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AGAIN ON DECK,
The Famous Greenback Cliief
tain Selected by tlie Peo
ple's Party
ON THE PIfcST BALLOT
To
Be Its Leader in the Coming
Campaign of Education.
The-Icrwan Nominated Because Judge
Gresham "Wouldn't Take It The Party
Fails to Nominate Its Man on the
Nation's Birthday Midnight Catches
the Delegates Still Making: Speeches.
The Afternoon Put in by Applauding
the Platform Peculiar Nominating
Speeches Powderly Prevents a
Panic
;
rSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Omaha, .Neb, July 5. The National
Convention of the People's party after mid
night nominated
General "Weaver as
its candidate for
the Presidency of
the United States.
The convention
was in session most
of the time from
. 8:30 yesterdav
morning until late
to-night. It was
a day ot high en
WEAVER.
thusiasm, sharp contests, and great excite
ment among the delegates.
Time and again did the situation change
radically as regards candidates, and the ex
tremes of temper that fonnd manifestation
in the convention hall were as the blast of
the north wind and the breath of the desert
Never was a great convention torn by so
many conflicting emotions, and undisci
plined, inexperienced in the affairs of
national holidays, the delegates stood the
tests put upon tbem remarkably well.
It was 9:40 o'clock when the call of States
for Presidental nominations was reached.
Alabama, through her boy orator. Manning,
presented the name of General "Weaver, in
a very week speech. There was a round of
applause for "Weaver but it lasted only a
moment.
Peculiar Description of Mr. Kyle.
Colorado yielded to Colonel Norton, of
minors, who, with considerable eloquence,
named Senator Kyle. He described him as
a man whose brains are not measured by
the girth of his waist, and who did not re
quire an ancestor's white hat to cover
them. y "
Connecticut named General James Field,
of Virginia. Georgia seconded Kyle, and
Florida "Weaver. On behalf of a portion ot
the Illinois delegation, ex-Senator Van
Wyck, of Nebraska, was nominated. Indiana
seconded Kyle, "Weaver and Van "Wyck.
After Iowa had indorsed "Weaver the
4 convention began to get impatient. There
were no great demonstrations while the
candidates were being presented. The
delegates had exhausted themselves in that
'respect in the afternoon. As the end of the
list drew near, the strength of the "Weaver
supporters became more apparent, and
before balloting began it seemed probable
that he would receive a majority of votes at
the outset. Mann Page, of Virginia, was
the only new name presented.
A Crank Who Had to Talk.
There was rather a startling incident
when more than half the States had been
called. A crank, long-haired, black-beard
ed and crazy-eyed, got upon the platform
and addressed the Chair. He shouted in a
loud voice that he had a point of order, and
when recognized started off with a flood of
meaningless words. The Chairman and
two or three sergeants-at-arms strove to
suppress him. "When force was attempted
the man became frantic and broke from the
control of those who were striving to car
ry him from the platform.
The Chairman lost his presence of mind
and there was a violent scene lasting some
moments. The lunatic Btormed about the
platform shouting frantically. The dele
gates all over the hall got upon their feet,
and for a moment there was some danger of
a panic.
Powderly Prevents a Panic
Powderly sprang to the front and seized
the gavel from the Chairman, motioned the
delegates to their seats, and to pacify the
frantic madman demanded a moment's "hear
ing for him. The lunatic calmed down
when allowed to speak, and after h-lrW
given opportunity to say a few meaningless
things he was persuaded to leave the plat
form, and the police finally took him away
from the building.
Nebraska withdrew Van"Wyck's name.
A majority of the South Dakota delegates,
after requesting him to withdraw yesterday,
swung into line in his support to-day and
seconded Senator Kyle's nomination
It was after midnight when the nominat
ing speeches were finished and the conven
tion demanded an immediate ballot Be
fore this could be done some of the States
which had not responded demanded to be
called. The "Weaver sentiment had become
o strong that Indiana, New York and
Mississippi announced that they would
throw their votes for him. It
looked like a stampede for "Weaver,
and Bobert Schilling, of "Wiscon
sin, tried to head it off Georgia
sprang in with the withdrawal ot Kyle's
name as far as that State was concerned,
and moved "Weaver's nomination by ac
clamation. Weaver's Greenback Record Recalled.
The excitement was checked by points of
order for a moment Schilling came to the
front in a great speech. He acknowledged
that "Weaver would be named, but he
warned the convention against any man
who had made himself obnoxious to new
converts by his greenback record. He
made a ringing plea for Kyle on the point
of availability.
The result of the first J-allot was "Weaver
995, Kyle 275, scattering 2.
Purine the Knights of Labor discussion
the Gresham movement received its coup de
grace by the following dispatch from Judge
Gresham:
Chicago, III., July fc
To J. B. "Weaver. Ignatius Donnelly, Ben Terrell.
John W. Hayes:
I have lust returned and find your dis
patcli of the 1st. I must stand by my dis
patch to Mr. Orr ot the 2d. Accept my
grateful acknowledgments.
TV. Q Gbeshax.
Immediatelr on receipt of this telegram
we
wr
Gresham's boomers accepted the inevitable
and all expressed the belief that Weaver's
nomination was asHed.
A resolution declaring against the pres
ence of public officers naming Senator's Con
gressmen, members ot Legislatures, at State
and National conventions was then reported
from the Resolutions Committee. It de
clares that no person holding any position
of profir, trust or emolument of the Federal
or any State or municipal government shall
be eligible to sit or vote in any convention
of the People's party. The resolution went
through with a whoop and without discussion.
AFTERNOON OP THE FOURTH.
A Convention That Cheers the Platform as
Much a Some Other! Do Their Candi
datesMore Peculiar Song of the Cam
paten A Hot Day All Around.
Omaha, Neb., July 4. "The robber of
old was simple and bold, and rarely put on
any frills; but the robber of to-day has a
different way, and the taxpayers foot tip the
bills."
That was the song, to the tune of "Robin
Hood," which greeted the delegates - and
spectators as they filed into the big
Coliseum for the afternoon session.
"Get off, get off the earth, we can't have
rest upon it," was the successor to "The
taxpayers foot up the bills." They were
sung from the stage with spirit by a phe
nomenal glee club, and were received with
enthusiasm. A half-dozen other lively airs
followed, one being accompanied by a kick
ing shuffle of the feet, as if the basses saw
in prophetic vision the gentle propulsion of
an invisible army of officeholders of the old
parties making an involuntary exodus.
These songs served the double purpose of
Keeping the audience in good humor and a
semblance of order. It was 2:07 o'clock
when the Chairman Loucks called the con
vention to order, but it was after 3 p. M.
before all the delegates and visitors bad
secured seats and the raps of the Chairman
had resulted in even a beginning of busi
ness. The tickets, which nad been with
held early in the dav had evidently got in
to hands that would use them, for the im
mense hall was almost completely filled.
It was very sultry, and fully a third of the
delegates were in shirt-sleeves.
Recruits R-ported In Kansas.
A telegram was read announcing that the
Republican delegation from Wellington
county, Kansas, ba.d gone to the Congres
sional convention with a certain candidate
who was defeated, and that on their re
turn the delegation put on badges of the
People's party candidate. The announce
ment was greated with loud cheers.
A motion was carried that the Resolution
Committee reports such parts of the plat
form as were ready, and that these be con
sidered while the otoerparts ot the platform
were being prepared. This was apparently
the first move on the part of the Weaver
men to hasten a ballot A suspicion had
gained currency that the Committee on
Resolutions was not anxious to make very
speedy progress for the reason that it, as a
whole, prelerred Jndge Greshem for the
candidate, and wanted time to get an agree
ment from him that he would let the con
vention nominate him. The motion was
carried, but the committee reported that it
was not prepaied just yet to make a partial
report
George C "Ward, of Missouri, got recog
nition at once on this announcement, and
moved to suspend the rules and proceed to
ballot for nomination of candidates. This
tas seconded, but there was no intention
on the part ot the Gresham men to give up
hope until the last straw on which they
leaned was broken, and an Illinois delegate
made the point of order that the motion was
contrary to the rules fixing an order of
business.
A Counter-Move on the Chessboard.
The Chairman overruled the point on the
ground that the convention could do as it
pleased. TSliiugton, of Georgia, made the
counter-move on the chessboard to this
ruling by moving the tabling of the motion,
and carried his point by a very large
majority. The "Weaver men knew they
were stronsr in view of the Kvle telegrams
and lack of assurances from Gresham that
he would accept, and they wanted more
speed put on the wheels of the convention.
Lamb, of Texas, a "Weaver man, and also
working for Terrell for Vice President,
moved to adopt the entire St Louis plat
form as the party platform. This motion
was greeted with mingled approval and dis
approval. Brown, of Massachusetts, made a speech
on the subject, declaring amid applanse
that the St Louis platform was the one
upon which the organizations of united
labor stood. They dul not intend that any
thing should be taken from it or added to
the compact of St Louis. "If," he con
tinued, "they desire some additional resolu
tions as the sense of this body, they can
move them when they return. Cheers.
No Reason for Sitting Still.
"But I see no reason why we should sit
here and be kept here while all those who
have crude theories appear before it and
air their superior knowledge ot what the
country needs at this time. Cheers.
Therefore, let us adopt the St Louis plat
form, and proceed with the nomination of
the people's leader upon the principles
which are to smash plutocracy. Let the
nominating speeches De made on the
Fourth of July, the natal day of the coun
try's independence."
Delegate McDowell, of Tennessee, objected
to the attempt to depart from precedent ad
vocated by the last speaker, and Delegate
Manning, the boy orator of Alabama, added,
his quota to the debate. His views, how
ever, did not receive sufficient attention to
enable the meeting to judge whether they
favored the proposal of Mr. Brown or op
posed it
The effect of the proceedings in the con
vention was to alarm the members of the
Resolutions Committee. They became stam
peded, and soon filed on the stage with a
jjiauurm imsuiv orougnt to completion.
Their appearance removed the cause for the
fight on the floor, and it was permitted to
go by the board and the-convention became
silent while Thomas V. Cator, of California,
read the preamble of the unanimous report
of the Resolutions Committee on the plat
form adopted. Mr. Cator moved the adop
tion of the preamble, and it was adopted by
a unanimous uprising of delegates and tu
multuous applause.
EVERY PLANK APPLAUDED.
Wild Scene In the Hall When the Doeu
ment Is Completed Bow the Delegates
Evinced Their Enthusiasm Old Men as
Boys Onee More, i
Omaha, NEa, July 4. Mr. Branch, of
Georgia, read the platform proper. The
strong sentences, picturing graphically the
ruin of the country unless th'ere was a
reform, were well received and rnet appro
bation, but when the sentences relating to
Government ownership of transportation In
the people's interest were reached there
was a demonstration which interrupted
progress, ex-Senator Van "Wyck, in the
front of the hall, leading the Nebraska
delegation and the convention.
The reading of nearly every plank of the
platform was received with some applause.
The free silver plank was enthusiastically
greeted with cheers and waving of hands,
and the Government ownership of the rail
roads plank again got a iumultuous greet
ing, in which it was noticeable that
Nebraska, Georgia, Kansas and Texas led.
Applause and cries of "Amen" from mil
parts of the house was the reception 'ac
corded the paraeraDh favorlnp Governtnent
control of the telephone and telegraph lines.
A regular Baptist camp-mccting chorus
greeted the land plank. " ,
The conclusion of the reading of the plat
form was warmly greeted. Its adoption
was instantly moved, and though a Mis-,
souri delegate was striving for some un
known purpose to get recognition, it was
put through by unanimous oonsent, the
whole convention .rising in advance of the
Chair and adopting the platform almost be
fore he could move its adoption.
The Convention Perfectly Wild.
At once upon the adoption of the plat
form the convention broke overall restraint
and went wild in a demonstration that had
a likeness to descriptions of enthusiastic
bastile demonstrations in Prance. The
whole convention, the audience and dele
gates, rose to their feet and the first plat
form of the People's partv was ushered into
the world with a scene of enthusiasm that
in intensity and earnestness, though not in
absolnte length, almost equaled the cyclonic
ovation which greeted the mention 'of the
name of James G. Blaine at Minneapolis.
That scene lasted 31 minutes and this scene
between 20 and 25 minutes.
It began by the convention rising in their
chairs, cheering, swinging coats, which had
been taken off on account of the heat, wav
ing hats and fans and throwing things in the
air. All the delegates wereon their feet
and the stage was crowded with members of
the Committee on Resolutions. Several
delegates seized Branch, of Georgia, Chair
man, and trotted him up and down the main
aisle on their shoulders. The uproar con
tinued tremendously. As if by a flash a
number of delegates seized the "uprights
used to hold placards designating the place
of State delegations in the hall and rushed
with them to the platform, forming a cordon
about the whole platform. Banners were
also borne there.
Old Man Lloyd to the Front.
The New Yorkers seized old man Lloyd,
of New York, whose beaming, ruddy face,
long wnite iocks ana Deard gave htm a Rip
van "Winkle aspect, and, bearing-him on
their shoulders, placed him to the very
front of the phalanx on the stage, where he
was handed a baton and enthusiastically
beat time to the wild cheering of the crowd.
The enthusiasm continued as great as ever,
and each new banner was warmly greeted.
S. M. Scott, State lecturer of the Kansas
Alliance, when he got an opportunity, aided
by other singers on the stage, started up
"Good-Bye. Old Party, Good-Bye," the
delegates Joining in the chorus. "My
Conntrv, 'lis of Thee," played by a second
band, closed the extraordinary Fourth of
July celebration of the new party.
Now came a marvelous climax. Tanben
eck, of Illinois, the chairman of the Na
tional Committee, had; during the latter
part of the scene following the adoption of
the platform, been in despair, seeking to
get an opportunity to make himself heard.
He was on his chair, wildly waving a tele
gram just received. The surmise that the
dispatch was ""from Gresham spread like
wildfire, and from all over the hall people
ran to get inlormation from Taubeneck,
while others became excited and added to
the confusion by bowling down their neigh
bors.
Preventing a Stampede to Gresham.
Chairman Loucks, whose speech on first
taking the gavel in the morning had
stamped him au anti-Gresham man, sought
now to create a diversion against the immi
nent stampede ot the convention to
Gresham. The Chairfnan began his ma
neuver by starting out with a denunciation
of the alleged action of the Postmaster
General in excluding from the mails as
anarchistic certain of the People's party
literature. Continuing, he said:
There is only one question before old poli
ticians of to-day. That is the Presidency.
The platform is never discussed. At Min
neapolis the enthusiasm was after the man
who had the patronage to dispose of had
been named. Here, we have our enthusiasm
on the platform on which this party Is going
before the people. Can there ho a greater
contrast ih the character of the-parties, and
who can doubt which party has the people's
heart!
Taubeneck by this time was on the plat
form, and there was comparative quiet,
but attention was again taken from the
matter of real interest by the Chair recog
nizing, instead of Taubeneck, a delegate
named "Wadswortb, of Indiana.
"Glory be to God," began Mr. "Wads
worth, in solemn tones, "and peace on
earth," and after this pious exclamation he
went on with a more or less rambling ad
dress of considerable length. "We will
soon," said he, "name the Moses who will
lead us out of the wilderness. "We have
met at Omaha and we will go straight to
"Washington. "With the man whom you
will hear named as our standard-bearer "our
party will be like the avalanche which
gathers strength as it rushes down the
mountain-side, and woe to those who stand
in its way."
Electrical Effect of a Telecram.
At this point the impatience of delegates
andspectators was approaching adangerous
Sitch, and the orator suddenly subsided.
r. Taubeneck, telegram in hand, was at
last, amid renewed cheers and confusion.
accorded a hearing by the Chair. "Ladies
and gentlemen," said, Mr. Taubeneck,
when silence was restored, -'I have just re
ceived a telegram from Dr. Hauser, of
Indiana, In order that you may know
what credit to place in it, I will tell you
who he is. He is the present candidate for
Lieutenant Governor on the People's party
ticket, and the author of the celebrated
"work. 'Is marriage a failure?' Laughter.
This is the telegram: 'I have seen Gresh
am. If, unanimous he will not decline."
The effect of this telegram was electrical.
Thousands of people sprang instantly to
their .feet, and thousands ot voices cheered
again for Gresham. There seemed no doubt
that among those wildly cheering enthusiasts
were a majority of the delegates, whether
their actions were an evidence of their
enthusiasm or not Immediately alter the
reading, of this dispatch by Chairman
Taubeneck, Mr. Brownj of Massachusetts,
took the stage.
Bather Bubblng It In.
"Equal rights to all, special privileges to
none," he said. Loud cheers. The chair
man has made the announcement. that Gres
ham will accept if nominated unanimously.
Cries of "That's right," and more cheer
ing. I hold in my hand a letter from Mr.
Mann Page, chairman of the Virginia State
Alliance, .in which he tella me that his
name may go before this convention for the
Presidents! nomination, and after a full,
free and fair expression of the will of the
convention, he is prepared to abide by the
result Faint cheers and laughter. That
is just a little, but better than Mr. Gres
ham, who wants it unanimous."
Here the audience arose en masse.
"Gresham, Gresham! three cheers for
Gresham 1 Hurrah for Gresham 1" rang
through the hall for several seconds and the
words were accompanied by wild manifesta
tions of enthusiasm.
"Keep cool!" shouted Chairman Loucks,
and listen to the speaker; every man' will
have his turn."
"Brown resentfully yelled: "I do not
propose to attempt to stampede the conven
tion with the aid of the gallery. That is an
old party trick."
A volley of hisses, loud and long con
tinued, greeted this statement, and again
the chairman interfered, shouting: "This
is a disgrace to this convention."
Ininlts Not at All in Place.-
Instantlv Bobert Schilling, oPWisconsin,
sprang to his feet "No gentleman has a
right to insult the Chairman of onr Nation
al Committee and our convention," he said,
amid ringing cheers. No one has a right to
so insult us by making charges and fraudu
lent insinuations against the party's Chair
man." Wild cheering.
Indescribable confusion followed, and re
criminations were hurled back and forth by
the two factions. "When silence was re
stored A. B Brown, of Massachnsetts, at
once demanded attention. "If, in any
thing I have said or done in the heat of the
Continued on Ninth Page.
1
GLADSTONES GAINS.
Besults of the First Tests of
Strength in the Brit
ish Contest.
SEATS HELD BY TORIES
Recaptured by the Liberals and Now
in Line for Home Bale.
SOME VERY SMALL MAJORITIES,
Evidencing the Vigor With Which
Straggle Was Waged,
the
ELECTION DISORDERS IK ICELAND
London, July 4. The returns from
to-day's election received so far in nearly
every instance confirm the hopes and claims
of Gladstone and his Liberal associates, and
home rule to-night appears nearer than ever
of realization. In 18 of the districts voting
to-day there were no contests, and the
candidates were chosen without opposition.
Many of these were Tory strongholds.
The first returns from a contested district
came from Boston, and show a liberal vic
tory. "W. J. Ingram, Liberal, received
1,355 votes, and Hon. J. D. "Willoughby,
Conservative, 1,293; Liberal majority, 62.
The number of eleotors in the district is
3,051' In 1885 the Liberal candidate had a
majority of 298. In 1886 the seat was won
by the Conservatives by a majority of 50
votes, H. J. Atkinson, Conservative, re
ceiving 1,192 and "W. J. Ingram, Home
Ruler, 1,142.
The Conservatives retain the seat for
Bury St Edmunds, their candidate, Lord
P. Bovey, receiving 1,267 votes and Major
Jameson, Liberal, 803; Conservative ma
jority 404. The number of registered elec
tors in the district is 2,515. In 1885 the
division was carried by the Conservative
candidate by 187 votes. In 1886, Lord F.
Bovey, Conservative, received 1,135, and
F. Goodwin, Home Ruler, 800.
Bedeemrd by thLlberals.
The Herford division has been redeemed
by the Liberals by a majority of 127. "W.
H. Grenfell, Liberal, received 1,507 votes,
and Sir J. E. Bailey, Conservative, 1,380.
The number of registered electors is 3,267.
In 1885 the Liberal candidate had a ma
jority of 64. In 1886 the seat was won by
the Conservative candidate by 265 votes.
The poll in the latter election was: Sir J.
B. Bailey, Conservative, 1,401, Joseph.
Pulley, home ruler, 1,136.
The Dover division remains a conserva
tive stronghold. George Wyndham, Con
servative, received 2,231 votes, and Major
Edward, 'Labor and Socialistic": Conserva
tive majority 1,253. The number of re
gistered electors is 5,156. In 1885 the Con
seruative majority was 648. In 1886 Major
Dickson, the Conservative candidate, was
returned without opposition, as was also
Mr. "Wvndham, in the bye-election in July,
1889, rm the death of Major Dickson.
-In "Greenock? one 'dPtne, Scotch boroughs,
John Brace, Liberal received 3,034, and
Sir T. Sutherland, Unionist Liberal, 2,990:
Liberal majorltr, 44; number of registered
electors, 6.991. ' In 1885 the Liberals car
ried the seat bv 103 votes. In 1886 the seat
was carried by Sir T. Sutherland, the
Unionist candidate, by 697 votes, the poll
being." Sutherland, 2,905; Harold "Wright,
Home Buler, 2,208.
Still In tbe Tory Camp.
"Winchester remains Conservative by a
safe majority, the poll being A Myers,
Conservative, 1,213; O. Matthews, Liberal,
859, Conservative majority 334 as against
171 in 1885, 336 in 1886, and 318 In the bye
election in 1887.
The Stafford division returns to the
Liberal fold, O. E Shaw, Liberal, receiving
1,684 votes, and Douglas Straight, Con-,
servative, 1,322, Liberal majority, 362. In
1885 the division was carried by the Lib
erals by a majority of 47. In 1886 the
Conservatives won b 93 votes, the poll
being: Salt, Conservative, 1,528; McLaren,
Home Ruler. 1.435.
The Liberals carry Burnly by an in
creased majority. J. S. Balfour, Glad
stonian Liberal, received 6,450, and E.
Lawrence, Unionist Liberal, 5,025; Liberal
maioritv. 1.425. In 1885 the Liberal ma
jority was 667. In 1886 the Unionist can
didate won bv 43 votes. In the bye-election
in 1887 the Liberals won bv 545 "votes, and
in the second bye-election the.Liberal candi
date was unopposed.
In Durham the Liberals score another
gain. M. Fowler, Liberal, received 1,075,
andTi Milvain, Conservative, 1,000. The
division went Conservative in 1885 by 121
votes, and again in 1886 by 274 votes.
Gains All Along the Line,
The Literals redeem the Lincoln division
by 224 votes, the poll being: "W. Cross
field, Liberal, 3,410; F. H. Kerans, Con
servative, 3,18a In 1885 the Liberal ma
jority was 1,025. In 1886 the seat was won
by the Conservatives by 308 votes, Kerans
receiving 3,150 and Crossfield 2,851. Other
returns are as follows:
Pontefract Hon. R. Winn, Conservative,
1,132; H. S. L. Wilson, Liberal, l,09i: Con
servative majority, 40. The Conservative
majority in 1805 was S6. while In 1886 It was
209.
Kings Lynn T. G. Bowles, Conservative,
1,319; T. It. Kemp, Liberal, J.S0B; conserva
tive majority, 11. In 1885 the Conservative!
majority was ltu, ana in irao it was hi.
Tynemouth It. S. Donkin, Conservative,
8,128; J. Annan, Liberal, 2,789. Conservative
majority 337, as against Ki in 1885 and SIS la
1888.
Hastings Wilson Noble, Conservative,
8.077; Sergeant Hemphill, Liberal, 2,628. Con
servative majority, 449. Iu 1835 the Liberals
won by 162 majority, while In 1886 the Con
servatives won by 535.
Nottingham (West) Colonel Seeley, Un
ionist Liberal, 6,610; Henry Broadhurst.
Gladstonlan Liberal, 6,309; Conservative ma
jority, SOL The number of eleotors Is 13,111.
Tho Gladstonlans carried this division by
2,872 votes fn '85 and by 844 In '88. In the
latter eleotion the poll was: Broadhurst,
6,458; Seeley, 4,609.
Nottingham (East) Arnold Focley, Llb--eral,
4,861; H. Finch Hatton, Conservative,
4.284; Liberal majority, 677, as against 991 in
1885 and 166 in '86.
A Plea for Fair Trade.
Bight Hon. George Francis Hamilton
(Conservative), First Lord of the Admir
alty, who is contesting the seat for the Eal
ing division of Middlesex, which he occu
pied in the last Parliament, against Stephen
Holman (Liberal), in a strong trade address
to the electors to-day, said that unless Great
Britain is prepared to retaliate upon those
nations having recourse to protection for
the express purpose of shutting out English
goods, she would soon find herself deprived
of her foreign markets.
"Who," he asked, "Is the most likely to
successfully conduct negotiations against
hostile tariffs Mr. Gladstone orLord Salis
bury?" He said he himself is a free trader, so far
as believing that the fewer duties put upon
Imports the better, but the Government
took the view that the condition of pro
ducers ought to be an element for the states
man's consideration.
The Unionist press continues to accuse
the Liberal party and its candidates, es
pecially in 'the metropolis, of keeping the
home rnle Question in tbe background. It
is, however, compelled to admit, though it
does So reluctantly, that Mr. Gadstone has
not adopted this course, and that, on the
contrary, he rather facilitates the task of
the Unionists by stating all the difficulties
which stand in the way of obtaining home
rule, without giving his followers the slight
est idea how to meet them.
Intimidation of the Voter".
The Chronicle echoes the News' panegyric
upon Mr. Gladstone's speech at Glasgow on
Saturday, and accuses landlords and em
ployers of labor all over London of intimi
dating voters by ordering the removal ot all
Radical electlonibills from the windows of
their houses, and of supplying lists of
their employes to election agents for
the purpose of marking and thus
malting known those who support the
Radical cause. The Chronicle expresses re
gret at the adoption of such tactics, which,
it says, throw discredit Upon the Conserva
tive cause, and warns those who adopt
them that their aotions are illegal and
render them liable to the infliction of heavy
penalties.
Rev. Newman Hall publishes in the Lon
don lima to-day the records contained in
his diary of two conversations which he had
with Mr. John Bright in May, 1887, in
which Mr. Bright denounced Mr. Glad
stone's espousal of Home rule.
A Unionist meeting which was being
held at Peterborough to-day was broken up
by the political opponents ot the party and
a free fight ensued, during which benches
and chairs were smashed and the hall in
which the meeting was held was much dam
aged. A number of ladies sought refuge on
the platform when the disturbance began
and finally fled to the street. Several per
sons were more or less injured.
Dillon Talks on the Prospects.
In an interview to-day John Dillon
stated that in his opinion eight ot the sap
porters of John Redmond would be returned
to Parliament All the divisions of Mayo,
he declared, were safe for the McCarthyites.
He also said that J. J. O'Kelly, the Par
nellite candidate for North Roscommon,
would be defeated.
In an interview with Michael Davitt, he
asserted the McCarthyites would carry 80
seats in Ireland, -the Unionists 17 and the
supporters of John Redmond five, and that
the home rule majority in Ulster would be
maintained.
Mr. Plunkett, Parnellite candidate for
the. middle division ot Tyrone, Ireland, ac
companied by his backer. Mr. Killeen, and
a number of other members of his party,
went to the chapel at Lough Macrory yes
terday. Father Murphy, the priest who
conducted the services, seized upon the oc
casion to denounce Mr. Plunkett, saying he
would not be allowed to spread his black
guardism there. Mr. Plunkett and his
companions thereupon withdrew to the
chapel yard.
The people, incited by the priest, rushed
out of the ohapel 'and savagely maltreated
tbem. The entire party were kicked and
pelted with stones and other missiles. Mr.
Plunkett was badly hurt abont the head and
face. Mr. Killeen was thrown to the
ground, and while some of the crowd were
mauling him, Father Murphy called to them
not to kill him. The Parnellites finally
succeeded in fighting their way to a
wagonette in waiting for them and escaped.
The Vatican organs deny that the Pope
has attempted to interfere in any manner
with the elections in Ireland.
INDEMNITY DEMANDED.
The Owner of the Steamer Gobbled Up by
Honduras Kevolutlonlits Wants Bis
Jloat Bacb Dne'e Sam May Have to
Help Him.
New Orleans, July 4. Speda'.
Joseph Oterl, of this city, owner of the
steamer Joseph Oteri, which was seized by
the Hondurian revolutionists nearly two
weeks ago, anoouncernis intenlionto make
a demand on the Government of Ifon'dura?,
through the 'United States, for indemnity.
The revolutionists used the Oteri in carry
ing men to Truxillo, and thereby captured
that town, and then impressed it for a voy
age of conquest to Bustan, whence they
were to proceed to Puerto Cortez.
Mr. Oteri has "been cabling to Central
America, but can hear nothing of his ves
seL He is convinced that it is still in the
hands of the revolutionists, who are steam
ing arouud the Carribbean in his vessel,
with his offioers and sailors completely at
their mercy.
"I intend to claim an indemnity from the
Government of Honduras," Mr. Oteri said,
"in proportion to the length of time it is
detained by the revolutionists. If it ever
turns up and I hope it will the log-book
will speak for itself, and I will be able to
make my claims accordingly. If the ship
should never be heard of I will make a
heavy demand for indemnity. Of course I
will call oa the United States Government
to help me out in this matter. My vessel
was sailing under tne American register,
and the American Government is bound to
afford me protection. As soon as I have re
ceived definite information I will present
my claim."
When the revolutionists seized the Oteri
they told the captain: "If we win and suc
ceed in overturning tbe Lelva Government,
we will, pay vou'for your vessel. If we
lose, then you nave a good claim for indem
nity against the Honduras Government"
KILLED BY THE ST0KM.
The Tornado Near Lima Was Accompanied
by Loss of Life.
Lima, July 4. SpeciaW Great damage
was done by the tornado yesterday morning
between the villages of Otteville and Doug
lass, west of here. The path of the tornad.o
was some 12 miles in length and one mile in
width. Wifty-three houses and barns were
wrecked by the wind. The new house of
Fred Bone was carried 60 feet from its
foundation and broken up.
Mrs. John Goom was caught Dy the tim
bers of a building while lying asleep, and
instantly killed. James Weakley, a farmer,
was also killed bv falling timbers. Many
horses and cattle were killed. The hoine of
Perry Vanatta was struck by lightning and
the family shocked. The farm barns of
Harry Tempert, Samuel Diller and Christ
Bhada were totally wrecked.
A BOT-THIEF HAHGS HIMSELF.
Arrested for Steallnc a Bicycle, He Commits
Suicide In His Cell.
New York, July 4. 6do.'. Seventeen-year-old
Charles Weiderman, com
mitted suicide by hanging himtelf early
this morning in Baymond street jail,
Brooklyn. He was committed to the jail
last Wednesday on a charge of grand lar
ceny. About 3 o'clock the boy apparently
was asleep on his cot An hour later he
was found dead, hanging by a' cord fastened
to the end of the cot, which he raised and
slanted against the cell door. The cord
which he used had been taken from the cot
Weiderman was employed as a clerk in
Louis Winkleman's grocery. He st ole $40
and a bicycle. When he was arrested it
was found that the boy had a snug bank
account
PATAL Kip OF 4, BATTLEB,
A Woman Picking Berries Attacked by a
Bis: Snake and Killed.
Wilkesbarre, Jnly4. Special. Mrs.
Joseph Pulinski, a saloonkeeper's wife at
Mill Creek, went on the mountain to-day
tQ plok berries on a ledge of rods. The
woman was attacked by a big rattlesnake.
As there was no means of escape, Mrs.
Pulinski had" to fight She held the. reptile
at bay with a pail she carried, but the
handle of tbe nail broke, and the woman
was at the mercy of the snake. It bit her
several times.
"When she was found, unconscions, this
evening, by a searching party, ber body had
swollen to twice its natural size. She was
taken home and died within five hours after
being bitten.
FOURTEEN SAILORS DROWNED.
Their Ship Strikes a "Book In the Harbor
at Tarmoatb, N. a The Lifeboat Cap
sizes Twice The Captain's "Wife One of
the Lost Ones.
Yarmouth, N. a, July 4. A ship
wreck involving the loss of 14 lives oc
curred in Yarmouth harbor last night At
9 o'clock this morning a great quantity of
deals drifted ashore north ot Chebogne Point,
and then a damaged lifeboat, with 13 ex
hausted sal'ors, was washed ashore in the
surf. The' T'-vrjs helped up to the
houses ar-! .3-'?fj0r.""o,TProved to be
Captain JiViiiHJr, - Jo ,?- mate and
m
11 of the crew f-JtIfO(f 7" sI)iP
Peter Stuart, bound fronfo.? f Liv
erpool with deals. The second nta-ind 13
others, including the Captain's wife and
child, were drowned.
At 8 o'clock Sunday evening the ship
struck on some rocks off Chebogne Point
The ship broke up, and all the boats but
the lifeboat were smashed. In cntting
away the lifeboat she capsized, and the cap
tain's wife and child were never seen
again. Some of the crew who were thrown
on the floating deals from the broken-up
vessel managed to right the boat, and found
the captain still alive underneath. All
who could be seen were picked up, and the
boats stood by till daylight, when tbe first
mate and some of the others were picked up.
Not a vestige of the vessel remained.
The boat nad been damaged and was again
capsized, bnt they got her righted and
steered toward land. Four more had, how
ever, been lost, and before they got to land
it was found that the dead body of Alexan
der Troop was washing about in the almost
submerged boat, and the corpse was pushed
ofE This body drifted ashore and so far has
been the only one recovered.
CYBUS FIELD STILL ALIVE,
Bat Bnmon of Bis Death Spread and Are
Believed.
New York, July 4. Special. Cyrus
"W. Field rested comfortably last night and
he seemed to gain a little during the early
hours of to-day. He was conscious all
through the morning and was able to recog
nize his relatives. He conversed with some
difficulty this morning. At times he talked
rationally and again he wandered. Early
this afternoon there was a change for the
worse, and late in the afternoon he became
unconscious.
When Dr. Coutant called about 0 o'clock
he found his patient as low as at any time
during'his recent illness. The doctor said,
however, he expected .Mr. Field to Jive
through the night Later in the afternoon,
and probably due to the fact that Mr. Field
had had a relapse, a rumor spread through
I Dobbs' Ferry and some of the neighboring
towns that he was dead.
NOT ALL ARE PAUPERS.
The Board of Charities Mnst Face Charges
by tbe Lunacy Committee.
Philadelphia, July 4. Governor Pat
tison bas received a communication from
the Lunacy Committee of the State Board
of Charities, of which Dr. Thomas G. Mor
ton, of this city, is Chairman, charging that
the Board of Charities and Correction, of
Philadelphia, has habitually for a number
of years past committed people as paupers
to the Norristown insane asylum who
never have been classed nnder that head, as
in many cases, by order of the Court, their
relatives have paid a certain sum for their
maintenance.
The communication further alleges that
bv this process ot committment some $15,
Ofio of the State's money has been diverted
from its proper channels.
DEATH 15 A MOCK DUEL
Blank Cartridges Are Harm'ei, bat
the
Wadding Kills the Victim.
Kansas City, July 4. ipedaZ. Alex
ander E. Peterson and Thomas H. Butler,
bosom friends, fonght a mock duel on the
streets ot Kansas City, Kan. with pistols
loaded with blank cartridges this morning,
and Peterson was shot and almost instantly
killled. Jhe men fired from a safe dis
tance for awhile, but finally they came to
close quarters.
Then Butler playfully pointed his weapon
at Peterson and pulled the trigger. He
was horrified to see his friend tall to the
ground, blood pouring from a gaping
wound in his throat The paper wadding
in the pistol had severed Peterson's jugular
and he died a lew minutes later.
HUMAN TABQETS OK THE F0USTH.
A Feud Brenlcs Oat Afresh at a Celebration
and Three Bite the Duit
New Orleans, July 4. Special At
a Fourth of July picnic near Amite City,
this State, to-day, a shooting affray began
between the Bond brothers and Sheerard
Blcks and his son, Freiler Bicks. Sheerard
Bicks was killed outright, Thomas Bond
was shot through the lungs and James Bond
through the bowels, both fatally.
Freiler Bicks was shot through the arm
and serionsly but not fatally wounded. The
affair was the result of a family feud.
A Mysterious Beaver Falls Murder.
Beaver Falls, July 4. Special.! This
afternoon the police were called to a house
on Fifth Btreet by a boy who said that an
Italian had been killed. The police hurried
to the place and found Antonio Nacorori
lying on the floor with a bullet hole in his
breast Two men, a woman and two children
were arrested this evening, but none of
them seem to be able to tell how it nap-
fiened. The wounded man died this even
ng. '
Father Sleeps and Baby Barns to Death.
YOTOGSTOWX, July 4. Special While
Benjamin Conday, an ironworker, was
sleeping on a lounge this afternoon and his
wife was visiting at a neighbor's, their 3-year-old
daughter set her clothing on fire
while playing with matches. A neighbor
noticed the smoke issuing from the kitchen
and ran into the house. He found the child
burned to a crisp, with its father still sleep
ing in the front room.
TIIE DIBPATCH DIEECT0BT.
Tapis. Page.
Weaver Named for President Again 1
Liberal Gains in Britain 1
Pitt share's Mammoth Celebration.. .".... 1
Kearly a Iiocal Lynching .......... 2
ProcTess of the Wage Dispute 3
Editorial and Miscellaneous... A
People's Party Platform 4
B and on the Silver Situation....... 5
XEleotrlcal Advancement.. ..... ............ G
Bloody Features of the Fourth 7
False Alarms at Homestead 7
Professional and Amateur Sports 8
A Matrimonial Mix 9
The Old World's Cholera Scourge. 9
Fatal Balloon Ascemalom 10
A Long List of accidents 10
A Big Tammany Fow-Wow 11
Administration Orators In Connecticut ..11
A Baal Holiday In Baslnesa Clrales.......ll
Tfakeman's Wanderings 12
Where Oil Is Cheap ....13
PATRIOTSIH PARK,
Two Hundred Thousand Citi
zens Gather in Schenley
and Enjoy
ANOLMASHIMED FOUBTH
Oratory, Mnsic, Sports, Fireworks
and General Jollity Make
THE DAY A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
Twelve Hundred Little School Girls Sins'
Tatriotic Songs.
CELEBRATIONS 0.Y A SHALLEE SCALE
Hundreds at Schenley Park watched the
twinkling stars die away in the dawn of the
glorious Fourth, and tens of thousands
watched the twilight deepen into night. The
116th anniversary of the nation's liberty
had been celebrated, and it had been a great
day in Pittsburg, and even then the watch
ers were greeted with the greatest display
of fireworks ever known in the history of
the Iron City.
The pulse of the great city was stilled
save for the rumbling of its great street
railways that carried their thousands of
precious burdens to Schenley Park from
whose confines is forever banished that
hoodoo legend, "keep off the grass." It
was a spot favored by nature for such a dis
play and the good Pittsburg will reap
from that one day's communion with
nature cannot be estimated. Bank loses it
self when it crosses the bridge and caste i3
buried somewhere in Panther Hollow in a
nameless grave. It is a place for the peo
ple and they enjoyed it and the day. And
what endeared the name and the place more
was the breaking ground within the limits
for that monument to education, Pitts
burg's Carnegie Free Libtary.
Fully 200,000 Visited the Park.
Pittsburg paid tribute to anniversary of
American liberty by turning out in full
force. There were 100,000 people in the
park by noon, and by night fally 200,000
persons had visited the great breathing
spot On every corner there was a throng
waiting for the street cara, and every car
was packed going toward the park, while
the west-bound cars were completely
vacant Mayor Gourley could find no
greater compliment to his institution of
these celebrations than in the enjoyment of
the people. Every drop ot patriotic blood
was enthnsed.
At 10 o'clock the celebration opened.
Battery B was drawn up on Mt Airy over
looking the speakers' stand. Below was
the band of 120 pieces composed of the
Great Western, Cathedral, Select Knights
and Post 3 bands, combined under the
leadership of Prof. Buhe. It played
a medley of '-ye olden timer." The open
ing was "Star Spangled Banner" and it
closed with 'Tankee Doodle." The bat
tery fired a salute for every State in the
Union from Maine to the youthful one of
Washington. The floating flags, the inspir
ing music and the shots all tended to arouse
the people, and before tbe close the cheers
of the populace almost drowned the roar of
the cannon.
Mayor Gourley Enthusiastically Cheered.
All eyes then turned toward the speakers'
platform where were gathered 20,000 listen
ers. The others could not hear. Mayor
Gourley made the address of welcome and
won the hearts of his hearers. The people
showed their appreciation of him by cheer
ing at every mention of his name there
after. In the crowd the laborers and the
men of fortune elbowed each other for a
place to bear. On the stand were ranged
1,200 school children in charge of Prof.
McCarsro. The speakers were also there to-
f gether with many men of prominence from
all over tne two ques.
After a prayer by Bev. Dr. Sutherland
the children sang "America." To the
thousands ranged in that vast natural am
phitheater above the stand the efFect was
beautiful. The blending of a thousand
childish voices was perfect, and every word
came out clear and distinct The people
were wrought up, and loudly applauded the
stirring sentences of the Declaration ot In
dependence, which was delivered by Prof.
G. M. Sleeth.
A strange feature was that the name of
Washington was not mentioned until in the
fifth speech. Bev. J. A. Boyden, the col
ored orator, however, made up for this, but
in praising the Father of America he forgot
to mention the name of the immortal Lin
coln. A Fourth of July Fair.
The thousands who could not hear the
speeches swelled out the great gray drive
ways Chief Blgelow and Superintendent
McKnight have built It was the day of a
great fair, and the miles.of driveways were
lined with hundreds Bf gay booths that
would do anything, from taking your pict
ure to your pocketbook. There were at
least a dozen places where colored men of
fered themselves as human targets for base
ballsone cigar for every time you hit him.
There was no nook so secluded that it did
not hide a lemonade stand or sandwich
foundry, some in tents, while others
hawked their wares fromstumps or fallen
logs or -a plain board laid ontwo stones.
Almost every tree shaded a pair of lovers.
The girls all wore gay dresses, and many
wore lueir micia u.- ww..., ...-
the groves the fathers suckled bottles and
the mothers suckled babes.
There were acres of daisies, some that
grew on stalks and some that wore petti
coats. All over the park were little family
picnics. The day was fair and they sat
aronnd on the grass. In faot, there was not
a vacant spot in the park.
Scattered All Through the Park.
The throngs about the speakers' stand and
the field of sports was bnt an indication ot
the greater crowds hidden by the hills and
valleys of the great park. The crowds all
moved toward it and until evening none
seemed to go away.
There were immense throngs all day at
the menagerie. Guskv enjoyed an ova
tion and a surfeit of peanuts from enthusi
astic admirers. Wagons were run all day
that hauled women and children free to the
home of the animals. There were dozens of
booths. One was run by Poles who might
have been descendants of the famed Kos
ciusko. At any rate they were reaping the
material benefits ot the celebration. Many
also gathered round the log cabin which is
supposed to be a relic of Evolutionary
times. They inspeoted the holes, but were
unable to tell whether they were made by
bullets or worms.
The sports commenced at 1 o'clock and
continued all afternoon. They were well
carried out and hotly contested. In the
evening the fire works were admired by
thousands.
A fire cracker celebration was kept up all
day all over the two cities, and at night
there were many creditable displays of ore
tillffSk
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