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AND NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
VOL. IV.
LINCOLN, NER, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1892.
NO. 1.
Define Their Pohition on the Money
Question - They Favor Fre Coin
age But Think That is
Not Enough.
An Able and Conervative Statement
I the New Party's Atti-tuJe.
The Silvei Jue.
Some l iin ago M. II. Staler, presl-ill-lit
of the Colorado Free Silver
League, fcililri'wil a letter to tlit' n (
pie party representative nt Washing
(ti, ikliij; thriti to use tlii-ir influence
to wuM favorable action n tin- silver
l-uio lit Minneapolis ami Chicago. Tit
tlii Letter the "Alliance nine" return
ed tli following reply:
- M, II. Slater, Chairman F.xocutivt
Committi- Colorado .silver league,
Deliver i !.-Sir, win letter of
A-ril t". addressed to tin- mem
Kr t( t ''itfiVM nl tin- People's Party
itn lit Oil city, w ith accompanying
document ho lat'U received unit care
ful!) considered.
1 "oply v leg t ay that we arc in
i a.'i ii l jecord on tin- subject of the
free eoiimgo of silver We do not con
itlnr it a full solution of the immey
iit m. t it at an I iiijh.i lni step in
the m,h: direction. Witn hi view
our party awl lt leader and teachers
tmlfoi'inly oik ami vote for tlie equal
lei! rI treatment of the two money
Mixta:, and M e will not cense to no teach
work ami vote until Uith an- coined a
like oruntil holharc alike demonetized,
lit out' opiir'on tlie world' demand for
money have far outgrown the capacity
of tli- nietala to auiiply tliem uiul our
prim ,pul reliance hereafter IllUrt Id' on
the letfal tender treasury note. Vet,
deeming it unwUn to ileiiionetize unit
deiitt'iitw tlie value of our own pro
ducts, and deferring to the customs of
ti,im year, wo favor the continuance of
ImiiIi koIi and ilvcr a money uietals.
both lively eoined to the utmost limits
of their supply, and both i-n the same
legal footing liioiiey with euell other
and with the United Stttmt treasury
Hole.
We U'lieve that the r went unequal
treatment of the money metals proJu-
and ixTlx-tuu'e a ifrent di.-tiurlty
lit their Million Mtlii" that It treaty
to the advantage of the l.ondon kh.''ii
UUiim and to the dUadvantttu of tho
! iilei' and faru er of Amerlea, who
ell wheat, t'ottoii and other producta
In Hi.? Loudon market In comieUtion
with the (irotluct of tho tllver wing
tutrie. Kor thU reason, in our
oiin!n, the plautent and fannem of
the I'niti il state nhouhl join with all
tt lie citizen In earneitt effort for the
free and unlimited voluat;v of gold and
liver.
I''ree eoinaje It a cardinal (irlnciplu
of the People's Party on tho 11 nance
iietion. To swerve from It would lie
tiva"i to each other and to the coun
try. Our party I and Iium always been
a "frej allvcr party. Hut we also ,.avo
tit her etwirtliiiate and related princi
ple equally dear to u which ic can
dor. wo cannot fail to mention in reply
to practical and candid men. We do
not U'lieve that a prtqici- olutiou of
tli.' money qiienuou ulone will
relieve our (teople (if the
niiiT fiMin which they now suffer.
f what avail in 'plentiful ami
1,'XhI lueiley if Die liueil ol tllllln.i'Ul
lion ai- held by corporathuiA with hiw
er to tax at ill all our !vut ictlu.-trieM
with imwer to av: "Vour monev
your life" to every iium neekinj; a
r.iar't for hi piiiJuct'.' Nor do we
Ivliete a Miliition of the money or
and trattgiortatlon question combined
ill relieve the ieople from pri'M. nt
and future tltliv if the lands of the
CMiiitrv aiv stud ln-yond their reach
Into the ha.itU of the inouooii..ts ami
n imia' tmu of Wall dtitt t mid London.
In oSlier word, a plentiful supply of
JTold. iler and gti-eubsicks will do 'the
worktuj,' i.tiple of the United States
Utile i;ohI so loitj,' as th machinery
evisU Uiroi.k'h which Uuikiii).' corpora
tion ran acquire or control the entiiv
volume of mmiey In existemv. Iailxir
will tih b !n llsl to work the
li.tlk' ! jnilile hiii;i' for the shurti'st
possible pav or to starvt and sutler in
rlifiev ) i-.Uenew
In out opiuioii a prnh i' niiitical plat
form xh'Miid ttiver the subjects of
I. mi!: ', transportation, laud and lalmr.
Sin'it a piUot im iiivisl neee.striiy tie
mai.J the frH' and unlimited coiimiie of
Uol.l and silver II you can c ascien
t.o s v and eariK'otly unite wit i us on a
fi-xs- coinage platform lik'i this wo will
wclis. me y.m niiHt heartily and frater
tia.ly. As to the t 0 old parties, which you
tii; win w U .njj l Mist, if tby will
make vrtan pr tui.' iu their" plat
f. rm e wo,tl,l asls whtt moiv rau thy
pnuiiis,. in t future than thev hte
lntliast- And if they luve" fuilrd
to k.si then- pfv.mis.. m" the ims'. will
thy t ot do so n th tutute Their
tM'.i.s'ii Mti'mW dm ! the pU' forms
-l a n.ilway train. Th. v an not made
U ur.ti cn, tjt t'i net In n. They
ar c .i ri. '.'d iu the kle!lis.on'
l!a They pn.miir everything to
to t ttrvNsly iv i.. . !, etion and then
l-riss si lo n tin ir inis'ers la Wa'l
!! ami I. vti.li m.
Tlit ba b-rn th fsiliey if all eld
st i. lia- injj I e .-ii in. lii.tury of our
ei- ilr; it a t pu.-i that i;av
fr-4t:n frn Kt; tietirt'. It was
a usw jsrt 'ha (ave u ftsftlom on
V. It Asanew (mrtr that
Ami. In on r
'"' '-. Uaiusi ttianow pai-y to five
'-s ivt istrU: averv . Yihi cannot
. (, wine ti!, (mUl.-t."
t. r j n MtuUty. It is f4r
. r 4 list i. is . and luiiel
m 'or t i. ..iri.. t haat
A to tit s. , svK1i," ala-h
-t-i-..' fin is- vl.e l.f.il,i.U.
ftp. visiv. T!t .'n- tanttatrtotic
"!' ' '-- q"l ou wittch t:.-V
uderta4 ami nvanarfe. Tli"e
v "' ' fsSn sij m,t, lr,,,
a a V.i tt-fs- l,a!l gw t, !n ,h,,
N-r 4 Ui a a. wrtv wbu h
t -J ew avisrvv vl tr IK ir .s.f
'oi e t.ssi fcv, tu. rs- piat-
'm.. bit i i i,t
st . ft UmI th f;!hft
''ts' pssl.-v. he ai,l BoJ
uo'veil. It cannot tie dono by outside
coercion ucr by budden conver;oD, but
by Rpoataneous conviction through per
Muiul otwrvauco of acliuus. The defeat
of Mr. ln'!ilis ana the uminimous ron
dfmiihtion of the force bill by the I'eo
plo's party in the last Kansas legislature
did more. ti w n the southern people and
to dissolve the rreut southern political
jitrty than ril other inllucnccsCviubiiied
riie aouthern jieoplo requiiv acts, not
woiils, uud t hey dare not tolerate outside
Militica iiitoitucddlinjf.
In cksint :ny dear sir we bejr to statd
when you have courted the favor of the
two Wall street J artieu lonu tnough.
ard have Ikvii bctrsyd lonir cnoufih to
convince yoif that "you caunot gather
irrnjo's of thorns nor f'ms of thistles,"
you will ni'l tind ua Ivattlinjf for fi-ee
coinano: and the doors of our jwrty w ill
still lo open to nil earnest, patriotic
in e ii who are willing to aid us to this and
other neeepisary reforms which 1 hare
mentioned, ltut wecsutot join any party
which embraces free silver eoinajrd only,
leaving Wall utreet in the saddio wit'n
full power to oppress the peoplo with
a'l the machinery now in hand so
thoroughly perfected. In our op n ion a
ninifle plank for the free coinage of sil
ver is tMi narrow to cover the linixii'
tivnl unestions vitally connected with
the industrial slavery which now
threatens Ihe country. Out thcretnust
bo prwvisioa for coufol as to money,
laud and transportation; and to prevent
tlm homes of the people from Ivciny
spoliated and confiscated by ana'ien or
cip.)rato money power. a a proper
j-l.itform like this we are anximn to
wrlcome all earnest and patriotic citizen.
Take Notice, Laboiing Men.
June 14.
Kt'iTUK Am iasce-Indei-kniikst:
Lut nijrht, as I passed near the coi--lief
of Xand Thirteenth streets. I heard
sounds and yells as of a man in distress,
tjuickly locutintr tho sounds. I glanced
tnroutfh an ojK-n window of the old Ked
Uiblxm hall and there stood Ike Lun
sinjj, county judje of Lancaster county,
our own "Ikey," With his forehead bare
to the back "of his neck; a sfreat head
that as it glistened in the bright elec
tric light like a new seventy cent
dollar. With clenched fist high above
that remarkable bead, I felt sure he
must Ixi saying something remarkable,
so I hastened in and took a seat in
front of him. He was telling how men
for selfish purposes have left the grand
old party; how he used to sulk
at tho way be was treated in con
ventions; but how after long days
and weeks, he had returned to the
good old fold to try it again until at
last his efforts were crowded with
success.
ltut the most remarkable thing said
bv this most i-emarkable leader of the
Nineteenth century was how the repub
lican party would elect Harrison. It
was expressed in few words and easily
undersiood. It was more remarkable
coming from a lawyer for lawyers are
not noted for making plain statements.
SH'aking of a certain wealthy employe
of labor, he said with approval, that
this man would not only vote for Har
rison but would see to it that every
man working for him should vote for
him on penalty of being immediately
discharged.
Think of this, free American citi
zens, patriotic Abraham Lincoln re
publicans, men who have seen the na
tion's best blood guilt that liberty might
iie preserved. Think of this, you be
lievers in a free ballot by wlreh all
men both rich and poor may exprtss
their choice of candidates and jxilicy
without let or hindrance. Think of
this, laboring men, and then cheer and
clap your hands when a republican
judge "tells you that it is but natural
for rich republicans to discharge vou
destitute and dishonored if they can
not control vour vote.
Well may we exclaim, ''O, Liberty,
what crimes have been committed in
thv nam ! O. lv.
Colfax County Independente.
SCHfYt.KR. Neb., June 11. 1S92.
The independent county convention
was held here to-day. The large court
room was ft lie 1 with farmers, mechan
ics and laborers, eager, anxious and de
t'Tiniced in the causo they espoused.
The convention was called to order
by .1. A. Grimeson. Alfred Pont was
made temporary chairman, and C. H.
Swallow and John C. Sprechcr tem
Mrary secretaries.
Whi'e the committee on credentials
was preparing their report, the eosven
tion was entertained by short sjieeelie.
from .1. M. Devinc, Mr. McCord, and
John 1' Spit'chtr.
The committee's rert on creden
tials was received and the temporary
organization made permanent. The
convention proceeded to the election of
delega'os to the different conventions
as follows:
Norfolk: Jas Coventry, Thos Hy
lai. d. . I M levine. Francis Dunn.
Lincoln: .i M IVvine, John C iSprech
er, J (' MeKeiuio, John MorrelJ, C K
Kunk, Orlando Nelson.
Kearney: t.' II Swallow, 1) MeC'ord,
Win t 'arleton, Kobt Smith, J A Unmc--oii,
A IK-Forest, O H Holstead.
A motion that the delegates use
every effort to secure the nomination of
t II. Van Wyck for governor was
parsed uiii il shouts of applause.
The ronvention having finished its
work the chairman introduced the
Hon W. II. IVeh. who made a grand
tptvcli. The villilleittion Mr IK'ch re
ivivcd at the hands of designing politi
cians in this city two years ago hits
only htul the effect of endearing him lo
th" independents of t'alfax county.
The round after louinl of applaiw.
that g:-eetrf.l tie' sivukcr wanned him
up to the h'ghest pitch in' eloquence,
and for two hour- Im held his audiene.
as ith magic power. Mr. IVeh nuiv
truly K e!a.ss. among 'iie most ud
vamvil thinker and leading orators of
the reform movement.
The indes-uileiHs of t'.lfax county
atv in line, in harmouv, and ivady for
the cot'sin: conflict. Let the old party
lender i'et ready t" 'lefend their ciuse
tf th.'jr have one, Si'Ki-r.VToit,
Anoint! Daily,
Mr, l, t'iem Ik-aver writes from
Omaha iltul nn inil ieiiileiit daily.
ba kit! bv j,riVsl un it and to !, know n
a lb.' Public, Is to Iu started at Omuha
tkitit Julv sv Mr D iver ii one of
th prtiieSpai pushers in tlu l ew cute
riw He U tfnod man ai.d a strong
livlepvuiletit, and We wish the enters
prise ijrs at mtv.
Oil THENATipN.
News of tlit People's Ptrty in Other States
How the Bcform Hosts aro Karshal
ing for the Conflict-
State Convention in Kentucky Alliance
Democrats in Alabama- Congress
men Nominated in Missouri.
IX ALABAMA.
There was practically only one party
in Alabama befdro tho Alliance move
ment came into existence. Two years
ago. there was a contest inside
the democratic party lictweon the Alli
ance faction and the old iine democrats.
Jones, the old line candidate, was
nominated and Kolb, the alliance man,
was defeated as his friends claimed by
fraud. Since then the breach between
the two factions has widened and tho
bitterness greatly increased.
Lust week the democracy of Alabama
met aiuii in convenlion. The Jones
men organized the convention with the
help of a lot of men who were not
legally elected. The Alliance faction
then withdrew and organized a conven
or their own, nominated a full state
ticket with Kolb at the head, and will
send a contesting delegation to
Chicago.
This alliance faction is the same
tVtiiig as the people's party a:d it
stands a line chauee to carry tho state.
IN KENTUCKY.
The people's state convention met at
Lexington, Juno 8, and elected dele
gates to the Omah.v convention. It
was a well attended, enthusiastic con
vention. IN MISSOURI.
On Saturday, Juno 4th, the people's
party of the Seventh Missouri district
held' a grand convention ot Springfield.
The St. Louis platform was adopted,
and Hon. C. L. Piokham of Greene
county was nomina'ed for congress.
He accepted in a lengthy and very able
address.
June 2d the people's convention in
the First district nominated Herbert
Bronson for congress and decided
against all fusion.
NEBRASKA PENSIONS.
Washington, June 10 Pensions
have been granted to residents of Neb
raska as follows:
Original Daniel C. Collins, Amos
Warrick, Josiah W. Spencer, Warren
Salisbury, Eleazer W. Carpenter,
Thomas O'Connor, A. F. Horner, Evan
M. Mosely, Samuel Donaldson, William
H. SummerH, Joseph M. Giddings, Al
bert VV. Mills, John Ii. Wescott, Abra
ham Komtuers, Henry Louey, James It.
Bull, George D. Carrington, William
H. Myers. N. T. D. Wilfy, David Roden
baugh, William Milas, Phillip Yokem,
Josiah Miner, William y. Zinn, Hobert
A. Clark, Bennett B. Melton. Reissue
George Granger. Original, widows
etc. Catharine Cannan, Laura J.
Granger.
Original David F. Botewell, Alex
ander E. Linn, George L. Blanchard
Henry McAuly, Thomas T. Jordan,
Matthew Freemole. William S. Rich
ards, Henry C. Rotertson, Jabez C.
Crocker. Ferdinand Reimers, Silas
Clark, William II. Mclntyre, Win.
SieHcer, Moses Battershall, James M.
Myers. Additional Jacob B. Klump,
Henry Gluseo, Franklin Miller, Chas.
W. Dean- Increase Michael D. Scan
nell, Edward Nelson.
Republicans Ratify.
Oa Saturday evening the republicans
of Lincoln had a ratification meo ing
in the back yard of the post office.
About three hundred of the orthodox
collected around an improvised
s)ieaker's stand and listened to speechts
by J. L. Caldwell, W. H. Voottward,
F. W. Collins, Jessie B. Strode, F. J.
Kelley. Judge Field, Judge Parker,
Capt. Billingsley, and T. C. Munger.
Their speeches were as follows:
"Great party; grand statesmen: splen
did record: unparallellcd prosperity:
Chilleun affair; Behring Sea difficulty;
peerless diplomacy; We're all for Har
rison: He's a republican: So are we:
We want a Navy; We want a merchant
marine: reciprocity; matchless man
from Maine: protection: American
labor; McKinley and his wonderful bill:
'we fit the war;' statesmanship: progress;
genius: prosperity, patriotism: enthu
siasm: glorious victory next fall."
l )f course the different siieakors de
livered this speech with blight varia
tions and some omissions: but there
was a close adherence to tho text oil
ail essential point.
Strenuous efforts on tho part of tho
management were made to raise some
enthusiasm, but it was up-hill work.
The applause vva conlined to a small
number and was anything but hearty.
Even the "three cheers for Harrison"
were weak in force and volume.
The Ixind played patriotic airs as en
thusiastically as the weather would
permit. The rockets tizzed and soared
and blossomed out with reasonable
success. 'Ihe fountain merrily shot
forth its sparkling streams, suggesting
to all who tasted, the coming journey
up that river so well known iu iMilitics.
400 Teachers Wanted
to attend Fairfield College Sv. minor
Normal. Classes will be formed in tho
brancnes required for tho thne grades
i f curtitieales other classes if sullicient
! call for them. Methods of teaching
I thoroughly discussed and leading
j teachers to present latest and best in
I the art of elementary work. Evening
j meetings will bo held to discuss eduea
j ttenal subjects, present essays, etc. The
Normal begins July 5th. tonu six weeks.
Tuition six dollars. Hoard and fur
j nished rooms IJ I 50 ptr weelTT
i For further information address
! A. J.Meri ek.
O C. Ill IIHKI.I.,
Leads them All,
The Lincoln lioad (trailer. For in
formation address 11 J. Walsh.
Cor. 11th & O St , Lincoln, Neb.
C M. (Jnrdner has opened a hat and
men's furnishing goods store hi tho new
Y. M. C. A. building Cor, 13th andN.
He also has ihe agency for Wanamaker
i Hrown's custom nisde clothing.
The Sons of Veterans are In annual
oncnnipmrnt nt D.:vid City today.
Chuilrou Academy raduuled nix
young people Wednesday evening.
A stock company will build a t.'i.ono
butter and chis so factory at Painvlew,
Neb.
I'p in Norfolk tho unmuzzled dog Is
being turned into sanmige ua fast as the
machine will grind.
The Five Mason of llennet have
elected Charles A. Pierce, worshipful
master for tho ensuing year.
SiiH'i'ior is making Ki-cat pre pa ra
tions for a reunion which is to oe held
there from the L'Jd to the 27th.
Beatrice is dry that fs as to water
wjrks. The contractor vant more
money and the council is inactive uud
the 'leoplo are mad. 1
The two street ra lway companies of
Beatrice have boentryingto consolidate
but cannot succeed id doing so.
Prominent citizens of Syracuse are
making investigations with a view of
establishing water works and elf ctric
light planta in that enterprising town.
Beatrice opens the Hat of sun strokes
for this season, A workinaa on the
public buildings, was overcome but
will recover.
Wahoo is all wrought up over the
death of a man who went insane from
religious excitement during some so
called holiness meetings.
s
Mrs. Edwards of tho Lincoln publio
schools delivered an address
before the people of Waverly which
pleased them greatly.
The teacher's associations of Pawnee,
Johnson and Gaje counties are plan
ning for a joint meeting at Beatrice
during the Chautauqua assembly.
Tho stock feeders of Gage county
will meet in Beatrice on the 14th to
take steps looking toward a reduction
in the tax assessment made upon feed
ers. At Butte, Judge Baines of Norfolk,
will speak on the glorious Fourth, and
two hundred Sioux warriors have
boen engaged to perform their native
dances. Butte is away up.
Throe children, one boy andtwogirls
were born day before yesterday to Mr.
and Mrs. William BecV of Blue Springs
They are all strong, and bid fair to
make the Beck household about three
times as lively as it eyer haa been.
Ona cracker trust; of Omaha has
swallowed up another. The National
factory, better knowna the MeClurg',
is shut down, and its operators are
working at the Garnea factojy, which
belongs to tbe American biscuit
company.
A thief burglarized a house In Colum
bus, carrying off watche and valuable
jewelry. - This did not startle ths peo
ple greatly but the burglar was caught
a few hours later and then there was
astonishment in erery face. Such a
thing had not occured befott in years.
A combination of the cable car and
whiskey in Omaha Is reducing the pop
ulation of that city very rapidly. If
tho present rate of fatalities continues,
Omaha will have to engage Colonel
Tom Cook to take the next census, or
bo left in bad shape.
A "three mile atrip" of unsurveyed
land up in Butte County on the state
line which has been tho cause of end
less conflict was the scene of a fightves
terdav which is likely to prove fatal to
one M. F. Jones, who was shot through
the head and in tho neck. Another
man had his skull fractured.
West Point has had a fatal shooting
affair. The citv marshall while en
deavoring to arrest a man in a disor
derly house, was assailed with such vio
lence that ho was compelled to kill
his assailant. It seems that the dead
man was an all around tough. The
coroner's jury exhoncrated the mar
shall. Sunday evening, shortly after six
o'c ock, the town of Donaphan wait
si ruck by a hailstorm, which swept
everything before it, with the force of
a tornado. Hailstones were pi'ed in
drifts several feet dee) and every pane
of glass cn the windward side of nouses
of Doniphan was broken out. Much
damage was also done to fruit and
crops.
Beatrice has a large sized family
quurrol on its hands between rival
street railway companies. Saturday
night at 12 o'clock fifty workmen began
tearing up the pavoment and laying a
second track in one of the principal
streets. Before morniug the work was
interrupted by officers of the law on the
ground that the men were working on
Sunday. Injunctions and counter in
junctions follow and the end is not yt t.
Wilkins Ruskin. an Omaha boy 21
years of age, and a member of the" so
phomore class at Yale, has died from
the effects of an injury received during
his initiation into the" Delta Kappa E
silon, a Greek letter society at Yale
college. While undergoing the initia
tion service he received a .severe blow
uiMin the abdomen which brought on a
case of jieritonitis, which proved fatal.
He was a graduate of the Omaha high
school and stood very high in his
classes at Yale, flis remains will be
brought to Omaha for interment.
Ex-Councilman B. F. Madsen, of
Omaha, was convicted in district court
yesterday of having proposed to receive
a bribe of $.100 from O. H. Bsllou for
voting for the Bailou electric ordin
ance. Madsen attempted to prove that
lie did not receive the check, but that
it was left on his desk and that he gave
it to a fi iend as an "April Fool." Mad
sen's attorneys attempted to prove that
his mind was in a .Mighty contition. and
that he could not remember well, but it
took the jury but . 1 few minutes to de
cide to give Mails. 11 1111 opportunity to
rest his mind in the quietude of" the
county jail.
George E. Timmo, chairman of the
board of count;, commissioners at
Omaha, died Mommy without a mo
ment's warning. In' apparent health
through the day, he spent the evening
with his family rending Indian stories
and telling of his early struggles. Re
tiring about 10 o'clock with his little
four-year-old daughter, he seemed in
clined to continue his conversation, but
the little girl kissed him and said she
was too sleepy to talk, when he sud
denly sat up in bed and giving one cry,
fell liaek uion his pillow dead. Mr.
Timine has been a prominent citizen of
Douglr county ever since he settled
th.-. 01 '"'H.
PRESIDENT L. L POLK,
Died June i i , 1 892.
a t.il
' WPS A
Mourn for tlie toremosl Kme,
Polk, of Immortal name,
Worthiest to lead Us on,
Wlrlillng truth's nwtinl of flame,
HoiiimM by Inmost men,
Iliijx? of the humblest men,
Minimis rommiiiulluK ieii
(JihI railed him Inline.
Tyrants rejoice o'er thw ,
sirurk In thy manly prime
Working men weep for thee.
Leader of love suhlimii,
KllihUng to disenthrall,
Htiitlu r. endeared to nil.
Earth felt a giant rail
When the blow came.
Philip of Maeednu,
Hero of phalanx fam .'.
And his yet greater son.
Juliilug the spears bet nine
Captains lnvlncibln-
Cireater thy work we tell,
Felt In the gate of hell.
Kings to cast down.
Phalanxes leader of.
Millions with ballots blest.
Wise as the Ureeks. shall move.
Spirit of thine Impressed,
Joined against tyranny,
Fighting till all are free
Thou, from thy heights, shalt see
Justice enthroned.
GKOItliR HOWARD GIBSON.
Lincoln, Neb., June 14, 1893.
IN MEMORIAN.
"Death, indeed, loves a shining
mark," for L. L. Polk is dead. There
were but few men in this country that
would have teen missed more, or but
what, in tho interest of humanity,
could better have been spared; and but
few perhaps of our own people will
ever realize the loss to our cause. It
was my good fortune to know him," al
though I never met him but once. It
was at the great St. Louis conference,
last February. There wer3 many
great men in that memorable body.
Men whose names will go down to
generations yet unborn, with Increas
ing luster. Names that will Hto In
the history of tho people's movement,
and that will be honored as the authors
of the proclamation of industrial
emancipation, there sent forth es long
as five government shall exist on earth.
Names that will become dearer to the
struggling millions, as their condition
grows better, for the great work there
done, and the declarations there made.
But grandest among those grand men,
bravest among those brave spirits,
most eloquent among that Athenian
band ttood L. L. Polk. He was the
one man to whom all eyes turned when
a president of the conference was to be
chosen, and to him since that con
ference, have we steadily looked as
one, at least, who should 1)3 upon our
national ticket, and lead us in the
coming struggle. To meet such a man
was to know him and to know him was
to love him.
But few men have I ever mot that so
inspired me. No one could stand in
his presence without feeling his in
fluence. There was an inexpressible
something that pervaded the very at
mosphere around him. His very
silence was eloquent, and his words
were inspiration itself.
But Polk is dead, and while we
mourn our loss, the serious question
K who shall take his place? Whose
heart shall bear the people's burdens as
did his? Upon whose tongue shall
kindle the lire of his eloquence, and
whose shoulders are worthy to receive
his mantle?
No, Polk is not dead. He still lives
in his words, and in his works, and in
the hearts of a suffering and struggling
people. His name is
One of the few. the Immortal names
That were not born to die."
J. V. Wolfe.
A Story of the Flag.
June 10th 1892.
Last fall the independents held a pub
lio mee'ing and speaking at Loup City,
Sherman county Neb. One It. Taylor
an independent and merchant of that
place hoisted his flag, the stars and
stripes, and by mistake got the ttsg
upside down, and such a howl you never
heard as the republicans seut up. ihey
threatened to mob him and tear the
flag down. But Lol to day as I drove
into I.itchiielU on coming in sight or the
flag pole I saw the stars and stripes about
four feet below the ton ot the pole. 1
wondered why it should be in that
position it being too high for mourning
On coming nearer I could see a white
rag floating above the flag approaching
nearer l coma see a name on ine rag.
Shades of departed patriots! The name
was H irrison, Harrison the man that
would veto anv bill that would increase
the circulation of money a few cents.
two feet higher than tho American ting!
Hut then that is their aim. to keep their
pets and party ahead and higher than
anything else.
Yours for Success,
An Oli Solier.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the river at Omaha yesterday.
8TATE HOUSE NOTES.
Kilputriek vs. Richan'son. Defend
ant given have to file reply briefs in
twenty days.
The Franklin ( .OUtltv l,nemt-'t fit-
tual Insurance coiniianv wiu n.lmitt..,!
yesterday by the state auditor.
Hellman vs. Olivet T'..ele...l In
-- - - - . v , , ,
name of Marin Hi'llmnn o,.m,hlv .,f
estate of Mwyer Hellman, deceased.
Stato ex. rel M tin fuel n noil.'
dent lndemity Company vs. Benton,
uiucrcu on uuckci aim advanced.
I Ionian VS. TTellmnn rroule.wl In
name of Marie Hellman, executrix of
estate of Meyer Hellman, deceased.
Articles of inoni'iiointion of tin. tr.,.
derson town hall association were tiled
yestt rday In the otllce of the aecrutary
of state.
Articles of ineorivoration of the Elm
wood Lumber company were filed Sat
urday with tho secretary of state.
Mr. Ed Brooks w ho fell from a wind
mill at Geneva about a weik ago, d'ed
Sunday afternoon, not. h Hvimr en ml i n,.,t
consciousness after the fall.
The Fraternal Order of Protectors Is
tho name of a secret, fraternal and be
nevolent society admitted to transact
insurance business in Nebraska.
State ex. rel. Crawford vs. Norris.
Demurrer to Information overruled.
Defendant -allowed to answer In ten
dajs. This is the judicial contest caso.
The following causes were argued
and submitted: Lichty vs Moore,
Guthrie vs Ray, Belknap vs Swart.
Curtain vs Atkinson, State ex rel.
Cochran vs Hopewell.
The following gentlemen were ad
mittee to practice: John W. Ilounde
bush, of Douglas county, Hugh Lam as
ter and II. W. MeOuain of Lancaster
county.
Adjutant-General Vifquain has com
pleted his tour of inspection of the na
tional guard, and has granted leave for
company B, First regiment, located at
r unci uui, w so invo camp wixnoui ex
pense to tne state on July 1, 2, i and 4,
in order to take nart in tho U. A. R.
celebration. The company has desig-
naiea me meeting as camp vilquain.
Harriet Hodgiason against Sarah
Hodgkinson is tho title of a case which
comes up from Nemaha county. The
defendant in errof Is a daughter-in-law
of the plaintiff and in the Tower court
recovered judgment for MM) because
her husband had been induced bv
plaintiff in error to It ave ber and go to
California because she would not sub
mit to the performance of an abortion.
The suit entitled Glllensle vs the citv
of Lincoln, petition In error from Lan
caster county, was affirmed. A little
son ol Mr. Gillespie, over a year ago,
was run over and killed by a hose eart
belonging to the city fire department.
Judge Post In t is opinion says: A city
is not name at common law tor the
negligent acta of the members of Its
fire department.
Richard Ellison vs. Joel T. Albright.
error from Thayer county, a judgment
of $3,418 for defendant in error was
filed yesterday. The same plaintiff in
error vs. Clara A. Brown, is thu title
of another petition. Among the peti
tions are Mary F. Boll vs. Elijah Bollar
et al, apjieal from Dixon county; Wary
& -- "'i j o. vufju iiu:iiuau eii ai,
appeal from Dixon county.
The supreme court also handed down
an opinion in the cane involving the
rignt ol uovernor Boyd, to remove
members of the Omaha fire and police
commission. The governor removed
three members of the commission, they
refused to vacate tho office and the case
came to the supreme court. The
court unanimously decided that the
commissioners could be removed for
cause only, based upon specific charges
of misconduct. t
The Farmer's Elevator company of
Syracuse, having been refused the right
to erect an elevator on the grounds of
the Burlington and Missouri railroad
company, filed a complaint yesterday
with the stato board of transportation,
asking that such right be granted. A
similar case that came un from Elm-
wood two years ago and the Ira.d or
dered, the railroad company to give the
elevator company a site. This was
affirmed by tho state supreme court,
and Is now pending in the United States
supreme court.
Governor Boyd has appointed the fol
lowing Nebraska delegates to the na
tional conference of charities and cor
rections, which is to be held at Den
ver. Juno 2M to :io.h: Hev. A. W.
Clark. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hopkins,
Cadet Taylor, Mrs. Wiiiiam G. Maul,
Mrs. T. L. Kimball. Mrs. A. D. Marse,
Mrs. G. W. Clark, Mrs. J. M. Thurs
ton, all of Omaha: Mesdames R. H
Stratton, C. K. Cubbock, Mrs. Angie
Newman, H. A. Babooek, L. B. Hoel
and Ilev. John Hewitt, of Lincoln. .
The case of Delos F. Slayton against
the t. h. & M. V. railroad company
was tiled yesterday on error from
Brown county. Plaintiff was a boy
twelve years of age and the suit is
brought by Emory Slayton, his father.
In April, 1890, the section foreman
vacated the section house in Ainsworth.
Som time later some children got into
the vacated house and carried away a
tin box whicii contained dynamite for
signaling trains. Delos Slayton put It
on the ground and struck it with a
fiavinier. The boys face was torn, the
sight of his right eye was ruined, for
which he sued the company for ?10,(XK),
hut Judge Kinkaid instructed the jury
to return a verdict for the defendant.
Chief Justice Maxwell has addressed
a communication to Gov. Kovd in
which he states that the law empower
ing the governor to pardon two crimi
nals on the Fourth of July s unconsti
tutional. The law provides that raid
pardons shall be issued upon the, writ
ten recommendation of the warden of
the penitentiary, the attorneg general,
secretary of state and chief justice of
the supreme court.
The chief justice says the act is in
the nature of special legislation which
is forbidden by the constitution. The
law applies almost wholly to persons
convicted of murder in the seeoad de
gree, and may work as an encourage
ment of crime. The law placing the
granting of pardons in the hands of the
governor alone is sufficient to provide
for all cases where pardons are really
deserved, and any act that shifts the
duty from the governor to a special
board is unconstitutional.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
In one township in Minnesota every
man is a member of the people's party
club, except a postmaster and a wheat
buyer, and in another township smly
one man votes anything but the new
party tli ket Ulysses Dispatch.
t?eventoen republican papers in the
state of Kansas alone have espoused tho
people's cause since tho St. Louis con
fererce. The last one to come into the
independent ranks was the Clay Center
Dispatch, edited by the secretary of
the republican Rtatn central committee.
Beaver City Times.
The county alliances all over the
state are endorsing the work dons by
Hon. O.M. Kem, and encouraging his
taithful labor and loyalty to his con
stituents. This is a black eye to the
psid assassins who are trying to stab
liira Stromsburg Headlight.
When an honest man takes up the
issues of the times with a determina
tion to find out the truth of the matter,
you may safely gamble how that man's
vote will be cast the next time he goes
to the polls. Education is a mighty
factor in combatting ignorance and
prejudice -Atoe County Alliance. .
Hon. O. M. Kem, the plain farmer
congressman from this district has suc
ceeded after a hard fight in passing in
the House the amendment which di
rects the expenditure of W0,000.00of
the typographical survey fund to be
made west of the 97th meridian. This
will certainly result in great good to
this part of Nebraska he're no gov
ernment funds have ever heretofore
been expended. Now let us forward
with our petitions to have the work in
our part of the territory and thus reap
a good share of tbe benefit. Sidney
Poniard.
A Volunteer.
Hvaksis, Neb , June 11, D3.
I have noticed with pleasure that
you have started a daily paper (much
needed) i tnereiore volunteer my ser
vices to push the enterprise to giory and
success. I believe I can obtain a goodly
numoer oi suoscnoers in mis county.
lours lor success,
R. Lee Habmou,
Supt. Publio Instruction Grant Co. .
Kem is Their Man:
Gbeelt, Neb , June 10, 93.
At the regular monthly meeting oi the
Greelv County Farmers'. Alliance held
at Greoly Center June 4th the following
resolution was adopted:
Raohtd, That tbe farmers' Alliance
ofGreely county hereby endorse the
action of Hon O. M. Kem in congress
and we most earnestly believe that he
is tbe best man to knock out the would
be Dorseys of this district. ; .
J?.H. BA.KKY.
Camping at Omaha the 4th.
South Omaha, Neb. June 14, "92.
J. M. Thompson:
Dear Sis: There are several coun
ties in the state who are contemplating
tbe advisability and economy of coming
to the great convention on. the fonrtb,
and bringing with them tents and facil
ities for camping. Some already it is
saM, hare made arrangement for camp
ing ground, at Bennington. : 14 miles
away. Now you through the Alliance-
independent may say to all those who
are thinking of attending tbe convention
in that way, that I wi.liuro.sh 20 acres
In the highest part of the city of Omaha,
all of which is exiellent for csmping
ground purposes. It lies within one
block ot the Jna it. street car line, .
which runs right to tbe Coliseum, the
place of hoi lug the convenlion.
Yours Fraternally,
Allen Root.
A Visit to Hawthorne.
On Tuesday a representative of the
Alliance Independent went out to
visit Hawthorne, three miles southwest
of Lincoln, the site of tbe great Western
Normal School tbe buildings for which
are now being erected. The location for
this school is the most beautiful and
healthlul that could have been found
rear Lincoln, Tbe main school building
wbich is now about half built is one of
tho largest and most commodious in the
west. It is 265 feet long and three
stories in height, and will be handsome
ly finished. Stevens Bros, of Lincoln
tbe contractors now have one hundred
and fifty men employed in pushing this
building to completion. The school will
be opened early in Sept. under the man
sgnnent of Prof. Wm. M. Croan who
built up the Western Normal at Shenan
doah la. When the buildiugs of that
school burned a tew months ago. Prof.
Ctoan concluded to seek a better loca
tion to rebuild the pchool. Hence he
come to Lincoln as the best place in the
west. So this is nierelv an old school in
a new location. With Prof Croan at its
head this school will prove an immense
success. ..
The west-side improvement associa
sion bss platted 140 acres of land about
the building which L calls Hawthorne.
The site is beautifully located and over
looks the citv of Lincoln.
It will be built up with cottages and
residences for the accommodations of
students and patrons of the Normal.
The writer had the pleasure of riding
cut to Hawthorne iu the carriage of Mr.
L. 1). Fowler, of the firm of Barber &
Fowler These two gentlemen have been
chiefly instrumental in securing tbe lo
cation of this school, an 1 pushing the
enterprise forward, for which they 'de
serve great credit. , , ...
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