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As between lard from cholera hogs
put up by St. Louis pork .packers and
boarding-houso butter , plcaso pass us
the oleomargarine.
RBV. Mlt. TAiiMAQBhaa begun a series
of sermons to bank cashiers. Ho hud
bettor cut off short and direct his talks
* to the "honest old" state treasurers of
the oiToto oast.
IN paving , as in many other things ,
I X
Xy the best and dearest artlclo is the
cheapest. Cedar block is yery cheap ,
but In the end It Is the dearest of all
paving1 materials.
of the council who wore
elected at largo seem to forgot that
they are expected to act for the welfare
of the whole city , and not simply for
the ward in which they happen to
reside.
EVKN the. chief justiceship need not
go a begging. But the question of choos
ing a successor to the- lamented Judge
Waite decs not turn so much on the
legal ability ot the candidate as upon
his political influence.
KANSAS haa a governor who used
t "have saw" in his state messagoand his
r naino is Martin. Texas has a congress
man who blow out the gas , and his name
is also Martin. The governor of Kansas
might exchange place with the congress
man from Texas and the people of cither
state wouldn't know the difference.
CnAmsiAN MILIS of the committee
on ways and moans is laid up with a
raging fever , and Is doUrious. The wonder -
dor is that Mr. Mills is not already crazy.
No ordinary man could stand the pres
sure of drawing up a tariff bill that
should cut down the revenues and yet
conllict with no man's interests.
PnESKNT indications point to a heavy
increase of foreign immigration this
year. In one day lost week 2,262 immi
grants were landed. The day following
1,181 pub foot on American soil. If the
average keeps up at these figures the
immigration of 1888 is likely to equal
that of 1882.
TnK friends and relatives of Thomas
Mason , the unfortuhato switchman who
was mangled by an engine in the Bur
lington yards at Lincoln a few weeks
ago , ewe u duty to the community to
reopen the investigation and hold the
parties liable who caused his death.
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4 It will bo remembered that the core
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ner's inquest was not what It ought to
bo. The verdict was that nobody waste
' to blame except Mason and that his
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death was accidental. In the light of
I'I the testimony it would appear that
I other persons were instrumental by
their carelessness or inefficiency in
causing MUSQII'S death. For that reason
the ground should bo carefully re-
vioWcd and the blame placed whore it
belongs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE president , In sending to congress
the communication of the secretary of
the interior relating to a grant of pub
lic land in Oregon for the construction
of wagon roads , vigorously condemns the
frauds which the facts show. The ex
amination has developed , as it seems to
the president , "tho most unblushing
frauds upon the government , which if
remaining unchallenged will divert
thousands of acres from the public do
main. " If the facts presented bo true
the case is certainly a bad one. The re
port shows that nearly a million acres
Itavo been patented to various corpora
tions in Oregon to build wagon roads.
But investigation proves that none of
It these roads wore constructed according
to law , and that not an acre of the land
should over huvo become the property
of the companies. When the total
amount expended by the land grant
companies in building the wagon roads
did not exceed 848,000 , the palm for bare
faced robbery must bo given to Oregon.
It may bo pertinent ip remark
that the credit for unearthing this
fraud does not belong to the secretary
of the interior , although , like his pro-
docossav , ho will undoubtedly claim
whatever merit may attach to the work
of the commissioner of the qonerul land
office. In this matter , however , the
credit unquestionably belongs to Mr.
Stookalagor , the successor of General
Sparks and one of his most ofllciout
aids while ho was commissioner. The
now commissioner is'dolng so well that
ho deserves publio recognition i J u-
iouragemeut.
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A Case In Point.
The announced Intention ol Attorney
General Leeso to prpmplly push to a
final adjudication jn thd supreme court
the Sflsuo raised by Judge Dundy'a ex
traordinary decision regarding the
Union Pacific railroad company will be-
generally commended. It is of the
highest importance that the state of
Nebraska should learn ns soon ofc possi
ble whether A corporation within Its
limits , which it is forced to protect in
the possession of its rights and property ,
has itself no corresponding duties to
wards the state.
That the United Slates government in
granting its franchise and immunities to
the Union Paciflc railroad had any inten
tion of withdrawing it from the proper
control ot the stales through which it
passes no unprejudiced mind can for a ,
moment bollovo. There need bo
no apprehension as to what the
decision of the supreme court will
bo upon the question raised. In the
case of the Western Union telegraph
company against the attorney general
of Massachusetts a parallel issue was
decided in favor of the people. The
attorney general ot Massachusetts , in
behalf of the state , instituted a suit to
enforce the collection of a tax upon the
company. The company refused to pay
the tax upon the ground that ninety-
nine hundrcdlhs of its lines within the
state of Massachusetts were cither under
or across post roads made such by the
United States , and argued that for this
reason it was not subject to taxation by
the state authorities.
The supreme court , in handing down
its decision , hold that as the corpora
tion received the .benefit of the laws of
the state for the protection
of its property and rights it is
liable .to bo taxed upon its
real or personal property the same as
any other person or corporation could
bo. "It never could have boon intended
by congress in conferring upon a cor
poration of ono state the authority to
enter the territory of another state and
erect its lines therein to establish the
proposition that such a company owed
no obedience to the laws of the state
into which it thus entered , and was
under no obligation to pay its fair pro
portion of the taxes necessary to the
slate's support. It the principle now
contended for , " said the court , "b&
sound every railroad in the country
sh'6uld bo exempt from taxation because
they have already been declared to bo
post roads.1 The saino reasoning could
bo applied to every bridge and navi
gable stream throughout the land. "
This case is directly in point , and the
principle which it enunciates is as old
as civilization. It is simply that the
demand for protection of property car
ries with it of necessity acquiescence In
the laws of the state or municipality
from which such property protection is
demanded. The plea that the Union
Pacific company , a debtor of the federal
government , is beyond the pale of the
laws of the states in which its lines run ,
from which it draws its revenues and to
which it appeals for protection , is so
preposterous that it will need only the
formulation of such an absurd claim be
fore the supreme court of the United
States to.have it promptly and effect
ually wiped out of existence.
Election , of Senators by Popular Vote.
The house committee on revision of
laws having reported in favor of pro
posing an amendment to the constitu
tion , providing for the election of
United States senators by the people ,
that important question will probably
again become a matter of general dis
cussion. One of the most notable
speeches made by ox-Sonatqr Van
Wyck before his retirement from the
senate was devoted to this subject , and
attracted widespread attention and
comment. The nature of this indicated
a very general popular feeling in favor
of the reform , and there can bo little
doubt that were the proposed amend
ment submitted to.the legislatures of
the states it would receive the rntifico-
tion of the necessary throe-fourths of
them. The careful and thorough
consideration of the proposition
by intelligent men must convince
them that the change is desirable on
every ground of public policy and neces
sary to more fully round out our polit
ical system , which is defective so long
as ono branch of the congress does not
represent the direct will and voice of
the people.
The arguments that prevailed in favor
of the constitutional method of electing
senators are not applicable to-day , be
sides which the character of that body
for a number of years has not sustained
the standard of conservative wisdom ,
high principle , and broad , patriotic
statesmanship which the framers of the
constitution sot up. On the contrary ,
in these later years the senate 1ms bo-
rome the bulwark of every power and in-
( luenco hostile to the interests of the
people. The great corporations and
monopolies have found it their Gibral
tar , behind which they were secure
against every popular demand
for relief and for justice. The best-
paid attorneys of the railroads and
other corporations are among its mem
bers , and oven the managers of some of
the most reckless and unscrupulous of
those occupy seats in its hall and exor
cise a potential voice in legislation.
Such men could not get Into the eonate
if senators were chosen by the popular
vote , or at worst the success of such
would bo rare. Stanford , Stewart' ,
Payne and some others would have little -
tlo chnnco of reaching senatorial scats
if compelled to go before the people in
order to do so. The presence of men of
this class in the senate , with the knowl
edge that there are many others there
whoaro hardly loss earnestly the friends
of corporations and monopolies , has
degraded the senate in popu
lar respect and confidence , and
instead of its being regarded as the
guardian and conservator of the pee
ple's welfare it is hold in distrust. And
those senators who owe their election to
the influence and money of the corpora
tions , having no direct responsibility to
the people , are inevitably indifferent to
the demands of the people. Indeed ,
they cannot be otherwise and keep faith
with the powers they were chosen to
serve. . . " '
The con summation of the'needed re- ,
* is doubtlesa.reroote , but if will cor-
taihly como In ttrno , unless there is n
very radical change in tlio character of
the eon a to. At'present it is to Jbo ex
pected Ihnt If the proposition to amend
the constitution shall pass the house it
will fall in thd donate. To bo success
ful it must receive two-thirds of
the votes of both houses , and
it is not at all probable that there
are flfty-ono members of the present
senate who would support the proposi
tion. The question will not bo aban
doned , however , because the promise of
early success is not favorable. The re
quired reform will > continue to bo dis
cussed , and the raoro carefully and in
telligently this is done the moro surely
and rapidly will it grow in publio favor.
Tlio J.trwa Decision.
The decision of the supreme court of
the United States , declaring null and
void the section of the Iowa prohibitory
law which prohibits the importation of
any HqUor into the state , except when
consigned to some ono holding a permit
fromn county auditor , has boon widely
commented on. That it strikes a severe
blow at prohibition is 'universally con
ceded , but there is a divergence of
opinion as to whether it does not also
strike down n right of the stato. These
who contend that it does affirm that the
unquestioned right of a siato to enact a
prohibitory liquor law carries with ib
thd right to adopt every moans neces
sary to make such a law fully effective.
Obviously this is true , however , only so
far as relates to its own people. A state
.in the exercise of its police powers
may prohibit the manufacture
and sale ot liquors within
its boundaries and go to almost any extent -
tent in prescribing the methods for car
rying out the law. In this it is supremo' ,
and cannot bo interfered with. But
when a state prohibits the importation
of liquor from other states it clearly in
terferes with tlio rights of people be
yond its jurisdiction and puts a restric
tion upon commerce which it has no
right to do. This wrfuld seem to bo sO
plain ns to admit of no question.
An Iowa firm had ordered a-lot of heor
shipped to them from Chicago , and it
was tendered to the Chicago & North
western railroad for transportation.
The consignee having no permit the
road refused to receive the beer. A
suit was brought against the rail
road company , which sot up the
law' in dofonso. The United
States circuit court decided in favor of
the law , and the case waa appealed to
the United States supreme court. The
decision was that the portion of the law
prohibiting the , importation of liquor
into Iowa is unconstitutional , for the
reason that it is an unauthorized inter
ference with intor-stato commerce.
Liquor is a recognized article of com
merce under the federal law and in
other states , and therefore the legis
lature of Iowa cannot prohibit or inter
fere with its transportation into or
through that state. The constitution
confers upon congress the solo pdwer
"to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the states , " and the
supreme court 'some time since de
clared that in. matters relating to such
commerce there are no states. It is
plain , therefore , that Iowa cannot legis
late to shut out a product of Illinois or
any other state which is a recognized
article of commerce.
It is very likely that prohibition will
now bo found somewhat moro difficult of
enforcement in Iowa , but the legitimate
police powers of the state are in nowise
impaired by the supreme court decision
and the open saloon will hnvo no bettor
chance than it has had. The right to
import does not confer any other right ,
and the law prohibiting the sale of
liquors is still in full force. The advan
tage secured by the decision is only to
the citizen who wants liquors for his
own use , and who can have them sent
to him hereafter without a permit and
without interference.
Prosperity Through Taxation.
Congress seems to have finally settled
down to the conviction that there is to
bo nothing done in the way of tariff
legislation during the present session ,
and that the only use Which will bo
made of the three bills now drafted and
to bo drafted for revenue reduction will
bo to form a text for senators and rop- .
rosontativcs to harangue the country
and to deface the pages of the Congres
sional Record.
The republican minority in the house
has already received assurances of sup
port from Mr , Randall's followers which
will doom the Mills bill to defeat in that
branch of congress. Mr. Randall's
measure , which will receive considera
ble republican support , will
still lack a majority , while the hill
which the republicans of the ways and
moans committee propose to draft will
bo undoubtedly opposed by the democ
racy. As the senate will initiate no
legislation of this character , the pros
pects are that both parties will enter
the presidential campaign charging the
defeat of tariff reform upon their op
ponents , and claiming that each is an
apostle of the only practical legislation
looking to a reduction of taxation with
out ji reduction in the number of labor
ers employed in various industries or
the wages to bo paid them.
This was to have been expected. The
issue of revenue reform through tariff
reduction has not yet been presented
clearly to the people as an issue and
brought to their attention and Etudy
in the workshop and on the farm.
There is some prospect that in this
respect the coming campaign will differ
from its predecessors. If the discussion
of the tariff and of methods for its re
form through reduction of taxation take
the place on the stump and in the prose ,
of personalities and buncombe the pub-
io at largo will bo the gainers. The
'pooplo need to bo educated to a knowl
edge of the principles of political econ
omy which are daily violated by the
present tariff for monopoly only. They
need to bo taught that the way to uni
versal national prosperity is not through
universal national taxation. They
ought to bo informed as to what pro
portion of the tariff taxes added to the
price of commodities go into the hands
of labor , and what proportion is added
to the profits of capital. In short , they
have a right Id bo made acquainted Wi'th
all tho.arguments upou iho isauo which
now divides neither 'party from the
other , but which Cleaves the ranks of
each. i
A campaign of Hhls kind would bo an
educational opoplOn American politics.
WHILE the board of trade is organiz
ing nlnanufflctiiflflg bureau , and busi
ness clubs arc stimulating manufactur
ing projects , the ftiostimportant fact
for making Oina/inan Industrial center
is entirely lost sight of. Wo never can
compolo with eastern mills and miinti.
facturora until our workingmen can
afford to accent IqTvor wages. So long
aa rents and living expenses are higher
in Omaha than they are In eastern fac
tory cities workingmen must pxact
hlghor.wngcs. In other words , low rents
and cheap living must precede lower
wages. Now , there is no reason why
Iho prlco of meat , flour nnd vegetables
should not bo cheaper in Omaha than
they are in Ohio , Pennsylvania or Now
England. Wo are in the heart of the
great corn bolt that supplies America
and Europe with meat and grain. If
producer and consumer were brought
together our workingmen could bo fed
25 to 60 per cent cheaper than are these
ot Now York city or Philadelphia.
What we need most nnd must have be
fore wo can become a manufacturing
centre is market houses where the
laboring man can trade directly with
the farmer and market gardener aud
butcher. _
STATE AND TBlUUTOnV ,
Nebraska Jottings.
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Paxton. Clioyonno county , wants go.
pulpit and a'packing houso.
Lincoln has taken measures to anchor
its cedar blocks before tlio April freshet.
The Inman Index , marks a fresh
crowned mound in the journalistic ccm-
otory.
The rush of ruined rolling stock to
the shops in Plaltsmouth has compelled
the men to work over-time.
The Germans of Hastings have united
for a concerted grab nt the spring dis
tribution of municipal spoils.
Rushvillo threatens to start a pickling
factory and distribute the vincgarcd
cramps among the population.
Saloons or no saloons is the main is
sue of the spring campaign in Fairmont.
The quality of water is improving.
The Fullerton Journal insists that
Nance county's favorite son for congress
is George D. Meiklcjohn. Carry the
news to Dorsoy.
March weather is sufficiently miscel
laneous to populate a grave yard. It is
the coughin' plate of consumption and
Iho reveille of rheumatics. Its early
demise is a joyful certainty.
The CrctO Videtto , has heard repeat
edly that "competent' men were Mil
charge of the B. < 5f f-M. engines. Rats.
Engine No. 105 corn'o into Crete from
Lincoln , Saturdayswiththe ) crown sheet
burned out. " i > i
"If.there were no * other feature of the
Burlington striktfjthat reflected against
the road" commqnta the North Bond
Flail , "tho employment of Pinkorton's
force would Jamruit in the estimation
of law abiding mops"
The grace andtl'fflamour of romanc6
envelopes the relations of the Fremont
Tribune and the Iftfrth Bond Flail. The
editor of the former hurried to Omaha
lost week to securdi'a few paving stones
to heave at his rasping admirer up the
bottoms. " ' - '
The Columbus $ onocrat [ is entitled to
every separation and. satis faction called
for by the code , for/failure to properly
credit it in these columns. The jot-
tingoor scorns to increase the burdens
or shoot the proof readers hut hustles for
shelter behind the veil of good inten
tions. The Democrat has the choice of
weapons.
The O'Noil Tribune nnd Frontier
united for revenue only , last week , in a
joint edition , in which the progress and
prospects of the city and county wore
pictured in strong colors. The ira *
provomont plans of the city for the year
include waterworks , a live board of
trade , three now railroads and $100,000
worth of 'new buildings.
Ponca's immediate needs arc a can
ning factory , starch factory and broom
factory. These three necessities would
bring in the "tin , " stiffen the spine of
industry and sweep rival towns from
the field. The diamond fields are frozen
up at present , the volcano has cooled off
and the coal pits are flooded with defaulted -
faulted expectations. The town must
turn its energies to now and inviting
fields.
South Sioux City is driving a prosper
ous trade in irrigating the residents
over the muddy. Various expedients
are employed to escape the eyes of pro
hibitionists. A hearse with a collln
loaded with stiffs in jugs is not nn un
common sight to the initiated. The in
dividual joint and the bootleg vendor
hawks the red-oyo in coal oil cans or in
a violin case filled with pints. Loaded
gunnysacks and grips are frequently
lorried over , and the residents take
their cocktails stiaight and crow not ,
The bccrot history of the strike of the
Burlington engine men , if overwritten ,
would bo an astounding record of venal
ity , attempted bribery and coercion on
the part of the officials of the road. The
strikers' record IB not entirely free
from buying of the scabs , but their
purses had not the weight and depth of
their opponent's. When the pay car
made its monthly round in Nebraska
two weeks ago , every engineer and fire
man who entered the car alone , was
coaxed , 4hon threatened and finally in
vited to a conference with the officials.
Two old and prominent engineers , ono
of them a non-broti.erhood man ,
received invitations to call on
ono of the loading officials ,
They determined to nrnko a social call
together , and their experience , as re
lated by their brethren in Omaha ,
shows that the compajny stooped to every
expedient to break , ilio ranks of the
strikers. Two engineers called and-
were given nn nudjeifco. The brother
hood man was first approached in a pri
vate room with a tempting offer to break
faith with his fcllDwmoii and soil him
self to the company > -Tlio amount of the
bribe offered was $5,000. The offer was
spurned with all HiQ indignation of a
true man. The Becpnd man was called
in , but declined a private interview and
insisted that hid companion should re
main in the room at ) n > witness to what
transpired. Ho further stated that ho
was a non-brothcEhood man , hut was
with the strikers heart and soul. The
oiler of 85,000 ns a bvibo to return to
work was made to him. It was promptly
and emphatically refused and the oflf-
clal informed that a one-half interest in
the "Q. " system could not purchase his
betrayal of the strikers , Wore it not for
the fact that the company-hoped , by pur
chasing two or moro leading engineers
to break the solid ranks of the strikers ,
the facts hero rotated would appear im
probable. Desperate and unscrupulous
means were necessary to create a diver
sion and defection , but they failed. To
the manly men of the brotherhood ,
whether victory or defeat bo their lot ,
belongs the credit of standing to olhai >
as ono man in a fight for justice and the
rights enjoyed' by thpir brethren on
competing roads < . , , , .
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' The taay.or-of Burlington .insists that
the city needs n greater number of
police.
Charity and good dinners have formed
ft trust in Atlantic.
The pcoplo of DuuuquO nrd holding
meetings nnd growing qulto enthusi
astic over the proposed centennial ot
the settlement "ot that place by old
Julian Du Buquo. It is a good thinp to
become enthusiastic about.
A Davenport sport is building a water
blcyclo , with which ho oxpocta to navi
gate the rlvor nnd cover six mlles nn
hour. Tno murmur of the wntora will
bo his novor-onding requiem.
The vigilant pollco of Carroll made a
united pull last week for the 310,000 re
ward offered for the capture ot the murderer -
doror of Snoll In Chicago. The Tascott
they captured proved to bo a traveling
blacksmith in search of a job.
Thirly-fivo young ladies in the Iowa
Wesleyan university are being drilled
in the manual ot arms. Their military
costume consists of a short akirt of navy
blue cloth with blouse waist trimmed
with gold braid nnd brass buttons , and a
zouavo cap to match. Bustles nnd cor
sets are forbidden. In addition to their
side arms they carry four-pound rillcs
and are killingiy swcot in their move
ments.
Dakota.
There are in use in the Black Hills
circuit 210 telephone instruments.
Deadwood would like to have ono or
both the Dakota territorial conven
tions.
The roller mills company of Mandan
is offering a prlzo of 8100 for the boat
100 bushels of wheat of the crop of 1888.
T. S. Palmer , assistant treasurer of
Eddy county , who embezzled about $400
from the county treasury two years ago ,
has made good the defalcation.
An elevator burned at St. Thomas
Saturday. The building contained
about 20,000 bushels of grain valued at
$16,000 , which was well insured.
Extensive preparations have boon
made at Rodfiold for the territorial G.
A. R. oncampmontwhich convenes there
this week. It is expected that at least
GOO old veterans will bo present.
The Methodist university of south
Dakota , located at Mitchell , was reopened -
opened last week in temporary quarters.
Tlio university building was destroyed
by fire about two weeks ago , but will bo
rebuilt in time for the fall term.
Pierre was honored by the prcsoncoof
White Buffalo , son of Sitting Bull , and
a number of other prominent chiefs of
the Sioux nation , Saturday. Their sur
prise was great when informed that the
Sioux reservation bill had passed the
houso. They said the Indians would
gladly ratify the treaty , and wanted to
live like white men , have homos and
educate their children.
tilST OP SUBSCRIBERS.
1IOTEI. 8BL,3U 8UDSC1HPTJON.
HrK. Dunbar..J 100 John Jloser „ 100
aP.Decker I 00 I , . B. Gould 100
HcnS. Clark 1 00 O. V. Klrkpatrlck. ICO
II. A , Wlpgenhorn 1 OJ II. F. Hubbard. . . . 1 CO
John Krlecelstoln 1 00 John H. Balder. . . 600
O.I. llallsbaelc. . . . 100
U.E.HumcId 100 Total $1350
\V. C.Tolman 1 00
BOSTON THAVELIN-O MBIT.
Th&following contribution wcro received
from Boston travulinR shoo mon nt Kirken-
dall , Jones & Co.'s ofllco : .
G. P. ningham. . . . $ 2 00 E. H. Noble I on
M , V. Dunning. . . . 300A.M.Stone 200
C. E. Mnrston 200
It. 11. Uodfe. Mil Total HO 00
waukee 1 00
AN OMAHA LIST.
To the Editor of the BEE : Enclosed please
find $0 and list of contributors , 53 for Miss
Loio Royce and $3 for Lena Woebbccko.
This is list No. 2. Mrss POISSANT.
M.U. Powell $ 1 ODMrs.O. Menter. . . . 50
.Chas .Landrock , . 1 00 Mr3W..llocko. . . . 50
W. K.Mnrlm , AtMrs. . Jellrles 51) )
lantic , la 1 00
V. 1'olssant 100 Total 8 0 00
Mrs. C. Landrock. . 60
BLAIIt , NED.
J. 8. Stewart $ 5 00 Dr. M. D. Bodal. . .
K.A.8towart. . . . . 1 00 Mrs. F. W. Kenny.
Grant Stawart. . . 1 00 Mrs. G. L.Ciirrigan ,
J. II. Stewart 1 OQW. It. Gull. . . . . . . . .
Isaac Thompson. 50 W. II. filler
H. IJ. Taylor 50 II.Tuompson
U. 11. IJoild
C.II. Davis Total J12 60
S. E. Kerns 50
The above is sent ns a benefit by the First
Baptist church , Blair , Neb.
JAS. H. STEWART , Treas.
TIIK CE1UB UAPIDS LIST ,
CBDAII RAPIDS , Neb. , March 1. To the
Editor of the BEB : Your notice of the re
ceipt of the fund of $3.23 from tins place gave
it as coming from Cedar Rapids , la. , where
as it is Cedar Rapids , Neb.
I notify you that it may bo corrected.
PJCUD E. JENKINS.
VAUOO'S CONTllIIIUTIOX.
J. A. Smith $ 2 OOlDovle & Mansfleld 25
II. O. Heitty 2 00 J. W. Thomas 50
John Bchram 2 00 Frank Allun 50
II. II. Dewey 2 00 C. J. Harrlaon 23
W. H. Dlcktoson. . a 50 Oeo. u. Lnder 23
rc. 15.1.yle 1 00 aw. Crawford. . . . : ir
.T.I.Hoel lOOCush r > 0
JlixnieUavlB . . . no John Winter _ .
KilllanUros.&Co. a oo V. L. Hdwthorno. 23
Ida Hancock 1 00 M. W. Stonu 300
J. V. Smith 50 W. H. IJech 25
J.J. Mores 50 1 50
1) . U , 1'helps 50 Peterson " ' " " 50
W. Q.Severance. . . 1 00 C. O. AnddiEon. . . . 50
B. II. Fornborgcr. . 60.Chan. Thayer
] -M > . Frazler 1 00 Otto K. Steen 50
O. C. Taspeunlug 50 Cash.
' ' ' ' ' ' '
N. iioseiigri > en 60 J. O.GriiVer' . . . . . .
Horace M.Clark , . . 75 H. II. rinlsty " 23
" ' ' ' "
John Scott 50l ! > , Mcl.onniin. . . . . . fO
WC. Fisher 50 F. , M. Strutton. . . . 2 fO
( ! eo , Jluck 50 N. H. Itell 110
I * , J. I.epsu 50 W. A. Clark 1 OJ
F. M.McCuthan. . . 75\V'.H. | Hill 50
II.V llobltibun. . 23.J. . U , OIlkuBOtt. , . . 3 U )
W. It. Alexander. . 25 John fledee . . 50
H. K. Duckworth. . i F. V. Krntky , 1 00
II. D. Hupp no Anne Hmlth. 00Si
John F. Hliorman , . 50 " 'n cnurch . . .
JolmNtwlenn 100 Y.M. C. A ' HI
J.If , ICnowlus . . . . 23 Hajtht'cimrcli.i ! ; 0 23
Btratton &llanfcon 1 00 M.K.church 700
.1.1 , . Finn Wahco 1'ubllo
K. IJ. Collier 2.T schoolsi 360
.Murk Collins , . .
WTH Huyluy 50 Total t'JS 00
KULI.EKTON , NB11. , LIST.
I , , n. Webb t 1 00 C. F. Uakor no
Walter IAICO 1 00 Robert Swan. . . . 50
U. II. Spackmnn . . 1 00 IMward Johnson , 50
Asnhel UilKlngton. 1 00 w. 15 , Ilenson . . . 50
T. F. Miller 1 ( Kl J. W.Jbboll 50
KM. LuG range. . 1 OJ Fenny & Sou 50
W. U. Dean 1 00 Alnoit Thompson 50M
Then Koch 1 00 Martin I. Jliower. 50
H. K. Wilson 1 OJ I ) . W. Randolph , , f.O
JamuiQilmoro , . . , 1 OOih. Stalnbrnr 50
J'orbas liros 1 OJ.G. I ) . Melklojohn. 50
I.uniry Hies i 00 W. F.Jlollenry. . . 50
. .1.V. . ScollBld 1 GO C. Hlnshellwood. 50
F.M.Ullmoro 1 00 M. H. Offden. . . . . 50
K.D.Gonlcl l ( X ) James C'aiinco. . . . 50
Ilnrrlu Hros 1 00 John P. Anderson 50
0. U llrady 1 00 Prank feuilor. . . . 50M
U. li. Cook 1 00 0. H. Harding , . . , 50
H. II. Kyman 1 M J. C. Irani. . . . . . . 50
J. W. McClelland. , 1 00 John Iledner 50
K. II. Smith 1 W | | . O. Htewart , . . . 50
Will O. Jones 1 HO 8. II. McClure . . . 25
JohnLanBloy. . . , 1 00M.J.Vosbcrg , . . .
Friend 1 00 Z. Jackson. . ,
Friend 1 00 1U.M. Henderson ,
0.0. Miller 60I.A.Iloanle
Btunhon Itobeftiii CO A. W. Knight
J. 11. Williams 60 It.J.Morrison , . , ,
F. B.Clayton 50 Kohort Drown , , . .
K. J. Faucett 50 J , W. liobln on. . . Uu
Fraud Hodges 50 J , n. Mlsner , , . , . Sffl
J , T. Smith , . 50 J. ( JCavton . , , , 3
O. II. Ciow 50 C. H. Olfinore. . . . 3
J.I' . Foster ( X ) Jacob Btouter. , . . li' .
Oeo , s. McChesnoy 50 J , a. .Johnson . . .
B. 8. Nonamakor. . 50 Jiinie.s Odell , , , , ,
J.12. Kreldler BO'J ' , n. iilnnoy. . , , ,
Ed. II. Harman. . . , 23IA. Maluoi ;
Julco UmsteaJ 25 o , K. Darter
Cash , 25 I , . Taylor
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 W , li. Johnson. , ,
25 A. J. Young
J. C. Woods 23 A. M. b , humaker
O. I ) . Chilstlansen. 25 ( 'liarlct Mears. . .
L.M. Mulford 2. > w.H.Van Arsdalo
Ovldlvemlre. . . , , . , " 3 I * W. Morgan. , , . .
II. O. lliillard. . . , , 25 T. 0 , Held. . . . , , , .
T. O. McMillan. . . 25iW. N.Martin. , . , ,
n.n. " " iiciiiitiit. . . , 23 | P. ii. Btorch
J.K. Brack 25.1. . Oleason. . . , , , , ,
It.Mawhlunoy. . , , 2.VC. A. I.arsen. , , , , .
B. T. llowman. . . S3 W. W.Darre. , , . ,
O.C. IHdell Z.V8 , F.Snoll
It. McMillan. , . . , . , 25'J. ' B. Thompson. . .
H. Tripp 23IH. K. Ileynolds. . .
M. H. Darber 23O , , C. IJerry
Frank Gray 25 .
W. Jt. Noteallne. . 2i | Total (5350
J. U. JlIlUNEH'a LIST. ,
To the Editor of the Bee i U affords mo
much pleasuro-ta hand you licrowith ? 3SO.-17 ,
contributed byho teachers and pupiU of ihp
county schools , us .indicated below , in rc-
6j > ono to the circular issued from this , offlco ,
February 3.18S3 ; In addition to tlio ,
button's from the county schools , you will
find very poncrous contributions frdm Iho
rrapiLvnnd touchers of the public schools of
Lancaster ' nnd Potlsvlllc , ? Pcnnsyl
mnln.
Kmmn 1/oncnran.t 5 l.llKmina Baling. , , , 303
1I.F.UJJr 10031) ) . U. Robinson , , 650
LRura A. Welch. . 12 CO.Icnnto .Allen SCO
Wm. IMussell. . . . n on Annlo O. Hrown. , i
Mlnnlol'orrott. . 3 00 Carrie M. Knmpt 13
Florence Warner tf 52 Adda Wheolar. . . . 3 15
Llezle Williams. . 8 02 Jcsalo King
J. T. I'arhor arttl Kiln O. nates. . . .
AURtJSta Whit EllnM. Koss. . . . . . 0 R5
man. BOOAUIo Wntt 325
M. N. Hair 4 10 Qeo. W. Mill nnd
O.K. Mlckel 450 Ma KR to Mo >
K. II. ltow 4 60 lAughim 900
UoioC. Pitch Z 00 0. K. Mc.Monlos. . . 5 SO
F.lla Slavfrllnff , . . 1 00 May Van Scyoc. . 150
Kdlth IIlnrt. . . . . 53) KatoM. IMncher nrw
jQS.ilo Noycs 3 73 Allco It. Urlo. . . . ift )
AnimU.TIilstlo. . 3 00 Lancaster , Pa. ,
K , Messenger 11 15 school * :
JJco. I ( . Torroy. . . l 00 it. K. Hiiehrls. . . . CO 60
] > . II. Lofriui 8 00 Pottsrillo , Pn. ,
Helen B. Tee schools :
malno 1 75 n. F. Patterson. . 0103
ICnto Johnson , 13 75 Tnblo Ixnlgo A. F.
AnnnMnrtln 100 tc A.M. . . . . . . . . . 100
Anna IS. [ xxxcli. . . 11 50 Anex-Uvacher . . .
. W. Wnrnor. . . fi 60 Mrs. 1) . E. Koyos 1 00
Jamo Kllli , Jr. , 7 W .
'A. It. Hood. . . . . . 12 00 Total J339 47
JAMM B. BnuNr.n ,
County Superintendent.
inn. , LIST.
TO the Editor of the BEB : The following
is contributed by school district No. 17 , tit
Burt county , for the bcncllt ot Miss Lcnn
Woobbccko !
A. Gallup , teacher 50 .Ins. A. Hanson. 50
Alonzo J. Hanson . . . JolmT. Hanson 13
Allco ( I , Hanson. , KlClms. 8. Hanson , 10
.Icnnlo A. llnnson 10 Guy II. Hanson. . 10
D. Palmqulst. , , 25 F. Palmqnlst. . . . 15
A.Palmqnlst , . , 20S3 I , . Fnltmiulftt. . 10
O. U. Jackson. S3 P. Carlson 10
F. GUslnvson. . . fiO A.Gtistavson. . . . 50
0. Krlckson. . . . . . . . 15 J. Krlckson. . . . 15
K. Anderson M.Aiulcrfion 10
O. Carlson P. J. Batnson 23
C.II. l.arson.i F. V. torson 23
J.Spring A.MnilnulSt
' " " ' ' ' ' ' " "
J , . nnnk 1 L' . "iianiic . .T' . . . . . . 10
J. Harrison
Total 8670
JIMMITWIUIM.'S LIST.
Mrs.Bamson 23Mrs. Straight 23
MM. Tralll r. Mrs. Well ! ) 23
A.IJ. Huminan. . . . 23 James Trail ! 23
Mr. Gardner 10 1'lorco. nnd An-
Cash 25 tliouy llanior. . . 10
Mrs. Hanscn. 10 Mrs. Tompsett. , . . 10
Mr ? . Lofovro. . . . . . 5 Mrs. Yeats 23
Mrs. llaymond. . . . 10 Cash 23
J. ll.Elder 23
Cash , K Total t 3 23
OALI.AWAT NKU. LIST.
P. A.Clark Co. . $ 1 OOF. A.Clark * Co. . S 00
W. n. Ingrain l 00 W. . ingrain l 00
Pimly&l'ratt. . . . 1 00 H. H. Andrews . . . 100
A. J. Thompson. . . 1 00 Purdy & Pratt. . . . 1 00
A. L. Mathuws. . . . I 00 A. J.Thompson. . . 1 00
C. W. Hoot 50 A. 1. . Mathows. . . . 1 00
W. li.Atmln SOC.W. Hoot
Geo. L. Stevens. . . 1 Oi ) W. I ) , Austin
C. A. Sherwood. . . 50 ij. It.Noedlmm. . . .
Collawny School. . 50 G. I , . Slovens 100
1' . A. Clark & Co. . 1 00 K.K.LIchtehberg'r
W. H. Ingram 1 00 C. A. Bherwood. . .
Purdy & Pratt . . . . 1 00 Geo. 1C Smith
C. W. Uoot 50 Callaway School. .
E. D.Needh'un. ' . . . 100DTotal
DTotal $2310
CIIRSTON , NBII. M3T.
E.J. Spencer 50 J. A. Sultan 40
I , W. Smith 50 C. H. Graham. . . . 50
P.M. Lench : 50Jacob Wllborts. . . 60
W. G. Miller 23 Charles Thomas. . 100
B. Schneider 6 00. F. Stclner 25
W.Deney 23 E.T.Graham 300
N. U Taylor 23 Charles Pas > chen. . 25
F. Koertef 23
1 > , D.Clark 25 Total 51350
FIHBXDS AT PILOEIl , NBD.
PILGBK. Stanton County , Nob. , March 18.
To the Editor of the BUB : Last , but I hope
not least , is the offering of the Pilgor school
to Miss lloyce , $05. Enclosed you will find
J. G. Matheson's check payable to the order
of Miss Lolo Royce , as the result of nn enter
tainment given hero on March 10 , under the
auspices of the Pilger schools. In this nffair
the school is under sincere obligations to
prominent citizens for very substantial aid
rendered , prominent among whom are J. G.
Matheson , who donated a valuable rifle ,
\vlitchvras raffled and brought f30 ; A. C.
King , who tendered the use of his commo
dious hall and donated valuable material. In
this connection please allow mo to publicly
acknowledge the kindness of the following1 :
D. M. Pnilbin , superintendent Fremont ,
Elkhern & Missouri Valley railroad , who
furnished a special car from Norfolk for the
accommodation of fifty of Stanton's public-
spirited citizens and who held the Norfolk
"Flyer" so as to return them the same even
ing.
ing.Messrs. . Jones & Co. , stationers of Omnhs ,
for donation of books aud other material. W.
F. Baker , of Chicago , material , etc. , for use
of entertainment.
And now as the BEE has boon so kind In
this matter , If I have not already presumed
too nmch upon your valuable time nnd space ,
I should like to mak a few remarks upon the
heroism of n few of the teachers of Stanton
county , whose trials on the terrlblo 12th
have never been made public , nor received
the credit due. While others were unfortu
nate , they were fortunate , but none the less
heroic is evidenced by the nerve nnd Judg
ment displayed. Miss Jessie Abbott , who re
mained all night in the school house with
her pupils , who , on several occasions , were
frightened into a stampede , by the fear that
the house would bo blwon away ( a fear well
founded , too , as during the night several out
building were carried , crashing against the
house with sufficient force to lift it bodily
from its foundations. The young lady , but
seventeen years of ago , with no light and
scant fuel , held the fort most nobly , keeping
back at times , by personal strength , many
who wcro bound to leave the houso.
Miss Emma Vail , who during the night
Itept liorbanil together unharmed till morn ,
although by the fierceness of the storm the
stove pipe was thrown down and the door
blown open and off ita hinges , filling the room
with the blinding smoke and snow. Out of
fuel , she used the furniture , nnd in tho'niorn
returned her pupils to their many anxius
parents.
Miss Margaret Matheson , who displayed
unusual nerve in joining her seventeen pupils
In a line , with herself ns pilot , ami a largo
boy as rear guard , all holding hands , and con
ducted them wifely to a house ono-half mile.
The citizens of this i place are highly Indig
nant at the treatment of one of our "fairest"
school "marms , " Mjss Bertha Sharp , who
was teaching in n certain settlement ; The
parents came and took the children , but re-
fusil to accommodate the teacher or conduct
her to her boarding place , and thanks ta tlicso
human hogs , she spent the night alone in her
school houso.
The experiences of these teachers have
been most grapicnlly portrayed by the fertile
pen of J , G. Matheson , who composed nnd
set to musio a poem dedicated to the teachers
of Stanton county , nlso a poem entitled ,
"Our Heroines , " both of which were feat
ures of the entertainment. These have been
nicely bound in jilmuiphlet form , and a goodly
sum lias been realized from the samo. Tlio
sale of these books 'Is still going on , and tlio
proceeds from this time , together with n part
of the proceeds of the entertainment , will bo
applied to the Wcspthalon monument fund.
They can bo had on application to J. G.
Matheson or myself and uro soiling at 10
cents , A. B. BAI.NUM ,
Teacher Public Schools , Pilger , Neb.
MME. DE BELLEVILLE'S SORROWS.
Her Jrlqortnncs In Vienna Mnko Her
Attempt Suicide.
Now York World ; Mmo. Qo Bollo-
vlllo , who some .few , wcoka ago was expelled -
polled from Berlin by the police of that
city , has just mndo nn unsuccessful at *
tempt to commit suicide nt Vienna ,
whither she had Rononttorhor enforced
departure from Iho Prussian capital.
Sue had taken up her residence at No.
11 Operating in n , handsome suit of
apartments. Night after night she waa
to ho soon at the opera , seated in the
BUilla , and she soon hocnmo known to
the habitues ns the Lndy in Whito.
Having made the acquaintance of a di
rector of the Grand opera , she
made an attempt to obtain an
engagement both there and to
the theater on the Wion , but she was
unsuccessful in both cases , nnd at length
in despair turned to M. Portl. the man
ager of the famous music hall known as
the Orphomn. lloro she was moro for
tunate , and after a short discussion
Mmo. la Barouno do Bollovlllo was en
gaged as n ballad singer. Notwithstand
ing her piquanto style of beauty , her
first appearance was only moderately
successful. The following day she wag
summoned to the central otllco of police
and questioned concerning her ex
pulsion from Berlin and her moansof
livelihood in Vicnne. She replied that
she was engaged at the Orphouni , and
that moreover she would shortly bo in
receipt of a largo sum of money pro
ceeding from the sale of her furniture
and effects nt Berlin.
On returning to her apartments the
first thing she found was a note from the
manager of the Orphouni , informing her
that her services were no longer re
quired. In despair she seized a revolver
and fired two shots at herselftho , second
of which inflicted a slight llesh wound
on her log. As soon a& she haa recov
ered she will be expelled from Vienna ,
the authorities having boon warned
about her by the Berlin noitco. As is
well known she was expelled from the
latter plnco in consequence of her inti
macy with Prlnco William , now crown
prince of Germany. She waa also on
terms of acquaintance with Count Her
bert Bismarck and several other mem
bers of the Prussian jouncsso doroo ,
and her conduct is assorted to have been
the cause of some scandal at the "Ath-
ons-on-thc-Sproo. "
Mmo. DoBollovillo waa well known on
this side of the Atlantic. Some years
ago she gained unenviable notoriety in
Chicago. Shortly after her adventure
there she travelled throughout the
country and finally went to Berlin. She
was there but a short time when , on
Nov. 11,1887 , she received a notice of
expulsion from the Berlin police. At
that time reasons of a political nature
were said to bo the cause of her expul
sion. She declared that she had never
surrendered her Gorman citizenship ,
but the police would hoar of no argument
in tno matter , and she had to leave.
Republican State Convention.
The republican doctors cf the state of
Nebraska are requested to send delegates
from the several counties , to moot In con
vention , at the city of Omaha , Tuesday May
15 , 1SS8 , at B o'clock p. in. , for the purpose of
electing four delegates to the national repub
lican convention , which meets in Chicago
Juno 19,18S8.
THE APPORTIONMENT.
The several counties are entitled to repre
sentation ns follows , being based upon the
vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell , supreme
judge , in 1887 , giving ono dolcgato-nt-largo to
each county , and ono for each ISO votes and
major fraction thereof *
COUNTIES. VOTES. ! COUNTIES. VOTES.
Adams u'Joffcrson ' 9
Antelope0'Johnson ' 8
Arthur 1 Kearney 8
Blalno S.Koya . Paha C
Boone SICelth -
BoxButto 4Knox 7
Brown 0 Lancaster ! 25
Buffalo ' . .14Llncoln , . . . . 8
Butler 0 LiOgan 3
Burt OLoup ; 3
Cass 10 Madison " 8
Codar. 5 McPherson 1
Chase. 5Morrick 7
Cherry fi Nanco B
Nomaha 9
_ j Nuckolls ' 0
Colfax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Otoo ! . ! l3
Cumlng 7 Pawnee 8
Ouster 17 Perkins -
Dakota 5 Pierce 4
Dawcs 7Polk 0
Dawson 8 Platte 10
Dlxon OPholps 7
Dodge 12 Richardson 13
Douglas 37 Red Willow 7
Dundy 4 Saline lit
Fillmore lOSafpy 5
Franklin 7i Saundcra 13
Frontier 10 , Seward 10
Furnas (1 ( Sheridan 7
Gage 19 Sherman 7
Garlield . ' . , . . 3 Sioux 3
Gosper. . 5 Stanton 4
Grant 1 Thnyer 7
Grooloy 4 Thomas 3
Hull 11 Vnlloy ( I
Hamilton 10 Washington ! )
Harlan 8 Wayne f >
Hayes 4 Webster ! )
Hitchcock OWhoolor
Holt 14 York 11
Howard 7 Unorg , territory , , . . I
It is recommended that no proxies bo ad-
milted to the convention , except uucli us urn
held by persons residing in the counties from
the proxies are given.
Gcoiiai : D. MCIKI.KJOHN' ,
WALTM. SEELT , Chairman.
Secretary ,
The peculiar purifying and building
up powers of Hood's Sarsaparilla mnko
it the very boat medicine to take at this
season.
Worth , the great dressmaker .sketches
his patrons in the following style : "I
supposeHussian ladies are the greatest
dancers in the world ; English women
are iubtly proud of their perfect complexions - .
ploxions , the Frcnoh > cad the world in rt
real elegance , and the American ladloa i .
impress mo by the easy way in which
they wear gonrgeouH gowns. Nothing
overwhelms thorn. "
) OF- (
LOCOMOTIVE
The locomotive is the grandest piece' of me
chanism the human brain has ever conceived.
The men who drive it must be men of great abil
ity and unflinching nerve. That they are , not
only men who have the courage of their convic
tions but men of sterling character as well , their
manly bearing and gentlemanly behavior dur
ing the trying days of the past few weeks amply
proves , we sympathize with the the Brother
hood and propose to manifest our sympathies
in a practical form. From and after this 21st
day of March , 1888 , L. O. Jones , the American
Clothier , 13O9 Farnam street , will make a spec
ial discount of ten per cent from regular prices
on all articles of Clothing , Furnishing Goods
and Hats that members pf.the Brotherhood may
need. - . . . . . , ; . , v , , ; : : ' . . . . ' . / , . ; ; . . ; ' . , . . " , . ; '