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    THE DAILY UEUaLD, l'LAnsMourxi, nxSUKASKA, SATURDAY APRIL 7, 1SS8.
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IS
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican electors of the State of
Nebraska are requested to send delegates
from the several counties, to meet in con
veatieo, at the city of Omaha, Tuesday,
May 15, 1688, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing tour delegates to the
National Republican Convention, which
meets in Chicago June 19, 18S8.
THE ArPORTIOXM&T.
The several counties arc entitled to re
presentation as follows, being based upon
the vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell,
supreme Judge, in 1887, giving one del-egate-at-large
to each county, and one
for each 150 votes and major fraction
thereof! :
COUNTIKS.
VOTBB. COUNTIES.
VOTES.
Adams 14 'Jefferson 9
Antelope t! Johnson 8
Arthur HKearuey s
Blaine vKeyal'aha 0
Boone 8:Keun
Box Butte
Blown . ...
4 Ivii . T
P.Lancaster 25
ftuffA'o
.14' Lincoln 8
Butler Logan..
Burt tt loup
Cats l Madison ...
Cedar jMc hereon
Charo B. Merrick
3
8
1
7
Cherry 6 Nanc
5
Cheienue
Nemaha ..
Clay 11
Colfax 7
Cuming 7
Custer 17
Dakota S
Nuckolls ..
Oto
Pawnee ...
Perkins ...
6
12
8
Pierce 4
iliwcf 7 Polk 6
J)awou r Platte 10
Dixon Phelps 7
Ixide 12' ichardson 12
Douglas 37 Red Willow 7
Dundy 4 .Saline 13
Fillmore.. 10 Sarpy 5
Prank lin 7 Sajnder 12
Frontier lOSeward 0
Furnas s.sheridan 7
Gage lit Sherman 7
Garneld 3 Sioux 2
Jos per :. ... i Stanton 4
"Urant liThayer 7
Greeley 4 Thomas 2
Hall lllValley 6
Hamilton 10 1 Washington 9
Harlan ! Wayne. 6
Hayes 4' Webster 9
Hitchcock 6jWheler 3
Holt 14, York 11
Howard T,L'norg. territory 1
It is recommended that no proxies be
admitted to the convention, except such
as are held by persons residing ia the
counties from the proxies are given.
George D. Meiklejodx.
Walt. M. Seeley, Chairman.
Secretary.
Mr. Cleveland is again working for
public plaudits by using his veto power.
The president seems to think veto with a
big V is a great card, and he is going to
play it for all it is worth. We think,
however, he will find the American peo
ple are not chumps, (notwithstanding the
personal reflection caused 4by his own
election,) and that they will see this yeto
matter in all its puerile duplicity.
The Omaha llerald says "the princi
ples of democracy are such that a minis
ter can preach the gospel Sundays and
democracy the balance of the week."
We suggest, the fact that they don't do
it noes to prove the aboye statement in
correct Where you find one democratic
minister of the gospel you will find one
hundred others who don't see things that
way. Our friend, of the Herald, should
discuss a topic with which he is more
familiar.
If the democratic party should be
successful in nominating and electing
Mr. Cleveland with his pronounced free
trade ideas, we want to predict right
here, that should his policy on the tariff
obtain, the hard times of 1857 will not
compare with those in store for the peo
ple of this nation. Ilis message, and
present tinkering with the tariff by its
enemies are now having a very serious
financial effect upon business. Mark our
words, as the pernicious doctrine of free
trade is talked aad advocated by its
friends, the tightening, closuig-in pro
cess is gradually and surely going on.
If business is so affected by the fear of
what may be, what would be the result
when the avalanche would actually begin
to move. Fire will destroy but not
more effectually than free trade. In
dianola Herald.
The Pinkerton police have furnished
a fat text for criticism of the "Q." offi
cials, and while we believe it would have
been safe for the railroad company to
trust their property to the care of their
resident employes we think a very great
amount of unnecessary buncombe has
been manufactured out of th;s special
property guard which the railroad auth
orities have seen fit to place around their
property. Of course, if these men have
assaulted anyone without cause they
should bo punished. Any police officer
should bo held responsible in such case.
Yet, wo thing the dignity of law-abiding
citizens are not injured, neither are their
rights menanccd in any wise by these
men, so long as the men keep'within the
letter of their amplojment The "Q.1
fact tit bill cf tiers eta, tia crca are ia
their employ as special guards of their
property during their labor troubles, aad
Tea Heeald caa see very little differ
once between their standing aa employes
and that of any other class of men who
come here from abroad and enter the seri
vice of the railroad. These men don't
pretend to be anything but guards pro
tecting the property and servants of their
employers. We remember a time when
our sensitive (?) public winked at and
sympathized with some little difference
of opinion between the railroad company
and its employes at Pittsburg, Pa., and
the result was an immense amount of
railroad property was wantonly burned
and destroyed; afterwards this same
sensitive public had to co down into its
sensitive pocket and foot the bills to the
amount of over a million and a half dol
lars. The tax-payer comes in for the
expenses just where this striking business
generally ends. It is the great public
which suffers. If the railroad managers
want to pay men four and a half dollars
per day to guard their grounds and prop
erty, so long as they don't ask our city
to foot the bills we need not crow ner
vous over it unless these high paid em
ployes violate the law. and if they do
thcu let them be puuibhed. The C, B
& Q. has extensive and valuable property
at Plattsmouth and it cannot be denied
that its destruction would be a calamity
to every citizen of our city; hence, its
preservation should interest every one
a
desirous of our present and future wel
fare, and if the management of the road
has been particularly vigilent in that be
half we should rather approve than con
demn them. Thb Herald has no sort
of patience with people who are so thin
skinned that they imagine their personal
liberty is menanced every time they be
hold a douchty policeman walking his
weary beat.
THE BOYCOTT.
The boycott is off and the employes
of the different roads at Chicago have
signified their intention and desiro to re
sume work. It is said, by some, to be a
stratigical move on the part of the Broth-
hood of Engineers; if so, this carries with
it the convincing truth that these switch
men and yard men who have entered the
lists against the railroad are acting under
the advice and control of the engineers,
and also, the further fact, that the broth
erhood management is impotent for the
accomplishment of any benefits to the la
boring men of these roads. Such mis
takes as this boycott business very soon
distrusts reasonable men of the brother
hood, as well as those of other classes.
No one who has any regard for the law
can approve of the -boycott in any shape
or under any guise; it is born of lawless
ness and carries with it its own defeat
wherever it is attempted. Labor may
combine for its own protection and no
one will object, but when the boundary
line is crossed and the hand of force is
placed upon the business of any one, be
it privato citizen or coperation the spirit
or toleration should no longer be indulg
ed. This country is too free and men have
too great regard for right and law to tol
erate theboycott.
Who Is Your Best Friend?
Your stomach of course. Why? Be
cause if it is out of order you are one of
the most miserable creatures living. Give
it a fair chance and see if it is not the beet
friend you have in the end. Don't smoke
in the mornine. Don t drink in the
morning. If you must smoke and drink
wait until your stomach is through with
breakfast. You can drink more and
smoke more in the evening and it will telJ
on vou less. If vour food ferments and
does not digest right- -if you are troubl
cd with Heartbnrn, Dizzniess of the head,
coming up of the food after eating, bil-
-a a . . . s . -
lousness, indigestion, or any otnertrouDU
of the stomach, you had best use GreenV
Au trust Flower, as no person can use it
without immediate relief.
Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup.
Is the only medicine that acts directlj
on the Lungs, Blood and Bowels, it re
lieves a cough instantly and in time
effects a permanent cure. Sold by O. P.
Smith & Co., druggists. j25,3mw,d-w.
Dr. Schliemann has gone to Alexand
ria with Professor Virchew, and will
spend several months in Egypt making
explorations.
Begg's Blood Purifier and Blood
. Maker.
No remedy in the world has gained
the popularity that this medicine has, as
s hold on "family medicine. No one
should be without it. It has no calomel
u quinine in its composition, consequent
ly no bad effects can arise from it. We
keep a full supply at all times. O. P.
Surra Co. Druggist j25-3mod&w
If Diosenes lived today he would be
out with a lantern looking for a Demo
cratic lawyer who hasn't been mentioned
for the oflice of chief justice of tue su
preme court.
Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup.
Is warranted for all that the label calls
for. so if it does not relieve your cough
vou can call at our store and the money
will be refunded to- you. it acts aimut-1
taneously on all parts of the, system,
thereby leavine no bad results. 'O. P.
Smith & Co., Druggists. j35-3md&w
An observant metropolitan barber says
that he can tell one's physical condition
by the state cf tzs txirl
A FAMOUS OLD PRISON.
CRAWFORD'S PEN PICTURES OF THE
INTERIOR OF NEWGATE.
England's One Noted Prlaon Now Merely
a Hons of Detention Ventilation,
XJght and Iryne Cells, Cbapel, Exe
cution Shed Md Whipping- FuL
Newgate Is the most notorious prison in
England. Its history" is connected with tho
story of the crimes of this kingdom for the
last 800 years. The present prison, was built
toward the close of tho last century, but it is
upon the site of the original prison where a
Newgato has stood since 1070. Newgate has
held in it long history every kind of victim
of the law. It is at the end of tho Old Bailey,
very near Smithfield, where the martyrs to
fanaticism were publicly Lurried.
The exterior of Newgate resembles an old
fashioned fortress. Its walls are of a rough
gray stone. They have become nearly black
by exposure to tho sooty atmosphere of Lon
don. There are but few windows in the out
bide walls. The main buildings of the prison
are in an interior court not visible to the
public. The principal entrance is most for
bidding. The lower half of tho door is a
locked and barred square of wood surmounted
by sharp iron spikes. Just above this is a
network of iron. Over the door hung chains
and bolls, symbols of the old Newgate.
There is a blackened board at the right of
this door upon which is now placed the offi
cial record of an execution when it takes
place within this prison.
Newgate has been the scene of every form
of execution. The breaking on the wheel,
tho drawing and quartering, and every kind
of old fashioned torture bos been tested to
the full extremity of barbarous law within
tboso blackened walls. Today Newgate is
used as a prison of detention for criminals
who are to be tried at the Old Bailey. If
they are sentenced to death they ore kept at
Newgate and executed there. If they are
sentenced to penal servitude they are trans
ferred elsewhere.
The other day, through permission from
the homo secretary, I visited Newgate, jl was
turned over to one of the chief warders, a
man who has been in Newgate for thirty
years, and who has assisted at thirty-five ex
ecutions. He was tall, broad shouldered,
with regular features and a full, long brown
beard and flowing mustache. He looked as
dignified as a colonel in the Horse Guards.
He spoke good English, without the slightest
Cockney accent, and did not drop one of his
h's, which is more than can be said for the
attendants at Windsor castle.
Common report describes Newgate as
damp, unwholesome and badly lighted. This
is incorrect It is a model prison so for as
ventilation, light and dryness are concerned.
The cells aro large and high. They are
heated by hot water pipes, and are as com
fortable as a prison should be. Prisoners in
Newgate who conduct themselves well are
entitled to an hour's daily exercise in the
court yard. Refractory prisoners who refuse
to submit to ordinary punishments are given
twenty-four hours in the dark cell, with a
diet of bread and water. The warder showed
me one of these dark cells, and kindly closed
me in it for a moment to give me an idea of
this kind of punishment The cell was so
closed out from the light that I could not see
my hand directly in front of my eyes. Tho
warder said that this form of punishment
was not at all appreciated by prisoners who
had never undergone it He never saw a
prisoner who dreaded this punishment for the
first time, and in the history of Newgate
punishment no prisoner, however bad, had
ever placed himself in a position to receive
this punishment a second time. Twenty-four
hours alone in absolute silence and darkness
breaks and cows the most stubborn spirit.
and if continued much bevond this limit
would inevitably lead to madness.
The cell of the condemned prisoner is near
the dark cells. It is a large room, double the
ordinary size. It contains a plank bed, upon
which a light mattress is laid. There are
two or three religious inscriptions upon the
walL A table, a stool for the prisoner, and
two for the warders, who are alwavs with
him day and night from the time he is con
demned, compose the furniture. Execution
follows a sentence very swiftly in England.
The utmost period of delay does not go be
yond a month, and often execution takes
place within ten days after a sentence. There
is no appeal to any one except the home sec
retary. He alone has the power to stay the
execution or to commute a sentence. It is
very rare that he interferes. The odds are
ninety-nine to one that a man sentenced to
death in England will be executed.
From the cAl I walked with the warder to
the chapel of the prison upon the first floor.
This is a handsome, old fashioned chamber,
high, well lighted, and finished in dark
woods. In the center is a lofty pulpit Upon
the left of this is a gallery box for visiting
justices. Around the room upon the right
and left are cages or subdivisions behind
strong iron bars, where convicts used to sit.
Those who are on trial sit in front of theso
bars. There is an upper gallery arranged
with slats for female prisoners. These great
wooden slats are so turned that the women
can see only the preacher, and not one of tho
prisoners. At the right of the pulpit is a lit
tle black chair, the seat of honor in the
chapel. This is reserved exclusively for
prisoners under sentence of death. Formerly
there was a pew for this class.
After leaving the chapel I walked with thft
warder around to the place of execution.
The prisoner marches from his cell through
the prison wing' into a narrow court and
around this court, not one moment's walk,
to a wooden shed made of unpointed pina,
which is built in a corner of the court against
the prison walls. This shed has a cement
floor with a wooden trap in the centre. Over
that is a simple beam across, from which
hangs a rope. The only furniture in ths
place is connected with the trap, which is
worked by a black iron lever. There is a
commission now experimenting in Newgate
as to the best methods of hanging, so as t
secure a breaking of the neck when the trap
drops. In one of the large rooms looking on
to the court where the execution shed is there
is kept the whipping post. Under the Eng
lish law any attempt to rob a person accon
panied by personal violence constitutes the
technical offence cf "garroting." This is
punished by from twenty-five to fifty lash ess.
The men under sentence for garroting are
seated upon the black box with their legs
fastened upon what was an old pillory post.
Their arms are fastened above their heads.
Then the lashing is well laid on until their
backs are completely cut to pieces. The
warder said that there was no object in giv
ing more than twenty-five lashes. After
twenty-five lashes the men were numb and
felt no more pain. He said that it was a
most effectual form of -punishment ' and
reached a class of street ruffians who cared
nothing for imprisonment. " London swarms
with this class of criminals, who are now
pretty thoroughly restrained by the whipping
post. There is no form of punishment so
much dreaded by these men as the lash.
This room where the whipping post now is
was formerly used for prisoners when they
were kept together in numbers instead of
beinz trMsen separate cells. Peonla ' im
prisoned for debt used to be kept here. T. C.
CrawXcr la Iw Ycrk WcrU,
Real Estate Bargains
EXAMINE OUR LIST.
consisting of
CHOICE LOTS
X 3NT
South - Park
21 lots in Thompson's addition.
40 lots in Towusend's addition.
Lot 10 block 188, lot 5 block 164.
Lot 1 block 6, lot 6 block 95.
Lot 11, block 111, lot 8, block 61.
LOTS IN TOCjrO AND DAYS' ADDITION.
Lots in Palmer's addition.
Lots in Duke's addition.
Improved property of all descriptions
and in all parts of the city on easy terms.
A new and desirable residence in
South Pnrk, can 6e boaght on monthly
payments.
Before purchasing elsewhere, call and
see if wo cannot suit you better.
Z-i A 3ST ZD S-
5 acres of improved ground north of
tho city limits.
5 acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
2 acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
li acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
20 acres near South Park: Se I sec.
14, T. 10, It 12, Cass county, price $1,-
800, if sold soon.
nw i sec. 8, T. 12, R. 10, Cass Co.,
price $2,000.
A valuable improyed stock fram in
Merrick Co., Neb., 1C0 acres and en
reosonvble terms.
Windham & Davies.
Consult your interests by insuring
in tho Phoenix, Hartford or .Atna com
panies, about which there is no question
as to their high standing and fair
dealing.
TORNADO POLICIES.
The present year bids fair to be a dis
astrous one from tornadoes and wind
storms. This is fore-shadowed by the
number of storms we haye already had
the most destructive one so J far this year
having occurred at Mt Vernon, 111.,
where a. large number of buildings were
destroyed or damaged. The exemption
from tornadoes last year renders their oc
currence more probable in 1838.
Call at our office and secure a Tor
nado Policy.
Unimproved lands for sale or ox-
change.
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KITCHEN, BED ROOM, fX-") FUBMITURE FOB
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HENRY BOECK;
CORNER MAIN AND SIXTH
L. D. BEJNfJNTETT,
JUST RECEIVED.
I have just received Neufchated Che,
Edam Cheese.
Bosuia Prunes, Macedonia Prunes , Cal if or
nia and Turkish Prunes.
Celery Relish; Clam Chowder; Beef Tea--
very fine.
Fresh Dates and
cheap.
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will J. Warrick sole agent. Platumoutn. Neb.
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