0
PUBLIC OWNpSHIP,
. ... 3 ..--"
It "gives better sebviqs At less
' COST THan private ownership.
hm Eluivlt SrWralahed Blrntn
'ii B-C Reunced From
-. t.2S te, e Cet,-nnd SU,0Ht,00l
F jt Mbnnett, attorney general of
Ohio. who has Wen iuvestiguUn,? pii!
lie Ownership In CJwat Britain, writes
as ttollows of Birmingham with muoie
ffttfas: :'"
f Tfcrallels cannot easily be drawn in
Manufacture and distribution and
ate of ya8 for tho reason that the
Irlc pf,rw material and lubor neees
aarOy varies With the differed Jocull
ties, and men again the ska of tbs city
wateiMly affecta tea production value
Oflrcas.1 I took tli ,.),,.
ar ----- -m.t lv C.UIUIIIO
ne f the four plants that furnish tho
w iuo cuy or Kirrolnglmm.
'Prior to 1S74 the Illumination by gnu
tof this city was furnished by two sop
rata companies.' A private company
' authorised to furnish i:as nt a
toiaxltnnm charge of $1 for 1,000 cubic
fact; with an IHumipattnx power of 10
jandles. Subsequent to 1S74 the illu
minating power of gas was, nilswMo
34 candle power, with au additional
rate of 25 cents per 1,000. la 1874 the
tight Hon, Joseph Chamberlain, then
siiayor. Introduced the resolution look
J" to the supply aud sale or gas by
th ctty. and a committee was appoint
te negotiate for the pun-haw of tbj
w private companies.
' 'J- hla wove led to the first contort lie
Vitwei the people- and the so called
Pt!1"1 4ntorpl!,t8 tha-companies aud
J ,;aa the beginning of the career of the
a 1 Jo,,t''u t'haniljerlaln, that
latufM fctn, subsequently In parliament
a. h led to bis subsequent high po
i6ai lb, the cabinet of the queen.
caainberlaJn admitted that it was a
step Towsm tndcbtdiies of the mu
nicipality unheard of in the former his
ory thereof, jie boldly admitted that
It would be an hicreoneW Indebtedness
fewn bsif a mlllh.ii x t n mill it hnt
million iterllngjjnt it would lead to
winona lacrease In the patronage
wwer anu influence of the city council
to a (teat aggrandisement of Its
; . aavecated from Xhl platform
.. au natural monopolltsi which ore
. sustained In any way by tW, state or
lty ought to be In the handset rep
WwaBtatlvee of the people, by hoin
"7 sbenld be- administered and o
laair pronts should go."
j'- Ha admitted also that, while the wa
terworks could be purchased on the
theory that they necessary for the
neaitn or the town, the ownership and
Purchase of gsa works concerned pure
xiis nnanciai policy. -
s jnong ths, moving arguments that
tf 'siiiaTe theif wen potent ad
rancea oy Mr. Chamberlain was, first,
that the ownership by the city would
"at once be a saving of double sorvhw
t mains; second, that the credit of the
Pity would be higher than that of tbe
Individual, resulting In a lower rate of
interest, which Would reduce the ex
-peases or interest account aud of
course lower the price of gas to that
extent, or, putting It In another way,
I each citizen would Indirectly got tbe
i hDfl of the city's credit 1u his gas
! 'bill. "
I' '"'Axter repeated negotiations saflsfse
1 tory terms were siwd upon between
tbe corporation and the companies.
The price of gas wus reduced and fixed
; t ft that would relieve tbe general
' taxpayers of any of the burden of the
i debt and would accumulate, In addl
i. tion, a small sinking fund to diwhHrgd
v the principal debt and, further, to ralw
aa additional sum by gas rates to turn
; lato tbe general treasury for the sup
port of the city. The Birmingham
company. on a full Invoice ami appralxe-
meat accepted $2,225,000 In payments
I bout $123,000 per annum. The
Staffordshire company submitted an
i tTer of shout $3,300,000 for Its plant.
f 1 Tho corporation succeeded In borrow-
lag f 10,000.000 at 4 per cent There
1 waa bnt one vote asalnnt the nnr. i,- i
resolution in a coum-il of 47 members.
ub ids sutmilttlng of tho amc proposl
iu me iuiv or rsxpayers It was
carried in about the ratio of two to
" Parliament subsequently under form
or taw naa to approve of the purchaae,
no received tlie royal assent In 187.1,
4 oy Jan. i, the transfer was made.
The first six months the council re
turned a profit of over $12."..0(0. it
, paia ou part of the loans ss tbev wv.ni-.
j red or renewed the loans at reduced In-
i seraat rrom time to time. -,
It next set sbout a reform lv in
! creasing tbe comforts of the Workmen
I employed at the works, providing suit-
; oie luncarooms for tbe stokers, and
aner tne new organisation and consoll
. datloa It made a reduction of S cents
; per inousand on gas.
At tbe end of the first yesr, on a salo
a.iKw.oJ.ooo cubic feet It reported
a net profit of upward of $175,000 for
. the city. In the year 1877. on a sale of
aooui a similar amount of gas. It re-
iwnwj net prour. or f iso.ooo. On May
i. ioih, n appropriated ten acres of
grouna ror recreation purposes and rti
continued much of the Sunday labor
ai tne worss. in 187S It further sdded
a new department tor 'tho. distilling of
um ammoniacai liquors and making
that deportment a source of profit. It
set aside a fund, known as rh "sick
fund." for the employ eS. ' .m
Feb. A. 1870, the committee reported
that the consumption of. gat ,-biHl-In
creased so that it would.be fl
to provide before tbe winter of 1S81 b
additional capacity of 1,000,000 cubic
feet per week. Tbe accounts of 1878
showed a net profit of $223,000. with a
hug Increase la tho consumption: of
r& Ca tali showing the committee
Miseal taa prlca of gas cents
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
Sept. 81, iafc9.
per thousand. Feb. 17. 1SSU, th Vlnd
nor street plant Increased Its capacliy
at the cxpt-use of $75,000.
The year 1879 showed au Ulrica so in
consumption or 15l,ono,ouo ciioic feet,
and notwithstanding the former reduc
tion, the "sick fund" and other drains
upon the profits the oflMul returns
showed a net profit of $2."rf),ooo. I will
give but one more ea in detail and
then summarize. The annual account
for JHS0 allowed a bet proiit of about
$280,000. i)n IVb. W of that year an
other reduction of 0 cents per thou
sand was made.
, The summary made by tbe first eight
yesrs Is as follows:
Area of laud used for and In connec
tioU with yas works, eic, about W4
acres. ,
Number of. separate services, 01,000
meters, having ttoo.000 lights, 10,000
public lamps, lightiug. 320 miles of
road, . '", - '. .
Annual saving by amalgamating and
reorganising the two gds companies: --
fit rrvn(ion of 1kt(r...'..
by mpln; iiioit of one ttalt
H rrducrd rat ul intrrat....
1 rlnerton' fn-i. Imtuiio tut an dul
(JmkIi ind mving on maximura ulvl
dcnlt.,. B oiort effrctivs modrf of production
of gm.,.. v. So.OOO
C.A.PILLSBIIRYDIES
FLOUR KING PASSES AWAY AT
1 HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS.
HIS
Ovsrirark and Insufflrlrnt ExoreHs fro
due a rtl' tlcart Trouble Coiiai-lou
. to tli lt TSlkk tJ Frlemla, Tliough
1 in Much Pulil Skftoh of Ilia Career.
' Uf ,500
S7.DU0
. 47,(00
fefil ennuil Mvififi , 1280,000
Kfluriifd to ininnmrni Ly rnluclloiui in
rUt of t frum IS7S W JSH4 t,ai,00S
Plid Into U.ruujl. fund la till of ram., ,17i,W0
Tulal in nmiK V for rijcht r'-an d,D2j,0U0
A few deductions from the tablo fig
ures would be practical at this point.
Assuming tnut the savings were no
greater lu Jhu subsequent years, bring
ifi tho dike down to ISifO, It Would
miiLc the sayings to the people In the
21 years, between tho old MO of $1
a thousand at 10 candle power, or $1.20
at 14 candle power, reach a total of
$n,77!VXHj, This Is an improved qual
ity of gas under city Inspection, guar
au'.eebif 17 candle power, purified In
tho moot expensive insuner ly lime
process and tho Iron sponge system.
Itu a guaranteed purity ubd.the pres.
eut Incrcuscjl reduction since
cuu estimate tho bouelits to t
of this one plant.
The figures, glveu to me 1
perintendent at the work
1884 we
be people
. V-;.. ,
the su-
today,
tot worth
American
than CO
charged consumers are as follWs
Consumption under 25,000 j feet" per1
quarter, U2V., cents, with a ti per cent
reduction if paid within M0 Jays after
bill is rendered, or 50 cents aiid 4 mills,
but as the English shilling is
quite 25 cents tbe actual
value would be a little less!
ceuia. in quantities consumed over
25,000 and under 50,000 per quarter it
would be 64 cents per thousand. In
quantities consumed quarterly, If up
ward of 250,000 cubic feet j the price
would be 48.0 cents per thousand.
Another estimate made liy munic
ipai reformers and advocated of public
ownership of gas plants woulld indicate
the value of the above 1U85,000
eaved to the people by showing: bow
many tenant bouses It woultl build of
the quality and size erected by tbe
city. The five room brick compart
ment houses, plumbed and I Itted with
water and gas. caa be suitab ly finished
at less than $800 per apart nent. Re
ducing the above savings to
it represents a gift to the tailoring peo
i. ot n,iw uomes. Kstmiatlng five
people to the apsrtmcut,
would comfortably house
pie. In this calculation
taxe into consideration thfe
lated Interest on the above
which In 24 years would tie
pOO.000 more,
'l he gnat success of the
of the gns plant In this city
tusted the municipal a tit
the United Kingdom so th
eut. In the year 1800,
lurmxneu me snow upwak
municipal authorities In Gil
owulng and operating gas
dwellings.
tills saving
83,500 peo-
tlJey do not
accumu-
11,000,000,
about $4,.
ownership
first stlm-
orltles of
ht Ct pros-
e records
d of 200
at Britain
lants, and
i MlKJfBAPOit, Sept. .Charles A.
Pillsbury, the well known miller, died
a this city lost evening. On aetionnt
of poor health - Mr. Pillsbury went to
Europe Dec, 1, 1808, and returned the
middle of June. The physicians agreed
that he was suffering from heart trou
ble canoed by au enlargement of the
stomach, which, in turn, was due to
overwork and insufficient physical ex
errtse. After reaching home he trrsdu-
. . . ....
any improved and soomed to bo in a
fair way to totally recover his health
A week ago he took a trip to southern
Mtuiiosota, but, oa his returu he suf
fered from uauscit. . ftmce his return
from his European trip he has been do
voting but about two hours a day to
business. . He remained at home nearly
all day Saturday., During Saturday
night he complained of great pain and
physicians were summoned. They re
maiucd with him through the night
aud until a short time before Mr. Pills-
bury died., He was conscious to the
end and talked to bis wife and frieuds
wli6 were in the room.
Charles Alfred Pillsbury was born at
wurner, Mcrrunae county, N. II., Oct.
8, 1842. He graduated from Dartmouth
college at. tho age of 21, having partly
supported himself by teaching. For
six years later be engaged in mercantile
pursuits in Montreal and Sept. 12, 1800,
he married Miss Mary A. ' atinsou,
Ooffstown, K.; II. After coming to
Minneapolis iu 18C0 Mr. Pillsbury
bought an interest in a small flour mill
at St. Anthony Falls. lie applied him
self to learn the business aud wjthin
the next few years accomplished great
improvements in milling. His father,
George A. Pillsbury, his nnole, John S.
Pillsbury, aiid brother, F. O. Pillsbury,
were admitted to the firm which con-
itiuued as Charles A. Pillsbury Ss Co.
until the acquisition of the property by
the English syndicate in 1890.
' Congreaaniaa Erruentrotit Dead.
'- Reading, Pa., Sept. 18. -Hon. Daniel
Ermentront, who was elected in No
vember lost to his sixth term in congress
from the Ninth district, died at his
home here yesterday. He was 83 years
of sge. On . Thursday last, while at
dinner, a piece of meat lodged in his
throat and a physician had to be called
to save him from strangulation. Par
alysis of tho parts affected followed, bnt
his death was unexpected. Mr. Ermen
tront was prominent in the national
councils of the Democratic party for
years.
" DEMAND FREEDOM.
A;ulimliu Reject Moat 'Utterlogf Offer
Mn.lo liy the Peace ( oinuilasioo.
New Yok. ! Sept. 16. A special to
the World from Ithuca says: Your cor-
respondent is able to say on authority
that the. Bchurman peace commission
oflered every possible inducement short
of absolute self-government to Again.
aldo and bis followers. Aguinaldo was
promised, as the price for the restova.
tion of peace in tho Tagalos tribe,
bonus of more than $3,000 a year while
the Tagalos remained peaceful. He was
told that be could choose men from his
tribe for tbe minor municipal offices.
The commission went so far as to
promise Aguinaldo the moral support of
the United States government, if such
were needed, to make his leadership of
the Tagalos thoroughly socare.
With all these inducements, tempting
as they must have been, Aguinaldo, as
the recognized head of the insurgept
movement, declined to yield. He in
(listed upou immediate self-government
and as his insistence was so firm as to
make an agreement impossible, the
Amaridon commissioners ceased uegoti
aliotis. ; , . .- .-. ,
resident bcuunimu was irank m
telling your correspondent a day or so
ago that he favored giving to the vari
ous tribes tho largest possible measure
of home rule at the earliest possible
moment. He thought the several tribes
could administer their hsml affairs,
elect their municipal officers, establish
courts and iieunl institutions, a judic
iary, etc., but he did not believe it pos.
slide to allow the natives to participate
in the general goveruuiout.
"How could they govern the islands
in view of the hetcrogeuity and mul
tiplicity of the tribes?" he asked.
LONE HIGHWAYMAN'S WORK.
Pa
VANDERBILT
Serrlcea at
IS
ENTOMBED.
Family and
as many more urban communities
hare municipal supplies frfom au ad-
Joining municipality, so gnat reallv
about 400 cities and urban communi
ties bare the gas supply tnj their own
nanus, me more notable! exceptions
pre i.omion, Liverpool, Ifublln and
.Newcastle.
a speech
ii or reduce
udltures of
Iper capita
They now
ladditlon to
Vet W Hr Bar
The following extract fro
in the Toiled States senate by Senator
J. i- .vci4iui'lB will be bolb Interest
nig anu surprising. It suggests that
we should either luslat on Igettlng the
or our neavy taxatle
It:
' "Prior to 1S00 the expe
ine ' reitorai government
ranged from $1.35 to $2.20.
range from $5 to $iL In
.uin. . uiv . vime expendituifes average
iSMii per capita, a total of (between $14
and $15 per capita. As coilipared with
these expenditures the Statesman's
Year I took gives the per clinita of ex
pense of Austria at $1.51; lJussla. $2.75;
me uenuan empire, Inel
expense. $5.00: the Brltlsl
chiding colonial expenses, f.
$!.; Portugal, $1.08; M
Prior to 18W the people o
States were frwr from th.
taxation than tbe people o
otner clvillxed eouutrv.
pay heavier taxes than t
any civilized nation."
lining state
empire. In
11.07; Japan,
htico, $3.85.
the United
burdens of
almost any
Today they
e people of
the House For
" : ' Frleada Only.
New York, Sept. 16. Funeral serv
ices were held over the remains of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt yesterday in St. Bar
tholomew's ' Episcopal church. The
church funeral was preceded by short
exercises at the house, to which only
me nbers of the family and close friends
were admitted.
Rev. Dr. David H. Greer, rector of St.
Bartholomew's, officiated at both serv
ices, At the church the casket was
preceded down .the aisle by Bishop Pot
ter and Dr. Greer, the bishop reciting
the first sentence of the Episcopal serv
ice, beginniug: "I am the resurrection
and the life." -
The first lesson was read by Rev.
Henry Morgan Stone of Trinity church,
Newport. Dr. Greer read the bnvial
service and the bishon performed th
rite of sprinkling dust on the casket, ac
cording to the Episcopal ritual.
The services were extremely simple,
choir of 80 mixed voices under the direc
tion of the church organist, Richard
Henry Warren, sang tho inusie of the
services and Chopin's funeral march
was played as the procession moved np
the aisle. The only floral tributes at
the church were from the members of
tbe family. Ona groat cross of roses,
orchids aud lilies of the valley, more
than six feet tall stood near the casket.
Mrs. Vanderbilt walked with her
eldest son, Cornelius. At the close of
the chnrch service the casket was taken
to the Vaudorbilt mausoleum, Newdorp,
Staten island.
California Staa;e Held Vp and the
nfre Relieved of Valuable.
Napa, Cal., Sept.; 15. The Calistoga
and Lukeiwrt stoga was held np yester
day by a solitary highwayman, who
modo off with the express box. The
scene of the robbery, known as "Des
perato Bend, ''was an admirable spot
for the successful carrying out of the
highwayman's plant. The rood there
ruus through heavy underirrowth and
comes suddenly around a curve, the
stage driver was confronted with a
masked robber, who covered him with
his shotgun and ordered him to stop.
The passengers were then commanded
to dismount from the stage and were
drawn up in a row, while the highway
man abstracted the express box of
Wells, Fargo & Co., bnt left the
United States mail bag. After robbing
the passengers, the bandit then plunged
into the thicket which adjoins the road,
and the last heard of him was a report
which probably indicated the blowing
off of the lock on the express box.
SEA SERVICE FOR SCHLEY.
Admiral 1 to Take Command of the South
, All utic Squadron. .
, Washington, Sept. 16. Some tune
ago Admiral Schley applied to the navy
department fot sea service;. At present
he is head of the retiring board. The
navy department has now granted the
request and has notified him to hold
himself in readiness . to command the
South Atlantic station. Tbe depart
ment is about to take Steps to make the
command commensurate with his rank
by increasing considerably the number
of vessels on the station. The Cincin
nati probably will go there. The De
troit is already on her way to join and
the Morblehead is likely to be attached
Altogether there will be five or six ships
on tho station when the quota is filled.
It is said at the department that with
a threatened war in South Africa,
which is part of the station, and the
disturbed conditions in Sonth and Cen
tral America, the South Atlantic com
mand is likely to become an important
one m the near future.
RAILWAY PATRIOTS.
THE S2REECHERS FOR "NATIONAL
HONOR" ROB THE SOLDIERS.
INCOME AND INHERITANCE.
Br Tul Tueee Thoae Who Should
Will Pa? Government Expeaaea.
I he following facts show that Mr.
DR. M. B. KETCHUM,
SPECIALIST. '
EYE, EAR, NOSE,
now the Corporations That Were
Aaelatea hr the Government Old
the Hold tp Act la the Cane of the
Returning Pirat Kebraakau
tloaal.
nal In this
,.iffects vest-
Incomes af-
J Bailee la t'aeoaatll
Any law Is unconstltut
country that unfavorably
ed Interests. Taxation of
iecis vestwi interests anr?a tnercfor
unconstitutional. All attencint to mm.
..uii.iicu uay meir pronortK ,nato nnrtlon
of the taxes affect vested Interests and
are therefore unconstltutk uaL All an
titrust laws will affect vet ted Interests
and will be declared unci nstltutlonal.
emu an omer laws abrldf ing corpora
nun siuuuog will oe Sot
federal courts for the
Ahe4 constitution, orlglna
for the protection of the rsfinlo i. I,.
juuicwi legislation Deen cf-nvtrted Into
an engine of OppressIou.-3maha Non-
eouiortQISeV -
islde by the
imt reason.
Ily designed
: Thnee Condemned Soldier.
Washington, Sept. 18. The secre
tary of war iu respouso to numerous re
quest cabled General Otis regarding
the two men of the Sixth infantrv who.
according to . the press dispatches had
been condemned to death in the Philip.
pines, a repiy waa received that there
was a third .soldier now to be tried in
connection with tho same case and that
wuen the court-martial was concluded
the papers would be forwarded to the
department. -
Mtrtke Delar the tuvanla.
NBW YoniC, Sept. 18.-The Cunard
line steamer Lnoania arrived at her pier
ft hours behind time. The primary
ranse of the Lueanla's delay was the
itrikeat Liverpool, which compelled
Ihe company to mad the great steamer
JL a t .
t.ua ooys nna inexpericticed men
fremen, who were nimble to keep
'he stcanl to the standard required.
Chief of Yaa.nl Tortured.
Mazatlan, Mex., Sept. 18.-Private
advices from Sonora show that Chief
Tetabiate of the Yaqnis, who remained
loyal to the Mexican government, was
seised by the rebels ind cruelly tor
tared, being stripped, slashed with
knives and bis body shockingly muti
lated, while the Yoquis danced about
him', taunting him.
Lockout ia ftrotlaud.
Dt'NDF.s, Scotland, Sept. 18. A lock
out will begin tomorrow at 50 Dundee
mills, throwing 85,000 men out of em-ployma-
- : -
as
up
PENSIONS FOR VETERANS.
Commander-in-Chief Shaw Will Devote
Much Time to Securing Them.
New York, Sept. 13. Albert D.
Shaw, tho new Commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic, said
last night: "A great deal of my time
will bo giveu to pension legislation.
The old soldier is entitled to lasting con
sideration. What if the pension roll is
long? 1 he union soldiers saved this na
tion. Their reward should be common.
Borate with their services. If the bnr
den should prove too heavy, I am in fa
vor of a patriot pension bond issue, so
that only the interest would have to be
met from year to year. Let prosperity
meet the bonds when they mature.
hy not? The conntry was saved to
posterity. It is only proper that a part
of the burden Bhould fall on posterity."
Nay a Mli-Cp I Certain.
Nogauw, A. T., Sept. 14. Herron,
the American who was rescued by cow
boys from the . Mexican officers near
Naco, has arrived here. He says that
75 cowboys ore encamped there, de
termined to rescue two other men.
Captain Kosterlitaky with a troop of 40
men is there on guard. Herron says
that a light cannot be avoided. ,
Klgtit Hundred Homele.
St. Thomas, Sept. 15. Advices re
ceived at St. Kitts yesterday from the
island of Anguiilo, one of the British
West India islands. Leeward group.
say that a hurricane during the night
of Sept. 8, destroyed 200 houses and
rendered , 800 people homeless. There j
was Considerable loss of property aud
similar damage at St. Martin.
Hatfield Found Oullty.
WttUAMsoN, W. Va,, 8ept. 18. Eias
Hatfield, who on July S murdered II.
E. Ellis, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree. The jury reached
this verdict after deliberating more than
It hours. The special grand jury has
returned iudictments against a number
of the Hatfield clan, two of which are
for eomplcvy -"- tbe murder of U. .
Ellis. '
Among the most persistent screech-
ers for "national honor" have been the
officials of our railroad corporations.
Among those who have profited most
through corrupt legislation. In the
front rank we see the railroad corpora
tions. Among those who have profited
most through the sufferings, privation
and sacrifices of our noblo volunteers
have been seen the railroad corpor.-i
tions. Among those illegitimate com
binations who ask more of and reudc
ie io me pcopie or mis and every
otner commonwealth are seen the nii
road corporations. Of all wealthy
combinations, among those who owe
the people most gratitude are to be
found the railroad corporations. But
notwithstanding these things, omon
tne most conspicuous lngrates to the
people are found the railroad corpora.
lions. i
Eighteen months ago this nation was
confronted by the choice of permitting
a oartiarous government to makiea
a weak and poor but brave and patri
otic people or take up arms In defense
of those principles on which the Auier
lean republic was originally founded,
Throughout the length and bremlth of
this land brave men, tho flower of our
physical manhood, rushed forth to vol
unteer in defense of those principles,
luey enlisted In a war for humauitv,
Nebraska furnished a regiment tor that
war composed of men who have won
not In a war for humanity, but one
they had not bargained for-laurels
for their state that have added glory
to them as soldiers and a name that
Nebraska shall long be proud of.
I hese men were mustered out of
service In San Francisco, thoueh they
enlisted In Nebraska, Their home
coming was not expected last winter,
so that the legislature could not pro
vide funds for It. The railroads are
making a rate of fare from San Fran
cisco to the Missouri river of $32.50.
but not for these voluuteers. They
ask $37.50 apiece for them as second
class passengers without berth accom
modations. It would require $35,000
on these terms to bring the noble First
home.
uovernor Poynter, In pursuance of
his duty as chief executive of this
state, made a 6plendid effort to get
the railroads to bring these boys home
on the promise that he would recom
mend an appropriation next winter to
reimburse them. He appointed two
representative men to negotiate with
the roads as to terms. His commis
sioners were treated with contempt by
several of the roads, as they had all
"agreed" not to fall below $37.50 per
man, notwithstanding the fact that
previous to May 1 they were making a
rate of $25 for the same trip. The
wealthy citizens of tbe state were
then appealed to. With few exceptions
these refused donations. One of them
offered $S,000 toward tbe fund. -The
plain people, who always do their
duty, raised some $10,000. This $15,
000 was offered the roads in cash,
with due bills against tbe state for the
balance, $20,000. They again refused.
The governor at last appealed to the
patriotism of tbe banks. Strange the
patriotism of banks! It was for sale
at 6 per cent, upholding Secretary
Gage's remark that our present war
was for philanthropy and C per cent
Not only that, but the other strings
tied to it made It Impossible for tbe
governor to comply. So, after be had
exhausted every honorable means, he
is at last forced to abandon all hope of
getting the boys home at state ex
pense, and in a splendid letter to the
people of the state he tells the reason
why.
The people have given the railroads
the right to exist They have given
them valuable franchises and millions
of acres of land. It Is they whose In
dustry has made railroading possible.
Occasionally a railroad corporation
ruus behind financially. It appeals to
the court, which is an Institution main
tained by taxes which tbe people pay,
This court Is kind to tbe road. It runs
It for a time free of charge. When It
puts tbe road again ou its feet, makes
It pay. It kindly turns the road over
again to the private eiwners. How gen
crous tho people nr&! ,
Then when the people want what Is
due them they get on their knees to
the road magnates, who place their
thumbs In their armboles and scorn
the people. Then the roads fail again,
and again tbe people lift them out of
their trouble and put them on a paying
basis. Then It occurs to some of the
people that If tbey can succeed in
again putting the road on a paying
basis when it has run down they can
run it to the advantage of the people
t all times. To this tbe railroad re
plies that tbe government cannot run
the road as well as the private Indi
vlduals. And, strange to say, some of
the people believe It
Some day the people will know
enough to own the railroads them
selves and have them operated by tbe
government for tbe benefit of tbe people.
Since the above was written D. E.
Thompson, a man of large bean, has
lent the state. $20,000 and the Cudahy
Packing company $3,000. so by tbe
time this reaches our readers the First
Nebraska will be on their way home
to welcoming arms and the plaudits of
an admiring commonwealth. Omaha
Free Lane.
Astor will have to pay dearly for be- TTTPn AT P! AT A "RlfTT
coming a Britisher, but the money will A x'-tx x i A a.AAi,Aj.
Spectacles Fitted Accurately
All Fees Reasonable.
OFFICE, 226 So. 10th St Lincoln.
I -
come from this country
for me privilege or becoming a
British subject William Waldorf As
tor will have to pay the queen an-
Dually between $50,000 and $200,000
as au income tax alone. For the privi
lege of dying a Britisher Mr. Astor
will - be taxed about $8,340,000. In
England the rich pay. The British
Income tax Is equivalent to 3 1-3 per
cent on all incomes of more than
$2,000 a year." ; :
way can't we have an Income tax
and an inheritance tax such as those
of England? It Is because our voters
dout think enough, because they fol
low party too blindly, because the
masses do not realize the amount of
E Delivered in any part
oftheCity. ,
TelepHone -47 S.
umnm-s ao not realize tne amount of n - yv nrtMAI r0
wealth that they create, because they Uf. W. j. Htl IInJL-UO,
sufiGcon.
ciolra of the wealth that they create
only sufficient for their urgent wants,
blindly allow the larger part to go to
the wealthy and allow the wealthy to
lorgeiy escape taxation. If this is go
ing to continue, then the way to "even
up" Is to put a heavy tax on very
large estates after the former owner
Is dead. ,
A leading English legal authority
says tnat the dead hand has no rights.
me win that the hand now dead has
executed is also dead, except as the
state brings It to life. Tbe inheritance
of property Is not a "natural" right It
Is no right at all, except as the law
grants tbe privilege. The state could
take all tbe property of Its citizens at
death, or it can take any part, leaving
the remainder to be distributed accord
ing to law or will. No man during tbe
short period of a human life can earn
$1,000,000, nor one-tenth of It. Society
in general creates the wealth of oUr
large fortunes, and If the owners man
age to get them and also largely escape
taxation during life society should take
back a large share at the death of the
owner. This Is done lu England and
all European countries, but we are Just
beginning. We should rapidly Increase
this tax. but only on large estates.
Medical World.
Rooms 17. 18. 19. Burr
Blk. Phones 655. ti56.
Lincoln.
HEADQUARTERS FOR GOOD -LUMBER
AT LOW PRICES. -
F. W. BROWN,
LUMBER GO.
7tu & O Streets, Lincoln, - Nebraska.
Tho Most Popular Resort in the City.
JUUUS OTTEN'S .
SALOON,
"The Oasis"
146 So. 11th Street,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Fine Wines. LitiuorsAc Olo-am Hot I.tinnh
every morning from 10 to a, & evenings-.
PAINLESS
Aatl-lmperlallatle.
The platform adopted by the Peo
ple's Party of Nebraska at Its recent
state convention strongly condemns
the course of the administration In the
Philippines. - ...
How They Do It In Maraelllea.
Foreign cities have been much
Blower than those of America to adopt
electric traction, but they are now
coming to It rapidly. The public con
veyances of Marseilles for many years
have been omnibuses and horse cars.
The latter are now to go, and most of
the former will also disappear, no
doubt, at least In streets served by
electricity. About two years ago the
Compagnle Geuerale Francalse de
Tramways of Paris secured the neces
sary concession for working the revo
lution now In progress In Marseilles.
Before the close of 1809 It Is probable
that all the principal thoroughfares of
the latter city will have trolley enrs in
operation. Tho uniform fare, for long
and short rides, will be 10 centimes, or
Cents of American money. Hith
erto It has been customary to charge
cents beyond a certain limit.
The concession will expire In 1950,
Not only must the compnny pay the
city an annual fee of $20,000 for the
use of the streets, and an additional
tax based on the receipts after these
exceed $1,400,000 a year, but at the end
50 years the tracks and appurte
nances pass Into the hands of the mu
nicipality. If during the last live years
of the concession it appears that the
company is allowing Its property to
deteriorate, the state reserves the
right to seize the company's revenues
to maintain the road in good condition.
The state will take such rolling stock
us it wants from the company in 1050,
but is under no obligation to pay for
more than It wants. The state maj
require the holders of the concession
to remove the tracks at the end of
60 years if it Is not deemed expedient
then to continue the operation of the
road. New York Tribune.
EXTRACTION
RIGGS,The
Dentist.
141 So. 12th S., Lincoln, Neb.
Gold Alloy Filling. , $1,00
Gold Filling . . $1.00 and up
Gold Crowns . . $5.00 and up
Set of Teeth . ... . . - $5.00
Best Teeth ...... $8.00
RIGGS, The Dentist,
141 So. 12th 1st., Lincoln, Neb.
I. D. DAYTON
A.DAYTON : v -
(9 Q) (2 Q) (Q Q)
Steals 15 mtfr up .
Utopia
5tuiu0 fall
131 SOUTH
11th STREET,,
A thoroughly up-to-date resort
for hungry people.
A Social Problem.
My friends, you may deny there Is a
social problem confronting us as a na
tion. You may assert that every man
can find all the work he wants at his
own rate of wages. You may think
that the land trust the most iniquitous
of all; the money trust, with Its Infamy
In covertly stealing from the people
their bard earned wealth; the Iron, oil.
sugar and all the other trusts are all
public benefactors; that they raise
wages and lower prices to the consum
er. Rut friends, the awful fact re
mains that where 30 years ago we had
one millionaire we now have a thou
sand and that where 30 years ago we
had one Idle man we now have a
thousaud. You must be aware that the
chasm between the rich and the noor
Is constantly widening, makiug a few
ldlo rich on one hand and an army of
Idle poor on tbe other, all of whom
must have food and shelter, and the
denial of which threatens tbe stability
of the republic, on one hand a caste of
wealth, on the other an army of wage
serfs, both dangerous classes. Lincoln
suld no nation could long exist half
slave and half free. Horace Greeley
said we had removed the shackles from
4.000.000 black men only to put them
upon many more white men as well as
black, and that, too, lu a more dauger
eus form. Laurie J. Qulnby.
Look at This!
SPECIALS.
50c Syrup of Fiir SS
2Sc Talcum Powder Ita
$i HihhIh Kttrvapsrilla ...,....75e
tl Winn of Cardul 75a
II Pinkiiama Vegetable Compound ....80o
Sic Carle Little Liver Pilla...
HI Ayera Hair Vigor
,rse Hoseliee Oermnn nyrtin
mv Witt One Minute Coush SrruD..
)l Malted Milk
It Kempx Kalsam
50c Hhiloh Consumption Cure
St fVrima ,
SI 8 S fci
l FlntlllV.n V' LWerOii
1 Bwf. Iron and Wine Tonic
Sic CriKipi (ilyccrinc Sulvo
2.K! (jrayrt Ta.
ill Mil Nrrvine .. .-. ,
$1 Pnine Ci'Im-jt Compound
.fl KilireM Swamp limit ,
ks ( avlona
1 Picrcf Karorite Prescription. ..
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All Other! Patmt Medicine-
Medici
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rtnllTrar Piracy.
If the government owned the rail
ways, our people would not have to be
running around to see shopgirls and la
borers to raise a fund to bring the sol
dlcrs home. Tblnk of that colossal old
pirate, C. P. Huntington, who has
profited more by the Filipino troubles
than any man In the United States, re
fusing to make proper concessions to
send the boys home! If he had a spark
of gratitude In him, he would send all
the boys home free, for they bare been
Instrumental In putting millions of dol
lars Into his greedy, bulging pockets.
Denver Road. . . - .
All Other 50c Patent
All Other 25c Patent Mndicinm
Fine Machine Csxter Oil. per cat
riu Machine Lubricating Oil, per sal Z5o
Fine Machine Blank Oil Me
Anti-Hjr Dope, to keen off flies on hone
and cattle, per gal $1.00
Lowest price Drng Store in Lincoln, Neb.
3d year eiperience in Ibe Drug Buainee. That
means aomething.
Riggsl Pharmacy,
FCNKE OPEHA HOl'SK. 12th and 0 8T8.
HOME FOR THOUSANDS.
If you are looking for a new;
home, you cannot do better than to
investigate the advantages to set
tlers in the new stulc of Utah. No
climate in the world is more even
tenijiered and no country offers
greater naturul resources. There
is miich land to be had cheap. Take
advantage of the half rate in ef
fect on the first and third Tuesday
of eHf-ii month to go to Utah and
to look over tho field for yourself.
See that your tickets read via tha
I.io .(Jrande Western Ky., which
will carry you through the centre
Rinl most favored part of tho state.
For copy of "Pointer to Prosper
ity," write to Geo. W. Heint, Salt
Lake City. tl ,