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THE INCOME TAX. ABOUND THE COURT BOOMS. COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS. Chicago Times. There conne from the senate dis quieting rumors that the income tax provision of the Wilson bill may pos sibly be struck ,out by the act of the American house of lords. This is, per haps, only what might be expected of a body so entirely out of touch with the people as is the United States senate. It is, however, well that warning of this possible contingency should be given early to the house of representa tives in order that the democrats in that body may insist upon the reten tion of this most democratic measure despite the will of the senate. The income tax is a measure which may well be loved for the enemies it has made. It is a revenue raising de vice which enjoys popularity in three fourths of the states of the union and is commended by nine-tenths of the voters. Its character naturally exposes it to the opposition of that influental class which makes up the American plutocracy. To reconcile these people to the notion that a political party has at last had the courage to insist that they should pay their fair proportionate share cf the expenses of the govern ment is difficult. For years they have been contended and waxed rich under a sytem of taxation which, while ap parently fair and just to the untbink inc. has really resulted in the shifting of the burden of taxation upon the shouloers of the poorer classes. We have raised more than half ou national revenue by means of tariff duties. The imported articles which brought in the greatest amount of revenue have been those in most general use. The duty paid upon these articles by the importer originally was shifted by him upon the shoulders of the jobber, by the jobber upon the retailer, by the retailer upon the final purchaser and consumer. The result has been that such duties fall most heavily upon the poor. As the New York Tribune, a high-tariff paper, said a week ago, the sugar duty, which. if fixed at 2 cents a pound, would bring in a revenue of $70,000,000 year, rails nine-tenths upon the poor aud one-tenth upon the rich. This is illustrative of the general incidents of tariff taxation. The income tax proposed by the democratic party in the house and sup ported with wonderful unanimity by the great mass ot the people, demo cratic and republican alike, outside of the small and plutocratic district of New York and New England, is a tax which cannot be shifted and which falls upon that hitherto untaxed revenue enjoyed by the very rich. It is in no wise a tax upon industry, be cause it falls upon superfluous revenue only. It is with its provision for col lecting the tax upon corporate divi dends at the office of the corporation a tax which can be readily and com pletely collected. The cry against it that it is inquisitorial is absurd, be cause it is no more inquisitorial than the tariff tax or the ordinary local tax upon personal property. The assertion that ic will encourage and stimulcte perjury is one which cannot be intelli gently urged against it, for that charge applies equally to every system of rais ing national revenue now in force, ex cept perhaps the internal revenue on spirits and on tobocco. Every import tax which is imposed on a bale of goods is based on an affidavit of the shipper as to the value of those goods, their weight or their measure. Cases of per jury, of undervaluation, are frequent in the administration and collection of the tariff duties, yet we are not told that the tariff contributes to the popu larization of perjury. The Times does not believe that the income tax will fail of support in the senate, and it is thoroughly convinced that the measure deserves complete success. The democracy can go more confidently before the people in the coming congressional campaigns if it is able to point to such a measure as this, which shows a desire to equalize the burden of taxation and to make all men contribute to the support of the national government in proportion to their means. It is strange that Mr. Carnegie's armor plate cannot withstand the pro jectiles of modern ordnance while his hide remains impervious to the solidest shot of the heaviest guns on both sides of the ocean. Day by day the tariff agitation ap proaches the definite result of tariff re form,, and day by day more of the unemployed go back to work as more factories start np. It is bad for repub lican prephecies, but pleasant for the people. If England has loaded up with silver bullion at the low prices which have been prevailing since the India council demonetized that metal, she may be in a position to consider the use of silver 43 international money. As long as England can keep financiers able to over-reach the rest of mankind at the head of her government, England will remain the greatest commercial nation of tht jrprld. DISTRICT COURT. District Judge Chapman journeyed to Nebraska City Monday to open the regular term of court at that town Monday. Clerk of Court Dearing has prepared the copy for the docket for the March term of district court, and has handed the same to the printer. In all it con tains 179 cases C6 in the law docket, 103 in the equity docket and 10 in the criminal docket. COUNTY COURT. The will of Frederick W. Cross, late of Weeping Water precinct, was ad mitted to probate in County Judge Ramsey's court Monday. Judgment by default was rendered in county court Monday in favor of the plaintiffs in the suit of E. G. Dovey & Son vs. C. Li. Creamer, to the amount of $60; also in the suit of Dovey & Son vs. C M. oster, to the amount of $40. The marriage market took a de cided boom Tuesday, no less than four licenses being issued at the office of County Judge Ramsey. The matri monial candidates were Ammon M. Royer and Nova E. Paddleford, Chas. EI. Gerbeling and Minnie E. Paddle ford, John Mueller and Anna Vie brock, and William S. Smith and Ilar rietta Holmes. JUSTICE AKCHER'S COURT. The case of Julius Pepperberg, the cigar manufacturer, against Mack Mahoney of Greenwood, set for hear ing Saturday injustice Archer's court. was continued until March 12th. In Justice Archer's court Monday afternoon the case of the state vs. John Marshall was continued until March 5th. The defendant in this case stands charged with bigamy, and at the time of his arrest, several weeks ago, was liberated on bond, bis father-in-law furnishing security for his appearance in court Monday. At the appointed time Marshall failed to put in an ap pearance and the indications are that he has gone for all time, unless lo cated and brought back. COURT ROOM NOTES. Fred Kroebler, constable, brings a case from Cass county to the supreme court wnerein ne was aeienaani anu i Simeon Long plaintin. .Long com menced action iu replevin, claiming wnership of certain corn by virtue of a chattel mortgage executed by J. F. and Frank Voris. Constable Kroehler claimed the property by virtue of an execution, but the jury found in favor of the plaintiff. A nice bill of costs is included in the judgment against Kroehler. Lincoln Journal. Messrs. Jos. Mulliu of Elmwood, J W. Johnson of this city and J. II Davis of Avoca precinct, members of the Soldiers Relief commission for Cass county, had their annual meeting at the court house Tuesday. Their report showed that $S0i.2S had been disbursed among veterans, widows of veterans etc., during the year of '93. For the next vear the commission placed the amount necessary for the same work at 11,200, and asked the county com missioners to set aside that sum for their use. Secretary Morton, chief of Grover's agricultural department, has secured the appointment of an offensive Ne bras k a City republican to the position of tagger at the Nebraska City packing house at a salary of SCO per month The appointee has been a life-long re publican, and, in fact, has been presi dent of the Nebraska City republican club for the last several terms. The upshot, of the whole affair is that the Nebraska City democrats are howling mad, and they are not slow in criticis ing their townsman. Mr. Morton, for making the appointment. The New of that town is particularly angered and it gives Mr. Morton quite a scor ing. This mugwumpian, gdld-bug ad ministration has been exasperatingly slow in giving offices to deserving democrats. It is severe enough to wait, but the appointment of repub licans will do wonders toward disrupt ing the party. Mr. Morton deserves the condemnation of the democrats of his home town and county if be does not proceed forthwith to bounce his republican appointee. ONE DOLLAR Will be paid for any Cough or Cold that the Crown Cough Cure will not cure. The same rule applies to Brown's Sarsaparilla. BROWN'S PHARMACY, DRUGS. 510 Main Street. The Washington dispatches note the appointment of Mrs. Ellen M. Hutch inson as postmistress at Memphis. Saunders county. Mrs. Hutchinson is a sister of C. II. Parmele and years ago was a' resident of Plattsmouth. Bring in you coupons and dimes and get the second portfolio of the "Midway Types." Plattsmouth, Neb., Feb. 6, '94. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present S. W. Dutton, J. C. Hayes and Geo. W. Young, county commis sioners, and .brans Dickson, county clerk. Minutes of January session read and approved, when the following business was transacted in regular form: Petition of II. V. McDonald for druggist's permit at Murdock was granted, upon condition that said Mc Donald furnish a proper bond. John II. Davis was appointed a member of the Soldiers' Relief com mission. The following official bonds were ap proved: E. V. Laughlin, road overseer district No. 7; James Carey, road over seer district No. 32; F. F. Everett, road overseer district No. 44; A. II. Austin, road overseer district No. 60; Fred Dreesen, road overseer district No. 20. The following appointments were made: F. G. Kendall, road overseer district No. 40; Geo. E. Vandenbure, road overseer district No. 31; Chas. Rivett, constable Stove Creek precinct; Geo. W. Mavfield, justice of the' peace South Bend precinct. Physicians' bids for the ensuing year were opened and contracts awarded as follows: District No. 1, E D. Cum mins, at $125 per annum; district No B. F. Brendel, at $39.60 per annum; district No. 3. J. W. Thomas, at $75 per annum; district No. 4, J. A. Ilasse- meier, at $50 per annum; district No. 5, A. G. Hamilton, at $49 per annum; district No. 6. N. R. Hobbs. at $75 per annum. On February 7th the following names were selected from which to draw the petit and grand juries for the March term of district court, 1S94: J M Gardner, P J Conner. J M Cra mer, Tipton precinct ; W S Gregg, .Tas Bennett, Greenwood precinct; R E Coleman, Wm Mather, Jacob Pear son, Salt Creek precinct ; C Lemasier, Wm Atchison, II G Beardslee, Stove Creek precinct; J R Baird. Wm II Pool, Geo E Vanderburg, Elmwood precinct ; Robt Crawford, T T Y ung. South Bend precinct ; Edward Will iams, W H II Cassel. Weeping Water precinct; Henry Lehnhoff, OS New Ion, Center precinct; Thos Urwin. Geo Schoemann, Louisville precinct; ) awitzer, w m nose, sr, Avoca pre cinct ; Ihos Wiles, Patrick Reed. Mt Pleasant precinct; Jacob Tntsch, M L Fredcrich, M P Williams, Eight, Mi!e Grove precinct; 13 W Bates, L J Griffith, Nehawka precinct; John Thacker, P C Engell, Wm Stottler. Liberty precinct; M S Davis, S G Latta. S C Furlong, Peter Perry, Rnck Bluffs precinct; Fred Wehrbein. Geo W Snyder, Chas Jean, Plattsmouth precinct; Weeping Water city first ward, O A Webster; second ward, Chas Metter; third ward. T F J amp son ; Plattsmouth citv Fred BIck. L C Curtis. F A Blanchard. first ward; J F Johnson, J W McCroskey. H A Booth. P J Hansen, second ward ; BC Kerr. Sam'l Ballance, Geo Copeland. C V Grassmann. third ward; F A Bates. Louis Dose. Harry Barthold. fourth ward ; A B Knotts, M M Beal, fifth ward. The resignation of Alf Bell, con stable in Weeping Water city, was hied aud accepted. Wm M Rice was appointed road overseer of district No. 35, and Hiram Peck was appointed constable for Weeping Water city. On Feb. 8th the bids for the county printing were opened and the contract was awarded to The Plattsmouth Journal at the following rates : Court docket, fifteen cents per case ; treasurer's statements, raad notices and commissioners' proceedings, free. The bids for the burial of paupers were opened and the contract was awarded to J. I. Unruh. his bid being as follows : Coffins, $1 10 per lineal foot ; over boxes, eighteen cents per lineal foot, and team and wagon $1 90 per trip, within a radius of two and one-half miles of Plattsmouth. The bonds of E. D. ummins as county physician lor the first district and J. W.Thomas for the third dis trict, were approved. The board made the following order: "It appearing lo the board of county commissioners of Cass county, Ne braska, that the large volume of work in the county judge's oflice of said county requires the employment of clerical help for the purpose of proper ly executing the duties of said office, it is therefore ordered that the county judge for said county be and is hereby authorized to retain of the fees of said office, over and above the maximum fixed for his compensation by law, the sum of rot exceeding $600 for the years 1894 and 1895 respectively, for the pur pose of paying clerk hire therein. Petition for reduction of taxes on lot 21, West Greenwood, and lots 17 and 18. Jones' addition to Greenwood, was taken up for consideration and refused. claims allowed on general fund. S W Dutton. salary and expense t 73 00 J C Uayes, same 57 OO ueo w oudk. same 41 oo Frank Dickson, work, Bal and ex 131 53 Geo L Farley, sal and ex 103 75 13en Hempel, Janitor. 60 00 W L Street, rent for poor 3 00 J C Eikenbary, guarding prisoners 63 40 Harvey Hollowuy, same 50 00 11 h" Eikenbary, same... Mto K W Hyers, bailiff 16 00 J C EikenDary, bug paupers, less rent 118 40 Bennett & Tutt, mdse to pour, 22 00 E E Hilton, plaltlnu 2100 Plattsmouth Jockdil, printing 63 fO J K Denson. bdg prisoners 41 Ni H & C Hempel, coh! to poor 3 00 A 11 Weckb..ch. mdse to poor 27 30 KS White, same 12 W) H D Travis, expense 4 82 J W Thomas, co physician, sal. one year, ?.' oo K W Cook, same. 4 lb quarter . .. 35 K) B F Brendel. same. 4th quarter V M J A Ilasxemeler, same. 3d and 4th quar... 25 oo State Journal Co, printing bridge notice. . IS 00 Omaha Printing Co, mdse to couuty WO 05 Nels Aagard, work at Jail 21 4 C Brekenfeld. mdsa to county 10 10 C 9 Polk, stationery 4 &0 p n Rhipib wnrk at lall and court house., 1 Mo Neb Tel Co, tel rent Wm Tighe, bdg and gdg prisoners 13 00 Jos shera. mdse to poor 8 00 L F Gibberson, assisting prosecuting mil zo uu nitM .Tarriina. witness, state vs 11111 and Benwell T 80 RD McNurlln. same 2 00 A R Smith, fees, stats VI Martin.. 8 80 PRICES BOOTSfPANDiiSHOES Having1 purchased the bulk of the Murphy Shoe Stock at Forced Sale, I am determined to close out the line AT UNHEARD OF PRICES, s pecial Sale is Now On And will continue until all is closed out. Murphy's-- Call Early, while the Assortment Is Unbroken. JTOE F Marshal Van Doren, same 2 2" J E Upton, same ti 20 W R Cross, same 1 10 B S Ramsey, state vs Bert Parker 7 60 J C Eikenbary, same 19 00 W J White, coal to couuty 177 60 State Journal Co. stationery 164 Wm Herold & Son. mdse to poor 4 73 J Thomas, Co. physician sal one year. 75 00 B F Brendel, Co. pbvsician sal 4th quarter &J PlattsUas Sc Elec Light Co., gas to Jail and court bouse 4 15 II J Streigbt. postal cards 2 ia) Folk Bros, printing 70 Ui Glrardet & Emmens, mdse to poor 8 15 Stander Bros, same 32 On Blanchard & Potter, printing 27 25 Zahl and Gall, work on Jail i4J J C Smith, care of poor 10 00 A Bach, mdse to poor 8 U) Jos Graham, care of paupers 15 00 I.ehnhoff Bros, mdse to county 2H 20 H J Strelght, stntionery 3rt 50 C K Wescott, mdse to poor 1 1 85 F McCourt. same 50 0" A Clark, same 1!2 S5 c Deltman. same. 6 00 Jno Swoboda. same 27 00 Leach & Reed, same 6 00 FJ Morgan. mde to county 1 75 Wm Zahl. work on jail 7 50 BRIDGE FUND. Stopher & Wilkinson, lumber 30 00 Murdock Lumber Co, same 25 AFSturm. same - 2t 00 II A Waterman & Son, same 9 42 Chicago Lumber Co, same - 31 05 COCNTY ROAD FUND. Dick Smith & Co, nails 1 50 Chas Heebner, road work flti 00 FacklerA Son. spikes S oo DISTRICT ROAD FUND. C D Hav worth, ovarseer settlement, dlst & SI so M P Williams, same, dint 12 So 00 Fred Dreesen, same, dint 20 16 Oo L J Griffith, same, dlst 4S .. 25 45 Western Wheel Scraper Co.scraper, dist & -a February 9th. John Swoboda. mdse to poor 500 E R Todd, wood to poor farm 19 60 Omaha Mercury Co, stationery 2 00 A B Tavlor, bailiff 24 00 Frauk Dickson, aid to poor 8 00 Board adjourned to meet Tuesday. March 6th, 1S94. Frank Dickson, County Clerk. D. O. Dwyer. lawyer. Plattsmouth. The marriage of Mr. Jno. F. Evans and Miss Edna Wells was consum mated yesterday at 3 o'clock at the i.arlora of the Hotel Perkins. County Judge Ramsey officiating. The contracting parties hail rrom South Bend, where the groom is en-j iraged in the graiu business. The bride i is the daughter of V. L. Wells, ex- county clerk, and is an estimable! young lady. They will continue to'. make their home in South Bend. The i Journal, on behalf of their many friends and acquaintances, wishes them much joy. : Clioap Coal. ; The best hard coal at S10.00 and : Mendota soft coal at $4.25 per ton.! Delivered to all p irts of the city., Leave orders with 8-tf Waterman fc &on. Constipation and Bick-beadacbe posi tively cured by Japanese Liver Pellets; 50 pills 25 cts. SoldatFricke ACo'sJ CUT IN OF $7 Shoes, How $6 Shoes. Now $5 Shoes, Now $3 Shoes, Now St. f7 Rl ASSES Killeal r Gibson. The Bee says: "Some tin-e between 1 and 2 o'clock Tuesday a man was run over and killed by H. & M. engine Xr. 17 with four cars. Engineer Dake. Conductor Wood was in charge of the tiain. It runs frni here to a mile or so below Gibson station, where the re fuse grounds are located, and was po- ms south at an ordinary rate of speed The train was stopped as soon as p s- sible after the man had been struck. He was unknown to any of the crew. The body was brought to the morgue, and it was there his identity was es tablished. He was a Norwegian, probably 25 years of ape. named A. Anderson. He was well know in the vicinity of Seventh and Leavenworth streets. jnd was well liked by the Nor wegians and Danes who live in that locality. Another Argument Ftr n Free ferry. The Pacific Junction Recorder says: 'Plattsmouth is straining every nerve to secure the distillery which is prom ised if a certain bonus can be raised. The papers claim that the citizens are subscribing in a liberal manner and that the chances are good for securing the industry. A prominent merchant of that city came over Wednesday to solicit - aid for the enterpuse, but j whether or not he met with any en couragement we have not been able to learn. If some means were devised to lessen the expense of getting across to Plattsmouth market we can readily understand how the citizens of the Junction, and more especially near-by farmers, would be benefitted. Under present conditions we fail to sepn any great advantage to be gained from it." The local Turnverein society is arranging for a charity entainment to be given at their hall on Washington avenue next Sunday evening, Feb. 18. The program will consist of musical selections, recitations, debates, etc., and as the turners are nvrted for mak i TWO! 3 50 3.( 0 2.50 1.50 Main Street, PIiATTSMOUTH. PROTE T YC'XJSl EYES. The well-known eve expertof B29 Olive st . St. Louis. Mo., and M E Hlhst . Sew Yon. has appointed THE CARRUTH JEW ELKV CO a' aifents for nis celebrated V.o-C:hnKble SiM-riirif uikI K.rtlwH-. These classes are the greatest invention ever i-iade in spectacle, and every pair purchased are if i ira.iteed. si ia it at auv li ne a change Is necessary (no matter tio.v s.:r it ? i : t the (eti- taey will furnish the party with a new piir jf c:a-ns free of eliAre. The Carruth Jewelry Co. have a f'i!I ass rtmnt an 1 invite all wii wish to satisfy them selves of tli? ijreat superiority of these niasses over any and all others now in us-t call and examine them, at The Carruth Jewelry Co.'s sole agents for Plattsmouth, Neb. No peddlers supplied. ing a success out of everything they undertake. TnE Journal feels safe in asserting that the coming affair will be no variation from the rule. The proceeds will go to the associated charities for the benefit of the poor. Tickets will be sold to the general public at 15 cents. VIOO Reward. 1 beg to advise my patrons and neigh bors that there are several peddlers traversing the country cl.iim;ng to be Mr. Hirschberg, or connected with him in buisness, and trying to impose upon the public at large, by offering an inferior claes of Spectacles and Eye Glasses for Hirschburg's Diamond and Non-Chan eeable Spectacles and Eye Glasses. Do not be deluded by such impostors. Their representations are false. My goods are not handled by "Peddlers." as we have local ageLta. A reward of $100. will be given to any one securing the name and where abouts of such parties. Respectfully, Prof. H. Hirschbero, 629 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo., and 30 E. 14th street. New York. Carruth Jewelery C., sole agents for Plattsmouth, Neb. Food and Clothing: for the Poor. The members of the Associated Charities state that their stock of food and clothing, so generously donated for distribution among the destitute, is becoming low, and that further do nations must be made at once or the c-ood work of aidine the needy ones in our community must for a time cease. Thf members especially desire that the charitably-inclined pf ople of the city hasten in with further contributions. The donations will be stored in the basement of the court house, from which thev will quickly be t -ken and distributed among the deserving poor by the Associated Charities. Rev. Schorl, of the German Lutheran churc an,3. wife, are the parents of a new boy babju Dr. Marshall. DENTIST Fitzger aid block.