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EOBERT GOOD Editor and Prop
VALENTINE - NEBRASKA
Boston objects to the I R on Inter
nal revexrue stamps and Insists on I
am
Who can now question the fact that
Bchley won that victory A Txeas
girl baby has been named Schleyette
Alfonso probably will conclude after
a careful study of events at Manila and
Santiago that the king doesnt rule
the deck after all
Over in Kansas William Office has
been elected sheriff This we take it
Is about the only Office in Kansas that
really seeks the man
Jlirfng his shflrtr cap tain geueraley
of Cuba Weyler cleaned up 11000000
and still some people say there is no
money in the butcher business
If Spain ever gives one of the Philip
pine Islands to Germany we earnestly
advise the Kaiser to insist on an ab
stract of title signed by Uncle Sam
Down in Kentucky a dry goods dealer
has failed for 250000 with assets esti
mated at 40000 Thus is illustrated
the folly of trying to seH dry goods in
Kentucky
General Pando showed wise military
discretion in keeping out of Santiago
Some Spaniards can tell whether a
buzz saw is running or not without
feeling of it
-Christopher Columbus knew how to
make an egg stand on end but he nev
er couljl have made a Spanish fleet
tibltii after tie American navy got
through with i
Stephers Crane says the action at San
Juan wms a soldiers battle This
will correct the popular belief that it
was a meeHmg of the international con
gress of croquet players
The OHIggiri merely missed a great
deal of fun thats all Uncle Sam
doesnt need her mow in his business
and she probably -ill be doomed to a
life as uneventful as that of a coal
scow
Some of the trusts and Jmonopolies
appear more inclined to pyv lawyers
and court fees in resisting just taxa
tion than to contribute an eual amount
from their incomes to assist in Support
ing the Government
A Western clergyman who was mar
ried the other day left in his vrake
sixteen sorrowing young women to
each of whom he was engaged The
next advocate of the 1G to 1 ratio Who
happens along that way probably 1
strike a pretty rocky road
The American people have been much
given to money making and the build
ing up of business within the period
since the close of the civil war but that
has not made of them weaklings inbat
tle It is entirely possible for it has
been proved so to learn the arts of
peace and not forget the arts of war
Tousouf the Turkish wrestler who
was drowned in the Bourgogne disas
ter is said to have had 8500 in Amer
ican gold In a belt about his waist
when he jumped into the water He
never needed any extra ballast on land
why did he give his antagonist such a
strangle hold at sea
- It must be pretty plain to those who
have intelligently followed th opera
tions of the army that the most difficult
thing about war is not the fighting but
the feeding of the fighters The feed
ers really have harder work than the
fighters and yet they hardly ever are
mentioned or even thought of by the
great public who are spectators of the
camTrf ivar
According to conservative estimates
nearly one third of the native popula
tion of Cuba has perished during the
three years that have elapsed since the
insurrection was born What does this
mean to the Cubans It means pre
cisely what the loss of 20000000 Amer
icans by battle disease and starvation
would mean to this republic It is a
blow equal in proportion trifling as it
may appear by comparison of figures
Yellow journalism is a new name for
an old thing and to say that It pays is
to ignore some notable examples of the
past Many years ago the editor of an
English paper which throve upon scan
dalous gossip was sued for libel In
the witness box he pleaded that he only
sold what people wanted and his pro
fits were large I had rather starve
answered the counsel for the other side
than pick sixpences out of the gutter
That brave speaker is to day Lord
Chancellor of England while the editor
still picks sixpences out of the gutter
Filth and fluff go down before honor
and cleanliness the country over and
the world around
As is well known America was su
preme in the Philippine trade from the
opening of the export business of the
island on a large scale until within a
few years The reasons for the decline
of American influence were largely the
drawing out of capital by the older
members of the great American trad
eoff firms and their leaving the busi
ness to younger members of their fam
ilies who found themselves with great
responsibilities and a reduced capital
Gradually English firms with
dant capital succeeded to the bulk of
the business The IasttAmerican firms
in Manila were crowderout three years
ngo by Spanish intrigues Vmsed by the
hatred of Americans growing out of
the Cuban troubles This overtlirow
was managed by the thousand and one
petty annoyances of legal machinery
that the Spaniards exerted against
American firms
L W Lilliugton in Good Wordsr
sums up the history and achievements
of carrier pigeons a matter interesting
to us all In ancient Egypt and ic
China centuries ago pigeons served su
messengers The Greeks and Caesai
trained them for war service before th
coming of Christ They carried mes
sages from the Paynims In the garrisor
of Acre over the heads Coeur de Lioi
ami his host Mr Lilliugton asserts
too that during the siege of Paris ir
two winter months foriy eIght daj
mails and nearly 1200 night mails
with large sums of money inclosed
were sent by pigeons between Paris
and London through the clouds above
the beleaguering German hosts More
than a million letters were safely car
ried One of these pigeons a homer
recently made a journey from France to
England of 550 miles In twelve hours
To the thoughtful miud one of the
most significant facts presented in the
present war is that so many of the old
methods are still in use despite elec
tricity on shore and huge armored ves
sels at sea The great motives too
which sway the hearts of combatants
are in no whit different from those
which drove men to battle before
Christ was born The American farm
boy who goes out as a private to die
in Cuban swamps or the intrepid
young man on the Merrimac who de
liberately sinks a ship while under the
enemys fire hears the same call from
his country that drove the shepherd
boy of Israel to go out and face the
giant with his sling The time of the
world is struck through the ages with
many different clocks but the hour
are the same
When a man fails in business and is
unable to pay his bills it is important
that there should be some law under
which the persons to whom he owes
money may receive each his fair share
of whatever property may be applied
toward the settlement of his debts It
is quite as important if the failure has
been an honest one that the debtor af
ter he has done everything he can to
pay his debts should be relieved from
further responsibility for them and
should be able to start again The new
bankruptcy law which Congress has
recently enacted is intended to accom
plish both of these purposes It has
provisions for voluntary bankruptcy in
which the proceedings are begun by
the debtor himself and for invoiantary
bankruptcy in which those to whom he
owes money takes steps to secure as
much as possible of what is due them
We have been without a national bank
ruptcy law for twenty years and for a
large part of that time Congress has
had some bankruptcy bill under con
sideration It has been extremely dif
ficult to reconcile conflicting interests
aii to fvcLnicjimeasure whjclr should
be just to creditors wilholit seeming to
bearjhardly upon debtors Yet the need
of a national law has become every
year more urgent because the differ
ent State laws vary widely in their pro
visions and no State law can absolve a
man from the payment of debts due
to non residents The new law has the
advantage of being extremely simple
and inexpensive in its machinery The
most striking feature of the law is the
new definition of insolvency on which
it is based Hitherto a man has been
insolvent who could not pay his debts
when they were due But under this
law a man is not insolvent unless his
entire property at a fair valuation is
insufficient to meet his debts This
helps the debtor by reckoning to his
credit all property which even though
he canot turn it immediately into cash
has actual value The law exempts
farmers and wage earners from pro
ceedings in Involuntary bankruptcy It
recognizes only two offenses one per
jury and the other the concealment of
property from a trustee Only when
one of these crimes has been commit
ted or fraudulent books have been
kept can a debtor be refused a dis
charge from his debts The law makes
void all fictitious sales or transfers of
property to get it out of the way of
creditors and it does not allow a debt
or to prefer creditors that Is to turn
his property over to certain creditors
to the exclusion of others The ten
dency of a good national bankruptcy
law which gives an honest debtor re
lease from debts which he cannot pay
and distributes assets fairly among
creditors is to diminish the risks of
business and to strengthen credit
Much is hoped for from the new law in
these directions
An Eel skin Factory
One of the strangest factories that
ever existed and what is more pays
handsomely for its existence is situ
ated in a quiet street in the neighbor
hood of Loudon bridge Here are pre
pared and manufactured various arti
cles from the skin of the commonplace
eel
The skins are manipulated by numer
ous complicated processes until they re
semble and would easily be taken for
leather althorh of a more gelatinous
and pliable nature This strange com
modity is cut into long thin strips and
plaited very closely together for whip
lashes and to cover portions of the
handles of more expensive whips Cer
tain kinds of lashes and harness laces
are also made of eel skin
This leather is almost indispensable
in articles of this description where
flexibility allied with an uncommon
toughness is desired Golden Penny
Elderly gentlemen seem to have a
penchant for youngerly ladies
A Coming out Party The man whose
sentence has expired -
WHEN WILL OUR BOYS RETURN
Question Discussed by Official Tend
ing Peace Negotiations
Washington special
A subject now agitating the minds ot
many of the older folks at home and most
pf the young men who enlisted in the vol
unteer service for the war with Spain re
lates to when the volunteers will he mus
tered out and whether under the law
their term of enlistment necessarily ex
pires with the signing -of the treaty of
peace Representative Hull chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs who
drafted the volunteer act of the last ses
sion is quoted as exprcsuing the opinion
that an extra session of Congress will be
necessary to frame new laws for the vol
unteer army that the Government may
not be deprived of the valuable assistance
of that part of the service at a time Avhcn
it will be most needed to assist in restor
ing order in Cuba and Torto Itico and
uurybe in the Philippines
At present volunteers are famishing
the garrison at Honolulu and regulars are
not available to relieve them under sev
eral months While it is true that under
the terms offered Spain by this Govern
ment her sovereignty must be relinquish
ed in Cuba and Forto Itico before peace
negotiations will be undertaken it is not
expected that the peace commissioners
will be appointed much before Sept 1
It can be stated upon excellent author
ity that the peace conference will be held
in Paris and the United States commis
sioners cannot reach there much before
the middle of September The adminis
tration estimates that ninety days will be
required to agree upon the terms of the
treaty No one in Washington well in
formed so far as it can be ascertained
believes that the United States commis
sioners will return with the treaty 6f
peace before -the assembling of Congress
in regular session next December Should
the peace commission reach an agreement
in less time than now allowed by promi
nent members of the administration and
BRIGADIER GEXERAI CORBIN
Adjutant General of the army who exhausted by
overwork has been compelled toquit his desk
our representatives return to the United
States as early as Nov 1 the President
may call the Senate in extra session about
Nov 15 to ratify the treaty or he may
await the regular session Should an ex
tra session be called it could not accord
ing to any sattfiTauT considering
fuvjny act upon the treatTje7olerbe a
The treaty would have no force until rati
fied by the Senate and signed by the
President hence by the speediest action it
will not be operative before the assem
bling of Congress in regular session Con
servative estimates place the declaration
of peace about Jan 1
Congress is expected to make prompt
provision to meet the new conditions soon
after assembling and will among other
things provide for an army to control the
new territory of the United States The
President does not expect to call Congress
in extra session to extend the enlistment
of the volunteers who entered the Avar to
serve three years or until the purpose
for which they were called into the ser
vice has been accomplished It is not
believed that the volunteers will be mus
tered out of the service in any numbers
within the next six months
GARCIA REPENTS OP ANGER
Writes to General fhafter Offering to
Furnish Scouts
Gen Garcia seems to he repenting of
his wrath because Santiago was not turn
ed over to the Cubans and is indicating
a desire to resume co operation with the
American army Gen Shatter received
a letter from Garcia dated at Gibara
Garcia says that Gen Miles on July 111
asked him to furnish fifty Cubans as
scouts for the Porto Ricau expedition As
he understands Gen Miles has already
sailed it is perhaps too late to comply
with the request but he is willing to fur
nish the men if they are still wanted
and incloses an order for them It is be
lieved that Garcia now that he has had
GENERAL CALIXTO CAKCIA
time to cool off perceives that he acted
With more haste than good judgment in
withdrawing his forces and is seeking a
reconciliation
Chinese Residents Ioyal
Chinese residents of Pittsburg Pa
evinced their allegiance to the United
States by raising an American flag on a
pole costing several hundred dollars and
saluting the flag with cannons and with
firecrackers which were hung in immense
festoons from wires stretched across the
street Lee Yung a laundry man made
a speech in English He said the Chinese
were thankful for the liberties they enjoy
ed under the Stars and Stripes aud were
rojidv to tight for the flag as Deweys
Chiuese had fought at Manila
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM
Herbert V Baker of Beilevne Held
for the Murder of Elmer R Green
Autopsy Kiiejts Evidence that
Causes His Arrest for ithe Crime
Baker Held for Murder
County Attorney W R Patrick filed a
complaint with Justice of lh Peace Goss
atBallcvue charging Herbert V Baker
with the murder of Elmer F Green The
complaint followed the verdict returned
by the coroners jury Baker was imme
diately placed in charge of an officer and
it is probable that he will be able to give
bail Murder in the second degree is what
is charged in the complaint The autopsy
phowed that the shots which caused
Greens death were fired by Baker It
was thought at first that Green had com
mitted suicide immediately after shooting
his wife but it appears that the bullet in
tended of himself did not prove fatal
The two bullets from Bakers revolver
were of a different caliber from those fired
by Green and were found to have been the
direct cause of death
The part played by Baker the brother of
Mrs Green is stated by someejewitnesses
as follows He appeared on the scene as
Green was following his sister down the
road and started in pursuit His sister
vas shot before lie could overtake the
couple and Green had also shot himself
Under the intense excitement he fired
point blank at the corpse but the cart
idges were simply wasted Green had
already been dead two or three minutes
BANK IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
Tudjre Passes on Oue Phase of the
Depository Liaw
Judge Munger has filed an opinion in
the case of the State of Nebraska against
the First National Bank of Orleans In
order to become a state depository under
the laws of Nebraska the bank gave a
bond for 125030 signed by the hank as
principal and by John 31 Burton George
W Burton Pat Gibbons John O Hoff
man and M F Burton as sureties
State money to the amount of 25
000 was received into the bauk on
which 8 per cent interest was paid
Later the bank became insolvent and suit
was brought for the recovery of the
money The defendants filed a general
demurrer to the plaintiffs petition in
which they allege that the transaction
was one of borrowing money not one of
receiving money on deposit and that said
borrowing was in violation of the national
banking act and that as a result the sme
ties were not liable for the money Judge
Munger overruled the demurrer holding
that the transaction was a deposit of pub
lic money and not a borrowing and that
even if it were regarded as a loan it would
not be m violation of the authority con
ferred on national banks
Snfeblower Is Captured
The safeblower who escaped from
frumbull was captured near Hansen
He made his way irom Trumbull to Han
Ben by keeping in the fields and when
near Hansen he climbed on top of a grain
stack where he slept all day until even
ing when he attempted to make his es
cape but was sighted by some of the
Tamersvha were on the lookout A
posse was immediately organized aud the
robber was given chase and captured
Upon searching him several sticks of
dynamite were found besides a six shooter
skeleton keys and several small instru
ments usod by professional safeblowers
Two Boys Killed
Two sons of E L Davis a ranchman
living near Arabia aged 11 and 4 years
were killed by a sand blowout They had
left their home to pick sand cherries and
not returning search was made which re
sulted dii finding them buried beneath the
sand Their pails were filled with berries
and it is supposed that after having picked
their berries the children went to the side
of the blowout to play and in playing bur
rowed into the side of the blowout until
the sand above fell in a great mass upon
them One foot of the smaller boy was
left uncovered which led to the discovery
of the bodies
Stabbing Affray
Particulars have been received of a stab
bing affray at the village of Union four
teen miles south of Plattsmouth Trouble
batween Dr Wallace and City Marshal
Smith arose from town gossip and Wal
lacejproceeded to settle with Smith Dur
ing a scuffle in Smiths hotel Wallace ac
cidently struck Smith with a penknife
which he had in his baud at the time The
knife penetrated under the left shoulder
blade but struck a rib thus averting seri
ous injury Wallace gave a 1000 bond
for his appearance
Two Nebraska Men Shot
Albert Felker was shot through the
right breast and his brother Fred through
theflrnLatHerndonj Kan by John Pet
vsT AlberTFerker wHl die The Felkers
live near Trenton this state They had
been running a threshing machine in the
neighborhood and recently had their
horses iu Pettys stable Alberi Felker
and xhe elder Pettys quaneled and Pettys
was knocked down At this point John
Pettys drew a revolver and shot both the
Felkers Both the Pettys were arrested
Shoot Into a Dwelling
Two unknown men emptied the con
tents of a revolver into the residence of L
A Bourk at Mead but fortunatly no one
was injured No clue as to who they were
could be secured as they were in a buggy
and immediately drove south before any
one couldcatcli them
Safe Blown Open
The postoffice safe at Bancroft was
bloAvn open a few nightsince but no booty
was secured excepting about 50 cents
worth of postal cards
Old Settlers Picnic
The old settlers of Platte County will
hold their annual meeting and picnic at
Columbus August 27
To Make Acetylene Gas
A stock company has been formed at
Ainsworth for an acetylene gas plant to
be put in by II O Mead of Omaha Eight
prominent business firms are stockholders
of the company The plant is to be in
operation by the first of September
Loses Fingers
Samual Reichert who had just purchased
anew steam threshing rig at Winside had
one of his hands caught in some of the
separator and suffered the loss of nhe
middle finger of tfie hand and also parts jf
three other fingers
Nebraska NatSnnal Banks
A report of the condition of the national
banks of Nebraska cxclusivo of Omaha
and Lincoln at the close of business July
14 is made pubic Compared with the
previous statement in May it is shown that
the banks have increased the individual
deposits and average reserve while a
shrinkage is noted in loans and dis
counts and gold holdings Individual de
posits according to the current report are
13G3S837 aganst 12999Sfll in May
while the average reserve has increased
from 3888 per cent- to 4112 per cent
Loans and discounts have decreased from
12582S5D in May to 12459763 Presenr
holdings of gold coin aggregate 031030 a
decrease of about 17000
Go to Nurse the Sick
A telegram was received at Fremont oiib
day last week by Miss Ida Sidner from
Capt Culver of Troop IC Third United
Stales volunteer cavalry that her brother
Corporal Sidner of that troop was very
low with typhoid fever at Chickamauga
His parents who live about eight miles
from Fremont were at once notified and
Miss Sidner and her father left at once for
Chickamauga Corporal Sidner was a
graduate of the Fremont norma school
and at the date of his enlistment was a
law student --
Baby Boy Drowns in a Tub
Roy F Johnson a baby of 14 months
was accidently drowned in a tub of water
at his home in Omaha a few days ago
His mother Mrs Fred Johnson left the
baby playing in the kitchen while she
went to a neighbors house to borrow some
papers She had only been gone a few
minutes and upon her return found the
boy lying head down in the tub of water
Two doctors were called in but the child
was too far gone to be saved
Sabbath School Association
The Otoe County Sabbath School Asso
ciation held a most successful convention
in the United Presbyterian Church at
Dunbar last week Sixty delegates and
visitors were present from various parts ol
the county and attended its five sessions
Every topic on the program was discussed
The church was crowed at every service
and the singing excellent The selection
of place for the next convention is left to
the executive committee
Body Unearthed
The body of Thomas Jensen was taken
from a well in a canyon about ten miles
south of Stockville August 10 The body
was found after digging out ten to twelve
feet of dirt
piled upon it
are suspected
and manure which had been
Parties are shadowed who
No arrests as yet
Refused to Register Bonds
The state auditor has refused to regise
800 in school bonds voted by district 5 8
of York County The proposition sub
mitted to voters was for 800 more or
less and the attorney general has de
cided that the form is illegal
Bill Posting Association
The Nebraska State Bill Posting Asso
ciation lias tiled articles of incorporation
under the law the headquarters to be at
Lincoln The stockholders are W I
Sjere F L Coster Julia Oliver F M
Blauchard and A II Wier
Shops Burned
The blacksmith shops belonging to
August Erdnian L Hanson aud August
Diake aud the wagon shop of F W Wei
ler were destroyed by fire at Plainview
recentlj entailing a loss of about 150
wih no insurance
Sunday School Convetion
The Johnson County Sunday school
convention was held at Elk Creek last
week All protestant church denomina
tions are represented in the association
The attendance and interest was good
Attacked by a Bull
Hammond Eili t 61 years of age an old
soldier aud one of the oldest settlers in
York County was attacked by an enraged
bull the other day and horribly maugled
Fears are entertained for his recovery
Fish for Kruegers Lake
The Nebraska fish car in charge of
Commissioner Oberfelder and Superin
tendent Will OBrien unloaded a car of
assorted fish at Ivruegers Lake six miles
east of Sidney recently
Woman Drowned
Mrs P G Clark of Herman was drowned
at Lake Quinnebaug sixteen miles north
of Tekamah last week The body was
recovered She with her husband were at
the lake for an outing
To Aid the Soldiers
The ladies of the Womans Rjlief Corps
gave a patriotic entertainment at Juniata
recently and realized 15 which will be
used for the best interests of the soldiecs
Nebraska Short Notes
Roy Allen the youug son of A A
Allen a well known carpenterand builder
of York is dangerously injured as the re
sult of a runaway
The United States land office in ONeill
received 10000 more during the fiscal year
ending July 1 1898 than during the pre
vious year Dunne the fiscal vear endinc
July 1 1897 the office received 3620057
while the amount received during the last
year is 4610588
The Edwards boys who have been in
jail at Sterling Colo for some time
awaiting trial for stealing and shipping
some cattle from Sidney about three years
ago were each sentenced to a term in the
Colorado penitentiary
The Missouri River is doing considerable
damage bv cutting away its banks near
Nebraska City Near Barney a field of
corn amounting to nearly 100 acres has
been swept away while numerous smaller
losses of land have been reported
A complaint filed in the county court at
York charces Burr Bobbins with assault
ing with intent to murder Arthnr Dixon
Both are from Lushton where Dixon runs
a livery barn A month or so ago the
assault occurred over a dispute about a
team
The corner stone of an addition to the
Methodist Episcopal Church building was
laid at Grafton August 7 with appropriate
ceremonies by Pastor N 11 Davis assisted
by Father D Fitzgerald aud Rev John
A large congregation was in at
tendance
James K Reese dumped 153 worth oi
dimes on the State Bank counter at Ravenna
the accumulation
venna one day last week
tion in eighteen months of a dime savings
bank -
At a special meeting of the Board of Su
pervisors at Neligh Deputy Meybury was
appointed sheriff of Antelope County to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Sheriff
Stephenson
The lightning rod sharks have been
working their game near Arapahoe One
man signed an order for 3 and it after
ward showed up as a note for 303 It is
said that the fakirs are now in the vicinitj
of Beaver City -S -
A STATE CONTENTION
REPUBLICANS MEET AT LIN
COLN AUGUST 10
M It Hnywnrd of Otoe County
Named for Governor St Louis
rintform Indorsed Commends Mc
Kinleys Conduct of the War
Nebraska Republicans
For Governor 31 L Hayward Otoe County
Lieutenant Governor Geonjo A Murphy
Gage County
Secretary of State Cenek Burns Saline
County
Auditor T L Matthews Dodge County
Treasurer Peter Motensen Valley County
Superintendent of Public Instruction J I
Saylor Lancaster County
Attorney General N D Jackson Actelopei
County
Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings-
A It Williams Douglas County
The Republicans of Nebraska held their
slate contention at Lincoln Wednesday
Aug 10 It was one of the most har
monious conventions over held m
the state by tills party The
which all nominations were madoi
was most singular and each was mada
unanimous as the sentiment of the body
was indicated Scarcely had the firsc
ballot on governor been started when Hon
Bon S Baker the opponent of Judge Hay
Ward arosp and asked to withdraw his
name and make the nomination of Hayward
unanimous It was done with a will and
the graceful manner in which Judge Baker
contributed to the harmony of the occa
sion added much to the enthusiasm of the
delegates The only fight in the conven
tion came in the committee on resolutions
One element much in tlie minority
favored ignoring the financial issues tak
ing the ground that it was not necessary
to make mention of the feelings of the
oarty in the state as to their hostility to
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver Hon Edward Rosewater combatted
this position vigorously and insisted that
the declarations of this subject should be
a leading part of the platform that there
should be no quibbling and that while the
importance of war arguments should not
be lost sight of the party should not faiL
to reaffirm its faith in the monetary sys
tem of the nation and the last nationaL
platform of the party and this sentiment
finally carried the committee
As chairman of the state committee
Congressman Mercer called the conventiou
to order with a short address His ref
erence to the punishment of republican
defaulters by prosecution and conviction
In republican courts brought out loud ex
pressions approval The keynote of
harmony and a strong ticket stmick the
popular cord with the delegates To
mention of President McKinleys name
was another signal for tumultuous ap
plause and similar enthusiasm was nictn
ifjstcd on the compliments to the soldieis
and sailors fighting Spain at the front He
closed by introducing C W Conkling of
Burt county as temporary chairman who
dispensed with the elocutionary preface
until after the call was read by Secretary
Sizer His introductory speech was clearly
enunciated and well received He too
emphasized the demand for harmony aud
aggressive action Interruptions by one
or two irrepressible enthusiasts in the au
dience partly marred its effect but Us
close wa3 greeted with generous applause
There being no contest the list of dele
Sttes prepared by the secretary was ac
cepted as the accredited delegates On mo
tion of Brad Slaughter the resolutions -committee
was made to consist of three
members at large and one from each of
the six congressional districts The chalr
named At large Brad Slaughter Lan
caster Edward Rosewater Douglas A
M Post Platte District members J L
Kennedy Douglas J L McPhecly Kear
ney J B Weston Gage E B Penney
Dawson L D Richards Dodge Orlando
Taft Cass
Frank H Wilson of Cass and W H
Harrison of Hall were made temporary
secretary and assistant Eecretary respec
tively
At this moment John M Thurston was
made permanent chairman by acclamation
by some ones inspiration and came for
ward amid calls His speech was brief
and well received Every mention of
McKinleys name elicited noisy response
as did also his promise to stump the state
in opposition to the election of Senator
Allen or any other populist
The temporary secretaries were made
permanent whereupon the convention pro
ceeded to the nomination ot governor by
roll call without nominating speeches
As the voting continued it Vas seen
that Judge Hayward had it mostly his way
Boone county gave Baker 5 cut of 10 Burt
gave him 14 Cass 1 Cedar 9 Chase 3
Cheyenne 5 Cuming 5 Dakota 2 Dawson
5 Dixon 2 Douglas 100 Jefferson 14 The
call was then interrupted by Judge Baker
who said he was satisfied that the conven
tion believed he should do more good for
the party on the bench than as governor
and therefore moved the suspension of the
rules and the nomination of Judge M L
Hayward by acclamation
Chairman Thurston said The ayes
have it It is an unanimous vote The
convention went wild while a committeo
consjsting of Gurley of Douglas Whitta
ker of Buffalo and Cross of Jefferson es
corted the nominee to the stage
The balance of the ticket vo sieletedU
with the same enthusiasm v-
The platform is bn f A sentimjnt
favorable to a declaraton for imperialism
was apparent before Ue convention mV
but is supposed to have1fijn antJigonizeoi
in the committee on resolutions w did
not come before the conventiou
The platform reiterates the declarations
atSt Louis and coutinues
We reaffirm unswerving allegiance to the
principles enunciated in theltepnbllcan national
platform of 189G We are in favor of the main
tenance of the present gold standard and un
Uterably opposed to the fre and unlimited
oinaRe of silver
We favor the payment of our sold -ml sail
irs In the same money as Is paid ilf Dondhold
rs we congratulate the union upon the suc
cessful Issue ot the war with Spain prosecuted
ander the direction or AViIliaia McKinley
of the arm and navy of tho
Dnited States with the loyal surmrt of brave
roiuuteers on linth innrf timi con i
Snitn
e A i r
w e empnasize our hearty approval of tne wjyp
foreign policy ot President Mckinley and also of
he terms demanded of as the
J he remaining planks are devoted te
state issues
VTomen in Modern Industries
Four millions of women or 18 per
cent of the entire female population of
the United States are now said to be
sngaged in paid industries the number
having doubled In twenty years Lo
1870 there were but 8000 bookkeepers
accountants typewriters etc while io
1890 the census reports give 20000
women thus engaged Three million
women are engaged in domestic ser
vice which gives a grand total of 7000
000 women in this country who are
wage earners Saturday Evening Post
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