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FEBRUARY 12, 1903. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. 15 House Roll 171 This measure is foredoomed to de featmark that down. The railroads have so willed it. It will have a few republican votes in the house, and it ought to have 24 fusion votes there. Every railroad republican will vote against it or dodge. The principle involved in House Roll 171 is right and the bill ought to pass and would pass if the leg islature were Hot so overwhelmingly under railroad influence. It simply gives to the citizens of Omaha their constitutional right to assess and tax all property (not specifically exempt) within the jurisdiction of the city for CITY purposes. The assessment, levy and collec tion of taxes in the city of Omaha for CITY- purposes have nothing in the woiid to do with state or county taxes in Douglas county or elsewhere. The enactment of House Roll 171 will not in the slightest degrea affect the amount of school taxes paid by the railroads in any other portion of the state. But its enactment will compel the railroads to contribute their pro portionate share toward maintaining city government in Omaha, which they do not now do and that is why they are trying to deceive the people by pretending that the bill is an Omaha scheme to rob the country school districts. It is nothing of the kind. It is simply applying the prin ciple of home rule to municipal taxa tion. Do not be deceived by the railroad m j if i We cure Piles, Chronic Constipation, Fistula, Protrusion, with our twenty year old EMIT RECTAL ME TREATMENT No Knife No Burning No Injection of Poisons. NO DELAY FROM BUSINESS CURE GUARANTEED HO Our book, "Temple of Life," FREE. Mention paper. We invite correspondence with full particulars of your case. HERMIT REMEDY COMPANY, 738 Adams Express Building, Chicago, 111. Women Address "Department W." HELP WANTED COPYING LET ters at home, either sex. Wo pay $15 per 1,000. Send stamp for particulars. National Supply Co., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Finny CPPIJ'fi sufficient for prirate ac UuU!lL.LI IffU counts and ordinary use taught with plain examples and illustrations, and other business information for reference, givn in II ANDY POCK KT ACCOUNT BOOK, Gs4 in., 132 paes printed, 64 blank for accoonts. Firmly, nicely bound. Pocket and flap. POc postpaid, M. O. or 2c stamps Agents wanted. Address F. O, Johnson, Pub,, Marion, la. S. B. Ham, Attorney the District Court in and for Lancaster county, Nebraska. Luther Batten, Plain tiff, vs. John Young, Mr. John Young, his wife, first name unknown, K. R. Young, first name unknown. Mrs. E. K. Young, first name unknown, E. R. Rayburn first nnine un known, and Mrs. E. R. Rayburn, first name unknown, defendants. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS The defendants John Young, Mrs. John Young bis wife, first name unknown, E. R. Young, first name unknown, Mrs. E. R. Young, bis wife, first name unknown, E. R. Rayburn first name unknown and Mrs. E. R. Rayburn his wife first name unknown, non-residents and defen dants in said cause will each take notice that the E' laintirT, Lather Batten on February 11th 1903 !od bis amended petition against said defen dants and each and all of them in the District icourt of Lancaster county, Nebraska the object tnd prayer of said petition being to have title a the real estate described as north (N Vi) of nuth west quarter (S. W. i) of section (8) town ship eleven (11) range eight (8) Lancaster county Nebraska.quieted in said Luther Batten, to hate the clond cast on plUntiff s title by the claims of said defendants and each And all of them removed and to have them each and all forever barred from assertingany claim against ','said lands and to have the record title of said John Young cancelled as against said plaintilT. Yon are required to answer said petition on or before Monday the 22d dnv of March, lWKj. LUTHER BATTEN, Plaintiff. Notice of Special Sleeting Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of the National Manufac turing Company, a manufacturing corporation organized under the laws of tho state of Nebi'us ka doing business at K:i0to 15"4 N street in the city of Lincoln. Lancaster county, Nebraska, is is called to meet at the oilico of said manufac turing corporation at ti p. in. Monday, March iCth, 1903, for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year. J. E. RING, Dated February 11, 1903 President, C. M. RING, Secretary. cry of distribution." . There is no such thing as "distribution" in the matter of city taxes and there ought not to be. Let us illustrate: Sup pose the Omaha terminals of the Un ion Pacific to be worth ten million dollars, and the remaining property, including the line to the west end of the state, to be worth twenty-five mil lions. The terminals would be worth but little if it were not for the 4G7 miles of road and the branches ex tending out in the state; but these, on the other hand, would be worth but little without terminals SOME WHERE say at Omaha. According ly, the whole railroad is assumed to be worth $35,000,000 (these figures are arbitrary and simply for illustra tion), and in order to even up mat ters, the total value is divided by the total number of miles of "line" (that is, exclusive, of side and double tracks), which gives a per mileage valuation. Then for state and county taxation a mile of "line" in Dawson county is held to be worth the same as a mile in Omaha, Douglas county. This is the "distribution," and it ap plies only to state and county taxes, because state and eountv government alone cover every foot oi the railroad in the state. Property owners in Omaha (and in any other incorporated city) pay state, county and city taxes; property own ers, outside of an incorporated city, state and county but not city taxes. Wherever the railroad runs through an incorporated city or village, only the number of miles within that city or village are taxed for city or village purposes. Outside of that the mile age pays no city taxes. Now, the "distribution" idea is equitable for state and county taxa tion, because whatever of the ten million dollar terminals escape state and county taxation in Douglas, will be caught in some other county. But this is not true of city taxes, for three-fourths or more of the entire 467 miles of Union Pacific lies wholly outside of any city or village. Apply ing the "distribution" idea to Omaha city taxes, robs Omaha, but helps no other portion of the state. It is no benefit to any taxpayer whatsoever except the Union Pacific railroad, and other railroads entering Omaha. And House Roll 171 seeks to abol ish the injustice by repealing that portion of the Omaha charter which was forced in there by railroad dicta tion. But as railroad dictation put it there, it will keep it there. Dou't forget that. The same arguments that are urged on behalf of Omaha apply to every other city or village in the state. For city purposes only the local authori ties should be given power to assess railroad property within the juris diction, wholly regardless of any state board or distribution theories. House Roll 171, of course, could not cover the whole field because it amends simply the Omaha charter. The Lincoln charter should be sim ilarly amended. And the laws gov erning the incorporation of all other cities should be treated likewise. Populist and democratic members of the legislature should make no mis take in voting on House Roll 171. Free Delivery Abuses An incident has come to light which has every appearance of an abuse of the rural free delivery. Something like two years ago, so The Indepen dent is informed, the patrons along rural route No. 2, from Lincoln, were required to buy and set in place "ap proved" boxes, for which they paid something like a dollar apiece. These are of tin and they shield the con tents from rain and snow perfectly. The driver can easily reach them and deposit and collect mail without dis mounting. Tito 1m opens, say, toward the north. But a short time since the patrons along this rcv.te wete served with this notice: OFFICIAL BUSINESS. POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT. RURAL FREE DELIVERY SERVICE Mr. Charles Schweiger, Route No. 2. Lincoln P. O. Neb. Statecmfw Lincoln, Neb. Sir: Patrons of rural free deliv ery routes are required to provide mail boxes approved by the postoffice department, so located on the route that the carrier cari easily reach them to dep..) u r.j.d collect mail without dismount ir.r: from his conveyance. Ap proved boxes are protected by act of congress. In compliance with Order No. 739, of postmaster general, THIS MAIL BOX HAS BEEN EXAM INED AND FOUND UNSUITABLE. IT IS HEREBY CONDEMNED. If, within 30 days from this date, you have not provided an approved box, your mail will be held at the postoffice to be called for. A list of approved boxes may be found in the hands of either the post master or carrier. (Signed) L. A. THOMPSON, Special Agent. January 20, 1903. Not a word of explanation why the old box Is condemned. It is simply "unsuitable," doubtless because a cer tain republican newspaper in Lincoln has "suitable" mail boxes to sell. Of course, there are some sixteen "ap proved" boxes, but the inquirer gen erally finds that the box par excel lence is to be found only at the State Journal office. The lid opens west. The box costs $2. But if the victim of route inspectors and special agents feels like paying $4 for a year's sub scription to that purveyor of politi cal putridity, he will be presented with this "approved" mail box one that will pass muster under the cagl eye of Mr. Thompson "free gratis." By th,e way, isn't that violating one of Mr. Madden's commandments? Isn't it extending circulation by giving premiums which are the main incen tive to subscribing? Horse and Horse At a meeting of the populist execu tive state committee in Lincoln, Jan uary 19, a resolution was passed that "the people's independent party of the state of Nebraska act independent of all other political parties." Well, the pops have not been "acting" very much in conjunction with the demo crats, and they ought certainly to be allowed to do something aside from voting the republican prosperity-let-well-enough-alone-railroad state tick et. W. S. Goldie, in Wayne Democrat. It's about six of one and half a dozen of the other, Mr. Goldie. Demo crats taught them the trick of voting the republican ticket as a protest. Not At All In 1892 Sarpy county had 94.19 miles of railroad assessed at $006,713, while in 1902 she had 98.40 miles which was assessed at $581,679, over twenty-five thousand less. This is one of the things our legislature is called on to regulate. J. C. Miller, in Springfield (Neb.) Monitor. That issue was thrashed over in the campaign last fall, Bro. Miller, and the people decided they didn't want higher railroad assessments. Auditor Weston, who helped make the condition referred to, was elected by the largest majority of any of th state officers. Worship ol the Trusts ' Hail! Anthracite, Most high and lordly trust. To thee we bend our knee And grovel in the dust; For thou are powerful. Long hours for thee we toil. Hail also thy twin brother, Standard Oil. Who sits enthroned And grips us by the neck, Compelling us to shell out Money by the peck. A pair of greedy monsters, These twin brothers, Who hold us in their clutch; And yet we know of others That have a tariff graft On every workingman, Who grinds and sweats To pay them all he can From week to week, And" year to year, Without one dollar left His soul to cheer. Hail! loveliest sugar trust, Thou sweetest one of all. Oh, what a great necessity; Yet at thy feet we fall. Our little children beg For one sweet lump, From day to day, While we poor workmen Slave and pinch and scrimp, This sugar bill to pay. Hail! glorious tariff, Mighty trusts' prosperity, Full dinner pail; To each and every one "Must we stand pat," And cry, All Hail! A. S. HEM EN WAY. Dekalb Junction, N. Y. The Wahoo Wasp, after a year's trial, will change from 4-column, 6 page, form to a seven-column quarto. Most of its subscribers prefer the blanket form. "Highly proper that the farmers "t)i ur:vi w 1 LI1 UVVIl fire and organize trusts of their own," is the comment of W. J. Waite of the Geneva Gazette, on the grain grow ers' association. Editor Walrath of the Osceola Dem ocrat got even with his "esteemed contemporary," the Record, last week by exposing the Frank Harrison "edi torial" scheme, which the Record bit at Ri The... Drug Cutter. has moved to 1321 O street. Reduced rent makes it possible" to still further cut the prices of drugs. Peruna, 64c Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets 64c Stuart's Catarrh Cure..... 79c Miles' Remedies .79c; Pinkham Compound ..04c Ayers' Sarsaparilla 79c Hood's Sarsaparilla i . .74c Paine's Celery Compound. .74o S. 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Riggs' Celery and Sarsa parilla 64c Riggs' Kidney Cure 61c Riggs' Tasteless Cod Liver Oil 64c Riggs' Emulsion Cod Liver Oil 64c Riggs' Pure Cod Liver Oil 64c Riggs' Castoria Pitcher's Formula 13c Riggs' Tropical Fig Syrup 19c Riggs' llive Syrup 19c Riggs' Soothing Syrup 19c Riggs' Dandruff Cure 74c Riggs' Hair Restorer 74c Riggs' Beef Iron and Wine 79c Riggs' Cough Cure 19c Riggs' Liquid Smoke 59c Riggs' Dyspepsia Tablets.. .64c Riggs' Trilby Headache Cure 19c Riggs' Catarrh Tablets 39c Riggs' Cascara Tablets 19c Riggs' Pile Cure 39c Riggs' Eczema Cure 19c Riggs' Formaldehyde 19c This is tho place to buy your sundries. Mail orders prompt ly tilled. RIGGS... Cut Rater. ES. 1321 0 STREET. Llnco'n, Nebraska. The York Teller, which has sup ported the populist ticket in good' times and evil, comes out flat-footed' for the democrats. With the Kan sas City platform as guide, men loyal : to those principles to lead, every pop-, ulist in the union should' join the Teller editor and march into the dem ocratic ranks to stay. Adams County Democrat. Frank was a silver republican in 1896, and as his cardinal plank was 16 to 1, of course he never was a thorough-paced populist. Where he affiliates is wholly his affair, but there are a good many thousand fusion pop ulists who will not follow him. W. R. Hampton, attorney, Harris burg, Neb.: I am now 75 years old, but have never, since Peter Cooper was a candidate for president, voted for a republican for that office. I am what you may call a greenbacker, or, in other words, I am in favor of free coinage of both gold and silver, sup plying the deficiency with government notes to keep prices of all products steady. There never was a legal ten--der dollar of gold or silver except as the fiat of government made it so. We should do away with the national banks, which are double-interest leeches.