Nebraska Newspapers

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y ? • The government survey is at work In
Sk • • Kimball county.
§ 1 , ' South Omaha dogs must have tags or
m- - ' be exterminated.
S ' Congressman Herr of Michigan spoke
f | in Lincoln on the fith.
&jr = * • . Randolph has contracted for a new
&fc5 • school house to cost 85,000.
; | | ' The Ilitchcock County bank at Cul-
| fb • berison is in the hands of a receiver.
K , c A farmer in Pawnee county threshed
' ffpj r 7G9 bushels of wheat from twenty acres ,
i \k The now B. & M. eating house at
• fJM " * McCook is rapidly nearing completion.
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? ' Railroads will give a one-fare round
§ . ; ' - * trip rate for the state reunion at Lin-
, % . * coin.
' ifisl There is a demand at South Omaha
V'I ' for muttons , and sheep bring good
% tit- prices.
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& ! . " - Colored people of Omaha celebrated
' * S * emancipation day by holding a picnic
• "Sm at Fremont.
tfi ' Charles Thayer , long a citizen of
' K Wahoo and an old soldier , died last
* week , aged 53.
* \ ' Discussion of the union depot at
, _ , , Omaha is still on , but nothing definite
' } t has been decided.
" Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman wants $5,000
'Jj from South Omaha for injuries received
* i $ . from a defective sidewalk.
I " * ' The physicians of Seward county
* f have organized an association , with
' r Dr. D. D. Potter president.
t f _ Around Winside a considerable acreage -
> | * age of wheat will not be cut because of
' an excessive growth of weeds.
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, , The sixth annual session of the
" , , " Nebraska sugar school opens at the
" • - ' .1" i State university in September.
< I ' P. A. Hilderbrand of Plattsmouth ,
" \ § was prostrated by heat , and at this
§ writing fatal results are feared.
| William Gill , a farmer living near
| Boone , while running acorn sheller
; . , , there lost his hand in the machine.
j • Rev. Jonathan Redding , the evan-
j * , - gelist , will begin a series of meetings at
Liberty to continue for two weeks.
The old Settlers' association of York ,
i J Seward , Butler and Polk counties will
abandon its annual picnic this year.
Kelson Stone's residence at Juniata
was struck by lightning , but every
menber of the family dodged the bolt.
Rev. A. D. Wolfe , pastor of the
Seward Presbyterian church , has resigned -
§ signed to accept a pulpit in a Missouri
I 1 church.
I 1 A party of eastern real estate men ,
I 1 200 in number , arc expected to make a
1 j tour of Nebraska during the month of
I I August
1 Rev. John Clark Hill of Chicago has
I been unanimously called to the pastor-
I ate of the First Presbyterian church at
I Lincoln.
Jj Buy home made goods and build up
H home industries , is a good policy. Far-
I rell's Fire Extinguisher , ' made by Far-
H H re'l & co. , Omaha.
K § Bancroft is to have a system of
I 1 waterworks at once. City bonds to the
I i extent of S5.000 have been sold and
I I dirt will begin to fly.
I i The Schuyler Sun has been purchas-
I I ed by R. S. Bulla and T. P. Grth. The
B I latter gentleman was formerly con-
B I nected with the Fullerton News.
B "j The last hope for Hoover , the Omaha
B I * condemned murderer , is gone. Gov.
B I Holcomb has refused to interfere and
B I the law will be allowed to take its
H course.
Bj Quite a number of the wide awake
j farmers around Newcastle are com-
Bj mencing to plow the stubble fields so
Bj as to prevent the Russian thistle going
BJ to seed.
BJ An allowance of 44,896 was made
BE last week by the first assistant post-
BJ master general for clerk hire in the
BJ Omaha postoffice during the present
BJ fiscal year.
Bf One of the largest real estate mortg-
BJj ages ever filed in Ked Willow county
B was placed on record recently at Mc
i Cook. It covers a 2,000-acre farm and
h is for 525,000.
BE The creamery at Geneva is paying
BJj out about SI,200 per month for the
milk delivered , by the farmers from the
I vicinity. They are making about a
j ton of butter a day.
Frank Veach , a Verdon elevator man ,
took in 10,000 bushels of old corn last
M week and is unable to secure empty
B | cars enough to make shipments as last-
] as the grain comes in.
BJ Judge B. I. Hinman of North Platte
Bj threshed some oats which ran nearly
BJ 100 bushels to the acre. On one of the
flj t > talks there were twenty-six kernels.
M The entire crop was irrigated.
fl Governor Holcomb. ex-Assistant At-
B torney-General Summers and .ludge
Broady will deliver addre.ses at the
tenth annual picnic of the old Eettlers
A at Humboldt on August 12 and 13.
a Hon. J. Sterling Morton , national
I secretarj' of agriculture , has been visit-
B | | ing at Arbor Lodge , near Nebraska
Iff City , and will probably make a public
-111 address before returning to Washing-
- B [ j ton-
111 An Otoe county farmer stopped to
I light his pipe last week while working
in his oats field. The match also ignited -
nited the straw and ten acres of oats
joined the farmer in a very successful
I emoke.
Ames Wiseman , one of Polk county ' s
n young farmers , while working about
his horses , was kicked in the abdomen
j and nearly killed.
X The Beatrice canning factory has
j began the summer pack. About 301)
B men and boys and gins will be given
fl employment during the season.
B A. 6tranger drove a team into the liv-
fl ery barn at Hastings and said he want-
IB ed to leave it and have the liveryman
II sell it. He said he needed a little
II money and was advanced S10 and de-
11 parted. Next morning Sheriff Tate of
I Fremont county and ilw owner came j
fl I and demanded the team. It had been j
fl H stolen at Humboldt . i
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The State Banking board hai : just
completed a statement of the amount
of funds in state banks at the close of
business June 30. The statement do < 'K
not include exchange or amounts due
from other banks , and is as follow. 1- :
Gold , S481,80r. ; .silver , 5128,415 ; cur
rency , 025,800. This does not include
pennies or nickels.
Michals , the shirt thief , and John
Clark , his man , were tried on prelim
inary examination for burglary and
bound over to appear at the October
term of the district court of Boone
county. Every day uneaVths new evi
dence of the wholesale thievery this
gang has carried on. It is said they
are wanted at Missouri Valley , la. , for
the same charge.
Mrs. Catherine Driscoll of South
Omaha died last week at Neola , Iowa.
Mrs. Driscoll secured judgment against
South Omaha some time ago for 82,500
for injuries received on account of a
defective sidewalk. The city confessed
judgment and the claim was about to
be paid when , through her attorneys ,
she filed a notice alleging fraud , and
thus stopped payment for a time. Mrs.
Driscoll was about 88 years old at the
time of her death.
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A horse belonging to a pilgrim outfit
shot himself recently near Lexington.
His owner had left a loaded pistol
lying on a quilt on the wagon seat
When no one was around the horse
commenced nosing about the wagon
for something to eat and in doing so
pulled the quilt in such a manner as to
throw the pistol out which struck on
one of the wheels and was discharged ,
the ball striking the animal in the
flank , and causing his death in half an
hour.
At Chadron Jack Bright , Thomas
Wilson and Bert Alguire were , sentenc
ed to four years each in the peniten
tiary by Judge Westover. These are
the three men who pleaded guilty of
robbing the hardware store of Robert
McNair at Crawford. Bright was the .
only one of the trio who made any
statement , saying he had left home
two years ago and that upon arriving
at Crawford with his two companions
they were unable to obtain work or
anything to eat and were compelled to
steal.
A Granger ( Wyo. ) dispatch says :
The Omaha city officials " special , con
veying the city council and some fif
teen citizens representing the Trans-
Mississippi exposition , are en route to
the principal cities in Montana. Utah ,
Idaho and Colorado. All through Wyo
ming today , at Cheyenne , Laramie ,
Rawlins , Rock Springs , Green River ,
Granger and other places , the city
officials and citizens turned out in large
numbers with bands of music and
much enthusiasm. All expressed great
interest in the exposition and gave as
surance of co-operation.
While Attorney John V. Morgan of
Nebraska City was looking over the
papers of the lale Eugene Wilhelm at
his old home near that city he found
an Adams Express order for 51,500 ,
issued in 1853 at Placerville , Cal. , and
sent by Mr. Wilhelm to his wife ,
Martha "Wilhelm , and payable to her
order. Why the order was never
cashed Mrs. Wilhelm , who is a very
old lady , is unable to explain. The
head office of the company at New
"York has been notified that the order
has been placed in the bank iWr collec
tion. It remains to be seen whether
the order will be ordered by the com
pany after all these forty-three years.
Coroner Victor Carlson of Stroms1
burg held an inquest on the body of
Mrs. L. Frerichs. She had been ill and
becoming discouraged took a dose of
strychnine with suicidal intent She
was the mother of six children and
was well thought of by her neighbors.
A Washington dispatch says that as
the result of a conference between
Secretary Smith and General Solicitor
Kelly and Land Commissioner McCal-
lister , of the Union Pacific Railroad
company , the former has recommended
to Attorney-General Harmon dismissal
of the suits now pending in the United
States court of Nebraska against the
company and purchasers of lands said
to have been erroneously certified to
the former.
When Claude Hoover , the condemned
murderer , received the first news of
the action of the governor in refusing
to interfere in his case he broke down
completely. He had been very con
fident that the governor would com
mute his sentence and had talked very
hopefully of the possibility of ulti
mately securing his freedom by good
behavior. At no time has he given
way to the thought that the governor
would decline to interfere with the
"carrying out of the sentence , and the
news that the last hope was gone and
that no further process could possibly
* be exerted in his behalf carried away
the last stay and he seemed to realize
that he had but a few days to live and
that an outraged justice must be satis
fied.
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The last Nebraska crop bulletin re
ports : The rainfall has been generally
heavy , failing in showers accompanied
by high winds , and in a number of
small areas by destructive hail storms.
The rainfall to the extreme southwes
tern counties was between a quarter
and a half an inch , while more than an
inch fell over the rest of the state and
in the lower Platte river valley the
rainfall was from two to four and a
half inches. The showery week has
been unfavorable for stacking and
threshing small grain and some light
damage is reported from growing in
the shock or heating in the stack. The
past week has been very favorable for
corn and it has made a rapid growth
and the crop is now in an unusually
promising condition and is well ad
vanced for the season of tha year.
The champion snake killer of wes
tern Nebraska seems to be Bird Lily ,
of Rawhide , who so far this season has
killed G72 rattlers. lie found a den of
them near Red Cloud springs early in
the spring and has allowed but few of
them to escape.
A committee has teen organized in
Frement to put up buildings for drying
chicory , and a five acre traet has been
secured for that purpose. Two large
brick buildings will be built aud the
chicory in that section will be dried
there readj * to be worked up at the
factory at O'Neill. The German Chic
ory company of O'Neill is the incor
porator of the new company.
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SPEECHES By MB. BRYAN.
IOWA PEOPLE GREET HIM AT EVERY
STATION ALONG THE LINE ,
SAYS PLEASANT THINGS.
Leave Dea IMolnes at G:50 in the Morn-
Ins , Accompanied by CJencnil Wea
ver , 'Who Introduces Him to the
Crowds Talks of the Corn-
luff Presidential
Campaign.
Gkinnem. , la. , Aug. 10. Early break
fast was served at tlie hotel to Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan at Des Moines and at
f :50 they went to the depot where 200
or 300 people were assembled. Gen
eral Weaver accompanied Mr. IJryan
to Newton and Mrs. Watts of Des
Moines rode with Mrs. Bryan as far
as Colfax. The train was a local
passenger.
At Altoona about twenty men were
on the platform and they cheered un
til Mr. Bryan appeared. General
Weaver said they were nearly all Re
publicans who had fallen into line for
silver.
At Mitchellville there were 200 people
ple at the depot and Mr. Bryan shook
hands during the brief stop.
Colfax was reached a few minutes
before 8 o'clock and about. 1,000 people
ple , many of them miners with lamps
in caps , were present. General Weav
er introduced Mr. Bryan as the next
president aud he paid compliments to
General Weaver as a pioneer for free
silver. The train was moving as his
last sentence was uttered.
At Newton at 8:15 there were about
1,200 people on the platform , on box
cars , on buildings and in carriages.
General Weaver presented Mr. Bryan ,
who said : "If 1 am not mistaken ,
your town bears the name of a man
who is given credit for starting the
law of gravitation. Some of the laws
of finance I may say all the great
laws of finance are as certain in their
operation and as irresistible in their
force as the law of gravitation. If
you throw a stone in the air you say
it will come down. Why ? Because
it is drawn toward the center of the
earth. The law upon which we base
our fight is as sure as that If we
have a gold standard prices will go
down. "
At Kellogg the 500 people were ap
peased when Mr. Bryan shook hands
with as many of them as could push
through the crowd and there was no
demand for a speech.
At Grinnell 2,000 people were in
waiting. In the midst of the hand
shaking there were many cries for a
speech and Mr. Bryan responded ,
though a freight train partly spoiled
the speech.
Iowa City , Iowa , Aug. 8. At Brook
lyn about 500 people listened to a
short address which Mr. Bryan de
livered from a wagon.
There were 2,000 people at the Mar
engo depot , but only about half of
those present could get within hear
ing distance of the rear platform.
Mr. Bryan spoke as follows : ' 'Ladies
and Gentlemen : The name of your
town , they tell me , is Marengo , and
it recalls one of the great battles of
history. I have been told by some of
those who met me in the train that
the battle fought at Marengo was no
more bitter as a struggle than the
battle that is goinjr to be fought here
for the purpose of restoring the gold
and silver standard of the constitu
tion. I am glad to hear of it , and I
wish you success in your efforts. I
am not going to enter into a discus
sion of politics , because I have not
been notifled of my nomination. "
At Downey 1,300 people cheered as
the train passed , and at West Liberty ,
where the 'train stopped for twenty
minutes for dinner , over a thousand
people greeted Mr. Bryan. He de
clined to say anything for the present
when his attention was called to the
decision of the gold standard Demo
crats to hold a national convention at
Indianapolis. He was shown a dis
patch announcing that emploj'es of
Pittsburg iron mills had been called
upon to contribute to the McKinley
campaign fund , and said : "I very
much prefer that they contribute their
funds to McKinley and their votes to
the cause of free silver. "
After dinner Mr. Bryan addressed
the people from the porch , saying :
"Ladies and gentlemen : I suppose
that this is what inay be called an
after dinner speech , since I have just
finished an excellent dinner. I am
very glad to see you and to give you a
chance to meet a candidate. I believe
it is the duty of any person who is a
candidate for office to become ac
quainted with the people whom he is
to serve if elected. There is an old
fashioned idea which to my mind is
the idea to be entertained in this coun
try , that the party chosen is nothing
but a hired man. no matter how ex
alted the office or how lowly. He is
simply employed for a certain time at
a certain salary to do certain work
and the people employ him , not be
cause they desire to , but because they
are too numerous to do the work
themselves.
"And you have the right to choose
the persons who are to do your work
and to watch them all the time the } *
are at work. In other words we live
in a land where the jrovernmenfc de
rives its just powers from the csnsent
of the governed. 2fot only the pow
ers of government , but all the
authority of those who govern is de
rived from the people themselves , and
it is my opinion that the people
ought to keep themselves in a posi
tion where they can exc-rcise as much
restraint as possible over those who
temporarily serve them. This is che
best country in the world. Yon pick
out a person , put him in office ; he
serves you awhile and then steps
down and becomes one of you again ,
and someone else takes the place , and
so we go en from time to time. " I am
glad to have a chance to see some of
the people whose servant I shall be if
in Kovember I shall receive a consti
tutional majority of the vote of the |
people. " • j
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THE HOT WEATHER.
West or the Mississippi the Hottest of
the Voar in ! UUnourt and Kansas.
Kansas City , Mo.Aug.l0. The of
ficial temperature here to-day was 101
degrees with a warm breeze blowing.
The United States report issued this
morning says :
"Yesterday was the hottest day
this year west of the Mississippi river ,
especially in Missouri , Kansas , Ar
kansas. Oklahoma and Texas. Every
weather bureau station in those States
with the execption of oneordia . , re
corded 100 degrees or more Oklahoma
City recorded 101.
"Tho high temperatures also ex
tended into Minnesota , and South Da
kota , Huron reporting 102 and St.
Pau 19 2.
• "The highest temperature on the
records of tins office occurred yester
day afternoon 102.2 degrees , two-
tenths of a degree higher than the
maximum on July 13 , lS'JO. In the
extreme Northwest , the laico region
and Ohio valleys , moderate temper
atures prevailed.
"During the past twenty-four hours
light showers fell in the Dalcotas ,
Nebraska , Montana , New Mexico , and
moderately heavy showers in Minnesota
seta and the upper Ohio valley. A
slight snower fell in Eastern Missouri
and a sprinkle in Southwest Kansas.
At 7 a. m. the weather was generally
fair in all sections. "
HEAT IN MISSOURI.
While Humanity Is Sweltering , Many
Horses Are Hying : From Heat.
MansfieldMo. , Aug. 10. The most
damaging drought this section has
experienced in many years is preva
lent throughout Wright and the bor
der counties further south. There
has been no rain for three weeks , and
as a result late corn won't make over
half a crop. Pastures have been cut
chort and stock of all kinds are suffer
ing for want of rain. The mercury
registered 101 yesterday , breaking all
previous records.
Wkhb City , Mo. , Aug. 8. At 3 p. m.
yesterday the thermometer registered
107 in the shade , being the hottest of
the season by 6 degrees. The intense
heat is killing many horses.
IN FAVOR OF REVOLUTION.
The Irish National Alliance of America
J < sue * a Fiery Address.
New York , Aug. 10. William Ly
man , president of the Irish National
alliance , and other officers have issued
a long address to men of the Irish
race denouncing John Dillon , member
of Parliament , and the proposed con
vention of the Irish race. It concludes
with the delaration : "There is no
hope for Ireland within the scope of
the British constitution. To revolu
tion alone she must look for her re
demption. God save Ireland. "
Hope itors ia l'o4sesion of a Hank.
Nevada , Mo. , Aug. 10. When , in ac
cordance with a court order to take
charge of the Colliding Bros. ' banks
here and at Bronaughand the branch
banks at Richards and Sheldon , which
had been reported by the seeretar3' of
state as conducted in an unbusiness
like manner , Receiver C. M. Shortel
and Deputy Sheriff W. W. Kill went
to the Bronaugh concern they found
about 150 depositors present , who said
the monej' in the bank belonged to
them and they did not propose to have
it taken away. As they were responsi
ble persons the key of the building
was left in their charge. President
Conkling claims he could pay all debts
in forty-eight hours if left in. control.
Republican Campaign Divisions.
Cleveland , O. , Au . 10. Chairman
[ Tanna. Major C. F. Dick and Colonel
Haskell will leave for Chicago on
Sunday and thenceforth the Repub
lican national campaign will be man-
xged entirely from the Eastern and
Western headquarters. The territory
which the New York oflice will care
for consists of New England , New
York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Del
aware , Maryland , Virginia , West Vir
ginia. Tennessee , North and South
Carolina , Georgia and Florida. The
Chicago oflice will look after the rest
of the country.
Georgia Fiwion Idea.
Atlanta.Ga. , Aug. 10 . The Populist
state convention nominated Seaborn
Wright of Rome for governor. The
convention unanimously adopted a
resolution authorizing the state exec
utive committee at any time that Mr.
Sewall should be withdrawn from the
Democratic ticket to withdraw six
Populist electors and place six Dem
ocratic electors in their stead. This
done the convention adjourned sine
die.
Secretary Smith's Decision.
Washington , Aug. 10. Secretary
Iloke Smith has decided in favor ot
the townsite settlers of Manchester.
Ok. , in their case against Gilbert M.
Morrison as to lands in the Enid dis
trict , and sustains the general land
office in rejecting the claim of Jeffer
son county , Illinois , for the swamD
iand indemnity under the acts of
March 2 , 18.V3 , and March 3 , 18j7.
Leu-elling for the Senate.
Wichita.Kan , Aug. 10. The friends
of Governor Lewelling of this county
have entered him in the race for
United States Senator. Their plan is
to first send him to the State Senate ,
and they propose to nominate him
next week for that office. They claim
that Leedy , if elected , and Leedy's
friends , will be for him , and that they
have promises to that effect
Silver Transformed Into Gold.
NswYork.Aug. 10. Dr.Stephen II.
Eminens , the chemist and inventor of
the known "Emmensite "
explosive as , ,
which has been adopted by the United '
States government , said to-day that }
plans are under consideration for a
completely equipped laboratory in
New York for the treatment of silver , j
Dr. Emmens asserts that he has discovered - J
covered a process by which silver can
be transformed into gold. While un
willing to reveal his secret , the doc
tor is sanguine of success and believes
that silver will soon beat a premium
commercially , instead of gold.
HOLCOMB IS CHOSEN.
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY
ACCLAMATION.
Mr. Harris of Nemaha County Selected
for Second IMaco Without Any Oppo
sition FiihIoii With the Democrat *
Would not Work Uncertainty of the
Situation Solved by Chairman Smyth's
Action I'opullsta Itcleancd From All
Engagements.
* Populist State Convention.
Governor i..SI LAS A. HOLCOMB
Lieut. Governor JOHN E. HARRIS
Secretary of Sta.te .
W. F. PORTER of Merrick
Auditor
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JCHN F. CORNELL of Richardson
J. N. MESERVE of Red Willow
Supt. of Public Instruction
\V. R. J ACKSON of Holt
For Attorney General
No nomination
Commissioner Public Lands and
Buildings
J. V. Wolf of Lancaster
Supreme Judges
. . . . .IUDG NEVILLE , ( long term )
JOHN K1RKPATRICK , ( short trm )
Hastings , Neb. , August 9. The pop
ulist state convention was held here
j-estcrday. It was an hour late in
assembling. A large portrait of W. .1.
Bryan adorned the back of the stage.
It bore the legend "No Crown of
Thorns , No Cross of Gold. " Chairman
J. II. Edmiston of the state central
committee called the convention to
order and prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Isham of Hastings.
The secretary read the call and ex-
Mayor A. II. Wier of Lincoln , was
unanimously named as temporary
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chairman. Frank E. Eager of Lan
caster. II. A. Edwards of Hall.V. . II.
Waldron of Adams , and X. R. Green
field of Dawson , were made secretaries ,
and in the absence of contents the list
of delegates as prepared by the secre- j
tary was declared seated.
The committee on permanent organi
zation recommended J. N. Gatiin of '
Saunders county fcr chairman and the !
temporary secretaries for secretary. I
This was adopted and Mr. Galiin wits |
escorted to the chair. He thanked the {
convention briefly and excused himself
from a speech on account of the bus
iness to be transacted.
Senator W. V. Allen , W. N. Poynter
of Boone county , L. N. Harrington of
Holt. S. W. Beardsley of Lancaster , J.
II. Powers of Ilitchcock , Judge Grim-
son of Colfax and Elmer E. Thomas of
Douglas were named'as the committee
on resolutions.
P. II. Barry of Lancaster moved that
the matter of the selection of the elec
toral ticket be referred to the execu
tive committee of the state central
committee to act in accordance with '
the sentiment of the platform to be j
thereafter adopted. The motion , after
considerable discussion , prevailed.
Nominations were then called for ,
and the action of the convention re- j
suited in the choice at the head of this I
column. Gov. Holcomb was renomi
nated by acclamation. For lieutenant
governor Senator Harris was named by
acclamation.
Harrington of Holt county moved
that a committee of five be appointed
to confer with the representatives of
the Bryan democracy before- making
any further nominations. Adjourn
ment was taken till evening , at which
time the Harrington motion was laid
on the table. Then followed the nom
ination of W. F. Porter for secretary of
state. John F. Cornell of Richardson
county was nominated for state audi
tor. J. B. Meserve of Red Willow
county was made nominee for state
treasurer.
The state central committee was au
thorized by resolution to fill any vacan
cies that may occur on the ticket.
At a meeting of the state central
committee , held at the hotel Bostwick ,
P. H. Barry of Lincoln was elfip.tnd
chairman , and Frank Ager of Lincoln
temporary secretary. They will serve
until the candidates get together and
make their selection.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform presented
the following report , which was read
by W. A. Poynter and adopted without
discussion :
The people ' s party of Nebraska , in
convention assembled , declares : We
most heartily endorse the platform and
action of the people's partv national
convention , recently held at St. Louis ,
and congratulate the ' country upcin the
bright prospect of an effectual union
of all reform forces in the nation.
We favor national aid for an effect
ual system of irrigation of all arid and
semi-arid lands.
We endorse the course of Senator
Allen in the Senate during the past
two years , where he has so ably stood
for the rights of the people against the
insolence of organized wealth.
We recognize in the administration
of Governor Holcomb an able and eco
nomical management of the executive
department of our state and a complete
and perfect refutation of the charge of
incompetency often made by the ene
mies of our representatives.
We denounce the republican state
officers for their persistent and unlaw
ful refusal to invest the permanent
state funds , amounting to S530.000. and
we unhesitatingly approve the position
taken by Governor Holcomb in his
efforts to invest said funds in state and
county bonds and registered warrants ,
as directed by the constitution.
We hold that the formation of mu
tual and fraternal associations for the
protection of their members against
loss by fire , death and accident is a
right of the American citizen that
should be fostered and protected bv
law. We approve the present valued
policy law and demand its rigid and
honest enforcement.
We cordially endorse the Trans-Mis-
shs ppi and International ExDosition
to t.e held in Omaha in 1S03 and we
urg ' upon the people of the state en
couragement and support thereof. We
recognize in the enactment of the law
the untiring efforts of Nebraska's
senior senator for the upbuilding and
pros-perity of our state and of the great
West.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The roll of counties was called for
nomination of memi ers of the state
committee. It resulted : Adams county.
Dr. J. T. Steele , Hastings : Antelope ,
J. D. Hatfield. Neligh ; Boone. W. J.
Poynter ; Box Butte , G. M. Cullivcr ,
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Alliance ; Buffalo , B. Youman , Shclton ; f ? > H
Burt , E. W. Peterson , Tokamah ; Butler - < M
ler , Thomas Welch , David City ; Cnss „ , . ' , M
James Roush , Alva ; Cedar , John H. ' * H
Fetrich ; Cherry , G. P. Crabb , ValenVi A M
tine ; Clay , Henry Renting , Saronville ; . V i H
Colfax , John G Sprecher , Schuyler ; W 3 H
Custer , James Holland , Broken Bow ; , # 3 H
Dawes , J. J. Adams , Crawford ; Daw- .3 \ H
son , J. H Donohue , Lexington ; Dixon , & } 4 H
Warner Star , Allen ; Dodge , R. D. | > * l H
A. X Will- 5 * H
Kelly , Fremont ; Douglas , l
iams , Irvington ; Dundy , D. E. Walker , ' ' ' l M
Benkelman ; Fillmore , 0. D. Wilton , < H
Geneva ; Franklin , James Campton , i H
Bloomington ; Frontier , D. L. McBridc ; / i H
Furnas , W. J. McKenna , Arapahoe ; S H
Gage , W. A. Wagner , Beatrice ; Gar- Pt l
field , T. G. Hainit , Burwell ; Gosper , S. 1 |
B. Yoerman , Elwood ; Greeley , P. II. j |
Barry , Greeley ; Hall. E. E. Shuman , l M
Grand Islund ; Hamilton , F. M. How- M M
ard , Aurora ; Harlan , Thomas Moore , 1 1
Alma ; Haves. J. E. Hammond , Hayca > * S |
Center ; Hitchcock , G. W. Carter , Dyke ; y | |
Holt , G. A. McCutchcn , O'Neill ; Howard - |
ard , C. Bradley , St. Paul ; Jefferson , V |
That ! Williams , Fairbury ; Johnson , Vj H
W. G. Levine , Tecumsch ; Kearney. E. si |
O. Mead , Kearney ; Keith , J. W. Sherman - { % M
man , Ogallala ; Keya Paha. II. Maley ; ' 1 |
Knox , C. C. Crocket , Niobrara ; Lan- j | H
caster , C. W. Hockin , Lincoln : Lincoln , j | H
T. T. Keller , North Platte ; Logan. W. \ |
H. Manfield. Gandy ; Loup , F. A. War- , , i J H
kin ; Madison , Joe Martin , Madison ; . J | |
Merrick , W. F. Porter , Clarks ; Nance , \ ' | |
W. P. Potter , Fullerton ; Nemaha , A. ' M M
P. Robertson , Brock. ( • " * H
DEMOCRATS OISl'LCASF. ! ) . sK I
The members of the democratic steer- * B
ing committee , who were in attend- t < /9 H
ance at the populist convention * ' ) l § |
were much incensed at the t ! .j |
manner in which their overtures were li H
received. After two days of hard work ( i&ii l
thc3r accomplished nothing , and the 2 | H
action of C. .1. Smyth in withdrawing jl l
their request for representation is. |
taken to signify that fusion will not - |
fuse in Nebraska this year. Mr. Smyth. ' |
was unwilling to say what the policy H
of his party would be ; whether it " ' H
would put up a ticket , of its own was a * | H
matter to be decided later. He would ' ' H
consult with his colleagues on the 3 1
state central committee , and their pol- > t |
icy would be determined on by the H
time their state convention met. * H
Others of the committee did not licsi- H
tate to emphatically denounce the H
action of the populists and to declare H
that under no circumstances would ' H
they vote to endorse the populist H
ticket. In the discussion that took H
place regarding division of offices. Senator - H
ator Stewart wanted to know why the- M
silver democrats were more entitled to H
representation than the silver republi- t H
cans. Harrington of Holt county- H
moved as a substitute that two places. M
on the ticket be left to be filled by l M
democrats and one to be filled by free- M
silver republicans. There was a long / |
debate on the question. It was a continuation - * < |
tinuation of the same arguments heard 1 1
all through the convention and was. f fl
marked by frequent confusion. The ? |
delegates might have talked on and cifl
on had not Chairman Smyth of the l |
democratic state central committee- . : ' | H
sent a note in which he broke off alL H
negotiations by withdrawing their re- 1fl $
quest for places on the state ticket. . * H
GEORGE T. ANTHONY DEAD. | 1
The Kansas Pioneer and Ei-Gni < mol M
No More. B
Topeka , Kan.Aug.7. Ex-Go7ernor J
George T. Anthony died at i0:35 last \ 9
night. He had been ill about three- H
weeks. " H
Governor Anthony was born in , H
Mayfield , Fulton county , N.Y.June9 ,
1824. His parents were Quakers. He H
worked on the farm from the age of fl
12 to 18 , attending the neighborhood B
school during the winter months. He H
was apprenticed to the tin and coppersmith - * H
persmith trade at Union Springs. N. j' fl
Y. , at the age of 19 , following it for % fl
five years. In 1S-j2 he engaged in th - fl
hardware business at Medina , N. Y. dl
He married Rosa A. Lyon of Medina 'M
the same year. She survives him. In H
18-53 he added a stove manufactory to. 3
his business , continuing it until 1660 ,
when he removed to New York cit-r
and engaged in the commission busi- I
ness.
In 18G2 Governor Morgan of New
York commissioned Anthony to help *
raise and oiganize troops under the
call of that \-ear. He was mustered.
into service as captain of the Seventeenth - ' I
teenth New York independent battery < I
of light artillery , serving with the- "Sr 'B
Eighteenth army corps till the close of J
the war. He was breveted major for- Ifl
services in the last campaign at Appo- 'II
mattox court house , and mustered out.
at Richmond June 12. 1SG5. -4S
Anthony came to Kansas in November - * | l
ber , 18o5 , locating at Leavenworth. 1
He engaged in the newspaper business - " 1
ness , editincr the Daily Bulletin at km
Leavenworth and afterward the Daily ( I
Conservative. Later he edited the fl
Kansas Farmer. In ' * l
1SC7 he was appointed - |
pointed United States assistant inter- ' i * * * * |
nal revenue assessor , and a year later - " | l
he was appointed collector of internal JrM
revenue. In 1373 he was elected the * i
seventh governor of Kansas , serving I
one term. Prior to that time he had I
officiated as president of the State m M
Board of Agriculture for three years , ' B
"
and of the Hoard of Centennial man"x *
agers for Kansas.
Retiring from the governor's office ,
he accepted a position with the Santa , * "
Fe and helped extend the road into )
Mexico. He served as chairman of
the State Board c-t Railroad Commis
sioners under Governor Humphrey ,
and Governor Merrill , in lSrj-3 , ap
pointed him to be state superintend
ent of insurance , which position ha *
left vacant by his death. Governor
Anthony always was a radical Repub
lican , and for many years a power in
Kansas politics. His last active work
was ac the Lawrence convention ,
which nominated Colonel Jack Harris
for congressman J
WATSON IN THE CHAIR.
The ropullt Vice Presidential Xomlne * . 4
Presides Oxer Georgia Popnllsis. hf
Atlanta , Ga. , Aug. 7. The largest . ' '
and most enthusiastic state conven- f ; 1
tion the Populists of Geo-gia have + ' . 1
ever held assembled to-day in the hall ' " Y ' (
of the House at the state c lo.to ! . Tha
presence 01 Thomas E. Watson. th \
party's nominee fur vice president. mm
added interest to the occasion and . Ml
worked the enthusiasm • > to as-high. jfll
a temperature as th-it of the weather fl
Thomas E. W.ttson called the confll
ventuin to o-der at 11:15 o'clock. He l
made no speech , but the Crtmptng of W
hi * travel was the signal iW au out- jA
burst froar the delegates. " V
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