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CHAPTER XII.
When ills tattle was finished Hob
wob very nervous. Ho did not know
how theso lottcrs were going to reach
tho post. There wob no station near.
Elvln camo riding In ho hnd been
to Ducnos Ayrcs about supper tlmo,
find came In whero Hob wnn, still
wearing hlo high boots and carrying
Ms whip. Hob shuddered aa ho thought
oC what that whip would do It Etvln
llscovcrcd tho letter to his uncle.
"Finished?" asked tho Englishman,
'Aioklng ut the neat rows of letters Hob
nad arranged.
"Vos, sir."
Elvln took up Homo of the last onca,
nnd looked them over. Ho nodded,
nnd went to his own room. Ho had
not touched tho letters among which
was hidden tho one to David Horton.
"Now, If It only gets Into tho post
nafolyl" said Rob to himself. "Hut
how Is (t going, to bo dono?"
No moro was said about tho lottcrs
that night, nnd Rob did not dare put
Ills plan to cscapo Into execution. Ho
wna bo eager to huvo that letter olt
oufoly that he resolved to remain an
other day nnd watch events. And ho
Icnow that If ho escaped before tho let
tors were mailed Elvln would suspect
something nnd exnmlno them all. Ho
ho slept that night again in tho llttlo
room off tho office.
Tho next morning at breakfast El
vln called a man who was working In
tho stables. Ho was a short, ugly fel
low, almost black.
"Govlno," said Elvln, "you sco thoco
letters in there on tho desk?"
"Mo bco plenty," ho said. "Many
letters."
"Baddle a horso and rldo to Dolores.
Go to tho postoinco and soo Ncgora.
Iegorn Is with us, nnd will send tho
otters without nllowlng tho fact to
becomo known. Do you understand?"
Govlno went out nnd enddlod a
horso, and thon enmo in nnd got tho
lottcrs. Hob brcnthod freely whon ho
saw tho man rldo on, for oven It ho
did rend tho namon on tho envelopes,
It wns not likoly that ho would know
that Horton was not to recolvo ono.
And perhaps ho could not redd' any
thing. Elvln remained nil that dny around
"WHERE IS ilE?" HE GASPED, SEIZING ELVIN'S ARM
tho placo, nnd Rob ftmnd no oppor
tunity to got away, fete feared every
moment that totmicl fcxnruo would re
turn nnd rccognlzo him. And now,
whon thoro wns such hope ot rcscuo,
ho did not want Sturm to know who
ho wns nnd to bo kllUd when every
thing was going aloiitf bo woll. Ho
wns glad when night cmo nnd ho re
tired to his room. U was u warm
night, and whilo his &or was open
nnd tho lights still bur,Mig, and while
Jllchnrd Elvln sat just uitsldo smok
ing, ho oponod his vludw. Elvln
lionrd It, but BUBpcctcd nothing.
Then Rob put out hla Utlftt, shut his
loor nnd pretended to go Jo hod.
That night about twolvj o'clock tho
furious hoot-beats ot a rnjloly ridden
liorso Bounded near tho h.iu&n. Homo
ono leaped from him and tiimulored nt
tho door. A moment ln'.o; Lemuel
fctarne, with whltu face auA panting
'bosom, Btooil before tho niAonlshed
itlchard Elvln.
"Whore Is ho? Whero Is Ui?" ho
gasped, seizing Elvln'u arm.
"Whoro Is who? What's U mat
tcr with you? What's happouftUT'
"Whore's this lino pimmnn ot yours?
Whoro'B that lovely nephow of Tomovo
who wrb educated In Now York?"
"In bed. What tho mischief hu cot
Into you? Aro you mad?"
"No, but you are. Do you know
what you'vo dono?"
"I generally know protty woll. To
what Bpoclal net do you refer?"
"J refer- to .your excellent private
iecrotary," gasped Starno, almost chok
ing with rage. "That cubl That that
where la ho?"
"In bed, I toll youS" roared Elvln
"What about him?"
"Ho Is no moro the nephew ot Tor
rero than I am. Ho la tho nophew ot
David Horton. lie la tho very cub
threw overboard from the Royal Mull
Ut ni a cood private secretary. He
AJ, Mopklll.
t
read your fool cipher and sent tho
wholo story about me and all to
Horton. Ho wroto a letter of his
own, and cent It along with yours."
Richard Elvln quivered with emo
tion. "Has Horton seen it?" ho managed
to gasp.
"No. I caught It Just in time. I'll
toll you about It later. But whero lo
he now? I will mnko sure of him now.
I'll kill him within tho next two min
utes." With trembling linger Hlchnrd Elvln
pointed toward the door of Rob's room.
"In thcro!" ho whispered.
With an oath 8 turn o drew a knlfo
from under his riding coat and leaped
toward tho door of Hob's room. Ho
flung it open. Ho stood there with tho
knlfo In his hand, stupefied with
an(tzomcnt. Tho window was open.
Tho room was empty.
TliO' boy- he-was to kill In tho next
two minutes was not there to kill.
CHAPTER XIII.
For onco in his life, Richard Elvln
wns staggered.
"Ho's gonol" yelled Lemuel Btarno.
Tho older man mado no answer.
"Ho's gonol" Bhoutcd Htarnc again.
"Don't you sco what a fool you've
boon?"
Richard Elvln was at all times quick
to resent a taunt.
"Fool!" ho echoed. "Why havo I
boon a fool? Tho boy mny bo outside."
"Yes a good way outBldc," replied
Starne, In dlsguBt.
"Well, whut do you mean, anyhow?
You como hero llko a bellowing bull,
rush around to stab people, and howl
nt mo for being a fool. What'hnvo you
learned?"
With a sneer ot bitterness too deep
for wordB Stnrno drew n folded loiter
from his pocket.
"Read that," ho said.
It was Rob's lottor to his uncle. With
trembling fingers Elvln held it, and
road it through. Ho returned it to
Starno without n word.
"Why don't you speak?" demanded
tho son. "How do you fpcl, . now, that
your foolishness has upset tho wholo'
scheme?"
"But has It?" nskod Elvln. "I ccr-
tr.lnly thought tho follow was all right,
How did you got this letter?"
Why, &lnce it becamo known or
supposed, as this Indicates that Rob
Clovordalo was lost overboard and
urowncu, om norion iins been bo
broken In spirits that ho can scarcely
attend to business. Ho had to havo
somoono near him whom ho could
trust and that somoono was raysolf.
Moro and more hnvo I worked into his
confldoucc. Of Into ho has not been
fooling woll, nnd I havo nttondod to
nil his correspondence In tho Inst
mall yesterday this letter came. I
oponcd it with many others. You can
Imagine my toolings whon I read It.
Ot courso I said nothing to Horton
about It, but enmo directly hero to
find thnt cub nnd finish him. But now,
with tho snmo stupidity that hns
marked your courso In tho mnttor from
tho first, you havo lot htm escape."
"Porhaps no harm ha been done
Yon got tho letter and no ono else has
soen It."
"But It ho sent ono to Horton, why
not to tho president or anyone elBO?"
asked Stnrno.
"I don't think so. IIo wroto that to
Ills undo to bring him to tho rescue,
No, I think wo are still sate I was
blind, that I admit. But Torrevo
Bworo ho wub his nephow. Torrevo,
thon, must bo n traitor."
"Whoro did Torrevo Hnd him? I
nm suro thcro was no craft nonr whon
I throw him ovorbonrd. Still, I might
havo been mistaken. Tho 'Black Cat'
Balls swiftly, and it wns a dark night,
Sho would havo no lights showing."
"I don't understand It," said Elvln,
"Torrovo brought him hero to tho
Bay and ho wore a picturesque Span
Ish garb. IIo seemed to look upon Tor
rovo as his uncle. Torrevo certainly
treated him like a nophew, for ho beat
him unmercifully with a rope's end,
He said tho boy insisted upon Ucins
one of tho crew of tho 'lllacfc Cut.' "
"Hut it U certain that Torrovo lied,
for no ono but Horton's nephew could
have written that letter."
"True. Stayl The first time tho boy
came to Black Cat Day, Torrevo beat
hltu. This time ho did not. It may
not bo tho same boy."
"It was tho samo boy. Torrevo is
no doubt playing a deep game. I think
I can see through tho wholo thing. Tho
'Black Cat' happened to bo near when
I throw tho boy overboard, nnd picked
him up. Ho told Torrevo who he was.
and Torrovo agreed to help him. Of
courso, knowing our power, Torrevo
would not daro do anything whilo that
power existed. It was agreed botween
them to havo tho cub remain with Tor
rovo till an opportunity nroso to warn
Horton what was going on. This would
placo Torrovo In tho light ot being truo
to Horton and tho government, and If
wo failed, ho would not bo punished.
Ho would bo rewarded for his aid,
This Is clear enough to me. It was a
put up Job."
"But how could It be? Torrovo did
not suggest tho boy to do tho writing.
I did. I saw the tally of the last cargo.
Tho boy did It at Rio, I Buppose white
Torrovo was drunk."
(To bo Continued.)
THEIR OWN MIXTURES.
Smoker Who Unvo Tohneco Compound
ed In Suit Their Tuitei.
Tho young and lnoxperlenced aro
ever ready to smllo Incredulously nt
tho Bcnsonod smoker who offers his
tobacco pouch with tho remark, "Try
somo of my own mixture." In some
cases "my own mixture" may really
bo only tho smoker's "own" In tho
senso that ho has paid for a fow
ounces of it, but In aplto of tho copy
righted and much-advcrtlscd special
mixtures In theso latter days, It seems
from what ono of tho most popular
downtown tobacconists says, that tho
habit of buying one's own exclusive
"mlxturo" la not so extinct ao might
bo supposed, says tho Now York Trib
une. "Hero Is n list of tho special
mixtures wo make," says this authori
ty, taking from a cornor a largo card,
"you see, thero nro about fifty of them
on this card. Each mixture is noted
down, all tho ingredients and tho pro
portions in which they aro to bo used,
and over each ono Is the namo of tho
customer who first ordered it. Tho
way of it Is that a smoker' makes 'his
experiments on different combinations
ot tobacco unttl ho hits upon some
thing which Just suits him. Somo
tlmcs ho buys tho ingredients and
mixes them himself, but peoplo have
so much to do nowadays that moro
often they tell us what they want and
wo do tho mixing. It takes weeks
somotimcs for a customer to get to
Just tho thing he is aiming at, and,
ot courso, it lo all guesswork in tho
meantime But you might bo surprised
to know how long n man will go on
using tho same mlxturo, onco ho has
found out what suits him. This first
namo on tho list does not belong to
tho mlxturo wo have been making tho
longest: It comes first because tho
list is alphabetically arranged, but
that rcclpo has been standing hero for
ton years to my knowledge It was
first ordered by an Englishman; his
nnmo still goes with it and ho is still
using it, but scores ot other peoplo
ntso uso it who havo never heard of
him. So, you sco, it is posslblo for a
man to bo using another man's 'par
tlcular mixture' and go on using it for
yearB, thinking it his own exclusive
mlxturo nil tho time. Tho way somo
of thoso mixtures gain popularity
shows thnt it Isn't qulto exactly truo
that there nro ns many different tastes
as tongues, for sometimes wnat ox
actly milts one man seems exactly to
suit a hundred others. When wo find
a mlxturo becoming widely popular
wo Bomotlmcs raako It up in quantities,
but only rarely. And that, I suppose
Is how now 'mixtures' Get put on tho
markot."
Thirteen t Dinner.
Hero Is a nlco, creepy story told by
tho son of Sir John Mlllals, says the
Now York Commercial Advortlser,
rhorc was a dinner party at tho Mil
lals houso, and whon all were Boatod
a lady tremuouBly observed thut thoro
woro thirteen nt table Tho palntor
naked his son to dlno in another room
and ho did bo. When dinner was ovor,
no ono seemed anxious to bo the first
to rlso, so Matthew Arnold, who was
ono of tho guests, suggested that ho
and two stalwart undergraduates
should get up simultaneously, Tho
thrco men did so. Within a year each
ot them was dead Arnold by henrt
disease, ono of tho lads by sulcldo, tho
other by drowning. But why did not
fato scizo upon Mr. Mlllals, who left
tho tnblo first, nnd by nil tho rules of
suporfctltloii should havo paid tho for
felt with It 1b life? Perhaps ha wns
spared brcnuoo of his amiability In
leaving tho tublo to please tho worthy
gooso who called attention to the risk
they woro all running.
lln Dag Fool One Another.
A correspondent noticing my Btorles
of "Daxles " (who "make botlove" In
order to draw oft each other's atten
tion from desirable things, and to oust
each other from comfortnblo arm
chairs, promising burrows, nnd so
forth, makes tho following remarks:
" 'Paddy' and the retriever protend at
rabbit holes, Just like your dog friends,
When ono dog la at tho holo that tho
other thinks likeliest, tho dog who 1b
'out In the cold,' ns It wore, gets up a
scone, nnd tlum humbugs tho dog in
possession, nnd thon slips Into his
place." London Nowb.
"Tho sunertor man Is satisfied and
composed; the mean man is always
full ot distress."
1(1 Till? P
8ideliit Upon I bo Manner of Working
Nebraska Fusion Schemes.
SOME CORRESPONDENCE REVEALED
K'.'jnlntcii I'ulllncr tlio Wire for llryan
Una l'opulUt Who Uefiiiml to Ho swal
lowedA Few TIiIiir Thut All Who
With Their Country Well HlioulU Iteud
nd Iteiueiiiber.
How L'opulUtu Wero (taught.
In connection with tho recent meet
ing of tho members ot tho Populist
National Committee, at Lincoln, some
interesting correspondence has como
to light, showing that It wns a we..
planned preliminary step toward cap
turing tho Populist national organiza
tion for Urnn and fusion.
Tho character of tho letters sent U
shown In the letter which J. H. Ed
mlsten, chairman ot tha Populist
State committee, sent to his colleagues
In the national committee, of which
he Is also a member. Among other
things ho said:
"Mr. Bryan will bo hero at (hat
tlmo nnd would bo pleased, I know, to
moot ns many of tho national com
mlttoo ns posslbte. Thcro aro doubt
less somo matters in connection with
tho work of tho national commlttoa
thnt should bo carefully considered.
That of holding our natlonnl conven
tion thirty days before cither of tho
other parties la one. Those support
ing Baker and Donnelly should not,
In my opinion, bo permitted to take.
part In tho meetings of our commit
too or convention.
"J. II. EDMISTEN."
Mr. Edmisten evidently did not
know his man in ono Instance Dr.
Eskew replied under duto of of Pop
lar Bluff, Mo.:
Yours ot lato date to nana nnu
contents noted. In reply will say that
I cannot tako part In the meeting ot
your State committee, as I understand
It will be a democratic meeting, and
I was olected a mombor ot tho na
tional commltteo from Missouri as a
Populist: and for thnt reason, if no
other, I could not and will not betray
the confidence placed in mo by tno
Poi)ull8t8 of Missouri by taking part In
a meeting that I believe Is called for
tho benefit of tho Democratic party.
"You say that those supporting
Bakor and Donnelly should not, fn
your ontnlon. bo permitted to take
part In tho meeting of your commlt
teo or convention, well, l tninu so
myself, and I want you to Beo to It
that no Ponullsts nro permitted in
your mooting, for they have no busi
ness thero. Yours,
"DoWITT ESKEW,
Member People's Party Nat. Com."
Home Qut-ntlons.
Will Sccrotnry ot Stato Porter and
tho populist stato commltteo please
unswer?
Secretary of Stato Porter stato ho
favors tho ro-organlzntlon of the sec
retaries ot the state hoard of trans
portation. WHY?
Is it posslblo thut ho thinks that tin
law firm of nllon At Robinson are too
largely represented in Congress?
Secretary of Stato Porter says that
the reason ho is in favor of It is be
cause tho peoplo aro not satisfied with"
the Inaction ot these secretaries.
Tho World-Herald says, "But U
would bo a bold and reckless prophet
who, from present aspects, would fore
cast any awakening from tho slothful
and well paid slumber which has so
markedly distinguished tho office ot
tho secretaries of tho board of trans
portation under tho present occu
pants." If Secrotary Porter and tho World
Herald is correct, it Is up to tho Pop
ulist Stato Central commltteo who re
cently laid u resolution on tho tablo in
structlng the secretaries to act.
Thus doth the grent and good pop
ulist party havo troubles of its own,
and always will until the ptoplo rise
in their might and dlschargo not only
the aecrotarlea but tho wholo machine
ring.
Locnl Increuao In Illinium.
The Increase of postal receipts show
tho Increase In business activity, and
gonernl prosperity. In tho city of
Lincoln tho postal receipts for 1899
exceoded those ot 189G by $13,703.53.
being an increaso of over C8 por cont.
Tho Increase In all departments over
tho receipts ot 1898 has also been
large Tho lncrcnso In tho weight of
mall In 25 per cent, while the Increase
lit stamp sales Is over 15 per cent.
Tho Increased postal receipts In No
braskn in bank deposits, the reduction
of real estate Indebtedness, the lower
ing of Interest rates, tho demand for
laboring men, all furnish proof of tho
onward march of prosperity and tho
happiness and contentment of the
people.
Threw I'ronirroiu Countlm.
As proof ot the grent reduction In
Indebtedness thnt lu bolng mail") in
Nebrnsku, attention is cnllr-i io tlio
records mado by tln following coun
ties: Otoe, real e3tnto mortgna
reduction $113,117.92
Platto, real estate mortgage
reduction 101.000.uJ
Richardson, real estate mort
gage reduction 77,403,97
?291,d21.89
This record, vlilch was mado m
1S09, i8 only n sample of what hns boon
dono by tho other countU Farming
pays In Nobrnska.
"A lllitlriilmin CiMiRtt,"
Representative Sibley, ono of the
Bryan leaders In 189G, has seen tho
hopelessonBs ot the silver Issue. Ho
says: "The cause I hold sacred In
189G has become ridiculous. I bollovo
If the democratic party Is victorious
this fall it will not bo ablo to wrlto
a slnglo Uno ot financial legislation
lu tho noxt six years. If tho demo
cratic party Is to live, It oiust have a
gollcy.
II
THINGS TONREMriMBER.
Tho individual deposits in tho banks; pf Nebraska nro noarly doubU
what thoy were In looG. v
Every man who voted for the eatlng of a polygamls". la Congress
nB a democrat. I -J-
Tho Nebraska Populist stato committed is on record against any
reduction In freight rates.
Tho present Republican administration will provide for the build- v
lng of a canal across tho Isthmus of Panama.
Tho legislatures of Maryland and Virginia voted down resolutions
of invitation to Bryan to nppear nnd mnko speeches.
Tho United States shipped goods .to the port of Havana in 1899 v
nmountlng to $19,710,318. Tho total import duty receipts of tho port
for tho year woro $8,b00,582.
For the year ending Juno 30, 1897, Btlll undor tho Wilson law, tho
exports of breadstuffs from this country amounted to $197,857,219 tho
following yenr, under tho DInglpy law, thoy.amounted to $333,897,119.
Almost one-half of tho receipts of tho oil inspection department of fc
Nebraska wore used in 1897 anil 1898, either to enrich an individual,
or to furnish campaign funds torn sham roform party, the chairman
of tho party being 'responsible for tho diversion.
During 1899 tho United States oxported over sixteen million bush-
ols of corn icr month, nnd tho nvorngo price wns 10 cents per bushel.
The total number of bushels shipped in 1898 and 1899 was over four &
times larger than tho total for 1893 and 1894.
Sllvcrltes wiy Ben Harrison was for free coinage However, this -5-
is what Harrison Bald in his letter ot acceptanco In 1892: "I nm
thoroughly convinced that tho free coinage of silver nt such n ratio :
to gold as will malntuln t.io equality in their commercial uses of the
two coined dollars would conduco to the prosperity of all tho great !
producing and commercial nations of the world." No 1G to 1 thoro.
-J- ! ;
RIDICULES A PROTECTORATE.
Auditor And.'uw Comment on llrynn'i
New Idciu.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23.
Auditor of the Treasury W. E. An
drews was asked by tho Lincoln Jour
nal correspondent this morning what
ho thought of Bryan's new posltlou on
tho Philippine question.
"I bco that Bryan Is opposed to the
retention of the Philippines, but wants
this government to malntnln a pro
tectorate," said the auditor. "As a
business proposition this looks ridic
ulous. It we were to give up tho isl
ands nnd at tho samo tlmo protect the
islanders from enemies, both within
and without, our expense would go
right on. Wo would have to main
tain an army to restore order, and
keep it ready to prevent encroach
ments of other nations."
"Then you think Bryan's Idea would
rcnlly result In Imperialism lnr.tead of
preventing It?"
"Yes, I do," said the auditor. "Un
der n protectorate thero could be no
reduction In tho size of the army and
not cutting down of oxponss. I be
llevo both would bo larger. They
want us to glvo away our property and
jet continue to guard and tako care ot
it. Their pretended policy wouM In
volvo every problem and dlfllculty thnt
wo havo to meet, now, and would re
sult in absolutely no benefit to us. In
fact, It would In time bo sure to bring
on International complications.
"Supposo wo gave up our claim to
the property, and at tho samo time
went to the expense of maintaining an
nrmy to guard It,. And suppose thai
after a year or two Agulnnldo and his
portnblo cabinet should sell tho Isl
ands to somo other nation, whero
would wo bo? It is lmposslblo that Bry
nnlfim will bo allowed to lead the
country up to such a fiasco as that?"
Cannot Deliver.
State Journal: It was a republican
congress thnt passed and n republican
nrnolilont Mint Hlfrnoil thn onlv effect
ive nntl-trust law that Is in our stat
ute books. Tho Bryanltes declare thut
it is not good for anything and that
thoy must be put into power boforo
anything can bo dono to down the
trusts. But its mouthpiece and dic
tator was In congress four years and
did not Introduce or get anybody to in
troduce any nmondment to tho Sher
man law. Tho nlleftcd anti-trust laws
tmauoil hv flnmnnrntl. or uonocratlc
legislatures aro all Kughtng stocks
becauso they invariably turn out to
bo unconstitutional and void ab initio.
Tho samo utter inability of that out
fit to do anything that thy promlso
to do Is Illustrated In this sUtte whero
ho fuslonlots hav been electwd to tho
executive and legislative oflloM tor'
several years, on tho pledge that they
wero going to do something decisive
If not dreadful In tho way ot putting
down "monopolies" and curbing the
power of tho transportation corpora
tions. What havo thoy done? Tho re
publican boards of transportation can
point out in every year of their unos
tontntlous exorcise of the powers giv
en them by tho legislature,- somo val
uable concessions by the railroad
companies for tho benefit of tho pub
lic, notably the reduction of tho corn
rates lu 189G for the relief ot the farm
ers to 15 cents, until they t'ould snip
their damaged crop that was "soft."
in tho subsequent nrrnngemom oi uu
forontlalB so as to break up tho mo
nopoly of certain terminal points, and
to a ro vision of tho classification bo
aa to equallzo rates on many ot tne
necessaries of life. They mado no fuss
about tho matter but nccomplished
their objects without going Into courts,
by good diplomacy and reasonable de
mands. What havo the fuslonlst outfit In
the legislature and In tho board ot
tiansportaUon accomplished In tho
past thrco years? Can thoy point to
a slnglo benefit to tho puollc uftor all
their nolso, In consideration of the
salnrtcB, expenses and lawyers' fees
thoy hnvo regularly drawn from the
pockets ot tho peoplo? What do they
lack? Is It brnlns or dlllgcnco or a
senso of obligation, or all thrco?
it in pltVil in evidence of tho In-
,-fiiin which nxnanslon Is like
LI uiavu n,tw .... -. - .
ly to bring to tho United States that
tho exports of this country to Chltin,
Porto Rtco, Hawaii and tho Phlllp-
ptnea for tho nrsi eioven muuuw ui
ionn ...o Ma nan nan. ncnlnst S16.000.-
XOUJ new . t
000 in tho corresponding months of
1898, anil jiu.uuu.uuu in xuw cuhviiuuu
lng months of 1897, wldlo tho fact that
wo will bo ablo to buy moro and moro
of our tropical products in thoso ia
i,.,ia inotomi nt Kpnititic tho money to
other parts of the world Is shown by
tho fact that our imports irom mum
woro In the ftrot cloven months ot 1899,
$58,000,000 8ain8l tdu.uw.vuu
gucer Acti of llefonncr.
Fremont Tribune: A most remnrlc
able disclosure is mado with roforenco
to the neglected duty on tho part of
tho Stato Board of Transportation.
Some tlmo during tho yenr 1897 the
Board directed that the railroads of
tho state should withdraw their new
schedule, for live stock shipments on
pound rates and restoro tho old schod
ulo based on carload rates.
The attorney general hns slnco that
tlmo begun suit against the Union Pa
cific road for alleged violation ot tho
order, but the discovery has lately
been mado that tho 1897 order of the
Board was not served on the ronda
until Janunry 19th of tho present year
and the attorney general's suit falls
flat.
When tho order was passed by the
Board it was dono with much blowing
of horns nnd beating of populist tom
toms. The peoplo wero to understand,
they hnd a friend nt court that would
protect their rights though tho heav
ens fell. But tho clamor and noise, It
vas, understood,' should not bo taken
seriously by tho railroads. Tho attor
ney general, who In mock solemnity,
began a suit for $5,000 penalty against
tho Union Pacific, Is a member of tho
Board. All interest in tho shippers
ceased when the 1897 meetings of tho
Board adjourned nnd before legal no
tice was served on tho roads. Tho
proceedings were for publication, not
for regulation.
Now tho roads arc asking that tho
order be rescinded nnd it ts up to tho
Board to do something. But for more
than two years tho roads have been,
absolved from the original ordor.
Mcantlmo thoy have shown their ap
preciation of popocratlc favors. Last
year they apparently threw their sup
port to Holcomb for Judge. Tnoy hnvo
played fair with the Board, for they
have "delivered tho goods."
Without reference to Justice or in
justice ot cnrload or pound rates on
live stock the peoplo of tho state nftiat
look with surprise on the picture revealed.
Obviously tho shippers ot Nebraska
must view with somo amazement tho
brazeness of a Board that evades serv
ing its own processes, or regard with
pity public functionaries who haven't
the intelligence to perform tho vital
part ot u legal action.
A l'rontleas Debate.
Tho wearisome debate on tho Phil
ippine question was continued in the
Senato yesterday without an inter
esting feature. What good islt doing,
and whero is it to end? Theso aro
pertinent questions which tho couutry
will soon be nsklng ot tho senators
unless thoy pauso long enougn in their
oratorical craze to ask themselves and
be guided by the o-vlous answer.
If talk is profitless, why keep talk
ing? It will convlnco nobody that tho
administration Is nlways wrong and
Us opponents nlwnys right, whatever
the latter mny think or say. Tho
"antl'a" oratory can hare no effect nt
home, nnd Is altogether useless, but
not ultogcther harmless, for it cheers
tho Luzon rebels. They cannot ex
pect their speeches will havo the effect
of causing tho recall ot troops from
tho Philippines, until tho war is end
ed, nnd Just what thoy do expect to
accomplish is certainly not clear to
others, and probably not to them
selves. If thoy aro talking for self
glorification or partisan onds they
suroly deserve all tho opproblum whlcn"
they aro heaping upon themselves,
end more Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zette. Great Ilnuk Depoalti.
Tho state banks ot Nobraskn, ac
cording to tholr last report show in
dividual deposits amounting to $21,
GGU.111.12; the nutlonnl banks carrying
$28,859,GG0.3S, according to tho last
published report of the Comptroller
of the Currency. This makes a grand
total ot $50,525,771.50, and Is exclusive
of Unltod States deposits, which
amount to $928,969.27. This Is an in
dication of prosperity that cannot ue
avoided by the calamity howlers. Com
pare It with tho condition in 189G, aer
four years of democracy, and at a tlmo
when free silver was threatening tho
country.
I'litln Deinocmtlo Talk.
General Simon Buckner, ono of tn
old tlmo democratic leaders, says:
"Tho democratic party has no future
unttl tho element now in control haa
been wiped out, which, howovor, prom
ises to bo done at the elections of thU
year. Expediency, not prlnclplo, Is
the motto of this olemont; tho ener
gies ot Its leaders, Mr. Bryan, are
engaged in hunting for nn iasuo which
ho hopes will attract votes, and not
tq tho promulgation ot thoso great
pilnclples on wthr.h the domocrp.tta
party rests.