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t '. t 't' ''J' rOttl UNITED PAHTY T. LOUIS CONFERENCE TAKES AN IMPORTANT STEP. leaaWri sad fereadaai la Farty ' aa.ea--T..PoFaiiatMt..iio. Rat Farla-Inporlaat Qaaatiaaa to Be Baaaitted to tha Voters. Mew Kra in I'alltlra. Fepnllats of the lotted H tales have wtlrM wKb anxiety the outcome of Ibe meeting which was calif- to con vene In Kt Louis, and the result cer tainly Indicates that till conference marks an epoch In the history of tli parly. The Initial points of the move ment bare been thnt of indeeddent po etical action and the securing of a gov ernment of. for and by tlie people, and In to shoping the iollry of the party and giving strength to ,ne reform movement on lines laid down In the Omaha platform this conference has certainly proven a successful culmina tion of all that the brightest hope eould have presented In anticipation. A united parly on true Popnllstle line U a cutwummarlon most ccnainly de aired. A thin conference not one single jwHnt wh sacrificed, not one principle abandoned, but on the contrary every weak position was strengthened and a Wg atep forward wan taken In giving to the people rights which hiye hereto fore been left solely to political lead era. The referendum la the only hope f relief from political corruption, and the Incorporating of this into parry nanagemont 1 a grand step forward. This aetm, says the Chicago Ex press, is the turning point In American politic which will lead up to a soln tloti of all problems by reference to the people. There Is much work to do-und the referendum committee named at ft. Louis needs the earnest coopera tlon of ibe people everywhere, but we bare an abiding faith In the-millions who make up the rank and file; and believe that their appreciation of Jus tice and right will prompt them to wil ted action. The People's party has a course outlined which In purely Ha own, and that means the rule of the T-eople and the dethronement of the professional loos. It was In response to a cnll Issued Not. 23, lMi7. by the National People's party organization committee that the conference was held. The meeting was called to order by Milton Park, chair man, who atntcd briefly that the object uf the meeting was the rallying of all nx-mlrf-nj of the party who believe that the cardinal principles of populism can only be maintained by the Independent action of the People's party without fusion with either of the old organiza tion!. W. S. Mrgarl was elected sec retary and lla4iley of Minnesota, as sistant. Thf) morning session w as taken tip by the report of commit tees on organiza tion ml!the appointment of a commit tee of. twelve to outline a method of proqedtire and prepare an address to be ubmnted to the people of the lulled State. : The afternoon session of the confer ence, was- devoted to reports from the different States and an Interchange of opinions as to the results of past party action and the prospects for future work on popullstle lines. The opinion was freely expressed that every Indica tion pointed toward a untied and har monious People's parly pledged to act Independently and 'on line laid dow n in the Omaha platform, the people of all pnrts of the country realizing that there was but one hope of tlnnl success and that was through straightforward work. On Thursday the report of the committee 'Of twelve was submitted, and after a few suggestions, and changes was adopted. , : The address Concludes by ,-. s.ixlng: Having in vain importuned those who sfMimed to be our mperiors to permit tiM to old them In the grand work of re organizing the People's party, that It niay accomplish Its glorious mission, we now appeal to the pwiple, the true ource of all political power, and sub mit to them the determination of the following projections: Flint We recommend that township end county conventions be held In ev ery State not later than the last Wed nesday In .May, IS! in. and thnt State conventions le h-'ld not later than the first Wednesday In June, IWin. Second That at said conventions proosltlons be submitted as to the ad Tlsablllty of holding a national conven tion pending the campaign of 1S!I8, and also the date for a atlonal convention to nominate Presidential candidate. Tblrd Thut at the State conventions delegates to a national convention be alert ed. Fourth That the basis of representa tion for such convention lie two dele gate from each state ami one addi tional foretell SMWl largest net unl Pop ulist vole or majority fraction thereof cast at any election In 1KC or since. Fifth We request that on the sec end Wednesday In June, ISp.s, the na tional committee of the People's lmrty convene and carry out the instructions of the referendum vote herein provid ed. Hlxih Thnt a committee of five be appointed for the purpose of taking u referendum vole of the membera of the I'eople'i party, by Imllot, on the above propositions, and to perfect and put In operation a plan by which such vole may be taken, and through which future propositions may be subml'ted to the people. And said committee Is hereliy Instructed to begin at once tak ing the ballot on the proposition and report the result by May 1, 18UH. The following question are submit ted: JW yofcJVaror national convention n'f hetyVniM- fhe cismpfclgrf fyf lhVMor thf purpose of promoting Jo " . .. weifaee and declaring (he fofore pot ley of Mm parry? What date Is your choice far holding a naWiltal coavanttoa for, ta purpaae of oatnl Bating rreaMentlal eanirldatM -July 4, IHWi; May I. 1MX), or Febni ary 22, 1WW? Gold and Free C'utnae. 'Tf we were to open our mlnta ta the free coinage of ailver, what would pre vent a man from bringing ailver from Europe, having it coined Into Ameri can dollars, depositing the dollars at a New York bank and then taking gold eichange on I.ntidoii, tbui draining ua of our gold'" (uelj a uiieatlon could 1 taken as a text for oiilte an ex haustive discuifvlon of the whole mone tary problem, b,it It can lie sutfldenLly answered In a i7 few words. There would be no inolve for such a transac tion, and in busine men never do anything without a motive. In the first place, F. ii rope bus no silver that would no. .available for the purpose. Her product is not enough to make good the wear and tear of her small change. Her silver coin U worth from l.:t2 to $1.4K per (jimcs In gold where it is and to send It Jiere for coinage, bear lug the expense of transportation and loss on lightweight coins, to have it recolned In'o American money at $1.1!9 per ounce would. Involve a tremendous and foolish sacrifice. If wn consider the silver of other countries, there would still be a total absence of any In telligent motive. At the American bank, the sliver would buy no more gold exchange on Kngland than It waa worth. If the two metals -were exactly at par with each other, and exchange were also at par, It would simply lie an equal trade, with no loss or gain on either aide. If there were a heavy de mand for London exchange fas there would lie in the case supposed), the rate would, go aisive pnr, and then the transaction wonld Involve a loss. That Is to sey, Instead of getting a one pound bill of exchange for $4.ft! In American money, the pnrchaser would have to pay $1.87, $4.88 or'more. This would Is true, whether gold or silver were deposited at the American bank. Lon don exchange Is almost constantly varying now, as the demand for bins Tories'. " Trusts Kill Competition. In many lines of business there Is no longer any such thing as competition. What Is going to be done alsuit such kinds of business? Are the people go ing to sit doivn supinely and tteeome the kIhVch of the trusts, or will they arouse themselves and liccome the masters of all these great combinations of cairftal? Star and Kanwan. Hocinl evolution Coming;. The sociul revolution Is lwund to come. It will either come In full pan oply of law, and surrounded with all the blessings of peace, provided the people have the wisdom to handle and introduce It betimes; or It may break In upon us unexpectedly, amid all the convulsions of violence, with wild, dis heveled locks, and shod in Iron sandals. Come it must. In one way or the other. When 1 withdraw myself from the tur moil of the day and dive Into history, I hear distinctly Us approaching trend. I.assalle. McKlnlcy's AVronic Impression. Mr. McKinley seems to be laboring tinder the Imprenslou that he was elect ed President of Spain. The President says that "Not an American Is now con fined In a Spanish prison." Perhaps not. A few were to have Is-en pardon ed, and-the- rest have Is-en starved to death or murdered. Perhaps the Mc Kinley administration Is real sorry that Mr. llcorge Washington and .his asso ciates refused to accept autonomy about three generations ago.' PopullHt NoIcm. What the people use most, the people, should own.- Cicero. Let every Populist now unite for ear ly, earnest and thorough work. If we want beautiful men and women we must have, beautiful conditions. Bene Tlllct. He who castu a vote to give the poor a chance to make an honest living de a work for the Lord, New Kra. Monopoly in all Its forms Is the tax ation of the Industries for the support of Indolence, If not of plunder. John Stuart Mill. Congress Is to be urged to pass a bankrupt law. There Is every Indica tion that the Treasury l)epartment Is In need of one. I very positively can Inform you the coiislderablest part of the misery of the world comes of the tricks of un just taxation. RiiKkln. 1 The whole country Is In a death stnif gle with ci.rrupt xlltlcnl bosslsm and the referendum offers the only hope of escape. Chicago Kxpress. ' A commodity Is worth the labor ol making It-no more. Lntor should form the basis of the measure of value, because It Is the source of value. Coming Nation. He who has a right to live has a right to food by which to live aud land by which to live. Washington Glad den. pastor First Congregational Church, Columbus, O. We are told that the evidences of a revival of business are here. Thai may be true, but what we want la the revival Itself, the other fellows can have the evidences, Bradford Silver Star. One hundred and twenty-seven thou sand factory workers In the New En gland States have had their wages cul and are to-day wondering how It hap pens thnt a high tariff so amply pro tects American labor. Suicide lias Increased 3K) per cent, la this country In three year from 2,HP In IWKl to il.r.20 In 11X11 Of coutm theso are effects without any eaneal The social system with Its Inevitable concentration of wealth boa nothing tt do with It 1 Appeal to lteitson. SASHES AND SKIRTS. IXCSE ARTICLES NO DEMAND CAREFUL ATTENTION. rha Otrtiaa la Aaia im Great Voa mmt It la feed with Maar Ma4lfloa lieaa - Hoaae Prttr Babatltatae Three flklrte Veeerlbetf mad Pictured. Girliahneaa Bacceade Daaku New York corraepoodeace: RUNEK aad prl are again the aeorot practice of roay klpa, that their ex.proex.iOn may match tae gown worn, and tae feature of too evolv ing or dancing dreaa that la moat charao terlaticaily lnffeDO oua la lta eaah. All aorta of lovely ma terisla come now by the yard, made In serine of little ruf fles. The sort of thing that would mefln houre of dreaa- make? work, even with a machine, la iktw in place with a rush, a banc, and a row or two of stltoWu. The follow ing material are but a few of the new est In tbe available llat: Black net ruflled with little frtlla of black net span led with gold la Just a half-yard wide, tbe little friUe running acraea tbe width, and makes an ador able saah with the loops made of plain black net. finch a sash has to be made up, of couroe, and the fancy Jiwt now la for the regular tie saah. White net la covered with ruffles of white chiffon, pleated closely, and then the edge of each ruffle Is finished with narrow lace, set on after the pleating of the MIL Libfaty slJk Is frilled with chiffon, edged with liaby ribbon set on every frill. There la a look of elaboration about all these sorU, and the hertght of trorenuouxniess Is reachied by a plainer kind one like that pictured beside the Initial, for instance. This was light pink Ilk, the dresa Itself beinjr white slLk. THKEK SATISKACTOUY KU In all of the befrllled sashes the frill Is pleated closely, and the edging Is Bet on after the frilling. Whole skirts are made of such frIUed material, and it takes an artist to match the frill-s. The material Is so wide that the width makea the leuth of the skirt the frills running lengthwise, Is uxed, but the effect is not so swagger as thut pro duced by flttln.it narrow widths Into a much gored skirt, the frills all match ing. Sashes of the dress goods, too, elaborated with chiffon or rlblion, or with both, are ometIme quite as high ly wrought as are the pleated and frill ed sorts. In tbe second, picture, which presents a dancing dress of turquoise blue corded Bilk, the handsome sash was was of the silk covered with white figured chlfTom, and bunded at end and sides with black velvet rlblion to har- moolie with the gown's trimming. KAMIXn OlllLlSHLV. This skirt was trimmed at the knees with two deup, box-pleated flounces of white chiffon and black ribbon bend ing. Three smaller ruffles garnished the hips. The bodice had a siare cut out, and below the bust wero two deep ruffle. Hands of tbe ribbon were plac ed across the bust and started from boulders to the waist line, ending be low the knees on tbe skirt Tbo gath ered sleeves were turquoise blue figur ed oUffon, aad the bolt conadatsd of two P Iact Um with Uoamot tytaaT la bock aad mcMdc aeorty to tbe beai of the aklrt, tboae art other ways a-peaxity to flntao tbe walot of a daaclnc dreaa acceptably. Three very taotefui dreaa ea are psrf in one picture bore, and It wIM be area tliat no one of thorn boa a aaab. Little ribbon tiea are alee In vogue; some of tbem pass once about the waist, tying at tbe side, the ktope aot up and down, at once studied and careleea; again ribbon Is draped elaborately about the waist, binTina; the waist c lonely in tbe first tie, and then looping loosely ubout tbe alps, A CUT BiVntQ MAIT EXACTIONS. with bows swinging well down toward tbe hem of tbe skirt. Some gowns are cut with the old-time overdress Idea In view, and the back of the overdress ta lifted abort and divided Into a pair of ends that tie with sasb effect at tbo back. These are the three types pic tured. Don't be persuaded that all skirts are trimmed; they are not. Streot skirts are mostly plain, though they may be embellished with braiding, ajid party and house gowns have skirts plain or not, exactly as each wearer Hkee. Accordion-pleated materials are used for skirting, the lines of the pleats falling KSTITL'TKS KOIt T11K SASH. unbroken by drapery or trimming, and materials showing figure or stripe pre sent no other ornamentation. Here are a plain skirt of blue and white striped silk aud another of accordion-pleated light blue taffeta ornamented only by Its blue ribbon bolt finish. A sash, bow or looping of ribbon about the waist may break he severity -of a skirt with out counting as skirt trimming. When the oversklrt Idea Is caxrled out It often appears over a perfectly plain skirt ami may bo cut In curved apron effect in deep poiuU or even slashed Into several long points. Lace Is set alxjut the edge, or of tern the en tiro overdress is a series of frills, luce, chiffon or ribbon Is'lug usx'd. Some times the oversklrt Is merely one In ef fect, and Is really an elaborate trim ming of the skirt, but. where the over drew) Is really a separate garment then often the skirt over which It Is worn Is intended for wear -without It, and when so worn Is, though uuornameut ed, quite as much the vogue as before. The one plclured here w-a.s of the for mer type, and a most elaborate trim ming It made. Its rich white lace being edijed with white feather trimming, lace and feathers being employed else where as Indicated. The dress fabric was green satin. The woman with slender figure and lightly sloping hips may be out of fashion In these days, but she can wear a princess gown and make tie rest of us envious. Tho princess gowu should only be attemip'.exl by the right figure, and when the light goods Is at your d!siKial. It demands rich ma terial, beAvy lustrous s:ik, glossy sntln, goode richly figured. Rich orange sat in was th fabric of the on sketched here. The sweep from bust to hean of skirt demands anexqvlsiu.' surface. Of ten some slight relief here emphasizes the grace of the cut and obscures its trying quality. A soft with knot at the bust the encU hanging nearly to the hom of the skirt, Is a good device, or rich lace may be uuule to hang from the left sdde almost at the cut-out to well below the knee, as In this picture. Use nothing but fine material. An evening gown of another type may lc faked, but the princess must bear in apoctlon. So must shu who wears It. Copyright 1R9. Kansas City has over 2,Suo tele phones and the largest telephone, ex change, proportionate to Its size, of any city In tbe union, , tea of 6t CLAIMS TO BE 140 YEARS OLD. Soorsjia Heajre Waa Bara BTa asiaoa" bars tha TOlattaau Samuel Andrew Gibbons la aa oM negro, who, If bis claims are true, lo tbe oldest living native of Chatham County. Gibbons says that be Is 140 years old and that he was IT years old when Lb revolutionary war be gan. A reporter met Gibbons on Bay street yesterday and bad quite a little chat with him. He does not begin to look as old aa be claims to be, but be gives circumstantial details which go to prove him a very old man. A peculiar feature of his story is that he says that up to a month ago, when he returned here, be bad not been In Savannah for seventy years. Tbe old man is not in bis dotsge by any means, and uses pretty good English. "I was born on a Falrlawn planta tion, over that way (west of tbe city)," he said, "and I belonged to William Gibbons. The Gibbonsee owned a whole lot of property here them. I a'pose tbey own some of it yet. I used to run a barber shop right over on that corner," pointing to the corner of Bay and Montgomery streets. "I don't know the names of the streets now, 'cept one or two. Tbey didn't have all theue streets when I left here. That street they called South Ilroud used to be the common where the soldiers mustered. They had a market here then, but it was a wooden building. I don't know wheth er it was the same square tbe market Is now on or not. "Yes, elr, I was here when the first revolution In the United Stages of America took place. I was 17 years old then." "You saw General Washington, of course?" "Yes, sir; I saw him. All the peo ple turn out to see him, and they fired guns." "Did you see Lafayette?" "Yes, sir. He was the man they put down carpets In the streets for blin to walk on. They had a big gather In' In Monument Square and a whole lot of soldiers. They don't treat Presi dents no-w like they uod to." The old man was evidently under the impression that Lafayette was a President. "I was sold awuy from here seventy years ago," he said, "and brought $000. 1 have been living all about in Florida and Alabama ever since. I remember the falling stars. That was seventy years ago." The old man was positive In all his statements, a.nd could not admit that he might lie mistaken In any of his facts. "I left a daughter in Florida when I weait to Alabama," he said. "She was Just big enough to tie in a napkin. I went back there the other day and found her, and her hair was whiter than mine." This statement, if true, would appear to be pretty good evidence of , very old age. If the old man was, as he eays, 17 years old when the revolution be gan, he would be 1.11) years old to-day, so thnt his statement Hint he Is 140 would not bo much out of the way. Ills statement that the "foiling stars" occurred seventy years ago is not far wrong. The great: ineleoaie shower occurred in lS-'C,; that is, sixty-four years ago. He gives a circumstantial account of this event, which Is not re markable, however, as, according to his own account, he in list have been an old man then. Savannah News. Tho Mysterious Assassin. One night, shortly after the cele brated battle of Fontenoy, its hero, Marshal Ik Saxe, arrived at a little village In which was an inn with a peculiar reputation. It was said that In this Inn there were ghosts who Bljibbed or strangled all who attempted to pass the night In a certain room. The conqueror of Fontenoy was far from being susceptible to superstitious terrors, and was ready to face an army of ghosts. He dismounted, ate his sup per, and went up to the fatal room, tak ing w ith him his arms and his body ser vant. His arrangements completed, the Marshal went to bed, and was soon in a profound slnmler, with his sentinel ensconced in an arm chair by the fire. Alsjut 1 o'clock In the morning the watcher by the Are, wauling to get some sleep himself, approached his master to awaken him, but to his call he received no response. Thinking the Marshal soundly asleep lie called again. Startled at the continued silence, the man shook him; the Marshal did not mir. As he lifted his hands from the form In the bed, the frightened servant saw that they were red. The Marshal was lying in a pool of blood! Drawing down the cover the soldier saw a strange thing. An enormous Insect was fas tened to the side of l)e Saxo, and was sucking at a wound from which the blood flowed freely. The man sprang to the fireplace, grasped the tongs, and ran back to the bed. Seizing the monster, he cast It Into the flames, where It was instantly consumed. Help was called, and the Marshal was soon out of danger; but the great General, who had escaped fire and steel for years, had lxirely escaped dying of the bite of an Insect. He had found the ghost. Kunkln on the llicjcle. John Kuskln, who is opjsj.sed to rail roads becuuse they disfigure rural sce nery, and for other reasons, objects also to all forms of cycling. Ills language Is quite radical: "To walk, lu run. to leap a.tMl to dame are virtues of t.. human body, and neither to stride oil stilts, wriggle tin wheels, nor dangle on roHW, and nothing In the training of the human mind with the body will ever supersede the appointed Ood'a way of slow walking and' bard work. tag." i Nebraska Hotec Gordon people are Jorganisiaf a a took company to baild an opera bonee. Chadron has an insttlote devoted to the theory aad practice of osteopathy. The new Methodist ebureh at Hart ington will be dedicated on tbe 30th last. The new waterworks system at Have lock baa been tested and proves satis factory. Auburn repoitf the moat success hai farmers' institute ever held in Nenaaha county. Elm Creek Methodists will dedicate their new church building Sunday, Jan uary 29. William Davidson of Knox county has fallen heir to a fortune of $500,0 in Kngland. Several cases of scarlet fever are re ported from tiering, but no fatalities aa to this date. The Stiickley Herald wants tbe village board to pass an ordinance prohibiting tne raffle nuisance. Postmaster Joe Paradia, of Allianee, has sold his newspaper, The Guide, to H. 8. .Ellis, of the Times. A prarie fire near Minatare destroyed 40 tons of bay and left several raacb uien in a very bad plight. Hardy and Republic played a game of loot ball last Saturday, resulting iai Hardy 6 to Republic 0. Emina Holey, a Battle Greek little girl, died from tbe effects of getting a aandbur lodged in her throat. Tbe treasurer of Scott's Bluff eoaaty received $4ti9 a" lawful percentage of the taxes collected last year. Mrs. Scbritzuiier of Custer eemnty died from tbe effects of a surgical opera lion for tbe removal of a uterine cancer. Ashland proposes to open tbe new fear by organizing a local board of tiado to talk up the a (vantages oi that place. The north Nebraska teachers will beai their spring meeting at Norfolk tbe last two days in March, and tbe first day of' April. The Wallace Tug has been reduced ia iize to a live column folio, and tbe editor .ays it is still one size larger than its incom. Beaver City is moving for an electric iiglit plant ; parties are ready to put it In upon a reasonable guarantee of pa tronage. ' Pawnee City proposes to have a tele jbone exchange and to that end reel lents there are freely subscribing forin ilrunients. Diptberia is prevailing to some ex tent at WeBt Point and precautions are joing Ukru to keep all cases in tbe itrietrf-st quarantine. Orleans is another town in tbeRepub .ican valley that is going to have a ireamery station as one of the improve ments of the year. The Wisner Chronicle feels tbe effect jf restored confidence, and has lately n vested its comfortable surplus in a jjwer printing prass thetcost $1,000. A band oi antelope has been see a ieveral limes lately in the vicinity of Lodge Pole. Hunters have been after hem, but fortunately have killed none ip to date. The supervisors of Buffalo county are -.eriously threatening to cut down their er diem to one-eixth legal rates and ry and worry along on thirty-three :ents a day and mileage. Grain dealers in many parts of Neb aska complain that they cannot secure tny corn. In many places feeders ar aking it ail and in others farmers are holding fur higher prices. Real estate mortgages in Phelps -xiunty were decreased in 1397. New iiort'rages filed amounted to $165,587, ind the releases amounted to$229.(i09.01. irt'o days in March anil the first dey of' ipril. Neleigh claims to have the present :attle king of the state in the person of J. J. Anderson who has purchased 29,-: WJ bead of cattle. His present invest uent in stock repreeeuts the sum ofi 175,000. Ivi Fry of the Niobrara Pioneer has ecured an injunction agaiust the county loard to prevent tho letting of the print-: liir contract to another newspaper after te plp'mtiir had performed a email f rc-, ion oi the work required. ' S'jvesal Kearney electricians have or anized a club among themselves for -.lie study of practical electrical prob eniB with Professor Morey and George ,V. Irank, jr., as instructors. The club neets every Friday evening. liln a friendly shuffie on Tuesday even .t:g Charles Krir.els of Howells foil and troke his right leg just above the ankle. Dr. Bu.'ck was called and reduced the f acture and Charles ia now getting ilong as well as could be expected. Tbe Broken Bow Chief was awarded tbe county printing at one cent per square for legal notices, one and three fourths cents for land descriptions and one-tenth of a cent for town lots. Com iniasioiier's proceeeingsare printed free. This is the way newspaper men saw off their own legs to cripple their loathsome contemporaries, Mrs. Arthur Colcy of Neligh, a short time since teouived notice that there was a sum of money amounting to $2,600 available from tier . mother's estate ia Kngland, and that the amount would be paid her upon making the proper proofs. A man named Mi tne of Dawes county fell and broke bis shomlder blade, but did not discover the nature of bis injury . foi three weeks.' Finding the injury did not get well as fast as he thought it ai.oultl be consulted a surgeon who ia formed bini ? its tree nature. p. , ' 4 - v- 0 - ft It ' if IV a Si