Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 18, 1894, Page 1

"ABLISHED JU NE 1¢ cory CENT MAJORS A MENACE Is Himself the Man Who Would Harm Ne- braska's Oredit if Elected Governor, SUITABLE LEADZR FOR A CORIUPT CROWD Qualities Proved by a Long Record of Un- worthy and Dishonorable Acts, HOLLOW HOWL OF CALAMTY CRUSADEFS Henest Officials Alone Can Maintain the (Good Oharacter of the State, HOLCOMB'S ELECTION IS A NECESSITY Address of Mr. Rosewater at Boyd's Last Night — Th; Saying Kiugs and Railronds Must e Rebuked. nsands with Him in It outward appearances accurately express the drift of public sentiment, the audience that listened to the address of Mr. Edward Rosewater at Boyd's opera house last even- ing was an unmistakable indication of the popular uprising against the evils of ring rule and railroad domination. Mr. Rosewater was to discuss “The Credit of Nebraska—The Moral and Mercenary View of the State Campalgn,” and the immense audience that filled the theater from pit to gallery testified 1o the interest of the people in the questions as issue, Politically vared c the sea mplexion. of faces presented a All three of the they united in applauding the sentiment ex- pressed by the speaker, that it was time for the people to govern themselves. The most substantial business and professional men of the city were present, and many of the seats in the parquet and balcony were oc- cupied by their wives and daughters. The character of the audience was such as to silence tho few corporation mendicants who had found their way nto the galleries, and the speaker was heard throughout with the most Interested attention, which frequently changed into hearty applause of Mr. Rose water's vigorous arraignment of the corrupt Ting whose fingers are stretched toward the vitals of the commonwealth. It was shortly after 8 o'clock when Mr. Rosewater appeared on the stage, accom- panied by Mayor Bemis and other prominent citizens, among whom were John D. Howe, E. B. Branch, George E. Barker, John Rush, Albert Cahn, sr., Henry Pundt, R. 8. Berlin, Judge George W. Doane, Hon, George W. Lininger, B. W. Simeral, C. S. Elgutter, A. H. Kuhn and George F. Munro. As soon as the applause which greeted the speaker had subsided Mayor Bemis stepped forward and briefly introduced Mr. Rosewater to the audi- ence.” The mayor prefaced his remarks by inquiring i Judge Scott was in the audience, and the galleries Indicated their appreciation of the allusion by a volley of checrs and groans for that distinguished jurist. Continuing, Mayor Bemis said that during the past three years it had been his pleas- ant duty to extend a greeting to many con- ventions, political and otherwise, but this was the first time he had had the pleasure of introducing Mr. Rosewater to an Omaha audience. He had known Mr. Rosewater ever since he had first come to Omaha, in 1868, When Mr. Rosewater had first con- templated the publication of an evening paper in Omaha he had asked him what he thought of the venture and he had replied that he believed that there was room for such a paper in the city. Now that paper had be- come the largest daily west of Chicago and was published in the finest newspaper build- ing in the world, and Mr. Rosewater had done as much for Omaha as any man in the city. "PLEA FOR THR PEOPLE. Mr. Rosewater was received with a liberal, measure of applause, which continued at fre- quent intervals during the two hours in which he discussed the issues of the cam- paign. He said, in beginning: *The proud- est boast of the ancient Roman was, ‘I am a Roman citizen.’ The proud:st boast of any man upon American soil is, ‘I am an Amer- tean citizen.' Thers are thousands of men in Omaha who at one time or another have been called on to take an oath to support the laws and the constitution of the United States, oither when being inducted into office or taking the oath of citizenship in this country, There may be hundreds who, like myself, took the oath to support the flag during the time of war, We swore not only to protect the flag and the constitution of the United States, but to defend the rights of the people against any power that should seek to de- prive them of any rights guaranteed to them Dy that constitution, 1t was in the spirit of this oath that I was impelled to tender back to the republican party of Nebraska the highest honor that I have ever received at its hands, although it was the party with whoso prinelples I was in the heartiest sym- pathy, and for whose success 1 had worked and fought, as I will again when it comes back to the republicanism of Abraham Lin- coln.” In this connection Mr. Rosewater read a copy of the letter in which he tendered his resignation of his position as national com mitteeman, and proceeded to inquire into the spirit in which it had been received by the republican state convention and by fts can- didate for governor. Although It had con- tained serious charges against this candida theso charges had been treated merely a joke. Mr. Majors had merely passe off as not serious enough to demand explana- tion. The only way this terrible arraignment had been combated was by the organization of an aseociation alleged to consist of the business men of the state for the sole pur- pose of electing this man who had been charged with the most serious crimes. NOT A PARALLEL CAS The speaker then read an extract from the manifesto of the so-called Business Men's assoclation, in which it was sald that four years ago the business men of tho state had banded themselves together to defeat the threatened blight of prohibition, and that it was nccessary for them (o repeat that poliey to prevent the election of Silas A Holcomb for governor. “But,” he continued, “how was it four years ago, and how is it today? Then it was proposed to engraft into our “constitution a law that prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor within the state. If that law had been hm- bedded in our constitution we might not have bLeen able to remove it for twenty, thirty or even fifty years. But now we are threatened by the dire calamity that might extend over a pericd of two years. Four years ago the business ~ men united {0 cpposo the amendment, because they belleved that it menaced their intorests Then there wero scarcely 500 people Douglas county Who were in favor of the amendment, but now there are more than ie people of Dougins county, y were free to express thelr hon- est convictions, are cpposed to the ele of Thomas J. Majors ss governor of braska. “Four years 0 we were threatened with the withdrawal of $260,000 a year from our school fund. This was a serious menace to the educational institutions ef the city, and to the interest of other educational Institus tions oll over tho state, This was much different from the election of a govermor who cannot change any exlsting law, and who will bo controlled by a judiciary that is not unfriendly to tha corporations. Who made tho defeat of prohibition possible, the mani- festo of the Business Men's association, or on the combination of 125,000 voters of braska? CALAMITY CRUSADERS. “If these business men were banded fto- gether to put down corruption instead of to uphold corruption, we would all be with them. If they had joined hands to put down the state honse ring instead of to maintain it, I would be with them, as I was four years ago. They have shown a_disposition to advertise the state abroad as being threatened with the most terrible calamities. They have gone to a Lincoln paper, which is republican, with democratic tendencies, a paper which some time ago advocated the free colnage of sliver at 18 to 1. They tried to make it appear that we were threat- ened with the foreclosure of mortgages and the withdrawal of loans, because one can- didate for governor was likely to be de- feated. After a good deal of fomentation and bulldozing and threats, they have published a list of men, who, according to their theory, are going to stand up for Ncbraska. In the licad lines they claim to have 1,500 names, but an actual count shows 318." great } political parties were fully represented, and Taking the list of names as published in the Lincoln paper, Mr. Rosewater called at- tention to the fact that one business firm was made to answer for half a dozen signatures. The firm name was signed in one place and each individual connected with the cstablish- ment had his signature attached in another. Here were also found the signatures of the confederaved corporations, the Pacific Ex- press company, the Nebraska Telephone com- pany, the Barber Asphalt company, Standard Oll company, Western Electric company, Union Depot company, and numerous others who were directly banded together with the railroads, The speaker admitted that these people had a right to their own opinions. They had a right to protect their own interests and tc appeal to the people to help them if they wished, but their interosts were not always the inferests of the people. The law pro- | stould be placed with the bank that bid the highest rate of inter:st. But these gentle- men were too smart to bid against one an- |other. They had a mutual understanding, nd the result was that the city only received per cent on its deposits. But recontly the city was short In one of the funds and bor- rowed §50,000 of these same men, for which | it paid 7 per cent, which indicated that in this case at least the interests of the v and tha bankers were radically different. HOLCOMB'S ELECTION NO MENACE At _this point Mr. Rosewater took occasic to explode the theories that had been ad- vanced that the election of Judge Holcomb would precede ruin to the financial interests of the state. He said that with the excep- tion of the term of Governor Boyd the state had had a succession of republican governor: | During this time it had never been able to borrow money at a lower rata of interest than 5 per cent. Notwithstanding the claims of the calamity crusaders, 1t was a fact that within the last four mon(hs Kansas had had an offer from a New York firm at 4 per cent, | The credit of Colorado as a state was as good as that of Nebraska, and only the other day the city of Denver had sold its 4 per t bonds at par. Within the past four he had wired the assistant general manager of Bradstreet's agency in New York City for information as to the financ al | conditions of South Carolina. The reply had | been that the rate of interest on mortgages in that state was § per cent and on commercial paper 7 per cent. Collections were good and business fair, and the prospects were better than at the same tims last year. This, Mr. Rosewater contended, was not because they had a populist governor, but because they had a big crop of cotton in sight. 1f the people of Nebraska had a big crop of corn and hay and plenty of cattle to sell they would have good times, no matter who was governor, WHAT KANSAS SHOWS. Continuing his argument on this line, the speaker related his experiences on a recent trip to the large, cities of Kansas for the purpose of ascertaining the monetary condi- tions in that state under a populist governor, At Leavenworth and Topeka, business men generally stated that thoy could borrow money without difficulty at 8 per cent. said that there was an abundance able money, and theT customers them that the demand would fall, Mortgages were easily from 6 to § per cent, and in many cases loan- able money was lying idle because there were 1o farmers who wanted to borrow. These statements were supported by letters from bankers and promiuent business men of Kansas, which uniformly endorsed the facts as above stated. ; After some urther discussion of the finan- clal issues of the campaign, Mr. Rosewater turned his attention to the moral questions involved. He produced the original copy of the famous repudiation bl introduced by Mr. Majors and asked what eastern capitai- ists would think of the credit of a state that had a man who had promulgated such ideas in the gubernatorial chair. had been elected to the bench by republicans He had performed his duty and enforced the laws, regardless of consequences, and when he should become governor of Nebraska the laws would be enforced and there would be no danger of repudiation. “If nothing 1is donme,” continued the ker, *‘to check the corrupt ring at Lin- we will have a ring whose rapacity nnot be checked for many years to come. There is more in this matter than appears on the surface. When the Capital National bank went to the wall it contained $236,000 of the state funds. It was claimed thet the funds were placed in the bank by State Treasurer Hill after it was known that the institution was insolvent, and Judge Wakely was dirceted by Governor Crounse to bring sult against the bondsmen of (he treasurer 10 recover the money. Some of these bonds- men are among the very men who are work- ing so desperately to secure the election of Majors. Suppose he should be elected, and dismiss Judge Wakely, and appoint some po- litical shyster to finish the suit, the state would never get a cen It a bank was going to loan money to a man or recommend him for a position in another bank the first question asked would be whether he was a moral man who paid his debts and could be trusted. They would not recommend such a man as Majors for a position in another bank, but they were quite willing to recommend him for governor of the state. In this connection Mr. Rose- water cailed attention to the part that Mr. Majors had played in the abduction of Tay- lor and in signing the warrant for his sal- ary, which went to line the pocket of his private secretary, Walt Seely. At the republican convention, and again at a meet- ing in the Sixth ward in (his city, Majors had called on God to witness that he was telling the truth when he sald that Taylor had been in attendance during sixty-three days of the session and was entitled to full pay. This he had known to be an untruth when he uttered it. Mr. Rosewater pro- Quced the records of that session, which showed that Taylor had disappeard on March 19, which was only the fifty-third day of the session, while the legisiature did not adjourn until April 4. Majors had also known that a special Burlington engine, containing Bill Dorgan and two other men, had followed Taylor to Omaha to see that he did not re- turn. Any man who would tell such a falschood, calling on God as a witness, was not fit 1o bold the lowest office within the gift of the people of Nebraska. HOW TOM DREW MILBAGE. Another (nstance of the peculfar methods of the lieutenant governor was cited in the woy in vhich he had drawn mileage for dis tances that were never traversed. The di |tance from Peru to Lincoln was seve | thrce miles, or milas for the ro Duting the session of 1891 Majors mil for 288 miles, or $28.80 a 1803 his conscienco Lad compelled take off cight miles, and he ouly when e was entitled to §14.6¢ ¢ all the time. “This matier, but it showed that the man totally unfit te be entrusted with the highest offica In the gift of the people of the | state. Later Mr. Majors had traded several pleces of land for a stock of goods at Brad haw, and a was now pending in the courts of York county whereby the other partics to 1he transaction were seeking to recover for seventy-two acres of land, which was the diiference between Majors' represen- tations and the actual extent of the property. Tue candidate for governor was long on cond Page.) of loan- assured increase this xecuted at drawn trip, In him_to drew §28, and traveled might be o small (Centinued or £e vided that the funds of the city of Omaha | The bankers | Judge Holcoml | TROOPS FIRE ON LYNCHERS Four Men Instantly Killed and Many More Wounded. MOB DRIVEN BACK BUT STILL THREATENING People Pouring Into the Town and Unless the Militia Nuw Present Are Rein- forced There Will Likely Be Bloody Fimes Toduy. FASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, O., Oct. 17.—Although Jasper Dolby, colored, pleaded guilty today to assaulting Mrs. Mary C. Boyd, in order o be rushed off to the penitentiary for protection, he dfd not get started In ad- vance of the indignant mobs. People were swarming Into town all day. The sherift could mot get from the Jall to the depot after the prisoner had been sentenced. A little after ¢ o'clock the first rush was made on the court house. A crowd of deter- mined men atempted to break in the south door, whild another party charged on the militia at the north door. ~Some one threw a stone at Colonel Colt, and he cried that at the next stone thrown he would order the men to fire. The crowd at the other door were unable {¢ affect an entrance. The | court yard by this time was filled with peo- | ple, an dcries of “Giva us the nigger,” and curses against the militia filled the air. The crowd grew In size every minute. Before the firing Colonel Coft made a speech asking the crowd to disperse, but it was recelved with jecrs. The prisoner was prostrated from fear and lay crying and moaning. to this time Dolby and his guards had been kept prisoners in the court house by the mob and then they made an attack. The militia repelled them without firing at first, but another onslaught was | made and the’ south door was forced open. | This door opens upon the street, which was filled with men, women and children. The detachment of the guards finally fired on the attacking party. None of the latter were hurt, but a dozen or more persons in the street were struck, Two were killed out- | right and four more were fatally wounded, | oné having since died. The killed are: | SMITH WELCH, aged 18, son of a promi | nent_grocer, shot through the head. JESSE JUDY, aged mechanic, through the heart, G. W. JOHNSO! county, shot throu, The ‘'wounded are: Willlam Sauer, aged 3 domen. Theodore Ammen, 22, artesian, right thigh. Dan Parrott, 30, farmer, cousin of the out- raged woman, ‘shot in the right foot. | gy Frankc Niederhaus, 65, shotvin the leg, win | die. John Horn, badly shot in foot. Barnest Ellfs, thumb shot off Frank_Smith, injuries unknown. John McHugh, boy, shot In the foot and will likely die It is believed many others are wounded and a diligent search Is in progress to find them. Upon the firing the mob dispersed in all directions, but soon gathered again, Im- mediately’ all places of business in the city were shut up. Mayor Cremaer peremptorily closed all places where liquors were sold. ery street was filled with people. No time was lost in carrying away the dead and wounded. Business houses and the en- gine houses were converted into hospitals, All the surgeons in the ety were called into service. MOB GATHERING STRENGTH. Mothers, sisters, wives and swecthearts crowded around the dead and wounded, and added fire to the rage of the mob by their lamentations. Feeling agalnst the mifitia was bitter, vicious and vehement, ‘1t per- aded all classes. As time passed the mob | erew in size and fury. AN over the coun- [ try by telephone, courier and electric wires, the news had sped. All the roads leading | to the clty were filled with men on horse- | back, in ‘wagons and on - foot, hur |¥ng " With all . possible speed to |the scene of bloodshed. Meanwhile, in | Washington Courthouse, a search was going on for arms, ammunition and dynamite Shouts were heard “Down with the militia “Blow up the dogs,” and “Along with th black fiend.” Thesé shouts but feebly es pressed the pentup passion of everybo everybody was In the street, and all were members of the mob, as far as personal fes] ing was concerned. Men, moved about as if bent on business, but said nothing. There is no doubt a purpose to blow up the court no doubt a purpose to blow up the court house Of this the militia are aware. A full moon lights «very approach to the court house. I wilitary reinforcements do not reach here b fore the moon gocs down, there is danger of further and greater bloodshed between an organized, armed mob and the militia, and 1n case (he mob succeeds, there is danger that many of the militid will share Dolby's fate. Additional troops have been ordered from Cincinnati, Columbus, Chillicothe and other shot of Kyle's station, Butler the stomach. , mechanic, in ab- crime was committed ago at Parrotts station. Mrs. Mary C. Boyd, aged 55, was his victim. He was brought into court this afternoon at 4 o'clock, plead guilty and was sentenced to twenty vears in the penitentiary. An angry mob gathered sbout the jail yesterday after- noon after Dolby had been identified by his victim and Sherlff Cook called to his assist- ance the local malitia company. This action increased the fury against Dolby and Gov- ernor McKinley was appealed to for additional assistance and troops from Columbus were sent here this morning, Colonel Colt in command. The mob sur- rounded the jail and courthouse, attempting to take Dolby from the officers when he was removed from the jail to the courthouse for trial, but they were kept at bay by the use of 'bayomets and elubbed guns. Henry Kirk, the brother-in-law of the assaulted woman, was then thrown down the steps of the courthouse and badly bruised. Another man was bayoneted through the finger while a bayonet was thrust through | the clothes of another. Deputles with revolvers drawn guarded their prisoner in the court room, Dolby cried like a baby and kept looking around for help. Soldiers were marched in to keep the crowd quiet. After the sentence the prisoner was taken to the grand jury room. A mob gafhered about the courthouse and it was Impossible to get the prisoner through to take him tot the train. Tho officers were powerless to get Dolby from the courthouse to the jail or to the train and Sheriff Cook wired the governor to send more troops. the courthouse yard was cleared but th angry mob remalined in the square still utter. ing threats., one week Bond Investment Company Ku JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Oct. 17 Pettis County Bond Investment company, which had by order of Postmaster General Bissell been forbldden the mails, and which procured a restraining order returnable at | this term of the United States circuit court, now in session in this city, was today knccked out by Judge Phillips' ruling that | an order issued by an executive of of the government, such as is the p ster general, eould not be reviewed by 1, court the two departments belng Postmaster General Bissell held hat the company was engaged In a lottery busi- #8, and for this reason forbade it the use the mails - Tried to eal and Got Shot, TOLEDO, Oct. 17.—At Latts, Paulding county, this morning, as the express messen ger on the eastbound Nickel Plate traln was throwIng off packages, a strange man picked up a package of fur garments and started to run. The messenger fired, hilting the robber in the side. He dropped the package and es- caped after a halt-mile chase, being picked up by a buggy with two men, which was evi- dently waiting for him. His entire route could be traced by the blood he lost. el Could Waork the € b nath PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 17.—Word reached here today that four masked men followed up the president of the First National bank At midnight | linate, | at Hillshoro late last dighk while he was on his way home. He Bad Been working at the bank " until after midnight and was waylaid just after he'stafted home. The robbers escorted him back to the bank and endeavored to open the bapk vault, after having compelled the president to give them the combination, They worked at «the job for, tome time, but finally Eave it up nd left without securing any thing. DEMISE OF JOUN I. NESBITT. Well Known Nebras'ea Citizen Passes Away t Clevéland, O, CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 17.—(8pecial Tele- gram.)—John I Neebitt, who died in this city today, was until three years of the most prominent figures in Neb state politics. Mr. Nesbitt was born in Grafton, this state, in 1551, the son of Wil- n Nesbitt, a Methodist minister. FHis ed- tion was acquired fn the institutions at erlin and at Mount Union college, Alli- ance, from which he graduated with honors. He then studled law with Judge Rufus P Rarne Oh o's celebra’ed jurist, atter wh ch | he p in this stal for four years. | At the expiration of this period he went to North Platte, Neb, where he assumed superintendcney of th o 15 of (he (ou: ty, | Soon afterwards the people of North Platte made him thelr city attorney, and he after. wards became attorney of Lincoln county | During 1888, 9 and 185 he represented nine counties in the Nebraska. state senate. where he conspicuous in many enact- ments, but especially as the man who cast the deciding vote to submit to the vote of the people of Nebraska the question of liquor license or no licensa. At the expira- tion of his term in the Nebraska state sen- ate he became regisirar of the United States land office. He was always prominent in the Epworth league and Methodist church and Sunday school work, was an enthusi- astic Mason, and his oratorical abilities were of such a high order that his services were always in demand as a stump speaker. He was for five years a lecturer in the Chautauqua courses in the state of Ne- Draska. Mr. Nesbitt, In 1890, in North Platte, suffered an attack of general paraly- sis, and in the suceeeding year came to this city for treatment. His condition, in spite of skillful medical “treatment, grew worse, till he finally succumbed to the ray. ages of disease. -He leiy widow, one son and one daughter. Mr bitt was a trustee of the State univ in Lincoln. He will be buried Friday. e s RIOT AT THE PRIMARIES, in Ni ity Religlous Differences Causo n Large-Sized Row at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.—A riot broke out this afternoon at one of the polling places in the Seventeenth ward, where republican primaries were being held for the selection of delegates to the Fepublican city and the | Twelfth district congressional conventions. Knives and pistols were drawn, and for a | looked if there might be Llood- | | time it shed, but nobody received more than bruises Fifty or more police officers appeared on the scene and quelled the riot, arresting Tom Maloney, one of s of the gang which ¢ , and nine or ten other m ral other leaders escaped during the confusion, The riot commenced when A. H. Luster drove up to the polling place with a shotgun and announced himself an A. P. A, and said he was afr Another versicn is that he damned the A. P. A, and said he was ready to fight any member of that orEzanizati His vemiarks, whatever they were, incensed the crowd, and a rush w made for him. He drove off and escaped, but the trouble continued when the men who wer sted attacked a number of negro alréady voted, or who were waiting to do so, for the reason, it is sald, that they wera supporting A. P. A candidates, A ercwd of geveral hundred people gathered around the negroes, who were knocked down and beaten, and the single policeman present, finding that he could not control the mob, telephoned for additional officers, who! quelled the rict Luster was arested this evening and taken o0 police héadqimrters. He said that he was taking a friend ta the polls in his busgy while on hjs way to go hunting This he sald accounted’ for the. presen of his gun, ——— GRAIN IN SIGHT. Bradstrect's Reports ¢ how & Larger Amount than Generally Ruppos-d. YORK, Oct. 17.--8pecial cable and phic advices to jthe newspaper of Bradstreet ng principal pomts of ac- cumulation the Unithd States, Canada and Burope :ate the following changes in stocl un last Saturday compared with the preceding f atuiday: Available s ply, United States and Gana | Rocky mountains, \\h"uk inel bushels: United States afid Canada, ¢ the Rocky m cin, decreas bushels; Unit ates afd Can the Rocky mount omts, inc bushels; United west of s, wheat, Incregse, 319,00 bushels in"Buropd, wheat, decreas in a, eu ger Increases of domestic wheat stocks stof the Re untains not reported by the grai s include £95,000 bushe of wheat at northwestern interior elevators, {5,0:0 bushels at New Orleans, 143,000 bu-he at Points in Manitoha and at Fort William and Keewatin, Ont., and 70,00 bushels in Chicago private elevitors. Large decreases include 205,000 bushels of wheat in Minneapolis private elevator: Large increases on the Pacific coast are cxplained by increases of 810,000 bushels nt San Francisco and other Cafifornia points, 350,000 bushels at Oregon ktorage points and 9,000 bushels at Tacoma Another Aceident at the Ih-Fated Loulsville Bridge, LOUISVILLE, Oct. 17.—The ill-fated new Louisville & Jeftersonville' bridge was the scene of another accident shortly after 2 o'clock today. Three wére hurt, one haps fatally. The accldent was caus the falling of a part of the fals under the fourth span, which had just been completed and locked. The men were en- gaged In removing the e work, which I8 to be transferred to the fifth and last span to be completed. They were at work n the first bent of the structure. The dip timber 1 all been -removed and the section collapsed. Harry Willlams, Tom_ Pros: Millhouse of Beaver Falls, it. Al dropped into a_barge the falling timbers. Millhouse sust fracture of the right arm and He also veceived Internal inju is thought he will die. Prosney’s arm and back Wwere injured, but he and Williams were able to walk' to their homes in the vicinity. There have been a number of ccldents since work wag resumed on the bridge, but the company has taken no of a recurrence of the horror of mber. Several times when the attained a high velocity the men e been called from their werk untl it had subsid SOUTH DAKOTA METHODISTS. with with ined a two ribs. and it Work of the Annual Comference Just Con claded av atertown. SI0UX TALLS, 8. 'D, Oct. 1 (Special)—The anngal conference South Dakota M#thodists just con- cluded at Watertawn admitted the following into full councction: J. W. Tay- lor, Herbert” I3 Haynes, N. Fawell, Je Smith, A. J. Northrup, R. M. Stanle; MacDuffle, A, C. Stevens, F. H. Ba W. Stokesbury, A, J.,Jolly, W. J. D, Harkness, and J. statistical secrefary of The and treasure > his report for the past year, of whic lowing 1s a summary: Collection $3,128; churcl) extens! $189; Sun- schools, $65; trugl sodety, Freed- 8 Ald soclety, R3k: ‘children’s fund, Dakota uciversify, $.753; bible cause, Women': foreign Missionay society, Women's Home Missionary society, spal fund, $251; conference claimants | 19; Omaha hospital, $182; other collections, $145. Btatistics—Members. baptisms, 985; gain, 152; numbe val hes, $259, parsonages, value of pa number of Sunday sehools, 19 teachers, 1,789; scholars of all ages, 11,51 ministerial ‘support, §1,242; decreuse, $11,146. uts of Seagoing Vessels October 17, Southampton—Arrived—Lahn, from New York At Baltimore. Hamburg. At Phila Ldverpool. Epis number_of nages, §o0,260; 5; officers and Moven At Arvived—Hungarian, from phlassArrived—Indian, from York—Arrived—Colorado, Rhineland,” from Antwerp. At Liverpool—Arrived—-Botinia, from Bos- ton, At Southampton—Arrived-New York, from from from New York At Copenhagen—Arrived—8lavonia, New York. VOTE FOR MAJORS OR QUIT Government Employes Given Notice of What Will Be Expected of Them, TOBURLINGTON CASTOR'S SHARP KNIFE It Cuts the Strings that Bind an Honest Democrat to His Job—Balldozing ot the Worst Kind Ind South Omaha, Yesterday The Bee exposed the coercive methods of the Majors administration dem- ocrats in securing tho discharge of demo- cratic meat taggers at South Omaha who decline to work for Majors' election. The action taken is motice to all federal office holders that they must vote for Majors or | quit the government service, | The following letter bearing on the sub- Ject explains ftself: SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 17.—To the Editor of The Bee: In order that the people of Douglas county may know what kind of a campaign is going on by the fag end of the democratie party in behaif of T. J. Majors, it | will be necessary to make public a con-| fidential communication received by me last Monday. It runs as follows: UNIT] TES, DEPARTMENT O AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF THE SEC- | RETARY, WASHINGTON, D. C,, Oct. 11, —Mr. Richard Haurigan, South Omaha, | Sir—You are hereby notified that your services a tagger in the Bureau of Animal [ndustry of the United Stites De- partment of Agriculture will not be required after Octgber 15, 1884, and your name will be dropped from the rolls of the depart- ment at the termination ¢ at spectfully, CHAS. W. DABNE JR., Acting Secretary, It is probably the t time on record that a democrat hold position under a democratic administration has been removed | because he would not support a republican for office I submit it as a fact which cannot be con- tradicted that during the sixteen months | and a half which 1 held the position of ger, that in all that time there has not been a day that T have not reported for dut performed the work that was assigne to do. This can be verified by the do timo reports in the office of D. C. Ay chiet inspector of the department in South Omaha. The fir reason, and the only ri was removed Is because 1 would not work for the railroad faction of the democratic party the day of the primaries. ! The South Omaha postmaster, together with the Otoe county doctors who rep t| J. Sterling Morton in South Omaha, gave it | out that any government employe who did not hustle for Tobe Castor and his gang would be marked, and that their official heads would drop into the basket by the ides of October. This threat they have made good, and it is to be presumed that others who are holding positions which can be jecpardized by the rallroad autocrats will take warning and govern themselves accordingly. It is notoriously true that men holding the position of taggers in South Omaha have neglected the performance of their duties ( week in and week out. More then that, there have been times without number when | some of them have been so drunk that it was impossible for them to walk without the friendly assistance of a companion. In- deed, one of them was arrested for disturb- ing the peace a few months ago. But they are staunch Majors men and such little ir- regularities in thelr case are kindly over- looked, Another feature of the camnaign as carried on by the administration {s the esplonage that is kept upon men who are supposed to be friendly to Holcomb. The inspector at | the Omaha Packing house is detailed for this purpose. Another thing which must be told Is the | barter and sale of federal patronage by un- scrupulous men. There fs a letter lying be- fore me signed by one of the highest offi- clals in this city, in which these words ap- pear: Since you left I have had an offer from one of the aspirants for pos to give me one-half of the first salary in case he Is appointed 3 better than You may w whatever you K best, but must not ment the post- proposition. Letters sometimes get Please destroy this. man who wrote the above is doing his power td elect the spotted can- 1 will have some more to say In re- | gard to the men who are holding cffice by | the grace of democratic votes before the campaign clos It may be sald by way of extenuation that Mr. Vaughn and myself were removed to cut down expenses, Such, however, is not the fact, as there were two new ap- | pointees, with commissions in their hands to take our places October 16, In conclusion I would ask: Is this a free country? Are men to be deprived of earning a, living because they hold and express an honest opinion in regard to men and meas- ures? Are we as workingmen who earn an honest living In an honest way to be for- ever the dupes and serfs of a band of po- litical shylocks? It may be that some of us will have to suffer for our political opinions, but by so doing we will make it easier for those who come after. “For humanity is n Where tonight the 1 Tomorrow f a freeman With no chains upon his hands RICHARD HAURIGAN. eason, that I The all in didate, VOTES AND FRIENUS FOR HOLCOMB, | Craig and Oakland Citizans Greet th Jar Gubernatorial Candidate. CRAIG, Neb.,, Oct, T Speclal.)—The Craig hail was filled to overflowing Tuesday afternoon to hear Judge Holcomb and J, M. Devine, candidates for governor and gressman, respectively. They both many votes. In the evening at Oakland the opera hous was packed like a box of sardines and 100 people were turned away. Two bands fur- nished the music. The judge held his crowd by his stories of facts and defects in the state government. He was applauded frequently. Everybody hurrahed for Holcomb except the old ring endorsers. He made votes and friends here. J. M. Devine handled the silver question in a masterly manner for two hours, Republiean City Centeal Committee, ‘The republican city central committee held a fifteen-minute session last night at Patter- son hall and then rushed off to Boyd's opera house to hear Mr. Rosewater's speech. B. F. Thomas of the Seventh ward was elected secretary of the committee, The chairman was authorized to appoint an executive com- mittee of five to conduct the campaign. This number was thought to be better than nine, as five could work with less friction. The members will be chosen this morning. An- other meeting will be held this efternoon at 2 o'clock, " opu- con- made Powers and Gaflin at Albion, ALBION, Neb., Oct. 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Hon. J. N. Gaffin and John Powers spoke here this afterncon. Speaker Gaffin confined himselt wholly to state issups, speak- ing at length on the state credit. Powers' speech was based” on the Omaha national platform. It is concluded by all that Gaffin was the most effective speak: Populist Rally at Neweastle. EWCASTLE, Neb., Oct. 17.—(Speclal.)— The first populist rally in this township this campaign was held last night. C. A. Kings- bury, candidate for county attorney, made a speech. lasting about an hour, and held the attention of all. C. W. Schram and Dr, Devore each made telling speeches and were corded generous applause. Populists Speak at Gireeley Cent: GREELEY CENTER, Neb,, Oct, 17.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—S8enator Allen and N. D. Oldham addressed a large audience here this afternoon and tonight. Allen's address was | of the front tier of boxes until he reached 22,40 barrels, compare previous week 36,728 barrels, against principally on the comparison of the McKin- ley act and the Wilon law. Mr. Oldham’ address related principally to state issues and why the democratio party endorsed the populist nominees, and arguing that the old Jeffersonfan democracy as lald down by our daddies was on a true line with some of the present populist ideas, MeKeighan's Explanations. ALMA, Neb., Oct. 17.—(Special Telegram.) ~—Congressman McKeighan spoke here last night for two hours on the politieal issues ot the day, con- fining himselt to the money question and ex- plaining why he supported the Wilson bill, A very large crowd from all parties and many ladies were present and the speaker w frequently applauded. The Alma Republt city brass bands furnished music for sion, the Arousel PENDER, Neb.,, Oct. 17.—(Special)—The substitution of Hon. Mell C. Jay of Dakota City, as a candidate for representative from the Sixteenth district, which includes Dakota, Thurston and Cuming countles, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of N ighlin, who was nominated for the place by the republicans, has awakened more enthusiasm in the republican camp than has yet been manifested here. Cleveland May Send u NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—A special from Washington says: It is believed here that a letter from the president endorsing the regular New York state ticket will be made public next week and that in addition Mr. Cleveland will send a campaign contribution. It is understood that Secretary Carlisle will make flve speeches within the next two wecks, one in New York, one in Indiana and wind up in his home sta ontribution, BOMB AT A NATIONALIST MEETING. Irishmen o New York Being Blown Uy NEW YORK, Oct, 18.—The morning says: “The reception given by the Trish National ederation to Edward Blake, M. P, at the L last night was productive some results never dreamed of by Its In the heat of the meeting, and while all eyes were turned upon M Blake as he stood on the platform deliver- mng one of his most fmpr: shert, built, frow old walked swiftly rrowly Escape World this Lenox of originators. ive speeches, a bent back utly dressed, man around the the last nearest the platform and to the left of the pr ch. In his hand he carried green gingham umbrella, to hold with pecu! the box he nd then en- er nearest the enium an old, bulky, which seemed tendern . Outside stopped, hesit a moment, tering, took a chair in a age. The old man left in a moment. ment later there leaped out a gush of flame and smoke, then followed the shriek of fire and the simultancous movement of 50 panic-stricken creatures to the Patrolman Lillie rushed into the box violently danced on something with his feet. Then the stentorian v of Mr Blake rang through the big building, calling 1 his audience to keep their seats. “The fire is out, come back, cried he. The flame had gone and the smoke disappeared. “Lillie had put out a burning frame that had fragments of glngham attached to it and a tube elght inches long In the cénter. It was a first-class nitro-glycerine bomb. Those in charge of the meeting tried to hush up the affair. Mr. Blake's address was mainly a defense of the coalition policy adopted by the home rulers in refer- ence w the liberal party.” P EVERYBODY HELD UP, New York Pollee Make A ness Pay Tribu IW YORK, Oct. 17.—Chief Counsel continued to protb for evidence of bl mall at the session of the Lexow com- mittee today. He produced witnesses who testified the police officials were accustomed to bleed the pro of soda fountains on the East Side. Some one inquired inquired whether he had discovered any line of business that had not bee ncompelled to @ tribute to the police, I have not,” said Mr. Goff, have been searching the town over with a fine tooth comb." Senator O'Connor brought cut the fact that there were at least 50 policemen as- ned to bulldings of rporations. service cost the t 090,000 annually, and no were received. M te was a low one, and that the loss to the city was even g ter, One proprietor of a retail storc admitted on the stond that he had challenged In- spector Williams to fight a duel. Willlams had given Henry Maillard, the candy manu- facture whose bullding is located next to the store of Bevers, the right to use the side Ik for his trucks. Bey complained and said that it interfere h his ness, as many of his customers were ms sald there had never be v in store except his own wife, During the controversy Beyers had issued Tis chal- e “And that ch nge stands today, said he, dramatically, as he concluded his testimony. A son of Bevers told a long story of u suggestion of Detective Dalton 1o the effect that the officer told him things would be arcd if he would give Williams a gold table in the window worth §200. Willlams did not get the table, however. nk H. Johnson, who described his oc- that of funeral and w the investigators that it rs who kept the car- a, wedding or a . The acceptanc is distinctly fo he ar orn A mo- and door. and fce Kinds of Busi- N Goft “though 1 told bidden by law. ARRESTED THE A 4 Express Company Th nk They Have a Clu to The Dalles Robbery. THE DALLES, Ore, Oct. 1T.—After re- lieving . N. Hill of his position as agent at this place this morning the officlals of the Pacific Ixpress company placed Ed Kurtz in charge of the office and caused Hill, Messenger Tibbetts and Watchman Gibbons to be arrested. They accused of complicity In Saturday night's robbery, when $14,000 was stolen. The fact that these men were the only persons possessing keys to the door of the office and that the door showed no evidence of having been forced caused suspicion to rest on them. They were relea later_in the ( their own recognizance. idence s idly shaping itself so that the detectives are almost certain that parties living in this locality commitied the deed, and th the money is now hidden about town. They are shadowing several prominent men of the city, and are making diligent search for the hidden treasur is stated im- porvant arrests will be i hortly. el et FLOUR TRADE REVIEW, Minneapolls Mills Increase Their Output Over the Previous Weok. MINN LIS, Oct. 1T.—The Northwest- 0 Miller gives the following epitome of the week's milling news: Minneapolis mills | last week ground 235,965 barrcls, against 229,525 barrels the week before. More ca- pacity 18 moving this week, and the produc tion 1s likely to show a small increase, The flour market was more active last week, sales approximating 150,000 barrels. There was an appreciable decline in exports. Do- mestic trade was largely made up of small lot orders to be again turned over at once, and comes mainly from regular customers, | Lower wheat has made fic weaker, Export sh rels, ugalust 47,75 week. Buperior and out 82957 bar agalnst preceding w Export els the previous Juluth mills turned 71974 barrels the shipments wera With 19,483 barrels the Che Milwaukee mills made 5 barrels the pres Business was dull -k ceding week. | courts will have 1o be incroased GIANTS 1N DEBATE Thurston and Bryan Meet on the Stump ab tho State Fair Grounds, NATIONAL ISSUES FULLY DISCUSSED Questions a Senator May Have to Vote On Handled in Vigorous Style, INCOME TAX AND MONEY MAIN TOPICS Attitude of the 01d Great Parties on These Points Thoroughly Explained. EACH ORATOR TELLS WHERE HE STANDS Bryan What fle Wil ected to the Nen Says Vote for to and Thurston Follows in the Same Frank Manner. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 17.—(Special)—Line coln's citizens turned out en masse this after= noon to listen to the first joint debate be- tween Hon. John M. Thurston and Congres man W. J. Bryan. It hardly needed the ex- tended advertising to draw out the 7,500 or 8,000 people who crowded Into the largest building on the state fair grounds. The joint committee on arrangements issued 7,500 tickets, divided equally between the friends of the two, speakers, Consequently the vast audience was pretty nearly divided in senti- ment, and honors were easy when the ap= olause commenced. The debate was commenced in the large butlding on the state fair grounds devoted to mercantile displays. A platform had been constructed at the juncture of the north and cast quadrangles and everybody had an exe cellent opportunity both to see and hear, It was one of the largest audiences that ever assembled under one roof at Lincoln, and the reception given to the two principal figs ures of the afternoon was hearty and enthus siastic. C. J. Smyth of Omaha and John P, Maul of Lincoln tock turns in presiding. As Mr. Bryan was to open the debate, Mr. Smyth made the introductory statement. He tated the conditions of the debate and fne yoked respectful attention to both speakers. The young congressman from the First dis- trict was greeted with cheers and hand-clap= ping when he arose to speak.- It was some time before he could commence, owing to the persistence of a large number of men in the center of the hall in standing up, thus obe structing the view of those behind. Not until the stalwart form of Captain Mason of the Lincoln police force had been thrust into the refractory mass of standing auditors did the confusion subside. In opening his ade dress Congressman Bryan said: “‘Ladies and Gentlemen: This is not a glad- latorial contest in which the victor combines most of the strength and skill, but it is rather @ chariot race, in which the rival contestants are being drawn by forces stronger than themselves. The contestants In this debate must rise or fall, according as they shall convince the people of th purposes which actuate them and of the sincerity of their motives. Both of the men Who will address you this afternoon are candidates for the United States senate, Wwith this difference: Both are willing to serve the people in the highest legislative body of the nation, but one has been nome inated for the position by a convention, while the other is a member of a party which has yet made no open choice of a candidate. In his letter addressed to me last week my friend stated that he would dccept no office that was not freely given him by tha cholos of his party and the express desire of the people; but if the next legislature, which is 1o elect a United States senator, should falk to contain a republican majority, 1 do not belleve that my republican friend here will make a close scrutiny of the political com= plexion of the men whom he may be able to induce to vote for him, “'A public servant is a hired man, have not to consider his anxiety to serve the people or his desire to be elected. Therefore, we are before you virtually fn the same position, and we come to tell you what we will do for you if you decide to se- lect either of us for this high position,' After pledging his loyalty to the prin- ciples enunciated in the platform wdopted at the democratic convention at Omaha on September and after stating that he would reserve the discussion of the tariff question for a future dehate, Mr. Bryan took up the first of his arguments, DEFENDS THE INCOME TAX, “The first principal toplc to which 1 desire to Invite the attention of this audience,” said r. Bryan, “is the prineiple of the income ax as enunciated In the platform adopted at Omala last month. Our democratic plat= form is an advocate of the Income tax. It s in the Wilson bill and is a part of the re cnue system of, tho goverament, although its operation s limited to but five years. 1 be- lieve in our platform, and I belicve In the income tax, and if I am elected to the United States senate the tax will remain upon our statute books just as long as my vote can assist in keeping it there. I ask my repub- lican friend to say why the republican plat- form neither commends nor denounces the income tax? The people of Nebraska are comparatively a poor people, *and it is cer~ tainly to their interest that a part of the burden of taxation shall be taken from the shoulders of the poor and placed upon the rich. The income tax Is just, because it does £0 seek to 1iit a portion of this burdem from the shoulders of the poor. Under the provisions of the Wilson bill we will collect but one-tenth of the revenue necessary to carry on the government, leaving the other nine-tenths to be ralyd from customs and internal revenue taxes, “Who pays the interna Manifestly “the people who consume the liquor and tobacco upon which are placed; but men do not pay these taxes in proportion to their incomes. For example, the man who has an income of $100.600 wilk certainly not pay 100 times as much internal revenue tax as the man who has an incoma of but $1,000. How Is it with our Import duties? These dutles are collected upon what we wear and eat and use. Certainly the man with an Income of $100,000 will not pay 104 times as much of these taxes as (he man with an income of but $1,000, for he eannof possibly use himself 100 times as much of that which (s necessary to eat and wean Therefore, when we commence o colloe tariff duties wo collect a larger -part of the whole amount from men of small incomes than from mgn of larger Incomes. It is for this reason that we exempt Incoics undes $4,000, Lecause the men with focomes unden this amount already pay the grentcst portion of ihe Internal revenue and ¢ taxes. We do not oven belleve that one: of the entire revenues of the governmen to be raised by the income tax is enou we will favor an Increase of the tax rathes than cousent to its removal entirely. “Agaln, but one-lalf of the income tax s to be colleoted from fodividuals. The agmalns fng ball will be collected from corporations. These corporations do not contribute to the rovenues raised from the internal revenue taxes, snd yot the greater part of the ex penses mevrred in the operdtions of the general government s occasioned by thess corporaticns which pay but a small propor tion of the taxos. Why, two-thirds of the pooses of our-federal courts are incurred reason of theze corporations, and it is ale ready apparent that the number of these Is 1t not fair, then, that these corporations shall pay a larger proportion of the taxes than they do at prescnt? Iu is falr that the govern= and you revenue taxes? | ment slhould collect 2 per cent of the met earnings of these companies, for it ix only in this manner that we can reach the thous #ands of forelgn Investors who today do not contribute @ cent to the support of the