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About The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1893)
v MAYa 1893. THE ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT. 1 I r 4 J at TUOROUGULY ROTTEN ! j Printisg Combine After the Bute Printing. A rULL LSD COMPLETE EXPOSTJEE A Flein Statement of the Facts at Re vealed by the Investigatbtg: Committee--A Monster Steal. Onoe upon a time in a moment of urtd thought a genius hit upon the fact at figures will not lie. But Were is one thing that they will do, and that is, show up one of the most impudent and brazen-faced attempts to hold up the state of Nebraska upon a printing con tract that was ever conceived. When properly and correctly added, sub tracted and multiplied these innocent little figures proclaim the proof more strong than holy writ that the state treasury is about to be looted by a horde of hungry pap-suckers who have had hold of tbe public teat so long that the "stripping" point is not far hence. But for the shrewdness of a few gentle men, who have the faculty of detecting a rottenness before the aroma has stir red up the entire community, tbe state to-day would be under contract with a certain printing establishment to fur pish books and blanks for the next two years at prices ranging from 50 to 5000 Mr cent oyer the last contract, or amounting In the aggregate w w or $30,000 more than was paid for the same supplies the two preceding years These gentlemen entered a protest against the awarding of the contract and the state printing board have thus far heeded their admonition. Figures ha- been presented them showing the outlandish increases and it is to be honed that they will investigate the matter most thoroughly before binding. the state to pay such exorbitant prices in many instances one and two thous and per cent more than the commercial price would be to individuals. Below we append a comparative statement on a great many items, sufficient to show the enormous Increases proposea: 1MT I891J 1893 S y 150 10 75 10 000 375 937 c. 000 ui US 6 000 503 1308 I oo3 36 iart 5x 15 5 34 occ 46 117 to 0 0 iy 80 m 000 15 50 15 000 8 6 ', 000 S 135 a ono 44 70 44 7o 3 000 8 18 30 000 7 60 a 000 4 10 a 000 j g 3 o.)0 a 10 a 000 3 9 10 000 10 jj jo chm 16 135 lo ono 7 16 20000 j j 30 '5 10 27 a ooa 12 21 a 000 6 15 a 000 6 i c, 000 2 25 IO OOO j) 4j 5 OOO J 2- IO OOO ' a 48 3 ooo 3 8 ftoo -l9 175 s 1 000 jjo i57So I KAMI Teacher d grade certif School laws Course oi atudv Institute manual Educational directory ... Institute directory ...... Annual Report director . Census report ... .... Notice, school c,uo tav rrtincates.... " - w , Tmrhni term renort and... (ummary Co SupU annual report Institute report, per looo. Petition change in b nd ry. Notice for petition Notice to taxable inhabt nt. County trea certificate "clerk " Cert of director to Co trea. Treasurer' bond Teacher" contract , Report of tandinjr . . . . Institute enrolling blank. School tax receipts. Sale certificate Lease statement Bale statement Application to purchase .. . . . ' lease .... Abstract of sale... Ind school lease Assignments Copies Sup court calendar. Neb Sup court reports The Items upon which the biggest hauls were contemplated are the as sessment books and schedule blanks. Last year the successful bidder bid one flfth of a cent per page ou 1,500 2 quire, and 225 5-quire assessment books, and $1.06 per 1,000 for 400,000 schedule blanks. These cost the state, presuming that the bill corresponded with the bid, as follows: 1 500 2-quire assessment books. . . .. I 4f 00 225 5-quire assessment books 1' OJJ 400,000 schedule blanks. . . 00 Total ,moo The bids this year call for 1,500 2, 4 and 6-quire assessment books, and the Journal's bi4 1" I cnt 2 cents, 1 cent, and 2i cents per page, respectively. For the 400,000 schedule blanks the lowest bid, which is the State .tour t.tis ft!". iwAi.t.hlnff in the book and UCU Of U ve j " blank line is $2 50 per thousand . ow, let us see what the difference would be between this year's bids and those of two years ago, presuming the books would be ordered In the same ratio as before, that Is 1,500 2 quire and 225 5-qulre. I fc S quire aemsnt books t2,4, 'fc B-iulre ' " WW 400,tJ0 schedule blank . Total )rlu! undr 11 contract.. 4n I lid 0) Dtnrenre WW But suppose ths trd should not want any two or fire quire books this year, but would detlds to has the 1,500 dltldsd up (Miually bvtwaon ths four and si J qulrs hooks, let us ea how the (tat would corns out. Uy the l0t contract 130 books of at h at a coat of 1-3 of a rent pag would amount to lustk In hS3 lh cost would t -j 1 II 1.6V), a ditfvrsnce tl 110,670, a mera bagatella. To ka tha nutter a Hle I'lalner t- thwa who nny m undeMtand hat is mesut l quire, we will Y lhl lHilt tiulr is coinrxisea ol 40 les or W ps, therefore 3 ulr tHM.k would tonula ItWpigM 4- ptlre diubU that, and m ob. It ctt let In nn.i.vtbm to the snV'UUt if t to Unl 4 quire b tha it d a t qulrs book, sad let tie W4 Is l's ios 4 qulra h..k. wklla H U only I Bt m tulrss Agsln, oa e-qul" iH k hU h Is twe nd a half time lrgs M a quire book, their bid is the same (1 cent) per page, while on a -quire book, cheaper ajeln la proportion to bind, the bid is 2i cenU. Surely consistency vu not present when this bid was made. The fact i that the books this year will probably run very much to large s.zes and the bidders arranged their figures accordingly. If tbey should order nn equal amount of each the avt'ratre price per page would be 1 11-16 u against 15 of a cent last year aou ine do us wouia cobt ?,437 50. while under last yean figures, an even $1000.00. The plain figures 1, 21 or 2 cents per page look very unalgnlficant, but when tbe totals are footed up tbe result is aston ishing, and the contrast with last year more startling stilL LARGEST ON RECORD. Over Eighty Thousand Dollar Pat on tbe Plate in a New York Church. New York, May7.-St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church broke tbe record Ihis morning by taking up a collection that footed $81,000. Some of the vestrymen could hardly carry the plates to the altars so loaded were tbey with gold and silver and greenbacks. The rector, Mr. Greer, asked for ISO,- 000 to refurnish and refit the church, and the congregation, which is a wealthy one, raised the limit f 1,000. This is the church attended by the Astors and Vanderbilts. and in the last four years it has expended in charities and regular church expenditures $1,- 035,000. W. E. Ananias, the B. & M. Journal Washington correspondent, goes out of his wav in almost every letter to say something mean of Congressman Bryan. This Ananias is a bigger liar than the one we read about and is fast becoming a stench In the nostrils of all lovers of fair flay, tencityand honesty. Crete Democrat. HOLU J Doable Chloride of Gold Tablets REAR OUR TESTIMONIALS win nnrlAtj.ivriati-rrvt.hidfMira for less; cause no sicanesH, anu may on Kirtfu cage 01 ine paueni, wuo wm voiuuutruy DRUNKENNESS and MORPHINE the patient, by tbe nse of our SPECIAL During- treatment patients are allowed pbine until such time as tbey shall voluntarily give mem up. We send particulars and pamphlet of testimonials free, and shall De (CJaa to place sunerers irom any oi Uou wltn persons wuo nave oeeu curou HILL'S TABLETS are for sale drnag&ts at f .OO.per package. II your aruKKls your druKKist dot-s not keep them, and 1 w. blet 111 seuu you, OJ return wan, f ahlfta Write your name and address plainly, and state whether TableU are for Tobacco, Morphine or 14quor Habit. OO NOT BE DECEIVED Into purchasing any or tbe various uottirums umi are ouerta lor shir, abk ior xixi ti-t T Tr. F M ana taae tut oiuer. Manufactured only by J THE OHIO CHEMICAL CO,, SI, 63 a 65 Opera Block, LIMA, OHIO. PARTICULARS FREE. iPnn T have 1 RESPONSIBLE fAGFNTS WANTED tin writinir nlnivie ITEMS AND IDEAS. Chicago (spends $6,000,000 annually on ita schools. The longest beard is seven and one quarter feet in length, and growing on a French sculptor's chin. Monaco, with its territory of eight square miles and its standing army of 126 men, purposes to have a universal exposition next year. A little girl who lives in Lincoln county, Tenn., is said to have found a ptftui nearly as large as a marble wTtt j playing in the gravel on her fathers Walk. The city 0 lloston lays claim to the oldest postal clerk in Uncle Sams servk-e. His name is Charles, llinghatn and he has betn employed In the pott office lor forty-four years. Police Matlstles show that the ar rests for drunkenness in London are at the annual rate of one to every 173 Inhabitants, In lUrmlngham one to every 133, iu Manchester one to seven ty-one, und In Liverpool one to niiy. Tho states of Virk-utU ana "lennesee have for years been engaged In a legal controversy over the town of UrtatoL Ths state line has Wen supposed to run along the main street of the town. There are two city council, two mayors, and two set f polio. A set tlement of the dUpute appears U be a far off as r. William J. Cole, a real estate dealer, aked to I excused from Jury aervl.e In a New York vurU d. after inaMnir an liimilrs. Jtt.life Truax thu indorsed his summons: "This man U mused from jury duly lauti hie nineteenth little h..v U IU of croup anil I.I. twtity-Brt child la unwell' Mr, Cole himself la an only d. TheJai-at.es show thflr pre la tla of an actor's playing In more rUatlal utauuer than by freely ai plaudiuf. Tbey tirw various p"i" Hons. t their dies on the aUf. aud at the end of the prf-rui ike fatored prn elalm the money that the dutiora rrpurvba ilicm wit, ine prWea for the tarla s attk'lea bstUig at a Hied rat. AMONG OUR EXCHANGES. If the credit of the United Suites i good enough to Issue bonds 00, why is it not go3d enough for the issue or green backs as legal tender paper money? IVople's Rights, Seward. If all the investigating committees had a Donnelly to lead them, the trulls would not fiad it such smooth sailing, lie got after the Minnesota coal com bine and that institution do-s know "where it is at" Cherry County Inde pendent. Too much credit caa not be given the independent members of the1 legislature for the passage against the strongest opposition of republican members, of the railroad bill reducing freight rates in Nebraska 20 per cent. Independent Press, Franklin. Reports from all over the county con cerning tbe alliance work are very en couraging indeed. Many new members are being added and the interest is re viving ail along the line. The good work of the past year is bpginn'ng to bear fruit. Holt County Independent. The feeling in California is dally growing more hostile toward President Cleveland. Tbey seem to feel that his methods of dealing with Hawaiian affairs are proving him to be decidedly behind the times in the treatment of1 foreign affairs. St. Paul Phonograph. That Nicaragua canal can be built, but if it is built with government cash it must bs owned and controlled as well as protected by tbe government. The lessons of the subsidized transcontinen tal railroads and the Credit Moblller s re fresh in the minds of tbe American people. Boeky Mountain News. He was a blight preacher who prayed that the indelicate might be made deli cate, the intemperate temperate and the industrious dustrious. No wonder DFiiriiDrn wk uuabahtke ntrVltft1Dtn anu invite cardial lavestiKstlon ss to our responsibil ity aud tbe merits of our Tablets. TOBACCO in from StoSdavs. Perfeetlv harm m a cup ui murcuu im wuuuui win stop sluukuib vuewiug iu mw uj HABIT ttSZ&T' FORMULA OOLD CURB TABLETS. tbe free nse or uquor or stor- mesa oauiw iu uuiuuiumva- uy mo use vi our susn, by all VIBST-clibs enclose us .OO a pnuaage vi vui Dfing o worth and Irom of your Tablets ' Thb Ohio CncmCAL fnr aim worth f vmir thm niiriirhtiind.aithoiiiirh they did tbe work in less than three days, lam cured. ' Truly yours, MATUfiW JOHNSON, P.O. Box 44. Pittsburgh. Pa. th nam nmyini Hr fivKTiwrni It sives me DlcBHuro to sneak a wnnt nf iral fur vonr Tablets. Mv Uauor.and throuKh a friend, 1 was led constant drinker, but alter usinir your and will not touch liouor of any kind. 1 you, in order to know tbe cure was permanent. Yours truly nnmanw nom ruirif c.n 'avti-rt vuvn Your Tahtnts have performed a miracle in mv case. uaed mornhine. h VDoderuiically. for seven two packages of your Tablets, and without any effort on j(l(lr(H all Order to THE OHIO CHEMICAL CO., SI. 63 and 53 Opera Block. LIMA. OHIO. mention this paper.) ffnnaiTnraa the average minister wastes his life on finefcpun theological theories and an cient dogmas rather than tackle the common every day problem of life. Columbus Argus. Gold needs nothing behind It they say, but since its stampede for Europe there is a clamoring people at its back wish ing it would either stay at home or stop assuming to be the basis of our cur rency, and then we would not be on the verge of a financial crash at every move of its manipulators. When will tho people's eyes bo opened? People's Panner, David City. tt More circulating currency is needed to Htop so much mortgaging and debt paying Interest. Nebraska is a rich pro ductive state and the interest the people pay to the east would supjiort one el the New England states the size of New Hampshire. How many thousand dol- lais has tiariieiu county sent ess as in terest in the past live ycarsr Joup Valley, Alliance. There lift petition pending U this state to relieve Moshor, the naoK wreckir, from going leblnd ine Iron liars by his friends pay ins; the tlUO.OW) d licit. If he geU out on this we mav Main exoect to bear of him get ting wme fat government X sltloo. as It wouia appear that tbe tnivioi atiuar- ler of a million l eomiru to consuiera tlon, Home ltule, Alnswurth. ss The Mlanenota IcgUlature Investigat ing rt iutiilttfe baa unearthed rUantlo ft ami In the manner of tr alloy state aed M'hool latuts and evading taxation by tatlrvUaiidothercoriHiiate thlevt-s la wbicn iue ppiei me state nave hwt tnlllluas. This U not anarchy. O. an! Thl U just the prvsrnt beautiful stteiuof doing julU by bribery and lrjury wreo one has enough money to slandlnelth the ruling potter. If a t4Mr buia'ty man or wvinuu U als I tal f bil they are hurl led to piUn, but the tlih-ebat u lltei care lor laws .awa are just t kei the poof da eoatu down, ni are living umier a rtiunercisl anarehi. The ery rich have t laea t ulwy They are higher than law.-O'lv.tnt.ue Affus. Yoit will Pt Iresh and pure seed at OrlteWd s, liUDKHtlst tueivaui street Shrewd Iulate. It has ben shrewdly said that whea mm atDM OS W sbould soaJMSrt nnraalv gj. when tier praise us. them. It Is a rare io-ihor of Tirtua tndt-) ise cecimre which wedouot tlr-rve; and mill mora to de spite raie ttltt-h we do. "I resolve.' says Bishop B-Vf.ri(l, "never lo aaii of a man's virtues before bin face, or of bis faults behind bis bark;' a golden rule, the observance of which would at one blow banish flattery and defamation from tbe earth. Not less than 172 crimes were commit ted on t pa nihil railway cars last year, and in conketuenre tbe government has de cided to aUilihh the closed coupes and in troduce more of the American style cars, many of which are now in use. The German emperor, when a boy, was not noted for any unusual proficiency in bis studies. He was very democratic iu his manner as a youth, and during the three years be spent at school at the Cas ael gymnasium be met the other boys on terms of equality. Who are the happiest! Tbe earl of Derby answered this question recently in an address to the scientific and technolog ical school of Liverpool, an institution of which be la one of tbe founders. He said: "Having known men of many pro fessions, I sbould say that tbe happiest are those which have been devoted to science. Every step is interesting, and the success of those who succeed is last Luff." Farms for Bale. 160 acres 4 miles north of Alliance Box Butte county Neb. 70 acres in cultivation, 80 acres fenced, sod bouse and barn, two wells, will give posses sion at once. Price $8 00 per acre. 160 acres 6 miles north of Alliance. 40 acres in cultivation, all tillable. Price $7.00 per acre. There can be other land bought adjoining these if desired, tor further particulars ad dress, F. D. Kline, Alliance, JNeb. ST. JOSEPH BUGGY CO. St. Joseph Boggy Co. Carriages and Buggies at lowest prices. Catalogue, and pries list free. 6th and Messanle Sts. Bt. Joe. Mo. a cube ine mewt 1 Testimonial. from persons who have been cured by the use of Hill's Tablets. Tbb Ohio Chemical Oo. Dm ft 1 it: I have been naincr fout cure ror tobacco name, ana louna it wouia do wbat you claim for it. I ubm! ten cents of the stronireta chewinit tobacco a day. one to Ave cigars: or I would smoke from ten to lorty pipes of tobacco. Have chewed and sinokndfor twenty five years, and two packages cured me so I have no desire for it. li.M. JAYLOUO, Leslie, Mich. Dobbs Fbbrt. N. T. Co.: Gektlembm: 8ometimeaKo I sent Tablets for Tobacco Habit. 1 received 1 wasbothalieavysmokerandcbewer. son wos stronirlv addicted totheusoof to try your Tablets. He was a heavy and Tablet but three days ae qintariiiKlnK, have waited four month beiore writing JU a7 A Mid Cincinnati, Ohio. years, and have been cured by the use of my part. W. JU JUJ'J.'JUA,x. A Wagon Load Of Money does not necessarily imply content and happiness on the part of its possessor. It is not money that gives us pleasure, but the things that money will buy. Some people spend money fool ishly, and fancy they find enjoy ment in doing it, but the pleasure is more fancied than real. No man who buys The McCormlck No. 4 Steel Mower can ever I accused of spending money foolishly, and he'll lind a hundred reasons to convince him of his wisdom. We are building the No. 4 to meet the demand for a really su perior mower, one that embodies the prime requisiie f durability, con venience and light draft. You'll like this mower; not merely because thousands of other fanners i like it, but because it is a really j likeable machine. If you are going I to buy a mower you ought to see ; the No. 4. I'm ths MCttnks C'!"tt sr r- ! All sttuu furau it ua sppiaatiua. I MqCORMICK H4SVIITIN0 MAC HIM CO. : CMicaao, 111. iR. BISFORD, Agent, Lincoln, Hen. ?! Call oa . Nttrmaa A to for rarrlaifss. wairons. hinders, and all farm Implemeate We'll use you rigat 213 Houlh Moth St., UotHiln. lUrbvrA lVlef have some of tbe rhiatvst tmuvrlr la Muwln Kr sale. If yuu bare a khmi, cioar term anu want to fet uncoja property, wriw, and they wt'.l 84 uu a Rrst-vlaas deal. lUitmit A ItiWMH, litawu 10, lull U hireet. KinT furtret to rneat.ua T ALU A Nt K lP:rilNT. erbuo jm write to vae our aUrertlwrs. OBTAIN CHICAGO PBICES FOB. ALL Y0UB PRODUCE. Tbe ar te do tbis is te thi jour Butter. Poultry, Eggs, Veal. May, Craln, Wool, Hides,! Beans, t room Corn, Croon and Dried Fruits, Vegetables, or anjthlof you bave te us. Tbe fact tbat you may bave been selUnc tbese articles at bona for years is no reason that yon sbould continue to de so If you eaa And a better market, make a specialty of rert Ivlnsshliinenis direct from FARMERS AND PRODUCERS, and prtbably bave tbe largest trade is tbts wav of aay bouse In tbls market. Whilst yea sre Icckisf around for tbe cheapest market in wblcb to buy your roods, and tbus eeoueasls. lDj la tbat way, it will certainly pay ou to five some sttention to tbe beet and most profit sble way of dispalnv of your produce. W invite eorrespei denoe from INDIVIDUALS, ALLIANCES, CLUBS, sad all ergsnliaUoas wbo desire to skip tbelr produce direct to tbls msrkct. If requestfd.ee will send you free ef charge ear dally market report, sale piof directions snd sucb Infoimstloe as will be of senriee to you. If yea contemplate sals ping-. When so requested proceeds for shipments will be deposited to the credit of the ship per with any wholesale bouse la Ihicaso. Let es hear fromyou, 47-t Summers LIobrison & Co., COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 174 South Water Street Chlc&p. Reference: Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago. J. W. CASTOR, rea. J. P. ROUSE Vfee-rres. f . f . M0TT, THE FARLIERS 1IUTDAL INSURANCE CO NEBRASKA. INSURES ONLaY FARM PROPERTY PARMERS, we Invite your attention to the Farmers' Mutual Insurant) Company of Nebraska, If you are in want of Insuranoe you can not afford to Insure in any other company, and if you do not want insuranoa now, write and get a copy of our By-laws are doing anyway, Remember we are for Farmers only. PB1NCIPAL OrPICE, Boom 401 Brace Building-. TOBACCO U Far sale by sJTslneTasa ilrHcalsls, or sent by HABIT viim or sji.vu. asa ior 111 L.L.'n jaains, ana tuae do outers. . Particulars fresl TUB OHIO ClIKMICAI. CO hruaU. address st, S3, u4 Opera Black, UMA.O, A CAR LOAD OP Eureka The Best in the World just received by , G. M. Loomis. Call and See them. Also Tanks, Pumps, in the hardware line, Telephone 371. $1 1.76 Will buy a , TWELVE YARD PATTERN OF Fa e Franchise In the New Spring Shades of v Cafe au Lait. Military Black, Emerald, Tabac, and Violet ORDER . 38 inch Subline Silk Warp, all colors, .... QQ 38 inch AU Wool Whip Cord in Change. OfJ able Colors 0U 40 inch All Wool Suitings, Spring Styles . . ()0 46 inch All Wool Satin Finish German Hen- 00 rietta in all colors "N) 40 inch English Serge, Changeable colore.. Samples chetirf ully sent to outrof town customers. HAYDEN BROS.. ""SS. LINDetbMiOTeL INDEPENDENT HEADQUAHTEBS. CORNER THIRTFENTH AND U STREET LINCOLN, NEH Thrre hlocks from Capitol buUdlnf, Lincoln's aewest, aeaWst aad heel up-tow a hoi-U Klghty new rwwns Just oompteted, Includlaf larre sxinmltte rooms, enahief 1?.0 rwtne U aJl tf A. l llOOV KK 4 ttOK, itniv 1pp.SpW(.SSSSSSS Advertise in The Alliance-Independent. w. 0. LlfJCK, Seey. A. GKXENAllTEX,.Trcss. STATE AQEHT. and Constitution and learm what wr LINCOLN, NEB. II I I.TH r niX) R I D E OF GOI.D Tshtetc will ooiijplHHy dmlrox IU itmUu lor Totwoco In any foroi In Irom to t days. Perietal? harmless, cause ne skknms, and rosy be Ei vim In a cup of tea or wf&w, without tbe nowledtt of tlw pallxnt, who will voluutarlly Mop Bwoklug or Cliewlng In a few days, EASILY malt on re. 908 O Street. Pipe, etc. Tin Roofing, and anything C. M. LOOMIS SAMPLES. UREP Si