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Itrpiililli'ini C'liniii.v 'I'lckel.
MitdlHon county republicans laid the
foundation for n ttwccplng vletoiy at
the convention held in Battle Oreek on
Saturday. There WIIH not the semblance
of discord at the convention , and the
ticket placed in the field is an excep
tionally strong ono. Every randidato Is
u good representative republican , I hero
bring no weak men in the race to de
tract from the strength of the ticket.
.Knell one Is able to go before the people
on his own merits , with the firm con
viction on the part of the party that it
defensive campaign will not have to IHJ
iiimli1 for tiny single ono.
U. 0. Miles , renomlnated for county
treasurer , hits held that olllco during
the past two yearn , nnd so hat inflict ory
lias been his administration of atlairH
that not. a word of criticism has over
been uttered against him. Previous Id
his election ns county treiumror ho WIIH
it farmer living in Emorick preelnot ,
whore by honesty , thrift nnd industry
ho had accumulated a competency. .
Two years ago ho wns comparatively
unknown throughout the county , but
people were Impressed with his honest
face and they elected him county treas
urer. Since then they have come to
know him better , and they have found
that no mistake was made , as ho is not
only honest , but ho is whole-souled ,
obliging , kind and generous , through
which traits ho has won his way into
the hearts of his constittumts. He will
bo ro-oleeted and will give ns mitisfnu-
lory n second term ns ho has the first.
Philip Bunch , renominatedfor county
clerk , has proven such n general favorite
during his first term of olllco that it
goes without saying that ho will be re-
elected. Bunch's family was the first to
locate in the town of Madison , consequently
quently ho is ono of the original pioneers
neers of this county and is known fur
and wide , llo has made an ] exemplary
olllcer during the past two years , filling
the position with credit to himself and a
great. Having to the tax payers , as the
records of his office for 1K)0 ! ) conclusively
show. During that year the olllco
earned fees the amount of $2muU ( ) ;
salary as clerk of the board of commis
sioners , $100.00 ; making tax Iisti7l.l2 ( ! ;
work on nnsefcsors' books , sJilfi.OO ; a total
of ! ? : tSO 1.22. The disbursements of the
ollleo wore : for clerk's Hilary$1,500.00 ;
salary of deputy , $700.00 ; salary oft |
copyist , $700.00 ; turned into the county
treasury , $1101.22. The surplus turned I
over to the county treasurer in I'.IOO was
moro than double the amount over
turned over trom this office before.
This makes a record upon which Mr.
Bttuoh't ) friends expect to see him -
elected.
M. , T. Meyer , the nominee for county
judge , is not n now fnctor in county
politics. Ho hns served the county two
terms as judge , during which ho gave
the host of satisfactionJIto all parties.
Ho was faithful in the discharge of his
duties , conscientious , conservative and
fair. Ho is nn able lawyer with n good
judicial mind and if elected to this po
sition ho will treat nil alike who have
cases brought before him. At present
ho is n practicing attorney in Madison ,
in partnership with M. B. Foster.
.1. J. Clements wasjplneod in nomina
tion for county sheriff. .loo Clements
served this county as shoriil1 from 1895
to 1807 nud ho did it well. He has boon
n resident of Norfolk for the past ton or
twelve years nnd is well mid favorably
known throughout the county. No moro
conscientious officer ever transacted
public business than Joe Clements , nnd
his record during his previous term will
go n long ways toward electing him to
the office this fall.
The young men of the party are repre
sented on the ticket iu the persou of J.
B. Barnes , jr. , who was nominated for
superintendent of public instruction.
What ho may lack in years he will
more than make up in experience. He
is a graduate of the state university at
Liucoln , having finished the course with
honors , and is nt present principal of the
Norfolk High ichool. His experience in
school work ninkes him thoroughly up
to date upon the requirements of the
modern system of edncntion , nud he will
make a good man in the office of county
superintendent.
W. H. Lowe has served the people so
long aa county surveyor Jhat a republi
can ticket without his name would bo n
curiosity. Aud the benuty of it is that
he has given the best of satisfaction in
the office. He is n thoroughly com
petent civil engineer , hns been hero
since the ludinns vncnted , nnd is per-
sonnlly ncquniuted with every foot of
grouud iu Mndison county , ns indeed he
is with the grenter portion of northern
Nebraska. Thnt is why the ropnblicnus
nlways insist on placing his name on
the ticket nud why people always elect
him ns county surveyor ,
Dr. D. B. McMahau , candidate for
coroner , is a practicing physician of
Newman Grove , n good man nud n good
republican. His nomination means au
election and the people need have no
fears of regret at the result.
fj I Jas. Roseborongh , candidate for com-
missiouer from the Second district , is .1a
tl i resident of Tilden. For years he has
not been oue of the prominent factors of the
K republican party in the northwestern :
a * part of the county , and has always done
good work. He is a man of considerable
ris
able means , owning n number of farms
in the vicinity of Tilden , besides his
implement business in town. When
this count } ' was under the supervisor
O'Htiuii , Mr. Roneborongh Kcrvcd on the
hoard from Jefferhon prtclnct , and did
it creditably. - Ho will make a cont-crva-
live commissioner and the interests of
the tax payers will not Miller at his
hands.
The drouth IH again broken but with
out material benefit to the crops , past
and future.
The average anarchist probably im
aglnes that ho is a porhooutod martyr ,
which ! is evidence of the extremes to
which a deformed brain will load.
The American Economist pertinently
auks , : "Why throw open our ports to
beet ( , sugar from Kuropo or Abin when
our , own farmerH can produce It ? " (
Accidents through the nno of corn
shellerH ! are beginning to como in. They
will probably bo reduced to the mini
mum this year by the Miiall crop of that
cereal.
The retail price of com cob pipes him
not yet increased and Missouri moor
schauniH are likely to be as popular an
they are when Missouri has UH usual
corn crop. I
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It is Kitid that all anarchists are atheists
ists , which is a very strong compliment
to the Christian religion and a convinc
ing argument that all anarchists shouU'
be speedily converted.
Investigation has revealed that the
bullets in the pistol used by O/.olgo"/ .
wore not poisoned. An examination of
the assassin's brain would probably re
veal that the only poison used was
therein contained.
Colonel John W. , ludson of Cincinnati
has recalled the fact that fatality nearly
always overtakes a president elected in
it year ending with a cipher. Future
candidates for the position will do well
to beware of cipher years.
True statesmanship is not the fault
finding , pessimistic sort. It is per-
vaided with optimism and never fails
to improve an opportunity to add to the
wealth and resources of the country and
increase the prosperity and happiness of
the people.
The real leaders of anarchistic senti
ment are cowards. They pour their
teachings into the oars of some fool dupe
who executes the work nnd receives the
punishment ] , while the real murderers
are allowed to go ahead and spread their
seditious doctrine.
Free traders assorted formerly that a
protective tariff would build up no in
dustries ; now their complaint is that
such industries have grown too big and
strong and that it is the duty of the
people to take away the protection nnd
weaken the business enterprises that
hnvo been built up under it.
The burning of the Norfolk hospital
for the insane is another illustration of
the folly of erecting anything but fire
proof structures for such purposes. In
mates of unsound mind are especially
difficult to handle under such conditions
and it speaks well for the management
nnd the assistants that only one life wns
lost. Omaha Bee.
An eminent Gorman scientist hns re
versed the Darwinian theory and holds
that the monkey descended from man
and not man from monkeys. In sup
port of his theory ho urges that children
who have been lost in the woods adopt
monkey habits. The doctor must nlso
have had experience in fnsion conven
tions where they had a monkey and
parrot time.
It is undoubtedly grntifyiug to the
friends nnd supporters of the late Pres
ident McKiuloy that memorial services
were so generally held in the new
ishmd territory of the country. Cuba ,
Porto Rico , Hawaii and the Philippines
united in observing the day in honor of
the martyred chief , nnd in them wns
the greatest influence of his life felt.
While the soldiers and American citi
zens were undoubtedly the leaders in
these observances many natives probably
participated and even though they did
not they were given n new insight into
American life nud character.
Leon Czolgosz may have a profound
contempt for the law , but if he is candid
ho will certainly admit that the law is
treating him far better than ho deserves ,
At his trial yesterdny he plended guilty
to the chnrgo of murdering Willinui
McKinley but the court refused to no-
cept the plen nnd chnuged it to "not
guilty" thereby entitling him to nil the
evidence nnd argument possible to prove
thnt he wns not guilty of the dnstnrdly
outrage. If ho hnd been trented in n
manner resembling that he accorded
President McKinley the court would
have ordered him hung forthwith after
ho admitted his guilt.
There are a number of Italians in
Omnhn who nre in no sympnthy with
Czolgosz. At n meeting held Sunday
afternoon addresses condemning the ns-
snssination ofJPresident McKiuley were
made and * resolutions deploring the
crime audoxteiidlng sympnthy to Mrs.
MoKinley were ndopted , copies of which
will bo sent to thnt Indy nnd to Presi
dent Roosevelt. It is popularly considered -
! ered thnt nn Italian who comes to
America ; , if not tin anarchist , is at least
n sympathy with the teachings of that
nla
la and meetings like the above will
; end to ntibo the people of that nation
01n
ill the estimation of American people.
It Is said that n chair of labor in to bo
jHtitblishcd nt the university of Chi-
i-itgo. | Evidences nro multiplying thnt
in the near future pupils will bo taught
nt hchool that which will ( It them for
future life. It lias scorned strange to
the GMsual observer thnt n mnn expect
ing to become n mechanic or a merchant
should bo crammed with knowledge of
the dead languages or botany , while it
person expecting to pursue it literary
llfo should bo HO perfectly informed on
trigonometry or chemistry. It is nlco
to know these things but the renl object
of ) sehoolH and what the practical man
should prefer to pay for IH something
thnt will bo of frequent UHO to him in
his profession or calling.
The 700 Indians at the Pan-American
exposition hincerely mourned the death
of President McKinley and were eager to
dispose of the assnssin in the shortest
lline possible. They wore allowed to
view to dend president after promising
to bo good. Each Indian placed it pink
aster , the president's favorite flower , on
the uusket with the words , "A nack a
tlP'
pi ' , " which is interpreted "Goodby ,
great and jmro man. " To a wreath of
purple flowers which wits placed at the
head of the caskot. was attached the
Indians' ' farewelldictated by Goronimo ,
of which this is a portion : "Tho rain
bow of hope iH out of the sky. Heavy
clouds hang about us. Tears wet the
ground on the tepees. The pnlo faces ,
too , are in sorrow. The great white
chief of the nation is dend. Farewell !
Fitrowoll 1 Farewell I' '
Ill seeking someone on which to at
tach blnmo for the death of President
McKinley , after the impression hnd been
formed thnt ho wns recovering , not n
few people are desirous that the doctors
should bo accredited with their full
share. This is usually the sentiment of
people who know little or nothing about
the profession of medicine or surgery.
The doctors undoubtedly did all iu their
power nnd to the best of their ability
fjr the stricken president , in fact it is
moro likely thnt they overdid than
that they didn't do enough. Experi
ence seems to bo thnt n less popular
personage with ono doctor nnd ono uurho
hns n grentor chnnco of recovery than
the popular man with numerous doctors
and nurses. Thou there was the family ,
friends nnd public sentiment behind the
doctors to urge them on to grenter ef
forts and which perhaps caused them to
do things thnt their sober professional
judgement would not uphold. The au
topsy is said to have revealed the fnct
that the president could not possibly
have recovered Whether this is true
or not Tin : Nnws is inclined to believe
that all possible wns done to nid the
patient's recovery , nnd as above stated ,
the capo may have received too constant
and thorough attention.
Presidential SucccsKlon.
The nnnrchist who imagines ho can
overthrow the government of the
United States by killing its president
has no conception of the resources of
that government. If ho could bo sta
tioned where ho might assassinate each
president ns ho 'nssumes the ollico he
would bo compelled to use his wenpou
constnntly mid then prevent each presi
dent from filling bis cnbinet before the
end sought could be attained. The
Now York Sun gives the following con
cerning the substitutes for the presi
dent :
'The old scheme of presidential suc
cession , which placed the spenker of the
house of representatives next to the vice
president nnd then | stopped , wns
changed in the first sessiou of the Forty-
ninth congress , in 1880. Vice President
Roosevelt , having now assumed the
duties of president , the following sub
stitutes are provided , in case he , and
each of them in order , is disabled :
"The secretary of state.
"The secretary of the trensury.
"The secretary of war.
"The nttorney genernl.
"The postmnster general.
"The secretnry of the navy.
"The secretary of the interior.
"In view of the constitutional pro
vision that only native-born Americans
shall bo eligible to the oflico of president
and vice president , section 3 of the act
of Ib&tl limits its npplicntion to 'such of
ficers ns shall have been appointed , by
the advice and consent of the senate , to
the oillcos theriu named and such as nre
eligible to the office of president under
the constitution.1 Wo give here n list
of the members of the cnbinet , in nc-
cordance with the law providing for
their sncession , together with their
places of birth :
"Secretnry Hny , Indiana.
"Secretary Gage , New York.
"Secretary Root , New York.
"Attorney General Knox , Pennsyl
vania.
"Postmaster Genernl Smith of Con
necticut.
"SecrotnryJLong , Mnine.
"Secretnry Hitchcock , Alnbnuin.
"SecretnryWilson | , Scotland.
"Tho Hon. James Wilson , therefore ,
good American'ns ho is , is the single
statesman not to be counted on in case
| the cnbinet is cnlled upon to furni sh
I successor to McKinloy. "
Lincoln 1 wants the Norfolk asylum re-
milt at Lincoln. The capltnl city
jertninly Is modest. Onmhn News.
Taxpayers of Nebraska will rejoice
that the estimate of the loss by the Nor
folk asylum fire has dwindled from
$2/10,000 $ / to § 60,000. Fremont Tribune.
It hns been determined at n Berlin
medical < institute that pure oxygen is a
certain ; antidote for many poisons nnd
the murderer or would-be suicide is to
bode further curtailed in his efforts to
destroy human llfo.
European countries are confronted by
nn industrial panic. The people of thin
country will hope thnt they will keep it
nt homo with tholr nnnrchists. The
United States Is prosperous nnd wnnts
no foreign disturbnuces to mnr its buni-
ness condition.
The citizens of Columbus , Ohio , pro
pose to erect an industrial institute on
the state university grounds in memory
ofm President McKinloy. No more fitting
memorial could bo conceived. History
will consider the nnmo McKinley syu-
ouimous witli industry. I
Mr. Bryan is to have another octopus
arrayed against him nnd the common
people. The baseball magnates nro or-
gnnizing n. baseball nnd professional |
nthletio trust. Ho probnbly commenced
his fight none too soon. The next thing
ho knows politicians , political speakers
nnd political writers will organize a
trust then ho may bo crowded out of
business.
The trail of Czolgosz wasn't long or
insntionnl and it didn't take the jury
iiig to determine the guilt of the pris-
IUT. His fate is to bo pronounced this
iternoon by Judge White. It was as
should bo. If the fellow aspired to
onsatiou nnd cheap notoriety he 1ms
eon groviously disappointed , as far ns
: io law is concerned.
The editor with strong convictions
. nd unlimited courage to express them
ji . s the ouo who usually gets tangled up
i libel suits and ho often finds thnt his
ixponse is greater than his profit nud
ntisfnction. It does not bigiiify , how-
ve > r , thnt nn editor is lacking iu cour-
go and opinions unless he is confronted
with n libel suit. Ho frequently has
hem , but us > s n wise discretion in ex-
rcssing them and is careful to know
j ;
hat his cause is just.
President Roosevelt can be expected
o give a modern imitation of Andrew
acksou's methods of handling anybody
who attempts to nssnult him. "Stnud
mck , gentlemen , " ronred old hickory
, vhon n man snapped n pistol nt him.
'By the eternal , I can defend myself. "
And ho wont after the mnn with the
gun. , Mr. Roosevelt seems just ns
v willing to nssumo the responsibility for
nking care of himself ns he did before
wns president. Sioux City Tribune.
The southern papers nre satisfied that
resident Roosevelt will not be n "sec-
ioualist " President McKinley was
he first to effectually overcome that
entimout nnd his successor will un
doubtedly follow his ideas on that line.
The time is probably past when nny
president will attempt to raise sectional
lifferences between the north nnd the
outh. That is ouo difference that
hould and will bo effectually buried by
he common consent of the people of n
united country.
While this country prides itself on
the fact thnt it is n plnce of free speech
and that people have a legal right to
ixpress their views freely on nny nnd
nil subjects , speech is not free. The 31
person who attempts to use profane or
obscene language soon discovers this ,
and is given merited punishment. If
fa
this law could be enlarged to include
seditious nud murderous utterances it
would be very plensing to a Inrge ma
jority of the people. A man who cannot -
not attack our morals and our religion
indiscriminately should not be permitted ]
to attack our honored national institu
tions.
The State Journal says : "The di
vision of the state insane hospital into
three parts for the gratification of local
ambitious was a sensolesss nud expen
sive one. " The Journal probably takes
that broad-minded view that it is n
crime for the people of any other city
in the state except Liucoln to receive
benefit from the money they pay in for
taxes. The only wise plan is to keep
the state money pouring in to Lincoln.
Kearney , Grand Island , Peru , Milford ,
Hastings , Norfolk , and other towns
that imagined the taxpayers in their
territory had some right to benefit by
having a state institution are in reality
nothing but robbers depriving Lincoln
of her rights. Norfolk especially , with
the only state institution in the north
half of the state , should [ surrender
quietly nud apologetically to the capital
city.
Lincoln's Scheme.
The fire in the Norfolk hospitnl for
the insane was scarcely under headway
when the people of Lincoln began
to lay their'plans for dispensing with
the institution here nnd adding it to the
hospitnl at that place , and they propose
to carry that idea into effect regardless
of the wishes of the people of the north
Platte country and regardless of the
loss to the state. It might be easily ac-
complished If the people hero uindo no
effort to protect their own , but before
it is done they will have to bo reckoned
with. The people of this section of the
state don't propoto to submit to any
such plan and the Lincoln folks will
realize it before they are through , if
they go ahead with their propram. By
hard ; work the people of the north
Platte country have secured one state
institution and they expect to b recog
nized to the extent that they are al-1
lowed to keep it.
low The state owns 2-10 acres of land on
which the hospital i.s located , several
of the important buildings remain and
.
the walls of the destroyed portion are in
good condition nnd the building cnn
easily bo repaired. It is conservatively
estimated by those who have project
c
ject , that not to exceed from one-
.
fourth to one-third the vnlno of
the property has been destroyed. No
tln
man : with common business sense would
deliberately nbnndon $75 worth of prop
erty to snvo putting $25 into repniring
it nnd making it worth § 100 , and no nil-
itu
ministration or state official will hnve
the temerity to recommend such n waste
ful policy , when the situntiou is fully
understood. The stnto is under a moral
obligation 'o mniutnin the hospital nt
Norfolk , the citizens of this town hnv-
ing donated the 210 acres of land to the
state to induce the location of the insti
tution hero , i ut outside of this , the
north half of the state has souio rights
which the south half should bo bound
to respect.
When it fnuiily finds it necessnry to
confine one of its members in nu insti
tution of this character , they nre not
disposed to fnvor their being tnkouso fnr
awny but thnt they may have an oppor-1
tuuity of seeing them again , and the in
mntes : of the Norfolk hospitnl were
largely 1 of this character nnd their rela
1t tives found some satisfaction in the fact
that they were near home nnd could be
seen without n grent denl of trouble or
expense. They hnd direct rnilroad com-
mnuicntiou , which would also be
ngainst the Lincoln plan.
The people of the north half of the
state nmy bo slow to renlize thnt the
south half wants everything in sight ,
,
but when they nro thoroughly convinced
thnt the Lincoln scheme will bo pushed ,
they will nssert their rights in a mnuuer
tnat will be felt.
The Norfolk hospital for the insane
must be allowed to remain here or the
sectional feeling will be intensified to
such a degree that south Plntto institu
tions may look for trouble every time an
appropriation is asked of the legislature
DUKE ENJOYS DAY OF QUIET.
Royal Couple Rest After a Week of
Travel and Receptions.
Ottawa , Sept 23. The Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York spent
Sunday at Rideau hall resting after a
week of travel and receptions. They
attended services at Christ's cathe
dral at 11 o'clock and that was their
only public appearance during the
day. A troop of Royal Canadian
dragoons formed their escort. There
was a platoon of police at the door of
the church and the police In civilian
dress mingled In the crowds on the
streets nnd about the cathedral. The
crowds on the bunting-dressed streets
cheered the royal couple as they drove
past , but there was no demonstration
at the church before the services.
Seats for the royal party and the count
anil countess of Minto had been re
served and they were Immediately
shown to them. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Henry Kittson ,
rector of the cathedral. As the duke
and duchess left the cathedral the
outpouring congregation broke Into a
cheer , the duke raising his hat in ac
knowledgment as his carriaga moved
.
WRECK VICTIMS CREMATED ,
Collision Near Bucharest Proven to
Have Been a Holocaust.
Bucharest , Sept. 23. The collision
yesterday at Palota between the
Vienna express and the petroleum
train appears In the light of the
latest events to have been a most
terrible affair. In a few seconds the
whole area of the collision became
a huge lake of burning petroleum.
Trees and everything Inflammable
within n quarter of a square mile were
destroyed. There were some ghastly
scenes. A girl was burned to death
In sight of both her parents , who were
saved. M. Dlnu , n Roumanian miner ,
got his foot jammed In the wreckage
nnd begged one of the guards to sever
the foot with an ax. Before the
guard could do It he sank back In the
flames. Schwartz , the conductor ,
who was similarly jammed , clung BO
desperately to the man who tried to
rescue him , that his would-be rescuer
received flesh wounds In the neck and
had to be dragged away just as
Schwartz perished In the flames. Most
of the 32 who were killed were burned
to death.
USED POISONOUS VACCINE.
As a Result Dairy Cows Are Dying by
Hundreds Near Chicago.
Chicago , Sept. 23. Dairymen near
Borrlngton , 30 miles northwest of Chicago
cage , are in a panic over the fatal
results of using poisonous vaccine
points for the prevention of anthrax.
Cows are dying by the hundred nnd
fear Is expressed that the disease Is
likely to spread over the entire north
ern end of the state. As a precau-
tlon all the carcasses are gathered In
heaps and burned , but the farmers
say that the sick cattle have run
through bushes and rubbed against
fences , thus spreading the Infection.
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Putting Last Touches on the
Cup Defender.
EXPERTS EXAMINE BIG YACHTS ,
Commodore Prague Inclined to Con
sider Chances of Shamrock the Best.
Crowds Visit the Challenger at the
Erie Basin.
New York , Sept. 23. Snluted by
scores of vessuls as she was towed
through the East river the cup do-
fender. Columbia , flying the pennant
of the New York Yacb-t club at her
masthead , looked every Inch tlio rac
ing craft that she Is. The Columbia
rcnched the Morse Iron works , Brook
lyn , at noon nnd at 1 o'clock she was
floating in the Bootloual dock. In
two hours the yacht was high and dry
and blocked up In ixisltlon for her
last cleaning before the great tnterna
|
tlonal raco. It Is safe to say that
fully 20,000 persons visited the Sham
rock II at the 12rlo btisln dry dock
yesterday. They stood In rows two
and throe deep all around the edge
of the big stone dock , admiring the
yellow shining body of the yacht and
her wonderful sky-reaching mast. Sir
Thomas Llpton , painfully limping , as
n result of his recent injury , looked
over his cTiallonger early In the morn
ing , in company with some friends.
Expert opinions were not lacking
from those who had visited both the
defender nnd the challenger. Former
Commodore John C. Prague , who has
perhaps won more races with bis
yachts In the old days than any other ,
said : "I like the shape of the Shamrock
and If her sails are as good as the
Columbia's she will win the cup. She
looks bigger all over than the Colum
bia and I feel sure she Is a fast boat. "
EDGAR ASSAILANT REMOVED.
Angry Crowd Lets Him Go In Peace to
Clay Center Jail.
Edgar , Neb. , Sept. 23. The colored
man who made an attack upon Mrs.
Dr. Hale of this place Friday night ,
was taken to Clay Center yesterdny.
An angry mob filled the streets Sat
urday night and It was with difficulty
that the authorities restrained the few
most excited ones from going along
to the jail nnd making an attempt to
lynch him. The mayor of Edgar , the
county sheriff and a number of depu
tized citizens guarded the prisoner
all night. The crowd dispersed about
4 o'clock in the morning and when the
sheriff started for Clay Center with
his prisoner there was no one to Inter
fere.
fere.The
The prisoner gave his name as Pley-
ton Payton and says his home Is In
Sabetha , Kan. He has been In Ed
gar for several weeks , working for the
George Wilson Transfer company most
of the time , and so well has he con
ducted himself that those who knew
him placed considerable confidence In
him. For some time after the crime
many of the citizens were In favor of
ordering all colored people to leave-
town , so bitter was the feeling against
the race.
STILL MOURN FOR THE DEAD.
Impressive Service Is Held at the Na
tional Capitol.
Washington , Sept. 23. A very Im
pressive national memorial service
was held at Chase's Grand opera
house In this city yesterday. An
hour before the exercises began every
seat In the theater , which holds over
4,000 people , was taken nnd an over
flow meeting on Fifteenth street
was arranged. Fully 5,000 assembled
In the street listening to addresses In
eulogy of the late president. Presi
dent Roosevelt was Invited to attend
the services at the
opera house , but
he felt compelled to decline. Post
master General Smith , however , oc
cupied a box and many prominent
officials were In the audience. Lieu
tenant General Miles and Admiral
Schley were In adjoining boxes. A
good representation from the diplo
matic corps also was present.
Second Tribute to Nation's Dead.
Chicago , Sept 23. Chicago Sunday
paid Its second tribute to the
memory
of President McKinley. Memorial
services were held In all parts of the
city during the day nnd night. At
the Coliseum , where the principal ex
ercises were held , so many people
ap
plied for admittance that an evening
meeting was arranged at Tattersala.
In the
afternoon the services were
for school children and all the speak
ers endeavored to
Impress
upon the
young people the significance- the
assassination of the president and the
conditions that actuated the
assassin.
Senator
Dolliver of Iowa was the
principal speaker at
the evening
Ing. meet-
Horsethleves Still at Large.
Casper , Wy. , Sept. 23. Sheriff
Moses of Belle Fourche , S. D. , l\aa
returned from Kaycee
with his
posse ,
having
failed to come
up with Otto
Chenoworth and his band of horse
thieves , The outlaws were trailed
to the mountains , where all trace of ;
them were lost. The
gang stole
a
bunch of horses In South Dakota
re
cently and were chased Into Montana
,
where a battle
ensued
, the rustlers
escaping. All of the horses
were
re
covered.
Allison Has Faith In Roosevelt.
Dubuque. la. , Sept. 23. Senator
Allison last night addressed a largo
audience from the pulpit of St. Luke's
Methodist Episcopal church on Will-
lam McKinley OB n statesman. In
closing he expressed faith In the In
telligence , Integrity , patriotism and
wisdom of President Roosevelt.
