Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1894, Page 2

True Inwardness of the Railroad Business Mon's Combine, DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE MIDRS 1. & M. Clearing Tlouse and Stock ¥urds Owners Form an Alliance with Re- bate Jobbers for a Campaign of Tughear and Boodie, The much talked-of organization of the "business interests of Omaha,” that is to do 50 m for the people of Nebraska by Insuring the election of the fattooed candidate for governor, has finally been perfected and the ecitizens of Omaha have for the first time an opportunity to look at the names of the men who have gone Into the business of ‘‘p ving'' the credit of the city and of the state against the threatened overthrow of the B. & M oligarchy. An inspection of the list of ames attached to the muster rolls of this “calamity army reveals the presence of a great many prominent men who have long been recognized as veterans in the raflroad army. In fact, the new organization is merely a rehabllitation of old forces dressed in new cloaks. The people are expected to be decelved by the bright, new uniforms and to be confused by the loud beating of the rallroad drums, but the citizens of this state have too long been familiar with the tactics of this grand army of eorporate strikers and camp followers. The active participants in the alleged busi- ness men's organization arc Henry W. Yate: Luther Drake, John A. McShane, W. A. Pa ton, Frank Coipetzer, C. N. Deitz, H. E. Palmer, L. D. Fowler, Herman Kountze, W. D. McHugh and Dan Farrell, While these names are shoved prominently 10 the front of the organization, the prime movers in the scheme are Henry W. Yates, president of the Nebraska Natlonal bank; W. A. Paxton and John A. McShane. These three staunch Majors supporters are all democrats and ezch one of them is promi- nently identified with interests that are to be subserved by the election of Tota Majors The Nebraska National bank, of which Henry W. Yates Is president, is the well known B. & M. depository in this city. The bank handles the immense sums of money disbursed by the Burlington system in the west. It is the clearing house for the scores of little banks all through the west along the line of the B. & M. that handle the B. & M. funds. It is well known that the B. & M. some time ago abandoned the prac- tice of paying off its thousands of employes on its western system by means of the old fashioned pay car. Now the pay car is idle in the yards, while the employes are paid off each month by checks drawn on local banks throughout the west. By doing th! the B. & M. avoids the danger of having its pay car wrecked and robbed, and also binds to itself all the little country bankers who are favored with its business. The Ne- braska Natlonal bank Is the main clearing house for B. & M. busi Between voting his party preferences and individual choic and his B. & M. patronage, Mr. Yates natur- ally prefers to surrender his individualit abandon his party and place himself entirely at the disposal of Czar Holdrege. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE OFFICERS. Naturally Mr. Yates did not want to be too prominently Identified with everything bearing the B. & M. brand, and so the pres- idency was conferred upon Luther Drake, cashier of the Merchants' National bank The Merchants' National bank occupies pre- cisely the same relation to the Iremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad that the Nebraska National does to the B. & M. Mr. Drake was selected for the presidency, not because he was a repubiican, but simply be- cause he was ‘a. convenient agent to work the will of ¥d¢es, Holdrege, Paxton and MeShane. Bl Coming to the exyutive committee we find first on the list the name of Lorenzo D. Fowler, cashior of the German Savings bank. Mr. Fowler is a D. M. poli- ticlan with a long pedigree. e formerly resided in Clay county, where, with the notorious J. W. Johnson, then edjtor of the Sutton Advertiser, but now the B. & M representative on the State Board of Trans- portation, (a position he secured through Fowler’s influnce), he manipulated Clay county politics In the interest cf the B. & M. caididate. It< was Fowler and Johnson that overturned . the expressed wishes of the Clay county delegation in 1889, and by the purchase of proxies turn:d that dole- gation to the state convention against Judge Reese. Fowler is the ablest politician in the whole. executive comimittes of th: bus ness and railroad men's combine, and b 18 recognized everywhere Lo is known a the staunch friend of every politi Ject conceived at the B. & M. headquar- ters. Next on the executive committee is Wil- liam A. Paxton, a dumocrat, who has made N0 secret of his desire to see Tom Majors both nominated and elected. Paxton is prominently identified with many interests in:this eity and South Omaha that are de- pendent on the railroads for substantial favor In fact, it may b said there is not a busi- ness venture in which William A. Paxton is et present engaged that is not vitally con- _ mected with the raflroad interests, and it Is“worthy of note that all that Paxton can secura from the B. & M. is an advantage In' thé way of rates anl rebat:s that cannot be mectired by business men who refuse to make ‘common cause with the railroad managers In politics, . Next on the exccutive committe> Is John . A MoShane, president of the Union Stock ‘Yards company and the Union Stock Yards bank at'South Omaha, and a democrat, M- _ Shane s the especial guardlan of the stock yands company, and for the past two ses- slons of the | gislature it has been Me- Shane's business to prevent any legislation regulating stock yards. Tom Majors has always been o slick workes In sidetracking and pigeonholing the stock yards bills, hence McShane I8 for him first, last and all the time, Another prominent member of the execu- tive committee is Captain H. E. Palmer, known all ovar the stale as the czar's “man Friday." Captain Palmer has so long been @ vecognized political manipulator for the B. & M. that his assoclation with “business men'" in an organization having for its obje the election of Tattooed Tom will make that organization the laughing stock of the atate. Holdrege himsell might as well have Tad his name placed on the executive com- mittee, Palmer was formeriy a resident of Plattamouth and came to Omaha to embark lu the insuzance business. Ho was for years who handled the insurance policies state, ond his profits from tho state ity were known to be large. He is a n of the railroad stripe and poses as . eapitalist. He is a partner of Czar Hol- in the latter's investments at Sher- ‘Wyo., and other ventures, and repre- £ERIES NO.37-38, THE ANERICAY EXCYCLOPARDIC oy .. DICTIONARY. £60,000 Words INMKUCIIVE AND USKFUL. Soa Rewe of Nuowledgs and @ Mint »p X Usefuiness. “BNere are wore things justeuetive, nantal e talniug m that_ g LAm L4 L8 i) Dt numbor of U LOOk corrospoil. h the nevied wlimoer of tuo coupr er iy o willl 1 eliver 1. Al Three Woeek-day couny conls 10 coln, will by o » - e an Eneyelopedia Doy s Hrgs - £0nd Ordaes 1 “Tho 153 O o, Mluniors Alould Y3 wddreoiot Ly DIOTTONARY DEPARTAENT THE OMATIA DAILY BEE: senty the dictator in all matters that require diplomacy. Still another member of the exeoutive com- mittee |8 Frank Colpetzer, manager of the Chicago Lumber company, and a_gentleman who {s far more interestod in the rate on lumber over .the B. & M. than he is in the credit and prosperity of the state. Take the entirs list of officors, members of the executive commitfee and even mem- bers of the organization ftself, and it will be difficult to pick out a man who Is not and has not for years boen enjoying special favors of the B. & M. or other railroads running into and en of Omaha. Bankers have foined the organization because they handle tho railrond funds. Lumbermen belong because they are [nterested In recelving favorable which are not made public, and which never appear on the printed rate shoets. i ettt b A R D RO L | rather recteve a seerot rebate than enter into active competition with others on a general low rate, The trail of the ralirond sorpent can ba closely followed through the entiro organization. ITS PLAN OF CAMPAI From this time until election day the stato will be flooded with the penny sheets containing the songs of calamity, ruin and | bI'ght that will surely fall over the state if Tattooed Tom Majors is mot piaced In the | governor's. chair. ~ The committee has al- ready sent. confidential agents east to mis- reprasent the actual situation in Nebraska and to sccure from eastern capitalists and bankers letters pofnting out the absolute certainty of financial ruin to follow the n of Judge Holoomb. These agents instructed to represint that Majors stands for the business credit of Nebraska and that Holcomb represents the anarchists and wild-eyad populists. Hastern men will be assured that if Holcomb Is ted Nebraska will repudiate her indebt- ediess and that the legislature will pass laws prohibiting the foreclosure of mort- gages, reducng rates of interest and per- mitting almost (ndefinite poatponement of the payment of judgments. Eastern capital- ists will be told that if Holcomb is net beaten Nebraska bonds will not be worth the paper they are printed upon. The paid emissaries of the Burlington organization wil run the whole gamut of the song of woe, regardless of the effect that their dire predictions may have upon the future credit of the state. As soon as these agents are actlvely at work the returns may be expected to come In. The Burlington Journal at Lincoln will be filled full of threatening letters from alleged eastern’ capitallsts and investors to fhe effect that’the east demands the election of Tom Majors In" the intorests .of cap'tal. Many of these letters will doubtless be gen- uine, for the ,writers may be imposed upon by the suave methods of the oily-tongued railroad representatives. But the large ma- Jority of the letters will be expressly man- ufactured for the occasion Thes letters will deceive no one in braska. The people of this state know that the real fssue in the coming campaign fs whether or not the B. & M. railroad can force n dishonest and obnoxious candidate down the throats of the people, or wheth r the people will throw off the railroad yoke which they have been compelled to wear for so many years. The credit of th: state is_not threatened In the least. Referring to the outrageously false and misleading statcments now boing made to the effect that Nebraska's credit will be ruined by the election of Judge Holcomb, n gentleman well known throughout the state says: Ne- “In their zeal to overcom the tremen- dous opposition to Majors the men who are menaging, or rather mi:managing, his cam- paign, are falling into a serious error. They are asserting with well simulated confidence T"that the election of Judg: Holcomb means financial ruin for Nebraska. They assert that if Holcomb is elected Nebraska can dispose of no more bonds, that farmers can- not renew loans as they fall due, that farm- ors cannot secure ncw loans on real estats security, that rates of interest will advance and that a general repudiation of debt will follow. “Now, what will these zealous gentlemen say in the event of Holcomb's success? What will Mr. Kountze say to the eastern partles whom he hopes to interest in his canal pto- ject? What will he say to the men who are asked to invest In city bonds for public works? Will Mr. Kountze assure these gen- tlemen ~after Holoomb “is elected that his statements made now before the election has taken place wera mere campaign buncomb, in- tended to frighten people ‘into folsting a railroad tool upon the people? Or will he tell them that Douglas county bonds are a dan- gerous investment under a populist governor? “What will our investment agencies say to the men who own the money that is every year being loaned on Nebraska farms?® When Holcomb is elected, will these broker go out of husiness, and tell their ecastern principals that no more mouey can be loaned In Nebraska until a populist governor has served his term? Or will they admit that they were merely lylng for campaign pur. poses? “What will these peoplo say to eastern investors who may demand the higher rates of interest when Holcomb is elected? Will thiey rustle around in a hopeless endeavor to foan money at 9 per cent when their com- petitors are offering to loan at 6 per cent? Or will they admit that they were simply talking through their hats? “Nebraska will have to face this situa- tion. If Judge Holcomb is elected the state will continue business at the old stand. Bonds will be issued and sold, farms will be mortgaged, interest will be paid, enter- prises will be inaugurated, capital will seek investment. These men who are preaching calamity are simply injuring the state, and they are inflicting a greater injury than a populist governor of Judge Holcomb's worth could possibly inflict it elected to the office of governor for- life." HAS A NICE CONTINGENT FUND. ¥rom inside sources ft.is learned that fully $30,000 is to be disbursed among venal voters to keep up the credit of the state, The first Installment of the corruption fund has been duly received and the remainder will follow in installments as rapidly as the exigency may demand. A part of this boodle is to be handled by the republican state committee, which is in close touch with the business men’s exccutive board, A very considerable part of this lubricator is to be ‘placed at the command of the Majors reilroad democrats and the rump ticket steerers, who are to conduct a campalgn of their own with a view to roping in demo- crats that are holding federal positions and democrats that are susceptible to moral suasion with standard silver dollars at the Tegal ratio. BOSTON STORE'S THIRD FLOOR. It Toems with a Multiphieity of Designs in Furniture, Stoves and Carpets. It is questionable whether even the Boston Store people themselves realized how great an addition they were putting into their store when they-placed on their third floor— the entire third floor—that mammoth stock of furniture, stoves and carpets. Certain it is that no outsider expected such an enormous display of these useful and ornamental necessities. Everything, from a wicker rocker to a mahogany parlor sulte, from a stove lifter to the finest steel range or heater, from a door mat to the most ex- pensive Wilton carpet; everything is shown to such a large extent that the sight is be- wildering as well as pleasing. Yon know the Boston Store—no lower price is possible—no better goods— none more sery- icable exist. They are bringing erowds by the ecore, from far and near, to see this beautiful department, which In itself is as large as many stores whose sole business is to sell stoves alone, And, more than that, it is run in a true Boston Store style | that makes it pay to come hundreds of miles to lay in a supply. S M Ex-Governor Curtin ng Weaker, BELLEFONT, Pa, Oct. 6.—Ex-Governor Curtin passed & poor night. After midn'ght he grew restless and became perceptibly weaker, His eondition, which was more favorable yesterday afternoon and early in the evening, has grown steadily worse. He s sinking rapidly, and his physiclans gve no_encouragement to his family. Unless a sudden chauge for the better occurs within the next few hours he can scarcely lve throughout ihe day. Roubed a Conaty Te EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 6.~ the treasurer of Brewster robbed of §6,000 yesterday at Alpine, the county seat, at polnt of a pistal. A single handed, robber approached Garnett in Lis office and compelled him to hand over the money which Garnett kept in his private safe. Tihe robber made his escape, and has not yet been apprehended, wnrer, ward Garnett, county, was bu:iness | | minating atrocity of class leg.sltion) CROWDS T0 HEAR M'RINLEY Made Twenty Speoches Enroute from Des Moines to Bt. Paul, ROYAL WELCOME AT MINNESOTA'S CAPITAL | In Spite of His Long Journey and Many Speeches the Buckeye Governor Stll Appears to e Freah and Stron, ST. PAUL, Oct. 6.—Twenty spesches, some of them quite short, were made between.Des Mofnes and St. Paul. The whole country seomed to be out. Bven at the stations where no stops were made the inhabltants stood on the platforms and cheered as the train rolled by. At Mason City Junction, the last station in Towa, the Minneapolis reception committee, consisting of ex-Goyernor Merriam and sev- eral members of the republican state com- mittee, took Governor McKinley in charge and accompanied him to St. Paul. At Austin | MeKinley left ‘ths train and spoke at some length from the platform of the stage to an audience of probably 2,000, “It gives me pleasure,” he said, “to meet the citizens of Minnesota, and I am especially glad to find the same spirit here that I found in Maine two weeks ago and that I have since found in Kansas, Nebraska and Jowa, and even in democratic Missouri “Under the tarift law of 1890 (which t democratic leaders declared to be the cul- agri- culture had protection the like of which it never had before. Prior to 1890 we imported more than §11,000,000 worth of agricultural products from Canada, and after the tariff law of ‘00 went into operation iy the follow- low'ng year we imported of like products $1,000,000 worth, and $7,000,000 that prior to- the passage of the law went into the pockets of the Canadian farmers in the following year went into the pockets of the American farmer. Consider thess facts and vote for what you believe to be the best for your farms and your firesides.” It was after 7 o'clock when St. Paul was reached, and Governor McKinley was driven to the home of ex-Governor Merriam at once, whose guest he will be during his stay. A mighty shout of welcome was given by the erowd in front of Governor Merriam’s re dence. A torchlizht procession escorted the governor to the Aultorium, which was packed by 8,000 people. Ex-Governor Merriam pre- sided and Covernor McKinley delivered a long address, devoted mainly to the larifr The close of the week finds Governor Me- Kinley in fine physical condition notwith- standing the extraordinary test of endur- ance which he has undergone. Since Mon- day he has addressod forty audiences in five different states and traveled 2,453 miles, vet his voice rings out as clear and strong as when he left his native state. MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., Oct. 6.—McKinley arrived from Des Moines at 9:40 a. m. today, accompanied by Governor Jackson, Congress- man Henderson, Chairman Blythe and other distinguished republicans. The committee of escort from this city met the visitors at Nevada. The noted advocate of protection was hurried up town to Courthouse park, where he spoke for twenty minutes in the open air to fully 5,000 people. His speech, though necessarily brief, was characteristic, pointed and forcible, and the enthusiasm of the crowd was unbounded. Colonel Hender- son spoke briefly, following McKinley, who embarked for St. Paul. ACKLEY, Ia., Oct. 6.—The governor said “I have been speaking for some days, doing what I could for republican principles and the republican party, and I have found that it Is in the hearts of the American people to stand by the great principles of a pro- tective tariff, which means patriotism and prosperity. We are indebted more than we can express to President Cleveland and his administration for the splendid spirit of re- publicanism that we find everywhere in the la Everything, has suffered since that fatal day in November, 1892, but the re- publican” party, The ' principles. .of that party are dearer to the American people to- day than they have ever been before, and we can almost afford to bear with the flls that have been upon us during the last two years, because they have made the peaple of the country see that the material prosperity of this country is safer in the hands of the ropublican party than in the hands of the democratic party.” Congressman Henderson - accompanied Governor McKinley from Des Moines and introduced him to the people in his district. Governor Jackson and Chairman Biythe also escorted MeKinley to the Minnesota line. BOLTERS MU H BOTHERED. All Sorts of Schemes Being Discussed but Nothing Decided Vpon. LINCOLN, Oct. 6.—(Special)—The princi- pal subject of conversation at the resorts frequented by the numerous politicians of the city today was the meeting of the demo- cratic bolters at the Lincoln hotel last nighit. No reporters were admitted to the conclave and all the information obtainable was in the shape of leakages from the conversation of thosen attendance after the adjournment. Very few people in the city had an intima- tion that the meeting was to take place and very few belleve that the transactions behind the closed doors were confined to the matters given out to the representatives of the press who hung about the hotel ro- tunda. About seventy-five people were pres- ent at the session in the committee room, but a very small portion of these took part in the deliberations of the select few who participated in certain deliberations after the speech making was concluded. It was rumored on the streets today that the “old line” demoerats were to make an effort to pull off Sturdevant in the race for the governorship, having come to the conclu- sion that the action of the ‘‘rumps” in their meeting last night is likely to prove a boom- erang. Deaver at Grotoa. GRETNA, Neb,, Oct. 6.—(Special.)—Trick- el’s hall was fairly well filled last night to hear D. Clem Deaver, the populist nominee for congress, expound the populists’ doc- trines. Mr. Deaver devoted considerable of his time to state issues and declared that the election of honest men to public office would never result in an injury to the credit of the state. His speech wus a calm, earnest appeal for good government, and was well recelved by men of all parues. The repub- lican business men here are for Holcomb trom start to finish. The Reporter, a repub- lican paper, is supporting Holoomb in pref- erence to the tattooed canddate. Honored a Bryun Domoceat: ASHLAND, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The democratic convention for the Fifth district, composed of the counties of Saunders and Sarpy, met in -Ashland this afternoon and nominated Hon, J. K. Vander- mark of Saunders county for float senator. An eftort was made to-endorse Weber, the pobulist nominee. Sarpy county favored ths proposition, but Saunders . voted’ against fusion. Vandermark Is i favor of W. J. Bryan for Unfted States senator. Senator A t Red Cloud, RED CLOUD, Neb., Oct. §.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator W. V. Allen spoke here this afternoon_to an opera house full of people. Ho dwelt largely on the’ destitution which provails, took strong grounds against pro- tection, ‘and spent soma time talking of the fact that 70 per cent of the laboring classes consisted of unnaturalized foreigners. He made no inroads in the republican ranks. Matt Daugherty at roey. KEARNEY, Neb., Oct, 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Matt Daugherty spoke to a crowded house before the Young Men's Republican club in the city hall in this city. He showed what Kem should have done for the state in the way of irrigation and scored Allen for his position on the sugar question. He made u favorable impression in his own behall. Democrats Moct at «hadron, CHADRON, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—James W. Owens was nominated for state senator on the democratic ticket and H. A. Cox for representative here yesterday. The candidates were tendered a banquet at the Blaine Lawmberison Makes Fredictions. HEBRON, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Hon. G. M, Lambertson of Lincoln hours to a crowd In the ights A torchlight proces- ng 'paraded the streets. . J. Bryan came in thelr smbame of denunciation. The speaker explained that we should not have an increase ofyxprrency, for during the panics of 1857, 1873 “and 1893 the circulation per capita. was gleAfbr than at any other time. He stated that tho republican party was the friend of silver, but insisted that the money of the constitution shall be kept on a parity. Lambertson predicted a grand victory for the republican state ticket. MKINLEY) HAW, POSSIBILITIES, Hor. John L. Webster Speaks of the Blight- Ing Efteot off kiehent Notional Legislatios YORK, Nfi&‘ Ogt. 6.—(Speclal )—Hon. John L. Websteh spoke here this evening. Among other topics he discussed was the sugar Industry, in reference to which be said: “Under the MoKinley- law, raw sugar was admitt.d. free of duty. The receipts of the Tieasury department show that under that law $60,000,000 was saved to the American people annually! instead of belng sent abrond for the benefit of sugar raisers in other countries. The democratic party, in Its rush toward free trade ,in its determinied courso o ‘shut up JAmerfean factories; to paralyze ifidustries, to cut down wages, and’ to throw 3,000,000 persons out of employmont, for its darling hobby, free trade, has so destroyed the revenues of the country that the tr.asu as empty, and the administra- tion was confronted, as Secretary Carlisle reported, with a deficlency of $30,000,060, and It must either go back to a McKinley tarift Or to the levying of a tariff on sugar, No wonder that Senator Mills said of this bill: ‘I make bold to say here today that that bill does not reflect the sentiments of 1,000 of the people of the ‘United States, * + = We found ourselves beteween the devil and the deep sea, and we went to sea, rather than see the country go to the devil. “Statistics show that the people of this country consume annually sixty pounds per capita of sugar. The sugar consumed by the population of ~Nebraska ~amounts to 70,000,000 pounds annually, which, under the McKinley law, cost the people of this state 33,600,000 a year. Already the démocratie tariff law has had its effect, and the price of sugar has been 80 increased as a result thereof that at the present time we are paying an additional Sum_ per year of $1,400,000, or a sum total of $4,900,000 for sugar. In these times of de- pression, when by reason of the drouth the farmers of the western half of this state have been brought close to the door of hun- ger, how much wiser would have heen the legislation which would have taken this $1.400,000 and donated it to a suffering people rather than to have added that enor- Mous sum to our taxes for the benefit of this great Anaconda, the Sugar trust. “Under the McKinley law, back of which was republican wisdom and 'republican poli- tics, a bounty was offered for the home pro- duction of sugar. Republican principles and republican politics legislated for the peopls and for the upbuilding of Nebraska’s sugar interests. ~Republican principles and repub- lican politics saw that this state needed more diversified interests and industries, and led to the encouragement of any new indus- try which would yieid to the people of this state additional revenue and furnish employ- ment to additionl men, and encourage the cultivation of thé!soil ‘in something other than grains whichi are lable to wither when summer’s drout ““Republican wisdom reasoned that the vas acreage in the valleys of the Platte and of tho Niobrara n admirable soil for the cultivation of {!lnr beet. Factories were started at Gri nd and at Norfolk. For the encourageMfnt of this enterprise a sugar Was nrgyided. The republicas saw the vast possibilities that this state TPeRéd up- for the crea- ton of a great industry. Our s0il Is rich {mfhdfical substances supplied by nature for the cultivation of the sugar beet, richer than ¥ the soil of Germany. Last year Gepmany produced 1,350,000 tons of sugar from Mects. This was about double the quantity neceshary for the use of the people- of thedGershan “empire, and 263,000 tons of that sugar were exported to Amerioa, The people of (Amhaicapaid to Germany tho cost “of 526,000{080° pounds of that' sugar. The acreage of Nebraska, with that of its neighboring states, presents a sugar area greater than that of Germany. By proper encouragement the state of Nebraska alone could grow a sufficlent quantity of sugar beets and produce sufficient sugar not only to supply our people of the state of Ne- braska, but to supply one-half of the Amerl- can_union, ““There is no' good reason to doubt that if the McKinley law had been contnued in force’ for twohty-five: years, Nebraska alone could have sent out $100,000,000 worth of sugar annually. “Within that time our export of sugar would have become equal to our entire pres- ent export ‘of wheat, corn and oats. We would have had a source of revenue which would have made our people financially pros- perous and happy. It would have furnished our people money In time of financial de- pression. It would hve furnished employ- ment to 500,000 farmers. There lies buried in tho soil of Nebraska sufficient saccharins matter, If brought out. and utilized, to form a greater source of wealth to our state than the silver and gold mines to the state of Colorado. “But this enterprise has received a blight- ing stroke at the hands of the democratic party, which has voted to abolish the bounty upon the home production of sugar. All re- publicans should see to it that no man shall bo elected to elther house of congress who is not willing to vote to sustain this domestic industry."” Colfax County Populis SCHUYLER, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The populist county convention was held here this afternoon, each precinct being represented by a full delegation. John C. Van Housen, democratic nominee for repre- sentatlve from the Twenty-sixth district, was_endorsed by them. Dr. U. Long was nominated for coroner. Clerk of district court and county attorney were not nomi- nated. A committee was appointed to fill these vacancies and will probably recom- mend some well qualified man. The republican precinct caucus was held tonight, 118 votes being cast. A. Z Donato was nominated for assessor and H. H. Smith for road overseer. bounty party Instructed for Senator Potuigrew, YANKTON, S. D., Oct, 6.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The hottest republican convention ever held in this county was held here today. It convened at 11 a. m. and adjourned at 10 p. m. George W. Kingsbury, one of the oldest citizens in the state, was nominated for the state serate. The legislature can- didates were instructed to vote for R. F. Pettigrew for the United States senate. o btk Wyoming bemocrats at Casper. CASPER, Wyo.200t. 6.—(Special ‘Telegram.) —AL the democratic ‘county convention today the following ticket wWas put up: Legislature, Boney Ernest; shariff, Charles Dasch; county clerk, W. A. Blackmore; clerk of court, R. L. Carpenter; agsessor, Daniel Speas; com- missioners, Nicolaysen, Breon and Cheney. Governor Osborne and General Thompson spoke here tonighj. A Hare Chance to- Visit the Ficos Valley, The greatest irrlkatfn enterprise in Amer- ica, occurs October 9. Low rates. Call on or address Pecos Irrigation and Improvement company, 417 Stoék’Bchange Bldg., Chicago. GAVE THE DOCTOR A SHOCK. < lowa Man Gets'w Jadgmont Agalost an Idaho Physiglis' for Mulpractice. GUTHRIE CENTER, Ia., Oct. 6.—(Special Telegram.)—Alfred. Bde of ‘Stuart was awarded $9,950 damages in district court this morning agalnst Dr. H. Moore of Pocatello, Idaho, In 1892 Bde resided at Poca- tello. Dr. Moore treated his wite during confinement, and. she died. Two days later Ede returned to this county and Dr. Moore sent his bill for $50. Moore's attorneys filed a counter claim asking $10,- 000 damages for malpractice. ‘It is believed that a new trial will be grantéd. Charles Davidson pleaded’ guilty district court to forgery and will tenced Monday. Jury Falled to Agros. ROCK RAPIDS, Ia, Oct. 6.—(Special)— The jury In the Donnan-McMullen case was discharged last evening. They eould not agree. in the be sen- GUNDAY, OOTOBER ¥, i8b POPULISTS RAISE A BANNER Oandidates for City Counocil and Board of Eduoation Are Nominated, CiTY CONVENTION HELD LAST N.GHT Concesstons to the Democrats in One or Two Cuses—Platform Ono Malnly o Denunclation—Politics of Reg- Istrars Not Satlsfactory. City Clerk . For the City | J. H. PEABODY "HOMAS H. DAL W. TIBRN | y | For Board of ducation MRS, B. B, KI A. A PF ROBIR SON. REV.J. A, WILLIAMS, PEATTIE The populists of Omaha held thelr eity con- vention last night. Two hours were consumed in a wrangle, brought on by an attempt to introduce fusion candidates to the conventlon The attempt was partially a success, George Tierney Being nominated for councilman in the Sixth ward. The Ninth ward declined to | present a candidate, and its vacancy will be filled later, Sam D. Nedrey was made temporary chair- | man and C. W. Lunbeck secrotary. Jason R. Lewls, E. F. Morearty, Harry Minds were selected to prepare suitable rosolitions, and while the secretaries were making up the list of accredited delegates 8. 1. Kent, candidate for commissioner of public lands and buildings, made a ten-min- ute speech, in which he roasted the alleged “Bysivess 'Interests” of the state, whose champlons are seeking to combine in an | cffort to save the republican candidate for | governor from defeat. T, C. Kelsey was made permanent chair- man and C. W. Lunbeck secretary. Then O. W. Henning asked that an article from The Bee, entitled lamity Cru saders,” be read for the information of th convention. The article was read and spread upon the records. DO SOME DENOUNCING The committee on resolutions submitted the following report, which was adopted: We endorse the Omaha platform adopted July 4, 1892, also the State and congressional plaiform ‘e are apposed to the granting to corpo- rations of \aluable franchises d of the municipal ship light plants, gas plants, street raillways and other franchises, We denounce the present ity government as being utterly Incompetent to guard the interest and weifare cf the city. We view with alarm nd un- Jjust treatment of the pe s party of this city at the hands of the mun itles, inasmuch as the party a fair representation on the board, and we demand a full nition' of the people’s party in th ment of a_prop ota of repre in the election war We denounce the action of a organiz n_in the city known called nkers and ciation,” for its malic s party, bel represent the busin of this community. Nominations for councilmen were then made, as follows: First ward, W. Wolensky; Second ward, Fred Sheubel; Third ward, John F. Lally; Fourth ward, J. H. Peabody: Fifth ward, Thomas H. Dailey; Sixth ward, George W. Tierney; Seventh ward, J. J. Points; Eighth ward, L. F. McGinn. The delegates from the Ninth ward de- clined to present a candidate for councilman until later in the campaign. For city clerk three candidates were pre- serfted, W. 8. Sebring, L. J. Thm and John T. Evans. Several delegates questioned the populist proclivities of Sebring, and that gentleman took the platform and stated that he had been a populist for four years. It was strongly urged that m anion with the democrats should be made on Evans, and on the first two ballots Evans received thirty- three votos. Sebring then withdrew, and Ihms was nominated, recelving fifty-six votes to thirty-four for Evans. The following candidates were nominated for the Board of Education: Mrs. Ella W. Peattie, B. B. Kinney, A. A. Perry, Robert Anderson, Rev. John Albert Williams. that It does not aterial interests LONG LINE OF CANDIDATES, Those Who Hopo ro e Struck by Light- ning 1o Come. While the time before election is brief the city campaign, which has Just opened, will be a very lively one. The re- publican city convention will be held next Saturday and the democratic will probably meet on the same day. These conventions will noninate five candidates for the Board of Education and a candidate for city clerk, al- though there seems to be some doubt yet as to just what is required in the latter instance. The ordinance introduced tn e council pro- viding for the filling of vacancles has not been acted on by the council, and there is a difference of opinion as to what action should be taken in the case. For city clerk the democrats have but one candidate, John Evans, who is filling the office now under appointment by the mayor, and who was deputy clerk under the late Will Wakeley. There are two republican candidates, Beech Higby of the Ninth ward and Van B. Lady of the Bighth. For candidates for the council there will be no lack of timber. Some of the present conncilmen are seeking re-election, but for the most part the candidates are new men. In the First ward 8. 1. Gordon seems to have the call for the republican nomination. He made quite a record for himself in get- ting the south side park located, and has secared other Improvements for his ward, Just ik conncilman. Josiah Kent, Jon- athan Edwards and John F. Coots are also talked of {n connection with the nomination. Tom Lowry, Jim Flannery, D. L. Cartan and Louis Herman are seeking the democratic endarsement. Mr. Woleshensiy, foreman in the Omaha Smelting works, will carry t populist banner, and Isaac Hascall, states- man, will_run on a petition ticket, having been rejected by all of the other parties. Fred Hoye and Anton Kment will contest for the republican nomination in the Second, while Henry Rolf, Thomas Flynn, Max Becht and Fred Bloemer are seeking the demoeratic, endorsement. Tom Bermingham, Dick Burdish, Patrick Ford and A. B. McAndrews, the present i cumbent, are after the democratic endo ment. in the Third ward, while Sol Prince and Lee Helsley are seeking the republican nomination. Major Wheeler wants the republicans to return him from the Fourth ward and F. B. Kennard. will contest for the nomination at the primaries. V. B. Caldwell has no op- position for the democratic nomination, ex- cept Frank Lange, Steve Crowe and D. T. Mount and George Seay and T. J. O'Brien and a few others. Councllman Saunders has a clear fleld for renomination by the republicans of the Fifth ward, while his democratic opponent will probably be selected from this list: 1 J. Dunn, John McGorry, Thomas H. Daily. Louis Littlefield has been the head worker among the republicans of the Sixth ward for. years and now thinks he ought to go to the council. He has a large and enthusiastic following, but will have a fight on his hands for the nomination. Mr. Jaynes, now a me ber of the Board of Educatlon, recently re- moved to the Sixth ward and has set his pins working for the councilmanic nomina- tion and Sam Corey is helplng him. James | Gilmore, Henry Ostrom, T. J. Lund and several others are seeking the republican nomination. Willlam Selvers, C. J. Canan and D. Cameron are democratic aspirants for the nomination. Councilman Thomas will have W. R. Wil- liams and H. E. Cochran as his opponents for the nomination in the Seventh ward Major Dennis, Dr. Larimer, J. Newcomb and Alma Jackson are mentioned as candidates for the dsmocratic nomination. There I8 a six-cornered contest on In the Eighth. Prof. G. R. Rathbun was the first republican in the fleld, and has strong sup- very | He entered port. He was followed by Cadet Taylor, J. W. Bishop, C. J. Westerdahl, W. W. Ford, M. F. Singleton, and then Charlle Bruner i Tl et irricmemerag e took up the fight Agam and s asiing for a third term. Jimmy Davis and C. B. Schmidt are spoken of as the democratic candldates. Davis 18 in the cigar business and Mr. Sehmidt is a druggist. Churchill Parker will get the demoeratic nomination In the Niath without opy fon. Among the republicans B. Free, George Mercer, G. S. Benawa, F. M. Ellis and © D. Hutchinson are candidates. Mr. Free Is a plumber and has been In business in Omaha a great many years. Mr. Benawa |s 4 real estate and Insurance man, and so Is Mr. Hutchinson; George Mercer s a mem- ber of the Mercer Chemical company, and Me. Ellis i the well known architect. Although a membership in the Board of Education has no financial remuneration at- tached, there are a number of men who are not overlooking the fact that five of the membors of the present board will retire at the end of the present year. While there has been but little open hustling for the vacant chairs there is no lack of can- didotes who are ready to serve the munici- pality by assisting in looking after the in terests of the schools. The retiring members be President Clinton N. son, C. L. Jaynes, W. N. Babeock and C ttor. Of these Messrs. Jaynes, I cock and €. 8. Elgutter have placed them- selves on record as having no desire to suc ceed themselves, — President |Powell Is quoted as saying that he is not seeking rc election, but it is understood that he would not refuse a renomination.df it was insisted on. Mr. G son 18 not a candidate for re- election, but it is believed that he might be Induced to go on the ticket, Outside of these, the woods are full of aspirauts for membership tn the board Joseph P. Degan is said to be a ecandi- e, and his interists are being looked fter by some of his friends, Mr. Degan is employed fn the Unfon Pacific headquar ters, and is referred to as a promising can didate. Prof. Gillespie, superintendont of the deaf and dumb institute, s said to be a can- didate. . Victor Bender and Clement Chase are said to have a considerable following. Allan T. Rector is being urged to cater polities sufficlently to become a candidate, and if he consents it Is believed that he will be one of the strongest candidates that will come before the convention. Among the most active aspirants is Harry Froom, who is being groomed by the radf cal wing of the American Protective asso- ation. His success is largely a matter of conjecture. board will R. W. Oib- of the Powell b, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Board Declines Major Paddock's Suggestion to Parehnse Pla t: Canal Envelopes. Major Paddock, at the meeting of th county commissioners yesterday afternoor introduced a ‘resolution to auw rize th county clerk to purchase 10,000 or more en velopes at $2 per thousand for the use ¢ the county officials with th's advertisemen printed thereon “The bulding of the great canal and water power system will giv Omaha one of the greatest water powers In the world outside of Niagara, and wil! create a tremendous advance in real estat values. It means the expenditure of sever: million dollars in construction, affording as immenss amount of work for the mechanic and laboring men of this city. It means the building of immense flouring mills, great glu cose and beet sugar plants, starch works, paper mills, hominy mills, cotton mills, furniturc factories and countless other industries. It means constant and steady employment to thousands of people in the mew manufac- tories that will be started. It means au influx to Owaha of thousands of investors who will come here attracted by these great improvements, It means the beginning of a period of great prosperity and growth for this city." Commissioners Will'ams and Livesey re marked that they didn't believe that the county should go into the business of giving the canal company a lot of fres advertising in trying to create a real estate boom. The matter was deferred until their next meeting. Avery Bros. were granted the contract for bullding a small bridge near Millard The Nebraska Fuel company was awarded the contract -for furnishing the county with 300 tons of hard coal at $7.50 per ton. Commissioner Livesey was granted a two weeks’ leave of absence. It was ordered that the scales at the poor farm_be removed to a convenient point on the Missouri Pacific tracks, together with the county coal sheds, so that coal could be handled: cheaper and more expeditiously. The board will mest again at 2 o'clock Thurs- day afternoon. PKISONERS AND ADVOCATES. Platte river Dakota Party Furou e to United Court ar Leadwood. Last night at 10:20 a party of deputy mar- shals, ,attorneys and scven prisomers ar- rived in Omaha and remained over night, to leave this morning at 9:30. . They are jour- neying* from Chamberlain, 8. D.. to Dead- wood, where United States district court opens Soon, with Judge Dundy on the bomeh. The party numb'rs twenty-seven, and, with the exception of the pri who' were lodged in_the county jail, stayed at the Arcade. The prisoners are: White Faced Horse, an Indian, who is beld for the mur- der of two cowboys at Humphrcy's ranch, near Chamberlain, which occurred a year ago last February; Levi Clark and George Wal- cott, charged with counterfeiting; William Hoy and Joe La Croix, for stealing cattle from the Indian agency; John Moriarty for embezzlement _while postmaster at Warner and Charles Taylor for embezzlement while postmaster at a small town near Aberdeen The acompanying party comprizes C. C. Morrow, United States commissioner, of Chamberlain: A’ W. Miller of Elk Point, United States attorney Van Buskirk of Sioux Falls, assistant United States attor- uey; Otto P. Miller of Yankton, United States marshal; . Bleglemoir of Sioux Falls, chief deputy marshal; Ben Ash of Plerre, L. W. Lewis of Chamberlain, Thomas F. Ryan ot Charles Mix county, B. W. Powers of Aberdeen, M. E. Cogley of Flandreau, dep- uty marshals; Charjes B. Mellette, clérk of the district court, 'and Thomas Drake of Pierre, an attorne: States Kitled by the Cars. Al Dungan of Albright was run over by an incoming Union Pacific fre ght train, No. 22, at Albright at midnight last night and kiiled. DRUGGED RIS SWE HEART, Tragiec Scene iu the House of Judge Lewls at Akron, O, 0., Oct. 6.—A dramatic scene was enacted at the home of Judge Lewls of the common court today while the old folks were absent. Henry D. Tollery, a prominent traveling man, who had been engaged to Miss Gertrude Lewis, returned to see her after a year's absence from the city, They had had a differcnce, and Tollery sought to patch it e was unsuccessful, however, and lly drawing a bottle of chloroform’ from his_pocket, succéeded in placing Miss Lewis under the influcnce of the drug. She be- came partly unconscious, and he carried her to an upper roof. Miss Lewis soon came to, and after a brief. wild struggle, escaped from him and ran into the street There she met 4 mail earrier and asked for his protection. the house and asked Tollery what he meant by his actions. Tollery's only responso was to place the muzele of a re- volver over his own heart and fAre. He died instantly, ——— Tdemtified Mes, Lan CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—The Mrs. Lang mys- tery bobbed up again today, Mrs. Lang Is the woman who died suddenly in the Atlan- tic hotel in this city last April, alter leaving a train which arrived at the Rock Island depot from the west. Leon Lang of Phila- delphia claimed the remains as those of his wife, as did also A. H. Sampgon of Tucson, Ariz., 'Whe positively aseerted the remains were those of his wife, Mrs. Sampson. To- day Edward Bodenhausor appesred at the coroner's office. He had boarded in the same house in Denver last winter with Mrs. Lang. After viewing the ‘picture “of the dead woman, he declared it was the face of Mrs., Lang. - Wants ttarvey General's Oplalon, WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—At & late hour this afterncon Secretary Carlisle decided to refer to the altorney general for his opinion e question as to whether the several COVERNOR JONES COMMENDED - His Plain Exprossion of Opinion Finds a\" . Unexpeoted Echo in England, ENGLISH PRESS THINK HIS LETTER PROPER Snub Administered 10 the Antl-Lynching Committes of the Blooming Britishers by Alabama's Executive Quietly Appreelated 1n London. LONDON, Oct. 6.—The Pall Mall Gazetty this afternoon, commenting on ‘the lefter the anti-lynching committee and the repl to It by that the committoe's letter was nothing shord of impertinence, adding: ““We are entirelg In agresment with the snub administer in the governor's reply. Public opinion ia America fs enlightened and alert enough to deal with its own administrative abuses without the interference of a committee of irresponsible English busybodies. ‘We hope that the lesson will not be los§ upon the Americans themselves. No bod of Americans has as yet gone to the length of addressing the lord leutenant of Ireland or the chief secretary of [reland on the ad ministration of law in Ireland. But resol tions and the like have passed whicl come perilously near the anti-lynching committ impertinence,” Princo Andre Fonintowski Secures roln Girl as His Wite, PARIS, Oct. 6.—The marriage of M Elizabeth Sperry of San Francisco to Prindy Andre Ponlatowski took place at noon mal:& Ple In the Roman Catholic church of St. de Challot. The bridal party then repalred to the American Protestant church of thy Holy Trinity on the Avenue de L'Almi where a second religlous ceremony was pel formed by Rev. Dr. Morgan, ‘according tq the American )Episcopal rites, with fu choral and-processional music and the usu hymn, ‘“The Voice That Breathed Ovel Eden.” Thene there was a selection fr the church of England marriage service, “Blessed Are The; After the blessing, the newly married pal marched out of thechurch to the stral of “Handle's Wedding March.” Mr. 8 gave the bride away. M. le Comte de was the best man. The church was tastee fully decorated with flowers. Among the Americans present were M Easton, Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Crocker, Monsr§ Coit Reddington of Philadelphia; Miss Sybf} Sanderson, Mrs. Sanderson, Mr. and M Alexander, and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Tayl of New York, and Mr. Alan of San Fra cisco. After the two religious ceremonies, luncheon was served at Hotel Bristol. Prince and Princess Ponlatowski star for Holland at 5 p. m. 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