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;.-& 0''33gSs?"--' ' . i ft '- - " '-'i- " Vf 1 -o - ?&m o " - f L - I' ll fc" 'MVt. i lF - 4 Columbus anrual WEDNE8DAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1697. Entered at the PostoBioe, Columbus, Nebr., as 8econd-cla&s mail matter. ISSUED ETEBY WEDNESDAY BY M. K. TURNER & CO., Colum1UH, Ne1r. TEEMS OF 9CBSCBIPTIOS: One year, by mail, postage prepaid ttM Six months ir Three months " The ocean flyer, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosee, with a horse-power of 30,000, has as much force at her command as the busy city of Holyoke, Maes., uses, which ranges generally from 12,000 to 15,000. Ox some lines, it Beams to The Joub xax, the best possible argument is the baldest statement of the facts. The American market is the best in the world, when our workmen are steadily employed at fairly pood wages, but whent under a free-trade or a "reform" policy, we are compelled to issue millions npon millions of interest-bearing bonds to meet current, ordinary expenses of the government, and our workmen are de prived of their proper wages to foster the industries of other countries, our home market is poor. But here are facts that indicate a changed condition in affairs. "The imports of British hardware and cutlery into the United States amounted to nearly $90,000 for August, 1893, to over 870,000 for Aug ust, 18, and for August of this year, they came away down to S15.000." Election 1'oiatcrs. Mark Hauna seems on top in Ohio. The legislature, being republican on joint ballot, is pretty sure to return him to the U. S. Senate, an unusual showing for Ohio just after a presidential election. Gorman's successor in Maryland will doubtless be a republican. Large gains for the republican nomi nees in Kansas and South Dakota. While "Wandering Willie" may cavort around west of the Uig Muddy, when he crosses that stream he finds the situatiou very discouraging indeed. While the triiwrtite blanket ballot is generally admitted to lie a fraud, igno rant voters who were told by the State House gang to vote either under the house or under the rooster, have done their voting at this election with much less assistance than usual. This lteing the case, of course Judge Sullivan has carried the state. 1IOW IT LOOKS. Lincoln, Nov. 0, 1897. As I write, now four days after elec tion, the capital city is still rife with gossip as to just what was the result, and as to how and why it was so. Returns are not yet complete from the ninety counties in the state, but enough is known to determine that the f union ists havo lost more than half their ma jority of one year ago. If you compute from the head of the ticket, then Holcomb's lead of nearly 22,000 a year ago is cut down to about 10,000 now. If you compute as between the presidential electors then and the regents now, we have the fusion majority reduced from about 13,000 then to about 5,000 now. To that extent a lack of con fidence is voted against tho silver doc trine in Bryan's state and to that ex tent the fusion state administration is rebuked. The rebuke voted againBt Bryan and against the state administration is em phasized when it is considered that this is Bryan's home state, that this is the first year of the fusion state administra tion, and that both Bryan and the state officers at the last made the most fever ish and energetic campaign ever put up in this state in an off year. Never before did a governor beg so hard for an endorsement. Never lefore did a presidential candidate rush so frantically from town to town among the people of his own state in an off year with his party in power at. tho state house. Mr. Bryan seemed to realize that his cause in Nebraska needed a stimulant and the state administration throughout seemed to realize that it needed defense. In Omaha, where Mr. Bryan's effort reached the hysterical stage, seven speeches in one night, the result was a heavy loss to the fusion state ticket and a complete victory for the republican, county ticket. Looking back now over Bryan's trail the vote in the localities where he spoke shows that his efforts injured rather than helped his cause. In 1890 Mr. Bryan was first elected to congress and nt once commenced his career as the hero and manipulator of both the populist and democratic parties. It is worth the while now to make note of what has happened to these two parties in Nebraska since then. Then, as indicated by the state election vote on the head of the ticket, the democrats had 71,000, the populists 70,000 and the republicans 69.000 votes. Since then Mr. Bryan has had a career in congress, has had a career as presi dential candidate and has become the national leader of both democracy and populism. On last Tuesday these 71,000 demo crats of 1890 and the 70,000 populists now combined into one party, under the leadership of Bryan, stood up against the 09,000 republican party of 1890 and defeated it by 5,000 or 6,000 votes. The 69,000 republicans have grown into 100,000, while the 141,000 democrats and populists have shrunk into 105,000 or a bare majority over the republicans. There seems to be a general opinion here not only among republicans, but among populists as well, that had it not been for the defalcations of Bartley and Moore, republicans would have easily carried the state in this election. It means that the fusion ticket was barely elected because Bartley and Moore de faulted, and without these defaults this election would have been a complete route for Bryan and Bryanism in Ne braska. It means that the charges which have been published against this state administration in the last few months are accepted by the public as true, and that the public, while unwil ling to pass by republican defalcations without rebuke, was al6o unwilling' to endorse this present state administra tion or to cast a vote which would seem to deay the prosperity which the Mc 1 WlllilrWg The investigating committee drew $5, 000 in salaries and all it did was to com- s pile and issue a book flP rioomorl" flnw fhf tika The taxpayers are being compelled to M whack up a good price for fusion campaign needs. iwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Kinley administration has brought to the people. It means that with republican de faulters punished through the instru mentality of republican courts and the party purged from the stain which these defaulters e have put upon it, and that with a state ticket of clean men selected by a free and untrammelled republican state convention, the people of Nebraska in their next state election will hasten to express their confidence in the re publican party, in the McKinley ad ministration and their final farewell to Bryanism in finance and to 6ham re formers in state government. The truths which have .been uttered against this state administration remain and will remain. The recount fraud is not condoned, the straw bond frauds are not condoned and the people have not lessened their contempt for the anti railroad pass grabbing, junketing popu list hypocrite. The republican state committee from its meager resources bought tickets for its public speakers, for such men jib Judge Field, while an army of such blatherskites as Mutz galloped over the state on free passes, begging tho deluded farmers to sustain the anti-railroad pass reform adminis tration. The people know what is going on and they will not forget. The bar gain which the state lioard of transpor tation made for Sullivan's election will not be ratified by the people. In the meantime those who voted for Judge Post will have the satisfaction of knowing that he was a conscientious, fearless judge who never played the demagogue. He never flirted with a financial doctrine which he despised and never consented to become the candi date of an anti-railroad party at tho re quest of the corporations. J. W. Johnson. MISSION OF CANADIANS. Other Issues Besides Bering Sea Troubles. TO 00NFEB WITH THE PRESIDENT. Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier or Canada, Come Prepared to Take Up All the In ternational Problems That Hate Har assed the Two (io eminent Preiuiei Fators Plan Proposed by Maine. Washington, Nov. 9. The author ities here have been advised that the arrival today of Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier of Canada, Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine in the Laurier cab inet, aud other officials of the Dominion is to have an important bearing not only on the Bering sea settlement, but on all the pending questions which have been sources of international com plication between tho United States and Canada, namely the passage of the alien laborers to and from Canada, the North Atlantic fisheries question, the presence of many Americans in the Klondike territory belonging to Canada and in the mining regions of British Columbia, the fisheries trouble along the great lakes, the bonding privilege granted Canadian railroads, the contro versy over rights in the Fraser river and in the Puget sound and tha ques tion of a reciprocity arrangement be' tweeu the United States and Canada. Will Confer With McKinley. There is direct and definite informa tion that Sir Wilfred comes prepared to take up all these questions aud if possi ble iuclude them in one general settle ment, when the general friction they have caused will be over. Oil some of these subjects he will confer with President McKinlev, and ou at least one of them, tliat relating to alien lab orers crossing the border, he will sug gest huch mutual modification of pres ent restrictions as in hit opinion will be of material advantage to the thous ands of Americans now in the Klondike and British Columbia mining district and at the same time will lie of advan tage to Canada along the eastern border. The principal features of Sir Wilfred's mission were communicated to the proper officers and are given out by persons advised of the premier's plans, and it can be said that the sug gestion that the decks be cleared of ex isting disputes between Canada and the United States met with the favor of the administration. While the Bering sea settlement oc casioned the visit of the Canadian pre mier, the Canadian authorities attach much less importance to it than they do the other questions mentioned. They say Canadian sealing is confined almost entirely to the far west territory where the sealers fit out and that even there considerable percentage of the so-called Canadian sealers sail from Seattle, San Francisco and other ports, which fit out in Canada under the British flag. What basis of settlement can be reached is not stated, but confidence is entertained by the Canadians that an amicable ad justment can be made. Among the plans suggested is that of an indemnity large enough to permit Canada to buy out the sealers and retire them from business. With this done the United States, Russia, Japan, Great Britain aud Canada would be together in a sup pression of pelagic sealing. Border Immigration Question. Sir Wilfred Laurier and his asso ciates will urge strongly that the border immigration question be settled. Under the premier's direction the Can adian parliament passed an alien immi gration law last spring, by which American contractors and American labor was barred from competing in the work on the Crow's Nest Pass railway, a government undertaking in western Canada. On the other hand it is claimed by the Canadians that about 5.000 Americans are in the Klondike territory belonging to Canada, and that fully 10,000 American contract laborers are working in the mines of British Columbia. The United States immi gration laws, it is asserted, are admin istered with harshness along the Cana dian border and are a daily source of irritation. Sir Wilfred, therefore, will suggest that the causes of irritation be removed on both sides and it is under stood that he is prepared to offer a re peal of Canadian restrictions in the Klondike and other regions if the American alien law is made less string ent. In this connection also the co-operation of the United States is desired in plans of the Canadian authorities tc make an easy route to the Klondike The proposed route is by boat from J called "Nebraska Re- nf tVlft fii si nn TiArtv. Fort Wrangle to the Stickeen rivet which is in territory belonging to the United States, and up the Stickeen river via Taskan lake to the Yukon river and thence to the gold fields. Reciprocity Negotiation. On the matter of reciprocity the gen eral purpose of the negotiation will be to give the United States the benefit of the minimum clause of the present Can adian law, in consideration for the 20 percent reduction allowed under the Dingley law. The desire of Sir Wil fred and his associates will be to con fine the arrangement to a few important articles, allowing time to develop its usefulness and extend its scope. On the part of Canada the articles likely to be proposed for reciprocity are fish, coal, lumber and barley. On the part of the United States the articles likely to figure are coal, oil, corn, rail way aud electrical nupplies, machinery of all kinds, agricultural implements, native woods, watches, clocks, cotton and certain forms of iron and steel. Canadian law permits a one-eighth reduction of duties this year, and one fourth reduction next to such countries as give advantages to Canada. At present British goods get this reduction, while American goods do not. It has been made known to the offi cials here that the Canadian premier comes to Washington desirous of adopting a plan once propos ed by Mr. Blaine, viz: That of lumping the controversies into, one general settlement, the details to be settled by a commission representing bothcountries. Sir Wilfred is the more anxious to do this as his administration inherited the controversies from pre ceding ministeries. He has long been the 'advocate of the most conciliatory and friendly relations with the United States and now that he has come into power will seek to give this sentiment a practical effect. Outlook Is For Pear. Washington, Nov. 9. As further evidence of the peaceful condition of the relations of the United States and Spain, uavy department officials point to the program adopted by Rear Ad miral Sicard for the next month. Re pairs to the ships will occupy some weeks, but as each is put in condition for service, Rear Admiral Sicard pro poses to send it to sea for individual drill. It is expected that the squadron will remain in New York until about the middle of December, when it will proceed to Hamptou Roads, which will be the base of the squadron's winter evolutions. Woleott Reports to President. Washington, Nov. 9. Senator Wol eott of Colorado, one of the commis sioners who lias been in Europe in the interests of the bimetallist, arrived in this city last night. He went to his home, where he remained about half an hour and then went to the White house in. response to a summons from President McKinley. Senator Woleott, it is understood, made a formal report of the results of the commission's visit in Europe. The senator declined to talk for publication. Fort Carter Abandoned. Washington, Nov. 9. The war de partment acting on the recommenda tion of General Wade, commanding the department of Dakota, has ordered the abandonment of Fort Custer, Mont. General Wade also recommended the abandonment of Fort Assinaboine, Mont., and it is understood the depart ment thinks it impracticable at this time of the year. One of the reasons for abandoning Caster is that its sani tary condition is bad aud the water sup ply not what it should be. Appointments 1y the President. Wamhsjgtqn, Nov. 9. The president today made the following appointments : Edwin M. Yearing, agtmt for the In dians at Lehigh, Ida. ; Edward W. Bart letr, register of land office at LaGrande, Or. To bo receivers of public moneys, Thomas C. Burns, at MiUhell; Robley D. Harris, at Sidney, Neb, ; Major Louis Marshall, corps of engineers, to be a member of the Missouri river commis sion. THEODORE DURRANT WILL HANG. United States Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere In the Case. Washington, Nov. 9. The United States supreme court affirmed the de cision of the circuit court of California, refusing a writ of habeas corpus to Theodore Durrant, under seMeuce of death for the murder of Blanche La mont, in San Francisco, in April, 1895. The case has attracted attention throughout the whole of tliQ United States, and today's decision permits the law to take its course with the con demned man. San Francisco, Nov. 9. The news that the United States supreme court had decided not to interfere with the execution of Durrant spread quickly over the city today and crowds of in terested people read the announcement eagerly from the newspaper bulletin boards. The decision of the sopreme court; was not unexpected here, and ap parently only Durrant and his attorneys seemed to have any hope that the mur derer would be saved from the gallows. The decision of the supreme oonrt paves the way for the execution of five other murderers who have been sen tenced to death, but whose execution has been deferred pending the decision of the Durrant case. Among these are Train Wrecker Worden, Harvey Al lender of San Jose and Ebanks of San Diego, who butchered an aged couple. Populists Win With' Die, Topeka, Kan., Nov. 9. When the official canvass of the local election was made in Bourbon county yesterday, it was found that four of the seven candi dates on the Populist and Republican tickets were tied. Instead of deciding who was the victor by the drawing of straws, as is the usual custom, a dice box was secured from a neighboring joint, and luck gave the offices to all four populist candidates. Republicans believe the dice were loaded, but Rail road Commissioner Dillard, who acted as referee, says it was a ''square deal." ' Donble Murder In Missouri. Belton, Nov. 9. At noon yesterday, nine miles east of here, Arthur Wright killed John Hess and shot the latter'e father, William S. Hess, at their home. All those involved are farmers, but no reason is given for the shooting. The murderer passed here this afternoon and is making his way south. Forger Thomas Again Breaks JaU. Memphis, Not. 9. J. S. Thomas, the forger, made his second escape from the jail here early this morning by saw ing the bars of his cell, and afterward sawing roe oars ox me winaow in tue I rearofthajuL J HAVE EQUITY IS JOBS. Unexpected Civil Service De cision by Judge Jackson. GA1H0T DISMISS WITHOUT TBIAL. Courts of Equity Hare tha Jurisdiction to Restrain the Appointing Power From ReuoTinr Oflleers From Positions If Such Removals Aro Shown to Bo la Violation or Civil Service Law. Chicago, Nov. 9. A special to the Times-Herald from Marti nsburg, W. Va., says: Judge John J. Jackson handed down a decision today which holds that transfer cannot with trial be made under the civil service law be cause it is equivalent to removal. Judge Jackson insists that the ap pointment of a man to a federal position under the civil service law gives him a right in equity to the place which he is not forced to surrender, save for cause. Judge Jackson remarks in his decision that the leaving of discretionary powers in the hands of heads of departments makes the civil service a dead letter. He remarks that there is no doubt the civil service law is entirely constitu tional His second finding is that con gress has never delegated to the presi dent and commission legislative power. His third point declares that the in ternal revenue service has been placed under the merit code and he also holds that any attempt to change the position and rank of officer in civil service depart ments is a violation of the law. His final holding is that a court of equity has a right to sit in such case and has the jurisdiction to restrain the appointing power from removing' the officers from their positions if such re movals are shown to be in violation of the civil service act. He therefore ordered that the men who had been shifted from a good salaried place to a smaller salaried place should be rein stated. The government authorities here de clare the ruling of Judge Jackson will cause great confusion, as its findings are far from what had been expected. He practically has held that the fact that a man gets a civil service place under the government gives him a right in equity to the salary and emolu ments of the office, which is above the caprice of the head of the department. According to Judge Jackson it is illegal to shift a man iu office unless the salary and emoluments shall be the same. The change of assignment he says, is equivalent in fact to a dismissal, which cannot happen save under charges and a fair trial. This case here, which resulted in this opinion, was brought to reinstate a United States storekeeper or gauger in the revenue service. When the changes in West Virginia were agreed upon for October, a day storekeeper at the Hannis distillery of this place was transferred to a position of additional storekeeper. The storekeeper who for three months had been on duty as additional store keeper, was laid off and a reinstated storekeeper was assigned as day store keeper. The withdrawn gauger was also layed off and a reinstated ganger assigned to duty. By injunctions the collector and all others were enjoined from interfering with the officers who had been on duty. The case was argued before Judge Jack son Oct. 18. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF KNIGHTS. Twenty-first Annual Session of Knights of Labor at Louisville. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 9. The mem bers of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor began their twenty first annual session in this city'- this morning. This will he the most import ant gathering of laboring men ever held iu Louisville and will be attended by upwards of 100 delegates from every part of this country and Canada and several representatives from the district assemblies of foreign countries. A preliminary meeting of the execu tive board was held yesterday afternoon at the Willard hotel, for the purpose of arranging the details of the coming meeting. All the sessions will be secret, even laoa members being barred and the attendance on the floor being limit ed strictly to delegates. Tho meeting will last about 10 days and it is said that matters of the gravest importance to the order will come up for settlement. Among the more important members present at opening session are J. R. Sovereign, general master workman j T. W. McGuire of New York, grand worthy foreman ; John W. Hayes of Washington, grand secretary and treas urer; Andrew D, Best, of New York; H. B. Martin of Minnesota, and Daniel Brown of Montana. FORAKER MAY TAKE A HAND. Promises to Make Thinrs Lively la the Senatorial Fight, Cincinnati, Nov. 9. It was reported in local political circles that Hon. Chas. L, Kurtz had quietly slipped into the city during the afternoon and was in close conference with Senator Foraker on the absorbing senatorial question. The report had it that the senator and Kurtz had carefully surveyed the situa tion and had reached an understanding unfavorable to-Mr. Hannw. Senator Foraker, when asked about the alleged meeting with Kurtz, said he had not seen Mr. Kurtz for over a week. The broaching of the subject gave the sena tor an opportunity to vent his feeling! about the senatorship. He said : "I am becoming tired of having my name dragged into every little controversy over the senatorial question. I worked faithfully in the last campaign and if -the majorities were not larger, it .was no fault of mine. I do not expect to take part in the affair, but unless my name is kept out of the whole thing, I shall go into it and make certain peo ple know I am around. The Republican party will settle this matter to their satisfaction and without the dictation of outside parties." KILLING ' OF' INDIANS JUSTIFIABLE. fiute Cemmlaaloaer Swaa Sabmlta His Report to OoTarmor Kvaaa. Desyeb, Not. 9. Game Commis sioner Swan has submitted to the gov ernor his report on the encounter be tween Game Warden Wilcox and posse and a camp of Uintah Indians in Boatt county Oct. 24 last. While Mr. Swan deplores tho taking of human life, he believes that it was necessitated by the exigencies of the situation. He states that in his opinion Game Warden Wil cox's version of the fight was correct and that the killing of the Indians wan unavoidable and necessary. However, he recommends that in justice to all concerned there should be the fullest possible investigation by a committee appointed for that purpose. He also suggests that the commission might suggest or provide ways and means to prevent a recurrence of such troubles. lATtJjr If muMBt De41ot4. Amos, Ills., Nov. 9. The Love joy monument in this city was formally dedicated yesterday. It was 60 years ago Nov. 8 that Lovejoy was assassi nated in this citj because of hie out spoken and fiery editorials against the slave trade. Lovejoy's remains would have been lost had $tnc bees for Thomas Dimmock of St. Louis, who had the grave located by an old sexton, the only person who knew where his coffin was buried. The coffin was placed is a vault until a suitable lot could be secured and here a modest scroll bow marks his resting place. Two hundred yards to the south is a 90-foot shaft erected to his memory by citizens of Alton and people of Illinois at a cost of $30,000. Batterworth Slightly Better. Cleveland, Nov. 9. Commissioner of Patents Benjamin F. Bntterworth, who is lying ill of pneumonia at the Holkmden hotel, is reported as slightly better this morning. Dr. J. Kent Saun ders, who has remained almost con stantly at the bedside of the sick man, states that Mr. Bntterworth rested quietly throughout the night, and his condition is now such as to cause strong hopes of ultimate recovery. Nebraska Election Romance. Lincoln, Nov. 9. News of an elec tion romance was received from Te kamah, Burt county. The present county superintendent of schools and the present Populist candidate for re election was Miss Alice Thompson. She was defeated by herRepublican op ponent, C. L. Laughlin, and yesterday invitations were sent out announcing the coming marriage of Mr. Laughlin and Miss Thompson. Won by Crekera Home. London, Nov. 9. At the first day's racing of the Linfiel park November meeting today Mr. Richard Croker's 8-year-old filly Georgian won the Chel lows plate. This race is of 100 sover eigns, for 3-year-olds and upwards, winner and second horses free. There were six starters over the course, one mile straight. R.Devereaux's Yours was second, and H. W. Homf ray's Bantrey Boy third. Dreath In Central M Issoarl Broken. Sedaua, Nov. 9. The long continued drouth in Pettis and adjoining counties, which has prevailed since July 15, was broken last night by a heavy rain. Dur ing the long, dry spell only two or three showers, that were practically value less, fell in central Missouri, and the heavy rain of today will partly fill the thousands of sun baked stock ponds in this state, and be of untold value to the farmers. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. On Nov. G at Eastbourne, Sussex,' Lieutenant George Whitlock, grandson of the late General Whitlock, married Miss Rebecna Sprague, daughter of Horatio J. Sprague, United States con sul at Gibraltar, Spain. Representative Cole's football bill, prohibiting match or prize games of football with admission fees, came up at Atlanta, Ga., and after being amended so as to strike out the words "games of like character," was passed without discussion. General James C. Duane, 73 years of age, a member of the aqueduct com mission, died at New York of apoplexy. General Duane was a graduate of West Point in the class of 1848. He served with distinction with the army of the Potomac. The eastern roads out of Chicago are much disappointed over the amount of basiness they are securing. It has been decreasing for some time and if it were not for the amount of westbound business the roads would find them selves in a bad position. Judge Beach in the New York su preme court denied the motion to dis miss the suit brought by Mrs. Angell to establish her right of dower in the estate of the late Jay Gould. The suit was ordered placed on the preferred calendar to bs heard in December. To Chicago sad the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, 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 be chosen, and, by asking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over tho Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully furnished with the proper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note that all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in Chicago in ample time to conuoot with the express trains of all the great t hrough car lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, maps, etc., please call on or address F. A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb. The Union Pacific Passes through the best cities and towns of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, and is the best route to Denver, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, San Fran cisco, Portland and all Puget Sound Points. The advantages gained by traveling via the Union Pacific are Quick Time, Unequaled Service, Magnificent Equipment, Double Drawing Room Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman Dining Cars, Free Reclining Chair Care, Pullman Tourist Sleepers. For time tables, pamphlets descriptive of the country traversed, rates of fare, sleeping car accommodations, or any other information, apply to 27octf J. R Meagher, Agt. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Hervey Hedges, deceased. Notice to creditors. Notice is hereby siren that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of aid estate." before me, county judge of Platte county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said county, on the 2d day of December, 1897, on the 2d day of March, 1696, and on the 2d day of Jane, 1896. at 9 o'clock a m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examina tion, adjustment and allowance. Six months are allowed for creditors to pre sent their claims, and on rear for the adminis trator to settle said estate, from the ?ij day of December, 1897. and this notice is ordered pub lished in The Coluhecs Jotmsw. for four con secutive weeks prior to the 2d day of December, 1897. J. N. Kimajj. lOnovlt County Judge. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Andy Devany, deceased. Notice to creditors. Notice is hereby given that the creditors of said deceased will meet the executors of said estate, before me, county judge of Platte county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said coun ty, on the 2d day of December, 1897, on the 3d day of March, 1896, and on the 2d day of June, 1898, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for the pur pose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. six months are allowed for the creditors to nresent their claims and one year for the ex ecutors to settle said estate from the id day of December. 1897, and this notice is ordered published in Tire COLtntBCs Jocbnal, for four consecutive weeks. prior to the id day of De- cember, 1897. lOnovl JN. Kilun, County Judge. PBOBATE NOTICE. In the matter cf the estate of Maria Grnnder, deceased. Notice to creditors. Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administratrix of said estate, before me, county judge of Platte coBBty, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said county, on the 2d day of December. 1S97, oa the 2d day of March, 1998, and on the 2d day of June. 1899, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examina tion, adjust qent and .allowance. Six months an allowed for the creditors to present their claims and one year for the ad ministratrix to settle said estate from the 2d day of December. 1897, and this notice is ordered pobliaBsd ia Tax Coluhbcb Jocbnal for four consecutive weeks, prior to the 2d day of De cember. 1897. J. N. Kiwv, lOaoTt County Jodet, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE "ELEVATOR ROLLER MILLS COMPANY." Know all men by these presents. That we. F. Jaeasi. John Horn, I. Sibbernsen, . Yalbaam and A. Jaeggi. do associate oarseiree toaetber (or the purpose of f onnine; and becoming a cor poration under the laws of the State of Nebras- aa, ror ine transaction ol the boai: ItMwtinaf- ter aescnoea. ui; The 5??e rf-.J1"- corporation shall be "Elevator Boiler Hills Company." 2-,. The principal place of transactiaK basiness shall be in Columbus, Platte coantyTNebraska. 3. The nature of the business to be transacted br this corporation, shall be the baying, storiac grindinK. manufacturing, shipping and selling all kinds of grain, and the manufactured pro ducts thereof. Purchasing or leasing grounds suitable for such purposes, purchasing, erecting or leasing, eleTstors. mills, bins, cribs, storehouses, ware houses, and such other buildings suitable and neceseary to properly carry on the bosiaesa incident thereto. To purchase and equip snch mills, elevators and property with power, machinery and appli ances to properly conduct snch business. 4. The authorized stock of this corporation shall be S10O.O00 divided into shares of $100 each and numbered from 1 to 1.000 consecutively; to ho subscribed and paid as required by a majority of the Board or Directors, and to lie represented by certificates, signed by the Prvsident, and countersigned by the Secretary. 5. The existence of this corporation shall begin on the first day or October, A. D. 13W, and continue during the period of twenty years, nnletsa sooner terminated by a two-thirds vote of its capital stock. 6. The busincos of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Director, not toexcenl rive in number, to be elected by the Stockhold ers, at their firot meeting, and annually thereaf ter, as prescribed by the by-laws of aid cor poration.. 7. The officers or the coriMtration shall be President. Secretary, and Trvaauror.who shall be stockholtlers, and Manager, shall be chosen by a majority or the B--ard or Director, and shall htdd their offices until tho following annual election, and until their Hucceasora shall be elected and qualified. 8. The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself Bhall not be more than two-thirds of ita paid np capital stock. V. The time and manner of holding meetings of the stockholders, election of officers, filling of vacancies and the method of conducting the business of the corporation sliall bo as provided in the by-laws. 10. Tho by-laws of this corporation shall be anopieii, anil may be atterwartl modified and changed, by two-thirds of the stock represented at any meeting of the stockholders, provided, sixty days notice prior tit such meeting has been given of ouch intended cliange, to nil stock holders. In witness whereof we hive hereunto affixed our hand this 11th day of October. A. 1)., lMff. 1 n presence or F. .1 abxui i. II. F. J. lIOCKKNBEKnKR. JoUN llOHST. I. SlBHKKSSEK. FllANK PALBIUX. A. J roi. Static or Nebraska, ) . Platte County, i1 On this lltli day or October, 1S97. Iwfore me. a notary public in aud ror said county, iersou ally appeared thealiove named F. Jaeggi, John Horst, J. Sibbernsen, Frank Falbaum and A. Jaeggi, who are personally known to me to be the identical Hrsons whose names are affixed to the above articles as parties thereto, and they severally acknowledge the instrument to be their voluntary act and deed. Witness my hand and seal as aforesaid. Sel.1 11. F. J. HOCKENBEHOER. Notary Public. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate or Samuel W. W. Wilson, deceased. Notice to creditors. Notice is hereb given, tliat the creditors or said deceased will meet the administrator or said estate, before ine, county judge of Platte county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said county, on the 31 day of December, 19V7, on the 31 day of March. 1MM, and on the 2d day of June, lh'.M, at 9 o'clock a. m. each lay, for the purMtse of presenting their claim f.r examina tion, adjust uient and allowance. Six months are allowed ror the creditors to present their claims and one jenr ror the admin istrator to settlo said estate from the 2d day or December. 18117, and this notice is ordered pub lished in Tbk Columbus Jotthnl ror four con seciithe weeks, prior to the 31 ilay or December, 1W7. J. N. KlLIAN, 10nov4 County Judge. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter or the estate or Henry Puste, de ceased. Notice to creditors. Notice is hereby given, that the creditors or said deceased will meet the administrator or said estate, before me, county judge or Platte county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said county, on the 31 day or December. lftStt, on the 31 day or March, l&ti, and on the 2d day or June, 1598, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims ror examina tion, adjustment and allowance. Six months are allowed ror the creditors to present their claims and one year ror the admin istrator to settle said estate from the 31 day or December. 1897. and this notice is ordered pub lished in The Columbus Jours l ror four con secutive weeks, prior to the 31 ilay of December, 1897. J. N. Kiliax, JOhofJ County Judge. NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL. Notice probate of will, Joachim Buenning, de ceased. In the county court or Platte county, Nebraska. The State or Nebraska to the heirs and next of kin of said Joachim Buenning, dhceaed. Take notice, that upon filing of a written in strument j.urporting to be the last will and tes tament of Joachim Buenning for probate and allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the 26th day of November, A. D. 1897, before wiid count court, at the hour or 1 o'clock P. M., at which time any person inter ottnl may appear and contest the same; and due notice ol this proceeding is ordered published three weeks sneccsaively in the CoLUMtsus Jour nal, a weekly and legal newspaper printed, published and of general circulation in said county and state. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Columbus this Ith day of No vernier, A. D. 1S97. J. N. KlLUN. Mmo 3 County J udge. P1SOBATE NOTICE. In tho matter of tho ctttnto of Lewi M. Baley, decrcuHtl. Notice to creditors. NitticA id hereby K'iven, that the creditors of eaiil rieccnsetl will meet the administratrix of said etait. Ix-furu ttto, count judge of Platte county, Nebraska, at my oHiee in Colanibutt, said county, on the 'id day of December. I&17. on the 2d day March, 1H98, and on the 'id day of June. 1S98, at 9 o'clock a. in. each day. for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, ad justment and allowance. Six months aro allowed for the creditors to present their claims and one jear for the ad ministratrix to settle said estate from the 2d day of Decern ler. IHH, and this notice is ordered pnblished inTiiK Columbus Journu, for four consecutive weeks, prior to the 2d day of l)e ceinlier, IMG. J. N. Kixiw. lOnovl County Judge. LEGAL NOTICE. In the district court of Platte county, Nebraska. fierman Insurance Company, a coritnration. I'iaintitf. H. Krnent ('. Halm. Eugene V. Hi! in et al.. Defendants. Consolidated Coffee Company, HprnKne, Wmr- Sons, K. W. Hell Manufacturing Company and (ould & Comitany. defendants, will take notice that on the Suth ilay of October. 1W7, German Insurance Company, plaintiff herein, tiled its petition in the district court of Platte county, Nebraska, against said defendants, et al., the object and prayer of which nre to foreclose a certain mortgage executed by Jennie Halm and the defendant. Ernest C. Halm, to the plaintiff, npon lot six, block eight, in the village of Platte Centre, Platte county, Nebraska, to secure the imjment of four promissory notes ilated April 20, 1889, for the aggregate sum of S&K.OO with interest at nine per cent from date, and due and payable in three jears from date thereof, there is now due npon said notes and mortgage the sum of $71.7i, for which sum, with interest from this date, plaintiff prays for a decree that the defendants he required to pay the same, or that said premises may be sold to satisfy the amount found doe. Yoq are required to answer said petition on or before the 13th day of December, 1897. Dnted November 2, 1897. Ukrxan Inscbnck Co.. Snov Plaintiff. PROBATE NOTICE. In the county court of Platte county, Nebraska. n the matter of the estate of Catherine Schmidt, deceased. Notice of final settlement and acoonnt. To the creditors, heirs, legatees and others in terested in the estate of Catherine Hchmidt, deceased. Take notice, that John Arnold Schmidt has filed in the county court a report of his'doinn as executor of the estate of Catherine Schmidt, deceased, and it is ordered that the same stand for hearing on the 10th day of November, 1897, before the court at the hour of 9 o'clock a. m., at which time any person interested may appear and except to and contest the same. This notice is ordered given in The Colcx bus JorBJUL for two consecutive weeks prior to the lWh ilay of November, 1807. witness my nana ana the seal or the county court at Columbus this 1st day of November, 1S97. 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