Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER.
PfcBtlSHKD BVKBT THCU8DAY By
Si;, tn Vmiur Panmira Oo.
O’NEILL,
Dr. Avimtui Le Flongeon says Yuca
tail la the cradle of the hnmaa race.
- whp earthquakes probably rocked It
<1 proofreader was kUled la the let
accident The accident
rbly-v'ae lo a Misplaced
A bicycle rider says: "I’ve heard a
COOd deal about the bicycle displacing
the horse and wagon, but I tried it and
felled.1'
Japan, with cholera, destructive
Storm, and great powers jealous of her
successes, seems to be In a trying po
Bltleu,
And now we are asked to believe that
a Philadelphian while digging a cistern
ea his premises the other day struck
falekaand.
NEBRASKA, j
Charley Fong Sing, a real Chinaman,
mutts to be a policeman In New York,
He will likely be kept wanting.
!,'/ , Amnesty has been granted to all Ar
MBlU political prisoners. The sultan
wants some more people tor his brutal
Midlers to kill, perhaps.
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Let the new woman chase the lllu
■Ire cellar button around under the
furniture a few times and she may be
eatlsted with her own apparel,
« The Trilby craze was a little late In
•*'* reaching Omaha, but It finally got
there with both feet, so to speak. This
if1. is evidenced by the discovery of a new
religious sect there, which conducts all
, Us services In "the altogether.”
4 Hosea Ballou, vice president of the
lt American Humane society, threatens
to arrest all persons connected with the
'* v ball lights that are proposed to be
given at the Atlanta Cotton exposition.
• He has written a lotter to the secretary
of the exposition, asking him to use
his Influence to prevent the exhibitions
os the ground that they are "Immoral
T imports.”
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'* The latest and most Interesting
v Phase of the omnipresent “bloomer
problem” halls from Toronto. A male
" member of the school board of that city
made a motion asking Inspectors to se
sore names of all women teachers who
have been riding bicycles In "male at
; tiro," commonly called “bloomers,"
with the evident Intention of taking
;> farther action In the matter. As lt
happens, there Is an up-to-date woman
: by the name of Dr. Oullen on the school
'' board who made such a noble defense
•f fair bicyclers In the course of a Uve
1} discussion that the motion was lost
to 6. I. , . ; •;
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tl Marla Barberl had been acquitted
because of the wrong and the outrage
Which provoked her to the crime, an
•sample of terribly evil consequence to
society would have been furnished, wad
: ft would have ban made the excuse for
N murder by vile aad violent women who
J aH snares tor men. But what her pun*
' .tatoakt ihall be la another matter.
| It cannot be death by electricity with*
nut outraging every healthy sentiment
> lad overj honorable Impulse in the
eewmunlty. The thought that men are
to gather about this wretched and dls
taught girl, strap her, a woman, to a
gi' Chair, and then stand by to watch her
. killing by an electric current, is horri
ble tn the extreme. No decent man
4" Would be willing to take part in such
' a proceeding. No governor ought to
; subject manhood to it Killing a worn
:;v . to in cold blood la not a business for
j men. It outrages humanity.
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The Americana abroad who have up
le tbe present retained the distinction
•f eet being presented at court should
be veined by their friends at home
feaoletely to refuse all temptations for
• eowrt presentation. The iconoclastic
blew at the tradition that it la an honor
to to one of the crowd at court recep
tleee has been long awaited, but it has
coma OH last. It is aimed by the short,
tot. Vigorous hand of Henri La
benebere, who remarks in Truth "that
It la “no sort of advantage to go to
eeurt" Such an idea, he says, can
Bagar Anly in the minds of the very
eredntaes or the entirely unsophisti
cated. And, continues Mr. Labouchere
With somewhat more force than ele
gance: “No Inquiries of any sort or
kH.u are now made by the court offi
cials respecting the horde if unknown
•Up-Step whose names are sent in be
fsre evwy drawing-room or levee.”
There's a horrifying revelation for
tfcsoe who have still cherished the
tancy that a "presentation at court”
was am -onor and a distinction. It Is
recoin IT. aded to the attention of any
ooltsh American girl who may
g some other girl for a prlvl
iosed to be of the greatest
But what a change has come
aclal life of England since the
a the court was the highest
le!
yj! tolr am'
{ I- ba envy'
J'vv Wge su,
momew
over thf
gays w.
toner eii
? - An iiij? nlous distiller has discovered
4 a process for making whisky that doer
v not con:a n a single jag In a gallon ol
'M
It Tbe f. llure of the article as a spec
' elation la inevitable, and It would b<
wise in t!>e agents of tbe manufactur
4 or to refrain from soliciting trade for ‘
ftentac**.,.: '
.-,fbera u e thriving “Lsdiesr «ubarl
to Cftlssgo; yet than: ia ai
-NtoB «MM that tbe city «
I to tor tbe awreeagtm
■o toto - - too*. —ai—
OVER THE STATE.
CmrKss of York cure enthusiastic for
A Sugar factory.
The. II. it M. is rushing work in its
6hops at Plattsmoutb.
Miss Lizzie Burk, a prominent school
teacher, died at Lincoln from typhoid
fever.
Thk Burlington has inaugurated har
vest excursions and will have a number
oi them.
Leakkman C. S. Britton was caught
between the cars at Edgemont and
ernshed to death.
Tin: president has appointed O. 8.
Parinalee postmaster at Tekamah, vice
W. II. Korns, resigned.
A voijxo farmer near IlushvHle step
ped into the cylinder of a threshing
machine and is short a foot.
The 10-year-old son of John Hobs
chield of Platts mouth was kicked in
the face by a horse and frightfully
bruised.
John \V. Paui. of Omaha attempted
suicide by throwing himself in the
river. A man near by snatched him
from his would-be watery grave.
A J. Oaih.kr, of Waco, Texas, and
Mrs. Vcnum of Blue Springs, were
drowned in the Elkhorn river at Nor
folk. Their bodies were recovered.
Hk.nrv Thomas, aged 21 years, oldest
son of Phillip Thomas, living about
throe miles west of Yutan, was drown
ed while bathing in the Platte river.
Emends of Maj. Clarkson of Omaha
are pushing him for commander-in
chief of the (<rand Army when the
national encampment meets at Louis
ville.
While riding’ on a freight train a boy
named Scott, of Humboldt, 13 years
old, fell under the wheels and was
killed, lie lived but one hour after
the uccidcnt.
Whit.k threshing two miles south of j
flemingford, John J. Elinck, in at
tempting to place a belt in position,
was caught and his forearm literally
ground to picees.
Hildreth camp, Modern Woodmen
of America, at Hildreth, are making
preparations to ereet a building with a
large lodge r«om on the second floor
and store room below.
Dr. K. D. Harris, representative in
the legislature from the Fifty-fourth
district, has moved from Ogalalla to
Arlington, lie was a resident of Keith
county for ten years.
Johann Schultz, living about four
miles west of .Scribner, committed sui
cide by hanging. Schultz was a hard
working farmer and for a number of
years had lived in that vicinity.
The ministers of Ord, llev. James
Lisle of North Loup, Superintendent
McCall and a number of public spirited
citizens of Ord' are arranging to hold a
Chautauqua on September 3 to U inclu
sive'.
In Johnson county last Sunday night
Wra. Tate, 20 years old, stabbed and
killed Archibald Cathcurt, 18 yeara
The killing was the result .of an old
fend of long standing. The murderer
escaped.
Ezra La re of Moorefleld dared J.
Stainbaugh of Red Lion Mills to jump
into the lllue near MuCool Junction
with his clothes on. Lapp was a good
swimmer, but was taken with cramps
and drowned.
Deduty United States Marshal
Baum arrested Lou Carroll for boot
legging at Ayr and Rosemont. Carroll
only recently was released from the
penitentiary, where he served a short
terra for larceny from the person.
i hu i alls uty Mute bunk hied its ar
ticles ol incorporation, with the county
clerk, business to be (fin September 10,
with 850,000 capita). The bank has
Just completed a very flqe building and
trill start under favorable auspices
Captain Kenny, acting Indian agent
at Pine Ridge, accompanied by Chief
Cleric George Cromer and a detachment
of Indian police, was in Chadron last
week to receive money for distribution
on the agency. The amount is St'0,000.
Hans Kncmos aud Knud Knud&ou,
arrested for robbing a Uuion Pacific
train near Brady Island last week, were
arraigned in the district court ut North
Platte and pleaded guilty. The judge
gave each of them ten years in the pen
itentiary.
A i.itti.k boy and girl, 7 and 8 years
of age, children of R. J. Cook, living
six miles west of Surprise were
drowned in the Blue, and a third one
came near meeting the same fate in en
deavoring to rescue the other two. The
bodies were recovered.
Jkss Wii.i.iamsox of Hartingtuu, aged
eighteen years, while bathing in the
mill pond was drowned, lie could not
swim and getting into the water be
yond his depth, could not pet back.
Mis companions attempted to rescue
him but were uuablc to do so.
Tub Oxnard Beet Sugar company at
Grand Island is preparing for the lar
gest campaign of the manufacture in
the history of the industry in this
state. The company has found it
necessary to oiler extra prices for beets
delivered in November, December,
January and February, these prices be
ing ',‘5, 30, 33 und 40 cents respectively.
Thk board of managers of the State
Agricultural society, by the unanimous
adoption «f a resolution, decided that
Tuesday. September 17,. would be
“Golden Rod day.” It will also, as an
nounced before, be Pioneers’ day. On
that day the state board will decorate
the buildings and grounds with golden
rod, and every visitor to the grounds,
and especially citizens of the state, are
requested to wear a bunch of Nebras
ka's floral emblem.
When the family of Prof. ,T. P. Bobb
of Curtis commenced Sitsar usual avoca
tions of the the ab
sence of Mr. Uekk was a aft soon
after his pot* waa fond hasgtog t.y
the neck. I4#S waa sstloct. No rts
son has {kM ter Wap oftarad ts ac
count fori
The wate?$Ug$te«| PkMthrs batog
prepared by the stftpkMjr «f tfca North
Loup Irrigation and Iii
pany for the coming year’
ditioned ao as to sell ws
second foot, instead of If Iks acfr, at
was the case this snaaw ‘ It U thought
that this will aMtrikStO to
ernoawtnsl distribution of
Rev. Ln Hunt of Aahla
■arrow escapo from death
work to the saau pit at I
was digging oaad for tha im
to kla sow*, a ad earn* out*,
for a few adautee rest, wi
to. aKutf aetreral teas mf J
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Condition of the State Bonk*.
6Quarterly report of the condition of
the state end private bends (466 in
number; vf the eteteof Nebraska at the
close of bu.sincs on the 1st day of Au
i gust, 1895:
I UKSOUItCKS.
Loans and discounts.*21,092.880.01
Overdrafts.. 161,126.09
United Slates bonds on hand. 2u, li.t.3
Stocks, socuritles, judgments,
claims, etc ... 633,>82.43
Duo from national and other
banks. 2,962,839.92
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures. 1,60 ■‘,225.87
Current expenses ami taxes paid 527,076.51
Premium on United states and
other bonds and securities. 2,437.65
Cheeks and other rush Items. 121,100.0/
Cash. . 1,:*KI, :4.5.:il
Other real estate. 657,145.40
other assets not otherwise enu
merated. 10’,887.08
Total..120,17.6,56:.76
LIABILITIES.
Capital and stock paid In.* 9,606,475.01
Surplus fund. 1,022,623.75
Undivided profits . 1,112,20 .03
Dividends unpaid . 8,660.71
General denosits. 16,217,:170 57
Notes and bills rediscounted. 261.322.02
Bills payable. 788,708.60
Other liabilities not otherwise
enumerated. 48.897.08
Total
*20,156,561.76
High Schools Designated. j
The new law, providing for free at- !
tendance at public high schools, which
went into effect this month, makes it
the duty of the Slate Department of
Education to determine annnally what
schools in this state arc properly equip
ped and subject to the provisions of the
law. Superintendent Corbett gives out
the following:
‘•About. June 1 the state superinten
dent sent out to all high schools and to
all county superintendents a circular
containing full information as to the
manner in which this determination
would be made, together with a blank
form for reporting the necessary data
from eaeh high school. The absence of
school superintendents and principals
during the vacation has pi evented
many s -hods from sending in the re
port. The state department has. how
ever, just completed a partial list, sub
ject to the addition of other schools as
their reports are received.
“The following classifications of the
graded schools of the state indicates'
the maximum amount of high school
work approved by the state depart
ment, except in unusual cases and after
special investigation.
“Class A—Including all high schools
| in districts having fifteen or more
teachers, such schools being expected
to carry four years, or grades, of the
, state eotyse for high schools, or its
equivuient.
"Class If—Including all high schools
in districts having six to fourteen
teachers, such schools being expected
to-carry three years of the state course
for high schools, or its equivalent.
“Class C—In districts having three
j to five tenchers, such schools being ex
pected to carry two years of tlio state
course for high schools, or its equiva
lent.
“Class II—In districts having two or
three teachers, such schools being ex
pected to carry one year of the state
course for high schools or its equiva
lent
ProgroMlve KducatinijA
The teachers of Jefferson county
have this year adopted something new
i in the organization of an educational
! council, the membership of which is to
! consist of three teachers from the vil
j lago and three from the country
! schools. The officers of the teachers’
1 association arc to be ex-officio members
- and the county superintendent is to be
ex-officio chairman. To this council
1 is to he referred the work of preparing
I programs for the county association
and the consideration of such other
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the school system as may be submitted
| by the association or superintendent.
Captured a Horse Thief.
Plattsmouth dispatch: Constable
I Newkirk of Alvo arrived in this city in
! charge of a young farm hand named
! John Knox, arrested at Alvo the day
before on the charge of horsestealing.
Knox appropriated two horses from a
pasture, but was arrested soon after
the commission of the theft. The man
shows symptoms of insanity, and is
either acting a part or is crazy.
Worked by Smooth Artiata.
| A goodly portion of Johnson county
has been worked by a brace of smooth
soup agents These agents would sell
their unsuspecting victim about 25 cents
worth 6oap for 81, agreeing to deliver
n'prize to the purchaser a few days
later in the Bhape of some choice bits
of chin^wore. The dollar would in
variably lie' paid, the soap given, but
the prizes have failed to materialize.
They will be iu other sections of the
state, and the people are warned to be
on their guard.
A Deepwater Convention.
opeua, Kan., Aug. 31.—Clovernot
Morrill lias issued a proclamation for
a Western states conference conven
tion, to be held at Topeka, October I,
to consider plans to secure united
j action by the people f>f the West for
| the utilization of the deep water in
the Gulf of Mexico, and to arrange for
I an in ter-American exposition for the
| display of Western produe's. Gov
' eruor Morrill’s action is taken at the
! instance of Governor Cnlberson, of
Texas._
Cuba WUI Seek Kecognltlon.
Xkw Yokk, Aug. 31.—Tomas Estrada
Palma, prosideut of the Cuban revolu
' tionary committee, says that no at
j tempt will be made to obtain belliger
ent rigiits until next December, wiien
I a Cuban minister will be-sent to the
United States. Ue believes that Spain
has now realized that the end of her
rope has been readied. 11c claims
that the cost of sending reinforce
ments is so great that Spain cannot
furnish any more men aud will have to
lp*e Cuba her freedom within the next
*•' tottutlis.
Is llit fp«aant Salisbury ministry
ttaai tolls. «r tttto does, for nearly ail
to Own Mni to Iks titled classes;
4m* to*tatto* eowat. for alna
4 tki Btotoikn (nMUtosl Ox
4 t&lto JNja f atolH-Wd*, .
AiM MtoM to tte tortoto voe*.
ons 'ttfillto to Otenm tod 1b4m
rndeto*, n «ayto totto tkaA Uw ally
any toto *to to* fartottoatly sst
up*» tk* wito to »mtttot “Jim
tiHH*».fto »»«tr jgtoa
sumutsM&u
Irbett
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; COLD BLOODED MURDER.
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WYOMING WHITES BLAMED FOR THI
INDIAN TROUBLE. 1
SETTLERS HOTLY SCORED.
The United States District Attorney and
a Deputy Marshal Report the Result
of Their Investigation Into the
Matter to the Attorney Gen
eral — No Justice for
I’oor Lo.
Washington”, Sept. 2.—The depart*
ment of justice has recieved from the
United States attorney and marshal of
Wyoming- the official reports of their
investigation into the Bannock Indian
troubles made by direction of the at
torney general.
The district attorney says: “I have
no doubt whatever that the killing of
the Indian Tanega on or about the
13th of duly was anautrociousandcold
blooded murder, and it was a murder
porpetra'ted on the part of the con
stable, Manning, and his deputies in
pursuance of a scheme and conspiracy
to prevent tne Indians from exercising
a right and privilege which is. in ihy
opinion, very clearly guaranteed to
them by the treaty before mentioned.
Should prosecution on the part of the
United States be determined upon it
would be useless to commence it be
fore a commissioner. As “the law is
now, we are bound to bring prisoners
before the United States commissioner
nearest to the place of arrest, and in
this case it would be before Mr. Pet
tigrew, the commissioner at Marys
vale. 1 am informed that he is thor
oughly in sympathy with the so-called
settlers in that region and that he ad
” vised the constable, Manning, and his
posse, that the provisions of the treaty
under which the Indians claimed the
right to hunt upon the unoccupied
lands of the United .States had, for;,
some reason, ceased to be operative,
lienee, 1 think to cause the arrest of
these men and take them for hearing
before this commissioner would simply
result in their discharge.
The United States deputy marshal
who investigated the trouble s ays that
after a careful investigation of the
whole affair he finds that the reports
made by settlers charging the Indians
with wholesale slaughter of game for
wantonness, or to secure the hides,
have been very much exaggerated.
“During my stay in Jackson’s Hole,”
he continued, “I visited many portions
of the district and saw no evidences
of such slaughter. Lieutenants Gard
ner, Parker and Jackson of the Ninth
United states cavalry, who conducted
scouting parties of troops through al*.
portion’s of Jackson's Hole, also found
this to be the case. On August 11 I
visited a camp of Bannock Indians who
had been on a hunt in Jackson’s Hole.
The women of the party were prepar
ing the meat of seven or eight elk for
winter use, and every part of the ani
mal, even to the brains, entrails and
sinews was being utilized either for
future food supply or possible source
of profit.
“In connection with the trouble be
tween the Indians and the whites, I
■pent some time inquiring into the
causes for the unconcealed hostility of
the Jackson’s Bole people against the
Indians. There was little or no com
plaint among the settlers of offensive
manners on the part of the Indians.
E xcept in rare instances, they have
kept away from the houses of the set
tlers and have not been in the habit of
t begging. In no instance has there
ever been a well authenticated case
i where a settler has been molested by
an Indian. The killing of game by
[ Indians and by the increasing number
of tourist hunters threatens to so de
plete the region of big game, deer,
; eus, mouse. eic., as 10 jeopardize
| the occupation of the professonal
: guides at Jackson’s Hole. It
was decided at the close of last
reason to V eep the Indians out of the
region this year, and the events of this
summer are the results of carefully
prepared plans. This was admitted by
United States Commissioner l'ettigrew
of Marysvale and Constable Manning
said: ‘We knew very well when we
started in on this thing that we would
bring matters to a head. Some one
was going to be killed,perhaps some on
both sides, and we decided the sooner
it was done tire better, so that we could
get the matter before the courts.’ If
a full investigation of the trouble
should be held, the fact would be es
tablished that when Constable Mann
ing and his po se of tweuty-six
settlers arrested a party of Indians on
July 13 and started with them for
Marysvale, he and his men did all they
could to tempt the Indians to try to
escape in order that there might be a
basis of justification for killing some
of them.” %
Trouble Exported in Oregon.
Bi-rxks, Ore., Sept. 2.—The Indians
at Warm Springs and Umatilla reserv
ations come to this country annually
to kill deer for their skins. The
county judge wrote to the agencies
asking that they be kept out, but with
out effect,and now the people threaten
to drive out the Indians, fifty of whom
have already arrived. Should they
persist in going to Stein mountains,
there is likely to be trouble.
A Boy Kina Almost Drowned.
Biarritz, Sept. 2.—King Alexander
of Servia went swimming in the bay
of Biscy this morning with an instruct
or. Both were carried off their, feet
away from the shore by the itrosf
current. The swimming master was
drowned in spite of the efforts to save
him nnd King Alexander only reached
the shore with the greatest difficulty.
ion ofj the Maxima consul
Oaitpere Bctra, has been
The attention <
tor Colorado,
sailed to the imprisonment of two
Ms tlceas who hook part fat the recent
bull fight at 01114** These KWcpntt
(tetrUkoM when arretted ct GilteUe.
ft is therefore elhieeed that they hr*
lt«ally m3 aid th»ti the case is
1*, fugfient) lateraatioaul t feat*
m. ii
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TRADE REVIEW.
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IinjmvriuM In Markets Continue at a
;!• Marvelous Unit
NkW Yobk. Sent. 2.—R. G. Dun &
Co.’a weekly review of trade says:
Improvement* in markets and prices
continaes, sad whereas a few months
ago everybody was nursing the faint
est hopes of recovery it has now come
to he the osly question in which
branches^ if any, the rise in prices and
i the increase of business may go too
far. A strong, conservative feeling is
finding expression, not as yet control
ling the market* or industries, but
wamiug against too rapid expansion
end rise.
In some directions the advance in
prices clearly checks future business.
Jluf, encouraging features have great
power. Exports of gold continue, but
are met by syndicate deposits and ex
pected to cease soon. Anxieties about
the monetary future no longer hinder
Crop prospects, except for cotton, have
somewhat Unproved during th^week.
Important steps toward reorganiza
tion of great railroads gives hope to
investors. Labor troubles are for the
present less threatening snd some ,of
importance have already been settled.
The industries sre not only doing bet
ter than anybody expected, but are
counting on a great business for the
rest of tbs year. The advance in
prices of iron and its products has
added about 92 a ton more in a single
week to tho prices of Bessemer iron at
l’ittsburg and yet the great steel com
panies are buying wherever they can,
while the air is full of reports that this
or that finished product, will still
further advance. '
- Lead is still 93.52%, though the pro
duction iii the first half of 181T> was
105,070 tons, with increasing stocks
from *1,158 tons in January to.S,511
tons in .Inly. „Coke is demoralized
with sales at 8*.10 per ton.
Wool lias been speculatively hoisted,
so that sales have fallen below last
year’s, in August 23,20!),400 pounds, of
which 10,002,1100 were foreign, against
25.748,850 last , year, of which only
4,530,200 were foreign.
The prospect for wheat has hardly
improved this week, although the
price has fallen one-fourth of a cent.
Corn is coming forward more freely,
and the September prices have declined
a quarter of a cent with the promise of
a great crop; pork and lard are a shade
lower., ■ —
STOPPED THE DEBATE.
Shameless Conduct of a Kutncky Audi*
- enee Toward Mr. Bradley.
Eminence, Ky., Sept. 3.—The sixth
joint debate in the teriea of twelve,
which was to have taken place be
tween Colonel \V. 0. Bradley and Gen
eral P. W. Hardin, at Eminence, yes
terday, was called off on. account of
tlie noisy demonstration of the crowd.
Colonel Bradley was to have opened
ami closed the debate.- When he at
tempted to begin the noise and dis
turbance of the crowd was so great
that he was compelled to sit down.
IV. 1’. Thorne, the Democratic Chair*
man, arose and appealed to them for
order, but the crowd paid no attention
to him. Colonel Bradley attempted
again and again to speak, six times in
all. but failed to get a hearing. See
ing that any attempt to speak was in
vain, he gave it up. saying that the
noise was more than lie could stand,
and refusing- most positively to proceed
farther.
The colonel said: “I wish I had my
voice a minute, so I could tell this
crowd what utter contempt I hold
them io.” Then folding up his maHTf
script he left the stand. The action of
the auhietoee is condemned by the
chairman of the Democratic committed!
us well as the Kcpublieans, who were*
present, and they declare it is an ouV
| -age and disgrace to Henry county.
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DISASTROUS WRECK.
Two Feople Killed and Fifty Injured or
an Excursion Train In Georgia.
• Macon, Ga., Sept. 2.—Two passen
ger coaches and the combination bag
gage and smoking ear of an excursion
train left the track on the Southern
railway, between Holton and Popes,
yesterday morning, and fifty people
were hurt and two killed. It is im
possible to explain the cause of the
wreck, as the track is said to have
been in good condition There were
over 400 people on board the train.
Torn to Pieces by a Do*.
Nkvada', Mo., f-ept. 2.—Tho 6-yeari
old.child of Lee Mundy, residing four
,teen miles southeast of this city, was
attacked by the family dog yesterday
and almost torn to pieces. The mother,
who was in the house at the time,
heard the child's screams and ran ant
to its assistance. She succeeded in
beating the savage brute off with a
club, but not until the child had re
ceived what are thought to be fatal
wounds. Its face was chewed into a
pulp. __
Six Hundred Families Homeless,
ALmm'Kuyl'K, X. M., Sept. 2.— A
'cloudburst occurred last night near
San Mareial, a town of about 5o0
people, on the Santa he road, ninety
miles south of Albuquerque. Twenty
houses in the town were ruined and a
large number in the farming dstricts
adjacent. The loss is estimated at
$.1,000. Xo lives were lost, but about
ijOO poor families were left homeless.
Cleveland and h Third Term.
London, Sept. 2.—St. Clair McKel
way, editor of the Brooklyn Kagle,
has a letter in the Times ia which he
declares if President Cleveland is again
nominated it will be quite different
from any former movement in favor of
a third term. It will be a popular
protest against the limit, the earlier
reason for which has ceased. It w*ill
be the people's act against conspiring
politicians.
Ureal Kawirtc FnlvcraMy.
i Sept. X.—Knights Templars j
gifrmtii to be planning the establish- j
mitsf a great national university for |
bol^*e*rs.to be wm trolled by and in (
the hterest of all ktnaoat; with a t*r. i
tn»a~g* endowment of n. X(,e I,
- contemplates tho erwlloa of a (
_ it number of fireproof build- !u
tegs (> accommodate lO.Ots j*
MAXWELL IS Ctt
THE POPULIST 8TA
TION AT LINCd
Maxwell Nominated tyr Supreme
and Elia W. Feattle and James [
Boydston for Keceatu—A Brlet
Pointed PI at form—Some AfterthoeJ
Reeolutione—Names ef the State Ceu
tral Committee.
Nebraska "Populist State Convent! «M>*
For Sureme Judge.... 8AMUEL MAXWELL
tor Itegents of tbe State University.
ELIA W. t’KATTIE
JAMEB H. BOYDSTO
Lincoln, Xeb., August 29.-—The po
ulist state convention met here yestr
day and placed the shove ticket i
nomination. The convention was
called to order by J. H. Edmiaten,
chairman of the state central commit
tee.
The chairman said that the first busi
ness before the convention would to
the election of a temporary chairman.
A. E. Sheldon of the Chadron Advocate
nominated Ed L. Heath of Rushville.
The nomination was seconded by Dr.
Steele of Hastings. Delegate Cohen of
Douglas moved to make the nomina
tion unanimous and he was elected by
acclamation.
The chair announced the following
as the committee on credentials: -W.
L. Kirke, Antelope; W. E. Brown, But
ler; O. Nelson, Colfax; E. J. Hall, Hall:
F. L. Layton, Lancaster. „ -'V'
Mr. McKeighan gave sothe advice
about a platform, which he believed
should be short and his, if he were to
make it, would simply declare for free
and unlimited coinage of silver at tbe
ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for
England or any other nation to con;
sent; for a supplemental issue of papei
money and against the enforcement of
any gold contract, and the regulation
of corporations.
Senator Allen was called to the stage
and was warmly greeted as he cane to
the front. lie said in part' that the
populist party would) he firmly be
lieved, come into power in the national
government as well as in the state. It
was growing and cementing itself as it
grew. He had seen the former haughty
and proud democratic party torn and
rent in twain by an issue that was first
raised by the populists.
Chairman Heath stated that when he
was elected as temporary chairman i|
was with the understanding that Sefcf
ator Allen would be named as perina*
neat presiding officer, and if he was
elected he would positively decline to
serve. ,
Senator Allen was nominated. and ,
took the chair.'
A gavel made by populists of Calif
nia was presented to the chairman.
The ioliowing were named asf
committee on resolutions: W. A.
Keighan, J. N. Gaffin, W. A. Jone
H. Powers, H. G. Sts wart and Wi|
F. Bryant.
E. C. Re wick’s motion, that all i
lutions be referred to this comma
without reading, was adopted, aif
O o’clock the conventidn took a rej
for an hour and a half. - ■
A motion was made that the cor
tion proceed to nominate a candid
for judge of the supreme, court,
ballot resulted: Maxwell 065. 11.,
Carey 3, Maguey 39. A motion to mafS
the ballot formal and Samuel MaxWCu
declared the unanimous choice wu|
made.
dominations of candidates for re:J
gents of the state university being
order, 1. A. Sheridan nominated Jamc
H. Boyds ton of Red Willow, E. C.^
Rewick nominated Dr. H. M. Case
beer pf Lancaster and James Kinney
nom naAed, Mrs. Elia W. Beattie of
Omasa. OB the tall of counties tlie
vote stood, Case beef SBSJf, Mrs. i’eat
tie 57SBoydston 675. Mrs. Peattie
and Boydston wera deelar^d the nom
inees for regents. • V
W. A. MeKeighan was inade national
committeeman in place of Chamberlain.
The state central committee was au-J
thorized to fill vacancies.
PLATFORM IS BRIEF.
The committee Ota platform reported |
the {011017107, which was adopted:
“We the people’s party of the state 1
of Nebraska, in convention assembled,!
do put forth the following platform of I
principles. We hereby reaffirm the]
principles of the Omaha platform. We ‘
declare ourselves in favor of strict
economy in conducting the affairs
the state government in a,ll its branch-]
es. We believe the judicial affairs
the state should be conducted on the]
principles of justice and honesty, with
out partisan basis and in the interests]
of the people.’*
In addition to the above platform j
several resolutions were presented./
The first of these was one pledging the
the convention to the initiative aij
referendum. Wilber Bryant, T.
Tibbies and Jules Schoi heit oppose
this and J. H Powers and stvej
others supported it. The resoiut l
The following was read: We
nounee as unpatriotic and un-Am/r,'
any secret oath-bound organi/at I
having ton its chief object the cri;::
of a religious test for public oflif,
declare ourselves to be unreserved',!
favor of the maintenance of a noi,J
tisan, npn-sectarian pnblic school h
tern.’"
George A. Abbott offered as a st|
tute for the resolution: “The dt-I
party is opposed to any religious
a qualification for office or for m* J
•hip in the party.” Thesubstitnj
adopted without a dissenting vn
One resolution recomine
Auction of all salaries otd
and national, was
dorsing Gove", nor '
reiatijn to the
and his economj,
state