Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 27, 1893, Page 2

PART ONE. SUNDAY BEE. JUNE ABLISHED BATTLE OF ORATORS ast Day of tho Bilver Discussion in the Houss of Representatives, INCIDENTS DURING THE WORDY FRAY Tom Reed Sympathizes with the Democrata in Their Present Dilemma. MR. COCKRAN'S PLEA FOR HONEST MONEY He Vigorously Attacked the Position o & Bland and Bryan. BLAND SINGS THE PRAISE OF SILVEK Other Felonds of the Wi Metal Spoak Gioquently for Its Retention as Money— Mr. Wils WasmrvatoN, Aug. 206.—Tho floor of the house of representatives was the scene of a battle of giants today. It was the last twenty-four hours of the debate on the finan- cial quastion and both sides had reserved their ablest spaakers for the closing act m the long-drawn battle. Tom Raed, the elo- quent lea ablicans, found un answere of Mississippi, wiose wit was one of the m st forcible arguments of the free coinage men today. J. R. Williams, democratic member of the last cox on coinage, basought his collen member their party platform. while Bourke Cockran of New York repsated the incidents of tha last democratic avention, in which he played such an imporiant part, argued that the true interprotation of the platform was not that 1t to be given by the gentleman from Iilinois. William L. Wil- son, the author of the repealing bill, and Richard P. Bland, the author of the substi- tute measure, upon which the first vote will oceur, closed the debate for their respoctive sides in excollent shape. A Strong, Forcible Kffort. The s h of Bourke Cockran was o strong, forcible speech, but it did not abound in those flizhts of oratory which have made him famous. He failed to devote any con- siderable portion of his argument to answer- ng Mr. Bryan, althou he had beou her- alded as the man held in reserve by the repaaliog forces to answaring the brilliant young Nebraskan. His argument that the bankers are a debtor rather than a creditor class ana that the banks of New York would be benefited millions of dollars and the day laborers of the country robbai of 45 jer cent of their pay by the policy advocated by Bryan and Bland was an ingenious one, but when the Nebraskin inquived why, if that were the case, the bankers of Now York are denouncing Mr. Bryan and or, Bland, while T. V. Powderly, the ropreseutative of organized 1abor, is supporting thow policy, the query brought down the applause of the house. Mr. Cockran's brilliant ratort that the bankers *| believed honesty to be the best policy, was loudly applauded, but his subscquent com- ment that Powderly is pursuing the same line of mental aberration as Bryan and Bland was not received by the house as re- tort in accordance with the best ethics of varliamentary courtesy. Opening of the Debase. During the entire day the galleries and lobbies of the house were crowded to their 2 O the floor of the house were Vice President Stevenson, Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle, Secretary of the Navy Herbert, President A. J. Warner of the Bimetallic league, Senator Palmer, Senator Cockrell and several other members of the upper body who have taken u prominent part in the financial discussion in congross. The speaker announced that the debate in or of the bill would by closed by its author, Mr. Wilson of West Virginia, and the argument for the opposition by Mr. Bland of Missouri. Mr. Clarke of Alabama was the first speaker. He believed it the duty of congress to fix the ratio at 16 to 1. Still he would not cast a vote that would continue to paralyze the industrics of the country. He felt there was a necessity for immediate action to restore confidence, He held that all the trouble was due to the purchasing of silver under the Sherman law, as the people be- lieved, and whether that belief was correct or not he would vote to repeal the law or do anyvhing to restore confldence. Then Ex-Speaker Roed Spoke. The next speaker was Hon. Thomas B. Reed of Maine. After sketching briefly the financial condition of the country and de- claring he had no desire to deal with the situation from a political standpoint, he pro- ceeded to say the democratic party had been brought into power by a curious combina- tion of circumstances, but in a large measure by the apathy of the American people, Consciousness of this fact, he suid, underlics the eotire situation. He would not raise the question whether protection were wise or not, but the fact remaiued, oven if it wero admitted that the proposi- tions of the democratic platform were en- tirely correct, that the system upon which the manufacturers of the couniry were reg- uiated for thirty years was threatened with total change. Whether that change be for the better o1 not, no man can know. What the democratic party proposes to do nobody can say; they do not even kuow themselves, The speaker did not believe the democratic party to be utterly bad, nor that it would be permitted to bo so if it desived. If veforma- tion of the tariff were in the hands even of its friends, who favored protection, instead of those who had denounced it, business would be stagnaut or ata standstill, but when its reformation was in the hunds of men opposed to the present system tho manufacturers of the country who had built up their industries on the present system must uecessarily call a halt, If their goods are tocome in competition with the man- ufacturers of other lands where production s on a different ba where labor is differ- ently rewurded, no manufacturer will dave manufacture more than whut absolute necessity requires. Of the Government's Tarifr Pledges. He characterized in this one phrase the cause of the present condition of aflairs—*'undesirable uncertainly of the future of both the ourrency question and the question of protection and reveuue turift.” He considered the Sherman act and the accumulation of silver as tne earliest indications of approaching disaster rather thau the chief cause, Hedid not believe thut the democratic congress, even under pressure of the people, would so revise the terif that the workiugmen should be A ') PAGES 1. 19, 187L OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27 18938 IXTEEN PAGES. brought back to the condition of the work- ingmen under the Walker tariff. It was not to be expected that the demo crats, after thirty years of criticism of the acts of others, should be lifted to the higher level of probabilicy and performance. Time only could do that. Until that time came they could rely on the assistance of tho re- publican minority in the dircction of sound government and an honest adminis fon. He was sorry that the democratic majority would not permit the republicans to exhibit tneir wisdom in the way of amendment but confined them to the democratic proposition. He would waste no time showing the rights of a minority as outraged, according to the democratic position, when the republicans were in power, for he recognized now as then, the necessity of the duty of a party in power assuming responsibility for its actions. He was only sorry the ques- tion could not be settled within the bounds of the democratic party itself, but every- body knew that the majority of the demo- crats would decide against the good seuse of the nation. The President’s Predicament. Though he did not beliove repeal of the Sherman act would give immediate pros- perity he would vote for it, because, whether Justly or not, it is believed to be the cause of the hoarding of currency, and because only by repeal could the nation hope to attract foreign capital. He characterized the charge that the law of 1873 was a trick, as “one of the most stupendous fabrications which ever existed in political libe.” The vathway of duty led to unconaitional repeal. ‘1f that did not give relief we must try something else, and the sooner the better, Republicans found themselves in o pecu- liar position. The newly chosen democratic president found himself powerless in his first great recommendation to his own party and was forced to appeal to the patriotis of another party, whose patriotism has never been appealed to in vain. Mr. Reed sketched the salient points in the fi history of the republican party and closed by saving that when the day came, as it surely would, for that party to lead the country back to prosperity it would take back with it ‘‘our auncient glory un- dimmed by adversity, our ancient honor un- sullied by aefeat.” Mr. Reed's closing words were received with prolonged applause, He was followed by Mr. DeArmond of Missouri in opposition to unconditional repeal. Mr. De Armond took Secretary Carlisle to task for following the ruinous financial policy of his predeces- sor. Had the Sherman law been proverly executed, a parity would have been main- tained. It might be true. but he did not believe the story, that democrais and re- publicans in the senate had agreed to drop tariT reform to secure the passage of the re- peal bill. He would protest against such an arrangement. The dividing lines were be- tween the money powers of the east with foreign backing, as against the toiling masses of the west and south. Mr. Williams of Illinois opposed repeal. He contended that the Sherman law was not responsible for the panic, though the panic was a legitimate offspring of the re- publican party. To repeal the Sherman law would be to break the last link bindiug gold and silver, Bourke Cockran Scores Bryan, Mr. Bourke Cockran of New York was the next speaker. After some preliminary ut- terances, he said the democratic platform did not declare for the free coinage of vsilver; an attempt had been made in the convention by a delegato from Colorado to commit the party to that principle, but it failed to secure ten votes. Colorado and Nevada were declaring that the party was departing from the plat- form in this matter., If that were so why did those states take to the woods in the election of 1892, It was because tnose states had abandoned the democratic platform that Mr. Lafe Pence had been clected to con- ress from Colorado. Mr, Cockran declared he was standing on the platform with both feet. He asserted, and defied Mr. Bland to prove otherwise, that there was no instance in the history of civilization where gold and silver circulated side by side at any ratio. There always were fluctuations, such as coustantly drive out the dearer metal. France had to import #600,000,000 in gold to maintain a parity be- tween the two metals, and the United States would have to do the same under like circumstances, Mr. Cockran controverted the assertion of Mr. Bryan of Nebraska that silver wus still the Dbasis of value of farmers’ products, saying: “If that were so, why do you not give him the full value of it? You would give the farmer 371 grains pure silver, while I would give him 651" The pro- posed debasement of coin would reduce debits 45 per cent, Mr, Bryan assumed that the loss would fall on thé banks, but the fact was the bauks and corporations were debtors of the country und the workingmen were the creditors. He denied that gold had appreciated. Never before did .the Ilaboring man of America receive so much gold for his labor Messrs, Bland and Brysn propose in their plans to make the bankers of New York apresent of $21,000,000 in the settlement of accounts with deposi- tors, and deprive the laboring man of 45 per cent of the value of his work. Mr. Bryan, dnterrupting, asked if that were 80, why New York banks denounced himself and Mr, Bland, aod why Grand Master Powderly was with them. Mr, Cockran replied that the banks had learned that in businessas in politics honesty was the best polic; Houesty the Best Policy. Mr. Cockran replied that the banks had learned thavin business, as in politics, hon- esty was the best policy. He claimed that business depressions were always due 1o 1n- flation of the currency or of credit beyond the capacity of the business interests to support. The operation of the Sherman law proved this, It increased the cul stringency followed, Mr. Bland's proposi- tion to give 8713 grains of silver for 651y grains of metal was what would be calied robbery if it reluted to wheat or corn. The farmer suffered most in the depreciation of prices under the Sherman law, and it was strange that it was the *‘friend” of the farmer who desired its continuance. Mr. Ceckran spoke of the unity of interests of the whole country and the efforts to sec- tionalize on any basis would result in benefit to no one. “Gentlemen have appealed to the sentument of the country mewbers” he continued, *‘as though their interests were hostile o the interests of the cities, 1 speak upon this floor as a mem- ber from a district in the greatest city on this continent, and I say now to this house that the interests of the city can never be hostile to the interests of the country; that the existence of that great mdnicival wealth is based upon the productive powers of the laborers of this land who toil in the flelds and who dig in the ditehes, legi#lation which 1 am convinced ¥ TCONTINUED ON SBOOND raoe.) FOUGHT THE POLICE Unemployed Wormen of Ohicago Make a Riotous Demonstration, OFFICERS ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING Froma® Peacable Parade to a Howling Mob the Transition Was Rapid. THE FIGHT WAS SHORT BUT DESPERATE Olubs, Stones and Revolver Handles Freely Us:d on Both Sides, MANY BROKEN HEADS WAS THE RESULT After Some Little Trouble the Mob Was Dis- persed—The Ringleaders Under Arrest —Mayor Harrison's New Order— List of the Iujured. Cuicaao, Aug. 20.—A short but bloody riot occurred on Washington street in front of the city hall this afternoon. Police officers and parading unemployed men came together and clubs and rocks were used. The injured are: Povick INsPECTOR A, Ross, cut severely on the head and bruised about the body. SERGEANT SWIFT, cut on the forehead; left hip badly bruised. PATROLMAN JAMES LARKIN, battered on the head with a club. Among the rioters the following were hurt: M. Horateviez, cut on the head. Jonux Wes cut on the head. Cause of the Trouble: Hundreds of unemployed gathered at the Lake Front park this afternoon to listen to an address. At the close of the speech-mak- ing thoy formed a -parade. They were formed in platoons reaching across the street from curb to curb. This style of marching completely stopped traffic, and at the corner of Washington and Clark streets the leaders ordered the men to march by fours. Inthe confusion of assuming this form there was a general mix-up. The driver of & United States mail wagon was anxious to reach a train, but he could not get through the crowd. Word was sent to Inspector Ross, at the city hall, and he, with two po- licemen, cleared n passage for the mail wagon. Near the sidewalk stood the buggy of J. H. Martindale, who had driven as close as possible to the curb in order to let the purade pass him. The crowd told Martin- dale to get out of the way, to which he re- plied: “I only wish I could.” 'The crowd seized the buggy and turnea it over. Knocked Down the Inspector. Inspector Ross, followed by his three men, ordered the men to move it back. Horaieviez picked up a piece of vaving stone und hurled it at Ross, striking him on the head and felling him like a log. Then the fight began. Ross soon regained his feet and knocked down several men in quick succession, and his men stood by him. The crowd was too strong for them, and when Sergeant Swift went down with a broken head Inspector Ross drew his revolver and by threatening the crowd managed to hold them at bay. Inspector Shea hurried from the city hall at the head of twelve men and charged the crowd, and Chief of Police Brennan, fol- lowed by his private secretary, came 'run- ning from his oftice and began operations by knocking down two men. The police by this tiine had got the better of the mob and had forced it back aftera lively struggle, in which clubs, stones and revolver handles were used on both sides. Later 200 more policemen arrived, and -then the: crowd, which numbered several thousand by this time, was dispersed without much trouble. Mayor Hurrison Gives Orders, Av the time the trouble bfoke out Mayor Harrison was in a barber shop near at hand, getting his gray locks clipped. The barber had just put on the finishing touches when | word came that there was a rfot in front of the city hall The -mayor was out of the chair in. an instant. His honor hurried to the city hall, and meeting Chief Brennan, who was just returning from the fight, suid: “Brennan, I wunt no more parades.” “Not at any time®’ asked the chief, “Not at any time, and watch these meet- ings. Keep your ofticers on the Lake front and allow no disturbance. Break up any meetings that may be disorderly.” Toduy’s parade, the police say, was cora- posed of tough characters and not plain un- employed workingmen. After the men had been dispersea at the city hall they again assembled: at the Lake front and listened to several speechcs, Hurrison Addresses the Mob, About 4 o'clock Mayor Harrison pushed his wuy through the surging crowd to the speaker's stand, near the Columbus monu- ment. He addressed the large guthering, and save for the few hisses and disrespectful remarks of the more desperate element was not tuterrupted. He said that as mayor of the city of Chi- cago he had a duty to perform, aud that the rights of the citizens must be protected. He explained they were in no worse circum- s.ances than thousands of men all over the country, and implored to go back to their homes and manfully endure their prescnt temporary misfortune. That they would gain nothing by their parades and demon- strations, he impressed upon them, and suid they would not be tolerated. If they per- sisted in carrying on their parades and noisy gatherings upon the streets, imped- g trafiic and turning over vehicles, he de- claved they would be stopped by the police,” but he hoped such methods would not be requived. The mayor then concluded his speech by asking the crowd to disperse and £0 10 their homes. When he had finished cheers w sent up from the fhroats of nearly all who had heard him, and the crowd scattered. LOCHREM 15 ANGKY, Mo Makes & Sharp Keply to Congressman Morse of Massuchusetts, Wasmixaron, D. C., Aug. 20.—There is trouble between Elijah A. Morse, member of congress from Massachusetts, and Juage Lochren of Minnesots, commissioner of pen- sions. Mr. Morse has informed Mr. goview and re-examination of a particular peusion case. “Otherwise,” he says, *Ishall cull the attention of congress and try to this case.” Commissioner Lochren has replied: “I shall have Lo submit to this dire alternative, for 1 assure you 1 will not order a review or re-exumination of the case.” Lren furtber suggests that Mr. Loch- | ren he expected him immediately to order a | he coun- | Morse is an “ill-il a “eapacity fot juring,” and a i ment of “sordid him to violate a lawe of 88 by wilfully using a government penaltyenvelope to con- vey a_silly libel ! “swindle his government out of sumh of 2 cents.” The commiss‘onet mlleges Mr. Morse used a penalty envelo) seuding a private let- ter to a_constitul e &aid the confeder- ates are on tc p in#H8 pension bureau und ro- voking ten pens| 10 every one they graut, hence the commissioners sharp rply. \gemagogue," with malignan:ly in- with develop- * which impels YOUNG THIEV:S CAPTURED. o fowa OMcers Distarb An Organized Band at Greston. Crestow, In., Augt 20.—[Special Telogram to Tue Beg.]—Pearl Harris of Osceola was arrested by Deteetive Rinehart, charged with stealing a Ip at this place last Thursday, He miade a confession, in which he implical Bert Debord, Bd ‘Wright, Harry lows and Jesso An- drews, composing " gang - organized to c“"{. on vhiovi He said that they had hea (‘unmn n this city and tells of them stealing a gold wateh from Al Polley and a keg of whisky from Frank Norton August 15. He says that Debord held up a man {n Osocola a Wobk 4go and obtained 815. The goods that were stolen were stored in aroom in the basement of the Crawford building and l.huy had taken from different places whisky, tobacco, dress goods and ar- ticles of every diseription. This solves the mystery asto who has been committing the highway robberies and petty larcenies that have ocourred mlmost every week at this place for a perlod extending over ten or twelve ‘months. Debord was arrested last n(m and taken to Osceola, and Fellows left towm, Wright is also under artest. Andrews could not be taken until the marshal had chased him several blocks and fired two shots at him. Towa Demio, Missourt VALLEY, Ia., Aug. 26.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—The democratic convention of the Thirty-fourth senatoriul district has been called to meet in this city September 12. This is the district represented by Sen- ator L. R. Bolte e is an aspirant for re- nomination, butisat the disadvantage of having a delegation from his own county op- posed to him. However, the senator 1s a $mooth one -at repiiring broken political fences,and he may capture the nownnation in spite of his local political enemies. Funeral of i.i\rrn 06 1sissett. CRESTON, Ia., Aug. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne BEe)—Lawrence Bissett, son of Robert Bissett, foreman of the Burllngton machine shops at this place, who kilied him- self at Chicago Wednesduy ' while temporar- ily deranged, was buriedi from the Christian church toddy. The tuheral was attended by the Masons and_machinists and was onc of the largest ever held in Creston. Ho was a young man and leaves a wife. Jonlousy Caused His Death. CrpAR RAPIDS, Th., Aug.26.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—George Bermjus, a German cooper, cominitted suicide this after- noon by blowing his head off with a shotgun. He was insanely jealous of+ his wife and had often threatened to kill himself. Ho nad been arinking heavily of late. Greswoon, Ta., Aug: 26.—[Speeial to T Bee)—Two people were' killed by the Buriington flyer here this evening They Yero orossing the track i w buv.s. when the vehicle wasstrgck. & J. Woodraw and his daughter were the imforunate poople. Both were well and favor: iy knea tho uommunner - " Small J’luunpurt “Fallure. DAVENFORT, Ia., Auz. 26.—[Special Telcs gram to Tite Beel—i. J. Duncan & Co., millinery, ‘assigned today. Liabilities aro £7,600; assots, 8,500, The mortgagee has possession. S e DRAWN UP ALONG THE LINE. Scenes in the Boomers' Cumps on Borders of the Cherokeo 5t Ankansas Ciry, Kan., Aug. 26. he ar- rival of boomers consinus Today 200 came in over the Sunta Fe and took up quarters in the hote's or the boomers' camp south of hero. Among the arrivals were twenty ex- packing house butchers from Chicago, who brought with them their tools and thirty-five tents ana a carload of horses. They have formed 8 company to supply meat to all the new towns and on the day of the opening will pre-empt town lots pitch their tents and open up for busimess. Most of them are butchers who were let out. by the reduction of force by the Chicago packing houso. A number of bicyclists have formed a colony and will make the run for claims on the day of the opening on their wheels. They train every evening on the rough fields of the training grounds. The boomers camp on the line now con- tains about 5,000 people, women aud children included. About 1,000 are quartered in the town, Itis expected fully 5,000 will have gathered here by the day of the opening. CALDWELL, Kan , A" g, “6.—r'he gateway to the Cherokee Strip conunues to be the ob- jective point of large numbers of people who intend to make the run for claims on open- ing day. To the thousand odd people now on the ground in this city and vicinity, 300 were added today, being brought in by the Rock Island railway. About seventy-five prairie schooners arrived today und joined the little white city on the border. Horses of all descriptions are in great demand, and even the rattiest bronchos on the market are bringing big prices. Copious rains have fallen recently, insuring plentp of water and good pusture, the e FACTORIEY STARTING UP. St. Joseph, Mo,, Giviug Grateful Evidence of Returnlog Prosperity. St Josern, Mo, Aug, 20.—All tho largo factorigs in the oity which closod six weoks ago will resume work with full forco on Monday. All the fuctories that have been running with half & force will puton a full force Settled With the Strikers Kansas Ciry, Apg 9.—~The strike of the Schwarzehild & Sulzbefger packing house employes was -settled late this afternoon, the house agreeing nokitemake the cut of 10 per cent in their wi ‘The strike began Monday and fifty butchers were involved. The strike of the butchers at Swift's Is still on, but the compay ughtering about 500 head of cattle @hily with new men. For the Begelit Sr. Louss, Aug. Schureman Manu Twelf.h and Walput ts, assigned this forenoon to Lewis B Zibbetts, trustee, for its creditors. Its assetaare 75,000 and em- brace a stock of farm machiuery, wagons, buggies, harness, office ‘mad store fixtures, open gecounts, ete. Lishllities unkuown. 1n Charge ofifhe Sherifr, New Youk, -Aug.: 2&—The sheriff has taken charge of the New York office of the New York Anderson Pressed Brick company on an attachment for $4,284. The company has a capital of w 000, Its president is J. C. Anderson, who also sident of the Chicago Auderson Pmmfgnck company, which failed recently, * —— Killed in & F' ¢ Wreck. BLACKLICK, O., Aug, 26.—A freight wreck occurred here on the Pan Handle road this morning. ‘Lhirteen gars and an engine were demolished. Eugiueer Krawer was slightly and Freman Stopeburner badly scalded. Mitchell, first, name unknown, who was riding oo the engine, was killed, Ats Creditors, The Stevens & ng company, —— Now York Exchauge Quotations. New Yours, Aug. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek. ) —Exchange was quoted as fol- lows m‘hys: Chicago, # discount ; St. Louls, # discoun i PRIDE OF A WOMAN It Has Caunsed the Flurry of the Week in German Politics, THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH FELT SORE 8he Didn't Like to Play Second Fiddle to the Pinosss of Wales, SO THE KAISER WAS FORCED TO TIME Queen Victoria Had Difficulty in Preventing a Pablio fcandal. BAD BLOOD BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY Prolongation of the Riots May Endanger Pence in Spite of the Fuot that Both Governments Desire to Harmonire the Contending Fuctlons. [Copyrighted 1893 hy James Gordon Bennett.) Pans, Aug. 20.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bge |—The succession to the throne of one of the smallest kingdowms in Germany has demonstrated to Kurove how great are the internal dissensions of the German empire, which so far have only been known to a few persons who were initiated into the secrots of the court of Berlin. Until now no one believed the duke of Edinburgh, the son of Queen Vie- toria, would soon become the reiguing duke of Suxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Bis- marck was always opposed to the accession of any English prince to a German throne, and the duke of Edinburgh has declared sev- eral times that he did not wish to be duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. When the Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died on Wednesday last, a long conversation of four houss duration took place betwgen the German emperor und the duke of Edinburgh, and after this interview it was ofticially an- nounced that the English prince would mount the vacant Germun throne. Ruted by His Wife, (t seems that the duke of Edinburgh was very persistent inorder to obtain the kaiser's permission to his accession, and for the fol- lowing reason: The duchess of Edinburgh, who is the daughter of the late Czar Alexan- der II, and sister of the present emperor of Russia, is a very proud woman, and bas often felt sore that at the court of St. James she, the daughter of one czar and the sister of another, has been obliged to yield the precedence to the princess of Wal daugbter of the king of Denmark., She was also sore over the fact that on this account sho was obliged on gula occasions to vlay a secondary role, and from this has a some bitter discussions and Queen Victoria wus often obliged to intervene between her daughters-in-law. A public scandal growing out of this rivalry -was with dificulty pre- vented during the visit of Emperor Willlum to London 1n 1891, on the occasion of the mar- riagé of the daughter of Princess Christian ine the chapel royal at Windsor., The duchess of Edinburgh begged her husband to not give up his rights to succession to the ducal throne, avd to accept a crown which would give her reigning prerogatives. The duke had to give way, even if he only re- maias on ‘the throne temporarily. The duchess will always have the royal rank and *precedence of a sovereign who had reigned, It is said that William II did not yield willingly to such reason, but there was the still stronger reason that there is nowhere in Burope a sovereign who has a stronger family connection thun the new ruler of this little German duchy of 200,000 inhabitants. French-ltalian Penco Endangered. The relations between France and Italy are bad. Iln France there are frequent riots between Italian and French workmen, and in Ttaly auti-French manifestations con- tinue in spite of the earnest desire of both governments to restore order. 1f the present state of things is prolonged diplomacy will be- come impossible and peace will be endanzered. In the south of Italy: the troubles growing out of this affair are assuming an anarchist complexion, after being started in a spirit of ultra patriotism, Thus far all the diplo- matic fdications are that Germany will use her influence over Italy on behalf of peace. Jacqurs St. Cenr, ENGLAND'S CilO LERA SCARE, Reports That Alsin's Scourge Prevailed at Huli—Excitement Caused. Loxpoy, Aug. 26.—The people of the City of Hull are in a state of warm anxiety over the report that cholera is in their city, The report spread thut the dread disease had found a footing in England and the authori- ties in London have been overwhelmed with inquiries as to the truth of the matter. The government board of health met today and decided that feurs which have been aroused throughout England by the re- ported case at Hull must be allayed and that this could be done only by 4 statement from them. They therefore sent out a document in which they asserted thatan epidemic in England at the present time was impossible, owing to the measures taken to prevent the entrance and sproad of the dis- here have been reports of further suspi- cious cases in Germany today. In Naples soven deaths from cholera oc- curred today. There was one death from cholera in Rotterdam and two new cases were reported. The people of Marseilles are In a state of trepidation lest they should have another experience with cholera, A steamer bas arrived there from Jeddin with a number of pilgrims from Mecea. The offi- cers report that twenty of the pilgrims died of cholera on the voyage. Notes of the Plague, Rorrervay, Aug. 26.—Nine cases of chol- era have been found here in the last four days. ANTwrip, Aug. 26.—There was one death from cholera in this eity today. Rome, Aug. 26.—Seven persons died of cholera here toda; MaRsEILLES, Aug.26.—The steamship Ger- govia of the French Nayigation company ar- rived here from Jeadau today. The captuin said that many pilgrims from Meccu Look the Gergovia for ports between Jeddan and Marseilles. Twenty of them died of cholera and were buried at sea, 'he crews of the French steamships Pictavia and Avergne and of the ship Lutetla were strichen with cholera, the captain sald, in the harbor of Jeddan. BexuiN, Aug. 26.—Ten persons are under medical observation in the Moabit cholers hospital. Three fresh cases of cholora have been found in the city today. The river Spree is believed 1o be 1nfected. 2 = - \J SINGLE COPY FIVE OE THE se;é WWLLETIN. o Weather for Omaha a, Fair an cinity—~ ter; Novtherly Winds Page 1. Clone of the Silvel Rioters Attack CH St. Cere on Gern Royal Favorit Sporting News. Sonsntional Chleago Divorce Case. The Shooting Festival, Geoneral Washington Nows, . City and County Politic News of Nebraska Clties, Scandinavian Affairs, . Dolngs of Omahn Soclety. Cherokow Hill and tho Strip. After the Bond Companies. La Rabida Convent at the Fair, . Council Rluffy Nows, World's Fair Notes. Local Raflrond News. Orgnnizatlon of the Commercial Club, wte. o Poliee, ities, uses Displeasure. at the Fair, ing War Stories. Alaska as a Sportsman's Paradise. Wakemnan's Wanderings in England. Secrot Socloty News. Talk About Women, Telograph Systems of Editorial and Commoent. Mr. Rosownter's Voyage to Alaska. Carp at the Expositior History of Notoriqus Omaha Crooks. Another Fellow's Omaha Trade Reviewed. mercial, 1swold's Sportiug Budget gland, THREATENED MILWAUKEE STRIKE. Employes of the Company Likely to Go Out Tounlght. Ciicaco, Aug. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—A ropore is in eirculation here that the trammen of tho entire Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul system will go on a strike tomorrow might against the onforce- ment of a reduction in their salaries. A fow weeks ago the company announced a 10 per cent cut in the saluries of all the em- ployes, including ofticials and trainmen. In view 0f the publication almost simulta- neously with tho cutting down of wages of the monthly repor over the same month last year ings, the employes, and more_especial trainmen, have been inclined to revel. A gricvance committee from the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen met some St. Paul ofticials at Milwaukee, but was given no satisfactory explanation, nor, so it is med, any_ dromises for the future. The result hus been, according to the present gossip, a decision to inaugurate a strike, be- ginning tomorrow evening, over the whole m the [ient Roswell Miller said to Tin correspondent, when ¢skei as to the repol **We have neard no su¢h report.” *‘Has the company had any intimation of the strik “No. We havenot heard any there was to be a strike,” “You know there has been much dissatis- faction with the cut in wages?” “Well,” and. Mr. Miller paused, asking an unfair question.” He volunteered no information on the sub- ject. The trainmen are keeping their own counsel, and it would seem that a strike very soor is likely. Won't Ralso Rates. SALT LAKE, Aug. [Special Tolegram to Tue Bee.]—In reply to a circular sent out on the 16th inst. by the general managers of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific roads asking fcr a conference of all the lines carrying transcontinental trafic to endeavor to arrange rates for the benefit of all the rouds concerned, the Rio Grande Western today sent word that it would notsend representatives to the meoting, which is set tor September 4. This course was taken on account of the reported refusal of the Canadian Paciflc to participate, and on ac- count also of the refusal of the Southern Pacific. General Freight Agent Babeock of d to Tie BEE correspondent eat Northern and Northern having buried the hatches they wish to placo their transcontine business on & paying the ball roliing, how southern roads down to the low rates and the new southern roads don't feel able to it in_on account of cut throat competition with Panuma steamers. There are also many conflicting interests, and it _is felt that no good will be done by 'a confer- The circulur usks for a return to the ra of February 6, which were 30 per cent mxlur than at present, but it is doubtful whether anything can be done. Thirty-five car loads of cattle will be shipped from Evanston to Chicago overthe Union Pacific on Mond; Tweuty-fi thousand she were shipped from Idaho {'_‘nlls to Chicago this week over the samc ine. eport that “‘that is — IN A HEAD E.D C.LLISION, Two Tralns Meet on the Harlem Railrowd with Fatal Results, Burwstew's, N. Y., Aug. 26.—A terribic aceident occurred this noon on the Harlem railroad near Dykeman’s station, justnorth of here, which cost 16 lives and possibly more. It was tho result of o head end col- lision between the outbound express wain, No. 13, which left the Forty- sccond street station, New York, at 10:89 a, and the Pawling accommo- dation train, No. 20, which left that place at 12:3 For some reason unknown, the ac- commodation did not await the coming of the express at Kykemans, the Hurleni road huving but one track above White Plains. The exvress dashed on at fifty miles un hour. When theaccommodation was sighted “down brakes” was whistled, but oo lute. The two cngines came together. completely wrecking them and also wrecking the first pussenger car on the south-bound train, The killed ar DANIEL PONTERERE, englocer oa train No. 20, WILLIAM ELLIOTT, engincer on train \\l IS of this place, glod, Tho list do- A. J. BANKs, trainman, scalded. . Heway, sulesmun, Poughkeepsio, scalp wound and prostration. Janes FINEGAN, baghage bruised. The two enginaers live in Mott Haven the residence of the fireman is New York. master, badly SIXTEEN TY WOUNDED, Terribe Wreck on Long Island at n Late Hour Last Night. Loxa Istaxp Ciry, N. Y., Aug. 26— frightiul accident occurred tonight at Bush- wick Junction on the Tong Island railroad, A Rockaway trainran into the rearof a Man- nattan Beach tran about 11:85 o'clock to- night, telescoping several of the cars. Eight people are reported to have been killed out- right and about thirty-five injured, BLOUNT FUR GUVERNOR. Georgls Democruts Will Nowinate Him and He Will Accopt, AtLaxTs, Ga.,, Aug. 20.—J. H. Blount, United States commissioner to the Huwailan islands, will ruu for the governorship of this state. Ho is to be the administration candi- date, the statement ‘having been confiden- tially made that Mr. Cleveland could uot carry Georgis in tho light of recent events. The fame has been accepted and in voting for Blount's nomination the voter will ex- press bis confidence in Mr. Cleveland. The contest promises o be one both lurid and seusational. CAUSES DISPLEASURE Germans Object to Being Ruled Over by an English Prince. MURMURS FROM SAXE-CO3U3G AND GOTHA Inheritance by the Duke of Edinburg of the Duchy Greatly Disliked, DISTASTEFUL EVEN TO THE EMPEROR Anglophobia Oriticisms Fill the Public Pross, Radicgl and Oonservative Alike, GOSSIP AND NEWS FROM FATHERLAND Rumors that Prince Luitpold Wil Resign the Regency of Bavaria—Ilerr Krupp's Proposed Unique Exhibition—A Cyclone's Destruciive Work. BenuiN, Aue. 20.—Thoe succession of the duke of Kdinburgh to the rulership of the duchy of Suxe-Coburg and (iotha dominates public interest in Germany ana widely divergent runtors in reference to the matter are everywhere circulated. Putting all these aside, there is no doubt that the suce cession of an English duke has surprised and dissatisfied the nation, though the fact is quietly accepted by the duchies concerned. It is probable that Emperor William would have preferred that Prince Alfred, tho only conof the duke of Edinburgh, should have succeeded Duke Ernest. Indeed, it s be- lieved that his majesty hastened to the ducal castle of Reinhards Brunn as s00n a8 possible after the death of the Duke KEruest with the hope that he might induce his uncle, the duke of Edinburgh, to waive his claim to the suc- cion in favor of Prince Alfred. His majesty 1s reported to have told the duke that under any circumsta, a regency would be impossible and that he must take the throne himself or abandon all connection with the duchies, Finding the duke resolute in his determination to forego none of his rights and also finding that his mother, Queen Victoria, was supporting him in his attitude, the emperor put on the best face possible and acquiesced in the duke's suc- cession. He attended the ceremony of ad- ministering the oath of allegiance to the German constitution, being unwilling to again excite criticism from the family of his mother, the Empress Freaerick, The Ei press Frederick, it will be recailed, is the elder sister of the Duke of Edinburgh. Cratlcisms of ver The extremist press, radical and conserva- tive alike, are indulging in anglophobia criticism, They harp on the inexpediency of admituing a relative of a powerful foreign house into the secrets of the federation. An umportant exception to this attitude of the radical papers is Herr Richter's Freisinniga Zeitung, which says that the Coburger's stand is in no need of pity, beoause, instead of being succeeded by a young ofticer of the guards, Ernest i1s succeeded by a man of the world, matured politically. It adds that if Duke Alfred introduces English constitu- tionalities in lieu of a cabinet government, the people may thank their good fortune in having him for their ruler. The Gotha Taggesblatt, a moderate paper, embodies the opinion of a majority of duchies in welcoming the duke. for the reuson that he comes from a country where the rights and liberties of tho peoplo are universally respected. Despite the abseniceof popular opposition, however, 1t is impossible to deny that there is an unusual feeling and that everything may not pass off quietly and smoothly. The changes that will be made in the ducal winistry are likely to be the first proof of this, Will fnherit Large Estates. Nothing is yet known as to the disposition of the late duke’'s property. It has always been supposed that he was immensely wealthy. Apart from the palaces, castles and shooting lodges owned by him in Ger- many, he was the proprictor of the finest sporting “domains of Europe, situated in Austrian’ Tyrol. All these¢ properties are entailed and pass to his successor. Reports gather credence that Prince Luite pold will resign the regency of Bavaria in favor of his son. Owing to the Klug affaly there is a feeling that he is losing control of the government and is being hoodwinked, * Herr Krupp, the great gunmaker, is abous 10 open at Essen an unique exhibition of the progress made in the manufucture of artils lery since 1864, A cyclone pussed over eastern Stlesia Thursday last. One hundred houses ad Neustadt and Kose were blown down. Crops were destroyed and several persons were Killed, ix-Vicepresident Morton and Miss More ton and Mr. Randolph Robinson of New York are among the visitors at the Hame burg, Republican Gains in Frauce. Panis, Aug. 20.—TLe second ballot fow members of the Chamber of Deputies, made necessary through the failure of many candls dutes to get the requisite majorities in the gencral elections on Sunday last, will resuls in the return of at least sixty-five republi. cuns, giving that party a majority of 176, Deported & Prince. Pars, Aug. 20.—Prince Duong Chaor of Cambodia has been deported, having been sent Lo Algiers by the French government for some reason unknown. He will be des tained in that country and France will allow him a pension of 12,500 frauncs, ——— HELD UP AND MURDEKED, Alinols ¥armer und His Wife Stopped by Four Highwaymen—Fosse in Fursult, Daxviiie, T, Aug. 26.—Last night as Henry Helmick, one of the most prominent citizens of this county, was returning home from church with his wife, twelve miles northeast of this city, four highwaymen ate tacked him, Two graspedthe horses' heads, two climbed into the puggy. Helmick struck the Lorses, which broke loose from the robbers' gr One of the robbers in the buggy fired, hitting Helmick in the head and cuusing instant death. The murderer then leaped from the buggy. 71 alari was givon and @ search for the robe bers at ouce organized. 'The entire Belgh- borhood and the police of this city are now searching for them. They held up three other parties on the same road previous te their attack on felmick. g Sevanteen Reported Killed, Daxsusky, Conn,, Aug. 20.—It s reported that two pussenger trains collided this after noow on the Harlem roud at Dykewan, tew miles west of here, aud that seventeen pems wons were kills