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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1888)
B THE M'COCX TRIBUNE. " HB P. X. KIXMELL , Fubltefcer. B8t D | VcCOOC. NEB IHh . a H ABQTJT SEBBASKA. Ml * * WwiWHH tSM wjt : LmkgUl special : The city k ia aorae- lf ' tkSagot eossjsotioa over outrages that If b&re jitet cose to light , which , are al- I | * * t too feorrlble to relate. A gentle- I * * a by the same of Winegardncr , who I i kip a boarding hoase oa Q , just west I ' • * Sixteenth street , ha * two little daugh- tecs , aged nine and eleven years , re- I , , apectively. It is said that they have I : been subjected to lascivious advances I by a brute by the name of Jack Bowles , I • boarder , over forty years of age , and Is that his relations with them have been I criminal in the extreme. The matter was placed in the hands of tho police I. last night by Winegardner , or some j member of his family , and Bowles es- | capod their clutches by sleeping in a I * barn all nisht. It seems that he was II owing a board bill of § 1.75. This mora le in ? , it is said , he went to the hoaso and I handed the father § 2 , remarking that he I , didn't care for the change , and now the I' ' matter is to be hushed up so fur as he is II concerned , but is to be investigated for km * H * here is in it by indignant citizens. I US Accidentally Shot s9 [ Holdregedispatch : Avery sad case I fifj -ol fooling with an "unloaded revolver" If occurred here this afternoon. Two WMmt Swede butchers , Pete Nikon and Swan , Olson by name , working at the Hoi- I HI dte e meat market , were cleaning a re- I fl Tolver which they supposed to be uu- K | loaded , after which Nilson was trying I Hj the weapon to see how fast he could I P | , snap it when it went off the ball strik- II ing Olson just over the left breast and If under the collar bone and ranging mm downward , coming out under the right § B shoulder. Olson is seriously hurt and 2z it is probable that he will die. This is mm the second case of fooling with revolvers jS here in the last .six weeks , but in the w first the child of Chsrles S. Koog , who B jsp was shot. i * recovering. II Pensions Paid in Nebraska. II The annual report of the comniis- | If sJouor of pensions shows by counties the lI | number of pensions paid in the various IH &tattit > and the amounts during the last III quarter of the fLscid year ending June Iw 3 , lJJSS , f r Nebraska. It ahows as fol- IM | | lows : II , 2 > Ill . 2. S = IB . & COOXTIt-S. - > - 3 HI HP * - • - * * IHf • 2 JHjg Hnl Adiims . . . . . 1715 S 5.t'J9 fl Antelope. . . . _ in 3,85t ff Boooe 2.001 jW Box Butte. l.W 1 Uiwb 22T ! 311'J K Buffalo 2S4 .8aS M5 lUin w 2J > 70 I Huder It ; 3.7:27 : I 31SJ C * * 141 I C * tr. J5 HE Tba e. . . . . „ „ . . . . . . . • > . 1.47'J I < h n y . . ! 48 1.404 Qiefoaae 114 3.NS5 1 < * lMr. . _ 171 4.7W 1 * ( % 6Ux si i.co J UHIttl g. 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K 3 * * . 1 I 3J2VJ m p * iki . si 2jb ; fAx . 45 IJ * * > B [ I M _ „ . . 70 2,11 I T ifl I6 | 4C 1 K | HkKir „ est ; 2.m I AiMKc. 2 5 4 | S 5iu -I-- * 3ll ' c-- - - - - - I 5a u 4 * r 3 > * 4.73U j I wwclL ttij 24s22 HJ 1 --b > iriAa- . . . i " _ „ J. . . 7 > LU * ! * I' 1 * * Bwaui ii . . . . - . rrr.v r t. > w ' I -Tut nT Ut 2u3 f > a K a M > 774 I Bbaj r 14 * 3 , ! f7 1 Bi BS „ . . . _ „ . . -1 107 | I Vafep _ - . 24tl I " * k sfcfas i. Tfi 2 T > | I < SU b - 2S 78 | I er 4ter. 1S7 3J ) I Wfe * fe- 23 6il * * * . 132 5.0&I I TtftaL . .JTJxeBf 215.10 I The n aa.ber f pensions paid Xe- I braska fr tk same period List year was I 5,72& . aggregate amoant. S1SS.467. I STATE J0TTIXGS IK B4UEF. If [ FoUowiztjare the names ( d the gen- I tlesiea composing the new republican I [ \ state central committee appointed at the I dose of the convention in Lincoln : I I Thomas Carlon , O XeOl ; Geo. G. Bbw- I • man , Colambgs ; H. C. "Wortham , Paw- I : neeCityA.A. KendalL St Paul ; J. I Byroa Jeaaing , 3I Cook ; John T. I , Speaaer , Dakota City ; I * . W. Hague , 11 Ma aaA.J. Wrfeht , Tecuraseh ; L. " * B. Cajwy , Sidaey ; Chas. O. Bates , Be- airiot * ; L roa Churk , Alfeioa ; T. C. Bru- aer , W. F. Bechel , Cadft Tavlor , J Oaain ; Joka Elwrfr , Staakm ; V. C. SlcSstek , Wteaer ; H. 3L Welfe , Crete , ' I J > A. Ca fWH , Pkttemouth ; J. CJ Boberfes , David City ; Webster Eaton , ! Uscoi&i C W. Pierce , Waverly ; iL L. j Fraas , . Waverlv ; J. Wesley Tucker , Val-1 entire ; F. 3L WetheraLl , Hebron ; D. I A. SoovMe , Anrora ; Wr . T. Bottentiel.l , ; I 3 elson ; Alex. Laverty Ashland ; L. F. I * HHtoo. Blair ; H. F. Arnold , Osceola ; Joha C. Watson. Nebraska City ; W. A. I Dilworth. Hastings ; R. H. Eaton , Kear- er ; J. Fisher , Fairmont ; L. D. Bich- [ ards , Fremont. The new committee 1 Kiet andorgasizsd W electing the Hon. , I L. D. Kfc1i rd % of Fremont , chairman , , tbe Hon. Walt 3L Seelev. of Bennett , 1 secretary and the Hon. W. Fv Bechel , ' % f Q ih > , treasurer. , ' A woman living near Vinton started j tc fisive her cow across the railroad track to a pascere sear by. She carried her J baby , a cbBd about three years old , in t Lir zrvis. and n reaching the track , she j * sat the little one down , intending to come j come back as soon as she had turned the j | c w into the pasture. It was only a , short distance nd the mother never j dreamed of an accident , but she hardly j left the child before the train backed ! dova and oner the little one * crushing [ ad mangling it beyosd recognition. HB | i , i wtBfilllttMHtiBflkifllSIIH I HMi H HH I lHl r > > t * * r * k 1 © A daily paper is soon to be put forth at Bed Cloud. The G on ova Bcpublican reports that Johnnie Holmes , tho boy who lmi been suffering with hydrophobia , is up aud around again. Ho was taken by tho symptoms of another attack , but it seemed to be more of choking and strangling spell. Tho scar on his foot was opened , and the madstono applied. This case is the first on record where tho victim has recovered sufficiently to be up and around , and the prospects are favorable for hia complete rocovery. Lincoln has prospects of securing & woolen milL Tho Jefferson county horticulture society will make an exhibit at tho state fair. fair.J. J. W. Griffin , of Louisville , aaye the Observer of that place , met with quite a serious accident while engaged in a 'Will ) " game of ball. Ho ran in to one of tho other players with such force as to disloeato his nose and give both his eyes a dark appearance Both of the players were runniug after a fly ball when they collided. Papers in soino of tho towns where Grenier ' s circus exhibited are giving il a decidedly hard name not for the show itself but for the crowd of thieves in its wake. Active preparations are going for ward for the state fair. A big attend ance is looked for should tho weather prove favorable , and it is a settled fact that the exhibition is going to be the best ever held. The largeness of our state is thug illustrated by the Ulysses Dispatch : "Every morning during the corn plant ing season tho farmers of Nebraska gc out into a field larger than the whole state of New Jersey. Every noon dur- ine harvest they go in to dinner from a wheat field which contains 400,000 acres more than the whole state of Delaware : and every night Mary calls the cattle home from a pasture larger than the state of Pennsylvania. " Tho Wayne Herald saj's we are making a mistake that we will realize and regret ten years from now. We ore planting too niony soft trees to the ex clusion of the hard wood varieties , thai is , those of us who plant an'trees at all. A soft wood tree is better than no tre ? at all , and it is well enough to put them out , so as to get the shade as quickly in possible , but at tho same time they should be alternated with some hard wood variety , so that in a few years they can bo cut down. Mr. Jerome is now engaged , says the Fremont Tribune , in tho work of harvesting his hemp crop of three hun dred acres. It is very heavy and is be ing cared for in good shape. Tho work of cutting has now been in progress 0110 week. After the crop is bleached and dried properly it will be put up in stacks , like haTho machinery for manufacturing the tow is now being made and as soon as completed will be set np. The manufacturing will be done in the fall and winter. The hemp crop is an experiment in Nebraska , but- the indications are decidedly favorable for a magnificent success of the project. One hundred and fifty men and fifty teams aro employed upon the new Union Pacific round house , coal chutes and tracks at Grand Island , and the walls of the round house are towering np in fine shape. The front will pre sent a handsome appearance constructed of dressed stone and brick. It will be without question the finest twentjfive ctall round house in the state , and a vast improvement on tho old one. A Swedish paper is soon to be started in Holdrege. It will bo man aged by Albert Arronson. W. T. Gillespie , travelling salesman for Pierre Lorillard's tobacco house , be came engaged in a street brawl at Lin coln with John Campbell , a Burlington & Missouri engineer , in which he struck Campbell over the temple with a knife. E. M. Fetterman , of Germantowu , has quite a curiosity in the line of horse flesh. On August 4th a pony ninro of his , whoso weight is about 700 pounds , gave birth to a coH fully developed in every respect except in size. In tin * par ticular it was extremely deficient , for at its birth it weighed by fifteen pounds. It is lively and heartand growing rapidly. The hardware store of Sheelting & Meyers , at Nebraska City , was broken into by robbers who took away with I hem 500 jacket knives , forty revolvers and a number of minor valuables. The explosion of a gasoline stove in the house of Mrs. Newcomb. at Colum bus , was the cause of a fire last week. She narrowly escaped instant death. The loss to the house was small and was covered by insurance. B P. Larson , of Bertram ! , had a brother on the steamer Geiser which was sunk hy the Thingvalla. He was one of the fourteen passengers who wero rescued. Omaha is soon to have a big attrac tion known as the Siege of Sebastapol. It opens on the 30th of August and con tinues for four weeks. A large attend ance is looked for. The twelfth annual fair of the Holt eounty agricultural society will be held September 18 to 21 inclusive. It is again asserted that work will commence on the new Crete , Milford & Western railroad. The day set this time b September 1. The Crete Yidette says : We will believe it when we see the ties and iron going down. The report may be the old B. & M. shops gag , in times gone by always sprung at election time , worked over. . The Culberlson Sun urges farmers to turn their attention to fall plowing. Now is the time to set the plow running and turn under the weeds and prepare the soil for next season's crop. Fall plowing insures a far better crop of either corn or small sraiu. A lodge of tho Ancient Order ot United Workmen has been organized at O'Neill. The hay crop in Hitchcock county is the best the locality has ever pro duced. A great deal of it is being taken care of. A movement is on foot in Dodge county to organize a Farmers * Educa tional club. * The mumps are prevalent in Madi son , going through the citizens slowly but surely. A gang of harness thieves have been operating in and about Fremont for some time. The corner stone of the Christian university was laid at Lincoln last week. William. Wigg and his son Charles Lad a narrow escape for their lives last week. While they wero changiug hors es from one side to the other and think ing both horses were unhitched from the mower , which they had been using , the one horse which was yet fastened to the mower started to run dragging the mower and both men in front of it for several rods. Both men were badly cut [ n several places by tho guards of the mower. animn'i" " " 'J" ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 Ti " " „ 1 1 . - - V , , . . .v. . . , 'in11 irl " ] " Tho fall term of tho Holdrcdgo pub lic schools will begin September 10th. At tho call of states at tho late dis trict reunion , nt Holdrege , fifteen vet erans responded to Michigan. Of tlif fifteen nino had been wounded in bat tie , four of whom had lost limbs. Tho recent rains , says the Wood River Gazette , have left tho ground in good shapo for plowing , and as tho farmers are well through their harvest ing aud haying , they are improving the opportunity to turn tho stubble under , • sreparatory to seeding early next spring. B. W. Cramer has a contract for completing the Aurora high school building for SI,125. This will make the total cost of the building a little over $15,000. It is said there is not another school building of tho same capacity eight departments in the state that has been built for less than § 20,000. The Grand Island Independent soys that William Hucli is agreeably sur prised with this country , and ho is t > ot- isfied with the examination which he has been ablo to mako of tho sugar beets , in advance of tho arrival of his apparatus for making analysis , that this soil is well adapted for tho growth and profitable manufacture of sugar beets. He will make analysis of beets from one hundred different patches , and make a thorough examination into all the con ditions , advantages , etc. Tho fact has been shown already , that the beets will yield an enormous crop in this soil and climate , and it is thought they contain all tho essential properties for making first-class sugar. Prominent gentlemen at Bartley have been working to awaken an inter est in constructing a canal which will cost about $7,000. It will bring water from the "Republican river to a point near Bartley , and furnish more thauHOO horse power. The precinct has voted $7,000 in bonds to aid the enterprise , and it will be commenced immediately. Tho first instance of a Chinaman in the supremo court of Nebraska is in a case filed last week wherein the Union Pacific railroad company is plaintiff and Lee Sue , of Omaha , defendant in error. The cose is one of error from Dousrlas county. Tho Chinaman received dam ages to the amount of 551.700 last spring for injuries received while crossing the Union Pacific track nt. South Omaha. Tho company alleges the damages are excessive. xne umana carriage and sleigh com pany , with manufactory at Albright , has failed. About fifty men are thrown out of emplorment. The Lincoln Ice company has se cured the contract for furnishing the ice for tho state fair and also the exclusive right to sell ice on the fair grounds. The Union bank , of Fairmont , has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Its capital stock is § 100,000. Burglars entered the residence of Fred Langmore at Grand Island , and secured his pocket book containing about $15. Bumors that the east wing of the capitol building at Lincoln was in an unsafe condition have been in circula tion. The democrats of the Third district have nominated E. P. Weatherby , of Dixon county , for conjrrcss. Oscar F. Brown was arrested nt Schuyler and brought before County Judge Thomas to answer the charge of attempted rape upon Sarah Tnrnbnll , a young lady of that place. The evidence disclosed the fact that he was guilty of nn assault and not of attempted rape. He was fined $10 and posts , in default of which ho was committed to the coun ty jail. jail.William William Winslow , who escaped from the Tecumseh jail about a month ago , was captured last week at the People's theatre , in Omaha , by Deputy Sheriff Baird. The officers had been looking for him for some time. He is a tough case and served a term in the peniten tiary three years ago. When in the county jail at that time he sawed out through the steel cage into tho corridor" He is now awaiting trial for burglary. The Unrlinirton "will put on a fast train to St : Louis on September lGth. A Superior special says : W. H. Whitney , tho man shot near here recent ly by Texas Bill , died last night. The body was brought to Superior and em balmed.This morning a nephew of the nnforrnnate _ man arrived and accompa nied the body to Columbus , Neb. , where a sister lives. Whitney was about thir ty-five years of ago and unmarried. His home was in Gainesville , N. Y. , where his mother resides. The murderer proves to bo a noted desperado , and it is rumored that ho has killed his man be fore. After leaving the camp lie went to a farmer and engaged him to take him j to the railroad , where ho took the train. The officers at once started in pursuit , but at last accounts had not overtaken him. The stato bank of Wilcox , J. E. Han- ford , president , has changed hands , J. W. Moore , William B. Sapp and two capitalits from Washington being the purchasers. The new bank is not yet organized , but will be at an early day. Clark Puffer , living near Talmage , has lost 100 head of hogs by cholera during the past few weeks. Several of the farmers residing in that neighbor hood report heavy losses. Foot-pads held up three young wo men on their way to church the other night at Omaha. From one girl they secured $12 and from another $3. No arrests. The value of the taxable property in Madison county in 1SS5 wos , in round numbers , $0,000,000 , nndin 18SSSiyJOO , - 000. This marvelous increase is at tributed solely to agricultural pursuits. The actual population of Madison coun ty is now 28,000. At Holdrege , whilo Peter Nelson was playfully snapping a revolver which he supposed was empty , it went off , tho ball taking effect in the breast of Swan Olsen , who stood within three feet of the pistol. The ball ranged downward und tho physician has not yet found it. The man may recover. The Grand Island cannery is a flour ishing institution. A force of 255 hands is employed. Nearly 50,000 cans of ijoods are put up each day and an aver age of 115 tons of products consumed. • Alonzo Harrington , a carpenter in tho employ of the Nye-Wilson-More- [ iouso compauy , at Fremont , was run , aver and killed by an east bound stock j train near the office of the company , . nd tho passenger depot a few days ago. ( He was 35 years old and leaves a wife • md four children. , Mrs. Scott , an Omaha woman , 1 burned to death last week by the explo- ] don of a gasoline stove on which she ; vas cooking the morning meal. Sho [ eaves a husband and two children. Tho sewer pipe company of Beatrice ; received an order for several .cars of ' ; > ipe for Denver. B. W. Baxter , trainmaster of the : Union Pacific , has been let oat ' a imwhhww wmi' iwiwwhh" * ' " " mm mmm m mmm mWmmS mJSlS M mmm _ , . , „ , | , - nr SIOUX CITY'S PUBLIC BUILDING. Jlti Mill Malting an Appropriation Tlierrfor Veioe * by tho President. President Cleveland sent to tho seiiato a veto of the bill making appropriation for the construction of a public building atSiouxCity. Tho president says : "On tho 19th day of June , 1880 , I was con strained to disapprove a bill ombracing tho same subject covered by tho bill herewith returned. Further investiga tion on this second presentation of the matter fails to convince me that $150- 000 should be expended at present for tho erection of a public building at Sioux City. From all tho representa tions that are made in an effort to show the necessity for this building , I gather that tho only two purposes for which the government should furnish quarters at this place aro a term of the United States court not specially crowded with business , and tho postofiice , which , though perhaps crowded , I am sure can get on very well for a time without a largo public building. As far as the court house is concerned , it was agreed when a term was located there in 18S2 that it might be held in the county build ing , which , from tho description fur nished me , seems ' to be entirely adequate for the purpose and very well arranged. The term held in October , 1887 , was in session for nine days. I am decidedly of the opinion that if a public building is to be located at Sioux City , it had better be delayed until a better judg ment can be formed of its future neces sity and proper size. "I see somo of the parties interested have Biich confidence in the growth and coming needs of the place that in their opinion the work ought not to bo en tered upon with a less appropriation than $500,000. " APPKOPIUATIONS FOR NEBRASKA AND IOWA. The conference committee on the sun " dry civil appropriation bill made a re port to-day. Among the items agreed to of special interest" to your readers aro $40,000 for the building at Ottumwa , Ta. , and $30,000 each for the improvement of Forts Niobrara and Robinson military reservations in Nebraska. The secretary of war is given $50,000 for tho construc tion of buildings and making improve ments on military reservations within his discretion. Tho committee struck out the appropriation providing for the paving of streets and walks around tho public buildings at Omaha , Lincoln and Des Moines. THE CONGRESS OP PHYSICIANS. Members of the medical profession are looking forward with considerable inter est totlio meoting of the congress of American physicians and surgeons. It will convene in Washington on Septem ber 18th , and tho sessions will continue through to the 20th. Tho arrangements are being perfected , mid when the dis tinguished members of the profession reach the city they will find that every thing is prepared for their reception aud comfort. The congress will then for the first time come into existence , and from that point of view , the meeting is in the nature of an experiment. But while this will be the first assemblage of the con gress , yet , practically , it was formed three years ago , when the plan was pro posed by one of the societies now consti tuting the congress , and was indorsed by ten others. These eleven societies , in accordance with the general plan , each appointed one of their number to consti tute an executive committee. The com mittee met together and decided that an association should be formed under the name given above. EDMUNDS' AilENDNENT. Senator Edmunds has proposed the following as an amendment intended to bo added to the resolution of Senator Hoar , calling on the president to com municate to congress all remonstrances , if any , which he has addressed to Can ada in regard to discriminations against American vessels passing through Cana dian canals ; and also , that there be com municated to the senate copies of all papers , correspondence and information touching the matter of the refusal of the British government , or that of any of her North American dominions , to allow entrance at any dominion seaport of American fish or other cargoes , for transportion in bond to the United States , since the first day of July , 1885 ; and also , that he communicate to the senate what instances have occurred since the 3d of March , 1887 , of wrongs to American fishing vessels , in ports or waters of British North America , and what steps , if any , have been taken in respect thereto. A Rich Man's Bequests. The will of the late Charles Crocker , second vice-president of the Southern Pacific company , was filed in the pro bate court at San Francisco. Mrs. Mary Crocker , widow of the deceased , is ap pointed executrix in the petition for pro bate. The estate is worth something over $25,000,0i)0 ) , divided as follows : Real estate , $2,800,000 ; stocks and bonds , 312,000,000 ; accounts , $1,500,000 ; promis sory notes , $8,500,000 ; cash , $500,000. The testator declares that the entire es tate is commutative property , and his wife is entitled to one-half. In addition she is bequeathed two residences , one in San Francisco and the other in Sacra mento. A number of relatives and fam ily servants are provided for. The tes tator leaves to his son , George Crocker , all he advanced to him for business. One-quarter of the residue is left to two sons , Charles F. and Wm. H. Crocker. The remainder is to be invested for the deceased's daughter , Mrs. H. V. Alex ander , of New York. Land Commissioner's Report. The forthcoming report of the com missioner of the general land office will show that during the year ending June 30 , 1888 , there were made 59,095 cash land entries of all classes , aggregating 5,907,234 acres , for which the govern ment received $11,205,071. The report will show that the whole number of en tries of all classes , including Indian lands , made during the year was 255,119 , smbracing 24,485,833 acres. The total receipts from the foregoing were $13 , - 322,155. Of the whole number of en tries , 43,230 were original homesteads , smbracing 3,175,400 acres , and 24,472 were timber culture entries , having in ill an area of 3,733,305 acres. In addi tion to the 24,485,835 acres entered un- : ler the various public land laws , the irea of commuted homesteads , final des- irt entries , final homestead and final timber culture entries aggregated 5 , - 347,543 acres. Killed His Father-inLaw. Peter H. Head , a wealthy farmer of v iVashington county , Kentucky , was shot md killed on the 29th by his son-in-law , 3am Milton. They had a quarrel , and hreats of violence had passed. Meeting ! ach other in the road they drew revol- rers and began firing. Head was in- tantly killed. The killing grew out of in nffray in which two men lost their ives three weeks ago. More trouble is eared. Signor Crispi , tho Italian prime min ster , in his interview with Count Kal- ; loky , at Eger , expressed himself as per- ectly satisfied with tho result of his visit ] o Prince Bismarck , and said he looked j orward to his next visit with the great1 1 sst of pleasure. Map-il * ? * * 1 * * igj > irJt " .v + Mf "r1 j fjMl" 1. " 1 -1 -.i-T" ' * | i wS i > .i * * * THE TICKET N0 MINATED AND PLATFORM. Jtte Action Taken by SebratTca Jemoerat $ in their Convention at Lincoln. The demooratio state convontion , held at Lincoln on the 29th , was largely at tended. Chairman North called tho convention to ordor. Matt Miller , of Butler , was unanimously elocted tem porary chairman , and S. S. Alloy , of Saline , temporary seoretary. Mr. Sawyer of Lancaster , J. W. Pad dock of Douglas , J. H. Harmon of Holt , Robert Clegg of Richardson , W. A. Thompson of Hall , Nat Smails of Dodge , and Euclid Martin of Douglas wero ap pointed a committee on resolutions. It was resolved that all resolutions be re ferred to the committee without read ing. ing.C. C. J. Smytho of the First congres sional district , Edward P. Smyth of tho Second congressional district and Col onel Montgomery of tho Third congres sional district wero elected vico presi dents of tho convention. Chairman North placed beforo the convention tho name of John A. Mc- Slmno of Douglas as a candidate for governor. Ho stated that ho had re ceived the assurance of Mr. McShanc that under no circumstance ? would he accept a renomination for congress , but would mako the race for governor. Gen- oral Montgomery of Chadron was also nominated for governor by Ashley of Gage county. Hall county seconded the nomination. Bryan , of Lancaster , proposed that Mr. McShane's nomination be made by acclamation and that he be immediately notified of the convention's action. Mc- Shane was then nominated by a rising vote. vote.For lieutenant governor W' J. Bryan , of Lancaster , Matt Miller , of Butler , Lew May , of Dodge , M. F. Zentmcyer , of'Colfax and Frank Folda , of Schuyler , were named. All the gentlemen de clined with the exception of Mr. Folda , whose nomination was made unanimous. Patrick J. Hines , of Kearney , was nominated for secretary of state by ac clamation. James It. Patterson , of Cass county , was nominated for state treasurer. W. A. Paynler , of Uoone county , was unanimously nominated for state audi tor. tor.W. W. H. Munger , of Dodgo county , was nominated for attorney general on the second ballot. For commissioner , Mr. Jusson of Richardson was nominated by acclama tionFor For superintendent of public instruc tion , Professor M. Thrasher of Cla- conuty went through without opposi tion. tion.For For electors at large , W. G. Sloan of South Omaha , Olef Headstrom of Polk , F. E. Billiard of Lincoln , W. .W. Cohen of Pierce , and Dr. Johnson of Fillmore , were chosen. THE PI.ATFOR3r. The democratic party of Nebraska in convention assembled heartily approves of tho platform of principles adopted at the democratic national convention at St. Louis and endorse the nomination of those fearless and irreproachable democrats , Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman , for president and vice president of the United States. We approve of the able , manly and consistent course of Hon. John H. Mc- Shane as a member of congress from the First district of Nebraska. He has been faithful and diligent in tho dis charge of his duties , and has served the whole people in a manner entirely ac ceptable to them. We condemn the republican party of Nebraska for being false to its numerous pledges and shameless in its extrava gance and profligate wastes of the peo ple's money. It exists only to create offices and burden the people with un necessary taxation. It is responsible foi this great state having been overran with a band of Pinkerton detectives , to intimidate peaceable citizens and we de mand the passage of such laws as will prevent a like outrage in the future. We favor tho regulation and control of railroads ar.d that they be renuired to observe the laws the same as individuals , and the rates of transportation be fixed for freight and passengers as low as con sistent with necessary running expenses and fair interest on the actual invest ments. We favor such legislation as will de stroy the republican creature known as "trust , " and also such legislation as will provide means of arbitration for all ques tions or controversies where labor de- mauds an increase of compensation or objects to tho reduction of the same , to ' < the end Shat justice may be done ; of amending the state constitution so as to increase the power of the office of three railroad commissioners , making said officers elective and thus directly an- swVrble to the i oplc for their actions. That we are opposed to so letting our convict labor as to bring it into direct competition with the industrial classes of our state. That the maintenance And enforce ment of the present high license law af fords the best and most practicable solu tion of tho liquor traffic question. Wo dei * "nnce the republican system of prote ti > > tariff laws which impose oppressht ; and extravagant taxation upon all the necessaries of life the Ne braska people must buy , with no result ing benefits to them but for the sole ben efit of the eastern interests and capital ists. ists.We We approve the Mills bill as a step toward lightening this heavy , unequal md unjust burden of taxation. Wo es pecially denounce Congressmen Laird und Dorsey for voting against the meas ures of the Mills bill for free lumber and free salt. We approve the courageous and mas terly position taken by President Cleve land in his late message on the fisheries question. Whereap , the corner stone of our democratic form of government is the true and unrestricted individual ballot , ive earnestly recommend that the day of rmr general election be declared a legal holiday , and thus remove as far as pos sible the influence of organized capital > ver the vote of its employes. Resolved , That we are in favor of unending the. state law so as to limit fixation to 2 per cent on the assessed . 'ablation. Whereas , The straggle of the Irish latriots for home rule is in accordance vith the principles of American liberty , herefore Resolved , That we tender to the peo- > le of Ireland , under the leadership of Dharles Stewart Pamell and W. E. 31adstone. our heartiest wishes for the ipeedy and complete success of their loble cause. Resolved , That we take this opportu- litv of expressing our profound sorrow it.the death of the gallant soldier and \merican patriot , General Philip H. Sheridan , and hereby tender to his be- • eaved wife and relatives our heartfelt lympathy. STATE CENTRA ! COMMITTEE. , First District G. P. Marion , Beatrice : lobert Clegg , Falls City ; James Deven- ' ley , Tecumseh ; M. T. O'Connor , South : rabnrn. ' Second District Charles Hefiiey , Lin- < loin ; R. B. Wallace , Factoryville ; G. P. 1 Blendhorn , Nebraska City ; J. V. Wolfe , ; Lincoln ; W. B. Shayock , Louisville. Third District Euclid Martin , Oma1 1 ia ; J. J. O'Connor ; Omaha ; N. J. Shec- ; ell , Teknmak ; J. E. Campbell , Papil1 1 ion ; E. H. Clark. Blair. I Fourth District N. W. Smalls , Fre1 1 * - ' - ' - mont : H. Gillauson , Wahoo ; J. J. Sulli van , Columbus ; Matt Miller , David City. Fifth diBtrict-D. R. Tripp , Nolson ; T. B. Parker , Dorchester : J. D. Hub- boll , Fairbury ; John Christianoy , Gen eva. eva.Sixth district-G. W. West , Osceola ; E. W. Hurlbnt , Aurora ; G. W. Shidlcr , York ; Ed P. Smith , Seward. Seventh district J. C. Crawford , West Point ; A. E. Boncstool , Niobrara ; W. W. Cones , Pierce ; F. McGivern , Stanton. • Eighth district R. B. Walqnist , Hastings ; A. F. Moore , Bloomingtoii ; J. N. Ferguson , Mindon ; R. S. Proud- fit. Gnido Rock. Ninth District W. A. Piatt. Grand Island ; 0. E. Forbes , St. Paul ; P. H. Barry , Greeley Center ; B. R. Austino , Albion. Tenth District H. H. Robinson , Kim ball ; J. G. Watts , Ogalalla ; W. L. Greene , Kearney ; R. E. Martin , Broken Bow. Eleventh District L. A. Vallers , Dundy ; C. E. Bellew , McCook ; J. F. McClure , Furness ; R. A. Ewing , Cham pion. pion.Twelfth District R. O. Fink , Valon-4 lineE. ; H. Holden , Hay Springs ; C. A. Ihirlew , Hemingford ; O. F. Biglin , O'Neill. THE DENVER DEEP WATER CONVENTION. Conf/rfHt to be Vrunl to Make an Appropri ation fur Smtrlny anil Maintaining nn Accessible Harbor In T rx < t r. The resolutions adopted by tho deep water convention at Denver , as reported , by the majority of the committee , aro ns follows : Whereas , It is tho sense of the states of Texas , Colorado , Kansas , Nebraska , Missouri , Iowa , Arkansas , California and Nevada , and of tho territories of New Mexico , Wyoming , Utah , Arizona , Dakota and Indian Territory , in con vention assembled at Denver City , Col. , under the call of his excellency , Alva Adams , governor of the state of Col orado , that the commercial , agricultural , mining , manufacturing and stock inter ests of all that part of tho United States lying west of tho Mississippi river , and the commercial and naval advantages of our new country generally , demand a permanent deep water port on the north west Co.ist of the Gulf of Mexico ; there fore , be it Resolved , 1. That the senators and representatives in congress from the j states herein before referred to , and the delegates from the territories herein set forth , be and they are hereby most earnestly requested to procure at once a I permanent available appropriation of the amount necessary to secure a deep water port on the northwest coast of tho Gulf of Mexico , west of the 93V degree southwest longitude , capable of admit ting the largc.it vessels , and at which the best and most accessible harbor can be .secured and maintained in the short est possible time and at the least cost. Resolved 2. That for the carrying into effect of the foregoing resolutions in this convention committees be ap pointed by their respective delegations ; that it shall be the duty of said commit tees to see that the object of said reso- lions be properly presented and vigor ously urged before congress ; and to that end , and with a view of co-opera tion and concert of action , the chair man of the respective committees shall be hereby constituted and created a cen- : tral committee. I Resolved 3. That the states and terri- ' tones and commercial bodies represent- , ' ed in this convention approve the idea ' of securing a deep water harbor on the , the gulf coat of Texas by private cap- ' ilal , and they do hereby respectfully re quest their senators and representatives rind delegates in congress to labor in this behalf. PEEAMBLE. Whereas , The need of a deep water harbor on the coast of the Gulf of Mex ico directly and vitally affects nearly one-fourth of the people of the United States , we deem the request contained in the foregoing resolutions of such great and paramount importance as to justify early reference to the official no tice of the president of the United States in order that he m-cy be duly and fullinformed and be able , as contem plated , to give congress information of tho state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as lie shall judge necessary and expedient ; therefore be it Resolved , That a copy of the forego ing resolutions be transmitted to the resident of the United States and that ije be requested to make in his next innual message to the congress of the United St.tt.es such recommendations nith refenMice to the location of a deep ivuter haibor on the Gulf of Mexico sis : o him shall seem proper and expedient. I C. S. Thomas , of Colorado , iutro- ' luced the following resolution : j Resolved , By the inter-state deep .iiirbor convention , that Ave respectfully • equest the United States congress to > ass an amendment to the house resolu- : ion No. 10,510 , offered by Senator Rowen , of Colorado , now pending be fore it , to provide for a line of surveys j : > reliminary to the establishment of a system of reservoirs for tho storage of ivater in the arid lands of the west , and ihat such reservoirs , when established , diall be owned and controlled by the state government for the irrigation of j said lands by the owners thereof. The resolution was unanimonsly idopted. - I ( 1 Shot and Killed by Foot-Pads. 1 > In Chicago on the 30th , shortly after : 1 o'clock Fred Shuneman , well known j : in that city , and employed by the Philip I 1 Best Brewing company , was shot and . , killed by foot-pads. Schnneman was on j liis way home , and it is thought when | < lie reached Ada and Randolph streets , j ' . \here the tragedy occurred , he at- ' ' t' mpted to defend himself when he was ' being robbed. His assailants cut one ; L > f his pockets open to get his money , f t md took his Match , breaking the chain. , 1 1'hey then shot him through the head t .ml dragged the body into an alley. . { i'lie pistol shots were heard , and a'r ' search revealed the body. There is no . 1 • lew to the murderers. His trousers nekets were rifled and his watch , diaJ J p jion.l ring , stud and scarf pin were IJ aken. A pistol with one ehimher j ; ; • inpty and the deceased's penknife lay • ( K-sjii , ' him. The police at fir.it pronmf- 1 i ; ac.l ! the theory of suicide and then di- t veied some inquiries towaid Schune1 1 nan ' s wife , from whom he was living | ' j ipait , but these theories appear to be v Mitirely groundless. The murdered I r nan ' s : head was crushed by a heavy J ) h > % his l ody was robbed , and three ] nen were seen running away from the i cene of the murder immediately afterv raids. g Croos and the Weather. 'The Intest weather crop bulletin says : Cho weather during the week has been t ( specially favorable for harvesting anr1 i arm work in the northwest. _ The _ wheat li larvest has progressed rapidly in the H : entral and northern portions of Dakota a tnd Minnesota , from which regions rer ) orts indicato that the damage to the a rheat crop from frosts last week was C argely overestimated. a In the northern portions of the com t : ) elt tho weather was favorable , but the c jrowth of the plant was retarded by the li ow temperature. v _ " trT mMmMmmMmMmMmmmWffWff WmMm ] . , , . . nt m ' " ' * " * " - - • - A FAVORABLE REPCHT MADE. ? f The Home Torcl0n Committee Import VpoiK " \ the JlrtalUtllon JlllU ' ' foreign at" > f The housecommittee on fairs on tho 80th received tho report ' -j from tho sub-committeo on the retalia- jj tion bill. ! 1 Chairman Bolraont said that in these. - : ! quostious tho committee had lway8' ; acted without regard to partisanship' • - j and ho hoped it would continue to do- j so. Tho committeo unanimously j adopted nn amendment to tho bill re- J ported by the sub-committeo and it is-- * J undei > tood it will bo called up for- I action Saturday next. l\ \ Following is tho text of the snbsti- _ 1 tuto bill : i ) A bill to empower the president to j carry out the purposes of the act to- j authorize the president of tho United • | States to protect and defend the right. * j of tho American fishermen , American. f trading and other vessels , iu certain j cases and for other purposes approved I March 3 , 1837. Re it enacted , etc. , that whonovor the- president may deem it his duty to exer cise tinv of tho powers given him by the act entitled "An act to authorize the/ president of tho United States to pro tect and defend tho rights of American. . ( fishing vessels , American fishermen , American trading ami other vessels in. . certain cases and for other purposes , " " approved March 3 , 1887 , it shall bo law ful for tho president in his discretion , by proclamation to that effect , to sus pend iu whole or in part the transporta tion across tho territory of tho United States iu bond and without payment of duty of goods , wares and merchandise imported or exported from any foreign , country from or to the British domin ions in North America. Sec. 2. That whenever tho president shall bo satisfied there is any discrimina tion whatever in tho uso of tho Wel- land canal , St. Lawrence river canals , the Chambly canal or any of them , whether by tolls , drawbacks , refund of • tolls or otherwise , Avhich is or may be detrimental to tho interests of the United States or any of its citizens , it shall be lawful for tho president hi his- discretion to issue a proclamation to that effect , whereupon there shall be collected 11 toll of 20 cents per ton upon every foreign vessel and her cargo passing through either tho Sault Ste. Mane canal or St. Clair Flats canal , and the secretary of the treasury may author ize and direct any of the custom'oflicers- to collect the tolls levied under this act , or the president may , in his discretion , when he is satisfied there is any such discrimination prohibit tho use of said canals to any such foreign ves > el. The president , when satisfied that such dis crimination has ceased , may issue his proclamation to that effect in his dis cretion , whereupon the toll authorized by this act shall no longer be colle cted , i and such prohibition , if ordered , shall cease. Section 3 That the secretary of the treasury is authorized to make any regu lations needful to carry this act into ef fect. " ' At only one point was there anything like a difference between the democratic and republican members. This was up on the proposition coming from the re publicans that courtesy to Great Britain , required that it should bo notified that article 29 of tho treaty of Washington had been practically nullified and abro gated upon a refusal of denial of rights to American citizens in Canadian ports. Upon this proposition there was a divis ion upon party lines , resulting in its de feat by a vote of 5 to 0. When the- question came up on ordering a favora ble report on the substitute bill , how ever , there was not a negative vote. The republican members do not ex pect that the bill will meet with any opposition from their side of the house when it is called up , although tho propo sition which was rejected to-day may be- renewed and serve as a basis of some- speeches in which the position will be taken that the president already has sufficient power to do what he desires in. the way of retaliation. I TWO LYNCUINGS IN TEN DAYS. I Webster County Again the Sernn of.oietnt H fJifHrv. fl Guide Rock special to the Umalia Ueer Webster county , in which less than two , iveeks ago the lynching of the desperado- Bill Cole took place , was yesterday tho 1 scene of a similar event. ' This second outbreak of lawless justice- nras the sequel of one of tho most horri ble tragedies in the history of crime It occurred on a farm belonging to a \ nan named Weeks , living not far from 3 ( tide Rock. He was having his threshing done , md among those in his employ was a ; nan named John Baker. Baker was- J feeding the thresher and had a young" joy cutting bands for him. While the * nen were thus engaged on Saturday I ; he boy , in cutting a band , accidentally t et the knife slip , striking Baker on the land and inflicting an ugly wound. ! ' Wild with rage , Baker , dropping a bun- f lie which he had in his hand , 1 cached ' or the boy. The lattter attempted to ? scape but before he could do so the in- " nriated man had him in his Jtrasp and 1 ifting him bodily into the air , threw liin on the platform. In a moment the- joy's feet were among the cruel teeth ' ) f the thresher and Baker was crowding 1 um in as if he were a sheaf of grain. r L'he boy screamed for help , but it is ev- * dent that several moments elapsed be- J ore the other men at work about the- hresher distinguished his voice above- he roar , for when they rushed to the- ront of the machine , half of his body 1 id already disappeared and Baker was t tiI ! holding the quivering remains. On seeing the other men Baker re- eased his hold and jumping from the • ilatform attempted to escape. In a mo- ' nent. however , the men were upon him nd he was a prisoner. The boy was lead and only the upper portion of his ody remained. The platform of the j3 hresher wtis covered with blood ; the • • eeth of the machine were dyed with it , Jm ml bits of clothing , bone and flesh were M iiought to view with every revolution. 9 "Hang him ! " shouted one of the men , ' nd in an instant a stout rope was ahont m\ \ faker 's neck and he was dragged strung- ling to the rear of the machine. One ' H f the men quickly ascended and climb- / ; ig out on the straw carrier took one nd of the rope which was thrown to 9 1111 and passed it through one of the j fl : on rods. As soon as the rope came • ithin reaching distauce of the ground V half a dozen strong hands had hold of 'm ; . Baker's arms were pinioned behind H im and in less time than it takes to tell ; he was swung between earth and sky 4 'I bile the platform of the thresher woa ' 9 till warm with his victim's blood. W. Restricting Chinese Immigration. ; > Assistant Secretary Maynard has writ- , I 9 m S. D. Lucas , of Fort Madison , la. , ; M 1 reply to a letter from him informing- I 9 im that the treasury department is en- j fm eavoring with all the means and force ' k its disposal to carry out the require- \ fl leuts of the Chinese restriction act so- ' fl 3 to prevent the illegal introduction of i fl hinese laborers into the United States , ! fl Iding that the department has no confl • ol over tho action of the United. Statesjjfl jurts which have allowed Chinese la- ffl orers to enter the United States under = ! fl rits of habeas corpus- [ fl ! fl ii