Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 25, 1894, Page 1

i TR T e ESTA BLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. AUGUST 25, 1894, SINGLE HOLCOMB IS LEADER Broken Bow Jurist Nominated as Governor by the Populists, ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION CONCLUDED Gaffin, Powers asd Other Well Known Inde- pendents Given Prefere:ce, SENATOR ALLEN GRELTS THE DELEGATES Advises the Paty to Favor Only Clean Men for Office. VERY NUCH HARMONY MANIFESTED Flatform Uutspoken on Free Silver, Fledges the Party to Reforms i the state Administration and an Irris gation System. Governor...... Lieutenant G becretary of SILAS A. HOLCOMB vernor. JAMES N, GAbEIN State......H. W, M'FADDEN Auditor. s S JOHN K. WILSON Ui susurer Ll dJOHN H. POWERS Attorney General..............Do B, CARBY Commissior, of Public Lands and Bullaing; SIDNISY J. KENT Buperintenaciit ol GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 24.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—It was 11 o'clock this morning when the populist state convention was ready for business. The delegates were in thelr seats shortly after 10 o'clock, but they wanted amusement, Consequ:ntly the Pacific House band of Grand Island, the Cat Creek Glee club and W. L. Greene of Kearney app.ared successively before the convention, Mr. Greene devoted a large part of his speech to a denunciation of Tom Majors and the sil- ver plank of the republican party. In clos- ing he stated that the honest republicans of Nebraska were not working for their ticket and he predicted that the Abraham Lincoin republicans and Thomas Jefferson democrats would vote for the populist candidate for governor this fall. After Greeue had finished his twenty-five minutes specch there were persist. nt demands for Senator Allen. He responded very briefly, and in the course of his remarks characterized Tom Majors as the avowed champion of cor- porate rule, and R. E. Moore as an equally dangerous agent of the monopolies, and said that 1f the populist candidates were not el.cted this fall it would simply be because the populists neglected to support their own ticket. At 11:10 Chajrman Deaver of the state cen- tral committee called the convintion to or- der and requested Rey. Gregory Powell ot Omaba to invoke Divine guidance for the deiiberations of the convention. Then Henry Huckins of Nebraska City sang a song about the “Streets of Wall," and the convention was ready for business. Mayor Geddes of Grand Island was cailed upon for an address of welcome and re- sponded heartily. He gave the delegates the freedom of the city, told them that there were nc signs, “‘Keep off the. grass,” and that, in fact, Grand Island had no grass left. Ho said that there was nothing in the ordinapces of Grand Island to prevent the popuiists from nominating the next gov- ervor of Nebraska, and that if they did not it would not be b:ocause of police interfer- ence. Chairman Deaver responded and then Sec- retary Edgerton read the formal call for the convention. GREENE FOR TEMPORARY CHATRMAN. There was a contest for th: temporary chairmanship, the candidates being John C. Sprecher of ' Schuyler, W. L. Greeno of Kearney, Willlam Neville of North Plaite and W. A. Poynter of Albion. The vote for chairman resulted: Greene, Poynter, 157%; Nevilie, 142; Sprecher, 30i4. There was no choice, but Sprecher, Poynter and Neville successively withdrew, and Greene was elected by acclamation. There were five ambitious candidates for tewmporary secretary, but Judge Neville pre- vented another tedious roll call by moving that the first two be made secretaries and the other three assistants, The secretaries were J. F. Mefford of Colfax and Dan Alton of Gage. A committee of seven on credentials and one on permanent organization were ap- pointed, and then tne convention wasted nearly an hour in fruitiess discussion over unimportant matters, Finally the ecreden- tials were reported, and after appointing a committee on resolutions the convention took a recess until 2 o'clock. The committee on resolutions was made up as follows: Wolfe of Lancaster, Upton of Cass, Burr of Ham- Instruction. W. A, JOX fiton, Rudolph of Douglas, Archer of York, “Dundas of Nemaha, Wiman of Buffalo, Hig- glns of Furnas and Edgerton of Hall. The convention reassembled at 2:30 and after making the temporary organization per- manent the roll of counties was called for appointment of members of the state central comm'tiee, ) OLCOMB EASILY NOMINATED, The afternoon session did not commence until 2.30 o'clock, and even then the delegates were not ready for work. They wanted speeches and music. Just before 3 o'clock it was propos:d to nominate a governor, and Porter of Merrick interposed a proposition to select the stiete central committee. The prop- osition was received with favor and the work occupied half an hour or more. A few minutes before 4 o'clock the secretary com- menced the roll call for an informai ballot on the nomination for governor. It resulted as follows: Holcomb, 203; Gaflin, 272; Ragan, Powers, 28; Poynler, 21; Jones, 28; John~ son, 2; Weir, 19 After the result of was _ announced moved 1 to make a formal gov- ernor. Chaplain Snyder of the last state senate started on a deliberative speech and the convention listened in patience until it was discovercd that he was against Judge Holcomb, and then he was silenced by a point the Strickler of convention ballot for informal ballut Douglas the proceed of order. Dally rom Nemaha in- sisted that the several candidates should appear and talk to the convention. This was voted down, and the convention prepared to take another ballot, this time a formal one. The ballot proceeded without much change until Buffalo county was reached. Buffalo county started the final movement to Holo'mb, glving him the solid delegation of twenty votes Douglas w soon called and the Ragan votes swung int the Holcomb column, the Gafin men stay- Ing out. From Douglas on down the list Holeomb galned in nearly every county, and when the roll call was complete he had been nominated. The result of the first and only formal bullot was: Holcomb, 431i%; Gaffin, 204%: Rigan, 8; scattering, b. As soon as the mighty cheering, which lasted for seversl moments, died away suffi- cleatly ‘to_enable cne Individusl voice to be heard, a delegate moved thit the rules be ssuspeuded and that J. N. Gafin be nom- fnated by mcclanation as the candidate for Meutenant governor. The motion was re- celved with renewed enthusiasm, and was carrled with cheers Instead of ayes. JUDGE HOLCOMB ON THE STAGE. Judge Holcomb, who had been summoned from his hotel, appeared, and took the stage in respeose to porsistent demands for a speech. Me ¥poke briefly. It was s use- loss to discbey the_ maendate of tho convention as expressed fn his nomnation tu attempt to change the course of natuso. He bad hoped that the office would have been tendered to one more worthy, but he felt impelled to say: ‘Not my will, but Thine ke doue.” He thanked the convention from the bottom of his heart and hoped that he might be found worthy. This I ny time, he said, 0. any person to lag or sulk in the tent, but it was esseutial thut every pocaible efiort be put fordh for the success of the entire ticket. He prom- ised he would strive and work in all possible ways for the principles which were so dear to him. He had no knowledge of the plat- form of the convention, but from what he knew of popuilst princi- ples he had no hesitation in saying he could stand on it. The populist party was a party of progress, most closely allied to the interests of all the people and classes in our state. The populist party had o favored classes to which it was subservient. ““We ask for nothing except equal and exact Justice for each and every person im every situation of life,” he said."We believe that one person is entitled to (he protection of the aw and is entitled to have his interests ooked after the same ag any other. We be- lieve that the populist party contains all of these elements, We go down to the farm and we advoeate principles for the best inter- ests of the farmer. We go down to the clties, to the professional and business man, and to the workshop and to the great cor- porations, necessary that our business may be properly carrled on. We say to each and all of them: ‘We are you friends, obey the laws and we will protect you.' It is true that the great corporations of the state are nec- essary in order that our business may be carried forward, in order that the products of the farms and our manufacturers may be transported, and for the welfare of these who are engaged on the farms and in th: workshops of the cities of our state. We belleve that these corporations should submit to just laws, because of their necessity. They are prone at times to extort from the people, but I do not mean to imply by this that the people ar: asking for any rights they are not Justly entitled to. We ask that one standard of measure be used for all.”” Judge Holcomb added a few words of en- courag:ment to the party In the coming campaign and heartily thanked the conven- tion for the trust bestowed. OTHER CANDIDATES NAMED. The convention then proceeded to nominate a candidate for secretary of state Each can- didate named was required to take the plat- form for a three-minute speech. Although up to the moment that nominations for sec- ritary of state were called for it was con- ceded that Warwick Sanders of Platte county would be the nominee, H. W. Me- Fadden of Beaver City made such a favor- able impression by his bricf talk that he received the nomination on the first bailot. Two candidates for auditor were placed before the conv:ntion, W. F. Forter of Mer- rizk and Judge Wilson of Keith county. Both appeared on the platform and spoke o elo- quently for his opponent that Judge Wilson was nominated by acclamation. Th> con mittee on platform then made its report, and after ‘the resolutions as ‘read had been adopted the cony:ntion at 7 o'clock took a reccss of one hour for supper, Following is the platform as adopted: TEXT OF THE PLATFOR. We, the people’s independent pacty of the state of Nebraska fMirm tle principles laid down in the national platfor dopted at Omaha July 4, 1802, We emphasize the demand for the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present ratio of 16 to 1. We brand as treason to labor in every field and to the st interests of the whole country the un- onditional re by congress of the pur- hasing clause of the Sherman act We demand hoth state and national laws for the encouragement and promotion of ihe irrigation or our arid and semi-arid 1an We demand that congress shall speedi pass a law by which the federal courts will be prevented from suspending the operation of a state law at the dictation of corpora- tions, We demand a lberal service pension to all honorably discharged union soldiers and sailors of the late war. We declare for municipal ownership of street cars and gas and electric light plants and water works, We demand compulsory arbitvation of all controversies between employes and em- ployers. We heartily approve the course of Sen- ator W. V. Allen and_Congressmen W. A. MeKeishan and O. M. Kem for their fidelity and loyalty to_our entire Interest, and we compliment W. J. Bryan, who, though elected as a demcerat, has given strong sup- o many of our reform mensures. demand a more economical adminis. tration our siate government and A more strict accountability of moneys ap- propriated and expended. We reiterate onr demand for a maximum freight rate law, or the enforcement of the one now on our statute hoo! We demand the amendment of our state constitution by the adoption of what are popularly known as the initiative and ref- erendum We demand the enforcement of the pres- t law_for the investment of our perma- nent school funds as directed and not through bond investment companies at a loss to sald fund or profit to speculators and money sharks. We demand that all offices, both state and county, be paid a reasonable salary in accordance with the labor to be performed and_the amount of skill required, and that all fees be turned into the general fund for state and county purposes, We commend to the favorable considera- tion of the state the building of what is known as the Gulf & Interstate railr now under process of construetion. We demand that immediate steps be taken for the relief of the drouth sufferers of our state and that some means be devised to give them employment and wages. Having stated our demands, we cordially invite all persons who are in sympathy with them to co-operate with us, regardless of former party effiliations, When the conventicn finally got after supper it was very Chsitman Deaver of the mittee announced a $500 indebtedness, and wanted it raised. When the returns were all in it was announced that $417.09 in cash h:d been contributed. The regular order of business was then resumed, and Judge Ne- ville placed in nomination for state treas- urer John H. Powers of Hitcheeck county, and he was so nominated by aeclimation. He responded in a brief address of thanks, Coming to the office of attorney general the names of D. B. Carey of Dodge, Jchn O. Yeiser of Douglas and W. H, Ashiey of Gage were presented to the convention. Al made brief speeches. Captain Ashley claimed that in the republican convention at Omaha Wednesday W. S. Summers of Beatrice had been honestly nominated, and then jugsled out of the nominatice by treachery. Ashley claimed that he could carry Gage ccunty in spite of its 2,000 republican majority. D. B. Carey received the nomination” on the first allot, the vote standing Carey, 442%; Ash- 247%. Carey's nomination was then 10 unanimous. ? It was but a matter of a few moments to nominate Sidney J. Kent of Lancaster county for commissioner of public lands and build- ings. He was advanced the candidate of organized labor of the state. No one was placed against him, and he was put on the ticket by acclamation. His speech In acceptance of. the nomination was one of the best of the occasion. Before going further with the real business of the oe- casion the conventlon digressed long enough to listen to an address favorable to woman suffrage from a Custer county lady. It was 11:20 when the convention under- took to nominate a candidale for superin- tendent of public instruction. The dele- es were inclined to be noisy, and the chairman_had some difficulty in preserving order. The aspirants were W. H. Crichton of Nemaha, Prof. W. A. Jones of Adams, Prof. Irwin of Harlan and J. H. Bayston of Red Willow. Although there were de- mancs for a roll call the conventlon refused to forego Its pleasure of listening to four more speeches, and all the candidates were called to the platform. together nearly 9 o'clock. state_central com- m At 1:30 the vote on superintendent was announced as follows: Jones, 498%: Crich- ton, 109; Irvine, 111 After & vote of thanks to evervbody and a speech from Judge Harmer the convention adjourned. CONC THE CANDIDATES, Personal Characteristios of the Men Who Were Nominatod. Hon. Silas A, Holcomb, the nominee for governor, I8 a resident of Broken Bow. He stands six fcet two Inches and is broad in proportion, and if welght Is any eriterion of success he is likely to distance his lighter competitors, H: was born in Gibsou county Indiana, thirty-six years ago and commenced his legal education In that state and com- pleted it In the oMce of Thummell & Platte in Grand Istand, He has lived in Nebraske for fifteen years-—four in Hamilton county T (Continued on Second Page.) Sammary of the Efforts Mads in Osugress to Oarry Out Promises, ACCOUNT OF THE STEWARDSHIP RENDERZD a primary election have nominated Colonel Van tor of the Enterprise Sentinel. Democrats of the Thind district of Kansas have nominated W. F. S8app of Galena, de- feating Congressman Hudsen: populist. Ex-Congressman John D. ‘White has bolted the action of the republican semmittee the Bleventh district of Kentucky in ordering and annovunced OMAHA, SATURDAY hif)‘l{m,w RECORD OF THE DEMOCRATS i as an independent candidate. is now rep.esented by Silas Adams, republi- can candidate for re-eléetion, POPS AND DEMS FUSE Representative MeMillin's Semi-Official oot~ | Statement of the Extent to Which the | South Dakora Politieal $it Bourbons Have Fuifilied Their fore Complolated Pledges WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Repres ntative McMillin, serted in the Congressional Record a speech intended as a summary of what the prisent congress has accon asgoclates have deferred to him in this statement, showing, Me! ing at the the dark days of the can party the United States supervisors of elections marshals to be appointed by the federal courts wholly dependent tions were to be held, to dominate and did dominate the elections, Thousands of men cause in the states of New Indiana in a single election to prevent them from votini it was too formality of The democ! this should not continue, ana turned without or trial. fore president to levy and remit taxes. of a surrender of a prerogs not this. hall, w pr Tepres promise This authorl the (re ascaped nominally r acromplh ury w Ba same w some b were plac als on mimicipa charged that certain banks other In difforent s treasury warrants de other to suit the ment existing in diff 18 stopped now and passed by the gentleman from Indlana United tofore escaping taxation will be reached by the tax gatherer warrants, (Mr. ¢ to about $500,000. and the country owes him a debt of gratitude for his patriotic exer- | as sples. The emperor has lgsucd an edict tion rdering that 100,000, thep be prepared for Mr. McMillin next reviews the reductions | active service. Regiments wiil'be stationed of appropriations heretofore set forth by | at Tungchow Sanho and Tien-Tsin. Representative Sayers of th> appropriation | ported the emperor has oidered that 12,000, committce. He then continues: 000 taels be placed at the disposal of Viceroy It has passed the most stringent law [ Li Hung Chang. aga'nst trosts Morg me curbing the pow them was passed at the last congre: it dealt mild found tection to the ena tion agalnst and offers this a It has thereb: them on amendments« have changed featare of the bill and h: to have be remains a great beneflt Tt found the treasury banaru and by the tariff bill s not only repien ing it, but at the same time red 5 Mr. McMillin then reviews the repeal of the Sherman silver law and glves an ¢'ab- orate summary of the tarift bill. tha people. Willing to Fi Before the Voters of Nebrasia. At a meeting of the Swedish Garfield club at Patterson hall last evening addresses were | Mr. Congressman Thurston and H. C. Russell, republican nomi- nee for commissioner of buildings. nee for attorney general, declined making a specch becausze he was not feeling well. Mr. Thurston became most interested him- self and most interesting to made by when listie, can i stump devil to before publican ticke through a door at it after him ancd that he then he said that if the pops or the demo- pops or pop-democrats, the guerillas between party lines, had & man whom they wished 10 pit aginst a republican befors the voters of Nebraska, let them send on their chal- would not be after this he asserted that he believed the republicans would elect the #traight ticke the congressional nominees and the majority of the representatives in the legislatur; and that a republican United States senate lenge and LICKFORD MAS & Wyoming's Surveyor General Not Able to Weather the Late Scandul, CHEYENNE, Surveyor Gen In the hands Petitions are being circulated throughout the state recomm:nding the ap- pointment of John and others for T. J. Rock Springs. place are Cheyenne of Laramie. A Fuvors Free Coi TOPEKA, Aug. 24.—Ex-Congressman B. N. Morrill, republican candidate for governor of Kansas, is out with a letter in which he de- clares that he is in favor of the free coinage of the silver product of the United States at 16 to 1, Y9 Nomiuated for Congress. - Congressman Thomas J. Geary has been renominated by the First congressional dis- trict of California democratic convention. Seventh district of Missourl prohibitionists Bee.) his resignation man Coffeen. Cheyen: An Election Appeal. and it s a political what the majority has done. ing what laws it has heretofore framed, Mr. Millin says: come to a few things it has done dur- this administration. 1t all force found a_system of oppressive laws o statute boks author h epealed th in epublic the republi- also enacted a law authorizing deputy out after d an extra session of cong; and passed the repealing bill. vetoed it. it has kept up rly a sixth of a century, and at length concelye tive more dangerous We denounced it at the time in this | forth to We pledged platform that if entrusted with power w 1l take We denounced itatv congress states to 1ax greenbacks Stutes curres of these has been issue warrants under the act exempted them from state, county municipal taxation rehy escaped For y invested in greenb i Under the bili hop as greenbacks, bills_issued under the Sherman bill amount ever enacted in this country. At the same time the witorney general has instituted proceeding: to dissolve illega) trusts. Thy offered by the senalor from Alabama (Mr. an) into and sufficient tlons tha been The demacratic party was pledged t of more stringent legis! its fulfillment. inaugurated an taking taxes off want and putting ought THURSTO! A. 8. Churehill, republican nomi- he spoke of & “7 by 9-inch sheet,” which was in charge of “‘a puny, petty, popu- pissmire, tainly making the statement that no republi- Nebraska was brave enough up and face “Billy Windmill Bryan" on people of Nebraska. Thurston went little further before he called this paper the World-Herald, He clared that there were braska who would ot shrink from facing the discuss with the political before the people of WNebraska. He remarked that it was well known himself had always stood on the street cor- ners in campaign time, working for the re- that he had never crawled Aug. YANKTON, 8. D, gram to The Bee ~f Tennessee, has in- fugion lished. Mr, McMillin's preparing semi-official standpoint, of After review- congr: meeting of fusionists, evad+ Republ RENO, Nev., Aug. state convention Cleveland are all has elections repealed ee, It the se of troops left both taiked of for s the Telegram and entirely in- states where the elec- were expected ticket They September 22, ested without ork, Ohio and nd jmprisoned They were late o vote charge, defense determinea To repeal it it sg in 1870 Mr. the. were ar SAN FRAN district 18CO, democratic tie p Hayes fiizht Under the > LONDON, Aug. 2 Guring this administration. the law authorizing the | on Eadystone rock at It can- ing. She was sustaining any serious and unpardonable than and our the people them in wrecked. Ll s ‘I'Ifl‘m“!!_:’ Plymouth '‘breakers ahead” We huta now kept the | and the engines astern. has aleo authoriz the ad othsr United | fng eound. the exemption ing il The luv\" Ana | gines were Hundreds of millions a cr Kept osits from on nt days nt sta firmed. proach or enter introduced States currency here- | permit. United States tr and ury vry | and they mos in the courts to try e amendment law the most netive | the unexpected submission sed for controlling and | boch of trusts. A law against | the Transvaal. . but It has ke t this pledge had come tax, income (2% | nace of refuge. It is true the senate somewhat this ve released rome | ing into the camp fire. n taxed, still it | he was rescued with to the Americar | padly burned. ieing ta the Indians cape. Frovisions an ON BRYAN, or Any Other Man | novorc o the dition to take Hyerdah! tiana stated that the expedition were all the members short obtained by this he Mercer, John M. public lands and was present, but made il turned. his audience vie:s received was cer- | Ni which o stand the Mr. terd the British consular eigners as prisons then de republicans in Greytown yes'erday. e him political issues then that he the Americans vioul arms If necessary tl matter, such a time and closed never would. And refused. Soon all | Joying his usual Crar Muat would be elected o the | BERLIN, Aug. 2 abandonment of th a—— maneuvers at Smofensk IGNED, clans. fatigue. ¢ 24.—(Special to The al Bickford has placed of Congress- the Mosquito chiet, ton. Charles Thompson of Wyche of Torpedoes | gasaki 1s submarine now niines. war ships. Aged Ltalian St He was 1870. mentioned with the nomination for governor. Bartine and Lieutenant Governor Pojade are Bartine will The details melting iee. nounced that a l\rmn]'n Grand Neutral an Convention. republican Gov- 24.—The congress, probably receive the nomination. Rrule County Democrats, . CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Aug. 24.—(Special to The Bee)—The Brule county democratic convention to nominate a county has been called to meet at Pukwana convention (-corge 8. Patton for congress, 5 o'elock floated at 6 o'clock damage. The the Eddystone reef. going full and the steamer gradually glided into deep Chief Malaboeh's Surrender. CAPE TOWN, Aug. 24.—Advices received hers from Pretoria, dated August 7, say that of Chief Las been joyfully received throughout of the chief's difficulty. One of the boys of was shot for attempting to es- Cwnd Wa'er Were Short, LONDON, Aug. 24.—The Pall Mall Gazette, in an article on the Wellman Arctic expedis tion, says it is stated that party assert of the Americans who accompanied the expe- part in_such an enterprise of the University of Chris- the provisions taken Bluefie! cent, emand Gindstone's Mealth 1s Good. LONDON, Aug. 24.--An alarming report was circulated in régard to the health of Mr. Gladstone. Mr, Gladhtgne's secretary, in re- ply to telegrams asking 1t the aged states- man was ll, statedsthere was no truth the report, adding shat.Mr. Gladstone was en- health. veld Fatigue. t*is stated that the Russian was determined upon solely ab the vah of the Imperial physi- They urge the tezar should avoid Chief Clarenge s in Jamales KINGSTON, Jamaics, ‘Aug. Irish Rents Excossive. LONDON, Augr #%.—The Other aspirants for the F. Carroll, editor of the Leader, and Colonel W, H. Root | evidence before the eommission tion R hun Kver. Aug. 24.—(Speclal Tele- ~0. 8. Basford of Redfield, Spink county, has been mamed chairman of the republican eampaign central committee. Populists and democrats have accomplished in Yankton county their convention occurs. didates, Howe for governor and Kelly for man, will be bere to address a big and speed the the Mr. and 24, — has arrived He had a big reception. more refugees from Bluefields dumped bere in @ destitute condition, report Irish land commission, just issued, says the showed the Irich rents fix:d by jcourts between 1881 and 1855 are now materially excessive. himself The district met this afternoon. ernor R. K. Coleord, O. H. Gray and A. C. in conn:ction George S, Patton for Congress, Aug! 23.—The Sixth nominated phcn > o b STRUCK THE EDDYSTONE ROC) steamer Dunottar Castle, from Port Natal, grounded this morn- without The Dunottar Castle narrowly escaped be! Nearing reported speed had time, full 1t refuge and surrendered to the Boers. - | the chief did not surrender until his enemies employed every means, smoke of large fires, to drive him from his including live on say Augusaki Harbor, YOKOHAMA, Aug, 24.—The harbor at Na- defended by torpedoes and vessels will piloted in by boats belonging to the Japanese -y wresiman Dead. ROME, Aug. 24.<General Dur: consplcuons as a soldier matist and cabinet minister between 1840 and He was bora in 1807, . Wisker, edi- tomorrow State populist can- H, Afriean Line Steamer Has a Narrow Escape e of the Lighthouse. —The " British Dunottar Ca The en astern all taxation. Individuals | water and was brought safely to Plymouth having their funds in bank | with a big bulge in her forefaot. ks or treas- it the day for assessment, Murder of Rev. Mr. Wylle Confirmed. hed the same object in the [ SHANGHZ Py i AV BE bl n eIt A SHANGHAIL Au‘x. 4.—The report that Uhitea States ‘warrants | Rev. Mr. James Wylle, a Presbyterian mis- to lh’f’ 4)&‘4!” u! VII{II»"IXNHVI\MI; slonaty, has died frominjuries received at Oh AShessment to €SCADE | the hands of Chinese soldiers at Liao-Yang, uld aid ench | north of New Chwang, China, while they tes by chanuins were marching in Corea, is officially con- All foreigners have been forbidden to ap- the Kiangnan arsenal or the imperial factory here without a special If they pass thofe places by river they must keep up the middle of the stream not anehor in Otherwise they are warned they will run a serions risk as well as being liable to arrest the vicinity. Is re- Mala surrender shows that Malaboch, under cover his brother, the auestion dn 8 oAy 2 | of a wnite flag, accompanied by orush these combinas | M8 two young sons, and four Indians emerged fostered under pro- | from the caves in which they had sought But the The chief was very downcast after his sur- render and twice atfemptgd suicide by plung pon these occasions He was Chief Malaboch and his party were being escorted to the Laagar. Norwegian unfitness The Gazette further says that in fairness to Mr. Wellman the public should suspend Judgment until the explorer shall have re- Nicaraguan Troops Leaving Bluefields, NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.—The latest ad- from | araguan troops arel returning from Blue- ficlds and that they peached Greytown yes- bringing wlllL them 1 the Hatch, eight for- 5. i It has also been an- war ship arrived at Fening. At the latest accounts Bivefields was in a state of great excliement and it was said that by force of lease of the Ameri- can and British. prisoners and the United States cruiser Coluidbly and British cruiser Mohawk are expected to take action in the war arence, Kings- Fifty have been the 2o is dead dipi) Ing After passing Nahant the sieamer ran into some dense fog banks. were were ordered But before the vessel her bow grazed the rocks, with a dull, scrap- The fog then lifted and showed to the alarm of all on board the Eddystone lighthouse right ahead. by not- sufficient and that were ;obliged rations and drink %alt water or water As a result of (8 Y FIVE CENTS. WERE NOT BLACKLISTED Tngenions Manner in Which the Ree™ Island Settled a Pertinent Point, NR. ST. J.HN IS CLOSELY QUESTIONED List of Names of Prominent Strikers Was repared for the al Manug and S0 Was a Statement of Wages on Al Roads. on s CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—General Manager E. St. John of the Rock Island was recalled by the strike commission today, Mr. St. John's testimony of yesterday regarding the black- list apparently not satisfying the commis- sioners, and he was closely questioned re- garding it. ou have said,” Commissioner Kernan sald, “that your road has no blacklist. Now, I8 it a fact that the General Managers asso- clation has one?" No such thing as a real blacklist ex- }sts among the railroads to my knowledg: he answered. “There was, however, a list of names prepared for the General Managers association. It contained the names of the most active of the strikers, ant kas been, 1 think, submitted to the various roads by the association, It cannot properly be called a blacklist, however." St. John was then asked to tell what he knew of the story that all railroads had adopted a uniform seale of wag The rumor Is untrue,” he said. “Has no such scale been prepared?"’ “Well, I believe something of the sort was submitted to the General Managers assoca- tion, but it was not univers. fact, it was rejected by all but one road, and on one line was put into only partial effect. There is absolutely no truth in the statement that the roads represented in the General Managers assoclation have adopted a uni- form secale.” iiving a history of the formation of the Gefieral Managers assoclation Mr. St. John denied that it had its inception from any de- sire to reduce the w of the men. He sald further that the schedule of wages it had compiled seemed to be misunderstood. It was a tabulation of radroad wages all over the country. It was impossible to have anything like equality of wages for the samo class of service without some such tabulation. It had nothing to do with an intended reduc- tion of wages and was not followed by re- duction. Two or three southern lines found they were paying wages considerably in ex- cess of wages paid by their competitors and naturally reduced them to an equality. The Rock Island so far bad made its economies in the reduction of force and the shortening of working hours; “but,” added Mr. St. John, “I fear very much that unless a change comes in the situation something will have to be done. I speak of the company's finan- clal affairs with Ui greatest reluctance in public, but the earnings have suffered a de- crease of $£300,000 in three months and some method will have to be devised of changing that result. Some of the companies have had their earnings decrease at tne rate of §500,000 a month."” EGAN ON THE STAND. John M. Egan, president of the General Managers association, succeeded Mr. St. John on the stand. Mr. Egan was questioned re- garding his duties during the strike and said it was his duty to reeeive reports from the various roads of the progress of the trouble and to submit the same to the association. After preliminary questions, Commissioner Wright aéked" Mr. Bgan If; in-his official ca- pacity, he had made any effort te settle the strike peaceably. “T did not, ager. Is it the policy of the railroads to settle guch troubles by forc: 2" “In this case, at le ness replied frankly. The commissioner then asked t for his views regarding measuves for the prevention cf striles. Mr. Egan said that he thought all raflroad empl yes, above com- mon laborers, should be licensed and be com- pelled to wear uniforms plainly indicating the positions they held. Such means, he be- lieved, would tend to put reliable, level- beaded men in the service and w-ull prevent such troubles as those of the pres.nt sum- mor. Commissioner Kernan, by a shrewd series of questions, suce:eded in badly mixing up the witness and his theories, and Mr. Egan finally admitted that even with a sys- tem of licenses conditions might arise that answereed the strike man- t. it was,” the wit- witness would necessitate cutside assistance or ar- bitration. “Mr. Egan,” said Commissioner Wright, “‘a wiinces has stated before us that you used railroad money and employed men to burn and otherwise destroy railrcad property dur- ing the strike. Is that true?" The witness was evidently angry, and, straightening up in his seat, said emphat- fcally: ‘““Considering the source from which that information came, it fecms to me that it should be apparent that it is foolish rot I will, however, enter a general denlal to any and all such storics. I never employed men for such work, and 1 can state posi- tively that no one else connected with the association employed or caused any (ne to destroy railroad property. The story is un- true.” PRESSMEN AND PRINTERS, Two Alib d Trades Differences Betwee Patched Up—The New Agreement ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2t.—The committees of conference on amalgamation of the Inter- national Typographical union and the Inter- national Printiog Pressmen’s union have set- tled the differences of the two orders. The pressmen’s organization seceded from the In- ternational Typographical union about four years ago on account of differences then ex- isting between them. Tie new agreement includes an alllance, offensive and defensive, in regard to the strike law between the two unfons; allied printing trade councils in every city and town in the United s and Can- ada, and a joint union label. warfare heretofore existing between the two bodies is suspended pending the ratification of the articles of agreement entered into by the referendum of the two contracting bodies, The articles of agreement have been indorsed by Wiiliam B. Prescott of Indianapolis, pre dent of the International Typographical union, and Theodore Galoskowski of St Louis, president of the International Press- men's union. JUDGE HANECY WOULD NOT HEAR IT. Attorney General Maloney Hasa Motion for Revoking the | minn Charter. CHICAGO, Aug. .—Attorney General Maloney appeared before Judge Hanecy today and asked leave to file information in quo warranto against the Pullman Car company The motion was opposed by Attorney Rankin on behalf of the Pullman company. He said that J. 8. Runnells, the company's counsel, was out of town on advice of his physician, and that Mr. Runnells would wish to contest the attorney general’s motion. Judge Hanecy decided that he could not take up the motion, and the attorney general left the court room. He sald that he would try to find another Judge to hear his motion for the revocation of the Pullma: company’s charter, Governor Adv; ed the VMoney, IDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20—The payment of the state mi‘tia who were on duty during the recent miners’ and railroaders’ strike began today. There was no available funds Which to imeet the obligation of the and Gov or Matthew gav his personal icte for ne required - amount, 1,000, and the local banks advanced the money. Governir Matihews stated today that he ad no Joubt that the legislature would make the nicecsary appropriation at its mext sesslon. The governor sald mary of the soldiers were In need of the money and should be pald at once. Miners Out Again. Mo, Aug. 24.--All the coal Ray county are agaln out on a demarding 4 cents per bushel for sou RICHMOND, miners in strike, ; adopted. In ! mining. The men went to work Monday at 314 cents per bushel under a contract holding &ood until May, 1805, but yesterday they were persuaded to come out agaln and demand 4 cents. The operaiors have given notice of withdrawal of all propositions looking to a settlement of the strike. NG TO HIS AUDIENCE. WAS CATE Altgold Draws & Distinet Between Law= 1 the Roal Cooley. SPRINGFIELD, 1L, Aug. 24.—Governor Altgeld has been interviewed regarding Judge Cooley's address before the American Bar association eriticizing Altgeld’s protest to President Cleveland against sending fed- eral troops to Chicago during the late strike, Governor Allgeld sald: “Judge Cooies reputation is hable to e an injustice done it unless the people will discriminate betwe.n the real Cooley and the Lawyer Cooley. In addreising the bar assoclation he was in the position of a fashionable preacher who, if he wished to be popular with his audience, had to cater to its taste, The bar associa- tion is a small body of men, most of whom have corporations for clients. They are rewd and able men who know where fat ne fro A lawyer whose elients are poor could not afford to go to Saratoga and have a good time and attend a bar associa- tion, “Judge Cooley's utterances there must be taken with some others recently made, and the question is, how much importancs at- taches 1o them simply because they came from Judge Cooley. Nearly thirty years ago when Judge Cooley was in his prime, whon he was a teacher in the Ann Arbor law school, he wrote a book on constitutional law, which was an able work and gave him a reputation. In this work he points out the limitations of the foderal govermment and calls attention to the constant dange that free institutions are in from the en- crouchments of a central power through the agency of a_standing army. nong other things he said: ‘A standing army pecuidarly obnoxious to any free government and is more dreaded by the peo- ple as an Instrument of oppression than a tyrannical monarch or any foreign power. Tho alternative of » standing army is « well regulated militia.” “But after writing this book and while a menber of the supreme court of the state he established a reputation of belng a cor poration judg: and made himself so obnoxious to the people of Michigan that they arose and put an end to his carcer in that state. For some years past he was out of a job. Then congress created the interstate commerce board and Cleveland during his first term as president appointed the judge on this board on a salary of $7,000 a year and expens which was princely comparcd with what & lad been receiy He leld onto this place until a couple of years ago, when he retired on account of lis oid age, feelin as he should, very grateful to Mr. Cle; land, “Recently after the president had sent troops to Chicago the judge's gratitude im- pelled him to rush into print in a letter greatly commending the president on his acts. Among other things in that letter he s the following languag ‘I am especially gratified that a great and valuable lesson on the constitutional con- struction has heen settled for all time to come with remarkably little blo dshed,’ thus admittin: that the constitution did not give the president the power to do what he had done and that it had been necessary for the prosident to give a lesson in construction in order to do it and the judge was gratified that this lesson in constitutioral construction had been given with <o little oloodshed. Had the constitution clearly wiven the power no bloodshed construction nor any other con- struction would have been necessary, “The world has heard of coustitutional construction by means of th: military be- fore. it has hanpened before. The opera- tions were sometimes brilliant, but were al- ways fatal to the patient. “Shen Judge Covley was in the vigor of manhood he expounded the constitution like A free man addressing a free p ople. There was nothing subervient In his utterances, avnd the bright reputation he made must nst be cloud:d by utterances that are born of a grateful dotage.” ¢ to Strike, Glars Workers Like PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.—The manu- facturers and a committee of window gla workers to settle upon a wage schedule ad- journed without agreement. The manufac- turers demand a 80 per cont reduction of the inbor cost, while the workers were will- ing to grant only 15 per cent. Thcre is a prespect of a shut-down which will throw 20,000 men out of work. shislel Vol S YELLOW FE MIGHT BE i Disease Broke Out on the Bennington with Susplelons Symploms. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—Three of the crew of the gunboat Bennington are now at the quarantine station at Angelis island. One of them is couvaleseing from a malady some- what resembling yellow fever, while the others had recently suffered from a dis- ease that closely resembled bilious fever, yet it was thought best not to run any risk by allowing them to mingla with their com- panions or others white there was any sus- picion about the nature of the disease, About July 30 two sailors became very i1, but the sickness only hud a few of the symp- toms of the diead yellow fever, and this was not considered dangerous, nor did it prove 0. Another was taken il and his symptoms were the same as the other men. While the gunboat was lying off the Fayllones the pa. tients were getting along as well as could be expected. The three men were removed-to the quarantine station on shore, and the Ben- nington headed for Mare island At the navy yard all of her officers and men will be removed to the receiving ship, and the gunboat that has been an asylum for the refugees of San Salvador will undergo a therough fumigation before any workmen will be allowed to make any of the necessary re- pairs. Dr, Lawler, a quarantine officer, said last night that none of the men weré suffecing from yellow fever, although the first case resembled many suspicious symptoms. - LINDSEY OUT ON BAIL. His Wife Succeeds in Sccuring Two Men to Sign the Bo PLATTSMOUTH, Aug. 24.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Jimmy Lindsey was re- leased from jail this morning by Judge Arclier, bail having been secured in the per- sons of Jerry Farthing of Plattsmouth, and Edwin Lynch of Omaha. Lindsey's wife has worked very faithfully to secure his release. and the result is supposed to be due to her efforts, Later the county attorney question'd the sufficiency of Lindsey's bond and a new complaint covering his alleged offense was sworn out and the accused again ested He is In Omaha with an officer trying to s - cure Lond, e KELSEY KETURNING HOM E. Gmaha Commonwealll. ward “Covered with Glory," CRESTON, Ia, Aug. 24—(Special Tele- gram to The Hee.)--When train No. 3 on the Burlington stopped at the Creston depe today the first passenger to alight was “G neral” T. C. Kelsey of Omaha, the Com- monweal leader. Kolsey had quite an ex- citing experience on his former trip through Creston, having been arrested for violating a quarantine rule, He his army dis- r Enionte West- anded at Cincinnati, general is the ‘guest of Lis friends,” the populists. To- night he addressed 4 large crowd on the street corner. e o B by kac COLUMBUS, Tex.,- Aug. 24.—A terrifie thunderstorm near here nearly wiped out a family of wovers from Rodgers, Bell county, Tex., named Hillyard, bound for Jackson county. They had four wagons and teams and when about four miles below town a bolt of lightiing struck the front wogan, which was occupled by Mr. and Mrs. Hill- yard and a baby, killing the father, mother and two horses. The baby was in the lap of the mother, but escaped uninjured. LINGERED T00 LONG Miners Stop to Extinguish a Fire avd Are Asphyxiated, ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE Those Furth.st from the Shaft Availed Themselves of the Cpportunity, FIRE CREPT ARCUND BEHIND THE VICTIMS Suddon Explosion «f Gas Killed All Who Remained in the Mine, THIRTY-CEVON BODIES WERE TAKEN OUT Fire Was Short-Lived snd the Bodies of the Victims Were All Kecove: Mine ed from the Heart-Rending Scenes Shart. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 24.—A special to the Fost-Intelligencer from Kranklin, Wash., says: At fifteen minutes to 1 o'clock this afternoon a fire was ncticed by some of the drivers on sixth north level of the Franklin mine, and notice was given to the men inside who were wirking in different plices, some in the breast about the level and others along the gangway, 4s scon as it was known that there was a fire. Many of the men in the gangways rushed back to notify the miners farther in, while others run ovt and reached the main shaft. It is cevtain that all the men in the breasts reached the gang- way in safety. In all ab-ut seventy men were at work In the sixth level north, and of that number about forty lingered at breast where the fire originated, and made an attempt to put out the fire. The breast was burning flercely, and befcre the miners knew it the fire had commaunicated to breasts 60 and 61, and smoke began to issue from breast the 61 in that immediate vicinity. Several of those who lingered at the burning breast 62 took warning and fled, but all who re- mained were overcome and asphyxiated. It is evident that all the men had time to coma out, for those at work in the further breast recched the shaft in safety, while those who were nearest the shaft, and consequently more removed from danger, perished. They evidently belleved they were in perfect safety at the fire, but while they lingered the noke oozed from some outside place further south, and the bodies were all found south of breast 62 They were all found along within a space of 500 feet, Several men were badly bruised and one colored man was {aken out with a broken neck, their wounds indicating that they had thrown themselves against the posts and timbers of the gangway n a wild and des- perate endeavor to escape. But the majority of the bodies bear no marks at all, not even a scrateh, and their features were in quiet repose, indicating that thelr death had beem a speedy and painless one. SUPERINTENDENT UNCONCERNED. As soon as the alarm whistle sounded from the engine house people Legan to crowd around the mouth of the slope and the cry “The mine Is on fire” quickly spread through: out the town. Among the first to reach the scene was Superintendent W. T. Rameay. He tried to appear unconcerned and as though he really did not belleve any lives would be lost, but crowds of men, women and children of both colors, who lived near the track roundabpu's, becoming reassured at the careless and good-natured manner of the superintendent, began to treat the affair as a huge joke, iaughing and joking each other. In a short time, however, word came for help and then, when the superintendent called for volunteers to go into the mine, there was great excitement. The first man to volunteer was George W. Smalley, a negro, who, with two othiers, was lowered down the 1,100-foot slcpe to the sixth level. There he met men from the sixth level south, who were doing all they could to rescue the men on the north side of the same level. Other vescuers went down for the rescue and Smalley, C. €. Todd, John Adams and John Morgan found the body of the first' man in the gangway, &bout 1,000 feet in from the slope. The body proved to be that of John Anderson and was pulled to the top of the slope. The arrival of Anderson's body on the surface was the first intimation to the men, women and children, on the surface that any one had met death. Consequently, when the body was earried away there was a wild scramble to discover its identity, When it was found the rescuers were besleged with questions from mothers, fathers and children concerning loved enes who wera imprisoned. But their questions were only answered by an ominous shake of the head, It was first thought that Andcrson was not dead, but after being worked with for ten or fitteen minutes and no signs of life appearing, it was conciuded he was. Meanwhile the miners from the other levs els were carrying on the rescue in the bow= els cf the earth, The fan keeping the- air current in the mine had been stopped at the first Indication of fire from the return alr course, but when the rescuers went to work the fan was started up and then the alr in that part of the gangway south of breast 62 on the sixth level was kept pure, WORK OF THE RESCUERS. = M. D. Storey, one of the rescuers, who went in from the surface, upon reaching the sixth level north, ran along the gangway. At 1,000 feet in he found the first body, and then the rest of the miners were found scate tered along In a row. In on) place eight men were lylng together, and in another one man was found under a mule, five mules being dead. Story says that the men were Al lying in the middl: of the gangway with their faces in the mud, as if they had tried to bury their heads completely and thus ese cape the deadly and chnox'ous coul sm:-ke, He could not bclleve they were d:ad and turned them over with their faces up so they could breathe, but he was soon satisfied that they were dead, Nearly all th> bodles were found south of the burning breast. John €. Stcrey, brother of M. D, Slorey, was at work In the sixth level south when a boy named Chapman gave the alarm that breast 62 was ou fire. Stor.y says he tried 1o esca the Green river or auxiliary slope, but findiag this Impracticable, he re= turued, making v d that he would g0 out via the May slope. Reaching the May slope he mec the others from the sixth level south, who were going into the north level to see what they could do i rescue their imprisoned comrades, and he jolned them, working steadity for two and a half hours before coming to the surface. It is iiis opinicn that every man in line with the deadly smoke was killed within \wo minutes after the smoks reached them. Of the res cuing party from the s-uth sixth level wi John E. Johuz, a gas iender, who I8 now numbered among the dead. Ilis.boy, Evan Johus, is also dead. The bodies cf father and son were found Iying side by side, show= ing that the father had remained n the gangway until he had found bis son, but it was then too late, end both died. As the bodies began to arrive at the sur- facs of the mine slope the excitement of the wives and mothers, and for that matter the whole populace, became uncontrollable. At 3 o'clock the last of the thirty-seven bodigs were recovercd and then the peopie began to quiet down, Manv of them were completely prostrated with their violent grief and devoted their time (0 methodically caring for the dead. FOUGHT THE FIRE TOO LONG. uperintendent Ramsay, in tel'rs what he could of ihe disaster, sald; “As soon as the alari was sounded the man at work ut the fan on the top of the hill noticed smoke Oomw -