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E THE STATE.
Mils. BARNAART , of Pierce county ,
who attempted suicide , will recover.
No ADDITIONAL gold finds are reported -
ported on the Wagner farm near Fort
Calhoun.
A I1EAvr wind in the vicinity of
Ogalalla did considerable damage to
buildings.
A NUMBER of people in Omaha lost
quite heavily in the recent fire at Cripple -
ple Creek , Colo.
TJn : fire in the Commercial block at
York is supposed to have been started
by incendiaries.
CIIARLES TJ:1I'EI , of Plattsmouth , has
been declared insane and sent to the
asylum at Lincoln.
MRs. BARNUART of Pierce county endeavored -
deavored to drown herself. She and
her husband had quarreled.
THE editor of the Fairbury Times is
his suit at
out Sunday-go-to-meeting
the hands of a sneak thief.
"Ciiuei : MOOSTER , of Nebraska City ,
found guilty of rape , was given two
years in the state penitentiary.
A HEAVY gale from the northwest
did considerable damage near Phillips
to corn cribs and other buildings.
FRANK FnINIK of Adams county was
hnock2d down by lightning and lay in
the road half an hour unconscious.
TILE republican state convention for
the nomination of state officers will be
held in Lincoln , Wednesday , July 1st.
TimE state banking board has issued
a charter to the German bank of Mur-
, dock. 'T'oe capital stock authorized is
$5,00.
ROBERT MCCONNELL , of Omaha , for
many years master mechanic of the
Union Pacific railroad , died last week ,
aged three score and ten.
HUFFMAE & RAWLINS , near Neligh ,
are sowing 200 acres of alfalfa. Experience -
perience convinces them that its cultivation -
vation is a great success.
AT no time since the settlement of
Chase county have there been such
flattering crop prospects at at this time.
There will be an increased acreage.
THE Methodist church at Schuyler ,
which has been rebuilt during the last
three months , was dedicated last Sun-
day. It is a splendid building , with
ample room for every need.
JOE WERNER , of Grand Island , who
had been on a drunken debauch , made
an effort at suicide by hanging while
in jail He was discovered and cut
down before life was extinct.
TUE southwestern veterans' reunion
association has decided to hold its next
reunion at North Platte at the same
time as the western Nebraska irrigation -
tion lair , October , 13 , 14 and 15.
JOAN HYNCK , a well-to-do farmer residing -
siding northwest of Pierce , accidentally
shot his little girl in the abdomen with
his shotgun , while taking the gun
from the house to kill a hawk. The
child will die.
TUE general merchandise store of
Edward Bros. of Louisville was entered -
ed by last week and about $50 worth of
goods , consisting of silk handkerchiefs ,
shoes , pants , jewelry , tobacco and
some groceries taken.
THE drug store of Dr. Charles Band
at Crete was closed under chattel
mortgage for $1,200. McPike & Fox ,
Peregoy & Moore , and t. A. Ireland
are the main creditors , to whom the
chattel mbrtgage reads.
TUE jury at Pawnee City in the case
of H. G. Brown against the city for
1,000 damages on account of a defective -
tive sidewalk from which he sustained
an injury about a year ago , brought in
a verdict awarding Brown $500 dam-
ages.
PROSPECTS for fruit and crops of all
kinds in the section about Hastings
have not been more promising for
years than at the present time , and
unless causes unforseen arise the hus-
m bandmen will have no reason for corn-
' plaint at the time of harvest.
Jous W. BOOKWALTER of New York
city , is now on his way to Nebraska to
make arrangements for the establishment -
ment of a number of farming villages.
He owns about 00,000 acres in this
state and proposes to gather agriculturists -
turists into towns of about 500 , provide
a good library , theater and give them
many advantages of city life.
GEORGE DRAKE of Red Cloud , who
was arrested several months ago on a
charge of rape and who was bound
over in the sum of $2,000 for his appearance -
pearance at the last term of the district
court , but who jumped his bail and left
for parts unknown before court convened -
vened , returned several days ago and
was turned over to the sheriff by his
bondsmen.
C. J. ANDERSON , a prominent stockman -
man of Neligh , states that never at any
time in the past four years has the soil
been so thoroughly soaked as at present -
ent , and all of the ponds which have
been dry for a couple of seasons now
contain water and those which have
been nearly dry have assumed their
former dimensions. Not only is he
surface thorouzhly wet , but the subsoil
is saturated affording a reserve supplyy
of moisture for the hotweatherof sum-
mer. Farmers are feeling happy and
are nutting in a large acreage.
DON'T loaf around the corner grocery
arguing with your neighbors about the
best tool to use in surface cultivation ,
but buy a new l'ivotal Frame Captain
Kidd Disc Cultivator , which will render
it easy to dodge the crookedest corn
and unnecessary to dodge the Sheriff
next Fall. If you use the Captain Kidd ,
you will have money to pay your bills ,
and won't have to dodge. V rite us for
descriptive circulars , and "What Others
t Say. " NEBRASKA MOLINE PLOW CS. ,
Omaha , Neb
DURrxo a thunder storm the barn of
Charles ; < Iaronville , about five miles
southwest of Aurora , was destroyed by
fire , which is supposed to have been
started by a stroke of lightning. Five
horses belonging to William Campbell ,
a young man who lives with Maron-
vine , were burned in the barn.
DURIxa a horse race near Plainview
Robert E. Bradshaw , a jockey , was
thrown from his horse and sustained
injuries from which he died. Brad-
shaw has been in the employ of different -
ent turf men in that vicinity for years
i and is well known. His home is in
a Liverpool , England , and his relatives
I ° there have been notified.
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HENRY BOLLN , ex-city treasurer of
Omaha , was on trial last week for
embezzlement of something over $100-
000. The jury disagreed , nine beilg
for conviction and three for acquittaL
The case will be at once taken up by
the present term of court.
Jolts TRAUscit , a young man of
Hastings , living upon a farm near
Roseland , started to go out hunting ,
and as he was leaving the house with
his gun over his shoulder it was discharged -
charged by some unknown means and
the contents struck and killed Edward
Trausch , a younger brother , who was
standing at the table assisting his
mother to wash the breakfast dishes.
TJiAMAS Wr3ioxn , a character who
bias been known in Nebraska City and
vicinity for many years , died in a small
room with scarcely a friend to care for
him. At one time he was quite influential -
tial in the politics of that section and
had a fair portion of this world's goods ,
but lost it all , and for a time was in
the county infirmary. He was three
times married.
GIxERAr. MANDERs0N returned last
ivicek from Washington , where he
argued time sugar bounty case before
the supreme court , and a decision from
that tribunal will settle that question.
Associated with him as attorneys for
the plaintiffs were Judge Symmes of
New Orleans , and Joseph H. Choate of
New York , while the attorney general's
department appeared for the govern-
ment.
J. G. TATE , grand master workman
of1the A. 0. U. W. , through his attorney -
ney , has filed his answer to the petition -
tion of Mrs. Alice Scott , widow of the
late Barrett Scott. The answer denies
all the allegations set forth in the petition -
tition , except that at one time Barrett
Scott was a member of the organiza-
tion. The case will probably come up
for trial in the district court of bit
county in September.
OWING to a mistake in printing the refunding -
funding bonds of Greely county , recently -
cently purchased by the state board of
educational lands and funds , on account -
count of the permanent school fund ,
the whole issue will have to be reprinted -
ed The county commissioners tried
to correetthe mistake by an interline
ation , but the board declined to accept
the bonds in that shape. The amount
of the issue was 530,000.
T1ti : secretary of the interior has recommended -
commended to the attorney general to
dismiss the suit against the purchasers
of land from the Burlington road , butte
to continue it as against the road , and
it is thought the attorney general will
act on , the. recommendation of the sec-
retary. If this is done it will eliminate -
ate the 1,700 individual defendants
from the case , and leave the road to
settle its misunderstandings with the
government alone.
JUDGE W. H. WESTOVER appointed
A. A. Record of Chadron receiver of
the Chadron Banking company. The
report of Bank Examiner Cowdery
showsthat a number of persons owe
the bank from $2,000 to $6,000 each on
their unsecured notes. Mr. Cowdery
figures a large loss on these , and on
the total assets of $50,000 he estimates
a loss of $35,000 , leaving $15,000 net as-
sets. The deposits amount to $20,000 ,
of which there is due the county $4,000.
E. W. IIY3IANN , who recently escaped
from the county jail and fled to Iowa ,
.desires the county attorney to allow
.him to enter a plea of guilty and take
three years in the penitentiary. That
official refuses to do this , as , he says ,
he has a sure case of robbery against
Hyman and 'can secure a sentence of
five years , if not longer. Hymen held
up C. V. Fisher , a 'St. Louis traveling
man , a short time ago and relieved him
of $15 , at the point'of.a wicked-looking
knife.
AT a meeting of the board of managers -
agers of the Nebraska Irrigation fair
in North Platte it was decided to give
the first annual fair at North Platte
October 9 to 15 , inclusive. Every member -
ber of the board was present , including -
ing E. McLemon of Cheyenne county ,
Matthew Daugherty and Ed Searle of
Keith county and 0. G. Smith of Buffalo -
falo county and the local members.
Twenty thousand copies of the premium
list were ordered gotten out , and committees -
mittees will be sent through the east
to work up interest in the fair.
CHARLES K. GRABLE of Crawford , representing -
presenting the Crawford Irrigation
company , filed in the clerk's office a
petition , covering seventy pages of
typewritten matter , asking a permanent -
ent injunction restraining about fifty
defendants from using the water of
White river. A temporary writ was
granted by County Judge Ricker. The
plaintiffs claim a prior right to use the
water and allege that they have expended -
pended some $30,000 in cash in the construction -
struction of the ditch. It promises to
be the biggest law suit ever tried in
the county.
PoucE JUDGE THOMAS Jonssox of
Ashland committed suicide by lmang-
ing. Squire Hardin happened into the
office about 3:15 o'clock in the afternoon -
noon , and just back of the room under
the fire tower sat Mr. Johnson , a rope
about his neck and his hand up to his
face. The body was yet warm. Johnson -
son was a Dane , about 50 years of age.
He received notice some ten days ago
that a mortgage on his home for $1,400 ,
with interest for several years , would
be foreclosed to satisfy the note. This
is supposed to have superinduced the
suicide.
ON the application of Thomas V.
Jaques , a citizen of Keya Paha county ,
supported by the petition of a large
number of other citizens of that section -
tion , Governor Hoicomb paroled from
the penitentiary W. A. Chapin , who
was undergoing a sentence of two
years on conviction of horse stealing.
The papers in the case , which consist
of the petition ant a letter from the
county attorney of ley a Paha , reveal
the fact that Chapin's case is another
in which the requirements of the law
have not been complied with in the
trial and the sentencing of criminals in
that county.
TILE annual report of the State
Banking board has been completed by
Secretary Townley for 1595. During
thatyear there were 447 commercial
end savings banks doing business in
the state , with an aggregate author.
ized capital of ; 9,210,523 , giving an
average of capital stock of $20.S42.
During the past year eleven new banks
were organized , and forty-six discontinued -
tinued business from various causes.
The latter had an aggregate capital of
$1,069,700. and total deposits of $1,303-
334.S2. The sixteen insolvent banks
which were placed in the hands of ref -
f ceivers had an aggregate capital stock
of $434,000 and deposits in the sum of
5$4,66i.
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METHODIST CONFERENCEI
THE ONf N UE S TI0N REFERRED
T 0 A FRIENDLY COMMITTEE ,
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY WIN.
Seven District Conferences Declare 17n-
conditionally for the Fair Delegates
-Three Others Divlded-IIsl op
Foster Lectures the Gather-
! ng on Order-Benevo-
lcnce to Be Reduced.
CLEVELAND , Ohio , May 4. - Yesterday -
day afternoon conferences were held
by the delegates representing the
various districts at the Methodist
general conference and members of
the credentials committee were se-
lected. Of the fourteen district conferences -
ferences , seven declared unconditionally -
ally for seating the women delegates
and three others gave one delegate
each to the same cause. This makes a
vote of 17 to 11 in the committee in
favor of seating the women.
Bishop Foster presided this morning
and Dr. E. W. Parker of India opened
the session with scriptural reading.
The presiding officer then alluded to
the confusion and disorder which
characterized yesterday's proceedings -
ings , suggested that the business be
transacted in an orderly manner and
added that quiet could not be sustained -
tained without the cooperation of the
delegates. He said that delegates
should give their name to the conference -
ence before being recognized He
then gave a lecture on order. Following -
ing this it was voted to hire a ser-
geant-at-arms to preserve order in the
rear.
A committee of seven on rules was
appointed and then Dr. Neely moved
an appointment of a committee of
eighteen on constitution , fifteen to be
by districts and three at large. This
is one of the greatest questions which
will come before the conference and
caused a decided flurry. Amendments
were offered , the first for time committee -
mittee to consist of two members from
each district conference of the general
conference and another by Mr. Bentley -
ley of Missouri that the committee
consist of nine , to be appointed by the
bishops. This was violently opposed
by L. M. Shaw of Des Moines. A great
deal of confusion prevailed until
finally Dr. Payne of New York moved
to lay the motion for a committee of
nine on the table and it was promptly
done. Dr. Teter shut off debate by
moving the previous question and the
motion was carried.
Chaplain C. C. McCabe read a telegram -
gram -stating that Dr. John M. Reed
was at thz point of death. The con-
fereuce ordered a telegram of sympathy -
thy sent to Mrs. Reed.
Dr. Leroy M. Belt of Ohio moved the
appointment of a committee of laymen
and clergymen from each district and
three at large , to consider the feasibility -
bility of simplifying the benevolences ,
there being nine collections per year
at present. Dr. Smith moved that all
papers and resolutions on this subject
be referred to the regular committee
on temporal economy. Dr. Belt would
not permit this , and Dr. Smith's motion -
tion was laid on the table. Mr. IIynett
wanted to add one clergymau and one
layman from each society to the com-
mittee. Dr. Buckley opposed this and
made a humorous address. Dr. Hv-
nett's amendment was laid on the
table and Dr. Belt's motion was car-
ried. All information on this subject
was ordered referred to this commit-
tee.
tee.Dr.
Dr. C. H. Payne of New York offered
a resolution authorizing the appointment -
ment of a committee of five on fraternal -
nal delegates. It was adopted.
At half past ten o'clock Bishop
Warren of Denver commenced the
reading of the episcopal address. It
was very long and was in the nature
cf a report on behalf of the board of
bislio s to the conference. It embodied -
bodied an exhaustive review of the
work of the conference during the
past four years with reports concerning -
ing the missionary work , Sunday
school , church extension , Freedmen's
Aid bureau work and discipline.
At the conclusion of the address the
convention 'adjourned.
To Investigate Seed Purchases.
WASHINGTON , May i.-Represesenta-
tive Baker of New Hampshire introduced -
duced in the House yesterday a concurrent -
current resolution providing for an investigation -
vestigation of the recent purchase of
seeds by Secretary Morton. A preamble -
ble recites time charges made by the
Nomthrup , Braslau , Goodwin Company
of Chicago , and says the Secretary has
not acknowledged the receipt of the
charges or directed an investigation.
The Iiennedys Not Guilty.
MACONMo. , May 4.-After being
out one and one-half ! hours , the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty
against Simon and James Kennedy ,
charged with the murder of Dick Collins -
lins of Sedalia , at New Cambria , De-
ceniber ' 3 , 1S93.
A Costly Stamp Sold.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , May 4.-A postage
stamp called time " 10-cent Baltimore
provisional , " the only one of the kind
known to exist , was sold yesterday by
a St. Louis firm to W. A. Castle of
New York for $4x00 , the largest price
ever paid for a stamp.
The Hungarian Millenium Celebration.
BUDA PESTII , May 4.-Emperor
Francis Joseph opened the inillenium
exhibition here today. He wore the
uniform of a Hungarian general and
was accompanied by the empress.
Speeches were made by the emperor
and by the minister of commerce ,
Ernest de Daniel.
Judge Wood of Kingston , Ma , Dead.
! HAMILTON , Mo. , May 4.-Judge W.
A. Wood , a prominent attorney and
ex-secretary of the State Ear associ-
ation , died at Kingston this morning 1f 1
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SECOND SON MADE SHAH.
Trouble May Como in Persia Over the
Succeiston-CauMeA of the Murder.
TIFLIS , May 9.-lnunediatety after
the death of the Shah t he heir apparent -
ent ( Valileab ) , Muzzafer ed-Din , was
proclaimed Shah. Russia and Great
Britain recognized Muzzafer-ed-Din
as heir to the Persian throne in 185S.
The grand vizier will govern until the
arrival of the new Shall at Teheran
from Tabriz.
Lorpox , May 2.-A dispatch from
Teheran to the Times regarding the
situation in Persia incident upon the
assassination of the Shah says : "Much
discontent has existed far some time
through the dearness of provisions ,
partly caused by the excessive issue
of copper coins. Considerable alarm
prevails here and Prince Naib es-Sul-
taneh , third son of time late Shah , has
retired to his palace at the request of
the government. The assassin's name
is Mollah IINzl , and ne is suposed to
be from Mabee. ' '
An article in time Times' on time late
shah calls to mind that at time bcrin-
ningof his reign he put to death by
thousands the members of the Babee
sect , whose crus.de against public
and privade corruption in Persia was
so popular as to become a menace to
the government.
"The chief apprehensions that now
arise , " says the Times , "are Jest the
new shah's eldest brother , Zil-es-Sul-
tan , should attempt to dispute the accession -
cession ( the late shale is succeeded by
his second son and not the eldest son ) .
Zil-es-Sultan is governor of Ispahan
and was for a long time the virtual
ruler of Southern Persia till the late
shah , in i890 , greatly reduced his
power and disbanded his regiments. "
George N. Curzon , under secretary
of state for forein affairs , who is an
acknowlc deed an tliority on Persia ,
considers Muzzafar-ell-Din Mirza Vali-
had , the new shah , a man of great
intelligence , but he has been seclued
all his ! ifc as to he : , e no knowledge of
the duties inctutcbent upon him as
ruler of Persia.
SMITH AND LELAND.
The Former Says the Latter Lies and
Knows It-Famous Kansans at Cuts.
ToP1m A , Kan. , May 4.-Replying
to Cyrus Leland's statement that
"Farmer" A. W. Smith had , in February -
ruary , 1594 , offered to get out of
E. N. Morrill's ' ; ay for governor if
the latter would pay him $3,500 cash
for the expense of his campaign for
governor in 1892 , Smith telegraphs the
following denial :
S "MCPIIERsoN , May 2.-Mr. Leland's
statement is a willful and malicious
alsehood. I never , at any time , or
under any circumstances , offered to
stay out of thectimpaign against Merrill -
rill for a money consideration , neither
did I authorize anyone to make such a
proposition for me. In conclusion , I
want to reiterate and emphasize that
Mr. Leland lies and knows he lies.
A. W. SuiTH. "
Governor Merrill , when asked about
Leland's statement , said : "I cannot
now recall that Mr. Leland came to
me with such a proposition from Mr.
Smith either during time Newton encampment -
campment , or afterward. I have no
doubt , however , that Mr. Leland
submitted the proposition to me
as he says. He is a truthful
man and not given to extravagant
talk , and what he says may be
depended upon. I may have gotten
his statement to me confused with a
proposition submitted to me directly
by one of Mr. Smith's friends. It ms
not necessary to disclose the name of
this friend. It is enough to say that
he came to my room in the Depot hotel
at Newton saying that he was authorized -
ized to make the proposition that if I
would pay Smith's campaign expenses
of 18 , amounting to $3,0' , Smith
would get out of my way and support
me for time nomination for Governor.
The proposition struck me as absurd.
At that time I did not think Smith
was in it. I believed my nomination
was assured. Therefore I gave the
proposition no thought , and it passed
out of my mind. "
Reed Men Sore at Proctor.
WASHINGTON , May 4.-The Reed men
here claim that Senator Proctor was
intrusted with their campaign in Vermont -
mont and assured them that McKinley
sentiments would be kept well to the
rear. Then he took to Vermont one
of McKinley's most ardent champions
-Senator Thurston of Nebraska-and
seems to have been in constant communication -
munication with Mark Hanna. Before -
fore even the bulletin of the action of
the convention had been sent broadcast -
cast over the country , Mark Hanna
had been informed by Senator Proctor
of the condition of things in Vermont.
Capitalists to Aid Cripple Creek.
DENVER , Colo. , May 4. - Arrangements -
ments are being made for a big mass
meeting of business men in Cripple
Creek next Tuesday. It is expected
that. D. II. Moffat , Eben Smith , 1V. S.
Stratton , N. J. Jackson , Irving How-
bert and other capitalists will be present -
ent and will aid liberally in rebuilding.
w. S. Stratton is reported to have said
that he will furnish $1,000,000 to the
responsible business men of Cripple
Creek who wish to rebuild in the
burned district.
American horses in Germany.
WASHINGTON , May 4.-United States
Consul Keenan at Bremen has reported -
ed to the state department that the
it ) ortation of American horses into
Germany is considerable , but that it is
hampered by the underhand methods
of local horse dealers. Last year 10-
300 American horses were shipped to
Germany , but all were rigidly inspected -
ed on account of charges of unhealth-
fulness.
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College Students Strike.
DELAWARE , Ohio , May 4.-Last night
at chapel time , 1,000 students of Ohio
Wesleyan university went on a strike.
The strike is attributed to the action
of the faculty in imposing such strmn-
gent conditions upon the contemplated -
plated Western tour of the glee club
as to make the trip almost impossible.
Girls to Wait on British Statesmen.
LONDON , May 4.-Among the reforms
of the new kitchen committee of the
house of commons will be the substitution -
tution of waitresses for waiters.
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THE STRAIGHT GOODS.
ANOTHER SET OF DELEGATES
TO CHICAGO.
Cleveland and Sound Money Democrats
of Nebraska hold Their State Conven-
tlon-Sixtren Delegates to Represent
the Administration Followers , fart of
Them Being Selected by Acclan + atlon-
Sllverites Rousted to a Browi , .
Cleveland and Sound Money.
Delegates-at-Large-
TOIIIA- CASTOR , Lancaster ,
WILLIAM A. PAXTON , Douglas ,
DAit' . COCK , Gage ,
CIIARLES G. RYAN , hall.
Alternatesatargo -
MILTON M. IOOI4ITTLE , Lincoln ,
GEORGE . \ , Bolt ,
JAMES M'IIANE , Douglas ,
JAMES C. CRAWFORD , Cunhiug.
LINCOLN , April 30.-Euclid Martin ,
chairman of the state committee , called
the administration democratic state
convention together at noon yesterday.
Secretary .1. B. Sheean read the call.
Six hundred delegates were in their
seats when the chairman rapped the
convention to order.
Following the reading of the call
Chairman Martin named W. D. Mc-
Hugh of Douglas county as temporary
chairman and C. M. Hubner of Otoc
county , temporary secretary. Later
on this was made permanent.
Chairman Mchlugh named as a committee -
mittee on credentials R. S. Bibb. Jerry
Farrell , H. E. Phelps , Samuel Wallace
and J. P. Rca.
As committee on resolutions he named -
ed 'r. J. MahoneyN. . S. Ilarwood ,
George P. Marvin , . C. Crawford , Lee
M. Spratlin , J. I. Leese and D. P. Ro1L
Committee on permanent organization -
tion : Milton Doolittle , Robert Patrick
and Albert Watkins.
The committee on credentials reported -
ed that every county in the state , with
the exception of Stanton , was represented -
sented by a full delegation on the floor
of this house.
'T'lie convention then proceeded to
the election of candidates for
delegates-at-large to the Chicago
convention , the result being as given
above , the first four by acclamation.
Following is the list of district
delegates elected , together with their
alternates :
First District-N. S. Harwood , Lancaster -
caster county ; alternate , D. S. Gould ,
Cass county ; 1) . P. Rolf , Otoe ; alternate -
ate , A. 11' . Butlin , Johnson county.
Second district 'T' . J. Mahoney ,
Douglas county ; alternate , George
Parks , Douglas ; Euclid Martin , Douglas -
las ; alternate , George W. Shields , Doug-
las.
las.Third
Third District-Fred Vaughan , Dodge
county ; alternate , Frank Jouvenat ,
Boone county ; Frank A. Deaborn ,
Wayne ; alternate , E. B. 1Vilbur , Dakota -
ta county.
Fourth District-0. H. Scott , Thayer
county ; alternate , J. C. Hartigan ; H.
E. Dumphey , Seward county ; alternate -
ate , A. U. Ritchie , Butler county.
Fifth District-George P. Kingsley ,
Kearney ; alternate , J. G. Ulasser , Clay
county ; H. G. Keeler , Webster county :
alternate , M. L. Meade , Perkins county.
Sixth District-J. I. Leese , Dawes
county ; alternate , 0. F. Biglin , liolt
county ; J. J. McIntosh , Cheyenne county -
ty ; alternate , A. G. Molt , Brown coun-
ty.The
The democrats of Nebraska , in convention -
vention assembled , pledge anew our
fealty to the principles of the democratic -
cratic party. 1Ve repel alike the fm-
padent assumptions of republican
plutocratic paternalism and the vazar-
les of populist and socialistic paternal-
ism. % Ve denounce as dishonest the
claims of the republican party to be returned -
turned to power on account of financial
disturbance , produced by republican
legislation , and as equally dangerous
the clamor of populists and their allies
for a more extensive application for
time same pernicious legislation. We
adhere to the time-honored principles
of the party , as enunciated by Jefferson -
son and expounded by Jackson , Tilden
and Cleveland.
We believe with Thomas Jefferson
that the market value of bullion regulates -
lates the value of the coin , and not its
coin value , we accept the teaching of
economic science , that under free coinage -
age the cheaper money will always
drive out the better money , leaving
nothing but the poorer in circulation ,
and that under the unvarvintr law the
adoption of free coinage of silver at 10
to 1 would expel from circulation all
the gold and paper money redeemable
in gold , and leave the country on a
silver basis , with a poorer currency
and much less of it.
We believe that common honesty and
a just regard for the rights of our creditors -
itors , as well as the rights of the wage
earners , require us to use all honorable
means to prevent the insertion of a free
coinage plank in the national plat-
form.
11'e adhere to our previous declarations -
tions on this subject , and declare ourselves - I
selves unequivocally- unreservedly
for the metalic money. as the standard
unit , the bullion and mint value of !
which are approximately- same , and
the purchasing powerof which , regardless -
less of government mintage , is the least i
fluctuating in all the markets of the
world. We insist on this policy as especially -
pecially necessary for the protection of
the farmers , laborers and property
owning debtors , the most defenseless
victims of unstable and fluctuating cur-
rency.
We deny the right of congress to
levy taxes for any other purposee
than the maintenance of the government -
ment , and demand a fair trial for the
Wilson tariff law- , under which bush- +
ness and industry have been recovering
from the paralytic stroke of McKinley-
ism.
ism.We
We are in favor of the retirement of
the forced loans of the United States
government made in the exigencies of
war , and of the government going out
of the banking business at the earliest
practicable moment , and the establishment - i
ment of our currency and bankingupon
some basis that will give stability to
our paper money and security to de-
positors.
The theory of noninterference on the
part of European governments on this
continent , announced by President
Monroe , more than half a century- ago ,
hastaken a firm hold of the American
people. and we heartily endorse and approve -
prove the course of President Cleveland
and Secretary Olney in their firm and
unfaltering adherence to this great
principle.
We deny the claim of a small faction
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who recently assembled to hold a con-
vention in the name of the de mot rac y . , 1
of this fate , and pretended to select '
de legates the democratic national
i
convention , because they have for }
years repudiated the national democratic - t 1
ocratic party and its platforms ; they
have insisted on the withdrawal of
democratic tickets in the interest of the ,
populist party ; they have refused to'
join in the nomination of democrats-
for office , but instead have endorsed ) I
and supported populist candidates , who 'EI
of demos- [
accept one of the teachings
racy ; they have sought and held oflico 1
by appointment from a populist 6 ov- . [
ernor as a reward for treachery to tilO r
democrats ; they have been repudiated + . ,
by a two-thirds vote of the democrats- r
of the state ; they have , by public utterance -
terance , in their recent convention , declared -
clared that if the national democratic'
convention refused to adopt their peculiar - {
culiar notions , they will not abide by M
its judgment , and have sought to pave- ,
the way * for their entrance to the populist -
list national convention in St. Louis. .1
by the adoption of the most extreme of
the many hair-brained theories of that
party. )
We believe in the government founded - + { !
ed by the fathers of this republic , and t
in the constitution , which , for more I
than a century has been the admira- „
tenon of the civilized world ; and we repudiate - ,
pudiate the theories of populists and
so-called democrats , allied with popu- v
lists , who would destroy that constitu- i
ikon for the socialistic experiment of
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the initiative and referendum. ,
We deprecate and denounce the inflammatory -
flammatory language used by a certain
class of politicians and public speakers ,
in recent days in their efforts to stir
up strife and array one section of the '
country against another , and one Blass t
of people against time other. We live )
under one constitution and one flag , r
and we are , and of right should be , one
people.
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The democracy of Nebraska declares
that it recognizes in governmental , +
commercial and financial affairs no i
east , no west , no north , no south ; that I
time interdependence of the states or- '
chins the closest identity of interests
without regard to section or locality , ,
and that all teachings to time contrary , - I
by whomsoever disseminated , are false t ,
and pernicious. E'
11'e believe that every American citi-
zemm duly qualified , has the right to ! .
cote and hold oilice rebar c i l es s of his
religious belief or afliliations , and we-
condemn social organizations based upon - !
on a different theory as inimical to our +
free institutions. ;
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Scales are now made of such a nice.
adjustment that they will weigh anything - 1
thing , to the smallest hair plucked from. ' ! r
the eyebrow. In fact , they will weigh a t
pencil mark.
Sir John Lubbock describes an ant ,
which can support a weight three thousand -
sand times heavier than itself , or equal
in proportion to a man holding 210 tons. t
by his teeth. j z ! I '
Thunder is sometimes one greatt
crash , because the lightning cloud is. I
'I
near the earth and as all the vibrations. ' I
of the air ( on which the sound depends )
I
reach time car at time same time.
The air is clear at Arequipa , Peru.
From the observatory- that place , 5050 ,
feet above the sea , a black spotone inch 1
in diameter , placed on a white disc , has. ,
been seen on Mount Charchani , a distance -
tance of eleven miles , through a thirteen -
teen inch telescope.
Geological specimens brought home
recently from the Antarctic region by a.
Norwegian explorer has been analyzed
and found to contain microlene granite , .
with garnets and tourmaline and mica
schists. As these have never been seen I
in an ocean island , the conclusion is.
that a continent exists around the south
pole.
pole.A
A few drops of benzoin placed on cotton -
ton and put in or around a tooth that is.
aching will almost invariably stop the
pain.
Raisins can be easily seeded if put in.
hot water and allowed to stand fifteen. .
minutes before beginning to seed. t
Clear , black coffee , diluted with water
and containing a little ammonia , will.
clean and restore black clothes.
A treatment that may be relied on
for removing spots of iron rust from ,
white fabrics is the following : Pour
i
boiling water into a bowl , stretch the
cloth that is spotted over it , and drop.
on the spot of rust a drop of hydrochloric -
chloric or muriatic acid. Leave it there.
half a minute , then dip the place in hot. l
water. mash out thoroughly afterwards -
wards in water softened with ammonia.
Soap must not be used , as the acid will. '
decompose it and leave a grease spot
on the cloth. '
USEFUL ITEMS.
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Books with clasps or raised sides. !
damage thcs" near them on the
shelves. V t
To Remove Iron Mould.-Apply first.
a solution of sulphuret potash , and
afterward one of oxalic acid. The sul-
phuret acts on the iron.
To Polish Old Book Binding-Thor- j' +
clean the leather I'
oughly by rubbing- t
with a piece of flannel ; if time leather f ,
:
is broken fill up the holes with a little- +
paste , beat up the yolk of an egg , and
rub it well over the covers with a
piece of sponge ; polish it by passing a.
hot iron over.
To Loosen Glass Stoppers.-Apply
salad oil to the mouth of the decanter \
by means of a feather ; the bottle \
should then be placed about one-half'
yard from the fire. When warm the
stopper should be gently struck on all
sides , and attempts should be made to. ' {
it. If it still
move remains fast , apply -
ply more oil. A few sharp taps on the.
stopper , all the way round , with a key ,
is a ) ' o very effectual.
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Senator Smith of New Jersey says.
time Democrats of that state will instruct - . !
struct for a third term for Cleveland. I
A big consignment of bicycles has.
been shipped to Cuba for use by the.
insurgents in time war.
The Cuban junta has chartered i -
seven vessels in American
ports to run.
between New York and Cuba.
Quan Yick Nam , a Cliinaman born
in this country , has made anplication ,
for appointment on the I1'ew Yor
police force. His prospects
are goo.
He is hated by the highbinders.
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