DOES FUSION IN HEBI1ASKA PAY?
WITH BIIYAN'S REGIHEHT.
WHY HAY WARD PULLED OUT.
THE BIGUACHI11E
Ilopnbllc an Bosses at Washing
ton Doing Business.
Will Rdlt Country Newspapers -Oaanlosr
For Henator Allen And
Oilier Nebraska lteform Con
ireuroen.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 1. The
"ready print" for th republican papyri
-inl the populist and democratic pa-fx-rm,
too. for that matter will be edited
her by the republican national congres
sional committee. The columna of the
ruuntrf newspapers are needed In the
republicans' business and they get In
their work on the "patent Insldes" In
fine shape. Kaperlaly are they deslrloui
tt maintain control over the news col
umna of the reform papers, so they can
not only stick a lot of bad stuff In them,
but also keep a lot of good stuff out
of them.
The g. . p. are setting very bold.
They maintain here elegant headquar
ters at one of the most eipenslve ho
tels, with plenty of clerks, telegraph
operators, stenographers, helpers, tack
les, etc.
Itegularly twice a month, and oftener
If emergency arises, a letter Is sent. out
to all the heads of the committees and
office holders (not many In Nebraska
Jnowaday), which consist of a series of
questions, with blank places for an
swers. This brings the whole corres
pondence back to the republican head
quarters. They are then sorted out
as to localities and a board of managers
declares the policy for that locality,
everything Is pouched and laid away
where the expert clerk can put bis
.hand on It at a moment's notice. The
randlate Is Instructed as to what the
policy Is and the line the stump speak
ers and newspapers are to take. So
systematical are their efforts that re
publican candidates travel many hun
dreds of miles to learn what the news
Is In their respective districts.
The policy deslgnsted for Nebraska
Is wild exuberance of patriotism.
:"Now haul down the flag," swearing
that prices have advanced because of
republican rule, the Dlngley bill and
the gold standard. An avalanache of
d cuments will be sent In to Nebraska.
An attempt will be made to stampede
our force to hurrah for the war and
afraid to make any criticisms for fear
they will be called "copper heads." A
great many cheering clubs will be or
ganised and the whole business will
proceed on the lines of a professional
evangelist.
They are going to gun for Senator
Allen and the other Nebraska congress
men. Allen must be kept out of the
senafe and Dryan's state defeated at
he election. That's the cry here. The
republicans would rather capture Ne
braska than any other state In the
union, pwlng to a long train of cir
cumstances and good politics they need
j In heir buslnesf.
1 Cppgresaman Stark Is still here look
ins; after the military Interest of Ne
braska. The republicans do not like
hl. They claim to have a trust a cor
nera monopoly or something pn, all
the patroltltrn of te country. R la
amusing a sve bow anxious the repub
licans are o get rid. of him.
! put. Congressman Stark pitched, a
borcb?teV ntq their camp a few days
ago when fee succeeded In getting a
letter Into the Post, exposing the charge
that "Nebraska was behind In recruit
ing," s was published all over the
cpuntry by the Associated Press. The
Whole Inwardness of the contemptible
false charge was to offset the great in
terest and enthusiasm which was mani
fested everywhere over Colonel W, J.
Bryan's Third Nebraska volunteer regU
menu
Tht hotels here are filled up pretty
well with smart young men. who loiter
around all the time and at the least
cent of danger telegraph for their
principals to come In from their water
ing places. The lobbies represented here
are: First Rothschilds, Morgan syndi
cate, representing the holders of Spanish-Cuban
bonds. Second the McCook
syndicate, who desire a protectorate
that they may run In all of the val
uable franchises, bankings, railroads,
lighting, water, wharfage, etc. Third
The Atkinson syndicate, who repre
sent the foreign owners of sugar plant
ation who want a large Issue of bonds
to recompense them for damages sus
t ' Jurlng the war. There are hun
c - of other smaller combinations
which have "business" here.
MAONIO IS RESICNED
Willing Aeeept Asaerletm Terms of
mt Fease, Troubles! Over
C'abaa Debt.
Paris. July 30. A Madrid dispatch to
Temps says that It Is quite apparent
that everybody In Madrid (s resigned to
the acceptance of the American terms
of peace. The only matter that Is rais
ing any difficulty Is the Cuban debt."
A - - -
pbarle Kl 18 -
pan Francscp, Ca-. July 1 brig
adier General Charles Ring haa been
selected as the brigadier to sail with
tht troops on the Scandla and Arizona.
General Merritt's telegram, stating
that be would need all the troops or
iginally destined for the Manila ex
pedition, has revived the drooping
popes of the commands that were ex
cluded from the Arizona and Pcaqdia.
and these vessels wll do longer be
regarded s carrying tfe laat brave
men to the Philippines.
Johannesburg. July SO. The charge
of attempted violence and blackmail,
brought "against Voa Veldtheim, who
was arrested at the Instance of Solly
Joel upon being acquitted of the charge
of murder .for shooting and killing
Wolf Joel. - the ' trustee of the estate
of the late Barney Barnato,;has been
withdrawn. Von Vetdtheim will be ex
pelled from the country. -
The county seat war Is on s gain la
Box Botte county and an election Is
failed for October 11. .when the voters
will decide between the claims of Al
liance and Hemlngford.
The Nebraska Telephone company Is
busy at work on exteaslons of Us lines
and the line between Seward and David
City will be completed In a month ready
for public use.
Auburn haa been visited by a gang
of burglars recently, but while three
business houses were broken Into the
vigilance of the night watch saved
a ay propertr 1
Tklrd Nebraska Regiment Sottllng Down to Coclaess at Caap
Cuba Libre, Florida.
Jacksonville. Fla.. July 25. To the
Rdltor of the World-Herald: The Third
Nebraska, now almost universally
known as Bryan's regiment, after a
pleasant trip that from the beginning
waa a continuous ovation, arrived In
Jacksonville. Fla., last Friday morning
Th raiment ii the World-Herald
readers know, went as far as Du
Quoin. III., In three battalions of two
sections each over three different
roads. The battalions united at the
above named place and proceeded over
one road to Jacksonville
The fame of the regiment had
ceded It and at every station were I
crowds of enthusiastic, gaily dressed I
people, shouting, waving flags, cheer
Insr the boys on their way. All were
anxious to see our Illustrious colonel
and many that came to greet the first I
battalion were disappointed. How-
Ufa iiawiisiB vvsv
ever after Du Quoin had been passed,
.
they would patiently wait till the train
bearing the colonel arrived.
Although all the towns along the I
road gave the regiment a warm recep
tlon. It was especially well received at
Du Quoin, III.; Nashville. Tenn.. and
Albany. Ga. At Nashville the six sec
tions of the train stopped about three
quarters of an hour. Nearly the whole
city waa at the depot. The boys were
given a good dinner and a box of lunch
to vary the monotony of traveling ra
tions. Kach citizen present did his ut
most to make them feel welcome, and
they were royally entertained. It Is
one of the bright spots in the soldier
boys' lives that will ever be reverted
to with pleasant memories.
The entire trip was taken without
an accident or mishap of any kind, al
though the regiment passed a wreck
on the Georgia Central that caused a
delay of several hours.
The regiment arrived in splendid con
dition. Pullman sleepers had been pro
vided and the railway officials, as well
as the regimental officers, did all they
could for its welfare and comfort.
Colonel Bryan probably received less
rest than any other man. At every
station he waa called for and he al
most Invariably responded, though he
was sometimes called for as late as 2
o'clock In the morning.
Tour correspondent talked with the
different reception committees of sev
eral cities that had come to the depot
to receive the colonel, expecting to find
him on the first section, and It is very
evident that Colonel Bryan Is today
the most popular man of our nation
throughout the entire south.
THE SOUTH.
The general appearance of the rural
regions passed through from Tennes
see south Is disappointing.
"The soil consists of red or yellow
clay. Most of the country Is covered
with a wild second growth of timber.
Interspersed by small clearings, in the
midst of which were primitive log
cabins, surrounded by Illy kept fields
of corn, tobacco or cotton. Lack of
enterprise is plainly evident. Most of
the smaller towns were also a discredit
o the country. being composed of
Wretched looking shacks and here and
there, lounging around on small
groups on the streets, could he seen
specimens of th.e lazy lower classes of
the white and colored Inhabitants. The
cities ar the redeeming feature of the
southern cute. Enterprise and capital
have been at work, as evidenced by
numerous factories tn operation. Well
kept streets, neat lawns, tue resi
dences and stately colleges and public
buildings are characteristic of the
larger cities.
From brief convereatlons held along
the way many strange ideas that the
southern people have cf the volunteers
were brought out. They could not un
derstand how so many promising
young men could have good homes,
good positions or a college course and
go to war. and they seemed surprised
to learn that most of our volunteers
were from our best northern families.
The rural regions of Southern
Georgia present a contrast to
some of the regions directly
north. Immense patches of water
melons, large fields of cotton and
large orchards of young peach trees
are being cultivated. The Western At
lantic railroad carried 250 carloads of
fruit during the last week. It is need-
"u' "u""6 , I "V 7 I ;
less to say the regiment had a feast on
Georgia melons and peaches when It
came through.
THE CAMP,
the most healthful localities In Florida, majors tor me econu u n uui-u-t
i. .iat n Konu .it tt. I ions, while the lieutenant colonel of the
John river, four miles from Jackson-
vllle and seven miles from the sea-
. . TT a anil tm vaw .amltf Am1
although rain Is abundant it soon 41s- I
tniiHri Th Third retrlment lit n- I
ww
camned In a pine grove. ' Sulphur
x- j . 1
u. )i t.r 4 ft I Staj1 IhrAiiffh hvrant.
ifd. H s warm, and unpalatable at
41 . a ii i I
H"l uVl fr-lM vompafiy 4" muwu I
fifty pounds of ice per day, and by its!
qsc; ine wM?r s H u urma.
.hit Ihormnmcl'r vrarH 11A
grees. but there are very few. If any.
prostrations, and strange as it may
t. nr,rn .mio.. .t.n
heat as well as the southern troops,
Nearly all the severe sickness among
kah TLflaalealnnl a n.4 UI..I.I. -.t
menta Sickness is decreasing in the
eamp. but few deaths have occurred. 1
and those were from cases of typhoid
fever In the above-named regiments,
The surgeons claim that the fever
germs were In the men's systems when
they came In camp.
rin aorrmnt nt the heat th rarlmont I
will not drill much during the day till I
It becomes acclimated. I
The first regimental dress parade
Fajardo. which was said to have been
selected ss one of the landing places of
the Invading army, is the principal port
oa the east coast of the Island. It has
a population of 8.779. according to the
last official statistics (December. 1887).
The port is handsome, with a third
class lighthouse at the entrance at the
point called Cabexas de San Juan, and
a custom house open to universal com
merce. The town Is about one and one
fourth miles from the bay. The only
Important. Industry of the district Is the
.ufacture or muscovaoo sugai; 10
took place Sunday night. Our band Is
being rapidly drilled Into presentable
shape, arid when It appeared on dress
parade It was loudly cheered by the
Seccnd Mississippi and the Rough
Itlders. who are encamped on either
side of us.. It was especially cheered
I when It left the Held playing "Dixie."
Major Harrison, who has charge of
the equipment of General Lee's com-
mand. the Seventh corps. Just received
notice from Washington that especial
l attention wouia oe paia 10 me ejuii
I .. f nnw ink, I -S .T A
ment of this corps. The Third Ne-
pre-lbraska and the Rough Riders are the
only fully equipped regiment here, and
there are now about 15.000 men In
camp
Many men of the regiment for the
first time saw ocean merchant vessels
last week. Three torpedo boats and
the dispatch boat Dauntless, formerly
la nilbusterer, put In here recently. The
I . -I
i Dauntless nas seen severe service w.-r
Mast three months, and the crew states
that It has seen every Important en
gagement, except me aeairuciivn ui
Cervera's fleet. The boat is now being
overhauled, preparatory for more
service.
The camp Is rapidly being put Into
shape, so that the regiment may be as
comfortable as possible. Many of the
tents now have wooden floors and are
being fitted up In ofner ways, so they
may be as homelike as possible. No
one expects to move from here for
two months, as It will take that time
to get the corps In shape. At this
writing the boys are as enthusiastic
as ever, and are enjoying camp life
immensely. H. E. C.
The Jacksonville. Fla.. Times-Union
and Citizen In a two-column article,
July 25, contains many kind words for
the Third Nebraska. In one of the ar
ticles Colonel Bryan's regiment Is called
"The Silver Third." The paper says:
The name of the 'Silver Third' has
been given to the Third Nebraska regi
ment, commanded by Colonel William
J. Bryan. The fact that Colonel Bryan
commands the regiment might be suffi
cient to give some such name to It, but
there la still a more potent reason, al
though the two are probably linked to
gether. The officers of a regiment always
wear the name of It on the collars' of
their coats, and the customary method
Is to have this In gilt lettering.
"There may have been an over-loyal
tailor that made the suits for the offi
cers of the Third Nebraska, but at any
rate instead of the lettering all being In
gilt the flgure '3 shows up prominently
with a silver hue. In contrast to me
gold tinge of the letters 'Neb,'
"This s not exactly at the ratio or
16 to 1. but perhaps it Is as near as
could be adopted under the circum
stances.
"A seven-Dointed star, made In silver.
havine been adopted as the Insignia of
the Seventh army corps, it Is stated
that every officer of the Third Nebraska
intends to get one at the earliest oppor
tunity."
HOTE8 CULLED.
One of the companies of the Third Ne
braska regiment contains forty-eight
republicans. Another has fifty-three
populists and another has sixty-three
democrats.
Colonel W. J. Bryan of the Third Ne
braska regiment has two small silk
flags in his tent, the American and the
Cuban. The colonel is well pleased with
his location and thinks his tent is the
acme of camp comfort.
A number of the boys of the Third
Nebraska regiment were out skirmish
ing yesterday. The skirmish was after
lumber to build floors for their tents.
and the sound of saw and hammer could
be heard through the camp of the regi
ment. '
Major J. H. McClay of the Second
battalion of the Third Nebraska regi
ment is now. for the second time. In the
south, he having been here during the
civil war. He spoke highly yesterday of
the camp and Jacksonville, with Us
northern and western get-up and style.
There have as yet been no regimental
drills by the Third Nebraska regiment
since being In camp here. The men
have, however, been out on company
drills. They were taken out to drill
yesterday afternoon, but the heavy rain
caused the order to be given to return
. ...
. N.M(k&
vmiiay aia uvuvi iu
The Third Nebraska regiment differs
from most of the other regiments in
that it haa not three majors, since the
tat has made provision for only two
I . M 9 rNLI V.iil
regiment Is In command of the First
Nebraska i::reifm'en ai&" al 'growing
nimoiv 'v.rrln '!pMti whlskta 'now In
L.wa Tl.'l V , I I' -n wiv - ' "
limitation of the Lincoln light infantry
TT '
T i.aaIm IIaK a that fijwAn1 7 -
braska regiment. Some few members
a a i i iv. W . . .
Of me Company UP nl ll-f ine luca, uui
the general understanding Is that they
Third ' Nebraska regiment, this being
due to tne iaci wi an me wii uni
had not been received. Everything
about the csnn U netting Into a posl-
"on wner mingv can bo iui-iu
nut. Tne CaUB.ll URKOy DreKDII m Wl'
tied and line appearance and the sol
o'"S atate mat mey are wen
The anti-saloon league has recently
been at work tn North Nebraska and
a large league was organised at Albion,
officered by leading cltlsens.
The daurhter of Arnold Gaaft.
Franklin county farmer, waa Instantly
killed by lightning while at work in
the harvest field.
which most of the planters devote
themselvea Shooks, hickory boops.plne
boards and provisions come from the
United States In considerable quanti
ties. Sugar and molasses are exported,
and occasionally tortoise shell. Th ell.
mate la temperate and healthy.
In the absorption of Porto Rica the
United States will acquire some later
estlng architecture. --At ftaayana. l
Porto Rico" town of 5,4 po'pe, if'anj
Imposing church' considered, oneoe tbt
Ilepablieaa Atplrtat For Gubernatorial Nominatloa 8ay the
Railroads TVonli Not Let Ilia Hon For Coagrcss.
Lincoln, Neb., July JO. In ten
days the republican atate conven
tion will meet, and even at this dis
tance of time la advance all has
been prepared and the names of the
men the delegates will be com
manded to name for the several of
fices on the ticket, can be given.
In the old republican daya there
was sometimes a kick on the selec
tions of the bosses, and sometimes a
contest to determine which of the
men over whom the bosses differed.
There Is none of that now except
in one or maybe two Instances. The
republican party Is submissive to
the dlctatea of the corporation man
agers, even more so than In times
past, and these managers have al
ready selected the ticket and the
selection will have to go.
Republican candidates do not
have to go around to delegates and
present their claims for support.
The corporation managers who
manage the republican party of
Nebraska, as an adjunct to their
main business, select the candidates
and the delegate who dares to dis
pute the right to do this is given
short Shift and hustled out of po
litical life. The managers who do
the thinking for the party are the
same old crowd who have been at
the helm for years past, and they
have a crew which Is more submis
sive than usual, as the bitterness of
defeat in the recent past is pres
ent to their minds. Hayward for
governor. Murphy for lieutenant
governor, Cady for treasurer, or
possibly Elnsell of Holdrege, Mat
thews for auditor, High for com
missioner of public lands and build
ings, Wilson of Lancaster for at
torney general. Smith of Clay coun
ty for secretary of state, and Mc
Brien, formerly of Orleans, now of
Geneva, for superintendent of pub
lic instruction, and there you have
the ticket as it will be nominated,
ready-made by the men who own
and have a right to run the repub
lican party of Nebraska as they
please.
The potent spell of fear of the an
ger of the "well-known power In
Nebraska politics" Is all-sufficient
to secure immediate and exact
obedience to the commands which
are issued from headquarters or
given on their own responsibility
by tn0se who are the accredited
representatives of the source of re
publican political favors and. the
keeper of the political lives of his
subjects.
Ben S. Baker has dared to run
counter to the behests of this power
which controls republican nomina
tions and owns republican officials,
and his revolt is the one thing
about the coming convention which
lends any interest to. t What
will be his success nd in case of
defeat what will be his fate are
things the curious are waiting to
see. That he will be punished If
his revolt is unsuccessful goes with
out saying, for the powers which
rule the republicans are inexorable
in their punishment of those who
dare rebel. A story Is sometimes
told by politicians of a member of
the legislature several seasons past
who refused to vote for a certain
measure which the managers had
decreed should be passed. He was
argued with, and he remained firm
in his position. He was promised
rewards, and he did not waver from
what he said he believed to be his
duty, because it was right. He was
reminded that his party was going
solidly against him and that loy
alty to the party which elected him
and to which he belonged required
that he do as he was commanded,
but he was unshaken. Threats of
disclosures of a damaging nature
and which he believed to be only in
the knowledge of one who was
bound to respect the secret as con
fidential, did not make him move.
At last the regular representative
of one of the biggest corporations
In the state launched the final
bolt in the ahape of a threat
that if he did not do as
was demanded his political life
would end with the term in the
legislature he was then serving.
This did not have the desired effect
and his vote on the measure was
against the command of the partly
and the party bosses. The flow
ing year he was a candidate or re.
nomination, an3 $e mustered, fcarfc
ly. enough yoe' in his county- eon
vention to, p.u.t hs name In nomina
tion, and second It. The man who
made th threat of punishment by
political death had made that
threat good. When there Is wonder
expressed why the republican poli
ticians submit to the dictates -of
those who are in charge, and do not
dare to assert their manhood, older
politicians think of this legislator
and other similar cases and, they
dop't wonder. They know that re
publicans are thinking of them too,
and that they dare not disobey, but
rather choose to "crook the preg
nant hinges of the knee that thrift
may follow fawning."
In making up the ticket the desires
of the candidates are given about
as little consideration as would be
accorded the naked slave of the
black king of Central Africa by his
man-eating master. Judge Hay
ward Is credited with having earn
estly desired to make the canvass
for election to congress. He Is
made to run for the nomination for
San German Is a city of 8,000 popula
tion. If there is an lmpreslon In this
country that the United States Is oc
cupying In Porto Rico seml-clvllized
communities It Is likely to be dispelled
by the fact that a Porto Rlcan citr of
the sise of San German contains, bree,
fine markets, a charity hospital, a, sem
inary, good scbcV'fcWfi tieat-r.
club houses and, so, pn. San German
was founded In UU- Th town hall
Is a building of masonry two stories In
height, with a clock tower. The place
haa Use barracks) for Its garrison. The
governor. - Hayward himself has
said: "The railroads wll not let
me run for congress." Senator
Murphy wanted to try for attorney
general or congress. He Is made to
take the dry crumb of a nomination
for lieutenant governor or go with
out anything. Cady has wanted to
be governor for years and he Is
told to be a candidate for treasurer
In a hopeless race, and It Is an
nounced that he will obey. Wilson
has figured In local organizations
where republicans get together and
declare that the present republican
officials of the capital city are un
worthy of support and a disgrace
to the people whose affairs they
mismanage, and he Is told to take
a place on a ticket made possible
by a combination and agreement
with this same element, the basis
of which is a promise of Immunity
and a further continuance In
power, and he obeys the behest and
Is slated for a place on the ticket.
Klnkaid, Sadilek, Duras, Barnes,
Saylor, McDowell. McCreary have
aspirations and their Immediate
friends timorously declare that
fact. The cold, calculating eye of
the political agent of the corpora
tions falls upon them and his hand
waves them aside and tbey disap
pear from the field, or are per
mitted to make a feeble struggle
for a complimentary vote.
The method pursued by Nebraska
republicans ensures little trouble
to the rank and file of the party
in making up tickets, and is doubt
less sccepted the more readily be
cause they have been taught dur
ing the last few years that their
managers know what is good for
them better than they do them
selves. That is one way of dis
charging the responsibilities of
sovereigns, by evading them, but
it will present to the view of the
state on August 10 as smooth run
ning a piece of machinery as ever
ran over a railroad right of way
in the western country. The mas
ter mechanlo promises that if the
track men keep up their work the
only Jolt felt by the passengers will
be when the engine runs over the
mangled body of Ben Baker. Judge
Baker Is confident that he will
either ride on one of the softest
cushions or there will be immedi
ate use for the wrecking crew.
Judge Baker was in Lincoln the
other day, and has been In several
different places during the last two
weeks. His appearance here as
tounded the republican inner circle.
They could not understand how he
or for that matter any on. owing
allegiance to that party would have
the temerity to make a race with
out the regular and essential In
dorsement of the corporation party
and told them he was a candidate
managers. It was told as a re
markable thing Indeed after his
departure that he actually
had talked with the dele
gates to the state convention
and wanted their support. The poor
delegates themselves were doubt
less as much astonished at such un
heard of proceedings as any body
and It Is currently believed that
some of them heard from him for
the first time in their lives that
they were supposed to have any
right to cast their votes for a can
didate of their own choosing, and
were not compelled by some law
other than the custom long estab
lished in their party to vote as the
managers dictated.
Judge Baker's presumption In
talking to ordinary delegates in
stead of going to the provincial
governor general commissioned to
govern this part of the republican
dominions was characterized by re
publicans as a play of ignorance of
party methods which was not com
plimentary to an aspirant for high
position. Baker had some effect
upon the delegation, however, or
at least on a few of the delegates.
Liberty is sweet and even the life
long slave will long for what he
never knew and there are some on
the Lancaster delegation who de
clare they will voice their protest
against the tyranny of, the rule, tfeey
live under bjy yot&u p? Bafcer,
humiliating 8 the spectacle of a
prt,y utterly tn the hands of cor
poration managers is to many of
the rank and file of the republican
party, the men who lead in its
councils have sunk to the depth
where they prefer to fatten off the.
dropping from a master's table
other than to live upon coarse fare
as free men. Stripped of all th
mystery surrounding It a,n.dj calling
the political management by Just
the plain. vJry day name that fits
It nd, the conditions under which
the republican ticket has been
made up la not such as to com
mend it to the favorable considera
tion of those who care for the wel
fare of the state, but that Is the
kind of a ticket with which the re
publicans will go before the voters
and ask their support. D. H. B.
Grasshoppers are causing some alarm,
in the southwestern counties of the(
state and farmers are organising a war
of extermination against the pests.
Alliance is to have a fall race meet
ing and the dates agreed upon are Oc-'
tober 13. 14 and 15. The local manage-1
ment expects to call some good horses
to the meeting.
people of San German are intensely
loyal 'to Spain; When the. EnjgUalx
landed on the Island, andj attempted to,
take San. German, 1 tfij, they wera
driven, 'off lt conslderaWo loss.
Vqm of tne Porto Rlcan cities of the
tntelor are located on considerable ele
vations overlooking valleys well Im
proved with fruit orchards and sugar
plantations. They are solidly built and
equipped with such municipal features
as hospitals, barracks, libraries and
schools.
k Comparison or the HtaU Oehool Funds Under Depnblleaa
and "Demo-Pop" Bale.
World-Herald.
. 'The schol districts of the county, were never fc better sKo ts
now." said County Superintendent JJOdweU, as he lr:: up frorrj Llj SXXSU Ttw
for the fiscal year, upon which he Is nW at work. . AU the districts have Mogsy.
tn their treasuries except one. the Thirtieth, just west of Irvlagtoa. One, that at
Benson, haa as much as $2,084; Millard has fl.SZS; Bennington. tl.OS. and school dis
trict No. SI, $1.16. I cannot say just yet as to South Omaha, but I think that dis
trict has something like C7.000 In Its treasury. Most all the others of the slsty-one
districts outside of Omaha have amounts varying around I10O. tK n(1
Leaving Omaha out I should approximate a total for the county of say $56,000.
"The apportionment from the state Is the largest this years It has ever bean. In
January, 1837, it was about 140.000; In July of that year, $41,000; last January, H4.0S0.
and this time. $48,815. Bo you can see that It has been steadily Increasing. In
previous years It ran from $23,000 up to about $30,000. some years doing a trifle bet
ter. Th districts have never been In such splendid condition financially." Omaha
Bee.
The above tribute Is paid by a republican county official, through a re
publican organ, to Nebraska's "demo-pop" state administration.
The people of Nebraska who pay the taxes and who are Interested la the
welfare of the public schools should be fully Informed as to the reasons for
the excellent condition of the Iougiaa county school fund.
The state apportionment of school funds for Douglas county, for the last
eight years was as follows; v
UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE!.
First half of 1S90 $21. M0
Second half of 1890 Zt.W t
First half of 1K91 II .$3$ W
neconci nair or 1H1
Second hair of 1891
First half of 185 !
Becond half of 1883
First half of 18S3
Becond half of 1893
r irni
Secor
Second
VI rmt half 1Kk4
oecona nair or lS4...
f irst nair or 1896. ..
Second half of 18SS
First half of 1896
Second half of 1898 "
UNDER "DEMO-POP" RULE.
First half of 1897
Second half of 1897.
First half of 1898
It will be observed that the HIGHEST amount apportioned semi-annually
to Douglas county under the republican administration was tS4,M$.ft during
the second half of 1892. The LOWEST amount apportioned to Douglas
county under the "demo-pop" administration was during the first half of
1897. amounting to $37,432.52. which was $2,733.88 more than the LARGEST
amount apportioned under the republican administration.
The total amount apportioned to Douglas county during the Isst eight
een months of republican administration was $73,195.3$. The total amount
apportioned to Douglas county during the first eighteen months of the
"demo-pop" administration was $124,588.08, making an excess In favor of the
"demo-pop" administration of $51,393.22. It should be stated right here that
of the $73,195.36 apportioned under the last eighteen months of the republican
administration $23,971.31 the December. 1896. apportionment was not actu
ally paid out by the republicans, and when the treasury was turned over to
the "demo-pops" no money was left In the treasury to meet the apportion'
ment. In addition to meeting their own semi-annual apportionment In June,
1897, the "demo-pops" were compelled to collect and pay the December ap
portionment made, but not paid, by the republicans. So, as a matter of fact,
during the first eighteen months of the "demo-pop" administration there was
paid to Douglas county the aggregate sum of $148,559.89, while during the
last eighteen months of the republican administration there was actually
paid to Douglas county only $49,224.05. Thus It will be seen that during the
first eighteen months of the "demo-pop" administration the schools of Doug
las county received from the state THREE TIMES MORE than they re
ceived during the last eighteen months under republican rule.
During the last eighteen months under republican administration the
amount apportioned to all the counties of the state was $708,704.74. Of this
amount $231,958.30 the amount of the December, 1896, apportionment was
not actually paid by the republicans, but was left for the "demo-pop" ad
ministration to pay, AND NO MONEY WAS LEFT IN THE TREASURY
WITH WHICH TO PAY IT. But the "demo-pop" administration, during Its
first eighteen months, not only paid this $231,958.30 which the republicans'
neglected to pay, but in addition thereto collected and paid to the" counties
of the state the Immense sum of $1,170,286.91. This amount, added to the De.
cember, 1896, apportionment, which the "demo-pops" had to collect and psy,
brought the total amount paid during the first eighteen months of "demo
pop" rule to $1,402,245.21, which was $925,498.77 MORE than was paid to the
counties of the state during the last eighteen months of republican rule.
In other words, during the first eighteen months of the "demo-pop" ad
ministration there was apportioned and paid to the various counties of the
state for the benefit of the public schools THREE TIMES MORE MONEY
than was apportioned and paid during the last eighteen months of republican
rule. . .
No wonder that the republican superintendent of Douglss county says:
"The school districts of the county were never in better shape than they are
now. The districts have never been In such splendid condition financially.
The World-Herald submits this remarkable showing to the taxpayers and
the patrons of the public schools of Nebraska. It Is a showing that Is de
serving of the highest consideration by thoughtful people. It reveals a
gratifying condition made possible by fusion In Nebraska a fusion con
demned and denounced only by the political element that betrayed the pub
lic confidence and sacrificed the public funds.
How many persons know that the
United States have possessions In the
South Pacific that might be used as
coaling stations In our campaign
against the Philippines? Did yotj ever
hear of Baker Island, or How land Isl
and? It's a thousand chances to one
that you never did. but they have been
United States possessions since 1857.
It has been suggested that these tiny
Islands might come In handy just at
this time, pending the annexstion of
Hawaii. They have never before as
sumed the slightest degree of Import
ance and even now the officials of the
war department at Washington are not
inclined to believe that they can be
put to a practical use, except In case
of the most dire necessity.
Still, that emergency might possibly
arise, and these desolate spots upon a
still more desolate sea may yet serve
a purpose heretofore undreamed of. The
exact location of Baker island, to be
accurate, is latitude 13 minutes 30 sec
onds north, longitude 176 degrees 29
minutes 30 seconds west Howland lsl
land lies two or three miles to the
north.
Neither Island la fnhabltated. except
by sea fowl and a multitude of hslf
starved. vicious tats. The latter do
A Chinese funeral attracted consid
erable attention from curious people at
Forest Lawn cemetery, Omaha. It was
the obsequtes over the remains of G.
Lee She. a young Chinese gymnast, who
died at the Chinese village on the ex
position grounds Tuesday of heart fail
ure. Much to the surprls and disap
pointment of the spectators no services
of any nsture wss held, as no services
are observed at Chinese funerals. The
funeral was attended by the entire pop
ulation of the village and several local
Chinamen. It was observed that a
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not hesitate to attack a human befn
At certain times of the, year the lsl
snds are visited by vessels. Which load
with guano, which abounds th greaf
quantities. What little vegetation ther
Is Is course snd scanty.
Baker islsnd has no fresh wat?r, buf
on Howland Island are several pools
of blackish water, supposed to be par
tially freshened by distillation rom the
sea. The anchorage Is ssld to be very
unsafe. The former ' Island boasts a
movable wharf. It Is quite Impossible
for vessels to load between Novembet
and April.
Howland Island Is two miles long an
half a mile wide. Baker Island Is one
mile long and three-quarters of a mils
wide. Aside from the. fact that they
are out of the usual sailing- course. It
would : seem that the Islands would
possess little value as a bsse of war
supplies. But still there Is some sstls
faction in knowing that they are there.,
and that they belong to our govern-.
ment. The time mar come when' In
significant as they now appear, we may
be glad of their existence.
The new elevator of the Trans-Mis
slssfppl Elevator company at Exeter
hss now all machinery In place and hf
ready for the fall crop.
number of the latter were accompanied
by white wives.
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An eastern woman going through oil
the Rock Island last , week, says that
Falrbury Gazette, had a pet dog wblctl
she was compelled to. transfer to the
care of t the baggage man..' At JMeif
the dog . escaped and . as he wore- a
collar valued by the , owner at 1200 If
caused some worry to the railroad men1.
A reward of $2S was offered far th
animal, which caused his reaps rm
bat mlaus the cellos.
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