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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
IMPORTANCE OF AN AMENDMENT.
Necessity for the Increase In the Num-
her Of Supreme Court Judges.

Necessity for the Increase in this. Num-
her Of Supreme Court Judges.
From the headquarters of the committee
organized to promote the adoption of the
amendment to the constitution to increase
the number of judges of the supreme court
the following is sent out
To the Voters of the State of Nebraska:
OF the proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition upon which you will be required to
vote at the coming election the first in
the order in which they are to be submitted
should receive careful consideration 1t
provides for an increase in the number
OF judges OF the supreme bench from
three, its present number, to five the
proposed number.
The necessity for this increase becomes
apparent when we reflect upon the follow
ing facts furnished by the clerk of that
court: There are now undisposed of 1875
cases for the careful examination and
consideration of the court. The cases being
filed arc at the rate or 40 per annum
At the above rate II would require more
than two years to dispose of the cases
already begun. Meantime the current bust
patch.
Aside from this is the consideration that
when the purpose of this amendment shall
have been fully achieved by the substitu-
ton of the two judges in place of the three
commissioners there will result n saving
in salaries of $1,000 II year. Moreover it is
more in accordance with the theory of
our government that instead of appointed
commissioners there should be elected
Judges. 1t Is therefore necessary that
special EFFORTS be made to secure the adop-
ton OF the proposed amendment: and 10
that end l respectfully urge the co-operao
ton OF all voters. J. II. MEREDITH
Chairman
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
had PLENTY or SEATS TO SPARE.
Free silver Rally at the lloyd Very
Much of n Frost.


Any one who is in need of a convincing
argument that the free silver craze is on
the decline should have been present at
the meeting held by few of this persuasion
at the Boyd theater last night The great
auditorium appeared bare and de-
serted as compared to the night pre-
yious, when a crowd which filled the build
ing TO the doors assembled to hear Senator
Allison.
1t was half past eight when the scattered
audience had collected itself sufficiently to
listen to the speakers of the evening. j.
b. Kitchen acted as chairman, and, as Rev.
I. J. Speck of Council Bluffs, the main
orator of the evening, was late. the presid-
ing officer introduced Louis j. linn to the
audience for the purpose of killing time.
Mr.. Inns address WAS rather calculated to
excite the risibilitics of the less serious
minded than to drive home arguments for
the silver theory. He gave some startling
facts which are not generally known.
Among then was one, that under a former
high tariff rule cotton had dropped from
20 cents to $3.50 per bale" He frequently
thanked the audience for its attention by
Familiarity addressing 1t as "you'uns" and
concluded by stating that he had already
held the boards too long, Az this fact was
not disputed, the speaker subsidized in the
midst of an oppressive silence and Rev. Mr..
Speck then came forward.
Rev. MIR. Speck appealed TO the sympathies
OF the crowd rather than to advance any
plausible arguments against sound money
He spoke OF the "down-trodden passes .
corporation greed" and drew > bright pic.
ture of what the United states would de
| velop into under the sway of the hoy orator
OF the Platte"
The Iowa orator talked for nearly two
| hours and although nothing particularly
new was advanced, he frequently brought tC
the surface a humorous story which was
| relished by The crowd far more than his
arguments on the silver fallacy. "ThC
American workman. the man In blue
the clergyman, the modest merchant and
the poor man all over this broad land will
come to the front on election day. He will
wrest the crown of thorns from the head
OF the industrial slaves of this nation ana
weave with II crown of silver to place
upon the brow of william j. Bryan" said
Rev. Mr. Speck in conclusion, and then the
crowd dispersed
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
CONTEST FOR pL.cE ON BALLOTS
Republicans and Fusionists of Iowa
Unable To Agree.

DIES MONIES, Oct l6.--CSpecial Tele-
grant There was a contest between the re-
publican and silver democratic committees
today over the position to be given the dem
ocratic ticket on the official ballot. The
democrats received information that the re-
publican committee proposed to place the
silver democratic ticket in fifth place out
of the seven tickets In the ballot. The
story was that The republican county aud
tors were TO arrange IL In this way, plac-
ing the republican first, national democrats
second. peoples party third. prohibition
fourth and silver democrats nth. The two
committees held long conference, and, as
a result, the republicans agreed to give the
silver democrats second place in all repub-
lican counties, and the democrats to place
the republicans second in their counties.
After this was agreed to, tho democrats OBJ
jected to putting the national democratic
ticket third. insisting that the peoples party
ticket go third. The republican committee
would not agree, and the conference adj
journed till tomorrow. If the democrats
still object the republicans will carry out
the first plan and leave the democratic
ticket in fifth place lu all republican coun-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
SAYS MICHIGAN is FOR BRYAN,
Tom Patterson Gives the Result of
His Own Observations.

Tom Patterson Gives the Result al
His own observations.
CHICAGO, Oct 16.-"I have not an atom
of doubt about Bryan carrying Michigan. /
have just got through with partial canvass
Of the state. spending eight days in the
southern and west central portions of it,
making speeches and talking with men of
all politics and every station. Michigan is
for Bryan and is for him with heart and
emphasis"
So said Hon. T. M. Patterson of Denver,
who has been speaking for Bryan every day
now for four weeks in Indiana, Illinois and
Michigan. Asked for the facts upon which
he based so strong statement, he said:
There is the most perfect and sincere flu
sion in that state between democrats, popu-
lists and prohibitionists for Mr.. Bryan.
These elements have all united upon single
state and electoral ticket and they are also
at one in nearly every congressional and
legislative district in the state. Not all the
rohibitionists, but five-siXths of them; nor
all the democrats,but SO per cent of them,
with the solid popullstic phalanX are for the
ticket. These alone conditions being nor
NAL would win the state. But conditions
are not normal. /. On the contrary, the Nc
Kinley ranks are in state OF dissolution
Take the state oyer and not less than 10 per
cent of the reliable republican voters have
openly and defantly left the party; and they
are coming out-of-t in constantly increasing
numbers as the real aims of gold are made
clear The retirement Of the greenbacks,
the retirement of the silver dollars, the sin
gle gold standard and turning the currency
over bodily to the national banks with head
quarters in Wall street is doing the work,
Every class of wage earners and producers
comprehends that this all means greater
depths of prostration than even now aiIlicts
the country. / spoke at Cold Water. Pitts
ford, Hilsdale Battle Creek Marshall, Kali
amazoo, Niles. Benton Harbor and all other
points. These are all in banner republican
counties Every one OF them will be carried
by Bryan's allied army. / saw canvass re-
turns from many School districts and town
ships. In some or them on which the normal
democratic vofes was not 10 per cent now
from 60 to so per cent are registered for
Bryan. This is chiefly SO in the farming
districts but the towns and cities are yield
ing to the same influences. Money won't
mend the breaches in the republican col
umns. There are too many OF them. Stop
one and two more are made Immediately.
Michigan is safe for Bryan"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
DEMOCRATS SILLY TO BOLT
John K, Mclean Shows How They Will
Lose All Political Prestige.
NO HOPE OF PREFtRMtNr IS LEFT
Drynnitc Suggests that Cleveland Is
Trying 10 Drag Into the Grave
with Him All the Members
of Ills Party.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.--Jchn II. Mclean,
proprietor OF the EnQuqiror, publishes
signed article today, in which he argues
at length for Bryan and free silver, con-
Guiding thus:
IN bad shape politically. After the .elec-
non they will have nowhere TO 80. Mark
the organization. thc machinery is all in
,at hNhds OF the silver men. Look at New
ork' where the gold men were strongest,
now me followers of Bryan have taken
I II Is wcii OF an the party machinery.
CABINET officers to 20 Tor Palmer and
BucknGr, well enough for some OF the
very rich men of the east and west. hut
lur inc orulla' man In politics, 1t is the
greatest folly What hope of prcfcrmcnt
can a man have who bolts the Democratic
party unless he goes over To the rcnub-
lican party. Once there ne Is ON proba-
ton and II loyal, Woodworking and strictly
partisan, probably in ten years, he may
The democratic oniceholders. with the
exception OF members OF the cabinet. will
be great fools to become boilers. with
Mr.. Mckinley elected president their dis
missal from office is assured. with
organs election they could either resign
their offices or hold over Tor u time not
TO preach 10 men in Office how fine 1t is TO
be bold, independent and fearless, but that
kind OF talk docs not put dollar in the
oihcoholder's pocket or enable the men
under him TO earn II dollar
Under any and all circumstances Cleve-
lhnd and his political family must 20 out
ON March next Handsome OF him TO
want every democrat in the land TO be
| DRIVEN out of office the same day whether
bryan or Mckinley Is chosen president
nice reader, who asks his followers To itup
INTO the grave with him. That is precisely
what Cleveland ana his cabinet want m
democratic oiiccholders TO do. Attorney
General Harmon can afford to play the in
dependent democrat anu holt the ticket,
knowing neither Bryan nor Mckinley viii
ask him to hold Office under him His posi-
uOn rs Just the reverse of the democratic
oincelo!ders OF OHIO. He must 20 out of
office March 1. They may have TO, but not
necessarily II Bryan wins
i see the regular three weeks before the
election scare has taken hold of the repub-
leans, that Is worked up. that finds It's way
mo me newspapers 50 that the capitalists
ana the money men who have been nroperly
] scared Will surrender their money to- tho
politicians. That IL an old job. However
suppose II viii work as well this year AS
II always has. The republican pilots are
busy telling In the press of the danger
places that confront them. a million or
more dollars must bc had TO buy the cleo
ton. one thing Is sure, the country will
survive whether gold or silver succeeds i'm
this election but silver would, In my opin-
ion, break up the existing stagnation and
bring prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
Demonstration nj Malvern

MALVERN, Ia. Oct. 16.--(Special THE
largest political demonstration ever held in
Mills county was held here last night under
the auspices of the Malvern Mckinley club.
All incoming trains brought large delega-
tons from all parts of the county, until the
streets were packed with enthusiastic Me
Kinley men. The feature of the day was the
largo parade in the evening in which there
were about 1900 uniformed men in line.
The parade ended at the fair grounds, where
there was large tent pitched, which had
a seating capacity of about $500 but the tent
was not nearly large enough and hundreds
were turned away. Hon. A. L. Hager ad-
dressed the crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
JOINT DEBATE MONEY QUESTION.
swedish sound Money and Free silver
Clmha Pvt Forth Tn cir Chnm ninnn.

Clubs Pat Forth Their mpfonr.
a Joint debate on the money question was
held last evening between representatives
OF the swedish Garfield Republican club and
the Swedish Bimetallic club. Messrs. John
steel and c. w. Johnson represented the
cause Of sound money and Messrs. Lobcck
and Wilson appeared for the silver standard
The debate was carried on in the hall Of
the Bmetallc club. sixteenth and Farnam
streets be fore n large assemblage OF the two
organization.
Mr. Wilson led of for silver. He asserted
the act OF 1873 at once put large amount
OF silver out Of circulation and our currency
since that time has been shrinking In vol
ume. as far rs our redemption money is
concerned. He maintained that wages ought
to be three times as high as they are today.
Time was called Just as he started to explain
why the coinage ratio should be rs to l.
MIR. steel then took the floor and fore
stalled his opponents argument by telling
a humorous story. No one can satisfactorily
explain. he said. why the ratio should be 10
to / when the commercial ratio Is ii to l.
He explained why our silver money is good
today In spite Of this discrepancy in value,
and how II is impossible to have a dollar
that will always purchase exactly the same
amount of products. II other products fall
in price when the output increases, then sill
yer should and has. fallen also. He IA
silver recommendation.
Mr.. Lobeck followed and made a vigorous
speech for the silver cause. He advanced
the novel argument Of quoting scripture to
prove that Solomon coined silver at the ratio
OF sixteen parts of that to one part of gold.
MIR Lobcck took Mr. Steel to task for having
quoted with approval Cleveland's record Ia
his attempt to maintain our national credit.
The speaker asserted that this country was
prosperous from 1878 to 1892 because we were
coming our silver product and stated that
"all we want is return to those condi-
tions."
When Mr.. johnson took the floor he pro-
ceeded to raise a laugh on Lobeck who pro-
fesscd to be a republican, for consorting with
Bryan and the democrats. Mr.. Johnson
spoke in Swedish. The debate was closed
by short speeches by Steel and Wilson, who
made brief replies. Mr.. Steel making the
strong point that the republicans are seek
ing to maintain the circulation Of silver and
gold too. side by side, and are opposed to
a policy which will give us but one metal,
and that silver,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
Tom Reed Has a Sore Throat.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Thomas b. Reed Is In
Chicago with a sore throat, and 1t may be
a week before he can resume work ON the
stump. He reached Fort Wayne Thursday
from Buffalo, and spoke that night. When
he got up yesterday, he was unable to speak
above whisper Failing to improve during
the day, he Cancelled engagements at Cam
bridge City and Peru. and came to Chicago
to consult a physician.
MY physician informs me that may be
forced TO rest week, to enable my voice to
fully recover" whispered Mr.. Reed tonight,
but he holds out hopes that shall be able
at least TO iii my Chicago engagements next
week"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
THEIR TICKET GIVEN A PLACE.
National Democrats Entitled to Con-
SideratiOp in Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Oct l6.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The national democratic ticket Will
be on the Iowa Australian ballots That
much was finally decided today. Several
days ago the state board of appeals having
decided the contest in favor Of the national
democrats the silver wing filed certiOrari
proceedings in the district court and that
court review the proceedings before the
board Of appeals The national democratic
committee demurred setting up that the
court had no jurisdiction, as the appeal
board vas the last authority. The court
today decided that the demurrer was well
grounded and declined to consider the case
further
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
rrcdictions of JuNgc rIowmnn.

PIERRE. S. D.. Oct 16.-(Special Tee-
gram Judge Plowman Of Doadwood spoke
here last nigh; for the silyerites. He started
with the assertion :huI tha Hills would give
Bryan majo'lty Of 1000 IN The leSt OF
his speech ae only presented TIE usual set
arguments, and declared the larin to be no
longer an issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
Teller is on the stump Again.

CHICAGO, Oct. Ex-senator Henry NJ. Tel
Ter has so far recovered the use of his voice
as to be able to once more enter into the
campaign, and addressed a free silver meet
ing on the south side tonight His general
health Is also considerably improved and IL
IS probable that he VIII ill some OF his en-
Gagements, all of which were cancelled dur
ing his recent Illness.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17


stset many people
look healthy and
are not. There are
many forms of
sic kness which
leave All outward
s e III b lance of
health. This fcti-
tious health is like
a bu b bic that
bursts nj a touch.
II is like an empty
egg shell that the
slightest pressure
will gs,tgi, Ill.,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17

At Dowagie Mr. Bryan found that ex-
Congressman William ID. Bynum was "a
speak from the same platform he occupied
a few hours after the nominees address,
and, in order to prepare the silverites OF
that city for Mr. Bynum's speech he quoted
from a speech made by Mr. Bynum In 1856
as follows; Il am in favor of the free coin
age OF silver, because | believe 1t to be a
palpable violation OF the constitution and
OF the right OF the state and of the people
to In any wise limit or restrict the coinage
OF either metal. BY the articles OF confed-
Grafton the right of coming belonged con
currently to the state, congress possessing
only the exclusive right TO regulate the
alloy and value. Can It be inferred that
when the states parted with the right to
coin money and consented to the restrictions
upon their powers to make nothing but
gold and silver a legal tender they Intended
that the federal government should coin
or not coin money as congress might deter
mine? Did they intend by this concession
to become dependent upon the law OF leg
islatlon or continue to rely upon natural
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
Jul UdleS IUEIUSIVC, NJ IVIIOW6.
IANDS CI ASSIEIEU AS ON.NINERA

NOtlce Is hereby gwen IT COWpldnce Win tHe
fifth section Of said act that any person, cOrpor-
alton or ompany feeling ag-rieved by said elias.
sifcation may within sixty days after the date
Of the first publication. hereof: fle in this office
Of said classification. which protest shall set
forth IN concise language the ground of objec.
ton az to the particular government subdivis-
ion Oh land in said protest described where
upon An order for hearing shall issue.
That portion of the report Of the commission:
open to the examination Of interested parties.
Notice is further given that 0y the terms of
said act OF February 26. 1895. THAT as to the
test Shall have been hled' = = { the clas-
s~ifcation when approved by the secretary of the
interior. shall be considered final, except in
case of fraud"
w. E. cox,
Register.
First publication January II, 1895. l2-5t
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
.JhMES |. WALLER
DEATH AFTER A LlNGER-
ING ILLNESS.
Observation-Disclosures u Fortune
One Whose Dem Use Will he sincerely
MOurNeN.

Jimmie Waller Is dead. He expired
at Suetl0an last Saturday evening. and
wherever he vas known. the news of
the demise of this genial. jolly good
fellow will be received with sadness
and sorrow. His death has been NOM
entarily expected for weeks. On the
following day the body was shipped to
Chicago for interment, his O Trigg,
who came out only a short time ago,
accompanying the remain to their
resting place, where the funeral oc-
Cured Thursday.
James Waller was born in Kentucky
1854, and was a graduate Of Washing
ton Lees university in Virginia. His
father died while James was quite a
young man, leaving an immense for
tune to his two sons the subject of this
sketch and William, an elder brother.
His earliest work was that of a messen-
ger boy in the Merchants National,
one Of the largest banking institutions
in Chicago. From this humble position
he rose to the chief clerkship, q
position of responsibility and trust.
He resigned this post to engage in the
real estate and coal business.
At the age of p. he was married to
Miss McElevee. a Virginia lady, and
the union proved a most happy one. A
son and daughter we're born to them.
Mrs. Waller died in 1887, inflicting a
severe blow on the husband, who was
devoted t % his wife. Her death was a
sorrow that never left him. On ac-
count of his health, in 1894 he turned
his business over to his brother and
came to Montana as the guest of his
old friend, r. Benton Letter. Being
of an industrious disposition he ma
turally turued towards accounting, at
which avocation he had spent much of
his life and he was put in charge Of the
Letter Company's books and made gen
eral purchasing agent for the company
in which capacity he proved himself a
valuable man.
His brother and son were summoned
to his bedside abeut Dec. LIST. Mr..
Waller appeared to improve and as
pressing business matters necessitated
his brothers return to Chicago, he left
Sheridan, satisfied that James was re-
ceiving the best of care and treatment.
His son Trigg, was in constant attend
ance on his father until the last. The
mine and mill were closed down on
Sunday in respect to his memory.
"Jimmyh as he was af~fectiOnately
called by his friends, was n of those
men OF peculiar magnetism, with whom
acquaintance meant personal friend
ship. He was the personification of
good nature, liberal to a fault, in fact
"a most agreeable man aud the gloom
caused by his death is far-reaching.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
Notice 10 Creditors.

FSTATE OF George II. Goodwin, deceas-
Notice is hereby gived by the un
dersigned Julian A. Knight and Joseph d.
ltadford. administrators with the will an
neXed. of the estate OF George II. Goodwin,
deceased. to the creditors OF and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the first publica-
ton OF this notice to the said admlnittrators
at the office OF Hartman Bros. & Stewart At
Bozeman. Montana. the same being the
place for the transaction of the business OF
the said estate in the county OF Gallatin.
Dated at Virginia City. Montana, this End
day OF January. 1886.
JULIAN A. KNIGHT
and JOSEPH u. RADFORD,
administrators with will annexed, of Geo.
Ii. Goodwin. deceased.
First publication Jan. II, 1885. 12-0t
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
LATE ONES BY WIRE.

Whit Raymond is stepping higher
than a blind horse. It's a girl, and she
arrived at his home Thursday morn
ing. On the strength OF this, Mr.
Raymond will make a special reduc-
tion on the price of town lots for the
next 30 days.
Hugo Miller is expected back from
his Iowa home, where he has been
visiting his parents, in a few days.
Incidentally it may be mentioned that
Mr.. Miller has obeyed the scriptural
injunction and has taken unto himself
IA wife. He is a very popular young
MAJ and his many Sheridan friends
will welcome him and his bride.
Mr.. Frank Wright gave a literary
entertainment to a few friends at her
home last evening.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
Not CO to Co-Owners.

TT W. A. Clark, his heirs. assigns. ar legal
l representatives, you are hereby motif G that
the undersigned, Michael FitZ Gerald. = CO.
mining claim. situated in Mineral Hill Mining
District, Madison county. Montana. has in ac-
cor dan v 18th the provisions of section 1924 of
the acts amendatory thereof. eXpe ndea in labor
and imprOvemt uts the stun OF one hundred dol
lars upon sa!d ''t,i"uSe" lode claim, which SUN
for the year iSA,. And If at the expiration Of
ninety day after the ervice upon you hy svub-
~licatinn. you fail or retaSe TO cont ,hute your
proportion VI such expenditure a. GOO Wner. all
OF your right. title. interest AUD cain. OF. II
an IN said ''Grnus-' Qua'z iode mining claim
viii become tho prog. tty vf the "uassStGoed
MICHAEL. Ftfz-HKR AID.
First publication January II. iSU8. i2-iA