TIIK NOHKOI.K NKWS : I'lIIIlAY , Al'llll , 211 , HUM NEBRASKA DEMOCRAT'S SPEECH IN CHICAGO HALL. FOR NO ONE BUT WAS AGAINST. In a Hall Whose Rent He Himself Paid , and With a Crowd so Big that Police Had to Interfere , He Went After the New Yorkers. Chicago , April 25. William .1. llryun juldressed a largo audience here In the armory of the Second llllnolH In fantry. The place was packed to Its utmost capacity , and a largo number of people were unable to get through the doors. The meeting was entirely an affair of Mr. Hrynn's , ho having rented the armory and paid all the expenses of the meeting. Ho was particular to have it understood that his address was not In favor of or against any particular aspirant for the democratic nomination for the presidency. Ills subject was "The New York I'laform , " and he repeated several times during the course of his address that he was discussing measures only , and not men. k- In order that his address might not have the appearance of being delivered under any particular political influ ence , or In the Interest of any especial faction , Mr. Ilryan was his own pre siding olilcer , and Introduced himself to his hearers. He characterized the platform i adopted at the recent state conven ! tion In New York as "ambiguous , un certain , evasive , and dishonest , " de claring that It "would disgrace the democrats of the nation to adopt such n platform , and ought to defeat as an aspirant for democratic nomina tion any man who would ho willing to have It go forth as a declaration of his views on public questions. " 1 Mr. Bryan's Address. His address was chiefly as follows : "As It Is somewhat unusual for a politlclal speech to be made as this one Is tonight , let mo preface my re marks with an explanation , I have hired this hall and I Introduce myself because I do not care to speak under the auspices of any club of organiza tion which Is committed to any par ticular aspirant for ofllce. My concern - . , corn Is not about the name or the personality of the nominee , but about the principles for which the demo cratic party is to stand. While many of the papers seem to assume that the contest for the democratic nomi nation is necessarily between Judge Parker and Mr. Hearst , and that every democrat must either be for ono or the other , such a position Is illo gical and without foundation. Those who are classed as reorganizes and jr I \v by " 'at ' I mean those who would carry 1 | 7 the party back to the position that It occupied under Mr. Cleveland's ad ministration are not entirely agreed among themselves as to the proper candidate upon whom to concentrate their votes , and so those who are In sympathy with the spirit of our recent platforms may differ as to the relative availability of those who represent the progressive element of the party. My own position is one of neutrality. I re- gard as available all candidates who are in favor of making the democratic party an honest , earnest and coura geous exponent of the rights and in- .terests of the masses and I regard as unavailable all who are in sympathy with , or obligated lo , Iho great cor poration thai today , dominates the policy of the republican party and seek , through reorganizes , to domin ate Iho policy of Iho democralic party. I have no favorlles among Ihose on our side and no special anlagonism lo Ihose who represenl Iho reorgani/.ers. Parker Will Not Do. "When , some two years ago , I be came satisfied thai ex-Senalor David 15. Hill was planning to be a candidate I pointed out the objections to his can didacy. When the Cleveland boom was launched I pointed out the objec tions to his candidacy , and now that Judge Parker is mentioned as a candidate , though not the only can didate among the reorganizes , I de sire to present some reasons why ho cannot bo considered as an available candidate for a democratic nomina tion , and I find these reasons , not in his personality , but in his position upon public miestlons : "For a year ho has been urged lo speak out and declare himself upon the important issues of the coming campaign , but ho has remained silent. If this silence meant that nobody know his views , those who have been loyal to the party In recent years would stand upon an equal footing with those who deserted , bill il Is ovldonl now that while to the public generally his views are unknown , they are well luiown to those who are urging his nomination. Whatever doubt may have existed on this sub ject heretofore has been dispelled by the platform adopted by the Now York Btato convoritlon , and taking this plat form as a text I am saguino enough to believe that I can prove to every unbiased mind thai Judge Parker is not a lit man to bo nominated either by the democratic party or by any oilier parly lhal stands for honesty or fair dealing in politics. Plank on Tariff Lame. On the turff question no Issue Is joined. It was reasonable lo suppose thai on this question , at least , some thing would bo said , but Mr. Hill and Judge Parker seem to bo as much afraid of the tariff question us ol other Issues. "The money question Is Ignored en tirely. No reference Is nuido to hi- tnetullsm ut any ratio not oven to In ternational bimetallism , to which Mr. Hill seems to be mi attached In the Chicago convention. No reference Is made to the measure now before con gress to molt up over iiOO.000,000 legal tender silver dollars Into subsidiary coin that Is only a limited legal tender. Nothing Is said about the asset cur rency which Is a part of the scheme of the financiers. Nothing Is said about the Aldrlch bill , which proposes to subsidize the banks Into opposition to tax reduction by loaning them the surplus money In the treasury. There Is no condemnation of the corruption thai such a system would lead to. The platform does not antagonize the proposition now before congress to give the national hunks unlimited con trol over Iho volume of paper money. In other words , there Is not a line In Iho platform that Is written In behalf of Iho people ; not a line thai will excite - cite crltlcsm In Wall street. "The platform Ignores the Income tax ; It falls to endorse the election of senators by direct vote , and also omits the plank of the Kansas City platform denouncing the corporate domination In politics. Platform is Dishonest. "The Now York platform is a dis honest platform , fit only for a dis honest party. No ono lint an artful dodger would stand upon It. The sub mission of such a platform to the voters ers of the state Is an Insult lo their Intelligence , for It Is Intended to deceive - ceivo them , and a deliberate ! attempt to deceive especially so clumsy an attempt as this platform Is Is a reflection - flection upon the brains of those to whom It is submitted. "This platform proves that the oppo sition to the Kansas City platform is not opposition to silver , but opposition to every needed reform and opposition to all thai Hie masses desire. "I had expected that a platform prepared by Mr. Hill for Judge Parker would be evasive and lacking in frank ness , but I did not conceive that any body of men calling themselves demo crats would present such a platform as an indication of whul the next demo cratic platform Is to bo In case the reorganizes control the convention , then who will bo able to deny the secret purpose of the reorganizes to turn the party over to predatory wealth ? With such a platform anil a candidate who would be willing to run upon it , the party could secure as large a campaign fund as the republi can parly has over secured , but In" securing it It would , like the republi can party , secretly pledged the ad ministration to a construction of the platform satisfactory to the corpora- lions and Ihe combinations. Boys Play Baseball. A wildly contested game was played this morning helween the boys west of Eleventh street and those east. Alexander Hear was captain of the winning side , Ihose east , who won their victory by a score of 11 to 10. Thomas Odiorno was captain of the oilier side , which put up a plucky bal- lle. lle.WILL WILL ENTERTAIN WOMEN'S ' CLUBS Norfolk Members Will be Hostesses to Those of the Third Congres sional District May 5. The Woman's club of Norfolk will entertain the clubs of the Third con gressional dlstrlcl al Iho Firsl Con gregational church on Thursday after noon and evening , May 5. The fol lowing program has been arranged : Meeting called to order at 2 o'clock by Mrs. A. .T. Durland , acting vice president. Music , vocal solo , Mrs. C. E. Green. Invocation , Mrs. McMillan. Address of welcome , Mrs. H. B. Owen , president of Norfolk club. Response , Mrs. John Krhardt , Slan- ton. Welcome from vice president , Mrs. C. II. Reynolds. Paper , "Art. " Music , piano solo , Miss Shaw. Paper , school loyalty , Mrs. T. F. Mommlnger , Madison. Paper , "Household Economics , " Mrs. S. F. Ersklne. Club reports , presidents of clubs. Music , piano solo , Miss Slsson. Hound table , conducted by Mrs. Stoutenborough. , Informal reception in lecture room. Supper at G:30 : In church parlors. In the evening al 8 o'clock. Music , mandolin club , Norfolk. Address , Mrs. Stoutonborough , Plattsmoulh , "An Old Fashioned School Teacher. " Music , vocal dnot , Mesdames Green and Snyder. "Tho Libraries of the Third Dis trict , " Miss Hullock , Lincoln. Music , vocal solo , Miss Allberry. The Illinois Horse Co. can supply CO pedigreed draft stallions ; 30 of thorn imported ; 5 breeds Perchoron , Frencli Draft , English Shire , nelglan Clyde ; 5 colors black , brown , bay , roan , gray ; rich blood , extra shire breeders 2 to 5 years old. bomo viil make 2100 pound horses. Easy pay ments. The general manager will bo in Sioux City for a week. 22 Dalton block. Permanent address , DOS Molnes , Iowa. Dr. L. C. Hk'lek , X-Hay and Tlmrra- peulic Labaralory. Robertson , block. Norfolk , Neb 'Phono niack 250. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUN CIL LAST NIGHT. ALL DUT ONE ARE AGREED TO Appointment of Hall for Street Com missioner Not Confirmed Change In Office of Attorney No Physician Was Named , llecanso ho will leave next Wednes day for Los Angeles , Cal. , for a stay of six weeks , Mayor Ilir/.on called the city council In special session last nlghl lo close up his share of the work of opening the now municipal fiscal year. Norfolk's mayor goes an ono of the three lay delegates from the North Nebraska conference of the M. E. church to the general conference of the wtlrhl of Methodism which will bo In session at Los Angeles for four weeks. This Is the most Important meeting of the church and IH held once in every four years. The conference - forence Is not only legislative hut ju dicial and gives and administers the laws of Methodism for all the world. There were present at the special council session Councilmen Piim-walk , Klesiiu , Spcllman , Walker , ( low , Pur * isli and Hulversteln. Mayor Ha/en nominated Martin Kane as chief of police and the coun cil continued the appointment by un animous vote. Charles Pllger was named as night police and W. H. Livingstone us Junction police In Iho same manner without opposition. J. 10. Simpson was ronomlnaled as water commissioner and the appoint ment was confirmed by the council. M. 1) . Tyler was nominated by the mayor for city attorney and was con firmed by a vole of six for to one igalnst. Silas Hall was nominated for street commissioner , but the nomination was not confirmed , two voles being eusl for and live against the nominee. The ofllco of street 'commissioner is therefore loft unsettled and II. H. Miller , the present commissioner will liold over. It was decided thai for the present the city would manage lo gel along without a physician , and no appoint ment was made for this olllce. H. A. Pasowalk was chosen as pres- Idenl of Iho council for the your. For Sale 280 acres dairy farm , ' , ' miles or Alnsworth , good li-room house. Cow barn stands ? Q head cows. Horse barn the best Improved In the connly. Address John DoIJolt , Alnsworth , Neb. FLEEKS HALE'S ROLLER. Oldest Inhabitant Recalls the Way He Laid Out Land. "Oh , you will find when you get up Ihcro , " said ono of Hie strangers , taking a pull at his whiskers and glancing around the room to make his speech more effective. "You will find when you get up there on the reservation , that all of the good land has boon taken up by the Indians. The land on the creeks has boon raptured. " "Don't you know , " Interrupted the oldest inhabitant , "don't you know , sir , thai a whole lot of people who came to Nebraska years ago , looking for the best land , selllod right down on the creeks and thul llioso who fol lowed and took the land back on the divides got the richest , choicest farms in all the country ? "Don't yon know tha the land picked oul by Iho Indians Is about ten to one the pooresl In Iho bunch , though superficially good looking enough , and thai the very besl lhal Is on Iho reservation , still , remains ? "Why , I can remember , " and the oldesl inhabitant seemed to bo happy all over , dreaming In the past , "I cai ( remember when Flecks Halo came out here and looked around for a homestead. Dozens and dozens had been through Madison county ahead and hud settled on the creeks. They hud gone right over the rolling land Ihat he finally took , and today theirs ulnt worth $15 an acre and hls'n's worth a hundred. Ho Jest looked all around and then ho setlled on lhal old chunk Ihat nobody thought was worth nothln' . And after awhile ho had a great big roller hullt. Nobody knew what that roller was for an' he never said nothln' . Jcgt kept on bnlldln' Iho fool concern an' gel the dorn thing all done , ho hitched eight cattle to It and drug it down onto his land. The whole dorn town follered along to see what Is was for. It had jest rained and the ground was all soft and wot. And bo doggoned if ho didn't jest roll that land , the roll er beln' eight feet bight and so Hat- lllco that it couldn't sink down In rolled that land with about a ton of sand on top , until the humps jest laid right square down an' left it all ns smooth and fiat an' even as any land y'evor laid yor eyes on. They was about as big as meal sacks and stuck all over the place an' when ho got ( louo bo dopgonod of that wasn't the slickest ploco of farm In the whole domed county. "Everybody wondered what ho was goin' to do with the fool thing , an * nobody knowed for sure. An' the whole town went out lo see it go an' that's what they saw. An' bo duggoned ef that great big roller don't eland In his yard to this day. " ILLINOIS VETERANS MEETING Annual Convention of the Internation al Association at Rochester to bo Held thin Week. Springfield. 111. , April 2tV Several thousand VlMtol'HV ( < fl < III tllO Htlllo oapltol loiluy when Iho tlilr.vclililli ( ; itiuuial ( > tu'iinptnMit ) of tint G. A. It , Department of llllnolH , wan opened. TllOm1 VlHltOS llU'lUllo thO delegates of the Ladles Alii society , the Wo- IIIUII'H Relief Corps , mill oilier ulllllut- od orgunl/.utloiw tliut urc holding Ilii'lr annuiil rciinloiiH hero at IhlH ( line. 'I'ho delegates begun arriving laic hist night. A HiHU'lnl train from Chicago cage liroiiht | ; ( ho large ili < l ( < iatlon ; from that city anil other special atul rciuliir ; traltw brought parties of vel eruiiH from cities ami townti thronih ; > out llllnolH. Today \VIIH devoted to the reception of the arrlvalH , a moot- In ) ; of ( lie council of udnilnlHlrutlon and the formal addresses of welcome and responses. Tin1 business iienHlonu will commenee tomorrow and con- llmie through Thiii-Hday. The annual encampment | > iirade In likewise on the schedule for tomorrow. Springfield IH hacking a movement to havu the oncampmcutH held In IhlH city every year hereafter. ThlH IH opposed liy delegations from various parti * of the Hlalo and II IH not likely to lie adopt od. Several Interesting ronteHlH me on lor the departmental ollleos. Rhode Island Republican ! : . 1'rovldonoo , It. I. . April 20. Hopuh- llcaiiH of Khodu Island aHHeiiililed In convention In Infantry hall In thin city today and elected four delegates- al-largo to represent the state and four delegates to represent the two congressional districts at Iho ropub- lluan national convention In Chicago. Sunday School Workers. Grcoiiboro , N. ( ' . , April mi. The eleventh annual convention of Iho North Carolina Stale Sunday School association opened In IhlH city today. It will ho In session three days. Several - eral hundred delegates are In atten dance , almoHt every county of the Htato being represented by from fi to 15 delegates. The meetings arc ho lug held In Sinilh Memorial hall. Del egates upon their arrival In the city were taUo.ii to the hall , where they wore assigned to private families who iru entertaining. The program of the convention provides for addresses and lectures by a number of Sunday school workers and evangelists of wide ropu- .atlon. An excellent music iirogram ins also been arranegd. West Virginia Veterans. Gruflon , W. Vu. , April 2C. Gruflon was given over to the Grand Army today. There were several thousand visitors In the city , and the annual state encampment of the Grand Army if the Republic is ono of the most argely attended and successful events ) f the kind ever held In the ntulo. The Sons of Veterans , Woman's Ho- lef Corps and several other auxiliary societies are meeting in conjunction with the veterans. A leading fea ture of the encampment program will ic ( lie unveiling In the national cem etery tomorrow of a monument , to Hailey Drown , "the first mini killed in the civil war. " METHODISTS GO TO LOS ANGELES Several Hundred Delegates to General Conference Leave Buffalo To night for the West. Buffalo , N. Y. , April 20. Several mud red lay and clerical delegates to ho qiiadrlennlal session of the Moth- xllsl Episcopal church will leave Ibis clly tonight for Los Angeles , where the conference Is to open May ! . The delegates are from various parts of western Now York and Pennsyl vania. The Irlp will bo made by way ) f Chicago , Omaha , Denver , Sail Lake Clly and San Francisco. A FIRE STARTED BY RAIN. Lime in Basement at Table Rock Slacked and Destructive Blaze. Table Rock , Neb. , April 20. Table llock narrowly escaped another fire. There had been some ItO barrels of lime , rolled into the collar of Capl. H. P. Jennings' restaurant , adjoining the Huerstolta and Purcell brick block , norIn process of construc tion , and the water , during the heavy rainfall , running Into the collar , start ed Iho lime to slacking. Nothing hut the prompt energy of the firemen saved the frame row from total de struction. A half dozen of the bar rels wcro consumed and had It have been a lltllo later , or not discovered until later , the four frame buildings would have boon entirely destroyed. Between 2 and 3 Inches of ruin has fallen In the lust 18 hours. I Alnsworth Wedding. Ainsworth , Nob. , April 20. Special to The News : A quiet wedding oc curred hero yesterday at the court houso. Judge Ramsey officiated. Et ta M. Rlckard of Long Pine was mar ried to Floss A. Hlltlf of Kearney , Nob. They will make Kearney their future homo. Secretary Shaw at Syracuse. Syracuse , N. Y. , April 20. Secre tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw ls to bo the guest of honor and prin cipal speaker at the annual banquet tonight of , the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. General Horatio C. King of New York will also address the gathering. YOU MUST NOT FORGET Tluil.viMiro coiislunl ly rowin in the nrl of making I'inc Photos , and our products will nl- ways hu found to tMiiliran1 Mm and Nmvcsl Styles in Cards and Kinisli Wo also carry a line line of Moldings snitalili1 for all hinds of framing. < < > < < + THE NORFOLK BUSINESS COLLEGE THIRD YEAR. Conservative /Vtamujcmeist / , Tlv * > roiijli Equipment , Coiiifiuxlious Rooms. Superior InsLriiciion. Fvill Business Courses. It will pay you lo attend this School. No va- $ cations. Enter any lime. Atldi CHS , C. H. BRAKE. [ Norfolk. [ Neb. * * t ANOTHER ATTEMPT MADE ON LIFE OF SPANIARD. BULLET WHIZZES INTO THE CAR But the Prime Minister lo Not Wound ed Incident Has Created Great Alarm in Spain Second Attempt on His Life In Few Weeks. Madrid , April Hi ! . Premier Maura , who arrived hero this morning from ho Balearic litlandH , WIIH shot ill but. lot wounded. When between Alll- ento and lOsclna , a bullet , whizzed hrongh Iho roof of bin car. Tim In- Ideal liaH created great alarm as an it tempt , to kill the premier WIIK made ecenlly with a dagger. NEW INQUEST OVER MAJ. DAVIS Family of the Omaha War Veteran Dissatisfied With the Verdict of Suicide. Omaha , Neb. , April 21 ! . Coroner llralley will reopen the Inquest on Major .1. W. Davis the Into meat In- ipeclor at South Omaha and brolher n-law of George Francis Train who was found dead hist Friday noon In i gully near South Omaha's north loundary. Major Davis' family Is dissatisfied with the verdict that ho "died from lolson administered with bis own land , " and one juror , George Red- nan , vigorously objected to signing the verdict for lack of evidence. \Vlml became of perhaps | lfifi thai Major Davis should have bad on ills icrson while only 2fi conls was ouiid In his pocket ? That Is a ques tion upon which the family seeks iKhl. II Is also doubled by the family that 10 died of strychnine , as his body was not drawn up anil his hands , while clinched which was bis habil ay peacefully folded on his breasl when his body was discovered lying n a gully beside a railway track near rwenty-sevenlh anil Houlovard streets. It. was Friday afternoon that the ) ody was Identified and that same evening the Inquest was held and Iho verdict given. Helatives of Major Davis bavo since found a number of witnesses to the fact that Major Davis had Monday night $1')2 ) and they can account for but less than $20 of this thai he paid out. Naturally they won- lor whore thu balance went. They do not say that ho met foul play , bill they want all the light that can bo thrown upon the mystery by an au topsy and by the testimony of wit nesses Interviewed since the hasty Inquest. Coroner Mralloy has Instructed Dr. Lavender to make an autopsy and as the body of the major was placed In a receiving vault Instead of being bu rled , this makes It easily accessible. Druggist Scarr of South Omaha says thai the medicine that Major Davis habitually took was not strych nine as some friends supposed but "hop tea , " which induces sleep , and that it does not contain enough mor phine to bo possibly fatal. Fellow employes of the government ofllco whore Major Davis was em ployed nay that Monday he had curs to inspect on the tracks adjoining the gully near which his body svas found but that he had none at that pla < - < * Tuesday. A flagman saw him last Tuesday noon in Iho gully. Friday noon the body of the major was dis covered , half burled beneath clay that had washed down the side of the gul ly. Lying bcsldo him was an original package bottle of strychnine from which a little had been extracted. Contrary to the first report Major Davis was not carrying life Insurance and therefore reopening the inquest Is not to settle any legal questions about insurance , but simply to get at the truth and satisfy the family as to how ho met his death. KINnERGARTEN _ JYORKERS MEET Annual Convention of the Internation al Association at Rochester to be Held This Week. HochoHler , N. V. , April 20. Visit ors are arriving In considerable niim- liers for Iho annual convention of Iho International Kindergarten asiioclo/- I Ion , which will ho In Mosidon hero during the remainder of Hie wook. Elaborate propiirallonn have been made by Iho Mothers' club and the Mechanic1 ) ! Imillluto lo entertain the delegates. The convention will ho I ho largest gathering of Its kind ever hold In thin country. Delegated will bo present from all parlii of the United Stales and Canada. Among Hume who will address the convention are President Charles L. Thwlng of Western Ho- rn-rvo university ; Miss Annie Wil liams , supervisor of kindergartens , Philadelphia ; Mrs. Mary Dimmer Page of Chicago , Miss Itiilh K. Tappan - pan of I'lttsbnrg , MIsH Mary C. Mc- Cnlloch of SI. lous ! , Miss Annie Howe of Japan , Miss Maud Lindsay of Tim- cnmbla , Alabama , Miss Patty Hill of Louisville , Miss Lucy Whoelock of Boston , Miss Nina C. Vandorwalkor of Milwaukee , Mrs. Margaret Stun- nard of Boston , Mrs. James L. Hughes of Toronto , Miss Clnthla Do/lor of Now York ( illy , Miss Minn II. Colbnni of Cincinnati , and Mrs. Allco II. Put nam of Chicago. SAY POPE WILL PROTEST. Not Pleased That Head of Catholic Country Should be so Friendly. Homo , April 215. Preside-ill Lonhot , who arrived In Homo , went with a royal cortege to the Pantheon to lay wreaths on I lie tombs of King Victor Emmanuel II. , and King Humbert. Ho was received by veterans of Iho Italian army. The function was of the most Impressive nature , Presi dent Loubot speaking to each vet eran. Some of the veterans wore niuduls gained while lighting In 185'J with the French In Austria. With the sumo cortege , President Loiihct drove to Iho Pala//a Margno- rltu , formerly the seat of the Amer ican ambassador , to pay a visit to the queen mother. Ho remained half an hour. Those surrounding the pope assert that he has expressed his intention to protest against the visit of Presldenjt Loubet to Homo , on the ground thai II Is the first occasion on which the head of the Catholic country has vis ited the quirlnul , since the fall of the temporal power of the pope. It is not known when , or under what form the protest will be Issued. Florida Fruit Growers. 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