Nebraska Newspapers

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STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
—Bonds have bean voted for * sys
tem of waterworks at Coleridge.
—Congressman Kern has been re
nominated from the sixth congression
al district The convention was held
In Kearnsr.
—The merchant* of Lincoln will
beve an outing on the 17th of Auguit.
Omaha merchant* have been Invited
-f to join them.
—Willi* M or man, a youngstroet arah
from Wymore. wa* adjudged Incorrible
by Judge Hourneo of lieatrlce and or
dered lent to tho reform arhonl.
The University of Nebraska
Offer* Six Year* of Kdncatlon
F H K E .
Write to the Chancellor, Lincoln.
—The city council of liancroft called
an election for August U> to vote on
the <|iie*tlon of Inning bond* for water
work*, and from the talk of tho pjo
pio it 1* certain to carry.
— Mr*. Coleman, of Omaha, ha*»ued
that city for $ii. 000 for the deatn of
her *even year old *on. who ion*
month* ago was drowned in a pond
made by imperfect grading.
—A two year old chiid at Omaha
got hold of a box of morphine pill*
and had eaten a number of them be
fore being discovered. Ey vigorous
efforts a physician saved Its life.
— The patients at the state insane
assylutn were given a treat last week
by the members of the Hoston Opera
company, who rendered a very fine
programme of music for their benefit.
— I.yula W. Kicharas, of Lincoln,
has appeared in court in that city
with a <b. 000 damage suit against J.
J. Imboff for taking possession of a
•tock of goods in violation of a mort
gaga.
—Amos Hoyle and Vara Slmaral.
both of Douglaa county, hove Just
taken positions in the penitentiary for
laroeny. Hoyle will sorve one year
and Simerul (a woman) will do time
for three years.
—Max Llnt/.e, of Omaha, was killed
In an elevator last week, lie attempt
ad to step to the flooring as the eleva
tor was in motion and was caught
With fatal results. He leaves a wife
and two children.
ft —The Linden Tree park atablea at
Beatrice aro rapidly filling up with
tome of tha bast flyers In the state, to
fi■ bo In readiness for the NebraskaTrot
, tiog Horse Breeders’ meeting, which
a* begins there next week.
W —Tho Phelps County Fire and
Lightning Insurance company of
Holdrege has been given a permit to
do business by the Insurance depart
ment of the auditor's office. This Is a
farmers’ mutual company.
—John King, who killed St Jermaln
at Chadron while trying to arrest him,
waa yesterday bound over to the dis
trict court for murder In the second
degree. Ball was Axed at fd, 000. He
oxpoota to eeoure the same.
—County Superintendent Clary of
Otoe oouuty says that during the last
gear there were 186 teacher* employed
t ■ in the county. Certificates to teach
were given to 181. and twenty-six
failed to Dili the examination.
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•—Will MoCartey of Cozad was quite
••musty hurt Tuesday. He was at*
•living In driving a well when an ax
In the hands of a companion llew olT
the handle and struck him on the side
of the head, cutting his ear almost olT.
—An artesian well was struck last
Week on the farm of A. F. Tnnnehill, six
BtllM south of Norfolk, while boring a
•roll, at the depth of ISA feet. The
flow of water from the well through a
tWO-lnch pipe is 400 barrels per day.
—The residence of Rev. E. M. Bus
Well, of Beatrice was broken Into by
burglais last week during the tempo
rary absence of the family, and a quan
tity of gold specimens and souvenir
jewelry taken. There Is no clue to
the burglars.
—As Mrs. Vina Miller, near Dunbar,
and two little girls were starting home
from town in a road cart, the harness
broka which caused the horse to run
away, throwing the occupants from
the cart, cutting a very bad gash in
the forehead of one of the little girls
aad bruising them up considerable.
—A second large elevator, the ma
ohlnery of which will be propelled by
gaa ie now undergoing erection by a
Milwaukee firm at Coleridge. A Pres
byterian church, a brick bank andMa
■onlo hall and twenty or moro other
buildings are now in progress of erec
tion, or have been bulltreoently in the
same place.
—The report for eighteen counties in
the state for June show that the
•mount of farm mortgages held
amounted to 1348,606, while the re
leases figure up $510,897, leaving a
difference of $163,292 in favor of the
farmers la - those counties. Butler
county oomlng in with $14,607, debts
taken from her farms.
—After many long years of patient
waiting Omaha has come into the pos.
session of a city hall. The structure
however, is not completed, but the
work has reached a point where the
contractor, John F. Coots, has turned
the keys over to the superintendent of
the building, and mostof the city olltc
tala are at home in the new structure.
—Three sons of John Endora three
of W. W. Wilcox and two of J. H.
i Cole, living about two miles south of
fPonca and ranging in age from 12 to
18 years, lingered for several days last
week between life and death. They
went in swimming several of those
recent hot days when they were over
heated, staying in the water an hour
at a time. The reactiou was too groat
and they came near losing their lives.
—A world'* fair exhibit will be made |
by {‘coil* lllutT county. .Such wti the
decision of a (ergo meeting of buslne**
man and farmer* hold laat week, which
Wa« addressed by VV. W. fox, the su
perintendent of the agricultural exhibit
for Nebraska. A strong local organ
imation wa* effected for the purpose of
collecting samples of the irrigated
crop*, which were never better.
—The governor la*t week received
a chock for $11.Ait from the county
judge of lluffalo county. Thl* amount
wa* loft out of the estate of William
Warnicker after paymont of debt* and
expense* of administration. The de
ceased having no surviving relative* ;
or others who claimed the money, it
escheated to the .state, and has been
turned into the permanent school fund.
—Chancellor Creighton of the I
Wesleyan Methodist university of
Lincoln bus commenced suit *tn the
district court against Kevs. George A.
Smith and Hiram Burch, asking for
$•-'0.000 damages from eath for defa
iriat'on of character. The Suits grow
out of the recent action of the two
gentlemen In making damaging char
ges against the character of the chan
cellor.
--A Grand Island dispatch says that
it has been discovered that an un
known worm has been among Nebras
Ka sugar beets. I’rof Maxwell ol the
I Schuyler experiment station was in
Grand Island last week and examined
some of the fields. It Is stated that
the worm has again disappeared, and
that there is scarcely any damage done
to the crop. I’rof. Maxweli will make
an ofllciai report on the subject in a
few weeks.
—The Eclectic Medical association
of the State of Nebraska has been in
corporated. The preamble and arti
cles as filed with the secretary of
stato declare the object of the associa
tion to be "the protection of the in
terests of its members, the advance
ment of scientific reform and liberal
views in medicine, the promotion of
good will and harmony in the profes
sion, and to aid its members in attain
ing t'no highest degree of professional
skill.”
—Last week while the 10:30 train
was returning with excursionists from
Beatrice going to Marysville, Kas.,
the Union Pacific depot at Blue Springs
was broken into and an attempt made
at blowing open the safe. The men
first entered a blacksmith’s sohp and
with the tools taken from there
broke into the depot. Then they at
tached a large fuse to the safe but only
succeeded in breaking olT the outer
door; the money box. which contained
$60, was not entered as the train was
seen coming back.
—A committee of railway telegraph
ers held a conference with Assistant
General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific last week relative to the
differences existing betweeo-the rail
road and the telegraphers. The latter
submitted a modified schedule which
-It was expeoted would be accepted.
The committee was surprised by an
absolute refusal on the part of Man
ager Dickinson to consider their terms.
The telegraphers will now see what
they can do with President Clark.
—Lewis Kunkie, a farmer living ten
miles south of Randolph, met with a
painful acoidont recently. He had
loaded some hogs in the wagon and
while hitching his mule team to it they
become frightened at the noise behind
them and started to run. Kunkie, who
was in front of the team, endeavored to
slop them and was pushed against a
wire fence near by, cutting his left
arm terribly and scratching him pretty
badly otherwise. The doctors think
amputation of the arm may bo neces
sary.
—In the supreme court ha* been Hied
the case of Nels Anderson against the
county of Pierce, error from district
court of Pierce, offering a reward of
#300 for the arrest and return to the
sheriff of Kd Staggs who, while being
held under charge of murdor, escaped.
Anderson succeeded in capturing the
inun and brought in a claim against
the county for #304, the amount of re
ward and expenses incurred. The
commissioners rejected the claim. An
appeal was taken to the district court
where Anderson was again beaten and
he now brings it to the supreme court.
—Robert Dobson was lodged in the
county jail at Realrice for safe keep
ing in default of #300 bail for tnur- j
derously cutting a man named Bryan 1
at Filloy. The two had got into a 1
quarrel over Dobson's chickens. In j
the fight Bryan, while trying to gouge
Dobson's eyes out, got his thumb'
caught in Dobson’s mouth and Dobson
held on while he deliberately and sav- ;
agely slashed Bryan with a pocket
knife, breaking the blade off in Bry
an's neck. Brvnn is not seriously hurt
but has several very ugly cuts about
his head and neck.
—The last day of the reunion at
Ponca was a grand success. Fully 30, •
000 people were present to witness the
sham battle. The principal address
of the day was made by Mrs. Wilkins,
national senior vice president of the
Woman's Relief Corps. Ono of the
priclpal features of the reunion was
the drill by the Pawnee City Young
I.adies’ Flag brigade. At 3 p. m. the
grand parade through the city took
place. The business houses were dec
orated in honor of the event and the
camp decorations were in harmony
with such patriotic occasions.
—.John II. Moberry and Mrs. Sarah
Coberly, father and mother of the two
boys killed by a Missouri Pacific switch
engine in Lincoln on the 7th of last
June, have commenced suit against
that company for #3,000 each. They
allege that the boys were on the en
gine with the knowledge and consent
of the engineer and that for at least a
month previous the engineer had been
in the habit of permitting boys to ride
on the engine whenever they wished
to; that the engineer in charge at the
time was an experienced man. totally
unlit to manage a locomotive at any
time. and that he was running his en
1 gine at u dangerous rate of speed.
NEBRASKA INDEPENDENTS
FICfM OF Til F ST.ITK
f05lVK^i ri0N AT KE ! II.MCV.
F.i>Viiat»r Van Wfek ^omitialfd for
fiorrrnor-llae «*rr»ldenlla! Klte
lori.
ftEittnafca indispejidemt *nxr«ATtO!V9.
Governor.CHARLES H VAN WXCK
.leu tenant GoTtrnof.C. H. S- HUADEFt
\ udltof.I.OGAN Mi UK Y S oLEX*
Wvrf.tary of Stat*.J. M. KAM EKLiNG
■'tau? T.«‘a«nr»*r..... J. M. WoLFK
Uiorrtcy «Vn-raI .V. O. STKICKLKK
-upr. Public Instruction.H. H. HYATT
>»m. Pub. Land* and Bid?*_J. M. tiUNNETT
Prraidttillal l.ltcion.
■’ifat Dl-trlct...
'• cond District.
'Mrrl District .
fourth Di-tr;ct
ifth District...
ixrb District...
it Larj* j- ’ * ’ *’
..T. J. FERGUSON
_I. ft CONKLIN
JOHN T. JoXfcS
.R. K. SCHICK
W. A. OARWETT
PETER EBBE.SON
. E. E LINK !
-T. H. TIBBLEN
Keanxet, Neb.. Aug. 3.—[Special
to the Omaha Bee.]—The itate con
vention of the people'* party was held
in a tent pitched out on the prairie a
mile from town. The tent was a rem
nant of a two-ring circus that stranded
at Lincoln, and in the evening made a !
gratefully cooi auditorium. A bigpiat- ;
form had been erected at one side of ,
the canvas and the delegates were :
seated in semi-circular rows of chairs
standing on the ground. Encircling
the chairs were the regulation seats of
a circus for spectators aua the big tent
was packed to overflowing with a good
natured, enthusiastic crowd. Arc elec- 1
trie lamps on thetwocenler-poiesgave
a fairly good illumination, and gaso- i
line lamps on the platform gave otfi- ;
cers and reporters an extra circus flare. ;
Tne delegates were seated in alpha- '
beticui order, beginning with Adams
at the left of the semi-circle, an ar
rangement which made it easy to lo- i
cate them, expediting business.
At 8 o'cIock Chairman Woife of the !
State Committee called the convention i
to order. Chaplain Diffenbacher, d'e- \
iiverea a prayer. Among other things
he said: "If, as in the past, the strong '
serpent of bribery shall intrude in the i
fair garden of Nebraska, may both '■
giver and receiver rest under the curse '
of Thy vengeance.” j
Judge Alien of Madison county was |
made temporary chairman. i
11. S. Littlefield was chosen perma
nent chairman, and J. A. Eager ton of
Buffalo and David Alphin of Gage
assistants.
A committee on credentials was ap
pointed, und J. C. Gorin of HilcbcocK,
O. A. Williams of Antelope, 11. L.
Hopkins of Webster, Edwin E. Lee of
Hall and J. 11. Edminslon of Dawson
were made a committee on rules and
order of business.
A call of the roll showed 2'„’9 federal
and five confederate soldiers among
the delegates. A call for the bankers
showed they were scarce.
Chaplain DilTenbauher presented the
chair with a cherry gavel that he
bought in the kitchen of Washing
ton's old mansion at Mount Vernon.
At 1 o’clock the committee on ere
dentals reported. There were no con
tests except in Douglas county. El
mer Thomas, J. O. Yeiser and John
Jetfcoat of Omaha went before tbe
committee ana demanded the substi.
tution of a Powers delegation from
Douglas county in place of the silling
delegates.
Thomas and Yeiser were given leave
to present their ease. The committee
voted unanimously against them. The
report of the committee was adopted
and the temporary organization was
made permanent.
C. N. May berry of i’awcee. D. Ciem
Denver of Dougins, P. A. Towney of
Pierce, S. H. Craig of Gage, YV. J. Ber
gerof Hall, and .John Stebbins of Buf
falo were appointed the committee on
resolutions.
T. II. Tibbies and U. K. Link were
chosen presidential electors at large.
District presidential electors were
selected as follows: First district,
T. J. Ferguson; Second district. J. K.
Conkiin; Tnirddistrict, John T. Jones,
Fourth district, Bush U. Schick; Fifth
district. YV. A. Garrett, Sixth district.
Peter Kbberson.
YVhen, at !1:30 a. m., nominations
for governor were declared in order
John H. Powers took the platform,
and in reply to the reports of a Powers
faction, he stated his life was devoted
to the cause of the army of the people.
He then announced that in the interest
of that army and for the saxe of that
urmy his name must not be presented
to the convention for nny ofiice.
Motions to nominate by acciamation
were ruled out of order and the roll
call was ordered for an informal bal
lot.
BulTalo county cast eight votes for
Lecse, Butler one, Burt one, Cass two.
Chase four, Cheyenne two and Clay
three.
Then Mr. I.eese arose to a question
of privilege and announced that he
was not a candidate. He said he was
for Van YVvck for governor and he
moved the nomination of the general
be made by acclamation. There were
objections from the Powers side and
the motion was ruled out of order.
Notwithstanding Leese's refusal to
be a candidate some of the supporters
of Powers continued to vote for him.
The ballot resulted: Van Wyck, 552;
Leese. 147; Poynter. 6.
Van YVyck’s nomination was then
made by acciamation.
SYNOPSIS OK THE PLATKOltM.
The commilte on resolutions re
ported the following platform, which
was adopted with little discussion:
The rates for iike service in the slate
of Iowa and in the enactment of such
law und the regulations of freight
charges. Railways in inis state snail
be classified und rates adjusted in pro
portion to the traffic, and to the end
that exact justice may be done to ail.
YY e are opposed to the restoration
of the sugar bounty, in any form, by
the state of Neoraska. - .
\Yo demand of our next legislature
passage of an act to prescribe the
mode of payment of obligation* of debt
contracted, to be paid in money, as
follow*:
Be it enacted, etc.. That from and
after the passage of this act ail obli
gation* contracted to be payable in
money shall be payable in any money
authorized by the United State* govern
ment, and any stipulation to the con
trary in said contract or obligation is
hereby declared void.
We demand the submission of an
imecdment to the constitution of this
itate providing that the permanent
•chool fund may be loaned to citizens
of Nebraska on first mortgage on pro
ducing real e»tate at an interest of not
more than 5 per cent as is now dons
in many of tbe states of the union.
We are opposed to a system of gov
ernment that allows corporations ot
individual* of tbe United Slates tc
employ Pinkertons or any other armed
force to intimidate and coerce organ
ized labor.
We favor such legislation as shall
require all differences between em
ployers to be submitted to a commit
tee of arbitration and the enforcement
of the decision of such committee.
We demand the election of presi
dent, vice president and United States
sentaors by direct vote of the people.
We favor equal pay for both men
and women.
We demand a more prompt delivery
of independent mail matter, as we be
lieve such mail matter is not always
delivered promptly.
We denounce the convict labor
system as practiced in Nebraska.
Several resolutions were reported by
the committee without, recommenda
tion. and the following were adopted:
Kesoived, That, whereas, at the last
session of the legislature f50,000 was
appropriated as Nebraska’s contribu
tion to the World's fair to be held in
Chicago in 1893, we, the members of
the state convention, recommend that
no further appropriations from the
different counties or state legislature
either directly or indirectly, be made
for this purpose, and further that we
set our seal of condemnation against
its managers for their refusal to recog
nize the just claims of labor in the
construction of the works and build
ings.
Kesoived, That inasmuch as the
state militia Is only an expensive or
nament fostered by that element who
seems disposed to add to the already
heavy burdens of taxation, to create
an army in time of peace to protect
capital and intimidate labor, we ask
for its abolition nr a refusal to make
an appropriation for it to continue its
expensive folly or parade its arrogant
menace.
READY FOR IfNICHTS.
Pnahlng I’reparutlona fur the Reception
or the Templars*
Denver, Col., Aug. 5.—This city
fairly teems with good-natured rivalry
on the part of interested citizens anxi
ous to excel in decorating business
blocks and homes in honor of the com
ing Knights Templar conclave. Ar
tists from the principal cities of the
United States are on the ground and
are rustling to fill orders. Already
banners are flying, emblems are dis
played in profusion, and the general
colors of the order meets one's eye on
every side.
The hotel committee has been ac
tively at work for nearly a year syste
matically arranging every detail in an
ticipation of the immense gathering.
The committee divided the city into
districts, and a house to house canvass
has been made. A system of books
was used. Ky Saturday every availa
ble room and bed in the city will be
taken and registered. Although some
0,000 Sir Knights and their friends
have been located, there will be no
trouble in placing 15,000 to 20,000
more. Among all the committees none
have done more laborious or better
work for the conclave.
TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Americans Reported to lie EMroachlng
on tlie Three-Mile Limit.
Halifax, N. S., Aug. 5.—The air is
full of rumors of American vessels fish
ing inside the three-mile limit. A re
port was current that the cruiser
Vigilant had captured a vessel fish
ing in prohibited waters along the
western coast of Halifax, but United
States Counsel General Frye has no
confirmation of the report. A special
from Digby says mackerel have struck
in along the shore of St. Mary’s Bay,
and that traps and seines are taking
from fifty to one hundred barrels ol
No. 1 fish each tide.
This a great temptation to American
mackerel men, who are hovering sus
piciously near the three-mile limit. In
consequence the Dominion government
has dispatched the cruiser Kingfisher
to the scene of the alleged poaching,
and some seizures may be looked for.
, ROBERT PINKERTON NOTIFIED.
Us Says He Can Be Found at Hie Desk
and Will Not Run Away.
New York, Aug. 5.—Robert Pinker
ton was busy at his desk when told
that informations had been lodged
against him at Pittsburg for murder
and warrants issued.
"This is the first I have heard
of it. But it won’t make any
difference with me. I shall not run
Sway and hide, like Mr. O’Don
nell, nor shall I go scouring around the
country like he did on pretended mis
sions. When the officers come for mo
they will find me right here at my
desk. I have done nothing to be afraid
of, nor has any one connected with
this agency. We did our duty and pro
tected the property and lives of our
employers.”
S?3iOOO S\%-lndler A rrt'Mted.
New York. Aug. 5.— Iguatius Wcidcr.
a London jeweler, was arrested here
yesterday, charged with having swin
dled several London jewelry firms out
of diamonds and jewelry‘valued at
£.‘.>,000.
CEOUNSE NOMINATED
-ISO HILL Mill THE N ICE FOB
UOVFIINOH.
Nebraska llepubllcana lleaasemb'.e
and Complete Their Work by Nomi
nating a Full Ticket.
For Governor.LORENZO CROCS F
For Lienlemtnt Governor .HKV. J. G. TATE
For Secretary of State.JOHN C. ALLEN
For Auditor.EUGENE MtniHK
For Treanir-r.ItiSEPH S. HARTLEY
For supt. Public Instruction.A. K. W UDY
For Attomev Gen.GEORGE II. li K>TINGS
For Coin. Pub. Lit ml. A Ilidgu A. K. HUMPHREY
For Presidential Electors—
.. ...... i W. J. BROATCH
At Large- .j m RAYMOND
First District. ISAAC « ILD
-second District.E. P. SAVAGE
Third District.H. A. MILLER
Fourth District... <’. DUKAS
Fifth District.D. M. NETTLETON
Sixth District.CHARLES JOHNSON
Lincoln August 4. —The republican
state convention met Here too ay.
Chairman Mercer called the conven
tion to order in a somewhat lengthy
address.
Temporary officers were announced
as follows: Temporary chairman. John
H. Hays of Madison county; secreta
ries. L. V. Haskeii of Folk. G. E.
Copeland of Antelope. S. M. Bailey of
Jefferson.
Tne credemiials of ail counties
where there was no contest were ac
cepted without reading.
A. E. Cady, of Howard county was
selected as perminent chairman.
S. M. Bailey was elected secretary
and H. M. Waring of Duugius and G.
K. Copeland of Antelope assistants.
The chair was instructed, on motion
of Boss Hammond, to appoint a com
mittee of nine on resolutions.
The chair presented the names of
Hammond of Dodge. Sutherland of
Burt. Bartlett of Douglas, Page of
Lancaster, Watson of Otoe, Stull of
Nemaha. Thummell of Hall. McNish
of Cuming and Sinclair of Buffalo.
At 12:46 the convention adjourned
until 2 o’clock.
On reassembling the convention pro
ceeded to the nomination of officers.
For governor the names of Judge
Crounse of Washington, Majors of Ne
maha Cady of Howard ana Sheidon
were nominated. The first baiiot
showed, Crounse, 376; Majors. 344;
Sheldon, 42; Cady. 82; Keese. 1.
The result of the second ballot was
announced as follows: Crounse. 383;
Majors, 333; Cady. 8; Sheidon. 42;
Beese, 1; T. O. C. Harrison, 1.
The third baiiot showed, Crounse.
384; Mujors, 323, MacCaii, 34; Shel
don, 33; Beese. 1.
It was here announced that the the
atre was engaged Dy a theatrical com
pany for the night, and the convention
was told that it must get out before 6
o'clock. Several motions to adjourn
were taken, but they were lost. The
fourth baiiot stood: Crounse. 393; Ma
jors. 317; Cady. 17.
The convention then adjourned un
til 9 o'clock in the morning.
THE PLATFORM.
The republicans of Nebraska in con
vention assembled affirm their princi
ples enunciated in the platform adopted
by the national republican convention
at Minneapolis, and most heartily en
dorse the wise, clean, firm and truly
American administratiou of President
Harrison.
The republican party is the friend of
iabor in the factory, miil. mine and on
the farm. It will at ail times stand
ready to adopt any measure that may
improve its condition or promote its
We deplore the occurrence of any
conflict between labor and capital. We
denounce the agitation of demagogues
designed to foment conflicts; and we
most earnestly disapprove the use of
private armed forces in any way to
settle them. We believe that an ap
peal to law and its officers is aniDie to
protect property and preserve the
peace and favor the establishment in
some form of boards or tribunals of
conciliation and arbitration for the
peaceful settlement of aii disputes be
tween capital and labor and such ques
tions as pertain to the safety and
physical and moral well being of the
workingmen.
We believe in protecting the labor
ing men by ail necessary and judicious
legislation, and to this end we favor
the enactment of suitable laws to pro
tect the health, life and limb of all
employes of transportation, mining
and manufacturing companies while
engaged in the service of such com
panies.
The farmers of this state, who con
stitute the chief element of our pro
ductive wealth-creating population,
are entitled to the cheapest and best
facilities for storing, shipping and
marketing their products, and to this
end we favor such laws as will give
them cheap, safe and easily obtainable
elevator and warehouse facilities, and
will furnish them promptly and with
out discriminational just and equitable
rates proper transportation facilities
for all accessible markets.
We demand the enactment of laws
regulating the rate charged by express
companies within this state to the end
that such rates may be made reason
able.
We favor the adoption of the amend
ment to the constitution providing for
an elective railroad commission em
powered to fix iocal passenger and
freight rates.
v We are in favor of the postal tele
graph and postal savings banks sys
tem ana rural free delivery.
Trusts and combinations to control
and unduly enhance the price of com
modities are a great evil and we favor
all proper legislation to eradicate and
repress them.
The revenue laws of this state should
be carefully revised by a commission
of competent persons representing the
principal industries of the state to tne
end that aii property rightfully subject
to taxation may be made to cav its
just proportion of the public revenues.
The debt of this nation to the men
who preserved it can never be paid lu
dollars and cents. The republican
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parly o' Nebraska cordially and ear*
nestly favors a system of pensions so
liberal as to properly provide for the
living and tenderly protect from want
the widows and orphans of the dead.
Second Day’* Proceeding*.
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 6.—It was
; 10:10 this morning when Chairman -
[ Cady rapped for order and asked the
! pleasure of the convention. The del*
| egates were good natured, and at
| once demanded the roil call for gov*
i ernor be proceeded with without da*
lay.
j When the ballot was concluded the
! secretary announced that 837 oaiiots
j had been cast and that it required 419 .
! to nominate. Crounse had received
446. On motion of Majors the nomi
nation was made unanimous.
Rev J. G. Tate, of Hastings was
nominated for lieutenant governor by (
1 acclamation.
| xue selection oi a cauuiuaie lur ret
: retary of state was declared next in
: order. J. Wesley Tucker of Cherry
I arose and stated that but one name
had been considered in connection
with this piace on the ticket and he
therefore moved that the ruies be sus
pended and John C. Alien of Ked
Willow, the present incumbent, be
nominated by acclamation. The con
vention acquiesced and Mr. Allen was
so nominated.
Four ballots were necessary to se
lect a candidate for auditor, Eugene
Moore being selected after a spirited
contest.
Joseph Bartley was nominated for
state treasurer.
Hastings for attorney general, Gou
ay for superintendent of instruction
ana Humphrey for commissioner of
lands, were all nominated by acclama
tion.
For presidential electors at large
W. J. Broatch and I. X. Raymond
were nominated. The following were
nominated for district presidential
electors: First district, Isaac Wiles;
second district, E. P. Savage; third
district, 1L P. Miller; fourth district.
C. Bur as; fifth district, D. M. Nettle
ton. sixth district, Charles Johnson.
The roll of the senatorial districts
were called for the presentation of
names for the state central committee
which was as follows: C. L. Rich
ards, Hebron; A. A. Welch, Wayne;
George Copeland, Elgin; P. J. Hall,
I Memphis; J. H. Chapman, Ausley;
W. F. Bechel and George A. Bennett,
Omaha; W. G. Whitemore, Valley;
W. G. Samuelson, Humbolt; H. L.
Canoe, Greeley Center; W. H. Street
er, Aurora; J. C. Watson, Nebraska
City; C. C. McNish, Wisner; E. T.
Hodsen, Schuyler; T. C. Callahan,
Friend; A. R. Cruzen, Curtis; C. Hos
tetler, Central City; H. L. Gould,
Ogalalla; A. V. Coie. .<uniata; C. E.
Magoon, Lincoln; J. M. Meyers, Da
vey; C. A. McCloud, York; T J.
Smith, Ainsworth; J. C. Burch, Beat
rice; W. E, Peebles, Pender; J. B.
McGrew, Bloomington; W. Husenet
ter, Linwood; J. L. McDonald, Atkin
son; C. D. Marr, Fremont; M. H.
Christy, Sterling; J. T. Malialieu,
Kearney; Orlando Tefft, Avoca.
The state central committee was au
thorized to fill any vacancies in the list
of candidates that might occur, and to
eiect its own officers, who may or may
not be members of the committee.
'I he chairman of the convention was
directed to act as temporary chairman
of the committee, and he called a meet
in? of the committee at' the Capital
hotel at 3 30 o'clock.
Chairman Cady received the fol
lowing telegram from Judge Crounse:
W ashington, D. C., Aug. o.—Hon.
A. E. Cady, chairman republican con
vention. Please express to the con
vention my full appreciation and
heartfelt thanks for the high honor
just conferred on me and for this re
newed expression of confidence. Be
assured that I shall do all possible for
tne success of the party of which I
have no doubt, and to merit the con
fidence bestowed on me.
L. Ckounse.
lne executive committee of the Re
publican State league met at the Lin
coln hotel and issued a call for the
annual convention of the State Repub
lican Leagues of Nebraska in the city
of Grand Island at 8 o'clock p. m.,
August 24, 1892. The business which
will come before the convention will
include reports irom the officers of
the league, the election of officers for
the ensuing year and the election of
delegates to attend the national con
vention, which meets at Buffalo, N,
Y., at 1 o'clock, September 1, 1892.
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
Dynamite UaecLto llreak Open the Doors
““The Amount Secured.
Fkesno, Cal., Aug. G.—The south
bound night express on the Southern
Pacific road was held up between
Rolindo and Pratton at 12:10 o’clock
yesterday and a sum estimated at
$30,000 taken from the express car.
The robbers operated in the boldest
manner, using dynamite to cripple the
locomotive and blow open the car
doors. Several deputy sheriffs from
the southern part of the State were on
the train but no resistance was offered
to the robbers.
The robbers, it is supposed, escaped
on horseback. General Freight Agent
Smurr of the Southern Pacific was in a
special car with a party of gentlemen
bound East. Messenger George
Roberts, who was wounded by the ex
plosion of a dynamite bomb, was pro
nounced by physicians to be seriously
injured. He resides in Los Angeles.
COLQUITT VERY ILL.
nu Right side Paralyzed and HU Articu
lation Airectod.
Washington, Aug. 0—The condi
tion of Senator Colquitt does not im
prove. Mrs. Colquitt is now with her
husband, and she intends to move him
to some health resort as soon as possi
> c. the Senator’s right side is para
lyzed and Ins articulation is affected.
Mr. Colquitt is 0$ years old, but until
recently was a robust man.
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