Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1893, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Bilver and Anti-Rilver Men of that Body No Nearer an Agreement. BILL WHICH THE MAJORITY WILL REPORT It Wil e in Favor of Himetallism—Views of the Various Members of that Body — Both Sidex Working for Bucces Wasiixaros, Aug. 17.—The meeting of the finance committeo today was attended by every member and conclusions wero reached which may enable dhe committee to report al bill tomorrow. There has been, from the day the committee first met, a difference otween the silver and anti-zilver men that apparently eould not be reconciled, and although there has been a free discus- sion of the matter, their difforences are no nearer settiement than when the confe began. The attitude of the chairman, Mr. Voorhees, today gave the silver men on the committee littlo hope, for he sald he would vote to report favorably the repeal bill, pro- viding there was a declaration coupled with it declaring for bimetallism. The bill, when reported, will contain such a declaration, and the vote by which 1t will be reported is estimated by members of the committeo at six to five, the minority consisting of Sen- ators Harrls, Vest, Vance, Jones of Ar- kansas and Jones of Nevada, When the committee adjourned all had been substantially agreed upon but the verbi age of the bill, and particularly the langua of the declaration in_favor of bimetallism. When it is reported the chairman will ask a day be fixed for the taking of the vote, and the sugeestion will be made that this day be almost immediately after the vote in the houso. O course this will be opposed by senators on the floor, and among them will be members of the finance committee itself In Fuvor of Bimerallism, During discussion 1 committee every member has at one time or_other expressed himself as being in favor of bimetallism, but a difference of opinion exists as to whother this country can maintain a parity of the metals. Some have argued that this cannot be done without an international agreement, while others insisted it could beaccomplished by an adjustment of the ratio, and special stress was laid on the fact'thut England Wwas now coining the Indian rupee at 24 to 1 and waintuining the parity of gold and silver at that proportion. England was buying silverandcoiningit at that ratio and main- taining its parity; if she did that the United States could do’ likewise. However, the anti-silver mon of the committee have re fused to consider anything in the way of compromise ar.d discuss the *question of - creased ratio as something that can only be come possible af \ intervational agr weat. ‘There has been o good deal of feeling in the commnttee, und it has been apparent all along that the silver men, appreciating the hopelessnoss of the struggle there, have been rather rosorved, At the meeting today the d tof adeclar- ation for bimetallism was submitted which fayors the continuance of the useof both gold und silver (10 the extent of existing coluage) as an unlimited legal tender. and dectures all our forms of monoy, whether wold, silver or puper, should be maintay at a parity, 1t will further declare that every effort shail be put forth to seeure an international agreement for the adoption of a fixed ratio between gold and silver, To 150 Rend Both Ways. This declaration, a_promineat member of the committee stated, would be worded so it could be interpreted any way to suit the po- sition of the members, Ambiguity, he stated, would be sought rather thun avoided, in order that the bill might be reported. With the favorabie report on repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman uet, coupled by the declaration her the committee was able to at | the strugzle to the senate, and according to the vrogram of today the report will be made tomorrow. Subscquent events then become matters of conjecture. A member of the committee, opposed to the purchase of silver, suid ho belicved the bill would carry if it could be brought 1o u vote, and that there were twenty-five repub. licuns and cighteen democrats who would vote for the bill, not counting three or four othicrs who might be considered in the same column. He thought the senate vzould agrec on & time for a vote after the result in the house was known On the cther hand, a silver member of the committeo stated in positive language that they were not children to be fooled by a sop in the shape of a simple declaration that it was buv ajuggling of words and meant nothing. When the bill came before the senute, he declared, the silver men would manage so Mr. Voorhees would be compelled to vote for it This senator scouted the idea that the senate would puss the bill and thut (he silver men weve to fight day and nignt for their prnciples and if it came to o test of endurance the country would find who was best able to standhe strain. Tho indications are that if Mr. Voorhoes reports the bill tomorrow and asks that a duy be set for the vote he will start a fight thut will be kept up for a long time. IN THE rogress Made in the Debato Upon the ancial Tasue Yestord WasiixGrox, Aug. 17.—The senate made no progress in the financial matter today be- causo the mujority of the members appar- ently believe speechies should be withheld until the paramount issue, the repeal of the Sherman law, is presented to the senate. Pressura is bocoming stronger daily on the finunce committee to report some definite proposition on the Sherman purchasing act and the result vill probably be that the committee wil: soon report & bill and leayve the decisive battle to tho senate. The wajority of the committoo at this thme i in favor of reporting a measure sim- ilar to the Hill bill. The bill of the New Yorlk senator, while it repeals the Sherman purchasing law, pledges the government, positively, to the poliey of bimetallism and declures” that the efforts of congress should be dirceted to carrying out this policy. Numorous When the scnate met today numerous pe- titions were presented. Some for the un- couditionnl repenl of the Shermuan act and some against it, with provisions for the free sinage of silvur. One was from the board of lady managers of the Nutional Temper- ane oy, against tho proposed six months oxtension of tho whisky tax. A resolution was offered, and laid on the tuble, calling for a report from the Treasury department as to what national banks have diminished and afterwards enlarged their circulations, and w AnKks have no out- standing notes in ciroulation. A resolution was offered by Mr. Gallinger, and went over until tomorrow, cailing for & report as o whether the secrotary of the in- terior aud the comwissioner of pensions have conformed to the cxisting law in sus- pending aud droppiug pensioners from the roll. The Montana scnate otitions Prosented, rlal case was taken up. 4nd Mr. Pasco, demoerat, of Florida, ad- dressed the senate tn oppos:tion to the rignt of Mr. Mantle to a seat under the governor's appointient Mr. Dubois spoke on the other side. This was followed by acoiloguy between Senators Miichell of Orogou aud Chandler of New pshire--the former advocating and the Latter apposing the admission of My Mantle. The discussion was intereupted by an wmendment offored by Mr. Gorman to the lonal bauk cireulation bill. The swend ment provides that any uational bank wisn Jog o withdraw any part of its civeuluting kotes shiall, in writing, at loast sixty days belore the time of the proposed withdrawal, Aake application to the cowptrolier of tho currency, and that no such withdrawal shall be made unless such application be approved, in whole or in part, by the secretary of the treasury, but no more than £,000,000 of na- tional bank circulation shail be withdrawn within any month National Bank Clreulation, After a short argument by Mr. Call against the right of appointment by the governor, Mr. Hoar, who has charge of the report, called tor a vote upon the resolution for' the admission of Mr. Mantle, Objection was made, however, by Mr, Vance, and unanimous consent was given that a vote should be taken Monday next at 5 p. m. After a brief exceutive session the doors were reopened and the house joint resolu tion for the payment of milcage to repre- sentatives and serators came up for discu sion. After an hour's miscellancous debate, during which Mr. Vest opposed it, M Peffer moved its indefinite postponement and demanded the veas and nays. ‘The mo- tion was rejected and the joint resolution passed. The senators who voted for Mr. Peffer's motion were: Bate, Berry, Coke, Irby, Lindsay, McPherson, Mills, Peffer, Pugh, Smith and Vest. age was received from the house the death of Mr. 1pman, rep- resentative from Michigan, whercupon the usual resolutions were offered by Mr. McMil- lan and agreed to, and Senators McMillan, Proctor, Vilas, Gibson and White of Cali- fornia were apoointed a committee on the part of the senate to attend the funcral. As a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the senate adjourned, SPIRITLESS AND UN Procesdings of the House Yestor tracted but Little Attention, WaASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The financial dis- ocussion today was spiritless and uninterest- ing. None except the membors whose names stillappear on the spraker's list scem to manifest any interest in the daily proceed- ings, and it is doubtfyl if a quorum could have been found at a roll call at any time today. Tomorrow the regular Friday oxo- dus to the seashoro will take place and the proceedings of the house will hardly resume animation until next week. In the house prayer the chaplain feclingly alluded to the death of Mr. Chipman of Michigan. The silver debate was then resumed and Mr. Daniols of New York spoke in favor of the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. The error, he said, had taken hold of the public mind that disaster was bound to follow from the accumulation of silver in tho treasury. This fear had been supplemented and voiced by the president. Congress should intervene to give somo measure of relicf to the people by changing the financial policy. For the past fourteen yearg this_accumulation of silver has heen goingon ; instead of it going into circulation, it had gone into the treasury and remained as a useless article. The people had been con- fident the law of 1840 should be repealed. Lt led Ignorance, Mr. Cooper of Fiorida, said he would vote for tho wilson bill and against the prop- ositions of the silver men. He admitted he did not know ofall tho industries of this countr; 15 ho could get informa- tiou be was convineed that the mills were not closed up for lack of money or for lack of orders. But they were closing because they could get no cash. He argued the Sherman law was the cituse of the present depression. “The want’of public confidence had caused the failure of the the failure of substan- cial houses and had brought about the present financial strin He could not resist saying one thing, and that was that when the democratic party had governed the country for four years, it the end of Mr. Cleveland’s first term, it had turned the country over to the republicans pros- perous and happy. The republicans turned it back to the democrats in a condition of ion, with the country zoing over the cial troubles into despair. ‘The demo- atic platform had declared for gold and Lver at an cqual value and the men who stood now for the free coinuge of silver undertook to override the democratic plat- form. They could not do it. [Appluuse.] My Goldzier, demoerat, of Iilmois, spoke in favor of the repealof the Sherman bill, and raised his voice in support of the credis tor class, which did not consist of the bank- ers and brokers of Wall street, but of a great wass of people Mr. Weadock of Michigan announced the death of his colleague, Mr. Chipman, und the formal resolutions weré agreed to ana the speaker appointed the following commit- tee to take action: Messrs. Weadock, Me- Millin, Gorman, Caruth, Canuon, Powers, Huuehen and Atkins The house then, as a tribute of respect to the deceased, adjourned. A DECISION, NTERESTING, At BER Great Britain's Cla Interesting ¢ for Damnges Now vernmont Oficials, WASHINGTON. —The interest, ofti cially, in the Bering sea decision now cen- ters in the damages this country will have to pay England for the us of its seal hunt. ing sunjects who were keptout of Bering sea toroughout the operation of the modus vivendi or arrested as poachers prior to the agreement. In accordance with article vi of the modus vivendi, the arbitration tribunat must decide how much compensation is duo Great Britain from the United States to bo used for British subjects for abstaining from the exercise of the rizht to take seals in Bering sea during the pendency of the arbitration. 1t is understood that the commissioners of arbitration ha al- ready passed on the subject, their report not voing inade public. So much js definitely sottled: Damages this government will bive to pay and they must be paid prowptly, as by agreement in the treaty renowing the wodus vivendi. But tho main question of dumages for seizives mide is not so defin. able. Nothing in ‘the arbitration treaty or the convention for the renowal of the modus 1i makes provision for allowing dam- to persons who been injured through the unlawful se o of sealing ves- sels, und it is stated at the Department of State, that the matter must take the course usually foilowed tiplomac ve Course of Procedure, Claims aganst the United States, either individually or otherwise, will be filed by the owners of vessels seized. Then the United States will enter into corvespondence with Greut Britain with refereuce to their settle- ment. It is seen & sottloment as o tho justice of claims made aud the componsation to be made cun be reached the matter will proceed through the ordinary diplomatic chanuels. o ease of failure to coms to some basis for & settlement without resort to arbitration, and it is predicted failure will oceur, the two governments will agree to leave the question to the judgment of an un prejudiced tribunal, and 1o tiis end & claims commission will be appointod. 1t is there fore to be scen somo time must elupse befors a definite arvangemont will be reached re specting the course of procedure with reforeuce o the ussessment of seizure dutu- uges An extraordinary sequel of the controversy is_that the lessees of the Pribiloy islands, who, sinco itation of the question now decid arbitration, have, year by year, bee ined by the United States within narrower liwits in regard to the number of seals captured, have now been advised that the full amount of their stipu- lated rental will be exacted from thew by the United States, and that the action of the present adu atioa in reduciug the ren- tal to correspond with the reductions en- forced in the cateh was illegul. Demand lor Kentu Secretary Carlisle toduy made un ofticial dewand ou the North American Commercial ompany for §280,717 for rental, and bonus for the use of the isl The ‘amount dus by years is stated 1590, $47,403; 1891, §1488,028; )1 The action of ary Carlisle is based ou an opinion readered by Attorney General Oluey. 1n liie letter to Lloyd Travis, prosident of the North American o 18l company restr {CONFINUED ON SKCONU FACE.] COMAH A INSISTS UPON ITS REPEAL President Oleveland Using Every Moans to Influence Congress, EXTREME MEASURES BEING ADVOCATED of His Plan Who WIll Vote for His as Will e Rewnrded—Chance for A Split in De cratic Party, the 0= 518 FountesNtit STRERT, WasHINGTON, Aug. 17, Tt would appear to the oldest and most far- soeing legislative expert in Washington that President Cleveland would fail to get through the senate his measure repealing the Sher- man silver purchasing act. But in caleu- lating the possibilities of the oxecutive pro - rogative and power it is well to take into consideration several important facts. This is President Cieveland's first de- termined effort to conquer his own party in congress. If he fails in this effort he will find himself and his party with two heads and his organization in confusion. He realizes as well as anybody that he must succeed in this effort if he would make nhis administration a success from any point of view. A number of times he has expressed a full realization of this fact. Mr. Cleveland is not only a persistent and dogmatic man, but he is thoroughly imbued with the idea that he is patriotic in his demand for a repeal of the silver law, and that he can afford to push his work 1 that direction by the most extreme measures, Like the Hindoo and the Cossack, who es into buttle singing sacred hymns and believing that it will bo his redemption of soul to fall witih his face to tho encmy, Mr. Cleveland is possessed of the fullest possible feeling that the country will stand by him if he oversteps all precedents iu bringing about a repesl of the Sherman luw. He be- licves that this is the only measure to secure a return of commercial confidence and put a stop to bank and general business failures. Turning the Screws Tightly. Not ouly have instructions been the chief exccutive to the heads of the eight executive departments that there shall be no oficial favors distributed until after the silver law is repealed, but_the en- tire machinory of the departments is being turned to the " manufacture of pressure in congressional districts upon congressmen. The army of federal office holders who would be subservient to_the administration under which it serves, is turning its atten- tion to congress, in the same manner that the machinery is applied to bring about a coatinuazce of the party in power. There is scarcely a day that s man in congress, be he from one party or another, is not compelled 10 go cither to the white house or one of the executive departments for official favor. It is not patronnge alone that gives a president and his cabinet ofticers power: they have the enforcement of the laws, and the ramifica- tions of their official inflience extend into all parts of the United States. Will Be Criticised. Certainly President Cleveland will be severely criticised by tho extreme friends ot silver for going to the lengths to which he is now plunging for the purpose of secur- ing legislation of his own notion, but there are patriotic statesmen in conzress from both political partics who will support the president in this action. They beliove that the fiat element has secured sufficient power i certam communities to overawe good sense and sound financiering, and that it will be necessary to check this tendency by un- usual methods. Just so surely as the coa- stant dripping of water on stone will wear away the latter substance, so will the ap- plication of the extreme official power of the president of the United Stales wear away almost any opposition to his measures. It is true that President Harri- son was unable to force the passage of the election, or “force bill,” and he was unable to even get a vote upon it in the senate, on account of there being no rule to force vote, but President Harrison did not apply the machmery of his administration to compe on his proposed whole some le: Phat legislation was of political character; that which Mr. Cle lund 1s determined to force through congress is believed by most men in Washington to have very little of politics m it. This is tho view taken of the situation by President Cleveland, and he feels that he can well afford to apply the most radical remecy. May Cause a Politioal Revole, It is possible that the extreme steps which the president has taken and which he pro- poses o take before a vote is reached upon the silver bill iu the senate will cause o re- voit, and result in the reorganizition of the silver men with a view to repelling tho presidential power, and thus Mr. Cleveland will be stopped short in his work of convert- ing free coinage men o a repeal of the silver purchasing law; but it is safe culate that before such an organization is effected the president will have made intpads upon the silver ranks which will him to almost, if not absolutely, carry his point when a vote 1s finally talen. It has been a long time since the presidentiol machine has been started as it is now about to be put in motion, Wasningrox Bureav or Trne Bee, } sued by Will Secure Good Materlal. Senator Manderson, by appointment made yesterday, hud a lengthy afternoon’ with Suj O'Rourke relutive to the material to b in the superstructure of the federal build- ing at Omaha. The senator first asked that the award of the contract be deferred till an additional appropriation could be secured from congress suficient to enable the scero- tary of the treasury to have granite used instead of limestonc or sundstone. Architect O'Rourke did not want to delay the contract or the work, and then the senutor asked that the elaborate carving 4 in the specifications be left off ans otherwise altered so that the bid for granite would come within the ap- propriation. This Mr. O'Rourke did not want to do, preferring to not alter the plans or the specifications. The senator left th Treasury departncut with a hope that granite would yot be usad. . Represcntative Merc also called upon Mr. O'Rourke toduy and urged the use of granite, but he afterwards expressed tho belief to Tue Bee man that either Indianu limestone or Michigan sandstone would be used. Ho said the supervising architect socmed confirmed in the belief that an ad ditional appropriation could not be procured und that the plans could not be altered so us to admit of the use of granitato advantage. Offended the Italian Minlster. The Italisn miister was guuning m the Treasury department today. By an ovder recently issued from the surgeon general of the Mavine Hospital service lemons cannot bo imported troii & cholera infected country A suip landed the other day at Naples with an immense cargo of lemons, and as it was about to procced to New York a cablegram was reccived there statiug that the lenons could nou be landed in this country us they came from cholera infected districls, ‘I'ho Italisn wnister declares that 1t 48 absurd to hold that lemons may be in- fected by cholera, as tho riuds are impervi- ous toall bacill. 'He says that ouly a few days ago & cargo of lewons from Italy was vived in Now York, aud although con demned, the health oficor accented a large uumberof thewm and distributed them to the passengers in quarantine without injurious uffect, and that the New York physicians lavo declared Mt it is impossible 1o spread cholera by menns of lemons, Will Help the Cattle Industry. This afternoon Tue Bee correspondent asked Senator Vest what he intended to uccomplish by his joiut resolution requesting the president to negotiate, through the State department, or otherwise, with the autlioritics of Greut Britain for the purposs of securing ths abrogation or moditication of und the . FRIDAY MORNING, A UGUST 18, the regulations now enforced by Great Britain requiring eattle fmported into that kingdom from the Usnjted States to be slaughtered at the pork of entry and pro- hibiting tha same frow. being cqrried alive to other places in Great'Brisaiu. This ques- tion is of vital intevest to the cattle growers of Nebraska and the far wost. “My purpose is.”" Baid Senator Vest, “to break down the bareier which uow stands in the way of an exchdnge of stock cattle be- tween the farmers aud cattlemen of this countryand Grea® Britain, Under the pres- ent rulations gur cattle have to be slaughtered when they arrive at the port of entry for exportatiop. I find that there are many farmers and cattlemen in Great Britain who would ke to get our stock tle, and there are déalers in Great Britain who tvould like to receive our beef alive and feed it awhile before slaughter. [Chis is im- possible at present. - The purpose of my res- olution is to make it easy for cattie to go from the United States to Great Britain and live, or give the consumers of our meat the privilege to receive it on the hoof. The resolution was adopted by the senate at the last session, but failed to' recei: tion in the house, L think thist g0 through both brahches of congry New Western Postmastoers, Postmasters appoipted: Nebrs s, Holt county, W. J. Dohert, , removed; Newman Grove, Madison . Mons Knudson, vice Mary B. Hoff- 1, “removed: Rulo, ' Richardson county, ankc Simon, vice C: J. Huber, removed. Town—Grafton, WOrth county, Charles Christians, vice L. C. Thompson, resigned; Maynard, ifayette county, Emery Frost, vice . B, Snedegar, romoved. New Wil Be Taken Care Of. It was learned today upon high democratic authority from Wyoming that the governor of that state had fully made up his mind to apnoint Mr. New to tho vacant seat in the United States senate and had assured that gentleman that he would ao so, buv the same time he advised Mr. New to wait until the senate had decided the other contests before it. The Wyoming governor has stated a number of times privately that since a bird in the hand is worth a good many in the bush, it would be much better from a financial point of view for Mr. New to hold onto his present position, that of internal revenue collector, until it was known from actions of the senate that he would be ad- mitted to his seat if he should be appointed to the existing vacancy. Western Censions. The following pensions grantel are ro- ported Nobraska Original—Daniel Eley, Sutton, Clay county Robert W. Shaffer, Longwood, Custer county; David L. Thompson, Falls City, Richardson county; Daniel Stude- baker, Moomaw, Sheridan county. Original widows, ete.—Martha Brubaker, mother, Odell, * Gage county: Annic C. Devore, mother, St. Edward, me county; Sarah J. Chamberlin, ~ Oxford, Furnas' county; Louisa K. Johnson, Winuebago agency, Thurston county. Towa: Original—Harman Wheeler, Pella, ion county; Durham H. Furgason, Woodbury county: Joseph E. Bunce, Sheldon, O'Brien county; John C. Vhi DeWitt, Clinton, county; Alvin N. Washington,, Washington county Morelock, Burliugton, Des Moinc Robert Barber, Bloom- Original widows, cte.— veland, Pottawattamie Domoss, Bristow, Butler forris, Oakland, Pottawatta- Keister, Joseph county. county’; Mary J. county Surah ) mie eounty South Dakota: Original—Francis D. Gil- bert, Madison, Lake county; Joseph Deloy, Cresbard, Faulke county. . Original widows, ote,—Llizaboth Schneiderheinze. Gurland, Union county. ; Miseellnneous. Today's Washiugton Post (independent) devotes a third of a golumn to the speech of Mr. Bryau in thé house yesterday in favor of free silver. ‘It says that it would perhaps bo 0o muck to say that his effort was a disappointment. but that it lacks weight. The Post regards the attention paid the Nebraska memover as being the greatest compliment given him and sces in the speech a strong bid for populist support. President Clevelaud is expected to sign the proclamation any day now opening the Cherokeo Strip to settlement. The procla- mation is ready for his signature, Under the law the proclamation must be signed twenty days before the opening, which it is believed will occur about September 20. C. A. Mullen and wife of Nebraska are at the Metropolitan. “The comptroller of the currency tod pointed Alvin Fox of Deadwood receiver of the First National bank of Hot Springs, S. D. Senator Kyle of South Dakota introduced joint resolution today, setting forth that it is reported that certaiw’ national bank asso- ciations have withdrawn their circulation and_subsequently sceured an increase of their eirculation under existing lLuws, and asking the sceretary of the treasury to re- port to the senaté what banks have with- drawn and inereased their eirculation and to what extent, and asking also what national banks have organized under the banking laws of the United States and have bank notes in cireulation Py S. HEATH, ap- — ——— MANY HURT NEAR HUMBOLDT, Barus Demollshed and Orchards Leveled, but No Fatallties Reported. HuwnoLvs, Neb,, Aug. 17.—[Speeal to Tk Ber.|—The first traco of the eyclone that visited this section 1s southwest of herc about twenty miles. It traveled northeast, and the first place that damage was done wasata farmer's by the name of Shultz, seven miles southwest of here. At this place erivs, barns, house and all were scat- tered. A boy and Mrs. Shultz were quite seriously injured. From here it kept on northeast, and the next place struck was at Joseph Holychek's Crivs, house and barn were overturned as before. No one wus hurt here, but consider- able live stock injured. After passing this place it kept nearly duo cast, doing but littlo damage till it reached Patterson’s, At this place tho house was not touched, but the barn, containing twelve or fiftcen high bred iior n and hay, was struck and demolished trecs and farm machipery” were scattercd in_overy direction, Two fine horses were killed outright. and several crippled so budly that they will Have 1o be killed, Noone was hurt, all being in the hpuse. From hero it kept on east, taking & threshing machine next, then corn fields and orchards till it reachied George Grinstgad's, Mr. Grinstead succeeded in getting alk his children in the cellar, except his sou George und his wife, Mrs, Grinstead was upstuirs shutting the windows when the house was struck and knew nothing ill she was taken out of the hedgo some distance away. George wus in the barn putting away his team when the barn went. He with six horses were buried beneath ruing. ' No one was killed here, but Mrs, Grinstead and George were quite badly hurt. From Grinstead's itwent a little north- west Lo the old settlerspicnic grove, mowing trees four und fect through. It to)k all the buildings on John Rethenberger's place, but no one was hurt, Oue mile east of Hothenberger's was & scheol house. (v is a thing of the past, as not a trace of it can be tound, From here it kept on norgheast, but as far as can be ascertained uo lives are lost, The dawage in this immediate neighborhood will run from 18,000 Lo §2,000, To Ald Cyclone Sufferers Pawxee Ciry, Neb, Aug. 17.—[Special Tolegram to Tus Bes}—The ladies of this city wud county have called a public meet- ing, to be held at the court house tomorrow afteruoon, for the purpose of affording prompt and ready assistance o the sufferers of the recent eyclone. Worla's Fair Judges Appolnted, Cicaco, Aug. 17.-[Special Telegram to Tk Bee] ~Among the judges in live stosic vamed by Johu Boyd Thacher tduy was Joseph Watson of Heatrice, Neb., to make awards for shive horses, und' General L. I, Ross of lowa City, Ia., for_red polied cattle. Miss Laura Birdsall' of North Dakota wat appoiated 4 judge in liberal arts, NEW YORK CITY'S IIL)I,E POOR Thousands of Them Asssmbla and Make a Demonstration Yestarday, TAKE FORCIBLE POSSESSION OF A HALL Riotous Antics of an Angry Mob-Pollce- men Have Difeaity in Demands that tiwe Go nish Work for the Unemployed. Lperaing 1t ornment Far- New York, Adg. 17 rest of the length today ~The fermenting un- unemployed in this city has at burst bounds and on the East Side there was an oxplosion. A riotous mob possessed themsclves of property for which they had no money to hire and to which they had been forbidden entrance by the owners, There is in the city no panic or fear among the people, but gbsolute confidence is re- posed in the pulirl‘*u quell tho restiess ele- ment. But, nevertheless, the situation of helpless want among the laboring thousands is sharply pressed upon public attention by the occurrences of today. There is evidently too, a plan of campaign on the part of the people. This waus evidenced today by the fact that the king of cloakmalkers, Josoph Barindes, called at the mayor's oftice and asked for a permit to hold open air meetings of workmen on Union square. The mayor sent for the secrotary of the park board and after consultation told Barindes he might, on application to the park department, have permits for meot- ings twi week. Barindes is required also, as o condition for granting of his re- quest, to motify the police so that a full force may be present to preserve order, his brings the fermenting forces of work- men and the police face to face and tho sult will be closely and anxiously watched. Gathered 1n Great Numbers. The success of the spontaneous meeting of the unemployed and the parade held yester- day was the signal for a much trger gath- ering today. As early as 8 o'clock this morning men hegan to assemble in the vicin- ity of the International Labor exchunge. They were mostly Russians and represented principally the clothing traaes. There were cutters, garment makers and hat makers the crowd. At first they gathered in small eroups of a dozen or more. Then these welded themselves and entered the building. t 9 o'clock the crowd, which was without a leader, had grown to over 1,000, Ivery min- ute added to it and at 9:80 at least 3,000 were thero. Then it began to rain, but very few left. When 10 0'clock came the street in front of the exchange was black with people. The lavge hall down stairs was packed, So were the stairs and every one of the little meot- ing rooms upstairs. " Byrtenders stood ready in expectation of doing a rushing business, but not a single drink was bought Finally a voice cried that thuat place was too small; that even if & meeting was in- tended it 'would be impossiole to “hold one there. The same voice suggested Walhalla hall on Orchard street, and instantly vhe cry was taken up, *Walhalla hall As if with one impulse the crowd fell into line and the march began up tho street to Eirst avenue and along to Allen street into Orchard street, where Walhalla hall stood. only a few doors away. The crowd can be imagined from the fact that when the head of the line had reached Allen street the others were still in Tenth street u mile away When passing the Fourteenth precinct sta- tion several policemen put their heads out and the crowd saw thuat the reserves had been held in readiness. The crowd was or- derly. . Broke lnto the Hall. Word of the coming of the unemployed had reached the hall and, in the absence of Fleigman, the owner, his sons and daughters got ready to defend the place, They barred the door, then demanded through the key- hote what was wanted. The reply came back they wanted to hold a meeting in the hall, but had no money to pay for its use. They were told they could not have it. There was a crash of glass had been seized from the stre ment the first pane of glass was smashed every one seemed to throw 1w the winds, Pane after pane of the plate g went_in and finaliy the door was also forced ‘man’s diaughter, o young girl of 18 3 ed to get in front of the crowd it swent in, but she was thrown aside. The unemployed men swept aside chairs and s in their eagerness to hold the meet. and they had just about settled down to siness when word of the affair was sent to the Eldridge police stavion. The sergeant ut once called out the reserve section. ‘The reserves, about fourteen men, started on a double quick pace for the scene. It was then that pandemonium broke loose. The sons and daughter of the owner of the hall insistea the men should be arrested The roundsman saw this was impossible, He, however, asked if they wanted tho hall red, and on geting aa afrmative reply, he proceeded to doit. One of the ward de- teetives was with him and he tried o sicze 4 man who had mounted a chairand was Paving stones The mo- years, tr SINGLE COPY FIVE —— : WILL MAKE MATTERS WARM Political Pot in Towa Boiling Over on All Sides, inwhic'% s were lib % be stormi % At Wal%, were passy” the men ar have work, id that unless the three men from jail today the jail would hall o series of resolutions The resolutions declare that \ceably disposed, and must workmen are warned to pre: pare themse ‘in future for a repetition ¢ the conduct part of the police. The three prisoners were later arraienod in court. Manager Fleigman d 1o mako & complaint. He said the men would boycott him if ho pressed the complaint and he preferred stauding the damage. He was also afraid a prosecution would involve scrious fnjury o death to himself. Thero s nothing to do but relense the prisoners Justice Voorhees denounced the man for his cowardice when ho released the men While this scene was being enacted Essex market tho police were mo ing. The reserve swopt down on Welhalla and Cove. nent halls at the samo time. Many broised Nheads resulted from the encounter. Those driven from the halls, which were but forty feet apart, gathered about the policemen and the more enthusiastic setup cries of, “Stone them here was another rush were turned into the gutter: and tumble fight took place. right and left, sometimes hitting their fel- lows in their blind rage. The policomen again used their clubs, scattering the men. Without a leader, and with policemen’s bil- lies swavitig in_every direction, the crowd when driven into the street know not which way to turn. They were forced away. Where the men will ‘meet tomorrow is not known. Joseph Barindes said ho hoped to find a hall some time during the night. A sorgeant and five police will guard the hall tonight. Around the station were pa of the reserves of fiye precincts, held in readiness to suppress any further demon- stration. There was nono, however. “The chief of police has directed that the reserves be kept on duty in the eity until further orders PROHIZITIONISTS READY FOR ACTION Some Wild Talk of What Will Do In Roferenco to Guberastorial TimberFoutures the Ap- Proaching Campaign, that Elemens ot in co— Dis Moises, Aug. 17. 10 Tur Bre.]—The a - 1 Telogram fon of the ropublican state convention last night in adopting a local option temperance plank in its plat- form has stirred up the peoplo of the state as they have not been aroused in years and the camvaign will probably be exceedingly lively and the outcome problematical. The prohibition element of the party is espe- clally disappointed and many of the delo- gates returned to thewr homes in despair as the outlook. The opinion of the liberal ele- ment of the parly is that the platform will strenghten the anti-prohibition party and not materially weaken the others. The third party prohibitionists are much stirred up and will attempt to make a great deal of capital out of the situatior It is even hinted that President Aylesworth of Drage university intends reconsidering his declination ot the gubernatorinl nomnation tendered him by " the prohibition party, of his friends held a conference this afternoon for the purpose of consulting on the advisibility of such a movement. Tho failure of (eneral Drake to get the nomina- tion, they argue, will give President Ayles- worth the support of the Christian church, nd he has already been given to unde stand that the populists will endorse him in the event of his consent to be a can- didate. ‘The democrats will be driven to make o straight license platform at their convention next week, but their position will be materially weakened by the republican convention’s action. “There is some wild talk About running exe Governor Larrabee or some othor well known prohibitionist as a sandidate for governor, but such action is hardly likely. pe when the men and o rough ho men struck DUBU ANK FAL Want of Funds Compels the First National to Suspend, Dunrque, Ta., Aue. 17.—[Special Telegram toTnr Bee|—The Pirst National bank of this city failed to open its doors this morn. mg. It wasone of the oldest institutions in the city. 1t had capital stock of $200,000. Tts last statement showed deposits of £520,80, and the failure is due to their withdrawals, President Eighmy mado a_statement, in which he assure depositors that they will receive every dollar due them. President Wright ot the Park National bank of New York telegraphed an offe stance to- night 1o directors of the Towa Trust and Sav- ings bank, of whom Senator Allison is one, and who are worth collectively $4,000.000, this evening published a rd under date of August 17 pledgiug their individual fortunes to the payment of the bank’s depositors. ‘T'he directors of the German Trust and Sa ings will do the same tomorrow. “Today's publication was precipitated by the suspension of the Pirst National, which caused a run of small depositors un Allison’s bauk. ‘The directors offset this with neavy deposits, but tomorrow’s developuents ar awaited with uneasinesg, This unecasiness is explained by the fact” that the First Na- tional, whose capital of 200,000 and surpla: of $63,000 represents the excess of its asse over its #444,000 of deposits, and_whose de- posits declined sinco May, 1802, 800,000 and since May, 1803, &43,000, wus obliged to sus- vend through inubility to raise $75,000 among the other bank: CALLED ror ocrutic Stute Commite tee Orders w Convention, Nebraska democracy, as represented in the state central committec, was in the city last evening, and held forth at the Paxton for a couple of hours, to determine the date of the state convention. Chaivman Martin was early on hand, in view of the fact that it wus rumored in ade vanee that there would be an attempt made to depose him from his position at_the head of tho committee, and he put in his time very busily in intensifyiog his - solidity with the members he thought he could rely on tostand by him. His uneasiness was un- called for, at least for that occasion, us the matter was not broached in the meating, and. he went away just as big a manas he came, The other members prosent were: C. M. Hubner of tho Nebraska City News, I J, Morgan of Plattsmouth, H. Gilkenson of Wahoo, Secretary J. B. Sheean and C. V, Gallagher of Omaha, M. Point, T J. Shieivlc man, treasurerof G John Dern of k're JOLN, LINCOLN BIMETALLISTS MEI Endorsiug the Remarks of n: Enthusimstically Passod. TaxcoLy, Aug. 17.—([Special Telegram to Tue Bre]—A call for a mass meeting of the friends of bimetallism drow about 100 enthusiasts to the court house tonight. P. E. Beardsley was made cnairman. A commitiee comprising Judge Broady, I S Aley, John McManigal, T. D. Worrall, R A Hawley and Mart Howe drafted the folloyw- ing, which was adopted We, the people inmass bled in the eity of Lincoln, only in the excellono o. aska cereals and als, but also in the wtness of the a people, and do_express ourselves upon event of yestorday in the great national il enn of public debate at Washington us fol- ows: Resolved, of this con pow it Zress which hus y the mouths of the people the United s the niwme of Congressmaun Bryun, and we send greeting to our congressmun and assure hing oureertain opinfon is that very large mijority of the people of this district stand by him and all others In congress in th struggle for the restoration of the double standard of gold and silvor Addresses wero delivered by J. H. Crad- dock, ChairmamBeardsley, %, T, Loighton, Judge Broady and Coroner Roborts, A res olution was also adopted favoring the reduc tion of working hours of city cmployes to ciiist hours per day in order to furnish em- ployment for more men, J. Hughes of West , E.F. Cash- celoy county ; ox-Senato¥ ont, rank “Dearborn of Wagne 13 of Howells. C. C. Mo- Hugh of O'Neill, 5. V. Pitchor of Rushville, H. . O,Neill, now of Omaha, but formerly the member from Broken Bow; Charle Connoyer of Omaha, as proxy for J. F. Crocker of Keurney; F. A Brogan of Omaha, as proxy for C. V. Mannett of Paul; . E. Dunphy of Seward, A. J. Sawyep of Lincoln, Dun W. Cook of Beatrice, J. J. Holland of Friend, 'T'. C. Marshall of Hebron in placoof the late James D. Hubbell of Fairbuwy; ~Thomas Smith of MeCool Junction, C. J. Furer of Fairfield, . J. Brag waw of Superior, A. S. Campbell of Has ings, J. W. Ferrell of Orleans, Jacob Bigle# of Imperial, and J. J. McIntosh of Sidney. Warhorses Who Looked On. Among those sitting quietly in the hotel rotunaa and looking while th meeting was in progress were ex-Deput, ()l}' Tuspector Kittle of Seward, G. P. Keeler o Crete, nk PP, Ireland of Nebraska City,’ Editor Parks of the Greoley Democrat, Iid Rosencranz of Rushville, sheriff of Sheridan’ county; “Sunsot” Alley of Wilber, serzeants nute; Ben Parker of Dors Resoluttons omvention mssom- ko o pride not That we congratulate the peop ssional distriet upon the fo and cloque ich has in plie at-urms of the chester, one of Collector North's new depus tics: Frank Maher, who wiuts w0 be regis- of the Chadron land oftice, and Coilector North himself, who sniffed the battle from afarand hastencd 10 the fray A few republicans, who happoned to be off duty for the tumc beiny, lent their presence for an hour or 80, Ana gave an air of respects ability to the gathering that was perfectl reassuring to the regular guestsof the hotel, It didn't take tho assembled wise men very long, after they got down to business, to conclude that the democratic party in this state was in avery shaky condition, and that as it was impossibie o find a candls date within the who could hope to stand a long campaizn with any degree of TO MOVE southern People Sadly in Need of Money ut Purpose New Youk, Aug. 17.—Banks are suid to be anxious as to the needs of theirsouthern cor- respondents for money to move the cotton crop. The southern bauks must have cur- speaking. The speaker was dragged through the crowd, and with a policemun on each i sent to the station house. The d, while some remained in the One of the Leaders Arrested, The roundsman said he would clear the hailat any cost and more police were sent for. He changed his mind for the moment by leaving the hall and directed his men to clear the streots, which were getting ehoied up. The first prisoner was a tailor named Roseman. He was pointod oul as the s of the mob. T'wo other arrests w ade, Joseph Gild,a tailor at 103 Hester street, and A. Simon of Richardson street, also a tailor. They haa assisted in the at tacks on the doors of the suloon. A howling mob followed the officers to the station, but the prisoners wero safely locked up. Meanwhile the crowd at the hall had not dispersed and the little room n the rcar of the saloon was packed with shouting Poles and Russians, Fleigman thought it wus best to lel them remain in there, for in reality he was afraid they would Jall him if ho interfered with thom Inside there were about 100 men talking excitedly all at once in Russiun, The doors leadiug to the suloon were locked and the people inside were allowed to have 1t out among themselves in their own wiay “The leader of the foreigners seemed to bo W. Belkowitz, who suid he lived at 222 Mad- ison street, He made a speech in his own tongue, which stirred up the audience to the highest piten and the howls and yells conld be heard outside in the street. Iie said the object of the meeting was to discuss som means of finding some employment, as th families of sowe of the men were starving He told s crowd there ought to be no dis crimination against Kussians, and they ought 1o be able to apply for work on equal terms with Americans or the people of 4ny other nition. What he advocated was an appeal to the government to furnish them with work. If thers was no work to be done, the government ought to make work for them Several other spesches were made de nouncing the government for not giving the people work Pleadod with the Men. Joseph Barindes arriv made an address. He urged the crowd to leave the hall. The proposition created op- position, aud the men cried out they would not leave the hall until the men urreste were released. Barindes argued with the crowd, but to no purpose, und, finally, he asked if they would leave if he secured an-*| other and larger hall. This was assented 10, and Burindes left to secure <larcndon ha Besides tho exc¢ited men who thronged Walhalla hall there were 1,000 others at Coy- enent hall, b Orchard street. A spoech was mado from the curbatoue by une of the wes, | it was absolutely necessary Lo put very last minute, nurred to this, but the mujority had no difieulvy in deciphoring the chirography on the plistering, and the convention was fixed for October 4, at Lin. oln. the latter city recoving fiftéen votes, sainst twelve for Omaha, Sottled n Postinsstorship, A long talk ensuod otest thay came in from Saline county over the cndol meny of WM. Roscoe for the postmas shipat Dowitt. The opposing candidate was J. . Cliesney, whose cause was chame pioned by “Sunsct’” Alley. Alley mado s long haringue, in which he assiilel Chair man Mclntyre of the Suline county centra) committee. He cnarged Mr. Mclntyre with reasonablo utterances ugainst ‘loburlington Castor, and wanted to know why B, & M, passes should be brought up for or against a man in the domocratic vace for ofiec, ose pecinlly as Mr., Castor was an upright gene tleman of unquestio integrity, who al. ways voted th and was abundantly able to take up Just us much §pae 4s Ay oLher man ut a congress of the nations of the world, "There wis nota man there who had the proofs at hand to successfully conwrovert what had been uttered by the gentleman from Saline, and not ouly was it allowed to go unchallenged, but he was forgiven for the time ho hud ocelpied and his man was given the endorsement of the committee without & murmur, the previous endorsement of }osd coe heing recalled on the groind that he was not the choice of the majority of the demos cratic central committeo of Saline county, and Mr. ToB, Castor. Bat it Died Right Thor Mr. Campbell sprung a little resolution that he didn't know was loaded, but the recoil gave him such a thump in the shoulder that he hastened to pull the document in out of the wet, It provided for the endorses ment by the stats for other ofl to the resolution udoptod by the commities at Lincoln when it was fivst known tha there would be democratic patronage to be peddled \ It set forth that some of the land office candidates hud been successful in securing the endorsement of the state commities, in spite of the former resolution, and he wanted all candidates to havo an equal pull at the endorsing powe Ho was sat upon with uns necessiry vigor, and an effort was made to instil into him in understanding that be wa mistaken. He knew that he was right, but he was thoroughly satistied to sacrifice’ his priuciples on condition of being let out alive. o roached that stage of contrition for his rashuess the resolution was r morselessly tabled, and the commiciee wild continue 10 endorse pestimasters 4s a regulay business, with & little land ofice rocreabion rency for that purpose; the banks of this caunot let them have much, if any, and currency cannot-be obtiained anywhere else A reporter made somo iuquiries on the subject today and was informed by some of bunk presidents of the city that I probability the difiiculty in the souti would, 10 a great oxtent, be relieved by the adoption in that section of n plan similar to that adopted by the business men, wunu facturers and others in Bufalo ana its viein ity. Certified cheeks for small amounts will be paid out by the factorics, pay able only through the clearing house. They will puss curvent from hand to hand and be as convenient s ordinary currency. The adoption of this vlan will greatly mid the smovement of th atton crop., * bank agreed that the southern binks held more than their usual supply of cash, aud somo of it would undoubtedly be reloased for the purpose of sending forward the cotton, No bills of luding have been scnt forward yot, but us soon as uny aro av.ilable they will, no doubt, be sent to this city aml uscd for the purchase of bills of excliange with which old would be tmported over a p CURRENCY, Ex-Governor Murphy of Arv zona the Finanewl Situation WasmiNGToN, Aug. 17.--Ex-Governor Mur- phy of Arizona, who is now in Washington, has this to say about the financial situation Tho people of Arlzona ire in favor of bimet- allisu and the extended coluuge of silvor, ex- Betly upon what bisis UHAblo (0 sny. bt thoy Wit moro sitver as nioney and are doter- niiied (o have it They uro undoubtedly in favor of the ropeal of the Sherman liw, pri elpally for ths reason that they hops for het ter legislution for the slvor luterests. Uncon ditional repeil, howsver, would reecive Iitle favor in Arizoda. 1t scoms t1e that the first duty of congross 1s 1o davise' mons, It possi- ble, for the fmmediate relief fron tie rulnous Business troublus f in elaborating theories or deluting th tlon, Eloguent speeches are good, but i the time for wetion and not words. Wint rupidly approachiog and the thousands of employed throughout the country will It {s cluar thit the nost presaing necossity with Uals time s the oxpan- sion Of the curroncy. Allowing nutional binks to (ncrouse their note Insus up to 1he par vilue of the gover .uent Londs they have de- posited 1y certalnly a step in the right direc- tion, and is very good o far as it goes, but othe'r measures should be passed looking to u larger ncrease of currency D MOK Talks on an Clevelnud's Unemployed, CLEVELAND, Aug. 17.—A wmeetiug of.the unemployed of this city was held in the pub lic square tonight undor the auspices of the Ceutral Labor union. Six hundred persons were present. Iesolutions were adopled calling on Congresswan Johnson to work and (CONTINUED 0N THIKD YA