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TH STATE CONVENTION AT OMAHA
A KcuUmnnt J'reviil'n Unit. Kent Alan
Slimitii r.c Nominated. : ui This Vt'is
Done Sp.'i-cli of HID Temporary Clwlr-
inan Text of tint Platform Adopted
SIcctulicM of tin * C'aiKlldiiU's Stfiio Cen
tral Commit t o.
J'"or Supreme Judge
M. B. RL5ESE of Lincoln
For Regents of the State University
E. G. M'GJ LTON of Omaha
Dr. WM. B. ELY of Ainsworth
The republican state convention ,
? r that met at the auditorium on the exposition
> h
position grounds , Omaha , was in one
respect one of the most remarkable
political gatherings that ever assem
bled hi Nebraska. Seldom have per
sonal preference and ambitions been
held so completely subservient to
.party welfare and the successful candl-
jclates greeted with an enthusiasm that
was untainted by any feeling of indi
vidual disappointment. From begin
ning to end the convention was dom
inated by a single sentiment and that
was that the best men should be nom
inated. Such harmony and enthusi
asm as prevailed among the delegates
are almost unprecedented in the po
litical history of the state and it in
spired an ciiuiusiastic determination
to carry the state in November.
Next to the unanimity with which
the convention acted in the selection
of its candidates the most striking
feature was the hearty and enthuiastic
response that greeted the expressions
of the speakers in regard to upholding
the administration of President Mc-
Klnlcy. Several times the sentiments
of the delegates were expressed In
> * An demonstrations of patriotic loyalty
that temporarily interrupted the pro
ceedings and fron- beginning to end
the convention was notable for that
spontaneous and heartfelt enthusiasm
that is regarded as a harbinger of re
publican victory.
Chairman ll. B. Schneider of the
state central committee called the
convention to order at 2 o'clock and
. Secretary Hedlund read the call. Mr.
i i
f Schneider then introduced as temporary
c' V ary chairman , Frank C. Reavis ot
Falls City , who addressed the conven
tion as follows :
ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN.
With a people rescued from want
and raised to opulence ; with labor
employed and the fields of industry
singing in every valley and from every
hillside ; with our foreign commerce
the terror of Europe and the wonder
of the world ; with perfect faith kept
with the people and with every prom
ise redeemed , we stand on the thresh-
hold looking into the future with the
confidence born of duty performed and
with every assurance of success.
The doctrine of the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver , accepted by
many as the panacea for the distress
ing condition of three years ago , a doc
trine which flourished when poverty
and want sat at the hearthstone , has
been dissipated by the wave of pros
perity that swept across the nation
y * . and is today but a wreck on the shores
of democracy.
In its stead the question of trusts
is seeking prominence. The republi
can party , always the guardian of the
people , meets the question with perfect
serenity. Respecting the rights of
property , granting capital the full de
gree of freedom that is guaranteed by
the law , the republican party insists
that commercial corporations shall use
their interests so as not to unneces
sarily injure or interfere with the
rights of others. By its representa
tives this party has not long ago de
clared itself on this question. In con
gress it enacted the most stringent
laws against the interstate features of
trusts , only to see its efforts made
abortive by a democratic majority
which embraced the first opportunity
to repeal the law. In this state an
anti-trust law , created by a republican
legislature , has not merited the atten
tion of the democratic attorney gener
al until the approach a political cam
paign in which this question will be
discussed. It would seem that so
great an evil should have incited the
early action of one so zealous in the
cause of the people. It would seem
that the dictator of the democratic
party , whose power was supreme
enough to induce the governor of this
state to refuse an official recognition of
the bravery and valor of those gallant
heroes of Nebraska , should nave been
equally potent in inducing the attor
ney general to proceed against trusts
without a delay of three years. For
what other power than that of the
stale can be exercised to control such
combinations ? What right has the
general government to interfere with
state corporations ? Let those wao
charge the republican congress with
responsibility for the creation of
trusts point to one instance where a
trust has been created by virtue of a
federal law. Let these who prate so
loudly of the wrongs inflicted by this
socialism of wealth suggest a remedy
by means of which such combinations
can be regulated or destroyed by any
power other than that which created
them.
But trusts will not be the Issue ,
though the republican party would
welcome such a contest. The condi
tions at home are too satisfactory for
agitation to be successful and the plat
form constructed by tne conventions
of this and next year must therefore
be broad enough to reach beyond the
confines of this continent , across the
distant seas and unto the seat of war.
A war in defense of the weak and
the onprcsscd has brought forth un
contemplated problems ; has rolled the
scroll backward forty years , again
making the basic principle of the re
publican party that of patriotism and
national honor.
The democratic party charges that
the administration is destroying th&
republic and subverting the purpose
of the union that we propose a viola
tion of the principles of the Declara
tion of Independence.
Ilysteilcal vaporlngs and rash asser
tions will not alter the Issue from that
of patriotism and national honor. Let
me emphasize the statement that from
now until the polls are closed in 1900
this question and this alone is before
the American people. Though the at
tack of the unfriendly at home and
the assaults of the enemy abroad may
make the duty of preserving the honor
of the nation more difficult of per
formance , it will only result In greater
effort that tne obligations of the
United States to protect the lives and
property interests in its new posses
sions may be fulfilled ; that the duty
of maintaining peace and concord In
the islands and of putting down a re
bellion against the sovereignty of this
government may be speedily elfected ,
and forevjr establishing the fact be
fore the nations of the world that the
stars and stripes once raised in honor
will never be lowered in dishonor.
I am proud that never in Its history
from its birth until this hour has an
enemy of the United States ever looked
to the republican party for aid and
comfort. I thank God that any man ,
be he civilized or savage , who spills
the blood of an American soldier , who
would trail the flag in the dust , who
would trample it beneath his feet aa
a rag , knows that so long as the affairs
of this government are in the hands
of the republican party there awaits
him and awaits him only an uncon
ditional surrender.
Though war be hideous , there are
things worse than war. Though war
be frightful , through its channels has
couio the progress of the world :
Though the islands in the far east be
red with blood , the result will be civ
ilization where savagery exists ; Chris
tianity where paganism abides , pro
gress where festers decay , a govern
ment of law where anarchy prevails ,
and the sunlight of a new age where
the shadows of a dead century lie.
Let me leave with all pratriots , re
gardless of party , the words of a vol
unteer soldier , the expressions of a
Christian gentleman , the thoughts of
a finished statesmen : "Peace first ,
then , with charity for all , an estab
lished government of law and order ,
protecting luc and property and occu
pation , for the well being of the people
ple , in which they will participate
under the stars and stripes. "
Mr. Reavis caught the convention
with his opening statement that he
saw in Omaha one of the most notable
examples of expansion with which we
are confronted , and the incisive sen
tences in which he disucssed the trust
question and the so-called anti-imper
ialism were frequently applauded.
Services of a committee on creden
tials were dispensed with and the del
egates were seated and accredited. The
temporary organization was made per
manent and was completed by the elec
tion of W. L. Pickett of Cass county
as secretary and W. H. Harris
of Hall county as reading clerk.
A committee on resolutions was ap
pointed consisting of G. M. Lambert-
son , L. D. Richards and E. Rosewater
at large , and C. H. Gere from the First
congressional district , J. H. Van Dusen
of the Second , A. A. Welch of the
Third , E. J. Hainer of tne Fourth. G.
H. Thummel of the 1'ifth and Norris
Brown of the Sixth.
Major Julius Kilian of the First Ne
braska spoke briefly. Ho declared
that he was glad to stand with a party
that is for prosperity , progress and
the advancement of civilization. Ho
urged the party to stand by tne flag
and effectively silence the opposition
that is seeking to embarass the ad
ministration.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate a candidate for supreme
judge and nominating speeches were
limited to five minutes. Adams coun
ty presented the name of Lorenzo
Crouuse , Buffalo county named E. C.
Calkins of Kearney , Johnson county
nominated S. P. Davidson of Tecumseh -
seh and the name of Judge S. H. Sedg-
wick of York was presented by York
county. Judge M. B. Reese was pre
sented by Nance county and the men
tion of his name elicited a burst of
handclapping and cheers.
ihe roll call , not counting the coun
ties that were passed , gave Reese 2S7 ;
Sedgwick , 208 ; Davidson , 201 ; Cal
kins , 174 ; Crounse , 103. Douglas
county gave Davidson 10 ; Sedgwick ,
44 ; Calkins , 20 ; Crounse , i ) , and Reese ,
14. Before the secretary could com
plete the call , the Douglas delegation
inaugurated a landslide to Reese that
settled the nomination in sixty sec
onds. When Mayor Moores announced
that Douglas county had decided to
cast its solid vote for Reese the con
vention was instantly stampeded.
Delegates stood on their chairs and
waved handkerchiefs and umbrellas ,
while they cheered tumultously for
the Nance county candidate. In tne
midst of the confusion Buffalo county
changed its entire vote from Calkins
to Reese. Adams went from Crounse
to Reese and Cass , Dodge and Burt
also swung into the Reese column.
This ended the voting and a motion
to suspend L..e rules and nominate
Judge Reece by acclamation v/as car
ried with great enthusiasm. Tne oanu
chimed in with the selection and the
demonstration continued for several
minutes.
Judge Sedgwick congratulated the
convention on the unanimity of ita
action and paid a hearty tribute to tne
qualities of Judge Reese. He declared
that he was glaa to say that the people
will have an opportunity this fall to
vote for a lawyer for the supreme
bench in preference to a politician.
Judge Calkins and Judge Davidson
responded in a similar vein and then
occurred one of the most striking
incidents of the convention.
Chaplain J. H. Mailley of the First
Nebraska was discovered among the
spectators and he responded to an en
thusiastic demand for his presence on
the platform. His speech was brief ,
but it stirred the delegates to a dem
onstration that was tne spectacular
event of the afternoon. Rev. Ma.lley
said in beginning that he was a not a
politician , bua only a preacher. 'I have
never even voted a republican ticket , "
he declared , "but I belong to a church
that believes that 'while the lamp
holds out to burn the vilest Sinr.er
may return. ' I am glad to have the
privilege of addressing a convention
of a party that believes that the 'world
do move , ' that believes that the shoes
that were large enough for the boy
may be too small for the man. In
time of peace I am for the adminis
tration when it is right. In time of
war , when the time for talk is over
and the time for action has come , then
I am for the administration right or
wrong. I have followed the old Hag
over the rice fields of Luzon with the
best regiment that Uncle Sara ever
sent to the front and i propose to fol
low it here. There was never a tima
when the republican party had so
great an obligation resting on it has It
has at this time. The issue of this
contest will not be settled in the Phil
ippines , but r.ght here at the ballot
box. And i have come nome to vote
as I shot. "
The applause that continued almost
incessantly while Chanlaia Mailley
was speaking burst Into a storm of
cheers as he closed. The band struck
up "The Star Spangled Banner" and
for the next five minutes the enthusi
asm of the delegates was literally riot
ous. They were in a mood for more
speechmaking and Senator John M.
Thurston was calleu on to add a shor-
address along somewhat similar lines.
He congratulated the convention on
the fact that it had picked a winner
and paid a high tribute to Judge
Reese as a jurist , patriot and citizen.
He compared the condition of the people
ple now with what it was three years
ago and added that , in this campaign ,
the republican party has written on Its
banner two wonderful words , "Patriot
ism and Prosperity. "
Referring to the Philippine situation
Senator Thurston said that the duty
of this country came not by chance ,
but by the inevitable logic of a suc
cessful prosecution of the war. It
was because the American fleet sailed
into Manila harbor with the right sort
of a man on board. The stars and
stripes were raised there , as they float
here , not as an emblem 01 aggression
or imperialism , but as the flag of lib
erty , the hope of freemen and the suc
cor of the oppressed. As long as any
enemy of the Uniteu Slates is pointing
a musket at mat flag it shall never
come down.
The committee appointed to com
municate with Judge Reese reported
tha he had given assurance that he
would accept the nomination and when
Senator Hayward was called on for a
speech he excused himself by saying
that the report from Judge Reese was
the best speec. * that the convention
could listen to. The report of the
committee on resolutions was then
rea > . . by G. M. Lambertson.
It required only one ballot to select
the nominees tor regent. The candi
dates were E. G. McGilton of Douglas
county , Dr. William B. Ely of Brown ,
J. B. Barnes of Madison and J. E.
Lyne of Furnc.s. On motion of W. E.
Peebles , Mr. McGilton was named
by acclamation and the ballot for the
remaining place resulted : Ely , 557 ;
hJarnes , 363 ; Lyne , 37. 'ihe nomina
tion of Dr. Ely was made unanimous.
John T. Mallalieu of the special
committee appointed by the state cen
tral committee to recommend a plan
for increasing the efficiency of that
organization-submitted a report , the
principal feature of which was a rec
ommendation mat the term of service
be extendeu to two yours. In order
to put this plan in operation It was
suggested that the convention elect the
committeemen from the odd senatorial
districts for one year , and those from
the even districts for two years. The
report was adopted without opposition.
The names of the new committeemen -
men from the various districts were
handed to the secretary and the com
mittee was authorized to select its own
chairman after consulting the prefer
ences of the candidates. The commit
tee was also given the usual authority
to fill any vacancies that may occur
on the ticket and after pasing a resolu-
lution thanking the exposition associa
tion for the courtesies extended i-e
convention adjourned.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the platform adopted
by the convention :
We congratulate our country : A
prosperous nation , whose revenues are
larger than at any period in its his
tory ; whose commerce is greater than
it has ever known ; whose treasurv
contains more money than it has held
since the establishment of the govern
ment ; whose internal industries have
attained an activity and stability here
tofore xuithought of ; whose agricul
tural interests flourish as never be
fore ; whose laborers are more gen
erally and continually employed at
better paying wages than history has
heretofore recorded ; whose financial
policy , based upon gold , commands the
confidence of the world and whose
great heart , thrilled by the sufferings
and struggles of an oppressed people ,
nerved the strong arm that intervene ! !
in humanity's cause , is the proud rec
ord of the republican party in the na
tion under the wise , temperate and
courageous leadership of William Mc-
Kinley.
We heartily endorse the wise , con
servative and patriotic administration
of President McKinley and congratu
late the president upon his success in
deal ins with the delicate and difficult
problems arising from our war with
Spain , and we repose implicit confi
dence in his ability to cope with every
issue that may present itself for solu
tion in the future.
While we deplore the insurrection
in the Philippine islands , yet we recog
nize the duties and obligations im
posed upon cur nation by the victory
of our navy and the matchless valor of
our arms , resulting in the treaty of
Paris , which imposed upon the presi
dent the duty of maintaining the au
thority of the United States over the
territory acquired thereby , and so long
as there is one gun pointed at an
American soldier , so long as there is
an armed enemy assaulting our flag.
10 long must patriotic and loyal Amer
icans uphold our president in effect
ing protection , tranquility and peace
to all who recognize our lawful occupa
tion.
tion.To
To the Nebraska volunteers in our
midst we tender our heartfelt congrat
ulations on their safe return ; we glory
in the cause in which tney fought. In
common with their comrades on lanft
and sea , now sleeping under tropic
waves and scd , they have by their
magnificent soldierly quahcies exhibit
ed in camp , on the march and on the
field of battle again demonstrated that
these splendid qualities of our citizen
ship are not limited to any section nor
condition in our national life. They
have , living or dead" , won mightily for
humanity , addea new lustre to the
flag and an appreciative country will
ever hold them in graieful remem
brance.
That we f.re in favor of liberal pen
sions and a liberal construction of trie
pension laws.
We adhere unequivocally to the gold
standard and arc unalterably opposed
to the free coinage of silver. Gold
has been our standard since 1831 and
is now the standard of every civilized
and important country in tJic worlu.
After more than twenty years of
harmful agitation and a campaign of
extraordinary earnestness and full dis
cussion the people of the United States
by a majority of more than 500,000.
decided in favor of that standard. Our
experience and present prosperity In
the amplest and tullest measure dem
onstrate the wisdom of that decision.
For the national defense , for the
reinforcement of the navy , tor tne en
largement of our foreign market , for
the employment of American workingmen -
ingmen in the mines , forests , farms ,
mills , factories and ship yards , we
favor the enactment of appropriate
legislation so that American-built ,
American- owned and American-
manned ships may regain the carry
ing of foreign commerce.
We denounce the attempt now des
perately being made to again array
labor and capital in hostile camps. The
republican party now , as always , op
poses trusts and combinations having
for their purpose the stfling of compe
tition and arbitrarily controlling pro
duction or lixing prices , but wo also
recognize that legitimate business in
terests , fairly capitalized and honestly
managed , have built up our industries
at home , given the iiirges. employment
to us to successfully compete with for
eign countries in the markets of the
world. Such industries must not be
struck down by legislation aimed at
dishonestly organized institutions
which destroy legitimate enterprise
and the opportunities of labor and
plunder the public. We favor the cre
ation by net of congress of a bureau
of supervision ana control of corpor
ations engaged in interstate business ,
with powers similar to those exercised
over national banks by the comptrol
ler of the currency , enrorcing
such puohcity and regulations as shall
effectually prevent dishonest methods
and practices , and generally such leg
islation , state and national , as from
time to time may be required for the
correction of tibuses ,
We commend to the thoughtful con
sideration of the republican party of
the nation the proposition that a na
tional convention be called by two-
thirds of the states to revise . . .e con
stitution of the United States umier
provision of article v of the federal
constitution.
That as republicans we make recog
nition of the loyalty and exalted pa
triotism of the sound money demo
crats and men of all parties who put
aside partisanship in order to maintain
the honor and good faith of the nation ,
and in resistance to the Chicago plat
form and its candidate.
That we condemn the veto of Sen
ate File 279 of the last legislature's
vote of thanks to the First Nebraska
volunteers , as unkind , un-American ,
and unpatriotic , and we particularly
resent the implication contained in tne
governor's word's when he says : "I
cannot stultify myself and the calm
judgment of the thinking people of
this commonwealth by giving official
sanction to the statement that the war
now carried en in the far-away Phil
ippines Is in defense of the principles
of our government and is adding more
glory to our flag. "
We denounce the attempt of the fusionists -
sionists to fraudulently count an
amendment to the constitution as rat
ified which had . < een rejected by a de
cisive majority of the electors , and we
regard as a confession of guilt the re
fusal of former state officers implicat
ed in the conspiracy to rape the ballot
box to appear before a legislative in
vestigating committee.
We arraign the fusion state govern
ment for its failure to institute the re
forms promised to the people in plat
forms and from the stump , and its
subserviency to corporate monopolies
which they had denounced before their
election.
The republican party recognizes the
importance of agriculture and the ne
cessity of promoting agricultural edu
cation. Through the foresight and wis
dom of honored members of the party
the Nebraska university enjoys the
benefits of national appropriations for
this purpose. We nave pride in the
good wo.-k along this line now being
done by our chief institution of learn
ing and pledge continued and faithful
eftorts to tha end that all such funds
shall be properly administered.
We arraign the fusion forces for
their failure to redeem the promises
made to the people of this state of an
honest and economic administration
of state affairs. We especially coi/-
demn the misappropriation of publfc
funds in the discharge of private.debts
by a fusion ex-governor , and we de
nounce as subversive of good govern
ment the conduct of tne auditor's of- j
fee by the fusion incumbent. The un
seemly squabble now existing between
the two executive o. ces as to the in
surance department has scandalized
our state and demonstrates the unfitness -
ness of the present officials to conduct
the public alfairs of the state.
THE CANDIDATES.
Judge M. B. Reese nn.s been a resi
dent of Nebraska twenty-three yeais.
He is a native of Illinois , having . een j I
born in Macoupin county in 183i > . lie
received a common school education
and , being desirious of further culture ,
attended a seminary for two years ,
paying his own expenses. During that
period he developed the spirit of inde
pendence and self-reliance character
istic of all men who attain eminence.
He was elected a member of the state
constitutional convention in 1S75 and
assisted in framing our present state
constitution. In the fall of li < 6 he
\vas elected district attorney of the
then Fourth udicial district and was
re-elected in 1377 and again in l o- . ' ,
practically without opposition. In No
vember , 18S2 , i.ir. Reese resigned his
position , lacking two months of hold
ing it six years. In the fall of 13S3 j |
lie was nominated for the position of
supreme judge and was elected , re
maining on the bench for six years ,
the last two of whicn he served as
chief justice. His career as a supreme
judge is well known. After leaving
the bench e established himself again
in the practice of law in Lincoln.
Edmund G. McGilton , nominee for
regent of the State university , was
born in Wisconsin forty years ago.
When he was 13 years old his father
moved on a farm ana from then on
his boyhood and youth was that of a
farmer's son. Ho attended the State
University of Wisconsin , graduating
therefrom in 1883 , and afterward the
law department of the Hume institu
tion , from which he graduated in 1885.
He came to Nebraska In IMS.
Dr. W. B. Ely was norn in Boston ,
Muss. , in 1842. lie began the study ol
music at an early age and taught
music in the fomuic seminary at Ca-
nandaigua , N. Y. . several years , also
in the female Hsminury at Home , Gi.
He commenced studying medicine at
Koine , Ga. , and entered the college oC
medicine at University of Michigan in
187G , graduated in 1787. practiced metil-
cine in New York until 1S80. whoa he
removed to Ainsworth , Neb. , where
he has resided ever since.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The new state centra ? committee
consists of ine following : W. W. Wilson -
j
! son , Table Rock ; i' . C. Boyd. South
: ' Auburn ; David Brown , Nebraska
i | City ; M. M. Butler. Weeping Water ;
I. D. Clarke , Papillion ; It. E. Palmer
and E. W. Simeral , Omaha ; A. II.
Murdock , South \maha ; John F. Nes-
bit , Tekamah ; W. E. Peebles. Ponder
der ; L. A. Williams , Blair ; John A.
Ehrhait , Stanton ; A. M. Post , Colum
bus ; J. A. Price , Stuart ; W. II. Akers ,
Gering ; W. AV. iiaskcll. Ord ; John T.
Mallalieu , Kearney ; J. V. Beghtol ,
Friend ; G. E. Emery , Beatrice ; r1. M.
Wetherald , Hebron ; N. V. liar-
Ian , York ; A. C. Epperson , Clay
Center ; J. S. Hoover , Blue Hill ;
J. A. Piped. Alma ; F. M. Rathburn ,
McCook ; James L. Mclntosh. Cozad.
The newly elected committee met at
the Millard hotel , elected E. J. llaiiit-r
chairman and selected Lincoln as UK-
state headquarters.
jj in
A representative of the American
syndicate that is lighting the city of
Bangkok with electricity said to a
New York man the other day : "The
place has a population of nearly 1,000.-
000 , and much of it is built on the
water. King Chulalongkorn has two
queens and live children. He also has
two full brothers and twenty halt
brothers. The place is on dry land. In
the river quarter when a family wants
to go visiting there is no swimming or
paddling of boats , but a regular house-
moving. Residences are built of bam
boo boards and palm leaves , and have
a piazza in front and sometimes a wing
at each end. Paterfamilias and the
rest of the household pole the estao-
lishment from place to place. They tie
up alongside of your residence and
spend from a week to a year as your
neighbor. Of course you can pole your
house away , but that generally causes
unpleasantness. "
American Art I'eiitnros In Drpsilcn.
Art institutions of the United States
are coming in for a searching examin
ation by a commissioner , A. N. Meyer ,
or the king of Saxony , who is seeking
features for a new institute to be es
tablished in the city of Dresden. The
agent for the ruler of the kingdom of
Saxony is director of a vast home for
anthropological and ethnological ex
hibits , and , as the institution is to be
enlarged , everything in the way of
modern improvement is sought. Phil
adelphia's museums have been studied ,
as well as these of New York and
Boston , and Mr. Meyer is now in Chi
cago. Before he goes home , however ,
every city in the United States which
boasts of an art institute will be care
fully investigated. It is Mr. Meyer's
hope that he may take home with him
many suggestions of value to his sov
ereign. _ _ _ .
Oni-or ruiicral Features.
"I've seen some mighty queei thing *
in my time , " says an old gravedigger ,
quoted by the Baltimore Sun. "I've
seen people mourners , I mean eaten
sight of a name on the card tied to
some flower piece , and they have gone
straight to wonc to tear up the hole
thing. I'll tell you another thing I've
noticed. When a woman comes along
and makes a big fuss at her husband's
funeral , and says , 'Throw me in ; I
can't live without him ! ' I know that in
a few weeks' time I'll see her out here
leaning on some young fellow's arm.
It's never failed. It's happened every
time. But the people women and
men , too who don't take on a lot , but
just keep sliil. and sometimes don't
even shed a tear , that's the kind that
gricven. You cion't ee that kind
marrying again soon. "
An ! ? H , " < > < > Shakespeare.
Mr. Sidney , in t.e Atmhenaeum , ex
plains why the recent copy of the first
Shakespeare folio , just sold at a Lon
don auction , brought such a large
price. The book realized 88,500 , or
double the price of an ordinary copy
in late years. The folio was entirely
unknown unntil it appeared in the auc
tion room , it having been in the posses
sion of a family in Belgium for more
than 100 years. It is text , though the
margins of a few leaves are torn , and
it was probably bound 200 years ago.
The measurements are 1276x8 % inches ,
so that it is not at ail a copy as three
well known examples owned in Eng
land.
< jisin aim-It Knei.untced.
Miss Susan B. Anthony , who has
just returned from the congress of
women in London , fc : il that she v/as
much impiessc-d with the marked
change in public sentiment toward
woman suffrage in England since her
visit there sixteen years ago. "Then , ' '
naid Miss Anthony. "Mrs. Sfanton an'l
myrelf visited London , and it was only
the most liberal of the liberal party
vho gave us a hearty welcome. There
was no recognition , or even a thought
given us by ths titled clashes. This
time we weie received by many of the
titled ladies , and grand reception-i
were given us in their palaces. "
A iicy < -i Hitfii'mr l't. .
A New Jersey man Irv patented a
hitching post which will accommodate
bicycles as .veil as horses the portion
of the post nearest the pavement being
provided with slots o * sufficient width
to admit the wheel of the machine.
A < s i'cn T tttr ( wi\-pr iir.
A movement is on foot in Montana
to give the republican nomination for
governor to Colonel II. C. Kessler of
the First Montana , now on the way
home from the Philippines.
T
HOW I SPENT MY VACATION.
Just u brief description of now I
spent my vacation thin year , with
little- morn expense than the nalary
earned during my trip , miiy not bo
amiss. It was u most delightful cluing"
from the hated and dusty pavements to
roll over the boundless prairies and
view from the car windows of u Mis
souri Pacific train the magnificent
Hcopo of country between hero niul
Pueblo. There Is no coolness llkn
that which cornea with the shades of
nUrht on these vast plains. ( Hied then
with waving roni and ripening wheat.
There is no inoro bracing air than
that with which one refreshes his
lungs in the early morning when thu
mountains of Colorado are just com
ing into view , the mighty Pike'H Peak
reaching the vision long before Its
lowlier neighbors. When taken com
fortably , there la no plensanter rldft
than over this same garden spot of the
Western world which in our geogra-
phie.'i was laid down as the Great
American Desert. So we rode Into
Pueblo and thence by the Denver ami
Rio Grande road to Denver , a fair city
with all the comforts ami hamlHomo
buildings of her older sisters of tlm
East and lying In an altitude far ubovu
the air we breathe in our homos , u
gem in an emerald Belting of never
yielding mountain heights. Continu
ing our journey over the Denver ami
Rio Grande and the Rio Gran.lo West
ern roads we started for Fait I ako
City , the capitol of the new stato.
which has been aptly termed the
"Mountain Walled Treasury of the
Gods. ' And thus we are permitted to
pass through the most varied and en
trancing scenery of the Rocky Moun
tains ; and to witness the wonders of
the Royal Gorge , where the cur.nliu ;
of man has overcome the dllilcultics
presented by Nature in her efforts at
the grotesque and the sublime. Tlies ;
chained out attention and drew
breathless expressions , ejptvlully when
crossing some chasm on an almost 1m-
popslble bridge structure with a roar
ing brawling stream beneath us. It
Is inspiring and grand every foot of
the way to Salida and from there many
other decided attractions we viHltod.
Perhaps that which will most Interest
a large number of my fellow carriers
Is Marshall's Pass , that marvelous
testimonial to American engineering
skill. As the altitude grows greater
the view becomes less obstructed. Miles
of cone-shaped sunsiuils are in view.
We arc in and above the home of UK ;
clouds. We see. the s-'now covered
spires of the Sangre de Christo range.
To our right is the fire scarred front"
of old Ouray. We roach the summit ,
at an altitude of 10.852 feet. From
this point a magnificent view can bo
had of the Sangre de Christo range.
The pass is a scenic and scientific won
der ; grades of 211 foot to the mile arc
frequent. The streams from the sum
mit flow eastward into the Atlantic
and westward into the Pacific. Wo
are impressed with the feeling that
wo are on the pinnacle of the world.
It would require much space to toll
of all the beauties of this trip and of
the pleasures of our stay in the City
of the Prophets. There are many
points of interest and among those
that claimed our attonlion were , nat
urally , the Mormon Temple and Tab
ernacle ; Fort Douglas , United States
Military Post , three miles ; White Sul
phur Springs , one mile ; Beck's Hot
Springs , three miles ; Liberty Park ,
one mile ; Calder's P.irk , three miles ;
together with other attractions and
drives too numerous to mention. Thir
teen miles from the city is located the
magnificent bathing resort , Saltair
Beach , on Great Salt Lake , the finest
salt water bathing resort in the world.
Let mo urge upon my friends to try
this trip during some vacation. It will
well repay the expense in the restora
tion of health , the broadening of the
mind and the addition it will give to
r-ach one's general information , tend
ing thus to raise his standard of citi
zenship and to h2lp himself and hu
brothers thereby.
F. P. BAKER.
"IJavId A r-i in. "
"We often receive orders that puzzle
us a good deal. " said a bookseller
quoted in the Now Orleans Times-
Democra * . "A lady who Ia > s claim to
considerable c'lltiire came into the
store last evening and asked whether
we had a copy of 'Eugene Aram. ' 'Not
alone , ' I replied. 'But we can give you
a complete set of Bulwer at a reason
able price. ' 'Bulv/or ! ' she exclaimed.
'Why , Bulwer is not the author of
"Eugene Aram ! " ' 'Ho certainly wrote
a novel by that title , ' I said mildly ,
'but perhaps you are thinking of "The
Dream of Eugene Aram , " by Hood' ' '
'No , no , ' she answered , ' ! mean a novel.
You certainly must have h'-ard of it.
It's quite roi-fiit and all the talk.
What is it about ? ' I ventured to ask.
'Why. it's a story of country life , ' she
replied , 'and there Is a very amusing
chapter in it about a horse trade.
Then a light broke in on me , but she
had been so r-ositive that I thought I
would take her down a peg or two.
'Pardon the suggestion , ' I said , 'but of
course it is not possible that you are
confusing "David Hanirn" with "Eu
gene Arani" ? ' 'Yes. that's it ! ' she
cric'l brightly. 'I said Eugene instead
of David. Give ine a copy of "David
Aram. " ' I wilted. It served me right
for being a prig. By the way , the
common vay of pronouncing the
's 'David's Harem. ' "
Husband I have just been talking
with the new clergyman and find we
sgrce. Wife Why , I didn't knew that
you didn't believe in the Bible.
Brooklyn Life.
"But , pa , when you pull it , do yotil
mix it ? " persisted the innocent little
love of a boy , v.-ith a crafty , far-away
twinkle in his off eye.
President McKinc-y conforms to of
ficial etiquette in declining to assist
in the ceremonies attending the wel
come to Admiral De\vey in New Yorfe
harbor. An army or naval oCicuxi ca !
upon the president , the latter never
making a call except to board a shii
for a cruise or for sights ? /ing. T'.o
official welcome to the he : < / of Manila
bay by the president of/t'je United , .
States must take place at * he White
House , and the admiral must call there
for that purpose. That is the course /
of procedure prescribed by the red
tape department , ard it r ll be strictly
adhered to nc > v- .
