Nebraska Newspapers

    I TICKETJS NAMED
PARKER AND DAVIS DEMORACY’S
STANDARD BEARERS.
BOTH ARE BY ACCLAMATION
Two Full Nights of Strenuous Work
and Much Cxo.tcment—Friends of
Parker Have the Situation Well in
Hard.
ST. LOUIS.—The national demo
cratic convention met Friday moraine;,
hut the committee on platform being
unable to report, after an hour’s ses
sion, adjournment was taken to 8
o’clock in the evening.
Reassembling at that time, the ses
sion was continuous for ten hours,
nomination of Judge Parker for the
presidency taking place at 5:40 a. m.
It was a night of impassioned oratory
and of taunting invective. For ten
hours sensational demonstrations were
In evidence.
Parker lacked just nine votes when
the first roll call was ended, but before
the vote was announced Idaho chang
ed six votes to Parker and Nebraska
followed with two. Parker now lacked
but one, and West Virginia gave him
thirteen and Washington ten, making
brought his total to 698.
Before this could be announced,
Governor Dockery of Missouri with
drew Cockrell’s name, and moved that
Parker’s nomination be made unani
mous. This was done with a yell and
a demonstration was started. The bal
lot stood as follows: Parker, 658;
Hearst, 200; Cockrell, 42; Wall, 27;
Olnev. 37; McClellan, 3; Miles, 3;
Gray, S; Williams, 8; Towne, 2; Coler,
1. Total. 989.
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Two-thirds was required to nomi
nate. He speedily got the required
number by the change of Idaho, Neva
da and West Virginia, whose votes
brought histotal to 698.
The vote of Nebraska upon the pres
idential nominees was divided as fol
lows: Hearst, 4; Cockrell, 4; Olney,
1; Gray, 1; Wall, 1; Miles, 1; Patti
son. 4.
Everybody was too tired to engage
in much enthusiasm, and a motion to
adjourn to 5 p. m. was greeted with a
howl of affirmation, as the 11,000 spec
tators and 1,000 delegates made a
break for the exits.
All night long these thousands had
sat patiently and watched the waging
of a most extraordinary battle.
The climax of the night of sensa
tionalism came at 4 o’clock in the
morning, when, after eight hours of
noisy clamor, William Jennings Bry
an, in the midst of absolute silence,
began a speech, in which he seconded
the nomination of Cockrell of Mis
souri.
It was the event for which the con
vention had been waiting. He was
fighting to prevent the nomination of
Parker. But he was leading a forlorn
hope. In a fiery speech he seconded
the nomination of every candidate ex
cept Parker.
Senator Daniel concluded his read
ing of the compromise platform at 8:55
Friday night, and immediately moved
Its adoption, his was carried by an
overwhelming vote, as a part of the
prearranged program. The utmost con
fusion reigned during the reading,
Daniel’s voice being wholly inaudible
in the great hall.
Immediately after the adoption of
the platform Chairman Williams as
cended the steps and shouted, above
the din which greeted him: “The
clerk will now call the roll of states
for the nomination of a candidate for
president.”
For a few moments the convention
was in an uproar, the galleries join
ing. Then the secretary succeeded in
making himself heard, as he called the
name of the first state, in alphabetical
order. Alabama,
“Alabama yields to the Empire State
of New York,” screamed Delegate
Russell, jumping upon his chair, and a
roar of cheers went up as Martin W.
Littleton of New York mounted the
platform.
With the first words spoken in Lit
tleton’s strong, rich voice, silence fell
upon the vast assemblage, and he was
given the closest attention as he made
the speech nominating the man whom
destiny had already picked as the
choice of the party.
Ortly now and then w'ere there brirf
outbursts of applause and cheers,
when the speaker delivered a telling
sentence. These demonstrations swell
ed Into a roar of approval when Little
ton said:
“If you ask me why Judge Parker
has been silent, I answer because he
has not attempted to be the master of
his party, but is content to be its serv
ant.”
As he concluded his speech, the roar
became a hurricane, thunderous, tu
multuous, passing beyond all control.
States in the Parker column tore their
standards from the fastenings and be
gan a wild, shrieking march around
the hall: the Michigan delegation
mounting the platform and planting
Its huge banner behind the chair,
* while thousands of voices were joined
■ in a frenzy of sound.
When Iowa was reached in the roll
TIEN TSIN—A telegram from Chin
Wang Tao says the British gunboat
Espiegle reached there on her return
from New Chwang on July 8. It was
originally intended to prevent the Bs
piegle from leaving Chin Wang Tao
for New Chwang but the message to
this end was received too late. The
Russians did not allow her to enter
the harbor of New Chwang. This evi
dently was pre-arranged for the British
consul at New Chwang, C. Gross,
boarded the gunboat outside the har
bor and communicated with officers.
Both 8ides Report Losses.
LIAO YANG—Japanese, led by Chi*
nese guides, have badly cut up two
companies of Russian troops near the
village of Afatoy. During the thick
of a fog, Japanese surrounded and de
stroyed the Russian outposts. The rest
of the Russians at the post after a
desperate struggle cut their way
through the Japanese lines, losing
eighty of their men. The Japanese
also lost heavily. The British Chinese
squadron left for Lung Ching unex
pectedly.
Mexico’s Presidential Election.
MEXICO CIT*.—Reports from many
points show that the presidential elec
tion passed off quietly. Several thou
sand electors who were chosen will
assemble in this city during the sec
ond week of July for the purpose of
voting for the candidates for presi
dent. President Diaz will have no
opposition. The press quite generally
la favorable to Ramon Corral, at pres
ent minister of the interior, for the
vice presidency and he will no doubt
be elected.
Parker Goes to Church.
ESOPUS, N. Y.—In spite of the very
unusual hour at which Judge Alton B.
Parker retired Sunday morning after
receipt of the. news from St. Louis, he
was prompt in his departure for
church at Kingston. He drove with
Mrs. Parker to the Episcopal Mission
Church of the Holy Cross at Kingston,
of which his son-in-law. Rev. Charles
M. Hall, is rector. Mr. Hall has been
attending the St. Louis convention,
and in his absence Rev. Dr. Edward
Cooper of New Jersey occupied the
pulpit
call onfe cf the delegates slartel ^
small rict by referring to his state’s
“unpurehased and tmpurchasable dele
gation.” A roar of protest followed,
which continued until the speaker was
compelled to leave his place and find
a seat in the section assigned to Ala
bama.
At 3:35 in the morning, just gs the
first gleam of daylight appeared. Wil
liam J. Bryan appeared upon the plat
form and was given a tumultuous ova
tion.- By consent, the time limit upon
speechmaking was removed to permit
him to address the convention, defin
ing his position.
He spoke for fifty minutes, swaying
the great assembly with his passion
ate sentences concerning the history
of the party during the last eight
years. His hearers were with him in
sympathy, swept along by what was
perhaps the most remarkable address
he has ever made.
Nebraska, he stated, would not in
sist upon any one nominee, but would
loyally support any man of character
and good repute who might be chosen
by the party. He concluded, in a wild
•whirl of applause, by seconding the
nomination of Cockrell of Missouri.
Mr. Bryan was attentively listened
to, but his -words had not the effect of
changing opinion, as the nomination of
Judge Parker on the first ballot fully
demonstrated.
WATSON AND TIBBLE3.
The Springfield Convention Chooses a
Georgia and a Nebraska Editor.
SPRINGFIELD, III.—Thomas E.
Watson of Georgia for president and
Thomas H. Tibbies of Nebraska for
vice president was the ticket nomi
nated by the populist national conven
tion. The names of William V. Allen
of Nebraska and Samuel W. Williams
of Indiana were also placed before the
convention for president, but before
the list of states had been completed
in the roll call their names were with
drawn and Watson was nominated by
acclamation. Former Senator Allen
made good his word that he would
not enter into any scramble for the
nomination. While the nominations
were being made he twice instructed
the chairman of the Nebraska delega
tion to say that his name must not go
before the convention. In the face of
this, however, he received over forty
votes.
Whether Mr. Watson will accept
the nomination or not no one in the
convention seems to know and all
efforts to secure definite information
failed. Watson was quoted as say
ing that if the democrats at St. Louis
would nominate Hearst ho would sup
port him for president.
Williams of Indiana received only a
few votes, soon withdrawing and mov
ing to make Watson’s nomination
unanimous.
There were five nominations for
vice president, Thomas H. Tibbies of
Nebraska, Theodore B. Rynder of
Pennsylvania, L. H. Weller of Iowa,
George E. Washburn of Massachu
setts and Samuel W. Williams of In
diana. The two latter declined and
Tibbies received all the votes on the
first ballot.
J. A. Mallet of Texas was chosen
permanent chairman.
CHICAGO LIMITED DITCHED.
Fast Train on the Wabash Wrecked
Near St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS.—A special to the Globe
Democrat from Litchfield, 111., says the
Chicago limited on the Wabash rail
road, due in St. Louis at 7 p. m., and
half an hour late, was wrecked inside
the city limits. The train struck an
open switch and was overturned, and
seven of the nine cars burned.
It Is believed that twenty persons
perished in the second and third
coaches and that forty were injured.
Later.—A special to the Post-Dis
patch from Litchfield, 111., says that
nineteen dead and a number are
missing as a result of the wreck on
the Wabash railroad here last night,
when train No. 11, from Chicago, left
the track at a misplaced switch and
crashed into a line of freight cars
standing on a sidetrack. Seven hun
dred persons were on the illfated
train at the time it dashed into the
sidetrack.
The work of clearing the debris is
progressing as rapidly as possible
The remains of Hon. I. R. Mills, inter
nal revenue collector of the central
Illinois district, were sent to his home
in Deoatur this morning. Hundreds of
people who are in the city from va
rious points visited the scene of the
wreck. The telegraph offices have
been besieged with dispatches from
friends and relatives 01 >
posed to have been on the ill-fated
train. Edward T. Clapp, chief clerk
in the office of the president of the
Wabash, stated to the Associated
Press today that from all that, could
be learned, the misplaced switch at
Litchfield was tampered with by some
outside person. They had no definite
information as to who the culprit
might be. A thorough investigation
will be held, said Mr Clapp, after
which President Ramsey will be in a
position to make a statement.
CET A PLATFORM
THEN COMES SFEECHES NOMI
NATING CANDIDATES.
LITTLETON NAMES MR. PARKER
D. M. Delmas Places Before the Con
vention the Claims of W. R. Hearst
—Immense Throng Visits Audito
rium to Hear the Speeches.
ST. LOUIS—Much of Friday was
lost in waiting for the commitee hav
ing in preparation the platform, the
convention not reassembling until 8
p. m.
The democratic national convention
Friday night adopted a platform by a
viva voce vote and listened to nomi
nating speeches for president. Judge
Alton B. Parker was named by Martin
W. Littleton and William Randolph
Hearst by D. M. Delmas.
could be heard ten feet from the plat
form.
The great climax of the convention
—the nomination of a candidate for
president—followed immediately upon
the adoption of the platform. Chair
man Clark proceeded t6 that order «f
business without delay.
Alabama was called, and yielded to
New' York. Mr. Littleton’s speech im
mensely pleased the audience, and
when he concluded pandemoniunj
reigned. Flags were waved, banners
held aloft and, great as was the
crowd, delegates carrying the stand
ards of the Parker states paraded
through the convention, pushing,
trampling and fighting all who ob
structed their progress. The scene
was one of tremendous confusion.
Then was enacted a scene that re
called an incident of the democratic
convention in Chicago which nomi
nated \Y. J. Bryan. Like Minnie Mur
ray, the “woman in white.” who from
a gallery over the stage led the cheer
ing for Bryan, two girls in white
sprang to the front of the platform
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER.
Both orators were applauded at
length. Anti-Parker delegates at
tempted to create enthusi^m for their
candidates, but the Parker men re
mained undisturbed and unconcerned.
Nominating speeches for the favor
ite son candidates and seconding
speeches for both Parker ad Hearst
occupied the convention for several
hours.
The convention hall seats about 10,
500 people, and from appearance hun
dreds more had been admitted. The
floor and upper galleries contained
thousands of sweltering men and
women oblivious of the fact that the
crowded condition of the hall endan
gered every life.
The Coliseum interior looked like a
huge basin with bottom and sides
formed by closely packed persons. Not
an aisle could be seen. They were
filled by spectators who could find no
other place. Outside and in the
crowds were the same, except for the
fact that those within the hall were
satisfied and those without were tur
bulent.
As soon as the convention had been
called to order Chairman Clark an
nounced that the report of the com
mittee on resolutions was ready.
Senator Daniel read the report as
chairman of the committee. The con
fusion was so great that not a word
and waved flowers and flags. The j
young women were Misses Adele and
Evaline Haywood of St. Louis. With
renewed outburst the immense throng
cheered them until a picture of Judge
Parker on a six by nine canvas was
displayed. Thunderous cheering con
tinued fully fifteen minutes. Another
ten minutes elapsed before the chair
man dared to call the next state. Ar
kansas yielded to Tennessee and Sen
ator Carmack took the platform and
seconded the nomination of Judge
Pat*.;er. There was great confusion
during the speech. California, a
Hearst state, was next in order. D.
M. Delmas of that state was recog
nized. and there was some cheering
as he made his way to the platform,
but it was not prolonged. The hall
was a bedlam when Mr. Delmas con
cluded.
Port Arthur Fleet Intact.
PARIS.—The French ambassador at
St. Petersburg has been advised by the
foreign office in response to his in
quiries relative to the Japanese re
port of the destruction of some Rus
sian shins at Port Arthur, the govern
ment answering that Vice Admiral
Togo’s report was incorrect, as sub
sequent official reports from Port Ar
thur showed that the Russian fleet
wras intact.
READY TO FIGHT AND DIE.
Japanese Anxious to Go Back and
Battle.
CHINAMPO.—The steamer Man
jchuria, having on board a party of
Japanese statesmen, foreign attaches
and correspondents who are making
a tour of inspection of the theater of
war. has been fogbound for five days
off this port.
On the evening of July 1 the Man- j
churia met a number of Japanese
transports. A Japanese mail steam
ship passing here had on board 100
survivors of the battleship Hatsuse,
which was sunk off Port Arthur May :
15 by striking a mine. The survivors :
are bound for a naval base, where they j
will join the torpedo flotilla. Many of
the men are scarred from the frightful
burns received from the explosion of
shells. All appear anxious to return
to active service, saying that it is
wrong for them to live when their
comrades are dead. With fanatical
enthusiasm they are desirous of tak
ing every risk.
When birds cease to sing rain ana
thunder will probably occur.
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Railroad_Wins the Suit.
WASHINGTON—As a result of the i
allowances made by the Union Pacific
railroad to the grain elevators of the
Peavey Co., at Council Bluffs and Kan
sas City, the Intersttae commerce com
mission holds that the compensation
paid for the elevator or transfer serv
ice by the Union Pacific is not unrea
sonable, that the Union Pacific is en
titled to perform the work Itself or
hire it done by others and is not guilty
of wrong doing because they are aided
more or less in other ;ine»of business
in which they are engaged.
Sale of Newspapers Forbidden.
ST. PETERSBURG.—The sale of
the newspapers Novosti has been for
bidden because of the publication by
that journal of a dispatch from Lon
don eulogizing the ten-column article
by Count Tolstoi on the Russio-Japan
ese war, recently published in the
London Times.
HAVANA—The moderates with
nearly a twe-thlrds majority elected
Senbr Malberry, speaker of the house
of representatives and otherwise or
ganized the houa»
c
JAPS ON THE OFFENSIVE.
Reports of Skirmishing All Along the
Line.
ST. PETERSBURG—General Sakha
roff says the Russian losses during the
fighting on July 6 have not been defi
nitely ascertained. In a long dispatch
to the general staff, dated Thursday,
he reports outpost skirmishes over a
wide territory throughout July 5 and
6. which indicate a general advance
of the Japanese, who the driving back
the Russian advance posts. He says:
“In general, we observed on July 6
that the enemy was taking the offen
sive simultaneously along his whole
front, extenuing from the seashore as
far as the valley of the Chin Chan
river. On the morning of July 7 a
vast camp of the enemy was discov
ered in the neighborhood of Siaok
hetzza. At 8 a. m. July 7 the enemy
occupied the neights near Baositchja.”
WASHINGTON—Consul General
Gottschalk at Calao, reported to the
state department by cable today that
cholera had broken out at Salaverry,
a Peruvian coast town.
Mr. Healy Talked Plainly.
LONDON—In the course of the dis
cussion of the Irish land bill in the
house of commons Timothy M. Healy.
nationalist, fiercely atacked John E.
Redmond, the Irish lea.der for selling
his estate on the basin of twenty-four
and a half years’ purchase. His re
marks were greeted with a prolonged
uproar and cries t*r “traitor.” Mr.
Healy said the nationalists had hon
ored him (Healy) by turning him out
of the party in December. 3»00. This
statement was fiercely resented by the
nationalists.
Russian Troops May Be Cut OK
CHE FOO—A small Japanese forci
occupied Kai Ping on June 23 and
found the Russians had fallen bat*
to Tai Tcho Kiao. The Japanese «£.
pected that a battle would be fougV
at Tai Tchi Kaio, but in other quit
ters it is believed that the Russia**,
probably will retreat to Liao ang, as
otherwise they would be cut off a»
Hai Cheng by the Taku Shan division
of the Japanese army. It is possibH
that this has occurred, as the Take
Shan division was within striking dl*
tance of Hai Cheng a weak; ago.
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA COUNTY VALUATIONS.
Strangs and Peculiar Tales Told by
Assessors’ Figures.
LINCOLN.—Strange and peculiar
are the tales told by the assessors’ fig
ures of the various counties. From the
reports received by Secretary Ben
nett ot the state board of equalization
it was evident that the schools in Ban
ner, Logan and Hayes counties will
encounter serious financial difficulties
during the next year. Revenues will
be decreased, because the assessed val
uations have fallen o.T.
It may be necessary to close the
schools in some of the districts. Un
der the old law the teachers barely
secured their wages, and it was nip
and tuck to pay school expenses with
the maximum levy. With a decrease
and the levy expanded to the limit, it
is doubtful if the schools can be kept
open under the operation of the new’
law.
Including railroad property, the of
cial figures on assessments are as fol
lows in twenty-five counties:
1903.
254.311.00
2.367.683.00
4.903.321.36
1. •556.706.00
2.566.594.00
712.566.00
1.718.608.00
C55.541.00
2,265.568.08
1.650.092.25
779.606.00
2.672.979.99
2.509.468.00
394.594.00
1.48S.557.90
1.914.646.60
2.206.971.96
439.467.20
2.970.873.00
590.163.26
1,257.929.13
2,439.426.04
978.834.41
577.891.00
1.094.690.00
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Butler
Cass .
Cheyenne
"'uming
Deuel
Dakota
Dundy .
Fillmore
Furnas
Ctospcr
Hall ...
Hamilton
Hayes ..
Howard
Merrick
.V uckolls
Perkins
Pawnee .
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Red Willow
Sarpy ...
Sherman
Thurston
Valley ...
Totals .*39.137.680.41 $64,621,792.09
While in Hayes there is an increase,
it is so small that the schools will suf
fer.
1904.
* 1SS97S.56
5.651.D82.00
7 449.492.16
1.910.013.01
5.566.190.30
928.593.46
2.014.624.73
825 661.12
4.831.061.98
2.241.53*79
1,034 225.63
4.520.748.00
4.475.796.00
408.770.44
2.150.502.00
3:772,810.2.
3.602.964.00
5.83.422.00
3.842.800.00
641.374 06
1.398.327.13
3.228,405.25
1,350.134. 90
669.247.00
1.904.138.00
Dogs in Nuckolls county are valued
at 2 cents each for the purpose of as
sessment. So declare the owners un
der oath. While the 2-cent figure is !
not used on the schedules, that is the
way it finally figures out, when the
returns are averaged.
Body Found in River.
WEST POINT—The body of Domi
nie Brazda. Sr., who disappeared on
the night of the Fourth of July at the
Riverside park, was found on a sand
bar in the middle of the river about
half a mile below the park. The body !
is badly decomposed and it will be
very difficut to determine the exact ]
cause of death. Rumors of foul play
have been industriously circulated, but
the general opinion seems to be that
the death was purely accidental and
that the deceased, berng very old and
feeble, wandered away in the darkness
and fell into the river.
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Organize Oil and Gas Company.
BEATRICE—A stock company to be
known »3 the American Central Oil
and Fuel company, incorporated under
the laws of Arizona, has been organ
ized in this city with a capital stock
of $500,000. The company has pur
chased a tract of 240 acres of land
in the oil fields of Kansas, which it
proposes to develop. The principal
nlace of doing business will be at
Thayer, a small town located not far
from the company’s property.
Burglars Make Start at Bank.
BEAVER CITY.—The bank at Edi
son was broken into the other night.
The burglars succeeded in gaining en
trance to the vault, but were fright
ened away before they could blow the
safe.
Cyrus Dunn rs Free.
LINCOLN.—Cyrus Dunn, the young
man who struck a companion with a
ball bat, is free. After serving almost
ten years, his sentence was commuted
by Governor Mickey. Dunn was con
victed in Washington county. He be
came involved in a controversy during
a baseball game, and the Wow he land
ed on his antagonist led to the death
of the latter a few hours afterward.
Oldest Lincoln Pensioner.
LINCOLN. — Mrs. Lucy Bradley,
aged 99 years, appeared at the court
house to have her pension voucher
signed. She is the oldest pensioner in
Lancaster county. She is in excellent
health and can sign her name in a
cl^ar hand without using glasses.
Rushed Special Kills Pedestrian.
NORFOLK.—On its first trip the
Rosebud special, leaving Omaha at
midnight, killed John Detrandt, near
Winnetoo. He was sleeping on the
track. Detrandt was a farm hand
walking home after celebrating.
Delegates Fty* Reports.
LINCOLN.—Reports have been filed
with Governor Mickey by John Davis,
secretary of the stare board of chari
ties. and A. M. Clark of Omaha, mem
ber of the board, in regard to their ex
perience as delegate to the national
charities conference at Portland, Me.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Clark were the
ones accredited to make a report out
of the Nebraska delegation of eleven
member^. The delegates tell an inter
esting story of their visits to a number
of the charitable and penal institutions
of eastern states.
Farmer Killed by Lightning.
SCOTS BLUFF.—In a terrific storm
that passed over this place J. F. Dra
per was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. The storm was one of
the worst in the remembrance of the
oldest settler. About three inches of
rain fell, filling the Irrigation ditches
and in many cases doing damage to
crons bv overflowing. J. F. Draper
and Andrew Fraily were on a load of
hay whfen the lightning struck, killing
Draper and tearing a shoe from Fraffy.
who was not injured beyond a severe
shock.
THE STATE AT LARGE.
J. H. Morehead has been made gen
eral manager of the Fails City Tele
phone company. The company is mak
ing many Improvements.
Anton Gottstein, a carpenter of
Lodge Pole, was instantly killed by
falling from a load of lumber while on
the way to Rush Creek ranch.
Twenty-five representative business I
and professional men met and effected
the organization of what will be known !
as the Plattsmouth Commercial club.
Richardson county has 570 acres of j
school land. This w as appraised at j
$1,965, but the new valuation makes j
it $11,306 and increased the rent $558. j
Orin Presba of Valley, a veteran of
the Philippine war, while in the act
of tossing into the air a cannon crack
er, was severely injured. The cracker
exploded prematurely and Presba re
ceived two lacerations of the abdomen
and one of his hands was severely in
jured.
A Mr. Adams, an inspector under the
immigration bureau, has just com
pleted a canvass of the Chinese resi
dents of Grand Island, of whom there
are not over ten, to ascertain their
right to be there under the present
laws. All of them were able to show
the proper credentials.
The following is the mortgage rec
ord of Sarpy county during the month
of June, 1904: Farm mortgages filed,
3, amount $4,450; released, 5, amount
$6,735. Town mortgages filed, 1,
amount $075; released, 1, amount $300.
Chattel mortgages filed.13. amount $3,
751.50; released. 5. amount $6,115.70.
The Beatrice fire department was In
spected by H. L. Harper, chief, Mayer
Schultz and the water committee o»
the city council. A water fight be
tween four companies of the depart
ment occurred , in which Lester Lewis,
a member of one of the participating
companies, was injured about the
head, receiving a broken ear drum.
James A. Blair, of Jefferson county,
was killed in a runaway accident near
Powell. The deceased was 83 years.
5 months and 18 days old. He was an
interesting character. Having come to
Jefferson county from Ohio, his native
state in 1859, he was perhaps the
earliest pioneer living at the time of
his death. He was the father of fifteen
children, eleven of whom, with his
wife, survive him.
A destructive wind and hail storm
visited Beatrice and that section. A
very heavy rain accompanied the hail,
which covered a strip of country about
twelve miles wide north and south.
All vegetation in the path of the hail
has been practically cut to the ground.
In Beatrice nearly every house had !
windows broken. At the green house
in West Beatrice over 1.000 panes of
glass were broken.
A general estimate or the applica
tions that passed through the land of
fice at Broken Bow for three days was
made after the doors closed, and re- j
eulted as follows: One thousand ap- 1
plications filed. 395 passed upon; 277 ]
approved and 118 rejected. The work
progressed smoothly and rapidly, espe
cially during the last two days. Re
ceiver Reese and Registar Whitehead
are both well pleased with the manner
in which the crowd conducted itself.
State Architect Tyler was in Grand
Island inspecting th£ soldiers’ home
grounds with a view to the erection of
the new laundry bdilding. coramis
sa/y department and upper floor smok
ing rooms for which the last legisla
ture made an appropriation of $6,000.
Mr. Tyler has plans for the building
which meet with the approval of Com
mandant Askwith, and it is expeeted
that the work of construction will be
gin at once and be pushed to comple
tion as rapidly as possible.
Judge Evans convened court at York
long enough to sentence Frank Shel
don, alias George Valway, to five years
in the penitentiary and impose a fine
of $100. This was for forging check
signed W. M. Otto and passed upon the
State Bank of Bradshaw for $621.
A Northwestern through freight
train was broken into sometime before
its arrival in Fremont the other morn
ing. Railroad men who went to the
yards at 7 o'clock discovered evidences
of theft, and on examination found
that a considerable quantity of goods
had been/removed from a car of mer
chandise, though the exact loss can
not be ascertained until an invoice is
taken.
Governor Mickey and Attorney Gen
eral Prout have started suit in the su
preme court against the State Journal
company for the sum of $72,500. It is
alleged that the state has been de
frauded of this sum by the illicit pub
lication and sale of supreme court re
ports. The rumor that the State Jour
nal company has been selling the re
ports has been in circulation for some
time. It has been quietly investigated
and as a result the suit was filed.
A force of men last week began
making the excavations for the new
government building to be built in
Hastings. It is the purpose now to
keep things moving incessantly until
the edifice shall be completed.
Lieut. Roderick Dew, son of Col. J.
S. Dew of Tecumseh. who graduated
from West Point Military academy re
cently, has received his army assign
ment. He will join the Nineteenth
regulars at Vancouver barracks. Lieu
tenant Dew was sworn into the service
by his father. Colonel Dew. He will
report for duty in September.
The 7-year-old son of Herman
Kracke, residing a few miles southeast
of Elk Creek was severely injured by
being kicked on the right jaw by a
colt. All of the teeth on that side
of his face were loosened and three
of them had to be pulled.
The board of directors of the Com
mercial club of Beatrice at a special
meeting decided to organize a com
pany to bore for oil or gas in the
vicinity of Beatrice. The committee
appointed to investigate and report on
the feasability ot this plan reported
favorable to the project.
THE VICE FBES1DENCY.
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia Nom
inated by Acclamation.
ST. LOUIS—With the announce
ment of the nomination of Chief Jus
tice Alton B. Parker early in the morn
ing an adjournment was taken until
afternoon, andv the great convention
hall w;as quickly emptied of its wear
ied delegates and spectators. The ter
rific strain of the night was over and
there was a general movement in tho
direction of the hotels.
It was 5:37 when the afternoon ses
sion opened. A motion was made and
adopted that speeches nominating can
didates for the vice presidency bo lim
ited to ten minutes, that five minutes
be allowed for seconding speeches and
that the number be limited to three.
Roll call of states was then called
for the presentation or candidates for
vice president. Alabama was called
several times with no response, but
finally Mr. Russell of that state an
nounced that Alabama would give way
to Illinois.
Samuel Olschuler of Illinois arose
and announced that Freeman Morris
would speak for that state.
Mr. Morris took the platform to
name James R. Williams of Illinois.
The roll call of states proceeded and
when Nebraska was reached the re
sponse was a statement that it waited
with interest the choice of New York.
New York requested to be passed
when called on the roll.
Maryland seconded the nomination
of Davis of West Virginia.
At this point in the session there
was uproar over rumors of a telegram
that had been received from Judge
Parker, nominee for the presidency,
which Senator Culbertson of Texas
and others thought ought to be con
sidered before the convention went
any further. The former said: “For
reasons which are obvious to ail the
delegates here it seems to me that
we ought not to proceed at this time
to nominate a candidate for vice pres
ident.”
Adjournment was thereupon taken.
The leaders disappeared irad the ses
sion closed with an atmosphere of
tense expectancy as to what would oc
cur when it reconvened at /:30 p. m.
The convention did not go into ses
sion promptly at the time appoEited.
although the greater number of dele
gates and alternates were in their
seats, keyed up to a high pitch of ex
citement over the possible events of
the night.
During the course of the proceed
ings the following message from Judge
Parker was read:
“I regard the gold standard as firm
ly and irrevocably established, and
shall act accordingly if,the action of
the convention today shall be ratified
by the people. As the platform is si
lent on the subject, my views should
be made known to the convention, and
if it is proved to be unsatisfactory to
the majority, I request you to decline
the nomination for me at once, so that
another may be nominated before ad
journment.”
A message was proposed to be sent
to Judge Parker as follows:
“The platform adopted by this con
vention is silent on the question of
monetary standard because it is not
reagrded by us as a possible issue in
this campaign, and only campaign is
sues were mentioned in the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the
,views expressed by you in the tele
gram just received which would pre
clude a man entertaining them from
accepting a nomination on said plat
form.” (Applause.)
A great deal of discussion followed,
some favoring sending of the message,
others not.
Bryan said he was opposed to send
ing the telegram as framed. “If the
gold standard is a good thing, then
why run away from it? Why not put
it into your platform?”
His declaration that the sending of
the telegram to Judge Parker was a
declaration for the gold standard side
and his statement that if the democ
racy was to say so frankly was greet
ed with a shriek of applause from the
galleries, and one man with a strong
voice yelled. “That’s right.”
Loud applause greeted Mr. Bryan’s
remark that it was a manly thing in
Judge Parker to express his opinions
before the convention adjourned, but
it would have been a manlier thing
had he spoken before the convention
met, was again cheered.
After some further debate a roll call
was ordered on the question of the
adoption of the reply to Judge
Parker’s message. As the roll can
proceeded it was evident that the
motion to send the message to Judge
Parker would be carried by an over
whelming majority. The result was
announced to be 774 ayes and 191
noes. and the message was ordered
sent by the convention.
The vote closed the incident. It
had been provocative of some feeling
and much anxiety on the part of the
party leaders, but from the first of
the evening session it was evident
that they had the situation well in
hand.
The order of business now went
back to the point where Governor
Vardaman sprung the Parker tele
gram rumor and a recess when the
roll of states was about to be called
on the vote for the nomination for
a candidate for vice president and
the chair directed that the roll should
be called. Announcement of the vote
revealed that Henry G. Davis of West
Virginia had received 652 votes, being
150 less then the necessary two-thirds.
He then received the nomination by
acclamation.
Convicts California Lyncher.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal.—James Cow
an, a Mojave miner, charged with the
murder of James Cummings, a negro,
who was lynched at Mojave on March
19, was, on Thursday, convicted of
manslaughter. The jury recommend
ed the prisoner to the mercy of the
court. One juror stood out all night
for murder in the first degree, with
the death penalty. The other mem
bers of the mob who went to the jail
with the intention of tarring and feath
ering the negro may now be prose*