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ATTORNEY AT LAW
1 inference First National Bank
O'NEILL, NEB.
C. SMOOT,
FASHIONABLE BARBER.
DEALER IN OIQARB, ETC.
JJU. J. P. OILLIGAN,
PH V SIC AN AND SURGEON.
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Office over Blgltn’s furniture store.
O'NEILL, NEB.
C. D. B. EI8AMAN.
PHYSICIAN ft SURGEON,
J'NKILL, - NEB.
P^H. BENEDICT.
LAWYER,
Office in the Judge Robert* building, north
of Barnett A Frees' lumber yard,
O NEILL, NEB.
W. ADAMS,
ATTORNEY AT LA W.
Will practice in all the courts. Special at
tention given to foreclosures fend collections.
Is also
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
JJR B. T. TBUEBLOOD,
PHYSICIAN ft SURGEON.
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ED F. GALLAGHER THAD J. BIRMIh^'
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JOHN McHUGH, Cashier. S’
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THE FRONTIER I’RtNTtNO COMPANY
Wk wonder where Senator Gorman's
Influence come* in with the present ad
ministration.
Kektucky le having a mad dog scare.
They piobabiy became effected by con
tact with mad democrat*.
Isaac P. Gray has been appointed
and confirmed as minister to Mexico.
This office carries a salary of tl7,0OO.
Ip there has been dishonesty In the
management of public institutions in
|^l Nebraska "let no guilty man escape.”
A- Now that the democrats have a ma
jority In the senate they openly snub
the populist senators. But what else
r ;: could they expect?
Repiiesentativk Sheridan was pre
sented with a gold-beaded cane for com
ing out victorious in bis recent tUlic
encounter in Lincoln.
IN Washington the state legislature
also failed to elect a senator, 100 ballots
being taken without an election, and
' the legislature adjourned.
ItKmcsKNTATive Suerioan severely
chastised editor Rosewater and his
right band man, lloggen, In the catitol
building in Lincoln last Thursday.
Bno. Ralphs has almost given up hope I
of being able to secure the Atkinson
postofflee and the only consolation he
ha* Is the fact that Charlie McHugh is
in the same boat.
' V Pall politic* are being talked a little
on the side. While of course there is
nothing definite the signs of the tunes
:f indicate that fnrwitl commence flying
early In the season.
:* I* appears now that the bill provid
frtg for a county assessor will become
a law. This is all right if good men are
elected for the position, if not, we
would prefer the old way.
Governor Crounse has vetoed the
; bill providing for an additional judge
in the Twelfth district. The governor
S nays there is not enough work in the
state for so many judges.
Tub meeting of the national repub
K Hcan league has been called for May 10,
at Louisville, Ky. It promises to be
ooe of the largest and most enthusiastic
meetings of the league ever held.
Secretary Carlisle has ousted four
of Tammany’s favorite sonn who held
fat -positions in Washington, and now
Senator Murphy and the other Tammany
leaders are after the secretary's scalp.
Ex-8ecbetart Tract is quoted as
sayine that his cabinet position cost
him $80,000 a year besides his salary.
These positions come high and still there
are many people who wish the honor.
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> It m a little early yet to say wbethei
the new cabinet will have to be wedged
under either of its corners to keep it
from wobbling. That will depend
largely upon the location of its heavy
timber.
At last one democrat has been found
who wants office neither for himself or
friends. But he is in the show business
and probably want* to use this remark
: I*6* 1® 8*t some free advertising,
hence w* omit his name.
# Ton Golden does not carry that con
fident smile around with him now. lie
has an opponent for the O'Neill land
office. But Tom'is quite a warrior and
there is lots of fun in sight for those
who are not otherwise interested.
4" Chicago is more interested In the city
|f election at the present time than it
is In the woild’s fair arrangements, it
is quite an honor to be mayor of
Chicago, especially this year and we
| are not surprised that the fight is warm.
S =7 Bro. Wsrtz, of the Ledger, has good j
wuoa to b« happy. If Postmaster
f ; 0*seral Btssell does u he says he will,
that Is, not to remove any postmasters
bnt let them serve their terms out, Wertz
: will be able to hold the Stuart postofflce
; at least three years yet.
Th* country which produces states*
men of no higher caliber than those of
the republic of Paraguay, who see no
better way of raising their country from
the slongh of financial despondency
than the establishment of a national lot-'
|f tery. It is indeed to be pitied.
v Notwithstanding the fact that
^Postmaster General Bissell says "no
editors need apply,” the first postmaster
appointed by President Cleveland was
Robert Brown, editor of a democratic
paper at Meadville, Pa. This fact gives
the rest of the boys consolation.
Dr. Abxstboso, superintendent of
the Beatrice Institute for Feeble Minded
: , Youth, last week filed a bill with the
state auditor for eight tons of soap,
purchased within the last month. Be it
■aid to the credit of Auditor Moore that
I'J he refused to issue a warrant in payment
of the bill and the doctor now has the
L' soap on his bands, but it is said that
if even that large amount of cleansing
; properties will not suffice to wash the
■tain of dishonesty from bis official
record.
Tub Chicago Inter-Ocean says: “It
ia noticed that the new aenator from
Nebraska, Mr. Allen, got no chairman
ship. It ia thought, however, aa be form
erly belonged to a famoua baseball club,
that be will be able about the second
round to knock some aenator out."
Cleveland believes that those who
held office under a former democratic
administration should not again be ap
pointed to office. We are surprised
that Grover would consent *.o accept the
nomination for the presidency for the
third time. But then that is a horse of
another color.
We understand that John A. Harman
is a candidate for the O'Neill land office
and is being puabed for that position
liy several of the stalwarts of this city.
John is a young man who has numerous
friends in lloit and adjoining counties,
and he will make the other candidates
hustle if they bead him off.
The idea of (noting the capitol of a
state because of an attack on the legis
lature by a loccl paper is original with
the California solons. If generally
adopted the state capitols would be con
tinually on the mote and by this time
the capitol of Nebraska would be lo
cated somewhere oter in daikeat Afrioa.
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Thebe was an Increase of 10 per cent,
in the number of business failurea in
Great Britain last year, compared with
1801. This la in great contrast to the
condition of affairs in the United States.
Free-trade there, protection here, re
sults as giten. How will it be here
when democratic free-trade comes upon
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Ex-republican Editor Mathews and
erstwhile republican nominee for state
senator and now register of the O’Neill
land office, appointed upon the recom
mendation of republicans by a republi
can administration, is trimming his sails
to the democratic breezes. He deals
oat his land notices to democratic
papers.
Register Mathews is more solicitous
for the wellfarc of the democratic pap
ers than Grover-tlie-Great. „ Grover says
they are entitled to nothing, but Doc
says they are entitled to everything.
Such fawning sycophancy for the sake
of political position would do all right
tor an independent but it is umbecoming
a republican.
Let our citizens get together and
work with a will and with unity for the
upbuilding of O’Neill this summer, and,
unless all signs fail, the growth of this
city during the coming summer will ex
ceed that of any other year. One of
the improvements needed is a good
hotel and one can be secured it our citi
zens go about It in tbe right manner.
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The citizens of the United States,
irrespective of party or state, have con
tributed enough money to pay Gov.
McKinley’s debts so that gentleman and
his estimable wife will not have to
sacrifice their personal property to pay
the debt of 893,000, notes which be bad
signed for a friend. This is a tribute to
one of the greatest statesmen of tbe day.
It is now conceded that G. A. Luki
hart, who is a member of the present
legislature from Madison county, will be
United States Marshal. There were
about twenty applicants for this position,
but Lukihart stands in with Senator
Allen and he will capture the plum.
Allen has nothing to say about the dis
tribution of federal patronage. Ob, no.
Seventeen million cotton spindles
idle and a million working short, is a,
late report from England. 8ome pros
pect of a mutual concession and a de
crease of two and a hair instead of five
per cent, in wages, which may end the
strike which keeps thousands idle—a
strike greater and more costly to the
workmen than any ever known in this
country.
A few days ago the South Omaha
Tribune came out in quite a lengthy
editorial advising those who had horses
to sell to keep them away from the stock
yards there, claiming that if they were
sent there people would only be giving
them away. Bro. Ritchart is making a
good fight on the stock yards manage
ment and if he keeps it up he will see
his labors rewarded.
The Frostier before election re
peatedly warned the people to beware of
electing Henry Murphy county attorney,
stating at the time that he was incom
petent, but the warning fell on unheed
ing ears. The consequence is that he
has utterly failed to successfully prose
cute sny of his easy cases in this term
of court and the costs he has piled up
against the county will aggregate a
thousand or two.
But a few more days and O’Neill
will hare passed through the turmoil,
toil and trouble of an annual election.
There is no issue in particular and from
this point of observation It looks as
though the event will lack even the
spice ot friendly contest. At this writ
ing no nominations have been filed
with the city clerk so it is not definitely
known who are aspirants for the several
positions which will become vacant in
Hay. Care should be taken to select
men with the qualifications and inclina
tion to economically and judicially ad
minister the affairs of the city, with an
eye always to the advancement of her
public improvements.
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It is now announced that the demo
cratic eenate will not aeat the three sena
tors who were appointed in states in
which the legislatures failed to elect.
The reason for this action is probably
due to the fact that two of the three
senators are republicans. If the senate
does this it will be necessary for those
states to hold an extra session of the
legislature to again try to elect senators.
The old lights will again be brought up.
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There is a project started to build a
railroad from O'Neill to Butte. It is
expected to get one of the two roads
now running into this city to run a
branch out there, and if this cannot be
done a road will be built with local
capital. This road would result in
much good fot this city as it would
open up a new territory for us and put
our wholesale merchants in good shape
to handle trade from South Dakota. We
would like to see it a success. It is ex
pected that surveyors will be secured
and preliminary survey made in a few
weeks.
Tiik purchase by Boss Croaker of the
Belle Ueade farm for a quarter of a
million has caused New York to wake
up enough to wonder in a mild way
bow this man who was penniless bnt a
comparatively short time ago has man
aged to accumulate so much money.
He has not been engaged in productive
employment aside from politics, and as
a rule that occupation yields no such re
turns upon the time invested. When
he is asked to solve the mystery the boss
coldly says: “I do not admit the right
of the public to inquire into my private
affairs.” This is a little more polite
than Boss Tweed’s question: "What
are you going to do about it?” but it
means the same thing.—Journal.
It is a hard thing to say. but it is a
fact never the less, that Holt county is
burdened with a county attorney who is
wholly incompetent to perform the
duties of bis office. This fact was again
demonstrated last week in his prosecu
tion of the ex-treasurer of Grattan
township for embezzlement. Appar
ently there was good grounds for the
prosecution but the county attorney’s
bungling manner of proceedure spoiled
the case and the jury returned a verdict
of acquittal after about 10 minutes’ de
liberation. The county attorney failed
completely to get anything in evidence
and his ignorance was the laughing
stock of both spectators and jury. A
less .lenient judge than Kinkaid would
have sent him out of court in disgrace.
W. D. Mathews, register of the
United States land office at O’Neill, and
by virtue of his position dispenser of
newspaper patronage in the shape of
final proof notices, has established the
rule that all notices must go to the dem
ocratic papeis. Now we don’t intend
to wage any lengthy war on Mr. Math
ews, as there is not enough in the pat
ronage to pay for the space, but the
principle of the thing makes us weary;
yes, decidedly weary. Our memory
runs back to the time when things were
different; when Mathews was a pub
lisher and someone else was register and
this same question was under discussion.
Then it was that Doc got up on his hind
legs and roared and denounced the prac
tice in language invective, and rightly,
too. But now things are changed.
Mathews is register and other poor re
publican cusses are publishers. Math
ews likes the place and thinks perhaps
by throwing his patronage to the demo
crats his term of office may be extended
indefinitely. He says "to the victors
belong the spoils,” but he doesn’t think
so strongly enough to resign in favor of
some good democrat. That would be
consistency. We only hope that Mr.
Mathews’ idea of giving the spoils to
the democrats will be carried out by the
democratic administration. It would
only be giving the register a dose of the
nauseating decoction bo is now forcing
down the throats of the republicans of
bis district. Tii* Pbontieb is sadly
disappointed in Mr. Mathews.
Tub following word* of praise for
Nebraska's new auditor, Eugene Moore,
we find in the Fremont Tribnne: “It la
due to the republican party in the state
for the public to understand that a new
deal was commenced with respect to the
expenditures of public funds the day
Eugene Moore went Into the auditor’s
office. All the revenues of the state
must pass through this office and the
business of every institution is recorded
there, also, and it is plain that the
auditor’s office is practically the key to
the situation and the auditor has it in
his power to correct abuses that may
exist and to give a business-like admin
istration of the business affairs of tbe
state. He is even responsible on his
bond for every cent paid out, whether it
be authorised by some other officer or
board, or not. In the midst of all of
the evidences of lack of business sys
tem in tbe management of the state
government and of the uncovering of
multiplied cases of rascality arising
under this lack of system, it is contort
ing to know that the people are being
| protected from the ravages of rascality
by an auditor who knows his business
and who has the courage to defend the
treasuruy against those who seek to
make it their perennial prey. The
auditor is by no means alone in this
good work of reform, but as we have
said, his position is such that he is en
abled to check the dishonest drain of
the treasury more effectually than any
other official. The good work will go
I on and the republican party will profit
I by its own renovation.”
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