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PORTER TARES HIS TIM I
.Secretary ofStatoin no Hurrj to Rule on
Party Name Protest.
ACCEPTS EDMISTEN S BATCH OF AFFIDAVITS
Ex Pnrte Testimony Offered 1 (In1
l'ulnn tin I A l in I I '! in II I -lU'iicc
In Spite of iKornim
1'rhtcM.
MNCOLN, Aug. 10. (Special Telegram.)
Secretary of Statu l'orter will announce
his decision of tho party name contro
versy next Saturday afternoon. Argument
on Chairman Edmlslon's protest was con
cluded this afternoon and tho ease as
Anally submitted depends upon the con
struction the secretary of state will place
upon two sections of tlio statutes. Tho
questions to ho decided nre whether the
name "populist" Is, under tho law, a por
tion of an old party name, anil whoihnr
there wore enough delegates hi the Grand
Island convention to entitle the party to
I place on tho ticket.
When tho hearing whs resumed this
morning Joseph Hla'r, for the defense, re
newed his objections to thu affidavits pre
sented by K'linlsten. lie said they were
ex parte evidence; that he had had no no
tire of their existence and that he had nit
Seen given an opportunity cither to In
vestigate them or cross-examine the wit
nesses, that the testimony was Incompe
tent. Irrelevant and Immaterial. At this
point he was cut short by Mr. l'orter. who
ruled that ho would accept tho affidavits
is evidence and that he would examine
them later.
Tlliliett lnrt Inn the Intent.
Each side was given forty minutes for
argument and JudKo Tlbbetts opened by
laying that his case w.ib based upon two
principal grounds of objection, both closely
related to each other. Ho referred to the
Grand Island convention as n "conglomera
tion of voters to assist In organizing a
political party for ulterior purposes," con
tending that It was not held In good faith
and therefore was not entitled to repre
sentation on the official ticket. Ho as
serted that the object of the convention
was to deceive and disfranchise voters by
depending uron ihelr Ignorance lather than
their will. He thought the statutes were
plain on the subject of party names and
that they meant to removo all traces of
deception from the ballot. The adoption
of the namo "populist" by tho mlddlc-of-thc-roaders
was characterized as an net
of subterfuge and tho secretary of state
was asked to consider "his Judicial knowl
edge of tho fact that tho name had been
generally nppllod to tho people's Inde
pendent pnrty."
Heferrlng 'to the allegation that there
wore not 200 persons ut the convention
the attorney held that as tho call was for
a delegate convention only thoso who were
regularly chosen us delegates were cn
titled to participate In Its proceedings. He
claimed that over 100 nnnics on tho list
of porsons participating In the conven
tion did not appear on the accredited list
of delegates and should, therefore, bo
stricken from the list offered In evidence
hy tho defense. This list contained the
signatures of 260 persons and Jiulgo Tib
belts claimed that many of them were
written by one person.
Willi! tin- lefeiir Cntilrmla
Joseph Illalr. for tho defense, opened
his argument by giving a brief account of
the history of tho party. He contended
that as the law required an attendance of
only -00 persons at a stato convention be
fore the nominees could go on tho ticket, it
made no difference whether tho persons
participating were regularly chosen ns del
egates or not.
It was admitted by the I
counsel of the opposing side that a con
vcntlon made up of L'OO persons from a
itngle county would come within the scope
of tho law. This argument brought nbout
general discussion us to whether the
Intention was to allow only delegates to
participate or to resolve the meeting Into
a mass convention and ndmlt overyb:dy.
Secretnry Porter was Inclined to think
that Inasmuch as the call provided for
delegates only nn ono should bo considered
as participating In the convention except
ing thoso named nn the credentials com
mittee report. Continuing, Mr. Illalr said:
"What does tho law say regarding the
division of uny party? These folks had
separated from the people's Independent
party, but they did not drop out of ex
istence simply because they did not suc
ceed In forming a new party at that time.
They hnd their rights as citizens and vot
ers and the law plainly says they should
not bo disfranchised. The were, citizens
nf tho Hlato and of the United States and
is such had a right to vote. The question
now Is whether these persons shall be
governed without their consent. If you
are going to disfranchise them, then you
nro going to ropeat the performance of
the North Carolina democrats. When they
went to (irand Island they went as popu
lists. I havo contended on 'some matters
about as stubbornly as your honor has
done and found out before 1 got through
that a now sun had arisen snd that I was
mistaken. And In your view ns now ex
pressed you have either got to find that
there wns a new party formed or else that
these people havo no right to vote."
l'orter' Interpretation of It.
"All tho testimony Is that they went to
(Irand Island to form a new party," said
Secretary Porter, In response to Blair's
remarks.
"Wo contend differently," said Mr. Blair,
"and aro surprised to hear you decide the
case beforo the argument Is concluded. We
nsseii that It makes no dlffcrenco whether
It was a delegate or a mass convention
so long ns tho law was compiled with."
At noon the hearing was ndjoumed until
5 o'clock, on account of the arrival of
nrynn. Secretnry Porter and Attornoy
Tlbbetts both declared that It would be
Impossible for them to give the case any
further consideration until after they had
greoted their chieftain nn his return from
Indianapolis,
llentrlee Merchant eiltil.
BBATIIICB. Neb., Aug. 16. (Special Tel
egrsm. ) Maurice Deutsrh. a prominent
shoe and clothing merchant of this city,
was assaulted and badly beaten up by
Will Stearns, a former member of the
First Nebraska regiment, this morning.
Doutsch suffered n badly blackened eye
nnd two or three contusions on the face
ns a result of the fracas. Stearns alleges
that Doutsch Insulted bis sister while the
young lady wns purchasing a pair of shoes
at Deutuch's store.
Morlnn penk a I Imperial,
IMPERIAL, Neb. Aug. 16.-Speclal.)-Hon.
W. S. Morlan of McCook. re
publican candidato for congress of the
Fifth district, addressed the people of Im
perial at the court houso last night. Mr.
Morlan was greeted with a good audience
and much enthusiasm among the republl-
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For Infanta and Children.
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Bears in
Signature of i
cans was manifested. Mr Morlan made
a .iplendid talk and treated the polity al
question of the day in a clear and forcible
manner and with manifest falrnfss Mr
Morlan Is an amble and agreeable gentle
man, a fine lawyer, n praitleahl" farmer,
.in old resident of western Nebraska, and
knows the need and wants of tho people
and can approach the fanner, the busi
ness man ;ind the professional man with
ease, with a lull knowledge of their needs,
and he leaves everyone with whom hi
comes In contact with a feeling that he Is
honest In his views and fair and Just to
those who hold adverse opinions.
VETERANS DON'T MIND RAIN
( fillip l.iiutnn Conic I p Smllltm Viler
n Do.tiipour Tlutl l.uMril
l'li Hour.
LINCOLN. Aug 1 -(Special )-ln spite
of lite hours of drenching rain Camp Law-
to., appeared In uu good condition as ever
ihls morning. Tho rain fell In torrents,
but ns the tents are all located on high
ground It did comparatively but little dam
age. A few ol the veterans sought shelter
In the state fair buildings and aside, from
thlr Inconvenience the rain did no dam
age. Simon (Mineron or Hrosen now au
dnsscd tho (Irand Army men this after-
iioiin.
I'icd Sperling of Burnham has been sum
moned to appear before United States
Commit slom r Bllllngstey tomorrow to an
swer to the charge of using the malls
lor uii'awful mirposes. The complainant
Is Mrs. Hell (llllespy.
The henvy downpour of rain last night
measured nearly two Inches. For the seven
days ending this morning Nemaha county
received twelve In' hes of rain. Oage county
eight Hn hcs and Otoe county seven Inches.
TORNADO WRECKS BUILDINGS
I'lllllicl-Minpcil tinilil Doe Much 1) l Wil
li Uc lit the Ton II of
llimln lek.
SUPERIOR. Neb., Aug. 16 (Special Tel
egratn.) A tornado with the usual funnel
shaped cloud struck the town of Ilostwlck,
eight miles west of here, at 6:10 last even
ing, coining from the northwest. No one
was hurt, but the property damage Is con
siderable. J. Warren Kolfer, Jr., Is one
of the principal losers. A houso and ele
vator belonging to him were wrecked to
the extent of $1,000. Mrs. McConnell's and
.1 I. Ilurwoll's houses were wrecked.
Charles Henderson's house, occupied by J.
W. McHec. was badly damaged. Tho hotel
was partially wrecked. The new town hall
Is off of Its foundations.
In this city a number of small buildings
were overturned. Tho Missouri Pacific
depot was moved four feet. Tho west end
of the creamery was blown In. Lightning
struck two buildings, but hurt no one.
1 1 n l 1 1 t-rl li n Cn In Convert.
YORK. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
Charles Peterson, sr., and Oscar Peterson
uro two more farmers who four years ago
believed In tlrynnlsm and thought that
opening of tho mints for freo coinage of
silver at 16 to 1 would make good and pros
porous times for the farmers. Roth arc
successful farmers, owning their farms and
live south of McCool, nnd now come out
and tell their neighbors that four years
ago they wore mistaken and that McKIn
ley and prosperity Is good enough for
thrm. There aro numbers of changes from
Hryanlsm to prosperity and tho fusion
forces are doing all they can to get them
to stay In line. A number who nre chang
ing over to McKlnley aro only telling their
Immediate friends, swearing them to se
crecy, as they don't want the local or
ganized populist force to bother them.
Itentrlee Hoys' ViirriMV Kcilic.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special Tel
egram.) The two sons of J. F. Whltcomb,
nn Implement nnd pump dealer of thin
rlty. experienced a miraculous escape from
death this afternoon In a collision with a
Hock Island freight train. The two lads
were driving towards the railroad crossing
on Sixth street, Just as a freight was com
ing Ir when tho team became unman
ageable and d"splte the efforts of the boy.i
and the flagman at tho crossing, dashed In
front of tho running train. The engine
struck nnd entirely demolished the wagon
and severely, but not fatally, Injured tho
boys. The team escaped uninjured.
Firearm in Family I'euil.
KKAHNKY. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special Tel
egram.l The families of W. J. Stevens
nnd Frnnk Merrlinan, farmers living near
Miller, reopened an old feud this after
noon. The families aro neighbors, resid
ing on adjacent sections, nnd they hnvc
been at outs for several years. When
Merrlman rode by the Stevens farm this
afternoon four shots were tired at him, but
he escaped without a scratch and rode to
Miller nnd swore out n complaint. He
was ndvlsed to drop tho matter, as tho
Stevens family would refute his unsup
ported testimony. More trouble Is ex-
pccteil
YVonilincli Pleased with I'lenle.
DILI, Kit, Nob., Aug. 1C. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho fourth annual Ancient Order
of United Workmen picnic was held at this
place yesterday, being attended by ono of
tho Inrgest crowds ever here, lodges and
delegations being present from neighbor
ing towns. An excellent program of music,
speaking and speeches wna delivered. The
balloon asrenslon was nusuccessful on ac
count of tho wind. The parachuto caught
and tore loose from the balloon. It has
been decided to have the picnic an annual
occurrence. Kvoryone was favorably Im
pressed with the beautiful grove nnd en
tertainment furnished.
Carrie n Popular Fnvorllc.
ARCADIA. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
The republicans of Aicndln hall with de
light tho nomination of Senator F. M. Cur
rle of Sargent for stnte senator from this,
tho Fifteenth senatorial district. Mr. Cur
rle served In this capacity In the legis
lature of 1S90 and ho was tho unanimous
choice of tho republicans for re-election,
but until recently be has announced that
he would not accept a renomination. But
such pressure was brought to bear that
Mr. funic has consented, nnd tho repub
licans feel confident of his re-election, al
though his district has a fusion majority
of nbout 1.000.
Crop In (iood Comlltlon,
ARCADIA. Neb., Aug. 16. (Special. I
Two good rains In tho last week have put
tho crops of Valley county In lino con
dition. Farmers frequently assert that tho
corn will make nn average yield of thirty
live bushels In the wholo community. The
shock small grain threshing Is practically
completed and. while the yield U small on
account of hall In the early part of tho
season, tho qunllty Is of the highest grade.
Pasture Is good ami the thousands of cat
tle which are grazed In this section have
a decidedly well-fed appearance.
IliKtltllte Open lit SI. I'llllt.
ST. PAUL. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
Howard County Institute convened In tho
High school building Monday morning at
S o'clock. County Superintendent Manuel,
nssisted by Profs. Ostlen of St. Paul and
11 C Petersen of Lincoln and Miss Mar
garet Cloland of Cheyenne. Wyo.. are tho
Instructors Miss Kato Norton Is secro
tary Nearly 100 teachers are enrolled
nnd It appears to be ono of tho most sue
ccssful Institutes held In this county.
nnniaue I, aid to the Kleinrnta,
AUDUBON, la., Aug. 16. (Special.) This
vicinity hats been handled pretty roughly by
the elements the last few- days and tho dam
age has been considerable. William More-
land. In Viola township, lost his barn and
contents by fire caused by lightning Loss.
$.'.000, insurance. $500. Paul Wlckham. In
Lincoln township, is alto out a barn from
the same cause -loss. 11.000. Insurance, $100.
Many minor lostca are reported In which
lightning, wind or hall arc given as the
causes.
WATER SOAKS THE FIELDS
Vhtiuiliiiicc of Until Insnre Corn Cnrp
nml I'lit Ground In (iimil
omlltlon.
WEEPING WATER. Neb.. Aug. 16 -lSpo-cial
i The elements simply broke loose
and treated this section to a heavy rain
which lasted all last night until 7 n. m.
Between four and five Inches of water
fell nnd a severe electric and wind storm
accompanied It.
CERESCO. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
Three Inches of rain fell here last night
and early this morning quite a heavy wind
blew, but no serious damage reported.
This rain Insures a bumper corn crop.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 16.-(Spoclal Tel
egram.l The rain and hailstorm which
visited this community early this morning
did considerable damage to fruit and win
dow panes. A severe wind accompanied
the storm, blowing down many trees and
some small buildings.
BELGRADE, Nob., Aug. 16. (Special.)
About four Inches of rain nnd some hall
fell here last night. No damage vas done.
This, with three-quarter. of an Inch Sun
day and three-quarters of an Inch Tues
day night makes the ground thoroughly
wet for all kinds of work, and assures tho
corn crop.
SEWARD, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.)
Seward county was visited by another hall
storm last night. Almost every township
In the county has suffered from hall this
summer. Tho rainfall last night amounted
to 1.60 Inches.
FAIRUURY, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special. )-
Rainfall amounting to .36 of an Inch fell
last evening, accompanied by heavy hall
which did some damage to the gardens and
fruit crop and broke quite a number of
window lights. After the hall ceased fall
Ing a hard wind twisted off six trees In
th court house pnrk and a large number
In other parts of the city. From the ap
pearance of the moving clouds a cyclonic
storm passed overhead In a northeasterly
direction, but It did not touch the ground
In this vicinity.
BRADSHAW. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
This section was visited last night by ono
of tho heaviest rains of the season. Three
nnd four-tenths inches fell In less than
thren hours. It was accompanied by an
electrical storm. The ground Is thoroughly
soaked and farmers, as well as others, are
greatly rejoiced.
YORK, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.) An
other heavy rain fell last night, accom
panied by heavy wind and some hall. North
of York over twenty windmills wero blown
down. James Houston's fine large barn
was blown down nnd destroyed. Tho wind
mill wns blown against his bouse and ;
part of tho heavy timbers went through
the walls, entering rooms. No ono was
Injured. Bruce Brlsbln, north aud cast of
York, lost a windmill nnd a corn crib nnd
hall broke out many window lights. E. D.
Mnrsclllus, north of York, hnd his wind
mill blown down, shingles knocked off his
house and his sheds blown down. The re
cent rains have put the ground In excel
lent condition for plowing and sowing win
ter wheat.
VALPARAISO, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.)
A heavy rain fell here, commencing at
midnight, and lasting through this morning,
The creeks nre higher than any time this
summer.
ST. PAUL, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.)
Another nice shower of n half Inch, accom
panied by strong thunder and some hntl,
fell hero last evening.
ORD, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.) We had
a heavy rain here last night and tho pros
pects are for more today. Night beforo
last It rained 2.91 Inches, filling cellars
and doing other slight damage. Thero
never wns a better prospect for corn than
now.
CLARKS. Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.) A
heavy rain began falling at this place last
night and continued throughout the night
and the ground Is well soaked and Is In
good condition for fall plowing.
DOUOLAS, Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.) A
heavy rnln and wind nnd hailstorm struck
this place last night. Tho hall broko
some window glass and cut leaves and fruit
from trees. The wind blew In the front
of Mathews & Cowles' general mcrchan
dlso store, moving nbout 1,000 brick. The
rain fixes the ground In line shape for fall
plowing and sowing.
ELGIN, Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special Tele
gram.) During the hard storm last night
W. F. Hammond's warehouse on tho north
end of the elevutor was blown from Its
foundation and against some boxcars
standing on the railroad track. The build
Ing wns only slightly damaged. During
tho last three days wo have had three
very hard rains and the ground Is thor
oughly soaked.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special.)
About three Inches of rain fell hero las
night and this morning. This puts the
ground In flue condition for fall plowing
and Insures n good corn crop. The rain
wns accompanied by a strong wind nnd
electrical storm. Much of the fruit wns
blown off tho trees. Consldornblo damage
wns done to trees and Bhrubbery. Reports
from the country nre that grain stneks
and windmills were blown down or dam
aged. Corn Is reported to have stood tho
storm well. Here In tho city several tele
phone nnd electric light poles wero blown
down aud the systems damaged consider
ably. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Au?. 16. (Spe
cial.) Tho farmers of Cass county arc
getting all the rain they desire these days
and much more wind nnd hall than they
have any uso for.
FREMONT. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
Reports of damages by tho storm of Tues
day night still continue to como In. In
the country the loss caused by windmills
being blown down, corn cribs wrecked nnd
barns blown off their foundations will bo
lnrge In tho aggregate. Another heavy
rain fell here last night and It has rained
at Intervals all day.
CRETE, Neb.. Aug. 16. -(Special.) The
drouth of the last two weeks was broken
by a heavy rainstorm, accompanied by
thunder nnd lightning, at an early hour
this morning. The clouds were highly
charged with electricity and the llghtulng
flashes were very vivid No rain fell, how
ever, until 12:30 this morning. About this
hour a hard wind commonccd to blow from
tho northwest. This rapidly Increased until
It reached a maximum velocity of fifty
miles per hour. The rain poured down In
torrents. Many largo hailstones fell, doing
more or loss damage. All tho streams for
miles around havo overflowed their banks,
washing out numerous bridges and culverts.
Mrs. Muff of Crete had a number of cat Ho
killed by lightning. Two houses wero albo
struck by lightning. Tho residenco of E.
I'. Baker was considerably damaged. The
lightning struck the house, demolishing
tho chimney nnd did other damage that
will amount to nbout $200. No one in tho
house was injured, although tho Inmates
wero much alarmed. Several grain stacks
close to Crete were struck by lightning
and burned. The amount of rain that fell
during the storm was 3.60 Inches. Six
Inches of rain has fallen In this locality
during the last week. The rain has greatly
helped pastures and nil crops. The corn
crop of this region promises to bo an ex
ceptlonally large ono.
LEIGH, Neb., Aug, 16, (Special.) Dur
Ing tho electric storm here last evening
lightning struck some grain stacks be
longing to Charles Nelson southwest of
own They were completely destroyed by
fire, entailing a toss of 300 bushels of
wheat. Lightning also struck the houso
of Louis Robert, doing considerable dam
ago to the chimney nnd roof, also Jarring
much of the plastering off. Both were
covered by Insurance.
ST. EDWARD. Neb, Aug. 16 (Special.)
Last night about 8 30 a heavy rainstorm.
ncrompanled by a hcay hall, visited this
section of the county. The hall broke a
number of window lights. Some hall
stones wer as big as hens' eggs. The rain
fell in torrents nil night anil the lightning
played havoc, striking the residence of L.
S. Bruno In the east pnrt of town, burning
a large hole In the roof and running ntong-
side of the house into the cistern, tearing
the cistern pump to atoms. The lightning
then visited the Methodist Episcopal
church In the north part of town, doing
little damage but tearing tho shingles off
and some siding. Several sheds and out-
houses were also struck.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Sneclal.)
A beavv windstorm passed over this city
Inst nlcht and did considerable damage,
The tin roof was blown off Baker & Wells'
livery barn and tho glass front of Hagel
& Stevenson's ofllce at tho cold storage
plant w.ib blown In nnd tho office flooded
with water. Trees were broken and twisted
off In several parts of tho city. During
(fen .Inrm tu-n Inehe of tiroelnllntlnn nan
-o-uirrnn hv ihi pnvernment piwpo. Thn
llchtnlnc was terrific and It was almost a
nniinnii fenmharHment nf ihnnrtr fmm in
o'clock In the evening until well ntong In
the forenoon. The storm wns general, but
nrt anrlmia r1atnrrt hflR VM hrtfn rdnnrtnil.
This makes nearly 3.K0 Inches of rain In
th past seven days, and while It will de-
i. .t,reMine fnr tho balance of th.. wpek.
u ,vau hot tvW was nni.iti.ii fnr fll
plowing nnd will put the pastures in good
.y,. mm,, i,i nn ,nriv fr. en
now injure tho corn. Altogether In this
tinitniv it wilt ho -roatrr than the vrnP.
vnlll.-ni If VK Allir 1A lMnMn 1
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...... V.rlb I, j. I,u.,n n llnMil ermine Tho
n,i i.rieni rfuiiirhine nf it
night was nothing compared with that of
Tuesday night, though thc rainfall was
fnllv ns croat. thero be ng an Inch and a
.if i hn,,r
During Tuesday night's storm there were
over a dozen barns ann nouses struck- ny I
liehtninp in Norfolk, with no total do-
hull, line nr ln nf
ei.her humm nr animal life.
SVItACUSlC. Neb., Aug. lS.-tSpcrlal.)-
Bain fell hero Inst night to tho depth of
1 77 Inches. The storm commenced nbout
midnight and the electrical display for
several hours thereafter was a beautiful
VBIItl AQtf A PITA Allir IS 'Snrclnl.1
Another heavy rain, amounting to nlmost
a deluge, visited this section last night.
mi., i . .. f -nrn ever rniri in
lliu lane, .- .
nine eonntv In now nssured.
KOOAB. Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special.) A
" . . .
good rain fell here last evening. The rain
was nccompanled by a good deal of thun
der and lightning and some hall, but as
thero was no wind, rain and hall fell
gentlv and no damage was done III this
vicinity.
CKDAR CItREK. Neb., Aug. 1C (Special
Teleeram.l-Two Inches of water fell here
last night. The corn crop Is assured and
i,iin.
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SEVERE WIND AT BRAINARD
Crop IJnninReil nml Mnnj- Oatballd-
InK Urstroyccl lij- the M Ind
Heavy ItMlnfnll.
BRAINARD, Aug. 16. (Special Telegram.)
A heavy wind and rain storm paBsod over
this vicinity last night, causing considerable
damage. Chimneys were blown down, trees
. ., .j . .u.o u. oki.
iwisica io pitrcca, iu n.un ..
houses wero blown over. Oraln stacks were
scattered over the fields ?tnd corn badly
blown down. Two and one-half Inches of
water fell during the night. It Is still rain
Ing this morning.
Itepnlilienn Hully at .Iohnoa.
TECUMSEH, Ncb Aug. 16. (Special.)
The big republican demonstration at John
nn vnaterHav wl. ff.Tll.ri.llv attended hV
.he ...nr.ie here htn.t lietwuen 550 and
300 pconlfl were in attendance. The
sneakers were: E. J. Burkctt. V. S. Sum-
mers, C. H. Beltrich, E. P. Savage, K. N.
Prout and (1. D. Follmer. Rousing ad-
dresses were made, which were heartily rc-
celved by the assembly, and a good work
for the republican cause was accomplished,
At noon roast ox was served and the fes-
tlvities closed with a flambeau parade In
tho evening by tho Johnson Rough Rider
club.
lllil on ItefunillnK ltoml
FREMONT, Ncb Aug. 16. (Special.)
Tho county board wns In session yester
day. Bids for refunding $70,000 bonds were
opened. There were nine bidders, the
lowest being the state of Nebraska, which
oncreu per cent, mere were two dius
nt 6 per cent flat. The others were at 1
per cent and Hi per cent ami a premium,
That of the state was accepted and the
nonus win no issuen as soon as praenca-
ble. The saving to the taxpayers of the
county will bo $1,030 per year, the boudn
to be refunded now bearing 5 per cent in
terest.
iirimuiii'niis i-i opnrr inr . nmpniKii.
1'AV'c ti. ... ii i cn I rr
.m-u., Aug. iu. inpeciai.) ino
Roosevelt Rough Riders' club met by ap-
poinimeni lasi evening, u was uccioeci
11... I ... .UL-...UU.0 U. l...- .....I DUUU.U HlCUl
overs two wocks nereancr ana mat mem-
hers be selected from tho club to address
tho club and give their views on tho Is-
sues of the day and non-bollevcrs ln the
repuniican platform De invited to attend
tnese meetings irom iimo io time. The
Hurt county republican central committee
Is to meet ut Craig August 21.
i-..e U( U-Mie Work. v. V..h..n.
WAHOO. Neb., Aug. 16.-(Speclal.)-Thch republicans nnd he announced his plan
court gave Its finding yesterday In the case
of the Wahoo Water Works company against
the City of Wahoo, the mandamus writ to
compel the city to rnlso Its water rentnl tax
levy above 7 mills, statutory limit, being
denied. Marston & Mnrston of Kearney nnd
Judge Irvine wero attorneys for plaintiff,
(1. W. Simpson, E. E. (Iood and H. Ollkeson
appearing for defendant.
Tho case will be
appealed.
Hcv. Wolfe l.enve North Platte
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. A tic. 16. (Sne
cial.)-Rcv. II. A. Wolfo of this city has
announced his resignation to tho concro-
gntlon of the Lutheran church, the same
to take effect on October 1. His future
plans are not yet fully outlined. The
Lutheran council Is now In communication
with the president of tho Nebraska synod
for thc purpose of securing a pastor for
the local church.
Meilnl Conteat nt Fremont,
FREMONT, Neb.. Aug. 16.-(Speclal.)
Tho diamond medal oratorical contest,
open only to thoso students of tho Normal
school who have won a Tribune or KrlU
gold medal, took place at tho Normal nudl-
torlum last evening. Thero were throe
competitors. The medal was awarded to
Miss Maiido Hare. The subject of her
oration was "Man, the Supporter of His
Own Idea. '
Interred In Itentrlrr lutltnte
BEATRICE, Neb.. Aug. IS. (Special Tel-
egram.)-A number of former employes nf
tlir- luoMiuvr iui rvviii" iiiiiuciii rviiu nuic
discharged by Dr. Lang, are In the city
and anxiously watching affairs at the In
stltute. Lang remains in possasslon and
says thst as he likes the place he thinks
ho will stay.
HOME CITY GREETS BRYAN
Democratic Candidate Returns to Lincoln
with Knowledge of His Nomination.
MAKES LONG SPEECH AT CAPITAL GROUNDS
t'nmllilntr Mnr Apnloaj for III Ap-
pnrent thaiiilouiuent of Miter ami
flic .MlhMltlltlnll of Mi-Called
A iitl-lnipeiiiilUiu.
LINCOLN, Aug. 16. (Special Telegram.)
On his return to Lincoln this afternoon
W. J. Bryan was met at the depot by tip
ward of BOO persons, mostly members of
the Bryan Home Guards and llrynn con-
tlnental Guards. He was escorted to nts
homo on D street, where ho spoke lor
fifteen minutes to the crowd that followed
the procession to his house. He began In
ho usual way of thanking tho people for
coming out to greet him. He asserted that
the republicans were forcing the Issue of
Imperialism Into tho political arena, nnd
referring to tho policy of the udmlnlstra-
Hon regarding the Philippine islands said
llllll 1110 rOpUOIICIinS lOllgni lor mo ircc-
dom of tho negroes when thoy woro sold
for $2,000 each, but wero now willing to
purchase them for $2 each. At the con
elusion of Mr. Bryan's ..peech tho Ladles'
Ulnictalllc league presented Mrs. Bryan
With H ItlfKO tillk HSR-
The mnrch f,rom. tho trtf.pot ,0U nryan'
"ome consumed uuo.n mm i u... ......
when the escorting party Joined the peo-
P'o ho were already
" font rovh of thc Bryan residenco
thrrs was a congregation which not only
cered tho lawn and the sidewalk, but
extmdcd across the street and well out
lOWI.ru U1U lll.w.lM'.iiliK Di.vu.n
llieio were specencs o. wuivoniu uji
bOtll llUSbathl .tnd W IfC,
Mrs. Bryan wns prcsentd with a bou
met of rosea. The speech to Mr. Bryan
made by . M. Working, a loca sll-
v;r rcpuuncan .c........ ..u .u.... ....
Mr. Bryan, especially upon his Indlanapn
us speecn. as ono which wouiu .... .
- .. -
tyranny unci oppression.
HI Objection to Lincoln
Mr. Hryan spoke nt some length In his
reply, nrst expressing his and Mrs. Bryan s
appreciation of the good will of their
townspeople of all parties, and explaining
why he went away from home to meet peo-
Mo l"tcad of having them to come to
Lincoln to sco nun. uu nun ihui-i j.uiui
ho Said
"I havo sometimes neon cr.wcisr., u.
Eolng away from Home instead 01 siajms
hero and having people ootiic to see me
. . .... ... !,. l,nl
OUl i nave icu, ... mu i....,
... . ....... ,.u .!! nu lline
people couiu i.u. ramt -
could go to Canton. Lincoln Is not In tlio
center of a thickly populated country, as
Canton is, nnd our people havo not the
means of traveling without cost, as they
have In some parts of the couutry under
some circumstances, and 1 have felt that
It was a great deal cheaper for me to go
nnrt see tnc peopia man lor mo io io.,.n
mem n., ......
"Even looking at It from another stand
.,, I i.
noini, loosing at iv i.uiu n.c d.....w.
of those In our city who would find a profit
In crowds coming hsrc, I have felt that I
could do more good by doing that which
would Insure my election thnn In any other
way, for It Is a great deal hotter for this city
to be the home of a president for four
years thnn to be the home of a presiden
tial candidato for a little while.
Mr. Bryan explained tho reasons of his
party for an npparcnt chnngo of issues
' .
isaju.h -
Pnrtles do not nmko Issues; parties meet
issues. It is now ten years since I first
becamo a candidato In this community, and
you will remember that In that campaign
of 1S90 the dominant question wns the tariff
question. That was the question then be
foro tho country. That wns the question
which we discussed. Before 1SS2 the Bllvur
question began to rise In prominence and
In the cuinpagu of 1892 wc discussed both
tho tariff question and the silver question
hut the silver queaton more than tho tariff
Question. By 1894 the silver question Had
risen so in Importance that It became the
main question or Ulscussion in tins siaie.
You will remember that In that campaign of
18DI wo lost. The republicans carried this
stato aim nau iwo-uurus 01 mo legislature.
but tho sliver question went on Increasing
In Importance until in 1SP6 wo had the
tight in the nation upon the same lines that
wo had It In tho stato two years before, and
after two years of consideration the people
of Nebraska had so changed their minds
that wo carried this state by 13,000 ma
Jorlty."
Mlthl Meeting n l-'ni.l,
Tonight between 1,300 and 2,000 persons
Kuthered on the stato houso lawn to hear
Mr- nrynn reI,cnt a portion of his Indian
ano8 speech. The event was widely ad
.-ertlsed and tho size of tho crowd wns
jiaappolntlng to the campaign managers
wno exnected an assemblage of 10,000 per
sons.
As a curtain raiser J. It. Sovereign of
Arkansas spoke for half an hour, appeal
Ing to the working people to support llrynn
nnrt "hrlnc hack nrosneroiis times
I Helen M. flnuenr nf Indiana followed Mr
I 1
Snv-r. .,, hi.fprlv ilennuneeil thn ad
-.mist ration for "nursulne hnrbarnus war
farB ln the Philippine islands." She thought
,he J,,,,. (., .,(. ( 00 WOlllJ
,uvfi l0 li(,fllei whether to prolong the life
r rnnl,hle nr Institute mnnnrehlr.il
..,. ... ,,. territory of tho United
Staleil. In ceasing Mrs. (louger compared
AfiUlnaldo with Ocorge Washington and
..sserted that both fought for the same
i.lml freedom.
,.. , ,
.r. liryan a sprum wan uuui cfscu inm-iy
tor the campaign to ho an appeal tn them
rather than to democrats, who wero nl
ready convinced of the dangerous ten
dencles of tho republican party. He do
dared that ho had not been called to re
tract anything ho had said In tho past
on Important subjects, but said ho hud
trlPd m"Ct. ncw lH8Uf'8 n1B t,,ey p
sented themselves. Hence, while now glv
Ing special attention to Imperialism bo
cause It was n question of emergency, h
had nothing to take back on tho tarltf
question or tho silver question. Far from
He would bo iisnamed to loou a follow
citizen in uie eyes u no nan in iuko iiic
tatlon irom r-ngianu on mono oi our
flnnnces. Mr. nrynn commented upon tho
nctton of the Indianapolis nntt-lmpcrlnl
Istlc meeting and said tho utterances nf
such long-tlmo republicans as Mr. Bout
well should cause others to slop and think
Mrs. Ooucar said she had heard of
twenty Methodist mlnlstera who had voted
for McKlnley in 183ti who would vote
against him In the coming election.
(ienevn Attend lleullllin,
O EN EVA, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special. ) Yes
tcrday nil nf Geneva went to tho old settlers
reunion at Fairmont and witnessed an In
terrstlng ball tame, nnd returned In tho rain
which fell all night
llure Kill I'a no llanil.
KENNARD, Neb.. Aug. 16. (Spoclol )
Peter Anderson, a farm hand, working for
Frank Jahnel, was kicked In tho stomach
hy a broncho last Sunday and died from
' ,njllrlos Tlle8(Jfty.
llutte Vote School llonit,
BUTTE, Nob.. Aug. 16.--ISpeclnl Tele,
gram ) Butte rltln-ns today voted bonds
In the sura of $3,000 for thn purpose of
constructing a school house.
DRIVEN INTO EXILE,
Po recti Against Her Will to Leave
Husband ami Children.
!
Her oxito wn not due to sin. but to
sickness. She was IMbly falling, crowing
frailer With each succeeding day. The doe-
tor had done his best and failed. Now ho
has said to tho husband if you want to save 1
her you must send her ftwny. (live her
change of air, freedom from household cares, i
aim let us see wnat mat will do for her.
Poor woman! As she makes the final
preparations for the trip she Is so loath to nnd tired feeling nil the time. 1 dragged
take, she thinks of the family she loves and aiouud In that way for two years and I be
lcaves. nnd la grateful that she Is not fac- an taking your medicine After takln tlrst
Ing that Journey from which there Is no t
return.
But what Of thOfC other women In like
caso with her, who aro run-down, worn-out.
ea nnd miserable? Tho hollow cheeks
and dark-ringed eyes tell the story of suf-
UTing ana weakness, 'ifey. too. need rest
and chnuge If In these they may find help.
llllt nicy ran t rest. The household duties
must be carried on. They can have no
change; or If they can they will not sacrl-
nto me money laid by for n rainy day. And
so they stagger on, head throbbing, back
aching, until the Inevitable
brenk-down ,
comes.
THE CRISIS HAS COME
at last. The sick woman has been "doctor
ing" for yenrs. Tho only result has been
to make tho down-hill progress a little
slower. Now sho takes to her bed and
wonders If thero Is any help for her
It U ln such n condition as this that
many a woman hns made acquaintance with
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and
learned (he practical healing power nf that
wonderful medicine for women which makes
weak women strong, sick women well.
'Favorite Prescription" cures at all Btagcs
of disease, but It Is In chronic cases, whero
all other medicines have failed, and when
doctors havo been powerless to cure, that
this great medicine best shows Its wonderful
power over disease.
"No doubt you have forgotten me, but
after you read my letter you will remember
me," writes Mrs. Annlo E. Morlng, of 238
7th Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. "In the year
18!i7 I wrote to you for advice, which you
gave me free of charge. Now, doctor, I will
tell you 1 was a wreck. When 1 wrote to
you I could not walk straight for pains ln
my abdomen, could not sit down, lie down
or gut uny ease nt all. 1 had what was
allod the best doctor here, but did not get
any better until I went through a course
of your medicine. I took eight bottles each
of 'Favorite Prescription' and Ooldun Med
ical Discovery.' I kept on with tho 'Pleas
ant Pellets' after I had stopped taking the
other medicine. I took ten bottles of the
Pleasant Pellets,' nnd 1 tell you the medi
cine made a cure of me.
My trouble was female trouble, and 1
am willing to havo you use my letter, for
thero nro other women today that need your
medicine, and It will cure them If they will
follow your advice."
WONDER AND GRATITUDE
mark the letters women write when they
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Favorite Prescription. They wonder be-
cuuso It seems wonderful that they should
t In perfect health again after years
of misery nnd tho utter failure of the medi
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diseases of the dcllcato womanly organs.
Tho general health Is so intimately con
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Another writes of her surprise at Uniting
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a little whllo before she could hardly carry
herself. Yet another womun says; "My
face w.ih hollow and my skin yellow, but
now iny fuco Is round and my cheeks art
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women cured by "Favorite Prescription,"
that they begin to regain lost flesh and
gains from ten pounds to fifty pounds In a
few months aro constantly reported. These
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tion of tho body to Its normal condition of
healthy plumpness.
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nlty It cures morning sickness, soolhcs thc
ncrtes, encourages the nppetlto and Induces
sound sleep. It gives the mother strength
of body and cheerfulness of mind. She has
no anxiety for the outrome of her trial
She Is confident of herself. And the mac
tlcally painless advent of the bady Justifies
to me run nor cnnllilenco In "Favorite Pre
nn n luii. ur r s menu. r or
nursing mothers this modlclno will he
found to be an ndmlrable tonic, surpassing
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tonics There is no alcohol in "FMVorlt
Prescription," neither opium, ootalne nor
sArl
any other narcotic It I purely a vegetable
preparation and cannot disagree with the
i most delicate constitution,
j "Had falling of internal organ, and hnd
trt on tn he, I n.nrt mnnlh' hurt Irreelll.ir
monthly periods, which would sometlmei
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L. Holmes of t'oolnprlng street. Unlontnnti
Pa. "Had also Indigestion so bad that 1
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"When I tlrst commenced using Or
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strong of Oansevoort. Saratoga Co.. N. Y..
"t Wns suffering from female weakness, a
'disagreeable drain, bearing down naln. weak
bottle 1 began to feel better. 1 took four
Iinttlm of tlr Pierce' l.'nvnrlte Pre,rlnllnn
two of '(ioldrn Medical Discovert.' one vial
of tht iions.iut Pellets.1 also used one bottl.
of Dr. s'nee's Catarrh hVtncdv. Now i tool
like n new person. I can't thank you enough
tor vonr kind advice unit thn nnnd vnnr m.,1.
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i have used tour medicine and MilnW
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Mrs James Varker of Alden Station, Lit-
, rerne Co. Pa. "Pour bottles of the 'Fav.
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3
lined Inst September saved me lots of nut
ferlng."
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ueing assisted by nearly a Bcoro of special
ists In his work for the welfare of women.
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FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
.No Pro,.iotl,ntloii ns tn the Tem
perature Is Ventured, Althoagk
I'n I p .Ski i-it Are I're.llnled.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
I' or .Nebraska. North Dakota and Sou'h
Dakota Generally fair Friday and Saturday;
foiitheasterly winds.
For Western Texas, New Mexico. Indian
Territory, Oklahoma and Arkansas Gener
ally riur ITIday and Saturday; light to fresh
southerly winds.
For Indiana and Illinois I .ocal rains anil
thunder storms In southern, fair In northern
portions Friday; Saturday fair: llcbt smith.
erly winds.
For Iown-Fnlr In western. local rains In
eastern portion Frldny; Saturday fair; south-
ciiBieriy winds.
For Missouri and Kansas-Genernlly fair
Friday and Saturday; southerly winds.
For Colorado and Wyoming-Gunerally
fulr J.rlday nnd Saturday; variable winds.
Local Iteeorii.
OFFIf'H OF THE WKATIIllIt Ill'ltEAf
OMAHA. Aug. l6-OIIleM record of tern-'
perature mid precipitation eompiircd with
the orrcspundlng .lay of tho last thre
j.iiih:
1300. 1 IMS. 1M
Maximum temperature
.Minimum temperature .
Average temperature ..
78 W !
S (,. 72
73 7H SI
.23 .oo nn
1.1
hi
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for
l-iei ipiintion
Iteeorii uf nreiiitltatlon ut rimaim
this day and since March 1, lOflQ:
Normal fnr the day
Total excesH since March 1
.... 'M
m
... .11 Inch
men
in. .11 inchcH
I. .1.1 InrlieH
.O.fM Inches
n.nc, inch"
l.7' itioliei
Normal rainfall
Excels for the day
Total rainfall nnco March 1
Delleleiicy since March 1. ...
ilelleleney mmo period Wl..
Delhienev I'.ime period 'WO..
Dellcleney same period I'flS
Iteport from Mullon nt H l. M.
tig
STATIONS AND fiTATH
OF WEATHER.
31 :
'.iliiHlia, cloudy
North Platte, clear .,
liiejeiine, ebiildy
Salt l,.ike, clear
Rapid City, clenr ...
Huron, part cloudy ,
Wllllslnn, cloudy ....
f iilcagn, clear
SI. LoiiIk, eleur
ft. 1'uul, part cloudy
Dnvenpori, cloudy ..
Kaiisns (ily, clear ..
"llT'i
SH '"I
W, .oi
M .('
X, ,ll
XII .'
I 8.'
71
7!
721
71
mi
SI
SO
76
Helena, cioiuiy
71 m,
Sfi Ml
SO, Mi
S2 M
Havre, part cloudy ...
Itlsmank, part cloudy I
Uulveston. clear
L'
T Indicates truce of precipitation
L. A WELSH,
Local Fomcast Official.
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