Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 29, 1893, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1893-~TWENTY PAGES THEY WILL STAND BY BEMIS Expressions from Business Mon and Citizens Irrespective of Party. HIS RECORD OF TWO YEARS ENDORSED Taxpayors Whoe Have Wecoms Convinced t the Mayor HasKtood Between Them ana Extravagant Expenditare of ¢ 110 Money—Warm Endorsements. Hon. George P. Bemis was elected mayor of Omaha two years ago as the choice of business men of all classes, irrespective of As a candiaate of the re- party afifations. publican party for re-election he is being endorsed again by all classes, by the voters who are satisfied of the affairs of his office. exprassions are from citizens of all classes and callings without reference to politics: John C. Wharton—I think Mr. Bemis will Ibelieve 8o far as Dr. epublican must bis administration The following surely be elected. Mercer is concerned every realize that he is throwing his vote away to cast 1t for him, and hope for nothing better in regard to the sa- loons and gambling houses from either Bed- s than the condition that L. Lazarus can’t see how it is possible to ford or Hascall exists under the present administration. Mr. Bemis is square and an exceptionally good mayor and 1s entitled to_the confidence of t! Mr. Milton C. Peters, Crenoral Manager of | 9. M. Gillan, secrotary of the school board. the Bemis Omaha Bag Facto for the re-eleotion of M; lieve him to bo the honest, has made —1 shall vote 1 be- fest man in that posi- tion that Omaha hus bad during my resi- Tam well satistied record, You may add that M with his or Bemis | &ets there again or not. had. In all my conversations with my Ger- man friends I have heard the present mayor spoken of in very favorable torms and most ail of them deciared themselves in favor of his re-election. John Haumer—My vote will go to Bemis for mayor. Fritz Wirth—Have no objection to Mayor Bemis and shall vote to re-elect him. Emil Duerr—I think that [ shall vote for Mr. Bemis. Dr. R. 8. Lucke—Many of the German- American citizens of Omaha declare thes selves favorable to a second term for Mayor Bomis, William Segelke—I can say frankly that I shall cast _my vote for the re-election of Mr. Bemis. He has made a good mayor for Omaha. Fritz Schoening—1 shall help to re-elect Bem 4 . Stubbendorff—Of course T shall vote for Bemis. He has treated all interests fairly. Hon. George Heimrod--1 am doing what [ can to assist in Bemis' re-election, because he is fair minded and liberal, H. Muentefering (democrat)—Bemis has made an excellent mayor and I will vote for him. Bedford gives no evidence of being any improvement on Bemis, I'red Fry—Am a republican and will vote for Bemis. Some doubt about the canal scheme. E. P. Roggen—Bemis is going to have an uphill fight, and I regard Hascall's chances as preity bright with Mercer in the field. William Fleming. likes Bemis and thinks he has made a first rate mayor, but is not unfriendly to Mercer, Farnam Smith is a Bemis man. beat Bemis with any of the timber in the field against him. A. 8. Steiger is of the opinion that Mr. Bemis will be re-elected. Ll certain that Bemis will remain where 0 is. Dr. Kinsler thinks it aepends largely on what sort of adraft Mercer makes on the republican forces whether Mayor Bemis has no connection with our firm. Our Mr. Bemis is a Boston man. Mr. Samuel Katz, Manufacturer and Con- tractor—I am for Bemis, notwithstanding the fact that on national issues I'am a demo- cract, aud the further fact that Mayor Bemis vetoed three sewer contracts in which [ was interested. 1 became convinced that Bemis believed he was right when he turned my contracts down. I think he aimed 10 do right and shall support him. Joseph I. Barker—1 consider George P. Beinis one of the best mayors that this city has ever bad. His efforts to protect the in- terests of the taxpayers huve been most com- mendable. 1 am certainly in favor of his re- election. We need just such a man in the mayor's chair, with a council that will back him, W. Coburn—I am for Bemis because I believe that he has faithfolly and con: n- tlously performed the duties of his oftice. In tne time that he has been mayor of this city 1 believe that this is the first time that he has left the city. It may be possible that he may have erred in_some Instances, as any man would do, but he is on the right track, and his fearless vetoes of measures which he believea to be inimical to the interests of the people have set people to thinking. Max Meyer—I am a democrat, but I think that George P. Bemis is one of the very best mayors that this has ever had. . L Kierstead—Tam decidedly for Bemis. His adminstration meets with my unqual fled approval, and I consider him even more capable ncw than he was when he assumed the mayor's chair. Our municipal statistics show that Omaha is the best governed city not only in the United States, but in the world. The figures show that there is less aisease and crime here thanin any other city of the same size, and I fail to see why FOLLOWING oUDC Friends of the Eminent Jurist Express Their Views on the Suprems Court Candidatos. Fresost, Neb., Oct. 23. Bie.]—Judge Maxwell's letter to Tus Ber this morning holds the boards at every cor- ner and is pronounced & characteristic docu- was ever at o loss to know wherd Judge Maxwell has stood on questions at issuo before the people,” re- marked a prominent republicar, “and even on the question of a supreme judge to suc- coed himself he will not be misquoted or misconstrued.” The letter has aroused his friends to earn- est action from his standpoint and scores who would have yoted for Holcomb in si- lence are now open in their advocaoy of the man whom *the great friend of the people,” asho is so earnestly pronounced, qualifiedly endorses for the position that he has 50 couspicuously honored. generally known among his friends that the unqualifiedly but they could not speak until he gave them “The general sentiment is that it will elect Holcomb without the shadow ¢ f a doubt and that it makes the former assur- ance doubly sure. Special to Tie GETTING READY FOR THE FIGHT. Work of Preparing the Ballots and Seloct- ing Clerks and Judges. The city officiuls are getting in readiness thoe vast machinery of the Australian ballot law for the approaching election. Bemis has secured the list of names for any one should desire a change. M. O. Maul— Iamin favor of Mr. Bemis be- cause 1 think that he has made one of the best mayors Omaha ever had. honest, upright man, and I think he has triea to do his duty to the people of this He is an George W. Ames (dem.)—1 will vote for Bedford, but believe Bemis has given excel. Jent sutisfaction. He has been thoroughly 1 Harry Deuel—While a democrat [ believe Bemis hus made an_excellent mayor. Bed- ford is an old friend of mime, but can't say whether | will vote for him or not; ruther think I wiil vote for Bemis, who has been tried in the position. A. Mundeloerg—1 am perfectly satisfied with the administration of Mayor Bemis. Adam Morrell—It has been & most satis- Bemis has given us a s adwinistration and there can be no reasonable objection to him. oo He has suved the taxpayers of Omaha a lot Oampigai\yar;Whoops, W, Mr. rattling good busines: . Russcll, Pre goodl republican, but 1 cannot ntiously support Mr. Bemis for re- N. A. Kuhn—Mr, Bemis isall right. Time and again he has stood between the tax- ers and the various jobs countenanced b, d his vew powei he council, and ex it wouid do most good. 1 et, but from wha entold of Aloe & Penfold—I am a ropublican and try to vote consistently, and 1 betieve that we might look a long time be- fore we found another m: yor us good as the present executive of Omaha. John L. and Thomas H. McCague—It has been a good business administration, and inot agree with tho muyor's policy on gumbling and the social evil we shall support him, oelieving that ho does and v ho believes to be right. Mayor cive the ht, and should rec y thinking person in Omaha. er Browning, King & nnot sposk ill say that | official ballots. 3, Wilcox, Mui 1 am not & politician and from that point of view, but I the administration of Mr. Bomis has been i isfactory to me, irbach—1 nin more than satisfied | ¥ mayor Omaha One of his principal claims to the suffrages of his feilow citizens is derived from the judicious manner in which he has usod the veto powes N. Cornish, President National wmerce—l am perfectly satisfied, ve all the support I record for bsoluto integrity He is the b . and Mr. Bemis shall ho He has wade honesty, impurtnlity and inod by & man in public oftice. Lauman—He is the best m had, and his record shows it in | SU0I His exerciso of bis veto pro- Tally marked by good ord, whilo nothing can isa man far a dozen wiys. rogative hus been es) 0 awainst him personall wmore likely to be governed by the city coun- thau is the present incumbent. H. I, Lemist of C. B. Ha: perfectly satistied with Mayor Bemis and he shall have my wars us & Co.—I am —fam cen & vary well satisfied indeed. g00d, clean, business administravion. A 1. Tukey—Yes, sir, [ am supporter of Tregard him as a safe and givo bim due credit for being perfec 5. While not agreeing with him upon all R —— am satisticd that he has performed his duty Dungers of the Lakes. faithfully ana well o the taxpayers, and stions, yot 1 Herman Schaffor—Mayor Bemis will get my vote Because I know what s position is, dates’ might be. -1 shall vote for Mr. he s tho right man iu the right pla liam Butt—I think that 1 shall vote for the present mayor. elected because he has bees & good wayor for the city, . P. Lund--Bemis has ma nead of theeity government and he descrves 10 be re-elected on account of his liberal h Brandes—I can tell you candidly y vote will be cast for Beis for ansen—Bewis 18 my choice for our | force the in . will go to Bemis. Glick: vote Bhviss. Bayser-—Bornis | Watzenborn—Of course I shall cast my vote for the re-election of our present mayor, because he is the best man T o r the | Please unswer in THE SUXDAY B shall record w o B e oot % | * Guid reached i highest v §90d & mayor as Whis city Las Shie readiness at the proper time. will be sufiiciently large for the purpos quired. tion of the members. and alliance. mittee that he was no longer a candidate. ballot. Bourd of Con ty Commissioners, allowed, with a shght reduction, taxes on certain lots belonging to’ cathedral were remitted, us Lhe prop (uestion was used for church purpose recommended by Commissioner Williams, chase cows for the county poor farm. noon. totally destroy ————— excellent Wil Assess the btockholders. IxpraxaroLas, Ind., Oct. 28 —By direction , 1d- waro Hawkius, recoiver of the Indiauapolis National bank, which failed several weeks ago, today gave notice that he would en: dividual liability law of stock. holders of the bauk. Each stockholder will be assessed $100 op each share he holds. choice for | The total of Comptroller of the Currency Eckel cssment will reach $500,000. ——— The Frice of Gold. OMaBa, Oct. 26.—To the Edit l:[l:‘lold during the war. lam June, 1864, judges and clerks of elecsion and for special \yor Bemis will surelv be | policemen. The former goes to the council Tuesday evening for confirmation and the latter to the Soard of Fire and Police Com- missioners. The mayor will return from ago Monday and have everything in City Clerk Groves and his assistants are about the busiest people around the city hall just at the present time. The eighty-eight ballot boxes have been brought from their resting places, dusted up and filled with the necessary supplies for carrying on the elec- tion. Copies are being rade for the printer, and tho order for the official and sample bal- lots will be given to Klopp & Burtlett, the successful bidders, Monday morning. There will be printed 150.000 each of oficial city and schoo! board tickets, and 150,000 each of the sample ballots. This number is some- what less than the law indicates as a maxi- mum, but Mr. Groves believes the number re- The republican county central committee ident Dime Savings | met yesterday afternoon at headguarter: Routine business and the details for the car- ng on of the campaign occupied the atten- An interesting joint debate will be held at MeArdle school house, in McArdle precinct, on Sunday, November 5, between the Doug* las County Harrison Hepubtican club and the Farmers alliance. The speakers are to ~1 have only been here since | bo selected from local members of the club 1 not in a position to expres 5 myself freely on the subj % 2. D. Pratt, who was running as the inae- Mr. Bemis has been u most sutisfac- 5 '] yor. pendent republican candidate for commis- sioner in the Fifth district, is out of therace. MERCER'S COMEDY OF ERRORS Petition of the “Oitizens’'" Oandidate De- olared Frandulent. OPEN LETTER TO THE AMBITIOUS DOCTOR Fourth Ward Vote Thoroughly Canvassed— Other Political News of Looal Interest —Getting Ready for the Fight— Campaign Warwhoops. Dr. Mercer's mayoralty lightning rod was twisted by tho cyclone of fate yosterday. The doctor and his rainbow chasers are de- spondent in consequence thereof. The petition of the doctor filed with the city clerk for the purpose of having his name placed on the official pallots as a candi- date for mayor shows on its face erasures andchanges, which, according to the opinion of the city attorney and others, render the same vold. It has, however. boen decided by the chairman of the republican city central committee to fileno objections, but to allow 1t to stand and permit the doctor to runon whatever merits he may possess. Wheh the potition to have Dr. Mercor's name placed on the oficial ballots was circu- lated the signatures of signers were secured on the statement that the principles which Dr. Mercer would represent were that of a “‘republican for good government." It seems that the principles set forth in the petition aid not suit the managers of the doctor's campaign, Mr. Phil Winters and Amos Jury Fixer Van Alstine.. Without the knowledge or consent of the signers. a change was made by striking out these words ana inserting vhe word ‘‘citizen” without any principles. This change, unaer the Australian ballot law, is wholly unau- thorized, and Dr. Mercer's name could not be placed on the official ballots if any elector should file objections within three days from the time of filing the petition, which time for filing objections will expire today. Canvass of Fourth Ward voto. Chairman Sudborough of the city central committee, with the secretary of the com- mittee and an expert accouncant, has made a caroful canvass of the yotes cast at the Fourth ward primaries. The official ballots having the endorsement of the judges and clerks have been carefully preserved and are now in the possession of the committee. The result of the canvass demonstrates the accuracy of the return as made by the judges and clerks of the primaries to the secretary of the central committee before the convention was convened, and shows that the Bemis delegation was elected by a vote of about 2 to 1. The exacy vote as shown by the canvas is as follows: . Moo T. K. Sudboroug} Henry Talbot A.C. Troup To allow Dr. Mercer to inspect the official ballots which form the basis of the count and to demonstrate to him the unfairness of his position in repudiating the action of tne primaries and convention in which he par- ticivated, Chairman Sudborough has ad- dressed him in an open letter, of which the following is a copy: Letter to Dr. Mercer. Dr. 8. D. Mences: Dear Sie—You were an active candidnte at the republican primaries and before the republican city convention for the office of mayor of Omaha. You were fairly defeated at tho primaries and In the convention. In place of accepting the resuit of the primaries and the action of the conven- tion, at which you were present, and in which ou participuted, you huve for'somo purposo hest known to yourself worked up ana filed potition in your own bohnlf to got your. naume on the oficial ballots, as & so-called citizens' candidate. Your pelition is absolutely vold by reason of having the words desiguating the principles you pretend to represent, “republican for good government,” erased and inserting the word “citizen,” not representing any principle, which érasure and change was mude after your petition was signed. Your petition Is also vold for other good and safficient reasons. As chulrman of the city central committes | do mot propose to uttack your petition for these reasons, but prefer to allow you o run on whutover merits you possess and see how many votes you will obtaiu. Tiic only claim of Justiiication you mako for repudiating the action of the republican pri- maries and convention in mominating Hon. George P. Bemls ns mayor s that the dele- zates from tho Fourth ward were wrongfully allowed seats in the convention. The pub- lished resolutions which constitute your plat- form are a succession of falsehoods, s u mere refereuce to the same will demonstrate, You pretend that no count was made to as- certain if the number of ballots corresponded with the nuwmber of vote which s false, You pretend that no count was made of the namies designuted on the ballots for delegatos, which is #1s0 falso. You pretend that no tally sheets were made out oxtending the votes recorded for each can- didate, which {s also false. You pretend that no returns and no creden- Yesterday afternoon he pulled his political lightning rod down to the earth and publicly announced to the republican central com- Candidates who had an idea that their names would appear upon the city ticket two o three times will be mistaken, City Clerk Groves has notified the respective central committees that if a candidate has been nominated a dozen times his name would appear but once upon the oficial In the city clerk’s office Gecrge Christoffer- son has filed a protest against Clerk Groves placing the name of Martin_Ittner upon the The grounds for protesting are that many of the men who signed Itt- 1's petition, requesting him to make tho cous 4 ocandidate at large for vhe city council, had siened other petitions, asking that other parties do the same thing. Mr. Groves has cited all the interested parties to appear at his office at 10 o'clock next Monday morning, that a hearing may be had At the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners yesterday afternoon the contract for grading in Eikhorn precinet was awarded to Henry Hall at 93 cents per vd, The bill of George A. Bennett for boarding prisoners at the county jail was In nccordance with a committee report the The list of oficers of election for South Omaha, as submitted by the city council of that city, was returned without action, as the city clerk had neglected to certify that the list was genuine. The judges and clerks for the country precinets were appointed as On resolution, 8150 was allowed to pur- ‘The board will meet again Monday after- Sr. Pavr, Oct. 28.—The first swowfall of the season in and around Marquette, Mich., is veported by u special to the Dispatch while Idon't know what the otner candi- | today. The storm is dense and 1s driven by a olizzard from the north, The navigation on Lake Superior is perilous, and as the storm has come almost without warning it is foared mauy vessels are in imminent . Puchs—1 think Bemis should be ve- | aauger of wreck. The schooner George, n conservative | stranded on the Pictured Rocks. is now , involving the loss of & . orrman Kunde—Shall vote for Bemis, be- | cargo of 13,000 tous of coal. The vessel and gausa ho has pursued a liberal policy duriug | cargo ave valued at §20,000 tlals worg mado out. cortifylug which candi- dates had re ved plurallties entitling them 1o sit as candidates In the convention, which 18 also false. The only ground for the tissun of misrepre- sentations and falsehoods concerning the Fourtls ward delegution s that the Judges and clerks did not muke a detailed countof all the names on scratched ballots. This was not done, for the reason that the majority for the Bemls ticket was #0 overwheluing that the Jndges and olerks, as well us tho reprosonta- Ives of the anti-Bemis ticket, deemed it un- necessary to doso. As tho result of this ac- tlon, the tally sheets were returned to the secretary of the city central’ committoe prior to the convention, and showed on their face the total voto for each delegate, For the pur- pose ot demonstrating tho accuracy of the re- turn us mydo by the Judges and clerks of elec- tion, the chairman of the city central committee, together ~with the secre- tary of sald committee, and a compe- tent lstant, hus made a careful count of every namoon all of said bullots and finds that the roturn as made by the judges and clerks was strictly accurate. These ballots have been carctully proserved and now are inmy po: sesslon a8 chairman of the city centralco mitiee. here can be no doubt concel them, as each ballot has the endorsement of all the judges and clorks of electlon. If you question this stutement or further quesiion the accuracy of the count, which shows that the Bemis delegates were elected by a vote of about two to one, you are at liberty to inspect sald ballots and satisty {uurlul! a8 to the ac- curncy of this statement and of the unfairness of your position. Very ruu&m'uully. T, K. SUDBOROUGH, Chalrman Olty Central Commit MR, MAUNEY PROTESTS, Leople’s Party Candidate Objects to Judge Eller's Potition, George A. Magney, populist candidate for county judge,has sought the aid of the courts to prevent Judge Eller from posing asa “people's” candidate. His protest was filed with the county clerk yesterday morning, but was overruled by Mr. Sackett, and the issue will be taken 1nto the district court. Mr. Magney protesis as follow: OMAnA, Oct. 27, 1803.—Kred J. Suckett, Clork: St The undepigned, Goorigs A, Mag: ney, was on the second day of Ogtober, 1899, pliced in nomination by the people's inde: pendent party for the oftice of county judge in fnd for Dotglas county, Nebraska, as fully appeura by tho certifieute of nowluation hero- tofore filed i vour office. Tam informed that one J. W. Eller was, on the 26th day of October, 1893, by the petition of fifty-two electors, piaced (i nomination as “poople’s” nonpartisan candidate for the ofiice of county judge in and for sald county. ho e of the word “peoples” by said Eller willun ve tho effect of coufusing and de- celving the voters of the peoples independent party, thus causiig many of thew o vote_ for sald Eller where thy fufended to vote for tho rogular nomineo of the peoples independent party. Aud ball the word sioners contemplated Fadicing the time six hours, nllowlnihut lvulvy hours off. The fact of the matiéh 'is that this ques- tion has never been befdi'e a meeting of the board, and has not ever boen gmiven personal consideration by & majo¥ity of the members of the board. If such a'proposition has been given thought by one orfwo members of the board it has not beeti’ mentioned to the others, and unless theie s = change of opinion pon this subject it would be a loss of timo to suggest it t6. them. This story was circulated, 1t is asserted, to prejudico the members of the fire fspariment against Mavor Bemis, when in 'fact, such a propo- sition as reducing the thirfe allowed the five men off s not suggestét itsell or been sug- gested to the mayor. MRS, LE\SE'S SUBSTITUTE. Audience at Exposition Hall Listen ‘o Isanc Haseall Instead of the Kansan, The prospect of Mrs. Lease s a star at- traction caused a couple of hundred people to attend a populist rally at Exposition hall last evening. The leading lady did ot materialize. fke Hascall endeavored to stom the tide of disappointment, and gaye one of his eharacteristic chin working exhibitions. pecches wero made by Messrs. A. H. Weir aund C.J. Kent of Lincoln and (eorge A Magney of this city. Mr. H. Cohen acted as chairman and Ernest Stuht, “the Napoleon of finance,” occupied a prominent soat on the platform. ALIL RIGHT. The Stearns Fruit LLand Co. ot Portland, Ore. The following report to Omaha investors in Clarke county lands has been made by a reliable and trustworthy young man of Omaha who Mr. Hascall explained the absonce of Mrs. had prevented her from reaching Nebraska, but that she had promised to come on the evening of November 2. Mr. Cohen then introduced Mr. Kent, who discoursed av some length on the vices of the old parties and the comparative virtues of the populist organization. The speaker smd that the independent party was to bo the great political party ot only of the United States, but of tho world. During the past year he had talked with delegations of men from England, France and Germany, all of whom expressed them- selves as in favor of the measures advocated by the people's party. 1In a following sen- tence he declared the auntagonism of his party to a protective tariff, but 1f the audi- ence noticed a connection between the two statements they considerately ignored it llmd applauded each with impartial unanim- ty. Sweater Slaves and Gebrgia Crackers. ‘The condivion of the ‘‘sweater” slaves New York and Chicago and of the ‘crackers’ in Georgia'was cited to show what an iniquitous institution the McKinley law was, and the speaker promised that in the goluen days when the populists should guide the destinies of the nation they would open up the broad prairies of the west to tnese sufferers, even if they had to buy the land and give it to them. The old parties promised great things, but they could not be relied on to fulfill them. The laboring ment had failed to get what they wanted from the old parties, and now they had gone into politics for themselves. The independ- ent party, said the speaker, was the only party on American soil that was ready to live up to its pledge for the free coinage of silver. English gold had bribed the old parties to demonetizo silver, and the only hope for the people lay in ‘the third party movement. Aw array of figures were pro- duced, which purported .to show that the Sherman law had ruited the cotton and wheat markets of the Udited States in the interest of Great Britain and the Indias. in The national banking'gystem came in for a share of the speaker's condemnation. The national and state debts were quoted to show to what an alarming crisis the mis- mauagement of the government had led and a letter from Chairman-Clarkson to the re- publican clubs of tho coitry was read as proof that stiil more serious dangers were in prospect unless thereiwas a change all around. Continuing, the speaker saia the country was in a bankrupt state today and all on sccount of the corruption of the re- publican and democratic, parties, but after another election the populist party would tale control and the natioh would soon re- turn to the high road of prosperity. Mr. Weir's Adaress. Mayor Weir of Lincoln was' then intro- duced and based hi Nmrks on the alléga- tion that therd was noW'a sentimfent of un- rest all bhmu%: the tountry, such as was never known before. He had been a lifelong republican, but since he had found that that party was prostituted to the money power he had found more congenial associations in the populist ranks, He was not thore as a poli- tician, but as a business man who was soek- ing a remedy for the evils of the times. T'he speaker devoted himself to the tinan- cial question, which he considered in detail. The financial system of the country was as szufindouu in its proportions as the pyramds. of Kgypt. Its foundation was silver, and when that metal was demonotized in 1873 the first blow was struck toundermine these foundations, and the old parties had kept hammering away until the entire structure 'was trembling on the verge of dissolution. Had silver been left alone there would have oeen just as much money now as ever and the price of wheat would still be at the fig- ure of twenty years ago. The fall of values was at the bottom of the financial stringency and this was divectly due to the attack upon the silver interests. 1f there was a dishon- est dollar in the country it was the $L.50 gold dollar and the OU-cent silver dollar. The whole system tended to build up cor- porations and syndicates at the expense of the interests of the people. There was no justice in legislation that permitted a single man to acquire $70,000,000. as Jay Gould had done. In closing, the speaker advised the ‘voters present 1o «ive the independent party & trial and then if they did not like it they could go back to their former associations. Mr. Hascall occupied half an hour in relat- ing the reasons why he should be the next mayor of Omaha. He faithfully endeavored to act as Mrs. Lease's substitute in expound- ing populist principles, After brief remarks by other candidates the audience dis- versed. Lease by saying that her Towa engagoments I CARS RUNNING IN AT, PAUL. There's s General Strike On, but Traflio Not All Tled Up. Sr. Pavr, Oct. 28.—The Street 'Rllll- way Employes union decided ' this morning to order a general strike on all lines m St. Paul anda Minneapolls, The order, however, does not seem to have had much effect on business in this city, where out of the twelve lines in operation from one quarter to one half the ususl num- ber of cars are in operation, ana of the men at work 10 to 15 per cent are union men who refuse to go out. In Minneapolis the cars are running as usual, tilve Up Half Their Wi Prryssuna, Oct. 28.—At 8 meeting of the National Window Glass Workers association last night it was dedided to notify the manager that if the sdale was signed by November 20 the workmen would permit the manufacturers to Hold from one-half to two-thirds of their wages until next May, to help them over the wresent dévression’ in busiuess. A clause was also inserted in the scale providing for a pevision of wages in the event of a reduction. iu the tariff, - SAN Fraxcsco, Oct!28.—Albert Willls, United States minister'to Hawall, arrived here last night on his way to Honolulu. Min- iater Willis says tho pailoy of the govern- went toward Hawmi'will be made public very soon, probably by*fhe time he reaches Honolulu, He is the Hgirer of definite in- structions on the subjj While the minis- ter declined to state ywjiat action would pe taken by the United § the inforence is that hope of annexation is not to b realized, posicnse L One Day Too Late. Sr. Louts, Oct. 25, — A Post-Dispateh special from Springfield, I, The appeal vond in the William Newby-Daniel “peoples’” law und contrary (o law, I object and protest against tho word “peoples” belng placed on the ofiicial ballotof Douglas county in connec- with suid Eller's uume. lluxu:"ulllv GEONOE A, MAGNEY. Natled » Cumpaign Lie, A democratic ecampaign fabrication has been nailed to the mast and its purpose is plainly manifest. Some days sinee a story was circulated that a proposition was be- ing cousidered to reduce the time the mem- bers of the city fire department are allowed off each weeck. Under the present rules cach member of the department is allowed eightecn hours off each weex. 1t is asserted that the Board of Fire and Police Comumis- Benton peasion fraud case arrived this morniog, one day too late, the time for filing having BXJ)‘NG yesterday. ‘I'he bond is for 1,000 and is signed seventy-five of the 8L citizens of Fairfleld, 1ll. The prose- cutiug atlorney has entered an objection with the court to the bond being accepted. 1t Was Necessary to Co-Operat BrLLaike, O., Oct. 28.—All the sewer pipe manufacturing companies are 1w unite in a Joint stock ecompany, to be incorporated under the law of Ohio. The capital will be $1,000,000. It is claimed that combioation of the Ohio potteries is a necessity 1o com- pete with the Akron works. The latter threatens to dissolve and break down prices. has visited that county at the invitation of the o Investors Lands: in every county. 1panys PORTILAND, Ore,, Oct. 28, 1898. To Omaha Clarke County, Washington. Report—As a member of your committee, I have this day vis- ited and examined the lands of Fruit Land company in Clarke county, Wush- ington, aboutfour and a half miles from Van- couver, and find them fully up to the represen- tations of the company The land set apart for you is level, the soil is excellent, the location desirable, country around it is planted to truit; the roads ars and churches - are there are all Americans of the fact I am fully satisfied with the land and the [ find that the facts in regard to yield of erops have been underestimated rather than otherwise by that company in all its circulars. Respectfully submitted. S. R. MUMAUGH, For the Committee. the Stearns particular. the whole eautiful with small farms good, schools people living best class. In M. D. H. Stearns, of the Stearns Fruit Land Company, will be in Omaha a few days this week (at.Paxton Hotel, after Tuesday,) when anyone interested may find him ready for business. Applications for land in the Omaha tract may be made direct to the company by mail as per advertisements in Sunday Bee of October Ist and 8th. STEARNS FRUIT LAND CO, 107 First-Stireet, PORTLAND, ORE. Bemis was successful and carried the convention by a large majority. Bemis Fairly Nominated. “Thero is not an intelligent and honest man in the city of Omaha who claims that the Bemis delegates of the Fourth ward wore not elected by the votes of the republi- cans of that ward by a very large majority. ROUSING REPUBLICAN RALLY Enthusiasm Greets E. J. Cornish's Speech in the Sixth Ward. DR. MERCER'S ACTION ROUNDLY SCORED of his ticket and yet is 143 lowest man on the Bemis ticker. Bechel is arrayed against M the Fourth ward the result is But no man who is acquainted wi tics o f that ward can doubt for a moment who will be successful when W. . Bechel, Frank E. Moores, E. Rosewater, W. J. Con- nell and George P. Bemis are com| the support of a particular del Therefore, if the city convention had dis- d the votersof the Fourth wara s requested by the votes behind the Resolutions of Loyalty to Bemis Meet with Unanimous Approval to the Great Rosewater in Speeches by Candiaates. There was a rousing republican meeting in the Sixth ward at Twenty-fourth and Lake Resolutions were passed endorsing all the nominees of the republican party in this campaign as follows: Resolved, That it 18 the sense of this club that the regular convention nominees of the judicial, county and city conventions meet our approval, aud they are hereby endorsed; and h member of the club will Dbo expected and is hereby Instructed to work und vote for all of sald nominees. Joe Redman, who was present in the in- terest of Dr. Morcer's mayoralty rainbow chase, looked crestfallon after the adoption of the resolutions, and quietly left the streets last night, e in the city of Omaha contestauts. it would have been inequitable Bu on none of the ques- rding the right to a seat in thecon- vention did these delegates vote, dorff, chairman of the city central committes, called the convention to order and presided until the temporary organization was per- in the extreme. republican state, “He is well known to have opposed the nomination of Mayor Bemis. for the temporary chairman of the conven- tion he ruled that the delegates of the Fourth ward were not entitled toa vote in the proceedings, notwithstanding the fact that they had prima facie right to seats in the convention by reason of having received certificates from the judges of election. Furthermore, in the tirst ballot for nominee for mayor, even if the Fourth ward had not voted, Mr. Bemis had & majority of the re- maining votes in the convention as shown Mercer was defeated . Davis and people Spocches were made by Messrs. Berka, Maul, O'Halloran, Jenkins and Cornish. ‘The speech of the evening was deliverod 1t was as follow: A popular form of government is possible only by means of compromise, in which the minority yield to the majority. Candidates are put forward, not because there is but one fitted to serve the people in positions of public trust and confidence, nor yet because of personal favoritism. not made for candidates, aud pass away, while tho party which en- dorsed and presented them continues, for by E. J. Cornisn. by the result. in his own ward by I. familiar witn the delogates in that conven- must all concede that had no chance of being nominated in the convention excepting by the votes of dele- gates who had pledged themselves to their being favorable to Mr, Bemis, Mercer's candidacy is an attempt to steal the livery of heaven to cover politi- cal dishonesty, and under this disguise pose Political parties are Candidates come | constituency as artillery, now on duty periaining to the War department 2xhibit at the World’s Columbian exposition, will change station trom Chicago to Fort Columbus (Governor's Island, N, Y. to take effect November 1. The following oficers, having been found by the army retiring board incapacitated for active service on account of disability incident to the service, are retired from ac- tive service this date: Major John O, Skin- ner, surgeon; Captain Henry Metcalfe, oranance department. Captain Metcalfe wilt proceed to his home. The following transfers 1 the artillery arm are made: Second Lieutenant Delamare Skennett, from the Iirst artiller; to the Fifth artillery, battery C; Secon: Lieutenunt muel C. Hazzara, from the Fifth artill w the First artillery, bat- tery D, First Lieutenant Frank O. Ferris, regi- mental quartermaster First infantry, now on sick leaye of absence in New York City, will report in person to the superintendent of the recruiting service to conduct recruits to the Department of Colorado, Leave for four months, to take effect January 15, 1804,18 granted Captain Theo- dore A. Bingham, corps of eugincers. _ Chaplain ~ Allensworth, Twenty-fourth infantry, is pelieved from further duty at the World's Columbian exposition, and will Join his regiment, First Licutenant Edgar W. Howe, Seven- teenth infantry, is at his own request re- lieved from further duty with the World'a Columbian exposition, to take effeck October 81, and will join his company. First Lieutenant Abner Pickering, Second infantry, is relieved from further duty with the World’s Columbian exposition, to take effect November 1, and will join his coms pany. T'he leave granted Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, deputy surgeon general, is extended fifteen days, The leave granted Captain Walter Scott, Twenty-fifth infantry, is exteuded to No- vember 15, B At the Boyd Today, During one of the interludes between th acts of *The Masked Ball,” which comes t4 the Boyd tomorrow night and for the twy following nights, Prof. Burt Butler and his orchestra will nder Gustav Luders' lates| and most famous composition, known as **An the reason that the party represents some principle which the people composing the party deem essential to good government,. and every candidate who expects to obtain the suffrage of thousands of people whom he does not know must do so on the strengih of wome principle which he represents. Mercer's Platform Criticised, “Dr, Mercer in this canvass has caused a platform to be prepared which, in effect, an- nounces that the principle which he expects 1o carry him into office, or rather the prinei- le which he expects to cause the defeat of ayor Bemis, is that conventions should be fair, and that the late republican city con- vention misrepresented tho sentiments of As to the proposition that conventions and primaries should be strictly fair and honorable there can be no question. And if Dr. Mercer can sustain his charge it is sufficient Jjustification to any man who desires to desert the republican party in the next election., ‘*Another proposition is equally true, viz: That any man who attempts to run upon a fietitious issue, or obtain votes by deception or misrepresentation, by that act deserves the condemnation of all honest men. these propositions to guide us, let us exam- In every ward in the city of Omahs, except the Third, Seventh and Ninth, there was & spirited contest at the which the issue was Bemis Tn the Ninth ward the petween Dr. Mercer and Mr. Davis, and Mr. Davis wi Beventh ward gave gation to Mr. Churchill. ward there were two delegations run- had prioted in their sample ballof vote of their col as the candidate of tho “highly moral law and order” clement of the city s against she supporters of Bemis.” ———— NEWS FOR THIE ARMY, List of Changes in the Regular Service noed Yesterday. WasiiNGToN, Oct. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tux Bik.|—The following army orders wero issued today: Second Lieutenant John W. ifurlong, First cavalry, 18 relieved from the operation of special orders of October 18. “The following chunges in the stations and duties of officers of the quartermaster's de- partment are ordered: the republican party. Captain - Francis duties, in charge of construction at Fort assigned to duty us post quartermaster at that post, relieving Captain Charles A. Booth, assista! Captain Booth on being relieved by Captain Jones will proceed to Omaha and veport in person to thecommanding general, Department of the Platte for ussignment 10 duty as assistant to chief quartermaster of that department, relieving Captain Charles Byrd, assistant Byrd, on being thus relieved, will proceed to 0., and relieve Captain slant quartermaster, of ine vhe facts. quartermaster. Columbus Barrack: Daniel H. Floyd, a: his dutics at that post. Captamn George 5. Hoyt is relieved from construction at Kort Brady, Mich., to take effect upon the com- pletion of work now under his charge and will proceed to Helena, Mont., and take ohiarge, under the instructions of the quar: eneral, of construction of the “ort Harrison, Mon! Captain James N. Allison, subsistonce. is detalied as acting assistant uartermaster, and will, in addition to the uties assigned to him, attend o &by quar- terimaster's business which may require af tention at Cincinpatl and will report by let- ter to the quartermaster general for any in- structions he may First Lieutevan wmnnnunlnry’fllols- duty in charge of bold type upon n order to obtain the u “For Mayor In the other wards of the city it is well known that not only were all the candidates for the republican nomi- nation acting in concert against the dele- tes known Lo be favorable is, but they were assisted in their en- deavors by the populists and democrats, who to unowinate the Io this contest L. , commissary of the republicans weakest man {enry L. Harris, First Afternoon in Midway Plaisunce,” 1t is a descriptive plece of scenes and iucidents in the Midway plaisance at the Werld's falr, including the airs of all nations on earth, prominent among which are the peculiae melodios of the oriental countrios, These airs will transplant the listener right inte the streets of Cairo, the Javanese, the Dae homisn, the German and the Turkish il lages. Since tho author first introduced it the piece has becu played nightly at the Schiller theater in Chicago, and there is an increasing demand for it from orchestra leaders in the east. Tomorrow night “A Afternoon in the Midway" will be played fof the first time in Omaha, Satisties the Baron, LouvisvitLe, Ky., Oct. 28.—Baroness Von Werde, the mother of Mrs. Coghlan, said te a reporter this morning that she had no ob. jecsion whatever to her daughter's marriage and that her son-in-law's reported marriage 1o anotner woman was untrue, Before the marriage sho consulted several lawyers, cluding the attoruey general of Tilinois, & all of thew said Coghlan was froo to marr) whom he pleased. She stated further thal she was perfectly satistied with her daugh- ter's marriage. Coghlan refused to be seen, y—— Why He Kesigne Cnicaao, Oct, 28, Uncle John” Thorpe, chief of the bureau of floriculture at the fair, resigned his position today. Theaction was due to an order of Divetor Genersl Davis tnat all planis in whe Horticultural building be removed under the supgrvision of Chief Samuels of the department of hortl culture. Mr, Thorpe refused to serve undes his old antagonist and resigned. in: ¢ [l it Good lor Swils & Ce. ‘WorLp's Faik, Ciioa6o, Oot, 28.—Swify & Co. have received the only flrst award for fresh beef, pork and mutton, and the highesh award for beef extract, smoked hams, breaks fast bacon, lara, colosuet and pepsin st the \vorld's fair, which were exhibited in thels | plate glass refrigerator car.