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TlllltSDAY. MTGUST 17.
Ill 1 1
The business men and citizen or
Memphis. Tenn., offered Win. I,
Ilrynn two inllllon dollars as a bonus
to move to that city with his paper.
The Commoner. Mr. llryan declined
the offer, saying that he was needed
In Nebraska more than in Tennes
see. And yet there are some peanut
politicians who would grab at a graft
of thirty cents who gravely tell you
that 'llryan Is out for the 'inon' ".
NEGRO IS BURNED
Slayer of Policeman Lynched
In Pennsylvania.
GREAT INDIGNATION IN COUNTY
"To every one a square deal."
ought to be the motto of every per
son elected to puhllc office, from
road overseer to president of the
United States. That Is sum and
substance of what such statesmen as
Wm. J. Bryan, of the democratic
party, and Senator I .a Follette. of
the republican party, have been con
tending for these many years; and
It is what the special privileged class,
those who want favors not given to
the common herd, have been fighting f0r nurses and a policeman in the In-
by every means conceivable. st!tutlon nt the time the attack on
. ttie hospital was made and a defense
of the negro was Impossible. The
Through arrangements which The (.roW(, gwnrmed ,nt0 the hospital
Herald recently made with Palmer through doors and windows and he
U Clark, the noted Chicago horse- fore most of the mob knew it, the
man, we are giving our readers each j wounded and frightened negro was
week a letter from him that is of being taken out of the building. Still
Attempt Will Be Made to Prosecute
Ringleaders of the Mob, All of
Whom Were Masked at the Lynch
ing Nothing Left of Body.
Coatsvllle, la., Aug. 15. The fear
ful work of a frenzi -d mob here, when
It dragged a wounded negro from a
hospital and burned him to deuth for
the killing of Kdgar Kiev, a police
lean, lias aroused the greatest indig
nation in litis community and every
thing possible Will be done to bring to
justice tho ringleaders of the mob.
That suth an affair could occur in a
Quaker community like that in Ches
ter county was not belfved possible.
Thousands of persons Journeyed out
to the scene of the burning. The
distance to the Newland farm, where
the lynching oicurred. Is short, and
a steady stream of chitons people
kept moving out to the scene.
Nothing Is left of Kzeklel Walker,
the victim, but his ashes, all unburned
portions of the hospital cot that
formed part of his pyre had been
gatttOrOd up by souvenir hunters.
Members of Posse Indignant.
Among the angriest people in tho
community are some of those who
captured Walker In a tree In the
woods near here. He had two revolv
ers with li f in nnd when be was sur
rounded by the posse he threatened
them. Several of the man hunters
tired at ti I in r.nd wounded him slight
ly. Kvldently believing that he was
about to he shot to death Walker
tried suicide, sending a bullet into
his head. He fell to the ground and
was quckly captured by the crowd.
With no thought of lynching, but
with the determination of having him
tried quickly for the murder of Rice,
the posse laid him across three shot
guns and carried him to a waiting
automobile which brought blm to the
Coatsvllle hospital.
T! re were only the superintendent,
special Interest to all lovers of horse
flesh. We wish to call the particu
lar attention of officers and mem
bers of county fair and racing asso
ciations and those who have charge
of fair and racing grounds In this
part of the west to this week's let
ter. It contains some suggestions
that should be acted upon
While riding in the way car of a
freight train near Alliance on Tues
day night of last week. A. J, Dltvis
was thrown half wuy across the .ear
by the sudden stopping of the train
by the application of the air brakes.
He sustained some painful injuries
which Will incapacitate him for bus
iness for a fortnight or more. The
Burlington claim agent called on him
on Wednesday and promptly paid
him the amount of damages claimed.
Mr. Davis also carries an accident
insurance policy which insures him
$25 a week when unable for duty.
Bridgeport News-Blade.
According to a Washington cor
respondent, an astonishing amount
of support is coining to the proposi
tion of Congressman Victor Merger,
tile Milwaukee soc ialist, who has in
troduced a bill to abolish the MB
ate of the United States- -t hut Is,
support from outside of the senate.
It is getting to be common, when
corruption is ancovsrod la the --a-
inerican House of Ixirds" and the e
lection of Its members, for some
one to remark that Yr. Berg.r U
the only person who has yet sug
gested a proper solution of ce:i it
conditi- ui.
lying on the cot he wns carried
through the streets and out of the
city to the Newland farm. He had
boen tied to the bed with ropes and
as the crowd tore fence rails and
gathered wood nnd other inflamables,
Walker writhed on his cot and tug
ged at his bonds, but could not free
hlBlMtf.
Plcad for Mercy.
The negro pleaded for mercy. He
del tared he killed Ktce In self de
l' use. "Don't give me a cooked death
because I am not white." Only vile
tilths greeted bis pleading.
All the leaders of the mob wore
masks or handkerchiefs tied around
their faces. They did their work
quickly, and after piling up the rub
l.lsh, placed the cot, with its shudder
ins victim on it, over the pile. A
doen matt lies it seemed were simul
taneousiy applied to the pyre and in
an Instant the negro was enveloped
In the flames Tht fire burned the
ropes that In Id him and he made a
dash for liberty. Walker reached a
'once and was about to climb it when
stalwart hands seized him and drag
wed blm hock and hurled him on to
IBO Same lie writhed in terrible
agony as the frenzied mob left the
tcono.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED
Primary Election Passed Quietly In
Bdx Butte County
Primary election day passed off
quietly, ns such events usually do In
Box Butte county. In Alliance It
was different from the usual custom
nt election, in that i lii i . wore no
uiomohlles or carrlnges conveying
voters to the polls, thanks to the last
session of the democratic legislature.
This feature Is certainly a great im
provement In the state of Nebraska,
and seems to meet with almost mil
versnl approbation
On only two offices were there
competing candidates for nomination
on both democrat and republican
sides, the offices of county treasurer
md sheriff.
Kdgar II. Martin of Alliance won
the democratic nomination for treas
urer over Isaac Hockey of Homing-ford.
I). W. Butler, Emery Cornu, Olenn
Miller end I. W. Hughes, all of Alli
ance, were competing candidates for
the republican nomination for treas
urer. Miller won by a plurality over
Hughes, his nearest competitor.
Sheriff C. M. Cox and Ceo. F. Sny
der were candidates for democratic
nomination for sheriff. Cox winning.
There were three candidates for
republican nomination for sheriff, A.
Wiker, W. I). Zediker and R. C.
Strong. Strong won out by a plural
ity over Wiker, his nearest compet
itor.
Other candidates were nominal ed
without opposition in the primaries ;i3
follows:
John B. Kniest, county clerk, dem
ocrat. Alliance.
Monte S. Ilui-graves, county clerk,
republh an, Alliance.
Ii. A. Berry, county judge, demo
crat. Alliance.
Delia M. Reed, county superintend-'
ent, democrat and people's Independ
ent, Alliance.
K. K. Hamblin, county surveyor,
democrat. Alliance.
Dr. F. W. Boland, coroner, demo
crat and people's Independent, Alli
ance. Dr. Chas. E. Slagle, coroner, re
publican. Alliance.
J. P. Jensen, county commissioner,
12nd district, democrat and people's
Independent, Hemlngford.
C. b. Hashman, county commission
er, 2nd district, republican, Hashman.
The official count of the Box
Butte county vote will be made this
afternoon. County Clerk Mounts hav
ing appointed Lindley S. Ellis and
John V. Thomas as canvassers. V
will give the complete vote of the
county for the various candidates in
our next issue.
The latest returns that we have
from the state show the nomination
of Dean, Oldham and Stark as the
three democratic eandidates for su
premo Judges, and Letner. Hamer
and Rose as the three republican i candidate.
PERPETRATED BY WALT Ac DOjjgALL
QUERIES ANSWERED .
EirOiYes. il is reported by trie Bureau of Agriculture
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We aueried Frof.BuggstcirT who perfected the msrtless piclilc
and denatured toLasco but lie Is unable to decide whether
the cdrdoon is oplunt or an animal - More anon.
Milte ; Peroydiamixoarsenopenzol idWspecific cure"
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Tor Iheyaws.ll used promplly and wilh care .
Udn; Yes .there Is an anlmaT called the Diodio . It wears
At ii 1 I ! "l I I 1
old clothes , never takes a vacation , has eight kinds ol
indioestion and carries a morTaaoe and a lite insurance
i m t n m .
policy. His olher nome is lamer.
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CENSUS STATISTICS OF
FARM PROPERTY AND LIFE
MOTHER GIVEN YOUNG SON
Court Tfkes Boy Frcm Showmen Who
Kept Him in Cage With Hycnss.
.ludKe McOce of Rapid City, 8. U.,
warded to Mrs. Ilsorr N. WeaUley
of Oinahn, mothot of five-year-old
CtUUrlOa lcii"'-c. the custody of the
oy, allosed to have been kept by
.bowmen in a case with hyenas or
"grave robbers" T1k hearing occu
pied only -i f w minutes
It's a long time t till the next
eandidates for president of the
United States, will be nominated, but
there iu already tt deep interest In
who will be the democratic nominee
There is a grouiiiR belief that the
next president will be a democrat,
hence '.he interest in tlu' nominee is
much Kicater than it would other
wise be. There are a good PMUU
men already meutiou.'d as .ndidates
for the nomination, either of wiiom
would make a good president but the
sentiment in favor of ex-Governor
Folk seems to be KatuiiiK ground
more rapidly of late than that of
either of Ukj other candidates. There
are two kinds of reformers, so-call
ed: reformeis from principle, and
"reformers" for policy thoe who
try to ride into offne on a wave of
reform sentiment ihai otliers have
created In public life, as prj.-.-. ui
tag aitoiney and us governor of the
great state of Missouri. Folk showetl
bis principles by supiMirtiiu: r.'t'orin
when doing so seeui.nl to iv a detri
meiit to htm politically.
New National Party in Mexico.
Following the abandonment of Ma-
dero' standu'd by tht anti-re election-
lats in reply to his virtual repudiation
recently of thrt organization, a call
was sent out to all the antireelec
ilonist clubs for a convention on
August 15 to nominate a new national
ticket, of which Francisco Vasquez
(omet. minister of foreign affairs, is
slated to be the head.
Oklahoma Shippers Are Organizing
Oklahoma shlppes. in an tffort to
prove tlu-ir charge that the railroads
are discriminating against the south
west in freight rates, are organizing
to make a strong case before the in
terstate commerce commission, when
a hearing on the subject is held on
Sept. 11. Kansas and Texas shippers
will Join with the Oklahoma men
The Census BorOMI continues to
give out its statements concerning
conditions relating to farm property
and farm life. In one of these re
cent statements it appears that a
liionn tb.6 states included in the
northern control division there are
increases in the number of farms In
each stnl The statements show in
detail that the number of farms re
ported in nut) was 2,226,980 as com
pared Witt MM.M7 la iWO. The
increases in the order of Importance
were first, North Dakota, South Da
kota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kansas,
UichlgSB and Minnesota. The total
omouttl of land included in farms in
LftlQ wns reported as :S4!) ,962,00(1 ac
res, as compared with 317,349,000 ac
res in 1900, an increase of 32,61 3.000
acres, or 10 per cent This import
ant increase is largely due to the ex
tension of agricultural activities into
western North and South Dakota. Ne
braska and Kansas, and Into north
ern Minnesota. Wisconsin and Mich
igan. These increases offset import
ant decreases in other sections. The
increases in total farm acreage, In
the order of their Importance, are:
North Dakota, 83 per cent; South Da
kota, 36 per cent: Nebraska, 29 per
ceut; Michigan, 8 per cent; Wiscon
sin, 6 per cent; Minnesota, 5 per
cent; Kansas, 4 per cent; Missouri.
2 per cent. The decreases are: Io
wa, Indiana anil Oluo, eacli z per
cent, and Illinois, I per cent. There
are also important decreases in the
older sections in the other states,
but these decreases are offset by the
larger Increases. The average acre
age per farm reported in 1910 was
157, as against 144 in 1900, an in
crease of 13 acres, or 9 per cent.
before the people to promote hon
esty In official life. His work in St.
Douis set the pace which stimulated
reform In all other parts of the coun
try. Folk would make a clean, dtg
nified, able president, who would be
a credit to his party and to tho coun
try at large. There is no better
democrat than Joseph W. Folk. Ot
tawa (Kansas) Republic.
Not Ve.-y "Spirited" Wine.
To save his home and belongings,
foseph Henjamin, of 710 North
Bl -venth streei, broke open three bar
rels of homo-mado wine In the little
court In the rear of his house and
threw the contents on flames which
threatened three buildings w-ith de
struction. Tve wine did the work as
effectively as water and when firemen
arrived dancer had been averted.
Philadelphia North American.
Rewards of Virtue.
Every virtue gives its equal degree
of felicity in some kind; honesty gives
a good report; justice, estimation;
prudence, respect; courtesy and liber
ality, affection; temperance gives
health; fortitude a quiet mind, not to
be moved by any adversity. Walsinj-tiam.
COLORED PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
A national convention of the color
ed people of the United States is
being held in Denver this week. The
loading men of that race are present
and taking part in the convention.
Some of the addresses given show
degree of education and intelligence
that is a credit, not only to the
speakers themselves, but to the pea
pie represented by them.
Dr. A. K. Hedlund and J. C. Framl
sen, of Dalton, are transacting busi
ness in Alliance this forenoon. Dr.
Hedlund received the republican
nomination for county coron tr of
Cheyenne county at the primaries on
Tuesday. Although Ynost of the offi
cers of that county are from Sidney,
he stands a good show in the coming
election on account of his popularity
us a physician and a gentleman. He
will receive almost, if not quite, the
solid vote of the north part of Chey
enne county, and ought to get a
good vote In the south part. Mr.
Krandscn is the popular druggist of
the enterprising and prosperous town
of Dalton.
Shakespeare Insipid.
Pepys Diary, I669-I6iit, comment
lag ho Shakespeare's i lays, says of
"Midsummer Night's Dream:" "It is
the tii' st insipid, ridiculous play I ever
saw In my life;" ami upon reading
"'Othello, the Moor f Venice,' which
I have hitherto esteemed a mighty
good play; but having lately read the
'Adventures of Five Hours.' it seems a
moan thing."
The Hot Water Cere.
The virtues of the hot water appli
cation are recognized to such an ex
tent that hot-water bass are mr-.de In
a great variety of shapes and sizes.
The latest designs are made to fit
around the Joints such as the knee,
ankle and elbow. They are very ef
fective in the treament of myalgia,
arthritis, rheumatism and similar affections.
Potato Drove Bull Mad.
A potato lodged In the throat of a
hull at Datchworth, near Hitchtn,
England, recently, and drove it mad.
Four men who tried to secure it were
tossed. One of them had two ribs
broken, and the head of another was
badly injured.
Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa.
It Is only 400 years since the name
of Via Dolorosa was given to the nar
row lane dOWB which Christ passed
from the judgment hall of Pilate to
Calvary. At this time also the sacred
stations first were marked out for
pilgrims.
Making Ancestors.
Washington dispatch says they are
making "antiques" to order for us
"over the pond." They will match
some of the ancestors that have been
provided for our self-made men.
Palace to House Club-
The Tudor palace at Enfield, Eng
land, which was a gift from Edward
VI. to Princess, afterward Queen Eliz
abeth, is to become a Conservative
club. Until recently it was used as a
post office. The Tudor rose, the royal
monogram and the ancient coat-of-arms
are still conspicuous in the
mural decorations.
Five Hundred Killed in Japan.
More thar gg lives were lost and
great devastation ashare and afloat
resulted from a typhoon and tidal
wave which swept over Japan.
Louisville Herald Burns.
Fire caused by an explosion In Ihe
(l..,ta In d paitniei.t r i 1 the
building oi the Loiisville Herald
Loss, $!25,0'.0.
Of all the articles published in
this paper on the prevention of tu
berculosis lOOnaumption)'i the article
in this iosue under the caption, "Dust
Oeals la Death", is one of the very
best. It is practical and shows that
very much ot the cause of this dread
disease may be easily prevented.
The article should be read by ev
ery body.
NO BETTER DEMOCRAT
In a communication iu today's tie
public, A. P, Klder presents the
claims of Joseph W. Folk as a presi
dential candidate. All that Mr El
der says about Governor Folk Is
true; he was the original crusader
against graft in the West aud has
done more than any other man now
Typographical.
He wrote It this way: 'T am a gieat
admirer of your lather; fce is one of
nature's noblemen an1 should hp
looked up lo." The compositor In hit
urgency set it up thus: '1 am a gieat
admirer of your fat I.e. ; he Is one of
urnate's noblemen and should be
locked up. too."
A Terrible Remedy.
I can only think of one method by
which nurses can guard against Imi
tations of taeir professional costume.
It is that they should adopt one that
Is ugly or at least dowdy and that
remedy would, I expect, be regarded
by most of the nurses as worse than
the evil It was desigued to cure.
Truth.
Peru Has Loftiest City.
The loftiest city in the world is
Pasco, Peru. It is 14,275 feet above
the sea, and it nearly always freezes
there in the shade. Pasco Is famous
for its rich silver mines.
Greek Cruelty to Animals.
Cruelty to animals is practiced to
such an extent in Athens that one
German tourist declared it completely
spoiled his pluasure in his trip.
"Idiot."
The alteration in the meaning of
i the word "Idiot" is peculiar. Origlnal
! ly this word meant only a man in
' private life as distinguished from one
! who was concerned in public affairs,
in time the word degenerated, until
it came to mean one who was defec
' five In mental powers. Sunday Maga
tine.
Consolatory.
With grace and good taste the plain
est woman becomes attractive. Peo
ple actually forget sne Is not hand
some. Hearth and Home.
Just to Hear the Ritual.
A secret society in Maine is said
to have such a fascinating ritual that
it came near burying the wrong man
the other day.
Profits of Britain's Cotton Trade
The capital represented bv Ureal
Britain's cotton trade is $2.000,00 ). 009
a year, and the profits $350,000,000 a
year.
Skippsr's Cood Idea.
Finding a canal bridge too low to
allow the passage of his barge a Ger
mau aklppor induced 300 Grenadier
Guards from a neighboring barracks to
step on board and act as ballast, thu?
lowering the vessel in the water aud
passing the bridge in safety.
Milk and Deatii.
The British public is phlegmatic,
but about the mi'k question it shows
a callousness which cai. only come
from willful ignorance. It must be re
alized thet the milk question is one
literally of life and death. British
Medical Journal.
Believe In Wandering Jew.
The belief in the Wandering Jew
Is still held In France among the
peasantry of Brittany and Picardy.
When a violent windstorm comes on
they malie tho sign of the cross as
they say -The Wandering Jew is pass
ing by!" ( C'est le juif errant qui
passe'.")
Why Not, Indeed?
"The Idea that there is anything un
dignified In dairy work is entirely a
mistake. Why. if a woman can milk
a cow or make butfer. should she uot
be able to read poetry or play the
piano?" VIs-l unttss Falmouth.
Rich and Poor.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the
man who marries a rich wife oftea
gets a poor one. Somerville Journal.
Cet Income from Flowers.
For KHes of the valley a vicar in
Carman hen draw $2,500 from a Lon
don dealer, while an old lady In Berk
shire is Baid to make nearly $5,000
yearly out of Marechal Nlel roses.
Secret of Bird's Flight.
A paradox of flight demonstrated by
experiment is that the stronger the
wind blowing against a certain form
or curved wing-surface the less
sistauce does the bird offer to it.
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