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ruF iNCOTWE TAX SCHEME IS A
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jt H»* Pern -*S,e*d bjr D*««cnUe
y\»f» a'”1 M®*"» Committee-—Dael*
S»ui 1° Come In Two For Cent of
(U , |BS*eB of Ineomea Over *4,000 Per
lr»r -Hie !<»w to Become Opera tire
July i. 1898—How the lory la Had*.
Kalilnt the Revenn*.
tVtsiiiNGTOX, Jan. SO.—TJie fall text
,0fthe internal revenue bill, including
the important income tax, has been
a„reed upon by the Democratic mem*
l^rs „f the way! and means commit*
tee. A- yet details of the income tax,
as finally agrcpd upon, have not been
made public. The press is able, how
cver, I" yive a very complete sum
nmr|- of the essential features of the
tax as it will be submitted to the
house.
The hill provides the income tax is
tnj.ro into effect January 1, 1895, and
that the first collection on incomes is
t0 in- made on July 1, 1895. All classes
0f incomes are included in the meas
„ro. and the uniform rate of two per
rent tax on incomes over 84,000 is
lived.
The most important' text of the bill
is tne method provided for the levy
and collection of taxes It is made
obligatory on all persons receiving
individual incomes of over 83,500 to
inane a return to the local collector of
internal revenue. These returns are
pone over by the revenue collector,
and a tax list is made up of those
whose incomes exceed 84,000. No tax
is levied on those making a return of
above S3.500 and under $4,000, but the
committee deemed it expedient to
have this margin of 8500 below the ex
ception point in order that the returns
might be sure to show all who are
subject to the tax.
In ease a person having an income
of over 83,500 fails to make a return,
it becomes the duty of the revenue
assessor to make inquiry as to the
amount of the person's income. If
this examination discloses the income
is above 84,000. the income is sub
jected to t iee the ordinary tax under
the law, and the party failing to make
his return is deemed gifilty of a crim
inal offense and is made subject to
fine and imprisonment.
Tiie main purpose in framing the
above provisions has been to avoid an
inquisitorial operation of the law.
The committee believes it will do
away with the necessity of having
assessors prying into the private
business of peopfe unless the latter'
have a taxable income and try to
evade the law. It is estimated that
not more than 85,000 persons will be
subject to this tax, so that a great
majority of citizens will not have to'
make returns.
Provision is also made by which no
information can be made public as to.
tiie details of the income reported by
citizens. If such details become pub
lic it might injure the credit of a firm
or individual. For that reason any
public or private person who divulges
any part of this information concern
ing incomes, is made subject to crim
inal prosecution with heavy fine and
penalty.
Particular provision is made for the
collection of the income tax due on
salaries, not only of officials, but the
salaries of individuals received from
business firms, corporations, etc. The
individual receiving the salary does
not pay the tax, Jdut it is made the
duty of every government, state,
county and municipal disbursing of
ficer to retain two per ce'nt of all
salaries over taxable amount This
two per cent is to be taken out of the
salaries for the year.
The tax upon corporations includes
every phase of corporate stock. This
tax is general and is without the
$4,000 exemption allotted to individual
incomes. It is provided that, includ
ing the tax on corporate stock, the
corporation shall pay the tax and de
duct the amount from the dividends of
tiie stockholder. It is made the duty
of each corporation to take two per
ce t of each annual corporate income
from tiie amount set apart for the
stork-holder, and pay the total to the
internal revenue collector in the local
ity. Severe penalties are provided
for failure to make the proper reduc
tion 'from the dividends of stock
holders or for a failure to make the
return to the revenue collector.
llie business of the levying and
collecting of the tax is placed in
™arge of a deputy commissioner of
internal revenue. The different
revenue districts of the county and
country are also provided with deputy
cp lectors who will especially manage
‘He collection of the income tax. The
measure as finally agreed upon is a
detailed elaboration ot a plan for an
income tax pro Dosed some months ago
or Iiem esentative Hall of Missouri.
the ST. JO^ BANDITS.
Ill»r Write to a Newspaper UaltlDl Sport
of the Officers.
ST. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 20.—No ar
» ti! '*ave *,een in connection
1 « the train robbery yesterday
wrung. The sheriff's force and the
,P° >cc department claim to have sev
r» people under strict surveillance,
" as yet have made no move.
. ls bardly likely any additional
1 Taf“ be offered, the officers
.rebclievin* the robbery was the
th sam® gang which held up
t)rn,i branch train last week and
1“*oCdrreSt# reward of 82,300 is
"'orning' the Daily News of
Da,.t;' •'’ received a letter from some
It w es c‘aiminff to be the robbers,
of Wntten on an ordinary sheet
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JUSTICE IN NORTH DAKOTA,
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»hu l ' D" Jan- 5ft-A* sunrise
this morning crowds that had begun
to gather last night to witness the
banging of Albert Bamberger, tbe
sextuple murderer, were massed on
^«hill» »r°u,,d the enclosure located
in the valley one mile south of town,
nnd a good view could be had from
the surrounding hills. Over 8,000
people stood all morning waiting the
end of the wretch.
Bamberger spent the night plaving
“*e“ uPv with hi, guard! and ate!
hearty breakfast this morning. He
was a trifle excited, but otherwise
snowed no feeling whatever. Yester
day he talked with a clergyman but
refused to see him again this morning.
He remained at the jail until 12:30
o clock when the sheriff started with
him for the place of execution, ac
companied by deputies and witnesses.
Ihe scaffold was built in an enclos
nr©, but fixed so that as the murderer
Btood for his last view of earth before
,s execution his eyes rested on the
place where he murdered his uncle,
his aunt and four little cousins in or
der to accomplish his terrible designs
on another cousin who had repulsed
Tne Kreider family came here from
Lancaster, Pa., where others ot their
relatives still live, and settled on a
farm two miles from this place. Bam
bersrer had been employed as general
utility man at the place nine months
previous to .the tragedy. He fell in
love with his 16-year-old cousin, but
she repelled'-him. At daylight, July
7 last, he went to his uncle’s room and
shot him with a shotgun as he lay
asleep. He then went to the kitchen,
where his aunt was preparing break
fast, and shot her. Annie was locked
in his own room and he next killed
Bernice, aged 13; Marley, aged 11:
Mary, aged 9, and David, aged 7. The
youngest girl’s throat was also cut to
make sure of death. He spared the
three younger boys in answer to the
supplications of Annie, the oldest
child. Next he compelled the girl
to prepare his breakfast while the
body of her mother lay on the floor at
her feet. Coolly and deliberately he
ate his breakfast. Then he drove the
girl to his room and brutally assaulted
her. After tying her fast and lockiug
her in the barn he saddled a horse
and made for the Manitoba border.
The little ones left alive soon re-*
leased their sister and she gave the
alarm. Bamberger managed to make
his way to Deloraine, Manitoba,
where he was captured late Saturday
night, only forty hours after the
murder. Only by the vigilance of
Sheriff McCune was he saved from the
pursuing lynching party, which nearly
captured him on three occasions. He
was taken to the Grand Forks jail,
where he made a full confession.
When brought ud for trial he nleaded
guilty and was sentenced to be hanged.
NO FREE RAILS.
The Home Votes Down Free Trader
Johnson's Tariff Amendment,
Washington, Jan. 30. —At the open
ing of the session of the house to-day
the report of the committee on elec
tions in favor of O'Neill, Democratic
contestant in the contested election
case of O'Neill vs. Joy, from Missis
sippi, was presented and ordered
printed.
The consideration of the tariff bill
was then resumed, the pending
amendment being that of Mr. John
son, Democrat, of Ohio, to place steel
rails on the free list, but before Mr.
Dalzell was recognized to proceed with
his speech begun yesterday, Mr. Wil
son asked unanimous consent that
three hours be set aside next Monday
for the consideration of the''amend
ments to the sugar schedule. This
was agreed to.
Mr. Dalzell began by recapitulating
the charges he had made agnst Mr.
Johnson. He had shown, he said, that
MV. Johnson maunfactvred certain
kinds of street railway rails, behind
the protection of 190 patents, and
wanted railway rails to go on the free
list; that he coerced his employes in
the face of winter and starvation into
accepting' wages one-third cash and
two-thirds in scrip; that he made an
untrue statement and bad altered the
stenographer's notes, and lastly the
scrip had been hacked about the
streets of Johnstown and had been
bought in at a discount by a relative
of Mr. Johnson before it*was re
deemed at par.
Mr. Johnson replied in a semi
humorous vein. He said he had
notified Mr. Dalzell that he was going
to attack the steel pool bo that he
might be prepared, but instead of
making a defense he msde a personal
attack^ upon him (Johnson). He
(Johnson) did not claim to be a
philanthropist
The Johnrm amendment to put
steel rails o.i the free list nu lost—
70 to 100. _
those: new bonds. j
A Feeling of Relief Among Treasury i
Washington. Jan. 30.—Now that
Secretary Carlisle has taken action on
the bond questipn there is a feeling of
relief among the treasury officials
who have been viewing with uneasi
ness the invading of the gold reserve.
Printing will be pushed rapidly but
the bonds can hardly be ready for de
livery before February 1. <
The new issue of bonds will be re
deemable for gold. Estimates made
to Comptroller Eckles by national
banks show the national banks of
New York city alone held more gold
than the treasury of the United States,
or rather than it contains of free
^Secretary Carlisle’s proposed sale of
bonds has attracted widespread in
terest in congressional circles. Among
members of the house comment on
the secretary’s action varies greatly.
The leading"members of the judiciary
committee are disposed to criticise
the secretary’s action in view of the
fact the senate has before it a resolu
tion designed to prevent that issue of
bond a To accomplish the v latter
object it would be necessary to obtain
additional legislation. .
Oates of Alabama, opposed the is
sue Catchings of Missippi says there
was nothing else to do. Simpson of
Kansas says its an infernal outrage
and inexcusable. Free Trader J°“n*
Officials.
do.
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WILL OPPOSE BONDS.
OPPOSITION IN THEi HOUSE AND
• SENATE. '
Tnller Baja the Froptr Solution
•* the Treasary DeUcleaey U to Colo
«Im Stiver.Ballloa Stored Away—Bad
P*U*7 to Borrow Momj Whoa the
Ceverameat Has oa Hoad Floaty of
Material froae Which to Make ft—Ae
'^S«*»fis» lo Any Proposition Having la
View the Iwae of Bonds.
Getting Heady to ri|kl.
Washington, Jan. 10.— in the sen
ate to-day Mr. Peffer ot Kansas intro*
dneed a resolution reciting the recent
letter of the secretary of tbe treasury,
calling for bids for bonds and deolar
lng that the secretary of the treasury
“has no authority to issue bonds for
any other purpose than stated in the
resumption act and that in the opinion
of this body the secretary of the
treasury has no authority for isauipg
and selling bonds as proposed."
The sub-committee of the house
judiciary committee to-day ordered a
favorable report on the resolution of
Representative Bailey declaring that
the secretary of the treasury had no
authority to issue bonds
Senator Teller, leader of the silver
men in the senate, said that the prop
er solution of the problem was to be
found in the coinage of the silver bul
lion in the treasury. “It is-bad pol
icy,” he declared, "to borrow money
when the government has on hand and
lying idle material from which money
can be made. What the country wants
is more money, not more gold espec
ially, and 955,000,000 could be added
immediately to this fund by issu
ing certificates against the seignior
age of the silver bullion now in thfe
treasury. This could be followed by
the coinage of the entire amount of
this bullion. It is, I know, claimed
by some that the law under which
this bullion was uccumulitcd, re
quires that it shall be held in the
treasury in sufficient amount to re
deem the certificates issued against its
but this is a mistake. It required
that the certificates shall be iedeemed.
In coin and under the practice of the
treasury department in redeeming the
certificates in gold it is evident that it
is entirely unnecessary to hold so
much silver in the vaults of the treas
ury for this purpose. ”
Mr. Teller thinks the secretary has
authority to begin the immediate
coinage of this silver bulliou, which
amounts to about 8170,000,000 in coin
age value. He expresses the opinion
that if the secretary does not choose
to exercise this prerogative the Re
publicans will adopt a measure mak
ing the authority explicit and putting
it beyond question. . *
The silver advocates in both houses
of congress say it becomes every day
more and more apparent that they
will antagonize any-proposition for
further legislation regarding bonds
by an effort to first secure the coinage
of this bullion, and they are generally
of the opinion that such a substitute
would stand a better chance of becom
ing a law than would a bond bill
ANOTHER RAILROAD HOLD-UP.
Vive Masked Men Do a Very Clever Flece
of Wdrk.
St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 19.—North
bound train No. 3 on the Kansas City,
St. Joseph and Council Bluffs railway
was held up at 13:40. this morning
by 'five masked me if at Roy's Branch,
two and one-half miles north of this
city.
The train was brought to a stop by
the display of a red lantern and the
explosion of torpedoes on the track.
The engineer and fireman were then
ordered out, and they obeyed at the
point of the pistol.
Express Messenger C. E. Baxter
was told to open the safe, and after
refusing and being threatened with
instant death he complied. The rob
bers took the contents of the safe
down to the smallest scrap of paper,
piled everything into an old flour sack
and left the car.. They did not mo
lest the passengers or take anything
from the express car beyond the con
tents of the safe.
After completing their work they
forced the train hands to line up be
side the track and tbe robbers made
their escape, running westward into a
willow thicket. Several shots ’were
fired but no one was struck.
The robbery occurred in exactly
the same place as the attempted rob
’bery in which two men were killed
September 33 last, and was accom
plished in about the same way. Offi
cers have no clue to the robbers’
identity and there are no traces left
behind.
No information can be obtained as
to the'contents of the safe although
it is thought there were several val
uable packagea
The robbers could not all be de
scribed, but are supposed to be the
same gang that held up and robbed
the Chicago fast train, the Eli, on the
Handibal, just a week ago last night
One of them used a red lantern in
signaling to the engineer. Two of
the men, a tall and short one, answer
the description given of two of the
Eli robbers.
Sheriff Carson and a large posse of
de nuties are hot on the trail of tbe
robbers.
Gold Bmm Redncsd.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The net
gold reserve sustained a loss 'of $868,
000 yesterday and stands at $70,734,
915. The net available balance of the
treasury is $84,165,603, a reduction of
$6,309,953 since January 1.
A Unit Against Bonds.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The ap
pointment of Representative De Ar
mond, Democrat of Missouri, to take
the place of J. R. Fellows on the
Judiciary committee was determined
on before the bond issue was raised.
Mr. De Armond shared the views of
Chairman Culberson and other Demo
cratic members of the committee
against the legality of the use of the
proceeds of a sale of bonds except for
the redemption of debts. This makes
the Democratic membership of the
judiciary committee almost if not
quite a unit against the bond policy.
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WRECKED ON A BRIDAL TRIP.
ffx-Coatal Gninl Bewail sad His fflh
Cant a way* la t*e China Raa., '
Sax Francisco, Jan. 10. —Sicgapora
advice* received by the stoamer .China
to-day give an account of the wreck of
the iteamer Normandy In the Chlnai
aea December 8 and the oscape of
llarold M. Sewall of Maine, formerly
U nlted States consul general at Samoa,
and his wife, who were the only pas-,
sengers on the steamer.
Sewall was married, in San Francis.'
co about six months ago and started,
on a trip around the world with his.
wife. They went to Manila and No*
vember 30 took passage from tliete to
Singapore on the Normandy, a cargo
boat, which had limited passenger
accommodations A week later while
crossing the China sea the steamer
ran aground at night. The sea waa
breaking all ground her and It waa.
found necessary to abandon her. The
captain, hla wife, child and a number
of the crew took one boat and loaded
it with several trunk* containing
personal effects. Mr. and Mrs.
Sewall went in the mato's boat,
leaving all their baggage behind
them. The mate’s boat drifted about
all night in the rough sea and at day
break its occupants found themselves
fl vo miles from an island. Sewall and
two engineers did most of the rowing
and pulled for the island. Ksln had
been falling nearly all the time and
all suffered greatly.. After a danger
ous attempt to land through the break
ers they finally reached the shore.
Sewall and his wife were without
shoes and all the party had to walk a
long distance before they fonnd any
signs of habitation. They finally came
to a few native huts where they were
given shelter, food and dry clothing.
Here they also found the occupants of
the csptsln’s boat, all except the oap
tain and his child . who had lost their
lives, the boat having, capsized while
endeavoring to land and the captain
being killed by striking his hoad
against one of the heavy trunks
One of the party tli^p went in a
small boat to the Dutch settlement at
Rhio. The controller at Rhio, in re
sponse to letters from Sewall and the
mate, sent a government steamer to
the island which took the party to
Singapore. _
AN A. P. A. KECTURER MOBBED.
Witcooslu People Oln Major 81ms a Hot
Rseeptlon—Militia Ailud For.
Applsto.v, W:a, Jan. 19.—Major
Sims, the A. P. A. lecturer, spoke at
Kaukauna last night A mob of 3,000
people colleated outside of the hall
and stoned the building. Sims and a
party of friends barricaded the doora
and resisted the assaults of the mob.
The sheriff of Outagamie county
waa sent for by Mayor Reuter who
also telegraphed for militia but Gov
ernor Peck refused to order out the
troops unless asked by the sheriff.
The sheriff partly dispersed the mob
and with the help of local officers
escorted Sims to his boarding place.
The mob followed throwing stones,
and Sims was knocked senseless, but
officers fought the mob off and got
him safely to his lodging. The mob
then dispersed.
Sims was escorted to a train this
morning by three men armed with
Winchester rifles andleft for Ashland.
A NATIONAL STRIKE COMING.
Union Miners In All Paris of i the Conn
try Preparing; lor a Walk Oat.
PiTTBBcno, Pa, Jan. 19.—National
Secretary Patrick McBride of the
United Mine Workers’ union says he
expects a coal miners* strike in every
state in the union within a few
months.
. The officers of the United Mine
Workers’ union have abandoned the
idea .of securing justice from the em
ployers by fighting in districts and
plans tor a general strike which will
involve 380,000 bituminous miners are
now being considered. “Things are
in such shape,” said Mr. McBride,
“that the miners of the whole coun
try must quit work and strike to
gether.”
mr. walthall resigns.
The Mississippi Senator Forced to Be
tiro Because of III Health.
Washington, Jan. 19.—When the
senate met to-day it was announced
that Senator Walthall of Mississippi
had resigned on account of ill health.
His present term would expire March
3, 1895,but he has already been elected
for anothor six years, or until March
3, 1901. The letter of resignation was
as follows:
To tbs Vic* Pmsibent or thxUnitid
States-Dear Sir:' I respectfully advise you
that I have Yorwarded to the governor of Mis
sissippi my resignation of the office of senator
to take effect on the 24th Instant.
Edward C. Walt bald ,
Among the most prominently men
tioned about the capitol to-day as the
successor of Senator Walthall are
Representative John M. Allen of the
First district, John Stone, Attorney
General R. S. Hall and Representative
T. C Catchings of the Third. district
TWENTY YEARS FOR BANDITS.
Three Illinois Train Robber* Plead Guil
ty and Are dent to Prlsoo.
Salem, 111., Jan. 19.—The three
train robbers, Hardin, Jones and
O’Dwyer, who held np an Illinois Cen
tral train in this city September SO,
were to-day sentenced by Judge Bur
roughs to serve terms of twenty years
each In the penitentiary at Chester.
All three entered pleas of guilty to
the charge of burglary and Jones
pleaded guilty to assault with intent
to murder. Hardin and O'Dwyer were
given the extreme limit of the law,
but Jones was given a ten year sen
tence in each case, making twenty
years in all.. Sheriff Helbi started for
Chester with his prisoners immedi
ately.
Kansas Mortgage Law.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 19.—The ques
tion whether the mortgage redemp
tion law passed by the last Kansas leg
islature is constitutional as applied to
pre-existing mortgages was decided
in the United States circnit court yes
terday. Judge Williams held that as
to all mortgages made before tho pas
sage of the law of 1893 there is no re
demption; that' such mortgages are
governed by the old law, and he ren
dered judgment accordingly.
The alderman of Boston havp for
bidden the peiformance of the.Per
aiajj “muscle dance" in that city.
NEBRASKA’S SHOWING
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MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD
OP AGRICULTURE.
Report* at the InntUT aad Tmiam
of the Society—The Corn Yield the Peat
Year Vary Unod, Repeetally la the Irrt*
gated Section*—'The State Pair the
Moat Saceeeafal Brer Reid la the State—
Peemaueat State Agrlealtaral Mateom
—The Pair Datea for 1804—The Cora
Bzblhtt.
Nebraska Slat* Hoard of Airltnlign.
The twenty-eighth annua) aesston of
tha State Board of Agriculture met in
Lincoln on the 10th. In theabsenee of
President Henry, Vice President Barry
presided. The business of the session
was entirely of a routine character, con
sisting of reports of the secretary and
treasurer, auditing committee, dele
gates to various associations, etc.
Secretary Furnas presented his an
nual report to, the board. The first
portion of the ■ report dealt with the
finances of the board for the past year
and went into details. The following
is a recapitulation of the report:
The total receipts or assets for the
year 1893, including the balance on
hand from last, year and the annual
state appropriation, was 841,717.33.
The actual receipts, omitting the bal
ance on hand and state appropriation,
were 833,740. 90. Amount paid for pre
miums, 817,764.83; other expenses, 831,
014.40. Total paid out, 838,770.38.
Balance on hand December 31, 1803,
83,033.05. There were paid 83,000.44
less premiums for 1803 than for 1803.
The other expenses wee* $1,778.14 less
than in 1803.
It will be seen that all expenditures
for 1803 were 84,387.58 less than for
1803. The deficiency for 1803 was by
reason of shortage in receipts, the total
being 815,346.47 less than for 1803. In
gate receipts alone the receipts for 1803
were $11,334.35 less than for 1803.
lUJCAWTPtATIOS.
Attnartlons.8 B75.09
> alori-s.. a.4.0 09
lorsua.;. 700 33
Hotel .,. OOi.Oj
Livery....,. 07.01
Postage. oo.at
freight, express and telegraph. 84>.08
Stationery and printing....... s,i.48.4>
Expenses of futr.. 7,3 881
Appropriations. .. 0,14'tft
Miscellaneous.
„ ,.. 416.4,4
Premiums. 17.704.bS
Total.......8118,770 88
For reasons given In former reports
it is impossible, at the present time', to
give full agricultural data pertaining
to orops for the yeawending December
31, preceding. Sufficient, 'however, as
to tne leading factors, is at command
to give a fair approximate. The corn
acreage in Nebraska for 1803 is close to
5,583,813, and the average yield per
acre for the whole state twenty-three
bushels. Total, 138,437,070 bushels.
The wheat acreage, which is usually
short, will not exceed 1,100,000 acres.
The yield, too, is short, the state aver
age being nine and one-lialf bushels to
the acre, making a total of 10,450,000
bushels.
The acreage of oats Is about 085,000,
with an average yield of fifteen bushels
to the acre, a total crop of 14,775,000
bushels. Barley 110,300 acres, with an
average yield of fifteen bushels, total
yield 1.033,090 bushels. Ryo, 35,435
acres at twelve and one-liaU bushels
per acre gives a total crop of 443,817
bushels.
A fact here Jworlhy of note is that
irrigated lands for 1893 show better
yields for all crops than those not Irri
gated, even in the otherwise most
favorable districts in the state. Full
crop reports, as accurate as may be, will
be obtained in time for the annual vol
ume.
While ills, and many serious ones,
have attended agriculture in Nebraska,
as elsewhere throughout the civilized
world the year passed, the outlook is
such as not to deter the persistent hus
bandman from continuing his work. In
very many respects Nebraska has much
for self-congratulation in comparison
with other states. Embarrassment and
depression at the present time is the
common lot of ail, but less oppressive,
I risk to say, than to almost any other
vocation.
To the casual and unthinking obser
ver and from a purely financial stand
point alone the fair foj 1803 would not
be termed a success. But yet, all
things considered, it was the most suc
cessful fair the board ever’ held. No
one conversant expected to pay expens
es. One principal object was to keep in
line as it were. At one timo serious
doubts were both entertained and ex
pressed as to the advisability of hold
ing a fair during the Columbian year.
Our exhibits in some minor particu
lars were a trifle lAss than usual. As a
whole, however, the aggregate exhibit
excelled any preceding fair, and both
patrons and exhibitors were never bet
ter pleased. It was most fortunate that
Nebraska held her annual fair in 1893.
Her reputation and standing were en
hanced thereby “an hundred fold or
more.’’ It was demonstrated that
under adverse<environments she could
hold a most successful fair. With a
carefully and wisely husbanded balance
on hand, held for such an emergency,
all premiums were paid in full and in
cash to nearly all the winners before
they left the grounds; paid all debts in
full and in cash; do not owe a nickel,
and have a little “pin money” on hand.
No other state association in the United
States, so far as heard from, did this.
The long entertained idea and pro
ject of the board to create and install a
permanent state agricultural museum
or exhibit, made up of the products of
the state and. from each county, now
bids fair to be realized in the very near
future. The consent of all counties but
two—and it is hoped to obtain these—
that had cabinet cases in the state
building at the wood's fair was ob
tained to transfer- them to the board
rooms in the capitol building in this
city. They are there now, forty in all.
Each contains twenty-eight glass jars
to be filled with corn, wheat, oats, bar
ley and the like. These it is now pro
posed to fill with products from the re
spective counties to which they belong,
and not all from the same sack. These
details are hero mentioned in order
that members and delegates in attend
ance may be induced to take interest
and aid to the end indicated. There
are reasons to hope that all counties-in
the state will be prevailed upon to pro
vide cases and jars for this museum.
No better plan can be devised by which
each county, and thus the entire state ;
can he »o advantageously ndvsrttsed.
The cases and jars coat f&o caulu, The
board rooms are now open dally, where -
ell Interested are Invited to caU and
make themselves at home.
The fair dates for the year 1804, rso- f
oinmended for Nebraska at the Wes6*
ern District l-'alr association, which met
at Chicago in October last, were Hep*
tember 7 to 14, Nebraska follows Iowa,
as heretofore. The report from the
delegate from the board to that, meet* ■
ing will show the data* for all tho.statea
in the dlstriot. These dates let. It' be
borne in mind, are only recommended
by the district association, and must be
confirmed by the respective states. He
fur its heard from the other atates-have
ratified the dates assigned them. Itfe* < '
mains for the board to act
After mature consideration nndt what . -
seemed to be good and sufficient reason
the board haa decided not. to hold tho ' /
annual winter corn exhibit .tlila-year.
Treasurer McIntyre submitted his
annual report It waa as-follows;. : ,*? J
ur. ii j m
im.V71.4S
. J.UOO.OO
M4 00
Balance on hand Jnnuury, 1801.
Appropriation wik)..
Advertising In premium. list (re
ceipt*!.•..
Amphitheater receipts,..... ),800.73
Bpotli receipt,a. 8,31(1.0,1
Bicycle r celpia... < 85.110
Dray receipts.. Agoo
('moping teculpts. looffi
f orage receipts... 427.05
lieiierul udmWlon tecelpta. 0.4I1.AO
• tack admt’Klmi rouulpta . 1:0.00
Ounrter stretch receipts. . 081.00
Ksllroad coupons, H & M. railroad.. a,Ht«..0
ltallrpad eoupotis, M ssourl.VucItle . <110.3.1
speed department,icuelpts. 4,2 1,00
8 alldepartmen. repaints......... 01.110 -
r core curd ret
'Celpts
h'urni
f rror, voucher No. 73 (021,
Hons of Vermont..
A ceounl dera hire.
Hpee pei alty, collected .
Speed penalty oollucted .
r.lH'ed penalty collected,
w. 1). Ma
itunn .
County exhibit sold.
T8.00
1.01
IU.00
14.0)
00 0)
OU.OOv
01.(10
t. on
0.00
By paid elvhh
rle< " ‘
CMturn
, warrant-,
•erlesof )8.ii.| 80.37
By paid 001 wamtaats, aeries
of 18W..,.„. 88,701.48
By ca$h to, balance.
•41,717311
•U, 717.48
cn IZEN8 PROTEST.
People of Jacksonville Xlsnotuwoe Ooos
ernor Mitchell.
JAcssoNvn.LR, Fla., Jan. 18.—Lost
night a great crowd oI cltlzona
thronged Metropolitan hall, called
there to protect against the Intended
action of Governor Mitchell In calling
out the militia to prevent the Corbett*
Mitchell contest Speeches wore made
of a fiery nature, socseef the moat
prominent men in the city responding
to calls from the audlenco.
After three of the city councilman
had spoken saying they protested
more against the insult offered the
city a* a law abiding city thnn against
tins anticipated stopping of the con*
test, resolutions were Introduced and
adopted amid the greatest applause
and excitement denouncing the
action of Governor Mitchell In threats .
citing to call out the militia.
THE WORLD’S FAIR REPORT.
President Fslmsr Satimlts nis Annual-^
Flnanore of ths Various Unsrds.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The annual !' /
report of the World's Columbian com*
mission was submitted by President
T. W. Palmer to-day. Detailed Mate
ments of the scope and various,
features of the exposition are left for
the final roport to be prepared by n
special committee of the commission,
with President Palmer at Us head. It
will 1)3 n week of rvr-nt rrainltude,
practicaiiv a liUiory Si ibo fair, to he
on^Ietea nest November.
An estimate of 84i,ooo to complete
the work of the commission, not In
cluding the committee on awards, In
made. The commission has a balance
of 811,000 in the treasury, the com
mittee on awards 890,373, the commit
tee on awards of-the lady managarn
840,539, and present board of lad/ ■■
managers 831,194. A
PENSION EXAMINERS AT WORK
Nearly All ths states Being Covered by
Searchers for Freed.
Washing ton, Jan. 19.— A statement
has been prepared at the pension office -~
showing the number of special exam
iners of the bureau now in the field
from each state, as follows*. Alabama *
8, Arkansas 2, Connecticut 2, Cali
fornia 4, Colorado 1, District of Colum
bia 8, Georgia 0, Indiana 18, lawn 0,
Illinois 18, Kansas 7, Kentucky 9,
Louisians 3, Massachusetts 1, Main*
4, Michigan 11, Maryland 3, Minne
sota I, Missouri 10, Mississippi 0,
North Carolina 7, New Jersey 5, Ne
braska 3, New York 31, Ohio 15, Ore- i‘i
gon 1, Pennsylvania 15, South Caro
lina 4, Tennessee 9, West Virginia 4, .
Texas 9, Virginia 11, Washington 1,
Wisconsin 3, Vermont 2, Rhode Island
1, Oklahoma L , y.;
- —
Cap tired Id Hulm,
Oklahoma City, Ok., Jan.* 18.—D. B,
Jones, ex-county clerk of Barton ■
county, Kansas, was arrested at Diaz,
Mexico, Sunday morning by Sheriff
Rightmaster of this county and Sheriff
Spencer of Barton county and arrived
here this morning'. He 'is charged '
with raising county warrants of Bar
ton county white in office, the amount
of his embezzlement being 81,000 or
81.200. _
The February Century will contain
an article on “The Tramp at Home,"
by the young man who writes under
the name of “Josiah Flynt,” and who
has already contributed several articles
on tramp-life to The Cyentury. In the
present paper he describes his own ex
periences with tramps during a ten
days' trip from New York to Buffalo
and return, at an expenditure of one •"
dollar. The article will be especially
interesting reading to the people living X,
on the line of the New York Central ‘
ItailroAd, who will here lgaru that '
tramps have a high regard foi* the cit
ies of Syracuse, Utica, Borne, etc. The
Central road is said to be a very easy
one to “beat,” and tramps can be sure '
of three meals a day and a comfortable _
place to sleep anywhere along its line.
A Bozos Lord Convict Empas
Abbeville, Ga. Jan. 18.—Lascelles, ^
alias Lord Berestord, the noted con
vict, escaped froun the Greer camp ^
Monday night in citizen's dress,
boardetl the 9:40 o'clock passenger^ ,*
train at Kramer and went to Ameri-'*'*”
cus. There he was'; arrested by b
policeman and returned to the camp, '