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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TEIBTOE: FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1896. IRAIi BARE, Editor atd Pbopeeetor SUBSCBIPTIOS BATES. One Tesr, cash is &d ranee, IL25. Six Month, cub Is advance 75 Cents. Est red tlibeNorti Platte (Nebraska) pofftofflcew ecosd-cIsM matter. THE WINNERS OP 1896. JfATIOIfAI TICKET. For President WE MoKINLBY, of Ohio. For Vice President ' G. A. HOBART, of New Jersey. STATE TICKET. - For Governor JOHN H. MacCOLI. For Lieutenant-Governor ORLANDO TEPFT. " For Secretary of State JOEL A. PIPER. For Auditor Public Accounts P. O. HEDLUND. Foe State Treasurer CHARLES E. CASEY". For Supt. Public Instruction HENRY R. CORBETT. For Com. Lands and Buildings HENRY C. RUSSELL. For Attorney-General-r- ARTHUR S. CHURCHILL. For Supreme Judge, Long Term ROBERT RYAN. For Supreme Judge, Short Term MOSES P. KINK AID. For Regent of State University W.G. WHITMORE. LEGISLATIVE TICKET. - For Congress, 6th District E: A. CADY. .For Senator, 30th District J. S. HOAGLAND. For Representative, 5i District J. H. ABBOTT. COUJTTT TICKET. For County Attorney, T. C. PATTERSON. For Commissioner, Third District, JAS.S. ROBBING. " Up to the hour of going to press Bill Green had not made affadivit to the effect that he was sober dur ing his late visit at Sidney. The populists and free silverites of Lincoln county are getting des perate and are resorting to tactics that are not commendable even in the heat of a political campaign. Certain defeat staring them in the face seems to make them furious, Nearly 400 McKinley banners are stretched across the streets of New York and less than a dozen Bryan banners. One of theMcKin- ley mottoes is "Good Money Never Made Bad Times," a proposition likely to stand solid as long as the human race endure. In the last month of Harrison's administration the debt of the United States was S585,017,100. On -July 1 last the debt had amounted to S847. 463.860. an increase of $262. 346,790 Bryan is so busy with his paramount issue that he never men tions these figures, or what he would do to remedy them if he were president. Seven-tenths of the old soldiers who attended the re-union in this city this week are for McKinley and the entire republican ticket. This is not quite so unanimous as at a majority of the reunions held in this and other states, but for western Nebraska it speaks well. The republican party has been the friend of the old soldiers, and a ma jority them recognize this fact. The delegation from the Chicago trades-union sent to Mexico to in vestigate the conditions of Mexi can laborer, has returned and caution American laborers against going to that country. The mem bers of this delegation made a thorough investigation and found the" average Mexican laborer poorly fed and clothed and poorly housed Their general condition is wonder fully inferior to that of the aver age American workingman. j.xxt uniLta otaies supreme court met Monday and opened the 1896-97 term. . It is expected that an early decision will be given on the Wright irrigation law of Ca'i lornia which has been sustained by the state supreme court but de clared invalid by the Uniten States circuit court. Western Nebraska is interested in this case, as a tav- uinuic ucusiuii win materially as sist in the sale of irrigation dis trict bonds. A decision in the Ne braska maximum freight rate case is-expected at an early day. The postal card ballot of the Chi cago Record continues to foretell disaster to the Bryan cause. The re sults announced Monday were more decidedly for McKinley than ever. The totals now are: For Bryan 7, 941: for McKinley 27,813; for Palmer, 747; for Levering 233. Less than one ont of four of the people who have thus far voted are for Bryan. This ballot, be it understood, is not confined to the readers of one news paper. Every Chicago man who voted last April is sent a postal card. The- vote therefore represents all the people. It is as fair an expres sion of public sentiment as" it Is possible to secure. Bryan has re ceived but 22 per cent of the votes already cast, against 79 for'McKin ley. The same territory in 1892 gave 56 per cent of its vote to Cleve land and 41 per cent of 'it to 'Harri son. Joarnal. p i In a speech made a few dajs ago Brjan said that tbe "the laboring "men of this country have secured fVin A ttrf i illnn H-lllnf enefpm and tyranny stands outside while the voter goes inside." This was a bad admission for Bryan to make. It came at the tail endof his speech and it knocked out the howl against -coercion wnicn Ulieu an iuc tcoi of tile speech and the greater part Of the Other speeches which he has made recently, witu tne lustra- lian ballot in operation in all the states except one or two, how is it possible to have "coercion?" The same scream has run through the utterances of his newspapers, yet occasionally all of them destroy the effect of their ravings by mak ing some sort of a reference to the Australian ballot This conflict between the different parts of the shrieks of Bryan and the Bryan ites makes great fun for the honest money side, and shows the stupid ity of the popocrats'. plan of cam paign. Globe-Democrat. HISTORY H? RHYME. June, Bryau. Julv, fry in'. " August, Siffhin'. September, Cryin'. October, , Lyin'. November, Dyin'. Has Silas H&lcoinb Made a Good Governor? Considerable raiglit be said ou this score. Superficially yes. Essentially, no. From the beginning he assumed to dictate to thelaw-making pewer. When acts had become crystallized into laws, and those laws did not suit his political purposes, he assailed their constitution ality, aud was invariably beaten. As a member of the board of educational lands and funds, he has constantly ad vised the board to pursue au unconsti tutional course In the investment of the permanent school fuud iu general fund warrants, even in the face of au adversn decision of the supreme court, and has gone out among the people and cast as persions upon the law-abiding members of that board because they had actuatlv complied with statutory requirements. In the appointment of the heads of state institutions ho has been uniformly un fortunate m the selection of men who have been iucompetent, bred scandals, and wilfully violated the law. The Norfolk asylum, the Grand Island Soldiers' home and the state peniten tiary afford reeking examples of this kind. It is not necessary, however, to well upon these counts. It is merely necessary to introduce another Populist witness, Mart Howe, formerly steward of the Soldiers' homo. The charges preferred by Mr. Howe during the past winter against the man agement of the homo are well remem bered by newspaper readers. It will also be recalled that au investigation was reluctantly ordered by Governor Holcomb. In thaNebraska State Journal of March 14, 1893, Mr. Howe tells how that investigation was conducted, aud how the whitewash brush was used. To quote from the article: "In regard to the investigatiou.he says that the governor told him the utmost latitude would be given in the introduc tion of testimony, but when the time came the governor refused to admit a great deal of the testimony, both oral and in the form of affidavits. In addi tion Mr. Howe alleges that persons em ployed at the home were intimidated aud refused to testify to all the circum stances with which they were familiar." Concerning tho whole matter Mr. Howe said: J 'If tho legislature was in session I would demand an investigation by that body, which has power to send for persons and papers, and with a fair hearing I would bo content to rest the case." Iu the State Journal of April 12, 1895, a correspondent scores Governor Hol comb severely for his veto of the mutual fh-e insurance bill, but this is not a po litical arraignment and it will be passed by, the intention of this article being principally to show what Populists have had to say about his political, official aud administrative acts. He is con demned by leading members of the party that elected him, and the fact that no Democrat has taken his pen in hand to find any fault with his admin istration will probably be construed by mauy Populists as a verification of the wide open suspicion that his Populism is not even skin deep while his democ racy is bred in the bone. THE CROSS AND CROWN "Written for The Boo. Speak not so lijrht y of tho crown of thorns, It pierced tho temple once or God's own son ; The sacred em'.m only all adorns, Prottiuo ii3oclitio:i, do thou shun. Prate not too loudly of a cross of gold, Tho cro-s Ho c.irricl was ho sanctified That but to name it m ikes thu u!od! run cold, And uh'jws the d irkenol field on which He died. Thy vain ambition? r.ra toa small for this. For mortal cravings lot tin earth suffice; The crown of Christ Hi cross, are both amis?, They livj to point the war to Paradise. Isabel Ricnsr. "Business confidence," says McKin ley, "is what the conutry wauls." It had business confidence when the Re publicans were in control of the govern ment under President Harrison. It will have basinets confidence again when the Republicans arc restored to power under McKinley. Omaha Bee. The wooing of tho old soldier vote by the free silver press is not likely to be attended with much success so long as sneers and insults are continually hurled by these papers against the brave gen erals whom the old soldiers still love and reverence. Omaha Bee. A vote for J. H. MacColl for gover nor is a vote for practical ousiuess ad. ministration of the state affairs, and Nebraska is sorely needing such au ad ministration. Broken Bow Republican. "The idea that the government can create wealth is a myth. - The only thing that can create wealth is labor." Wil liam McKinley. lost in if mm Swallowed Bodily by tlie Brjan- ized Democracy. pTE OF AKKRA SKA "POPS." Foresees .fey a Nebraska Populist J. V. WeUVs OpeaXetter to Gov. Holcotnb. .A Tool ef Democracy Holcomb' uecord and Feinicai orizia. LufcoLX, Neb., Oct. 12. The tripar tite deal in this state between Senator Allen, Governor Holcomb and William J. Bryan, the result of which has been the delivery of the Populist party of the state, bound hand and foot, to tho democracy has been a source of unpleas ant reflection to many middle-of-the-road Populists, and there is a very large proportion of them that nor. only resent the sale and delivery, but are disposed to make their objections known at the polls in the most effective manner, -and in fact the only way now left to them Ever since Governor Holcomb took up the reins of office and began to show his predilection for Democrats and a disregard for the Populists of the state who had made his further elevation pos sible, there havo been many "kickers" in tho Populist party -who have not hesi tated to charge him with betrayal of their political interests. Republicans have pretty generally held aloof and listened to the crimination and recrimi nation from afar off, and have not been disposed to take a hand in the family riuarrel of the Populists and Democrats. Jnst at this juncture, however, when Governor Holcomb is runuing a personal campaign strictly for himself, and after having still further shown his Demo cratic -proclivities by being a party to the further betrayal of the Populists of Nebraska into the hands of the national Democracy, it is not amiss to quote what a well. known Populist of this state thought about him aud wrote con cerning him in 1895, less than 18 mouths ago. That person is J. V. Wolfe, who at the present time is a candidate upon the Popocratic ticket along with Gover nor Holcomb for the office of commis sioner of public lauds and buildings. On May 1, 1895, Mr. Wolfe published in the Nebraska State Journal a two column article over his own signature, in which he excoriated Governor Hol comb as few public men or officials have been scored in this state for political or official misdeeds Mr. Wolfe had been a candidate for warden of the state peni tentiary, as a Populist, but the appoint ment was bestowed upon G.W.Leidigh, a Democrat. Mr. Wolfe's complaint was not so much for himself, personally, as it was from tho fact that the gover nor had shown a disposition to ignore the main body of his supporters, the Populists, and reward a small minority of his supporters, the Democrats. There is probably nothing that a Republican might say that would be given credence or consideration by a Populist, but an arraignment by one of their own num ber is entitled to pass current among the members of the Populist party. There fore, remembering this arraignment by Mr. Wolfe, the original has been brought to light aud portions of it are given be low. Mr. Wolfe says in the opening of his letter to Governor Holcomb: Crimes and offenses of all kinds have generally at lease one mitigating circum stance. They are generally committed in haste or without due consideration, but you undoubtedly do not regard tho act a? a crime or oven us an offense, but coupled with a number of other appointment of a 'Bimllar nature, aud Q--peclally with Mr. Dahlmau's, anothor leading Democrat, mado at the same time, aud who was an applicant for tho -same position, you aro charged with party psrfidy ond a deadly assault upon tho Independent party" organization in this state, aud upon this charge you will havo to go upon trial bo fore tho bar of our people, and may God defend the right. After a somewhat lengthy defense of his own motives, iu whicii he states that ho too had come out of the Demo cratic party, but that he considered the Populist party "humanity's last and only hope," Mr. Wolfe proceeds to say: I by no means think you aro a bad man. I only think you have proven yoursolf a weak ono. You aro by no means tho first man, oven in Nebraska, whoso ''ambition has o'erleapsd itself." Tho political high way is every where strowu with its wrecks. Mon arc more or less (and ficquently more) like pigs. If fed-on too rich food they develop too much flesh for the amount of bone, and especially backbone. Tho remedy, in the case of pigs, is to put them on a diet of skimmed milk, aud I can seo no reason why it would not act as well in onec.iso as in tho o hor. It may not bo your fault. , You havo neither boen in a po ition, nor in tho condition, since our reform movement tegau, to ho ablo to grasp its full meaning. You havo.bzon in good circumstances and drawing a liberal salary. Your mind ha been occupied more with law and with loans than with distressed homes aud an Impoverished pao plo. You did not, I believe, a tend eithor the Cincinnati or St. Louis conference, or tho Omaha national convention. You havo, therefore, probably not been baptized with tho "baptism that is unto repentance." I am not speaking of or dealing with your intentions. You aro too good a lawyer not to know that all law presume 3 a man to intend tho eouscqucuca of his own acts, and the sooner you recognize the fast that, when you aro consorting with the Demo cratic or any other party, you ore nursing at your bosom a torpid vipor that, m soon as it is warmed into life by Populistic heat and strengthened by Populist nour ishment, will turn on its benefactor with all the accustomed vigor and vonom, the sooner you will see and realize tho folly of yonr course. They (tho Democrat?) may permit, and even assist, a chosen candidate now aud then to come Into office, buc it will be found generally, If not always, sic tho expense of all tho rest of tho ticket; and so small a viclory may mean more harm to us than a toral temp orary defeat. The old Democratic ship is down deep In tho trough of the political tea, anil of, i-.nd by itself, can never ba safely harbored. It Is both soaworn and unseawonby, and Mr. Bryan and Mr. Bland bavo seen tho approaching catas trophe and havo each lowered a silver lifcboa anil struck for the sho.-c. Tho ono for help to save tho old ship, the othor to bnild a new one. Of tho two, Mr. BInad shows tlje mot sense, but there It a method in Mr. Bryan's madness. If you and the Independent party yiljl get abqauj Mr. Bryan's little silvor skiff be will rpw ou out to the old wrosk and. if you wilj help it into harbor again, then will come to pass tho saying that "dea'h is swal- lowed up in victory," (our death. I mu.iu, antl their victory.) JJucmy political biblq sny.s thnt our party cannot livo by i-ilvor alone, but by every wo d thnt proceeded out of tho Omaha platform, until revised or changed. Mr. Wolfe then reverts to Homer's "Hiad" and brings forth the story of the -Trojan horse, by "means ofwfiich the Greeks captured the city of Troy. The story is familiar to nearly all and need not be retold. Me. Wolfe's appli cation of the legend is to show that the Democrats had been using a "Trojan horse" for the purpose of capturing the Independent party; aud he fears that by means of this strategy "a sufficient number of men armed with the weapons of our destruction," have been placed within the Populist walls with the same intent. To this he pathetically adds: "I hope nor, and vet I fear it may be so. After discussing the manner of the appointment, and insinuating that the governor had been influenced by a priv ate secretary (Maret), or a Democratic ex-congressmau'(Bryan), or a United States senator (Allen), Mr. Wolfe closes as follows: My grievarico, however, is by no moans a personal one. While I think I had a right to oxpect different ond bettor treat ment, I havo no splto to gratify. It is true thatl havo spout moro tlmo in trying to build up and to advance tho party's in terests than you and all your oppoluteos put together, except Mr. Powors, aud tho movement has cost mo moro monoy than you all, without an oxcoptiou, yet I only ask that our principles bo adhered to until enacted into law. Don't think for a mo ment you cm drive mo from tho party, for you will find mo a stayer, ond, if necessoiy, a fighter, and I know tho rauk and file too well to ovcu lmagluo that thoy are not going to staud with mo, and by me, shoulder to shoulder, in tho futuro, as in the past, a long as I stand for tho right and till the battlo is finally won. BRYAN AT MINNEAPOLIS- Silver Candidate Addresses Four Biff Crowds at tho Flour City. Minneapolis, Oct. 13. William Jen nings Bryan cariie from St. Paul to her Bister city and Minneapolis received him with enthusiasm. Ho spoke to fonr big meetings iu Exposition hall; Bridge square on the banks of tho Mississippi river just outside tho hall; Lyceum theater to au audience of women, aud Yale placo, a public square in the city. Mr. Bryan rested in St. Paul all morn- lug. He stayed in his room at tho Hotel Ryan until after luncheon when he held an informal reception in tho parlors, with Mrs. Bryau by his side. Mr. Bryan having expressed a preference to make the journey between tho twin cities by trolley rather than iu his private car, a special elaborately decorated was en gaged. Arrived hero a second reception was held in the West hotel and then Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were driven to the home of Stato Senator S. B. Howard where they took dinner. Dur ing their absence . the Veteran Bryan club . Minneapolis, 200 gray haireS warriors, marched to the hotel and formed a circle in the lobby. When he came out they gave him a royal reception and ascorted him to Exposition hall, No such crowd has been packed within the walls of that building since the day when the Repub lican convention nominated Benjamin Harrison for president in 1892. M'KINLEY'S VISITORS. Rain Interferes With the Contemplated 'Demonstrations. Canton, Oct. 18. The first of the two delegations aunouueed came in on a special train of 11 coaches. The party same from Roscoe and. the Mononga hela valley of Peuusylvauia and was made up of citizens representing the various iuterests of that locality. They were veiy enthusiastic and organized into marching clubs, mostly jiuiformed. Bands and a colored glee club furnished the music. Owing to rain the delega tion was taken to the Tabernacle, where Mr. McKinley responded to the intro ductory address of the venerable George V. Lawrence, ex-member of congeess j and an octogenarian. CLOSED THE SERIES. Baltimore Victorious In the Temple Cap Contest. Cleveland, Oct. 9. The final game Df the Temple cup series will go ou rec ord as a hard fought contest, despite the fact that the score was not as close as it might have been. For infieldiug the game was magnificent on both sides and honors were easy. Cuppy pitched a strong game, but towards the end hits were bunched ou him and Baltimore earned tho victory well. Up to the seventh inning hits were scarce aud scattered, but then a two bagger, fol lowed by a single, and Cleveland's only error, gave two rnns. There was no quitting, however, aud the runs in the eighth were earned by hard batting. Emslie and Sheridan did excellent work, however, only one decision being ques tionable, that wlieu Childs was called out for stealing second in tho fifth. At tendance 2,000. Score by innings: Cleveland 00000 0 On 00 Baltimore 0 0 000023 s 3 Another Victory For the Spaniards. Havana, Oct. 13. Dispatches received hero today from official sources iu the province of Piuar del Rio say that an other battle has bceu fought between the Spaniards and the insurgents under Antonio Maceo, resulting in another victory fop the former. General Re- hague was in commaud q( tho govern ment troops and Maceo led the enemy. The fightiug took place at San Diego and the insurgents are ullcged to havo sustained enormous loss. Tho dispatches also say that the loss of the Spanish troops was considerable, that the fight ing coutiunes, aud that no details aro at present obtainable. Heavy LosKes to Farmers. Cincinnati, Oct. 12. The report from tho farmers in Ohio and Indiana are alarming over the losses from hog cholera. The corn crop is very large but the hogs are dying very fast. The hog cholera has prevailed for some weeks and during tho last week tho losses have not only increased in the infested districts, but the disease is becoming general throughout the Ohio valley. Castle Is III In n London Jail. London, Oct. )1. Walter M. Castle, the wealthy California!!, who, with his wife, is confined in Holloway jail on re- maud, charged with stealing valuable furs, etc., from shops in this city, Bhowed signs today of suffering from his confinement iu prisou, and from the worry incideut to it. He said to a friend: "I don't know how I can ever buckle to again. I am dazed by this calamity. ' . Bucklen8 Arnica JSalve- The best salvo in the world for cut, iruises, Pores, ulcers, salt rhoum, feve; ores. tQter. hhanned hands. chilb ainP c ..a oil ct,:4 .. a lively cures piles, or no pay Fcq iired. It is guarant ed to give perfect satisfac - - . " w. - i tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents ler box. For tale by A. P. Streitz BEFORE BREAKFAST. Major aicKlnley Addresses. His Early 'Callers from Indiana. A -delegation from Marion and Grant county, Ind., called upon the candidate Friday before breakfast. Major Mc Kinley addressed them as follows: "My fellow citizens of the City of Marion and of Grant County: I con gratulate you upon being first today. (Laughter.) No other delegation has yet preceded you. (Renewed laughter.) I give you, each and everyone of you warm and cordial welcome to my home. I welcome the Republicans and the citizens of the Hoosier state the state of that great old war governor, Oliver P. Morton (Applause) and that splendid president and patriot, Benjamin Harrison. (Great applause.) "You are here this morning, not to honor me personally. -but to honor the j cause which you love and which you mean to support; and you mean to support that cause because you be lieve It will insure your own best wel fare and the best well-being of the country at large. (Applause and cries of "That's right.") You believe in that cause because you -have tried it, and having tried It, you know you have been more prosperous in your occupa tions under tho policy which It repre sents than you have ever been under any other policy. (Loud cries of "That's right.") "If anything was needed to confirm you in your devotion to that policy it could be found In your experience of hi last four vears. under no oiner policy, under no other principles, have you enjoyed that degree of individual or national prosperity which for more than thirty years you enjoyed under Republican policy and Republican ad ministrations (Applause) and you are here this morning to testify anew your devotion to Republican principles and your deep and abiding interest that they may be successful throughout the country next November, juries 01 That s right.") "You are Interested in Indiana just as 'we are Interested here in Ohio, both in agriculture and in maunfacturing. You know something in that great gas belt of what manufacturing means to any community. You know that where there is successful manutactunng, there is a prosperous city; and you know where there is a prosperous city there is always prosperous agriculture. (Cries of "You are right.") The farms about a little manufacturing city aa vance in value and the market of the farmer is enhanced every time you put up a new laciory in any cuuuuuuii) or in any city. 'You have in your city of Marion, as I recall, an mausiry wjuuu man ufactures slass, that used to be in the city of Canton. Am I right about that? (Cries of- "Yes.") It is a good industry, well, now, tnat rair- ly illustrates my idea. That used to be. as I said, a Canton Industry- we would very much have preferred to have had it remain here, but it was taken away. However, it am not get out of our own country. (Great ap nlause.) It went into a neighboring state, and therefore benefits the Amer ican family American workmen s-lll do the work, we share in your gooa fortune and prosperity, but we would have felt differently if it had gone on the other side and out of the United States. In a word, we want to do our manu facturing at home, and if we cannot do it in Ohio, we are willing to have you rtn it in Indiana. (Great cheering, and i cries of "Good, good," and "What's the matter with McKinley?") And, if we cannot do it in Canton. 1 do not Know of any city in Indiana In which I would rather have it done than in the city of Marion. (Applause.) We wart in this country good times, good wages, steady employment. a good home market, and then we want to continue the good, sound, rouna, honest dollars with which to do our business and pay our labor. (Tremend ous cheering.) "My fellow-citizens, I thank you for this morning call and bid you hearty welcome, it will now give me pleas ure to meet and greet each cne of you personally." (Applause and cries of: "Hurrah for McKinley.") When a wo man goes to a hospital for an opera tion, she realizes at last the mistake she has made in disrecrardinsr what she thought were trifling symptoms. Whenever there is the slightest disorder of the onrans distinct ly feminine, a woman's health and life are threatened. A cure cannot come too quickly a woman cannot be too careful. Loss of her health means more than loss of life. It means the loss of dearer things the loss of husband's love, the loss of children's happiness, the loss of possible children. Whenever a woman is sick she should look for the cause m some disturbance of the purely feminine organism, and she should take prompt measures to stop iL She should take ur. rierce's favorite Prescription. This wonderful medicine is the invention of a regularly graduated, skilled and expert specialist jn the disease of women, and has had the most marvelous success of any medicine ever prepared. your "Favorite Prescription 'and little 'Pellets' have done rac more prood than anvtliintr I have- ever uiKen. liiree monins previous to mvcon- iinemeni 1 sent xor one 01 your aicuicai Aovis- erv rcau sonic 01 tne most imoortant oomts. and felt satisfied to try your medicine. I took tnree nottiesoi tne prescription and the little - .rcneis aiso. consequences were I was onlv iu . labor forty-five minutes. With mv first baby I suffered 18 hours, then had to lose him. He was very delicate and only lived 12 hours. For two years I suffered untold asony, and in the mean time nun iwu iiiiMirnagcs. annoi spcan too hiehly of yom medicine, as I feel that it has saved both my child and myself. My baby was Doru 31st 01 .arcn. tne is not yet tnrce weeKs old and I do not think I ever felt belter in invlife. I took the ' Prescription throiieh my confine- . .1 ...Ml 1 ' ' . . . t iuc.il uuu ui.j sun uiKiuu 11. iMiKi iL sirencTtien ing 10 my5eii anu to tne DaDjv 1 r , . . . PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The folloT-'ng proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Ne braska, as hereinafter sat fnrfh 111 fnll - f ui. rr; aro submitted to the electors nf tho are submitted to the elect- nf fl, J State of Nebraska, to be voted tinnn at the general eleption to be held f . pw, 1 day, NovembJr 3, A, D., 1898: A joint resolution proposing to 9E5Km 49B Mrs. F. B. Caumnss. of No. 4320 Humphrey St., St. Louis, Moy writes: "I am now a happy mother of a fine, healthy baby girl. Feci that amend sections two' (2), four (4), and five (5,) of article sx (6) of (he Consti- i tutioa of the State of Nebraska, relating to number of judges of tbe supreme court and their term of office. Bo it resolved and enacted by tbe Legisla ture of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section two (2) of article six (6) of the Constitution ot the State of Nebraska bo amended so as to read as fol lows: Section 2. The supreme eonrt ska 11 until otherwise provided by law. consist of flra (5) judges, u majority of whom shall be necoj sary to form a quorum, or to pronounce a decision. Ir. shall have original jurisdi.-tion in cases relating to revenue, civil cases in which tho state shall be a party, .mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpm, and such appellate jurisdiction, as maybe provided by law. Section 2. That sectioa four (f) of article six (6)' of the Constitution of the Stato oEAebras&a, bo amended so as to read as fol lows: Section L The juris? ea o? The sunreraa i court shair be elected by the electors ot the W V Vrf H lU(tU WM VS. ViUU -L cept as hereinafter provided, shall be for a period of not lest than five (S) years as the legislature may prescribe. Section 3. That section five (5) of article six (8) of tho Constitution of tho State of Ne braska, be amended to read as follows : Section 5. A$ the first general election to be held in the yi arlS66. there shall be elected two CO judges of the supreme court one of whom shall be elected for a term of two (2) yoars. one for the term of four CO years, and at each general election there after, there shall be elected one judge of the supremo court for the term of five 00 years, unless otherwise provided by luw; Provided, that the judges of the su premo court whoso terms hava not expired at tho ti-ne of holding the general elec tion of 1S90, shall continue to hold their office for the remain ler of the term for which they wero respectively commis sioned. Approved March 29, A. D. 1833. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section thirteen (13) of article six of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to com pensation of supreme and district court judges. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section I. That section thirteen (13) of article six (6) of the Constitution ot the state of Nebraska be amended so as to read aa fol lows : Sea 13 The judgei of the supreme and district courts shall recelvo for their services Buch compensation as may be provided by law. payable quarterly. The legislature shall at its first saision after the. adoption of tus amendment, three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring, establish their compensation. Tho conjpensatjiii so es tablished shall , not be changed oftener than once in four years, and in no event umess two-thirds of the members elected to each house of tbe legislature concur therein. Approval March 3d, A. D 1805. A joint resolution proposing to amend section twenty-four (24) of article five (5) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to com pensation of the officers of the execntive department. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. 'lh-it section twentr-fonr f2fl ot article five (S) of thj Constitutio i ot the State of Neorassa be amended to read as fol lows : Section 24. The officers of thn xnrntivA department of the state government shall re.-elve for their services a compensation to bo ertablished bv law. whL-h shall h neither Increased-nor diminished during the term for which they shall hve been com missioned and they sh ill not reicivo to their pwn use any feo. costs, interests, upon pu die moneys in their hands or under their con:rol, perquisites of offiso or othjr compen sation and nil fees that mar hern. After be payable r law for services po: formed hr an officer provide J for in this artiw-le shall be paid in advance into the state treasury. Tlje legislature shall at it3 first session after 1 4e adoption Qf this amend. ment, three-fifth of tho members elpoted tp each house of tho legislature " con curring, establish the stlaries' of tho officers named in this article. The conv pt-n-ation so established shall not be changed oftener tlrjn oncij ia four years and in no evenc unless two-thirds of the members elected to each housa of the legislature con3ur Mart h 29. A. D. 1895. A joint resolution proposing to amend section one (1) of article six (6) of the Constitution of the State of Nebras ka, relating to judicial power. Bj it resolved and eaactod by the Legisla ture of thi Stste ul Nejraka: Section 1. Tb it sociion on () of article six (6) of tho Ujustitution of theSta eof Nebraska be amended to i oad as fohows: Section 1. The judicial power of this state shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, county courts justices of the 1-ea-e. po'i o magistrates, and in such other cour.s inferior to th tjupro.no couit as may be c.eated by law in which two-thirds of the membe s elected to each house concur. Approved March 29, A. D. 1835. A. joint resolution proposing to amend section eleven (11) of article six i (C) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to increase in num ber of supreme and district court judges. Be it resolvel and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Noraska : sectioa 1. That section eleven (11) of article six (uj of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to real as fol lows: Section 11. The legis'ature. whenever two- thtrtlsor lhememocrs elected to each house shall concur therein, may. in or uf.er the year j ono inouianu lnt nunuroo ana nuiety seven and not oftener thin ouec in every tour years. increase ino nu.iiDcr ot juugoj or su preme and district courts, and tho judical districts of the state. Such districts bhall be formed of compact territory, and bounded by county lines ; and su'-h in crease, or any change in the boundaries of a district, shall not vacate thu office of any juage. Approved March 3J, A. D. 1895. A joint resolution proposing to amend section six (6) of article one (1) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to trial by jury. Be it r.nolved and enactad hr ffc r x.toi afth'3 Stitb of Nebraska: T " r Sectioa 1. Th.it tl)oftIi3 Cpnstitution qf the State of Ne-1 prasra oe umcna -a 10 iJd as follows: -section 0. The right of trial by jury shall Vide that in civil actions five-sixths of the jtny may render a verdiut. ami th ini'faiatnro also au'horiza trial by a jury of a less number than twelve men. in mn inf.rtni- n h ta. trict court. Approved March 29, A D. 1S93. joint resolution proposing to amend section one (1) of article five (5) of the Constitution of Nebraska, relat- X- yv, .. .. I 10 omcers or the executive depart- ment. Be it minima! 1 41 r ture of the State of Nebrwka:" ' Section 1 TViof i -j -- .ocuiua uuu m ot ar ticle five rai nf fV... rv. ...! .v ?ofwf:ebra8kl1 le amended to read as fol- SectionL Thn PTwnllw rlan.r...! v-i. Consist Of a Pfivsmnr ll.n.. ZZZ" treasurer. nr rfntnPTifc v.u . i Sffc?!0 ,att2!ney , 8?ra1' commissioner OI Dublin lanrltf nml . vCOrmn,ion-r3' e- whom, swfPVl? 1a11 commissioners shall hold bis office for a term of the9 & ftSi- he S.rat after tfltl0Di an?, ?nt11 hL' successor is elCCtol and nn rHfl,wS IT.k .l j mlisioaer shall hold his office for a term of ,e Kinninsron tha first Thuralar alter tha -flrt Tn..i 1- " . y rr- ..uuii, aim. uhui au sneers 6r ia elestbl rind du ifled; Provided te That . at the first t-eneral oil .y-v"., nu succe ttMr.."ff:. J12u.v tBa IfiSSi .rtot 'ft?0?1 flU3 amend- iiinrn anaii nta oiaAfaM .. . lia acmn.t. T-i -2"Vr i PRO- wa catutai durin? tferr f r " : tuir saaii matrix - imr aaau jceep ta pnuuc record., dooks uu fjui iaue ouu isui perioral sutuju.u u ties as 313 y be required by livr. ' Approved March 30. A. D. 1S05. A joint resolution proposing to amend section twenty-six (26) of ar ticle five (5) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, limiting the num ber of executive state officers. Be it resolved asd enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section twenty-six (X) of State of Nebraska be amended to read as followsj Sectioa 33. No other executive state offi cers axceftt those samed ia sectios una (1) of this article shaU be created, - except by aa act of tho legislatare. . which. Is concurred ia by not less than tkree-f ourths of the members elected to each, house thereof: Provided. That aay office created by aa act of the legislature may be abolished by the legislature, two-thirds of the mem bers elected to each house thereof concur riug. Approved March SO. A. D.. 183a. A joint resolution proposing,, to amend section nine (9) of article eight. (8) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, providing for the investment of the permanent educational funds of the state. I Be it resolved and enacted by the Legisla ture of the State ot Nebraska: Section 1. That section nine (9) of article eight (8) ot the Constitution of the State of Nebiaska be amended to read as fol lows: fcectloa 9. All funis belonging to the state for educational purposes, the interest and income whereof only are to be used, hill be deemed trust funds held by the state, and the state shall supply all losses there of that may in any manner accrue, so that the same shall remain forever inviolate and undiminished, and shall not be in vested or loaned except on United States or state securities, or registered county bonds or registered scho 1 district bonds of this state, and su-h funds with thn inter est and income thereof are hereby solemn ly pledged for the purposes for whh-h they are granted and set apart, and shall not be transferred to any othor fund for other uses; Provided. The board created by section 1 of this article is empowered to sell from time to time any of the securities belonging to the permanent school fnnd and invest the proceeds arising therefrom in any of the securities enumerated in this section bear ing a higher rate of interest whenever an opportunity for bettor investment ia pre sented ; And " provided farther. That when any warruat upon the state treasurer ree plarly " fsued in "purauan -e pf an appropri ation by the legislature and secured ' by 'the leyy pf a tax fojr its payment, shall be presented to the state treasurer Tqr payment, and there shall pot "be anr money in tho proper fund tp pay such warrant, the board created br section i of this article my direct the state treas urer to pay the amount due on such war rant from moneys in his hands ln-longing to the permanent school fund of the state, and he shall hold said warrant as an in vestment of said permanent school fund. Approved March 29, A- D- 189a. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to" the Constitution of the State of Nebraska by adding a new section to article twelve (12) bfsaid constitution to be numbered-sec tiou two (2) relative to the merging of tho government of cities of the metro politan class and the government of the counties wherein such cities are located. Bo it resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of the Stato of Nebraska: Section 1. That article twelve (12) of the .Constitution of the State of Neoroska be amended by adding to said article a new sec tion to be numbered section two (2) to read as follows: ....... Section 2. Thi government of any pity qf the mejfopp.itan class and tbe ' "gov ernment pf tijo coupy in which it i lnsated may be merged wholly or ia part when a proposition sq to do has been submitted by authority of lay to tlio voters of such city and county and re ceived the asssnt of a majority of ths rotes cast in such city and also a majority of tho votes cast in the county exclusive of those cast in such metropolitan city at such election. Approved March 23. A. D. 131 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section six (6) of article S8ven (7) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, prescribing the manner iu which votes shall be cast. Be it resolved and enacted by tho Legislat ure of the State of Nebraska : Section 1. Th-t section six (6) of article seven (O of the Constitution of-th-s Stato of Nebraska be amendod to read as fol lows: Section 6. A'l votes idnll ba by baltot. or su-h other method as may be prescritol by law. provided thj secrecy of vo:ing be preserved. Approved March 9. A D. 1805 A joint resolution proposing to amend sectiou two (2) of article four teen (14) of the Constitution of the." State of Nebraska, relative to donations to worLs of internal improvement and manufactories. Be it resolved and exacted by the Leg islature ot thw State of Nebraska : Ssction 1 That tec.ioa two CO of article tenv(14) .f ,hKa CoasrliuhJa of h? follows Ur a' amemled to real as Jr; 1 a clt?' cnntj- own, precinct, municipality, or other sbuYvii,,n ot ? the state, shall ever make durations to any "-.of to; improvemont. oV -1.111. "n,rs pr.p.ltion so to ShV 1x5011 lr!tt o'-mi.ttd to tho jmalified e.eetors and ratiflit by R two w. o70?! lcc'on by authority of "Wect That such donations of a county with the donations of suc'i suldi Tin.iU th0 ra1eCate .hall not exceed ten per cent of the assessed valuation of ouch county; Provided, further. 5 hat any city or county may br a three-fonrths S'iinc? Knch bidebU-dn -ss five per untiiriditf0IL0 '8tich n Per cent and 1520"iOt 3Wacea of indobteOness so !ihan Ta,I4 naleas hh. samtf hf I' h-vfB endorsed' tlprJon' a 6e tiflcat signcl by the secretary aud auditor of "statV Rowing that the V"ie fa Ksuqlsulnt Apprqved Marcl 0, A. p., 1EG3. I, J. A. Piper, secretary of state of the stato of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the foregoing proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Ne braska are true and. correct copies of the original enrolled and enrn biUs as passed by the Twentv.fnnrM,"- session or the legislature of the Stafo - - . of Nebraska, as appears from said original bills on file in this office, and that all and each of said proposed amendments are submitted to the Qualified voters of the State of: Ne-" braskafor their adoption or rejection at the general election to be- held on' Tuesday, the-8d day of Ndyembcr, A. D., 1890. In testimony whereof, I have- here- ? onto set my hand and affixed tho great seal of the State of Nebraska. pone at Lincoln this 17th da-r of ST !n yearf our Lord, OneThou Pea'p Hundred and Ninety-Six, 8 the independence of the -United (Seal.) T. A. PIPER, Secretary of State.