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i m\il — i Tb» But* CocTcstioc Komiaatea Him for Gorer&or by Acclamation. int N4VUS or OIIUR NUMIMfS H«<> IkantM aatil a«M*»lrr Mrrtrd mm at Lar|* >• Ik* I'hll* 44i*u (oatratiua Tb* licht I* real d*-»ttal KlNtM-Tk* PUIfurm Ado|it *4—#t»t» Ciiwl CiinlltM. Kt*. l'*'<aUn4t-Lsrp< to Philadelphia— E ROSEWATER of [Hjuglas -JOHN H MCLAY of ljuuaster .. JOHN* A ERH A RPT of Stanton JOHN M THt’RSTON of Douglas For Alternate#— .NORRIS BROWN of Buffalo . .M R SNODGRASS ...H C. BAIRD ...C. M KALEY For Pre#identlal Elector*— .JOHN F NESBITT of Burt .A. B WINDHAM of Can# .. ED ROYSE of Custer .... J I. JACOBSON of Douglas ... JOHN L KENNEDY of Douglas . R I. IIAGl E of Buffalo . S I* DAVIDSON of Johnson For tJovernor— CHARLES II DIETRICH of Adams For Licati'iunt Govi-rnor— E I* SAVAGE of Custer - S* re*»r\ of • ceo u Harsh of Richardson For Auditor— CHARLES WESTON of Sheridan For Treasurer— WILLIAM STEl'FFER of Cuming For Attorney Cieneral — FRANK N PROIT of Gage t <•: C 'mint** toner of Public Lands and Building#— G. D FOLMEU of Nuckolls Superintendent of I' Inst-uc tk>«— -W- K FOWLER of Washington Tb«* republican state convention was t eld in Lincoln on the "nd. Chairman Tefft railed the conven tion to order. L I* Lmi.bn read the call to the Invention for Se« rdarv Pro Tern J. T M ailalt* i it* f* *- the entire call **» read tit*- farther reading was dis pensed. < ..airman Tefft. in inreducing the 1 rai • irtuati. complimented the republican?, an the big attendance at • e t-jo tent ion. lie said it was his €b"ii:»■ rate opinion that Nebraska was lepul- . an at that time The great had reminded him of an army with - '*• *' - H»- thought the mag t- nt gath« 1ns was a portent of * mine victory. The time was coming when the al;m«- of disappointed dema g cues would le washed away, that the n tjuldlraa party would add an * ’her «r-at nam» to historv. Mr. Tefft in behal* of the state central * took some of the credit of the good condition of the state for the * mmitfee as he said that was about all the credit the comm^tee bad. He »m glad to know tnat there was such a remarkable Interest in republican success The entral committee in accordance with its usual custom had selected a temporary chairman and Mr. Tefft said it gave him great pleasure to intro <1 * George Jenkins of Fairbury for the place. 4'Lair man Jenkins addressed the convention at Miac length, congrat is.a' ?.* live republicans of Nebraska on ’be fright outlook for party as ren ncy in this state. fc -ncr S’cphen;- »n nominated A. D. 4. .m- re of Nemaha and Alva Kennard of Lancaster as t*aipin»ry secretaries and their were elected. The list of c- .g^r— -ubmitted was declared the li t of d» egates J L VVe!,»ter moved the appoint meet of a o»BiBittt*e of nine to pre puce a platform This carried. Judge Hake- of Omaha moved to mas** the temporary' organization per manent This carried unanimously. 4m motion of Judge Baker the con vention proceeded to business under the call «' J Giwm of Omaha moved that the i -mention proceed to the election of four delegates at large, such elec tion to be made by a roll call, the call to be wi* bout nominating speeches, the four candidates receiving the liighewt number of v**tes. each .-eceiv ing a majority of the votes of the con ventiea. to be declared elected. The tn non was sought to be amended by providing that no delegation be passed in the roll fall, but each county de < late its own vole as the name of the itvntjr is tailed. K« 11 «all mas takrn on amendment, rr-yitiag in a motion abolishing the * »il eaU and adopting the amendment. Tfc* bh 'lot* as amended carried and roil call was ordered on delegates at large I he c ommittee on platform was: J. I- Webster of ltouglas: 8. C. Grey of Pcatm. P F Clark of Un<ut<>r. A. F. Cady of Howard. W. U. Tilton of * • r* E X. Allen of Furnas. E. If. P laid .rf Cass. C. R I>etton of Jef f * r> m. W. D. Holbrook of Hodge. Wt»ej» the rvll call on delegates at + *a* had Adams county. the I 'ietrtcb. led off by giving no f<»r Thurston. Antelope county j i, «ed by giving him ten votes. Vt 1 * l I hurst on *a name was mentioned thate w# > c heers and some hisses. A- the ».,> t»ror«*eded Cass county c rested « #«-n*ation hy skipping Thurs ? ,n entirely with her twenty-four and plating them for Xorris ! ' *«n of Kearney. Clay county cast *■ t-atH-t vote# for Thurst«»n. the en t:r« ftnmgtk. and before casting the ' <*e - the three oilier candidates a • ‘hg • <4uulttties was necessary. H i Ru**e|) of Colfax in announc ing th* vote of his county said: “Seven V"*e# f »r Kom water, one of which is myself.'' at whic h there were howls of laughter." I ski* las county announrH ninety* ► x votes for Brown, omitting Thurs t : an 1 the convention broke loose With (beers from the anti-Thurston * 1" 7; t > »»;•. W I.. r wfloV *l.:rty-f ,«r votes to Thu-ston. leaving •ejt Brown Howard county caused a i ’tie ripple by neglecting Thurston en tirely. Lancaster county gave ten v ?*- to Thurston, these being taken from Erhardt s strength. The full Mty-ejjrht votes went to Brown. Ot.K county gave Thurston the full strength, while he secured only two vot*-* out of Pawnee county. Rich ardson county gave her entire twenty three votes to Thurston The vote of Washington county, announced hy ex Governor Crounse. was against Thurs tem emphatically. Wayne county’s ten votes followed against Thurston. York <« jnty closed the roll call with twen ty-one votes for Thurston, and the tension was relieved when it was cer tain that Thurston would be victor ious. notwithstanding the fight made against him by Rosewater. When the result was announced the convention broke into vociferous cheering. The result was as follows: Rosewater, 992; Thurston, 609; Brown. 500; Erhardt, 972; McClay, 9s3; Manderson. 72; Norval. 30; Mer cer. 1; Field. 9; Crounse, 1; Harrison, 1; Wells. 4; Lambertson, 5. The number necessary to a choice was 514. . hrabesTytaoems cnucich cmf cm cm The scattering vote was as follows: Manderson: Boone. 11; Hall, 5; Hamilton. 1; Hayes. 4; Hitchcock, 5; Howard. 2; Jefferson. 1; Kearney, 2; Madison. 2; Merrick. 5; Nuckolls. 4; Phelps. 5; Polk. 1; Red Willow, 11; Richardson. 1; Saunters, 1; Seward, 4; Thayer. 1; Thurston, 1; Webster. 4. Norval: Box Butte. 5; Custer, 1; Gosper. 5; Greeley. 4; Hall. 5; John son. 3; Saline. 1; Saunders, 1; Sew ard. 2. Wells: Colfax. 4. Gere: Dakota. 1. Lambertson: Merrick. 5. Harrison: Seward. 1. Crounse: Folk. 1. Mercer: Kearney. 1. The following were nominated for alternates to the national convention: M R. Snodgrass. Norris Brown of Kearney, H. C. Baird. E. L. Meyer of Newport. Judge C. W. Kaley of Web ster. Norris Brown was made the unan 1 imous choice of the convention for al ternate. as were Messrs. Snodgrass. Baird and Keley. Those placed in nomination for pres idential electors were: J. F. Nesbit. Burt: 1. M. Raymond. Lancaster: R. B. Windham. Cass; Charles B. Demp -Ter. Gage; Ed Royce. Broken Bow; M. I). Cameron, Schuyler; L. W. i 1 igue. Kearney; S. P. Davidson. J( hnsrn; J. L. Jacobson. Douglas; J. I- K nnedy. Douglas; John J. Langer of Salim. 1. M. Raymond withdrew his name, as he was a director of a national Lank C. B. Dempster withdrew because in ?< t‘ 'te 1 in a national !>ank. H. C. Rus II withdrew the name of M. D. Cam 1 cron and transferred the support he represented to M.\ Nesbit. The rules were suspended and the eight men remaining were declared nominated by acclamation. R. T. Potter of Red Cloud said there ■" ing but cne candidate for governor. Iim moved C. H. Dietrich lie declared ! the nominee of the convention by ac I < lamati n. This carried aud Mr. Diet rich < nif forward and thanked the < mention for the honor conferred. Custer county nominated for lieu tenant governor Colonel E. P. Savage of Custer. The nomination was made ' n : n. Mr. Savage responded with his thinks. Mr Tmkfr cf Richardson county ' ' at* 1 f>T s< r ret ary of state G W. Mats.'i of Richardson county. Mr. I’m kt r s i.l l,t fore he was seated: "There ! * ing l*ut one candidate, I move that the nomination be made by I <‘“.i l ir.;..* in." This coming without a chance to get in another candidate. received with yells, but he went in by acclamation. Mr. Marsh said: l thank you heartily for this nom ination. I take it as a compliment to tin- republicans of Richardson county. ■ I thank you on their behalf and will do what lies in my power to elect the ticket." William Stuefer of West Point was nominated for treasurer by acclama tion. Charles Weston of Hay Springs was nominated for auditor by acclamation. I F Baxter said that on behalf of the united Douglas delegation he pre sented the name of Nelson C. Pratt for attorney general. J. H. Grimm of Saline said he be lieved in rewarding a county for its g* >d works and not for the dirt it had done. In behalf of Saline county he wanted to favor the nomination of F. N. Prout. Gage was a banner repub in county and should have a can didate on the ticket. C. J. Gre< ne of Omaha made a plea for Pratt's nomination. Douglas county was the storm center and was a fighting community politically. It was all right to live in a banner county, but it was another thing to live in a county and starve. The vote went against Pratt and be fore the close of the ballot Pratt’s name was withdrawn and Prout was unanimously nominated. C. 1^. Richards of Hebron nomi nated George D. Folmer of Nuckolls county for land commissioner. He was nominated by acclamation. W R. Hart of Phelps county and W. K. Fowler of Blair were named for su perintendent of public instruction. The vote stood: Hart. 494; Fowler. 639. Mr. Fowler's nominatiton was made unan imous. The state central committee was au thorized to fill all vacancies on the ticket or on the state central commit tee. This carried. C. L. Richt»rds nominated H. C. I.indsav of Pawnee City as chairman of the state central committee. Sev. f eral delegates said this selection should be left to the central commit foe and the nominees of the conven tion. The matter was left to the can didates on the state ticket alone. THE PLATFORM. Following is the report of the com mittee on resolutions, presented by Hon. John L. Webster of Douglas, and adopted without dissent: We. the republicans of Nebraska, are unlike our political adversaries, who in late convention held high carnival over imaginary evils threatening our country, and adopted platforms which are a standing protest against prosper ity. grandeur and glory. We rejoice that we !>re citizens of a mighty na li r whose revenues arc larger than a- any previous period in its history, treasury is overflowing with gold; whose agricultural industries flourish as never before: whose labor 's are more generally and continu ally employed at profitable wages; whose financial policy commands the (.<nfldttir< of the people at horn-* and st.Mulates our trade with the nations ab.oad; whose products from the tom *jnd the mill, from the workshop aril the factory are a mountain of w<alth: whose commerce in its stu I« n tous strides has outdistanced all < aopetitors; whose achievements in r* »ce and glorious victories in war are without a parallel; all these are living evidences that it is fulfilling the des tiny for which it was createed and •hat democratic protests cannot stay its career. These and other equally meritorious j consideratitons have endeared our hearts to our nation’s worthy leader, William McKinley—a president who has wisely dealt with new and untried ; questions, who has guided the ship of state with safety and security through unexplored channels and the troubled waters of agitated seas, and in each hour of danger given evidence of such masterly statesmanship that we unhesitatingly endorse his magnifl | cent administration and pledge our selves to secure to him the vote of Nebraska at the November election We point with pride to the remodel ing of our tariff laws, which have in creased our revenues and not impeded tf ade; which have opened the doors of mills and factories to the millions of American skilled mechanics and are returning to them the higher wages that are the just recompense for their toil. We endorse the legislation that has strengthened our financial system and firmly established the gold standard and made the American dollar so safe and secure that they are kept busy chasing one another around the end less circle of business, too good to go into hiding and too patriotic to steal abroad. In answer to the cry for the free and unlimited coinage of silver and the claim that there is net gold enough as a basis upon which to do the business of the country, the United States treasury puts in evidence the $120,000,000 in gold that has come to it within a year, and the $413,000,000 in gold now held within its vaults, and the unexampled prosperity and meas ureless and limitless and countless financial transactions thus sustained without seeming effort. To the army and navy, which so sig nally and suddenly humbled our en emy and honored themselves, and doubly honored our country and the cause of humanity for which they battled, we acknowledge our debt of gratitude. The republican parTy has always been ready to protect its pro tectors and to defend its defenders. While we are unalterably opposed to imperialism and militarism as prac ticed by European nations, we are willing to accept all the legitimate re sults of honorable warfare, and we as sume the burdens of governing and holding territory. We are in favor of increasing our navy to such strength and power as will make us secure from foreign aggression and the maintain ing of such an army as may be neces sary to quell insurrection, establish peace and maintain good order in our islands in the seas and protect the flag from insult at home and abroad. But we are opposed to a large stand ing army in time of peace, relying on the national ardor of the people to meet any emergency with the volun teer soldiery, such as has for more than 100 years challenged the admira tion of the world. For the nation’s defense, for the strengthening of the navy, for the en- , largement of our foreign markets, for the employment of American working- ! men in the mines, forests, mills, fac tories and shipyards, and for the en hancement of the values of farm prod ucts, we ravor such appropriate legis lation as shall make the seas give evi dence that American-built and Ameri can-owned and American-manned ships are carrying American foreign commerce to the four corners of the earth. We applaud the action of the ad ministration in securing to American merchantmen free access to trade with the Chinese empire, through the ports and harbors now held by foreign . powers, as one of the greatest achieve ments of diplomacy. The republican party recognizes that legitimate business, fairly capitalized and honesUy managed, has built up our industries at home, given the largest employment to labor at high est wages and enabled us successfully to compete with foreign countries in the markets of the world. But the re publican, now, as always, is unalter ably opposed to all trusts and com binations having for their purpose the stifling of competition and arbitrarily controlling the productions or fixing prices. We refer to the fact that all restrictive legislation in the national congress has been the product of the republican party, and we demand in substance the following amendment to the constitution of the United States: Congress shall have the power to reg ulate and control any and all corpora- j tions, co-partnerships and joint stock j i companies and to enact such laws as will prevent any and all combinations ! in restraint of production and trade, ' the formation of trusts and such other | combinations of capital as operate to prevent free competition. We are not unmindful of local con ditions and state interests. We are in favor of a reapportionment of legis lative and congressional districts, to: be based upon the census or 1900. that will accord fair ana equal representa tion to the people in all sections of the state. We earnestly recommend that con gress devote of the money now an- ! nually expended in large quantities for ! river and harbor improvements to re- > claiming the arid lands of the west; and to this end we urge our represent- J atives and senators to secure if pos- : sible appropriations for expenditures in irrigation in the western part of our state. we lavor tne widest latitude of mu nicipal rule consistent with our sys tem of good government. We favor a revision of the constitution of the state to meet the demand of her growth as she enters the beginning of the twentieth century. We cheerfully pledge ourselves to the encouragement and protection of home companies, home associations and home societies engaged in provid i icg indemnity for loss of property, life and limb, so that as far as reasonably may oe the money collected from the people shall remain with our people and be invested and expended for the use of our people. We invite and will heartily welcome the return to republican ranks of for mer members of the party and all the patriotic citizens who may have been estranged by false allurements and in sincere and unkept pledges, for the time has come when they can plainlv see and knowingly understand that they are but the menial servants in the household of the democratic party. On this platform we, the republicans of Nebraska, not dismayed by past de feat, but thrice armed by the justice of our cause, will wage our political war fare against all challengers, whether coming against us under the single banner of democrats or populists, or arrayed under the double standard of fusionists. and never quit the battle until victory shall he our reward. To the other states Nebraska sends her greetings from this, the center of a great and free republic, as one of the great sisterhood of common wealths. linked together in a common and immortal destinv. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. After Senator Thurston had con cluded his speech, the following list of central committeemen was submitted by the odd numbered senatorial dis tricts to serve for two years: No. 1—F. W. Samuelson. Humboldt. No. 3—David Brown, Nebraska City. No. 5—H. M. Clark, Ithaca. No. 7—A. D. Beemer, Beemer. No. 9—J. R. Hanna, Greeley Center. No. 11—J. R. Manning. Carroll. No. 13—S. J. Wicks, O'Neill. No. 15—Frank H. Young. Broken Bow. No. 17—H. C. Miller. Grand Island. No. 19—William Husenetter, Lin wood. No. 21—George S. Emery, Beatrice. No. 23—J. E. Hasty, Fairbury. No. 25—J. M. Cox, Hampton. No. 27—E. C. Webster. Hastings. No. 29—F. M. Rath bun. McCook. A controversy having arisen in dis trict No. 11 between J. R. Manning and Mr. MiMes for the place, and the dis- * trict not being entirely represented in the convention, the election was re ferred back to the district for settle ment. The convention then adjourned. THURSTON TALKS. Just before the convention adjourn ed Senator Thurston, being called upon for a speech, said, in part: “Behold what a good and blessed thing it is for brethren to dwell to gether in unity. (Shout of amen from the audience.) I believe harmony is a great thing. I do not believe in the harmony of dictatorship, and I do be lieve in the harmony' of the will of the majority of the republican party. I said the same thing six years ago in a state convention, and have no occa sion now to repent of what was said on that memorable occasion. The wis dom of the majority is safer than the wisdom of the minority. The decree of the party is greater than the will of any living man. “Here I will express my thanks for the honor conferred. I have never asked a position at the hands of the party as a reward, and I have never asked an honor of the party as an earnest of future faithfulness to it. If I am ever called upon to serve the re publican party the service shall be given just the same whether I have been defeated or the views I have rep resented have prevailed. I shall be here in the state after congress shall adjourn till election wherever it shall be necessary to cause the election of the splendid ticket that has been put in the field today. I shall be here fol lowing up the republican flag, ready to walk with anybody under its fold. I am always ready to give up a personal feeling of discomfort for the good of the republican party. “I shall not weary this great con vention by giving a resume of the na tional issues that confront us. The re publican party has brought prosperity back, has opened the factories, has kept the wheels of the country going, has brought plenty to the table of the many and has brought happiness to the American home. The republican party b«s strengthened the money of the nation and has reorganized the monetary system till the money of this country is the best the world can show. It is already seeking avenues of investment all over the land. “The republican party has made the American flag more than it ever meant before. Today wherever it floats the greatest potentate of all the earth is tready to do it honor. The party has met every duty that has confronted it. The Philippine islands came into the hands of this nation and the party undertook without flinch ing the problem that it was most able of all parties to perform, to bring lib erty. civilization and happiness to the new peoples. Wherever the American flag flies it is honored. There it shall stay till it may be hauled down in honor.” PICK-UPS FROM THE PRESS. A perfect network of underground tunnels is proposed for Paris, which will rival its famous sewers. Indian widows in Sitka go into mourning by painting the upper part of their faces black down to their mouths. The estimated cost of the projected memorial bridge across the Potomac at Washington is from $1,000,000 to $2, 000,000. Berlin has seventy public monu ments, a larger number in proportion to the size of the city than that of any other European capital. In Germany and also in Holland girls are chosen in preference to young men in all employments in which they can be advantageously employed. The highest Prussian court has de cided that the American title of "doc tor” can not be used in Prussia with out a special permit from the govern ment. The Society for Ethical Culture at a recent meeting in Munich discussed a plan for the establishment of public libraries and reading rooms fashioned after American models. The sum of $2,637,000 has been ex pended in New Jersey, making 440 miles of good roads. Massachusetts has spent $2,637,300 on 250 miles, which are as perfect as any highways in Europe. There were 5S3 victims of the plague in the city of Bombay during the week ending February 16. More than 61, 000,000 people in India are afTected by the famine, and about 4,000,000 are in receipt of relief. SIX JOKES AND ONE MORE. Sillicus—Why did you never marry? Cynicus—Because I have conscientious scruples against divorce.—Philadelphia Record. Suburbanite—Today is one of the happiest of my life. Towne—Ah; mar ried or divorced? Suburbanite—Neith er; I put the lawnmower in the cellar for the winter this morning.—Brook lyn Life. Mile—And what did you say to Capt. Martell? Mary—That you’d be down in a minute, miss. Mile.—And what did he say? Mary—Please, miss, he said, “Then give me a kiss before she comes.”—Pick-Me-Up. She—Henry, dearest, I have at last discovered that I love you! He—Ah, you have heard, then, that my uncle has died and left me $5,000? She— Sir, after that remark, we must part forever! I heard it was fifty!—Judge. “Yes. sir." said Broncho Bob, “when I was east I was a regular literai’y lion. I got in with some people who are in terested in dialect.” “But you can’t write dialect.” “No, I can’t write it. but I kin talk it great”—Washington Star. He (telling a hair-breadth adven ture)—And in the bright moonlight we could see the dark muzzles of the wolves. She (breathlessly)—Oh, how glad you must have been that they had muzzles on!—Baltimore Jewish Comment. “It seems to me,” remarked the prospective tenant, as he noted four inches of water in the basement, “that this cellar leaks.” “Leaks! Not a hit of it,” spoke up the hustling agent. “Why, that water’s been here for a month; not a drop has escaped.”— Philadelphia Record. Of the 303,000,000 inhabitants cf China 40,000 are said to be direct de scendants of Confucius. “This is the seventh time you've been before me,” said the magistrate. “Yes," replied the culprit. “It’s strange how some men hold on to office.”— Philadelphia North American. BOEHS FCLLf FIGHT Make a Persistent Attack on the Division of General Eundle. OTHER COMMANDS COME TO HELP Heavy Artillery Firing, Hat Reports Are That Losses Are Small—General White Gets the Victoria Cross — The War Situation in General LONDON. May 2.—The following dis patch has been sent by Lord Roberts to the war office: “BLOEMFONTEIN. April 30—The Boers made very persistent attacks around Thaba N’Chu Saturday and Sunday. But the position which the Eighth (Rundle’s) division holds is strong and he had the assistance of Gordon's and Dickson's brigades, the cavalry under French and Smith-Dor rien’s infantry brigade, and a body of mounted infantry under Ian Hamilton. Pole-Carew’s division returned from De Wet’s Dorp yesterday.” Lord Roberts also reports additional casualities sustained during the fight ing of April 27 around Thaba N'Chu, consisting of Lieutenant Geary and two enlisted men killed and one officer and three enlisted men wounded. Neither the Commander-in-chief's nor the cor respondent’s dispatches throw any light upon the plans being adopted to oust the Boers from the neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu and how long before a determined effort will be made to re assert British superiority is only a matter of surmise. In the meantime the Boers are remarkably aggressive, especially in view of the large forces opposing them. A special dispatch from T haba N’Chu dated yesterday says they made a daring attempt to cut off a British convoy which got into oroken ground between Thaba N’Chu and De Wet’s Dorp, opening fire from the ad jacent hills, n the nick of time Gen eial Brabason. with a strong force of Yeomanry, returning from Wepener, arrived on the scene and extricated the convoy. The same special correspondent de scribes the dispositions of the forces at Thabu N’Chu as follows: General Rundle is covering the advanced camp facing the Boers’ position to the east, where they are strongly entrenched. General Ian Hamilton and General Smith-Dorrien occupy strong positions on the road to the north. Another dispatch says a column un der General Hamilton located the Boers to the northwest and an artil lery duel ensued, without result. All accounts tell of much artillery firing, with scarcely any casualities. It is hardly likely that two such forces can much longer patiently face ea h other without more stirring occur rences. General Brabant’s column is expected to join General French short ly. A number of Boers are reported to have been seen retiring north, but this Is scarcely authoritative. FIRES ARE STILL RAGING. Burning Forests Doan Immense Amount of Destruction * MENOMINEE. Mich., May 2.—The great forest fires are still raging along the line of the Wisconsin i Michigan railroad north of Fisher with disastrous results. The logging camps of Wells, Ludington and Van Sehaick, near Ames, have been de stroyed. In addition to those re ported destroyed yesterday are the cedar product villages of Swansons & Garner on the Wisconsin & Michigan railroad. All incoming trains from the north and from the St, Paul branch report fires raging in all direc tions. Demonstration* For Dewev. CHICAGO. May 2.—People of Chi cago and the western states today saw and cheered Admiral Dewey as he, at the head of a military and civic parade, was driven through the down town business streets of the city over a line of march that extended for over four miles. From a raised and beau tifully decorated position in the grand stand, erected on the Jackson boule vard side of the new federal building, the admiral reviewed the parade, in which nearly 100 different military and civic organizations from all parts of the state participated and which in cluded veterans of three wars—the Mexican, the civil and the Spanish American. More Latitude for Rank*. WASHINGTON. May 2.—Among the bills and resolutions introduced in the house today was the following: By Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio, bill amending the national bank ing laws so as to permit national banks to loan on real estate security a provision that the security shall be double in value the amount of the loan and that the aggregate of such loans shall not be above 25 per cent of the resources of the bank. Prepare for Convention. DES MOINES, la.. May 2— Iowa democrats will meet in the Auditor ium in this city Thursday morning to select delegates to the Kansas City convention. It is conceded that Cato Sells of Vinton and Charles A. Walsh of Ottumwa will be two of the four delegates at large. President 11a* a C'dd. WASHINGTON. May 2.—President McKinley is suffering from a cold con tracted on the trip to Canton. He is doing as much work as ever, but to his visitors it is apparent that he is con siderably indisposed. Induet Allen Into Office. SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, May 2.— The inauguration of Charles Herbert Allen, formerly assistant secretary of the United States navy, as first American civil governor of the island of Porto Rico, took place today. The ceremony was most impressive. Investigating the Strike. CHICAGO, May 2.—Beginning to morrow, the grand jury will begin an exhaustive investigation of the labor troubles now prevailing in this city. Late last night it was learned that the subpoenas issued by the grand jury yesterday were for the following con tractors to appear and testify tomor row: William E. O’Brien, president of the Building Contractors’ council; W. F. Behel, member of the executive board of Building Contractors’ council; Victor F. Falkenau, chairman press committee Building Contractors’ coun cil, and John Angus, president of the Angus & Gindele company. ADMIRAL DEWEY IN CHICAGO. A Grand Ball Given in Honor of the Dis tinguished Visitor. CHICAGO, May 2.—Never in the history of the great Auditorium has there been within its walls a sight more brilliant than that revealed last night, when the great ball given in honor of Admiral Dewey was at its height It was a decisive success from first to last in all its details, from the decorations on the walls to tfie reception proper which was ten dered to the admiral. Fully 2,000 persons were present. It being a naval ball, tho predom inating decorations were of white and green. A canopy was drawn over the hall, making it resemble a huge white-capped wave, the deep green at the bottom shading softly into the purest white at the topmost edge. At intervals around the tiers of boxes were placed white galleons, which seemingly started from the mist of bunting and delicatt^hued electric lights which concealed them a few feet from the prow, where dolphins arose from the imaginary sea below. Above each galleon rose a towering mast, bearing in relief a lion’s head and fluttering with the signal flags of the nevy. Behind the figure head of each galleon stood a sailor—a vet eran of the Spanish-American war— who saw active service in the Carib bean sea. Until after the admiral left the hall these men stood steadily peering out of the prowr of the fanci ful and beautiful ship. The bases upon which the galleons rested, the box fronts above and higher yet the railings of the balconies, were fes tooned with the prevailing colors of green and white, while between each of the two boxes and at the other end of the low tiers the national col ors were artistically grouped with the union jack. The doors of the ball room opened at 8 o’clock. As soon as the reception committee had taken position Ad miral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey entered. Immediately behind the admiral come with their wives the naval officers on duty in Chicago and the officers of the United States steamship Michigan. Behind the navy came the army, headed by Major General James F. Wade and Mrs. Wade, officers of General Wade’s staff, their wives, and officers of the garrison at Fort Sher idan and their wives. Officers of the revenue service followed and behind them came Brigadier General Charles Fitzsimons, commanding the First brigade of the Illinois national guard, and Mrs. Fitzsimons, members of General Fitzsimons’ staff with their wives, closing the procession with the city’s guests. The admiral and Mrs. Dewey, after they had exchangd greetings with the members of the reception com mittee, took their stand at Mayor Harrison’s right and to them were presented the guests of the city, who had followed them into the hall. ABOLISH PRESENT SYSTEM. Feeding In Tr n t Rj^e^Soon to Vndeig* a Change. OMAHA, Neb., May 2.—The line members cf the Transmlssouri Traffic association will abolish the feeding in-transit rates May 5. The plan agreed upon by the officials of inter ested lines and which will be ratified by the committee at the meeting to day is substantially as follows: The feeding-in-transit rate will be re sumed on a basis of an arbitrary of 7 cents per 100 pounds over the through Missouri river rate from the point of origination. Stock will be billed to the feeding point at the Missouri river rate. A correspond ing tonnage will be taken from the feeding lot on payment of the 7 cents pec hundred feeding arbitrary. Everything in excess of the in-rate will be charged on the basis of the local rate from the feeding point to market. Original shipments of cattle and no other will be permitted to go out on the billing. _ __ ___ .J •' TO WIPE OIT HAWAIIAN DEBT. Secretary Gage Prepares to Assume the Barden. WASHINGTON. May 2.—When Ha waii was annexed to this country it had a bonded debt of about $4,000,000, drawing a heavy rate of interest. This debt still exists, but under the act signed by the president today it is assumed by the United States. Secretary Gage does not intend that it shall be added to the bonded debt of the United States, if it can be paid immediately. The terms of the debt will be looked into and if they permit payment at any time the debt will be wiped out as soon aa the law goes into effect—in forty-five days. The Kentucky Case la Coart. WASHINGTON, May 2—The argu ment in the Kentucky governorship case was begun in the United States supreme court yesterday. The first presentation was made on behalf of Governor Taylor by Attorney Helm Bruce. He said Mr. Taylor’s con tention was for constitutional liberty, and that it was waged in a court of justice and not on a field of carnage, because in entering the union Ken tucky had surrendered its right of resistance. He came to this court on the basis of a principle laid down in a former opinion of the court, to the effect that the arbitrary exercise of power of government, unrestrained by regard for private rights and jus tice, could not be tolerated. Derision on Charch Law. LONDON, May 2.—The archbishops of Canterbury and York have ren dered judgment on the subject of the reservation of the sacrament. They said they were obliged to decide that the Church of England did not allow reservation in any form and those believing it ought to be permitted, while justified in endeavoring to get the law altered, were not justified in practicing reservation until the law was changed. The term “reservation of the sacrament” means the preser vation of some of the characteristic elements, especially the bread. Popnlistn of Missouri tp Convention. KANSAS CITY, May 2.—Sixteen straight-out populists, answering a call issued by W. R. Littell, chairman of the Missouri state central commit tee, for a state mass convention, met here yesterday and selected twenty three delegates to the national con vention at Sioux Falls. “There will be no fusion on the state ticket,” said Chairman Littell later. "Should the Sioux Falls con vention nominate Bryan there will probably be a fusion on electors.” Some confusion existed as to the place of holding yesterday’s gather ing, hence the small attendance. THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH Q°™ York. Chi(.ag. South Omaha aud Elsewhere. NEW YORk.Km';Ha.IN MARKct. depressions were imrJitli' HEAT—Early abroad, large Arg^S'^ *>' Weakness fairly good home weatherhlPments anJ Hrm at a partial i . , >‘ews; closed 72 7-16fc'73ci closing ,t—vaJTa,nce: May. <3_5-16c, closing at Yi G?i4c, closing at Tic 4 ' September. 73fa CORN'—Options easv at «r vorable news and ,Tst on the fa offerings. but tir.aIR .. country and closed steady ;lt t ‘U'' ”f.lth wheat advance: May 43 1 . decline to V»c to^c; July. 4:. l-;v,;r. ' 4r>'-.losing at September closed ,• I °*slnK at OATS-Spot. ste. lv Y • „ 27«.*i No. a White t; ' \°- r- 2Sc: No. 3. track mixed wester-i * Y '^"hlle- -^c; white. 28'a35c. Ooti'ns mJ>c; track, 3S3,2c$Ker: N"! »&«. Stl’SJJ: RYE—No. 2. 53’,c.' '‘2t‘ BARLEY—Good feedimr •>« ... t ■ choice malting. ;ju. .4. ’ ” 2t- falr to SEEDS-No 1 1 . timothy. $2.4". Clover <■ .. ,r! Y1 ?ritIl® PROVISIONS—Me-- Y’k , Krade/J‘ 31l.fl5W12.10. lend, („.r Yl' i. Vr ... —M 6.97U. Short rib- Ji . W.i.i0 Dry salted shouider.-VXd?’ Short clear siues (boxed > $: 1t$Yt, SOUTH OMAHA live ctocv SOUTH OMAll \ M , ' ;.STVC,K constituted the bulk of /. "rnt,‘'* there being about thirti a he market was cctii ., , .1 on *a,t*' little stronger. Th, 1 , ,,, generally a part of the week !,r, ' YT Y medium weight can’.. U‘ V il4'h.t an‘* There were not en., Y , flill> ,na',e up. to make a t.V . 'v cattle here kind. Cows and heifer- on ,thal a „ HDDS—Buyers s-emed t > want the hogs and they went after them in , hurrv S that everything w ,s sold Yml wdg'hed thafVam/fn'T |hT A haIf '2t '> loads that ~ame !n ,at** ha i to s. 11 a little b,w er. The quality of the hogs was better than usual on an average, and that fact helped out the market a good deal. The general run of the go«Mj hogs sold at $5 23 as against $3.17.,5.1:1. yesterday. Bight and mixed legs ,-dd at $5 20W6.25. and the l*etter grade .if heavy hogs sold from $>.25 up to $5.35. Quotations: Clipp-d wethers. Sa.3ima.40; clipped yearlings $5,404(5.61; clipped ewes, good to choice. $4 >>ni5 00 fair to good clipped ewes, $4.25>i4.*>i; good to choice Colorado w >,.ied lambs. $»;.7.v($ 7-00: fair to good w .-:, r;; w.iole.j'lambs. $K.:*04|h.k.i; good to choice clipped lambs, Sa.k-iYi.-,.90; fair to good clipped Iambs, $3.40415.65. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK KANSAS CITY. M v ; CATTLE Good active demand at unchanged prices: native steers. $4.U>U>.r>: stackers an! feeders. $4.t*)6i5 25; butchers’ cows and heifers. $3,904(4 *>: canntrs. $2.5 • g; fed westerns. $4. »’>i lv c T.-xans $3 >;t4i4.60. HOGS—Improved deman 1 at advance of TftlOc; heavy. $5.2"05.7: mixed. #5. UK; 5.23; lights. $4.904i:,.ir,; pigs. $4.5 •f4>5. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active. 104il5c higher: spring limbs. $7.50; Col 1 rado lambs. $k.fio4ik.v5; dipped Iambs, #5.90 'ok.00; clipped muttons. o5'y3.4"; culls. $3.504f4.50. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. May. 7— Steers, strong to shade higher; butchers' stock strong ar. I active; natives, good to prime steers. $4-75®5.75; poor to medium. H I'1®4.65; se lected feeders, choice, steady to strong. $4.25®5.00; mixed stcckers. steady to slow. J3.6tKf4.ld; cows. Jd. «».i 4..'t; heifers, J3.fr> ®4.&5; canners. J2.*5fi2JM; bulls. J2.S0@4.25; firm. J4.5tKi6.rt1); receipts, none. HOGS—Active. 5®He higher; top. 15.47 H; mixed and butchers'. J5.15®5.40; good to choice, heavy. J5.25® 5 tTH; rough, heavy. J5.WS5.20; light. J5.05® 3.324: bulk of sales. $5.23*‘.35. - -* SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep strong; lambs, strong to He higher, good to choice wethers. $5.25 t" 65; fair to choice, mixed, J4.50Ji5.25; sheep. J5 2Mn5.65; native lambs. J5.60®7.10; western lambs, J6.M© 7.10. LEAVE THABA VCHl! EOR GOOD. Boers Believed to He Trekking In North erly Direction. THABA N’CHP. May 7—The Boers have evacuated Thaba N'Chu hill and are believed to be still trekking, though one gun has shelled the camp intermittently. Scouts retired that some of the Boers retired toward Wepener. They believe the Boers evacuated the position during the night, trekking north-wardly in three lieneiai r rencn len toaay. wueiiii Rundle is in command here. It is ex pected that General Brabant will ef fect a junction at any moment. LONDON*. May 7.—Lord Roberts re ports to the War office as follows, under date of Bloemfontein. May 3: “We occupied Brandfort today with out much opposition and without, I hope, many casualties. The First brig ade of mounted infantry covered the left flank of the Fourteenth brigade of the Seventh division and the right flank was supported by the Fifteenth brigade. Pole-Carew's division ad vanced directly on Brandfort. The Boer army, which was under com mand of Delarey. retired in a north easterly direction." ACCRA. British Gold Coast Colony. May 7.—Sir Frederic Mitchel Hodg son, the governor of the colony, is still at Kumessi and his stay will prob ably be prolonged until September on account of the state of the roads. His personal danger has probably been minimized by diplomatic means. The telegraphic superintendent was wounded after repairing the line to a point within a few miles of ku massi, and communication is again stopped. . , ., More raiding in various parts of tho colony is reported. Russians for Her* Field#. PEKIN. 111., May 7.—Thd Illinois Sugar Refining company of Pekin has brought two car loads of Russian men women and children from Nebraska to work on their sugar beet farms, they having planted a very large acreage this spring in this section. Nominated for Congress. CHICAGO, May 7— Henry S. Bou tell was today, by acclamation renom inated to represent the Sixth con gressional district in congress Reso lutions were passed endorsing the bt. President McKinley, favoring a reduc Louis platform, the administration ot tion of the war revenue tax. urging the restriction of trusts perish in Forest Fires. MARQUETTE. Mich., May 7.—David Malafon, his wife and little child, set tlers near Crivitz, are missing ami i is feared that they perished in the re cent forest fires. Concede* the Increase. PITTSBURG. May 7.—At what was announced as the final conference of the officials of the Pittsburg coal com panies and the national and district officers of the mine workers’ associa tion held here today the wage dispute ot the day laborers was settled by the operators conceding the 20 per cent increase demanded. Honor* to the Halier. BERLIN, May 7.—Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has appointed Em peror William field marshal general of the Austrian army.