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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 1898.
NO.ri4.
VOL. X.
MMMMMMB MHM MMMM MMMMW I 1 ' I I .... I
STATE MONEY SAVED
Economy in tba Administration of
' State Ioitltutlon Baraa
Thouiandg of Dollar.
TAXPAYERS GET BENEFIT
Bapubllcan Miartile And JExtrara
ganc M Sbowa br the)
Official Bacorda.
Th ret end the Figaros.
Maaj million of dollar in tat taxe
bar two collected from tb peopled
Nebraska during her thirty-two year of
slattbood. Much of tbl money baa uo.
doubtdly been well spent, and do pa
trlotie citizen begrudgee tb portion be
contributed toward good government;
but, on the other band, every taxpayer
, baa a right to know that bia contrlbu
tlon to the com moo food baa beeo ex
pended judiciously and economically ,and
no good citizen can countenance gross
misnianagHmsnt, wlllfol extravagance
and downright dishonesty la tb expen
diture of public money.
Tart ol tfimi mllliona baa not been well
soent. Just bow much no man can tell;
for la the very nature of tblnga losses or
iraine cannot be computed after the
fashion of the merchant, AbatractJy,
every dollar pHld out for state govern
ment la a loss; bat when properly ex
pended every dim of . public money
brinae dollar of good to the citizen.
What constitute proper and Judicious
expenditure Is, ol course, a question up
on which stood citizens mar honestly
differ, but It wil be conceded that, In the
transaction of atate business, nothing
less than tba aame watchful care one
would girt to bia own private affair can
be considered ae good government.
No one deni that tba atata aboqld
provide mean for tubing cara of tba In
sane, the incorrigible, the iwoie-minoeo,
the oVstifnt, and the criminal.' Society
demand, for iU own good andaafety,
that ancli te done, and it would be anc
le to dwell further opon tba sociologl
cal uhane of tha queation. Jtot wbo la to
aav what fa the necessary eot of main
taining these ward of the atate? Wbo
knows to a certainty what it afaould
coat to roaintala a convict at the peni
tentiary or an Insane person at the
asylum? We can aay nothing by way of
answer except to enow wbat it boa coat
in tb past. There la no constitutional
provision which read that the coat of
maintaining a Won at Lancaster shall
not exceed sixty cent per day; neither
doe the law atate that an average cot
of 20.8 cent per day shall be the maxi
mum, o tbe republican party in 1878
paid sixty cents, and in 1804 paid 41
cent for what the populist party today
get at a cost of a trifle mom than
twenty bent.
Let no man, however, fall Into the
error that tbecheapest method of caring
for tha atate'a unfortunate ward i
always the best. Nothing lea than
tha best of care, at the leat possible
cost consistent therewith, should be sat
isfactory to our cltiien. With tbi Idea
always in mind, I may say that a com
Jinrison of record I the only way to
udga which political party baa shown
tself entitled to the people confidence
which bo been incapable, extravagant,
and dishonest, and which ha proven
iUelf to be capable, economical and
honest. The record art tb best evi
dence.
It I Incontestible that tba discipline In
all state Institulions wa never better
than today: that tha s'ate'a nafortn
oata ward are better fed, better clad,
and in belter health than ever before;
that the utmost neatnese and elennlinas
I avery where apparent at each institu
tion; and that all otfloera and employe
are more courteou and obliging: to all
visitor lhau they were In the day ol
republican, administration. Ho much
for thia phase ol our comparison.
PromJauuarv l.lMUJ. to May 81,
1HUM. ariodo(2.43 day, tha total
coat to the taipaysr of Nebraska br
matstaiuiuf all atato charitable and
Jwnat Inaiiiutio waa tba sum of
IJ.etfi.Ulonit. Th average aniuber of
luiuatee la Iheaa institution during thia
iwriod wa . n. M. time shoalu n avsr
g wr tpi(4 eoat of tl.taj toalur the
trlol,or practirallv i costs r day
for a la mat. The averg daily
fwadittr foe aiaiauaaaiw. It will b ob
rl, w a l,tau.l.1.
The MloaiHg Is hi rover the lima
from Jaaaary I, HUj, lu kaber 8t,
lHUl, a rit4 ol lotMt dys, luet ir.
tliitg ih laaagaraliwa d tiovsraor
lloleuiubj
No. la- Total lrri
Year,
l"t' 51
IW1
1HV4
malt, rtMt. iiavwl
ai 4a,U4A !
To-
MS ... ii 14 tat. i, jut, nit ii
iHvidlng Ida lUl INt4 fif llirtn jfM
ff tlk MH4 M 4s thlllt
In h Imn ,.t a. al ihU
ivtll t kaMst wf iaaMiy4t
til thaw adHf ikl Marly is
eal yt laal. Tata, rHMMUr,
M tha day 4 a rWurm adatiateira.
tJf.
Id labia Wbiw, vri tha tin
twa Jaaaavv I. Il, I .uvswWt Ail,
lava, la hardly latr Ut U laht o4aii.
WtralMHt, (aaeataell a It lsMiatNtl
tknst aHiaa(4 ilal fvpab aa il
lain la M ait lullitag. hn aa
tbtl tbaagvj la iV4 la
a4ft!f iKfMfia oa Nuvrotbat
1 bava uka lb tkim aa ahoaa by
report on file. During tbla period of
700 daya Governor Uolcomb and bi ap
poiutee were In , control of part of tba
state Institution, and tb republican
board of public land and building ana
their appolnteea bod control of tba re
mainder: , y .,,
No. In- Total Per cap-
Year, matea. ' coat. ita coat
1895 3519 1428,164.16 f 1O0U7
18tt6 2648 805,lf 17.97, 143.83
To November 30. Average No. Inmate
2534; total cost for periodf 793,882.13.
I'roceedlnir aa before, w Bud tna av
erage daily expenditure to bare been
11,183.40, or more than fou peraiam
lee for maintaining 392 more inmate
than In the preceding period, or an aver
age daily cost per inmate of 44.7 cent.
Altuouan republican control ol a tew
of theatatainetitutiooa continued dur
ing tba month of Penember, 1896, and
part of January, 1897, 1 bare tot
thought best to separate tb Item, bat
rather to allow tb period of $547 day,
from December 1, 1897, to May 1, 1898,
to aland a repreeeutlug toe work ot a
reform administration unhampered by
republican barnacle:
Year. No. la- Total Per cap
1897 to matea. coat. Ha cost
Nov. 30 2448 378,957.60 1153 67
189810
May 81.....2425 181,926.68 75,02
Average,...2447 $557,884.18 ; '
Showing a coat of $1,019.89 per diem
for maintaining a dally average of 2437
Inmate, or 41.8 cent per inmate per
diem. Or, looking at it la another
light, a cost of $164.09 ls each day
lor supporting 295 more Inmate tbao
the republicans were able to do,
Tbe difference between republican
wars of mismanaging inetltotioue and
populist economy might be figured oat
by some republican statistician a only
13K cents per day la the care and main
tenance of each Inmate of public char
itable or penal institution, and be
mltfhtboldap with ridicule that 13
cents, and with withering sarcasm point
to tbeatiugineaa and littleness of pop
ulist, liut bold on, my friend, do you
know what that 13 cent mean for tbe
period we bare been investigating? It
mean exactly $739,617 09. It mean
that tb taxpayer of Nebraska would
have paid out uelesly nearly 0740,00')
lor republican extravagance and theft in
a little less than six and a ball year if
they bad not shown their good sn in
1896 by making a complete change la
political servant. It means that the
taxpayers did lone bv republican mis
management $316,930.82 during the
vaars 1802 8 4.-- - " ,
And it further means that the magnift-
oentwam of 1369.165 69 baa been aaved
to tbe taxpayere of Nebraska in tba on
item alone ot maintaining penal and
charitable Inititatione, by Governor
Uolcomb and bia fellow executive offi
cer and tbeir appointee. '
Taxpayer, where will your rote be
counted In November?
ChaklrrQ. DeFuakce.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 10, 1898.
MANAHAN NAMED
Young Fret Silver Democrat of Llo
cola Selected.
The three convention, populist, free
silver republican and democratic which
w tb to select a candidate for coon res
in tbe First District, met in Platto-
mouth last Thursday. There waa a
large atttendance, every county In tbe
district being fully represented.
Tbe three convention orxanixed In
separate balls. It wa agreed upon con
ference that it should require a major
ity In each ot the three conventions to
make a 'nomination. Tbe flret few
ballot developed tbl state of affair;
Tb populist were very nearly solid for
George W. lierge, of Lincoln. A large
majority of tbe silver republican were
also for him. Tbe democratic convso
tion waa about equally divided between
th friend ot J anie Mauahan, of Lin
coln, and Mathew (Jrmg of t'latu
moutb. There w a another feature to
tb situation. The democrat had tbeir
heart set upon having tbe eongreaaiou!
nomination. They urged that with a
tat ticket compose! of nearly all of
populist and a populist United Ptalea
senator candidate for re-slectlta the
democrat wra equitably entitled to
th congressional nomination In thia
district with If large democratic vol
ami that It would b hard to g out th
democratic rota If It wera not given to
them,
Al'eraeveral balloUOeort Abbott,
of llli liardsua county, took th floor
with a motion to conamlth sonil
Hon to democrat and M lhin seise I
th in, Tbl wa vgnmus!y opptN!
and Dually w withdrawn. Part of
la I(h hardoa aadl'n county popn
bat began voting lr democrats) eaadl
date. Oa the lKfitvttth ballot Me,
krg aitttdrsw bU nam la on of tha
troagwit '! mos afWilag MMtli of
hi lit. Tb vot oil ha puiil and
ilvsr repablwaa tavNlion Ihea
hilietl anoiatl natll lb ytih Im11.iI
wiisn Maaaaaa rwtvl wi)riy, la
all Urw, There waa a flu 4 Mrd
rul between Ik fr ! of Uaaakaa
aad terlag lath dNitarali
llo aad suae Iveiiag uvr lb ruU.
lb popatiai ttiaveailoa .iiid a
4ibrai htrhastwHMM tl Owska aad
Ml, l.itui plalbira a4 dnlrw fur a
tii. la uriitoia of all who be
lUtved la tu f iais.
l,UTIKUbl ttlM IIU1K
! 4aiti Ah a ft! iwi
UMa Ik tkM NiWMkt
JfkiaiU, !, Aug, It
rial TvUgr H lb 1Sl.)-(itvrawr
IfuWauiK wtMi k ea ta a lit with
(VUmivI Itrtaa l lb Third Nebiao
k rvglmewt f vetasteera, baa Uft ff
been.
AT
An Intaraeting Bketoh of tba Pao-
pla'a Caodtdata and Hla .'
Boon Count Farm. ,
20 YEARS OFEABNEST EFFORT
Written From Hif Bom Town by
ft Oorraipondoot of tha Ohl-, V
' oago Bacord.
Taeatorreralf-niaa Man,
"Tba allied ailvar parties' candidate
for governor of Nebraska I proving a
surprise to many persona. Wltbln
than fifty hour afUr b bod appeared
before tbe delegates of tb three con van
tioos in Lincoln and acknowledged tb
applause which shook the three bouses,
visitor to William A. Foynter'e farm,
wbo came upon blm without warning,
found tb candidate clad in blue overalls
attending to th morning work of tb
dairy. Having Jut milked bis cow is
the barn, b waa running tb machinery
of the butter-making plant with bia own
banda. , " . :
"Tba borne of tb fusion candidate for
governor of Nebraska ia on tba quarter
section where be nettled la 1879. It waa
then merely 160 acers of prairie land.
Now it i a farm with tb best modla of
the land. When It is sold that tb owner
take cbiefest pride In saying that every
tree that now grows there and post that
bos been set upon tbe land was done
with bis own bands, it will be appreciat
ed wby be went from tbe nominating
convention back to tbe daily occupation
that bas been bis for nearly twenty years
in the same place.
"Oa the wall of tb ante-room of tb
governor' office at Lincoln are portrait
of th past governors of the atate.
Tbeae are Bo tier. Furnaa.Garber, Nance,
Da wee, Tbayer, faoyd, Crounee and Hoi
comb tb latter being entitled to tbe
place because tba portrait la usually
bung at tbe close of the flret term.
Tbeae cover tbe time aince tbe state was
admitted into tb anion, and although
it ia and al way baa been a distinctively
farming atate, there boa been no govern
or aince Furnoe wbo waa aa actual
farmerthat ia, ona wbo made farming
bi chief buvinens. If W. A. Poynter
portrait i hnng besid tbos named It
will be entitled to tb designation "farm
er governor," For In all tb yeare when
the rough, bard work of breaking tbe
prairie sod and building the borne waa
in progress, there wo never a hired man
kept on tbe Poynur farm. Not until
four or five years ago was a hired man
added to it.
. "For a short time young Poynter en
gaged in mercantile pursuit and theu
farmed uutil, in 1879, he moved to hi
preaent home and settled upon tbe land
which is now bis farm, eight miles north
east of Albion, in Boone county. . .
"The Hoone county of that day was
not the succession of well-tilled farm
that it i today. It i remembered by
old settler that tha Poynter house wo
the only frame structure for twelve miles
up and down tbe valley of Plum creek.
All others were built of tbe native sod.
Mr. Poynter recalled tbe other day bow
on one Hunday afternoon oon after
tbey bad erected tbeir first bouse shs
and ber husband walked np to tbe top
of a ridge half a . mile or so from tbeir
home and looked out over the beautiful
roll ng prairie a it stretched away for
mile on every band, and there wa not
another bumxa habitation In
Her tb young couple lived and worked.
"la local agricultural affair ia Hoon
county W. A. Poynter bo been on of
tb leaders. For ths six years just past
he wa prentdeot of the Hoon county
lair association, and h and bi asso
ciate mad it on of tba few Bnancially
successful Institution of It kind.
"Th Pointer family' house is th
Ideal horn of th farmer. It I not a
lordly mansion imply a comforlabl
boms. A part of tba ona story frame
house waa Iramed In llllnolaaad brought
aloug when tba youug man and bia wile,
wi'h ibeir laiant bov, first moved out,
It ha beer wi led to, and today the via
Itor sews Ironi the outside a white eoU
lag nestled among shad tree, a lib a
grossv yard, aad her and there bright
bawl flower aurrouadlng It, (aside, be
fore lha tbrvabbuld U mmmmm, that r
Ruemsal such a only vulture! woman
caa Imparl, I uaiuistababia, Mr. Poyn
ur 1 know a a gsaeral lartner, bat b
baa a lalty la a dairy herd, alia
whwa h haa fx"' smoenslul is lb
bi-bl drgra, Oa tb Puater (arm
vvorjribiHg I tborouabtir4llereliird,
ptilaad t hid, Mud P'f atoulb Hoiks.
ll ta m. 14 Y. A. Poisler I hat wbea
b lfl talked of tuotiatf la Nlrak
hi ghtr la Pimm Uoagat It wa
lMlt uf hi la barr blatsaif w th u
bft'kt prairtoa. Dh uf lb lk4 hi
alUstutalo tb la?t Ibal Ptiialsr'
lather ft wi lodi aa woaid b'p
bou la a basiase atari, that wa bw
dU ik pr.frr woald halaraMy U
divhM ! Ibal Willlaat would tweoai
beriahHjis bi:4 ag, V) by butd be
Wait all tbl aad g of lu k allied
imwii Iroaikff UtiH itak l
lha lata aad lha .Uit .0.i why b
wa fiarf la Mk IM -,
If I star her I will AleMblk
oaolwr ltbr, It gt omI lbf
wkatsvef of imxw null mmt tone ill
Mia, aad I will be keia a W. 4
potr, ljtvr taiall lhal aM
ixav be aad buavsf ireaiMirbt h
il I may bav ti trod, lb bwiiag that I
ant laaVbtMi to a aa'a Ua" bat
POiNTEK
HIE
only to my . own exertion, will fully
compeniat.'
"Tbla wo tb key to ona aide of W. A.
Poynter' character. On of tb thing
In which Mr. Poynter fak prld I that
In tb twnty reura be baa lived at hla
present bora tie bae never badadieo
greement with a neighbor, and there I
not one wbo would not do all h could
to help blm in a neighborly way. Tb
atory boa been told that when th drouth
of 1890 left most Nebraska farmer
without need grain, Poynter furnished
bia neighbor with what seed be could,
asking them to return only buabel for
bushel from the next crop."
JUDGE ROBINSON THE MAN
Nominated Tods? by tb JUforaa Forces la
the Third District
Norfolk,, Neb., Aug. 17, (Special
nrclegram to tbe Powt.) Judge John
. Itobinson. of Madison wa nomina
ted at tha congressional convention
held here tbls afternoon. Judge Bob
liuton was not present at tbe conven
tion, ' , t '
! Judge Boblnaon wa formerly law
partner of Senator W. V, Allen, baa
been diairlsi judge in the district b
;livew In, is a free slrer democrat, and
well and widely known. Ha is regard
ed oa a very strong candidate. t '
4
. . The itppllostlos 4ppreed
; Cblcksmauga, Aug, 17-(Speclal tal
rgrarn to tbe Post.) Tbe application
of General Walter, commanding tbe
Third brigade, Second division of tba
Tbird corpa, waa today granted leave
to take bi troops out on a tea. daya
eajr practice march. .'...;.',,, '
y . , ax eiHMlMok at Ma lla . :
'' Manila, ,ria Hong Kong, Aug, 17,
(Speciai telegram to tba Pot,) Th
monitor Monad nock reached bera Sat
urday and Joined Admiral Dwwey'a
fleet. Tbe long ocean voyage was
without incident. . ,
T U llsck ta Cabs
, Washington, Aug 17, (Special Tel
egram to tba Post.) It is stated to
day that It is mora tban probable that
Colonel Roosevelt and tba ' rough
Mdera will be sent back to Cuba this
fall. ,
' Cable Cenplei '
Paris, Aug, 17. (Speciai Telegram
to tha Poat.) President Faure and
President McKinley today exchanged
greeting over the completion of tba
new French coble to the United
States.
Baroate to rrlsea
New York, Aug. 17. (Special tele
gram to tha Poat.) Jim Corbett, tbe
pugilist, left thia morning for, San
Francisco.
THINKS AN EXPLANATION DUE
QUESTIONS GERMANY'S ACTION
London Time aay Editorially That Oer
asasy Owe Apology to Uasl as
for Kenovlag iieaersl A agastl
, London, Aug. 17. (Special telegram
to tbe Poat.) Tb action of German
in assisting General Auguatl to eacape
tmm. Mil n 11a after tha homhurimsnt
nrka'bad coiniiM-oVed, is seriously ques
tioned by ail th leading London pa
per today. Several papera insist that
th laws of neutrality were fractured
by tba unwarranted oaatatanm given
August!.
lb Time oaya editorially thia
morning that "an explanation ia due
from tiermany for taking tb gover
nor general of the Pbilipplue away
from Manila In the manner Indicated
by the dlspaU-b."
ilONDKNlED WIHI! MATT till
Cual propertl at Sundane, Wyo.,
are bring Aiktied oa a larg avl.
It I believed thai a Carllat uprising
ia ur to ueeur 4a rJpala wltbla tba
tied wera.
It ta said that ail Spanish soMir
will b been transported frutu San
lUgo by tba first of th tuoatb.
Th rainy eaka I al ita height al
fUnUaga awl laut'ft of lb alorea vl lb
army sih Ur4 I'roaa b bma Ue
irojtd, Th siller wpuUWa of Wyuiiiing
bi Hion ir. 1, It. Hutikatt of Al
bany, m hirnta of tb4r tab
lrl isiiuuiiUea,
Tb war dprttunt baa given 0
ersl M ton pxlera M preset Uw
w4 rier k urfHdf terrt'
lory around latuf a t say !,
tlrneal Tvrab ltMdey, b baakritpt
vl liolUh pruiuoltr, I Hiklf It
Mther warm for 'm wtabr of lb
Pngiiab totally wbw were itarllea ki
my of K iradiileat ivehetas by
IvlUnf lb wboht truth m tb wlw
ae u4
A legriN fneui l.ulaf alatea that
Uw huHuftta ilgd U ka epWleml
Over fritiy IhuaaaM tre(a r re
viewed tbl afwrMMa by tlerl
trTbiaill at t btlaeMg, ll
wa of lb awl atrlblag pagvaaui
Is a.
DEWEY BOMBARDED MANILA
MERRITT ASSAULTED BY LAND
Aad Old: Olory Was KaUed Ovt in
City aad the apaaUh Made
. . ' rriaoaeri at War ' ,;
Woablngton, Aug. 17-(Spaolal tela-
grain to tha Pot.) Dwey official
announcement of tba aurrender of Ma
nila,' after bombardment by the float,
nd assault of tba land foroea, waa re
ceived at tha navy department at 10
o'clock tbl morning. It follow!
"Manila, Aug. 13. To tba Secretory
of tha Navy, Woablngton, P. C.i Ma
nila surrendered today to tba Ameri
can land and naval foroea, after a
combined attack. , , '
"A division of tba squadron obelled
tba forte and en trench men ta at Ma
late, on the eoutb side of tha city,
driving th enemy bock and enabling
pur army to advance from that sine
at the earns time, Tba city surrender
ed about o'clock, and tba American
flag wera hoisted over tba forta , by
Lieutenant Brumby, About 7,000 pria-
oaara wera taken. : " i : -
"Tba squadron bad no " eaaualUaa,
and none of tba vessel wera injured.
"Auguvt 7 General Merritt and
formally, demanded tha aurrender of
tha city which the) Sponiah, governor
general refused, ; Signed' "
: ; ' DEWEY."
Tbe Lieutenant Drumby, mentlooed
in the official report, ia Admiral Dew
ey' flag lieutanant. . ' , ; ; r ( -
, , groai Other Ooare ? vf ,
At 10 o'clock tb war dVportmwni
bod received no dispatch from Oeaerol
Merritt, bat momentarily expected
one. . ', . , '. , '
A Madrid dUpatoh received bera this
morning elates that tba Spanish gov
eminent boa decided to reject tba res
ignation of tha governor general of
Cuba, Porto Blco and the PbiUpir-nee
Tba aam dispatch say tba Corte will
aaaembla on September 15. '
Advieea freetived from JtfaoS Cai
ed August 14, by way of Bong Kong,
atata that our troop mat with much
rewUtancc. ' Eight were killed and 34
wounded. After tba surrender of Ma
nila Agulnaldo' follovrera turned on
tba Americana and attacked them, but
were easily defeated. .'
Tha monitor Monadnock ' reacbed
Manila Saturday, ,
Tba aama dispatch sswerta that Gen
eral Auguatl left Manila after th aur
render. Tbe Madrid government, it la
asserted, boa received from General
Auguabi a report of tha battle. On
August 7 General Auguatl refused all
proposition to surrender.
Carry lag Pro Isloas to Usvssa ' '
New York, Aug. 17. The first
steamship to sail tor Ilavano since
the beginning of the war sailed for
Havana and Matanza with provisions.
Tbe Drstton of the Muosoa line will
sail for Cardenas tomorrow, and the
Ardanrose of the same lino wUl nail
Saturday for Matanu anu Cerdenaa.
Tbe chartered steamer of tha Ward
line is aheduled to sail tomorrow for
Havana. She will carry twenty-four
passenger, ber fuil capacity. Tba
Lydla will be followed by th Matan
i, formerly tba Spanleh prlie steam
er Guldo. llotb the Matansa and tb
Lydla are heavily laden with provio
Ion. Ilaffala Mill WUl Matlrs
ChryeuM, Wo., Aug. lT.-liuffalo
Pill baa written a friend la tbla city
that be Intends retiring from tb show
bus ne after tbl season. II I get
ting bis affair In shapo to tab tip bl
rldnc permanently lu tb Pig
Horn basin, where be baa IuvmIihI
over a half millliMt dollar in a big
ranch smi Irrigation enterprise;, 11
aay In bl letteri "I am tired of
rroad sud show anl want lu gtt
aviy vtbvr I rait rl.lo aod bunt and
b lb ll air aittl water In tb uul
lerse." a at fablM let
Madrid, Aug. IT (HmmI1 TiWgntwt
to tba 'ial.) -1 be guierwweiit ba re
44 lb ivpwft at llur Auguatl
oa lb Utile f Mtntk, He Ml sflef
lb baule, Tb gaverauteat la nut
f t ready to publish what Aug sell ba
resiled.
POLITICAL COIVUNTIUMH
wtteaaaae aad ftashtlils la ths IbrM at
taaioalkMi aat
alitabe WU, Aug. IT-lHiMwItl
leiegtSM la lb Pt.)-Tbe fiealeal
l4iUel ball) la the bUlery at Wla
evia be a Ibhi fiartvMia ahaaj tbe
rfablua atata maatiai waa aoUed)
to order to aeteot oondidatea for a fall
U to ticket,' .. ' :-:..',' i
A recese waa taken after a tempor
ary organization bad been affected.
Governor Sobofleld and B, M. LaoU
ette are both confldeot that tbey will
bead tba ticket. T ,
Nashville, Tana., Aug, '17. (Special
telegram to tha Post.) The rpubU
can atata convention mat today to
nominate o candidate , for goveesor
and three condldaUa for railroad ejaa-
mlaslonera. . - .
Walter Browniow waa elected pars";.
onant chairman,
Tha convention will nominate 0, W,
Howklna for governor and tha flat
form will contain an endorsement of "
McKinley admlnlstratloa.
Blow Vp War Mlae
Key West, Aug, 17.-(SpecIoI Tela-
gram to tbe Post,) Several aubmar '
. . I AM. i
nn mine mat remained ja tha nor
bor wera blown up today,
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CERVERA 0ETS ORDERS
a)rat4 Adailrsl MomIv Order Vreas
- . Vie Messe Ooversoieat ;
New York, Aug. 17-fSotlaI Tela-
gram to tba Post.) Admiral Carver
arrived in tbla city tbla morning. Ha
baa received order to com homo
on tba first ship, regardlea of tba
nationality, If will sail tomorrow.
fever p$t be cc:;:ei:id
BXPEIfSe WILL NOT Be fPAC3
0vraaat Will Tsfc v ery) Fresaoiloa
! t Frevaat tha Spresd ml the Death- t
Poallag Costagloa . ',;
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Washington, Aug. 17,-(Special Tl
egrom to tb Pot.)-f-Tb fever prob
lem is now tba greatest difficulty that
the government roust contend with,
and to tba end that tha disease may
be entirely stamped , out no erpesM
will be spared or precaution) omitted
that will tend to lessen Ita spread, Sev
eral Important order were toy.bv,
u4 "by "tha uitreotgeneraf, 'Col
amy be stated that there is greater
activity Jn the bureau presided ovee
by tbla office than at aay time dux- .
log tba war, - s
On of these order issued waa that
all welt and convalescent troop now
at Key West be moved further north,
to a more healthy and sanitary camp,
Tba surgeon general today said that
tha Idea of thia move waa to get all
troops away from locality where tba
fever germ propagated. ' Expert medU
cal care bae been ordered for oil tba
sick at Montauk Point, and that no
fear wee entertained of tha dlaeaaa
spreading among tbe aouiler re
turned from Santiago, ,
General Wheeler today bad a loaf
Interview with Secretary Alger, and at
the conclusion of the conference re
ceived orders to take command of
Camp Wikoff, at Montauk Point, pend
ing tha arrival General Sbafter. Tba
orders further directed blm to spare
neither pains nor expense ?n provid
ing comfortably for tbe sick, and maJt
Ing adequate hospital arrangement,
, Brport today from Montauk Point
aay that seven cases of yellow favor
have beea transferred from tha trans
port to th frier hospital today,
Berrn more rases of yellow fvr are
la quarantine, and lity-tbra ore un
der auaplt'loa, . ,
Hhaftrr'e last report from Santiago
chronicles twelve dselha from yellow
fever.
Carpoeailaae vs. the revels.
Editor ,Nss InniMKiiaur:
la regard to lb ti eliminations, I
balieie both tbkel or strong ones, aad
If ell bar parly rshuUtes oa a aliaway
tbey Mill be groily urprieed. It hi a
square lasue between Ibe eorHirllan
aad Urmieg eoaiinuaily, aad odl ba lb
hardest aad Mtoet alubhuruiy (ought
tlaUtleotioa Nabroska vr aitseased,
A, V, XrV.uisn.
0mba,Ag.ialliH,
to rsii miii ri.
Editor Maaaaa lircabar.
I se yoa ob bo h Patted Ktale ia
g4sg to atab Koala fay ibeetwi of lb
r if aaaaiisg th Philist ine lalaaiU,
pitrtw Hies tw aav mM riaata) 4
ontf Tb ar belama lb Palled
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Jiauuk. rtMiaa U a Is dM to lb
talbtbiUuaa IiIIIhhi dIUr bf tba
laat lea ar ead ba sol paid db
lar In lbot aad eaaaol ay. We, tba
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lb ! ewattiwutv aa helg vbv
Waa, baa arld lb leader al ap
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