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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER. 1J, 1SP4.
Republican State Ticket.
Governor.
THOMAS J. MAJORS.
Lieutenant Governor,
R. E. MOORE.
Secretary of State,
.T. A. PIPER.
State Auditor.
EUGENE MOORE.
State Treasurer,
J. S. BARTLEY.
Suit't of l'nblic Instruction.
H. R. COKBETT.
Attorney General,
A. S. CIIURCHILL.
Htiju-rintendent I-indnnd BnildiuK,
II. C. RUSSELL.
Congressional Ticket.
For Representative in 0oni?ro8s from Third
District,
GEO. D. MEIKLE.TOHN of Fullerton.
Coaaty Ticket.
For lteir-sentatire of Platte connty in State
Lejtiidature,
GUS G. BECUER.
For Connty Attorney,
R. P. DRAKE.
It is said that the death of Mrs. Drake
at Grand Island was caused hy Bwnllow
ing graiie seeds.
The Fremont correspondent of the
Bee says that L. D. Richards is housing
a senatorial bco in his bonnet.
A cyclone svropt over Memphis,
Tenn., last Wednesday, uprooting trees,
blowing off roofs, tearing houses to
pieces, and killing several people.
Chairman Moituii.ii of tho republican
state central committee on Fridny last
received a telegram from William Mc
Kinley, jr., saying that he "could speak
in Lincoln afternoon and evening of
October 4, if desired." Of course, it is
desired, and immense crowds will be
present to hear him.
Maine has an excellent habit in ad
dition to rolling up handsome republi
can majorities in most of her elections.
She usually selects good men for con
gress, and then she keeps them in office
us long as they want to stay in. St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, (rep.)
But tho most pronounced triumph of
all is that of Mr. Reed, whose plurality
has grown from 1,077 in 1892 to some
where between 8,000 and 10,000. It is
not without reason, therefore, that his
friends are pointing him out when they
explain "what did it." Chicago Record,
(ind. dein.)
The populists are trying to make
much of the fact that Senator Jones
will work with them on some of their
lines of proposed legislation. On tho
great, distinctive feature of republi
canism tho senator says: "I abate not
an iota of my convictions with reference
to the beneficent influence on American
industry of the policy of protection. A
protective policy I regard merely as a
means by which the people of tho
country may secure to themselves the
doing of their own work in such volume
and with such complete variety and per
fect co-ordination of industries as to
afford uninterrupted emplovmenl for
all."
--Showing Made by Odd Fellows.
Washington, Sept. 18. The annual
report of Theodore A. Ross, grand secre
tary and adjutant general of the Inde.
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, says the
business depression throughout the coun
try has retarded the growth of the order.
He says because of the great depression
of business in every channel it was gen
erally expected that the outcome would
be worse, but instead of a net gain as in
lbW, a loss of the order would be re
corded. The financial statement shows
that $100,000 has been received and $75,
280 expended during the year. The
grand treasurer has $33,251 cash on hand,
30,000 of railroad bonds and other
items, making the total assets of the
sovereign grand lodge f 107,'21.
Kallroads Will Pay the Tax.
Washington, Sept. 18. The commis
sion of immigration received a letter
from Mr. McNicbol, general passenger
agent of the Canadian Pacific railroad
Hying all the Canadian transportation
companies carrying immigrants into the
United States had agreed to pay the in
creased tax, $1, imposed by the sundry
civil appropriation act.
Dakota Land Grants Approved.
Washington, Sept. I . Acting Secre
tary Sims has approved land grants in
South Dakota as follows: Reform school,
4,963 acres; public buildings at the
capital, H,5S; state normal schools, 19,
N96. These grants were made by the act
admitting the 6tate into the union. The
selections are mate by the state from
the surveyed lands.
Boats Ordered to China.
Washington, Sept. 1. The navy de
partment ordered United States steam
ships Machias and Detroit to China to
reinforce the Asiatic squadron. The
vessels will reach their destination early
in December.
a Massed a Fortune or S3,0OO,O00.
St. Paul. Minn., Sept. 1. Lyman C.
Dayton, one of the pioneers of St. Paul,
who amassed a fortune of $.,000,000 in
real estate, died at Aberdeen, S. D., the
immediate cause of his death being the
amputation of his right leg. Mr. Day
ton came to St. Paul from Providence,
R. I., in 1849. He and his father pur
chased 840 acres of land in what is now
the center of St. Paul. After making a
'fortune in real estate he studied law at
Poughkeepie, N. Y., and practiced for a
time in New York City. In recent years
be has been largely interested in town
sites in both North and South Dakota.
Valencia Ralsea Crop Damaged.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. Information
has been received that continued rains
have damaged the Valencia raisen crop
aad that Spanish packers have with
drawn all offerings until the extent of
the damage can be ascertained. This
sews will undoubtedly have the effect of
increasing the prices for California
raisins and growers of the state are an
xiously awaiting confirmation of the report.
CARLISLE'S STATEMENT
Coinage of Silver Dollars Under
His Administration.
TOOLE SAM TOOK A BAGZ SEAT.
Immigration Question Stood In the Way of
a Treaty With Japan Railroad Com
panies Will Pay Increased Tax on Immi
grants From Canada Orders Issued by
the War Department Washington 5fews
Washington, Sept. 18. Secretary
Carlisle has made a statement concern
ing the coinage of silver dollars under
this administration, the coinage being
under the unrepealed poition of the
Sherman act. It shows that since the
administration came into power 1,517,
822 standard silver dollars have been
coined, of which 520,069 have been seig
niorage. The secretary says: "While the law
provides that redeemed treasury notes
may be reissued, it also imposes an ex
press limitation upon the power to re
issue by declaring that no greater or less
amount of such notes shall be outstand
ing at any time than the cost of the sil
ver bullion and the standard silver dol
lars coined therefrom then held in the
treasury purchased by such notes. When
such notes are redeemed in gold there is
no obstacle in the way of their reissue
because such redemption does not effect
the stock of silver held in the treasury
under the act of July 14, 1850, but when
they are redeemed with silver coined
from the bullion purchased under that
act they must be retired and cancelled,
for otherwise they would be, after the
redemption and reissne, a greater amount
of notes outstanding than the cost of the
silver originally purchased and then held
in the treasury and this is expressly pro
hibited by the statute.
Redemption of Treasury Note.
'Tho purpose of congress was to pre
vent the duplication of the currency,
which would be the case if the notes and
the silver are purchased with the notes
could be outstanding at the same time.
Treasury notes received in the ordinary
course of business or if redeemed in gold
or exchanged for silver dollars not
coined from bullion purchased under the
act of July 14, 1890. are not retired and
cancelled. All such notes are reissued.
Prior to July 1, lS'Jb, silver dollars to the
amount of $3(5.2 18,tiU4 were coined from
the bulliou purchased under the act.
The eocalled gain or seignorage arising
from this coinage was $0,fG7,b0H, which
was paid into tho treasury as a mis
cellaneous receipt, leaving $2i),4S0,4tl to
be held as a fund to provide for the re
demption of the treasury notes, a pro
vided by law. At the beginning of the
present administration this sum of $i9,
480,461 was still in the treasury and
standard silver dollars to the amount of
$l,5f7,2& have been coined since that
time. Of this last sum, however, $520.
709 was seignoriage, leaving $1,077,144
to be held in the treasury.
Redeem In Kind f Money Demanded.
"It appears, therefore, the whole coin
age under tho act has been $-"U,'J05,4S7,
and that the amount to be held in the
treasury for redemption purposes was
30,.'r7,00(. Of this sum $4,121,000 have
been used in the redemption of the notes
and that amount has leen retired and
cancelled. No treasnry note has leen
redeemed in silver uuless silver was de
manded, the policy and practice of the
department having always been to re
deem in the kind of money demanded by
the holder of a note. The presentation
of treasury notes for redemption in sil
ver began in August, 1K73, when there
was a great scareit' of currency of
6mall denominations, and there was re
deemed during that month $1 ,373,207,
widen Is the largest amount that has
been presented during any one month.
"As shown above, there were held in
the treasury at the beginning of this ad
ministration $29,4S0,4Ol in silver coined
from the bullion purchased under the
act of July 14, 1890. Notwithstanding
the fact that 1,157,323 have been coined
since that time, there are now on hand
only $20,189,724."
CONCENTRATING FEDERAL TROOPS.
Orders Issued by the War Department
Placing the Army at Central Points.
Washington, Sept. 18. The orders
anxiously awaited in army circles pro
viding for extensive changes in the loca
tion of the United States troops was is
sued Monday. Accompanying the new
order the war department makes public
the following statement:
The order for the discontinuance of
three recruiting posts, Davis Island, Co
lumbia barracks and Jefferson barracks,
contained in the announcement, the
troops to occupy these station would
soon be designated. The orders now is
sued by the war department, and which
have for some time been under consider
ation b Secretary Lamont and General
Schofield, provide garrisons for the old
recruiting depots and also contemplates
a considerable concentration of the
troops. Several of the smaller stations
east of the Mississippi as well as a few in
the western country are given up as no
longer necessary. The regiments that
are to be brought east, in whole or in
part, are the Third and Sixth cavalry,
the Thirteenth and Seventeenth infantry
and the whole Twentieth infantry takes
station at Fort Leavenworth.
The Tenth infantry that has heretofore
been scattered between five posts from
the Pacific coast to the Mississippi valley
will now come together at Forts Sill and
Reno, while tho whole Fifth regiment,
formerly occupying five stations, will be
assembled at Fort McPhereon, Ga.
As soon as changes are made in the
quarters at Jefferson barracks and Co
lumbus barracks the two troops of cav
alry now oni3red to the former will be
joined by fear other troops, and the re
mainder of the Seventeenth infantry will
be sent to Columbus barracks, making
the latter a regimental post. Davis isl
and will be occupied by the artillery as a
modern fortification that has been con
structed there to command the sound en
trasce to New York harbor, which ia
naw receiving its armament and requires
an artillery garrison. Fort Columbus,
on governor's island, will hereafter be an
infantry post, to be ultimately increased
to a full regiment.
The total number of companies now
serving east of the Mississippi is 100. Iu
future it will ba liw, ocenpying ;?1 posts.
The gain to tho east of conrse comes
from the west, but the number of posts
remaining west of the Mississippi is 49
and those are garrisoned by 243 compan
ies, without counting the Indian com
panies, of which there are seven. It
will, therefore, be seen not more than
two-thirds of the regular army still re
mains in the west.
Congress has ordered the building of
two new posts, one in Montana and one
in Arkansas. When these are com
pleted other points will be given up and
the troops still further concentrated.
General Howard's command will be
increased by ill companies; the depart
ment of the Platte loses seven, Colorado
four and Dakota eight.
UNCLE SAM TOOK A BACK SEAT.
Immisration Ourstl,,,, Stood In the Way
Of a Treaty With Japau
Wasiiixctox. Sept. 18. In the ratifi
cation of the new treaty between Great
unuunana japan at Tokioon Aim ,
the United States, for the first time sine
Commodore Perry, in 1854, opened the
ports of Japan to our trade and nego
tiated the first treaty of commerce, has
allowed a European power to take the
initiative in forwarding the recognition of
Japan as a fully civilized sovereign
power. The United States would have
preceded Great Bratain in cementing
the friendship of the Japanese by wiping
out the obnoxious system of ex-territorial
jurisdiction had it not been for the
disturbing elements, with which the
British were not obliged to contend.
The most important of these wa3 the
question of immigration.
Certain western senators have looked
with apprehension upon the possibility
of an invanion of Japanese coolies, bring
ing with them questions of as grave im
portance as the Chinese labor problem.
The pressure on this account was so
strong that the state department was
obliged to request that in the new treaty
there should be included some safeguards
against Japanese immigration. The
Japanese government has not been un
willing to consent to this, but the diffi
culty has been to arrange terms such as
would be mutually satisfactory.
Will Return Columbian Relies.
Washington, Sept. 18. The state de
partment is making preparations to re
turn to their owners the Columbian
relics exhibited at the World's fair. It
is expected the Machias will be ready to
eail from New York next month. She
will sail directly for Cadiz, Spain, where
the relics will be returned to the Spanish
government with a letter from President
Cleveland to the queen regent, thanking
her in behalf of the government and the
people of the United States for the loan
of the articles. The Machias will then
go to Naples, where the secretary of the
embassy at Rome will take charge of the
Vatican relics and return them to Rome
with a letter from the president to the
pope.
PITHY POINTS ON SUGAR.
A few 1'acU That Demonstrate the Demo
cratic Lovr For Trusts.
Under the McKinley tariff the Amer
ican people have secured freo sugar. The
treasury department estimated our pop
ulation July 1 at 08,397,000 persons,
the par capita consumption oi: sugar at
03 'j,' pounds, and our total consumption
of sugar at 4,343,209,500 pounds.
Tho total valuo of these 4.843,209,
500 pounds of raw sugar at an average
price of 2 3 cents per pound would be
$119,438,2(51. An ad valorem tariff of
40 per cent upon this sum would be
$47,775,304. This would bo tho extent
of tho direct sugar tax upon the break
fast tablo of tho people without adding
any specific or differential duty upon re
fined sugar. This tax has been proposed
by the Democratic representatives in
congress.
Tho interest upon the national debt
for the year ending June 30, 1892, was
$23, 378, 1 1 G. The direct sugar tax would
bo more than doublo that amount The
Deniocratio representatives in congress
propose to impose upon every person in
tho country a direct sugar tax of 70
cents per capita as compared with the
tax of only 35 cents for payment of in
terest on tho national debt. Tho sugar
tax will bo double tho payments neces
sary to sustain our national honor and
credit.
The payments for pensions made by
tho United States government during 27
years 1867-93 averaged $1.00 per
capita of our population. Tho sugar tax
proposed by tho Democratic representa
tives in congress will bo almost 70 per
cent of the average per capita amount
paid to the defenders of their country.
The amount of duties collected upon
all our imports during the year ending
June 30, 1892, was 199,143,078. Tho
sugar tax of $17, 775,304 will add al
most 25 per cent to the total of these
duties collected upon all our imports.
THE DECREASE OF OUR DEBT.
Under Protection Wo Increased Our AsHets
and Lessened Our Liabilities.
Not-only do a nation's or individual's
assets show progress and prosjierity, but
the liabilities and their nature should
bo considered as well. Our wealth and
savings have been tabulated and com
pared with those of previous periods, all
proving our marvelous progress under n
protective tariff. But overy nation has
a debt, and the United States is no ex
ception to tho rule, though tho showing
made by our country is most satisfac
tory. While foreign nations have increased
their debt, we have, iu the same period,
decreased ours by nearly the same
amount as tho foreign debts have in
creased. Tho average annual decrease
in tho national debt of tho United States
during tho last decado exceeded $100,
000,000. The decreaso per capita of
combined national, state uud local debt
during the same period was from $00. 73
to $32.37, while other statistics showed
that tho value of property assessed for
taxation increased meanwhile from $17,
000,000,000 to $25,500,000,000, or 50
per cent, indicating a reduction of debt
and an increase of wealth unprecedented
in modern times. So it is that protec
tion works both ways. It not only in
creases our assets, but decreases our lia
bilities. Tariff Reform.
Lower Wa;e For Lumbermen.
The threat of free trade in lumber has
completely demoralized tho lumber
trade in every section of the country.
There has been stagnation iu the build
ing trade, which, together with the un
certainty as to future values caused by
delay in the tariff settlement, has nat
urally curtailed the output of the mills.
As a consequence there have been many
idle lumbermen, and their wages have
fallen. Two years ago the lumbermen
iu Georgia were earning from $1 to
$1.25 per day, but lately they have been
only receiving from 70 to 85 cents for a
full day's work. They find that the loss
of $2 or $3 in a week's wages does not
compensate them for any cheapness
there may be in the price of goods.
They begin to appreciate that protection
for lumber is also protection for lum
bermen, and they wonder if the mere
fear of free trade has already caused a
loss of $2 or 3 a week in their earnings
what free trade itself will do. This ' 'ob-
lAnt lfdm" la Twinoivicr Iia cnfltam I
lumbermen over to the side of protec-
tian.
MRS. LEASE IS IN LINE.
Announces She Will Support
Lewelling For Governor.
SUGAS rLAKxEES ttJNTEKTIOH.
Bolt the Democratic Party In a Body and
Declare For Protection of American In
dustries Some of Breckinridge's Strong
est Supporters. Acknowledge His Defeat.
Congressman Bland's Campaign.
Topeka, Sept. 18. Mrs. Mary E.
Lease has not been billed for any
speeches by the Populist state central
committee during the present campaign
because it has been generally supposed
she would not support Governor Lewell
ing and the ticket nominated. She' at
tended the big Populist rally at Hughes'
Grove, near this city, and was called
upon by the audience to make a speech,
and she surprised everybody with one of
her old-time Populist speeches, throwing
into her effort all her vigor and brilli
ancy. She came out squarely for Lew
elling and the entire state ticket, giving
the state administration her unqualified
indorsement.
"There is but one political party," said
the great female champion of Populism,
"the governors of which, like the gover
nor of this state, would issue a tramp
circular and dare to take the side of the
poor, unemployed workingmen and say
the' shall not be treated like criminals.
Our state officers have made mistakes, I
know; but who has not? We have got
to close up our ranks. We will have to
forget our personal grievances in this
contest. There was a time when the
liberty bell rang out the glad tidings of
independence. Oh, what a crash there
was. Men cried that they were being
trampled to death and the crowd said,
'What does the life of a man amount to
when the fate of a nation is at stake;'
And now I say: What do personal
grievances amount to when the welfare
of a nation is in danger?"
Mrs. Lease was very enthusiastically
cheered when she predicted the election
of a Populist president in 1890.
BRECKINRIDGE'S MEN GIVE UP.
Probabilities of a Contest Are Not Very
Great at Present.
Lexington. Sept. 18. Everything is
quiet here, the nomination of Owens be
ing conceded. When Owens' men
claimed the nomination by a decisive
plurality Saturday night, the Breckin
ridge men stood pat. Sunday they
worked harder than ever. Monday it
became known their representatives had
been dispatched into different parts of
the district to get all evidence of irregu
larities, either in voting or counting,
with a view to contesting the nomina
tion before the congressional committee,
which meets at Frankfort next Saturday
and which is the returning board that
makes the official count and declares the
nominee. The committee was known to
stand six for Breckinridge and four anti
Breckinridge, and as this committee has
done everything in its power for Breck
inridge, the Owens men were alarmed
on finding that the Breckinridge
agents were at work with a view to pre
senting evidence for a contest. They be
lieve there was a well planned purpose
to throw out the vote of certain precincts
and declare Breckinridge the nominee.
It was promptly announced that four
members of the district committee would
make a minority report Saturday and
appeal to the Democrats. This meant
tlr1- Owens and Breckinridge would
bom be candidates and fight to a finish
in November. Meantime the Republic
ans, who hold their convention hero
Sept. 20, bgan to regard their unnamed
nominee as tho favorite, aud thero was
much excitement. The tide was turned
Monday afternoon when B. J. Welsh,
tho committeeman from Breckinridge's
home, and one of his strongest support
ers, announced that he would never vote
to go belaud the returns. As this would
leave the committe a tie, or five to five
in any event, aud as other Breckinridge
men on the district committee declared
themselves the same as Welch, the old
guard of the silver tongued orator gave
up the struggle. It is not likely there
will be an- more agitation.
WENT OVER TO THE REPUBLICANS.
Sugar Planters Convention at New Orleans
Itolts the Democratic Party.
Nr.w Orleans, Sept. 18. The sugar
planters' convention Monday was a large
and very enthusiastic assemblage of the
leading planters of Louisiana and some
of the most representative men of New"
Orleans. The bolters from the Demo
cratic party had everything their own
way and the resistance to the program
was but feebly made. The convention
went over to the national Republican
party in a body. Mr. E. N. Pngh called
the meeting to order and ex-Naval Officer
Keruochan was temporary and ex-Mayor
Belian permanent chairman.
Resolution were adopted which ex
press belief in the doctrine of protection
to all American industries; declare that
the people had never asked congress for
a bounty, but that when the bounty law
was passed, it was regarded as a pledge
for 15 j-ears and caused the mortgaging
of plantations and the expenditures of
the immense sums of money m the pur
chase of modern machinery and in the
making of elaborate improvements for
the manufacture of sugar; urge the or
ganization of clubs, committees and con
ventions throughout the state with a
view of electing members of congress
who will stand by the national Republi
can party in the organization of the
house.
New York Ilepubllcan Ticket.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. lb. Unless
the situation changes, the Republican
state ticket will read like this: Forgover
nor, Levi P. Mortoa; for lieutenant
governor, Francis Hendricks; for judge
of the court of appeals, Albert S.
Haight.
Congressman island's Canvass.
Lebanon, Alo Sept. IS, Congressman
Bland left on a six weeks' canvass of his
district. He speaks iirat at Rolla and
goes from there to Callaway county to
make four speeches. He has appoint
ments in every connty in his district,
closing here Oct. 27.
Jones Has Xot Received It.
Nwv York, Sept. 1. Senator Jones
of Nevada was questioned in regard to a
letter sent him by irairman Coffin of the
Nevada Repablican state central com
mittee asking him to resign from the
senate. Senator Jones said: "I have
not as yet received such a letter and con
sequently can say nothing in regard to
it. As the committee has given their
letter to the papers, I presume my an
swer will have the same publicity."
Confrestman Camenittl Nominated Again,
Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 18. The
Democrats of the Second congressional
district have again nominated Congress
man Camenitti. The convention nomi
nated Camenitti several days ago, but he
declined the honor. This time he will
accept it.
ADVENTIST CAMP MEETING CLOSED.
About a Hundred Converts Baptised Ia
The Cottonwood River.
Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18. The two
weeks annual camp meeting of the Kan
sas conference of Seventh Day Adven-
fj 0"J ".ear this
j v rrr "" w . vw rST? y
in camp from all parts of the state.
Nearly 200 wall tents were on the
ground, with two large tabernacle tents,
one for English and tho other for Ger
man services. About 100 baptisms took
place in the Cottonwood river. Over
$3,000 was contributed at the meeting
for home and foreign missions. Rev. C.
McReynolds, of Topeka, is president of
the association.
Vintage In California Begna.
Sax Francisco, Sept. 18. The vintage
in California has been begun. The
earlier varieties of grapes are being gath
ered and the picking of the main crop
will be started this week. The general
estimate of the crop this year is from 15,
000,000 to 18,000,000 gallons of wine.
This is considerably below average. Hot
weather during August did some dam
age and the only chance for an increase
in the amount of wine would be rain
during the next few weeks sufficient to
swell the berries and add to the amount
of juice in the grapes.
Standard Oil Company Wius.
Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 18. After Oct. 1
the petroleum refinery of the Rocky
Mountain Oil company here will be
closed down indefinitely. The low price
of oil and the damage to the company's
pipe line from Florence in last summer's
floods are given as the cause. Since the
erection of the plant the Standard Oil
company has waged a severe war in
prices against it and it is believed that it
has finally come out successful.
Judge Morrow Hard at Work.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. Federal
Jndge Morrow is hard at work on his
decision in the Ezeta extradition cases.
Owing to the great amount of testimony
offered and the number of authorities
cited as precedents by attorneys on both
sides of the case and the fact that there
are five distinct cases to be decided with
different points of law in each the de
cision is expected to be a lengthy one.
Charges Cruelty by the Sfatron.
Dubuque, la., Sept. 18. Mrs. L. A.
Randall, an aged lady, for a while an
inmate of the Home for the Friendless,
a charitable institution of this city, re
ports she was expelled because she re
ported acts- of cruelty on the part of the
matron. This cruelty, she states, was
practiced on infants unable to talk. She
offered to produce evidence, but no at
tention was paid to her.
Man Who Recognized Jeff Davis.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 18.
Andrew Bee, who recognized Jeff Davis
as he was escaping in disguise from his
tent, died at Marten, Allegan county.
He was a veteran of the Fourth Michi
gan cavalry and at the time of the cap
ture was under General Pritchard.
SUGATl SALARY ROLL.
THE ENORMOUS WAGES PAID BY THE
SUGAR TRUST.
Workmen Who Kara From S4.50toS7.50
Every Day In the Refineries Setter Paid
Than Iu Any Other Factories That Is, It
Havr iiieyer! Figures Are Reliable.
The bureau of statistics of the treasury
department has estimated tho consump
tion of sugar in the United States for
the year ending June 30, 1894, at
4,343,209,500 pounds.
The Sugar trust representatives used
to claim that the cost of refining sugar
was five-eighths cent per pound. Later
they allowed that it cost only one-half
cent, and later still they have acknowl
edged to a cost of only three-eighths
cent per pound to refine sugar.
If we apply these various costs to last
year's consumption, we get at the total
cost of refining as follows:
Cost to refine
Xer pound. Total cost
Cents. of refining.
4,5H3,a,WO H 27,143.060
4,31309,300 H 21,716,047
44303,500 18.287,033
Wo thus find that within tho past
year tho three varied statements which
havo been set forth by the Sugar trust
as to tho cost of refining sugar show a
discrepancy of $10,858,025. Which one
are wo to believe is the correct one? Let
us try to find out
The averago weight of a barrel of
sugar may be taken at 325 pounds,
which means a total annual consump
tion of 13,3C3,720 barrels a year in the
United States. If the refineries work on
325 days in each year, it means a daily
output of 41,119 barrels. If they work
only on an average of 300 days yearly,
it means an average daily output of
44,500 barrels of sugar.
It takes 800 men on an average to do
the entire work of refining aud deliver
ing an output of 3,000 barrels of sugar
daily, and this is a liberal allowance.
We thus havo a total of 12,000 men con
stantly employed throughout the year
to handle an output of 45,000 barrels.
If we compare the number of persons
thus employed by the refiners with the
total cost of refining sugar, we are en
abled to ascertain their annual wages.
Thus:
Average wages
of 12,000 men.
Yearly. Dally.
&2& $7M
1,800 -6 00
1.857 4 52
Cost of reflidng.
Per pound. Total.
cotxU S2T.lio.060
KcenL 1.710.047
HcenV 13.287,035
This is a remarkable exhibit. It seems
remarkable from several points of view.
We find that tho reduced estimates in
the cost of refinii' sugar have caused a
reduction of $8 per day in the wages
earned by tho refinery employees, from
$7.54 down to $4.52 per day, from $2,
262 down to $1,357 per annum. This is
a serious decline in wages since the
country passed into the hands of a Dem
ocratic eministration, yet we have
heard no complaints from tbeso sugar
workers, who evidently are still content
with a paltry $4.52 per day.
But it has been stated repeatedly in
the public press that the sugar refinery
workers earn only $1.50 and $2 per day.
Taking the larger sum and we would
only have $000 a year for each, or $7,
200,000 a year for all. What can be.
come of the remaining millions? Is it
all absorbed by the salaries of the high
officials of the refineries, $20,000,000 a
year, or $14,500,000 a year, or even
$U,0U0,uuu a year on the basis oi a
three-eighths cent per pound cost of re
fining? Not long since Mr. Havemeyer stated
that there were 20, 000 persons employed
directly and indirectly in the business
of sugar refining. Let us agree with
him for the moment, and let us pay
them each $2 per day during 300 days
in the year. This gives us a total ex
penditure- of $12,000,000 and still
leaves, on the lowest trust basis of the
cost of refining, a trifle of $4,287,035 to
be absorbed how?
If the head officials of the refineries
do not absorb $4,287,035 in salaries,
then it must go to tho men. But there
are not 20,000 persons employed in the
sugar refineries of the United States.
There are only 12,000 hands. The men
who do the hauling and delivering of
sugar should not even be taken into ac
count in any adjustment of the sugar
tariff schedule, because (hey will al
ways find employment Sugar will be
delivered from Borne source and con
bnmed.
Let every manufacturer and every la
borer consider for himself if an average
daily wage of $4.52, or an annual wage
of $1,357, be not considered as fairly
of the cost of refining for 13,000 men.
It is much larger than any average of
wages as given in any other industry of
the country i n the census reports of 1 890.
Perhaps it was this extreme liberality
on tho part of tho sugar refiners that
caused them to' withhold their reports
from the census officials. They may
have feared causing discontent among
other wago earners. They may havo
dreaded such a demand for employment
as wonld have compelled them to reduce
their liberal wages. They may have
even dreaded the publicity of their ex
treme liberality, these modest sugar re
finers. If the cost of refining sugar in the
United States were only one-quarter
cent per pound, it would give a total
annual expenso account of $10,858,000.
Deducting 10 per cent for expenses other
than labor, this would give an average
of over $800 a year from every one of
12,000 employees. Deducting even 20
per cent for expenses other than labor,
it would still leave $725 a year for each
employee, which is far in excess of any
thing recorded in the census report of
1890, as the average payment of wages
in any other American industrial enter
prise. Turn the Thing Around Once.
Perhaps they could get on faster if
the president passed tho tariff bill and
let congress sign or veto it. Cincinnati
Times-Star.
This Is Truly Shocking.
We are continually being bidden to
expect all manner of good things from
democratic government. In fact, tho
term "democratic" is so perpetually ou
the tongues of political spouters that it
is getting sickening. But here is a
democratic (American) government
which has existed for over a hundred
years presenting to the world a spectacle
of selfishness and corruption that is
truly shocking. Nottingham (England)
Guardian.
TcLEGRAPH "NEWSIM PARAGRAPHS.
William Blanford, an alleged forger of
Clinton, Ind., has been arrested after a
search of two years.
Catholics of Chicago who favor total
abstinence will join Protestants iu cele
brating Father Mathews birthday.
Free Methodists who have been in con
ference at Peoria for a week decided to
hold a Sunday .school convention.
Rev. Father Ilurth was madeu bishop
at Xotre Dame, Valparaiso, Iud. He will
go to India.
The grand jury of McLeunoti county,
Texas, is investigaticg the cotton seed
trust.
The jury in the Joe Donnelly murder
case at Mexico, Mo., returned a verdict of
guilty. This is the second trial.
Thomas B. Reed will address the an
nual meeting of the National Association
of Agricultural Implement Manufactur
ers. An interesting letter bearing on the
war in the orient ha.s been received at the
stafe department from an Kuglishmau
now at Shanghai.
The Congressional Record is now 45
years old and costs f 15.C00 a mouth to
maintain it during sessions of congress.
A number of .squatters on government
military reservations which are about to
be abandoned are in danger of ejection
from the lands.
We Sweep Hie World.
It is an old sayinjr that a "now broom
sweeps clean" but when we say "we
sweep the world" we mean that anions
all the railways of the world none stands
higher in the estimation of tho public, in
all especial points, than tho Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Kailwny. It is the
only line west of Chicago which runs
electric-lighted, stenm-heated and vesti
buled trains between Chicago, St. Paul
and Minneapolis, and between Chicago
and Omaha. Try it. V. A. Xasii,
Gen'l. Agent, 1504 Farnam St., Omaha.
W. S. Howell,
Trav. Passenger and Freight Agt.
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radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action
upon tho system is remarkable and mys
terious. It removes at once the cause
and tho disease immediately disappears.
The first dose greatly benefits, 7:1 eents.
Sold by A. Heintz, druggist, Colum
bus, Neb. 14-y
When Hjby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When &he was a Child, she cried for (Ustoria.
Whan she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
Wheu alio had Children, sho gave them Cost oria.
C. I. NEWMAN".
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.AND.
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on city and farm property; if you want
an ACCIDENT POLICY; if you want
to buy or sell farm or city property; if
you want bargains in real estate, call at
the Real Estate and Insurance Agency,
I Door East of First National Bank.
COI.UMHUS, NEBRASKA.
lOjtil.y
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Stlkan's Pharmacy.
C. L. STILLMAN. Ph. G., Mg-r
Go to the old reliable Drug Store for
Pure Drugs, Chemicals,
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass
and Waii Paper.
A. FHall Liine of Olieap and
Fine Gtra.de
Stationery,
Perfumery,
Toilet Articles,
Brushes a Kinds.
"Prescriptions accurately com
pounded at all hours, day and night.
EgFamily and stock receipts given
special attention. Call and see us and
we will do the rest.
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What is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substituto
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy ami natural sleep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
Castoria Is an excellent medicine f c- v II
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told n:e of il
good affect upon their children."
Da. G. C. Oaaooo,
Lowell, Mast.
" Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the iliy u not
far distant vt hen mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and uso dstorui ia
atead of the rarious quack nostrums which arc
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup aud other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sndiu
them to premature graves."
Do. J. F. Krxcnsxos,
Conway, Art.
The Centaar 'Company, T7
OOS.CBKCHEK.
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ttablibhetl 170.
BECHER, JAEGGI & CO.,
REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
MONEY TO LOAN ON KAHMS at lowed rates of interest, on l.ort or long tim. in amonn
to suit applicant h. "
HONDED ABS'EHACTEHS OFT1TI.K tniillrMilMint..;n iiM.u..,
Represent THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES. the World i
the moot liberal in n-c LobBetiadjiii.ted.aiHl promptly paid nt tl.Uufi;.-..
Notary I 'nlilic always in office.
Farm and city property fornnle.
Make collections of foreign inheritance-, and
oi hnrope.
NOTICF. OF SPECIAL KLKCTION.
N'o'lce is liernlty given to the Ijpil voters of
tlu- town of ColumliiH, Iu the count v of I'l.iti
ainl State of Xebraiku, that a .skc1:iI election
will he held In and fornald t-wu of Coliunltii-:
at the town hall in slid town on IlieS'li d.tv of
October. A. I). IMM, fortlte uro.fofotur ou
the following proiMKlt on. h wit-
Shall the hoard of supervisors of the county
ofl'latte, iu the st;ite of .Whni-ka. i-Mie the
coupon bonds or uiil town of Col .minis Iu said
county of I'latte to the amount of .sixteen
thousand do lars to the (Vlunilms Tower and i
Irrigation company, of Columbus. Nebraska, a
corporation dutv organized and existing under '
and by virtue nf the laws of thn state of Xe
bntska, to u!d in the construction of a i all
for irrigation aud water power purport. Said j
coiih)ii bonds to be issued in sums of live liuu-
iliiililiill:irs eaen, to he made payable to the
t'olumhiis Tower and I rr nation company, of
(' umbos. Nebraska, or order, to be dateil '
Ihe second Jay of .Iniiunry, A. I., lvd, and to1
become due and payable twenty years from !
l!iei:ate thereof but redeemable sit ;u:v time
after ten xears from the date thereof at the t
option and upon Ihe call of the proper oiiicer-. '
rs:ibl i-iinnl of Tialfe. .-nul to !ifr ini.ir.t .
Irom dale thereof at the rate ofsiv percent per j
annum payable semi-annually on the second
tiay oi .liny ana tue secomi d:tv of .l.muarv of
each year upon interest coupons thereto at
tached, both principal ami interest pavable at
the fiscal agency of the state of Xebra-ka in
the city of Xew York, state of Xew ork.
f-'aid einal to commence and receive its sup
ply of water from the Loup river at or near
section seventeen iu township .seventeen,
north of ran;;e three west of the sixth princi
pal meri.l an, and to run tlu-i. -c in a north
easterly direction to a Kunt at or near the
southeast comer of the .southwest quarter vf
section twenty-seven in township eighteen
north of range two west of the sixth principal
meridian, thence in an easterly direction and
terminating at or near the southeast cornrr of
section one in township seventeen north of
range one cast of the sixth principal meridian
in said town of Columbus. Said canal to be
not less than fifteen feet iu width on the bot
tom and to he built and completed by said
Caliimbus Tower and Irrigation comp.ui ami
ready for operation by the first da of Novem
ber. A. !-. l.il-
AII of said coujKin bonds to bo executed ami
registered as hy law provide I and immediately
after the same hall havu been registered tney
shall be delivered to the county treasurer of
said county of Platte to be held in trust for
delivery to the said Columbus Power aud Irri
gation company, its successors anil assigns, iu
installments as follows and under Ihe follow
ing conditions, 'o-wit: On the presentation to
said trustee of a certificate signed bv the
engineer iu charge of the construction of said
canal anil signed also by the supervisor of said
town of Columbus sett ng forth that one or
more miles of Kiid canal has been completed
strictly aceonling to the plans ami specifica
tions adopted for the construction of the same
then shall the said trustee be authorized and
required to deliver to the proper officers or
said Columbus Tower and Irrigation coinpain
t lu sfiiil eotmou limulv tn flu. rmii.iuit ..wi ...
tent of one thousand dollars tor each ami tverv I
mile of the said canal so completed and certi
fied to as aforesaid, pn.vided however, that
5aid coupon bonds to the amount or three
thousand dollars shall be retained by said
trustee until a certificate be presented signed
as aforesaid showing the entire completion of
said canal. whereiioii said coupon bond so
withheld .shall be delivered by said trustee to
.said Columbus Tower and Irrigation company.
And .shall lhs said board of supervisors of
said county of Platte cause to be levied on the
taxable property or said town of Columbus an
annual tax sufli dent for the payment of the
interest on said coupon bonds as it becomes
due and shall the said board of supervisors an
nually eau.se to be levied on the taxable prop
erty of said town of Columbus an annual tax
.sufficient to pay live percent of the prlncicipal
of .said coupon bonds and at the tax levy pre
ceding the maturity of said coupon bonds
shall the said board of supervisors cause to be
levied upon tho taxable property of said town
oi i ominous an amount oi tax suillcieut to pa
the principal uud interest due on said coupon
bonds
The form in which this proposition shall be
submitted shall be by ollicial ballots prejmred
for said election by the county clerk oi said
county of Platte upon which .said ballots shall
be printed the words. "Shad coupon bonds be
issued to aid in the construction of a canal for
irrigation and water power purposes ami shall
taxes oe levied on me tavtoie property or tiie
town of Columbus, iu the county of TIatte. and
state of Nebraska, sutticirnt to pay the princi
pal aud interest or said coupon bonds?"
Ves."
-No.'"
And all ballots of legal voters east at said
election contalninc the above Droposltioii iu
the form or said ollicial ballots w.th an X
mark following the word "yes" upon s.dd olli
cial ballots shall be counted In f.ivnr of the
issuance of said coupon bonds and the Uvy of
s.iiu lasts iu payment oi mo principal anil in
terest thereof ; and ail ballots of legal voters
ca t at said election containing the above
proposition in the form of said ollicial ballots
wiin an A. mark following the word "no iiMn
said ofllclal ballots shall be counted anil con
"ddered as agaiiiU the issuance of said coupon
bonds and tlse levy of said taxes iu payment of
the principal and interest thereof.
And if two-thirds of the tmllots cast at raid
election shall be iu favor of the issuance of
said coupon bonds and the levy or said taxes
in payment of the priucijtaf and interest
thereof then the said proposition shall be de
clared adopted, otherwise it shall be declared
lost.
At said election the polls shall be opened at
eight o'clock in the forenoon and cloe at si.x
o'clock in the afternoon of the said Ui day of
October. A. I.. lf-W, and said election be other
wise duly conducted iu icaur.er aud form as
provided by law.
By order of tha board of supervisors of
the coiuity of i'latte. In the stale of Nebraska,
this -itli day of.September. A. I) . IHOI.
Nikls Olson,
Attest Chairman.
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ishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs,
Splints, Kinfj Bone, Sweeney, Stifle?,
Sprains, Sore and Swollen Throat,
Coughs, etc. Save S50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted tho most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by C.
B. Stillinari. druggist. 2Gnovlyr
Brin your orders for job-work to
this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and
G
work promptly done, a agreed upon.
Castoria.
" Castoria is so well adapted to children that
I reccintncnd it as superior to any prescription
Iuiomu to me."
II. A. AacRBX, M. D.,
ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T.
" Our physicians ia tha children's depart
ment have sHLeu highly of their experi
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
ami although wo only haTo among our
medical supplies what is known aa regular
products, yet w aro free to confess that taa
merits of Castoria lias wou us to look with
favor ujhiu it."
Unitkd Hospital and DispxMsaaT,
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