Nebraska Newspapers

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0*NKM.U •> NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE
The T’nlin Pacific t.hop« at Rawlins j
have bifn reopened
Freddie Wendt. a O-year-old boy of
Soatb Omaha, was drowned last week
While bathing.
Shkhiiux county will have more corn
and potato** than will be needed for
borne consumption.
Marvin Hehiikrt of Gordon, while !
tramping acme* the sand hill*, lost ins
pocketbook containing S.'OU.
Mm. J. K. Cir.ki.xi>, late of Chadron. |
who waa made insane over Christian |
acience, has fully recorered.
The proposition to bond the town- 1
ahip In the sum of $10,000 to secure ir- !
rigation, carried at Kim Creek by a rote 1
Of 137 to *8.
Thomas llot uiux was arrested at
Nebraska City, charged with stealing
••0 from Arthur Ircet while visiting
him at bis home.
Or ok its hare been given to all sec
tion men along the 11. Sc M. to keep a
aliarp lookout for Kussian thistles, and
when found to cut them down.
Kb. Haiimiart of Mheltou rode to
Seward on h:s wheel and covered the
distance, over 100 miles, in less than a
day and against a strong wind.
This Old hettlers' association of
Bodge county will hold the annual pic
nic on the Fremont < liaiilauijua
grounds Saturday, September H.
Astoxk Taslrb, residing four miles
west of Atchison, was killed by a run- '
nway team. He waa horribly mangled |
nud died in five minutes after the acci-1
dent.
The Chambers Creamery company of i
Chambers, Neb , filed articles of incor- j
poration with the secretary of state >
last week. The capiul stock is placed
St 83,300.
Fred, the 13-year-old boy of Mrs j
Gorden, living four miles southwest of j
Elmwood, fell from a tree and broke 1
both bones of his rigiit arm just above
the wrist.
Tint small son of K. Rifle, living at
Bed Cloud, aged about 8 years, fell i
npori an upturned pitchfork, one of the
tines piercing bis body and entering
the lung. He may recover.
E. M. Brewer and wife, living near |
Bntte, went to town, leaving the chil- ;
dren at horns When they returned
the home waa a mass of ruins, but the
children were all accounted for.
A colored boy named Jones was
badly hurt in a fight with a fellow em
ploye at the Nebraska City packing
bouse. He sustained three broken ribs
and internal injuries are feared.
The. Russian thistle has sprung np
from Xorth Lincoln to West Lincoln,
and there Is talk of asking the city or
county officials to take some action
looking to a riddance of the pest
Mr*. James Thompson of Grand
Island, who has been an invalid for
Ojer a year, died at Chicago last week
after an operation had been performed
; *®r removal of a large tumor.
Three small boys between the ages
of 10 and 14 years, entered a car at the
Burlington depot in Red Cloud and
helped themselves to a pail of candy.
The reform school awaits their coming.
A. II. Hughes, who for seven years
, been principal of the Schuyler
\ schools, and who was re-elected for the
ensuing year, handed in his resigna
tion. refusing to accept a reduction of
salary.
E Ah unknown man committed suicide
. ut Omsbs last week in a small grove
West of the Union Pacific tracks near
Twenty-fourth street by shooting him
•*>* in the mouth with a 33-caliber
Korebund revolver.
A. Dhuksdow was arrested at Ne
braska City at the instance of Effie
: Cornwall, who charges him with being
the father of her illegitimate child.
' ‘ Drnesdow gave lionds for 8300 for his
appearance August 31.
A gentleman living on the Peru hot
\ toms claims that he has ltio acres of
corn that will go from 83 to loo bush
r Ols per Acre and that the entire bot
. - toms, or at least an area of twelve
miles square, will equal as much.
While attending to household duties
In the kitchen and while singing a pat
riotic hymn Mrs. Nate Kaehler of
Grand Island was suddenly stricken
with apoplexy of the brain and expired
Instantly. She was S3 years of age.
A young man, going by the name of
Elmer Hamilton and cluiming to hail
from Iowa, was arrested by Sheriff
Menke at Herman for the burglary of
Mayor Stewart’s store. A revolver that
, waa stolen was found upon his person.
P. C. Masses's barn, two horses, two
mules, twenty hogs and some machln
& *ry were destroyed by fire. Massee
Uvea near Cairo, Hall county. Loss,
91,800; insurance, 8700. A man with
his cob pipe caused the conflagration.
f While Mrs J. M. Strayer and three
£ daughters of Seward were out riding
the horse ran away, throwing them all
' out and killing the youngest girl, aged
•bout 5 years, almcst instantly. The
Others were badly bruised, but notdun
gerously hurt
HATTIB Rosa and Mrs. Anna Harri
son were taken to the penitentiary
from Nebraska City last week, the
former for a year and the latter for
eighteen montha The Koss woman
',t\ was convicted of highway robbery and
; Mrs. Harrison of burglary.
- Times are always prosperous when
V labor and capital are steadily employed.
Western goods for western people. Far
! roll it Co's brand of syrups, jellies, pre
jf; aervea and mince meat; Morse-Coe
• boots and shoes for men, women and
children; American Biscuit & Manufac
turing Ca, Omaha, crackers.
S A BKI.L weighing 800pounds has been
presented to the Methodist church of
'' Havelock by a New York firm, and its
; arrival la expected in a few days.
Tames men stole 900 worth of hogs
from Gen. Van Wyck’s farm and sold
: them to the packing house in Nebraska
City. The thieves were arrested.
Joint Powers lives on a half-section
farm in Platte eouaty, attends strictly
to hie business of farming and stock
raising, and kae sold since last Novem
ber 91,270 worth of hogs of bis own
raising, marketing them at the average
of eight montha He has 230 acres to
corn and ninety to oats, wheat and bar
ley, A prosperous man in hard time*
* it.
V-v-' ' K' -LI b . j*.'
Tin: Elkhorn Irrigation company of
O'Neill haft been organized tor the pur
pose of watcriug the land* about Holt
oouoty, with a capital s'ock of £>3,000.
C. J. Adirnto'i, of Antelope county.
bo« arranged to tend l.iAJU bead of cat
tlz and IIH) head of horses from there
to Wyoininng to winter, Hr. Ander
fton owns 4CO cattle and tbere being no
corn or little fodder in Antelope
county, be idiips to the range.
Ai.va Ii. Smith of Lincoln county
wok that and almost instantly killed
loftt week Smith lieed in the extreme
southwestern coroer of the county.
Coroner Somers held an inquest, but it
was not determined whether the shoot
ing was accidental or otherwise.
Tiikke was talk for a time that tbere
would bo no Colfax county fair this
fall, but the managers of the agricul
tural society did not countenance the
idea in a recent meeting held. Though
there is not nearly so much to be ob
tained for exhibit this year, it is belieft
*d that more strenuous efforts than are
usually made will result in an average
<Jt.tr Lkvixe, living four mile* north
east of York was badly jammed tip by
a cross ball, lie was in the set of put
ting his horse* in the pasture when be
was attacked by the animal, knocked
down and tramped upon, breaking two
ribs and bruising his limbs and body
badly. Fortunately the brute had
been dehorned or he would bare been
much worse injured.
Wihi.k I* E. Hagcman and wife of
Elk Creek were away from home one
day last week, three young men who
were traveling through the country by
wagon. broke into the house and stole
some provisions and also took a lot of
tools from the barn. Mr. Hageman fol
lowed them the next day and caught
them a few miles east of Auburn and
recovered his property.
Lasd Commissioner McAllister of
the Union 1'acific, talking of matters in
relation to his department, said that
notwithstanding the financial depres
sion, his department had issued more
deeds this year than ever before in any
one year since the road was built. “We
are receiving from seventy-five to 135
final payments per month on land along
the line, which would indicate that the
farmers are satisfied."
A 14-ykar-oi.!> son of 11. F. Rogers
of Pleasant Valley, near Litchfield,met
with a serious accident He had been
out hunting and upon his return stop
ped st the well to get a drink, standing
the gun against the windmill. It
started to fall and the boy grabbed
hold of the muzzle, when the gun waa
In some way discharged, tearing off a
thumb and two Ungers and badly lac
erating one side of bis face.
Ueoiuik Williams and Cha*. Smiley,
the Conner a brukeman and the latter
the yardmastcr for the Hock Island
road had a fracas at Fairbury which led
to the death of Smiley. He was shot
three times with a 38-calibre revolver
and expired shortly afterwards Will
iams boldly states that he shot to kill
and is ready to pay the penalty of his
act. Smiley leaves a wife and four
children. Williams has a wife and one
child.
W. T. Williams, a well known far
mer, residing ten miles north of Beat
rice, lost by tire, over 300 tons of fine
new hay, valued at over 13,000 in the
stack. Air. Williams had 330 acres of
what was considered the best hay land
in his section of the county. It had
just been cut and slacked. Some one
driving by carelessly threw either a
lighted match or cigar stump into the
grass near the road, and in a twinkling
it was beyond control.
Whether or not an extra session of
the legislature will be called for the
purpose of devising means to alleviate
the suffering of those who have been
rendered destitute from the effects of
the drouth, Uov. Creunse is not yet
ready to state. He has been giving the
matter all necessary consideration and
will not act hastily. He has received
many letters for and against the meas
ure, all of which will be given due at
tention.
The following note was found by
Miss Anna Agee, floating down the Elk
horn river in a tightly corked bottle:
“July 28, 1894. For God's sake, come
to my relief. I have been slugged and
robbed by my two companions and left
for dead south of Hooper. For God’s
sake, come. (Signed) Sam Read.” It
is written on a charge memorandum
slip, like those used by merchants, and
the number 198 is printed on it. On
the opposite side of the note very indis
tinctly written: “Look out in moss."
The cork was driven into the bottle so
tight that the bottle had to be broken
to get the paper out
Elias Corky, of Omaha, an old sol
dier, has invented and had patented a
device for coupling cars, that pomises
a great saving of human life in this
dangerous work. If nothing better
comes before the railroad public—and
it appears to be perfect in all respects
—Mr. Corey's invention may in time be
found on every freight car in the
country. If it is placed there the
switchman’s calling will be as safe as
other work, for he will not need to go
between the cars in the performance of
his duties. In fact he does not need to
be any where near the cars in making
a coupling. He sets the pins and the
outcome of Mr. Corey's ingenuity does
the rest.
a max namea uuisom, a nretnan on
the 11. & M., held down a seat in the
city park at Table Hock for soreral
hours Sunday with a youog woman,
wholly unconscious of the fact that
jealous eyes were upon them and a be
trayed husband was swearing' ven
geance The woman was from Sterling.
Her husband had followed her. About
11 o'clock the couple wended their way
to the lake, half a mile north of town.
The uvenger finally sprang upon the
unsuspicious Fulsoin. knocking him
down and tramping him in the face and
cutting him about the face and breast
with a knife. The knife used was a
poor one, and the wounds inflicted
were not serious, but Fnlsom was bad
ly frighteued and succeeded in getting
away from his assailant.
Thkek well dressed tourists were in
Clay Center soliciting from house to
house for something to eat and upon
entering the residence of H. E. Stein
picked up a good watch, three gold
rings and 50 cents in moner. Since
then they have not been heard from.
Ct.AKKNCE. the 18-year-old son of U.
Z. Menzie of Knox county, was prob
ably fatally injured while cutting corn
with a sled on his father's farm. The
I knee cap was partially cut and torn
| from its position and the knife cut the
| uPti6r part of the thigh, severing one
branch of the femeral artery, causing
severe hemorrhage. He will probably
die.
HE DOES NOT FAVOR COMPUL
SORY ARBITRATION.
WOULD I0T PROVE SATISFACTORY.
Tfc« Amerlrai I'nlon rmid«n;
Iteralicd l»jr the Arbitration Com*
m l»*ion — Prv* bleat Goapm of
th« A mrrirsa Federation of
Labor Give* 111* View* of
the Labor Movement.
Chicago, A up. 27.—President Debs
of the American Railway In ion was
recalled to-day by the strike commis
sion. He stated that he did not favor
compulsory arbitration in settlement
of labor troubles He did not believe
that such a method would prove uni
versally satisfactory. Asked if he
knew of any dissatisfaction among the
Rock Island employes previous to the
strike, he said that there had been
trouble among the telegraphers of
| the road and there was much dissatis
faction. The statement that there
were not more than 200 American
Railway I'nion men on the Rock Is
land was absurd. The fact that the
road was completely tied up effectual
ly disproves such a story.
Samuel Oompcrs, president of the
American Federation of Labor was
the next witness. He prefaced his
testimony bv a brief outline of the
t aims and principles of the federation
and gave figures showing the mem
bers of the organization. He told of
the calling of the conference of the
heads of the labor organizations at
the Mriggs house here and said that
after long deliberation the delegates
decided to request President Cleve
land to attempt to settle the strike.
•'We thought," he declared, “that
if Mr. Gladstone could do so
much good service in the Eng
lish coal strikes such an attempt
’ could not be beneath the dignitv of
the president of the United States
Accordingly a telegram was sent to
Mr. Cleveland asking his aid. To that
message he did not deign to reply. In
fact, he took not the slightest notice
of it. Mr. Debs was then called upon
and gave a history of the boycott, the
Pullman trouble and the railroad
strike. We considered the matter
carefully, and finally decided that we
could not order a general strike.
That it would be a usurpation of
power and would for many reasons
be unwise. The delegates expressed
their sympathy with the movement
and soon afterwards we adjourned.”
Mr. Uompers explained that to ef
fect a general strike all the unions
participating must agree and said it
would have been impossible for the
llriggs house conference to have de
clared a general sympathetic strike.
Asked for his opinions as to methods
for preventing strikes, he said: “I do
not condemn strikes as heartily as do
some men. I believe that so long as
present conditions exist they are nec
essary and I believe that all strikes
do good in calling attention to the
fact that laboring men will not be
driven further down into poverty. I
think the action of the strikers in par
alyzing the railroads of the country
was justifiable.”
Uompers was frankly uncompli
mentary in bis opinions regarding
the strike commission. "I think this
thing is rather late in the day." he
said. “This examination by the com
missioners is rather in the nature of
an inquest on a dead body. I don't
anticipate great good from the pres
ent investigation.”
THE WHISKY TRUST SAVED.
I Cash to l ay the Taxes on •6,000,000
Worth of l.lqnor Provided.
Chicago, Aug. 27. — The Illinois
trust and Savings bank of this eity
; took possession to-day of 86,000,000
worth of the whisky of the Distillers
and Cattle Feeding company,the cor
porate name of the whisky trust, in
6tore in Peoria and Pekin, by placing
custodians in charge of all goods in
store in the two cities. Nothing was
done with the product of the trust in
Chicago, as none of the whisky here
will be taken out now. The trust
will have until Monday afternoon to
pay the tax. and arrangements were
made for the “putting up” of the
money this afternoon.
Excursionist* on the Kocks.
San Fbaxcisco, Aug-. 27.—The mer
chants exchange has a telegram from
Port Townsend stating that the
steamer Chilcat has arrive ! there and
reports the steamer Queen ashore,
head on, at the point of Camarant
island, near Spencer's cannery, Alas
ka. The Queen has a big passenger
list of Alaska excursionists, but it is
not reported that they are in any
danger.
Scalded Coder a Boiler.
Emporia, Kan., Aug. 27.—A. Wilson. I
who is employed in the Santa Ke I
shops here, crawled under an engine j
last night to make some repairs. His I
body became wedged in and in his
efforts to extricate himself he acci
dentally opened a stop cock valve
near the fire box. The boiling hot
water of the engine gushed upon him
and he was fatally scalded.
A. C# llesliiK Very III.
Chicago, Aug„ 27.— A. C. Hosing,
the veteran founder of the Illinois
Staats Zeitung, one of the leading
German papers in this country, has
suffered a stroke of paralysis and is
in a dangerous condition. He was
brought to Chicago to-day from his
summer home. He is the father of
Washington Hesiug, postmaster of
Chicago.
A Big Steel Company Involved.
Pottsvii.i.k, l*a., Aug. 27.— Judg
ment* aggregating $141,000 have been
confessed by the Pottsville Iron and
Steel compunv, one of the largest in
dustrial establishments in this region.
The company has nearly 700 men on
its pay rolls at present and when run
uing full employs 1,000.
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K. P. ENCAMPMENT.
traihlactoai Belli Ileemted and the
City of Trot* All Tp.
Washototox. Aug. 27—Hunting’ of
blue, orange anti red is beginning to
appear on ail the business streets in
honor of the biennial conclave of the
supreme lodge of the Knights of
Pythias and the encampment of the
I'niform Hank of the order next
week. A canvass city of 1.700 tents
has sprung up in two days abont the
Washington monument and has been
christened “Camp George Washing
ton.” General James Carnahan of
Indianapolis chief officer of the fra
i ternity, who with his staff has been
; in the city two days, says that there
: will be 10.900 knights quartered there
! in organized bodies, while many un
i attached members of the order are
expected. Already groups of uni
formed knights are here.
No little interest is attached to this
gathering, because Washington is the
j birthplace of the order. Its founder,
: Justus H. Kathbone. was a govern
i inent official and it was established
| in February, 1804, originally intended
as a fraternal and protective society
for government department clerks,
: but it was conducted on lines which
: gave it great popularity and its mem
bership has increased to 500.000.
Marines hall, where the first meet
| ings were held, is still standing, and
will be occupied as headquarters of
, the grand lodge of the District of
i Columbia during the conclave.
BUTTERFLIES THE VICTOR.
| For the Flrit Time on Hecord, a Filly
Wins the Futurity.
Sheepiiead Bay, Aug. 27.—For the
| first time a filly has won the Futurity,
; Butterflies wining by a neck, Brandy
! wine second, Agitator third. Time
! I:”.
| Leading sporting men and the morn
: ing papers were almost unanimous in
| declaring Gideon «fc Daly’s Butterfies
I the favorite, because of her previous
| trials and the high opinion of her
I owners. Among the other horses
; which received popular support were
! Kuppert's Counter Tenor, O. H. P.
; Belmont's Brandywine, Dr. Knapp's
California, Gideon & Daly’S Waltzer
and Louis Stuart's Monaco. Only two
fillies have ever been placed—York
ville Belle in 1891 and Lady Violet in
j 1892.
j The first betting was as follows:
! Waltzer, 10 to 1; Butterflies, C to 5;
| Sadie 30 to 1; Salvation, 30 to 1; Gut
: tapercha, 20 to 1; Agitator. 12 to 1;
! Doggett, 40 to 1; California, 8 to 1;
| Brandywine, 10 to 1; Cromwell, 25 to
1 1; Counter Tenor, 7 to 1: Manchester,
10 to 1. Connoisseur, 8 to 1: Monaco, 4
| to 1; Bombazette, no betting.
The first futurity was won by Proc
i tor Knott, owned by Sam Bryant of
j Kentucky. The foliowilg year W. L.
I Scott of Erie, Pa., won with Chaos
| &“d the next year August Belmont
was first and second with Potomac
and Masher. A year later His High
ness took the money. Morello took
the next prize, and last year Messrs.
Keene won the big race with Domino.
INCOME TAX MONEY.
Tlia Senate Fane* the House Approprla
tlon Bill in Secret Session.
Washington, Aug. 27.—While the
senate was considering bills behind
closed doors yesterday, the house bill
appropriating 89,000 to carry into ef
fect the income tax provisions of the
tariff bill, which had been held up
under objection for a few days, was
passed. This ends all controversy as
to the preliminary arrangements for
collecting the income tax.
Pierced the Armor Flute.
Sandy Hook, Aug. 27.—The Chase
GaD tt armor plate was subjected to a
test at the proving grounds yester
day in the presence of a number of
distinguished visitors. It was 5 feet
by 0, and 10)4 inches thick, and it was
to be tested in competition with Har
veyized plates. The projectiles in
tended to be used were Midvale-Holt
zer steel-piercing shells of 8 inches
caliber. The first shot fired broke
the plate in three triangular pieces
and was found embedded in the oaken
backing. Another shot was fired,
which broke the top section of the
plate in several pieces and went into
the sand butt
Struck Dead by Lightning.
SALINA, Kan., Ang. 27.—Last even
ing about 5 o’clock, Peter Baldorf, a
farmhand in the employ of W. M.
Toll, living nine miles north of this
city, was riding on a load of cornfod
der, when he was struck by lightning
and killed. His hair was singed and
his flesh discolored from the shock.
Later in the evening an electric storm
passed over the city, but was not ac
companied by a particle of moisture.
Rawlins Strike Sympathizers Held.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug-. 27.—City
Marshal Haley. Editor J. F. Egan, anil
Clerke of District Court Burke, citi
zens of Rawlins, charged with con
tempt of court in interfering with
United States deputy marshals during
the recent strike, were held to-day by
Judge Riner in 8500, bonds each to
await the action of tli„- United States
grand jury.
Four of a Family Drowned.
Portsmouth Ohio, Aug. 27.—A. A.
Parrott, ex-county commissioner, and
his wife an l three children, riding in
a spring wagon, attempted to ford the
Scioto river, it being very low, but
the team struck a sink hole and all
the occupants of the wagon were
drowned except a 12-year old boy
who managed to get to s'hore.
A Queen's Son-In-Law Writes an Opus.
London, Aug. 27.—The marquis of
Lome has written the words of an
opera to which Hamish McCunn has
written the music. The Scottish and
the author is rather an adept a "rhy
merie," having turned the psalin into
verse, or rather rhymes, soma years
ago.
Deputy Marshals Badly Hurt.
Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 27._
United States Deputy Marshals Leon
lie host and James Gray were badly
,,,Vrt. w,1‘le returning from the races.
Iheir buggy was upset and both
pitched into the street. Dehost's in
juries are thought to lie serious
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HOLCOMB IS LEADED.
NOMINATED FOB GOVERVOB ON
THE FIRST BALLOT.
Proceeding* of the Xrbnuk* Popull*.
Slate Contention at Grand Island
Gaflln Nominated by Acclamation fot
Lleotenant GoTernoi—The Ticket 3Com*
inated Regarded by its Friend a Strong
One—The Platform Cpon Which the
Party Goes Before the People for En
dorsement.
Nebraska Populist State Contention.
Governor.SILAS A. HOLCOMB
Lieute.-m i Governor. JAME- N. UAKE1N
Secretary of Male.H. "• M FAUUKN
Auditor .JOHN K. WILSON
Treasurer.JOHN 11. POWERS
Attorney General.IL »• CAltl
Coumii-.-ioner of Public Lands and
Kulldiiiirs.SIO.vKV .1. KENT
Superintenuent of Public Instruction
.\V. A. JONES
Grand Island, Aug. 24.—The popu
list state convention, held in this city
today, made nominations as above
given.
W. Is Greene of Kearney was tem
porary chairman, which was afterward
made permanent.
Holcomb was nominated for-governor
on the first formal ballot.
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was adopted:
We. the people's independent party
of the state of Nebraska, reaffirm the
principles laid down in the national
platform adopted at Omaha July 4,
18U2. We emphasize the demand for
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the present ratio of 1G to 1.
We brand as treason to labor in every
field, and to the best interests of the
whole country, the unconditional re
peal by congress of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. We demand
both state and national laws for the
encouragement and promotion of the
irrigation of our arid and semi-arid
lands.
We demand that congress shall speed
ily pass a law by which the federal
courts will be prevented from suspend
ing the operation of the state law at
the dictation of corporations.
We demand a liberal service pension
to all honorably discharged union sol
diers and sailors of the lute war.
We declare for municipal ownership
of street cars, gas and electric light
plants and waterworks.
We demand compulsory arbitration
of all controversies between employers
and employes.
We heartily approve the course of
Senator William V. Allen and Congress
men W. A. McKeighan and O. M. Kem
for their fidelity and loyalty to our en
tire interests, and we compliment Con
gressman W. J. Bryan, who, though
elected as a democrat, has given strong
support to many of our reform meas
ures
We demand a more economical ad
ministration of our state government,
and a more strict accountability of
moneys appropriated and expended.
We reiterate our demand for a max
imum freight rate law or the enforce
ment of the one now on our statute
books
We demand the amendment of our
state constitution by the adoption of
what are popularly known as the initi
ative and referendum.
We demand the enforcement of the
present law for the investment of our
permanent school fund as directed, and
not through bond investment compa
nies, at a loss to said fund or profit to
speculators and money sharks.
We demand that all officers, both
state and county, be paid a reasonable
salary, in accordance to the labor to be
performed and the amount of skill re
quired, and that all fees be turned into
the general fund for state and county
purposes
\\ e commend to the favorable consid
eration of the state the building of
what is known as the Gulf & Interstate
railroad, now under process of con
struction.
We demand that immediate steps be
taken for the relief of the drouth suf
ferers of our state, and that some
means be devised to give them employ
ment and wages *
Having.stated our demands we cor
dially invite all persons who are in
sympathy with them to co-operate
with us, regardless of former partv af
filiations. J
State Central Committee.
The following state central com
tee was selected:
W- H. Waldron, Hastings; J.
Ilatzfield, Neligh; M. E. Shafts, u
ton; Ezra Hoiloteter, Brewster; 5
Clark Olds, Hemingford; Ed L \V
ing Spencer; Robert Wilbert, Chad
T'lu- Se,e ey' Kearney; W. A. Poyn
Albion; Jrank Roth, Tekamah; T
K. Welsh, David City; l)r. 11 c 1
ding, Murdock; John H. Feiver ]
M Biekell, Imperial; G
Craft, Valentine; C. J. Osborne sin,
o. tmik, Clay Center; O. Nelson
ri?uif DewaW-'Visner; James
Stockfcam, Broken l!ow; R. A. Camp
ron ’TmwrS°» A' Morrissey, Chad
Coif man IjeXlngt0n; Jonas
"Pan* Oshkosh;Warner Starr, Allen;
G. Martin, I-remont; George W
Kaworth, South Omaha; Samuel
Rwm^Ives, William Waite, Geneva;
I1,’ Mi D'mmick, Macon: D. L. McBride
c"e ;BnSieS uamer°n’ Ueaver city;
Burwen“ihHI^a :ce; (;uy Laverty,
Bur well, I. R \eoman, El wood; E. A
i River^M ^ R "i Francis, Wood
|?:1 er’„\M- Ho'vard, Aurora; Theo
dore Mahn, Alma; ,T. E. Hammone
‘-'fS|.t“ter; George W. Carter, Dyke’;
"tPaul AZm.anV,'VeiU: Fet9 Ebtaon,
t. 1 aul, A. J. Hill, Steele City; J. E
La master Tecumseh; T. G. Weaver
f‘Carr's'''' SJ?e.lidan- Ogalalla; John
ballT, v'DJrheld: A H- Amos. Kim
ball, J. G. Cruse, Quick; C. W. Hoxev
Lincoln; J. 1{. Stockton. Brady Island;
Anderson Taylor; J. jj £ollov
Madison; Ben Wilson, Tryon; Dan Me
J "h6’ n **• liarber, Fullerton;
J- IL Dundas, Auburn: J. M. Bird,
Cittr°G T Vi>l 1' Moran' Nebraska
p vv i Jlummer, Pawnee City; A.
d~Je-CM ’ A ront: U C Huck, Hol
M‘ A. Bruce, Foster; John S.
freeman, G.lumbus; J. U. Coleman.
Stromsburg; Seth J. Parsons, Bartley
Jules Shoei.heit, Falls City; W. P. Phil
C^ri aSS,?ttLT- A’ Western;
1,Iecker- Bellevue; Dr. F. E.
nay, Wahoo; F. M. Sand. Gerin«*: J
Tinpy,|Grwhaun; Henry MurPhy,nush*
hUki’ J' HeaPy- Litchfield: A. P.
Hublow, Crawford; James Brooks
Stanton; F. s. Mickey. Hebron: J. £!
H R"^rn ’ °\v Whitford, Arlington;
H. R Miller, Winside: H. L. Hopkinp
Cowles; Peter Dolstein, Ericson; D. R
J^a„ mYo,lk: ? S' Schroeder, Lcgan;
John Blanchard, Pender. *
A CALL. FOR AID
The Governor of Illinois Iatnei * r
notion.
Chicago, Any. 83.— Governor yl
geid has issued the following pr j
mation:
To tne People of the State of liijn„
and Especially Those of the City]
Chicago.
There is great distress growing,
of the want of food in and around tl
town of Pullman. More than ; J
families, or in the neighborhood!
6,030 people are utterly destitute,
nearly four-fifths of them are vvo®J
and children. The men have end.]
ored to get work, but were unablll
do so. As a rule the men are a
ior class of laborers—industrious
steady and some of them hare wor'J
for the Pullman company more tfcl
ten years. Those who have bj
given work can get food, but are J
in such an impoverished conditj
that they cannot help their neighbl
if they would. The relief societjl
unable to get more supplies. On u
Saturday it gave to each family -J
pounds of oat meal and two pounds]
corn meal, and having nothing left}
suspended operations, leaving
people in an absolutely helpless eoi
dition. The county commissioners]
Cook county, as overseers of the po]
have rendered some assistance, - J
owing to the limited appropriau]
they can fnrnish relief but for a sh«
time.
We can not now stop to inquire t'J
cause of this distress. The good pel
pie of this state cannot allow wora]
and children by the bnndred to pen]
of hunger. I, therefore call upon a|
humane and charitably disposed e:tl
zens to contribute wbat they cal
toward giving relief of these peopij
The governor has also called on til
commissioners of Cook connty to do a|
in their power in the matter.
A NOTED VETERAN KILLElj
Quartlu* C. Rust of Zollleoffer SlajJ
Fame Dead In a Runaway.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 23 —Q'ja*
tius C. Rust, a veteran of the MexicJ
and civil wars and an original eharatl
ter known among G. A. R. people i
all the ce ntral states, was found de*|
last night on the National road
teen miles west of here, lying at th]
bottom of a fifteen foot embankum-T
with his bead crush?d under bii
boffffy- There is nothing to explain!
the mystery of his death. '
“Quart ’ Rust, as he was called
the army and ever since, was wide:!
known for his claim, never disputeT
that he killed the rebel General ZoJ
coffer in the battle of Perrysville, kJ
in 1802. _ 1
THE WRONG MEN 'SHOT. I
Cripple Creek AuuiIdi After Slierj
Bowers Wound > Mine Owner.
Cripple Cheek, Col., Aug. 23.—F.L
Wirt, president of the Ben Hnr miM
ing company, who lives in Omaha,mi
shot through both arms last nigs;,
near Victor, and the horse of J. Ml
Roseberry, secretary of the company,
also of Omaha, was shot in the neck by
a gang of six men who fired over thirty
shots at them from Winchester riles.
It is thought that they were mistakes
for Sheriff Bowers and deputy.
Wirt is a man of means and a neph
ew of the late James G. Blaine.
COREA ON JAPAN'S SIDE.
The King Renounce* All Treaties Will
Chins.
Tokio, Ang. 23.—It is officially an
nounced that June 30 the king o!
Corea declared himself independent
of China and appealed to Japan to as
sist him in driving the Chinese from
Asan. This, it is added, was done
with the assistance of the Coreat
troops. The official announcement
also says that on the same date, June
30, Corea renounced all treaties with
China._'
To Be Shot at We waka.
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 23.—Migue;
Coucharty, a full blooded Seminole
Indian, has been sentenced to death
by the Seminole council for the mur
der of Dan Brooks, a squaw man. Hi
will be publicly shot at Wewaka,
September 4.
Convicted of Boodllng.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 23.—John
T. Callahan was convicted to-day ol
demanding and receiving bribes whiii
* member of the city council.
Hanged In an Oregon Coart Rome.
Klamath Falls, Ore., Aug. 23.—At
Lakeview, Monday night, a mob o
masked men forced the jailor to sur
render a prisoner named W. S. Thomp
son and hanged him on the court
house steps.
1IVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations from Kev York* Chicago,
Louis, Omaha and Risen here.
OMAHA
Butter-Creamery print. fO ^
Butter - Choice country. 15 @
https Fresh . 1U44#
Honey—t crib. 14
toultry - Old hens, per *"" " 5
Chickens—Spring, per 1b„ 9
Cheese -Neb. & fa. (ullcream. 11
J^“°DS..S 09
Sweet potatoes, per ib!!.‘!'.7.'.!'. 3Vi®
Benns-Navy, per bu. 2 00 « z
Hay Upland, per ton.11 00 fell
Onions—Per bu . lit
Apples- Per bbi.......I:::;;;;;; 300
Hogs-Mixed packing.5 50
Ho^s—Heavy weights. 5 50
Beeves-Prime steers.. a 25
Bulls08 fetockers and Seders. 1 15
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Calves. 1 0)
Steers—Fair to good .« w
Cows-A heifers _ ; .. 1 50
Sheep - Lambs. o •»>
Sheep-Fair to good natives!!". 2 Jo
NEW YORK.
Wheat, No. 2, red winter. 58 @
tef*'" ""™ -:: ::!:! 8 ?
Lurd.!■!'■!!!!!!!'!!!!1t sS <&
„ CI1ICAOJ.
Wheat-No.2, spring. *
Corn—Per bu. m*
Oats—. er bu.. 04
Pork..*/*
Lard .***** -
Hogs—Packers and mixed.'”" 5 20
t atlle Com. steers to extra !! 3 . 0
Sheep—Lambs. „ qq
. 30
,n si
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No 2 red, cash si
torn—Per bu. *7
Oats—Per bu .. «■
Hogs—Mixed packing!!..'!. n «
Cattle—Native steers .,. .’**** 343
KANSAS Cl TV.
\N heat—No. 2 red, cash .. 48 @
Corn—No. 2 -
Oats—No. 2
01\
kit 7
5
4
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ft 4
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Cattle—StcK*ker» and feeders 1 75^ 3
Bogs—Mixed packer*..;.....;; 5 ~ -
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