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The morning call., 1892-07-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.
There Is Every Prospect for Most
Lively Week.

Lively Week.
WASHINGTON, July 3.--The routine bust
ness that must be disposed OF in Congress
this week is important and interesting
enough in itself, but impending over all Is
the shadow of that llveliest OF corpses. tie
silver b6l. 1t is corpse which will not
stay buried, but turns up in new guise
at this busy moment, destroying all The CAL
culatlons of political leadetS and disturb
ing the peace Of members who felt sure
they bad succeeded in avoiding an open ex-
preston Uf opinion and direct vote on an
embarrassing question.
In the Senate the proceedings promise to
be largely oil routine. character. and will
concern the appropriation bills principally
As the siik-cuiture bill is the special order
1t may receive attention.
The Fourth falls OH suspension day. and
so the Committee on Rules Will report a
5esoluilon designating Wednesday or
thursday as suspension day: Whether
the resolution will be adopted Is doubtful
as 1t IS an open secret that the Democrats
intend to pass the tinplate and other tariff
DIS under suspension. The Republicans
consequently, with the steadfast purpose OF
defeating these measures, will resort 10
hiibustering 10 defeat making such an
oTder. III either side yields the remainder
OF the week Will be consumed In the con-
siderati, of conference reports. if no re-
port Is made by the Coinage Committee on
the Senate free silver coinage bill II the
report he made the Rules Committee will
be requested 10 bring in a special order for
the Immediate consideration of the bill. and
Will do so II a majority OF the Democratic
members sign the request What will fol
low Is prOblematical. and the only predic-
ton that can be made is that there will be
one OF the most animated contests the ses-
sion has yet witnessed.
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ing tribute to the memory of the deceased

ing tribute to the memory of the deceased
leader.
General Weaver was the next speaker.
pathetic words, the public life and deeds Of
Colonel Polk.
The speech, every word OF which was
marked by solemnity aud earnestness, by
Mrs. Lease OF Kansas. was followed by the
most eloquent eGlogy Of the day-that OF
Ignatlus D0nnelly. In closing he said: "A
fitting epitaph over tlie tomb OF the depart
ed leader would he the lines OF the Quaker
poet OF New England: Large Drained.
clelr eyed, OF such as he shall freedoms
young apostles be-"
Delegate Gllett of Iowa spoke Of Or.
Delamater, and Dunning Of Washington,
ID. G, added to The tributes OF Colonel Polk.
/. V. POwderly also added his expression
ot regret and praise spoken OF the late
leader, as well as of the late Delamater.
Delegate Dean of New York proposed
resolution 10 the effect that collection boxes
should be placed In every Alliance hall
throughout the country for the purpose OF
receiving h7e-cent subscriptions to form a
fund ont OF which the family of Colonel
Polk should be cared for and monument
erected TO his memory on the family farm
In North Carolina. The resolution was see
onded By Ignatius DonneIly and was car
ried by aeclamation.
Tomorrow the resolution Will be for
mally presented to the convention. and the
late DR.. Delamater will probably be in
cuded in II.
With the singing OF the Sweet Byc-aud-
Bye the gathering diSper sed.
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HIS NECK WAS BROKEN.
lillian Jensen Has n Fatal Fail Upoa a
Brick Barge.

William Jensen Has n Fatal Fau Upeu
Brick Barge.
William Jensen was accidentally killed
yesterday morning by falling from tho
pilot house to the deck of the brick barge
Sutterville. lying at Third-street wharf.
He fell a dist4 nee OF ~ feet, and death was
probably instantaneous. as his neck wag
broken.
Just how the accident occurred Is nes
known. II is supposed that while walking
on the balcony surrounding the pilot house
tie lest his balance and fell head.0ng to tbs
deck. His lifeless body was found at 8 :4j
O'Clock by an employe on the barge named
Lewis. The Coroner was notified and tha
remains removed to the Morgua.
The deceased had worked upon the bargs
several years. He was unmarried, aged So
years and native OF Norway.
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TO DEFEAT WEAVER.
bat Is the Explanation of the New
Of Candidates.

That Is the Explanation OF the New Crop
Of Candidates.
OMAHA. July g. - Caucuses Of the
various State delegations and individuals
were numerous tonight. the most active
work being done by the opponents of
Weaver, who are endeavoring to defeat him.
Kyle's friends are claiming late tonight
that the following States are solid for him:
Tennesser, Kentucky, Virginia. Georgia,
Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Washington, Colorado and half OF Kansas.
The efforts to bring In man against
Weaver Is causing a large crop of new
names to be suggested for the ticket With
the exception Of Kyle, however, no name
has been brought forward which has the
elements of strength and availability. Ii
seems likely now that Weaver will enter
the convention with larger following than
any other man, though the effort to find
match for him in the convention is being
pushed with vlgor. The handspring of tie
objection to Weaver is his previous green
back record,
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Sensational Preachers.
London Truth

1oHdOn iEuI0,
The Rev. John Mcneil, who is a we'll
known Presbyterian clergyman, informed
his congregation at Dundee the other day
that he would rather have a man walk out
of the church declaring that "McNeill has
insuted me" than sit smiling in his seat.
Don't SMILE" he said. for that is what
knocks the heart out of a preacher. What
ever way he looks be cannot get even
crossed. Don't pretend you like the Preach
ing If you don't. Don't get up sickly
smile over Your face and try to smile as II
you were just mad. Let the madness out.
and, II you like, throw a hymubeok at NV
head" This is almost as curious pulpit
utterance' as the out6urst of dis.in-
gushed divine wEo WAS preaching on a
winter Sunday in a famous church to
congregation of strangers. There
was great deal of coughing, and as the
sermon went on, the volleys increased. The
worthy minister finally became so exasper-
ated that lie stopped his discourse and
shouted out, Either this is the most diseased
or the most impairment congregation that
have ever preached to-"
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BOOMING ESHAM.
The Judge Is still Believed to Be in Il
Race for the Presidency.

The Judge Is Still Believed to Be in the
Race for the Presidency.
OMAHA, July 3.-The Gresham movement
came up tonight seemingly stronger than
ever.
1. \. Smith, an Illinois delegate. who had
just arrived from Chicago fresh from an
interview with Otto Gresham, the judges
son, brought the glad tidiHgs. A meeting
Of the Illinois delegation was at once held
and after Smith had unfoIded his news the
delegates scattered about the hotels trump
cling the Judges name with vigor.
T. L. Magarell of Chicago was one Of The
most active Gresham missionaries this
evening after the arrival of Smith.
Magarell stated that Otto Gresham had
assured Smith that none Of the authorized
communications from the Peoples party
leaders had yet reached the Judge, but that
they would be presented to him to-day. His
wife and son would go over the situation
with the Judge. laying before him all the
messages. He declared that all dispatches
purporting TO have been received from
Gresham were Inventions.
General Weaver was requested to place
Gresham's name before the convention to-
morrow. He replied that he would be q
willing and ready Spokesman for Gresham,
but he had no substantial evidence that the
Judge would accept
-
committee of three-Streeter OF Illinois.
Templeton Of Indiana and Orr Of Colorado
TO fnd Gresham and obtain from him an ex-
preston, which would be wired in cipher
and laid before the convention. This COM
mittee left Omaha this evening
General Secretary John w. Hayes Of the
Knights OF Labor and Marion Cannon of
California, two Of the best-known men i'm
the convention. strongly decline to accept
the Gresham kilograms az defaitely set
Ting the question Of the Judges candidacy.
Both profess to believe that something has
been wrong with the dispatches to and from
Gresham.
The climax ef thu rejuvenated Gresham
boom was the formal action of the Illinois
delegation. They voted solidly to stand by
the Judge FROM the start TO the finish If they
can get the slightest definite intelligence
from him to the effect that he would accept
the nomination. added significance is given
to this decision from the fact that the dele
CATION constitutes by far the largest one in
the convention,
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Not Quite the Same.

Slight mistakes in speaking foreign lam
guage, or In understanding it when some
one else speaks II, are commonly nothing
more than amusing, but a member Of the
Alpine Club mentions an instance OF "a more
serious nature. he was climbing one of the
Alps with guide, who. he says. persisted
in talking bad English instead of indlffer-
ent French.
MY guide had just crossed a snow bridge
over wide crevasSe and turned to await
me on the other side. l asked him if 1t was
weak. He answered, No, strong"
Naturally / ATTEMPTED TO walk across it
instead OF crawling. | had almost reached
the other side whon the bridge gave way,
and, after de!rous scramble to save my
self, subsidized helplessly into the crevasse
However, did not go far, aud when
had crawled out, with snow down my neck
and up my arms and in all my pockets, |
discovered that my friend meant Not
strong | strongly enjoined him to reserve
lis English hencetorth for use in the val
Low
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FREE SILVER.
An Object Lesson Given by a sIngIe-Tax
Enthusiast.

OMAHA, July 3.-The Farnum-street The
arer was crowded this afternoon with Peo-
Piles party single-tax sympathizers. Presi-
dent Bracket, of the Omaha ST ngle-tax
Club, presided, aud with him on the stage
was score of well-known followers Of
Henry George. Hamlin Garland was the
first speaker. He prefaced the reading of
Under the Lions Paw" by saying that he
differed from Henry George in pinning his
faith to the Peoples party, and not putting
his trust in the Democrats.
Mrs. Lease of Kansas carried away the
audience in speech Of remarkable elo-
qufnce and power.
James Baliinger of Des Mones told
what he knew of land monopolies Ia Iowa,
and Mrs. Kingham told the same story
from Oregon.
Some one in the audience wanted to know
where the money came from which pub
lished single-tax literature, and man In
the gallery shouted, From here; it's free
silver" and flung dollars on the stage This
was followed by a shower Of silver from all
sides, and the meeting adjourned.
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PUBLIC LAUNDRIEs.
The Bellemy Idea ia the New Political
Organization.

ofSan 4Zdti0Ds
OMAHA. July 3.-Beilamy's ideas are
advanced by hundreds of the delegates
present and to-day fully 200 Of them met.
Major Henry Wlnn of Mas assaahnsetts pre-
sided, and nearly all the States and Terri
tories were represented. DR.. Tucker OF
Ohio declared that OHIO was rapidly passing
into the hands of the Nationslisls, and that
the time was not far distant when they
would dictate terms to the old political par
ties of the State. He behaved that ere long
the Bellamy idea would take root and be a
popular theory
William Penn Rogers of California de-
clared that most of the people in his State
were Socialists. and that this remarkab bic
reformation had been brought about by
careful study of Bellamy's books. Pyne of
Connecticut saw no other way out of tse
financial difficulty than to accept National
ism; and Cox OF Illinois said the principle
taught by the Haymarket rioters sprang ND
in tie united labor ORGANIZATIONS until now
the Socialists cast 10000 votes. The Peo-
pies party, he sad. would never amount TO
anything until it took up the ideas of
Nationalism.
keruOhan Of Kansas, Brad thenal of Nassa-
chusetts and Hobbs of Maine all reported
Natlonalism increasing. Barnes of Michi-
gan suggested that they carry ont Bellamy's
ideas by establishing n cooperative laundry
In each town. In speaking of the prospects
OF the Peoples party he stated that Michi-
gan could be counted on for IS, GOO votes.
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STILL AT WORK.
The Platform Has Not as Yet Been Com
pleted.

OMAHA, July 3.-The platform as prac-
tically agreed upon will demand constitu-
tional amendment limiting the office OF the
President and Vice President to one term,
and providing for the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote of the
people.
The subcommittee on resolutions was in
session to-day, and considered various
planks which it proposes to append TO the
resolutions already adopted by the full
committee. AmeDg the plaBks is one de-
nOuncing the PinkertOn system and de-
manding its abolition; one condemning thu
invasion of Wyoming Territory by the cat
tlemen 1av0ring pensions for eX- Union sol
diers and sailors; deDouucing the present
Ineffective laws against contract labor.
1t was decided to refer the eight-hour
plank to the main committee, as we'll as the
educational plank.
The subcommittee also decided to recon-
mend to the full committee the adoption of
the following:
''In the graduated income tax lies the
true solution Of the vexet question of Fed
eral taxation"
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SiLEER IN THE HOUSE.
4 Belief That the President VIII Veto the
Bill.

WASHINGTON, July SIT is understood
that the Rules Committee is willing enough
TO bring up Stewards free-coinage bill in
the House if 1t can be accomplished with
out resortng TO the eoture resolution. 1t
Is probable that Pierce's resolution, now
pending before the committee will he
adopted ON next Thursday. as great press
urc Is being brought to bear to secure this
result. The resolution provides that one
half OF the members of the HCuse instead
OF two-thirds. as at present. may suspend
the rules aBdpass bills.
The Impression grows daily that Stewards
hsH will pass The House aBG be vetoed by
the President
1t Is understood that only two other bills
will be given advantage Of the majority rule
on suspension day. viz: The river aud har-
Dor bill and the conference report on the
free tiupiate bill
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IT SHATTERED HIS SKULL.
Edward Herbert Ends His Life in q
Shocking Manner.
EFFEGTUlL, BUT DECIDEDLY NOVEL.
lie Ignited the Charge in a ShotgHH Vita
Candle and Sent The Double Chargs
Through His Brain.

Dependency caused Edward Herbert to
end his life In most shocking manner Sat
urday afternoon. He sent charge OF shos
into his brain from on old-fashaned
double-baTreled shotgun, In his room at SiS
Buchanan street. where he had lived nearly
eight years. His death WAS not discoyered
until yesterday morning, when his mutt
lated remains were sent to the Morgue.
The deceased was single, aged S7 years.
native of Germany and a woodturner by
trade. Recently be worked for Market
street furrier named Marks. but for fouF
weeks had been out Of employment.
Mrs. Junken, in whose house Herbers
lived. took her children out TO Calvary
Cemetery about O'Clock Saturday after
noon. just before she left tho house sh6
saw Herbert. He appeared very despond-
ent, but gave no intimation of his inteation
to 2ommlt suicide.
SOMETHING WRONG.
Between 8 and O'clock Mrs Meyers. who
occupies back room, heard heavy fall Ia
tie direction OF HerbeTps apartment In the
front Of the building She had no suspicion
that anything was wrong, and paid no at
tenti0n to the sound. That something was
wrong, however, was discovered at l0:l5
o'clock. yesterday morning, when Mrs.
Juuken>1ent to Herbert's room 70 call him.
A boy had brought a hat for him. and shs
was surprised when he failed to answer her
rapping. Then she tried the door and was
still more surprised by the discovery that It
was locked
Suspeeting that all was not Just right. she
went around TO the front of the house and
looked through the blinds into Herbert's
rO0m She shrieked with horror whea she
saw his body lying in the middle Of taS
room. Other members of the family were
aroused and the door Of the room was forced
open.
HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Then the discovery was made that the oc-
cupant had committed suicide. He lay in
pool of blood with ali his clothes on and tbs
gun, which he had often used while hunt
Ing, was by his side. His body rested in q
big pool of blood that had flowed from
gaping wound in his head. candle lay on
the floar at his feet.
Az examination of the blood-stained par
aphernalia of death showed that Herbert
had taken his life in a novel manner Bots
barrels of the gun were loaded, but thers
we're no percussion caps upon the tabes.
So he must have used the candle to ignIts
the fatal charge. Evidently he had cooked
the right barrel of the gun, placed tie
muZZe III his mouth and then held the tuba
over The lighted candle until the charge ex-
ploded and sent the load of shot into his
brain. Portions of the skull were blown
away and scattered about the room.
The only relations lett by the deceased
were two cousins, enc of whom was Ar.
Junken. An Inquest will he held to-day.
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A BRUTAL ASSAULT,
Two Brothers Badly Used Up by a Gang of
Eocdlums


VALLEJO, July 3.-Early this morning
two brothers, viii aud Harvey Hunter,
while proceeding UP the main street on their
way to secure their horse and wagon, were
pounced on by gang Of hoodlums in front
OF RenQun's saloon aud badly beaten
without any provocatiOn whatever. Dur
Ing the row one of the assaultibg party
drew a knife and cut Mill Hunter a severe
cash over the left eye. The wound is a very
serious one and required number of stitches
10 close IT.. Harvey Hunter was kicked
about the head and body, and one of his
teeth was knocked out Night Watchman
Smith took hand in the atfray and received
bad cut on one of his hands. Strange to
say no arrests were made. The assaultinC
parties are known and warrants will be
issued for their arrest. If an example was
made of a number of the gang that loaf
about town creating trouble, the community
would De at peace for time at least
The Fourth of July will be enthusiastic
cally celebrated. The town is gayly deco
rated. and the procession will be one of the
best seen fer years. Games of all kinds
will be held in tie afternoon.
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The Wrecked City Of Chicago.

QUEENSTOWN, July 3. - The steamer
Alaska, which arrived to-day, reported that
the City OF Chicago had signaled that /
was unsafe for the crew TO remain any
longer aboa rd. A tender was dispatched to
the rescue. The Liverpool underwriters
dispatched the biggest wreeking vessels to
the scene. Two compartments of the
steamer are full of water. 40 feet Of the
bottom Is torn away, and 1t Is feared the
fastenings OF the after compartments will
give way. lot of ships furniture and
about 100 boxes and trunks. the contents of
which are completely saturated, were
landed today,
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passed away and was buried in the chaneel
Of Rugby Chapel. A plain cross OF gray
marble marks the grave, and monument
with his statue stands in one of the tran
septs that have been added TO the structure
since his death.
But although the great instructor has
gone. almost all the old customs of the
school of half n hundred years ago remain.
Regularly as ever, on Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday afternoons the cricket, foot
ball or hare and hounds contests take place.
The old hostility between the fferent
forms still continue, but in a lesser. degree,
the bitter fights in which collar bones, arms
and legs were often fractured having hap
pily been done away with
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HORSES IN DANGER.
Flisrs That Came Near Going to the Bott

Fliers That Came Near Going to the Bottom
Of the Sea.
NEW YORK, July 3.-Albert Cooper left
Sheepshead Bay this morning with the
horses owned by j. Rowe and Foxhall
Keene on the Seabird. On the voyage up the
bay the Seabird was run into by a tug
and for while it looked as ii there
would be serious accident, as there we're
ICO passengers on the beat, which arrived
at her pier in 4 sinking condition. There
were at least 100000 worth Of horse flesh in
jeopardy, too. as Tournament, Alice
Bruce colt, Candelabra, Balladouna colt,
Atlanta, White Rose and many other we'll
known performers were 10 the lot.
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An Incident OF tho WILDERNESS 8.


This Is the twenty eighth anniversary OF
the third days fight at the Wilderness"
said the veteran the other morning.
nd were you In itp"
Yes" answered the veteran, my COM
pany lost its first man today 2S years ago."
How was he killedP"
He was shot by one of our own COM
pany," came the unexpected reply "Tbe
fact is we were frightened by the move
ments Of the enemy. He was play
ing Dixie and the Bonnie Blue Flag
so near 10 US that we could dis
tinctly hear him, when suddenly there
was an alarm. and every man In my regi-
ment shot off his gun. Tha. created a
terrible racket. and I-who had never been
under fire-snpposed that we were attacked
by the whole rebel army. In the midst of
my confusion / heard the voice of the
colonel OF my regiment shouting Cease
firing, menp Then, finally, when the firing
had ceased / discovered that one poor fei,
lew was dead. He had been shot through
the back by rear-rank man, and the duty
devolyed on me of writing to his family aud
giving the particulars of his DEATH"
And did you do IL tiuthfully?"
NO." truthfully responded the veteran.
II told them that he had been shot in the
battle OF the Wilderness, hut gave them
no particulars. 1t was better so.''
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TIE PLATFORM.
An agreement Upon n Preamble to the
DecIaration Of PrIneipIes.

An Agreement Upon Preamble to the
Declaration Of Principles.
OMAHA, July Site subcommittee on
resolutions has agreed upon the following
preamble TO the platform:
Assembled upon the one hundred and six
teenth anniversary Of the Declaration OF IDde.
peDdenee the Peoples party. inyoKing the bless
tpg Of Almighty God. puts forth ia the name Of
the people OF The couotry the following preamble
and declaration OF principles: We meet
IN the midst OF a nation brought 10 the
verge Of moral. IOliiical and material ruin.
corruption dominates the ballot box, the Legisia-
tuIe, Congress, aud even touches the ermine OF
tte bench. The people demOrdlized. Most
OF Tie States have been conn elied 10 isolate
voters at the pOliug places to prevent universal
Intimidation or bribery. TIE newspapers are
subsidized or DiuZZed. Public opinion is 81.
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CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Vest VIII Call Up the Free-wool Bill
Next Week.

wv W III tHII Up tHe FTSt- W O OF Btu
Next Week.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Senator Vest said
to The CALL correspondent to-day that
next week he would call up the free-wool
bill in the Senate.
The President mas approved the act author
izing The Secretary Of the Interior TO carry
into effect certain recommendations of the
Mission Indian Commission, and TO issue
patents for certain lands and the act in-
creasns the pension OF George w. White
The act providing for the opening of the
ColviIle reservation In Washington has be-
come law without the Presidents sigma
ture. The commission appointed bv the
valuable mineral exists on any part of the
reservation land If the Navajo Indians in
Arizona and New Mexico reports that the
region Is barren of metallic wealth and
worthless for mining PURPOSES.
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THE KNIGHTS WANT HIM.
Powderiy Has Asked Gresham to A.


cept.
OMAHA. July at is reported that John
Devlin of the general executive board of
the Knights of Labor has accompanied the
committee seeking Gresham. Devlin, it is
said, bears letter from Powderly urging
Gresham TO accept the nomination. A
prominent Republican. lifetime friend of
Gresham. it is said has sent similar letter.
At midnight Kyle's supporters were
claiming that New York would vote solid
FIR the South Dakota man and that his
nomination on the first ballot was prac-
tically assured.
The Kansas and Nebraska delegations
met in caucus tonight. Kansas urged Van
Wyck for the Presidency, with Field In see
ond place, and after considerable discussion
the NebraskaDs were persuaded; but one
man said that Van Wyek had positively de-
clned, so the meeting adjourned till to-
morrow, when another Will be held and an
effort made to name some runner against
Weaver.