FINAL VOTE JN GOLD
Senate Finance Bill is Passed , 40 Tor to
29 Against.
fORAN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
.Amendment Adopted I.ravins Door Opun
to lllitintiilllflin tif Coiu'iirronct : of
T.nudliiK ComiiKirrlnl Nations Somn of
thp AtntMidim-ntft Adoptrd.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C. By the de
cisive majority of10 to 29 the senate
substitute for the house currency bill
was passed by the senate today.
Prior to the final passage amend
ments were considered under the ten-
minute rule. Only two of these amend
ments were adopted , one offered by the
finance committee , keeping the door
open to International bimetallism and
) ne by Nelson of Minnesota , -providing
for national banks with $25,01)0 capital
In pwns of not more than -i-,000 Inhab
itants ,
/ The vote taken on the various
'
'amendments offered were practically
along party lines. Chandler , republican
of New Haven , voted for the bimetal
lic amendment , but against the bill.
Caffery , democrat of Kentucky , voted
against the committee amendment , but
for the bill. Kyle of South Dakota wa < 3
the only senator who did not and was
not paired. The free silver substitute
offered by Jones , the leader of the dem
ocratic side , was defeated by a majority
of 19 , the vote being 47 to 28. .
The bill as passed consists of ton
sections. It provides that the dollar of
25 8-10 grains of gold , nine-tenths line ,
lihall be the standard unit of value and
that all forms of United States money
shall be maintained at a parity with It
and that treasury notes and greenbacks
shall be redeemable In goli ! .
The secretary of the treasury Is to
set apart a fund of $150,000,000 for the
redemption of these notes and main
tain this fund at a figure not below
? 100,000,000. He Is empowered to sell
bonds of the United States bearing In
terest at not exceeding I ! per cent. It
shall bo the duty of the secretary of the
treasury , as fast as standard dollars are
coined to redeem an equal amount of
the treasury notes and to Issue silver
certificates against the silver so coined.
Under certain provisions , too , gold cer-
tlflcatek ! shall be issued against the gold
held in the treasury. No United States
notes or treasury notes shall be issued ,
in denominations less than $10 and sil
ver of a denomination to exceed $10-
000.
000.The
The secretary of the treasury is also
authorized to refund the bonded in
debtedness of the United States in thir
ty-year bonds bearing 2 per cent in
terest , the principal and interest of
these bonds to be paid in gold. The 2
per cent uonds shall be jssued at not
less than par. Any national bank , by
depositing with the United States bonds
of this country shall be permitted to
isatte circulating notes to the face value
of the bonds deposited , no bank being
allowed to Issue circulating notes In ex
cess of the amount of the paid in cap
ital stock of the bank.
This amendment was offered by the
finance committee and adopted :
Provisions of this act are not intend
ed to place any obstacles in the way
of the accomplishment of international
bimetallism , provided the same be se
cured by concurrent action of the lead
ing commercial -nations of the world
and at a ratio which shall insure per
manence of relative value between gold
and silver.
The bill , as finally passed , was by 4(5 (
to 29.
No Kxtra 1'njfor Luzon Si-rvlre.
WASHINGTON , Fceb. 1C. The sen
ate committee on military affairs today
decided to report adversely the bill
Introduced by Senator Turner , giving
travel pay and commutation of subsist
ence to officers and. soldiers of the
volunteer army who served in the
Philippines beyond the termination of
the Spanish war and afterward were
transported to the United States and
mustered out in this country. The
rommittee was informed that about
$7,000,000 would be required to make
the payments provided for by the bill.
ItrliiKt it Clnihll.v CurRo.
Santiago de Cuba , Feb. 1C. The
United States transport McPherson ,
left today for the United States carryIng -
Ing the bodies of 200 American , sold-
ieis including sevnty-four who died
of yellow fever last year. On It becom
ing known that the bodies were on
board , several members of families of
officers who had intended to return to
New York by the transport , refused to
go. At Baracoa aim Mayari , on the
north coast of the island , the McPhcr-
son will take on additional bodies.
CUt ; Si-rvlro Dot-hii't <
WASHINGTON , Fob. 1(5. ( The plan
for reorganization of the diplomatic
and consular service on a civil service
basis was defeated and tabled In the
house committee on foreign affairs
today by a tie vote of 7 to 7.
Miiltrx Nomlniitloim.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1(5. ( The pres
ident today sent to the senate the nom
ination of James Allen of Kansas , to
bo commissioner of the International
Exposition at Paris ; also a number
of army nominations , including Lieu
tenant Colonel A. S. Cummins ot the
Twenty-seventh Infantry , to be colonel
of that regiment.
IOWAN PLACED TTIIE MEAD.
Ulceted President of the American' Car-
nntliin Soelet.v.
BUFFALO. Feb. 1C. The American
Carnation society , composed of prom
inent floristSf began Its annual conven
tion here today. These ofllcers were
elected : President , Robert Holllday ,
Iowa ; vice president. William Weber.
Maryland ; fecretary , Albert Herr ,
Pennsylvania ; treasurer , F. Dorner , In
dianapolis.
' Baltimore was selected .as the next
'W place of meeting , Indianapolis being
a close second. . - , ,
UNLIMITED FAITH IN "BOBS , "
Do not llnrhnrn Dnnlil Ho Will
Sneeecd.
LONDON , Feb. 1C. Intense satisfaction -
faction continues dominant In consequence
quence of Field Marshal Lord Roberts'
plan of operations in South Africa , as
revealed by the dispatches published
this morning. There Is no further
news of British tutvancc Into the
Orange Free State or of activity at the
Modder river , but a feeling of quiet
confidence prevails that the strong
hands of "Bobs Bahtlttr and the hereof
of Kartotim arc shuylng matters to
ward a much needed i.eclslve victory.
As the St. James Gazette says : "Lord
Roberts , with his own line well guard
ed and having little reason to fear the
only defense which would bo deadly ,
viz , a counter stroke attacking his
long line as It swings round , will be
able to force the uoers to fight under
very unfavorable conditions , or aban
don their heavy guns aud stores. "
A special dispatca to the Times
from Chlevely , Natal , dated Tuesday ,
February Ifl , says : "General Lyttle-
ton bus succeeded to the command of
the Second division during the ill
ness of General Glory , who is suffering
from blood poisoning. Colonel North-
cott of the Rle brigade temporarily
commands the Fourth division. "
Fears regarding a Boor attack on
Zululand are somewhat allayed by a
special dispatch from Durban , which
says that a column of colonial scouts ,
after a forced march , has arrived at
Eshowe , In splendid fighting form.
They were pursued several times dur
ing the march by the Boors , but suc
ceeded in rojfulslng them.
LIVE STOCK CENSUS TO BE TAKEN.
Mr t of thu Kind In the History of thu
Country.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 1(5. ( Governor
Mcrrlam , director of the census , today
appointed Charles v. Martin of Den
ver , and secretary ot the National
Live .Stock assoqlatipn , a special agent
in charge of the taking of a classified
census of live stocK for the census.
Martin was sworn in today. The. head
quarters for this division of the work ,
which embraces all the range country ,
will be established in Denver and active
work will be commenced at once.
This will be the llrst time In the his
tory of the country that a classified
census of live stock will have boon
taken. The association began the agi
tation of the matter a year ago ami
through the assistance of L. G. Powers.
Senator Wolcott , Governor Merrlam
and others ) congress made the neces
sary appropriation to carry out the
work.
CONFER WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Understood thitt McKliiUiy Favor * l < 'rro
Trade With I'orto KU-o.
WASHINGTON. FCD. 16. Represent
atives Paine , Grosvcnor and Dalzell ,
members of the ways and means com
mittee of the house , today had a con
ference with the president on the sub
ject of the pending Porto Rican tariff.
It Is understood that the president as
sured them that while he was rather
of the opinion that there .should be
free trade between the island and the
United States , he had no disposition to
intrude his views upon congress , and
if it was the opinion of the committeeo
and a majority ot both houses tha *
there should bo a small or nominal
customs charge on Porto Rlcan goods
entering the United States , he would
willingly accept their judgment. It is
the opinion of Messrs. Payne , Gros
vcnor and Dalzell that the bill , sub
stantially as it now stands , will pass
both houses and become a law.
Ho AVn * u AVuliter.
NEW YORK , Feb. . ( ! . The body of
Sergeant Morris J. Cohen of the Twen
tieth Kansas regiment of volunteers ,
who was killed In the battle of Caloo-
can , Philippine islands , arrived In Jer
sey City today. On June 8 , 189C , Cohen
set out to walk from Jersey City to
San Francisco in six ' "months , the
terms of his wager requiring him to
wheel his tent and equipments in a
barrow. He accomplished the task two
weeks within the time limit.
Expm-t Wool to KlHu.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 1C. Wy
oming wool growers are holding their
wool clips for . ° 'i cents per pound. This
fact wat > ascertained by an eastern
wool buyer , who just returned from
a trip over the state. He says that
siome ftsheepmen have contracted
their spring clip for 19 and 20 cents ,
but the majority believe wool will ad
vance to 21 ! and even 25 cents per
pound and will not" make any con
tracts for a cent less.
Itn.vlnu ; More. Mules.
NEW ORLEANS , Feb. 10. The Brit
ish army agents have let another con
tract for 2,500 mules , to be delivered
at this port as fast as the animals can
bo purchased. This order , as the last
one , Is divided between Kansas City ,
St. Louis and Texas dealers. The llrst
consignment of cavalry horses .num
bering 100. will , it Is reported , leave
Kansas City today for Now Orleans.
.Must
SEATTLE , Wash. , Feb. Hi. A ? 2-
fidO.OOO mortgage was filed today in the
auditor's ofllce. It Is given by the
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph com
pany to the Old Colony Trust com
pany of Boston. The mortgage covers
all the Washington and California
holdings of the company and is given
to secure $2,250,000 worth of 5 per cent
gold bonds.
IliirrUon llohhod In Turin.
INDIANAPOLIS , Intl. , Feb. 1C. It
hi being related hero tonight that both
ex-President Harrison and his wife
were systematically robbed and other
wise swindled during their visit to
Paris last summer when the general
was engaged in the Venezuelan claims
affair. The ex-presldont WHSasked
about the matter tonight and ho con
firmed the story , although he said ho
did not know that it was abroad and
did not authorize It. He now thinks
that a young Frenchman who acted
as his valet was the swindler.
iMllIAiMlm li
Prominent Editor anil Politician Arrcntcil
on Obnrgo of Embezzlement ,
UK CASE APPEARS TO BE SERIOUS
tlncln SIIIII'K ontr'-tl nt Sonard Sli.r n
Trllln Ovnr Tlirrn 'fhonsund Uiillnrv-
Ono of IIU llniuUinrn lr'M > Dcitd
\Vhen Informed of the Condition of
AITitlm In the I'ottolllre.
LINCOLN , Fob. 19. Frank G. Sim
mons , for many years a prominent
newspaper editor and politician and for
the last two years postmaster nt Sow-
aril , was placed under arrfcst on the
charge of embezzlement of government
funds. A complaint , charging him
with converting to hln own use funds
of the United States to the amount .of
$3OU2.U8 , was filed this morning with
United States Commissioner Dllllngs-
ley and a warrant for his arrest WUH at
once Issued. This warrant was placed
In the hands of Deputy United States
Marshal Moore , who brought Simmon *
to this city at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Simmons was appointed postmaster
at Seward In February , 188. Previous
to that time he had for years been the
editor of the Seward Reporter. It la
learned here that Simmons had been In
llnunclrJ trouble for some time and not
long ago lie came to Lincoln for the
purpose of squaring tip some old mat
ters. Postofficc Inspectors Sinclair and
Swift have been at work on the case
for several weeks and Wednesday Inspector
specter Sinclair went to Seward and In
stituted a thorough Investigation of
Simmons' books. The investigation
showed that a largo shortage existed ,
both In the money order and In the
postal fund , the latter represcantln ;
the sales of stamps and the rentals ot
Ijoxos. Sinclair at once confronted thu
postmaster and demanded a explana
tion , but Simmons could give none. He
admitted that he had used the money ,
but asserted that ho could make good
the shortage If a little time were
granted. He said ho had used the
money to pay off personal debts.
The inspector laid the mutter before
the bondsmen of the postmaster and
asked them to name soma man whom
they desired to take temporary charge
of the office. David H. Flgard was ap
pointed to take charge of the office ,
but he died from a sudden stroke of
heart failure Immediately after Ho left
his home and John Woods one of the
bondsmen was selected In his place.
The shortage of Postmaster Simmons
covers a considerable period. In the
money order department it amounts to
$2,400.97 , and in the postal fund to
$001.41.
No Clutneallor Yet.
LINCOLN , Feb. 19. The University
Board of Regents adjourned to meet
next April and there Is rvery indica
tion that a permanent chancellor will
be chosen at that tlmo to succeed ActIng -
Ing Chancellor Bessey , who desires to
retire from the executive ofllce of the
institution and return to his former
position at the head of the department
of botany. It was the Intention of the
regents to make a selection at the
meeting which adjournc' ! but owing
to the absence of two members of the
board the mater was deferred until the
next meeting. In his report to the
board , Dr. Bessey requested the re
gents to appoint his successor as soon
as possible , and there appears to be no
disposition on the part of the board to
delay action any longer than Is abso
lutely necessary.
AVuuU Out of I lie Army.
LINCOLN , Neb. . Feb. 10. Governor
Poyntcr has been asked to make an at
tempt to secure the discharge of Ben
jamin Gomtno of Kddyvllle , now serv
ing with the British army In the Trans ,
vaal. Gomme in said to be a natural
ized citizen of the United States. Those
who are asking for his -elease assert
that he was seized while in England
and forced into the British military
service. Not having his naturalization
papers with him at the time , he could
not prove that he was a citizen of the
United States. This story is not be
lieved at the state house , for the rea
son that here iu no such thing as com
pulsory enlistment in England. Gov
ernor Poyntcr will refer tlic request to
Congressman Neville , who will be
asked to lay the case before the proper
authorities in Washington.
Sw Inilllni ; r nniTH.
PLATTSMOUTU , Neb. , Feb. 19. An
agent for the Pierce Co-Operative Med
ical dispensary of Chicago , 111. , recent
ly visited the farmers In this county
and succeeded In permmllng ( some of
them to sign a paper which proved to
be a note. Otto .lahn , living near Elmwood -
wood , waa one of his victims. His note
was sold to R. Adel McCttrdy , who ,
through his attorney , .1. L. Root ,
brought suit before Judge Anther to
collect the note of $150. Attorneys II.
D. Travis of this city and William
Deles Dernier of ISImwood appeared for
the defendant. After being out a fe\v
minutes the Jury brought in a verdict
for Jahn.
Solilli-r'H KIMIIU'IM
is'HLSON. Neb. , Feb. 1 ! ) . The re
mains of Sergeant Charley Mellick of
company H , First Nebraska , who was
killed in battle at Manila , April 215.
reached here last week. Tlie body will
He In atate until that of Otto Kuston-
border , which Is now on the way , ar
rives , when a double funeral will be
held.
Sin-tllpoT Alirimil.
PAWNEE CITY. Neb. . Fob. 111. The
smallpox plague in Pawn. " ) county has
not yet been completely ftamped out.
One new ctfae was reported from Du
Bols and two from Bookwalter. The
Du Bois patient is a young child of the
late Dr. McColm , who dlPtl of the dis
ease. The name of only one of the
stricken persons at Bookwalter was re
ported to the authorities C. C. Mar-
fllK , a former grain dealer of that place.
The impression has been circulated
that the Infection has broken out In
Pawnee City , but IB untrue.
STATE MONEY COLLCC1IONS.
All County Trenmirern Ilurr Now
vil to tlieStulo Auilllor.
All the county treasurers ot No-
UniHkti huvo reported to the state nud-
Itor concerning the iiinouut of state
money rollecteil us taxes ami turned
Into the treasury during the year 1800.
Douglas county heads the list , helng
credited with depositing $104,001.37
with the state treasurer. The Indi
vidual reports show how the money
wan apportioned and from What
sources It was derived. Fur compiling
thcsjo repot ts the county trei.sifircr ot
Douglas county wan allowed a fee of
$2,881.3 ; } , the treasurer Of Lancaster
received $ lSOo.l52 and the treasurer of
Hooker county for the same work was
paid $17. 12. The treasurers ot other
counties received almllar fee In pro
portion to tlio amount turned Into the
treasury. The following summary
shows the amount paid by each coun
ty :
Aiiuinn . J L'j.Mmii
Antoloim . HL'.TO.ori
Manner . . . . . . IMW.'Jti
lllalnc . l.fi.K :
Hoono . ' . . ' . lO.oovtrj
Hex Utltto . S.i'i.fti ! :
Hoyd . aait.wi
Hi own . rsn..s'i
Huffillo . Sl.HTO.IU
Hurt . : i , r.U.o ! :
Hiitlor . ) . . . , lii.fii ! (
rvdur . : w.ii.7 ; : : : ' .
chum- . ii.r.11 ! . : ! ! !
C'lu-rry . s'jr.lli
'hi'j 011110 . . . l1,7i" . ( Hi
C'luy . .iT/JtiiLiVi
C'olfnx . . . SW.WN.-I ! >
C'llinlllK' . LTi.'J'Sl.lHi
( 'lister . -'fi.Xli.rM
Dakota . ii.O.'J.M :
Uawi'H . ! iiiiii > .li (
Ha WHOM . 17,74 1. ti
. 7r > l7.r.
"
liil.Ufll.iiT
Dimily . 4.3 X.tri
million- . Zti.51S.ri7
Kraiihllii . it.lo.77 : : :
l-'iii-iiiis . 1S.n20. ! 7
UIIKO . l.s.JU'.i.r.S
Oiirlloltl . 2.l3S.7i !
( loxpur . t . ICi.ijfl" . " '
( runt . K.UM.W
Halt .
HainlUon . 2-l.Sl-ii.7K
Harlau . . ' . . . . J3.Wl.ti9
Hayi-s . f.V.l7.1i ( !
Mttchcook . 7'fi2.SS !
iioit . ! 'j.7i2.r.i :
Hooker . fiSl.lii !
Howard . 1fi,170.i. : !
JetTorson . in.l04.KI
Kearney . 1JI.71 - ) . , " . ' . '
Keith . 7.70. 0
Kcya 1'alni . ; . - . ii.110.41
KlmlMill . 1,7.-i7.ia
KHOX . "
Uncoiii . 7 . ii.tu.7 ! : :
I .OKU II . 1.4SS..S9
l.oup . 2tKS.o : :
Mmllflon . ai5.GS2.82
ML'I'hL-rsori . 1.174.07
Morrli-k . 2fi.74n.27
Ncinaliii . ai.72 ! .14
NuckullH . 2ti.M2.U !
Otoe . I0.40a.ll !
I'nwneo - . 2C.5ilS.54
IVrkln * . 4.413.23
I'lu-lps . 1(1,135.34 (
IMcrci ) . 2.U2S.H : >
iMattt ! . -.i.tez-on
I'olk . 21.Hi2.ri7
lied Willow . ] lii97.r.l5 :
UlchiulHon . ' . 2'i,4UO.a7
Hock . u.HM.OO
Saline . M/NS.m
Snrpy . Jii.711.MJ
SimiKlcrs . 32.30ij.fiii
ScotiH WHIT . : i.B7it.ai
Howard . 2S.W3.02
Shetldan . 12.077.01
Sherman | . ii.997.d2
HloilX . li.87ti.23
Stuiltoil . 1 ! .I529.I4 !
Thayer . ltr ! ! 27.10
Thomas . I,2."i2.u ;
Thill Htun . 1',4M.L'2 ;
Valley . v . J1.H7B.M ;
WiiHlilliRtnu . r . IS.IWS.l'S
Wayne . : : s,4.i : ! ! )
Webster . 21.fiUi.71
\Vln-elur . . ' . . : i.H .21
York . aui'l.KU '
Total . $ l.StiM1.7S
State OiipHxl Xoti-B.
There Is a constant demand from the
government for trained civil engineers
from the State university. This de
mand has been so great that several
undergraduate students have left the
university to accept positions in the
Held. Fred B. Ryott left recently for
Havana , Cuba , to 1111 a position in tlf
government corps of englncrs. Sev
eral other students left last week for
the Philippine islands.
Prof. Harbour of the State university
has in his possession a letter written
by King Charles I of England in 1644.
The letter belongs to James Mitchell
of Wilbur and is considered a very
valuable relic. The paper bears thu
water-marks of the royal paper makers
and Is of excellent quality and almost
natural In color. The handwriting Is
bold and almost as legible as printed
matter. Librarian Barrett of the State
Historical society Is making an effort
to secure the letter as a loan for the
museum.
l'ri-i > iir fur Soldier's Itoily.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , Feb. 1C.
Dr.T. . P. and .1. S. Livingston have re-
crh'ed a telegram from Quartermaster
Long of San Francisco stating that the
body of their brother , 11. Guy Livings
ton , had been forwarded from them
by express. Upon the arrival of the
body hero It will at once be taken to
the home of his mother. Mrs. Ilohert
It. Livingston. Rev. it. H. Burgess
will conduct the funeral services in
St. Luke's Episcopal church. Guy
Livingston was a momnor of Compan.\
M , First Nebraska , and while with thu
Thurston Rifles engaged in battle ar
Manila was shot in the head and died
I'Yier CloHtM ScliooU.
NORTH 1JI3NI ) , Neb. . Feb. 1C. The
Board of Health has ordered the
schools , churches and all other places
of public assemblage closed on account
o ? the scarlet fever. There have been
about twenty eases. Most of the cmes
are mild , but the board wlsnes to
stamp out all traces of infection.
Sum 1'opu llmlH IIU lilft * .
FREMONT. Neb. , Feb. 10 Sam Pope
committed suicide at his fatlusr's home
at Lewis , la. , by sending -14-callbei
bullet through his brain.
Pope was well known In Fremont ,
having been one of the central figures
in a shooting scrape on August 8 , last ,
growing out of trouble with his gamb
ling partner , Hdward Jerome. On that
date Jerome Invited him to an up
stairs room and without warning shot
him six times.
A Nebraska Young Man Who Trans
gressed is Overhauled ,
GRAVE CHARGES ARE AGAINST HIM.
Ho ( tut Awny WHIi 83,000 Trarrlrd
Turtll.v Thoiixund Mllc-n , lint Hnully
Hi-turn * to IIU Nutlvit Country , U'lmro
Ho Will Hutu to Animi-r for IIU .UU-
dollies.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Feb. II.
Frederick S. Kcllcy , formerly an em
ploye of a prominent Insurance com
pany In Onmlui , but who'left that
city about two years ago when defal
cations amounting" to about $5,000 , were
about to be discovered , waa urr otcd
by detectives In thin city.
The arrest was kept a secret until
yesterday , when it was learned that
Kelley left for Chicago in the custody
of detectives. He was accompanied by
his young wife , formerly of Oakland ,
Cal. Since his departure from Omaha
Kellcy has traveled much and held a
good postilion in Manila , but his love
for his own country got the best of him
and ho returned. Three months ago
ho married the daughter of a promi
nent printer. Kelley's relatives are
wealthy and prominent people of Lin
coln , Neb.
H. B. Cot-yell of the Phonlx Insur
ance company at Omaha , said that
Kclley's supposed defalcation was
discovered In April , 181)8. ) For three
years previous ho hud held the position
of cashier and manager and received nil
the cash remittances from the country
agencies of the company. He bundled
on an average $75,000 potannum. . The
amount of his embezzlement when fi
nally figured out was found to
utfgrexnto nearly $ (5,000. ( Ho was
bonded for $ . " > ,000 with the Guar
anty company of North America ,
whose headquarters are at Toronto ,
Can. After his.disappearance the cbm-
pany refused to make the face of the
bond good and Mr. Coryell entered suit
agi-.lnst them in the United States
court. The Bult-l8-yeM > endlng.
As with most defalcations of magni
tude it was a small and a comparative
ly simple thing that Kelley might have
turned to one side had he kept his head
tint resulted in his exposure and dis
grace. The management hail discov
ered that a count ! y agent was appar
ently some ? HO behind in his accounts.
Ho was called sharply to tlmo and by
return mall sent receipts , showing that
he had paid the Item In question. Mr.
Kelley was asked by Mr. Coryell wheth
er the money liad boon received or
not.
Kelley stammered and admitted that
It had. Mr. Coryell then insisted on
knowing whether there wore any other
accounts In such a state , and Kelley ,
refusing to answer , abruptly left the
ofllce , promising to return and explain
everything , which he failed to do.
Order for Uito : Itoclnclloii.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 11. The state
board of transportation , without the
usual recommendation from the secre
taries , Issued the following orders , de
termined on by the board at Norfolk
In consequence of the hearing held
Friday last at that place :
"It is , therefore , by the Nebraska
state board of transportation consider
ed , adjudged and ordered that the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , iMlnncnpolls & Omaha
Railway company reduce the rate on
first-class shipments of freight from
South Sioux City to Norfolk to ! I5 cents
per 100 poundn and other classes in the
iiumo proportion , and that said railway
hereafter receive for shipment under
the usual regulations of the road all
freight which may bo tendered to it
/or shipment from Omaha to Norfolk ,
and that said road Is required to show
cause on the 23rd day of February ,
1900 , why said orders should not bo
enforced. Dated at Lincoln , Neb. , this
12th day of February , 1900.
"JOHN F. CORNELL ,
"Chairman.
" \V. F. PORTER ,
"Secretary. "
Union I'iK-lllii Fllcx
OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 14. The Union
Pacific Railway company has filed Its
answer in the suit brought by Attorney
General Smyth on behalf of the stale
board of transportation. In the pe
tition the attorney general alleged
that on July 17 , 1897 , T. H. T ! , blc
filed n complaint with the board , al
leging that the company changed I'1-
rates on live stock from the car to the
per pound plan. The board Is alleged
to have heard the complaint and'on
November 2i. ( 1S')7 ) , ordered the rates
restored. The attorney general
charged that thu order had not been ,
compiled with In any respect and asked
judgment for $5,001.1 against the com
pany.
In answer the Union Pacific says that
the petition does not state facts suf
ficient to constitute a cause of action
and asks that the case bo dismissed at
the costs of the state.
I'lim-nd or n Soldli-r.
MADISON , Neb. . Feb. 11. The fu
neral of Private Arthur C1. Sims , com
pany F , First Nobranka , was hold hero
In the Heln Opera house. Twelve hun
dred people were In attendance. Tro
funeral was conducted by company F ,
Nebraska National Guard. Addresses
wore made by Rev. , ) . 1C. Fowler , Rev
.1. L. St. Clalr and Rov. Lowrlc. The
procession to the cemetery was three-
quarters of h. mlle long.
In I.und CIXPN.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 14. Rcpre
scntattve Sutherland of Nebraska has
secured a ruling by the commissioner
of the general land office affecting tne
rights of county Judges In taking proof
In land entries. The register of the
land office at McCook had refused to
designate County Judge Pylo of Fron
tier county to take final proofn oven
when the applicant had-requested to go
before him. Commissioner Hermann
holds that the register has erred In
this action and he is Instructed In fu
ture to designate the court ofllcsr
whom the applicant rcquwtu ,
HiaHPEICEOFPAPEB.
TARIFF TAX ON WOOD PULP A
COSTLY ONE.
Mujr CompM Suli'rrllinr * In I'njr Morn
for Tliolr Country Ncvrnpapor Tim
Cry tor It * Iimtnnt itepnnl In Very
Ioml I'npor Trimt Un liber jr.
Theio are very conclusive rcanons
why the present tariff .tnx , on wood
pulp and printing paper should bo re
pealed , and there la no reason In the
Interest of Amorlqan Industry that
pleads for the continuance of thorn ;
taxes. They arc now simply an cle
ment of robbery under color of law ,
aud they should bo effaced fno. our
stnUites.
The paper trunt Is now taxing the
nowapapcj1 land book publlahbra of the
country many million , not becaUBc of
any such actual Increase In the cost of
producing paper , but because the trust
has the power to extort from the pur
chasers of paper up to the extent that
would make tarllf-taxed foreign paper
nnd pulp cheaper than the prices de
manded hpro. This trust has played Its
sclMMiie of extortion to the uttermost ,
and congress should at once remove
the tux that protects no American In
dustry and that has become only an
agent to rob the consumers.
Two-thirds of the wood pulp used In
the manufacture of paper for American
consumption should como from Can
ada , but It Is excluded by a tariff tax ,
and wo arc now malting headlong iu
the destruction of our forests , while
Canada , with its almost limitless sup
ply ot timber , cannot reach our mar
kets because of the tax Imposed by
the tariff.
The two conclusive reasons which
should make congress act promptly arc
llrst , that the paper trust should bo
at once halted In Its rapid destruction
of our American forests by the admis
sion of free wood pulp from Canada ;
and , second , that the present extortion
practiced by the paper trust upon pub
lishers ot newspapers and books shall
cease to have the protection of the gov
ernment.
The time has como when any trust
that makes arbitrary profits by tariff
duties must cease to be protected by
the government. Where American In
dustry nce ls protection It Is reason
able to permit- , but whore nlleged
protection Is used only for systematic
robbery , It must bo overthrown.
Wo can now manufacture paper as
cheaply as any country In the world.
There Is no excuse whatever for a tax
upon the manufactured articles , and
the rtw material should be free , not
only because the general principle Is
correct , but because If It shall not bo
done promptly our forests will bo prac
tically destroyed within a few years by
tarllT taxes excluding the lumber of
Canada from our markets.
Paper and pulp must be made free
of all taxes.as the paper trust has dqm-
onstratod that these taxes servo only a
single purpose that is to invlto rob
bery under color of law. Philadelphia
Times. .
A llnnl Ituln.
"It rains n great deal In the Pnget
sound country , " said the man from
that section , "and 1 heard u ! a funny
Incident not long ago about It. Some
chap had como from the Mlsslppl val
ley to take tip his residence at What-
com , on Dellingham bay , where there
are very high tides. When the boat
landed him at the end of the long pier
extending over the tide flats the water
was low and the new man didn't notice
anything but a wide stretch of sand
between the boat and the town. It
was in the evening about dark and was
raining , and he went to the hotel on
the front street and stayed there , going
to bed without having gone out for a
walk. The next morning when he getup
up he looked out and the tide was In ,
the water coming up close to the hotel.
Ho gazed at the widespread waters for
an Instant , and , throwing up Ills hands
in astonishment , he exclaimed , 'Ceo
will/ , but It must have rained hard
last night ! ' Then he hurried down
stairs to the ollice to find out if the.ro
was any danger from the flood , and the
clerk Hinlled four or five times and
gave him some much-needed Informa
tion. " Washington Star.
llotli In Iliu KIIIIIU IIox.
A parson who occasionally preaches
In South London arrived to take the
place of the vicar , who had been called
away on account of some family bc-
reavement.and found an old and rather
asthmatic lady struggling up the steps
which led to the front door. He cour
teously gave her his arm to assist her
and when they reached the top the
dame asked him if ho know who was
going to preach. "Mr. So-and-So , " re
plied the parson , giving his own name.
"Oh , dear me , " exclaimed the old lady ;
"help me down again. If you please ;
I'd rather listen to the groaning and
creaking of a windmill than sit under
him , " and she prepared to descend. The
parson gently assisted her downstairs
and slghfully remarked as he bade her
good-by : "I wouldn't go in , cither , If I
weren't the preacher. "
Now Method of I.lK tlnC Tunnel * .
A new method of lighting tunnels Is
about to be adopted In one constructed
in Paris for an electric road. Electric
lamps will bo turned on automatically
as the train enters the tunnel and cut
off automatically as it emerges. The
lights are arranged on each side on a
level with the windows of the cars , so
that during daytime It will not be nee-
cssarry to turn on the light In the
cars. This mode has been devised by
a French Inventor , and doubtless will
be found of great utility.
