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NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT February 28, 1901 0 sxmimm Monday ; Tuesday and Wednesday A A three davs sellinir of present - needs. A result of fortunate purchases by us of our constant watchfulness in the wholesale market. Notice the Prices Quoted. NEW WASH GOODS. Laws, T7 in Lea mid; dark mad light col or, worth to ee, far 3 daja and to open the ae&soa. per yard. 2C Frracb gingham, 33 iucbs wide, orded elf wet, eew designa, worth 0c, special per yard. . lie Fine 20 loch dimity, beautiful designs, per jard . 15c WHITE GOODS, LINENS. White goods f aacic. worth lie to 25c, mill etid, ia one lot, per yard. 7C Good h-efcTj eottoa tawela, 17x32 inches, eub 4c Foil ire bed apreads, fringed, worth J 1.50, aped a!. eah -51.07 ' NEW OUTER GARMENTS. New f-olt akirta, upward from.... 31.25 Oae kft of aew tciu, extremely late style, 7 pore tklrl with tew Carp, Kton lack- eta. postillion bek. bell aleere. Fined with guod weinu material, 2 pockets in jax-kct. black and eolora, regnlar $10 value, our price So,Q0 Sklrtaof extra qcality serge, 11 in. Sou nee, good penalise lining. ICO inch aweep, 7 grcres, for 1 days. -$2.73 Ekirta of Woadeloth. fine -rge and broad cloth, tarn rr and cheviot, 12 inch SotsDca, I axd 7 gores, extra full sweep. taJTatc or aatla bud trtauaing, 3 and 4 rows, ibown elsewhere at Si-00, our prioe, each $3.75 Te bae a large aaaiorttnent of skirts at $9.75 and 7.94 that are shown elsewhere at 3S.00 and IJOloo. They cose in allk, pebble and broad cloth. SILKS, DRESS GOODS. Clack taSeta. ail a Ik. 19 inches wide, 59e pood, for three dva per yard 43c Plain and faery thr vieta. storm merges, all , the p"pr shade. 44 and 43 inches wide. 73 and f S valoee, limited qvaoti ty. per yard 59c DOMESTIC DEP'T. Park jpriola, standard, per yard .3c Beat Loowlale Cambric, soft finish, rwill ends, per yard ,. ......1 7 J4C Abt 73 pair alf wool white bd blankets, wol! up to on sale for 3 days. cr while they last, in one lot. a pair. S2.97 DRAPERIES, CARPETS. ffwiaaee, 3C inehea wide, dotted and striped, worth to 1 Sc. tor 3 days, per yard. ....... .0c Scotch cseaHoa. 4S inehea wide, worth facia 30 to 44c for 3 days, per yard. 22 HC it eapeevauy gooa ingrain earpei, per to., ."c NEW UNDERGARMENTS. Infants long slips, fine cambric, ruffle trimmed, each. -2aC Children's short dresses, sizes 3 and 3 yrs., made of cam brie, neatly trimmed, em-' broidered yoke, each 29 and 5C Women's petticoats of black mercerized f . cloth, extra full width; length 40 to 44 inches, 'stand-out flounce, with three 5 inch accordian pleated ruffles, 82.25 val- - ues, special, each $1.75 A lot of black and colored mercerized sat een skirts, , 3 rows corded stand-out ' flounce, edged with 6 inch accordian pleating, each; $1.37 An exquisite showing of laces, including all the. late novelties as well as the staple and pop ular styles. HOSIERY. Women's cashmere hose, black, and grey, 25c goods, a pair. 15c Men's heavy-wool socks, black and tan, 25c grade, a pair 17C All the women's 50c fleece lined hose, reg ular and out sizes, to close, a pair -37c SHOE DEPARTMENT. A lot of women's shoes, lace and button, tan and black, heavy and light soles, new roods, late styles, sizes 10 to 2, worth to 31.50, special, a pair 97c A lot of women's kid shoes, button or lace heavy or light soles, up-to-date styles, a pair $1.50 A lot of women's fine kid shoes, heavy and light soles, the new spring styles, sizes 3 to 8, a pair $1.97 UNDERWEAR. Women's long sleeve vests, ribbed cotton, 25c good", each . 17C Women's Egyptian cotton and natural gray ribbed union suits, worth 50c and 69c each 43c Women's fitie X all wool drawers, worth 91, 00 and Sl.25, special 59c NOTION DEPARTMENT. Vaseline, special, per bottle ' -3c Woodbury's facial soap, per cake i2HC HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. No. 9 wash boilers, heavy tin, each 43c 3 sewed brooms, new stock, each ...-15c 10 qt heavy tin pails, each -10c Spring mop stocks, each 7C i p 1 n 1 jp-e-awg g.ts W2it tB" 1 . "'H.UKUX.'1 'JHSF muMifti. 1 Tr 11 - i.v-...-. OUEENSWARE DEPARTMENT Jardinieres, glazed, each i. . f 9c 97c hand painted Jardinieres, each........ 60S Same as above, $1.47 goods, each.. ---7!C Same as above, SI. 97 goods, each. ... .... .1.00 A SALE OF WHITE SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SETS All the white sets in the store, Johnson Bros., Meakins, , Grindley's, Warwick and Colonial, for three days, per 6et of 100 pieces ........ $6.97 ART GOODS JEWELRY. Tapestry pillow tops, each. . . . . . ... . . 13C Stamped and painted tops,: each ........ . . .10C Sofa cushions with raffles. ........... ... v . 39C Silver plated tea spoons, each. ............. -5C Silver plated table spoons, large, each. .....1QC Hat pins in new and very pretty designs, each ...25C HEN'S FURNISHINGS. Men's new spring neck scarfs, Windsors, etc., all the new and desirable styles and colorings, large line, each . . ........ .25c We've junt opened the new stock of men's fancy shirts for spring and summer, stiff and soft fronts. All the n. patterns and colorings, prices range up ward from ..'......-.. -47c TOY DEPARTMENT. Crokinole boards. Checker boards on re verse side, the best make, each .......... 89c GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Kettle rendered lard, per pound. - 9c No. 1 can corn, . per can.......:......... 6c XXX ginger snaps,, fresh, 2 pounds. .He Lion coffee, per packa ge. i -. : .12c Our celebrated Velvet hard water soap, 9 bars for.. ...... 25c Fancy table syrup, gallon can, each. ...... . .26c No. 1 New York evaporated apples, 4 lbs for 25c" A 60c sun cured Japan tea for three days, per pound. .44c Fine large potatoes, while they la6t, per bushel... i. - .43c Our celebrated high patent Satin flour (limited), per sack ; 93c We call our corset department The Glove Fitting Corset Department because we fit cor sets as accurately as we do gloves. The Legislature The redeemers arc la s worse mud dle thai they erer have been before. 1 lane a tad I'myne aT been taking a hasd la. he senatorial fight. Payne wrote a letter ayis !iat the failure to elect two republican senators would ls an irret .evable disaster to the re ptibllcaa party la Nebraska. Senator Steele wrote back that the election of Thompson would be a worse disaster. So there yew have It. Thompson's vote has been Inereas Iz. but toe republican caucus is grow ls tarn la combers. The Kosewater xaea all stayed tral at the last session. The last Joist ballot resulted la givlns ThcispsQJi a. Meiklejoha 23. Currle 14, JLosewater 13. Hixuhaw 13, with the re dalttjer scattering. Tte fusion Tote was divided &xson six different can delates, most, of ft betas simply com plissentary. The fusloa forces are well organized and will cast their bal lots solid whenever occasion requires. As far as iegiLatioa is concerned. It U alraott tiL The reaatorial contest abeorte all interest and nearly all the V,Tze ct the legialatlve raajorlty. There are likely to be some startling things tappen in tte near future. The story that Roewaier" xnea are getting tired and likely to abandon him la a pure fake. There Is rot a word of truth la it. THE F1SHT IS OYEfl X Twelve I!r Pfbt I m th lie lte4 la lMii( A nendrd pitr Bill mmd CaUa Tuesday was a day of onCi;c n the United States senate. Ta-re wti a costlnuooa sessioa from 11 a. m. until near midnight. The result was the passage of the Spooner bill In an amended form as an amendment to the army fcilL Am passed It reads as fol lows: -All military, elril and judicial pow ers aeceary to govern the Phllip plnea acquired from Spala by the trea ties ronciuded at Paris on the 10th day of December, and at Washington on the 7th day of Xovensber. liKK). Sill, cnill otherwise provided by con gress, le vested ia much manner as the prtdcr-t of the United States shall cirert. for the establishment of civil fweraesest and for maintaining and pittUtcUng the inhabitants of said isl aa! ia the free enjoyment of their lib erty, property tad religion. -Provided, that ail franchises grant ed BCder the authority hereof shall contain a reservation of Vhe right to alter, aiaead or repeal the same. "Until a permanent government s&all have beea established in said Ulands fall reports shall be made to ongreas on or before the first day of each regular session of all legislative acta and proceedings of the temporary government Instituted under the pro- v Ions hereof and fall reports of the art and doings of said government rxd as to the condition of the archipel ago and cl its people shall be made to the president, including all lcforma t ca which may be useful to the coa- fress ia proTHing a raore permanent government. "ProvidM. that no sale or lease or ether d is petition of the jjblic lands or the timber thereon, or the mining right therein shall be taide and pro vided further that no franchise shall j be granted which is not approved by the president of the United States and is not, in his judgment, clearly neces- I sary for the immediate government of te Islands and indispensable for the interest of the people thereof, and which cannot, without great public mischief, be postponed until the es tablishment of permanent civil govern ment; and all such franchises shall terminate one year after the estab lishment of such permanent civil gov ernment. Mr. Rawlins offered an amendment declaring it not to be the purpose of the United States to hold permanent sovereignty over the Philippines, but only to the extent necessary to secure their pacification and to establish a stable government. Rejected ayes 24, noes 45. After considerable discussion of the Philippine and Cuban questions a vote was taken upon the amendment of Mr. Vest, providing that the action of this government or its offic-ls in the Phil ippines shall be subject to the consti tution end laws of the United States so far as they are applicable. The amendment was rejected, 25 to 45. The republican majority has in fact re-enacted the old Judge Taney deci sion changed to read: A brown man has no rights that a white man is bound to respect." PHOf. ROSS VINDICATED Tha TrofeMr of Fourteen Universities Investigate the Matter and Declare Great for th Economist. When Professor uoss was dismissed in November, he made a statement in self-defense to the effect that his opin ions on silver coinage, coolie immigra tion, and the ownership of public util ities had displeased Mrs. Stanford. On the basis of this statement, the news papers brought the charge that free dom of utterance was suppressed in Stanford. The university authorities thereupon denied the allegation, and said that Professor Ross had not given the true reasons for his dismissal. As a result of continued controversy over this point, the American economists at their meeting in Detroit appointed to investigate the subject a committee consisting of Prof. E. R. A. Seligman of Columbia. Prof. Henry W. Farnam of Yale, and Prof. Henry B. Gardner of Urown. This committee, after exam ining a large mass of documentary evi dence, has concluded that Professor Ross utterances on economic ques tions were what troubled the mind of Mrs. Stanford, and led tohi3 dismissal and after long and patient investiga tion they have made the following re port: The evidence which we have been able to obtain indicates clearly also the following facts: (1) The causes which led to the dismissal of Professor Rosa existed in May. 1900. (2) Although the dismissal of Pro fessor Ross may have been occasioned by his published statement of Novem ber 14, his resignation was practically forced by the wish of Mrs. Stanford. This fact is distinctly stated in the re port of the alumni committee of in vestigation, which report apparently has the run Indorsement of the uni verity authorities. "(3 Mrs. Stanford's wishes in the matter were expressed as early as May, vjw. "(4) The delay in the acceptance of Professor Ross' resignation was due to an effort on the part of President Jordan to overcome Mrs. Stanford's objections. "The question In regard to which we have been called upon to express an opinion is: What were the reasons which led Mrs. Stanford to force Pro fessor Ross' resignation? "Two classes of reasons have been alleged: "(1) Dissatisfaction on the part of Mrs. Stanford with Professor Ross' ex pressions of opinion on questions of economic policy, notably in regard to the free coiago of silver in the cam paign of 1896, and more recent ly in re gard to coolie immigration and muni cipal monopolies. "(2) It has been asserted or sug gested that Professor Ross has mad3 statements before his classes reflect ing upon Senator Stanford, that he had shown himself selfish and lacking in loyalty to the university, that he was erratic and frequently overstepped tho bounds of academic propriety in the manner of giving expression to his opinions, that his publication of No vember 14 was a violation of confi dence, and that there are facts which, if disclosed, would reflect upon his personal character. "While it is, of course, impossible for us definitely to determine what facts or reports of supposed facts may have weighed with Mrs. Stanford, the evidence in the possession of the com mittee seems to justify the following conclusions: "U There is no evidence to show that Professor Ross gave occasion for his dismissal by any defect in moral character. On the contrary, President Jordan states in his letter of February 7 to the committee: 'No ground exists for any interpretation, of his dismissal reflecting on his private character.'; "(2) There is no evidence to show that Professor Ross gave occasion for his dismissal by incompetence. On the contrary, President Jordan , stated in a letter of May, 1900, that he was 'a careful thinker and a patient investi gator,' 'a constant source of strength' to the university, an 'one of the best teachers, always just, moderate and fair. "(3) There is no evidence to show that Professor Ross gave occasion for his dismissal by any unfaithfulness in the discharge of his duties. On the contrary, President Jordan stated in a letter of May, 1S00, that 'he has been most loyal, accepting extra work and all kinds of embarrassments without a word of complaint,' and that he was 'a wise, learned and noble man, one of the most loyal and devoted of all the band' at the university. "(4) There is no evidence to show that in his published statement of No vember 14 Professor Ross violated any confidence reposed in him. On the contrary, in a letter of December 24, Professor Jordan states: I wish, af ter conversation with Dr. Ross, to withdraw- anything I may have said implying that he had knowingly used confidential material, or la any other way violated personal proprieties in making his statement.' "(5) Concerning the point that Pro fessor Ross gave occasion for his dis missal by remarks derogatory to Sena tor Stanford, your committee finds, in a statement by Mr. C. F. Lummis, in the Land of Sunshine, dated Christ mas, 1900, the following passage: "The precise words Professoj Ross may have u'sed I do not know, but I do know., that, tie has stated in his classes in Stanford many things which his students; understood to be reflec tions on Senator Stanford; and I know also that Mrs. Stanford -firmly be lieves that he did slur her husband's memory. "In the Independent of February 7, 1901, Mr. Lummis repeats his charge, ruoting Mrs. Stanford's reasons for his dismissal. . . . 'He has called my husband a thief.' ; "The committee also finds that Pres ident Jordan, in a letter of November 16, 1900, states: Mr. Keesling informs me that he and others of the alumni have heard you in your classes condemn the means by which Mr. Stanford became rich, in such a way as to make it clearly a per sonal reference, and that some time last year Mrs. Stanford was told this by a prominent alumnus, Mr. Crothers, if I understand correctly. "In a letter of the next day, however. President Jordan retracts this by say ing: 'Mr. Crothers tells me that he has never mentioned the matter in question to Mrs. Stanford. I was not sure that .1 understood my informant to say so. , . "Professor Ross, moreover, at the time unqualifiedly denied all such charges, and insisted that statements to this effect are 'a thorough-paced falsehood and a disingenuous attempt to befog the ,real issue.- In another place he says: 'The charge, from any quarter that I have ever made remarks derogatory to the character of Senator Stanford isfalse;; absolutely without foundation.' In a subsequent letter he states: 'I have never referred in a de rogatory way to Senator Stanford, nor have I reflected upon the manner in which he accumulated his fortune. Both my. sincere respept for the sena tor and my sense of the proprieties of my position forbade anything of the kind. i , . :t,. "Moreover, that this charge could not. have been, a determining cause in President Jordan's acceptance of Pro fessor Ross' resignation, is shown by the fact that,i in a letter of November 16, two days after his dismissal, Pres ident Jordan says, in reference to these charges: 'I never heard anything of the sort before.' "(6) There is no , evidence to show that in the opinion of the president of the university Professor Ross, in his utterances on; the silver 'question, on coolij immigration, or ; on municipal ownership, overstepped the limits of professional propriety. On the con trary, Jordan stated in May, 1900, that his remarks on coolie immigration and on municipal ownership were in accord with the drift of public sentiment on those subjects,' and that even on the silver question 'he never stepped out side of the recognized rights of a pro fessor. f . "(7) There is evidence to show. "(a) That Mrs. Stanford's objections to Professor Ross were due. in part at all events, to his former attitude on the silver question, and to his ut terances on coolie immigration and on municipal ownership; and "(b) That while the dissatisfaction of Mrs. Stanford, due to his former at titude on the silver question, antedated his utterances on coolie immigration and - municipal ownership, her dissat isf action was , greatly increased by these utterances. . -.-. "As to (a). This is shown by the fact that President Jordan at first at tempted to deter Mrs. Stanford from taking any action for such reasons, stating, In a letter of May, 1900: 'I feel sure that if his critics would come forth and make their complaints to me in manly fashion, I could convince any of them that they have no real ground for complaint.' President Jordan, moreover, intimated that to dismiss him for uch reasons would be im proper In the extreme, for 'no graver charge can be made against a univer sity than that it denies its professors freedom 'of speech. v - "As to (b). This is shown by the fact that not until immediately after delivery of the coolie . immigration speech did Mrs. Stanford force Profes sor Ross resignation, as well as by the fact that in a letter of June, 1900, President Jordan stated: "The matter of immigration she (Mrs. Stanford) takes most seriously.' " ' "In the, same letter, while Mrs. Stan ford's objection Is declared to be due to the fact that the reputation of the university for serious conservatism is impaired by the hasty acceptance of social and political fads, it is added, that these 'local criticisms which weighed with Mrs. Stanford 'unfortun ately are based on chance matters and obiter dicta, not at all upon your ser ious work. "We have not deemed it wise to pub lish in full the letters upon which we have based our conclusions, but we stand ready to publish them if such a course is necessary to establish the truth in this matter. ' "We are. aware that owing to the failure of President Jordan to give definite replies to all our questions, there may be important facts with which we are unacquainted. On the other hand, we cannot but feel that a refusal to, furnish specific information in a case of such importance in which it is charged that the freedom of speech is at stake is itself a fact of significance, which, to say the least, is much to be regretted. "All of which is respectfully sub mitted: Edwin R. A. Seligman, professor of " political economy and finance, Co lumbia university. Henry W. Farnam, professor of polit ical economy, Yale university. Henry B. Gardner, professor of politi cal economy, Brown university. February 20, 1901." All the evidence in- the case was sub mitted to the leading economists in the various universities in the United States and in connection with their own report the committee publishes the following: "The undersigned have examined the evidence submitted by the above com mittee and believe that it justifies the conclusions which they have drawn: John B. Clark, Columbia university. Henry C. Adams, University of Mich. Frank W. Taussig, Harvard university. Richard T. Ely, University of Wis. Simon N. Patten, University of Pa. Richmond Mayo-Smith, Columbia uni. John C. Schwab, Yale university. Sidney Sherwood, Johns Hopkins uni. Franklin H. Giddings, Columbia uni. William J. Ashley, Harvard university. Charles H. Hull, Cornell university. Davis R. Dewey, Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology. Henry C. Emery, Yale university. Henry R. Seager, University of Pa." After reading the above report and the testimony of the professors in fourteen of our greatest universities, it might be well to reflect upon the ac tion of the two little republican re gents of the Nebraska university. You will feel like going off and having a little quiet laugh all by yourself. The University of Nebraska will ob tain, more credit throughout the whole scholastic world by having employed Dr. Ross than by any other thing in its whole history. The only trouble is that it will hardly be possible to re tain him here. The great, highly en dowed universities can pay three and four times the salary that we can here. We have only been able to retain some of our best professors by their refus ing to take larger salaries in other uni versities and have remained out of love for our great, free institution. It now steps to the front rank. It will draw students from every state in the union. It is the one great institution that dared to come to the defense of aca demic freedom and the professors of the United States, whatever their be liefs and private opinions, will never forget, that fact. Hurrah for the Nebraska university! May it ever be the home and defendei of free thought : tTHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT CATARRH Ways and Means Committee - Secretary De France of the ways and means committee reports to The Inde pendent that returns from the letters recently sent out are somewhat more encouraging. This letter was mailed on the 20th to 489 prominent populists and fusionists men who in the past have done good work in their respec tive precincts in the counties of Adams, Antelope, Boone, Burt, But ler and Cass. These six counties were selected and mailed to first to decide the question of whether the letter should be sent sealed or unsealed. And since then the work of mailing to workers in other counties has prog ressed as rapidly as possible, most of the letters being mailed on the 23d, 25th and 26th. ' Out of the 489 persons addressed, 33 have responded, a trifle less than 7 per cent. This small percentage of replies is in great measure to be attri buted to procrastination. So many put off till tomorrow what they ought to do today. Yet it is better than the av erage number of - replies to the let ters sent to county officers, members of the legislature and precinct com mitteemen. - Only ten remittances have been re ceived from precinct committeemen, although letters were sent to 1,420 of them. The total replies do not" ex ceed 30 a trifle over 2 per cent. Twenty-one county officers out of 552 addressed have responded. This is less than 4 per cent. One judge of the fourteen district and supreme judges has responded. And three members of the legislature have contributed to wipe out the pop ulist debt. All told, the collections to Wednes day noon were $200.01, and the expen ditures were $68 for postage and $23 for printing, with probable future ex penditures of about $75 for postage and printing. Hence, the outlook for pay ing off $2,300 of debts is not bright, unless our people arouse, look the mat- SEARLES & SEARLES Main Office Lincoln. Neb. r 'SPECIALISTS IN Nervous, Chronte and Private Diseases. WEAK MEM All private diseases and dis orders of men. Treatment by mail ; oonsaation free. Prphllis eared for Ufa. All forms o female weak ness and Diseases of Wo men. ElectricitYsi. JEnables as to guarantee to ear all cases earabla of the nose, throat, chest, stomach, liver, blood, skin and kidney diseases. Lost Manhood, Night Emissions, Hydrocele, Varlcooele, Gonorrhea. XJieet, Piles. Fistula and Bectat Ulcers, Diabetes and Bright Disease, 1OO.0O for a ease of CATARRH, RHJCUMAT18M. DYSPXPBIA r SXFHU.IB we cannot care, if curable. Cared at Homebvnew method without pain or LKE. 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The taxpayers who were benefitted by fu sion economy in state government are surely , willing to contribute each ac cording co. his ability; but the hjtbit of '.'putting off" till a more convenient time and the great amount of labor required to send all a personal letter, renders the ways and means commit tee's work a difficult task. The IndepenJent has been wa.tcb.ing the work of the ways and means com mittee, and believes that every reason able effort is being made by it to col lect funds. We had Intended to preach a short sermon on the evils of procrastination but will wait an other week for developments. In the meantime, if you, dear reader, are one of those who can contribute something but have carelt ssly "put it off," let us whisper in your ar: Whatever you do, do it at once. - RECEIPTS. Previously acknowledged ...... $148 S6 To Wednesday noon. .......... 51 15 Total ...$200 01 COUNTY officers: Previously acknowledged...... $ 52 66 G. E. Lundgren, treas., Knox.. 3 00 A. H. Bowen, judge, Adams. . 3 00 LEGISLATORS. , Previously acknowledged...... $ 4 00 Claus Grell, rep. 9th dist...... 2 00 J. T. Calkins, rep. 31st dist.... 5 00 PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN. Previously acknowledged...... $ 36 70 A. J. Rogers, Seward 2 25 R. R. Schick.... ..50c D. D. Remington, Co.treas.25c J. Wise .50c C.H.Adams......... 25c Fred Grahner..V. 25c "Cash" 50c W. H. Kinnison, Sherman Nuckols 1 00 E. A. Ives, Pleasant Valley, Dodge.. 2 50 Eben Ives....... ..50c George Westlaken. 25c James Harvey $1.00 C. Andrews.. ............ ,25c H. W. Hastings 25c : V ' E. A. Ives 25c Elisha Kinney, "P," Seward 100 E. H. Lancaster, Liberty, Fill more i 1 75 STATE OFFICERS, STATE COM MITTEEMEN, ETC. Previously acknowledged....... $ 55 50 Geo. Horst, st. com., Polk...... , 7 00 C. Mr Lemar, st. com., Saunders 2 00 J. S. Freeman, st. com., Platte. . 7 00 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Adams Henry Brumgart, jr., Hastings. $ , 25 John Farner, Hastings , 25 J. A. Frank, Ayr. . ............. 25 Antelope J. S. Stringfellow, Oakdale.... 25 J. D. Hatfield, Neligh. , , ... 50 E. C. Taylor, Neligh ........... 25 B. M. Macaulay, Clearwater.... ; 25 G. II. Hanks,- Creighton. ...... i 25 Chas. Johnson, Brunswick . .25 Alex Graybill, Ewing. . . 25 Boone .-. H. F.. Snider, Cedar. Rapids .... I 10 G. C. Stillinger, Boone ........ .25 O. E. Walters, Petersburg . 1 00 A. O. Finstrom, Closter........ 50 Ed Evans, Closter..... 50 A. J. Thisthammer, Albion..... 50 Burt T. E. Hall, Lyons.. ...... ....... O. A. Plummer, Craig,,.. W. B. Wallace,' Tekamah . . . . . . "Hayseed," Craig. . .;. ..... ... . A. P.' Job, Tekamah .". . . .-. .'. . . . . S. S. Brokaw, Craig....;...... "Bryan Democrat," Argo S. E. Hurlocker, Tekamah...",. "T," Oakland . ; . . . . . . . . .w ...... Butler A. M. Walling, David City...."; B. F. Showalter, Bralnard Dr. A. J. Stewart, David City . ; W. W, LaMunyon, Rising City . G. S. Mahlin, Rising City...... E. R. Gregory, David City.;... Cass - ; ' ; 'v"; -D. W. Foster, -Union.". . . . . . 1 Wm. R. Davis, Nehawka. Lancaster Frank Phillips, Panama. . j John Martin, Ceresco.-.i..'... Henry Foerster, Davey .... . . . A. H. Weir, Lincoln ...... . . Byron Clark, Greenwood . . , -. ; . J. F. Mummle, Malcolm. . :. . . ; . . J. W. Crist, Lincoln. . L 50 '25 25 : 25 30 25 25 1 oc 50 .:,o Adams county.... Antekpe county.. Boone county..... Burt county...... Butler county . . . . Cass county...-. i Lancaster county. ............$ . .... . . . ; 50 - 25 50 ; '25 25 ; 25 ' 75 2 00 2 85 3 55 2 00 i 75 1.75 Total ...... 13 63 RECAPITULATION. From county officers. ..........$ 58 66 From legislators . . . -i . . . . . . . .... 11 00 From precinct committeemen. . 45 20 From state com. and officers. .. 71 50 From individual contributors.. 13 65 ' Total I', . ; . U. . , V ......... ... $200 01 THE RECORD'S INFAMY Its Washing-ton Correspondent Denounced . by Members of Congress as an,. . Odlou Talslfler. - ? Washington, D. C, Feb. 25,' 1901. Editor Independent: Our attention has been called to an article copied in your paper; and 'credited to the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record, concerning Senator Allen and his ac tions and condition on the occasion of the announcement of the electoral vote in the house of representatives on the 13th Inst. i The article referred to is a tissus of malicious and outrageous falsehoDds. The joint session was held in the hall of the house of representatives. , The room was very much crowded and the senators marched in, coming down the center isle of the hall by twos, the vice president pro tempore, walking arm in arm with Senator Allen, heading the line of senators. We were all proud of the position ac corded Senator Allen on that occasion, it being a post of honor; he having been selected by the vice president pro tempore for the reason that he was one of the senators from Bryan's state and represented - the opposition : party. Senator " Allen conducted . the vice president pro tempore to the speaker's stand, presented him to Speaker Hen derson, and then retired to the au dience and took his seat among the other senators where he remained throughout the entire proceedings. No telegram was handed him by any s :r (Continued bn Page Six.) Spring Catalog Will Be Ready March 15th The most complete one ever sent out by - The Nebraska." , Cloth ing For Men and Women Send us your name at once that you may be one of the first to re ' ceive it. ,; - . - '