»s:_ ’ ■; ■ . ■ <»«' , t\*1 ' p Ipiff'.... A . if,' : -i| ftft . ' - ' ft Frontier. 4 ft 4 ' I ft ■ : ■ » -JW: V i - ■ fftlft ft- ;ft 'ft ft :,.ft i '".V;": ■ r-vft. ; I ;, PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. •UMORIPTION, El.tO CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN. EDITORS AND MANAGERS. ft f 'ft VOLUME XVII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 6, 1896. NUMBER 5. NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to-Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED I*oo*l Happenings Portrayed For Ooaoral Xdiflontion end Amusement. H. M. Uttley vent to Greighton Tues day on legal business. Chaa. Stannard, of Rapid City, ii in the city visiting relatives. Mrs. M. Cavanaugh, of Vacaville, Cal., in the city visiting friends. W. R. Jackson was nominated by the populist state convention today for state superintendent of public instruction. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Williams are the parents of a baby girl, born last Satur day. Mother and child doing nicely. Judge Kinkaid, S. J. Weekea and Dr. Gllligan went down to Lincoln Tuesday to attend the meeting of the republican league. _ Mrs. P. J. Biglin returned from Sioux City last Thursday nlgnt, where she had been the past three weeks receiving medical treatment. On Wednesday evening, August 11, an ice cream social will be given by the young people of the Presbyterian church at the Bowery. ^ Corbett’s photo studio and dental parlors will be open from August 21 to the 28, inclusive. 5-4 A. H. Corbitt. You are going fishing? Well, before you start get your fishing tackle of Neil Brennan, who keeps everything in the sporting line. 44-tf Mrs. Aana and Mrs. Frank Lorge, of Randolph, mother and sister-in-law of Mrs. D. U. Cronin, were visiting in thty city the first of the wsek. For sale or exchange for young stock several full-blooded Poland China boars, 2-4 Qko. McLeod, ▲t Caldwell’s ranch, nine miles north of O’Neill. _ The ladies of Coburn Post W. R. C., Leonia. Neb., will give an ice cream social at the Marquette chapel Saturdav afternoon, August 8, at 2 p. m. All are cordially invited. On next Sunday evening, August 9, a sacred concert will be given at the Pres byterian church. It will consist of both vocal and instrumental solos, duets and quartets. All are cordially Invited to be present. O. F. Biglin sells the best farm ma chinery manufactured. Every farmer knows the name of the best machinery; it is the McCormick. Harvesters, bind, era and 6-foot mowers for sale at prices that are right. J. P. Mullen, Ham Kautzman, W. R. Jackson and W. R. Butler went down to Hastings Tuesday to attend the popu list state convention. Mr. Jackson is mentioned a great deal as a possible can didate for state superintendent. Primary caucus tor supervisor in district member Five is recommended on Saturday Sei>member 10, and the con vention on the Saturday following, Sep tember 26, at the LaRue school house at 2 p. x. J. M. Aldbbson, Chairman. Those who want more reading matter during the campaign can get the Sioux City Twice-a-Week Journal and Thk Fboktibb for $1.55; the subscription to Tbi Fbontibb to continue one year, and the subscription to the Journal until November 20. Stuttgart Free Prew; Phillip Shan born died on Monday night, after an illness of two weeks With pneumonia. His splendid constitution enabled him to make a hard struggle for life. The doctors gave up all hope, several days before, but Phil held on to life ten aciously, rallying time and again, but old Grim Death Anally triumphed. The funeral servieat occurred at the Catholic church Tueiday evening. Peace to the ashes of poor Phil Shanborn. Theories of cure may be discussed at length by physicians, but the sufferers want quick relief; and one minute cough cure will give it to them. A safe cure for children. It is “the only harmless remedy that produces immediate results.” y Morris & Co. Neil Brennan has the latest thing out. It is a campaign knife to suit all parties. On the republican blade is "McKinley and Hobart, Prosperity, Protection and Patriotism;” on the democratic blade is “Bryan and Bewail, Good Times Com ■ ing;” and on the poplist blade is “Bryan and Watson, Free silver." They sell for 75 cents and are guaranteed to be ’ good stuff. THX BOWXST. The weather during the past week has been most oppressively hot and business has been side-tracked during the after noons and evenings for the discussion of the silver question. Every afternoon those interested in saving the country congregate at the Bowery to debate the i question. John Golden calls it the school. The best order prevails. But one man talks at a time and no interruptions are permitted. After a speaker has finished his remarks it is tbrn in order to ask questions. The meetings are interesting, and each succeeding day brings a larger gathering. The gold standard men are equal to the emergencies that arise and hold their own against the combined opposition with ease. It is getting so now that every debater brings with him his statistics. It is use less to make an assertion any more un less one has the figures to prove it. John McCafferty refuses to accept a newspaper's reproduction of the report of the secretary of the treasury; he wants the secretary’s report in the original. It is hardly necessary to say that he finds the report against the free silver argument. The best informed men so far taking part in the discussions are Gbever Haze lett for the republicans and Judge Gilles pie for the popocrats. THEY RATIFIED. The silver people advertised last week that a big ratification meeting would be held in the court-house Saturday night. They advertised also that C. J. Smythe, of Omaha, Mrs. C. M. Woodward, of Seward, and Judge Gregory, of Omaha, would be present to address the meeting. The gentlemen did not come, but Mrs. Woodward, like a great many other women, could not miss an opportunity to indulge in the feminine meekness and was on hand. She was reinforced by local talent The demonstration, instead of being a bowling success was like a fire cracker that is broken and ignited in tbe middle. In other words it was a colossal fizzle. The parade was made up almost exclus ively of town people, although the farmers had been urged to bring In their wagons and buggies to swell the pro cession. The transparencies used in tbe parade were numerous, but not nearly as numerous as the stale inscriptions they bore. The court-room was comfortably filled with ladies, boys and a few men, very few of whom were satisfied with tbe speaking. They had congregated to learn something, but they found their educators ignorant, and incapable of im parting anything else. For instance, Henry Murphy said that at the close of the war the United States had a popu lation of bnt 85,000. Mike Harrington challenged Horr to joint debate and Mrs. Woodward garbled Blaine’s utterances on the silver question and that was about all there was to it. A CHANCE FOB CLOTHING BVTEB8. Our fall stock will soon begin to arrive and we have decided to cut prices (or two weeks on all men’s and boys’ suits and odd pants. We have selected fifty suits and one hundred pair of odd pants that we will close at 50 PER CENT DISCOUNT, half price, Ibsb than cost, but they must go. Don’t miss this chance. On the balance of the stock we will give 20 per cent, and this Kill be an opportunity to buy our beat goods at prices you can not get anywhere. IN RBOAUD TO FALL TBADB. We are prepared this season better than ever before to compete with city stores who send catalogues here and can assure you positively that we can do as well for you if you give us a chance before sending away, as you can do anywhere, and hope you will favor us with an inspection of our stock. 6*2 Yours truly, J. P. Mann. 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ALSO We had notice through hla advanced sheet (see O’Neill Sun 88r J ult.) thfit Mr. McCafferty was on his way to make a delivery, which was to be presented to the readers of the Sun in its following issue. Well, the Sun issued, and so did John. But my sakes 'o live! as Aunt Betty would say, what an issue, or rather, what an abortion! This is said to be a year of record-breaking, and Mr. McCafferty has certainly contributed his mite toward sustaining the assertion. For, on the score of reckless assertion, self-contradiction, nonsense, etc., etc., he has left even himself in the far dis tance. i ciunpo ii, wuuiu uv wen iu learu irom | these free silver advocates what calling in life a man must pursue, In order to be entitled to the privileges of a free Ameri can citizen and to be 'permitted to dis cuss questions affecting the welfare of his country, without being referred to in coarse phrases calculated to belittle him on account of his profession. Mr. Cald well we understand is a minister, a preacher. But he has a right to get on the stand and express himself upon po litical issues also, and when he does, it is certainly bad taste, to say the least, to refer to him sneeringly as "Parson Caldwell etc.” Mr. McCafferty uncovers his bourbon tutelage in the very beginning of his abortive effort, when he contemptuously insinuates that the laborers and factory hands of Chicago (and of course those of other places) are ill-informed and unintelligent. John, there are men among those "laborers and factory hands," who are very much our superi ors in both intelligence and good man ners. Tour frantic efforts, put forth in the stale phrases and purloined metaphors of your tutors, to create a prejudice against the creditors of this country, by insinuating that there is a conspiracy on foot to turn the government of the United States over to England, is to say the least, exceedingly silly. But still more ridiculous is the intimation that the only way to guard against such a perfidious design, is to allow the double tailed monster, yclept “modern democ racy” to take charge of our government affairs. That bogy won’t work, John. Let us now take a aide view of Mr. McCafferty's consistency, as exhibited in the center and tail of hit abortion. Mr. Me. says he is an uncompromising pro tectionist. But he uses all the worn out phrases, in denunciation of it, that have done duty for the most ardent free traders since the days of Adam Smith. And as a further illustration of his love for protection, and which may be taken as a proof of the patriotism of his party, he says the free silver men will prevent any protective tariff bill from passing, without e free silver clause as a rider. That, in fact, they will play dog in the manger, (we use the word dog advisedly.) Mr. McCafferty then proceeds with his course of reasoning (f) thusly: We have had panics under high protective tariff’s; we have had panics under low protective tariffs, and we have had panics under moderate tariffs etc. As usual he draws no conclusion, but just thinks (the word think may be improper, but we will risk it) he has arrived at the stopping place. The conclusion, of course, is, that the rate of tariff had nothing to do with the panics. Hence the truth of our charge that Mr. McCafferty’s deliverance was a hoshposh of nonsense. But the 1893 panic he says (after calling it a panic) was not a panie at all, but a “transition,” “mebbe” so. Ia it true, John, that the republicans Mk any one to vote a double purchasing power on the dollar and thereby to re duce the price of labor fifty per cent? If you don’t know, you ought to know, that the statement is false. The repub licans contemplate no change from tbs present monetary system except a larger use of silver. But isp't it true, John, that the one-mouthed double-tailed freak asks the laborer to go to the polls and assist in manufacturing a dollar with a labor-paying capacity of 100 cents, but with which he will be enabled to pur chase but fifty-three cents worth of pro visions and clothing? The laborer who should be a party to such a nefarious scheme, would merit the contempt you manifest for him. John makes a final wiggle about loyalty to America etc., which comes from modern democracy with a very bad grace, and winds up with a pre scription of 18 to 1 as the “safe cure” for all financial, industrial, social, commer cial and such other diseases as may afflict the body politic; ignoring the fact that all the calamities which he prev iously enumerated (except the transition) even “Black Friday," took place under the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 15 or 16 to one! Evidently, John, there is no encouragement to return to the 16 to 1 remedy. Now, Mr. McCafferty, if you or your friends have any good reason to offer why we ^should return to the 16 to 1 regime (•■ tbit teems to te the all-ab sorbing qneition) we would be very glad to be afforded an opportunity to take it tinder consideration. We would like to have it in plain unambiguous language, shorn of useless cant and verbiage and Of statistical statement,which by the way are all against you, and nineteenths of Which are no more germain to the ques tion than the conundrum, “Who Struck Billy Patterson?" In dealing with your last deliverance, Hr. McCefferty, we have not made as many, or as serious, charges as we could have" sustained without going beyond your own statements. We prefer to lay you down gently. Student. THE WEATHER. „The weather report since our last is sue (s as follows, taken by A. U. Morris, official observer: i>ar or week. tll lB Bout Trip. National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, at Bt. Paul Minn., Bep. 1 to 4, 1896. Ticket* on sale August 80, and 81, good to return until September 15. For further information apply to joint agent at St. Paul, Minn. Fare from O’Neill and return 811.15. W. J. Dobbi, Agt. P! PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL J AMENDMENTS —.. The following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Ne braska, aa hereinafter set forth In full, an submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska, to be voted upon at'the general election to be held Tues day, November 8. A. D„ 1896: 4r-Joint resolution proposing to attend section* two (8). four (4), and five (6,) of article six (6) of the Consti tution of the State of Nebraska, relat ing to number of judges of the supreme court and their term of office. Be It revolved and enacted ’by the 1'.leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section two (2) of ar ticle six (6) or the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended so as to read as follows: Section 2. The supreme court shall until otherwise provided by law, consist of live (E) Judges, a majority of whom shall be necessary to form a quorum or to pro nounce a decision. It shall have original jurisdiction In cases relating to revenue, civil cases In which the state shall be a party, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus, and such appellate jurisdiction, as may be provided by law. Section t That section four (4) of article si* (t) of the Contsltutlon or the State of Nebraska, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. The judges of the supreme court shall be elected by the electors of the Btate at large, and their term of oHflce, except as hereinafter provided, shall he for a period of not less than five (6) years ns the legislature may prescribe. Section 8. That section flve (5) of article six «) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, be amended to read as follows: Section IS. At the first general eleotlon to be held In the year 1896, there shall be elect ed two (2) judges of the supreme court one of whom shall be elected for a term of two (2) years, one fur the term of four (4) years, and at each general election there after, there shall be elected one judge of the supreme court for the term of flve (5) years, unless otherwise provided by law; Provided, That the Judges of the su preme court whose terms have not expired at the time of holding the general elec tion of 1898, shall continue to hold their office for the remainder of the term for which they were reipeclively commis sioned. Approved March 29, A. D. 189*. A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to section thirteen (13) of article six of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to com pensation of supreme and district court Judges. Be It resolved by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section thirteen <**) of article six (I) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended so aa to read as follows: See. U The Judges of the supreme and district oourts shall receive for tnelr ser vices such compensation as may be pro vided by law, payable quarterly. The legislature shall at Its first session after the adoption of this amendment, three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring, establish their compensation. The compensation so es tablished shall not be changed oftener than once In four years, and In no event unless two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature concur therein. Approved March SO, A. D. 1895. A Joint reaolution proposing to amend aection twenty-four (24) of ar ticle five (5) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to com pensation of the officers of the execu tive department. Be It resolved and enacted by the Leg islature uf the State of Nebraska: Bectlor L That section twenty-four . article one (1) of the Constitution uf the State of Nebraska be amended to read ns follows: Section t The light of trial by Jury shall remain Inviolate, but the legislature may provide that In civil actions five-sixths of the Jury may render a verdict, and the legislature may also authorise trial by a Jury of a less number tnan twelve men. In courts Inferior to the district court. Approved March S9, A. D. 16SS. A Joint resolution proposing to amend section one (1) of article live (6) of the Constitution of Nebraska, relat ing to officers of the executive depart ment. Be It resolved and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section one (1) uf ar ticle five (S) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to read as follows: Section l.The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant-gov ernor, secretary of state, auditor of pub lic accounts, treasurer, superintendent of public Instruction, attorney-general, com missioner of public lands and buildings, and three railroad commissioners, each of whom, except the said railroad com missioners, shall hold his office for a term of two years, from the ilrst Thursday af ter the first Tuesday In January, after his election, and until his successor Is elected and qualified. Each railroad com missioner shall hold his office fur a term of three years, beginning on the first Tnursday after the first Tuesday In Janu ary afler his election, and until his suc cessor Is elected and qualified; Provided, however. That at tha first general elec tion held after the adoption of this amend ment there shall lie elected three railroad commissioners, one for the period of one year, one fur the period of two years, and one for the period of three years. Tne gov ernor, secretary of state, auditor of pub lic accounts, and treasurer shall reside at the capital during their term of office; they shall keep the public records, buuks and papers there and shall perform such duties as may be required by law. Approved March 3U, A. D. 1596. A Joint resolution proposing to I nmend section twenty-six (26) of ar- j tide fire (S) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, limiting the num ber of executive state ofllcers. Be it resolved and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section ewenty-slx (26) of article five (5) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to read as follows: Section 26. No other executive state offl cers except those named in section one (1) of this article shall be created, ex cept by an act of the Itglslature which is concurred In by not less than three-fourths of the members elected to each house thereof; Provided, That any office created by an Set of the legislature may be abolished by the legislature, two-thirds of the mem bers elected to each house thereof con curring. Approved March m, A. D. UK. I A Joint resolution proposing to amend section nine (9) of article eight (8) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, providing for the investment of the permanent educational funds of the state. Be It resolved and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section nine (9) of article eight (?) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to read as fol lows: Section 9. All funds belonging to tbe state fur educational purposes, the Interest and Income whereof only are to be used, shall be deemed trust funds held by the state, and the state shall supply all losses there of that may In any manner accrue, so that the same shall remain forever Inviolate and uudlmlnlshed, and shall not be In vested or loaned except on United States or state securities, or registered county bonds or registered school district bonds of this state, and such funds, with the Interest and Income thereof are hereby aolemnly pledged for the purposes for which they are granted and set apart, and shall not be transferred to any other fund for other uses: Provided, The board created by metion 1 of this article Is empowered to sell from time to time any of the securities belong ing to the permanent school fund and in vest the proceeds arising therefrom In any of the securities enumerated In this sec tion bearing a higher rate of Interest, whenever an opportunity for better In vestment Is presnted: And provided further, That when any warnint upon the state treasurer reg ularly Issued in pursuance of an appropri ation by the legislature and secured by the levy of a tax for Its payment, shall be presented to the state treasurer for payment, and there shall not be any money In the proper fund to pay sunh warrant, the board created by section 1 of this article may direct the state treat, urer to pay the amount due on such war rant from moneys In hts hands belonging to the permanent school fund of the state! and he shall hold raid warrant aa an In vestment of said permanent school fund. Approved March », A. D. 18*. A Joint resolr'm proposing aa amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska bp adding a net/ section to article twelve (IS) of said constitution to te numbered section two (2) relative to the merging of the government of cities of the metro politan class and the government of the counties wbenin such cities are located. Be it resolved and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section l. That article twelve (If) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended by adding to aald article a new section to be numbered section two O) to read aa follows: Section 1 The government of any city of the metropolitan class and the gov ernment of the county In which It Ik located may be merged wholly or In pr-i when a proposition so to do has been a'-’.nltted by authority of law to the voters of such city and county and re ceived the aasent of a majority of tne votes cast In such city and also a majority of the votes cast In the county exclusive of those oaat In ouch metropolitan city at such election. Approved March ft, A. D. UML A Joint resolution proposing as amendment to section aix (6) of article aeToa (7) of the Constitution of the ^ State of Nebraska, prescribing the manner in which rotes shall be cast Be It resolved and enacted by the Leg* Mature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section six (1) of article seven (7) of the Constitution of the Stats of Nebraska be amended to read as fol lows: ' Section 6. All votes shall be by ballot or such other method as may be presort bed by law, provided the secrecy of voting be preserved. Approved March IS, A. D. 1M. A Joint resolution proposing to amend section two (z) of article four teen (14) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relative to dona* ,t>! tlona to works of internal improve ment and manufactories. Bo It resolved and enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. That section twu of article fourteen (14) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, be amended to read as follows: Sec. t No city, county, town, precinct, municipality, or other subdivision of the sute, shall ever make donations to any works of Internal Improvement, or manufactory, unless a proposition no to do snail have been first submitted to the qualified electors and ratified by a two thirds vote at an election by authority of law; Provided, That such donations of is county with tbs donations of such subdi visions in the aggregate shall rot exceed ten per cent of the assessed valuation of such county; ProvMod further, That any city or uounty may, by a three-fourths vote, increase such Indebtedness five per cent. In addition to such ten per cent and no bonds or evidences of Indebtedness so Issued snail be valid unless ths same shall have endorsed thereon a certificate signed by the secretary and auditor showing that the same Is Issued to law. Approved March », A. D. UHL of state, pursuant I. J. A. Piper, secretary of etete of the state of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the foraging proposed amendments to the Constitution ot the State of Ne braska are true and correct copies of the original enrolled and engrossed bills, as passed by the Twenty-fourth session of the legislature of the State of Nebraska, aa appears from said original bills on file In this office, and that all and each of said proposed amendments are submitted to the qualified voters of the state of Ne braska for their adoption or rejection at the general election to be held on Tuesday the 3d day of November, A. D.. 1896. In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln this 17th day ot July In the year of our Lord, One Thou sand Bight Hundred and Ninety-Six, of the Independence of the United States the One Hundred and Twenty First, and of this state the Thirtieth. (Seal.) J. A. PIPER, Secretary of State. 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