Show TELEGRAPH APR TIDINGS by western aeed press to the herald 11 the old ticket LINCOLN neb may 22 the democratic state convention was called to order at 8 an hour was spent spent over temporary organization which was finally effected by electing B A hinman of lincoln C county chairman following is ischo the pla platform adopted IV we e the delegates ol 01 the democratic party for the state of nebraska in convention assembled submit it the following platform of reforms and measures first we demand vigorous frugal ity in every department from ayery officer of the government and we heartily concur in the sentiment that no reform of administration Is possible sible so long as the government is possible Nos directed by a party under tho the dominion I 1 on of false doctrines and animated by enormous pecunia pecuniary ry interests and interest interested edin in the perpetuation ofos of existing abuses that the first effectual step in the reform of our government must be a fundamental change in the tillo policy of its administration second that in view odthe of the unequal and discriminating operation of the existing tariff and unjust and excess sive bur burdens dens im imposed posed upon the people we are in in favor of a rey revision ision which t shall limit it to the prod production action of necessary revenues of the goya government rn economically administered that should be so adjusted as to prevent as far as possible the unequal burdens upon labor ana and to bear lava most heavily upon articles of luxury and lightly upon articles of necessity we believe that such a roy revision ision of the tariff laws simplified in their operation and administration will decrease the growth of monopolies monopoli ee prevent oppression and spoliation of labor ana and the anegal unequal distribution of wealth and abolish abols special and class claw legislation resolved that as our fathers under the lead of thomas jefferson rescued our republic from the control of federalism and the alien and seditious laws of the elder elde rAdam adams s so will the democratic party of 1884 h hurl url the republican party from power and reelect samuel J tilden and thomas hendricks president and vice president of the united states ballatine Bal Ball lotins otine for delegates at large resulted in the election of oflas jas E body of douglas county J sterling morton of soto W 11 munger of dodge and tobias caster of saline the delegate elegate are all for tilden adjourned the broken broken brokers NEW YORK may 22 ferdinand ward after spending the day endeavoring to find bail was taken to ludlow street jail tonight to night and lodged ina in a cil call there lie refused to see any person general US U S grant stated tonight to night that the rumor that his eon son V U S grant jr bad had fled to escape was wholly without without foundation bis his son bad gone this even ing to morristown N J where he lives and would beat be at his office at the usual hour tomorrow to morrow both his hi s sons the general said were in town and intended to remain here the they bal no money to make a trip to cn canada even if they wanted to go there lie was very indignant atthe at the report that had been een circulated or that credence should be given it fatal petal flash TOLEDO 0 may 22 this afternoon mrs emma and miss tillie fear sisters were walking in the suburban with a baby carriage containing two children and took refuge from a thunderstorm thunder storm under a I 1 large ar ge P poplar flar tree by the roadside A bo bolt it of lightning 1 struck the tree tearing it to piece pieces and killing miss fear the current entering the top of other her head where the hair was torn off in a clr cin cle the size ofa of a quarter of a dollar alar and passed through the body tearing both shoes to pieces mrs had one slice shoe torn offard off and waa was shocked but was not otherwise hurt the children were not hurt A miscreant missing washington may 22 no news has been received from levis the missing banker his affairs in new york are said to be in a very unpromising condition all hie his property in this city has been attached and his office is in the hands of a deputy marshal the disappearance of levis was a it subject of general comment about the departments as many clerks invested various amounts with dimand him and were anxious to learn all phases ortho of the matter A number of depositors with levis refer to col burnside Bur disbursing clerk odthe of the artmont art ment aa the one who advised them of this opportunity op of making money they believe he lie acted from froin friendly motives toward them and that he was making a deal of money himself col burnside left last night fo for r new york and is eaid said to be very much disturbed on account of tho tile losses of his friends he ile will an endeavor as far as possible to protect those IV who ho acted under his advice the embarrassment of a large number of depositors who were principally persons person of limited means forms the subject of a great deal of talk as facts gradually leak out one nan man is reported as havin having mortgaged his house for palig paying nga 8 per cent interest and placing the entire capital with levis several business men are reported to have inverted as high as and in the concern its st surprising ir remarked a broker yesterday ter ay what a number of sharp coo coolheaded cool 1 headed businessmen business men have gone into this thin gand Faud tho the only way that I 1 can explain it is they were guided by the advice of friends upon whose jud judgment ament they rolled relied |