THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
Kikkiiam & Green, Publishers.
PLATTHMOUTII. - NEBRASKA
N HI IK ASK A N i:VH.
W. B. Taylor, a carpenter of Clay
Tenter, was badly kicked by a horse.
One of the home's hoofs struck him
on the forehead, cutting a long cash
into the skull, the other hoof striking
him on the ribs. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
W. C. Valentine returned to West
f'olnt from Leavenworth, Kas., where
he passed the examination and received
his commission as lieutenant In the
regular army of the United States. II
has reported for duty and expects or
ders to Join his regiment at any moment.
News has been received at West Point
of the dvath In the hospital of Private
Joseph Grothe of company C, Twelfth
regiment. Private Grothe enlisted In
the regular army about two years ago.
Ills parents are furmers living at Mon
terey, In Cuming county, and are
highly respected.
The Bouth Sioux City roller mills.
Which have been Idle and In litigation In
the courts for several years past, were
sold at auction by Sheriff Itorowsky un
der a foreclosure tax lien, to M. O.
Ayres, a banker of that place, for $600.
It is estimated that about $10,000 has
been put Into this enterprise at var
ious times.
John Kakrda, an aged Bohemian,
committed suicide Thursday evening by
swallowing a large quantity of strych
nine. The deceased puchased the
poison of a local druggist under the
pretense of killing rats, and imme
diately swullowed it. He had been In
, ill health and despondent for some
time. He was quite alone In the world,
having neither wife nor children.
In the Burlington, Omaha, up-town
ticket office are displayed a lot of mem
entoes of the Infanta Maria Teresa, one
of the Spanish vessels destroyed at
Santiago. They were sent here by Ouy
II. Cramer, ensign on the Newark, who
was formerly a clerk in the passenger
department of the Iturlington. There
is a gun and cartridges, some spoons,
knives and a cup, all much the worse
for wear.
While John Judkins was attempting
to oil some of the bearings of a horse
power attached to a corn sheller on
the farm of Mr. Jacobson north of
Syracuse, his left hand was caught in
the spur pinion and the result was a
loss of his first and second fingers and
one-half of the third. Mr. Judkins
pulled his hand out of the cog wheels
in which it was caught, by main
strength, and none of his assistants
knew of the accident until after It
was all over.
Conductor Charles Johnson, one of
the prominent Klkhorn conductors In
Chadron, was killed Friday morning
near Sturgis. S. D., by falling between
the cars of a moving train. He was
Instantly killed, his body being cut in
two. His wife was completely pros
trated when the sad news was con
veyed to her. The remains were taken
to the home of Mrs. Johnson's parents,
M. Pangle, Geneva, Neb. Mr. Johnson
was looked upon as one of the leading
railroad men in Chadron and his death'
was a great shock to his many
friends.
Henry, one of the Wollman children,
who was so badly burned in the de
struction of the family home Sunday
near Beatrice, has since died and
John, the fourth, is not expected to
live long. The boy who died yester
day suffered intensely. Mrs. Wollman,
it Is said, has been in a dangerous con
dition since the fearful tragedy which
has resulted in the death of three of
her children, and it Is feared that If
she lives her mind will be seriously
affectea. The affair has had the effect
on the community that the neighbors
discuss it with apparent deep grief.
Anton Pfiefer, a German, aged about
fifty years, was Instantly killed about
11 o'clock by the incoming passenger
train on the Burlington at Columbus.
He war driving to his home about two
miles east of town and was caught oh
the crossing. His team escaped, but
the hay rack on which he was riding
was entirely demolished. In the ab
sence of Coroner Met Sheriff Byrnes
empaneled a Jury at once and viewed
the remains and returned a verdict in
accordance with the above facts, and
exonerated the railroad "company. Al
most every bone in Pfiefer's body was
broken and his legs and arms were
broken In numerous places. He came
near being caught on the Union Pa
cific one year ago. but escaped. He was
not Intoxicated.
BISDARCKJS DEAD
UERHANY'8 URAND OLD MAN
FOREVER SLEEPS.
General Manager Clarkson of the
Trans-Mississippi exposition has an
nounced two additional - special days
for the first part of September. Friday,
September 2, will be peach day and
of Omaha. Douglas. Sarpy. Washing
ton and Burt counties; Ernest C Ames,
and E E. Spencer of Lincoln. Lancas
ter. Johnson. Saline and Seward count
ies. The referees are appointed by
Judge Munger for a period of two years,
but are subject to removal in case
the judge is not satisfied with their
work. A bond of $2,500 is required, and
as soon as that is furnished they will
be ready to enter upon their work.
Judge Munger says that the present al
lotment of referees Is In a way experi
mental and that he may find It neces
sary to group the counties differently
after he finds how heavy the work will
be.
Stock is passing In and out of the
state rapidly from the northern ranges.
The Elkhorn road has been averaging
sixty cars a day for some time, pass
ing through Fremont.
Nemaha county Is moving for another
vote on the proposition of building a
court house at Auburn and the petition
asking for an election contains already
the requisite number of signatures.
The Boheet creamery In Piatt county
Ts making 1,300 pounds of butter dally
and that is about half the usual out
put. .
After Long Weeks and Months of
Suffering the End Comes to the
Founder of a New Kinptre and
the Idol of His People.
Frledrlchsruhe, July 30.-11:20 p. m.
Prince Bismarck passed away peace
fully here tonight.
Berlin, July 20. Prince Bismarck
died shortly before 11 o'clock tonight
at his palace In Frledrlchsruhe,
Details of the death of Prince Bis
marck are obtained with difficulty, be
cause of the lateness of the hour, the
Isolation of the castle and the strenu
ous endeavors of the attendants of
the family to prevent publicity being
given to what they consider private
details.
The death of the ex-chancellor comes
as a surprise to all Europe. Despite
the family'B denials, there was an un
dercurrent of apprehension when thd
sinking of the prince was first an
nounced, inspired more by what the
family left unsaid than by any In-i
formation given. But when the daily
bulletins chronicled Improvements in
the prince's condition, detailed his ex
tensive bills of fare and his devotion
to his pipe, particularly Dr. Schwen
inger's assertion when he said there
was no reason why Bismarck should
not reach the age of 90 years.
The reports were deemed to be a,
repetition of the alarm that Prince
Bismarck was in extremis, which had
been oft repeated In the past. All of
the Saturday papers in Europe dis
missed Bismarck with a. paragraph,
nothing Important, while his condition
was completely overshadowed in the
English papers by the condition of the
Prince of Wales' knee.
It appears that the ex-chancellor's
death was not precipitated by sudden
complications, but was rather the
culmination of chronic disease, neu
ralgia and Inflammation of the veins
which kept him In constant pain, that
was borne with the iron fortitude
which might have been expected.
COMING OF DEATH.
The beginning of the end dates from,
July 20, when the prince was confined,
to his bed. He had been several days,
prostrated before an inkling of his de
cline reached the world.
On Friday Dr. Schweninger said:
"For the past nine days 1 have hardly
changed my clothes, having been trav
eling nearly all the time between Ber
lin and Friedrichsruhe, as you may
notice by my shabby velvet jacket."
He then declared that his patien's
lungs, stomach and kidneys were
sound; In fact, that his whole gigantic
frame was sound. "As yet." said Dr
Schweninger, "there is no calcification
of the blood vessels, but the pains in
his face and lungs worry him and
shorten his sleep."
Dr. Schweninger added this verdict:
"With his extraordinarily robust na
ture he may, excluding complications
reach 90."
During Dr. Schweninger's brief ab
sence from Friedrichsruhe, Dr. Chrys-
ander was in constant attendance upon
the patient. Although Prince Bismarck
was extremely low on Wednesday, he
so rallied on Thursday that he was
wheeled to the dinner table to cele
brate with his assembled family the-fifty-first
anniversary of his wedding.
He never for a moment believed him
self in danger until the last day. On'
Monday he ordered some new pipes
and smoked one on Thursday, then
conversed brilliantly on the topics of
the day, discussing the trial and sen-;
tence of M. Zola and the peace nego-
tiations between Spain and the United
States.
READING HIS OBITUARY.
Rant2au. the prince's
F1CAM INC. THIS NOTE.
Discussion In the Cabinet and at
the White Honae.
Washington. D. C. July 30. After f
day of anxious deliberation and Im
portant consultations, the reply of th
United States government to the Span,
ish overture for peace this afternoor.
was at last placed In the hands of M.
Cambnn, the French ambassador, tc
be by him transmitted to the govern
ment of Spain. It was 4:30 this after
noon before the minister received the
answer, and as it makes about 1,100
words In all. and must be reduced to
the diplomatic cipher and transmitted
'by cable, the Madrid authorities will
probably not receive It until some time
tomorrow (Sunday).
At 10:30 this morning, in accordance
With the agreement reached yesterday,
the members of the cabinet began to
assemble at the White house, but It
was nearly 11 o'clock before they
were all present and ready to resume
their discussion at the point where it
was interrupted yesterday by adjourn
ment. Secretary Day had prepared a
draft of the answer, based on the ex
pressions of his colleagues In the cab
inet westerday, and it was expected
that only a short time would be con
sumed In going over this and giving it
formal approval. It turns out other
wise, however. Probably over night
new factors had presented themselves,
or fresh Influences had been brought
to bear, for the cabinet was soon en
gaged in an animated discussion of the
Philippine islands settlement.
SUMMARY OF DEMANDS.
On the other points of the answer
there was no disagreement, and these
propositions were ratified as they
stood, namely, Cuba to be freed, Porto
Rico to be ceded to the United State3,
one of the Ladrone islands (probably
Guampy) to be ceded to the United
States as a coaling station, and as en
immediate step all Spanish military
forces in the West Indies to be with
drawn, with the formal relinquishment
by Spain of her sovereignty over any
possessions among those islands.
As to the Philippines, the cabinet
agreed upon the following point: That
Manila, with the surrounding territory,
'should be retained in the possession of
the United States, at least for such a
'length of time as is necessary to devise
and put in operation some plan for tho
future governmenC of the entire group.
!After that point the main divergence
of opinion began, and all sorts of
propositions were put forward and
'urged by individual members as the
best means of dealing with the future
of the islands.
ADVICES FROM DEWEY.
In the very midst of the discussion
the element that had strongly urged
the necessity of protecting Aguinaldo
in any settlement we should arrange
received a severe check through the
receipt of a cablegram from Admiral
Dewey, stating that the insurgent chiof
had assumed a defiant attitude, and
Admiral Dewey expressed the opinion
that the United States would be
obliged to make war on them, necess
itating the requirements of 150,000
troops to subdue the island. While this
did not bring about a complete dls-
'missal of the proposition to take the
insurgents Into account in settling the
terms of peace. It did have the effect
to cause an agreement upon the prop
osition to defer action upon the ques
LOOKS LIKE PEACE
SPAIN'S REPRESENTATIVE
AND M'KINLEY CONFER.
Madrid Will Probably Yield to
the Modified Iemands-Chanf?e
Does Not Aflcct Our IMans For
Cuba and Porto ltieo.
prepared himself to speak, with au-
thority on the questions which were to(
arise. The nresident himself had pre-)
,tion as to the disposition of the. islands j ferre,j this course, although outside of,
Washington, D. C. July 30. Eventa;
of the most momentous character oc-J
curred at the conference at the White;
house this afternoon between the pres
ident. Ambassador Cambon of France,
and Secretary Day, carrying the peacej
negotiations far beyond the mere sub
mission of ternr? of peace by the
United Stataes and reaching the point
of a preliminary basis of peace be-j
tween the government of Spain and
the government of the United States.)
needing only the ratification of thoj
Madrid cabinet in what was done to-J
day to bring the war to an end.
This was accomplished on the part
of Spain when Ambassador Cambon
presented to the president credentials?
he had received from the Spanish gov-;
eminent appointing him envoy extraor-,
dinary and plenipotentiary, with com
plete instructions as to the manner of
acting upon every one of the peace con
ditions presented by the United States.
Including the disposition of Porto Rico,
the Philippines, the Ladrones. indem
nity, armistice and all other questions
likely to arise in the course of the ne
gotiations. With these credentials authorizing
him to speak as plenipotentiary for the.
government of Spain and with full in
structions on every point at issue. Am
bassador Cambon, in behalf of Spain,,
not only received the peace conditions
laid down by the American cabinet
earlier In the day, but thereupon en
tered upon their final discussion with
a view to reaching a final and com
plete agreement.
CONCESSIONS TO CAMBON.
After strong argument the president
and Secretary Day consented to a mod
ification of the American terms in one
particular. What that modification re
lates to is not disclosed, but it is be
lieved not to apply to the condition forj
the absolute independence of Cuba, thej
cession of Porto Rico or the granting
of adequate coaling stations to the
United States in the Pacific or to di
minish in any vital particular the
terms on which peace will be restored.,
The modification brought about prac-;
tical unanimity between the president
and Ambassador Cambon as plenipo
tentiary for Spain, and the latter has
now transmitted the results of the con
ference to Madrid for approval, which,
if given, will end the war.
The profoundly important results de
veloped today came about most unex
pectedly. Ambassador Cambon's call
was set for 2 o'clock, and it was exri
pected to last but a few minutes,,
while the answer of the United States
was being handed to him. But since
the original proposition of Spain was,
presented last Tuesday M. Cambon had.
A SPLENDID RECORD.
Count von
on-in-law. read to him from a
newspaper an obituary notice ol
himself, at which he was greatly
amused.
He perused the newspapers daily,
and this was one reason the family
deprecated the alarming reports as to
his health. The French press showed,
unabated enmity when discussing his
possible death. The Temps compared
bis end with that of Gladstone, re
marking that, though the British
statesman failed in his policy and bad)
compromised his party, he died re-,
gretted by all on account of the grand-,
eur of his moral influence, whereas
Prince Bismarck, whose life had been
successful, would perish execrated byj
many, even in Germany, and inquired;
grimly: "What sort of a funeral will
be given him by the millions of social
ists who have been hatched by his
tyrannical laws?"
The Lokal Ar.zelger publishes a dis
patch from Frledrlchsruhe, saying thaq
Dr. Schweninger was present when
Prince Bismarck died, having arrived;
from Berlin at 10.30. The prince was
unconscious for several hours before
the end came and his breath almost
failed repeatedly. He died without a
struggle.
St. Joseph Mo.. July 30. A tornado
passed over the southern part of Bu
chanan and Clinton counties late yes
terday afternoon, doing immense dam-,
age. The territory devastated was ten
miles long and about half a mile wide.,
The only person injured was Mrs.
lames Coyle. both of whose arms were
broken. Six farm bouses were leveled
to the earth. Many horses. cattle and,
hogs were killed. The families oc thm
farmers whose houses were destroyed
escaped to cyclone cellars and caves.1
Damage estimated at between 140,000
wd $50,000.
until the other phases of the peace ne
gotiations have been satisfactorily ad
justed, meaning by that that the mat.
jter goes over until the last Spanish
flag has disappeared from the western
hemisphere and the American flag is
hoisted to stay over the coaling sta
tions we require in Micronesia,
The discussion lasted two hours and
a quarter before the cabinet hit upon
he best course for the United States to
adopt. It was finally decided that what
we desired could be best done by the
appointment of a joint commission, lim
ited in its representation to the govern
ments of the United States and Spain,
twhich commission is to endeavor to set
tle the details of the government of the
Philippines and determine what treat
ment shall be accorded the Insurgents,
Ihe United States army and navy mean
while occupying Manila and Manila bay
and thus retaining a position to force
ppeedily the verdict that shall be finally
reached by the commission.
WAITING FOR CAMBON.
As the cabinet meeting adjourned
the members went oft to their lunch
eons with a pleasant consciousness that
they had succeeded in disposing prop
erly of the very difficult problem. As
sistant Secretary John Moore, whx had
been called Into the meeting at the last
moment, went hastily to the etate de
partment to put the views of the pres
ident and cabinet in the proper diplo
matic form, and while this was being
done notice was sent to the French am
bassador that the president would be
pleased to hand him personally the reply
of the United States government at 2:30
this afternoon.
It was expected that this ceremony
would occupy only a few minutes; that
the ambassador would take the note
and immediately hurry with It to his
cipher clerks, and then to the tele
graph office. In this expectation As
sistant Secretary Moore went out of
town on an afternoon train and Sec
retary Day, as he went to the White
house to meet the ambassador, tossed
his gripsack into his carriage In the
firm expectation of being able to catch
the 3:30 train for Atlantic City to meet
his wife. The ambassador ' came on
time, X accompanied by his secretary,
but as. the minutes ran along into
hours without the reappearance' of M.
Cambon, it was immediately surmised
that something had happened to dis
arrange tbe original plans for Jnis
meeting. It was after a delay of two
hours and a half that the Frencji am
bassador terminated his visit.
While it continued Secretary kong
and Admiral Sicard of the naval war.
board and Assistsant Secretary Adee
of the war department were called into,
consultation. The newspapers had been
led by promises made earlier In the
day by members of the cabinet to ex
pect that a statement would be given
out, explaining the nature of the -answer
to Spain, but to the disappoint-'
ment of their representatives it was
announced y Secretary Day that this,
had been abandoned for the reason that
to make any statement at this point,
would involve serious breach of diplo
matic etlquet that might embarrass the.
future negotiations,.
himself and the ambassador few werei
aware that the latter would come
ready to treat as the envoy of Spain.j
The first instructions to M. Cambon'
made him merely a medium of com-j
municating Spain's first note, but now,
he appeared with all the attributes ofj
the direct diplomatic officer of Spain,
empowered to act for the government
within his very complete instructions.
MEANT PEACE OR WAR.
The meeting was held in the, presi
dent's library, and both in the sub-.'
jects discussed and the impressive
manner in which the argument pro
ceeded it was a conference destined to
become memorable.
After M. Cambon had presented hi
credentials as plenipotentiary, and theyj
had been examined, and his status rec-'
ognized as the envoy of Spain, the first
business was the presentation of thej
terms, pausing at the end of each sen-;
government. Secretary Day read tha
terms, pausing atthee nd of each sen-;
tence, to allow M. Thlebault, first sec
retary of the French embassy, to in-
terpret into French, as the ambassa-;
dor's knowledge of English is limited.
This reading by Secretary Day and in-j
terpreting by M. Thiebault took but
fifteen minutes. Then began the dis-
cussion point by point. The president
and tjie ambassador addressed each
other directly with the greatest free-:
dom and frankness, each stoutly main-'
taining the justice of his' position on
the several points involved.
When, at last, after an eloquent plea,
by the ambassador, it was agreed to
modify the conditions in one particular.
Secretary Day withdrew for a, half
hour and attended to drafting the mod
ifications. This accomplished, the am-'
bassador addressed himself to the pres
ident, not so much as the advocate of
Spain, but personally, having with the
president, man for man, a like interest
in humanity.
CAMBON IN DEBATE.
M. Cambon is a man of fervid elo
quence, and he spoke with an intensity
of feeling which made a deep impres
sion on the president and the others
present. He spoke in French, such
sentences being caught up and inter
rupted by M. Thiebault with rapidity,
so that the earnestness of the ambassa
dor's expression lost little by this in
direct method of communication. The
president spoke with equal frankness,
and in the lengthy discussion there was
scarcely a point in. the whole range of
the war which was not met and freely
considered.
It is now for jLhe Madrid government
o give final approval to what was par
tially accomplished today. It is even
possible that this approval may come
very speedily, within a day or two, for.
there is no peed of extended confer
ences or correspondence. All that was
accomplished today was when M. Cam.
bon acted as plenipotentiary. From the
fact that he acted under instructions,
the project would seem to be hopeful
for Spain's ratifying what has Deen
done. But it ts ror spain nerseii io
determine between the issue of peace
or war as now presented.
Facts and Figures From the State Auditor's Offlce Showing the
Enormous Sarins Made Under the Present State Rule.
World-Herald."
The twenty-fourth session of the leglitlature passed a law which re
quires any person having a claim against the state to file an itemized
ttfltfmi'nt nf Vila nmninl nn n voue her the form of which is
to be provided by the auditor, and have attached thereto a certain oath.
This oath states that articles named have been furnished or the ser
vices therein mentioned have been performed. The claimant is required
to take this oath before some officer using a seal. The above mentioned
act was approved by the governor April 8, 1895. and took effect thirty days
from the date of approval. Auditor Moore had continued paying claims
for salaries of officers and clerks up to the time he went out of office with
out them making oath to their claims as provided In the law. When the
present reform administration took charge of affairs Auditor Cornell Im
mediately refused to pay any claims without the claimant taking -the re
quired oath. II. H. Simmons, assistant clerk of the state banking board,
brought suit in the supreme court to compel the auditor by a writ of man
damus to Issue a warrant for his salary without him first taking the re
quired oath. The writ was denied, the supreme court thus sustaining Aud
itor Cornell In his action. See Dlst Nebraska, page G53.
The late reform legislature passed a law which went Into effect April
12 1897. regulating the fees of ofllcers for caring for state prisoners and
delivering them to the penitentiary, allowing the auditor to pay the fol
lowing fees, as the law now stands: Seventy-five cents per day for board
ing the prisoner from date of sentence to date of delivery, $3 per day for
ilmi emnloved. and actual traveling expenses. The following compara
tive table will show the effect of this law:
Shorirra cr.,1 ntlior fpea nnhl Anrll 1. 1S93. to March 8. 1894 $20.023 85
Sheriffs' and other fees paid April 1. 1895. to April 1. 1K! ISJ.Mjj 61
ci,Urin-u tI nihop foo Ai.ril 1 1NW7 In Anrll 1. 18UH y.UBU Bl
A yearly saving to taxpayers on this one Item of $33.58 per day or $10,
512 per year. '
Section 20. chapter 28, of the complied statutes of 1897, reads in part
an follows: "Each county treasurer shall receive for his services the follow
iner fees: On all moneys collected by him for each fiscal year, under $3,000,
10 per cent; for all sums over $3,000 and under $5,000, 4 per cent; on all sums
over $5,000. 2 per cent, etc." The republican officials had always construed
this law to mean on all moneys collected for the state. In that way the
county treasurer was paid 10 per cent on the first $3,000 collected for the
county and also 10 per cent on the first $3,000 collected for the state. Aua
itor Cornell could not understand the law this way and, supported by the
opinion of Attorney General Smyth, he construed the law to mean that
for the purpose of figuring for fees of a county treasurer, all moneys col
lected by him on which he is entitled to fees should be taken as a base for
figuring the percentage, and the whole fees calculated, and the state pay
such a part of the whole fees as the state's collection are a part of the
whole collections.
County Treasurer John A. Pearson brought suit In the state supreme
court to compel Auditor Cornell, by a writ of mandamus, to pay him his
fees as computed under the old construction of the law. The writ was de
nied. Opinion filed April 8, 1898, the auditor being sustained In his con
struction of the law by the supreme court. While the auditor does not
claim that county treasurers have received more pay than they have
earned, he does claim that the law should be enforced as ;t is. The follow
ing comparative statement will show in a measure the saving to the tax
payers of the state:
Cost to taxpayers for collecting taxes in 1893 $50,854.90
for collecting (axes in 1895 7,17.16
Cost to taxpayers for collecting taxes in 1897 26.i76.75
Average saving to tax payers of $12,839.61 per year, though the real sav
ing to the tax payers will be as near as can be calculated, $71.56 per day.
or $22,400.00 per year.
The appropriation to pay the salaries and running expenses of the audit
or's office for the years 1895 and 189G were $24,800.00. The amount earned
lw the office and turned Into the state treasury was $9,000.00, leaving the
taxpayers to pay $15,800.00. The appropriation for the same purpose for the
years 1897 and 1898, were $25,000.00. " The amount earned by the offlce and
turned into the state treasury up to May 31. 1898, is $35,305.44. Estimated
receipts for balance of 1898, which are paid direct to the state treasurer.
J2.400.00. maklnc the total earnings of the offlce for 1897 and 1898, all of
which Is paid into the state treasury, $37,705.44. The office being a net
profit to the taxpayers of $12,705.44, and a saving to the taxpayers over 1895
and 1896 of $28,505.44.
The rule adopted by the present auditor for the payment of salaries Is
as follows: Monthly salaries are paid any time after the 25th of the
month. Quarterly salaries are paid any time after the 20th of the last
month of the quarter. This policy was adopted, to enable the office tq
pay all claims by the 20th of the following month: We find by careful
computation that this policy has sayed the state in interesf in fhe payment
of salaries in the executive and judicial offices, as compared, wth the pol
icy used in JS92 and followed until 1897, of $2,640.77 per year, making he di
rect saving to the tax payers from the auditor's office for the fwp years.
1897 and 1S9S, over the years 1895 and and 1806, as follows:
Worn sheriffs and other fees $21,024.00
From collect insr state taxes :.. 44.WW.00
From office fees , 28.505.4 1
From refusing to pay salaries In advance , ...... 5,2X1.51
Total ,, $99,610.68
Total saving to tax payers of $99,610.98, or $159.12 per day.
The total amount of officers' fees collected and paid Into the ptate treas
ury by the reform state officers for the first seventeen months of the pres
ent administration, the year 1897 and to and Including May 31, 1898, Is:
$66,1 13.79
Paid in by republican administration 1893 and 1894 35,198.20
Paid In by republican administration 189a and 1896, lij.213.ia
Making a saving to the taxpayers as pompared with the years 1893-4-5-
6 of $2,SS0.38 per month, or $34,564.56 per year. This change is brought
about by two principal causes; first, all fees charged and collected have
been turned Into the state treasury; and second, by legislation by a reform
legislature increasing the fees for filing articles of Incorporation,
The reform party during the campaign of 1896, pledged themselves to
reduce the cost to the taxpayers for maintaining the penitentiary. The
following comparative table will show that the pledges have been kept.
Cost to taxpayers of maintaining the penitentiary from
April 1, 1893 to April 1, 1894 .. $40,993.60
Cost to taxpayers from April 1, 1895 to April 1, 1896 44,976.00
Cost to taxpayers from April 1, 1897, to April 1, 1898 12.i91.19
Average yearly saving to taxpayers of $33.093.C1 per year, or $90.39 per
day.
The second pledge made by the reform forces in 1896 was, that in case
they should have control of the state government, the Board of Educational
Lands and Funds, would Invest the permanent school fund for the benefit
of the children. The following table shows that the pledge has been kept
SCHOOL. APPORTIONMENT.
Sources from which derived:
TiPiflfi fl n fi
DATE. State Tax Int. on Int. on Sch All other Amount of
Lands. Inv'st'mt Sources. Ap'rt'mnt
May. 1S93 $50,836.55 5S0.132.42 $124,210.94 $1,816.51 $2r,6.996.42
November. 1S93 63.325.18 67.S55.57 82.954.38 2.401.20 216.336.32
Mav 1896. 61.796.25 89.611.07 105.908.19 3.024.61 260.410.84
November. 1896 80,021.96 76.142.60 97.316.92 3.091.39 231 .956.30
May 1897.. 77.829.92 83.707.80 1 97.885.17 2,8o3.14 362.226.03
November, 1897 79.513.63 91.179.90 218,127.09 1,045.28 377.365.90
May. 1898.! 83.579.09 91,469.56 255,617.33 30.00 430,65.98
Less amount In suspended banks, November, 1896, $24,624.58; November, 1897,
$12,500. CONDITION OF PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
Tjate Amount Not Amount
Invested. Invested.
May 31, 1895 $565,248.14 $2,949,841.35
November 30, 1895 .-- 599.207.27 2.937.141.35
May 31. 1896. 595.528.81 3.- 29.211.35
November 30, 1896 " 447.037.63 8.184.751.35
May 31. 1897 133.04a.71 3.26t,726.3t
November 30. 1897.... ; ;. 181.175.59 3.284,562.22
May 81, 1898............... 45.274.56 3.560.O6..04
Amount due permanent schoql fund from J. S. Bartley: May 31, 1897, $270,133.45;
November 30, 1897, $270,133.45; May 31, 3888, $268,49S.lf
The third pledge was that, if placed in control of the state- government,
the reform party would give an economical administration. TJie following
comparative statement shows that thjspledge is being carried out to tle let
ter. General fund warrants drawn to pay all expenses of the state govern
ment, not paid by special funds:
From April 1. 1895 to April 1. 1896 , $1,536,667.06
From April 1, 1897, to April 1, 1898.... ......... .. .........,...... ... 1,034,052.08
Making a saving to the taxpayers of $502,644.08 for the first year that the
1897 appropriations were available over the first year that tbe 1895 appropria
tions were available or a saving of $1,377.11 per day.
From December 1, 1896, to July 1, 1898, the state debt has been reduced
$700,542.99.
The total assessed valuation of all property in the state in 1896 was
$167,078,270.37. The state board assessed the railroad property at $25,424,.
508.' The total assesed valuation in 1897 decreased to $165,193,730.42, or
a decrease of 1.1-8 per cent; nothwithstanding this the state board assessed
the railroad property for 1898 at $2,108,236.S0, an Increase of $684,438.80. or
real increase in comparison with other property of $978,154.31.
Does it pay to have a reform administration?
SHAFTEROil GARCIA
EXPLAINS THE IXISUNDER-STANDING.
lie 1 1 fused the Personal Invltei
lion to Kntcr Santiago Whll
111 Old Knemy Wh In l'ower
Huafter's Jteport.
Washington. D. C, July 10. The war,
department has received the following;
Santiago de Cuba, July 29. Hon. It.
A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washing,
ton. D. C: Have the Sun of Saturday,
July 23, in which comments are madfl
as to my treatment of General Garcia,
I desire to say that General Garcia w
invited by me personally to go into t!4
city of Santiago at the time I entered
it, but he declined upon the ground that
the SpaniHh civil officers were left In
power.
It was fully explained to him that
those officials were continued In power
until It was convenient to change thrn
for others. General Garcla's aNlatanrt
to me has been purely voluntary oi
his part, and he was told at the bi'4
ginning that I did not have any on-j
trol over him except 'as he rhose tJ
give. The trouble with General Garclol
was that he expected to bo placed ln
command at this place; In other wordi
that we would turn the city over t
him. I explained to hirn fully that wa
were at war with Spain, and that the,
question of Independence could not lf
considered by me.
Another grievance was that, finding
that several thousand men marched In
without opposition from Garcia,
tended my own lines In front of hlnv
nnd close up the gap, as I saw that I
had to depend on my own men for
effective Investment of the place,
SHAFTEIt.
The differences which have arisen
between General Shafter and General
Garcia are not regarded by the war,
officials ns serious, and little doubt Is
expressed that they will be amicably
adjusted.
The dispatch Is In entire accord wltr
Information previously received by the
war department concerning the Incl-;
dent to which General Shafter refers.1
It Is evident from General Shafter's'
dispatch and from other Information
In the hands of the war officials that
some of the statements In General Gar-:
cla's letter to General Shafter werp In.
correct. It was ,tho understanding or
the officials of the war department that
General Garcia had been Invited to be
present at the formalities attending the
surrender of Santiago, and thin und-r.
standing Is corroborated by the state-
ments In Centra! Shafter's dispatch
today.
General Shafter was given an Inti
mation that It might be wise to make
a statement of his relations with Gar
cia, which could be given to the pub
lic In order that any mlsapprehennion
concerning those relations which might
exist should be corrected. In response!
to this Intimation General Shafter sen'
the dispatch above quoted to Gen
Alger.
A difficulty resulting from the
ferepce between General Shaffer
General Garcia has arVefi 'In'banl
The Spanish residents there have
led to believe that Shafter's arm
id oe onicTca away from canti
niter the Spanish troops now prison
ers have been transferred to Spaing
This has Riven rise to a fear In theln
minds that they are to be left to the
tender amenities of the Cubans. If
they feared the occupation of Santiago
by the American army they are now
doubly fearful of the results of its de-,
parture.
Apppeals have been made to General
Shafter pot to withdraw the America
forces from Santiago, and he has com
municated these appeals to the waij
officials. Assurances have been giver)
to the people of Santiago by th wart
department through General Bhftr
that this government will Stan!
8'iuarely by the terms of the president',
proclamation relative to the govern
ment of the city and province.
A permanent military garrison foa
Santiago, consisting of the First and,
Second immune regiments, has beer
provided and it will remain there even,
If General Shafter's corps should with
draw. These advices have been com
municated to the Spanish residents of,
the city and have tended to allay their
alarm.
Ilenr Admiral to Re Hstlrsd.
Washington.. D C. July 30. Hear
Admiral Norton. commanding the
Washington navy yard, will be retired.
on account of age on the 6th proximo.
He will not be relieved of his prevent
command on that account, however,
and nn order was issued by the navy
department today directing him to con
tinue his present duties until otherwise
ordered. This action was taken under
a statute which authorizes the presi-j
dent to call on retired officers for act
lye service ip time of war.
grant's Urte'-A Arrises.
Washington, D. C, July 80. An fif
ficlal dispatch to the war department
announces the arrival of Qeneral Tred
D. Grant's brigade at Newport News
this afternoon- The loading . or me
troops, baggage, etc., will begin to
morrow and the indications are that
the brigade wi" be off for PortQ B,C9
by Tuesday rvejiing.
For some time Federal Judge Munger
has had under consideration a number
of men who were anxious to be ap
pointed referees in bankruptcy In dif
ferent parts of the state. In all prob
ability there will be about twenty ref
erees appointed and Judge Munger has
named nine of them. The refere s. to
gther with the counties allotted to
them, are: E. P. w earner oy ox Nor
folk. Madison, Stanton. Pierce. Knox
and Antelope counties; John A. Davies,
of Plattsmuuth. Cass ppunty; Lyman
fl Lathan of Columbus, Platte, er-
rick, Nance, Boone, Colfax and Butler
counties; F. W. Vaughn of Fremont,
Cuming, Dodge and Saunders counties;
Frank P.Ireland of Nebraska City.Otoe.
Nemaha and Richardson counties;
Charles E. Clapp and W. H. Herdman
brara with one of their old time war
dances.
The northwest Kansas and southwest
Kansas spiritualists' association will
held Its third annual campmeetlng at
Franklin, Neb., on the same ground as
last year, commecing Thursday, August
25, and dosing Sunday, September lL
panl-li Hear From Porto lt!co
Madrid. July 30 6 p. m A telegram
from Havana rnye the Insurgents at
tacked a convoy near Placatas. Four
privates v. tie killed and a captain and
-;ht privates wounded. The govern
ment h& received a telegram from the
governor ct Pcrto Itico, the content- of
which have not been made known.
During a heavy wind storm at l
o'clock Friday morning two box car",
jft on the switch here, were blown
t.t cnto the main line, stopping half a
. . . i . . r . 0.tf n
-.me east oi wir hbuvm mi piru,
. r - m I nAl
rrser xram .o. oi m jiiu(ji b-
i:;c, ran Into them at 2 o'clock, while
jr.r.ing at a high rate of speed. The
.Z'.necr, Edward Finnucane, and the
M
reman, reversc-a ine engine an-i
inu ed. The engineer struck on a
!e of tlrs. fracturing his skull, from
.if h he d ed In three hours, lie leave
. . . 1 . V. In rkni
i sister ana igeu hiui" -
,ty.
