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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1891)
'.!■ ■; V - • •: • r, v v“* :v l f'V if'iv ,. * v.u‘‘^ -V;uf\; / * ■ 'V ■ , jt ■„ "V .,?< / ■<;* ■»Mt3 r:gqs, editor and proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. ALL KINDS OR JOB WORK PROMPTLY EXECUTED. VOLUME XII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 31. 1891. NUMBER 25. The Silver Question. |Jlr Midi's Paper Concludod.l ;j'wasilone, not because silver was ‘ yaiiful (which is now, by the way, ‘'IVur-umcnt against free coinage) fl* October 1, 1880. (seven years 1 „ir,M John Sherman, then secre llie treasury, estimated the sup '„f gold coin and bullion in the 1 ' I g1Hles at $453,882,692 and that of ^,in „nd bullion $158,320,011. " tlll), after the Comstock and Lead i. ,„incs—the greatest of the world— ie discovered. It was not done be (e flireigu countries were dumping , silver at our doors, for the fact is wire not doing this. Neither was one in compliance with any demand n the people, for the people had A. „o demand, and, moreover, were ; consulted in the premises Then Ltwas it done? The tnoniid interests ivail street could probably answer. especulators in gold could probably The money lenders and receivers axed incomes could probably en us. But it is not all likely that will. i tiicn devolves upon us to look die cause elsewhere. •ruin 1834 to 1874 we find that the sil in the standard silver dollai (412J ms) commanded a premium of from ,:j per cent over the gold in the gold ;,i t.'.j.S grains) in the Loudon luav , but when the demonetizing law of :;u:ts passed, what followed? It is nesting to note the rapid change ich then took place in the relative rkd price of the two metals. Instead lunger commanding a premium silver ;ni to rapidly decline. In 1874, in ml of taking 15.03 grains of silver to mi 1 grain of gold, it required 10.16; >75. 16.63; in 1870, 17.80; in 1877, Hh in 1878, 17.90; in 1879, 18 39, and 188ft, 18.06 to 1. 'inis the owner of gold had increased purchasing power of liis 'wealth to ram pious extent and depreciated the it of silver accordingly, while a cor pomling shrinkage in the price of all Humilities must have occurred. \ as ever the effect of legislation on money question more strongly ex1 pliiiwi than in this instance? tidily was the law of 1873 passed ' its demonetizing features, skilfully Milled in its sixty-seven paragraphs, it l to attract the attention of many Hie congressmen,who afterwards were liiiliutingly forced to admit that they re ignorant of its nature when they ' I lor it, and the people of the coun ted in ignorance of the work until evil effects began to te felt, ilic same year, as if by preconcertion tlie part of the monied classes of ■erica and Europe, silver was demon ':l France, after an uninterrupted •oil of seventy years of free and un cled coinage. And it may be well to ■eive here that during these seventy ••>ot bi-tnetalic currency France en eJ a prosperity almost unexampled Hie financial annals of the world, 'crmany had demonetized in 1871, and Mile while metal was practically ex • In the world’s four leading uations ‘-■-gland, whose gold standard has ex l(l siuee t?9s, Germany, Frauce and wiiea—four of the greatest cotnmer u Powers of the world. Sale by side with o-nld nil™.. tioH liar sei,tinel “gainst a rise in the price Hit-more precious metal. It stood as 11101 between the r ghts of the peo !;!ul the greed of the gold mo-. ' ’■ ,-s|. the currency contractionist, | 1:lh'lciou8 speculator and coupon '|,LI' It was the people’s friend and ''' 1111 d for this reason it must ',B “lnned> proscribed and perso . ' Aud *he way it wae done! Open was not declared. Silver was not enged to a fair and impartial com “jetted to the crucibles of reason acts, but while off its guard, asleep .' C<’,lddence of tbe people, it was ° ed b? its masked enemy and ncai unto death without warn was not met in the public arena ' rest!'0'*,8 fr°.E l*ie PeoPle that silver eta, ‘lb\ t0 lts former position soon - to develop, and lhc A1]ison billi ,*s lnisca'led the Bland bill, was Sr,nvil ; mtth,s law was but a tub (rfBlre °.1 le. wl*ale, a makeshift, a sub fe 0'fn 1 ^ld not Provide for the coin 'i.;»v °re ll|an four millions a month, hioh as the maximum, and in fact the "iD«ge did Win limn,, 1- n”1 any one year exceed the tomb n -'I111'’ t*lat ls- two millions a Jt11 vroul'i ' r Wa3 il 11,11 lcSal tender, c debt '.n l. pay interest on the pub Tl>islawdUt,eS0U import8 htseil. CHt>tinued in force until tbe J^utuck u.„ l)l;|]i|U^tof 1,le government purchases S«: full jei’ , _ ver is still deprived ol But the pres y>b7cr than its predecessor, -ism.ucb that it slightly increases !t"'l s,?,al !lnder function, and is re d at , . ‘“uuuon, ana is re e mint in only limited quail ^’“odity8 Sl'**lrealetl in the main as i d supply of the world is esti mated at 8.727 millions of dollars. The silver supply at 3,820 millions of dollars. If these figures are correct, they show that the supply of gold is exceeded by the silver supply only about 100 millions. Why then all this cry against silver as a cheap money, when it is still in use by one half of the world, and its supply is but little above that of the yellow metal? Speaking ot the bi-mctulic policy of his own country, Mr. Demorandie, the French delegate to the international monetary conference of 1881, has this to say in its behalf: “In 1837-8-9 a violent crisis raged in America. The federal treasury withdrew its deposits from the United States bank, and to restore the mctalic currency it flooded the English market with Ameri can paper. The situation in London be came extremely difficult nnd the Bank of j England’s metalic slock fell from 20!) | millions to 75 millions. This example j proves what an influence a country’s monetary legislation may exert on the intensity oLcrises, and to what shocks monometalic markets like that of Lon don are exposed. In 1873 the Bank of England was even forced to apply to the Bunk of France, which lent it 50,000,000 of francs, and which, thanks to the French bi-metalio system, scarcely felt the effect of the catastrophies occuring in New York and Loudon. “In 1847 the wheat crisis common to both countries broke out. In Eugland the rate of discount rises to 8 per cent. In France the crisis is speedily mitigat ed and the rate of discount is kept at 5 per cent. “In 1857 a fresh monetary panic brealfs out in France, ns also in England. ! The Bank of France is forced to raise its | discount to 10 per cent, but only for a I fortnight; whereas the Bank of Eng land, all its gold having been drained by the United States, is compelled to keep its discount for six weeks at the high rate or' 10 per cent. “In 1860 the Bank of England applies to the Bank of France for silver and is immediately supplied with fifty-two millions of fine silver for a like sum of gold. In the following year Russia, in her turn, is furnished from the same source with thirty one millions; all thanks to the French monetary system. “In 1866, owing to the excessive and imprudent development of limited lia bility companies, a fresh monetary crisis arises, and this time more intense The Bank of England, sulleriug from a with drawal of bullion and the exhaustion of its reserve of notes, obtains the suspen sion of the act of 1844 and its rate of discount varies between January and July from 0 to 10 per cent. During the same year the rate of discount at the Bauk of France did not exceed 4| per ceut. “Thus all these crises,” says Mr. De morandie, “occuring in such various periods and in such different circum stances, we find the Bank of France less severely tried than the Bank of England. In forty-five years, from 1837 to 1881, the former alters its rate of discount only 100 times, the latter makes it uu dergo 393 changes. It may safely be said the French monetary system was not unconnected witn this result. The faculty possessed by France of resorting alternately or simultaneously to the two metals, enabled her not only to employ one or the other, according to circum stances and ward olf the effects of their successive scarcity, but ahto to come to the aid, not without profit to herself, of those of her neighbors who happened to lack either gold or silver. “But.” continues this able financier, “since the suspension of mintage, since silver has been discredited before the law in several foreign countries, the stale of things has altogether changed.” Aud so it is. 1 might give further testimony of the good effects of the silver policy in France from other able financiers. Mr. President, did I not deem this all suffic ient for the purposes of this urticle. ’Tis needless to prolong aud lire with what is but reiteration. A most favorite objection ot the advo cates of the anti-free coinage theory is “with free and unlimited coinage our gold would all leave us.” With the bal ance of trade against us, I will admit this is possible. But the fact is that the balance of trade is, anil has been, in our favor for a good many years. However, suppose that it did, it would not go with out bringing in return something that we need, and with plenty of good sil ver money at home to grease the wheels of commerce within the boarders of our own broad and prosperous land, we would have nothing to fear. The gold would soon come back to us seeking in vestments and purchasing the products of our mills and farms. But, perhaps no argument of the gold monometalists is more misleading or bet ter calculated to frighten the timid than the idea that free and unlimited coinage would cause foreigners to ship their sil ver to this country and have it coined, thus giving us too much money and lead ing to inflation. No better answer to this argument it seems to me, is uecessary than the fact that this country ships large quantities of silver across the waters every year. An eastern trade journal gives the amount of silver exportation for the three months ending Sept. 31) for the past two rears as follows: For 1800, $1,809,440. For 1891. $2,196,405. And the Chicago Herald, in consider ing “the market position of silver,' srvs: “The United Suites have lost since the beginning of the year through exports, consumption and government purchases, about 81,000,000 pet month in excess of production." Now, this silver is not going to for eign countries for nothing. It is cer tainly going there because they need it; and as long as it becomes necessary for these countries to buy silver fromus.il is lmrdly reasonable to suppose that they are going to sell to us any great amount. But take either horn of the dfiemma. Suppose they would ship their silver over here to be coined. It would be coined into American dollars, and who ever beard of an American dollar eireu lilting anywhere but in America only to the extent of its bullion value, and when our foreign friends circulate their Amer ican dollars iu America are they not buying of (is something that we have for sale, making a market for our prod ucts, or paying for American labor? Would this not be decidedly to our advantage? It seems to me that the question of free and unlimited coinage of silver, when submitted to the lest of facts and reason, and divested of sectional or po litical prejudices, admits of but one con clusion. and it decidedly in the affirm ative. Ana now i wish to mane a oner reter cncc to that portion of President Harri son’s late message touching the silver question. If it. may seem presumptious in me to criticise so able a statesman. I trust I may be pardoned this once. The president expresses grave fears that free coinage, without similar action on the part of European countries would lead to serious contraction of our currency by causing our gold to take wings and fly to other shores. How it could go without leaving its equivalent the presi dent does not tel! us. He ulso informs us that the silver in our silver dollar is won!) on the London market but 74i cents in gold. If our European friends exchange their silver for our gold at this rate, for every 74-1 cents worth of gold they take away they must place in eir dilation here a bright and shining stand ard silver dollar—100 cents—or 25f cents more of circulating medium than they carry away. For every $100 in gold they would leave $125.75, for every $1,000. $1,275.50, and so on ad infinitum. This would u»t be contraction, ns the writer understands it. On the contrary, it would begiying us more circulation— adding to our supply of silver dollars, which for all purposes seem to pass to day for 100 cents in all parts of Uncle Barn’s broad domain. I can see nothing unreasonable in the demands of the silver men. Mr. Presi dent. They are not asking for the de monetizing of gold. They do not de sire the subordination of the yellow mctul ill any particular to the white. They do not seek the depreciation, iufla tion or contraction of our currency. They do not ask for the violation of any government obligations, or the inter ference with any vested rights. They simply ask that silver, the money of more than one-half the world, be re stored to the position it enjoyed pre vious to 1873—that is. to be placed on an equality with gold iu the monetary functions of the country Thev ask for no favors, no advantages; only plaiu, equality and justice; a fair field and no favors. If gold is the better money for the country it need have no fears of con sequences in an equal race. It need ask for no legal privileges, no legislative as sistance; the natural laws of trade and commerce will see that its superior qual ifications are fully recognized. But, ah! heie is just where the difficulty comes in. Gold is not the money of the people, but the money of the wealthy few. It does not circulate freely among the masses, but hides itself in bank vaults, and when most needed is hardest to liiul. When panic and distress overtakes the country then it comes from out its iiiding places ' and, Shylock-like, demands its pound of i llesli. wore li not lor :ue iucl min uiu same evil predictions of dire calamity to the country arc now made for free coinage that were made for the law of 1876 which partially restored to the standard silver dollar its former monetary uses, and again in 1891, when the present silver law was passed, they might contain more fears for the average citizen. On both these former occasions the gold monometalists had the country ticketed by the most direct route to thedemnition bow wows. Our gold was going to leave ns by the first steamer, onr currency was going to be both contracted and inflated, panic and general business paralysis wits sure to ensue, and gloomy enough was the future they had pictured to us. But, fortunately, these dark forbodings were uever realized. Our birds of id-omen proved to be false prophets. On the contrary, times became easier, money more plenty, people more prosperous. This great American store-house contin ued to furnish the necessaries and com forts of life to the outer world for the proper considerations; and here we are today, fatter, fuller and more formidable than ever before, asking of congress more of the same kind of calamity. Free coinage means a freer circulation, a freer people and a freer flow of trade and commerce through all the avenues of business. It means freer action for the west, fullerdevelopment of her bound less resources, and more general peace and prosperity on every hand. At least such is the humble opinion of the writer | hereof. Hon. Alfred Bartow, judge-elect for this judicial district, came down from Cbadron yesterday morning. Mr. Bar tow is looking hale and hearty and carries his honors with that gentleman ly dignity always noticable in a man of his sterling qualities. The Judge’s visit to O'Neill was purely a business one. He and Judge Kinkaid were busy all day arranging dates for terms of court to be held during the coming year. Holt county’s term will com mence February 18, and the next term September 22. The District Court Clerkship. What had been only rumor for n week or ten days previous bus bcou verified this week by the statement of Mr. Mc Bride and the filing of papers objecting to Mr. John Bklrvlng taking the oath of office on January 7 ami assuming the duties of the clerk of the court, oil the ground that Mr. tkhving Is not an American citizen. McBride says he does not like to do it, but that if bo does not somo one else will, but just who that some one else is we do not know, but we understand be says it is the Inde pendents. So far as we can learn they arc making no move in that direction and have no intention of it. Tint Fuontirr believes there is no good grounds of contest, that John Skirving is as good a citizen as any one in this county and will ultimately win. lie came with his parents to this coun uy when but 7 years old. Ills father lied a few years later. His mother slakes affidavit that the father made de .dunitary statement in New York city shortly after.coming to this country and be law makes that answer for the son. lobn also tins two discharges from the irmy, which are in the stead of his de claratory statement, and, while it is not lecessary for him to be a full-fledged lilizcnto hold tliu office, ho wont before die court Tuesday morning and was jiveu his second papers, making him in iame as in fact a l'ull-il#dged citizen of hesc United States. There is another :>oiut or two which they have in rescrvo bat will help to clinch the matter and vc believe we are safe in saying that ■here will be no opposition to Mr. Skirv ng taking charge of the office on the ith, especially as Mr. McBride says tlut f Mr. Skirvingcan prove his citizenship :here will be no trouble. Tub FiiONTiun will have more to say >n this subject as the cnse develops. Wedding Bells. Mr. Mayion I). Price and Miss II. Ger :rudo Moore were married at the resi lence of the bride’s parents in O'Neill, it !1:30 o’clock on the afternoon of Crisl nns day, Uev. G. M. Boswell of Atkin son officiating. At the appointed hour the wedding inarch, with Miss Anna Lowrio at the piano, called the young people to the parlor, where they became man and wife. After receiving the congratula tions of the guests present, all sat down to a superb wedding spread, prepared by the bride's mother, Mis. C. A. Moore. These young people are well and most favorable known in this city, where by virtue of their worth they huvo won an enviable place. They received a long list of handsome and useful presents. The Fkontiek joins their wide circle of friends in extending congratulations. Mr. Green’s Lecture. Those stay-at-homes who were not present at the Academy Tuesday evening to hear Mr. James A. Green, 111 Ills Illustrated lecture. ••Afoot Across Ireland,*’ missed a rare treat. More than that, they missed an opportunity of hearing a refined lecture, superbly illus trated by stereoptlcon views of all the princi pal points of interest tu Ireland. And tho points of Interest in that far-away country aru so numerous and attractive that the At tentive listener might spend hours with Mr. Green, hearing him describe, In bis own ele gant manner, his travels through that Use, ids experiences with the Patricks and Jcrrys, ills recital of tho trials, tho sorrows and tin joys as told him by that quaint and ready witted class of people. Mr. Green is a scholarly gentleman, lie has traveled extensively through the principal countrlosof tho old world, with the object lo view of lecturing Intelligently to the people of tho United States upon topics descriptive of tho scenery, the habits of the people and tho many points of interest not described ac curately iu tho general histories of foreign lands, lie has accomplished his tusk, for a more thorougliy enjoyable and highly inter esting entertainment has never been given before in O’Neill. Tbo hall should have been crowded, but it wan not. There were plenty of vacant seats, and a hundred mure guests could easily have been accommodated. The lecture was given tinder the auspices of t he ltebekah lodge, and was ably managed by Mr. 11. M. Utttey. District Court. Judge Cutes, accompained by bis back-bone, came down from Chndron on Monday morning and re convened court. The lirst matter settled was the Tierney case. The prisoner was brought into the court and sentenced by Judge Crites to three years at hard labor. Tierney’s attorneys interposed objec tions but they were overruled. The case will be appealed to the supreme court. Tuesday morning Sheriff Mc Evouy started with the prisoner for Lincoln and he is now in durance vile. The Frontier hopes young Ed will reform his ways and yet make a good i man. A number of equity cases and several private matters were adjusted and next day Judge Kinkaid and court adjourned sine die. The Homliest Man in O’Neill, As well as the handsomest, and others are invited to call on any druggist and and get free a trial bottle of Kemp’s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is selling entirely upon its merits and is guaranteed to relieve and cure fall Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Large Bottles, 50 cents and $1. • Thirty-three is said by good authority to bo an extraordinary lucky number. The aulority wo quote la no less a per nonage than Mr. Barrett Scott! who was t lie holder of a ticket bearing that number which drew an elegant $.10 music box at the store of Mr. C. N. Forney, Atkin son's popular pharmacist. In hla letter in limning Mr. Scott of bis good luck. Mr. Forney takes occasion to offer a lender compliment to that gentleman, speaking In glowing terms of his many accomplishments and advising him at i lie conclusion of tho epistle that there is a cigar bill attached to the in strument of $3.70; five per cent, dis count for cash in ten days. There Is scarcely anything In this brond land more to be admired than genuine Atkin son nerve. ___ Miss Aggie Bentley, who has been sojourning at Long’ Pine, Cliadron and other points in the western part of the stale for some time,came down Tuesday morning. Miss Bentley has been re ceiving medical treatment at Long Pine and is very much .improved in health. While absent she visited many points of interest in Wyoming and the Black Hills. Tho deni between Planck «fc Tomp ton and New York parties, spoken of In ibis paper several weeks since, has been consummated and tho liverystable,slock, ’ sic., of the former goes to the New York parties in consideration fon which Planck & Thompson receive a number >f thoroughbred horses, etc. | O. 11. and Clara Young, son and i laughter of Mr. Young, tho music i lealer, accompaincd by Mrs. John | Williams, wife of tho other member | >f the firm of Young & Co., arrived in (J’Neill Monday night from Illinois. Mr. Vnung's wife is expected in O’Neill i toon. _ The firemen are requested- to meet at Lite engine house New Year’s day at 11:80. A. parade will begin at 18 in. The dance at the rink in tho evening promises to he a fine affair. Supper will be served | at Hotel Evans and it goes without say- ( ing that it will be a good one. The O’Neill Dramatic company has j been organised witii Mr. T. V. Golden ns president. Miss Josie Howard, vice- 1 president; MissTesslo Dykemnn, secre tary; Mr. Johu McHugh, treasurer. Several (days will be presented during tho winter. _ Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Higgs of Iowa, parents of the liiggs boys and Mrs. Mer idlh, arrived iu O’Neill Thursday even ing last, and are visiting their children here. They will remain several weeks. A. Hoyd started Monday morning with his daughter, Lizzie, who had an eye hurt a week or two ngo,.forMinncopolis for treatrneut. We,hope they.will be succesful in their efforts. H. N. Gallant, brother in-law of Clerk-elect Butler, is here visiting Ed and may remain in the city. If he does he will work in the clerk’s office. Owen Meredith has been very sick with the lung fever for a week or more past, but we are glad to announce is better today._ Mrs. E. H. Benedict has been very low the last week, but is a little better today. We hope for her speedy recovery. Miss Tess Harrington returned Mon day evening from a short visit with friends and relatives in Omali. j W. C, Evered has removed his stock { of goods to Page. The Frontikii wishes him much success. The Eagle club is mourning the loss of a charter member in the person of Mr. Maylon Price. Mrs. Jerry McCarthy won the beauti ful doll at Morris & Co’s, store, holding ticket No. 357. It was stormy yet a merry Christmas and we hope it will be a llappy New Year to all. _ Wm. Bowen is‘‘catching on” at the judge’s office. He has moved his family down._• A brother of Henry Murphy is visiting in O’Neill. He resides at Columbus. Peter Cramer, living south of Emmet, was a pleasant caller yesterday. A. J Watson of the Coleridge JlUule spent Christmas in O'Neill. Mr. Milton Doolittle of Atkinson was a pleasent coller Tuesday, John P. Hansen of Agee called Mon day at this office. Mr. Cross of Bctheny was a caller the first of the week. Postmaster Austin of Amelia was a caller Monday. E. Downey of Inman called Tuesday. Found- -Between O’Neill and Fort Itandall, a watch. Owner can have the same by proving property and paying for this advertisement. Ueo. Bunco, O’Neill. Supervisors Mset. On Tuesday the county board met in adjourned session, present: Bethea, Crow, Conger, Cleveland, Crawford, Cronin, Gray, Gilson, Grelg, Hodklns, Hornbeck, Howard, Hunter, Halgh, jjij Hayes, Jlllson, Kelley, Kline, Mo Elhaney, Mullen, Miller, Moss, Perkins, C. M. Smith and Wine. Chairman Ogle being absent H. Hodgkins was chosen chnirman pro tern. T. V. Golden presented his appoint* moot as city supervisor and was duly enrolled. Clerk was ordered to adver tise for bids for supplies for 1899. Board then resolyed Itself Into a committee of the whole and examined bonds of vnrious township ofllcerselect. After dinner a petition for a brldgo across the Elkhorn on the section lln\ between 29 and 28,-29 18 was read and s „ on motion granted. The following committee was appointed: Halgh, llayes and Crawford. Bonds of John Sklrvlng, W. W. Page, H. A. Skelton and Wui. Bowen and a large number of township officers ware upon motion approved and some bonds of township officers IbUI over. After this the boaid adjourned until Wednesday. Wednesday morning a few more nwnsliip bonds were approved. Bond f John McBride, clerk of the courts, ins presented and referred to committee n bonds. Coinmitteo reported it back ilthout recommendation. It was loved that the board reject the bond on he ground that there was no evidence hat McBrido was elected to said office ml that John Skl.ivlng was electod and ad tiled a bond which had been ap 'roved. The motion to reject was lost, iut a motion to lay on the table carried. Borne tax matters were next attended it and in tho afternoon the matter of intruding county attorney in reference 0 suits against Long and Darr was aken up. Golden, Mullen and llunter t’cro appointed n committee to confer vitli Adams, decide upon a plan of ction and report same to board. The following motion was presented >.v T. V. Golden and upon motion dopted: Whereas, It bus oome to the knowledge of Ids hoard that famine exists In tho empire r Russia and ' Whereas, Tho lion. Deputy Land Commts loner has Informed tho chairman of tho lolt County Agriculture society of Buch act audnusks tho citizens of this county to outrlbute food and supplies for the purposo if relieving distress in said country, and Wheruus, Tho people of this oounty were n the present yuur blessed with abundant cops of all kinds, therefore he It Unsolved, That we would consider It an act if chanty, to bo approved by all peoplo, and 1 duty due by nil who can alford It toeon rlhuteto the alleviation of tho suffering of ho Hessians at this time, and are recoin needed that the citizens of each railroad own In tho county appoint a committee for he purpose of receiving contributions and drwurdtng them to the proper authorities. A number of claims were allowed on he bridge fund,several roads established tnd the board adjourned sine die. The Future of Sugar Beets. Under the above heading the Lincoln correspondent of the Omaha Bee gives [be following interesting points to their readers upon the sugar beet industry. Some two years ago Mr. 11. W. McClure advanced the very same, theory and mention was made of it in these columns M at the time. It is the opinion of this paper that this will be the final solution of the beet sugar question. Read carefully; A gentleman connected with the gov ernment inspection department at the Grand Island beet sugar factory made a business trip to Lincoln last week. The live representative had a pleasant chat with him in regard to the future of the beet sugar industry in Nebraska and found him sanguine in the extreme. “I am confident,’’ said be “that Ne braska beets will take the lead of those raised in California, Utah or elsewhere, in purity as well as in saccharine matter. Last year the beets raised in the vicinity of Grand Island were of excellent quality, averaging 16 per cent, of sugar. This year the percentage was not quite so high (being about 14 per cent.), but the yield was much heavier. Some farmers raised twenty three long tons per acre, the average being from twelve to fifteen tons. "The Oxnards will raise the price to be paid for beets next season an average of $1 a ton on the highest grade of beets, which ought to be remunerative to an ordinary producer, and especially to one who has had experience and who cul tivates thorougly. "I have seen allusions in a local paper to an article which appeared recently' in the lire, stating that a syndicate was being formed to build a large refinery there for several factories in the state to make crude or raw sugar to be refined at Omaha. I believe that ultimately tne beet sugar industry in Nebraska will be carried on on this basis. The plan is a practical one, involving less outlay at interior points.and tbe results, I think, will be more profitable than by the present plan.” The Dodge Shooting. The worst fears concerning tbe shoot ing of Capt. C. C. Dodge have been realized, as the shot proved fatal. Wil kinson. who did the shooting, was taken over to Boyd county Monday by Sheriff Jamison, and a preliminary hearing •riven him. We have not learned the result of it, but presume be will be bound over. We did not learn partic-. ularsof the funeral, either.