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JFfliypiO TUESDAY EMNIiNG, AUGUST 25, . 1896. 9fct 9mi-9ttMu WtoMt. IKAL BARB,'EditobandPkoprikto SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One Year, cash In advance, tL25, 8lxponths, cash In advance 75 Cests. Entered attheNorlhPlatte(Kebraika)portofiea second-class matter. THE WINNERS OF 1898. XATlOSAJj TICKET. For President WE McKINLEY, of Ohio. For Vice President G. A. HOB ART, of New" Jersey. STATE TICKET. For Governor JOHN H. MacCOLL. For Lieutenant-Governor ORLANDO TEFFT. For Secretary of State JOEL A. PIPER. For Auditor Public Accounts P. O. HEDLUND. For State Treasurer CHARLES E.CASE1. For Supt. Public Instruction HENRY R. CORBETT. For Com. Lands and Buildings HENRY C. RUSSELL. For Attorney-General ARTHUR'S. CHURCHILL. For Supreme Judge, Long Term ROBERT RYAN For Supreme Judge, Short Term MOSESP.KINKAID.. For Regent of State University W.G.WH1TMORE. LEGISLATIVE TICKET. For Congress, 6th District E. A. CADY. For Senator, 30th District J. S. HOAGLAND. . For Representative, 54 District J.H.ABBOTT. COUNTY TICKET. For County Attorney, T. C. PATTERSON. For Commissioner, Third District, JAS. S. BOBBINS. PIKANCIAL FLAXK OF TEE EEPTJ1LI CAS PLATTOSH. ADOPTED AT ST. LOUIS. "The republican party is unre servedly for sound money. It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie pay ments in 1879. Since then every foliar has been as good as gold. "We "are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge our selves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the ex isting gold standard must be pre served. All of our silver and paper cur rency must be preserved. All our silver and paper currency must be maintained ' at parity with, gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolable the obliga tions of the United States and all our money, wnetner coin or paper, at the present standard, the stan dard of the most enlightened ' na tions of the earth." Although the trend of everything these days appears to be toward McKinley and prosperity, yet re publicans should lose nothing by over confidence. Leave no stone unturned to make the yictory a ver itable Waterloo tor this new brand of democracy. The nomination of W. L. Greene as the populist candidate for con gressman in this district finishes the tripartite deal made by Holcomb, Neville and Green, and is evidence of the effectiveness of the populist "machine." When this trio of pop politicians says thumbs up, the thumbs of every populist in west ern Nebraska goes up. Were it as easy for Holcomb, Neville and Green to secure an election as it is for them to get a nomination what a happy lot of fellows they would be. The populist and free silver fel lows are trying- to work the sym pathetic racket by claiming that they have no campaign fund with which to conduct a warfare in the interests of the silver mine owner billionaires. In denial of this Sec retary Chas. A. Walsh, of the national committee, in a special telegram from Ottumwa, Iowa, "states that the campaign commit tee has enough money, at least he has always secured what he wanted." No further evidence upon this point should be needed. The turning down of W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island, the little free silver giant of the new democracy and the nominating of an unknown populist for congress by that party in the Fifth district would indicate that the brethren do not seem to be disposed to tote fair with the democrats. In return for this snub last Saturday at the Buffalo county democratic conven tion a resolution was unanimously adopted recommending the nomina tion of W. D7 Oldham, of Kearney, as the free silver nominee for con gress'in this district. Candidate Bryan is still ehjoy ing a touch of high life down east in company with venal vampires who write checks for a hundred thousand and who "like the leech siu&c the life blood out of He com mon people' How arc iheVughty iaiip.nj iess than sixty days ago our Billy was the champion of the pebpl6; and he andfkls convention: crowd lost no opportunity to de nounce the wealthy menof the east as the common foe of the country; to-day he is accepting social favors from arid enjoying the hospitality of the men he denounced. A Lincoln crentleman srives out the information that Nebraskans each year spend five million dollars for liquors. This is quite a sum to be sure, and if devoted to the build ing ot sugar factories which Billy Brvan discourages it would be 4 " "standing up for Nebraska" in i very substantial way. We are in clined to believe, however, that the liquids which have- made Kentucky and Milwaukee famous will continue to be popular bever ages m Nebraska and that our sucrar factories will be erected by the "plutocrats" of the east. The Dawson County Pioneer, in its Farnam correspondence has this to say of the activity and alert ness of a political organization of Lincoln county: "The republican club of this place is conducting a campaign on a purely educational plan. Each member, in turn, is re quired to carefully prepare a paper upon one of the political issues of the day, and read it to the club, after which a 'quiz' is held and explanations given concerning everything that is not fully under stood. At the last meeting a paper on currency values was read which served its purpose admirably and is to be followed by one on currency, another on the tariff, and a third on reciprocity. This .plan not only educates the public but the mem bers themselves." In speaking of the free silver meet ing held in Sidney ten days ago, the Telegraph says: If his Excellency the governor, and Judge Nerille came to Sidney last Saturday with the expectation of saving Cheyenne county from popocratic defeat, they went away with republican victory more certain than ever" This an ticipated result is the same in almost every section where the free silver campaign has been formally opened. The reader who is follow- ig the campaign in Nebraska must admit that free silver is los ing ground rapidly in the state, notwithstanding the strenuous ef forts of its advocates to bolster it up. There is no longer any doubt as to the success of the entire re publican state and national ticket in Nebraska. Chairman Jones does not" pro pose to run the campaign for Mr. Bryan at his own expense much longer. A letter has been published over his signature fn which he de clares that the executive commit tee has been compelled to chip in for their own hotel bills and that no money to speak of, less than $5,000 in all, has been received for campaign purposes. He considers this a breach of faith. The mine owners in the mouutains made great promises, but their perfor mances are so far unfulfilled. Mr. Jones intimates that some other fellow will get his place if this sort ot, thinar continues. He frankly states, that in his opinion, the rea son the silver kings have not put up is that they "lack confidence in Mr. Bryan." This is a pretty ugly fling from the chairman of thecdm- m lttee at the head of the ticket. Journal. LABOR P00KLY PAID. IN COUNTRIES WHERE SILVER IS THE STANDARD OF VALUE. Here Are Official Firares te Prove How Free Coinage Will Hart the Wage Earn er Aa Unanswerable ArjrHaaeat Against Bryaa'a Platform. The ntter fallacy of the arguments of the silver nien cannot be better shown than by the labor and commercial sta tistics of the various silver using coun tries of the world, winch the New York Herald has compiled, and their com parison with those of countries on a gold basis. This table gives the monetary unit in which the wages of labor are paid in tho various silver standard countries, showing the nominal value of the silver coins in United States gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 and their actual present val ue, or purchasing power, as compared with gold: Nominal Actual ilonetary gold gold ' unit. Tnlti. valn. Bolivia .....Boliviano $0,035 .4 .905 .935 SS6 JBS5 .935 .$35 as 1.008 1.016 .CftJ .935 .78 1.035 $0,407 British India.... Rupee, Costa Rica Peso.. .407 .407 .407 .4j7 .497 .735 .437 .487 .536 JHQ .184 .497 .383 .550 Guatemala Peso.. Honduras. ...... Peso.. Nicaragua Peso.. Salvador Peso- China...-: Shanghai tael Colombia. Peso...' Ecuador Sucre Japan.. Yen Mexico Dollar Persia... Kran Peru Sol Russia...) Rublo Uruguay Peso Ceaatries m a Silver Baals. AUSTRIA. This country is now on a gold basis, but the silver standard prevailed up to August, 1892, It is shown as a silver coontrj, because the latest statistics as to the rate of w&gas available are for the year 1891, -when the silver standard pre vailed, Averagejaailywages'for unskill ed labor, from 40 to 50 cents per day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $1.30 per day. Estimated wealth, $18,275,000,000. Foreign commerce, $303,578,754 an nually. CHINA. Unskilled labor. JO to. 50 caiis nor day;sMllGd iubcr, 'fcp to 40 cents "per day. Commerce, $30,754,858. nussiA. This couniry is nominally on a silver basis, 'though preparing to jvdopt the gold standard in the near future. The currency is all paper, and, in anticipa tion of the adoption of the gold standard, the paper ruble, though legally redeem able in silver, has appreciated in value until it has approximated tho value of the'goidble. AVagcsl being paid in pa per, have increased in purchasing pow er with the increase in the value of tho paper ruble. Unskilled labor, 40 to 50 cents per day r skilled labor, 50 cents to $1 per day. Estimated wealth, $20,445, -000,000. Commerce, $613,069,000. CENTRAL AMERICA. With the exception of Coata Rica, which quite recently adopted the gold standard, all the countries of Central America .have tho silver standard. In these countries tho wages of unskilled labor average from 12 1-5 to 80 cents per day, and for skilled labor from $1 to $2.50 per day. The combined annual foreign commerce of Costa Rica, Guate mala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Salva dor amounts to $50,000,000. PERSIA. Unskilled labor, 20 to .85 cents per day; skilled labor, 40 to 70 cents per day Commerce, $25,500,000. TERUl Unskilled labor, 40 to CO cents per day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $2.50 per day. Commerce, $25,925,000. URUGUAY. Unskilled labor, 50 cents to $1 per day; skilled labor" 75 cents to $1.50 per day. Commerce, $55,275,080. MEXICO. Unskillqd labors 45 to 60 cents per day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $1.80 per day. Estimated wealth, $4,000, 000,000. Commerce, $58,762,096. COLOMBIA. Unskilled labor, 25 to 50 cents per day; skilled labor, 60 cents to $1.75 per day. Commerce, $29,342,000. JAPAN. Unskilled labor, 15 to 20 cents per day; skilled labor, 30 fo 50 cents per day. Commerce, $119,422,975. INDIA. Unskilled labor, from 11 to 17 cents per day; skilled labor, 23 to 45 cents per day. Commerce, $472,590,118. ECUADOR. Unskilled labor, 20 to 50 cents per day; skilled labor, 60 cents to $1.25 per day. Commerce, $8,737,000. Countries oa a Gold Basis. BRAZIL. This country is. nominally on a gold basis, but tho currency is depreciated paper. Unskilled labor, 50 to oo cents per day; skilled labor, 75 cents to $2. 25 per day. Commerce, $279,537,681. BELGIUM. Unskilled labor, 50 to 60 cents per dayi skilled labor, 75 cents to $1.50 per day. Estimated wealth, $5,035, 000,- 000. Commerce, $555,499,492. DENMARK. Unskilled labor, 60 to 75 cents per day; skilled labor, 75 cents to $1.50 per day. Estimated wealth, $2,020,- 000,000. Commerce, $164,185,822. FRANCE. Unskilled labor, 60 to 75 cents per day; skilled labor, 80 cents to $2 per day. Estimated wealth, $42,990,000,- 000. Commerce $1,721,463,500. GEKMANV. Unskilled labor, 40 to 70 cents per day; skilled labor, 75 cents to $2 per day. Estimated wealth, $32,185,000,- 000. Commerce, $1,878,982,630. ITALT. Unskilled labor, 30 to 70 cents per day; skilled labor, 40 cents to $1.25 per day. Estimated wealth, $14,815,000, 000. Commerce, $409,382,915. HOLLAND. Unskilled labor, 60 to 85 cents per day skilled laboi, 80. cents to $1.25 per day. Estimated wealth, $4,700,000,000. Commerce, $1,035,382,690. UNJTED KINGDOM. Unskilled labor, 60 to 85 cents per day; skilled labor, $1 to $2 per day. Estimated wealth, $47,000,000,000. Commerce, $3,319,588,940. ARGENTINA. This country is nominally on a gold basis, but the money in circulation is chiefly depreciated paper. Unskilled la bor, 70 cents to $1.30 per day; skilled labor, $1 to $3 per day. Estimated wealth, $2,545,000,000. Commerce, $187,069,929. "NORWAY AND SWEDEN. Unskilled labor, 50 to 75 cents per day; skilled labor, 75 cents to $1.50 per day. Estimated wealth, $4,400,000,000. Commerce, $267,716,516. SPAIN. Unskilled labor, 40 to 55 cents wero day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $1.10 per day. Estimated wealth, $12, 580, 000, 000. Commerce, $285, 191 ,890. TURKEY. Unskilled labor, 22 to 50 cents per day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $1.25 per day. Estimated wealth, $2, 965, 000, 000. Commerce, $176,182,820. TORTUGAL. Unskilled labor, 16 to 40 cents per day; skilled labor, 50 cents to $2 per day. Estimated wealth, $2,040,000,- 000. Commerce, $69,417,800. CANADA. Unskilled labor, $1 to $1.25 per day; skilled labor, $1.25 to $3 per day. Es timated wealth, $4,900,000,000. Com merce, $230,018,932. SWITZERLAND. Unskilled labor, 30 to 60 cents per day ; skilled labor, 50 cents to $2 per day. Estimated wealth, $2,470,000,000. Commerce, $310, 770, 012.' VENEZUELA. Unskilled labor, 80 cents to $l per day ; skilled labor, $1.50 to $3. Com merce, $29,928,000. UNITED STATES. Unskilled labor, $1 to $1.50. per day; skilled . labor, $1.50 to. $5. Estimated i wealth, $64,120,000,000. Commerce, $1,547,135,194. CHILE. Unskilled labor, 90 cents to$1.10 per day; Bkillcd labor, $L25 to $1.5.0 per day. Commerce, $46,381,430. AUSTRALASIA. Unskilled labor, $1:50 to $1.60 per day; skilled labor, $2 to $5 per day. Estimated wealth, $6,86.5,000,000. Commerce, $561,294,045. Bryan Is Bet maklsfr ceas?lcHes la tkifl campaign tke fact that he is & free trader. Bat Beaafcftieaas it 111 aet fer- FARMERS ENGAGE IN A BATTLE. Resulted 1st Wrecking Ttvo Engines and Fatally Irjarlng a Man. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 24. Six miles west of Tonganoxie, in Jefferson county, two farmers engaged in battk, mounted on traction engines. As a re sult one man was mortally wounded and both engines were wrecked. The threshers, one named Feat and the other named Stevens, appeared to do a job of threshing for John Earhart, who through a misunderstanding had engaged both men to do the work. It happened that both of the threshers ar rived at the farm at the same time, ap proaching the main gate irom opposite directions. At the gates they stopped their trac tion engines and a quarrel ensued. Then both started to steam through the gates at the same, movement. A collision re sulted. When both engines backed off again and began jockeying for position. Another rush for the gate followed with throttles wide open. The result was a terrific collision. One engine was thrown into the air and fell back upon the other. The man Stevens was caught between his engine and watertank and so badly crushed that ho cannot Jive. The other engineer escaped. There have been no arrests. SPRING WHEAT CROP REPORT. Prepared My XI. V. Jones of the Minneapo lis Journal Small Yield. Minneapolis, Aug. 24. The annual spring wheat crop report prepared by H. V. Jones, commercial editor of the Minneapolis Journal, covers th'o states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, and the thiee states are esti mated to have raised this year 108,000, 000 bushels, against 195,000,000 last year and 120,000,000 in 1894. The acre age used by Mr. Jones is 9,500,000, or about 1,500,000 more than allowed by the agricultural bucean in "Washington. The crop is not of the best quality, and it is yet a question whether a considera ble acreage in North Dakota and north ern Minnesota matures, because of pos sible frost injury. No allowance has been mado for frost, however, in this computation. The late wheat is filling nicely and promises a good yield if not injured. " Marshalltowu Man Hangs Himself. Marshalltown, la., Aug. 24. O. P. Rogers, for many years superintendent of the Murshalltown public schools, hanged himself and was iound in the barn by his wife, who cut him down after he had been dead, presumably, about an hour. He leaves, besides, a wife, a daughter, Miss Frances Rogers, who is visiting in Algoua. Despond ency over recent school troubles, by which he was forced to resign, is thought to bo the cause of the act. He was one of the earliest graduates of the Iowa State university and well known in school circles. Hebrews Meet In Albany. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 24. The na tional convention of the Hebrew Benev olent society, Brith of Abraham, has convened here. Some 240 delegates an swered to the roll call, coming from Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Kan sas and other states. The delegates rep resent 11,000 members. Grand Master Dorf in his address showed that the or ganization was in good condition. Prominent Newspa" Man Dies. New York, Aug. 24. Henry G.Win zer died at his home in Newark, N. J., of Bright's disease, aged 63 years. Mr. Winzer was engaged in newspaper work in New York city for many years as an editorial writer for varions publications, and was also a correspondent during the civil war. In 1868 ho was appointed by President Grant consul to Saxe-Coburg, and held that position for J 2 years. Mistaken lor a Bear. Bangor, Me , Aug. 24. Charles Pot ter, a guide at Minot, was shot and in stantly killed at Deer Island by G. T, Russell of Boston, a boy of 15 years. Russell was a nephew of the late ex Governor Russell. Potter was mistaken for a bear. He was guiding the party of whom young Russell was a member. Kolling Mill Shots Sown. Cleveland; Aug. 24. The Union Rolling mill, employing 500 hands, has been shut down for an indefinite period. H. A. Fuller, the manager, says there is no money in the iron business for the reason that all building operations have been suspended, and it has been decided to close the mills until times get better. SUrer Men liny a Paper. Piep.re, S. D., Aug. 24. The Daily Journal of this city was sold to a com pany, which will run it as a free silver paper, supporting the national Demo cratic and state Populist ticket. It will be managed by W. J. Colvin, formerly of the Daily Capitol and Don M. John son, formerly of the Pierre Fairplay. Accepts General Weaver's Challenge. OrruinvA, la., Aug. 24. Frederick "W. Lehman of St. Louis, Missouri's gold standard Democratic national com mitteeman, will accept the challenge of General "Weaver to a joint debate on the money question. He also desires to meet ex-Governor Boies. Invalids to Carry a Permit. Denver, Aug. 24. The state board of health in its annual report holds it a duty to stop the indiscriminate trans portation of sick people, and proposes that invalids be required to obtain per mits before they can travel in Colorado. Leprosy Increasing In Europe. Berlin, Aug. 24. The government physician, Dr. E. Urbausex, who has been touring East Prussia, reports an increase in leprosy, especially on the Russian frontier, and advises the estab lishment of a special leprosy hospital. Militiamen In Camp. Red Oak, la., Aug. 24. Twelve com panies of the Iowa Natioual guards have gone into camp at Pactolus park and will remain one week. Colonel Al Swalm of Oskaloosa is in rommand. Marvelous Eesults. From a letter written by. Hov. J. Gun derman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are per mitted to make this extract: "I hav no hesitation in recommending Dr.King's New Discovery, as the results were al most marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Chu rch at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would lust hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bottles free at AVE. Streitz's Drugstore. Regular size oO cents and &1-.00. 1 hK-ShR-BEH carnival Omaha Finishing Preparations forthe Great Festivities. SPLEND0E TO EQUAL MADEI GB AS. The Knights Issno Their Official Program of Ceremonies Tho Great Event on Thnrsiiny, Sept. 3 iirilliant Pnrady Gorgeous Floats nml Dazzling Lights Court Hall at tho Don. OiiAHA, Aug. 24. The work of pro paring for tlu; carnival of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben has been going on stead ily but quietly since the middle of Jan uary, while the planning for it com menced almost immediately after the close of tho last carnival. But of. all tins only these who have become mem bers of the mystio order know anything. Those on the outside must, uutil tho carnival itself comes, rest content with the assurances that the parades, the grand ball and the other fealurea will far surpass those of last year. It is known that all the promises made by Sampson, tho lord high chancellor, were carried out last year, and as he has at his command this year many more loyal and enthusiastic subjects of Ak-Sar-Ben his promises for this year deserve credit. During the year a large number of prominent men from the different cities and towns of Nebraska and Iowa, and also a number of prominent men from other states, have been received into the order, and tcday Ak-Sar-Ben has loyal subjects from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The preparations for illuminating the streets and public buildings have been going on rapidly for the last 10 days. There will be 1,000 more electric lights than last year, not counting the addi tional lights provided by individuals. Tho illumination of the city hall this year will be magnificent, and the same can be said of a large number of office buildings and business blocks. The decorations will also bo more extensive than a year ago. The following program has been pre pared: Monday, Aug. 81. Opening day of the state fair. Arrival of visitors. Omaha illuminated in honor of its gnests. Informal receptions. Merry making on the streets and special at tractions at all places of amusement. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Graud military and civic parade, headed by the Twenty second regiment, U. S. A., and band from Fort Crook, with militia organiza tions from Omaha and neighboring cities, and all the great social and secret organizations of the vicinity. A parade that will take two hours in passing. Wednesday, Sept. 2. Parade of beau tiful floats sent in to represent counties of Nebraska in competition for the 500 1 offered in prizes by the Knights of Ak- j Sar-Ben, and headed by famous bands from different parts of the state. Illum inations and fireworks. The Knights' parade. Thursday, Sept. 3. Great mystic parade of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, celebrating the Feast of Olympia. Twenty gorgeous floats in line, repre senting various classical divinities and carrying' out with absolute fidelity the story of the feast. Mounted Grecian soldiers will accompany each car as it rolls along, and a radiance of light be shed on all by the royal toichbearers and the bearers of red fire. The mu nicipality has again arranged for a lav ish electric illumination of the streets, incandescent lighis being strnug at dis tances of a foot apast along the leading thoroughfares'. The city hall and the leading buildings will bo a blaze of light. Friday, Sept. 4. Court'fcall of the Knights at the Den, and ceremonies attending the coronation, and unmask ing of tho king and queen. A superb fiesta, to which spectators' tickets may , ' 1 . , t i , oe mm eu u very reusuiiuuiu uguru. xuii tickets, admitting gentlemen and ladies, will be secured upon proper introduction from the board of governors at 10. It will be the great est sen.i-public function ever undertaken in the west. Saturday, Sept. 5. The Northwestern Scandinavian Singing society, 1,000 voices, give a festival of song at tho Den. Dies Seeking Health. Sidney, Neb., Aug. 24. D. Light--heiser of Sidney, la., en route west in search of health, died at this place yes terday morning of consumption. He was accompanied by his wife and four children, who were traveling overland in a wagon. Tho deceased was a mem ber of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Sidney, Ia. Farmer's Katal Fall. Tobias, Neb., Aug. 24. Mr. Butt, an aged farmer living near Western, while assisting in the handling of hay, fell from the load and was instantly killed, his neck being broken by the fall. State Sheriffs Meet. Omaha, Aug. 24. The semi-annual convention of tho Nebraska Sheriffs' association will be held at Fremont on Wednesday, Sept. 23. I'anlo at a Circus During: a Storm. Huntington, Iud., Aug. 24. A panic was caused at the Wallace circus here last night by a storm which wrecked the tents and did considerable damage to property. The menagerie and horses were stampeded and some of the ani mals injured. None of the spectators were hurt. The storm unroofed several houses in the town and blew in a wall of the new Griffith block. An Aged F.mbezzler. Boston, Aug. 24. Hoi-ace D. Parker, a prominent lawyer. 70 years old, was arrested charged with iho embezzlement of $11,000. PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Ne braska, as hereinafter set "forth in full, are submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska, to be voted upon at the general election to bo held Tues day, Novemb'r 3, A. D., 1898: A joint resolution proposing to amend sections two (2), four (4), and five (5.) of article sx (6) of the Consti tution of the State of Nebraska, relating to number of judges of . the supreme court and their term of office. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legisla- a m ii o . Ti . i . Section 1. That section two (2) of article six (ft) ot the Constitution of the btate ot Nebraski bo amended so ai to read as fol lows: Section 2. The supreme court shall until otberiv.3o provi lod by law, consist of five (5) judges. i majority of whom shall ba neces sary to form a quorum or to pronounce a decision. I. shall have original jurisdiction in cases relating to revenue, civil cases ia which the state shall be a party, mandamn. quo warrnnto. habeas corpui, and such appellate jurisdiction, aa may be provided by law. Section 2. That section "four (O of article six (6) of the Constitutioa of the State of Nebraska, be amended so as to read as fol lows: Section t The judges of the saprcme court shalf be elected by the electors of the state at large, and thoir term of office, ex cept as hereinafter provided, shall be for a period of not lea than five (5) years as the legislature may prescribe. Section 3. That section Ave (5) of artie'e six C6) of tho Contitution of the State of Ne braska, I e amended to read a follows: Section. 5. At the first general election to be hold in the year 18W. there shall be elected two 09 judges of tho supreme court one of whom shall be elected for a term of two (2) years, ono for tha term of four (4) years, and at each general elostion there after, thero shall be elected one judge of the supreme court for the term of five p) years, unlets otherwise provided by law; Provided, that the judges of tho su preme court whose terms have not expired at tho timo of holding tho general elec tion of 1890, shall continun to hold their office for the remainier of the term for which thoy wore 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 reaolvod by the Legislature of tho State oi iMeDraska: Section 1. That section thirteen (13) of article six OS) of the Constitutioa of the mate of Nebraska be amended so as to read as fol lows: Sec. 13 Tho judges of the supreme and district courts shall receive for their services such compens ition as may be provided by law, payable quarterly. The legislature shall at its first session after the adoption of this amendment, thrce-fitths of tho members elected to each houso concurring, establish thir compensation. The compensation so es tablished shall not be changed oftener than once in four years, and in no event unless two-thirds of the nicmbdrs elected to each houso of tho legislature concur therein. Approve! March 29, A D. 1893. 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 executive department. Be it rcsjlvod and enacted by tho Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. Tht section twentr-four (2-0 of article five O) of the Constitutioa of the , State or Nebraska be amended to read as fol j lows: Section 24. Tho officers of the executive department ot the state government shall j receive for their sen-ices a compensation ( to leeitablish-id by law. whh-h shall be neither increased nor diminished during the term ror which thev shall nive been com missioned and they shall not receive to their own use any fee, costs, interests, upon pualic moneys in their hands or under their control, perquisites of offijo or oth-jr compen sation and nil fees that may here after be payable hr law for services performed by an offiror providel for in this arti de shall be paid in advance into the state treasury- The legislature shall at its first session at ter the adoption of this amend ment, three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the legislature con curring, establish the salaries of tho officers named in th's article. The com-p-n-ation so ustnblished shall not be changed oftener than once iu four years and in no event unless two-thirds or the members elected to each housj of the legislature concur therein. Approved March 29. A. D. 1895. A joint resolution proposing to amend section one (1) of article six (6) of the Constitution of the State of Ncbras ka, relating to judic:al power. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legisla ture of thj State of Nebraska: Section 1. Th tt xectio-i oa (.) of article six (6) of the Constitution of the Sta e of Nebraska be amended, to eaa as Touows: ! Won f "e jnoiriai powor or this state i shall be vte J m a supreme court, district courts, county conns justices of. ihu j ca-je, noli e magistrates, and in sui-h other conns Inferior to thj supreme coutt as may be cicateti by law in wnicn two-tmras ot the membe a elected to each house concur. Approved M xrch 29, A. D. 1833- A joint resolution proposing to amend section eleven (11) of article six (0) 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 Nebraska : tectioa 1. That section cloven (11) of artirle six (6) of thj Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to real as fol lows: Section 11. Tho legis'ature. whenever two thirds of he members elected to each house shall concur therein, may. in or f ter tho year one thousand tight hundred and ninetys.-ven and not oftenir thin nco in every lour years, increase tho number of judgos of su preme and district courts, and tho judical districts of th.; state. Such districts shall be formed of compact territory, and bounded by county lines; and such in crease, or any change in the boundaries of a district, shall not vacate tho office of any judge. Approved March 33, A. D. 1S33. A joint resolution proposing to amend section six (0) of article ono (1) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to trial by jury. Be it r.Rolved and euactod by the Legislature of th St.te of Nebraska: Section 1. That section six (6). article ono (1) of tho Constitution of the Stato of Ne braska bo amend -d to i-id as follows: Soction G. Tho right of trial bv jury shall remain inviolate, bu the legis ature may pro vide 1 h it in civil actions five-sixtEs of the jnry ma.- render a verdi-it. nn! th j legislature may at.-o au horlz trial by a jury of a less numbsr man iweive men, in con as mrcrior to tne ois trict court. Approved March 23, A D. 1E93. A joint resolution proposing to amend section one(l) of article five (5) of the Constitution of Nebraska, relat ing to officers of the executive depart ment. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legisla ture ot the Sta' oof Nebraska: Section 1. That sectioa one (1) of ar ticle five ( ) of th Constiiution or ihe Mate of -Nebraska be amended to read as fol lows: Section 1 The executive department shall consist of a governor, lientenant-governor, secretary of stato. au.litor of pubic accounts, treasurer, su- erinteadent of nub.iis in struction, attorney gmera!. commissioner of public lands and buildings, and three railroad commission rs. ea-h of whom, except the sail railroad commissioners, shall hold his office for a - term of two years, f'oui tho first Thursday after the first Tuesday in .'anuary, after his election, an 1 nntil his successor is eloctel and qualified Eah railroad com missioner shall hold his office for a term of three years beginning on the first ThursJay after the first Tuesday in Jaanary a ter his election, and until his success ror is elected and qat ified: Pioviled. however, 1 lias at the flr.st .general qiec tion held after Ihe adoptio'i or this amend ment there -h'Wl bo elected three railroad commissioners, one Jot the period of one year, one for the period of two years, and one for the priod-of three years. Tba gov ernor, secretary of state, auditor of pub lie accounts, and treasurer eball reside at, tho cajjital during thwr term, of Qftt-e; tkey sEall keep Ice public record?, "Eooka Bd "pepeH there and shall perform such du jtiea as may be required by law. Approved Marcs 30, A. D. 1803. A -ininfc resolution proposing to amend section twenty-six (26) of ar- ; tide fcve io) OI ine uousiiiuuuu ui. mo I State of Nebraska, limiting the num ber of executive state officers. Be it resolvel and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section twenty-six (an of article five (3) pr the Constitutioa of the State of Nebraska be amended to read as follows: . . . Section 26. No other, executive state offi cers except those Bamed in so.-tion one (1) of this article shall be created, except by aa act of the legislature Avhich w concurred in by not less than three-f jurths of the members elected to each house thereof: . . ; . , Provided, That any office created -hy an act of tho legislature may be abolished by the legislature, two-thirds of the. mem bers elected to each house thereof concur ring. Approved March 30. A. D.. 1833. . A joint; jesolutiom 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. Bo it resolved and enacted by the Legisla ture of the Stateof Nebraska: Section 1. That sectio-i nine (?) of article eight 00 of tho Constitution of the State of Nebaska Be' amended to read as fol lows: Section 9, All funis belonging to the stato for educational, purposes, the interest and Income whereo' only are to be useJ, shall 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 rhall remain forever inviolate and undiminished, and shall not be in vested or loaned except on United States or state securities, or rogisrered county bonds or registered school district bonds of this state, and such funds with th) inter est and income thereof are hereby solemn ly pledged for the purposes for which they are granted and set apart. tnd shall not be transferred to any other fund for other uses; Provided. The board createl by section 1 of this article is empowered to sell from time to time any of tho securities belonging to tho permanent .4-hool fund and invest the proceeds arising therefrom in any of tho securities enumerated iu this section bear ing a higher rate of interest whenever an opportunity for bettor investment is pre sented; And provided further, That when any warrant upon tho state treasupor reg nlarly issued in pnrsuanro of an appropri ation by the legislature and secured by tho levy of a tax for its payment, shall be presented -to ihe state treasurer for payment, and there shall not be any money in tho proper fund to pay such warrant, tho board created by section 1 of this articto may direct the state treas urer to pay the amount duo on surh . war rant from moneys in his hands W-longing to the permanent school fund of the slate, and he shall hold said warrant as an in vestment of said permanent school fund. Approved March 23. A. D 1893. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska by adding a new section to article twelve (12) of said constitution to ' be numbered sectiou two (2) relative to the merging of the government of- "cities 'of the -"metropolitan class and the government of the counties wherein such cities- are located. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That article twelve (12) of. the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended by adding to said article a new sec tion to be numbered section two (2) to read ' as follows. Section. The goyernment of any city-of the metropolitan " class and' the gov ernment' of rue county ' ? in which it is located may bo merged wholly or in part whena proposition no no do has been submitted Uy authority of law to the voters "of such city -and county and re ceived the assent of a' majority of tho votei cast in-such city and also a majority of " the votes . jcast in the county exclusive of those cast in such metropolitan- city at such election. ." i Approved March 29. A. D. 1S93. ' - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to' section six (6)df article seven (7) of the -Constitution of the State of Nebraska," prescribing - the manner in which votes shall be cast. Be it rojolved and enacted by the Legislat ure of the State ot Nebrask i : Section 1. That section six (6) of article seven (7) or the constitution or the btntu of Nebraska be amended to read as fol lows: Section 8. AU votes .shall b by bal ot. or such other methoJ as may "be prAcrilel by law. provided ths secrecy of vo.ing. be preserved. Approved March 9. A D 1803- A joint resolntiour- proposing to' amend sectibn two (2) of article four teen (14)'of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relative to donations to wiorlts of internal improvement and manufactories.- Be it Tesolved and exacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section I Thae section two (2) of nrticlo fourteen (11) of the Consiilu.ion of tho State of Nuuinika, bo amended to real as follows: Soc. 2. No city, county. own, precinct, municinality, or other subutviiion of the state, shall.. ever mike donations to any works of internal improvement, or manufactory, unlesi a proposition so to do shall have been first submitted to tho qualified electors jmi.I ratifl.?! by a two thirds vote at an election by authority of law; Provided. That such donations of a county with the donations of such sut di visions in the aggregate shall noc ex:eed ten per cent of the assessed valuation if such county: Provided, further. Tht any city or county may, by a threo-fourrhs vote, increase turh indebtednss five per cent, in addition to such tt-n pi-r cent and no bonds or evidences of indebtedness so issued shall he valid unless lh same flu 1 have endjrseJ th;reon a certificate signed by the secretary and auditor of state, showing that the same is issnel pursuaut'to law. Approved March 9, A. D.. 1693. I, J. A. Piper, secretary of state of the state of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the foregoing proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Ne braska are trueand correct copies of the originals enrolled and engrossed bills, as passed by the -Twenty-fourth session of I he- legislature of the State of Nebraska,- as - appears from said original bills on file ju this office, and that all and each, of "said proposed amendments are submitted to the qualified voters of the State of -Nebraska for their adoption or rejection at the getieral election to be "held on Tuesday, the 3d day of November, A. D., 1800. 'In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the Stateof Nebraska.- Done at Lincoln this 17th day of July, in the year of our Lord , Qne Thou sand, Eight hundred and Ninety-Six, of . the Independence of the United gtatestheOuo Hundred and Twenty First, and of this state the Thirtieth. (Seal.) t. A. PIPER, Secretary of State.