Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FAKMEKS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY , OCT. 1. 1891-
Speakers' Appointments
J. W. EDGERTON.
1 Columbus Oct. 2 Central City
Oct
3 Gran4 Island
6 Lexington
9 Stanton
12 01eil
HOfcadron
17 Albion
20 itavid City
22 Seward
24 Geneva
27 Hastings
29 Orleans
5 Kearney
8 West Toint
10 Xeliga
13 Valentin
15 Chadren
13 Lincoln
21 Osceola
23 Crete
26 ClayOntTe
2SMinden
30 Bloom'ton
3 Hebron
8i Ked Cloud
Xov.
JAY BURROWS.
Oct. 5 Fairmont
Dot. 6 Sutton
Blue 11 ill
" 10 Nelson
- 13Kiverton
" 15 Wilsonville
' 19 Valparaiso
21 Chapman
" 23Shelton
Oct. ? Minden
" 9 Fairfield
" 12 Superior
" 14 Re'b'n City
" lOBeaverCity
" 20 David City
44 22 Doniphan
44 24 Kearney
CONGRESSMAN McKEIGAX.
Oct. 1 Columbus
Oct. 2 Central City Oct. 3 Grand Isla'd
5 Kearney
6 Lexington
8 McUook
12 Wahoo
13 Papillion
15 Ashland
17 Wecp'gWafr
9 McCook
12 Mead p. m.
14 Omaha
15 Plattsm'uth
19 Lincoln
W. H. OECH.
Oct
1 Petersburg
Oct
, 2 Humphrey
5 Elk City
7 Scribner
9 Stanton
13 O'Neil
15 Chadron
17 Wakefield
.20 Blue Sp'ngs
22 Falls City
24 Neb. City
27 Grand ITd
29 St. Paul
31 Ord
3 Madison
6 Blair
8 West Point
10 Neligh
14 Chadron
16 Pierce
19 Cortland
21 Pawnee City
23 Auburn
26 Aurora
28 Loup City
30 Scotia
O. M. KEM.
Oct. 3 near Kearney Oct. 0 Burchard
7 Odell
" rairoury
9 Hebron
13 Wahoo
14 Aurora
19 Lincoln
HON. J. E
10 Hastings
13 Strom'burg
17 Aimon
POWERS.
Oct 16 Ponca
" 17 Harrington
Oct.
1 Winside
3 Randolph
5 Plainview
7 Pilger
10 Milford
10 to 14 Des
Moines, Iowa
15 Dakota City
Neb.
" 19 Gr'd Island
" 20 Ravenna
" 21 Litchfield
" 23 Broken Bow
' 23 New Helena
Oct.
" 26 Kearney
S. H. SOENBERGER.
Oct
5 Ewing
7 Bassett
10 Creighton
13 Emersen
15 Lyons
17 Arlington
20 Gothenburg
22 Chappell
24 Kimball
Oct.
6 Atkinson
8 Ainsworth
12 Winside
14 Pender
16Tekama
19 Cozad
21 Ogallala
23 Sidney
PAUL VANDERVOORT.
Oct. 6 Alma
'Oct.. 7 Kenesaw
" 10 York
" 14 Wayne
' 17 Rushville
" 26 Humboldt
" 28 Tecumseh
44 8 Harvard
4 12 Utica
16 Chadron
" 9 Geneva
' 27 Beatrice
", 31 North Platte
7 McCook
W. L. CIENDIFF.
Oct. 9 Rf.venna 8pm
"10 Ausley, 2pm
" 12 Broken Bow,
2pm
" 13 Dunning,
2pm
4 '14 Thedford,
2 pm
" 15 Mullen
"16 Hyannis
M7 Alliance
" 19 Harrison.
Oct. 20 Crawford
" 21 HaySp'ag
" .Ti liordon
" .23 Valentine
" 24 Loner Pine
" 'J7 Gr'dIsl'nd
" 28 Loup City
" 39 St.J'aul
" .80 -Scotia
4' 31 Ord
REiPUBLICAX STATE C0XVEXTI0X
X0TES.
In the hotels the same old hungry
crowd, were jostling, a he .grangers
were conspicuous by their ateenoe. "Not
half a .dozen real farmers were in the
whole outfit. Watson, Ransom, iPhil
lips. Cams, Smith Caldwell, and birds
of that feather; lawyers, land sharks,
bankers.-editors, station agents, railroad
strikers and. post masters.
Wednesday evening it was said the bar
at the Lincoln Jlotel took in $319. Are
the prohibs joining the republican party?
It don't look so.
That corporation capper Doc S. D.
Mercer, of Omaha, made the change of
his vote from Reese to Post as conspic
uous as possible.
Frank Ransom, when he moved that
no changes of votes be allowed, said that
"the republican party tad no votes to
throw away." He was mighty right.
Judge Reese took Lis uodicine like a
little man.
A delegate who had b3en casting the
five votes of Cheyenne county steadily
for Post every time said ' lioese was
served right. It would teach him not to
be fooling around with his anti-monopoly
notions in the republican party."
True. Thursday's convention confirmed
the fact that such notions have no place
in that party.
Doc Mercer is not a true blue, sure
enough railroad man. Oh, no! He
don't use steam on his roads. He only
uses electricity. But they say he uses
soap on the curves, and there'll be some
pretty sharp curves in this campaign.
tW A very good friend misunder
stood the intention of our item last
week about Gov. Thayer's letter. We
did not intend to be understood as con
demning the board of public lands and
buildings in the Test-Liveringhouse
matter. On the contrary we fully ap
proved it, and believe those fellows
should have been bounced long before
they were. As for the other matter in
which our friend seems hurt, we will
say that we consider the late report of
the board of transportation on the mat
ter of rates to be the worst cfiicial out
rage evei perpetrated on the people of
this or any other state.
THE WORLD-HERALD SUP
PORTS EDGERTON.
Ow Jo " Suie to Get There.
The following editorial appeared in
the Omaha hi d Herald, iu double
leaded type, the morning after the re
publican staw convention:
Between Post and Edgerton.
Boyd's veto of the Newberry bill and
the recent failure of the democratic state
convention to repudiate It, combined to
relegate the democratic party to third
place in state politics this year.
The race for supreme ceurt judge is
between Edgerton and Post. Judge
Broady.if he shall finally decide to run,
must inevitably be worsted in the three
cornered fight. His good name and un
questioned abiltity can avail little in
the present struggle. The railroads
will be for Post, the anti-monopolists
for Edgerton, and between these two
any democratic candidate must inevi
tably be ground to powder.
The real issue at the polls, therefore,
next November in Nebraska will not be
between republicanism and democracy,
cor between tariff robbery and tariff
reform, nor between silver coinage and
its opponents, but it will be between a
railroad and an anti-railroad candidate
for the supreme court between a can
didate of the corrupt old republican ma
chine, which basso long ruled, the state
building and a man fresh from the pee-
ple.
Edgerton is the man who can beat
Post and drive the entering wedge for
the work of reform at the state capitol.
He is a man of good reputation and
stroDg character. He is an experienced
lawyer, with fair legal attainments and
average success, lie is the man ior ine
occasion.
The above editorial presages beyond
a shadow of a doubt the earnest sup
port of Mr. Edgerton for supreme judge
by the World-Herald. This accession to
our ranks means at least ten thousand
additional votes for Mr. Edgerton, and
places his election beyond a shadow f
a doubt. It also means not only the
possibility, bnt the extreme probability
of carrying Douglas cownty for our can
didate. The World-Herald has larger
circulation than the See and is by all
odds the ablest conducted paper. We
welcome it to the rwiifl of the inde
pendent press. Its proprietor Mr.
Hitchcock, is a man of marked inde
prndence and individuality of charac
ter. He has nadc few aaistakes as .a
newspaper man, aud fae his own
master in every particular. His strokes
for monetary reform have long won the
admiration of advanced thinkers.
13T The Reese anti-mo nopoliets have
no place to go except the independent
party. That's where a majority of them
will bring up.
g""If the Bee is to be relied on, !Post
is so nearly a people's man that Thurs
ton, Holdredge, Gere and the balance
of the railroad gang will be eoaaapelleii
to support Edgerton. j
JSTRossy Hammond asks, 'why
should any sane man think twiee be
tween Poft and Edgerton?" Beeause
Post means the rule of the railroads and
Edgerton means the rule of the people.
dTJohn M. Thurston named the re
publican nominee for supreme judge
more than two weeks before the conven
tion. Of course the railroad companies
knew nothing about it.
The organctte says: "Johnny Wat
son, Ed Carnes and Dick Norval spared
no efforts for Cobb." But they led the
break to Post, the railroad substitute.
just the same. World-Herald.
'Dr.-S. D. Mercer as chairman of the
state central committee means a great
deal for the ticket. Bee.
You 'bet it does, and for the Bee too.
It probably means a hundred thousand
or two.
Kg" Church Howe end Tom Majors
died with Cobb. Though Tom is for
ninst Chnrh, he is very good railroad
man all the same. These two states
men probably have a good understand
ing all the time. Tom can give Church
points on poker and Church cao
do the same for Tom in politics, and
they both make out to get there.
ZW "Will you vote for Ike Lansing?"
"Ike Lansing be d d See here"
pulling out a note for $125.00 a year past
due.
"Will you vote for Ike Lansing?"
"Not much, Mary Ann. See here"
pulliDg out an unpaid check for $.50."
41 Will you vote for Ike Laasing!"
"Not as you knows on. He's got my
groceries and I've got his check but he
hasn't got my vote."
The Journal devotes half a col
umn to crucifying Mr. Burrows about a
secret political meeting on the 7th of
July of last year. Now the Journal is
very badly posted. That meeting was
one of representatives from the several
counties of the first congressional dis
trict, and wa3 called by Mr. Burrows
and other gentlemen solely to organize
a provisional district committee. It
was no more secret than any other dele
gate meeting, and was held with open
doors and windows. It did not con
sider the gubernatorial question or can
didates, but confined itself to the ob
ject for which it was called. It was
made Hp of farmers, merchants and
working men, and was very satisfactory
in its results, and the Journal can make
the most of it.
Subscribe for The Alliance.
Xr CLAY'S REPORT.
"HONEST. HONEST. IAC0I"
STEALS IN THE SHEEDY CASE.
WorM-Hersld:
The Sheriff"! Report.
At the close of the second quarter of
t!s jear, ending June 30. Sheriff Mc
Clay made his semi-annual report. He
itemized all the bills of costs for fees re
ceived, and at the close he gives the
following summary:
Total Im turned Brat Quarter, endlnsr
March 31 i w)
Second quarter, ending Judo) 2,3 it XS
Tout! fee ranted in six months.. .t-LTVi 13
Fee onllBCted first ouartrr Kit) 34
Feea collected second quarter 151 W
(Total feea collect) H.Sti 17
Fet earned and net collected l&i ao
This report is very neatly gotten up
and any one can understand it. Like
the mule it is a very innocent looking
thing, but what is its character. tSam
McClay swears that this report is cor
rect before Deputy Clerk Gillespie. All
that Mr. McClay says is true as I be
lieve. But he does net say it all, nor
docs he makS an accounting for a great
many things, which I find upon the
records.
In the office of the district clerk I find
the following amounts paid to Sam
McClay:
Feb. 17, feei and mileage, dig. court.. -4 00
March 4. fees and mileage, Ul 8. court.. SM ao
March S5, fees and mileage, dis. court.. 71
April 7. feet and mileage, dis. court.... 25 tK)
April It. fees and mileage, 1 is. court... 15 K)
Ma j 18, fee ar.d mileage, ills, oourt fill) M
JuueitO. tees and mileage, dia. court. .. 6nt 70
Feea Bd mileage far the first t.alf of
the year mil ; l,92t 04
He also received from the county in
round figures $2,000. Total amount)
$3,024.04 in a half year. In addition to
this he drew January 3. 1891, $355 03,
but this was evidently fees and mileage
for the year 1800. Now let us take one
item alone and dissect it.
THE GREAT SHEEDY CASE.
On May-7, the court issued a special
venire for a panel of 150 jurors. The
next day the court issued a second
venire for another panel of 150 men.
Sam McClay sent out his four deputies
to summon these 300 men to appear
forthwith and serve as jurors in the
case. It took the four deputies just
three days to summon nearly all of these
special jurors. McClay bi tags in the
bill of costs against the county as lol
lows:
First panel:
Service of venire $ V 75
Copies of venire 37 SO
MileaKe H U0
Total J105 25
Ronnd panel:
Bervice ot venire $ 2 25
Copies of venire 37 50
Mileage 105 30
Total $172 05
Total aniouut received by Sam Mc
Clay for summoning a special panel of
Jurors in the Sheedy case was $337.80.
ow, the sheriff was entitled to the fees
for service and copies of venire amount
ing to $135, providing it would not make
his salary in excess of the prescribed
amount by law of $2,500 a year. The
service and copies are accounted for in
McClay's quarterly report. Hut here is
$203 30 for mileage wh?ch is not ac
counted for. Sam calls it expenses in
serving papers. It teas Ms own salaried
men uho didithe work. They are paid by
the countwfer this work. If he was at any
expense in paying livery hire for these
four men three days each, it would
certainly not have exceeded $10 each,
or $40 for all of them. Allowing this,
here is $103,30 yet to be accounted for.
Take McClay's quaiterly reports of
the amounts he collects and then add to
the "rake-off" in the many cases like
that of the-Sbeedy case and see whether
or not McClay does not get more than
$2,500 a year, the amount prescribed by
law. While the law is chasing Sam
Melick for doing this very thing, let
them investigate the eighteenth year
reign of the "McClay Dynasty." Let
'the expert accountants look over Sam's
books and see how many pennies they
can find accounted for as fees received
for foreign business. This includes the
serving of papers on persons sued else
where than this countv, or persons
here sued elsewhere. These fees run
from $40 to $100 a month. Sam puts
this down his. jeans as extra. It will
amount to nearly $1,000 a year.
JS2PA poor way to collect bad debts-
elect a man to office. It didn't work
with Carder, and it -will not work with
Ikey.
KsfWe invite attention to the offer of
a scholarship in the iFremont Normal
School for subscription lists to The Al
liance, in our advertising columns.
Also to a notice of that school on our
first page.
JCfeg"- Thousands and thousands of
democrats were indignant at Boyd's
veto, and expected it to be condemned
by the democratic convention. The si
lence of that body has intensified their
indignation. They will voie with the
independents.
IEIf Ikey Lansing is such a good
lawyer and worthy to b3 trusted, why
did his brother-in-law, who has a large
business, drop him after bringing him
here to do his collecting? Was it be
cause he thought it easier to get his
money from his first debtors than from
his brother-in-law attorney?
Elf-Our genial friend Calhoun is
hereby informed that the kid who has
gone to Kearney to take Bro. Holden's
place in the publication of an indepen
dent paper is not the brother of J. W.
Edgerton, nor was he advised by J. W.
E. to undertake that impossible enter
prise. His advisers are nearly as inex
perienced as himself, and he and they
will be wisir in the sweet bye and-bye.
fJP'vV'alt Seeley continues to be the
almoner of the B. & M. railroad com
pany in the distribution of free passes.
This is simply an infamous outrage. The
corporations expect the peoplo to hold
their property and rights sacred, and
yet through the agency of free passes
and bribes are doing more to demoralize
public sentiment and destroy public
honor than all other agencies.
I'J'jxfaIeT
It turns out now that the story that
a tin factory was staited at Lima, Ohio,
is a fake. The tin that Bill McKinley
thought he dipped the rolled sheets in
was lead borrowed for the occasion, aud
Bill has lost a great many votes.
Tin, llo. American tin.
Is just the BtulT to dip gudgeons In.
VI M EKE J0H!t M. 5KUS STANDS.
The IVstM la brW Te-day lie.
twrtatbc Railroad lblijr aad
the People.
The Father of the Famous Newberry
Bill Defines His Position in Plain
Anglo-Saxon.
Jehn M. Moan, of Dakota county, who
is known all over the west as the man
who stood up at Lincoln las', winter and
fought the railroad lobby as it bad never
been fought before, is in the city.
To a World-Herald reporter Mr. Moan
last night declared himself as follows:
"The contest in Nebraska today is
clearly and plainly between the robber
freight rates and the people. The peo
ple of this state would be stra ige indeed
if they failed to appreciate this issue to
day. The railroad lobby certainly has
an exalted idea of its power if it thinks
it can crowd this issue to one side. It
cannot bo done. We remember that
during the last session of the legislature
the most shameful acts by the hired
tools of the railroad were made- public.
When they failed in their attempts to
defeat the passage of a maximum freight
bill in order to obtain a parliamentary
advantage they deliberately ran away
with a senator. The conduclof the rail
road lobby at the last session was more
shameful than ever before manifest in
the history of the state.
"But these recollections had not died
away when the state board of transpor
tation secretaries were chosen, and at
least two of these were known to be rail
road lobbyists.
"Then this body has the audacity to
go through the sham of taking evidence
on the subject of freight rates in Ne
braska, and alter this iarce is gone
through with they boldly declare that
present freight rates are all right and
must not be lowered. Such a succes
sion of irrpudent moves has never been
heard of in any other state than Ne
braska. At the democratic and repub
lican conventions of 1801 the railroad
lobby was present and made no attempt
to conceal their lively interest in the
proceedings. At the republican con
vention they named tne candidate and
defeated the man who represented the
anti-monopoly sentiment in the party. 1
When the state ooara oi transporta
tion made the move to investigata the
'freight' rate question those who were
familiar with that question believed
that the board would make a slight re
duction simply for political effect. Few
bad any idea that tne board would have
the presumption to make or the rail
roads dr.re to have made the report pre
sented. "But it was clear that the railroads
have determined to fight It out without
concealing the questionable work of
their tools.
"In the light of these facts it would
be straiige indeed did the people fail to
grasp the present situation in .Nebraska.
"The issue is plainly shall the rail
roads continue their injustice-against
the business interests of this state and
shall the Impudent methods of the lobby
go unremitted? Snail tne bold abduc
tion of a state senator and the appoint'
ment to office of known railroftd lobby.
ista be indorsed? Shall these lobbyists
be encouraged in their efforts to pre
vent the people ot this state from ob
taining relief ? I am a democrat. But
if the standard bearer of my party halts
in the light, and while the enemy is
moving to capture the contested point,
he refuses to lead his forces,there Is but
one thi jg to be done. That thing ds to
bend every energy to the aid of the
loader of our allies in the battle against
a common foe.
"If Post wins it will be an indorse
ment of the boodle methods of Nebras
ka's railroad lobby. If Broadv with
draws and Edgerton wins it will be a re
buke to these metnotis, ana an nonest
and conscientious man and a good law
yer will be elected. In such a contest I
am for Edgerton. As between the rail
road lobby and the people of Nebraska
I am with the latter. The issue cannot
be dodged. Neither could Edgerton's
election under such circumstances be
dodged. The f'rst is apparent and the
second would be as certain to be a? that
election day will roll around.
"In the Newberry bill of last winter
Edgerton's counsel was valuable to the
friends of the measure. In that right he
won theconlidenceof those closely asso
ciated with him. I regard him as a
good lawyer and an honest man.
"The farmers are not alone interested
in this tight. The business men of this
state need relief from railroad robbery,
and J believe that all over the state the
merchants who have been bulldozed
from expressing their bonest opinion
will come to the front and aid in the
battle against the power of the lobby."
"In the event that Judge Broauy
withdraws will you take a personal in
terest in Edgerton's fight?" Mr. Moan
was asked.
"It will be more thar. a personal in
terest, " replied the Nemesis of the rail
road lobby. "I will take off my coat
and do anything in my power. It will
be humble aid, but what it may lack in
strength it will make up in fervor."
EVERYTHING COMING OUR WAY.
Uod on the Side of the People.
God seems to bo shaping all political
events' in this state to secure a sweeping
victory for the people. Beginning last
winter every important political occur
rence has been on our side has tended
to cement the independent forces, and
bring recruits to its banners. Look at
the formidaole list:
The demo-repub. combine.
The corrupt defeat of the contest.
The bribery of the senators.
The deadlock in the senate.
The corrupt adjonrnmant of th3 si:
prcme court.
The veto of the Newberry bill.
The candidacy of' Judge Cobb.
The Roggen letter.
The second slaughter of Judge Reese.
The inauguration of a bondle cam
paign by the appointment of Mercer
and Roggen on the repub. state com
mittee. The declination of Judge Broady.
Every one of the above occurrences
was a calamity to the rcpub-corpo.
power in this state, and leads the way
to its final overthrow. God speed the
day! It is a day we have cried for and
prayed for for many a weary waiting
year. We see now not far before us its
glad dawning. When it dawns we can
lay down the fight with a clear con
science and a satislied heart.
I!
We invite special attention to our
proposition in this week's issue for a
subscription to place The Alliance la
the hands of Trent y Thousand republican
and democratic tottrs ef this state. We
will do this for four thousand dollars;
and this sum should be easily raised by
friends of the reform movement. There
should be four thousand men spring up
at once and plant one dollar each for
this purpose. But while we can hardly
exptct this, many will send much more.
We have a!f eady received many orders
for the par r on this principle
All subsr .lptions tinder this proposi
tion will be acknowledged weekly in
The Alliance.
Remember our object Is to reach those
republicans and democrats who will
not themselves take independent papers.
There is more rejoicing in heaven over
one sinner that repenteth than over
ninety and nine who are already saed.
There is no time to lose in this work.
There are still thousands of republicans
and democrats who are in utter dark-
ness.
Speed the light!
The Saunders County Fair.
On Thursday of last week we visited
Wahoo and the county fair. Under the
present management Saunders couBty
had a very successful and interesting
display of farm products, and the atten
dance was good, so that they scored a
financial success also. President Wool
ley and Secretary Negley seem to be
the right men in the right places, while
our friend James A. Moss as superin
tendent ably filled that responsible posi
tion. The display of corn was better than
any shown at the state fair in our opln.
ion, and the other farm displays were
very line. The art exhibit was espe
cially good. A complete showing was
nude of fruiw and flowers, also pre
serves, jellies, etc Grandma Copp, 78
years old. showed fourteen varieties of
i?lly, made by her own hands. The bus-
ness nrms or W ahoo made some good
displays of furniture, hardware, &c.
The Wahoo & Weston Horse Co
J. L. Coleman, superintendent, had
some good English Shires on exhibition
and Iook nrst and second premiums.
A number of other firms had horses but
we failed to got their names. N. Bro
dahl, Wahoo, showed Hereford cattle:
Knox & Woodworth, Wahoo, sanio.
The Clover Mound herd of Fremont,
Nob., was also represented. A number
of sheep men were on hand N. Finn
showing Colswolds and Merinos. F. C
Porter, Yorkshire swine. T. J. Bores-
ford, Ceresco, showed a number ef Po
land Chinas, iucluding King Leo, the
winner of second prize at Iowa and Ne
braska Btato fairs, now owned by him.
Uur space will not admit of extended
notices but the management are to
congratulated on their success. Col.
S. F. Norton spoke on Wednesday.
and Pres. Powers addressed a large
crowd on Thursday. His remarks were
well received. Hon. A. Watkins de
llvered an address on Friday.
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
The democrats met in convention
Saturday last and nominated a county
ticket, as follows:
For treasurer, O. Hull.
Clerk district court, C. L. Eaton.
County attorney, John Keenan.
County superintendent, 11. S. Bowers.
County commissioner, li. W. Carver.
Couuty judgo, II. J. Whitmore.
County coroner, Di. T. F. Britt.
County surveyor, E. J. Robinson.
The city convention than convened
and nominated for justices of the peace,
E. S. Shepherd, F. S. Allen and P. O.
Cassidy ; and for constables Dan Chris
topher, Wm. S. Randall and W. S. Ben
nett. Of the nominees on the county ticket
Messrs. Hull, Bowers and Robinson are
on the indepeudent ticket. These gen
tlemen were nominated by the demo
crats without any solicitation on their
part, which of course is a compliment.
if Tom Majors' jaw dropped four
inches when Doc. Mercer was named
for chairman of the republican stnte
committee. Tom's chances for nomina
tion foe governor have gone glimmer
ing. Talmage has preached a sermon
catltled "The march of Christ through
the centuries." Taimage's treatment
of this great theme is no doubt thrilling
and effective; but the bald fact remains
that Usury and Christianity have been
having a hand to hand contest through
the centuries, aud that at the end of
nearly nineteen of them, Usury is sev
eral lengths ahead. The money changers
are in the temple revelling, aud there
needs a second Christ to scourge them
out.
Dialogue at Beatrice.
Dan Althen and Brigadier General
Leonard W. Colby in conversation.
Subject Traitor Collins.
Dan A. "Well, General, I suppose
you will not deny that that old villain
Colling went back on the independents
in the legislature last winterJ"
CoLBr "Well, yes, I suppose he did."
Dan A. "Now, General, can you tell
me by his voto which party he went to?"
Colby's jaw drops, but no sound
comes from his mouth, which grad
ually twists into a grin; but the great
Ltwyer remained silent.
Aroused From Slamber.
St. Louis. Mo., Sept. 28.-10:45 p.
m. Three almost continuous vibra
tions of an earthquake, oscillating
from east to west, was distinctly left
here. Buildings facing north and
south were visibly affected by the
6hock. Watchmen in several of the
tall buildings say they became alarmed
and made all haste to reach the g round.
Keokuk, la., Sept. 28. At 10:50
tonight there occurred three distinct
earthquake shocks, which shook build
ings in various parts of the city. Tho
shocks were of a short duration.
Springfield. 111., Sept. 28. An
earthquake shock was distinctly felt at
10:50 this evening. Windows rattled
violently and the circuit court in ses
sion was temporarily interrupted.
Reports from Jacksonville, Taylor
ville, Decatur and Mt. Pulaski stato
the shock was felt there.
PROPOSITION FOR
TO PLACE
THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE
IN THE
Twenty Thousand Republican and
FOB
FOUR
mm
The publishers of "The Alliance" will send
the paper to 20,000 Republican and Democratic voters in
this State lor three months.
Wherever this paper is read it converts
men to the Independent
The true aim of proselyting work should
be to reach men who do
who will not themselves pay for
This can be done Only in the Way we Propose.
The paper will be sent under this offer to
lists of names furnished by donators, or if
names are not so furnished, to lists obtained
from State and County committeemen, but
only to voters who are
Donations from fifty cents and upward
will be received.
The names of all subscribers to this fund
with amount of donation will be published
weekly in "The Alliance."
This is giving a 56
months for 20 cents. We do not make a far
thing by this deal, but do it solely for the good
of the cause.
t.
Me is Sbor
ALLIANCE PUBLISHING CO.,
Lincoln. Nebraska.
A'-.LW-.STORE
May claim to be
THE ONLY ALLIANCE STOBE IN THE WEST,
But you're too well posted to be taken in by any suoh talk at that
You know that the old reliable firm of W. R. BENNETT & CO., Omaha, has built np
a trade that extends all over the west, and is second to none in this part of
the country. Those who have traded with us know why our business is
ever on tho increase. It's because we always do just exactly what
we say we'll do, and use every endoaror to make a person who is
once a customer always a customer. Everything sold by us is ful
ly warranted to be exactly as represented, and our cus
tomers know that Bennett's prices are the lowest.
, Here are a few just as a sample.
Crocery Department
Mulo Matches, per box 01
Clothes pins, per doz. , .01
Scouring soap 05
Lemon extract 05
Largo bottle blue 05
Can of Star lye ..05
Can Oil sardines 05
Crackers per lb 00
Vanilla extract 08
Can Salmon 10
" Cove Oysters ; 10
Three sacks salt 10
Seven bars Fern Soap 25
Eight bars B. B. soap 25
Hardware Department.
Harness snaps.... 01
1 hole mouse trap 01
Nutmeg grater 01
Tacks per box 01
If you come to the city drop in and see us; we'll make yotnr call a pleasant one
whether you want to buy anything or not. YVe want to make your acquaintance.
We find that nearly every time we make an acquaintance we make a customer.
You can save enough on just a small bill of goods bought at Bennett's to pay a
good many miles ofrailroad fare. But if you can't come mail us your order.
We sell nearly everything on earth, and if you don't know from your own ex
perience that all our prices are lower than any body else's just ask some of your
neighbors. Some of them are our customers and they're a better advertisement
than a newspaper. Send for our price list.
W. R.BENNETT CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries, HMn e, Drngs, Fnrnilnre, Boots aii Sloes, Etc.
1508 to 1514 Capital Ave.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
USE UNION SOAP !
VEST FOR THE OV3 EHOLD.
Gives (Riiefactlon la all kinds of water, and
li Maui In Nebraska by the
7tf W. A PAGE SOAP CO., OMAHA.
Notice.
Notice la hereby frlven that by virtue of a
chattel mortfraire executed on the lttth l ay of
June, 1MH, and filed for record in the office of
the county elerk of Lancaster county. Ne
braska, on tho 15th day ot August, 1K1, which
mortyape was eiecuted and delivered .o Pat
rick Dor e by Lewis Burdlck.conreylng to said
Patrick Dore all of the crop raised on the
land described as follows: The east half of the
northeast quarter ot aeotton twenty-four (24),
township twelve (12). range 9lx (6), Lancaster
county, Nebraska, to secure the paytnrnt of
one promissoiy note dated March 1, lwi, for
SitW.uO payable January 1, IMS, with interest
at 10 percent from March 1. 1S91 sand whereas
default bus been mode In the payment of said
note and moitpace and the mortgagee has
good reasons to and does feel himself unsafe
and unsecure, therefore be will sell at publio
auction all of the crop raised on said land con
sisting of about seventy a-jres of corn and oue
stack of millet, to the highest bidder on Octo
ber 21, lftl, at 1 o'clock p. m.. on said land.
P VTKICK DOKE, Mortgagee.
Dated Sept. 29,
A SUBSCRIPTION
HANDS OF
Democratic Voters in Nebraska.
principles.
not belong to our party and
our paper.
not independents.
'
column 8 page paper 3
Stove Lid lifter... 03
Currv comb 03
Fire Shovel 04
Rolling Pin , 05
Stove PolisL, Rising Sun 05
Large strainer 05
Boy's knife. 05
Wood rim seive 10
Drug Department
Bottle Castor oil 05
' Machine oil.. 05
" Vaseline 05
Glycerine Soap . . .05
Ammonia, pt. bottles 08
Porous plasters.. 10
Box pills 10
Hoyt's cologne... 2C
Shoe Department
Everything in this department at bed
reck prices.
Use if mi's Colic, Cholera
DOLLARS
Push
TIMS
AND .
DIARRHOEA REMEDY.
An effectual remedy fortbo cure of pain In
the Stomach, Colio, Cholera Morbus, Cramp
Colic, Bilious Colic, Painter's Colic, Bummer
Complaint, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Bloody
Flux, Chronlo Diarrhoea, Cholera Infantum,
Cholera and Bowel Complaint in all forma.
Prepared only by the Howard Medlolne Co.
13th and N fStreets, Lincoln, Neb. Price SSeta.
For Sale by all Druggists.