Nebraska Newspapers

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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By
T« Frobtoir Paiirrntg Oo.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA.
The government survey is at work in
Kimball county.
6onth Omaha dogs must have tags or
be exterminated.
Congressman Horr of Michigan spoke
is Lincoln on the 5th.
Randolph has contracted for a new
school bouse to cost 95,000.
The Hitchcock County bank at Cul
bertson is in the hands of a receiver.
A farmer in Pawnee county threshed
769 bushelsof wheat from twenty acres
The new B. & M. eating house at
McCook is rapidly nearing completion.
Railroads will give a one-fare round
trip rate for the state reunion at Lin
coln.
There is a demand at South Omaha
for muttons, and sheep bring good
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Colored people of Omaha celebrated
•mancipation day by holding a picnic
•t Fremont.
Charles Thayer, long a citizen of
Wahoo and an old soldier, died last
week, aged 53.
Discussion of the union depot at
Omaha is still on, but nothing definite
has been decided.
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman wants (5,000
from South Omaha for injuries received
from a defective Bideivalk.
The physicians of Seward county
have organized an association, with
Dr. D. D. Potter president.
• Around VVinside a considerable acre
age of wheat will not be cut because of
an excessive growth of weeds.
The 6ixth annual session of the
Nebraska sugar school opens at the
State university in September.
P. A. HUderbrand of Plattsmouth,
was prostrated by heat, and at this
writing fatal results are feared.
William Gill, a farmer living near
Boone, while running a corn shelter
there lost his hand in the machine.
Bev. Jonathan Redding, the evan
felist, will begin a series of meetings at
liberty to continue for two weeks.
The old Settlers’ association of York,
Seward, Butler and Polk counties will
abandon its annual picnic this year.
Nelson Stone's residence at Juniata
was struck by lightning, but every
menber of the family dodged the bolt.
Rev. A. IX Wolfe, pastor of the
Seward Presbyterian church, has re
signed to accept a pulpit in a Missouri
ehurch. 4
A party of eastern real estate men,
tOO in number, are expected to make a
tour of Nebraska during the month of
August
Rev. John Clark Hill of Chicago has
been unanimously called to the pastor
ate of the First Presbyterian church at
Lincoln.
Buy home made poods and build up
home industries, is a good policy. Far
rell's Fire. Extinguisher, made by Far
re'l A ccx, Omaha
Bancroft is to have a system of
waterworks at once City bonds to the
extent of (3.000 have been sold and
dirt will begin to fly.
The Schuyler Sun has been purchas
ed by R. S. Bulla and T. P. Orth. The
latter gentleman was formerly con
nected with the Fullerton News.
The last hope for Hoover, the Omaha
condemned murderer, is gone. Gov.
Holcomb has refused to interfere and
the law will be allowed to take its
course.
Quite a number of the wide awake
farmers around Newcastle are com
mencing to plow the stubble fields so
as to prevent the Russian thistle going
to seed.
An allowance of (44,80a was made
last week by the first assistant post
master general for clerk hire in the
Omaha postofiice during the present
fiscal year.
One of the largest real estate mortg
ages ever filed in Ked Willow county
was placed on record recently at Mc
Cook. It oovers a 2,000-acre farm and
.la for (33,000.
The creamery at Geneva is paying
out about (1,200 per month for the
milk delivered by the farmers from the
vicinity. They are making about a
ton of butter a day.
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took in 10,000 bushels of old corn lust
week and is unable to secure empty
oars enough to make shipments as lust
M the grain comes in.
Judge 11 I. Hinman of North Platte
threshed some outs which ran nearly
100 bushels to the acre. On one Of the
atalka there were twenty-six kernels.
The entire crop was irrigated.
Governor Holcomb. ex-Assistant At
torney-General Summers and Judge
Hroady will deliver addresses at the
tenth annunl picnic of the old settlers
at Humboldt on August 12 and 13.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton, national
aecretary of agriculture, has been visit
tag at Arbor Lodge, near Nebraska
City, and will probably make a public
address before returning to Washing
An Otoe county farmer stopped to
light his pipe last week while working
in hie oats field. The instch also ig
■ited the straw and ten acres of oata
Joined tue farmer in a very successful
smoke.
Amea Wiseman, one of Polk county's
Young farmers, while working about
his horses, was kicked in tl.e abdomen
and nearly killed.
The Beatrice canning factory haa
vegan the summer pack. About 300
«en and boys and girls will be given
employment during the season.
A stranger drove a team into the liv
•rjr barn at Hastings and said he want
ad to leave it and have the liverrman
■•Hit. He said he needed a 'little
money end was advanced mu nnd de
parted. Next morning Sheriff Tate of
Fremont county and the owner came
and demanded the team. H had been
Molea at Hnmboldt
The State Banking board lian jusi
completed a statement of the amount
of funds in state banka at the close ol
business June 30. The statement doe>
not include exchange or amounts due
from other banks, and is as follows:
Cold, 8481,883; silver, 8128,415; cur
rency, 8625,800. This does not include
pennies or nickels. '
Michals, the shirt thief, and John
Clark, his man, were tried on prelim
inary examination for burglary and
bound over to appear at the October
term of the district court of Iloone
county. Every day unearths new evi
dence of the wholesale thievery this
gang has carried on. It is said they
are wanted at Missouri Valley, la., for
the same charge.
Mrs. Catherine Driscoll of South
Omaha died last week at Neola, Iowa.
Mrs. Driscoll secured judgment against
South Omaha some time ago for 82,500
for injuries received on account of a
defective sidewalk. The city confessed
judgment and the claim was about to
be paid when, through her attorneys,
she filed a notice alleging fraud, and
thus stopped payment for a time. Mrs.
Driscoll was about 88 years old at the
time of her death.
a norse Deionging 10 a pilgrim oumi
shot himself recently near Lexington.
His owner had left a loaded pistol
lying' on a quilt on the wagon seat
When no one was around the horse
commenced nosing about the wagon
for something to eat and in doing so
pulled the quilt in such a manner as to
throw the pistol out which struck on
one of the wheels and was discharged,
the ball striking the animal in the
flank, and causing his death in half an
hour.
At Chadron Jack bright, Thomas
Wilson and llert Alguiro we^c sentenc
ed to four years each in the peniten
tiary by Judge Westover. These are
the three men who plcuded guilty of
robbing the hardware store of Robert
McNair at Crawford, bright was the
only one of the trio who made any
statement, saying he had left home
two years ago and that upon arriving
at Crawford with his two companions
they were unable to obtain work or
anything to eat and were compelled to
steal.
A Granger (Wyo.) dispatch says:
The Omaha city officials' special, con
veying the city council and some fif
teen citizens representing the Trans
Mississippi exposition, are en route to
the principal cities in Montana, Utah,
Idaho and ColoraWk All through Wyo
ming today, at Cheyenne, Laramie,
Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River,
Granger and other places, the city
officials and citizens turned out in large
numbers with bands of music and
■nuch enthusiasm. All expressed great
"merest in the exposition and guve as
surance of co-operation.
While Attorney John V. Morgan of
Nebraska City was looking over the
papers of the lale Eugene Wilhelm at
his old home near that city he found
an Adams Express order for $1,500,
issued in 1853 at Placervllle, Cal., and
sent by Mr. Wilhelm to his wife,
Martha Wilhelm, and payable to her
order. Why the order was never
cashed Mrs. Wilhelm, who is a very
old lady, is unable to explain. The
head office of the company at New
York has been notified that the order
has been placed in the bank for collec
tion. It remains to be seen whether
the order will be ordered by the com
pany after all these forty-three years.
Coroner Victor Carlson of Stroms
burg held an inquest on the body of
Mrs. L. Frericha She bad been ill and
becoming discouraged took a dose of
strychnine with suicidal intent. She
was the mother of six children and
was well thought of by her neigh bora
▲ Washington dispatch says that as
the result of a conference between
Secretary Smith and General Solicitor
Kelly and Land Commissioner McCal
lister, of the Union Pacifia Railroad
company, the former has recommended
to Attorney-General Harmon dismissal
of the suits now pending in the United
States court of Nebraska against the
company and purchasers of lands said
to have been erroneously certified to
the former.
' When Claude Hoover, the condemned
murderer, received the first news .of
the action of the governor in refusing
to interfere in his case he broke down
completely. He had been very con
fident that the governor would com
mute his sentence and had talked very
hopefully of the possibility of ulti
mately securing his freedom by good
.behavior. At no time has he given
way to the thought that the governor
would decline to interfere with the
carrying out of the sentence, and the
news that the last hope was gono and
that no further process could possibly
be exerted in his behalf carried away
the last stay and he seemed to realize
that he bad but a few days to live and
that an outraged justice must be satis
fied.
Xbe last Nebraska crop bulletin re
ports: The rainfall has been generally
heavy, falling in showers accompanied
by high winds, and in a number of
small areas by destructive hail storms.
The rainfall to the extreme southwes
tern counties was between a quarter
and a half an inch, while more than an
inch fell over the rest of the state and
in the lower Platte river valley the
rainfall, was from two to four and a
half incnea The showery week lias
been unfavorable for snicking and
threshing small grain and some light
damage is reported from growing in
the shock or heating in the stack. The
past week has been very favorable for
corn and it has made a rapid growth
and the crop is now in au unusually
promising condition and is well ad
vanced for the season of the year.
The champion snake killer of wes
tern Nebraska seems to be Bird Lily,
of Rawhide, who so far this season has
killed, 073 rattlers. lie found u den of
them near Red Cloud springs early in
the spring and has allowed but few of
them to escape.
A committee has been organized in
Frement to put up buildings for drying
ehicory, and a five acre tract has i>een
secured for that purpose. Two large
brick buildings will be built and the
chicory in that section will be dried
there ready to lie worked tip at the
factory at O’NeiH. The German Chic
ory company of O’Neill is the incor
porator of the new company.
SPEECHES BY MR. BRYAN.
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(OWA PEOPLE GREET HIM AT EVERT
STATION ALONG THE LINE
BAYS PLEASANT THINGS.
Leave Dee Moines at 6:50 In the Morn*
In*. Accompanied by General Wea
ver. Who Introduces Him to the
Crowds—Talks of the Com
ing Presidential
Campaign.
Grinnem,, la., Aug. 10.—Early break
fast was served at the hotel to Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan at Des Moines and at
f!:-50 they went to the depot where 200
or 300 people were assembled. Gen
eral Weaver accompanied Mr. Bryan
to Newton and Mrs. Watts of Des
Moines rode with Mrs. Bryan as far
as Colfax. The train was a local
passenger.
At Altoona about twenty men were
on the platform and they cheered un
til Mr. Bryan appeared. General
Weaver said they were nearly all Re
publicans who had fallen into line for
silver.
At Mitchellville there were 200 peo
ple at the depot and Mr. Bryan shook
hands during the brief stop.
Colfax was reached a few minutes
before 8 o’clock and about 1,000 peo
ple, many of them miners with lamps
m caps, were present. General Weav
er introduced Mr. Bryan as the next
president and he paid compliments to
General Weaver as a pioneer for free
silver. The train was moving as his
last sentence was uttered.
At Newton at 8:15 there were about
J. .00 people on the platform, on box
cars, on buildings and in carriages.
General Weaver presented Mr. Bryan,
who said: “If 1 am not mistaken,
your town bears the name of a man
who is given credit for starting the
law of gravitation. Some of the laws
of finance—I may say all the great
laws of finance—are as certain in their
operation and as Irresistible In their
force ns the law of gravitation. If
you throw a stone in the air you say
it will come down. Why? Because
it is drawn toward the center of the
earth. The law upon which we base
our fight is as sure as that If we
have a gold standard prices will go
down.”
At Kellogg the 600 people were ap
peased when Mr. Bryan shook hands
with as many of them as could push
through the crowd and there was no
demand for a speech.
At Grinnell 2,000 people were in
waiting. In the midst of the hand
shaking there were many cries for a
speech and Mr. Bryan responded,
though a freight traip partly spoiled
the speech.
Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 8.—At Brook
lyn about 500 people listened to a
short address which Mr. Bryan de
livered from a wagon.
There were 3,000 people at the Mar
engo depot, but only about half of
those present could get within hear
ing distance of the rear platform.
Mr. Bryan spoke as follows: “Ladies
and Gentlemen: The name of youi
town, they tell me, is Marengo, and
it recalls one of the great battles of
history. I have been told by some of
those who met me in the train that
the battle fought at Marengo was no
more bitter as a struggle than the
battle that is going to be fought here
for the purpose of restoring the gold
and silver standard of the constitu
tion. I am glad to hear of it, and 1
wish you success in your efforts. I
am not going to enter into a discus
sion of politics, because I have not
been notified of my nomination.”
At Downey 1,800 people cheered as
the train passed, and at West Liberty,
where the train stopped for twenty
minutes for dinner, over a thousand
people greeted Mr. Bryan. He de
clined to say anything for the present
when his attention was called to the
decision of the gold standard Demo
crats to hold a national convention at
Indianapolis. He was shown a dis
patch announcing that employes of
Pittsburg iron mills had been called
upon to contribute to the McKinley
campaign fund, and said: "I verv
much prefer that they contribute their
funds to McKinley and their votes to
the cause of free silver.”
rt'w* u«HMcr jur. x>ryan auuresseu
the people from the porch, saying:
“Ladies and gentlemen: 1 suppose |
that this is what may be called an I
after dinner speech, since I have just
finished an excellent dinner. I um
very glad to see you and to give you a
chance to meet a candidate. I believe
it is the duty of .any person who is u
candidate for office to become ac
quainted with the people whom he is
to serve if elected. There is an old
fashioned idea which to my mind is
the idea to be entertained in this coun
try, that the party chosen is nothing !
but a hired man, no matter how ex- I
alted the office or how lowly. He is |
simply employed for a certain time at
a certain salary to do certain work
and the people employ him, not be
cause they desire to, but because they
are too numerous to do the work
themselves.
“And you have the right to choose
the persons who are to do your work
and to watch them all the time they
are at work. In other words we live
in a land where the government de
rives its just powers from the csnsent
of the governed. Not only the pow
ers of government, but all the
authority of those who govern is de
rived from the people themselves, and
it is my opinion that the people
ought to keep themselves in a posi
tion where they can exercise ns much
restraint as possible over those who
temporarily serve them. This is the
best country in the world. You pick
out a person, put him in office; he
serves you awhile and then steps
down and becomes one of you again,
and someone else takes the place, and
so we go on from time to time. I am
glad to have a chance to see some of
the people whose servant I shall be if
in November I shall receive a consti
tutional majority of the vote of the
people.”
THE HOT WEATHER.
West of the Mississippi the Hottest of
the Tear In Missouri nod Kansas.
Kansas Crrr, Mo.,Ang.lO.—The of
ficial temperature here to-day was 101
degrees with a warm breeze blowing.
The United States report issued this
morning says:
“Yesterday was the hottest day
this year west of the Mississippi river,
especially in Missouri, Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Every
weather bureau station in those States
with the exception of Concordia, re
corded 100 degrees or more Oklahoma
City recorded 104.
“The high temperatures also ex
tended into Minnesota, and South Da
kota, Huron reporting 102 and St
Paul9 2.
“The highest temperature on the
records of tlfis office occurred yester
day afternoon—102.2 degrees', two
tenths of a degree higher than the
maximum on July 13, 1«90. In the
extreme Northwest, the lake region
and Ohio valleys, moderate temper
atures prevailed.
“During the past twenty-four hours
light showers fell in the Dakotas,
Nebraska, Montana, New Mexico, and
moderately heavy showers in Minne
sota and the upper Ohio valley. A
slight shower fell in Eastern Missouri
and a sprinkle in Southwest Kansas.
At 7 a.m. the weather was generally
fair in alksections.”
HEAT IN MISSOURI.
While Humanity Is Sweltering, Many
Horses Are Hying; From Heat.
Mansfield,Mo., Ang. 10.—The most
damaging1 drought this section has
experienced iu many years is preva
lent throughout Wright and the bor
der counties further south. There
has been no rain for three weeks, and
as a result late corn won’t make over
half a crop. Pastures have been cut
chort and stock of all kinds are suffer
ing for want of rain. The mercury
registered 104 yesterday, breaking all
previous records.
Webb City-, Mo., Aug. 8.—At 3 p. m.
yesterday the thermometer registered
107 in the shade, being the hottest of
the season by 6 degrees. The intense
heat is killing many horses.
IN FAVOR OF REVOLUTION.
The Irish National Alliance of America
Issues a Fiery Address.
New Yobk, Aug. 10.—William Ly
man, president of the Irish National
alliance, and other officers have issued
a long address to men of the Irish
race denouncing John Dillon, member
of Parliament, and the proposed con
vention of the Irish race. It concludes
with the delaration: “There is no
hope for Ireland within the scope of
the British constitution. To revolu
tion alone she must look for her re
demption. God save Ireland.”
Depositors In Possession of a Bank.
Nevada, Mo., Aug. 10.—When, in ac
cordance with a court order to take
charge of the Conklmg Bros.’banks
here and at Bronaughand the branch
banks at Richards and Sheldon, which
had been reported by the secretary of
slate as conducted in an unbusiness
like manner, Receiver C. M. Sliortel
and Deputy Sheriff W. W. Hill went
to the ltronaugh concern they found
about 150 depositors present, who said
the money in the bank belonged to
them and they did not propose to have
it taken away. As they were responsi
ble persons the key of the building
was left in their charge. President
Conkling claims he could pay all debts
in forty-eight hours if left in control.
Republican Campaign Divisions.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 10. —Chairman
Hanna, Major C. F. Dick and Colonel
Haskell will leave for Chicago on
Sunday and thenceforth the Repub
lican national campaign wili be man
aged entirely from the Eastern and
Western headquarters. The territory
which the New York office will care
for consists of New England, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir
ginia. Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The
Chicago office will look after the rest
of the country.
Georgia Fallon Idea.
Ati.anta,Oa., Aug. 10 .—The Populist
state convention nominated Seaborn
Wright of Home for governor. The
convention unanimously adopted a
resolution authorizing the state exec
utive committee at any time that Mr.
Sewall should be withdrawn from the
Democratic ticket to withdraw six
Populist electors and place six Dem
ocratic electors in their stead. This
done the convention adjourned sine
die.
Secretary Smith's Decision.
Washington, Aug. 10. — Secretary
Hoke Smith lias decided in favor ot
the townsite settlers of Manchester,
Ok., in their case against Gilbert M.
Morrison as to lands in the Enid dis
trict, and sustains the general land
office in rejecting the claim of Jeffer
son county, Illinois, for the swamn
land indemnity under the acts of
March 2, 1835, and March 3, 1837.
Levelling for the Senate.
Wichita.Kan ,Aug. 10.—The friends
of Governor Lewelling of tbis county
have entered him in the race for
United States Senator. Their plan is
to first send him to the State Senate,
and they propose to nominate him
next week for that office. They claim
that Leedy, if elected, and Lecdy’s
friends, will be for him, and that they
have promises to that effect
Silver Transformed Into Gold.
NbwYokk. Aug. 10. — Dr.Stephen H.
Emmens, the chemist and inventor of
the explosive known as “Emmensite,”
which has been adopted by the United
States government, said to-day that
plans are under consideration for a
completely equipped laboratory in
New York for the treatment of silver.
Dr. Emmens asserts that he has dis
covered a process by which silver can
be transformed into gold. While un
willing to reveal his secret, the doc
tor is sanguine of success and believes
that silver will soon be at a premium
commercially, instead of gold.
HOLCOMB IS CHOSEN.
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY
■' Acclamation.
Hr. Harris of Nemaha County Selected
for Second Place Without Any Oppo
sition — Fusion With the Democrats
Wonld not Work—Uncertainty of the
Situation Solved by Chairman Smyth’s
Action—Populists Released From AU
Engagements.
Populist State Convention.
Governor.SILAS A. HOLCOMB
Lieut Governor.JOHN E. HARRIS
Secretary of State..
.W. F. PORTER of Merrick
Auditor.
JCHN F. CORNELL of Richardson
Treasurer.
.... J. N. MESERVE of Red Willow
Supt of Public Instruction.
.W. R. JACKSON of Holt
For Attorney General...?.
.No nomination
Commissioner Public Lands and
Building's.
. J. V. Wolf of Lancaster
Supreme Judges.
....JUDG NEVILLE, (long term)
JOHN KIRKPATRICK, (short trm)
Hastings, Neb., August S.—The pop
ulist state convention was held here
yesterday. It was an hour late in
assembling. A large portrait of W. J.
Bryan adorned the back of the stage.
It bore the legend “No Crown of
I horns, No Cross of Gold.’’ Chairman
J. H. Edmiston of the state central
committee called the convention to
order and prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Isham of Hastings.
The secretary read the call and ex
Mayor A. II. Wier of Lincoln, was
unanimously named as temnorary
chairman. Frank E. Eager of* Lan
caster. II. A. Edwards of Hall, W. II.
Waldron of Adams, and X. R. Green
field of Dawson, were made secretaries,
and in the absence of contents the list
Of delegates as prepared by the secre
tary was declared seated.
The committee on permanent organi
zation recommended J. N. Gatlin of
Saunders county fcr chairman and the
temporary secretaries for secretary.
This was adopted and Mr. Gatlin was
escorted to the chair. He thanked the
convention briefly and excused himself
from a speech on account of the bus
iness to be transacted.
Senator W. V. Allen, W. N. Poynter
of Boone county, L.4 N. Harrington of
Holt, S. W. Beardsley of Lancaster, J.
H. Powers of Hitchcock, Judge Grim
son of Colfax and Elmer E. Thomas of
Douglas were named as the committee
on resolutions.
P. H. Barry of Lancaster moved that
the matter of the selection of the elec
toral ticket be referred to the execu
tive committee of the state central
committee to act in accordance with
the sentiment of the platform to be
thereafter adopted. The motion, after
considerable discussion, prevailed.
Nominations were then called for,
and the action of the convention re
sulted in the choice at the head of this
column. Gov. Holcomb was renomi
nated by acclamation. For lieutenant
governor Senator Harris was named by
acclamation.
Harrington of Holt county moved
that a committee of five be appointed
to confer with the representatives of
the Bryan democracy before making
any further nominations. Adjourn
ment was taken till evening, at which
time the Harrington motion was laid
on the table. Then followed the nom
ination of W. F. Porter for secretary of
state. John F. Cornell of Richardson
county was nominated for state audi
tor. J. B. Meserve of Red Willow
county was made nominee for state
treasurer.
The state central committee was au
thorized by resolution to fill any vacan
cies that may occur on the ticket
At a meeting of the state central
committee, held at the hotel Bostwick,
P. H. Barry of Lincoln was elected
chairman, and Frank Ager of Lincoln
temporary secretary. They will serve
until the candidates get together and
make their selection.
THE PLATFORM*
The committee on platform presented
the following report, which was read
by W. A. Poynter and adopted without
discussion:
The people's party of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, declares: We
most heartily endorse the platform and
action of the people’s party national
convention, recently held at St. Louis,
and congratulate the country upun the
bright prospect of an effectual union
of all reform forces in the nation.
We favor national aid for an effect
ual system of irrigation of all arid and
semi-arid lands.
We endorse the course of Senator
Allen in the Senate during the past
two years, where he has so ably stood
for the rights of the people against the
insolence of organized wealth.
We recognize in the administration
of Governor Holcomb an able and eco
nomical management of the executive
department of our state and a complete
and perfect refutation of the charge of
incompetency often made by the ene
mies of our representatives.
We denounce the republican state
officers for their persistent and unlaw
ful refusal to invest the permanent
state funds, amounting to 5530,000, and
we unhesitatingly approve the position
taken by Governor Holcomb in his
efforts to invest said funds in state and
county bonds and registered warrants,
as directed by the constitution.
We hold that the formation of mu
tual and fraternal associa tions for the
protection of their members against
loss by fire, death and accident is a
right of the American citizen that
should be fostered and protected by
law. We approve the present valued
policy law and demand its rigid and
honest enforcement.
We cordially endorse the Trans-Mis
sifs ppi and International Exposition
to t« held in Omaha in 1S98 and we
urge upon the people of the stale en
couragement and support thereof. We
recognize in the enactment of the law
the untiring efforts of ‘Nebraska’s
senior senator for the upbuilding and
prosperity of our state and of the great
West.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
Ti e roll of counties was called for
nomination of memi ers of the state
committee. It resulted: Adams county.
Dr. J. T. Steele. Hustings; Antelope.
J. D. Hatfieid, Neligh; Boone, \Y. J.
I'oynter; Box Butte, G. M. Culliver,
Alliance; Buffalo, E. Touman, Shelton?
Burt, E. W. Peterson, Tekamah; But
ler, Thomas Welch, David City; Cass,
James Boush, Alva; Cedar, John H.
Fetrich; Cherry, O. P. Crabb, Valeo* a
tine; Clay, Henry Renting, Saronville; ,
Colfax, John G Sprecher, Schuyler;
Custer, James Holland, Broken Bow;
Dawes, J. J. Adams, Crawford; Daw
son, J. H Donehue, Lexington; Dixon,
Warner Star, Allen; Dodge, R. D,
Kelly, Fremont; Douglas, A. J. Will
iams, Irvington; Dundy, D. E Walker,.
Benkelman; Fillmore, (X D. Wilton,
Geneva; Franklin, James Campton,
Bloomington; Frontier, D L. McBride;:
Furnas, W. J. McKenna, Arapahoe;;
Gage, W. A. Wagner, Beatrice; Gar
field, T. G. Hamit, Burwell; Gosper, 8..
R. Yoerman, Elwood; Greeley, "1*. H.
Barry. Greeley; Hall, E. E. Shuman,.
Grand Island; Hamilton, F. M. How
ard, Aurora; Harlan,' Thomas Moore,
Alma; Hayes, J. E. Hammond, liayes
Center; Hitchcock, G. W. Carter, Dyke;.
Holt, G. A. McCutchen, O’Neill; How
ard, G Bradley, St. Paul; Jefferson,
Thad Williams, Fairbury; Johnson,
W. G. Levine, Tecumseh; Kearney, E.
O. Mead, Kearney; Keith, J. W. Sher
man, Ogallala; Keya Paha. H. Maley;
Knox, C. C. Crocket, Niobrara; Lan
caster, C. W. Hockin, Lincoln; Lincoln,
T. T. Keller, North Platte; Logan. W.
H. Manfield, Gandy; Loup, F. A. War
kin; Madison, Joe Martin, Madison?:
Merrick, W. F. Porter, Clarks; Nance,
W. P. Potter, Fullerton; Nemaha, A,.
P. Robertson, Brock.
UI-.3IULKAIS HISI'LKAoKU.
The members of the democratic steer
ing committee, who were in attend
■ ance at the populist convention,
j were much incensed at the
manner in which their overtures were
received. After two days of hard work y
they accomplished nothingr, and the?"
action of C. J. Smyth in withdrawing
their request for representation is.
taken to signify that fusion will not
fuse in Nebraska this year. Mr. Smyth
was unwilling to say what, the policy
of his party would be; whether it
would put up a ticket of its own was a.
matter to be decided later. He would
consult with his colleagues on the
state central committee, and their pol
icy would be determined on hy the
time their state convention met
Others of the committee did not hesi
tate to emphatically denounce the
action of the populists- and to declare
that under no circumstances would
they vote to endorse the populist
ticket. In the discussion that took
place regarding division of offices, Sen
ator Stewart wanted to know why the
silver democrats were more entitled to
representation than the silver republi
cans. Harrington of Holt county
moved as a substitute that two placee
on the ticket be left to be filled by
democrats and one to be filled by free
silver republicans. There was a long
debate on the question. It was a con
tinuation of the same arguments heard
all through the convention and was.
marked by frequent confusion. The
delegates might have - talked on and
on had not Chairman Smyth of the
democratic state central committee
sent a note in which he broke off all.
negotiations by withdrawing their re
quest for places on the state ticket.
GEORGE T. ANTHONY DEAD*
The Kansas Pioneer and Gz-GotskssI'
No Morn.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 7 .—Ex-Governor!
George T. Anthony died at i0:35 last J
night. He had been ill about three
weeks.
Governor Anthony was born in.
Mayfield, Fulton county, N. Y.,June 9,
1824. His parents were Quakers. He
worked on the farm from the age of
13 to 18, attending the neighborhood
school during the winter months. He
was apprenticed to the tin and cop
persmith trade at Union Springs, N.
Y., at the age of 19, following it for
five years. In 1853 he engaged in the
hardware business at Medina, N. Y.
He married Rosa A. Lyon of Medina,
the same year. She survives him. In
1853 he added a stove manufactory to
his business, continuing it until I860,
when he removed to New York city
and engaged in the commission busi
ness.
in iat>j uovernor Morgan of New
York commissioned Anthony to help
raise and 01 ganize troops under the
call of that year. He was mustered,
into service as captain of the Seven
teenth New York independent battery
of light artillery, serving with the
Eighteenth army corps till the close of
the war. He was breveted major for
services in the last campaign at Appo
mattox court house, and mustered out-' i
at Richmond June 13, 1865.
Anthony came to Kansas in Novem*- _
ber, 1865, locating at Leavenworth.
He engaged in the newspaper busi
ness, editing the Daily Bulletin at
Leavenworth and afterward the Daily
Conservative. Later he edited the
Kansas Farmer. In 1867 he was ap
pointed United States assistant inter
nal revenue assessor, and a year later
he was appointed collector of internal
revenue. In 1375 he was elected the
seventh governor of Kansas, serving
one term. Prior to that time he had
otticiated as president of the State
Hoard of Agriculture for three years,
and of the Hoard of Centennial man
agers for Kansas.
Retiring from the governor’s office,
he accepted a position with the Santa
Fe and helped extend the road inta
Mexico. He served as chairman of
the State Hoard of Railroad Commis
sioners under Governor Humphrey,
and Governor Morrill, in lSgj, ap
pointed him to be state superintend
ent of insurance, which position he
left vacant by his death. - Governor
Anthony always was a radical Repub
lican, and for many years a power in,
Kansas politics. His last active work.
was at the Lawrence convention,
which nominated Colonel Jack Harris^
for congressman
WATSON IN THE CHAIR.
The Populist Vice Presidential Nomine*.
Presides Over Georgia Populism.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7.—The largest .
and most enthusiastic state conven
tion fho Populists of Georgia have
ever held assembled to-day in the hall
of the House at the slate cap.tol. The
presence ot Thomas E. Watson, the
party's nominee for vice president, j
added interest to the occasion and -■*
worked the enthusiasm up to-as high,
a temperatine as that of ilia weather.
Thomas J5. Watson called the con
vention to order at 11:15 o’clock. Un
made no speech, but the dropping of *
his gavel was the signal, for. an out
burst from the delegates.