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W1 W 'Wf > W 1JP 'W 17 ! 1 f W
CHAPTER XI.
On the following morning Roll roan
tvoary and aching from a bnd on which
.10 had tossed In wakefulness since ho
nad heard the words of Lemuel Slurne.
Japl , Elvln npddcd to him when lie
stepped .out , Into the large room , and
at once IrM the way to tho' ' dining-
room. '
"Eat heartily , " he said. "You have n
day of hard work before you. "
It seemed to Rob that'every bone In
Itla body ached from the excessive ex
ertion of his walk the day before. But
ho was so thoroughly aroused to the
necessities of his situation that ho
grimly bore It without a word , and fell
to on the breakfast as If ho was really
a happy boy.
Breakfast over , Capt. Elvln lighted a
cigar and offered one to Rob.
"Thank you , nlr , I don't smoke , " said
Rob.
"Not smoke ! A nephew of Torrovo
not nmoke ! "
"But I wan not always with my un
do Rlcardo , " said Rob.
"True. Boys In New York do not
learn to smoke as early as they do
hero. Well , Rlcardo , conic.1. Lct'r get
to work. "
The Englishman led the way to the
office again , and pointed to a desk on
which there were paper and writing
material ; * .
"That Is your place , " he said. "You
uro younf | for this trust , but Torrcvo
spoke highly of you. Hu wild you
could be trualcd. But , after all , I am
not going to trust you far. You will
know the names of the men you write
to , and that Is all. Now , I will give
you throe forms of letters. They are In
cipher , and no ono except those who
receive them call read them. Then 1
will give you a. list of names for each
and perhaps In u week or two you will
have iiomclhliig to remember this oc
casion by. "
Rob thought he would , too , If bin
own plaint did not fall.
Elvln otood over him while he
ntudled the named on the. lists.
List number one was' made up of
names and addressed In clLloH of South
America , moat of them being l Ar-
gciilina. Some were1 cvon In New York ,
a few In London and Paris. There
were about 300 In all. List number
two. or those to whom the cipher waa
to bo Bout , were men In the republic' ,
most of them with come kind of a mil
itary tltlo. Rob'H curiosity was aroused
at this , and ho resolved to road the
cipher , if possible. There wore about
a hundred of these numra. List number
three , to whom the "Loyalty" letter
wan to bo sent , wore tic-altered all over
the world , but most of them were civ
ilians In South American countries.
It was clear to Rob that ho had more
than one clay's work before him. lie
began at once. He wan methodical In
habit , and as ho wrote a letter from
form number one ho would address an
envelope from list number one , and
.then check off that name. Elvln
watched him do this n few Union , and
then , with a satisfied nod of his head ,
he walked out.
Of course , letter number ono wan not
clear to Rob. It wan evidently a form
previously tigrocd upon among the con
spirators , to be hoiit under certain con
ditions. Hob soon had it word for
word In his memory , ami wrote the
letters rapidly. But It took him till
late in the afternoon to finish list num
ber ono. Ho had stopped for lunch , but
ate alone. Capt. Elvln did not re
turn.
It had begun to grow dark , and Rob
ELV1N WATCHED HIM DO THIS.
form. Now , take your pen and write
Ihls clown. "
"I nm ready sir , " said Rob , dipping
his pen In the ink.
"Tho blue Hag waves , " said Elvln.
"Have you got that1' "
' " 'The blue Hag wa\es , " repeated Rob ,
writing it down.
"I will go on. The blue Hag waves.
La Plata smooth and friends find easy
sailing. Splendid anchorage In Black
Cat bay. Three days from this a storm
Is expected. Cover your house well. "
"I have thai down , sir. " aald Rob.
"Very well. Mark that form number
ono. "
"II Is marked number one , sir. '
"Now another. Arc you ready ? "
"Ready , sir. "
"Write these letters , ono after an
other , and write them very plainly. "
"Yes , sir , " said Rob ,
"FWFSZUIJOUJTSFBEZ.PVXJM
MBUPODFBTTFNCMF2PVSMPSDFT
BOEKPJONFIFSF. "
This was a terrible Jumble to Rob ,
who know nothing about writing In
cipher.
"Got that all clown ? " asked Elkln.
I
"Yes. air. "
"Road thorn over. "
Rob repeated the letters.
"Correct , " said Elvln. "It Is an easy
cipher , but none of the letters will got
into the hands of Iho government , ami
oven If ono did , I don't think there Is
any ono who would bother to make It
out. Now take this down. "
"I am ready , sir. "
"Loyally to loyalty , and Black Uut
sends greetings. "
"Is that till , sir. "
"Thai's all. You will sign lo each
leller you write Ihe name Vln. You
understand , it is the last syllable of
my own name. "
"Yes , Blr. "
"Now , hero tire three lists of names.
You have the first letter marked number
mark the cipher
ber one. Did you
number two ? "
"Yes , sir. ' ' 5
"The su'ort'one la mumber three.
These lists of names nro numbered ono ,
wo and tlirdo. You. will send n letter
flf each number to every person named
In the list bearing the simo nmnbar.
that ? "
understand
Do you
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na.Hr "
' " "Hor'o are ' enveiop'e.1. ' ' There arc
Itamps. Do U al ) up in g < : od shape
fell tired of the work. So ho gave it
ip for the day and wandered around to
ook tit the place. Capl. Elvln ap-
icared for supper and looked over the
oilers Rob had addressed. Rob noted
with pleasure that ho did this caro-
essly and did not see half of lliom.
"You finished number one ? " aald Ihe
captain.
"Yes , sir. I gel tired , and left Iho
) lhers llll morning. "
"Thai's all right. You did well. 1
could not do it. I could not sit clown
and write an hour at n stretch to save
my life. "
Rob had a good night's rest , and
after his breakfast the next morning
tackled number two. The captain wont
off again , and Rob's curiosity had
grown so lhat now , while ho was fresh ,
10 felt like reading the cipher. But It
waa a mystery. 'Such u meaningless lot
of lolloit ) ho never saw before. Turn
ami iwlst them as ho would ho could
make nothing of them. Suddenly it
occuriod lo him that these letters dta
nol spell Ihe message n , all. They
must , then , stand for other Jotters In
Iho alphabet. How was bo to learn
what they stood for ? Ho took the first
sentence. FWFS/U , and so on , meant
absolutely nothing , and could not bo
nuido to spell anything. Starting with
A. the llrsl loiter of Iho alphabet , Rob
tried to make F stand for It. But there
was no way lo fit Iho same rule lo F.
and make sense. This would be AHA ,
It might lead to something. But when
ho had gene through the senlence ho
found it would nol do , and began on
B. Ho kepi Ihls up , with all Iho Ingc-
nuily his young head wan capable of ,
and tried C and D. He began lo do-
apalr of reaching U , when ho Irlcd E.
The llrsl llvo letlors gave the word
"Every. "
With his heart beating faster ncfw ,
Rob kepi on his way. Each lotlor of
Iho simple cipher really stood for the
letter that came before It In the alpha *
bel. And when ho had ntudled U all
out , the message read as follows :
"Everything Is ready. You will at
once assemble your forces and Join mo
here. "
This meant something , surely , it
meant'lhat a revolutionary army \vatf
Unassemble under Richard Elvln and
nlako nir'utth'ck on the 'forces of Iho
government. This means , perhaps , ruin
to Jits uncleJn Diienbg Ayres. And If
his uncle was killed , perhup.i Elvln.
would lake all his property and
wealth.
With his heart filled with boylsli
courage , Rob wrote the lotlern In ci
pher , as ho had boon ordered to do.
Then be addressed envelopes from list
number two.
The message In form number three
meant nothing to him. The nearest hu
could come to a gueiu was thai 11 In
formed Iho persons to whom 11 waa
Kcnl thai the "Black Cat" had brought
another cargo of contraband goods.
But what had loyalty to do with smug
gling ? No. It wan another revolution
ary message , and the "Black Cat" had
perhaps ! bacn taken as the symbol ot
the revolutionists.
Fortunately , Elvln remained away ,
and Rob had an opportunity to carry
out the design lie had formed. Ho
wrote a letter to his uncle.
"Dear Undo David , " he wrote , " 1
was not drowned when I wusi thrown
overboard from the Royal Mail. I was
picked up by a smuggler , and am now
a prisoner among HOIIIU men who arc
smuggler.1 ! , and also conspirators
agaltiht the government of Argentina.
The head man's name i ; ) Richard El
vln , and he thinks I am Iho nephew of
Torrcvo , the captain of the schooner
thai picked mo up. If ho know 1 wan
writing thin , he would kill me. The
man who threw mo overboard was
Lemuel Starne , the same one who Is
tiylug to mairy my cousin Elsie. Ho
IH a scoundrel. He Is really tin son
of Elvln. Ho comes here , and 1 am
afraid he will recognlzo me. So , as
soon as I get this off with a lot of let-
tcra I am wrlling to other conspirators ,
I am going to nlip out of the window
and go back to the schooner 'Black
Cat. ' Captain Torrcvo lold me lo
come back If 1 wan In danger , and I
think I am. I could have gone last
night , but 1 wanted to finish the job
they sot mo at , uo that I could got
this Idler off to you. There are throe
kindu of letlers I am writing , and I
can only read ono. That IB the very
one thai Eccms hardest to read. It Is
In cipher , but I made 11 out. II Is
being scnl lo several generals and
colonels and captains in Argonliua ,
and says : 'Everylhlng Is ready. You
will al once assemble your forces and
Join mo here. Via. ' The name Vln
means Elvln. 'Hero' moans a house
nol far from Iho river , al a spot called
Black Cat Bay. If 1 got back to the
schooner I will bo safe until Elvin
finds me. But I hope you will come
after me , or send someone. I warn
you against Lemuel Starne , whose
name Is Elvln. Ho Is trying to get
Elsie and your money. He tried to
kill mo to prevent me from reaching
you. Please try and gel mo away
from Ihosc men. I am afraid they will
kill me yet. Your loving nephew ,
"ROB CLEVERDALE. "
Rob addressed an envelope to "Dav
id Horton , iiuonos Ayrcs , " and slipped
the letter , folded neatly , Into U , Then
ho placed Ihls among Iho leltors of
number one , that he had writlen the
previous day and which Elvln had
looked over.
( To be continued. )
ARCTIC MOSQUITO.
Tim Sliml Tcrrllilo Iim-ft I'ott In tlio
Worl , ! .
Nothing that has ever boon written
about the Arctic niosqullo begins lo
come up lo Ihe real thing , " said a guest
In the St. Charles corridor lo Ihe New
Orleans Times-Democrat man. ' "I
went up the Yukon river In the sum-
rnor ot ' 96 , representing the Alaska and
Dominion Trading company , and we
struck mosquitoes as soon as we got
into the hills. They arc twice as large
as our familiar bayou species , and
their sting Is like Iho prod of a hot
needle. They sweep along Iho valleys
In dense clouds , and if they catch a
man unprepared they are liable la
blind him before ho can escape. 1
heard stories of children being stung to
death , and can readily believe them.
Whenever we wont ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took Iho utmost
precaution , and wore certain to suff.er
more or less. One of our party cut
the tongues out of his shoes and a nar
row line of sock was exposed undei
the lacing. Next day ho was blllen
there at least a hundred times , and his
fool wore so terribly inllamed thai thp
shoos had to bo cut off. Another man ,
a fireman In the boat crow , got drunken
on Alaska whisky one afternoon and
lay down to take a nap In the corner of
the engine room. I noticed him a
little later , and was horrified at the
solid brown mass of mosquitoes that
had scltlcd on a small exposed section
of his cheek and throul. In an hour
his face was swollen oul of all i
bianco to anything human , ho waa u.i-
able to swallow , and waa burning with
fever. It was a week before he was
able to bo about. I saw a number of
calllo near FoVt Hamilton that bad
been made stone blind by stings neat
the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito
Is without doubt the moat terrible In
sect pest in the world. "
rr.mUurm.
Edith There is ono thing In particu
lar that 1 like Mr. Tactln for. Ho late
to frank , you know. Ho always tellH
mo of my faults without the leasj hesi
tation. That was tlio agreement 1
caused him to make. Bertha Do you
mean to say that you do not get ' an
gry with him ? Edith Never , Bor'tha
-Toll mo some of the faults he has
found In you. Edith 0 , ho hasn't
found any yet. When I ask him'to
name them ho always s.iys that I am
' "
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faultless. Stray Stories. ,
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It Dliln't Count.
Boggsr-Como. . and . .MAVQ . , , , , a , , drpk ( ,
Biggs Why , 1 thought you swore off.
Boggs O , thai waftpnlM NCJWYear's ,
j. N , w.vYork . 'Jpurnal.1.
(
ri SOUTH
Ex-Governor McOorklo Say * It Is Dociil-
cylly for Expansion ,
PHILIPPINES FURNISH A KEY
Iftl.imU Open ( lit ! Hour to Triiiln In tlio
Orient Ciilnn the C2rott-Ht : riHd for
Coiiiiiirrrliil ConiiirM | , mill Unltfil
Nliiti-H .limit lniiriit | HIT Oii | > i > ortiiiilty
NEWARK. N. J. , Jan. 18. The thir
teenth annual dinner of the hoaid of
trade was held tonight. Among those
In attendance were Governor Voor-
lioea , Mayor Seymour and Congressman
W. P. Hepburn , H. Wayne Parker and
Charles N. Fowler. One of the guests
of honor was ex-Governor William A.
McCorklo of West Virginia , who npoko
upon the topic "Tho Attitude of the
Progressive South In Promoting the
Country's Foiolgn Trade. " Ho suld
in part ;
"The first question of absolute im
portance today to the north Is the matter -
tor Df foreign markets. U Is supreme
in Its Importance to the whole people.
Wo cannot longer live within ourselves
and such Is the situation that , If the
American people propose to assume
the required position In the great for
eign trade , they must grasp these mar
kets.
"First , of critical Importance , is the
market of the empire of China. Tills
Is the market for which Russia , Ger
many , Great Britain and France , with
nil their energies , arc contending. Here
Is the most important market of the
globe. Today , without organized ef
fort , we sell them $25,000,000 per year ,
and within a short time we will make
It $75,000,000. This means much to you.
The mind can scarcely grasp our Inter
est In an empire of 4,000,000 square
miles , Inhabited by an energetic people
just opening their eyes to civilization.
Within a short time In this new terri
tory the American locomotive has un
dersold those of every other country ,
and this year China has purchased
from you and the south about ? 11.000-
000 of cotton. Hero la fast develop
ing the great cotton market of the
world. These people need everything
we manufacture. Already we have
built up a great trade In cottons , ma
chinery , leather goods , electric goods ,
chemicals , railroad equipment , tools ,
hardware and the general products of
our workshops. At the present rate of.
progress , our trade with China will , in
fifteen years , be the most Important of
any trade In the world. We demand a
vigorous policy which will be perma
nent in its effects , under which the
rights of this country will be pre
served , and under which the markets
of. China shall not bo turned over to
European nations as their own exclu
sive property , but shall bo held alike
on terms of absolute equality for the
citizens of the United States.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS THE KEY.
"Now , sir , we are face to face with
the great question , how shall we keep
open to our country the door of the
great Chinese and eastern markets'
There Is but one door for us and that
Is through the Philippine islands. Here
is the real strategical and commercial
position of the east. Every qastern
market can be reached far more , easily
through these Islands than froni any
other position. Shanghai and Hong
Kong , through which cities England
has established her great trade , offer
no Huch position for commercial suc
cess as do the Philippines. It gives
control of the great northern and cen
tral coast of China , with its teeming ,
active population. They put us in a
position to grasp through them the
markets of Japan , with Us 40,000,000 of
energetic people and its annual trade
of $250,000,000. The great coast line of
the Philippine islands of 800 miles
practically dominates the northern
coast of China , capable of . a foreign
trade of a billion dollars per year.
Without our position in the Philip
pines , our commercial treaties with
China would be valueless , and upon
our withdrawal from these islands , the
Chinese empire would not last a
month , and Its rich markets would for
ever be lost to the people of this coun
try. Many who oppose our retaining
an Interest In these islands seem to
imply that our retention of them Is for
the purpose alone of establishing a
tyranny over the Inhabitants. I find
that thoughtful men are in favor ot
establishing the jurisdiction of our gov
ernment , giving the Filipinos full con
trol ol their local affairs when they are
able to manage them , and allowing
them the highest measure of liberty ,
such liberty as they have never en
joyed , ami such as they never will
enjoy if the flag should be removed
therefrom. To leave the islands is to
turn them over to anaichy.
"Now , an to the position of the south
on this last great question. What has
boon her tradition ? Those who sug
gest that the south has been ultra con
servative as to the widening of the
sphere of this country's influence do
not know her traditions. As to her
action In the future , I confidently refer
you to her past.
"Corai. Slam. China. Philippine Isl
ands. Japan. South America , and the
Islands of the sea desire your mer-
"ImndlHo ; and these markets imtbt bo
lcached by a cheaper route than
around Cape Horn. England , by the
completion of the 81102 canal , has the
advantage In trade routes. The south
has never faltered and no interc.it has
ever interfered with the persistent do-
Hire to see the great work of the Nica
ragua canal completed by American
hands and for the glory of American
commerce. "
I'rolltlcsi Mnlmtit.
The wearisome debate on the Phil
ippine question was continued in the
eenatc yesterday without an Interesting
feature. What good is it doing nnl ;
where Is It to end ? These arc perti
nent questions which the country will
soon bo asking the oonators unless
they pause long enough in their oratorical
torical craze to ask thenistjlves and be
guldect by the obvlbjis answer. *
, If talk is profitless , why keep talkIng -
Ing ? It will convince1 nobody that the
administration is always wrong and its
opponents always right , whatever the
lutter man think or say.'K ' " i
GREAT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. !
I'art I'luyctl ) > ? tttrj rnrincrt In ( lie Won *
tli-rftil t'liiiiiiiprcn of HID Culled St.'itcs
Wlml the I'roU-ettvo lurtlT Duci ,
The republican party has always
made a definite claim that their prin
ciples of government were Intended to
benefit the great mass of the com
mon people , that they are a business
party , that Is , a party , who , when in
power , establishes such policies that
the business of. the country has al
ways materially Increased. This Is
true at home , where by the workings
of their methods manufacturers are
encouraged , employment given the Idle ,
and their capacity for purchasing from
the producers of grain , the agricultural
classes In other words , la gieatly en
larged. Under the wine itile of the
lepubllcan parly foreign commerce of
the United States also has always been
helped and developed.
The foreign commbice of the United
States is attaining wonderful proportions
tions under the protective tariff laws ,
and Is a great factor In adding to tile
general propsperlty of the country.
During the year 1899 this trade
amounted to over two billion dollars ,
more than three-fifths being exports
and less tnan two-fifths imports. The
official figures pro : Imports , $799,434-
020 ; exports. $1,275.4SiiGll. The ex
cess of exports Is larger tnan in any
preceding year except In 1S98. Pro
ducts of agriculture foim G'.5 per cent
of lhe exnoit'j and less than 29 per
cent of the imports.
TRADE IN BREADSTUFF3.
During last December the United
States exported to foreign countiios
tlomestlco breadstuff's , provisions and
oils amounting to $19,148,230 ; dining
the year ending December 31 , the ex
ports of these articles amounted to
$712,031,925.
During the four years of the last
democratic administration the exports
of breadstuffs amounted to $823,051-
050 ; during JS98 and 1S99 of the pres
ent republican admintstiatlon the ex
ports of breadstuff's amounted to § G33-
000,000. It Is an expansion of trade
that particularly Interests the western
farmer and stock raiser , and under re
publican rule It seems to be double
what It Is under democratic rule.
In this connection it is curious to
compare the breadstuffs exports under
the various administrations , and note
the falling off when the democrats are
In power :
1877-80 , Republican years. . $797,976,080
1881-S4 , Republican years. . 823,588,612
1SS5-S8 , Democratic years. . .579,177,728
1889-92 , Republican years. . 706,289,661
1893-96 , Democratic years. . 623,051.636
1897-99 , Rep. ( only 3 yrs ) . . 831,754,238
This tabulation , which is taken from
the records , shows that during fifteen
years of republican ndministialions
the exportation of breadstuffs amount
ed to an average of $210,610,479 per
year , while under the eight years of
democratic rule the average was only
$150,278,075 per year. So it makes a
difference of sixty million dollars a
year to the farmers of the country
when the republicans are running Ilia
government.
The difference in the balance of
trade under the dtfiicrent administia
tions is equally startling. Durlne ;
eight years of demociucy the balance
of trade In favor of tills countiy was
$719,285,940 , or an average of $ $0,910-
742 per year. This seems like a largo
amount , but it was doubled during the ?
lepubllcan years. During the two last
completed terms of republican pres
idents and the three years under Mc-
Kiulcy , making a total of eleven years ,
tne balance of trade in favor of Ihib
country was $2,190,391,365 , being an
aveiage of $199,126,760 per year. Thlj
is proof conclusive that under repub
lican management the people of this
country draw from foreign countries
as a net balance $109,216,018 more
evoiy year than they do when the
democrats nro in power.
A STUDY OF TUB FIGURES.
A study of the Imports ami exports
of 1899 compared with those OL earlier
years presents some Interesting facts.
From 18G9 to 1899 , Imports doubled ,
while exports quadrupled. The Im
ports of 1869 weie $438455,894 and the
exports $337,375.983 , making an exccns
of impolls over exports amounting to
$101,079,98(5. ( while , as above Indicated ,
the CXCPSS of exports in 1899 is $475-
052,051. Relatively the proportion of
free and dutiable goods in the list of
imports differs very greatly , only $21-
775,613 of the total impoited In 1869
being admitted free of duty , while in
1SS9 , $351.814.004 of the Impoits caino
In free of duty.
The contiast In the rcclpts and ex-
pcndlturcb of the government is also
worthy of notice. During Cleveland's
first term the iccelpts exceeded the
expenditures by $372.232,729 , but dur
ing the four yeais of his second ad
ministration , when tindomoirals had
full swing , the government ran bt-
hind to the amount of $136,672.675. In
the meantime , during the last two com
pleted republican udministiation.s ,
which , like the democratic years' , wore
in times of peace , the receipts of the
government exceeded the expendi
tures by just $692,440,638 , or an aver
age of nearly three times more every
year than under democratic rule.
In spite of the unusual war expenses
now being incurred , the good republi
can record la being kept up at the
present time. From July 1st of last
year up to the 15th of January , the
iccelpts of the government exceeded
ttie expenditures by $20,989,157 , which
i almost twice as good as the demo
crats could do in time of peace during
the eighties , and nt the rate of $75-
000,000 per year better than the dem
ocrats did in 1893-96.
INCREASED EMPLOYMENT.
Bradstrects in December icported as
follows : "Pennsylvania industries are
using 300,000 more persons than at
this time a year ago ; 100,000 New Eng
land cotton mill operatives have re
ceived an advance of 10 per cunt in
wages ; wages of employes in the cot
ton mills in Augusta , Ga. , and Bath
and Langiey , S. C. , arc to be ad
vanced ; the Richmond , Frederlcksburg
& Potomac railroad lias Increased the
wages of its yardmen , conductors and
brakemen 10 per cent ; 2,400 workers
In Elgin watch factory will receive
an Increase of wages January , 1. etc. "
wyr wv * * Yr * -
QUEER REFORM PRACTICES.
Iwiden of tlio 1'oputlst Party Involved
In Quvotloiiiililu 1'riK'tlccH.
The news comes from Lincoln tliat
tlicro Is n scandal In the affairs of t.ho
oil inspection bureau. Chief Inspec
tor hus made n report , showing that
the fees of the oflloe are coming In
more than twice as fast as they did
when Edmlslon was in charge.
This is not unexpected. It was well
known that the bureau was conducted
as an adjunct to the fusion party , and
that the populist chairman was put
In charge of It In lieu of other salury
for hia political labors.
But the question now comes up :
What become of the fees which were
not reported ? Were they pocketed by
the chairman of the "reform party , "
or were they turned into the treasury
of Hie party ? The latter supposition
cannot be true , as a statement of the
condition of the populist campaign
treasury was published , and no men *
lion of the oil fees appeared in the
report.
Some of the crooked deals of the
chief oil Inspector came to light over
ii year ago , when he was detected in
the act of padding his expense bills
He reported railroad fare when he car
ried free passes over the lines. There
were also expense bills for many fic-
tltious trips.
And yet this official was placed In V
command of the populist "reform r
forces , " and is kept there. The con
clusion is plain. Either the populist
campaign nteercrs are deriving a ben
efit from party pilferlngs that are going
on ; or else the populist party wink *
at and permits misappropriation of
public money when only Individuals
arc to be benefited.
The recent action of the populist
committee In suppressing the resolu
tion on the matter of fraudulent
"board of transportation" would Indi
cate that the party is hopelessly in the
clutches of unprincipled politicians.
The people of the state cannot too
soon have their eyes opened to the
real condition of affairs.
Read the following extract from the
World-Herald :
"The World-Herald yesterday con
tained the following Interesting mat
ter :
SHELVED THE RESOLUTION.
Populist State Central Committee
Steer Clear of Demand for
Action.
Majority Defeated a Formal Request
Urging State Board of Trans
portation to Grant Relief.
Action of Committee at Recent MeetIng -
Ing Leaks out How the Mem
bers Stood on the Prop
osition.
Special Dispatch to the World-Herald.
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 13. It has just
leaked out In populist circles that at
the meeting of the populist state com
mittee held in this city last week a
resolution urging the state board of
transportation to do something was de-
feated. The resolution was as follows :
"Bet It Resolved , By the state cen
tral committee of the people's Inde
pendent party :
"First We demand of the secretary
of state , the attorney general , the aud
itor of public accounts , the state Ireas-
uior and the commissioner of public
lands and buildings , constituting the
board of transportation and elected l > v
the suffrages of the party which wo
represent , that they cause their secre
taries to investigate the complaints of
shippers without further delay and.
If those complaints be well founded ,
wo demand that relief be given to the
shippers of the stale by a regulation
of the freight rates charged by the
railroads.
"Second We demand of the secre
taries of the stale board of Iranspor-
tation that they proceed immediately
to examine into the complalnta of
shlppets and to determine whether the
complaints are just and if the rales
are unreasonable , wo demand lhat the S
said secretaries regulate and reduce (
the same In such manner as lhat Ihe
cause of complainl may be removed ; '
and if said secretaries are unwilling
lo regulate the freight rales In the
state within their powers we then de
mand that they resign their offices and
that the board of transportation ap
point secretaries who will act.
"Third Wo demand a regulation
by the said board of the telephone and
express charges in ibis state witlt view
lo allowing Iho companies conlrolllng
Ihese monopolies to earn a reasonable
Income upon their investments and to
give the consumers of these services
i ho benefit of the enormous profits now
bolng collected by those companies. '
John C. Sprecher of Colfax county ,
D. W. Hamilton of Butler county.
Judge Hale of Butler countv and El
mer E. Thomas of Douglas county all
spoke in favor of the resolution and
urged Its adoption. Senator Sprecher
made several earnest appeals lo Iho
committee ! not to defeat the resolution.
Wilbur F. Bryant , who Is not a mem-
ber of the committee , came In and
made a very eloquent speech pleading
for the defeat of the resolution.
J. 11. Edmlsten also spoke in oppo
sition to the resolution. LeMar of
Saunders ami Lewis Beltzer both made
speeches against the resolution.
J. W. Edgerton. one of the secretar
ies of the board , came In while the
resolution was under discussion and
made a speech pleading for the reso
lution's deieut.
Senator Howard of Hamilton county
spoke against the resolution anil then
made a motion to table It. This mo
tion was adopted.
Those who voted against the resolu
tion were as follows :
Howard of Hamilton , LeMar of
Saundcrs , Felber ot Cedar , O'hara of
Knox. Gentry of hurt , Anderson of
FUlmore , leaves of Holt , Swoboda of
Howard and Tibbies of Thurston.
Those who voted for the resolution
were Sprocher of Colfax , Hamilton o
U itler , Thomas of Douglas , Dailoy of
Nomaha ami Halo of Butler.
Those not voting were Witford of
Washington. Nownes of Sarpy , Wagner
of Gage and Uhl of Cumlng.
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