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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4. 1896.
Ex-Gov. J. M. Thateb was taken ill
Saturday at Lincoln. His friends have
hope that he will recover.
Victor Eosewater has been appointed
regent of the State University, in place
of Mr. Estabrook, resigned.
The 6-year-old daughter of Henry
Betlike, near Thayer, was burned to
death Wednesday, her clothing catching
fire from burning rubbish in the yard.
The St Louis Republican asks a ques
tion that is doubtless considered very
pertinent in that latitude: Why is it
the rope never breaks when the vigilance
committee selects it?
"Monet has the peculiar faculty of
annoying both by its presence and
absence. Those who possess it have
trouble to keep it, and those who are
without it have trouble to get it."
Db. J. S. Devbies of Fremont is being
talked of as a democratic candidate for
congress in this district. He, and Boss
Hammond for the republicans, could
make a debate over the district on polit
ical issues.
It, now, the X rays could be applied
by every man to his inwards and photo
graph for him, the exact location of the
besetting sin and what it is composed of,
there might be some show yet for Cleve
land's administration.
As insurance -company is seeking to
avoid payment of a policy, because
"death resulted from the intentional act
of another." It is the case of Mrs.
Drummond of Lincoln against the Rail
way Officials' and Employers' Associa
tion, and is now in the supreme court on
appeal.
Old customs become new sometimes.
A cattle trail has been established at
Tekama leading to South Omaha. This
old system of cattle transportation has
been tried and the cost, it is claimed, is
only one-third of the railway charges.
The cattle trail is liable to extend into
other fields. JOrd Quiz.
In Lincoln and vicinity 142 micro
scopes are in use in education; in the
whole state there are 286. Twenty-three
high schools have 75; Nebraska City has
11. The Lincoln Microscope club met
Wednesday evening last and listened to
the address of their president. Prof. C.
E. Bessey. About thirty were present.
Ansel Oppenheim of the Great West
ern railway company recently returned
from Europe. He says there is a general
feeling on the other side that the whole
world is entering on a period of prosper
ity. Englishmen prefer American secu
rities to all other kinds of English
securities, and money in London is a
drug at n4 of 1 per cent a year.
A bill is before the Ohio legislature
providing for the election, once in four
years of one delegate from each town
ahip in a county, whose duty it shall be
to meet the first Monday in June to fix
the salaries and fees of all county offi
cers within their respective counties for
a period of four years; this done and
without salary, the duty of the dele
gates is done.
The origin of the name Cripple Creek
is thus given: Five men near Pike's
Peak prospecting for gold; a mule got
lame and they stopped to rest him; in a
stream about a yard wide they washed
some sand and' found gold; decided to
prospect; built a cabin; while at this, a
man fell from the top, lit on a dog, broke
the dog's leg and his own arm making
three cripples in camp,' mule, dog and
man hence the name of the now famous
place.
Thbocgh the Blade at Seward, the
chairman of the republican county cen
tral committee urges a full attendance
at the primaries of the party; that Che
probable delegates should be required to
declare their preference before the vote
ia taken; that the proceedings should be
-conducted openly and fairly and in such
m manner that every man will have an
.opportunity to express his preference
without restraint this in view of the
presidential campaign upon which the
party is now entering. ' '
These is a feeling in parts of Nebraska
mot readily accessible by ditches from
running streams that irrigation by arte
sian wells is among the possibilities if
sot the strong rrbilitire, A mating
of Seward county citizens was held the
other day at which, resolutions were
- passed asking an extension of the Geo
logical survey io cover the state of Ne
braska; urging an appropriation for
sinking of experimental artesian wellsin
various parts of the state, end soliciting
Nebraska's congressional delegation to
do what they, can to aid in the matter.
Hox. A. JEL Cadt has' about decided
to make a fight for the republican nom
ination for congress in the Sixth dis-
. tract. That district has never been
represented in congress, .and we hope
that Cady will be elected to fill the va
cancy. He is ablej-clean, and honest,
ad his elevation to a seat-in the na
tional legislature would be an honor
' worthily bestowed. Be -began life in
Nvbraaka as editor of the Schuyler Sun,
gad made himself rich .and the people
happy with his bright arguments. Any
mam. who can make money out of a
ysjatij newspaper in Nebraska oaght
let stat fo congress and kept there.
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SPAIN INDIGNANT.
HOWLING MOB ATTACKS THE UNI
TED STATES CONSULATE.
Fifteen Thoaaaaa People Wratky aa Skew
Their Saleea by Breakiac Wladows.
No Heads Broken.
At Barcelona Sunday, after a public
demonstration to protest against the
United States recognizing the Cuban
government as a belligerent power, the
people were so fired by the speeches that
they set out for the United States con-:
sulate.
The leaders of the meeting saw at
once to what serious results this might
lead, and tried to dissuade the mob from
their purpose, but to no pnrpoeft. - -
'The authorities of Barcelona had by
this time taken alarm, and a force of
police was sent to the consulate. The
excited crowd seemed to get wilder yet
at sight of the police, and yelled "Long
Live Spain" and "Down with the Yan
kees." Words, however, did not seem to
be weighty enough arguments with the
mob. and so they began to throw stones,
breaking a number of windows in the
consulate, at which the police waited for
no further demonstrations, but charged
and roughly dispersed the mob, wound
ing several, but with no fatal results, so
far as known.
Afterwards the crowd gathered at
other places and listened to speeches
praising the Spanish army and denounc
ing the action of the United States sen
ate. It is said the mob consisted mostly
of students, but they evidently had the
sympathy of the people with them.
It is good to hear that there are left
in Spain some people who are not gone
daft on the situation between that coun
try and this. "Spain shonld act with
energy and prudence," says one. "We
of Spain must not do anything to con
tribute to the complication," says an
other. "The occasion demands ealm
ness," says another.
There can be little doubt about the
result, if ever war should come. The
American people, however, although
they would like to see the Cubans free
from Spanish domination and would
greatly rejoice at such a result, are not
disposed to go to war about it unless
Spain will-not be content without it.
It seems to bo the opinion of ex-Senator
Mandereon's friends in Nobraska
that his candidacy for the presidency is
rather in the interest of some other
opponent of McKinley than in his own
interest, and that a Nebraska delegation,
ostensibly for Manderson (if it were pos
sible to select such a delegation), would
only help some of the other "favorite
sons" to control the St. Louis convention.
The republicans of Nebraska know what
they want, and we judge that while they
are not mortgaged to any man, either
inside the state or outside of it, the sen
timent is overwhelmingly for McKinley.
Now it is a fact that it may be well for
several politicians to take note of: the
McKinley kite is all right for all the
varying breezes of Nebraska's bread
prairies, but beware of the kind of tale
yon attach to it. It will not be advisable
to select men wearing McKinley over
coats but Manderson or Thurston under
garments. Pull fair. In other words,
don't let it be said that Nebraska repub
licans are the personal property of any
man or delegation. Let their independ
ence of mind le marked, decisive and
unmistakable.
The funny fellows sometimes hit the
center of tho mark with their random
shots, and here is Bob Burdette'a view of
the American idea on a subject of con
siderable discussion just now: "The
Monroe doctrine, Bidwell, simply ami
implicitly declares, that no foreign nation
shall come over here and slide down our
cellar door; that England and France
shall not hang on our front gate to do
their own courting; that they can't bring
over their own syrup pots and elder
sprouts and make syrup in our maple
grove; that Germany and Austria can't
spot no bee tree in our woods; that Italy
can't cut her fire-wood on our hedgerows;
that Russia can't spank her neighbors
children with our butter paddle. Tho
Monroe doctrine simply means that we
are the bull of the woods between two
oceans, and that the man who joins
farms with us on either side -had better
not 'move the boundary fence until he
talks to us about it, and that he can't
sublet a patch on his farm to anybody
until we are satisfied that the new tenant
will make a good neighbor for us. That's
about all there is of it."
TnE Grinnell, Iowa, Signal is demo
cratic, and one of the very, very many
that is tired of, disgusted with, and sick
of the present administration. It says:
"Is it democratic to run this country
into debt in time of peace? Is it demo
cratic to sell bonds to a syndicate at 104
that sell on the market at 117? Is it
democratic to debase and degrade one-
half of the coin of the countryjio as to
increase the purchasing power -of the
other half? Is it democratic to run the
government in the interest of Wall street
money ring and ruin the people? Is it
democratic, to interfere in state elections
so as to enable the republicans to defeat
the regular nominees of the democratic
party? All this is Grover Cleveland
democracy, but it bears not the least
semblance to Jeffersonian democracy
the quicker the true democracy sets its
seal of condemnation on this spurious
democracy the better it will be for the
party."
The Cedar Rapids Outlook is about
right in saying that "there should be
offered a reward bounty to anyone who
will invent the necessary machinery for
the manufacture of crude sugar from
beets, and that will be cheap enough to
allow a community like Cedar Rapids to
put in a plant and manufacture their
own sugar. With this invention it would
only be a step to the discovery of the
necessary cheap machinery and improved
chemical processes by which this crude
sugar could be refined. If a crude plant
could be constructed at a cost of about
$10,000 or $15,000 with sufficient capacity
to manufacture all the beets that could
be raised in the territory tributary, to
Cedar Rapids, then the business would
be worth advocating."'' '
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Akktk, the Lincoln Journal's Wash
ington correspondent, says that General
Manderson is in the race to stay; that
he has received a number of assurances
of support as second choice from promi
nent eastern politicians and' republican
leaders and .believes that if selected by
the Nebraska delegation as their choice
in the convention, and if earnestly sop
ported by Nebraska republicans at St
Louis he. will be. able to make a snowing
which will evidence much more strength
than some of those who are-now oppos
ing him believe that he can secure, with
as good a chance as any other dark horse
to get first nnder the string.
IRRIGATION.
WHAT A FRIENDLY EXPERT THINKS
OF OUR POSSIBILITIES.
Sarprie Expressed Because m Mark Di-
rawiiun km aot Materialized ia Irrigat-
iag Caul.
. Editor Journal: I have been watch
ing with considerable interest the efforts
that have been made during the past
three years by some of your citizens to
construct an irrigation canal in the vicin
ity of your city. From the amount of
talk and discussion that has been carried
on in relation to irrigation and canals,
Columbus should have had two or three
canals by this time. I know nothing of
the causes that havo created this agita
tion, nor of the reasons for the failures
to materialize results, yet there is no
good reason why a canal should not be
constructed near your city. Equally
with the state, Columbus has a great
many advantages in her favor, in tho
matter of canal construction.
Donald W. Cambell of Denver stated
in the Sidney convention a fact that is
well known at the present time that irri
gation canals could be constructed easier
and cheaper in Nebraska than in any
other state in the west, aud also that the
annual cost of maintenance would be
less.
Tho cost of many of the farmers' canals
in Scott Bluff county and also canals in
other counties in the state, where good
management and engineering skill are
shown has cost the farmer not over two
dollars per acre for tho irrigating capac
ity of the canals. This cost has been on
a basis of a cubic foot per second for 80
acres during the irrigation season; the
amount usually required in arid coun
tries, such as Utah or Colorado. In the
vicinity of Columbus not one half this
amount would be required annually,
therefore your canals should not cost
over ono half the amount expended on
tho Colorado or western Nebraska works.
There seems to be no good reason why
your farmers shonld not organize a dis
trict aud build a canal at a cost for its
irrigating capacity of about one dollar
per acre. This could be done easily if
machines were used. We have used the
new Era grader and wheel scrapers very
generally in the construction of our Lin
coln county canals, and one contractor
moved his dirt at a cost to the canal
company of three and one-half cents per
cubic yard.
Suppose your farmers attempt a work
of this character. They will find that
there is nothing difficult nor complicated
in canal construction. By putting on
sixteen or even twenty head of horses on
one of these graders where a long drive
can lie made they will be astonished at
tho amount of earth that can be moved
in one day, by this number of horses a
machine and three men. We have paid
here for moving earth with the common
scraper, from x, to 7 cents per cubic
yard. Tn estimating the cost of canals,
I have not included laterals, but these
should not be included in tho cost of any
main canal, as it is impossible toestimate
their number or their size; as a rule
every farmer generally builds his own
laterals on the mutual canals.
In the vicinity of Columbus you would
seldom need summer irrigation, provid
ed that the farmer made it a rule to
adopt the fall, winter and early spring
methods of wetting their lands, and thus
keep their farms well wet down. This
would also greatly increase the irrigable
capacity of your canals. This fall, win
ter and early spring system would prob
ably be tho ltest for the Platte county
farmer, although there are some varieties
of crops that will stand heavy irrigation,
oats first, corn next; with potatoes,
great care will be necessary as too much
water will make this class of vegetables
soggy and watery. In Platte county, for
en minor irrigation, with your rainfall
taken into consideration, about one irri
gation would be about all that would be
needed, whereas in an arid country the
same crop would probably require two
or three applications of water. If yon
carried your caual out on to the high
uplands another dollar per acre would le
needed on the cost, perhaps not over half
that amount if you had no difficulties of
any amount. With yonr advantages in
the matter of a water supply your coun
ty could become one of the best agricul
tural sections of the west, for I am satis
fied that there exists no difficulty in
making Nebraska a great fruit growing
state, except the seasons of drouth that
6ome times afflict us, and our dry falls
and winters. With the advantages of
fall and winter irrigation, crops of every
character of fruit that grows in the tem
perate zone could' be grown in yonr
county at a very low cost for irrigation
supplies. As your Loup river excels any
other stream in the state in this respect,
your hill sides along the Loup could be
made one continuous vineyard, and every,
variety of. small fruit could be grown in
wonderful abundance. Your lands would
also secure the advantage of the'fertil
izing qualities that would be. deposited
by the sediment from the rivor's water
and in this way they wpald be practi
cally inexhaustible. --
One matter that the farmer would be
compelled to learn; this would be the
best method of applying waterJ. But
this could be acquired in time, although
if the land were merely wet down during
the non-growing season this' art would
not be required.
In regard to the anntfal cost of main
tenance on canals in your county, this,
where you had noinmes nor any amount
of lumber rotting out every year, should
not exceed "Soor 30 cents annually, per
haps even less than these figures. I
mean by-tbis statement that the cost per
the irrigable capacity of the canal per
acre. In Utah on the farmer canals it
varies from 10 cents to 75 cents per acre
per year, and this -mostly in labor at so
much per day, but a canal that would
only irrigate 10,000 acres in Utah with
their rainfall should irrigate easily in
Platte county from 25,000 to 30,000 acres.
As I would like to see some results
come from all this irrigation discussion
that has gone on in your -vicinity, and
from obaerratios I aboald aay tltat a
canal could be constracted cheaper in
your county than any0ther place in Ne
braska, I am unable to understand why
your fanners have not got to work be
fore this.
Wishing you and your people success
in any enterprise they may undertake,' I
remain Respecttally yours,
I. A. Foxt.
Syaopols or the PreceetUags of tho Board
of 8aorvloora.
Wdsdat, Feb. 19. 185, 1p.m.
Tke board of Super? bore aet Feb. 19, 1896 at 1
O'clock p. m. in adjourned meeting at cill of Mr.
Chairman . At roll call all members present; Uoa
John Wigxiu in chair, E. Pobl clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting were as corrected
approrrd. Communication from Couaty Treas
urer II. S. Elliott was read aad referred to com
iniltee on supplies.
Communication of C. A. Keoman read' aad
placed on .file.
Communication of A. J,Mokler and olsoof M.
K. Turner & Co., accepting the county printing
according resolution in January meeting.
Communication of M. T. Bowman referred to
committee of accounts and expenditure,
nesolution of Supervisor Olson adopted, viz:
Resolution that the eommitli-o appointed to ex
amine the sheriffs office. .ili-if the clerk of the
district court and count ju.Ic- V office, be and an?
hereby appointed to examine tlse county clerk's
oce and report the same to this board at the
nreseat session of the board: said examination
to cover the entire term of ex-County Clerk Phil
lips. MU ULSOSC.
Report of special committe approved, viz:
To the board of Supervisors of Platte County,
Neb: We, your committer appointed to engage
an expert accountant to asfot the stata account
ant in examining the books ofex-Treasnrer J. W.
Lynch, would respec fully report that w cn
rured the service of Mr. John R.!edde atS3.00a
day and give a bond in the sum of $300.10 for the
railhlU! periorniance oi sucn won.
Itopecl fully submitted.
Joux Wiooiks,
1. A. Bkchck,
R. Y. Lisc-o.
Special committee.
Report of committee to investigate records ap
proved, vie
Your committee appoidted to examine tbe
sheriff's office, district clerk's office and county
judge's office, after commencing the examination
found that it would be for the best interests of tbe
countv to emptor an expert who was familiar
with t'he different offices to assist tlicin. They
therefore empoyedU. A. Newman as expert as
sistant at S3.0U a uay.
Respectfully submitted.
A. . Rolf.
D. A. IlEcuen,
K. Y. I.isco,
ReKrtot imestinjtion committee on sheriff's
office was adopted anil by order of the board Io be
spread on record, tiz:
To the lion, ltoatl of Supervisors of Platte
County, Nebraska: Your committee ppoint-d to
a-certain the amount of fees collected by D, C
Kavaiiaugh. sheriff ol thK Platte countv. re
spectfullv report that we have performed that
duty aud'Gnd that P. C KavanuiiKb as sheriff has
collected the several amount an reported herein,
from January 4. 1831. to January 9, 1SPC.
Amount collected from justice
courts in Columbus, Xeo 8 236 3T
Amount collected from county
court cases ..
Amount collected Iroiu district
232 CO
court cases...-.- 3007 II
Amount collected from county
claims allowed SOSI S
Amount collected from state case
Slaters Iamb KM 85
Amount collected from state tak
ing prUoneis to penitentiary r
times including per diem....... 317 S3
Amouut collected from Itoonc
counlvNeli . . CO
Amount coltecled from Merrick
county Neb
Amount collected from Madion
countv Neb
4 85
4
Aniout collected from Nance
county Neb claim for SOT 00
allowed 104 7
Claim for WM Oil allowed....".. 192
C'Liim for 9 85 allowed 9 ri
Claim for SI15 &1 alio wed 31
Amount charged for mileage in
justice courts
Amount charged lor uiileagi! iu
county court.....
Amount charged for mllesge in
district court ..
Amaunt chrgert for mileage in
claims allowed in county
Ameunt charged for acknowl
OS
I0S35
6IS.1
.3)5 00
759 45
edging deeds, printers fees ap
praisers' fees and mileage and
certificate of liens in district
court 677 CO
Amount charged county fur
boarding and guarding prison
ers washing for jail and expen
ses 957 90
Amount charged state for mile
age, expense, hoard, car fare in
Case State vs Lamb 49? S3
Amount charged state, mileage
taking prisoners to penitentary .74 40
Amount cnargca state ior noara
Ing prisoners after conviction.
Amount charged state for guard
ing prisoners, back hire and
mileage tor guard
Amount barged Nance county
117 00
15
Neti. ror boanung ana guara
ing prisonets and washing for
same Git 20
Amount charged Madison county
Neb. for mileage
Uv balance
4 Of.
5784'
89HW Jtt S9WS W
.5.17S1 77
To balance.
Your committee further fmd-i
that 1. C. Kavanaugb. sheriff of
this county from January 4, 1S94.
toJanuarv i, 189ft, has cbargad
twice for board iugprisoner "Pier
son" Charged twice for boarding pris
oner llerriugton
Charged twice for hoarding pris
oner Maynard Flston. .....
Charged twice for boarding pris
oner Anton Sakowski
Charged twied for boarding prU
oners Robert Harris and 1-red
Charged twice lor jailor's fees
from June 15, UsM, to July 10,
Overcharged for boarding pris
onerSam lhitcb
Overcharged for hoarding prison
er Pan Vilson
Overcharged for boarding pris
oner Ilarrey Riley
Overcharged for boarding prison
er Frank Zolo
Own-burged for Itoarding prison
er John Wurdemau
Oterchargtd for Itoarding prison
er It. V. Irwin
Overcharged for janitor's fees in
ICiPu'
Overcharged for jailor's fees in
IKK1 .-.
Overcharged for washing jail iu
year I8!C.4 weeks ......
Overcharged for jailor's fees as
shown by pi I sou calendar charg
ed jailor fees when no prlon
crs were in jail, 51 days at ?1 Ui
perday
12 SJ
7 M
13 00
21 CO
37 50
St 50
5il
50
1 00
50
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2 !)
:T 00
1 50
'0 011
81 0
Amount of feesallowed by law to
Hicrifi-. VJW0 per year
Amount allowed as salary for
deputy sheriff 5700 CO per year.
By balance
4000 03
1400 00
H29 27
J602-J 27 tC0 27
To balance HIS 27
Amount collected in criminal
cases. . C2 25
Total $1591 53
Amount of uncollected fees
earned by P. C. Kavanaugh
sheriff froui January 4 1891 to
J189G. In justice court in Col
umbus, Neb'. 4i7 10
In county court .. . S89 65
In district court MlvJ 50
Amount of mileage reported in
justice court
Amount of mileage reported in
district court
By balance
150 85
237 00
1827 00
(23.10 77 WOO 77
To balance due Platte county. .tl800 27
Your committee further finds that P. C. Kav
anaush as sheriff was paid by Platte county for
.boarding flattie Wright 91 days when the ;rison
caianqar uoes not snow wnen sue was committed
to jail or when she was discharged.
Also that P. C. Kavanaugb as sheriff has re
ceived from Platte county:
For committing to fail Mary Costellandrs f CO
Itoarding one day 75
For committing to jail Pauline Alliston 50
Boarding one day 75
For committing to jail Tom Page 51
Boarding 6 days 450
For committing to jail F. Uilmore 50
Boardings days..... .- g 25
For committing to jail Win. Brown so
Boardings days 150
For committing to jail John Sharp 1 50
Boarding 2 days 1 50
The prison caienttar 01 saia sneriir does not
show when they were committed or when they
were discharged.
Respectfully submitjed,
A. U. Rolf,
B.Y. Lisco,
P.A.BKCBKK,
Columbus, NebFeb. 6, 189b.
Tbe committee on county judge's office reported
as follows, viz:
To tbe If on. tbe Board of Supervisors ofPJatte
County, Nebraska. Gentleman: Your committee
appointed to examine the records In tbe county
jadjge's office respectfully, reported that we have
performed that duly and -find that W. N. Ilensley
ex-county judge of that county has collected fees
from January 4 1894 to January 9 189S as follows:
On transcripts filed is district
court . jll.V) 80
In sundry case in county court... 383 10
Making complete records, case in
county court 78175
Issuing marriaga licenses 383 SO
Claims allowed by county 81 30
Fine collected from W, Dietrich. 10 00
Fine of w. Pietricb pain to Co
treasurer I IU 00
By balsase 177545
f 1775 45 11775 45
Unpaid fees as follows
For making; complete records 5 231 SO
Unpaid fees cases in county
court 495 95
ToU! tli 60
Allowed as salary Sl.5u0.00 per
jCsvr. - SuUUw uv
Wefts that the few collected and rtmaiaia
BarM4etBtxeeodtBlarysilww4TUw.
A. C. stour,
ft. Y, Lace,
P.A. Bacans,
OMMstm.
Tl report ef the c nsmlllre wm adopted set
Het4bytlMBiwtobispraBoareeotd,Tiz:
AaaOMt eX tary fees colleotoa
by O. B. Spake, aterk of tho
tricteaart, ftwta Jan. 7, IMS, to
Jaa. t. MM, M aft B,0 each . . . . 190 W
PaileowBty trini M at fete
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Trial oreeart fees collected 73 at
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Paid ceoaty Uwawrattl.e9
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To amount dae county till 00
On account of committee work tho heard took
recess uatil 9 o'clock a. bl. Fee. 20, IHtX
Thcbsoat. Feb. 38, IMC
The board of supervisors reconvened Thurr
day, 9 o'clock a. m, Hon. John Wiggins in chair,
CPoMetork.
At rll call all members present.
Oa motion clerk shall notify M. T. Bowman, at
Schuyler, that the Vard has no jurisdiction to do
anxlhiag in regard to fixing the break' la Platte
river. Carried.
The board on account of committee work took
recess unU half past 1 o'clock p. m.
Ekb.90, 1896,1-10 p. m:
The board of supervisors reconvened Thursday
half past 1 o'clock p. m, lion. Joan. Wiggins in
chair, K. Pobl clerk.
At roll call all members present.
CsauBunlcotlea of Clerk of District Court G.
B, Speice was read. " '
Oa motion of Supervisor Cecher the request be
not granted. Carried.
Moved by Supervisor Bender that the clerk
shall no: ify ex-Treasurer J. W. Lynch to appear
before the board Friday Feb. 21, IMS, at 2 o'clock
P.m.
Report of Sopervisor Eolf relating 'the Gleasen
Road Fo. SM was read aad adopted. -
On motion said report of Supervisor Rolf be at
tached to the appraisers report of tbe Gleasoa
Road. Carried
Report of committee on supplies and pubic
property beg leavo to make following report in
reply to comsaanication of Hans S. Elliott, county
treasurer, in regard to repairing o01e and fixtures
new floor, said wall papered and ceiling ceiled.
all wood work painted and counters, tables and
desks varnished. John Morrerr,
1'ktsk Binder,
A. G. Rolf.
Report adopted. . .
Moved by Lisco the purchasing'agent shall see
that the above repairs are done . Carried.
The request of County Survey or R, . Bosalter
to change his office with the so-called county
judge office was granted by the board
Moved by Supervisor Becher tbe report en coun
ty clerk's office be recommitted. Carried.
(Continued next week.)
HIS "HEAVY FOOT."
It Has Decreased Busioesa ae.00O. V
Ia rifteea Moatha.
The next president most be a Dem
ocrat. Grover Cleveland would pot a
heavy foot on billion dollarism. New
York World, Jane 34, 1892.
Be did. He did. In the first 15
months of the Gorman tariff he made
the business of the country almost $6,-
1899.
isoe.
000,000,000 less than in the first 16
months of the McKinley bilL Study the
figures, Mr. Pulitzer, and congratulate
yonr editorial council upon the accuracy
of their forecast:
BANK 4r.ntKng-
Fourth quarter. 1880. U612,OOO,O90
Full year, 1891 65,713,5,509
XcKinley period IS months 171,87,573,500
Fourth quarter, 1804...
Full year. 1805
112.638,000,000
V
62.823,C8B,2s9
Free trade period, 15 months t65,61,30,2s9
"Billion dollarism" business de
crease under his "heavy foot". . 6,866,038,980
Speakee-Reed at Wages.
The increase of wages which the serv
ice seller ought to have and the only
useful increase he can ever get will be
by the operation of natural laws work
ing upon the opportunities which legis
lation may aid in furnishing. The in
crease will never come from the outside,
will never be the gift of any employer.
It must come from tbe improvement in
the man himself. Can you get a carpen
ter or bricklayer to work for 85 cents a
day? He did it in England in 1725. To
day in the United States it is a poor
place where he cannot get ten times
that Eum. Why does he have to have
ten times as much? Because the carpen
ter of today could no more live as did
the carpenter of 1725 than he could live
in a cave and hunt snakes for food. The
difference in wages means the difference
in living, and the $2.50 is as much a
necessity today as the 25 cents was 150
years ago. Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
Yzye'a Doetrlao.
It all of our industries were equally
exposed to the pernicious effects of free
trade, they might not be destroyed.
Manufacturing might and probably
would continue here, but the price of
it would nave to be paid by the poor la
borer in scanty wages, hard work, poor
living and destroyed homes. The total
extinguishment of one industry is easy,
for its laborers would not consent to a
reduction of wages which would enable
it to live, but would find employment
in those that survived. The doctrine
that the wages of those employed in the
protected industries alone are affected is
too absurd to require refutation. -Hon.
W. P. Erye.
Wi
I contend-that agricultural interests,
along with -others, are in a bad condi
tion, and that there is a remedy; that
tho present bad condition is the direct
consequence of the application of one
theory or policy, and its remedy lies in
adopting an opposite policy ; that free
trade or insufficient tariff is the bad
policy that a sufficient tariff, with in
cidental or even intended protection, is
the remedy. The former is the policy of
the Democratio party, the latter of the
Republican party,.?-Hon. Francis E.
Warren.
.The increase in the number and the
extent of failures baa aroused some ap
prehenslona. Failaxea at tbe end of tbe
month were looked for, bat they have
come ahead of tiaaa. New York Jour
nal of CcwBBMrca aad CkMausercial Bpl
latia. .'
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BRITISH CUTLERY.
SHAM AND SHODDY GOODS MADE IN
SHEFFIELD.
Shkffixix, Feb. If.'
The great weight of cutlery which
Imb. is being aad will be dispatched to
your side ooasists principally of a low
grade of goods at a conrespotklinfr price.
Every conceivable form of adaltara
tion, trickery, misrepresentation and ve
neer is resorted to in order to deceive
and alloy, and so long as some of our
producers can get orders it matters
nothing to them who is afterward
"sold." The latest manifestation of
this sharp work was revealed to me by
one in the cutlery trade the other day.
"Is there any adulteration carried on
in the trade of Sheffield?" I asked. The
man laughed at me, evidently pitying
my ignorance.
"Adulteration!" ho whined out "I
shonld think there is, for with foreign
competition, especially from tbe Ger
mans, with taxation on our goods in
'America,' and with people here want
ing to buy stuff for 'nowt,' our masters
have to resort to deception and adulter
ation heavily. "
"But in what way do you put shod
dy into- yonr goods?" This seemed to
put him on his mettle, and he produced
a box containing a large quantity of
knicklmaoks.
"Just come here," he said sharply,
"and I'll illustrate what I mean in a
practical manner. ' ' He went on :
"Sheffield, sir, as you well know, is
noted the world over for its products in
table cutlery. The day was when for
hafts or handles we used nothing but
real bone or. ivory, but such is not the
case today. With the change of fashion
and the common rank and file the world
over wanting to be in style like the 'up
per ten,' naturally at dinner time they
want their table cutlery to appear white
and clean. There are thousands upon
thousands who, because their knives
and forks look nice and clean, think
they are ivory hafted, and they bought
them as such, but they are as mistaken
and befooled as they never were in all
their lives before.
"Just you examine this piece of ma
terial closely," he said as he handed
me a table knife haft. "Examine it
thoroughly, test it well, do as you like
with it and then tell me what yon
think is the material."
I obeyed the command thoroughly
and then pronounced it "ivory. " I said :
"It's got every appearance of ivory. It's
white, thoroughly hard, strong and
faintly streaked."
He said cheerily: "It's no more ivory
than I am ivory. It's a manufactured
substance called zylonite, resembling in
every point and degree ivory itself, but
to any person out of the trade it cannot
be deciphered' between the real and this
sham ivory. Only experts can possibly
tell one from the other, tho two being
to all appearances identical. "
"But what is this zylonite?" I asked.
"That, sir. I cannot tell. All I know
is it's a secret composition known only
to the makers themselves. All I know
about it is this : It has already replaced
ivory 60 per cent in the production of
hafts for table cutlery. "
"But can this composition be manip
ulated into everything where real ivory
was once used?"
"No matter what yon want to pro
duce it can be used for everything in
the place of ivory, thus materially re
ducing the cost in tbe manufacturer's
hands. But it is always sold as ivory to
the ignorant public outside. It's used
very extensively for making hafts for
table cutlery, for ladies umbrella han
dles, walking sticks, ladies' workboxes
and many other things. "
"But cannot you tell me how the pub
lic may know one from the other and
thus escape oftentimes being gulled?"
"Well," he said thoughtfully, "that
is a difficult matter, but I'll show you
how ' t may know the one from the
other. This manufactured zylonite,
wnen it's in a polished state, as you find
It on knife handles, is always inflam
mable. Look," he said as he struck a
match and applied it to tbe piece of zy
lonite, "see how it blazes!" And literal
ly the lighted end blazed.
"Then this zylouite is very largely
used in the trade of Sheffield to replace
ivory, is it?"
"I should consider that at least 60
per cent of all the table cutlery turned
out here carries with it a zylonite haft.
"The manufacture of zylonite is a se
cret procesa. The price varies from time
to time, and black (so it seems it can be
had in ail colors) is usually cheaper
than other colors. The difference be
tween the price of this aud real ivory is
not very much, but being made in
sheets, rods and tubes there is very lit
tle waste, and tlic-iefore it conies in
considerably cheaper."
Today on this side everything of a
shoddy character is flourishing, while
real, substantial, sound, genuine stuff
is at a discount. And who is to help
largely in the consumption of it? The
answer can only be: The American peo
ple as long as they have a low tariff.
Yankke.
TarlaT Policy to Blame.
A policy that allows the shipment of
gold to foreign countries to go on un
checked is unwise, unpliilcsophical and.
suicidaL Ihe revt-rsal of the tariff pol
icy of the government has brought about
this unfortunate condition in our finan
cial operations. Hon. Robert J. Gam
ble, M. C, of Sonth Dakota.
All Wted aad Word.
The message is like tbe man ver
bose, inefficient, unsatisfactory. As
cucb, however, it will only disappoint
these who have chosen to make an idol
of Mr. Cleveland, to which they could
look for salvation. But the day of idols,
Whether of brass, bronze or flesh, has
Cone by. John C. Frennd.
KICKING THE HOP GROWERS.
Daaaacratfc rastcra Wast Cheap Hob Fo
Brltiah Brewers.
The New York Times every now and
gain baa a dig at (he unfortunate hop
growers. Ita latest was as follows :
"If tbe bop growers of the United
States can sell 17.000,000 pounds in Eu
rope, meeting foreign hop growers there
on even terms without any protection
whatever, it is nousenso to pretend that
they cannot moru easily undersell these
foreign hop growers here at home either
with or without the tariff protection of
the present law."
Nobody ever pretended that tbe Amer
ican bop growers "cannot more easily
undersell these foreign hop growers here
at home." Of course they can. They
can give away their bops it they want
to, and thus control the home market
That would suit tbe British brewers'
syndicates which control most of our
breweries, and as their dividends have
been pretty low lately and not up to
prospectus profits the New York Times
naturally wants to help its English
friends.
If our hop growers did "undersell
these foreign hop growers here at
bome" would it pay then to do so?
That is theAMerjcanDointof view. WaJ .
fJaaawals An asMw at aa sTialis.ii
OisasiMl naaajinai Ia tho Mmw.
Avafct Mill gylaasHa.
don't waat to sea Axeerioan hep grow
an raising their erop just for the fan of
the thing and for the pleasure of mort
gaging their farms till they ace aeiaed
by tk sheriff for the sake of beaaiUag ,
must brewing sjMioatsa. Bmt the
Mow York Tiawas dots waH this. The
lajaancrstic bard tixees have cut down
the eoMamption of beer by 750,000 bar
rels daring the fret quarter of the pres
ent fiscal year, aad business is aadoabt
edry dull among the British brewers.
But it lias, been, worse with the hop
groweis, who have been obliged to sell
their hops anywhere from 8 to 8 cents a
pound without making a cent of profit.
Root up the American hopyards is the
New York Times idea, so that more
land may be devoted to other crops of
which we havo a surplus and which are
not paying farmers money enough for
taxes. Tbe condition of the hop market
was well illustrated by The Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin on
the same day that the New York Times
gave its kick at American hop farmers
as follows:
"Prices (of bops) are still depressed,
and tbe prospects are unsatisfactory."
This meant "unsatisfactory" to' the
farmers who held hops. Having got
them down, the New York Times gave
them another kick, with a sort of
"blarst job" expression, thinking how
"satisfactory" the hop market news of
the day would be to the British brewing
syndicates.
We like to read the "high tariff ab
surdity" of the New York Times be
cause it contains such a lot of low tariff
mt
To Chicago aad the East.
tigers going east for business, will
gravitate to Chicago as the
commercial center. Passengers
ting friends or relatives in the
easi
states always desire to "take in
Chi
en route. All classes of passen
gers will find that the "Short Line" of
he Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, via Omaha and Council Staffs,
affords excellent facilities to reach their
destinations in a manner that will be
sure to give the utmost satisfaction.
A reference to the time tables will in
dicate the route to lie chosen, and, by
asking any principal agent west of the
Missouri river for a ticket over the
Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short
Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway, yon will lie cheerfully
fnrnished with tho proper passport via
Omaha and Chicago. Please note that
all of the "Short Lino" trains arrive in
Chicago in ample time to connect with
theexpresstrainsof all the great through
car lines to the principal eastern cities.
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, etc.. please call on or address P.
A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb.
ADVERTISEMENT.
RAND I.SLAW, NEBRASKA, )
FebrnarjKnth. lS9tl )
looksnre now opertnTivhunt roots
andfrill remalfo until tho Ellf enth of
April (Satuulayhuinless the wquired
acreage shall be njade up prevons to
that date. No contacts will baaleepted
frou any other thaVparties puroobing
to ge the crop thehrat of attention,
and wrW either own 0 rent desirable
land adamed to the growi of the sugar
beet. Nowess than thrikcre contracts
will be acmpted. Blankontracts can
be seen bymppljing to Joam Kryzeke,
Columbus, NeHtaaka.
K UXSAKD BET MIMAR L.OVPANV.
The Paradise of the FariSr.
hree grand tours to Honolulu.
Hawaiian Islands, '-The Paradise of the
Pacific, via Union Pacific system and
Oceanic Steam Ship Co. leaving Omaha'
the morning of Jan. 16th, Feb. 11th, and
March !th. Only nine days from Omaha
to Honolulu. $205.00 for the round trip,
including stateroom and meals on steam
ers. Tickets good for nino months, with
stop-over privileges. For information
and tickets apply to J. R. Meagher.
a. Kiag Sloran" Nut ion
1W "There is nothing new under the
Bini" does not always convey the truth.
Especially is this true as regards the
new composite cars now operated daily
via The Chicago, Union Pacific and
Northwestern Line between Salt Lake
City and Chicago.
These handsome Buffet Smoking and
Library Cars are entirely new through
out, of latest design, contain all modern
improvements, and are ivell supplied
with writing material, the leading dailv
papers, illustrated periodicals, maga
zines, etc.
The fact that these cars run dailv via
"The Overland Limited" and that the
Union Pacific was the line west of
Chicago to inaugurate this service should
commend itself to all.
See that your tickets read via "The
Overland Route."
Attention. Farmers !
I WILL SELL YOU A FENCE from M inch
to 88 inch and clow ennnjeh to stoji rabbits.
I m sell yon a hot; fence, 24-inch, for 10 cts. per
rod, and a 58-inch, 11-bar, for general farm awe,
for 65 cts., warranted to stop all domestic ani
mab. All this fence is fully warranted by the
PAGE WOVEN-WHCE FENCE CO.. end pnt up
by me. I will lie at von BerKen- utore every
Saturday.
19frbtf C. S. EASTON, ABent.
justness Notices.
Advertisements nnder this head five cents a
lineeach insertion.
M.8CHILTZ makes boots anil shoes in the
sLcli
beet styles, and nses only the very best
k that can be procured in the market. 52-tf
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
tXOamaotationsoftheoiarketeareobtained
Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable
at the time.
OB.UN.KTC.
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Shelled Corn
(lata
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Floor in 500 lb. lots
PBOOCCE.
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potatoes....
LIVESTOCK.
Fathoae...
Fat cows...
Fat sheep...
Fat steers..
Feeders.....
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OOSLEY & 9TIHKS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Southwest corner Eleventh and North Streets,
lljuly-y Coixmbch. Nkbbaska.
NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL.
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ice probate or will, rndolin uichainRer,
asetl. In the county court. Platto county.
braska. The State of Nebraska to the heirs
and next of kin of said Fridolin Lnchsinger.
deceased:
Take notice, that npon filmic of a written in
strument parportinf to be the Iat will and
testament of Fridolin Lnchsinger. for probate
and allowance, it is ordered that aid matter
be set tor hearing tbe auth day or :uarcii, A. u.
1899, before said count; court, at tho honr of i
o'clock p. m., at which timo any person inter
ested may appear and contest trie same; anil lue
notice of tlda proceeding is ordered published
three weeks successively in The Colcmbc.s
Jocbnal. a weeklv and legal newspaper print
ed, pablished and of general circulation in taid
county and state.
In testimony whereof, 1 hate hereunto set my
hand aad otaeial seal at Columbus, this 2d dij
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O.T.KOEN. Cashier.
JACOB CKE1SEN. A.K.M1LLEK. '.
(1. ANDKKSON. P.ANDEKSON.
J. V. ItEKNEY.
COAL ! COAL !
We keep on hand at
all times a full stock of
the best grades of Penn
sylvania Anthracite
Coal.
Rock Springs and oth
er soft Coals always on
hand. Give us a call.
C.A. Speice & Co.
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-ritopHirrou or thk
Omaha Meat Market
PYesli and
Salt HVTeate
Same and Fish in Season.
iSHighest market prices paid for
Hides and Tallow.
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA.
2.:tlrtf
UNDERTAKING!
We Carry Coffins, Caskets aiMt
Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
DO EMBALMING
HAVE THE BEST HEARSE
IN THE COUNTRY.
FRED. W. HERRICK.
Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE
FOB THE TltKATMEXT OF THE
Drink Habit :
Also Tobacco, Morphine antl
other Narcotic Habits.
"-privaie treatment (?ien if desired.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
13aprtf
W. A. McAllister.
W. M. Cornelius "
eAIXISTER CORNELIUS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
COLUMBUS,
XZBRASKA
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B. P. DUFFY.
WM. O'BHIKN.
jyjTTY O'RRXEN.
LAWYERS.
Special attention given
Law.
to Criminal
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