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The Sioux County Journal.
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L.J. Maunons - - - Editor.
Entered at the HarrUun I-' office & o
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JhuksdaV, Dbtembek 12, 1.9.
Senator Paddock lias introduced a bill
in the senaUi for the establishment of
two new land offices in Neln-aska. One
is to be located at Broken Bow and the
other at Alliance. Such offices would
be a great convenience to tiie settlers,
especially those making homestead en
tries.
A Rinsrins Meas. j
Tlie first message of President Ilarri. j
soil to congress was delivered on Tues
day of last week and was listened to
with marked attention by the members
of both bouses. The dx. timetit was a
cleitr, concise review of the condition of
tlie affairs of the nation, lxrth at home
ami abroad, and needed legislation is
requested on many jKjints. The fact is
noted tliat at tlte time the message was
delivered tliere were delegates from
thirtv-three different nations in Wash
ington, in conference as to the liest
methods of advancing mutual interests.
and that certainly indicates that the
various iowers of the earth are, as far
President Harrison lias nominated as ptw-ticable, laying aside the old war-
Judge David J. Brewer of the United
States Circuit court to fill tlie vacancy
on tlie supreme bench. This will meet
with the approval of the west for the
career of Judtre Brewer on the circuit
has been such as to make him a great
many friends.
in their pockets to get people to locate treaty to cover this jioiiit lias
in the towns along their line.
like feeling and advancing iin diplo
matic methods. The Chinese question
is treated with fairness but holds that
the restriction laws should lie amended
in some defective arts and the laws
rigidly enforced.
The fisheries question is sought to be
settled by visible markings so that ilis-
The B. & 51. is determined to ikjoiii putes may lie avoided.
Newcastle, and the papers along the A' new extradition treaty is urged so
line are full of advertisments for the that Canada cannot lie settled up by cit
tila p The B. & M. is one of the liest izens of the Uuited States who Lro there
town boomers we know of. They ap- to shmh1 the money tliey take with them
pear to realize the fact tliat it is money which belongs to other K-ople. A new
lieen ne
gotiated and will lie siimiiilleu to tne
senate in the near future.
Congress is urged to take steps neces
sary to protect the interest of citizens of
the Uuited States in foreign countries
where American capital has lieen invest
ed m tlie construction ot railroads, ca
nals, etc., the same having Ut n built
with the consent of the authorities of
that country.
In the review of the relations with for
eign nations tliere appears to ue no rea
son for fear of anything but the most
friendlv settlement of all questions like
ly to arise.
As to public finance it is shown that
tliere will lie a surplus for the current
fiscal year of about forty-three million
do lars. On this iioint tlie president is
very decided. He holds that the
Assistant Attorney General Shields lias
given his opinion on the pre-emption
question in the new states which is to
the effect that thfe laws are still in force
in the new states. This will be good
news to tlie settlers of the states, for
had it been decided that the pre-emptions
weie void great hardship to the people
would have resulted.
Congressman Connell, of the first dis
trict, was one of the many meniliers
caught by the defalcation cf the cashier
of the sargeant-at arms of the house a
few days ago. Mr. Connell liad $2,100
due him, part of which was salary and
part deposited. The salary part will
doubtless be made good, but the deposit
ommended to tlie ran of congress and
its imjMjrtauce to the farmers noted.
Tlie civil service laws are ommend.-d
i ul tiieir enforcement urged, ami also
tlie keeping of records of service in tlie
Various dej sirt ment s so that tliat record
mav lie used as an index to promotion.
Action on the southern elective mat
ter is i-alled for and tlie plan oi educat
ing tlie freedmen seems to 1 the idea of
the chief excutive for overcoming the
trouble. He Kits the representatives
from tliat section suggests no solution
of the problem, and therefore those who
live elsewhere must take up the matter.
The encouragement of the establish
ing of steamship lines by American com
munes is urged, as al present our inei-
cliant marine has been almost driven
from the high seas. The building of a
numlterof naval ships, gunboats and
t.rHslo boats is urged so as to plat the
United Suites in a iosilion to make some
show of protecting the immense coast
line of the nation.
The Indian question is treated in an
able manner. It is regretted tliat the
great reservations were ever given in the
manner they were as it greatly facili
tates the work of civilizing the ml man
by giving him a farm of his own and
putting him in cliarge of it.
Farms for men and schools for the
children, lie lielieves, will soon dispose
of the Indian problem, and it is urged
that in future all dealings with the In
dians lie done with the individual rather
than with the trilx-s.
Proper legislation is recommended for
the various territories and relating to the
newlv oiiened territory acquired from
the Indian reservations and many other
points concerned which space forbids our
mentioning.
Taken as a whole the document is a
strong one and congress will not lie at a
loss to find something of public import
ance to which to direct ils attention.
The reports of the heads of the various
departments are complete and exhaus
tive and furnish the means of finding out
just the condition of affairs of our na
tion.
BANK OF HARRISON,
Harrison, Nebraska.
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President.
CHAS. E,
HOLMES,
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he will quite likely loose. The defaulter existence of so large a surplus demand
carried away about ViU,WU 01 casn oe- mle immediate attention of congress,
longing to the members of the house. The money thus accumulating in the
treasury has culled into use expedients,
There is nothing after all so sensible as the propriety of which he very much
arbitration of a little difference of opin- questions. On the jioint of loaning pub-
ion regarding title to property in prefer- jc funds to the lianks he says: "Tl
ence to going into court. In Russia a loaning of public funds to banks, with
couple of parties after litigating ore out interest, upon tlie security of a
years over the possession of forty acres government liond, I regard as an unau-
of unimproved land, got together the thorized and dangerous expedient. It re-
other day, appointed an arbitrator and suits in temporary and unnatural in
had the case settled in twenty-four crease of the banking capital of favored
hours. The original suit was com- localities and compels a cautious and
ced in 1490. It has served to amuse and gradual recall of the deposits to avoid
confuse ten generations of lawyers, iniurv to commercial interest. It is
judges and clients. State Joxirvcd not to be expected that the banks having
these deposits will sell their bonds to the
The weekly bank statement of fsew treasury so long as the present highly
York shows that the banks of the city beneficial arrangment is continued.
have decreased the reserve during the They now practically get interest both
wven davs endinsr last Saturday, $1,169,- uixm the bonds and their proceeds." If
000. The banks now hold only $683,000 congress takes that .question up with a
in excess of the amount fixed bv rule, determination to settle it tliere is no
That is a trood business indication and fear but what a busy session will lie re
shows that the people are investing corded
their funds and allowing the money to Relative to the tariff the message de-
pass through the natural channels of mands revision, and takes the stand tliat
trade. With the bright outlook for the it should lie made to maintain the pro
future the financial stringency will re- tective principle and fairly applied to
lax and business of all kinds prosper. the products of the farm as well as those
of the shop. That the rate cannot be ad-
Horace P. Chase, ex-superintendent of justefl simply to fit the revenue to the
fho TnHian school n.t fienoa. was convict- demands of the jrovernment, hut to
ed of embezzlement in the United States guard their relation to home production,
-vnn. n nmahn. a tew dv niro. Em- to work, to waires ana to the cornmer-
bezzlement will not be quite as popular cial independence of our country.
in future as it has been in the past, if a The financial condition of the country
few more of those who tried their hand is satl to be good, but urges caution in
at. if. are convicted. A lax administra- the coinage of silver lest the result be
tion of the laws encourages men to do detrimental
wrong, believing they can escape pun- Coast defences are considered as aljso
ishment hnf. if it. is almost certain that lutelv necessary, although there is no
they must pay the penalty of their apparent danger of trouble witn loreign
crimes they will hesitate and consider powers, still it is not considered wise to
the matter well before taking tlie chan- leave the great cities on the coast at the
ces of wearing a prison garb.
mercy of armed vessels of other powers.
In the improvement of rivers and liar-
liors he suggests that it would be better
to take up and complete the improve
ment of a few of those of most general
need by the public, rather than to make
From the reports which are coming in
all tlie time the faith of capitalists in
trusts is weakening very rapidly. Of
the four concerns tliat have been oper
ating in Wall street, being the lead, su- an attempt to improve all at once and
gar, cottonseed oil and Chicago gas thereby delay the completion ol any
trusts, a shrinkage has occurred of near- within a reasonable time.
lv 170,000,000. There has been a general The attack upon Justice J?ield by ler-
m-iaino- oil vw fh piiintrv a!n,inst, rv. whicn resulted in the death of the
trusts. State legislatures have taken latter at the hands of a deputy marshal
the matter up and in some states quite gives rise to the call for laws for the
trinoont ! havB heen missed, and better protection or otticers, jurors, wit-
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now the prospects are that congress will nesses, etc., from personal assaults, and
take hold of the matter and taken all to- tlie increase ol the salaries ot some ol
gether the prospects for realizing large the judges of the district courts is reo
Droflts from the investments of cash in ommended.
fh iiflete t fnitrfa are not. verv "congress is urged io use an ieoerai
bright. authority for the suppression of trusts.
The title to lands is made sjiei.iai men
Tlie courts have decided that a Mor- tion of and It is urged that the title to
mon cannot be a citizen of the United the land of the settler be issued as soon
States with power to vote. That is as possible and that care also be used to
certainly ft righteous decision. It was prevent fraud in securing land, still that
brought out in the evidence during tlie point should not be conducted in a man-
trial that the oath administered to the ner that will put the honest settler un
Mormons was to the effect that they der suspicion.
would assist in the overthrow of the The president recommends that con
Uuited States government and the es- gross grant a pension to all honorably
Ublishment of the church of Mormon, discharged soldiers and sailors of the
After taking such an oath it would be civil war as, having rendered substantial
hard for a man to swear to support the service during the war, are now depend
constitution of the United States and ent upon their own labors tor a main
abide by its laws. The result of that de- tainance and by disease or casualty are
daioa ought to settle the Mormon ques- ncapaciated from earning it.
Ham oMttv effectually. At all events it I Legislation is requested on tlie inter
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wtllMUt In crushing ot the cum of state rati roods ror. tne protect ion of em
EjMMaim is the United State, and ployeea. The building of cars of a uni
3CSWjiMi Wine lor rejoicing ail form kind and with automatic brakes
the land bat more especially in the I and couplings are suggested
45tt37 ot Utah. The department of agriculture u ret
At an early hour on last Friday morn
ing, at his home in New Orleans. Jeffer
son Ha vis breathed his last. He had
lieen ill for some time but was thought
to lie improving until a few hours lie-
fore his death when he was seized liy a
congestive chill which seemed to tear
lint vitality lie had away from him.
He was surrounded bv all his relatives
ho could assemble at his home. Thus
ended one of the most noted careers tliat
ire recorded in the history of the United
States. He was 81 years old and during
is life had passed through many thriil-
n' extieneuces. Jie nan oeen a memoi r
f loth houses of the congress of tl
'nited States, had held honorable ollii
n the army of tlie nation and undi
President Pierce held the cabinet posi
tion of secretary of war. Always a
strong advocate of slavery he was one
the prime movers in bringing about the
war of the rejiellion and his ability and
zeal were recognized in his selection as
president of the southern confederacy
when that was formed. The news of his
death called forth many and loud ex
pressions of sorrow all over the south
nd in Washington the southern eopl
met at once and passed resolutions of
sympathy and sent them to the litreavi
family which contained passages whi
ould liave been better unexpressed.
For instance, one said the time would
ome when he would lie looked iqion as a
martvr, and other like sentiments. Pub
ic buildings all over the south are
drajied in mourning and Hags were put
at half mast. Governors and other state
officials sent word that they would at
tend the funeral in a body and the may
or of New Orleans had the audicity to
telegraph Secretary Proctor oflicial no
tice of the death of the man who liad
been one of the prime movers in an at
tempt to destroy the government, stat-
ng tliat the deceased liad once held the
position now occupied by Proctor. The
secretary of war very properly declined
to take any official notice of the matter.
The death of Davis will be the cause of
many expressions in the south which
will prove tliat the old fiire still burns in
the heart of the people of that 'section
but after these expressions have ljeen
made and the only man who. refused to
become a citizen of the United States af
ter having been subdued by force of
arms has lieen laid to rest, it is to be
hoped tliat better feelings will begin to
assert themselves. So long as Davis
lived and remained in the United States
but still refusing to take the oath of al
legience, tliere was a looking up to him
as the leader of the lost cause and with
some hope tliat tliey would again liave
an opportunity to assert themselves as
an independent nation. Now that lie is
gone there is no possible hojie of such a
thing and it is probable that some of the
old feelings will pass away. Davis was
a man of whose ability tliere can lie no
question. Neither can there lie any
question as to his being a traitor who in
any other nation than this would have
been hung long ago, instead of being al
lowed to travel safe from harm all over
the country find pose as a martyr to the
lost cause of slavery! All over the
north the death of the great confederate
leader will create a feeling of relief, for
thus vanishes tlie last notable land mark
of the terrible war which cost so many
their health and established so many sa
cred snots in the sunny south where lie
the remains of the brave boys who gave
their lives' to preveut Jefferson I avis
from dentiiying the country he bad r-
peatedly worn to rapport.
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COMFORT. CON VENI loNCE
AND
WANTS OF THE TRAVELING ITIil.K A SPECIALTY.
JAS. SLATTERY, Prop.
HOLIDAY
GOODS!
1 have received my stock of holiday goods consisting of
Toilet sets, manicure sets, etc., also
a fine line of lamps, toys, china cups
and saucers, jewelry, etc.,
And invite all to call and see them when looking for HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
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Is also full and complete.
C. H. ANDREWS:
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Fresh and Salt Meats
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