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February 3, 1898 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. CORPOKATIONS POWER Mala Issue in the Struggle for 7 rue Government Is the Regulation of Those Usurpers. ABDALLAH AND THE FLY Tho Innooont Little Pet That Grew to a Murderous Giant at Its Host's Expense. Orava Danger (losing- 1'ioii B. G. eitiwer III February Arena. It is of vitiil iiii port ntioo that the friotids of jiojmlnr government should gra Hp in u browl way tint Kreut bulo issues involved in Iho tltfliilu stnifwlo of tho iirtismit a utriiKKlu upon which dopi'tids nil issue no lens tiioiiiiuitou than tho very I'xlstrnco (if jioriuhtr gov ormnuut. Thu conflict wlileli in jmudinK In between eortxirutiiiiowur In tlm hands of a few on Ibu emu sidn und jaiblio In torusts and tlie wih' rights on tlm other. Any iiurruwiiitf of tiiin Inhiiu or any attempt to elevate onu of tho tunny evil coiiHKjiieiiceH ilowluK from it mo as to uiakoapuruiiKiuutlNiHtiuiif thnt whleh Is partial or only it sinlo stiiu from tho giant stulk 1m 11 salmi hlnudnr whleh can sorvo only to dlvldo tlm fortius of tiroRross, liven if tho siiiftlo reform, however beneficent, triumphed it could in thu nature of thu nusu bo ut befit but a partial surae, Thus iiinuojjnly In money, monopoly in transportation, monopoly in all piilllo titilltii's, wheth er national, statu or munkdpiil, and monopoly in eommodltleH mi ntlul for Dim'u life, comfort or well being, uro tho offspring of eorporato control, of society's need and olvlllziition's dii tuuudH, in which tho great profit of tho few are acquired ut thu (-xpnnso of tho many. Ayitinst this evil, nx tho eon creto representation of despotism in Its latent role, all reformer, all friend of liberty, freedom and Justine., should unite. Tho foroes of freedom and tho forces of oppression uro being rapidly mar shaled, tho lines of battle uro being drawn. Tho tendencies of tho opposing theories are no longer vnguo or doubt fuL If tho corporations uro to continue, a popular poveriiinnnt cannot live any more than liberty can exist under tho rulo of absolutism. Hero is u fact for thoughtful people to oonslder. Tho cor porations, us wo Hhall presently see,' uro tho sworn rnoinios of public rights, in dividual iiidf jit nrli uro, cnumioii justlco ' and thut wholeromo liberty which murks n freo government. Nothing is gained by purging tho ostrich policy. It is neither manly nor safo to dingo Imo tho naked funis, which uro 110 longer disputed questions among honest and informed tdtizeii. Tho situ ation In tho United Mutes today re minds one of ft certain eastern legend. Abdulluh, 1111 oriental prince, wus one day reclining 011 his couch, nipping his Wine, liMteiiing to the munlo of birds and enjoying tho rich fragrance wufted from his garden of ruses, when a beau tiful fly entered his upurtuicntuud pois ed ou tho edgo of bin w ine cup. Ho watched tho little insect with intercut until it flew awny. The next day it re turned to bin cup, and so on, emli sue cessivo day ilnding the little viHitor at the prince's lonely board. In a short time Abdullah became strongly attached to tho lly. llocncouiaged, humored mid petted it, ijcvcr noticing how rapidly it Xvos growing nor tho xtrungn trnnsfnr mation that wus (trudually tuklng plueu by which tliecmcu small ami iiniliciislvo iuNoet was illuming the form of u man, and later that of n giant. With tho growth of the intruder the vigor, health and grentucsa of tho prince diminished, Abdulluh been mo no fusclunted with his visitor thnt be gave him the right of his house, and when his self invited guest after appropriating some of the prince's most printed tmistirts gave them buck to Abdulhth thu poor potentate weut into 1111 ecstasy over the gciu roKiiy of his gucot, wholly hlivinu of thu fact thnt Ihu little ret uriied win but h moiety of hisowu wealth which the Intuit) r bad nppropriuted. With the asei mlnny of tho giant thai had oiicti Unit u lly t'Siiio tliocouipU to trutiofiinmtluu of tint prince. He lust nil capacity for ntisin and self government mill reflected inly that W Ilk li th.t gluOt disilitl him tu manifest, 1 linen he l-emum a ringing luekry at tlm fit t tf a nulle tyrant, I'lnhr till fatal II Ahthtllah ill.. niUwd, tbrmleil r ilctmviHl nil his trim hit nd mid faithful trviit and follower, letting tu Ui.tr plue l,. wly tudtf the fcimt. Ihtu am tin r t Intuitu iniiinoir tlm tinlmpiy rt Ho llo aUii)t 11 f ) tliatitod to lb" f m Unite, ttvf fiur, 1huimuiiitf of til lid fiuutU hud twit im kl, lluir Bib Illy had I Mil ldit with U ItiAtS and liow th pile Ml iiiiulf II I eW O U U DIM if I Wu W Itil w a a tniik'r 1 1 ny huh vr b. I mhii Itivet. I'll ttitlMtm I lie 1 (II4 m 1 1 tit t, tlMItt itiHtxl t 1 a 4llnbt tti Red Ittm U'd, It l,i..i.,l ii.tt lliu titll f lt liUkil IliUUtll w, u (lit tUf'-At. lUubu'ved I ti,wtt . l,ut,r MiH t hat tu(ii vbr kale it a thi ll s 1 11! jr .rtu,.. iil aMM fttl f , litty bW ..lt , liMlxl vi.ul U y liavM siiie4 wtr i"l rim eld lull gettiiMftiii tit Wfct all t t utth. ie , iX itotit, an. I w h Vleat 1 int. i llU- aeii, tet k kat w ma walr lUeir wr. tUhtly, mttly, tul with tba i m HUMHIIIHM inn si' F. kW' I l . tt , 1, ! tral thought of mastery through oodhoI idatlon and triumph through organ i.u tiou, a few men huve bunded them selves together nud huve seized upon vurious sources of wealth smnetiiut the wealth which nuture through count less ages has prepared for all thu children of earth. In other Instance those things which, arising from and being depend cut upon society, cleurly belong to the people collectively, have been seized upon aud utilized for tho benefit of thu few, while a third method of ueeumu luting wealth has been through Indirect oppression by securing a monopoly of the products which enter hugely into modern life, 11 monopoly rendered pus ible through tho protection afforded by government anil the aid of those who hud already grown powerful through tho control of nature's treasuries und society's opportunities. These class fit Tors and special privileges have been frequently supplemented by acts w hich to say tho least, huve been glurlngly im moral, such us the watering of stock und gambling with loaded dimi, In this man tier have tho corpora thins advanced step ty step till I he warnings of statesmen anil sdioiars, wlileli a few years ago were denounced us ubsuril nud demu gogicul, are no longer questioned, Tho greut power of corporations is fed by sources of wealth which belong to all thu people, und the unjust uppropri atiou of which by a fuw entails that natural suffering upon the social body which on Infraction of hygloulo Jaw entails upon tho physical body, Thus nature has provided land rich in pro ductlve power; she has stored light und heat ill her secret recesses for tho Iless lug and comfort of all the jcoplc, and It is tho right, nay, it is tho supreme duty, of the government to see thut so clety us it whole enjoys tho blessings of these sources of comfort und essential to life, it Is a crime when a few persons are permit ted loselu and hold for their owu prollt these vast privileges while the humblest citizen, becuuso of these unequal udvuntages, is inudu to sutler aud die for what otherwise would huve Uiudo life a joy, Today wo llnd tho vast oilfields of America iu tho hands of a corporation Which hits behind it it record of lawless lies thut may well umazii intelligent foreigners, und this corporation, with its hands on tho tup which supplies the people's light, levies a revenue from millions of people which If enjoyed by all Instead of by it few score people Would render it possible to reduce tuxes ou thu 01 nt band und ou thu other for tho nation to curry on vast measure for internal Improvement thut would give employment and good wage to the "out of works" on practicul und needed enterprises, such us tho erection of per muneut levees, tlie rechtniution of arid lund by irrigation, tho building of greut highways for the pcopht und similar necessary improvements, 'Jim intlnllesl mnl frui tion of the vnst accumulation farmed from the people by one muu in the Standard (hi trust which has been given to it conservative sectarian educu tionul Institution gives h very fulr hint of the enormous benefits which would accrue to nil if this wealth, which nu turo has stored up for society, were operuted for tho benefit of society In steud of being seized und nppropriuted by a few iu such a manner us to render possible uu oligarchy ut once lawless, corrupt und cruel, The greut oil monopoly i a fuir illus tration of (inn wuy in which associa tion or corporations composed of u few men urn growing rich almost licyond the imagination of mnn through tlie stored up rcsoiirecs of mil urn, which should be, nay, which uro, thu common heritage und luulieuublu property of ull the people, Iu the great coal corporation, with their frightful system of oppression, so suggestive of galley slave method ou the one hand and on the other hand their eon 1 tul of tho output w hich place tlm nation at thu mercy of a few per sons, we have miotlier illustliitiou of the same vitally important fact w hich con front the republic today, Nor, when considering thu injustice practiced iigaiiist ihu wri t! In il miner und the ex tortioimtu juice charged for coal, must we lose sttiht of the Very important point that with goxctnuicut ownership und fair rotit u vast revenue would ui'cruu In the state from this und other sources of iiatuiul wealth whlclj ty right belong In all tlm people, UlllcM it tun lo 1 1 urly estal lisiinl thai might und ciaft make right. Tiicse grent res ereiii f wealth pivv ided by u bi in f ieitit I'rondi iut for humanity are Uo lug si iii und held by en liitiuitesiiiial I'li poitn ii i f kotitly, uinl Ibiough tbl injustice, tin wrong, thi uioial crime, the m Hi ring i f the 1 1 Iu are jiutly iUcreitllig, while (lie lloiluul l)Uloi liictit ef IvllUnle 11 I c heeked, teal pn i,'i l teunliil, and th current ol pill lie lift' uu It lug olluled ty a sub Uu and t .ut l v puiw n I'sosteg td in the treasure nu of lot line, while In It und vtiulllt w libit ll tin) l i, I I y lie ii, le fur I lie gn .1 nf all Would mi ii iluiei thu It, til i f ut IlK.llOll, Me nine ,i IMH tilt r Ull if nip ui i Mu, til it ii, tu Hi,- lom.U 1 1 I lfcliU .1 1 I, It , VI li H It li,,,li .tlv III, iu, Ml l 1 1 1 1, tli it, i I lie I ' nli Itli e, b r tt.e 1, l 1 1 Mil ttiul l tit.vt atl u I Iti I l -ll Ii .i ,i 1 1 ll , I n .ill -IM 1 1 tlm ite in,. ut 11,0 1, .1 , 1, 11, tili,.t, t.il.i me 11 it t,iiiii link t itii'ii Wit iti In 11, in. 1 1. J I, v. 1,1, li i tlltUlit llll. 4lll W"tld tlluKt I Ml, tu 1 ttiuil.i ill. j tt Mo,) Hiatal J It l4t I t l tl ll.t wl 1 1 I t.tiUtli I t (1 li.l j ttt tltl Hiimi. Welti. i, 111 ll J lullil. i ( tl i. t-rtii, t rt t,il., , f uH lMl I I' m i j it in tin mil e tiin 0 Ol til i lite , !,,. I t a oll,l 1HI11 I 11.!. I t tl-lu ti t i.'ie 11 n 1 1 ivii. 11 11 tit r I llttltt Pit I f (,, !, I H, t I,, I, . ami ttti tit I, ll..' 1 tt lia 1 tit lit" f tU l utile t tl.M. t tl.itr h Iwa lui t tv tu n iiiil !y i it ll' ut ait l- 1 1 tdi it i f ilitt-1 t4ii ti, ttttMlt Mtti It to tine ' a ltt wtiu it aliia t,r tu. im. ui wi aiii'jf, ttt tu ttvaM Uiu wit i f e-i 1 ! Ht I, lutli.tf st,Ut Ilia Liilint., ittUiitt and tt4itil KivMtituiit and tbllt tlm !! 1 f tiUiu litv fitM n. iltts In tegrity and freedom to might, euuuing aud oppression. The history of tho grrat monoplies which so largely control tho storehouse of nature's weulth or govern their out put and distribution and tho story of the rise of the various other uuturnl monopolies, such as rnilrouds, tele graphs, telephone and the public utili ties iu municipal Ufa, would each re quire a volume. Thu story of one, how ever, is practically tho history of all, and I shall therefore merely refer tu onu or two typical illustrations. Iu a masterly review of the railroad question recently made by Justice Wai ter Clark of thu supreme bench of North Carolina the able jurist showed from tho returns mudo by tho railroad oper ated in thut commonweullh for JKSHl thut the net earning of tho threo prin cipal road were ,l)7C,00(), or almost 10 per cent 011 the full actual valuation of the railroads, a valuation which ac cording to the railroad corporation i in excess of the value of their entire property, Yet though uncording to their own reports for INIttl their net earning were almost JM, 000,000, tho claim ot tho muds is thut iu uddition to a large interest ou tho actual cost of thu proper ty or Its rcul valuation they must pay interest oil ?0, 000,000 of (Iclllloti cap ital or water, llut I ask, in thu namo of reason, justice or right, why should ev ery farmer, t very truveh r und every shipper In North Citrollint bo thus sys tematically plundered to pay for capital which never existed except on paper! Why should (ho weulth creators of North Carolina pay 15 per cent on a lib er ul valuation of the entire railroad properties after nil running expense, including princely sularles to favored official, have been paid, when under state ownership II per cent would yield a hundsomu profit for money Invested aud Vi percent would remain with the proper owners or rcul creutors of thu Weulth? Iu the case of tho New York Central, as very ably discussed by Governor Wil liam Jurrubcu, n similar revelation Is tnudu, while In tho case of thu Atchi son, the Iron Mountain, the Krlu und other gn at trunk lines even more us founding Is tho story of tho corporate plunder of the public The methods pur sued by the i'cnusylvuuhi, its pointed out by (Jovernor I .arm bee, while more ingenious aie scarcely more creditable J tnaii tlioso or other lines. JJut, as 1 have nlnudy said, the story of 0110 of these great corporations which own and control these vust public Hliitles Is, with slight vurhitlons, tho story of all. When we come lo quasi publio utiJi tics iu municipalities, wo find tho same record of public plunder for private gain, J uke, tor example, the metropol itun street railway of New York, which furnishes u fuir illustration, The New York World of Oct, 11, J8U7, published a carefully prepared und somewhat ex huustivo history of tho rise of thisgiaut monopoly. The story shows that there is today about 10,000,000 of water in the body of this 0110 child of corpora to greed, which enjoys au enormously val uublo street franchise, and in return compels the traveling public to paydiv idends, or interest, ou 1 0,880, 000 more than the totul cost of thu property. Thu New York Journal publishes some vuluublo articles showing the enormous revenue which properly be long to tho city of New York, hut which through tho control of quasi publio util ities by privuto corporation are divert ed into the pocket of tho few. This pa per also published a table giving the annual income iu interest, rental and dividend from Nome of tho leading pub lio utilities of New York, of which the following I u summary: fitreet mill elevated ruUroailn !),(K5),WtI dim -,,iii .iiiiJ. H 4,71 1,' 10 KliTtrlu 1 1 Kit 00111 pilule WU",i liruoklya blrit llullwuy cuiniuny. 2,IN,7Vfi Total income la dividends, In Inter- e.l and rentul I17,!W,1H2 Under municipal ownership this im mense sum would be saved to thu people iu 1 heiipcr service and iu lower taxes. J in Illustration uro fair sample of the YA Dorados of wealth which an nua lly (low into tho pockets of the few, who, through the corporato control of publio utilities, are levying unjust trib ute for private gain from tho weulth creator of thu nut Ion. hpt eial privilege or protection grant ed by IcgUhitiou uro ituother source of aiu, from which, with the aid of tho who control nature' store and thu util ities iiimlu valmibiu by society, thu ft w ll It V ti been etiabled tu form Mint tliots and mi iiopolie. Thus, Iu thu one item of sugur it wit iiimlu ptissiblu for one grt ul (rust In take millions of dollar from Ihu iHopki y levying an addition al tux on ivtry spin in ful tif sugar nitiii. All Urn 11 iH intioii are linked together ly tim l and t f toiuiiiuiilly of luti re. I, Uu re urn leiiiHl w lit 11 tht ru i lot ul Waifmti I, r St shot I tiiuti whl In lliugii Mt- r it'i lalti u uiu ah thing or Hush ing their snialhr rival, but ill-mi ara tin n ly im nli nt In thu luun h 1 f i r pi Min 1 1 wi t, and tho fact ti iintlit lloit it ipi'irtie gut i I a unit ag4iul piddle Wial. I lie it tit tutu ii etui tor Hi" uiom) 1 f attjtiiiliig wtallli f r Ilia t w III IM I be lisle II ot tlm tilill lhal luakii tip I Im 1, m em, ami eiipMi ptstu, h-tt iO Iiii 1 1 ! li a, Kin I tiiilnd liuiiii t li ihu t r ul, I Um o" I 'imeUUl.' and tn niully id iiioiallting iiiilu.ii ' lit I lie it 1 1,1 to , a I ii 1 w bit li n it m i and stil t,iu itiioiiiiiii wli.l.i II 11 ),iiiiUi 1 1 1 Hi-i' i., aiul In ttln nl ! in tv in uit 1 juiii to r ill it ti 1 h tit el t Itv ll to tint In i" I a a l" tl ! luUniua In ( ul im tilv. wbili' lllini t 1 1 li'ii, 1 Hi4t 1 and ililin liw(ii I 1. I li li Uiu ntll lul 1 1 until l.l. !l J Ho tlm ltl.li ul t It 1 1 1 1 1 i'Ulili I : 1 01 1 Min pttti ,i itilil tt lult, iiviiliiv ui Ii Ui i-4 and lettdttnn IWtUitit Hie t i., M l tin 1, Iha wbuky ni.fc', I In Km I l.nl il. jI an I tl.i. atiii"i Uiw and Ilia f4t mUti, ( 'llitan ai Mr SMtutli ol Ilia it, li ll ina Intluiritt i f thi t laiii ot lit itt Ilia 1l linit and that j wii t f b I t'iu t tiiiiiitlia t ' Malllllitf llttlkllalli t f II i iiIMt ti ti'l 1 1 Uu lit Ii. Willi lal lf Willi ll Wt ItuUtad 4wlbl ly Ilia Iniluitna if corporate power seeking franchises and special privileges. Iiut the It'NS open and less brazen In fluence of tho corporations is oiucthlng even more ttlurming than their bolder and more direct methods, Huch are the purchase of lurge Interests lu great opin ion forming Journals aud tho silencing of voices which would sooit awukeu the conscience of tho uathui were they al lowed to expose the corrupt and luimor al pructicus of tho corporation; tho union of great advertising interests lu a practical boycott by withdrawing their patronage from papers advocating meas ures beneficial to the people but ofleii sive to tho millionaires, such as the in come tux; the pressure brought by hunk ers and iusurunoo companies upon tho advertising patrons of the press, us well as upon thu press which advocates meus ures opposing tho money lending inter est. These are a few of tho Influences which have long been actively ut work, and which, owing to tho rapidly increas ing power of tho corporation and their Muchiavellun methods, are becoming wore aud more successful, Tho real conflict of the present, tho struggle upon which the issue of freo government Is lunging today, Is be tween corporate power and tho publio weal, It is a life and deulli conflict be tween interests organized in blinds und conducted for tho benefit of the few at tho expense of the many ou tho one hand and tho genius of freo government and tho well being of tho millions ou the other. It is of first imjiortunco to keep ever in tho foreground tho funda mental fact thut tho real issuu is and must bo tho commonwealth against tho corporation- that is, the freedom, hap piness and prosperity of all tho people against tho aggressions of organized greed. It matters not whether we con sider the question from the standpoint of economics, from that of publio mo rality und national Integrity or from thut of private virtue aud self respect lug inunhood; whether wo view it in Its relation to the liberty of tho people and thut sound morality upon which enduring freo government alouo ouu rest; whether we view it merely as a questiou of business relating to tho in terests of tho people, or whether we consider the higher und more iufportunt aspects which relate to the fundamen tals upon which lusting civilization rests this issue becomes one of first impor tance to every right thinking man, whether ho ho stutesmau or educator, furmer or artisan. And, what is more, iu the presence of this mortal struggle between the forces of progress and thoso of oppression an awful duty devolves upon every man, responsibility which no one, I care uot how insignificant his Influence muy seem, can evade without committing moral crime for which, somewhere and in some way, ho will suffer as surely ui there are moral luws running through tho universe, and as certainly as tho In fraction of law brings evil consequences. This question, therefore, is one that concerns in u vitul way every man and woman in tho nation. What more glo rious work can 0110 cngugo in than thut of rescuing freedom from oppression, re instating Justice on tho throne of law and bringing hope, huppiness and pros perity once mora into tho lives of the people? Tlm Kvll ot fruit. It mny be gracious, but it is just, licit I, speak lug fi r myself alone, should ii.tim a dillinncu from the distin (.tiishcil leader whom flag I followed to the ditch und who again I am ready to follow to that inevitable victory which ti n1 Iuik de reeil him, yet I differ in the v i w 1 xpresm il that tho k incuruutlou of him r is (Iiii nioht uigint need of the hour, (iieut und 11. 1 tiuit a i the qui st ion, yet lu me there ever urisei that et Id r r lust ii 11, What avail I it to the poor n nn should the government inert ai-o their privilege fourfold to take that money from him? Ho long a the law permits Ihu conci titration of weulth iu thu form of trust tu dii tutu to the citizen thu price of thu lieccKsitlea ol cxistencu the citizen's iucreusud dollar will bo t ut thu im reused sum paid by that citizen for hi t xislt-ncu. I suy, then fore, thut when these inoiiopoHcn through prodigal bouulie obtained by m le ted legislation can set avaliio tipou thu poor' privilege of living there can bo 110 rein f in expedient which palliate for UU hour thu fast luereusiug wealth. We have tho spi-ctaclti confronting u of thu iiiiiibiiied trust, controlling $7,000,000,1100, thu coiiHiliihttid hunks 111,000,1)00,000, thu railroad 01)0,. 0011,000, yet this vast weulth, onu -third lf till! Illttloll' tOekiol, IllitUipulilteil ly hs linn thuti would till Ihu Audito rium i f Chicago, in t 10,000, Jit Who, ly vlitiiuif thl prodigious aecuiuula ti 11 ami It iwtr for evil, openly thfy thu law, it trilpl Ihu I Allot Uu and de ll In Ihu Judiciary, und a m letult of It all they fi reu JO. 0011,000 m tlu lo yh Id up their It in tit and i'o.Ouo.000 pu j U t fulfi ll their joluiial ilahu lli.ii, Jmiii Ibuiiilo 11 Irf-win, A feint) tf I'atty llf. j It I Ibu Ml-fi MUIiii if (iriut aillrj vihi ii b nit In uwir that in It tbik f i tin rv ii.ity and m huh m nu all lln t ISI lllallu til tllllt U I ! ll'" ll ly It'll' ! UUtn ii Hlib It Ibu any mil sua Uu iu, fi In Urn Iti i ul U mi (mi ly tin i l,4 fSiU.1 ilutlMH Ibu jt It w t Hirtiiy j t li'liflll i im ii, nlirnllt! . u nit, j William tnnklii; thu b"tiwi f ill llmt Uu ainiliu turf ut Ibu tuLlful miHU j Mr I h n Uu. I ilirbti lit nt In; ib tow il.t. t t.i 1 1 tt i f a I'l.'iiiv ii.ii l alt w Ul, U luada imtiui'U l Iiii cut I f ali'lrtli u U lid ill l lul iy all Ilia Im.i. all th. n n. ii i In-, sty atui. y M U l lhdii Ilia' nwuiir. ha Nkin n I u, uinlvr lln' tW it !! Id ul lit alt ltir U au' i ll.. fiat llw UtiiitalHi Itilf, lit U ha kt kid llntu tul, KlUri iillM I If. I lit tail, tint llii I ti n nl int. I ' ll I If lUtat l Itiat ftuy taal It 4l)t an t lniif aHI.iii and "Iiii lit" atililum aud atlr hvtaliy su Ibal Mli in. I bit titnt WltlnUt llak Iti I Ula la llilt rV I IntiK THE NEW MANAGEMENT. Formally Tske PosMsaion of tht Oret Ovsrland Rout. Tho Union l'aoiflo reoelverahip becnine a thing of the past at midnight Jan, 81, 1MDH, At that time the receivers ofth Union 1'nciflo Hallway company form ally turned owr th possession of the great "Overland Houtu" aud all other property In their possession to the Union I'acifln railroad company, Willi tho ml vent of the new company come the aiitiounenrniiiit of tho officer who will guide and direct ths operation of the grunt railroad. According ton circular Issued by Horace 0. Hurt, prl pent, tlm fidlotviiig exuoiitlvu ofllecr have been eluded by thu hoard of direc tors: Alexander Millar, secretary, New York; .lame (I. Ilnrrl, tmusurer, N'w York, Kraslii Young, auditor, Oitialiti, Fruits I). Drown, local tri'iisiirur.Omiihi, The following iiiiolntuiunts ur madu hy l'ri'lrliiit Hurt, to become effectiv Feb. 1,'uN: I'M win Dickinson, gennrftl miiiager; John A. Monroe, freight trallc manngiir; Kdward L. Loinax, general tiiiMsuvger and ticket agent; John II, Jlurry, chief engineer; John VV, Urlllltli, piirchislng agent, Omnliu, Ths president's circular further tnt: ' All other persons In the service of the receivers upon said lino of railroad on mii Id day, until lurther notion, arenu thorlsi'd lo act In their ri'sielv poi lions und capacities for this coiuinny," Tli Trust Of luuu, Triist-forinhig goes steadily on. It stois not for sunsou of plenly or udver- slly, One comblnitliin after unollier Is consuintneled and the under man squeals every time, Tho Intent I the steel rod, wire and nail (rust, mid J, rierpont Morgan, prince ui tlm trust makers, I thu head, Morgan will have turner fur beyond anything lljeltolh- sclilld ever thought of If he Is spared to 6emwwweowMoi iai New Lincoln : Hrj. Steel Range W 0 0000000 000000000000000 SEEDS1BBBEEDS Established 1893 . Save the middleman's profits by buving your seeds direct from the grower. Vve will send the following seeds post paid for FIFTY CENTS: 1 pkt Biians, Cameron' Wondr Wax 15c 1 pkt lVft, Cftuii'rori' Kurlli-st of All iro 1 pkt iWwt, Caini'roii'a New (Jolumbia............ 10c 1 pkt Cnbbairo, Nnw.Kitrly I'Mirlcaa 10c 1 pkt t'ucutnbi'r, Jupannafl Cllniblni? 10o 1 pkt lMtnc, Cnumron'a Nw IwiborK J()o 1 pkt Watnr Midon, Kurlii'st of All 10o 1 pkt Mnk Mullon, l'rido of the West lOo 1 pkt Onion, Canii-roa'a Iniprorml Hud 10o 1 pkt lUillsli.Ciiuii'ron'a New Karlii-st of All... 10o 1 pkt Tomato, Catiniron'a Uffhtnlnir Kxprraa 10c All tlm abova lira now vnrlnt li-. AIo two laric tittrkanoa of Flower Hwda, nvk contain Ing l.'l d i Duron t kind ol Flower ftieds 70a Total 81.70 $1.70 Worth of Seed for only 50 CtS You can save $1.20, the middle man's profit, liy npndinpj in your order at once. Send for Catalogue. CAMERON'S SEED COMPANY, BEAVER CITY, NEBRASKA. Mention thla Pacer AUG1 . r W. KM V.V. the rilLitl lish, Twenty yean In tfi fUU of Auction work, Eight J yuri In Lincoln anJ wU acqtulntd with the farming J community, FlxpcrUnce In all kinds of rooJi, Stock ana J impUmcnt. a rcUlty, A gotvl auctlonr must know J . th value t.f what h li offering for idle, Al to my atil J ity, inquire at the office d this (Mtvr or any huineu man in tldi city. For date. aJJrei C V. KAtUY, Lincoln, . Nebraska, Care Ucal 1 Iotel. Prompt aiuweri ta inquiry 4.4,4,4t4k4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 .4 ,4 ,4 .4 ,4 .4 .4 ,4 .4 4 ,4 ,4.4 , 100 AtH1 1 11 hlHM HI DO YOU WANT TO PLANT t brttr Tt, I'Ihw Tr, a I'l'U Tra, Ura tiat), 'rtlt I1U td a.f ia. U, Mi ad tiMa, ,frgiwk, k,t mm NEBRASKA GROWN? YOUNUmiS live a few years more. And every it h mak Is to the direct detrimoi tlm publio. The voters of the coot had only begun to appreciate the t danger when six and a balf million them Inst November cast their ba or a man pledged to throttle the 0 fpus, llut lo the next sleet Ion tbie t will far transcend anything elite In portanm, Neither ullvnr or tariffl, tonoli it. The very life-blood of eoplo I being drawn by those comhi lions, The larger cities are being fet the sacrifice of the smaller.1 The t road foster the tiiiidenoy. It eomwe bo a question whether or uot the gov uiHtit some day will not he faced w the problem of atiorptlon of ths rt road and tulegraph yteni a well tho great Industrial enterprises, Til Is why (ha govern mini t talks about tr) lug or htillding an armor-plitte pis) It, Itself, Is coping wltlittcoinblnatloo KnoxvJIle Hmitinel, J. Salt Rheum Infant luf faring -Could Not -Cured by Hood'f fareaparllla, , i "I had salt rheum on my arms, wail itched Intensely and kept me from else Ing. Ths sk In on my 'htid would era open. My friend believed I wae suffs. ing from blood jolsonlng. 1 decidad I tskelfood'sHHrnspsrllla. I did not w ny iinproveinent with the first bott hut eonllnued with the medicine en after taking five littles 1 was compkitel curud. My hands are now as smooth f I could wish." A. D. lUoav, Elroy, Pa. Hood'o SaroaporlllQ 1 tlm l,i't-iii fitct tlm One Trua Hawd l'ulfl dulil by all tlniKK'st. l ( six fur fl. I (ti ars prutnix, tsmewm an IlOOd S PHIS easy hi nst. Meeuli Best on Earth, MtU 00 Honor, Sold 00 Merit. Guaranteed 1 rood Biker and Economical of Fuel; All Stylet and Slzea. Hnm psopl talm thr will mv tlulr nt it iui timlij 1,1 two yrara avar ar . iit tro o,, ir roar dvaiar Soat ot ' k.p Unen writ to ana w will pro- . rii)Kw7 Uit tut le bay eas at a' raunai,ia prim. BUCKST.APF BROS, J.1FG. CO. Lincoln, NeD,. Makers. Patronize Home Industry. Stand bp for Kebraake, , Auctioneer. Gfrnun or iinsr- J 30 000 TKItl I UHCMIFD rranri Iblnl II dit. wiilalttr nar lrl. ta lta ''! at"l 'rua 1 .11 wkkh iHd I IU i; Ad Irwst, & CO,, Oonovn, Nob,