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County Re-j
Committee,
, Aug. 1, 1895. )
CALLS FOR CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
The republican committeemen of the
13th judicial district are hereby called
to meet at Chappell, Neb., at 2 o'clock p.
m , on Saturday, Aug. 17th, 1895, for the
purpose of calling a convention for the
nomination of a republican candidate for
the office of judge of the 13th judicial
district, and for the transactionof such
other business as may properly come be
fore the committee.
Dated July 29th, 1895.
H. M. Grimes, Chairman.
P. P. Morgan, Secretary.
Headquarters Lincoln
publican Central
North Platte, Neb
Thero will be a meeting of the repub
lican county central committee of Lin-
coin county, Nebraska, Aug. 17th, 1895,
at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Courthouse in
in the city of North Platte for the pur
pose of deciding the ratio of representa
tion upon which to elect delegates to the
next county republican county conven
tion; to determine the dato and where
the primaries in each precinct Khali be
held for the selection of the delegates to
said county convention; to dotermino the
date and place of holding the next coun
ty convention, and to transact any other
business that may come before the com
mittee. The attendance of overy mem
ber of the committeeis expected, and
each committeeman should be prepared
to make a report as to the political con
dition of his precinct.
W. C. Elder, Chairman.
Con. F. Scharmann, Secretary.
" Female bandits are said to be
terrorizing" Oklahoma. This is one
of the drawbacks to the propaga
tion of the new woman.
The Omaha News-Republic gives
Rosewater about seven columns of
"roasts" in each issue, and if N.-R.
has any influence whatever Rose
water will soon be "done."'
The corn crop of this country for
1895 at present prices will bring a
round billion dollars into the
pockets of the farmers. The farm
ers of Nebraska will come in for a
handsome share of this sum.
The Governor of Texas has read
the riot act and the law to prize
fighters, but the Corbett-Fitzsim-mons
crowd goes right along mak
ing great preparations for the fight.
The chances are that there will be
a lively time in Texas.
J. H. Derryberry, of .Whitter,
has a communication in this issue
which should convince Colonel
Ellingham that he (Derryberry) is
not a populist. The Colonel has
intimated that Mr. Derryberry was
a pop of the poppiest variety.
The fire loss of the United States
amounts to one fifth of the net prof
its of all the industries of the coun
try. The insurance money paid in
America is about one-half of the
total throughout the world. This
is chiefly pure waste and no reason
able excuse can be found for it.
It is estimated that the American
people have invested 25,000.000 in
bicycles this year, and that the de
mand for wheels in the next twelve
months will be about 700,00. Mean
time horses are selling in Idaho at
$15 a dozen, with horseless carri
ages looming up on the horizon.
In proportion to population, Ger
many raises nearly ten times as
many potatoes as the United States
and finds them a profitable crop.
As this country is importing be
tween 2.000,000 and 3,000,000
bushels of potatoes a year, our
farmers should take the hint, and
need have no fear.
Lewrence J. Anderson, for many
years editor of democratic papers
in Iowa, has renounced democracy
and joined the republican hosts, for
which he gives the following rea
son: "We have tired of defending
and supporting a party that is so
undeserving one's best efforts, and
will in November, for the first time
in our liie, vote the straight repub
lican ticket. "We have within the
past six months refused to accept
he editorship of at least three
democratic papers. We wanted a
republican paper and we haveone.'"
Ex.
The Omaha Bee has alwa's been
a great blower about having a cir
culation that eclipsed everything
else in the western country, and has
misrepresented it to advertisers,
advertising agents, etc., on all oc
casions. J. C Secrest of the State
Journal received a draft for $100 a
tew days ago, from Geo. P. Rowell
& Co., the leading advertising
agency in New York, for furnishing
them with absolute and undeniable
proof that the Bee had lied to them
about its circulatiou. This is
pretty tough on the little joss and
his "pride of two continents."
Blade.
McBride, the head of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, says Sov
ereign's boycott of national bank
notes would hurt rather than help
labor if it were carried out. This,
of course, is true. If. as Sovereign
believes, the currency is already
dangerouslv "contracted," how
would the situation be improved by
bringing about a further contrac
tion? However, this not a burning
issue. There will be no boycott.
Exchange.
"Women are no better than men,
said Mrs. Almy, in addressing the
womans narliament at Point ot
Woods yesterday. This is not true
Women are better than men. There
is no man worth his salt who does
not believe so. Women are the
blest of the earth. If they did not
suoplv men with ideals, furnish
them with objects for devotion,give
them lessons in unselfishness, the
whole structure of civilization
would come down like a card house.
No man would have made such a
statement. Mrs. Almv owes an
apology to her brothers for attack
ing the foremost article of their
social creed. New York Evening-
Sun.
The people of Great Britain and
Ireland have a per capita circulation
of a little more than$18,or less than
three-quarters as much as the per
capita circulation in the United
States. But mouev is so abundant
in the British isles that the holders
do not know what to do with it to
make it earn them more money
Rates of interest in London are
down to less than I of 1 per cent
annum. They hardly can be
expected to go lower, because there
is no inducement to lend money at
all when uothing is paid for its use
and of course no one wishes to lend
even at a moderate rate of interest
unless he has a reasonable assur
ance of getting back his principal in
as good monev as that with which he
parted to the borrower. Much the
same rule obtains in regard to in
vestment. Chicago Tribune.
Derryberry's Desideratum.
Whittier, Neb., Aug. 5, "95.
Ed. Tribune Dear Sir: As my
friends have suggested my name as
a candidate before the republican
convention for the nomination for
the office of count' treasurer, and I
see my political standing is called
in question, I will respectfully ask
you to give me space in your paper
for a word of explanation, and also
the privilege of expressing my views
As to my being' a populist, I am
iranK to say i am not nor never
was. I did join the Farmers Alli
ance some four or five years ago, in
which I was assured that my polit
ical nor religious opinions would not
be sacrificed. While in the Alliance I
was induced to,go before a conven
tion in North Platte as a candidate
for state senator. I was then and
there convinced that I had been led
into what is now-the populist party,
just at that time forming. I then
resolved to give up the Alliance bus
iness, and did so; and from that day
I have never been in an Alliance
meeting. As to the new party, I
have had no connection with it in
any way from that day to this.
I think about a year after the
above named convention, in my own
community and in a schoolhouse on
my farm there was a. primary held,
and as I was cutting my wheat ad
joining said schcolnouse, I went in.
My name was then suggested in con
nection with several offices in the
county, and each offer was respect
fully declined, and it "was stated
that I would accept no office, nor
would I let my name come before
the county convention.
I have never been at any meeting,
private or public, conducted by and
for the populist party, only to hear
the public speakers as the)' were
running for office. More than this,
I do not, nor cannot, imbibe the
principles as promulgated by the
leading populist journals or their
representative leaders. Why I
should be called a rank populist I
cannot see.
Now as to my political opinions:
I believe that the great cardinal
doctrines of the republican party
are the true principles upon which
this republic must stand; and I be
lieve if we separate this government
from these sacred principles we will
become a wasted and destroyed re
public. I have no faith in the new
reformers, and I believe to-day if
this government should be turned
over to the advocates of this great
reform movement that in less than
one year this free and independent
government would be a thing of the
past.
These are not new principles on
my part, hatched up for the sake of
this little office, but these are the
principle I imbibed when but a boy
and was forced to hide in the dens
and caves of Tennessee in the dark
days of '61. For these self-same
principles I joined the army of the
Union in 1862 and fought through
the bloody struggle to the better end
Yours for republicanism, .
J. H. DE!YBFJIT.
Political Paragraphs
Tile Nebraska democracy is ad
vised to construct for itself a large
bifurcated skirt. In its present
condition the old style must be
cumbersome. Only by following
this advice strictly and applying
both sections industriously to the
same pedal, can it hope to hold even
second place in the political bike
race this fall. Blair Pilot.
"When the populist party first
came into existence one of their
cardinal principles was that no
one should be allowed to hold office
more than two terms. As soon as
they got a taste of political pap,
however, these cardinal principles
vanished and political trades and
combinations are made by these
unselfish servants of the people (?)
to get a life lease on the offices.
We have examples near at home.
Pierce Call.
It is all "rot," this newspaper
talk to the effect that Secretary
Lamont is traveling- over the coun
try ostensibly to attend to public
business, but in reality in further
ance of the project for a third term
for Grover Cleveland. Daniel S
Lamont is the one astute member
of the president's cabinet. His de
votion to that great statesman is
touching", but not so much so that
he forgets the old saying-, "Three
times and out." New York Mer
cury (Dem.)
Senator Peffer publicly admits
that in the west the effect of the
free silver coinage agitation is dv-
ing out. He tries to console him
self with the thought that it cannot
be more than a temporary check
This in itself is no small conces
sion for an ardent free silvente to
make. His hopes for a revival of
free silver sentiment, however, do
not seem to be based on any tangi
ble ground. The day of free silver
craze in the west seems rapidly
passing away.
There is always of course a ques
tion as to whether a legislatr
enactment is constitutional , and
there is often a fair presumption
that it is not. However, this does
not warrant the governor of a state
in setting up his personal opinion
or interest in the matter and refus
ing to comply with the plain re
quirements of a statute. It is this
metuoa oi overturning- law tnat is
the prime incentive to anarchy
Yet it is this very thing that Gov
ernor Holcomb has done in connec
tion with the new law for the ap
pointment of the Omaha fire and
police commission. The Hub cares
nothing as to whose personal inter
ests are served in the present clash
at Omaha. It does object however
to an excutive playing a petty role
as an obstructionist of the laws
that he is called upon to put into
effect. Kearney Hub.
Weekly weather-crop bulletin
lor weeK enainsr Auirust atn, is as
tonows: "ine week nas been in
the main a favorable one for the
growth ot crops. There have been
no considerable extremes of tem
perature; the week has averaged
slightly below the normal in the
eastern portion and about normal
in the western portions of the state,
In the eastern and western portion
ot the state good rains have fallen;
throughout the central portion and
extending farther east, along the
southern border, the rainfall has
been quite deficient. The heaviest
rainfall occurred in Red Willow
county and also along the Missouri
river in the southeastern part of the
state, where upwards of two and
three inches feel during the week.
me Harvest ot small grain is in
progress in the northwestern por
tion of the state, and the yieldJwilL
generally be light. The corn is re
ported in excellent condition in the
southwestern section of the state,
and along the Missouri river for a
strip one of two counties wide.
Through the central and north cen
tral portions of the state it has suf
fered somewhat during the past
week, but is not materially dam
aged. Over a triangular district
extending from Saunders county
southward and southwestward it is
badly injured and some of the worst
damaged pieces are being cut for
fodder,"
Strawberries measuring from five
to ten Inches in circumference seem
be common in Washington and
Idaho this summer. Of forty-three
berries picked in one patch near
Kettle Falls, Wash., the other day
none measured less than six inches
around,.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Absolutely pure
SILVER
MEN
DEFEATED
Gold Faction Wins tit
After
Marshalltown
Hard Fight.
BABB AND BESTOW NAMED.
Nominee For Lieutenant Governor May
Not Accept Nebraska Republicans to
Meet In State Convention at Lin
coln on October 3.
The Oklahoma man who asks a
divorce because his wife, since her
adhesion to christian science, sews
on no buttons and mends no clothes
for him, seems to have a good case.
It is certain that christian science
itself has not yet been sufficiently
perfected to repair rents and put on
buttons. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Rev. George T. Smith, pastor of
the Christian church at Steuben
ville, Ohio, resigned his charge be
cause the elders kicked about his
hiring a substitute for $5 a week
less than his salary while he went
for a vacation. This makes five
vacant pulpits in Steubeuyille.
doverae Judoc W. I. Baitb
Lieutenant Governor... Ex-Go v. S. L. Bestotv
Supt. Instruction Lymax B. Paiuhau
Railroad Commissioner Col. Geo. Jojju
Bipreme Judge.. ..Sexatob Tnos. G. Harper
Marshalltown, Aug. 8. On of tha
most notable state conventions in low
closed in thiB city Wednesday after
noon. Since Monday there has been a
bitter strife between the two opposing
elements of the party one contending
for a ticket nominated on a "sound
money" basis; tho other clamoring for
free coinage without waiting for an in
ternational agreement. From start to
finish the white metal contingent did
nearly all the talking. By an. appar
ently fortuitous incident, the silver men
had a fine chance to exploit their views
in the convention hall during the after
noon from the fact that the resolutions
committee got into a wrangle on the
financial plonk that kept them in the
committecroom until nearly 4 o'clook,
the currency resolution being over
hauled and reconstructed two or three
times before an agreement was reached
and tho majority making persistent ef
forts to avert tho introduction of the
minority report. During this interval
the convention did nothing but listen to
free silver speeches by radical white
metal champions.
The opponents of free silver preserved
silence, except that Cato Sells made a
short talk of a conciliatory character.
The controversy grew warm and bitter
and when'the minority report favoring
free coinage was introduced another
long silver discussion was precipitated
and for a wliile the proceedings were
tumultuous. The final roll call on the
resolutions showed the white metal
crowd defeated by a vote of CS7 to
420i. A mighty shout, mingled with
groans, followed the announcement of
the results. A large number of free sil
ver delegates immediately left the hall,
not waiting for the nominations. The
state ticket was then nominated as fol
lows: For governor, Judge "W. I. Babb,
Mount Pleasant; lieutenant governor,
ex-Governor S. L. Bestow, Chariton;
superintendent of public instruction,
Lyman B. Parshal, Maquoketa; railroad
commissioner, Colonel George James,
Dubuque; supreme judge. Senator
Thomas G. Harper, Des Moines.
Judge Babb made a brief speech ot
acceptance, in which he said he only
accepted because of repeated urging
and his devotion to the party and its
interest in the state in which he was
born and raised. He said the differ
ences existing in the party as developed
in this convention were in regard to
details rather than to great principles
involved in financial and other leading
issues which should be left to legisla
tion. It is understood that Bestow will
not accept the lieutenant governorship
nomination. He is a strong free coin
age man and, it is said, was chosen in
the hope of conciliating the silver men.
The Platform.
The Democratic party of Iowa in con
vention assembled reaffirms tho national
platform of the party adopted" in Chicago
in 181)2; points with satisfaction to the
evidences of tho wisdom of that conven
tion In results accomplished according to
promises; toovidencos of returning "pros
perity; restoration of wages and estab
lishment of industry a prosperous basis
conditions which have extorted congratu
tlons from even the Republicans of Iowa.
We declare the rescue of tho finances of
the country from the buloful effects of
the Sherman law; the repeal of the una
mcrican federal election law and the up
rooting of McKinleylsm to bo works wor
thy the history and prestige of the great
Democratic party, and of tho courage of
the Democratic admiulatrntion.
We reaffirm the following portion of the
seventh plank of the last national Demo
cratic convention: "We hold to the U30
of both gold and Bllvor without discrimi
nation against cither motal or charge for
mintage;" but tho dollar unit of coinage
of both metals must be of equal intrinsic
and exchange value, or be adjusted by in
ternational ngrcoment, or by such safe
guards of legislation as shall secure the
maintenance of the parity of the two
metals and the equal power of every dol
lar at all times in tho payment of debts,
ana we uomanu tnat tno paper currency
shall bo kept at par with the redeemable
In men coin. We Insist upon this policy
as especially necessary for tho protection
of farmers and laboring classes the first
and most defenseless victims of an unsta
ble money and fluctuating currency.
We condemn the cowardice and trickery
of the Republican party of Iowa in failing
to meet In Its last state platform any of
the issues important and vital to the In
terest of our state and ask sober judgment
of the intelligent pcoplo.
v o believe tho mulct law falls to meet
requirements of a good excise statute. It
is unfair as between communities and
imposes hardships upon property owners
and comprises the honor of the state In
debarring the sale of linuor as a crimo and
condones the offense for a money consideration.
Wo repeat our demand of the last five
years for a local option high license law
and on behalf of the commercial interest
of the state, we favor a law permitting tho
manufacture of liquors, thus affording a
market for the products of tho farm and
the labor of the state and saving to our
people the enormous sums now expended
In other states.
INTIMATIONS OF A SJWSATIOW.
Two Jarers Under Suspicion and Kay Be
Tried For Coatempt of Court.
Sax Francisco, Aug. 8. "Wednesday
was a day of surprises at the trial of
Theodore Durrant, charged with the
Emanuel church murders. After court
convened a recess was taken to allow a
consultation between the lawyers,
which resulted in a joint request for aa
adjournment for the day. The district
attorney stated that the adjournment
was necessary for the consideration of
matters of the greatest importance
which have arisen in this trial. It is
understood that the sensation had to do
with the prosecution's dissatisfaction
with Juror Walter S. Brown. Another
sensation was caused by the request
from Juror Brown for permission to ad
dress the court on a personal matter.
The judge intimated his willingness to
hear Brown at the proper time. It is
Baid Brown will invito the fullest in
vestigation as to his conduct in the
Howell trial. Newspapers have been
publishing interviews with Brown and
Nathan regarding their qualifications
to serve and their opinions on mooted
points and proceedings for contempt of
court are said to be under consideration
by the court. A report that an attempt
to bribe a juror had been discovered is
generally discredited.
Clarke's Bad Record.
Denver, Aug. 8. Jim Clarke, Rio
Grande railroad detective, who was
shot and killed in the streets of Telluride
yesterday by an unknown assassin, wa
formerly a desperate outlaw, and is be
lieved to have himself killed more thau
a score of men. During the war he was
member of Quantrell's band of guer
illas. Afterwards he was a government
scout. He was a member of the Jesse
James gang, and after it was broken up
he committed numerous stage robberies
in the northwest. Eight years ago he
Bettlod in Telluride, where ho served a
long time as town marshal, enforcing
j strict observance of the law. Ho had
the reputation of being one of the best
shots in the world.
Railroad Fighting Tax AiMMment.
Wichita. Aug. 8. Attachments have
been secured on the roundhouse, depot,
engines and other property of the Wich
ita and Western railway at Cullison
and Pratt, 100 miles west of here, by
the sheriff of Pratt county to compel
the company to pay $1,000 taxes on
their property here. This amount is
equal to one-third of the valuation of
the railroad property and the railroad
people refuse to pay it, claiming that it
is excessive i.nd illegal. The railroad
company will fight the case in the
United States court.
Republic Will Meet at Lincoln.
Lincoln-, Aug. 8. The Republican
state convention will meet at Lincoln
Wednesday, Oct. 2, at a p. m. The
representation will be one delegateat
arge and one for each 100 votes, or
major traction thereof, from each
county, based upon the vote cast last
November for State Treasurer Bartley.
The basis of representation will fonna
convention or i,oo7 aeigatt.
Dismissed With a Rebnke.
Omaha, Aug. 8. After convincing
the 10 members of the city conncil who
defied the court's orders on last Friday
that they acted without a precedent,
and that they were really in open coa
tempt of court. Judge HobmmII dia
raiem 'ikMIB
cil ZSrJteen oirderetfoynWourt not to
approve the bonds of the new police
commissioners, but had done so in defi
ance of the order. The case of the con
stitutionality of the now commission in
still being argued.
Be Mixed Up In Margins.
Lincoln-. Aug. 8. W. G. Beach,
charged with embezzlement from the
grain brokerage firm of Duncan, Hollin
ger fc Co., has been held to the distriot
court by Justice Spencer. The testi
mony snowed that something like $17,
000 of the firm's capital had slipped
away and that Boach was responsible
for the leakage. But $9,000 of this
amount was shown to have been legiti
mate loss, under Beach's management.
This left $8,000 to the credit of Beach's
peculations.
Postofflce TlUeves Captured.
Kansas City, Aug. 8. Four men, all
of them prominent, were lodged in jail
here charged with robbing the Brook
field, Mo., poatoffice of $1,000 in Feb
ruary, 1S94. They are W. S. Day, who
was assistant postmaster at the time of
the robbery; Harry Strodo, J. E. Pave
ly and August Zeeverly. Day was cap
tured at Bast Liverpool, O., a few days
ago after a long search, while the oth
ers were arrested at Bevier, Mo., at
about the same time.
Indiaa Territory Election.
Fort Gibson, I. T., Aug. 8. Fort
Gibson gives Mayes a majority of 21
for chief. Moro whisky and money
was used here than was ever known In
any previous election. From meager
reports received it is believed Mayes
was elected. Fights were numerous,
three being in progress at one time,
but no one was injured. Much intimi
dation and fraud is claimed.
Texas Fever Stamp.! Oat.
Ottawa, Kan., Aug. K. United
States Sanitary Inspector Dean was in
this city and investigated the Texts
fever cases at the Walsh farm. He
found that so vigorously and success
fully had the disease been combatted
that no herds were affected. It is be
lieved that the scourge has been prac
tically stamped out.
Trial For Indiana.
Philadelphia, Aug. 8. Charles H.
Cramp has requested the navy depart
ment to have the trial trip of the battle
ship Indiana take place on Oct. 1.
Gold Rock at Pearl City, Ills.
Lena, HI., Aug. 8. Drillers found
gold and silver bearing rock while sink
ing a well on the farm of Jacob Glasser,
near Pearl City, Ills.
TJcar General Hog be Dead.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 8. Vicar
General Hughes died from an attack of
hemorrhage of the stomach. He was
64 years old.
Mrs. P. T. Bannu Is Married.
New York, Aug. 8. Mrs. P. T. Bar?
num. was united in marriage to K alii as
Bay, a Grecian general.
Goes to Prison For Stealing a Bleycle.
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 8. Elmer Mead
was sentenced to on year atWanpun
far stealing- a Wcyals.