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The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. VIII.
LINCOLN, NEBR., THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 1897.
NO, 37.
...
AT
HOUSE
Its Composition and Some of
Important Measures Intro
duced. the
OLD LANDMARKS MISSING.
Sentiment in Favor of Retrench
ment, Economy and Honest
Official Service.
So Oil Boom In Sight
The present legislature now in session
in Lincoln ii not made up of slouches by
any means. As for intelligence and bus
iness tact, they equal any legislature
ever brought together in the state.
True it is wanting in old political land
marks. Church Howe, Tom Majors and
John Watson are not there. Then the
leg-pullers, Tom Cook and Welt Seeley
are also conspicuous in; their absence.
As yet there are no signs of an "ile
room." In every way there is a great
improvement over '91. Ihey have had
more experience
and know better
what
to do.
A iiiHjority of them are farmers."" And
why should we not have strong men to
represent us as long as we have more
college bred men tilling the soil in Ne
braska than they have either in New
York or New England.
The prevailing sentiment seems to be
that neither our taxes or public debt
shall be increased but that retrench
ment, economy and honest official serv
ice shall be made to pull us out of our
present embarrassing predicament.
Spending less is just as much a gain as
earning more.
The republicans in and out of the leg
islature are greatly disturbed over the
amount of time the pops squander on
questions of no importance. They have
figured out to a cent how much it takes
to run the legislature every minute then
they bawl out so many minutes and so
many pennies lost to the taxpayers. If
several of our republican legislatures in
th- punt, had fooled away more time, it
would have been better for the Btate.
We expect to pay tive dollars a day for
sixty days and that amount cannot be
increased. There is no danger but that
we will get legisladon 'enough with all
theirfooliug thrown in.
REFORM BILLS INTRODUCED.
House Roll No. 6, introduced by Hull
of Harlan is sort of "valued policy"
measure, only one pertains to mort
gages, and the other insurance policies.
Just opinions have settled down upon
the question that when a company takes
a rink and pockets the premium and the
property is burned the lull tace of the
policy should be paid whether the prop
erty was worth it or not. So this bill of
Mr. Hull, provides that when a mort
gage is foreclosed, the property shall
pay the debt in full, with no deficiency
judgment to hang over the mortgagor.
We believe such a law to be just. It may
tend to discourage money loaning, but
all the better for that.
House Roll No. 22 by Soderman of
Phelps, is a bill worthy of notice. Labor
of all kinds has gone down, property of
every description has declined and why
should not the salaries of all officers?
Why take a man from the farm, pay him
two or three, thousand dollars a year
when he could not make half of that sum
were we to give him the use of a good
farm thrown in. Then remember that
farmers are made to pay a large pro
portion of these high salaries. Then
there are the salaries of the district
court clerks, more outrageous etill.eoine
of them get fifteen or twenty thousand
a year. Gofor them too Mr. Soderman
and we will hold your hat.
House Roll No. 33, for the repeal of
the sugar and chicory bounty law, in
troduced by Moran will undoubtedly
pass ami should, for there is no justice
in taxing ten cent corn to help the sugar
trust. If the sugar business is best the
five years trial ought to prove it and
farmers will go in, if not best, they will
stick to their corn and hogs. Better put
the bounty into a sugar factory on the
state farm and let the university stu
dents run it and become experts in the
calling.
House Roll No. 36, provides for muni
cipal suffrage. A similar law has run in
operation in Kansas for several years
and works well. Since ladies form po
litical clubs, march in campaign pro
cession and cheer forpolitical candidates
why' not let them vote. There is no
question but that the legislature has the
power to grant suffrage to women in
corporate towns and cities. These cor
porations are creations of the legisla
ture and not of the constitution as in
the case with state and county voting.
There are four states on the west of us,
that have granted fu'l suffrage to both
men and women upon the same terms.
Nebraska better get into the band
wagon.
House Roll No. 41, introduced by Sny
der, compelling all railroad companies,
operating roads in the state, to give
free transportation to the state officers,
members of the legislature and court
judires, should pass. They get their
transportation anyway and why not
legalize it. County and city officials
should be added. Then it would be re
ceived as perquisites of office, not as
bribes. This would be a better way out
of the muddle. A law making it a mis
demeanor to accept passes would be dis
regarded by most officials. Counting
this as a part of the taxes, railroads
even then would not pay their wbare.
No one will complain if lawyers and pol
iticjans are cut off.
Ia the Hobm-Thursdav.
At the afternoon session yesterday
Wooster of Merrick, in committee of the
I hole, responded to an editorial in the
world-Herald, id which he was quoted
as having an opinion that was not com
plimentary to the country press. He de
nied baring said what he is quoted as
having said.
Felker sf ured the recommitment of
his anti-cigarette bill to receive amend
ments, and the supreme court of Iowa
has just held a similar bill unconstitu
tional. H. R. 5, tor the recount of the votes
cast on the amendments foran increase
of the number of judges of the supreme
court, was referred back to the house for
passage. It was opposed by Clark of
Lancaster, but was favored by a vote of
50 to 34.
H. R. 19, reducing salaries of officials
of the Kearney industrial school, was re
ported back for passage with slight
amendment.
H. R. No 20, to reduce the salary of
the superintendent of the deaf and dumb
institute from $2,000 to $1,500, was
opposed by Clark of Lancaster and
Crow of Douglas, Smith of Douglas and
Pollard of Cass, all republicans. Clark
of Richardson, Hull of Harlan and the
speaker spoke in favor of the reduction.
Several amendments were rejected and
the bill was reported back for passage,
thereupon the committee rose, reported
back to the house nnd . the report
adopted.
In the Senate Thursday.
The senate devoted the afternoon to
work in committee of the whole, McGann
presiding. S. F. No. 4, by Caldwell, for
equalizing valuation of property as
sessed for taxation, was taken up.
The bill provides that the owner of
property on the first day of February in
any year be liable for taxes of that year
and that real estate shall be assessed in
the year 1898 and every fourth vear
thereafter: that county assesors meet in
January, 1898, at the state capitol,
And every fourth year thereafter, for
the purpose of agreeing upon a basis for
fixing the value of real and personal
property, and the value shall not be less
than the actual cash value. A list of
taxable property shall be taken in each
county every year. Each county asses
sor shall receive an annual salary, grad
ed as follows: In counties having 12.000
and less than 20,000 inhabitanrs,$l,200;
in counties having 20,000 and less than
50,000, 1,600; in counties having 50,
000 and less than 80,000, $2,000; in
counties having 80,000 and over, $2,-
oOO. Any assessor violating the pro
visions of the act, including the provi
sion requiring real and personal proper
ty at not less than its actual cash value,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and may be fined not less than $o00 or
be imprisoned in the penitentiary one
yenr.
After considerable discussion the bill
was reported (back for amendment by
the committee on revenue,
Ransom's bill to reduce the number
and salaries of county commissioners in
Douglas county was referred back for
passage.
When the committee reported to the
senate the report was adopted.
A resolution by Talbot directing the
committee on revenue to prepare and
submit a bill to require counties to pay
into state treasury state taxes collected
and held by county officers was defeated
by a vote of 19 to 9.
In the House Friday.
Hamilton of Butler presented a joint
resolution for a memorial favoring a
a high court of arbitration and oppos
ing any increase of the standing army.
Committee reported back for passage
H. R. 31, by Clark of Richardson, to au
thorize mutual plate glass insurance
companies: H. R. 24, by Sheldon, to re
quire exhibition of neat hides by purch
aser or slaughterer, as amended; H. R.
37, by Horner, regulating the bridging
of ditches or canals across public high
ways, as amended. The report was
adopted.
Committees reported back for indefinite
postponement II. R. 25, by Billings of
Keya Paha county, repealing sections of
the Russian thistle law.
Zimmerman submitted a resolution
that euch member be entitled to three
copies of printed bills and no more, ex
cept the one on his files.
The chair stated that it had come to
his knowledge that at least one member
had made a practice of sending copies of
each bill to every postofflce in his dis
trict, and as there are only 500 bills
printed, he had thus robbed some other
members of their proportion.
Jenkins suggestively inquired why it
was that 500 copies of each bill were be
ing printed, while the rules provided
that only 250 should be printed.
Speaker Uaffin explained that the con
tract for printing the bills had been made
by the republican secretary of state, Mr.
Piper.
Jenkins intimated that he didn't think
a secretary of state, even though he was
a republican, was a bigger man than the
house of representatives.
Clark of Lancaster explained that the
contract for printing the bills, had been
let by the state board before the house
had met and adopted rules.
Wheeler suggested that it was a fun
damental principle of the majority to
violate no past contracts.
After further discussion the resolution
prevailed.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Wooster of Merrick:
"Whereas, The bouse granted to the
legislative committee of the Nebraska
Beet Sugar association the use of this
hall for a public meeting last night;
and
"Whereas, At said meeting thero was
much disorder, the gentlemen iof said
legislative committee being treated very
Concluded on Eighth Page.
DIGESTS
Senator Allen of Nebraska Exposes
Mark Hanna's Manipu
lations. '
FRAUDULENT BALLOTS CAST
Notwithstanding These Facts, Bryan
Ban Ahead of the Votes Cast by
Either Party in 1892.
Interesting Figures.
The remarkable changes that have oc
curred in the political status of the sen
ate and in the position of independent
members of that body are well illus
t rated by the great prominence attained
by Senator Allen of Nebraska. Next to
Senator Jones of Arkansas he is the rec
ognized leader of the silver majority in
the senate. Although a populist, Allen
has the entire confidence of the silver
democrats, and thus far this session has
been in charge of the floor for the friends
of silver and has most frequently ap
peared in debate.
The other day Senator Allen, in a tilt
with Vilas of Wisconsin defended the
regularity of the Chicago democratic
convention and alluded to the gold
gatbenug at Indianapolis as "that
pump afiair." Vilas glorified the Indian
apolis convention as the hope of the
democratic party of the future, and also
took occasion to express his great grati
fication that the people of Wisousiu "pa
triotically voted for McKinley.
, Senator Allen is physically the largest,
as he is intellectually one of the strongest
men in the senate, lie first at
tracted attention by his phenomenal
achievement of speaking for sixteen
straight hours in opposition to the re
peal of the Sherman law. Since that
time he has developed rapidly, and the
close alliance between populists and dem
ocrats iu the late campaign has brought
him to the front as one of the most
prominent figures in the senate. The cir
cumstance of his residence in Bryan's
own state and the friendship that exists
between the late.candidate for president
and the senator has been helpful in de
termining his new position in the seu-
ate.
The Nebaaska senator has presented
to the senate a very interesting compila
tion of the results of the campaign of
1896. It has been ordered printed as a
senate document. It shows the vote
cast in twenty-four states of the union
at the election, together with a compar
ison of the vote cast for Harrison, Cleve
land and Weaver at the presidential
election of 1892. The tables presented
with the statement are luminous exposi
tions of the manner in which the election
of 1896 was earned. Senator Allen pre
sents the following compilation of the
vote in the twelve states which were re
garded as doubtful that were carried for
McKinley.
Mnximnm Fraudu-McKln-Vote
lcniiimme lent lev's ma-
returned, vote. exerHB. lorlt.v.
Marvlanad .. 240.866
2:12,152 S.70U 3i231
1S!),S75 8.300 11.4H7
8-0,01)0 1)1,500 4'i,400
514.6 8 211,700 66.076
f.7.00 3U.7O0 17,114s
M 000 lL'7,000 140 t W
402,600 43.SS00 2M
444.500 77,500 74,5.".2
416,650 31,800 104,507
3S8.I40 l-'.lOO 53,875
8.1,600 7,200 1,72
272.000 22.000 1,812
VV. Virginia... l.22l
Ohio 1,011,576
Michinan .... 644,i7g
Indiana 0:!7,2s4
Illinois l,0!.l. 1(16
Kentucky.... 445,934
Iowa 52i,551
Wisconsin 448.106
Minnesota ... 341.639
Oregon 1)6,846
Calllornla 204,000
He also brings out the fact that it was
not only in these states where the fraud
ulent excess appears. There were three
others Tennessee, Missouri and Texas
the three southern states which Hanna
made a desperate effort to carry, but
which were saved, notwithstanging the
effort to repeat the fraudulent methods
that were so prominent in the great mid
dle west. There was a fraudulent excens
of 30,000 in Tennessee; 41,000 in Mis
souri, and Hetty Grven's hopeful young
son worked up an excess of 46,000 in
Texas. But the democrats rallied gal
lantly and saved all three states, de
spite the millions that were employed by
the managers of the republican cam
paign. Another strong point is that in all the
remaining states of the union there was
no excess. In many states the totaJ vote
fell far below the maximum legitimate
vote, and this was true in every state
carried by Bryan except the three named
above.
Senator Allen concludes his statement
with the fpllowing most significant fig
ures, showing how the people rallied to
the support of Bryan "without money
and without price," even in states where
fraud, corruption and coercion over
whelmed them. This table gives the
total vote for Bryan in the middle west
ern states, and the vote for Harrison
and for Cleveland and Weaver (united)
iu 1892. Bryan ran far ahead of the
highest vote polled for. either party in
1892 in all these states except Wisconsin,
where he nearly duplicated the great
Harrison vote of four years ago. The
following are Mr. Allen's figures:
CltTeland
For
Bryan.
Went Virginia.. M.927
Ohio 478,547
Michigan 237,251
Indiana 806.771
Illinois 466,703
Kentucky, 217,890
Iown 223.7Z1
Wisconsin 185,258
Minnesota 139,620
Harri
son. 80,203
405,187
222,708
256.616
3U9.288
135.441
219,688
1x7,244
122.736
and
Weaver.
88.633
418.967
222.088
284,948
448.4S7
108.061
216.K71
170.792
130.977
Totals 2,848,484 2.028.200 2,180.723
Thus, although these were the states of
the greatest gold deflection, Bryan re
ceived in them t.iore than 167,000 votes
more than Cleveland and Weaver did
1892, and 320,000 more than Harrison
Yet Cleveland, without Weaver's help,
carried Indiana, Illinois. Kentucky. Wis
consin and West Virginia, and secured
electoral votes in Ohio and Michigan
and Bryan got only one small vote from
the ancient democratic stronghold of
Kentucky.
Debt of tha United States,
The United States census bureau has
tabulated recorded debts of all sorts in
the United States. The bonded debt of
railroads, street railroads, telephone
companies, private water companies,
electric light and power companies, and
other transportation companies
amounts to iwwi.vm. The mort
gnires on farms amount to $2,209,000,.
000 and on city property to $3,810,.
000. The United States, state, county.
city ana school debts amount to 1'2.
027,000,000, loans on crop liens $650.
000,000, bank loans $3,077,000,000.
A reasonable estimate oi bank deposits,
merchantile debts, retail store accounts
and other personal debts would carry
the total debt8, of the United States
public and private, to probably $30,-
000,000,000, or an average of $2,140
to each household of five persons. It is
easy to see from these figures how pan
ics and depressions arise, and the Ques
tion is naturally raised whether credit is
a blessing or a curse.
The New Method Co. of Chicago, whose
ad appears on page 5, is said by our
Chicauro representative to be all right
and offers a good chance for girls to put
in spare time to make some money. It
would be no harm to investigate in these
hard times when there is more time than
money to spare. ,
OCTOBER GRAIN EXPORT.
Pacts and Figures Concerning the Ex-
port ot Agricultural Products.
The government report for October
and for the ten months since January
shows export wheat, corn and oats from
the principal Atlantic and Gulf ports as
follows in thousaud bushels:
1896. 1895. 1896 195.
Baltimore 4582.6 942 8 28081.6 97(16.7
lioston 1732.6 latWJ 4408&0 8216 6
Newport News.. 824.3 317.1 11570.0 6003,1
New York 4780 8 5373 1, 4:1769.8 . 33048.8
Norfolk 91)6.2 316.0 10358,0 " 2448,7
Philadelphia... 1267,8 602.2 10733.7 366:1.6
Halvexton 1802 0 84.4 7301.1 34.4
Nw Orleans.... 4070.6 886 8 23198.1 4676.7
20036.4 9831.1 150J91.8 66945,8
The export of corn from New Orleans
for the month of October was 3,185,212
bushels, being more than twice the
f linunt snipped from JNew lork.
his year finds Galveston with a depth
of water over the bar of twenty-four
feet. She comes to the front in gram
shipment for October of 1,802,000 bush
els.
Galveston now has an elevator ca
pacity of 1,000,000 bushels of grain per
day. As soon as the railroad rates can
be made reasonable there is no reason
why she should not handle all export
grain tributary, which will include all
west of the Mississippi river to the
mountains and north of the British line.
The price of our export farm products
is fixed on the Liverpool market by com
petition with Russia, South , America,
Australia and India, when Ii)dia has a
surplus. This market not only fixes the
price of wheat we export, but fixes the
price of every bushel produced in the
United States. The present cost of whip-
ting wheat to the foreign market is
thirty-five cents per bushel. The pres
ent cost of shipping corn is thirty cents
per bushel by the way of the eusteru sea
ports. .
1 he average haul to the GulfiSrfoO
miles, or ouito-hnit the distance to the
eastern ports, with far better grades
and no toll gates to pass. By this route
ust as soon as we can get a steel toll
road open to all that wish to use it, the
cost of getting our exports to markets
will not exceed one-half the present cost.
Our annual production of corn in the
United States is 2,000,000.000 bushels.
he annual production of wheat in the
United States is 500.000,000 bushels.
The added price to our wheat crop would
be 17 cents per bushel, a total gam in
price of our wheat crop of $87,500,000.
The corn crop for Nebraska this year
is not less than 350,000,000 bushels,
and is not worth today to exceed 10
cents per bushel to ship. But suppose
we'could ship our surplus for 15 cents
nstead of 30 cents per bushel. It would
make our corn crop worth 25 cents per
bushel, as it should be. The difference
would be in favor of the producers of
corn in Nebraska to the amount of $52,
500,000. Our agricultural export products
are all produced west ot the
Mississippi river, as the east consumes
what it produces east of that line. Our
export of sheep and cattle meat pro
ducts amounts yearly to $200,000,000,
and the same rules apply here. All our
mporta can come back by the same
route and we be the gainers in the re
duced prices of all imports. By this gulf
route we would come in contact with
50,000,000 in Mexico, Central and South
America, Cuba and all the islands in the
Gulf of Mexico. They have coffee, sugar
and all tropical fruits to exchange for
our bread stuffs and meat products.
h. Stnduard.
ForEale or Trade.
Jerome B,"a beautiful Hambletonian
tallion, the fastest in the state, young
and sound aud has no record. Trotted
an exhibition barefooted after winning a
race at Holdrege, Neb., last Fourth of
July, at a 2:08 gait. Never in the hands
of a trainer a day but will show a 2:10
gait any time barefooted He has booked
his owner more than one thousand dol
lars every year. Will sell and give time
for payment, or trade for good, smooth,
clear land well located. For particulars
write owner. C. J. Bkedlb,
Holdrege, Neb.
VVOLCOTT
ENGLAND
The, American Ooldbug Welcomed
by the British Allies.
COXEY'S MEETING A "FROST.1
Gov. filigree's Recommendations Popu
llstlc-
Reform Urged bjr Hol-
comb. Cabinet Tlmbera
Scarce.
Ill our last letter we referred to the de
parture of Senator Wolcottfor London
to attend an alleged bimetallic confer
ence, lie has been welcomed there in his
true colors. The London Times of Jan
uary 8, says: "Senator (Yolcott will be
welcomed here, for several reasons
Mr. McKinley could not have chosen a
more capable envoy. But public opin
ion in England is more hostile than be
fore to bimetallism. Nothing can be
hoped from the visit, except as a politi
cat movement and a salve to the silver-
ices, xne iauure ot Dismission is cer
tain. No public man. whatever his
theoretical views, would think the pres
ent an opportune moment to moot the
question, and this opinion will exist, at
all events, as long as bimetallism ap
pears to De dropped or revived accord
ing to the exigencies of American domes
tic politics.
the Kansas farmers Alliance, that
was reported to be in a moribund con
dition, has taken a new lease on life and
a plan for co-operative work ia being
prepared by Anna U. Diggs and others.
Li Hung Chang is getting credit for
breaking up a well-laid scheme of John
Rockefeller, George Gould, Calvin Brice
and others to get a government fran
chise, built and control a vast system of
railroads in Uuna: "Keaper McCor-
mick has had his picture taken off of the
treasury notes because other business
men object to his getting so much free
advertising; Claus Spreckels daughter
has not only eloped with a poor man
put nas returned witn tnanKs the one
and one-half millions that lie had given
her for pocket change; and Hettv Green,
has contrary to all precedent, been
ODiigea to tiny ner a new oonnet; so we
must conclude that even the "plutes "
have troubles ol their own.
With gold democrats celebrating
Jackson Day, by banqueting and speech
es at one ' place, and silver democrats
(popocrats) doing the same at another
we tear that the shade of ' Old Hickory"
was moved to righteous wrath. W.J,
Bryan was an honored guest at Chicngo
the 7th and at Lincolu the 8th, the ban
quets having been so arranged that he
might attend both. At both , places he
again reiterated his desire that no clubs
should be called by his name and that
he should not be held in the attitude of
a presidential candidate for the next
four years.
Governor Pingreo in his inaugural ad
dress urged the abolishing, in his state,
Michigan, of political conventions and
the use of the direct vote in nominating
candidates; the use of the referendum in
granting quasi public franchises; two
cent railroad fares; and inheritance and
ncortie tax. Pretty good people's party
man is l'ingree, if he is, like others,
afraid of the name. At the joint meet-
ng of populists, silver democrats and
republicans held there they did not en
dorse this messuge in its entirety but
warmly commended the portions refer
red to. The joint meeting was har
monious. Governor Altgeld in his final message
displayed his wonted vigor. He scored
newspaper men and methods and it is
generally believed he intends starting a
pajier to bIiow just how it should be run.
Tanner cut Altgeld's name off the in
augural program and then openly de
clared himself against the "common"
people and for corporate wealth.
Governor Holcomb's message is char
acterized by great good sense. He urges
a better ballot system, economy in state
affairs, an anti-railroad pass law aud
speaks against the beet sugar bounty.
It is conceded that Governor W. J.
Stone could have succeeded George Vest
in the senate had he indicated a wish for
the place. He was urged by the new de
mocracy and populists to accept the
nomination but he declined.
President McKinley is having a seri
ous time getting his cabinet made up.
All so far honored decline, and Thomas
Reed gives it out Cjld that. ,they do not
desire to be the tools of Mark Hanna
and that is what all McKinley ap
pointees must be.
Among the many signs of better times
(?) is the eviction of 51,000 families in
Greater New York. Kansas will be
avenged for the recentslanders of the
press of that metropolis by sending
several train loads of grain and pro
visions to the sufferers.
George F. Washburn.of Boston, whom
every populist knows, has issued an ad
dress filled with earnest words to the
party but the rather unnecessary asser
tion that populism is not democracy.
He reiterates the facts, in which all real
populists join without argument, that
populists are not silverites but believers
in scientific money, that the union in the
last election did not injure our cause or
party but that on the contrary we have
today everj reason for satisfaction. Mr.
Washburn closes with the suggestion
that a meeting of party leaders be held
as soon as practicable to perfect plans
for the future.
Ugly stories are current as to Hanna
money having been used in the North
Carolina legislature to secure the re
election of Prichard, who was a pro
nounced goldbug in the recent campaign.
Coxey's meeting at St Louis on Jan-
uary 12, to organize a new party, wa
somethingof a "frost." About twenty
persons of more or less prominence went
in attendance and regrets were read
from as many more. A. R.
Oar Stat R arena Laws. '
For tbs Nebraska Independent.
There seems to be a general convic
tion that some changes ought to be
made in the laws for tbs apportionment
and collection of taves. The larg
amount of delinquent state tax, as re
ported, supplemented by that of county,
citv and school districts throughout the
state, in connection with the expenses
and embarrassments attendant, wonld
seem a sufficient cause for the convic
tion more especially when it is acknowl
edged that a large part of the amoun
cannot be collected except by assess
ment upon other property.
Unquestionably an rxamination of the
assessment rolls would develops the fact
that a large percent of these delinquent
taxes were levied upon the property of
tenant farmers and others who change
their residence from year to year; be
tween the time when the assessments
are made, and that when the taxes are
liable to be collected. Under the well
known existing conditions it would seem
that the class of persons above referred
to, will increase largely in the years to
come enlarging the evil complained of
correspondingly. ... .
1 wo ways occur in which a remedy
may be found. First, by declaring such
tax doe and collectable immediately
after the assessment was made; which
few will be likely to advocate. Secondly,
by compelling assessors to list all prop
erty at it reasonable value to be deter
mined by the best means in their power
the value of personal, and real separate
ly; then, if the owner be the head of the
family residing in this state exempting a "
sum (not exceeding five hundred dollars)
from the value of household belongings,
tennis, tools etc. Alsoexemnt such re
ligious, charitable and other eemi-oub-
lic institutions as may be deemed advis
able, and also from the real estate value
in behalf of every family residing in the
state, a sum sufficient to prevent the
owners of the cheaper class of homes
from taxation or their families from be
ing driven to the streets.
Our supreme court has handed down
the opinion that "it is not the object of
the law to render any man destitute."
This seems to be in harmony with the
generous exemption laws against pri
vate creditors, nby should the state
take the property of the citizen it will
not allow a private creditor to lay hands
on? Cannot the people forego collect
ively, what they are compelled to sev
erally?
Governments do not require personal
service (in the army for instance) from
those physically nnable to perform it.
Why should they lev.v taxeaupon those
who cannot pay without depriving their
families of necessary support?
We shall or will protect the people of
Nebraska if her law makers do not.
J. A. Upton.
Younges & Co.. of Geneva. Nebraska
have issued a catalogue of prices which
contains in addition a large amount of
valuable information ns to soil culture
and the method of planting, cultivating
und growing trees and shrubs. Anyone
desiring trees, plant or seed should
write for this catalogue. ,
Teacher "Freddy, how is the earth
divided?" Freddy "Between them
that's got it, and them that wants it.
CONFIDENCE AND DOLLARS.
Many of our subscribers have given no
attention to the statement of subscrip
tion account which we sent out over a
month ago. Of course you need money
as well as confidence. That is the same
boat we are in. We have plenty of con
fidence in our subscribers but it will not
pay for white paper. If you will send us
a dollar we will extend your subscrip
tion for another year and assure you
that our confidence will be greater than
fore. Do not put off until tomorrow
what you ought to do today.
GOVERNMENT RAILROADS.
New Developments in the Pacific Rail.
' road Cases.
The Pacific railroad funding bill was
killed iu the seoate the other dav and
proceedings of foreclosure at once com
menced. Now it appears the old com
pany or Vanderbilt is trying to raise the
money, or a part of it, to pay off the
government and keep the road them
selves. The high-back republicans are
greatly pleased with the prospects, for
they were scared ont of their boots lest
the government might get a railroad to
own and run. How the Journal can fa
vor the ownership of waterworks by the
city and condemn the government own
ership of railroads, we cannot see. We
were in hopes the road might be sold
and bought in by the government The
two eastern branches could be connected
at Chicngo and then' extended on to the
Atlantic, and we would be fixed for a
while till we could open a branch north
and south from Bismarck to Galveston.
The government is actually ruuning the
road now through its receiver, and so of
several other roads. The true American
doctrine is to let individuals do all that
individuals can do, and when a corpora
tion is needed let the government be that
corporation.
Remains ax Minister WUlla.
Louisville, Kr., Jan. 28. Te re
mains of the late minister to Hawaii,
Hon. Albert S. Willis, reaohed here at
9 o'clock last evening via the Pens
sylvania railroad, after a long; jouraey
from Hawaii
