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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-14
and as a business man?

Of the legis'at for Thompson, urg-
ing his election "bccause he has been
"a successful business man and pays
one hundred cents on the dollar
Bah. What nonsense.
Mr.. Thompson is far from being a
successful business man. \ man who
adopts such business methods and is
connected with such questionable
transactions in money getting as to
forfeit the respect. confidence and
esteem of his fellow men and neigh.
bors, cannot be said to be successful
business man.
What is Mr.. ThompsOns business
career that it should be so highly
lauded. A year and a half before the
failure of the Capital National bank
he owned $4,000 stock and was IA
director in that bank. ard the insur-
ance company Of which he is the
president held $4,000 stock in the
Capital National bank. At the time
Of the failure Of the bank neither Mr..
Thompson nor his insurance company
owned any stock. About a year and
a half before the bank failed he dis
posed Of $4,000 of his stock TO MOSher
and Outcalt, $1,000 to Esther G.. Bar
ton, IA Philadelphia lady whose ac-
quaintance he made when travelling in
Egypt, at Sl.33, and she now has a
suit pending in the United States
circuit court charging him with false
and fraudulent representations made
for the purpose of inducing her to
buy the stock: and that she purchased
the stock and paid for it. relying
solely and entirely upon what Mr..
Thompson told her about the bank,
its condition, and its cashier. In the
negotiations Mr.. Thompson told her
that 'the management of the bank
was first class; that the cashier was as
honest as men ever grow to be-, and
that the bank stood at the head Of the
list. and that she could look upon her
holdings of stock in this bank much
the same as she could upon govern.
ment bonds If she owned them"
Wonder why MOsher and Outcalt
bought $1,000 of Thompson's stock in
the Capital National bank and gave
their note in payment Of the same Sc.
cured by tlrst-claSS collateral? Mr..
Mosher must have known that the
bank was in a failing condition and
that the stock was worthless and was
liability instead of an asset even if
MIR. Thompson did not.
The manner in which Mr.. ThOmp.
son slid out of this institution I'm
scathed. having realized 81. 80 for
every dollars worth of stock that he
held in the bank something like a
year and = half before it failed, we
suppose, is a good illustration of Mr.
Ihompson's business ability, as spoken
OF in letters written by the business
men of this city.
III TINS bank was not good enough
for Mr.. Thompson to hold stock in it.,
then why did he not use the same
enort TO protect its depositors as he
aid to protect himself and his insur
ance company:
Mr.. Thompson saw that it was time
1or MIN TO get from under, and he and
HIS insurance company got out OF it.
ana Mr. Thompson turns up with
deeds upon hundreds of acres of Mr.,
Mosher's York county lands, Mr.. Out.
cats valuable stock farm, Mesher's
gas stock and eyon a .bo,,I, ,,..
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-14


braska lost s239OOO in this bank. and
it will not do to elect man to the
United States senate who was heavy
stakeholder in this institution. Some
may think he did not have anything to
do with this loss, but hundreds Of PEG.
pie in this state think that he was
party to the transaction, and that is
just as damaging to the party as though
he were the chief cause OF it.
A suit is now pending in the United
States circuit court at Omaha where
Mr.. Thompson is sued for stock as.
scssment for over $4,000. fhe is made
United States senator HE influence may
be sufficient TO have the suit dropped
and this means lnss OF $4,000 TO the
depositors Of the Capital National bank.
Suits are now pending in various
courts against Mr.. Thompson for over
100000 on transactions growing out of
the management and the failure OF the
Capital National bank.
The question for the legislature to
answer by their votes il "Sha'l we send
to the United States senate director Of
the Capital National bank"
Mr.. ID. E. Thompson was director in
that bank through its career. As di.
rector and stakeholder he withdrew in
the form Of dividends $4,000 or $4,000,
when not dollar was ever earned.
While he was director the bank lost
or was robbed Of over three quarters OF
million dollars. The speculations and
losses in the bank may not have been
with the knowledge OF Mr.. Thompson;
yet he should have had full knowledge
il he had exercised his Zine business
ability" which is so lauded by his ad-
mirers.
The state had on deposit in the bank
s236,OOO. This money was lost; to say
the least IN part by Mr.. Thompson's
negligence.
Shall we send to the senate business
man through whose conduct the state
and the taxpayers lost S236,OOO? Has
not the republican party enough to an
swer for without shouldering this bur.
dens
The BARLEY scandal and the Eugene
Moore embezzlement all but ruined the
party. Is the republican party. just as
it is emerging from these difficulties,
going to load itself up with new
scandal!
We repudiated the BARLEY and Moore
populations and we denounced the
offenders in our platform and on the
stump. Shall we now condone the con.
duct OF man who is responsible in part
for the loss to the state Of $3.50, 900 and
reward him with a seat in the United
States senate!
What fiLe campaign will the repub.
licans make next fall as the apolopist
and defender OF a senator whose bank
took from the taxpayers S236, 600 Of their
money?
IL 1t not the madness Of folly for the
republican party to court certain defiant
by sending Mr.. Thompson t, the senateY
We regret to learn that at a secrst
caucus held by the Lancaster deIepa-
non they have decided to support Mr.,
Thompson. Are these men bsreft y,
reason and political sense? Have thew
forgotten that there are 1000 depositors
OF the Capital National bank who ara
watching their action? Have thew for.
gotten the blight that has settled n,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30

Do not say you have no chance, but
remember Isaac Newton, the greatest
astronomer of his day, once peddled
cabbage In the street: and Martin
Luther, singing on the public square
for any pennies that he might pick
up; and John Bunyan mending kettles
and the late Judge Bradley, Of the
United States Supreme Court, who
was the son OF charcoal burner; and
Turner, the painter, who was the son
of barber; and Lord Give, who saved
India to England, shipped by his
father to Madras as a useless boy
whom he wanted to get rid of; and
Prideaux, the world-renowned scholar
and theologian, securing pots and
pans to work his way through college,
and the mother of the late William
E. Dodge, philanthropist and mag
nificent man keeping thread and
needle store; and Peter Cooper, who
worked'on small wages in a glue fac
tory living to give five hundred thous-
and dollars for the founding of an in
stitute that has already educated
thousands of the poor sons and daugh-
tiers Of America; and Bowditch, the
scientist, beginning his useful learn
ing and affluent career by reading the
books that had been driven ashore
from a shipwreck at Salem. There is
young man, great financial or lite
rary, or moral, or religious success
awaiting you If you only know how to
go up and take it. Then take il or
get ready to take it. The mightier
the opposition the gra lder the triumph
when you have conquered. -Talmage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
West Virginia Notes.

The Stathers investigation still
leaves open the breach between Lewis
county Republican factions.
A board Of trade is desired by
Piedmont business men, who are now
agitating its formation.
The reunion of the survivors of
the Fifth and Ninth W. Va, Volun-
teer Infantry will be held at Kenova
September 10Th and Both
A New Jersey syndicate has pur-
chased the Warren lands near Kanaw-
ha Falls, and will develop the iron
ore of that section.
The town of Elkins has organized
fair association with capital stock
of $40, 900 and charter of incorpo-
ration will be applied for. Elkins is
keeping up in the procession of prog
ress throughout.
A meeting of West Virginia fire
insurance agents will be held in
Wheeling September 5, to organize
state association to protect their in
terests. The association will have
no connection with similar one form
ed about a year ago.
New Martinsville is due for boom
when the Short Line railroad strikes
that point in its construction from
Clarksburg, and the Ohio River road
is taking time by the forelock in buy
ing up good industrial sites in that
neighborhood.
Wheeling business men have raised
a fund of 81, 500 to entertain visitors
to the city on "Merchants Days. of
the state fair, Wednesday and Thurs
day, September 9th and It'll. The
money will be applied to fireworks and
pyrotechnical displays.
With the completion this week of
the electric lighting apparatus at the
state penitentiary, this institution
will be Illuminated by 1,400 lights.
The first executions under the law
making the 'spen" the Headquarters
for the execution of all condemned
murderers in the state, are scheduled
to occur October.l0th and they will be
three in number on that date.
There is considerable oil excitement
in Upshur county, bordering on Har-
rison county, and spectators have
been going about quietly leasing lands
In most cases their offers of 81. an
acre rental for year have been ac-
cepted and the farmers are only too
willing to aid the good work. Since
the strikes in Harrison, notably the
gusher on Judge COTS farm it looks
like the greasy fluid can be found in
Upshur.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
THE HATFIELOS AND McCOYS
Threaten Trouble Again-Time This
Lawlessness was Ended.

Trouble is again brewing between
the Hatfield Mccoy factions, caused
by the kidnapping of Bin Tom Hat
geld by some OF the Mccoy sympathi-
zers. Hatfield has been serving sem
tence In the Williamson jail, and his
sentence expired Tuesday. A short
while before he was released a party
OF men representing themselves TO be
officers from Logan county, called at
the jail and notified the sheriff that
Hatfield was wanted in Logan on a
charge of murder, and Hatfield was
turned over to the supposed Logan
officials. 1t now turns cut that there
was no charge at all against Hatfield
in Logan, but he was wanted in Ken
lucky on charge Of murder. A short
time after leaving Williamson with
their prisoner the men changed their
course and Hatfield was hurried to
Pikeville, KY, and lodged In Jail
"Devil'' Anse Hatfield says the kid.
mapping OF his sou Bill Tom is the
last straw, and he Intends TO see that
the kidnappers pay the penalty. It
will be remembered that the kidnap-
ping Of one of the Hat6elds was re-
sponsible for the killing OF ssDoc'
Ellis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
AN INTERESTING LAW CASE.
Chas. A. Weaver and Others VS. j. b
Eakin and Others, Injunction.
From Wednesdays Daily.

In 1887 A. P. Taught, of Battelle
district leased his land to Mr.. Pow
ers for oil and gas purposes. No dur
alton or time was named or specified;
no time was mentioned in the deed of
lease. The lease was to be forfeited
unless active operations should be be-
gun within 30 days or upon failure so
to do, the lessee should pay $500, at
the expiration of year from the end
of said 80 days. No work was done,
but the money was paid as per the
agreement the plaintiffs assert. But
before it was so paid Mr.. Taught leas-
ed the land to Mr.. Eakin. The latter
claims that the first lease was invalid
because operations were not common
ced as required or the money paid, as
it should have been, at the close of
the 30 days. The plaintiffs assignees
of Mr.. Powers, insist that the first
lease is valid, but If it be not SO that
still they are entitled to their due re-
spective shares or interest because
they and Mr.. Eaken were co-partDers;
that he, being a tenant in common,
oOuh uuC oCCOuu lCdoC III JIucu lOI UIlttD
as well as for himself. These are the
main points made yesterday in the
arguments OF George Caldwell and
G. c. Baker EsQrs; of counsel for
the plaintiffs, and2by Col W. W. Ar
nett plaintiffs chief-counsel on mo-
tion to dissolve the injunction grant
ed sometime ago to plaintiffs to re-
strain defendants from selling the oil
that the wells on the tract are produc-
ing. The matters in controversy will
be finally determined by jury, there
being a case at law to settle the ques-
tion. 1t was Col. Arnetts' first argu-
ment in this county. He is certainly
a very pleasing speaker. He has long
been one of the most distinguished
lawyers, both>civil and criminal, in
the State. The decision of this i'm
portant case will be awaited with con-
siderable interest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
GIRL ARRESTED.


WHEELING, August 23.-Lottie
O'Tool, who was arrested yesterday
evening in resort in this city,
claims to be the daughter of dep
uty governor of Toulon and a jailor
of Dreyfus prior to his transporta-
ton to the Isle of Diablo, and later
and at present has charge of his
quarters.
Miss O'Tool was in company OF
another young woman and two men,
all of whom are wanted in New
York in connection with the theft
of large sum of money from S.
Carenheim, of New York. Lottie is
quite an attractive young lady and
bears her French resemblance out
perfectly both in appearance and
speech.
They were arrested on informa-
ton from New York, it having been
discovered they came here for an
outing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
Deafness cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inilamed condition Of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed You have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing.
and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the imam
nation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed con-
dition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
CIRCUS TENT FALLS.
John RObinson's Tent Blown Over ut
Winchester With 5000 People Be-
From Wednesdays Daily.

winchester WIN 0,UOU IeOple BE.
meath 1t.
From Wednesdays Daily.
During terrific wind storm which
passed over Winchester yesterday af-
ternoon, the main tent of John Rob-
inson's circus which was exhibiting
there, was blown down while the per-
Torrance was going on. The accident
occurred when the performance was
about half over, at about 3:45 O'Clock.
Over 5000 people were In the tent
at the time. About 40 persons were
injured by being struck by poles and
in the collapse of the seats. An al
most indescribable scene followed the
collapse Of the tent. A panic ensued
and many people were injured by be-
ing trampled on.
Even while the 5000 persons were
struggling beneath the fallen canvas
thieves commenced to get 10 their
work. Hundreds of hats. umbrellas
and several watches, rings and pocket
books were stolen. Many women
tainted and nearly everyone in the
general stampede was paralyzed with
fright.
Rescues were made by cutting the
canvass with knives and lifting the
imprisoned spectators to places of
safety. All the physicians In the city
were summoned, but many Of those
slightly injured we're sent to their
homes.
Fred O'Brien, an acrobat, and
clown, was the most seriously injured.
His right thigh was broken and he
received other injuries. He was
struck by falling center pole.
The performance was given at night
inside Of the wall Of the tent without
any covering.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
FACULTY COMMITTEES.
New Scheme of Government is
Now Ready to Start.
Men Selected ON Account Of Their Pc
cuIiar Fitness will Make up
the Twenty Three Committees That
Will Hereafter Run the Institution.
Everyone Commends the Selections
Made.


""''
for 10 the University scheme OF gov
eminent adopted short time ago
have been appointed. The appoint
ments are in general thought to be
very good ones and the men have been
selected who are thought to be pecu-
liariy lifted FOR the places that they
have been given.
Among the many things that have
given the faculty trouble is the mat
ter OF discipline. 1t is expected that
the committee that has been appoint
ed to look after this will solve the
problems presented in a satisfactory
manner And SO ON down the list.
Everyone who reads it will see that
the very best men for the different
places have been picked.
The list of committees as provis-
onally appointed for the year 1899
1900 is as follows:
|. WAYS AND MEANS. Whitehill.
Emory, Fast, Truscott, Patterson.
2. STUDENT AFFAIRS Discipline
committee. Atkeson, Hodges, Wool
cry, Fast, Patterson.
8. ADMISSION AND ADVANCED
STANDING. Patterson, Hodges,
Woolery, Truscott, Emory.
4. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
WO0lery, Reynolds, johnson, White
NIL, thompson.
D. SCHOLARSHIP. Emory, Wool
cry, Fast, Truscott, Patterson.
q. REGISTRATION. Armstrong,
Brown, Miller, Stewart, Hare.
I. GRADUATION. Hare, Stewart,
Armstrong, }. l.. Johnston, Wiley.
s. GRADUATE STUDY. Truscott,
Mckenzie, Whitehill. Emory, ]. B.
Johnston.
.. CHAPEL SERVICES. Reynolds,
Ellenberger, Douthat Stewart, Ohern.
10. LIBRARY. Skinner, Arn-
strong, Brown, Fast, Thompson.
II. MUSEUM. Brown, Hopkins,
j. b. Johnston, Fast, Copeland.
II. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. j.
II. johnston. Emory, Mckenzie, Folin.
10. PRIZES AND CONTESTS. Pater-
son, Armstrong, Fast, Mckenzie,
clark.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
PENNSYLVANIA
REPUBLICANS
Indorse the Appointment of
Quay by Governor Stone.
The Boss Holds Supreme Power Over
the Organization and Has His own
Way in Everything-A full Ticket
Nominated aud Good Place Given
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, Of the
Tenth Regiment.


Tenth Regiment.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August q. -The
following ticket was nominated TO-
day by the Republican State conven-
ton:
Supreme Court Judge, J.. Hay
Brown, of Lancaster.
Superior Court Judge, Josiah r.
Adams, of Philadelphia.
State Treasurer, Lieut.. Col. James
Barnett, of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment.
The only dIscordant note in the con-
vention was sounded by Senator VIM
Finn, of Pittsburg, chairman of the
anti-Quay organization in the last leg
islature. Mr. Finn opposed the
plank in the platform endorsing the
appointment of United States Sena-
tor Quay by Governor Stone. A roll
call was taken on the adoption OF the
platform as whole, and it was adopt
ed by 1872 to 40. The anti.Quay dele
gates generally voted against the
adoption of the platform and the
nomination of Mr.. Adams.
Before the result of the ballot for
supreme court judge was announced,
the friends OF Judge Archibald, of
Scranton, and Attorney General Pal
mer, of Wilkesbarre, moved to make
Mr.. Browns nomination unanimous,
Superior Court Judge DINNER Beeber,
of Philadelphia, was named in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Adams, and received the
votes Of many anti.Quay delegates.
The nomination of Col. Barnett
was. made by acclamation.
Aside from the nomination of the
ticket and the adoption of the plat
form, new rules were presented and
adopted for the government of the
State organization.
The star attraction was the pres
ence Of Senator Quay as a delegate
from Beaver county. He entered the
convention hall with Chairman Elkin
just before the assemblage was called
to order. His friends instantly recog-
nized him and cheered and applauded
as he took his seat along the center
aisle. He remained until after the
meeting of the resolutions committee
and then quietly retired. Senator G.
L. Magee, of Pittsburg, was conspicu-
Gus By his absence. He is GONZALES
cent from severe Illness, and by the
advice Of his physician he did not at
tend the convention.
Col. Quay started this evening with
a small party OF friends on trip to
the head of the Restigouche river 10
Canada, where be will spend three
weeks hunting moose and fishing for
salmon and trout.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
B. & 0. WILL GET 1T.
West Virginia & Pittsburg to be
Absorbed.
Will also Buy the MonongaheIa River
Road-General Change in Policy and
Management-Dr. kunst will Retire
as Will also Senator Camden.

A special from Clarksburg says:
1T is announced on high authority
that the formal transfer Of the West
Virginia & Pittsburg Railroad to the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
will he made early in September. Some
time ago the sale of the road was or
dered by the receivers, but PROPOSE
tion from the Baltimore & Ohio peo-
pie was accepted by the court, and
the parties advancing the proposition
became the purchasers. The general
offices of the road and the shops at
Weston will be discontinued. AT
least . men in the general offices will
be discharged and in the neighbour
hood of 30 employees Of the road in
various capacities will be out of em-
ployment. DR.. Kunst who has acted
as general manager will leave the ser
vice. it is said. Owen Kraft the au-
ditor, will be given position in the
general offices at Baltimore. The
United States Express Company will
have charge OF the express business,
instead of the old Clarksburg, Weston
and Buckhannon Express Company.
1.-THE West Virginia & Pittsburg
Road extends from Clarksburg to Cam
demon the Gauley, with branches to
Sutton and to Pickens by way of Buck
harmon, and it is generally understood
that the purchasers will also purchase
the Monongahele River Railroad
which extends from Fairmont to
Clarksburg, a distance of 80 miles. If
the latter purchase is made the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad will have
direct line north and south from Pitts
burg to Sutton and Camden-o the
Gauley.n
President J. N. Camden, OF the Mo-
nongahela River Railroad has called
meeting Of the directors, to be held
at the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore,
September Goth. 1t is understood
that the sale of the road to the Balti-
more & Ohio will be considered.
Ex-senator Camden has given an
interview in which he confirms the
news, that the B. & 0. will build a
new road over much OF the distance
between Clarksburg and Weston to
avoid the heavy grades on the present
road. He says that an expenditure of
from million to a million and a half
dollars will be made in reducing the
grades and Strengthening out the road.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
Woe, Woe is Kentucky.

"Man born in the wilds of Ken
lucky is of feud days and easy vir-
tue. He fisheth, fiddleth, fusseth. and
tighteth all the days of his life. He
shunneth water as a mad dog and
drinketh much whisky. When he
desircth to raise hi he planteth a
neighbor, and 10, he reapcth twenty
fold. He riseth even from his cradle
to seek the scalp OF his grandsire's
enemy and bringeth home in his car
cass the ammunition of his neigh
boris wifc's cousins uncle's father
in law who avengeth the deed. Yea,
verify, his life is uncertain and he
knoweth not the hour when he may
he jerked hence.
''He goeth forth on a journey half
shot and cometh back on a shut. r
shot He riseth in the night to let
the cat out and it taketh nine doc
tors three days to pick the buckshot
from his person. He goeth forth in
joy and gladness and cometh back
in scraps and fragments. He calleth
his fellowman a liar and getteth
himself filled with scrap-iron even to
the fourth generation. A cyclone
bloweth him into the bosom of his
neighbours wife and his neighbours
-wife's husband bloweth him into the
bosom of father Abraham before he
had time to explain. He emptieth a
demijohn into himself and a shot
gun into his enemy and his son liv-
eth in want on election day, and 10,
the coroner ploweth up forty acre
field to bury the remains of that
man. Woe, woe is kentucky, for her
eyes are red with bad whiskey and
her soil is stained with the blood of
damijits! Selah!