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VOLUME XXIV. NUMBER 18.
COLtJMBUS,!NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1&3.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,214-
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ZilftDKB GEBEABD, Prest.
' B.H.HENBY, Vice Prest
r JOHN BTAUFFER, Oaakte,
y BLBRUOQEB. O.W.HULfT.
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Authorized Capital of $500,000
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OFFICERS.
tO. H. FHEMJON. Prcs't.
UJ. t. II. OEHLRICII. VIco Pres.
CLAItK GKA.Y, Cashier.
DANIELSCnitAM.AM'tOuh
DIRECTORS.
H. M. WINPI.OW, II. P. H. OEHI.TIJCH.
c. II. SnEi.KON, V. A. McAllister,
Jonas Welch, Carl Hiekkb.
STOCKHOLDERS.
P. C. Grat. J. Henry Wcbdiiu,
Ui:HAHIt LOSEKE, II EXRY LOSEjCE,
4'i.ark Gray, Geo. W. Galliy,
TiamelSciiram, A. F. II. OEHMIICH.
Frank Rorer. J. P. Becker Estate,
Kebecca Becker.
Hank of deposit; Interest allowed on time
deposits; buy and sell exchange on United
States and Europe, and buy and sell avail
able securities. We shall bo pleased to re
ceive your business. Wo solicit your pat
ronage. J. tmSSELL
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Ani all Kindt if Punps.
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Blinds. Moulding-,
Stairs, Stair Railing,
Balusters, Scroll Sawing.
Turning, Planing.
BTEEL AND IRON ROOFING AND
BIDING.
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HUNTEMANN BROS.,
Imltoi Cohuabaa, Nebraska.
PATENTS
Caveats Ml Trade Marks obtained, and all Pat
KtbtuiBMfeoodQcUd for MODERATE FEES.
SSLSi!?0? 3 OPPOSITE UTS. PATENT
OFSICE. Wahavenoanbaaticia,allbasinaBa
direst, henoe ve can transect patent business in
lees lime and at LESS COST than- those remote
tram Waaaincton. X
SaBdjBodaldsmiriat, or photo, irita daacrip
tioa. we advise tf'patentable or mot, free of
caaiac tr sea awe aaeoii patent laeecured. 9
. A book"HoisJoObtabi Patents," with refer.
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NEBRASKA NEWS
ITolt county prohlb's haVc nominated
a full county ticket.
A building1 and loan association is the
latest enterprise at Eustis.
Tohnson countv's fainvill beheld
August 30 and 31 and Sept. 1.
According to the new city directory
Beatrice hasa population oo 15,00'.
The army worm is canringlesolation
through grain fields near Ilershey.
A Grand Army district reunion will
be held at Brokei- Bow August 22 to 25.
A little son of Paul Hagel of Colum
bus ran a nail clear through his foot.
The Alliance elevator at Dunlap
shipped sixty-four cars of corn during
July.
The telephone line between Lincoln
and Grand Island was completed last
week.
"William Campbeli ojd. his half sec
tion of land north of Nebraska City for
SIC, 000.
Ater tein idle for a lonff tirac the
bprlngSolti llourin? mill is to be started
"Pq3in.
Scribncr has organized a lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen with
a good membership.
The twelfth annual fair of Cedar
county will be held at Harting&n Sep
tember 20, 27 and 28.
The republicans of the Ninth judicial
district will hold their nominating con
vention at Norfolk September T.
All available hay land in tbc Platte
valle- is being utilized this year by the
thrifty settlers who expect a ready
market at prices above the average.
.1. W. Germane had a horse and buggy
stolon from his place in Wymoro. The
animal was a bay mare wcurhiiig about
1.100 pounds with no whitespots about
her.
.Judge Dundy last week declared fed
eral court adjourned for the term, and
no matters will be heard until Septem
ber 11, when the next term will con
vene. The 7-year-old daughter of A. S.
Thorn burg, a farmer living about four
teen miles northeast of Coad was bit
ten on the leg by a rattlesnake end died
in twenty-four liouVrt.
Jacob Bond, who conducted the State
Dank of Cortland until it was forced to
suspend, has deeded several valuable
tracts of land to the receiver for the
benefit of the creditors.
A steam threshing machine broke
through a bridge near Madison, falling
sixteen feet into a stream, and one of
the men riding on it was severely
scalded by escaping steam.
The 0-year-old daughter o( X. Strow
bridge, living in tl J-jrt McPherson
reservation was killed by lightning.
Two other children were rendered in
sensible, but soon recovered.
The city of Alliance 5s going to have
a system of waterworks just as soon as
it can float its Water bonds. The audi
tor is now engaged in- registering the
bonds, which amount to 17,000.
A lone highwayman held up a street
car in Omaha the other night, securing
Sir. from the conductor. Ho said he
had a wife and children -starving and
that he must hare mnnty- or blood.
The 2-months-old baby of Mr. Jor
gensen, living north 6f Cozad, was
smothered to death by a child crawling
in the cradle where it was lying asleep,
while the parents were out doin
chores.
John Lemastcrs, who left North
Platte between two days fcr the pur
pose, as some thought, of beating his
numerous creditors, has telegraphed
from Indiana that he will return this
month.
Two bold highwaymen held nncn
Omaha merchant last week, fif llig'two
Fhots nt him. He, however, showed re
sistance and the footpads got nothing.
One of them w.ts arrested and is now
in jail.
The people of Cozad and vicinity for
several months past have been afflicted
with the presence of a couple of illiter
ate.Mortnon preachers and are now be
coming excessively weary of them aud
thir creed.
The first edition of tue labor commis
sioner's report for the two years end
ing with ls?2 having been exhausted, a
now edition of 1,000 was ordered and
have been received at the office and are
ready for distribution.
The fourth edition of the LancBSter
county reference book is Out, 'And 23,
000 different persons can see bv con
sulting its pages how "their grocers have
reported their ability and inclination
to pay claims outstanding.
Two thugs set upon an Iowa farmer
near Plattsmouth with a view of hold
ing him up. They knocked their vic
tim down with a club, but found no
money on his person and fled. He had
his roll concealed in his shoe.
Joseph Shackler, who has been lying
in jail at Dakota City for two months
past, charged with grand larccnv in
stealing a watch from "Dutch Marv,"
plead guilty to petit larceny in the dis
trict court and was sentenced to thirty
days in jail.
The board of supplies and purchase
held a brief session last week, audited
a few vouchers and passed a resolution
to the effect that hereafter requests
from the several state institutions for
permission to purchase supplies be for
warded on the 1st.
Last week the members of the state
uoaru oi transportation were served
with copies of the injunction to restrain
them from compelling the Uok Islnnd
railroad from enforcing the rates fixed
uj me maximum rate law which did
not go into effect on August 1.
James and Willis HaVrison, the two
cattle thieves arrested in Missouri and
urougnt to Dakota City, waived their
preliminary examination and were
bound over to the district court in the
sum of S500 each. They were unable to
give bonds and are now in jail.
While John White, the 13-year-old
son of Samuel White, who resides about
a mile east of Oakland, was loading
hay, the team took fright and ran
away, breaking the hay rack to pieces
and inflicting such injuries upon the
boy that his recovery is doubtful.
The news of the death of Kay, eldest
son of Hon. and Mrs. J. C. Burch, of
Wymore, was received last week. Mrs.
Burch and son were visiting at the old
home in Wisconsin, where Hay became
seriously ilL Mr. Burch was notified
and left on the first outgoing train.
Mrs. J. L. Madison of Superior drove
home the other evening from an outing
and saw a light in the house. Just as
she entered a tramp jumped from a
window and disappeared. He had over
turned everything in the house, but
didn't have time to carry off the valu
ables. The state of Nebraska gives free ed
ucation to all desiring to become teach
ers. The only State Normal School of
fers two courses of instruction, each
ending in a state certificate. For cir
culars address Pres. A. W. Norton,
Peru, Nebraska.
A suit was commenced in the district
court of Butler county bvJ. C. Pike
against the Union Pacific " to recover
$20,000 damages for injuries sustained
in a wreck near Pool's siding in Buffalo
county on March SI, 1S02. Mrs. Pike
alo sues for 82,300 for personal iuju-
ritt in IMS Staff WJrsafr, t
XUaad Warns the Democrats.
. Washinotox, Aug. 12. "We intend
ttat no political party shall sur
vive that will lay the confiscating hand
npon America in the interest' of Eng
land and of Europe, and democtizc sil
ver in this country, and, my friends of
the eastern democracy, we bid you
farewell when you do it."
These were the words of Richard P.
Bland in the great financial contes that
opened in the house of representatives
today, and the applause that followed
the detrmihed utterances demonstrated
that the great silver leader had with
him a material element "of. the demo
cratic party. It brought every mem
ber of "the house to a realization that
the tnost serious crisis in the democrat
ic party since the dissensions of slavery
Tras at hand, and that the division of
1893, like the division of iSGl; would be
largely on sectional lines.
In accordance with the program of
last night agreed upon, Mr. Wilson im
mediately after the meeting of tho
house, introduced a bill uncondition
ally repealing the Sherman purchasing
law, and Mr. Bland, on behalf of the
free coinage men, followed with a res
olution providing for the immediate
consideration 61 the bill and . allotting
fourteen days for general debate be
fore a vote should be taken. The res
olution was drawn to especially secure
the silver men in their demands for
separate votes on free coinage at the
various ratios, proposed, but is so ex
plicit as t'6 call for a final vote on the
repealing bill at the termination of the
debate, whether the silver amendment
prevail or not. Thus, in the house at
least, the fear of filibustering is al
layed and both parties aro arrayed in
line for a fair fight and no favors.
The speeches of the day were marked
for their intensity of feeling and re
vealed a wide difference of opinion in
party ranks.
Mr. Rayner of Maryland was frank
chough to unqualifiedly declare for
tnonometalism underpresent conditions
and presented the arguments of the re
pealing men in the strongest possible
light,
Mr. Bland electrified the house by
his warning that the democratic party
would knoV the silver mtn nO more if
it assisted in the last dBun'a of the de
mouetizatio'n 6f Silver, and Lafe Pence,
the ySung silver representative jfrom
Colorado, made one o ths ilicongest
speeches heari i" tne halls of congress
Vvst'iia the last decade excepting only
"the eloquent tariff oration that brought
fame" to Congressman William J. Bryan
of Nebraska a yeaV.ago.
The IJalrpnes of the house were well
crowded when immediately after the
reading of the journal Mr. Wilson of
West Virginia offered for present con
sideration a bill to repeal a part of the
act approved July 14, 1890, (the Sher
man act).
It provides that so much of the .ncl
approved July 14-, lfc!H, V$ directs ihe
secretary of the Ivc'usury to purchase
from time to time silver bullion to the
aggregate amount of 4,500.000 ounces,
or so much thereof as may be offered
in each month at the market price
thereof, not exceeding $t fof 37i
grains of pure silver, and to issue In
payment for such purchase, treasurv
notes of tho United States, be, and W.
mo Is herepy repealed. But this re
peal shall not impair nor in any man
ner affect the legal tender quality of
the standard silver dollars heretofore
coined; and the faith and credit of the
United States are hcry pledged tp
maintain hn Vjarity of the gold and
silver toin of the United States at the
present legal ratio, or such other ratio
as-may be established by law..
Then Mr. Bland aVose and desired to
offer a reclulion looking to the order
of procedure.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois desired to ask
a parliamentary question. He wanted
to know how the bill was to be con
sidered. Was it to be referred to a
standing: committee? Was it to be
considered in committee of the whole,
or was it to be considered in the house
as in committee of the whole?
The speaker replied that in the al
sencc of rules it was for the house to
determine the method of its considera
tion. Cleveland Mast Have Rest.
Washington, Aug. 12. Before leav
ing yesterday the president left a state
ment for publication, saying that he
was going back to Gray Gables to stay
until the end of August, on the advice
of his physician that he was n'dt Suffi
ciently restored to undergo the labors
before him without it; that it is abso
lutely necessary to his health and
strength; that he could not aid in work
which now devolves on congress, to
which his views have been communi
cated. He hopes the correspondents
will not trouble him.
After lunch the president and Colonel
Lamont were driven to Dr. Bryant's
bouse, where the latter joined the
party, and they were driven to the Vic
toria hotel, where Colonel Lamont left
the carriage. The carriage was driven
to the dosk of the Fall River line steam
er Puritan. As the president alighted
it was noticed that his step was not as
elastic as when he came from Buzzard's
Bay last week. His eyes looked heavy.
The president immediately went to his
cabin.
Dr. Bryant was asked: "Is it not
strange, Doctor, that the president
should leave the seat of government
while congress is engaged with legisla
tion of so vastly an important charac
ter?" He replied that he was not prepared
to criticise the president.
"Perhaps domestic events required
his presence?" was suggested.
"It would be unprofessional on my
part to speak of the matter," was the
reply.
The colored porter who waited on the
president said just before the boat de
parted at 5 o'clock that the president
was undressing to go to bed. The im
pression prevailed on the Puritan that
the president's condition was far from
welL
NEWS NOTES.
There is a prospect for more blood
shed in the Choctaw nation, as it is re
ported that the Cedar county judge
who was removed by Governor Jones
has been murdered.
The treasury is gaining in free gold
daily, the amount on hand now being
considerably more than 82,000,000.
Illinois representatives in congress
say that the continuance of the World's
fair depends upon what the directors
themselves decide.
News from Cedar county, Indian Ter
ritory, where Governor Jones removed
the county judge and sheriff and ap
pointed men of his political faith, an
nounces that the ousted judge has been
murdered and te whole country is in
arms.
John Finn, a St- Louis newspaper
carrier, in the delirium of illness, fa
tally beat his two boys with a flatiron,
horribly iacked his two girls with a
butcherknifc, "and"then cut his own
throat: All were fatally Injured,
TO THE TWO HOUSES.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
Brief bat Plain Talk la tteference tft tbe
Financial Difficulties that Beset Ba
the ConhtrV's TrAubhn fcbra tip t
UnVr'lse congressional Legislation The.
Presldent Recommends Repeal of ho
Sherman Law as OnO ol the First Most
Important Steps Early Action Essen
tlrl to the Country's Wclfara Oar
Needs of a Stable Currency.
Tho President's Mesaf; ,
WjismUGTO, D.,cV.; AUs. S-LTq tbe Con
gress of tho United States. The existence
of an alarming and extraordinary business
situation, involving tho welfare and pros
perity of all our people, has constrained mo
to call together In extra session the people's
representatives in congress to the end that
through a wise and patriotic exercise of the
legislative duty with which they solely are
charged present evils may-be mitigated and
dangers threatening the future may bo
avertedi
Our Unfortunate fltjanrtlal plight is nt
the result of untoward events nor of condi
tions related to our national resources; nor
is it tracpablfe t'6 any of tlio afflictions which
frequently check national growth and pros
perity. With plenteous crops, with abundant
promise of remunerative production and
manufacture, with unusual invitation to
safe investment and with satisfactory as
surance to business enterprises, suddenly
financial distrust and fear have sprung up
on every side, and numerous moneyed insti
tutions have suspended because abundant
assets were not immediately available to
meet the demands of frightened depositors.
Surviving corporations and individuals aro
content to keep in hand tho money they are
usually anxious to loan, aud those engaged
in legitimate business arc surprised to find
that tho securities they offer for loans,
though heretofore satisfactory, ar no long
pr accepted. Values stippod trt be Uxrd
ure fast becoming conjectural, nnn loss and
failure have Invaded every branch of busi
ness. I believe the things arc principally charge
able to congressional legislation touching
the purchase and coinage of silver by tho
general government.
This legislation is embodied inastatuto
passed on the 14th day of July. lhOO. which
was tho culmination of much-agitation on
the subject involved, aud which may bn con
sidered u triu-p, after a long struggle, be
tween the advocates of free silver coinage
hud those Intending to be more conserva
tive.
certain guarantee of It increase in prlct".
The result however, hli bMuj uUrM;f dlf
fcrenti for lrmi!fcd!atly fullotvirig a spas
modic and slight rise, tho nrico of silver bc
f:an to fall after tho passing of the act. and
las since readied the lowest point oyer
known. This disappointing result has lod
to renewed and persistent offort in the di
rection of free silver coinage.
Meanwhile, not only arc the evil effects of
the operation of the present law constantly
acctintuhtting, but the result in which Its
execution must Ihpvltiinly lnddls iseronimg
hulpiiblo ttt nil who give the least heed to
tlnanclnl subjects. . .........
.This Jaw.prdv.ldostl)nt In rjaymo'iit for tile
rto.Oom.i-V&.ir .MlViVi" bullion which the
?rciVlary of the treasury is commanded to
ptirchnsu mopthly tnero snalT i)e Nsued
treasury notes redeemable on demand in
gold or sliver coin, atth dccrptlon pf tbn
Secretary of tli tt-ea&urys alld that Siiid
notos"jny be HMsstied.. It.ls; jjdwo-ter, ,de
Ciared iri.tiiqafittrt bh;t)b;t?blte'eil prii.
Iitf of tbe UnUbil Ptalcs lu inalhtatu the twt
metAls Bit a batity with each bther upon the
present ratio or such ra,tlj as nlay .be, pro
vided by law.',', Tliis declaration sp controls
the secretary of the treasury iiq t' pryut
bis, extqcUlilgfiha detcrctloa nominally
vested in him', if by such action the parity
between gold and silver may bo disturbed.
Manifestly a refusal by the secretary to
pay these treasury notes In gold. If deniand
d, would noccssarily result In their dis
credit and depreciation sis obligations pay
able only in. .silver, and would destroy the
fiarity between the two .metals by establish
ing a discrimination in faorof gold.
Up to the 15th day of July, 1838, thse notes
bad been Issued In paymmt of silver bul
lion purchase!! t-J tho abiouiit Gf more than
fJi'.OjO.o . While ail-but a very small quan
tity of tliis bullion remains uncoined and
without usefulness In tho treasury many of
the notes given In its purchase nave been
paid in gold. This is illustrated by the state
ment that between the first day of May,
IsSJ. and the 15th day of July, 1MUI, the notes
of tills kind Nsueu inpayment for silver
bullion, amounted to a little more than fM,
(00,0 0, and that during tho same period
about $49,0X,' 00 were paid by the treasury
in gold for the redemption of such notes.
The policy necessarily adopted of paying
these notes in gold has not spared the gold
reserve of SIOO.OOO.OOO long ago set aside by
the government for the redemption of other
notes; for this fund has already boon sub
jected to tha payment of new obligations
amounting tb about S.ai.OCO.OOO on account of
silver purchases, and has as a consequence
for the first time since its creation been en
croached upon.
We have thus made the depletion of our
gold easy, and have tempted other and more
appreciative nations to add It to their stock.
That the opportunity we have offered has
not been neglected lias been shown by the
large amounts of gold which have been re
cently drawn from our treasurv and ex
ported to increase the financial strongthof
foreign nations. The excess of exports of
fold over Its imports for the year ending
une 10, 1S.3, amounted to more than $1",. OX
COD. Hetwcen tho 1st day of July, 169), and the
lfith day of July, 1893. the gold coin and bul
lion in our treasury has decreased more
than $132,03.0 0. while during the same
period the silver coin and bullion in our
treasury increased more than f 147,00 . Un
less government bonds are to be constantly
issued and sold to replenish our exhausted
gold, only to be again exhausted, it is ap
parent that the operation of the silver pur
chase law now in force leads lu the direction
of the entire substitution of silver for the
gold in the government treasury, and that
this must be followed by tho payment of all
government obligations in depreciated sil
ver. At this stage gold and silver must part
company unil the government must fall in
Its established policy to maintain the two
metals on a parity with each other. Given
over to the exlcuslvo use of a curreney
greatly depreciated according to the stand
ard of the commercial world, we could no
longer claim a place among nations of the
first-class, nor could our government claim
a performance of its obligations, so far as
such an obligation lias been imposed upon It,
to provide for the use of the people the best
and biifest money.
If. as many of Its friends claim, silver
ouglit to occupy a larger place lu our cur
rency and the currency of the world through
general international co-operation and
agreement, it is Obvious that the United
States will not bo in a position to gain a
hearing in favor of such an arrangement so
long as we are willing to continue our at
tempt to accomplish the result single
banded.
The knowledge in business circles among
our own people that our government cannot
make its fiat equivalent to intrinsic value,
nor keep Inferior money on a parity with
superior money by Its own Independent ef
forts, has resulted in such a lack of conti
dence at home in the stability of currency
values that capital refuses its aid to new
enterprises, while millions aro Withdrawn
from the channels of trade and commerce,
to become idle and unproductive in the
hands of timi.1 owners. Foreign investors
equally alert, not only decline to purchase
American securities, but hasten to sacrifice
those which they already have.
It does not meet the .situation to say that
apprehension in regard to the future of our
finances is groundless, and that there Is no
reason for lack of confidence in the purpos
es or power of the government In the prem
ises. The very existence of this apprehen
sion and lack of confidence, however caused,
lsameua e which ought not for a moment
to be disregarded. Possibly If the undertak
ing we have in hand were the maintenance
of a specific known quantity of silver at a
Sarity with gold, our ability to do so might
e estimated and gaged, and perhaps, in
view of our unparalleled growth and re
sources, might be favorably passed upon.
But when our avowed endeavor is to main
tain such parity in regard to an amount of
silver Increasing at the rate of S.TV'W.OOO an
nually, with no fixed termination to such in
crease. It can hardly be said that problem is
presented whose solution is free from doubt.
The people of the United States, ure enti
tled to asound and stable currency and to
.money recognized as such on every ex
change and In every market In tbe world.
Their government lias no right to injure
them by financial experiments opposed to
the policy and practice of other civilized
states, nor is it justified in permitting an
exaggerated and unreasonable reliance on
our national strength and Ability to jeop
ardize the soundness of the nminU's n.Miir.v
This matter rises above the plane of party
fJUIIllCA.
It virtually concerns every bu-iness and
calling, and enters every household In the
land. There is one Important aspect of the I
suujeci wnicu especially siiould never be
overlooked. At times like the present,
when the evils of unsound finance threaten
us. the speculator may anticipate h barvo.it
fjutucrca from tt rnlsfoftunta of otuor-,
. Undoubtedly the .ninnuuy purcuases oy
the ioVftinmeiit bf 4,.09.CKj ounces of silver.
fciiorced. under the statute, were rczarUeil
bv those lnterpc ... ...r nrnnnMT75h AS ft.
the capitalist may protect hlassclf by heart
ing or may even find profit in the fluctua
tion of values! but tn wage earner the
irst to be Injured by a depreciated curren
cy and the last to twelve the. ben fit etita
correction-is practlcWly defenseless lie
fcfllvs for wbrk upon the yantutes of COOU
dent add contented capital. . This .falling
him. his condition Is wlteqUt allsvlaHoh, to
ha cart HeUhfcrprey ohtha misfortunes of
otners nor hoaru nis taoor;
One of the greatest statesitieriour coun
fcurrtiricv
said: "tho very man of all uthara who ba?
tho decoct Imprest ia a sound currency,
and whosuffers most by mischievous legis
lation in money matters Is the man who
earns his dally bread by bis dally toil."
These words are as pertinent now as on
the day they were uttered, and ought to im
pressively remind us that a failure in tha
discharge of our duty at this time must es
pecially Injure those of our countrymert
who labor, and who, becttUs of tHelfiltiW
ber and condition, are entitled to the most
ItHbf th utmost importanca that such
relief as congress can afford in tUO existing
situation be afforded at once. Tbe maxim,
"Ho gives twice who gives quickly." is di
rectly applicable. It may be true that tho
embarrassments from which the country Is
suffering arise as much from evils appre
hended as from those actually existing.
Wo may hope, too, that calm counsels will
prevail, and that neither the capitalists nor
wage earners will glvu way to unreasoning
Panic, and sacrifice their property or their
Interests Uhdef the iiifllieiicc tit Exagger
ated fears: Nevertheless, every day's delay
in removing one of the plain and principal
causes of the plain state of things enlarges
the mischief already done and Increases the
responsibility tif ths ynvernmqnt for Its ex
istence. Whatever, else the pcpplo hava.
right to expect from congress thcy.may ccj-j
tainly demand that legislation condemned
by the ordeal of three years' disastrous ex-
Serienco shall be removed from tho statute
ooks as soon as their representatives can
legitimately deal with it.
It was my purposo to summon congress In
special session early in tho coming Septem
ber, that wc might enter promptly upon tho
work of tariff reform, which tho true inter
ests of the country clearly demand, which
so large a majority of the people, as shown
by thelrsuffragcs, desire and expect, and to
the accomplishment of which every effort
of tho present administration is pledged.
But while tariff reform has lost nothing of
its immediate and permanent importance,
and must In the near future engage the At
tention of congress, it has seemed to me
that the financial condition of the country
should at once and beforo all other subjects,
be considered by your honorable body.
I earnestly recommend the prompt repeal
nt.tlio.ptuylsJLons of the act passed July 14,
ISiiu, authorizing the iidrclWse Of Mlver bull
ion and such other legislative action as nimj
put beyond all doubt or mistake the Inten
tion and ability of the government to fill Its
pecuniary obligations in money universally
recognized by all civilized countries.
Groveu Cleveland.
Executive Mansion, Aug. 7, 1 9-1.
WHAT NIRVANA IS.
Meaning of This Much-Mlsonderstood
Tent The" Ettln tlon of PrsonUt?
Tho word "Nirvana" jias bbcrl
much misupderstood, says tho Paris'
Revue. To get a clear comprehen
sion of it you must bear in mind the
doctrine of Buddha. According to
him, in order to attain tho supreme
end, you must understand exactly
tho four truths, Which ftroi Ihe
nature of pain, its causes, it3 termi
nation, tho ay wniell wSiucts to
tots termination. Pain is birth, love,
fortune, old Hg6. death- iti a word.
8verthinfj whitm edrisUtutttt tha
personality. Ihe cause of pain is
the sensation which produces wants,
tho thirst for action end for llvingi
The tgririinittibH bt tfio pHiri Ppmris
hcri this" irresistible thirst,, this iri
tUViduai iicjivltj is completely ex
hausted. The way 8t feiitfatlsrj is
the. means . of extiriguishiqe his
ihifst,. of putting.. aq fpd, to ..this
Activity! , jTbu atthiu .salvation by
passing through four states.
The first state is that bf conversion,"
6f tho knowledge of truth. Tho
second is the last but one preceding
the new birth, in which tho individ
uality is in some sort reduced to its
minimum. In tho third state, which
is the last of eorporeal life, tho be
ing is no longer capable of desir'G or
hatred; ho has become venorable,"
arhat; and his last word expresses
that be has got rid of all aspirations,
of all ideas of permanenco, of all
feeling of his own wisdom, of all
traco of ignorance. When he has
reached that point ho dies physically
and enters into the fourth state. Nir
vana. This word is generally
thought to moan absolute matorlal
fextinctioii. Such ad interpretation
is not exact
Nirvana is the extinction of activ
ity, and consequently, of personality,
and nothing more, since lifo is but
an illusion, an appearance, a par
tial manifestation of the substance,
of which existence is a palpable fact.
But whether the substance exists
or not after tho vanishing of our
jJerdriality is rjf rio importance, , We
shall no longer be subject to pain, to
evil, to good, to the frightful yoke of
life. The elements which compose
our individuality, detached at last
from each other, will enter into the
absolute repose from which they will
go one by one to form other beings.
Work of tbe Fish Commission.
During tho fishing season of 1892
the United States fish commission,
which busied itself solely with the
propagation of edible fish in the
waters all ovor iho country, stocking
rivers with species new to the region,
distributing eggs and young fish to
tho lakes and sea-coasts, and work
iug in a vast number of ways to the
One end, distributed a total of 306,
580,432 eggB.fry and yearlings of all
kinds of fish, The largest operations
were in shad. Of this fish 69,000i090
fry, 1,000,000 yearlings and 3,000,000
eggs were distributed. Cod is the
fish most distributed next to Bhad,
and of white fish, lake trout, pike,
perch, salmon, flatfish, and lobster
the distribution of eggs, fry and
yearlings was away up in the mil
lions of each, every stato and terri
tory getting a share.
Vhewlns; the Cad.
Cows and other ruminating ani
mals have several stomachs. Into
the first of them the food passes as
it is eaten. When the animal has
finished its search for food it forces
a part of the food from the first
stomach back into the mouth and
chews it leisurely a second time.
This portion of tbe food is the ani
mal's cud. Almost always the cud is
vegetable matter, though when a cow
has "lost her cud" the artificial cud
provided by the owner contains some
animal matter, as a rule.
Disraeli on the Situation.
Mrs. Lowe, wife of Robert Lowe,
afterwards Viscount Sherbrook, was
a tremendous partisan whenever
her husband was concerned. After
the reform bill of 1867, Disraeli and
the Lowes made no pretense to any
.mutual liking. At a dinner onco at
Lady Waldcgrave's. tho guests had
all paired off till only Disraeli and
Mrs. Lowe were left; with his in
scrutable smile and complete appre
ciation of the humor of thesituation,
Disraeli bowed and extended his
arm: "I suppose there's no help for
it. Mrs. Lowe." when both burst into
Marty lautfb. tor. Argonaut- '
try has Uver known, jipteaklHg inore thart
fifty vfcnht .;! ftlien n ripratl-TPment bf Our
hn(lhiu-pd, i&tam'ercl&l . dirtrtsM:
C0MPR0MISE0RFIGHT
AN ULTIMATUM TO THE SILVER
ADVOCATE9.
tfattre ef the Preoosltloa abltted-
llamors of a Proposition from Loadott
ftinkferi Tb Story Dtsrredlted A
Proposition Formulated tf ht? Anil
Silver Committee The Conference at
the Residence of Secretary Carlisle
The Ticket Nominated by the Demo
crats of Ohio Jfea! for Governor.
tiititaatUm !0 the Sliver Mn.
Wsitixaidjr,- Atig: ii. tflioadininfe
tratibn has! ilsucd its nltiinatuiri iti the
silver men. A H Meeting attended by
no less than twenty reprcseniailrftenVP
gressmen from nearly erery section of
the country was held at Secretary Car
lisle's residence tonight and a definite
proposition framed to be submitted to
the silvef men tomorrow at 10 a. ra.
The proposiliBil wiiidii ihe. nnti-silver
men mako is: First, the ihtroaufc'tioS
by Congressman Wilson of West Vir
ginia of a bill for the unconditional re
rteal ef tbe jiwrehnsing clause, the sil
ver men to introduce iWSfldlileflts pro
viding for free coinage at Jli ??ve"rdt
ratos, to be voted upon separately. If
the amendments are all rejected the
silver men arc to introduce an amend
ment which will restore the Bland law.
This defeated, the anti-silver men will
demand a vote on the previous question
for the repeal of the silver purchasing
clause, the final vote in any event not
to be delayed longer than two weeks.
It is the policy of the administration,
endorsed by Secretary Carlisle, that if
this proposition is not accepted by the
silver men to force the fight at once
without further attempt at compro
mise. This will probably mean cloture
to head off filibustering. Among those
at thfl.. conference were Bonrke Coch
ran, Tracy Sntl Dockwood of New
York, Patterson of Tffdhc'tee'.Q, Tom
Johnson of Ohio, Turner of Gebrgirt.
Hall of Minnesota, and Wilson of West
Virginia.
England Reported to Have Made a Pro
position in the Interest of Silver.
Washington-, Aug. 11. A new phase
bf the Silver question was presented to
th'e attcfitjeii bf iiieinbers of wmgress
today in the shape of bfi apparently"
anthorized proposition from London"
bankers, backed by the English gov
ernment, to the leading New York
financiers, in which it was asserted
that if the United States would main
tain thS present Sherman law on the
statute books, UuglHrfrt rrcmld renew
lno -ee coinage of silver iu ihdfa af
tho increased rawC?f-4to1-
The most painstakiug searcn iL5 "?
produce a single senator who ever
favored the idea, and when the pro-
Eosition was unfolded it was seen that
oth silver add anti-silver advocates
ret dpptteSd to i.
'Cbmifig Us it dots ffoui ail Etiglish
source," said Senator Teller, "the pYes-'
ident might very naturally be expected
to agfeS.tTj' ii Anything that England
yrants seems to meet with his appro
val." However, he did not credit Jhe
lpry,,aUhough he fully believed that
tie.si.H3tiO& in England and India was
desperate." , ,.
Senator Stewart, another 3.T7:cr
haps the most vigorous friend of silver;
utterly repudiated such a compromise.
He characterized it as a very adroit
scheme of the gold bugs. "With f.-ee
coinage of silver at 24 to 1," he con
tinued, "the English would issue their
India coUilcil bills and hammer the
price of silver dowd to that point all
over the world. This is cqflivalent to
82 cents an ounce, and miners cafe'riot
handle the ore at that price." Mr.
Stewart was opposed to any such pro
position, and said he would fight for
the Sherman law until he found some
thing better.
Senators Voorhees, Mills and Sher
man discredited the story.
Representative W. L. Wilson of West
Virginia feaid the Only place for the dis
cussion tf ihe question fras before ah
international confertincj ant! that, if
Great Britain wanted to have it consid
ered she should ask for a reassembling
of the Brussels conference.
From the Antl-Sllver Men.
Washington, Aug. 11. This evening
a proposition was formulated by the
anti-silver committee which, it is be
lieved. Will "be acceptable to the free
coinage committee.' At the fSectituj
tomorrow morning the conference will
probably request the committee on rules
to report an order to the house cover
ing the arrangement. It is that the
house proceed to a bill providing for
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law: that opportunity be
given to offer an amendment providing
for the free coinage of silver at a ratio
to be agreed upon by the silver men, if
that is possible; if not, then a vote
shall be taken upon the different ratios
proposed; if free coinage at any ratio
be rejected, an unlendhlent may be
offered similar to the Bland bill of 1378,
limiting the purchase of bullion and
amount of coinage; this failing the vote
to be taken upon the bill as introduced,
or unconditional repeal; the discussion
to last two weeks, with the privilege to
any member who fails to get a hearing
of printing his remarks in the Record.
It will be observed that in this prop
osition the first vote to be taken will be
upon free coinage and the last upon the
unconditional repeal of the purchasing
clause. The anti-silver men surrender
their demand that the first vote be
taken on unconditional repeal, and if
the silver men accept the proposition,
they will abandon the demand that
their caucus bill must be the basis of
action.
The situation was greatly simplified
today by the action of a conference
held at the residence of Secretary Car
lisle, at which nearly forty gentlemen,
including the leaders of the anti-sil-verites,
were present- A general dis
cussion of the propositions submitted
by the anti-silver committee was had
and it was agreed to take the affirma
tive on every proposition. The confer
ence lasted nearly two hours, and at
its conclusion those in attendance con
gratulated themselves that the action
taken was the best under the circum
stances. A proposition will be made
to the silver men tomorrow to close tbe
debate in ten days and then vote on
the different propositions regarding
free coinage, the different ratios and
conditional repeal.
Mr, Cochran and the other anti-silver
leaders expressed themselves as
hopeful that this plan would bs agreed
to. While it cannot be positively stated
it is more than probable that the bill
will be introduced in the house tomor
row. At any rate, not later than Mon
day, after which date the debate will
be commenced.
Democrats of Ohio Nominate.
Cincinnati,- O., August 11. The dem
ococratic convention here yesterday
nominated the following ticket:
-ForGoraraor-IiAWREKCE; SEAL
oifietttftuaty. ""
For Lieutenant Odvrtlor WILLIAM
A. TAYLOR of Franklin conntr-
For Supreme Court Judge JOHIf W.
8ATER of Parke county.
For Treasurer of State "B. C BLACK
BURN of Coshockton county.
For Attorney General JOHN H.
BAILEY of Putnam county.
For Food and Dairy Commission
PAT II. McKEOWAN of Hamilton
county. , . A ,
Following is the platform adopted:
The platform, a reported by the com
mittee, vraS then adopted; it approves
the platform of th'e ftuional conventloi;
at Chicago, especially the tariff and cur
rency planks; congratulates the country
on the prospect of measures of relief as
outlined in the president's message; ex
presses confidence that a democratic
congress will devise wLse laws to that
end and thett continues as follows:
Tfie financial situation is an unfortu
nato legacy of a t cjhlblican administra
tion. It is the natural result of the
SfCHIfcley tariff,- the Sherman law, the
extravagance m the party lately in
power, and tha creation and fostering
of trusts and corrupt conlbxJations by
that party, all combining to shal
credit, create distrust in the money of
the country and paralizc business.
"We recommend that the uationa.
badic5 be permitted to issue currency tc
an amount dqnnl to the par value of
United States bonds deposited with thw
treasurer of the United States, to the
t?ild that the volume of currency be
JnHtnsdiatelr increased."
The plaiftfr'rri thett declares that thf
interest of every ivue soldier and pen
sloner demands that lim pfnaion rol.!
be made and preserved a roll of honor,
declares in favor of just and liberal re
cognition of the claims of veterans,
and favors gra fit? nff them all that patri
otism could ask and fictional gratitude
demand; but that the granlitig of pen
sions on fraudulent claims for partisae
purposes, in contravention of law ai
practiced under the last administration,
needs investigation and correction. th
party pldging itself that the rightfu.
claim of no union soldier to a pension
shall be denied, nor the allowance o:
any worthy pensioner disturbed.
PkEASED WITH THE WORK
Bishop Newfbilii Ilfltarns from the Mis
sion Fields of SoifH America.
New York, Aug 11 Bishop1 John P.
Newman of Omaha is in this city, hav
ing just returned from an official visit
to South America, where he made the
annual examination into the condition
of the missions carried on there by th
Methodist E iscopal church. IU says:
"I found that our chnrch has prop
erty worth about ;00,000. From fifty
to seventv-fiv6 itfcfl and women are
engaged in teach
ing or preaching.
There are about
14,000 adherents of
the Methodist
church. In Buenos
Ayres one Sdnda;?
I satt 5,(M SpSnish
children at a Uih-
en.:'''"
odist Sunday school
taxing part n tho
exercises of chil
dren's dar. The
constitutions of tho disuop sewmas.
republics, or many of them at least,
favor the" Roman (. atholic church. But
the libefai tfarty in moit of them is
opposed to the tiHit'rt of ehtirch and
state, and because of the growth
6f this liberal sentiment there are
evasioua iff the constitutional require
ment that the Cat iolic church shall
be the recognized chnrci. Two ot
three illustrations of this occurred dur
ing" my stay. At Lima I wanted Ut
preach", and On consulting the authori
ties found that I woSld not be allowed
to preach in Spanish but m'Jght preach
in English. In Uruguay 1 was figain
confronted by the constitution, but it
was interpreted according to the old
maxim that 'what is hot forbidden ir
permitted." As the constitution did
Jiot specify against the Methodist
6'rfSe- of worship I was allowed to
preach."
Squeezing tho Ifife'flenf Banks.
New York, Aug. li. i'rttddrnt J.
Edward Simmons of the Fourth na
tional bank said of the new rule of the
New York banks requiring interior
banks to pay 10 and 12 per cent instead
of 6, on extended loans: "The in
terior banks borrowed of the New
York hanks and piled up the money
in their vaults or loaned it out at IS
and 18 br Cent. We do not propose
to provide ihetS any longer with a
surplus or with friCds for profit-making.
We put on a rate thfit will bring
back the money where Bj belongs and
thus ease the situation in Now ork."
Disease Rilling Many Animals.
Ar.nio.v, 111., AuglO. .An important
meeting of the state live stock com-
I tnissiofi aiid the state veterinarian was
held yesterday afternoon at bcotts
Station to discuss the malady which is
causing the death of hundreds of
domestic animals in that region. Dr.
Trumborn, the veterinarian, declared
the disease to be malignant anthrax, a
disease which is regarded as absolutely
incurable. As preventive measures it
was advised that all carcasses be im
mediately burned and exposed animals
removed to uplands, protected from
the flies and given pure water.
Utcs Off Their Reservation.
Denver, Aug. 10. A letter was re
ceived this morning by Adjutant Gen
eral Tasney of the state militia, from
C. II. Carpenter, a mining operator of
Rico, in southern Colorado. He com
plains of the actions of a band of south
ern Utes, who are off their reservation
and killing deer indiscrimately. It is
rumored that the Indians have robbed
several settlers' houses, and the people
are contemplating taking the matter
in their own hands if something is not
done to keep the Utes on their reserva
tion. General McCook will communicate
with Indian Agent Freeman at Durango
in regard to the matter.
HILL WILL OFFER A BILL.
New York Senator Said to Be Worklac
oa a FreA-Colnace Measare.
Ai.banv, N. i., Aug: 8. Although
Senator Hill declines to talk about
silver his friends say that his thoughts
are concentrated upon the subject and
that he is at work upon a free coinage
bill to be introduced at the coming
session and, of course, upon a speech
in favor of it.
It ia understood that his measure
will aim to establish free bimetallic
coinage as it existed prior to 1373. and
that instead of the present ratio of 1ft
to 1 the senator will advocate a ratio
of l.p5 to 1 This would permit any
one possessing 301 grains of silver to
take it to the United States mint and
receive in. return one silver dollar.
Three Harvest Excursions .South via the
Wabash Railroad.
On Aug. 22nd. Sept. 12th and Oct. 10th
the Wabash will sell round trip tickets to
all points in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee
(except Memphis). Mississippi and Louisiana
(except New Orleans), at one fare, plus $2.00,
good returning 20 days from date of sa'e.
For tickets or folders giving a description
of lands, climate, &c, call at Wabash office,
1502 Farnam Street, or write
G. N. Clatton.
Northwestern Pass. Agent. Omaha, Neb
Secretary Smith states that he wil!
probably straighten out Kansas land
office matters end make the appoint
ment thin month.
i "Spy
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-THE-
First National Bank
OFFICERS.
A. ANDEBSON. J. H. GALLET.
President. VlcelWt.
O. T. KOEN, Cashier.
DIRECTORS-
v
.Aimntoir, F-AH1"?!?f
JACOB aiXImKf. MEWX BAOAXX
JAXttdTSBftDSS
SUteaemt f the CmMIm at the Close
fBasiaess J.ly 12, 1893.
RisocRCxa.
Leans and Discounts $241,467 57
Real Estate Furniture and Fix
turea ............................ Jn,7)M 9
U.S. Bonds...... - i:, ".O 0)
Pue from other bunks $37,876 3ft
Cash on Hand 21.867 56 59..4U 99
Total IKUWM
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in:
Surplus Fund
Undivided profits
Circulation
Ueposits.... ............
...$ 80.000 00
... 30.000 0
... 4.57ft 0O
... 13,;hoi
... 225.113 3T
Total 1830.190 30
gnslnttsfyris.
T N. MILIAR
DEVTCHER ADVOKAT, ,
OSce over ColaaftM State Bank, Colamba
Nebraska.
A ALBERT Jfc RKEDKBU
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over First National Dank, Colnmbasv
Nebraska. S"-1'
W. a. MCALLISTER. W. , CORNELIUB.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. $
Cblhasbas, Neb.
J J. WILCOX,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, '
Cor. Eleventh A North 8ts.. COLUMBUS, NEBV
iBCollefitfoM a specialty. Prompt and cara
falattentknf given- to-the settlement of estates
la the county C'snrt by execnNirs, administrators
and guardians. Will practicn in all the eonrta
ef this state and of Boctt Dakota. Kofor. by
permission, to the First National Bank.
.OJuIy-y
E. T. ALLEN, M. ., .
Eye - and - Ear - Surgeon,
Secretary Nebraska State Board
of BselUr;
m RAn-as Blocbt, pTAHA
ogtf
;tr
E.C.BOYD,
lrCTACTCaMI 0
i
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware I
Job' Work, Booflnar and Gstttr- '
iiif a Specialty.
Shop oa Nebraska Aenne, two doors north
of KasiCneB's.
JL E. 8EAKL,
rBopurrroa or tot ,
Elmi St. Ton! Parlor.
The Finest in The City.
gas-Thw only shop on tha Booth Side. Colnss.
bos. Nebraska. aSOct-jr
L. C. VOSS, M. b.,
Homoeopathic Physician
AND STJX&GHDOIT.
Office over Barber's store. Specialist in
chronic diseases. Cartful attention given
to general practice.
A STRAY LEAF!
A
DIARY.
THX
JOURNAL OFFICE
CARD3,
ENVELOPES,
NOTE HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
CIRCULARS,
DODGERS, ETC.
LOUIS SCHREIBER,
411 kilif f ReiiiriBg hie
Sktrt Natiee. Biggie, Wag.
ii, etc.. vita n trier,
ait all war (liar-
aiteea1.
: Ala Mil the world-fameo Waltar A.
Wood Kowen, Xeapert, Coatii
i Machine, Harraftari,
i aid Stlf-biadart tat
I att Bait.
Shop on Olive Street, Columbus, Neb.,
four doors south of Borowiak's.
HENRY GASS,
...... 1
g Ct&
SiHQi
THSTDERTATCEOR !
CoMbs : afld : Metallic : Gases !
fW" Repairing of all kind of Uphol
itery Goods.
Mf COLUMBUS. N)WBA8IjL.
t-Jy.ytgSSSf'afe. .Twtt i.
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