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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. TOOK A BLOODY VENCEANCE Reports of Horrible Atrocities Committed by a the Spaniards, , MURDERED BOTH WOMEN AND CHILDREN (Affer Mutilating a Young Woman '\.Whn Refused to Renounce Her \\/ Cuban Sweethenrt They Put an End to Her Misery. ) ‘ . NEW YORK, Sept. b.—Atrocities by Span- fards as revolting as those committed by the Japanese at Port Afthur have just been reported to the Cuban revolutionary party n New York. Enrique Trujilio, editor of El Porvenir, received a letter today from Juan Maspons Franco, chief of staff under General Maximo Gomez, the commander-in-chief of - the Insurgent army. It is dated *Headquar- "\en In the Field, August 3, and sends de- ulls of the capture and recapture of the city \/ Balre and the massacre of thirty-seven “noffensive Cubans, mostly women and. chil- dren, by the Spanfards under Garrido. On %uesday morning, according to the letter, a company of insurgents under Jose Rabl sur- prised the Spanish garrison in the fortress commanding the city of Baire, Killed more than seventy men and took fifty-six prisoners. They captured a large quantity of arms and persuaded the prisoners to enlist in the in- surgent ranks. An hour later three com- panies of Spanish troops, under command of Garrido, came up and after a short but sharp resistance the Cubans fled, leaving the fort- ress again in the hands of the iuvader. Soon after the fort had been regarrisoned with Spaniards one of the companies broke loose and began to pillage the city. Garrido him- selt, Colonel Franco states, led the uniformed rioters. The Spaniards were wild for the spilling of A blood. Every human creatwre who came in their path was ruthlessly slain. Within five minutes the streets of the town were deserted by the panic stricken natives, but the Span- fards followed them into their, houses and killed them in their rooms. ARe, sex and condition were wholly disregarded by these butchers, says Colonel Franco. Old and young women, children, even infants, were aughtered. Shocking indignities were of- fered to the unfortunate victims before and after death. The Spanfards stamped on the bodies of those whom they had slain and ground their heels into the faces of many Who were still living. Senorita Dolores Madera, a beautiful girl of 18, betrothad to one of Captain Rabi's lieu- tenants, was seized on the street, cruelly beaten, repeatodly stabbed with bayonets and brutally insulted. One of Garrido's captains \eommanded the girl to renounce her Cuban weetheart and swear loyalty to the Spanish government. She scornfully refused, where. upon the captain struck her across the face with his sword. inflicting a terrible gash, With blood streaming down her face she taunted the Spaniards with their cowardice. Thereupon the maddened soldiers selzedher, bound her hand and foot, threw a noose around her neck and hanged her to a tree. The torture of Senorita Madera was prolonged As much as possible. While she was still allve, but no longer conscious, her body was riddied with. bullets. SAVED SOME VALUABLE SUPPLI Insurgents Came turing a Tr HAVANA, Sept. 5.—Official dispatches state that a train conveying 90,000 rations, 120,000 cartridges, $60,000 1n Money, and large quantities of merchandize to Cauto was attacked by a body of insurgents near Muerto Creek. General Gasco, who was guarding the train, made a determined stand. He was assisted by a guuboat, which with a_metrail- laueso directed so hota fire upon the attack- ng party that they were obliged to retreat. The insurgents lost twenty killed and thirty of their number were wounded. On the other ide one leutenant: of the military guard 010 merdaant and two volunteers were ki led, and five soldiers, two machinists and on ne officer were wounded. According to an official report a_detachment of twenty soldiers from Iort Campechuela were attacked by a force of 300 insurgent The soldiers, so overwhelmingly outnumbe made a heroie resistance. Ten of thelr num' ber -were killed, and two captains, one sei geant, one corporal and five private soldiers were wounded. The arrivab of reinforcements for the brave survivors compell:d the i surgents to retreat. The latter left seven Kkiled, but carried their wounded away with them. PARLIAMENT Al TAKES A RECESS. nu Ity Brief Sesslon and Wil Rest for Over Two Months. LONDON, Sept. 6.—In the House of Com- mons today, replylug to a question by Sir Albert Kaye Rollitt, member for the south @ivision of Islington, as to whether or not the government was prepared to make repre- sentations to the French government with reference to the claims of subjects of Great Britain, wnich the Malaga government re- d to recognize, owing (o the British récognition of the French protectorate over Madagascar, Hon. George W. Curzon, under Sccrotary for the forelgn cffice, #aid that he was nol aware of sueh a refusal, or of any such case as the member had described. Mr. Curzon added that this is an inausplcious time for the presentation of claims, while bostilities are In progress In Madagascar. The House of Commcns, in response to summons in the usual form, appeared in the House of Lords today, where the royal assent to the acts passed during the session was announced. A decree was then read pro- roguing Parllament until November 18. 1 and Defeated the Insurgents, “®MADRID, Sept. f.—The Imperial’s Havana correspondent wires that insurgent bands under command of Regoa and Lina attacked a body of fifty soldiers at Potrero Guyana, The soldiers, finding themeelves greatly out- « mumbered, retreated in an orderly maunner, making a courageous defense until they met another body of eighty soldiers, The united forces then attacked the insargents, who fled, leaving nine killed, besides arms, horses and ammunition. Of the Spaniards ounly four were wounded, uncey Depew Coming Home, DON, Sept. 6.~~Ameng the passengers aboard the steamsbip Pavls, which sails from Southampton on Saturday, will be Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Mr. B. Ledyard, Hon. George B. McClellan Mr. J. R Foosevelt, Jr., and Mr. Commits Su ‘(!l'. LONDON, Mr. B. Riymoud, who s supposed to have b an American, Jand who resistered from Paris. has com- mitted sulcide by shooting hims:if with a | pevolver at the Grand hotel in Brighton. Re-Eleeted the 01d Diveot . DUBUQUE, Ia., Sept. 5.~-The anuual n g of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City * Railway company today re-eiccted the okd board of directors. F. D. Stout of Dubuque + was made chalrman, Mintster of the Colonies Resig MADRID, Sept, 5--The Dia unnounces that Eenor Castellanos, ministe® for the colonl bas resigned. Dine TRCTA S ) wed Prison Labor, SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 6.~The opening pemarks of the morning session of the depart- ment of jurisprudence, Amerlcan Soctal Belence association, were made by Francls Wayland of New Haven, Bdward W. Reynolds of New Ha paper on *The Soclal Referendum. cussion on the provislon amended constitution of New York, concerning prison laber, opened by Smith, and coutinued by W- J. Vper ow York and othersy ANARCHIST FAILED IN Arrested While Attempting to Blow Up the Rothschild's Bank. PARIS, Sept. 5.—M. Rothschild’s banking house in this city was the scene today of another nihilistic attempt. At 3:20 o'clock a man entered the bank from the Rue La- fitte. In the vestibule a detective, who was on guard there, saw the stranger trying to light the fuse of a bomb which he carried with a cigarette. The ashes on the cigarette prevented the ready fgnition of the fuse, and the man, seeing that he was observed, threw the bomb upon the carpeted floor. The weapon did not explode and the man was ar- rested, When he was taken to the police office he boldly avowed himself an anarchist. According to another account, when the man with the bomb was arrested he was as- cending the first staircase leading to the | banking office and had lighted a match. When he saw that he had been detected he threw the bomb to the ground and ran out Into the stroet, being pursued by the bank dotective, ~ When overtaken the desperate man turned suddenly and confronted his pur- | suer with a razor. The officer warded off a | blow which was aimed at him and seized the | man by the wrist. A crowd was attracted by the struggle, and another policeman com- ing up the two officers succeeded in overpow- ering the would-be murderer. At the police office the man was examined by Inspector Carnette, acting in the absence of Commiseary Guerin. He obstinately re- fused to talk and was taken to the central | prison. Thers he became more communica- tive and openly professed anarchistic the- declaring he intended the bomb as an histic demonstration. The recent ex- plosive letter received at De Rothschild’s bank, and which cost Baron Alphonse de Rothschild’s confidential clerk an eye, the man said was only a hoax, today's attempt being expected to have a_salutary effect. The man told Commissary Guerin he made the bomb himself. He expressed regref that he had not taken enough precautions to insure explosion. He had tried to light the fuse with a cigarette, but the ashes upon the lat- | ter Interfered. ‘The arrival of the detective | had compelled him to throw the bomb hastily and by that act he had not expected to ex- plode it. He sald the bomb contained chlor- ide of potassium. ‘“However,” he added, “you are cunning; open it and satisfy ycur- | self on that point.”” He spoke clearly and In a decided tone. He will be examined in detail tomorrow. The man was arrested by a policeman named Roger. The bomb has been taken to the municipal laboratory to be examined. Com- missary Guerin and Prefect Lepilier are in- vestigating the case. Police officials belleve the culprit brother of Pawe ls, who perpetrated the Made- line outrage. He Is about 33 years of age and of medium beiglit, bestle browed, wears a short movstache, has a sullen stare anl is very pale. He has a way cf frequently clench. ing his fists, When taken to the prefecture he refused to give his name or occupation, He was dressed in dark clothes and wore a shirt with red stripes. The bomb was made of a half pound cocoa tin, tled with string and wound about with wire. A round hole, a quarter of an 'nch in size, was in the sido of the box, and from this fell a whitish powder. The culprit was miserably dressed and a razor and brush were found on him, so it is supposed he is a barber's assistant. He re- fused to glve any pretext for the attempted His family lived a long time at rire, where active inquiries are pro- 2. on ba'ng further examined, he sald the bomb was composed of chloride of potarsium and blasting powder and c-ntained no pro’ec tile. His act, he said, was a protest aganst the proceedings of the bink:rs, He had trav- eled throughcut France, never remain‘'ng long in the same place, in order not to awaken sus- pleion. He professes caatempt for work since every ona lives at the expense of soclaty. The news of the outrage spread rapldly in Paris, and many fear that it portends a re- newal of an active amarchistic campalgn. HIS PLANS. 1 DEFENDS THE MEXICAN OFFICIALS. Sayw the Strictures ers Are Unjust. Y, Cept. 5.—Through business 5 was resumed today on the Mex- fean National railway. All the damage caused by the storms of August 30 has been repaired sufficiently to permit the resumption of business, The Mexican Herald is receiving the full Assoclated press reports, to the great satis- faction of tne English speaking residents who unite in praising the unrivalled fullness of its admirable service. Prominent Americans who saw the letter written by Consul General Crittenden to Gov- ernor Jackson of lowa brought a copy to the Associated press. The consul deals with the Rowe case and says: “I am as much inter- ested in the extradition of the Rowes as any citizen of the United States, outside of the people residing in the robbed county. I think the comments of the papers of Towa on tais case have done a very great injury to the of- ficlals of this government.” The consul goes on to praise General Diaz as fearless and in- corruptib’e, whilst Minister Mariscal is, he says, as absclutely unpurchasable as Secre- tary Olney. Mr. Mariscal has had charge of the Rowe case since Iowa sought the extradi- tion of the brothers, and has done fis duty faithfully. The Americans, who were well treated in Mexico, should be the last to com- plain of its administration. ,The extradition treaty with the United States, if one can really be sald to be in existence, is observed closely here, and the charges of the Iowa papers are unkind and untrue. A vigilant representative of the Pinkerton agency, sent hero to bring back the fugitives, has been infinitely more vexed by comments of the press of Iowa than by any action of the of- ficlals here. Those articles have certainly placed him in an embarrassing position. The Mexican Central railway has ordered additional locomotives from the United States to meet the needs of the growing traffic. A Pullman sleeper will soon be placed on the through line to Tampico. Tho project for the sanitation of the port of Vera Cruz has been published. The state of Vera Cruz will guarantee an annual Inter- est of 8 per cent on the capital invested and apply an additional 2 per cent yearly to the sinking fund. Extensive go'd beds have been discovered in the state of Oaxaca and reports confirma- tory of their richness are now reccived from American experts. The fire department, occupylng extensive space in the national palace, will be re- moved to give room for a large number of objects of antiquity now being gathered all over the country for the imspection of the congress of Americanists, to assemblc in Oc- tober, When the congress is over the an- tiquities will be retained in the National museum. Reports from state governors in- dicate that preparation of tho antiquities for the view of scientists is golng on actively. 1t is Announced that a new rallway travers- ing the Huatesca country Is projected. This is one of the most famous reglons for its ag- ricultural richness In the republic. rated the Emperors’ Graves. , Sept. 5,—The German-American ans of the war of 1870-71 placed wreaths upen the sarcophagi of Emperor Willlam 1 and of Emperor Frederick III. They als visited the castles at Potsdam, where the w the palace and garden of Sans Souci, with Its wonderful fountains and historicai windmill, which its owner refused to sell to Frederick the Great when he was planning his pleasure grounds. The party went on an excursion up the Wausce and returned late the evening, aceo nied by their Berlin ades. Tomorrow they will visit the nal memorial at Victorla park. Condemned Some of the Leaders. SHANGHAL Sept. 5.—The inquiry into the musacre at Ku Cheng Is proceeding to the satisfaction of the American and British con- suls, There have been a number of Im- portant convictions. Among those cou- d;‘x:med are some of the ringleaders of the riot. Hurricane and Flood in Portegal. LISBON, Sept. 6.—Great damage has been done In the vicluity of this cit; @ hurricane and foods, i HELD AGAINST THE BOUNTY Comptroller Bowler Renders His Opinion in the Bugar Claims, JURISDICTION IN THE CASE UPHELD Papers in the Case Will Be Sent to the Court of Claims for Final Adjudication—Taxation Must e for Public Purposes. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—R. B. Bowler, the comptroller of the treasury, today ren- dered an opinion in the case of the Oxnard sugar bounty claims, in which he holds in effect, first, that he, as comptroller, has Jurisdiction of the case, and second, that in his opinion the act of March 2, 1895, making the sugar bounty appropriation, Is unconsti- tutional. He, however, decides that the papers in the case be sent to the court of claims for the rendition of a judgment in order that there may be furnished a ‘“‘pre- cedent for the future action of the executive department in the class of claims involved in these sugar bounties.” The particular claim decided today is sub- stantially on the same footing as all other sugar bounty claims, for the satisfaction of which congress at its last session appro- priated $5,238,289. The comptroller answers at length the arguments presented by coun- sel at the hearing in which his jurisdiction was attacked, and in the course of his reply he says statutes which do not conform to the constitution are not law, and there- fore when a statute was in apparent conflict with the constitution it becomes the duty of the executive officer to determine for himselt as between the statute and the constitution, whether the statute is the law. It is true that the statute is to be considered prima facie constitutional and should be followed unless it Is clearly unconstitutional. It is also true that the officer acts at his peril it he does not execute a constitutional statute, but it Is none the less true that he acts at his peril if he executes an unconstitutional statute. As the comptroller does not act under the directions of the secretary of the treasury or the president, his decisions within the sphere of his jurisdiction are final and conclusive upon the executive branch of the government. It follows that the power to resist the execution of an unconstitutional statute was not denied to any executive officcr whatever. It was claimed that no executive officer had the right to raise the point of the unconstitution- ality of a statute, even in a case in court, in order to finally determine its validity by the only branch of the government conceded to have the power to ettle such a question. This_contention cannot be sound, as shown by the decisions of the supreme court of the United States and those of the state courts Applied to the question of the payment of money from the treasury of the United States by an officer sworn to support the constitu- tion, he would be without power to protect the treasury against the unlawful claims for the largest possible amount. MUST BE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. As to the constitutionality of the act, the comptroller says in part that the principle has long been decided that taxation must be for a public purposs; that an attempt tu take money from the people by the forms of taxation for a purpose other than a public one Is not an exercise of legislative power and that thersfore an attempt to do o I8 a mere nullity, as an effort by the legisla- ture to exercise power not granted by the constitution. Manufacturing _establishments have uniformly becn treated as private rather than public enterprises. Numerous decisions are cited tending to show that factorles of all kinds, saw mills, rolling mills, etc., are private and are in no sense public enter- prises A It is suggested that when congress get: out of the domain of law and into the realm of justice and equily thelr power Is un. limited. That would be no doubt true if con gresn could get out of the domain of law but they cannot do so. As the courts ca t declare any act of the legislature u constitutional on the ground that it is con- trary to the principles of natural Jjustice and equity, neither can the legislature make an act constitutional which otherwise would not be so simply hecause in passing the same they were actuated by motives founded upon principles of natural justice and equity. The bounty of the act of 1895 is not limited to those who may have suf- fered an injury by failure to recelve th hounty of the McKiniey act, but is given to all alike, whether they suftered loss or not There is nothing which indicates that it is intended to make compensation. for such injury, and that cannot bs implied. If the comptrolier should pass the claims the gov- ernment would be absolutely estopped and the money of the people be taken from th treasury in payment of demands not au- thorized by law, If the appropriation is in fac: unconstitutional. By a_refusal to pass the claims the ultimate rights of the claimants are In no way affected, for they have a p:r- fect remedy in court to test the validity of thelr claims and obtain payment thereof after a final determination " of the con stitutionality of the law, if 1t be held con- stitutional. If the comptroller had no other alternative than to pass or reject the claims for the reason above given his duty to the whole people, who cannot bring their rights into court, would require him to reject them. Western Tont % Avnointed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Philander H. Parker was today com- missioned postmaster at Dorsey, Neb., and Mary Bush at Meriden, Ia. DISCUSSING SATOLLI'S SUCCESSOR. New Apostol Sta ST. PAUL, Sept. arding the eleva- tion of Mgr. Satolll to the cardinalate, Bishop 0'Gorman said today: “My persanal opin- ton is that the archbishop will probably be made a cardinal in the near future, but then, of course, no one can tell. After this great honor has been conferred upon him he will remain in this co' atry for some time—per- haps a few monts—until IMs succegsor is named. It would not surprise me if he was made & cardinal while still in_America Heretofore, in the cases of Cardinals Me- Closkey and Gibbons, the candidates were summoned to Rome. In this instance a sum- mons may be waived. “Mgr. Satolli's successor would decidedly not be an American. His successor will be an Ital As in th: case of an ambassador from any land, the pope, who is an Itaiian, sends as bis ambassador an Italian, one who s thoroughly in touch with his own ideas and with the central government of the church, Such a one comes perfectly in- dependent and untrammeled, and free to exercise his judgment in all matters per- taining to the welfare and government of the church. An American prelate, while he might be the best and ablest of men, would necessarily be handicapp:d and ham pered In the discharge of his duties by reason of his previous environment. The next sblegate_will be an Italian.” v Mgr. Nugent was of the same opinfon, setting the consistory that 1l meet In December as the time for Mgr. Satolli’s ele- vation to the cardinalate. In all particu- lars he agreed with Dr. O'Gorman’s opin- ions in the matter, He added: “Mgr, Sa. tolli will become a member of the pope’s cabinel. The knowledge of American at- fairs that he has obtained while acting as ablegate, the thorough grasp of every problem. social, state and religious, obtatn. ing in the United States, will be of Immense value to the pope In his consideration of all American questions.” Unitea TAaR BT Michigan Mines Will Resume. ISHPEMING, Mich., Sept. 6.—Fred Bruas- ted, operator of the Winthrop mine, who yes terday granted the union scale to his miners intends resuming operations at his under- ground mine in about a week. The mine is not in shape for a resumption today, as cer- (aln repairs are necessary lo the lower levels. RESPONSIBILITY OF DRUNKARDS, Con es the NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—Soclology and crim- inology form the subjects discussed during the first portion of the morning session of the second day's meeting of the Medico-Legal congress. The session opened with Hon. Mor- itz Ellinger presiding. The business opened with five-minute addresses. The chairman in opening said there was no more important matter between the legal and medicil eci- ences than the point whero they met. This was Important, especially in the matters of public health, and more particularly of in- sanity. Lawyers should keep their minds open, and law, like everything else, should be progressive. To the medical brethren he sald If they had a theory, let them not be rigldly logical, let them rather be practical. Dr. T. D. Crothers read a paper on “Legal Responsibility in Inebriety,” which was laid over from yesterday. He sald that inebriety was a disease, and that excess of alcohol paralyzed the nerves and brain. In the dis- cussion of the paper Albert Bach said the courts very properly heid tho inebriate re- sponsible for crime because he knew what the effect of his taking alesholic drink would be. He admitted that a man in an alcoholic trance was not really responsible for his actions, yet it would be a dangerous thing to permit the inebriate to escape punishment for his crime. P Dr. Forbes Winslow sa'd the only cure for the habitual drunkard was to lcck him up. In England, however, a man in delirium tremens when he got well could bring a civil action against the doctor who restrained him. There should be, he thought, a dis- tinction made in the matter of responzibility between the man who got drunk eccisionally and the habitual drunkard. Tho chairman then introduced the regular subjects of the morning. Dr. Crothers, in a five-minute talk, said criminology was in a state of chaos at the present time. In study- ing crime the man should be considered, and he believed the criminal was stamped on the physical body. Dr. Ross of Washington was next called upon to preside. Dr. Forbes Winslow then reid a paper o “Sulclde Considered as a Mental Epidm! He said, in part, that &ll human actlons wero under the influence and power of ex- ample more than precept, and consequently self-destruction had often be:n just'fied by an appeal to the laws and customs of past ages. History was replete with examples of moral and criminal epidemics during the past centuries. Albert Bach read Gustave Bo'h'n's paper on ‘‘Suicide, and the Right to C:mm't.” The paper contended it was unfair to proclaim the suicide a lunatic. Temporary insanity was a cheap verdict out of the dilemma. do no pretend,” went on the paper, ““that every one in temporary troubles should commit suicide and thus deliver his own self from threaten ing inconvenence, but I do lusist that there are cases In which sulcide i8 the last and only way to solve the question of individual misery.” Albert Bach held that suicide was justfia ble in certaln cases where the individusl had no hope, and that the individual has as much, it not more, right to end his own I'fe as had a doctor to take life in gprtain case Dr. Quimby held that In no cireums anc had a doctor the right to take life. F. L. Hoffman of Newark, N, J., read a paper on the ‘‘Medico-Legal Aspects of Child Insurance.” He pointed out that moriality was greater amgng insured children than un- insured. There were 1,000,000 children under 10 years insured in this country apd in Eng land 4,000,000, Papers werz read on “Sexusl Perversion and Crime,” by Dr. William L. Howard, of Baltimore,” and on’ “The Hypnotic Power: What It Is,” by Judge A. H. Darby of Brooklyn, The afternoon session was begun with the consideration of medigo-legal surgery. Judge A. L. Palmer of the supreme court of New Brunswick presided. Dr. H. W. Mitchell read a paper on “‘Shack in Railway Surgery.” Dr. G. C, Chaffee read-a paper on “Is the Raflway Hospital an Econom: The section of medical jurisprudence and miscellaneous was now reached. Judgs A. H. Daily presided. In the course of thp discussion Dr. Winslow objected to the title of the paper on the program “The Brutality of Capital Punishment,” speaking in fayor of capital punishment 'and condemning the sentimentality exhibited in trying to secure the pardon of Maria Barberi. Mrs, Eliza Archard Connor spoke on ‘“‘Woman in the Light of Law and Medicine,” and Mrs. Kate L. Hogan, counsellor at law, read one on “The Legal Evolutlon of Weman," The congress then adjourned. sl S AND Medico-Legnl Dine GOMF exentatives nt the C or Conference, CARDIFF, Sept. 5.—At the sesxion of tho Trades Unlon congress today the parliamen tary commitiee was instructed to urge upen Parllament the passage of a bill declaring for the principle of payment of salaries to mem bors of the House of Commons. Mr. Sexton, a delegate from Liverpool, in sedonding a mo- tion for the adoption of a resolution in favor of prohibition of landing of pauper allens sald that he wished to include within the scope of the resolution royal paypers who ar- rived without visible means of subsistence, but who soon found them. The:e, Sex- ton said, were the men who doutrolled the empire, while the poor British taxpayers had no, rights at all. Messrs. Samuel Gompers and P. J. Me Guire, who represented the United States in the congress, were given a hearty reception at this afternoon’s session. President Jenkins, in welcoming the American dele- gates, said that although geographically di- vided, the workers of America, Great Britain and Ireland were united on all the important questions pertaining to the elevation of their class. Mr. Gompers in replying to the address of President Jenkins spoke of the solidarity of feeling and sympathy that existed among the trades unions of the countries represented in this congress who, he sald, weM of cne blood and had a_common heritage. He looked for- ward to the day when all workers speaking the English language would unite with the workers of all countries who are struggling onward to the attalnment of that end for which the whole past has been a perpetual endeavor, with an intensity of purpose that would insure the accomplistment of great rosults. Mr. Gompers said that he believed that the British Trades Union econgress and the American Federation of Laber wou'd com- pare faverably with the British Parliament or the American congress. He said further that America had many dificulties to. contend wich, but that it would be cowafflly on the part of wage workers to defer the struggle, for the longer the contest wak postponed the flercer and more intense it would become. By the coming congress Mr, Gompers sald he hoped to, see the - bond of labor strengthened. With labor united swords shall be beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks and *‘nation shall mot lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more."” Mr. Gompers added that he hoped to be instrumental in bringing wp closer relations between the officers of the Beitish and American organization: Mr. McGuire, In responding to the address of welcome, said that he had crossed the ocean in the name of American labor' to convey to those present an expression of fervent good wishes from their fellow strugglers in Amer- ica. He regarded Great Britain as the alma mater of trades unionism. The congress voted its thanks to the Ameriean delegates for their addresses. The Americans were also presented with medals commemorative of their visits. The congress then sang “For They Are Jolly Good Fel- lows with great enthusiasm. i Movements of O mers Sept. 5. At Boulogne—Arrived—Obdam, from New York for Rotterdam. At New York—Arrived—Steamer Gallilee, from Rio de Janeiro. At Southampton—Arrived—Columblia, from New York for Hambyrg. 3 - One Ohio Triasurer Short. PAULDING, 0. Sept. 6.—Ex-County Treasurer Finnan, whode term of office ex- pired Monday, is declared by treasury ex- amigers to be short §18,000, WHO LOCATED DR. FRAKER Others Besides the Liquor Drammer Lay Olaim to the Reward, STARTLING REVELATIONS ~ PROMISED ¢ Some Doubts Thrown Upon the Tdenti- ty of the Man Now Under Arrest for Defrauding Several Life Insurance Compunies. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.—J. 8. Hackley, the liquor drummer, who says he “turned up” Dr. G. W. Fruker after the best detective skill in the country had spent two years in a fruitless search for him, is indignint that the Kansas City attorneys interested in the case should attempt to cast doubts upon his story as published yesterday. Mr. Hackley 1s still in St. Louls and he was more inclined to talk today about important details of the case than he was the day before, because of the language imputed to Lawser D. J. Haft of Kansas City in the morning papers. In re- gard to the statement of Mr, Haff, that the insurance people had all their plaus for the capture and knew of the whereabouts of Fraker before Mr. Hackley informed them, the latter said: “The whole story of my part in turning up Fraker, £o far as my conncciion with the at- torneys of the insurance compinies is con- cerned, is this: On August 24 I wired Mr. Herrick, the general attorney of the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance company, asking for the names of some of the officers of the com- panies most involved by Fraker's rascality. 1 thought Herrick lived at Kansas City and s0 sent my telegram there. In a few hours it was answered by D. J. Haff, giving me the name of J. P. Davis of Topeka, as president of the Kaneas Mutual. On August 26 I went to Kansas City and wired President Davis to meet me there that evening. Instead of Davis, Herrick came and we had a long talk. After Herrick satisfied himself that 1 was all right and that 1 was really in possession of knowledg: as to the whereabouts of the g nuine Fraker, he telephoned for Haff to come to the hotel immdiately. In a few minutes Haf's partner, Van Vandenberg, came over to the New Albany, and I repeated to him what I had told Herrick. When they left me I agreed to meet them that night in Haft & Van Vandenberg's office for a further con- ference. We talked until nearly midnight Though the information I gave them was specific, the lawyers for a long while szemed to doubt my story. ASKED A MODEST FEE. “PFinally they asked me how much Horry wanted to ‘peach.” I told them $10,000. Then they requested me to go back to Moberly, ses Horry again in the jail, stand him oft'in his demands until Saturday, Au gust 31, and get all I could from him. This I did, and on the evening of August 31 1 recelved a telegram from Herrick at Kansas City, reading: ‘Have written you a long letter.” 1 got the letter Sunday morning It consisted of two and a half pages of type- written mattern, containing an offer of 000 In cash and a certain per cent og.all the mopey recovered for what I had done, and was signed by the three attorneys whosw names 1 have mentioned, This was on Sep- t:mber 1. On September 2 I received a tele- gram from Herrick telling me to let the matter draop. That evening Fraker was ar- rested In his retreat in-Minfiesota.” In speaking of another claim made by the Kansas City attorneys in their apparznt de termination to rob him of the credit due for turning up Fraker, Mr. Hackley saia: “I wil give $1,000 for every letter of an incriminating nature which the Kansas City lawyers and detectives have of Horry's. All such letters taken from Horry are now se. curely locked {n a vault at Moberly, and 1 have read them all and know their contents It was these, more than Horry's confes- sion, which convinced me that he was tell- ing the truth, and that Fraker was still alive.” MANY IDENTIFIED DR. FRAKER. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.—A special to the Post- Dispatch from Richmond, Mo., says: Dr. Fraker, who is in jail here on the charge of attempting to defraud insurance compani was recognized today by a score of people. The recognition was mutual, Dr. Fraker call- ing several by nime and conversing with them The information leading to the arrest and noarceration of Dr. Fraker has been filed before Justice MeCurston in this city. There are five counts in the information, the ag; gate penalty being thirty-five yeirs in the penitentiary. It is believed that the defense wiig, waive examination and allow the doctor to be bound over to await the action of the «grand jury, which mects in October. In case the doctor Is released on bail the amoun of his bond, it is said, will be heavy, least $20,000. It an indictment should be found the trial may come off at the Octob:: term of the Ray county circult court. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 5.—A special to the Star from Liberty, Mo., says: Astounding developments, it is rumored here, may be evolved in the Dr. Fraker insurance case before another twenty-four hours elapse. An official of one of the defrauded Insurance companies, who is here working on the case, it is sald on good authority, makes the statement that the much-talked-of pris- oner is mot the doctor. The name of the dcubting official is not made public. Judge J. H. Sandusky, attorney for Judge J. E Lincoln, executor of the Fraker estate, states this morning that they had not admitter yet that the prisoner is Fraker. All Judge Sandusky will say, however, is that it may and may not be Fraker. Persons who knew Fraker intimately at ~Excelsior ~ Springs, where the doctor lived before his memorable disappearance, will be here this afternoon, when the question of identity will be per: manently settled. JUDGE LINCOLN INDIGNANT. MANITOU, Colo., Sept. 5.—Judge James B. Lincoln of Liberty, Mo., executor of the will of Insurance Swindler Fraker, stopped in this city en route to California and Wash- ington to take to Missouri Fraker's four orphan cousins, the principal beneficiaries of the will. He will not pursue the mission now, in consequence of the news of Fraker's capture. Judge Lincoln was astonishel by the news of Fraker's capture, as he had all along believed that Fraker was desd. He is still_confident that there was no perjured testimony concerning the supposed drowning. He believes that either Fraker skillfully planned and carried out the deception of the accident or that Frakerss ow: eersion of the affair is the correct on According to Judge Lincoln's account the whole affair is a very mysterious one. H» produced a copy of Fraker's will, a very in teresting and plausible document, by the terms of which it would appear that even It there were collusion with his beneficlaries it would be impossible for Fraker to have pro- fited by the fraud to more than a slight de- gree for a number of years to come. Judge Lincoln showed some little irritation that the insurance companies had thought it worth while 19 make attempts to enjoin him from paying over the money, as he expressed him- self as anxious to make fll restitution, and says there has been but & comparatively small amount_of the money paid to the bene- ficiarie RATON, N, M., Sept. 5.—Gergs Horry, one of the principal witnesses for es ablishing the death of Dr. Fraker by drown'ng, snd who is accused by the docior with being his betrayer, I8 In the county fall at Springor, charged with burglary. He makes the fol- lowing statement: “On July 10 Dr. Fraker, James Trip'ett, Alexander Menendez, a man named MeMur- ray, driver and myself went on a fishing trip. We did not reach the river neir Camde1 un il 7 o'clock that night. I saw Friker drop into the river. It was about 9 o'clcek in the even- ing. He sank out of right, rose to the surface once and then disappesred. I do not believe it possible for the man to have goiten out alive. Not one of us have ever seen the doc tor since that night, and I will not beleve | that he Is iiving until I see him face to fac:. Our party remalned in the neighborhood that } first ballot resulted: | side 1s a flesh bullet wound, night and next day, making every effort to find the body, but without success.” e e SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. EMPIRE STATE REPUDLICANS MEET Great Gathering of the New York League Clubs at Binghamton, BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Sept. 6.—The num- ber of delegates present at the State Re- publican league convention today is largely in excess of last night's attendance. Alfred Conkling of New York announced that he in- tended to introduce a local option resolution, He prepared it and showed it to the leaders. It read: Resolved, That the delegates to this con- vention favor the principle of local option by counties for the sale of liquor on Sunday and where a_county contains a question should be submitted & the electors of the city and th county. President Green fn opening the session said that the league of clubs was never in such good condition and several new clubs had been added during the year, while there had been no withdrawale, ““The duty of repub- lican clubs,” he saM, “Is to promote and pro- mulgate republican doctrine and they d-n't have to go out of thelr own ba'liwick to work. I don't believe that a club in this county has city the arately to se of the any righit to Interefere in New York county | affairs Colonel Robert P. Porter of Cleveland, 0., as introduced and addressed the convention. Later Mr. Conkling agreed to withdraw his resolution and a substitute was presented en- dorsing the enforcement of the Sunday ¢ osing law. Syracuse was selected as the nest place of meeting. At the afternoon session a_platform was adopted, the most important planks of which follow: “While deploring the terrible cost of the lesson, It is a matter of rejolcing that the American people are now fully convinced that the republican doctrine of protéction to home industries is a truthful fact instead of a false theory. “We believe fn such a standard of values that every dollar coined or fssued by the United States government will pass at par in any market of the world, and that among the different kinds of money issued no dollar should Yiave any superiority or prestige over any other dollar. “We heartily commend the action of the police authorities of New York City in closing the salcons on Sunday, and note with pleasure that the liquor dealers, in taking official ac- tion by which they promise to obey the law and assist in its enforcement, have shown more good sense and honesty than the news- papers and pub lc men who have counselled against public officials for doing their sworn duty. The questicn of open saloons on Sun- day 18 not a political question, but one the determination of which will, to a large ex- tent, measure the moral tone of the Empire state. We belleve In the American Sunday, and that the traditions of the republican party favor the preservation of all those con- ditions and principles calculated to bring peace and prosperity to the people, “And, while this league still adheres ‘o its constitutional provision against attempting to dictate nominations for public office, it will, at all times, reserve the right to speak plainly on any good questions affecting the well-being of soclety and our fellow citizens. In our opinion the Lime has come for foreign nations to understand that the United States has the disposition and ability to maintain its dignity and protect its citizens in every part of the inhabited globe. Other planks condemning the administration of President Cleveland and commending that of Governor Morton, advocating an appropria- tion of $9,000,000 for the f{mprovement of canals and ‘congratulating the party upon its unity were included. A. P. Conklin of New York spoke on the good done by the good government clubs in New York in making it possible to have an honest. count and an honest ballot. Mr. Conklin was. reccived in dead sflence, and President Green sald: ““There s no need of good government elubs. They are not needed by the party. These republican clubs can all be good government clubs and we do not need a division of authority with clube that encourage criticisms of the party and the party leaders.” Rev. Mr. Mayes of Rennsalaer county &poke amid great applause on the subject of the Afro-American republicanism. He claimed that the colored man was discriminated against in the distribution of the offices. Roswell G. Horr spoke briefly on the mone tary question, UTAH FREE SIL Wi R DEMOCRATS, in the Field clnding Candidates for Senator. OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 5.—The territorial democratic convention was called to order ir rand opera house at.11:30 today by Johr aine, chairman. The convention is com posed of 600 delegates, A. O. Smoot was ap pointed temporary chairman and W. J. Kerr temporary secrejary. The usual committees were appointed and a recess taken until i o'clock. Upon reassembling F. M. Powers was madc permanent chairman and William C. Graw secretary. Mr. Powers was e chair and made a lengthy speech. The commitiee on resolutions then reported and the report was adopted. The platform was brief and devoted mostly to territorial affairs, On the money question it says: ““W. believe that the money of the constitution | now the paramount issue before the country and insist that both parties shall plainly state thefr respective positions upon the question in order that the voters may intelligently ex- press their preference.” “We declare ourselves in favor of the fm- medlate restoration of the free and unlim- ited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, as such coinage existed prior to 1873, without waiting for the action or conscnt of any other nation, gold and silver coin to be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private.” On this point Hon. W. J. Bryan of Ne- braska addressed the convention, The convention instructed almost mously to support J. L. Rawling and Moses Thatcher for the Unitsd States senate. H. Roberts of Davis county was the name presented for member of cong For the three members of the supreme court the names of J. G. Sutherland, 8. R. Thur- man, Ogden Hiles, Thomas F. Maloney and R. W. Young were placed in nomination Thurman, Maloney and Young were nom- inated on the first ballot. The convention then took & recess until 8 o'clock p. m., At the evening session the names of Johr T. Caine, W. B. Preston and A, W. Iva were put in nomination for governor. The Caine, 487; Preston, 1 11, The nomination mons, completed Put n n unani- Ivans, 8; seattering, Caine was then made The ticket was then lows: For sccretary of state, F ris; for treasurcr, Alma ¢ attorney general, A. J. Weber; f tendent of instruction, C. G. Miese Utah Republicans Assembling, SALT LAKE, Sept. 6.—The democratic hosts are gathered for the territorial con- vention at Ogden today. The possibilities for governor cover a wide field and it fe likely that a number of names will be presented. It is likely the convention will instruct for J. L. Rawlins and Moses Thucker for the United States senate. Several county dele- gations have already so declared. The Unio Pacific railroad ran a decorated special train of twelve coaches from Juab to Ogden. leav- ing here at 8:30 a. m, The train carried the delegations from five counties, making the run between Salt Lake and Ogden in forty- five minutes for the thirty-seven miles. Henry Vedder's Slayer Sureenders. CASPER, Wyo., Sept. 5.—(Special Tele- gram.)—John Koch, the murderer of Henry Vedder, gave himselt up yesterday to Robert Crosthwait of the firm of Crosth- wait & Milne, for whom he had been herding shéep, and Crosthwait brought him in and turned him over to the sheriff. The Natrona county sherif took him to Con verse county today. On Koch's left arm there {8 a buckshot wound, ranging from the wrist to the shoulder; on his left nging from hip to shoulder. This indicates that Vedder's herder, who fired five shots at Koch, must have hit him. Koch will Le tricd at the November term of the Converse county court, as fol- T. J. MAHONEY IS THEIR MAN Administration Democrats Nominate an Omaha Attorney for Supreme Judge. WORK OF THE CONVENTION QUICKLY DONE ver Men Softly Ronsted in Speeches and Damned in R, utions—Cleves lana sed nnd the 1802 Platform Reaflirn For Supreme Judge., T. J. MAHONEY For Regents of the State University JOHN H. AMES, W. H. ASHBY. LINCOLN, Sept. 5.—(Special Telegram )— Responsibility for the affairs of stite eat lightly on the shoulders of the administration democrats of Nebraska today, but they went through the motions of naming a ticket with grim determination. There fs o doubt but the magnitude of the convention was a sur- prise to every delegate in attendance. That 631 out of a representation of 643 shoald come to Lincoln to participate fn a hollow mocke:'y might, in the minds of many, awaken merri- ment, and it did. The unusual'y large dele- gation signifies that the struggle for suprem- in the democfatic national convention ot 96 opened in Lincoln today. For each wing of Nebraska's democracy there 's nctiing el o in sight, and for this alone the 631 delegates sat and sweltered and nominated a cand'date for supreme Judge and two regents. Ths estle mate of the number of postmasters in the convention ran from forty tc sixty. But they were an orderly lot of pistmastors and na- tional bank receiverg,. and got down to busi- ness at once without any waste of wind or temper. The resolutions were carried with whoops, but the last one, condemnatory of A. P. A.sm and the secret springs of all such societies, received the most bo's 0:ous ap- plause of any and was in strking contrast to the manner with which the lite popu- list convention in the same hall toyed with a resolution of similar import. MARTIN OPENED THE When Chairman Buclid Martin of the administration democratic state central committes called the convention to order at 3:30 o'clock today he saw before him 631 delegates from ninety counties of the ninety in the state. Th2 call was read by Secretary J. B. Sheean, aud Chalrman Martin announced that in accordance with the custom of past democratic state conventions he would name Mr. R. S. Bibb of Beatrice as temporary chairman, and Mr. C. M. Huebner of Ne- braska City as temporary sccrotary. The recommendation of Chairman Mariln was unanimously ratified by the convention, and Mr. Bibb was introduced amid a storm of cheers. Mr. Bibb said that in addition to honest money, tariff reform and the greatest good for the greatest number, th® genuin democratic party, whose representatives were before him, stood for ev:rything that was good. “A few weeks since,” he sald, “there was held in Omaha an alleged democratic stats convention. It represented nothing more, nothing less, than the shadow of ‘populis: They called themselves 16 to 1 demoerat Sixteen to one what? Sixteen populists to one democrat. You never knew a democrat to go nostng around populistic soup houses, You never knew a true democrat to ecrawl at the base of a populistic lunch*cunter. This Omaha gathering were not demacrats. Theay have gone astray, but like the prodigal son they will all come back. And now I ask you, what is the pleasure of the conven- tion?’ BALL. ROUTINE WORK PRESSED. On motion the chair appointed the follow- ing committee on credentials: O. H. Scott of Thayer, Ben D. Sherwood of Holt, J. H. Miller of Hall, R. R. McMullin of Dixon, L W. Hawes of Kearney. As committee on permanent organization there were named: W. D. McHugh of Doug- las, D. W. Cook of Gage, R. E. Dunphy of Seward, G. J. Morse of Pawnee, Jacob Bigler of Ch During the absence of these committees call was made for Albert Watkins of Lincoln. Some one was unkind enough to mention the defunct National Bank of Ponca, of which Mr. Watkins s receiver, but despite the sarcasm of the allusion Mr. Watkins made an enthusiastic speech from the point of view of an administration democrat holding an office by the grace of the present administras tlon. The chairman dentials reported tests and that every was represented. On motion the reading of the list of d:legates was disvensed with. The committee on permanent organization recom- mended that the temporary organization be made permanent, with the additfon of Ed McCulloch of Butler county as assistant secretary. The chalr then appointed the following committee on -resolutions: N. S, Harwood of Lincoln, Jotn A. McShane, Omaha; D. P. Rolfe, Otoe; 1. M. Shallenberger, York; George P. Marvin, Gage; J. J. McIntosh, Cheyenne; F. G. Hoeller, Webster. An informal discussion was indulged in for tem minutes over a motion to appoint state central committeemen from counties instead of by senatorial districts. This mo- tion was not entertained by the chalr, and the election of a state central committee by senatorial districts pr od, with the fol- Low : Pirst disrict, Joseph B, Coke, Falls Second district, A. B. Buffum, Tecumseh; Third distriet, D. P. Rolfe, Ne- braska City; Fourth district, P. B. Ruffn. Plattsmouth: Fifth distriet, C. C. Tierncy, Cresco; Sixth distriet, W. D. McHugh, J. B. John A. McShane, Omaha: Seventh 5 J. €, Crawford, Cuming; Bighth dis- trict, B, B. Wilder, South Sloux City; Ninth Qistrict, €. €. Jones, Antelope; Tenth dis- trict, Fred W. Vaughn, Fremont; Bleventh dtstrict, A. B. Chard, Wayne: Twelith dis- trict, N. H. Park, Columbus; Thirteenth dise trict, 0. F. Biglin, 0'Neill: Fourteenth dise triet, Sol Pltcher, Rushyille teenth ¢ trict, W. D. Eastcone, Broken Bow; Sixe district, W. E. Ja Kearney: senth dfstriet, Sam 1 Sighteenth di v district, R . Seward; district, N A G, Lincolu; Twency-first distriet, -second district, wenty-third dise wentye Brad- Furer, . Brade th distriet, W, th district, wenty-ninth district, Thirtioth aistrict, of the that committee on cres thero were no con- punty in the state Aistrict. Twentleth Schilting J. €. Kesterson tonrth district, B. M Ker, shaw: Twenty-fifth distri KT fleld; Twenty-sixth district, J shaw e Twenty D. gebafer, Juniata; Twe I W. Hawes, Minden; Jacob Bigler, Imperial; . A. Turton, Lexington. PLATI'ORM AS ADOPTED. Tho cofimittea on resolutions reperted the follow'ng, which were adopted un:n'mously: The democracy of Nebraska, in convens tion a d,” congratulates ‘the country, upon the sure dlgns of returning prosperity. ¢ of the evit predictions alike of pros iste and silver inflationists, the couns ¢ is steadily and surely gaining ground, tifving the wisdom of the reversal epublic . tive fire ¢ redundant quane token t that the of ind of 1 these policie have resumed th nd that more than 30) the large iner in 1 o proves this assertion. ting and congratulations (o nd and his cabinet, not cnl and prudent se, which has aided s0 much in bringlug about the | hetter financial condition, but also for the firm and fearless adherence throughout the long_depression to sound principles of ec | nomics, for thelr unswerving fidelity in upe holding and protecting the honor and intek= rity of the violence. | We endor. | nation alnst organized mob + the national democratic plats form of and the Interpretation thl‘ed thet n by the president, and we declare onrselves uncquivoea'ly and uireservedly for that metallic money ax the standard_mints age, the bullion and mint value of which | are' approximately the same, the purcha | ing_power of which, regardiess of gove ment mintage, I8 the least fluc'\ll"llhlllm | thie marke(s of the civillsed wor

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