np-P T11JJ3 ( TM.A1TA DAILY B1313 ; 1807 , FORMAL PROFEST IS FILED Joseph H , Webjtsr Object ! ta tha Silver Republican Party's Title. POINTS OUT WHERE IT IS MISLEADING cnn Purer ( ! ! % < < tin * \mtic n MIn HlMlorjtitnl It Should .Not HiIHon ( n n Knot I on. LINCOLN , Sept. 25 ( Special. ) A formal protest was made today against the cerllfl- cattB of the silver republican nomination * which \\cre fllcil with the secretary ot state yesterday The full text ot the protest Is os follows : Whereat , A political party designating Itself us the "silver republican party" hns tiled a certificate of Its nomination1) by Hi ) paid convention In the olllce of the secre tary of state , certifying Unit nalil party did nt Mid convention nomlnutp John .1 Hulllvnn for the office of Judgeof the supreme premo court of the state ot Nebraska , olid George r Kenowor nud K. Von Forcll for the olllco of regents of llio University of the Stuto of Nebraska ; Now thcicforr , I , Joseph II Webster , nn elector and member of the republican party , unil a resident and citizen of Lincoln , Lin- cattcr county , Neb , hereby protest and object to thu use of the term "republican by Bald party , and hereby protest and ob- Jitt agalmu the uie of the term " .silver republican party" ns party nnmo , and protest - test and object against designating the nntnlnatlons of said party on the ticket ns "silver icpublleans" and prottit and ob ject against the placing on ftild ticket of the -words "silver republicans and protect nnd object to the Ktcretary of state certi fying to tinnevenil county clerks ot the state of Nebraska i.ild nominations undn the name and style of "silver republican Said Jo cph H Webster objects to the HBO and designation of the name "silver reiuibllc-w" on the said ticket for the reasons Flrst-That It If the adoption nnd iihc of an old party name , to-wlt : "Tho re publican pirtv , " which name 13 known UH a national political organization , which has been In existence for moie than forty years , and wlncn Is a party oreanb.itlon In the Btnlc of Nebinsku , and throughout tin Unltc'd State" , nnd liaa a place ? In history under the name of the "republican party' That the use of th * nnmo "silver rcpub llean" on the said ticket over the raid nominations Is calculated to intslu.nl and confusis ihu voters and ulcclotu of tin mate , and Is In violation of the letter , spirit and Intent of the statute Second-The said Joseph H Webster , fur ther objecting and protesting , says that the "icpubllean partj" of the state ot Nebraska met In convention on the 2Cth day of Au- BUt , Wil , and adopted a party emblem nnd m de nomln.aloiiB for the said olllccs find a cert Hlen e ot the party device and emblem , and of the said nominations mad ? bv ( he said "republican party" ot the state of Nebraska at said convention have been duly Illcd bv the proper officers with the secretary of stale of Nebraska , and no objection to the .same has bcoh Hied , and the sild pirty name and emblem of the "republican pirty" me entitled to n place , and will IK.- placed upon the ticket by the secretary of stale. Third Said Josop'i R. Web/tcr protests and objects for the further reason that the said pirty btyllntr Itself as "sl'vcr repub lican" Is but a faction and eft shqct cf the said "republican party" nnd by the statutes of the state of Nebraska Is pro hibited from Uhlnjr or adopting the old party name "republican , " of which the said "sli ver icpubllean" N a faction and off shoot , the members and organization of which are not In accord with the principles of , and do not and did not nt the last general na tional or state election support the platform or principles adopted by the "republican ji my , " or stipiHiri the nominees thereof , but opposed and endeavored to defeat the ! "ame , and aided their adversaries In .so doing JOSEPH It WEBSTER DELEGATES REPORT. The delegates appointed by the governoi to attend the meeting of the Farmera' con gress at St. Paul , Minn , , August 31 to Septem ber 2 have submitted a report to the gov ernor. The report HIJS that the delegates met at Omaha on the afternoon of August. 30 nnd organized by electing KU A. Darnel of Gland Island as chairman and W. G. Whlt- moro of Valley as secretary Imitations to the congress to hold Its annual meeting for 1898 In Omaha were received from the gov ernor. Mayor Moores of Omaha , the Commer cial club ot Omatia , the directors of the Transmlfaslsslppl and International Exposi tion anil from the state commissioners of the same , and the delegates were addressed bj President Wattles , Edward Hosewater and 12 r. Hunt on the desirability ot securing the next year's meeting for Omaha. The report goes on to say that the delegation pro ceeded to St 1'uul anil set about the task of obtaining recognition on committees and otherw ! o doing work that would ghe them a fair show of accomplishing the desired re sult. Mr Barnes was put on the committee on resolutions , Mr Whltmoro ou the commlt- tee to locito the next meeting , Mr Heath on the finance and eM'outlve committees , Mi Cantlln was made ono of the vice presidents At the meeting of the committee on location ncarlj the whole delcgitlon attended. The Invltatlort , limn Nebraska wore read and ar guments vvt.'e mude by members of the dele gation. Hut when the mutter was brought to a vote the Nebraska member was the cnl > ono voting for Omaha. Fort Worth , Te\ was eelected as the next meeting place nnd the report of the committee was adopted The failure to agree on Omaha was because of the fact that In t'io past when the con- Ktcss had met at an exposition city It had been overshadowed by the exposition. The Ncbraska delegation did all In Its power to secure the meeting , made the guarantees of lulls and usual accommojatlors , hut was mi- BiicccMful. Through the aid of the Nebraska delegation a resolution was adopted barring out political discussions from the congress In the future ; al o one requesting thu gov- NO SLEEP FOR THREE MONTHS Mr. W.n. Hnndschu of CGth St. , Cotton Al'loy , Plttsburs , Pa. , expresses himself as folluuH regarding the now remedy for thai common and obstinate disease , piles"I tnko pleasure In stating that I i ps so at fllcted with piles that for three months I got no regular sleep ; I betme completely prostrated , the doctors did mo no good ; my brother told mo of the new remedy for plies , the Pjramld Pllo Cure ; I purchased Jrom my druggist three SO cent bottles and they completely euicd me. I nm once more at my work and but for this excellent medi cine I should be on ray back. 1 take great pleasure In writing this letter because so many people are sufferers from this trouble who like mjBcIf did not know where to look for n permanent , tellable , safu cure. Experience with the Pyramid Pile Cure In thu past three years hs domonstrate'J ' to the medical profession , as well as t < thousands of suffcrcrn from piles , that It Is the * safest and most effectual euro ever offered to the public , containing no opiates or poisons ot any kind , painless and con venient to handle and being sold by drug- Cists at CO centH and U per box , la within the reiich of every sufferer. Very froijuently two or three boxes have innda a complete cum of chronic case/j / that liad not yielded to other remedies for jears. Them Is scarcely a disease more oggia- vatlng und obstinate to cure than the vari ous forms of plies and It Is u common prac tice to use ointments , salves and slmllai preparations containing dangerous poisons to remoui the trouble The Pjramld has tuporcedcd all ot these Ineffectual remedies and 110 one suffering with any rectal tioubln make any mistake In giving the Pjrnmlil a trial If tn doubt as lo the nature ot your trou ble send to the Pjiamid Drug Co. , Albion , Mich. , for a valuable little book on piles , describing the method of cure. Any drugglit can furnish the Pjramld Tile Cine as It la the bust known and most popular remedy far piles and It you atrk him lie can doubtless icfer you to many people In jour vicinity who have been cured completely - plotely by It WOODBUBY'S Facial Hoai | , racial ( . "ream , racial Powjfr anil Dental Crfmn make Ihe gramled toilet combina tion known tor Hie thin , sculp , completion um t th. Tliey dfi > oM eer > lit-re. Ko each. A ( ample ot rain , tulllcltnt for three wecki' UBC , Hl Il J on receipt of :0c. J. H , VVOODIIUUY , D.rmatolctlit , 117 W , ld Et. , N. T. ernnr to appoint only bona flile firmer * ai delcRAtte The report mjs that the con- tress nis a ft ICCCRS and that the dcltgitcs ! iad nn enjoyable lime Those attending from Nebraska were Ella A. Barnes. Grand Island , H E. Heath and MM Heath , Lincoln ; n. U. Sit lifter , IJellcvtie , W O. Whllmorc Volley , A' P Akcrltlnd Valley ; Mark M Coad , Fremont ; J. 11 * 0jntlln , Webster , J. Harnftt , Olbbons , H H Todl and Mlsj Todt , Falrbury ; Julius Schleuter , ScwarJ ; M. M A Scnter , H.incroft. The ( olio v Ing notArleE public have been commissioned Z S lUrpcr , Wallace , J K. lonrs , HaMlnns , Louis Hompca , Chester ; A 13. Decker , Oirnha ; J J Thomas. Scwmd , ndwa d C. Higcs , Scward ; Albert n. Hoff man , Arnold , Eugene W. Reed , Holdreuo. LINCOLN NOTES. The fitoekholdors of the Auditorium met t the Llnelell hotel last night for the pur pose of electing officers and transacting other btiMnc-is , A reiolutlon wa i pa j'l creating a board of directors consisting of A. J. Uuckstaff , Henry Majer. J E. Miller , H Elchc , W R. Ditvcs , D D Mulr. Dr. A L Hoover , W. D. Fitzgerald , J. C Scgrlst ami any other persona who shall cotitrluu'o $250 $ to the Auditorium fund. The location of the building Is to be- decided upon by vole cf subscribers contributing $50 or more , and will bo selected wh n the bona flnde subscrip tion tits reached f10.000. The finance com- mlttoo was authorized to dlvldo thn city Into three d'etrlctn ' and appoint i committee ot three members to solicit subscriptions In each district. The subscription list was ral ed $3,500 todaj * . The Lincoln hotel , Lincoln Gas company nnd Farmers' and Merchants' Insurance company each cont-Ibuted $ .J50. Albert Bat ton. a joung man from Iowa , died on the Ilurllngton train near Lincoln this morning and the remains were brought hero to be prepared for uhlpment to his home. Mr Ilarton had been to Colorado seeking relief from consumption , but grow ing worse , was ordered home by his physi cian. He was accompanied by two friends. M. L. Scudder ot New York City a bond holder of the Lincoln street railway , has been In Ihe city several dajs. The Salvation army Is arranging to mske as much as possible of the visit of Com mander Ddoth-Tucker , who comes to the Irri gation congress next week On Wednesday ovcnlng a mass meeting will be held at St. Paul's .Methodist church with Mr. Hooth- Tucker as principal speaker. Major and Mrs. Still well , who have charge of the district comprising Kansas , Nebraska , Wyoming and Now .Mexico , will also bo hero and assist In the extra meeting airanged for next week A meeting of the local executive commit tee of the Irrigation congress was held this afternoon and arrangements for the conven tion perfected An Invitation from Chan cellor MacLcan to hold the meetings In the chapel of the university was accepted. In case the chapel proves tee small arrange ments will be made for a larger auditorium The state and city offlctals will tender the visitors and dele-sates a public reception on Tuesday evening , nt the capltol bullirlng. MMii\ATnn IIYrun IIKIM III.K- > s. Ticket I'luoeil In the ricld ' ( o llo Unt- tlo VurnltiM FiiHloalMM. SIDNEY , Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special To'e- grim. ) Ihe republican county convention held here today was characterized by the greatest degree of harmony. All the pre- clnols In the county were represented and thirty-nine delegates responded to their names. The convention was called to order by Hon. Michael H. Tcfjln , chairnuu of the Bounty central committee. Harvey Stephens of Bayard was elected temporarj secretary Judge Oeorge W. Heist was elected temporary chairman. After the report of the commit tee on credentials the temporarj organiza tion was made permanent. The following candidates were then nominated for countj offices : A Pease , treasurer ; W. C. Bullock , clerk ; Frank ! II. King , sheriff ; J. Neubaucr , Judge ; Otis D. Ljon. superintendent of schools ; Robert H. Willis , survcjor ; W. F BIssett , coroner. The candidates were em powered to name the chairman and secretary ot the county central committee for the ensuing jear and will hold a meeting later for that purpose. All but the candidates for sheriff and superintendent were renom- Inated , KEARNEY , Neb. , Sept. 25 ( Special Tele gram. ) The Buffalo county republican con vention was held hero this afternoon and was the meat harmonious and satisfactory convention held here in many jears. The delegates came with no candidates whom they thought greater than their party and there was a determination to get good merf regardle&s of location. As a result , a strong ticket was nominated and one almost sure to win. The ticket Is as follows : For treas urcr , John Swenson ; clerk , S E. Smith , register of deeds , Ed Carter ; Judge , E Fiank Brown ; sheriff , S. B. Funk ; superin tendent of schools ; W II. Bartz ; coroner , F J. Snltz ; survejor , E. N Porterfield The county central committee was organized by the election of John Wilson , chairman , and Thomas G. Mallalleu , secretary. HYANNIS , Neb . Sept. 25 ( Special Tele gram ) A large and enthusiastic republican county convention was held at Hyannls today E. E. Lowe was nominated for clcik of Grant county ; James Monahan , for county treasurer , S. E Stllson , for county Judge ; R W. West- over , for sheriff ; H. R Dellinge- , for sur veyor and county superintendent of schools and Dr. William Mllllkcn , for coroner. A J. Abbott was selected chairman ot the countj central committee and W. L. Matthews , sec- retarj1. rilirOIIY KM/N WII.I , STAIIT MMJV. P roil n i1 of MIIO Hiimlrril Vet-en to llo Worked I'p Thin Si-iiNon. FREMONT , Neb. , Sept. 25 ( Special. . ) The American Chicory company will start Its kiln in this city October 1. Mr. Mead of the company states that the crop this jear la a good one , though the acreage Is not as large as last year. Some fields will run as high as eight tons an acre and othcis not more than two. During the summer the company has made fiomo extensive Improvements and remodeled some portions of Its machinery The com pany expects to run much more chicory thiough in a day than It did last season. and will work up the product of about ! )00 ) acreii this heason , 400 of which is In Dodge county It Is Impossible to give thu e.vact acreage of chicory In thla county Seine tracts , It Is said , were destroyed by a wormer or fly soon after the plant came up. Mr. Mead thinks that the failure of much of the chicory was due to poor cultivation. He sajs the seed should bo put lu as soon na the ground | s prepared nnd that some of the men let their ground lie several days before seeding. The hot weather following the heavy rains of April and May was also Injurious to the roots and retarded their growth. The demand for chicory Is Increasing , a good business having been done during the last month la spite of large Importations of the foreign product. 1'llOVi : TO HIM TlflT FVIUIINO I'lY.S ( 'uninilMNloiirr Kriil lllllril to SpeuK Wlu-ri * lr < > HiirlllrlKiiN | , M'COOL JUNCTION , Neb , , Sept. 25. ( Spe cial. ) The populists will open the campaign at the park here on TuosiUy with the follow ing speakers Judge Sullivan , Secretary of State Por'er , Labor Commissioner Kent and Hon. James Momhan. A lurgo crowd Is ex pected. Commissioner Kent will find many farmers hero who will prove to him that farming lu Nebraska does pay One1 farmer , John Egan , an Irishman who IE unable to wrltu hla own name , coming heio without a dollar , today owns a fine Improved farm ad joining thu park , on which It not a dollar's Indebtedness. Mr. Egan Is worth clear JD.ooo and has made every dollar of It farmIng - Ing right here. I'miml Dvnil In HN | Ilrif. STROMSBURG , Neb , Sept. 25 ( Special. ) Charles Anderson , aged about 35 jears , was foil ml dead In his bed by ono of his neighbors jesterday mornlrg Mr Ander son llviHl alone about five miles west of this town I aut December he secured a $2,000 Insurance certificate. In the Woodmen order and at ttmt time he passed the medical ex amination satisfactorily. He returned t'cfbed jebtenl.iy after doing Ills morning work , Dr. C. A , Anderson made a put mortem exam ination and found that death was caused by the bursting of an abscess ground the heart , The funeral will occur Sunday. I'rrllniliinry rirliiE * . FORT UOIHNSON , Neb , Sept 25. ( Special Telegram. ) The seventh annual cavalry competition for the Departments of Dakota , the Platta and tbo Columbia , preceded by two da ) a' preliminary urine , opened here yes terday under very nunplclnug clrcunmUurc ! The neither was beautiful and there vas no wind It wns nice and plcisant the ther mometer registering 72 at 9 o clock a m nnd SO at 3 o'clock p m The light was very bright and there was nothing to mar the success of the competitor ! ) . The competitors finished their two dajs' preliminary practice toilaj- , the first three on ycsteidaj's four known dl'lanees. 200 , 300. (00 ( aud 500 vards , made In * following scores out of a possible 200 Sergeant W H Ray , Ironp H KlRhth cavalry ITS ; Private E A Fnlk troop C , Eighth cavalry. 174. Private 11 A Anderson , troop H , Tenth cavalry , 173 Todty wns skirmish run , possible 300- Corporal Wall , troop D , Ninth cavalry , ! 34 , Private n A Anderson , troop II , Tenth cavalrj , 233 ; Pri vate George Nlder , troop U , Tenth cavalry , 232. UOHKINC roil PI'SIOV IN OTOH. llrxiti. JUJLL Vlnlt . } rn < Mi * .c Mmrll ) lo Itrnnon with Hit * Ufiiiuerntn , SYRACUSE. Neb , Srtrt. 25 ( Special. ) It U repo-ted that W J. Bryan Is to visit this place October 6 nnd make an effort to hand over the democrats Into the folds ot fusion The rirty emphatlcallj refused to enter Into any alliance with the twpiillsU at the last county convention , but R Is stated that since ihen the ftato central committee has been milking a determined effort to override tha will of the tank nnd fllo of the party as then expressed. U Is said J. W. Eaton , the demo cratic nominee for county Judge , and Mr. Clarj- , democratic nominee for superintendent of schools , have each been asked by the state central committee to resign These two offices were awarded to the populists by the com mittee on fusion , whoso report was rejected by the county convention. HARRISON , Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special Tel egram ) The silver democrats and populists held tholr conventions hero today and fused. The democrats get the county clerk and coroner and the populists the balance The following is the ticket- Clerk , M. J. lllevv- ett ; tieanurer , Charles lllethl ; sheriff , Thomas Holly ; superintendent , Miss Elsie Merrlam , Judge , Robert Wll'on ; coroner , Dr J K Phlnney ; survcjor B. F. Thomas. FAIRDURY , Neb. , Sept 25. ( Special Tel egram. ) The fusion county convention met this afternoon , and nominated a Joint ticket The silver republicans named S. M. Bailey for treasurer , W. F. Cramb for judge , and T. J. Andrews for coroner. The democrats named W. T. Bonawltz for sheriff , W. W. Watson for eurvcjor , and the populist nom inees were G n Gallbralth , clerk , and W. A Carmony , county superintendent PIERCE. Neb , Pept 25. ( Special Tele gram ) The populists met In convention heto today and nominated the following county ticket : N Wecker , treasurer ; U A Tawncy , clerk ; Hasou Turner , superintend ent ; C. 11. Wllley , county Judge ; H G. Hamcr , Hlierlff ; Dr. R. 0 Crystol , coroner ; W A. Bruce , survcjor. This Is practically llio same ticket that was nominated two yeura ago H A. Tawney and Hasan Turner were nominated for their positions for the fouith time. It was freely predicted before thu convention that Turner v\ould be de feated , If nominated , and c number of the populists arc admitting It now. As soon as the candidates wore nominated W. T. Kirk ot Plalnvlow complained of the manner In which the Dry Creek delegation had been treated. He said his preolnct had always given the laiu-Snt popullat vote and had al- wajs been true to the copulUt nominees. Today they had asked a favor of the con vention and that was for the nomination of Charles Hecht for superintendent and the convention had seen fit to reject the lequest Ho asked how they could expect Dry Creek precinct to loll up such populist majorities again. HARTINGTON , Neb , Sept. 23. ( Special Telegram ) The democrats of Cedar county mot In convention today and placed In nomination ination- For treasurer , Hemy B. Suing of Hartlngton ; for sheriff , John Brown of Har- tlngton ; for superintendent , P. F. Panua- baUer of Laurel ; survejor , Frank Dow I Ing of Coleridge ; coroner , F. Relfert of Hartlng ton. They ratified the fusion arrangements which were entered Into several weeks ago and endorsed the populist nominee tor clerk , judge and commissioners. OI.U 'M IV Kill 1C IS ACdlJITTUD. I'mnul > o < Guilty ofSMillIt oil YOIIIK ; 'Her tlm TnniiUliiN. SPRINGVIEW , Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Speelil Telegram ) The case ot the State against Joseph S. Kirk , charged with committing statutory assault upon Bertha Tompklns , which has been pending in the district court at this place since Tuesday , was concluded jesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The jury remained out until about midnight , when It brought In a verdict of acquittal. The facts brought out In the progress of the trial were to the effect that Miss Temp klns. who Is only 1C years of age , went to the bachelor quarters of Kirk , aged CO years , a mile and a half distant , to urge him to hurry and procure their marriage license so that they could Ilva together She being under age , they could not procure a license One thing brought on another and she re malned at Kirk's three dajs and nights Kirk was acquitted on the grounds that through phjslcal debilities , he was unable to accomplish his purpcee Xovi-r Iloeov ereil ( onKi-toiiHiieNM. WEST POINT , Neb , Sept 23. ( Special ) John Relchlinger , jr , the j-oung farmer In jured by being struck by the Norfolk pas senger train jesterday , died from hlb in juries last night. He never recovered con sciousness. The accident occurred in the center of the city and in full view of a large number of citizens. Colonel J. A. Shearer , commander of the Grand Army of the Republic post In this cltj" , returned fiom the reunion at Buffalo Saturdaj' . Mr. Shearer visited his old home In Ptm eylranla while absent and renewed old-time acquaintances. The Grace Lutheran church will hold har vest thanksgiving services next Sundaj- . Hound OT for Hunk Knlilier.i. GENEVA , Neb , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) Janica Lovejoy and Joseph Bush , who were tried at Osceola last week for looting tbo bank at Shelby last spring and acquitted , were arraigned before Judge Shlckley jes terday evening charged with breaking into and robbing the bank of Ohio v , a May 28 last. The court withheld judgment till this morning , when they were bound over to the district court In the sum of $1.000 each. KlnilM < lirSuf < > Door Opm. GREENWOOD , Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special ) Burglars entered the store of Frank S , Gold last night by prying open a back window The big door of the Bate was unlocked and they opened the Inside door with an ax They secured $25 In silver and some valuable pa pers and also a quantity of cheap Jewelry This Is the third time the store has been robbed. There Is no clew to the robbers , I'lnttHiiioiilIi I , oral IIIIIK. . PLATTSMOUTH , Neb . Sept. 25. ( Special ) The Cass County Agricultural society met hero today for the puipoao of adjusting all matters pertaining to the last county fair W J Drjau is billed to speak here on the evening of the -tth of October. The mechanics are working twevo hours In tliu B & M. biass foundry , und are making $3.60 per day Will llati * it Carnival , HASTINGS , Neb , Sept. 25. ( Special ) The business men of Hastlrgs are contem plating holding a series of carnivals this full A meeting has been called for the purpose of discussing plans and advisability. Tiiero has been no county fair held In Adams county for several jears and the project Is expected to be carried out , Ilullrr ( oillll > PII I r Tlilircl. . - . DAVID CITY. Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special. ) The Duller county fair will begin Tuesday next and continue four dajs Indications are for a good exhibit und a large attendance Many entries have been made In the speed department and the' racing will bo exciting. Cull * for Co n n I > 4'iinv i-ntloiiN. HASTINGS , Neb , , Sept 25 ( Special Tele gram. ) At a meeting of the republl-in county committee , held hero today , it was decided to hold the Adams county tcpubllcan convention In Hastings Saturday atteruoou , October 9. Illit n Wilt VUlt Ti-i-iuilkt'li. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special. ) W , J. Bryan will speak to the silver advo cates In Johnson county In Tecumseb Sat urday afternoon , October S. SHAW OPENS Tl $ [ CAMPAIGN Iowa's Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Addresses LARGE CROWD GREE1S HIM AT RED OAK ( fIt _ It end ) ' Mret tu IHMIIC * ! fi l > > Ihc I'olltU-ul Drolliiiiul-drrco Coin- iiK < - FriniKlit w lilt > On nuer to llio l'tninti' . RED OAK , la , Sept 25. ( Special Tele gram ) The citizens of Montgomerj county feel n Just pride that , ot all the towns of the cr'at state of Iowa , Red Oak was chosen for the place In which to open the campaign of the republican party. Irrespective of partj , Montgomery county exerted every effort to fill the position delegated to It as the har binger of republican victory. Special trains brought hundreds of people from e\cry di rection and when nt 2 p. m. Armory hall nos thrown open Us full seating capacity of 2000 was taxed to Its limit to hold those who pre sented themselves for admission. The most prominent statesmen and powerful orators of the west wcru upon the rostrum , among them being Hon. Leslie M. Shaw , republican can didate for governor ; Captain J. G. Mllllmnn , Congressman J , P. Dollher , Congressman A L. Stager , Lafu Young , editor of th * les uMolnes Capitol , nnd others At the after noon meeting the attendance was estimated nt from lr > 00 to 2,000 , quite out of the or dinary , especially for n busy day like Satur day. The business Interests of the sitycro fully represented by the presence of iho heads of nearly every u > m In Kcd Oak The celebrated Captain Evans drum ocrps , the lied Oak cornet band and the Ladles Re publican club were the most eu'crtalnln- ; features of thu day. If there has ever been an clement of dis ruption within the county , It was cuXctually eradicated by the eloquent and forceful argu ments bi ought to bear In the Interests ot the whole pcpolo by the eminent oiaiors to day.Mr Mr Shaw opened by briefly stating the Is sues which were to be settled In the cam paign. "Tho opposition , " he said , "has elected to make Its finht largely on the money question and In this thu lepubllcan party Is willing to Join Issues with them ' Ho reviewed the monetary legislation of the countrj from tliu Inception of the GO\em inent down to the present time and said The ( fold .standard hns been the standard of this countty for itianj jears , and It Is to be , nt least until the leading commer cial nat'ona of the euith shall undertake the establishment of s\ double standard. The last democratic Roveinor < 3f Iowa showed himself to be a thlnklnu man wnen lie ° aa ! in im .Miirsnuiltown rpeeui tit Uie opening ot the campaign for the tuple alliance. "I cannot biliuj mv mind to believe that the free coinage of ailvi r nt the ratio of 16 tip 1 with gold Is w'lthln the reaUl of Its friends , nor can I help the fear that Itould not be desirable even If attainable. " Of the silver coinage now extant he said : Now , how 1 ? the purity of the silver dollar lar maintained ? It Is worth , us we have sijen , Its face In gold. I answer , because the RO\ eminent of the United States sees lit In Its wisdom to pay out either metal , upon Its coin demand , at the option of the creditor. I Insist tiiat tlit plan proposed by the advocates of free cblnage of MHer , that the go\ eminent of the United St.Ue.s shall pay sIKcr upon Its , coin demands , would cause the metals IH pait company Instantly. ' I contend that the duly * way the parity between the two metals can be maintained Is virtually the same way that the bank In your city maintains the part ( > of Its paper. Suppose > ou depobit S100 l/i / a bank You go out on the street and jou sa > to your neighbor , " 1 Kive a certificate of deposit for J100 ; what do you thlnlc It is worth ? " Ho layB , "I don't know. 1 should be afraid of It. " You go bnclt to the- bank and > our ask him what the certlllcate Is woith. He says , "It Is wcith JltM. " You tell him > ou don't believe it , and he declaics that It Is and tells jou to keep your paper and be- Kone. But u say , " 1 am afraid of It. " 1 submit to vou that there Is but one way to protect that piper , ' .uid that IM for the banker to lay clown bv Its tide $100 nnd permit you to take your choice. Any other procedure would driVe > ou on the street to sell the ceitificale for what you could QUANTITY OP MONEY. How much gold Is needed 10 do our busi ness ? Just enough for comenlcnce In mea1-- urlng : and determining tlv * value of our cutrency , enough for redemption purposes and enough to accommodate those who de sires to hoard it How many fifty-pound standard weights , such ns aie used on the larger clrths of scales for weighing sticfc and produce , Is It necessary to lm\e. ' They ire used to b-ilanco the' scales and to keep the pound and ton fiom fluctuating. Ju < t enough of the e weights are easentl.il to accommodate the buslne < ! \ Your cattle will weigh no more. If thc weiKhnms > ter ha\e two or a do en of these standard weights than If he hns one. It Is essential that he ha\e one and that thin one Is of the same weight js thoseIn the nmiKct whole jou bought > our cattle. If this welpht fluctuate * ! jou will not be safe In buying c > dttle In one town and selling them In another. You might suffei \ailatlon In the weight as well as In the market. You sell some whe.it foi $ ,10. You get n chetk for It You take It to the bank You have It deposited to jour ciedit or you pay home bonowi-d monej , or you get it cashed and take thu money to the stoic and buy some goods 1 don't care what jou do with It , unless jou can\ the cur- lencj' home and tike the ilhk of the mid night thief , It will Hud Its way to some bank before sundown. You maj not like It that the bank should ever .see the money HHTiin , but to long a.s the lumino M of the countrj Is conducted as It now Is the money that Is paid out today will be de posited tonight , burilng a little that Is can led In the pockets of the people. And the nKKieente amount held by the people will not materially fluctuate , except In tlniew of uanlc. I submit that It does not matter whether you sold fifty bushels of wheat or 100 btmhe'ls for the STiO , The money used as the measure of Its \aluo Is not exhausted , It is not taken fiom the channels of trade It Is ready for scivlce the next mornlm ? Then , too , the chances ore that not a penny In monej IH used In the pajment for the wheat If jou deposit join check no money lo used If you take the check to another bank , or to a stoio , no money Is used , fet they will elepc.sit It. The tame amount of monej In thu banks and In cir culation wl'I nnmlli ) wheat at .71 cent ? u lm hcl or n dollar. Let me Illustrate. On January I. 1KD2. the tluee banks In my town I ud H'-tual cash In their \nults of about $ r/jooo. In addition to tlilH , of course , they had money with their city correspondents. During that vear tlieie wn.'j bold In that town ami pild for over the counterH of these threi' banks \ery ncarlj' jvo.000 for hojt ; , a large amount for catt.e , a large nmount for wheat and a otlll larger amount for corn The bauk.s loaned that vear to every man wanting money who could give HC urlty Them was IOJIIP 1 cf eastern capi tal on farm land * ptob.iblv JIOI.OOO , The bunks did a hu lness of many mllllon and when the year tlowd they stl'l hid their JCO.OOO of cash on hand and there had not been shipped In , or Out during the en- Hie jear ( WOO WEALTH INCrtBABING. It Is charged that the1 people of the United States have Buffered Jo an unprecedented extent dating fo.uk''Jo the demonetization act The f.ietH are oUfjIly established that the world has neyec Hcqn , mich a period of prosperity a.s the IJntted Stu'es ] iux en- Joj'eil from thu rcHamiHIon of specie pay ment to 189 ? The Wealth of the country never Ipcreised b rapidly So many men never piospered ' Hut you may say the people of the United Stntrx Increased Sd-they did Hut In USD e > ur people were worth PCT eiplta only J51I In 1R10 their wealth ilerrnpltn had Increased to $1,030. The peopfotof the United fita-es were worth , on an aVeriifre. more than twice as much In 1VJO as In IftA Hut you answer tHfsfe facts which cannot bo denied by the. preposition that this un- pieeedentcd ae-eumul.ltlon of proputy Is In the handx of the frw [ that the iioh nave been growing rlcher'and thu poonr poorer. If that Is BO , It Is not ton fault of thu gold standard , nor of any polltlc.il party The tlme < Is not yet when uny partj1 , or any standard of \ aluc'when hlmctuiliHin , or mnnomptnllixm , whin any legislation will ieferse the tc-rmH of that woe pronounced In the early hlsloiy of HIM rtue "In the wweat of thy fiuo Hliitlt them eat bread" All that mi ) party. 01 any standard , or any legislation can do Is to neo to It that every man has an open field and fair tifc'ht I' cannot exempt lilin from the i flsht Tight he must and the best that the ] government can do Is to HC to It that no one strikes below the bc-lt Krom the be ginning of time to the present and to the end of time those.- who euui and Have will have , and limbo * ho refuse to earn or fall to sa > e will come In empty Hewldes no law- can make men equal In physical , mental or accumulative ability ON STATK FINANCES He discussed the tariff question at length , maintaining these two propositions. First , In theory a protective tariff mutt of necea- ilty be beneficial to every man , especially the producer , whatever his product ; second , historically the periods of greatest prosper ity In this country from Its earliest history to the preient time , have corrcupondel exactly with theise periods embraced within the operation ot protective tariffs , and pro ceeded : It Is chnrsed bv our opponents that the state. Is In debt This fact Is admitted The financial statements and reports prepared by republlPiu ofllccholders show this fact It Is no dl covery thnt they have msde Ou the 1st of .Itl'y the slate owed substantially JUO.CcO , Something lc s than So cents per eiplla I shall not attemot to arc-omit In detail for this deficiency Hut In Justice to those ehnrged with the administration of affilri , I thlnlc I oucht to call attention tea a few Items Hy chapter xlvl , of the twenty- sixth general n embly. It Is provided that the state shall furnish money quarterly In advances with which to nay the expenses at the Insane asylums , thus avoiding the necessity of running In debt , nnd thus set- tllnp a peed c\ttmplo for all our cltlrens This required the advancement of JIO'.OOO , which Is one Item going to make up the HIO.CW. In addition to thl" , there wns nn extra scsnlon of the IcBlslaturo called Whether this was wise or not , I will not tnk the time to discuss , for I do not under stand Hint the pnrtv Is on trial for the wis dom or Inck of ml-sdom In cnllliiff this o\tra Pf-slon The expense thereof , however , v.n * JITO.t'OO ' The work done by the extra ses sion wns work that had to be done either then or at some other time It was un finished business nnd those- who had bcpun It we're ' certainly as \ .cll qutt'.ltled to finish It as new men , who had paid no attention to the matter thus far , nnd who might very HV'elj' peck to demonstrnto their own su perior wisdom by going over Iho whole mat ter with amendments and modifications , and nt vastly increased expense to the state In addition to this , the School for the Feeble Minded nt Qlenwood suffered a severe loss by flro and there was appropriated for rtipnlr of that Institution $112 , ; X ) , making In the nBBrcgate $ .TS3IXX ) ; practically JMOM less than the debt. Other expenses have necc * > sarlly Increased. The Inmates of the lim.inn nsx'lnm nml otlinr Mnnmosvnnrv In stitution ! ! , as well as our penitentiaries , have greatly Increased If any one supiKises that the stnte hns been extravagantly managed , I would like to call attention to a statement prepaied foj' the stnte trexxsuier and submitted to the Inat general assembly , wherein borne com parisons are made between Iowa and the adjoining1 stales. For Instance , Iowa bad , according to the census of 1V30 , In round numbers , 2 ; per cent moie- property than Wisconsin , but her expenses for the bien nial period , ending June 30 , isij , was less than half the expense of Wisconsin for her last biennial period In Iowa , according to the same census In round numbers , 43 per cent less ( less than half ) the piopeity of Illinois and her her expenditures ore practically one-third of those of Illinois Accoidlng- the same census , Iowa had four and a fraction per cent less properly than Missouri , but her expenditures were C3 per cent h' < > s. With property substan tially the same , her expenditure 'flas less than half According to the same LCIISUS , low'a had 70 par cent more property than Nebraska and her expenditures were 18 per oent less Iowa had 411 per c nt moio property than South Dakota and her e\- pondltuie was only Sri per cent more. Iowa's expenditures were tfi > 2l,000 Had her ex- pejidlturcs exceeded those of Soufi Dakota as her wealth exceeds the wealth of that state , thej- would have i cached the ejnor- nious sum of $27OCO.C03 , an Incieast of more than ? 23 CHM,0 According to thu same cen- HUS , Iowa's piopertyvas 35 per cent more than Minnesota , while her expenditures vvere 37 per cent less. The Tier capita ex pense of slite administration In Nov York Is over $2. In ( Minnesota nearly } 2. In Pennsylvania and Ohio and Michigan , over Jl , and In Iowa about W cent.s. The list legislature going over and recoil. Ifylnff the laws of the state as they did foi the first time since 1S73 , made many reduc tions In salaries and other state expendl- tutres nnd set a commendable example of economy to the entire state which It would fop well for most of us to follow In our homo life Mr Shaw was liberally applauded during his remarks. Ho was folowed by Hon. J. C Mlllman , candidate for lieutenant gover nor. i Mr. Mlllman dlscurscd brlelly the financial question and then said : CITES SOME HISTORY. I have said that the depression of the last four je.u s was due to tnilff repeal. I do not forget that the hard times bpgan be- foie the repeal of the MeKlnley taiiff , but I maintain that they remained peed until the election of a flee trade president under the threat ot Immediate hostile legislation. If you will Indulge me for a few momenta I will state what I have found In the hl. - tory of our countiy. Four times have we tried protection prioi to the Dlngley bill , and every time have the Industry nnd en terprise of all our people been rewarded nnd great advance In all lines of progress been apparent and Immediate , Tour times have the periods of prosper- Hj been destroyed and banvruptev , bjth national and Individual , followed the. repeal of a. protective taiiff , or , as In the last instanee , the certainty of "tich repeal. I give > ou the periods and a lc you to po to tmpaitlal hlstorj' , and also the biographies and speeches ot our itate&m * * ! ! , and the messapf of our presidents for pi oof. Fust piotLCtlon period , Ibl2 to 1 1C Second protection period , 1S24 to 1 33. Third protection peilod , 1S2 ! to 1SIG Fouith protection period , 1SS1 to 1S12. Tne last tariff act was pas ed In 17S9 nnd be-gan its woik , but the war for Independ ence had left our people prostrate and It reaulied change nnd amena. lent until , In 1S12 , piotMctlon was complete and pie per- Ity geneial Fiom Ib21 to 1SJ3 what fol owed ? Go to j-our hlstoiies and the pooches ot public m n ; also the message' of the president to congrtsi. Again , from 1812 to 1S40. you will find oveiwhelming ev'dence of the prosperity following the en actment of a protective tariff. From UCl to 1192 jou do not need history. Your own memoi Ics nnd the wonderful Increase in population and wealth , the multiplied In dustrie" , the millions of new homes , the churches , colleges and public building' ' , all testify to the wonderful power of man when given the oppoi tunlty to labor and cnjoj the bles.iln-s ( of liberty and enlightened government And to ciown nil , the Dlnnley bill Is bringing back to us the home demand for our products and the tide of piosperlty Is toward our shores , as we bellcvp , to remain until the people shall again vote tor free trade , or , still w or.se , a debased currencjOn the other fclde , the peilod of depression and paraljzed Industries , of low prli es and scnrec monev , of failure and bankruptcj' , have suielj' followed the re peal of protective tariffs. 1 cite jou for authorities to the histories of those times , to the ov'dcnce ' of statesmen und to the messages of the presidents. Evei j' demo cratic president , since 18JI , has hoisted the flag of d'stress ' In , one or more messaces to congress. congress.STATE HOUSE SCANDALS. The opposition In Its bcrntelilng for some thing ugulnst the republican party claims to have found coiiuptlon In state affairs Well , bless jou , republicans ) discovered tnd uncovered It Ions before und have cor rected the abuse , and the court will no doubt punish the gulltj * . Individual hon esty Is not n political matter , as Is shown by the many faithful olllceis of all par- tie' , while embezzlement nnd stealing oc casionally crop out repnrdless of party or rhureh afllllatlons. It It ) an admission of weakness when a party seeks advantage from the evil praetle-es of n fe-w men when tlieie men are discarded and disgraced by the mllllorB who are honest. The repub lican party has always administered the affairs of our mute wlrcly and well , and I am Rlad to know thnt the last general ns- 'embly made great strides In bringing our Income nnd expenditures to an Crjuallty And I do not hesitate In assmlng you that coming legislatures will have the w's- ' dom and willingness to give the people 100 cents In value foi every dollai expended and keep Iowa In the front rank of en lightened and progiefeBlvo statehood. Now , my filemlH , what are the duties of the hour ? Will jou cling to tradition and vote ngalnxt the principles and policies that huvo given u.s piospeilty , or will jou stand by wound inonej and protection Hint have again brought our counttv out of dlslresi and haid times ? Have not font VC.IIH of depression , bankruptcy and cheap labor been n sufficient leseon ? Shall w Invite n leturn of those conditions by voting nsalnst the parly nnd policy that have biought u Into the prese.it condition of good wages and fair pi lees , or will wo en courage those po'U'le.s and lnsur better prlce-H and inoro woik by voting for wound money and protection' . ' I am gl id that we have the Australian voting plan , for each man In peleetlng the tlejtet he will vote Is alone with lilmself and can thus hu fiee to conbiilt his own Judgment ami con- nUence When you arc In that f-aetfd booth next November put nwnj prejudice and anger and let jour belter nature and t.eniio of duty to all guide jou and all will be wpll I'nnn each voter alike rests the re- Hponslbllltj' . Kill * IllniNfir Wlii-u OIllriT COIIH-H. FOHT UODQE , la. Sept. 25 ( Special Telegram. ) Menu Mlnson , a countryman living three miles south ot Vincent yester day In a. quanel with his two brothers-in- law , L. L Larson ind Osmund Peterson , shot each of them with a revolver , neither being seriously hurt. In the afternoon Constable Harding went out to arrest Mincon , who upon Hardlng's approach fled to the house , locked himself In tils room and fired a Bliot through his head , djlng Instantly. The quarrel U supposed to have been over a love affair In which the Hulclde had become en tangled. Hey and ' ! ' < in IKilh Killed. CEDAR RAl'IDS , la. , Jjcpt. 25. ( Special Telegram. } Hlo Ulemtn , & H-year-old boy , ALL mm Wide Scope of Practice at the Shepard Medical Iti- stitutc Physicians of Skill and Experience Treat a Variety of Chronic Ailments Consul tation is Free , With many people In Omaha nnd the i whole west the Idea Is prevalent that Dr. ' Shepard and his associates treat catarrh.il | diseases only. This Is a mistake. While | entirrh , with Its complications nnd exten sions , Is given special attention , other dis eases arc successfully ( rented. Among these are , prominently , rupture , piles deafness nnd diseases of women The Shep ard method ot treating these atllcilons will he explained fully without charge to all Inquirers , either personally or by letter. Old methods and old prices have been dis carded. Thofle who are looking for up-to- date treatment for any chronic malady nre Invited to Inspect the well equipped of fices of the Shepard Institute Electricity lu all forms Is administered In suitable cases by a competent specialist. Catarrh , Headache and Nasal Tumors. C. W. Halt , farmer and stockman , Hustls , Neb , , writes Under date ot August 24. ISH7 : C. W. HALU KUSTIS , NRH. , "Dr. Shepard i An emphatic statement ot my ciso In a few words. Is only n matter of Justice to jou. When I went to jou for treatment I had n severe catarrh , with neu ralgia. It had become chronic , canting fic- quent headaches nnd obstruction of the nasal passages. I could scarcely breathe through them. In each nostril large tumors had developed , which j'ou removed. I nm now free from he\i(3achs ( , breathe perfectly well , and my general health Is much Im proved. I am certain that my cure Is per manent. " ELECTRICITY. Dr. Shi-inr | < l IN iircpurcd < < > treat NllittlllliOtlNCN Of Clirtiulti nlMIMINt * ll > v urlotm ( oriiiN nf < It ctrlt-lt5 Till * lie- inirlnifiil IN In uliurKC of IL phj iiU'lnii while crossing the tiocks at Bolmond with a team this afternoon , was struck by a gravel train. The boy and te-am were killed. mm. is Awvuwun THU nic\ci.n. .Tury Di-eldi'K tliat Yntnipr Miui'm Im I- tntloii Inoluilcil the I.otlcrj. ATLANTIC , la. , Sept. 25. ( Special Tele gram ) The famous Atlantic blcjclo case was decided by'a jury today. Ray S. Slowo Invited Miss Blanche Kramer to attend a theatrical performance with him. The com pany had offered a bicycle to the young woman who should hold the lucky number , the draw-Ing to be by lot. 'Miss Kramer held the right number aud carried off a handsome wheel. A few days afterward young Slowo called on her and borrowed the wheel. He did not return It nnd when she demanded it he re plied that Inasmuch as It had been bis money which drew the machine , he was en titled to It nnd proposed to keep it. The young woman began eult In the district court to recover the bicycle and the trial developed all the facia. It occupied a day nnd n hnlf and wns attended by a large num ber of people , the court room looking as It a murder case was being tried. The case wont to the Jury this afternoon. The position of the attornejs tor Miss Kramer was thai the manage-ment specifically proposed to give the wheel to a woman ; that when the young man Invited Miss Kramer he did so with the un- deistandlng that his Invitation included par ticipation In the. chance of drawing the prlre and that for the joung man to claim It would bo to violate the terms on which the tickets were given out. The Jury took th'.e view and gravely rendered a verdict In favor of the girl. HIS AIM TO ICnni > OUT AN VHCIIIS'Ii ) . I'ovrdc < rl > SIIJN 'I'llIN Country Cannot Tnl * niirnii-iiii ItefiiNC. NEW YORK , Sept. 25 Commissioner General of Immigration T. V. Po doily , an swering fiom Seranton , Pa. , a letter of con gratulation from Rev. M. C. Peters of this cltjp , writes : "I have no doubt but that thousands ot the worst classes of Europe arc swept In on us every year. It shall be my aim to keep every unworthy person out nnd to cause Europe to take care of her own anarchists. There was a time when Iho United Stales could afford u refuge to the people of the world , but It was before the incomers became opprcssois and the tide of Immigration to this land of refuge wns not a tide of refuse. If they are oppressed nt home , let them dethrone their oppicssors thcie aud establish governments of the people , for and by the people across Iho Atlantic. If anarchists are horn and bred benoatli the fostering wing of all Ill-governed lands , let them remain at home to wreak vengeance upon their ci enters Inslead ot coming here to turn thu thoughts of ills- satlsllud men fiom the real cause of their dUbatlsfactlon " The letter suggests that stricter measures be adopted. Iti-iiiiirKiilili > Cure of Chronic Dliirrliorn. Mr. Elam Kelly , an oil operator of this place , was atvay on business when he took a severe diarrhoea which developed Into a chronic case He was compelled to give up his position and come homo for treatment. Ho grew rapidly wori > o , however , until at last I Induced him to try Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After using ono llttlo bottle of It ho was able to bo around again and continuing the use of It cured him permanently C. V Everly , of the firm of Everly & Everly , DavUtown , Pa. , IM\cn in.in : ON C'l ii-r'n .Iiiry Iti-furiiN Vi-rdli-t on < luMini - rirrlitlniN , ST , LOUIS , Sppt 25A sr < .elal to the Post-Dispatch fiom Marlon , 111 , sajti : The dead and wounded have all been taken from the mlno where the explosion occurred yea- terdajA complete lltt of the dead and rnoitally wounded follows- Dead Frank Fairar , single , Joe Sulltor. the last man taken from the mlic. Mortally wounded- Peter Caspar Russian , 0 Gcnnettl , Italian ; Joe Ilarlow. The six men who were less seriously wounded will all recover AH the lesult of lodaj's inquest the coroner's jury held William Uavls , the miperlntendent of Ihu mine , partially responsible for the death of these men and committed him to the county jail to await the action of the grand jury He was examined before Jubilees Samuel and lienuun and they released him In bonds of $1,000 The feeling against Davis Is very high Many of the miners say that If he had done his duty and compiled with the requirements of the law there would have been no explosion' . The "nicycllfit's Uewt FrienS" is a familiar name for DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve , al ways ready for emergencies. While a epe- clflo for pllm , It also Inatantly relieves and curea cute , bruize * , call rheum , eczema and All kttectlon * ot too klu. It never fill * , liornimtilj coniiclriit In ( Ills ltliMiiinil < < iu , iKMirnlnlu , m-rvoim liritstriulnn , fcniati' illsi-n'irx , nml Ion vltallt > . hi nii'ii unit women , iiri * nnioiiu tlio iniiii ; condition * ttiut rrntlll ) > Icld ( o tlilu w ouiU-rftil uircii- OJI'utlplitn fioni nlirniid rri'clivil ut the InMlliiU- for trcatineiit , tvlth or without board. SAFE AETD StTBE. Vnrlcocele , hjdrocele. hemorrhoids , anil i upturn cutcd speedily and without pain. Out of town patients with little time to spare , may obtiln c\pe < lltlou treatment for any of the nbovo diseases. Maiiitou Water and Moimtam Air. In tun it ) oiixi-N of flirnnlc illnriiNr a clinunp of clliniilc KiiliiK In tliu mini n tn I im Mill tin much ( o rculoro health Hut , often , special medication U needful to accomplish certain results that cannot bo obtained in any other way Sirs. A. Herbal , 207 K llio Orande St , Colorado Springs. Colo. , Is n highly esteemed lady , residing where she has all Ihe benefit ot famous health , waters nnd Atmosphere. These agencies fell shoit ot restoring her. ' She writes r. Shepard , Sept 2 , ' 'J71 "You will bo glad to li'irn thnt jou have given me suiprising lesults that Is , sur prising to mo 1 began taking your medi cines with little Idea ot the gloat change they were to woik In mv body. My nervous svstem Is greatly stiengthened I am over the old liver trouble Hint cinscd so much pain , and fulness , and spelling U used to bo that I couldn't eat nor digest food. My heart has Rro\vn steadier In Its action. Jn fact , Iho weak places all thiough mo nro toned up wonderfully. Your ticatment 1ms done for me what our SpiltiBs and cllmnto failed to do. " WRITE OR CALL FOR IT. Dr. Shepard's book outlines the worlc linlly going on at his olllce. Nearly Ave thousand copies have been distributed In the past 90 daj-s. It contains valuable In formation for the sick and Is finchlllustrnt - eid with views of the seveial departments ot the Institute The book Is ftco to nil. c. s > . sum-\nn. M. n. i consulting and AHNoclnte-H , I I'hyslclniiu. ROOMS 311 , IK It 313 NHW YOKIC L.IV1J HUILDING. OMAHA , NCD. , Ofllco Hennsto 12 a. m ; 2 to 5 p m , EviV- nlngH Wednesdays nnd Saturdays only C to b Sundays , 10 to 12. AN.NOUM'KS TII12 SI.ATK. lnlilr > on Cciii-rnl Triioy for Jlnj or of < iri'iiltr MM York. NRW YORK , Sept. 23. The Mall and Impress sajs Senator Platt today an nounced the slate for the republican conven tion on Tuesday next aa follows : Mayor , General llcnjamln F. Tracy ; controller , Ash- bel P. Fitch ; president ot the council , Iloss Appleton of Drookljn Lieutenant Governor Woodruff will bo temporary and permanent chairman of the convention , and Dr. Chauncy M Jlopcvv or Cdvvnrd Lauterbach will maku the * speech nominating General Tracj- . Dr. Davis' Anti-Headache Is superior In every way to all remedies for headache. IlllptlHt ll "ll lll THCUMSRH , Nub , Sept. 25. ( Special. ) State Evangelist Davis of the Daptlst asso ciation Is now here assisting Rev , T. D. Davis of Tecuinsch In the tent meetings. The Interest seems on the Increase. Hon. W. H. Hati is is at the Illinois State fair with an exhibit from Nebraska. The coiinty eoninilhsloners air getting after the farmeis who aie breaking up Uio cul verts on the country roi ia bj iiinnlnz their heavy outfits over without first laying extra plank. IciliiiHiin Count } ' Itriinloll. TiCUMSBII , Neb , Se > pt. 25. ( Special. ) The old soldiers of the county will hold a reunion nt Elk Creek thiee days next week , commencing Thursday. A long program has been provided , Including good speakers , music athletic amusements , etc TI i ij nn\i/rv \iticivr. . INSTRUMENTS placed on record Septem * ber is , lS9/r lS9rWAHIIANTY WAHIIANTY DEEDS. First National b.ink to National Land company , s 00 feet lot I , Johnson'H add ; lot 1 , blk 171 , lot 1. blk 21GU , Omihn ; lo' C , blk 13. Shlnn's add sli of nV/ lot 1 , blk Id" . Omaha , and a tr.'ict In sw sw 10-15-13 J39.223 Spmo to fame , s' lots 12 , 13 and H , blk 10 , H.mscom Place 3,034 D.ivld Anderson and wife to William Klnne.ir , lot 12 blk fl. Jetter's add. . BIO C. S 'Montgomery nnd wife to Murray JInrburv , east 1XI ! feet lot 1 , blk 1 , West Oin.iha 1 Muri.iy Mnrhmy to M O. MontRom- " cry < ast 1MO feet lot 1 , blk 1 , West Om.tha 1 E. J ChNspll to C A Carter , lots 0 nnd 7 , blk 2 , Loave-nworth Terrace ) add 1 V I ) Hung.ite and wife to G. W. Sinlt1 ! , lot 7. blk 7 , Hedford Place. . . 1 L U Kells lo H.IIrlsoti Wlrrick , lot 10. Freeman's add 100 C P. Hill and husband to T P. Nich ols , south M feet lot 1 , blk 10 , Waterloo BOO Ellen It ill and husbind to H. 8. Clrlcor , lotH 13 and 14 , blk 9 , snbdlv of J. I. Hedlck'K add 2,000 QI'IT CLAIM DEEDS. Chrl.stlnn Hndemar er to .1 O. Stork , lot 2 , blk 2 , Dworiik'H add , . . ? W. G PreHton to W W HeMli'fltiBer , lots C , 7 and K , blk 0 ; lotn 15 and 1C , blk 10 ; lotH 1 and 2 , blk H , Wllcox's add , lot 19 , blk I'l. lotH ' . < to 1C , 1/k Mj lots 5 to 12 , blk 31 fpxt'e'it vviHt "Z ( ci t lotH 0 to 12) ) , Wlk-ox'H W ndd ; nVi lot fi. Preston & WH add. . . , 1,600 Wllllinn Preston and wife lo W , W Hcllleflnger. lotH 9 to 12 ( except 75 feet ) , blk 31 , Wllcox's 2il add t DEKDS Special master lo Krldgct Ash et al , lot 19 , hilt 3 , William Huge-darn's add 2S3 S.imo to M F. Harris , n tract com mencing on 21th Htnet at point of r.O feet of mv tor lot 62 , 8. E , lloscrs' Oknhom.i CO Total amount o' tnnsfcrs H7.830 ST OK TOIMl'S VVKATJIKH. Fiilr mill I'r < ilinlil > Cooler , ulfli ( Ho AVInilH V lirJnMr. WASHINGTON , Hept 25-Forecast fop Sundu } ' For Nebraska and Sjuth Dakota Fair ; probably coolei ; variable winds. For Iowa und Al'waourl Fair ; vuriablo For KansJH Fall , piolmbly cooler ; winds becoming north For Wyoming Fall , vailahle winds. l.octil lU-i'oril , , , OFFICE OF THIJ WEATHER BUREAU , 1 OMAHA , Sept. 23 Omaha record of rainfall and tempci.iture , compure-d with i-orro I spending < lay of the puit three years ! 1 1M7 IWO. 1603 ? J. Maximum tempjr.ituro . . M ) 70 81 M 'Minimum ' te-mpeiuture . 5S 6T 65 CO I Avi-raKo temiMiraturo . . . 74 03 C8 Id Italnfull 00 T .00 .CO ! Uc-cord of leinptnitiiie and prcclnltatlou nt Omaha for tlila day und sliuo March 1 , Normal for the day , CO ExceHH for the day . 14 Accumulated fxpcm slnre Mrirch L , . . 150 I Normal rainfall for Ihu day 09 Inci I Deficiency for the day 09 Inch I Total rainfall sinceMutch , 1 . .1 .C5 Ine-hei < Deficiency wince March 1 , 16 Inches Excesx for cor period , 1W8 .30 Inchen Deficiency for cor period , ,93 Inohe * A. WI3U3H. Local Fortcuut Ofllulal ,