VOLUME XVII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 8, 1896. * NUMBER 14.
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Local Happenings Portrayed For General
Edification and Amusement..
John Anderson wee over from Star
Saturday. _
Fresh oysters this week at Mrs. Cress’
restaurant. tf .
Sanford' Parker was over from Spen
cer Saturday.
Dr. Blackburn was down from Atkin
son yesterday.
N. B. Chapman was down from At
kinson Tuesday.
Jamefc Maher, of Bassett, yisited in
this city Sunday.
Ben R. Cowdry. one of the state bank
examiners, is in the city today.
John O’Mallly has been added to the
force of clerks at the corner grocery.
Elmer Merriman was up from Laurel
Monday visiting relatives and friends.
Jim Selah and Editor Raker were up
from Ewing, attending the pop rally,last
Thursday evening.
Frank Welton came down from Long
Pine Sunday morning and spent the day
with relatives and friends.
Last Tuesday Thomas Morris was ap
pointed special administrator of the es
tate of the late A. U. Morris.
Corbett’s photo studio and dental
parlors will be open from October 28
to 80, 1898, inclusive.
9-5 A. H. Corbitt.
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At the populist supervisor convention
held in this city last Saturday Mose
Campbell was nominated Jor supervisor.
J. Q. Creamer, a pharmacist of Sioux
City, arrived in O’Neill Tuesday and
has accepted a position in Morris’ drug
store. __
Y Mr. and Mrs. J. J. King and daughter,
May, went down to Omaha Wednesday
morning. They will return^"Friday
evening. _ • *'
Pat Eilloran was on the vast bound
passenger Wednesday morning return
ing from a week’s vacation up at Hot
Springs. _
Those wanting to buy winter apple
by the barrel will do well to see us be
fore buying.
14-15 0’Nrix.l Grocery Co.
John McNichols and wife and Al.
Miller and wife were in this city from
. Atkinson last Thursday evening attend
ing the free silver rally.
You are going fishingf Well, before
you Start get your fishing tackle of Neil
V Brennan, who keeps everything in the
sporting line. 44-tf
Frank Shoemaker, who was seriously
Injured last week by being kicked by a
horse, is rapidly recovering, a fact his
numerous friends will be pleased to note.
Members of the Ladles' McKinley
club, and others wishing to join, are re
*'- ;V quested to meet at the club rooms Fri
fday evening, Oct. 9. at 8 o'clock sharp.
There is no flour, at any money, as
good- as White Satin, and there is no
flour for the price that equals O. A. R.
They cost no more than other flour of
the same grade, but will give better
satisfaction. 11 4 J. P. Mann.
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.’
Morris & Co._
I Don’t trifle away time when you have
cholera morbus or diarrhoea. Fight them
in the beginning with DeWitt’s Colic
and Cholera Cure. Tou don’t have te
wait for results, they are instantaneous,
and it leaves the bowels in a health
' condition. Morris & Co.
The two twin babies of Mrs. g7"v7.
Clark, who have been cared for by Mr.
and Mrs. John Fallon the past three
months, were sent to the home of their
grandparents at Dakota, Iowa, Monday
morning. Mrs. W. A. Woodruff took
charge of the little ones as far as Sioux
City, where they were met by relatives.
The Hon. W. J. Bryan, democratic
candidate for president of the United
States, will speak in Sioux City October
at 9:30 in the morning. The Pacific
ilfhort Line will run especial excursion
train leaving O’Neill early enough to
reach Sioux City in time that all may
see and hear him. The fare will be «2
for the round trip. The exact leaviug
• time Will be announced later.
) Q. W. Smith, Agent.
Charles fiyan, who has been visiting
relatives here the past three months, left
Wednesday morning for Denver, where
he will spend the winter for the benefit
of his health.
W. N. Coats, of Stuart, wasnoninated
by the republican supervisor convention
of the Seventh district last Saturday.
Ur. Coats will make an excellent mem
ber of the board.
It doesn’t matter muoh whether sick
headache, billiousness, indigestion and
constipation are caused by neglect or by
unavoidable circumstances: DeWitt’s
Little Early Risers will speedily cure
them all. Morris A Go.
A social danoing party was given by
the young people north of town at the
residence of Henry Cook last evening.
Several were in attendance from this
city and report the oocaaion a most Joy
ful event. _
Judge J. G. Tipton, of Omaha, and S.
J. Weekes, of this city, addressed ths
people of Dorsey on the political issues
of the day last Friday night, and at
Turner Saturday night. Large and en
thusiastic meetings were had at both
places. The Judge has many friends in
Holt county, having spoken at different
points during the campaign of two years
ago. He is a fluent speaker and has
done republicanism in Holt county much
good by his recent meetings.
The ladies of O’Neill held a meeting
last Tuesday evening and organized a
McKinley and Hobart club with the fol
lowing officers: President, Mrs. W. T.
Evans; secretary, Mrs. Ed. F.Gallagher;
captain, Miss Eva Harnish. The club
was organized with a membership of
sixty-live and promises to reach the hun
dred mark in a few days. Who can
doubt the success of republican prin
ciples and the candidates of that party
when the ladies are taking such an ^ act
ive interest in the campaign?
Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell, Bishop of
Omaha, arrived in the city Monday
evening accompanied by the vicar gen
eral of the diocese, Very Rev. W.Choka,
Rev. B Fitzpatrick, Hubbard, Rev. R.
McGovern, Jackson, and Rev. M.
Waldron.. Norfolk. Tuesday morning
solemn high mass was celebrated at 10:30
Very Rev. Wm. Choka celebrant. Rev.
B. Fitzpatrick, deacon; Rev. M. Wal
dron, sub-deacon; ReV. R. McGovern,
master of ceremonies. Immediately
after mass the Bishop confirmed 164
persons. The beautiful picture present
ed by those approaching the altar to re
ceive the sacrament of confirmation was
one not likely to be forgotten by those
who participated. Particularly notice
able was the rapt attention the children
gave to the Rt. Rev. Bishop as he ex
horted them to live righteous and holy
lives. He especially cautioned the young
men to be temperate in their habits and
avoid the companionship of the blas
phemer and frequenter of the dram shop.
Rev. R. McGovern preached the sermon,
and his eloquent efforts were appreciated
by the large congregation present. To
the untiring efforts of Very Rev. Father
Cassid/ who labored unceasingly for
months instructing the children and pre
paring them for the event, is due the
gratitude of a grateful people and who
can doubt that they will become, through
such holy influence, other than strong
and perfect Christians.
The silverites bad a blow-ont in tbit
city last Thursday evening. Proceeding
the speaking was a torch-light proces
sion. Notwithstanding the fact that they
had delegates'present ftom all the neigh
boring towns there were but 185 torches
in line and about 80 of those were car
ried by minors. Every one they could
get was pressed into service. They
even dispensed with ringing the curfew
bell that evening to get the crowd for
the parade. Had the old bell pealed
forth at the usual hour a large portion
of their torch bearers would have been
numbered with the slumbering youths of
the city. The speaker of the evening,
C. J. Smythe, of Omaha, was introduced
by Clarence Selah. Mr. Smythe said
that while he was called a democrat be
was the nominee of three parties, but he
did not say he was a democrat, being
afraid, probably, he would lose some
populist votes. He scored the demo
crats who are opposed to Bryan, and
even the old war heroes, who were
crippled in the service of their country,
came in for a share of the venomous
darts of the speaker. He also made a
grand stand play for the vigilanter votes
by roasting General Churchill for com
ing up here and taking charge of the
prosecution of the cases against the men
charged with the murder of Barrett
Scott, although he was authorized to do
so by the popocratic governor who is
now a candidate for re-election, and who
was praised to the utmost as an able and
efficient officer. Mr. Smythe mode no
votes for his cause here, but lost vjtes
for himself on account of bis many
groundless assertions.
LAD) WASTE® KOBE
Selah Rtpndiatm the Bryan Plat
form and
SBECTS ONE ~EOR HIMSELF
Which In Tub laecnmha to tho Ormihing
Font of Btndont’o Lofic.
"At arguing, too, the person owned hu skill,
For e'en tboufh vanquished he oould argue
still."
And so with Mr. Selah. Afraid to
take a positive stand upon a single
question at issue in the campaign, al
though having been invited, solicited
and even dared to do so at various times,
he still continues to afflict an innocent,'
patient public with his tiresome, dis
gusting, wheesing "articles.”
Your humble "Student” having found
it impossible to induce or force this
political pariah pa define his position,
selected three of fopr of the questions
upon which the Bryanites have done
nine-tenths of their harping, thinking
that, after analyzing them and exposing
their fallacies, this pretended advocate
of Bryanism would offer some of his
"argument" in their defense. Well, he
did, indeed, make answer, with' his
usual intelligence and force. As “Gen
eral” Kelly said "preparatory” to his
“argument," he informed . his readers
that Mr. Hagerty was “puff-bellied,”
a “warty old warrior,” a “banker"; that
he was a man of large intellect, a "phil
osopher," an "author," etc.; in faot. if
personal allusions to Mr. Hagerty were
omitted there would be very little left
of the "article," , '
I considered it proper to ask Mr.
Hagerty whether he had anything to
suggest in regard to such a free use of
his name in the “article” and received
the following reply:
“Now, Student," said Mr. Hagerty,
“I am going to give you a few pointen
which may at least, do you no harrir.
One is: Never undertake to contradict
what you know to be true. The above
allusions which you say Aunt Selah
made concerning me are true, every one
of them; and I only wish 1 could re
turn her, or rather him, the compliment
in regard to being large-minded, philo
sophical, etc., but a rigid adherence to
truth forbids it. The other terms I
don’t suppose he would wish toohaye
attributed to bim as they might inter
fere with the conceited notion he har
bors about his beauty of person, etc.
Well, they say conceit is as good to a
tool as a physic, and if our phthyzsicky
neighbor does not stand in need of •
political purging I don’t know who does.
So we will allow it to operate upon him.
Another pointer, Mr. Student, is this:
When you get a pig’s snout in your, nip
pers, the harder he pulls and the more
vociferous his grunt, the tighter you
must squeeze until you get the
ring clinched in his nose. In short, you
can see that Selah is driven to desperate
straits for "argument.” In fact he is
afraid to state his position and therefore
has nothing to which to argue: there
fore you have his snout in the nippers,
as it were, and all you have to do is to
squeeze. I may giye you a few pointers
from time to time, but I think this will
do for the present."
You admit, Mr. Selah, that there is
nothing in the republican platform that
can be construed into a request on the
part of the republican party, from
European nations, to be permitted to
legislate independently on the silver
question. Well, that point is settled, and
you are on our side, regardless of the
"tree, l will etete here that the word
“deponent,” which the printera made
me say in my explanation ot the finan
cial plank of the republican platform,
ahould have been “dependent," as it waa.
written. There is no “deponent clause.”
With this correction the analysis is
correct. If not I would be pleased to
have Mr. Selah point out the error, as I
am but a student and wish to learn. Ton
also admit that the Ernest Seyd fake was
a eilverite fabrication. Your testimony
opght to be acceptable to tbe silver
party—if you are a member in good
standing, which begins to teem doubt
ful. Mr. Selah tries to deny in a funny
way my statement that gold and silver
were not coined for circulation about
tbe time of the act of '78. Almost every
one else, who has sense enough to go to
his meals, and especially those who did
business at the time, knows that there
was not a dollar of metal money in cir
culation in Ibis country, except a small
amount of gold In the Pacific coast
states, from '62 until '78; and that in '78
the amount of metal money In the United
States treasury was only about $35,000.
Mr. Selah asks what the metals were
coined for. It is in order for him to
answer his own question. I need go
no further than to establish my claim.
I will state for bis information, how
ever, that the shipment of coined metals
from this country by dealers in money
and bullion commenced almost immedi
ately after the passage of the coinage
act of 1793. Other countries have had
similar experience. Besidea thle large
quantitiet were coined and held by the
owners.
Mr. Selah denies that he indorses the
demand of the silverltea that the gov
ernment declare sixteen ounces of silver
to be the equivalent of one ounce of
gold. This he has a perfect right to do,
as he he* done In the ease of the other
Bryeoite claims whioh 1 have refuted—
the Srneet Boyd fake; the “double
standard," the dependence of the prices
of .agricultural products upon the price
of silver, and a few matters of lose note.
I have no right to define Mr. Belah’s
position upon any question, and It was
for mis reason that I so often requested
him hp state hie position. As Mr. Belah
preienaea to pe sucn m ardent Bryan
ite, however, and as he refused to ex
plain whAre he stood, I was lustlfied ia
presumlac that he indorsed the whole
list of sllverite "principles." I find,
however, that he repudiates, almost with
indignation, those which I have men
tioned, including that which stauda at
the very foundation, the very essence of
the Bryanlte doctrine of free coinage at
16 to 1, vtb: that the government stamp
has power to establish an equality be
tween two quantities that bear the rela
tion to each other of one-half to one. I
don't wonder that even thle dullard, who
impudently assumes the role of peda
gogue, would, when cornered, detect
and repudiate such a naked fallacy; but
we should not expect him to advance a
"theory” far more stupidly constructed,
but npt a Whit less absurd. This he has
done,, and it is the only "declaration of
principles” that I have been able to
squeeae out of him since he undertook
the task of educating us by writing "ar
ticles,” Here it is:
"I would have the government do no
more jn this respect than it already has
done. * The present legal parity is 16 to
1-' I would have the government place
ite stamp of one dollar on 419.5 grains of
silver, the same as it now does on 25.8
grains of gold;the same as It is doing today
on 53 cents’ worth of silver; the same asit
is now doing on 7 cents’ worth of cop
per. ‘The flgureslM bants are not nec
essarily representative of the value of
the material on which they are stamped,
anymore than are the figures of 86
inches on the yard -stick representative
of the value of the material which it is
composed of. An honest yard stick is 86
inches long, though it may be composed
of material costing one cent or one hun
dred dollars. The dollar is the measnr
ment of value. Just as the yard stick is a
measurment of cloth.”
Now, you tyros, what further excuse
is there for your ignorance on the money
question? Here is the whole theory in a
nutshell. As President Cleveland would
say, “I tis a theory, not a condition,
that confronts us.”
This savant would have the govern
ment do no more than it is doing today,
"place its stamp of one dollar on 58
cents' worth of silver," etc. A yery
moderate request, indeed, to ask the
governmen to do what it is doing. The
figures “100 cents” are not stamped upon
the dollar, but the words "one dollar”
are, and Webster and every authority
that your humble servant has consulted
—even the children's arithmetic—says
that "dollar” and “100 cents” are, in a
financial sense, equivalent terms. Hence,
if this government declares,as it has done
that a gold dollar Aall be the unit, or
standard of value, it necessarily fol
lows that such dollar ia equal to 100
cents in gold, as the yard equals 86
inches.
Again Dr. Selah aaya “an bonsai yard
atlck ia 86 inchaa long." But he alao
aaaerta tbs analogy between tbe yard
stick as a measure of length and the dol
lar aa a measure of value; but that tbe
function of neither is affected by tbe
value of the material of which it ia com
posed. Now, ia it not as neceaaary that
the dollar should be a true representa
tive of the 100 leaser units of which it la
composed aa that the yard stick should
be a true representative of the 86 Inches
of which it is composed! In other words
would it not be as true to say the yard
stick is a measure of 18 inches in length
as to say the dollar is a measure of 5C
cents in value? Exactly.
The same would be true of the silvei
dollar if it were the standard of value, viz
it would be worth 100 cents in silver. Il
is worth as much as a gold dollar al
present in any capacity in which money
is used, (except as a standard) but it ic
by virtue of the pledge of the govern
ment to maintain the parity on condition
that it be allowed to control, or limit,
the coinage.
The proposition that the volume ol
money, in a country governs tbe pricei
there lias been long ago exploded, and
needs hut slight consideration to dis
cover its'fallacy. Caldwell says:
A prevailing Inclination has long ex
isted to establish a proportion between
l
the quantity of money in the world and
the quantitiea of all other commodities,
and to make that proportion the rule of
pricea. This plausible idea is eery
likely to hare occurred to such think*
ers as had very liule practical knowl*
edge of commerce.—Caldwell's Credit
System, page 589.
This is borne out by facts. In 1800,
when prices were high in this country,
the per capita of circulation was 84.M.
In 1847, when prices were very much
lower, the circulation was 810.00 per
capita—more than twice as much.
France has over 185 per capita circula
tion; her neighbor, Switzerland, has less
than 18. According to your theory
prices ought to be nearly five times as
high In France as in Switzerland. The
fact is, there la hardly any difference.
Tooke, in his History of Prices, says:
"There is not, so far as I hare been able
to discover, any single commodity In the |
whom range or aruoiea embraced in me
moet extensive Hat of pricea. the varla
tlone of which do not admit of being
distinctly accounted far by circumstan
ces peculiar to it. Circumstances do
frequently operate with such force as to
reduce prices in the face of any expand
ing currency, and to advance pricea
when the currency is diminishing. In
point of fact, the expansion is frequently
rather an effect than a cause of enhanced
prices."
Proofs to the same effect could be
multiplied.
It might be necessary ro give atten
tion to Mr. Belah’s straggle to disprove
that the country had reached its highest
rate of prosperity under Harrison's ad
ministration if that period had been
more remote, but the fact is too recent
to need more than mention, and ia ad
mitted by all fair-minded men.
Your Ladyship may be in favor of a
protective tariff, but your actions con
tradict you. I don’t think I ever said
that a tariff law can take the piece of
money; but experience proves that it
has, when properly adjusted, been a
very effective means of replenishing the
public coffers and of keeping a large
portion of the money we have in circu
lation in this country.
You should be liberal enough, Aunty,
to grant the alternative of reading you*
'‘articles” or accepting the other penal
ties. Surely you don’t want to Shoot us
and hang us too.
You still continue to pollute the name
of Lincoln by mentioning it in the same
breath with that of the arch demagogue
and incendiary, Bryan. You should
rinse your tongue before mentioning the
Martyr’s name after that of such an
arrant knave. Perhaps you have done so.
Oh, nol Billy wants no assistance
from millionaires! The multi-million
aire mine owners would Just as lieve
your assertions were true.
It is difficult for this figity spinster to
understand why the republicans should
allow Hill, and Cochran, and Most, at.
al., to vote with them. But how about
Tamanyf I suppose that cess-pool of
corruption should naturally be expected
to line up with the party of "reform."
After trying to coddle Hill for two or
three weeks and failing to aeeure his
support, he became "sour grapes" to
Billy’s party. As to Bourke Cochran,
I think the republicans ought to be able
to endure his company while he ie east
ing his vote, seeing that they tolerated
Mr. Belah to remain ia the party for
several years. And as to Herr Most, it
is true that he is an anarchist; but be
has the courage of his convictions, and
declares himself as such. The difference
between him and a large sprinkling of
Mr. Selah’s party is, that there are but
few of the latter who have sufficient
courage to give expression to their sen
timents. What does Mr. Belah mean
when he says his party is going to have
free coinage by some other means if un
able to obtain it by the ballot boxf Or
by the parody on Patrick Henry’s words:
"If this be anarchy, make the most of
itf What do these sentiments mean, I
say, but that in case he should be de
feated at the polls, he will "get his little
gun?" Still he will froth from the ton
sils if you accuse him of a tendency
toward anarchism. Stcdbht.
Scott Hough returned from South
Dakota Tueaday evening, where he had
been working the peat three montha.
J. O. Creamer and Clyde King an
taking an invoice of the atock of Morrii
& Co., having been appointed apprais
era by Judge McCutcban this morning.
Henry Starkelbury, of Madiaon, wai
in the city laat Tueaday. He aaya every
thing looka like McKinley down in hit
aection. It rauat be that Allen ii
loaing hia grip.
Croap Qulcky Cured.
Mountain Glen, Ark.—Our childrei
were euifering with croup when we re
ceived a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy. It afforded almost instant re
liefF. A. Taobnton. This celebrated
remedy ia for sale by P. C. Corrigan.
A WOBD Of ADVICE.
To those in pouession of the present
currency which is supposed on one side
to be 100 cents, on the other only 08
cents: At the dsy of reckoning some
one Will get left, so my advice would be
to purchssc some good merchandise,
that represents full value for 100 cents.
The place to find such goods is at P. J.
McManus’ ss I have opened for sale the
largest stock of general merchandise
west of Sioux City. Ladies’, misses’ and
childrens Jaokets a specislty. Ladies’
I fine shoes the best the market can afford
in style and quality; also mens' shoes of
the latest model the market has designed.
Dress goods of up-to-date affects with
all the latest trimmings. Bo do not hold
your 58 cent dollar, but purchase ths
bast values that have ever boon shown
the trade in Holt county.
19-8 Respectfully yours,
P. J. McMasus.
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VOTIGX.
The republican electors of the city of
O’Neill end Qrattan towoeblp are called
to meet in delegate convention in the
republican dob room* in the dty of
O’Neill on Sattudar, October 10, at 9
p. x., for the purpoee of placing in
nomination a candidate for supervisor
for the Third diatrict, and for the trane*
action of each other baeineee ae may
come before the convention,
The township and warde will be en
titled to repreeentation ae follow*, being
baaed upon the vote oaat for Judge
Nor vail In 1895:
Grattan 8.
O'Neill, First Ward 4.
Second Ward 4.
“ Third Ward 5.
It ia recommended that primariee for
the eel action of ddegataa behddon
Saturday, October 8, at 9 o’dock r. x.
Olydb Kiro, Secretary.
What a frestfasnt laeraae* Kaa lay*.
H. M. Bloeaom, eenior member of B.
M. Bloeaom & Co., 91? N. 3rd 8k Louie
wrltee: I bad been left with a very die*
trussing cough,, the revolt of influensa,
which nothing aeemed to relieve, until I
took Ballard’a Horebound SfVup. One
bottle completely cured me. I aent one
bottle to my aiater who had a severe
relief. I always recommended ftlr**'**r
eyrup to my friends.
John Cranston 908 Hampshire Street,
Quincy, 111., writes: I have found.
Ballard’s florehound Syrup superior to
any other, cough medicine I have ever
known. It never disappoints^ Price 98
and 50 cento. Tree sample bottles at P.
C. Corrigan’s.
Wl eiABIT ACCEPT HLTBB, |
gold, or any kind of U. 8. currency when
tendered in payment for tickets over our
line, besides making your money worth
more than via other lines, for time is
money, and w* save you three hours
> time to Sioux City and beyond. Buy
local tickets to O’Neill and rebuy them , f
via the Pacific Short Line. Immediate
connections every day except Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Hannigan, mother of. Mxa.
John Fallon, died at tha home of her
daughter last Friday morning at 9 '
o’clock. Deceased pease to this county
in 1875 and was 97 years of age at the
time of her death. She leaves two sons
and two daughters, Mrs. John Heenaa,
Mrs. Marv Fallon, Mike Hannigan and
James Hannigan of St. Louie, beeidee n
large circle of acquaintances, to mourn
her loss. The funeral took place from
the Catholic church Saturday morning
at 1090, a requiem high mass being cel
ebrated atlO.
Dewitt’s BimpuiUt is prepared for
cleansing the blood from lm pari tie* tad
disease. It does this ud more. It
builds op and strengthens constitutions
Impaired by disease. It recommends It
self. Morris A Co.
BUY THE BST.
Every Pair is Warranted.
J. P. MANN.
