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of the whole world on the high sens ,
yet only about ! J per cent , of these ships
reoeivo tiny subsidy , and these mostly
only receive reasonable prices for carry
ing mail.
151. Those who are the most eager
for " American built , American owned
and American manned merchant ships , "
lira those who expect to pocket the
subbidies and who will resort to any
means to got this bill through congress.
Such lino-sounding words mean for
most people only higher taxes.
14. The fact that this subsidy scheme
s promoted almost entirely by the most
persistent and rapacious lot of "bounty
beggars" that ever beset congress ,
ought to condemn it in the eyes of
honest citizens.
NEUKASKA STATK 1USTOK1CAL.
SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
State Historical Society for 1900 will be
held at the chapel of the State Uuiver
sity on the evening of January 9th and
10th , at 7:80 : o'clock , with the following
program. It is desired that all interest
ed in old overland freighting will at
tend , on Wednesday especially , bring
ing all old maps of freighting routes
with them.
TucMlity Kvenliifj , Januury 0.
President's Annual Address J. Sterl
ing Morton , Nebraska City.
The State Republican Convention of
1870 , and Incidents of that Campaign ;
a Character Sketch of Governor
Butler. Dr. L. J. Abbott , South
Omaha.
Ex-Senator Thomas W. Tipton. Hon.
Robert W. Furnas , Browuville.
Hon. Champion S. Chase Clement C.
Chase , Omaha.
Our First Settlement of Nebraski
David Anderson , South Omaha.
Pioneer Days in Booue County John
Turner , Indiauola.
AVetlnehduy Evening ; , January 10th Old
Freighter * ' E\eulii ; * .
Reminiscences. Eugene Muuu , Uni
versity Place ; William Fulton , Kansas
City ; R. M. Rolfe , Nebraska City ;
Thomas J. Majors , Peru.
This will be followed by ten minute
talks by old freighters present.
Business meeting1.
H. W. GALDWELL , Secretary.
Horticultural Society meets same
dates during day.
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