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TWENTY-SECOND YKAK. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MINING , OCTOBER 19 , 1892. NUMBER 122.
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STEADILY CROWING WEAKER
Condition of t'as Whita House Suffjror
Hot Much Clnngjd.
MRS. HARRISON'S ' BROTHER TO VISIT HER
Jlumnrs nl .Morn Snrliim Indications j'rovo
to lin ( Iraitndlim Mouther * of tlio
I'rtinllyVIII Not Visit
nt I'rpsrnt.
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Mil Foimm'.STii STitF.n , >
WAsm.NiiToy , IX O. , Oct. IS. )
There has boon n chnnga In the manage-
aientot the sielt room nt the white house.
The trained nurse remains on nisht duty but
thoplucoof MM. Dlmmiok. the president's
nelce , has boon taken by Mrs. Newcomer of
Indianapolis , whoso husband was for many
years the Harrison family physician , and
Mrs. MtiKuo will tnko a llltlo rest
while Mrs. Newcomer remains. Mrs.
Ulnimlclc Is quite worn out with watch-
Ing. while Mrs. McICoo flnds her strength.
giving way under the strain upon It. Mrs.
Dimmick has gene to her homo on P street.
It Is expected that Judge Scott of Port
Townsend , Mra. Harrison's only brother ,
will come to Washington In a few days.
MM. Harrison slept a great deal last night ,
butsho wolio this mornlniln a very nervous
condition , and her state Is not so favorable
as It , was yosterdoy. In vlow of Mrs. Har
rison's condition , Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison
risen abandoned tholr proposed trip to Chicago
cage lo attend the dedication exorcises.
There was n rumor nt ono time today that
Mr . Harrison's condition was more serious
than It had been , and uuxlous Inquiries were
made curly this morning by member * of thd
cabinet who had made arrangement ) ! to go to
Chicago but who would have abandoned the
trip. Tbo rumor was found to bo unfounded
and nil the members of tlio cabinet except
Mr. Klitlns went to Chicago. Mrs. .Miller
did not accompany the attorney general , as
she desired to entertain Mrs. Newcomer dur
ing her stay here. MM. HiHscll Harrison Is
doing ber share of the watching ut Mrs. llar-
itson's bedside now. Mr. Hufscll Harrison
spralnod hla foot yesterday und is confined
to the house. It was stated this evening at ,
the wblto house that , Mr.s. Harrison's condi
tion wns unchanged. She is resting quietly
but Is very wcnu.
Sumo Interesting Conip.irlsons ,
Ueorgo O. Jones expects to leave Washing
ton tomorrow , and will prouablv bo in Indi
anapolis Thursday at the Dcnlson houso.
From Indiana ho expects to go west , uud
will probaulv bo In Lincoln Monday and go
thence to Dos Molnus. Mr. Jones has boon
compiling some statistics for the delectation
of the silver inon and grconbackors whirl :
ought to prove vastly interesting to thorn
They sihow , for example , that tuo
average price 'of silver under th
Cleveland administration was 0i (
cents per ounce , and during the three years
of Harrison's administration UiAj conts.
The wheat from the Unltod StatiM under
Cleveland uvorugod STJf cents per bushel ,
and under Harrison 'J3& , cents. According
10 unnuestlonahlo figures the yearly loss
under Mr. Cleveland's administration , com
pared with the preceding twelve yo.irs , was
JfiOO.OOO.tMO per year , and camparod with
the three years under Harrison's wns $ M" > , -
IIOO.OO.'I per year. Mr. Jones wants to lay
these figures before the thinking people of f
Indiana und some of the western states.
Suns li > r llio Army.
The following ur.ny oroew wore issued
today :
Tno following transfers In the First ar
tillery are made : first Lieutenant Joseph S.
Oyster , from llcht batterv K to battery A ;
First Lieutenant Charles 1 \ 1'arker , trom
battery A to light battery R ; Second Lieutenant -
tenant Dclatncrc Bkerrot , frem light battery
11 to battery \ ) \ Second Lioutrmau t , William
K. Sin-.th , from battery U to light battery IS.
Lieutenants I'.irko'and Smith will join the
batteries to which the/ are thus transferred.
Captain Hd ward G. Mathoy , Seventh cav
alry , will report in person to tbo command
ing ofllcer Fort Ulloy , for asBignmentto duty
with troop D of his regiment. A board of
ofllccrs to consist of Colonnl Henry L. Abbott -
bott , corps of engineers. Colonel Cyrus H.
1'omstoeli. corps of cnclnucrs , Colotu-l David
C. Houston , carpi of engineers , Colonel
Charles T. Aluxander , assistant surgeon
L-cnenil , und Major Bzra Woodruff , sursreon ,
is. by direction of the noting secretary
of war , appointed lo meet at the call
of tbo senior member in the rooms ot
the board of engineer * to oxamlnu ofllccrs
of the corps of eiminoors for promotion.
Tlio junior member will act us recorder. The
following named ofllcerj of the corps of en
gineers will report In person to Colonel
Ilonry L. Abbott , corps of engineers uud pros-
Ideut of the examining board for examina
tion : Captain Frederick A. Mnhiin , First
Lloutonint Hncr.v Hodges , First Lieuten
ant James O , Warren , Second Lieutenant
Kben H. Winslow.
WtMlurn I'cnslons.
The following WIN torn ponslons granted
nro reported by Tin : Uui ; uud Examluor
Iluroaii ol Claims :
Nebraska. Original Thomns K. Moore
William li. P I or co , John Sudoras , Aaron J.
"White. Additional Noah W. Joo. Supplemental
mental Jacob Dclnmator. Increase Svl-
voster Ciordon. UcNsuc lieorge 7. , M. Kox
fileconsod ) . Wllllnm J. A. Itaum. Original
Widows Ilariiot J. Fox , Sarah J. Cooley ,
Mary 1C. t'niiicron.
Iowa : Original Hdwnrd L. Hudson
HI n , con 1) , McUmucr , ICnoch lllatt. Ad
ditional William U. Harris , Thomas d.1.
Hurl , ( oorco A. Hurroimh , David W. Grcon.
Increase Wesley M. Kodgors , Thomas
Wvlilo. Thonm Case , John D.uloy. Uoissun
I' . ' decoasod. JOa
lloyal 1'ajno , Original
Widows , llir. Cutherlno Fagau , Soulironl.i
J , Hursoii , Mary M. Ulen , Fannla Clianman
( mother ) , Lucy Duenan.
South Dakota : Original John A. Sigler
lloruco W. White. Ocigluol Widows Almu
Ullne , Sarah J , Bio ,
Worth G , Shiirrotls of Burlington , la. , Is
rlsltlng his parents In this city after spend
ing a few dajs with Ins uroinor , Kil A.
rilmrretU of Baltimore , who is tailing A.a
outing on AsaoateuRuo islantl , Virginia.
At iho mooting of the supreme council of
the Scottish Kilo which Is being hold bon
Theodore Krasmua Carr of Leavonwortt
has boon olectciPgrand chancellor. Amont
tlio.o proient at iho mooting are : Kobori
Carroll Jordan of Omaha , grand almoner
liurdcn Koblnsan Sherman , Brand standan
baarcr , ot Waterloo. la. ; Ilonry Moor
Teller , grand herald , Central City , la.
Theodores. Purvln ot Iowa City. Uufus ib
Fleming of F rco , N. IX , a-id Frank M.
Footo of Kvauston , Wyo ,
appolutoil : H. M , Ashbv .
I'lloliiurg , la. , vice T , K. Britton ; MM. A
K. Miles , iopps ; , S. IJ. , vlco Elizabeth A
McUeynold.
/.Mui/rj ; TO run
tart lo tlio ivii : | ) UJou A
( Iriuit lMiiiutrntlinn.
low * Ciiv.Itt. . Oot. IS. [ Special Tolograi
to Tun HKK J-Tho Oltumwu , Newton , Grin
nol ami Iowa City itato uiilltla loft toutgh :
for Chicago. Thn Iowa commission and stat
ufllccrs arrived here this evunlng , and afte
n visit to the state utilvernlty , proceeded t
I'hlcago. Governor Bolt > > , who was lo hav
lusiiecled Iho university batulllon , failed I
urrlvi )
DAVCNTOIIT , la. , Oct. 18-Speclal [ Toll
xram to fnu HCK.J Tbo lowaollloial part
for the World fair dedication arrived froi
Dei Molncs by special Kock Island train 3111at
b 'M o cloci ; tonight und wr.ro tendered i
g.ati'J r ? eoptlou by Uavtuport cltUon * . I'o-
iilght aUo the lint haulllon of the I'ond
Jowa rcfilment lofi by s | > ocUl train for
L'llllTHO.
lonu Hluiriuli
, la. , Oct. 18. The itato rifle on-
toslondod this evening. The ten hiphou
scores wore made by the following men , who
will constitute the stnto toatn at Chlcaco :
Komblc , l. 3 : Fisher , 1.32J : Hu h , 1.2W1 ;
Mount , l,2r ! ) : I'cterson , 1,877 ; Davis , lat5'J ;
Walters , l , 57 ; Harris , 1,310 ; StocUasbury ,
1'JIO ; Mclntyro , 1,211.
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THEY QDT DJWN TO BUSINESS.
.Mpinliprsol thn Oily Oiniiirll I.nU tut rinio
In lill Areinnoiit l.nU Me lit .
There was no footishnim nt the ro5tilixr
session of the council held last night , The
mninbeM got down to buslnosi and for once
got through without nny discussion.
An attemntr-'was niarto to consider the
electrician ordinance , which Is In committee
of the whole , but iJ Journmont presented Its
consideration.
Mayor Bcmis vetoed the resolution orderIng -
Ing permanent sldowa < Us on Jonas stroct ,
for the reason that the property along wMon
It was proposed to lav the walks wa outside
of tuo old lira limits , and for that rnason the
property owner ? had Iho right to lay orlcU
or tile. The veto was sustained.
The mayor also withhold his approval on
the resolution to till n washout at hlxth nod
Mercer streets. Ills objection was that thorn
was no such street Intersection in the city.
The council so decided ana hold with the
rnavor.
Final curbing , paving , sewer and grading
estimate ) , aggregating $7" > ,00l ) , were allowed
and the several amounts ordered placed on
tno upuroprlatlon shoot. The money to pay
these estimates comes from the proceeds of
Iho sale of the short time street Improve
.mant bonds.
Comptroller Olson served notlco that the
street commissioner's fund was exhausted.
Ho suggested that the sura of $ .1,000 bo taken
from the road fund and placed In tha street
commissioner's fund and that that amount
of money run the department during the
balance of the fiscal year. This wont lo the
linunco committee.
City Treasurer Bolln notified the council
that ho hia rccclvtd $10.031 of the road fund
from the county treasurer and tha' , the
amount had been placed In the city general
fund.
Viola M. Potty asked that the city give
her $1,000 unit Mra. C. A. Adams asked for
? "i9J. Both ladies had fallen upon defective
boards and had sustained personal Injuries.
Thu residents of Druid Hill petitioned for
hotter street car service to tholr portion of
the city.
By resolution the superintendent of the
city hall wns Instructed to have the room
in the building numbered , anil nt the same
tlmo ho was instructed to have the names or
the several departments painted over Iho ro
spectlvo doors.
Pnlille l.llirary Ilnllillnir.
John Harto , the public library building
contractor , presented his bond In the sum of
* : illOJ. In the bond ho agrees to have the
building untlor roof on or before Juno 1
Ib'.U , and ready for occupancy by Sontomber
1. IS'.ct. Tlio bond was approved mid the
planadopted. .
Charles Inskcop was dropped from Iho
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city pay roll , Insiteop has bes'n an inspector
under the Board of Public Works for somt
months. Mr. Steel fathered the resolutlor
that dropped Mr. Inskecp out , and It was
adontud without a wore ! of uisousslon.
Tlio Burlington road was ordered to ro
constiuct , Its bridge at Pierce and Forty
llrst streets and to at once remove tno ob
strut-lions ihut cxistatPouploton avenue an
Fiftlvstreet. ,
The street stand fruit dealers to tbo'n urn
ber of nearly 100 joined In a petition , as Inn
that their license tee bo raducj.1 from $ . " > to
S ) per mouth. This wont into the hands of
a committee.
The petition from the Heal Estate Owners
association usuing for the appointment of a
committee ot the council to llcuro out a
hotter plan for assessing city property was
tenderly consigned to the lilcs. Tlio mem
bers of the council wore of tuj'opinion that
this question would soon uu considered by
the council when it mot to consider charter
amendments which would bo presented to
thn next state locislaturo.
Electric are llchts were ordered placed at
Twellth and Jones , Twenty-fourth and
Spaulding and at Twenty-lifth and Chicago
streets.
nir.\intii >
'IVrrlhln ArrliliMlt In u Mlrliicau Ml no
CuiisiMt l y CuroU' siioss.
Br > i\nu : : , Mich. , Oct. IS. A dreadful nc-
cidonroccurrcd this morning at No. 7 shaft
in the Colby minr. When the work hour
arrived this morning nineteen men got into
thu cage to bo lowered to the depth of bJO
foot. Hrakomati John Kyan was lowering
tlio cage at a lively rate , when a fellow
bralioman noticed that thu rope had nearly
given out on Ryan's drum , and shouted to
him to apply tlio'brake. Instead of apnlylng
thu brakft Kyan , by mistake , throw it wide
open. Urau stood for n moment dnzcd , for
he know that bo had caused a horrible acci
dent. Then ho lied from tbo cngino nousa
and made for the woods , where ho Is still
wandoiing.
- Only one of Iho ninctoa.i mon escaped un
harmed. The other eighteen are at the
hospital , every ono suffering from broken
legs , arms and shoulders , Many of them
have both logs and arms broken. Four are
believed to bo hurt Internally besides having
tholr limbs broken. It Is a miracle that
they escaped with their lives.
Milnimillu VIctliiM.
, . , Pa. , Oct. IS. Following Is a
.
- corroded list of the victims of tbo Hungar
- ian-Italian race war , which occurred nt
Mllnesvillo .Sunday ovonlng :
M1UIIAVI. rill IjMiKO , dead.
ANTHONY .Mini ; ? , shot In the abdomen ;
reported dying.
, Two Iru.UN'S known as numbers 27 and
- ll ! , sutfcrltig from pistol xvounds In groin and .
, knife thrusts ; injuries dangerous.
. A.HOUHU 1'ni.K , residence Hollywood , slut
, in breast , bail ponutrating towards abdo
men ; nnuiltion critical.
I ( jiomi : : Fniims shot in hip. halt still
buried in Hush Ho was also shot in the
arm uud thu top of his thumb was clipped
"
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, JOHN FEIJIIH , Miot through arm.
JOHN MiM'iim , shouiu loj. Hull entered
near hli > , passed out above ktieo ; also bat
tered about hoail. Condition soriou ) .
MIC imii.Titnwr.KC , cutiind bruised.
l'irni : Vol.1 ; , out and bruised ,
. , MICIUKI. VnitrKMO , terrloly cut nua bat-
torod. Tim Uoc'or states ho cannot livo.
A number of others received woundx.
.V/'H'A Of
Uniiii'gtlr ,
Tint dllTiTiiiH'CS tit : t we en the telegraphers ol
thu MK-iinil I'aclllc. some UTMii number , id
; tliu niniiagi'iiiimt of the road were ly
ttd.lU-.tlld.
* 1'ra-iU TaiiniT , DUO or the blv Indicted Tn
liHln. ( > . , iildormi'ii , hns pie ido I guilty in
!
bomllliiir. Thuoinur llvo tire much eoneoriiinl
. oxer II'N adinl- . n of guilt.
The Clii-nilcal National ban ! ; of Chicago hue
bee-n aiiihoii/ud by thn comptroller of tin
lru.i-.nry in ciuuiiiet a br.ineh ( banking bus !
! IIL-.S ut iliu World' * fairground * .
The dlvoii'Q milt of President No nllV
of ilui National Mutual l.ifo InsuraiiL-i
coniDiiiiy , ak'ulu l l.inniu O. Illoss has lio/in
buforo.liutKn I'raitof .Sew York city.
Vli-o I're-ldent Morton and party , e\-l're sl l
lU'nt llauand Dart/ , and nniniirous ier
tlUtlngiiUtiud olllolaU Irive arrlrvd ut L'lil
a-o to itt I end the World's fair dc'da-aton
.
The bricklayers of lloston , Mass. . have secured
ht cured mi eU'hl-lionr d'iy , nnd that , lee , with'
out n'SDrlln-i t i a strlUe. Thu men apredd llto
.sacrlllro ono lio.ir' * pay per day to obtati
their end.
Mumburi of Iho cabinet , thojustlcoi of hue
siipruino bon'li and member * nf the dip oil
to iu.illo conn have left Wiiahliigton forUhl
c.iu i. tu IK' pruionl at the World' * fjlrdodlo.i
i-i-riuiiiinle .
- tojy >
.Jem Jordan , Inipllcatel In the killing of
CHIT Sp.irlv , In Demur , li believed to bu llarr
at ( illmoio. a > 'iiiliruiud ! C'liii-uEO criminal , 10
n lujeinl fioni Iho penitentiary at Juliet a lout
- time ! uuon thu pleu Unit he wusdylnjof con
nd Tim Uorld'i fair cominls'ilonor * and ho
bond < if ludy niiviiiiEDri uavh held a uieetln
Ht I'hli'au'o Mis. I'otter I'.iliner'H report wa ;
of niiuxul Interest amlbhowu that thu womui
of tln > world haio tnKcn a grout Interest lu
- thu forthcomms exposition.
SOUTH DAKOTA IS ALL RIGHT
Kb Danger of the Electoral Vote Going for
Weaver nnil Field.
NATURALLY AND SAFELY REPUBLICAN
surcs from the Klcctlnn Two Voars ARO
Minn This Slri-nstli lit thn Alliance
Itriikcti mill thn fnrmcra
Octtlng ll.tclt.
Pinuitn , S. D. , Oot. IS. [ Spaciat to Tun
UKE.I South Dakota Is all right. Her four
presidential electors will vote tor Harrison
and Held. Her two congressmen will bo re
publican , ns now. In all human probability I
all of her state onicara will ba republican
when the vote Is counted on the Sth of next
month.
I came into Sauth Dakota a few days ago
expecting to find a political contest which
was doubtful in Its result. So , much had
boon sent east by letter and wlro about iho
fusion batwccn the democrats and populists
In this state and the mlxo.l condition ot
affairs riom various causes , that naturally
1 anticipated a hard fight for
the republican ? , nnd probable defeat.
The alliance two years ago elected
thirty-nine raombars of thu legislature , Iho
democrats twenty-five and the republicans
eighty-one. Those figures represent the
mon who stood straight-out for the parties
they represented. Thea there were enough
republicans In reality , but who acted in a
frittering manner , to swell the number on
joint ballot to 103. In other words there
were twenty-four Independent republicans
When it cauio to the election ot a United
States senator to xuccoid Senator Moody.
At no tlmo during the ballot for senator did
the republicans show up more than eighty-
four steady , straight-out , partisans. The re
sult was the elaetloii of a hybrod , an independent -
pendent , ICvlc.
In that same year. IS'JO , whan the inde
pendents succeeded In controlling the legis
lature by a fusion with , the democrats , the
republicans elected Governor Mallotto by a
plurality of "J.SOJ , and they elected the
balance of the state ticket by about thu sama
plurality. It thus appear * that South Dakota ,
in Its worst year , still remained true to Its
traditions oy agood big margin. A year bc-
fore , when Iho stale held its firit clentiou ,
Mellotto was elected governor by a majority
of 80,121.
Wlmt l'"ljiireH Prove.
The fear that South Dakota might poj-
sibly chcose independent presidential elect
ors has been based solely upoi the vote ot
two years a o , when the alliauco was at its
zenith. In that year tno alliauca east a total
of "l.iVJl votes , thu democrats 18,434 and the
republicans III,437 ; republican plurality ,
'J.SDJ. It Is acknowledged by oven
the stanchcst Independent this year
that the alliance is not near so
strong politically as it was two yoara ago.
This was dsmonstr.xlcu when both the alli
ance and democratic managements sought
ono tbo other for-Justou uurnosoj , and when
! thu conforoncoof these loaders v ai held at
Huron a few days ago It was openly stated
thai without ullUnco or fusion and a solid
phalanx against the republican llclcst thora
was no bopo of null-republican success.
That fusion tailed. There ara now three
distinct tickets in the Held. Kich is hostile
to the olhti- and it isasquara-toed triangular
contest. If it was granted for the sake of
argument that tbo alliance or independents
and democrats were as strong as two yean
ago , whore would the danger now coma into
ihn situation for cither the state or electoral
ticket ! Both ara absolutely safe.
Governor Mellette , who has just returned
from a speech-making tour of tuo state anil
who is oho of the most skillful republicans
in South Daitotn. having boon governor of
the combined Dakotas and twice clcrted to
thoSoulh Dakota govL-rnorihlp , said today :
' The alliance as a political organizatiot
saw its best days ut the election two years
ago. Then the managers , who are slmpli
seeding the spoils of ofllco and have done
nothing for tholr people in a material way ,
succeeded in Keeping the momburs ot th-Ai
order iiwny from all political meetings othci
than Ihoir own. They oven succeeded li
keeping out of the alliance homes all litera
ture except that -hich WHS printed by diroc
'
lion of the managers. The member's of the
alliauco were blind and deaf to all other In
formation than that whlun rama from
the alliauco organs und orators. The day o
night before the election the members of the
alliance were summoned into their lodges
and took an oath to veto the ticket their
loadars had promulgated. During that cam-
palgn there were men , trusty nnd slick of
tongue , who word sent to all the republican
mcotiniM for the purpose of breaking the
force of our , speakers. They woulu got up
every few 'minutes and ask questions nnd
raise contentions. They were present to
frustrate every one of our points of speech.
Winning line 'i the I'liriiii-rx ,
"During the present campaign , " coiitinucci
( Jovornor Mellotto , "Wo have had iimon our
audiences mcmbars of the allhnco indls-
criminatiily. They have boon attentive audi-
tor.s. Of course the ulhutico IB founilo.t and
based upon republicans. But It is guided by
democrats or independent demagogues. All
that wo huvo wanted is a chance to talk to
the men. Wo have known all along that
they were naturally republicans , but wo
could nol gut at them tilt this year. Wo have
won ihoni back , especially upon national
Issues. They will vote for Harrison nnd Kcld
electors. Tuo currency question is upper
most out hero. Thou comes laa tariff ,
South Dakota is nopulawd very largely by
soldiers , und they romombcr the contrast be
tween the udniliilbtrntions of Cleveland and
Harrison , We nro all right ngam Ihls year.
IthluUtho state ofllcera nro all tnfely. re
publican ; I know the nipubiian ! : electors
will It ? elected by from 12.00J to 15,003 margin.
Wo do not elect a Unllol States senator
until two years , and no one uhosnn next
month will bold over till then , to lint there
Is no national interest In our campaign ex
cept upon the presidency and congress. Our
congressmen will bo republican oy a very
- largo margin. I do not anticipate any more
trouble from tbo Independents after this
year , They have seen iheir misguidance ,
and know the solll.su purposes ol tholr
loaders. Smith Dakota "U reliably republi
can In an v contest Involving Amerlc in in
terests , especially , " p. S. 11.
hi-uiMiTiir.Nii : > TIII :
< I udyn CroiUHU anil , ) ' , I } . 1'ilck Ailtlrt'i *
Aunaril l.'mtnly Ki-itulilU-iins.
ID , Neb , , Oct. IS. [ Special to Tim
HKI : . I Notwithstanding the fuel that there
was an ontortalnmont at the opera house and
- that the night , was dark and rainy , Judge
Crounno was given an ovation lost evening ,
and ttio court house was llljeJ by a line audl-
jmco lo greet him , The train from Lincoln
brought up iho Lincoln Flambeau club ,
headed by a line colored band , nnd accom.
panlod by u numuarof cutnujlaitia repjbll }
cans , They inarched up town and around
the square , headed by tno band playing
to - ' "Marching Through doorglu , "
They stoppa.l at the Windsor hotel and
escorted Judeo Crojuso und Hon. J , B. Frlcb
- to the court house , after which there was cka
magnificent display of flreworus.
- JiidpoT , L. N'orval presiJcU at Iho moot
ing. The tir.U itn.
speaker Introduced was Hon.
J , K. Prick of Fremont , who spoke for about
an hour , confining his remarks to the tarlll.
His speech wu a logical and convincing
argument In favor of protection to American
- labor and industries.
iho Came.
u Ho wai followed by Judeo Crounso In o
telling speech of half an hour , conllulng hli
remarks chlelly to thu currency question ,
with which ho showed himself to
! thoroughly tnmlliar. Ho was frequently
greeted with enthusiastic npplnuso. llo'also
reviewed brlollv1 the ritpld'and wonderful do-
"vclopmont of Nobrasuh &rfaor the wise nnd
beneficent Influence of republican policy and
measures. * * *
-Very few of the people hero had over mot
Judge Crouiise. and his nppcarnnoo horn has
greatly strengthened the republican cause ,
nnd Seward county republican ! will glvo a
good account of "themselves on ttio Sth of No
vember. %
i : MOO HATS It A 1.1 A" ,
llry.iti < 1Uos the 1'althlnl llli Iduus on the
rolltlciil iRsnrn.
HASTINGS , N'ob. , Oat. 18. fSpactal Tote-
gram to TUB Uiin. | Congressman Bryan
was the cucst this evening of the Hasting *
Democratic club , speaking to an audience of
about TOO In the Ivorr opara homo. At halt
past 7 tortv-slx of the club paraaod the
streets with tha Suttoi Gorman band. The
opera house was fairly well llllod when Mr.
Bryan wns Introduced by President Ued-
ford Brown after songs by the Hickory Glee
club.
In boglunlng Bryan stated that ho would
not at cmpt lo discuss state Issues , but
would talk abOist district affairs. .Then ho
began an eulogy on Mclvolghan , particularly
on his 'brillhiut'1 record la the houso. The
speaker staled that whllo ho called himself a
democrat nnd McICoUhan was an inde
pendent on all Issues , there was no essential
difference between iho two except In name.
do evidently considered that MclCeighnn
was as good a democrat as could bo desired.
Then ho turned his attention to iho silver ques
tion , making his usual speech on that subject.
It was noticed that this portion ot his
speech was not greeted by the game en
thusiasm ivhlch ctiaractorl/.cd his intro
duction and opcning.scntencos. Ho loft the
impression that tno-only two parties before
the American people were the republican
nnd nntl-rapubllcan factions. HIS tariff talk
was by far the most lengthy part of the
speech running in tlio usual lino. Shortly
alter hn began , Mcltclghan and some of his
Independent frlcnds [ canto into the hall , the
independent congressman taking a seat on
the stage. Bryan stopped short : "My
friends it Is n llttlo embarrassing lo talk
larlff in Iho prcsonco of Air. McICoichau. "
Then Iho crowd whoooed , butMcIvoighau's
appearance on the stage at a democratic
meeting was a llttlo incongruoir considering
his very positive statement at Button that ho
was a pobullst and a Weaver man.
Meru-lshan was loudly culled for and ho
nrocoeded to food Bryan on tally very
similar to that given him n while before. He
timply said that 'ho had bou given much
pleasure by listening to the speech of his
colleague , and got behind the Imyslack once
more. Thou the crowd dispersed wllhout
thn formillly of n clpiing speech oy the
chairman , while the nuJDlid strains of ono ot
the bands came up frb'm tno saloon beneath.
f
IT WAS TO T K
Untliimlngtlc llcpubllcans Listen to n Speech
WAYXI : . Neb , O t. IS.f-fSpeclal Telegram
to THE Bui : . ] Ono Of 'the most , enthusiastic
republican meetings taat hai occurred in
Wayne county during the campaign took
nluco at Carroll lastjovunlng. Over l.OOJ
voters ot Carroll and ylcinity assembled to
listen to nn nblo and' logical discussion of
the political issues froin a republican point
of vlow oy Hon. Johh'R.'Hayes ' of Norfolk.
The speaker preicated his arguments in such
a clear nnil forcible manner that ha was fre
quently In.tej.ruptod'wtybrapphiusp. ' Hli address -
dross was devqteU largely to the tariff and
tbo prosperity b'f .rtiojatton as a result of
the American pollcy ot protection. Thj
platform of the people's party was riddled ,
spselal attention being gjvon to that portion
of the platform where ) t slates "wo are on
the verge of moral , political and national
rulu. " '
At the copelusion of his adaross there was
tremendous applause , J. M , Allncn of
Pierce , republican nominee for stnto senator ,
also made u few remarks. " T. S. Gos , the
republican nominee for representative , and
Hon. Frank Fuller ! nominee forqounty at
torney , wore also present. An enthusiastic
republican club with over U30 members was
organized , with J. W. Steal , president ; C.
Coffman , vlco president ; C. II. Cobluigb ,
treasurer , and M , Dojuhuo , secretary. At
the close three rousing cheers were given
for the entire republican ticket , also for the
speaker and Iho Wayne glee club , which
furnished excellent music for the occasion.
VAN IS llSJUltAiii ( ( ) .
Ho Declares That Itcpiihllcau Success In
Nehr.tstc.i IK AsHiiri-d.
NeiiFoi.lv.'Nob. , Qsl. ISSpjclal [ to Tin :
BEE. | Ganeral U , H. Van Wyck was In the
city this morning on his way to Madison ,
where ho speaks tonight. From the 10110 of
thu general it would appear that ho is not
very jubilant over the present oatloon In the
state. Ho said that bad bo known as much
before his nomination as ho does
now ho never ' would have eono
into the gubernatorial light , that ho U get
ting tired of rlulii ? on freight trains and
over rough country roads In a lumber wagon ,
to help olcct Cleveland , not bslng used to
such violent exercise. He further says that ,
as to the gubernatorial fight , the race was be
tween him und Crounsc ; th t Morton Is not
In It , and Is merely going nloiz : to keep up
appearance ; that-tbo chances are that the
whole republican stale ticket will ha elected
and that the democrats had just as well vote
the republican natloAal tlokoftoo. . This In-
tervlew wns given to a friend and thogcnoral
said that It shall bo raeardcd as strictly pri
vate. <
Thri'fl Tiitlct'tM Niimril.
HIIVTIIICU , NolOct. . Ib. ISpselal Tele
gram to Tin ; BEI : , | The republican conven
tion met this aftornooil and placed In nomina
tion the foliowis | | ticket ; Assessor , L. L.
Shuttuck ; s upervlsor * , S. Blvens , U. B.
Sherniiin , L , 1C. Spencer , M. L Kers ; chair
man of the city committee , L..K. Walker ,
The democrats In the city convention last
evening put In 'ti'omSnntion lha following
ticket : Assessor , J , II , Buchanan : super
visors. WV ( J. Waihuurn , S. P. Wheeler ,
T. B , Perkins , H. JbVTpylor.
Tha independents laia'night nominated the
tollowintr city tlck'ptV'.Asioisor ' , A , H , Bow-
dish ; supervisors-W.-J. Sis&on and J , P ,
\\.f njlnw '
Made Jluny l''rU > nilH ,
Dt xnvit , Neb. Ox.-t. J3X fSpoclttl Telegram
to Tun Bun , } Duo 'of. the best political
speeches of campaign was delivered in
this village this afternoon oy lion , Allen W.
Field , The ball wa * Illlcd with men of all
parties and for an h < j\ir ) \ and a half the clonosi
attention was paid , ' ' 'Such u talk on the
tariff and sliver has nnvor been piosentcd to
the people here. Owing to party prejudice
a great manv Indeparidnnts remained outside
feigning the excu ult.at ) Bryan was tnolr
man , not taking their candidate. Mr. Shamp ,
into consideration Whatever Nevertheless
Mr , Field made many vbtui ,
' i .
Two County Convention * .
DAVID CmNoli. . , Oct. 19.-JSpecial Telo-
gram to THU BEE , ] The county conventions
lor this county wera held today , the repub
lican at this plica and the democratic at
Hubuard. The ropubllcaus'nomlnatod Judge
H. B. Daley for county attorney and George
J. Frost to fill th.o uuexplrcd term as county
superintendent. Tna democrats nominated
J. J. MoAIUter for county attornny und W.
T , Bartlutt for superintendent , both at pros-
cut holding ihojo otllcoi ,
lowi 8uiromo | Court Urcltioni ,
Dm MOI.NES , la * Qjt. IS. fSpoctal Tele
gram lo Tun HEB.-tTao ) following aupremo
court decisions \vo\-o \ rendered today : tvans
against Hunter , opaellunt , Jacusou district ,
nnirmed : Tnurpo Bros , it Co. , appellant ,
acoinstSmith. Clayton district , rtismlised :
Phelpi against James , appellant. J'olU dls-
trlct , rcviModj Knoller against Kiiollor , ap-
pollain , Adau ) district , ofllrnicd ; .State
agaluu Yountf , appullant , Wapello dutrlot | ,
reversed.
\VI1ITELAW \ REID'S ' LETTER
Ho Accepts the Eejrablican Nomination r.s
Vies Pioiidontial Cmdithto.
QUESTIONS OF THE CAMPAIGN DISCUSSED
llo .stniiiit rirnily ypon HIP I'lulform of
lllx rnrly A DofiimontVhlili Will
lie Ill-nil "tin Inti-roit by ivcry :
Voter ,
New VotiK. Oct. IS. Following Is the let
ter of acccptanco of WhitoUw H-sld , republi
can candidate for vice president :
' HONW. . T. Drnmx , Anderson , Intl. :
Dear Sir When the noinimUoii with which
llio imtlotml convention hail honored mo wns
formally announced by your committee , I
accepted It nt once. In tiding so , I neceplod
also the principles sot forth In the resolu
tion adopted by iho convention as the basis
of the appeal to the pooulnr suflrago.
"To do other or less than IhU Is , to nny
honorable t man , nn Impossibility. A political
party Is an association of citizens , socking to
have the government conducted in nccord-
anco with Its views and presenting candi
dates whom It strives to elect for that tmr-
poso. To accept Its nomination without In
tending to carry out Its principles , weald bo
as dlshonahloaud as criminal as to procure
goods under false protonsss.
"Tbero wilt bo ao misunderstanding as to
the purposes of the republican party In this
contest , and no doubt as to the attitude of
Its candidates. What It Intends it bus sot
forth In language that cannot be mistaken ,
and they will strive by all the lawful means
in their power to enforce its plainly ex
pressed will. Slnco my Interview with your
committee further redaction and caruful at
tention to thn nrgumants on both sides In the
current nubile discussion hive continued my
belief in the wisdom oC the republican dec
larations , as wall as In the lucid candor with
which they have boon presented.
I'nrly I'lutlurmn ,
"The party platforms so called--are inoro
Important this year than usual , tlotti the
loading candidates have once commanded the
approval of the American people In Its high
est form or expression. Attention Is there
fore concentrated less on the men themselves
and more on the principles each Is put for
ward to represent , and which , in case of
election , they will bo required to carry out.
"Tho declarations of our opponents de
mand a still closer scrutiny , since their vic
tory now would give them the Mm oppor
tunity they have Irnd slnco IS.VJ to nut In
practice their policy. Never slnco that date
have they had control nt once both in the
executive and leelslallvo departments of the
government. This year the election of a
presid.-nt clearly carries with it majorities In
both houses of congress.
"It is obvious that , In the coming judgment
of the people In all parts of ths country , the
reallv vital Issues which will this your di
vide parties uud demand popular decision ,
nra those relating to the tariff and the cur
rency. Fortunately both sides have stated
their posotlons on these subjects with direct
ness , simplicity and frankness.
"Tho issues thus made between the rival
candidates for the people's suffrage arc
specially sharp this election.
"Wo favor a protective tariff , and when in
full power , made the pra.iont ono. Our op
ponents favor a tariff for revenue only , and
proinlso the reucal of the present one.
" \Voraalntain that llio tariff should cover
tbo differences in the cost of homo and for
eign product caused by the difference in the
homo and foreign wages for Iho labor em
ployed upon It. Our opponents distinctly re
pudiated the proposition that American
wages should bo considered in the matter
and declared Instead that a tariff levied for
anything but revenue only wns unconstitu
tional. As the London Times , on September
23 , very naturally remarked : ' 'I'bis policy
if fairly and logically carried out , Is not to
ho distinguished from free trade in the polit
ical fornfin which wo are familiar with it. '
"If protective duties are unconstitutional ,
as was asertod at Chicago , no llnanuial
leponlemnfn can produce any other 'read
justment' then that which would naturally
lollow the remedial of all Imports tending to
bolster up pirticular branches of Industry
and commerce.
Wliut tlio Democrats Are Pledged To ,
"Should the American people now rhooso
the republican candidates tne present tariff
would stand , or whnti amended would bo so
arranged us to insure a closer conformity in
practice to the principles on which it
was made. If our opponents should ho
chosen , their cancress is pledged to the re
peal of the present tariff , und to the adoption
of ouo arranged for revenue only , und tholr
executive Is pledged to the doctrine that , a
tariff hiving regard also for American wagob
is unconstitutional , so that the only one that
could escape the presldcntiut veto must bo of
the kind which tbo London Times considers
equivalent to freu trade.
" \Vo maintain that the present tariff has
worked well ; that it.has developed American
manufactures , steadied and Increased Amor-
lean wages nnil promoted the general pros
perity. Our opponents deny that ( hero hus
bcon'nny Increase of prosperity under the
present tariff , declare ) that wa us have boon
reduced and denounce the republican pollcy.x
which , as they say , fosters no otber industry
so much as that of the sheriff.
" \Vo tavor the system by which , when wo
think the country readv far the reduction or
abolition of the duties , u > ) insist upon
getting corresponding and reciprocal ad
vantages from forourn countries as the con
dition of their enjoying tuoso advantages In
our own markets. Our opponents denounce
this reciprocity as n shum , and therefore
infcrentlally pledge themselves to Its repoul.
The sharp issues thus ptu > ontod for the
decision of the American people- cover inoro
comprehensively mid more spudllcally thin
ever before thn wlnlu range of considera
tions relating to the protective tariff , Us con
stitutionality , its expediency , Its relation to
wages , its practical workings and the ques
tion whether , us It Is from time to time reduced -
ducod , wo should throw all advantages thus
extended to foreign nations , or got feoma-
thing In return for them ,
Uonttiiuttminlity < > l a I'rolnrtUu Tar ill' .
'Tbo constitutionality ol a protective tariff
has unrotoforo been thoroughly established ,
A tariff bill , avowedly for ilia encourage
ment and protection of manufacturer * , was
trrind tnrough tha First oongiess by James
. .fUdlson and WAS signed by ( Jaorgo Wash
ington , A third of n rontury later Andrew
Jackson In a message to congress ( Decombar
7 , IB.'VJ ) maintaining the constltu-
tionallty ol tbo protective system > ald : 'In
this conclusion 1 am confirmed us well by
llio opinions of Proildenis Washington , Jef
ferson , Madison and Monroe , who have each
repeatedly recommended the uxorclsc of this
right , under the constitution , an by thu uni
form practice of congress , tha continued
acquiescence of the stales and this great
understanding of the people.1
"To this testimony from tbo mo a who
made the constitution , and from the father
of the modern democratic party , may bo
added thut of the latest high authority of
that party on constitutional law , Hon.
George Tlckonor Curtis , who has recently
said ; 'In common with many other Octno <
cruts I cannot subscribe to tbo doctrine that
a protective tariff U unconstitutional ,
la drafting and voting for this
resolution , the members eltlmr showed
dome Ignorance of American political econ
omy or manifested a purpose to win votes by
deceiving iho voters. I cannot , ut the bidding
of these ceullumtin , ur.learn the lessons of
my whole life. If 1 canuot claim to ba au
authority on such subjects , 1 can point out to
othcra the triia sources from which to derive
Interpretations of the constitution , They
are to bo found lu the interpretations gtvon
by the First congress , by Washington's ad
ministration , and by the succeeding adminis
trations of Jefferson , MadUon , Johu Qulncy
Adams and Jackson ,
Vindicated by
"The expediency ol a protective turift has
boon vindicated by the experience ot the last
thirty years the most wonderful period of
financial success over dinicultics in the
record of modern civilization. Under it and
by its aid the republican management of our
finances ha resulted MS the largest payment
of a national dontln the .shortesttlmo known
to history and In thn simultaneous develop
ment of industries ot the country and Iho
prosperity of the people on a scale without n
parallel.
"liight years ngo , In a masterly pdl-lto
paper , Jnmos O. Ululno called attention to
the revelations of the United States census
11n 11a to the net results of the labor nnd savings
of the American people under the system of
n protective tariff. The 'truo v.iluo' of all
the property In the Unltea States , exclud
ing slaves , was sot down in the census
of Iblia at ? I4UOO,000UOO , that being
what there was lo show for Iho toil of
jro years. With the success of the repub
lican party that yrnr the republican pro
tective policy , which hass slnco ptavailed ,
was Introduced. In the census of ISju iho
true value In tbo property of the United
btatcs was set down at $4 f.000.000,000 , mak
ing an Incro.iso in iboso twenty years of
republican protection ot $ ! JUOO.lKX,000 ) , or
over double the onliro grow.th ot the previous -
vious 2.10 years ,
"Wo DTO uow nblo to carry the comparison
ton years further , through the disclosures of
another decennial census. It appears that
the properly of the United States" has been
still further Increased ill the lute years by
$11,000,000,000 making n total Increaselu
thirty years of republican rule nnd a ropub-
llcan protective tariff of $14,000,000.000 ,
against f 14,000,000,000 earned in the previous
twenty j oars.
I'rciven liy Democratic
"Our opponents joined Issued with us , dl-
rcclly nnd positively , on the effects of the
present tariff , They deny that there has
been any tncrnoso of prosperity under 11 , de
clare that wages have been reduced and denounce -
nounco out- policy , saying with a sneer , it
fosters no Industry so much as that of the
sheriff. It has bonn n fortunate circumstance
for an impartial puollc which dlslrus. above
all , to ascertain the exact fuels concerning
such nn assertion , that In the rccular courau
of their ohlcial duty a munoorof uomojratic
oftlcori have stnco been required to report
the statistics in their several departments
bearing upon this subject. Such reports
have been made successively by the commis
sioner of labor statistics , iho bank commis
sioner and the Board nf Uqualiz itlou of iho
state ot New Vorls ; by thu chairman of the
Savings Bank commission and tlio chief of
the bureau of labor statistics of Massachu
setts ; by the commission of the bureau
nf statistics of Now Jersey and by others.
All ihcso reports tend lo show an increase
during the year Ib'Jl , under tno present
tariff , in wages , in tno value of products , In
the deposits in savings baiks , in
building nnd loan associations and in
the value of real and personal
property , as fixed tor purposes not
of speculation , but nf taxation. In the state
of itfcw Yorlt nlono these democratic reports ,
all presented slnco the adoption of the demo
cratic platform , show the following results :
Not Increase of wages. ? 3i77tUlUIl : ! ; net in
crease of production , sj : ! ! , ! ! ! . " ) , ! : ! ! ) OS ; Increase
of savings banic deposits , ? i,7.,44S.'J7 ; ! ; net
sum Invested during the year In building and
loan associations , S.8,7a9i'i. ) ; incrousa li : the
valuation of real nnil personal proparty of
the stale , flfi-i , : - , ! ) , " ) ! .
Ditiiiorriitli ; Untruths Kuf iilril liy Di-miM-ruts
"Tlin oflicial democratic rcfiilations ot iho
democratic denial that Iho country Is pros
perous are confirmed by the personal experi
ence und observation ot the people at largo.
They know that their own regions are not
suffering from general calamities , and that
their communities and their Industries nro
more prosperous than that of the sheriff.
I'ticy may be loth to form their oolnlous of
tho-degreo of trust and power they should
now give to the party thui eager to calumni
ate the country.
"Tho market of tha United States ,1s the
largest and the best in the world , bccauso ,
our pooplo. In proportion to their meant and
numbers , are the largest purchasers. The
reciprocal policy so far adopted by the re
publican party simply provides that whore
wo now lake off duties and gives foreign pio-
duels free access lo Ihls market we Miull
stipulate for corresponding advantages to
our products in their nmrkcU. How an intel
ligent and candid American can object to mis
is incomprehensible , but the democratic party
has formally denounced it as a sham. Ab the
close or the fiscal year , Juno last , it had boon
in operation but a few months , nnd under all
the disadvantages attending the opening of
lines of trade In foreign countries. Yet oven
then it had increased our triidoMi the for
eign countries to which it had been applied
nearly ohc-fourth. The exact increase was
'J3.73 ' per ceut. Slnco tuon there has been n
'
still g'rcatcr increase , amounting on Septem
ber 1 , the latest date to which the official
statistics nro yet available , to7.00 per cent.
Vnluo < > r Domestic i\pm-li. :
"Tho total values of our fomesilo exports
to tbo countries with which we have reci
procity trealies sine , ; Ihosc have been in force
down to August 111. Ih'JJ , amount to 101.1011.-
filO. The total values ol our domestic ex
ports to tbo .same countries lor thu corrc-
Hporuiinc period of the year before these reciprocity
"
ciprocity "trealles , amounted to ? sl\(7-Jl- ( . ' .
The not value of this sham reciprocity ,
therefore , to the United States In this brief
tlmo and during Its inf.tucy was SJ.VJG'J.r.'St.
It Is obvious that thu nmv Undo
thus opened , particularly with our neighbors
I In ( Central nnd South America , is rapidly de
veloping. This trade lies nt oaf doors and H
with pcoplo naturally Inclined to friendly
commercial relations with us through kin
dred interests nnd political aspirations. It
Involves largely the exchange of pro luets
peculiar to each country mid needed by
ttio other. It opens now murkots
for our cereals nnd vast Holds for Ino use of
our muehlnnry and mruiufucturcs , uud H
must naturally bring with \i \ , also , uu annual
Increase of miscellaneous business outside
ttio articles directly affected by .ho trcullcs ,
In short , It reclaims American business
which should belong to us , but which
Ins heretofore crossed thu Atlantic , and
brings It to our portH. To abandon
this syetom , which Is absolutely eiUltahlu | on
both sides , which costs us noihlnt. nnd which
briir.'s tUieh results , would bo madness , while
to denounce it ns n sham is an untruth. It
Is for the piople , who are so generally benc-
tiled by it already , ami who must see Us
promise in tha Ituure , to decide whether thny
should now entrust the care of It.t . ) the
party which threatens the one and does Iho
other.
On thu Currently ( incutIon.
"On tno subject of currnncy , thu Issue bo-
twccn the republican parly nnd lit opponents
Is nlninatns hhurpl.v defined a * on thu In rill.
Wo demand that every dollnr , papnr , silver
or gold , shall be in ail o and Kept us good us
nny other dollar. Our opponent ! ) , while pro
fessing Iho same desire , demand that the na
tional banking currency shall bo broken
down by Iho repeal of the 10 per cent tux on
tlio Issues of Btato banks , The lamented
Gartlcld proudly claimed In ISM ) that 'our
paper currency Is now us national us thu flag
and everywhere equal to coin , '
"Tho proposal of our opponents Is to sec-
tlonull/o it again and thus rctuui to the ala'e
bank system under which it wus rarely
equal to coin , was often nt a ruinous discount
and often worthless. J o human being aver
lost a dollar or a coni on iho note of a na
tional bulk. Losses by stuto bunk notes
have been counted by tons of millions ,
have touched all classes und reached
every corner of the country. It Is
true that the uradual payment nf
the government bonds may require some
changes in the securities demanded us a
guarantee for national hanlt notes , The
partv which devised the system and made It
a indunlliceDt success , may bo relied upon to
moot that omergonoy when it arises , The
domocratio party has foi'mally proposed , as
Its remedy for tbo Ullllculty , a return to the
semi-barbarous .condition of the hetero
geneous bai.k issue * before the war ,
"Thcro U good reason to hope for some prac
tical union of olTort tor u common solution of
the silver-problem , wltti an increased use of
silver , through the efforts of Iho International
silver couferoncu , which t jo wlso policy of
the present administration has secured from
the loading commercial uatloiib of the world ,
But In any event the country hus learned in
all buch questions to trust the financial skill
und Integrity of the republican party and to
distrust its opponents.
"The republican party , In raising thn funds
[ C'O.STINUKW OX BIIIXJX ! ) I'AOf. |
WAS THE BIBLE INSPIRED
Congregational ( Joinoll Ta\es n Fnll Out
of This Intcrjstiug Topic.
DR. TIIAIN URGES A LITTLE MORE HUSTLING
lln Tlilnkd tlio Church Is Too Modest on
the I'olnt ul Sclt-A M > rtlin So\crnl
Slilci to tlio li pircil Sorliit-
urn Argument.
The first business session of the convention
was called to orJor In the First Congrega
tional church yesterday morning at 0 o'clock
by the stated clorx of the association , Kev. II.
Bro s of Lincoln.
Thcro woro'over IHJ ministerial and ln.r
delegates present from the IbO Congrcsa-
tlonal churches In Hie state , representing"
membership of over 10,000 ncop'o ' , Sunday "
schools having a membo htp of over 14,000
nnd young ncoplo's si cioties having n mem
bership of nearly 4,000.
The basis of representation In the conven
tion is two lay ddcgutos for every church ,
nnil cjno additional delegate tor caoh 100
members over and above the llrst 100.
All the regularly Installed pastors urodele
gates. It will bo scon lhattholavmon.lt
they I attend , nro In the. majority In the delib
erations of the association. Both mon and
women arc oltglhlo to election as delegates.
The iirst matter taken up. after a brief
devotional ( exercise , was Ihn election of a
moderator i and u stated clerk for thn ensuing
year.
Hov. J. J. Parker of Norfolk wns elected
as moderator and Hov. II. Bross of Lincoln
was re-elected stnti'd clerk.
The devotional cervices at 10 o'clock wore
to : huvo been conducted by Kvnngolist Billings
but ho failed to arrive and Kev. W. I. Tur
ner i led the services , which copnlsted of
singing , prayer und short talks upon the
theme of religious und snirltunl progress.
Dr. Tliiiln'H Adilri'KS.
The address of the retiring moderator ,
Hov. Dr. A. K. Thnlii , was delivered nt H
o'clock. His theme was "Congregationalism.- "
Ho said he thought the Congregational church
wns too modest about setting forth Its doc
trines and Its polity before the world.
Other denominations , frequently Indulged in
what were called doctrinal sermons , but the
Congregational churches very seldom In
dulged In noundlng the shibboleth of danotm-
nationalism. Ho had hoard doctrinal
sermons proachou at/ Baptist conven
tions that almost convinced him that
they had been written by n quill pluokod
from n water foxvl , so full "of baptism were
they from beginning to end. 'flint sort of
thing Impressed upon the people tlio charac
teristics of the church doctrine.
"I believe our church could prollt ,
by a llltlo more boldness in announc
ing the beliefs ai.d nolity of our church,1
said the speaker. Ho took up the history
ot Congregationalism. It dated a good deiil
farther back than thu landing of tno Mny-
llowcr. Tbo principles of the church were
as old ns Christianity. ICach congregation
was a llttlo republic In Itself , la the time
of Christ the church simply fol
lowed him around. Christ never really
organized a church. But the roa
birth of modern Congregationalism took
place dnrinsr the "Reformation" wtiou "good
Queen Boss , " who hud very aptly boon
culled "a pone In pjttieoats , ! ' attempted to
suppress the "Dissenters. " After suffering
persecution In the old world the Pilgrims
loft Europe nnd lucdod at Plymouth in 1C20.
laying the foundation of iho Congregational
church In America.
Uliut lliu Church Alms At.
Hoforrinp to iho polity of the church , _ Df.
Tliulu said : "Congrogutlo'nnllsm is a sort oE
free democracy. The olllcers exorcise no
authority excepting that which Is' conferred
upon them by the membership of the ooh >
grogutlon Ufoy represent. Hven the coun
cil , which ropioscnts the church of the na
tion , has no authority to dictate to tbo vari
ous churches ombnced in the denomination. "
Ho said further that the churih did not
believe In permitting ; any pone or bishop to
conio between the individual soul and Ood.
Speaking of the evolution of Calvinism Dr.
ThuiiiEaid : "First there wns Calvin , thu
grunt thcolozlnn , then eamo Calvlnlsts ,
these who believed the theories ad
vanced by Calvin , next came Cul- ,
viulsm , nnd finally some churches began
to modify the doctrines of Culvln nnd wora
called Calvlnlstic. Drifting still further
away , some were called Calvinlstlcal , und at
present some churches ulght bo culled Cal-
vlnistlcultnt. "
Tbo church had booi : hindered soma in its
growth by the uromlnont part It took in all
the battles for liberty siuco the
birth of the nation. Congregationalism
had rocked the cradle of the
infant nation , ft was a wall known foot
that Thomas Jefferson and other great
statesmen had made a study of Iho Congre
gational polity iu forming the matchless con
stitution and its amendments of this great
nation.
The watchword of Congregationalism from
the very first bad boon "An educated min-
istrv. "
The address wns hoartlly applaudnd. > . .
Tha convention ' then ndjouruod for the
noon recess.
Trie first business taken up at the after
noon suasion was the rjport ol the treasurer.
Ho read nn itomi/nd statement showing the
amounts po'itrlbiuod to the various bonnvo-
lencos of the churnh by the differ
ent congregations In the elate as
sociation , The report nlsoshowed thoiimount
of disbursements for current expenses ,
Including printing , also for duos paid tha
national association. Tno Republican Valley"
association came in with the best showing ,
having paid up all Its duos for tno year. Thn
other subordinate associations woto slightly
in an ears.
Hprmif- lli'in lii.
At 'JiHO Hov.Mr. . MuAvoul of Cambridge
read u paper unon ' 'Tno D.ictrlun of Inspira
tion as Affected oy Current Tnouisht. " lie
touched upon the jniianinif of the word in
spiration , and said that there were royaler-
lea connected with the ciocirlno. The church
believed that the scriptures wnro the breath
ing of a divine being through his chosen in
terpreters , The t'oiigregutioniil church
was llrinly rooted In tha ho.
lief that the scriptures were inspired.
The speukor took up Homo of the theories of
recent advanced thinkers who claim that
some parts of the bible are inspired anil
other parts are only the writings ot mon.
The uintculty with this theory , the speaker
held , was that IV would bo didloult for people
to tigrco upon these parts that
were insnlrou , It were batter to ac
cent the theory that the whole
boon was Inspired , not as being Iho will of
( < od In all its parts , hut as an inspired record
of events in part and us thn voice of ( Jed lu
other parts ,
The speaker then took HD the theory that
certain parts of the bible were Immoral and
could not bo Inspired by ( Jod. Ho held that
the mistakes In the bible were only "appar
ent mistakes. " Those parts that appeared to
bu Immoral wore merely the record of events
and the words that \\ero improper were
upolcou by characters that Had to bo Intro
duced In order to give n correct Impression
of the times and circuniunneos recorded.
The eo-oillod ' 'higher criticism , " he said ,
had a tendency to confuse and weaken the
faith of all who Indulged In such speculation
and doubt. Ho holievud the whole book was
the Inspired word of CoJ ! and that It was in
fallible.
The speaker was heartily applauded at the
close and then thu subject was taken up for
general dUcmsiori.
Hontu 1'urnoiml HmiUinenr ,
Hov. Ferguson of Cbadron took up the
argument In favor of the advanced thought
of the ago. Ho did not bulleva In the In
fallibility of the bible from tint to lust. Ho
thought tbore were humau portions mixed
up with tbo divine , There was a
tlmo when It wan hold to bo
a crime not to bollovo In u Infallible ehurcb.
That spell had bnen broken , and now.thora
were tboso who hold it to bo sacrilegious to
tay a word agalobt the luXulUblllly of