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    SSSiSftlSBRSaS
HIS PARTING WORD
Rocommondations of Retiring
Governor Savage
of BUte Institution Advocated Wonld
Lengthen Terms of l.rgliilntnr iini),
Abollih UnneceKinry Hint Of-
flcci A 1'IcH for Kriiiiomy
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WHAT QOV. SAVAGE'
RECOMMENDS.
Governor Savage declares that
tho provision of the constitution
regarding tho Imostmcnt of trust
funds Is antiquated Ho urges
thnt some ameiidmtnt lo devhed
to romedy the defect and nllow
the state tieasurer to lineal In
such slate, county nnd foreign
bonds ns nmy make wife nnd
prolltnblo Investments.
Strict nnd rigid economy Is tho
keynoto of the whole message.
The governor dnouuccs unneces
sary Jobs nnd nil attempts at party
spoliation. He maintain thnt tho
monoy of the people- should wo
wisely it nil Judiciously spent nnd
urges n enroful Investment of all
tho money of tho people.
Governor Savngo Riven a do
tnllcd nceount of the loss of the
Norfolk asylum by lire. He tiroes
thpt nil buildings erected by the
stato ho built of fireproof ma
terlnl.
rubllc Borvlco corporations
should not be nllowed munlclpnl
frnnchlses. Competition should
everywhere, govern the operations
of such concerns Public owner
ship, ho opposes. The people
should receive compensation for
tho use of public streets by cor-
fiomllon.i. lie advises tho ollm
nation of nil municipal franchises.
Ten thousand dollars wus the
sum appropriated for tho Pan
Amerlcnn exposition. Of this
$l,7Sri.41 remains unexpended.
K
iseornsKa snnuui inuo a leaning
part In tho Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. Kor this purpose n
sum of not less than $75,000 should
bo npproprlnted.
Additional facilities should bo
plnced nt the disposal of teoch
ers to get professional training.
No tencher should bo ollglblo who
has not attended n normal school
for nt least one year.
An appropriation should be
mado for buildings at Peru.
A normal school should be lo
cated In went Nebraska,
The state university ts the "cap
shenf" of the educational system
of tho state. Tho administration
of Chancellor AndrewH has been '
efficient.
There should Vie n rigid Inspec
tion of foods. Tho pure food law
should Im amended jio that It will
Include nil food products.
Koroseno should bo closely In
spected and Impure oils excluded
- from tho markets. Gnsollno
it should nlso be tested.
Geological surveyors snoum do
empowered to enter any lands
where their picsonce does not
cause damage to owners or Inter
fere with private rights.
The stato should take n leading
pnrt In promoting Irrigation nnd
remedying defects In tho pres
ent system.
Action should be taken to form
a boundary commission to ndjust
nnd prevent disputes arising from
the vagaries of the Missouri river
Nebraska has need of a strong
nnd well equipped nntlonnl guard.
Tho service Is nt present Inade
quate to the demand,
Tho supremo court commission
should bo nbollshcd nnd some no
tion tnken for n revision of tho or
gnnlc law In order to Increase tho
number of Judges.
Retrenchment Is ndvlsable In re
gnrd to district Judges. In somo
sections tho litigation does not
demand that th present number
i
X
jt of Judges be retained.
The revenue laws must be
amended in order to overcomo
some of the "gross nbuscs" of the
present, system. By reason of tho
delinquencies the stnto debt -is
now almost 2 millions. Tho real
trouble Is non-payment of taxes
and somo measure should be tnken
to compol prompt payment. Tho
state board should raise aH well
as equalise values. Tho law' re
quiring property to tie assessed
nt Its cash value should be rigidly
enforced.
The Improvements nt the Peru
Normal, the penitentiary nnd the
Lincoln asylum aro needed. All
other requests for buildings are
unnecessary
The sum of $621, oso Is nsked for
buildings and Improvements. The
expenditure can bq kept down to
$476,000 without Impairing tho
public service.
The ofllce of cleik or the su
preme court should bo mado n
salaried one.
The appropriation for tho stnto
university should not bo raised
above the, nmount allowed two
years ngo.
Appropriations nsked for build
ing nt the Girls' Industrial sohool,
tho Instituto for the Feeblo
Minded. The, Nebraska Industrial
homo and the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb should not bo
Increased.
Tho penltontlarv nnd tho Hast
ings asylum will need slightly
lncrensed appropriations.
Tho Hjato Hlstorlcnl society
should lo satisfied If Its allow
nnce Is not decreased and thero Is
no Justification for a request for
nn lncrense of $3,300,
The people bear tho burdens of
taxation and there should be
much caution exercised In mak
ing appropriations.
The ofllccs of land commissioner
nnd nudltor should be abolished,
The board of charities nnd cor
rections, the state printing board
and the bureau of statistics should
be nbollshcd.
Governor Savage asks that cap-
u- ital nunlshment ue Hbousneu.
Hr The only allusion to the Hartley
Ht pardon Is a paragraph, quoting
it reasons for the action. In the re
it port on pardons nnd commutn-
if tlous.
ir Attention should be paid to tho
it diseases of live stock and laws
it should be passed to prevent the
spread or Infectious diseases,
A constitutional convention
should bo called.
it Partisanship should not be al-
it lowed to Interfere with the eco-
it nomlcal management of state In-
stltutlons.
it Terms of the members of the
if legislature should be Increased to
four yenrs.
it Annual elections should bo dls-
penned with nnd civil service ro-
form in stato service should be
it encouraged.
In his message to the legislature to
day Ezra P. Savage, the retiring gov
ernor of Nebraska, says:
To the Senators nnd Iiepiesentatlves,
Twenty-Eighth Session or the Legisla
ture of Nebraska:
Constitutional environments nnd limi
tations are such that, to be further li
censed, means an unnecessary hardship
on those who bear the burdens of the
cost of public government. The stato
of Nebraska has so developed in its in
dustrial, educational and commercial re
sources that it can no longer be sub
jected to .that degree of restraint em
Bodied In the constitution ns it now
oxlsts without material interference with
Its growth and welfare.
Particularly Is this true in regard to
a profitable Investment of the perma-
nnt itc.hool trust funds. Section of
article 8 of thfl constitution limits the
Investment of these funds to United
States and stnto securities nnd regis
tered county bonds of this state, and
while no objection ran bo raised t tho
quality of the securities enumerated, the
fnot remnlns that the latitude of In
vestment Is Inadequate, necessitating the
employment of nn Intermediary between
the contracting parties with consequent
loss In the way of rebates Prosperity
has been so general wfth the Amerlcnn
people during the Inst five years, nnd
tnpney has become so plentiful, that In
terest rates on nil stable securities have
decreased during that time approxi
mately 100 per cent Five yenrs ngo 8
per cent securities were obtnlnnble In
every market Today 4 per cent se
curities are difficult to nblnln. tho gen
eral lino, being below that figure. Tho
constitution prohibits the board of edu
cations lands and funds from using
nny pnrt of the trust funds for other
than the purnose of Investment, which
prevents tho board or the tiensurer from
going Into the open market nnd paving
premiums, ns do other investors. This
require" the purchase of securities from
or through nn Intermediary nnd results
Invariably In the acquisition of securities
nt a consldernblv reduced nite of Inter
est The lews thus entailed amount to
thousands of dollars nnnunlly. nor can I
divine nnv substantial remedv Independ
ent of such nmendment to the consti
tution ns will nITord wider latitude In
the matter of denominating the kind of
securities which mnv be purcluised. Tho
Hchool trust fund has now reached tho
enormous pioportlons with tendencies
toward n ftntlier Increase, and until re
lief Is furnished which shall provide
avenues for Investment of this fund
which do not now cxIhI the best results
uosslble will be unprofitable nnd unsat
isfactory to tho people During the last
two Vears payments on school lnnd sold,
despite tho liberality of the stnto In
the mnttor of exempting from tnxntlon
lands In which It has an equltv. hnve
greatlv lncrensed the trust funds, nnd
notwithstanding that extraordinary dili
gence was practiced bv the treasurer In
making Investments, the nmount unin
vested was n great portion of the tlmo
large nnd Its safe-keeping nttended by
more or less risk.
If the state be empowered to go Into
tho open nmrket nnd compete with other
Investors It will, not nlone prove remun
erative In the wny of snvlng rebates and
discounts, but such an active competitor
nt -work In the matket will have n tend
ency to reduce Interest rates therebv
making a saving to the people both
ways.
The amount of securities held for the
permanent school fund now nggtegntes
$r..3R0.000. The nmount of money which
tho stnto has forthcoming from sale
contracts of school Innels approximates
G million dollars. Arrangements must
be mnde therefore for n continuous In
vestment of a trust fund of nt least to
million dollars. Under prevailing con
stitutional limitations Investment or any
where near the full nmount of this fund
Is impossible.
A PLEA FOR ECONOMY.
'Sovernor Wnts "Snap" Offices Abolished
Condemns Extravagance.
'The government of tho state ns now
constituted symbolizes extrnvngnnce In
a marked degree. Those who framed
tho existing constitution established de
partments that for the next twenty-five'
vears, under tho most favorable, circum
stances In tho growth and development
of the state, will be nn unnecessary bur
den on the tax payers. The people should
enjov government at the lowest oost
consistent with good service. Anv
grenter cost Is a public Injustice, A
enroful study of this phase of tho ques
tion Justifies me In inv own mind In
recommending the abolition of the de
partments of auditor of public necounts
and commissioner of public lands nnd
buildings, nnd tho nsslgnmcnt of the du
ties incumbent thereon to thoso depart
ments officered by the secretary of
ninin Clio Irenmirer nnd COVernor. With
n few nddltlonnl clerks the duties of the
nudltor and commissioner of public
lands and buildings can ne periormeu n.v
the secretary of stnte, tho trensurer nnd
the governor, thus mnklng a saving to
the tax payers of approximately $G0.000
per year, simplifying government and
doing nwny with the necessity of nn out
lav of nt least $100,000 mado necessary
for accommodations for the new nil
juncts which naturally will bo created
from time to time.
ATTACKS SPOILSMEN.
In tho conflict for political spoliation
the oflleeseeklnK class seems to bnvo out
generaled nnd defeated tluwe who stnnd
for economy, with the result twit a largo
number of names have been added to tho
pay roll, nnd bureaus and departments
havo been established absolutely without
anv apparent justification. This policy
has been pursued by all political par
ii until nnvf tho stato Pas In Its em
ploy nt high wages, sufficient officers
and employes to transnet ten times the
amount of business devolving on them.
A critical Investigation will show that
In mnnv Instances one department Is du
plicating tho work of tho other with no
other object than to find employment for
thoso -whom the legislature lifts from
time to time established In puHlle office.
If business Is transacted properly It does
not Improve It to have It twice or thrice
transacted nnd If It be transacted Im
properly the evil can grow no ess
through the medium of multiplication.
As tho accredited representative of the
people. It Is vour duty to see thnt not
r. ,i.iini- nt oxnense Is entailed on
i,,i ,, .- - --,- - ,. , , ,
them hevontl tne amount rccpuieu u Mu
rray tho" cost of government honesty nnd
economically administered.
The bureau of Industrial statistics Is
n source of unnecessary expense nnd
should bo nbollshcd. The law pertain
ing to tho collection nnd compilation of
Industrial stntlstlcs should be so nmended
ns to Impose this duty Jointly on the
department of bnnklng. the department
of public Instruction and the board of
agriculture. By so doing tho service can
bo Improved nnd n substantial reduction
mndo 111 public expense.
A comparison of expenses Incident to
nubile printing fails to Justify the ex
istence of the stato printing board or
for a specific appropriation therefor and
that tho lnw creating the said board bo
repealed and that Its duties bo Imposed
on tho secretary of state.
Congress Is nt this time considering ft
bill which provides for the locntlon of n
national fish hatchery in Nebraska. Tho
worth nnd lmportnnco of such an un
dertaking must bo npparcut to all. Tho
success nchloved by the state In tho
promotion of fish and game, both by fish
hatching nnd by preventing the whole
sal" and unlawful destruction of game
and fish, makes this a very doslmble
field for n national hatchery. Tho leg
islature nt Its last session enacted a
law creating a system of game wardens.
The workings of this law havo been
eminently satisfactory and tho nmount
received from prosecutions nnd fees al
most balances tho expenses entailed,
which makes that department almost
self supporting. I recommona that your
honorable body memorialize Congress to
pass this measure nnd thnt tho Ne
braska representatives In both branches
be urged to give It nctivo attention mm
support. Should the measure piss It
would be nn net of wisdom for the state
to turn over its hatchery and equip
ment nt South Reild to the general gov
ernment nt u nominal cost.
FOR A BOARD OF PARDONS.
Governor Recommend! NonPartlan
Body Board to Control Institutions.
I recommend that the manugement of
tho state Institutions bo placed under
the supervision of a non-partisan boaid
of control and pardons. This board
should bo heavily bonded and should be
required to purchase supplies. Inspect In
stitutions and accounts thereof und ex
ercise supervisory control over the sov
ernl Institutions, It should also be em
powered and required to provide means
of employment for convict labor and
pass upon all applications ror exocutlvo
clemency.
Tho penitentiary should and can be
made solf supporting. Instead or deal
ing with contractors, tne state snouid
Itsojr employ the labor of convicts in
the manufacture of clothing, boots and
shoes und other materials ror the various
Institutions. With a nominal outlay fcr
machinery the stnte enn do away with
tho necessity of appropriating largo sums
of money out of the treasury each yar
for the maintenance of thnt Institution.
Guided further by the light of experi
ence and reason. I recommend that tha
laws be so amended an to require rela
tives of tho Insane, feeble-minded and
Inmntos of the reform school to bear
the expense of the mnlntennnce of theso
Individuals. The stnte should provide ac
commodations nnd medical nttentlon.
but this expense, nlong with tho general
expense of maintenance, should bo borne
by relatives when financially able to do
no, otherwise tho cost should devolve on
the resident county,
I further recommend that the Home
for tho Friendless be eliminated from
politics and plnced under tho supervision
of n non-nnrtlon board composed of
women residing In the city of Lincoln.
All other vMtlng and examining boards,
a sourco of considerable expense ntut
often of much dissension, should bo
abolished.
WANTS BOAUD ATIOI.ISHKD.
Tho state board of charities has failed
by Its nchlevemenH to Justify Its fur
ther existence at public expense, and
I respectfully recommend that this work
be left to the churches and the charit
ably Inclined nnd thnt tho lnw creating
said honrd be icpealed.
Tho maintenance of two separnto
homes for soldiers nnd sailors can by
no method of reasoning be Justified.
Theso charges, by reason of age and In
firmity, have been rendered Incapable
of performing mannnl tabor and those
plans which contemplate the production
of rood supplies with this class of labor
must now be abandoned. Tho home at
Grand Island never has and never can
enjoy pioper sanitary accommodations.
The large tract of land owned by tho
stnte nt this point Is now n source it
expense rather than of revenue. The
homo at Milfard Is better adapted In
every way nnd the land owned by tho
stnto on which this Institution Is located
Is of sufficient quality to answer all legi
timate purposes. The number of In
mates henceforth will by the workings
of time, be gradually reduced and and
I say It with regret and sorrow It will
only be a few yenrs until the last sur
vivor of that gieat conflict will have
passed away. I recommend, both In
consideration of the Inmates who can
be better provided for nnd of the tnx
payers who should be relieved of nil un
necessary burdens, that the property at
Grand Island be sold nnd tho lumntes
transferred to Mllford. Tho expense In
cident to this change will be trivial
compared with the tlnanclnl snvlng this
will make to the state,
Kncli session of the legislature hns
witnessed tho unnecessary expenditure
of a largo sum of money for printing and
slntloncry. Numerous bills are Intro
duced which have no merit to commend
them, and, nfter a great deal of expense
has boon entailed, fall of passage.
While many of these bills aim at legi
timate achievements, not n few of them
are utterly devoid of merit. I therefore
recommend that before a bill may be
Introduced. It be referred to such com
mittee of tho house In which It orig
inated as has to deal with subjects of
that character nnd shall be entertnlned
bv vour honornblo body only when Its
Introduction bears the approval of a
majority of said committee. Only such
number of persons should be employed
during a legislative session ns Is actu
ally necessary to transact Us buslnem
with proper expedition.
REVENUE.
Wants "Gross Abuse" Remedied by Leg
islation. I cannot impress upon your minds too
firmly the Importance of making such
amendments to our revenue laws as
will forever end the many gross abuses
now so widely licenses. By reason of
delinquent taxes the state has each year
been compelled to utilize Its ciedlt until
the outstanding warrant Indebtedness
against the general fund reaches the en
ormous amount of J.l,089,"2S.C3. By rea
son of dollnquonces each year the state
finds Its nppiopriatlons In excess of gross
receipts to tho extent of at least $100,
000 necessitating tho Issuance of Interest
bearing warranto to meet authorized ex
penditures. "The constitution limits the Indebted
ness of the stato to $100,000, yet the
stato debt Is now close to tho 2 million
dollar mark with n stop from further
Incieiise conditioned titil.s nr,d solely on
such legislation as will compel tho pay
ment of taxes by all holders of property.
The amount of taxes due the state
nnd delinquent December 1. 1902. as
shown bv the auditor's records, was
$3,450,422.80. Of this sum the sum of
$1,131,124.01 Is due but not delinquent.
This mnkes the nmount of delinquent
tuxes $2,328,298.28, or n sum $338,969 CB
grenter than the outstanding obligations
ngnlnst the general fund Of the nmount
,l,lliwiitrnt ii. 131. 124 CI ! for the tnx
levied In 1901, most of which will be paid
Into tho treasury In the near future, but
thcie still remains, after deducting the
delinquencies for 1901. a delinquency or
$1,197,173.67. which represents delinquen
cies Tor n period of years prior to 1901.
A conservative study of tax statistics
discloses the fact that the average an
nual delinquency is 30 per cent of the
tuxes levied.
NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.
It will bo observed therefore, that the
real source of trouble Is the non-payment
of taxes, nnd that tho remedy primarily
must be such as will compel prompt pay
ment. It Is manifestly wrong ror tho state to
be exacting and arbitrary with one class
of taxpayers and ultra Indifferent nnd
lenient with, others. 1 hnve In mind the
tnxes levied on railroad property, not
one dollar of which remains unpaid, yet
there nre those who advocate the adjust
ment of the discrepancy between our
expenditures and iccelpts, not by re
quiring the payment of taxes by all, but
bv requiring corporate Interests to con
tribute a correspondingly grenter amount.
Injustice Is written across the very faoe
of this proposition.
I recommend thnt the powers of the
state board of equalization be so ex
tended ns to empower said board to
raise ns well as equalize values, and mat
countv treasurers be empowered to con
vey title to property on which tho taxes
nre unpaid, making due provision for
redemption or title within n specified
time, and for Interest on money ad
vanced for tux pnyment. Payment of
taxes on movable and nersonnl property
should bo duo within 60 days nfter the
assessment, so as to gunrd ngalnst loss
of tnxes through removal and conse
ouent extinction of Identification. For
the prompt collection of taxes county
treasurers should be made liable on their
bonds.
With these modifications a proper en
forcement of tho provisions of our rev
enue laws' coupled with an honest and
economical administration of public af
rniru will strlc nn even bnlanco be
tween our reclpls and disbursements nnd
put nn end to hnrmssing discrepancies
of this character.
ENFOHCKMKNT OF LAWS.
It is Important, too, that tho law re
quiring all property to be assessed nt
Its cash value bo rigidly enforced. With
our property nssessed nt scarcely 10
per cent of Its value. It must result In
it high rate of levy, while the low valua
tion makes It appear that Nebraska, one
of the principal industrial states of the
I'nlon. Is still struggling in the shadows
of primitive statehood, Those seeking
Investment consult our laws nnd our
records, nnd If they find that the com
bined wealth of Nebraska is $174,000,000
after moro than a third of a century of
statehood, and that the tax levy is
higher than Interest rates, they will not
be likely to tnke up their nbode with
us. Thev will assume, that the law Is
enforced nnd that $174,000,000 represents
tho aggregate real wealth of the stnte,
whereas It represents scarcely more
than 10 per cent of It.
The assessed valuation of the state
should not be loss than 1 billion dollars,
and any lower valuation does the prop
erty Interests of tho .state an Injustice.
By raising tho assessed valuation to this
amount, tno rate of levy may be reduced
correspondingly, entnlllng no extra hard
ships, while it will remove a barrier that
I am reasonably certnln has in Its time
turned back millions or dollars seeking
Investment among us.
EZRA P. SAVAGE.
8TORM DELAYS ALL TRAINS.
Passengers Pull Into Union Station
from One to Six Hours Late.
The wind storm nntl cold of Tuesday
night nnd Wednesday plnyed havoc
with tho railroad service In this sec
tion of the middle west. Not ono pas
senger train roachod tho Union station
at Omaha on time Tuesday morning,
and they were Into from ono hour up
to six. Frolght service meanwhile was
much moro badly delayed, as every
possible leeway wns given the passen
ger trains.
Tuesdny night the wind was a fierce
northeaster and was actually strong
enough at times to practically hold a
train facing It still lu Its tracks. De
spite Its direction, however, It was
not only trnlns going north and east
that were hung up. The wind was so
powerful that Its crossfire and enfilade
on trains running south nnd west,
away from It, made travel difficult In
thoso directions also.
Several instances are reported
where engineers stopped their trains
entirely during certain spasms of tho
storm, while they wore on high or ex
posed ground. They were afraid to
run them because there was danger of
being blown off the track while round
ing curves.
With trainmen and englnemen tho
wind played many pranks, none seri
ous as far ns has been heard so far.
However, no man dared travel along
the tops of freight cars save on his
hands and knees, and in passenger
coach trains of open platforms it was
a dangerous feat all night long to pass
from one car to another.
Down at the Union station the bag
gage hands rolled out a dozen or so
trucks in expectation of the loads on
incoming trains. In a trice the wind
had seized the trucks and whirled
them In all directions, nnd one truck
man said thnt If the yards handn't
been fenced they would he hunting for
trucks yet.
Tho trains that were most conspicu
ously late Wednesday were Union Pa
cific No. 4, due here at 7:30 a. m
which did not arrived till after 12
o'clock; Rock Island No. 41, four hours
late from the east; Northwestern over
land, No. 1, two hours late from Chi
cago; Northwestern No. 71, three
hours late from Minneapolis; Missouri
Pacific No, 51, one hour and a half
late. Northwestern train No. 76,
which left here for Minneapolis at
7:55 Tuesday night and had to go In
the teeth of the gale all tho way, was
four hours late up there.
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN HAS TACT.
Aids Her Husband in His Work of
Pacifying South African People.
PRETORIA, Transvaal All doubts
as to whether the Boers would partic
ipate in the entertainments given in
honor of Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain and Mrs. Chamberlain were dissi
pated by the appearance of Generals
Botha, Delnrey and Cronje at the gar
den party given by the governor Tues
day. Tho attendance or the townspeo
ple, however, was not large.
Mrs. Chamberlain is tactfully aiding
the .secretary in his pacificatory mis
sion. When General Cronje was Intro
duced she at first did not catch his
name, hut immediately she heard it
was General Cronje. Mrs. Chamber
lain sent for him and engaged In a
lengthy conversation with th'e noted
general.
Pennsylvania Stock Grows.
PHILADELPHIA The call for the
meeting of the stockholders of the
Pennsylvania railroad for March 1
contains a notification that the share
holders will be asked to authorize an
Increase in the capital stock of more
than $400,000,000, or nearly double the
amount outstanding.
China Is Given Notice.
PEK1N At a meeting Wednesday
all the foreign ministers except United
States Minister Conger signed the
joint note Informing the Chinese gov
ernment that a failure to fulfill Its oh
ligations In refusing to pay the war
Indemnity on a gold basis, as provided
for by the peace protocol, would en
tall grave consequences.
Gas Puts Fire Out at Last.
JEROME. Ariz. The mine fire thnt
has been threatening to destroy the
United States Verde copper mine at
this place for four months has been
extinguished.
Heavy carbonic acid gas was forced
down the shaft, displacing the oxygen
and finally smothering jthe flames.
Sensational Reports are Denied.
LISBON. Tho reports sent out
from here that reservoirs In this city
had burst, that many persons had
been drowned and that the people
were panic-stricken are untrue. As a
mattor of fact, a bursting water pipe
flooded one shop, which was damag
ed to the extent of $150. No ono was
Injured.
Rifles for the Sultan.
PARIS. The Temps correspondent
at Contantlnoplo telegraphs that rep
resentatives of the Mausers signed a
contract Wednesday providing for the
delivery to the Ottomnn nrmy of 200.
000 rifles.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOPTll OMAHA.
CATTIjB Tho receipts of cattle were
more liberal here Friday morning thnn
anticipated, and besides that other points
were quoted n little lower, so that buy
ers wero rather bearish In their views.
Trading wns rnther srow rrom stnrt to
finish, as sellers were, holding for steady
prices. A smaller proportion of the re
ceipts thnn usunl consisted of corn-fed
steers, nnd the nihility was nlso rather
Inferior. Packers, though, stnrted In bid
ding a little lower, and In most cacs
succeeded In tnktng oft' nuiOc, but somo
sales looked very near steady. The com
moner the quality tho harder the cnttle
were to dispose of nt satisfactory prlceB.
The big bulk of the receipts consisted
of medium grade cows, nnd buyers mnde
good uso of the opportunity to pound
the mnrket. As n General thing the de
cline could bo put at about a dime, but
a good many snles looked worse thnn
that, whllo somo of the better kinds wero
not that much lower. Sellers did not like
tho idea of selling out for less money, so
that tho morning wm well advnnced be
roro tho bulk of the offerings was dis
posed of. Bulls and stngs felt the ef
fects or the decline on cows and steers,
and wero a little slow and weak. Veal
calves, though, held about steady. The
rew bunches or stackers nnd feeders that
wero offered sold nt just about stendy
prices, In spite of the fact that It was
Friday. The light receipts all the week
havo made speculators anxious for good
cattle, and seller experienced no trou
ble In disposing of those kinds. The
common stuff'wns rather slpw and weak.
SHKHP There was a very light run of
sheep and Inmbs hero Friday morning,
and the market was again active and
strong on all desirable grades. A string
of western lambs sold at 53.00 and a deck
of western lambs sold as high as $5.40,
which Is the highest price paid hero In
some little time. Tho.-e were no good
western wethers or yearlings offered, but
seme ewes of fair quality brought $3.85.
Owing to the light receipts and good de
mand, the pens were cleared In good sea
son. The supply of feeders was so light
that a test of the market was not made,
but thero were enough orders In the
hands of commission men to make good
stuff sell fully steady. Quotations: Choice
western lambs, $.1.00fin.25; fair to good
lambs, $4.50175.00; choice native lambs,
$3.1!HI5.G0; choice yearlings, $U,OJ?4.70; 'fair
to good yearlings, Il.OOfii.oO; choice weth
ers, $4.1STi4.40; fair to good wethers, $3.7G
ffl 00; cholco ewes, $3.5K('4.0O; fair to good
ewes, $3.O01j5.50; feeder lambs, $3.0094.00;
feeder yearlings, $3.003.50; feeder weth
ers, $2.7013.50; reeder ewes, $1.5002.25.
HOOS Thero was a very light run of
hogs here Friday, but other markets
were quoted considerably lower, so that
proccs took n drop here also. The mar
ket opened generally a dime lower than
the day before and Miere was very lit
tle chungc from start to finish. The mar
ket was rather slow, as sellers thought
they ought to get moro money In view
of the light receipts. Tho bulk of tho
hogs sold from $6.33 to $6.15. The lighter
loads sold largely frow $6.37'j down, with
butcher weights mostly at $6.40, and the
heavy hogs brought rrom $0.40 to $6.47.
Although trading was rather slow, the
market came to a close In good season.
In comparing tho mnrket with Thursday
it should be' noted that the quality was
much poorer Friday. For that reason tho
market on paper looks much worse than
it really was. Considering quality, the
mnrket was hardly a dime lower.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLK Itecelpts. 3,000 head. Includ
ing 300 Texans; mnrket steady to strong;
native steers, $:i.73fi5.00: Texas and In
dian steers, $3,407(4.20: Texus cows, $2.15
i?73.00; native cows anil heifers, $1.5OtI4.30;
stockers and feeders. $3.GOii4.40; bulls, $2.03
tfi3..V): calves, $1.00c? 7 00.
HOGS Receipts, 6,000 head; market 105?
15c lower: bulk of sales, $e.33'iiC.471A;
heavy. $6.3U'i(6.,,'.0; packers. $G.23fiG.43; me
dium. W.30Q6.4714: light, $3.WC30; York
ers. $0.23fiC.S0; pigs, i3.45fib.00.
8IIEKP Receipts, 1.000 head; market
steady; muttons. $3.0O'u4.10: lambs. $3,007?
5.43; range wethers, $3.00fM.OO; ewes, $3.00
(34.20.
Beet Sugar Men Resolve,
WASHINGTON, D. C The Amer
ican Beet Sugar association held Its
annual meeting here and passed reso
lutions withdrawing any opposition to
tho ratification of the Cuban reciproc
ity treaty, recommending that the
treaty be so amended as to express
In precise language what Is Intended
to be secured by it to the beet sugar
manufacturers of the United States,
viz.: During the period of five years
covered by the treaty no sugar ex
ported from Cuba shall he admitted
to the United States at a reduction
of duty greater than 20 per cent of
tho rates of duty thereon as provided
by the tariff act of July 24. 1897.
The association also adopted a reso
lution protesting against the unnec
essary stimulation of the sugar and
tobacco Industries of the Philippine
Islands by means of further tariff re
ductions, thus, as the resolution
stated, encouraging the people of
those islands where tho labor Is but
. a few cents a day, to produce those
things which this country can produce
rather than such commodities as they
are liable to produce.
Paul Helleu, the French artist, will
shortly pay the United States a visit.
He Is famous for his dry point por
traits and is known as the Du Marnier
of France. His daughter Helen, now
1G, Is his best model.
Wrong Name on License.
GARLAND, Wyo. Harry GIasey
and Miss Hughes were to have been
married at Burlington on Christmas
day, hut to the consternation of tho
minister and the prospective brfde
and groom the discovery was made
Just as the ceremony was to be per
formed that Instead of the name of
Hiss Hughes on the marriage license
the name of another young woman ap
peared. Tho wedding was postponed
until the correction was made.
SILENCED THE MUSIC
HOW QUIET-LOVING CITIZEN GOT
HIS REVENGE.
The Dulcet Tones of the Piano and
the Scraping of the Violin Lost In
the Fierce Blast of the Resurrected
Horn.
Invariably on a Sunday, when a man
has a mind to sleep, or in the evening
when he pants for rest and quiet, the
pianos begin their work. Then, espe
cially If it be n neighborhood of flats,
there issue from every window tho
dulcet strains of a host of alleged rare
classics,
"There ought to bo a law," said a
tired householder, "prohibiting such
torture. To a sensitive musician It Is
worse than death by Inches. I think
on the block whore I have the misfor
tune to live there average fifteen
pianos to a house, and tho result la
ear-spllttlng.
"I did get my revenge the other
day," he continued. "All Sunday
morning I had been tortured by tho
family across the way. The twins
were doing a duet and Incidentally
wore raising my hair in misery, On
one side of me a lady of uncertain
years and no voice was warbling n
touching ditty; on the other a per
former was executing marvelous feats
in a loud If not entrancing fashion,
while behind mo a youthful devoteo
was practicing on a violin. Of all
earthy horrors the one most to be
shunned Is that same devotee and his
violin. I sought oblivion In the park,
and oven there marveled at tho chatter
of the birds. But I thirsted for ven
geance and, In time, It was mine.
"That afternoon tho young woman
next door, happily being exhausted
from her. vocal exercises of the morn
ing, was silent for the first time In tho
history of the block; so was the young
hopeful In tho rear, and the twins
wero taking a needed rest from toll.
Everything was (jjeaceful but the soul
within me. That tossed and still
smarted from the morning's uproar. I
lay down to think out my scheme of
vengeance and then, suddenly as a
light from heaven, It came to me.
"In the happy days when we were
numbered among the 'country folk'
the family possessed a large horn,
which, from serving the lofty purpose
of calling the farm hands to dinner
descended to the Ignoble use of her
alding tallyho and hay rides along tho
country road. I got It out from a bun
dle of rubbish In tho storeroom and
looked It over. The dust lay thick
upon its sides, but its body still held
within Its blasts of terrific volume,
needing only to be properly expelled.
"I started cheerfully for the back
yard. Everything was wrapped In
the hush of Sunday afternoon. Not
oven the cats were playing about, but
lay Idly stretched in the sun. The,
flowers nodded drowsily to one an
other, and tho green shutters along
the block looked like great closed
eyes.
"I fajtered, hut only for an Instant.
Then I raised the horn to my lips and
blew with a royal will. The blast al
most shook the ground. It bounded
away on the wings of the drowsy
breeze and came back In a thousand
echoes. The cat jumped up and
humped her back with fright; I saw a
shutter flung wide next door and the
maiden lady of uncertain age lean
far out. Then I blew once more, and
like magic the place was alive. A
head appeared from tvery window
and the roar of angry threats and
shouts that greeted me almost anni
hilated me.
" "What do you mean by disturbing
the peace like that, sir?' shouted the
mother of the violinist. 'I shall re-'
port you to-morrow.'
"I grinned and poinded to the small
fnce of her son, just visible through1
her arm. 'Make him stop practiclngi
on his violin first, I retorted. 'I don't,
play a piano, you know,' I explained
pleasantly as I could, 'and a man must
hne his way of amusing himself.
Those pianos and violin are yours
this Is mine.'
"Then I turned and went peacefully
Into tne house nnd hung up my horn
with a satisfied smile. It had done its
work, and well.
"That night tho stillness of death
loll upon the neighborhood, and for
the first time In three years I slept the
mdlsturbed sleep of an Innocent
2hlld." New York Times.
A Lingual Phenomenon.
"An" you says, Brer Eph'm," said the
?onvert. thoughtfully, "dnt ah kaln't
juss nor sw'ar none after I's been bap
tize'?" "De Bible says no. Brer Saul."
"Nor say 'Good Lor',' nor one o' dem
:'ings?"
"Not unless you's In meetln. Brer
Saul."
"Ump! I ain' drive no mules in
neetin en I knln tako de meetln' ter
le mule3. Bat Baptls' 'llgion ain' no
ligion fu' a mule driver. De baptism
Tble ter swink his bocabulary."
A'ashlngton Times.
The Whaler's Fine Voyage.
"That reminds me," said Congress
nan Llttlofield of Maine, "of a story
hey tell on an old whnler of New
Bedford. He was gone for n two
ears' cruise after whales In the South
Ulantlc. Finally one day the' ship
as seen coming up the hay, nnd the
vner rushed down to the pier to bo
he first to greet the Captain and as
certain the result of his venture.
"How many whales did you get?"
ihouted the owner.
"Narry a whale," was the reply, "but
.vo had an awful fine sall."Phlladel
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