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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1898)
r"T,is , - mm "V '?K,"i k-fit -A . V -111 Jl - yrp7 " nTT' nr1 -tsju: THE HERALD. T.J.O'KEEFB. Publisher. HSMINQFORO. - NEBBASKA NEBRASKA NEWS. The city council of Blnlr hns Instruct pd the city attorney to begin proceed. JnRB to forfeit the franchise of the Be. itrlce Itnpld TrnnBlt and Power com. tonny, nnd the Electric company, Iti Successor. The franchise In owned nmj controlled by John A. Horbnch o Omaha, who has refused to operate tlif 'system for the pnst two years. Louis JotTeo's, a tad 12 years of age, .went swimming In the river Just soutlj pf the Union Pacific bridge at Omuhu, ,He was cntight In an eddy, carried ou ,lnto the middle of the river nnd wai drowned. Prank Blrkc, n companion who was also In swimming, reported Ithe case to several of the dwcllcri "along the river bank. Jefferys was nn orphan nnd lived with A. W. Wllllami at 1707& St. Mary's avenue. The Interstate grnln dealers' conven. tlon was held at Omahn. The early ipnrt of the session was devoted to the reading nnd Iscusslon of papers by members of the convention, nt tin conclusion of which the grain dentert went Into executive session until I o'clock. At that hour adjournment win taken until 2 o'clock the next day. Th subjects and readers of the papers sub, ,mltted and discussed during the open (session were the following: "General Information Regarding the Inspection iof Grnln In Chicago," K. J. Noble, chlel 8'nspector, Chicago; "History of the own and Missouri Union and Its Sue. icess," D. Hunter, Hntnburg, la,; nd. fdrcss, "How the Union Hns Ilenelltei Me," Charles S. Clark, Chicago; on nd. ilress on "A Member's Duty," D. N. fDunlap, Fontnnelle, In.; nddress on i"Whnt a Secretary of n Grain Dealers' kAscsoclntlon Has to Contend With," 'George A. Stlbbens. Mrs. Hnttlo Huston nnd Miss Anna Hlekenlooper of Shlckley hnd a nar 'row escape from asphyxiation by gas In Omaha Wednesday night nt their room, 1312 Fnrnnm street. Upon retlr. Ing they blew out the gas, and but foi ithe timely discovery made by Mrs. Brl. denbeckcr of the presence of the gai they would now both be subjects for the coroner. Drs. Lee nnd Hey resuscl tated them after considerable elrort. Iboth women .being unconscious when first found. Mrs. Huston wns lying on the floor nlmost dead. A ladder wru used from the street to communicate with the room, as the door was locked and barred. The steamship Senator, on which th First Nebraska regiment embarked for Manlln, is an old coast line vessel. She belonged to Goddnrd Nelson nnd Per. kins and wns In the const trade In 1870. At thnt time Bhe wns plying between San Francisco and Lc-a Angeles. She ,wus considered rather a small veeBel for the trade then. The dispatches say the regiment filled the ahlp. Their quar ters must be close. Indeed. "Twenty, two yenrs ago," sold a well known cltl. zen, "I sailed out of the Golden ante aboard of her, nnd when she Btruck the waves of the high sens a sicker boy you never saw. Any old woman could ,have thrown me overboard nnd I would have welcomed It as a relief. All that night la sat In my bunk while the tittle vessel rocked nnd plunged like soma crazy things on the billows of the sen. The next afternoon I landed nt Port Harford fully determined to walk n. thousand mlloB rather than ever again i venture on thnt big duck pond In such little tub of a craft." I The Nebraska State Medical society finished Its work at Omaha after ona of the i.iost Interesting sessions In Iti history. The last session was devoted to "Obstetrics and Gynecology." undo direction of Dr. Grothan of St, Paul. ( Secretary Simmons of Lincoln delivered nn address, and Dr. Bullnrd of Pnwn-a City made an Interesting talk, followed by a discussion In which many of the delegates participated. The nelectioiil of Dr. A. It. Mitchell of Lincoln for president meets with general approval, nnd Dr. J. T. Miller of Holdrege for first vice president was a popular choice. Dr. George H. Simmons' re-elet. tlon by unarilmous choice Is considered n deserved compliment. A. D. Nesbl( of Tekamah, who was chosen second vice president, W. M. Knnpp of Lin. coin, who was re-elected treasurer, and the election of H. B. Lowry of Lincoln for corresponding secretary, are fa vorltes. Governor Holcomb has directed the adjutant general to forward to tin commanding ofllcer of the First Ne braska at Manila nn order approving the discharge of Captain John G. Pnln. ter of company M In nccordnnce with the medlcl bonrd'B report of physical disability. First Lieutenant Lincoln Wilson, regimental quartermaster, now I on recruiting detail at Hastings. Ii' promoted to the rank of captain nnO nsslgned to the commnnd of company M, vice Painter, dlscbnrged for dlsn blllty. Second Lieutenant Warren L. McLaughlin of company C Is promoted to the rank of first lieutenant nnd ap pointed regimental Quartermaster n ...V ..f. IIV1 .. I.CV.., . ...I'.V u. .. Wilson Is now In Nebraska and the va, cancy In compnny M occurred Just at the regiment sailed, that company It commanded for the present by Flrsl Lieutenant Claris V. Tnlbot. Anothet company, A of the First, Ib commanded by its first lieutenant. Captain G. t Holdman being nt Omaha on recruiting duty. First Lieutenant Fred M. Yah commnndB the company. Washington, D. C, June 20. Afte careful consideration the president nni his advisers have decided jto postpr the main Cuban Invasion nnd the tnck on Havana until after tthe ralnj season. The dnnger from disease tha the army would have to encounter 1 it should Invade Cuba during the sum. mer would be very great, nnd the pres. 'ldent hns come to the conclusion tha' It would be a useless waBte of liutnni life to send the American troops Intj Cuba before fall. It Is not the Intentloi to let the fearful suffering of the Cu. banB continue for any length of time. In the very near future the Unltej States will seize some place on t h) northern const of Cuba and form i Junction with the nrmy of General Go. mez. Through this channel of com munlcntlan the government will supplj the stnrvlng Cubans with nn abundant nf food. While Major General Miles was In tht fouth he was In constnnt communlca. tlon with General Gnrcla. The Insur gent general was Informed that th American army would be sent to San tlago de Cuba, and that his trooj would be plentifully supplied by thi United States with food and clothlnt nnd munltlnnB of war. By forming J Junction with General Gomez It will b possible for the United States govern Trent to relieve the sufferings of th Cubans In all parts of th Island. Gen fral Garcia will distribute food In hi section of Cuba and General Gomez U bis territory. NEBRASKA'S DAY. Nebraska Leads Off with a Day of its Own in True Western Style. HER LOYAL, ELOQUENT SONS The Wonderful Speech of Gurley the G-ifted Young Republican. , , , . PATRIOTIC DAY, PATRIOTIC MEN. All Nebraska is Proud of Her Showing Among the States there Represented. I Omaha, June 21. "Nebraska Day" was a beautiful day, but the several weeks of wet weather Just prior to that occasion hnvlng given awny to bright sunshiny days, made It necessary fot tenH of thousands of farmers to re main In their fields, fighting weeds, who otherwise would have visited the exposition on that day. The attend ance, however, wnB moat excellent, nnd everybody scemd well pleased with the show nnd especially were they pleased with the Nebraska building and the hearty welcome there extended to all. At the Nebraska building, the host ess, Miss Mellona Butterfield, nnd the asBlstnnt hostess, Mrs. W. C. Hunter, wcr early on hand putting the finish ing touches here nnd there In readiness for the nntlclpnted crush, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ARRIVE. The distinguished guests of Nebraska day came up on the early morning train from Lincoln, and were met nt the depot by President Neville, Secre tary Campbell and Commissioner Cnn per of the state commission. The party consisted of Governor Holcomb and staff In uniform, the state officers, William J. Bryan, Senntor Allen, the living ex-governnrH of the state nnd the speakei'8 of the day. Carriages were In waiting nnd the party was driven direct to the grounds, no Htop being mnde until the Ne braska building wn reached. A largo number of vlsltorn were wait ing nt the building In company with the other members of the Btnto com mission to extend nn Informal wel come to the guests. , Th party took station In the gov ernor's suite of rooniB opening off the balcony, where an Informnl reception was hold until the opening exercises were begun at 11:30. Long before that hour the general trend In nil parts of the grounds wbb toward the Nebraska building. It wns early manifest that the noticeably large numbers passing through the turn etlleB wore drawn thither by the "Ne- .braska," feature, nnd nil visitors seemed to experience a sense of pro prietorship nnd a feeling of prldo in the proceedings of the day. 1 The expoHlttnn grounds nt least learned that Nebraska people have a deep and nbldlng Interest In William J. Bryan, for If there wns one question that was naked oftener thnn nny other during the mornlg hourfl, It was as to whether Bryan would be here or when ho would speak, or some other infor mation regarding him. Senntor Allen was nnother whoBe coming the crowd seemed to warmly nppreclate, and his appearance was greeted with generous applause. CROWDED STATE BUILDING. Some of the visitors tarried for n time on the Grand Plnzn to. listen to the music of the United States Mnrlne band, but did not allow the attraction to make them late to the exercises of the stnte day. At 10:30 pIcturesquenesB wns given to the throngB entering, for then the gov. ernor nnd his uniformed staff were going up the Bteps. nnd the Omaha Military band had Just arrived. The band was Btatloncd In the west bnl cony, above the entrance, nnd gave a concert there until the signal wnB given for It to appear below. Some time before 11:30. the hour set for the exercises to open, the large rotunda of the building In which every body on this day took especial pride was full of Nebraskans from every part of the state, and the gallery was crowded several deep. It was found most convenient, on ac count of the crowded condition of the building, to hnve the band retain Its original station, and while it played n march the state commissioners, gov ernor and staff and others on the pro gram walked down the stairs from the governor's suite of rooms and took their places on the plntform. Included In the party were also Senntor Allen. ex-Governor Boyd, ex-Governor Saun ders nnd ex-Governor Crounpe. WELCOME TO BUILDING. Commissioner Boydston delivered n few wordn of welcome no the matter of ceremonies, and Introduced Chancellor McLean of the stnte university. THE INVOCATION. The chancellor delivered the Invoca tion, recognizing the favor of God In granting victory to American arms on the sens and his mercy In granting the pence and prosperity of the people of Nebraska and nil state. He asked that the exposition should be n manl testation, not of pride, but ns show ing that God was with his people. Mu sic followed by the York Glee club. Governor Holcomb. In accepting the building, expressed the Joy that he had. and which he was sure all had, In this occasion, the first of Its kind ever seen In Nebrnsku. He was sure that the ex governors on the platform would share his pride In what was seen here nnd which was made possible by the spirit and nchlevement In the first place of the pioneers, nnd In the next place by the efforts of those who followed them. It was a proud day for the citizens of Nebraska when he reflected on the his. tory of the state and the hardships of the early pettlers with what was the se quel of those days. Where was now any fairer land than Nebraskn7 It stood first in the collection of states, and its peo ple asked all to come and witness Its accomplishments, devoted to human progress and self-advancement. Though there had been years of drouth, It should not be forgotten that on the average the state had produced an abundance of those things that are for the comfort and happiness of Its people, and especially It should not be forgotten what had been the result of the years of plenty, when Nebraska produced one-eeventh of all the corn and one-twelfth of all the wheat in the y United Stntea. But advantngCB of cli mate nnd soli nlone would not rnnlte a great Btnte. An Intelligent citizenship wns essential, nnd this Nebraska nlso had, and which was the promise of a still greater and more glorious common wealth. MR. BRYAN SAYS A FEW WORDS Groat Commonor Stands with tho Fathers on Aggression Question After discussing the resources of Ne braskn, Mr. Brynn mnde the following reference to the war and Its results: Nebraska Ib ready to do her part In time of war as well ns In time of pence Her citizens were nmong the first to give expression to their sympnthy with the Cuban patriots, and her representa tives In the senate and house took n prominent part In the ndvoency of nrmed intervention by the United States. When the president Issued a call for volunteers. Nebraska's quota wc promptly furnished and Bhe Is prepared to respond to the second und subsequent call?. Nebraska's attitude upon this subject doeB not, however, Indlcnte that tho stnte Is Inhnblted by a contentious or warlike people; It simply proves that our people understand both the rights inferred nnd the obligations Imposed by proximity to Culm. Underatnndliu: these rights and obligations they do not shrink from any consequences which may follow the performance of n na tional duty. War Is harah; it is attended by hard ship and suffering; It means a vast ex pendlture of men and money. We may pray for the coming of the time, prom' ised In holy writ, when the speurs shall be beaten into pruning hooks and the swords Into plowshares; but universal pence cannot come until justice Is en throned throughout the world. Jeho vah deals with nations as he deals with men, and for both decrees that the wages of sin is death. Until the right has triumphed In every land and love reigns InV every heart, governments must, na a Inst resort, appeal to force. As long an the oppressor Is deaf to the voice of reason, so long must the citi zen accustom his shoulder to the mus ksl and his hand to tho saber. Our nation exhausted diplomacy in Its efforts to secure n peaceable solution of the Cuban question, and only took up arms when it was compelled to choose between wnr nnd servile acqui escence in cruelties which would have been a disgrace to btrbarlsm. History will vindicate the position ta ken by the United States In the wnr with Spain. In saying this I nsHunv that the principles which were lnvnkr-1 In the Inauguration of the war will br observed In Its prosecution and conclu sion. If n contest undertaken for th anke of humanity degenerates Into n war of conquest we shall find It difficult to meet the charge of having added hypocrisy to greed. Is our national character so weak that we cannot understand the temptn tlon to appropriate the first piece of land that comes within our reach? To Inlllct upon the enemy nil posslblr harm Is legitimate warfare, but shall we contemplate a scheme for the colo nization of the orient merely becnus our fleet won a remarkable victory In the harbor of Manila? Our guns destroyed a Spanish flct. but can they destroy thnt self-evident truth, thnt governments derive their Just powers, not from Buperlor force, but from the consent of the governed? Shall we abandon a Just resistance to Europenn encroachment upon the west ern hemisphere, In order to mingle ii the controversies of Europe and Asia? Nebraska, standing midway betwee-i the oceans, will contribute her fu'l share toward the protection of our sen const; her pons will support the flag at home and abroad, wherever the honor and the Interests of the nntlon mny re quire. Nebraska will hold up the hands of the government while the battl rages, and when the wnr clouds roll away her voice will be heard pleading' for the maintenance of those Ider.s which Inspired the founders of our gov ernment and gave the nntlon Its proud eminence among the nations of the earth. . If others turn to thoughts of nggrni. dlzement and yield allegiance to those who clothe land covetousness In the at tractive garb of "nntlonal destiny." the people of Nebraska. If I mistake not their sentiments, plnnt themselves upon the disclaimer entered by congress, and expect that good faith shall character. Ize the making of peace as It did the beginnlg of war. Goldsmith calls upon statesmen "to Judge how wide the limits stnnd Betwixt a splendid nnd a happy land " If pome dream of the splendors of n heterogeneous empire encircling the globe, we shnll be content to aid In bringing enduring happiness to a homo, geneous people, consecrated to the pur. pose of maintaining a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. .1 ! Hi II I I Opportunity for Saving In MnsM, chusetts the savings bank deposits av erage $200 per head of the whole pop ulation. This Is largely due to the fa cilities for depositing small savings. These are absent In other states, and It Is estimated by Edward Atkinson that if postal savings banks were estab. Jlshcd that In twenty years the average deposits In the United States might be $100 per capita, an aggregate sum of J7.500.000.000. Mr. Atkinson does not say so, but this Immense sum would have to be Invested and would be ufft. dent to accomplish the nationalization of rallroadB, telegraphs and other pub lic services. RESIDENT WATTLES' ADDRESi ixocutlve of tho Exposlton Spenki as a Business Man. In behnlf j6f the management of thA rrans.MloiilBslpnl nnd InterntttlOnalexpol lltlon I uccijpt this beautlf, l building iTed K-ajed here today forjtlie comfort anil con! mileritd ofthd cltiztms of Nebraska, n rommend the wlndom of Its concejitl-m, the care nnd economy In Its erection nnd the beauty and convenience of Its design, rlie management of the exposition upprc elates the brond nnd liberal hospitality ol Ihe stnte board of directors In providing i home on theso grounds, not only for our own citizens, societies anil Institutions, but tor the representatives of other states nnd territories. The comforts IIiIb building will afford to thounnntlH of strangerH who fvlll accept Its hospitality will do much to lccomplish one of the great objects of this xposltion, which Is to cement the ties of friendship nnd good feeling and bind to rether with pleasant memories and com mon Interests tho citizens from all parts 5f thlB great country. The cast has mis understood tho went und has not appreci ated ItB resources, Its citizens and Its mag nificent opportunities. To the stnte of Ne braska tho future historian will glvo the credit of erecting In times of adversity a great exposition, destined to brenk down prejudices, build up commerce and pro moto peace and good will throughout the land. When our excellent governor recom mended In his Inst biennial message to tho legislature of this state a liberal appro priation In nld of tills exposition, a dis cission of the merits of this enterprise wns precipitated throughout the state, vnicn ror several months grew in inten sity until a bill was finally passed nnd be came a law providing for a state building and a stnte exhibit. .Many of the speeches In opposition to this measure would be amusing if reproduced hero today. But when wo consider the conditions which prevailed three yturs ago In this state, wo nnot wonder that many questioned the Ailvisnbllty of the enterprise. A great panic had paralyzed our business Interests: two crop failures had discouraged our farming communities; many of our citi zens In tho western parts of tho Btnto had but recently received public charity and many had abandoned their lands to peek homes in southern climes or to go back to eastern friends and rellatlves. Conditions never seemed moro discouraging, and to mnny who lived only in tho present nn ex position of our resources In 1S98 meant Sallure nnd disgrace. A GOOD INVESTMENT. But the financial benefits of this exposi tion to tho state of Nebraska and to tho entire west will amply repay the ex penses and effort In Its promotion. Already the attention of the world has been at tracted by tho mnenlflccnt dlsnlav of pur resources here made, and during tho next four months thousands of home Bookers and Investors will visit the expo Mtlon and Investigate the opportunities Df the west. That thla Btnto will secure its full share of this tide of Immigration wo tannot doubt when wo consider that the growing crops this year In many counties promise to exceed the value of the farms pn which they are produced, that the live ptock Interests of tho Btnte have doubled n tho past four years, nnd that thousands of acres of the richest and best lands In tho world for tho production of corn and eugar beets aro today unoccupied. New life and energy will be infused In nil branches of Industry throughout the Btato by tho men and money thnt will be at tracted hero by the exposition nnd tho lm proved condition which now prevails. The Investment of this state will be returned many fold by tho increase In value of Its taxable property nnd by tho higher and better civilization of Its citizens. In view of tho many benefits of this exposition to tho Btate of Nebraska I most heartily congratulato his excellency tho governor, the law makers of the state Bnd tho stato board of directors of the BJP08.v'on on tn wisdom and statesman ship displayed In making an appropriation for a state building and an exhibit here, I congratulate them on this magnificent building, which does honor to the state It . represents and credit to the exposition pf which It forms a part. In tho name of ho exposition. I accept this building for the purposes for which it Is this day dedi cated. A REPUBLICAN ON AQITATION The Word Is Most Beautifully, Log ically and Dlspatlonately Qlven. Fellow Citizens: The dedication of the Nebraska building Is In reality the In auguration of the Trans-MlBslssippl ex position. The orators of this occasion, speaking with authority, voice the wel come of a moat gracious host the com monwealth of Nebraska. The ceremo nies of this hour convey formal notice to tho civilized world that the hospital ity of our state is boundless, and that every guest within our gates shall find a royal welcome. The American exposition of brondeBt scope has heretofore been not only commemorative, but has been the chronicle of some great nntlonal an niversary, or the celebration of an epoch In history. Such wns the Centennial a palace wonderful reared on the summit of n hundred years, filled with the trophies pf a concluded century; such the mar vellous Columbian celebration which in 1SD3 rose like a vision of beauty on the southern shore of Michigan; that matchless memorial In marble of the valiant voyager of Genoa, and his first glimpse of the palm trees of San Sal vador. The Trans-MIsslsslppl exposition hns no place in this majestic series of for mal festivals. No memory which duty enjoins to embalm In marble sits en throned among the palaces of this tri umphal city. It rears today Its domes of gold nnd minarets of nlabaster ns an inspira tion born of the passionate impulse of p. proud people; not a memory, but n radiant dream a dream which Is also a prophecy! For more thnn a hundred years the, traditions of the republic have found lodgment nmong the granite hills of New England, and In the pine groves jtnd cotton fields of the balmy south. It is to these great sections of our nation al domain, the one rich In the sentiment bf Puritan prowess, the other warm In the memory of colonial chivalry, we look for the lustre of our llnenge. To New England nnd the South we turn with pride to rend the annals of American ancestry: but In the mag nificent prairie and mountain states, Jhose colossal principalities which com prise the "seat of empire" of the new west, enthroned between the mountains and the Mississippi, we behold the ful fillment of the hope of American pos terity. The sum nnd substance of this superb creation Is lost In any effort to merely ptate statistics. The splendor of this Irlumph Is clouded by any puerile at empt to reduce Its significance to fig ires and monetary values. The bov irelgnty of the combined common wealths, whose participation In this fes tival ndds to their glory, would suffer lfmarred by the obtruslveness of the trader, who would ostentatiously stake off their acreage, and find their highest destiny In weights nnd measures. The Centennial and World's Fair were kuperb monuments to the glittering pa geantry of completed history, they con stituted a supreme summing up of the past; they were radiantly representa tive of stupendous accomplishment. They bore evidence to the virility nnd vigor of youth attained, and In their loftiest conception were retrospective. The exposition to which we bid you tvelcome Is unique In character, and In Its promise of future grandeur more wonderful thnn the crystallization of penturleB of mntured development jvhlch characterized the national pa geants at Philadelphia and Chicago. The perfected products of a matured civilization may well incite the admira tion of men. But It has remained for the progreulve population of this royal eglon, rich In resourceB beyond the light of the most exuberant fancy, to jTegfmt for the delectation of mnnklnd he. Inexhaustible treasures of an In .otnparable territory comprising the nt" princely provinces of our national dcgialn. Igrom the overflowing granaries of our .ifnrrlo stales we are to reed the fnmlne trlcken nations of the earth, while from the deep nnd vaulted recesses of 'tur mountain ranges, accessible to tho genius nnd labor of man, we are ex tracting these precious metals which constitute the purchasing power of all the world. This exposition Is representntlve not of what we have been, but rather of what we may be, and under the provi dence of God, what we are to be. Nebraska rejoices that the time has come when ns the official representa tlve of the groat west she mny extend 8 welcome to the denizen of the east; hopeful und confident thnt by contact and association, those errors and mis conceptions which have nrlsen ns to the character nnd purpose of her citi zenship mny be forever swept away. , Conservative and radical are much abused termB. In recent yenrs they have been employed to emphasize a de. marcntlon line between the so-called eastern nnd western hnlves of the re public. The accumulated wealth of tha east, by virtue of the logic of human nature, has Impressed Its timidity and conservntlve quality upon the citizen ship of that portion of the republic. In the eaBt dwell the sentinels oj wenlth. In the west the pioneers of for tune. He who has Ib ever conservative while he who hopeB Is ever radical. 1 do not hesitate to affirm that the rad icalism of the west, born of honest tu mult and patriotic commotion is tin sure sign of that superb progression which blnzes the pathway of civilization and builds the roadways for the onward march of humanity townrd the final and triumphant destiny of the race. It wns the radicalism of "stern men with empires In their brains" which made possible the habitation of this strange new world, by other than tho red man of the forest nnd the prairie. It was the radicalism of high hopes and noble aspirations which drafted our Im mortal declaration, fashioned a free em pire from the province of a prince, and made an nllen of a king! It was the radicalism of men, ragged and shoeless, the Incarnation of loyalty, staining the snows of Valley Forge with the crim son of their own blood, which main tained the Integrity of the colonial nrmy, sustained the sinking heart of Washington nnd secured the surrender at Yorktown. It was the radicalism of Ulysses S. Grant which planned the; siege of Vlcksburg, and hurling again, nnd again the union forces ngalnst tho wavering barriers of the confederacy,1 procured nt last a priceless peace, seal ed by the sheathed sword of Lee on that famous Sabbath morn. It was thq radicalism of a Green Mountain boy, which conveyed an American fleet lr the darkness of the night, ncross tho death traps of a hostile harbor, covereil by the fire of murderous batteries, anij an opposing" squadron; nnd today thtj sky rings with bheers for a new found, hero, while the name of Dewey is writ ten among the stars. To be radical is to agitate, and In agi tation lies the safety of the republic. Some one has defined agitation to be "marshaling the conscience of a nation to mould Its laws," and since John Brown trod the soil of Kansas we of the west have been agitators. Popular government can only exist through a continual process of fermen-j tation. Free speech ia at the basis ofj free institutions, and out of the clamor and heat of partisan, discussion arises the best thought, the' highest purpose) of a patriotic people. Said the great) Ersklne, more than a hundred yenn ago: "When men can freely communl-j cnte their thoughts and their suffer-i Ings, real or Imaginary, their passions spend themselves In air, like gunpow der scattered upon the surfnee, but pent up by terrors, they work unseen, burst forth In a moment, and destroy every thing In their course. Let reason be opposed to reason, and argument to nrn gument, and every good government Is safe." My fellow citizens, I can conceive of) no more appropriate occasion than thej present, on this day, and at this hourj surrounded by these magnificent tem ples and palaces, which bespeak the In dustry, the patriotism, the culture nnd refinement of our people; to protest against the misconception of our Btatus as u commonwealth, or our purpose an a people. With seventeen years of per sonal knowledge and an Intimate ac quaintance with the history of Nebras ka since Its admission to the sisterhood of states; as a loyal son of this glorious commonwealth, I challenge the nsserj tlon, whenever or wherever made, that any branch of our stnte government In any period of Us history, has ever made assault upon the rights of cltizenshipj real or personal, or enedavored to wield an arbitrary authority In defiance of law or constitution. Agitation Is one thing lawlessness another. The west Is turbulent, but; not lawless; and out of that turbu-j lency nnd commotion there arises the! spirit of the genius of liberty. Said Wendell Phillips: "If the Alprf piled in cold and silence be the em-j blem of despotism, we Joyfully take; the ever restless ocean for ours, only pure because never still." It Is a source of gratification that this exposition affords occasion for tho cultavntion of those acquaintances which bind sections as well as men In closer bondB of unity. In the summer i and autumnal months which nre yet to follow, mny we not Indulge the hope I that our brethren of the east will ac- ! cept the opportunity offered to commlnJ gle and fraternize with us. There should be there is no enmity between the east and west. Sprung from a common stock Joint heirs of the pride of the Puritan nnd the courage ol the cavalier, co-partnera in Plymouth Rock and Bunker Hill, guardlanB ol the same glorious memories; we mus! not, we ennnot be estranged. Today Nebraska throws open wide her golden gates, and summons to her portals the myriads of mankind, shd lures with wizard wand the unnumber-l I ed hosts of other lands and climes. Su-' j perb sponsor of a regal hospitality! broad as the prairies, rich and varied as the mountain ranges which rent their snow crowned crests In salutation to the sky; robed In the glittering gar ments which nature weaves alone In taken of man's toll; Imperial In her pride, her sovereign brow tinged with the glow of the approaching dawn, she bids the nations hall! A Wisconsin woman has patented an Improved Ironing board for skirts, etc., In which the board Is hinged at one end to a vertlcle post attached to a second board, the opposite end being supporten by a brace attached only to the lower board, making It convenient to raise the upper board to Insert the garment to btj Ironed. A Florida woman has designed a flower-carrier, consisting of a box, which Ib filled with water, the stems of the cut flowers being forced through the apertures In the cork, after whlclt the cover Is placed on the box It carj be held In any position without leak.' age or damage to the blossoms. THE CONVENTIONS THE COMBINED FORCES MEET IN LINCOLN. If LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS POPULISTS, DEMOCRATS AND SILVER REPUBLICANS. Senator Butler's Stirring Remarks Pays a High Tribute to Nebras ka'p Representatives In Congress --Tho Fight Commenced. The pn; ullst, democratic and silver republican stnte nominating conven.' tlons will be held Tuesdny, August 2, at 2 p. m., In Lincoln, the populists In the Oliver theater, the democrats' In tho Funk opera house, nnd the silver re publicans In the Commercial club rooms. ' The state central committees will meet In Lincoln at 10 o'clock on the morning of the same day nnd appoint conference committees and take Buch pthcr action as may be nocessarv to: firovlde for union of forces In the nom- nation of governor nnd other state officers. i The npportlonment for the popullnt Btate convention will be one delegate at large for each county nnd one dele gate for each 100 votes or major frac tion thereof, cast for Snmuel Maxwell for supreme Judge In 1895. This pro-1 vldes for a convention of 7D8 dele-l gates. I The sub-committees appointed byl the democratic nnd sliver republican! Btate committees met a like commit-' tee from the populist state commit tee and agreed to the above provisions regarding tie and place of holding tho Btate conventions. 1 KNOCK OUT PROXIES. But the work was not accomplished until after nearly four hours of the ha:est kind of work. The populist state central committee met In the Tro., Oadero theater nt 2 o'clock and a very! lively fight on the admission of prox ies at once resulted. Judge John Thompson of Grand Island had secured! a number of proxies from members1 from western counties In the Interest or Grand Island as the place for hold lng the convention. But nfter a long discussion it was decided that only a voter of the county could hold the proxy of the member from that county, and that one man sh-uld hnve only one vote, iton can, arter this was settled, showed thirty-six members of the committee present. On motion of J. L. McKeever, who paid a nigh tribute to him in doing so, Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the national populist committee, was Invited to address the committee. Messrs. McKeever, Abbott, Thomp son, Sprecher and Thomas were ap pointed a committee to wait on Sena tor Butler at the Mercer hotel and extend the Invitation to him. After a motion had been made to hold the populist Btate convention August 2 the democratic and silver re publican sub-committees of the stato committees were Invited to take seats within the rail. Judge Howard of Papilllon, for the democratic commit tee, said the place favored was Omaha and the time favored about August 25. Frank Ransom said that the time fa vored by the silver republicans was the last week in August or the first' week In September. Several mem-, bers of the populist committee spoke in favor of August 2. or some date be-' fore that (August 10) announced for their convention by the republicans. The party was In power nnd was In position to go into the field first with its platform. Senator Butler entered the hall nt this point with the committee and wns enthusiastically welcomed. Ths oodu- list party, Senator Butler Bald, was the war party it had enlisted In the war for humanity, not only for the people of Cuba, but for the people of this country. It was the party which, had stood for and favored the freedom' of the Cubans, but it did not favor, by! neeaiess issues or war bonds, the mort gaging of the people of this country and of thels descendants. The same unholy influence which had opposed the recognition of Cuban Independ ence had now Influenced the Issuing of bonds. Measured In time of peace or fin time of war, the p 'nclples of the popunsi party marKeu me nignest standard of political principles. Sena ,ton Butler paid a graceful and hearty (tribute to the worth of the populist representatives of Nebraska In the sen. tote and house, paying: "Send a few more recruits in the war for humanity such ns vou have alreadv sent to Washington. There are none In Wash-j uigiun inure intelligent or pairiotio than those you have sent, and they' will hold the fort until recruits como' from all the states form ocean to ocean." His attention had been called to the 'fact that there were some democrats and some silver republicans present, land Senator Butler said he desired to' add that In the last fight the sliver) "democrats and silver republicans liadi Istood shoulder to shoulder with thoi .populists In congress they had stood' jsquarely with them for nn Issue of; greenbacks rather than of Interest! 'bearing bonds, and for an income tax that the burden of taxation, now. (heaviest on the poor people, might be equalized. The monopolies and trusts, would rlways have a party the repub. llcan party was now owned and con-! ,trolled by them. Should It ever break' loose, which he did not believe It would, the trusts and monopolists would seek another party. Senator Butler eti. another party. But as the representn.j (tlve of monopolies and trusts, It was now the business of the people to fight ,the republican party. Senator Butler was frequently applauded enthusias. 'tlcally, and at the close of his remarks was given a rising vote of thanks. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Messrs. Kelley of Fremont, De Aia mand of Arapahoe, Tarpening of Wahoo, Caldwell of Peru and McCnll of Ord were appointed a committee on time and place of holding the populist state convention, and while they con ferred with the democratic and sli ver republican sub-committees, which had been authorized by their respect ive stie committees to come to an agreei it on these subjects, the com mittee took a recess. The report of the committee, naming Lincoln ub the place and August 2 as the time for holding the convention brought forth a long and lively de. bate. The places recommended for holding the different conventions were as stated -above. f Y