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AND NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
VOL. III.
LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, AFKIL 14, 1892.
NO. 44.
SPEECH OF H05. W. A. McKEIGHAH
OP NEBRASKA IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 23, 1892.
A Philosophic Discussion of Money And
A Scathing Arraignment of the
Enemies of Free Coinage.
Prejudice is sought to be created
against the restoration of silver by the
pretence that silver producors wsnt to
get the government to buy their silver
at a price beyond its real value, and
that we are all under a bribe to help the
"silver kings" out. Only because this
foolishness gains credit by iteration
from respectable quarters does it
deserve notice. All these slanderers
profess a willingness to restore silver
and to raise its price to $129 an ounce,
provided Europe will Join us. Of
course, such profession of willingness is
for the most part hypocrisy. Ap
plause. But why should they join us at all in
such a restoration, if great benefit to
silver miners is a valid obj:ction. Be
sides, it is not true that by free coinage
the miner gets anything more thau the
value his bullion will then have all over
the world. By free coniage the govern
ment does not buy anything, nor the
miner sell anything. His metal is coin
ed on his own account, and dolivered
back to him, weight for weight, or he
takes a certificate redeemable in the
exact weight of metal he deposited. -
In order to make their case these gen
tlemen are obliged to stultify themseves
by contradictory argument, for exam
ple, that a silver dollar will be 100 cents
and will be only 70 cents at the same
instant of time. .
Fnr the mirDose of denouncing the
miner's greed, they say his bullion will
be worth 70 cents, but the dollar he gets
for it will be worth 100 cents. Then,
for the purpose of disparaging the silver
dollar and alarming the pensioner, they
make haste to say that both the bullion
and the coin will be worth but 70 cents.
This is only one of the many self-stultifications
they perpetrate. As to the
economic effect upon the country at
large and the money supply under free
coinage, some of them predict an awful
drought, and others an equally awful
flood, and still others prophesy (and
this is the favorite position), in order
that no feature of awfulness shall be
wanting, a concurrent drought and
flood. It does not seem to have
occurred to them that the drought
might drink up the flood, and the flood
drown out the drought, and they may
be disappointed in. the awfulress.
Laughter and applause.
The foremost of these prophets of
evil from a repeal of the act of 1878
commit themselves to concurrent in
compatibilit ies. They say we will have
a diminished money volumeand at the
same time a degraded or cheapened
money. Fewer dollars, lower prices,
and dollars of less value! A dollar, . e.,
increased In purchasing power or com
mand over goods (lower prices) and yet
a cheaper, a degraded dollar ! ! Such
fast and loese assirtlons, such paltering
in a double sense is a betrayal of crude
thinking and recklessness of speech. In
so far as it is net sheer hypocrisy, it
arises from a fundamental misconcep
tion as to the nature of value. The
wfnm folUcv the oueen bee in the
teeming hive ot popular error comes of
the notion mat vaiue is iuuiuu ju
AanonAent of condiiions. legal or other.
This is thought to be especially so of
irold, the on? tning wnicn mine mu
nthintr pUfl under the sun has had
special privileges conferred upon it by
legislation, in that it has been by law
made the valuing instrument in com
merce. , , ,.
But the expression "mti insic value1'
is not a correct expression . There is
incoherence in the words. Value is in
its nature extrinsic and lies in estima
tion. It is therefore necessarily vary
ing, according, not to inherent qualities,
but to surrounding conditions. Value
is a swapping relation. It exists only
in commerce. It arises only in trade.
It is the estimate agreed upon by two
men as to the exchanging rate of two
different things. What is sometimes
intended by the word "intrinsic," as ap
plied to value of a coin, is the value
which the material of it would have if
deprived of the money uses which the
law gives it.
But that discussion is foreign to the
question here; for, whatever increase in
the value of bullion free coinage con
fers, one thing is absolutely sure, viz:
Unlimited coinage being established, at
once and forever the parity between
' the coin and the bullion that goes to its
making is fixed. That difference falls
out of discussion therefore. Our silver
dollar, all over the world, will be of the
same value as the metal in it will then
be. Mark, I do not say of the same
value as the metal now is, for a new
condition of commanding influences
will have arisen.
What the value of the silver dollar
may be as expressed in gold is another
.question. Competent students affirm
that free coinage here will restore the
commercial ratio of 16 to 1. When
those who predict the contrary betray
such gross ignorance of the nature of
-value and the forces causing value
-change, I can not attach the least
weight to their predictions. Still I can
not be convinced but that a commercial
parity between the two coins is a sub
ordinate matter in the establishment of
a monetary system. Bimetallism is the
standard of toe cheaper and the guar
anty of greater stability to money
which that option involves. By stability
I mean as to goods. By stability anil
constancy in the value of money is
meant stability in the general price
range. Any other meaning sought to
be imposed uoon the words "constancy
and stability of value of money" is in
competent, vain and void. Industrial
healtn, commercial prosperity, equity
in time contracts, the just reward of
productive labor, and the economic
well-being of society are all involved in
that kind of stability; any other
stability is mere moonshine.
The measure we advocate does not
propose to change the weight of stand
ard coins. We ask no revision of the
dictionary, no change in the long estab
lished meaning of that great word
"dollar" that word by which all the
economic relations of men are defined
and regulated, in which all duties and
riehts are expressed. We only ask that
the excess of value put into the effective
meaning of that measuring instrument
by the unlortunate act of 1878 shall be
taken out of it and restored to goods
again. We ask that a short step toward
a restoration of the price range prevail
ing by the money standard prior to
that act be made. Free coinage now
cannot giva back to the Occident the
masses of silver sunken in the Orient
in non-monetary uses. It will give us a
normal and gradual increase in the sup
Fly of money, thereby increasing prices,
cannot too often repeat that the ex
changing relation of money with goods
should be the paramount concern in
high statesmanship regarding monetary
legislation.
Legislation to enhance or keep up the
value of monev is legislation to put
down prices. The purchasing power in
products, in houses, and lands is more
properly an object of legislative solici
tude than the value of money. To in
crease the latter at the expense of the
former is the worse form of class legis
lation. It fosters unjust distribution of
the common wealth by stealthily en
larging the instrument by which that
distribution is effected. It is legisla
tion in the interests of those who refuse
to employ their capital in production.
It is industrial paralysis. It is a means
whereby cunning reaps where another
sows.
I insist, therefore, Mr. Speaker, that
if the theory and practice of a commod
ity money acd automatic supply is to be
adhered to, there must bo no restric
tion upon coinage. The integrity of
that theory W destroyed if you deny
free mintage of the money metals. Let
us have the benefit of that theory in its
full integrity, or let us frankly abandon
it and commit the money volume to a
scientific regulation and control. A
before remarked, I am in grave doubt
about free coinage giving us a sufficient
increase in the monev volume to meet
the requirements ot business and main
tain prices.
But I shall hope that this legislation
will be supplemented by an issue of
leeal-tender paper money in volume
sufficient to meet the requirements of
the legitimate business interests, there
by putting the paper issue under the in
telligent control or congress in piace oi
the vicious method of private corpora
tions, whose issues are but a spurious
money anyway, and have been fitly
characterized as panic breeders. That
money is good money which will pay
my debt. Bank paper will pot do that
only by the courtesy of the creditor.
1 have been arguing this question
upon the generally accepted commodity
theoty ot money, and natural regulation
of volume, and find therein full warrant
for this legislation. But this theory of
money is maintained upon the express
grounds that a metallic definition is the
best guaranty of stability in the value
of money. Let us therefore inquire
into the behavior of bimetallic money in
recrard to constancy. Mr. Jevons, a
high authority, tells us that from 1809
to 1849 money rose in value 143 per
cent f. .. about twice and one-half.
This is the forty years during which the
landed property in ureat Britain oe
came concentrated in the hands of one-
fifth of the number owning land in lBUtf
This enormous and cruel increase in
the value of metallic money was
occasioned ma nly by the closure of the
Mexican silver mines on account of
revolutionary troubles. It was a calam
ity, therefore, inherent in this constitu
tinn of monev.
The gold discoveries of California and
Australia restored aaain, suDstauwaiiy,
the old price range, i. e money fell, or
became "depreciated" aoout one-nan
This depreciation gave to the western
world for a period of twenty-five years,
notwithstanding the waste ot great wars
an industrial and commercial advance
greater than it had experienced in any
two hundred and hfty years of its his
tory. These great changes were not
the direct result ot legislation, but were
inherent in the automatic system. In
1873 another change sot in, in the uiree
tion of appreciation ot money 6r fall of
prices: this time as the direct result of
legislation. The same unequal disiribu
tlon of wealth has been in operation,
which is inherent in a protracted appre
ciation of money.
This last change is not at all inherent
in a metallic money constitution, but is
due to an abandonment of the automatic
mode of supply. By the test of con
stancy the natural supply theory has
not been a great success anyway, but it
should not be held responsible for the
evils of the last nineteen years. They
are and ought to be chargeable to the
vicious legislation of 1873.
We are content to abide by the test
of constancy in this argument for sil
ver. But the discussion on the other
side is a revelation of but a kindergar
ten intelligence in economics.
These gentlemen cannot be made to
understand that the conceded fall of
the general prico range of one-third is
a rise of 50 per cent in the value of
gold, while silver has remained stable
as an article of appraisement. These
incompetents test the stability of silver
by gold and of gold by itself.
The true test is the test of the general
purchasing power. If the money I
tender in payment of a debt will in the
large and general way buy as much of
goods as the money I borrowed at the
time of the loan that is honest pay
ment. A money by behaving that way
over considerable periods (casting out
of the account the price changes occas
ioned by special and temporary condi
tions) will by that fact vindicate the
wisdom of its constitntion. The lender
has no right to any unearned increment
in the purchasing power of the dollar.
None ef the advantage due to inven
tion, skill or increased efficiency ot
labor belong to the measuring limit as
such. The stipulated interest is all the
advantage the lender U entitled to.
No portion of the profits of capital is
his. He refuses to employ his caj.ital
in production and stipulates for a re
turn of dollars with interest.
As already intimated, the application
of this test has regard to periods of timo
of sufficient length for the elimination
of ttmporary perturbations in prices.
I venture to claim for this test the right
to be the guide in determining the
equities of time contracts-, and it is oniy
in time contracts that ethical questions
arise regarding money. By this cri
terion, again, we come to the same
justification of the soundness of free
coinage, as by all other legitimate
methods of reasoning.
This protest against the "degradation
of currency," the outcry against "de
preciation," against "cheap money,"
and insistence upon the "honest dollar"
and "best money," we throw back into
the teeth of our opponents.
We protest against any longer or
further "debasement" of our lands,
mines, shops and houses, We will no
longer be fooled with "cheap" products.
We want "best" bushels, best barrels,
best bales, in exactly the same sense as
you call for your best money. Not any
bigger acres, any larger bushels, barrels
or bales. We are content with estab
lished definitions. We complain only
of the market relation of all these units
of property to money. We propose to
restore prices by reforming the pricing
instrument
We will not change in any respect
our products; but only the other term
(money) in the equation which value is.
We propose no reforming of standard
money by diminution of weight of coins
or changing in any particular their
physical properties. We only propose
to break the gold monopoly and restore
silver to legal equality. Refusal to re
store the double standard upon pre
tense that it will cheapen money and
raise prices, is a confession that the act
of 18T3 is the guilty cause of this
destruction of the commercial value of
our products. I say commercial value,
value as expressed in money, the only
modo known to civilized society.
And now, Mr. Speaker. I have but
few words to add to this already too
long discussion, for I cannot close with
out reference to the general situation.
Our people are very much in earnest in
this money reform or restoration, iney
are not dishonest, nor are they fools.
They cannot be any longer deceived by
this "honesty" racket. What they have
long borae as a hardship they have now
come to understand as a gigaatic
wrong. Only by a study of this upris
ing among the people who are the chief
victims of this spoliation can be gotten
any adequate notion of the intensity of
their convictions, the high moral
quality of their motives, and the reso
luteness of their purpose. They have
been studying the subject, and the
extent of their cconomio intelligence
and the cogency of their reasoning puts
to shame the shallowness of the so-called
great "financiers" and the prigs of
the counting nouse.
I urge upon you of the majority and
you of the minority a careful study of
the merits of our claim, and warn you
of the danger of trilling with these de
mands or belittling or subordinating it
to tariff reform on retrenchment. 1 he
evils to this country arising from any
policy on those subjects lying within
the range of the extremest views are
but small in comparison to the spolia
tion of industry and the heartbreak our
people still suffer from a single stand
ard money. To you republicans, I ap
peal to the high moral and patriotic im
pulse of which your party was born,
alas! grown obese and degenerate by
enjoyment of the spoils of office ; and I
appeal to you democrats, who, in spite
of your amazing blunders and the false
positions into which you so often have
been betrayed, are yet claiming that by
tradition and instinct you are in sym
pathetic touch with the struggling
masses: do not because, to you, some al
our notions seem crude da not der y
us this one measure of relief and ra
dress, whose soundness and Justice is
unimpeachable.
Our people are doing aome indepen
dent thinking and are casting off the
trammels of party, and4 the future of
political control is with them. I im
plore you, therefore, to make haste to
do them this simple act of justice, lest
a worse thing come upen you.
From the floor of this house an ap
peal has gone out to the old soldiers,
asking them to petition against this bill
lest it should injure the pensioner. Had
this zeal for the old soldier been mani
fested at an earlier date the veterans of
the union would have had more money
and the bondholding and banking
classes would have had less.
We have had a personal experience
of the tender regard these "honest
money'' people have had for us ; they
cannot teach our memory to forget
that many of us enlisted at a time when
gold and silver wore the only legal
tender, and that we received legal tea
der paper money, while these ''honest
money1' people were engaged in the
patriotic pastime of running the price
of gold and silver up to a point wheve
it took two and a half of our dollars to
uuy one gold or sliver dollar, It will
not do for these gentlemen to txy that
the soldier's pay was increased to com
pensate him for the difference in the
value of the dollars ; they know that
the increased pay was not sufficient
to compensate us for the difference ;
they know that the decision of the
supreme court was, "that the obliga
tion ot a contract to pay money is an
obligation to pay that that the law rec
ognizes as money when the payment is
due." They know that the act of con
gress pledging the faith of this nation
to the pay me at of its public debt in
coin was an infamous betrayal of the
best interests of the people ; that it
added to the burden of the public debt ;
that the old soldiers, their wives and
fpmilies are taxed to-day to pay this
unjust tribute to a favored class.
The soldiers of the union army were
not fighting for money, but' to preserve
the union of the states, to perpetuate
a democratic republic, where the wishes
of the people might be crystalized into
law; a union where tne principles
taught by Washington, Jefferson, Jack
son and Lincoln might lead us on to the
perfection of a government in which
the chief concern would be the welfare
ol all; and to which the brave men who
wore the blue, and the no Jes3 brave
men who wore the gray, could forever
afterward render a loyal support. Loud
applause
This affected solhitude for our wel
fare might find expression in deeds ;
"for words are flowers, but deeds are
fruits." It might long ere this have
found expression in pension legislation
that would not give large pensions to
the officers or their widows with one
hand, while with the other it has given
a small pittance to the private soldier or
his widow.- The rule of the pension
office that compels an applicant for a
pension to prove that he was a sound
man at the time of hit enlistment is a
strange manifestation of justice to a
man who was certified as a sound man
by physicans acting in their official
capacity and under a solemn oath.
The rule that compels the applicant to
furnish the evidunce of two private
comrades or ot one commissioned offic
er is at variance with the idea of equal
ity before the law, and ought to have
been abolished by these statesmen who
now express so much alarm lest the
pasage of a just law might injure the
pensioner or his widow.
This duplicity does not deceive the
old soldier, and I venture to say that
the Grand Army posts will -take no
official notice of it. The path by whtah
these men have marched on to wealth
and power is marked with the mort
gaged homes and wrecked fortunes of
the class to whose supposed cupidity
Continued on last page.)
ISTORIC I
The Massachusetts People's Party
Drawn up in Line, t
MEN OP REPUTATION LEADING.
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The St, Louis Platform Enthusiastically
Endorsed and Noted Hen Elected
Tor Work July 4th
The Xew .Vat ion reports that the cra
dle uf liberty ww rocked effective!; at
Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the afternoon
of the SOth ult. It was the meeting of
the Masschussetts people's party con
vention and was addressed by Edward
Bellamy, Hon. George F. Washburn,
member of the national executive com
mittee, Hon. Henry Winn, Hon. Her
bert Mcintosh, the Worcester lawyer
who ran for attorney-general on the
people's ticket last fall, and other men
of note. "
On motion of Mr. .Winn the St. Louis
platform was enthusiastically adopted,
and delegates were elected to attend
the national conveution at Omaha, July
4th.' I '
E Gerry Brown of Charlestown was
made chairman of the convention and
in his speech said:
"The night of agitation and petition
has passed. The morning for political
action has dawned. The reform senti
ment all over the country will make its
demand at the ballot box through the
dignity of labor and intelligent labor if
united in its battle of 1892, nnder the
name of the people's party.
"Touch the pulse of the thinking
classes among the producers and you
detect the disease, which, in their
opinion, affects the nation. It is an im
proper, unhealthy circulation of its life
blood, its money. The people's party
declares It to be a clear case of money
starvation; but the republican and dem
ocratic political doctors pronounce it to
be tne bad results of the tariff. There
is money enough, they say, and yet for
every dollar in issue by the government
there are four credit dollars, coined out
of nothing but confidence, and called
into existence by the demands of busi
ness, because of the absence ot govern
ment money." , .
GEOBOB F. WASHBURN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Washburn in the course of his
address spoke as follows:
"In response to the call of the nation
al committee of the people's party, we
meet to-day to ratify the vJtttforin
adopted at St. Louis. It is eminently
.roper that we should consider for a
few moments the work accomplished by
the conference and the elements which
composed that grand body. First, I
have no hesitation In stating that it was
the largest and most important indus
trial conference ever held in America.
It was composed of duly elected dele
gates from the leading industrialorgan
izations in this country, and represent
ed a larger actual membership than
constitutes the voting strength of either
of the two old parties. Every section of
the country was represented by delega
tions coming from nearly every state
and territory. There were dolegates in
that conf rrence representing a majority
of all of the actual voters of the g?uth,
From the sunny south, the army of the
grey with enthusiasm unlimited, with
devotion to cur case unbounded, march
ed acro.'S Mason and Dixon's line to
mett and greet with brotherly affection
the boys in blue of the north, each bow
ing in loyalty and patriotism to the one
flag unfurled, the stars and strips for
both north and south, respresenting a
united country in sentiment and mutual
interests, as well asm government, now
and evermore-
It was in Faneuil hall that our noble
patriots spoke for abolition and liberty,
and in no place so appropriate could we
meet to ratify the union of the two
great sections of our country. From
the St. Louis conference emanated an
address to the American people, which
is one of the grandest productions of
modern times our second declaration
of independence. It speaks in clarion
tones, portraying the pitiable condition
of our country, ft dispels the darkness
of deception and holds to the glaring
light of publicity the ruinous results
and the blighting curse of the oppressive
slave holding trusts and monopolies of
to day. It photographs the bribery and
corruption resulting from the general
scramble for office by the two old par
ties, which have abandoned for- spoils
every principle they ever possessed. It
tells plainly of the horrors of industrial
slavery of to-day, greater in area and
numbers, moro intense in its suffering
and despair, more inhuman and wicked
in its application than human slavery 30
years ago. It sounds the alarm and
calls upon all God-fearing, liberty-loving
citizens to" organize lit once and
rescue from the iron hand of our oppres
sors what should be the government of
the people, not of the politician, for the
people, not for the corporations, and by
the people and not by Wall Street and
its money lenders "
Among the delegates chosen to attend
tho national convention of the party are
men of national reputation. Hamlin
Garland, the novelist, Gen. H. H.
Boy cc, C. E. Bowers of Arlington,
Henry R. Legate and HeLry Austin of
Boston and others.
Mr. Gladstone's Narrow Kscape.
London, April 12. Mr. Gladstone had
a narrow escape from a serious accident
at Euston Square station. The cab in
which himself and wife were being
driven to a train was wrecked through
the struggles of the horse, which fell on a
slippery pavement, and for a moment
the occupants were in great danger.
They were finally extricated unhurt,
however, and proceeded on their
journey.
Vienna's Incendiary Fire.
Vienna, April 12. Incendiary fires
continue, but owing to the extraordinary
precaution of the authorities little dam
age has been done so far. The fires are
attributed to anarchists, bnt it is be
lieved many of thera are set with a view
to robbery during the excitement. A
similar state of affairs is reported at
Lionfelden, npper Austria.
NO CURES WERE EFFECTED..
letter Day Batata Attempt to rerfors
Sick Healing Miracle.
Independence, Mo., April 13.-The
basement of the temple of the Reorgan
ized Church of Latter Day Saints looked
like a hospital. The elders in attend
ance had advertised that they wonld
heal the sick by the laying on of hands,
and many persona suffering from vari
ous ailment were taken to the temple,
some on stretchers, gome on cots and
some on chairs to be cured. The man
ner of their treatment was very simple
and consisted of pouring a few drops of
olive oil, which had been previously
bleesed by Prophet Joseph Smith, epos
the head of the patient and the laying
on of the elders' hands. No cures were
effected, although several professed to
experience some relief.
At the business session it was decided
to hold the next conference on April 6,
1MW, at Lamoni, la., the home of Joseph
Smith.
To Tetlfy Against Captain Bourke.
San Antonio, Tex., April 13. Robert
Snmmerlin, a lawyer of this place, left
for Washington in response to a sum
mons from the war department to testi
fy in the examination into the charges
made by citizens of western Texas
against Captain Bourke, of the United
States army, for alleged high-handed
conduct in the search fur Garza. Sum
merlin, as counsel for Garza's father-in-law
and other border residents, has been
active in prosecuting the charges against
Bourke,
POLITICAL POINTERS.
No Disappointment for Cleveland In Mia
Chicago Reeo.lt Governor Boyd's
Presidential Preference
Chattanooga, April 13. The follow
ing letter from Grover Cleveland was re
ceived by a prominent Democrat here:
Lakswood, N. J., April 8.
To James H. Bible, Chattanooga, Tenn.
My Dead Sib: I desire to thank you
for the report of the meeting at Chatta
nooga which you so kindly sent me, and
fur the friendly words you spoke of me on
that occasion. I am exceedingly anxious
to have our party do exactly the right
thing at the Chicago convention, and I
hope that the delegates will be guided by
judgment and actuated by true Demo
cratic spirit and the single desire to stand
on principle. I should not be frank if I
did not say to you I often fear I do not de
serve all the kind things such friends as
you say of me, and I have frequent mis
givings as to the wisdom of again putting
me in nomination. I therefore am anx
ious that sentiment and too unmeasured
devotion should be checked when the dele
gates to the convention reach the period
of deliberation. In any event there will
be no disappointment for me in the result.
Very truly, Groveb Cleveland.
Governor Boyd's Presidential Preference.
Lincoln, Neb., April 13. Governor
Boyd made public his position relative
to the Democratic presidential nomina
tion. The governor prefaces his letter
by a denial of the published charge that
he Is anti-Cleveland, and says: "I am
not and never have been opposed to
Grover Cleveland, and Would like to
vote for him, but I am aware of the
fact that it is necessary to carry New
York if we would triumph, and I think
it is best to await the assemblage of the
Democrats of the nation, before declar
ing for anyone. I am for a man who
can carry New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut, a western man if aeed be,
Cleveland if be can do it, or Hill if he
is the only man who can lead the Dem
ocracy to victory
Governor Paulson's Llbeterl,
Philadelphia, April 13. The case of
William F. Jordan and 3. J. McLaurin,
of the Harrisbnrg Call, charged with
criminal libel on Governor Robert E.
Pattison, in publishing an article headtd:
"Turn oh the Light," during the cam
paign of 1800, Was called for trial be
fore Judge Pennypacker, but after a
lengthy discussion was continued nntU
May 8.
Election Rons ill Jersey City;
Jersey City, N. J., April 13. The
city election is being held here and there
was an unusual number of rows at the
polls. At one polling place a challenger
was set upon by a mob and beaten
nearly insensible before police could
rescue him.
Cliff Against Parson.
Des Moines, la., April 13. Judge
Conrad filed an Opinion in the case of
Cliff against Parsons, relating to the
secretaryship of the state during the
Twenty-fourth general assembly, Cliff
was elected by tho Republicans and in
a few days was ousted by the Demo
crats - and Parsons substituted. The
pith of the opinion is that the legisla
ture does not elect its officers for a cer
tain time, but can change them at its
pleasure.
Will Hold an Eight-Hour Meeting.
New York, April 12. The New
York Federation of Labor will take part
in the coming May demonstration by
holding an eight-hour mass meeting on
April 30. The Central Labor Union ap
pointed a special committee to secure a
permit for the nse of Union square on
May 1 for the purpose of holding an
eight-hour mass meeting.
Renounoed Catholicism.
Cambridge, Mass., April 12. Rev.
Dr. James F. Spalding, who, when rec
tor of Christ church in this eity last
year, created a sensation by embracing
Catholicism, has returned to the Episco-
Eal church. A full explanation from
r. Spalding of the causes that have in
duced bim to thus retrace his steps to
his old faith is anxiously awaited..
Penniless Russian Come West.
Chicago, April 13. The twenty-two
desolate and penniless Russians who
have been stranded at the Illinois Cen
tral depot have all been cared for and
the last of them, two men and wives
and children left for their destination in
Culverton, Neb., a station near Hast
ings, where several Russian settlements
are iocated.
Hard Hit by a Broker.
Toronto, Ont April 13. Many To
ronto people have been dealing in Chi
cago margins recently and the failure of
Broker A. G. Brown last week hit some
of them pretty hard. It is currently
reported that frem $'..'5,1)00 to $30,000 is
due by Brown to his customers here.
His friends say his debts will be paid.
NEBRASKA NOTES.
Cherry county's jail has been empty for
Jx months.
Gray wolves have killed some cattle In
Grant county.
Wakefield ladies hare organized a ceme
tery association.
The Seward county Alliance will meet
at Seward April 10. .
Sarpy county's fair will be held at Pa
plUiou Sept. 13 to IS.
Papllllon wlrl have tour saloons the en
suing year, paying SGWIlcenM each.
Iiloomtngton elects an antl-llcense
ticket for the first time in twelve years.
Eighty-five people have joined the York
Presbyterian chusch during the past year.
Jealousy castaed Mary Dellk of Prafrae
to end her life by taking a dose of arsenic.
The house of August Shults, near Butte,
was destoyed by fire with all its contents.
Tramps have been terrortfclng the eitl
sensof Holdredga with their bold, bad
cottons. .
J. E. Hunt of Hardy haa fallen heir to
an eleventh Interest In an estate valued
at 1100,000.
As the result of the grip, John Way, an
old settler of Llnooln conntr, is dead at
the age of 78.
Indlanola haa already raised 11,000 to be
used as purses for raoes at a Fourth of
Jnly celebration.
The Fillmore County Agricultural as
sociation will offer a speed purse for this
fall's meeting of 11,000.
Burglar entered the postofflce at Fair
mont and blew open the safe of that 01
tablishasent. Noolew.
The 10-year-eld son of David Dick, a
farmer near Cortland, fell on some ma
chinery and broke bis neck.
Rev. A. Fischer has removed from West
Point to accept the pastorate of the Ger
man Evangelical church at Stanton.
The barbers of Harrington have quit
taking The Police Gazette at the request
of the Women's Christian Temperance
unlen.
The Farmers' Grain and Live Stock
company of Dishler has decided not to
ell its elevator, but has changed man
agers. Ten old soldiers suffered from the effects
of the cyclone at Nelson, and several of
them had their homes swept entirely
away. ,,. :
The Dssnkards held a big state business
meet lug at Juniata. The society here will
build a large church in the south side of
town this summer.
Mrs. O. L. Tripp of Nlckerson stepped
on the cellar door and fell though it,
breaking three ribs and bruising herself
badly. She Will recover.
The Norfolk Beet Sugar company made
contracts for 900 acres more of sngar
beets, making it all acres to he raised
in and about Platte Centre.
An ugly boar attacked William Madi
son's 10-year-old son near Stockville and
injured him so badly that his life was
despaired of for some tl me.
Mrs. Judge Miller and two daughters
were frightful! Injured in a runaway at
Omaha. Thier carriage was demolished.
The mother is thought to be fatally hurt
Frank Hershey of Gibbon wintered 60,
000 sheep on his farm and has Just pur
chased in Washington 18,000 more, which
will be driven to Nebraska for fattening
next winter.
The explosion of a shell which he was
attempting to load caused Jesse Luke,aon
of a farmer near Oxford, a terribly man
gled band. Surgeons amputated all but
two fingers and a thumb.
E. W. Ball was found dead in bed at the
Castle cure institute at Omaha. Ball had
been drinking very hard for some time
past and was on the verge of tremens. He
had not bgA treatment,
While watching a chemical experiment
at the Alma high school, Miss Jessie
Mitehell inhaled the vapor ot burning
acid and was so overcome that her life
was despaired of for a time.
A fine residence, valued at 13,500, belong
ing to the Gllcrit Lumber company in
West Kearney, burned at a late hour. It
was not occupied and uninsured. The
fire is supposed to be of intendlary origin.
William 8ivea, who has been working
on a farm near Falls City, has suddenly
left the country alter being detected in
passing counterfeit dollars. His goods
were wretched imitations. Officers are in
pursuit.
The Nebraska SUto Base Ball league's
application far admission to protection of
the national agreement was granted. The
league has been admitted as a member of
class "B" under the provisions ot the
agreement.
The Nebraska futurity stake of 120,000
has been sacured and such horses as Palo
Alto, Allcrton and Axtell bare been nom
inated. The race is to be trotted in this
stale in 1S93 by colts of this season. The
track has not yet been named. -
Nebraska cattle men who are emigrat
ing from the drifts of the late blizzard re
port tremendous losses. The largest loss
on any one l an ire was 1.200 head that
drifted into the North Platte river and
were drowned. They belonged to various
owners.
While driving home from Alliance
Thomas Bolnr, a well known ranchman,
was instantly killed by having his sknll
crushed. His lifeless body was found in
his wagon, with his head hanging over
the dashboard, but the cause of the acci
dent is unknown.
Two carloads of lumber arrived sealed
at Kearney, from Barnaul. Tex., consigned
to parties in that city. Two negroes were
found in each ear when the seals were
broken and the consignee kicked on the
weights. The darkles were weighed and
the amount deducted.
State Organizer Knodell organized a
elub nt Fremont of the National Railway
Employes. The prime purpose of this or
ganization is to protect railway men and
the railways from any adverse and unjust
legislation. The Fremont club organized
with 155 charter members.
While M. Johnson, roadmaster on th e
Long Pine and Chadrnn division of the
Elkhorn, was standing near the track
watching the snow plow attack aa icy
drift, he was buried in a mass thrown out.
One piece of ice struck him, breaking a
limb. Several others were buried and
were in danger of suffocation before they
could be extricated. .
At a meeting of the Nebraska's world's
fair commission it was decided that the
150,000 appropriated by the last legisla
ture is entirely inadequate to carry out
its plans. The expressed idea is to begin
the construction of a building which will
require tne balance of the unexpended
appropriation, and ask the next legisla
tion for an additional appropriation of
sa,000; 150,000 for a suitable exhibit, and
tie remainder to maintain the same.
Impatient . Thousands Waiting for
the Word to Move Forward.
WAGONS HEADED WEST.
All Sides of the Naw Promised Usd B
sieged The Bed Mas Nobody's Forts.
The Maw Lands Described.'
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Beeaee aad laeideats.
Einopisrer, O. T., April IS. From
eastt west, north and south white-topped
wagons ate creaking along the dusty
roads headed for the sew slice of tho
"promised land" the country ot tho
Cheyennes and Arapahoes which will
in a few days be thrown open to the pal
aces. 'j
There Is today one almost unbroken
encampment along all the borders of tho
new country and every moment tho
ranks of the boomers receive) recruits.
More people will probably make a rash
into the new lands than entered Oklsv
homa when it was opened, bnt there is
room for many more. The Oklahoma
country which was thown open throe
years ago contained oniy 1,100,000 acres,
while there will be more than 8,500,000
acres for white settlement next week.
The Indians, over 8,000 all told, havo
already taken their allotments, and thero
can be no doubt that "Lo" has shown
wisdom and selected the best land. The
good bottom land along the north blanch
of the Canadian river has been abnoat
all taken up by the Indians.
The New Lands Described.
The new country lies just west of Ok
lahoma and south of the Cherokee Strip.
The character of the eastern part is In
many respects similar to that of Oklaho
ma. It is a reddish prairie soil that will
bear very fair crops. There u reiy
little tknber on it, and most of what
there is is black jack. Several "squaw
men" have had farms in this country for
some time one or two of them for ftf-
teen or eighteen years, and they havo
always had very fair crops. -
To the west, however, the oonntir it
poorer, and the far western part of the
country to be opened is the same aa No
Man's Land, most of the soil not being
rich enough fer a burial ground. When
the settlers get their final title to tho
land it will cost them $1.25 an acre, and
much or the western part is not worth
15 cents. Judging from the crowd of
boomers ready to rush in, however, it
would seem aa if all the claims will bo
taken, even if there should be no pros
pect of their owners being able to Kvo
on them. ... i; . I i .
The Ooloolst Well Bajalppotl. .''-
Most of the boomers now on tho bor
der are a very fine class of emigrants.
The number of fine horses .in their poo
session is surprising. Most of them havo
large, well stored wagons, and will be.
well prepared for their fight with the
hard hearted prairie land. There are -not
as many negroes among them as
has been represented, although on tho
south border a large number of Tozao
darkeys are awaiting the word. . These
people are more poorly equipped pan
any other class, but the fact does not
trouble them any. '
Colonel Wade, . whose headquarters
are at Ft. Reno, is in change of tho dis
trict and it is his duty to keep "socmen"
gut, as far as possible. Be has received
r?inforcernontj from Ft Leavenworth,
Ft. Supply and other places, andtba.,
blue coats are scattered all around the
border, The company of Indian scouts
attached to the command is used con
stantly. In spite of the vigilance of tho
soldiers, however, some people slip into
the country ,Jand when the time cornea
for the rush it is probable that eves
place that offers any concealment. will
be occupied by the "sooner."
It is now an assured fact that the res
ervation will be opened to white settle
ment between Monday and Friday of
next week.
MAY LOSE THEIR LANDS.
An Important Case Now 6tt Trial Bate
- the Land Office at Sapid
City, 8. D.
St. Paul, Minn., April 12. A case
has been commenced in the local land
office at Rapid City, S. D.; on the final
decision of which by the secretary of
the interior will rest the title of a largo
number of bona fide settlers in the re
cently admitted states to their claims.
On the proper presentation of the facta
to the commissioner of the general land
office a hearing was ordered in the case
of seven settlers who four years ago
took up claims in the east end of Mead
county. They located on unsnrveyed.
lands, built their houses and have culti
vated the lands, but last year failed to
make filings, as required by law, at the
local land office within nine
ty days of the filing of
the surveys and plats of the land on
which they are located.. In September,
1891, Thomas H. Ruth, commissioner of
school and public lands for South Da
kota, acting under the grant of lands
from the United States to the state for
school and charitable purpose, made se
lection of some of the lands already oc
cupied by bona fide settlers. The state
did not appear at the hearing at Rapid
City and no decision will be rendered -by
the local land officials. The secre
tary of the interior has agreed to with
hold his approval of the state's selec
tions until a decision in the case is made
by him. By those who are acquainted
with all the facts it is believed that the
decision will be in favor of the settlers,
even though they did not comply with
the full letter of the law. ;
Comma ted Kavachol' Sentence
Paris, April 12. Ravachol's sentence
has been commuted to imprisonment
and hard labor for life.
Congressional. '
Washington, April 13. In the senate,
after the morning business had been dis
posed of, Mr. Stewart addressed the sen
ate on his silver resolutions submitted
yesterday.
The house non-concurred in the senate
amendments to the Indian appropriation
bill and then proceeded to the consider
atioa of private bills.