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THE cmATTA DATLY BEE ; PUT DAY , SEPTEMBER 2L , 1S)0. ! ) Telephones 618 694. nee , Sept. 21 , ' 09. Autumn Underwear - wear an d Hosiery We have a splendid showing of all sorts of the new season's need , Qualities are the highest in each grade and prices give plump , full value in every case. Ladles' Fleeced Cotton Vesta and Pants , Ladles' Autumn Weight Dlack Cotton extra values at 35c , or 3 tor $1.00 and IIOBC , one of the best wearing hose ( JOc each. made , 2Sc per pair. Ladles' Swiss Ribbed Wool Underwear , Ladles Dlack Fleeced Cotton Hose , extra color light grey , very toft , $1 each. values ak 25o per pair. Ladles' Onclta Style Combination Suits Ladles' Black Ribbed Cashmere Hose , In all grades , at the following range of very clastic and line , 36c , or 3 pair for prices , EOc , $1.00 , $1.50 , $2.00 , $2.CO , Jl.OO. and $3.00 per suit. Misses' Autumn Hosiery and Underwear now ready. We Mill cnnilituc in clone nt nl\ < > ' clock nit Saturday * AdBim FOn FOSTER KID OIOVEB AND MoCALL'fl , BELDEN & Ca WE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. M. O. A. BUILDING. COB. 1OTB AMD UOUQLAB 8TO. tandldatcs were called out to express their acquiescence In the result and declare their loyalty to the successful candidate. Judge Bedgwlck was the first to take the plat form. Ho congratulated the convention on tbo unanimity of Us action and paid n hearty tribute to the qualities of Judge Reese. Ho declared that he was glad to say that the people will have an opportunity this fall to vote for a lawyer for the eu- prcmo bench In preference to a. politician. A Slrlklnir Incident. Judge Calkins and Judge Davidson re sponded In a similar vein and then oc curred one of the most striking Incidents of the convention. Chaplain J. H. Mallley of the First Ne braska was discovered among the spectators end ho responded to an enthusiastic demand for his presence on the platform. His speech was brief , but It stirred the dele gates to a demonstration that was the spec tacular event of the afternoon. Rev. Mallley Bald in beginning that ho Is not a poli tician , but only a preacher. "I have never even voted a. republican ticket , " ho de clared , "but I belong to a church that be lieves that 'while the light holds out to burn the vilest sinner may return. ' I am glad to have the privilege of addressing a convention o a party that believes that the 'world do move , " that believes that the thoes that wore largo enough for the bjy may be too small for the man. In tlmo of peace I am for the administration when It Is right. In time of war , when the time for talk Is over and the time for action has come , then I am for the administration , right or wrong. I have followed the old flag over the rlco Holds of Luzon with the best regiment that Uncle Sam ever sent to the front and I propose to follow It here. when the republican There was never a time lican party had so great an obligation restIng - Ing on It as It has at this time. The Issue of this contest will not bo settled In the Philippines , but right hero at the ballot Ijox. And I have come homo to vote as I shot. " The applaueo that continued almost In cessantly while Chaplain Mallley was speak ing burst Into a storm rf cheats as ho closed. The band struck up "Tho Star Spangled Banner" and for the next flvo minutes the enthusiasm of the delegates was literally riotous. They were In a mood for more Bpeechmaklng and Senator Jchn M. Thur- eton was called on to add a short address along somewhat similar lines. He congratu lated the convention on the fact that It had picked a winner and paid a high tribute to Judge Reese ae a jurist , patriot and cltl- ten. He compared the condition of the people ple now with what It was three years ago end added that , In this campaign , the re publican party has written on Its banner two wonderful words , "Patriotism and Pros perity. " Referring to the Philippine situation Sena tor Thurston said that the duty of this coun try came not by chance , but by the In evitable logic of a successful prosecution of the war. It was because the American fleet alled Into Manila harbor with the right sort of a man on board. The stars and stripes were raised there , as they float here , not as the emblem of aggression or Imperialism , but as the Hag of liberty , the hope of freemen and the euccor of the oppressed. As long as any enemy of the United States Is pointing a musket at that flag It shall never come down. Jlllltf * ' Ilt > ( ! HC AlM'CJltN. The committee appointed to communicate with Judge Reese reported that he had given assurance that he would accept the nomina tion and when Senator Hayward was called on for a speech he excused himself by sayIng - Ing that the report from Judge Reese was tbo best speech that the convention could listen to. The report of the committee on resolutions was then read by 0. M. Lam- bertson. It required only one bullet to select the nomlnoei for regent. The candidates were E. a , McOIlton of Douglas county , Dr. Wil liam n. Ely of Brown , J. D. Barnea of Madlron and J. E. Lyno of Furnas. On motion of W. E , Peebles , Mr. McQIltin was named by acclamation and the bal lot for the remaining place resulted : Ely , t > 57 ; Barnes , 3C3 ; Lyno , 37 , The nomination of Dr. Ely was made unanimous. John T. Mallalleu of the special commit tee appointed by the state central committee to recommend a plan for increasing the efficiency of that organization submitted i report , the principal feature of which was n recommendation that the term of service be cxtende-d to two vcara. In order to put this plan In operation It was suggested that the convention elect the comimlttBcmen from tbo odd senatorial dUtrlcta for one year , and those from the even districts for two years. The report was adopted with out opposition , The names of the new commltteemen from the various districts \\cro handed to the secretary and thn committee was au thorized to select KB own chairman after consulting the preferences of the candidate ? , The committee was also given the usual authority to fill any vacancies that may oc cur on the ticket and after passing a resolution elution thanking the exposition association Tor the courtesies extended the conven tion adjourned. P , A. Harrison of Lincoln was elected leoretary. ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN C. V. HfHVU TlllkN ISluilUIMltly tU ( lie HeiiubllcniiN of XrliruiiUii. Mr. C , F. Reavla , chairman of the repub lican etate convention , made an eloquent speech , saying In part : With a people rescued from want and ralaed to opulence : with labor employed Hood's Do not grlpo nor Irritate the nllmcn tary canal. They act gently yel promptly , cleanse effectually and Give Comfort Sold by all drueelets , 25 cents. and the fields of Industry singing In every valley and from every hillside : with our foreign commerce the terror of Europe and the wonder of too world ; with perfect faith kept with the puople and with every promt-o ; redeemed , we stand on the threshold look- I Ing Into the future with the confidence born of duty performed and with every nssur- ' anco of success. The doctrine of the free and unlimited coinage of silver , accepted by many as the panacea for the distressing condition of three yeans ago , a doctrine which nourished when poverty and want sat at the hearth stone , has been dissipated by the wave of prosperity that swept acro'H the nation and la today but a wreck on the shores of democracy. In its stead the question of trusts is seek ing prominence. The republican party , al ways the. guardian of the people- , meets this question with perfect serenity. Re specting the rights of property , granting capital the full degree of freedom that Is guaranteed by the law , the republican party Inslnts that commercial corporations shall use their Interests so as not to un necessarily Injure or Interfere with the rights of others. By Its representatives this party has long ag-o declared Itself on this question. In congress It enacted the most stringent laws against the Interstate features of trusts , only to see Its efforts made abortive by a democratic majority which embraced the flrst opportunity to repeal the law. In this state an antl- | trust law , created by a republican legis lature , bus not merited the attention of the democratic attorney general until they approach preach a political campaign In which this question will be discussed. It would seem that so great an evil should 'hfl.ve Incited the early action of one so zealous in the cause of the people. It would seem that the dictator of the democratic party , whose power was supreme enough to Induce the governor of this state to refuse an offlcial recognition of the bravery and valor of tHose gallant heroes of Nebraska , should have been equally potent in Inducing the at torney general to proceed against trusts without a. delay of three years. For what other power than that of the state can be exercised to control such combinations ? What right hrt'i the general government to Interfere with state corporations ? Let those who charge the republican congress with responsibility for the creation of trusts point to one Instance where the charter or franchise of such a corporation has not been granted by a state ; let them point to one instance where a trust has been created by virtue of federal law. Let those who prate so loudly of the wrongs In flicted by this socialism of wealth tuggesjt a remedy by moans of which such com binations can bo regulated or destroyed by any power other than that which created them. TrtmtH Not the Inline. But trusts will not bo the Issue , though the republican party would welcome such a contest. The conditions at home are too satisfactory for agitation to be successful and the platform constructed by the con ventions of this and next year must there fore bo broad enough to reach beyond the contlnes of this continent , across the distant seas and unto the seat of war. A war In defense of the weak and the oppressed has' ' brought forth uncontemplated problems ; has rolled the scroll backward forty years , again making the basic principal of the republican party that of patriotism and national honor. Tha democratic party charges that the ad ministration IB destroying the republic and subverting the purpo o of the union that we propose a violation of the principles of the Declaration of Independence. Hysterical vuporlngs and rash assertions will not alter the lsua from that of patriotism and national honor. Let mo emphasize the statement that from now untdl the polls are closed In 1000 this ques tion and this alone Is before the Ameri can people. Though the attack of the un friendly at Jiome and the ausaults of the enemy abroad may make tne duty of pre serving the honor of the nation more dlf- llcult of performance , It will only result In greater effort that the obligations of the United States to protect the lives and property Interests in Its new possessions may bo fulfilled ; that the duty of maintain ing peace and concord In the Islands and of putting1 down a rebellion asaln't the Boverolgnlty of this government may be speedliy effected , and forever establishing the fact before the nations of the world that the stars and stripes once raised In honor will never be lowered In dishonor. I um proud that never In Its history from Its birth until this hour has an enemy of the United States ever looked to the re publican party for aid and comfort. I thank God that any man , bo he civilized or savnpo , who spllta the blood of an Ameri can solcikr , who would trail the flap In the dust , who would trample It beneath his feet as a rng , knows that so long asi the affairs of this government are In the hands of the republican party there awaits him and awaits him only an unconditional sur render. Though war bo hideous , there are things wow * than war. Though war be frightful , through its channels haft come the progress of the world. Though the Islands In the far enst be red with blood , the result will bo civilization where savagery exists ; Chris tianity where paganism abide , progress where festers decay , a government of law whwo anarchy prevail , and the sunlight of a new n < ? e where the shadows of a dead century lie. Let me leave with all patriots , regardless of party , the words' ' of n volunteer soldier , the expressions of a Chris tian gentleman , the thoughts of a llnrthert ! statesman : "Peace first , then , with charity for all , an established government of law and order , protecting life and property and occupation , for thn well belnsr of the people , in which they will participate under the atars and stripes. " PLATFORM OF REPUBLICANS Adopted nt tlie State Convention Held lit Omnlin , ThiirHdny , Sep tember . Following Is the platform adopted by the convention : Wo congratulate our country : A prosper ous nation , whose revenues are larger than at nny period in its history ; whose com merce is greater than It has ever known ; whoso treasury contains more money than it bus held since the establishment of the government ; whose Internal Industries have attained un activity and stability hereto fore unthoutrht of ; whose , agricultural In terests flourish as never before ; whose laborers rre more generally and continually employed at paying wages than history bus heretofore recorded ; whose financial policy , based upon gold , commands the confidence of fhe world and whose great heart , thrilled by tha Bufferings and struggles of an op pressed people , nerved the strong arm that Intervened In humanity's cause , Is the proud record of tha republican party In the nation under the wise , temperate and courageous leadership of William McKln- ley. ley.We We heartily endorse the wise , conserva tive and patriotic administration of Presi dent McKlnley and congratulate the presi dent upon his success In dealing ; with the delicate and difficult problems arising from our war with Spain and we repose Implicit confidence in his ability to cope with every issue that may present Itself for solution in the future. While we deplore the insurrection In the Philippine Islands , yet we recognize the duties and obligations Imposed upon our na tion by the victory of our navy and ihe matchless valor of our urms , resulting in the treaty of Paris , which Imposed upon the president the duty of maintaining the authority of the United States over the ter ritory acquired thereby , and so lontr as there la one gun pointed at an American soldier , so long ns there Is an nrmed enemy nsraultlnK our ling , so lonp must patriotic nnd lojal Americans liphold our president In effecting protection , tranquillity nnd pence to nil who recognize our lawful oc cupation , . To the N'ebrncka volunteers In our midst we tender heartfelt congratulations on their cafe return ; we glory In the cause In which I they fought. In common with their com- I radcs on land nnd son , now sleeping under 1 tropic waves nnd nod , they have by their , magnificent soldierly qualities exhibited In cnmp , on the march nnd on the Held of bat- , tie again demonstrated that these splendid 1 I qualities of our citizenship nrc not limited i to any section nor condition in our na- , tlonal life. They have , living or dead , won mightily for humanity , added now luster to the flac nnd an appreciative country will ever hold them in grateful remembrance. | , That wo are In favor of liberal pensions I nnd a liberal construction of the pension i laws. laws.Wo adhere unequivocally to the pold , standard nnd are unalterably opposed to , the free coinage of silver , aold has been our standard since 1S.14 nnd Is now the standard of every civilized and Important country In the world. i After more than twenty years of harm ful aglt.ttlon nnd a campaign of cxtraor- ' dlnnry earnestness nnd full discussion the people of the United States , by a majority of more than 500,000 , decided In f.ivor of that standard. Our experience nnd present prosperity In the nmplrst nnd fullest meas ure demonstrate the wisdom of that de- | clslon. I For the national defense , for the reinforcement - forcemont of the navy , for the enlargement of our foreign market , for the emnloymt-nt ; of American worklnsmen In the mines , for ests , farms , mills , factories nnd ship yards , , we favor the enactment of appropriate leg islation so that Amcrlcnn-bullt , American- owned and American-manned shlpi may re gain the carrying of foreign commerce. Wo denounce the attempt now desper ately being made to again arrny Inbor and cnpltnl in hostile camps. The republican party now , as always , opposes trusts nnd combinations having for their purpose the stilling of competition nnd arbitrarily con trolling production or fixing- prices , but wo also rncnirnlzn that legitimate business in terests , fairly capitalized and honestly managed , have built up our industries at homo , given the largest employment to labor at the highest wage nnd have enabled us to successfully compete with foreign countries in the markets of the world. Such Industries must not bo struck down by Ifglslatlnn nltned nt dishonestly nr- Banlzcd Institutions which destroy legiti mate cntcrnrlRo nnd the opportunities nt | labor ind plunder the public. Wo favor the creation by act of concress of a bureau of Mtpcrvliloii nnd control of corporations en gaged In Interstate business , with powers similar to those exercised over national banks by the comptroller of the currency , enforcing such publicity nnd regulations as shall effectually prevent dishonest methDls and practices , nnd genernlly such legisla tion , stnte nnd national , n < ? from tlmo to tlmo may bo required for the correction of abuses. We commend to the thoughtful con sideration of the republican party of the nation the proposition that a national con vention bo called by two-thirds of the states to revise the constitution of the United States under provisions of article v of the federal constitution. That as republicans we make recognition of the loyalty nnd exalted patriotism of the sound money democrats and men of nil par ties who put aside partisanship in order to maintain the honor nnd good faith of the nation , and In resistance to the Chicago platform and Its candidate. That we condemn the veto of Senate File 279 of the last legislature's vote of thanks to the First Nebraska volunteers , men BCIV- 1ns In the Philippine islands , as unkind , un- Amerlcnn and unpatriotic , and wo particu larly resent the Implication contained In the governor's words when he says : "I cannot stultify myself and the calm judgment of the thinking people of this commonwealth toy giving ofllclal sanction to the statement that the war now carried on In the far away Philippines Is In defense of the prin ciples of our government and is adding more glory to our flag. " We denounce the attempt of. the fuslon- Ists to fraudulently count an amendment to the constitution as ratified which had been rejected by a decisive majority of the electors , and we regard as a confession of guilt the refusal of former state officers implicated in the conspiracy to rape the bal lot box to appear before a legislative In vestigating committee. We arraign the fusion state government for its failure to institute the reforms promised to the people In platforms nnd from the stump , and Its subserviency to corporate monopolies which they had de nounced before 'their ' election. The republican party recognizes , the Im portance of agriculture and the necessity of promoting agricultural , education. Through 'the ' foresight and wisdom of hon ored members of the party .the Nebraska university enjoys the benefits of national appropriations for this purpose. We have pride In the good work along this line now facing done by our chief institution of learn ing and pledge continued and faithful efforts to the end that all such funds shall be properly administered. We arraign the fusion forces for their failure to redeem the promises made to the people of this state of an honest and eco nomical administration of state affairs. We especially condemn the misappropriation of public funds In the discharge of private debts by a fusion ex-governor , nnd we de nounce as subversive of good frovernment the conduct of the auditor's office by the fusion Incumbent. The unseemly squabble rtow exlHlng between the two executive offices as to the Insurance department has scandalized our state and demonstrates the unfltness of the present officials to conduct the public affairs of this state. SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES M. II. llccNf , a Henldent of Ne- J > rtiNl.-i for T > veiity-Tliree Ycnrs. Judge M. D. Reese has been a resident of Nebraska twenty-three years. Ho Is a native of Illinois , having been born in Ma- coupln county In 1839. Ho received a com mon school education nnd , being desirous of further culture , attended a seminary for two years , ipaylng his own expens-es. During that period ho developed the spirit of in- dapendenco and Bclf-rellnnce characteristic of all imon who attain eminence. His father was a farmer nnd the eon followed the name occupation until he was 24 years old. Mean while Mr. Reese had married and settled down , but an accident occurred which dis abled his arm for life. He found it impossi ble to continue on a farm. Mr. Reese then commenced the study of law. Shortly after the breaking out of the war he enlistodv but ( wfoen ho came to un dergo the physical examination necessary , much to his chagrin , ho was rejected be cause of the .injury . referred to. Ho then again applied himself to the study of law and was mlmltted to practice In March , 18b5. Ho practiced In Osceola , la. , until 1671 , 'when ho came to Nebraska Mr. Reese settled In Plattsmouth nnd re- rnalnea there nbout two years. Although ho was building up a good law practice , ho was forced by toe Ill-health of his family to move away rfro-m - the river. Ho then went to Saunders county , establishing hlm- over sixteen yeare and achloved a state rep. utatlon. Ho was elected a member of the stats constitutional convention In 1875 and S TnT ? VU ? PrC8 ° nt 6tato " " * t't ' tlon. In the following year Mr. Reese was chosen for state senator by the republicana of his ll ° 'f uUt ,1VflCCUned the n ° nInation in the fall of 1S76 ho waa elected district attorney of the judicial district and In November. 1882 , Mr. Uecso realgned his pos tlon , lacking two months of holdIng - Ing it six years. In tbo fall of 1883 he was nominated for the position of supreme Judgs and was elected , remaining on the bench for elx years , the last two of which ho served as chief Justice. Ills career as supreme Judge Is well known , After leaving the bench he established himself again in the practice of law In Lin coln , Last winter ho was a candidate for United' States senator and was voted for on every ! ballot. At one time ho stood a very good show of election. About six years ago Judge Reese was appointed dean of the law department of the State university of Nebraska , which position he still holds. Kdmuud G , JlfGllton. Edmund Q. McOilton , nominee for regent of the State university , was born In Wlscon- sin forty years ago. When he was 13 yeaia old his father moved on a farm nnd from , then on his boyhood and youth was that' ' of a farmer's son. Ho attended the State' University of Wisconsin , graduating there' from In 1883 , and afterward the law depart ment of the same institution , from which lie graduated la 16S5 , Whyo la the law I school ho was connected 'or ft jcar wllh ! Itho r8ht | of way department of the Wiscon sin Central rnllroad nnd after being ad mitted to the bar practiced In the Wisconsin courts. For a tlmo ho was attorney for the Northwestern Manufacturing nnd Car com pany nt Stlllnntcr , Minn. In the year 18S5 Mr. McOIlton had oc casion to visit Nebraska and saw Omaha when the boom wao on. Ho was deeply Im- i pressed with the prospects for its future nnd decided to remove here , which ho did In January , 18SS. He has practiced his pro fession here ever since , nnd has attained a position In the estimation of his fellow Jurists which can bo placed second to that of but few lawyers In the stnte. Ho has not had tlmo for active participation In politics , but has had a constant Interest In educational matters. Dr. w. n. r.iy. Dr. W. n. Ely wfl born In Boston , Mass. , In 1842 His parents died while he was quite young. Ho began the study of music nt nn early age nnd tnught mualc In the female seminary at Cnnandalgua , N. Y. , sev eral years , also In the female seminary nt Rome , Oa. Ho commenced studying medi cine nt Rome , Oa. , nnd entered the college of medicine at University of Michigan In 1876 , graduated In 1S78 , practiced medlclno In Now York until 1SS9 , when he removed to Alnaworth , Neb. , where ho has resided ever since. Ir , Kly was a candidate for state senator In the Fourteenth district In 189C on the republican ticket , nnd cut a1 majority of 1,000 to 250. Ho is considered ono of the brightest nnd best physicians In northwest Nebraska , having a very largo practice In Ilrown and surrounding coun- ( ties. Ho Is a good citizen nnd highly cs- , teemed by all. LINCOLN GETS THE FRUIT State Cenlrnl Committee Select * tlie Capital City n Heiulinmrtern for tlip Ciunpnlini. The newly elected state central committee met nt the Mlllnrd hotel last night , elected K. J. Halncr chairman and selected Lincoln ns the atnto headquarters. R. B. Schneider , the retiring chairman , presided , and the location of the headquarters was flrst con sidered. R. J. are4no ! moved that Lincoln bo designated and W. B. Peebles offered Omaha as an amendment. Ho suggested .that Douglas county would be the battle ground and that the best Interests of the party would too served by having the head quarters at the seat of war. Captain H. E. Palmer also spoke In favor of Omaha , but on the ballot there wore fifteen votes for Lincoln against eight for Omaha. The flrst iballot for chairman resulted In eleven votes each for E. J. Halner and C. F. Reavls. On the second ballot Halner was selected by sixteen votes to seven for the Falls City candidate. Mr , Halncr was em powered to select his own committee , with the restriction that the names of any com- mltteem n who do not belong to the state committee must bo submitted for approval. The new state central committee consists of the following : W. W. Wilson , Table Rock ; P. C. Boyd , South Auburn ; David ( Brown , Nebraska City ; M. M. Butler , Weeping Water ; I. D. Clarke , Papllllon ; H. E. Palmer and E. W. SImcral , Omaha ; A. H. Murdock , South Omaha ; John F. Nesblt , Tekamah ; W. E. Peebles , Fender ; L. A. Williams , Blair ; John A. Ehrhart , Stanton ; A. M. Post , Columbus ; J. A. Price , Stuart ; W. R. Akers , Qerlng ; W. W. Haskell , Ord ; John T. Mallalleu , Kearney ; J. V. Beghtol , Friend ; G. E. Emery , Beatrice ; F. M. Weth- erald , Hebron ; N. V. Harlon , York ; A. C. Epperson , Clay Center ; J. S. Hoover , Blue Hill ; J. A. Piper , Alma ; F. M. Rathburn , McCook ; James L. Mclntosh , Cozad. WHEDON'S ' DELAYED MESSAGE Kxiilnlun Why ImncuRtcr County Dele- Ration Did Not Prcaeut Reenc'Bmne. . LINCOLN , Sept. 21. ( Special. ) Upon the return of the Lancaster county delegation to Lincoln tonight Chairman Whedon gave the following explanation of why the name of Judge Reetso was net presented to the con vention by ithem. Mr. Whedon says that as Ute as 1 o'clock no word bad been received from Lin coln In regard to the matter. At 4:30 : ho called at the telegraph office and upon inquiry found that a telegram had laid there eome time addressed to "C. 0. Whedon , Con vention Hall , Omaha. " The telegram was from Lincoln and read as follows : "Judge Reese doc not desire nomination. Will accept as matter of duty , ( Signed ) "J. R. WEBSTER. " Had the message been promptly delivered Judge Reese's neumo would have been pre sented. The news of the action of the republican state convention cnmo as a surprise to Judge M , B. Reese this afternoon. He was flrst Informed of his nomination by a rep resentative of The Bee and ho at once ( sig nified his willingness to accept. "I had no idea that I would be nominated , In fact , I did not want the nomination , " he said. "However , I shall accept. " A few minutes later Judge Reese wn notified by telephone from Omaha of his nomination. Ho was asked to BO to Omaha tonight to meet with the centr.il committee , but this be was unable to do. The nomination of Judge Reese meets with approval everywhere but at the state house and the populist headquarters. The news spread rapidly over the city and there was an Immediate rush to congratulate the new candidate , who Is looked upon OB a stronger man than any of those previously spoken of for the nomination. Judge Reese has notified Senator Hnyward to represent him at Omaha nnd aside from this haa taken no further steps In his candidacy for tbo ofllco for which he haa been nominated. COLLINS NAMES COMMITFEE Men Who Are to MiiuilKc tlie Iteptili- liciin County Couiiiiilen Hearty /or Work. Chairman Collins of the republican county committee has announced the executive committee which ho was authorized by resolution elution to appoint as follows : First word , Clyde Sunblad ; Second -ward , Charles P. Southard ; Third ward , Jake Lewis ; Fourth ward , Victor Rosewater ; Fifth ward , James Redman ; Sixth ward , Ed Taylor ; Seventh ward , M. J. Kennard ; Eighth ward , R. P. Dolman ; Ninth ward , H. P. Stoddart ; South Omaha , 0. E. Bruce ; country precincts , D. H. Klruchner , > It Is understood that the committee will cheese E , J. CornUh of the Second ward as chairman. Ilriuilillcnn City Central Commltiee. Chairman Troup of the republican city central committee has called the committee to meet at Washington hall next Saturday at 8 p. ra. for the purpose of taking up the question of a city convention to nominate members of the school board and candidate for police Judge. It had not been the Inten tion of the chairman to call the committee until next month , but as the democrats have put their ticket in the field already the re publicans will probably meet them with an early convention , Mlnlmv niiKliicprn to Mc t. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept , 21-The j annual convention of tne American -1" * " . } itei , Mlnlne Engineers will meet In this city next week and 150 de egntes from eastern states nre expected. A dclcgat on vttlga from this city to the Oregon line to meet the visitors and they -will be taken to all the principal mines In California before they return. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'ctcr JufUncii llHutffroimly HI. VICTORIA. H. C. , Sept. 21.-Peter Jack son , the puellUt , who has been giving a number of sparrW exhibitions throughout the northwest , has returned from Vancou ver suffering from a severe attack of pneu monia. He was ordered to the hospital and U Is feared h& cannot revover , BOERS ALL READY TO FIGHT Commander-in-Ohiof of Transvaal Army Grows Qnito Bellicose , SAYS THAT THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS Aver * tlie HcnvIrM Klwlithm ; Will Occur on Nntnl Ilurdor , nn IJIIK- llnh TrimiM Muni lie lle- liellrd There. _ _ _ _ _ PIIETOIUA , Sept. 21. General Joubcrt , the Uocr commander-ln-chlef , la quoted ns saying In an Interview : "Tho situation U Rcrlous. Probably the heaviest tlghtlng would occur on the Natal border. The Drlt- l.ih are likely to attempt to Invade the Transvaal by way of the Van Relnnns pass. " Urgent messages are reaching the Hand from members who are demanding authority for the Hoers to mass at strategic points , BOMBAY , Sept. 21. Major General Hun ter and his staff , \\Ith the Devonshire regi ment and a squadron of the Nineteenth hussars , have sailed lor the Cape. CAPETOWN , Sept. 20. ( Delayed In transmission. ) At a meeting of the Afri kander members of parliament today , Mr. Necthllng presiding , the following telegram wan dispatched to President Kruger : "We Afrikander members of parliament thor oughly sympathize with our Afrikander relatives In trouble. While appreciating the concessions already made In the Interests ot peace , we beg to urge the expediency ot doIng - Ing the utmost , short of sacrificing Indopend- ncce , to avert the horrors of war. While agreeing that the Joint Inquiry proposed by Mr. Chamberlain cannot bo asked as a matter - tor of right , wo bcllovo such a commission \vlll provide a way out of tha difficulties whloh are fast approaching a crisis , with re sults which might prove fatal not only to the civil and free state brethren , but also to the Afrikander party of Capo Colony. In the prcoouoo of Immediate danger- and the momentous Issues awaiting the decision of your honor , the executive and th.s Volks- rn.iil , even the risk of being misunderstood Is ot minor Importance. We beg your honor to lay these words , only dictated by a keen sense of our common Interests and risks , privately before the executive nnd Volks- raad. " This message , which was signed by ftfty- thrco members of parliament , received the following reply from President Kruger : "I wish you and other sympathizers will no tice , ns you have doubtless already eeen by the reply of the imperial government , that wo have , according to your desire , consid ered the matter and accepted the Invitation to too Joint commission. Why the accept ance was delayed is shown by the dispatches published. I wish to thank you and other friends once more from my heart for the manner Inwhich you have aided our ef forts for a pacific and/ / satisfactory solu tion. Finally I express the hope that your work and ours will not be fruitless. " The meeting also adopted a resolution to uiu uuooi mai ic 'iiaa ' near a with satis faction that the executive of the Transvaal had aocepcd the Invitation of the Joint In quiry nnd trusted the acceptance would render an outbreak of hostilities practically impossible. Jliiirueo Denounce Hnrcoiirt. LONDON , Sept. 21. The apeech of Sir William Vernon Harcourt , the former liberal leader , to hU constituents at New Tredegar , last night , and the message of the Cape town Afrikander members of parliament to President Kruger , have proved red rags to the "war-at-any-prlce" party. The Capo papers declare the action of the members of parliament amounts almost to treason , and the same terms are applied to Sir William Vernon Harcourt'a remarks by the English anti-Boer papers. Those who claim the situation has not yet passed the rublcon of pacific negotiations see in President Kruger's answer to the Afrikanders a genuine desire to avoid hos tilities. The report that he has personally petitioned Queen Victoria to avert hostilities certainly does not bear out the alarmist re ports of English correspondents In South Africa that President Kruger determined long since upon war. Nevertheless , prepara tions for that eventuality continue energet ically on both sides. The Boers are laager ing and British troops are reaching Kimberly and Ladyumlth , the onward march of the latter being marked by enthusiastic ovations from the scared Inhabitants and hordes hurrying southward for safety. The last report of Boer activity emanates from Newcastle , Natal , saying th Trans vaal forces are encamped at Zandsprlnt and Intend to raid Natal Immediately after they understand that Mr. Chamberlain's reply Is not satisfactory. The British Army Nursing service sails from Southampton tomorrow , and Major General French sails Saturday. Ho goes to Durban , Natal , to command the cavalry bri gade. Anmrcr Not Sutlvfnotory. The foregoing Includes all the actual de velopments , but they help little to solve the universal , question. "Will there be war ? " The answer of President Steyn of the Orange Free State to Sir Alfred Mllner , the British high commissioner for South Af rica , Is not regarded as a eatlsfactory ex planation of the Free State's position and by no means dissipates the increased seri ousness with which the situation 1s regarded. Since the first It has been reported that the Free State would aggressively assist the Transvaal. Vanity Fair , frequently well informed re garding political eocrota , today emphatically reiterates the assertion that there will be no war. It says ; "President Kruger Is an old man , but ho Is no dotard. He would like to get his own way , but not at the cost of defeat. Climb down , ho will. We maintain the b'ellef that there will be no war. " Vanity Fair takes the view , which Is shared by several weeklies , that the alarmist dally papers have created a fictitious crisis. Conservative sifting of the conflicting opinions and rumors now prevailing regard ing the outcome of the dispute will be more practicable after tomorrow's cabinet meetIng - Ing , though the ofllclal announcement of the ministers' decision Is llkeiv tn h rtdnvpd a few days. The London edition of the Standard and Diggers' News of Johannesburg gave out a cable dispatch today , purporting to be from Johannesburg , saying that the returns from the fleld cornets of the Transvaal and Orange Free State show that 62,000 burghers are ready to take the field at short notice. MAC VICAR READS A PAPER ICB Molned' Mnyor nUcuneH Mniil- clpnl Own frail lit nt the Hyra- SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Sept , 21 , At the open ing of today's session of the League of American Municipalities the question of tbn place of holding the n xt annual convention of the league waa tuken up. Alderman Hammond presented the claims of Atlanta , Oa. , nnd Alderman Gonnan those of Peorla , 111. Mayor J. E. Smyth of Charleston , S. C. , extended the invitation of his city , say ing In the course of hi ; speech : "Wo were the birthplace of secession , but we stand today with every othei part of the United Stateo. We showed It In the glorious war Juat closed. " Mayor George R. Perry of Grand Rapids Invited the convention to Grand Rapids. The question of munlelpal ownership waa taken up. J. B , Gaboon offered a resolu tion lhat a committee le appointed to In vestigate municipal lighting plants ; the president of the league approving the selec tion of an expert to bo lelected by the Na tional Electric Lighting association , who offers to bear one-half the total expense , said total cost not to exceed $5,000. " A paper In favor ot municipal ownewhlp f was presented by Mayor John MacVlcker of De * Molnrs , ex-prwldcnt of Ihe League of American Municipalities. He thought that the principal bribe-giver In our community waa not the advocate of municipal owner ship , but In mope than one Instance had been proven to bo the representative of the private corporation. Ho hnd learned that It wns not nlonc the city offlclnl who was sometimes bribed , but more often the so- called "Influential cltlrcn" or the venal press. By glfin of money or stock nnd by free service those Influences ucro more- fre quently purchased than were nldcrmaulc votes. In conclusion ho snld. Wo who bellwa In municipal reform nre In the paradoxical position of proclaiming that our-citizens nre doing badly that whlcn they nre now doing , yet urging thnt they nssumc new duties. Nothing could do more to brlnij out the latent virtue of the Indiffer ent citizen than freighting the ship of state , nlready , ns < ho fears , overloaded , with still dearer Interest * . Every cltlten would be Interested In securing the greatest etllclenry In the public service , nnd In a very * hort tlmo ( Ipinnnds wnuld bo mnde by a quick ened and enlightened popular sentiment for the enactment of a strict civil service Inv . So Ions ni the corporation interests operate , these public utilities for private cnln , Ju < t so long will we hnve uncompromising oppo sltlon to civil servicend good city Kovern ment. Remove first the incentive to this opposition , which , to my mind , rnn be no- compllshcd by rcmovlnff our public fran chises from the public mart , and n new era will dawn , In which the best citizenship will be the dominant force In municipal government. To cure n Cold lit One liny Tnko Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets , All druggists refund the money It It falls to cure , E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 2Sc , StfAO WOIUC 0TUB MISSOURI. Rnvrrnuipiit Hontu Tnkr Ont Nearly Three Hundred In n. Few Month * . CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. , Sept. 21. ( Special , ) The steamer McPherson , govern ment snag boat , has Just reached thin port on Its way down the rhcr to Its winter quarters In Sioux City. Since August 8 the lM3it has taken up and removed from the river 126 snags , and removed nlnoty-threo trees from caving In 'banks ' , which would have fallen Into the river ai.d become formidable snags. A rock was also removed from the channel opposite Uae Crow Creek agency that measured sixty one cubic .feet , or more than flvo toni , just covered by water , and of courao very dan gerous to navigation. The Importance of an annual examination of the river la illustrated In this very rock. It has been known since 1887 to river men , but ns it was covered by sand a good portion of tbo tlmo it was ot no particular cense quenco. Recently , however , owing to the constant changing that is going on In the river Us rem'oval became Imperative. The Mandan , the companion steamer ot the McPherson , which operated during the early part of the season between Sioux City and the Brule agency , also removed 118 enags and cut down 1,225 trees from caving btnks from May IB to July 20. Offlcial statistics show that since I860 something like 200 boats have been wrecked on the Missouri river between Omaha nnd Bismarck , and of this number more than 90 per cent were owing to snaga. KILLS AN INDIAN FENCE CUTTBH. W. F. Iluily , Princeton Grnduntn mill Siii nv Man HCGOIUCM n Murderer. PIBRRB , S. D. , Sept. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) Deputy Marshal Stracer this mornIng - Ing received a telegram from Cheyenne agency that W. F. Rudy , a squawman , who had killed an Indian near Collamer. waa supposed to be coming this way and asking for his arrest. Rudy arrived about noon and was Instantly arrested. Rudy says he has been annoyed for eome time by Indians cutting bis pasture fence nnd had had several altercations with them. Yesterday morning three Indians , all armed , cut the fence and started to drive a bunch of cattle through the pasture and he came out to make them turn back. They refused to pay any attention to his demands and he flred , intending to shoot over their heads , but the ball went lower than he In tended nnd one of the Indians dropped , Ha does not know the name ot the Indian he killed. The shooting was In Armstrong county , which Is attached to Stanley for Judicial purposes. The officials of that county will take charge of the case. Rudy , who Is a Princeton graduate , came to thle country n number of years ago and settled down with a squaW wife and has been In trouble a number of times. COURT IMIOCEI2DINGS AT HURON Scnaloii of n Week on Criminal Cn e Ontcoimth Tent the I.mv. HURON , S. D. , Sept. 21. ( Special. ) In the circuit court the entire week has been devoted to criminal causes , the most Important being that of William Rlt- echlag , found guilty of keeping n gambling establishment. Eugene Wal ters , tried on the charge of shoot ing with Intent to do great bodily harm , was found guilty of assault. The cose of Frank Cans and Harry Rowe , charged with selling liquors to minors , was tried , but the Jury failed to ngrco and wns discharged. In none of the cases lias ncntenca been pro nounced. The caeo of the state against Thomas Tomaw , charged with assault with Intent to kill , la yet on trial. Saturday Judge Campbell signed nn alternate writ ot mandamus to compel the State Board of Health to show cause why It should not Isfluo a license to osteopaths to practice In this state. An opinion will be asked for by the board from Attorney General Pylo. New Coiil Mine nt lluffnlo , BUFFALO , Wyo , , Sept. 21. ( Special. ) An extensive coal mine to being opened on the Kennedy lands three miles cast of this place. A tunnel eighty feet Jn length has been driven in the vein , which IB cloven feet thick and of excellent quality. The output of tbo mine will bo sold for local use only , Hlil .Solillern WcK Cured For. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Sept. 21. ( Special. ) A telegram received from M. H. Kelly , now In Ban "Francisco , in reply to nn in quiry as to whether any of the emergency fund raised for the South Dakota regiment WITH CRACKED ICE HUMMKH DHINK ilody , Ilrnlii and Nerve Tonlo , Overcome * DEBILITY ALL DRUGGISTS. AVOID SUBSTITUTES Portraits and endorsements sent postpaid. MARIANI & CO. . 62 W , Jfith St. , New York. BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best Dining Gar Service , ' wna needed at the present time , a > s that nbout forty men nrc alek , but none of the cnws nrc serious nnd that nil , both sl.-k nrul I well , have ovcrjthlng needed. The < url will bo used after the return of the soldiers to relieve the sick and convalcseen * lloi-U SiirlnuH Will Turn Oil ! ROCK RIMU.N'OS , Wyo , Sept 21 ( Ppf- clnl. ) Mayor W. K. Leo hn called upon the merchants of this place to docornto the city nnd clrse their plneoa of during the tlmo the Wyoming volunteer * V wlH stop on their way homo. - - > WORST KIND Of CASE We Will Tell You If You Will Dclicve It. The Experience of Well Known Persons Ought Surely to be Convincing. We ask you to read the following ntntc- ment from n well known citizen because ho Buffered from ono of the worst kind of cases ot backache and kidney disorders , and wai cured by Morrow' * Kld-no-olds. If you nro In the lenst way troubled with a weak backer or disordered kldnoya , use Morrow's Klil-nc- olde ; they euro every time. Mrc. A. B. Harris of HID Howard St. , says : ' 'My husband has been n great suf ferer from kidney backache and other symp toms of deranged kidneys for the past olght months. His back \\as so lame and weak nnd ached BO badly that bo did not rest well at night. Ho used different kinds of kid ney remedies , but they gave him only tem porary reflet. Ills troubles returned and became nioro acute. Ho usd a package ot Morrow's Kld-no-olds which relieved the pain in his back. Our fauilly physician said ho knew of no better remedy than Kld-no- olds and ndvl&ed my husband to continue to take Kld-uc-olds. Ho used them according to directions nnd they effected a complete cure. I was cured of torpid liver nnd bll- llousness by using Morrow's Llvor-lox , " Morrow's Kld-ne-oldo nro not pills , but Yellow Tablets nnd Mil nt flfty cents n box. Morrow's Liver-lax are small red granules ! nnd self nt twenty-five cents a box. Doth remedies can be purchased at all drug stores and nt the Myers-Dillon Drug Co.'a store. Mailed on receipt ot price. Manu'jisturod by John Morrow & Co. , Chemists , Springfield , Ohio. UUIVAtf AFE OL the sole thnt goes Ith the Heel that | made O'BullUnn fa mous. A lift ot pure rubber that Is easily attachxj to any shoo A lc ycnir dealer or Bend for Booltlet send to th makers. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS Mother * : Motbcmt Jirotliern ! Mrs. "VVlnslow'o Soothing Syrup has betn used for over flfcy years by millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child , eoftena thp gums , allays all pain , cures wind cello and la the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Sold by druggists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. WlnPlow'8 Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. 25 cents a bottle. AMUSEMENTS. - " ' Orptiettm. . . . . ( TONIGHT BUS. PLOHB.VX TROUPE , FIALKOWSKI , MANSFHSIjU and WILUUIl , LIM'O.V and M'lNTYHEJ , KENT and FUKXCH , GAUDXKH and HUNT , GAi.O.and POLLOCIC , Prices never changing. Evening Re served seats , 25c and 60a ; gallery , lOo. Mat- Inucs Wednesday , Saturday and Sunday , any seut. 25c : children , ] 0c : sallory. lOc. Commencing Sunday , Sept. II , MINNI0 PALMEIt and Company , and six other big vaudeville ucta. Rnvd's ThenterJyooawhl'/ DUju a Aiicuict Burscss. Mgrs. TONICHT-8MB. Uiirirulii Mat , Saturday , i5f > o. Grand Scenic Produc-tlon of the Plcturesquo Comedy Drama , A ROMANCE OF GOON HOLLOW i I'rlcen 15c'c , line , BOe , 7Rc , FOUR MGHTS COMMKN'CINfi WITH SUNDAY JYIGHT , Mutlnt'e AVfdiicHday. The Chic , Cheeky , Charming Comedy Dear Old Charley With Geo. C , Iloiilface , jr. , Gen. Olmr , Katliryii ONtrrninii , Ilertha AValtxIn- Ker and the Iicnt eoniiiaiiy ever nocti In Omnlin. The Trocadero ISVISIlY EVENING. Wcilnc ilny and Sntiirdiiy Mntluoca. THIS THOOAUEHO OPEItA CO. Preaantlne Planquotto's Opera Comlque , THE CHIMES OF NORf NDY In Three Act * . Prices EOc. SSc. 25c. Next Week "GIKOFLE-amoPLA. " Morand's ' Dancing School , CrclKhton Hull , Will reopen for children Saturday , 8eiit < * inbur IlOtlt. IlctflmicrM 10 a. m. ndi miff , 'J and -I P. in. AdiillM Tun- day , SeiitLiulicrItli , ti it. ni , Oituuluir AnHi-iiiltllfM , Wudnenday , Sent , UUlIi , S l ) . ju , > Sv , ON TJIW ail WAY. GRIFFITH'S ' lOoenta for two round trips. SCENIC . . . . Th Great Nartl CQattlt I RAH U/AV / In th Tunnel. JliniLITnl Tfl nnwest , roost ecientlflo and Interest- entertainment on Midway , OAPT. LOUIS SOItCHO'S HOTELS. THE M1LLARD 13th and Dotiglnn StHOwuliu. UOAN AND EUItOPlilAN FLAfl. . CBNThALLY LOCATED. J , 12. UAKKUb WM ,
