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( R JIpening session. ?.1 nary Work of tho National A.amooratlo Convention. Jh 1 Committee Nominate Bcnntor .it II. Hill for Clinlrmttu, lint hllvir S Men Turn Him Down mid Meet I"' Knmitiir .Inliti V. Ilunlnl. Ciiicaoo, July a Tho democratic national convention mot at noon yes terday, and wnn in session nearly flvo hours. Twonty-Bovon mcrnbors of tho national cotnmittco recommended Sen ator David 11. Hill, of Now York, for temporary chairman. Twcnty-threo members recommended h'onutor John IV. Danlol, of Virginia. 8RNATOU DAXIKI,, TKMf'OIIAKY CHA1U MAN. For temporary secretary Simon P. Shcorin, of Indiana, was chosen and far BOrpoant-at-arms Col. John . Mar tin, of St. Louis. National Committeeman Clayton, of Alabama, cloned tho debato in favor of electing Mr. Daniel. Ho paid a plow lug compliment to Senator Hill. "I was hero four years ngo," said he, "whoa tho nutl-snuppors woro con demning and denouncing him. At that time I was praising him. Ho was my champion. I learned domocracy at his foot, and If ho had clung to his El mlra declaration in favor of free coin ago ho would to-day bo my cuudldato for president." The voto was then taken, with tho following result: Danlol, G!0; Hill, 340; not voting, 1. Whon Chairman Daniel wns escorted to tho chair ho was greeted with mighty cheors. Ar soon as qulot could bo restored ho delivered his speech, which was a lengthy effort Ho said, among other things, that "an interna tional agreement for tho restoration of tho metals to an equality would bo a bond of munktnd which would onablo us to rcgulato the two metals upon a parity." At 4:44 p. in., on Senator Jones' mo tion, tho convention adjourned until to-day at ton o'clock. Tim Second I)ijr. Ciiioaoo, July 0. At exactly 10:50 o'clock yesterday Senator Daniel rapped for order in tho convention. Rov. Francis Edward Green, an Epis copal minister, of Cedar Ilapids, la., who has tho distinction of having prayed for poaco and harmony at four previous democratic conventions, was Introduced and delivered tho invoca tion. Tho commlttco on credentials, through its chairman, J. II. Atwood, of Kansas, mado a partial report, fa voring seating tho silver delegates from Nebraska and giving each of tho territories six delegates. Tho com mittee asked furthor time on the Michigan case. This announcement wasgrcotcd with storm of cheers. T. J. Mahonoy, one of the gold delegates from Ne braska, mado a brief speech of protest Tho report of tho committee was adopted by u viva voco voto. Tho convention then adjourned un til flvo o'clock. The Afturnnon Hnmilnii. Chicago, July . At 5:'J0 o'clock Chairman Danlol culled tho convention to order, and announced that tho com mittee on credentials was ready to re port When tho reading clerk read tho re port seating four silver delegates from Michigan, which changed tho com plexion of tho delegation under tho unit rule, from gold to silver, thero was considerable applause among tho silver men on tho floor. Ex-Congress man John C. Crosby, of Massachusetts, on behalf of tho minority of tho com mittee, took tho staga and earnestly protested against tho decision of tho majority. Many others also spoko and tho wholo affulr gavo evi dence of intonso feeling. Finally Chairman Danlol put tho question, first, on tho adoption of tho minority report to conllrm tho sitting delegates in their title to tho soats. The roll was called und tho voto announced: Nays, 658; ayes, 308; not voting, 3; absent, 1. When order was restored tho major ity roport which changed tho Mich igan delegation from gold to silver wus adopted without division. The report of tho committeo on per manent organization was culled for, and Delegate Finley, of Ohio, its chair man, made his way to tho stago and i reau me nsi oi permanent omcers se lected, which wus headed by Senator I w bite, of California, for chulrraun; Thomas J. Cogan, of Ohio, for secre tary. Col. James F. How, formerly vlco jrt'fcident and general manager of tho 'abash railroad, died at St Lou'.i on ,6 lOtll. PLATFORM ADOPTED. rail Text of tlm Drrlarntlon of Principle h rinulljr riiimeil. CitiOAdo, July 10. Tho majority re port of tho committee on resolutions of the democratic national convention submitted the following roport, which was road by Senator Jones, of Arkan sas, chairman of tho committee: Tim Platform. We, tho democrats of tho United State, In national comcntlon assembled, do rcafllrm our allegiance to those groat essential principles of Jusllr-o und liberty upon which our Institu tions tiro fot'nriod, and which the democratic party 1ms maintained from Jefferson's time to our own freedom of apeech, freedom of tho press, freedom of consclonro. tho preservation of pcrHonnl rights, tho oiiunllty of ull citlzons before the law, and tho faithful observance of constitutional limitations. Tho constitution of tho United States gunr nntceH to every citizen tho right of civil and religious llborty. Tho democratio party has nlwayx been tho exponent of political liberty mid religious freedom, and ll renewH Its obli gations and rcanirmslts devotion to those fun damental principle of tho constitution. During nit thcno yoars tho democratio partv has resisted the tendency of selfish InterostK to tho centralization of governmental power, and has steadfastly maintained the Integ rity of the dual Ruhcmo of government estab lished by the founders of this republic or re publics. Undor lis guidance and teachings tho great principle of local self-government has found Its best expression In tho maintenance of tho rights of tho Mates and Its assertion that It In necessary to conllno tho general gov ernment to the exercise of tho powers granted by the constitution of tho United States. KccognUIng that tho money question Is par amount to all others at this time, wo invite attention to tho fact that tho federal constitu tion names sliver and gold together as tho money metals of tho United States, and that tho first colungo law passed bv congress tinder tho constitution mado tho slher dollar tho unit of value, and admitted gold to freo coin ngo at a ratio measured by tho silver dollar unit Wcdcclnra that the net of I8T3, demonetiz ing silver without tho knowledge or approval of tho Amerloan pooplo. has resulted In tho appreciation of gold and a corresponding fall lu tho prices of commodities produced by the pcoplo; a henvy Increase In tho burden of taxation, and of all debts, public and private: tho onrlcluncnt of tho money lending clnss at homo and abroad paralysis of Industry and Impoverishment of tho pooplo. Wo are unalterably opposed to tho single gold standard, which has lookod fast tho pros perity of an Industrious pcoplo In tho paraly sis of hard times. Gold monometallism is a Urltlsh polloy, founded upon Hrltlsh greod for gain and power, und Its general adoption has brought other nations Into llnuticlal servltudo to London. It In not only uu-Amerlcan, but nntl-Amerloun, und It can bo fastened upon tho United States only by the stilling of that indomltablo spirit and lovo of llborty which proclaimed our political Independence in 1770 and won it lu tho war of tho revolution. Wo domnnd tho Immcdlato restoration of tho froo and unlimited colnngo of gold and silver nt tho prosont legal ratlt of sixteen to one, without waiting for tho aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that tho stand nrd silver dollar shall bo a full legal tender, equally with gold, for all debts, public and private, uad wo favor suih legislation as w 111 provont tho demonetization of uny kind or legal tendor monoy by prlvato contract. Wo aro opposed to tho policy and practlco of Nurroudorlng to tho holders of obligations of tho United States tho option reserved by law to the government of redeeming such obliga tions in cither silver coin or gold coin. Wo nro opposed to tho issuing of Interest bearing bonds of tho United Stutos In times of penco, and condemn the truftlolng with banking syndicates which. In oxchango for bonds und at an enormous prollt to themsolvex, supply tho fodoral treasury with gold to inulntuln tho polloy of gold monometallism. Congress alono has tho power to coin and Irhuo monoy, und President Jackson declared that this power could not bo delegated to cor porations or individuals. Wo therefore de mand that tho power to Issuo notes bo taken from tho banks, und Unit all paper monoy shall bo Issued directly by tho treasury depart ment. Wo hold that tariff duties should bo levied solely for tho purposes of lovonuo, and that taxation should bo limited by tho needs of tho government, honostly nnd economically ad ministered. Wo denounco us disturbing to buslnoss tho republican threat to restore tho McKlulcy law, which has boon twlco con demned by tho pcoplo In national oloctlons, and which, enacted under tho false plea of pro tection to homo Industry, proved a proline brcedor of trusts and monopolies, enriched tho fow nt tho expense of tho many, restricted trado nnd deprived tho produeors of tho great American staples of access to their natural markets. Until tho money question Is scttlod, wo are opposod to any agitation for furthor changes in our tariff laws excopt such ns are nooossary tomukoup tho dollclt lu luvenue caused by tho adverse decision of tho supremo court on tho Income tax. Hut for this decision by the supremo court thcro would bo no dotlelt In tho rovenue under tho law passed by a democratic congress In strict putsuunco or tho uniform decisions or that court for nearly 100 years, that court hav ing In that decision sustained constitutional objections to Its enactment which had previ ously boon overruled by tho ablest judges who have over sat on thut bench. Wo declare that It is tho duty of congress to uso ull tho consti tutional power which remains after that de cision, or which may como from Its reversal by tho court as It may heroaftor bo constituted, so that tho burdens or taatlon may equally and impartially lead to tho end that wealth may bear its duo proportion of the expense!, or tho govorumont. Wo hold that tho efficient way of protecting American labor Is to proveut tho importation of foreign pauper lnbor to compete with it in tho homo market, und that tho vnluo of tho homo market to our American farmers nnd artisans Is greatly rcducod by u lolous mone tary system, which dopresscs tho prices of their products below tho cost or production, and thus deprlvos them or tho inouns of satis fying their needs. Tho absorption of wealth by tho few, tho consolidation of our loading railway systems und tho formation or trusts and pools, requlro astrioter control by tho fodoral government of those nrtorles of commerce Wo demand the enlargement of tho powers of tho Inter state comtnerco commission and such restric tions und guarantees In tho control of rail roads us will protect tho people from robbery und oppression. Wo denounco tho prolllgato wnsto of tho monoy wrung from tho people by oppressive taxation, und tho lavish appropriations of re cent republican congrossos, which havo kept taxes high, while the laborer that pays them is unemployed and products of tho people to it uro depressed la price till they no longer repay tho cost of production. Wo domand n rotum to thut simplicity und economy which best betlts a doraocratio government and reduction In tho number of useless olllces, tho salaries of which drain tho substnuco of tho people. Wo denounce arbitrary interference bv fed eral authorities in local affairs as a violation or tho constitution of tho United States and u ertmo against freo institutions, nnd wo espe cially object to government by Injunction as a nniv alul hlptlll ilrimr.irmiu fnrm it ntirrncclnn by wulcu federal judges, lb contempt of tho I laws of the state nnd tho rights of citizens, be come atonco legislators, Judges nnd execution ers, and wo approvo tho bill passed at the last reunion of tho United States senate nnd now pending In tho house, relative to contempts in fedcrnl courts, nnd providing for trials by jury lnccrtaln cases of contompt- No discrimination should ho indulged In by tho govornment or tho United States in favor of nny of Its debtors. Wo approvo of tho re fusal of the rifty-Third congress to pass tho 1'aclllc railroad funding bill, and denounco tho effort of tho present republican congress to enact n similar measure. Hecognlzlng tho Just claims or deserving union soldiers, wo heartily indorso tho rule or tho prosont commissioner or pensions that no names shall bo arbitrarily dropped from tho pension roll, nnd tho fact of enlistment und servlco should bo doomed conclusive evidence ugalust disease nnd disability before enlist ment. The democratic im iXllovos In homo rulo nnd that nil public land of tho United States should bo appropriated to lliu establishment of freo homes for American citizens. Wo extend our sympathy to tho peoplo of Cuba In tholr hereto tirucxld for llborty and Independence. Wo aro opposed to llfi tenure In tho publlo service. Wo favor appointments based upon merits, fixed terms of ofnoe and such an ad ministration of the etvll service laws as will afford equal opportMuttle to alt citizens of as certained tltncsv Wo declare It to bo the unwritten law of this republic, established by custom nnd usago of Itxi years nnd sanctioned by tho oxnmplos or tho greatest and wisest or thoso who rounded it nnd have maintained our government that no man shull bo eligible for a third term of tho presidential office. Confiding in the Justice of our cause and tho necessity of It success at the polls, wo sub mit the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the considerate judgment of tho American people. Wo Invito tho support of alt citizens who approve them, nnd who de sire to hove them made etlocttvo through legislation for tho relief of tho pcoplo and tho restoration of tho country's prosperity. Tho Minority' 1'rotonU The report of tho minority was roul by J. II. Wade, of Ohio, a rormor reading cleric of tho houso of representatives, as It was pruseuted by Senator David H. Htll: "To tho Democratio National Convention: Sixteen delegates constituting tho minority of tho committee on resolutions tlnd many dela tions In tho report of tho majority to which they cannot glvo their consent. Somo of thoso are wholly unnecessary. Somo aro Ill-considered nnd ambiguously phrasod whilo others aro extreme und revolutionary of tho well recognized principles of tho p-vrty. Tho minority content themselves with this general expression or their dlsKont without going Into a spcctflo statcmont or theso objcctlonablo features of tho report of tho majority. Ilut upon tho financial quostlon which engages at this tlmo tho chlof share of public attention, tho views of tho majority differ so fundamentally from what tho minor ity reganl ns vital democratic doctrlno as to demand a distinct statement of what they hold to as tho only Just and true expression of dem ocratic faith upon this paramount lssuo as fol lows, which Is offered us a substitute for tho llnnuclnl plunks in the majority icport: "Wo dcclaro our belief that tho oxperlmont on tho part of tho United States alono of freo coinage nnd n change of tho existing stundard or value. Independently or tho uetlon of other gieat nations, would not only Imperil our finances, but would roturd or entirely prevent tho estnbllshmont of International bimetal lism, to which tho efforts of tho government, should bo steadily directed It would placo this country atonco upon a sliver basis, impair contracts, disturb business, diminish tho pur chasing power of tho wages of lubor ond inflict lrruparablo ovlls upon our nation's commerce und Industry. "Until International co-operation among leading nations ror tho freo colnago of silver can bo secured, wo ravor tho rigid malntonanco or tho existing gold standard ns essontlal to tho preservation or our nntlonal credit, tho re demption of our public pledges and tho keep ing inviolate- of our country's honor. Wo in sist that all our paper and silver cur rency shall bo kept absolutoly at a parity with gold. Tho democratio party is tho party of hard mouoy, and is opposed to legal tender pa par money as u part of our per manent financial systom, and wo thercforo favor tho gradual retirement and cancellation of ull United Stutos und treasury notes, undor such legislative provisions ns will prevont un due contraction. Wedemund that tho national credit bhall bo resolutory maintained at all times nnd under all circumstances. "Tho minority also feel that tho roport of the majority Is dufcctlvo in falling to mako any recognition of tho honesty, economic cour ugo nnd fidelity of tho prosont democratio ad ministration and they thoreforo offer tho fol lowing declaration as an amendment to tho majority roport: "Wo commend tho honesty, economic cour age of tho United States and fidelity of tho present democratic nntlonnl administration " David 11. Hill (N. Y ), William P. Vilas (Wis.). Cleorgo Gray (Del.), John Prentiss Poo (Md.), Irving W. Drew (N. 1L), C. u. Holmau (Me.), P. J. Parrell (VU), Lyndo Harrison (Coun.). David P. Uaker (It. I.), Thomas A. C. Wcadoelc (Mich.), Jumes O'Hrton (Minn.), John K. Kussell (Mass.), Kobert H. Wright (Pa.), William K. Stcolo (S D.), Alia A. Mc Dermott (N J.), Charles D. ltodgors (Alaska). Senator Hill also offered tho following nmondmonts to tho platform and movod their adoption: "Hut It should bo carefully provided by law nt thu satno time that any change lu tho tnono tary standard should not apply to existing con tracts, " "Our advocacy of tho Indopondcnt freo coin ago or silver bolng based on bcllof that such colnago will effect ami maintain a parity be tween gold and sllvor nt tho ratio of alxtoon to one, wo declare ns a plcdgo of our sincerity that If such freo coinage shall fall to effect such parity within one year from Itsenaotmont by law, such coluugo shall thereupon bo sus pended." Tho ballot on tho amendments offered by Hill for tho minority of tho committeo was OJt! noes, 30,'t ayes, and one not voting. Then the majority platform was ndoptod by a.'H for to 301 against and the convention ad journed till 8 p. m. Tim Night Pension. Ciiicaoo, July 10. At tho night session of tho convention, lu tho presence of fully 25,000 people. Hon. William Jennings Jlryun, or Ne braska, was placed In nomination by H. T. I.owls, or Georgia, and soconded bv W. G Klutz, or North Carolina: George V. Williams, or Massachusetts, and Thomas J, Kcrnan, of Louisiana. Although tho demonstration was confined largely to thu galleries, It looked as If tho fuvorlto, lllund, had rallon back iuto tho ruck, hopelessly beaten. Senator Vest placed thu MIssourlan In nomi nation and David Overmyor.or Kansas, sec onded tho nomination. Tho name or Gov. Claudo Matthews, of Indi ana, was presented by Senator Turple, of Indi ana, and seconded by Dclcgata Trlppett. PrcdWhlU.of Iowa, placed Holes In nomi nation, and tho Waterloo statesman owed a magnificent ovation to tho enthusiasm or Miss Winnie Murray, n young woman from Nushun, lu., who led thu Holes demonstration, as Mrs. Carson Lake did thu Hlalno demonstration at Minneapolis tour years ago. Senator lllaukburn.ot Kentucky, was plnccd In nomination by John S. llhen. u brilliant Kentucky orator, and seconded by Gen. St C'lulr. or West Virginia: W. W. Pooto. ot Cali fornia, and Mcl.ran, of Ohio, by Delegate Pat rick, or the Huckeyo stale. The convention udjouroed until to-day. TWENTY-EIGHT DEAD. Awful Aecldont to an Excursion Party Near Omaha. A Passenger nml Freight Train Collide wltli ferrlblo Itrsults-tlulf n Hundred Also Injured. Many of Whom Will Die KiiRlticnr Montgomery Ulnmccl. Omaha, Nob., July 13.A hoavv loaded excursion train and' a fast freight on the Northwestern road col lided shortly after six o'clock Saturday evening near Logan, la., 28 people woro killed und 51 Injured. Many of tho latter will die. Omaha was ti city of mourning yesterday. The bright Sabbath morning brought tho full realization of the greatest catastrophe that ever wreaked death and desola tion In tho hearts and firesides of its people. No part of tho city was spared. Thcro aro broken homes nnd bleeding hearts every where, and sorrow reigns supreme. Twenty-four dead aro iden tified, and tho remains of tho others tiro so badly mutilated that identillca- tlon is. hardly possible, all semblance of humanity being crushed out of tho corpses. It took much tlmo to prepare the In jured for their journey to this city. It was necessary to transport them a con siderable distance after their wounds were dressed. Owing to the number, it took still more tlmo for tho physi cians, even though they worked ns hard and fast as they could, toidjust tho bandages and to tenderly dress the gaping wounds that caused men, wom en and children to scream in the loud est tones in their supreme agony. Of the more seriously injured somo will die, somo will hold their Wds for weeks and months, bomo are in com parison but blightly injured. Tho wounds range from surface cuts to in ternal injuries, which must result in death. The responsibility for tho accident rests on Engineer Montgomery of tho lll-fatcd excursion train. Ills orders were to wait at Logan for tho fast mall and fast freight. No sturted his train out immediately after tho mail passed, forgetting about tho frright. The head ond collision occurred 20 minutes later on a curve. Tho heavy freight passed partially over tho passenger. All tho people killed were in tho front couch of tho excursion train. M'KINLEY ON FINANCE. The Keptibllcnn Nominee for Prrsldout Re ceive the For uk er Club. Cajjtox, O., July 13. In a speech to tho Foraker club, which visited him Saturday, ex-Gov. William Mckinley said: Heccnt events have imposed upon tho pa triotic peoplo of this country a responsibility und a duty greater than Unit of any since tho civil war. Then It was a strugglo to preserve tho government of tho United States. Now It Is a strugglo to presorvo tho llnanclal honor or tho government of the United States. Then it was a contest to save the union. Now it Is a contest to save, spotless, Its credit. Then sec tion was arrayed agutnst section Now men of all soctlons can unite, nnd will unite, to rebuke the repudiation of our obligations and tho de basement of our currency. In this contest pa triotism' Is above party and national honoris dearer than any party name. Tho currency and erodll, of tho govornment uro good now, and must bo kept good forover. Our trouble Is not with tho character of tho money that wo havo. but with the threat to de base It. Wo havo tho sumo currency that wo had in 1 BO J good tho world over and unques tioned by any people Then, too, wo had unexampled credit and prosperity Our dlfllculty Is to get that money In cir culation and invested la productive en tcrpilses which furnish employment to Amer ican labor. This is impossible with tho dis trust that hangs over tho country at the pres ent tlmo, and cvorv effort to m.iko our dollars, oranyonuof thorn, worth less thnn 100 cunts each only serves to Increase that distrust. What wo want Is a sound policy, financial and industrial, which will glvo courage and confi dence to all. for, when that Is done, tho monoy now uuomplojed.because of fear for tho future and lack of confidence In Investment, will quickly appear in tho channels of ttade. Gentlemen, tho employment of our Idle money tho ldlo money that wo aire idv have In gainful pursuits will put every ldlo man In tho country at work and when thero is work thcro Is wages, and when thero aro work and wages thero aro consumers who constitute tho best market for tho products of our country. Having destroyed business und confidence by a freo trado policy, it is now proposed tc make things still worse by entering upon ar era of depteolated cuiruncy. Not content vvltt tho Inauguration of tho ruinous policy which has brought down tho wages of tho laborer and tho price of farm products, Its ad vocates now ofTor a now policy which will diminish tho valuo of tho money In which wages and products are paid. Against both of theso wo stand opposed. Our creed embraces an honest dollar, an untarnished na tional dollar, adequate revenues for uses of tho government, protection to labor and Industry, preservation of tho homo murket and reciproc ity which will extend our foreign markets. Upon this platform wo stand and submit its declarations to tho sober and eonstderato judg ment of tho American people. ALREADY FIGURING. I'nlltli'UiiR lu Washington I'rcparn a Tnlilo W liUdi tilven V44, VotrM Doubtful. Wasiiinoton, July 13. There uro 441 votes in tho electoral college, and 2'23 is neccssury to elect. As soon as tho democratic ticket was completed poli ticians familiar with tho politics of the di life rent stutes started to flguru on tho probable vote. Tho following table was regarded us conservative: McKlnley Connecticut, d; Dcluwnro. 3; Maine, u. Massachusetts, 15 Now Hampshire, 1; Now Jersey, 10 New York, 30: Ohio, L'H; Pennsylvania, if) lihode Islund, 4. Verm-jut, 4, Washington, 4, Wisconsin, li South Dakota, 4: total, 101. Hryan Alabama, II: Arkansas, BjColorndo, 4; Georgia, n Idaho. :i. Louisiana, 8 Mississippi, l: Mfssouil, IT Montana, 3; Nebraska, 8 Nevada.:! Noith Carolina. II. North Dakota, II: South Carolina, l; Tennessee, 1'.': Texas, IS; Utah.H. Virginia, l.'s Wyoming, 3: total, 1M. Doubtful-California. U: Illinois, u Indlan.i, 1 Ioua, II n Kansas. l: Kentucky, 13; Maryland. 8. Michigan, 11? Minnesota, i) Ore gon, i West Vlur.uU.G, total, l.'L NEBRASKA STATE NE A movkmknt is on foot in Ilcatriccl to issue bonus to purchase a city build ing. AUHUH.V will soon erect two now school buildings, of eight and seven rooms each, to cost $11,800. Thk O. A. "It. reunion recently held at Weeping Water was a big success, attracting largo crowds dally. Samukl J011N8OX, n farmer near Osceola, was thrown from a fractious horso tho other day and killed. Thk troubles botweon Father Pitz trerald, of Auburn, and Bishop Hona- cum are again being aired in the pub He press. Tin: county commissioners of Adams county elected August -Herg, of Hast ings, ns shorlfF to succeed Sheriff Ottcn, deceased. Ghand Island is making groat prep arations to entertain the state saoug erfest which will bo held thero August 11, 15 and 1G. Fihkhuob aro causing loss of prop erty around Plattsmouth. Three barns havo recently been ilrcd,thc last one being tho largo and handsome structuro belonging to W. J. White. Maj. McKini.kv has written to Gov. Holcomb ncknowleding tho invitation, sent him to attend tho state (1. A. It. reunion at Lincoln in August, and ex pressing regret at his inability to at tend. J. D. Kni.i.KV, editor of tho Nebraska City Progress, against whom a libel suit was brought by E. G liurkctt a few days ago, published a rotructlonof tho charges and the suit was dismissed by liurkctt. Ovhh f00 patrons of tho city schools at Grand Island signed a protest against tho action of tho board of edu cation in discontinuing tho teaching of German, Latin, music and drawing In the schools. (JroN his return to Grand Islund llev. J. G. Tate, recently elected supremo master workman of tho Ancient Order United Workmen, was tendered a for mal reception by tho members of the three A. O. U. W. lodges in that city. Anotiikk mysterious murder has been ndded to tho list of sand hill tragedies. W. H. Hubbcll, a promi nent stockman of Alliance, was found murdered near Lakeside ono morning recently. No clow to tho perpetrators. Gov. IIolcomii 'followed the long es tablished custom of pardoning a well behaved convict from tho state peni tentiary July 4. Tho lucky man this year was W. II. Henry, sentenced in Chase county in 1839 for life, for second degree murder. Kinman brothers attempted to cross the Platto river bridge at Cozad with a steam thresher when one wholo span of the bridge went down, nnd the engine and two men fell into the river. Ono of the men was badly, and perhaps fatally scalded. At York recently Special Master Simonton sold tho Kansas City & Omaha railroad under mortgage to a committee representing tho bondhold ers. The road Is 195 miles long. Tho sale will be a great boon to tho coun ties through which the road runs as largo sums were duo for taxes which they wore unablo heretofore to secure. Thk tramp ordinance passed by tho city council of Columbus recently will bo enforced. Tho ordinance provides that any person found soliciting funds or food from door to door shall bo deemed a tramp and shall bo put to work by tho street commissioner, and upon refusal to work shall be confined in the city jail from thrco to ton days on a bread and water diet Thk now national party of Nebraska, tho wing of tho prohibitionists which loft the Pittsburgh convention, will hold a convention in Lincoln August fl, for tho purpose of placing in nomi nation a state ticket and presidential electors. Tho cull provides for two delcgates-at-largo for each county, and one delegate for every five persons in tho county mass convuntion. Joii.v Srowi:, aged (50, ouo of tho most prominent farmers of Furnas county, ivab cruelly assusslnatcd by William Milligan nenr Heaver City, htowo was driving to a neighbor's when Milligan stopped from a cornfield and fired two shots at him, both tak ing eil'cct Milligan lied, but was cap tured. Tho only excuse advanced for tho act is temporary insanity, but that is not credited. A coui't.K of smoth young men havo boon working a slick soap racket in Plattsmouth, thoir modus operandi be ing to offer a box of soap for SI, each purchaser to got a beautiful china dinner sotof 72 pieces. Tho generosity was explained by tho fact of "the com pany" preferring to advertiso their goods by thcbc gifts rather than through tho newspapers, as every per son who got a dinner set would be ex pected to extol tho virtues of the sonp. Of course tho china sel was never seen neither wore the smooth j-oung men. John Cukiiu:, tho Lincoln sculptor has readied a compromise with tho state in regard to tho block of marblo presented to Nebraska by Tennessee, lie has turned tho bill of lading over to tho state and agrees to rest his claim to do tho work on tho statue of Abraham Lincoln on the findings of tho committee appointed by Gov. Hol comb. If they find him competent to go ahead with it, well and good. If not, he is willing to relinquish nil claim to the marble. He estimates thai it will rcuuire 18 months' time to complete tho work. It was thought that he wl'.l be given u portion of this woi k. vr