Nebraska Newspapers

    THE STATE EDUCATORS
Meeting of the Nobraaka Association of
Superintendents Well Attondcd.
OEflCERS FOR THE STATE CHOSEN
Henolntloni on the Amasnlnatlon of l'rei
Ident McKlnley -HetUr Teaching of
the flights and Unties of Cltlzeniulp
Miscellaneous Nobraskn Matters,
LINCOLN, Oct 22. Tho Nebraska
Association of Superintendents and
Principals was well attondcd. Beforo
adjournment resolutions wero adopted
on tho death of President McKlnloy
and officers woro oloctod. Tho attend
ance throughout tho meeting woo
larger than In previous years, nenrly
ovory county being represented. Tho
omcors elected aro: President, C. O.
Fullmer, Pawneo City; vice president,
N. M. Graham, South Omaliaj secre
tary, A. L. Claylness; mombor educa
tional council, J. D. French, Hastings.
Tho commltteo on resolutions, con
sisting of J. L. McBrlen, B. L. Ilouso,
W. F. Stockdalo, II. II. Hahn and W.
L. Stephens, submitted tho following,
which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That wo, tho superin
tendents and principals of tho public
Bchools of Nebraska, in convention as
sembled, vlow tho assassination of our
beloved president, William McKlnley,
ns tho greatest infamy of modern
times. It was so appalling, so atroc
ious, that wo aro as far from being
reconciled to It today ns on that fatal
afternoon when ho was Bhot down by
a foul fiend.
"In tho death of William McKlnley
wo mourn as noblo a man as ovor
lived In tho tido of times. In tho faco
of death his forgiving spirit, his fort
itude, his Christian faith and horolsm
woro so subllmo as to win tho ad
miration of tho civilized world.
"Whllo wo extol tho virtues of tho
dead, let us not forgot our duties to,
tho living. Tho onormlty of this
crime calls for better teaching of tho
rights and duties of citizenship, for a
moro respectful attltutlo toward public
officials, for a greater toloratlon of tho
political opinions of others in tho
homo, tho school and on tho part of
thq public. It demands that distinc
tion , bo made between freedom of(
speech nnd press nnd scurrilous lan
guago, venomous editorials and ma-,
llcloua cartoons. Tho atrocity of tho.
crime calls not alono for tho execu
tion of tho assassin, but it demands
that tho wily agitators, whoso llbolouB
words prompted tho direful deed, bo
muzzled in tho interest of tho sacred
noss of law and tho righteousness of
govornmont Wo bollovo that in such
cases to silence tho agitators Is not
only constitutional, but it is withal
timely nnd provident.
"Tho ovils of unrestricted immigra
tion, whethor arising from a lax of ex
ecution of our laws or from a lack
of wholcsomo legislation, aro among
tho gravo problems which demand of
tho American peoplo an honest oftort
for their solution.
"Lot our teachors, our legislators,
our rulers and our peoplo stand as
ono man In promoting tho dignity and
tho wlsdomof our nation by a proper
enforcement of and obedienco to Its
laws. Thoro is a dlfforenco between
tho "consent of tho govorned" nnd tho
"dlssont of tho ungovernable." A re
public docs not mean anarchy. Lib
erty Is not license. Tho blessings of
freo govornmont aro gained only by
yielding to public reason nnd tho gen
oral welfaro."
' Ilmsatt Helloes to Newport.
DASSETT, Neb., Oct. 22. Tho Bos-.
Bott-Sprlngvlow Telephono company,
completed a lino between this placo
and Nowport and placed tolophones in,
E. L. Myers' lumber ofllco, Lovensky
& Llpmnn's general store and Dr. E.
F. Dood's drug storo at Newport, all
of whom liavo business houses In this
town, Tho company now has a lino n"
good working ordor which connects
this town and a number of others.
A to tho Corn Crop.
HOOPER, Nob., Oct. 22. A good
many farmers havo commonced crib
bing tholr corn. Considerable com
plaint Is hoard In some localities about
soft corn. Tho yield 1b avoraglng
thirty bushels, although thoro aro
Bomo fields that will run considerably
moro.
Weary of Soiling Htovcs.
SUPERIOR Nob., Oct 22. C. ' W.
Loo, a traveling man for tho Great
Western Stovo company of Leaven
worth, Kan., shot and killed himself
in an outhouso at Lawrence, this
county.
Jlancliman linns; Himself.
SPRINGVIEW, Neb., Oct. 22. Otto
Tlsue, n ranchman living ten miles
BouthweBt of hero, committed sulcldo
by hanging hlmsolf. Mr. Tlsuo was
43 yenra of ago and well known In
this and Koya Palm counties. Two
or three years ago ho Bold out and
moved to southwest Missouri, but,
mooting with financial rovorawj, coup
led with ill health, ho roturnod to
Koya Paha a few woekB ago. Ho
loaves a wifo and two sons,
TREE PLANTING IN NEBRASKA
Y. I Ilnll of Wnnhlngtott Gives Some
Snggeatlons on tho Subject.
OMAHA, Oct 21. William L. Hall,
assistant superintendent of trco plant
ing, division of forestry, has mado ox
tcnslvo investigation In Nebraska rol
atlvo to trco planting. Ho says thoro
Is no question but what tho soil and
cllmnto aro favorablo for a certain
amount of forest planting. To what
extent, howovor, is In a moasuro n
mntter of experiment Ho has In
courso of preparation a roport to tho
dopartmont, making special recom
mendations both as to extent of plant
ing and methods. Ho nlso says thoro
can bo no system applicable for tho
prnlrio district for general operations.
Whllo there 1b a great interest man
ifested In forestry, yet thoro appears
to bo a very meager acquaintance
with tho subject of trco plnntlng on
an oxtended scnlo, Mr. Hall says.
Many trees havo been planted moro as
a "wind breaK" than for timber cul
ture Mr. Hall found a number of catalpa
plantations which havo shown a
thrifty growth, but show n lack of
maximum growth, owing to lack of
management or attention. Tho ca
talpa 1b an especial favorite with Mr.
Hall. Ho believes that It does best
on Nebraska soil, which is porous. Its
durability hns boon overostlmntcd by
some, but Its valuo for various pur
poses has been fully appreciated by
tho gcnoral public.
It Is a rapid grower, of good form,
lightness and possesses great strength
and elasticity. It requires trom eight
to twelvo years to maturo sufficiently
for use.
In speaking of tho species nnd sec
tions for profitable trco planting, Mr.
Hall Bald that tho catalpa and red
cedar grow rendlly along tho Plntto
river; tho Russian mulborry In Cen
tral Nebraska, tho black walnut In
tho eastern part of tho state, whllo
tho bur oak thrives best In tho valloys
of tho Niobrara nnd Missouri rivers;
tho greon and white ash does woll in
Northern Nebraska. Thoro aro many
other trees vnluablo for planting, such
ns tho olm, poplar, mnplo and willow,
but in a system of forest operations
Instituted solely for profit and carried
on under competition, bucIi trees aro
not to bo considered.
WATER RIGHTS ON PLATTE
Stato Hoard of Irrigation Hear Argu
ment In Gothenburg- Urine
LINCOLN, Oct 21. Tho stato board
of irrigation nnd Engineer Dobson lis
tened to testimony and argument in
tho enso of tho Farmers' and Mer
chants' Irrigation company. Tho
Gothenburg company asserts that it
has a prior right to water in tho
Plntto river and wub sustained in this
position a yoar ago by Enginoor Wil
son, f It ownB nnd oporates ono long
canal, of which ono-half was con
struced aftor tho original wator right
was taken out Tho wator right grant
ed by tho board authorized tho Goth
onburg company to appropriate 200
cubic feet of yater per second and it
is now claimed that thoro is no law
to prevent tho company from turning
tho water bo appropriated into tho
now section of tho cnnnl. Tho board
took tho caso under advisomont and
will rondor a decision within tho next
few days.
Tho Farmers' and Merchants' irriga
tion works and property aro valued
at not less than $175,000, whllo tho
works and property of tho other
company are said to bo worth approx
imately $300,000. Tho former is cap
italized for $3,000,000.
Land Lent I riff Tonr.
LINCOLN, Oct 21. Land Commis
slonod Follmor hns planned to make
a land leasing tour through northern
Nebraska, beginning at O'Neill in Holt
county on Novombor 18. Subsequont
mictions will bo hold ns follows: Bas
sett, November 19; Alnsworth, No
vombor 28; Chndron, November 29;
Harrison nnd Alliance, Novombor 30,
and Goring, November 31.
Cowboy Carnival nt Ilynnnlg,
LINCOLN, Oct 18. Governor Sav
ngo nnd several stato officials will go
to Hyannis this week to attend tho'
cowboy carnival at that place. Tha
program Includes an oxhlbltlon by
Captain Hardy, a shooting tournaraont
and several other events.
Woman SutTragUU Active.
BLAIR, Nob., Oct. 21. Tho local or
ganization of womnn suffragists nro
making big preparations for tho com
ing conference of tho woman suffrag
ists. Aftpon Tunnel U Opened,
EVANSTON, Wyo., Oct. 21: Tho
great Aspen tunnel through Piedmont
hill, east of hero, was turned over to
President Burt of tho Union Pacific
by Contractors Kllpatrlck Bros. & Col
lins Tuesday. Tho first train passed
through tho big boro Monday, bolus
a work train. Tho llrst passenger
train to pass through tho big hole In
tho mountains was tho ono In which
tho president and othor high officials
of tho Union Pacific wero passengers.
I STATE'S DIVORCE LAWS.
lix.-8-nalor Allen Give Ills Opinion Ke
Carding tho Snmo.
LINCOLN, Oct 19. Senator Wll
liamllam V. Allen has replied ns fol
lows to tho request of Labor Com
missioner Watson for an opinion re
garding tho dlvorco laws of tho Btato.
"I am Inclined to bollovo that our
statutes on tho subject of divorce,
whllo crude nnd oxpressod In inartistic
language doing no credit to tho lit
erary ability of their uuthors, aro suf
ficient, nnd outline n propur policy
In divorco cases, nnd will, if conscien
tiously enforced by tho courts, accom
plish deslrnblo results.
"Tho purposo of a divorco Is tho
destruction of tho family sense. It
1b truo that in many casos it is to tho
Interest of tho parties, tho children
and tho public that tho family rela
tion (which should Lo tho most sacred
rotation in tho world) should bo ut
terly uprootod and destroyod, nnd that
its destruction is more productive of
tho truo interests nnd real happiness
of nil concerned than would bo a
forcod contlnuanco of a rotation which
must bo merely nominal.
"Much, very much, Indeed, depends
on education; in fact tho question is
moro ono of education than legisla
tion. Legislation can rcgulnto mar
riages, it can grant or refuse divorces,
but tho refusal to grant n divorco for
any causo In tho present state of
society would doubtless lead to wide
spread immorality and to greater nnd
public Injury than our present divorco
laws, imperfect as they can bo, can
produce. Whllo marriage under civil
Institutions of this country 1b nnd
over must remain a civil contract,
mnrrlago Is Justly regarded by tho
churches and by Christian people as
a holy ordinance If tho ' churches
shall tnko hold of tho subject in
earnest they can doubtless rcgulnto
tho relation In such a way ns to pro
duco tho least amount of friction and
thus minimize divorces. If thoy do
not tho wholo question must bo loft
to tho slow but certain law of ovolu
tlon. I would say upon tho wholo
that I do not know of any Improvo
mont which can bo mado in our di
vorco laws at tho prcsont timo, aside
from thoso that aro merely verbal."
AMENDMENT TO PENSION LAWS.
Oongreanuan Uurhott Will Introduoo It
In tho Next Congreii.
LINCOLN, Oct. 19 Congressman
Burkott has prepared an nmondmcnt
to tho pension lawB, which ho will ln
troduco at tho opening of tho noxt
session of congress. By it tho differ
ent ratings on account of disabilities
undor tho now law or tho law of 1890
will bo abolished. Tho effect of Mr.
Burkott's amendment will bo to mako
a minimum rating of $12. The law
of 1890, commonly called tho now law,
pensions n soldlor who is unablo to
perform manunl labor, in accordance
with tho degrco of his disabilities
and in proportion thereto, from $6 to
$12 a-month. This degrco of disabil
ity is determined by a rating board,
locatod nt Washington, who mako up
tholr decision from tho ovldonco sent
in and tho ratings thus mado aro not
always satisfactory to tho soldiers.
Mr. Burkott takes tho position that
tho war is now romoved nlmoat forty
years and that, after tho oxporloncos
tho mon wont through it must bo
presumed that few of thorn aro ablo
to perform manual labor and ho
thinks tho timo has come when it is
no longer necessary to havo an inves
tigating commltteo to clphor out Just
tho degree of their disability.
Cruthod by Falling Hoof.
BEATRICE, Nob., Oct. 19. Frank
Koltonbach, a young man 29. yenrs of
ago, was killed whllo repairing an old
cavo on tho Graff farm throe miles
west of here Koltenbach had been
employed on tho farm of Mrs. Graff
for tho last twolvo years. Ho went
into tho cavo to clean up and mnko
somo ropalrs. Ho accidentally knock
ed down ono of tho heavy timbers
which suportcd tho four-foot roof of
soil and tho roof fell, smothering hlra.
Hetties lllg Dttinago Unit.
DES MOINES, Oct. 19. An Impor
tant damage suit against tho North
Western railroad, which was beforo
tho supromo "court at tho last term,
has been sottlod, rather than a second
trial bo had. This was tho suit of
J. J. MoHnat, administrator of tho
ostato of Engineer Shaffer, who was
killed in tho yards at Eaglo Grove
Tho first trial resulted In a vordlct
for $10,000 agnlnst tho company, but
it waB reversed on nppcal because of
technical errors.
I'rnfeniiorH Talk to Farmer.
SIDNEY, Neb., Oct 19. Tho court
houso was packed with farmors and
stockmen, who listened to nddresscs
delivered by Dr. Poters and Prof.
Smith of tho oxporlmont station at
tho stato university. They discussed
tho diseases of animals and tho sim
plest manner of curing thorn, stock
feeding and classes of food thut wero
best adapted to tho conditions here
Many questions wors asked and thor
oughly discussed.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
nnd Kansun City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cnttlo There was another llbcrnl run
of cuttle, go that tho receipt for tho
threo dnys nro considerable In excess ol
the supply for tho same days Inst week.
I'aekorH wore nil liberal buyers of good
Muff, so that "to mnrkot on most lines
wag fnlrly active nnd not much chmiRO
whs notlccabl In tho prices pnld. Ther
were qulto ti few corn-feds offered on tlyr
tnnrket, nnd anything nt nil deslrnblo mot
with ready snlo nt fully sternly prices. A
string of seventy-six hend sold ns Mr
us Jfi.23, which wns considered n Rood,
sternly price. There wero n Rood mnny
stackers nnd feeders on snle, hut the Rood
to choice kinds sold nt stendy prices. Cut.
tie lncklng quality, 'however, nnd the me
dium welKhts were neglected, nnd In sonic
fuses, perhaps, sold n shade lower than
yesterday. There wero a good mnny west
ern beef steers offored, nnd us tho do
tnnnd on tho pnrt of puckers wns In good
slinpo tho mnrket ruled nctlvo nnd stendy
to strong on deslrnblo kinds. Common
stuff nlso moved better than yesterday
and sold nt Rood, steady .prices. Cows
sld nil tho way from stendy to 10c
lower. Blockers nnd feeders brought
stonily prices If they wero Rood nnd wero
a little wonk when tho qunllty was com
mon. Mors Tho light receipts of hogs con
tinued nnd under tho Influence of n good
demand prices Improved a llttlo. Tho
mnrkot opened a strong 2t$e higher, nnd
In somo enscs Bo hlKhor. The bulk of tho
hogs sold nt Jfl.20 and JS.2214. with tho bet
ter grades from J0.25 to W.40. Bomo of tho
commoner kinds went from tO.VM, down.
At thoso prices tho Iiors changed hnnds
qulto rnpldly nnd It wns not long beforo
tho bulk of tho offerings wub out of llrst
hands.
Sheep Tho supply of sheep In sight wns
quite llbornl, but tho bulk' of tho receipts
nt this point was mado up of feeders. The
fat ones sold nt right nround steady
prices, as pnekors seemed to want all thnt
wero offored. Fnt lambs woro also
scarce, , but tho mnrkot could snfoly bo
luotcd steady. Tho demnnd for feeders
was fully equal to tho supply nnd strong
prices woro paid.
KANSAS CITV.
CattleSteady; cholco export and butch
ers' steers, $.VS01TC.40: fnlr to Rood. J1.85W
5.75; stockers nnd fcedors, JXOOfN.GO;
western fed, JUofiCOO; cows, J2.OOfl4.15;
heifers, J2.75fr5.2ri; ennners. $1.5002.60;
cnlvos, W.OOfrc.OO.
HoRs-Mnrket 10c higher; bulk of sales
nnd mixed. $6.OO0C.tO; henvy. JO.40ffO.45;
light. J5.60170.30; pigs, JMO-JT5.40.
Sheop-Stcndy; Inmbs, JI.O0ft6.05; weath
ers, $3.2.-,T3.G5; owes, J2.763.00; feeders
nnd Btockors, J2.E01j3.25.
REPORT ON LABOR DISPUTES.
Machinery for Settling Differences Inade
quate, for the Work.
WASHINGTON, Oct 19. Tho Indus
trial commission today mado public Its
roport on labor disputes and arbitra
tion. It Is a comprbhonslvo document
rovlowlng tho. testimony of tho wit
nesses who havo appeared boforo tho
commission on tho subject and takes
up In dotall tho ovldonco on collcctlvo
bargaining, conciliation nnd arbitra
tion and tho laws and court decisions
governing labor combinations. Local
systoms of collective bargaining and
agreements botwoen employes, it is
stated, havo boon most highly dovol
opod In tho building trades, tho brow
ory, boot and shoo, banking, wood
working and motnl working trades,
Bomo branches of tho clothing trado
and In tho transportation business;
In othor words, whero both omployors
and omployes aro btrongest organlzod.
By far tho larger number of wrltton
agroomonta prescribing tho conditions
of labor nro mado botweon organiza
tions of working men on ono sldo and
omployors acting Individually on tho
othor. Thoro Is a growing movomont
in favor of tho collective bargaining,
conciliation and arbitration as botweon
organizations of employers nnd om
ployes, covering nn Industry through
out tho country or throughout largo
sections whoro tho conditions of busi
ness nro generally similar.
A growing movomont is notod to-,
ward establishing state anl local ma
chinery for arbitration in tho bitu
minous coal Industry, whoro thoro Is
now, at least in moat districts, no of
fectlvo mothod of disposing of tho mi
nor disputes which nrlso from timo to
time In this trado thoro Is especially
no permanent Jont commltteo of tho
ontlro contrnl compotltlvo field to
which differences nro taken. Systems
of arbitration as to specific disputes
havo been, howovor, established in a
formal manner and on a nntlonnl scalo
In stovo molding, of which tho foun
dry, tho machinists (now not In oxlst
onco) and tho printing trades. The
stato boards of arbitration aro doing
much townrd furthering industrial
peace
Chronic Anarchy In Alaouilnntit.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Tho Balkan
states correspondent offluio Times re
ports a stato of chronic anarchy In
Macedonia owing to tfio lawlessness
of Albanians, whoso nttltudo toward
tho Christian population Is worso
than that or tho Kurds toward tho Ar
menians. llnlomrn Continue Aotlvo.
MANILA, Oct 19, Flvo hundred bo
lomon nttackod a dotachmont of forty
six men of tho Ninth Infantry at
Uangajon, on tho Gandnra rlvor, Island
of Snmar, killing ton nnd wounding
bIx. Tho remainder of tho company
arrived In time to provont further i
slaughter and routed tho onomy, kill
ing ovor 100 of thorn. It is bolloved
that tho onemy only retired for roln
forcomonts. Ab Boon ns tho nows was
received gunboats wero dlspatchod.
FOLLY OF FUSIONISTS
Thoir Attack on Gov, Dietrich for His
Exoroiso of the Veto.
GUARDING THE STATE'S FINANCES
Noliraika Now Enjoying a Strictly Iloil
net Administration Urutt Mlsuian
agemeut of Stato Institutions Under
Jleiuo-I'opooratlo ltule.
Tho ftiBlonlsta wero bo reckless in
tholr expenditures of tho public funds
during nhclr Incumboncy that oven
tho popocrntlo ml I tors, la a moment
9t absent-mlndcducos, forgot tholr
lines In oconomlcB and advocated the
outlay of monoy und additional tax
bunions upon tho peoplo without any
thought of tho Justlco or consequences
thorcof. An Illustration of this Is
found in tho attack on Governor
Dlotrlch for his veto of tho $90,500 ap
propriation for tundry purposes in con
nection with tho university. Tho pop
ocratlc editors havo tho boldness to
Btato Hint tho veto of this largo Bum
was liuplrcd by hostility to this woll
known educational Institution. A
moro Irrational deduction could not
bo drawn nor a moro silly falsehood
uttered. In vetoing this appropriation,
oa Blfown by tho public records, Gov
ernor Dlotrlch Btmply saw that If this
amount was allowed to stand tho total
appropriation would exceed tho pro
ceeds from tho ono-mlll lovy and ro
tult In a corresponding Increase in tho
floating indebtedness.
Whothor designedly or not tho ltoms
woro nil included in ono Bum total, oo
that Govornor Dlotrlch was required
olthcr to veto or upprovo tho Boctlon
in Its ontlroty, it bong Impossible to
ollmliiato any particular or Individual
Item. Boforo passing upon it ho mini
monod Chancellor Andrews, who in
turn Biimmonod Socrotary Dalo of tho
Board of Regents, and rcquosted that
tho appropriation bill bo gone ovor
and such Horns as would loiiBt lntor
foro with Uio least successful manage
ment of tho school bo pointed out
.Both Socrotary Dalo nnd Chancellor
Androwe admitted that tho Bootlon ap
propriating $90,500 was of loss utility
nnd could bo votood and causo less In
torferonco with pinna than any othor
portion of tho bill. Moro than this,
Secretary Dalo In tho prosonco of
Chnn'collor Andrews, aftor looking over
tho section then to bo and afterwards
Totoed, admlttod that of tho $90,500
thoro really was but $10,000 of It for
ropalre and Improvements really need
ed. In othor words, that tho unlvor
ulty could got along all right and bo
in no way incumbent through lack of
funds if tho imnrovomonts roqulrlng
nn appropriation of $10,000 wero pro
vldod for. On this Bhowlng Governor
Dlotrlch, bollovlng that it was bettor
business mothodB to uso tho Btato'B
crodlt to tho extent of $1G,000 than to
add on additional tax burden upon
tho peoplo of $90,C00, which also
meant a corresponding increase in tho
floating lndobtodncss of tho stato, ve
toed that socilon. Tho result !b that
tho university 1b apaprontly getting
along Just ns well as if It had tho
monoy and tho taxpayers of Nobraskn
havo boon saved a largo sum of monoy.
In rogard to tho statement that has
boon mado by ono of tho popocratlo
editors that this was dono In ordor
that tho stato treasurer might havo
moro funds to lnvost for his own profit,
it is BUfllclont to Bay that this donso
ignorance of tho finances of tho uni
versity is oxploded by tho fact that
thoro aro and for sovoral years havo
beon warrants outstanding against
theso funds. At proaont thoro aro ap
proximately $55,000 unlvorslty war
rants outstanding, nnd this, coupled
with tho fact that tho provnlllng rate
of oxponsos oxcooda tho ono-mlll lovy,
thoroughly oxplodcs tho chargo that
tho stato .treasurer would or could in
any way bonoflt by bucIi a voto.
Anothor tiling which prompted Gov
ernor Dlotrlch to voto tho $90,500 ap
propriation wns that tho fiiBlon admin
istration had not nlono Bquandorod all
tho monoy In tho treasury, but hod run
tho atato in dobt and left unpaid bills
amounting to moro than $150,000. Tho
reckless oxtravaganco of tho Poyntor
ndmlnlotratlon enjoined tho Btrlotost
oconomy upon tho republicans in or
der to avoid an incronso in tho war
rant indebtedness of tho stato of suf
ficient proportions to Impair Its credit.
Govornor Dlotrlch vacated tho exec
utive chair beforo ho had much of an
opportunity to Install IiIb policy of re
trenchment, but his successor, Govor
nor Savago, has maintained tho
strictest economy, with the result that
for tho first timo in many years tho
stato of Nobraaka Is enjoying n strict
ly business administration. Tho peo
ple of Nobraskn aro paying Joes for
tholr administration of govornmont
and tholr public Intoroats nnd Insti
tutions aro bong bottor cared for than
for many yonrs. Govornor Snvngo has
proven hmsolf to bo a man of koon
Judgment nnd splendid business Ideas
nnd his administration promises to
bo popular with tho peoplo on account
of rugged honesty, strict economy and
raro circumspection.
Fnldlem' ami Sailors' Homo at Grand
t Inland.
Tho Soldiers' Homo nt Grand Island
has beon grossly mismanaged in every
department. Particularly is tho chargo
of mlsmanngomont truo In connoctlon
with tho medical department. It has
novor requlrod moro than $500.00 por
yonr for modlcal and surgical supplies
at tho homo, though Dr. Swlgart, until
rocontly physician nt tho homo, squan
'When Trufflu In Ilnrm Aleut Hugau.
Nearly half a contury ago, tho ex
periment of putting horse moat on tho
market was mado for tho first time
In Austria. A government docreo of
April 20, 1854, gavo legnl pormlBHlon
to put up nnd soil horso meat us nn
articlo of food. During tho rest of
thnt yenr ami In 1855, 94a horses woro
slaughtered for food In Vienna; tho
numbor roso In 1899 tho last year for
which statistics aro obtained to 25.C40
hend.
You can often help a norvous he&d
acho by combing tho hair gontly,
dered a $1,1500.00 drug fund in tn
months, and that, too, in tho face of
tho fact that his predecessor, Dr. Sad
ler, turned ovor a largo supply of
drugs to him upon his retirement In
quiry brought to light tho fact that
tho ntato has paid for drugs novor de
livered. It Is a significant fact that
whllo moro than 10 por cent of tho
druga used at tho home were, by rea
son of friction between tho physician
in chargo nnd tho inmates, purchnsod
by tho Inmntos out of tholr prlvato
funds, tho oxponso of maintaining the
drug dopartmont to tho stato increased
moro than threo hundrod por cent
Othor physicians wore, for somo roa
son or other, summoned to tho hom
to porform services for which Dr. Swi
gart was paid by tho Btato, nnd in
stead of tholr fees bolng deducted
from Dr. Swlgart's salary, tho bills
woro presented to Dr. Swlgart; ho pro
eonted thorn to tho drug firm which
had tho contract; tho latter paid tha
monoy to Dr. Swlgart, and aont In
vouchors to tho Btato for drugs. Posi
tive proof Is in oxlBtcnco that Dr. Swl
gart sold liquor that was bought and
paid for by tho atato fundB to Inmate
nnd appropriated tho proceeds to his
own ubo. Tho rocords will show that
this institution consuraod mors liquor
than nearly all of tho othor institu
tions of tho Btato. It Is openly charged
that tho attending physician indulged
to oxcoss in tho uso of Intoxicating
bovorngos, and that on moro than ono
occnslon ho was incapacitated for duty
by reason of Inebriety.
Tho commnndnnt, physician, adj
tant and other olllclnls at tho homa
maintained tholr relatives thoro at tho
stnto'B expense.
Tho public records show that Com
mandant Boltzer drew upon numorous
funds for his own bonoflt, and had all
tho printing for tho institution dona
in tho nowspnpor owned and managed
by his son, and charged tho Btato for
nursery stock and ornnmontnl tree
from Ills own nursory. ISxccaslvo prices
wero charged and paid for both Uie
printing and tho trees.
Thoro Is a gross irregularity appar
ent at thlB institution in connoctlon
with tho construction of a publlo
building thereat Tho contract was
awardod to an irresponsible bidder,
who fnllod to comply wltli ita pro
visions, and tho building was com
plotod at tho oxponso of tho bonds
mon. An architect wnB omployed at
tno rnto of $5.00 por day and paid out
of tho rogulnr appropriation fund to
superintend tho construction, whon, as
a matter of fact, ho had practically no
oxporlonco in this class of work. Very
lnforlor material was used in tho con
struction in tills building, and in foY
reBpects woro Uio plans and sncclQca
Hons compiled with.
Hospital for Iimnno nt Norfolk.
Tho very lnrgo quantity of coal con
sumod at tho hospital for tho InBano
at Norfolk has led to many sensational
roports, though I know of nothing
moro thnn that tho vouchors in tho
audltor'B ofllco show thnt a groat deal
of coal Is required at this institu
tion. Thoro aro othor Indications thnt
thoro has boon moro or loss Juggling
of contracts for supplies in tho in
terests of friends at tho Institution,
and in tho state Iioubo. Particularly la
this truo In tho award of tho contract
for drugs. Favoritism has beon ex
orcised in tho award of tho drug con
tracts, and in tho purchaBO of oxtras
from tho drug fund. Investigation ro
voals tho fact that it is tho custom
nt this, as woll as at noarly all othor
Institutions, to misappropriate speci
fically appropriated funds.
During tho recent ndmlnistration,
tho mothor nnd sister of tho superin
tendent, nnd tho four children of tho
stoward woro kept at u.o institution
at tho stato'a oxponso.
State Normal at Tern.
Until rocontly, if It Is not truo today,
throo roomB In ono of tho publlo build
ings owned by tho stato in connection
with tho Normal school woro occupied
by a prlvato fusion nowspnpor print
ing ofllco. This concorn pnld no ront,
nnd In nddltlon paid nothing for Its
light, wator and heat It oecupiod thoso
quartors for upward of two yours,
having a monopoly of tho Job printing
of tho Institution, for which it
charged oxcesalvo prices. Thoro la
ovldonco that at this Institution radl
cal and unwarranted changes havo
beon mado in tho text books, ovldontly
for no othor purposo than profit, and
to tho groat dotrlmont and lnconvon
lonco of tho studont It Is duo tho
present incumbont of tho presidency to
say that tho roports of Jugglory of text
bookB originated during tho adminis
tration of his prodecossor.
Fifth Hatchery at Hnnth Hand.
Tho Fish Hntchory at South Bond
1b In a doplorablo condition. About
olghtoon montha ago an Omaha sa
loon koopor named Sloup waa appoint
ed superintendent of tho hatchory. Ho
was utterly without oxporlonco, know
nothing nH to tho mnnnor in which
fish should bo propagated, and tho ro
sult Is thnt for tho mnny thousands of
dollars oxponded by tho stateo in tho
dovolopmont of this Industry, thora is
nothing loft but ovldences of ruin and
tlosolatlon. It will requlro much'
monoy, timo and caro to restore thlo
onterprlBO to Its for,mor condition.
Inttltnto for the llllnd nt Neliraika City.
Tho tnxpayers of tho stato havo been
grossly Imposed upon nt tho Ins.tuto
for tho Blind, luo Biiporintondont,
contrary to nil precodont, rofusod to
tench any of tho brnuches upon tho
ground that ho was lncnpaoltatod by
roason of old ago. At tho closo of tho
first Bomostor last year, which is tho
last ofllclal roport available thoro
wero upwards of Bovonty-flvo Inmates
and flfty-ono pooplo on tho pay roll.
Tim Neirrut In Mfo Having Rafts,
The patest patentln llfo saving rafts,
ono Just adopted by tho United States
nayy, necB tho old idea of tho raft,
"Your foot aro always in tho wator, but
you never sink," and goes It ono bot
tor. Wllo you nro bolng saved on this
raft you nro to stand in tho wator up
to your middle It Is thus in effect a
big basket, with nn exaggerated llfo
prcBorvor for Its rim, tho slat platform
of tho raft hanging to tho lnsido of
n big circular hollow framo by Black
ropos. Mon or horses can ovldontly bo
packod Bafoly upon such a raft aa
thickly as folks can stand In a crowd
ed Htroet car in tho "rush hours."