Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1895, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUN 19, 1871, OMAMA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST o 23, SINGLE COPY FIVE OB PHELPS FOR SUPREME JUDGE Btate Convention of Free Silver Democrats Yesterday Afternoon, FEW THERE TO DISTURB THE HARMONY | him, Indge of the Bupreme Court..C. J. Regents of the University, ACKHURD KETT If there has ever existed the warring factions of Nebraska democracy would their strife that ai sipated by the action of the free siiver wing ny prospect that cease hope was dis of the party in convention in Omaha yester- day afternoon. The cenvention took radical ground the money fired bunch of gold bugs 1 the Etate mmittee, and 58 acknowledge P that be in The convention Chairman Smyth at the Crefghton theater hall at 2:30 o'clock ¥y rday afternoon. There 19 usually but a corporal's guard of delegates present in an off year, but the report had been circulated that t administration dem- ocrats had designs upon the convention and as a result the attendance was-quite liberal about 500 of the 813 delegates being present Hon, John C. Thomsen of Fremont had been selected es temporary chairman of the convention by the state central con but he balked at the last minute F. M. Davis of Beatrice was pre sed into serv- fce. He briefly acknowledged the honor in the customary terms, and asked the pleasur of the convention. Frank J. Morgan of Cas and N. P. Nelson of Dodge were made tem- porary eecretaries, and afterward had their Jobs made permanent. On motion the chalr appointed the follow- ing committee on resolutions: Hon. W. J Bryan of Lancaster, Charles H. Brown of Douglas, C. G. Ryan of Hall, Hon, George W. Doane of Douglas, Hon. C. D. Casper of Butler, C. J. Bowlby of Saline, C. P. Fall of Gage RUSTEMEYER WAS ROUTED. Provision was made for the appointment of a committee on credentlals, but the work of the committee was abolished by a motion which provided that the holders of creden tials where there were no contests be en titled to seats in the convention, and that esch side in a contest brought from Boyd county be allowed ten minutes to present 1ts side of the case to the convention. The cummittee on resolutions retired for delib. eration and the Boyd county muss was taken vp. Mr. Rustemeyer appeared on behalf of the contesting delegation from Boyd He read the report of a meeting at Spencer and claimed that his delegation was legally se lected. Before Mr. on question, a rom membership ¢ refused to cor or to th ers 1 to allegiance 1 any the nati ca « was called order by and Hon Rustemeyer had completed his argument W. H. Weekes, editor of the Scribner News, arose and asked if Mr. Rust- emeyer had not attended the democratic con- vention a year ago. He replied that he had Then Mr. Weekes asked if the gentleman had not gone out of the convention with the bol- t Rustemeyer acknowledged the impeach- ment, and a howl went up for his ecalp. A all for fair play was made, however, and W. D. Forbes presented the other side of the case. He safd the gold bugs had called a meeting and had sent Mr. Rustemeyer to Omaha as their delegate. Then the free s ver men got together and selected the dele- gation headed by Mr. Forbes, The conven- tion made short work of the contest, and Mr. Rustemeyer passed out into the warm August &ir more or less lonesome and homesick. Then Mr. Shoemaker of Omaha had some- thing to offer. He suggested a-recess of two hours and got one vote for his motion and the convention went on with its work. The committee on permanent organ'zaticn named Bigar Howard of Papillion for permanent chairman, NEBRASKA DE Mr. Howard was e e a cteris {OCRAT DEFINED. rted to the chair and ly warm specch. After an introductory talk he said that the party was confronted by a situation that merited the serlous attention of every democrat. It had been sald that the party was divided but he wanted to say that such was not the case. It was true that a good many men who styled themselves democrats, but were really republican sympathizers, were trying to dis- rupt the party, but the yeomanry of the pariy was united as it had never been before for the principles of true democracy. Upon the deliberations of the convention depended the future of the party in this state. It was necessary for the delegates to say whether they would be democrats or tools In the hands of men who would use them for their own selfish ends. He was willing to admit that at several times In the past he had been rather a pliant tool, but he had jumped out of the tool box once for all and was with the party to the end. He said that the dem- ocratic party had ever been the party and the protector of the humble cltize: democrat had ever been denied the r worship #ls God as his ccnscience m tate Here in Nebraska a hydra-headed or ganization had sprung up, concelved on the brink of hell and born on the border line of Canada, that presumed to dictate how men shculd worship God. He hoped that the con vention would adopt a platform that woul denounce such an organization in no un meaning msa as un-American, undemoeratic unpatriotic and indecent At the conclusion of Mr. Howard's talk Joe Connor of Douglas tried the adjournment motion again. There w two votes for it this time, Mr. Shoemaker standing by the mover in the contest. CANDIDATES FOR REC The convention was not realy to proceed with the nomination of a candidate for judge and so took up the regents of the State uni- versity. Dr. Blackburn of Holt county and Robert tle of Dcdge county were nom inated by acclamation. Dr. Blackburn made a briet address, in which he said the dem: crats of Halt county were loyal, even if the administration men had tried to sidetrack the free silver movement. Mr. Kettle was not in attendance, but his friends vouched for his appreciation of the unsolicited nomina- tion There were calls for W he responded in an which he touched on local fssues. He that the democratic party belleved in self-government and that if the Omaha had gone to the polls and lature there would have be-n sending out over the state to a double-headed police force publicanism backed by anotl ll for the state was play Omsha, when its c't'zens themselves. He wantel the crats to send greetings to their bre Ohlo and tell them that it was har lieve in their honesty when they Clev and Brice in the te platf. He was opposed to putting planks in form that did not mean anything wanted every word weighed and cvery written In such terms that no nd it or plice a false con i CY. H. Thompson, enthusiastic speech, and sald al f 1 the legis no need for t forces for n Omaha, Re 1 that boded g havoe with should be ruling Nebraska demo or o n rm 4 He 1 n misunder: upon it IN PLACE OF DESERTERS Som: unknown made another effort to get adjournment, and Shoemaker and Conn el with nim against 49 other fellows Chatrman Smyth had some business that needed attention. There were some vacancles cu the stats central committee, and he asked the convention to fill the places, Some of the members of the committee had gone over to the bolters. After a lot of conflicting motiens the convention decided to do the decapitation act itselt. R. G. Hall was appointed on the committes to succeed J. D. Carson of York, J. C. Kesterson of Palrbury was fired and George H. Clarke of Diller vumed to auceecd ruc PHELPS | vention | of | | | | | | | | and siive C. J. Fuhrer of Clay county was bid godspeed and his place was filled by the ap- pointment of B. W. Hurlburt of Aurora. J. W. Bullard of North Platte was selected to succeed J. J. McIntosh, who had joined the Tobecastors, Complaints were also made against Jerry Farrell of the Twenty-eighth district, and the state committee was au- thorized to name his suecessor. In the Lan- caster delegation Patrick McGeer was bidden a fond farewell and M. D, Welch named in his stead. Frank Conley of Callaway was named to succeed Bartlett, first and real n unknown, on the committee from the Fifteenth district Just as the slaughter of the traitors had been completed the committee on resolutions peared and Chairman Bryan offered the fol- lowing majority report PLATFORM OF THE CONVENTION. We, the democrats of Nebraska, in con. assembled, reaffirm our 'faith in principles wiitten in the Declaration American Independence and emphasized by Jefferson and Jackson, numely, that ail men are created ‘equal; that they are en- dowed by their C with certain in- allenable” rights which are life, lib erty and_the pursuit of happiness; 't EOVErnmeNs are instituted among men secure these rights, and that governments derive thelr just powers from the consent of the governed we demand that all of the departments of the government, legis- lative, and judicial, shall ‘be ad- nistered cordance with these prin- ciples Ve reaffirm the declarfition made t democratic st onvention braska on S 2 We belleve t the Teéstoration money of the constitution 1s now the mount issue before the country, and that all partics shall plainly state espective positions upon this questi ler that the voters may intelligently ex- press their preference. We, therefore, d clare ourselves in favor of the immediate restoration of the sree and unlimited coin- age of gold and silver at the present le ratio of 16_to such colnage existed prior to 157, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation, such gold coin 1o be a full legal tender for puvii private nd grec to our democratic throughout the union who are such a gallant fight for the resto- bimetallism and congratulate them progress made ecate and denounce as and subversive of the pr free goveanment any attempt the action or policy of the f this country by secret zations of any character, people against the danger tions which lurks under organization, whether political or other differe Recognizing that the stability of our stitutions must rest on the virtue and telligence of the people, we stand the past, in favor of the fr hool s¥stem of this state, that the sume must be receive it financial the management and system should be n by held the in th of the par insist their in I all debts, 1 W thren 1king ration upon th We de un-Amer ples to control itical parties dhals or drgani- and_warn the to our institu ny such recret based” on religious ces of opinion 8¢ and perpetuated support, and introl of said school ectarian and non- ebraska appre and claration P past in condemning the rniclous activity of Incumbents of fed- al ot under the government in at- tempting to control the policy and nomina- tions of their parties, and we hereby rec- nmend the renewal of the policy of his administration in that regard affirm the uncompromising opposition democratic party to the fostering the governmer ither national or tate, of chartered me lies, and declare it the recognized policy of the party from the days of Jefferson and Jackson to watch with the utmost jealousy the en hments of corporate’ power, and we in favor of such legislation as will in- a reasonable control by th state of corporations deriving their powers and priv- ileges from the state, and especlally the egulation of rates for tra portation by aflroads of the state. NOT A CLEVELAND CROWD. The report was received with applause and cheers, but before the motion to adopt could be put a smooth shaven, determined young man mounted the platform and announced that he had a minority report to present The speaker was Charies G. Ryan of Hall county, and hic minority plank was signed himself and C. P. Hall of Gage. “We commend the administration of President Cleveland—"" commenced Mr. Ryan, when the convention broke out in a storm of hoots and hisses that nearly took the young man off his feet. Mr. Bryan motioned the dele- gates to be quiet, and Mr. Ryan quietly asked If the delegates proposed to gag a democrat in the performance of his duty as he saw it. He was allowed to read his plank, which was as follows We commend the ministration of Presi- dent Cleveland as being able, patriotic ani honest, and reaflirm the platform adopted by the democratic national convention at Chicago in 1892, Mr. Ryan wanted to He sald that he wanted it understood that there was one democrat in the convention who wanted the convention to recogn the man who had ever been elected on a hational democratic ticket since he was a boy. But he conld get no further, The crowd wanted a whack at that plank, buried it by an almost unanimous vot platform and resolutions as presented Mr. Bryan were then adopted, C. H. Brown of Omaha wanted fair play, and asked that an opportunity be given all those who wished to support Mr, Ryan's plank to stand up and record their votes E. L. Magnus and A. C. Wakeley of Omaha H Phelps of Schuyler and tw or three others rose up, but the cries of “blacklist" from the free silverites prevented any fur- thur additions to the list, if there were others who wislied to side with Mr. Ryan. An effort was made to find out whether Johin D. Howe would accept the nomination for judge of the supreme court. A telegram was sent him, and the convention awaited until nearly 6 o'clock for an answer that never came. Then Ed P. Smith of Omaha was named. He made a red hot democratic speech, but declined to accept the nomina tion under any conditions. Jim Tanner of ‘ullerton was going to have Judge Howe nominated or K a hamstring, and in- sisted upon a_motion to nominate him by acclamat It required all the forces of Smyth, Bryan, et al, to get him to withdraw his motion, which he finally did, and the convention named C. J. Phelps of Schuyler by acclamation After authorizing the state central wmittee to remain in power for an: and to fill vacancies on the ticket the committee, the convention adj without date HRYAN AND OLDHAM TALK. first We of “the Aild_ by talk on his plank b com- rned Free Silye PO " Last Eve Oldham of Kea to be seen on & at Creighton . is be the money Coin dizzy, a halt dozen speakers, a patent style that can't be In- fringed upon and energy enough to run a smelting works if it were properly applied He opened the speaking at a free silver mass meeting at Creighton theater hall lss night to an audience that filled the hand- A\ who He that enough D, ne:ds has w ney s a character to appreciated question eloquence stump statistics uld make to fit out | date | wanted auditorium to overflowing, citing figures on th time, Mr. Oldham drew fac s in the democrati side of the administration were the alleged democrats, wh reality sympathiz:rs with th who were trylng to use the party the schemes of th On the other side > party, the toilers of the ses, who sceking to rescuc the good s [ dem from the rocks of mo metallism and wumpery n which a dishonest pi ht to wreck it > cuckoo s e honest democrats fr money question ture of party. a a pi i \ he were in republicans foreign nond syndicat * the yeomanry of were racy mug; had uld m their duty, red 1o meet the foes from traitors within the part tory of democracy redee nly from republican of m the treachery of alieged de Mr wh cey followed a most enthusi, He was cheercd to the echo and was several minutes bejore he was al lowsd to proceed with his talk. Mr. Bryan sald that he had been sent to congress from Nebraska by mistake. He would never have been nominated had the democrats thought there was a chance of electing their candi- He was elected, however, und he to say that all the money in the d not induce him to part with nce he had galned while in con- Oldham n by Mr. Bryan world (Continued on Third Page.) cal | 1 to further | HOLDING CUBA IS COSTLY Autonomy for the Island the Only Road Out of the Difficulty. PERMANENT OCCUPATION IS NECESSARY Thre, e Suppress Anuunl Cost ndx. of 10,000 LONDON, Aug. 22.—The Havana spendent of the Times, writing of the ity of the situation there of large concessions in the direction of au- toncmy or even loyal Cubans will drift into disloyalty. The only alternative is campaign in men and money, the cor ent adds, followed by the island by 60,000 for a decade. In an editorial on the foregoing the Times also “The failure of Campos to suppr rebellion has caused bitter disappoint- in Madrid. We sympathize Spain's patriotic determination to hold any sacrifice, and we admire her energy, however misdirected, in resisting projects for further disintegration and plots concocted in foreign countries to foment re- bellion among her subje At the same time, it is suicida) folly for a nation obsti- ately to refuse o look facts in the face Englishmen have no desire to see Cuba ed from Spain. The movement for annexation to America is opposed by most telligent and indspsndent Americans of al for obvious political reasons an- America would be regarded little favor by British statesmen should be well pleased if Spain wer ble arrive at a practical setiloment with her rebellious subjects, but that mands a quality of statesmanship higher than has yet been displayed, and it General Campos i= to gain a victory he must show greater energy and ingenuity than hitherto. Gen- eral Campos only opened his eyes after the fight at Bayamo on July 1 to the fact that the insurgents were armed, discipliaed and provides with ammunition, Without the havoe which yellow fever and dysentovy has played and wiil play with the s arrlv- ing at this sickly season, the constani and aimless march and couutermarching of the last three months would ftself hav sufficed to invalid m:n by the wholesale without help from epidemic disease. “A remarkable charac ! spread of the rebellion is the h of kociety now joining the insurgencs “General Campos has tried to treat with the rebels and las failed; he has tried to suppress them and has failed; he has tried to patch up a reconciliation and has equally failed. The rebols have been quick to profit by his mistakes. A three years' campaign will st Spain £30,000,000, which she can- t affor Giving autonomy will b bit- r piil, but it is swalioy the embroyo mev annexation tc fea may g th until ft esistible. I am unable authentically to discover irces of the rebels’ funds. Very little is obtained in Cuba. I am aseured from revolutionary sources that the Cuban colonies at Key West, Fla., subscribe $7,000 to $10,000 weskly to the revolutionary co: mittee im New York, but I doubt whither i is pald with regularity.” ORGANIZING corre- grav- a costly eepond- the occupation of men says: the ment with Cuba at on to with W the ata e in unless ) ement for her strer becomes 1T FOR CUBA. iehting Head of the AS CITY, Aug Son of the KAN; 2 A loca! paper prints the following: Headquarters wers opened in this city this afternoon looking toward the success of an expedition already partially organized in behalf of the freedom of Cuba. The nucleus of the expedition con- sists of 100 picked men, who are ready to g0 at any time. The methed of procedure ret, but the leaders, all of whom are prominent, say there exists no doubt about ster of the men to the island. Or- helby, son of “Fighting” neral Joe , is at the head of the movement. He few of his closest friends, it |Is learned, held a meeting last night lasting until 1:30 this morning, at which plans for carrying out the expedition were suggested and” earnestly discussed. The following amed gentlemen are said to have been preg ent and to have participated in the confer ence: Ex-Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1 A. J. Mastin, B. G. Crosby of But Mo. son of Rear Admiral Crcsby, U N. J. Russell Lincoln, distantly related to the martyred president; C. Breckinridge of Pal myra, Mo., related to the distinguished con federate of that name; Joseph Brooks, John Warner of Linneus, Mo.; William Showers and others. Every effort was made to throw the of secrecy about the meeting. Just what transpired could not be fully ascertained, but it fs known that the organization scheme was fully matured. Diagrams and maps of the island and telegrams and letters showed direct communication with Thomas Estrada Palma, who has chargs of the Cuban he quarters for this country in New York €ity. Reports were received showing remarkable interest in the movement o far as various portions of Kansas were concerned. Pam phlets and circulars conc:rning the proposed expedition will be distributed to out-of- town Inquirers through the mails by a m terious person who is to bs known and ad- dressed as r. Seward.” Orville Shelby is well fitted as one of the leaders of the expedition. He has a reputa tion for fearlessn acquired when sheriff of an Oklahoma county in its wildest days. es, sir; [ am going to Cuba, and the ex- ition is already partly organized,” said Shelby today. I did have hopes that matter would not get into the papers see no use making a stir about it ver, it nnot interfere with our men who wish to go. The govrenment will cer tainly not step in until we assume a tang.bl form and that is what we do not pr to do. We are going to Cuba and will be provided for ing a hundred men in this city and vicinity now ready to go when the signal is given. Nearly all are young and single men and are willin to make a fight for the great zes and opportunities that will go to Cuba's de- fenders when her independence is assurcd The time to strike is not far away a cloak M. the and How ¢ Ca Ro DENVER, Co of the Denver City Cable' compa was advertised to take place today postponed until September 10, alleged for the postponement Messrs. Tainer and Holt and other New York parties interested in the property could not be present today. 1If the sale had taken place there were parties present prepared to $1,000,000 for property Tie of the floating debt of the ¢ ald not realize anything c and are proposing to carry through of ation which will give th of securitics of the new company formed. The floating amounts o a $1.000,000, and bonded indebtedness | $2,000,000. o The forec ¥y, which has been The reason was that ap n such v ext Fires in t DWOOD, Aug fores f wil raj ned re Black Hills, (Special Telegram.) fire ging this been for the very large has two miles ty Today e fire was c last s as‘erly ard th Large ing t 1 tow and threat f men w away from th ger is almost past but it is thought it Today a special sleeper loade | wood knights left for Boston nclave of Knights Templar at that k fir fire y Th 0oy 1 r lan is still raging, Dead d the Called to Succeed Mi TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 22.— | Grace cathedral, parish of Topeka, has call | Rev. Henry I. Boley of Mount Vernon, N. Y., to be dean of the parish, succeeding Rev Frank Rose Millspaugh, who has been elected bishop of the Kansas diocese, nsh, vestry of | urges the necessity | heartily | TAKING IT OUT OF BOW Senator Man on Moves to T Sugar nty Case to the 8 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, Manderson today telegraphed Compt BR'S HANDS 'nke the etary. ~Ex-Senator troller of the Treasury Bowler that he had forwarded a motion to refer the whole questic payment of the sugar bounty app to the secretary of the treasury, on of the peculiar language of the tion. which he claims takes the m: of the cers of the government The language upon which based is as follows: *The authorized to be paid shall be p presentation of such proof of ma and production as shall be requ'red by the commissioner of with the approval of the the treasury, and sugar bounty the secretarf is authorized to draw warm urer of the United States | shall be necessary, uhlr! Fums certified to him by the conmisston ternal revenue, by whom jthe bou be disbur and no lwin,\- sha lowed or pald any pdrson as upen any quantity of sugar less pounds.” If Mr take th the of the ts on Manderson’s motion question of the boun tirely out of Mr. Bowler's h language of the act seems r the claim that the lse awury should issue watran certificates of the comimis 1 revenue, it is pointed language of this appropriati with that of the original ‘McKin'e which languags was treated the last or the present va s, t il n out n s the administ Amer- | | officer: of the regular government MAJOR accounting CROWDER nt Explodes ( Mixeo ~(Spec War De of t WASHI gram.)—In artment artme at Oflicer's GTON, Aug. the report ved at Major E Crowder a‘ed of all char recently been publishel agalnst him Licber, the judge advoeate general ceived a e:mmunication from Augus the head clerk who was sl'eged to h the charges, stating that Major Crc not guilty of any offense. lle sal been employed by the maj r to perf drawing, but that he had receivel without any protest. The clerk that he had laid the matter befor Coppinger and asked for a seitlemer Crowder affixed his endorsement to munication of Clerk Smith, The report made by Major Schwan received today. It is now in the o adjutant general. This report is strongly in faver of Major Crewde cnerates him of all blame. It can that the offic’als of the judge advoca as well as the adjutant gencrai very much pleased with the course major has pursued in this opinion of the officials here it is v that Major Crowder has mot comn offense for which he shonld he e sured or called to account. rec de hoeh pletely exone 05 W Employes Did Not Objeet to WASHI Aug. 22.—The re ment of salaries at the Agricultura ment in silver dollars has cailed at the fact that on two previous occa ployes were: paid in gold. The d: motion bounty roal secretary for the payment of such | BEXONE matter. n of the ropriation n account appropria- atter ou hande of the reguldr accounting offi- herein upon nufacture d in each reve- of paid treasury the tr shall be of in nty shall 1l be al aforesa’™ than 500 ne ils it will the on of rectly er of in that th identical y bounty, ra 1 as s of the RATED, e Story uet. ial the Tele- war is com- hich have General today re- tus Smith, d orm some payment 0 denie nt. Major the com- also ve'y roand ex be stated te's office office are which the In the ety plain iitted any ter cen- n Gold, cent pay Al depart- tention to sions em- *partment books show that on August 31, 1883, $19,000 in gold was paid to employes, an: gold was paid to certain em)loye= o 15, 1894, In commenting oA this Secretary Morton said that recent payment there had been objection on the part of those peid coin, the previous disbursements met with no protests whatever, hat he would, if necessary. put practice the proposition to pav tw and half dollars for every Uni dollar when the present value of was lowered to make the plan cc Money to Move the Cotton WASHINGTON, Aug. ~The of the United States is now in comm with New York bankers for the p arranging transfers of money dej the subtreasury at New Orleans be used in moving the coiton amount required runs up into the and the New York bankers who ad money desire to avoid the time, and risk involved in_sending amounts needed to New , Orlean therefore for some vears have arran the treasury to deposit. their mo subtreasury in New York and th department then places the amour posit to their credit at New Orl:ans. It will be some wh cro). th the subtreasury d §800 in on August statement while under th: strenuou in_ silver of gold He added nto actual Mexican »1 States 3 cents sistent. Crop. treasurer nunication urpose of in ch can The millions vanee the expenie large They nged with y at the Teeasury nt of de- 1 s yet be- osited fore the amount needed will be konwn. Clerk Hive for Ne i WASHINGTON, Aug. (Spe: gram.)—The postmaster at Norfo was today allowed $1,100 for cletk h the current fiscal year. An allowan was also made to the postmaster roll, Ia. Dr. G. W. Hardesty was to ter, al Tele- 1k, Neb. ire during e of §900 at Car- appointed an examining surgeon for the pension bureau at Curtis and Dr. George B. Pratt Point, Neb. A postoft Pennington county, S. postmaster. braska postoffices have been dis as follows: Cleveland, Holt county, g0 to Grand Rapids; Sandoz mail will go to Grayson. > has been cstabli'shed D., with John Dry Dock Not Strong En WASHINGTON, Aug. Unoflic n received at the Navy depar dicates that the Port Royal dry do et all that it should be, and poss attempt were made to dock a big the Indiana or other first class b there might be a great deal of troi weak point of the dock fs at the r it is due to the soft ¢ il which surr s the cause 1 is some defect of the dock will not be made pl the official report of the board w present at the trial is wade. u n an th WASHINC 2. pinger has informed the War de that he has ordered two companie Bighth infantry to go into camp at Hall Indian reservatio This a taken in response to rejresentation Iuterior department that the [ndi been very restive sinee their retur reservation after the Jackson's H and have been represemted as make trouble unless steps were taken to punish the white men some of their number. ene im W 0 Western Inve [ON, Aug. Pate WASHI 1 | been issued as follows 1 E. Farnham, Blalr, vete | forceps; George E. He anter. South Dakota—We one-halt to C. H snap hook. Jowa—Al jor oue-half to D. M 1, leather folding Jamison, assignor « Ackworth, fodder Lemars, sash fastener. ents will stetric corn k Point nold, ass ng sa 01 Aug order Court HINGTON bas of Admiral 1 Rogers to meel. at the s Tussday next Invest t ruiser Columbla auiry 0 - Assista 1 a court Walker and quir brought Colver of ut the fact that R San Fran pended for charges against tendent Flint. His ill be t when Assistant Postmaster General returns, tiway b e ma disp th, fork; New at West at Vesta Lines as continued mail will sSheridan county = al jnfor- ment in- ck is not bly if an ship like attleships tble. The entrance, idition of or be- building lain until hich was rvation, ral Cop- epartment of the ction s by the ans have n to th d to mediately ho kille prN. al.)—Pat Nebraska inary Curtis, ley Eck reeman, nzo B Helfen- machine ird to D George re ut f inquiry Captains York 1gate at Se today Mall Clerk een sus Superin- aken up Nellson - | or such sums as | v payment en- | While the give etary her by | | constructed entirely of woed, and as it burn-d taking those disbursements out of the hands | affair, | FIERY BATH FOR MILWAURKEE Railroad Yards and Warehouse Distriots Burned Over, LARGE AMOUNT OF FREIGHT CONSUMED Fanned the clow, Tnfl £ o Millio) by a Gale tnted Several s Devas ting MILWAUKEE, Aug. wh threatened to make havce that wrought in the Third ward three yeirs ago broke out at 1 o'cleck this afternoon in the warehousge of the Un‘on Steamboat mpany A thirty-mile wind flames spre:d with such telling where th ed on the dock Reed ve been caused passing It dock planks at a spot the cast and wert warehouse and gained such before it was discoverel that it the whole of the great fre'ght redible rapidity. The building A fire equal to on the Menominee river was blowing and the rapidity that there would stop. The firo orl ot Unlon company at bridge and is supposed to b by sparks from burned underneath the about el was he on the street steimer. midway between of th a start volved with in in ehed w it belched forth voleano, Within a few flames had burst throught the roof and caught to a row of St. Paul freight cars stand'ng just north of the bullding. The Union Steamboat com pany’s building was 600 feet in length it were thousands of tons of freight which wero destroyed with the bui'dng which was n less than half hour. Over €00 freight cars belonging to the Paul company and in procesz of being loaded or ready ship W soon envelcped in flames, the fire jumping from one building o line of cars to ano‘her ) rapidly that the company's employes d!d not have time t remove many of them out of the line cf the fire, which was swept before the wind from the southwest at a lively rate. Within a ha hour after the fire broke cut 'n the steambo fre'gat house the Wisconsin Central freight house, just north of the river anl 300 feet in length, was totally destroy.d. This, Iike the others, was fillel with fre! and a large number of the company’s ¢ standing near at the time were destroye GOOD FOOD FOR 3 In few minutes after the fre'ght cars began burn'ng fir broke forth from the cupola at the oil and greise establishment of H. J. Delaney & Co. on Third street, a haif block from the tracks where th burning cars stood. Following this the plumbng es tablishment of E. T. Doyle on Second street was quickly destroyed, and the wagon shop o H. C. Trinknor adfoining tock fire several times, but was put cut each t'me, and seemed n a €air way to stand. A row of emall frame dwelling hcuse Fowler street directly oppos'te the St. Paul freight hocuse, between Second and Third strects, toock fire one after the other and were destroyed. The occupants were able to get nearly all their furniture out before the heat and smcke drove them back. The maln freight house of the St. Paul company. extending from the southwest co ner of Fowler and Second to Third strects had a very close call, but was saved. It is a low brick bullding and the flames pas:ed over it and took the frame structures across the street. All the movable valuables in the freight house, however, were hustled out at a lively rate in anticipation of the burn'ng o the building. The burned territory Water straet along the the Sixth street viaduct The | butldirgs burned, not includ- ing the dwellings, were destroyed on Fowler and Sccond streets and were as fol lows Union Steamboat company’s ware- house; Anchor line warchouse; Pennsylvania raflroad freight house; Wisconsin Central freight house (owned by the St. Paul com- pany); part of the Pritzalaff warchouse; De- lancy ofl warehouse (damaged) and 7y Doyn's plumbing shop. The steamer New York of the Erfe had a narrow escaps from destruction. was mocred just west of where the fire origi- uated, but fortunately it had steam up, an quickly puiled out of harm's way, the crew n the meantime keeping the side and decks well wet down with small streams from th steamers. So quick were the flames to take the freight house of the Wjsconsin Central company, the employes were unable to close their safes or rescue their valuable records, and all these were destroyed with the building. The com- pany also had two loaded freight trains in the yards at the time of between twenty and twenty-five cars each and these could not be hauled out of the way and were destroyed While the fire was in progress Joseph Mc- Manus, a son of Decteetive Willlam McManus of the city police force, was run over by an engine and instantly killed. The boy had gone to the fire, and was trying to get across the street when the accident occurred. He was § vears o EXTENT 0! The five freight owned by th smoke like a a minutes the in ashe an FIR a on exte s from West river front up to frame of lin THE DAMAGE warehouses burned were Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway compan were the docks, com- prising 77,000 square feet. The railway of ficials claim there was very little freight in the warehouses and the ~ thirty-five cars burned, but shippers and brokers are prepar- ing claims for thousands of barrels of flour, sugar, oil and general merchandise which will probably aggregate over $250,000. The total Toss will be nearly $400,000. The loss of the Wisconsin Central Rallway company on freight house No. 7 and conterts of about elghteen frelght cars s estimated at $50,000, and s fully covered by insurance. The loss of the St. Paul company on broker's wareh 1 and contents was estimated at $2 £aid to be insured contents of the steamboat companies were covered by a wet blanket insurance policy. This makes the steamboat compgnies responsible for goods for which | they Bad given receipts. The Union line loss | cannot be ascertained until it s known how much freight the down-bound steamer, New | York, carried away before the fire. The loss of the Anchor line is about $50,000 o loss on its building is $15.000. The buildiu of the Anchor line, J and the Wisco Central owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee Rail- road company. — Anxious for a Spe SAN FRANCISCO, Aug ~The Unlon Tron Works company, which built the cruiser Olympia, is very anxious that the ship shall lower the record of the Columbla when she steams out of here this week to join th Asiatic squadron. To that end the company has offered to place n at the dis- posal of the Navy department to assist in making the trip. Irving M president of the company | for Japan last week t bid on contracts for the consiruction of a war 10t Is supposed that irou g the Qlympia mak b trip across the for the moral effect such a performance would have on the Jepanese government WASHINGTON, Aug The offer n Ir rks of San Francisco to fu; 1 the Olympla across the cepted by the Navy de a will make its trip to 1 usual to ves warehouses ul war sixty sal f f Un i sixty —_——— or Morris Dead. NEW Conn., Auj 2.—Ex-Goy 4 PASSENGERS ALL TOOK 1T COOL from the Sinking t Any Slans of LONDON, Aug. 22.—Mrs. Seamen of Mil- waukee, talking over the sinking of the Sea- ford with a representative of the Assoclated sald: “I was seated on the port side of the deck with my mother and son just be fore the There was feg over the Suddenly the Lion seemed to rise like a phantom from the water. there was a crash and every one was th the deck, but there was no panlc, the wonien passengers were quiet st everything except a handbag." Mr. John Heasby of Philadelphia, another of the passengers, said that the sun was shining brightly during the early part of the eaford’s trip, but she eventually ran into a fog bank. Mr. Heasby added wer slowed down, but she still seemed to be going too fast, considering the thick weather, 1 sitting on star. board side of the deck and my wife and son were on the port slde near to the place where Lion eventually struck the Seaford. 1 d three whistles sounded almost right ad of us and a_moment later there was a rrible crash and we, were all thrown te leck by the force of the collision between the Seaford and the Lion which was evilently the vessel which had been whistling ahead of us. The captain waa cool and smiling and ered the ladies to go to the forward b which had been manned ready to take then off, but the Lion came aloagside and the sengers stepped from the Seaford onto deck. The sea was as smooth as glass. We lost all we had with us and when we put the matter before the agent of the steamship at New Haven he said we had no redress for the loss of our Baggage, as the slnking of the Seaford was an ‘act of Providence,’ but th 1s a question which will be put to a legal 1 did not hear a bell ring cn the Lion | Lieutenant T. Richardson of the Unite tates ars whose post is at Fort Leaven | worth, Kan., another of the passengers of the Seaford, gave the following account of his experiences, saying: T sitting in the smoking room there a crash which threw nte fr chalr. | went on deck, wher there but it panic. A few men seemed inclined to rush forward, but they were quickly pressad back. Several persons were hurt while passing from tha deck of the Seaford to the deck of the Lion, which ran alongside of us soon after the collision Everybody on board put on life preservers. After the passengers were s2fe on the deck of the Lion many of the ladies fainted.” Transferre Wit press collision a heavy channel hen rown down on nd ever pas- het test writing was when m my was wa 1 MAKES AN IMPOSSIBI DEMAND, Wants Englan Recoznize a Minister to London. LONDON, Aug -Although the greatest is observed on the subject in official the Associated press bas ascertained the story which the Chronicle printed morning regarding the reason why ada Nazrulla Khan, the second son of of Afghanistan, does not return is virtually correct. The Chronicle It is reported from a good source ameer has forbidden the shaz return until he has secured the consent Great Britain that the ameer be official represented fn London. He desires to deal directly with the government _instead through the viceroy of India. This impos- sible demand is to explain the shazada’s long stay According to the information obtained by the Assocfated press a few weeks ago the shazada visited the queen at Windsor castle and personally informed her majesty that it was the ameer's desire to be diplomatically represented at London instead of dealing with the British government through the viceroy of India. The shazada expected an in.mediate answer, but her majesty replied that she could not decide without consulting her ministers. Last week the shazada re- ceived a definite refusal and the situstion now unpleasant, if not serious, as the refusal amounts to a snub to the ameer, and it is thought this may affect the relations between Great Britain and Afghanistan. The “hazada, however, starts for home, via Paris, next week. Not Rt NEW YORK, Aug n this city were today over the report that Palma, president of the Cuban in_this country, intended to the 1 States goverument to recognize the recently organized republic of Cuba and t grant belligerent rights to the insurgents President Palma, when seen this afternoon said that such an announcement was prema ture, as the provincial povernment was not vet thoroughiy organized and the insurgent were not yet in possession of a seaboard town While he would not disclose his intentions it was quite cvident that the United Stat would, at tlLe proper time, recognize the attitude of belligerency assumed by the in Surgents. Amecr of Afghn secrecy elrell that this ameer 10me ays at t a m Recognition. —Spanish residents considerably worked up Thomas Estrada olutionary Passengers € LONDON, Aug. London, Brighton & South Coast rallroad received no not of claims made by the American passengers of the new Haven dieppe steamer Seaford, sunk in collision with the freight steamer Lyon on Tuesday afternoon, for compensation due will be de. cided by the admiralty court, which will in- quire into the causes of the disaster. The London, Brighton & South Coast railroad which dlso owns the steamship line to which i vessels belon, loses $300,000 on the sinking of the Seaford alone, - » Talk 22.—The manager of the & Polities, SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug (Sp-cial.) Miss Lillian M. Fisher, state secretary of the Dakota Christian Endeavor union, has issued a cireular to the different sccietles, announcing that the elghth annual Christian Endeavor convention cf this state will be he'd in Relfield September 26 29, inclusive. The c'reular incidentally states that at the national convention recently held at Boston this state was represented by 139 delegates. The total number of members of the Christ'an Endeavor socicties in South Dakota Is 6,000 As an indication that the young people intend taking an active part in the politics of this state, the fo.lowing from the circular | “Shall cur state. stand for Christian hip, barring out the liquor traffic? make the law and enforce 1t? Dear frien make questions personal.” The fact that the question of constitutional prohibition will come up before the people of the in November lends force to the supposition that the above quotation means that the young people will declare in favor of prohibition. South to & taken cltizen Shall we Very Aug. The immen of the United States court here body busy until the middie The next term of United Sf Deadwood district s set for ¢ will evidently be necessary to adjourn that until later. The Deadwood term will convene about Oc'cber 1, and if the there cannot be disposed of a rec will prcbably be takes til part of ovem The Pierre nvene immeliately after the Dead. be! keep that business will of amount September urt in the September 1, s term probably busin month latter term will ¢ 1 term Alired M Brule * we Cast) Jall and t rt - Thre Aug lays f ity q pay a i igh th Cyru el Shot Himse CLEVELAND, f Columbus, 0., committe mself through the h. this morning. 2 neron 8 shoot- t in the Weddel in 8 Arriy vement of 0 At Queenstown New Y for Liverpool At Hamburg—Arrived—Palatia, fr rk, 20th; Italia, from New York At rhaven—Arrived—Lahn, W a Southampton e Aug. 22 Britannle, from ok m New ¥ from N ernor L. L ris was found une us in his office at 10 o'clock this morning. Doctor who attended pronounced it a case of vertig and worked over him for an hour, but he re mained unconsc'ous when he was taken home. He dled at 8 ¢'clock. nse At York—Arrived Liverpool At San Francisco Honolulu and Sydney At Rotterdam—Arrived—Amste ew York, rmanic, from dam, from Departed—Mariposa, for | TRAIN ROBBER ~ CAPTURED One of the Gang Which Robbed the Overe land Taken, | CAUGHT IN THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS Other Members of nd Lin Al Trace GOTHENBURG Telegram.) b, Aug Sherift in a man gly failed with 22.—(Special tonight 0Os- o hold-up. fiftcen Deputy Spahl brough his name the cha Overland hills trander, and him on being connected the He miles north, NORTH PLATTE, Neb, Telegram.)—Word Sherift Miller's the robbers was lost in the was captured in the sand Aug, (Special eceived at 6 o'clock from that the trail of upper Wild Horse The sherift's posse valley fn Lincoln coun fs still pushing on to the northwest in the hopes of intercepting the men on the Dismal Had to the sherift of Logan county the with responded of the the and Deputy, great indignation of Gandy's sheriff, from request sent him night robbery and started out his men robbers would have been intercepted | captured this morning at the latest Sherift Keliher expresses the slow work ither courer the northwest part of the county states that pickets have been at the Garfleld all the robbers On these eman could five or six miles, statione various points on ‘tables” day watching for to cross tables a hor: be seen in most places I the robbers did not cross these tables last night they will evidently attempt to do so tonight Four horses equipped for riding were shipped tonight from this point to Gothene burg to use in tLe search ROBUERS SHOOT A DETECTIVEL I Exenped GRAND men answering ville train robbers at Dorr, this evening miles out of town RAPIDS, Mich 2 the description of the boarded a Lake cighteen miles south of this rode to Bagle Millg, The trainmen nots the police ani officers were scnt out to them up. They wera not found until they had walkcd into the eity and hoarded a Grand Rapids & Indiana train. Detecd tive George W. Powers boarded the tialn bae fore it was outside the city limits and ate temptel to place the men under arre:t. Both drew revolvers and fired, one bulet lcdg ng in the detective’s brain. The men them jumped frem the train and made the'r ese cape. The entire pelice force and all the deputy sherifts are after them aud .it % thought they will surely be overtsken before morning. Powers cannot I've. Two enn= a Shore train city, and to three fied hunt FIRES HAVE BROK OUT AFRESHR rything Dehind n ir Lives. DENVER, Aug. A special to the News from Spokane, Wash., says: Ra'n has been falling at intervals during the past tw) daysy temp: ily checking the forest fires, Lut now the flames have again broken out afreshy Many campers and prospectors who have been out in thg forests are arrivng herg daily and tell thrilling stories of beirg wex} taken by the fierce rush of the flames ani compelled to flee for safety. lmmense ool which have stoof*for centur'es succumb to th royer. Those who have witne sod the ent fires say that the sight of thes@ blazing t s as they topple over with oise of thunder presents a scene both grang and terrible. Animals of every kind cin bae, wen flying before the flames and in nu nerous instances deer, becoming bewilderel with fright, will turn and rush headlong nto the furnace of flame. 1 Priest lake in northern Idaho is nw sury! rounded by the fires and the settlers ar compelled to leave nearly everything bebin and escape In boats by way of the lske. Og port, leaving their cabins and effects It will be several weeks before on the Mullen branch of the Northern Pacifia the Salmon river the miners have mad way out by trall to the railroad at will be rucning, cwing to the long bridge being burned out. tlers Lenve By SWEDISH RE 1lin ve n Sta CHICAGO, Aug. Husander of the Swedish Republican leagus of Ilinols has called a meeting of the xecutive committee of the league at Galese burg, August 24, The full commitke, reps resenting every county In the stite, hae signified its intention of being present.” The leading Swedish-American editors and a nun ber of other notables will also take parth The business of the meeting will be to a rarge for the convention of the league Marel 1896, at Rockford, to outline a policy om the silver question to be recommended to the league and to make preparations for the state and national campalgns of 1506 s Kunsas Knlghts Stare fo TOPEKA, Kan, Aug P Knights Templar, being the mandery of Kansas, left for e nta Fe rou s afternoon, divided In two section and furnished in th B Boston. handred grand come n over the The tra'n I8 each gally decorated grandest sty'e possible, The following grand officers, amcug others, are included in the party: Robert Tore rington, right eminent grand commandery William €. Holmes, very em'nent deputy grand commander; W. C. Chaffee, cminent grand generalissimo; George H. Jenkins, emie nent grand captain gener E. Hurser, eminent grand prelate; Edward Hays, emis nent grand senior warden. Mars Mili= tary band of fifty-six pleces will trive. on the train and many women and chil ‘ren will the sir knights. - nor ¥ The al was held at tdiy of the ve same accompany ctx Oflger ble lection 9 sese Leglon o f the M, er, W, W. D. Lewl DETRO Aug officers . upreme counci " resulted in re. Supren mmand Gwin New Jersey; vice N. Davenport, Massachusetts Mansfield, California; mima ; orator secretary, Adam Ware ner, New York; treasurer, rge W. Kens drick, jr., Pennsylvan Dr. Charles . Bitting, Maryland; connselor, John Franklinfort w Jersey; medical ex: aminer, Dr. J. Foster Bush, Magsachusetts, Some minor amendments regarding the ine surance featy of the order wel 1and a ttee app 1 to prepare a new ritual, Buftalo wil} fh the nex§ blennial me ; chaplal general Girl Sued for SALINA, Kan m, a young ught suit for ra Ahart Breach Aug. b of Thoma amixe, Wickers has t Miss Wickers s Ahart arry himg She hasy him up 1to be @ ne man | ) damages agal | s th for | rar for breach of promise. wam in his petition alleges that M February, 1594, pro m later spurned his attention pet further alleges, given hands stranger, suppos wner faom Colorado,"