bowdish, T. P. Oxley, 5. A. Clark and J. P Mitehell. The delegatior goes uninstructed. e e FARVERS INTEREST. no ). Iturlits and Stockme Visit the World's ¥ Cnreago, Aug. 15, Farmers will begin coming to the fair in large numbers next week. Inquiries received by Chief Buchanan of the Agricultural department indicate that they are anxious to know something of the live stock exhibit, which begins next Monday and lasts until Friday, September & The exhibits will be very: fine. Seventcen sta will send horses and ncarly as many more will show cattle. The provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, will also be represented. Russia, Germany and France will have a fine lot of representa- tive stock, and the bund of sacred cattle from Trinidad will be regarded as a feature. Twenty-six stables, capable of accommo- dating 2,000 head of stock, are now in readi- ness. The exhibit is to be contined to rond- sters and thoroughbred cattle. The show of thoroughbred horses and trotters has been postponed until October 28, Saddle hovse- men have also asked for a postponement from September 5 until some time in Oc- tober, but it is understood their request will not be granted. The appointment of J. B. Bowman of Waverly, [u.. us superintendent of the horse department has been confirmed, Members of the Ancient Order of For- esters marched into the Midway this after- noon and ded down the street to Festi- val hall. They made a great showing, with three or four bauds and about 2,000 men in line, The excrcises in Festival hall con- sisted of music and speeches. Che attendance this morning was very large. A feature of the day was the visit of therajah, Maharaja, who appeared in all the glory “of his royal raiment, gttended by all the pomp and” ceremonies of the Orient A parade of the Illinuis National guard, regiments of United ates marines French, Itulian, Spanish and Russian sailors, sailovs from the caravels, troops of the military tournament, Bedouins and other organizations from the Midway plaisance ed before the rajuh in review. Citizen George Francis Train cntertamed 10,000 people in an unusual manner. After the parade in honor of the Indian rajah had disbanded, the “citizen,” who was perched on a projecting sill of the Administration building, was espied by the crowd and a speech was called for. Fle responded with a ten-minute talk, av the end of which he called for three groans for New York, Tam- maay and the New York press, T ions today were 156,054, of which 121, re paid. AlL the voller chair pushers to the num- ber of 400, with the exception of fifteen negracs, went on a strike this morning. The strikers held ovderly meetings duricg the day and discussed measures tor forcing their émployers to deal, us they said, far with them. The trouble ‘arose over the an- nouncement that wages would be reduced from £l to 75 cents per day, with the com mission remaining the sumo s before. chair pushers effected a temporar organization and will mpt to guin thel nands. A committee of the strikers ited on " Prc Higinbotham, who an investigation of the mutter. A of the chairmen assert that they signed contracts for 81 per day when first employed. Agric Preparing to ir, ——————— BLUUNIT'S RETUKN, Arrives S lulu—He Will Not Talk. SAN FraNcisco, Aug. 15.—fames H. Blount, American minister to Hawali, ex- Minister to Japan Frank L. Coombs and Mr. rang, Chinese minister to the United States, aerived today on the steamship Gaelic. Mr. Blount expresses the opinion that the provisional government of Hawali 15 suft tly strong Lo maintain peac Blount declined to talk ut any length. A letter from Honolulu received by the same steamer says he rocontly took a definite stand back of the proyisional government on a cortain demand made by Japan. That government has lately been pressing the pro- visional governmeut for some proniise or as surance of future suffrage for Japanese im- migrants. After a consultation with Blount the provisional government declined to answer, pending the settloment of the an- nexation question by the United States. Prominent annexationists declare Blount to be favorable to the egjablishment of & pro- etorate. rancisco from Hono- - —— CHINA'S NEW MINISTER, His Arrival at San Francisco—Received in True Orlental Style. SAN FRANCISC0, Cal, Aug. 15.—Young Yum, the new Chincse minister to the ted States, arrived hiere this morning on Gaelic, with a retinue of cight people. The Chinese cousul and his local contingent went to the steamer and received China's new representative in true Oriental style. After the ceremonios were over the party waus driven o the I'al- hotel. Only forty of the party will go to Washington; the others will be distributed along tne Pacific coast, Mexico aud fHouth Amerioa a8 diplomats. The party wil go divect to Washingiun, where the vetiring wisister, Touwl, awaits thoir cowing. PAWNEE COUNTY'S DISASTER Dostructive Oyolone Injures Many Persons and Destroys Proporty, PHYSICIANS ENROUTE TO THE SCENE Table lock People Wive an Alirming Exr tence with a Twister—Foars of A Dangerous Flood in that City. Pawser City, Nob, Aug. [Spoctal Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Rumors of a de= structive cyclone were reported this evening as having done considerable injury to life and property about five miles southeast of thiscity. The report was confirmed later by the arrival of a messenger for phsicians to attend the injured. ‘The cyclone struck the house of John Turnbull about 4:30 o'clock and entirely de- stroyed it. Mrs. Turnbull was sick in bed at the time of the disaster and she and her young babe and hired girl were injured, but to what extont cannot now be ascertained, as the physicians had not re turned at a lato hour tonight. Not a parti- cle of the house was loft standing. All the members of Mr, Turnbull's family were in the house wl it was struck, The barnof Mr. Irwin was also demols ished and a corner of his house damaged. It is feared other damage resultod in the ath of the storm, as the messonger who brought the news here loft soon after tho destruction of Mr. Turnbull's house. The eyclone moved ma northerly direcs witnessed by & number of peos ple of this city tion and wi from the roofs of business houses. Iive inches of rain has falion in tho last tweney-four hours and all swollen out of their banks bridges being washed away. streams are and numerous TABLE KOCK'S TWISTER. Houses Demolishod and P in t Rock, reons © Storm’s Path. Neb, Aug. 15.—[Special Tue Bee]—A twister a fow rods wide passed to the south of this place this afternoon tearing up corn and troes in its way. The residence of Eli Craig was in the path and was demoralized. Mrs. Craig is badly hurt. caused the streets here to overflow and the disastrous Injured TanLe Telegram to A hea rain flood of four years ago this week is brought to the minds of the eitizens, aud if the rain continues tonight will excite grave fears, e DISASTROUS UTAN FIRE, Forty Thousand Dollurs Worth of Property Dostroyed in Salt Lake Sar Lake, Ang. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tug Ber,]—The fire that took place this morning in the lumber yards of Morrison, Morrill & Co. was the most destructive of the kiud in the history of the territory. The flames were discoverod at 8 o'clock by tha foremun of the yard, who was roused from sieep by the roar of the flanes and which were burning two piles of lumber thirty feet mgh and various other materials. By the time the foveman had turned in an alarm the whole yard was one seething mass of flames, The sky for miles around was lighted up by the red glow and many tho sands of spectators thronged abjut the place. Only the utmost endeavors of the firemen prevented the spread of flames and devastation of the surcounding residenco property. The loss will amolint to nearly $40,000, with only £12.000 insurance, as follow Royal Exchange, £1,500; People's, &I Underwriters, £2,000; Glenn Falls, Atlas and National, £1,500, and Saginaw, &2.500. Various accounts of the of ing, but all seem Lo agres incendiary. in are circulat- that the fire was « Utan's sugnr Beot Cro) SaLt Lake, Aug. 15.—[Spacial Telogram to T Ber)—The Utah sugar factory at Lehi began this season’s work this morning by opening up last year's syrup vats in which there are 300,000 pounds of sugar. In thirty days the work will begin on - this y boot crop and 4,000,000 pounds of wranulated sugar will be produced. During the run Henry T. Oxnard, president of fi at Norfolr and CGrand Island, Neb., wis present. He pronounces the Utah beet crop for his year the best he has ever scen an says irrigated boets huve proved successful for the first time, —_— Boone's Electric Light Piant. Booxe, Ta., Aug. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre | —After a yoar and a half withous clectric lights of any kind, Boone 18 now re- jolcing over the iustallation of the best bmlt ctrie plant in tho state, operating both and_incandescant lights, The strects arc_brilliantly illuminated with arc lights, while stores und resid sing the in- candescent. The company has a power house amply large, and expects to put in five niles of electric roads shortly. This, with the paving now going on, the improvements being made by the Northwestern road, and much other building which is going on, makes everything so active that HBoond scarcely luows of the prevailing hard times. —— Movemants of O Scenmers August 15, At Southampton—Arrived —Elbe und Bers lin, from New York At Bremen -Avrived — York At London lbe, from New ented — Stuttgart, from Baltimore; Ocean, Gollert, Veendam and Aller, from New York. At Gibraltav—Arrived-—Werra, from Now York. At New York Hamburg; Avizona, mandie, irom gow At Boston --Arrived --Vonetian, from Lone don Columbia, from Lisbon. AU Philadeiphia—Arrived—Russia, Hamburg. Arrived —Rhetia, from from Liverpool; Nor- Havre; Greelan, from Gla from B One of the Conrads Killed, Corynox, Ind., Aug. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek]—A report has ju: reached here that one of the Conrad boys wus shot aud killed from ambush this after- noon while taking his bousehold goods across the Ohio river into Kentucky. The man who brought the news did not learn the particulurs and did not koow which one of the boys was ,Killed. ———— HBonner's Proper Remedy, Dunvque, Aug. 15, —[Special Telegram to Pug Bee. ) -Judge Shiras holds that “im- prisonment for cue year’ must be in jall and not in the penitentiary, but deciines 1o releaso John Bonner, the Indian Territory prisoner, from the Anamosa penitentiary on @ writ of habeas corpus, becaiso an appeal to the circuit court of appeals is the proper remody. e — Wheat 1a the Northwest, MunsearoLis, Aug. 15.—The figures come piled by the Norihwesteru Miller and the Murketr i2acord show thonorthwestera stook of wicat 1o be 18202005 bushols ag { 3,003,522 bushiols jour ago.