Nebraska Newspapers

    THE WEEKLY . JOURNAL
KnUBAM & OR IKS, Publisher .
PLATTSMOUTII. - NEBRASKA
STATU NEWS.
A new threshing machine belonging to
John Dalton was burned at Moorefleld.
Th Bra was caused by a, hot box.
Hugo Polenskl, who was employed by
Klos Folenskl In their brickyard at
Hastings, bad his right hand ground
to pulp by getting It caught In a
brick machine. It was necessary to
amputate the hand about four Inches
above the wrist.
Durglara entered the Weeping Water
postofflce, securing 1115 In cash. No
stamps or other property were molest
ed. Black powder was used to wreck
the safe, being forced In through a
crack at the top. The door was blown
through a partition fifteen feet, de
stroying some of the postofflce fixtures.
No clue has been found to the thieves,
who probably left In a hurry, as their
tools, powder and fuse were left be
hind.
Captain John II. Beacom of the regu
lar army, who has been adjutant gen
eral of the Third division Jit Jackson
Title, Fla., and Is ordered to Cuba as
adjutant gen-?r.il of the Department of
Rant la go. Is a cousin of Hugh F Mc
intosh of Omaha. In a personal let
ter to Mr. Mcintosh he says, among
other things: "Bryan was camped near
our headquarter, and, of course. I raw
a great deal of him. He gave his time
to his regiment and was a good colon -I.
He has a good regiment, and I think
they would have acquitted themselves
well In action.' I
At 2 30 Thursday morning Samuel R.
Far nB worth shot and perhaps fatally
wounded Boy Horn, a burglar, who was
attempting to rob Farnswnrth' till In
the drug store. 2115 Cuming street.
Omaha. Entrance had been gained to
the drug store ihrot-eh a rear window
When Farnsworth heard a noise in ht
store he secured a revolver and fired
directly at Horn, who was rifling the
cash drawer. He fred three shot at
Horn, only one of which took effect
A second burglar was seen by Farns
worth standing on the opposite of the
store trying to oren the cash register
Burglar No. 2 disappeared throueh a
front window, which he did not stop t
open, but plunged through the glass
Mrs. Horn, the mother of the wounded
burglar, called at the Clarkson hosptal
to see her eon. She told the police who
the party was .who accompanied hrr
son She also tf.& her son wa earn
ing from $4 to $i a day In the lard de
partment at Cudahy's packing hous
She resides Just across the Sarpy coun
ty line at A'.brteht The man she de
nounced lives In On aha.
Initiatory steps are being taken by
the Jacksonlan club for a rrar.d meet
ing at Turner park. Fifteenth and Vin
ton streets. Omaha, rn Saturday. Sep
tember 10 On that day there will be
a regular old-fashioned barbecue. Oi
error Holcomb and staff and all h
present state officers will be rresent
beside all the newly nominated sta'e
and county cfrlcers Fx-Governor Alt.
geld and Mavor Harlson of Chlcar
have been invited, and doubtless wi"
be present and participate Tt ha? ben
the custom heretofore of the Jackson
lan club to give a banquet during tb
season at no little expense bu a new
Idea has struck a majority of the du
and It has been decided to hold th'
barbecue Instead of the banquet. Ev.
erythlng wll! be free on this occasion
and everyone Is invited It Is expected
to eclipse anything of the sort ever
attempted In this part of the country
There will be plenty of good music,
dancing and an all-around good time.
The seventeenth annual reunion and
picnic cf the Flcneers and Old Settlers'
association cf Takota county was held
In CMr.ton park, sdjolnlng Takota City.
Thursday and was attended by fully
.0 people Th dav wa opened by
Reed's late Fourth Regiment band of
Sioux City r'Vng concert on the
streets marchlr.s to Clir.ton park at It
o'clock, where President A H Baker
called tbe meeting to order Prayer was
offered and a male quartet rendered
several songs Hen E. H Hubbard of
Sioux City delivered the oration of the
day and short addresses were made by
George D. Perkins cf Sioux City. Hon.
W. F. Norrls cf Wayne and Ed. T
Kearney of Jackson. The memorial
report of John T. Spencer showed that
a large number of the pioneers r.ad
passed away the last year- After a tas
,ket dinner the afternoon was devoted
to baseball, races and sporta of other
kinds.
Th funeral of Ccrporal T. E. Hedge
'was held at Tecurrseb with military
'honor. Corporal Hedges, who died in
a Chattanooga hospital Sunday of ty
phoid fever, was a member of company
I. Second Nebraska volunteers. His
remain reached there escorted by a
brother and a few comrade. Th fu
neral was public, was held in the court
house park and was largely attended
The local Grand Army post. Woman s
Belief corps and Sens of Veterans camp
attended In a body. The Tecumseb Mil
itary band and Allen's quartet furnish
ed music. Rev. J. A. Thompson and
Rev. J. S. Dlnsmore officiated In the
services and Lieuterant F. S. Dlnsmore
commented on the soldier life of the
corporal. Burial was In the Cook ceme
tery. The floral offerings were numer
ous and handsome In design and beau,
ty. Corporal Hedges was 24 ytars of .
age and tbe son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos
Hedges of Tecumaeh.
Mrs. Ed. Hoppen narrowly caped
being burned to death at Columbus.
She used kerosene to build a fir and
tbe can exploded throwing th burning
oil all over her clothes. She ran out Into
th yard and her screams attracted the
attention of neighbors, who went to her
reacu. Th upper part of nr body
and arm and chest were badly burned
but fortunately her fac and bead es
caped Injury. 8h Is resting easily, but
th result of hr lnjurl cannot b dsfl-
RETURN OPOUR BOYS
SECOND nPJUUSKA NOW AT
FOUT Oil A U A.
Escape) Trcm a Camp Whore Dis
ease and lluiitfer He-Id IUkIi
Carnival Ouiulm ltecctte
Tb Boy wllb Upcu Arms.
Omaha Sept. The cond Nebras
ka has returned and all Omaha has
done ncrr.age to the rrav beys who
have bjtlieJ with wcrte enemies than
th- .-fpaniard and come home worn cut
nJ ntfcarJ in in unequal contest
irh rver nj hunger They are fol
lowed fy the cazp of nundred ae they
.a(k the atreetf. their aunt form
rrt sod their bright with pleas
ure At being ence n ore in the state they
tove.
Quartered st Fcrt Omaha, they en-;-yn1
Nebraska air. Uuied their Ne-r-tl.a
sweethearts and mothers snJ
. rn(rraulald each other that they were
to Nebraska, whore they can defy the
-nsl.iughts of tbe enemy which they
nave fought for more than three
ninths.
All during the Cay of their arrival
they held reef rtiens. singly and In
pilaris, end without regard to the
company to which they belonged Rel
ative were r-rr-scni from all parts of
the state, and there ts not a company
thai has been nt plrrted on that score
The favorite method cf entertaining
ihrs friends is at an informal little
l,rty cf two or three or a elcrtn on
th grass under the big trees sunour.d,
irt? the parade prourd. and independent
cf tnese ptours the great quadrangle
- . fringed with soldiers whose friends
had rot arrived, and who stretched
themselves to t,est in the grateful
shade, while tr.ey drew In lor.g breaths
cf the life-giving czone of the prairtes.
Whether t was the result of Ne
braska oir. or the knowledge that they
were at last home matters r.ot. but it
was a most noticeable fact that a
change was speedily manifested in the
boys. Within an hour after they were
turned loose tt disport themselves on
the green sward under the trees of
the old fort, the boys were frolicking,
scuffling and betraying the antics of
urchins Just released from school. A
first sergeant noticed It and remarked.
This Is the first of that kind of thing
I have seen since we went away We
had plenty of shade In camp, but there
was no grass and the dampness seemed
to take the life out of the men from
the very start "
TRAINS ROLLED UP.
The first eectLin to arrive was that
carrying the second battalion and reg
imental headquarters -and band. It
slowed to a standstill at the Thirtieth tneIr DUriks witn flowers and providing
street .crossing at 6 30 a. m Saturday. 8uen delicacies as only women know
The men were at once unloaded, having now to jppty ror the mental and bod
shouldered their equipment while the ,,y parts jn fact the citizens of Fort
train was entering the city, and they ; crook are all lending a helping hand
formed promptly and the battalion was towards the relief and care of the
marched away to the fort without deiar Doyg
and in manner that elicited mucn
remrrert cp the part of several vet
eran who had assembled with the
crowd to seffn beys come in
The second section was ihe baggage
train, which rrcceeded cewn to the
Nicholas slee depot to unload This
was hardly t-ut of the way when the
third section arrived with the third
battler, and one company of the first.
It war as readily disposed of. A wait
of three hours ensued before the last
section rut in an arvcarance. This!
was partly due to the step to unload
the ltttet raiients at Fort Crook.
As the boys stepped from the cars!
there war a succession of "There's i
Harry T' remarks from matrons
' I
"Why. Will.'
from the rirls. and the
resouna.rK .-.
jb tAaia M1 f
overine.r.a wou.a i
s-.A.M.HAa Ih T? Aftrahl ta nillQ 1
nal P,rr ...rMtU ... - ... "' "
Sometimes there was but cne Bessie or
vm j irhA riaimpd the attention of i
the soldier lad. but it was as often a
full half dozen. In same cases the
n.. m .oirAmt !
fhe rfturnlff hero hut , the case of ' penetrating the leg Is recovering after
ne majority the hour was a little too," operation performed ten days ago
early and tke hlg crowd dtd not arrive hy Dr Mii:er
.,. . nf nor- after the bovsl Mrs. Crittenden has left for Buffalo
until a couple of hours after the boys
bad marched to the fort and stacked
arms In front of the various barracks
buildings.
THEY ARE VETERANS NOW.
The boys settled themselves In their
new camp without any more trouble
than if they bed merely been out of the
post for a march dewn town and back
Had there been any ground for the oft
cxpressed fear on the part of some of
them that they were regarded as -tin
soldiers It would have been removed
after an Inspection of their movements
snd thorough soldierly bearing.
It was a matter of some comment
that no arrangements had been made
for thefT coming in the way of prepar
ing quarters. They were turned into tbe
baracks.which they will have to clean
and fit up themselves There was little
grumbling, however, as the entire regi
ment was too glad to get home to d"
any kicking.
No provision bad been made for
breakfast, as the baggage train supplies
did not arrive until after the troops
But a breakfast of canned corned beef
hard crackers and canned beans was
served shortly after 9 o'clock, but no
coffee.
A painful lack of 'attention was man
ifested In front cf the quarters of com
pany K. where cr.e of the members of
the company lay Tol'.ed up in a blanket
cn the ground, -waiting for the arrlvn:
rf a doctor None of the regimenta
surgeons could be fcund. and a city
dccier was sent for.
EITHER CUBA OR HOME.
The boya are ver emphatic in ex
Union. Net Special Saturday night
the southbound fretght train ran ever a
man and mangled his lower iimbs so
that he died at 8 25 -Sunday morning.
According to h!. crmpanions story,
there were a r.umter of men tiding in a
box car who pot eff here, and ;n at
tempting to board it the man fell under
the train. Hi- crmpar.lon say the dead
man's name if William McBee and that
fit home is in Kansas City. Kan . that
they wer r"'l iff Armour's rsck
lng house yesterday and started to
Kansas City, The dead man's compan
pressing what .ne Jetire to nav don
Some of them state that they have
had all th soldiering they want at
Chtckamauga. Tbty say that they
wer very anxious to go to Cuba, and
when tbty found tr ey could not. go thsy
wer ready to come home They signed
petition to that effect, even when the
officers threatened to reduce any non
commissioned officer who had anything
to do with it. The cfTUere were verv
forcible In endeavoring to prevent the
emitted mn taking any tuch ttand
but the latter state they had had al'
- - -.a - -
trey wanted or giving up a i
a mcnth Job to wcrk for 115 60. even
though it did enable the officers to draw
tetter varies than they had been ac
customed to.
WANT NO GARRISON DUTY.
They say thev want r.o garrison duty
in thelre. "r.d state that they rannet
be mustered out too quick With ref
erence to the rations question they say
that they had enough considering the
quality, but they are rractlcaily a unit
In declaring that If It had not been for
their 115 60 a month, which they used
In buying food, they would have starved
to death.
It Is stated that In about ten days the
men will be given thirty day furloughs,
and If at the expiration of that time,
their services are r.o longer needed
they will be mustered out.
A curious circumstance In the regi
ment Is with reference to the proneness
of two brothers to fall 111 If one sue
cumbs In company O this Is shown In
the case of the Stoney boys, who are
both down, and of the Douglases and
the twe Corroral Kinney, while in the
Nebraska City company, both George
and Herman Fass are at home on sick
leave.
SERIOUSLY !LL AVFT.CKOOK
Soldiers re Carried on Litters
to tbe Hospital.
Fort Creek. Nfb . Sept i The he,
pttat train arrived here with thirty-six
litter ratlents at 9 o'clock Saturday
morning All of them were irr.mediateiv
taken to the military hospital in am
bulance wagons The hospital is lo
cated about ha:f a mile from the depot
and the trip under the burning rays rf
the sun had a depressing effect uron
the Inva'ld soldiers
Dr James E. Miller, the post surgeon
assisted by Dr. Rebert. first assistant
regimental su-geon of the Second regi
ment, looked after the rcdily ailments
of the sufferers, while Fred W. Arm
strong, the hesr'tat steward with a
corps of four experienced nurses, surer
vised the arrargemer.ts of the s:ck
quarters. Mrs Van Horn. Mrs
Hodges. Mrs. Krebs. Mrs Jones. Mrs
Ord. Mrs Wassell. Mrs. Durfee. al!
wives of officials and others of the
Twenty-second, contributed to the
comfort of the boys by surrounding
GENERAL BARRY'S REQUEST
Adjutant General Farry. who was
here the night before Inspecting tbo
hospital, pronounced it adequately
equipped and arranged for the ecom
modatton and treatment of Uncle Sam's
patients He wired Adjutant Genera?
i H C Cerbln a request to inciude Fort
Crook In the list with Montauk Frint
with reference to a provision allowine
the soldiers 60 cents a day for rntiens.
so that the sick soldiers may be pro
vided with de'.'.raeies and rations other
than regular raticcs.
Private Wilson of the volunteer hos-
pltal corps at Chlckamauea who w as
- . 1CII IlVItT A UT?ua J wt iota1. .cr ruin
tn with an ahapo. nf th? rlebt !un
. . " , "
9 Tg n tl fill a I tUIlUlllUU VUV S 1 .VH . IC
opes for his ultimate recovery
Fri
Tat Wilson's home is at Silver Creek
wner n!s wfe reSide
George Hoover, private In the Twen
ty-second infantry who was wounded
-'v,
celvlng a Spanish bullet in the thleh
to attend the bedside of her husband
Captain Crittenden of the Twenty
second, who is critically 111 with ty
phoid fever Captain Crittenden Is a
relative of Commode re Watson
It took Just an hour to remove th"
sufferers from the tTaln to the hos
pital The prevailing trouble seems
malarial fever, although ther are six
cases of typhoid fever three of wh'cb
W. C. Plaeger of Nebraska City. Torr.
McKenna. company F and G B Gar
rison, company H are In a critlra
condition Plaeger may not survive
as he has been unconscious since tear
ing Kansas City
The hospital corps mmed!ately gave
the boys a bath and a change of iner.
which, with an opportunity of 'nhallne
Nebraska ozone hai the effect of pro
rtveing a marked favorable Chang
Several f them expressed a desire tv.
be allowed to take advantage of their
thirty days' furlough
Strychnine BrM:take
Humboldt. Neb Special Mrs Geo
W Hawley. wife of Rev George W
Hawley. living about two miles nort
of this city died suddenly at o cloc"
Saturday ever.1r.ar frm thi ffect o
icse of strychnine taker, by mistake f
headache powder Physicians used ar.
tldctes without resulr and sh- dlei -convulsions
wlthfn ar hour after tav
're the fata: dose Mrs Hawiev Ta?
an exemolarv woman and tht trag-V
' nas cast a gloom eve the commur.it'
I She was abou 41 vear o'.ag? ar '
.eaves a bustand and "cur children
ion has tcM srme rcnfi'ct'rg stcrles
eardirg 'he kccidenr .r.d he is he''''
pending an investigation
Or.g Neb Sreclai The "srge f-srr
tarn belonging N:Is Anderson livlnr
three miles tcrtheast cf tere was te
tany destroyed rr re ast Ved needs'
r.ighr. Also twelve ead f norses w
ra.'ves ".arrese aree ot f rm na
chlnery r.d -uggies 3d rrair tr
bay rrc destroyed. Loss. 14.500. in
surance. 11.100
1$ MERJjTRM&h
COL. BR TAN'S REflWENT
SHOULD BE MSC11AUUKD
Governor Holcomb and General
Barry Hard at Work to Relieve
ttieTbird ICegiiuenl From Un
necessary Los of Llfe.
Lincoln. Sept. 8. The condition
of the Thlrdregiment at Jacksonville
has been giving the governor and Ad.
jutant General Barry Increasing un
easiness for tbe past week, and the re
port of additional sick, both In hospital
and In quarters, and the new of the
death of more men, ha turned tbe un.
easiness Into alarm.
The governor has been In communica.
tion with Colonel Bryan constantly,
aside from the formal messages con
taining the reports of sick each day.
and th serloaeness of the situation a
seen by the governor is founded upon
full knowledge of the conditions.
This afternoon the governor sent tc
Colonel Stark at Washington a tele
gram. In which he set out the Informa
tion contained In the sick report for to.
day to the effect that there are at this,
time eighteen members of the Third
sick in quarters and sixty-three sick in
hospital, with several on sick leave.and
three deaths ported for the past week
The governcr-airects Colonel Stark tc
lay the factsbefore the war depart
ment and flrill out if honorable dis
charges will he given to such enlisted
men as desire to return home In pref.
erence to remaining, and if sick fur
loughs will be given to all those who
are unfit for duty, but are abl to
travel home.
SITUATION ALARMING.
Th governor and the adjutant gen
eral see in the rapid increase of sick
men from forty-seven to HI In two
weeks, not to mention the three deaths
and the number of men who are ab
sent on leave or at the convalescent
camp, an indication that if prompt ac
tion is not taken the regiment will be
largely upon the sick list very soon The
object ot making the application to
the war department Is to enable the
men cn their own volition, where they
are in danger of becoming seriously ill.
getting away from the infected camp.
Two weeks ago the Third was the
best conditioned regiment in th? camp,
and if the othet iwerty-five or twenty
six have beer affliried so as to keep
them in the same relative condition as
tomrared with the Third Nebraska.
Jacksonv-.iie must be in a bd condition
as any of the camps if not worse The
Third has gone from comparative
health 10 s dangerously large number
of sick much faster than the Second
did after the typhoid get down to work
on them at Chlckamauga.
FAVOR GOING TO CUBA.
There have jeen a number of letters
written to papers m the state by mem
bers of the third during the past week,
in which the situation has been dis
cussed. From these letters It seems that
there is a strong feeling among some
ot the line andstaff officers in favor ot
going to Cuba in the fall The enlisted
men are in most instances opposed to
lying in ramp during the hot sickly
season, merely for the purpose of going
on garrison duty for a couple of years.
As one of them expressed it. they are
ready to serve the flag anywhere it is
necessary, but they do not believe it ia
necessary for then-, to sacrifice their
health and their families to make up
garrisons in time of peace. They en
listed for actual service, and are ready
for It. but did not leave business and
home tc pi ay tin soldiers. There have
apparently beer stmt lively discussions
of the question ir the regiment. Judg
ing from the letters from Ihe boys
published In thei-- home papers.
It is believed a' the state house that
the result of tb? sickness and the con
ditions prevailing will be th? muster
cut of the Third or its removal to a
more healthy camp site within a few
oay-
DOUGLA COUNTY O. K.
lie form Force in Good Fight
ing Trim.
Omaha. Sept 5. With a fervor born
cf assured victory and with the aid cf
that most poten element harmony
the allied forces of Douglas county,
democrats populists and free silver
republicans, met in three separate con.
ventions Saturday afternoon and r.om
!r.ated a county and legislative ticket.
It was truly a harmonious affalr.net
wtthstanding the attendance was large
and the delegates anxious The pop
lists met at Crounse's ball, the demo
crats at CrelgVrton hall and the free
stiver republicans at the Jacksonian
club rooms.
Al' three conventions met late In the
afternoon nominated a full ticket and
adjourned 'a perfect harmony before
8 o'clock.
Every nomination made was Imme
liately placed nefore the conventions,
through committee and the choice
one convention was enthusiastically
i neered and 'atiflec by the other two
It was thus tha compete fusion was
the csu!t. and the delegates ar con
sequently happy
It was matter of genera comment
tha no friction whicr- ha frequently
beer seer. !n thr mm conventions pre
vailed Ths popu'lsts were more de
liberate lr. the seiectlor o candidates
fo the legislature than the othet con
ventions bu no serious breach re
uiterf from ul' ani general discus
or o the rr.er'ts and demerits of the
rroposed candidates
Frank Butcher aged 19 confined in
re county fa:: ar Columbus charged
with torse Heating trace s bold dash
'or iberty Wfcen Deputy Sheriff Brady
went 'nto the :l' Evtcber made s dash
cut cf he oren 1ce-r.nd showed Brady
riean pair of keels 'or shout two
T.iles. but wa -aught an the anks rf
he Loup.Hver lust s ne was retting
-esdy to make s win, for the other
.ide Had t not teen or some flsher
sien hs would probably hav mad bis
escape
LEAVES FROM
MIOWS TAE FACTS AND FKITRE, THE DOM. UtS AMI CENTS THE
WHICH TAX PATERS. SHOULD HAVE.
Tbo Difference Detween Good Government nml KeptiMicnii IIohh Itnie T lie. United C'nnipA'gft Com
mitteesSet Forth an Array of Fact Tliut No Man Cun l ull to L'atderstuinl und Apirei lutu.
The chief Issue In this campaign Is
good state government.
The lueatlon Is. whether the present
state officers have proven themselves
worthy of continued public confidener
The question Is. whether a popullsi
administration is better than republlcai
rule.
The records are the best evidence, aiu?
they are open to public Inspection.
Let every voter read carefully. In
vestigate thoroughly,' prove all things
and then vote for his interests.
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
January 3. 1S93, Governor Holcomb.
the first populist governor of Nebraska
was Inaugurated.
All the other executive state officers
inaugurated that day were republicans
By virtue of his office, six state penal
and charitable Institutions came under
the control of the governor and his ap
pointees, and seven remained in repub
lican hands.
During the years 1S95 and 1S96 these
six institutions showed a saving of
$99,524.75 as compared with republican
mismanagement thereof in 1893 and 1891
A similar comparison for the seven
republican institutions for 1895 and 1S96
shows a saving of only $6,854.12.
January 7. 1897. marks a new era
In
the history of Nebraska.
On that day eight reform executive
state officers were Inaugurated.
At once began an administration of
honesty ard economy.
Let us look at the records:
In the 1.096 days for Januar yl, 1892.
to December 31. 1894. there was a dally
average of 2.142 Inmates In all state
penal and charitable institutions.
The total cost for maintenance was
$1,297,644.08. or a daily expenditure of
$1,183.98.
This was a dally cost of 53 1-3 cents
for each Inmate.
In the 700 days from January 1. 1S95.
to November 30. 1896. there was a da ly
averape of 2,534 Inmates In these In
stitutions. The total cost for maintenance was
$703,382.13. a daily expenditure of $1.-
133 40. or 44 T-10 cents for each inmate.
The saving effected by Governor Hol
comb and his appointees Is very ap
parent. As compared to republican extrava
gance. 392 inmates were maintained
without cost, and In adltlon $30.48 was
saved each day.
In the 547 days from November 30.
1896. to May 31. 1S9S. there was a adily
average of 2,437 inmates.
The total cost for maintenance was
$:.o7.RS4.18. a dally expenditure of $1.
019.89. or 41 8-10 cents for each inmate.
Tho saving effected by a complete
reform administration Is still more
marked. "
Thus "95 Inmate wfre maintained
without cost and $164.09 saved each day
If we use republican mismanagement
as a standard.
Compared to populist economy the
taxpayers of Nebraska lost $316,930.32
In the years 1892-4 by republican mis
management. Compared to republican extravagance
In 1892-4. the taxpayers in 1893-8 saved
$369,163.59 by populist economy.
THE STATE TREASURY.
For many years the state treasury
was a political charr.el house. For
years each republicar treasurer, always
cf the inner "ring of rings." loaned
state funds to pet bsnks and pocketed
the interest, instead of obeying the law
and paying off state indebtedness.
Finally the people rose in their might
and elected a man of known Integrity
to conduct the state's finances accord
ing to law and business principles
! Mr Meserve was inaugurated Janu
ary 7. 1879. and seen discovered that
bis republican predecessor had left a
shortage of $555,790.66.
He found that the Interest bearing
debt of the state had increased $1,275.
134 36 in the last two years of republican
rule He found $1,957,873.81 in state
warrants outstanding and that most of
the cast balance had been stolen.
During the first eighteen months of
Mr. Meserve's Incumbency he has re
duced the Intersst bearing debt $700.
542.99. and paid out to the schools of
Nebraska $1,402,245.22. of which the
sum of $1,170,287.91 was apportioned by
the reform board of educational lands
and funds. Thus. In eighteen months
Mr Meserve paid out to the schools
$663,501.63 more than was paid out dur
ing the last two years of republican
maladministration.
State warrants went begging at 93 to
15 rer cent In 1896 under republican
rule: today they are bought up eager
ly at 101 to 101.
Formerly state warants ran twenty
three months before payment: under
Mr. Meserve's policy of prompt calls
this time has been shortened to eigh
teen months. This means a saving of
$32,230 in Interest alone, besides $35,000
Interest saved on reduction of state
debt.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LAND?
AND BUILDINGS.
Upon the land commissioner devolves
the management of Nebraska's mag
nificent endowment for her school chil
dren the school lands of Nebraska.
That 'Uncle Jake" has been faithfu'
In the discharge of his duties is evi-fler"-ed
by a comparison of his record
with that of his predecessor, shown in
From the Medical Record: It has not
yet been made clear why some of the
trr reports came to New York without
medicines, and .In one or two cases
without . surgeons. Surely the commander-in-chief
did not leave the sur
geons sidetracked at Tampa along with
the quinine pills This sending of sick
trr.ps on a sea voyage without sur
gfor.s. medical supplies, or even di
e stible food, is too serious a matter
to be dismissed with a mere statement
that such was not the case, and that
all the newspepers misrepresented the
THE RECORD TELL THE TALE
ihe following table of collections of
'chool land rentals:
Excess 1n fa
vcr cf reform
nrtmtnlstratlon.
First half 1S95 $121 21 i-4
First half 197.... 1U7.S8.-.17 I 73.674.23
-econd half 1895.. K2.954.8S
Second half 1X97... 21S.127.09 133,172.71
First half 1S90 .... 103 90S. 19
First half 1898 .... 235.721.28 149.813.09
Total gain in eighteen inos.$33S CC0 M
Nebraska school lands were .lust as
desirable for all purposes In IWf and
1S96 as they are today, yet the repub
lican commissioner in those two years
leased only 111.123 ncrcs. as against
442.548 acres leased by Mr. Wolfo In
I'lghteon months.
During the first t-luhteon months of
his incumbency. Mr. Wolfe collected
$071,733.54 for school land rental and
interest, while for n similar period hi
republican predecessor collected $313,
073.51. Do you wonder why the nchool op
portlonments are so large under a fu
sion administration?
AUDITOR OF PUKLIC ACCOUNTS.
This is an office of vital Importance
to the taxpayers of Nebraska. All
claims against legislative approprla
tions fiAally come here for adjustment
and settlement; and Auditor Cornell
must first bo fully satisfied that each
claim Is Just and ecrrect before he Is
sues a warrant. His republican prede
cessors allowed and paid many claims
for salaries not sworn to according to
law. but Auditor Cornell, after a battle
in the courts (see 50 Nebraska, 553)
won on the proposition that every
claim must be sworn to positively.
By his close scrutiny of nil claims
presented he has saved to , the tax
payers many thousand of dollars. Ills
holding on sec. 20, chap. 29, compiled
statutes of 1S97, and sustained by the
supreme court, resulted In a saving cf
$12,839.81 in fees for collection of 1897
state taxes, while the saving In future
will be much nearer $20,000 per year.
A republican auditor, during the year
ending April 1, 189ti. Issued $1,536,697.06
in general fund warrants; Auditor Cor
nell, in the year ending April 1, IMS
issued $1,034,034 98. which shows a sav
ing by the reform administration of
J502.644.08. or $1,377.11 per day. In ISO'
a reform state board, of which Auditor
Cornell is a member, Increased the rail
road assessment $684,428.80 over 1S96
yet the total assessment of all property
in 1S97 .on which the 1898 railroal as
sessment Is based! decreased $l.SSl -533.95,
or 1 1-8 per cent as comparcl
to 1S96.
DOUGLAS COUNTY UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
School money received, second half of 1SJ3 $22,239 25
School money received, first half of jsoc 26 M4 10
School money received, second half cf 1893 3 971.31
DOUGLAS COUNTY
School money received, first half of
School money received, second half
School money received, first half of
Balance In favor of reform
LANCASTER COUNTY UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
School money received, second half
School money received, first half of
School money received, second half of
LANCASTER COUNTY UNDER REFORM RULE.
School money received, first half of isJ7 $20,049.63
School moeny received, second half of 1sj7 20.575.34
School money received, first half of ISM 23.483.07
Balance in favor of reform
Auditor Cornell has earned as fees of
the office up to May 31, 1S98. the sum of
$35,368.94. all of which has reached the
state treasury a pleasing contract to
the action of his republican predeces
sor, who turned In only $9,000 for the
years 1895 and 1S96. an 1 pocketed the
remainder, over $23,000.
He has reversed the republican policy
of paying salaries three months In ad-
vance. which results in a saving ,
abput a year in mieresi: anu ma negB hrlng9 ln lelurn8 to the state bare
able management of the Insurance busl- ,y exceedIng; thoBe of three yitSira anJ
ness has met with the hearty approval flye monlh ct popUiBt economy,
of all insurance Interests In the state. j GAFFIN,
SECRETARY OF STATE. Chairman People's Independent State
Secretary Porter has reason to be Central Committee,
proud of the showing made by bis of- j M THOMPSON,
Ace. Secretary People's Independent Stat"
At his earnest solicitation the lcgisla- ( Central Committee-,
ture of 1S97 enacted a new corporal'on j J. C. DAHLMAN.
and fee law. the result of which is ap- Chairman Democratic State Central
parent from a glance at this table: Committee.
Tear.
1877-78
1879-80
1SS1-82 ,
1883-84
1885-86 ,
1887-88
1889-90
1891-92
1S93-94
1895-06
'
189
Ud to June 30. 1S98. Will probably be
Estimated surplus for 1897-9. -wv.
Note that under the fusion state ad
ministration more fees were accounted
for by Secretary Parter in eighteen
months than were turned Into the state
treaeury by all republican secretaries
In twenty years. And further, the
-ffice of secretary of state, under re
publican laws and administration, cost
M26.269.76 in twenty years to maintain
t. while It Is more than self-sustaining
under reform law ani administration.
'ATTORNEY GENERAL..
Attorney General Smyth cannot be
condition of affairs. Those at the front
who had the matter in charge should
throw some light on the whys and
wherefores of such lamentable results.
The surgeon general still owes It to the
public, to the profession and to the no
ble, faithful and energetic members of
! his corns to urge the fullest Investiga
tion Into all the facts, and to answer
still more effectually than he has thus
far done the widespread criticism of
the management of his particular de
partment. We have some facts, but
many more have still to be presented
INFORMATION
rralBfd too h!hly. Hver alert an-)
watchful for the Interests of thn state,
no moro busy man than lie can be
found unywhere.
Ills vigorous proreoutlon and con
viction of defaulting ex-Trenurer
Pauley Is too well known to need re
peating her.
With the able assistance of Deputy
Ed I. Fmith he 1ms Lrk fcl, nrgu d and
submitted to the supreme court ovti
fr ity criminal cases; rjblalnc-d j u t k n-
of nearly $7,000 against the bonlxin ti
of the Hiiimto Coi.r.ty National bunk;
judgment of nearly $7,'io0 again! ex
Oil Inhpi-cteir Hilton: se-cureel Judgment
against ex-Treasurer Hurlley In Hall
county In the case of Citizens' Natloiiul
bunk, and for $55,000 In Holt county in
Exchange bonk case; brouKht suit
against ex-Supfi Intendent (llllesple for
about $2,200, nualiiHt cx-Kupvi Inttindf lit
Mallalleu for nearly $3,000, uRiiitiHt t
Superintendent Kbrlght and a score i
more of others.
The prosee utlon of ex-Auditor EuKcnc
Moore Is also too well known to re
Mulre further comment.
SUI'KHINTKNDENT OF PUBLIC IN
HTItUCTION.
This ofllce need not be dragged Into
pnitisan politics. For m;iny years It
has been filled by a competent teacher,
and to the great credit of that profes
sion be It said that no defalcation
seem e ver to have been made therein.
Prompt neH In attending to whatever
work may devolve upon the ofllc;, lit
one of Prof. Jackson's good ejualltls.
Fully 90 per cent of the very large
mail which eoinea to this olflce require
the interpretation of oni; uectlon of
school law or a decision on some point
upon which the law Is silent. This en
tails a vast amount of work during
the year.
Upon the superintendent devolves the
duty of apportioning among the varl
eius counties senil-annualiy the tempo
rary school fund, and every friend of
our common schools will rejoice with
Prof Jackson over the marked Increase
of the three apportionments ma le unier
a fusion administration.
Ask your county superintendent or
treasurer to give you a statement of
the amount cf school money received
from the state for each six month
from down to date. This will show
which sporty understands how to man
ape the state buslneps.
Dcugiab and Lancaster counties, Le
ng the most populous In Nebraska,
nave an Interesting etoiy to tell about
-chool apportionments:
73.1I3 zr,
UNDER REFORM RULE.
l97 $37,432.52
of 1S97 40.702.00
198 46,431.06
124.5S.C
$ 61,2i3.22
of 1S95 $12,590.75
H96 15.152.70
6.
12.839.54
$10,582'!
$64.10. 06
$23,525.07
BOARDS AND BUREAUS.
STATE INSPECTOR OF OILS.
From August 1. 1S87, to February 1.
1893, republican oil Inspectors paid Into
the state treasury, as surplus after
paying all expenses and salaries for
Inspection of oils, the sum of $7,104.72.
From February 1. 1893, to June 30,
1S9S, a populist Inspector has turned
Into the treasury $6,326.93. Thus, seven
and a half years of lepubUcan creoked-
Deficiency
raised by
App'n. Expended Fees Rec'd taxation.
$12.rt0 $11,901.92 $ 480.00 $11,421.81
!!.."!! lo!550 10.548.80 630.15 9.918.63
11.560 11. 400.00 1,025.75 10.434.25
11.760 ll.7fi0.00 1.435.05 10.304.95
14 575 14.574.97 2.735.45 11.S39.S2
17.430 17.382.47 3.691.71 13.690.76
17,230 17,250.00 3.383.16 13.866.84
16 850 16.840.66 2.809.25 14.031.41
16650 16.60S.9S 2.433.82 14.073.16
1S.600 18.365.52 1.677.12 16,688.40
18.300 20.944.60
increased $5,000 by end of year.
LEE HERDMAN,
Secretary Democratic State Central
Committee.
J. N. LYMAN.
Chairman Silv3r F.ei.ublkna State Cen
tral Committee.
A. II. GLEASON.
Secretary Silver Republican State Cen
tral Committee.
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 31. 1898.
NOTK TbU ftI J re. alo makes spec's' ref
n.ni tn ni hfr hniiriiM nf htate eoreirment.
Jbut for lack of pare the balance of the artlcl
will be published la our next usue. itiiio.j
before the real blame can be made to
rest where It should properly belong.
Buttons are displaced by a new gar
ment attachment for "suspenders, a
metal strip with eyelets for hooks In
the ends of the braces, being sewed to
the band of the trousers by means of
perforations along Its edges.
Midshipman Morris of the T!soaya
mourns the loss of a collection of near
ly 2,500 postage stamps. Including many
rare European varieties, which wer
destroyed in the Spanish ship.