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U lji lw The Chief C. D. HALE, Publisher RED CLOUD NEBRASKA IOGOT0SI0CH MANY ATHLETES WILL ATTEND OLYMPIC GAMES. MEET DEATH AT NIAGARA FALLS Dock V Falls Collapse Under Heavy StrainWomen Cluba Gathering at San Francisco 8t. Louis Wcnts Convention. liondon. At least halt of tho RhodcB ucholars at Oxford will Jour noy to Stockholm for tho Olympic games. It was expected that more would ko, but reports of the heavy admission and hotel charges deterred moat of tho Btudciits who are depend ent entirely on the Rhodes fund for their support. Iangc of Oklahoma and Zelgler of Iowa have been in active training and they may appear at Stockholm as mcmberH of the AincrU can team. Lnngc has been sprinting In good time lately, and he hopes to regain his old-time form In the high Jump. Xlcgler is oiiBlly the superior of any of the English college weight men, and ho may prove a valuable second string"" ;nnn for the American team. Twenty Drowned In Niagara River Uuffalo, N. Y. Uptwecu tlfteen and twenty persons were drowned and n number Injured when a fifty-foot dock at Eagle Park, Niagara Island, Niagara river, collapsed under the weight of 250 pornous, precipitating them Into twelve feet of water. Up to midnight eight bodies had been recovered, of whom six were Identified. Women Clubs at Frisco. San Francisco. A convention that will rival in Importance and numbers the great democratic battle to be staged in Haiti moro on June 2!i will assemble here on tho same day. This mooting Is thp biennial convention oi tho General Federation of Women's Clubs, and Its ten-day session will bo attended by over 10,000 women from vpry part of tho United States. St. Louis Wants It. St. Louis. St. Louis will bo a con tcstant for the convention of tho "pro gresqivo par.ty," offspring of tho Roosevelt presidency boom, which, ac cording to tho Colonel's adherents, will convene some time in August. Chicago, Cleveland. Denver and Ral tlmore are also seeking tho conven. tlon. ' Mack May Not Preside. Baltimore. Owing, to the death ol his mother, word of which event reached him Saturday night, it Is prob nblo that Norman E. Mack, chairman of tho democratic national convention will not call the democratic national convention to order Tuesday. In case tho chairman Is absent tho duty will devolve upon Dr. P. u Hall of Lin coln, Neb., the vlco-chalrman. Sad Ending of Picnic. Stella. Nob. Wilson Else, aged twenty-four years, single, his sister, Grace, aged thirteen, children cf El mer Else, and Minnie Halth. aged eight, daughter of Charles Halth. were drowned In the Nemaha river near a bridge about otlo mile from Nemaha City at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. All live near Shubort and with others were picnicking. Hunting for Bandits Durant, Okla. Scores of armed men from Bokchlto, Durant and and McAl later are scouring tho country for ban dlts who robbed tho First State bank of Bokchlto of $3,000 Friday and In an hours battlo with citizens, probably fata ly wounded Robert Kelly and nun Dudley Moran. Will Try to Impeach Archibald. Washington. Tho houso Judiciary commltteo Friday voted to report In favor of tho Impeachment of .Tudgo R M. Archibald, of tho commerce court, on charges of business Intimacy with railroads having litigation before hln court. Tho commltteo vote for Im peachment was unanimous. Indian 118 Years "ofd. Muskogee, Okln.-John Black, a Cherokeo half-blood, residing near Brushy mountain, claims tho dlstlnc tlon of being tho oldest man In Okla homa and perhaps In t he United states. Ho bu-h that as near as ho ran remember the date of his birth It was in 1792, and that ho was refused admittance Into the union army In tho civil war becauso of his age. Accord Ing to his figures nnd friends and rcl. atlvcB who know him. he Is us yean of ago. Italy has agreed to a conference of tho powers for tho settlement of tho war with Turkey, according to a dis patch from Rome. If Turkey Is will. Ing, an armistice will be speedily ar ranged. ' Anniversary of Waterloo. London. Tuesday was tho nnniver nary of tho battlo of Watorloi and a representative of tho Duko of Welling ton traveled to Windsor castlo to present n small banner In accordanco with tho terms on which tho duko KoldB tho estate voted by parliament TAFT AND SHERMAN PRE8IDENT AND VICE. PRE8IOENT RENOMINATED. TAFT NAMED ON FIRST BALLOT Work of National Convention Goes With a Rush When the Contest Cases Are Disposed of. President WILLIAM H. TAFT Vies President. .JAMES 8. SHERMAN Chicago. William Hownrd Taft was renominated for president of the United States by the republican na tional convention at D:2fi o'clock Sat urday night. Less than an hour later, James Schoolcraft Shcrmun was re nominated for tho vice presidency. Both nominations were made on tlie first ballot. Senator La Follotto's tmr r was thu only iihiiio presented to the convention for tho presidential nomina tion besides that of Taft. Sherman's was tho only name presented for the vice presidency. A motion from New Hampshire to make his nomination unanimous wns declared out of ord jr. Tho vote for tho presidential nom ination was: T.ift, GG1; Rcosovc!', 107; La Follettc, 41: Cummins. :?: Hughes, 2; present and not voting, 34S; absent, 2. Tho voto on tho vice presidency nomination was: Sherman, 597; Borah, 21; Merrlam, 20; Hndley, 14; Beverldge, 2; Gillette, 1; absent, 7; not voting, 352. The convention amid groat confus ion adjourned sino die at 10:29 p. in. At no time was thero an indication of u walkout of Roosovelt delegates. They expressed their revolt In silence. In the confusion just before adjourn ment a resolution was adopted giving the national committee power to de clare vacant the seat of any man on the committee refusing to support the nominees of tho regular convention of 1912. Nebraskans Join Revolt. Chicago. Tho Nebraska delegation attended tho meeting of I Roosevelt delegates who declined to participate In the work of the convention. "The work of tho credentials com mittee," H. E. Sackett, tho Nebraska" member said, "was In repeated in stances absolutely indefensible." Victor Makes a Venture. Victor Rosewater, retiring chairman of tho republican national committee, appeared on tho Jloor in tho midst of the Pennsylvania delegation, whero the delegates wero making u great fuss over him. shaking hands and patting him on the back. It was another evi dence of tho wave of good humor which had swept over the convention since yesterday. The Texas delegates also had n call from Rosowator. One big delegate lifted thu former chairman In his arms while tho convention cheered. Emblem of New Party. Chicago. A bandana hnndkerchloS was adopted as tho "Roosevelt battle Hag" .Most of tho delegates at the Sunday meeting wore Naming ban danas Med around their arms and oth ers were distributed by the hundreds to the crowds. Tho bandana, It was said stands for the plain people who ordinarily use It. "We are plain people here, and this Is u movement of tho plain people," tald one of tho delegates. Colonel Roosevelt gave his sanction to the "battle nag" by appearing Sun day night with one In his hand. His dai'ghter. .Mrs. Nicholas Laugworth. wrro a bandana on her hat. Boys Were Released. Tarrytovwi, N. Y. The thrco boys who caused an accident to tho train carrying Theodora Roosovelt to Chi cago wero released without punish ment when they explained that they wero "playing robber" on tho torraco abovo tho trucks and had started to dig a cuvo in tho embankment Just be noath tho boulder when the big rock becamo loosened and rolled down to the track. Tho rock did not touch tho rails, they said. - aBBBBBBBBBBaEr SaBBBBBBBBBBBalSk' aBBBBBBBBBBBnRH' WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. President Taft Thinks Crisis Is Averted. Washington. President Taft lssiiml the following statement: "A national convention of one of the great parties Is ordinarily Important only nn a preliminary to a national campaign for tho election of tho presi dent. Tho Chicago convention Just ended Is much more than this nnd is ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE. The Wisconsin U. 8. Senator Who Re ceived 41 Votes. in itself tho end of a pre-conventlou campaign presenting a crisis more threatening nnd issues more complete t!i mi those or the election campaign which Is to follow between the two great national parties. "Thu question here at sltikn was whether the republican party was to change Its attitude us the chief con servator in the nation of constitutional representative government and was to weaken thu const llutlonnl guarantees of life, liberty and property and nil other rights declared t acred In the bill of rights, by abandoning the prin ciple of absolutely Independence of the Judiciary, essential to (ho maintenance of those rights. "The campaign carried on to siize the republican party and make it the Instrument of reckless ambition and the upsetting of the fundamental prin ciples of our government was so sud den and unexpected that time was not given clearly to show to the peo plo and the party the dangers which confront them. "It was sought to break the wise and valuable tradition against giving more than two terms to uny one man In the presidency and the dangers which confronted them. "Thu Importance of the great victory which has been achieved cannot bo overestimated. All over this coun try patriotic people arc breathing more freely that a most serious menace to our republican Institutions has been averted. "It Is not necessary now to speak of the result In November or of the Issues which urlse between the republican nnd democratic parties lu the presiden tial campaign to follow. It will bo tlmo to do that after the action of the Baltimoro convention. "It Is enough how to say whatever may happen In November, a great vic tory for tho republican party and the people of tho United States has al ready been won." LaFollette and Deneen Regular. Walter L Houscr, campaign man ager for Senator IaFollette said: "Senator LaFollotte expects to con tinue nctive work in tho ranks of the JAMES S. SHERMAN. Renominated for the Office of Vice President. republican party. Ho bulloves that through this party, will be carried out tho progressive Idea." "I am u republican," said Governor Deneen of Illinois. "Tho republican national conven tion nominated Mr. Taft. I am the republican party's candidate for gov ornor. That should be sufficient to state my position." Woman Aviator Killed. Springfield, HI. Mrs. Julia Clark of Denver, an aviator, was killed during a practice flight at tho , state fair grounds here. The tip of tho wing of a biplane lu which she was flying, struck the limb of a treo In tho center of the race track enclosure and tho mnchluo dashed to tho ground, turning turtle. Mrs, Clark's skull was crushed. She was rushed to a hospital in an automo bile and died a few minutes later. 1 3MH t.sjtfiujB bsbbb97 WGtLfitr jsSkIiv TO LEAD NEW PARTY FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS RALLY TO ROOSEVELT 8TANDARD. A SECOND CONVENTION IS HELD Gather In Orchestra Hall and Pledge Their Support to the Former President. May Hold An other Meeting. President.. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Chicago. Former President Theo dora Roosevelt wuh nominated for pres ident on an Independent ticket in the dying hours of the republican national convention in which he had met de feat. The followers of Colonel Rooscielt gathered in Orchestra hall, less than a mile from the coliseum, and pledged their support to the former president. In accepting Colonel Roosevelt ap pealed to the people of all sections, reg.irdhf-s of party affiliations, to stand with the founders of the new party, ouu of whose cardtnul principles, ho said, was to be, "Thou shall not steal." The Informal nomination of Colonel Roosevelt was said to be chiefly for the purpose of effecting n temporary organization. National Convention Later. Beginning at once a call Is to be limned for a state eotuentlon in Illinois, COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. the work of organization will bo pushed forwnrd rapidly, state by state. Later, probubly early In August It is intended that a national convention shall be held. Colonel Roosevelt, lu accepting tl.i nomination, suld he did so on the un derstanding that he would willingly step aside If It were tho desire of the new party when organized to select another candidate. A speech nominating Colonel Roose velt was made by Comptroller Pender grast of New York, who was to have presented the colonel's name to the convention. William Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania law school, who was to make a speech sec onding him, delivered the speech which he had prepared for the republican na tional convention. Although no public announcement was made until late in the day of the meeting which was to result In the formation of a new party, word of the plan was flashed about the -lty and when the doors were opened a crowd had gather, extending for nearly a block on Michigan uvenue. Sing Patriotic Songs. The crowd sang songs with n pipe organ accompaniment. First, tbo crowd stood nnd sang "Columbia" and other putrlotic airs when the organist struck up "Auld Lang Syne." Tho crowd sang again, many of the "steam rolled" dele gates having secured places. Thu entire California delegation from the republican convention ar rived before 10 o'clock. Governor John son escorted the delegates to the stage. A banner bearing the words "Call fornln delegation national republican convention, Chicago, 111., 1912," tho same which for five da.B had waved over the protesting delegates at tho coliseum was hoisted ovor tho speak er's stand. Norrls of Nebraska Arrives, Another round of cheers v"s given when Congressman George Norrls of Nebraska, one of the "Insurgents" In the house, ascended to the platform and took his place besldo George W. Wlckersham, tlye congressional dele gate from Alaska. "Here comes Texas," shouted some one as Cecil Lyons, defeated Texas leader In tho convention, made his way down the nlsle with National Commit- Linkooping, Sweden. Twenty per sons were killed and sixteen Injured Jn a collision between a mall train proceeding toward Stockholm and a freight truln at Malmslaett station, Washington. Tho Cuban capital Is happy over news from Santiago, Cuba, whero n largo number of Insurrection ists havo surrendered, according to a mossage to tho Cuban legation hero. It added thattho rebol leaders Luna aud Luban havo been killed BBWBSSSSSSSSW' ""'tBBSSSVV jbbbbbk tjaaaaM SIBBBBBBBBm .s 1M aaaaaaaaV v -H asaaaaEJ, X '" y WI NbbbIV ' - - V lssaaaat aw MssWfe. ' A. 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When the colonel entered the hall there was n storm of applause He thanked tho convention fori tho nomination nnd said: "If you wish me to make the tight I will make It even If only one state should support me. "The only condition 1 Impose is that you shall bo entirely free when you come together to substitute any other man In my place, If you deem It better for the movement, and I will give him my heartiest support. "I hold Hint wo are performing n high duty In Inaugurating this move ment, for the permanent success of practices such as have obtained In the fraudulent convention that has Just closed Its sessions would mean the downfall of this republic. And we are performing the most patriotic of duties when we set our faces like flint against such wrong." Governor Johnson dismissed the meeting after culling upon the dele gates to meet Sunday afternoon. Taft Men Angry. Chlci.Ro. Denouncing the Roosevelt members or the credentials commltteo as liars," "gutter workcis" nnd "par tisans, t tic majority members of that ( committee answered the attack on , them, made public Saturday night by i R. R. McCormick or Chicago. The an J swer was in the torm of n statement drawn up by n commltteo of live Do veil .Nc.vbrook, Mnlby, Laustrom nnd Moudell. This c.ctlcn rdlowcd a session In which charges of "liar" were hurled back nnd foith and In which the Roose' velt men wore accused of "following orders" and Ignoring their Judgment on the contested delegates. The Roosevelt statement was circu lated SaMirduy by R. R. McCormick and signed by fifteen men. It charges there had been a coalition between na tional committeemen and contested delegates and that the reports from the committee were prepared in ad vance, in line with n definite under standing. Pro-r.lse a Short Platform. Baltimore.. - The democratic na tional platform builders promise to present to the eotuentlon a document thnt shall be short and Incisive. A number of "teeth" In It. one leader said, will depend on the outcome of tho struggle between the conservative and radical elements of the party. On most of the nmjor points, how ever, the leaders seem agreed. Some of them say that the differences likely to arise In the committee on resolu tions when it considers the platform will be matters of language rather than of contents. Colored Wit In Convention. ".Mr. Chairman." said B. H. Howard, a negro delegates from Mississippi, "I make the point or order that tho steam roller Is exceeding the speed limit." There was a gale of laughter, re newed when Chairman Root said he was prepared to rule on the point. "The point of order," he said, "Is well taken." When tho laughter had subsided, Senator Root added: "The Justifica tion is that we have some hopp of starting homo on Sunday." Tho statement brought forth a cheer. Barnes Is Selected. Chicago. William Ramos, Jr.. wai selected by the New York delegate to the republican national convention ns the national committeeman from that state, it was announced. It was further stnted that the voto for Mr. Barnes had been unanimous. He will represent the empire state In, the meeting of the new national commlt teo. Hadley Not in the Ranks. Jefferson City, Mo. Governor Had ley on his return from the Chicago convention declared his determination not to Join Roosevelt's third party movoment. "I believe I can render more useful public service ns a member of tho re publican party than by Joining In the formation of a third party." Edward 8. Bragg Dead. Dond du Lac. Wis. General Edward S. Bragg, commander of the 'famous, Iron brigade during the civil war, died hero Thursday afternoon. General .Bragg had been In feeble health for years, and was 85 years old last Feb ruary. Governor McDonnld of New Mexico, who refused to bo quoted In tho mat tor, has let It be known that he would attempt to prevent tho Flynn-Johnson fight at Las Vegas on July 4. Tho New Party. Chicago. Tho progressive party born Saturday night, wbb dedicated Sunday. In tho presence of perhaps five hundred men, soma of them rec ognized leaders of tho movement, oth ers merely onlookers, tho first formnl stop was taken. Governor Hiram Johnson of California was empowered to appoint a commltteo of seven mom. hers to confer with Colonel Roosovelt and formulate n plan of action. yASTY, tempting and 5fcK UJJJJCUIllg. Corned Beef Fine for a lisht luncheon or a hearty meal. Ready to serve no cooking odor to permeate the house, I I ana economical as well. Makesexcel lent com beef haih. At EvtryCroctn Libbj, McNeill &Libby THE tonic properties of this rootbeer have made it a household word. Delicious as a beverage, good for the blood. The best spring drink. 0n pttktt mtit B fUon. ItTtntfttn iin't iljiplUd, w will mill ft ptek M a rxtlpt ef ISc. fltua fir fell bibi. THE CHARLES E. HIRES COMPANY WilllUt 233N.Bro4dSt..PhiUUlnkU,P. ertmium P" &fcr &e&txyr&r4a4M&. HOUSEHOLD EXTRACT IUH nAKINO OLD FASHIONED nuntMTADE HOOTBEEH, WENT BACK ON THE SHELVES Crowning Insult to His Beloved Books Was More Than the Professor Could Stand. Perhaps the bitterest moment in ths life of a, lover of books Is when be finds that his treasures are valued by no ono but himself. The late Prof. Churton Collins once tried to weed out his books, after ho had become convinced that cither the surplus or their owner would havo to move out of the library. The weeding was a painful process, but at last the second-hand book-dealer was Invited to name his price for the uprooted "weeds." "They're no good to me," wus the disconcerting re ply. "What, none of them." "No, not one." Some one suggested that as the books had to go, tho dealer had bet ter have them for nothing. It was a bitter moment for Mr. Collins, but finally ho assented. The man then re marked: "That'll be half a dollnr." "What do you mean? What for?" exclaimed the victim in a restrained tone of voice. "To take them away," said the man. That was too much for Mr. Collins. The dealer was driven forth with ob jurgations, after which, with a sigh of relief, the owner replaced the books upon his shelves. Youth's Companion. Only One Fault to Find. Lambert Raspers, Chicago attorney, told the following story, at a recent Y. M. C. A. banquet: A Kansas farmer, a Dane, applied for naturalization papers. Tho Judge asked him: "Are you satisfied with the general conditions of the coun try?" "Yas," drawled the Dane. "Does the government suit you?" queried the Judge. "Yas, yas, only I would like to see more rain," replied the fanner. A Changed Man, Mrs. Knagg You wero a different man when I married you. Mr. Knagg I sincerely hope so. for then 1 was a fool. 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