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t The Alliance-Independent The Alliance I (dependent Is ths tests Tbe (torero ment own ership of railroads and telegraphs. Advertising medium in tLe west. It is especi ally valrable as a mean of reaching he farmers. Its circulation is as lame in Nebraska as tbe cir culation of all he "farm Journals" combined. Give This. Allianck Ikdependest a trial it joa want good results.. That freight rates in Nebraska be reduced to a level with those in force in Iowa, The bnilding fey the national government of a great trunk line from North Dakota to the Quit of Mexico. , " f2 j mmti f i VOL. IV. LINCOLN, NEB.. THURSDAY. MARCH 2. 1893 NO. 88 V cB- -Av x, 11 i: ifK it i I JUvocalst J " J - - '., : V 1 1. if ON TO WASHINGTON. VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON EN ROUTE. ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE PARTY. His Bloomlnjtton Neighbors and Friends Crowd Around the Depot to Bid Him Farewell Will Return Immedi ately After the Inauguration to Remain Until Conges Meet! Once More. Bloomingt, I1L, Feb. 28. Vice President-elect Stevens m and family . were up unusually early to-day and started for the union depot in car riages at 7130 o'clock. On their ar rival there they found a crowd of fully 8,000 people awaiting. When Mr. Stevenson left his carriage, the family at once went to a private car in wait ing, but he was compelled to stop and give each person a farewell hand shake. At 8 o'clock the train pulled out, and as it passed out one grand fare wU cheer was given. The entire train is under the auspices of the Illi a lois Democratic club and from here to -WVashington is in charge of John Eddy, Khairman of the club's committee on V .with provisions, etc., and in one end contained a barber shop. ' Next to the baggage car was a dining car equipped with edibles sufficient to supply the party for eight day's. Following the dining car were four sleeping cars. Following these was the private car of President Oakes of the Northern Paci fic, tendered Mr. Stevenson for his per sonal use. When the train was filled there were about 125 people aboard, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. James S. Ewing and son Spencer, Mrs. Stevenson's sister, Mrs. M. T. Scott and daughters, Misses Letitia and Julia; Miss Blanche Burn' it of St Louis, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bunn and daughters, Misses Laura and Fannie; Ji. Jj Funk, the newly elected Republican congressman who will succeed Owen Scott; Robert E. Williams, Charles Stevenson, nephew of the vice president; Harry C. Bunn of Chicago, W. H. Bunn of Warrens burg, Mo., and a number of newspaper men. " Immediately after the inauguration Vice President Stevenson and family ' will return to this city, where they f?' will remain until next December un iSf less a special session of congress is ' ' 'called. It is quite likely that his fam ( ily may return on this train, which will leave Washington on the after noon of March 4, on account of Mrs. Stevenson's health, which is not very good. Tbe Senate Acts on Pensions. Washington, Feb. 28. After the agricultural bill had been placed on ' the senate calendar to-day the pension appropriation bill was taken up and Mr. Gorman called attention to the K fact that a bill appropriating over $166, 000,OOJ was being run through the senate with very few senators- giving any notice to it. After discussion by Messrs. McPherson, Palmer, Piatt and Allison, the bill was passed without amendment. Congressman Tarsney Improving. Washington, Feb. 28. Congressman farsney s nght against illness begins i give promise of being a winning one. l; S U 1 1 1 1 J 1 better for the nrst time in a week, lie slept without the use of morphine and this marked a distinct improvement iu his condition. Visible Supply of Grain. New York, Feb. 28. The visible supply ot grain In store and afloat on February 25 as re ported by the Now York produce exchange, is as follows: Wheat 69,561.000 bu: decrease, 652,000 ba Corn 15,094,000 bu; increase, 36,000 bu. Oats 6,456,000 bu: decrease, 231,000 bu. Rye 915,000 bu; decrease, 2,000 ba Barley 1,872,000 bu; decrease, 86,060 She Made Two Good Failures, fi Billings, Mo., Feb. 28. Nellie Ray Attempted yesterday to shoot Fred fiouse, a telegraph operator, because he paid attention to another girL Failing to do him any harm she at tempted suicide by taking morphine, but in this also failed. f Swltzler Boomed for Statistician. Washington, Feb. 28. Colonel W. F. Switzler is being boomed for his old place at the head of the bureau of a: il. ..::ni n i a Democrat. ' Tandalla Switchmen Strike. Decatub, I1L, Feb. 28. All of thb Vandalia switchmen on the Pacific division of the road in Decatur have 4m,rtlr 4tvr Vi i rrli tv q rrp Til a c pm a nd viis for $15 increase for the foremen " I Id twenty-six cents per hour for the J 11 per s. The demand was refused and MR. CLEVELAND'S INAUCURAL He Will Kot Read His Manuscript, Bat Will Bpeak From Notes. Washington, Feb. 28. Mr. Cleve land has carefully written out what he desires to say, but will speak at the inaugural without - manuscript, only referring to topical notes to refresh his memory. The address will express Mr. Cleveland's profound gratitude to the people for the honor thus a second time conferred upon him as a mark of confidence in him and belief in the principles upon which he was elected. His utterances upon the financial policy, tariff and economy of adminis tration will be decisive and frank. Confidence in Democratic principles as able to deal with the problems of labor and capital, sectional divisions and political unrest, will be expressed. The abolition of federal interference with elections in states, will, it is said, be treated as a recognized decision of the people. The pension department, the new pavy, a vigorous quarantine and the regulation of immigration will -probably receive attention. The president may not refer openly to the question of the annexation of Hawaii, but will take a conservative stand on the sub ject and net act hastily. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland will go at once to the executive mansion after the inauguration and not take any pri vate residence as has been represented. President Harrison has had the White house put in admirable condition. He has been in correspondence with Mr. Clevelani and the latter greatly appre ciates the kind, provident and hospita ble spirit which the retiring president has shown for the comfort of the fam ily of the incoming executive. SOME WHOPPING FIFUR2S. Statement of Differences and Appropria tions for Five Years Fast. Washington, Feb. 28. At the re quest of the committee on ways and means Mr. J. C. Courts, clerk of the house committee on appropriations, has submitted a statement of de ficiencies and appropriations during the past five years. It shows that the. deficiency bill as it passed the house at this session amounted to 21,210,380, ' of which a little more than 114,000,000 was for pensions. The deficiency for 1894 exclusive of pensions, if it reaches the average de ficiency appropriations for the past five sessions, will probably be $9,500, 000. For five sessions, including the present, the deficiency appropriations were $47,220,960, or an average of &9,440,93, of which the largest was i 3, 295, 541, in the first session of the Fifty-first congress. The pension de ficiencies during the five sessions amounted to $84,481,274, or an average of 816,896,254, the largest being &.'J, 335,598 in the second session. I The miscellaneous appropriations for the five sessions amounted to $84, 918,015, an average of S6,963,03, the smallest year being the first session of the present congress, $',208,922. STRIP OPENING IN SIGHT. Friends of the Outlet Express Great Sat isfaction. Washington, Feb. 28.. Cherokee outlet matters look clearer to-day. There seems now no doubt that late, in the congressional day as it un doubtedly is, the strip will still be opened this week. The Indian bill passed the house yesterday and the Cherokee outlet opening bill will be promptly added to it over in the sen ate, where everything is now ready to sew the two together. Senator Cock rell is beginning to take a livelier in terest in affairs. "The Cherokee opening bill will go promptly into the Indian bill," said the senator yesterdav, "and every body here so far as 1 know, favors the idea. I want the strip opened. There is a pressing necessity for it, and at this late hour it is anything to open it. I would favor putting it as a rider on the pension bill or anything else to get it passed. But it will go through now and the strip will be opened." .H i -. ALL FAVOR ALLOTMENT. Chickasaws Taking Steps to Bring This A boat at An Karly Date. Pckcell, I. T., Feb. 28. The Chick asaws have started a forward move ment that marks the beginning of the end of the communal system of land holding by that tribe. A meeting of Chickasaw citizens, both full blooded and citizens by marriage, was held here last night to effect an organiza tion, the object of which is to work in every possible way to bring about the speedy allotment of the domain now ostensibly held in common by the in dividual members of the tribe. The meeting was presided over by Judge Boyd, attorney-general of the Chickasaw nation, and the sentiment 4 was all in favor of allotment as soon at possible. 'Oeserted Tils Party. Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 28. George W. Walsh, Republican speaker of the house of representatives, has re nounced all allegiance to the Repub lican party and hereaft r will affiliate with the Democrats. He said that he had never been a stalwart Republican although a member of the party. WILLIAM SENATOR-ELECT THE FISTIC CARNIVAL. Gossip About the Pugilists Who Are Shortly to Battle at New Orleans. New Orleans, La., Feb. 28. This city is again the Mecca of pugilism and during the next ten days will be the abiding place of patrons of the prize ring. The carnival opens at the Olympic club's arena on Wednesday night with Ryan and Dawson for the welter weight championship. On Thursday Robert and Lewis wrestle for the world's championship and McMillen and Hinds, a pair of featherweights, will right for an 5800 purse. Friday the Goddard-Smith fight is on, but the former is such a hot favorite that the battle will not draw many dollars. The Crescent City club's contests open Tuesday, March 7, with Austin Gibbons and Mike Daly, lightweight championship aspirants, and on ednesday, M arch m, the star attrac tion of the entire series comes off. It is the Fitzsimmons-Hall match, and should be a fitting climax to the car nival. Both men have their followers, and a large amount of money will be wagered on the result at practically even monej. TO ASK THE CHICAGO SCALE. Wabash Switchmen Will Make a Demand of the Road. Kansas Citt, Mo., Feb. 28. Dis patches from St. Louis this morning state that an important move of Switchmen employed on the Western railroads was made this afternoon by those employed on the Wabash road in calling for a conference between the grievance committee representing the Wabash employes and the manage ment of the road. The ac tion is said to be the first authorized move among the switch- men of all the roads entering St. Louis and Kansas City who have organized for the purpose of making a general demand for increased wages. The committee of Wabash men is presumed to represent all the switchmen in the employ of the company regardless of their connection with the association and the demand is for an advance to the Chicago scale of wages for switch men. . DID THEY SHARE WITE HERZ? De Freycinet and Floquet Said to Have Fathered the Blackmailer's Game. Paris, Feb. 28. The Figaro to-day professes to reveal some sensational points affecting men who have stood high in the government which it claims, were elicited by Magistrate Franqueville, during the recent ex aminations of Charles de Lessepa. It states that Charles de Lesscps testified that it was owing to the urgency of the late minister of war, M. de Frey cinet, and the late president of the chamber of deputies, M. Floquet, and of M. Clemenceau, that he yielded to the demands for money made upon him by the late Baron Reinach and Cor nelius Herz, Reinach having threatened in 1888 to bring public suit against the Panama canal company, the exposures attending which 'might have proved highly disastrous to the company. - V. ALLEN. FROM NEBRASKA. '" .J NEWS IN BRIEF. The great new battleship, Indians, will be launched at Cramp's ship yards, on the Delaware, to-day. Mrs. R. L. Tandy of Chillicothe, Mo., was forced to give up valuables at the point of a revolver by a burglar. Sermons were preached throughout New Jersey Sunday against the legal izing of winter racing iu the state. - In the placer district on Uasazampe river, in Arizona, yesterday a white man named Michaels killed two Mexi cans who attempted to jump his claim. John Jolly at Atlanta, Ga., leaned his back against a tree, put a gun in his mouth and shot off the top of his head. The cause for the deed is a mvsterv. II. IC Kuhn's two story business house in Nevada, Mo., was burned yes terday morning. Kaylor's music con servatory adjoining was damaged con siderably. Reports from Bisbee, Ariz., say a bloody border war is looked for as a result of the killing of Edward Lopez by Mexican officials across the line from Bisbee. Steps have been taken in New York to raise $50,000 to be used at once in sending Protestant evangelists to France. The Rev. Dr. Burrell is at the head of the movement in New York. Tbe lead and zinc Bales of South west Missouri and Southeast Kansas last week aggregated $123,045. Prices were strong and the output unusually heavy. Joplin's sales aggregated $29, 429, Carterville's $24,520; Aurora's $14, 013, and Galena's $32,197. THE MARKETS. Kansas City. Prices were quoted as follows: Na 8 hard wheat, 67&o; Na 3 hard wheat, 66570. No. 4 hard wheat, 5355o: rejected hard wheat, 4&352e: Na 2 red wheat, 58357o; Na 8 red Wheat 59&61c; Na 4 red wheat, 6557c. The com market was weak without being quotably lower, though some corn sold to shippers HYtO below yesterday's prices. Offerings were not large. Receipts to-day were 33 cars; a week ago, 51 cars; a year ago, 47 cars. Na 2 mixed corn sold at 33 83Ho; No 3 mixed S2533o; No. 4 mixed, 32o; Na 8 white, 34o; Na 3 white, 34&345o; Na 4 white sold at 33a Shippers paid 870 Mississippi river and 3940 Memphis for No. 2 corn; No. 8 white sold at 38! S&Ho river and 4141Mo Memphis. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. Kansas Citt, Mo., Feb 23 Cattle Re ceipts, 5,445; calves, 109; shipped yesterday, Ml. The general market was active and strong; cows weak. Dressed boef and shipping steers, 115535.50; Texas and Indian steers, I3.604 20: cows and heifers, 12 3034.15; Texas and Indian cows, ri.5oftj.80; stockers and feeders, $3 353.60; mixed. t2.609. Hogs Receipts since yesterday ,5,672; shipped yesterday, 26; The market was active and 10 to 15c higher for choice hogs; common, steady to 5c higher. Prices ranged from td 25 to SI7.95 per lOMbs according to quality. Sheep Keceipts, 2.478; no shipments. The market wiis more active at steady prices. The following are representative sales: Na Wt. Price. Na Wt Price. lsMmtlt 142 5 05 1 524 68 8 70 SI mix 80 5 00 I 48 89 8 75 Subscribe for Thk Alliance-Inds PENDENT. TOE LEGISLATIVE MILL Oar Special Beporter Discourwi on the Grinding of the Grill SOME VEST IMPORTANT BILLS- Prtsent Status f Proposed Lav;. A Few Prophecies Concerning the Outcome. The work so far done by tbe present legislature, which is visible to tho nak ed eye, is not at all stupendous. In fact there are just two bills which have so far become laws one of these is to pro vide for the salaries of the legislators themselves and tbe other is to provide for a recount of the ballots on the con stitutional amendments voted on last fall. Now it wouldn't appear to an ordi nary fellow that the passage of two bills like those in two long months is enough work to break an able-bodied legisla ture's back, at any rate. But sometimes appearances are de ceitful. I undertake to say that the present legislature has done as much work for the time occupied as any sess ion in the history of the state. When I speak of the legislature in this sense I, of course, mean the house of repre sentatives. The senate is not supposed to do anything, except to burnish up its "dignity" semi-occasionally and ad jeurn. When it comes to adjourning it is a very industrious body Indeed. The house on the other hand, has done lots of hard work and it is begin ning to bear fruit. It has introduced 545 bills red has disposed of quite a large number of them, indefinitely postpon ing most of those so disposed of. But the meritorious measures have after duo consideration been reported back to the house, put upon the calendar and many of them already passed. Tn dealing with proposed legislation I shall take it up by departments, notic ing all important bills under each head and the present standing: RAIf.ROA D LEGISLATION. The Newberry bill is destined to be come the great bone o' contention this sepsion as it was two years ago. But this time it comes up in an amended form. The railroad committee sent a representative to the srovernor and learned that he would sign a bill re ducing present rates 20 per cent. The committee acted on the principle that "hilt a loaf is better than no bread" and so tbey amended the bill until now it makes a reduction on present rates of only a little over 20 per cent. It Is also amended in a few other particulars The penalty clause is much stronger than before. The Newberry bill came up for dis cussion in the committee of the whole house. Tuesday, Feb. 28. It will un doubtedly pa?s the house, probably this week. It Is almost certain too that it will be signed by the governor. The ! only question Is, will it pass the senate? The chances are growing stronger that it will. ' The Clarke bill, in the senate, is modeled exactly upon the Newberry bill in fact, is a verbatim copy of it. It Is introduced by a republican, Sena tor Clarke, of Douglas, a bosom friend of Governor Crounse. There is hope that if the Newberry bill should not pass the senate, that the Clarke bill will. A bill has been introduced into the house and recommended to pass re ducing passenger rates from 3 to 21 ets. per mile. Another bill in the house, which has been favorably acted on is to cause railroads crossing at the 6ame grade to build transfer switches, going to a des tination by tbe shortest possible dis tance and charging shippers only for that distance. . . There is a fair chance of both these bills becoming laws. ,The bill to repeal the act creating the state board of transportation has al ready passed the house. If the New berry bill should become a law, the board, however, will be allowed to con tinue. Otherwise, "off goes its head." USURY LAWS. One usury bill, the Dobson bill, has already passed the house. It provides that all rates of over 10 per cent shall t. ...... do pronounced usurious; that usrjy shall be punishable by a forfeiture of both principal and interest. This is a good Dill and If it becomes a law will do away with the 3 per cent a month cut-threats effectually. It is very ques tionable, however, whether It will pass the senate. THE STOCK YARDS BILL. The bill cutting present stock yards rates 2J per cent Das already been re commended to pass the house by so decisive a majority that do doubt la left as to its passing that body. It was fought stubbornly, and the fight has not seated one jot or tittle. If it pass es the tic2e It will still have two formid able shoalsx cross before it gets in to harbor that' ft . statutory laws ever get Into harbor. --One of these shoals Is the senate, the ' other tbe forernor. To a common individual like your reporter, when he takes Into consideration the complexion of these two august bodies, it looks a little dubious for the poor stock yards bill, still the friends of the measure seem very sanguine of success. ECONOMY IN APPROPRIATIONS. The principal appropriations bills have already pased the house. Thev cut down the total amount nearly one million dollars under the appropria tions of two years ago. The senat3 may raise these appropriations somewhat, but I don't think to any considerable extent. This will make a vast saving to the people or the state and will make tbe gigantic steals of the past impossi- o:e. iS ,- ; OTHER PROPOSED LAWS. ! The antl-Plnkrton bill has passed the house and is now belli fought over in the senate. Will probably become a law. The bill proridlntt for the election of presidential electors by congressional districts as is now done in Michigan, has passed the house by a strict party vote. , Will pmhbly pa the senate also " But It will bs killed by Governor Crounse. ; ; The assessment bilt, providing that anv assessor or equalization b"ard wll fullv negctlngr to assns prwrty at Its full cah value shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable with sever? flop, has pased the house and will doubtlfos b"cim a law. An irrigation bill t beinar considered In both branches. It is thnueht that some kind of a measure on this subject will Worn" a law. - A bill creatine a supreme court oom missinn, or sort of auxlllarv supreme court to take te burden of work off the shoulders of the present iudeeg has passed the honae and will doubtless be come a law. Tha commission will con sist, of three judges. " The beet siiTar bounty bills havn all Wn finally killed off, so that frothing farther Is llke'y to be heard from the subject durlnp this session. Several road laws are belner discuss ed In bth branches. One bill which raises the road tax and mates some other changes in the present stafute is liable to pass, but has, as yet, had no reeommondatlon. The senate has favorably considered a bill ctlline' a constitutional conven tion. I think that such a b'll would be killed in the hnuse,. although there are a number of representatives who favor it. Several anti-railroad pass bills sre In bur, nothing Is liable to come of then. There is a proposed ensMtutional amendment to make all saloon licenses a part of the county instead of the municipal school fund. It is not far enoneh along to hazard any opinio as to what is liable to become of it. j . There is a jrreat deal of talk f an extra world's fair appropriation, but I . do not believe that such an sppropMa-" tion will ever pass hoime. The ereneral opinion is not favorable to any needless outlay of money. HANG THE SINATB. Were It not for the senate there wou'd be a larse number of rond bills become laws at this session. There may anvwsv. but at this writing it looks a linle dubious. There are fourteen corporation re publicans and three corporation demo crat In the senate and they constitute a majority and pract'cally run things. The senate always has stood between the people's desires and the statute books; always have, and I am afraid, always will. Now. I have a plan by which T think tbe people can tret some good legisla tion two years hence, if they do not get this time. In fact I have two plans. Here thev are: ' First Elect a solid ponulist senate if you can. If vou do this everything will be all rleht. Second If you can't e'ect a solid populist senate, then I would try some thing like this: It is a rather extreme measure but deoerafe evils require desperate remedies. This is the plan: Two years hence after you have elected yur state senators, hansr every moth er's son of" them and then forget to elect new ones. In th's way I think the people, with a populist (rvrn or could get about the legislation the? want. But for the presen we will all live In hope that this legislature may do some thing. J. A. E. ,