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    THE WINNERS OF 1896.

    NATIONAL TICKET. '

    For PresidentWM. McKINLEY, of Ohio.

    For Vice PresidentG. A. HOB ART, of New Jersey.

    STATE TICKET.

    For GovernorJOHN H. MacCOLL.

    For Lieutenant-Governo- rORLANDO TEFFT.

    For Secretary of StateJOEL A. PIPER.

    For Auditor Public Accounts .P. O. HEDLUND.

    For State TreasurerCHARLES E. CASEY.

    For Supt. Public InstructionHENRY R. CORBETT.

    For Com. Lauds aud BuildingsHENRY C. RUSSELL.

    For Attorney-Gener- alARTHUR S. CHURCHILL.

    For Supreme Judee. Loner TermROBERT RYAN.

    For Supreme Judge, Short TermMOSES P. KINKAID.

    For Recent of S"t TTnivo-oit- yW.G.WHITMORE.

    LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

    For Coneress. 6th DistrictE.A.OADY.

    For Senator, 30th DistrictJ.S. HOAG LAND.

    For Representative, 54 DistrictJ. H. ABBOTT.

    COUNTY TICKET.For Countv Attorney,

    T. C. PATTERSON.For Commissioner, Third District,

    JAS.S. BOBBINS.

    4My friends and fellow popocrats"shouted Stebbins as 'he poundethe defenceless air at the schoohouse last Saturday night. Otpfriends the enemy, have boastedthat thed can elect a yellow dog-thi-syear. Let us get tog-ether- , put oushoulders to the wheel, and showthem that we can elect inst as vel

    dog- - as they can. That is tosay er." The rest was lost in thevociferous applause of the patriots- bayard Transcript.

    Ptik speech at huI1 intj. J. S. Hoagland was the

    ve.t delivered in Chappellh - 'nnd? Hie money question a

    thI places the matter beto-- eh --ers in a clear logical man

    n r Mis talk was free from abuse. I wi i attentively listened to bi .present. Mr. Hoagland is mak

    ? i record through t''-- - jritor and receive- -

    : - u ri'-.ji- ' notices in papers of evert'n iji w hich he speaks. His elec-

    tion Jo the senate is assured amthis district will have in him a se --ator to be proud of, one who wi11m kr a jrood record and a leader intb-i- t body. Chappell Register.

    The vote for Holcomb will fa'considerably short in this countsfrom what it was two years ago.A large per cent of the pop-'ili- st

    of this county are straighmiddle-of-the-roa- d fellows, and theare not taking- - kindly'to Holcombbargain and sale of the pop partto democracy. It has always beecurrent rumor among the, pops thatHolcomb was never a good pop.andonly embraced the faith for officeand now that he has got what htwas looking- - for he wants to turnthe party over to the democrats, soas to continue in office. It is stilltresh in the populists' minds that,all the best appointments made bHolcomb were given to democrats,and the boys who were the means-o- t

    his election had to be satisfiedwith crumbs. Broken Bow Repub-lican.

    "In Qeorgia.the republicans had notateticket and the fiirht was

    vh 41y between the democrats, irre-s- wtive of free coinage and sound

    ni". iv against the pops who area'lfree coinage. The result is there-ior- c

    one of no interest to republi-- 1- Tom Watson is reported tr

    en turned down in his ownc- - and district. 'The electionsmi ' 'u' south all go to show that theSt L ins pop convention in indors-ns- j

    Br?an and sacrificing-- Watsonf-- mess of pottage have sounded

    ifU in all the southern states.h',- - V- - npoar atfnin as

    - nation down therev l;:rnment of parties islake place. It is also prob- -

    nt they have killed .themselvs' i he west as well as in the south.TV baye. however, no distinctive

    ; - t in a western state this-yea- r- vrhioh their strenghth in tin

    , election can be tested. Theyhave been all coralled by their lead-er- s

    and sold, out bodily to Bryanand Sewall in return for beggardlyprivilege of dividing- - state ticketswith tlie popocrats. Journal.

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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKL- Y TKIBDME: TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1896.

    THE .MINE OWNERS.WHY THEY ARE- - CLAMORING FOR

    1' FREE SILVER; i

    Deliberately Working tor National andIndividual Rspallation nnd Bobbery byMeans of a Debased aud DepreciatedDollar Their Cry a False One.How do the silver miners expect to

    Profit by the free and unlimited coinage of silver? Through a rise in thevalue of their product to $1.29 perounce? Oh no, they are perfectly wellaware that no such thing can happen.They don't want it to happen. If It didit would absolutely defeat the objectthey have in view, for it would makethe real, or bullion, value of our silverdollar 100 cents instead of 50 to 53cents, and it would retain in circula-tion our gold coins concurrently withour silver and paper money on a par-ity of actual value instead of an artifi-cial parity consisting of part value andpart credit, as at present Regardlessof national and Individual honor, theyare deliberately working for nationaland Individual repudiation and robberyby means of a debased and depreciateddollar, for in such a dollar alone dothey see an enormous profit for them-selves.

    Their cry for an increased circulationis a false cry. No one knows betterthan these men that we now have avolume of money amply sufficient forthe needs of legitimate business, andlarger than that of any leading commer-cial nation on earth, excepting onlythat of France. What they do want isto cut the purchasing power of two-thir- ds

    of our money in two, and theexile of the other third by bringing sil-ver down to its bullion value, whichwould necessitate double the number ofdollars to do the same amount of work.

    Nobody knows better than they thatneither our congress,, the chamber ofdeputies of France, the reichstag ofGermany, nor the. parliament of Eng-land can, by a simple act cf legislation,create out of absolutely nothing exceptthe words in which the statute is ex-pressed a value equivalent to morethan $0,000,000,000. Yet this is precise-ly the miracle congress would have toperform if it attempted, quoting Mr.Bryan, "to raise the value of everyounce tf silver, here and everywhere,to $1.29." Why do they know this to beimpossible?

    Because this same statement wasmade in congress prior to the passageof the Sherman act of 1890. But whatare the facts? Speculation forced theprice of silver up from 93 cents to $L19,but before the year was out it had fall-en back so far that the average for theyear was only 1.04.

    Silver production increased in theUnited States alone from 50.COO.000ounces in 1889 to 54,500,000 ounces in 1890

    an increase of 4.500,000 ounces. InIS891 the world's production of silverncreased 11,075,847 ounces over that of890, and the price fell to an average of

    IS cents for the year. In 1892 thevorld's production increased 15.980.843ounces over that'of 1891, and the aver-age price for the year fell to 87 cents.In 1893 the production again advancedjy 12,940,285 ounces, while the averagejrice was only 7S cents, the treasuryourchasing its last quota at 63 cents.It must not be forgotten .that during

    ,this period (1890-9- 3) India took 129,-J20.8- 75ounces of silver for coinage

    xlone, thus aiding enormously in sus-:aini- ngthe market, and in spite of this

    unprecedented demand for coinage, atotal of 10,736 tons of silver in less thanJour years,- - the price, after touchingJL19, dropped like lead to 63 cents.

    After such an experience as this it isjvident that the silverminers cannotan-ticipat- e

    any considerable rise in thevalue of their product, for they knowrhat the offerings, of silver to the treas-ury were largely in excess of the quan-tity the secretary was authorized topurchase eyery month during whichthe Sherman act was in operation. Al-though Mr. Bryan does not seem tohave heard about it, the mints of In-dia have been qlosed to silver eversince 1893, and that vast market is nowbarred and barricaded against themine owners. It is quite evident, then,that a rise in the price of theirproducts is not the object they 'have inview. Then what is it? There is awoodchuck in the hole. Let us see ifwe can smoke him out.

    In the Anaconda copper mine atButte,Mont., and in other localities, they findlarge quantities of silver mingled withthe copper ore. As the copper alonepays handsomely, to mine, every ounceof silver they get costs practicallynothing, and is so much clear gain. AtLittle Cottonwood, in Utah, where thecelebrated Emma mine is located; atLeadville, Col.; at Eureka, Nev., andin many other localities, lead ore ismined mingled with silver. It payshandsomely to mine the lead, andagain the silver is practically a bi-- .Jproduct and all clear gain. In everymine in which gold is found in a quartsformation the gold is mingled with thesilver, which must be extracted beforethe gold is commercially available. Inthis case, again, silver is the byprod-uct of another industry. The censusof 1890 shows that the total number ofmen engaged in the silver mining busi-ness was less than 33,000, and that morethan 1C.C00 of these obtained the silverfrom the ores of other metals as the

    uct or some other mining indus- -try. xnat census report also showsthat the total commercial value of thesilver product ($57,225,000) was lessthan one-ha- lf of the value of the prod-uct of the patriotic, hard-worki- ngAemerican hen. You will therefore seethat our miners produce vast quanti-ties of silver every year which wouldpay them well if sold at 10 cents anounce.

    But this Is not all. At other mines,such as the Granite Mountain MoIHeGibson, Last Chance, Big Bonanza, theComstock lode, which has made Sena-tor John P. Jones the real leader of thesilver party, a millionaire, twenty-fiv- etimes over,' and many more of thegreatest producers, "the cost of miningsilver is so low their proprietors hugjealously the secrets of their balancesheets. But it is well known that fromJ.890 to L$92 millions of ounces of sil-ver were offered to the government,which cost the miners riot to exceed10 to 25 cents per ounce, delivered atthe treasury in Washington. Evenwhen silver was down to the neigh-borhood of 63 cents there was a wildscramble to sell and the output con-tinued to increase.

    It is obvious then that it is the mar- -

    fcet ror and not the price of their prod-uct that worries Senator Jones with his$25,000,000, Senator Stewart with his$40,000,000, David Moffat with his 540,-000,0- 00,

    arid the other members of thesilver trust whose wealth Is aggregatedat $547,000,000. It Is to obtain a marketthat these patriots (?) have for twentyyears maintained the most expensivelobby ever sent to Washington by anyspecial interest; which lobby, headedby General A. J. Warner, has kept upa continual knocking on the doors ofcongress, alternately threatening anddemanding, or begging and entreatingfor the resumption of free and unlim-ited coinage.

    How do they propose to make a mar-ket for their product? -

    First, by driving out of circulation$600,000,000 of gold 'colnl That wouldnecessitate the issue of 1,200,000,000half-pric- e silver dollars to fill up thegap in-- the circulation and restore anequivalent in purchasing power. Bythis means they would market 907,-000,0- 00

    ounces of their product.Next, they want to bring our $625,-626,0- 00

    of silver, or paper representingthe tons of silver bullion now lying inthe treasury vaults, down to Its bull-ion value and thus reduce its purchas-ing power one-hal- f. This would haveprecisely the same effect on the pur-chasing power of our $617,583,000 of oth-er paper money redeemable In coin andwhich would have to be redeemed insilver dollars , at their bullion value.One-ha- lf of this circulation would thusbe practically wiped out and annihi-lated. The people, In whose pockets,tills or banks that $1,243,209,000 now is,would find themselves robbed of $621,-604,5- 00

    of the money for which theyhad toiled and sweated, by an act ofcongress in a single night For whosebenefit? For the benefit of the needypatriots, who, with only $547,000,000among them are making a desperatestruggle to keep the wolf from thedoor.

    It is thus that Mr. Bryan lowers thecommon people.

    This additional loss of purchasingpower would have to be replaced by'anissuse of 1,243,209,000 half-pri- ce sliverdollars, either in coin or paper andwould enable the miners to market anadditional 1,065,927,000 ounces of theiroutput. The total loss to our circula-tion, including the loss of our gold coin,would amount to over $16 per capita,and In the ruin which would follow soawful and so sudden a contraction ofour currency the bonanza millionairesalone would reek with riches, for Inrestoring to their dearly beloved com-mon people the equivalent in free coin-age silver of the money of which theyhad been robbed, they would market1,972,927,000 ounces of. silver. Estimat-ing their property only 50 per cent., andas I have shown ld bemuch more,a free coinage law would put Into thecoffers of the silver kings a profit of$986,464,000, a profit unparalleled in thehistory of human greed and avarice.

    A Few of the Forgeries.Yankton Gazette: Here are a few of

    the many forgeries used in the campaign by the Democrats. Look out forthem and do not be deceived:

    The speech of James G. Blaine on theBland-Alliso- n bill.

    The remarks of U. S. Grant in relation to the signing of the coinage act of1873.

    The speech of James A. Garfield onthe Bland-Alliso- n bill.

    The letter of Abraham Lincolnprophesying demonetization and terrible troubles to follow.

    The report of Secretary Fessenden inrelation to the seven-thirtie- s.

    The computations of John A. Loganof the bonds and money.

    The alleged editorial of the LondonFinancial News in relation to the effectof free coinage upon the United Statesand England.

    The story of Ernest Seyd.

    Jlrynn as a Financier. .

    It was the editor of a New Mexico paper that Dr. Winnett' met at El Paso.Tex., who had kept tab on Bryan andin consequence had a story to tell.Mr. Bryan was at EI Paso last winter.He went across the river into Mexicoand there dickered for some native qpals,He talked quite a while and succeededin jewing the dealer down so that heconsented to take $4 for the lot thatMr. Bryan wanted. Tnis was satisfactory and Mr. Bryan pulled out foursilver dollars and paid for the stones.But this deep student of internationalfinance and authority on the conditionof Mexico paid his bill in that countrywith good American dollars, worth twoto one of Mexican coin. That opaldealer is sighing for Mr. Bryan to comethat way again. It isn't often that hefinds so easy a mark. Lincoln (Neb.)Call.

    Which ?Says a. correspondent of the Chicago

    Inter-Ocea- n:

    A few days ago I heard a discussion between a Bryan and a McKinleyfarmer. The latter remarked: 'Supposeyou and I go to Colorado. You go toproducing wheat while I go to miningsilver. The first year you grow $1,000worth of wheat and ! mine $1,000worth of silver. Under free silver Icould have my $1,000 worth of silverbullion coined into $2,000 silver dollars,t the present price of silver. Thus I

    could buy your $1,000 worth of wheatand have $1,000 in silver coin left. Icannot vote with a party that adheresto such a policy it is so manifestly unjust.' "

    Readers can form their own opinionsas to which fcf the two had the betterof the argument.

    Free Telecraplilnsr.In Germany it is the privilege of the

    kaiser and kaiseriu to telegrapu as muchas they like iu their owu conn try free ofexpense. This privilege also extends tothe dowager empress. Foreign telegramsare, however, paid for M the ordinarylate

    The employers who Arrt payfnff off Ebelrhands In Mexican dollars, which will passcurrent; for oply C5 cents, ere furnishing: aTaluable object lc?soti. Oar ovrn silverdollars will be tvortb. less than the Mex-ican dollars If the supply sets beyond con-trol of the government, as it would undera free coinage law. Men would say goldbad gone up. But bold is the standard ofvalue and stands still. The cold dollarwould be worth tUo same, and the silverdollar would be worth 53 cents or Jess.

    Tno Duchess King.The duchess riug is thelatestnovelry.

    t cousists of a band of gold, with aupal, showing blue lights in a clear set-in- g,

    surrounded by diamonds. Two tinycrolls of gold project on either side,nd a shield formed of many scrolls isfcudded with diamonds and reaches be-o- ud

    th'.-- knuckle. It is to bo worn onlyn the eening and cannot bo purchased

    ror less than 500.

    HISTORICAL POBCH.

    WHERE WILLIAM M'KINLEY TALKS TO; HIS VISITORS.

    It Has Become an Inspiration to PatrioticEndeavor in the Service of Good Gov-ernment Compared with the Bear Plat-form of a Hallway-Train- .

    Many incidents and features connect-ed with the pending presidential cam-paign are altogether unusual. The is-sue which has obtained overshadingImportance is comparatively a newquestion to a very large majority of thepeople of many, if not all, of the largerstates, an entirely new one to the east-ern section of the country. It wasdominant In some of the western statessome few years ago and upon it orkindred Issues the Republicans lostcontrol of the state governments ofKansas, Illinois, Oregon, Colorado andsome of the southern states, heretoforereliably Democratic, were lost to thatparty. But at the elections of twoyears and one year ugo, most of theformer were redeemed.

    The nominee of the Chicago conven-tion, William J. Bryan, is, or was atthe time of his nomination, more of anunknown quantity, politically speakingor otherwise, than any candidate forthat exalted position since the forma-tion of the government, with the pos-sible exception' of Franklin Pierce, andsuch reputation as the New Hamp-shire candidate enjoyed was distinctlyto his credit, as. a safe and conserva-tive man. Bryan, on the contrary,owes his selection as the leader of a greatparty largely, if not entirely, to aspeech before a political convention,which was "full of sound and fury,signifying nothing" save cheap dema-gogy.

    An attempted comparison betweenBryan and Abraham Lincoln is to thelast degree ridiculous, yet the journeyto New York on the part of Bryan wasundoubtedly due to his belief that hewas in some way and somehow a sort 'of second Lincoln. 1

    If the result of that journey did notdisabuse his mind of that absurd idea

    and it is not at all likely it did it isbecause of his overweening vanity.

    In no one aspect, however, is thepresent campaign more unique than Inthe constant visits of individuals, dele-gations, associations and organizationsof all kinds to the modest home ofMajor "William McKinley in Canton, O.The custom .of visiting a presidentialcandidate at his home obtained some-what during the campaign of eightyears ago, when frequent visits weremade to the home of President Har-rison, but to nothing like the extent Ithas obtained In this campaign. Hardlya day of the week, save Sunday, whenone or more delegations have not ar-rived in Canton, and, entering thesmall yard in front of the home ofMajor McKinley, have greeted him withcongratulations, and, in return, havereceived a cordial, unaffected wel-come, listened to words of politicalwisdom, been given personal greetingby the gentle, unassuming, . butstrong and forceful man and speaker,and marched homeward with the firmconviction of his pre-emine- nt fitnessfor the faithful discharge of the du-ties of that great office for which hehas been selected by a large body ofhis countrymen.

    A leading New England newspapersaid not long ago the porch in frontof the modest home of William Mc-Kinley was likely to prove the mosteffective "stump" In the history ofAmerican politics. Those of the citi-zens of Vermont who were permittedto participate in one of these occasionswere forcibly impressed with the truthof this statement. The simplicity oftheir reception, the absence of anyburdensome formality, the cordialityof their welcome, the simple dignity ofmanner and speech, the personal intercourse with the man, the sweetness ofthe home atmosphere, everything com-bined to impress upon the minds of thevisitors the real greatness of --the man.

    The porch at Canton is likely to be-come historic. Contrast its simplicitywith the theatrical parades, the dra-matic journeyings, the rear platformperfomances of Candidate Bryan, andyou have a fair conception of the char-acters and sense of responsibility feltby the two men In the present criticalcondition of public affairs.

    Then contrast the utterances fromthe Canton porch with those of the"Boy Orator" on his travels, and thecomparison is still more to the disad-vantage of the latter. From his porchat Canton Major McKinley appeals toall that Is best in patriotism, ail thatis truest in American citizenship. Heappeals to the higher instincts of hu-man nature, addresses the reason, in-spires the confidence, arrests thejudgments of his fellow countrymen.The most Impure or sacrilegious of im-aginations cannot conclive of WilliamMcKinley's indulgence In ribald jestor blasphemous metaphor in dealingwith questions demanding the cool, de-liberative judgment of American citii-zen- s.

    The porch at Canton has become anInspiration to patriotic endeavor in theservice of good government, the wordsthat have been spoken from It havebeen and are an incentive toward thefulfillment of the highest obligations d'American citizenship, they are thf jtrumpet call to. duty for the welfare ofthat great republic.

    The rear platform and the massnieet-in- gutterances of Candidate Bryan

    have been appeals to the baser pas-sions and prejudices of men, an at-tempt to array class against class,Without dignity, without any evidenceoof a just appreciation of what consti- - .tutes the higher obligations amongmen, the demands of the demagogueaspiring to leadership of the apologitfor the madness of the mob, not ofthe .conservator of the law. St. Al-bans (la.) Messenger.

    Tt,o mihlf with 1hf fnuntrv f oX lit - " " J J LUCZ.Lwe import too much from abroad thatought to bg. made at home, and, whilethe manufacturers of Europe receive iour money, our own workingmen are 'without wages and our home markets.without customers.

    There are good indications that even"the solid soutn

    - is going to disap-point "the revolutionists" when thevote in November is counted, in suchstates as cast honest ballots and countthe ballots as cast.

    When Billy Bryan shakes handswith the toilers of eastern Pennsyl-vania he will probably explain, why hetoted for free coal.

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    BEFORE BREAKFAST.

    J".iftfter tho amendment.

    Major McKinley Addresses llis EarlyCallers from Indiana. '

    A delegation from Marion and Grantcounty, Ind., called upon the candidateFriday before breakfast. Major Mc-Kinley addressed them as follows:. "My fellow citizens of the City ofMarion and of Grant County: I con-gratulate you upon being first today.(Laughter.) No other delegation hasyet preceded you. (Renewed laughter.)I give you, each and everyone of youwarm and cordial welcome to myhome. I welcome the Republicans andthe eitizens of the Hoosler state thestate of that great old war governor,Oliver P. Morton (Applause) andthat splendid president and patriot,Benjamin Harrison. (Great applause.)

    "You are here this morning, not tohonor me personally, but to henor thecause which you love and which youmean to support: and you mean tosupport that cause because you be-lieve It will Insure your own best wel-fare and the best well-bei- ng of thecountry at large. (Applause and 'criesof "That's right.") You believe In thatcause because you have tried it, andhaving tried it, you know you' havebeen more prosperous in your occupa-tions under the policy which it repre-sents than you have ever been underany other policy. (Loud cries of"That's right.")

    "If anything was. needed to confirmyou In your devotion to that policy itcould be found in your experience ofthe last four years. Under no otherpolicy, under no other principles, haveyou enjoyed that degree of individualor national prosperity which for morethan thirty years you enjoyed underRepublican policy and Republican ad-ministrations (Applause) and you arehere this morning to testify anew yourdevotion to Republican principles andyour .deep and abiding interest thatthey may be successful throughout thecountry next November. (Cries of"Thats right.")

    "You are interested in Indiana justas we are interested here in Ohio, bothInagrlculture and In maunfacturing.You know something in that great gasbelt of what manufacturing means toany community. You know that wherethere is successful manufacturing,

    tiijf, wuknow where there is a prosperous citythere is always prosperous. . ... agriculture,.(Cries of "You are Tight. ) lne tarmsabout a little manufacturing city advance in value and the market of thefarmer Is enhanced every time you putup a new factory In any communityor In "any city.

    "You have in your city of Marion,as I recall, an industry which man-ufactures glass, that used to be inthe city of Canton. Am I right aboutthat? (Cries of "Yes.") It is agood Industry. Well, now, that fair-ly illustrates my idea. That used to be,as I said, a Canton Industry--

    . Wewould very much have preferred tohave had It remain here, but it wastaken away. However, it did not getout of our own country. (Great ap-plause.) It went into a neighboringstate, and therefore benefits the Amerlean family American u orkmen sailr!n the work. We share in your good

    n,.nCn0r!tv Vrnt we wouldiui iuuc cw.v. i " 'have felt differently if it had gone onthe other side and out of the UnitedStates

    I "In a word, we want to do our manu "facturin" at home, and if we cannot aoi? are willing to have vouit in Ohio, wedo it in lnaiana. reui. cuecnub,cries of "Good, good," and What s tliematter with McKinley? ) And, if wecannot do it in canton, 1 uo nut wiuwof any city In Indiana In which I wouldrather have it done than in the city ofMarion. (Applause.)

    "We want In this country goodtimes, good wages, steady employment,a good home market, and then Ave wantto continue the good, sound, round,honest dollars with which to do ourbusiness and pay our labor. (Tremend-ous cheering.)

    "My fellow-citizen- s, I thank you forthis morning call and bid you heartywelcome. It will now give me pleas-ure to meet and greet each one of yqupersonally." (Applause and cries of:"Hurrah for McKinley.")

    General Joo Shelby I'or McKinley.I will abandon frieuds, party and

    kindred rather than yield eveu impliedconsent :to such a base assortment of po-litical heresies. If the party swallowsthe Chicago prescriptiou, its death iscertain. The Chicago platform is Popu-ulisu- i,

    sugar coated. Its candidate is p.risiug demagognc, a daugerous rhetori-cian who for" a momentary applausewould light a torch aud apply it to thovery citadel of American liberty. Wewho believe iu sustaining law, orderand sound currency should vote Cor Mc-Kinley. Those who favor free aud unl-imited coinage of silver disorder, mis-rule and ultimate repudiation shcnldsupport Bryan aud take their rhoico be-tween Sewall and Watson.

    The Origin of Dress.Mrs. Br. Evaus, wife of tho president

    of Hedding college, Ills., who has madetho subject of dress a careful study for20 years, declares that women first in-vented trousers aud, that men subse-quently adopted them.

    This means that the women, havingfirst adopted a costume which seemedbest adapted to them, the men, enviousof their better choice, appropriated itand then drovo them out. Thi., at least,is what Mrs. Evans alleges that she hasfouud after loug investigation of thorecords.

    The fact that nmong tho Chinese audother nations of great antiquity tho women still wear trousers and tho menskirts gives strength to Mrs. Evans' as?sertions.

    If these ho true, tho reproach of v:wmen for imitating male attire falls tothe ground. It is tho men who, haviugevicted women from her originaliychoidi attire, aro the real copyists. "

    Of a truth, history is coming to thorescue of women and furnishiug a warrant' for such as are bcut upon recoverI - T--

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    PROPOSED

    CONSTITUTIONAL .,

    :

    AMENDMENTS. I

    The follor-'n- g proposed amendmentsto the Coustitutiou of tho State of Ne-brask- a,

    as hereiuafter set forth in full,are submitted to the electors of thoState of Nebraska, to bo voted uponat the general election to be held Tues-day, Novembr 3, A. D.f 1893:

    A joint resolution proposing toi

    amend sections two'(2), four (4), anafive (5,) of article fpr (6) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relatingto number of judges of the supremecourt and their term of office.

    Bu it resolved and enacted by the Legisla-ture of the S.ate of Nebraska:

    Section I. That section two (2) of articlesix nj oi ma wra-mium- ot tna fctatoof .Nebraska be amended so ax to read aa lollows:

    Section 2. Thi supreme court shall untilotnerw.se provlied by law. coiuiat of five(5) judges, a mj jority of whom shall be necessary to form a quorum or to pronounceauecision. j. snaii nave original jurudl-tio- nin coses rclutins to rovenuo. civil cases inwhich the state shall be a party, mandama?.quo warranto, habeas corpus, and suchappellate jurisdiction, aa may bo provldoj brlaw.

    Section 2. That section four CO of articlesix (6) of the Constitution of. the Stateof Nebraska, be amended so as to read a3 fol-lows :

    Section L The judges of tho supremocourt shall bo elected br the electors of thestate at larjre, and their term of office ex-cept ns hereinafter provided, shall be for aperiod of not leai thm fivo (5) years as thelezlalature may prescribe.

    Section a. 'lhat section five CO of artlo'esix (G) of tho Comtitation cf the citato of Ne-braska, to ame-tde- d to read aa follows :

    Sections. At the first general election tobe hold in the yi ar 1S00. there shall be electedtwo (2) judges of tho supreme court oneof whom shall be elected for a term oftwo (2) years, one for tha term of four (4)years, and at each general election there-after, there shall bo elected oae jndge oftho supremo cmrt for the term of flvo(5) years, unless otherwise provided bylaw; Provided, tint tho judges ot the su-preme court whoo terms have not expiredat the truo of holding tha general elec-tion of 1S33. shall continue to hold theiroffice for the remain lor of the term forwhish they were respectively commis-sioned.

    Approved March 29, A D. 1835.

    A joint resolution proposing anamendment to section thirteen (13) ofarticle six of the Constitution of theState of Nebraska, relating to com-pensation of supreme and district courtjudges.

    Bo it resolvod by the Legislature of the Stateof Nebraska:

    Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ofarticle six (6) of the Constitution of the Stateof Nebraska be amended so as to read as fol-lows :

    i?ec- - 13 The judges of the supreme anddistrict courts shall receive for their servicessuch compens itioa as may bo provided by law,payable quarterly.

    'ino legislature snail as its first saisionadoption of thisthree-fifth- s of the members elected to

    j ca'--h concurring, establish their: comoansation. The coranematimi go 4- -; tabushed shall not bo changed oftcnerthan once in four years, and in no event unlesstwo-third- s of tho niembirs elected toeai-- house of the legulature concurtherein.

    Approve! March 30, A. D. 1893.

    A joint resolution proposing toamend section twenty-fou- r (24) ofarticle five (5) of 'tho Constitution ofthe State of Nebraska, relating . to com-pensation of the officers of the executivedepartment.

    Bo it resolved and enacted by the Legislatureof the State of Nebraska:

    Section 1. Ih it section twentr-fou- r (2-f- tof article five (j) of thj Constitution ot theC!.. XT 1. T 1 . M iuiulc ui xiuurtuuu uc iiiucuusu ko rtjaii. as fol-lows:

    Section 24. The officers of the executive! department of tho state government shallrejoive for their services a compensation! to bo eitabltshad by law. whi. h shall be, neither increased nor diminished durinsr thoterm for which they shall have been com-missioned and they sh'dt not receive to theirown use any fee, coits. interests, ucou on licmoneys in their hands or under their control,

    i porquUi.es of offiw or othdf comoon- -; Eaiion anu mi re. in-i-c may nere- -: nler payshle ur law for services

    b. an ofli,er DrovidQl for in' tnis ani-i- o shall bo paid in advanco into thostate The ahull at its; treasury. legislature11 . - . . . . ; - a . - .

    , uai acniuu win-- mu uuupuuu ui tills uxnenU',ent. three fifth i of tho members eic-to- toeach house of the legislature con-curring, establish the silaries of thoouuears named, in th:s article. The compt so established shall not bo changedoftoner than oucu ii four 3 oars and in noevens units) two-th;rd- s ot the memberselected to each housa of the legislature concurthescin

    Approved Mart h 29. A D. 1893.

    A joint resolution proposing to amendsection one (1) of article six (6) ofthe Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to jadic ai power.

    Bi it reioiveJ. and enacted by the Legisla- -. . ,j. r a. o. ""--

    Section 1. Th it ecti j i on () of article sixCO) of tho Constipation of theSta oof Nebraskauu amended to cad. as to..ovs:

    Section 1. The judL-m- l power of this statoeh:tli bo vested in a supremo court, districtcourts, county courts justices of thej. ea e. po i e magistrates, and in such otherconr. 3 interior to tn snpro nu court as maybe c:eated by law in which two-thir- oftho nicinbc s o.ected to each houseconcur.

    Approrcd March 29, A, D. 1SD5.

    A joint resolution proposing toatrieud section eleven (11) of article six(6) of the Constitution of the State ofNebraska, relatiug to increase in number of supreme and district courtjudges.

    Bj it re?o!v3 1 and enacted by tho Legislaturecf tho btato uf Nc-trasb- :

    rcctio-- i 1. That section eleven (11) ofartii le s.x (J) of h3 Consiitution .f the stateor jNebnuKa 1:0 amenuea to real ai lollows:

    Section 1 1. The legis ature. whenever two--thirds of mo memoers elected to each houseshall con ur therein may. in or f.er tho yearone thou .una itm hundred and nmety svenand not oltn.sr th tn uuo in overv tour years,increase tho uu.nber of jndgot of su-premo and district court, and tho judicaldistricts of thj state. Suh districts th.illbo forinol of compact territory, andbounded by county lines; nnd suh in-crease, or any change in tho boundariesof a district, shall not vacate the office of anyjudge.

    Approved March 3J, A. D. 1893.

    A joint resolution proposing to amendsection six (6) of article one (1) of theConstitution of the State of Nebraska,relatiug to trial by jury.

    B1? It r.f?olved and suactod by the Legislatureof th SI Ato of Nebraska :"Sectioj 1. That section six (6). nrticlo one.

    (1) of thj Const;tution of the Stato of Ne-braska be amend d to if id as follows:Section C. 'Ihe riuh'. of tiial btr jury shallremain inviolate, lm tho legis aturo may proyide tint i.i civlt action fiw-sixths- tho jniyma render a verdi :t. an "l tip legislature lnoypl-- o au honz triai by a jury of a .ess uunibirthan tweive men, in coaj3 inferior to tho dis-trict court.

    Approved March 29. A D. 1S03.

    A joint resolution proposing toamend Kent-in- oup ninf nrtifln fiv. mi- - x- -ox the Constitution of Nebraska, relating to officers of the executive depart- -ment.

    Be it reiolvifd and enacted by tho Legisla-ture t.f th Sta e of Nebraska:Section 1 That section ono (1) of ar-

    ticle live .) of th,, ('onsiiiuiion of tho state01 JNenraslta Le amend.-- to read as fol-lows:

    Section 1 The executive department shallcons'st of . a goveinor. lieutenant-governo- r,secretary of state audtorof pubos accounts,treasurer, su eiintendent of public in--Istruction, attorney general, commissionerof public lands and buildms, and threerailroad, commissioners, eain ot whom,exebpt the sail railroad commissioners,shall hold - hi3 office for a term oftwo years. the flrstr Thursday afterthe first Tuesday in January, afterhis election, and until his successor iselpctol and qualified. Ea-- h railroad com-rm?alou- ef

    shall boll his office for a term ofthr. ayeanj beginning qn tha first Thurslayafter tho first Tuesday in Jaiuar a terhjs elettlon. and until "his succeafor 'j cle-- tel nnd guilfled;however, 'Ihac ap the first general e.ec-tio-a

    hold after tho adoption of this amend-ment thoro hail he electod three railroadcommissioners, ono for tho period of oneyear, one lor the- - period of- - two years, andono for the p riod of thrtw years. Th gov-ernor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, anu treasurer shall reside attho capita! during their terra Qf office:

    they sEall keep t&e public record, hooka.and papers there and shall perform such du-ties as Bay be required by law.

    Approve! March 30, A. D. 1S35.

    A joint resolution proposing toamend section twenty-si- x (26) of ar-ticle five (5) of the Constitution of theState of Nebraska, limiting the num-ber of executive state officers.

    Bo it resolved and enacted by tho Leg-islature of the Htato of Nebraska:

    Section L That section twenty-si- x (26) ofarticle five (5) of the Constitution of theState cf Nebraska bo amended to read asfollows:

    Section 26. No other executive state offi-cers except those named in section on 9 (1)ot this article shall be created, ' exceptby an act ot the legislature which . Isconcurred in by not less than three-fourth- sof tho members elected to each 'jhonsothereof: J

    .frovideo. That any office created byjaaact of the-- legislature Tnay bo abolished' by.the legislature, two-thir- of the mem-bers elected to each house thereof concur-ring.

    Approved March SO. A. D.. 1S35.

    A joint resolution proposing - toamend section nine (9)of article eight(8) of. the Constitution of the State ofNebraska, providing for the investmentof the permanent educational funds ofthe state.

    Beit resolved and enacted by the Legisla-ture of the State of Nebraska:

    Section I. That section nine (?) of articleeight 00 of the Cojtitution of the Statoof Nebiaska le amended to read &s fol-lows:

    Section 9. All funis belonging to the statefor educational purposes, the interest andincome whereof only are to be nseJ, shillfce deomel tru.t funds held by the state,and the slit shall supply all losses there-of that may in any manner accrue, so thatthe same shall remain forever inviolateand undiminished, and shall not be . in-vested or loaned except on United Statesor state securities, or rejrisiered countybonds or registered scho l district bonds otthis state, and su'h funds with thi inter-est and income thereof are hereby solemnly-pled-ged for the purpose i for whh-hthe- yare granted, and set apart, and shall notbe transferred to any other fund for otheruses;

    Provided, The board crea!eJ by section1 of this article is empowered to sell fromtime to time any of tho securities belongingto the permanent fund and investthe proceeds aiising therefrom in any of thesecurities enumerated in this section bear-ing a higher rata of interest wheneveran opportunity for bettor Investment is pre-sented;

    And provided further. That when anywarrant upon the state treasurer regularly issued in pursuance ot an appropri-ation by the legislature and secured by thelevy of a tax for its payment, shallbe presented to the state treasurer forpayment, and thero shall not be anymoney in the proper fund to pay suchwarrant, the hoarJ. created by section 1of this artic-- o ui-i- direct the state treas-urer topay tho amount duo on sui-- h war-rant from moneys in hU hands belongingto the permanent school fund of the stato,and he shall hold said warrant as an in-vestment of said permanent school fund.

    Approved March 29. A D. 1S93.

    A joint resolution proposing anamendment to the Constitution of theState of Nebraska by adding a newsection to article twelve (12) of saidconstitution to be numbered sectioutwo (2) relative to the merging of thogovernment of cities of the metro-polita- n

    class and the government ofthe counties wherein such cities arelocated.

    Be it resolved and enacted by the Legis-lature of the State of Nebraska:

    Section 1. That article twelve fl2) of theConstitution of tho State of Nuur.iska beamended by adding to said article a new sec-tion to i.e numbered section two (2) to readas follows:

    Section 2. Th government of any city ofthe metropo tan c!as3 and the gov-ernment of tho county in whichit Is located may bo murgod whollyor in part when a proposition so to do hasteen submitted by onthority of law to thovoters ot such city and county nnd re-ceived tha as3unt of a majority of thavotes cast in such ciby and also a majorityof the votes case in the county exi-iusiv- eof those case in such metropolitan city at suchelection.

    Approved March 29. A. D. 1E93.

    A joint resolution proposing anamendment to section six (6) of articleseven (7) of the Coustitution of theState of Nebraska, prescribing themanner in which votes shall be cast.

    Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislat-ure of the State of Nebraska:

    Section 1. Th.it section six (6) of articleseven (7) of iho Constitution of tha Stntuof Nebraska be amended to read ss fol-lows:

    EcctlonS. A'l votes ah 11 bj by bnltot. orsuch other method as" may bo prescrhoiby law nrovided thj secrecy of voting bepreserved.

    Approved March 29. A D. 1893.

    A joint resolution ' proposing toamend sectiou two (2) of article four-

    teen (14) of the Coustitution of theState of Nebraska, relative to donationsto worlts of internal improvement audmanufactories.

    Bj it resolved and exacted by the Leg-islature of thi State of Nebraska :

    Stlon I That two (2) of nrticlofourteen (It) of tho Cons it u.ion of thjStato of Kuuraska, be amended to real asfollows:

    Sac. 2. No city, connty. own, precinct",munieiDality. or other subdivision ot- - thestate, shall ever ni.iko donations to anyworks of intrnal improvenunt. ormanufactory, unlesi a or t so todo shall huvd been first snlnui.tvd 10 thoqualified co-tor- s aud rutifl--l iv a twothirds vote ac an election bt anthoritr oflaw; Provided That such donations of acounty with tho donations of such sui di-visions iu tho aggregate fhall uui exceedten tier cent of tho assessed valuation ofsuch county; Provided, further, lhnt nnycity or countv mar. bv a threo-fnnrt-vote, increase ui-- indubtt-d- ss live percent, in addition to such tin n. r cunt nn.lno bonds or evidences of indebtedness soIssued shall Le vaid unless th sme h 1hive endorsed thirdon a ce tiflaaUi sitrnortby the secretary and auditor of state,showing that thu is issue!'same

    .pursuant to

    law. ' - j., .. ,.Approved March 9, A. I)., 1S93.

    I, A. B'per, secretary of state pfthe state pf Nebraska, do hereby pertifythat the foregoing proposed amendmentsto the Constitution of the State pf Ne?braska are true and correct popies ofthe original enrolled and engrossedbills, as passed" by the Twenty-fourt-hsession of the legislature of the Btafeof Nebraska, as appears from said,original bills on file in this office, andthat all and each of said proposed --amendments are submitted to thoqualified voters of the State' of 'Ne-braska for their adoption or rejectionat the general election ta bo held ouTuesday, the 8d day of Noyembcr, A.D.,18'.

    In testimony whereof, I have here-unto set my hand and affixed tho greatfeal of the gtate of Nebrask.

    Pone at Iancoln this Jfth day ofJuly, in tho year of pur Lord., Qnp Thou-sand, Eight fcrndred and NinetjvSix,Of the Independence of the xjnitedStates the One Hundred and Twenty-Krs- t,

    and of this state the Thirtieth.(Sea1-- ) T. A. PIPER,

    Secretary of State.


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