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RAILROAD CASE IS REOPEN)-1)
Court Wants Further Argument on the
Validity of the Law.
MUNGER'S DECISION GETS PROMPT VETO
Mitln llftimo t.oiiililnntloii Want to
Know Hie I'lilc iif Three I'nt
John Wlileli Are In l)nonrr
of IlfltIK UxllllKillslirtl,
LINCOLN, July 30. (Special.) At a con
fereneffl of the three judges of the supreme
court today It wan decided to reopen the
caso of tho State of Nebraska against the
Burlington find Klkhorn railroads for the
purpose of allowing litigants to ofler addi
tional argument as to tho constitutionality
of the law creating the State Hoard of
Transportation. When these two cases were
submitted at tho last term of court It was
announced from the bench that If It be
came necessary to go more deeply Into the
constitutional question, the attorney!) would
bo given an opportunity to again appear In
court for submlflslon of argument. In the
cyt of the court such n contingency has
arisen, all because of tho decision of Judge
Mungcr of the federal court In declaring
the transportation act void.
Tho attorneys In the Durllngton and Elk
horn cases will be notified by Clerk Herd
man of the action of tho supreme court
conference. They will be permitted to file
briefs for consideration by tho court at tho
first sitting In tho September term, at
'which time oral arguments will also be
hoard.
In reopening the casca and calling for
additional argument on tho constitutional
question the supremo court has responded
to tho expressed wish of Governor I'oynter
and tho majority of tho popocratlc stato
officials and otnccholdern who do not wish to
eo the salaries of the popocrotlc secrcta
rlrs of the railroad commlrelon so summarily
cut off,
According to the terms of the order en
tered on tho court record briefs of the
Etnlo must bo filed not later than August
20 and those of tho defendants not later
thun September 10.
I'roleM "Sllu-r" KcpulillmiiN.
Another protest ngalnst olllclnlly record
ing certificates of nomination was filed
with tho secretary of Ktnte this afternoon.
Tho nominees complained of aro those
named by tho freo silver republican) at tho
recent fusion convi-ntlons In this city. An
with tho protest against filing the certifi
cates of tho populist nominees tho object
of the Instrument Is to keep the namo of
the party off tho ofUclal ballot. Tho pro
test In signed by Samuel T. Cochrane, for
merly county Judge, and 1h based on the
following objections:
First Herauso the silver republican party
mnkltiK said nominations so certified did
not east nt tlio last Htnte election 1 per cent
of the vote cast at the election.
Second That tho lepubllcan party of the
stato of Nebraska has existed In the said
state during tho wholo period of Its exist
ence as n state, and thereafter the said sil
ver republican party adopted as a part of
us omciai name and lltlo the namo of tlio
nald republican party, which republican
Jiarty hns been In existence long prior to
the organization of said silver republican
imrtv.
Third That the nominees of said silver
republican party as certllled In tho eertlll
cato hereby objected to are, with the ex
ception of 10, A. Gilbert, not sliver repub
licans and are not alllllnted with tho so
railed silver republican party, and that said
eertlllcato designating them ns the nom
inees of tho silver reepubllcan party Is well
calculated to deceive and mislead the
electors of the stnte of Nebraska and to
Impose upon them.
I'oiiiicrntlc CiimpitlKn Work.
Political leaders representing the three
parties" lo ' the conglomerate fttsfo'n agree
ment will meet In Lincoln tomorrow to out
line plans for tho ensuing stato campaign.
Tho democratic stato central eommltteo will
organlzo and select nn executive committee.
As tho populist stato central eommltteo has
completed its reorganization all work In
which It Is Interested In connection with
tho conferences tomorrow will bo looked
after by the executive committee.
Ono of tho subjects to bo discussed by
tho democrats tomorrow concerns the
opening of n branch headquarters In this
city. Tho stato headquarters of tho eom
mltteo aro now located in Omaha and will
bo In chargo of Sccretnry Cain during tho
campaign. Chairman I. L. Hall doeii not
desire to relinquish tho secretaryship of
tho Stato Hanking board and consequently
will not ho ablo to devoto his entire time
to campaign work. Friends of Hall advo
cato establishing branch headquarters In
this city to, enablo him to more readily
supervise tho work of tho campaign with
out wholly neglecting his duties as sec
retary In tho Stnte Hanking department.
Thero Is considerable opposition to tho
plan, howovor, and It Is probable that It
will riot go through without a heated dis
cussion. A demand will bo madn for nn
nggresslvo campaign anil It will bo argued
that the chairman of tho eommltteo should
mako plans to dovoto his entire time to tlio
work rather than nsk the eommltteo to
mako plans for his convenience,
Parole for l'orter.
Governor I'oynter hns paroled O, A. l'or
ter of Keya Putin county from a ten-years'
sentence In tho atiate penitentiary. Ac
cording to tho story 'bid tho governor, and
which was accepted by him as the truth.
l'orter has boon followed -for the last
seven or olght years by a series of dis
asters. All tils trouble was caused by tho
theft of his horso by a gang of horse
thieves, Ho succeeded In tracing his
stolon nnlmal to the abode of tho thieves
and In a scufllo for Its rightful possession
ho shot and killed ono of them. Ho was
convicted on tho chargo of murder nud
cntenccd to ten years in tho penitentiary.
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Saddened by his conviction and Incarcer
ation his wife becamo tit and subsequently
died, leaving threo motherless Children
without any means of support. The young
est, a girl of only a few months, after
wards died. Kor some tlmo past tho
youngest of tho two children has been liv
ing with S. N. Dophlns, 2305 South Four
teenth street In this city, and the other, a
boy. Is now at work In Keys I'oha county.
Porter will remain In the custody of
Dophlns for tho threo remaining years of
his sentence.
FUSIONISTS DECLINE TO RUN
l.nnrnMrr County" I'opocrnllc Ticket
U FnltliiK lo I'lpoen Through
'WltlitlrntTnl.
LINCOLN, July 30. (Special Telegram.)
I'. W. Ilrown of this city has resigned the
fusion nomination for representative from
Lancaster county. It. S. Mofkctt, fusion
nominee for county attorney, has signified
his Intention of withdrawing olso. The at
tltudo of these two men, who were regarded
as tho strongest men on tho ticket, has de
moralized the fustontsts of the county.
Dr. E. Ilcnjamln Andrews, cbancellor-elect
of tho State university, arrived In Lincoln
this morning. Ho will assume tho duties
of the chancellorship at once, but will not be
formally Inaugurated until September 22,
when ho will deliver his first address to the
students, outlining the policy of his admin
istration. Holt County Itrputillrnn.
O'NEILL, Neb., July 30. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho Holt county republican con
vention, held In O'Neill today, was n har
monious and enthusiastic gathering, of
which Silas ltobr of Dustln was chairman
nnd Uomalns Saunders of O'Neill secretary.
Thomas Slmonson of Ageo and E. S. Ollmour
of Ewlng wero nominated for representa
tives. Eleven delegates were elected to tho
senatorial convention, to bo held In O'Neill
September 8. L. C. Chapman waa nomi
nated by acclamation for county attorney.
H. K. Dickson of O'Neill was mado chair
man of the central eommltteo nnd C. L.
Urlght of O'Neill secretary.
Fiirmrr Seriously Injured.
DAVID CITY, Ncb July 30. (Speclol.)
William Lang, a farmer living three miles
southeast of town, met with a sad acci
dent yesterday evening. Mr. Lang was
driving a team of colu, when tho team
becamo frightened and ran. Tho tongue
nnd doubletreo broke, upsetting the car
rlago and throwing Mr. Lang and famlty
onto tho ground. Mr. Lang suffered a dis
location of tho sixth cervical vertebrae.
Ho was taken to tho residence of his
mother, where ho lay unconscious during
tho night. Tho attending physicians say
ho cannot recover. Mrs. Lang and her
four children wore not hurt.
Ilnrnrs Injure I'nrnirr.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 30. (Special Tele
gram.) J. O. Johnson, a farmer living a
mlto nnd a halt south of Hastings, was
dangerously Injured this morning. Ho drovo
over to a farmer's near by to get a load of
straw and as soon ns ho had It loaded ho
picked up tho lines nnd attempted to get
Into tho wagon, but before ho could reach
tho top of tho load tho horses started, pull
ing him down and tramping all over him.
He had ono leg broken and several ribs
smashed. Ono wagon wheel passed over
his bead nnd cut It up so that It la feared
ho will die.
Teach em nt Went Point.
WEST POINT. Nob., July 30. (Special.)
Tho annual school lnstltuto of Cuming
county teachers convened here this morn
ing with n very largo attendance from this
and adjoining counties. During the term
of ofllce of County Superintendent Manning
this fcaturo of educational work has re
ceived great attention at his hands, result
ing In tho largest proportionate attend
ance of any county In this district. A four
weeks' session will bo held. On August 15
Prof. A. n. Divlsson of tho State unl
verslty will lecturo on "New Mexico and
Her People."
Ilntp for Convention.
TECUMSEH. Neb., July 30. (Special.)
Tho Johneon county republican convention
haB been called for Tccumsoh Saturday, Au
gust 18. Candidates will bo chosen for
county nttornoy, mombor of tho houso of
representatives, Fourth district; commls
sloner. Second district, and delegates will
bo chosen to the second senatorial conven
tlon, which Is Ncmnha and Johnson couu
ties. Tho field Is full of candidates.
Clny County ItopulilleniiH.
CLAY CENTER. Neb.. July 30. (Spe
clal Telegram.) Tho Clay county repub
llcan convention waB held hero today, with
full representation from all parts of tho
county nnd plenty of enthusiasm. Jacob
Honder of Sutton nnd Mon Hroderlck of
Falrllold were named for representatives
and John J. Honekempcr of Sutton for stato
senator. Hon. J. L. Webster of Omaha
spoko nt tho close of thb convention.
Corn Crop Axnurcd,
TECUMSEH, Neb., July 30. (Speclol.)
W. II. Woolsoy, who Is engaged In a busl
ness which necessitates his traveling over
tho county from one week's end to another,
says that tho prospects for a big yield of
corn wero never better during tho sevcrnl
years ho hns resided hero than they aro nt
present. Tho average yield of wheat Is
about thirty bushels per acre.
'Will Visit the Ak-Hnr-llenii.
WEST POINT. Nob.. July 30. (Sneclal.l
About l60 persons, chiefly professional
and business men of this city, left here at
2 p. m. today for Omaha to be present at
the Ak-Sar-Hen festivities this evening.
They wero accompanied by tho West Point
Cadet band.
I'ennloiiN for Soldier's Mother.
OSCEOLA. Nob.. July 30. (Special.)
Lydla Strang of this city and foster-mother
of the late William Lewis, has been
granted a pension of $12 per month. Ixwls
wnt a member of the First Nebraska resl-
mcnt, who fell In action In the Philippines.
Crop Kii'i'ciIm Kipoctiitloui,
WEST POINT. Nob., July 30. (Special.)
Threshermen report wheat as yielding
from eighteen to twenty-two bushels aud
oats from thlrty-ftvo to Hfty bushels por
acre. This Is better than expected. Farm
ers art busy stacking grain.
LAST DAYS OF JESTER TRIAL
CIonIiik ArKUiiH'itl Are IIi'Iuk Made
liy CoiiiikcI mill Verdlet In
Hxpcetril liy Thursday.
ST. LOUIS, July 30. A special to tho
Post-Dlspntch from Now London, Mo., says
This ls tho fourth week of tho trial of
Alexander Jester for tho murder of Gilbert
W. Gait's In 1S71. Addrcsoes by counsol
begun last week wero continued today, when
Attorney Allison for the defenso mado his
11 e.v Ho emphasized tho Instruction given
by the Judgo to tho Jury that they should
not II ml Jester guilty without It was proven
to a moral certainty that he had murdered
Gilbert Gates. Ho Insisted that tho stato
had not cvon proved that Gilbort Gates was
dead, much lees that Alexander Jester had
killed him.
Prosecuting Attornoy T. T. nodes of Mon
roo county, where tho alleged , crlmo Is
said to have been committed, spoke this
afternoon for tho state.
The closing nrgumonts will be mado to
morrow by P. H. Cullen, Jester's chief
cur.sel, and Attorney W. O. Forrest of the
prosecution. A verdict will probably be
reached before Thursday,
POWERS IN HIS OWN BEHALF
Defendant in Celebrated Goobol Murder
Trial Tells His Story.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES ARE DISPROVED
I'ormrr Neeretnry of Stnte Unit Hut
llrlef Aottinlnliinci' lvlth 1 until')'
nnd uvor dnvr Kry of 111m
OHlou lo Him.
GEORGETOWN. Ky July 30. Ex-Secre
tary of State Caleb Powers took the stand
In his own behalf today, but did not com
plete his testimony on direct examination,
He will be on the stand tomorrow. His
defenso Is an admission that he organized
tho body of mountaineers, who went to
Frankfort on' several occasions last winter
to protect tho legislature, but not to In
timidate It. He denied the charges made
against him by Witnesses Culton, Golden,
Noakcs and others. On the stand this aft
ernoon ho denied that Henry Youtsey had
the keys to his ofllco on the day of tho as
sassination, but said that there were two
keys to the office, one of which was In the
possession of Former Assistant Secretary
of Stato W. J. Davidson and nnother In
possession of Hen Howe, Governor Taylor's
negro porter. Powers says neither of these
keys wero ever In his possession and that
ho had his own key In bis pocket In Louis
ville tho day of tho assassination.
Davidson Is In tho far west, BUpposed to
bo In the stato of Washington, nnd Howe,
tho negro porter, Is somowhero In Indiana,
probably at Anderson.
Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin said
tonight that If It Is shown that Ilobert
Weaver, tho witness who claimed to bo
from Colorado and who gavo sensational
testimony, swore falsely he will bo proso
cuted for perjury. Weaver Is being held
hero nnd tho commonwealth's nttorneV hns
Instructed tho pollco to' shadow him nnd
provent him from leaving pcndlug an In
vestigation.
Tho trlnl wns resumed nt 9 o'clock.
The Jury was polled nnd then excluded,
during which ex-Governor Hrown for the
defonso mado a motion for peremptory In
structions for a verdict ot acquittal. The
motion wns submitted without nrgumcnt and
was piomptly overruled by the court.
Tho defendant occupied his customary
seat among the attorneys for tho defense
and seemed to direct for the most part the
movements of his counsel. A largo number
of witnesses for the defense, Including ex
Governor W. O. Hradley, orrlvcd this morn
ing.
Outline of Defense.
Lawyer Faulkner of Harbourvlllc stated
tho case, giving tho lino ot evidence for
tho defense. Ho reviewed tho political
evonts for tho last nine months nnd said
tho defense would show that tho contests
over tho state offices wero not tried on
judicial lines, but on a partisan basts, and
that politics was responsible for the present
prosecutions. Ho Intimated that tbo
prosecution knows tho Identity of th'e as
sassin, but has concealed him. Ho said It
would be admitted that Caleb Powers and
Charles Ftnlcy organized and brought to
Frankfort the crowd of mountain men who
arrived there January 25, but that this was
only to petition the legislature and not to
Intimidate that body. Ho claimed It would
bo shown that the men who composed tho
mountain army were not bad characters, as
charged by the other side, and he charged
also that the democrats at that time had
large bodies of men In Frankfort to back
up tho contestants.
Ho said Powers had In his pocket nt tho
tlmo of the killing tho keys to bin ofllco,
which the prosecution alleges, had been
given to Youtsey, that Powers never even
conferred with Youtsey, Herry, Howard,
Jim Howard, Green Golden or Dick Combs
nnd thnt Jim Howard was not on thu
cnpttol grounds till nfter tho killing. It
would bo proved, ho assorted, that tho
witness, Weaver, ono of tho main witnesses
for tho prosecution, wns never In Frank
fort till yesterday, that Flnley Anderson
nnd Robert Nonkes testified for money and
W. H. Coulton testified In tho hopo ot ob
taining Immunity from prosecution nnd
that Wharton Golden would also bo suc
cessfully contradicted.
1'imr-rn Token Stand.
Tho defendant, Caleb Powers, took the
witness stand. Witness never knew Jim
Howard, Harland Whlttakcr or Hlchard
Combs, threo of tho defendants, prior to
tho assassination. Had only known
Youtaay slr.co January f.
In regard to tho bringing of tho moun
taineers to Fraukfort, the witness said:
'There wero threo crowds of men brought
to Frankfort and I had something to do
with tho organization of each. Tho pur
pose was to show tho Interest ot these peo
ple In the matters at Issue nt that tlmo nnd
not to Intimidate cither the state election
board or tho legislature. I Instructed tho
men to do no acts of violence, and so far
as I know none was committed by them."
Witness continued: "Tho last crowd ot
men woie brought for a duublo purpose.
We exuected to uso them as wltncoses be
fore the contest board and also to show by
their prcsenco tho Interest they felt In tho
contests. Wo also had heard rumors that
wo wero to bo forcibly ejected from the
offices. Tbeso rumore, I based on newH
paper reports and wo Intended to resist vio
lence." Mr. Hradley of tho prosecution objected
to this statement, asking that It be ex
cluded on the ground that newspaper re
ports could not be given In evidence. The
court ruled that It was incompetent for the
witness to detail newspaper reports or tell
of apprehensions which ho based on common
rumor.
Continuing, tho witness said ho had re
ceived Information that Mr. Hill, tho con
tcstant for secretary of state, would not
wait until tho contests woro sottled In
court, but would undertake to take ford-
bio possession as soon as the contest board
acted.
"If that sort of thing," ho said, "had
been attempted wo Intended to hold tho
offices. I had a conferenco with Gov
trnor Taylor and he ndvlsed tho bringing
of a largo body of men to show their In
terest In political affairs. Ho also advised
that thoy bo brought armed nnd promised
to pay tho expenses. I acted on this,
The plans wero Kept secret," ho said, "to
prevent drpplng us through a bridgo or
derailing our train. I told thoso In tho
conferenco tho utmost secrecy must bo ob
served In getting them thero bc'oro tho
news got out."
Dill Xot OrKnuIre Moll.
At tho afternoon session the defendant
resumed the stand. He reod to tho Jury ro
cclpta from various partlrw which ho said
wero formerly paid by him for board for
some of tbo mountain men brought by him
to tho stato capital. He then told of tho
Harbourvlllo conference, nt which Flnley,
Powers nnd others dlscureed tho arrange
ments with John A. Hlack, who strongly op
posed tho movement. Tho witness said ho
assured Hlack that ho and Flnley would use
their best endeavors to keep tho crowd
from degenerating Into a mob, but denied
th? he told Hlack he was going to organize
a mob. Ho said he bad no recollection of
having eald In tho presence of W. H. Culton
that the leglalaturo woulo bo given thirty
minutes to atft and If It did not do It In
that time tho republicans would kill the
democratlcleglslators. Afterwards he said
positively that no such remark was made
and added: "Tho tlmo came and wo did
nothing of tho kind. We could have cleaned
them up, as Culton put It, It wo had de
sired." In regard to sending the men from Frank
fort tho evening of January 26, noout which
witness testified lat week and told of a
breach between himself and Governor Tay
lor, Powers said:
I heard that they were solnc to send the
men home and I opposed It, ns the men
nan ucen up an me nigiu neioro. i weni
to see Governor Tailor lie told inn It
had been decided to send them home, ns
their presence wns having a bad effect.
Some of the antl-Ooebnl democrats In tho
legislature had strongly disapproved of
brlnclng the men armed, nnd hud threat
ened to desert Governor Taylor In the
contest unless he sent the men home.
Dili .Not (Ilw Krn to Youtsey.
The witness told of a conference at the
home of Postmaster F. Clay Elkln nt Lex
ington, at which tho witness and others
participated, This was tho day after Rep
resentative Herry was unseated. Those In
tho conferencs decided that the vote had
not been properly taken and that Herry
should refuse to glvo up his seat. Gov
ernor Taylor was told of the plan, but dis
approved of It nnd Herry made no nttempt
to hold his seat. On tho following day the
witness said he Intended to go to Louisville
to make arrangements for transportation
of some of tho mountain men, but did not
get off that day. He did not glvo Youtsey
a key or keys, nor did he hear a conversa
tion with John Powers nnd Golden In refer
enco to Gocbel going to be killed by "Tal
low Dick" Combs, He did meet Youtsey In
the halt of tbo legislative building and
Youtsey asked htm to let him Into tho of
fice. Witness did not know why Youtsey
wnnted to get In there, but witness did not
want him there. Witness had his keys In
his pocket. Previous to his occupancy of
the office thee wero threo koys to the
door, only ono of which wns turned over
to him. W. J. Davidson Is said to have
hail one of these keys nnd a negro porter Is
said to have had the other during Flnley s
Incumbency of the office, but witness never
had but ono key. Ho talked with Treasurer
Day nnd W. J. Davidson on Monday evening,
January 29, about bringing unothcr body of
men to Frankfort, but did not decide until
Tuesday morning, the morning of the as
sassination. It was agreed to do It.
Day, Golden and witness went to Louis
vlllo for tho purpose of securing transporta
tion for tho crowd that was to he gotten
up. Tho witness explained that the slip df
paper found In his pocketB when he wns
arretted and which read, "Powers Is our
friend W. S. Taylor," was given to him by
Governor Tnylor on tho morning of the as
sassination to bo tnken to Pension Agent
Lcsllo Combs nt Louisville, who had chargo
of tho funds with which tho expense of the
contest wero being paid.
Tho testimony was Interrupted nt this
point by adjournment.
DEATH RECORD.
Prominent Crenlon Cltlr.cn.
CRESTON, la., July 30. (Special.) Henja
mln Helnley died this morning of heart fall
uro at 7 o'clock. He wns one of tho first
retail grocery merchants here, later engag
ing In tho wholesalo buwlness. Ho was
superintendent ot tho Congregational Sun
day school for several years, and belonged
to the Ancient Order of United Workmen
nnd Modern Woodmen. A few yenrs ago be
went to Cuba and later to New York, engag
ing in business in both places. He came
homo a few months ago and never left the
house. He was well known In Muscatine.
Owen McKny.
Owen McKay died yesterday at his
home In Cheyenno from a complication
brought on by ai sovcre attack of la grippe.
Mr. McKay was one of tho early settlors In
Cheyenne, having locnted thero In 1865.
Two married daughters, IMesdamos M. M.
Greeley and N. P. Plant, reside in Omaha.
Mrs. Greeley was with her father at the time
of his death. Mr. nnd Mrs. Plant havo
gono to Cheyenno to attend tho funeral.
Resides the two daughters In Omaha Mr. Mc
Kay is survived by three son and, four
daughters. " "
Three HcnIiIi-iiIm' of Ilentrlee.
BEATRICE. July 30. (Special.) O. E.
Stevenson, an old and prominent citizen,
died at his home In thlii city yesterday aft
ernoon of cancer of the stomach.
J. N. Steele, a well known nnd highly re
spected citizen of this city, died yesterdny
afternoon nfter nn illness of several months.
Deceased was nn old resident.
Mrs. W. P. Wyntt, ono of the earliest set
tler! of this city and county, passed awny
yesterday afternoon at her residence In this
city of disabilities Incidental to old age.
Kunrrnl nf Iimvii Pioneer,
ATLANTIC, In., July 30. (Speclnl.)
Mrs. M. Northup, who, with her husband,
was ono of tho early settlers of the county,
was burled yesterday, tho services being
conducted by Dr. E. S. Hill. Mrs. Northup
died suddenly Friday morning, being tnken
HI and dying within half an hour. Sho
was a member of tho Congregational church
and a prominent church worker.
Mv. M. (. I.nirr.
ATLANTIC, In., July 30. (Special.)
The remains of Mrs. M. O. Lowe, an old nnd
respected citizen ot Atlantic, wero laid to
rest nt Atlantic cemetery yesterday, tho
remains having been brought frou. St. Jo
seph, Mo., where sho died Friday morn
ing. Tho deceased was tho wlfo of a Hap
tlst minister nnd hns been n resident of
Atlnntlc for ninny yenrs.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
1'roKiiONtlriition for Tucntlny nnd
Wrdnemlny Includes l'nlr SUIes
nnd Southerly Wind.
WASHINGTON. July 30. Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Nebraska, North and South Dakota and
Kansas Generally fair Tuesday and Wed
nesday; southerly winds.
Oklahomu, Indian Territory and Arkan
sasGenerally fair Tuesday and Wednes
day; easterly winds,
Iowa nnd Missouri Genernlly fair Tues
day and Wednesday; northwest to west
winds.
Colorado and Wyoming Generally fair
Tuesday nnd Wednesday; varlablo winds.
Montana Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; northwesterly winds.
Local llerortl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER M7RKAU,
OMAHA. July 30.-Oniclal record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years.
19)0. 1MO. 189S. 18D7.
.Maximum temperature... til 7S 73 !
Minimum temperature .... m ia r,!i 7:1
Average temperature 7fi 70 i7 SI
Rainfall 00 00 no o)
Record of precipitation at Omaha for this
day and since Mnrch 1. ISoOs
Normal temperature for tho day '1)
Dellelonoy for the day 0
Total excess slncd March I 321
Normal rainfall 13 Inch
Detlclency for day 13.00 Indies
Total rainfall since March 1 17. OS Inches
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STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Omahu, clear
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, clear
Salt Lake, clear
Rapid City, clear ....
Huron, clear
Wllllston, clear
Chicago, clear
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, clear
Davenport, clear ....
Kansas City, clear ..
Helena, part cloudy
Havre, clear
Illsmarck, near
Oulvestnn. cloudy ....
L. A. WELSH
Local Forecast Otllcl
at.
MEIKLEJOHN IS OPTIMISTIC
Assistant Secretary of War Scents Nebraska's
Oomploto Redemption.
FUSION PARTY DOOMED TO UTTER ROUT
Prosperity of Mir I'nrnirr 11 Forerun
ner of .liicecm for thr Itopub
llcmi Pnrty All AIoiik
the Line.
" WASHINGTON. July 30. (Special Tele
gram.) Assistant Secretary Mclklcjohn
was nt his desk In the War department to
day, his bronzed face nnd rugged appear
ance plainly Indicating thnt he had been
grrntly benefited by his trip to Nebraska
anil tho west. Mr. Melklejohn comes back
to Washington thoroughly convinced that
the stato ot Nebraska will bo found In tho
republican electoral column on November
C. "Never In history," ho said, "has Ne
braska enjoyed such prosperity. Crops
will be nbundant. The drouth which af
fected Minnesota and the Dakotas did not
extend to Nebraska. Mortgago Indebted
ness has been liquidated nnd rates of In
terest are at tho lowest point over reached
In tho state. As a matter of fact, It Is
difficult to loan money nt C per cent. All
these conditions place the people of No
brnska In a stnto of nbsolute contentment
nnd contentment, ns history hns shown, Is
a forerunner of republican success."
On tho question of politics, the assistant
secretary told tho story of the mld-rondors'
movement In Ncbraskn nnd predicted that
It would poll 10.000 votes for Darker and
Donnelly. "More than this, It will Insure
a republican legislature," snld ho, "which
carries with It tho election of two United
States senators, ns Mr. Thurston's term
expires and Mr. Allen wns nppolnted by
tho I'oynter administration to tho vncancy
created by tho death of Hay ward, repub
lican. I believe, too, that n solid repub
lican delegation will be sent to congress
from Nebraska, In view of this situation If
tho populists placo a candidate In tho field,
ns now Indicated. It Is chnrircd that tho
I'oynter administration proposes making
every effort to keep tho populist nominees
off the otllclal ballot, but the populists will
mako a strong fight ngalnst such nn attempt
to destroy them."
About IniprrlnllMit.
Upon the much discussed question
of Imperialism, which Hryan snys In
his platform Is tho paramount Issue, Secre
tary Melklejohn said: "Tho peoplo of tbo
west cannot be deluded Into the belief that
expansion means Imperialism. They know
better. They are expansionists. Nebraska
being an agricultural state. Its peoplo na
turally want to extend their markets to
the farthest extent. They know consump
tion means good prices and they want con
sumers In tho Orient. They pay no atten
tion to thn cry of Imperialism. It Is not
nn Issue with them nt nil."
Wyoming and South Dakota, ho eald,
would be found with McKlnloy nnd ho was
enthusiastic over existing conditions.
Upon tho scnatorlnl sltuntlon Mr. Melkle
john would sny but little regarding his
prospect, but thought Uic outlook vory
favorablo and very encouraging.
Senator Thurston leaves for Omaha to
morrow. It Is not expected that anything
will bo done In tho matter of selecting a
superintendent for the Indian supply depot
nt Omnha until after the return of Secre
tary Hitchcock, who Is on his vacation
nlong tho New England coast. Congress
man Mercer has recommended R. C. Jor
dan for superintendent, whllo Senator
Thurston Is backing M. O. Rlcketts.
Mr. nnd Mrs. F. A. McShano or Omaha
aro at tho Raleigh,
Smith Dukotn Ilnnkn.
Comptroller Dawes Itoday made public
tho report of tho condition of tho national
banks of South Dakota at tho close of bus
iness Juno 29. Thero Is nn Increase In de
posits from $.1,610,711 In April to $5,802,--133.
Loans and discounts aggregate
297,709, a decllno of about $90,000 since
April. Present holdings of gold coin ng
grcgato $352,332, a gain of about $20,000.
Average reserve held by tho banks Is 33.80
per cent.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: J. L.
Hlllups, nt Ash Grove. Franklin county,
vice J. W. Philips resigned; G. A. Ireland,
! nt Craig, Hurt county, vice S. A. Lusk rc
I signed, nnd S. Georgo Selert nt Dixon, Dixon
I county, vlro F. G. Ebener resigned. South
, Dakotn: F. M. Hartley, nt Andrus, Hon-
bomme county, nnd F. S. Rembe, at Vegn,
Ilrulo county. Iowa: J. H. Sattcrllcld, at
Rhoades, Marshall county.
Comptroller Dawes today approved tbo
application for authority to organize tho
First National bank of Tltonka, la., with
capital of $25,000. O. L. Dalton, C. J.
Thompson, E. E. Secor. II. G. Gnrdner.JT.
A. May and Julius Kunz nro named as In
corporators. Tho First National bank of Omaha was
approved as reservo agent for tho First Na
tlonnl bank of Elgin, Neb., also tho Western
National bank of New York for tho First
National bank of Lost Nation, In.
Tho comptroller of currency hns been ad
vised that James Falrhend hns been been
mnde assistant cashier of tho First Na
tional bnnk of Syracuse, Neb., nnd H. C
Hoebcrle, second vice president of tho First
Nntlonal bank ot Manchester, In.
DINED AT M'RINLEY HOME
(Continued from First Pago.)
tho Invited guests. No arrangements will
bo mado for seating thu guncrat public. Hut
two meetings will bo held, ono In tho aft
ernoon nt tho park and tlio other at Tomlln-
son hnll In tho evening.
Tho finance committee was at work today.
It Is estimated that tho cojt of tho notifica
tion will bo about $3,000 and tho committee
received much encouragement. No dis
tinction was mado ns to party affiliation and
subscriptions of merchants wero mado re
gardless of political faith. It Is believed
by tho eommltteo that thero will bo no
trouble In securing tbo amount desired.
Tho eommltteo on decorations has sent
letters to all members- of tho Merchants'
association and thu replies received Indl
cato that tho decorations will bo general.
CANNOT DABBLE IN POLITICS
PciinIoii AkciiI CoiiiIin nf Keuliieky
Will lti'kluu ()ltl 1 Hint of
I'l'i-Hldt'llt Mi'K luley.
I.Ol'ISVILI.E. Ky.. July 30. -At a meeting
this aftornoon of tho republican stato con
trol committee I.ojIIo Combs, pension agent
for Kentucky, nnnnuncod that ho would re
sign his olllco In order to uccopt tho chair
manship of tho republican rompalgn com
mittee. It Is said Mr. Combs' resignation
Is tho result nf an Interview with Judgo E.
C. Orenr, nominee for nppellato Judgo In
tho Seventh district, and Sam J. Roberts,
editor nf tho Lexington Leader, had with
President McKlnloy at Canton last wcok.
Their visit thoro wns for tbo purpose of ac
quainting tho president with the sltuntlon
In Kentucky and tho deslro among repub
licans for Mr. Combs' appointment and
to nsl; his views as to the proprloty of an
officeholder managing n stato campaign. It
Ib said the president expressed his satisfac
tion with tho conditions In Kentucky nnd
tho approval of tho selection of Mr. Combs
for tho ofllco, but doubted tho propriety of a
federal official accepting u political post
that would call for practically his entire
THE MINISTER'S BUSY WIFE.
Peruna a Prompt and Permanent
Cure for Nervousness.
1 I I .
MrB, Anna H. Fleharty, Galesburg, III.
Mrs, Anna H. Fleharty, recent superin
tendent of tho W. C. T. U. headquarters nt
Gnlcsburg, 111., was for ten years ono of
the leading women there. For four years
sho was manager of the Hopo Cottage
Home for children nt Hnrvey, 111. Her
husbnnd, when living, wns llrst president
of tho Nebraska Wesleyan University nt
Lincoln, Neb., nnd for twenty years was n
member of the Central Illinois conference
and wns the conference secretnry.
In a letter written from 401 Sixty-seventh
strcot. W. Chicago. III., Mrs. Flchnrty
snys tho following In regard to Peruna:
"Having lived a very active life as wlfo
and working partner of a busy minister,
my health failed mo n fow years ago. I
lost my husband about the same tlmo nnd
gradually I seemed to lose health and
tlmo and energy for a period of three
months.
Messrs. Orcar nnd Roberts reported to
Mr. Combs, who nt once said ho would re
tire from tho ofllco. it is understood that
D. E. Collier, tho former ndjutnnt general
of Kentucky, may bo pension agent If ho
desires.
DECIDES TO KEEP HANDS OFF
Cluilriiinn .liincn of lleiuoernl Ic Xn
(I01111I Committee Will I.i-ntc
Ximv York lo ItNPlf.
NEW YORK. July 30. James K. Mc
Gulre, chnlrman of tho democratic execu
tlvo committee, after a long conferenco to
day with Chairman Jones, W. H. Stone of
Missouri, Daniel J. Campau of Michigan
nnd other democratic leaders, mado the
following stntement:
"Wo went over the prospects In this stato
nnd tho wholo situation. It wns decided
to have tho stato eommltteo do tho work
of the national committee In New York, for
a tlmo nt least. Senator Jones wns pleased
with tho methods ot tho stato committee
and decided that It would bo best for It
to conduct the campaign for a short time."
In about twenty days tho national com
mittee, Senator .loses said, would send
down some assistants and a branch ot the
national headquarters would bo established
hero. It will run In connection with tho
state headquarters nnd speakers will bo as
signed nnd other campaign work dono In
co-operation.
Daniel J. Campau, cbalrmnn of the stnto
committee of Michigan, said be came to
Now York at tho request of Senator Jones.
Ho nssertcd that Imperialism would bo tho
Issue In Michigan. Dr. John H. Glrdner
and Oliver 11. P. Iielmont called at tbo
Hoffman houso toduy and hod a confer
enco with State Chairman Frank Campbell
and Senator Jones.
WORK TO DOWN THE POPULISTS
Alnlmuin Di'iiiooriitH Di'volo All Their
KiutkIi" Amilimt
Tilt in.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 30. Tho stato
election will bo held ono week from today.
Tho greater part of the campaign work has
been done In the counties which heretoforo
havo returned populist mnjorltles. Tho In
dications are that tho number of populist
counties will bo reduced to less than 75 per
cent. Hard work has been done In behalf
of the democratic ticket.
Tho republicans nro not making nny
claims whatever.
Tliurnlou to Stump Illinois.
CHICAGO. July 30. Chairman Rowo ot
tho republican stato central eommltteo hah
arranged a partial list of speakers of 11a
onal promlncncii who will participate In
tho Illinois campaign this year. Among tho
nratora will bo Senator Albert J. Hevorldgo
of Indiana, Senator John M. Thurton of Ne
braska, Former Governor Hastings of Penn
sylvania, Senator J. H. Foraker of Ohio and
Congressman J. I). Dolllver of Iowa.
Henry C. Hedges of Mansfield, 0 arrived
hero today to tako chargo of tlio Hpeakcrs'
bureau of tho republican national commit
tee. Mr. Hedges said ho believed It certain
that ex-Speaker Thomas II. Reed would ho
heard on tho ntump this fall for the repub
lican national ticket.
I'nlrliniikii Ciinfrrn with MoKlnley.
CANTON, O., July 30. Senator Fairbanks
arrived here today and went direct to the
homo of Judgo and Mrs. Day, whero ho will
bo a guest, probably until nomo tlmo tomor
row. Ho Is hero to talk over a number of
things with the president. Soon after reach
ing tho city the senator nnd Judge Day went
to tho McKlnloy homo nnd wero engaged
with tho prcKldont for some time. The
president wns vory busy this forenoon with
official work and did not go for tho usual
morning airing. Mrs. McKlnloy nnd her
sister tool; a drive.
Sir. llryiiu'M llluernry.
LINCOLN. July 30. Mr. Ilryan gavo out
no formal Inlterury today for his trip to
Indlnnnpolls, but announced that ho would
lcavo Lincoln next Monduy night, August
0, for Chicago, whero ho will bo moat of
Tuesday, going on to Indianapolis with tho
Chicago escort that evening. At Indian
apolis ho will bo In tho bunds ot tho local
democratic committee, hut ho could not
glvo his program following tho notification.
A report was In circulation tonight that
Charles A. Towno will bo hero tomorrow,
but It could not bo verified.
Mr. Hryan had no visitors of promlnenco
today and tho day was without Incident.
Cull lo Coloriiilo lleiiifiernls.
DENVER, Colo., July 30. Tbo democratic
Btato committee today decided to call tho
stato convention for the purpose of nom
inating state officers and electors to meet
In Denver on September 12.
FIRE RECORD.
Alierdi'i-u I.IkIiIIiik 1'liint,
AHERDEEN. S. I).. July 30. (Special T.
cgrum.) Firo totally destroyed tho Aber
deen gas and electric light plant, Involving
a heavy lora. partially insured
South lliit.otii Iti-Nlilciit'p,
CUSTER, S. D.. July 30. Flro dratroyed
t!r dwelling house of 11. G. Hamaker, for
est supervisor. Total loss $3,000, partly cov
er i tv Insurance.
Hoy Shoot Another.
PANA, III.. July 30. Frank Jones toduy
shot and killed James Klam. Hoth aro
need 16 und uro (numbers of well known
families. Jones was held to the grand Jury
without bond.
spirit. My daughter Is n confirmed In
valid and wo both felt groat need of 1111 In
vlgorator.
"One of my nclulilioi'.s ihIvIhci! nic
to try Peruna. A bottle was Inline
dlately secured ami a (treat cIuiiirc
took place in my daughter's, as
well as in my own health. Our
appetites improved very greatly,
the digestion seemed much helped,
and restful sleep soon improved us,
so that wo seemed like new
women.
"I would not bo without Peruna for ten
times Its cost and cannot speak In too liltli
terms ot Its value as a medlclno ot won
dcrful curative properties."
Mrs. Anna H. Fleharty
Nervous prostration always .gives fair
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Peruna never falls to prevent nervous
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most prompt and permanent euro for nil
cases of nervous prostration known to tua
medical profession.
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