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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
JANUARY 15. 1903.
Hcma For the Friendless
-"No state Institution was managed
as well or as economically; as the
home for the friendless by the wo
r3n," says Mr. Hardy' in his column
this week; "they received voluntary
contributions of thousands of dollars
to be used in that institution, thus re
lieving the taxpayers of nearly one
fourth of the running expenses." Of
course, Mr. Hardy is entitled to hs
opinion as to the advisability of the
state contributing to the maintenance
of private charitable institutions
that is his privilege, just as it is the
privilege of The Independent td op
pose such a course. But he should be
a little more accurate in his state
ments as to facts. The fact is, that
the state now appropriates less money
cn the average to run this institution
than it did in the days when the tax
payers were being "relieved" of one
, fourth of the expenses.' The following
will bear out this statement.' ' (See
auditors' report.) Total
-v . , , .. appropriations.
1889 ?30,000
purposes, but not for state. This is an
error that seems deep-seated. Some
of our present state officers belieyed
in it until challenged to produce the
proof. Ed. Ind. 1 ,
1891
37.540
1893 ;.. 33,000
! 1895 30,500
1897' 31,500
1899 32,000
1901 32,500
No Constitution! Limit
The, fusionists had no trouble meet
ing the expenses and reducing the
Vxte debt, but the republicans art
running behind about a quarter of a
- million a year. How to meet the dif
umlty is worrying the state officers.
There are two ways to remedy it. One
is to reduce expenses and the other is
iu mciuuse reveuues. as no oue ever
heard of a republican official who fav-
ored reducing- e-penses, it follows that.
. the revenues must be increased. There
, are two ways to do this. One is to
raise the' levy ' and the other is to
- raise the assessment. As the levy is
up-to the limit 'allowed by the con-
sstlriiMnn tha nnlv wov af ia tr roipi
, K'V.vi.v.va V X V HUT L, Id l.V 1 (L liTl,
the assessment. Increased taxation is
the result of having the state re
deemed. , The taxpayers will evidently
lose money in this redemption deal
On4 tlrtW Tlflll nnmn rtr 1 1 vrlAA . 1
uuu uuii yiii ouiuc uiic Leu wntjie uiey
- tiave gaiuea anyiuing: u. J. Jtucn
. mond, in;Minden Courier.
.nuere is. no constitutional limit,
Bro. Richmond, on the rate of levy for
state purposes. There is for county
Bargains in Grass Lands
640 acres near North Loup, Neb.;
250 acres of which are good plow
land. Price, $5,000.
320 acres splendid grass land near
North Loup, Neb. Price, $2,240.
: 480 acres good grass and farming
... land near North Loup, Neb. Price,
$3,500.
320 acres fine grass and pasture lane
near Arcadia, Neb. Price, $2,240.
We have a fine line of splendid com
bination stock anJ farm lands in How
ard, Greeley, Valley, and Sherman
rnnrMes which aid ran coll nn aaar
terms. Write to us for particulars
stating kind of farm you want. Vau
Dec'ar & Bradley, St. Paul, Neb., or
Wolbach, Neb.
A LAND OF "WONDjfiKa
The Legislature
"Horse, foot and dragoons," says
Harvey Newbranch - in the World
Herald, "the house committees as an
nounced by the speaker today, are
corporation committees. They ar
committees that are packed solidly and
brazenlv and unmistakinerlv to safe
guard the greedy interests of the al
lied railroads, of the express compan
ies, of the telephone monopoly, of the
insurance trust and all other societies
organized to grow wealthy through le
ealized clunderinc of the Dublic."
He sizes up the committee on rail
roads with Mendenhall as chairman,
characterized as "a figurehead, a man
to do his master's bidding without the
will to ask or the wit to comprehend
the reason' With Mendenhall are
"Smith of Saline, Burlington; Wilson
of Pawnee. Burlincton: Hermon of
Saunders, Burlington; Morseman of
Douglas, Burlington, Union Pacific,
Ulkhorn & Co.; Spurlock of Cass,
E .rlington; Copsey of Custer, Burling
ton; Holliett of Lancaster, Burling
ton; Jouvenat of Boone, Elkhorn and
an "insurgent;" Thompson of Mer
rick, Union Pacific, also an "insur
gent;" Hathorn of Red Willow, Bur
lington; Sears of Burt, thus far a
mysterious and unknown quantity,
with" strong corporation antecedents.
These are the republican members of
the railroad committee, and they make
a mighty good composite railroad map
of Nebraska."
"Look next," he says, "at the com
mittee on revenue and taxation. War
ner of Lancaster, a D. E. Thompson
chattel, a harmless, good-naturea.
well-meaning countryman from the
hamlet of Waverly, chairman, He
will do exactly as he is told, and be
lieve i! all for the best. Burlington,
of course."
fellow may be able to read and write
and still bead- fool. W. J. Waite,
in Geneva Gazette.
- The Sightseer Find Many Things of Inter
est in California
California has numerous natural
bridges, caves, etc., of no little inter
est The Mammoth Cave of Calaveras,
discovered by miners in 1850; the Ala
baster Cave; the Crystal Palace Cave,
containing a number of attractive
subterranean apartments, such as the
.Bridal Chamber, the Crystal Palace
Room.
A curious apartment called the Mu
sic Hall,, where the deposits of aque
ous origin not only take the form of
.organ pipes, sounding-boards, etc., but
emit, when struck, musical sounds and
vibrations.
Near this cave are two natural
bridges which the tourist can visit
and return to the railroad within half
an hour.
t The only natural way to reach these
scenes of interest is via "The Over
land Route," comprising the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific, now real
ly one line. The only line running
through trains to San Francisco from
Omaha, its fast trains arriving sixteen
hours ahead of all competitors.
Pamphlets and maps describing the
wonders of California, and full infor
mation about the most comfortable
and direct route to the Pacific coast,
can be. obtained by calling on or ad
dressing E. B. Slosson, agent. Union
Pacific railroad, at Lincoln, Neb.
The January clearing sale announced
by Fred Schmidt & Bro. in a full pag?
ad. in this paper last week is attract
ing large crowds of bargain seekers.
The reliability of this old established
firm is well known to all Independent
readers, hundreds of whom have pa
tronized its great reduction sales in
the past. Look up your last week's
paper and send an order for the mer
chandise you need, or, if possible, visit
the store and select what you want.
After half a century in the news
paper business, R. D. Kelly has turned
over the Fremont Leader to the Dodgs
County Publishing company, and will
for a time be like a fish out of water.
It's ten to one "Dad" will tire of re
tiring and sooner or later resume the
business he has engaged in so many
years. The new Leader, under the
management of Waldo Wintersteen,
will be democratic in politics. Will
x..'. Maupin contributes a column
"Merely in Passing." which adds spice
to the editorial page.
Harry S. Stephen, formerly cattle
buyer for Swift & Co., Chicago, has
made a contract with Nye & Buchanan
Co., South Omaha, and entered into
their service as cattle salesman, the
first of the year.
Governor Furnas and Dr. George L.
Miller paid tributes to the memory
of J. Sterling Morton at the meeting
of the State Historical society Tues
day night.
Visitors to the land commissioner's
office during "Uncle Jake's" incum
bency will remember the draughtsman,
A. K. Gift. Mr. Gift is now located at
Middleburgh, Pa., and the other day
sent in a list of five subscribers to The
Independent, showing that his heart is
in the right place notwithstanding re
publican victories.
The St. Joe Gazette is authority for
the rumor, that the Rock Island has
absorbed the Chicago Great Western
Stickney's road, popularly known as
the' "Maple Leaf." This, if true, will
remove a thorn from the side of the
"community of interest" fellows,' and
we may look for plenty of "restora
tion" of rates.
James T. Brady, senator from the
9th district (Antelope, Boone, and
Greeley), was a caller at Liberty build
ing Monday.
Representative I. N. Trask of the
37th district (Fillmore) called on The
Independent Saturday.
The editor always likes to stand up
for Nebraska, but there is one item
which haunts the newspapers which
he never republishes. That is the
one about Nebraska following all the
other states in point of illiteracy, A
'Twas man made the city, but 'twas
God made the plain,
The valley", the hill and the pine
crested butte;
But to tell you this fact I can scarce
' ly refrain
The speaker was made by the Bur-
lington Route.
Will M. Maupin, in Fremont Leader.
The Apparent and the Real
Apparently the run rises in the east.
In reality it is the earth that revolves
on its axis. The apparent debt of the
state i3 known by looking at the
amount of outstanding general fund
warrants yet the real debt at any
given time is the amount of general
fund warrants outstanding, plus the
amount of unpaid claims against that
fund which will in all probability be
allowed by the next legislature. The
unpaid claims are known technically
as "deficiency" claims' and miscellan
eous claims. If the appropriation for
fuel and lights, at a state institution
becomes exhausted before March 31 of
an odd numbered year and the . state
board is obliged to buy coal on time,
the claim for that coal, when finally
provided for by the next legislature,
is known as a "deficiency." But a
claim for publishing a constitutional
amendment, or for purchasing expen
sive divans for the use of the "third
house," is known as a miscellaneous
claim (not a deficiency). There is no
practical difference in the two classes.
For the first an insufficient appropria
tion had been made by a former leg
islature; for the second, none what
ever.. Now, a "deficiency" might arise
from one or both of two causes: Per
haps the former legislature made the
appropriation so small that the strict
est economy could not make it cover
the two years' purchases of commod
ities or services for which it was in
tended. Or it mierht. occur that tha
appropriation was large enough in4
tne nrst instance, but that it was
used extravagantly. But the fact re
mains that whatever the cause, a de
ficiency or miscellaneous claim is a
proper charge against the administra
tion in charge when it was incurred,
and not against the administration in
charge when the claim is actually paid
oy warrant.
Accordingly, the bare figures show
ing the amount of outstanding war
rants on a given date do not of them
selves tell the whole story. Not all
of the outstanding general fund war
rants at any given time are "interest
bearing." None of them become so
until presented to the. treasurer for
payment, stamped, "Not paid for want
of funds," and registered for payment
in the future when funds do come in.
But the practice is to regard the
whole amount outstanding as the "interest-bearing
floating debt of the
state." Of course, also, 'none of thy
unpaid deficiencies and miscellaneous
claims are interest-bearing.
The amount of outstanding general
fund warrants at different periods is
as follows:
November 30, 1896 $1,930,273.47
November 30, 1900 1,727,447.72
November 30, 1902.. 1,989.328.63
The legislature of 1897 appropriated
for republican deficiencies an amount
of which $112,544 was eventually
drawn in warrants and which helped
to swell the amount of warrants out
standing on November 30, 1900. The
legislature of 1901 appropriated for
fusion deficiencies an amount of which
$167,790.63 was eventually drawn in
warrants and which helped to swe 1
the amount of warrants outstanding on
November 30, 1902. And the legisla
ture of 1903 will appropriate some
thing like $75,000 for republican de
ficiencies incurred during the admin
istration of the "redeemers." Now,
supposing a warrant were drawn fo-'
every claim immediately upon incur
ring it, the floating debt at different
dates would have been about as fol
lows: November 30, 1896 $2,048 797 47
November 30, ln00 1 sosws ,c
November 30, 1902 2,064!32s!63
Accordingly, as nearly as it is pos
sible to get at the matter so that it
can be readily understood iho w
suits of four years of fusion admin
istration as compared to two yean of
republican administration undr the
"redeemers," is about as follows-
Four years of fusion, de
crease in debt $153,559.12
Two years of "redemption."
increase 169,090.28
This differs only in degree from the
results shown by. the official figures
in the auditor's renorts!
Fusion decrease $208,825.75
xtepuoucan increase 261,880.91
IDAHO
IRRIGATED
LANDS.
Good 'climate, healthy location,
rich and productive lands, abun
dant water from the famous Snake
River, never failing supply; good
crops always assured ;,- you govern
your own moisture; no cyclones;
no hail storms; no rains to prevent
gathering of crops; .more sunshine
in the year than any other state in
the union. Land with good water
rignts for sale at from $10.00 to
$15.00, per acre; one-third cash";
balance in six annual payments at!
7 per cent, interest. 'Address. ' '
11 PATRlE.
Market Lake,
Idaho.
FF3
WABASH
RAILROAD
SELL . . . :
Mobile and return;.... .; .$23.35
New Orleans and return.. . . 29.50
Havana, Cuba, and return. . 63.35
The above special rates and
many others with long limits and,
stopovers on sale Feb. 17th to 22nd,
inclusive. All information at Wa
bash city office, 1601 Farnam St.,
or address,
Harry E. Moores,
Gen. Agt. PassCDept.,
Omaha, Neb.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UK CENTRAL R. t.
Baking powder would not make
some men rise in the world.
PI ID A I1!??is Central Excursion to Onba
UUDM W1H leave hicaf?a St. Louis, Cincin-
uo" x-ouisTuie January zj, Ko,
reaching same points n the return February B.
A delightful voyage across the gulf of Mexico, a
six days stay on the Island of Cuba, including
a visit to Havana, Mnntanzas, the Valley of
umun, thetavesof Belle Mar and other in
teresting roints under the escort of the Ameri
can "1 ourist Association. Rate from the points
mentioned will be $160 for the round trip, which
amount will include all expenses everywhere.
Itineraries, giving full particulars, of your local
Illinois C entral ticket agent.
MARDI GRAS t?i8
i. cr t l x. pr it excursion rates will
be in effect to New Orleans on specific dates
which your local ticket agent will be able to
ad-use you.
NEW ORLEANS' "p'z
. a t tv V1?1'- Winter tourist
rates now in eflect. Double daily service and
fast steam-heated vestibule trains with through
sleepingcars, buffet-library-smoking car service
and all meals en route in dining cars. Ask for
an illustrated book on New Orleans.
MCYIPfl nnl a11 ,Mi via the Illinois
iffLAluU Central under the auspices of tha
.in i American Tourtat Association,
will leave Chicago January 27, 1903. Ticket,
include all expenses. Railway, Sleeping and
Dining Car Fares, Hotels. Carriages, etc.
FIR Rill A "Dixie Flyer" Sleeping
rLUnlUA ar Line,sv Loui8 tojacnUi.
ville, and Chicago to Nashville,
the latter connecting en route witli through
Jacksonville car from St. Louis. Route via
N ah ville, Chattanooga and Atlanta
CALIFORNIA SssasiLsa;
Francisco a, follows : Via Nw Orfe" ns and
the Southern Route every Wednesday from Chi.
;.5r V' n T''!D? rnaay from Cincin
nati. ia Omaha and the Scenic Route every
Friday night from Chicago. X
HOT SPRINGS, ARK. SiaRSs
Hot Springs carried on the Central's fast I'blU
man vestibule "Limited" train. Send for book
describing this most interesting of health and
pleasure resorts. uu
HOMESEEKERS ptfftar flics
. . Central Railroad (Vim.
pany is issuing monthly circulars concern w
fruit growing, vegetable gardening, stock ?ai
ing dairying, etc., in the States of Kenfucky
JVest Tennessee, Mississippi and LoniiianJ'
Lvery Farmer or Homeseeker, who wffi!i
his name and address will he mailed fre rTrn
Jars Nob. 1 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. and others as thev ar j
published from month to month, on ami inlt
to J. F. Merry, A. Q. P. A., I. C. R? R . , i buque)
Full Particulars TlGt
Illinois Centrah orVaddTeng0
t bo undersigned mnrpaiT,tf;;r .i'u ar.or
A. H. HANSON, G. P. A . Cliimrn tm
J. F. MERRY, Q. P. A.f Dubuqu'lo1..