THE LOGIC OF EVENTS.!
FREE-TRADH SOPHISTRY COM
PLETELY OJ3CR EDITED,
, Impronlro Losior- Taught lr Our ?
tlonnl Kxtorleiice In the l'nst ICIghl
lear Undor UKTrroul Kcunnmlo
Sf teiu.
Statesmen In forecasting the Indus
trial outlook for several yeara prior
to the enactment of the Wilson tariff
predicted the defeat of protection to
American industries.
For decades tho country has been
filling up with people from foreign
BhoreB who, without any reflection up
on their general Intelligence and mo
tive In seeking n new place for In
dustrious pursuits, were Ignorant of
tht government nnd Institutions of this
republic. In th Is condition they easily
became tho victims of the political
shyster and demagogue. The cry of
"tariff reform" was raised and per
sistently exploited until a sufficient
number of people were deceived Into
voting against tho Interests of tho
taborlng classes to carry tho election.
During tho campaigns leading up to
.the catastrophes of 1800 and 1892 no
sophism, falBohood or misrepresenta
tion was unappcalod to for tho purposo
of misleading tho worklngmcn nnd
laborers. Peddlers with tinware on
their backs were stnrtod out over tho
rurnl districts with Instructions to ask
double tho usual prlco for such goods.
Upon being Inquired of for the cause
of such advanced prices, they credited
them to the McKlnley bill. Democratic
campaigners vehemently asserted that
the dinner buckot would double In
price. An ex-governor of this state
hold aloft a tin cup whllo ho berated
tho tariff ou tin. Another ex-govomor
charged the Republicans with admit
ting diamonds freo for tho benefit of
tho plutocrats. IJoth w.cro falso, and
only Intended to mislead nnd dccelvo
tho Ignorant. Newspaper and maga
zlno writers quoted decisions of tho
Supremo court of the United States
against tho principle of protection to
Industries, which had no more to do
with tho tariff for protection than
Pike's peak with the Gulf stream.
Tho Hood tldo went on, and Clove
land was landed In tho presidency.
Then tho storm began, and for four
long years tho whole people suffered
as never before. Every prediction of
Republicans In the press nnd on tho
stump was more than verified In tho
dally experience of overy business man
Laborers were alio, factories wero
closed, tho conaumptlvo capacity of
tho people declined moro and more,
foreign Inportattons grow less, com
merco languished, the national bonded
debt largely Increased, Insolvencies
and receiverships wore moro numerous
than ever, Individual indebtedness
grow as the years rolled by all tho di
rect result of Democratic "tariff re
form." Tho aggregate losses to tho na
tlon have been conservatively est!
mated at four or llvo billions of dollars
Tho foreign contingent could not be
schooled In tho economy of protection,
oxcept by paying this enormous tul
tlon in tho school of experience. Tho
greatest prosperity hitherto attained
was In Harrison's administration after
tho passage of tho McKlnley bill. If
that was great, tho people clamored for
still greater figures In trndo and com
merce, and wero led to bellovo that
"tariff reform" under Democratic ad
ministration would bring It. In vain
history was adduced to prove disaster
and ruin always had followed low
tariffs, or tariffs squinting toward free
trade "Tariff for revenue," a sweot
political morsel under Democratic
tongues, always Increased tho public
debt.
Tho lesson, though n long and hard
one, was learned at last for this gen
oration, and tho majority of voters
wanted no moro of that kind of ex
pcrlonce. That trinity of ndmlnlstra
tlons Harrison's, Clevolands' and Mc
Klnley prosperity sandwiching dlro
adversity, should bo treasured as a
warning precedent by every working
man nnd bo handed down to his latest
posterity.
Tho lesson of this recent national
experience is thnt men who so recently
havo bcon reversed In their prognosti
cations by the trend of political events
cannot In any senso bo trusted with tho
solution and determination of tho pro
founder problcniB of tho present nor
those which will arlso In tho future.
Topeka Capital.
TRUTH AS TO TRUSTS.
An liconomlo Involution In Nu Manner
Due tu Turlft I.w.
Tho purposo of tho Democracy noxt
year to veil their attack upon tho
tariff, ns they did In 1892, under tho
gulso of an anti-trust cry, Ib dally be
coming moro apparent. Tho fact thnt
tho tariff has llttlo to do with tho
trusts la n matter of no conBcqucnco to
tho Domocrncy, for that party Is never
hamporcd by facts when It Is given a
shibboleth which It bolloves will on-
nblo It to Bcoro n victory. Tho truth
that trusts aro Independent of tariff Is
shown by tho fact that In freo trado
Englnnd thoy have had n growth and
assumed proportions unknown In this
country, thiw evidencing that they aro
an economic evolution in no manner
duo to tariff laws. A recent cable dls
patch to tho Now York Trlbuno, dls
cussing tho trusts In England, says:
"Freo trado offers no safeguard
against them. English law Is power
less to regulato them, for It Is ob
vlously Impracticable to prevent man
ufacturers from carrying out arrange'
menta for selling their own properties
to themselves and managing their bus!
ncss moro economically by reducing
their expenso account and tho pressure
of competition. Thero Is no outcry
icalnst trusts and combinations In
PLEASANT NEW
. jjlh i'1 mamt
England, slnco tho general effect or
these Industrial amalgamations Is to
rcduco tho cost of manufactured arti
cles for tho benollt of consumers.
There Is, however, a growing fooling
of public Indignation ovor tho ex
cesses and Irregularities of stock pro
moting nnd tho Inck of elllclent safe
guards for tho protection of sharo
owners."
If England, with a strong ccntrnl
government, finds It dlfllcult to draft
legislation which will prevent trusts, It
Is ensy to comprehend the greater diffi
culty In tho United States, whero It Is
possible to lncorpornto them under tho
laws of any one stato, which may legis
late In their favor ami with whose
power to do bo tho federal government
cannot Intercfero nnd against whoso
action tho other states cannot effec
tively legislate. Cincinnati Times
Star. FACT VS. THEORY.
Ilrltldh t'reo Trailer StiRRoretl I17 the
Wnrklnzii of the I'roteetlvo Volley.
Tho trend of thought In England re
garding tho advantages of the policy
of protection Is Indicated by U10 fol
lowing editorial paragraph In a recent
issuo of the Shettleld Telegraph:
"President McKinloy's message to
congress will bo read with great In
terest. At tho very outset It contains a
statemontcalculatcd to stngger our freo
traders. Ono of their favorite theories
1b that protective duties kill a coun
try's export trade. Well, tho United
States are Indulging nt present In
about as stiff n protectlvo tariff ns
anybody need want to live under; yet
President McKlnley was ablo to Inform
congress thnt tho commorco 01 uio
country was In a state of unexampled
prosperity. In fact, tho Imports and
oxportB wero tho largest ovor known
In the history of tho United Stntcs,
whllo tho exports alono for 1899 ex
ceeded by moro thnn a billion dollars
tho exports nnd imports combined for
tho year 1870. If tho protectlvo tariffs
strangle trade, wo could do with a lit
tle of tho samo kind of strangling on
this Bide of tho "herring pond," oven
though our own trndo statistics Jusi at
present are not of tho kind to grum
bio nt."
Much has occurred In tho past two
and n half years, since tho DIngley
tariff went Into effect, that Is "calcu
lated to Btagger" freo traders ovory
where. The Sheffield editor Is among
thoso who havo begun to think fc
rlously nnd deeply nbout tho question
.of tho potency of freo trado to promote
and tho tendency of protection to de
stroy n country's export trndo. it Is n
caso whero an ounco of actual fact Is
put in tho Bcalo opposlto a ton of
theory, and tho ounco outweighs tho
ton.
Republican unil Trust.
Tho Supremo Court has decldod In
every enso In which unlawful comblna
tlons aro attempted In violation oi In
tcrstato commcrco that congress has
power to legislate. It has, therefore,
sustained tho views of Harrison, Shor-
mnn nnd leading Republicans which
aro embodied in tho Sherman law and
has rejected tho doubts of Mr. Cleve
land and his associates, which seemed
to prevent tho two entirely Democratic
congresses which followed tho con
gress enacting tho Sherman law from
taking any action hostile to trusts. In
this lntcst decision (tho Addystono
case) tho court has declared without
reservation that congress has power to
legislate against all combinations of
manufacturers which aro In restraint
of commerce between tho Btates. And
now President McKlnley urges con
gress, which has tho highest assurunro
of Its right to legislate against trusts
prejudicial to Intorstato commerco, to
enact further anti-trust laws. In
dianapolis Journal.
Htntu of I'rntectlon.
Thoso llttlo Democratic papers which
nre worrying about tho fancied Incon
sistency of a protectlvo tnrlff In Amor-
lea with tho demand by our govern
ment for an "open door" In China,
and which aro predicting a Republican
change of front to freo trado, have but
an Imperfect grasp of tho status of the
tariff question in the United States.
YEAR'S
CALL.
As a matter of fact, no party docs
question tho policy of protection.
Tho Democrats wero forced to aban
don that lssuo In 189(5, becauso they
Bay that they could not carry ton statos
on It. Protection Is stronger thnn ovor
before In this country. Tho Dlngloy
bill was passed In 1897 by n sennto not
Republican, and tho results nro an In
dorsement of that policy. Tho "open
door" in China does not mean free
trade. England, Germany and RtiBsln
nro porfectly wolcome to lay tariffs on
Imports in tho territory they hnvo
taken from Chlnn bo that thoy do not
lnterforo with tho treaties wo havo
mn do with tho Chinese government.
Thoso nowspnpora might learn from
Mr. Bryan that there Is no hopo of
votes in fighting protection In tho
United States. Sco how caroful ho Is
not to nntngonlzo that policy. Ho will
not oven recognlzo freo trado as n rem
edy for trusts. Mr. Ilrynn la a pretty
good practical politician and ho docs
not Intend to put himself in a position
to bo run ovor by the protection band
wagon. Thoro Is no longer an nntl-
protectlon party In this country,
though theso dreamy free-trade thco
rlsts aeem unable to grasp the fact.
Suporlor (Wis.) Leader.
llorr u Monopoly "Wn Ilrukon.
Tho freo'trado papors which aro find
Ing so much consolation in Mr. Grlf
llth's testimony regarding tho profits
of tin plato manufacture under the re
cent combination, loso sight of that part
of his statement In which ho Bnld that
at tho time of tho passage of tho Mc
Klnloy tariff bill nnd for somo tlmo
provlous tho prlco of pinto was 5.C5 a
box. At that tlmo all tho plato used
in this country was mado In Wales,
and the duty was tho samo as It was on
sheet Iron. In other words, the low
duty gavo tho British manufacturers a
monopoly which enabled thom to ob
tain J5.C5, against tho present prlco of
?4.65. Probably much of tho advanco1
In plates Ib duo to tho advanco In steol,,
which is from 75 to 100 per cent. Tho
probability is that If thero woro no1
moro duty on tin plates now than thoro
is on tho steel of which tho plates aro
mado, outsiders could not regain the
American markoto, becauso our manu
factuiars havo learned tho business,
and. moreover, havo introduced ma
chlnery which cheapens the cobL It
would, however, bo well for congress
to consldor this matter, nnd If thero Is
a combination to provent tho purchaso
of machinery by outBldo parties, put
that machlnory on tho freo list for n
tlmo. After all, 'tho public may rest
nssurcd thnt If thero la n prollt of oven
or. nnr nnnr In Hi ft lllIlIlllflK'tlirn of till
plntes, It will not bo long until Inde
pendent competitors will ilnd ways to
operate mills and put tholr goods upon
tho market. Whon thoy do, tho com
bination, which must pay interest and
dividends on bonds and stock ropro
Eentlng four times tho amount for
which now factories can bo built, will
bo tho loser In tho competition. In
dlannpolls (Ind.) Journal.
Itnpld Trjnilt.
It Is conccdod that thoro has novor
been known in tho world nnythlng
qulto so fat ns tho modern railway
train, but fast as that Ib, prosperity,
with tho protectlvo thrift ns tho pro
polling power, Iiob qulto outstripped It
Nono of our railroads can keop pace
with It, and from nil ovor tho country
como roportB of scarcity of cars, of
freight rccolpts too great to bo ban
died with tho desired promptness, of
overtaxed capacity, of crowding every
whore. Tho railroads will need to look
out for their laurels.
It Urn Alwiijr Worked Thnt Wuy.
All parties In this country bolinvo In
tariff taxation for certain .purposes
Tho Democratic party Is for tariff for
revenue, and tho Republican party for
tariff for protection. But Mr. McKlu
ley's Imperial policy, If permanently
adopted, will destroy both. Columbuo
Press-Post.
But you havo probably noticed that
when Democracy had an opportunity
to show whnt It could do for n "tariff
for rovenuo" it only succeeded In pro
duclng n deficit Ib revenue. Mans
field (O.) Nowj.
FAMED EOU MURDERS,
WICKEDEST COUNTY IN UNITED
STATES
I In North Cnrotloa, Whero Shooting
Are ttis Itrcrrntlon at It lmierito
Inhabitant A Nerrjr Hhrrlff Ueorg
l'rltchurir Itecord.
No other county in any stato or
territory of tho union has been tho
sccno of moro murders nnd homicides
than Mitchell county In tho remote
western part of North Carolina nnd ad-
Joining tho Tenncssco line. Most of tho
mon Borved In tho union army, and
thero hnvo been many combats be
tweon thom nnd tho ox-confcdcratcs.
Tho county Is nlso full of moonbMiiora,
and thoy light nnybody and anything
that lnterfcro with their distillation of
blockado whisky. Thc30 peoplo hato
a negro, and do not permit blacks to
live In the county. Into two townships
In tho county n negro Is not allowed
to cuter. Not long ago a railroad com
pnuy was building n road through n
part of this county, nnd tho mon sorved
notice that negroes could not work on
tho road In that county. Tho com
pany wlthdrow tho negroes nnd tho
work was rosumcd.
Tho latest killing waB dono by Sheriff
George K, Prltchard, brother of United
States Senator 1'etor C. Prltchnrd. A
moonshiner and dosporado namod
Honcycutt recently killed United Statos
Deputy Marshall Greer, who tried to
arrest Honcycutt for running a "block-
ado Btlll." Honeycutt dolled mrost,
and Prltchard and ono of his deputies
named Blalock wont to arrest him.
Tho desperado wns found, and ho
opened II ro nnd killed Blalock, nnd wns
killed Instantly by Prltchard.
Georgo K. Prltchard Is popular with
tho republicans of Mltcholl county, nrl
Is serving his third term as sheriff.
In tho discharge of his duties In trying
to enforco tho law ho has been com
polled to kill ono man In solf-dcfensn
for each torm ho has hold tho olllco
Tho first man to fall was Avery Parker,
n merchant of Ilnkoravllle, tho county
sent of Mitchell county. Pnrkor. whon
sober, wns a good cltlzon, a capital fol
low, a loyal friend nnd n magnanimous
foo; but when drunk ho was a ties
pcrato man. It was his custom to got
on a spree, defy tho lnw and hazard
tho 11VC3 of good peoplo. Ho becamo a
bully of tho most vicious type. Onco
on n Sunday, when Sheriff Prltchnrd
was nut of town, ho ran amuck In
Bakcrsvlllo for a wholo day and open
ly defied tho lnw. He did It willfully,
boastfully nnd with malicious Intent,
Prltchnrd returned to town, nnnod him
self with proper papers and BUlllclont
weapons, and stnrtod to Parkor's storo
to arrest him. Parker saw him com
lug nnd openod 11 ro on him across tho
street. With unfaltering nervo , and
dospornto courage Prltchard slowly and
steadily approached tho storo house,
In which Parker hnd prepared hlmsolf
for tho emergency, amid n fiiBlllndo of
bullets from n repenting rifle. Ho
didn't try to return tho flro until ho
was Inside tho storo door, when ho
used his pistol with accuracy. Prltch
ard found, on entering tho building,
that Robert H. Young. Parker's son-ln
law, was also shooting nt him. Bullets
flew thick nnd fast for somo seconds,
and then tho building was Illicit with
Bmoko. But whon all was ovor and
tho atmosphere of tho room becamo
clear Parker lay dead on tho floor.
Young was wounded painfully, and
Prltchnrd hnd caught a bullot In tho
hand. Tho news of the affair spread
rapidly. Parkor's friends beenmo
aroused and formed a mob to slay
Prltchurd. Thoy had heard that tho
killing was In cold blood ami without
causo. Prltchard armed himself and
prepared to defy tho wholo gang, but,
tho truth becoming known, tho aveng
ers dispersed and went to tholr homos
satisfied.
Munroe Garland was tho second to
fall boforo Prltchurd, Garland was u
desperado of tho most bloodthirsty na
turo. At the tlmo ho was klllod six
pooplo, among them two women, woro
suffering from wounds Inflicted by his
gun. Ho wns killed In 1897. Prltchard
took his deputy, C. F. Blalock, with
him to hunt Garland, who wan thon
defying tho lnw and threatened tho
sheriff and his deputies. Thoy found
Garland at William Mosoloy's, near
Mngnctlc City, Just boforo tho ofllcora
reached Moseley's houso Garland loft
It and took a footpath loading to tho
woods. Ho had not seen his pursuers.
Prltchard followed behind, and when
closo enough sprang toward (laiiund
nnd caught him by tho arm. As ho did
so Garland yanked from his upper coat
pocket a 44-cullbro rovolvor and Bhot
him through tho right lung. Tho ball
went through tho body and lodged Just
Insldo tho skin near tho iiliouldor
blade. Then a fight for life ensued.
Prltchard shot Garland through and
through sovcral times, and then fell
exhausted from his bleeding wound.
In tho mcnntlmo Blalock was fired nt
by Garland. Returning to tho attack,
ho too, sent soveral balls through tho
desporado, who fell at his feet a corpse.
Everybody who saw him thought that
Prltchard would die, but ho said ho
would soon be up. In threo wooks ho
was out of bed. Ho rocovered fully
und was soon as vigorous mid robust
as boforo. Garland would havo died,
tho doctors who oxamlned him said,
from any ono of tho half dozen or
moro wounds ho received.
Soon after tho battle with Garland,
Prltchnrd was appointed assistant sor-geant-at-
arms of tho United States
senate,
Georgo K. Prltchard Is rathor moro
than 40 years old, of medium holght,
square shoulders, deep chest, with
light hair, blue oyes and a florid com
plexion. Ho la reserved, modest and
l",?3 T' " s 52"
him to daring deeds. With a ravolvor
or a rlllo ho Is an export shot. Ills
norvo is like Iron.
A STORY OF JOUDERT.
Why
Ha Would Itather Hee
Otflcer
Killed ThtiiTTrlrnt.
A conversation I hnd with Gen. Jott-
bert, when I mot him, with tho othor
Boor lenders, nt Newcastle, South Af
rica, In 1881, may now bo rend with
Intorest, says n correspondent of tho
Ixmdon Times. I wns deploring tho
number of casualties nmong our olll-
cors on tho day of Majuba. "Oh," ro
pllcd Gou. Joubort, "wo glvo special In
structions to our men nlwnys to pick
off your oltlcore." I said, "Thank you;
why nro wo to recolvo so much nttcn
tlon?" Now I think there wna oorao
rciiBonlng In Gen. Joubcrt's reply,
which wns ns follows; "You olllcera
nro nil rich nnd qulto Independent of
your profesnlon; you can go Into your
army und Icavo It when you plenso, but
tho privates aro poor men nnd thoy
cannot got nwny when they plenso, nnd
thoy must light whon thoy nro ordorcd
to, nnd It Is how thoy get tholr living.
Besides, wo hnvo no quarrel with thom,
nnd wo do not wnnt to kill ono of them
If wo can help It." 1 told Joubort of
tho promotion of Hector MncDonald
from tho ranks, nnd of tho clnymoro
that Uio ulllcors of his regiment had
presontod him with. Tho goncrnl waB
much Interested, nnd Raid: "Thnt
bruvo oflleor must have his aword back
agnln. I will Bonrch tho Transvnnl for
It nnd offer G rowurd for It." Gon.
Joubort recovorcd Lieut. Hector Mnc-
Donald'H sword from n Boer farmer,
who, whon ho hoard tho particulars,
declined to nccopt tho offered reward,
nnd Gon. Joubort handed hb Hword
back to Lieut. MncDonald nt Ncw
castlo. THE SIRDAR.
Act nt llarhnrltr Dun to Defect In
Lord Kitchener' Character.
From "Tho River War," by Winston
Churchill: Kitchener's wondorfill In
dustry, his undisturbed pntlonce, his
noblo porBovornnco, nro qualities too
valuable for n man to enjoy In tbla Im
ported world without complimentary
dofects. Tho general, who novor
spared hlmsolf, cared llttlo for others,
Ho treated nil men Uko machines
from tho prlvnto Boldlors, whoso bii
lutcs he disdained, to tho suporlor olll
ccrs ho rigidly controlled, Tho com-
rado who had norved with him nnd
under him for mnny yenra In poaco
and porll wuh flung aside Incontinently
ns soon ns ho censed to bo of use. The
sirdar looked only to tho soldiers who
could inarch and fight. Tho wounded
Egyptian nnd latterly tho wounded
British floldlor, did not oxclto his In
terest nnd of nil tho departments of his
nrmy tho only ono neglected was thnt
concerned with tho enro of tho sick
nnd Injured. The stern nnd unpltylng
spirit of tho commnndor was com
municated to his troops and tho vic
tories which marked the progress of
tho rlvor wnr woro accomplished by
acts of barbarity not always Justified
by tho liarah customs of savngo con-
filets or tho florco and treacherous na
ture of tho dervish.
TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS.
An ICxtraonllnnrjr Hoone Which Took
I'lnoe In l'arl.
An extraordinary scono wns enacted
by n real nnd n mock Mussulman out
stdo n boulovnrd cafe In Paris, says
tho Birmingham Post correspondent.
A law student, having had hlmsolf
photographed In tho rostumo of n Mo
hnmmcdan mosque dignitary walkod
about tho streets In tho atrango garb,
and thon snt outBldo tho rcfroahmont
ostnbllBhmont with n glass of abalntho
boforo him. Soon thero passed thnt
way a genulno follower of tho prophet,
who could scarcely bellovo his eyos
whon ho saw n person dressed as an
Irnauin imbibing strong drink. Rush
lng at tho student tho Mussulman
knocked tho glass out of his hand and
smashed n bottlo also on the tablo at
which tho apparent lmaum sat. The
student wns not backwnrd in defend
Ing hlmsolf, and ae tho two men woro
grappling with ono nnnthor tho pollco
Intoivonod nnd took thom both to tho
station. Thoro All Bon Mahommod,
tho rent Islamtto, finding that ho had
only nn Imitation lmaum to deal with,
oxcusod his fury. Tho pair woro then
Bent nwny, tho law Btudont having bcon
severely reprimanded by tho pollco of
flclnl for his disrespect toward tho ro
llglon of tho prophot.
A a Nutlre.
Lentor Stewart Is tho author of "Tho
Soldiers of tho Quoon," n song which
Is now on ovory one's Hps in Englund.
Concerning It ho Bald rccontly: "The
funny thing nbout tho song Is that
originally I wroto It as a satlro; It
wasn't at ull tho patriotic song It hns
since bocomo. It ciuno out In tho
'ArtlBt's Modol' and It fell flat. Tho
public wouldn't stand tho satlro. No
wondor I withdrew nnd rowroto It, I
felt Biiro I had a good Inspiration In
tho tuno mid now I think m$ belief
hns proved right. Of course, I am vory
grateful to Queen Victoria for having
n diamond jublleo nt Uio night time.
That began Its popularity, und now I
toll mysolf thnt It has bocomo 'Tho
MarselllalHo' of England." Tho song
Is Belling at an average rato of 12,000
copies a weok.
One flood I'olnt.
Jimmy Yes; I got a licking for
swiping Jam! But thnro's ono good
thing about a licking! Johnny Whut's
that? Jimmy It makes you forgot all
nbout your conaclcncolPuck.
It Will Bo Hcaid hj tho Stato "Board
Pobniary 6th.
THE ANSWER OF THE BURLINGTON.
It li Alleged that No OmcUl Record of
the Order of 1HB7, Iteatorlng Carload
Itntci, otm Krer flerred on nnjr of the
Railroad Companies Whnt Secretary
Lam Buy.
LINCOLN, Jan. 21. Iho socrotnrloa
of tho Stato Board of Transportation
havo fixed tho hoarlnc of tho llvo stock
rato caso for February G at 10 n. m.
Iu tholr petitions tho railroads nllogo
thnt thero is no official rocord that
tho order of 1897, restoring carload
rates, was ovor served on nny ono of
tho companies. Secretary Laws Bald
that ho did not understand why tsorvlco
of tho order was not rccordod on tho
books In his office. Tho contention la
ono which cannot bo evaded and the
stnto would probably loso any claim
It might hnvo ngalnst tho companion
If their nllogatlons nro proved. Tho
various railroads which como undor
tho ordor sot up practically tno samo
dofonso. Tho nnswor of tho Burling
ton railroad la as follows:
1. Tho alleged ordor wns not law
fully Issued by tho board and tho mat
ter In question novcr received Ita In
vestigation nnd consideration.
Tho mnttcr nlleged to hnvo boon
considered wns novor complained ot
iu tho action Instituted.
a. Tho mattor Is not ono that can
lawfully or properly bo considered by
tho board.
4. Tho board Is without right or
power to deslgnato tho process or man
ner by which rates or compensation
to common cnrrlora within tho Btato
can bo charged or collcctod.
C. 'ihcro was no Jurisdiction In tho
board to Invcstlgnto tho subject mat
tor sot forth In Bnld nlleged ordor and
It was without Jurisdiction In tho
premises.
C. Thoro nro no findings of fact oitii-
or by tho board or Ub aecrotarlos that
undor nny consideration would war
rant or Justify tho nllegod ordor.
7. Tho alleged ordor that tho board
through lta socrotnrloB and by ltsolf,
iib n mutter of fact, found that llvo
stock shipments should bo charged nt
iv rato por 100 pounds nnd that tho
method of chnrgo nnd collection wna
moro equltnblo thnn tho carload rato.
8. Tho existing mothod of moving
commodities In tho United Statos la
by carload, oxcopt llvo stock, nnd aro
charged for by ratoa por 100i pounds.
Coal, lumbor, Iron, grain, etc., whllo
carried by carload lots, nro charged
by cents per 100 pounds, in nil parta
of tho United States, oxcopt Kansas,
Nohrnaka, Colorado and Utnu, cattio,
Blioop and hogs, whllo carrlod In car
load lots, nro chorgod in corns por iuu
nounds. nnd this prlnclplo of chargo
and weight obtains ns tho Just and
propo ono.
9. By tho adjudication or mo inter
state Commorco commlsnlon ot tho
United States and by tho findings nnd
determination of ovory Btato ooard ot
transportation In tho United Statos
that has considered tho question tno
cnrrlago of llvo stock and tho chargo
tucrofor by wolght la held to uo just
and equltnblo nnd nppoars tho moat
economical for tho shipper nnd tho
cnrrlor.
10. Even In tho torrltory wnoro aomo
yearn past llvo stock has boon charged
for by carload tho tribunals that navo
considered tho question havo declared
that tho cargo by wolght Is moro
Just and equltnblo. Tho Stato Board
of Transportation ot Nebraska bo ao
claros, ovon in tho ordor Borvod on
this company on tho llth day of Jan
nry, 1900.
Tlie Hartley lloudimen.
LINCOLN. Jan. 24. Attorney Gen
eral Smyth filed In tho Bupremo court
a brlof of about fifty pages In support
ot his motion for a now trial of tho
caso of tho Bnrtloy bondsmen. That
tho court orred In reaching tho con
clusion that thts caso should bo re
versed Is, tho attornoy gonoral assorts,
so clear that ho can como as noar dem
onstrating It as la poBslblo to do with
nny question about which thoro is a
dispute. It Ib contended that tho wholo
inattor hinges upon tho admissibility
ot tho trnuBcrlpt of tho petition fllod
fn Lancaster county. Tho attornoy
general holds that tho question to bo
doclded Is whothor Bartloy rccelvod
In his second torm all that ho chargod
him with recolving; not whothor ho
had accounted at tno colso ot hla first
term for all tho monoy with which ho
waa chargoablo, which it Is held la
Immaterial.
Auction of Hchool I.nniU.
Lincoln, Nob., Jan. 23. iand Com
missioner Wolfo nnnouncos tho follow
ing dates for unctions of school lands:
Polk county, Fobruary 15, 0 a. m.; Mor
lick county, Fobruary 1G, 4 p. m.j How
ard county, Fobruary lo, 1 p. m.; Bhor
mnn county, Fobrunry 10, 4 p. m.; Buf
falo county, February 17, 3 p. m.;
Dixon county, Fourunry lu, 11 a. m.;
Dakota county, Fobruary 19, 2 p. m.;
Stnnton county, Fobrunry 20, 10 a. m.;
kiiox county, Fobrunry 21, 10 a. m.;
S6ward couny, February l, a. m.;
LancnBtor county, Fobruary 23, 2 p.
m.; Horn's, I'onruary z ana zo; uus
tor, county, Fobrunry 2o, 9 a. m.;
Kearney county, Foorunry 28, l p.
m.; Rod Willow county, March 1, 1 p.
m.; Franklin county, Marcn o, 10 n.
m.; Harlan county, March 2, 3 p. m.;
Homo, March 3,
The Matter Settled.
LINCOLN, Nob., Jan. 24. Tho dls
mito over tho right to compllo tho
copy for tho sonato nnd houso Journals
was sottled by tno Printing noaru
nwnrdlni; u contract for tho work to
John Wall of Columbus nnd Mlsa Mag
glo Krocao of tnlB city, by which the
former ugrcoa to get up tho houao
Journal for ?200 nnd tho latter tho
Bonnto Journal for ?297.75. J. H. Lang
ford of North Platto offered to com-,
pile both for 810, tho sonato Journal
for f 509 and tho houso Journal (or
$390. Ills provlous bid for both, was
797.60.