Nebraska Newspapers

    AHA IS THE LOSER.
VICTORY BEING ON THE SIDE
OF COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Iiler-HUte Commerce Cow ml**Ion
c* the Bridge Arbitrary ('»••—
iMjrthy Dleorntlng Opinion by
Morrtfton and Clement*—The
Touched Upon.
Connell Bluff* » Winner
INCHON, Nov. 19.—The In
Commerce commission, by a
itg three to two. decided yester
brldgc arbitrary ease in favor
Bluffs. Morrison and Clem
in a lengthy opinion, Com
Knapp reporting the case
Knapp, after review
considerable length the conten
of the Commercial club of Oma
the Omaha bridge case, rail
ami intervenors, dls
tl’c question from three sep
points
Kim—Whether Council Bluffs has
filMI same iu-rates front all directions
Council Bluffs
unme out-rales as Omaha.
Omaha pays bridge
in addilion to Council Bluffs
on shipments from the south to
and Council Bluffs over sev
eystems of roads, some of which
these points from Nebraska and
from the Iowa side of the Mis
nver.
riers In consequence he holds,
responsible for existing con
ami says that if the conditions
reversed the result would lie d.he
to either community. He lays
the proposition under this head,
if anyone Is responsible for the
discrimination it is the
Pacific, which lias its eastern
at Council Bluffs. The sec
..S i t... „ Vto nocUOU nvor with
rthp merest. reference. but upon the
third his greatest argument is made,
dating in contradiction to tlte asser
tion of complaints that 'group rates
are made in a number of eases much
farther apart titan Council Bluffs and
Omaha Shipments to Nebraska City
require greater service for carriers
than is performed for Council BluTs
£ merchants, for they are hauled a
mg greater distance. ‘‘Not every in
§§ equality of rater, constitutes a violu
I tion of law," rays Commissioner
i Knapp, and “again discrimination is
■ forbidden only when it is unjust.”
Mr. Finality, the new member of the
commission, also writes a concurring
. opinion advancing the idea that as the
t railroads have to pay $15,000 a year
■' for the nse of the bridge, they must
3, charge higher rates, and to remove
E, the bridge tolls on shipments east
^ from Omaha would be of itself a dls
I crimination against Council Bluffs. He
thinks all traffic which crosses the
| bridge either way ought to pay toll
for every lime it crosses.
The dissent ing opinion of Commission
ers Morrison and Clements is conced
ed to he an exceedingly able presen
tation even by the majority commis
sioners. Colonel Morrison, who pre
pared the opinion, says the contract
was entered into years ago by the
railroads to equalize rates and in fact
the agreement went into effect to all
points east and west except in Iowa,
which he says is not fair dealing. He
comlvals the proposition of Knapp that
Omaha has not been injured and says
that, two wrongs never made a right.
He shows that Omaha, when the last
census was taken, had a yearly output
of *<2.000.000. as against Council
Bluffs $2,000,000 and I hat Omaha
should be put on an equality the same
as the defendant. The companies
should lie granted all Missouri points,
including Atchison. Leavenworth and
| Kansas City, equal rates, which three
places like Omaha, are on the west
bank of the Missouri river. He says
that permitting the several merchants,
manufacturers and traders of Council
Bluffs to intervene clouded and ob
scured the issue, which he greatly re
grets. as ho believed the contention
of the Commercial club is just and
equitable.
Ilfftiry lionrefi Memorial
NEW YORK. Nov. 19.—It has been
determined to appeal to the public at
large for subscriptions to a memorial
for the late Henry George on the
broadest ground of respect for a man
who devoted himsplf to the public
good, and entirely irrespective of dif
ference of opinion as to his economic
or political views, in the hope that all
the various projects which have sprung
up in different parts of the country
having this purpose in view can be
brought Into harmony. The following
named parties, representing all shades
of political opinions, to which other
names may t>e added in (heir discre
tion. have agreed to act as a national
(omimttec for this purpose: Mayor
Strong. Seth I .owe. Charles Stewart
Smith. Isidor Straus. C. T. Christensen,
Edward M. Shepard. Thomas G. Sher
man. August lowis, Tom L. Johnson
of Cleveland, anil William Lloyd Gar
riaon of Huston George Foster IVa
hodv of this city bus been upisiiuted
treasurer.
IMnfloUrv r<ilMulMtnn M##t«
WASHINGTON. IV IV. Nov. 19 —
After a recess of several days the mon
etary commission resumed its sessions
here last night with all the members
pire-at etrrpt two It Is not probable
that any reports will lie ready when
mngresa lonvenes early In December,
btu il Is hoped that before the rud of
the mouth some preliminary sugges
tion# at least will lie readv for •ttbntis
stoa. to be loliowrd Intar bj more gen
•rat and elaborate report*
>r*rlv Mft«t|t
WAHHIKGTON. |l C, Nu> |» -
It wan announced lodav that the
monetary ivnmlulun hoped to have
It# report well advanced toward com
pie turn by Ibe last of Ibe week A
number of the member* will have to
hr absent *■ «t w#ek and an effort
t* beta* amd# to pet the entire ptva
form elated and readv fur approval by
baturday evening Any effantea which
■war be l ho.la hi tnrWMirv will b# male
late* when the enure «omiul -tun
piakthly will mat tug«th#r for ltd
t*«WM and signal or v The rep irt la
a*d tvk y |« be mad# p ibiu M e*
PROMISED REFORMS.
~
No Mgii »* Vet of Their Kortrlieouilnis
for rat**.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—A dispatch
to the Herald from Havana says:
There is no sign of the full text of the
promised reforms and in consequence
the hopes of the most optimistic au
tonomists are dwindling. The fault
lies with General Blanco. There is
every reason to believe that his prom
ises on arrival were made In good
faith. He is evidently deeply incens
ed at the false position in which he
is placed. He cabled a day or two
ago to Madrid, saying General Weyler
had deceived him as to the condition
of the army and the government has
misled him regarding its sincerity 1n
promising autonomy and broadly
hinted that he felt Inclined to ask to
be relieved.
The Herald correspondent has just
returned from a two days’ trip
through Havana to Artemisa. Every
military commander of a town he met
said he had not received any orders
regarding the extension of the zones
of cultivation. The condition of the
reconcentradoes is not altered. Their
sufferings are appalllnv. The Herald’s
correspondent adds: “'Unless General
Blanco speedily makes more headway
than he has done yet autonomy will
be a dead letter in the Cuban Issue.
Killed for 1 importing’ Tohsrro.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 —The gov
ernment examiners of tobacco at sev
eral of the more important ports of
entry into the United States, by direc
tion of the secretary of the treasury
met in conference recently in New
York, with a view to the adoption of a
uniform practlce-in the classification of
imported tobacco. The report of the
conference, which has reached the
I Treasury department, makes three rec
ommendations, as follows. First, that
“B per cent of all marks of every in
voice of Imported tobacco should be
examined, and that the rule lor tne
present he limited to tobacco from the
West Indies, Mexico and South Amer
ica; second, that the percentage of
j wrapper found in filler bales he rs
1HUI1SIHMI uy I'UUUl Ul iruvcn, umu,
; that the district from which tobacco Is
imported be marked on bales, where
! practicable. These rules will be adopt
ed by the Treasury department.
Crrimtnv Upcoming Aliirned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Consul
I Monaghan at Chemnitz. In a report to
| the state department on Germany's
| exports to the United States, says:
“Germany is alarmed. Exports to the
| United States are dropping off. Noth
| ing so alarming has appeared in twen
ty years. America was always the best
customer in manyllnesof manufacture.
In the September quarter of 189fi sev
I enteen consular districts sent to the
UnitedStatesgoodsamounting to $14,
4S1.414. In the same quarter In 1897
the same districts sent $7,189,112. The
average loss all over the empire Is
nearly 50 per cent. In many cases this
indicates much more than mere money
losses to our revenues. It indicates a
diminution in exports for this empire
due to the Dingley bill. The public is
told to put little confidence in news
paper reports, even if accurate. Each
issue urges intelligent effort to retain
| the United States market.”
Tin* I’ortp Parks Down.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 19.—It
was not until after midnight that the.
i Austrian ambassador here, Baron de
1 Calice. received a note from the Turk
i ish government announcing a readi
| ness to make a satisfactory settle
ment of all the Austrian demands re
| garding the maltreatment of Herr
i Brazzafello, the agent of the Austrian
Lloyd Steampshlp company at Mer
! Hina, respecting the insults offered to
the Austrian consul at that place and
on the subject of arrears due the
Oriental Railroad company, which is
i operated by Austrians, for transpor
! Intinn of Turkish tronns iltirinff the
recent war between Turkey and
Greece. Consequently an indemnity
will be paid Herr Brazzafello, the
Austrian flag will be saluted by a
Turkish fort or war ship, and the sum
of £250,000 ($1,250,000) wil be paid
the Oriental Railroad company.
A Siiownllrie.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 19.—Word
lias just been received here of a ter
j rifle snow storm on the Noble Five
mountain range, near Sannon, in the
| Stocan district, on last Saturday. Jo
seph McGribebns. whose parents reside
j in Oakland, Cal., and his partner,
' whose name is unknown, were work
ing on the night crew of the Red Fox
mine, and were caught by a slide while
going to work. McGribbens was car
ried down the mountainside and buried
under a mass of snow and Ice, and his
body cannot be recovered till spring.
His partner was rescued in an exhaust
ed condition. The slide continued down
the mountain, completely covering the
buildings of the Silver Bell, which
were crushed like eggshells.
To Soli'lrr*' llonioi
WASHINGTON. Nov 19.—The ques
tion of more economical, efficient and
responsible administration of volun
teer soldiers' homes will lie made the
subject of Investigation by congress
as u result of the recent Inspection of
these institutions by Brigadier Gen
eral Brock In ridge, inspector general
of the army. The officer* will urge in
his report the necessity of greater ac
countability of the liourd of manager*
of home for the exiicnditure of money
r<-ietved and It* statu* with relation
to tl e government will tie definitely
established Breckinridge viB *ug
ge*t the advUahiUy of a complete
transfer of the administration of
home* to the itirliuBrlion of a new
bureau in the war tb partmeut to man
age It* affair*
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m th# hi * it'ting** i*i i»o of I'fh*
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MAY BRING ON WAR.!
A THREATENING OUTLOOK IN
THE OLD WORLD.
Matter* Very Much strained Between
Austria and Turkey — Fleet of the For
tner Threaten* to Bombard the Ottc*
■nan Port—The Amba*«ador to tjiilt
I'onatantlnople.
Atiatrla and Turkey at Out*.
VIENNA, Nov. 18.—The Turk
ish government not having yielded to
the demands of the government of
Austria for redress on account of the
indignities offered to an Austrian mer
chant of Mersina, Herr Brazzafello,
the Austrian umbassador at Constanti
nople, Baron de Calice, will leave the
Turkish capital and an Austrian war
ship will bombard the port of Mersina
(Asia Minor) tomorrow, if the de
mands of Austria are not compiled
with by noon on Thursday.
Austria demands that the Turkish
government order a salute of the Au
strian flag, that the vail of the district
in which Mersina is situated be dis
missed from his post and that the
mutosariT. or local governor of Mer
sina, he removed.
It was announced on Tuesday that
the Porte had agreed to the demands
of Austria; but this (as cabled to the
Associated Press last night), turned
out to be premature, and the sultan,
buoyed up by the easy victory of the
Turkish troops over those of Greece
during the recent war, will not, it is
believed, yield until the last moment.
Brazzafello, who was the agent at
Mersina. the port of Adana, of the
Anstraln-Lloyd Steampship company,
was expelled from Mersina last month
because he was suspected, rightly or
wrongly, by the Turkish authorities,
of having intrigued against the gov
ernment of the Sultan. He appealed
to the Austrian government, the latter
made representations on the subject,
to the Porte and eventually Brazzagel
lo was allowed to return to Mersina.
But when th<- Austrian merchant at
tempted to land, the local minor of
ficials, with the knowledge of the vail
of Adana and the mutesarlff of Mer
sina, it Is asserted, allowed Bruzzafel
lo to be so grossly maltreated that he
was compelled to appeal to the Aus
trian consul for protection.
The latter promptly interfered in
behalf of his compatriot and was him
self repeatedly insulted. This action
upon the part of the authorities and
others at Mersiua was soon brought
to the attention of the Austrian gov
ernment and caused the latter to in
sist upon redress, notably the dismiss
al of the two Turkish officials who
were shown to be the most responsible
for the indignities heaped upon the
Austrian consul and the merchant
Brazzafellow and a salute to the Aus
trian flag by a Turkish fort or war
ship.
Jn reply to the strong note of the
Austrian government demanding
an explanation of outrages, it
developed that Brazzafello in
curred the suspicions of Turk
ish authorities by befriending fugitive
Armenians and by giving the most de
serving cheap passages from Mersina
on board the vessels of the Austrian
Lloyd Steampship company.
The newspapers of Vienna discuss
the incident at length and express the
hqpc that the Turkish government,
recognizing its mistake, will give
Austria the satisfaction it Insists upon.
Austria, in addition to the demands
mentioned, will insist upon the Porte
furnishing it with definite assurances
Mnnno/.«<nrr ..lline niUlloCU imi'llllt' fill'
complaints made by the officials of the
Austrain company operating the Ori
ental railroads, which have frequently
been brought to the attention of the
Turkish government.
Flnanr'al < rookpdneM in Iowa.
DES MOINES, Nov. 18.—Steals and
rumors of steals, hoodie and allega
tions of boodle were the order at the
city hall yesterday. It was all caused
by the discovery that there are $11,
000 more of general fund warrants of
the city in circulation than are evi
denced by the hooks of the city
auditor. The matter was laid before
the round! in a secret session as com
mittee of tiie whole by the city treas
urer. He stated that his books showed
$11,000 more of warrants out than are
indicated by the records of the audit
or and that the discrepancy is of long
standing. According to the treasurer’s
books there are $35,000 of genera! fund
warrants out: the acocunts of the
auditor indicate there ought to be only
$24,000 out. It is known that there
are discrepancies in other funds, but
their amounts are not yet ascertained.
of the
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18.— Offi
cers for 1898 were electel by the Na
tional Grange as follows: Worthy
maBter. Aaron Jones, Indiana; ov«y
seer. J. C. Hale. New York: lecturer,
Alpha Messer. Vermont; steward,John
R. Cox, New Jersey; assistant steward,
J. A. Newcombe, Colorado; treasurer,
Mrs. Eva McDowell, Ohio; secretary.
John Trimble, Washington, I). C.;
gatekeeper, A. D. Campbell. Iowa;
« res, Is'iiu M. Metlck. Delaware; po- i
nionn. Mrs. Sarah G. Baird. Minnesota; !
flora. Mrs. E. I.. A. Wlggln. Maine:
lady assistant. Mrs. Amanda M. Hor- j
ton. Michigan Executive committee, j
N. J Ba< helor. New Hampshire; J. J.
Woodman. Michigan. Other membeis
of the committee hold over.
*•»» #•••* IrM'ril-iH fr*»t*
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 II »ti W
ttnixlull (Venter. the well known k!n<
llah a»tvo4-nte of International arbitro
lion. U In the rltjr for the purito*** « 1
prr*M‘iitinr to the tnenhvrt* of the g# i
mI# n monater petition from th* tmd##
orgunii^iluit pnnpl* «if Gout liilialu In
fivor of the ntlop*lou of n treaty on
that atlbjtft.
the tt««e»i»n I ifitiN
WASHINGTON. Nov U After a
,‘mo >f »*v*rat tlm* th# monetary ■
iMlun r*« timed It# neaaiona here
tonight with all the member* preaent
e*«*#fM 1It la t»*M probable that
lit r*porta will be read* whan von
grtw ronvenea aaHy In Ikh ^nbn hat
it la ho(hnI that Mwf# the »a4 of th*
month gome preliminary
nt lewa* wilt ha ready for anbmkMdon
to he follow#*! later hy more general
and elaborate report#
Nb 4f 4||mh in tern m#nt hne <M*t
kttkei to *1)4 n melon abroad to
tell of lea a# th# ti<i »m) railroad#
ICE-BOUND WHALERS.
__ I J
No Rffnrlfl to lie Spared to Ciet Succor to
1 hem.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.—Captain
Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter i
service, under the direction of the sec- j
tetary of the treasury, has prepared a i
letter of instruction to Captain Tuttle, j
who is to be commander of the steam
er Hear, on its cruise north for the re- i
lief of the eight whaling vessels ice- :
bound in the Arctic ocean. Owing to
the fact that at this season of the year
the route to the Arctic through Bering
sea is closed by ice Captain Tuttle is
ilirected to establish communication
with the whaling fleet by means of an
overland expedition. With this purpos"
in view he is ordered to proceed with
his vessels on or about November 23.
to Cape Nome, thence, if the ice per
mits, north between St. Lawrence is
land and the coast of Alaska, to the
north shore of North Sound, between
Cape Nome and Cape Prince of Wales,
where a landing will be effected if pos
sible. From the point of land will be
gin the overalnd expedition north.
The people in charge of the govern
ment station at I'nalaklllka are to be
communicated with, with a view to col
lecting the entire available herd of
reindeer to be driven to Point Borrow.
W. T. Ixipp of Cape Prince of Wales
is to take charge of this herd and
make all arrangements for herders,
clothing, sleds, dogs. etc. The neces
sary food for use of the party will be
landed from the ship. When the deer
are collected apd the Btart made the
party from the Hear will travel wl'h
ii as far as the Kotsbue sound. That
point reached, one ofllcer and neces
sary drivers will push out ahead to
Point Hope, leaving the others and
the herd to follow. At this point the
expedition probably will get news of
the condition of the imprisoned fleet
•i I P/vliit UoppntL' If it nlmtilil ho
learned that the fleet is Icebound and
Its people in distress the white people ]
me to be Informed that they will be ,
expected to take care of such men as
may be aent down later. The expedi
tion is then to push on. following the
coast.
On the arrival at Point Harrow, if
the situation is found to be desperate,
as Is anticipated, the officers will take
charge of the ship in the name of the
government, apportion the provisions ,
on hand and slaughter as many rein
deer as necessary for food in order to
hold «mt until August, 1868. when Cap
tain Tuttle may be expected to arrive
with the Hear. Such reindeer as are
left will be turned over to the Pres
byterian mission at Point Hnrrow. All
of the rescued whalers should be at
Point Hope by July 1, where they can
be reached and succorr* 1 u month ear
lier than at Point Harrow. No opportu
nity for hunting, sealing or whaling
where the food supply may be added
to Is to be neglected.
In case Captain Tuttle finds it im
possible to effect a landing on the
north shore of Norton sound he is in
structed to adopt the most feastnte of
five other plans which are outlined,
always bearing in mind that food
must be gotten to the 265 starving men
at the earliest possible moment. He Is
given full authority and the largest,
possible latitude to act In every ex
igency that may arise. After laftding
the overland expedition the Bear will
seek harbor as may be deemed prop r
in which to await results and the open
ing of navigation in the spring. In
closing his instructions to Captain
Tuttle, Secretary Gage says: ‘ Mind
ful of the arduous and perilous expe
dition upon which you are about to
enter, I bid you, your officers and
men, Godspeed upon your errand of
mercy and wish you a successful voy
age and safe return.”
LOUISVILLE., Nov.17.—The Cour
ier-Journal under the caption, "Sov
orign’s Vaulting Ambition,” Bays:
The great »eeret is out at last. J. R.
Sovereign, the retiring general mas
ter workman of the Knights of I-tibor.
resigned h‘s position In order that lie
might push Ills candidacy for president
of the United States in 1900. It was
mentioned yesterday that Mr. Sover
ign would lie assigned to the position
of field worker.' Being frre now from
the responsibilities of general master
workman, and having none of the
former difficulties to contend with.
Mr. Sovereign has a clear field before
him. and delegates to the general as
sembly openly acknowledged that Mr.
Sovereign is an avowed candidate for
the presidency of the United States
when Mr. McKinley's term expires,
and the movement of making him
'field worker' is the initial step of the
"■eneral assembly of the Knights of
Labor to launch Mr. Sovereign's
boom.
Inrfiileatlon of the ►oil*.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.—The <11 vS
sion of soil a of the agricultural depart
ment, which was established a couple j
of years ago. i« conducting some of j
the most Interesting experiments of
the department. Prof. Milton Whit- !
nev. who is in charge of the division. (
Is engaged at present In the Invest!- j
cation of the climatic conditions of ;
moisture and temperature of crops. |
The work has a scope as broad as the j
country. It will eventually embrace j
all the soils and staple crops, and In j
its rotations to the future of the coun
try, when crops must la* specialised
under the Intensified system of agrl- j
culture which must come to our farm ,
ero In a few years, it promises to he
of the utmost economic and practical j
value.
The Greek bishop of 1’anen has lieen
•milfled by the Uttaslan consul that the
•'Mr pr«»p<mm*a to rebuild at his own
*■*tit the hunted t'hrUth'ii quarter of
f*tinea and to enlarge the orthod i j
Greek church
MlMft
NKW YOMK Nov IT The f« * vu
shied from London today th it me »e*
two * u current In ih»t e|ty tkit
r Vm ««*ti sterling In gold wan to h»
♦hipped in New York by lotaorruw'v .
Liverpool steam** t t»t that the report
»« tiid not hr verified None of the lil| 1
Minkina how*** of this rttt hid ■■ *t.
Ailtiff they sit*l In re*fe*na* to in* j
eotrie* of <*h« shipment of ruii! to
from bwr »io md all mM *h »
ltd not kelirtf the r
tfteci Lee * Ml ho held ta
NovemUec fu ta memory *f the I it a ..
den at or Harris.
>A RTLKY’S ACCOUNTS
- 1
HE LEGISLATIVE OOMMlTTEE
MAKES REPORT.
.n I'.sport Acrontant ITarrn th* Total
Shortage at *•.*»;. :«V i(>--FuiMl» Ite
ponttcd in the Capital National Hank
Computed In Arriving at K<'«nltl—K«—
port Filed With the Governor.
The Leglnlattve Investigation.
The re|iort of the legislative invea
igatlng committee on the condition
if the a,-counts of the state treasurer s
ithce has been completed aud filed
rlth the governor. The aerountant for
he committee assigned to this part of
he Investigation of the state offices,
). W. Helbig, made the report, which
he committee. after inspection,
idopted as its own. The facts as to
he condition of the state treasurer's
itflce are pratlcally ns has been made
o the public through the late trial
if ex-f>.ate Treasurer Hartley for ent
lezzlement and tin suit against his
londsmen to recover the money lost by
he state.
The accountant sums up the amount
rhlch the state has lost during Harl
ey’s term ntid Axes the total at $870,
H7.20. This is larger that the amount
vhlch has been popularly charged to
lie state treasurer, aud the summary
if the accountant shows that he In
ltwled lu the count the $236,000 lost in
he Capital National bank failure and
he amount of Interest tied up in etis
ieniled state depositories from the
tme of their suspension to the close of
dart ley's term. This last amount Is
dated at $28,823.30.
Aside from these two amounts last
tamed the accountant shows that there
vas a loss to the state for which Hurl
ey was accountable and which he fall
al to turn over, amounting to $569,
861.82. This last named amount is
nude up from several items as fol
owsrTwo hundred and one thousand, ,
•Ight hundred and eighty-four dollms
ind five cents, the amount of the war- ,
ant drawn to reimburse the sinking
mid for money lost in the Capital Nu
lonal hunk In January, 18113, with In
crest on the amount of that warrant,
,\hlch was drawn payable to Hartley
ndividually and converted by him to
its own use; $336,878.08, as uniouut
if trust funds converted to his own use
jy Hartley and not turned over to his
oiccessor; $17,812.48, as the amount
leposited by Hartley In depository
tanks In excess of the BO per cent limit
Ixed by law; $14,287.21 Is the amount
Igured by the accountant us interest
which should have accrued on money
lot deposited In depository hanks snd
which should have been so deposited.
These several Items added together
irivp the grand total of $870,207.20, us
lbove.
The investigation of the treasurer's
Dffice relates entirely to the term of
Hartley from January. 1893, to Janu
ary, 1897. The details of the hank In
Which excessive deposits were made
are given In the report ami the
amount In each Is set out.
The investigation shows that no de
posits were made In depository baukH
prior to April, 1894, except the amount
leposited In (he Capital National Just
prior to Its failure in January, 1893.
During this lime, from January, 1893,
to April. 1894, tnere were bonds
filed by banks which bail been desig
nated as depository banks. On Kebru
nry 20, 1894, the accountant finds that
there were funds in the bands of the
Btate treasurer subject to deposit un
der the depository law amounting to
$018,123.09. The Interest on this
amount, which the accountant finds
have beeu deposited and the Interest
credited to the state.
The report says; ' The dystem of
bookkeeping used In the state treas
uicr's office is very faulty. Debits and
credits were reversed In the ledger,
the books were not closed at the end
of each month, as they should have
been, or even at the end of the official
term of the treasurer, but only on the
dates on which the biennial reports
were rendered. If any cash books were
kept they have disappeared and can
not he found in the office. Different,
systems of bookkeeping. It seems, were
used In the different state offices. There
should he a uniform system of book
keeping In all of the state offices and
institutions, and n better and more
complete system of reports should he
adopted. This would simplify the bus
iness of keeping state accounts, facili
tate investigation of thp different of
fices and he much more economical
and satisfactory.
Transport At ton Hoard «J rd.
Governor Holcomb has written the
-ecretaries of the hoard of transporta
tion the following letter; "I am in re
ceipt of a resolution passed by the
Western Nebraska Stock Growers' as
sociation in relation to the chauge
made by the railroad companies in the
charges of shipment of live stock. It
appears that heretofore a rale ban har>n
made by the curium), but since August
18. 18!>7. the rate Is made by weight
done. I understand that a copy of this
resolution has been forwarded to you
and it respectfully requests that you
give it your immediate attention and
careful consideration
"About a year ago a similar change
In rates was made by the railroads
u|K>u live stock shipments, but after
i he matter had been considerably agi
luted the railroad companies decided
io return to the old schedule uutil Au
gust lust. This change In rates. I am
Informed. Increases the rate pet car
load from the western part of the stale
io the I'nton stock yards at South
limaha from flu to 111 per carload, |
This Is an 'njtistlre to the farmers sud I
ttiak raisers of Nebraska and I hope I
that you will take the proper steps j
looking to the immediate re-establish*
Bent of the old rates Yours v«rv truly,
"HII.AM A HOmtMlI "
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BIG BELL FOR NEBRASKA.
Fong Chin Foo rropmm m Sclirme for
V-.iposition Attraction.
The most remarkable proposition
et submitted to the exposition, says
he Omaha Bee. has been received by
lie Department of Exhibits from
Vong Chin Eoo. Chinese commission
f for the exposition. It is based on
he assertion of Wong Chin Foo, as
xpressed when he was in Omaha the
sat time, to the effect that the Chln
se are the most successful manipu
itors of iron in the world. He says
iis people huve methods of casting
□tally unknown in this country and
erure results which the metal work
rs of modern civilization never
reamed of.
This broad elaim is borne out by
he rather startling nature of the
iropositlon which Foo makes to the
xposltlon management. His letter,
ouched in quaint language and show
ng idomatie peculiarities here and
here. In brief, is this. He ofTers.
or the sum of $50,000. to reproduce
he famous hell of Nankin, the great
lell which was In existence In this
nclent Chinese city 2,700 years ago.
Phis hell was a quarter of a mile In
Ireumferenee and was made of cast,
ron. Foo says a stroke upon this
nonster hell could he heard all over
he state of Nebraska and he suggests
hat It might be called the Nineteenth
Jentury bell of Nebraska.
n.iiit tlxlci nlnnl KaI 1
in the exposition grounds. This would
equlre the labors of 330 skilled
Chinese mechanics from the greatest
ron foundry In China, whom Foo pro
loses to Import especially for the
mrpose, n part of his proposition be
ng that these men he allowed lo go
vherever they please after the hell is
Inlshed.
One of the most peculiar things In
onnectlon with Foo's proposition and
me which gives color to his stnte
nent. that Chinese methods of casting
ire entirely different from those In
ise in this country, Is his suggestion
hat the casting of the hell he on reg
ilur days and he suggests that Bat
irday of each week he designated for
his purpose, saying that on fifteen
•onsecutlve Saturdays the hell would
>e east. He predicts that millions of
teople from all parts of the world will
•onto to see the casting of "the cast
ron hell of Nankin."
Foo provides that the exposition
management of the state of Nchrasku
diull furnish the material needed In
asting this hell and that It shall also
furnish $20,000 worth of machinery
lo assist In the operation. He guar
intees to complete the bell one week
lieforo the exposition doses, “to toll
lhe eloslng hours of the exposition
and never to sound again until the
next Fourth of July.”
In the latter part of his letter Foo
oiggests a schedule of days on which
the great hell Hhouhl bo struck In
commemoration of some event of
great Importance. He suggests twelve
strokes on each Fourth of July, a sim
ilar number of strokes on Washing
ton's birthday and New Year’s day,
ten strokes on Lincoln's birthday, the
same on Grant's birthday, twelve
In celebration of the preservation of
the union in 18U5 und lastly, "Twelve
strikes on the death of each man or
woman who has brought up a meri
torious faintly, one of which has been
a benefactor to the public and a pa
triot to his country, and not one of
its members has wilfully committed a
wrong act toward his neighbors."
This remarkable document will be
taken under advisement by the man
ager of the Department of Exhibits.
tterrrtnrtH* Want Testimony.
The secretaries of the 8tate Board
of Transportation have Issued the fol
lowing statement: £
Numerous complaints have reach
ed the secretaries of the Board of
Transportation from shippers of live
stock that in the change made by rail
roads from earload to rates by the
hundred pounds the rates have been
Increased, the secretaries notified the
railroad companies of these com
plaints and asked them to furnish
them information as to the facts from
their records. A conference was held
Monday last In Omaha, where It ap
peared from the records kept by the
railroads that under the present sys
tem as compared with the old carload
rates the roads were in most instances
receiving slightly less compensation
for the same services, thus raising a
question of fact as between the com
plaints made by shippers of cattle and
records kept by the roads. A hear
ing has therefore been called to take
ii-nLiuuniy on linn point, mien near
ing to be had at thr* Omaha Stock ex
change, South Omaha, beginning No
vember 22, 1897, at 10 a. m. Stock
shippers and all others Interested are
requested to write to the secretaries
at Lincoln, Neb., giving any Informa
tion and makiug any suggestion to
aid in arriving at a Just and fair con
clusion in the whole matter.
Will Tea* the Law.
County Attorney I-eamy of J’leree
countv was at the state house the
other day looking up the history of
senate flle No. 165. This bill provid
ed for the election of clerks of the
district court in counties having a
certain population as calculated from
the vote cast ut the general election
in IH9C. The bill failed to puss the
house, but was certified to the gover
nor and signed bv him. There has
been 6 question as to Just how much
of u law It Is. || uny, and that ques
tion Is now likely to lie presented to
the courts for settlement.
IMerre count) Is one of I be eountles
which had no clerk of the district
court, and which under the provisions
of this bill Is entitled to have one if
It Is a valid law Heretofore the
(tulles of elerk of the four! have been
discharged by the county clerk.
Attorney Oeneral Smyth has been
requested by the supreme court to
submit a brief In the llarretl sicott
case The * ottrt requested him to
cover two point* not argued by th«
county attorney of Holt cottaty The
approval of the Hrott Ism I out of time
aad ike vet op pal of sureties are the
two questions which the supreme
court desire* the attorney general to
argue The A*oil case Is considered of
great import arcs bv the legal fts
leratty and I be public, been use It In
voltes the same points which will
rame before tbe rowel In I be rwae of
r* Atwte Treasurer Hartley and bin
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