Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 24, 1895, Page 2

) \ 1 . THE by g ESTABLISHED JUNE 19,' ié’u. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1895. SINGLE S — COPY FIVE CENTS. SLATE BADLY DEMORALIZED Empire State Democrats About All Candi- dates for Office. LEADERS LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT Main Features of the Platform Have Been Agreed Upon—Tammany and County Democracy as Far Apart as Ever, SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 23—The streets, the corridors of hotels and every place where politicians can gather have turned into meet- ing places for democratic slate makers and Ureakers, and so glutted Is every avenue in fhe hotels that it is difficult to move about. Mvery train since noon has brought in its auoia of delegates, from the Empire State express that landed David B. Hill, Comp- troller Campbell, Clerk De Frees and Chair- man J. W. Hinckley, and the fast mail Sen- ator Murphy and ex-Lieutenant Governor 8heehan, down to *he slower golng specials, ong bearing Tammany, 500 strong, and an- other with the state democracy aboard to the number of 250. It is estimated that at laast a third more people are here than were at Saratoga at the republican conven- SURPRISE] A PARTY OF SPANIARD Vanguard En Sxterminated e fore Reinforcements Cime Up. HAVANA, Sept. 23.—News has been re- cefived at military headquarters here of a des- perate fight at Nefi, near Palma Sola, prov- ince of Santa Clara, between 300 insurgents, led by Bermudez and Fleites, and a detach- ment of government cavalry under Captain Riestra, The vanguard of the cavalry, con- sisting of a sergeant and seven privates, was first surrounded by the insurgents and in the engagement every one of the van- guard was killed, By this time Cabtain Riestra, with a company of thirty men, came up and engaged the insurgents, whom he forced to retreat, leaving three dead on the fleld. Their wounded they carried off with them when they retreated. It is reported that the insurgent chief, Joaquin Roque, has been wounded in an en- gagement with government troops. It is rumored that General Gomez of the insurgent army has reached Santa Clara. an important engagement, which is said to have resulted disastrously to the insurgents, The troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Tarul and Major Zuba, numbering 300, by a serles of combined movements concentrated in a forest and fought the insurgent band congregated there. The report says that they captured their field hospital and medi- cines, while the insurgents took flight, leav- ing behind twenty-four killed. As a result of three days' operations the insurgents are said to have lost thirty-seven killed, fifty horses captured and three prisoners. The forest is now clear of insurgents and their Ton, and st they will come. tonight and | camp destroved. The loss of the government $omiorfow, - Tonight the slate, which thia'| 18 reporied & two killed and seven whusded, morning was _in fairly good shape, is al- | [WO captured. R ol LGS wost lost sight of behind the swarm of new candidates. The only offices that seem to be out of dispute are those of secretary of state and attorney general. The comptrollership keema to be the main bone of contention, and since 3 o'ciock there have developed five new candidates, The leaders smiled at the Donnybrook among the candidates and re- fused to make selections. The probability, therefore, is that the slate will not be se- lected before tomorrow night, and even then several candidates will be left over. The first proposition submitted tonight and lost more than 100 wounded. TAKING MEDICINE GRACEFULLY, English Pa perfority ican Ath LONDON, Sept. 23.—The Pall Mall Gazette ‘this afternoon comments as follows upon the result of the international athletic contests at New York on Saturday: ““There is little doubt that America would have won even had our best men been avail- able. Under no circumstances could we have owledge the which will be introduced tomorrow in the | 'S Jow Yot Bvary MBIk convention will be the canal plank: “The | bGaten the New Vorkers. Tvery Wagishman great democrat, Samuel J. Tilden, in his | JRS 5 POS Dt AT eation Votr CHE e R dls message to the legislature of 1875, recom- L L : mended the improvement of the state canals upon the plans embodied in the proposition to be voted upon by the people at the ap- proaching election. In complete accord with the principles and policy of Governors Sey- mour, Tilden and Hill, the democratic party heartily approves the proposition for im- proving the canals of this state. We de nounce as a cowardly subterfuge the utter ances of the republican party on the im- portant question of canals. The democratic party of New York stands unalterably op- posed to the so-called ship canal between the lence of American athletes.” All the other afternoon papers comment in a similar spirit, making no excuses for the defeat of the London athletes. Pear Has Had Enough. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 23.—No new mat- ter has developed today with reference to the Peary expedition. All members will go by the steamer Sylvia, leaving on Wednesday, reaching New York next Monday. They ar engaged today in picking out specimens which will be transferred to the Sylvia. In an great inland lakes and tidewater of the | Interview today Licutenant Peary sald that Hudson, as well as agaiost federal aid [he would not undertake any further Arctic toward Improving our canals (> national in- | Work. He denies that any of the bones of terference with the canal system owned and | General Greeley’s party were found at Cape operated by the state. The remainder of the platform, exclusive of the excise question, is as follows, in abbreviated form: Declaring that the re turn to prosperity in the country is due to | = the proper administration of the national af- fairs by the democrats and protesting against any tariff tinkering; declaring against the Te-enactment of any law similar to the Sher- man silver law; commending the administra- tion of President Cleveland; pointing out the immense expense incurred by so-called in- vestigating committees and the saddling of Sabine, but the officers, of the Kite contradict his statement. matter is widely discussed her ken Cruiser Will Be Broken Up VANA, Sept. 23.—As the cruiser Bar- castequi, which was sunk by the merchant- man Mortera Wednesday night, constitutes a danger to vessels leaving or entering the port of Havana, it has been decided to break up the hull of the vessel with dynamite. The divers have refused to work upon the wreck on account of the danger from sharks and engineer and sailors Su probably additional expenses each year; | because of the insufficiency of their outfits. criticising the partisan legislation indulged | Two daughters of the late Admiral Del- in and the failure to work the reforms prom- | gado Parejo, who lost his life when the ised; arralgning the administration of Gov- ernor Morton for glaring sins of commission and omission. 8ix representatives of the German Reform unfon of New York arrived this afternoon. They will not be usked to participate in the convention, but will insist upon admission as a falr representation of the democracy. In speaking of the excise plank the German reformers would favor, a prominent New Yorker sald to an Assoclated press reporter: “‘Our position will be in support of the state democracy in the matter.’ “Wo think that the present difficalty arises not so much from the nature of the law, but from the manner of its adminiswration by the local authorities.” Colonel Robert Grier Munroe, secretary of the State democracy, said this morning that 80 far as he knew neither his people nor the propositions Tammany men had made relative to representation. any “We shall ask to be seated, and the matter | M will be settled by the committee on creden- tlals,” sald the colonel. He added that a fair representation would be insisted upon and obtained if possible. The question of representation of factions becamo a trifle more tangled in the minds of those preseni today when Corporation Coun- gel Francls M. Scott of New York arrived. Mr. Scott was asked by an Assoclated press relative representa- correspondent: “What tion do you think the state democracy Is en- titled to?” “Why, a full one, of course, We shall demand the seating of our delegation.” “What will you accept as the lowest repre- sentation?” 'Well, I'm not prepared to say. You see we are willing, for harmony's sake, to make some concessions on the state ticket, but wa _want deal we make here Is not to bind us to Tam- many in any way on local issues in New York county. If we get in we will support with all our might the state ticket, but will not combine with Tammany in New York.” Mr. Daforth is here to boom the candidacy of Mr. D. L. Dow of Schoharle for stafe treasurer, and has opened headquarters in the Yates house. It was 9 o'clock tonight when Senator Hill, Mr, Sheehan and Mr, Hinckley could break away from the crowd that surrounded them and go to the meeting of the stata committee. The committee adopted a resolution that the Tammany delegates from giveu two-thirds of the vote and the Shep- pard faction ome-third, The committee se fected Hon, Perry Belmont to be the tom porary chairman of the convent'on man Hinckiey of the s'ate commitiee at noon tomorrow at the Alhambra rink and then Mr. Belmont will deliver h's address, roll call and any co: man will appoint committe’s on permanent organizations, credentials and resolutions. A recess will then be taken until Wednesday morning at 10 o clock, when the work of the convention will be finished. Until Wednesday. therefore, the fight of the candidates will &continue, LINING UP uR Leaders of the Wasxhington € ence in Session at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Sept. 23.—The meeting of democratic silver leaders to put in practical shape the conclusions of the conference held in Washington last month is in session here fers Then he added: | in it distinctly understood that any | 54 Kings county be The convention will be called to order by Chair- After the asts are noted, tha chir. ORCES. | Barcastequi was sunk, are seriously il with diphtheria, His son is down with yellow fever. Indinns Becoming Troublesome, MERIDIA, Yucatan, Sept. 23.—(Via City of Mexico.)—News from Belize is alarming. The Chan Santa Cruz Indians are reported provid- ing themselves with modern weapons and an abundant supply of ammunition and all trad- ers there are making money out of this trade, an American merchant being especially active this business. The Indians now propose to fight Mexico to recover their lands and to hold their present strong places. The con- tinued ald given the Indians in Belize by the British_colonists is viewed with indignation by the Yucatan people, who consider it almost equivalent to an act of war. Ministry Reviewed the Veterans. ROME, Sept. 23.—King Humbert, Queen guerite and the members of the Italian ministry reviewed a procession today of vet- erans of the war of 1870, bearing flags and decorations. The Garibaldians, in_their red shirts, had the place of honor at the head of the parade. Thousands witnessed the parade and cheered enthusiastically as the Garibal- dians marched past and saluted the king and queen, who graclously returned the saluta- tions, Pasteur in Feeble Health. PARIS, Sept. 23.—Th2 report cabled from this city to the United States Saturday that Prot. Pasteur, the discoverer of inoculation as a cure for rabies, is dying, s untrue. Prof. Pasteur, however, is in very feeble health, and the paralysis of his legs, from which he has suffered for some time, is adily increasing. Editor Ottendorfer Coming Home. BERLIN, Sept. 23.—Mr. Oswald Ottendor- fer, proprictor of the New York Staats Zei- tung, will sall for home on Thursday on board the Hamburg-American line steamer Normannia. Mr. Ottendorfer is much im- proved in health by his visit to Germany. Porte Afraid of Dynamite. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 23.—Great pre- cautions have been adopted for the protection of the palace of the Sublime Porte, owing to the discovery of a Macedonian plot to blow up the buildings with dynamite, s o Rowh 3.—A special disp Switzerland, today re. ran onto and sunk a evening, drowning seven camer $ LONDON, Sept celved from Gen y ports that a steamer rowhoat there last persons. ch re- LR 1L Charged with Taking Federnl Funds NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—A. C. Love, fo merly assistant postmaster at Calvert, Tex., arrived on the steamer Advance from Colon, as & priwoner in charge of United States Of- ficer Renfrew. Love, it is alleged, while acting in his official capacity in charge of the money order department at Calvert, fled with a large amount of government funds. He left the country, supposedly via Galveston, nd managed to reach the United States of Colombia. He was arrested at Dana, in the province of Chirque, July 14, through the efforts of the United States consul at Panama Love did not care to make any statement when seen this morning. It was learned, however, that he returned voluntarily and was glad to return and stand trial, today. There are present Senators Harrls 5 and Jones of Arkansas; W. H. Hinrichsen, Train Wregked by chalrman of the Illinols state democratic [ KANSAS CITY, Sept. 23 committee: Governor Stone of Missouri, Hon. | g % S 3 Casey Young of Memphis and several others | Star from Sailna, Kan, says: A Missouri of note. Senator Turple of Indiana is the | Pacific repair train was wrecked two miles principal absentee, being detained at home. | east of Gypsum City by striking a steer. The ‘The object of this meeting is to appoint | engine was thrown from the track, ‘nstantly chairmen for the different states, who are to organize the silver forces with a view of capturing the state delegations to the na- killing Engineer H. C. Ferguson and seridusly injuring Fireman Charles Hart, tlonal democratic convention. The 16aders | peath of & Friced 5 here seem hopeful of accomplishing thi Death af.a Filond of Linsale's, Terit oarticularly Mr.. Hinrihaon® MOl CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—Mrs. J. H. Brown of Aays the democracy of the south and the | §pringfield, IIL, died at Duluth today. Mrs doubtful states of the west are for free silver | Brown was a friend of President Lincoln, and will vote for it in the next election. He | was prominent in charitable work, and at reiterated his former declarations as to the | the time of her death was president of the 11- policy and purposes of the adminlstration linois Board of Foreign Missions. Official reports have been received here of | The | FOR IRISH INDEPENDENCE Delegates Arriving for the Great Conven- tion to Meet in Ohicago, FIFTEEN HUNDRED WILL BE PRESENT pe to Rouse Th Thelr Friends fr Into W Opposed to Countrythen and the Lethargy feh They Have Fallen— the Use of Foree, CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—The great convention of Irish societies will be opened in Young Men's Christian association hall at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with a large representa- t'on of Irishmen from all parts of the count:y. Today delegates were arriving upon nearly every train. The headquarters at McCoy's hotel presented an animated appearance, con- ferences and the welcoming of new arrivals being the order of the day. John T. Keating, state secretary of the Ancient Order of Hi- bernlans and secretary of the local reception committee, estimates that there will be fully 1,500 dglegates in attendance when the convention opens. The convention will last three day: The object is the formation of a united open organization for the furtherance of the Irish cause. Those who issued the call for the convention claim that it is contemplated that physical force shall not be used or ad- vised in the attainment of the independence of the Irish people as a nation unless such means be deemed absolutely necessary and the object In view be probable of attain- ment. LIt 15 believed the convention will serve to revive interest and infuse new life into the Irish cause both in America and in Great Britain. Among the many distinguished delegates already here is O'Neill Ryan of St. Louls. Mr. Ryan, who was one of the signers of the original call for the conven- tion, s ex-president of the Irish tional league. Asked to Indicate the special and specific purposes of the convention Mr. Ryan said: “It is a convention called by leading men of the Irish race who have ceased to have confidence in the efforts of the British Parliament to obtain for us our righ We wish to make known our de- sires through (hiz convention; then we shail await the outcome. We shall arouse the Irish movement from the lethargy into which it has been allowed to fall during the past four or five years. The general prinei- ple which we advocate, and for which I be- lieve the convention will declare, is the complete independence of the Irish people. There has been considerable talk about the convention declaring in favor of the em- ployment of physical force in obtaining our ends. Now, I do not believe, nor do I think the prime movers in the calling of this convention belleve, that such a course would be advisable at this time. It would be foolishness tor the Irish people to enter into a rebellion which promised at the out- set to end in our people being imprisoned and killed. But I do believe that the men most active in this cause are in favor of force should it be necessary and likely to bring about the desired results.” Considerable comment is being aroused by the fact that among the fifty delegates from New York City who have arrived are ;I(‘r(mlah O'Donovan Rossa and P, J. P, Tynan. Rossa and Tynan are staying at McCoy's hotel, the official headquarters, A sensation has been created by the announce- ment that among other things the con- vention will consider the case of the Irish political prisoners still held in penal servi- tude in England. Lord Salisbury, it is stated on high authority, will probably be sent a formal demand for their release within a certain period, which, if not complied with will be followed strictly by the carrying out of the old law—"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tootn.”” For every prisoner not released the ‘“removal” is promised of an English cabinet officer or prominent official, Rt el FAILED TO CONVICT THE cUBA Jury Only Required Fifty Arrive at a Verdi WILMINGTON, N. C., Sept. 23.—The trial of the defendints in the Commodlore case was resumed today. The district attorney represented the government ani Judge Ru:- sell ths defendants. It was developel that the arms were received here in person by the consignee, who shipped them c¢n th steamer, also that the captain of the steamer inutes to Cb jland, he sald, would bring on a war W. \Spain about Cuba, and eventually with | Moy 23, Eugland. This would give him an excuse D | At New York—Arrived—Saale, from Bre. call for a big Issue of bonds and rivet the | men; Chatea la Fite, from Bordeaux. £l standard on the country, and would, be- | ~ At' New York—Arrived—Normandie, from sides, clear the way for a third term. Liverpool; Moblle, from London; Circassia, Sent n Dullet Throush His Heart. {;rl«:‘l;xzneldsg\l\\‘: State of California, from MILWAUKEE, Sept. 23.—R. W. Engel of [ A, Southampton—Arrived—Berlin, from Athol, Ma nt & bullet through his heart | New York in a room at the Hotel Pfister yesterday. At Bremen—Arrived—Fulda, from New There was a tel ‘W. Holton of A am in his pockel from W. ol, Mass., dated yesterday. word, “Ves " York At New York—Arrived—Kaiser Wilbelm 11, from Genoa, R sald he was to get §7 per 100 for freight for delivery of these gools in Carihagena. Mr, Frank, manazer of the Western Union, was summoned to produce telegrams by which the prosecution hopad to p-ove that the Com- modore was ordered direct from this port to the coast of Cuba. Judge Wales charged the jury in the trial of the twenty-one Cubans charged with vio'a- tion of the neutrality laws. After beng out fitty minutes the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty.” The verdict was received with tumultuous applause. R A HOSTILE F EET, wrbor Defenses for the Gold Are Practically Finixhe SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.—The United States government s now able to blow out of the water at a day's notice any. hostile flee* that might attempt to enter the Golden Gate. The battery of the big pneumatic dynamite guns ordered for the defense of this port a year or more ago has been advanced so far toward completion that two of the guns could be effectively fired with only twenty-four hours preparation. The two guns now set up will be actually fired during the contract- or's preliminary tests within ten days and it is expected within six weeks some old hulks will have been blown to splinters in official Gate tests and the batiery will have been turned over to the government, e Young Men's Institute in Session. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. The Atlantic jurisdiction of the Young Men's institute, a Catholic fraternal organ'zation with a mem bership of 20,000, met in annual convention here today. Besides the 20) accredited dele- gates there are about 200 visiting membors. The entire body attended mass today The convention will adopt bylaws, attend to routine business and discuss insurenes changes. ~Among the prominent ones presen are: Judge Rives, grand president, Ken y; Thomas Case, Memphis, and Robert s, grand secretary, also of Memphis. ——— 4 Up an 0ld Grudge, LOUISVILLE, Sept. 28.—A special to the Evening Post from Hickman, Ky., says: Clay Connelly shot and instantly killed R'ley Pat terson at Connelly's landing, filtesn miles below this place, last n'ght. It was the sult of an old feud batween the Connelly brothers and the Patterson brothers, Th: Connellys escaped immediately after the shooting In a skiff. The sherlff 2nd posse are in pursuit of the murderer; — - Anti-Gambling Law Declared Inval HELENA, Mont., Sept. 23.—Judge Blake in the district court today he'd the anti-gambl ng law unconstitutional. Th» cass w'll ba ap- pealed, but the gamblers are so sure the decision will be sustained that all old gam- bling houses In Helena will reopen. The effect of the decision s to leave the old territorial law licensing gambling in force. Well Known Insurance Man Dead. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—John Devine Jones, for forty years president of the Atlantic Mu- tual Insurance company, Is dead, aged 82, He had been In falling health for several years past. Troops Return to Thelr Homes. ISHPEMING, Mich., Sept. 23.—All five com- paries of the Michigan troops, stationed here to prevent lawlessness during the m'ners’ strike, left for home today. SOMIZ ONE 1S SURELY MISTAKEN, Two Views of the Probable Success of the Chicago Ministers, CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—The Chicago Meth- odist ministers, who have undertaken to se- cure through the pope greater religious free- dom for the Protestants of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, have, in response to circular let- ters, received encouragement from Justin Me. Carthy, Algernon Charles Swinburne and the historian, W. E. H. Lecky. The letters are as_follow 3 EATON TERRACE, LONDON, 8. W. —Dear Sir: 1 have read your letter, just received, with great Interest. I feel’ no doubt whatever that the Influence of the pope will be exerciged in. securing for >rotestants in the South American re- publics the same liberty of consclence that s enjoyed by Roman "Catholic citizens of your country. I need hardly saythat your purpose has my fullest and most cordial sympathy. 1 thank you much for your | kindly words with regard to myself “and my writing, Very truly yours, JUSTIN M'CARTH THE PINE! HILL, LON- LON . W.—Dear Sir: 1 am no less honoied than gratified by your expressed wish for my opinion on "so practicall wve a guestion as that on which you as it. I can only say that it scems to me a somewhat wanton waste of time to appeal directly or indirectly to cardinal or to pope for any relaxation or modific tion of the most monstrous claims ever put forward by the church. Force, and force alone, could obtain even a show of justice, decency or fair play from the min- isters and agents of a religion which has never yielded one jot of its atrocious pre- fons under. sheer ssity. Yours CHARLE VOSBERGRN, ~ GUL I wish you all to obtain a rep nt laws about which exist Ameri- can states, but 1 shall be much surprised if you recéive any real help from the vati- can. Such laws were only general in Roman Catholic countries, They were al- ways inspired or suggested by the priests and they were only abolished when the political * power of "the church ~was re- stricted or overthrown, faithfully, W. B. H. LECKY. —- CHARGES OF WHOLESA Rich except smpulsion or most sincerely, SWINBURNIE, SRLAND.—Dear your ef- Bross, in- marriages Protestant in some of the South RIJURY. Taxpayers and Assessors cuxed of Corruption. SPRINGFIELD, IIl, Sept. 23.—The most sensational report ever fissued by a state bureau was made public tonight by_the Illi- nois Bureau of Labor Statistics, It charges that the great majority of the wealthy tax- payers of Illinois, and more especially of Chicago, are perjurers; that the assessors are guilty of maifeasance In office; that the present financial condition of Chicago is di- rectly traceable to the corrupt system of taxation, and that the deplorable condition of work is due to the liberty-desiroying method of taxation which prevails in Jilinois. The report is made up of a mass of tables compiled from official reports of assessors, banks, real estate transfers, hoards of equal- ization and the various municipal depart- ments to which the agents of the bureau had access, After declaring that ‘“it is the pur- pose of the report to expose existing methods of taxation in Illinois, with special reference to their effect upon the labor interest,” the report proceeds to review the work of former bureaus. The stand is taken that it is idle to dwell upon the wages and condition of the various wage-earners of the state. The bureau contends that the condition “is proved by evidence so clear and abundant that the compilation of any further statistics would be wasted effort.” The bureau takes the position that “taxation is the chief instrument of tyranny.” ————— RULE AGA T JEWS NOT ABSOLUTE Ac- Exclusion from Russin Depends Upon the Views of Otfelals, WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The Depart- ment of State today recelved through Min- ister Breckinridge a note from Prince Lobanow af the Russlan forcign office, bear- ing upon the admission of foreign Jews into Russia, together with a’ translation of the Russian laws upon the subject. These laws are furnished in response to a request from Mr. Breckinridge, who made it because of the refusal of the Russian consul at New York to vise the passports of American citi- zens of Jewish descent. In his note, enclos- ing coples of the laws in question, Prince Lobanow refers to the restrictions against the entrance of Jews into Russian territory and claims that they are far from implying an _absolute interdiction. “They have their sources,” he says, consideration of a kind of people and essentially administrative and economic. Imperial government, having already millions of Jewish ' subjects, only their congenors of foreign allegiance they seem to present a guaranty that will not be a chargs and a parasitic element in the state, but will be able, on the con- trary, to be useful in the internal develcp- ment of the country. It is because he had it in view to protect hims:If from an in- fluence of a proletariat of this nature that the Russian legislator has established clearly the categorles of Israclites of whom the en- trance in our territory can be permitted.” “in are The many admits when they Western Postmasters Appointed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Joseph W. Gardin:r was today ap- pointed postmaster at Brewster, Blaine county, Neb., vice Blanche Gardiner, re- signed. The postoffice at Downing, Lyman county, 8. D, has been discontinued. Mail will go to Oaconia. Frank Salmen was today commissioned postmaster at Bieda, Ia. The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the United States National bank of Omaha_as resorve agent for the First Na- tional bank of Blue Hill, Neb. The comp- troller has been notified ‘of the selection of H. C. Denkaman as cashier of the First Na- tional bank of Fullerton, Neb. Dr. John C. Murphy was today appointed a_ pension examining surgeon at Pender, Neb., ‘and Dr. C. . Stevenson at Glenwood, a on —_—— » County ops' vention SIDNEY, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The populists of Cheyenne county met in convention here today and nominated the following ticket: Charles J. Osborn, clerk; Lloyd S. Burger, sheriff; A. A, Ricker, judge; Milton Ahrens, treasurer; S. H. Os borne, coroner; Daniel Barricklow, commis sioner Third district. The offices of surveyor and superintendent of gchools were left blank. The meeting was characterized by harmony and all the nominees were the unanimous ckolce B Ll S White Girl Marrfex a Jap. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept, 28.—The steamer Mexico, from San Bernardino and way ports, has among her passengers a young couple who were married at sea on the way down. The groom is George S. Matzmura, a Japa- who is said to have held a consular post his government. Matzmura and the lady, who is a white woman, boarded the Mexico at Remondo, and when the vessel got to sea_they were married by Captain Haile. It is supposed that they came from Los An- geles and had been refused a license to marry in that city. Serio ¢ Fire. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Sept. 23.—Fire this morning destroyed the Pacific hotel, the Crescent house, adjoining, the Valley Livery stables, the Jewish synagogue and five cot- tages in the rear of the Pacific hotel, involy- ing a loss of $50,000, which was only partly insured. The fire caught in the Pacific hotel very mysterlously, the building being unoccu- pied except by a watchman in charge of the furniture. The guests in the Crescent es- caped, but all their personal effects and the house furniture were destroyed. Flames Fanned FOND DU LAC, Sept. 23.—While the wind was blowing forty miles an hour late last evening fire was discovered in the Moore & Galloway lumber yard at North Fond du Lac The mills and about 10,000,000 feet of number were burned. Loss, about $140,000; insur- ance, $73,600. by a Gale. Sl Gold Withdrawn for Shipment. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—On: hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars in gold was withdrawn from the subtreasury today for shipment to Canada. Of this amouat $100,000 was taken by the Camadian Bank of Com- merce, MAXWELL WILLING TO RU Accopts the Nomination for the Supreme Bench Tendered by Populists, CONSIDERS IT AS A NON-PARTISAN MOVE His Letter to the Com Forth Hix Cenception Place and the N nest Judges, ittee of th 1 for Sets FREMONT, Sept. 23.—(Special)—Judge Maxwell has decided to accept the populist nomination for judge of the supreme court. He does not accept the Omaha platform of that party, nor does he change the opinions on political questions he has previously held. | Leaders of the populists express themselves | as confident of his election and profess to | have assurance that he will draw con- | slderable support from the democrats and also from the republicans, He has a strong personal following, and there s no denying the fact that he will draw a large vote in this county This afternoon he gave out for publication his letter of acceptance. The letter is ad- dressed to the committee of information, J. V. Wolfe, W. A. McKeighan, Governor Holcomb, Senator W. V. Allen and J. N. | Campbell. It is as follows: | _“FREMONT, Sept. 23, 1805.—Gentlemen: | Your committee notifying me of my nomina- | ton for judge of the supreme court, as a nonpartisan, by the convention of the people's independant party, held at Lincoin on the 28th of August, 1805, was received on the 12th inst., and has been duly considered. “While I did_not seek nor expect the nomination, yet I am urged by many mem- | bers of ali parties to accept in the spirit | in which it is tendered. A nonpartisan nom- ination, as I understand it, means that national questions are not involved in a mere state campaign, but only questions relative to the good government affairs of the state, and the system best calculated to pro- mote the prosperity and happiness of its people. As applied to a judge it means one who will faithfully, fearlessly and impartially administer the law to all alike, without feel- ing, bias or prejudice, and without regard to their political opinions or his own, “Second—The supreme court is clothed with the sole power to try charg:s of im- peachment in cases where an officer has be-n impeached by the senate and house of repre- sentatives. This IS an unusual power con ferred on a court, but was des gned to secure a fair trial, free from partisan influence or blas. These duties, however, require the court to construe the law and determne for what offenses an officer muy be found guilty. The state government is a great business institution, in which many persons are em- ployed and many contracts made and suj plies for the various institutions purchased These contracts and purchases of supplies, if not execu ed*in gool faith, afford oppcrtuni- ties for the misapplication and misappropria- tion of public funds. The business of the state must be conducted on business princi- ples and tho same degree of integrity and accountability required as in a first class private business establishment, and it seems to me the courts should fix that as the standard. A party shoild be made to feel that“larceny from the state is as culpable as it commiited against a private individual, and that.an officer who commits o sanct'ons the wrong In any of its forms is unworthy to hold his position. There is no half way course possible. It the court even indirectly sanctions the larceny or misappropriation of public funds its influence will be felt in every department by lowering the standard of official duty and as tending to corrupt legislation as well as the public service, and in time may affect even the courts them- selves, “Third—I accept the nomination in the spirit in which it is tender:d, and if elected judgo T will perform my duties faithfu'ly, fearlessly and impartially to all alike, and to the best of my ability enforce and secure the rights of every one. Very respectfully, “SAMUEL MAXWELL." ear TOREL e HOLMES ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER. Formally Charge: (8 Crime of Killing B. F. Pitzel, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.—Herman M Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes, was arraigned before Judge Finletter in the court of oyer and terminer today on the indictment charg- ing him with the murder of Benjamin F. Pitzel on September 2, 1894, Upon advice of his counsel the prisoner pleaded not guilty. District Attorney Graham asked that Monday, October 28, be fixed for the trial of the case, which was strenously objected to by Holmes’ counsel. After a full hearing Judge Finletter said he considered that would give the defense suffi- clent time to prepare their case and ordered that the trial be set for that day, with the understanding that when the time arrived neither side could expect to come into court and obtain a continuance on paltry excuses. —_— Storm Wisconsin, MILWAUKEE, Sept. 23.—Reports received tonight from various parts of-the state show that the storm on Sunday night and early this morning was one of the severest in Wis- consin for years. In the towns of Pleasant Valloy and Cedar Creek, near Eau Claire, a number of buildings were blown down in a small cyclone, entailing a loss of about §$25,- 000 to buildings alone, besides damaging considerable cther property. At Oconton Ire were uprooted and buildings were blown down. A number of houses were unroofed. At Merrill the buildings on the fair grounds were demol'shed and the loss will be fuly $26,000. At Menomine over 10),000 fe:it of lumber was blown into the river and drifted Reports from rt of the away White Hall, Spencer, Martinette and many other points also re- port much damage. The wires were blown down and tiavel delayed by many tre:s being blown over the tracks. It I3 estimated that the losses in the state will amount to several hundred thou:and dollars, e S, oner F. R. Willlnms Ss DETROIT, Sept. 23.—A special to Free Press from Escanaba, Mich., says: The schooner F, R. Williams, laden with iron ore, from this port to Toledo sank last night in the big gale on Green bay, with all on board, Of the crew only the names of Cap- tain Hutton and Maggie Bennett, the stew- the | ardess, are known, the crew of five men being strangers here. The Willlams was in tow of the steamer Santa Maria, which re- turned this afternoon and reported the wreck. s— District Court at Sidney. SIDNEY, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—District court opened here today, with Judge William Neville presiding. There are fifty-two cases on the docket, six being criminal, and the leading case being the state against F. W. Bozarth and J. W. O. Wolfe for the murder of Robert Fawcus at Camp Clark last spring. o Twa SPRI Death. . —Two chil- GREEN,Wis Sept. dren of Emery Slauson, living two miles west of Arena, were burned to death In their home. The mother went for a pail of water a mile away, locking the two children in a room. The house tok fire during her absence, Forest Fires on the Pacific Const. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Sept. 23.—Forest fires are sweeping through hundreds of acres of forests in this vicinity. Rallroad trafic fs interfered with by trees falling across the tracks. The fire is the worst that has ever visited Santa Cruz county, Stoux City Minister Goes to Missourd, SIOUX CITY, Sept. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Rev, H. D. Jenkins of Sioux City | has accepted a call to the Second Presby- terian church of Kansas City, FROST T No Damage Done Delng MOOREFIELD, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Telegram.)—Rain began falling here at § o'clock Saturday night, continuing all night, turning to snow Sunday morning. Snow continued falling all forenoon. A heavy frost covered the ground this morning, lce being found in places. LYONS, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special)—The sidewalks were covered (his morning with a heavy frost. But little or no damage will be done as the last two weeks have ripened the corn beyond the reach of frost. Nearly four inches of rain fell here Saturday and yesterday. JUNIATA, Nib., Sept. 23.—(Special)—The hot weather of the past two weeks ended in a cool rain Saturday and Sun with a frost last night, the first of the season. Corn is all safe, except a few very late pleces, and that is most ready to gather. The yield promises to be from thirty to fifty bushels per acre, DUNBAR, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special)—The wind of the past ‘en days®has blown nearly all the fall and winter apples off the trees. Winter apples will be a luxury. A fall of sixty degrees in the temperature in the past twenty-four hours resulted in a heavy frost to Corn, Which is wked last night. No damage was done. Part of the farmers in this vicinity will commence husking corn this week. The hot wind of the past ten days has matured the corn: o that it can be cribbed. KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Speclal)— The first frost of the seasou occurred last night. It did not freeze water, and no dam age was done, o far as known, to crops, ST. PAUL, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special) Another good rain last night and this morn- ing of seventy-six hundredths inch makes the total precipitation since Friday afterncon two and eighty-four hundredths inches. The ground is now in good condition to sprout the winter seeds, and for farmers to do their fall plowing. It is clearing and the air is cool. VALLEY, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Speclal)—A heavy rain fell in this section yesterday FREMONT, Sept. 23.—(Special)—There was light frost here last night. Corn was too nearly matured to be injured, and there was 50 much mofsture in the atmosphere that garden truck and other vegetation was un injured. The pastures are as green and the feed nearly as good as in May. LINWOOD, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special)—The heaviest rain for more than two years fell in this vicinity Saturday and Sunday, fully two and one-half inches falling. The ground being very dry, from the hot winds of the last two weeks, not a drop was wasted. The moisture penetrated the sofl to a depth of eight Inches. Fall plowing, which has been greatly retarded by the continued dry weather and condition of the soil, will now be pushed rapidly forward, with every expectation of a most bountiful yield next year. LINCOLN, Sep Spectal)—This vi- cinity was visited last night by a heavy frost Barly risers found the roofs and sidewalks glistening with it. It is said little damage was done, save to the tenderer house and lawn plants that had not been put under shelter. FULLERTON, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special About 6 o'clock last evening a severe wind and rain storm struck this city, which lasted but a few moments, but did consider- able damage. Many chimneys were blown to pleces, outhouses turned over, good-sized shade trees twisted off, while many windows were broken. The wind had blown a heavy gale from the south for forty-eight hours, but suddenly changed to the northwest and increased into a cyclone. A deluging rain fell for thirty minutes. The rain was much needed as the hot wiad the previous forty- eight hours was doing great damage to the pastures. BELGRADE, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Speclal)—A terrible wind and rain storm passed over here yesterday. Rain fell in torrents and con- tinued all last night. A large barn belonging to A. Knight was completely demolished and the roof was blown off of Joe Palmer's barn, Several windmills about the country were blown down, and haystacks scattered ightning struck the barn of L. A. Hayford here, doing slight damage. About three inches of rain fell. Corn is all out of the way of the frost, but the crop will not exceed two- fifths of a crop, being cut shart by the dry weather through July. The ground is in fine ndition for fall plowing and fall seeding A large crop of rye will be sown, which will make good late pasture. A large number of cattle will be fed in this vicinity this winter. one man having about 8,000 to feed. There will be very little corn shipped out of FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special.) A heavy rain fell all day yesterday and th weather changed from warm to colder. At 11 o'clock the thermometer fell from 90 to During last night a heavy frost fell, doing considerable damage to fruit and late corn in the bottom lands. Many house plants which were not covered were burned to the ground by the frost. This Is the first frost this_fall. BEATRICE, Sept. 23.—(Special.)—The wel come cold wave of yesterday morning in this part of the state was followed by quite a heavy frost this morning. SPRINGVIEW, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Telegram.)—An inch of snow fell at this place Saturday and a heavy frost last n'ght. WILCOX, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Tele gram.)—Six-tenths of an inch of rain fell yes- terday, followed last night by a heavy frost ELMWOOD, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Tel gram.)—This county was blessed by a splen- did rain, commencing Saturday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, one and seventy- one-hundredths inches falling, This places the ground in excellent condition for fall plow- ing, and the sowing of winter grain s now in full swing. The corn crop in this county is now out of the way of frost and promises a good halt crop. SHELTON, Neb., Sept. 23.—(Special Tele. gram.)—There was a heavy frost here last night, the first of the season, but it did no material damage, corn being so nearly ma- tured that frost will not affect it, RANDOLPH, Neb, Sept 3.—(Special elegram.)—Saturday night's storm proved the heaviest here for months, and yesterday was raw and cold, clearing up last night and frosting heav.ly, freezing tiin icz on low land Garden truck was killed and probably some soft corn, but most of 1t was thoroughly ripened by the hot, dry weather of the last two weeks. Storm Damage in Towa. SIOUX CITY, Sept. 23.—(Special Telegram.) —Reports from Lakeport, a remote township in this county, have just reached the city of a heavy wind and rain storm there Friday night. Several buildings were blown down and one dwelling, that Thomas Hatch, was rolled over and over with Hatch, h housekeeper and two children inside. None of them were seriously hurl. Many barns were blown down and windmills, shade trees and outbuildings badly damaged. Several people were hurt, but none seriously MALVERN, Ia., Sept. 23.—(Special.)—The first frost of the season was visible this morning, the sidewalks belng coated. No in- jury was done to anything excepting tender Vegetation. Southwest Iowa and Mills county, especially, will have the largest corn crop in the history of the state, CHEROKEE, Ia., Sept. 23.—(Speclal Tele gram.)—The heavy rains and cold wave were followed by a heavy frost last night. Very little damage was done except to late gar- dens; as corn, potatoes, eic., are out of the way. The weather is clear and warmer this morning FORT DODGE, Ia., Sept. 23.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The first heavy fiost of the s ason appeared Jast night. The corn crop Is sife. Drouth in South Dakot SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 2 The long coutinued drouth Broken. ~(Special.) which has pre- valled in eastern South Dakota for the past six weeks has been broken in earnest. The warm weatber and the terrific hot winds have made fall plowing practically impossi- ble and have dried the pastures up until feed has become scarce. Saturday evening early a light rain began falling, und at § o'clock & henvy rain started, lasting all night. The total precipitation was probably about three Inches, the largest of any one time this season. While the corn crop is not as large as was at first thought, what there | out of the way of the frost. and there Is a fairly good crop, 18 you know better thun any one else that he TIRED OF IT IN THE SIXTH Residents Organize to Abolish Misrule in Qity and County, BRANCH OF CITIZENS' LEAGUE FORMED £ All Parties Uniting in the nt—Muxs Meeting at ldles ot Idlewild hall, at the corner of Twenty= fourth and Grant streets, was crowded to its fullest capacity last night in resp.ase to a call for & meeting for the purpose of ore ganizing a branch of the Citizens' league, It was an unusual meeting. There was an absence of the regular attendants at ward meetings, those present being wage earners and home owners of the Sixth ward, who have a greater interest in the selection of competent men to fill the city and county offices than in the success of any political party. The meeting was called to order by Lee Helsley and Hon. John I Redick was se- lected as chairman. Mr. Redick, in taking the chair, sald he had come to the hall simply as a spectator, and did not know much about the object of the meeting further than that it was for the purpose of getting better men into office, for putting men in positions of trust who would take care of the people’s money when paid in the form of taxes. He was in favor of any movement having such objects in view and would lend his support to any efforts in that direction. Mr. W. H. DeFrance was called upon as the first speaker of the evening. He sald that he was appearing in a new role as a speaker at a political meeting. He had been 1 resident of Nebraska for ten years and had taken mo part in politics until during the present campaign. He saw the need of reform in the administration of city, county and judicial affai; d every citizen could see the need of reform. There was ne>d that the citizens as men and not as partisans take an active Interest in the management of local affairs and redeem the governments from the ring that now con- trolled them. This was the object of the Citizens’ league, which appealed to the in~ telligence and the interests of all good citis zens. The A. P. A. Is an fssue,” sald Mr. De- ance, “and there 1s no use to try to evade the question. It is an issue and must be met. The order has control of the affairs of the city, county and judicial district. The city council Is in the hands of that secret political soclety. The county commissionrs are all members of the order or affiliate with it. The order dominates the Board of Education and permeates, with its infiuence, the judiciary. The cardinal principles of the order are that no Catholic shall be nominated for any office, and that no Catholic shall be employed by ‘any member of the order In any position which can be filled by a Protest- ant. Follow those principles and see where they will lead you. Take the case of a judge of ‘the district court who belongs to the order. He has sworn in taking his office to support the constitution of the United States and that of the state of Nebraska, and both explicity state that no religious test shall be required of any man to hold office of trust in the nation or in the state. He has sworn in the A. P. A. to keep Catholic citizens from office and from employment. Now which oath will he observe? In which re- spect will he perjure himself? It is simply astounding that a man can take a position on the bench, or in any other office of trust, and pretend to administer the affairs of his office honestly and justly with two such cons fl cting caths hanging over h's head. e must bo a perjurer either to the public or to the society to which he belongs. Which will it be? Which has it been in this county? TASK FOR HONEST MEN. “It is the purpose and object of the Citle zens’ league to redcem this community from that kind of misrule. We cannot do it in the republican party, for that party is cons trolled by the A. P. A. We cannot do it in the ranks of the democratic party, for that party is not numerically strong enough to control the elections, and for the same rea- son we,cannot work the needed reform through’ the populist party. The only way in which the reform can be brought about is for the honest men of all parties to unite, lay aside their partisanship, select good, coma petent men for office and elect them, bury= ing the ward heelers so deep that they will never be heard from again. It is known throughout the country that Omaha is writh ing in the coils of this secret political ore ganization that has for its objects the res suscitation of the putrid carcass of the know= nothing party that was buried by the votes of an indignant people fifty years ago. Let us as citizens unite this fall and drive these political rats out of the city hall, the school houses and the court house and redeem Omaha, Douglas county and this judicial dis- trict from the domination of the cligue and ring that has given us four years of cor- ruption_and misrule.”” Mr. DeFrance was warmly applauded, his hearers being in evident sympathy with him in his denunciation of the clique that con= ducted the business of the city and county behind closed doors. Mr. 1. Rosewater was then called upon by Judge Redick and was. enthusiastically greeted. “As I look around this hall,” said Mr. Rosewater, “and see the pictures that adorn the walls on all sides I am reminded forcibly that this is a republican form of government, a government by the people and responsible to the people. I'see the pictures of Washington and Lincoln and Meade and Grant and Sheridan and Sherman and other* famous Americans. Meade and Sheridan fought as bravely for the salvation of this union as did Grant. General Meade won the victory at Gettysburg and Sheridan fought in every battle from Winchester to Rich- mond. Yet both of these men were Catho- lics. Meade was of Catholic parents and Sheridan was an out and out Catholic. In that army it was not asked what a man's creed was. So in the administration of our public affairs we should not ask what & man’s religion 15, but is he competent, Is he honest, will he be accountable to the publie who elect him or to some secret political soclety to which he may belong? BETTER MEMBERS BEING FOOLED, o not propose to denounce any man who belongs to the A. P. A., unless I wou'd de- nounce him because of 115 public zcts asd pube lic conduct in office. There are a great many lionest men in the order, men who joined the organization with the hope of betteriig thelr condition and with the hops of accimplishing be‘ter things for the city and coun'y. For these men 1 have mo word of denunc'ation, They are deluded, and I want to tell them that they are belng foolel. They cannot be honest and keep the kind of company they are in. The members of the A. P. A. denouice the pope for selling absolutions from s'n, yet when a man joins that order he Is imm:diately washed free from all stains and is declared pure, no matter what his record may bave been. He may have been gullty of all man= ner of crimes and offenses, but when he is received Into the order he is declared perfect and a protectorate Is thrown about him thag will save him from his past. This {8 not true In other socleties, I have been a Muson for thirty years in good standing, and I kl?“ that we do no. do things that way In thal body. We throw the mantle of charity over our” members, but let them trantgriss the law, commit felonies and they Ire exposed by the members of the order. In the early days Judge Redick here will remember it—g man named Delos was a bookke per 18 Kountze Bros.' bank. He became a d-faulter and was arrested. He was tried u the distriet court and by some Judicial jugglery wi acquitted, but the Masons took him up, tried him, ¢ d him of being a defaulter, ex= pelled him and published him to the world as a thief.” (Applaus:.) Judge Redick—1 d*fended Delos, Mr. Roses water. (Laughter.) Mr. Rosewater--I had forgott:n that. Then was a thief and merited the punishment he “4q)