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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24. 1M7.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For Mayor,
JAMES H. GALLEY,
For Clerk,
' HENBY P. COOLIDGE.
For Treasurer.
FRANK WUBDEMAN.
For CoancilBMB,
Fiiat ward,-J. A. ERNST.
Second " -J. E. HOFFMAN.
Third " CLINTON a GRAY.
For Members School Board,
J. G. BEEDER,
GEORGE Al SCOTT.
The legislature may be able to adjourn
April 1.
Mobe real estate transfers in different
parts of Nebraska this year than for
ereral years past.
It is to be hoped that Gladstone's
pamphlet on the Eastern question will
rouse intelligent, liberty -loving men of
Europe to a true sense of the situation.
Axoxa the Greek troops on the fron
tier there -is an increasing desire to try
conclusions with the Turks. Military
preparations are being pushed through
out the kingdom.
A deaf and dumb man named W. F.
Cochran was killed at Blair Tuesday of
last week, while walking on the track.
He lived at Council Bluffs and had been
visiting relatives at Blair.
In Havana $5.00 in gold is worth $8.90
in paper. It is reported that Salvador
Cisneros y Betancourt, president of the
Cuban republic, is dead, and that Ties
President Bartolomo Maceo succeeds
him as president.
It will be the aim of republicans to
secure tariff legislation just as soon as
possible. The house is almost ready for
action and the measure will have smooth
sailing there, but in the senate, it is apt
to strike a large sized snag.
It now appears that Cleveland had
twenty-four policeman to guard the
white house night and day. Twenty of
them have been released from duty and
ordered back to their beats as members
of the metropolitan police force.
One of Congressman Sulloway'a New
Hampshire oopstttuents wrote to him
the other day about a pension bill. Mr.
Sulloway replied: "Only two obstacles
stand iu the way of passing your bill
Jehovah and Tom Reed. I think I can
manage Jehovah if you look after Reed."
E. Cubtis, a business man of New
Orleans, made a contract for through
travel to the prize fight at Carson, and
having a badly sprained ankle, insisted
on the strict fulfilment of the contract,
and it was fulfilled, although he was the
sole occupant the greater part of the
way.
Bent Lewis of Burt county, says the
Fremont Tribune, purchased a couple of
carloads of cattle just before election and
placed them on feed. He recently ship
ped them and in casting up accounts
finds that he received 25 cents a bushel
for the corn he fed them, besides having
a bunch of fat hogs as additional profit.
Gov. Holooub's eagerness to place his
brother-in-law on the supreme bench has
already cost the state more than $35,000,
and the end is not yet, for should he call
out the militia as threatened, override
the courts, there is no telling where the
threat will land us. The Sun has con
tended all the time that the legislature
has no authority in this matter and we
predict the courts will so determine.
The constitution defines the manner in
which these questions shall be decided
and not even a pop legislature has any
legal right to override that institution.
Stand up for Nebraska. StJSd ward Sun.
Dr. P. Penta has studied the fingers
and toes of 4500 criminals, and finds a
deficiency in the size or number of toes
quite frequent among them, although
very rare among ordinary men. He has
also observed that prehensile toes, mark
ed by a wide space between the great toe
and the second toe, is a coskhtiosi quite
comsMSi among criminals, also a webbed
condition of the toes, as appmwiaiBtiow
to the tarisss feet of some savages. The
little toes are also rudimentary in many
cases, showing a tendency toward the
four-toed animal foot; but the most
common, of J1 the abnormalities was the
webbed condition of the toes. Scientific
American.
A government is like an individual, if
it has good credit, it can get into debt a
great deal easier than it can get out. It
'requires lees effort to fall down hill than
it does to climb up. During Cleveland's
admmietration then were four bond
sales, increasing the interest-bearing in
debtodnee. of the government some two
be set down as one of the many certified
evidences of loss by the Cleveland admin
istratioa, appearing directly against us
on the espsnse account of the govera-
it; very little, it is true, in compari-
i with the immense totals of individ
ual losses on wages, shrinkage in values
of property, etc, but it is seJaeJeut to
anxiety as to how the
i to be met, and s debt-
policy reached instead of the
one we
; under the past four yean. Give
thersfiuhKoaw party a good chases, aad
i will b resumed at the old stand
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Lincoln, Neb, Match 22, 1807.
Blackstoue, if I can quale from mem
ory correctly, defines law as being "A
rule of action, prescribed by the chief
power of the state, commanding what is
right and prohibiting what is wrong."
la Nebraska, the chief power of the state
is the will of the people expressed by the
ballot. The majority rales. They make
the rule of actions which governs, not
oaly the oitisen bat the public official.
We bare three departments in our state
foverameat: the legislative, the execu
tive, and the judiciary.
The people, by their constitution, have
prescribed the limits of power which
each of these departments may exercise.
Neither may tresspass upon the other.
No two of them can rule the state with
out the other.
Ii the legislature enacts a measure,
that measure is law so long as it goes
uachaUenged. But if any citizen chal
lenges the measure, then it stops, and its
fores is held in abeyance until the judi
ciary derides that it is within the con
stitution. If it were not for this check
upon, the legislative power, it might, if
in accord with the executive, go on
enacting laws without limit until the
constitution, the essence of the people's
will, would be set aside. Such a condi
tion would be revolution. The hum
blest citizen of the state, the poorest
man, the weakest woman, or the smallest
child, may stand before a legislative en
actment and deny its force until the
court has pronounced it law.
In a community like ours, the progress
of the people toward higher civilization
is measured by their tendency to pro
ceed with their government along the
prescribed lines as laid down by the
constitution. If a large proportion of
the people at any particular time, for
any particular partisan purpose, mani
fests a disposition to over-ride their own
constitution by changing it in an irreg
ular way to suit some particular present
political situation, then it is fair to say.
that the community is in disorderly,
lawless, and revolutionary mood.
Each state in the Union has a charac
ter, an individuality, which is the basis
of its reputation. Ohio has a good rep
utation, because its people are orderly
and law-abiding. Mississippi has a bad
reputation, because the people there
break their own laws by common con
sent.
The reputation of a state affects also
the reputation of each individual in the
state. An honest farmer or business
man in Ohio has a better standing than
the same kind of a man has in Missis
sippi. If it were wired to Nebraska today
that a hundred thousand families of
Ohio people were ready to come to this
state and be citizens, that a like number
of families from Mississippi were also
ready to come, and that it was left to
Nebraska to choose which it would
accept, what would be the choice? The
people, who have homes and farms and
business interests to protect and who
want to live peaceably and securely un
der the law, would undoubtedly choose
the Ohio families. But if the choice was
left to the present governor, the present
legislature, the present fusion caucus
and the omnipresent private secretary,
the Mississippi people would be invited,
because they would be natural allies in
the lawless and revolutionary proceed
ings now going on.
The Ohio people, if they were here,
would say, "Submit the recount act to
the court and see if it is constitutional
before you put it into force." The Mis
sissippi people would say, "Damn the
court! Whenever we get hold of a rope
let's pull on it, court or no court."
Now, Nebraska has come to the part
ing of the ways. We will proceed either
by the Ohio or the Mississippi method.
There is a collision between law and
lawlessness. The engines are rnshing
together with tremendous force. If the
engine of law is borne down and crushed
by the shock, then the train of state
government is on a down grade toward
Mississippi conditions. The people here
at Lincoln begin to see the issne now as
they did not at first. The sound of the
clash is in every ear. Never before did
the question come so squarely before
the people, "Is there a constitution, is
there a court, is there law, and is there
restraint upon the governor and the
legislature as well as upon the people?"
Let us retrace the steps which have
brought us to the danger line of an
archy, and which today attracts the
attention of every reading man in the
United States.
First the people, years ago, by their
votes, adopted a constitution which is
the basis of all statutory law, and gov
erns the governor, the courts, and the
legislature as well as the common people.
In this constitution is provided that it
cannot be changed except the people, by
their votes, signify their consent.
Twelve amendments to this constitu
tion were submitted to the people. The
people voted on these amendments,
counted and returned their votes and
declared by these returns that they did
not want the amendments. Then the
governor and legislature, being in con
trol, said: "It would be a great advan
tage to us to have this one particular
amendment adopted. We will therefore
set aside these returns which the people
have made, will create a new counting
board of our own, and will count these
ballots and make a return of our own."
Then they passed House Roll No. 8.
They gagged the mouth of every protes
tor in their caucus. They put the caucus
collar about the neck of every honest
man, locked it, and the governor held
the key.
All this time the people looked on in
differently. They had been betrayed by
some republican officials, and the ten
dency of the people, when they have been
betrayed by one set of politicians, is to
give their confidence to some other est
of politicians without being very partic
ular as to just what becomes of it
The people said "yes, this fusion legis
lature is ring ruled and reckless, just as
republican legislatures were, but they
can't be much worse. This is the kind
of philosophy with which the average
citizen solaces himself until the down
ward trend is so precipitous that he be
comes alarmed. Thousands of people
who condoned the acta of this legislature
a few weeks ago are now wrought up to
the highest tension, and are watching
every new move with the keenest' interest
All the time they were preparing to
defile the ballot and seize the supreme
court by force, they beat the torn torn of
honest pretentions in the ears of the
pabUe. They played the people with
hig'setrishe: of toe
tjnpiiiiience game or "uanada BUL
to tha finer bnaooo. tint, in f h
uptime, he declared that the coventor had
oalyfae most honorable intentions. The
governor himself, on every possible occa
sion, took pains to say over and over
again that be was honorable in his inten
tions. Edmundeon, the oil inspector
and the oil ejector, spewed out this oil
of honest pretentions over-the troubled
waters from morning till night, week in
and week out. No local restraint was
attempted against this conspiracy until j
every pactac means was exhausted.
They refused a nonpartisan board. They
refused an open oount Every one of the
ballots had been counted openly before
the public at the time of the election.
Now they were to be counted in secret.
The court was appealed to. A restrain
ing order was issued. eommaadiaaT the
counters to desist and hold tk baUotel
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until the coBstitutieaality of the'aet was
decided.
Then the snirit'of Mississippi rose up
in Nebraska and said: "We will count
these ballots and count them our way,
court or bo court, 'constitution or no
constitution damn the constitution."
Then a committee of the house broke
into the room where the ballots were and
seised them by force. They are not our
ballots bow. They are bastard ballots
disowned, discredited, sad tainted with:
fraud. Hedhwd's exposure has startled
the whole state. He says thousands of
ballots were miscounted. He boldly
charges fraud and aks the governor to
investigate. The governor promptly dis
misses Hedlund who exposed the fraud.
Republicans in the house moved for in
vestigation but the populists voted it
down. This is the way reform goes on
at the state eapitoL You who think I
have been too severe on the populists,
and have put too much stress oa this
recount matter, come and see for your
selves. J. W. Johnson.
Of course all you people knowalready
that the prize fight at Carson, Nevada,
last week between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons, was won by the latter in the four
teenth round. Tt was oneof the greatest
contests of the kind known to the history
of this country. It lasted fifty-three
minutes and forty-five seconds, the actual
fighting time being thirteen minutes
less. There is an innate love of contest
in mankind, and whether it is on the
platform in debate; over the social game
requiring skill of a different kind; on the
battle field where men are fiercely engag
ed in trying to kill each other, there is
more or less interest, and while it is true
that "the world loves a lover," it is also
trne that the ordinary world loves a
strong fighter. Someone has defined
evil as "good in the making," or "a lower
form of goodness;" certain it is, iu cases
like this, we can all absorb lessons of
self-denial, lessons of -hard work and
practice, abstinence from every form of
life or every habit that would tend to
weaken us for our true life-battles;
watchfulness in the actual contest, so as
to be able to take advantage of favorable
opportunities; the necessity of clear and
accurate perception of facts and an
accurate judgment to weigb their im
portance, but there is no use to get up
prize-fights to illustrate these principles,
and the sooner these brutal exhibitions
of animality are done away with, the
better will it be.
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling
were hanged at Newport, Kentucky,
Saturday, for the murder of Pearl Bryan
last year. Both were cool and nervy to
the last and died protesting their inno
cence and declaring that their confes
sions were false and made for effect on
the governor. The crime is familiar to
most readers of newspapers. The girl
was a graduate of the Oreencastle (Indi
ana) high school, was vivacious, pretty,
fond of society and very popular, but she
got into bad company and kept up a
clandestine correspondence with the un
principled young men, who finally mur
dered her in a vain endeavor to keep
their crime from publicity. There are
several lessons wrapped up in the history
of the crime, among them being that
there are forces in human nature that
are to be kept in control of reason. The
first step taken in the wrong direction is
to be avoided, but, if taken, is to be
retraced as soon as possible.
The Fullerton News is responsible for
the following "notice": "Wanted To
learn the whereabouts of one N. Secor
Hyatt, who was commissioned at the
late election by the voters of this dis
trict to represent them in the state
legislature. If the gentleman in ques
tion has been present during the mem
orable session now rapidly drawing to a
close the fact is not disclosed in the de
liberations of that body. Any one fur
nishing the desired information will be
awarded n chromo."
MISSING SCHOOL FUND WARRANT.
Preoldent of Chemical National xplahu
How It irt Negotiated.
New York, March 23. In reference
to the temporary disappearance of the
warrant for $200,000 appropriated by
the suite of Nebraska to reimburse the
school and for money lost in the col
lapse of the Capital National bank at
Lincoln, Neb., President Williams of
the Chemical National bank, which ne
gotiated' the warrant, said today:
"We bought the warrant from the
Omaha National bank in the spring of
1895, and everything was quite regular.
It was later paid to us through the same
bank. The transaction was simple and
perfectly regular. The Omaha Na
tional bank received the warrant in
proper course from the state treasurer,
and that is all we know about it"
Exonerate Speaker Bjers.
Des Moines, March 28. The house
committee to investigate the charge
that Speaker Byers was improperly in
fluenced by building and loan lobbyists
in the appointment of committees last
winter, will report completely exonerat
ing Byers. The man who wrote a let
ter claiming to have exerted the influ
ence in legislation by disbursing $2,400
is severely denounced for seeking to
make people believe he hastrafficedin
the honor of members so as to get money
for himself. The evidence shows
Byers did not know of influence alleged
to have been brought to bear upon him.
Expealtlaa Bill Goes to Geveraor.
Lixooui, March 23. The Transmis
sissipi exposition appropriation bill has
gone to the governor for his approval.
The last touches were put upon it by the
presiding officers of the senate and the
house, and the chairman of the commit
tee on engrossed and enrolled bills de
livered it to Governor Hokxmbat6
o'clock last evening. The day in the
house was devoted principally to the
discnamoa of the bills relating to the
foreclosure of mortgages.
Ice la Gere' la a Narrow BeaeV.
Yankton, S. D., March 28. The ice
in the Missouri river 'is still gorged be
low this city. It is in what is known
as Haggin's Bend, opposite St. Helena,
where the ice gorged in 1881. The bend
is the narrowest in the river and is what
is known as an elbow bend. Fears are
entertained here of warm weather set
ting in above. Should it do so with the
gorge in this particular bend a general
overflow will be the result.
- Ceraett Calla Oa Fltail asoaa.
San Fkancisco, March 23. Corbett
called at RtxJmmons' hotel, but the
utter evaded him. Corbett says he will
fight no one else. Corbett says he may
accept the management of a big athletic
club in New York. KrmJmmona struck
an English tourist last night at the
Baldwin hotel for ciling; that the
fight was fixed. No harm was done.
Seelallet
Rons, March 23. The results of the
r as known, she w that
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Washington, March 28. The
day of the tariff debate in the hones
rather tame, both front, a apvctaoukr
and an oratorical staadpoiat. Thosjal
leries were well filled all day and. the
members on the floor Batoned conscien
tiously, but there was an absence both
of that sharp cross tiring which keeps!
the nerves on edge and that bruuani'
eloquence which inspires and holds the
imagination. The opening of the bV
bate was delayed over two bouts by the
full reading of the bill of 182 pages, and
this to begin with, had a somewhat de
pressing influence. The Republican
leaders insisted on this to avoid trouble
in the future, should the consideration
of the bill not be completed under 'the
five minute rule, if a claim that the bill
bad not been read in full in the house, a!
thing which happened in the cases of
both the McKinley and Wilson bills.
Only four speeches were made at the
day's session. Mr. Dingley, chairman
of the ways and means committee,
opened in an hour's speech for the ma
jority, and Wheeler (Ala.) fired the
broadside for the opposition. The plans
of the Democrats had miscarried.
Mr. Bailey, leader of the opposition,
had decided to close the debate, amTMr.
McMillin of Tennessee had been selesfsd
to reply to Mr. Dingley, but at the Just'
moment it was learned that Mr. MeMil
linhad been unable to prepare himself
owing to the illness of his wife. The
task therefore devolved on Wheeler.
The latter was unprepared, but never
theless took the floor for an hour. Bell
(Colo. ) blazed the path for the Populists.
The only other speaker at the day's ses
sion was Hopkins (Ills.), a member of
the ways and means committee.
The night session of the house for
debate on the tariff bill was to have
begun at 8 o'clock. Speaker Beed had
designated Hopkins (His.) to officiate hi
his stead, but Mr. Hopkins had forgotten
the appointment. Messengers were
sent after Mr. Hopkins and at 8:20 he
appeared and called the house to order.
About 75 members were scattered
through the house.
Speeches in opposition to the bill
were made by Robinson (Dem., Ind.),
Green (Pop., Neb.), Carmack (Dem.,
Term.) and Buckner (Dem., Mich.) and
at 10:30 the house adjourned.
At the Night Seasloa.
Bailey (Tex.) presented the minority
report on the tariff bill. The report was
signed by all the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee and
gives the grounds of their opposition to
the bilL It says in opening: "This bill
was framed .with the avowed pur
pose of protecting the manufacturers of
the United States against foreign com
petition and it is perfectly obvious that
if it accomplishes that purpose it must
result in compelling the consumers of
this country to pay more for their man
ufactured goods and for this reason we
think it should not pass.
Under the heading: "The bill en
courages extravagance," Mr. Bailey
says: "It follows as a matter of course
that a hill based upon a vicious princi
ple must be injurious in its effects and
perhaps no effect could be more perni
cious than the extravagance which the
bill encourages. The tabulated state
ment embraced in the report of the
committee shows that the bill is ex
pected to raise $1 13,000,000 - more rev
enue than was collected in customs
dnties during the last fiscal year; and
yet, as is shown by the same 'report, the
difference between the government re
ceipts and disbursements during that
year was only $25,000,000. Supposing
that importations hereafter are equal to
the importations of 1896, the bill will
collect from the people more than 90,
000,000 annually above the requirements
of our present extravagant appropria
tions. Claims It Fosters Trusts.
"The bill fosters trusts," is another
headline, which is explained as follows:
"If the system of unnecessary taxation
is indefensible because of the extrava
gance which it encourages it is still
more so oa account of the trusts which
it fosters and promotes. It is not more
certain that protection encourages ex
travagance than it is that it breeds un
lawful combinations of capital Indeed,
protection is justified upon the avowed
theory that competition should be re
stricted. We believe in the principles
of competition and we believe that the
people of the United States can success
fully compete against all other people of
the world, and we denounce as a crime
against the best interests of our people
any law which leaves the consumers of
this land subject to the exactions of
reckless and corrupt combinations
formed to destroy competition and con
trol prices."
EBect oa Labor.
Treating of the effect of the bill on
labor, the 'report says: "The report of
the committee on ways and means is
singularly silent upon the old pretext
that these high tariffs are imposed for
the benefit of American labor; and the
silence may be taken as conceding the
Democratic contention that the intelli
gence and skill of the American factory
operative are all the protection which he
needs or desires."
The report concludes: "We are un
able to offer a substitute for the pend
ing bill because we have not been al
lowed a reasonable time to prepare one.
Congress convened in extraordinary set?
ion on March 15, and the bill was in
troduced the same day and referred to
the committee on ways and means,
which met the next morning and on
Thursday it was ordered to be reported
so tne nonse. The majority of the com
mittee had spent the three months of
the last session cf congress in the prep
paration of their bill, and yet they re
fused to allow the minority three weeks
in which to prepare a substitute. We
are unwilling to propose a measure that
has not been carefully matured and we
must therefore content ourselves with
protesting against the passage of the
committee's bill."
POPULISTS WRITE REED A LETTER.
Kcuaeet KecogelHoa la Debate aad
Threaffa CeaaaUttee Apaolataieata.
JWAsmxaTON.March 23. The Populist
members of the house have held a cau
cus to discuss the policy of the party in
this congress and aa a result have sent
to Speaker Beed a letter requesting that
they be recognised in debate and
through committee appointments a dis
tinct factor of the minority. There was
much dissatisfaction among the Popu
lists in the last congress because they
were as a parry organization ignored,
and they are planning too wage a cam
paign for position m coagress. The let
ter to Mr. Beed states that the'Popnhst
Parry is well established in every state
of the Union, based upon clearly enun
ciated principles, different in many es
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about X.O0O.-000 votes or more than
of the vote of the United
States; that they elected governors in
the state of Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Montana and Washington;hava
.aignt ainatuti, namely: Allen, Stewart,
Jqnes (Nev.). Butler, Harris (Ban.),
Kyle, Turner aad Heitfleld; have be
tween 21 and 27 members of the present
Howard, Barlow.
Koffin, Fathers. SuthV
Green. McOormick.
Skinner, Martin, Stroud, Fowler. Kelly,
Shaford, Knowles, Gunn and BelL
They also claim 'Baker (Hk.). Jonas
(Wash.), Maxwell (Neb.) aad one mem
ft bar from T and affjiitgi
NEW CUBAN QUESTION ARISES.
It Will Boaaire PoUoate Treataieat ay the
WAonxoTOir, March 23. A question
has arisen aa to our Cuban relations
that will require delicate treatment in
order to avoid working harm to many
AmerkuuB About a year ago the
Spanish government by decree sus
peuded the right of creditors to collect
debts in order-to avert the threatened
ruin of the planters. This action was
made the subject of energetic protest by
a number of American capitalists, mostly
resident in the north, who held Cuban
xeortgages aad other securities and thus
aw themselves oat off from their right
ful interest. The state department was
obliged to make this decree the basis of
a formal dissent, thus saving the right
to prefer claims for damages later on.
Now the decree has expired and the
laws for the collection of debt again be
come operative and there is another
protest, this time from the American
planters in Cuba and their "nanriul
backers, who, having been obliged to
stop sugar growing and cane grinding
by orders of both Spanish and insurg
ents, now see themselves threatened
with loss of all their property through
foreclosure. The point is that if our
government protests against this last
phase of the case, the first protest will
lose force, while if it fails to do so, great
hardship will follow.
HERMANN
SUCCEEOS
LAMOREAUX.
Oregoa
to be Ceaiailssleaer
of the
Geaeral Lead Ofllce.
Washington," March 23. The presi
dent sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas to be
fourth assistant postmaster general.
Binger Hermann of Oregon to be com
missioner of the general land office.
James D. Elliott of South Dakota to
be attorney of the United States for the
district of South Dakota.
Ernest G. Timme of Wisconsin to be
auditor for the state and other depart
ments (fifth auditor.)
Commodore Joseph N. Miller, to be a
rear admiral.
IN MEMORY OF KAISER WiLHELM.
Oae Haadredth Aaaiversary of the Great
Emperor's Birth.
Berlin, March SJ3. The ceremonies
attending the centennial of the birth of
Emperor William I, grandfather of the
present emperor, which began yesterday
and ends Tuesday next, continued to
day, commencing with, an early visit of
the emperor and empress to the mau
soleum of William I. Thousands of
people lined the Festrahe, which was
brilliantly decorated from the castle to
the Brandenburg gate. Their majesties,
who received an ovation all along the
route, spent a quarter of an hour in silent
prayer at the tomb and returned to Ber
lin soon after 9 o'clock. The weather
was cloudy, but no rain fell. At 9
o'clock the troops, decorated with the
new memorial medal, and detachments
of sailors took up the positions assigned
to them on Unter den Linden, and at
10:30 a. m. the emperor, in the' uniform
of the garde du corps, arrived and was
welcomed with enthusiastic , hurrahs,
"hocha" and the waving of handker
chiefs. After riding in front of the
troops his majesty halted before his late
grandfather's palace and ordered the
flags and standards stored therein,
which has been decorated with branches
of laurel, to be brought out. The em
peror then rode at the head of the colors
and led the troops to festival square.
The monument was unveiled at 11:30.
During the ceremony the colors and
flags captured from the French during
the war of 1870-71 were displayed on
both sides of the monument.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SPEAKS OUT.
Dlstlagalshed Catholic Prelate Iaderses
the Appeal Made by the W. C T. V.
Washington, March 23. The appeal
of the president of the W. C. T. U. to
President McKinley and the governors
of the states of the Union, telegraphed
from Chicago, asking for their interven
tion to prevent the kinetoscopic repro
duction of the Fitzshnmons-Corbett
fight from being exhibited in the United
States, was commented upon as follows
by Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, who
is in Washington: ''Pugilism is bar
barism is animalism. It is a disgrace
to christian civilization. No christian
nation should permit it. A few years
ago an attempt was made to have on a
large scale a pugilistic exhibition in St.
Paul, but the citizens strongly protested
and Governor Merriam issued a procla
mation prohibiting it. There was no
fight. It is a pity that every city and
very state in the Union has not fol
lowed the example of Minneapolis and
St PauL The exhibition ofthekinet
oscopio reproduction of the Carson
fight would minister to morbid curios
ity, low appetites and tend to render
prize fighting popular. I hope that the
good sense and moral instincts of the
American people will not allow this
contemplated exhibition to take place in
any part of our country." .
Aaaerlcaa Marines Visit the Pope.
Boxk, March 23. A detachment of
100 sailors belonging to the cruiser San
Francisco, flagship of the United States
squadron in European waters, arrived
here today from Naples and attended
the pope's mass. They were accompan
ied by the rector of the American col
lege. After the mass the pope paused
through the ranks of the sailors, blessed
them and assured them that he was
much touched by the homage. The Rt.
Rev. Henry Gabriels, D. D., bishop of
Ogdensburg, N. Y., has arrived here.
Beach Shew Tor Kaasaa City.
Kansas City. March 23. Kansas City
is to have a bench show which promises
to be second to none. Already 300
entries, including some of the finest
dogs in the United States in their re
spective classes, have been entered. It
will be the first annual show of the
Kansas City Kennel club, recently or
ganized and will be held March 31 and
April 1, 2 and 3.
Railroad Blockaded.
Atwood, Kan., March 23. The
prairies of western Kansas are covered
with great drifts of snow, which has
been falling since Saturday night. The
The roads in many places are blockaded
with snow that drifted. The railroad
cuts are nDed with immense drifts and
trains are delayed to some extent. The
will prove of great value to the
CrassTsa alaecfea Oat MCrea.
JTXW TOW, March S3. Dan Oreedon
oat Charter Strong in the
fourth round.
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HAKE THE Ofl TREATY
Advanced Rapidly Toward Kat
ttkatJaa by the Senate.
lOtETTO UTfSBAL AMSMDWEWO.
Uaa;
beta af Tribunal aff ArhKmtlea-X
Watleaal Capital.
WAsmxoTOH, March 23. The
Monday agreed to a resolution
iiw the president for information rela
tive to the death of Dr. Ruiz in Cuba.
Among the bills reported was the Lodge
bmrestriotix immigration. Pettigrew
(a D.) reported the bill for free bosses
on the public lands and gave notiea af
aa endeavor to secure action at the
aaiMampoamble moment. Several other
bilk relating to Indian affairs and pab
lio muds were reported and placed on
the calendar. Among the bills intro
duced was one by Mr. Chandler for the
exchuion of alien anarchists.
The American arbitration treaty was
advanced considerably toward ratifica
tion before the long executive fusion of
the senate closed, all the amendments
recommended by the committee on for
eign relations being agreed to. Them
amendments are:
First To provide that all agreements for
arbitration entered into by the executive
branch of this government with the Brit
ish government shall be subject to the
ratification of the senate.
Second Striking out the provisions con
stituting members of the United States
supreme court permanent members of the
proposed tribunal of arbitration, and
Third Eliminating the provision for aa
umpire, .and therefore striking jmt the
provfauoa agreeing upon King Oscar ef
Sweden and Norway for this office.
Debate at ergaa Aateadaieat.
The prkapal debate of the day arose
on an amendment offered by Senator
Morgan, and it was upon this amend
ment that the only aye and nay vote
occurred. Senator Morgan moved to
strike out the words "jurists of repute,'.'
which the committee proposed to sub
stitute at the points where justioesof
the United States supreme court were
mentioned in articles 3 and 4 of the
treaty. The debate was participated in
on one side by Senator Morgan and on
the other side by Senators Davis and
Lodge, who opposed the amendment.
On the roll call on article 3. the vote
was yeas, 19; nays, 25, and that on arti
6 was yeas. 24; nays. 26. The reason
for the increased vote on the second
proposition was the belief on the part of
some senators that as the article in re
gard to territorial claims provides that
some of the British members of the ar
bitration tribunal shall be members of
the supreme court of judiciary of Great
Britain, the American supreme court
should also be recognized to act iathe
same capacity.
With the committee amendments dis
posed of, individual senators were recog
nized to suggest amendments. Oneof
these, presented by Senator Mason, pro
vided that all members of the board of
arbitration should be American born
citizens. This was promptly and with
out debate laid on the table, on the mo
tion of Senator Nelson. Senator For
aker also suggested an amendment pro
viding for a separate tribunal for the
settlement of each question as it might
arise under the treaty. This amend
ment was not reached in the discussion,
but Senator Bacon said that if it could
be adopted he would feel justified in
withdrawing his amendment eliminat
ing the claims against southern states
from the operation of the treaty.
An amendment offered by Senator
Chilton provoked some very spirited
speecnes toward the close of the day's
session. This amendment provides that
the senate shall decide in each ease
what matters shall be submitted to ar
bitration and declares for the principle
of arbitration in settling all interna
tional disputes.
The amendment was attacked as being
calculated to rob the treaty of its dis
tinctive characteristics and it was as
serted that if accepted it would leave
the agreement a mere shell of its former
self, possessing neither vitality or char
acter. In this connection Senator Hoar
made an able and eloquent speech m
favor of the treaty. Senator Chilton
spoke in behalf of his amendment re
quiring all agreements made to be
subject to ratification by the senate.
There was some discussion of the Mon
roe doctrine and Senator Morgan took
the floor to address the senate on this
phase of the treaty, when the
adjourned.
Relief ef Homesteaders.
Washington, March 28. Senator
Allen reported favorably from the com
mittee on Indian affairs the bill restor-
in the Santee Sioux Indians of Ne- I
braska and the Flandreau Sioux of I
.. . . . ..... ..f
BOUtnJJakota to all ngnts and pnvi
leges enjoyed by them and their an
cestors under the treaties of 18H7 and
1851. Also favorably reported the bill
for the relief of the homestead settlers
on that portion of the Great Sioux
reservation lying in Nebraska, North
and South Dakota.
Kaecas Oat the Peel.
Washington-, March 23. The su
preme court has decided the case of the
United States vs. the Transmissouri
Freight association against the rail
roads. The opinion was read by Jus
tice Peckham and reverses the decision
of the court below and holds the anti
trust law of 1890 to be applicable to
railroad transportation and the tramc
agreement of the pool illegal
Nerdheaae Keappelated by Wllsea.
Washington, March 28. Mr. John
Nordhouse of Illinois, formerly private
secretary to Secretary Morton, has been
appointed by Secretary Wilson to serve
in the ante capacity.
Will Kalae Sheep Far the Market.
Ponca, Neb., March 23. W. 8. Bad
ley, a prominent stockman and capital
ist of Marshall county, Iowa, has
bought and taken possession of the
Dorsey Diamond Horse farm near this
city and will engage extensively in
sheep raising.
Chaplala of the Pope Dice.
Portsmouth, March 23. Mgr. Petro,
a domestic chaplain of the pope and a
priest attached to Portsmouth cathe
dral, is dead.
MARRIAGE FOR MONEY.
Dv. Paxfchaaat en the
Maniac te the level
"I cannot dismiss this matter without
deprecating the tendency so conspicu
ously operative among us to degrade
marriage to the level of commerce,"
writes the Rev. Charles B. Parkhurst,
D. D., in The Ladies' Home Journal in
a paper on "The Young Man aad Mar
riage." "This is not denying that there
are material considerations that ia this
matter, as in all others, require to be re
spected. A poor young man marrying a
poor yoaag girl, with only the prospect
that their life will
complicated as time goes on, is a
fooL I have had affectionate coanlm
wait upon me to be married and then
ask me to trust them for the wedding
fee. I think that we who are
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to oar satisfaction that
there hi aa likelihood that either they
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osme upon the to:vn.
"Nor, on the other hand, does my
objection lie against any amount of
contingent assets with which either or
both of the contracting parties may
'chance to be endowed. My only conten
tion ia that in every marriage not es
sentially unholy the basal element is
love, aad that marriages which are 'ar
ranged, ' -marriages which mean, first
of all, aa affair of perquisites or a bar
ter ia commodities, are a distinct in
fraction upon the spirit of the seventh
commandment The voluminous dis
plays with which we know such unions
to be. sometimes celebrated only aggra
vate the mischief and operate to teach
oar yoaag people in all conditions of
me that marrtago may be reduced to a
of tramc, differing from tm
the Stock or Frodaoe Ex
changes only la soma of the details with
which the bargain is consummated.
Such examples are distinctly alien to
the entire genius of the institution of
marriage."
Of the
v muu un Hcaiiciuay wsri t
food of quoting texts, "I cannot give
yon anything on that account today. I
know I promised you, and I am sorry,
but man is naught but poor, weak clay,
yon know."
'I realise that," said the' collector.
"I am glad yon do, my friend. "
"And I came around here in the hope
of striking pay dirt, but I seem to have
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it "Cincinnati Enquirer.
Step-ever Privilege at Washiagtea.
A ten day stop over at Washington,
u. u.. is now aranted on all tarouah
tickets between the East and West, via
Baltimore Ohio K. K. Stop-over will
aiso oe granted on tne return journey
made on round trip tickets, within the
final limit of such tickets, but not ex
ceeding ten days. Passengers will de
posit their tickets with the Ticket Agent
at6.iO.RR Station in Washington,
who will retain them until the journey
is to be resumed, when they will be made
good tor continuous passage to destina
tion by extension or exchange. This
arrangement will doubtless be greatly
appreciated by the traveling public be
cause it will permit the holders of
through tickets to make a brief visit to
the National Capital without additional
outlay tor railroad Are. 17feb2
A Map ef the Hailed State.
The new wall map issued by the Bur
lington Route is three feet four inches
wide by four feet long; is printed in six
colors; is mounted on rollers; shown
every state, county, important town and
railroad in tne Union, and forma a very
desirable and useful adjunct to any
nousenoid or business establishment.
Purchased in lots of 5,000 the maps
cost the Burlington Route nearly 20
P611 P, bat on receipt of 15 cents
in mtmmnrkaw a wau ffha tiniAauvnArl wan 11
in stamps or coin the undersigned will
be pleased to send you one.
Write immediately, as the supply is
limited.
J. Francis, O. P. A., Burlington Route,
Omaha, Neb. 17mar4t
To Omaha, Chicago and points in Iowa
and Illinois, the Union Pacific in con
neetion with the C. A N. W. Ry. offers
tne nest servioe and tne laatest time.
Call or write to me for time cards, rates.
etc. J. R MXAOHKR,
10mch4 Agent.
gmsbtess JftHttM.
AdTertiseaseats aader this head It ceata a
liaeeaeh iasertioa.
VjrM.8CH1LTZ awkeabooUaad shoe ia the
" hast styles, aad asas oaly the vary bast
atoektaateaaBeproearsdiataeaurket. SJ-tf
LEGAL NOTICE.
-1 LOBE 1NVESTMECT COMPANY, a cor-
Sis .poiauoa, .aaa ueary a. Wyawa,
Receiver of the Globe IfiTeataeat Coaw
paay, . defeadaata, will take aotice that
Chandler Sobbiaa, plaiatit, has tied a peti
tioa ia the district coart of Platte coaaty.
Nebraska, acaiaat said defaadaats. iaU
pleaded with George W. Phillips aad Looisa E.
tUiyii defeadaata, the object aad prayer of
wuca ara to foreclose a eertaia nortcae dated
Hepteaiber 1st. 1804. for IS9SM aad iateraat, oa
iae west sui or iae worms si yaarter aad the
oootbbbixoi xne nonawesc uaaner orBectioa
Tweaty-eicat. ia Towaahip 17 North, of Baaae
2 west of the 8th P. M ., Platte coaatr, Nebraska,
aivaa by George W. Phillips aad Louisa K
Phillips, to the Globe Is reef Meat Coatpaay. aad
aadoad toplaustig, which atortaaie waa re
cordsd lawbook S7. pace tSS. of tlw mortgage
record of said coaaty. aad to have the saaae
decreed to be a fret liea,aad said land sold to
satisfy the saase.
, Ton ar repaired to answer said petition oa or
- CHANDLER BOBBINS. Plaiatig.
By 8. D. Tuoaaroir, his Attorney. 17auw4t
NOTICE.
lathe district coart of Platte coaatr, Nebraska.
uia uoLBBne, neiauu,
TSL
Golsbkbs. Defeadai
Goldberg.. defendant, will take notice
tea
prayer of waiea ia to
t aaabaalatadiTom'
oataiafroaiMid
ceetody
of their child. Miaaie
Goldberg, aad as allowance of aiiaaoay
wkh attorney fee aad costs of sak. and
1 aseawea a nan
title of which ia in
which ia described aa follows: The
of section amber tea. in --
nejnbsr thirteen aovth.of ranee namhsr fotty
nve want U the athP. H-Ha Dead eoaatV
Ten are leoajiadto aas mtt said petition on or
r. iae ntaoay or April, nm.
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PROBATE NOTICE.
Ia the aiatter of the estate of Haaaaa L. Wta
terbothaia. deceased. Notice to creditor.
Notice is hereby Rivea that the creditor of '
said deceased will meet the execator ot eU
estate, before me, coast y jadwe ot Platte eoaaty,
Nebraska, at ray ofice ia Coiaatbaa, aafci
coaatr. oa the 27Ui dayof March. 18S7, oa the
27th day of Joae. 1897, aad oa the 27th day of
Hepteaiber. 1897. at 9 o'clock a au eacaday.
for the purpose of preseatiair thnir rlsiias for
examiaatioB, adjustment aad allowaaea;
Six raoaths are allowed for creditor te pre
seat their claims, aad oae year for the execator
to settle said estate, from the 27th day of March.
19K. aad this aotiee is ordend naMUkad la
Tub Comtxbcs JotiastAi. for foar coaaeeative
weeks prior to the 27th day of March. 187.
. . J.N.BJUAN,
sBca4 CbaatyJadae. .
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Takes a
ap by the sabscriber oa hi saclossd
laaaa ia tasaaanc towasaio
masaanc towasalp ia rial
oa the aKh day of Jaaaarv.
Platte coaaty.
Nebraska, oa the h day of Jani
4 poay Buiree. dark bay, S yearn old.
. iw,
S Doay oeldiBaa. bar. 4 years old.
1 poay KeldiBir, yellow, 4 year old.
1 poay geldinir. yellow. S year old.
l mare, yeuow color, 2 years old.
1 poay mare, yellow, with white stripes oa both
kms, 4 years old. aad oae gray awre 2 yc
year old.
Joh:
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Feb. 12th. 1897.
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soft
Pennsylvania Hard Coals.. $10 00
Western Hard Coal 8 75
Semi-Anthracite 7 SO
Bock Springs Lump 7 00
Rock Springs Nut 6 25
Canon City. 7 00
Maitland . 6 25
Hanna 6 00'
Du Quoin 550
Rock Springs Pea 4 50
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