OMAHA i DAILY BEEESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAITA , SATURDAY MORNING-, AUGUST 15 , ISflG TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.

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Extraordinary Meeting of the Explorers in

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NORWEGIAN HAD LOST HIS BEARINGS

Vnttinlile IH eoverle Itj- Until Ksnei-

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In tin- Arctic ItvKlnnnAll tin- IIOKMVere Slinmh-

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to SiiNtiiln Life.-

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( , UMr by the AF wlnte.l I'rejw. )VAUDOB , Norway , Aug. 14. The captain

of the Windward , the British steamer whichhas Just returned from Franz Josct landotter taking supplies to the British northpolo expedition commanded by Jackson , andknown as the Jnckson-Harmsworth expedi-

tion

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, lilcd a telegraphic message here yes-

terday¬

describing the accidental meetingbetween Jacksou and Or. Nansen , one of themost remarkable Incidents In the history ot-

Artie exploration , for It appeals that theNorwegian explorer had been living In a huttiutto close to one of the English explorer'sstation for a long time previous to the meet-

ing

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of the two uicn , yet neither of them wasaware of the other's presence In that vicin ¬

ity.Inthis message Jackson describes his ac-

cidental¬

meeting with Dr. Nanscn. while thelatter was traversing the ice pack , and Itappears that It was a lucky meeting for theNorwegian explorer as the latter was mis-

led¬

owing to Inaccuracies on the map drawnby I'aytr , the dlsoverer of Franz Josefland , and nlso because Dr. Nansen's twochronometers and his watch having stoppedho was quite unable to establish his positionand was consequently trying to march west-ward

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to Spltzbergcu over the Ice pack whichwas not only highly dangerous , hut probablyImpoRslblc.

Jackson , after meetln Nanscn , conductedthe later to KImwood , the headquarters ofthe IJrltlsh expedition , where the doctorawaited the arrival of the Windward jvhlchleft the Thames on Juno 10 and Vurdoo onJuno 28 to take supplies to the Jacksonexpedition and not to bring them back , ascurrently reported.

Jackson , In the dispatch filed by the cap-

tain¬

of the Windward , said : "On June 17 ,

I met Dr. Nnnscn three, miles out on a floe ,

south southeast of Cape Flora , and under-most extraordinary circumstances. Hohad wintered In a rough hut within a mile ortwo of our northern limit In 1895 , and thisspring 'wo unwittingly came within a fewtulles of his winter quarters.

FURTHEST POINT NORTH.-

"Dr..

. Nausea left the Fram with one com-

panion¬

, Lieutenant Sigurd Scott llanscn , n

lieutenant In the Norwegian navy and direc-

tor¬

of the astronomical , meteorological andmagnetic observations , and reached latitudeE614. traveling northeast from where heleft the Fram , which was In Si north , 102

cast."Dr.. Nanscn expressed the greatest sur-

prlso-

and the liveliest satisfaction at meet-

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us. You will understand how greatlythe meeting affected me and my pleasure al

the extraordinary chance which had thrownIt in my way to render him service and ro-

stora-

him to his friends. "Jackson then describes his own experi-

ences¬

in exploring the western parts of-

Wrann Josef land , telling how he has drawnextensive and accurate maps and has dis-

covered¬

new regions , adding :

"When the Windward left In 1895 , weto the north-

west¬went on n month's expedition

In a little boat , the Mary Hnrmsworth ,

and discovered a lartju tract of land tothe westward , of hitherto unknown limits ,

and n magnificent headland , composed of Ice

from Its summit to its foot and having al

Its base a huge , unncgotlable rampart o

ice. Wo named it Harmswortb capo amonly approached the base of the headlandwith the greatest difficulty , owing to surg-

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masses of heavy Ice and turlous gale *

during which our boat was upon Severnoccasions nearly smashed to atoms. Wolanded on the coast as often as possibleand ascended the highest peaks and madenumerous geological and botanical collec-tions.

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. Far up Cambridge bay wo discoveredanother lofty ice headland and named ItCapo Frldtjof Nanscn. There our boat wasnearly lost , owing to her sea anchor havlnf-been" carried away and a huge block ofIce , which was swerving around , stove li

several of her planks. Hut we managed to

bale her out , then rigged up anotheranchor with oars. We had altogether a vcrjexciting voyage.

WATER ON ALL SIDES-

."Tho.

spring has been phenomenally mildAlthough wo marched north a great dla-

tance , using sixteen dons and a pony , we-

mot. . after a fortnight open water reachingfrom the face of a huge glacier east to theprecipitous end of another large glacier westAdvance by slcdgo was thus cut off. We thenstruck southeast down Markham sound amadded greatly to our discoveries of 1S03

Hut wo were again stopped by open waterreaching entirely across the sound , so weturned westward and succeeded In explor-ing

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the entire western ehoreo-."During

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April terrific snow storms ,

coupled with rises In the temperature , en-

tirely broke up the Ice and prevented march-ing , but wo took a number of valuable photo ¬

graphs."It Is believed hero that the Fram ma >

turn up here or at Bergen shortly , as shestood tho. Ice very well , has plenty oprovisions on board and thcro was no sick-ness among her crew when Ur. Nanssileft her on March 14. 1S05-

.I'rof..

. Mohn says the scientific results o-

Dr.. Nnnsen's observations are magnlflccnend that several Islands have been dls-

covered. .

Dr. Nanscn , In describing their life durlri ),the winter of 189300. said : "When the bearsflesh had been exhausted , wo were obllgct-to kill the weakest dogs to. feed the othersand continued thus until the whole- pack habeen slaughtered ,

"Myself and companions started in thedirection of Spltztergcn on May 10. Afterthat wo occupied six weeks on enow shoesdraKsliiK sledges and kyaks ( the arctic canoeloaded un sledges after us. We went parti ]

overland and partly over Ico. Wo rcacliei-JaCkpon'tt winter quarters , where wo foum.all In good health. Wo remained there-about six weeks ((111 the steamer WIndwan-arrived. . I left the Fram In good coudllloiand drifting , locked In the Ice. "

The Windward will take to England fourEnglishmen ot the Jackson-Harmsworth expod It Ion , whnsu .names are Child , BurgessFisher and Dlomqulst.-

Mr..

. Jackson proposes to remain In theArctic regions until next summer , with theintention of pushing further north. Jack-sou

-and his cumpanlous are In cxccllen

health and spirits end full of hope as to theresults of their expedition.-

CHIUSTIAWA.

, Norway , Aug. 14 , TheAftcn I'ostim Icarus that Dr. Nans-en hasno misgivings on to the fate of the Fram-Ho hag the fullest confidence that Lieuten-ant

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Svcrdcrup , her commander , who provedhimself most capable , is en route to FranzJosef land.-

Dr..

. Nancen had a narrow rscape withIlls life when a walrus furiously attackedand smashed his Isynk-

.NANSEN'S.

THIXWY FALSE.WASHINGTON , Aug. 14 Without quri

Honing the accuracy of the reports tbacoma by cable from Norway annouurlnithe return of tbo Arctic explorer , Nansrnsafely from uU novel and adventurous voy-age In the Fram. Commodore Melvillecnglnctrlnhte'; ; of the army, who was imember of the Ill-UU'd Jeanette partywhich served as the pattern for Nansrn'iattempt upon the north pole , holds thatthe result of ttiu explorer's voyage as nowunderttood hero clearly proves Nausrn'ttheory of polar drift to ba groundless. Inthe opinion of Commodore Melville , Nanienhas only cloudy paralleled Ihc celebratedvoyage of Wypredit mid I'ayer In the Teget.hotf , and has followed their drift TheTi'gclhofr rounded the north point ot Nova.Zeiubla with the Intention of traversing thenorth , pf Siberia. Her commauder-

iHia the Ice aud drilled north'and

while the gulf stream favored In the earlyall. Afterward , when the stream lost Us

force , they drifted south and west , bringingup on Wlltzc Island , one of a small groupsouthward of Franz-Josef Land , Duringhe winter their ship was crushed , and In-

he following summer they escaped In theirjoata and were picked up off Cape Nassau ,

one ot the headlands ot Nova 7cmbln.-Dr.

.

. Nanscn , Commodore Melville pointsout , has had a very similar experience. Hedid not enter the Ice on the tide ot thelolar hay from whence he was picked up ,

so his trip falls utterly to prove that a cur-rent

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exists that may be relied upon to carrya ship across the polar waters and bringIt down on the cast side ot Greenland , As-n matter ot fact , he was heard from , ac-cording

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to Commodore Melville , eastwardot Nova Zcmbla , and he has just driftednorthward aud back again , This Is pre-cisely

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In accord with the judgment passedupon Nanscn's theory before he undertookhis voyage , by Commodore Melville , whohad carefully calculated the probable driftIn the Arctic regions , north ot the NewSiberian Islands , from the experience he hadwith the Jcancttc. As to Nanaen's course ,

he says that while It Is not known exactlyJust where he entered the Ice , he doubtlessentered northward ot Nova Zembla , and thiswould give him Just the right drift toemerge where he Is reported to have beenpicked up.-

STOUY.

HAS IMPROBABILITIES.Commodore Melville made a further state-

ment¬

this evening In regard to the storysent out about Jackson , which seems toIndicate a little doubt In the colonel'smind as to the entire accuracy of the dis-patches

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from VadEoe. He said , on beingshown the Associated press dispatch : "Onreading the later dispatches It ECCIUS amost extraordinary condition of affairs thatthe two principal officers of the Fram shouldhave been found so far away from their shipand separated from the other members ofthe ship's company-

."It.

the dispatch Is authentic , and It wouldbe unfair to doubt It , the meeting of Nau-scn

-and Jackbon Is to bo considered an ex-

tremely¬

fortunate one for the former. Withhis chronometer and watch stopped , he hadlost his reckonings , and without doubt wouldhave perished had he not met Jackson. It-

Is extraordinary that nothing Is said def-initely

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of the whereabouts of the Fram be-

yond¬

the fact that she was abandoned In84 degrees north latitude. The dispatchsays that the highest northern latitude wasmade north of the Siberian islands. ThatIs possible1 , but not probable. I doubt ifthe Fram ever attained a higher latitudethan 85 degrees , If , Indeed , she reached sofar as that , and If the Nanscn party at-tained

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a latitude of SO degrees , it must havebeen upon the fixed Ice cap , over whichIt would be comparatively easy traveling.The dispatch states the expedition saltedor steamed Its way southward nnd west-ward

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to Franz Jcsef land. This Is hardlypossible. It matters little where a shipIs put In the moving polar pack to thenorthward of the coast of Siberia , anywherefrom Nova Zembla to East Capo at Beringstraits ; If she holds together she would bespewed out between Nova Zembla andFranz Josef land , or between Franz Josefland and Spltzbcrgcn ; or. If it Is possiblethat thcro Is open water or running Ice ordrilling pack to the north of Franz Josefland , it Is possible for a ship to come outbetween Spltzbergcn and Greenland , thoughthe latter Is very doubtful. The Arcticocean , as sounded for more than 1,300 milesby the Jeannette expedition , was found to-

be a very shallow sea , from sixteen to thirtyfathoms. Currents do not move very rap-Idly

-in such shallow waters. It the theory

that an Ice cap rests at the .north pole ofthe earth holds "good It should extend southto about 85 degrees north latitude , and , asthe polar pack Is driven to the north" andwest along the edge of this cap. the resultIs to shove the loose Ice out of the chan-nels

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before mentioned.-"The

.dispatch Is so meager in detail

that I dislike to comment on Us possibil-ities.

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. But there Is no reason why. If theFrom held together nil this time , she shouldnot have drifted out Just where she Is saidto have appeared. But to drift across thepole , never. If the Fram Is still unbrokenshe will eventually drift out between Nova-.Zcmbla and Franz Josef land. If Nanseh-Is safe , as we all hope he is , his expeditionproves the fallacy of his own theory , andtends to confirm that held by Greeley andothers , Including myself , that there Is anice cap at the pole , extending down to about85 degrees. "VA.YSI3X TEI.1S HIS OWX STOUY.

HIM Steamer Fram Helmveil Splestillil'jrUnder I'rexsure til Hit * Ice.

LONDON , Aug. 14. Thrtory In detailby the explorer himself , of Dr. Frldjof Nan-

sen's-

Arctic expedition and the adventuresof his party , together with the scientific re-

sults obtained , first of which Is his successIn pcne-tratlng to the highest latitude evertrod by the foot of man , namely SC degreesU minutes north , nro given to the world bythe Chronicle this morning , following thesiorv by Jackson of the finding of Nanscucontained In a dispatch from Vardoc , Nor-way

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, yesterday to the Associated press. Dr-.Nansen

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says In the Chronicle :

"The Fram left Jugor strait August 4 ,

1893. We had to force our way throughIce along the Siberian coast. We dUcov-rrcd

-an island in the Kara sea , and a

great number of Islands along the coast toCapo Cheljuskln , In several places wefound evidences of a glacial epoch , duringwhich North Siberia must have been cov-ered

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by an Inland sea to a great extent.-"On

.September 15 , wo wcro off the mouth

of the Olnex river , but wo thought It wastoo late to go in there to fetch our dogs , as-we would not rlsik losing a year. Wepassed the New Siberian Islands September22. Wo made fast to a floe In latitude 78degrees CO minutes north , and In longitude133 degrees 37 minutes cast. We then al-

lowed¬

the ship to be doted In by the Ice-."As

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anticipated , wo were graduallydrifted north nnd northwestward duringthe autumn and winter from the constantlyexposed and violent pressures , but tbo-Fram surpassed our expectations , being su-perior

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to any strain. The temperature fellrapidly and was constantly low , with llttlovariation , for the whole winter. Duringweeks the mercury was frozen. The low-est

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temperature was C2 degrees belowzero-

."Every.

man on board was In perfecthealth during the whole voyage. The elec-tric

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light generated by a windmill fulfilledour expectations. The most friendly feel-ing

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existed and time passed pleasantly.Every one made a pleasure of his duty anda better lot ot men could hardly bo found-

."Tho.

sea was up to ninety fathoms southof 79 degrees north , where the depth sud-denly

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Increased , and was from 1,000 fathomsto 1'JOO fathoms north of that latitude. Thiswill , necessarily upset all previous theoriesbased on a shallow polar basin. The seabottom was remarkably devoid of organicmatter. During the whole drift I

had' good opportunities to takea. series of scientific observations ,

meteorological , magnetic , astronomical andbiological soundings , deep sea temperatures ,

examinations for the salinity of the sea-water , etc. Under the stratum of cold icewater covering tbo surface ot the polarbasin , I soon discovered warmer and moresallnu water, due to the gulf stream , withtemperatures from 31 degrees to 33 degrees.-

"We.

saw no laud and no open water , ex-cept

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narrow cracks. In any direction , Asanticipated our drift northwestward wasmoit rapid during the winter and spring ,while the northerly winds stopped or driftedus backward during the summer. On Juno18 , 1S04. we were In 81 degrees f.2 minutesnorth , but we. drifted then southward only.-On

.October 21. we passed S2 degrees north.-

On.

ChrUtmas eve , 1691. latitude S3 degreesnorth was reached and a few days laterS3 degrees , 21 minutes , the furthered northlatitude previously reached by tana.-

"On.

January 4 and G the Fram was ex-posed

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to lliu most violent Ice pressures wo-experienced. . She- was then firmly frozen InIce ot more than thirty feet of measuredthickness. This duo was overridden by greatIce masses , which were pressed against

I the port side with Irresistible force andI threatened to bury, if not to crush us. The| necessary provisions with the canvas kyabi

and other equipments bad been placedI In safety upon the Ice. Every rasa

was ready to leave tbo ship. If-

imci.ary. . and was prepared to(Continued on Second Page. )

SPAIN MEANT NO OFFENSE

Duke of Tctuan Made Full Explanation ofthe Note to tha Powers.

WAS MERELY INTENDED AS A FEELER

(lovrrntnent nt Mnilrlil AVan Atixlou *

to Sou ml KuriuuMiti CnuiilrlcN In-

Vteiv of future I'l, lit AmcrliMi.

LONDON , Aug. 14. The Madrid corre-spondent

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of the Standard says , with refer-ence

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to the memorandum recently pre-pared

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by Spain with the Idea ot presentingIt to the powers :

"When on the advice of the ambassadorsof the powers , the duke ot Tctuan , ministerof foreign affairs , on Monday consulted Mr.Taylor , thu United States minister , thelatter did not hesitate to say that the dis-

patch¬

of a note directly after PresidentCleveland's proclamation calling for an ob-

servance¬

of neutrality and Implying a. de-

sire¬

to- Induce collective Interference of

the powers In the new world of diplomacywas calculated seriously to affect the re-

lations¬

between the United States andSpain. Mr. Taylor was so resolute thatthe duke of Tctuan gave him an assurancethat the' note would be withheld , and thatIf the Idea were again mooted the Ameri-can

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representative would not be kept Inthe dark as he had been In this case. ". It is not stated In olllcl.il circles thatthe duke ot Tctuan also assured Mr. Tay-lor

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that no offense was Intended againstPresident Cleveland or his government ,

whoso friendly dispositions have often beenpublicly rcconlzed| ; by

* Spain ; but thatSpain desired to sound the powers "with aview to contingencies that might ariseout of the presidential election. "

IX LOVB WITH A VAUII3TY Gill I , .

Hungarian Count Commit * Sululile-t'liili'r Hiiinmttlc ClreuiiiNtiiiK.'eH.-

BUDA.

PESTH , Aug. 14. In social endother circles little else is talked of heretoday than the romantic suicide and funeralof Count Arthur Pallavlclnl , lieutenant of

the Hussars , who was burled yesterday. Thelieutenant , a handsome young fellow only21 years of age , became greatly attachedto Miss Ethel Darrlson , one of the fiveDarrlson sisters , the well known Americanvariety artists , whose doings In New Yorkand Berlin have attracted DO much atten-tion

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and whose scandalous conduct in Ber-lin

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brought upon them , an order ofexpulsion from Germany. Count Pallavl-cini

-sought In every way possible to Induce

Mis sEthcl to return his love , but she onlylaughed at his ptotcsts of affection andapparently paid no heed to his threats toend h'ls life it she did not alter her mannertoward him.-

On.

Tuesday Count Pallaviclnl was founddead , having committed suicide by shootinghimself with a revolver. In his left handwas a photograph of Miss Ethel and a slipof paper, upon which the unfortunate manhad written : "I beg Miss Ethel Barrlsoa-to come to my coffin and press a kiss uponIt."

The strange features of the ease natur-ally

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aroused much comment , which was notIn any way favorable to the American musichall artists , and nobody believed that MissEthel would grant her lover's last request.But contrary to expectations she appearedat the funeral yesterday dressed In thedeepest mourning.

The affair has caused n revival of all thestories In which the Harrison sisters havefigured , Including the elopement of one of-

tUe sisters with Count Barnstorft of NewYork. Then It Is recalled that In Februarylast Count von Wedcl , a young oificcr ipthe German army , was arrested for havingpawned Jewelry which he had purchased on-

Installments. . The disclosures which followedshowed that the young man had spent quitea fortune on the Harrison sisters , and thatwhen his money became exhausted ho ob-

tained¬

funds In the manner indicated inorder to spend it upon them-

.SYXOl'SIS

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OF THE QUUGX'S SI'KECH.-

CuiHllUoiiM

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In Turkey Affordx Causefor Auilety.

LONDON , Aug. 14. The queen's speechat the proroguing of Parliament first men-

tions¬

the advance on Dongola and thenSQJS : "The conditions In some portions ofthe Turkish empire continue to furnishcause for much anxiety. At present CreteIs the principal center of the disturbances.-I

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have observed strict neutrality , but Inconjunction with the other powers of Eu-rope

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have endeavored to bring about recon-ciliation

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by proposing the establishment of-

a system of government which would beequitable and acceptable to both Christiansand Mussulmans. "

The speech then refers to the rising ofthe Mashonas and Matabeles , pays tributa-to the courage and self-reliance of thesettlers , and adds : "The efforts of mytroops arc telling on the resistance of therebels , who , I trust , will shortly avail them-selves

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of my offer of clemency. " Thespeech concludes with a recital of themeasures adopted by Parliament during itssession just ending.

After the royal assent had been given tothe bills which have been passed by Parlia-ment

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, the House of Commons was proroguedwith tbo usual ceremon-y.Tiiixics

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TJII ;: 111:111:1,1io.is ovuu.Colonel FriiiiclM Itlioili-M Tnlkn oil

the Sltiintlun In ItlioileMla.-CopyrlKht

.( , ISM , by I'ress Publishing Company. )

CAPE TOWN , South Africa , Aug. 14.(New York World Cablegram Special Tele-gram.

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. ) Colonel Francis Rhodes , who Ugoing to England , says : "The situation in-

RhodeMa Is 1opetul. The native rebellionIs practically over , and the chiefs are ten-dering

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their submission. The future pros-perity

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ot that region will depend on a rail-way

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to Buluwayo , which It Is expected willbo built through by the end of next year.People are only leaving Ituluwayo for a-

holiday. . They will return In the dry sea ¬

son. Confidence IB unshaken. No propertyIs being sold , My brother Cecil's roseateview is Inspiring the workers with courageto stay In Dnluwayo until the danger Upast and then go to Salisbury. A milliontrees are being planted about Buluwayo andthe colonial farms are being blocked withsheep. "AMIiUlCANS IVIi Ul TOVIiYLI3Il. .

TV I Hi the IiiNiirrcrtloii anil-AiixluiiM ( u Oet Hume.

HAVANA , Aug. 14. Several Americanshave surrendered to the Spanish authoritiesat Puerto Principe and one American hassurrendered at Gulness , this province. Theyhave ruade statements to the Spanish officersthat the other Americans with the Insur-gents

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are disgusted at the rebellion notbeing what they Imagined It to be and theyadd that all the Americans are willing tosurrender , but are not doing so owing to thustrict watch over them by the Insurgents.Captain General Weylcr will place the Amer-icans

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who have surrendered at the disposalot Consul General Lee In order that theymay bu returned to the United States.

Store Trou 111 CM In .Vxliaiitei- .CAPE COAST CASTLE , Gold Coast Col-

ony¬

, British Southwest Africa , Aug. 14. U-

U rumored that Chief Samory has attackedthe Inkoeranza country , north of Coomassie ,capital of Ashantce. A detachment of hus-sars

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has left here under scaled orders-

.ulsril.

! > > L'lilleil btute > .PARIS. Aug. U. M. Hanotaux. minister

of foreign affairs , has announced to thecabinet that the United States has recog-nized

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the French annexation of Mada-gucar.

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STII.L TAIKI.VC1 Alld VT-

Olil ControvertAirnln In lielliinxe of Common * .

LONDON' , Aug. U. The first ' "lord of thetreasury , A. J, Bglfour , In the House ofCommons today , replying to Sir WilliamUarcourt , the liberal leader who requestedInformation relative to the progrcM of thenegotiation !) for arbitration of the V.eno-

zuclan. -

dispute , asking whether thn apparentdifficulties had been rem6vcd by the pro-posal

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of the United States contained In Ihodispatch ot June 12 , said that the governmentwas still considering the latest proposalsot Secretary Olney , which arc regarded nsopening the way for an equitable settlc-msnt.

-. Mr , Balfour added that the govern-

ment¬

has every reason to expect that thepending negotiations will lead to an earlysettlement of the dispute.

Sir William Vcrnon Ha'rcourt said hothought the Houao would ''regard Mr. Bal ¬

four' s statement ns eminently satisfactory.-Cheers.

.( . ) He added that considering theanxiety felt on the subject throughout thecountry and since the negotiations had as-sumed

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a shape which led to the belief thatthe papers on the subjcqt can be communi-cated

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to the House at an early date , hehoped that they would be communicated tothe public as soon as possible.-

"Yes.

, " answered Mr. Balfour , "It Is thedesire of the government" to communicatethe papers as soon Is this can be done with-out prejudice to public Interests."SPAIN IIUYS "sun's"i>1io M ixni < AX .

.Vnviil Co in in M tee Sent o Acquire nitIronelnil nml li

MADRID , Aug. 14. A naval committee hasbeen sent to England , whlcE.Is

. authorizedto acquire an Ironclad and af cruiser-

.Tlioujilit.

it u Hull I'rceedeu * .(CopyrlRlit , lt M ! , by Tress I'ublUlilnR Company. )

COLON , Colombia. Aug. til. ( Now YorkWorld Cablegram Special vTolegram. ) Thegovernment refuses permit Pe-

ruvian¬

troops to cross'', -the IsthmusIn orilar to reach 'Uho'i head watersot the Amazon , when It wasdesired to attack the Iqultos rebels fromthat side. The Bogota autlibrltlea held thatMich permission would , iealablinh a badprecedent.

The Isthmian press states that the Co-

lombian¬

coin will be protected ngalnst for-eign

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, the price of which 'cripples native In-

dustry.¬

._

_CretitiiN ItefentM

LONDON , Aug. 14. The Athens cor-

respondent¬

of the Dallr News telegraphsas follows : "Several hundred 'Insurgents at-

tacked¬

and almost annihilated some Mussul ¬

mans who were marauding" Kathovla , nearHeraklion. Turkish troop's , were sent fromHcrakllon to succor the , Mussulmans , but

Mil. M'KINLEY'S MAI IIS IiOAIICU._ ,

IlepttMlenii Xiiiuiiiee Continues lo Ite-crlve

-.Many CoiiKriitiliiitloiiM.

CANTON , O. . Aug. 14. .Goycrnor and Mrs-

.McKlnlcy.

entertained at Juhch today Mr.Thomas McDougal of Cincinnati.

The governor's mall continues to be (| Ultelarge and he Is dally lu receipt of tele-grams

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and letters telling of the formationof McKlnley clubs In all parts of the coun-try.

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. Appended are several received.-A

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telegram' from Meriden , Conn. , says :

At a rally last nlcht announcement wasmade that In the last , forty-eight hoursover 70J voters. Including many formerdemocrats , Jiaii joined the-McTCInley club.

HENRY DKniUllST ,

Chairman pf tJieCDmmlttc ; .

From San Quoit , N. Y. , old soldiers sendthe following greeting : ' * ' .

'. .JInJor. William .McKlnley : The Hundred

anil" Seventeenth New" York volunteershere assembled .send you , as a comrade ,greetings and wlih you success.-

HENP.Y.

G.KSTKS , Secretary.-A

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Flint , Mich. , dispatch reads :

lion. William McKlnloy : The McKlnley-nnd Holmrt club of Flint , organized lastnight 2,000 strong- for "protection , reciprocityand sound money ," sends greetlnc to ourstandard bearer. W. C. LEWIS ,

1 ' President.From Geneva. N. Y. :

Major William McKInlry : The First Mc-Klnley

-and Hobart regiment of western

New York , 1,20) strong , has completed or-ganization.

¬. Cv AV. 'FAIRFAX.

Colonel Commanding.-P.

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. R. COLE. Adjutant ,

From Cleveland , 0. : *

Hon. William McKlnlcy ! We have justplaced on our mill a McKlnley nnd Hobartbanner In the presence of'' employes , all ofwhom are anxiously wultlng for the timeto vote for protection and sound monov-

.nRITTON.

ROLLING MILt. COMPANY.From Ironton , O. :

Major William McKlnley ; McKlnley clubOrganized here last night. 1.170 strong.-

B..

. S. WILSON.From Toledo :

Major William McKlnley : The old sol-dler.s

-of Lucas county had an enthusiastic

meeting In Toledo last night nnd organizeda branch of the Union Vetcninn' Patrioticleague. J. IK BUNKER ,

- President.-A

.dispatch from Newcastle , Pa. , says that

two special trains have been engaged by thecommittee on arrangements to transportvisitors to Canton , August 22-

.TIIUHSTOX

.

'IS VI3RV COM1UK.NT-

.McKlnley

.

IK Sure f < i Sweep ( lieKallre Country.

KANSAS CITY , Aug. 14. Before he leftfor his home In Nebraska Senator John M-

.Thurston.

, enrouto from , Topcka , where hehad just opened the republican campaign Inthat state , talked to a reporter on politics-

."The.

republicans are all. , right , sir. all-over the land , " he said , '"The outlook fore-tells the great victory we shall win in thefight. Tbo lines In the west are practicallyunbroken ; there have been few changes ;

the defection has been but trifling ; we arcIn the best shape for a 'fight , and the pros-pects

¬

arc such as to reassure every manwho watches theitrend of public opinion. "

Ilutli-r'M I'ocUet 'Convention.R-ALRIGH.

.. N , C. . Aug. 14. The populist

state convention started with a fight overWalser for attorney general between Sen-

ator¬

Butler and Chairman Skinner. Butlertriumphed on every vote and the conventioncarried out his wishes to-the, letter , wai-ter

¬

A , Montgomery was renomlnatcd forassociate justice of the Ruprpriie court. Theselection of the other acstoehito justice wasleft to the central coramtttee The Walsormatter was leff to the' central committee.-A

.central committee was 'named by Rutler ;

and Halayre , who edits nutter's newspaper ,was elected statechairman. ." 'Colonel HarrySkinner and Buck Kltcljvii denounced Inunmeasured terms the? "lots rule In theparty" and fought Rutler una'valllngly untilthe convention adjourned , ' ) ' '

CarlUIe iiiul I.iiniont ivllli Cleveland ,

BUZZARDS HAY , ;. 14. Secre-tary

¬

Carlisle and Secretary limont are atGray Gables today , Mr , CarllpJe carao fromMarlon , where ho Is to bo. the guest ofAssistant Secretary Hamlin for two weekson the government steamer Mistletoe , whileMr. Lament arrived by 'trainIt Is posi-tively

¬

denied that the meeting of the presi-dent

¬

and his two cabinet oftlcers Is by ap-pointment

¬

or has any significance beyond themere fulfillment of social obligations.

After spending the afternoon with Presi-dent

¬

Cleveland at 'Gray Gables , SecretaryCarlisle returned to Marlon on the Mistlet-oe.

¬

. He will be the ' guest of AssistantSecretary lUmlln , Secretary Lament andDr. Bryan will remain dt Gray Gables sev-er1

¬

, days.Murk Ilaiina lioenex ( u Cleveland.

CHICAGO , Aug. 14. Chairman M. A-

.Hauna.

leaves Chlcafio tomorrow afternoonfor Cleveland , where he will spend Sunday.-He

.may go to New York Wednesday , mak-

ing¬

a hurried | t before returning to tillscity. Republican - leaders at headquartersare anxious to know whether Senator Jonesmeans to bring the democratic liatlonalcommittee to Chicago and establish an of-flee here. The local democrats think he willeventually decide that Chicago In the bestplace to direct the battle. As teen aa thequestion Is settled tbe republican managerswil| plan the remainder of their campaignaccordingly ,

FOUR MEN INJURED IN A RIOT

Cleveland Strikers Fire on. a Party ofNonunion Workers.

FIGHT TWO MILES FROM THE WORKS

Police Iltul Nfit Aiilllint| < ' l 'I'roiilile-uiul Xut on the Snot U'lieii-

Sliniitlnir Ocuiirrcil Strlkc-K.ctu1( Id''

CLEVELAND , Aug. 14. Three men wereshot and one badly hurt In n conflict whichoccurred this evening between a party ot theBrown company strikers and several non-

union

¬

men , who were going home from theworks , Two of the wounded men arc lion-unionists , the third Is n striker , and thefourth a spectator. The names ot the In-

jured¬

arc :

J. W. Caldwell , nonunion , shot in thethigh.

George Plumb , nonunion , shot through theabdomen , will probably recover. .

Thomas Evans , n striker , shot In theback ; badly hurt and may die.

William Lawrey , a bystander , struck In theface with a telegraph Insulator ; badly hurt.

The trouble occurred nearly two milesfrom the works , at the corner ot Wade parkand East Madison avenue. A number ofthe nonunlonlsts live In that vicinity. Eightor ten of them were going home from theworks toge'ther. Just as they turned thecorner n crowd ot strikers , who had beenIn li Id I MI ; behind a saloon , attacked them.Stones were hurled nnd George Plumb , oneof thu uonunlonlsts , pulled a revolver andfired. Plumb was then shot , as he claims ,

by Henry Snell , a slrlkcr. The firing be-came

¬

general , at least twenty shots beingexchanged. The fight lasted but a few mln-.utes

., and as soon as It was over , the strik-

ers¬

disappeared. The police had not an-ticipated

¬

any trouble In that quarter , and Itwas some time before they arrived on thescene and began an Investigation. Ambu-lances

¬

took the Injured men to hospitalor their homes and the search for the menwho did the shooting was begun-

.KATIlKIl

.

FIM1H MTTMJ I > AUaiITI3U.

( ( rtriiilr KlviTM of Cripple TreeU Ills-oiivorril

-After Five MoulliN.

CHICAGO , 111. , Aug. 14. After a searchof five mouths , Including In scope the en-

tire¬

country , necessitating the expenditureof a fortune and the employment , of a largeforce of detectives , little Gertrude Rivers ,

said to have been abducted from CrippleCreek , Colo. , was discovered yesterday after-noon

¬

by her father , Peter Rivers , at theHume for the Friendless. The girl la8 years old.-

To.

Jrnnle McKcnnn's account the chargeof kidnaping is laid. Six months ago atCripple Creek , the child , who was an Inva-lid

¬

, was given into the charge of the Mc-

ICcnna-

woman , a trained nurse , the latterhaving Instructions to visit several healthresorts. The nurse took her charge toDenver end shortly tfterward to Hot Springs ,

Ark. , where It was understood that thel air would make n long stay. Accordingto Mr. Rivers , all communication from Mies-MciCenna ceased at the end of a few weeks.Becoming alarmed , he went to Hot Springsand found that the woman and child weregone , leaving no clew , regarding their desti-nation.

¬

. Mr. Rivers , who was a business-man of moderate wealth , spent money with-out

¬

stint. The cle-w that ultimately puthim on the trail did not come from his ownband of workers , but from a community ofnuns at Denver , allied to the sisterhood atHot Springs. To the sisters at Hot SpringsMiss McKenna , It Is said , who Is a RomanCatholic , complained that she had receivedno money from her employer , nnd said thatshe intended to take the child to her homeIn Illinois , If she did not hear favorably fromGertrude's parents.-

SKQUIOL

.

OK A SHOOTING AKPHAY.

Sensational Divorce Suit Up for TrialIn Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE , Aug. 14. ( Special Telegram. )

A sensational suit was brought up for trialIn the district court here this morning. It-

Is that of ex-Senator J. J. Hurt , a wealthyflock-master of Casper , Wyo. , who asks foran absolute divorce from his wife on theground of adultery. Mrs. Hurt brings n-

crosa suit for divorce and alimony to con-sist

¬

of one-half of Hurt's property on thesame grounds. The trouble between the.couple commenced about two years ago ,

when Hurt accused William Milne , one ofhis employes , of undue Intimacy with Mrs.Hurt , and warned him to cease his vislu-to his house , under threats of death. Milnecontinued his visits to the. Hurt house andtlio matter culminated by Hurt meetingMilne on the streets of Casper In February1S05 , and shooting him dead. Hurt wat-tried for murder and acquitted.

Ills suit for divorce and the cross suitof his wife were started at once and havebeen since pending In the Wyoming courts.Nearly all of the testimony Introduced uponthe present trial will be in the form of depo-sitions.

¬

.

MAX A.VD WII'Mi HAVI3 A FIG 1111.

Quarrel Over ( lie MaUlnHT of TlielrA-VIU niul Ilcidi Ar UyliiK.-

OWOSSO.

, Mich. , Aug. 14. George Russell ,

aged C8 years , auarrelcd with his wlfo to-

day¬

over the disposition of some propertyto their children , As a result they are atthe point of death. Neither will talk , but It-

Is evident the couple had a desperate fightwith knives. When discovered Mrs , Rus-sell

¬

had a large knife Imbedded In her checkto a depth of five Inches. Russell's throatwas cut , but he Is sti',1 able to speak. Bothwill die-

.Troultlrx.

III t'.lf HuxliiCNH World.MILWAUKEE , Aug. 14. Under Sheriff

Armour fielzed the properties of the Tele-grnin

-Cycle Manufnctutlng company nt

noon today upon Judgments on cognovlto-aifHrecntlnir $o240410. Of this nmourit nilbut J5032.20 IB held by the First Nationalbank. The balance Is In the nnme of P.-

W..

. A. Gauthle. The fallurn was precipi-tated

¬

by the failure of S. R iMyers & Co. . of-

'New York , which wna announced yester-day

-

afternoon. Strangely e'nough theMyers failure was caused by the Telegramcompany ,

SIOUX CITY. AUK. 11. ( Special Tele-grnm

-

) The llrm of A. Hunt & Co. of-

Anthon nBslgned today. Liabilities , J5:35.42: ,

with assets about the xame. The llrm wasdoing business In a pencral store , whichwna u continuation of the busInoHS doneby the Farmers' Co-Operative associationuntil two years ago. Manx farmers ot-Voodbury county were members of the

association , but the scheme failed , nnd theflrm was organized by stocltholdera tocarry on the business , The old debts ofthe association assumed by the new firmbroke It down-

.Wlien.

Gruime Mnv III- I.rtrollShot. .

PI lilt RR , S. P. . Aug. 14.Speclal.Num-crous

( ) -Inquiries have lately come to state

oftlclals as to the date when grouse canba legally killed In this state, Theru is-

a general Impression umong sportsmenthat the date In August 15. The last actof the legislature , panned at the IK'3' ses-sion

¬

, KetH thu date nt September 1 , If thecase was ever taken before a court whichIs competent to pass upon It , there Is butlittle or any question that the date wouldbe declared to be September 1. Grousehunters In this portion of the state willbu obliged to do their hunting this year , atleast (it the opening of thu xcnson , nlonpthe streams , as the hunters who have beenout "looking around" say the birds havenot yet got out onto the prairie , and It-

In not Illttly that they will get out beforethe corn ripens. There uro about theusual number of birds along the streamsIn the brush , and the hunting will be aboutthe same aa It has been for Btvi-rul year *pant , the birds not being so numerous usthey were during the years when therewere more grain and fewer cattle lalsed inthis vectlon.

THE BEE BULLETIN.

Weather Forecast forGenerally Tnlr ; Warmer ! South Winds.

1. llntr Dr. Niiiinrri Ml ed the 1'olc-.Tptnan

.Mrnnt No A (Trout.

Striker * nt Clrioliinil Shot-.llrynu'ii

.

1'nper on Silver In 1HOH.

3. Troulito In tin1 l > rmorrntlo Ciimp.. St. Pnttl nnd the ( Irani! Army.

3. Arthur UanllinT1 * Wonderful Itncc.Slate : TennU SingleToiirnnuicnt.New York * * Hot Wuvo rumen.

4. IMttorlnl nnd Comment.-B.

.. Another Slilp Snlln for Culm-

.I'liNtent.

.Man Murilcrpil nt Lincoln ,

Affairs nt M.tntli Oiimlm ,

0. Cuuncll lllurN l.nrttl Mntlrri.-Iniru'A

.Code KcvUInn Mitddto Dcrprn * .

7. CoiuiniTrhil nnd I'ltmnrlul .

llimlnrsi of l.mt Week IloUeweil.-H.

.

. About Win-In Sam > DOK Solillern.-1'aiitlni

.

; of tlin Will to I'lne ,

1)) . Minoy Cohli'ft lloinl invii to Ho Sued.-N

.

'lira k.i 1'roilurtH nt IllliioU 1'nlr * .VOUIIK I'otiplu'H Clirlntlnn Union Wel ¬

come-.I'rulilb

.* Will Not Join I'litlon.

10 , ( loinl .Money In UnUlnir .Siinll.iwern-.'cr

.

> Silver Certlllrate Dencrllietl ,

It. Nlrhn kincs of Old Politic * ! I'arll.s.I-tltN

.

of Feminine ( io nlp ,

I'i. "The Kxpimirc of l.tml Stmisfonl. "

M'ICIMUV IIOO.MHHS STILL Ill'SV.-

So

.

n ml .Money Clulm Siirliinlntx Up luAll 1'arlH of ( tie Country.

COLUMBUS , Neb. . Aug. J4. ( Special. )

The third meeting of the McKlnlcy clubwas held last evening at the city councilchamber, which was well tilled with nrdcutsupporters of the sound money cause. Hon.Charles W. Penrsdalo was the chief attractionof the evening , and expounded the goldstandard doctrine In an able and eloquentmanner. He was frequently applauded andhln cddress had a telling effect. Hon. J.-

E.

.

. Prick ot Fremont will speak here August20 , nnd Hon. Allan W. Field of LincolnAugust 25. Good programs are being ar-

ranged¬

for these dates.-SHELTON.

.

. Neb. , Aug. M. ( Special. ) TheMcKlnlcy fnd Hobart club of Shelton has.now 150 members , and Is steadily Increasing.Commodious rooms are being fitted up Inthe Melsner block and Shelton republicanismwill soon have a home.

LOUISVILLE , Neb. . Aug. 14. (Special. )

liibtcad of the republican club having 102-

of the voters of this village. It has notmore than 95 , and of the 171 on the McKlnlcylist not all are from this precinct.-

OSCEOLA.

, Nsb. , Aug. 14. (Special. ) Therepublicans of Osccola arc not very loud-mouthed and alwtys howling on the streetcorners , but they let the other fellows dothe howling , while they are busy "sawing-woad. . " Tomorrow afternoon they willraise a polo and banner , the first one raisedlu this county. They don't Intend to makeany noise about it cither , tor thcro will bu-

no s )canz.! ! But the pole and flag willspeak for themselves.

ARAPAHOE , Neb. , Aug. 1 i. ( Special. )

In spite of the assertions that the soundmoney men here- had all taken to the woodsa largo crowd turned out Tuesday eveningto complete the organization of a McKlnleyand "Hobart club. The club starts -with129 enthusiastic members , which number willeasily be Increased to 250 In a short time.-

G.

.

. R. Hart was elected president , J. H-

.BnthrlcU..

. vice president.A.A. . Tanner ,sscrctaTy.-and' J : A-'SVcGTcT treasurer. Theclub -will .hold weekly meetings during thecampaign. It has ordered torchlights , etc , ,

and on August 22 , when some promi-nent

¬

speaker will be here , it expects tohave the grandest rally yet held lu westernNebraska.

LINCOLN , Aug. 14. ( Special Telegram. )

The Russian and German McKlnley meet-Ins at the Lancaster county republicanheadquarters this evening was one of thepolitical successes of the campaign. Thelarge auditorium was well filled with Ger-

mans¬

, Russians and a sprinkling of manyother nationalities. County CommissionerFred Bcckman called the meeting to order.-It

.

was addressed by F. E. Boehmcr andPeter Janscn. the latter a dclegateatlargc-to the St. Louis republican convention. Hedelivered one of the most logical and ar-

gumentative¬

speeches In favor of soundmoney yet heard in the city. The McKlnleyFlambeau club , drum corps and troop A ,McKlnlcy cavalry , paraded during the even-Ing

-and made a splendid showing.

STELLA , Neb. . Aug. 14. (Special Tele-gram.

¬

. ) The McKlnley club held a rally at-

Ulwer's opera Tiouse tonight. Hon. V. P-

.Pcabody.

of Nemaha City addressed the largoand Intelligent audience on the political Is-

sues¬

of the day. The parade was fine andmuch enthusiasm was manifested.

CRAB ORCHARD , Neb. , Aug. 14. ( Spe-

cial.¬

. ) The repuLllcans of this place metin mass meeting last night nnd organized n-

McKinlcy nnd Hobart club , with 108 char-ter

¬

members. The meeting was addressedby Thomas Apelgct , who spoke- for over an-

hour.. The Virginia hand was preeent andfurnished the music. The club will haveover 250 members before November , andthe precinct will cast almost a solid repub-lican

¬

vote.HEAVER CITY , Neb. , Aug. 14. (Special

Telegram. ) A McKlnley club of fifty-fivemembers was organized at Hcndlcy lastnight , a largo number of the Beaver Cityclub being present. Dean McBrlen of Or-

leans¬

college delivered a rousing address.-M.

.

. McDonald was elected president and LouCone secretary.-

M'COOK.

, Neb. , Aug. 14. (Special Telo-gram.

-. ) A largo nud enthusiastic audience

of men and women heard Congressman An-

drews¬

In the opera house hero tonight , underthe auspices ot the McCook Republicanclub. Ho spoke at length upon the moneyand tariff questions , in his usual clear andconvincing style. Ho pleased as well aaInstructed all , throwing n powerful leavenot enthusiasm Into the local campaign.

Congressman Andrews assisted in theorganization of a republican club of slxty-five members In Palisade this afternoon.

GREENWOOD , Neb. . Aug. 14. ( SpecialTelegram. ) Hon. G. M , Lambertson andHon. J , R. Strode spoke to u crowd of over2,040 people hero tonight. Great enthusiasmprevailed , and western Cass will without adoubt roll up the largest republican majorityIn Its history.-

STILI.

.

. HAS KAJTII IX HIS UOAI ) ,

l'renlieut TIiuiniiK of Hieeiv AlliiiuySeen Xo IteiiNon for Alarm.

NEW YORK. Aug. 14. Regarding rumorsof impending receivership for the Louisville ,

New Albany & Chicago railroad. PresidentThomas of that company is of the opinionthat the depression In the company's se-

curities¬

Is traceable entirely to alarm overthe recent decision of Judge Taft , remov-ing

¬

the Injunction against the Rc.ittyvlllerailroad bondholders , which allows them toagain BUO upon the alleged guaranty of thuKentucky company's bonds by the Motion ,

although In seventeen such cases actionshave been decided In favor of the Monon.

The effect on quotations of the securities ,

however , seems to General Thomas exces-sive

¬

and Indiscriminate. He says that thebonds of tbo New Albany company ought notto decrease In value , oven If the Dually ,vlllc litigants should succeed to the full ox-lent ot their hopes , and that the stockholderswould also find means to defend themselves ,but legal defenses agalnU the unjust claimsbavo not been exhausted by the Now Albanymanagement. General Thomas says. "Thelawyers of the Monon deem the defense ofthe company to be Impregnable , but shouldthe litigants attain finally to a judgment Intheir favor tha claim would rank only as-an unsecured debt subsequent to all tboexisting mortgages and It would bo ex-

tinguished¬

by an ar.r.crtlon of the rights ofthe mortgagees. Should It ever becomenecessary for the mortgagees to take actionto extinguish the claim there URCIIIS nodoubt that the road will bo ultimately re-

stored¬

to the uhareholders and that thereIs DO danger of their stock being wipedout. The equity In the road Is valuable nndthe efforts of the management will ha di-

rected¬

to maintain 11 to lire-cunt stock ¬

holders. "

VMM

Utterances of His Organ Tlirco Ycnrs Agoon the Ulvcr Question.

DEMANDS REPEAL OF THE SHERMAN

Effect of the Purchasing Olauso Then Uo-

nounced

-as Pernicious.

RATIO OF 25 TO I WAS THEN ADVOCATED

Greedy Owners of Silver Mines Alone

Interested in 10 to 1 , "

"PRESENT RATIO IS UNREASONABL-

E"Killtnrlitl In tinWiirlilllernia atJuly ill , lSit! : , I'olnlM Out the

l > vll if Krre CiiliuiKe an-

NtMV lIl'IIIM IllH'll-

.WAKEKIRLI

.

) , Neb. , Aug. 14. (SpecialTelegram. ) The McKlnlcy ratification andrally hero tonight was attended by n crowdot over 1,000 people , and was enthusiastic)

throughout. Wayne sent a band and flam-

beau¬

club and a largo delegation. Theparade was half a mlle long , and over 300voters were In lino. John L. Webster de-

livered¬

a ringing republican speech , andheld the close attention ot the hundreds atvoters assembled. It was the greatest po-votcra

-assembled. Mr. Webster created a

decided sensation by turning thu editorialcolumns ot the World-Herald against thatpaper. He showed plainly that only thrcoyears ago the editor of that paper was op-posed

¬

to the policy that the paper Is nowadvocating. He did not charge Mr. Drynnwith thu authorlshlp ot the editorial , butdid say that so far as he knew the samecontrol of the editorial page existed thenas1 now. On this point Mr. Webster said :

" 1 have frequently said In this campaignthat the silver mine owners and theirdevotees were chiefly responsible for thepanic of 1S93-

."I.

have frequently said that the attempton the part ot thegcvornment ot the UnitedStates to put Into circulation co large anamount of depreciated silver and of treasurynotes Issued ngalnst silver bullion was onoot the causes which shook the confidence otthe commercial world and led to the panto-of 1S93-

."I.

have frequently said that notwithstand-ing

¬

the attempt of tbe republican pcrty tomaintain the value of sllVe ? first by thaact of 1S7S , providing for the purfchase and ;

coining of not less than $2,000,000 nor morothan $4,000,000 of silver per month , bywhich there was coined annually about$30,000,000 in standard silver dollars , andthe act of 1SOO , which provided lot the pur-chase

¬

of 4500.000 ounces of silver permonth , and the Issuing of treasury notesagainst such bullion that silver kept con-stantly

¬

declining In value-."I

.have frequently attempted 'to' ' show

that the overproduction of silver' In this'country since 1S7S , and likewise the over-production

¬

of-silver in tbo world since 1K7Shas necessarily produced a decline lu tbovalue of silver bullion , EO that it has be-

come¬

, go to speak , a depreciated and debasedcoin-

."My.

free silver friends have all the tlmoundertaken to answer these statements by-a general assertion that silver has not de-clined

¬

In value , and by the further generalassertion that with the free and unlimitedcoinage of silver silver would rise to aparity with gold-

."My.

free silver friends are the followersand champions of William J. Bryan.-

UUYAN'S.

PAPER DEMANDS REPEAL-."William

.

J. Bryan for some years liasbeen the editor of the Omaha World-Herald.The Omaha World-JIcrald has been thechampion of William J. Uryan and Is todayhis political organ and mouthpiece. ThaOmaha World-Herald Is the spokesman forfree silver men of the state of Nebraska.-

"On.

July 31 , M893 , the Omaha World-Herald published an editorial entitled ,'What to Do. ' The first paragraph of thateditorial was printed In black-face lettersand laid down the following advice : 'Repealthe purchasing clause of the Sherman act ,for the reason that Its effect has been toput Into circulation silver currency ot sucha debased value as to shake the confidenceof timid investors nnd to force out of cir-culation

¬

much mancy ordinarily used totransact the business ot the country , thusproducing stringency and alarm. '

"At the time when that editorial waspublished the Omaha World-IJerald be-lieved

¬

that It was a sound propositionwhich appealed to thu Judgment of the In-

telligent¬

people of the state ot Nebraska ,and so said In that editorial. I Inquire , Ifthat proposition was sound in 1S93 , and 1-CIt appealed to the sound judgment of tboIntelligent people In Nebraska In 1893 , whyIs not the principle of that propositionsound today , and why does It not todayappeal with as much force to tbo soundjudgment of the Intelligent people of Ne-braska

¬

? If a currency resting on debasedsilver was so hazardous and threatening tothe country In 1S93 , why 1s It lesa hazard-ous

¬

aiijl threatening to the prosperity of tbocountry In 1600 ? If It was ruinous In 1893 ,why Is It not ruinous In 1896 ? What evolu-tion

¬

In financial philosophy has wroughtsuch a conversion upon the editorial writersof that paper ?

"I have frequently said In my speechesthat no persons were directly Interested Inthe free and unlimited coinage of silver atthe ratio of 10 to 1 except the silver inlno-owners. . Such was HkcwlKu the opinion ofthe Omaha World-Herald In I&93 , In thatsame editorial tbo World-Herald said : 'Nopeople , except the greedy owners of silvermines , unxlous to make Inordinate profits' ,are Interested lu coinage at the ratio of1 to 1C. '

"The tame persons nro managing theWorld-Herald today who managed It In 1S93 ,So far as I know , the same persons arewriting editorials today for the OmahaWorld-Herald who wcro writing editorialsIn 11:93-

."If.what the World-Herald said to the

people of the state of Nebraska. In 1S93 wastrue , it Is none the less true today. If whatthe "World-Herald said to the people of ( hostate of Nebraska on this subject In 1893was an expression of the honest convictionand judgment of the management of thatpaper , why do they not adhere to the saraoprinciples today ?

25 TO 3 THU RATIO THEN ,

"Tho republican party has always madean endeavor to use the largest posslbloamount of silver which could be maintainedat a parity with gold , and It has alwaysmaintained that there could not be a freeand unlimited colnago of silver unless therewas * 100 cents worth of sliver bullion putInto a silver dollar. Sui-h was likewise theopinion nf the Omnhn World-Herald on July31 , 1S93 , for In that same editorial It wassaid In bluck-faco letters : 'Provide for thafree and unlimited colnago of Hllvcr onsuch a standard as will put about 100 ctnta-of diver into each silver dollar , taking thuaverage value for the last twelve months. '

"In that same editorial , speaking of thinproposition last aliovo stated , as to whatwould constitute honest bimetallism , It wastald : 'The bccond Is practical , honest andsafe bimetallism on the ratio of 1 to 25. '

"If It required twenty-five parts ot silver toono of gold to make honcut bimetallism la1893 , would It not require today about thirty-two juris of silver to ono of gold to makehoneu lilmt'tallUni In ISiiC ? If honest bi-

metallism¬

requires that there should btput Into a silver dollar a quantity of silverwlilfli ut Its Intrlnslo value would he equalto a dollar I" gold , thcu does H not pecei-

rlly-

* follow , accordlae to the logic of thft