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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY JUNE 33, 1898.
NO. 6.
PEOPLE'S PARTY POLICY
A Three Daya Struggle at tho Na
tional Committee Meeting
in Omaha Last Week.
CHAIRM'N BUTLER SUSTAINED
Nearly Equal Division. Conoo
Biona on Both Sides. The
Party Program.
Kiot-l of tli J'ronre'lliiK
M ImI corrcjiliit'.
Program for guidance of National Peo
ple's Party as agreed upon ut meeting
of National Committee, Oniuha, Juno
IB, 10,17,1808.
1, Tint national people's party noin
luilting convention to bo held in 1000
one month curlier tliau either I ho domo-
crutic or ropuhlicun convention.
f 2, No proposition for fiiHion shall bo
( jutortaluod by the officers of tho national
committee.
.'I, No ad f 'ice in tlio direction of fiiHiou
' shall oinunato from tho officers of tho
national couimittuo.
4. The national committee Khali not
interfere with state or local campaign,
unless it should be in faV r of the titruight
popiilmt candidate.
5, The f all aud referendum notice
to bo Hont out by tho chairman and mic
ro tury of tho national committee and to
bo no frnri.bd as to state simply the fjnon
Hon to bo voted on; and tho sumo ahull
specify clearly tho bueis of roproeonta
tion and apportionment, euid busis to
bo on tho highest populist vote cast at
the state election since 18052.
Tho meeting of the people's party com
in it too at Omaha hint week murks an era
in the hiHtory of tho orgunirution, equal
in importance nnd consequences to tliOHe
other two era-murklng events in It ca
reer tho convention at Oinnhii July 4,
1802, and the convention ut St. Louis
July 22, 180(5. Populist of Nebraska
are ontitled to a complete, uuthoulic nnd
iniitfirl.ifil rittifirt. fit tlm iiiftitt.inir. it lu
the aim of article to furuih such u
repcrt. . , . '
Tho call fo'rtbe meeting of tho national
eomrutteo ut th in time when no nutionul
election in ponding Ih tho outgrowth of
tho diMMH tinfui.t iun in tho populiHt (tarty
over the conduct of tho campaign of
180(1. Thin dissatisfaction took organ -teod
form chieily in tho MtatoH of tho
Mouth and middle went. I In principal
ground of grievanco were: 1. Failure
of the nutionul populist committee to
insist on democratic Hupport of the pop
ultHt cnudiilute for vice president in 1H0G
an a condition of Hiipportiug the demo
cratic candidate for provident. 2. Aetiou
of member o( the nutionul committee in
urging further fuion or co-operation.
'A. Prospect of uuother fusion with tho
democratic party upon a nutionul ticket
in JUOO.
A a result of thin disHutisfoction a
meeting of the ho called "middle of the
rondor" was hold Inst full at NumIiv
aud a subsequent moeting at St. I .on in.
At these ineetitiKH a reorganization com
mittee won soli-clod with Milton Turk,
editor of the Southern Mercury, Dallas.
Tex., iih chairmau. This committee sub
mitted a referendum vote to populist
upon the subject of linearly nominating
convention or tho campaign of 1000.
Moet of the voti were cast in the south
era etateti and of those voting a lariro
majority favored July 4, 1808. Petitions
were theu sent to Chairman llutler to
call the national committee togotheraud
ufter taking the sense of the committee
Senator llutler called the meeting at
Omaha.
A meeting of the national reform preen
association wan held the day More the
national committoH met. Thin in the
name association which met in Omaha,
July inti'j. At that time nearly all the
populit editor of Nebraska and the
northwest were active inemlMtr. A year
ag-olast winter another meeting wax
held at Mem phi. Owiug to the distnnoM
lew if any editor from Kama and Ne
braska attended aud the aaaocUtluu iui
quirvd a distinctively nilddle-of-th-road
tvudmiry. At the Omaha meeting lat
WH-k between flirty aud fllty editor
wer present, uearly all from tbontb
era and central state nod all ia favor of
a middle of the road (mliey, Nebraska
waa r prwntl by Mr, l.uua E, kelli,
of th t'rairt Hum, llartll.
hen t hairman llutler aud S rtary
Kdaertia iinuuid In rMtruin la
t'rvitftttuu Hail WmtuiMHtajr afteriuiott,
tbvr aer afMiat ou buadrvl riu
prwwut. lb roll rail and utMrunt
rvporl ul tha etiiuuntu oa rrvtluutiaU
d'tuai4 Ual tbr avra arlaajly prw
at la tb HK taty a oatol tit
aatitiha! tsonuoiiavnwa, iuIm I h
kfm r a Uat eiahly pruiaw. Taw
riu arrvalMtat uaily d idv, nail
il lhm ttM I f auiUr l tt n
K'rai rMk aHHeiatioa, Urgvly irtu
!. al la utkor sail tM i TMntl
Kl aliU l Nvbraaka. Ttr r
Kalt trum mi lata a ad oa amttua
t aatraiaa I'u'Wr annimwd MUitie
nataitl ta rvbNttia): m, ,
AlWa, Nlala, 4. It. l'ar4t,Katat-fcjr,
J, I', tataaiiaa, Ta , t'oar waa
l V. lull., t aJiK'aa, t;ltw4 fuaex
r'. Jrjr,
Ah Ik vwaiatiltMa t
f brad aMi tnm t gfwm
aiaaUta,bl t-Uho, I'rul. M'anKma, ol
tHaittta, Sua., aa4 l f Urw ataeta
tiaaUiai kmi Kr ataiit tta4
aa I a jnut ut taataal ruavvaaiaa, A
atttHi aa! l a.ljara aatU afa
lag, ta aataar tHl avw4 la 1
Mtay up all night and await tho report o
the committoe. On u vivo voco vote it
wiw very cloeo between the uvea and
noee. ( hairman llutler declared tho mo
tion curried and the ineetiiiir adioumei
Two or three hou thorn delegutee wereou
their feet culling for u di vIhioii. Ah hoo
uh Butler lelt tho platform, Col. Hurkett
of AliHHlHHippI, eliinbed no and pound
for order. The uuti-fuHioii memberti
cheered and yelled their approval. TIioho
Hiipportiug iiutlor Htarlml to leave th
hull and then turned buck. For a lew
momentH it looked uh though a break
wui to bo niado in the national commit
tee then and there. Committeeman
MuyN, of Wuehington, made a llrey
Hpvocli denouncing fuelon. Fditor W, H
Morgan, of AiknuHiiH.wue called out an
greeted with HhoutM while ho declared
Unit thin wum the day ho had long
waited to hoc when the populmtH hIioij
meet Marion llutler and oiImtk who hud
betrayed them to democracy nnd tel
them to tlieir faccH what tliev thouurht
MotHinger, of liuliaiia.aiid Iluughawuut
ol MiKNOiirl, followed (Jeuouncing fUHiou
.Mi'unwlnlo Milton Turk hud made h
way to the platform and alter coiihiiHu
tion among the older head It wan au
nouncod by i'ark Unit tho beet thing to
do wan not to wear tliouiNelvon out with
oratory, but to udiottrn, go to bed am
get ready for tho Mlruggle of tho nex
tin v.
Furly next moruinur the commitbie on
credential reoorted tho lint of delegate
ami iiroxioM nainieu in, with tlio follow
lug (leciHioiiH in conteMted Htatiw:
ArkaiiHiiH ThomiiH Fletcher (fijaion
and V. M, Morgan (anti fiwion), proHon
in pereou, ii ml J. U. iioyd of tint Cooper
(lex.) t'eopie h I uumo, holding the proxy
Of a. w. i' llOH.
Florida-All proxicH, A. C WIckH (autl
fiJHlon) for Frank 11. Lytle; Elmer Ii,
riiomuH of Nebrueku for K. H. Hurvey
and I). W. Hamilton for John F. Kboud,
l or IllinoiH (iiiorire V. Wicklino tires
cut in perMon, and L. D. Reynold of the
Chicago J'.xpreHHund Oick i I huh of Texan
both uuti-fUHioiiiHtn, holdinir renneilivelv
for 1'rancin It. 'ole(whom tho committee
bad recognized Instead of Fugono Smith)
ami .1. li. iioHM.
For Iowa S. II, Crane, the proxy ol
W. II, Itobb; J. Ii. Andernon and S. li
( rauo present in pernon.
For Pennsylvania John 0, Yoiner o
Nebraska, proxy for Hon. W, Morris
Deinhor.
For Ohio Ii, II. Allen, proxy for Hugo
rreyer. yot present, J. S. Coxoy aud 1)
l). t;iiiUester.
Tho committee further reported rules
lor tlio regulation ol the proxy Iiiihiiiohm
Tho spectacle of men from Texan and
Ivtbrusku votinu theseutiments of popti
listn is states on tho Atlantic seaboard
wua trying to the coinrultu-e s nerves,
liotli tho llutler ami tho unti-Kutlor
sides had been hustliiiif for proxies and
having them sent in by tolcgruph with a
blank lor tlio numo of tho ixirson to
whom the proxy should be given. Tho
rules reported wore as follows:
first, that horoufter tho nutionul
committee do not recognize any power
oi substitution or right ol assignment
or transfer in a proxy.
second, lnut no man cuu bold nnd
use a proxy of any nutionul committee
muu outeido his own state.
Third. Thut no mun can hold a proxy
Irani unotuer state when he has been
recognized publicly by tho populist
authorities of liU own state, us not in
tlio people's party.
r ourth. 1 hat t he national chairman
or socretury be directed to enter on tho
list of members of the nutionul com
mittee those whoso names ure certified
to the national secretary by tho stale
chairman and secreturv or by tho three
nutionul committeemen from thut state
and no other, and if the state chairman
or secretary or by two of tho national
committeemen from his state ou tho
rolls.
Fifth. Thut hereafter wo recognize no
telegruph proxies.
Lastly, we recommend to the next nu
tionul convention of our party a change
n our rules so that one mun can hold
aud use three proxies from his owu state
and thut no man can use any other
proxies than those from his ow n statu.
Aa sou as the report waa reud Col.
Ilurkitt, of Mississippi, moved an am
endment admitting Paul Vuudervoort as
proxy for Congressman Howard, of Ala
bumu. It appeared that the proxy was
made out In regular form, but that
populist in Nebraska (Vaudervoort's
home) objected to him ou the ground
that he wo not a populist. Aa anima
ted debate followed, lly a vote of 51 to
51 Vuudervoort w as deluded. This wua
very nearly a test vote showing the
treugta ol th mid lle-of-th roaders
aud th opposing luetiou, A oou a
tb voW was auaouucatl tul. Ilurkitt
took th ttoor to make th apum-h pre-
eating the situation ol lb southern
popullat. II told th story ol th
orgauUattou ol th jx-opW party la
tb south, ut th bittr lutolerauo and
tMrt'uOoa ol th demotralio inaebiu
la th south, bow h bad stood bwtwwa
U.ii. Yvtr aud a deiinntsrie mob at
hUoau bom in Tupwlo, Mt., during
th aampaitfa ol I 4 j, b poiut o a
bull! 'ar ou tb id ol ttl lae aa rv
eil Irum dunnaralte amuwMUa la b
oaa slal aat ol-wr4 " not tbrv
uilur Irtiia mum ol lour pmi4 tir ia
ma aurta twtawa ui au4 u but taat
aa la oa ar atl I bav ut rwal
neat of ibeia. " lis rtsa4 tb
paid oi I "JO ud diam) a a rwmlt
ol tb (anitai-a outlier pupaltat
ba4 aa ruad Wae la iiaator HatWr aa
ual4 aot atarcb Wr bt tmeuvr. II
buawd tbat laity bait lb (HipaUt tot
aa rat ia U aoalbara aad
tsM4 tba iHpabu ul tb arlbt
aui tu try ki 4nt ba bb tata lb
ofrapl ai.wats orawalia. 'r.
bably Iba lnu4;it ot wad by
tarbit aaa bt iuoishi ol a mmhIu
Ihmi b b4 a'tb taali A Ilea, II
bad b4 Iba asaal" blb b awaM
ba tft4 Ilk KlaWy it ba ba4 b-a
walaatt mi tk 4 bai 4alkrat la
d at ttryaa, Tb aasaar bat Wa
tail lUrkitt Hil oaM
ftwl U Wwm VIvKiaUy bJ tol U a
good frie silver man, for he had voted
auruin and again for free silver It was
because you had a corrupt republican
party here in Nebraska and you could
not (lilit nnd fuse with it ut the same
time. We're in the sumo shape in tho
south. Wo have a corrupt ballot-box
stuffing democracy iu power. Wo can't
make any headway lighting them so
long as you are trying to fuse us nation
ally with them.'' In conclusion Col.
Ilurkitt diced Chairman llutler upon the
platform and asked lilm to resign as tho
Pest means ol restoring harmony.
J, llodes Iiuehnuau, of New Jersey,
one of the best known reform writers In
the country, replied to Km kit tin a vein
that captured the convention. Ho de
clared that tho only point presented by
tho men of the south was the decapita
tion of llutler a mere porsonnllity. As
a southern born man ho begged tho
southern members to drop their fight on
one mun, to ask what they wanted on to
future party policy and the men of tho
north would go thrne-fourtlm of tho way
to meet them and preserrf the peoples
party. Harry I nicy, of lexus, whom
everyone at tho St. Louis convention
will remember, sprang to his feet and
seized Buchanan's hand, (bin. Phillips,
of Georgia, u not her confederate veteran,
did tho same thing and amid excitement
tho report of tho cammil too on credent
ials was adopted.
Fx-Congrcssman "Calamity" Weller,
of lowu, uot tho floor to mnke a speech
when ho was interrupted by Milton Park,
who begged every speaker to remember
thut ho was talking to brethren and to
May nothing that would cause regret.
A conference had been going on be
tween tho two fides tho result of which
was the appointment by Senator llutler
of n committee composed of Senator
Allen, J. Hodes, Iiuohunan and Congress
man (iurin of Idaho to moot a committee
appointed by Milton Purk consisting of
Col. Ilurkitt, W. S. Morgan and Hurry
Trueey and endeavor to bring In a re
port that would harmonize ull differ
ences. This committee retired and after labor
ing five or six hours returned and asked
that the body go into executive session
to consider their report. After all but
membors of tho committee hud been ex
cluded the report was reud. Tho com
mittee liud been able to ngroo upon;
nearly everything but the removal of
ci. it.., i... i..,.
mlttoo demanded his withdrawal wlillou
yirui iiiiii i'uii;i. na mini ni'i ii lioiii j
the northern committee would notcon-3
cede. A vigorous debate followed lilt
which Senator Allen, Col Ilurkit t and
aonio others took part. Senator Allen de?l
(ended hotli llutler and himself from some
of tho charges iuun ngolnst them and
llutler mudean ImpnHHlori'UlTipeeclrnu-
pi aliug to tho southern delegateg from
Texne und ('eorgia whether they would
resign under like circumstances. Ho de
clared that he would not retreat when
under Are. He spoke of the fact that
tho proxies of two committeemen from
North Carolina hud been secured by tho
TexuiiH and used against him and ho
would go down now rather than siirren
dor.
Another conference committee was
ordered aud Oeorgn F. Washburn of
MoHsucliUHoots, J. II. Anderson, of Idaho
and liltwoed Pomoroy ol Now Jersey
were made inomtiors by Senator llutler,
General Phillips of Oeosgla, J. II. Ferris
I .J uliot, III,, and S. L. Urun berry of
Texas named bv Milton Park.
It was now Thursduy night und the
meeting begun its sessions Wednesday.
it was voted to give tho new committee
until 1 o clock i'riduy mormnir to brim;
n its report. A irood ileal of bitter feel-
tig was produced by tho entrance of .1.
II. Sovereign of Arkunsus, with a proxy
from Colorado. Tho Arkansas delegates
insisted that Sovereign was no populist
In Arkansas and he was comisilled to
wulk the plunk along with Pun I Vuuder
voort.
The new conference committee came
buck with two reinirts. tiuoof them
was signed by four members, the other
by two. After prolonged ami sometimes
bitter discussions lien. Phillips with
drew tho minority report. Senator Al
len then moved to amend tho minority
reisjrt by striking out tho provision for
a convention In March 1800, to detur-
imuo the course of tho party. This was
one on roll call bv u vote of 01 to 40.
The majority report, coverinir the point
given at th head of this article was
then adopted aud a daybuht cam
tr iggling aertis th Miouri river the
istoric commit tiw meeting adjourned.
A. I,. SlIKI PO.N.
General Party News.
I'Mipl I'm lirit, HI, l.otil. Ma,, J J I
Th colored rvpublieau of Alabama
hav bolted th regular parly orgutiUa
tion aui uotiiluattMi au lnd'wiiJint
tu kt coiupitatHt entirely ol nKroe,
Tb populist ol kali, ia fetat eon
wutiun at Top. k, mi Juu tOih, r
omint b prut slata olTlewr, a
lolloa. Uuvtraor, J oh a W, Idy b
tenant gdwraor, A. M. Ilarwy, a
ti.tlv jmtiew, II. ri. Alien, attorui-jr gn-
ral, I.. C. I'ojU, auditor ol UU, W. II.
Morn. Morvtary ol slat, n, I.. Huta
troatun-r wl tat, !. II. IUiUUif, a
riaUabwt ol laslraitiua, ft itliam
Mrikor, cittrvaina at larg, J. I'
lUitkia. Tb ulir uUl aaa udort
by tb dwUHH-ratta) slat rMHalloa.
tb Hawaiian aaamatlvia rwJulioa
bating ijm4 tb bow ia au Utmrw
tkeaal. A4aWa nl tb nsHMar
ttwt ltp4 b4it Jaly I, a t
tbat tb Aawrteaa Ha a ill U QoaliHg
wvt tb talaad wa tbat Ul
llia. thmrga I. I laa, a tr) dvr ra
(otlaa, baa ta auMtiat4 M iw
Srwala tb U taa 4tUMt by lb
taoriala, xipulit. a4 lra iUr r
taUaaa l that 4lr. I'ma
btr aa4 elaad a fa w4 bu toe
tioa.
Tb rul (4 lb ran! aoblbaa le
la Or- ta atuibaw4 Uimtly la
tho fact that tho silver elements wero
more or less divided, while tlio gold ad
vocates wero completely united,
Tho populist state convention of Mis
soiirl convenes at St. Louis July 7. It is
nullkelythut any attempt will bo niado to
"fiise"wlth any other pollticul party.
Tho thread factories of the northeast,
After having reduced their siilnners to
starvation by tho lockout of tho past
winter, are preparing to unite in u gi
gantic trust.
Hecretnry of the Treasury Hugo, bus
been making a stiff fight to have tlio re
cently passed bond bill so amended that
the buyers of largo blocks of bonds shall
have preference rather than bidders for
amounts under live hundred dollars, as
provided for in that measure. The fact
that all bids under tho sum stated must
b" paid for In cash (and cash In what
Uncle Sum is supposed to lie in need of
just now) while those for larger amounts
are to be paid for In Installments, makes
the arguments of the treasury in favor
of tlio latter class but another Instance
of that .favoritism which would be amus
ing If It wero not such a llagrant viola
tion of the spirit of equality and free,
'him which Is supposed to animate the
institutions of the Fulled States,
Oemoeratie leaders In New York are
aitum discussing the feasibility of drop
ping the silver issiri in the campaign of
llioo.
Old John Sherman tins gone out west
for his health and at that safe distance
from Washington City he announces to
Interviewers that when bis tost health Is
regained bo means to re enter politics in
his homo stale,
The question of whether tho ballot or
colonization is tho more potent men dm
of reforming tho world has split the so
cial democracy, At their recent mooting
In Chicago a vote of 52 to 1)0 in favor of
colonization caused liugeiie V, Debs aud
some of his more outhusiustio adherents
to leave the hall. Mooting elsewhere
they adopted a plat form declaring for the
use ol tho bnllot as tho menus of remedy
big public Ills, municipal and govern
ment ownership of all utilities, abolition
of war, woman's rights, tin Initiative
mid referendum, transportation reforms
and tho nationalization of farm mort
gage, Those favoring colonization
propose to establish a mining colony ut
fireen Mountain l ulls, Colorado.
I lie eight hour extension bill was
called up by tho senate committee on
labor and education. Juno 10. I tei ire-
sen tat Ives of nearly ull the big corpora
tions that are engaged on govern
luent orders for coal, supplies and ships
.were given a hearing. Hi
iey wero a unit
jii decinrmir that the limitation of
8 lays labor to eight hours would ruin
hem, und tnuko it impossible for them
r k fill rush order that they now
hold
from tho government.
The bolting middle-of-the-road popu
lists In Minnesota held their convention
Juno 15, and nominated a full ticket ns
follows, Governor, L. V. Long; I. leu ten
ant (lovornor, K. Haverson; Secretary
of state, .M. Wogonburg; Auditor, t hus,
Hopkins; Treasurer, P. II. Hahilly; At
torney.deneral, J, F. K'elley. Tlio mem
bers of tho national commiiteo were also
elected, Ignatu Hounelly, who led the
bolters, was endorsed for tho I'nited
senate. Those iiopulists favoring fusion
will co-ojierute with the silver republi
can und democrats.
Apropos of the refusal of tho democrat
ic state convention of North Carolina to
give respectful attention to the commit
tee scut to wuit upon that body bv the
populist state convention, the "Cau
casian," Senator Marion llutler' paper,
has tuts to say:
lieu tho proposition of the people s
party for a co-operation of ull opposed
to gold and monopoly, as roeoui mended
by Hryan, was read in the democratic
state convention, the goldbugs and rail
road attorneys met the imposition
with grunts and yrouns, 'llieso irold-
bug ((renters and monopoly groauers
controlled tho convention. It every
honest silver man and every true friend
of Mr, Hryan see to it that this gang of
monopoly agents do some more grunt-
lug and groaning when tho vote are
counted next November.
The meeting of the populist national
comejtteeut Omaha, on the 15th Inst.
reunited In a victory for Chuirmau Hut
ler. Home conceMsions were made to the
radicals, who were under the leadership
of Milton Park of Texas, but in the main
their cherished Ideals wore not reulued.
There will be no convention InlMUto
outline th policy ol the purty. In 1010
there will lie an early eouveutiou to
nominate a national ticket the same to
be held prior to th democratic eonveii
tioii. No imtur beiking to fusion
will emauat from the national commit
t, and node will be received aad entr
tniued by it. Th national com mil t
is reiiulwd to iwp bauds off In slat
enmpuigu, or, it itaislanea Is lnvitit,
it may Interior only on beball id th
tmpulMl lu bt, aad not to assist ia
liisiou, Th tflorl to lore Cbairiuau
Hullr to rmiiga rove futile, and b
ill eon tm ii tu ad u m II thukt ua
tional eouvwutiou iu tUtHl,
A. It.
nvii run: in t iNtut.v,
Tb ttr Ut i i tc ti totally din)l
Oi lie four nloiy brick baidtitg Ju.t
uib tt lb It X M. ili on V
iin-vl. Iu ntlyiu I uuknimu, but It
!.. oii-ivd about u tb ."
on. I floor t tb uU tvuplit by tb
I tin -ill, I rvauo ry vuin.t. It l"ira
4 ridl.t and .kiu loiuuinvd tba
tit biiiblmg wtibb u. ou the
wt by ta iuniy tHiuiMtay aa4
en tb by II, 1 taa' a bdal
it. tb buiMiMgf MMal by
th tltiUt vUt ud U4 t
ivi.ui.0, li,ur, fur ia,t)a, )l. I',
taw's tab tlut at IHihu an4
tba vitiury iuhisji' ub tad
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t vat t lb lw,
POLITICS
Faciflfl Express Co. Revelation
Corporation Mothods Con
tinue at Omaha.
JUST HALF A MILLION GONE
Part of It Proven to Have Been
Spent For liloctlon of Ito
publloan Ticket.
Moina AnlunUlillig IIUeliisiirM
The case egalnst T, K, Hudborotigl
former chief clerk of tho Pacillo l'piress
Company, republican candidate for the
state somite in 1 HW), and general cor
porutlou cumpulgii manager, Is having
Its preliminary hearing this week
Omaha. Mr. Kudborougli with his part
nor Mr. Ilechel are charged with inisap
proprlatlng the funds of the company
in a sum running up Into thousands of
dollars, tlieir peculations extending
back fifteen or twenty yours.
Monday of this week was ocotipie
with examination of Ii. M. Morsman
former president of the Fx pre company
and A, J. Hunt, lormer clerk und book
keeper. Hunt testified that lie paid on
money ou the order of Hudborough and
that some of It wont for political pur
poses. On direct examination Hunt
testified that during the campaign when
Sudborouuh won u candidate for the
state legislature Hie sum of f 2,000 true
used to advance hie political interests,
the money being that belonging to the
express company.
At tho afternoon session ex-President
Morsman was culled ns a witness for the
statu. Ho related the methods em
ployed in tho conduct of the affaire of
'l ...l ...Ill . . I. - I L l.t...tf I.'
trio OIIICO, oeilliniiK inn niri inai j. v,
HudhoroiiKh was the chief clerk in the
auditing department. Ae such offldul
ho approved certain bills aud ordered
tho payment of money,
Morsman stated that during tho cam
pulgu when Kudborougli was a candi
ditto for the leirlslat ure thecompany con
tributod -'I00 or 1100 to the campaign
fund. Ho far as ho knows that was the
on'y money used for political purposes
Asked ebout tho alleged shortage of
Rudborouich witness said that lust
spring, when be was president of the
company and when sudoorongn was
chief clerk, tho latter called upon hi in
aud in a conversation said that he waa
a defaulter. The exact amount of the
defalcation was not mentioned, but from
tho remarks that wero made at the time
witness thought that It was about f 14,
500.
Hunt further testified as to the same
charged against Hudborough, was used
in Hudborough' campaign for election
as state senator on tho republican ticket;
thut t'100 of the amount was puld to
the republican county central committee,
Here are startling disclosures indeed
for the people of Nebraska who have
been paying exorbitant express charges
those many years, i ho president and
confidential olfleers of onoof the corpora
tions eiiu-uKod iu tho express business
admitting upon tho witness stand thut
thousands of dollars taken from the peo
ple Iu express charges was spent In con
ducting republican campaigns in Ne
braska.
Populists have charged in many a
hard fought campaign that tho ropubli
can party in this state was In the pay of
corporations. J hoy nave produced
count lens circumstance tending to es
tahlisu the fact, but never before hav
they bad the absolute proof from the
mouth of tho corporation ofllcers them
selves.
Two weeks ago it will be remembered
that testimony wua iclvenln the case
HKainst ex-Auditor Ilechel, of tho same
company, that a fuuu ol iti.ooi) or
112,000 hud been raised and aistutat
eueh atsotioii of the legislature for a long
sriod ol year for the purpose ol
controlling the legislature. Now It
apsar that the corporation corrup
tion luud waa applied not only to th
pun has of ineuilwr of th legislature,
but that the republican party organlia
tion was upon th pay roll ol t ha com
pany. U il any wonder that th corxiratioue
hav controlled th politic ol Nebraska?
With ou singla company spending
thousands ol dollar vry yur In eoa
tritiutiou tu tb doiniuunt party and
thouaaud mora lu mamiaiuiutf a tobog
gan hd at the atal capital during th
b-guiiatur what Hatlou may aa
Pot wbea lh lull bis lory incorpora
tion work in this stat ia mail know a?
Hi no tb tipuaur ol tb lac that a
hortaa- xiihI, th amount bae twa
variously liinaU4 at blwa l.
imsi and 50,isai, iunag lb prvtiml
nary lawlaaitoa ol William t. Wnb
It a a aaauuuutH) tbat tba thortag
rad at tbat low auioaal4 lo alaial
OatM.Ht,
Tb lafurmatloa (i out Monday
a that lb i' t bav tirUl ta
tb i.rb iaUol IbacwHipaay tb raat ol
ihvir laaiiaatma ol tb Umk up t.i
dat. tb tlio ol lb tainieathia reb
lea bait Into th 'o, aad thai Ibta ta
ptul bua tbal tbshiirtag an lar
loaraetl epproatbs It ailbia al dol
lar ol "ilM.IKKl,
t bra all tbia moay be gua la tb
tpr omtiabi 4n not prtib lu baua,
a4 tby 4a kt iata Ibal lb thur (
la traabt Kt tWb4 aa4 Madboroaaa,
lalormatioa U ba t tram a oa ta a
lMMiaia Ut baow tbal a toattb ataa waa
twpimam ia ta ap.iiioa at tee euat
l asf lMtlal that ba baa ia mm.
Um iwaiaaily ttoat arrt WbetWar
aol ti waa bM 4 but baue gttta
Information concerning the company'
affulr was not learned, as upon this sub
ject the officials refused to talk.
Tho experts are still working on tho
books and will go back severul years be
yond the time they have reached tii
leiirn if any shortage exist more than
that already found,
WAR NEWS
PXANCO IlF.FUSfiH EXCHANGE.
Havana, Cuba, Juno 18. Captain
Oiierul Itlanco line refused to cuter
tiiln a proposition to exchange the
Mcriliiian prisoners, The Hpunlsli tor
pedo bout Martin Alonzo Plnon sail
ed out ti'ti miles to the tiortheuet of
the harbor Friday under a flag of
truce. Hhe met tba monitor Terror
nnd Mangrove, Tba monitor sent an
olllccr olf lu a small boot to whom Lieu
tenant Manual Cubcllo, commander
of the Martin Alonzo Plnzori, handed,
(icucnil lllam'o'e reply in a sen led en
velope, The Murtln Alonzo l'lnon re
turned to port nt 3 o'clock.
THAT DVNAMITI5 CIlUISRTt.
New York, June 18,--"YVhat can it
do'" said Mr. Wllmott, rqtresentinft'
lug tho company which built tba dy
namite cruiser Vesuvius, repeating the
question of a reporter, "I can answer
Hint iM-tter by giving you a ileacrlp
tlon of tho vessel, which lins inaugu
rated a new era when it made havoo
of tho Huntlago liarlsir fortification
Monday with three of It giant shells."
Tlio Vesuvius," wild Mr, Wllmott.
"hue a battery of three pncumatlo
guns, mounted In tho bow at a fixed
angle of IS degrees, Tbe gun are fif
ty-five feet Jong, II f teen inches bore.
und built rigidly into tho vessel. From
ull I have rend aiiotit Monday night'
trial with three shell I ant convinced
Hint it bus not shown half of it abil
ity. -
"What run it rto7 It can dron 600
pound of nltra-gelatlne nearly two
miles liwav with S(eiiritv. It enrv r.
pent tbl fifteen time In ten minutes.
That mean three and three-fourth
ton of high exploslvi thrown on the
enemy ships or fort or whatever
tho object of attack irmy Imj. It would
wipe a city ofr the race of tlio earth.
Tho nltro-gclntlne I half a strong
again a dynamite. Imagine the ef
fect of three and three-fourth ton
of It,
"Where a shell strike from one of
the gun of the Vesuvius the havoo 1
awful. One of it projectile dropped
In ilia midst of a reirlmcnt wonld
eliminate it from the war. Against a
ship the Vesuvius would be deadly.
One of Its big shells dropping on the
deck would crush through the armor
part and would shatter the ship. II
one of these shells exploded within
fifty feet of a modern man-of-war it
will render it useless, fon tbe deton'''
tion will throw the' bearing of It en
gine out of line, dislocate the shaft.
and thiiii tjie ship will become a mere
inriteii.
'The range i found by range find
er mid tho gun are aimed by polnt-
ng tne vessel in tno Jine or, nre. The
guns themselves cannot be moved. Tho
extreme runge is three or four mile."
DKFKNSES DEMOLISHED.
(iiiiintiiniinio liny. June 13. via
Kingston. June lo. The defense of
(almenera hv been demolished by
tlio battleship Texa and tho cruiser
Murblcheitd and Huwanee. The bom
bardment lasted an hour and a half.
The Spaniards fired but a few shota,
nnd did no damage whatever to the
fleet.
Tho Texa used It twelve-inch
shells, tearing down the wall of tba
fort and throwing the debrl hundred
of feet into the air. The Marblehead
on tined its fire to the earthwork and
the barrack on the west side of the
luiilKir, which were entirely demol
ished.
After the bombardment hail closed
ml the ships stood out Into the har
bor, soma Spaniards on the lieach op
ened fire on the Marblehead' launch,
which wa returned with Interest and
igor by tho sailors aud marine
Iseird tho small craft. At thi attack
the Suwiiiu-e turned back and. ten in-
ng close lu shore, shelled tba bushea,
tiling many of tho Spaniard end
driving them to Iho btmbe pell mell.
M'A.MAIUM HAVE WE Kill' ED.
Key West, June lo, t'utiaii junU
advice sr lo tba effect that over S.000
SpunUli volunteer hav deserted and
lined tha Insurtfenta throuh fear
f the American lleU The Ueerter
uilude, U-aliU th volunieera. man
giimr from th Puerto Principe, an 1
ueiiu garrisons.
Mlthttw ltlt.
A barber a I I,uImm Main baa eloaad
bl hop aad pot4 tbe lolloa oig aoibai
IU door; lu ta piitlw; Tbia
barU rhop a ill b ebmrd lor a brad
riin, as th iroiritor baarfoualii
Mi a ba i4 I nil Main barters (bttr
aoaa aa mMi-r) rap h la of laa
tru bniipiira eiar ol aa obaot-
bta (foatb ut ahiahsra, eoaiaioaljr
ralWl Kpaaiard. I shall o b goaa
long, a lwy a4 Haiapaoa ar apply
lei lb latbr a4 mitbiag poiata la
ipjhk Job, aud a eWa oa audita
tbmk tb ublw Kir a atrwas,
s luassv rlra bopa la aaabare
alao."
.Utbangajttbala ttasaiaa dgble
tor tiiipir, a Turk lor lalib, a Wtb
sa f ay, a rpaalar4 tf jaatoaay,
aa Italia b r. a (Urataa tot
boat, a 'rabaa u aloey, glawai
bt blMly, a rWjwtvbataa b bla, aa Ha
gtmbaiaa hit traK aa Irtabmaa Kj la a,
a I aabf) tar ca a4 a toot Kit eat 1
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