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    Aug. (, 1,896.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
TOM WATSON S STATEMENT.
He Agreed to Eun Because It Would
Unite Tie Silver Force.
He 8ays Bryan U a Man of I'nblemlnhed
Character and brilliant Ability.
TuoMPSON.Ga., July 25. I opposed
the endorsement of Bryan and Sewall by
the People's party. Had we indorsed the
Democratic ticket and put out none of
our own, our existence as a party
would have been at an end.
We could not have fought for the Dem
ocrats on the national ticket and at the
same time antagonize them on State
issues. Therefore, to have indorsed their
whole national ticket not only meant ex
tinction of our party, but meant defeat
for free silver.
The growth of Populism drove Demo
cracy to free silver. The death of Pop
ulism would have removed the pressure,
and the Democratic party might have
drifted aay from its campaign pledges,
as it did in 1892 and 1894. By nomi
nating a ticket of our own, and upon a
platform of our own, we preserve our
idenity as a party and we mantain our,
influnce over the Democrats.
If Mr. Bryan and I make the race to
gather our position will be that of two
men who may differ upon some subjects,
but who act together upon those mat
ters about which they are agreed.
The free-silver Democrats do not go as
far as we do, but we are willing to march
with them as far as they do go in our di
rection. By agreeing to co-operate with
them to this extent we do not compro
mise our principles, stultify our record
or disband our organization.
Our people need more money, lower
taxes and less of class legislation. I am
willing to do all in my power to effect a
change for the better. I had no ambi
tion to 'hold a place on the national
ticket; it was my wish to return to Con
gress; but the despatches which I rec
eived from St. Louis stated that my
agreement to run with Bryan would har
monize all factions, unite the silver forces
and at the same time prevent a possible
split up of my own party.
Acting under that belief I telegraphed
that my name might be used, and there
fore stand by the action of the conven
tion. 1 believe that the combination
ticket can be elected.
The Populists united with the Democrats
can carry every Southern State, with one
possible exception. The union of the
Populists and Democrats can carry the
West. -This silver movement is, to a
large extent, a revolt of the producing
sections, the South and the West, and I
see no good reason why the nominees of
thesilver forces should not be taken from
the sections where it expects to get the
votes.
Furthermore, I believe the time is come
when the South should be accorded rec
ognition on the national ticket. For
thirty years now the South has been
kept on the stool of repentance. For
thirty yearn she has been compelled to
wear sackcloth on her loins and put ash
es on her head. Why should the South
forever occupy this humiliating attitude?
Why should we go into every campaign
with a tacit confession that the South
has no right to be represented on the na
tional ticket of any political party. I
was born Sept. 5, 1856, and therefore
was too young to take any part what
ever in the late civil war. I have no prej
udice growing out of it, but at the same
time 1 am a Southern man, proud of my
section and devoted to her interests, and
I see no reason why any political party
should always expect to obtain the sup
port of her 156 votes and yet always be
ashamed to give her a place on the
ticket.
The World asks what I think of Mr.
Bryan personally. -
As I have stated in my paper more
than a week ago, when I bad no
thought of being connected with him
in a political campaign, Mr. Bryan is a
man of unblemished character and brill
iant ability. We served togathar in the
Fifty-second Congress, voted together
on nearly every question and were per
sonal friends.
The Chicago platform is a return to
the old Jefferson principles, and the Popu
lists indorse it as far as it goes. Our
own platform goes further, but there is
no reason why we should not co-operate
with the Democrats to the extent that
we agree. Thomas E. Watson.
Thompson, Ga., July 25, After receiv
ing the news of the nomination of Mr.
Bryan this afternoon, Thomas E. Wat
son, the Populist candidate for Vice-President
handed to J. E. White, editor of
the McDuffie Journal, the foregoing
statement.
Webster on Farmers. ' ,"s :
Omaha, July 31, 1896.-(Special to
the Independent.) The republicans had
a rally here last night with nearly all the
candidates for state offices present. By
the use of a brass band a goodly number
gathered at Boyd's opera house to hear
JohnL. Webster expound goldbugism
which he did to a queen's taste and in
the course of which he said many ridicu
lous things. Regarding the price of
wheat he said: "The silver coinage men
tell us that free coinage will advance
the price of wheat to what it formerly
was, or nearly so. They tell us wheat
will sell for $1. Suppose it does, I want
to ask them whether the people of Ne
braska are most interested in high wheat
or cheap wheat. In our state perhaps
25,000 farmers raise wheat. Say that
each of those farmers has a family of
five. That makes 125,040 people in Ne
braska interested in high prices for
wheat. But how about the 875,000
other people in Nebraska who buy wheat
or wheat flour. Are they not interested
in having wheat cheap? I leave it to
them whether this Jeffersonian bimetal
lism to raise the price of wheat is what
they want." This statement should be
photographed all over the state. Mr.
Webster also undertook to make the
working people believe they are better
off now than tbey were in times past.
He declared they could now live in bet
ter houses because rent is cheaper, that
tbey could buy more luxuries with less
money, etc., practically admitting the
soundness of populist doctrine that
money had appreciated. It was an up
hill job however, to convince men out of
work that a dear dollar is what they
want. Regarding Mr. Bryan's state
ment that the farmers were the basis of
our country Mr. Webster declared that
if the cities were destroyed that com
merce and civilization would be
stroyed, an mueh as to say farmer fre
not civiliwd. The whole trend of Mr.
WebHter's speech was in effect to legis
late for a dear dollar, and to pay no at
tention to the demands of t he farmers.
His speech utterly failed to arouse auy
enthusiasm in favor of gold and it was
the general talk of the town after the
meeting, that Bryan would carry Oma
ha by at least 5,000 majority.
WHVT DONNELLY SAYS.
Nide-Tenths of the Delegates Went
Home Satitficd.
Just before leaving St. Louis Ignatius
Donnelly gave the press the following
statement: ,
"I think the situation is in good shape
and that nine-tenths of the delegates
went home satisfied. There are some
who believe Mr. Bryan should at onCe
be called upon to state whether he will
accept the platform, and Mr. Watson as
his running mate, and if he does not ac
cept, then they will demand of the na
tional committee that bis name be taken
off the ticket and the name of Colonel
Norton, who had the next highest num
ber of votes, be substituted. This would
produce the utmost discontent all over
the United States, and Colonel Norton
would not receive one-quarter of the
populist vote, the remaining three-quarters
going to Mr. Bryan.
I think the better course is that which
I advocated in the convention, to-wit:
Having nominated Mr. Bryan, we should
not call upon him to accept or reject our
platform, or to repudiate or defend Air.
Sewall. If this were an intent to merge
the populist party into the democratic
party, a perfect identity of opinions and
principles would be necessary; but it is
not. We remain in our camp and our
own territory, and simply agree to trans
fer for this campaign our two or three
million ot votes to Mr. Bryan. Not on
the basis of the democratic platform, but
on the basis of Mr. Bryan's worth.
Every populist in the United States
will, 1 believevote for Mr. Watson. If
the democrats don't withdraw Mr. Sew
all, there will be no election of vice-president
at the ballot box, and the matter
will go into the senate, where the pop
ulists hold the balance of power, and
will compel the election of Mr. Watson."
Bryan's Opposition to Corporations'
The part of the farmer in the economic
structure of society is that which has
most appealed to Bryi. He stands
before the people "to-dajlrthe represen
ative rather of the agricultural interest
than of any party. It was not unnat
ural that from advocacy of low tariff be
should have turned to championship of
the Anti-Option bill, which sought to
stop gambling in grain. Coining from
a community sorely burdened by the
exactions of the railroad companies,
from a state the government of which has
been for decades dominated by railroad
influnce, he quickly arrayed himself
in antagonism to these corporations. He
strove to have the powers of the In
terstate Commerce Commission enlarged
a step, by the way. which is demanded
by the platform under which he is now a
candidate for the presidency and lie in
sisted that in fixing "reasonable rates"
the commission should allow interest
only on the cost of reproducting the
road at the present time. And it is
proper here to note that in private ac
tion he has kept himself as wholly free
from the influence of railroad corpora
tions as his record in the House argues
he should. Like most public men of
strong personality and talent, he has
had his opportunities to join with the
great array of corporations. In his
Lincoln law practice he has systematic
ally refused retainers from railway com
panies, and at the close of his second
term in Congress, though practically pen
niless, he declined a salary of $10,000 a
year to act as general counsel for a rail
road associatd with the Standard Oil
Company. In all probability the offer was
not even a temptation to him, for con
tent with the simple life of an interior
town, abstemious in habits, and almost
an ascetic in tastes, he has little need for
a large income From "William Jenn
ings Brvau: a Character Sketch," by
Willis J. Abbot, in August Review 0
Keviewa.
Establish Economic schools.
Ashland, Nebr., Aug. 1, 1896.
Editor Independent: Why isitthat
the United States, the greatest produc
ing nation on earth should be obliged to
borrow money? History tells us that at
the close of the civil war, the national
debt was about three billions of dollars
and in 1881 was reduced to two million
six hundred thousand dollars. We have
had fourteen years of as great produc
tiveness as any previous fourteen years,
yet we have been obliged to borrow three
hundred millions of dollars to sustain
our government.
I am glad to note that there is an or
ganization which recognizes the need of
the education of our voters. I refer to the
American Federation of Labor. Why
could not such au organization be made
in every town and in every country
school house where our young men who
will soon be voters and those who are
already voters can meet to obtain mu
tual education to enable them to vote
with inteligence. There are many young
men, and old ones loo, that know little
of civil government or of our National
History. Why could not your paper ob
tain some good American History which
contains a good political history of our
country, to offer to these organizations
as cheaply as possible. Let them also
study civil government and political
economy, and there will be less votes
bought. Let every man feel that he is
equaily responsible for the safety of our
great America.
An American School Girl.
Both of Them Sal .
Bhyan and Watson suits the Courier;
young, progressive, aggressive, Ameri
cans by birth, precept and example.
Possessed of ability and nerve. Honest
in their convictions and resolute in their
determinations. Loyal patriot and
brave. Good citizens, and christians.
Associated in no manner with corpora
tions or trusts, friends of the people,
opposed to oppression, lordism and Brit
ish aristocracy. Minden Courier.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Final Result Satisfsctoty to all.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 1, 18UG.
Editor Independent: The peoples
party convention reeeutly held ia St.
Louis possessed some features which were
peculiar, and new in the history of Amer
ican politics.
It was the largest delegate convention
(bo far as I can learn) that was ever held
' n this country. This, in one sense wasa
misfortune. As a result there was at
times a good deal of confusion. Under
the circumstances this was unavoidable.
A convention like this, so large that
the voice of the presiding officer could
not be heard over more than balf of it,
unless all else was still, could not be un
der such control as is necessary for the
prompt transaction of business. This
very fact led to greater license than
would otherwise have been indulged in,
and free conversation was carried on at
times in a score of delegations when it
interfered with the regular proceeding of
the convention. This condition did not
prove to be an element of danger to the
efficiency of the action taken, or to the
ample deliberate consideration of the
same; but it did prolong the time occu
pied, and also gave basis for the lying
reports from the Associated Press, and
other enemies of the convention, of
fights, anarchy and disruption with
which they appalled an anxious public.
On the other hand the evident deter
mination of the presiding officer and his
assistants to permit no action to be
taken except on matnre deliberation;
and the independent, and almost uni
versal determination of the several dele
gations to the same end, resulted in a
complete expression of the will of the
majority, and a general acquiesence in
such expression.
The greatest unanimity of opinion ob
tained in regard to the objects to be ac
complished; namely, the union of all the
forces favoring monetary reform in the
country; and at the same time to do this
in such a way as to give up no vantage
ground already attained for the accom
plishment of other necessary reforms.
But there was strong difference of opin
ion as to how this result could be best
secured. Nearly one fourth advocated
the nomination of people's party men
for both president and vice president
Perhaps about as many were in favor of
nominating both democratic candidates,
while a decided majority considered that
Mr. Bryan's action as member of con
gress, and his public speeches and letters
entitled bim to the confidence and sup
port of all true reformers, but were in
favor of a member of the people's party
for vice president.
In fact, there seemed to be no opposi
tion to Mr. Bryan personally, but the
only objection to his nomination seemed
to arise from an earnest determination
to keep the peoples part'y intact and to
guard against absorption into the dem
ocratic party. The final nomination of
Mr. Bryan for president and Mr. Watson
for vice president gave the result of the
most patient and careful deliberation
and seemed to give general satisfaction.
It is true that an attempt was made,
principally through the mischievous in
fluence of outsiders, (one or two of whom
were from Nebraska) to organize a bolt
But as the few disaffected delegates had
wit enough left to exclude from their
counsels those who were not delegates.
they finally concluded to take no further
steps until they had consulted with their
voters at home.
So ended the great convention. What
was intended by the nomination of Wat
son is sufficiently indicated by the prop
osition which was freely made by those
who favored nominating both candi
dates from the people's party. That was
to cast their electoral votes for Bryan
and Sewall if they should receive the
most votes.
The result depends upon God and the
people, and my hope and trust is that
the voice of this convention will receive
the sanction of both, to the reformation
of our government and the relief of our
suffering people. J. H. Powfrb.
THE LAST VOTE.
Pops Have a Majority in Eleven States
Over Democrats,
The following table gives the aggre
gate nooulist. democratic and repubu
can votes in the twenty-nine states of
the south and west at their latest elec
tion: THI WEST.
. ElM-
Dsm. Pop. Rep. tors
California..... 111,944 111,804 118.148
Colorado 6.677 66.712 88,620 4
Idaho 7.057 1,121 8,59
Iowa 149,438 82.118 219,795 1
Kansas 26.709 118,829 167,237 10
Minnesota 63,579 87,931 122,823 9
Montana 10.714 16,505 18,861 8
Nebraska. 10,214 70.566 87,227 ' 8
Nevada 678 , 6.238 2,8 U 8
North Dakota 8,188 9,354 17.619 S
Oregon 10,000 M.421 8S.002 4
South Dakota 8,756 26.568 84.888 4
Utah 18.619 2.061 20,838 t
Washington 14,271 25,140 86,460 4
Wyoming... . 6.96S 2,176 8,464 8
Totals 443,704 651,621 927,078 83
THB SOUTH.
Klon.
Dem. Pop. Rep. tors
Alabama 110,866 83,283 9,197 - 11
Arkansas 74,809 24,641 46,884 , 8
Florida 41,297 10.713 4,637 4
Georgia 121,049 96,888 48,805 18
Kentucky 168.524 16.918 135,441 18
Louisiana 87,622 27,903 13,232 8
Mississippi 42,000 17,466 1,406 9
Missouri 226,647 42,463 226,918 17
North Carolina... 127,593 78.000 100,842 11
Tennessee 104,866 23,092 100,831 12
Texas 214,882 103,000 81,441 15
Virginia 163,977 12,275 113,262 . 12
West Virginia 84,467 4.166 80.293 6
South Carolina.... 39,507 . 13,345 t
Totals... 1,602,486 600,706 875,088 148
The aggregate democratic vote in
these twenty-nine states was at the last
election, 2,046,180; the populist vote
was 1,152,327, and the republican vote
1,902,165.
In a Bad Fix.
The democratic congressional commit
tee finds itself in rather a peculiar po
sition in this matter of distributing cam
paign literature. Its special object is to
aid in the election of democrats to con
gress, and while some of them ask for
speeches in defeuse of gold, others want
exactly the opposite. Thus far the com
mittee has simply complied with the
wishes of the candidates, sending the
poison to one district and the antidote
to the other. It is said, however, that
there is likelihood of a disagreement
over this, which must result in the es
tablishment of two committees instead
of one. The American.
THE KANSAS POPULISTS.
The Stats Convention In ttmslon at Abilene
Th Preliminary Work.
Ann.OE, Kan., Aug, 8. The Kan
sas Populist State convention wai
called to order by Chairman Breiden
thsl at 11:15 o'clock and the Rev. Dr.
Blayney of Abilene asked the bless
ing of Uod upon the convention.
C. 8. Crawford, a Populist lawver of
Abilene, delivered an address oi wel
tome, whicn greatly pleased the dele-
STATK CHAIRMAN lUiKIDESTHAL,
gates. lie said the Populist party had
been born of a necessity, and that it
would live until that necessity should
have passed away. Its mission was to
make this a government for the peo
ple, not a government for the sole pro
tection and advancement of property
interests. This year it (the party)
stood between the people and Mark
llano a and his gold.
The mention of Bryan's name caused
enthusiastic cheers, and Mr. Crawford
bowed himself from the platform.
Secretary Temple read the call for
the convention, after which the elec
tion of a temporary chairman of the
convention was in order.
C. A. Johnson of Cowley county
placed Judge A. W. Dennison in nom
ination. Tbere were no other nom
inations and Judge DennlBon was
elected by acclamation. Upon assu Ba
iliff the gavel he said that tha chief
duty of the convention was to select
its candidates' with care, and that in
the action of the convention absolute
harmony should prevalL There should
be fair play, and thus sore spots in the
campaign would be avoided. lie
eulogized the Populist party and spoke
of some of the legislation which it had
accomplished. His mention of the
law forbidding the execution of gold
contracts was especially applauded.
These laws, he said, were enacted by
the famous stormy legislature of
1393, and in the eleven days tha senate
and house were together in that ses
sion more good laws were enacted by
that legislature than had been passed
for twenty-five years before.
The speaker said that the people of
the United States wanted bnt two
sets of electors presented for their
suffrage in this campaign one set;for
McKinley and Bobart, and the other
lor Bryan and a vice presidential can
didate to be agreed upon, and that
above all things it was the people s
desire that the party managers
friendly to Bryan should make sure
that the majority of the votes of the
electoral college should not be cast
for McKinley and Hobart
John Madden of Emporia presented
to Chairman Dennison a gaveL He
aid that for eight long weeks of the
great Pullman strike of 1894 the gavel
had called to order the meetings of
ine American Kan way Union. He
poke with eloquence and fervor in
defense of the A. it. U., and aaid that
the time would oome when the people
of the union would glorify the man
who had struck down the tyranny of
tne ieaerai courts, "tne noble sun
crowned tribune of the people, Eugene
V. Debs."
O. W. Hendee of Reno county was
elected temporary secretary and Frank
Honeywell of Cloud assistant secre
tary. Somebody tried to run in a
reading clerk also, but the convention
cried it down.
The usual committees were ap
pointed and the convention took a
recess until 3 o'clock.
John Martin, VV. & Glass, John L
Atwood, W. P. Dillard and J. G. John
son, comprising the conference com
mittee appointed by the Democratic
state convention yesterday to arrange
a basis of fusion, arrived from Hutch
inson this morning accompanied
by about thirty other Democrats
from that convention. They can
accomplish nothing definite until
after the Populist convention
hall have effected a permanent
organization. Meanwhile they are
discussing the situation with the Pop
ulist delegates. They take the posi
tion that the wise course for the
friends of free silver to pursue is for
the Populists to accept the Democratic
electors and the Democrats to accept
the Populist state ticket. It the Pop
ulists will not accept such terms, the
Democrats will indorse the electors to
be nominated by the Populists, but
win put up a state ticket composed
wholly of Democrats and thus let the
Populists fight for the election of their
ticket without the aid of the Demo
cratic voters. '
Corean Concession for Americana.
St. Petkksbubg, Aug. 6. A dis
patch to the Novoe Vremya from
Viadivostock announces that Corea
has conceded to a syndicate of Amer
icans the right to construct a railroad
from Seoul, the capital, to Chemulpo.
the chief port and harbor. The Amer
icans, in addition, have the right to
work the minerals along the line oi
this road.
Forty Welsh Miners Entombed.
Swansea, Aug. 6., A dispatch from
Neat, seven miles from here, an
nounces that forty miners were en
tombed in Brincoch pit, near that
place, by an explosion which occurred
yesterday afternoon.
Trinidad Conceded to Brasll.
Lisbon, Aug.' 6. It is again stated
here in the newspapers that Great
Britain has recognized the sovereignty
of Brazil over the island of Trinidad.
off the coast of Brazil. Similar state
ments were made in February last and
nave been repeated at Intel vals.
Iowa Gold Standard Han Aot
Dbs Moines, Iowa, Aug. 8. A state
conference of Iowa gold standard
Democrats was held here yesterday.
Resolutions were adopted calling for
national and state gold standard con
ventions and congressional and state
committees were provided for.
DROUGHT IN ARKANSAS.
The People In a Largs section of tha
ntata Suffering- from Thirst,
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. ft. Drought
exists in a large portion of Arkansas
and in some sections human beings
are actually suffering from the pangs
of thirst. There have been isolated
thunder showers in various parts of
the State recently, but in some coun
ties no rain has fallen since April 13.
A man who arrived here . this
morning from an overland trip
through portions of Jefferson, Cleve
land and Bradley counties says that
people in some localities are hauling
water for drinking purposes in bar
rels a distance of twenty-lve miles,
and for an entire day he was ansble
to buy a glass of water to quenoh his
thirsl White river is running dry
and the mayor of Fayetteville has is
sued a proclamation prohibiting the
sprinkling of streets, the water being
needed for drinking purposea
He Got 7 In Cash.
juiNCOLN, Neb., Aufc. 6. II. C. Stein
berg of 309 South Ninth street, reports
to the police that burglars gained ac
cess to his house Tuesday night and se
cured $7 in cash. Other burglaries
were reported.
The state convention of republican
clubs met at Lincoln yesterday. There
were 1S9 clubs represented by 1,458
delegates. Judge W. P. McCreary of
Hastings was chosen present.
The national party or broad-gauge
prohibitionists met in Lincoln yester
day and nominated a full state ticket,
headed by R. A. Hawley for governor,
Candidate Bentley addressed the meet
ing. .:
Big Crop of Missouri F caches.
MAHiFiiLD, Mo., Ang. 6. The farm
ers and fruit growers of this and
other counties along the Gulf railroad
are now handling the largest crop of
peaches ever grown in this section.
Thousands of bushels are being ship
ped daily to almost all portions of the
United States. The apple crop will
fall far below that of last year, but
will amount to fully as much in
financial way.
' College Silver Men Organise.
, Chicago, Aug. 6. The Bryan and
Bewail silver club of the University of
Chicago is to take the initiative in the
organization of a league of Demooratio
silver clubs among the colleges of the
country In opposition to the college
league ot Republican clubs. The gen
eral plan is for a campaign of educa
tion by debate betw een the represen
tatives of both the white and yellow
metal in different universities.
To G!tc Blaasclf Up After Man Tear,
Clinton, Mo., Aug. 3. At Wheat
land, Hickory county, twenty-two
years ago, C. D. Shannon and a man
named Noffsinger killed Constable
George Dixon and Ace Ellett. Noff
singer was confident of acquittal and
stood trial, the verdict justifying his
confidence, but Shannon fled and has
been at large ever since. Yesterday
he passed through here upon his way
to the scene of the killing, to give him
self up.
Falls Cut, Neb., Aug. 6. The eman
cipation celebration by the colored
people Tuesday brought the largest
crowd to the park that has been there
this season. Falls City has sustained
her reputation of making this the
crowning event of the picnic season.
Colonel Brown of Virginia, Tom Majors
and Attorney-General Churchill were
the orators. The roasted ox, fatted
calf and other good things to eat al
ways make an Impression upon the
country folk.
. What has become of the old fashioned
man who parted his hnir In the back!
0. F. LftMBGRTSON, D.D.S.
1 ." O STREET. TIIVCOTTV.
liooniH 21 to 8-4, Inclnsivn.
Artificial teeth on gold and rubber plates.
Gold and porcelain crowns. ,
Satisfaction
Retail Lumber at
11
: Wholesale Prices, ljpatmcklumbee
i We will make you prices on your bills
JV
WATCHES.
Gold Watches worth $35, our price $12 50.
Silver
18,
7.50.
, . Special prices in ladies' w atchLton. and Springfields,
These prices have been cut for the special occasion of the
Soldiers' Reunion. Be sure and see the goods
before buying elsewhere.
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STATE NEWS NOTES.
A large swarm of grasshoppers flow
over Lincoln Wednesday, from the
southeast. Everybody was out craning
their necks in an endeavor to get a
glimpse of them.
Shortly after service on Sabbath
evening last, during a storm, the
steeple of the Presbyterian church of
Kenesaw was struck by lightning and
considerably damaged.
Mr. Dillenbach, who owns land at
MUford, has not lost faith in the gold
bearing qualities of the soil. Six
samples of gold bearing earth have been
sent to Washington by request of gov
ernment officials who desire to make ft
special assay. Ten pounds of earth re
cently assayed $1.08.
A heavy electricl storm visited tha
vicinity of Nebraska City Wednesday
night. , ' . ;
The United Brethren ministerial con
ference for the eastern half of Ne
braska is now in session at Nehawka.
Mayor Graham of Lincoln, who la"
chairman of the committee appointed
by Governor Holcomb, to take charge
of the granite for a statue of Abraham
Lincoln presented to Nebraska by tha
state of Tennessee, desires to meet all
the members some day this week and
decide what action to take in disposing
of the marble.
Fusion In Kansas.
John Martin, the Kansas democratic
leader says that his party will pot no
state ticket in the field this year and
make no demands upon the populist
state convention. He thinks, however,
that the democrats should be recognized
by being given the nomination for chief
justiceship, and that Fd. 0. Little, of
Abilene, the prominent bolting republi
can, should be nominated for attorney
general.
One dozen fine cabinets and a beauti
ful glass photo oly f 1 at the new tent,
between 14th and 15th, O Bt. These
prices are made for the soldier's reunion.
Let us Enthuse,
Now we can claim Bryan as our own,
and we can enthuse all we want to. Ii
will be a glorious victory in November,
won't it Seneca News.
. Experience. .. -
It is said that Bryan lacks experience.
He has had the same congressional ex
prience that Mc Kinley has.but Mc Kin
ley sat in the governor's chair and went
through bankruptcy.
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Scarcely a man is wholly free from it, in some
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of scrofulous poison is eradicated from the blood
by Hood's Saraaparllla. Thousands of voluntary
testimonials tell of suffering from scrofula, often
inherited and most tenacious, positively, per
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