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U GOES TO SEE THE QUEEN
Cliiacse Statcsaaa is Esosrted by the Prisoe
of
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS AT OtBORNE
Ioktr mid Her DlotlncnUtird
\ i lt ir I > nnrh In Srimrnlc Aimrt-
inrnlt llrltl.li I'lrrl Horn
Iltmor lu I he 1'orclirnrr.
LONDON. Aag , ELI Hung Chang , -with
his suite , went by special train to Ports
mouth today In order to cross the Seflent to
the Isle of Wight tnd visit tie queen at
Osborne. He was recrived at PortEmoulh
cy a number of distinguished naval officers
and others and a salute of nineteen guns
was fired when be boarded tbe royal jacht ,
.Albert which -was in waiting. Upon leaving
Portrsnoulb the yacht made a detour and
gave the distinguished trat eler a view of
the Urge fleet of ar bbips assembled in ,
those -wate-rt an-d also permitte-d ilm to fee
About as laic * and attractive a Ce-et of ;
pleasure craft as ever assembled In the
Solent ,
The Chinese statesman WBE saluted by
the fle-et and continue-d on his -way to Trinity
-wharf. Cowes. where he w-as received by the
jirince of Wales , wbo escorted him to Os-
borne Tbe marquis of Salisbury , "who pre
texted Li Hung Chang to her majesty , had
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preceded the Chinese cntoy to the Isle of
Wight.
"Rhcn tbe royal yacht Alberta arriveid at
Cowes Li Hung Chang tins received with
national honors. He was driven from the
lending to Osborne house in a royal car
riage drawn by four horses and upon his ar
rival there was shown to tbe private apart-
me-ntE * tt aside for his uhe He was then
presented to the prince of Wales and the
duke of York in the reception room. Li
Hung Chang and his suite. Lord Salisbury
and others took lunch together at Obborne
hou e while the queen and other rojalties
took lunch In a private apartment After
ward the Chinese envoy -was ushered into
the presence of the queen , -who was seate'd '
in a small gilded chair dressed in black
and surrounded by members of the royal
family. Lord Salisbury presented Li Hung
Cheng , and in response the queen bowed
to the nation's gue-st , but did not rise. Li
Hung Chang then read a Epc-ech in the
Chinese language , which his ton , " Viscount
LI , translated. He said in substance that
be had be-cn commanded by his master ,
the emperor of China , to pay his respects
to her majesty , and that he had traveled
many miles to carry out this mandate. He
"
then" handed to tbe queen a large yellow
Ellk envelope containing his credentials
The queen , in reply , said that the WBB
glsd to see his excellence , and remarl-ed
that he had had a long journey. Her
majesty also Raid that she reciprocated the
peed -will tif the Chinese emperor. The
ijue-fn then for tbe first times , arose and re
mained standing -when Li Hung Chang
retired from her presence , bowingLi Hung
Chzng afterward hoarded the royal yacht
Osborne. to be presented to the princess
of Wale-E. After taking tea on board the
Osborne Li Hung Chang retired to the
royal jatlit Alberta , which then Et earned
tmek to Portsmouth , through the lines of
the fleft. Tbe tailors manned tbe ships as
the yacht pasf d and Li Hung Chang did not
conceal his admiration at the imposing
spectacle , comprising some forty-seven - es-
Eels of the British navy , ofnhica twenty-
rrenwere liatlleshlps. This is The strong
est British fleet assembled since the review
in honor of the que-en's jubilee
GIVES fl * TUB 1SL.AXD.
Ilrport flint Ornl Tlrltnlii IIn Ilelln-
< liil lid Trliiitliiilc to Itrnril.
LISBON Aug. fi. It Is rtated in the
newspapers that Great Britain has recog
nized tie sovereignty of Brarll over the
Island of Trlnidade , off tie coast of Brazil.
Similar statements were made in February
last and have been repe-ated at Intervals ,
PARIS , Aug. 5. A telegram from Rio de
Janeiro EBJE that tie Portuguese minister
there Senor Thomas A. Rebiero Ferriera
has informed lie Brazilian government that
Gie-at Britain ias agreed to recognize tbe
Brazian sovereignty over tie island of
Tr nidadewhich was taken possession of
cv Great Britain early in 1BSS Jor USE as a
cable Etation on the ground that Brazilian
Bcuereignty oter the island had lapsed ow-
inc to non-occupation
LONDON , Aug. 5 iA Lisbon dispatch to
tbe Times says The Foreign office has
communicated a note to the newspapers to
the fiTe'Ct that Portugal , -whose good offices
Mere accepted by England and Brazil , ias
zwarde'd tie island of Trlnldade to Brazil
All of tie Lisbon newspapers praise Eng
land's nobility and promptness in accepting
the award.
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Trniccr iv ri\A > cii * STRAITS.
CUll OKlpInU Unto Itcrrlreil .to
Siilnrl- r tMrn Month * .
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. n. Tie finan
cial difficulties ot the government are most
acute The officials ot the UUl list ha\c
not recehed their salaries for wven months
end when tome of them complained they
ve-re nrreMeid. The sultan Is paying tcme
of tie officials out of iie private purse.
Negotiations Vblchwesre in progress with
London bankers to capitalize the Cyprus
tribune baie been broken off owing to lie
tictsElre demands of tbe Turkish govern
ment which coumod upon Betting from thlt ,
tource i4DD,000 with which to replenish its
coffer .
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SpanKU Town Ilurin-cl Dunn.
LONDON , Aug. D. A > pe-clal dispatch from
Madrid J.EJ-E a great fire U raging at Rugia
de MeSlna c town of about 4.009 Inhabitants ,
twes'y five miles southwest of Valabolld ,
Hundreds of building ! , ere said to hate been
destroyed and tbe inhabitants ere reported
10 be in a state of panic A large number
ol people have been rendered hnineJess by
tbe fire -which IK btlieu-d to haie been of
Incendiary origin.
Columbln TnlLvVnr. .
COLfiN. Columl4a , A g 5. < New York
AVcrld CtUtcram Sperfal Trfegram. ! A
trovemment organ Seclares that if Nlcara-
E'-a refuKfi to re41nqui > h IEUE Mangles ,
vibi.h ihe tflz d contrary te tbe nifctcs of
the inhabitaots. tie Colombia gottirameiit
regard tbe reJutnl as a cat4is b(41L
Inillan Srln.oK for South Dnkoln.
"iVASHINGTON , Aug. & Inspector Mc-
LaUEtUn of the Indian bureau IVUE dir -u < d
Jolry lo telnet lie Eiutc for tie now ludluc
lioarume fccli ( alt to be Ix-att4 at or DCMIT
Chattberltia tnd Rapid City. S 1 > . wiiti
CPU
i uf Orrn V - krlh , A c. n.
At New York ArnvoS E4 m. ficun ABJ-
tcr Teutonic , from Uverpool. WCTTA
Irom ua . IlBiet , from Ittwaea. * ik > 4
Gini. for Urrjl. Purtft , lot Soutk-
iiir4.At . - i > 4. lor AnfBttrp.
At Arrivwi CaJt * i > u
-lWeenltn * . lor
1 iitaniUr. fr New Tarlc.
At i "ix-i4icii AT3in < d Iftoni from
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At .
York YtrU ir n Ur-
At -Srm.l n ' OT from
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At H rr- F7
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rATCHI > C t"P A IinOKEV DUAL.
CliIciiKo nrokr , Try lo pt lr Claim *
Atrnlnot th - M > err Ilrollirr * .
CHICAGO. Aug. S Tbe Cblcng * Stock ex
change IB rtfll cJowd a d HI remain ek M <
until tie Moore Bros' ftllnre but been
-ttle4. Tbe action of tbe governing com-
atttfe IB dosing tie doors of the exchange
is said by certain fisaacterE wio are in a
P wit lee te know te iave averted a little
paste. "Tiere if no telling -where it w-waM
liave rndfd. " said a me-mber of Dae Slock
eoLCiange today. "It mlgit have resulted
In tie rainatkm of i dozen bustneE * IJOBBCS
tt > 4 hanks. "
President J. M. Jamlsfln of tbe exchange
in fulfillment ef the resolutions adopted by
the governing committee , appointed tie fol
lowing ge-ntlrmen to artnlti him a *
a committee to confer with the bsnkB for
tie purpose of arranging a settlement of tie
aiTalrs of the Moore Bros' : P. A. Valen
tine of Armour & . Co ; A. M. Day of Cennsel-
man & Day and C C. Yoc of Brew tier t
Co The Moore brothers are preparing a
stntement of their affairs and of the Diamond
mend Match and New York Biscuit com
panies.
The Stock exchange -will be kept closed
until all the facu are known and until a
syndicate IE formed to underwrite the deal
at some price to be settled upon after all
tie Information IB furnished liy the Moores.
particularly aE to the standing of the com
panies. The Diamond Match price will
not "be over ICO. New York Bis-cuit not over
? & . Tie Moores claim the companies are
not at all involved. It is claimed Ito was
jesterday bid for Diamond Match. J H.
Moore says"Our troubles began Satur
day. Sunday it looked blue. Monday
morning 1 iad a promise from mr irother
In tbe east. Monday afternoon the money
gave out"
The Stock exchange brokers iave informed
tielr clients tiat under tieir rules they do
not guarantee trades and that consequently
siort sellers must for teiir profits depend
upon tie solvency of tbe concern lowiom
tie sales vere made Consequently those
siort on Diamond Matci and New York
Biscuit do not know yet wietier they will
get their Immense paper profit or not and
will not know until the Stock exchange re
opens
Friends of the Diamond Match company
assent tiat President Barber stands entireJy
aloof from the Moore failure , that he was In
noway Interested in tie speculative de'al
Mr. Moore IE authority for the Etatement
tiat iad not CT Yeirkes come Into tie
market as a borrower to the extent of
neaily $1 OOO.ODB tie collapse would have
been averted. Many banks threw out the
Moore securities and substituted tiose of
tie Norti Chicago and West Chicago Street
railway values One house known to be
short on Diamond Match and New York
Biscuit is bidding 1TO for the former and
75 for tie latter. There is -unverified re
port that tic Armour crowd will take all of
tie Moore holding at a certain figure and
terminate tie deal as purposed by tie Mon
roe street law-jers
President Barber of tie Diamond Matci
company ias sent the following telegram
from Paris to Moore Bros , here"Our pres
ence here quite necessary : can do no good
If there. Have some important trades here.
Government denies Etatement made by
Gould's agents. "
Tie subcommittee of 'be governing com
mittee of lie Chicago Stock exchange neld
c consultation -nith Judge William H Moore
and James Hobart Moore at the office of
the Moore Bros , this aftcmoon. All lie
members of lie subcommittee were present ,
including Chairman Jamieron a : > d Messrs ,
Yoe , Day and Valentine , the last -aanred
representing P D. Armour , -who is a .tfm-
ber of tie committee. Messrs Moore made
a re-rbal Etatement of tie position of tielr
trades , but no particulars were given out.
Tie subcommitte-e will make its report 1o
tie governing committee of tie Stock ex-
ciange at a meeting called for 15 o'clock
tomorrow , iavlng beca adjourned for tie
purpose of giving tie subcommittee furtber
tlme-
HOT WAVE COMKS FHOM THE 5OCTII
Merenrjr CIcf to th - On < - HnnurtMl
Alnrk Over n Ljirec Area.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S Reports of marl ,
mum temperatures received by the meatier
bureau show that the present - arniwave
is very general , and is probably the moEt
severe during the present summer. The
officials say it is unusual for the tempera
ture to reach such a high point in so many
parts of the country at one time. The
heat is due to an area of irtgi barometer
which has lieen prevailing over the south
ern portion of lie country and low barom
eter in tie northern part , -whici results in
great waves of ieat coming toward tie
north. In this city the heat during tie
past lew days b E been Intense , and today
the thermometer reached Its maximum
point registering 5 > C degrees , according to
the official readings.
Among the temj > eratures reported to the
weather bureau todav were Albany. P4.
Philadelphia , M ; Charlotte. N C. S 4. Jack-
Honville. M ; Pcnsacola , i < Montgomery
Ala. . S > C , Vicksburg. Miss. . SB. Little Rock ,
Ark. . 102 ( tie hlgbe-st in the country ) : New
York , W ; Memphis. 100 ; Indianapolis , M
Oswego. J G ; Cleveland. S2 ; Chicago and
Springfield , m. . fC : St. Louis. Kansas City ,
Mo . Fort Dodge la , , and Phoenix , Ariz. . US
CHICAGO. Aug. E. This was tie hottest
day of the beason so far. Yesterday at 4
p. m the government thermomttcr marked
BS1- . degrees , the highest of the day. Luriiic
the morning today the temperature ranged
from S to 10 degrees higher than tie e-cr-
respondlng hours yesterday. At 2 p. m.
it marked P4. or two degrees higher than
at 2 p m. yesterday. At S p. m , the
thermometer registered nigher than it ied
been at any time for two years. ! > C degrees.
ThiE figure her cnly ueen equalled twice
since 1SS7 , when it was 30i ! degrees In tie
shade tnd the rate of mortality WEE greater
than the "undertakers could handle.
Tie only death reported today WEE that of
Joseph Lapham , tboe dealer , of i'27 West
Lake street , who dropped dfad near tbe
Chicago Bcaci hotel early this morning.
Among tie caste of prottiatian not attended
vith fatal results , tie first case reported
was James Brune , aESittant profcsbor at
the Chicago university , pleke-d up uncon-
bciaus at 7 a. m. An unknown man , 2
years old , WEE brought to Ibe Cook county
hospital tt noon by the police . .Hewill
recover.
ST LOUIS , Aug. t. Ninety-eight degrees
in tbe thade , the highest pont reached by
lie thermome-ter in St LDUIB this seafcon
w as recorded by tbe local uatier bureau
4 o'clmk this tfiwnoan. Jt was Etill hot
ter on tie rtrettE. ibermomesters in different
fctt-Ucms of tie city reEiEtesring several de-
* over 100. A Krone breeze blew al-
mott all day , but it vat like tie air from
a Jurntre. There -were inan > prostrations
frem. tic intensehsat , city dii.peni.ary and
hospital attaches bring lept busy until a
late bour. receiving aud caring lor tbena
Tie prostrations numberc-d about twenty
August Herman , ooe ol tie intimB. IE dead
and three others escuw live
RetporU from diffMfiit towns and dties In
southern Illinois indicate that today was the
tottttt on record for this H-BSOU Much euf-
fwius was ttufct'd by tie intense heat many
prostrations recultdd tnd butintbn out of
dooibuas t-tupenOed general ! } Tie reword
U as foJiimt. Fill-bury 1W ) IB the tiadf ,
N kMnlE , 14 ; Detcacur , M , Alhambra , 101 ,
VjuidHlia. 1ft : . Kaiasey , li . Ciey City. 1 ,
LitchCUd , 1IU , Percy , 16fe. Mtecoulah , > t.
llfl'TR IIOOMING THIS EXl'OMTIOV.
Will Hair n Gnlil M.-iInr of Lllllau
IttikKfll ut Ouiabn.
BCTTK. M at A g Z Special Tdegram )
Omibi a at } afliUUfc refccLM Buttr tt HOOD
UWUy usid Jiwt c owjt tau r < c * | iian Tier
t-r uuterU ut < < b } tiw cilj oouacO and
tiimurb lif joint * and RxneHerE They
d * * -u a miac Oi ( < * ( - TiU'tK" boadred
4r U oper Ui Uire vitl a monthly
par rail of Jl ( Tfc ptn-ultUco is
K iH't an evi-r 5c iDOS'Wv ( in.iaiion for
< aih STf.v v.ir.r i i r. J iELtu of
J'lW till fr r- . ' f I" V . ' ? > pft.J ] f
l't ! Tr - - - T- ' F i EH * ier *
TI > T ) n 1 K i trt * - Ca Ki-btn at
n \ \ ir1 ' - - ti i * 1 svf A gold t , tue
' J ) "i.tttj kt iL
NATIONAL PARTY IN SESSION
State Ocmrentkm of the Bolting
FroMbiticmiEts Ja Kebratka.
FOURTEEN COUNTIES ARE REPRESENTED
Tlilrtr Dclrir it - Mppt nn I Atnlcnlilr
I'rocrcil \oinlnntr n Ticket ,
Adopt n I'lnlforni nntlniiic
Stnlp ComsulttrrK.
.niCHARD A. HA\VLEY of Lancaster
Lieutenant Oove-roor
OSCAR KENT of Adams
Serietary of State
. . . . J E D1LLWORTH of Jointmn
Auditor . . . n A , GERRARD t > f Platte
Trwt , ur i THOMAS M'Cl'LLOCH of Otoe
State Superintendent
ANNA M. BrXTIXG of Butler
Attorney GfiHiiil
.FRANK G. ODELL of lJ > nca ter
Commissioner
J. PHIPPS ROE of Douglas
judges of Sutireme Court
MARTIN I BRO\VKR of Nance.
F P. WIGTON. of Madlion.
P.egent , . THEODORE JOHNSON Of Clay
Electorp-at-La.rgt >
JAMES 1C , LANE of Lancaster.
LEM J. SMITH of Lancaster.
District El"etor
AP. . SEYMOt'R of Casi.
THOMAS W. MATTHEWS , Douclas.
A. LX-TH of Piatte
E. H AGEE of Saline ,
.1. S MILLER of Harlan.
U L. POND of HelL
LINCOLN. Aug. f. . ( Special. ) Tbe first
state convention of the national party -was
called to order at i'-25 p. m. today in Grand
Army of tie Republic hall by Lem Smith
of Lincoln , There were present at that
hour some thirty de-legates from various
counties of the Etate among whom appeared
a rprinkllng of women. Mr. Smith said. In
calling the convention to order , tiat he
iad been named as provisional chairman ,
but , unlike the Pittsburg le iderE , he did
not propose to Ignore the delegates by
naming a temporary chairman and lirust-
ing him on the convention willy-nilly. He
then welcomed the delegates briefly , and
expressed his. pleasure In seeing to gene , !
a representation of Ihe national party in
attendance. He iad received letters from all
parts of tie state , and was convinced tiat
tie peoplegcnerallj - -were ICEE afflicted with
Bryanphobla than wcs given out by Brjan
managers. He referred lo tbe cause lead
ing to a eplit in tie prohibition party at
Pjltsburg. aiid dtclcrcd that honest voters
had no other recourse than to organize a
new party , -which ihould stand not onlj for
prohibition , but for v.oman suffrage , tbe
issue of money bj tie government , antimonopoly -
monopoly and every other needed reform
A burtt of applause followed his scathing
arraignment of trusts and national bants ,
and -when it had subsided , Mr Smith acked
viat the convention's pleasure -was with
reference to a temporary chairman.
Mr Hawlcy of Lancaster county was recognized
nized tnd stid he would present tie name
of a man well knowti to every man and
woman or the convention ; a man who iis
plowed the lurrows through tie fields < if
reform and vas worthy of all honor George
W. "Woodby of Omaha. Tie nomination was
s-econded by Mr. Pond , and Mr AVoodby
( colored ) was unanimously elected tem
porary chairman bj a rising Tote.
NEW PARTY A NECESSITY.
In taking tie chair. Mr. Woodby said that
a most unerpocted honor iad been conferred
upon him , and ie believed that tie prohibi
tionists of the stale bad already honored
him above iiE deserts. He nad little lo
cdd to the splendid speeieh of tie provisional
state chairman , but -would advance lie
statement that the republicans , democrats
and populists -will go to the polls diEctiEsIng
only the free silver issue ; the prohibitions
cling to middle-of-the-road prohibition
which leaves tie national party ttandlng
alone on a broad reform platform. He
believed that the new party was an abso
lute necessity at this time , for tie nation's
welfare , and declared tiat In lie event
of the election of Mr. Bryan with a Iree
Ellver congress behind him , the money ques
tion will Etill be unsettled. In going over
tbe ield in this stale and in Iowa ie iad
observed a strong move'ment among tbe
ma&eee , toward affiliation with lie national
party of reform and believed tils was ihe
time to effect a permanent reform party.
.1. M Dilworti of Crab Orchard was chosen
secretary. The following delegates were
named a committee on credentials R. A.
Haw ley , Lancaster ; E AGerrard. . Platte ,
R. Fouk , Holt , Mrs Mary Roberts , Lan
caster and D. P. Hayncs , Butler. While
thU committee conferred , tbe convcnticn
sang "America , " to guitar accompaniment
rendered by F. G. Odell of Lancaster. This
was followed ty a witty ballad with the
refrain , "But tie Taipajers Pay all lie
Bills. " sung oy Mr. Odell.
The committee on credentials reporte-d
delegates present from fourte-cn counties
and its re-commendation that all men end
women aitemblei , substantially agreed with
the platform of the * national party , should
be received as delegates , was adopted.
Ode > ll of Lancaster moved the appoint
ment of a committee on re-solutions , to con-
EUt of nine members , six to be chosen
by congressional districts , and three ap
pointed oy tbe chair. A recets of five
minutes was allowed in wiici tie districts
caucussed with the following result First
congre'ssional dlttrict S. D. Fitciie , Second ,
Mrs Annie R. Woodby ( colored ) : Third ,
Mrs. M. G. Brugger ; Fourth. E. P. Haynes ;
Fifth. Theodore Johnson. Sltti , I ) . L. Pond ,
Holt county , editor of lie Inman News ,
three appointed by tbe ciair. Frank D
Oaell. Lancaster. Chrittie George. Butler ,
and JL. W. Maxwell , l ancaEter.
SELECTS A STATE COMMITTEE.
The committee on resolutions retired and
tbe convention proceeded to organize a Etate
central committee. The utmost unanimity
prevailed in the nominations , and tie com
mittee , upon motion , -was organlreidwlti
Lem J. Smith of Lancaster BE chairman ;
R. A , Hawley of Lsncaster , se-cretary ; Theo
dore Johnson of Feirfield , treasurer. Mem
ber t of committee by counties Adams.
Oscar Kent. Kenesaw. Butler , Christy
Gemrge ; Douglas , J. PhippE Roe , Omaha ,
Harlan , Mn * . Amanda M , Laffwtj. Johnson.
J. M. Dilworth. Crab Orchard , Lancaster ,
Ed Lodcr Wavrly , NuckoUs , J. L Frederick ,
Superior. Otoe. J N Bunn. Dunbar ; Pawnee ,
J. W , Whittaker Pawnee City ; Platte. tt G.
Hurd , Columbus. Polk. lt.aac BooEtrum ,
Stiocskburg , Red Willow , W. O. Nona ! . Mc-
Cook , Stline , E. H. Ape-e , Friend , York , A
X Davit York , Clay , William Ctrr , Edgar
The executive committe-e on motion , wat
formed of tie chairman , secretary and treas
urer of tie state committe-e , and tie six
mtimbere of tbe commltte-e on resolutions , by
oongrt-fcEiorihl dit.triPU. . as name > d abore
On motion of Lem J. Smith , tie following
committee on finance and pUn of work wu
appointed by tie chair Lem J. Smith , J ,
L Frederick , Joseph Bunn.
The convention workfd iard all afternoon
hoping to adjourn by 6 o'clock , but owing to
tbe protracted .section of tbe committee on
resolutions , onwiici were women. It wtt
after $ Vefore tie report vaE submitted In
the interval , ddegateE gathered in little
knot * about lie hall and viritfd informally
PLATFORM AS REPORTED.
Tie report of tie committee on resolutions
win , at follow E
Tbe prohiUUoBFts of Nttrufka , conscious
of tbclr rcfixuiFdldUty to God and Uirfr
ft-llow niee for & proper use of tie ballot
reaffirm tbrir adierenct- the natlcna !
prebibition jiany
1Ttfc Fuppreef4on liy law ef tbe tnunu-
f&cturr eaie and t- ; > j lef aloebaKc licjuws
for l > fvt-rmfr purpcifctss
. Tee prod union und sole of alnaboUc
H ut r for < thtr I urpyse * to l > t tinder the
i otnrc'l of ibe pox-rnme-iit or t-uiect to
* ht same S-c * la'ion as cifctT j > oit.orK
S. V"ir.in * .licnid hiivt tie eiune means
of rrotertlrc Jit-rntU her iomt and fctr
iS drtn. litr iiropcrty and in-r haj > intts
ljiia > Dt that zuan tat None but rttlrtnk
c-f tie I nltfd Brali- should be iillout-d 10
vote And naturalize-d citizens ciould QCX
vote untn J-MIT. after "nataraltoitkin
pmpers h ve l > e n ii'iK-4.
4. The peneml pevrnuamt houW pre-
t Tt ererjelector hi tb-e rfcht to vote
R. Tbe nwiwj * f In * HiiaUT should t e
oH-d bv tie priM-ral tBx-7iin nt only.
Uirnncb povernraent bemai eil loan and
ape 't. ' dlrpctly ie tne pMijil ? . ttp n adf-
qnate Feurlty and tit a tatnform rate t f
Intereft It PhoBM bo faB vfaj tender
tor ti * ; . j-mfnt of , all dttbts 7 abUc and
privntf wlthtmt rscejUrn tn favor ot con
tract mJpulntkm.
W * favor a money cropop < d of Jf gal tea-
oer trt-aiurj notes Imsed upon tbe credit
f the nntttin. t d the free and unlimited
r itiac ef reW and siJver at the ratio ef
K to 1 , In wn + rh the V > onae < toHJel tt > dBe i i
of the rotmtry KhnM l > pala.
C Land is tie common heritage -of the
people and should I * prc ervea from
monopoly ajxJ Fin-cvjlation AH utMrned
grunts of land subject to forfeiture RhouW
l > e rfclatmed by the govemraeut and n
portion or the puMIe domain ittould here
after lw grained rxctyt to urlunl settlers.
continuous upe IxHng essential to tenure.
T Ralliond" . leieprapb titd other monop
olies fbouldtf owned and operated liy the
government , giving to tie pwpie tie tiene-
fit of service and product ttowrfrom at eo t
K The- national coii nJtirtlB3 should lie so
amended as to allow the national revenues
to be raided \n equitable wdjuptment of
taxation on tbe jiropmioK tnd income of
the people , and lmj > 9rt duties should be
levied only as a means of Fecarinc equltaMe
ommejciul -lation i with otitr nations
5. All projx-rly Fhould be listed for taxa
tion at netualalue less any liana fide in
debtedness thereon. All evidences of In
debtedness. such a protaiKsorv note-s bonds
and mortgacf-i. should lie taiert at their
face value at the same rate as otier prop
erty , and such obligations Kbould t > e non-
collectlble util * " , " ! listed for taxation and
stumped liy tie Riievror In tie locality
where the obi hml on is to l > c oolle-cled
30 Tie coatmct conilet lalior system
throuchwhich sj > eruators iire enriche-d at
the expense of tie state , should be abel
ished. - I
11. All men should be protected by law
in their rlpits to one day of rest In seven ,
li We stand une-qul vocally for our pub
lic schools taurit in the English Innsruage
and are oppos-d lo any appropriations of
public money for sectarian purposes
IS. All offlciu ! fees should l > e covered into
the public trearury and officials paid rea
sonable
, . :4rhe , , president , vipd president and
united States senators < bt ald lie elected
by dlifet vote of the jM > op } < l
3 . Beli-v-inc that free expression of tie
popular will is esntial In .a representative
jov eminent , we favor tie adoption of tic
Initiative and referendum.
GOT THROUGH EASILY.
Ciairman Smith ol tie committee on
finance and plan of work rcportud in part ,
speaking ciiefly on tie necesEity of securing
a large subscription to lie campaign fund.
He said that tius far the nationals iad
kept out of debt and were determined to do
so in future.
Mr. Odcll iere rilled the attention of
tie convention to tie Jnct fo-f tie so-called
pension plank favoied iy the nationalists
Lad been by an overEight lotnitted from the
platform ae adopted todsjx Upon his motion
the adoption of the platform was recon-
slde-red and the following pension planu
added and the tntire plttlonn readopted
Ex-soldiers and sailors , 'of tbe I'niled
States armj and navjth 4r widows and
minor children , should n-celve lilieral jien-
sions giaded on disability and term of
sfrvlre not merely as TI Cest of gratitude
liut for service rendered in lie preserva
tion of the union ,
Tbe following state ticket was then nomi
nated by acclamation 3n ererv Instance
Governor. Richard A , Hawer , Lancaster
countv , lieuttinant governor.Oscar Kent.
Kene.t.aw . secretary of Etate , J. E. Dillworth ,
Crab Orchard ; auditor of Ettle. E A. Gcr-
jard , Columbus state treasurer , Ticu.fs
McCuIlnch. NeoraKVa City ; -cuperinten l. nt
dl public iastruction. Arm * M , Buiitipg ,
David .City , attorney -general. T"ianK G ,
Odell. Lincoln . commSsrioner . ofjtilili ;
'
lands and buildings. J.'J'JfwsB * H.oe , Oratlia ;
judges of E'uprsme cotirt fMtnin L 3Jrfiwer
of l illertoti tnfl Ju g ? IF-'l' TTlEloft of
Norfolk ; regent. Theodore -Johnson , Fair-
eld ; electOrs-Bt-large , Jcmes K. Lane and
Lem J Smiti Lincoln. District electors-
First A , P.t Seymour , Tnadilla , Second ,
Thomas W. Matthews. Omaha , Third , A
Luth , Columbus ; Fourth , E , H. A gee ,
Friend Fifth , J S. Miller. Hrpublican City ;
Sixth , D L. Pond. Jmnan.
For national committccmen of Nebraska
Frank G. Odell of IJacoln and George W
Woodby of Omaha. Tb name of C M ,
GrifEth was substituted for lhat of Mrs.
Bruggcr at ier request in the btate central
committee- The finance committee reported
$70 subscribed as -campaign fund
At CSO : tbe convention took n reces.s until
S o'clock , having finished routine business ,
at which hour it reassembled to listen to
Rev. C. E Brntley , candidate for president
of the United States
AT THE EVENING SESSION.
A fair-sized audience gathered at Grand
Army of the Republic hall tonight at E.SO
o'clock to listen to Caadifate'Bentley
Tie convention reassembled sbortly tie-
fore the hour named for adjournment , and
the congressional diEtricts ut once ent into
caucus to select nominees for members of
congress The First district reported that
it had decided to hold a congressional con
vention later Rev. George W Woodby ,
chairman of the convention , was plae-ed In
nomination by the Second district , but his
name was afterward witiSrtwn in order to
consult tie voters of the .party in Douglas
county and Omaha. Tie Third district
placed C M. Griflitis of Peuder in nomina
tion. Tbe Fourti , Fifti and Sixth districts i
were not prepared to report , and a motion
was put and carrieid lo hol § all deferred con
gressional conventions e soon as possible
and as nearly together -possible. . Ciair
man Woodby lien introduced lie speaker
of lie evening and Candidate Beniley began
as follow E "Mr. Chairman , Ladies and
Gentlemen There are several reasons why
you should not be long detained by me 10-
nisit tie excessive ieat , the brooding
storm , and the faci that .you have been sit
ting iere all tie afternoon. You iave ac
complished goad * errl : and isve placed la
tbe field a ticket that tbe state of Nebraska
may well be proud of.
"I re OBnitowith jou that tie name o'f
Richard A JlovUey 1s n credit to our Etate.
I want to ( .ay to you tooJEit , that the
nationallsl party IE nol lie result of revo
lution , but evolution. It is only the harvest
of all tie sowing that hce been done by tie
prohlbitlOTiirtE for tie past tweniy-pcven
yecTE. Tns prohibition party has held
tevcral conve-ntionE , in dl-of which , except j
that of 1 RPC , tie woman EUff rtge plink has
figured in the platforms. To omit this
plank , after a quirt er , oft century of hard
w-oik on Itwould be. in the opinion tif
tbe nationalist party , to eravitue backward
wardIn review of tie pzrty'E platform ,
Candidate Bcntle'y de-clared. tiat tie plant.
to which lie parly attached primary
portsnee is tia proliij'itkro plank. It IE '
not. ie admitted , tie dominant question
today in tbe political arena , but it U never-
licleEE tie gravest Jrurstlan today , before
tie American Jieoplt , He cailled attention
to lie fact tiat President Cleveland IIBE
cdmitted that ttie user of inti&lutlng liquorE j
should be rupprerred Sn Airiea. and obsen ed
drjly that it i.boud Tie liuritin mind ti&t
Grovfr Cleveland's conbtiine-Bts relde in
AnitJica and not in Afritts _
Taking tip lie woman rutfrcge plant tbe
speaker compared the action of the repub
lican party at its late mrtional conven
tion , in agrecicc tiat tmmaii eiould be
permitted to enter til tr 3 * and profer-
Elons estuallywith jnen-a flto go on work
ing ut Rbe net done in tLf past , to lie | |
action of tie v-icle-d tairywith thwand I
wiiri Itld B ten ptinEl # spread table be j
fore Eantbo I'tcia , only to touch the 1
delicious viands with lie mi.cic wand and
cause thean to dUap | > ezr before he could
talio and tt-i.
"The national party IE not proposing to ex
tend suffrage to women in ord r that tie
good women of the country may rescue tie
mea. from lie ills tieir OWA f&llicSous legie-
Utien bus infiwtfd vpon them , but because
it is tieir tJmplfe"rif st. "
SCORES THE B.XKEaS.
*
The "e M btronE1 * were iaer < l * sJr scoreid
and Mr Bentley tsM n wts time that tie
IepJe of the Tnif-ed StaU * learned that tbe
aggregated fJLaniitl vidom ot tt t couotry
doeE not reside ea.Bt of tie Atlecheny moun
tains. As to tbe jn.Uir doincia U it time
1 that he trovercment * p ; > Iied tee chrtk rein
to cperuUtors zi i mwioi-f ! * end opened
Its lauds only to aotutl settler * . Tic jxiople
1 vrho are the govwasien * * in1d also own and
I operate > U naturalposorxaet cmJ M rail
I ( Costumed OB
HASTINGS MAN FOR PRESIDENT
State League of Eep-ablicim OJttts
tie OmEia-Linpein Eiralrr.
FIGHT FOR THE PLACE GROWS WARM
WnoiU mill \VIa1rr AVrll Sniipnr - l
Tlirlr Kollon rt. . lint Ilwth Wlili-
r nnil llnrmnni In
Klnnll ; Itvttornt.
LINCOLN , Aug. f. . ( Special. ) Wicn tie
convention of tie State League of HefrnMIcan
Clubs -was called to order at p. m today
the preference or the delegates la the metier
line was shown by the fiortl apt-orations ol
the Lansing theater stage. Golden rod , and
a good lot of It , constituted the entire dis
play SprlgE of golden rod glinted on the
coat lapels of a large majority of the dele
gates , Matnmoti portraits of MeKInley and
Hoburt graced , each Hide of the proscenium.
Tie delegates were iJow In Cling In , Jans
were numerous tnd owing to the humidity
of the v either the convention -naE of the
"thlrt sleeve" order.
In calling the convention to order Pres
ident Collins announced that the York Glee
dub would take the initiative in attempting
to secure order It rather increased it by
i roasting Billy Brjan melodiously. President
I Collins said that the secretary had informed
i
1 him that there were represented US dubs
I in the convention by l.CS delegates.
I He urged ihe league to adopt as Us motto ,
I "Eternal Vigilance " The republican partj ,
he said , had always declined to sanction the
debasement of the cumncy. It believed in
the large * ! possible use of silver consistent
n-iti Ihe preservation of all its dollars at a
purity , and -was tie only genuine bimetallic
party in the country. Tire silver advocates
were trjing to resurrect the Oat money
corpse , which good eitlsens fondly thought
had been buried once and for all in 1S79. He
continued. "This IE a poor time to patronize
political rainmakers or trust to patent medi
cine prescriptions for prosperity The Chicago -
cage candidate will need something more
substantial than rhetorical rhapsody Jo
bolster up his edifice of error. The truth
] is , the 'crown of thorns" had not pressed the
| ] brow of the Savior until the kiss of the
' traitor had been pressed thereon. Earth s
noblest martyr never iung on the cross until
Judas had yielded to the sinister Influence of
free silver arguments
"The nation is z.t the mercy of a furious
financial gang. The ship ol state is pitch
ing , plunging. Ktaggering through the storm
It Trill not do to trust to either buccaneers
or boys. The need of the hour is a pilot
who is versed in all the viclEJ-ituaeF of the
voyage , -who will guide the grand old ship
of state over the tempestuous billows , past
the threatening shoals and breakers into
the harbor of peace and safety , with old
glory floating in the breeze. Such a pilot
IE our peerless presidential candidate. Wil-
litm McKinley < rf thsCmttd Stages. "
GETTING DOWN TO BCSINESS
President Collins announced that Hon
RoETvell G. Herr , who was present at ihe
birth of the republican league -eight years
ego at Omaha , would address the people at
M Street park -this evening , provided It did
not rain. Should it be ttormy the meeting
would lie ndd In the : LtnEln5 tieater. Owing
to-the-number o Tvaoantchair * in the body
of Ui _ hguse a'boitliiUde3esateR ) in the gal
lery "were invited -do\ui to the main floor
j ; of the house. President Collins said that
the order of business -would be the election
| ' of delegates-at-large and district delegates
to ihe national convention which meets at
j Milwaukee August " 7 followed by the elec
tion of officers of the league-
William Hamilton of Lincoln placed in
nomination Beeman li. Bawes of Lincoln.
Alexander Graham of Gage county named
Ted Ackerman of Stanton and Charles Unltt
of Omalia nominated John L. "Webster. Dele
gate McBrien of Orleans named Ed J. Mock
of the Alma.Record for delegate-at-large.
On the announcement that out two dele-
would be elected the
gctes-tt-large names
of Ted Ackerman tnd Ed J Mock were with
drawn. Messrs Beeman L Daves and John
L. Webster were then declared elected by
acclamation
Mr. Webster -was called for , but it was
announced bj a delegate in the balcony that
he was not yet in the citv. To a demand
for DaweE the gentleman rose in nis seat
and liowed graciously.
J W Adams of Curtis end Thomas A.
Heeley of Milford were dedared the unani
mous choice of the convention for alter-
nates-at-large.
On the call of congressional districts to
name two candidates each lor delegates to
Milwaukee the First district named Fitz
Westerman of Lincoln and E A. Tucker of
Humboldt , L E. Hobbs and Paul Jensen al
ternates. The Second district named T. K-
Sudborough and George Helmrod of Omaha
| as delegate * and as alternates M. O. Rick-
etts and H. C Tlmme of Omaha. The Third
district named Ted Ackerman of Stanton and
I Dr. C. D. Little of Knorwith George Brown
I of Knox. and D. C Gltford of Cumlng ae alI -
I ternateK. John A. Forbes of Beatrice and G.
N Murpay of Crete were elected delegates
from the Fourth district ; W Rojer of Seward -
ard and W B. Smith of Jefferson county
vere named as alternate ? The Fifth dis
trict named A. W Stevens of Hall county
and James A. Clint of Mlnden as delegates.
_ and W H. A-ustln of Franklin county and
A. H. Bennell of Harlan county as alter
nates The Sixth district named John T
Mallalieu of Kearney and L. A. Dorrlngton
of Chadron as delegates end T M Knight
of Alliance and Matt Daugberty of Sidney
as alternates.
ELECTING A PRESIDENT
President Collins announced that under
the rules the parties named were declared
fcle ete < d. and then G. M. Lambertion rose
to nominate George J. Woods as president
of the league. He said that Lancaster
county -was destined to lie the storm te-n-
ter of the impending campaign and that It
had been the cydone center. The election
of Mr. Woods , a Lancaster county man ,
j was demanded by the exigencies of the
I bour. Richardson and Clay counties seconded
ended Mr. Woods' nomination.
M , O RickettE of Omaha nominated
Charles E. Winter and said that with lira
as president of the league the state of
Nebraska would roll up a majority for Me-
Kinley that would be tremendous ,
J. B. Cresnn of Hartingc nominated lor
the office pf president of tbe league William
P. McCrt-ery of Adams county.
Seth P Mobley of Grand Itland seconded
McCreery't nor&inition and Patrick Roddy
of Otos county seconded Woods' .
The prceident announced that the field
was cow full with three candidates for
president and there we > re loud jells for
the appearance on the platlorm of the can
didates.
Mr. Woods responded first and amid great
disorder requtt d that tbe other two gen
tlemen also appear Mr. McCrtery then
advanced end seated hirntelf beside Mr.
Woods. Demands "were made lor Epeetbes
mixed -with counter demands for a roll
call. These -were the most disorderly mo-
mente of the convention and President
Collins proceeded to knock splinters Irom
the tmall etand in front of him ujth &
hammer vbith he JtilUbd as a gavel Fif
teen minutes vet consumed in opposition
to n-o cief from any of the candidates , but
finally HcCreery obtained an opponunit }
to cay that he did not propose to make a
Epttodi , and Mr Woods followed suit Then
Mr Winter sld that lie would make no
Eptch be.\e the bare announcement tbct he
VLS a republican
Rev. Luther P Ludden proct dttd imU
{ rre&t oenfuiien to call tbe roll ( n > m tbe
liu ot oedentlals liLDdt in Ity the chairmen -
men of tbe different del gati u > As tbe
roll call pr0et ti < d it vat tes thtt the
reK > eBU.tjrei ot the Lincoln McKijiltjr
club UrffJy tzc4 d ( < d til the otherK. I > tlfr
all over tie &OUM prwfittd ted
icen were on tie floor at on < - At
fbcognitian. Omlha At - ffit
> ie ri ht pf th l n-i'n M K n-
leyUi to ran tixty-tlEht Ti4e for G'--g *
3 W&oit W. .ilortoa cutb ti ctlied
to tbe jilttforta to cx4aln the large rt te
whteh \ > ria r t ler W H > as. He M
that the dtfb rpBUlDod over 4 010 ianil > er .
C. L. Htehards of Hebron demnud a ttml
the cwiTOJitton < 4tber < JmirE pr fait dlf-
M. A Brown f Ketmry nmvo4 that all
nries tie rapppad < 4 * nd thtt JtibB L. "VVtt > -
ster \ < t rfpcted nnanimmiHlT prerfdetit of the
Jagoe , tft be was bowled dfiwn
Dr. Ptter Scbwc&ck of Omahn said , en a
question of privilege that If La&raptrr
owinty bs-d l een threw a eneuph le pa k tbr
mTe tk n and get its crcdentlnl ? atrefiied
by rale ot the contention it wmiid be t > o
use te kick Lawaster coaoty had
tbe advantage tn3 was pretty s re te
It ,
WOODS AND WINTER WITHDRAW.
At this juncture tbe trnrkm wfi
great. Appetls for harmony tiid denuncla-
tion of the courre of Lancaster county were
heard from a Aoten delegates at once.
Finally George Wood * obtained recognition
and It was thought be Intended to with
draw his name But he said lie was willing
to let the Klrty-e-icht votes of the Lincoln
McKinley club remain uncounted for anyone
oneAs It WEE evident , however , that he
had enough voter -without them this prop
osition was derisively howled down Finally
both Woods and Winter withdrew their
names. Six ot seven delegates voiced what
wts EubM-quently proven to be the sense
of the convention and move'd to elect Mr.
McCre-ery of Hastings by acclamation Tbe
tfjious motions were lumped together , tie
question put and carried amidst great con-
lurifm
The bour was late and on motion the rules
were suspended and the remainder of the
officers elected by acclamation as follows'
Vice president , John R. Hays , Norfolk ; sec
retary. Ea J. Mock , Alma , editor of tbe
Record of that place ; tre4irurer. Patrick
Hall , Memphis. Saunders county. The con-
ventlon then adjourne-d.
IM1ICOMMISSION" III SY.
E l < -c-ti > to Comjilc'lc lt ljil or . Some
Tlmr Ns.t . -cniit > T.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S The Dawcs In
dian commission is steadily at work in the
Indian Territory tnd is expected to com
plete its labors by De > ccmbrr. The Indians
are still filing applications for membership
in the tribes and tave until September 10
for doing this. General Frank C. Arm
strong , ex-assistant commissioner of Indian
affairs and a member of the commission , is
in Washington for a few days. He EEJ-S
the prospects for an early and satisfactory
conduslon of the negotiations with the In
dians for n reorganisation of their govern
ment , through a di\ition of their lands in
severally and other , measures "were never
more favorable than now. The Indians , he
EBJE , are beginning to understand to some
titent that it is to their interest to allow
the reformatory measure's to be can-led out
and many of those who will not concede
this contend that congress intends to take
pi-ompt action if the commission IE not
successful in dosing the long pending mat
ter
The Indians lielieve they will fare better
at the hands of the commiEEion than by
acts of congress. With this growing senti
ment Genera ] Armstrong cxpresst * the be
lief that at tbe coming sessions of the tribal
councils some definite steps will be taken
Other Indian officials , however , regard this
view as too .sanguine- They iaj that the
Indians cannot be convince-d that a change
will better their condition , and -while hop
ing in tbe redmen'E Interest SOT an agree *
ment , regard it at likely thai , nothing trUl
be done until congress tctE.
leanwhlle the commission is wee'ding
otitlrom tie iniEE "of applicants for a" stare
of tribal rights those not entitled to them.
The courts , however , nave superior juris
diction and in many cases appeals probably
will "be taken to them Jiom adverse rulings
of the commission. All of these cases
doubtless can be passed onwithin a couple
of months and the report of the commis
sion , if unsuccessful in its chief aim , making
strong recommendations for immediate
action by congress , -will be ready to be sub
mitted at the opening of the session of that
liody.
CO.VUITIO.V OP OMAIL.CS B1XICS.
ICriuirt of tJuC < iniitrfiIIrr of Cur
rency Very Sittffn < * lor3 ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. & . ( Special Tele
gram. ) Acting Comptroller of the Currtncj-
Coffin today gave out an abstraxt of reports
of lhn e-ondition on July 14 last of the eight
national hanks in Omaic. The principle
items as compare-d with the latt statement
made May 7. was as follows Loans and dis
counts decreased from ISCifi7f ! > 7 to J6,2G3.-
702 : reserve In banks and de-posited with
reserve agents , increaied from $3,554791 te
t3C40C70 , of this gold holdings , increased
Irom ? l,2fi3.SSO to Il.22S.7fc7. and total
rpecie decreased from 11,721.907 to Jl.M&.hSO.
total resources increased from J17.123.SC4
to J3S.09Bu25 ; the deposits Incicased from
$ E,170 > 4 < to fS.ill.SC : ; and the average re
serve from S3.2C per cent to 24 01 per cent.
First Lieutenant Samuel Reber , t-ignal
corps , is detailed to instruct officers at
Fort Leavenworth in photographs.
Leaves of absence Mcjor Wells Willard ,
commissary , two months , Major Henry H
Humphrey , Twelfth infantry , one month ,
First Lieutenant Eli A. Helmyer , Tenth In
fantry , four months Irom date of relief
from duty at Hillsdale college , Mich. , Cap
tain Ephraim f. C. Richmond , Second artil
lery , forty-file flays.
Frederick W. Brown of Iowa nas been
appointed to a flflOO clerkship in the office
of diief of engineer of the War department.
CASH roil TUB OMAHA IMJIAVS.
Cnjiljiln Jlfck Ilcoi-Ivt-t. IiiMrnrtfani
tci uxiftlniit flit * I U2tl Aiiniiifict * .
WASHINGTON Aug 5. Commissioner of
Indian Affairs Browning bag instructed Cap
tain Beck. , agent of the Omaha and Winne-
bago Indians in Nebrctka to make a cash
payment of fll ) per capita to tie Indians In
lieu of tbe usual issue of annuity goodt.
This is the first time the annuities ha-ve
been supplanted in this way at tbe agencj
and tbe action is allowed In case of ex
pediency by congressional enactment.
Tlill S-rr-ilor Kiuiiiil
WASHINGTON. Aug. t , The United
States Civil Service oommlEtion will Lold
an elimination commenting on August 0
to establici a rc-gUte-r of tligibles for the
position of nuperintendent of conf-tru/tiDn ;
from which -vacancies may be fillcnh. A
vacancy now exists at South Bend , Ind , . tic
compenEation for which IE at tie rate &f J3
per die-in , Sundajr exempted. Tie subjects
of tbe examination vill be letter writing ,
practical arithmetic , including calculations
and practical questions on materialE and
construction- Applicants may be examineid ,
at poinu nearett to tielr home where tie
oomraikUpn ias competent boards of ex-
amlneit.
Il - frlerii I in cif Bultrr ,
WASHINGTON . A E S Consul MacBriae
at Edinburgh , Scotland , bts forwarded to
the Department of State a pamphlet iiEued
by tie DanUh governmenl regarding tbe
effwtB of refriFfratlon of butter in tie
Leiti tteamore Fiona tied Tborea. Tbese
veELtlf were supplied with rtfrigfrntinE tj > -
par&tUE in lieir iolds and tesu r < tceintly
made during tbe voyage from Copeniagcn
to Leltb fcboweid that tie temperature of
tie butter etowbd there fell during the en
tire trip and It arrived at Lt-itb in exctllect i
oonditlon. ' !
1,1 llnuc'k SecretnrjArrl r . ;
SEATTLE. Aug Wen On Poung firit !
t a-(4trj of tie riilnetc chzncrflor , Li Hung ;
Chang iocaioptiiitii by an itilea-protM and
ten-act rriv t-d In tils ell ) Itrt Bight froa
I \VaUuBctos. . VCoa < > o Poune at a vtri
, iandum.e mta , neca.rj ; urJ | tix fm tall
, ted pt-cs i U. * > vf lo iifif. He dt
- ' * - st'It \ ' .rit nf l ti Tl .t lo * t.
ti. , t t tg- * tie I * . . * * of si
ti.d tLe * lilci ol lie
IIOLCOJ1B IS TO LEAD
Populists Eeaosaiaate tie Gerera * ! ly Ao
damatkra witi a Obeer ,
HARRIS OF KEMAHA FOR SECOND PUCE
Given Second Place on tie Tiotet Without
FUSION WITH DEMOCRATS IS DROPPED
UacerttiatT of the Situation is Solved ty
Ohainnan Smjth's ActJoa.
RELEASES POPS FROM ALL ENGAGEMENTS
Itcvnlt In \Vltlnlrnnnl
< if All \rK < > tnilon for 11 Con-
lltlun < iii Mate Ticket * .
Governor SILAS A , HOLOOMD
Lieutenant Governor . .JOHN E. HAUH1S
Sex-retarj- Slate
W. K. POHTEIl or Merriclt
Auditor
. . . JOHN F. CORNELL of nichardsoa
Tre-asiirer
J. N. MESERVE of lied Willow
HASTINGS. Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Conditions were decide-dly tmsettleid
whin tie popiiliEt state convention met in
Kcrr's opera iouse tils morning Ties-o
was an absolute lack of organization among
lie de-legates , and itwould require a wise
prophet to forecast lie r < sult of tie day.
Notwltiftandltig the limitless galaxy of can
didates , it was every man for himself -with
tie conditions favorable to a muddle of con
flicting ambitions tiat might prolong lie
session indefinitely. Tie middle-of-the-road
bojs. who - e re expected to furnish the
pyrotechnics for tae occasion , seemed to
have dropped out of fight. They are in the
insignificant minority and tbe difference ol
opinion in the majority as to the amount
of recognition to te tendered la tie democrats
gives them an opportunity to throw their
strcngtiwiere it may have some effect.
It is not likely that tic rcnomlnation ot
Governor Holccmb will encounter any serious
opposition , but tie radical p6ps may lie able
to assist in preventing the democrats from ,
getting the two places on the Mate ticket
that they covet. Tie only thing that promises
to precipitate a fight along tiat line is a
quiet effort liat is tielng made to get two
Sew all electojs on the ticketIf thii , is at
tempted In tie convention there will be
music in tie air Tie middle-of-the-road
people assert that if this is done they -will
bolt tie convention znddeclare for McKinlejr
and Hobart
Tbe-mam ante-convention contest centered
on the UeaFurersilp fight In xvhlci C. W.
Hunt of Douglas county and J. B. Mererve ot
Bed Willow are the Tnott artlve Jictors.
Mcserve ias c big following 1n the western
counties , but Hunt cSttaB lie support ot
6EyerzI orthe larger ! eastern coimticK wioso
vote's are counted" in double figures. 1
Douglas county were united Hunt could
eariiy be made : "but ss lieir .ammunition is
divided among a doren candidates they are
scarcely likely to make tteir Totes count
for tielr full value.
LVTE GETTING TOGETHER ,
Tie convention was nearly en iour late
In assembling and in tie interval lie Hast
ings Military band rendered a brief pro
gram In a very creditable manner , A bis
portrait of W. J. Brycn adorned tbe back :
of the Etage. It bore tic legend , "Ho
Crown of Thorns , No CTOEE of Gold. " Tie
proscenium arch vas fiauked by huge
bundles of Adams county corn , tie stalks
of which v ere nine feet high.
Chairman J. H Edmiston of tie etate
central committee called the convention to
order at 11 o c'oclr end prayer -was offered
by Rev. Mr. Itiam of Hastings The com
mittee iad licen on a siiU iunt all li .
mnrnlne for a clergyman of the right
political faith , but itwas DECREE and l
had to be satisfied with a republican. Mayor
G. J. Evans briefly welcomed tbe conven
tion and evoked tremendous applause by his
icferenee to the administration of Governor ,
Holcomb. Th's wag appropriately answered
by W. A , Poynter of Boone county , who
tien proceeded to discuss populism in gen
eral. He made tie prediction that populist
succe-BE would Inaugurate a period of un
precedented prosperity A mention o
Brjtn's name -wan followed by prolpngesd
applame. In which the mlddle-of-tie-road
delegates failed to partlcipcle.
Tie convention then proceeded lo business.
The secretary read the call and ex-Mayor
A H. We-ir of Lincoln was unanimously
named as temporary chairman , and Leonard
of Lancaster county , Kelly of Douglas and
Meikle of Thajer escorted ilm to lie ciair.
In accepting the position Mr Weir said
that tie populiUE bad been called as bad as
anarchists , but In looking over tie conven
tion he friled to Eer tie mark of Cain on any
brow Many of the delegates had assisted
to preserve tbe union and they loved tieir
country as well today as then. In Iia
principles of tii * party -was to be found Iia
salvation of this country
Frank E Eager of Lancaster. H A. Ed
wards of Hall , W. H. Waldron of Adams
and N. R. Greenfield of Dawson were made
secretaries and in the absence of contests
tie list of de-legates as prepared by ti
secretary wb declared f-eaui
A committee on rules WBE appointed , con-
4stins of Barry of Gneley. Poynler of
Boone. WrteitBon of Hamilton , Wagner of
DuuglaE and Parker of Howard Tbe com
mittee on permanent oiganizutlon wag com
posed of We-iii of Saundert. Miller of Lan
caster , Jenkins cf Madison , Porter of Mer-
ritk and Ke-lly of Fjetnont ,
On motion of Senauir Allen the conven
tion adjourneu until 1 o'clock.
Nothing WEE accomplished oujins the nooa
reoeEe toward n-wilcg an noSerMaiidjng
BE to tie repreec ntation to l > e accorded tie
dcmocrau on tie ticket. There IE some talk
of forcing another adjournment to afford
an opportunity for further conference , liut
this is violently opposed by a majority o
tl - J(3fciiricKttbo are anxious to finish to-
l.ll l. TV fc t * ftrong disposition tn
j < m4j > l < rfit lit * ticket today , AJliough the
democratic fleering committee ini.it.ts that
lie pm-e- intended for them ria.ll be left
vacant , it IE among lie possibilities that lie
convention will nominate a fctraigbt populist
ticket before it adjourns
TALKED TO BY A GIRL.
Tbe delegate * were late in urrivlnc and
Bessie Carpenter , a IC-ye-ar-old clrl
flora Webster county , was introduced
for a tuB-aiuute t-f * < h. Her t-ffort was
very creidlUble to ier jears and tie
v.itbuijci bi& ponraved tie
toward viici tie country vat
appcarfd gatisfarUuT to tie j.opulltts pot-
MUly bttcause she could not be beard below ,
tbe stape There war c general call for
Senator Allen who uiLanely inqulrud witt
vas vianteid of iim. He expretfcfd ill grati
fication that lie populism of Nebrasi- *
could tt.rn out Euch a rrprcM-ntative body ;
ot raeui as be fciw before turn Tie duty le-
f we them vac momentous ItHUE one of
the fousl Impftrtant oouvrntious that has
evw uwt in Nebraska Tiere nm a c i.dl-
deie Ui NeliTi-klia uliu. if lby were con *
terr&tht in tiHr eclionwould be inaugu
rate * } * i4fant tif tie I'nJte-d Stit x. Ho
akMitidd tiat tir pold jiowfr ef Wall Mrt-t-t
Bd Laoliard ttrtt bUkitd rr d > - to debaucit
the American votert and ' 1'e co'trctwould
b * n. d < n-ir * < in ( Thst ptrwi-r iad bfea
it il ; O iujrti fOt M Lei IE ted title
j. id * E- rtE vnow m H.rings to indue *
tun. ic ii ti < i tt J < f > ! * - t tJf tr , Tby
j-,1J r ' . -ry v'ra ' n i ae Mr lirytti s
tr , ' . < . < t'TT 't s me
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