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VOL. LXIV.NO. 220. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896.
THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO
uui's nil iki
The Pine Tree State Pro
claims in Thunderous
Tones Her Loyalty to
the Cause of Hon
esty and Order.
50,000 PLURALITY--50,000.
V AIT II OF SLAIN B, HALE, FRYE,
JlEliD AND DtNOLEY VFUELD.
An Unprecedented Victory Normal Re
publican Plurality of the State Only 19,
OOO The Reserve Vote in the Cities,
Towns and Villages Comes Out Strongly
Democrats Lose Everwhere Candidate
Sewall Repudiated by His Neighbors
Both Parties Fought the Campaign on
National Issues Gold Democratic Can
didate Receives a Small Vote Speaker
Reed Returned by the Largest Majority
Ever Accorded Him Few Democrats
Elected to Anything There Was a Phe
nomenal Republican Gain, While Demo
cratic Loss Was Relatively Slight Reed
Makes a Speech at Portland.
, Portland, Sept. 14. The campaign
which culminated to-day in the great
est republican victory ever recorded
has been the most active known for
years upon both sides. It has been a
speaking campaign almost entirely, and
the entire state has been well covered.
There were five candidates for the of
fice of governor, who is the only state
officer chosen by the people, all others
being chosen by the legislature. The
name of one of these, William H. Clif
ford of Portland, the nominee of the
sound money democrats, was not upon
the official ballot and those voting for
him were obliged to write his name
upon their ballots. : ' The other candi
dates were: Hon. Lewellyn Powers of
Houlton, rep.; Hon. Melvln P. Frank
of Portland, dem.; A. M Ladd of Cal
ais, pro. ; Luther C. Bateman of Au
b.irn, pop. '
Congressmen, county officers, state
senators and representatives to the leg
islature were elected. The average es
timate of the republican plurality for
governor was from 25,000 to 28,000, as
compared with 38,917 in 1894 and 12,503
in 1892, but the vote to-day throughout
the state was larger than anticipated,
and the majority of Powers, the repub
lican, Is larger then the most enthusi
astic republican dared predict, the lat
est returns indicating tha it will reach
nearly 60,000. ' In nearly every county
the county officers are republican by
much larger . pluralities than ever be
fore known, and in some counties no
candidates were put in the field by the
democrats.
In all four of the congressional dis
tricts the present incumbents were re
elected with increased pluralities; In
the First district Reed's plurality will
be something over 10,000, as against 8,
185 two years ago, while Congressmen
Dingley, Milllken and Boutelle will go
back to the next congress with a much
larger vote than two years ago. The
legislature will contain but few demo
crats. Portland, Sept. 14. Two hundred and
fifty-two towns give Powers 58,450;
Frank, 23,641; Clifford, 600; scattering,
3,604. The same towns in 1894 gave
Cleaves 49,998; Johnson, 22,058; scatter
ing, 5,507. Powers' plurality, 34,809;
Cleaves' plurality, 27,940; Powers' gain,
6,869. If the remaining towns show the
same ratio of gain the total vote will
stand about as follows: Republican,
81,000; democratic, 32,000; gold, 1,000;
scattering, 4,600. Total, 118,600.
The plurality this year should be 49,
000, against 12,503 in 1892, The presi
dential vote stood that year: Republi
can, 62,876; democratic, 48,049; plurality,
14,827, the defeated party slackening
their endeavors. A similar gain in No
vember will give the republicans 51,000
plurality.
The ' result for congressman in the
First district, with two small towns to
hear from in York county, gives Reed
18,869; Staples, 8.480.
Portland, Me., Sept. 14. The guber
natorial returns will be compared with
those of '94 In order to get exact com
parisons and because it has been the
Invariable practice for forty years to
use the last but the closing summary
will be compared with the governor's
vote in 1892 in which year the republi
can plurality was 12,503.
Twenty towns and cities give Powers,
7,443; Frank, 2,750; Clifford, 54; scatter
ing. 511. The same in 1894: Cleaves,
5.820; Johnson, 2,775; scattering. 739.
Plurality, 4,693 against 3,045, a gain of
1,648.
Forty towns give Powers, 10,709;
Frank, 4.101; Clifford, 80; scattering,
667. In 1894: Cleaves, 8,608; Johnson,
3,944; scattering, 1,015. Plurality, 6,608
against 4,664; gain, 1,944.
Portland, Sept. 14. Sixty towns give
Powers, 14,980; Frank, 5.53S; Clifford,
98; scattering, 877. Against Cleaves,
12,369; Johnson, 5.864; scattering. 1,295.
Plurality, 9,442 against 6,505, a gain of
2.937, which Indicates over 50,000 plural
ity if it holds as it commences. It can
hardly fall below 40,000.
Eighty towns Powers, 20.3S6; Frank,
7,463; Clifford, 268; scattering, 1,064.
Against Cleaves, 17,178; Johnson, 7,814;
scattering, 1,684. Plurality, 12,923,
against 9,364, a gain of 3,559, Indicat
ing 50,000 plurality still. It will be not
iced that the republican vote gains
3,208.
One hundred towns give Powers, 24,
628; Frank, 9,501; Clifford, 293; scatter
ing, 2,100. Plurality. 15,127, against 11,
527, a gain of 3,600. About one quarter
of the state vote is now in and well
distributed.
Portland, Sept. 14. One hundred and
twenty towns gives Powers, 23,459;
Frank, 10,700; Clifford, 297; scattering,
1,393. Against Cleaves, 24,141; Johnson,
10,878; scattering, 2,325. Plurality, 17,
699, against 13,263; gain, 4,436, still indi
cating 50,000 plurality.
Portland, Sept. 14. One hundred and
forty towns give Powers, 38,292; Frank,
15.1S0; Clifford, 491; scattering, 1,871.
Against, Cleaves, 33,050; Johnson, 15,
218; scattering, 30,203. Plurality, 23,112,
against , 17,832. Gain, 5.2S0. There
is now in four-tenths of the total vote,
including Portland and Deering, and
although Portland cuts down the gain a
trifle it still indicates 50,000 plurality.
One hundred and sixty towns give
Powers, 42,393; Frank, 16,520; Clifford,
508; scattering, 2,139. Against, Cleaves,
36,098; Johnson, 16,178; scattering 3,578;
plurality, 25,873, against 19,920; gain, 5,
953. Portland, Sept. 14. New Swedep
gives Powers, 135; Frank, 0; prohibition,
4. Probably it is the banner repub
lican town.
One hundred and eighty towns give
Powers, 45,422; Frank, 17,896; Clifford,
513; scattering, 2,217; against Cleaves,
38,664; Johnson, 17,357; scattering, 3,
894. Plurality 27,536, against 21.307;
gain, 6,229. -'. ..
Two hundred towns Powers, 48,123;
Frank, 19,133; Clifford, 514; scattering,
2,551; against Cleaves, 40,987; Johnson,
18,510; scattering, 4,373. Plurality 28,990,
agalnst22,477; gain 6,513. This is very
nearly half the vote of the state and
still indicates 50,000 plurality.
Portland, Sept. 14. Two hundred and
twenty towns give Powers, 51,407;
Frank, 20,567; Clifford, 536; scattering,
2,800; against Cleaves, 44,204; Johnson,
19,702; scattering, 4,792. Plurality, 31,
340; against 24,502. Gain, 6,838.
Portland, Sept. 14. When it became
sure that the state 4iad made big re
publican gains the Lincoln club pro
cured Chandler's band and paraded
the streets, firing rockets and roman
candles. They proceeded to the resi
dence of Hon. T. B. Reed and with
cheers called him out. Mr. Reed ap
peared and made a brief speech. He
said:
"Fello citizens I told you some
time ago that Maine would beat her
record and she has done so and the first
district has beaten its record. The last
time I spoke here I invited you to do
this and now you have done it. I do
not think you did this because I told
you for, for I have knowledge that you
have ideas of your own and are amply
able to carry them out. By this elec
tion you have cleared up some trouble
for the democracy. Their ticket has
had two appendages so far, but this
election will assist us in removing one
of them. Sewall Is sulking. (Laugh
ter.) The star of Watson is rising,
but as neither of them is of the first
magnitude we cannot tell just where
they are until we have time to take
other observations. (Great laughter.)
"The result In Maine Indicates to my
mind that our people intend to dispose
of this silver question in a very de
cided fashion. We often hear that the
west is not like the east, but I do not
think there Is much difference between
the west and east on such occasions
as this unless the men of the west are
more demonstrative. I have never
been in any place In the west that I
have not found state of Maine men
who, If they had stayed at home might
have helped to make It as great as
they made the west. The same argu
ments that influence us influence them
and the example you have to-day given
them will go a great way and do great
good. Our results are so conspicuous
that they will surprise the whole coun
try. We have surpassed our own best
hopes. What more can I say? And
the hopes of Maine for her country are
always very high." .
After Mr. Reed's speech the Lincolns
marched and serenaded Governor
Cleaves, Hon. George P. Wescott and
Hon. C. F. Libbey at the Cumberland
club. Mr. Libbey made a brief Speech,
after which the procession marched
down town and serenaded the Press
office. i
Skowhegan, Me., Sept. 14. The repub
lican plurality in Somerset county, as
Indicated by nearly complete returns,
will be about 2,600 as against 707 in
1892. .
Portland, Sept. 2 Portland gives
the following vote:
Powers, 4,006; Frank, 2,071; Clifford,
112; Bateman, 25; Ladd, 163. This gives
Powers 1,935 plurality against the 1,880
plurality of Cleaves over Johnson in
1894. The city of Deering gives the
following vote:
Powers, 753; Frank, 238; Ladd, 34;
Bateman, 8; Clifford, 23. This gives
Powers 515 plurality against the 340
plurality of Cleaves over Johnson In
1894.
Figures from the First district for
congressman are not yet complete, but
so far as received indicate that Thomas
B. Reed has 11.000 plurality or more
over Staples, democrat. This is a gain
of over 3,000 and probably the gain will
grow larger as the figures come in.
BATH REPUDIATES SEWALL.
Enormous Republican Gain In the Candi
date's Home City.
Bath. Me., Sept. 14. The vote of Bath
follows: j
For governor: Powers, 1,124; Frank,
432; Ladd, 45; Bateman, 11; Clifford, 23!
Bath's plurality for Powers of 782 Is
a gain of 660 over the last state elec
tion. In ward Seven, Arthur Sewall's
ward, the democratic lots was heavy.
MTOL15Y ON PROTECTION
MASTERFUL ADDRESS TO THE OlllO
WOOL GROWERS.
Clear Explanat ion of the Present Business
Hllght-Tho Evil Effects of an Insuf
ficient Tariff Revenue Exhibited in
Abundant Proof Crops Have Disap
peared and Fleeces Have Diminished in
an Alarming Manner Figures and a
Flguror That Don't I.lo The Speaker's
Auditors Wildly Enthusiastic Republi
can Party Performs What It Promises.
Canton, O., Sept. 14. The visiting del
egation took an early start this morn
ing. Major McKinley commenced his
speech making at 10 o'clock and he will
not finish hl3 oratorical labors till Sat
urday morning. At 8:30 a delegation of
a thousand wool growers and business
men from Harrison county, Ohio, arriv
ed in Canton. This delegation started
from Cadiz, the county seat, shortly
after sunrise. They were received at
the station by the Canton mounted
troop, who escorted them to Major Mc
Kinley 's residence.'
The candidate has made a good many
speeches in Harrison county, which is
one of the greatest wool-growing com
munities in the west, and he has a
large number of acquaintances and ad
mirers there, many of whom were
among the visitors to-day. It was this
fact that accounted in a measure for
the ardor of the greeting which Major
McKinley received when he appeared
on his front porch this morning. The
farmers of Harrison county cheered
long and lustily. Ex-Attorney Gen'eral
D. A. Hollingworth was spokesman and
made an address.
Mr. Hollingworth's speech, which was
very long, was enthusiastically ap
plauded. When the people became
quiet Major McKinley stepped forward.
There was a thunder of applausi, and
then he commenced his speech. He
said: t
"Mr. Hollingworth, Ladies and -Gentlemen:
I count it a very special honor
to receive this visit from my fellow
citizens composed for the most part of
the farmers of Harrison county. I
would have been glad to have had with
you that most venerable citizen and
statesman, the Hon. John A. Bingham
(great applause), whose message of
cheer and congratulation and good will
you have brought me. I beg that you
will carry back to him best wishes and
my earnest prayer that his life may
be long Bpared to enjoy the respect
and honor given to him by his admiring
countrymen everywhere (cheers). I
know of no man in public life to whom
greater opportunity was given, and
who more admirably Improved 'those
opportunities that your distinguished
fellow citizen in the mightiest crisis of
our country's history; and I need' no
assurance from him that he stands
now as he has always stood In the past,
for his country and his countrymen,
for his country's honor and for the
prosperity of the people. (Great ap
plause.) "It is especially gratifying to me to
receive a visit from so many of the
farmers and wool growers of Harrison
county. There is scarcely a county In
the state which is so esentiaily agricul
tural as yours. You have no large
towns, you have but few factories, and
your occupations are almost exclusive
ly rural. Your county has long been
noted as one of the great agricultural
sections of the state and especially
devoted to that branch of agriculture
known as sheep raising and wool grow
ing. There is probably no portion of
the country of the same area that has
supported so many sheep as yours, and
for many years, at least, this was the
most profitable Industry of your farm
ers. It is not so good, I believe, now as
formerly. (Laughter and applause and
cries of "No, no.")
"The last three years have been years
of great trial, not only to the wool
growers of your country, but to the
entire country. You have seen your
crops disappear and your fleeces dimin
ish in value to an extent that prior to
1892 you would not have believed was
possible. I remember in 1891 to have
delivered an address in the city of
Cadiz, to the assembled farmers of
Harrison county, in which I undertook
to predict what would happen If we
had free wool In the United States.
There were few men in that great audi
ence who believed my prediction then.
What do you think of it now, farmers
of Harrison county? (Cries of "We
think It all right.")
"In 1891 you had, according to your
banners displayed here to-day, 153,503
sheep of an average value of $5 per
head. In 1896 you had but 92,000 sheep,
worth only $1.50 per head.
"In 1891, you received from 30 to 32
per pound for your wool. In 1896, for
the same grade of wool, from 14 to 16
cents per pound.
"This enormous loss to a great Indus
try Is truly astounding and calls for
serious consideration and prompt rem
edy if one can be found, and the only
remedy we have in the United States
is by the ballot, and if it is protection
you want, you know what party carries
the banner of protection. (Enthusias
tic cheering, and cries of "That's
right.'')
"Prior to the enactment of the Wil
son tariff law you have enjoyed almost
without interruption from the begin
ning of the government a tariff on your
product to protect you from the com
petition of the cheaper lands and the
cheaper labor of other countries. By
the act this product was made free and
opened up to the unrestricted competi
tion of all the wool of the world. What
makes that act more Indefensible Is,
first, that It was wholly unnecessary;
and, second, that it was singling, out
one of the greatest industries of' the
country for immediate sacrifice, leav
ing other industries having no greater
claim upon the consideration of the
government practically unharmed.
(Cries of "That's right.")
"No class of our citizens have suffer
ed so much from that tariff law as the
wool growers of the United States, and
none were more deserving of generous
treatment than they. So inexcusable
was this act that Mr. Cleveland, who
favored a reduction of tariff all along
the line, and who believed in free raw
materials, was unwilling to sign the
bill, and used, these characteristic
words: 'It may well excite our wonder
that democrhti ars willing to depart
from this f(jce raw material doctrine,
the most democratic of all tariff prin
ciples, and that the inconsistent ab
surdity of such a proposed departure
should be emphasized by the sugges
tion that the wool of the farmers be
put on the free list, and protection of
tariff taxation be placed around the
iron ore and and coal of corporations
and capitalists.'
"But this did not avert the fatal blow.
Less organized than other industries in
the jointry, you wre unable to secure
the recognition to which you were just
ly entitled, and your great product was
made the victim of free trade. (Cries
of 'That's right.-) In all the years in
Wilch the republican party was in
pov?r, you know that it gave protec
tion to wool, and In the act of 1890 gave
to this industry increased protection.
"That law, the la'w of 1890, gave to
every agricultural product of thhicoun
try, every farmer's product In this
country, the best protection ever had
before. Every protection, that could te
given to them against outside competi
tion and to preserve the home market
was always cheerfully and generously
accorded by the republican party.
(Great applause and cries of 'That's
right.') A
"The platform of the national repub
lican party, upon which we stand this
year, much to my gratification, singles
out the wool industry and makes it of
special mention as entitled to full pro
tection under our revenue laws. (Loud
applause.) This is the language of the
national platform: 'To all our products,
to those of the mine and the field as
well as those of the, shop and factory
to hemp, to wool, the product of the
great industry of sheep husbandry, as
well as to the finished woolens of the
mill we promise the most ample pro
tection? (Applause.) ;iAnd what the
republican party promises it is in the
habit of, performing. (Cries of 'That's
right.')
"It does not make promises to the
broken. It says what It means and
means what it says. But my fellow
citizens what we want, whether we
produce wool or any other agricultural
product is to preserve the splendid
home market to our own American
producers. (Great applause.) It is the
best market in the world. There is no
other market like it and upon every
principle of justice and fair play It
belongs to us and to nobody else be
fore us. (Applause and cries of "that's
right.") As showing the importance
of your industry it Is only necessary
to say that in 1892 there were seven
hundred thousand wool growers in the
United States, 700,000 people whose
chief occupation was that of wool
growing. There were probably one
fourth as many more who were owners
of small flocks of sheep In the United
States..
"This industry employed- besides
those who owned the flocks, it is esti
mated, at least a half million laborers,
representing, with those who were de
pendent upon them near 2,500,000 per
sons. There were 700,000 farms, aver
aging 160 acres each devoted to thiB
industry; and the mountainous regions
and the vast plains of the great west,
which are not adapted to other kinds
of farming have been utilized in this
great industry and made valuable.
"Every one of these farms compris
ing 160 acres of land 112,000,000 acres
in all has been seriously Injured by
placing wool upon the free list. In one
of the agricultural papers west I have
seen the statement that in Oregon,
Utah, Washington, Idaho and West
ern Montana there were 6,710,746 sheep,
which were worth In 1892 $13,421,000 and
which In 1896 were worth only $6,719,000.
In 1892 we had 47,298,000 sheep in the
United States, valued at $125,000,000.
In 1892 we had 38,298,000, valued at $65,
000,000, and the total imports of woolen
goods In 1892 under the republican pro
tective tariff law were a little above
$37,000,000 and In 1895, under the Wil
son tariff law those imports amounted
to more than $60,000,000. (Cries of
"hurrah for McKinley and the repub
lican party.") On the second day of
April, 18S8, in presenting the minority
report in opposition to the Mills' bill in
the national house of representatives I
said:
" 'Wool on the free list is a deadly
assault upon a great agricultural Inter
est and will fall with 'terrible severity
upon a million of people, their house
hols and dependencies. It will destroy
Invested capital, unsettle established
Values, wrest from flockmasters their
lifetime earnings.bankrupt thousands of
our best and most industrious farmers,
and drive them into other branches of
agriculture already overcrowded. (Cries
of that's what it has done.) It is a
vicious and indefensible blow at the en
tire agricultural country." ((Cries of
"you are right.")
"Alexander Hamilton in his report up
on manufactures made to congress 104
years ago, said: 'This idea of an ex
tensive domestic market for the surplus
product ofthe soil is of the first im
portaie. It is, of all things, that
which most effectually conduces to a
flourishing state of agriculture.'
"Thomas Jefferson said: 'Experience
has taught me that manufactures are
as necessary to our independence as to
our comfort. The duties we lay on all
articles of foreign manufacture which
prudence requires us to establish at
home with the patriotic determination
of every good citizen to use no foreign
article which can be made at home se
cures us against a relapse Into foreign
dependency. My own idea Is that we
should encourage home rnanlfactures
to the extent of our own consumption.'
(Applause.)
"I have said the home market is the
best. You know that from experience,
and the home market is made better
by increasing our factories and giving
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
BOMBS FOR CROWNED HEADS
1-LOT OF TUK IRISH DYNAXITERS
AS EXPOSED JSY SCOTLAND YARD,
Fenians In America in League With Rus
sian Nihilists and Anarchists England
Was to Receive the First. Blow Assassin
ation of the Czar Planned Murder and
Arson Were to be Used to Bring About a
Reign of Terror Plot Nipped In the Bud
Money Said to be Furnished by Friends
of the Cause in This Country Details of
Hie Alleged Conspiracy. j
London, Sept. 14. A communication
of a semi-official character was Issued
thi3 afternoon touching on the arrest
of the alleged dynamite conspirators.
The communication says, among other
things, that the Scotland Yard officials
have been fully aware for some time J
past that a gang of desperadoes has
been engaged in America' in preparing
the details and arranging the ramifi
cations of an extensive and diabolical
plot to perpetrate a dynamite outrage
in England and establish a reign of
terror.
Chief Inspector Melville of the Metro
politan police has had charge of the
Scotland Yard arrangements for frus
trating the designs of the conspirators
and gradually and with great secrecy
drew a network around the plotters.
The fact was known to the police that
the conspirators were in close commun
ication with prominent Russian nihil
ists in the United States and through
this information the police were en
abled to discover upon almost undoubt
ed evidence that the conspiracy had re
cently developed a scheine to perpe
trate an outrage upon the czar upon
the occasion of his visit. f
The movers of the plot were fenians
in America and when they had carried 1
their conspiracy as far as they could in
the United States, Tynan and the other
agents were sent to Europe to put the
designs of the plotters Into operation.
They left America as secretly as pos
sible, coming by different routes. Their
arrival was known; however, and their
every movement was dogged by the
Scotland Yard detectives. After treat
ing of the arrests of the dynamiters
and the capture by the police of all
of their documents, etc., the communi
cation adds thaf Bell was assigned to
go to Scotland to direct a series of out
rages there, the necessary explosives
to be sent tt him from Belgium as they
might be required. When Bell was
taken Into custody he had between' 300
and 00 in cash upon his person, to
gether with. American lettersof credit.
The Central News says that the plot,
in which it is charged that Tynan, Bell,
Wallace and Kearney were, implicated,
was hatched in the United States and
was widespread in ramifications, not
only In England but also in various
continental countries. The conspiracy
Was started months ago, and although
those connected with it thought they
were working with the utmost secrecy,
so far as the authorities were concern
ed, there were among the plotters two
or three agents of the British govern
ment, who kept the London police ad
vised of every move that was made or
proposed by the conspirators from the
very Inception of the plot.
The police here knew even the names
of the men who were selected by the
American Revolutionary society . to
cause explosions in England ' and on
the continent. It was well known that
ever since the defeat of the Irish home
rule bill the physical force party had
been active and steps were at once' tak
en to closely but secretly watch those
who It waa anticipated would be likely
to enter into a conspiracy. Thus the
fact of a conspiracy was learned, the
British agents In the United States
completely eluding the chief potters in
to the belief that they were bitter ene
mies of the English government and
would go to any lengths to secure the
freedom of Ireland.
It was learned that the conspirators.
were in alliance with the fenians, an
archists and nihilists,: and that they
were all working together. The nihil
ists, who do not appear to have been
specially interested in freeing Ireland
from the British yoke, subscribed funds
and dynamite for the leaders, but only
on the express condition that "busi
ness" should be done on the continent.
The visit of the czar and the czarina
to the queen at Balmoral and their
subsequent journey to France was
deemed by the nihilists to be the most
suitable occasions on which to attempt
the lives of their imperial majesties.
The donors to the funds in America,
however, Insisted that a blow should be
first struck at England. Inspector
Melville recently went to Paris, where,
it Is supposed he conferred with the
police as to the best means of clrcum
verting the plans. . , .
At that time the English papers were
not aware of the existence of the plot
and In their comments on the inspec
tor's Journey to Paris they stated while
pointing out the existence, in London
of a lot of anarchist colonies, that the
czar would without doubt be far safer
in England, without any police protec
tion, than he would be in Paris with all
the safeguards that might be adopted
by the police of that city. The result
of the knowledge obtained by the po
lice does not appear to bear out the
claims made by the newspapers. It is
stated that the conspirators, before
they left the United States were taught
how to mix chemicals to form high ex
plosives and the use of clockwork to
cause explosives. Their teacher was a
Russian professor. Through him the
nihilists and fenians were brought to
gether and it was due to his efforts
that the alliance between the members
was entered into.
The police here in their investigations
early learned that the magazine of the
plotters was located at Bercham, a
suburb of Antwerp, and when the plans
for the arrest were complete the author
ities of that city were notified and an
attempt was made to arrest the men In
, the house where the explosives were
1 stared. The movement, however, failed,'
but it is thought almost certain that
the two men, Kearney and Haines,
alias Wallace, who were arrested at
Rotterdam, are the Irishmen who lived
In the house at Berchem.
Kearney sent Bell to Glasgow for the
purpose of sounding the physical force
party there as to their willingness to
resort to the use of dynamite.
It has been learned that while Tynan
was In Paris he consorted with notori
ous anarchists and nihilists. He al
ways had plenty of money, which ho
spent freely among his associates. He
was voted a "good fellow," but there
were those among his companions who
did not approve of his air of bragga
docio and threats of vengeance against
England. It was thought that he did
altogether too much talking, and he
was several times warned that his
tongue would get llm into trouble with
the police if he did not put a curb upon
i,t.. It is not expected Tynan will be ex
tradited until the conclusion of the
czar's visit to France.
Grea t praise is awarded to Inspector
Melville for his work in shadowing and
arresting the conspirators. It Is be
lieved his work has put the quietus on
a plot that, had It been successful,
would have been far-reaching In its re
sults and which would have made mat
ters worse for Ireland instead-of better
ing her condition.
. The leading members of the nation
alist party emphatically disavow any
sympathy with the physical force par
ty, whose ideas they characterize as
chimerical and tending to undo what
ever advance has been made in the
Irish cause in recent , years.
ASPHALT TALK NOT CONCRETE.
Councilmen Concur In Ashinnn and Woog
ter Street Orders.
The council concurred last evening in
the action of . the aldermanlc body,
voting to order at once the work of
paving Ashmun and Wooster streets.
The order for the first' named street
was amended so as to compel the com
pletion of the work by December 1,
1896. This scheme met with consider
able opposition, many of the council
men thinking that such action would
delay the work. Councilman Pickett,
who offered the amendment; did not
view the matter iri this light, and de
fended his position.
There was no opposition to the report
of the street committee on the Wooster
street pavement. "
A remonstrance was sent to the coun
cilmen asking that Ashmun street be
paved with Syracuse brick instead, of
Mack wire cut brick as; reported by the
street: committee and approved by the
aldermen. The communication was re-1
ceived and placed oi file. ." -
When the ivy and Hazell Streets
crossing matter came up to be voted
on Councilman Morris voted nay on
giving unanimous consent. Council
man Marlowe moved to go Into Com
mittee of the whole for the purpose of
considering the matter.
President Dewell called Councilman
Hubbard to the chair, and Councilman
Pickett was made secretary of the com
mittee of the whole.
Councilman Beers moved that the
committee proceed to act upon the mat
ter in hand. -Councilman Norris again
interposed an objection, saying that he
did not wish to be arbitrary,, but he
certainly wished that the matter be re
committed to the street committee. One
of the person interested had seen him
and' was desirous of another hearing.
There was considerable discussion in
dulged In, after which the ..committee
decided to report favorably on the mat
ter. The report was adopted by the
councilmen. 1
Councilman Marlowe offered a resolu
tion ordering the board of health to de
sist from work on the contagious dis
ease hospital until further orders from
the court of common council.' As the
matter was already before the commit
tee on ordinances the resolution was
not voted upon. The resolution was
backed by a petition signed by about
forty voters.
A communication waa received from
the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
inviting the councilmen to join the al
dermen and city officials in a review on
Thursday. The communication was
placed on file and the assistant city
clerk instructed to notify the proper
persons of its acceptance.
The action of the board of aldermen
ordering the paving of East street, be
tween Bridge and Water streets, with
Belgian blocks as instructed by the
court of common council on March 2
waa concurred in.
A communication was received from
the Tennessee exposition commission
asking that a committee be appointed
to represent this city at the Tennessee
centennial, which will be held in Nash
ville next year.
The councilmen concurred In the vote
of the aldermen Instructing the mayor
to appoint a committee of five citi
zens to arrange suitable exhibits to
send to the exposition.
Councilman Marlowe asked that an
inquiry be made as to whether the
Manufacturers' Street Railway com
pany has any legal right to occupy a
portion of Laurel street, now taken up
by the company's tracks. ,-The inquiry
was ordered.
Councilman Norris, on behalf of
Councilman Brown, who was married
last evening, distributed cigars to the
members of the council In honor of the
event. -
Mrs. Higgins Found.
The friends of Deputy Sheriff Wil
liam E. Higgins of 392 Howard avenue
will be glad to learn that Mrs. Higgins,-
who wandered away from her
home yesterday afternoon, was found
late last evening and taken to her
home. Mrs. Hig-.ngs was found near
the corner of Lafayette street and Con
gress avenue bV Patrolman Streit. Mrs.
Higgins has been an invalid for moie
than twenty years.
THE POPULISTS TO BRYAN
TJiEY TELL BIX WH Y THEY XVX
INATED MX,
It Was Purely Because the Currency Issue
Was the Great National Question Thoy
Do Mot Expect Him to Accept All tho
Tenets pf Their Faith They Reserve tho
Right to Hold to Their Own Creod
Bryan is Recognized by Them as a Fear
leas, Unswerving Advocate of the People's
Interest They Feel That' lie Will Rest
Meet Their Aims. . ,
Madison, Neb., Sept. 14. Senator Al
len, chairman of the populistio com
mittee to notify W. J. Bryan of hia
nomination for the presidency, to-night
gave out his letter to the nominee, Tha
full text follows: ' . '.; .
Madison, Neb., Sept. 14.
Hon. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Sir At a convention of the peo
ple's party held at St. Louis from July
22 to 25 of the current year you were
unanimously nominated for president to
be voted for at the approaching general
election. It was known at the tima
that you had been nominated by the
democratic party at its convention held!
at Chicago a few days before that tima
and that you' would in. all probability
accept , the same in a formal manner.
Your nomination by tha people's party
was not, therefore, made with any
thought that you were; a populist on
that you accepted all the doctrines de
clared by the St. Louis platform. . It
was due largely to the fact that the .
money question is the overshadowing
political Issue of tho age, and because
you have at all times been an unswerv
ing able and fearless advocate of tha
free and unlimited colnage of silver and
gold on terms equality at the mints of;
the United States at the ratio of 16 to 1.
.. .
!Your election to the chief magistracy,
of the nation would be regarded as at
vindication of the right of the peopler
to govern and we entertain no doubt '
that you will prove a worthy successor;,
of the immortal Jefferson and Lincoln
and that your life like theirs will illus
trate the purity and loftiness of Amer
ican statesmanship.- Your extensive'
and intimate knowledge of public af-'
fairs and the duties the office will im
pose, gained In a life that has been de
voted to .upholding the cause of the
people as well as your keen insight
into, tho conditions of our country, in
our judgment highly . qualify you to
bring about a change in a way that
will work Injury to none and justice to
all, thus t making our government, in.
fact as it is; now in form only, a. "gov- '
ernment of, by arid for the people." '
We have the honor to be your most!
obedient servants,;.! . ; ;
WILLIAM ViNCENT ALLEN.
- ' .'1 -, Chairman.
The names of the members of the no- :
tlflcation c6mmitted follow that oi
Senator Allen. ' , .
anotAeH myste ry of the sea.
Did the Crew of the Monte Taber Kill Hen
Captain and Mate?
Highland Light; Sept; 14, Llfe-sav
Ing men have been patrolling the blacK
all day expecting to flfid the bodies ofi
some of the other victims of the wreck- '
ed Italian bark Monte Taber. It la
considered a suspicious circumstance
that both the captain and chief officer!
of the bar& should have committed sui
cide. ; Sheriff Whltcomb will probably? '
hold the rescued seamen until the ar
rival of United States officers from Bos
ton. .
The sailors -not being able to converse)
in English, it has thus far been impos
sible to get at the bottom of facts In
the case. Some hint at mutiny, 'and
that the wreck was only a natural con
sequence. The 'story which the sailors
tell is to the effect that the captain and
mate killed themselves as soon aa the
vessel struck. This ma- be true,. but it
will probably be deemed wise on the
part of the officers to hold the sailors
who came ashore on part of the wreck
until an interpreter arrives from Bos
ton, when a full account of the events
leading up to the disaster and tragedy,
may be known.
TOX WATSON NOTIFIED.
Letter Reviews the Reasons That Called
Populism Into Existence.
Washington, Sept 14.-t-8enator M. C,
Butler, chairman of the populistio na
tional committee, mailed a lettev
of notification to Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son, the populist nominee for vloe pres
ident. The letter goes into the reasons
which prompted the founding of tha
people's party and deolares that that
party stands for the great principles of
a republican form of government as
represented by. the . forefathers, and
came into existence to restore the gov
ernment to the people. It Is, says the
letter, the only party which, with a
solid front, is demanding legislation for
the suppression of monopolies, and for
the equal protection of all citizens
against the encroachment of individual
and corporate power.
Joe Manley's Telegram. t
.Augusta, Sept. 14. Hon. Joseph IL
Manley to-night sent a telegram ta
Mark Hanna, in which he said in parti
"The republican party has achieved
this day the most sweeping and magni
ficent victory ever accorded to any
party in the history of Maine. "Wa
have carried every county in the state,
elected every state senator, at least 140
out of 151 members of the house of
represenstatlves, Becured every county
officer; given each member of ourYnag
nificent delegation in the house of rep
resentalves the largest majority they
ever received; eleoted our candidate
for governor by the largest majority
ever given a candidate; endorsed tha
PL Louis platform and declared fo
McKinley and Hobart by 50,000 m
Jority."