Nebraska Newspapers

    OMATIA nArr.v TIF.F.J sRprr.Mnp.i ? IR imt
A MOST SCATHING REBUKE
Ex-Governcr John M. Thayer Bouses tlio
Wrong Pcajengcr.
GUILTY OF BASEST INGRATITUDE
And Convicted of n l4ip o of Momorjr ml
Veracity flint It Truly I'lllfut Kx-
( iou-rmir Tlinyer vg. Jdlia
M. Tlinyer.
( From Ihr Clilrairo Tribune , September II. )
OMAHA , Sept. 15 , Editor ot The Tribune !
Jly attention 1ms been directed to a recent
number of I ho Tribune , In which ex-Gov
ernor Thayer , under pretext of repcllltifi an
nlleB'il attack nmdo by myself upon him and
other republican leaders In this state , undertakes -
takes to controvert the factB embodied In my
version of the political eruption ot the late
republican state convention. To Ray I was
mortified and shocked at the tirade of per
sonal abuse and flagrant mlsstatements of
historic facts by ex-Governor Thayer gives
only a faint expression of my feelings. The
Interview with mytclf procurpd by n reporter
for the Tribune who had been dispatched to
Omaha expressly for that purpopo. wan un-
( .nllclted by me. I was requested to state
what motlvPK had Impelled me to t'nder my
resignation aa a member ot the republican na
tional committee , and , Incidentally , to pro-
Bent my views of the political situation In
Nebraska , with the reasons why The flee
refuses Its eupport to Thomas J. Majorn , the
republican nominee for Kovcrnor. There was
no reference to Governor Thaycr , even re
motely , In the presentation of my version ,
and I nm at a loss to know why he , of all
men , should venture to Impugn my motives ,
apeak dlspainKlngly of my standing among
the people of N.braslca , or belittle the Influ
ence which The Omaha nee wields. II Is the
most striking example of heartless Ingratitude
that has ever been witnessed In thla or any
other state.
For twenty odd years John M , Thayer
had been the rtclplont of continued and un-
aelftsh support on my own part and that of
The IJcc. My early struggles and bitter po
litical conflicts were nil engendered In flKht-
iiiff the battles of John M. Thayer. No aeri
fies xvas too great to be inado for him and
no hardship too severe to be endured In his
behalf , When he was a candi
date for re-election as United States
senator In 1871 my vote was cast for
him In the legislature In the face of In
evitable defeat , and he has had iny ardent
support In every campaign In which he sought
the suWraBsn or the people without hope of
reward , He linn enjoyed the hospitalities of
my home year In rricl year out , as governor
and as private cltl/en. Hven the Arab re
frains from attacking the man with whom
lie has eaten salt. When ho was poor as a
church mouse and had not a spot whereon
to rest his head ho was placed on the pay
roll of The Dee as a special contributor for
nearly n year , when Iji fact his contributions
were superfluous.
SAYS THAYEIl IS LOOKING FOIt OFFICE.
Wo pnrteil company In 1891 , when he
usurped the governor's office , to which he
had no legal claim , and slept In the state
house guarded by mllttla. Although < llsap-
nrovlnc his course.1 even then sought to en
list President Harrison- and Senator Paddock
in his behalf for an appointment abroad suit
able to his station In life and that he might
Icecp the wolf from his door. The most char
itable view of his course In the present In
stance Is that ho Is not responsible for his
-actions and hns succumbed to his necessities
and his corrupt environment at the state
capital. Ills anxiety to get a position at the
hands of Majors has evidently Impelled him
to a step that places him In an unenviable
light before every man who knows the gen
erous treatment ho haa always had at my
hands ,
Governor Thaycr has the hardihood to
assert that the cry about railroad domina
tion , boodlerlam , impeached siate olllclals ,
and debauchery ot our legislators is all
claptrap , and has been hurled without effect
by The Omaha Bee at the republican party
lor the last fifteen years. There are none
so blind as those who -will not see. Gov
ernor Thaycr Is afflicted with political
strabismus that leaves him almost totally
oblivious to everything that Is going on
around him ; and , worse than that , he Is
suffering from a lapse ot veracity and mem
ory that Is truly pitiful.
The railroad Issue and conflict with bood-
lerlsm arc almost as old in Nebraska as
the state itself. Away back In 1871 a
legislature two-thirds republican purged the
state house and republican party ot corrup-
, lion by Impeaching and deposing a republi
can governor. In 1873 the party sought
to grapple with the Union Pacific , which
was then the dominant power in politics , and
Inserted a plank In Its platform commending
the passage of the Crounse bill to compel
railroads to pay taxes upon their lands and
demanding other legislation to 'curb the
Breed ot railway corporations. In 1S7G pub
lic sentiment was wrought to such a pitch
as ta compel the insertion Into the new
constitution of stringent provisions requir
ing railroad regulation and restriction , pro
hibiting pooling and consolidation of parallel
lines and discrimination against shippers
and empowering the legislature to establish
maximum freight and passenger rates. The
next year , In 1876 , a pitched battle was
fought between the railroad cohorts and the
people of the state , with disastrous results
to Jay Gould's candidate for United States
senator. In 1SS1 another desperate contest
between the confederated corporations and
the anti-monopoly republicans was fought ,
resulting In the election of General C. II.
Van Wyck as United Stales senator. In
18S3 , the last time General Thaycr was a
candidate for United States senator , railroad
domination was as much ot an Issue In Ne
braska as It Is today. On page 'Pot the
journal ot the Nebraska senate for 1883
General A. It. Connor , acting president ot the
senate , Is classed as an anti-monopoly re
publican. The secretary of the senate ,
George L. Brown , Is also classed as an antl-
monopoly republican ,
AN INCIDENT IN 1SS3.
An incident of that memorable session Is
vividly recalled lo my memory. There
wore- thirty anti-monopolists In the legisla
ture , and during the senatorial struggle ;
lasting more than four weeks , they held the
balance of power. At ono stage ot the con
test negotiations were opened through me
In behalf ot General Thuyer to secure the
votes ot these anti-monopolists , A pledge
was formulated which was submitted to
Thayer and s gned by him. In that pledge
ho bound himself upon his honor to net as
an anti-monopolist upon all Issues that would
come before the United States senate and
particularly to favor rallrcad regulation and
control by national legislation. This pledge ,
signed by John M. Thayer , was placed in
the hands of Senator 3. S. Reynolds , one ol
the anti-monopoly leaders , now a resident ol
Missouri. The arrangement to elect General
Thayer flashed In the pan. It was frustrated
by Tobias Castor , the liurllngtcn railroad
right ot way man , now democratic national
coinmlttwman for Nebraska , who htd a
string to cna of the Saline county antl-
monops. The stcry ot the lurgaln never
has before been made public.
Coming down to a later period wo find
there was such a revolt against railroad
domination In 1SS9 and 1S90 that a c-nfcr-
euce of rromlnent party laidcrs was held at
th state capital , at which the following reso
lutions were adopted :
"HcsolvfJ , That we reiterate and cor
dially endorse the fundamental prlnc'ples a !
the republican party is enunciated by suc
cessive national conventions from 1856 to
1883 , and wo believe the republican party
capable cf dealing with every vital Issue
tb t comers : the welfare of the American
people whenever the rink and file of the
patty ara uutrammeled In the exercise ol
their pclltlcal rights.
"Kosolvid. That wa view with alarm the
intense discontent among- the republicans ol
this state , chiefly du to the pernicious am' '
demoralizing interference of corporations am :
their attempt to control nil dipartments 0
out state government legislative , executive
and Judicial and earnestly appeal to all re
publicans who desire to preserve our instllu
tlons to rally to the rescue of our state Iron
corporate domination by actively partlcljut
Ins In the primary elections and nominating
conventions.
"Ileiolvetl. That while we desire to accon
to railroad corporations their rights am
ai common carriers , \ \ d man <
that they limit go out ot politics antl rtop
Int'ffcrence with our conventions nnd legis
latures.
"Iteiolreil. Tint railroad passes distributed
In this state for political purpose * are r
species ot bribery , pernicious in their In
fluence And tending to undermine public
morals subversive to n ( rec nnd unbought
cxpreRsInn of the will ot the people In their
conventions , legislatures and juries , and we
hereby demand the prohibition ot passes
under severe penalties.
"Itceolved. That Nrbrnska has for years
been subject to exorbitant transportation
rates , discriminating' against her products ,
thus retarding her development , and we
condfmn the State U < , ard ot Transportation
for falling to exercise the authority vested
In them by refusing to nfTord lo the people
the relief they were phdgeil to give. Wo
therefore demand that thp legislature shall
enact a maximum tariff bill covering the
transportation of our products and principal
Imports. "
PROOF IN TUB STATK ARCHIVES.
On the heels at this conference the re
publican state convention defeated the re-
nomination ot Land Commissioner Steennnd
Secretary of State Cowdcrcy , who had served
but one term , and were , under prevailing
custom , entitled to n rcnomliutlon , and the
convention came within a few votes of dump
ing Auditor Thomas II , Den ton , who had
made hliftself offensive by his subserviency
to railroads , If any further proof were
neetleil to verify my statements , it will be
found In the archives ot state. In January ,
1S90 , Governor Thnyer himself commenced
an agitation against railroad domination and
In favor of reduced rates. May 24 of that
year Hie1 Issued the following proclama
tion. calling the legislature together In extra
session'
"Whereas , Matters ot vital Interest to the
people of the state , greatly agitating the
public mind , constitute. In the judgment ot
this executive , an extraordinary occasion
which justifies the assembling of the legisla
ture ; therefore ,
"I. John AI. Thaycr. governor of So-
braska , by virtue of the authority In r.i
vested by provision of the constitution , do
hereby Issue this proclamation requiring thi
members of the houses of the Twenty-flrse
olnl assembly of Nebraska to convene In
heir respective halls. In the Capitol build-
ng Thursday , June 5 , 1890 , at 10 o'clock
i , m. , for the purpose ot considering and
aldng action upon the following named sub-
eels and these only :
'I ' , For the purpose of enacting a law
lillshlng maximum railway freight rates
and to repeal .that section of the statute
creating the State Board of Transportation.
' 2 For the purpose ot considering and
amending our election laws by the adoption
ot what Is known as the Australian ballot
system.
To consider and give expression In
aver of an Increase in the volume of cur
rency and of the free coinage/ sliver.
"No other subjects will be proposed for
he consideration of the legislature at this
peclnl session , "
.U3VOKI3S CALL KOIt EXTRA SESSION.
On the 1st clay of Juno , four days before
he legislature was to convene , Governor
Thaycr Issued a counter proclamation rcvok-
nc the call for an extra session , giving as
ils , reasons that ho had discovered constitu
tional objections affecting the legality of
the proposed legislation. Nov. let ex-Gov
ernor Thaycr face John M. Thayer , governor
anil reiterate if he dare that the railroad
ssue Is all sensational clap-trap. Let cx-
Jovcrnor Thayer also explain to the people of
Nebraska by what means h became con
vinced that the emergency for which he
called the extra session had passed away
'our djys before It was convened.
According to Governor Thayer the Im
peachment of the three state offlclls by the
eglslature of 1893 was conceived and be
gotten In malice , as a piece of politic ) ] spite
work on the part of populists and democrats
acting under my inspiration. In this , ! r
all other matters , the governor's niemr.T
ins deserted him. The Impeachment of the
hres stutt , officers was the inevitable consequence
quence ot the rotten stnte ot affairs which
ind been uncovered ! by legislative Investiga
tion. The resolutions ct Impeachment were
adopted by an almost unanimous vote , only
five votes being recorded In the negative ,
and there were slxty-flve republicans In that
body out of 133 members , In supporting the
movement to Impeach these officers I cer
tainly cannot bo justly or truthfully charged
with malice. I had no personal grievance
against any of these officers. Each of them
hid received the cordial and vigorous sup
port of The Heo In two campaigns and were
elected by Its aid , The only motive- that
Impelled mo to urge their Impeachment
was the deslro to relieve the party of the
odium which attached to It by reason of
their flagrant misconduct.
The sisscrtlon that the lndIctmenU.of thir
teen citizens of Lincoln for embezzlement
null criminal collusion with frauds perpe
trated upon the > state was Instlgateu
by The Bee Is simply preposterous. The
charges against these parties originated with
citizens of Lincoln. To say lhat a Lincoln
grand jury Mould bring Indictments at the
dictation of any newspaper or any single in
dividual without any substantial proof la an
impeachment of the Integrity ot the grand
Jury ami the court Itself. As a matter of
fact , I was In Alaska when the charges of
corrupt practices Tvere first made public.
The acquittal ot the Indicted parties proves
nothing. The consensus of opinion In this
state and the city of Lincoln Is that the
petit jurors had been tampered with by the
booillers and their friends. Like all other
stnte capitals , Lincoln la Infested by Jobbers
and people who make their living by devious
ways ,
AS TO THE POI'ULIST QUESTION.
Governor Thayer resents my asesrtlou that
populism in Nebraska was primarily a pro
test against railroad domination and corrupt
rule at the state house. Ho badly declares
that the populist party In Nebraska has
steadily declined In numerical strength and
political force since Us first state campaign
four years ago. He clinches his assumption
by pointing to the reduced plurality by
which Governor Crounse was elected two
years ago , as compared with the plurality
given to other state officers , notably Thomas
J. Majors , thea candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor and now the nominee for governor
and sncerlngly attributes that fact to the
vigorous support which the Omaha Dee hai
given to Crounse.
' Let us examine these assertions In UK
light of official records. In 1SS8 Benjamin
Harrison for president received 108,342 votes
In Nebraska. In 1892 ho received only 86,895
votes. This la a shrinkage- the republican
vote of 21,447 votes. In 1SSS Harrison car
ried the state by 28,000 over Cleveland , In
1892 his plurality was only 4,957 , , and the
state would have been lost to Harrison but
for the untiring efforts made by myself as
national commltteeman nnd the- vigorous
fight made for the ticket by The IJee.
The relative strength of the parties In
1893 was. In round numbers , as follows ;
Average republican vote on state officers.
81.EOO ; average populist vote , 62,000 ; average
democratic vote , 17,000. In 1893 the relative
vote for supreme judge was : Republican ,
72,032 ; populist , G5.C6G ; democratic , 37,545
Thla shows a toss of 8 per cent on the ag
gregate vote polled. Had the loss been uni
form the vote should have Blood : Republican
75,440 ; democratic , 41.000 ; populist , 67OOiO
The result of 1891 , therefore , shows an abso
lute democratic loss of 6,500. a republican loss
of 3,400 , and a populist gain of BGGG. Ii
1892 the populists carried forty out o
ninety counties ot the state. In 1S93 they
carried llfty-flvo of the ninety counties ,
With these figures before us , I subml
whether Governor Thayer Is justified in nl
declaration thnt the populist party has stead
lly declined In numerical strength and polltl
cal force. On the contrary , does It no
rather Indicate that Nebraska will bs lost to
the republican party In 1896 unless the party
administers a rebuke to rallroadlsm and
boodlerlsm this year by turning down tat
tooed candidates and corporate henchmen ?
AS TO JIAJOUS' POPULARITY.
Now , as to the alleged popularity o
Thomas J. Majors and the discrepancy
between his vote and thai of Governo
Crounse at the- last election , Crounse vva
pitted ugalnst ex-Senator Van Wyck , tli >
most forcible stumper and popular cam
palgner In Nebraska. Majors' opponent , 01
the other hand , was very unpopular am
generally credited with being an anarchist
Crounso had lo bear the brunt of the omit
state fight , besides being subjected to a
back fire from Majors and his friends
There was no fight made on Majors by my
self or The Ileo during th * campaign. II
was never referred to In any one ot th
seventeen speeches I made during th
progress ot the campaign , and yci Major
ran C,7 7 behind the highest president la
elector and 5,439 votes behind the lowest
lie dhl not run ahead ol the state ticket
but fell 8S7 volw behind Kugene Moore
republican , cindlditu lor auditor , and
Made on Honor /CLOTHING may be
Sold on Honor l kl- clear at any price , if
[ H Kt > poorly made. While new
you can't tell the difffcrence ,
but a few weeks * wear
soon opens your eyes.
Now we , with the largest
clothing store in the west ,
with an absolutely new
stock , are going to build up an immense busi
ness by "Selling on Honor , " clothing that has been "Made
on Honor. " You will soon learn that our prices are right always lower
than at any other store ,
Man's all wool suit single or double breastsd six differ < Man's fall overcoit. licjht .ind msIium : weight , a hands
ent shades round or r a / " " ' / ) H J _ affair , and 'though the price
square cut a great big M L-ftSmB * 5' ( S U is small the overcoat is'way
bargain at $5 , up in G. You "may buy
them at $4.50.
Men' black cheviot suits , guaranteed to wear and hold col Men's fall overcoats in cheviot ; made up as well , wear as
or to the last thread , always - / , rn \ S r . wci" look as wel1 as anv
ways looks well and is / . ( J U CaslMmi2 coat you ever saw.
nicely trimmed and sold * Wo sell them for $6 , oo ,
* / tj *
Men's sack suits in silk mixed cassimeres , such as you Three shades chi'dren's ' suits , ages 4 to 14 , usually sold
never pay less than $15 _ _ _ 1 / ] ft lor $2.00 ; big special sale
for , with the best of J $ * gm r II J U
trimming and finishing ,
will go out at $10.
Men's Prince Albert clay worsted suits , double breasted , re 200 boys' suits , ace1 ? from 14 to 18 years , long pants ,
gent cut , a very nobby suit - - * = si - / / n ft heavy woolen goods , dark
and will give elegant serSSS f"1 / / U U effects , usually sold for $4 ,
vice , for $ 13. big special sale price $2,50 ,
The best English melton suits , with lap seams , raw edge , a Junior suits in blue and b'ack tricot c'oth , nobby , dressy ,
nice absolutely new style"I CI ages 3 to 7 years , usually
Auburn make , d o u b 1 e lit sold for 6.50 ; big'special
breasted $11. and single Kl fe T J. L/ sale price , $3125.
breasted at $10.50. 1
MAIL. ORDERS
Successors to COLUMBIA CLOTHING CO , , 13th and Farnam Sts.
behind J. C. Allen , candidate for secretary
of state , while his vote was only 3,071 ahead
of Crounse.
According to Governor Thaycr , Majors is
a unique figure In Nebraska politics , and thla
is admitted. He Is the only man who has
for more than ten years done nothing but
scheming , platting , and trading to get thp
nomination for governor. Barring1 his army
record , he has nothing to commend him for
the position. HE- has no ability as a stump
spoalier. His campaign speeches are nothing
but camp fire stories and chapters
from his own biography. He Is not capable
of discussing a single Issue or debating any
of the questions of the day , national "or
stale. Ills utttr incompetency Is forcibly Il
lustrated by his legislative record. The
sum total of his work In two sessions of the
legislature was the Introduction of seven
bills and two resolutions. Four of the seven
bills never became law and the three that
did become law were comparatively of no
moment. Ono of the bills introduced by
Majors ivas an net to authorize counties , pro *
clncts , townships or towns , cities , village ?
and school districts to compromise their In
debtedness This bill , known as senate fll ?
No. 77 , provided for the scaling or outright
repudiation , of county , town or precinct debts
by a majority of the taxpayers.
The record of the career of Majors In other
respects U utterly indefensible. He Is known
as Tattooed Tom nil over the state , and there
is not only no enthusiasm , but general dis
gust over his nomination Kx-Governor
Thayer has seen fit to characterize The Dee
as a political free li ce , "occupying about
the same position in politics as the guerrilla
Itadur on the border line between the north
and south during the lute war. " This grat
uitous Insult reflects more upon Its author
than it does upon anybody else. The.Ilefl
was , par excellence , his organ up to the time
ho sought a third term In the zovernar'H
otflc ? without being voted for. The Hoe has
supported every republican candidate for
president from Grant to Harrison , It has
never wavered In Its support of republican
state or local candidates whose Integrity has
been unimpeachable und whose record has
been unassailable. Whenever It has opposed
a candidate lie has either been notoriously
dishonest or In collusion with corporate
monopolies against the public welfare.
13. ROSEWATEIl.
Cause and consequence. First try cheap
and poisonous baking powders. Next call
the doctor. Use Dr. Price's cream baking
powder and health will be assured. It's bet
ter to pay the grocer than the doctor.
Cliudron Kntertniiu Mmiy VJallnr * to the
llatlierliijr of Divine * .
CIIADIION , Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Special. ) The
closing day of the northwest Nebraska
McthoJIst Episcopal conference was u red
letter day In the history of Clmdron.
H U hop Andrews of'New York preached In
the forenoon at Ihe opera house. All other
churches were closd and their congrega
tions and pastors attended. Preceding the
services J. B. Thackrey , C. K. Connell , W ,
. Thomas , D. Hunt and d. W , Mooney
were ordained. The opera house was
crowded , people from several of Ihe neigh
boring towns being present In large num
bers , and all pronounced the sermon ot
Bishop Andrews not only one of the most
scholarly and able addresses ever he aril
In this section , but ono which stirred the
heart of every listener.
The conference has been a. decided suc
cess , and much credit Is due Presiding Elder
A. II. Julian of this city for his untiring
efforts to entertain and care for Ihe visitors.
After the services tonight , conducted by
HeV. Handier of the- Black Hills college ,
the following appointments were in art o for
the Chadron district
Prtsldlng elder. A. It. Jullin ; Alnsworth ,
0. T. Moore ; Alliance. J. W. Jennings ; At *
klnson , A. I' " . Cumhow ; Raggett , T. J. Elkln ;
Box Hutte , D. J. Clark ; Uutle , p. j. p.
Keary ; Clmdron. O. 8. Baker ; Clmdron
circuit , T. C. Dalch ; Crawford , J. E.
Thackery ; Crookston , J. L. Jlurr ; Gordon ,
H. H. Gammon ; Gordon circuit , to be sup
plied : Harrison , C. B. Connell ; Hay Springs ,
W , 0. Glusner ; Hemitigford and Marsland ,
J. W. Kendall ; Johnston , C. F. Smith ;
Lavacca , J. W , Taylor ; Long I'ine , P. H ,
Elghmy ; Hushville , C. II , Burlelgh : Sparks.
to be supplied ; Sprlngvlew. 8 , W. Holsclaw ;
Stuart and Newport , II. H. Austin ; Valen
tine' , O. U Ramsey ; Fort Nlobrara , 0. J.
Nave ; Whitney , It. J. Devunport ; White
Clay , to be supplied.
WAS A POLITICAL NECESSITY
Why N. 0 , Fall Was Diso'iarged from the
Employ of the Lincoln Asylum.
HE WOULD TALK ON THE WRONG SIDE
(111 Unas Halil to Iliivo Stilled Ilia Vositlou
KuiimUciilly | ! us to Thois Under
lilm Having 1'olltlcul
Opinions. -
LINCOLN , Sept. 17. ( Special , ) In speak
ing of his discharge by the management of
the Insane asylum this morning , N. 0. Hall
said to a , reporter , and atllxed his signature
to the statement :
"I have been employed at the hospital
for the Insane at Lincoln since August 13 ,
1S93 , and up to September 8 , 1894. everything
wont welt , as I supposed , for I hid never
been spoken to abiut my work and had never
been reprimanded by any of the ofllcers for
a violation of the rules , On the 4th of the
month I stopped the Lincoln Journal , which
paper I had been taking for the yeir passed
nnd wrote for The Omaha Bee. My action
in so dclng caused a Controversy between my
self and one ot the employes , and I emphat
ically stated that I was disgusted -with Ihf
Lincoln paper and would never swallow Its
politics. The result was that I was called
to the ofllce by the superintendent , who
asked for my resignation at once. I de
manded of him u rciiBon fr my discharge ,
but was met with a refusal every time.
J'lnally I said to him : 'It's my political
views , ' and he Irankly admitted that It was.
and aal.l In addition that I could think as I
ple-ascd and vote as I pleased , but that I
ought not to talk so much , Ho was holding
his position under the administration and
stated that ha had a god many men under
him , and that ho would have to work for
their Interest , aa they did for his. To that
I replied that when a man's politics Inter
fered with his labor It was getting down to a
flno point , nd he replied ; 'I know It , but
such Is the case.1 On the. following morn-
Iny , after my discharge , the steward was
asked why I was fired , and he replied , for
talking too much , and added , that a man
could Ulk if he talked on the right side.
"It 13 an absolute fact that I was dis
charged wholly on account of my politics ,
for I have in my possession a recommenda
tion from the assistant Buusrlntendent , whom
I was directly under , hich says that I am
a man of good moral * JiibltB , a good worker
and worthy of thefiohfjdencj of any Institu
tion where I may s c4ip position. The fact
is that they have ) bein BO long there that
they have come tojhlnls that no one has a
right to an oplnion.fgntrary to the views. In
politics Milch they hold. One of the em
ployes there was raised ' .there , married there
and has a family ther but , like the officers ,
he Is having bad dreams over the time com
ing on the 6th of November. "
LINCOLJ5 IJT DUIEF.
The two "refresJj'er/Vp" / owned and con
trolled by Bud Llndsnxnthe well known local
politician , were clo d Hinder a chattel mort
gage held by the First National bank this
morning.
The final performance * of the "Siege of AI-
glera" was given af LIrWoln park last night.
Considering the faclithat It had been threat
ening rain all day amt' fiat a heavy fog hung
over the city at t o/tUna / the performance
was going on , there was a fairly good audi
ence prcsint.
The -I-year-old. son 'Of Prof. Card ot the
Stace university died yesterday morning and
the funeral was held yesterday , '
The flood ot "grafters" aud sneak thieves
which cams Into the city In time for the
state fair has ebbed cgaln and the city U
once more the only model town In the slate.
A halt dozen holdups and a many petty bur-
glarUa completed their record white here ,
but no great loites have been reported.
The store of Heese & Vanow , at Fourteenth
and Vine streets , was destroyed by lire yes
terday -morning- . The blate la supposed to
Iiavo be n the work of incendlarlei , of whom
there Is no clew.
I'lto in Oiikliiiul.
OAKLAND , Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Spesclal Telegram -
gram , ) Fire destroyed i irt of Pcavey's cle > -
vator here tonight * The first alarm was
given about $ o'clock and the flyuea were
bursting out from , the corn cribs and coal
sheds adjoining lite elevator. The railway
'employes and citizens managed lo confine
the flre lo the sheds and cribs , but the end
of the elevator was badly scorched , while
Ihe runways and dumps were destroyed. A
car containing stone billed to Omaha and an
empty box car were destroyed , but the agent
telegraphed for train No. IT. which was
about due , to hurry up , and several cars of
grain were sav-jd. The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars. The fire Is bell -
lld to be of Incendiary origin.
TccumKf h Nntm nnd I'rrsoiuilH.
TCCUMSEH. Neb , , Sept. 17. ( Special. )
Wilma Cooper , 10-ycar-dd daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. II , L. Cooper , died Saturday of
diphtheria.
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Harsha are home
from a prolonged eastern visit.
"Cyclone" Dsvla of Texas , a populist en
thusiast , will speak In this city Thursday.
Schloss Bros , have removed their stock
of clothing frcni this city to Iltavsatha. Kan.
air. and Mrs. John Klnsey are visiting In
St. Louis.
Marcus Wolfe has embarked In the dry
goods business In Tecumseh.
' A. C. Sullivan made a business trip to
Chicago last week.
A grand rally will be held by the republi
cans of Johnson county In this city Friday
evening. J. 13. Strode , republican nominee
from the First district for congress , and
Hen. Church II we will be the speakers.
Mualo will be furnished by the Tecumseh
Military band and the glee club ,
r.urKliira Hull u Slorr.
SHELTON . Neb. . Sept. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The general merchandise store
of C. II. Mense at Sod Town ,
a little village fifteen miles ncrth
of this place , uas broken Into Saturday
night and robbed of } 25 and iome small
articles. They have a slight clew as to
ivln the rcbbers tre.
George White's nose was broken yesterday
by a foul hit while playing base ball ,
Aaron Rob nson and Jerry Cox , fanners ,
living north of this place , skipped the coun
try last night v , 1th mortgaged property nnd
leaving a number of creditors behind. Offi
cers are lict on their trail ,
District Cmirt ut tllilr.
DLAIR , Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Special Telegram , )
District court commenced here today , with
Judge Keysor on the bench. The first < lny
WAS 'devoted to arranging the suits and other
matters. The criminal cases will commence
Tuesday morning and continue until finished.
The first eult to bo'callcd will be that against
Olle Unthank and Josle Cook of Arlington
for playing- ball on Sunday , appealed from
the lower court.
llnlii ut Jlunbar.
DUNBAU. Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Special. ) A
four hours' rain fell here yesterday after
noon. It will be of great benefit to the
large acreage ct fall wheat that has been
sown ,
A largo number of the farmers will be
compelled lo plow up their pastures and
resow them , Alfalfa will take the place of
the blue grass pastures.
China has 200 miles of railway ; the United
States 176,461 , American railways last year
carried 10,348,121 pound cans of Dr. Price's
cream baking powder.
n Count y'a I'alr.
WAYNE , Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Special Tele-
Kram. ) The Wayne county fair will be held
here this wiek , SeptMPber 19 , 0 , 21 und 22 ,
and promises to be the most successful In
thehUtory of the society. Thursday la re
publican day , ilajors , Moore. Piper and
many republicans will be present , Friday Is
populist day and Carey and other populists
will be pruent. Saturday Is democratic day
and Congressman Bryan will orate.
The bicycle tournament Saturday promises
to bo one of the most Interesting features of
the fair , with } 300 In prizes. There will also
bo a l > aat ball contest between Wayne and
Leslie , and Way * and nandolph.
Frrmniil Affair * .
FREMONT , Sept. 17. ( Special Telegram. )
The case against M. Q , Cook , who was ar
rested last week on & peace warrant , charged
with threatening the lifeof his divorced
wife when I heir daughter was lying dead ,
vras settled today In Justice court , The
complaining wltneis , Thomas Bullock , dis
missed the case.
Judge Marshall held a shorl session ol
court today , at which time- the docket waa
called and cases set for heirlng- the regu
lar September term , which commences next
Monday. The first case for trial Is the
state against James Patkcr on a charge cf
criminal assault upon a 13-year-old girl.
j Notable departures today were : Charles ,
I Edith and Lauru McDonald and Miss Nettle
, Gibson to Oberlln , 0. , to attend .college.
i ] Ilex Henry to the Military school at Farl-
, bault , lllnn. , nnd Misses Etta nnd Frankle
1 May to St. Mary's ' academy at Fnrlbault ,
Minn ,
j > .i rin M. WKI.TY nirhtn.
Former Onuilm Citizen Sliuc Uhlln Ilunt-
. IIIK NCMT Fremont.
FREMONT , Sept. 17. ( Special Telegram. )
Divlil M , Welly , president of the Nebraska
Harness company of this city , nnd a promi
nent citizen , was accidentally shot and killed
this evening while hunting in company with
his young son , Dick , nnd F. A. Sears. He
was hunting at Patrick's ' lake , lx miles
northeast cf Fremont. Sears and young
Welly were hunting together , and went
quite a distance from D. SI. Welly. When
they were ready to como home they returned
to the place where they left him and shouted
for him , but could get no response. They
then searched and finally found Mr. Welty
lying on hla face , dead , with a gaping wound
In his breast. The heart htd been pene
trated by part of the load cf shot. Ills
gun lay abcul six feet ( rein him , with the
left barrel discharged. Mr. Sears and young
Welty brought the body home with them , ar
riving after 10 o'clock.
D. M , Welty was for many years n promi
nent business man of Omaha.
Ills Walk TOD ttovnro.
GRAND ISLAND , Sept. 17. ( Special. ) J.
W. Rapert , who Is walking from New York
to San Trancisco on a wager of $5,000 , ar
rived hero yesterday in very p < jor cfndltlon
and behind time. At Chapman he could
get no lodging , and had lo remain out all
night. Ills legs are swollen , and It Is not
believed by those who satv him that he will
in a Uo the trip , He must reach San Fran
cisco by December 1 or lose , and It will
require twenty-flvo miles of walking every
day. ,
Will nntrrtiiln Hie Slain
WEST POINT , Neb , , Sept. 17 ( Special
Telegram. ) Govern : r Crounse , Auditor
Jfoore , Warden Beemer and other state offi
cials will visit the Cumlrig county fair at
West Point Wednesday. Largo crowds will
bo In attendance.
with Mealing lings.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Sept. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) O , Manskexvas arrested today
charged with stealing ten hogs from the feed
yard of W. K. Buttcrfleld , one mile north of
town , Ho had sold them to J. Shannon of
Hosklns.
_
I'ri-iirhor Cliargtiil with Cruelty loAnlin.il * .
HASTINGS. Neb , , Sept. 17. ( Special Tele
gram , ) L. Brown swore out a complaint
tonight against Rev. Mr. Dean of the Meth
odist Episcopal churcli for cruelty to ani
mals , He will have a hearing In the morn
ing.
_ _
Ofltrrr Joined 111 * Primmer ,
AfSTIN , Tex. , Sept. 17. It wns learned
here this nflernoon that Officer Cnrr Lucy ,
who went to Mexico to arrest and extradite
J. II. But tier , defaulting secretary of the
Austin UulUllriK and Loan association , 1ms
been lilmsetf arrested anil thrown Into
prison at Monterey. Governor Hogg has
placed himself In communication with the
governor of Monterey with regard to the
matter. International complications are
feurcO ,
_ _
Intelligent consumers Insist on having Dr ,
Price's baking powder , and will be content
with no other ,
_
Out with Another -Mnn'n Wife ,
DALLAS , Tex. , Sept. 17. John Slorrow ,
after an , absence of two weeks , returned
home lsnt night and found hla wife away.
After a search he found her about midnight
In the company of James O'Nell , A Jlght
ensued , In which Morrow slabbed and killed
O'Nell. Morrow la now In jail. He came
hero from Indiana , and his wife WAS Ml.io
Gertrude HnUlen or MlEuilHHlppl. Morrow
has been with the Dalian Cotton .Mills com
pany since their establishment.
llnunil anil Itnbbed the
SOUTH UEND , Ind. , Bept. 17. T. I *
Warne , agent of Ihe Lake Shore at Uronze ,
was bound and gagged by three masked
men last nlKht , The eofe was then pillaged.
The loss to the company U not known. The
men were not ma ked. From a deecriiitlon
given , by Wame- la believed they will be
captured.
fOsSssflEis
This extra
ordinary Ko-
Invcnator Is
Ii - Palling Ben-
t cmost
wonderful cation n.Nirr
discovery of
the n.16. It of the oyca
lian been . end other
on.
domed by the im.te.
Strengthens ,
tlflo man of Jnvfnra.t6 *
Kuropo and unrt toncilho
America. on' Ire hyo tern.
Hudjran Is Hudian cures
Deb lllty ,
Ky Nervousness ,
Hudyan steps hmlmlons ,
Prematmness antl develop s
of tlio < lls- and restores
charBo la 20 eak organ * .
, 1'ilaa la the
Jays mrca
.
back. IOESC *
LOST
by any or
MANHOOD nightstopped
quickly. Over 2,0 < X ) private Indorsements.
I'remalurtnesa means Impoicncy In the flr l
slaee. 11 la a symptom of seminal woakneu nd
barrenness. It can be cure ! In 20 days by lt
use of I Ind van.
The new discovery uai made by the gpeclallits
of the old famous Hudeoii Moillcnl Institute. It
Is Ihe atroneest vltnllzfr rnaflo. It la very power
ful , but liarmteSR KoM for 11,00 a imcjdice , "r
Fix packagvi far IC.CO ( plain leolril boxes ) .
Written guarantee given for a cure. If you hiiy
fix boxes , nnd nro not entirely currd , nix n ir
will bo sent to you tree of all eharire. Send for
circular * nnd tosllmnnlnlii , Addrcti
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Junction Stockton Market , anil Ellis
Streets , San Franolsco.Cal.
TOR
SEARLES&
8EARLES
,
SPECIALISTS ,
Chronic
WE Nervous
Private
AND
CUI&E Special
Diseases
TREATMENT BV MAIL. COrtSJUAHUM fail
Catarrh , all Dlsaaaos of the Noao.
Throat , CheatStomnoh , Llvor , Blood
Skin and KIdney Diseases , Los
Manhood and ALL PRIVATE DIS
EASES OF MEN-
Cullcnoriulilrosi
Hr , Swrlp ? Xf ScirlM HIOK/IKXAM / NKU. NT
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL J3AMJC
V. # Drjioiltortf , Umalui , Jfelii-atlta ,
CAPITAL , $400,000
SURPLUS , $55,500
Officer * and Director * Henry W , Tel * . prtri-
Ident ; John B. Colllna. rlpr ; ldeai ; ! . :
B. lletO. Culilerj William 1L. 8. Ilughei , nciU : >
THE IRON BANK ,