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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11. ISM.
They say you cannot keep a rook man
down. That's why Ross Hammond
. should be sent to congress. Schuyler
Sun.
The celerity-with which the Spanish
government disavowed the action of the
mob at Barcelona, and that, even liefore
our government had called their atten
tion to it, was very commendable on the
part of the Spanish authorities, and of
course ought to go far towards keeping
the .peace lietween the two countries.
The pneumatic road skate is the latest
invention for which there is apt to be an
almost universal demand. It is said to
be an application of the bicycle principle
to the roller-skate, so much in use a few
years ago. It is claimed that it can be
used on any ordinary road or foot path,
on up and down grades, too, and at a
speed of ten to twelve miles an hour.
The Monthly Illustrator and Home
and Country, New York, for March, is
resplendent with illustrations. But art
aside, the table of contents of the cur
rent numler is very attractive. The sub
jects discussed are numerous and the
text matter is exceptionally good. There
is a feast for reason as well as to the
sense of sight which will lie appreciated
to the fall, by all who may read.
The Review of Reviews for March
presents, in compact form, the most val
uable material yet available concerning
the new process of photography by cath
ode rays. A translation of Professor
Ron-gen's own account of his discovery
is given, together with a portrait, a
reproduction of a photograph of a living
hand taken with the "X rays" at Ham
burg, Germany, and other illustrations.
The Art Amateur for March is a
specially good number, and all lovers of
art, both for business and decorative use,
cannot well afford to be without it. A
prize is offered by the editor for the best
attachment for a bicycle suited to artists'
requirements when on sketching tour.
A reproduction of the first important
picture introducing the bicycle is unique
for the originality in composition. Ad
dress, Montague Marks, 23 Union Square,
Aew lorK.
We import from the British Islands
only $140,000,000 a year N. Y. Herald,
December 21, 1895.
You should have waited for the latest
statistics. In 1895 we imported from the
United Kingdom. to the extent of $184,
47436 over 30 per cent more than your
underestimate. You did well this time.
Nearly 70 percent of your statement was
true. There was but little more than 3ft
per cent of free trade lie in it. Ameri
can Economist.
Dr. Keiser, a Washington spiritualist,
has predicted that Senator Cnllom of
Illinois, will be nominated at St. Louis
for president and be elected. He claims
to have foretold all the presidential nom
inations for the past twenty-five years.
His prediction concerning Garfield's
nomination attracted much attention at
the time. The doctor is an intelligent
man and has quite a reputation in Wash
ington as a prophet That is no reason,
however, to vote for any but McKinley
men.
Speaking of the Government suit
against the Union Pacific Company and
those who hold under it, the editor of
the Fremont Herald says: "These peo
ple have bought and paid for the lands,
with a title from the railroad company,
which had its title from the government,
and now the government says it made a
mistake in issuing the patents to the
railroad company. In average business
dealings a person is not justified in tak
ing advantage of his own illegal acts, bnt
: it seems to be different with a govern
' ment which means a collection of office
holders supposed to represent the
people."
These 6eems now little reason to
doubt that the Yankton & Norfolk rail
road will be built this season, and that
with its completion Norfolk will enter
upon a new era of rapid growth and
greater prosperity. It is not so mucli
the fact that a new railroad has been
secured that will bring this new growth,
'but the many other things which the
road will bring with it and the impetus
that will be given to the business and
industries already here. Within sixty
days there will be a feeling of confidence
in Norfolk's future abroad, such as has
'not been known heretofore. Norfolk
Journal.
Nebraska during the past ten years
has paid out to non-resident fire insur
ance companies $16,000,000 in round
numbers, in the way of premiums, and
got back in the way of fire losses $7,000,
000. This drain of a million a year is
somewhat excessive. There isn't an
element of sound political economy
about it. The ten millions are a tqtal
Iosb, as the money goes away forinvest
Boent and little or nothing comes back.
Some way should be devised to keep
this great excess of protection from fire
at home. If we had those ten million
circmlating in the state these times, they
woald come very handy. The insur
ance law should be so framed as to en
eomrage rather than discourage home
conaqniption of insurance premiums.
The insurance tax is greater than all the
other taxes we pay combiBed. State
JoUIBaX
lABOR'S NEW MENACE
MAY EXPECT TO MEET CHINESE COM
PETITION. Paid to Skilled Orieatal Werkaaea
From 3 to 3 Ceata a Day Aaer-
Werk-aea Meat Be Protected Oar
Wiaa Ji
No conntry in the world is more
abundantly supplied with' labor than
China, and in no country in the world
does the laborer receive less compensa
tion. A Chinese laborer will save money
on wages that would hardly be sufficient
to supply the absolute necessities of an
American laborer. This is made possible
by the cheapness of the vegetable diet
on which the Chinese laborer is content
to live; the small cost of house accom
modations, for several families will sub
divide one room of a house and live in
contentment in it, and the low price
paid for clothing, which is made of the
coarsest cottons. But the cheapuess of
labor in China does not mean that the
products of that labor are inferior in
quality. The Japanese laborer, receiv
ing higher wages, is more artistic in his
work his productions are more finish
ed; in dyes and in the blending of colors
he is superior to his Chinese rival, but
in substantial and lasting quality the
latter is fully the equal, and, in some
instances, the superior.
The silk that comes from the looms of
Japan compares in gloss and fineness
with any in the world, and Japanese
crapes have a reputation m almost every
market for softness of beauty and har
mony of color, but for substantial wear,
for lasting quality, the silk goods of
China are most favorably known to the
merchants of all lauds.
There is in Chinese character a con
servatism which has discouraged all
progress in China. The piinciple, "let
well enough alone," has been adhered
to under tho mistaken idea that "well
enough" was the best, but in China this,
adherence to custom, this opposition to
change, has filled the empire with an
impoverished population, for a people
that use in their trade and business a
currency of so small a denomination as
one-tenth of a Mexican cent cannot be
said to havo felt the quickening influ
ence of an enlarged and civilizing com
merce. The cheapness and small de
nominations of Chinese currency and
the low price of the diet and clothing
of the Chinese laborer are evidences of
nonprogressiveness, but it should not
be inferred from these that the capacity
for progress is absent from Chinese char
acter. Daring the last fiscal year the value
of tho trade relations between Japan
and tho United States was estimated,
in round numbers, at $28,000,000, but
the figures show a balance against the
United States of $19,000,000. Japan is
nearer to the United States than any
other western nation, and several thou
sand miles nearer than to Great Britain,
and yet the balance sheet, for compari
son, between Japan and Great Britain
shows a balance in favor of tho latter
about as large as the balance against the
United States.
Daring tho same period the value of
the aggregate trade relations between
China and the United States was esti
mated at $23,000,000, with a balance
against the United States of $7,200.
000, while in China, as in Japan, Great
Britain checks off large balances in her
favor, although iuoro remote from China
by thousands of miles.
European nations aro sustaining the
efforts of European merchants more sub
stantially than the American merchant
is sustained. The latter, in tho compe
tition for Asiatic trade, has to rely up
on his own skill and energy, while the
merchants of Europe are encouraged by
the aid given to the great steamship
lines which carry their flags and pour
the productions of Europe into Asiatio
ports. At the port of Shanghai, the
great commercial and distributing cen
ter of Asiatic trade, Great Britain,
France and Germany havo direct mail
and commercial communication, the
steamers enteriug and leaving the port
every week, carrying the flag.s of their
respective nationalities, while no ship
carrying the American mail and flying
the stars and stripes touches at Shang
hai at all
From this standpoint tiie advantages
to American interest of the cutting of
the Nicaragua canal would evidently
be great. Should the United States cut
the canal-ond say that vessels corrying
the flag of the United States should
pass toll free or at very moderate tolls
for a certain period would not tho bene
fit to American shipping be almost in
calculable? Would it not create a new
life in the shipyards of the United
States and soon restore our flag to its
former supremacy on the ocean?
In conclusion, we give the valne of
Chinese labor, the rates of wages being
those paid at Shanghai and reduced to
American currency by Consul Jernigan
on Sept. 80, 1895:
Per day.
Blacksmith $0.13
Bras worker .10
Bootmaker .10
Bamboo cabiuet maker .11
Bricklayer 10
Compositor (per mouth) 5. S3
Carpenter .11
Cabinetmaker .12
Bookbinder (per month) 4.21
Lithographer (per month) KkuO
Furniture polUher .21
Pressman (per month) 6.S4
Coachman (per mouth) 3.17
Houbeboy (per month) 2.11
Cotton mill machinist 11 to .22
Cotton factory hands .IS
A Daty Demanded.
A restoration of the duty on wool is
demanded at the present time for tho
sake of revenue as well as for the
strengthening of a great home industry
in which capital and labor are exten
sively interested, and thu prosperous con
dition of which would be essential to
our welfare in case of certain grave
emergencies which have recently ap
peared on the horizon of possibility.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
GOT IT IN THE NECK.
AMerlcaa 6aep Brlvea to the Deuaoeratle
Slanrhter House.
The excess of raw wool imported in
1895 over the average importations of
the years 1891, 1692, 1893 and 1894
was over 115,000,000 pounds.
The increase in the importations of
"manufactures of wool" in the first full
year of the present law over the average
Bf the years 1891, 1692, 1893 and 1894
is nearly $28,000,000, equivalent to
nearly 84,000,000 pounds of raw un
washed wool used in the construction of
these goods. That is to say, the wool
grower has lost the sale to American
manufacturers of 84,000,000 pounds of
wool heretofore sold to them by reason
of the lots to the home manufacturer of
about $28,000,000 worth of woolen
goods, requiring in their production
84,000,000 pounds of raw wool previ
ously manufactured here, but now man
ufactured in Europe and exported to
America, a quantity greater than the
entire annual unwashed clip of the
states of California, Texas, Montana
and Oregon.
The feature, however, that is most
striking, and the one causing the most
fsfretj is the, increase in the jmpojt
tiaci of shoddy, waste, rags, etc. The
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COT IT IX THE XECK.
increase in the importation of these
wool adulterants in the year 1895 over
the average of the four years of 1891,
1892, 1893 and 1694 (all but four
months of which were under the McKin
ley law) was over 19,000,000 pounds.
This was almost as clean as scoured
wool and required in its production
over 58,000,000 pounds of unwashed
fleeces, equal to the annual wool crops
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and
Michigan or the western wool growing
states of Utah, California and Texas.
The total increase of foreign raw wool
imported in the raw state in the shape
of cloth or in the form of waste, rags,
eta, amounts to over 270,000,000
pounds, a quantity greater than the en
tire American wool clip shorn in the
summer of 1895. These figures are the
result of the first full caleudar year of
the present law. What has been gained?
A paltry increase of $10,000 in the ex
ports of woolens, while our home mills
have lost business represented by an in
crease of $47,000,000 in imports of all
sorts of "mauufacttirc-s of wool." Jus
tice, Bateman & Co.
A DESERTED DEMOCRAT.
Caaae of the Famine of Statesmen la the
Democratic Ranks.
A famine of statesmen. New York
Evening Pot.
Of course there's "a famine of states
men" in the Democratic ranks after
the three years' experience of Democrat
ic statesmanship since 1 893. What Deui-
A?r
ocrat wants to shoulder such a load of
responsibility? This "famine of states
men" in its own ranks is the cause of
the great Democratic editorial interest
in the ranks of Republican statesmen.
The one receiving the most abuse just
now is Governor McKinley, and when
ever Democratic editors unite in attack
ing any prominent Republican it is sure
proof that they dread his power and
popularity.
"ProdactioB and ConsaaipUon.
Necessities born of social lifo and ad
vancing civilization aro the real measure
of wages. This question of wages is all
important as bearing upon the question
of consumption. All production depends
upon consumption. Who are the con
sumers? In the old days, when the prod
ucts of manufacturers were. luxuries,
the lord and his retainers, the lady and
her maids were the consumers, a class
apart by themselves, but today the con
sumers are the producers. Long ago the
laborer consumed only what would keep
him alive. Today he and his wife and
their children are so immeasurably the
most valuable customers that if the shop
had to give up the wealthy or those
whom it is the custom to call poor thero
would not be a moment's hesitation or
a moment's doubt. Hon. Thomas B.
Reed.
The Great Issue.
Protection is the great issue before
this country. One of tho main features
underlying our very existence is that
here in America the laboring man shall
have a broader and a better life thou
was granted to his class in Europe; that
he and bis shall stand u education, in
influence, in respectability and in every
hope of life, fahoulder to shoulder with
every other man and with every other
class in the body politic. He knows,
and by his ballots of 1894 and 1895 he
proclaims that he will no longer heed
the wild theories of those misleading
iconoclasts who have sought to enlist
his beliefs and his services in tho inter
ests of free trade. Boston Journal.
Poorhonse Prosperity.
The poor we have always with us un
der a Democratic administration. The
eleventh annual report of the bureau of
labor statistics of Connecticut shows
that $866,787 were distributed for the
relief of the poor in the state in 1892
and $994,015 in 1894, an increase of
$128,000. As the average cost of relief
was $50 per individual, thero were
2,280 more paupers in Connecticut in
1894 than in lb92. This is a good "ob
ject lesson" for a state that iu 1892 vot
ed to increase its number of paupers.
TboMs Expert Opinions.
Mr. Crihp said the new tariff bill
should not pass until the treasury ex
perts had given an estimate of how
much revenue it would produce. Inas
much as these so called experts were
about $40,000,000 out of the way in the
estimates they made in 1894, there is
no very good reason why they should
have been consulted. Seattle Post-In
telligencer.
Cant Bay la Both Places.
The fact cannot be denied that in
creased imports represeut the displace
ment of homemade goods for foreign
made goods. The more we buy abroad
the less wo buy at borne. Bon. Binger
Hermann, M. C, of Oregon.
Sizing Up Hie "Surplus."
What we should like to know is how
much larger Secretary Carlisle's deficit
will have to grow before it ceases to be
a "comfortable surplus." New York
Press.
Soaae Bottom facta.
When manufacturers get revenue,
workers get revenue. When the manu
factures close, and the work is dope in
Europe, as under present rules, the
workingman goes hungry -and ragged,
it matters not how cheap things are in
the market These are Lpttcm facts.
Valparaiso (Ind. ) Vidette.
Caatartaa- the Markets.
In 1895 we sold almost 6,000,000
bushels less wheat and 1,080,000 barrels
less flour to foreign countries than in
1894. The money loss exceeded $10,
000,000, notwithstanding the fact that
the average price of wheat was about 9
cents a bushel higher last year than in
1894.
They Wapt to Bar Cheap.
American cattle, fresh beef, tallow,
bacon, pork and lard that we shipped
to the markets of the world last year
realized less money for us than what we
sold in 1804, the total loss being aboat
$15,800,00$,
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WHEN VIRTUE I0ST.
A STORYTO PROVE THAT RIGHT DOES
NOT ALWAYS COME UPPERMOST.
A Beatarkahto Tale of Love
Ia a Soathera Towa Tho
ofTwoBalleU Flredby
Tho Bad of a Foolish Girl.
A Star reporter was one of a group ia
a hotel lobby the other evening and a
New York drummer had just finished a
story on the old line of virtue triumph
ing and the villain of the plot getting
bis just dues this side of the hot place,
when a Kentucky congressman took the
floor.
"That sort of thing," he saidr'is
well enough in books and on the stage
and I am willing to agree that it hap
pens in actual life, but not always. Let
me cite an instance to the contrary."
There being no objection to the cita
tion, the Kentuckion, after casting his
eye over tho company, proceeded :
"Years ago, in a southern town," he
said, "there lived a pretty girl with a
lot of money aconibii:;:;itin no man can
deny the power of and sho had sweet
hearts galore, but two of her devotees,
one quite a reputable man and the other
quite as disreputable, and after her more
for her money than herself, led all the
rest, and both of them were nervy men
and quick on tho trigger. Any sensible
person would huve thought that the girl
would have decided veiy early as be
tween the good and tho bad, but every
one knows that women don't do that
way in matters of tho heart.
"I will say for her, though, that her
preferences were for the decent man .and
he stood the best chance of winning
among all of tho contestants. 'His'dis
reputable rival, however, received more
or less encouragement and ho was mak
ing a hot fight so hot, in fact, that on
one or two occasions tho men had come
to blows and ouce, at least, pistols had
been drawn. The girl was foolish, as
other women have been under like cir
cumstances, and rather enjoyed the po
sition she occupied, and felt flattered by
the dangerous rivalry for her hand and
heart. One day, though, it culminated
tragically, and the girl didn't regret it,
that anybody ever heard her mention. It
was in the afternoon and a pleasant day
and the two rivals met unexpectedly,
just across tho street from her house,
and each on his way to call on her.
"Tho girl lived on a corner and they
were approaching from different streets
and almost butted into each other at the
crossing. That was hardly the place to
have it out, bnt they were hot blooded
and young and on the instant two men
jumped back from each other a few feet,
two pistols flew from two hip pockets,
two sharp reports raug out upon the
air, and ono man fell to the sidowalk,
dead. And it wasn't the bad man,
either. On the contrary, it was the repu
table one, and there was a bullet hole
straight through his forehead. The bad
man's shot had preceded the other just
enough, and the decent man's pistol
went off as ho threw up bis hands. Five
minutes later tho whole street was in an
uproar, and tho bad man was iu custody.
The other man was carried over to the
girl's house, for it was not known then
that he was dead, and a physician was
called. Half an hour later the dead body
was removed to an undertaker's, and
that part of the tragedy was over.
"During all the excitement, the girl
had not made her appearance, and as
soon as tho air quieted a little search
was made for her, because it was known
that she had been in the house shortly
before tho shooting. Her mother went
directly to her room, and when she
opened the door, she saw her daughter
sitting at tho window, or rather leaning
upon a flower shelf on the window sill,
and her first thought was that the girl,
had seen tho shooting and had fainted.
She ran to her and lifted her up and as
she did so she found hor faco bloody and
the girl's body almost stiff. She ran,
screaming, out, and when the doctor
came he found a dead girl with a bullet
hole in her head.
"Further examination ehowed a hole
in the glass of the window, and the
whole story was told. The girl had been
sitting there, and hod no doubt seen the
meeting of the two men, and tho bullet
from the killed man's pistol had reached
her there and ended her life at the same
timo the lifo of tho man she would have
married went out. Of course it was soli
defense in tho caso of the man who
escaped his rival's bullet, and it was
the rival's bullet which killed the girl,
and the rival was beyond any earthly
jurisdiction. The affair ended there,
with nothing good in triumph, except a
publio sentiment which compelled the
killer to stay away from the town for
five or six years."
"Didn't he even meet a violent death
or something like that?" inquired the
drummer, thirsting for some trace of
the usual in tho tale."
"No," replied the Kentuckian, "not
even that. His uncle died and left him
a fine farm, and he found a very nice
girl who was willing to marry him."
The drummer sighed and didn't offer
to cap the Kentuckian s story with a
better one. Washington Star.
A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
arroundings Over Which Conductor Ho
Passenger Had Control.
"Thirty-ninth street !" called the con
ductor of the Alley "L" car.
"Thirty-ninth street!" exclaimed the
woman who was sitting next to the door,
jumping up.
"Yes, ma'am," replied the conductor
politely. "This is where you want to
get off."
"Oh, that's a nice way to try to get
out of forgetting me," she returned ex
citedly. "You know very well that I
told you I was only going to Thirty
eighth street What do yon mean by
carrying me by it?"
"Why, madam, the"
"Oh, it's no use trying to excuse your
self; I know all about it. You thought
you could iinpoeo on me because I'm
from the country, but I'd have you un
derstand that yon can't do it,"
"But, madam," protested the con
ductor, "we do not stop at Thirty-eighth
street."
"Don't lie to me," she replied an
grily. "I guess I know how these city
roads are run, if I ain't city born and
bred. You carried me by on purpose;
you know yon did. I can see you grin
ning at me now, but you won't think
it's such a good joke when I complain
to the company,"
"I'm sorry, madam," said the con
ductor deferentially. "Do yon wish to
get off here?"
"Of course I do, but I'll take my time
about it, and you can't hurry me,either."
"If you will get off now, madam,
and not keep us waiting here.any lon
ger, I'll try to remember your face next
time and stop the train at Thirty-eighth
street for you. "
"Ob, you admit that you can stop
there, do you?" sho said triumphantly,
as she stepped on to the platform. "I
thought you would as soon as you found
that you had a determined woman who
qan't be imposed upon to deal with. "
"Yes, ma'am, I admit it,'" he replied,
as he closed the gate and rang the bell
to go ahead. "We don't usually stop
there, but we can. Bnt," he added, as
the jrajg gnjled out, "it you intend to
leave the ear there, I woald advise yo
to wear your bloomers. It's no easy job
to oliab down those posts."
She triad to reach him with her um
brella, bat it was too late. Chicago
Post
FASTNET LIGHT.
to tho
Aft
The first glimpse of Great Britain
that the American tourist gets on his
European tour is that of theFastuet
h'ghthonse."
It stands oa a ragged and solitary
rock, situated nine miles south of Crook
haven, at the extreme southwest corner
of Ireland, and is, perhaps, more storm
beaten than any other around our coast
The rock is 80 feet in height and the
lighthouse towers another 70 feet above,
yet, in winter gales, the Atlantic bil
lows literally bombard the massive
structure and have even smashed in a
portion of the lantern at the summit of
the erection, the seas frequently sweep
ing over the rook with tremendous force.
Some two or three years ago the stormy
weather then prevailing prevented all
communication with the rock for many
weeks, so that the store of food was con
sumed, with the exception of some flour.
At last a schooner managed to approach
sufficiently near to enable a small quan
tity of food to be dragged through the
sea by the hungry men, and, fortunate
ly, the next day the sea moderated, and
the stores were once more fully replen
ished. Except in very calm weather the Fast
net is surrounded by a fringe of foam,
and the only means of landing is by the
aid of a "jib" 58 feet in length, so
placed on the rock that, in moderate
weather, its end reaches outside the
surf. When a visitor wishes to laud (an
unusual occurrence), he is rowed in a
small boat as near as the waves permit,
and the ligbtkeepers throw out a small
buoy, attached to a rope, which is se
cured by the man in the boat The jib
is then swung out, and the visitor, placr
ing one foot in the loop and catching
tight hold of the rope, is hoisted about
40 feet vertically, and then the jib, be
ing pivoted at its foot, swings him hori
aontally about 100 feet on to a safe land
ing. London Sketch.
The Converaatloa Iaterrapted.
"I beg your pardon," said the man
with the slightly bald head, who sat in
a parquet seat near one of the boxes in
a down town theater the other evening.
"I beg your pardon," he repeated, "but
would yon mind looking at the figures
on this check and telling me what they
are? I'm a little nearsighted. "
The youngest member of the noisy
box paity. an amiable looking youth,
with highly plastered hair, suspended
his conversation with the interesting
blond in the green dress a moment,
leaned over the front of the box, and in
answer to the questioner, who had risen
to his feet and was smilingly holding
out for his inspection the check end of
a ticket, he said:
"Certainly, Bir. The figures are
$1.50."
"Well," rejoined the questioner,
"that's exactly what I paid to hear this
play tonight, and I'm going to get the
worth of my money or I'll lift my voice
right now and raise a fuss and make a
scene! You'll oblige me by telling the
rest of them. "
He was not disturbed again during
the evening. Chicago Tribune.
Witty Wales.
A good reply was given toMme. Patti
by the Prince of Wales, who had paid a
visit at her magnificent castle of Craig-y-Nos.
The weather was awful. The
hostess in receiving her princely visitor
stated to him that she had prayed fer
vently to heaven for good weather.
"Oh," said the prince,, "you must cer
tainly have made a little mistake, for if
pou had sung your prayer instead of
laying it, it surely would have bean
granted."
Bettor Work Every Day.
We ought never to be willing to live
any year just as we lived the last one.
No one is striving after the best things
who is not intent on an upward and a
forward movement continually. The cir
cular movement is essential, too the
going around and around in the old
grooves, daily tasks yet even in this
treadmill round there should be constant
progress. We ought to do the same
things better each day. Then in the
midst of the outward routine our inner
life ought to be growing in earnestness,
in force, in depth. J. B. Miller.
County Supervisor.
(Continued from last week.)
On motion the board took recesa until 9
o'clock n. in. Feb. 21st, 1S9S.
FBI DAY, Feb. 21, 1HUJ.
The board of supervisors reconvened at 9
o'clock n. m. Feb. 21, 1993, Hon. John VUim
in chair, . Pobl clerk.
At roll call all members present.
Resolution of SupV Rolf referred to county
attorney.
Sup'r Becher offered the following resolution,
viz: Be it
Itesolyed, By this board that the county attor
ney he and is hereby directed to make a demand
on D. C. KavanauKb, sheriff of Platte county to
pay over the amount of moneys to the county
treasurer as reported to be in his hands by the
committee on investigation, ana ne it runner
Keoolved.That the county attorney be and he
ia hereby directed to make demand on G. B.
Speice, clerk of the district court to pay over
the amount of jury fees and court fees in bis
hands as reported by the committee on investi
gation. Itespectfully submitted,
D. A. Bkcukk.
Adopted.
The following official bonds were approved by
the board:
John Swanson, justice of the peace Walker twp.
Andy Gaunnerson, road overseer " "
Peter Ced6r. " Monroe "
David Brynon, " Joliet
JMMollman, " Humphrey"
Davis B Folliott, " Burrows "
John Iwnmann, treasurer Lonp "
Same, collector "
Rod C Mueller, clerk Bismark "
Geo N Hopkins, member of relief commission,
Platte Center,
Thomas Gentleman, deputy sheriff, Platte
county.
Resolution by Sup'r Lisco adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the county clerk, county judge,
sheriff, clerk of the district court and the justi
ces of the peace of Platte county be and they are
hereby notified that each and every one of them
will be held strictly to the law as laid down in
the compiled statutes of 18.
Resolution by Sup'r Lisco adopted, viz:
Resolved. That the county superintendent be
and is hereby instructed to submit to this board
an itemized statement of all moneys received by
him and paid out during the years 1894 and 18B5.
BEFOBT OF COMMITTEE OX COCXTT OFFICES.
On county clerk's office was read an.; appro veil.
G W Phillips, exrcounty clerk
received from January V.
1890, to January 3, 1891 $ 4445 40
Paid out $9600 00
Received from January 3, 1891,
to January 7, 1992 4432 67
Paid out. 3600 00
Received from January 7, 1992,
tnJnnnitrra 1H9S ". 4tfl Id
Paid out 4000 00
Received from January 3, 1893,
to January 4, 1894 4S5 42
Paid out...., , 400000
Received from January 4, 1894,
to January 4, 1SSS 4918 41
Paid out 3887 50
Received from January 4, 1893,
to January 9,1898 4070 0
Paid oat. 3920 00
Several items in above statement undecided as
to the legality were referred to the county at
torney. Tho board took recess until half past one
o'clock p. m.
The board reconvened atone thirty p. m., Hon.
John Wiggins ia chair. . Pohl. clerk,
The report of accountant John M Geddea read
and approved, viz:
Received from G G Becher ex-treasurer 38037 86
Collections from all soarces and trans-
fera 296K5 88
Total.
73
zrotaeei
Balance Jan. 4. 1M $&17S3
Bal. Jaa. 4, 18N,M Mr Ljracb reports.. M73SSS
Traasfercoort boose boadfaad 4 56
Btmtaaa. 2 53
Total $547368
Overcaaraaoa Sees as stated 172 53
Above abortaaa. 2 53
Total saortaseia first term $ 1
Beport mi aecoad term t torn Jam. 4, 19M, to
Jaa.g.lSBft.Tis:
aulaace as shown by book Jan. 4, 1884.$ 54WS SO
Colleatioa from all soarces iadadia
traasfer. 237148 M
Total S3U875 54
Disbursements aad transfers 282J44 W
C5M30 58
2S344
Balance redemptioa money
Total balance Jan. 8, ls(M $ 59119 O
Mr Lynch reports balance Jan. 8. 1S.. 5SS4 70
hem court noaae transfer added to first
term 4 56
OoUABCVh
Shortage.
.a Stt50 II
148 88.!
Orer charge in fees. 67 41
Shortage as above Its 83
Balance as shown by book Jan. H.1&M. OCI4 70
$ r91U 99
Amoaat paid II 8 Elliott, cottnty treas
urer. 2SfItJ2 45
Shortage in last term 3U72 5
first 175 10
Total shortage Jan. 8. tW $ 30903 64
Communication of ex-Trasuror J W Lynch
was read aad accepted.
John U lesson appeared before the boarJ, made
claim for damage for land used iu road No. ZSA.
Claim referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
The committee on claims recommended pay
meat of John R Geddea' bill of $142.50 for ex
pert work and the clerk was ordered to draw
warrant for said amoaat.
Moved by Sup'r Rolf that a committee be ap
pointed consisting of the chairman and two
members of the board to investigate the petition
of D Murdock aad others. Committee appoint
ed: Wiggins. Lisco ami Moffett.
The board took recess for committee work.
After recess, adjourned until Monday 2 o'clock,
Feb. 21. 1893.
Board of supervisors reconvened Feb. 24. 189S.
2 o'clock, Hon. John Wiggins in the chair. E
Pohl clerk.
Bond of Davis B Follett, rond overseer Bar
rows twp, approved.
Messrs G G Becher and I Sihlwrnsen appearMl
before the board as coiutnittiv of the bondsmen
of J W Lynch and state I they will report Io the
board Feb. 23. l.MM.
The following bills were allowed and the clerk
ordered toilraw warrant h on the reeitectite fund:
C A Newman, consolidated general fund $ 52 70
t i.mvam. i au
WayAHockenberg'r" " " 23 73
Pat Mupray, count) general fund ." UO
M Sheridan, " " " 3 M)
SCACCGray.' 23 70
HS Elliott, 7SS
WBDalc. " " SCO
Carl Schubert, 5 00
Same, " " 3 CO
E Pohl, advanced cash " 1 59
Board took recess on account of committee
work until 9 o'clock a. in. Feb. 25, 1S90.
The board of supervioors reconvened Feb. 25,
1S1W. 9 o'clock a. in., Hon. John Wiggins in the
chair, E Pohl clerk, nil memliero present.
The following bills wem allowed anil the clerk
ordered to draw warrants on county general
fund, viz:
Louis Potsch, talesman
John Wolfe,
John Bennett.
P S Griffin, special venire
Chas Potter. " "
John Huber, bailiff
Hy Mosecke, taxes returned
C Wilson, justice fees
Robert Uirschbrunner, juror
Fred Banter, "
A Berger, "
Thos Jaworski,
Anson O'Connor, "
Wm Schreiber.
John Doersch. "
Peter Brians. "
Richard Reagan.
Hubert Braun,
Peter Matson, "
Christ Wuethrick. "
Jacob Tschndin. "
John Potter, "
EdHiggins, juror.
MaxGotlberg "
Peter Noonan "
Chas If Kelly "
GeoGIass "
Wm Wright
Clark Blccher
Mat Dietrich
H J Hudson
Andrew Bollinger "
H Hnu!i". merchandise
KO Rector, chainmon
Jesse Rector "
It L Rossiter, survey
J G Pollock, board
Mical Sheridan, killing thistles
Nebraska Telephone Co.
MM Rothleitner, salary
I r, io
2 10
2 10
io no
U 40
20 00
9 92
11 00
10 10
2 10
10 10
10 10
10 60
10 SO
13 70
It 30
It 80
12 00
14 50
lb.
11 60
3 40
11 50
10 90
KM
It 50
14 00
15 W
lt0
13 60
10 10
13 20
70
2 00
2 00
7 6T.
9 73
300
IU 2T.
200 00
3 01
194 17
2 50
postage
Omaha Printing Company, supplies. .
Geo A Scott, board
Moved by Sup'r Rolf all bills of official news
papers be accompanied by file. Carried.
J W Lynch's bill for tax laid over.
Tax bill of Rausch rejected.
On motion of Sup'r Rolf, the clerk was in
teracted to notify the committee on soldiers
relief to make a complete report of all transac
tions performed by said committee to the board
of supervisors on or before March 15, 1896.
Moved by Sup'r Olson that the report of com
mittee on clerk's office to be spread on record.
Carried.
Resolution offered by Sup'r Rolf adopted, viz:
Whereas, G. W. Phillips, ex-county clerk, has
failed to comply with the resolution of the coun
ty board of Nov. 15, 1V, directing him to make
a delinquent tax list for delinquent pergonal
taxes, therefore ba it resolved by this hoard that
this order be annulled and that he do not perform
said work.
Recess was taken to 3 o'clock p. ra.
Board of supervisors reconvened at 3 o'clock
p. m., Feb. 25. 189d, Hon. John Wiggins in chair,
E. Pohl, clerk, all members present.
Moved by Sup'r Becher that communication of
Scott be referred to committee on judiciary.
Carried.
Moved by Sup'r Rolf that jurors be selected on
base page 507, Supervisors nronl No.3. Carried.
Bill of Shuler rejected.
Tho following bills by the committer on claim
were recommended to be paid, and by the board
allowed and the clerk ordered to draw warr nts
on consolidated general fund, viz:
AG Rolf, BUervisor work $ H SO
Same, " ............... 12 nO
Same. " " ............... 15 80
Same. ' 2180
Same. " " ............... 18 80
Same, " " 12 80
Same. .......... 4 70
DA Becher, " " 40 20
Same, 10 20
Saint, ............... 10 20
Same. ' " 19 20
R x Lisco, ............... 38 ttO
Same, " " 45 30
John Moffett, ; 10 40
Same, ............... 16 40
Same. " " 10 40
NilsOleon, " " 19 30
Same, " 13 30
Hame, ....... 16 30
Peter Bender, " " 15 20
Same, " ' 18 20
Hun. " " 12 20
John Wiggins," " 39 10
Nebraska Bienne, printing 1 30
Hume -7 7
Judge Kilian, fees 43 25
A JMokler. printing 16 50
M K Tomer i Co" 14 93
Argus Prlnt'gCo h H)
ObilllOf . ..... . . a4 Oft
Bill of Thos Gentleman referred back (o com
rqittee on claims.
Resolution hy Sup'r R Y Lisco offered ami
adopted, viz:
Resolved. That the communication and prop
osition of Anna Mahler, filed with this board.
pertaining to the damage sustained by her by
reason of the laying out of a highway by this
board pn the 14th day of June. 1895, on the peti
tion of John Fritz Gerber and others, and per
taining to other matters, be ami the same is
hereby adopted and agreed to and that the sum
of $70.00 be allowed her in full of the damages
sustained by her by reason of the laying out of
said road, and a warrant be issued on the appor
tionment of the Butler township bridge fund,
and that the deed delivered with that communis
cation by said Anna Mahler be accepted on be-
naii oi riane county, ana inai ine cienc be and
a heiebr directed and ordered to cancel and
annul the warrant heretofore issued to said Anna
Bahler being No. 108 for said damages, and that
the clerk ia directed to record said deed ia hi
office.
On motion of Sup'r Rolf the board adjourned
until March 10, 1990. 2 o'clock p. m.
Over ike Boale vara.
Ernst Mayes has his new residence
nearly completed,
It is rumored that the Lonp river will
be harnessed. this coming season. Let
the good work go on.
George Lawrence is doing some prac
tical irrigation on Mr. Young's garden
this winter from a wind mill.
' Will Moore wants to sell his farm. If
the canal goes through your fann, it will
be worth some money, William.
H. B. Reed and family, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. George Engle, visited
friends near Bellwood last Sunday.
W. T. Ernst will have an entire new I
set of hired bands this summer, two of 1
DtabarasBMatsaad transfer.
whom are jaet from the old eomntry.
We 'have understood that Dr.Heintz
has sold his farm, the one he purchased
from Mr. Pickett. We did not learn full
partiosdars.
Bon, to Mrs. J. F. Belford Sunday
aorniag, twin boys both as lively as
crickets and mother doing well. The
Jsdgo well, be thinks he will be able to
be around in a few days.
Born, to Mrs. William Mayes, jr., a
daughter, on Friday evening last. The
grandfather was unable to attend G. A.
R meeting Saturday evening. The rest
of the family are getting along nicely.
The Farmers' dab met at George Gal
ley's last Friday. A good attendance
and a good meeting was the result. Mr.
and Mrs. Galley did their best to enter
tain the club, which was fully apprecia
ted by the members.
!$
Schuyler Sun: J. J. Riley is lying
very ill at his home of cancer of the
stomach and we are sorry to say with
little chance of recovery. Doctor Car
penter, of Omaha, was here Tuesday in
consultation with Dr. Stevens "and con
firmed his diagnosis of the case.
Fremont Herald: It has been stated
that too many of the wells in Fremont
are not dug deep enough; that they are
apt to, and do contain many impurities.
It is also claimed that wells that are
supposed to lie Bixty feet deep aro not
over thirty or forty in many cases. A
prominent physician of this place has
said that he has not known of a case of
typhoid fever in families where city
water is used.
Platte Center Signal: A letter from
James Burrows, who has rented a farm
of 400 acres within a few miles of .Tuck
son, Miss., informs ns that he is much
improved in health, and ho and his entire
family are well pleased thus far, with the
climate and surroundings in the balmy
south Charles Miller says he has
three cows and for the month of Febru
ary he got $13 for his cream from the
creamery uml had tho milk returned
sweet, which he considers much more
valuable for feeding purposes than sour
milk, besides this he kept milk enough
at home to supply his family with butter.
This averages $i..t per cow per month.
Farmers, Cgnro up what you get for
your cows at Cms butter and compare it
to this. Platte Center must havo a
separator.
Schuyler Quill: At the Presbyterian
church the music is simply tine. Robert
Safarik with a violin and Ed. Long with
a cornet are assisting in the music and
with Mrs. Leard at the pipe organ there
is music that is music. Tho choir also
deserves a word of credit More than
a half column of the Quill is devoted to
explaining in detail a land-title case in
which Mrs. Henry Smith of this county
was interested as an heir, the land hav
ing been patented in 1862 to John SIoss,
the patent being sent originally to the
West Point land oflkv, then to Grand
Island, then to Lincoln where it was
found. The- Sloes heirs did not know a
thing of their possessions until about
nine months ago when the fact was
stumbled onto and the lead once started
was followed up. It had been deeded
time and time again by other parties,
Mr. Sloss having never moved on the
place, bnt started west and was killed in
Montana by the Indians, his wife dying
soon after. Jess B. Sloss of North
Bend paid the present occupants $1,800
in cash, which it is supposed will settle
all interests in question.
Tke Paradioe or the PariftV.
Three 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. lfith, Feb. 11th, and
March 6tb. Only nine days from Omaha
to Honolulu. 205i00 for the round trip.
including stateroom and meals on steam
ers. Tickets good for nine months, with
stop-over privileges. For information
and tickets apply to J. R. Meagher.
King; Solomon Notion
That ''There iu nothing new under the
sun" does not always convey the tmth.
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.
Theee handsome Buffet Smoking and
Library Cars are entirely new through
out, of latest design, contain all modern
improvements, and are well supplied
with writing material, the leading daily
papers, uiusirnieu 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 "Tho
Overland Route."
gmsintss &ottns.
Advertisements under this head five cents a
line each insertion,
WM.8CH1LTZ makee boots and shoes in the
heat styles, and uses only the very best
stock that can he procured in the market. 52-tf
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
E9Ourauotationsoftbemarket6areohtnItiMi
Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable
at the time.
on.UN,rrc.
Wheat ,
Shelled Com...,
flats
MMfO
Flour in 500 lb. lots ,
POODCCE.
Butter
54
1
lay;
22
..$4 5068 00
8S12
7
Potatoes....
Fat hogs....
Fat cows....
Fat sheep...,
Fat steera...
Feeders ,
jt$..ii
LIVESTOCK.
it w 2fj 3 SO
M
$150010 0
vUpjo iQ
$2 50&;5
VrOOSLEY & STIREy,
ATTOMIBYS AT LAW.
Southwest corner Eleventh and North Streets.
I4July-y Colcvbch. Nebraska.
NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL.
Njk?.J3(b?u ' wiu Fridolin Lachsiniter,
gecasaea. In the county court, Platte county,
Nebraska. Tkn Mttn r vn.u k.. .-.Z...
ad aext of kin of said Fridolin l.n,chslnRr.
Take notice, that noon filica- at & written ;n
Mnuaent purporting to be the last will and
lea,B.Bt or Fridolin Lnchsinaer. for probate
Cr ""wiMce. ii is ordered tnat said matter
he Mtfor hearing the 20th day of March. A. D.
vm, before said county court, at the hour of 2
n9i p m" at wn'ch time any person inter
ested may appear and contest the same; and due
notice of this proceeding is ordered published
three weeks successively in Tax Comncs
JOCBA,K weelT Md ten! newspaper priat
ed. published aad of general circulation ia said
coaaty aad state.
Ia teatiaumg whereof, I have hereaato set my
4. N. Kiuait.
CosatarJaaaa,
PROBATE NOTICE.
State or Xksbasza, i
Platte county. J""'
Ia tke county court, ia and for said county. la
the matter of the estate of Lawrence Phillips.
deceased. late of said county.
At a asssioa of the county court for said
county, bohJea at the county jadge's office in
Columbus, ia said county oa the 6th day of
March, A. D. 1S98. preaaat. J. K. Kilian. county
judge. Oa reading and, filing the duly verified
petition of Israel Glack. praying that letters
of adauaistratioa be issued to him oa tho estate
of said decedent. ....
Thereupon, it is ordered that tho 31th day of
March A. D. 1SW, at 1 o'clock p. m., be assigned
for the bearing of said petition at the county
jadge's office ia said county.
Aad it is farther ordered, tliat due legal notice
be given of tbe pendancy and hearing of said
petition by publication ia Thk Columbus Joca
xai. for three coasecative weeks.
(A true copy of the order.)
J. N. Kiuax,
Count) Judge.
Dated Columbus, Neb., March . 18M. llmarS
Chicago Inter Ocean and Colchbcs
Journal, one year, in advance $1.75. tf
"Attention. Fanners !
wTT'l 1 I 1 liITT!' i i
LKaa w i- " " " "" "" " "" ',iK
Faa" "" "" "" " 0mm "" " " " " "T'aB
I Wild, SELL YOU A FKNCK from 24 inch
to HS inch and close enough to stop rabbits.
I can sell you a hog fence. 24-iach, for tO cts. per
rod, and a SS-inch. 11-bar, for general farm use.
for 65 cts., warranted to stop all domestic animal-.
All this fenct is fully warranted by the
PAGE WOVEN-WIUE FENCE CO.. and put up
by me. 1 will lie nt von Bergen's store every
Saturday.
lOfebtf C. S. EAS ION. Agent.
3tckblial3.0a. 1SS2-
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First National Bant,
COLUMBUS, NEB.
Capital Stick Pail ia $100,000.00
omesss auc siSKsrats:
A. ANDEItSON. Pres't.
J. II. CALLEY. Vice Pres't.
O.T.KOEN. Cashier.
JACOB Ci KEISEN. A. K. Ml Id. Kit.
O. AN DEUSON. P. ANDKitKON.
J. F. ItEKNEY.
GOAL ! 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.
i9.ni tf
M. C. CASSIN,
rnopniKTon or the
Omak Meat Market
FYesli and
Salt Meats.
Game and Fish in Season.
Srllighest market
Hideo and Tallow.
prices paid for
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA.
ilaprtf
UNDERTAKING!
We Carry Coffins, Caskets and
Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
DO EMBALMING
HAVE THE BEST HEARSE
i tuk COUNTRY".
FRED. W. HE1UUCK.
Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE
FOB THE THEATXENT OV THE
Drink Habit .
Also Tobacco, Morphine ant)
other Narcotic Habits.
jar Private treatment jfiven if desired.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
ifeprtr
W. A, 3oAi.mtek.
W. M. COHMEZ.IC.4
eAXUSTER COR1TEU17S,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA
31jantf
B. P. DUFFY. WM.OBK1KN.
JJUFFY O'BRIEJf .
LAWYERS.
Special
attention given
Law.
to Criminal
Office: Corner Eleventh and North Sts.
4JUL.UMBUS, : NEBRASKA.
JIMEMT RFF.1EK.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over First National Bank,
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