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IIEMINGFOKD HERALD. TIIOS. J. O'lCEEFFB, 1'nulliiher. HEMINQFOKD, : NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA. The government survey in at work In Kimball county. South Omnha dogs must have tags or bo exterminated. Congressman Horr of Michigan spolto in Lincoln on the. ?th. Randolph 1ms contracted for a new school house to cost 55,000. Tho Hitchcock County bank nt Cul bertsou Is in the hands of a receiver. A farmer In Fawnco county threshed 709 bushels of wheat from twenty acres. The new It. & M. eating house at McCook Is rapidly noarlng completion. Railroads will gUo a one-fare round trip rate for tho state reunion at Lin coln. Thoro is a demand at South Omaha for muttons, and sheep bring good prices. Colored people of Omaha celebrated emancipation day by holding a picnic at Fremont. Charles Thayer, long a citizen of Wnhoo and an old soldier, died last week, uged S3. Discussion of tho union depot at Omaha 1b still on, but nothing dcflntta has been decided. Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman wants 85,000 from South Omaha for injuries received from a defective sidewalk. Tho physicians of Seward county have organized an association, -with Dr. D. D. Potter president. Around Winsido a considerable acre ago of wheat will not be cut becauso of an excessive growth of weeds. Tho slx.th annual session of the Nebraska sugar school opens at the State university in September. P. A. Hilderbrand of Plattsmouth, was prostrated by heat, and at this writing fatal results aro feared. William Gill, a farmer living near Boone, while running a corn sheller thcro lost his hand in tho machine. Uev. Jonathan Redding, tho evan gelist, will begin a scries of meetings at Liberty to continue for two weeks. Tho old Settlors' association of York, Soward, Butler and Polk counties will abandon its annual picnic this year. Nelson Stone's residenco ut Juniata was struck by lightning, but every menber of tho family dodged tho bolt. Rev. A. D. Wolfe, pastor of tho Seward Presbyterian church, has re signed to accept a pulpit In a Missouri church. A party of eastern "real estate men, 200 in number, are expected to mako u tour of Nebraska during tho month of August Rev. John Clark Hill of Chicago has "been unanimously called to the pastor ate of tho First Presbyterian church at Lincoln. Buy homo made poods and build up homo industries, is a good policy. Far rell's Firo Extinguisher, made by Far rell & co., Omaha. Bancroft is to have a system of waterworks ut once. City bonds to tho extent of SS.000 have been sold and dirt will begin to fly. Tho Schuyler Sun has been purchas ed by R. S. Bulla and T. P. Orth The latter gentleman was formerly con nected with tho Fullcrton Nows. Tho last hope for Hoover, tho Omaha condemned murderer, is gone. Gov. Holcomb has refused to interfere and the law will bo allowed to take its course. Quite a number of tho wide awako farmers around Newcastle are com mencing to plow the stubblo fields so as to prevent tho Russian thistle going to seed. An allowanco of S44.600 was mado last week by tho first assistant post master general for clerk hire in the Omaha postofllco during tho present fiscal year. One of the largest real estate mortg ages ever filed in Ked Willow county was placed on record recently at Mc Cook. It covers a -',000-acre farm and is for S23.C00. Tho creamery at Geneva Is paying out about SI, 200 per month for tho milk delivered by the farmers from the vlciulty. They are making about a ton of butter a day. Frank Veuch.a Verdon elevator man, took in 10,000 bushels of old corn last week and is unable to secure t-mpty cars enough to make shipments as last as the grain comes in. Judge U. I, Hinman of North Plntto threshed some oats which ran nearly 100 bushels to the acre. On one of the stalks there were twenty-six kernels. The entire crop was irrigated. Governor Holcomb. ex-Assistant Attorney-General Summers and Judge Broady will deliver addret-ses at the tenth annual picnic of the old settlers at Humboldt on August IS and 13. Hon. J. Sterling Morton, national secretary of agriculture, has been visit ing at Arbor Lodge, near Nebraska Cay, and will probably make a public address before returning to Washing ton. An Otoe county farmer stopped to light his pipe last week while working in his oats field. The match also ig. nited the straw and ten ucres of oats joined the farmer in a very successful smoke. Ames Wiseman, one of Polk county's young farmers, while working about his horses, was kicked in ll.e abdomen and nearly killed. The Beatrice canning factory has began tue summer pack. About aoo men and boys and gir!s will be given employment during the season. A stranger drove a team Into the liv cry barn at Hastings and said he want ed to leave it und have the livervman sell it. He said he needed n 'little money and was advanced tlo and de parted. Next morning Sheriff Tuie of Fremont county and the OAner cume and demanded the team. It hud been stolen at Humboldt. The Stato Banking board hni. Just completed n -statement of the nmoun; of funds in stato banks at tho close o! business June 30. Tho statement doi" not includo exchange or nmounts due from other banks, nnd Is as follow: Gold, 8181,805; silver, 5188.415; cur rency, 8026,800. This dous not include pennies or nickels. Mlchals, the shirt thief, and J-n Clark, his man, wore tried on P'.-ollm-Inary examination for burglary nnj bound over to appear nt the. October term of tho district cotr.t of Boone county. Every day nncar.ths new evi dence of tho wholcsalo. thlovery this gang has carried ou. It is said they are wanted at Missouri Valley, la., for tho samo charge, Mrs. Cathorlno Drlscoll of South Omaiia died last week nt Ncola, Iowa. Mrs. Drlscoll secured judgment against South Omaha soma time ngo for 82,600 for injuries received on nccount of a dofcctlvo sidewalk. Tho city confessed judgment nnd tho claim was about to bo paid when, through her uttorneys, she filed a notice alleging fraud, nnd thus stopped payment for a time.. Mrs. Drlscoll was about 83 years old at the timo of her death. A horso belonging to a pilgrim outfit shot himself recontly near Lexington. His owner had left a loaded pistol lying on a quilt on tho wagon scat. When no ono was around tho horso commenced nosing about tho wagon for something to cat nnd in doing so pulled tho quilt in such a manner us to throw tho pistol out which struck on ono of tho wheels and was discharged, tho ball striking tho animal in the flank, and causing his death in half mi hour. At Chtidron Jack Bright, Thomas Wilson and Bert Alguirc wero sentenc ed to four years each in the peniten tiary by Judge Westover. These arc the thrco men who pleaded guilty of robbing tho hardware) store of Robert McNnirut Crawford. Bright was the only ono of tho trio who made any statement, saying ho had left home two years ago and that upon arriving nt Crawford with his two companions they wero unublo to obtain work or anything to eat and wero compelled to steal. A Granger (Wyo.) dispatch says: Tho Omaha city ofllclals' special, con veying tho city council and some fif teen citizens representing tho Trans Mississippi exposition, are en route to the principal cities in Montana. Utah, Idaho ami Colorado. All through Wyo ming today, at Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River, Granger and other places, the city ofllclals and citizens turned out in largo numbers with bands of music and much enthusiasm. All expressed great interest in tho exposition and gavo as surunco of co-operation. Whllo Attorney John V. Morgan of Nebraska City was looking over the papers of tho lalo Eugene Wilhelm at his old home near that city ho found an Adams Express order far 81,500, issued in 1853 at Placervllle, Cal.. and sent by Mr. Wilhelm to his wife, Martha Wilhelm, and payable to her order. Why tho order was never cashed Mrs. Wilhelm, who is a very old lady, is unable to explain. Tho head office of tho company ut New York has been notified that tho order has been placed in the bank for collec tion. It remains to be seen whether tho order will bo ordered by the com pany after all these forty-three years. Coroner Victor Carlson of Stroms- i burg held an Inquest on the body of Mrs. L. Frerlchs. She had been ill and becoming discournged took a doso of strychnine with suicidal intent. She was tho mother of six children and was well thought of by her neighbors. A Washington dispatch says that as the result of a conference between Secretory Smith and General Solicitor Kelly and Land Commissioner McCal lister, of the Union Pacific Railroad company, tho former has recommended to Attorney-General Harmon dismissal of tho suits now pending in the United States court of Nebraska against tho company and purchasers of lands said to have been erroneously certified to tho former. When Claude Hoover, the condemned murderer, received tho first news of the action of the governor in refusing to interfere in his case he broke down completely. He had been very con fident that the governor would com mute his sentence and had talked very hopefully of tho possibility of ulti mately securing his freedom by good behavior. At no time lias ho given way to the thought that the governor would decline to interfere with tho carrying out of the sentence, and the news that the last hope was gone und that no further process could possibly bo exerted in his behalf carried away tho last stay and he seemed to realize that he had but a few days to live and that an outraged justice must be satis fied. Tho lost Nebraska crop bulletin re ports: The rainfall has been generally heavy, falling in showers accompanied by high winds, and in a number of small areas by destructive hail storms. Tho rainfall to tho extreme southwes tern counties was between a quarter and a half an inch, while more than an inch fell over the rest of the state and in the lower Platte river valley tho rainfall was from two to four and a half inches. The showery week has been unfavorable for stacking and threshing small grain and 6ome light damage is reported from growing in the shock or heatmg iu the stack. Tho past week has been very favorable for corn and it has mado a rapid growth und the crop is now in an unusually promising condition and is well ad vanced for the season of the year. The champion snake killer of wes tern Nebraska seems to be Bird Lily, of Rawhide, who so far this season has killed 072 rattlers. He found a den of them near Red Cloud springs early in the spring nnd has allowed but few of them to escape. A committee has been organized In Frement to put up buildinrs for drying chicory, and a five acre tract has Leen secured for that purpose. Two large brick buildings will be built and tho chicory in that section will bo dried there ready to be worked up at the factory at O'Neill. The Germuu Chic ory company of O'Neill is the incor porator of the new company. HtHiiaiAiJaa SPEErjrfESBY MR. BRYAN. KlTITA DPnDTI? flDPPm IIIU imrmnnw lUIUHDUlUDUIlDDl mill ill til Dill STATION ALONG THE LINE, " SAYS PLEASANT THINGS. Leave De Molnct nt OiflO In tlio Morn lnc Accompanied by General Wea ver, Who Introduces Him to tho Crowds Talk of the Cotu ' tug Presidential Campaign. GiHNNKM., la., Aug.lC. Early break fast was served at tho hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan nt Des Moines nnd at d:50 they went to tho depot whoro 200 or 300 pcoplo wero assembled. Gen eral Weaver accompanied Mr. Bryan to Nowton and Mrs. Watts of Des Moines rode with Mrs. Bryan as far as Colfax. Tho train was a local passenger. At Altoona about twenty men wero on tho platform and they cheered un til Mr. Bryan appeared. General Weaver said they were nearly all Re publicans who had fallen into line for silver. At Mitchollvillo thoro wero 200 peo ple at tho depot and Mr. Bryan shook hands during tho brief stop. Colfax was reached a few minutes before 8 o'clock und about 1,000 peo ple, many of them miners with lamps in caps, wero present. General Weav er Introduced Mr. Bryan as tho next president und ho paid compliments to General Weaver as a pioneer for free silver. Tho train was moving as his last sontonco was uttered. At Newton at 8:15 there wero about 1.200 pcoplo on tho platform, on box cars, on buildings and in carriages. General Weaver preseuted Mr. Bryan, who said: "If 1 am not mistaken, your town boars tho natno of a man who is given credit for starting tho law of gravitation. Somo of the laws of finance I may say nil tho great laws of finance aro as certain in their oporation and as irresistible in their forco ns tho law of gravitation. If you throw n stone In tho air you say it will come down. Why? Becauso it is drawn toward tho center of tho earth. Tho law upon which wo base our fight is ns suro as that. If wo have a gold standard prices will co down." b At Kellogg the 500 people wore ap peased when Mr. Bryan shook hands with ns many of them as could push through the crowd and there was no deinund for a speech. At Grlnnell 2,000 peomc wore In waiting. In tho midst of ,he hand shaking there wero many cries for a speecli nnd Mr. Bryan responded, though a freight train partly spoilud the speech. Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 8. At Brook lyn about C00 people listened to a short address which Mr. Bryan de livered from a wagon. There wore 2,00o peoplo at tho Mar engo depot, but only about half of those present could get within hear ing distance of tho rear platform. Mr. Bryau spoko as follows: "Ladif s and Gentlemen: The name of youi town, they tell me, is Marengo, 'und it recalls ono of tho great battles of history. I have been told by some of those who mot me in tho train that tho battle fought at .Maretigo was no more bitter as a struggle than tho battle that is going to bo fought hero for tho purpose of restoring tho gold und silver standard of tho constitu tion. I am glad to hear of it, and I wish you success in your efforts. I am not going to enter into a discus sion of politics, because I have not been notified of my nomination." At Downey 1,300 peoplo cheered as tho tnaln passed, and at West Liberty, where the train stopped for twenty minutes for dinner, over a thousand peoplo greeted Mr. Bryan. Ho de clined to say anything for the present when his attention was called to tho decision of tho gold standard Demo crats to hold a national convention ut Indianapolis. Ho was shown a dis patch announcing that employes of Pittsburg iron mills had been called upon to contribute to tho MeKinley campaign fund, nnd said: "1 verv much prefer that they contribute their funds to MeKlnley and their votes to the cause of free silver." After dinner Mr. Bryan addressed tho people from tho porch, saving: "Ladies and gentlemen: I supposo that this is what may bo called nn nfter dinner speech, since I have just finished nil excellent dinner. I am very glad to see you and to give you a chance to meet a candidate. I believe it is tho duty of any person who is :i candidate for otlico to become ac quainted with tho people whom he is to serve if elected. Thero is an old fashioned idea which to my niln.l is tho idea to bo entertained in this coun try, that the party chosen is nothing but a hired man, no matter how ex ulted tho office or how lowly. He Is simply employed for u certain time at a certain salary to do certain work and tho people employ him, not be cause they desire to, but because they aro too numerous to do the work themselves. "And you have the right to choose the persons who are to do your work nnd to watch them all the timo they are at work, In other words we live in a land where tho government de rives its just powers from tho csnsent of the governed. Not only tho pow ers of government, but nil tho authority of those who govern is de rived from the peoplo themselves, and It is my opinion that the people ought to keep themselves in a posi tion where they can exercise us much restraint as possible over those who temporarily servo them, This is xie best country in the world. You pick out a person, put him in office; he serves you awhile and then bteps down and becomes one of you again, und someone else takes the place, and so wo go en from timo to time. I nm glad to have a chance to see some of tho people whose servant I shall be if in November I shall receive a consti tutional majority of tho vote of the people." An THE HOT WEATHER. Wct of tho MlMlmlppl tho Hottest of the Venr In MUnonrk nnd Kanmi. Kansas City, Mo.,Aug.l0. Tho of ficial tomporuturo hero to-day was 101 degrees with a warm breczo blowing. The United States report issued this morning says: Yesterday was tho hottest day this year west of tho Mississippi rlvor, especially in Missouri, Kansas, Ar kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Every weather bureau station in those States with tho exception of Concordia, re corded 100 degrees or moro Oklahoma City recorded 104. "Tho high temperatures also ex tended into Minnesota, and South Da kota, Huron reporting 102 und St. FnulO 2. "Tho highest temperaturo on the records of tins office occurred yester day afternoon 102.2 degrees, two tenths of a degree higher than tho maximum on July 13, 1800. In tho extreme Northwest, the lake region and Ohio valleys, moderate tomper aturrs prevailed. "During tho past twentv-four hours light showers fell in the Dakotns, Nebraska, Montana, New Mexico, and moderately keuvy showers in Minne sota and the upper Ohio valley. A slight shower fell In Eastern Missouri and a sprinkle In Southwest Kunsan. At 7 a. m. tho weather was generally fulr In all sections." HEAT IN MISSOURI. Whllo Humanity lit Sweltering, Many Ilorat Arc Dying- From Heat Manbmki.p.Mo., Aug. 10. Tho most damaging drought this section has experienced In many years Is preva lent throughout Wright and tho bor der counties further south. Thero has been no rain for three weeks, and ns a result lato corn won't mako over half a crop. Pastures have been cut chort and stock of all kinds are suffer ing for want of ruin. Tho mercury registered lot yesterday, breaking all previous records. Wkihi City, Mo., Aug. 8. At 3 p. m. yesterday tho thermometer registered 107 in the shade, being the hottest of tho season by 0 degrees. Tho intense heat is killing many horses. IN FAVOR OF REVOLUTION. Tho IrUh Niittoniil Alllnnce of America lltiei iv L'lory Addroi. New York, Aug. 10. William Ly man, president of tho Irish National alliance, and other officers have issued a long address to men of the Irish ruco denouncing John Dillon, member of Parliament, and the proposed con vention of tho Irish race. It concludes with tho delaration: "Thero is no hope for Ireland within tho scope of tho British constitution. To revolu tion alone she must look for her re demption. God save Ireland." Depositor In l'ocsMon of n Hank. Nevada, Mo., Aug. !0. When, in ac cordance with a court order to take charge of tho Coukling Bros.' banks hero und at Bronaugh and the branch banks at Richards and Sholdon, which had been reported by the secretury of stato as conducted in an unbusiness like manner, Receiver C. M. Shortel and Deputy Sheriff W. W. Hill went to the Bronaugh concern they found about 150 depositors present, who said the money iu tho bank belonged to them and they did not propose to havo it taken away. As they were responsi ble persons the key of tho building was left in their charge. President Conkllng claims ho could pay all debts in forty-eight hours if left fn control. Itepubllcau Campaign DlvUlons. Ci.kvki.axi, O., Aug. 10. Chairman Ilanna, Major C. F. Dick and Colonel Haskell will leave for Chicago on Sunday nnd thenceforth the Repub lican national campaign will bo man aged entirely from tho Eastern and Western headquarters, The territory which the New York office will caro for consists of Now England, New York, New Jersoy, Pennsylvania, Del aware, Maryland, Virginia. West Vir ginia. Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The Chicago olllce will look after the rest of tho country. Georgia I'uilon Idea. ATr.AKTA.Gu., Aug. 10 Tho Populist state convention nominated Seaborn Wright of Rome for governor. Tho convention unanimously adopted u resolution authorizing the state exec utive committee at any timo that Mr. Sewall should be withdrawn from the Democratic ticket to withdraw six Populist electors and place six Dem ocratic electors in their htend. This done the convention adjourned slue die. Secretary Smith's Decision. Washington, Aug. 0. Secretary Hoko Smith lius decided in favor ot tho townsito settlers of Manchester, Ok., in their cuso against Gilbert M. Morrison as to lnnds iu the Enid dis trict, and hustuins tho general land office in rejecting the claim of Jeffer son county, Illinois, for tho swumo land indemnity under the acts of March 2, 18,',5, and March 3, 18.17. Lewellliin ror tho Semite. Wichita, Kan ,Aug. 10. Tho friends of Governor Lowelling of this county hnvo entered him in the race for United States Senator. Their plan is to first send him to the Stato Sennte, und they propose to nominate him next week for that office. Thev claim that Leedy, if elected, and Leedy's friends, will be for him, und that they havo promises to that effect. Stiver Transformed Into Kohl NrfwY.mic. Aug. 10. Dr. Stephen II. Emmens, the chemist and inventor of the explosive known as "Emmensite," which has been adopted by tho United States government, said to-day that plans aro under consideration for a completely equipped laboratory in New York for tho treatment of silver. Dr. Emmens asserts that he has dis covered a process by which silver can be transformed into gold. While un willing to reveal his secret, tho doc tor is sanguine of success and believes that silver will soon beat a premium commercially, instead of gold. HOLCOMB IS CHOSEN. NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY ACCLAMATION. Mr, llnrrl of Nemnlia County Solcctbd for Second l'lnce Without Any Oppo sition -Funlnn With tho Democrat Would not Work Uncertainty of tho Situation Solved by Chairman Smyth's Action i'npulMU licit-used From All ISiiKagemontB. Fopullit State Convention. Governor SILAS A. HOLCOMB Lieut. Governor.... JOHN E. HARRIS Secretary of State. W. F. PORTER of Merrick Auditor , , , , JCHN F. CORNELL of Richardson Treasurer . ...J. N. MESERVE of Red Willow Supt, of Public Instruction W. R. JACKSON of Holt For Attorney General , No nomination Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings . J. V. Wolf of Lancaster Supreme Judges.... ....JUDO NEVILLE, (long term) JOHN KIRKPATRICK, (short trm) Hastings, Neb., August 0. Tho pop ulist state convention was held hero yesterday. It was an hour lato in assembling. A large portrait of W. J. Bryan adorned tho back of the stage. It bore tho legend "No Crown of Thorns, No Cross of Gold." Chairman J. II. Edmiston of tho stato central committeo called the convention to order and prayer wub offered by Rev. Mr. Ishum of Hastings. The secretary read tho call and ex Mayor A. H. Wier of Lincoln, was unanimously named as temporary chairman. Frank E. Eager of Lan caster. II. A. Edwnrds of Hall. W. H. Waldron of Adams, and N. R. Green field of Dawson, wero made secretaries, and in the absence of contents the list of delegates ns prepared by the secre ting- wus occiareu seated. The committee on permanent organi zation recommended J. N. tin HI n of Saunders county fcr chairman und the temporary secretaries for secretary. This was adopted and Mr. Gutlln was escorted to tho chair. He thanked tho convention briefly and excused himself from n speech on account of the bus iness to be transacted. Senator W. V. Allen, W. N. Poyntcr of Boone county, L. N. Harrington of Holt, S. W. Beardsley of Lancaster, J. H. Powers of Hitchcock, Judge Grim son of Colfax and Elmer E. Thomas of Douglas were named as the committee on resolutions. P. H. Barry of Lancaster moved that the matter of the selection of the elec toral ticket be referred to tho execu tive committee of the stato central committeo to act in accordance with tho sentiment of the platform to bo thereafter adopted. The motion, after considerable discussion, prevailed. Nominations were then called for, and tho action of tho convention re sulted in tho choice at tho head of this column. Gov. Holcomb was renomi nated by acclamation. For lieutenant governor Senator Harris was named by acclamation. Harrington of nolt county coved that a committeo of flvo bo appointed to confer with tho representatives of tho Bryan democracy before making any further nominations. Adjourn ment was taken till evening, at which time the Harrington motion was laid on tho table. Then followed tho nom ination of W. F. Porter for secretary of state. John F. Cornell of Richardson county was nominated for state audi tor. J. B. Meserve of Red Willow county was mado nominee for state treasurer. The stato central committeo was au thorized by resolution to fill any vacan cies that may occur on the ticket. At a meeting of the state central committee, held at the hotel Bostwiek, P. H. Barry of Lincoln was elected chairman, and Frank Ager of Lincoln temporary secretary. They will servo until the candidates get together and make their selection. THE rXATFOHM. The committee on platform presented the following report, which was read by W. A. Poynter and adopted without discussion: The people's party of Nebraska, in convention assembled, declares: Wo most heartily endorse the platform and action of the people's party national convention, recently held at St. Louis, and congratulate the country upjn tho bright prospect of an effectual union of all reform forces in the nation. We favor national aid for an effect ual system of irrigation of all arid and semi-arid lands. We endorse the course of Senator Allen in the Senate during the past two years, where ho has s-o ably stood for tho rights of the people against tho insolence of organized wealth. Wo recognize in the administration of Governor Holcomb an able and eco nomical management of the executive department of our state and a complete and perfect refutation of the charge of incompetency often made by tho ene mies of our representatives. Wo denounce the republican state officers for their persistent nnd unlaw ful refusal to invest tho permanent Stato funds, amounting to S.130.000, and we unhesitatingly approve the position taken by Governor Holcomb in his efforts to invest said funds in state and county bonds and registered warrants, as directed by the constitution. We hold that the formation of mu tual and fraternal associations for tho protection of their members against loss by fire, death and accident is a right of tho American citizen that should bo fostered and protected by law. We approve the present valued policy law and demand its rigid and honest enforcement. We cordially endorse the Trans-Mis-shs ppi und International Exposition to lie held in Omaha in 1S0S and we urge upon tho people of the state en couragement and support thereof. Wo recognize in the enactment of the law tho untiring efforts of Nebraska's senior senator for the upbuilding and pr perity of our state and of the great Wis i. THE STATE COMMITTEE. Tl e roll of counties was culled for nomination of memlers of the state committee. It resulted: Adams county, Dr. J. T. Steele, Huttings; Antelope. J. D. Hatfield, Neligh; Boone. W. J. I'oynter; Box Butte, G. M. Culliver, Alliance; Buffalo, E. Youman, Sheltonj Burt, E. W. Peterson, Tokamah; But ler, Thomas Weloh, David City; Cass, James Roush, Alva; Cedar, John II. Fotrlch; Cherry, G. P. Crabb, Valen tine; Clay, Honry Renting, Saronville; Colfax, John C. Sprecher, Schuyler; Custer, James Holland, Broken Bow; Dawes, J. J. Adams, Crawford; Daw son, J. II Donohuo, Lexington; Dixon,. Warner Star, Allen; Dodge, R. IX Kelly, Fremont; Douglns, A. J. Will iams, Irvington; Dundy, D. E. Walker, Bcnkclman; Fillmore, 0. D. Wilton, Geneva; Franklin, James Campion, Bloomington; Frontier, D. L. McBrider Furnas, W. J. McKcnna, Arapahoe;; Gago, W. A. Wagner, Beatrice; Gar field, T. G. Hatnlt, Burwcll; Gosper, S. B. Yocrman, Elwood; Greeley, P. H. Barry, Greeley; Hall, E. E. Shuman, Grand Island; Hamilton, F. M. How ard, Aurorn; Harlan, Thomas Moore, Alma; Haves, J. E. Hammond, Hayes Center; Hitchcock, G. W. Carter, Dyke;. Holt, O. A. McCutchdn, O'Neill: How ard, C. Bradley, St. Paul; Jefferson, Thad William", Falrbury; Johnson, W. G. Levine, Tecumsch; Keurncv, E. O. Mead, Kearney; Keith, J. W. Sher man, Ogallala; Iveya Paha. H. Maley; Knox, C. C. Crocket, Niobrara; Lan caster, C. W. Hockin, Lincoln; Lincoln, T. T. Keller, North Platte; Logan, W. H. Mnnfield. Gandy; Loup.T. A. War kin; Madison, Joo Martin, Madison; Merrick, W. F. Porter, Clnrks; Nance, W. P. Potter. Fullerton; Nemaha, A. P. Robertson, Brock. DEMOCRATS DISPLEASED. The members of the democratic steer ing committee, who wero in attend ance at tho populist convention were much incensed at tho manner in which their overtures were received. After two days of hard work they accomplished nothing, and tho action of C. J. Smyth in withdrawing their request for representation is. taken to signify that fusion will not fuse in Nebraska this yenr. Mr. Smyth was unwilling to say what the policy of his party would be; whether it would put up a ticket, of its own was a. matter to bo decided later. He would consult with his colleagues on the state central committee, and their pol icy would bo determined on hy tho time their state convention met. Others of the committee did not hesi tate to emphatically denounce the action of the populists and to declaro that under no circumstances would they vote to endorse tho populist ticket. In the discussion that took place regarding division of offices. Sen ator Stewart wanted to know why tho silver democrats were moro entitled to representation than tho silver republi cans. Harrington of Holt county moved as a substitute that two places, on the ticket be left to be filled by democrats and ono to bo filled by freo stlver republicans. Thero was a long debate on tho question. It was a con tinuation of the same arguments heard all through tho convention and was marked by frequent confusion. Tho delopates might have talked on and on had not Chairman Smyth of tho democratlc stato centrnl committee sent a note in which he broke off alL negotiations by withdrawing their re quest for places on the state ticket GEORGE T. ANTHONY DEAD. The Kansas Pioneer and Ex-GoTrnol-No More. TorEKA, Kon.,Aug.7. Ex-Governor Georgo T. Anthony died at i0:35last night, ne had been 111 about three weeks. Governor Anthony was born in. Mayfield, Fulton county, N. Y.,June0, 1824. Ills parents wero Quakers. Ho worked on the farm from the age of 12 to 18, attending the neighborhood school during the winter months. He was apprenticed to the tin and cop persmith trade at Union Springs, N. Y., at tho ago of 10, following it for fivo years. In 1852 ho engaged in tho hardware business at Medina, N. Y. Ho married Rosa A. Lyon of Medina tho same year. She survives him. In 1853 he added a stove manufactory to his business, continuing it until ltieo, when ho removed to New York city antt engaged in tho commission busi ness. In 16C2 Governor Morgan of New York commissioned Anthony to help raise and oi ganizo troops under the call of that year. He was mustered, into service as captain of the Seven teenth New York independent battery of light artillery, serving with the Eighteenth urmy corps till tho close of the war. Ho was breveted major for services in the last campaign at Appo mattox court house, and mustered out. ut Richmond June 12. 16(55. Anthony camo to Kansas in Novem- ' her, 1805, locating at Leavenworth, Ho engaged in tho newspaper busi ness, editing tho Daily Bulletin at Leavenworth and afterward the Daily Conservative. Later he edited tho Kansas Farmer. In 1S07 he was ap pointed United States asslstont inter nal revenuo assessor, and a year later he was appointed collector of internal revenue. In 1375 ho was elected the beventh governor of Kansas, serving ono term. Prior to that time ho had officiated as president of tho State Board of Ajjrlculture for three years, and of tho Board of Centennial man agers for Kansas. Retiring from tho governor's office, he accepted a position with the Santa Fo nnd helped extend tho road into Mexico. He served as chairman of the State Boird of Railroad Commis sioners under Governor Humphrey, and Governor Morrill, in !8o5, ap pointed him to bo state superintend ent of insurance, which position he left vacant by his death. Governor Anthony always was a radical Repub lican, and for many years a power in Kansas politics. His last active work was at the Lawrence convention, which nominated Colonel Jack Harris for congressman WATSON IN THE CHAIR. The Topnllit Vlco l'rrildeiitlal Nominee rreildea Over Georcla 1'opuIUtfc Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7. The largest and most enthusiastic state conven tion tho PopulUts of Georgia havo ever held assembled to-duy in the hall of the House at the slate c.ip.tol. The presence ot Thomas E. Watson, tho parly's nominee for vice president, added interest to the occasion and worked the enthusiasm up 10 as high a tempcraluic us that of tho weather. Thomas E. Watson calied the con vention to order at 11;15 o'clock. Ho made no bpecch, but the dropping of his travel was the signal for an out burst from the delegate . a K 't M -w
