THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
A PARCELS POST
A General Demand From the People, but
Can't Hit It Because the Bz press
Companies Won't Let Tkem
One of the demands of the farmers'
alliance was a parcels post and -the
people's party from the very beginning
has sustained that demand. But there
is no prospect, as long as the repub
lican party is in power, of the people
ever getting it. The express compa
nies have too many senators and rep
resentatives like Piatt and Loud look
ing after their interests. In this mat
ter the United States tails behind all
Europe and even Japan. Every once
in a while some republican newspaper
comes out with a demand for it and
then when election day comes around
supports the republican party which is
a sure way of eternally defeating the
demand. Even rural deli very, was
forced upon an unwilling congress by
a populist, Tom Watson, who fought
for it until he got it started. In
commenting upon our "way behind"
postal service Leslie's Weekly says:
' "Rural delivery, which we are just
now introducing, has been in opera
tion in the British Isles, in Norway,
Sweden, and other European coun
tries for many years. All these na
tions, too, and Japan besides, have
had a parcels post system for the
transmission of small parcels at a mod
erate cost to domestic and foreign
points. But our postal department
has not only refused to adopt the par
cel system in co-operation with Eu
ropean countries, but is actually
throwing obstacles in the way of its
introduction here by imposing a fee
of 25 cents upon each package from
abroad passing through the customs
office. Our postal department seems
to proceed upon the assumption that
it should never "do anything to inter
fere with the parcel business of the
private express companies, but should
allow the latter to enjoy a monopoly
jjf this branch of the carrying trade.
We fail to see the justice and good
sense onhte-idea, or why the Ameri
can people should be longer denied a
privilege freely granted to citizens of
most other civilized lands. It seems
to us that our postal officials have
been altogether too solicitous to pre
vent alleged abuses of the mails in
matters of weight and bulk, while
they have neglected methods for the
extension of the postal business and
the accommodation of the people
whose servitors they are."
"No Deficiencies"
Readers of The Independent who
read republican papers during the past
campaign, and who attended republi
can meetings, doubtless remember the
statements made by Deputy Attorney
General Norris Brown and Candidate
Mickey relative to republican steward
ship. After calling attention to the
fact that the legislature of 1901 appro
priated $149,000 to cover "populist de
ficiencies," these gentlemen would sol
emnly tell their hearers that the. pres
ent republican administration would
"close the books on January 1, 1903,
witl-out a deficiency." That was before
election. Since the election Auditor
Weston has completed his compilation
of the estimates submitted by state
officers and the heads of institutions
of the amounts necessary to maintain
state government for the two years be
ginning April 1, 1903. The total asked
is $3,184,308, divided up about as fol
lows: Salaries $1,292,238
Supplies 925,455
Construction 585,050
Other expenses 381,565
Total $3,184,308
New buildings are wanted at the
following places:
State university $259,500
Stats normal school 75,500
Girls' industrial school 10,000
Soldiers' home, Milford 27,300
Industrial school for boys.... 12,000
Institute for feeble minded... 31.000
Asylum. Hastings 31,500
Institute for deaf and dumb.. 29,500
Penitentiary 86,000
Hospital, Lincoln 51,750
Total $585,050
And now comes the barefacedness
of the whole matter, after the
speeches made by Brown and Mickey.
See State Journal for November 13,
1902 nine days after election:
"The auditor's statement allows only
$75,000 for estimated deficiencies, much
of this being at the penitentiary. The
estimated cost of publishing the con
stitutional amendment submitted at
the last election is $6,300. Not includ
ed in deficiencies is $35,000 for bounty
on four-footed wolves. A large pile of
unpaid claims is now heaped up in
the auditor's office."
Two years ago the estimated amount
for deficiency claim3 was $125,000, yet
before the legislature got through with
the matter it appropriated $149,000.
If Weston's estimate is as close as was
Cornell's, then the legislature of 1903
will have to appropriate about $90,000
for deficiencies, . notwithstanding the
fact that the legislature of 1901 appro
priated for . current expenses $327,000
more than did the legislature of 1S93.
The real facts are that a fair compari
son between the present republican
administration and the fusion one that
preceded it may be summed up about
as follows, eliminating items of extra
ordinary expense and for buildings.
For a fusion state government the
republican legislature of 1899 appro
priated for two years' current ex
penses ,...$2,591,373.60
Add deficiencies of 149,000.00
Total .... . ;. .'. $2,740,373.60
F or a republican state government
the republican legislature of 1901 ap
propriated for two years' current ex
penses $2,875,289.51
And there will be def.. 90,000.00
Total $2,965,289.51
The present republican administra
tion will cost the taxpayers of the
state about $225,000 more than did its
fusion predecessors, yet the people
permit themselves to be humbugged
about the matter and drink in republi
can lies without investigation.
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Advics to Hide Shippers
In an interview with Mr. Thos. Mc
Culloch, the oldest established hide
dealer in this city, some valuable
suggestions relative to the shipment of
hides and furs was obtained. For the
benefit of our readers we reproduce
them.
In shipping hides they should be tied
securely in such a way that they will
not come loose. The tag should be at
tached to the hide either at the nose or
tail and in such a manner that it can
not be easily torn off. Loose tags fre
quently make it impossible to identify
and determine from whom it was received.
Never put more than one hide in a
bundle. Railroads will deliver only the
number of bundles called for in the
bill of lading. If two hides have been
tied in one bundle and get broken
apart that makes two bundles; the
railroads will deliver but one bundle
and retain for themselves the largest
hide. Last winter twelve hides were
sold by one railroad in Lincoln at
one lime as ' uncalled for," made nee
essary on account of the poor manner
in which they had been tied for ship
ment and the illegible and insufficient
addresses on the tags.
Always write a letter of advice to
the nide house to which you make the
shipment Enclose with the letter
railroad receipt and describe in detail
how tne hide was marked. It is fre
quently a good plan to even describe
the color of the hide, and size, as near
ly as you can estimate it The age of
the animal from which it was taken
is frequently a valuable piece of information.
Alwavs salt the hides well as soon
as they have been removed unless the
weather is freezing cold and likely to
remain that way. A bucket full of
salt should be used for a hide that
weighs 50 or 60 pounds; a smaller
hide would require less salt Spread
the hide out for a few hours, or over
night, after salting before tying into
a bundle.
A little care in the shipment of hides
will generally secure prompt remit
tance and full pay to the shipper. It
is more frequently the shipper's fault
than any other when the return is not
prompt and entirely satisfactory.
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Treasurer-elect Mortensen has se
lected Otis Paist, assistant cashier in
Mr. Mortensen's bank, for an import
ant position in the state treasury.
Republicans are artists in the mat
ter of coining catch phrases. Two
years ago they "redeemed" the state.
This year Mr. Mickey "rescued" it.
A Methodist Bartender
The Wesleyans gave a "blow-out"
last week in honor of Governor-elect
Mickey which was certainly a proper
thing in view of the active part the
governor has taken in behalf of the
Wesleyan university. The Independent
would not deny that Institution any
pleasure the faculty and students
might take in ratifying Mr. Mickey's
election. But they rather overdid the
thing in one particular. We quote
from the Lincoln Daily Star:
"A burlesque on the attitude of the
saloons in the late campaign gave flav
or to the reception of Governor-elect
Mickey last evening at Wesleyan uni
versity. W. W. Hughes, a student in
the university, felt his way to the ros
trum in the course of the speaking,
garbed in the white apron of the Ger
man bartender. He was padded to a
literal Falstaff girth. In language and
the substance of his speech he neatly
caricatured those saloons which are
alleged to have been against Mr.
Mickey in the campaign."
In view of the cordial support given
Mr. Mickey by certain of the Omaha
brewers, and the threats made against
the saloons generally if they didn't
fall in line and support the protege of
John N. Baldwin, it required consid
erable of that commodity known as
gall for Mr. Mickey to watch the an
tics of the pseudo Dutch beer-slinger.
"Alleged to have been against Mr.
Mickey in the campaign" is good. The
Star is cautious. Perhaps it knows
that it is only an "allegation" and
a weak one at that:
Chancellor Huntington averred that
Mickey had been elected "in spite of
the devil" a sentiment fully as in
spiring as the "aricatures" by Mr.
Hughes. It would seem that these
gentlemen had been doing some Parlc-
hurstian stunts and wanted to "show
off" before company.
John M. Stewart, one of the board
of trustees, of which Mr. Mickey is
president, as well as chairman of the
county republican committee, made
the hit of the evening. He is a born
humorist, but doesn't know it. "He
felt," says the Star, "that the state is
in a condition identical to that of
the Wesleyan university several years
ago. Mr. Mickey came to the rescue
of that institution and did nobly. He
had now come to the rescue of the
state and will do likewise."
If The Independent has the proper
recollection, a former management
looted the WTesleyan university treas
ury and somebody burned one of the
buildings. Well, republicans looted
the state treasury and burned state
buildings. Yes, those are "identical
conditions." But the funny part is
that after employing a detective to
find the man who burned the college
building. Mr. Mickey allowed the cul
prit to leave the state unprosecuted.
Will he compound felonies and let
criminals go unpunished when he
reaches the governor's chair. Rather
peculiar, too, that Mickey "has come
to the rescue" of a state that was "re
deemed two years ago.
Mr. Mickey "expressed profound
gladness" that he is a Methodist and
told about a Presbyterian who voted
for him "because he ran like a steer."
He really didn't want the office, but
took it because the "people" (John N.
Baldwin and conferees) "wanted him
to serve" and he couldn't resist.
It is rather hard lines for the State
Journal's Omaha correspondent, now
that election is over. His latest feat is
to run Dave Mercer for mayor next
spring, and to start a Hill-Harriman
republican paper in Omaha.
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NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
James E. McGilliTrae will take notice, that
on the 20th day of October, 1902, Fritz Wester
mann, a justice of the peace in and for the eity
of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska issued
an order of attachment for the sum of $69.58 with
interest at 8 per cent from OetoUr 18th, 1902, In
an action renrii'ff before him wherein William
C. Sbinn is pi i till and James E. McGillirrae
is defendant; h t the following property haa
been attached under said order, viz: One steam
engine and tubular well machine with derriek
complete; one table rigged with pulleys, belts,
t. nnd fire buzz saws: one iron windmill
complete; one wooden windmill complete; also
barrows with attachments and fixings. Said
cause was continued to the 11th day of Decern
ber, 1902, at 9 o'clock a. n., at which time the
aforesaid defendant is required to appear.
Lincoln, November 1st, 1902.
WILLIAM C. 8HINN, Pla ntl3.
By J. C. McNERNEY, Hit Attorney.
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NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT
In the District Court of Lancaster County.
Vera A. Hurley, Plaintiff, ts. Dennis J. Hur
ley, Defendant.
Dennis J. Hurley, defendant in the above en
titled action is hereby notified that on the
18th day of Noyemb-r. lyoz, said plaintiff Vera
A. Hurley, filed her petition ia the District
Court of Lancaster county, Nebraska, against
the said defendant, the object and prayer of
which is to obtain a decree of divorce dissav
ing the bonds of matrimony between the plain
tiff and the defendant on the grounds of willful
abandonment and desertion without just cause
for more than two years, last past, and grossly,
wantonly and cruelly failing to provide for the
wants of the plaintiff.
You are required to answer said petition on
or before the twenty-ninth (29th day of Decern
ber, 1902.
Dated this lftth day of November, 1902.
VERA A. HURLEY. Plaintiff.
By Horace F. Bishop, her Attorney,
