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MICKEY'S MESSAGE
Legislature Listens to Its Reading
Thursday
URGES PROPER ECONOMY
iTevora r.ta(lM of Hprm (oqrt
'"""on and UelUi. a Heard
of I"rdona Niriurr-VUi la
Kfrd a Taiatlno
WHAT COV. MICKEY
SAYS IN HIS MESSAGE.
Harmony, full and complete.
should fxl.it between lh- executive
and the leg Ida fur...
-4r Thiri- should "strict econ-
my wild. .ut f.nrvlmniiv."
W'e hhould seek Idvltie guidance
In tliw afr.-ilrs of Mate
Tlit- Im-rciis.. in public d.-bf Is
caused ,v iiii,,.M,,i;,ri.:i l.v lip-
assessors. 'Ih.. .iW should I..-
ruiiiK,., tnil. f,,rllis ,,.
"nil per: rial pr.i.ertv must l.e
llxt,I.
An experiment.-' f; in fd-.ontd be
otihll h. .1 In W..-I. IM Ni'lt:i."U.i.
'ihe MUpro'ti" e.i:tl eorii m Wst. ri
h'llll. i,., i i. it,.,l-;ri,.. S ,,f
the nine members -hoidd l.e
lain.-. I
A himnl of '..I rdmi-a ;!::. 1. 1 he
oit.il.liMh. .1.
lM'H tti.mal l.id llutloris mIk:i.
receive K"ii"iini 1 1 . .1 1 in. t
W Oil .should I..- carefully liiseefe..
" Ail ;il'.i:;i 1 1- appropriation
shti. l.e mad for the Sr. l.oula
Pl"Ht.i
- Trw ti 11 ri n lr--. port Inn .f the
p.-nifeiit tin v sin. I ... Mi.l-tr-..
Th- Not f..l :i i linn should be
rebuilt.
The s. -.,... ,,f )i,. pure f.x. law
should ... In,,:,,), ,,. ,1
A xtiite n.-.-oiinl.int shonll be
emp love. I f. s-tiiI liii-.. and verify
account of state othe.-rs.
wiriTirwwwx
In hi rtiMfinjro f th Ir i-l ittire fo
I.iy. John f. Ml.-kv. Ihe nw K,,v.
rnor of Ncl.rrt.oka, f.-iyn:
To th .M.-mti.iM r.r th. S.-nfe nrnl
Motive ,f Ih- Tw.-nl v -. Ichlli I..kNIi?v..
AemMy t,f tlw Kt:ili- of .Wr.r:isV;. In
"'"'unit in., oiri.-t ..f -hi.-f x.-. nl I vi
J"" r.nl nfafc i.f ..... 1 ;K,:, 1 , pr(.
fourwlly conscious of ihc r.';-oiisil,jn; v
renting iipon m. mul of (!. t.-K.v:nlt ml-
or n- tin.IrfHKiPK. With m.. thii U a
time for every M.-rl'.tl tiioevht. Til- ai-H
of my a. Iinmlstr.it ion will hive more or
effect upon the In teres! ( fverv
clttaen. nnl the T-os-iir.il!; . of .l..lni
KimmI Htan.l ..iit l..f.n.. m- in xncli promi
nence that I trust mv menial t. c. e.ri
mav tiHVir l iliv.-il.-.l th.-refrom. As
between the .x.iullvi- nii.l your honor
able lio.lv. con, tirr.-nt lr 11 n.-hi-s of our
ttatc pnvniiri-nt. ti. r- i.iii;M to lo, ami
I hn Vi- conrnlerrce !. I.l:.-ve ll:.r-e will
be. n perfect iiarmoi.y in oor mutii-il
relation.. Von are the law ntaltlv; t....lv
nl yoiir prt'scri.-e h-re Is proof of the
fact th-it you nre l.-nl.-ni of thonirht rnl
eon I roll. -r.s of .-vents In your rt s-M .-t i
llstrlcts. Mm h. th.-r.-fore. will .lepen.l
ip'"i von. not only iri t'i. enactmeiit f
Wise liirir;l:it Ion but In co-operating with
r- In the enforcement of the ya-ne. to
the en. I th-it the h- may I... rexo.-.-tc:!
nn.l the Interests of Ihe people hest con
serve. I i ur rc-i.fnsil.:liti.-s nre mutual
an.l there xliouNI . no .ll..os(t i..n to
shirk on 1 1 tnrt of either of us. White
we nre not all of thr same political faith
I bell--ve we are all patriots ami from our
several view points are honestly looking
towaril the fceoniplisher.int of the great
est kooiI to the pre.ite.st iiumlwr. In the
work that In before ti we shmil.l rise
above the exorcise of mere p-irtisan snirlt
and oc-npy n plane of broa.t iol-r.i t ion
ami -harltv. Mv ambition is to be the
(governor of nil th People, rei'ard !..-:. of
r-irty. ana t t.ierit their ctir.tl.Knce.
GOD AND AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Preface - Pecmmendatlona Is on
Ch-is-.-cttr of Legislation.
The r .- i - te f .r safe-u.-mllnff the
fMlbllir rt rv his Inen pertinently Cllle.l
to your f r. it '..-1 i;, the inessa-e of my
pre.leees ! A'. r.- rns-pv m.-i 1 1 -vs per,
talnimc t t mi! ! 'joo.l v. ill he bn!ii;ht
to your p:i?;c. t 1 lrn. portion of them
ronl.-mpt-ii : r-or .f expense.
In the co ! ! t i. of all th-.se i:estions
your mi-'f 1 h-"-' ! Is "strict e-onomv-WlthUt
j : ;l n.ir.y." T'.ie staf shou,
be t(o wl'-o to l.-v!.'h nn.l too Just to
T" penurlonw. AVe shout. I reTcemher. too.
that we are biiil,.-rs for the future.
fhtr nets nr.- not confined alone to the
prpsert but lik. th. coneentrfe eircfes
forme. I when : pebl.l.-. is .Iroppe.I li:ro the
water thy rxtei:. on rtn.l on in their In
fluence ar-1 f-ffects. I.-i'i-ilatior'. there
fore. nhoiiM be of that brornl. rnsolflsh
rhitr.iffT which lo.'(.s past the present
Into the fotvfv nn.l runlomnbtos cotti
Ine as well sa Immediate necessities r
In .n urent responsihllit v to be permitt -.I
to have a prominent vart In the -I -v. Ton
men t of a. jmme nivl iroLrress-.. .stnt-.
so rich In resources art I t rlthf with
promise as Is Vehrriskn. an.l I tn:t that
thl thought tray be ever prevnt in vour
work.
Above fTJ we shotil.t see: rIv!re cuf l
ance. O01I control the nff-ilrs tit s:?ts
an.l nations. J-.st as he .,..-s of in.llvi I
lials. an.l r, o peop!- can permnnr'Te
prosper wbo are not submissive to Fil
will. If In therefore Irrtforf a t that In
nil otir leTiheraf lues we shoiiM l 1-..I hy
Illm. for In such l.n.lersb'o there t'i
most perfect lih.rty. becvt r trtc a chril'"
wMch In Itself Is fh fi)l'HTTent of !
law. I sincerely bor-e that this ec-is!-.
turn will n.-hi.-ve (s lect !on for fTie wls
don of Its nrtn ami 'or the harmony nn.l
fraternal spirit nht. h shall ch.irnct. ri-.
all it !e!i'.i-r iti rs. I especial)'- chal
lenc j-oor ttentl.iti to n few matter.i of
public policy.
FRANCHISE ASSESSMENTS.
Floating Dbt Existing Hue o Under
valuation by Board of Equalization.
The question of revpri'ie is one which
Virtually concerns everv interest In the
Ptate and always presents troublesome
tah.ises. At present th f.ritlng indebted
ties of the commonwealth is largely in
excess of the amount permitted under the
constitution and Is rapidly increasing.
There l no defensible reason for the
existence of such a condition. It is
largely due to the prevalent and pern I -.
clous practice of undervaluing all forms
of property and frnrchlses which enter
Into the makeup of the assessors' sched
ules, the result being that the grand as
aessment roll Is merely a financial shadow
of the nngible resources and wealth
which It Is Intended to renresent. With
a statutory limitation on the number of
mills that can be lerl-d. the amount of
revenue derived from pny given assess
ment Ih correspondingly abridged and nt
Present is far below the amount abso
lutely required to meet running expenses.
Another important contributory cause
to the lncreas!r.-j indebt-i!;ies. is the fur
ther fact that many county treasurers
are exceedingly lax in the matter of tax
collection. I jire sums are allowed
encumber the books year after year on
which collection ought to be forced and
the proceeds turned lnt the publi--treasury
for the general g-ou. At the
present time the del'lnetit tatu owed
to the state are approximately $J.0O.O0i.
Of this enormous amount only a small
per cent, outside .f the taxes of 1501 and
1902. Is now collectible though It Is fre
quently quoted as an available aaset for
tho extinguishment of debt. Thes con
ditions are unsatisfactory and siiouM b
relieved. It Is appirent that the state
cannot igrtore Its obligation. Its educa
tional, philanthropic and corrective in
stitutions must rot be Impaired in their
usefulness ard the spirit of the consti
tution r.itist be respected i.i its limita
tion of irv'eMe.lrtes. ,-0 harr.ior-.ize these
. divergent necessities is the task devolv
ing' upon your honorable body.
As a first step it f!..rr..s to me thit th
assessment roll should he increased to th-.
proportion contemnla'. d for ;t by law.
ection 1. article 3 of the constitution
makes It obligatory on the I.-4is'.P f lire to
"proviili? such revenue as rr.iv be need
ful, by Ifvylnjr a tax by va'vttioii. so
that every ierson and co-;cr-itien shall
t-ay a tax In proportion to ti-.. val-:e of
Ills, her or its prop.-rtv and fra i;chi.es
tho value to be ascertained In such tnan
rer as the I-gisiature shall dir. ct" etc.
The legislature has .i-clared that all p?r
aoual and r-al property sall be valued
at its fair cash value and the plain in
tention of the statutes is t- impose upon
every person connected with the assess
ment th ihity of enforcing that Idea.
I recommend that existing laws DC cor-
fected ao a to Insure that all forma tf
' 1 1 ii'i 1 rAiiii'i. vv
real f"J jrrnnl property will be listed
ut full valuation for purposes of taxa
tion; also Hint the laws governing the
collection nf i.ix.-m nuil. morn utrln-
Ifot nl t-ffffUvf. I furthi-r ri'inmmiinl
fhnt th cliitl) of tbn ulnlc l,oHrl f
ru.illzn.tlnn l.i' lron1eriel ho Hint It inU
tin -r umi. iiiincr to rH or lower n-
ffntnrti fir l;if' ptirMMf! In hnrmonv
Willi the full .i Inalloii plan, ami I tint
county liriirlH ,r tlv-n nurU :il 1 1 tlcruil
authority it may ! in order to
mrry out lh :nrif ll-n.
It Ik Important thut thfi matter r-
r-flvo yotir lmin-'ll:il att.-ntlon tht tho
rniiltnnt Inwi may l operative for the
romlnK atmrniit.
NEW EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.
A Station In Uaatarn Naihraaka mntt Its
AH.aOaia..
K'e.rslra lu .11.11... Ilt..lv nn so-rtcill-
tnral and live xt.Mk prodm-ln mate.
These two Industries, with horticulture.
u ru ii,. i.iu ..f n,u r.. . i..r ..uri of iha
prosperity enjoyed l.y our peiple. What-
ever tends lo prmote these Interests In-
ereiiass the L-eneinl weal In the same ra-
Ho. In wise recognition of these facts
the state has Ion since established an
exiMTlmeiital farm near Lincoln In con
nection with the state university, where
careful and elaborate tests are made In
the production of grains, grasses and
forare plants under varying cotidlt ioni.
wlu-ie the several kinds of live stork
which add Wealth to the farm nre kept
for purpose:? of experimentation, where.
horticulture Is Kyptctn'itlcallv promoted.
and from which Is disseminated from
time to time facts ami data relative to
Hi.- wotk accomplished.
An has beep slated, the experimental
farm ii local-d near I. Inc., In . in th
humid p.T t of the state, where the eli-
reali'- c.'.dlttoiiM are verv different from
ho--., which prevail farther west In the
arid and seml-aild portions of the com
monwealth. Ihe conditions there. In mv
Judgment, domain! the establishment of
a ri ;! iri'ci.ial farm, also In connection
with the slate university and iin.l'-r the
ma i-a ',-em.r t of the hoard of regents.
whi- h shall give special attention to tests
In mki'I. iilture. Ftocli raising and horti
culture, under th's peculiarities of soli
and ellmste there prevailing-. Such an
Institution would give nn Impetus to the
rural Interests of that part of the state
and would prove an I npnrtant factor In
the more thorough development of a
section wiil.-n J sometimes rcifarde.1 as
being h.aridl.-appoil by nature but which
is ri.-li in nn turn I resources If agricul
tural i-ni-isy Is directed aloiiR proper
lines.
i;ir congressional delegation has re
ceived assurance from Ihe general gov
ernment that it will gladly co-opera to
In the woik. In connection with Its Ir-
i I ration and reclamation plans, and If
Nebraska tak.as the initiative it Is prob-
:il e that our station will tecome the
seat of the government's tests and ex
pel tmcnts conducted in behalf of the
other .states in this same region. I there
fore recommend that the legislature make
Ati appropriation for the, purchase
coulpmcnt and maintenance) of a farm
at sorrie suitable point In the west part of
the state, to be under the control of the
;f de u-.lversit y and known us an ad-
loiict of the Name, for the purposes men-
t ioned.
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION.
Recommends That the Existing Cody be
Continued.
Your attention l:i urgently called to
the necessity of providing1 for the con-t!nu-it'o
of the supreme court commis
sion. I he present commission has per
formed commendable service, and reduced
the oh:rre of litigation for years pend
ing in the supreme court. hllo thr
number of commissioners mltfht be de
creased. I nm firmly of th" opinion that
the i"i::il-( r should not be less than .six.
considering the rights of litigants arid
the Imperative demand of the people that
every case should receive fair and full
oonsiderri f ion.
I therefore recommend the enactment
of a law similar to the one passed by the
last legislature creating the present
commission, so modified as to provide
for six Instead of nine commissioners.
A BOARD OF PARDONS.
One is Necessary to Consider Worth of
Applications.
While I have r.o disposition to shrink
from the constitutional ami statutory re
sponsibility Imposed on the chief execu
tive In the matter of exorcising clemency
toward inmates of the penitentiary, yet
I believe that the public good would be
greatly enhanced by ttie creation of an
advisory board of pardons to which
should be referred all applications for
relief from punishment ror penal offenses
and matters peatainlns thereti.
Huch board should be authorized to
h.ar and weigh nil evidence on which
the application for pardon is predicated
and within a reasonable time to report
its findings to the governor with a recom-
rr.endat on for or against the exercise of
executive clemency, as ench indivioual
case may s.-.-m to romiire. I therefore
recommend that such a board of pardons
be created, t.ie details to be arranged
by your honorable body.
LIBERAL TO FREE EDUCATION.
Institutlons of the State Commended to
Best Consideration.
Tho people of Nebraska are lustlv
proud of their educational institutions.
The foundations of these Interests have
been laid broad and d-en and may bo
properly regarded as the corner stones
of that degree of eminence and distinc
tion whifh the state now enjovs. No
other part of our country is blessed with
so small a per cnt or illiteracy or has
so much to show, in proportion to popu
lation, in the way of go.wl school build
ings, fine equipments and specially fitted
ir.trtructora. At the head of these in
terests stands the state university with
its numerous departments, closely sec
onded by the state normal.
The Institutions have done, and are do-
in:!, for the state a work greater than
rsn lie estimated, the influence of which
will be felt throughout all time. These
interests shocld receive the careful at
tention of your body and such appropria
tions should be made as will insure the
continuance of their beneficent work on
a s.-ale commensurate with the state'
development.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
An Amendment to Section I. Article XV,
is Advocated.
During recent years a number of at
tempts have been made to secure needed
charges in the organic law of the state
bv submission to the voters of proposed
amendments to the constitution. I'nder
the constitutional provisions ail proposed
amendments must be submitted at the
general election at which menicers of the
legislature are voted for.
Hv the present' law such proposed
amendments. in abridged form. are
made a part of the regular ballot and a
majority of all votes cast must be re
corded affirmatively for each proposition
before it can be adopted. In the greater
interest attaching to the election of run.
diiiates the voters lose sight of the im- I
portance oi constitutional cnanges ana I
a majority of them fail to vote on the
propositions submitted. As each failure
to vote is in effect a negative vote on
the question, or questions, it becomes
practically Impossible to amend the con
stitution by such means, even in cases
where the people are generally agreed
that the change should be made.
As a correction of this difficulty and
a means of securing the needed consti
tutional modifications I recommend that
your body propose an amendment to
section 1 of article 15 of the constitution
which wilt provide that amendments to
the constitution may tie submitted to the
electors for approval or rejection at a
general or 5-peciaI election, and I fur
ther suggest that the present election
law be so changed as to authorize a
sepira te. ballot for the submission of
such questions.
CONDITIONS AT PENITENTIARY.
Money Needed For Reconstruction and
Enlargement.
Tty reason of the failure of the last
etartsln ture to make a sufficiently large
appropriation the rebuilding of the cen
ter and west wing of the penitentiary,
destroyed by fire two years apo. is pot
yet completed. The stone Is practically
aX laid but the interior cannot be fin
ished and made ready for oqeupanev un
til another appropriation becomes avail
able. To this duty I trust you will give
early attention. It is also absolutcly
imperatlve that the west wing be
equ'pper with from liftv to seventy-fhe
li.-w steel cells, the present cell "room
I eipg entirely inadequate to llie needs
of the institution.
At this time three convicts are com
pelled to bv.nk in one small room, the
capacity of w!:! h is scarcely e.jual to
the proper ne.-ommo.lat 'on of two. The
result Is that th-3.? unfortunates are
crowded together In an almost barbarous
manner and in violation of the prompt
ings of humane reason an.l the laws of
henlth. This condition is In ro sense a
refection on fh- management of t:ie pen
itciitlary but Is unavoidable on account
... ' - ; - - - - -
of th luck of room. I recommirid thnt
miffl'Mrnt approprial lon Im mnda, both
for the rornpN-llon ff that part of th
penitentiary whl-h I now In procenn of
coiiHtriiciion ami for tlio audition of new
ceils a UKtcetcl.
POOR QUALITY OF OIL.
Mere Careful Inspection of the Shipments
it necessary.
F"or some time there has been verv
jreneral complaint of the fpinllty of oil
wnicn is nnippea into rrer.raska for 11-
lumlnatlna purposes. The trouble seems
to im 1 11s 1 it is not property freed from
Its natural Impurities, or. In other worria
that It Is not aufflcjently refined. Our
present Inspection law. adeounte so tar
I " LOW points COVre1 by It are concerned
I Intended tO DriltrCt the I.Ilt.lle from
I 11' "e or III JTnlntln nil which mlrht
I oiaiiiixe at ao low a temperature aa to
I occasion the riantrer of explosion. It
I ooes noi provide for a test of Ihaaa lm.
I Prlte which measure and welKh. and
I presence or which detract materially
I Tr?'P ,h. IHumlnatlnir power of the oil
witn wnirn fr-y are romnoundi'd. I
r-oommnl that the oil Inspection law
lie so amenricl ni to Include a tent for
ImpurltlM anil that
its esifiiiii.Hneu.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Prcper
Rsprcsentatlon
Tor Nebraska
Desired.
Diiriii'' ti" ee-.r 1 ;if4 the T.oulsl-ina
l-Ul cp-.s.. h.v: ,.-ift ion w III be held to Ihe
city of St l.o-is. It is estimated that
not le ts t Tin ri "'i million dollars will be
cxpcii-lcl on tills cnteriiris... The ran-
eral ir"ur;irn.-nt and a number of the
Slates Pave alreadv given it substantial
recognition, find tip. other states will
undoubtedly do so as I heir respective
legislatures assemble. Nebraska should
rave a part In this grand disnlav or the
worn .s resources, and c-siecinllv so us
the event Is Intended to commemorate
the acquisition of the most important
leimory ever aa.ie.i to the national do-
malne. a tcrrltorv from which the state
was carved and of which it Is the
brightest jewel. Vour lm.lv should make
a libera! appropriation for the proper rcp-
resenianort in rtenrasKa at this exposi
tion, snnject to such restrictions and de
tails or expenditure as prudence mav
PURE FOOD COMMISSION.
More Comprehensive Operations.
Are
Necessary.
I he mod commission law should to
made more comprehensive. At present
Its operations are confined to dairy, cider
and vinegar products, and while the com
mission having charge of the department
um none excellent service In Its 11m-
ne.i spnere it is evident that a broaden
ing of the enactment would lie of eor.
responding benefit. The public health is
largely dependent on the character of
ioo.i products and certainly it is fitting
that a matter so Intimately connected
with the very existence of our .....nil..
should le regulited by proper legislation.
The scope of the present law should
be broadened so as to Include the regu
lation and control of food products for
the use of man. Such products should
be placed on the market strictly on their
merits and deception os to nuritv an.l
finality snoui-i ne made a penal offense.
I ne present fee nnd permit system should
be paid from the general fund and a
direct appropriation should be made for
that purpose.
NORFOLK SHOULD RETAIN ASYLUM.
Governor Mickey Thinks Conditions
Favor Reconstruction.
In September. 1901 the mam hiilldtmr
oi me asyium ior tne Insane, vt Norfolk,
was partially destroyed by fire and ren
dered unfit for further use. At that
time the institution was caring- for about
three hundred inmates. These were aft
erwards divided between the similar in
stitutions owned by the state at Lincoln
an.l Hastings ami were there given the
care and attention which their cases
demanded, as well as could be done under
tho crowded conditions thus imposed.
Since then an annex has been built to
the institution at Hastings, affording- ad
ditional accommodations which have
temporarily relieved the embarrassment.
It Is possible that for a short time the
state could continue to care for its un
fortunates at the two institutions named.
but it should be borne In mind that the
Lincoln hospital is now charged with
thirty more than its capacity will lustifv
while the asylum at Hastings has its
normal capacity filled. It is evident.
therefore, that prompt and decisive ac
tion should be taken In order to avoid
the necessity or caring for these suffer
ers in any other way than In a well
equipped hospital. The state now has
at Norfolk an Investment of about $95,000
in the way of land, uninjured buildings
and equipments, exclusive of the partial
ruins of the main building which also
represent a considerable money value.
In view of this investment, of the grow
ing needs or the state proportionate to
the growth In population and the cor
responding increase of dementia and as
a matter of convenience to the North
T'latte country, it seems to me that the
institution at Norfolk should be rehabili
tated and I recommend a reasonable ap
propriation for that purpose. I further
advise that this., and all other buildings
authorized by your body, be made as
nearly fire proof as possible, to the end
that danger to human life and of the
destruction of property on account of
tire be reduced to the minimum.
TO HANDLE STATE ACCOUNTS.
An Office Should be Created to Assist
the State Board.
With tho gradual Increase of state
business It becomes more and more nec
essary that a state accountant should be
provided as an adjunct of the board of
nubile lands and buildings, whose duty
it shall bo to scrutinize and verify the
accounts of the various state officers and
state institutions, and who shall have
authority over the books and records of
said institutions with a view to reducing
them to a uniform system. Believing that
such an officer would render valuable
service to the state and would serve as
a check on extravagance in the conduct
of state affairs. I recommend that the
petition be created.
These are the more important points
of desired legislation that suggest
themselves to my mind. During the
progress oi in? session it may be that
other matters will arise to which I shall
wish to call your attention by special
message, i irust tr.ai tne utmost of har
mony and fraternal good-will may at
tend an your enorts.
JOHN IT. MICKEY.
The Importance of Buying Seed Corn in
the Ear.
(From Iowa Experiment Station.)
A marked advance will be made in
the improvement of the quality and
yield of corn when our farmers realize
the importance of purchasing seed-corn
only in the ear
When the corn is in the ear the farm
er can see just what he has. If. after a
critical examination he is confident
that the corn is unsatisfactory he can
reject it and return it at once. This
plan will enable him to secure corn
from another source or use his own
seed, which in fact may be superior
to that which has been shipped to him.
He will not lose a year in discovering
that he has an undesirable type of
corn. The corn grower seldom buys
seed-corn for his entire acreage, and
therefore it is possible for him to se
lect, from the few bushels he has pur
chased, the best ears in the entire ship
menL If these ears have been select
ed with care and are of a desirable
type as to size, shape, market condi
tion, and character of the kernel, they
should be planted on one side of the
field where the conditions are the most
favorable. Thus a limited area is
grown from the best seed. This por
tion of the field should yield superior
torn for seed for his future crops.
When this plan of selection is repeated
year after year, corn is grown which
is well adapted to the latitude and
conditions in which it is raised.
Corn in the ear also, is the farmer's
strongest guarantee against the fraudu
lent practices of unscrupulous seed
men, who often purchase entire fields
or cribs of corn and shell it and shir
it without care for selection or real
merit.
Seed-corn handled in this manner Is
of inferior type znd r,u:;tv. often lacks
vitality nr.d must necessarily give a
poor .i?.r.a ana a tew yieia.
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HIS PARTING WORD
Recommendations of Retiring
Governor Savage
f Stata Institutions Adnx-ttrd Wonid
Lengthen Terms of Legislators and
Abolish l:Bnrirf Rtote Of
fices A flea for Krononif
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WHAT GOV. SAVAGE
RECOMMENDS.
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Governor Savage declares that
the provision of the constitution
regarding the Investment of trust
w funds Is antiquated. lie urges
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that some amendment be devised
to remedy the defect and allow
the state treasurer to Invest In
such state, county and foreign
bonds as may make sufu and
profitable investments.
Strict and rigid economy Is the
keynote of the whole message.
Tiie governor denounces unneces-
sary jobs and all attempts at party
spoliation. He maintains that thj
money of the people should be
wisely and judiciously spent and
urges a careful investment of all
the money of the people.
Governor Savage gives a de-
tailed account of the loss of the.
Norfolk asylum by lire. He urges
that all L-uildinys erected by the
state be built of fireproof mu-
terlal.
1'ubllc service corporations
should not be allowed municipal
franchises. Competition should
everywhere govern the operations
of such concerns. 1'ublio owner-
ship. he opposes. The people
should receive compensation for
the use of public streets by cor-
porotions. lie advises the elim
K
ination of all municipal franchises.
Ten thousand dollars was tho
sum appropriated for the Pan-
American exposition. Of this
J1..S;41 remains unexpended.
Nebraska should take a leading
part In the Louisiana Purchase
Kxpositlon. For this purpose a
-At sum of not less than $u,000 should
be appropriated.
Additional facllitlen should be
placed at the disposal of teach
ers to get professional training.
No teacher should be eligible who
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has not attended a normal school
for at least one year.
An appropriation should bo
made for buildings at Peru.
A normal school should be lo-
cated in west Nebraska.
The state university ?s the "cap-
nlieaf of the educational system
of the state. The administration
of Chancellor Andrews has been
efficient.
There should be n rigid Inspec-
tion of foods. The pure food law
should be amended so that it will
Include all food products.
Kerosene should be closely In-
spooled and impure oils excluded
from the markets. Gasoline
it should also be tested.
r Geological surveyors should lie
empowered to enter any lands
where their presence does not
cause damage to owners or inter-
fere with private rights.
The state should take a leading
part in promoting irrigation and
remedying defects In the pres-
ent system.
Action should be taken to form
a boundary commission to adjust
and prevent disputes arising from
the vagaries of the Missouri river.
Nebraska has need of a strong
and well equipped national guard.
The service is at present inade
quate to the demand.
The supreme court commission
should be abolished and some ac-
- tion taken for a revision of the or-
ganio law in order to increase the
number of judges.
Retrenchment is advisable in re-
gard to district judges. In some
- sections the litigation does not
demand that the present number
of judges be retained.
The revenue laws must be
amended In order to overcome
some of the "gross abuses of the
it present system. By reason of the
delinquencies the state deDt is
now almost 2 millions. The real
trouble is non-payment of taxes
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and some measure should be taken
to compel prom.pt payment. The
state board should rsise as well
as equalize values. The law re-
quiring property to re assessed
at its cash value should be rigidly
enforced.
The improvements at the Peru
if Normal, the penitentiary and the
Lincoln asylum are needed. All
other requests for buildings are
unnecessary.
- The sum of $621,050 is asked for
buildings and improvements. The
expenditure can be kept down to
$475,000 without Impairing the
public service.
The office of clerk o? the su-
preme court should be made a
salaried one.
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The appropriation Tor tne state
university should not ne raisea
above the amount auowea two
it years ago.
Appropriations asKed for Dulld-
sV lng at the Girls industrial scnooi.
nt the Institute for the feeble
Minded. The Nebraska Industrial
home and the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb should not be
Increased.
The penitentiary and the Hast-
ings. asylum will need slightly
increased appropriations.
The State Historical society
should be satisfied if its allow-
a nee is not decreased and there is
no justification for a request for
an Increase or xj.joo.
The people bear the burdens of
taxation and there snouia do
much caution exercised in mak- -
ing appropriations.
The offices or tana commissioner
and auditor should be abolished.
The board of charities and cor-
rections. the state printing board
w and the bureau of statistics should
- be abolished.
Governor Savage asks that cap-
if Hal punishment be abolished.
The only allusion to the Hartley
pardon is a paragraph, quoting
reasons for the action, in the re-
ir port on pardons and commuta- --
nt tions. -
if Attention should be paid to the
diseases of live stock and laws -
-r should be passed to prevent the
spread of infectious diseases.
if a constitutional convention -
should be called.
if Partisanship should not be al-
lowed to Interfere with the eco-
if nomical management 01 state in-
if stitutions.
it Terms of the members of the
if legislature should be increased to
four years.
Annual elections should be dis- if
if pensed with and civil service re-
ir form in state service should be w
encouraged.
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In his message to the legislature to
day Ezra P. Savage, the retiring gov
ernor of Xebraska, says:
To the Senators and Representatives.
Twenty-Eighth Session of the Legisla
ture ox Nebraska:
Constitutional environments and limi
tations are such that, to be further li
censed, means an unnecessary hardship
on those who bear the burdens of the
cost of public government. The state
of Nebraska has so developed in its In
dustrial, educational and commercial re
sources that it can no longer be sub
jected to that degree of restraint em
bodied in the constitution as it now
exists without material interference with
its growth and welfare.
Particularly is this true In regard to
a profitable investment of the perma
nent school trust funds. Section 9 of
article 8 of the constitution limits the
investment of these funds to United
States and state securities and regis
tered county bonds of this state, and
while no objection can be raised to the
quality of the securities enumerated, the
fact remains that the latitude of in
vestment is inadequate, necessitating the
employment of an intermediary between
the contracting parties with consequent
loss in the way of rebates. Prosperity
has been so general with the American
people during the last five years, and
money has become so plentiful, that In
terest rates on all .table securities have
decreased during that time approxi
mately 100 per cent. Five years ago 8
per cent securities were obtainable In
every market. T oday 4 per cent se
curities are difficult to obtain, the gen-
eral line being below that figure. The
r--vr.it t tit fori rrrn iYA t m th hnnrrl rf Arlii.
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J cat tonal lands and funds from ttslnjr
any part of tho trust funds for other
than the purpose of investment, which
prevents the board or the treasurer from
going Into the open market and paving
premium, as do other Inventor. Thl
require the purchaso of securities from
or through an Intermediary nnd results
Invariably In the acquisition of securities
at a considerably reduced rate of Inter
est. The os. thim entailed amount to
thousands of dollars annually, nor can I
divine anv substantial remedy Independ
ent of such amendment to the constl
tutlon as will nfford wider latitude In
the matter of denominating the kind of
securities which mav be purchased. The
school trust fund has now reached the
enormon proportions with tendencies
toward a further Increase, and until re
lief Is furnished which shaM provide
avenues for investment of this fund
which do not now exist the best results
possible will le unprofitable and unsat
isfactory to the people. During the last
two vears payments on nch.w.l land sold,
despite the lMwrallty of the state In
the matter of exempting from taxation
lands In whleh It has an eoultv, have
greatlv Increased the trust funds, and
notwithstanding that extraordinary dili
gence was practiced bv the treasurer In
making Investments, the amount unin
vested was a grent portion of the time
large and Its safe-keeping attended by
more or less risk.
If the state be empowered to go Into
Ihe open market and compete with other
Invee s it will, not alone prove remun
erative In the wav of saving rebates an.l
discounts, but such an active competitor
at work in the market will have a tend
ency to reduce Interest rates thereby
making a saving to the people both
wa vs.
The amount of securities held for the
permanent school fund no-v aggrcirates
$5. .".SO. 000. The amount of monev which
the state has forthcoming from sale
contracts of school lands approximates
5 million dollars. Arrangements must
be made therefore for a continuous In
vestment of a trust fund of nt least 10
million dollars. I'nder prevailing con
stitutional limitations investment of any
where near the full amount of this fund
is impossible.
A PLEA FOR ECONOMY.
lovernor Wants "Snap" Offices Abolished
Condemns Extravagance.
The government of the state as now
constituted symbolizes extravagance In
a marked degree. Those who framed
the existing constitution established de
partments that for tho next twenty-five
years, under the most favorable circum
stances in the growth and development
of the state, will be an unnecessary bur
den on the tax payers. The people should
enjov government at the lowest cost
consistent with good service. Anv
greater cost is n public injustice. A
careful study of this phase of the ques
tion Justifies me in my own mind in
recommending the abolition of the de
partments of auditor of public accounts
and commissioner of public lands and
buildings, nnd the assignment of the ou-
tles Incumbent thereon to those depart
ments officered bv the secretary of
state the treasurer and irovernor. With
a few additional clerks the duties of the
auditor and commissioner or public
lands and buildings can be performed by
the secretarv of state, the treasurer and
the irovernor. thus making a saving to
the tax payers of approximately $50,000
per vear. simplifying government ana
doing awav with the necessity or an out
lay of at least Sli'0.000 made necessary
for accommodations for the new ad
junct which naturally will be created
from time to time.
ATTACKS SPOILSMAN.
In the conflict for political spoliation
the nHlceseekinsr class seems lo have out
ireneraled and defeated those who stand
for economy, with the resust mat a large
number of names have been added to the
pay roll, and bureaus and departments
have been established absolutely without
anv apparent justification. This policy
has been pursued by all political par
ties until now the stare Tins in its em
ploy at high wages, sufficient officers
and employes to transact ten times the
amount of business devolving on mem.
A critical investigation will show that
in mnnv instances one department is ae
nlicating the work of the other with no
other object than to find employment for
those whom the legislature has from
time to time established in public office.
If business is transacted properly it does
not improve it to have it twice or tnrice
transacted and if it be transacted im
nrnnerlv the evil can grow no less
through the medium of multiplication.
As the accredited representative of the
people, it is your duty to see mat not
one dollar of expense Is entailed on
them beyond the amount required to de
fray the cost of government honesty and
economically administered.
The bureau 01 industrial siansncs is
a source OI unnecessary expense a no
should be abolished. The law pertain
ing to the collection and compilation of
industrial statistics should be so amended
as to imoose this duty jointly on the
department of banking, the department
of public instruction and the board of
agriculture. By so doing tne service can
be improved and a substantial reduction
made in public expense.
comparison of expenses Incident to
public printing fails to justify the ex
istence of the state printing board or
for a specific appropriation therefor and
I recommend, as a measure 01 economy
thof the law creating the said board be
repealed and that its duties be imposed
on the secretary of state.
Congress is at this time considering a
bill which provides for the location of a
national hsh hatchery in Nebraska. The
worth and importance of such an un
dertaking must be apparent to all. The
success achieved by the state In tho
promotion of fish and game, both by fish
hatching and by preventing the whole
sale and unlawful destruction of game
and fish, makes this a very desirable
field for a national hatchery. The leg
islature at its last session enacted a
law creating a system of game wardens.
The workings of this law have been
eminently satisfactory and the amount
received from prosecutions and fees al
most balances the expenses entailed,
which makes that department almost
self supporting. I recommend that your
honorable body memorialize Congress to
pass this measure and that the Ne
braska representatives in both branches
be urged to give it active attention and
support. Should the measure pass it
would be an act of wisdom for the state
to turn over its hatchery and equip
ment at South Bend to the general gov
ernment at a nominal cost.
FOR A BOARD OF PARDONS.
Governor Recommends Non-Partlsan
Body Board to Control Institutions.
I recommend that the management of
the state institutions be placed under
the supervision of a non-partisan board
of control and pardons. This board
should be heavily bonded and should be
required to purchase supplies, inspect In
stitutions and accounts thereof and ex
ercise supervisory control over the sev
eral institutions. It should also be em
powered and required to provide means
of employment ror convict labor and
pass upon all applications for executive
clemency.
The penitentiary should and can be
made self-supporting. Instead of deal
ing with contractors, the state should
itself employ the labor of convicts in
the manufacture of clothing, boots and
shoes and other materials for the various
institutions. With a nominal outlay for
machinery the state can do away with
the necessity of appropriating large sums
of money out of the treasury each year
for the maintenance of that institution.
Guided further by the light of experi
ence and reason. I recommend that the
laws be so amended as to require rela
tives of the insane, feeble-minded and
inmates of the reform school to bear
the expense of the maintenance of these
individuals. The state should provide ac
commodations and medical attention,
but this expense, along with the general
expense of maintenance, should be borne
by relatives when financially able to do
so, otherwise the cost should devolve on
the resident county.
I further recommend that the Home
for the Friendless be eliminated from
politics and placed under the supervision
of a r.on-partisan board composed of
women residing in the city of Lincoln.
All other visiting and examining boards.
a source of considerable expense and
often of much dissension, should be
abolished.
WANTS EOAP.D AP.OLISHKD.
The state board of charities has failed
by its achievements to justify its fur
ther existence at public expense, and
I respectfully recommend that this work
be loft to the churches and the charit-
ebly Inclined and that the law creating
said board be repealed.
The maintenance of two s?parr. tj
homes for soldiers and sailors can bv
no method of reasoning be Justified.
These cb;.-ges. by reason of age and in
firmity, have been rendered incapable
of performing manual tabor and those
plans which contemplate the production
of food supplies with this class of labor
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VllttUU AOlttllt,! UCiCl tti-IU it XTI II
enJoy proner sanitary ecommodtln
The large tract of land owned by tb
state at this point Is now a source cf
expense mther than of revenue. ins
home at Mllford Is lwtter adapted In
every way nnd the land owned by the
state on which this Institution la located
Is of sufficient quality to answer all legi
timate purposes. Tiro number of In
mate henceforth will by the workings
of time, be Rrndualle reduced and nnd
I nay It with regTet and norrow .t will
only be a few yearn until the Inst sur
vivor of that great conflict will have
passed away. I recommend. Imth In
consideration of the Inmates who fin
be better provided for and of the tax
payer who should be relieved of all un
necessary burden, that the property nt
Grand Inland be sold aryl the Inmate
transferred to Mllford. The expense In
cident to this change will b trlvlnl
compared with the finunclal saving this
will make to the state.
Kach session of the legislature hs
witnessed the iiiuieeessary expenditure
of a large sum of money for printing an.l
stationery. Numerous bills are Intro
duced which have no merit to commend
them, and, after a great deal of expense
has been entailed. fall of passage.
While many of these bills aim nt legi
timate achievement, not a few of them
ore utterly devoid of merit. I therefore
recommend that before a bill may be
Introduced, It be referred to such com
mittee of the bouse In which It orig
inated as has to deal Willi subjects of
that character anil shall be entertained
by your honorable body only when its
Introduction bears the approval (if a
majority of said committee. Only such
number of persons should bo employed
during a legislative session as Is actu
ally necessary to transact Its buslnesj
with proper expedition.
REVENUE.
Wants "Cross Abuse" Remedied by Leg
islation. I cannot impress upon your minds too
firmly the Importance of making such
amendments to our revenue laws as
will forever end the many gross abuses
now so widely licenses. Uy reason of
delinquent taxes the state lias each year
been compelled to utilize its credit until
the outstanding warrant Indebtedness
against the general fund reaches the en
ormous amount of $l.!isft.38.fi.'l. Tly rea
son of deliiiquepces each year the stato
finds its appropriations in excess of gross
receipts to the extent of at least $100.
000. necessitating the issuance of interest
bearing warrants to moot authorized ex
penditures. The constitution limits Ihe Indebted
ness of the state to jiiiu.ii'M). yet mo
state debt Is now clofe to tho 2 million
dollar mark, with a stop from further
Increase conditioned only and solely on
such legislation as will compel the pay
ment Of taxes by an noi.iers 01 property.
The amount of taxes duo the stato
and delinquent December 1, 10, as
shown bv the auditors records, wns
$.!.4r.!.42L,.Sf. Of this sum the sum of
f 1.131. 114. (11 Is due but not delinquent.
This makes the amount of delinquent
taxes $.3K.!iH.R. or a sum $::38.i!9.5
greater than the outstanding obligations
against the general fund. Of the amount
delinouent $1.131. 124. f.l Is for the tax
levied in 1001. most of which will bo paid
into the treasury In the near future, but
there still remains, after deducting tho
delinquencies for 1901. a delinquency of
$1,197,173.07. which represents delinquen
cies for a period of years prior to 1H01.
A conservative study of tax statistics
discloses the fact that the average nn
nual delinquency is 30 per cent of the
taxes lovksl.
NON-PAYMK.NT OF TAXES.
Tt will be observed, therefore, that the
real source of trouble is the non-payment
or taxes, and that the remedy primarily
must be such as will compel prompt pay
ment. Tt Is manifestly wrong ror the state to
be exacting and arbitrary with one class
of t.avnnvers nnd ultra Indifferent nnd
lenient with others. I have in mind the
taxes levied on railroad property, not
one dollar of which remains unpaid, yet
there are those who advocate the adjust
merit of the discrepancy between our
ev r nditures and receipts, not by re
milrlne- the payment of taxes by all, but
bv requiring corporate Interests to con
tribute a correspondingly greater amount
Injustice is written across the very face
of this proposition.
I recommend that the powers of the
elite Vionrd of equalization be so ex
tended as to empower nald board to
raise as well an equalize values, and that
countv treasurers be empowered to con-i-ev
title to property on which the taxes
are unpaid, making due provision for
redemption or title wiinin a speciue.i
time, and for interest on money ad
vanced for tax payment. Payment of
taxes on movable and rersonal property
should be due within CO days after the
assessment, so as to guard against loss
of taxp through removal and conse
quent extinction of identification. For
the prompt collection of taxes county
treasurers should be made liable on their
bonds.
With these modifications a proper en
forcemert of the provisions of our rev
enue laws co-.ipled with an honest and
economical administration of public af-f-lr
will strike an even balance be
tween our recipts and disbursements and
put an end to harrassing discrepancies
of this character.
ENFORCKMENT OF LAWS.
Tt Is Important, too. that the law re
quiring all property to be assessed at
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its casn vaiue ne riKimy .-ihoiotu. ....
our property assesseu at scaiceiy i-i
per cent of Its value, it must result in
a high rate of levy, while the low valua
tion "makes it appear that Nebraska, one
of the principal Industrial states of the
T'nion. is still struggling in the shadows
of primitive statehood. Those seeking
Investment consult our laws and our
records, and if thev find that the Com
bined wealth of Nebraska is $174,000,000
after more than a third of a century of
statehood, and that tne tax levy is
higher than interest rates, they will not
be likely to take up their abode with
11s Thev will assume that the law is
enforced "and that $174,000,000 represents
the aggregate real wealtn or tne state.
whereas it represents scarcely more
than 10 per cent of it.
The assessed valuation 01 tne state
should not be less than 1 billion dollars,
nnd nnv lower valuation does the prop
erty interests of the state an injustice.
By raising the assessed valuation to this
amount, the rate of levy may be reduced
correspondingly, entailing no extra hard
ships, while it will remove a barrier that
I am reasonable certain has In its time
turned bafk millions of dollars seeking
investment among us.
CIVIL SERVICE AND EUECIIONS.
Governor Savage Recommends Biennial
Elections Four Years for Legislators.
I recommend, too. that the terms of
members of the legislature be Increased
to four years and that it be provided that
as nearlv half of the memoers as pos
sible hold over alternately so that at
the opening of each session at least half
of the members will be familiar with
the duties incumbent on your honorable
bodv. It is amazing that our constitu
tion and laws should be no constituted
as to place a vast responsibility in the
hands of men who. however intelligent
and proficient they may be in other re
spects, are rarely qualified for Intelligent
legislative services. You are required
to appropriate millions of dollar of the
people's money for public use. yet it
is doubtful if there be one among you
aside from ths few who have had exper
ience, who is prepared n act Intelligently
or who is a proper judge as to whether
certain sums or certain appropriations
should or should not be made. In mak
ing this statement I speak in no sense
disrespectfully of this body, for it ha
been true of every legislature before
and will be true of every one that shall
follow so long as the practice obtain
of electing the fully membership at each
legislative election. What intensifies the
evil and the danger is that for some
unaccountable reason member of thl
body are seldom returned no that In the
great majority of instances counsel and
experience are lacking.
These eviVs and the remedies lnvol
constitutional revision and my object In
drawing attention to them on thi oc
casion is to awaken interest in what
I consider subjects of the gravest public
concern.
THE TORRENS SYSTEM OF TITLES.
He Does Not Believe System Ghould be
Adopted.
I submit to you for your respectful
consideration the report of the commis
sion appointed to investigate Into the
woi kings of the Torrens system of land
titles with a view to formulating a
title system mere simple and perfect
than now exists. The report Is volumi
nous and undertakes to deal with the
subject in detail but a casual reading of
it does not Justify mo In my own mind
In recommending the adoption of the
Torrens' system. I place it at your
disposal with confidence in your In
telligent Judgment to deal with it with
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
HOt TII OMAHA.
CATTI.IC -Tho receipt of ratlin were
more liberal here Friday morning than
anticipated. nri! beside that other point
were quoted a lit tin lower, that buy
er were rather bearish In their view.
Trading wa rather s.ow from start to
finish, as seller were holding for steady
price. A smaller proportion of Ihe re
ceipt than usual' consisted of corn-fed
steers, and the quality wn also ratli't
Inferior. Puckers, though, started In bid
ding a llttlo lower, and In most runes
succeeded III taking off I'd !0c, but nome
sale looked -ery ner steady. The com
moner the quality the harder the cattle
were to dispone of nt sat Infactory prices.
The big bulk of the receipts coiiMlsled
of medium grade cows, and buyer made
good une of tho opHitt unit y lo pound
the market. An a teneml thing tho de
cline could bo put nt about it dime, but
a good many nates looked wotse than
that, whllo some of the better kind were
not that much lower-. Kellers did not Ilk
the bleu of selling out for Ichs money, no
that the morning wan well advanced be
fcro the bulk of the offerings wa dis
posed of. Hulls and hlags felt the ef
fects of the decline on cow and Kteels,
and were a little slow nnd weak. Veal
culves, though, held about steady. Tim
few blltichcH of Mockers lllld feeders Hint
wire offered miI.I at just about steady
prices. In spile of the fact that It was
Friday. The light r Ipt nil the week
have made speculators anxious for k"!
cattle, nil.) Hellers experienced no trou
ble III disposing of I hose kinds. Tho
common stuff was rather l.w mid weak.
SI IK Ml '-There was a very light run of
pheep and lambs here Friday morning,
and the market was again Active and
Hlrong fin all desirable grades. A slrlmC
of western lambs sold at J."j.iO and a deck
of western latubs void as high 11s $.4't,
Which is the highest price paid bete III
some little time. I ne.e wi re no goon
western wethers or yearlings offered, but
si me ewes of fair quality brought $1.K.".
Owing to the light receipts and good de
mand, tho pens were cleared in gl nca-
son. The supply of feedeiH was so liglit
that a test of tin- market was not made.
but there wero enough orders In the
hands of commission men to make good
stuff sell fully steady. Violations: Choice
western lambs, $."..(kk. .",.: ; fair to good
lambs, $ I. JVC. 1.1. 00; choice unlive lambs,
$."..I..1....ri0; choice yearlings. $ LfM 1.70; fair
to good yearlings. $I.'V 1."0; choice weth
ers, $l.1.V4.40; fair to good wethers, $!.7j
r(l W; choice ew es, $'!..VKt 4.0; fair lo good
ewes, K.W'iZ.M: feeder lambs, $l.0''.il On;
feeder yeiirllligs. $3.00' :i..V; feeder wet li
ers, $2.7.Vi:t.:.0; feeder ewes, $ I. '''.'.
1 IOCS There was a very light run of
hogs her!? Friday, buf cither inaikets
W-r quoted considerably lower. K that
Iiro. es took a drop here also. The mar
ket opened generally dime lower than
the day before nnd -here was very lit
tie change from start to finish. The mar
ket was rather nlow, as sellers thought
they ought to g.-t more money in vli-v
of the light receipts. The bulk of the
hogs sold from to t'i.-l.'i. The lighter
loads sold largely from $i;.::7V down, with
butcher weights mostly nt $'i.10, and tho
heavy hogs brought from $i;.1o lo $t;.47',.
Although trading was rather rtlow. the
market on run to a close In good season.
In comparing the market with Thursday
it should bo noted that Ihe quality was
much poorer Friday. For that reason tho
market on paper looks much worse than
It really was. Considering quality, the
market was hardly a dime lower.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLK Itecelpts, 3.000 head, includ
ing 500 Texans; market stendy to ntrong;
native steers, $1.75'W"..00; Texas and In
dian steers, $3.40'i4 20: Texas cows, $-.15
ff-3.00; native cows and heifers, $l.r.O'.i4.30;
Stork TS and feeders, bulls, $-'.t;3
tfi 3.50: calves, $:.( 7 ).
HOCS Receipts. ' bend; market p.f
l.'c lower; bulk of sales, $;.3.7!i0.i7V;
heavy, $0.30i .." ; packers. i .2-. 1.4.1; rnc
dlum. $i;.30-C.47'6: light. $.V! )'if,. 30; Vorfc.
ers. $0.2;'?i".:so; pigs, S.1.4ri.'.
SHKKP Receipts, 1.000 head; mark't
steady; muttons. $3.OOt4.10; lambs, $3.Vr0
5.4.1; range wethers, $3.004.00; ewes, $3.KI
i4.20.
Beet Sugar Men Resolve.
WASHINGTON, I). C Tho Amer
ican licet Sugar a.sfiociation hold Its
annual meeting hore and passed reso
lutions withdrawing any opposition to
the ratification of the Cuban reciproc
ity treaty, recommending that tint
treaty be so amended as to express
in precise language what is intended
to be secured by it to the beet sugar
manufacturers of the United States,
viz.: During the period of five years
covered by the treaty no sugar ex
ported from Cuba shall be admitte.l
to the United States at a reduction
of duty greater than 20 per cent cf
the rates of duty thereon as provided
by the tariff act of July 24, 1837.
The association also adopted a reso
lution protesting against the unnec
essary stimulation of the sugar and
tobacco industries of the Philippine
Islands by means cf further tariff re
ductions, thus, as the resolution
stated, encouraging the people of
those islands where the labor is but
a few cents a day, to produce those
things which tlis country can produce
rather than such commodities as they
are liable to produce.
Paul Helleu, the French artist, will
shortly pay the United States a visit
He is famous for his dry point por
traits and is known as the Du Manrier
of Trance. His daughter Helen, now
16. Is his best model.
Wrong Name on License.
GARLAND, Wyo. Harry OIz3ey
and Miss Hughes were to have bon
married at Rurlington on Chrlrticaa
day, but to the consternation oc the
minister and the prjpectlve Vw-ie
and groom the dlsosytrj wts made
Just as 'the ceremon- wj te be per
formed that instead of the name of
Hiss Hughes on the marriage license
the name of another young woman ap
peared. The wedding was postpone
until tho correction was made.
Davidson is Archbichop.
LONDON. Right Rev. Dr. David
son, bishop of Winchester since 1893.
has been appointed archbishop -of
Canterbury, In succession to the most
Rev. Dr. Temple, who died Decem
ber 23.
For years past Dr. Davidson has
been Intimately connected with the
court. He was a close friend of tho
late Queen Victoria and is most
friendly with King Edward.
L
EZRA P. SAVAGE.
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