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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1900)
& ROD Gieverflaie's fldveniiire , * Dy So\/uo 'cJ VA7 , Iloplclno. . . . CopytlRbtftd , 1BOS , by Uobrrt llontior's > . * ? ' ' > " " W1 W 'Wf > W 1JP 'W 17 ! 1 f W CHAPTER XI. On the following morning Roll roan tvoary and aching from a bnd on which .10 had tossed In wakefulness since ho nad heard the words of Lemuel Slurne. Japl , Elvln npddcd to him when lie stepped .out , Into the large room , and at once IrM the way to tho' ' dining- room. ' "Eat heartily , " he said. "You have n day of hard work before you. " It seemed to Rob that'every bone In Itla body ached from the excessive ex ertion of his walk the day before. But ho was so thoroughly aroused to the necessities of his situation that ho grimly bore It without a word , and fell to on the breakfast as If ho was really a happy boy. Breakfast over , Capt. Elvln lighted a cigar and offered one to Rob. "Thank you , nlr , I don't smoke , " said Rob. "Not smoke ! A nephew of Torrovo not nmoke ! " "But I wan not always with my un do Rlcardo , " said Rob. "True. Boys In New York do not learn to smoke as early as they do hero. Well , Rlcardo , conic.1. Lct'r get to work. " The Englishman led the way to the office again , and pointed to a desk on which there were paper and writing material ; * . "That Is your place , " he said. "You uro younf | for this trust , but Torrcvo spoke highly of you. Hu wild you could be trualcd. But , after all , I am not going to trust you far. You will know the names of the men you write to , and that Is all. Now , I will give you throe forms of letters. They are In cipher , and no ono except those who receive them call read them. Then 1 will give you a. list of names for each and perhaps In u week or two you will have iiomclhliig to remember this oc casion by. " Rob thought he would , too , If bin own plaint did not fall. Elvln otood over him while he ntudled the named on the. lists. List number one was' made up of names and addressed In clLloH of South America , moat of them being l Ar- gciilina. Some were1 cvon In New York , a few In London and Paris. There were about 300 In all. List number two. or those to whom the cipher waa to bo Bout , were men In the republic' , most of them with come kind of a mil itary tltlo. Rob'H curiosity was aroused at this , and ho resolved to road the cipher , if possible. There wore about a hundred of these numra. List number three , to whom the "Loyalty" letter wan to bo sent , wore tic-altered all over the world , but most of them were civ ilians In South American countries. It was clear to Rob that ho had more than one clay's work before him. lie began at once. He wan methodical In habit , and as ho wrote a letter from form number one ho would address an envelope from list number one , and .then check off that name. Elvln watched him do this n few Union , and then , with a satisfied nod of his head , he walked out. Of course , letter number ono wan not clear to Rob. It wan evidently a form previously tigrocd upon among the con spirators , to be hoiit under certain con ditions. Hob soon had it word for word In his memory , ami wrote the letters rapidly. But It took him till late in the afternoon to finish list num ber ono. Ho had stopped for lunch , but ate alone. Capt. Elvln did not re turn. It had begun to grow dark , and Rob ELV1N WATCHED HIM DO THIS. form. Now , take your pen and write Ihls clown. " "I nm ready sir , " said Rob , dipping his pen In the ink. "Tho blue Hag waves , " said Elvln. "Have you got that1' " ' " 'The blue Hag wa\es , " repeated Rob , writing it down. "I will go on. The blue Hag waves. La Plata smooth and friends find easy sailing. Splendid anchorage In Black Cat bay. Three days from this a storm Is expected. Cover your house well. " "I have thai down , sir. " aald Rob. "Very well. Mark that form number ono. " "II Is marked number one , sir. ' "Now another. Arc you ready ? " "Ready , sir. " "Write these letters , ono after an other , and write them very plainly. " "Yes , sir , " said Rob , "FWFSZUIJOUJTSFBEZ.PVXJM MBUPODFBTTFNCMF2PVSMPSDFT BOEKPJONFIFSF. " This was a terrible Jumble to Rob , who know nothing about writing In cipher. "Got that all clown ? " asked Elkln. I "Yes. air. " "Road thorn over. " Rob repeated the letters. "Correct , " said Elvln. "It Is an easy cipher , but none of the letters will got into the hands of Iho government , ami oven If ono did , I don't think there Is any ono who would bother to make It out. Now take this down. " "I am ready , sir. " "Loyally to loyalty , and Black Uut sends greetings. " "Is that till , sir. " "Thai's all. You will sign lo each leller you write Ihe name Vln. You understand , it is the last syllable of my own name. " "Yes , Blr. " "Now , hero tire three lists of names. You have the first letter marked number mark the cipher ber one. Did you number two ? " "Yes , sir. ' ' 5 "The su'ort'one la mumber three. These lists of names nro numbered ono , wo and tlirdo. You. will send n letter flf each number to every person named In the list bearing the simo nmnbar. that ? " understand Do you ' ' . . . r- na.Hr " ' " "Hor'o are ' enveiop'e.1. ' ' There arc Itamps. Do U al ) up in g < : od shape fell tired of the work. So ho gave it ip for the day and wandered around to ook tit the place. Capl. Elvln ap- icared for supper and looked over the oilers Rob had addressed. Rob noted with pleasure that ho did this caro- essly and did not see half of lliom. "You finished number one ? " aald Ihe captain. "Yes , sir. I gel tired , and left Iho ) lhers llll morning. " "Thai's all right. You did well. 1 could not do it. I could not sit clown and write an hour at n stretch to save my life. " Rob had a good night's rest , and after his breakfast the next morning tackled number two. The captain wont off again , and Rob's curiosity had grown so lhat now , while ho was fresh , 10 felt like reading the cipher. But It waa a mystery. 'Such u meaningless lot of lolloit ) ho never saw before. Turn ami iwlst them as ho would ho could make nothing of them. Suddenly it occuriod lo him that these letters dta nol spell Ihe message n , all. They must , then , stand for other Jotters In Iho alphabet. How was bo to learn what they stood for ? Ho took the first sentence. FWFS/U , and so on , meant absolutely nothing , and could not bo nuido to spell anything. Starting with A. the llrsl loiter of Iho alphabet , Rob tried to make F stand for It. But there was no way lo fit Iho same rule lo F. and make sense. This would be AHA , It might lead to something. But when ho had gene through the senlence ho found it would nol do , and began on B. Ho kepi Ihls up , with all Iho Ingc- nuily his young head wan capable of , and tried C and D. He began lo do- apalr of reaching U , when ho Irlcd E. The llrsl llvo letlors gave the word "Every. " With his heart beating faster ncfw , Rob kepi on his way. Each lotlor of Iho simple cipher really stood for the letter that came before It In the alpha * bel. And when ho had ntudled U all out , the message read as follows : "Everything Is ready. You will at once assemble your forces and Join mo here. " This meant something , surely , it meant'lhat a revolutionary army \vatf Unassemble under Richard Elvln and nlako nir'utth'ck on the 'forces of Iho government. This means , perhaps , ruin to Jits uncleJn Diienbg Ayres. And If his uncle was killed , perhup.i Elvln. would lake all his property and wealth. With his heart filled with boylsli courage , Rob wrote the lotlern In ci pher , as ho had boon ordered to do. Then be addressed envelopes from list number two. The message In form number three meant nothing to him. The nearest hu could come to a gueiu was thai 11 In formed Iho persons to whom 11 waa Kcnl thai the "Black Cat" had brought another cargo of contraband goods. But what had loyalty to do with smug gling ? No. It wan another revolution ary message , and the "Black Cat" had perhaps ! bacn taken as the symbol ot the revolutionists. Fortunately , Elvln remained away , and Rob had an opportunity to carry out the design lie had formed. Ho wrote a letter to his uncle. "Dear Undo David , " he wrote , " 1 was not drowned when I wusi thrown overboard from the Royal Mail. I was picked up by a smuggler , and am now a prisoner among HOIIIU men who arc smuggler.1 ! , and also conspirators agaltiht the government of Argentina. The head man's name i ; ) Richard El vln , and he thinks I am Iho nephew of Torrcvo , the captain of the schooner thai picked mo up. If ho know 1 wan writing thin , he would kill me. The man who threw mo overboard was Lemuel Starne , the same one who Is tiylug to mairy my cousin Elsie. Ho IH a scoundrel. He Is really tin son of Elvln. Ho comes here , and 1 am afraid he will recognlzo me. So , as soon as I get this off with a lot of let- tcra I am wrlling to other conspirators , I am going to nlip out of the window and go back to the schooner 'Black Cat. ' Captain Torrcvo lold me lo come back If 1 wan In danger , and I think I am. I could have gone last night , but 1 wanted to finish the job they sot mo at , uo that I could got this Idler off to you. There are throe kindu of letlers I am writing , and I can only read ono. That IB the very one thai Eccms hardest to read. It Is In cipher , but I made 11 out. II Is being scnl lo several generals and colonels and captains in Argonliua , and says : 'Everylhlng Is ready. You will al once assemble your forces and Join mo here. Via. ' The name Vln means Elvln. 'Hero' moans a house nol far from Iho river , al a spot called Black Cat Bay. If 1 got back to the schooner I will bo safe until Elvin finds me. But I hope you will come after me , or send someone. I warn you against Lemuel Starne , whose name Is Elvln. Ho Is trying to get Elsie and your money. He tried to kill mo to prevent me from reaching you. Please try and gel mo away from Ihosc men. I am afraid they will kill me yet. Your loving nephew , "ROB CLEVERDALE. " Rob addressed an envelope to "Dav id Horton , iiuonos Ayrcs , " and slipped the letter , folded neatly , Into U , Then ho placed Ihls among Iho leltors of number one , that he had writlen the previous day and which Elvln had looked over. ( To be continued. ) ARCTIC MOSQUITO. Tim Sliml Tcrrllilo Iim-ft I'ott In tlio Worl , ! . Nothing that has ever boon written about the Arctic niosqullo begins lo come up lo Ihe real thing , " said a guest In the St. Charles corridor lo Ihe New Orleans Times-Democrat man. ' "I went up the Yukon river In the sum- rnor ot ' 96 , representing the Alaska and Dominion Trading company , and we struck mosquitoes as soon as we got into the hills. They arc twice as large as our familiar bayou species , and their sting Is like Iho prod of a hot needle. They sweep along Iho valleys In dense clouds , and if they catch a man unprepared they are liable la blind him before ho can escape. 1 heard stories of children being stung to death , and can readily believe them. Whenever we wont ashore we wore heavy hat nets and took Iho utmost precaution , and wore certain to suff.er more or less. One of our party cut the tongues out of his shoes and a nar row line of sock was exposed undei the lacing. Next day ho was blllen there at least a hundred times , and his fool wore so terribly inllamed thai thp shoos had to bo cut off. Another man , a fireman In the boat crow , got drunken on Alaska whisky one afternoon and lay down to take a nap In the corner of the engine room. I noticed him a little later , and was horrified at the solid brown mass of mosquitoes that had scltlcd on a small exposed section of his cheek and throul. In an hour his face was swollen oul of all i bianco to anything human , ho waa u.i- able to swallow , and waa burning with fever. It was a week before he was able to bo about. I saw a number of calllo near FoVt Hamilton that bad been made stone blind by stings neat the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito Is without doubt the moat terrible In sect pest in the world. " rr.mUurm. Edith There is ono thing In particu lar that 1 like Mr. Tactln for. Ho late to frank , you know. Ho always tellH mo of my faults without the leasj hesi tation. That was tlio agreement 1 caused him to make. Bertha Do you mean to say that you do not get ' an gry with him ? Edith Never , Bor'tha -Toll mo some of the faults he has found In you. Edith 0 , ho hasn't found any yet. When I ask him'to name them ho always s.iys that I am ' " " faultless. Stray Stories. , 1 o It Dliln't Count. Boggsr-Como. . and . .MAVQ . , , , , a , , drpk ( , Biggs Why , 1 thought you swore off. Boggs O , thai waftpnlM NCJWYear's , j. N , w.vYork . 'Jpurnal.1. ( ri SOUTH Ex-Governor McOorklo Say * It Is Dociil- cylly for Expansion , PHILIPPINES FURNISH A KEY Iftl.imU Open ( lit ! Hour to Triiiln In tlio Orient Ciilnn the C2rott-Ht : riHd for Coiiiiiirrrliil ConiiirM | , mill Unltfil Nliiti-H .limit lniiriit | HIT Oii | > i > ortiiiilty NEWARK. N. J. , Jan. 18. The thir teenth annual dinner of the hoaid of trade was held tonight. Among those In attendance were Governor Voor- lioea , Mayor Seymour and Congressman W. P. Hepburn , H. Wayne Parker and Charles N. Fowler. One of the guests of honor was ex-Governor William A. McCorklo of West Virginia , who npoko upon the topic "Tho Attitude of the Progressive South In Promoting the Country's Foiolgn Trade. " Ho suld in part ; "The first question of absolute im portance today to the north Is the matter - tor Df foreign markets. U Is supreme in Its Importance to the whole people. Wo cannot longer live within ourselves and such Is the situation that , If the American people propose to assume the required position In the great for eign trade , they must grasp these mar kets. "First , of critical Importance , is the market of the empire of China. Tills Is the market for which Russia , Ger many , Great Britain and France , with nil their energies , arc contending. Here Is the most important market of the globe. Today , without organized ef fort , we sell them $25,000,000 per year , and within a short time we will make It $75,000,000. This means much to you. The mind can scarcely grasp our Inter est In an empire of 4,000,000 square miles , Inhabited by an energetic people just opening their eyes to civilization. Within a short time In this new terri tory the American locomotive has un dersold those of every other country , and this year China has purchased from you and the south about ? 11.000- 000 of cotton. Hero la fast develop ing the great cotton market of the world. These people need everything we manufacture. Already we have built up a great trade In cottons , ma chinery , leather goods , electric goods , chemicals , railroad equipment , tools , hardware and the general products of our workshops. At the present rate of. progress , our trade with China will , in fifteen years , be the most Important of any trade In the world. We demand a vigorous policy which will be perma nent in its effects , under which the rights of this country will be pre served , and under which the markets of. China shall not bo turned over to European nations as their own exclu sive property , but shall bo held alike on terms of absolute equality for the citizens of the United States. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS THE KEY. "Now , sir , we are face to face with the great question , how shall we keep open to our country the door of the great Chinese and eastern markets' There Is but one door for us and that Is through the Philippine islands. Here is the real strategical and commercial position of the east. Every qastern market can be reached far more , easily through these Islands than froni any other position. Shanghai and Hong Kong , through which cities England has established her great trade , offer no Huch position for commercial suc cess as do the Philippines. It gives control of the great northern and cen tral coast of China , with its teeming , active population. They put us in a position to grasp through them the markets of Japan , with Us 40,000,000 of energetic people and its annual trade of $250,000,000. The great coast line of the Philippine islands of 800 miles practically dominates the northern coast of China , capable of . a foreign trade of a billion dollars per year. Without our position in the Philip pines , our commercial treaties with China would be valueless , and upon our withdrawal from these islands , the Chinese empire would not last a month , and Its rich markets would for ever be lost to the people of this coun try. Many who oppose our retaining an Interest In these islands seem to imply that our retention of them Is for the purpose alone of establishing a tyranny over the Inhabitants. I find that thoughtful men are in favor ot establishing the jurisdiction of our gov ernment , giving the Filipinos full con trol ol their local affairs when they are able to manage them , and allowing them the highest measure of liberty , such liberty as they have never en joyed , ami such as they never will enjoy if the flag should be removed therefrom. To leave the islands is to turn them over to anaichy. "Now , an to the position of the south on this last great question. What has boon her tradition ? Those who sug gest that the south has been ultra con servative as to the widening of the sphere of this country's influence do not know her traditions. As to her action In the future , I confidently refer you to her past. "Corai. Slam. China. Philippine Isl ands. Japan. South America , and the Islands of the sea desire your mer- "ImndlHo ; and these markets imtbt bo lcached by a cheaper route than around Cape Horn. England , by the completion of the 81102 canal , has the advantage In trade routes. The south has never faltered and no interc.it has ever interfered with the persistent do- Hire to see the great work of the Nica ragua canal completed by American hands and for the glory of American commerce. " I'rolltlcsi Mnlmtit. The wearisome debate on the Phil ippine question was continued in the eenatc yesterday without an Interesting feature. What good is it doing nnl ; where Is It to end ? These arc perti nent questions which the country will soon bo asking the oonators unless they pause long enough in their oratorical torical craze to ask thenistjlves and be guldect by the obvlbjis answer. * , If talk is profitless , why keep talkIng - Ing ? It will convince1 nobody that the administration is always wrong and its opponents always right , whatever the lutter man think or say.'K ' " i GREAT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. ! I'art I'luyctl ) > ? tttrj rnrincrt In ( lie Won * tli-rftil t'liiiiiiiprcn of HID Culled St.'itcs Wlml the I'roU-ettvo lurtlT Duci , The republican party has always made a definite claim that their prin ciples of government were Intended to benefit the great mass of the com mon people , that they are a business party , that Is , a party , who , when in power , establishes such policies that the business of. the country has al ways materially Increased. This Is true at home , where by the workings of their methods manufacturers are encouraged , employment given the Idle , and their capacity for purchasing from the producers of grain , the agricultural classes In other words , la gieatly en larged. Under the wine itile of the lepubllcan parly foreign commerce of the United States also has always been helped and developed. The foreign commbice of the United States is attaining wonderful proportions tions under the protective tariff laws , and Is a great factor In adding to tile general propsperlty of the country. During the year 1899 this trade amounted to over two billion dollars , more than three-fifths being exports and less tnan two-fifths imports. The official figures pro : Imports , $799,434- 020 ; exports. $1,275.4SiiGll. The ex cess of exports Is larger tnan in any preceding year except In 1S98. Pro ducts of agriculture foim G'.5 per cent of lhe exnoit'j and less than 29 per cent of the imports. TRADE IN BREADSTUFF3. During last December the United States exported to foreign countiios tlomestlco breadstuff's , provisions and oils amounting to $19,148,230 ; dining the year ending December 31 , the ex ports of these articles amounted to $712,031,925. During the four years of the last democratic administration the exports of breadstuffs amounted to $823,051- 050 ; during JS98 and 1S99 of the pres ent republican admintstiatlon the ex ports of breadstuff's amounted to § G33- 000,000. It Is an expansion of trade that particularly Interests the western farmer and stock raiser , and under re publican rule It seems to be double what It Is under democratic rule. In this connection it is curious to compare the breadstuffs exports under the various administrations , and note the falling off when the democrats are In power : 1877-80 , Republican years. . $797,976,080 1881-S4 , Republican years. . 823,588,612 1SS5-S8 , Democratic years. . .579,177,728 1889-92 , Republican years. . 706,289,661 1893-96 , Democratic years. . 623,051.636 1897-99 , Rep. ( only 3 yrs ) . . 831,754,238 This tabulation , which is taken from the records , shows that during fifteen years of republican ndministialions the exportation of breadstuffs amount ed to an average of $210,610,479 per year , while under the eight years of democratic rule the average was only $150,278,075 per year. So it makes a difference of sixty million dollars a year to the farmers of the country when the republicans are running Ilia government. The difference in the balance of trade under the dtfiicrent administia tions is equally startling. Durlne ; eight years of demociucy the balance of trade In favor of tills countiy was $719,285,940 , or an average of $ $0,910- 742 per year. This seems like a largo amount , but it was doubled during the ? lepubllcan years. During the two last completed terms of republican pres idents and the three years under Mc- Kiulcy , making a total of eleven years , tne balance of trade in favor of Ihib country was $2,190,391,365 , being an aveiage of $199,126,760 per year. Thlj is proof conclusive that under repub lican management the people of this country draw from foreign countries as a net balance $109,216,018 more evoiy year than they do when the democrats nro in power. A STUDY OF TUB FIGURES. A study of the Imports ami exports of 1899 compared with those OL earlier years presents some Interesting facts. From 18G9 to 1899 , Imports doubled , while exports quadrupled. The Im ports of 1869 weie $438455,894 and the exports $337,375.983 , making an exccns of impolls over exports amounting to $101,079,98(5. ( while , as above Indicated , the CXCPSS of exports in 1899 is $475- 052,051. Relatively the proportion of free and dutiable goods in the list of imports differs very greatly , only $21- 775,613 of the total impoited In 1869 being admitted free of duty , while in 1SS9 , $351.814.004 of the Impoits caino In free of duty. The contiast In the rcclpts and ex- pcndlturcb of the government is also worthy of notice. During Cleveland's first term the iccelpts exceeded the expenditures by $372.232,729 , but dur ing the four yeais of his second ad ministration , when tindomoirals had full swing , the government ran bt- hind to the amount of $136,672.675. In the meantime , during the last two com pleted republican udministiation.s , which , like the democratic years' , wore in times of peace , the receipts of the government exceeded the expendi tures by just $692,440,638 , or an aver age of nearly three times more every year than under democratic rule. In spite of the unusual war expenses now being incurred , the good republi can record la being kept up at the present time. From July 1st of last year up to the 15th of January , the iccelpts of the government exceeded ttie expenditures by $20,989,157 , which i almost twice as good as the demo crats could do in time of peace during the eighties , and nt the rate of $75- 000,000 per year better than the dem ocrats did in 1893-96. INCREASED EMPLOYMENT. Bradstrects in December icported as follows : "Pennsylvania industries are using 300,000 more persons than at this time a year ago ; 100,000 New Eng land cotton mill operatives have re ceived an advance of 10 per cunt in wages ; wages of employes in the cot ton mills in Augusta , Ga. , and Bath and Langiey , S. C. , arc to be ad vanced ; the Richmond , Frederlcksburg & Potomac railroad lias Increased the wages of its yardmen , conductors and brakemen 10 per cent ; 2,400 workers In Elgin watch factory will receive an Increase of wages January , 1. etc. " wyr wv * * Yr * - QUEER REFORM PRACTICES. Iwiden of tlio 1'oputlst Party Involved In Quvotloiiiililu 1'riK'tlccH. The news comes from Lincoln tliat tlicro Is n scandal In the affairs of t.ho oil inspection bureau. Chief Inspec tor hus made n report , showing that the fees of the oflloe are coming In more than twice as fast as they did when Edmlslon was in charge. This is not unexpected. It was well known that the bureau was conducted as an adjunct to the fusion party , and that the populist chairman was put In charge of It In lieu of other salury for hia political labors. But the question now comes up : What become of the fees which were not reported ? Were they pocketed by the chairman of the "reform party , " or were they turned into the treasury of Hie party ? The latter supposition cannot be true , as a statement of the condition of the populist campaign treasury was published , and no men * lion of the oil fees appeared in the report. Some of the crooked deals of the chief oil Inspector came to light over ii year ago , when he was detected in the act of padding his expense bills He reported railroad fare when he car ried free passes over the lines. There were also expense bills for many fic- tltious trips. And yet this official was placed In V command of the populist "reform r forces , " and is kept there. The con clusion is plain. Either the populist campaign nteercrs are deriving a ben efit from party pilferlngs that are going on ; or else the populist party wink * at and permits misappropriation of public money when only Individuals arc to be benefited. The recent action of the populist committee In suppressing the resolu tion on the matter of fraudulent "board of transportation" would Indi cate that the party is hopelessly in the clutches of unprincipled politicians. The people of the state cannot too soon have their eyes opened to the real condition of affairs. Read the following extract from the World-Herald : "The World-Herald yesterday con tained the following Interesting mat ter : SHELVED THE RESOLUTION. Populist State Central Committee Steer Clear of Demand for Action. Majority Defeated a Formal Request Urging State Board of Trans portation to Grant Relief. Action of Committee at Recent MeetIng - Ing Leaks out How the Mem bers Stood on the Prop osition. Special Dispatch to the World-Herald. Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 13. It has just leaked out In populist circles that at the meeting of the populist state com mittee held in this city last week a resolution urging the state board of transportation to do something was de- feated. The resolution was as follows : "Bet It Resolved , By the state cen tral committee of the people's Inde pendent party : "First We demand of the secretary of state , the attorney general , the aud itor of public accounts , the state Ireas- uior and the commissioner of public lands and buildings , constituting the board of transportation and elected l > v the suffrages of the party which wo represent , that they cause their secre taries to investigate the complaints of shippers without further delay and. If those complaints be well founded , wo demand that relief be given to the shippers of the stale by a regulation of the freight rates charged by the railroads. "Second We demand of the secre taries of the stale board of Iranspor- tation that they proceed immediately to examine into the complalnta of shlppets and to determine whether the complaints are just and if the rales are unreasonable , wo demand lhat the S said secretaries regulate and reduce ( the same In such manner as lhat Ihe cause of complainl may be removed ; ' and if said secretaries are unwilling lo regulate the freight rales In the state within their powers we then de mand that they resign their offices and that the board of transportation ap point secretaries who will act. "Third Wo demand a regulation by the said board of the telephone and express charges in ibis state witlt view lo allowing Iho companies conlrolllng Ihese monopolies to earn a reasonable Income upon their investments and to give the consumers of these services i ho benefit of the enormous profits now bolng collected by those companies. ' John C. Sprecher of Colfax county , D. W. Hamilton of Butler county. Judge Hale of Butler countv and El mer E. Thomas of Douglas county all spoke in favor of the resolution and urged Its adoption. Senator Sprecher made several earnest appeals lo Iho committee ! not to defeat the resolution. Wilbur F. Bryant , who Is not a mem- ber of the committee , came In and made a very eloquent speech pleading for the defeat of the resolution. J. 11. Edmlsten also spoke in oppo sition to the resolution. LeMar of Saunders ami Lewis Beltzer both made speeches against the resolution. J. W. Edgerton. one of the secretar ies of the board , came In while the resolution was under discussion and made a speech pleading for the reso lution's deieut. Senator Howard of Hamilton county spoke against the resolution anil then made a motion to table It. This mo tion was adopted. Those who voted against the resolu tion were as follows : Howard of Hamilton , LeMar of Saundcrs , Felber ot Cedar , O'hara of Knox. Gentry of hurt , Anderson of FUlmore , leaves of Holt , Swoboda of Howard and Tibbies of Thurston. Those who voted for the resolution were Sprocher of Colfax , Hamilton o U itler , Thomas of Douglas , Dailoy of Nomaha ami Halo of Butler. Those not voting were Witford of Washington. Nownes of Sarpy , Wagner of Gage and Uhl of Cumlng. China has six smokeless powder mill's.