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Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
NID.ROADERS IN The NlRE
Two TsutiDnt Seek AppstrEnO. ur Balboa
Under that TItls
DttyER vINe DtNED NAVE or PoPUusT
Jnds. Fs~cett Follow. Ruins of su-
prem. Ceurt and Two Elements
Now Compete fer Privilege
of BeinE "Ntd-Ronders."

Judge FBvcstt listened 10 the dispute
suuLs he populists yesterday over q
place n the OftriBl ballot. 81 having come
W 70 hin oD an appeal from the decision
O. County CLERK HEvtfly J +. Jones.
chairman % the fusion populist county
committee. started The trouble by protest
Ing ErSinEt the placing % the DsIver wing
q the ulodle-uf- the road populists on the
ticket As 'populists." This protest ia not
extend 70 the Mcrebrty-CliDe faction Of The
uid-rub6srt, who had EAked 10 he put OF
the ballot ss "uld-roEo popullsts"
Before The hearing in the Office Of the
county clerk the secretBrv of state hGo
handed down g ruling 20 the effect that
mid-roHo pcpulist candidates could 70 or
the ofhriAl ballot but that they must be
Gee rnsteo as "mid-roi< populists" and
jUdEe Eolmes q Lincoln hto reversed the
decision q the secretary uf state County
ClerE HHverly followed the ruling o; Judge
Holmes n lis findings upon the protests.
he decided 10 allow the DeEver faction 10
50 upon the tickst rs plain populists Epc
the Moresrty faction a. nia-rokd pUpulirts
Prom thls decision Chairman Jones Of ths
fusion populist committee appealed.
In the meantime the supreme court has
reversed The ruling of Juogt Holmes nnd
upheld that o. The secretary Of state
Whereby The nId-road candidates must be
80 6esiEnttsd and when the case came W
oD appeal before Judge FEwcett today be
held accordingly Elmer Thomas WIS
present 10 represent the fusion pOpullsi
chairman and Simeon Bloom and J. Glen
DeByer were there IN h. Interest Of the
DeBver candidates The MoreErty faction
was not represented.
UDoer THIS ruling 1t was apparent that
only Vne o. the uid-roHd factions could get
upon the ticket under that designation and
as the MoreArty faction had laid claim 70
the title It first, II became necessary 10
baJudlcSte tbeir RESPECTIVE. rights TO it.
MoreBrty WIS accordingly notified TO Ep-
near this afternoon 10 participate in 4 CON-
bst 10 decide which frrtlop OF the md
readers Will get place upon the ticket az
such
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
Why CHIEF WAS INTERESTED
We. keepia Tab on n Hobo wle VA.
ON Opposite SIDE Of
street.

chef DouBtut Is close observer rf
human nature one morning This week be
vas observed waking slowly southvhra OF
Seventeenth street. syeing & man on tie
opposite side o. the thoruuEhfEre. The
individual who vRs the subject q Futt
close scrutiny Oh the part o. the chief was
mi6dIs-ared uRn of respectable appear
RDcs. wearing Uvsralls, and apparently o
mechanic. After travelling about Two
blocks This way the man, who sseiDts
somewhat embarrassed by the attention
he WAS attracting. turned into Q SIDE Ftreei
ana disappeared
"ChisL" asked an lnruiEitivs friend who
hld overtRker h.n. what was there about
tht man IN overslls that 30 interested
you9"
That nan is 8 hobo &" replied the onicer
Iie has just come from the freight yards
over there and slept last night in q be1
car. He is soinr into the residence dis
trici 70 beg a hreEkfnst You cannot
make mistake about theBs fellovs The
Biuless. uncertain way II which they wan
Ger along without any 6etl-.e point IL
view bstrBys them. These feiluvs Us
rule. Will steal anything lying around loos,
They may have 20 stop a. 3 good mary
houses before they get o meal II they
happen to fDo pl'ce where 10 one l.
Bt brne they viii break In tDe stsnl cloth
ing 5sVelry and anything Q; value ihes
can safely get away with. The town IL
fun Of these strBsglers, they are coming
and golnr all The time. They beg their
fooe. sleep II bu1 cars ans steal nry.
thing they can ret their hands ~ il is
these chaps that keep our detectives busy
We have got 70 keep then moving We
arrest them Rs Euspicious chErEcttrs. Il
is the tnly way they can bs reached. II
they cEnno max. q good showing before
The police Judge they are sent up-or
ought 10 be. With tht right kind o. q
;uaEs IL is not dircult to nd the city o,
such characters, or al least 20 Keep them
Oh the move "'
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
DEMOCRATS HEAR zEISLER
Mckinley Administrntion Character
iIed the Root of All Evtls,
Present nnd FIXTURE.

The big tent was only about three -quEr-
tert fun last night to listen 10 al address
from the modern democratic standpoint by
sig-uund zeikler, 3 German lawyer o. Chi
ago lie vLs introduced by J. Il MuIn-
tosh and about twenty-five democrats and
populists occupied seats on the platform
NJ 7elslsr was introduced Rs one % the
early anti iulperiElists and nns born under
The dominion Of IN emperor.
MIR. ZeisleI sand the one thing that dis
tinguished the administration Of Mckinley
from that O. all the other presidents Wa
the Spanish wBr End the conditions that
followed especially the treatment by this
government Q; the Filipinos. The latter
WAS declared 10 be the chief Issue Ls this
campaign involves al Enforcement ot the
presidents policy or d rejection Of it. He
inveighed loudly against turning this rlori-
pus republic Of Thomas Jefferson into q
vulgar empire built upon The principles Of
George III He declared the fuH dinner
pan the most degrading argument ever al
vBnced. Rs II assumed that the lsbOring
man has 10 heart or intelligence or senss
uf justice. lie SAID the prosperity ans
financial arguments appeal 10 the timidity
uf the bus iness man and The stomach Of the
lsborine man; that good and bad times
were Sent alternately throughout the his
tory Of the world, even aE FAR back 81 the
lean yesrS Of the bible, by Providence but
that the republicans are boEgish II claim
irs credit for all the fBvurs Of Providence
Mr. Zeisler dio not talk very much about
Bryan. He did take occasion 10 say that
cHndor compelled The statement that be
did not agree with Bryan ii 1896 Oh The
Inpney question ana does not agree with
him nov. he justified his support Of
Bryan by the assertion that there 10 Ebso-
luiely 10 possibility o. free coinage leEisII e
tlon during the next four years and that Il
there were ne thought the colonial and i'm
periLlism questions Of more importance.
Mr. Zeisler spoke for TWO and hal!
hours. The greater portion Of his address
comprised assaults upon the president and
glowing oefense Of AEuinBldo and n
FllipinoE, which ELECTED great ana COZ
tIuuous applause, especially when b
/ quoted the statement % q Filipino Of prom.
inenre 10 The eject that IL Bryan should
/ be elected the Filipinos viii throw Their
arms into the sea
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

". cline, city passenger agent of tho
Canadian Pacific iu san Francisco, 10
visitor In The city.
J W Mum. chief CLERK ~ the general
passenger once a the ElEhoru. hHs re-
turned from an outing IN the sand hills lie
wac Bccumps MED pv : Love Kelley. VIII
PElrnEtier and Bert Forterts q, Eno the
quartet brought back game pEE ~ well filed
with trophies q their journey.
Genera Manager Dickinson Of she I-rnrn
PBcitic, and General Manager HoidreEe pnd
General Passenger Agent Francis az the
burlington have returned from ST Louis
here they had been IN attendance upon
meeting Of the executive officers OF west
n roGds, held for the purpose o. taking up
ne pass question. The same pass agree
nent which has been effective heretofore
WEs reEHirrDec, and new clause vUs
adopted making II penal o~ense IN tie
sum q $500 for each and every breaking 81
the rules.
The grievance committee Of the Eikhurn
railway conductors ts h the city IN con
sultBtiun with General MHraEer BioveIi
and General Superintendent Hughes u is
stated that the questions which ar. under
consideration by tht uflcinls and the mem
bers % the grievance committee are NOT a..
great importance aud the eyiFtinr differ
ences VII bt IrricHhly settled. The rne-n-
bers of the committee are: = J SAVES.
z. ". Thurstor, W !. Hitchcock Ch1druf :
r 8 Chnote. Warren Eurlburt J L. Dor
ser. Norfolk, End L. r. COndson Of Fre-
mont.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

Kansas City and st. Louis Trains Tax,
NtM R0uie NNxi Merk

October - Will witIess q general chan,
in The matter Of routes Out of Omaha e.
Burlington passenger trains. or and tfit
that GATE all Kansas City and ST. Lguis
trains operated hy the Kansas City. 81
Joseph Council Bluffs road will 70 south
from Council Blurs on the IowB side Of the
river. instead q crossing over TO .OmR ha
ana running down 10 Pacific Junction
crossing IN. river III that point. Hereto
fore one OF the three daily trEtns operated
by this branch o. the Burlington has uset
the Iowa slde Of the river in its southwark
journey, BT5 Il has been decided that The
route Is the more practicable, consec usrtly
the Two Kansas City and one St. Louis
trains viii after October .E ADOPT that
route exclusively.
To-Day II was decided 20 male change
IN the operating q the Denver Chicago
trains Of the Burlington which ptsf
through Omaha. On the same cate that
the changes viii be effected IN the run.
ming uf The Missouri trains the elstbounc
Burlington passenger train. which leaves
Omaha Al o'clock in the afternoon. viii
run via PlEttGDouth, ingteEd OF throuFt
Council Blurs and No. -. IN. evening
train for Chicago, viii run via Council
Bluffs, instead of through Pltttsnouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
ASKS HOWELL FOR HIS PROOF
Chairman ort-un Lnsvsr ChArr. that
VOtsH Are Beng Oolouised
FUsloNIs1 LEsprs ASKED TO MAKE GOOD
Democrats Resort 80 old cry for
Purpo.- of Bettine Them
selves Down Es.y In
Defest

Chairman Ottron OF tbe republican
county committee yesterday gave out the
following statement
There is absolutely DO excuse of foundF-
iion for The declaration o. Chairman
Howell % the democratic county committee
that gross registration frauds are being
committed by The republicans il oroef, CO
he says. that they may steal the election
this fail rs they cid last spring
4 have reason 10 believe that this charge
if simply ir the nature of the F:Op thief
cry 10 cover up The crooked wurk thai BE-
10 b. done In behalf of The fusion ticket.
SO far As the republicans are concerned
heir sole efort has been and VIII be 10
Eet sll republicans entitled 70 vote al the
-oming .lecuon properly rtgifteree and out
TO vote OF election DAY. j We csr 90 this
We viii have a substantial majority that
viii overcome even the repeating and
colonization ptrpetrBtsd hy the opposition.
This cry about reEiftrsti frauds zee M
10 b. q fusion ftvorIts. as IT is raised OF
every occasion, evidently FOR The purpose
% letting them Gown easy In defeat The
intimstiop that the republicans Won last
springs election by fraudulent means is
without foundation. il viu be rensm-
herec that when This charge was made IN 8
statement printed over the name o. Chair
man Gilbert q The democratic city con-
mittee Edward ROsevHteT had hin arrested
for criminal libel and challenged him 70
produce . single person whose vote vRs
frBudulentlv cast After giving three
weeks TO scrspt up witnesses not single
piece o; evidence was produced. but Mr
Gilbert rrtvled out on the technical plea
that il was not proved that be signed the
llbelous article.
II Chairman Howell or any other fu-
stopirt knows Of any false registration IL
10 his duty TO expose IL Bt once without
waiting q Gay. J challenge him 10 pro
cuce q single man frluduleptly registered
by this committee or any OF its agents. ]
believe this cry 10 simply designed 10 az
ford al excuse for the deDoCrbtiC Eherlr
20 swear in hundreds CT equities nEbin, Rs
he dIo IL The spring, 20 oversse and IN
timidBtt voters al the polls hnd interfere.
without warrant Of Law, with the election
10 b. held in this city aDo South Omaha
All the republicans want is a. honest
election bnd free ballot and strH CHI
count. With these We have no fear what
ever of The result"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
rswNEB l. SAFELY nEPIBLIoaS.
NcNfnIey's Majority of -Four Nesrs
Ago 10 Re Increased.

Pnvnee county mas never known tns
Otber thsn q republican allegiance, remarked
n c. Workman. who has clear insight into
eonoftiuns here ana th!S year We are goins
10 give Mckinley 200 majority, about 1bp
more thFn We did four yeHn ago. Many of
the populists In our section are put out with
Bryan because they believe he has broken
up their party orgEnizsaon They reHliHe
that they onot had the strongest orEEnizh-
fior q uny party IN the state. but thai thsi,
fruits Of victory have been regularly ED-
sorbed by the democrats untl The p1pulist-
are bopelesSly broken and diserEsnized. III,
original brand Of populistf charge Bryan
with this democratic eclipse Of their party
and resent IT,. Many OF them came orig
nRly from The republican party ana the>
with hundreds Of others are going straight
back into It,
i have covered most Of the Fourth con
rressionnl district IN the last few months
and find every reason TO believe that Pope
Will add one more TO the republican ma
1ortty IN congress He has MADE heavy
gains IN his own county Of Gage and win
carry q large slice Of the fusion vote. which
10 going 20 Mckinley Oh the ground uf rooc
times Voters who want 10 endorse McKip.
ley irrespective Of their other preference
realize that they must give him q republican
EerEie and house or be can DO nothing"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
FIRE IN BOARDING HOUSE
81. MARY. Avenue ResideDce slightly
scsrched BY Supposedly In
cendiary Fire.

A FIRE supposed 70 bs Of inU.ndIEry origin
occurred 81 26:s ST. Mays Everu. Ri 44,
yesterday and damaged The house HDc
contents 10 the exten; o; 500. The builo-
ing Is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Bell and pe-
uupieo by MIT. Cecil Besbs a. b boarding
house. Two dsFt Rro Mrs Beebe hAc
trouble with one ui her boarae-f. Nhp lef-
threatening vengeance. When the trerneb
arrived III the burning dwelling This morn
ing there was 81 ouE smell 9; kerosene IN
several rooms ana vHds q ull-suAked cuttos
and rags were found.
Mrs Beebs iF The mother % BdrHr Besb.
the 11-yeEr-Ulo boy who L uouIh IeO ur
proprlEted s. 800 Of her money and wsut ie
Denver Oh q Juuketng trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

Welt No other interp-etRtion uf II seems
possible. II there wGS drift toward
Bryan there would be some surface tncicE-
tiops Of IL, bat al surface Indications point
the other way. A large part OF
this increase may be due TO the natural
growth Of The city. 4 part OF II, however,
iE silent vote that oid not SO 70 the polls
IN 1896. Whatever hopes the BrysniteE
have uf carrying the city rest ON this silent
vote, u is taken for granted that nearly
all % those who purpossly remained away
from the polls IN 1896 we're democrats. For
what purpose are they nov preparing 10
cast their ballots This iE q very prer-
nEpt question. The registration Up The
state is us hoIvy proportions tsly as IN The
city and gives The eleErest possible prooi
that DO apathy now eKists.
In the great sound money parade iu
New York City. November 2, IL is ex-
psctee that 81 900 men from the wbolessl le
dry goods trace viii march, e striking evi-
oepcs Of the strength o. that trade in the
business o. New York. The paper trEas
will be represented by OOUO 10 g Got
men. the bankers End brokers by about
800 the cl0ihiers by 1900. the drug, oil
and vErnish trade by 700, the jewelers. by
4s00, The lawyers by 5000 The millinery
and tover trades by 4 900, the Produce
exchange by 1000 and the real estate trade
by 1900 Many other trades viii he rspre-
ssnted IN the procession and 30 vide
spread is the interest in II that practical II,
there viii be q general suspension Of bust
ness on that day. Indeed most ner'
chants viii close their ofhces and stores.
Don M, Dickinson of Michigan. pos -naste 2
general unoer Cleveland does not lov,
bryspisn a little bit In q signed state
ment just published he declares thar h-
could not support Bryan. but that : h,
would cast his vote for President McKipisl
AND The nRtionA ticket He declares thE
be 10 forced 10 The eonvictiOr that be wsult
be recreAnt American false 70 In
country a. well Bs 70 his political party I
be thsulc thkt 10 the woods. and declare
TINT, as the house Is on fire" he will 20 u
the polls and hsp save H. although he doe
not agree with ali The methods of house
keeping. He contends that Bryan 10 preach
ing The doctrine OF hare. appeals 10 the an
arehistte classes and "endsfvors 70 o.
friend against friend. n-ighhcr aesins
nelgteor, family against family. secuu,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
Political rofss

Charles Weston o. Fay Springs candi-
dEte for auditor hGs just returned from an
excursion into Clay county where tverv-
thing wears b prosperous and EccordiuEly y
q repub bean aspect
Secretary John MallaneU Of the republican
state COMMITTEES has returned from 0 short
visit 70 Chicago. The republicans Of Cock
county are vel organized ans 90 far have
seen 70 sign Justifytne The democrat tic ciHiu
OF The sts stt or even 10 Justify Us tnstB la .
ton IN the doubtful column.
! shouted more last night 81 the sickies
meeting than ! have since The war" re
marked Perry Stevens at the state head
quarters yesterday, There vas only one
point where J wanted 70 GET Up and object
When one OF The presiding officers vEf
spoken Of as the youngest soldier preser Z
having enlisted az u, ] might have told
them thai ! went into the army al 1s and
served under sicElek. Mr.. Stevens carries
with him an autograph drum heEd carried
In IN. war. the writing being almost faded
QuI.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

tlled with farmers q DID the surrounding
country and We had three republican meet
inEs IL he Afternoon" sale Mr. Prout
Two Of them we're under cover and the
thtra J Addressed was out-of-ooers in spite
q the threatening weather. had q larger
crowd Than the other two meetings CON q
birea That wasn't because J vas the
greatest attraction. but simply because the
people couldn't get into the halls There
was more room IN my meeting on the
prairie
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
Supervision Appointed

The following SUPERVISORS Of registrB ton
have been Appointed 10 take the places uf
men who could not serve on the board
Fifth precinD Of Eighth ward, 7 L. John
son T1ct p J. ConcBnnor., democrat; Eighth
precinct ot siIth ward Domtr.ick Cosgruve
Tice Henry McKsaruey. democrat; First
vice Thomas Eoulihsn, democrat: Nir II
precinct Of Third ward, Henry 81 ClaiT
r1cs Charles DeI1nis, republican; First
MichEehE vice ". ) Stacy, republican
Eighth precinct of Second ward sEruel s
Rurchhsid wee p 2, Kingshury, re.
publican; Ninth precinct Of Third ward
Mart Nelson vice Charles Cassan re
publican
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

A private letter from George sutton q
soldier in The Philippines. written 70 his
father Hon. George sutton of Table Rock,
Neh. and dated OrEni. LuSon. September
a 1900. confirms reports from other
sources respecting the anxiety of the FL
ipino insurgents for BryRns election. Mr..
suttuns letter reads
i mAii you today. under separate cover,
the Manila Times Of September ls and ~,
Thought perhaps you would like 10 LOOK
lhem over.
There Is an article on the first page in
the paper of the 18Th in regard 10 BUsn
that there is a EreRI deal o. truth in. Even
n il is not q fact that Bryan 10 IN syn
psthy or uommurichtinn with the lehderf
Of the insurreetion, the natives have been
led TO believe Through some sourcel that
II Bryan is elected they VIII be allowed "a
DO Just what they please with The islands
regardless ot American interests They
think II they keep up lheir fighting II viii
insure BrySns election. 80 you can see
that be IL in way the cause of q great
many American soldiers, who are s.ryinr
their country and upholding the stars sne
stripes. hsv!ns 10 give W their lives
'Perhsps you would not look az thi.
matter IN the same way ] do. for ! cRnnul
zee how any man who it an American cit
inen lno has his cOuntrys interest o.
heart could support any one who allows
his name and influence 10 be used 10 on
pose American arms and trbmrle on
Glory in the dust rs Bryan is doing ovs,
here.
II half Of the rsports hsins hroush
from the insurrectus are true. and We hav,
pretty strnrg evidence that they are
Bryan is nothing more nor less than
trEitor. ] an SORRY that ] will not hEy'
chaDr- TO hack up my opinion AZ IN
ballot bux thus fall
The revised registration lists OF Create
New YORK, published In the World. th0'
total Of s4p .oss voters. ED Increase II th
I've boroughs Of 6s .sSs over the registrt
tion Of 1886 In the districts carried b
Bryan in 1876 there Is q net gain. accord
ins 10 the WORLDS figures. OF s.i4-. and Il
the Mckinley districts h2saE- Comment
ing on this showing Hnn the increhs
throughout the state. the New York cnr
respondent Of the Philadelphia Ledge
SAYS The heavy registration In this eii
tpa throughout The state must mean
large majority for Mckinley ana R0ost
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25
SUES NEWSPAPER FOR LIBEL
ArkkBsas Womhn Objects 10 state
ment Alleged 10 Have Been Pub
lfsked I'm Fraternsl Organ.

Agnes FrEEzeu Of Fort Smith, Ark, has
hrourh. suit IN the United States circuit
court against Root Bros. 4 Co. snd Sam C
Smith for $50 900 damages for libel IN her
bin OF CON plant she alleges that The de-
PENDANTS are the publishers O, 8 nswsps per
called the ''TidinEt" The othcjLl paper O,
the woman s auxiliary Of the woodmsn Of
the w0rld and that Es such publishers they
caused 10 be printed and published al srti-
tie in which II was stated that the com
plBlnEnt had committed ~ otsnss which IL
q felony under The laws Of ArEGnsSs
Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-25

tGEins; section and nation against nation
IN closing he says Lei no democrat b.
Influenced by false reports Es TO the IL,
utu3s Il this crisis OF any man whom ".
have trusted, who, pointing 10 his record
10 speak for him nov, may deem il IN
necessary TO speak again.
We should never lose faith in n.
stability o. the works OF Goo-leRst Of ar
IN ths pohlsst Of thsm-an honest man
i take ny place proudly by the side ~
Abrau s Hewitt under whom ! fought in
ths great hAttle for TIldep and democrscs
IN Es7s.
Waiting in confidence the call o. men
like him 10 gather for the reorganizEt tiou
Of my party, like him conceive il TO b. nv
solemn duty 10 vote against BryEIizing tn
democratic party Hne 10 rid the party ana
country OF RryEnisrn, and 30, like him, In
the ranks Of the true democracy, shall re
10 the polls ana cast my ballot for President
Mckinley"
Former senator william PETER Of Kan
sAf, patriarch Of the pcpulist party, was
IN Chicago last week and dropped q few
chunks Of enlightenment and wisdom into
the anxious ears OF reporters The popu-
list party Bsia De, ''is ma6e up OF highly
intelligent men who cannot be fooled
easily They know a thing when they see
u and they can distinguish between q gold
brick and the real thing think 7T per
cent Of the populisis in my state will vote
for Mckinley this year
Fopulism is not dead, But fusion. II is
becoming pain 10 p0pulists, is not al
that could be hoped FOR. -Four years from
nov the populiEtE viii form q SOLID ana
effective force. Populism viii learn in The
next three years itf own strength ] car
say no more. Perhaps ! shouldn't have
sHio SO much
Il have spoken n Kansas for the las,
two weeks ana I'm koing 70 Ohio tonight
10 speLk 20 Mckinley. spent three
weeks ftuuping Colorado, Ny own state
Of Kansas u absolutely republicsb. Colo
rsdo ts perhaps 30. II were 20 bfiievs
what politicians told me and what I rHfh
cred from the crovdE ] 'tlkee TO ana IN.
men ] met ] should say Colorado was re-
publican. But the democratic majority las
time was 50 overwhelming thar ! cGnnut
credit fully what otherwise would con
vince NE DO not knew anything about
Nebraska ] only speak Of the states vbs-.
J have been"