Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA ABLISHED JUNE 19, FIVEMINUTE SILVER TALKS Members of the House Resume the Debate on the Wilson Bill. SENATOR HILL STARTLES THE SENATE e Deflnes Mis Attitade on Finanoinl Ques- tions and Declares His Independence of Administeation Influen —~Vest's Arealgnment of Carlisle, WasmnaroN, D. C, Aug. 25.-The first unpleasantness over the silver debate oc- curred this morning. When Mr. Burrows of Michigan started to speak he asked an ex- tension of his time to forty minutes, Mr. Bland objected, unless the same priv- flege was granted Mr. Marsh, who was to follow Mr. Burrows. It was agreed that Mr. Marsh should have forty minutes also. Mr. Marsh, however, declared he only wanted thirty mioutes, whereupon Mr. Bland insisted that Mr. Burrows should be limited also. Mr. Burrows renceed his re- quest for forty minutes and Mr. Bland again objected. Then Mr. Burrows stated that if he was to be limited to thirty minutes ho would not speak at all. This announcement was greeted with a round of applause from the republican side and Mr. Burrows took his seat. Several members gathered around Mr. Bland, and after some coaxing the latter withdrew his objection and Mr. Burrows procecded. When the house met the silver de- bate was resumed. Mr. Pendleton of{ Texas and Bowers of California spoke in favor of free coinage. Dockery of Missouri, and Moon of Michigan for bimetallism. Cobb of Alabama opposed unconditional re- peal. Burrows of Michigan advocated repeal, opposed free coinage, and laid the blame for the present financiul ‘distress at the door the democratic party. cial distress was the resultof the fears of the manufucturers regarding tarift legi tion. He contrasted the condition of the coun as shown in dent Har last mess ident Cle message to the extra session. M llinois opposed the Wilson bill and fa froe coinage. Compton of Missouri spoke for unconditional repeal. Money of Missis- sippi spoke against repeal. Springor's Argum:nt. Durborow of Illinois favored repeal. He was followed by Springer who began with a reviow of the existing financial conditions and set forth the duties which lay " on congi o apply the remedy. He dod that the three leading controiling of the present conditions were fl legislation since the war, the demonctization of silver in 1873 aud silver purchases und athony of the Shern act. The v regard t 2 Dbullion pt scd made them redeemable in gold, as this waa the only way in which the governmen’, could mako good its pledge to maintain the parity of gold and sil The fact that silver bullion was held as collateral for she redemption of added néthing to value depended on the pledge of & maintenauce on a parity with zold and the fact that the certificates were full logul tender. The demonetization of silver in 1873 did not aestroy silver as much as the Sher- man act. In sixteen vears from its pa silver . doprecinted 244-10 per cent. In three years since tho passage of the Sherman act it had fallen 25 per cent. The speaker countinued, stating irat the presi- dent had called congress in extra session for the sole purpose of repealing the pur- chasing clause of the Sherman sct. Would congress refuse to comply with this universal demund till an agreement had been made to do something else on some other matter? It was just as sonable to demand that the ~tamff bill .be in- ciuded in the bill for the repeal of the Sherman act as the remonetization of sitver. The remonetization of silver in this country at a ratio of 16 to 1l would either bring the nation down from a gold standard or advance the price of silver bullion to the coinage value of the silver dol If the former, it would result in a financial crisis compared with which the present depres- sion would be ns a zephyr to o Hundredsffof millions of for apital invested in this country would be withdrawn our credit destroyad and we would sink to the condition of Mexico, India, China and weo would also be thrown out of harmony with the great commercial powers which buy mearly $500,000,000 worth of our products, There is no ground for the declaration that unless free coinage is incorporated in this meusuro silver will bo deserted alike by con- gress and the president, The presi- dent's record is not such as to justify the belief tnat he will prove false to his pledges, The speaker belioved that the president and the. senatealike would join in keeping their pledges to the peopld for such a measurs for the use of silveras would justify vhe expec tions of the American people. Mr. Bryun's Opinion, Mr. Bryan said the United could not adopt free coinag demanded the repeal of the & and’he would vote for repeal. M, Sickels favored repeal and Mr. Taylor spoke for bimetallism, Mr. Breckiuridge of Arkansas said that while ordinarily he might not occupy the position he now did, he would, under the cir- cumstances, vote for the repeal of the Sher- man act. Mr, McRae believed the silver could b i lation and 1o the Me ) 3 Mr. Dolliver did not think the Sherman act was the cause of the troubles of the He laid it to the democratic tarift policy, While he had no confidence in the remedy proposed, he was not willing to de- prive the business community of such con- solation us wight come to it from the appli- cation of the faith eure. [Applause.] Mr. Richurdson of Tennessee advocated freo coinage at any ratio. © The rulesof the house were reported and without being read were ordered printed. Mr. Siwpson of Kansas askod consent for consideration of a resolution authorizing the speaker to appolnt & committee to investi- gate the allegation that certain banks were not paying their checks and to inauice into the coudition of these | anks, ‘I'ne speaker aoubted if the resolution was order aund the house took a recess until Bo'clock. Tne debate will close tomorrow. Evening 8 At the evening session Herman, repub- licau, of Oregon, spoke against the Wilson bill and in favor of the free coinage of silver, and DBranch, democrat, of North Carolina, followed in the same line. Bynum, democrat, of Indiuna, then took the floor and replied to Pence's speech of yesterday. +McKoighan of Nebraska and Dooliitle, re- publican, of* Washiugton, approved the Wilson bill, Hulick, republican, of Onio, advocated bimewllism and charged the present de- pression upon the democratic party for its attitude on the tariff. Wanger, republican, of Pennsylvania, spoke in favor of repeal. The house at 11 o'clock adjourned, States alone The people hermun law rity of gold and judicious legis- ent dopression IN THE BENATE. Mr, Il Deflnes His Position on Fluancial Questions. Wasuingroy, D. C., Aug. 25.—The chief Interest of the senate today was in the apeech of Senator Hill, who defined his posi- tiou on the financial question in an address of uearly two hours duration. Nearly every mowber was in his seat aud an attentive listener, and mauy wembers of the house crowded over to hear the New Yorker. The New Yorker's famous declaration 1 & & democrat,” whioh has become pro- 1871 verblal, was recalled today by his forcible declaration on the financial question, whe isual, he gave his views in a sentenc am a bimetallist, said he. “Ido not be- lieve in a single gold standard or a singl silver standard, but 1do believe in the u: of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country, and in their free coin- age at a proper ratio and without discrimi- nation in favor of one or against the other.” § Caused n Smil The senator established his consiste: the silver question by showing that cember he introduced a bill for the ditional repeal of the Sherman act, and the president had followed in his footsteps in demanding the repeal of this law—a law which Senator Hill declared to have been the worst enemy of the free silver cause in retarding the onward march to universal froe coinaga, There was a smile on tho face of many senators when the speaker, by im- plication, criticised the president by refer- ring to the part the high tariff had played in_this crisis, and concluding by saying: +Our march is onward and we shall“not re- treat.” Senator Hill's arreignment of the gold monometallists, particularly Wall street, for the part they had taken in _bringing on the present orisis by attacking the credit of the country and incessantly proclaiming disas- ter until they finally started a panic wave that now threatened to engulf its creators, was one of the most foreible impeachments ever heard on the floor of the senute and furnished much satisfaction to the free coin- age men, The national banks got consola- tion in the later declaration that he favorea the proposition to allow the issue of national bank notes to be increased to the full value of the bonds on deposit. Ths chief surprise of the speech of Mr. Hill was the position in minimizing the im- portance of the revision of the coinawe ratio and his suggestion that international bi- metallism might be sought by holding outan inducement to the Latin union. There was a dead stilluess in the senate when the sona- tor referred to the statement that Mr. Cleveland was trying to lead the countey to monometallism, ¥oos of the Adtministration Pleased. “T shall refuse,” said he, “to follow in the footsteps of any administration that secks to place the democratic party in a false pos tion; that sceks to lead it away from demo- eratic principles and into the very camp of the enemy. The president must upon republican votes to carry out such Polic The' felecitation of the democratic oppon- ents of the administration over this remark hardly completed before the senator ave the president unother blow in his reference to the part that patronage is said to be playing in securing the adoption of the adminisiration policy. “But as you woll know,” said he, “I was for the repeal of this bill long before the present admimstration came into power, and by my voice. pen and influcnce, con tributed my humble share toward tho crea- tion of that seniment in regard to 1t which is well nigh unanunous in my st My colleaguo and myself will cheerfully vote for this bill ‘unawed by power and uncor- rupted by federal patronage.’ s last allusion brought forth evidences of approval and merriment, and_before the vice president could cheek it, the laughter and_applause broke out and it was not stopped for some time. Vest sent to the cle wead o communication from the director of the mint, giving statistics as to the quantity of silver bullion purchased since 878, the date of the Bland-Allison act, its st, amount coined, ete. Vest summed up all these fizures to show that if all the sil- ver dollars_and subsidiary silver cols were recoined at the ratio proposed in the bill (20 to 1) there would still be a profit to the treasury on the whole silver transaction since 1578 of over 815,230,000, He intimated pretty broadly that Carlisle in his letter to Senator Voorhoes on the same subject had not treated the subject fairly. Senntor Hill's Speecl Senator Hill then took the said there were those who did not agree wholly with the presideni in his diagnosis of the malady of the body politic, nor hastily join 1n the roseate view of tho financial millennium to come the moment the Sherman law is remov Some believed the se had jts foundation in 1 when the dasule its financial policy, uncon- any 's desk and had floor. He sting financial disturbance,” said ay be attributed to three natural or inevitable of fictitious prosper 1 knows financial pafics Y twenty years, and our not been an exception to the many_ yeu student_of oceur country has general rule. ““Secona—Some portion of the trouble may be traced to a concerta by numerois monometallists to produc order to further it silve ghoulish ¢ -omed ever ure, and e: couraging the he augurated the policy of refusing people, even upon _good sect luted > petitions, passed” absurd and alarming resolutions, predicted the direst disaster, attacked the credit of the govern- ment, sought to get a premium on currency and tried in overy way to spread distrust in the country. These disturbers—thcse pro- moters of the public peril—represent largely the creditor cluss, the men who desire to ap- preciate the gold dollar in order to subserve their own sclfish interests. *Third—The Sherman silver purchasing law has been, at least in part, possibly the most Jargely instrumental in_proaucing the complications. Now no ono defends it. The political party men who enacted it seem now the most anxious for its repeal. It was a violation of every correet principle of monctary science. It was not even an hou- orable compromise. 1t was n makeshift, o subterfuge, & mere temporary wxpedient. “The president, fn his message, not desiring at this time, for obvious reasons, to offend the sensibilitics of those who had voted for it, called it u truce, Cleveland Agatn Criticlsed. “It has been said the president in his hos- tility o frec coinage was disposed at one time 1o regard with fuvor provisions of the Sherman law, which had been the means by which ~ free coinage had been defeatod.. Wheth this 80 or not, the fact remains, .and has not escaped obsérvation, that while the democratic platform dénounced the Sherman law and demanded its repeal—denounced it not as a result of a ‘truce, but as a '\‘u\VIIl't“{ makeskift' —yet Mr. Cleveland. neither in his speech at Madison Square garden, Now York, in answer to the notice of his nominatiou, nor in his later letter of acceptance, nor in his inaugural address, criticised the Sherman law, nor made any allusion to 1t whatever, although it was already threatening the prosperity of the country with the daugerous results of its operations, which were apparent to every u;lon\vlm had given the subject careful atten- Yion. ' Continuing, Mr, Hill alluded to the fact that his views of the dangerous character of that act had been entertained and re: peatedly expressed ever since its passage, naming various occasions during the cam- paign of 1892, when he sought to arouse the people to the dangerous possibilities of the Sherman law and to the importance of its repeal. “lam a bimetallist,” he said, “I don't be- lieve in a sigle gold stand or asingle silver standard, but I do believe in the use of both gold and silv: for woney and in their free coinage at a proper ratio, without auy discrimnation in favor of one against the other. Aud as such a bimetallist, I favor the repeal of the Snerman law, because it is illogical, dangerous in its tendencies, im- pedimental to free coinage, and a disgrace Lo tho silver cause. The true fricuds of silver muke a serious 1istake when they defend this law and allow it to be confounded with free bimetallic colnage. Objoctivas to the Sherman Law. The Sherman law is objectionable for its direct purchase of silver, instead of provid- ing for tho free coiuage of silver. Rurchase means price, price means commodity and the treavment of silver as # commodity mesns its derogation from its intrinsio rank as a mouey motal. Gold has free colnage. and, TOONTINUED ON SECOND FAGR.] present s 10 the circu- be OMAHA, DAILY BE ATURDAY MORNING AUGUST HOME RULE IS MARCHING 0N (ladstone's Bill Passes Through the Last of Committeo Stage in Commons, THIRD READING FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY Proceedings In Parllament Rather Tame and the Large Crowd in Attendanco Dis- appointad Over the Quictness that Provalled—Thirty-Eight Majority, LoxDoN, Aug. %5, —The strangers' gallories of the House of Commons wero crowded this evening by parsons eager to witness tho last scenes in the report stage of the home rule bill. The members' benches were fairly well filled, and the proceedings of the evening wero very tame. Timothy Healy, anti-Parncllite, gbt" the floor about 10 o'clock and talked until 11, merely to prevent Mr. Balfour from windiog up the debate, William Johnston, an Ulster loyalist, tried to cat Mr. Mealy short, but without success, The House became restless shortly before 11and declined to listen to the talk, and, with shouts of “Division.’ drowned Mr. voice 80 it was impossible to hear anything during the last five minutes of his 1:05 the speaker the cighteenth of the government's amendments, standing 1 the name of John Morley, chief secretary of Ire- land, Only two of the eightéen were challenged by the opposition. In each divi ion the government's majority was thirty- eight. When the amendment was pro- nounced car: i v had shown only slighy enthusiasm dul the previous proceediags, burst out with re- peated cries, The opposition remained silent. The speaker announced the third reading of the home ruie bill for next Wednesday, and without further demonstration the house adjourned. The carl of Limerick hasissued a whip requesting urcently the attendance of all conservatives at the home rule debate in the House of Lords on September 5, began to put MARRIAGE. She Declares that Lord Francls Hope Is Hor Husbana. LCopyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennatt.1 LoNDON, Aug. 25.—[New York Herala Cable —Special to Tie Bee |]—Some excitoment was lately created in theatrical and other y & rumor that Lord Henry Fran- s Hope had married Miss May Yohe, the burle: ress, rather better kunown in London. As far as I can ascertain, the rumor oviginated in o dwect statement of one of the parties intimately concerned. This was Miss Yohe herself, whose evidence might bo thought conclusive were it not for the fact that this is not the first time she has claimed to have entered mto the bonds of matrimony and found it dificult to support that claim, while it is said by some who ought to know that at one period of her checkered career sho poss:ssed a bona fide husbaud from whom she has never been legally separatéd. On the other hand, Lord Hope's friends and family strenuously assert that such nonsense cannot be considered. The man of course, it is not denied, has for a long time taken a peculiar Interest in the young woman's professional career at least and iv is to his squandering large sums of money to advance her fortunes on the stage that his present unfortunate pecuniary con- dition is due. I saw today a waell known Amcrican comic opera nctress, who sails for home Saturday, who said: “May Yohe told me herself that she married Lord Hope, but did not euter into particulars where the marriage took place. Of course, I know they were very intimate friends, but am not so sure that they were married in spite of her own statement.” One of Lord Hope's relatives said to moe that foolish as the boy had been, he has not committed that crowning act of folly. He spent all the ready money he could raise helping theatrical ventures with which this actress was connected and will find 1t difticuit to raise more just at present. The tamily consulted about the matter and his mother agreed, I believe, to give him 200,000 on the sole condition that ne break off absolutely forever this connection, FRANCE'S UNJUST DEMANOS, That Country Seeking Another Quarrel with Siam, BANGKOK, Aug. 25.—The French speclal envoy has demanded that Siam dismiss all Danish ofticers from the Siamese service, whith is equivaleat to the disorgan- ization of the Siamose army. It is thought Franco s sceking a protext for securing more territory on the right bank of the Mekong river. Iour more KFreuch gunboats are on the way to Bangkok, Further meeting between the French envoy and the Siamese government has been adjourned without date, — COL. CUDY IN HIGH FEATHER, Distinguished Soldle and West Point Cadets Applaud the Wild West Show, Cn10aco, Aug. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bes.]—A group of military officers and regular army soldiers along with the West Pomt cadets took In Buffalo Bill's Wild West this afternoon. Colonel Cody had taken his “Cangress of Rough Riders" on i parade at 11 o'clock through the White city, This proved benefictal both to the fulr and the colouel, It drew an increased attendance of aurly visitors and several thousand ot them followed Uncle Sam's boys over in t he afternoon to help tnem enjoy the perform- ance, The parade was an interesting foature with its Indians, Cossacks, cowboys and cay- alrymen, The cowboy band rode at the head on o tally-ho drawn by six horses. Buffalo Bill, in a buckskin suite, was the central figure of the column, At the matinee General Miles, General Wesley Merritpand General Stanley occupied the box of honor. All around them were grouped colonels and captains, majors and licutenants, distinguished from the rest of the audience by their bright uniforms and shoulder straps. The cadets sat together in a section of raserved seats, with Capron's battery and the Seventh regiment veterans on their right. The cadets shouted their academy cry aud applauded eyery act on the program. Colonel Cody was given an ova- tion and an immense bouquet of flowers, — TROUBLE IN PRUSFPECT, Rates in the Western Assoclation Likely to Recelve & Smashiog. Cumicaco, Aug. 25.—The trouble between the Union Pacific and the Western Passen- ger assoclation has in no way been settled, and there is a stroog probability that it may end in smashiog the entire gssoclation agreement west of the river. Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific arvived in Chicago today and an- nounced that he had not the slightest inten- tion of abandoning the position he had taken, he association is bound o protect us under the agreement,” said Mr. lomax, ‘‘and if it does not the contract simply falls 0 the ground and the whole business west of the river falls with it. If the association does uol protect us our membership iu it General | 26, lg‘fl lapses by act of the m.d.. and we will protect ourselves.” ~ Late in the day & con Mr, Lomax. between Chairman wolll Nothing was definil but the asso- ciation will be compelled to back down slightly. The Chicago & ng&vmwm will be obliged to use thé Ublon Pacific rates for basing purposes aecdotding to the terms of the special agreemeul botween those two roads. The other 1ihas will then refuse to o lower rates on thé Northwestern than on their own lines, adid the result will necos- sarily be a fight afl along the line and demoralization enst ad well us west of the river, and this is & 3 tingency which the association is not at ailAnxious to face. The Westorn Passenge | .ssociation today cided to grant nlar standard rate of one fare to and from all_points in Missouri, including St. Louis to OMcago and return, for the celebration of Missouri day at the fair, August 30. Another Chance ior & Rate War. St. Lovts, Aug. 2.—The Toledo, Peoria & Western, a line not an the Western Pas- senger association, has made a round trip rate of #6.05 from Keokuk to [ndianapolis. The rate was met by the Wabash and the same has been made by the latter road from Quincy. This intrudes on the rates of some other roads and may prove a basis for A rate war. was held Rallrana Cnicago, Aug. 25 Tue Bee.] —L. Briggs agent of the Traders line. with headquarter§ at Chicago, in place of T. L. Lafrenier.resigned. B. B, Morgan has been appointed Agentof this lino at Omaha, vice L. Briges, transferred. J. H: Delaney has been ap) d traveling agent of the line with his ofilue at Chicago. ettt i KILLED A 'STRIKER. hunges, Special Telegram to as been appointed spatch Fast Frelght Negro Miners, Attacked by a Litohfisid, Kan., Mab Protest Themuelves. Prrrspuke, Kan,, Aug. 25.—Another life has been lost as u result of the Kansas coal miners' strike. Thomas Betson, a white miner, was shot and killed last night duriog * an encounter with nego miners. After supper last night $wenty negroes left the stockade of tha' Kansas and Texas company near Litchfield and went to town ina body to buy supplids. They were jeered at by the white strikers, but paid no atten- tion to them, When they left the store they found a big crowd of strikers gathered, who informed them they should not return to the stockade. The negrc-y started, when the strikers attacked theni with: missiles, and finally began firing fato them. The negroes returned the fire, and Tom Betson fell dead. shot through the heaft. ,The strikers fled and the negroes rot 1o the stockade. The strikers at once commenced gathering recruits with the intention of attackig the stockade. But in Spite of the excitement there has been no violence today. Much talk has been heard.of the white miners pnge upon the , but up to 8 o'elock no attempt in thaddivettion had been mad nager Davlin of the Santa Fe mines telegraphs from Chicago instructing Su- perintendent Wilson to deny the state- ment made by President Walters of the miners’ union that, the Ssnta fe company had agreed . to . hereafter ' givo the union a voice . in._ the settlement of all differences between the company and the men, Walters claims tuat whilo that agree- ment does not appear in the contract, it was made verbally aud thiat the Santa Fe'will be held to it. The mener: not troubling them- selves over the matter lad enough to be at work these out seeking means of creating {urtl Lties. Weme Crry, Kan. A fl.:stha.gfidkln‘ miners here are gmo! exclied over the result. of the battle’ ‘night . be- tween the * strikers and the negroes at Litchfield, near Pittsburg. A company of fifty men was organized today and put through a regular military drill. They are allarmed and will go to.Litchfleld to assist the strikers there in Soyixicasures the lat- ter determine to take against the negroes. AIMED AT NEW YOEK B.ANKS. Commissloner Breidenthal of Kansas ¥ays They Are insolvent, Torexa, Kan., Aug. %5.—State Bank Com- missiouer Breidenthal has issued a circular to state banks, declaring that in view of the fact that New York city ‘banks refuse to ay drafts, except in clearing house certificates, which are not lawful money, they appear to be insolvent. He points out that the state banking law requires a re- serve of 20 per cent ‘0f t¥ aeposits, half of which may cousist of balances due from sol- vent banks. Not considering New Yori banks solvent, he rules that Kansas banks must not hereafter count asa part of their legal reserve more than 2 per cent in money due from New York. He allows this much only to enable bauks to supply the local demand for New York exchange. Breidenthal says the circular is issued for the protection of Kansas banks. Local bankers fear serious consequences, as a large number of Kansas bauks are borrowers in New York, and if they transfer their accounts to some other city New York banks will call their lonas. Two Lilinois Banks Close. Paxrox, IlL, Aug. 25.—The Ford County bank failed this morning. Assets, $154,000; Liabilities, $100,000. The First National also closed is doors by 'order of the board of directors. The doors of the First National only re- mained closea a few iuinutes for consulta- tion, nfter which they were reopened and business resumed, Doposits are now being freely made. 2 Louisville Banks to Resume, LouvisviLLe, Ky, Aug. 25.—The Fourth National bank, one’ of the five Louisville banks to suspend payment during the recent panic, will resume business tcmorrow. The _ouisville City National and the Merchants National will 8180 resume business within a few days. Financial Notes. New York, Aug, 25,—lsley Doubleday & Ce., wholesale dealers in paints, this city and Australia, have become financially em- barrassed and have piaced their affairs n the hands of their cesdjtors with a view of getting & compromise, | —The First Na- PORTLAND, Ore., Alg. tional bank, which wig suspended July 31, will reopen for business tomorrow, MLE 'uN tu.rxu, New York White Setullists Listen to Specches and solutions. New Youk, Aug. 85, L night a large audience assembled a¢ Cooper Institute to listen to talks on silver by prominent bi- metallists and ltceal&e advocates. The not, what could be called s representstive guthering, but few, it asy, of the solid business or steady wewkmen of the city being in attendance. The sudience, how- ever, was an onthusiastic one, and every speaker of the evening was accorded a warm reception und his remarks freely interrupted by applause, Johu Boyd, General Weaver, Congressmen Bartive and Brysn und others gave their views on the mopetary situation and the remedy which be applied o relieve the present dlstress in the financi and business world wi in - their opinions a salve of silyer, Resolutions de- nouacing the attempt by to repeal the Sherman law without giing the country @ substitute whish would provide for the freer use of silver as & oy wetal were passed and the meeting adjourned. e Senate Hosplle to the M . WASHINGTON, Aug, 25.—There is much hos- tility in the senate t the bill to increase the oirculation of nationa! banks to the par value of bouds deposited. It is not thought tnav 1t will ever reach & voie. % assemblage was BAK CASHIER ARRESTED A. T. Pearson of Porry, Ia, Oaptured in Ohicago. ILLEGAL BUSINESS METHODS CHARGED Sald to Have Received Deposits When He Knew the Bank to He In an In- solyent Condition—Other lown News. Penny, Ta, Aug. 25.—~[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—About ten days ago A. T. Poarson, cashier of the suspended Commer- cial bank, left town very suddenly to escape thowrath of some angry, depositors from the mining town of Angus, where ho was the ownerof the Exchange bank. Yesterday a Pinkerton dotectivo arrested him iv Chi- cago, and he canto back to Porry today eith- out requisition papers. Upon his arrival he was arrested at the instigation of the Kan- sas City Grain company for receiving de- pml'!u when he knew the bank was insol- vent. This preliminary trial is ot for noxt Wed- nesday and he is now out on bonds and is as- sisting the assignee in straightening out the affairs of the bank. It is mmmally believed hero that Mr, Pearson is guiity of no orimi- ;‘ml act, and that he is without hardly a dol- ar. Dr. W. L. Ross of 1423 Lake street, Omaha, is a brother-in-law of Pearson, and has a considerablo amount tied up in the bank. WANT TO RUN BOTH PARTIES, lowa Pronibitionists Republliean atformn, Drs Morxes, Ia., Aug. 25.—A meoting of third party prohibitionists was held last night to protest against the action of the re- cent republican convention in_adopting & liveral platform on liquor. Judge C. C. Nourse presided and J. J. Hamilton acted as socretary. 1t was voted to call a stato meet- ing of prohibitionists to_put another ticket, if _deemea wise, in tho field. The meeting will be held Septemover 5. s 10WA REPUBLICANS RATIFY. d Fau't with the Hon. Frank D. Jackion Glven nn Ovation at Des Moines. Des MoiNgs, Aug. 25.—Tho republicans of Des Moines opened the campaign tonight by ratifying the recent nomination of Hon. Frank D. Jackson and associates. A I audience was present. Lafe Young presided. The principal speech was by Jackson, who was given an ovation. Misstssippl Pllots Davexrorr, In. —[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee.] —Today notices wero re- ceived by twelve Rock Island rapids pilots suspending their licenses for thirty days. The reason is not known, but it is supposed to be the determination of these pilots not to serva steamers whose pilots ave not mem- bers of the Pilots association and that this determination is frowned npon by the local board of inspectors, with headquarters at Dubuque, from whom the notices of suspen- sion came. Rock Island rapids is a rocky channel fifteen miles long and only these special pilots are trusted to steer boats over it, especially those towing logs or lumber. ‘These twelve men monopolize this part of the river, and if they are debarred from act- ing no packets or rafts can come over the rapids, and Sawinif¥™ ffomi this pomt on down will have to close their season. Two thousand men will be thrown out of employ- ment if the order stands, Today attorn wore retained by the pilots and they will fight. An appeal was sent today by tele- grain to Secretary Carlisle, signod by mflu- ential mill owners whose interests are vitally involved in the suspension. uspended. Wiinessed a Thrilllng Sight. ALpiA, Ta., Aug. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A largo crowd of peovle wit- nessed a thriling and horrifying sight here today. The Farmer Stibbins company a balloon ascension and parachute leap in connection with their exhibition. Aeronaut Ickhardt made his usual preparations and the balloon was cut loose. He had scarcely risen above the tree tops when the crowd was horrifled to see that the balloon wus on fire. The acronaut discovered it, but to jump at that distance was sure death, as the fall was not great enough to spread the par achute. He waited a few moments and then made the leap. He was dragged through the tree tops and badly bruised, but strange to relato not_ seriously injured. ' The balloon was only partially consumed. Firoat Corning. Conxixa, Ia., Aug. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]—Shortly after 5 this evening the barn of E. W. Barr of this city caught fire. The flames spread with such rapidity that by the time the fire department got to L o scene three other barns and a number of small outbuildiugs were in flames and were threatening the destruction of several residences. Three sireams of water soon had the conflagration under control. A able race horse belongiog to Mr. Barr terribly burned. The loss is less than $1,000. e SAM’L O’ POSEN ACQUITTED, Found Not Guilty by a San Franclsco Jury of the Charze of Murder. SAN FrAxcIsco, Aug. 25.—fhe jury in the case of M. B. Curtis, “Sam’l O'Posen.” for the murder of Policeman Grant, returned a verdict shortly after 8 o’clock this afternoon of acquittal. The jury on the first ballot stood nine to three for acquittal. This Is the third case of Curtis, The jury in the first two urials disagreed. The crime for which Curtis was thus tried for the third time was the murder of an old and popular policemun named Alexander Grant on September 10, 1501, The oficer was found dead at 1 o'clock in the morming at Fifth and Folsom streeis, in the very heart of the city. Curtis was at once ar- rested as he was running from the body and the officer’s police nippers were found clasped on the prisoner's wrist. A number of per- sons were in the vicinity at the time of the: shots and evolver, supposed to belong 1o Curtis, or “Sam'l o Posen.” was found in the sand near the corpse. Thetheory of the prosecution in every trial was that Curtis ad been arrested for some offense committed while drunk, and that rather than be disgraced he reached to his hip pocket for & revolver, with his left hand, and killed Grant, In support of this theory a number of persons who heard the quarrel preceding the three fatal shots, and who saw the flashes, were produced, Some were looking from win- dows, and others were on their way home from theaters. were but two men in the quarrel. ‘The defense’s theory from the outset was that the crime was committed by & myste- rious third person to the dafendsnt un- known, but who was arrested with Curtis. Two reputable ladies on their way home from & theater, corroborated by a teamster who was looking from & second-story window, swore that there were three persons in the quarrel, and that one, not Curt ald, “Let me alone! . I've done nothing!" after which shots were heard, and he pau past the ladies to the northward, a direction opposite that taken by Curtis. At the first trial the jury disagreed and when the second trial was nearly completed B euror very suddenly died. The only new evidence at the third trial was that of Mrs. Curtis that the revolver found in the sand was not her husband’s and that she gave him 40 the uight of Grant's wurder. The defense's theory wi that Graot’ murderer robbed Curtis. The trial was largely sttended by the public, and These positively swore there | A there was even more interes at former trials, FOR GOVER) USE. Report of the Committes on Rulos—Wash- ington Notes WasniNaroy, Aug. 25.—This afternoon Mr. Catehing reported to the house the code of rules agreed upon by the committee on rules for governing the proceedings of the Fifty-third congre It will ome up for action Tuesday. The old rules are readopted with no important changes, except the provision that 100 snall bo a quorum of the committee of the whole house, and that the committee may limit debate ‘without going back into the hiouse. The rule providing that there shall be no fijbustering against a_roport of the committee on rules and that the committee may bring in an order fixing the time for a vote on any proposition are retained. The latter pooposition was not in force in the last congress, for the rea- son that it was adopted with the under- standing that it would nover bo appliod. This time it goes into the rules with no such understanding. The Troasury department today began rnylng out gola onall checks preseuted. Redemption of paper money is made in the samo class of money when presented. The reason for this is that large expenditures have exhausted the paper monay. ‘I'he gold reserve is now 97,000,000, the reserve being used in paying the debt of the government, Secretary Carlisle has recommended an immediate appropriation of 00,000 for con- tinuing the comage of fractional silver coin and one of §4,000 for paper for priuting treasury notes. The Department of Agriculture has re- ceived advices that the French government will admit American forage into Frauce free of duty. The First National bank of The Dalles, Ore.. has been authorized to reopen for busi- ness. . President Cleveland s expected to return Saturday night, Beleo WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, Wilson and Mr. Bland have assumed control and have selected their speakers in support of the bill to repeul the purchasing clause of the Sher- man act. Messrs. Wilson, Cockrah, Reed, Fellows, Clark of Alabama and Traccy hav: been put on, Mr. Wilson states, up to to night. For the substitute providing for the frec coinage of silver offered by Mr. B Messrs. Da Armond of Missouri, Willinms Tilinois, Culbertson and John Allen of Miss- issippi will speak, besides Mr. Bland. aggers in COLORED PEOPLE'S DAY, Thousands of the Black Ruce Gather at the World's Falr Grounds. CHicaGo, Aug. 25.—This is coloved people’s day at the Worid's fair. The weather 1s clear and bright. Lavgo numbors of the black race from the city and surrounding country and many from the far south are present. Therd gathered in Festival hall the finest specimens of this race in the country. Tho venc: ed Douglass delivered the oration. etta Jones, known as *Bluck Pat and there were ous othe nanteresting chi I's Wild West paraded through the grounds for their benefit, The financial affairs of the exposition are i a very favorable condition, and if the un- proved attendance continues it will be marked a financial as well as artistic suc- cess. ‘Total admissions for today were 171,302, of which 140,177 were paid. A great gume of foot ball has been planned for tomorrow. The West Point cadets have organized to play @ picked team of celebrated players from the Chi- cago Athletic club, The West Powt boys expect the contest will be exciting. Among the men who are o play with the Chicago Athletic team are such men as Hef- flinger, the great Yale rusher, Stickney and Harding of Harvard, Malley of Ann Arbof Camp of Pennsylvauia and Ames of Princ tou. — - WILL ACCEPT CONDITIONALLY. Loulsville & Nashviilo Proposed Reductio: NasuviLLe, Aug. 2 mployes on th in Wages. Representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Order of Railway Conductors, Order E ‘Telegrapher: hood of Railw: imen and Mutual Aia_ associntion met in secret session this morning to canvass the vote of the members of each organization taken on the proposition to reduce wages Se) 13, recently made by tne Louisville Nashville railvond The members of organization voted overwhelmngly against adopting the redue tion and so reported to vhe gemeral cow- mittee. At the afternoon session the executive committee was authorized to meet the (om- pany half way and ask that a defiuite time be set when the reduction should ce: The men sy they are willing to accept the reduc- tion for a specified time, but not otherwise. FOUGHT DESPERATELY. Rival Mexican Poiltical Factions M Dendly Comba GALVESTON, Aug. 25.—A special from E: Pass to the News says: A startling report comes from Monclova this morning of a fight between two fuctions in Couhuila. The news is that the Cardenas men, se party of Galan men approaching Nadadoris, twenty-five miles irom Mon- clova, took a position in canons com: manding four sides of a square, The Galan men fell into the trap and exposed to a deadly fire from the hidden foes ou every side. They at last hoisted a white flag and surrendered. About thirty of Cardenas’ men were killed, while their opponents lost fifty killed and wounded. If this report is corroborated, it is the most sanguinary battle which has yet taken vlace between the two factions, END OF THE ENCAMPMENT, After a Buccossful Meeting at Grotns the Furmers Adjourn, Mount GReTNA, Pa., Aug. 25, —The nu- tional encampment of the furmers alliauce eame to un end toduy, About 10.000 people werslu-euun'. today, while the totul attend- ance for the week was nearly 15,000, The last meeting was held in the audito- rium this evening with 8,000 present, R. B, Tomlinson of Bucks county made an address advocating the free coinuge of silyer. William McCabe of Washington, replied to the previous speakers in un anti-silver tulk, which caused & flurry in the audience. ‘The alliance Jeaders who have been here feel much satisfuction at the {mpression they have made on the people of the stute and predict the encampment will result in the addition of many eastern furmers to their ranks. Mount e — DISPERSED THE MOB, Rivtous 'Longshoremen und New York Police Come Together, New Youk, Aug. 2.—Police Superintend- ent Byrnes this morning gave orders to put & stop to rioting among the striking ‘long- shoremen. the Mallory line docks, and a heavy force of police marched on them. They did not dis- perse after due warning, and the police charged thew, drove them iuto the suloons of the neighborhood, then out sgala aud scattered them. -~ Murdered by & Mrute. MiLwaukee, Aug. 25.—Lhe bodies of & woman and child found weighted with heavy stones here have beeu identified as those of Mrs, Joseph King sud her 5-year-old daughter, Grace. Gustuv Scharfl, who had been living with the woman, 18 under arrest Scharfl mad a hour, He him, and he decided to rid himself of her acd $he child, “Movements £ INGLE COPY FIVE CEN UNPATRIOTIC NEW YORK CITY Senator Allen of Nebraska Says Harsh Things About Gotham, HAS LONG SINCE CEASED TO BE AMERICAN Is Oat of Touoh with ths Rost of the Country—Its Policy Has Arrayad the South and Wess Agatost Tt W Yorg, Aug. 25 —‘Now York has ceased to be an American city. . It is not in svmpathy with the rest of the country," said Senator W. V. Allen, the populist of Nebraska, in speaking of the city. *‘Is that the populist viow of it, senator!" “It Is tho westorn view. In our partof the country wo think the east too domineer- ing. The consequence is the south and west are solidifying to resist the policy that would make of New Yorka sort of money despot in the republic. It will not be long before Washington will cease to be the national capital. The people of the west see that New Yorkers have altogether too much influcnce in Washington. Why should the westerners be compelled to travel night and ¢ to a far-away capital that Now Yorkers canroach ina fow hourst We wosternors would remove the seat of government to St. Louis in fifteen minutes if wo had the votes and we will have them at no very remote time."” The senator is a self-made, splendidly ed- ueated man. intellectual looking, quiot” and dignified. He spoko with calmboss and do- liberation, Loslng Its Prestize. ‘Do you know,” he went on, “‘that T loarnod of 4 heavy shipment of gold ordered by Chicago today from Europs direct. The incident shows how New York I8 having its financial prestige takoen ay Bofore many K Chicago, which is aih American city and not like New York, will be the money power, as well as the metropolis of the ro- public. New York is about as big as it will ever be, although consolidation with other cities may eularge it. The main object of westornors is to wrest from the oast its infl ¢ in mnational affairs. We n to have the next president from the t. Wo think the old parties are abouv on their last logs and, depon upon it congre will not repen the Sherman law until a substitute equaliy favorable to silver mon is found and adopted. It is my firm belief that our national prosperity is bound up in the destruction of New York City's dangerous power. The people there wore for th beauties of the Alps than for the Rockie They form an u racy with a dangerous inflience. Thus it is, the east and the west have beon steadily d part for years.” “What will ke tho outcomo of thisi" *Comprom The cast will bo obliged to come down from its high hovse. Then the honest, patriotic people on both sides will put their neads togethor and do what is best. Wo populists believe the real peopld of tho east wanv simply justico and do nob wish to injure the west. “After all, we are Amcricans, every one. Unfortunately, capitalistic influence, improporly exerted, stifies freedom in New York, and throug] New York, all over the castern seaboard, Altogether, I think the cast generally will be taught many things by tho west before this extra sessiou ends. — FLEMING'S FUNERAL, Developments in the Mysterions Death of * the Grading Contragfor. Mrs. John Fleming, mother of Edward Meming, who died mysteriously Thursday wght, arrived in the cityfrom Des Mones, Ia., yesterday. Her husband was unable to ompany her, owing to his illnoss. The funeral of lidward Fleming will occur at 9 o'clock this morning and the vices will tuke vlace at his late home, 2815 Dodge street. The interment will take placein Holy Sepulcher cemetery. ‘The conclusion reached by the friends of the doceased and the coroner yesterday after an investigation, is that Fleming camé to his death by an overdose of morphine ad- ministered by himself through a mstake. ——— wsns City Striker Kaxsas Ciry, Aug. 25.—Scveral butchers from the Chicago house of Swilt & Co. were put to work today in the Kansus City house, where the butchers struck against a reduce tion of 10 per cent in wuges. The beef slaughtering departmoent, with the aid of the new men and the superintendent and two foremen, has resumerl oporatio ‘I'ne butchors at the.plant of Schwarz. child & Sulzberger are still out. 1f they do not return to work tomorrow morning at the 10 per ecnt reduction their places will be filled with new mer. — Wyoming's Gold Mines. Rawrins, Wyo.,, Aug. 25.—[Spec! gram to Tur Bee |—Colonel C. G. Coutant, who arrived from South Pass today, reports much activity in the camp. The company he represents is putting in a new mill, A large portion of the machinery hus already gone forward, The balunce goes tomorrow, The Burr mine, oneof its claims, has over £100,000 in free milling gold in sight to begin operations on, A destructive forest fire is now in progress at Green mountain, south of Crook's gap. = Went Flshing Yesterduy. Buzzanp's Bay, Aug. 26.—The pres'dont's cat boat carried a Jolly party down the bay this afternoon. Besides the president there were Governor Russell, Joe Jefferson, Secre- tary Lamont and Dr, Bryant. Mr. Cleveland will l\l:‘lvu Gray Ga Avugust Mrs. Cleveland and the ser will remain until the latter partof next week, ——— Found His Blster. Willlam Wallace, the young wan from Cleveland, O., who was looking for his sister, Mrs. Anua Lews, found i.er yester- day through the story of the case printed in Tue Bee, Mrs. Lewls has a very nice home and seems 10 be contented with her lot. — Glven a Grand Reception, 51 Pav, Minn., Aug. 24.—The foreign commissioners to the World's falr who lets Chicago yesterday to inspect the greas wheat flelds of the northwest, arrived here this afternoon and were tendered & grand reception tonight. e e— Killed by the Curs. Earox, O., Aug. 25.—Mrs. Willlam Hapner and her l4-year-old daughter were struck by & southbound Mackinaw train at Lexing- ton, near here, this morning and instantly kiiled. They were in a bugey and the horse balked ou the track. — e Shut O the City's Water Supply, Lawgexce, Kan.,, Aug. 25,—The local water and light company, subplying the city, having failed to secure a settlement of its dispute with the city, shut off the supply today. The city is wholly without water, e e Another Threshing Machine Explosion. Vixera, LT, Aug. 26,—At Adair today & threshing machine exploded, killing Dr, B, G. Garrevtson, upon whose farm the ma. chine wus working, and so s ‘riously injured oue of the workmen that he died, a——— £ Qoesn Stenmurs August 285, At New York—Arrived Bremen ; Columbia, from Hawburg; Wieland, from Hamburg, At london--Sighted — Georgian, from Boswa,