Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1894, Page 3

REVIEWING A YEAR'S WORK Department Offioials Propa-ing Their Re- ports to the Presidant, FREE ALCOHOL FOR TH: AKTS NOT BAD Republicans Think Regulations Can fe De- | vised that Will Frevent Frand and Hence Oppose Correcting the Error in the Tarift Bl WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE, 1407 F Street, N. W, WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. The work of the administration during the past fiscal year will be reviewed In the annual reports of the cabinet officials which will be submitted b:fore the end of Novem- ber. The estimates of appropriations re- quired for the various departments will be submitted to the secrotary of the treasury on or before Octobbr 1. Secretary Morton of the Agricultural department probably will submit h's annual report in the first week of November. He has issued an order calling wpon the chiefs of each bureau to submit their reports bfore September 15. These will review the work and amount and character of expenditures required dur- ing the present year, and certain estimates for the fiscal year ending Tune 30, 1896, Secretary Morton's report will undoubt:dly be well on the economical plan pursued in cutting down expenses of the various branches of the department and showing a reduction of 14 per c:nt In the expendi- tures during the last flscal year. As a result, more than $500,000 will be returned to the Treasury department out of the ap- propriations for the fiscal year. In discussing the subject it will be stated that the saving of funds has b.ei accom- plished without impairment to the suceess of the department, but through judicious pruning. The influence of the civil service in the d:partment will also be commented on. When Sccretary Morton received his appolntment he was a mild advocate of ¢ivil service reform, and he has subsequentiy become thoroughly in sympathy with its principles, It Is stated that he believes in merit as the sole criterion as to the pro- motions and other changes in the office per- sonnel. In many cases, where not legully required, he has applicd civil service ex- aminations for professorships in the weather bureau. FHe will probably urge the exten- #lon of the civil service in the lower grad:s and so as to include several chiefs of de- partment divisions, as well as other unique features of departmental policy, as thre are no division chiefs in the govern- ment who are in the classi- fi:d service. In this connection the report is expected to touch (n the entirely voluntary action in placing all meat and animal inspectors in the classified service. Another feature of the report may be a defi- nitfon of the new law placing appropriations for experiment stations under federal super- vision. This action was foreshadowed in the last annual report. Secretary Morton, As- sitant Secretary Dabney and the dircetors of experiment stations have been engaged for some time in preparing schedules for the re- ports, which will héreafter be made by the stations. These forms will be issued in a few days. The present appropriation for the werk is $745,000, and each station is placed under ¥igid requirements to account for the §15,000 placed at its disposal. REASON FOR REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION. Many of the republicin senators do not eon- sider it at all essential that the bill re- pealing the provisions in the tarifft bill for the exemption from the revenus tax of al- cohol used In the arts should pass, and while the majority of them are willing that the democrats should have their way about this matter, they admit If wisely adiainistered the provision is an entirely proper one. Hence their motive in preventing the trans- action cf business by the senate in the ab- sence of a quorum. They say it s not based upon the desire to anatgonize the democrats 80 far ae the measure is concerned. The principal objection made to the pro- vislon for free alcohol for the arts and man- ufactures is that it will be extremely difi- cult, if not impossible, to make regulations which will not permit gross frauds. The Treasury department has raised this point. Republican senators who have given atten- tion to the subject think it will b possible to reduce the possibilities of fraud to a min- imum, and they say the details for such regulations as will accomplish this are found in_the amendment to the Mills bill on this subject, which passed the scnate in 1888, but was not agreed to by the house. This measure was presented In the senate during the pendency there of the Wil- son tarlff bl as an amendment by Senator Platt, but was not acted upon. This measure provided for private bonded ware- houses in which distilled spirits of alchololic strength to be used in the arts and manu factures might be stored, having been re- moved from public bonded warehouses in original casks or packiges, properly stamped. Each of these private warehouses was to be placed in the custody of the storekeeper and the proprietor not belng allowed to enter it except in the presence of the former. Be- fore recelving the spirits from the public warehouse the proprietor of the private establishment was to be required to give a bond, stating the purpose for which the spirits were to be used, and heavy penalties were Imposed in case of a violation of the bond or act as a whole, The amendment also provided for the re- moval of spirits from the private warehouses 10 the storeroom of the manufacturer, which removal could be made without paying the revenue tax upon compliance with the law and regulations. It was then to be placed in a storeroom which should have but one door and the revenue officer was to have mecess to this, and the spirits were not to be ken out of the original cases unill they should be withdrawn for immediate use. The bill also provided that the revenue officials could have access to all parts of the manu- factory and should report to the Internal revenue official monthly. The same bill provided for the methylza- tion of spirits in private bonded warehouses and thelr withdrawal free of tax after undergoing this process. The republican senators call attention to the fact that the provisions In the tariff bill which the demo- crats desire to repeal leave it to the secre- tary to make all necessary preparations for putting the law Into effect, and they think that If the suggestions furnished by this amendment shall be adopted the provision way be allowed to stand with safety and even with benefit. ¢ ASK FOR TAYLOR'S REMOVAL. ‘The investigation of C. J. H. Taylor, the cclored resister of deeds for the District of Columbyz, was closed today. The report of the civil service committee, prepared by Mr, Proctor of Kentucky, urges the president to promptly remove Tiylor. The latter, in a letter to the committee, denies the published interviews In which he was made to say that local political assoclations is Washing- ton were gullty of assessing federal em ployes. He intimates that the commissio is belng made the tool of men to satisfy their personal enmity, and principally by one who has a police court record. He also attacks W, Calvin Chase, editor of the Wa ington Bee. Taylor says he will tender resignation P. F. White, sergeant-at-arms of the Negro Democratic league, denies that he carried letters to government employes ordering them to appear at league headquarters on penalty ot removal. He claims the letters were to members of the league only, asking them to call at headquarters to arrange for the de- pesit of membership dues, Robert G. Still, chief of the Afro-Ameri- can bureau of organization of the democratic campalgn committee, was a witness today. Hia testimony was damaging to Taylor. Still testified that Taylor was a member of the advisory board of the bureau until the com- mission commenced its Investigation of the assessment letters which bore the names of Taxlor and Still. The full consent of tho recorder, Still sald, had been obtained be- fore their names were used on the circulars, The report was sent to the president today signed by the full board, Messrs. Proctor, Roosevelt and Layman. The committee will leave its publication in the newspapers to the president. INDIAN TERRITGRY COAL MINES. The condition of the coal mines In Indian Territory is described in detall in the annual report of United States Mine Inspector L. W. Bryan. The output of the mines was 1,000,000 tons and 8,200 miners and day men ate employed. Concerning the strike of the Choctaw Conl & Rallway company's the report says “A company of so now encamped at Krebs and the men at all of thelr strip pits have gone to work. The company now hopes to be able to continue work unmolested. Non. of the coal miners, however, have yet starced up. The eflects of this prol ged strik; are disastrous to all concerned, Dr. Leon Howe has been appointed n mem- ber of the board of pension examiners at Deadwood A postoffice has been established at Potter, Tama county, la., and Reuben Spickler com- missioned postmaster. The following post- offices have been discontinued: Chancy, Clin- ton county, la, mail to Clinton; Brudvig, Yankton county, 8. ., mail to Janesville, enator Manderson today introduced a bill viding for the consolidation of the five iments of artillery of the army with the marine corps of the navy and for a reorgani- of the field artillery of the army. The referred (o the committee on mili- s reseman Hainer will lcave Washington © home on Wednesday next, as congress & expected to adjourn before that date, DEMOCRATS EXPECT DEFEAT. Congress has been petering out for m than three weeks, and today it Is the ve dict of the most experienced of the “old timers” that there has rarely occurred a breaking up of the long session when every- one was so to say the last word, and when the dominant party went forth to a new campalgn with so little enthusiasm. A southern democrat says: “I go home with a very heavy heart. I am renominated almost by ‘acclamation. 1 am certain of re- election. ~But, although T am white-haired and was in politics before Fort Sumter fired the hearts of both the south and the north, 1 have nevce witnessed a period where the outlook for the great democratic party seemed s9 dark, The only thing that will save ug (and I do not refer_to my own case) is that'the country has alréady expressed Its disapprobation of the republicans, and I am impeiled to think that the great mass of the people is not ready to shift its affections so incontinently.” There seems to be bill wa tary af 0 doubt in the minds of the leading democrats of the house that the verdict of the people next fall will be adverse to the party now in power, because it has proved itself to be so wholly incom- petent. The only expressions of hopefulne which come from democratic lipe indicate the belief that “‘something will turn up” inside of the next two years (o enable them to elect a democratic president fn 1 They did not go so far as to give any clew as to what that indefinable “something” may be, because they do not know. CRISP HAS LOST HOPE. It is conceded cven by Speaker Crisp, In conversation with his personal and political friends, that the next house of representa- tives will be republican and great fear expressed by leading senators that the upper house of congress will also be republican in the Fifty-fourth congress. The Fifty-fourth congress being republican Tom Reed will, of course, be the speaker, and Burrows of Michigan will be chairman of the committee on ways and means. The tarift will be revised on protection lines and we will have a measure known to the country as the Burrows bill, which will be advoecated and championed by the ablest orator now living on the republican side of the house of representatives. The postoffice at Canton, Box Butte count Neb., has been discontinued. The mail w g0 to Lawn. Patents have been issued as follows: N braska—Robert A, Boyd, Hastings, back sup- Bt for bieycl:s; Henry Hoeschen, Omah phoncgraph return carriage. lowa—Fay O. Farwell, assignor to Adams _company, Dubuque, — nonconducting handle, and elcetric lamp holde Clyde H. Gould, assignor to F. G. Kelst, Des Moines, combined cigar tip cutter and advertising device; Mathias M. Hoffman, Dubuque, burial cashe(; Isaac A. Kerr, Mus: ine, stave jointing muchine; Frederick S. Kretsinger, Fort Madison, manufacture of pitchforks; Orlo W. McNeill, Ackworth, fold- ing cgg crate; Max F. Stadtmuller, Pomeroy. device for attaching hay loaders fo wagons South Dakota—Anton Au, Crandon, scrubbing machine, Under the leave fo print Congressman Meiklejohn today had printed in the Con- gressional Record a long speech ea the tarift bill.Mr. Meiklejohn's remarks are princi- pally a condemnation of the democrats of the house for their surrender to the senate in accepting the Gorman bill. Mary E. Brown has been appointed post- mistress at Verdigris, Knox county, Neb., vice B. H. Purcell, removed. G. R. Putnam of lowa, subassistant in the office of the coast and geodetic survey at $1,200 per annum, has been promoted to be an assistant at $1,600. COLOMBIA SUSTAINED HER CLAIM, United States Admits the Justiee of Her Positlon Regarding Tariffs, WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—A secret has leaked out from diplomatic circles to the effect that our government has become sadly entangled with one of the Central American republics as a result of the reciprocity treaties and will have a bill to pay, beside which the Bering sea claims will appear trivial in amount. The country in question is the United States of Colombia, one of the Central American republics which steadily refused all efforts of the State department to induce it to become a party to one of the treaties. Moreover, when her sister repub- lies and Spain (as Cuba and Porto Rico) be- gan to ship their products free to the United States under the terms of the new treaty Colombia claimed the same exemption for lier staples, hides, coffee and molasses. The State department rejected its claim, as it was obliged to do, else the whole fabric of treaties would have fallen, the United States being able to offer no inducements other- wise. Colombia persisted in her claim and pointed to the treaty of 1846, which de- clares that the Colombians shall not be as- sessed any duy upon their products fm- ported into the United States higher than on like articles imported from any other foreign country. That meant, they con- tended, If the staples above mentioned en- tered the United States free from Brazil and Cuba they shall enter free from Colombia also, regardless of reciprocity treaties. They have never abated this contention. Many letters have been exchanged on the subject and at last the United States has been obliged to admit the stréngth and correct ness of the Colombian position, This being done it follows that the government must refund to importers the amounts they have pald in duties on Colombian products which should have been free or admitted at lower rates. Just what the total will amount to no one can fell at present, but steps are be- ing taken to ascertain the amount from statistics. The United States very recently induced Spain to ~* er a refund of $5,000,000 collected erroncousl upon exports to Cuba. NO MORE BUSINESS IN CONGRESS, There Wil Not e a Quoram Again During this Session Washington, Aug. esterday was the windup of all the executive business in the sevate. Tonight and tomorrow sen- ators and representatives will be leaving in all Qirections. The senatcrs who were re- called on what democrats thought was party expediency have left the city again or will have depirted before Monday. Senator Har- ris recognized that further legislation was out of the question, and when the senate «as doing business behind closed doors he had the order directing the sergeant-at-arms to compel the attendance of absent members rescinded. On Monday when the senate meets there will be little or nothing done except to confirm nominations to which there is no objecticn, and an early adjournment to meet again on Tuesday for the final adjournment. In meither house ¥ill there be anything like a quorum on the two legislative days yet re- maining of the first session of the Fifty- third congress. Now swedish Consul Sloux City. WASHINGTON, Aug The presideat has recognized Olaf Rye Wulfsberg as vice consul of Sweden and Norway at Sioux City, la. Cash 1n the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The cash bal- ance In the treasury today was $125,240,052, of which §$54,663,490 was gold reserve, I'BOURBONS IN A TIGHT BOX 1 I et thrs MR very many of Straigitlaced Demcorats Find Themse'ves in a Most Delicate Positios. FREE SILVER MEN ARE /G3RES3IVE Pushing the Party Toward an lorsement of Holcomb's Candidacy or w Split— B.& M. Wing of the Organiza- tron rolld for Majors. The political situation in Nebraska ha taken on an entirely new phase since Judge Holcomb of Broken Bow has been entered in the gubernatorfal race by the people's In- dependent party. The railroad republicans who forced the nomination of Tom Majors already realize that the candidncy of Judge Holcomb has endangered the success of their candidate, and they have already commenced to plan a campaign which gives promise of betng as disgraceful as the ante-convention campaign which ended with the deplorable result in this city last Wednesda The democrats, too, are affected by the re- sult at Grand Island. At least two impor- tant conferences have been held in this city the past twenty-four hours among leading demoer: The question uppermost in their minds |s whether the party can consistently e the momination of Judge Holcomb, Is a strong sentiment among the an wing of local demoeracy, Wwho omination of a straight democratic ticket. Those who look with favor upon Judge Holcomb contend that a straight ticket, if put up, would mean the election of Majors, and the rallroad democrats are rged with having that object in view. Th.s imp rtan® matter will, it is sald, be the subject of a conference of democrats from all parts of the state, and the railroad interest is already at work in an effort to ck the conference with Majors democrats Tcburlington Castor came to town yester- day, stald two hours and then went away again. With reference to political matters he said that he knew absolutely nothing, as he hid been In the Colorado mountains' for several days. He had heard that the repub- lican machine had nominated Tom Majors for governor and that the populists had nomi- nated Judge Hole:mb for the same position. When asked if the dem crats would support Majors, Tobias smiled and opined that there was no reason why men & the democratic party should support a republican, nor did think that thcre was any good reason why the democrats should flock to the sup- port of a populist. Mr. Castr gave it as his opinion that when the democratic state con- vention convened a straight party ticket would be put In the field, and that it would e elected from top to bottom. PLANS OF THE STRAIGHT OUTS. The nominations of Majors and Holcomb have lont an added interest to the already interesting situation in the democratic camp. For several weeks the free silver democrats have been planning to capture the demoeratic state convention. The adminis- tration wing of the democracy affects to be- lieve that the free silver men propose to en- dorse the populist candidate for governor. Acting upon this belief a counter movement has set in. Administration democrats are bending every emcrgy to control the con- vention. If they do it is a foregone conclu- sion that they will nominate a straight-out candidate for governor. Consequently, a great deal remains. yet to be developed. Any forecast of the results of the contest mow being waged between the silver and the administration _demoerats would be valueless, as it would be nothing more than a mere guess. Only a few of the county conventions have been held and very few delegates selected so far. But, whatever the results may be, it Is certain that there is a strog contingent of railroad democrats in the state who will sceretly work for the election of Tom Majors. These Majors demo- crats have their agents even within thé populist ranks, and several of them were at Grand Island Friday watching the develop- ments of the contest there. The democratic vote controlled by the B. & M. political de- partment is for Majors first and the success of tho democratic ticket last, This fact was proven in the election two years ago when Majors was the accidental candidate for licutenant governor. Demo- crats in the employ of the B. & M. fssued circular letters to democrats urging them to vote for J. Sterling Morton for governor and for Tom Majors for lleutenant governor, Section men, gravel shovelers, graders and day laborers on the B. & M. trom Omaha to Benkleman were ordered to vote against Crounse, but for Majors. The B. & M. made use of every democrat in its employ to swell the Majors vote and to defeat the election of Crounse, This move, to a large extent, ex- plains the fact that Majors ran so far ahead of Crounse. Fortunately for the triumph of good state government in Nebraska, the conditions this year are radically different in the demo- cratie camp. The free silver democrats are apparently in the majority in Nebraska outside of Douglas county, and they control hundreds of votes in this city. If the ad- ministration democrats succeed in packing the state convention the free silver men will refuse to swallow the delectable dose prepared for them and will vote for Hol- comb. If the free silver men can control the convention they will either endorse Hol- comb or nominate a radical free silver demo- crat, and this action will drive the white wings out of the party. It is for this reason that the demoecratic leaders who are personally Interested in this fall's cam- paign are proceeding very slowly. It Is needless to say that the B. & M. democrats will not be bound by the conyen- tion, no matter whether the candidate is a free silver man or a pronounced gold bug. They will obey the railroad dictate and vote for Majors. THEY HEARD FROM HAMER. There were many notable incidents at the Grand Island convention Friday night worthy of a more extended report than was accorded them., One of the most notable ones was the action of the convention in insisting that Judge F. G. Hamer of Kearney should speak from the platform, in spite of the fact that he was well known to the conven- tlon as a strong republican. Judge Hamer occupied a seat on the stage with Judge Harrison of the supreme court and several other prominent republicans, who were all there from motives of curiosity. The judge’ presence was detected near the close of the convention by a friend in the gallery, and he was at once called for. He is known to the populists as the judge who ruled from the bench that in all cases involving the sale of property under foreclosure of mortgage the sale should not be confirmed unless the prop- erty sold for at least two-thirds of its ap- praised value. This fact alone was sufficient to entitle him to recognition in a populist convention, even though the delegates knew him as a republican, In order that everybody in the state may know that Judge Hamer has not given up his republicanism, or even wavered in his faith, his address is given below Mr. Chairman: I thank you and this audience for this unexpected compliment, This invitation dcubtless began &s a joke. Yet 1 shall receive it seriously. Never before have 1 seen a member of one political party invited to speak at a political convention of another opposing party. 1 never even heard of such a thing I am not a populist. 1 am a republican; and yet you insist that I shall speak at your conventicn. 1 like the air of treedom which pervades this convention, Other conventions may profitably follow your example. Your business here has not been conducted in the usual way., You have heurd everyb:dy who wanted to talk. I have heard three ladies make spseches bere in favor of woman suffrage, good speeches, (0o, Some were funny, and all were olo- quent. I listened carefully to your platform. You seem to hsve left woman suffrage out of it, but T suppose you will put it in next time. ' (Cheers) I know you and you know me. Why, just the other day, you were nearly all republicans (a volce, “Fhat’s $0.') The republican party has be n -dzreat party. It has always gone forward, but some of you say it has not always gone fast enough, and %0 you have run on ahead. low, maybe that is s0; but we are all growing mentally, morally and politically, populist, democrat and republican alike. We are get- tiog better, all of us. 1 guess the best of us will go togither again. We are going to make a great, broad republican platform that all good populists and all good republi- cans can stand on. You will help to make hody. You ave comins Baek | 4in’t you? Of course you W ILLU Tl(;\‘r:.\‘fld\"{(\l.\'T l “To be sure, you are prouds of your young party and what you have dege, but it's just like being proud of your ahuch. is Brother Greene, your phalrman. H: Is a Baptist, Suppose you are; & Methodist and Brother Greene wants immegsion and lots of water, You are satisficd, perhaps, with sprink- ling and you don't need so much water, but you want baptism, | and you both belleve In good works. I, don't make any difference what church the good comes from, 1t is small according to the general plan of salvation, and humanity gots the benefit of it. It don't meke any:difference in what political party a good Idea originates. It it I8 crystalized into a law, humanity gets the benefit of it. And all persons profit by it, to whatever party they may belong. You will not feel offended while [ tell you that hallowed memories eling about the republican { party. Nearly all the great men whom most | of you have known and admired belonged to it. You are not going to forget them or their party, for it was your party as well You believe we need more money. So do 1. 1 be- lieve in the foee coinage of the gold and sil- ver product of the United States. So do you, Now, it 1 go on talking good republicanism Iike this to you, you will begin to believe all ight now, agree with me as you seem to now, I shall soon be in doubt whether I am mot a popu- list.”" (Cheers and laughter.) Mrs. Shroat, one of the lady speakers here stepped to the front and said that the gentleman might be in favor of woman suf- frage, but republicans g:merally did not seem to favor it. She had just attended a rcpublican convention at Broken Bow and they refused to let her speak. The audienc cheered and laughed, and there was a great uproar. When the chairman had quieted the audience by repeated raps, Mr. Hamer again stepped forward and said: “I want to say to this audience that, if T had bern there, and had anything to do with that convention, the lady should have spoken to her heart's content.” (More laughter.) NOMINATING IS HARD WORK. Partial Ticket of California Democrats After Four Weary Duys. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.—The ticket as far as nominated by the democratic con- vention up to an early hour this morning, when an adjournment was taken, is as fol- lows: Governor, James H. Budd; lleutenant governor, Willilam J. Teeters; justice of the supreme court (long term), Jackson Temple and James E. Murphy; justice of the supreme court (short term), B. A. Bridgeford tary of state, Ben M. Maddox; attorney gen- eral, A. B. Paris; state treasurer, J. C. Cas- tro; for congress, James G. McGuire, W. H. Alford, A. C. Camminetti, Thomas G. Geary, Warren B. English and George D. Patton. Yesterday wae the fourth day of the con- vention, and when darkness closed in, a platform had been adopted, a state commiitee appointed and a candidate for governor nomi- nated, but nothing more. The other nomina- tions were made during the night hours. The entire morning and afternoon was con- sumed in the selection of & state central com- mittee and the naming of a candidate for governor. For governor, four candidates were placed in nomination. ‘They were Barney Murphy of San Jose, ex-State Senator and Congressman James ‘H. Budd of Stockten, Congressman James C. Maguire and Dennis Spencer of Napa, who has long been prominent in_ state politics, ~ Murphy and Budd proved the stronger candidates, | and throughout the balloting were evenly matched, almost di- viding the strength . of the convention. Maguire, who was next in point of strength, at no time received over eizhty-four votes Budd was nomirated “on the third ballot, which resulted as follows: Budd, 335; Mur- phy, 268; Magulre, 13; Spencer, 29; scattering, 11, Budd received six votes more than were necessary to nominate. FUSION AT YANKTON. Populists and Dimoerats of the County Unite on & Ticket, YANKTON, Aug. 26.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—In the populistic and democratic county fusion convention, held here this afternoon, Commoddre Sanford B. Coul- son, who less than a month ago was sup- posed to be sure of the appointment of su- pervising inspector of steamboats on the upper Missouri river, but was defsated for the place, was nominated for the office of county treasurer. Hon. F. M. Zeibach, squatter governor of Dakota territory, life- long democrat and receiver of public moneys in the United States land office at Yank- ton under Cleveland’s first administration, and father of J. E. Zeibach, present agent of the United Stat:s Treasury department at Sitka, Alaska, was nominated for county clerk of the courts by the fusionists. Nevada Republican Nominaltons. RENO, Nev., Aug. 25—The republicans met today end adopted a silver platform. A. Cleveland of White Pine was nominated for governor, and H. F. Bartine of Ormsby wes nominated for con- gress. Other nominations were as llows: J. F. Emmet, l'eutenant governor; M. A. Murphy, judge of the supreme court; J. D. Torreyson, attorney general; E. D. Vanderlieth, secretary of state; O. H. Gray, state controller; George Richards, state treasurer; G. N. Folsom, surveyor general; J. C. Eckley, state printer; J. W. Haines, regent of the State university (long term): Dr. Patterson, regent State university (short term); Judge Rising, judge of the First district; E. R. Didge, judge of the Third district. Sixth Wardeors Will Hally, The Sixth Ward Republican club of the west end held a meeting in its club rooms at the corner of Military avenue and Grant street last night, at which arrangements were made for a graud rally Tuesday evening. It was decided that an open alr meeting would be the best, as the club hall, which only seats 250, would be much 100 small to accommodate the crowd. A committee was appointed to arrange for headlights, torches and Chinese lanterns, which will be placed about the vacant square at that corner. A speakers' stand will also be erected. Fon. John M. Thurston has promised to be present and will be the speaker of the evening. Gireeted by His Friends, SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 25.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Hou. H. C. Russell, nominee for commissioner of public lands and buildings, arrived here at noon today. Tonight there was a ratification and social meeting of his political friends. Speeches were made by Judge J. ‘W. Brown, Donald McLeod, E. A. Robbins, C. J. Wertz, W. N. Combs, J. 8. Johnsow' and M. Zentmeyer, the two latter being democrats, and by Russell. N Debate Hefore the Jacksoninns, At a meeting of the Jacksonian club last night, the members; heard a discussion on the question whether the president was justi- fled in calling out the federal troops on the occasion of the Pulkinah strike. Mr. W, S Shoemaker had the afirmative and Mr. I. J. Dunn the negative. . There were no judges to decide which had, the best uf ‘he argu- ment, South Dukota Democrats. DEADWOOD, Aug., 2§, —(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The democrats of Lawrence county met in convprtidn at Deadwood to- day and selected twenty-four delegates to represent the county'im the state democratic convention which will meet at Sioux Falls on September 5. < una Otoe Mepnblicans, NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 25.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The republican con- fon for Cass and Otoe countles met here today. W. 8. Orton of Weeping Water was nominated by acclamation. He is a well known repubiican and his election is assured. Vryan Working for Weavy, ATLANTIC, la, Aug. 25.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Congressman Bryan of Nebraska addressed an amudience her: this afternoon in the interest of the people’s party and James Weaver for congress. Second \urd Kepublicans. The Second Ward Republican club will hold a regular meeting Monday evening at Tribune hall, Sixteenth and Willlams., By order of Chairman Banker, you are republicans, and if you continue to | AT IUDGE HOLCONB'S HONE Populists' Gub:rnatorial Nomince Tendesed a Reoaption at Broken Bow, PARTY LINES ISNORED ON ALL SIDES Other Leading Independents Address the Crowd —General Satistuction with the Hend of the Ticket Selected at Grand sl BROKEN BOW, Neb. | Telegram to The Bee)~Tae nomination of Holcomb was hailed with delight by his hosts of friends in this city and c unty. As the news became generally known this morn. ing flags from the liberty pole and a num- ber of business hcuses floated (o the Lreeze Upon all hands, regardless of political views, the expression Is that the populists in n m Inating Judge Holcomb for their standard | bearer selected the strongest man in the ] party. | He has been a resident in this town from | Its infancy, and in that time has been one of the leading citizens of the county. His con servative and consistent course in all mat- ters of public interest has commanded the respect and admiration of all with whom he has formed an acquaintance, On receiving the officlal news this morn- ing his friends proceeded at once to arran; for him a grand riception at the North Side opera house cn his arrival from Grand Island. As it was learned that Senatcr Allen and Congressman McKeighan were to accompany him home, they, in addition to local speak- ers, werel put on the program. At the train he was met by a large crowd of men and women and a cornet band. Among the first to meet him after stepping cff the train was his mother, with a kiss, Aug. 25.—(Special At 8:50 p. m. the large audience that filled the opera hall was called to order by James Holland, who, after a few preliminary remarks presented Judge Holeomb, and he was cheered vigorously, He spoke at length, reviewing his own history since his resi- dence in the country, and thanked the pel ple for their manifested appreciation of him by their presence. J. W. Wolfe, Hon. W. A. McKeighan, Judge Wilson of Keith and Senator Allen were the speakers of the even- ing, and entertained the audience until a late hour. Music was furnished by the Arion quartet of the city and Miss Josie Shepherd DOCTORYE THE REFORT, Republicans Complain Some Dishonest Work. YANKTON, 8. D., Aug. 25.—(Special The Bee)—There was tinkering done by t committee on resolutions of the republican state convention and the man who did the Job will almost certainly be called to ac- count. He has touched South Dakota re- publicans in a tender pot and his explana- tion will have to be eminently complete if he expects it to be satisfactory. The trouble arises over the silver clause as it appears in the printed resolutions. That clause is not as the committee on resolutions decided it should be when on Wednesday night the committee met to frame the document which states the position of the republicans of this state on various questions and issues. It was with considerable astonishment (hat members of the resolutions committee heard the silver clause in the platform read like when the report of the committee was of to the uge of both silver a ¥, at a ratio of 16 (o 1 colnage of sily duct, at the cost o coinage; and we d al tender for all « oth public and private, and we pl, ongressional nominees of this con tion “to support the principles hereln contained. The committee on Wednesday night sup- posed the clause would read thu That we favor the use of both silver and gold as money, and that they be comed at the ratio of 16 to 1, confining such coinage of silver to mines within the United States, and that the government shall &0 coin all silver so mined and presented for colnage at the net cost of the actual expense of coinage, and we demand that silver as well as gold shall be a legal tender for the pay- ment of all debts, both public and private, and we pledge our congressional nominees to support the principles contained in this resolution, When the convention adjourned consider- able forcible criticism of the man or men on the resolutions committee who doctored the resolution was indulged. Lieutenant Governor Herreid, who is very much interested in the silver question, and Wwho saw the original clause and saw to it that the committee endorsed it, expressed himself most pointedly, and a plan is maturing for an investigation. CANNOT SWALLOW TOM. Nuckolls County Kepublicans Will € otes for Corporation Taol PERIOR, Neb., Aug. 25.—(Special to The Bee)—Outside of the politiclans who are controlled by the hoss of the B, & M., the republicans of Nuckolls county will re- volt against the nomination of Thomas J. “t No Majors. One of th old line republicans of this cily today told vour correspondent that he had heard twenty straight republicans declare that while they would not vote for a democrat, they could not conseientionsly support Tom Majors, Washington Democrats for Holeomb. BLAIR, Neb,, Aug. 25.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The democratic central com- mittee of Washington county met today and set September 22 for the primaries and September 24 for the county convention. Owing to the fact that the congressional convention was called so early, they held a mass_convention today and elected delegates as follows: Watson Tyson, C. O'Hanlon, L. Greenlee, Dr. Pruner, Tom Kelley, (. Badger, Sam Stewart, L. Watchter and E, A. Stewart. The democrats arc asserting that Judge Holcomb will be the next governor. It seems to be the general understanding that the democrats of Washington county intend to support the alllance state nominations. Float Convention at Tecumseh TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 2%.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The republican float con- vention of the Sccond senatorial and Fifth representative districts, which comprise the counties of Nemaha and Johnson, was held in this city today. J. H. Hitcheick of this county was nominated for senator and Hon, John Pohlman of Nemaha representative, United on Holcomb, SIDNEY, Neb., Aug. 25.—(Special “ele- gram to The Bee.)—The nomination of Judea Holcomb is looked upon with high favor here, he belng known as a clean man with a spotless record. He will get a large con- servative republican veote, all of the popu- lists and a big democratic support here. Sl A Ca e Glves Out u Tip. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Several of the congressional leaders taw Secretary Carlisle and other members of the cabinet today and say they were told that there was no further doubt that the tarift bill will become a law without the president’s signature. It is also stated with much positiveness by house legislators that there will be no m:s- sage, which was anticipated in some quar- ters. The house was not In session today, but members were on hand packing up for their departure, Mr. Crisp leaves on Tues- day evening, soon after congress adjourns, golng to Georgla, where he makes his first speech of the campaign at Atlanta on Sep- tember 6, e Wine Interests In Harmony, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.—A perfect understanding has been reached between the California Wine association and the vine- yardists whereby the interests of the pro- Qucers and vendors are heirmonized and which will keep wine production at the head of California’s industries. Last year's vint- age will be taken by the assoclation at 10 cents per gallon. All differences which may erise will be settled by arbtration and will be final, — - Cush in the Trewsury. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The cash bal- ance in the treasury wi $125,810,614, of ‘which $54,749,383 vas gold, These goods will be ¢fTered at our us! Popular Prices. Samples cheerfully sent to out-of-town partics. ROBBERS ROUNDED UP tinued from First Page carried toward the railroad station and were soon brought (nto the eity and locked in the West Chicago avenue police station. Gordon and Lake were landed in the police station about 1:30, Lake, who is 24 years old, was shot In the neck and his recovery is doubtful. He admitted killing the con- ductor and policeman, saying that he did the shooting in both cases. The conductor's watch and other valuables were found upon the man. Gordon, who s 24 year: old, was not dangerously wounded, although two bul- lets had struck him. The man rfused to give any informat'on regarding their identity but their appe.:ance indicated t%at borh men 3 waracters. police are in- clined to tie opinion that both had seen rail- road service, but this the prisoners de- nied. The police this afternon enied the story that the robbers had fatally shot Special Policemen Plunk and Yunt. The officers were among those fired upon by Lake and Gordon, and dropped to the ground to escape the bul- lets, thus giving rise to the rumor that they were killed. Both escaped uninjured and later rejoined the chase, Farmer Johnson of Des Plaines, an old soldier, is said by some to have been the man who wounded the desperadoes. The old man watched the officers make a charge upon the men and “enfiladed” the bandits' line of battle, as a veteran would put Taking good aim, he poured the contemis of both barrels of his fowling plece, loaded with buckshot, at the two desperadoes. GORMAN MAKES A STATEMENT. The following statement was made by Gorman this afterncon: My name is Henry F. Gorman and I live at 83 Warren avenue, hicago. 1 was recently employed by K:nd, McNally & Co., but I have mot done any work for nearly two months. My home Is in San Francisco, Cal. I came here nearly a year ago, when I met Lake, Friday I met a man on Lake street who said if I came to his farm, which is only 100 miles south; he would give me a jcb as teamster. I met Lake that day and asked him to come with me. We beat our way on freight trains until we reached the town where the first sho'ting took place. We wanted to board the train there and saw the officer standing on top of the car. He told us we could not get on, and he then went into the ciboose. We followed him, and he threat- ened to shoot us, whereupon we both drew our revclyers and fired at him. We ran away after seeing that we had shot the man, and caught a return freight towards the city. Garly this morning we were In the coal car near Mayfair when we wer2 discovered, I heard some one remark: “There are the fellows now,” and in a short time I saw i a man whom [ presumed was a polic: officer coming towards the car in which we were, I did not propose being taken by him, 5o I drew my revolver and shot him. After that we left that car and started to run along the roads. When we were cornersd in the cornfield we were so tired and hungry we could mot tell what we were doing. Whenever we drew our revolvers and took aim it appeared as if we were looking at a dozen different people. It was net our intention to be taken alive if we could help it, but after we were both wounded we were 50 weak that we decelded to give up. When we went to the caboose attached to that freight train we decided to make all we could_out of it. We got that officer's watch and chain, but could not find any money on him. The revolver which 1 had was given me in San Francisco. Lake got his revolver in a pawnshop on State street, I think. I never was in any trouble be- fore and the only reason 1 am in trouble now is because I was out of work and hungry. The assistant chief of police tonight posi- tively identified the man Gorman as “Billy” Williams, and Lake as Charles Austin, both of whom he says have evil records In Cali- tornia and Wyoming. et SR City Covered with Smoke, WATERLOO, Tenn.,, Aug. 24.—The air in this” vicinity is full of a dense smoke. It comes from the burning tamarack swamps surrounding the city, and the fire has en- croached upon the farming and timber lands. Some crops have already been destroyed and if rain does not scon come great loss will result to the community. Farmers are dig- ging large trenches to protect their prop- erty and every effort is belng made to check the fire. S Marriage Licenses. The foliawing lcenses to wed were granted by the county judge yesterday: Name and Address, Math Bavur, Omaha Mary Mrkniska, Omaha Herman Schnelder, Omaha Amella Koch, Omaha .... Leroy (" Wrath, Omaha . Matilda Johnson, Omaha —_———— Rigge Goes to St. Xavier, Father Rigge, who has been for several years professor of astroncmy and higher mathematicy at Oreighton college, has been transferred to St. Xavier college, Cincin- natl. His successor herc will be Father Borgmeyer, who has been very succ:ssful as an Instructor at Clncinnat! and 8t. Louls. Age. P~ | b . 8 L8 ‘a e United States steamer Cincinnati left the Brooklyn navy yard for a week's crulse to test her engines and guns, Kelley, Stiger & Co. T | Automn and WinterSeason 894 and 1895. —~NOW ON EXHIBITION— Advance Orders 1IN Foreign and Domestic ~Dress Fabrics. Correct, Exclusive and Confined Styles. Kelley, Stiger & Co., Corner Fiftoenth and Farnam Sts, | DEMOCRATS GETTING READY Work Dis;os:d of Yesterday by the County Central Committee, COUNTY CONVENTION OCTOBER 3 Delegates Chosen to Help Nomlnate a Cans didate for Congress—Primaries for State and County Conventlons— Other Local Politics, The democratic counly central committes held a meeting in rcom 218, Bee building, yesterday afternoon, and the members trans- acted a large amount of business in a re- markably short space of time. The meeting was called to order by S. R. Rush, the chairman, and then the regular work com- menced by the sclection of delegates to the congressicnal convention, which meets in this city on September fixing the time for holding primaries to elect delegates to the county convention and also fixing the date for holding the latter named convention. By agreement the number of delegates to the congressional convention was fixed at ninety-two, and then the clection commenced, with the following result: First Ward—John Zeller, Owen Slavin, F. W. Snyder, George Bertrand. Second Ward—Lee Herdman, John F, Mur- phy, Louis Piattl, David Shanahan, B. B. Alexander, Third Ward—Patrick Ferd, A. B, MecAn- drews, Patrick Horrigan, James O'Donnell, Fourth Ward—J. B. Sheean, L. W, Sprate lin, P. C. Heafly, W. S. Shoemaker, A. E., Coggeshal Fifth Ward—John J. Conlon, P. J. Rleley, John Goodiellow, Ed J. Brennan, John Las Sixth Ward—L. R. Cottrell, M. C. Thax- o, G. W. Tierney, J. D.” Rustin, Fred ace, Seventh Ward—Almer Jackson, Ed How- ell, Henry Newcomb, John R. Dennis, George N. Hicks, ighth Ward—J. H, Schmidt, J. P. Di dale, B. Concannon, J. E. Merson, J. Butler. Ninth Ward—C. D. Sutphen, Euclid Mar- tin, Arthur Metz, W. A. Garduer, Edmund Burke. South Omaha—Joln 1. Megher, L. Noonan, J. H. Kopletz, J. S. Gosney, Paul Martin, F. J. Eggers, J. P. Murphy, Rudolph Hartze, J. H. Fleming, Patrick Caldwell. Chicago—C. W. Baldwin. Clontar{—J. C. Brennan. Douglas—H. Goff. East Omaha—Gustave Sesseman, Elkhorn—George Drexel, Florence—\W. Parks Jefterson—Bernard Seivers, MeArdle—Ed Cullely. Millard—W. Kelfer. Valley—G. Stoltenberg, Waterloo—C. Nichols. West Omaha—W. Hackman, At Large—Charles Ogden, Willlam Paxton, Warren Switzler, Thomas J. Lowrey, W. L. May, Dan B. Honin, Frank J. Burkley, O, J. Pickard, William Olmstead, W. W. Me- Coombs, H. Kulip, George Gilston, 0. Cow- ing, H. N. Link, Henry Ruser, R. W, Patrick, Gus Carey, Charles Connoyer, W. A. Brockett, C.' A, Melcher, George . Shield; David Cartan, W. J. Ijams, Thomas Ber- mingham. After some discussion It was declded to fix the primaries for September 20, at which time the delegates to the county convention will be held. The primaries for the purpose of electing the delegates to the state cone vention will be held on September 22, at 3 o'clock p. m. By a unanimous vote it was decided to hold the county convention on October 8, at 2 o'clock p, m., at which the county and legislative tickets will be put in the field. The places for holding the primaries was left to the members of the committee from the wards and precinets, to be reported to the chalrman during the next week, that he may Incorporate the same in the cali to be {ssued. In apportioning the delegates to the county convention each ward in the city of Omaha was glven eleven, each ward in South Omaha four and each country precinct fiye delegates, after which it was decided not to hold caus cuses for the selection of delcgates to the primaries, Mr. Sudboroagh's Woos. T. K. Sudborough, ‘chairman of the republi- can city committee, is experiencing the woes of the politiclan who tries to do the right thing, but is constautly being misunder- stood. It was through the proposition made by the city commitiee to the state republi can committee that sccured the late repubs lican convention in Omaha. With Mr. B, Rosewater, Mr. Sudborough personally so- licited the funds necessary to defray the ex- penses of hall, the hiring of committes rooms, ete,, including the printing of general admission tickets. Reserved seat tickets were provided by the Exposition hall manage- ment and these in a sealed package were delivered to Chalrman Brad Slaughter, who saw to their distribution. These tlckets both the Majors and MacColl factions alleged were printed in Chicago, which, while belng true, does not in the least concern Mr. Sud~ borough, as they were given to the state central committee by the management of the hall, having been taken out of their stock, which numbers hundreds of packs, being bought In large quantities from houses make ing & specialty of printing theater tickets. Mr. Sudborough 1s In nowise responsible for the discrimination in regard to reserved seat tickets, having had only sixteen for distri~ bution among his friends, elght of which he did not use. It is alleged that Majors received nearly 800 general admission tickets out of 3,000 printed by Mr. Sudborough, which “Tat~ tooed Tom” used In packing the convention for his own purpose. Any suurtness (n tickets is therefore easily accounted for, the Majors contingent having “hogged” the whole ticke business, and the mer who did the prelims inary work of raising the money for the cons vention and upon whom will devolve the dificulty of collecting It getting left Lo the roundup,