Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 11, 1895, Page 1

19, 1871. OMAHA, THUR DAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1895, SINGLE COPY FIVE ——— CENTS. DRAKE ON'THE SIXTH BALLOT Appanoote Ocunty Man Chosen to Be the Next Governor of Towa. MATT PARROTT FOR SECOND PLACE Work of Naming the State Tleket of the QGovernor. Lieutenant Governc reme ndent of Public Judge Buperint awkeys Kepublieans Soon Over —Harlan’s Forces Broko Away from T : of § llv)' Commissioner helr Cal ...FRANC Court. .. J( Ins LGEORGE DES MOINES, gram )—Contrary July 10, to CMATT expectatic date, M PARROT ISHUA GIV truction. .. ENRY SAI W. PERKINS Tele- re- (Speclal s, the publican state convention rushed through its work today and adjourned sine die about 6 o'eloc ville sixth k. was ballot, Hon. neral nominated M. for Matt Dr I3 Parr ake of Center- overnor on the tt of Waterloo for lleutenant governor on the second ballot, and Supreme tende sloner George for th The Jud a w. helr respectivi conventon nt Henry 1ge Given, bin and R Perkins w © o will pass d tions State Superin- flway Commis- o renominated by acclamation. down in history {#wge &S one of the most memorable in the annals Bl e -5 — X b v 1 of the the contest sessiol which began at devoted _entirely to party. Th o state, ~. of the of some 9 ns e intense in of the o'clock the temy ai nterest taken in for nomination for governor at- tracted wide attention and drew to the con- vention thousands of the leading republic The morning session was tardy in getting together, owing to the protracted strict caucuses, The session was pjorary organiza- tion and the speech of Temporary Chairman Lane of Davenport packed to the doors, the afterncon session was overwhelming seating capacity of but crowded in, filling ever: and thousands more were turned a to ge .was the reception of S conve fully 1,000 in admittanc The cor but th the hall tha ineh mol ntion hall was attendance at The is about 3,600, n that number W of floor space, y unable o VE ALLISON A RECEPTION. An interestiug incident of the convention ntion at th e morning iator Allisor by the session, which clearly showed him the unanimous choice of the lowa republic ans for president At the conclusion of the prayer Senator Allison was obser slowly toward a s distinguished state didate was at once recognized, and rising to ved to asce the st on the man and age and mov platform. The presidential can thelr feet the delegations on the floor and the thous: au ands of lad nce sent up a mighty shout ies and gel thusiasm_culminated in a witnes Men ed but stood u on on ce in an chairs and ave of the The en- ne such as Is age lifetime. wildly waved ntlemen d their hats and cheered with almost ferocious ardor. In the m nldst of the scene Senator Allison, smiling and deeply touched at the recep! of Io st tendered was esc tion wa, d him corted by to - the vast concourse that fill went peate fow wild with d when Ten minutes later enthusias n, mporary Ch mentione the ge and presented to the audience. the republicans front of the Again 1 the tabernacle which was re- alrman Lane a d the name of Senator Allison in connection with the pres denti al office. A ain_the senator, 1ike a timid school girl and his eyes suffu blushing sed with tears of pleasure, was conducted before the avdience by George G. antly recognizing the esteem and and pleas: Wright Bowing love In which he is held by the citizens of Towa, took Senatof an inconspl the stage. FEATURES OF THE PLATFORM. The platform in brief reaffirms the fealty of the pa cuous seat Allison modestly retired and at the rear of in Iowa to the national part congratulating the people upon the evidenc of returning prosperity, and wage: s restored industr; labor re-employed, y re-established on @ progressive basis, all of which is at- ted to the prospective return of the re- trib publi Btruc the democratic party; of tl the entire, an tion party of the ho Minneapol currency and to question, urging power; d reciprocity lis national quo an _inte ment on the silver problem honest and industrious i plores the de- greements by affirms the declaration convention ting that rnational on plank agree- welcomes the grant, and d clares no other should be permitted to come; favor; s liberality to the nation's defenders in the way of pensions; congratulates the people that t congress eleve with our s he state wil by two n republican p? enior se 1 be represen ) republica: n congressmen, pectal pride remember the services of ator, whose long and honorable nted In the n senators and next and “will record entitles him to full confidence and en- during affection, the the state to continue him in his pre universal de and sire hail of the with_satisfaction republicans of nt field of usefulness until called to the larger serv- ices of the nation.” ‘The convention met this afternoon at Cal- vary tabernacle with 1,243 steaming, swel- tering, pushing, anxious delegates in attend- The convention was ance. by Chairman committee. Lane Gentlemen of the Convention: thank the committe Towa for the honor allowing me the pri convention, magnificent harm, ent time in the re the state. publican Btate affairs, but has th said: Blythe of the state Temporary Chairman Davenport then delivered an address, called to order central Lane of Mr. SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE. 1 <0 party and thy lege ongratulite 1y exist ablican p 1 congratulate you not only i you have I wish to epublicans of onferred, in of opening this you upon the g at the pres arty throughout that the re- in_control of o Ty entire representa- tion In both branches of the legislature in national affuirs. This ind dicates the un- Qualificd confidence of a majority of the people. A few years back, through senseless dic- sensi not_political, jons ‘in our W in state affairs. wisdo trust he result own ranks o were temporarily I congratu of that exp over questions defeated late you on the n of your last two conventions, and 1 perlence will in. sure a continuation in that direction The repul: in favor of a Ame) favor of Ame oducts; En der ¢ tarlff, and rec publi times, established, main can pr rican wa and 'last he foster can part tained proc plenty” of “mo encouraged, party in th otective tar for “Ame ican industries and Af in favor of America Thete we stand today influens A had 08 0 enac we 50 that American labor, prospe Tndustr ast has been ; In favor of rican labor: in rican and Un- of the protective cted by the ity, [l ro- were and Ameri- developed can capital, produced and supplied to a o cople. Phrough it was made possible extent tho Under o wants it labor can home, unknown to any or any other people. The of the American ennobled. the Am; other country, was ‘American hom the foundation, the stability of this gover ment. . Leglslate away the ability to build and maintain in America the home, and you will fill the country with a class of roving, reckless, impo sult In prom Harr land thought th it didn’ mand. aLgw warn| in_anare 1802 ison was d elected. A A t want it rated ing. mocratic eated and majority ted a change. 1t is a matter of history in what doses it came, and_how soon they At the time of tlon the country was prospero tories were in operation Hardly had Mr. Clgveland been in- before trade promises and anic as severe in ity disastrous re t was sudden in its coming. a thelr threat demoe erished people that mus y. through the decoption and false ises’ of the d arty of the people They got learned the this ele manufac- bor was in de- tie free culminated a ults as gave no s It It swept down upon us. an ava- Janche of distrust and fear of democratic leglsl ation. They romised to repeal the MeKinley tariff law, and to enact a law to colleet dutics for the purpose of ‘revenue only the satisfiec arty ue “on! only Sugar trus as trul ¥ B ol the revenue. The Gorman-Wilson bill, ena and other coi the people that This cted by inath the e ip favor of a tariff for reve- they demand to know who legislative out- rage was so patent that President Cleve- was forced had of the to publicl: th “marked the places where _ doadly blight of treason had blasted the councl might. brave in promises of the democratic president publicly den: perfidy and dishono: ook Thi ncod y declare that the their hour of It was so false to the pledges and arty that the it as “party is bl was so to the interests of our people, our institutions and o ur prineipl that it 'nhfl&‘ congreas, le3; 80 unameri- t at the d, with- | Let us f , a public foundling forever. It was this clags of legislation that made it possible in the Second district of Iowa to crcome 9,00 democratic majority and elect a _republican congressman; that made it possible nul_the fliicit marriage con tract of Weaver and the democratic part in the Ninth district; that made it possibl to make Towa a solld republican delegation in congress; that made it possible to sweep the country with repubiican victories. Cognizant of its gigantic blunder, ing_under the stinging rebuke of 1 wonders that the democratic attempted to conceal their free trade sacri- fice by turning their tom-toms upon the e oy question? ow that prospective republican legisla- tion has restored business confidence; now that the fires in our furnaces are being re- Kkindled; now that the wages of labor are again being advanced to the American standard, let us see to it ‘nat the demc cratic party does not name poth the battle ground and the weapons. Let us dema it the tariff question be one of the issues, ce the fight, and to a finish CHEERED SENATOR ALLISON. An unexpected but highly dramatic and Interesting feature occurred when Senator Alligon came on the platform in the middle of Chairman Lane's speech. There was a | pandemonium of cheering, to which Senator Allison responded with a gracious bow and | was then seated. A few minutes later | Temporary Chairman Lane referred to Alll- son as a presidential possibility and the ap- plause again became o great and continued | that ex-United States Senator George Wright of this city led the distinguished statesman again to the front of the stage, while he blushed like a school girl and tears of joy rolled down his checks. After the conclusion of Chalrman Lane' address the convention adjourned until 2 p. m The committee on was com- posed of the following: First district, John A. Young, Washington; Second district, W L. Roach, Muscatin hird, J. H. Funk Hardin; Fourth, S. P. Zeigler, Fayette; Fifth, B. Murphy, Benton; Sixth, Judge David Ryan, Jasper; Seventh, Judge George B. Wright, | Polk; Eighth, Colonel W. P. Hepburn, Page Ninth C. W. Hart; Tenth, George E. Roberts, Webster; Bleventh, J. U. Sammis, Plymouth. | The following new members of the state | central committee were chosen, the others holding over till next year: First district, H. O. Weaver, Louisa; Fifth, W. D. Lee, Tama; Sixth, N. E. Kendall, Monroe; Sev- enth, J. M. Kittleman, Warren; Tenth, John L. Stevenson, Greene. LAFE YOUNG’'S VIEW OF DEMOCRACY. At the afternoon session Hon. Lafe Young was made permanent chairman and made an exceedingly brief but eplgrammatic address 5 follows: “Neither defeat nor success is ny education to the democratic party every opportunity Is a disappointment hen most it attempts to build it most destroys. Its best efforts are demonstrated misfortunes. The country at different times has attempted to make something out of democracy, only to fail. Democracy on rare occasions has undertaken to make some- thing out of the country, only to fail. Its only good purpose within the past few years has been to contrast itself and all its mis- fortunes with republican administrations and thelr successes. It has been the political night that has caused the country to sigh for the republican dawn. It has been the thing to take the country into the valley of the shadow and give the American voter an_opportunity to reflect upon what he had lost. However. it is mot necessary to say anything against democrats. They are saying all things against themselves. The country is getting back to republicanism as rapidly as opportunity opens the way In our own beautiful state the republican prospects are only equaled by the crop pros- pects, and the two going hand in hand will leave the other political parties in the state essentially without an occupation. Fellow citizens, the convention Is now fully organized and the chair awaits your further pleasure.” The committee on resolutions not being ready to report, the chair announced that balloting for governor was in order. There were no nominating speeches nor presenta- tion of candidates, and no changing of votes while a Dballot ‘was in progress. This facilitated matters greatly and the six ballots required to decide the nominee’ for governor were taken in about two hours. There was intense interest manifested throughout the tiresome ordeal. TALE TOLD BY THE BALLOTS. It became evident as the first ballot ceeded that there would be no nomination, and the friends of the weaker candidates drew sighs of relicf. The first ballot was about as Indicated heretofore in these dis patches and s follows: Drake.... Ormsby Harlan < Parrott MeRarland Letts . HaTh T 86 Russeli "/ Drake and Harlan factions cropped out at Intervals when following supposed gains on one side or the other the former would cheer nd the latter would hiss. Evidently the friends of Harlan suspected the galleries had been packed 'n the interest of General Drake and expressed their displeasure by vigorously hissing, and immediately demanded that un- less the galleries refrained from expressing thelr blas that they be cleared. Chairman Young admonished the couvention to keep in harmony and the hissing ceased. The succeeding ballots tell their own story of victory and defeat, hopes and heartaches, and whereas follows: Second ballot: Drake . Harlan"" Parrott .. McFarland Hursh ..... Third ballot: Drake . Harlan""1[1] Parrott .. Kan mart- who leaders at once resolutions pr 8 80 ni 2 24 10 125 Ormshy 405 Kamrar 23 Letts Conaway ) 500 Letts 82| Ormsby 48 Mc. 47 Conaway Fourth ballot: Drake .. Harlan Parrott Kamrar 56 Letts iarsh Ormsby naway Ormsby Letts ..., Sixth ballot: Drake Parrott Harsh Ormsby Harlan . . Kamrar OTHERS CAME EAS neral Drake made a brilliant ten-minute speech accepting the nomination. The con- vention then proceeded to the nomination of lieutenant governor. It has all along been thought that Lieutenant Governor Dungan would have no opposition for that position, | the | and international character. | headqu | Clark believed that Boston s the best place but the friends of some of the defeated can- didates for the gubernatorial nomination pushed them to the front for the second position, and a ballot was taken, resulting as follows: Dungan, 346; Parrott, 606; Ormsby, 211; Kamrar, 80. During the second ballot Dungan's name was withdrawn and the nom- Ination went to Parrott. State Superintend- ent Sabin, Supreme Judge Given and Rall- way Commissioner Perkins were quickly re nominated by acclamation, the resolutions were read and adopted with a hurrah and the convention adjourned sine die. Most of the delegates will leave the city tonight for their respective homes. The platform was presented to the con vention during the balloting for governor by George G. Wright of Polk county. It was adopted without debate or dissent. The following are the main planks We, the representatives of the repub- lican party of lowa, In convention = as- sembled, cafirm our fealty to the great principles which our national party from Ms birth has steadfastly proclaimed in the face of an ever shifting foe. We con- gratulate the people of this country upon the evidences of returning prosperity and in each Instance of labor em- of wages restored and industry re- established upon a prosperous basls. In the record of the building up of our in- dustries under republican policy, their paralysis under the democratic power and their revival with the repudiation of the democratis party and the dissolution of the democratic house of representatives, succeeded by one election upon the plat- form of the republican party, the vindica. tion of the policy of protection is complet, The mocratic party is econvicted of ob- talning power in 1892 under false pretenses. In its platform it declared the - principle of protection to be unconstitutional, and in its campaign it denounced the .policy as robbery. Hut with complete power in fts hauds " its lawmakers have utterly failed | to_carry out_the palicy to which they we! (Continued on THIFd Page.) CHRISTIANS 1Y CONVENTION Estimated that the Total Attendance Will Reach Fifty Thouand, ACCOMMODATIONS PR0OV.DID §0} ALL Delegates from the Pacific Coast Work- Ing Industriously for the Next Con- vention—Lioston munent Hendquarters, BOSTON, July 10.—The most important | proceedings In connection with the fourteenth | annual convention of the Young People's So- clety of Christian Endeavor, which formally opens at 9:30 tomorrow, was the meeting of the trustees of the organization at noon to- | day. The lasted all the af.ernoon, with a brief intermission for lunch. The | chief business to be considered was the offer of H. H. Kohlsaat of the Chicago Times- Herald, who had agreed to pay $5,000 a year | for three years toward the maintenance of the society's headquarters on condition that | they be removel from Bosion to Chicago. After a committee had passed adversely upon the subject and reported the report of the cymmittee was unanimously acce ted, and headquarters will not be removed from Boston at present. The committee reported their appreciation of the generosity of Mr. Kohlsaat's offer, which they were pleased to note Indicated that the work of the soclety was thereby recognized as being of a national he work, how- er, is wholly one of influence. It is not necessary that the soclety should have large buildings or incomes. The work Is suce fully ried on.at a nominal expense, the principles of the organization forbid the ters being more than a bureau of information, levying no taxes and seeking no authority. Therefare they concluled it to be inexpedient to accept the kind offer. A let- ter embodying the decision of the trustees was tonight mailed to Mr. Kohlsaat. Beside the routine business and the consid- eration of the question of removal to Chi- cago, the only matter of general interest was the presentution of the claims of Los Angeles, Cal., for the convention of 1897. The dele: gates from southern California, who pre- sented the claims of Los Angeles, included Leonard Merrill, late secretary of the society; Rev. / Ryder and Herbert Wylie, all of Los Angeles. Mr. Merrill made (he argu- ment, and urged as the chief among his reasons the fact that the city was the only one on the Pacific slope or coast that had three raflroads running into it; that its cli mate at this time of the year was superb and unfailing; that the Endeavorers there hat already raised considerable money in antici- ! pation of getting the convention, and that the business men of the place had guaranteel to subscribe enough to cover the expenses of a convention. Tomorrow the claims of Port- land, Ore., Seattle and San Francisco will be presented and the matter taken under advisement. The trustees then accepted the invitation from Mayor Curtiss of Boston to g0 with other guests on a trip down the harbor on the city's boat and to visit the publio institutions of Boston. The trustees will meet tomorrow to consider the matter of the 1897 convention and also to take action looking toward the expansion of the society into a world’s organization. CITY LAVISHLY DECORATED. The city was never more lavishly decorated and never appeared to better advantage than today. At reception headquarters at Me- chanies’ hall messengers are constantiy bring- Ing reports from the 1,000 white-capped En- deavorers who are at the railroad stations and boat landings, giving aid and directions to the delegates who are coming in from ail parts of the country. The San Francisco delegation, which ar- rived this morning, numbered only ten per- sons, although it was expected to comprise 100." The small number was explained by the westerners as being the fault of the rail- roads, which, they said, had at the last mo- ment refused to allow a stopover in Boston of more than seven day The southern California delegation of thirty-five came in early this morning, and the Los Angeles delegates immediately began canvassing to offset the claim of Portland, San Francisco and Seattle for the interna- tional convention in 1897.. Other delegations arriving before noon today included 300 from Cleveland, forty from West Virginia, 2,000 from Pennsylvania, 600 from the District of Columbia, 150 from New Jersey and a sep- arate Pennsylvania delegation of trom Philadelphia. The reception committee has met no difi- culty in disposing of the throngs of dele- gates. The hotels are expected to take care of about 10,000 persons, and accommodations have been made for 40,000 in the city and suburbs. The great restaurant in Mechan- s hall is ready to feed 15,000 persons dail and 30,000 lunches can be supplied to dele- gates at the two big tents on the common. Tairty of the sixty members of the board were present at the meeting of the rustees, which was secret. The prevailing sentiment was that no change will be made. President session o and for the headquarters, and his opinion carries great welght. James Hill, D.D., of Salem, one of the trustees and one of the most prom- inent members of the society, expressed him- self as follows: “Mr. Kolilsaat's offer of $5.000 for a period of three years is a gen- erous one and worth consideration. One ob- jection to the removal of headquarters is found in the fact that it would Indicate structural weakness, It would be a break with the past. We understand the necessity of being so placed that we can avail our- selves of all proper opportunities to extend the work In the west and south. One means would be to open a strong co-ordinate office in Chicago, completely manned for both the United Society and Golden Rule. Some such solution may be made. The trustees finally declined to accept the Chicago Times-Herald offer of $15,000 on condition of the removal of the society's headquarters from Boston to Chicago. FORTY THOUSAND DELEGATES. During the fnterim between midnight last night and a late hour tonight, about 40,000 delegates have arirved from all sec- tions of the country. Many trains are delayed, but it is expected that by the time the convention opens tomorrow nearly all the delegates will have arrived. The ar- rangements for housing this great number of strangers are almost perfect, and the throngs disappear quietly and quickly, as soon as they leave their trains. Those delegates who do not place themselves in the custody of the committee register at the Mechanics bullding, where 10,000 names from various states were recorded yester- day. The first to arrive at the Boston & Maine station this morning was a party of 100 from Quebec, followed shortly after- ward by a delegation of 150 from southern California. The delegation from northern California, numbering sixty, was five hours late, owing to a washout on the line. Soon after 4 o'clock this afternoon lowa was heard from with 500, and the first Indiana section, numbering 150, followed by 100 more to arrive in the morning. Illinois had the banner delegation of the afternoon, when 1,000 'Endeavorers reached here. Minne- sota arrived at 5 o'clock with §00. Texas and Arkansas brought 150 and a small dele- gation of 300 New Yorkers, who took an early trip eastward, reached the station just after sundown. Michigan and Ohio, With 800 delegates, will be represented carly tomorrow. Vermout, New Hampshire and the provinces sent 4,000 during the day and frcm nearby places 5000 more are expected early tomorrow. The Florida dele- gation of eighty arrived by boat early this morning. Rbode Island's 500 delegates will arrive early tomorrow, and Ontario's 100 who have been delayed, are also expected early in the morning. The banner delegation )t the convention will be from New York and vieinity., They are nearly 3,000 strong. New York City contributes 1,500, Brooklyn half that number and the other towns the remainder, making the largest representa- tion of any state outside of Massachusetts. | Otto' N NINETEEN MEETINGS LAST NIGHT. The spirit of the Endeavorers was given oreliminary test at ninefeen meetings beld simultaneously churches in tonight at nineteen the city'a suburbs. These churches are mostly headquarters of the different delegations, . Large. mumbers of women attended the meetings, together with hundreds of outsiders, The latter gathered about the entrances -early, but were kept out until the delegations had been accommo- dated, and then in many eases scores had to be turned away. The Gogmopolitan nature of the Christian Endeavor movement was shown by the addresces delivered, among the speak- ers being Rev. H. 8. Jenanyn of Mable, India; Rev. K. T. Sunashina of Tokio, Japan.; Rev. Richard Burgess, Cardiff, Wales; Par- bola Ramachaudrzyva .Gara of India, Miss Florence Ban Ollel, Jerusaler, Palestine, and Rev. Jesse Malez Yonan of Persta. different German Epworth Ceagners. CHICAGO, July 10.—At least 1,000 people were in attendance today upon the second day's session of the German Epworth league. | | | The convention was presided over President G. E. Hiller of Covington, and the devotional exercises were o by Rev. Allert of Milwaukee. The was devoted to addresses and remarks upon the advisability of introducing the course of study used in the Epworth leagues of the Methcdist Episcopal church into the German leagues. Among those speaking were Rev. Jacob Kern of Grand whose address was on “Study of the Bible;" Prof. Munz of Mount Pleasant, la., on “The Study of the World's History,” and Rev. ederhuth of Gladbrook, Ia., on ““The Study of Church History LRI S . ARE STILL ON THE b K ducted RIVERS RISE Many People Driven from Thelr Homos at Salina, Kan, . Kan, July 10.—At 12 last night the Smoky Hill was thought to be at a standstill. A fresh flood came at noon today, and it has risen five inches more, and s still rising. Five hundred people have been driven from thelr homes and have taken refuge in the school build- being cared for by active citizens In the valley of the river scores of farmers and their families have had to fly for their lives, and crops have been destroyed and stock and buildings washed away. The damage cannot be estimated until the water recedes, Yesterday a Swede who lives ten miles up the river went with his wife on horzeback to an elevated island to release some cattle. While there a sudden change In the current submerged the fsland, and they only escaped from being drowned by climbing trees. After six hours' imprison- ment they were rescued by men in boats. Bridges have been washed away in great numbers and dams and mills greatly dam- aged. 1 High water has washed away the county bridge across the Smoky river at Chetalah the only bridge in this county across that stream, aud traflic from the south is cut off. A heavy rain fell last night and this morning all over Chautauqua county. Mid- dle Caney river is bankful A large corn rop i mow assured, and chinch b s are a thing of the past. Most of the farmers are plowing for fall wheat. It s still raining there, with indications of a prolonged downpcur. The Walnut river is rising, and is now higher than it has been at any time for two years. The farmers are jubilant, piiisons SRR GOLD EASILY RECOVERED SALIN ings, STOLEN Convict Gives the liomestake Compiny & Profitab'e Powter, LEAD CITY, S. D., July 10.—~(Special Tele- gram.)—Something over omé year ago Alex- ander Streat, a trusted empiy, @ of the Home- stake Mining company for thirteen years, was arrested for stealing crude gold. He was tried and sentenced to four years and clght months in the penitentiary. Last spring James and Nasby, brothers of Alex- ander, and Mrs. Alex Street, were arrested for complicity in the crime. ~ Nasby con- fessed, giving the officers all the pointers he could. He was placed under $100 bonds, while James and Mrs. Alex Street were held in §3,000 bonds each. All efforts to find the crude gold were fruitles: Recently, T. J. Grier, the Homestake, and his attorney, were at Sioux Falls on business. While there they spent @ half day in the penitentiary with Alex Street, and when they left were armed with a diagram of the place where the stolen gold was hid. Superintendent Grier arrived here at noon today and was met by his vate secretary. They Immediately pro- ded to the place, according to the diagram, and in a few minutes unearthed 285 ounces of crude gold valued at ‘over $5,000. The treasure was hid in a cemetery close to the headstone of a departed éltizen. When the Streets were first arrested it created a tremendous sensation throughout the hills, as they were recognized as ex- emplary people. One of the brothers oper- ated a jewelry store at Spearfish, which first led to the discovery. The father of the treets is a prominent citizen of Hermosa, S. D. Sult Again t the Homestake Compnny. SIOUX FALLS, July 10.—(Special)—A for- mal order of dismissal was entered in the United States court in the suit brought by Samuel W. Allerton of Chicago against the Homestake Mining company: for possession of 65-32 interest in Highland mine No. 2, and the value of the output of that portion of the mine for the past sixteen years, the whole amount - claimed ‘being over $5,000,000. It is reported that the reason the case was dropped is that Allerton did at one time have some in- significant claim on the mine mentioned, and went into the suit banking wholly on the hope that the papers and deeds to the property had been burned in the big Dead- wood fire. When Allerton was at Deadwood recently he was closeted with the superin- tendent of the Homestake Mining company and was shown the deeds to the property in question and convinced that he had no chance to recover. superintendent of Wil Build the Norfolk & Yankton, YANKTON, §. D., July 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A. T. Natlon of Bedford, England, representing a large number of English cred- itors of John T. Plerce, who defrauded for- eign capitalists with spugious school bonds and mortgages, met here today Wwith a num- ber of local creditors and discussed the ques- tion of completing the rajlroad between Yank- ton and Norfolk, Neb., .which enterprise Plerce conducted to partial completion, It was decided practically to bulld the road according to the original plan. Harvesting In ;nlh Dakota, YANKTON, 8. D., July 10,—(Special Tele- gram.)—Today the harvest of the greatest crop of small grain ever rafsed in this sec- tion of South Dakota begun. Harvesters and binders began the attack \man oat fields and the farmer {s the busfest man In the country. Wheat will be ready for the binder in one week. Corn meeds rain, but is not suffering. : - ——— Small Hoy Torn b7 s Dog. DES MOINES, July 10.—~(Special Tele- gram.)—A boy named Furry, son of well known parents, living at 'Thirteenth and School streets, while visiting ata nelghbor's, was pounced upon by a viclous dog this morning, and parts of his intestines torn out. It is not believed that he can recover. S—— Fire in a Miiwaukee Suburb. MILWAUKEE, July 10.—Fire broke out at Wauwatosa, the western suburb of this city, this morning, sweeping away almost the en- tire business part of the place within two hours and entailing a loss of between $40,000 and $50,000. The insurance will not amount to more than half of that sum. July 10.—The president today appointed Willlam H. Anderson of Kentucky to be register of the land office at Enid, OkL; C. F. Carpenter to be chief en- gineer and Edward Dorrey and Henry O. Slayton to be first assistant engineers in the revenue cutter rvica. time | Raplds, | o'clock | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Large Number of Instructive Pajers Read | Bofore the Elucational Association, SOYE CALLED CUT LIVELY DIB\TES President Butler Announces Soveral Coms mittoes, Among Them Those on | tlons and Selection of Gfilcery = Nine Depactment Meeiings, DENVER, July 10.—The subject of the read this morning at National Educational ordination of Studi tion.” The largest assoclation “Co- in church was Elementary in the city came out in the rain to attend the session. Charles Degarmo of Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. ceed.” He showed that the parts of each subject should first sought and then between different studie William §. Jackson of the Normal school, Chicago, read a What Has Been Accompiished In Study In Corelation.”” He maintained nature study has introduced making be paper that alized methods of teaching in other branches, yet its relation to other branches, understood. Dr. Charles A. MeMurray, of Normal, 111 read a pape ias Been Accom plished in Co-ordination In the Field of His tory and Literature.” co-ordinate these studies with the others I brought out their qualities as culture fore Combined, the two studies are far more po- | his- tent for good than separated. Reading, tory, geography, natural science and language are like the strands of a rope, President Butler announced committees Resolution: 0. T. Bridge, Illinois: D. Kiehle, Minnesota; R. H. Halsey, Witconsin Joseph' Baldwin, Texas; H. S, Tarbell, Rhode Island; Charles R. Skinner, New York; W. N. Sheats, Florida; W. F. Slocum, Colorado E. E. Brown, California. Necrolog E. Bardeen, New York; L. Pickard, Towa; W R. Garrett, Tecnne C. C. Rounds, New York; J. R. sissippi The discussion of the, p B. A, Hinsdale of Michigan universi created somewhat of a sensation criticlsms on the papers read. He said they seem to assume that all learning was born with this genera tion of teachers. He was followed by I D. Farrel of New York and others. COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE OFFICERS. President Butler announced mmittee to nominate officers for o J. H. Phillips; J. H. McNaughton; Arkansas, W California, Edw W Aaron Gove; Connecticut, Delaware, Isaac T. Johnson; District Columbia, W. B. Powell; Fiorida, Willis; Georgia, R. J. Guinn; Idaho, Gault; Iliinois, Albert G. Lane; the J pers was led by Dr. He by the A Rivers Colorado, vl G. Curti gil o Indi Joseph Swain; Iowa, Willlam F. King; Kan- sas, A, S. Olin; Kentucky, He Louisiana, George J. Ramsey; Maine, S. Locke; Maryiand, Charies C. Ramsey Michigan, Miss N. D. Kimberlin; Minnesota, C. B. Gilbert; Mississippi, J. R. Preston Missourl, J. T. Buchanan; Montana, R. C Nebraska, W. H. Skinner; ry R. Hoads New York, A. S. James M. Green; Charles D. Melver; North Emma Bate Ohilo, E. W. Coy; Oklahom D. R. Boyd; Oregon, J. H. Ackerman; Pen sylvania, E. Cramlite; Rhode Is Jacobs; South Carolina, D. B. South Dakota, Frank Crane; Tennessce, H. Payne; Texas, W. H. Sutton; Utah, Millspaugh; Vermont, Alfred Turner; ginia, W. C. Glass; Washington, Barnard; West Virginia, W. H. Ande Downing; New North Carolina, Dakota, Johnson rson Wisconsin, Leo S. Williams; Wyoming, Miss Estelle Reel, There were nine department various parts of the city, at which were read by the following members dergarten—Miss Amalin Hofer, Chicago; Mrs. S. H. Harriman, Providence; Mrs. James L. Hughes, Toronto; Miss Mary C loch, St. Louis; Miss Wilhelmina T. well, Denver; Miss Laura E. Taft, Greeley. Secondary Education—W. H. Smil 0. D. Robinson, Albany, N. Y arey Jones, University of Californi Normal—Z. X. Snyder, president Colorade Normal; M. Y. O'Shea, Minnesota State } ; Howard Sanderson, Indiana State Nor- pape Cald- William rt—Charles M. Carter, Denver; Wilhelmina Zeegmiller, Alieghany, Pa. Music—N. Coe Stewart, Cleveland, O.; Frendley, Youngstown, O.; C. H. Congdon, Minneapolis, Minn. Manual and Industrial—E. R. cinnati; Charles H. Keyes, Pasadena, Albert R. Robinson, Chicago. Business—J. H. Mehan, Des Molnes, Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer, Washington, D. C. Hobart Club—Charles Degarmo, mouth, Pa.; C. C. Van Liew, Normal, In. Natural Sclence—Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia_college. The evening session opened with singing by the Chicago quartet and an address by ex- Governor Northen of Georgla on the Cotton exposition, inviting the association to hold an adjourned session at Atlanta during the edu- cational congre Chancellor W. H. Payne of the University of Nashville, Tenn., was introduced: EDUCATION ACCORDING TO NATURE. “There are fads in thinking as well as in acting, and If we define an intellectual fad as a partial and somewhat superficial mode of thought which becomes epidemic, runs its course, and Is succeeded by similar phases of thought, we may say that fads are the rungs of a ladder on which thought rises from lower conceptions to higher and thus gains wider and wider horizons for truth. “Education has had and still has its fads, among which may be named *Follow Na- ture,” ‘Manual Tralning,’ ‘Lancasterian- ism,’ and ‘Apperception.’ On account of its longevity and antiquity, nature is the most respectable of educational fads, and, through tbe influence of Rousseau and Spencer, this fletion has become prevalent in modern edu- cational literature. “ ‘Follow nature’ cannot be an ultimate criterion, for in actual practice there are near limits beyond which experience should not go. As capitalized knowledge is increas- ing in volume from year to year, the need of leaning on authority becomes greatsr and greater, and of rellance on personal experi- ence smaller and smaller. ~Scholarship s becoming more and more & ‘mastery of baoks. “The human mind, like other organ- isms, has its predetermined mode of activity This is its nature, and to ‘follow nature a psychological sense, is to adapt our in- struction to the mind's organic mode of activ- ity. Naturally, the mind proceeds from whole to parts, from the vague to the def- inite, and, in infancy, from the concrete to the abstract; and we ‘follow nature' when we present the matter of instruction in such a way that the mind may elaborate its ma terial in this order. The tendency of the age is toward specialization, but the need of the age s an education (hat is catholic and humane, and we need to return to nature in the sense of seeking simplicity and whole- ness in human education.” EDUCATION OF PUBLIC OPINIO} After a_violin solo by Miss Genevieve D. Waters, Denver, an address on the *'Educa- tion of Public Opinion” was given by Charles B. Skinner, state superintendent of schools of New York. He sald *lamor fs often taken for public opinion. One man of strong character may make his opinion take the place of public opinion. What 18 considered right In one state or communlty is outlawed in another. Public opinion, if properly educated, will become an irresistible force for good and right. Public opinion has raised the standard of the teach- ers of the state of New York. Maybe it will somo day demand a higher standard for school boards and city councils, legislatures and national congresses. Public opinion Is variable and must be rightly educated, and every man is a factor in lmparting that edu- Booth, Cin- the convention of the | Educa- | was not large enough to hold all the teachers who | college, , read a paper on “The Prin- ciples Upon Which Co-ordination Should Pro- co-relation between Jook County on Nature model- ing and painting into the schools and ration- The effort, he said, to following L. Preston, Mis- his tements of some of the the following Arthur John North John H. Russel; New Mexico, Hiram Miss and, Walter w. J. F. Vir- Ak meetings in Kin- McCul- Den- Miss Cal.; Ta.; Swarth- cation. Public opinion s educated by edu- cating individual opinion. As our children are educated, so will be public opinion.” After music by the Euterp quartet the convention adourned and the members of the assoclation attended a reception by the state officers at the capito GAVE | - ¥ WITH THE ELKS ut One or Loss tnjared. ATLANTIC CITY, July 10.—The soclal ses- sion tendered by Atlantie City lodge to the visiting Elks at the Baltic Avenue Casino this evening ended in a frightful disaster, in which fully 100 were more or less seriously finjured. The had just opened and only ome of the speakers had been heard, when, without the slightest warning, the building, which has not been used for several years, collapsed, and fully 1,000 persons were thrown to the floor be- neath, Many ing Elks, went down in the 200 persons who were on the first floor of the building and immediately below the banquet hall were crushed beneath the timbers and lay helple Within a few minutes the pol ucceed: in clearing the space in the immediate neigh borhood of the building and placed rop around to keep the crowd back. In the meantime the crowd had set to work to ex tricate the wounded from beneath the ma of timber, and they were alded in their work by the hotel keepers and residents near the ene. The fears of the friends were to an extent quicted when it was learned that no lives had been lo; In the excitement of the disaster it was almost impossible to procure accurate details, The list of the fnjured cannot be full o | piled tonight, but the following are th seriously injured: James B New York, both legs broken; Atlantic City, lighthouse engineer, injured inter ; Charles W. Tolwell, Camden, N. leg and arm broken; Antonio Claproth, mden, leg broken; P. Eekman, Camden, and arm broken; Frank Bolton, clerk in Hotel Traymore of this city, shoulder badly crushed and otherwise Injured; Charles W. of Minneapolis, Minn.,, malmed and Detective ames Doyle of Minne- Minn., badly bruised and injured in- tarnally The first victim to succumb to his injuries ;| was Frederick Claproth of 846 Kimer street, : | Camden. He died shortly after midnight at a hotel to which he had been conveyed. ELKS BURY THE HATOR FLOOR »w No Ono tred Wore persons ruins, 1 is little com- Armstrong of Mayer Wolfe, e | Foote bruise T Two Factlons Finally Suceeod In Adjusting Thels Uifferences. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10.—Today" o | session of the grand lodge of Elks witnessed the completion of the peace negotiations for the uniting of tHe two factions of the great order. It the result of a secret ference lasting the greater part of night, at which Meade D. Detweiler and several officers of the Buffalo faction and the grand exalted ruler and grand lodge of the Atlantic faction werc present A committee was appointed to escort Mr. i | Detweiler, who was the recognized head of the Buffalo faction, into the meeting hall today. As he entered the building the en- tire grand lodge rose in a body, and with hands clasped sang “Auld Lang Syne. .| Cheer after cheer rent the air, hats were . | thrown to the ceiling, and the wildest kind of enthusiasm reigned. There was a brief cessation when Mr. Detweiler ascended the stage. He grasped the hand of Exalted ;| Ruler Hayes. Both men were visibly af- fected. After he had been Introduced Mr. Det- weller said he had no intention to make a lengthy address, but felt compelled to give vent to his feelings. After addressing Mr. v | Hayes as grand exalted ruler, amid an- , | other outburst of cheering, he continued by reviewing the differences that have sep- , | arated the lodge, and declared that it wa the proudest moment of his life when h could say: “Thank God, I am back in ths i | tord Speeches were made by Mr. Hayes and others of the grand lodge officers, and the morning session adjourned. - B. & M. MUST RELINQUISH THE LANDS was con- last f Government Demands Twenty-Five Thou- aund teres from the Hurlington, WASHINGTON, July 10.—(Special Tel. gram.)—Secretary Smith today directed the commissioner of the general land office to demand of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Rallroad ‘company the relinquishment of some 25,000 of land along the line of the road in the state of Towa, which it Is claimed has been erroncously patented to )| them as the successors of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad company. The grant was made to the latter company to aid In its construction and through error in the selections of the grants this amount of land was erroneously patented to it. The sccretary now seeks to recover the land +| tor the United States and as a preliminary directs the commissioner to demand the relinquishment. In event that the company declines to accede to the demand it is prob- able that suit will be begun. acres News for the Army. WASHINGTON, July 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—First Lieutenant Arthur Thayer, transferred from troop A to troop Li; First Lieutenant Willlam C. Rivers, troop L to troop A, Third cavalry. First Lieutenant Thayer s relleved at West Point and will join his troop. Captain Willlam W. Gibson, Ordnance de- partment, will make three visits durmg July from Cleveland to the works of the Lima Locomotive and Machine company for inspection of steel castings for ten-inch disappearing carriages. Leave of absence granted: Celonel James H. Bradford, Seventeenth in- antry, one month; Captain Willam W. Gray, ‘assistant surgeon, two months; Cap tain Charles C. Hewitt, Nineteenth infantry two months; Second Lieutenant Charles R. Krauthoff, Fourteenth infantry, one month. Lieutenant Wostorn ¥ WASHINGTON, gram.)—South pointed today county, F. C. tmustors Apponted. July 10.—(Speclal Tele- Dakota postmasters were ap- as follows: Flynn, Aurora Lemke, vice Fritze Lemke, dead; Fort Sully, Sully county, Gustave Gergen, vice C. F. Russell, resigned; Gann Valley, Buffalo county, J. V. Dripps, vice Stillman Moulton, resigned; Goudyville, Hyde county, Peter Riggs, vice H. A. Miller, re- moved; Hillsview, McPherson county, J. D. Smith, vice E. F. Tripp, resigned; Lawrence Beadie county, G. W. Jackson, vice E. F Lawrence, removed; Springvalley, Turney ounty, Hans Christiansen, vice Mrs. Martha Norris, resigned. Clement Hedges was today commissioned postmaster at Bower and George W. Davis at Gilmore, Neb. e gi—— Heavy Unmage “u ismissed, CHEYENNE, July 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—In the federal court today the suit of Carl Frank of Laramle, who sued the Union Pacific Railway company for $25,000 for damages sustained by being run into while crossing the company’s track, was dis- missed by the court at the conclusion of the plaintift’s testimony. An appeal will be taken, e Bix of & Salling Party ODrowned, NORFOLK, Va., July 10.—Captain Bocken- borough of the fishing smack Sallie, brought the news here today of a report at Gloucester that a salling party of thirteen was capsized near Wauchapecaguo, six of them being drowned. ‘The names of the parties drowned he did not know. ——————— Chition E. Muyne Indicted. LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 10.—(Special Telegram.)—C. E. Mayne, the former Omaha boomer, has been indicted by the San Diego grand Jury for bribery and crooked trans- actlons here. Ll small Village Burned Out. LOCKPORT, N. Y. July 10.--Fire d stroyed the business portion of the village of Barkers, in this county, today. Bhe loss is estimated to be about $50,000. women, the wives of the visit- | Fully | more | se—— [TRYING 0 PROVE A MURD:R Alloged Slayers of John Seljan Before the Police Court, TESTIMONY 07 THE NUMEROUS WITNESSES Dotalls of the Bloody Crime that Committed In the Little Cottage on Plorce Street—Auo her Witness Located. Wae The preliminary hearing of Mikan, Bukove and Drobnic, the three men accused of the murder of John Seljan, commenced in police court at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. A crowd of spectators filled every inch of standing room and almost fought for, posi tions that afforded a view of the prisoners and that they might be within earshot of the witness stand. The prosccution was repres ented by Assistant County Attorneys Day and Slabaugh, Chiet of Police White and Captain Mostyn were present during the exe amination. Joseph was Strukel, 1245 South witness, a bollermaker lving at Sixteenth street, was the first He knew Seljan and had last seen him alive on June 9. He knew that Seljan (lived with the Mikan family. He saw Sel- Jan’s dead body at South Omaha. On cross | examination the witness said he had known Seljan for twenty years. Had seen him with Bukove and Drobnle at the witness' house frequently, but for a month or more prior to Seljan’s death the visits had digcone tinued. Jos Seljan ploye been ph Berg, 2036 Chicago street, knew by sigit as No. 59, and as an en the smelter, where the witness was | toreman. Had known Seljan for a year and a half. Recognized the body at the morgue as that of the man who had worked for him in the smelter No. 69. ¥ Chief of Police Brennan of South Omaha testified that he had seen Selfan’s body in the river near South Omaha. The body was Iying face downward in the water and was quite badly decomposed. The body was dressed In a suit of underwear, with top shirt and overalls. There was a_deep_cut in_one side of the neck. The hody was taken to Brewer & Sloan's undertaking rooms. Witness was present when Joseph Strukel identified the body as that of John Selfan. Police Officer Muleahy of South Omaha corroborated the evidence of his chief. FOUND ON THE RIVER BANK, Thomas Ruby of Councll Bluffs testified that he rowed across the river at 6 o'clock on the morning of July He landed at the foot of Harney street, where he found a coat, vest and hat. The vest was liberally sprinkled with blood. The clothes were Iying under the bank and but a few feet from the water. He identifled the coat, vest and hat, when presented in court. On cross- examination Mr. Ruby stacked the clothes upon a table and showed the position in which the hat was lying on the coat, and held down by a stone. He notified the police and remained there until the officer arrived and searched the clothes, finding a watch and chain, some letters and other trinkets. He was at the place the evening before and was sure that the clothing was not there on that night. Coroner Maul testified that he was present when witnesses hud identified the body a that of John Seljan. Was present when the autopsy was made by Dr. Summers, _Dr. Lavender, Dr. Lorimer and Dr. Van Ness were present t the autopsy Dr. J. . Summers testified that he had made a post mortem examination of the body of John Seljan. When the autopsy was made it was found that the uppor portion of the body had become decomposed to quite an ex- tent, while the lower portion was in good condition. There was a ragged wound in the throat about one and a half inches deep and extending across the throat. The carotid artery and the jugular vein on the right side had been severed, as had the windpipe and the gullet. The wound was one that would cause almost instant death. The lungs were well filled with air. This would indicate that life was extinct when the body was thrown in the river. There was but very little water in the lungs, though there would have been much had the man been thrown into the water while alive. The doctor was asked if a man injured as Seljan had been could have walked from 1318 Plerce street to the foot of Harney street. He replied em- phatically that it would be an impossible thing. The man could not have lived more than from three to flve minutes from the time the Injury was inflicted. The fact that the body had come to the surface so soon was also an indication that the man was dead when thrown into the river and not alive. He went into the case at length, show= ing the nature of the wound in the neck and the natural result of such an injury. Police Officer Marnell told of the condition of the clothing found at the foot of Harney street, where he had gone In response to Mr, Ruby. The vest was bloody, the blood on the finside not having dried. He described the position in which the clothing had been found. Willlam Croft, bartender at Kessler's, testl- fled that he had seen Seljan at Kessler's about 7:30 or 8:30 o'clock on the morning of July 2. Seljan had his dinner pall. There were eight men at the table and they had two rounds of beer, for which Seljan offered a $10 goid plece in payment. Witness could not change the coln and charged the bill. When Seljan left the saloon he said he was going home, to 1318 Plerce street, and started in that direc- tlon. Seljan was In good spirits that morn- ing and was usually a quiet, well behaved man. Witness knew the prisoners, but did not see any of them on that day. He did not think that Seljan had been drinking before he came to Kessler's, He {dentified the beer book of Anton Bukove, which had been found in the room in which Seljan was mur- dered. He had not seen the beer book since June 2, as since that time Bukove had been paying cash for his drinks. SAW THE POOLS OF BLOOD, Mrs. Mary Strukel knew John Seljan and had made “some underwear for him. She identified the drawers found on Seljan’s body as those she had made for him in April last, William Weckbach. who lives at 1314 Pierce street, testified that MikeMikan rented the place at 1318 Plerce strest and that Bukove, Drobnic and Seljan hoarded with Mikan. He saw Mikan and Bukov looking into the south window in the Mikan cottage early on the morning of July 3. He de- bed the location of the house. The men were looking into the room in which the murder is alleged to have been committed. He asked Mikan and Bukove what they were looking at. Thev did not answer the first time. ~ One of the men called Mre, Mikan, Then they called the witness and asked him to look Into the room, as there was blood there and the man had' gone. He looked into the room and saw the pool of blood on the floor. Bukove was the man who called 0. Witness went Into the house and saw the condition of the room. He was going out to report the matter to the police when he found the officers coming: kan and Bukove appeared coniderably ' excited. Bukove told witness that Seljan had come home on Tuesday and had locked bimself in his room and that they had not seen him since. They (Bukove and Mikan) had looked through the window next morning and had found the floor covered with blood and Selfan missing. When the witness first looked through the ndow the door leading into Seljan's room was open. The pood of blood was as large as a man's hat and was near the head of the bed. There was alo blood on the bed clothing. Drobnic was not outside with the others, but witness saw him when he en- tered the house with the officers. Detective Dempsey testified that Ofice Savage was the first officer to enter the house at 1318 Plerce street. Witness and Mr. Weckbach followed Savage. The door to Seljan’s room was open when the witness entered the house. He described the furni- ture of the room and the finding of the butcher knife, pocket knife, razor and other wrticles (n the room. He gave the measure- { ments of the room, showing the size of the blood spots and the relative position of the Aifferent articles. In his description of the blood stains he testified that those on the