r
THE STUFFED HfflPHETJU?. r
Cleveland Was Nominated on
the First Ballot.
wniM.ii: ovi:'r i:ik pl i hi km
The L'nterrified Were in Session
All Night Hill and boi.-s
Were Net In the
Race.
CflKAC.o, J tint' 22 livery titan,
spectator or delegate, who 1 1 ! 1 a
ticket, knew full well as lie went to
the wigwam this afternoon that he-
fore the session was over the hat 111"
would he on. The atmosphere was
charged heavily with moisture.
Men in the galleries took oil' their
Coats, ami how the women main
tained life none hut themselves
knew. The New York delegation
came first into the hall and a genu
ine Tammany yell came from the
benches immediately behind the al-
k"" (ernates. The cry of "Hill" went up,
but a sound like escaping steam
shot from the Moor and "Tew to a
whistling, hissing storm The ijre.it
V storm, however, suhsiiled when
, Wilson thuiiiped the desk and the
i session began. K'ev. Thomas (ireen
; offered prayer. At the conclusion
j of the prayer the band rennered
"America." V. W. Van l)iver of
'I Georgia moved that the convention
adjourn until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
I The motion was lost. The an
nouncement was received with
cheers.
The ResolutlonsIOfferecl.
During the time which elapsed af
Vtt'r the calling of the convention to
order, and before the committee on
resolutions were ready to report,
c.aucussi ug aiming ine .iiucicui
delegations, progressed with great
activity. When the chairman an
nounced that the committee on res
olutions was ready to report, howls
of approval rose from all quarters.
Col. Jones, chairman of the commit
tee, mounted the platform amid
great cheers and sanl: "1 am in
structed by the committee on reso
lutions to present, as the report of
the committee, the following reso
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I H l M II In i I 1 1 I 1 i 1 1 O I I 1 1 v 1 1 , III O p , . O 1 1 .
Patterson of Colorado interrupted
with the announcement that hi
represented the minority of tin
committee and wished to state that
the minority expected to be heart
before the previous tpiestiou was
put.
Vilas of Wisconsin then reatl the
platform, in which the administra
tion of Cleveland was landed and
the McKinley bill denounce
Keciprocity also received its lull
share of abuse. The stl ver quest ion
was completely straddled. "We 1
nounee the republican legislation
known as the Sherman act of l"'.n)a.-
a makeshift, fraught with possibili
ties of danger in the future which
should make all of its supporters
as well as its author, anxious for its
speedy repeal. We hold to the use
of both gold anil silver as the
standard money of the country ant
to the coinage of both gold and sil
ver without discrimination agains
either metal or charge for mintage.
The above is a part of their silve
plank.
Jones moved the adoption of the
platform as read, but Neal of Ohio
interrupted with an amendment to
the section relating to the tariff
moving to strike out the section
pertaining to the tariff on word
prcceeditig the denunciation of M
Kinley and substitute therefor th
following;
"We denounce republican protec
tion as a fraud. Cheers. It taxe
the labor of the great majority of
the American people for the bene
FRED GORDER W SON,
IIAVK A VKRY LAKGK STOCK OF
Harness - and - Busbies.
AND A cTLL LINK OF FARM MACHINKRY, Sl'CH AS
HOOSIER SEEDERS,
WK CARRY T1IK TWO
NEW DEPARTURE TONGUELESS,
AND IJAIKJEIl liiI)lN(. CCLTI VATOUS
Hiey also curry a lull Lino ol Implements at
their house in Weeping Water.
Fred Corder & Son
lMnttsiuoiitli, - AYbrnsku.
"Read it
be. I tun-
lemoerat
govern-
Lire it to
il.tmental principle of the i
ie party tli.it thf h-.lera
meat ha- no cou-litutioii.il pow
er to impose and collect t.it'iii du
ties except for purposes of revenue
only, ami w e demand that the col.
lection of such taxes shall he limit
ed to the necessities of the govern
ment, when it is most economically
iiliuimstf red.
Wdtterson Opens Up
In pursuance of a request, t he sec
retary read the minority report,
i ii l ill applause. A deman I being
made for the portion to he stricken
out, the secretary read the portion
elating to the tariff, after which
Neal addressed the convention in
itlvoeacv of his amendment. In re-
ponse to a call Henry Watterson
took the platform, his appearance
being greeted with prolonged
hees. I le had reatl an extract troiu
the tariff plank of the national dem
ocratic convention of l'.iTti, ami after
want, among other things, said:
When 1 listened to the extraordi
nary essay we have Meant this alter
noon, I asked myself whether wi
were indeed a democratic conven
tion or simply a republican cimvcu
lion (laughter anil applause) revised
by lames G. lilaiue or Benjamin I1.
Duller, for the tariff planks we list
neil to are almost identical in prin
iple with the minority report sub
mitted to the democratic convention
in 11 by Benjamin I '. Ilutler ami
voted down almost tiuanimoi'sly.
Father you should reject this mon
strosity and adopt in its place the
simple, lucid anil true amendment
offered by the gentleman from Ohio,
or, if you don't want to do that, re
commit the whole matter to the
ommittee, with instructions to
learify and purge themselves.''
Cries of "No, no," and "Vilas.")
Vilas Comes Back,
Vilas then took the platform and
when the cheers had subsided, said:
The resolution which you propose
to strike out was a resolution re
ported tt) the convention of li4,
mil of all the eloquent voices lifted
in behalf of it, none rung with Mich
blissful joy as that of the distin
guished gentleman from Ken
tucky." Ltmg continued laughter
and applause.j
Watterson handed Vilas a report
of the 1.SM convention and said to
him: "Read that; read it well."
The best of feeling seemed to
prevail between the great orators.
Vilas read from the book and said:
Gentlemen, on that occasion the
distinguished Kentuckian said in
reference to it: 'It is an honest
platform; entirely so. l.aughter
1 applnuse. It is sound doc
trine; eminently so. das, con
tinuing, said: "I do not propose to
enter into a debate or discussion as
to the particular form of words in
which we declare o;;r opposition to
tariff legislation. I desire only to
suggest that if it please you, take
in this form words and leave lhat
there also upon which Cleveland
was elected president."
The Trouble of 1834.
Watterson replying to Vilas, said;
"In 11 the party seemed to be split
wide open, and after fifty-two hours
of unbroken discussion in the plat
iorm committee, the best that the
moderate, and conservative mem
bers of the committee, myself
among the number, could obtain
as a common ground to stand upon
was the platform of lsl in that con
vcntion. Hut since that time wi'
have a second Morrison bill, the
Mills bill, the message of the presi-
dent in 1SN7. the great campaign of
education of 18SS, and, I say to my
self, my God, is it possible that in
IMC we have got to go back for a
tarilT plank to the strtiilille of INHI'r"
Jones took the platform and slat
ed, on behalf of the committee on
resolutions that they we are ready
to adopt the amendment of the gen
PLOWS. HARROWS. ETC
LF.ADING CULTIVATORS
Cries of
tlciu.m from Om.ih.i as as
nieut to thetanif section,
Tl;e secret. ir called the
the amendment which was
ami'
ml-
on
ai i ied
by a vow hi ."nil to ;UJ.
A Iter the pi. 1 1 lorm had been dis-po-ed
with. Ch.iii man Wilson said
the roll would l called for nomination-.
When New Jeisey was reached
Gov. Abl et took the platlorm and
placed Cleveland m nomination.
Dewitt ol New York placed the
name ot Dave 1 1 1 II belore the con
vention. When Iowa was reached John F.
Duneoinlie placed in nomination
1 lor, ice noise.
At ;!:".' balloting lor president be
gun. At it '-'a the secretary amiouced the
vole as lollovv-:
I'tevelaitil
Hill
It, lie-
I in! man
Si i'V rii-on . . .
Cai h-le
hmis. hi
'',tllilcll
I 'at t i- .a
Whitney
IV II -sell
At ,i:a(l the
until 2 p. m.
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convention ad join net!
Important Happenings at Home
and Abroad.
The snap convention ami Tam
many have evidently been sat down
upon.
As w is generally expected the
democrats have repeated their
doings of four years ago ami have
again nominated Grover Cleveland
for president and it only remains
now to see whether Hill will keep
his word or whethet he will come
into line and support Cleveland.
The democrats have done just
hat the republicans wished them
to tlo. They have nominated
levchind for president. He is the
,-eaKest man they count Have se
lected.
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The democrats held a late session
last night. At iF.U."i this morning
the)' nominated Cleveland on the
fust ballot for their candidate for
president. He received (iUi'.j votes
ind Hill received only ll'J votes.
Miss Ivlva Jones, seventeen years
Id, left this world by the strych
ine route yesterday all because
her parents refused to let Charles
Durd keep company with her. The
unfortunate victim resided in
Omaha.
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ludge Field of Lincoln handed
ivvn a decision appointing three
men to sell the real estate ot the
ate John Sheedy.- He further lie
ided that Mrs. Sheedy was entitled
o half of the same.
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Beatrice has a full sized strike on
her hands. The linemen etigaget
in putting up the wires and poles
for the Rapid Transit company
piit work on account of mistreat
ment accorded them by the maii-
l .n-rs.
Trouble at Nehawka.
Word comes up front Nehawka to
the effect that the men at work in
the stone quarics of Van Court iV
I.enist, struck yesterday morning
lor a monthly pay day. The firm
has been in the habit of giving time
checks, payable the twentieth of the
following month, which meant usu
ally from sixty to ninety days and
sometimes longer, thus compelling
the men to discount from ." to Id per
cent. The strike brought the linn
to time with the cash at the last pay
day and work was resumed.
Dok. To Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Shields this morning, an eleven
pound boy.
Jacob Kusterholtz was in the city
to-day and made The HekaLd a
pleasant call.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson of
Denver came in to attend the wed
ding to-day.
A number of the young bloods
around town have invested in bath
ing suits, and expect to have a big
time in the river this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson and
son, lv J., arrived on No. a from
Hurlington to attend the Jackson
Wise wedding this afternoon.
T. II. St.-impkcr of the 15. M. ha
the largest force of men at worl
than any other department of th
plant, and is still adding more to i
daily.
J. S. Torrents and Miss Johns,, ,
of Weeping Water were in the eit
to-day. They were returning horn
from Tabor, where they have bee
attending school.
At H::tO this afternoon occurre
the marriage of Frank Jackson an
Miss Bertha Wise, Rev. Dairtl oflic
dating. The happy couple, wiu
leave on the llyer for a visit in tl
ea-t.
A nasal injector free with eat
bottle of Hiilohs catarrh reined
Price r) cts. For sale by OH Sn
der and F G FricKe.
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HE NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Ti e Marriage of Krank Jackson
and LVrtha Wise.
M IN k 1 I.I.I l AT ls ll.l.l .
f n Employee ot the Stone Quarry at
Loulsvhlo tills Up on U.ul
Whiskey anil Lays Down
on tho Track to
Sleep Notes.
t'l'.m iM'itlav- I 'ally.
Nesterdav alternooii at Ida, Mr.
blank W. Jackson of Denver and
Dei tha Clark ise ol this city were
niied in the holy bonds of matri
. , i
liiiinv at the residence oi .'u. ami
Mi -. J. N. Wise. Rev. J. T. llaird, ot
the l'resbv terian church, olllciatcd.
.MissOlive Gass presided at the
ore. in and played ine wi-uuing
march as the contracting parties
I into the presence of relatives
and friends of the families in the
following or ler: '"'he Missis Kdith
and Mas Patterson. Alma Water
man and Nannie Moore, with little
Helen Waugli carrying the cush
ion ami ring, then the groomsman
ind bridesmaid , Mr. A. V. Ihuk
ami .Miss l-raiikie utiles, loiiowco
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by the groom w ith the bride lean
ing on his arm.
The bride wore a traveling cos
Unite of light brown cloth ami tin
gloom was dressed in a suit made
from the same material
Ice cream, cakesaml the fruits of
the season were served in elegant
st le for supper and at 5:17 Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson left for Dtirlington,
lowa, to visit the groom's parents,
alter w hich they will go to Denver,
their future home, where Mr. Jack-
sou has a good position with the
D .x M. R. K.
Till-: IlKWAI.l) joins with their
-
in, my friends in wishing them a
happy and prosperous journey
through life.
With g 1 weather Plattsmoiith
will have the largest crowd on the
Fourth of July that has ever as
sembled in the county's capital
From reports of the different com
mittees TlIK llCk'AI.O learns that tin
citizens are doing all in their power
to make the celebration a success.
lauineilt speakers will be here
good music furnished and one of
the finest programs ever presented
will be executed. Valuable prize
will be given in all contests. I he
eiimniillee has purchased tf'.iutl
worth of fireworks and the finest
o rotechnical exhibit ever seen
may be witnessed in the evening
ICverybody is cordially invited to be
present. Reduced rales h ive been
secured on all railroads running in
to the city. Adequate accommoda
(ions have been made for a large
crowd. Following is the program
as it will be executed:
I'K'Otik'A.M.
Base ball game at J a. m.
At KKIO a. in. procession will form
and march to grounds Fit.'s Forty
At 11 a. in., speaking at tho
grounds.
At 1 in., dinner.
At l;'M p. in., races and contests
From 0::50 to H p. m., hose team
races.
From 8 to ID p. in., grand display
of fireworks.
CONTESTS AN1 PRIZES.
One hundred-yard running race
First prize, suit of clothes; second
prize, pair of shoes
Hop, step and jump First prize,
suit of clothes; second prize, sack of
Hour.
Wheelbarrow race-First prize
sack of flour; second prize, !fl in
cash.
Putting the shot-First prize, $'2;
second prize, $1.
Throwing the hammer First
prize, $2; second prize, $1.
Sack race First prize, sack of
Hour; second prize, line hat.
Fast mule race First prize, set
single harness; second prize, lap
robe.
Slow mule race First prize, $." in
hardware; second prize, lap robe.
Three-legged race hirst prize
suit of clothes; second prize, $2.
Hurdle race, 1 X yards and three
:i foot hurdles- First prize,
second pri'.e, if 1.
Fu.rt race. :) vards-Prize. a lint-
gold watch.
Potato race--First prize, lawn
mower.
Hose races, to run 1 yard- and
II, row water - iflUO in prizes will be
g I Veil.
Gun club shoot-'.'.iKih birds
There must be three entrees in all
contests and every prize is guaran
teed as represented.
NOTES.
J. W. llendce gives a good lawn
mower as first prize in the potato
race.
C. Hrekenfeld gives .u worth of
hardware to the winner in the slow
mule race,
. A. McKlwain has donated a sib
ver watch to be pi iced on top of the
greased pole. I
Phil S. inter will pte-ent a set of
single hai ness to the w inner ol the
fast mule race. j
Win. Sc. -iui.lt man has given a half J
dozen lap robes which are given as j
pri. es. See program.
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I) ler was hunetl this morning m
Oak Hill cemetery.
j The first i i.e in the IIiki v ai d run
j tiing race a line gold walch - was
presemeii ny i. arnun a on.
O. II. Snvder will give a solid sil
ver cup to the hose leant making
the fastest time on the Fourth ol
July.
Joe Klein, Mayer Morgan, C. F.
Weseott and llenHI-ou have i.ich
donated a good summer suit of
clothes, to lie given as prizes in the
thltcrciit contests.
Political anil Otherwise.
lion. Atll.ii I-. Stevenson, of 1 1 i -
nois. was chosen by the democra Is
as a running male for Cleveland.
The R.icky Mountain News, the
editor ui which mane a iree silver
ipeecll III the I lucago convention,
has Molted the tit'Kcl there nomiii.it.
il. It is the recognized leading
democratic paper ol the stale, rail
toriallv it says this morning:
The w'ormt apprehensions of Ihe
friends of free silver have been veri
fied in the nomination of Grover
Cleveland for the presidency by the
Chicago convention. Colorado and
the west have no more inveterate or
determined opponent ami his nomi
nation at Chicago has effected no
change in the relationship nor di
minished to the extent of an atom
the disastrous consequences that
his financial policy would entail up
on the agricultural ami mining in-
,S,-jt.H,
he News has been a loyal ami
consistent exponent of western in-
t,.ri.Hts for more than thirty years.
crisis has now arrived when it is
forced to choose bet ween a demo
cratic nominee for the office of pres
ident and the most vital industrial
interests of the Rocky mountain re-
ion. It conscientiously believes
that the said nomination was ef
fected by undemocratic inlluences
mil that the nominee represents a
financial policy thai antagonizes
the historic record of the democrat
ic parly, the true intent of the na
tional constitution and the uniform
practice of the government for more
than eighty years.
In view of these facts ami moved
by these convictions, the News un
hesitatingly elects to sustain Un
people and the industries of the sec
tion to which it has been so long
wedded, and refuses to betray those
interested by supporting Grover
Cleveland for the presidency, thus
ii-comiiig a party to a financial con
spiracy the culmination of which
would involve certain and ruinous
disaster to all who are concerned in
silver milling, and would as surely
prove calamitous to the producing
population of the I'liitetl States."
There is liule doubt but that tin
paper will support the people's
nominees. Leading democrats lie
nonce the position of the paper.
Panic Narrowly Averted.
Just as the convention was abmtt
to close there was a crash, and the
arc lights which hail furnished the
illumination for the convention
were seen descending upon the
heads of the delegates. Something
had given way above and it ap
pcared as it the numerous inter
rtiptions which had so ominously
occurred at the hands of natiirt
were about to be supplemented by
one treat catastrophe which should
wine out the whole national deniu
cratic convention ot lX'.U. 1 lire
lights iiumediat'-ly over the Ne
York delegation came crashing
down upon the heads of the dele
Rat,.H. The globes were broken and
Streams of white electricity shot
out from the carbon points. In a
twinkling everyone in the build
ing was on his feet, and almost
everyone was making tracks for
the exits.
Delegates stumbled wildly ove
one another and frantic yells of
fear were heard. It svemed for
moment as if there was no possible
wav out of a panic, which must
have resulted in the loss of bun
dreds of lives. Fortunately, how
ever, a number of cool heads among
the delegates in the audience a
sertetl themselves and, aided My
the police and music by the bam
contrived to get the Irighteued pel
pie down.
hen oui' t was restored, on
million of Ilenscl of Pennsy lv ani;
Collins' resolution was relerred t
the next national committee, with
an affirmative recommendation and
power to act.
After some further routine busi
ness, on motion of Russell of Mis
souri the convention at a:17 p. in.
adjourned sine die. amid great
cheering.
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The republican pal ty .stands up
squarely (or defined principles, for
protection of the laboring man and
the American citizen, while the
democratic parti has tried tt
straddle everv important i t!it
and is ,, eveiy thing that wi,l
pull down Ihe poor laboring man.
Already le.ulin- democrats all
over this lair land are announcing
their iiitenii, in of not only desert-
the democratic tieltel this fall
but that they will do all in their
pow er to dete.it it.
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t ne good old ileinoeral said this)
morning it was true the democratic
party was In hug t he sign-. "Just
look at the handwriting on the
wall. Just ns soon as the conven
tion met at Chicago ; storm came
up, the mof ,, tu. building leaked
and just as t he convention was clos
ing Ihe elt cli ic lights fell down. I
tell you, sir. 1 he democrats won't be
in it this tail."
Captain Mover, an officer in the
French army, was killed yesterday
by Manpiis tie Mores in a duel over
leligiou, ami it looks as if we were
going to have another religious
war over there, as all the Jewish of
ficers in the army are likely to
challenge the iiianpi is.
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A large amount of damage was
one by rain at Daveiinort. lown.
cstcrday.
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The citizens of Niobrara, Neb.,
ave completed arrangements for a
new limn ing mill, to be run by an
artesian well.
.Wbraska has made quite a mark-
(I increase in her assessed valua
tion during the past ten years, the
amount bay ing advanced from lf."u,-
ii7:i.:t7, in lHso to i ir.:iio 7:i in lstm.
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nd note it is Harrison and
K'ietl against Cleveland ami Steven-
sou.
T. K. Clark of Weeping Water was
in the city last evening.
The work on the new electric
power house is progressing rapidly
The brick work is about half com
pleted.
Mrs. A. W. ('rites returned to her
home in Chadron this morning
fter a pleasant visit with Mr. and
Mrs. II. S. Ramsey.
The work of sodding the court
house yard is almost completed, 1he
south front being done, which adds
mil' h to the appearance of that
ml of the street.
A slranger coining int i Platts-
moiilh an. 1 sec ing t he improvements
being made would think 1 li.it Un
ity had mi a small boom. We are
made up of energetic citizens and
ire tleleriii i tied i n our ellorls. You
will note (.'-renter progress in the
history of Plaltsmoulh this year
than ever I icfore.
Mike ('!.'ourke, an employee of
Green's slot. e quarry at Louisville,
went to sleep on the Rock Island
track yesterday while in an intoxi-
ated condition. The noon passen-
t-r train came alongand before the
engineer could stop, the engine Had
rushed both of the unfortunate
man's legs. 1 1 is chances for recov
ery are rather slim.
The Chnlfant Estnto
t-'miii Saturday's Piiily.
The James M. Chalfant estate was
settletl this forenoon in a novel
way. J. M. Patterson, Henry Wolfe
and ('has. Swan were appointed as
referees. They had the estate, which
lies southeast of Murray and which
is valued, at Jjdn'nc:), surveyed into
six equal parts. This afternoon the
heirs in person and by their agents,
assembled at the county judge's of
fice. Six pieces ol paper were mini-'
beretl and placed in an envelope ami
each one was entitled to one of the
six. Judge Ramsey said that they
were all satisfied with what they
drew and a majority receievd the
property they wanted. The heirs
were John, William and James
Challant of I'nion; Leonidas II.
Chalfant of Missouci Valley, Iowa;
Mary Griffith, Lexington, Ky.; and
Laura V. Douesthorpe of Geneoa.
Real Estate Transfers.
Following are U e real estate
transfers for the past week as com
piled by I'olk JSros., abstracters
ami publishers of the Daily Record:
I-' (iili-,in mill wife h M A llrenlts
11 :i I i lik l.i ( inters ;i'' t,i Weep
mi: Water ToH im
ll. lirv lloe. k ,111.1 wile l.i (i l.,i
IVii,-, It :: bk I Sauth I'nion I'.'i I I
The Dommittue Met.
The executive committee having
in charge the celebration met last
evening, and, in the absence of Dr.
Sliipm.ii), O. M. Peterson of the
Journal presided. All the sub
committees reported that things
were moving along smoothly,
C. D. Grimes was added to the deco
ration committee. A tug of war
contest was also added to the pro
gram. The chairman was author
ized to appoint a committee of five
on ceremonies ami the following
were appointed. Dr. W. IL Dear
ing, Frank Dickson, R. W. Hyers,
Fred Murphy and D. C. Mclintee.
The committee adjourned to meet
next Tueaday evening.