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Tun recent infusion of eastern cap
ital In tlio industries of our city is
lalroady stimulating renewed activity
Un vitrious cntorprlsoB.
'TliKUi ; was something1 mysterious
lobout the disappearance from and re-
inppouraneo in the olliuo of the county
commissioners of these county print
ing1 bids. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
'Tins ' board of trade has set the wheel
'in motion which , with the co-oporn-
'tion of our business men , will give
VOmahn the lon # needed railroad tcr-
rminal facilities.
"L'HK passage of the ordinance before
ffche council grunting the Underground
fConduit System company the right to
. flay its subways would go far toward the
rtjarly abolishing of the overhead wire
muisance.
UNITKD and determined action on the
fpart of our representative capitalists
Quid business men cannot fail to secure
the erection of the much needed union
eflopot at an early dny. A long pull , a
_ jtttrong , and a pull altogether , as they
teay-at sea , will bring the railroad mag-
aiatoa to time.
THE present legislature will fail of
lits duty if it does not provide a strin-
ifront law against usury. It is .not a
smorc assumption that the farmers of
JNobraska are annually fleeced to the ex-
.tont of two or three million dollars by
exorbitant interest charges. The sum
is doubtless very much larger than that ,
and this form of robbery is not docreas-
ing. It is a matter of crrcat importance
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to 'our people that they should have
Bomo bolter protection than at present
tngainst the merciless usurers who take
r&Qvantago of their necessities , and the
legislature will be recreant to a grave
dUty if it fails to give the people relief
( in this matter.
Tun question of securing a uniform
, nml equitable system of assessment of
'property valuations for the counties of
itho state is one which should bo most
'Carefully considered by the legislature.
'There is great danger that blunders
will be made by which Rome of the
jmoro populous counties will bo saddled
' with the bnrdon of taxation. If prop
erty is to bo assessed at full value in
'tho different counties under the pro-
' .posed revenue revision net , there should
ivluo bo provisions for n state board of
equalization to prevent counties from
-Bhirking their just obligations , and to
> bortoit.over-valuation ! or under-valua
tion in particular instances.
enjoys the distinction
iWlth Kansas and-Illinois of being one of
ttho three great broom corn stales in
America. Among them , it is said ,
'that ' they virtually enjoy a monopoly of
supplying all the broom corn needed
9or manufacturing purposes , being fa-
fldrodby peculiar climatic conditions.
'iThis is , of course , most gratifying to
Cur industries. But the question arises ,
if this bo so , why Is it-that the making
.of brooms haa not become ono of the
great manufacturing enterprises of the
etato'i1 Wlth the natural advantages
which Nebraska possesses in raising
lroom corn , the atato should bo able to
eupnly n great part of Cho country not
ulonc with the raw material , but with
the manufactured broom.
Til n resolution adopted by the board
of trade requesting the Nebraska dele
gation to procure the early appointment
of n commission to soluct the now post-
onico site in Omaha would have boon
timely if wo wore not on the eve of
liouBo-movinir ul Washington. John A.
McShnnu , the only member of the pres
ent delegation who has any ijilluoneo at
court , is down in Mexico. Even if ho
voro ut Washington , it -qucBtionnblo
"whether three weeks gives time
enough for the supervising architect
tectto view the grounds and the
secretary of the treasury to appoint the
commission. The supervising archi
tect has three other large postollleea to
- , , locate , tv.-o of which , at Milwaukee and
Kansas City , will dciubtlosa take precedence -
codonco over Omaha. The chances uro ,
therefore , that the local commission to
jolcct the Bite will not bo appointed
Until after the inauguration of General
Ilurrlaoti , With the naw administra-
, lion , the recommendations of our sena
tors and congressmen will have more
weight than ; hey will have ut the pre.s-
jint time.
The senate haa passed a bill appro
priating a quarter of million dollars to-
enable the president to protect the in
terests of the United States , and provide
for the security of the persons and prop
erty of its citizens at Panama. This
precautionary measure should be
promptly adopted by the house. Al
though threatened for a month past , no
outbreak has yet taken place ut Pana
ma , but tlio senate wisely acted upon
the presumption that the feeling
against American cili/.ens in the isth
mus may nt any time manifest itself in
overt nets of violence ami the de
struction of property , nnd that the
best way to avert such an outbreak is to
tnnko provision for the protection of our
interests there , and thu lives and prop
erty of our citl'/ons. When the govern
ment shows a determination to exert
Its power of guardianship over what
belongs to it , the influence of such ac
tion is very likely to be deterrent upon
these who may contemplate any hostile
policy. On the other hand the omission
of precautionary measures is very apt to
operate as an invitation to proceedings
hostile to our interests. The fault of
the government hitluirto has not boon
in t'no direction of too liasty action in
matters of this nature. ' Tlio rule ha-j
rather been to put oil action , out of n
feeling of delicacy about olleiiding someone
ono , until forced to do something , anil
in every such case wo have baen the
losers. A higher appreciation of our
iiuty to ourselves should induce n dif
ferent policy in the future a policy of
precaution and preparation.
That it is desirable for the United
States to make its attitude regarding
affairs in Panama , so far as foreign interest -
terost in the canal is concerned , clearly
understood , is almost universally con
ceded. A few voices were raised in tlio
senate in opposition to the Hdmund *
resolution expressing the sentiment ot
this country regarding foreign inter
ference at Panama , but the vote showed
the impotence of this opposition. The
urgency that exist * for such an expres
sion is found in the uncertainly re
garding the immediate future of the
French government. The present , min
istry may break up at any time. It is
said to be steadily losingground. While
it is able to held power there is aasur-
nnt'o that nothing will bo done to aid
the scheme for involving the French
government with the Panama cuiu'l.
LJut a now ministry might be compelled
to take a dilToront view of the matter.
The power rcpreountod by the canal in
terest in Franco is very great , both
iliuiiicitilly and in voting strength. A
number of prominent men , among them
Bonlanger , arc in favor of giving gov
ernment aid to the canal. A now min
istry might be forced to accede to the
demand ot this power , unless it could
assure the people that such action
would certainly load to a rupture of the
friendly relations between Franco and
the United States. Having this possi
bility in view the government of the
United States should leave no doubt as
to its attitude regarding affairs at Pan
ama.
THE rSSUJH fA DAKOTA.
The conflict between the governor
and legislature of Dakota , which has
boon going on over since the latter
convened , has culminated in an open
rupture. The governor , it would seem ,
is largely responsible for this , though
there is doubtless blame on both sides.
The origin of the difficulty was in the
financial situation , which by reason of
past extravagance had become a prob
lem of serious significance. The claim
on behalf of Governor "Church has boon
that ho sought to curtail expenditures
and keep down appropriations , but there
is reason to believe that his efforts in
thisdireption wore somewhat arbitrairly
oxcrted and so as to give great olTonso
to the majority of the legislature.
There was a disposition to reduce ex
penditures , but not exactly on the lines
which it was claimed would if followed
have crippled some of the public insti
tutions and perhaps reduced the ofli-
cioncy of some of the departments of
government. At any rate , the issue
thus made steadily broadened , us it was
seen from the beginning it was likely
to do between a democratic governor
and a republican legislature , until
finally , as appears from the dis
patches , the governor has refused fur
ther intercourse with the legislature
and to all intents and purposes aban
doned his post.
Governor Church was appointed by
President Cleveland from Now York ,
where ho had enjoyed some judicial
reputation and the character of a rad
ical partisan.- The appointment was
made when Mr. Cleveland was taking
care'of hln New York friends wherever
an opportunity uttered him to do so.
The national democratic platform upon
which Mr. Cleveland was elected
pledged the people ot the territories
that their olllcials anould be appointed
from among themselves , so that in this ,
as In other oases , that pledge was vie
lated. There was a strong protest from
Dakotnnf , democrats and republicans
alike , a ; > alnut the appointment , but it
received no attention at Washington.
Mr. Cleveland was then conducting the
administration and managing dem
ocratic polities in his own way ,
and with reference , as lie fan
cied , to his own political interests ,
and it was impossible that he should be
advised by the people of a territory , who
have no vote for president , when ho
was disregarding the counsal of
party loaders in the states. Church
became governor of Dakota , and the
bad feeling then engendered has re
mained , only to bo intunsiflod by the
course of the democrat ? in congress re
garding Dakota.
Governor Church has unquestionably
boon guilty of a very flagrant breach of
duty in locking his oflico and rufu.-ing
further communication with the legis
lature. Such conduct by the governor
of a state would subject him to impoach-
inunl and removal from otllco , but the
governor of a territory holds his com
mission from the federal government ,
and therefore the legislature can take
no action for his removal. Unless Gov
ernor Church resigns ho may remain in
his position until hia successor is ap
pointed , and ho will probably not at
tempt to relieve the situation by re
signing. Nor is it probable such action
would improve matters , since there ie
not the slightest probability that the
senate would con linn a successor ap
pointed by the present administration.
It seems more than Hkoly. therefore ,
that the existing stnto of affairs In Da
kota will continue until the next admin
istration can name n successor to
Church , which it may bo ex
pected to do ns promptly in
possible after it enters into
power. Meanwhile the home interests
of Dakota may sulTer , for nil the institu
tions are in need of money , while the
issue may also bo detrimental to action
by the present congress , assuming1 the
action to be at all probable for the ad-
missiouof the territory.
THU F1XAL ACT.
Throe distinct and sep.irate acUnro
nocnss.iry in the election of n president
and vice president of the United States.
The Ilrst of these is the choice of elect
ors by the vote of the people , the second
is the vote of the electors for the presi
dential candidates , and the third and
hist is the counting of the electoral vote
by the two houses of congress assembled
together , and the declaration of the re
sult. This Html act will lake place to
day , and although the result is assured
and there is no possible danger of any
issue or dilllculty , the proceeding is
none tlio less the most hcrious and im
portant of any that takes place under
our government. The declaration by
thcTi'.prosentntives in congress ot sixty
milllions of people ot the popular choice
of a chief magistrate is an event of
vastly more significance than the pro
claiming of an emperor or king.
At one o'clock this afternoon the senate -
. ate nnd house of representatives will
moot in tlio hall of the house , the presi
dent of the senate presiding. ICach
house having previously appointed two
tellers , those olllcials will receive from
the president of the senate , as they are
opened by him , "all the cerllll-
cat.es and papers purporting to bo
certllicates of "tho electoral votes ,
which certificates and papers shall
bo opened , presented and acted
upon in the alphabetical order of the
states. " Thus Alabama's certificates
will be the first onanod. The tellers are
required to read the certificates and
make ajistot the votes as they appear
before them. Tlio votes having been
ascertained and counted by the tellers
the result will be delivered to the pres
ident ot the senate , who will announce
announce it the assembled houses , and
this announcement "shall be deemed a
Bullioiont declaration ot the persons , if
any , elected president and vice presi
dent of the United States , and , together
with a list of the votes , bo entered on
the journals ot the two houses. " The
law fully provides for the hearing and
treatment of objections and other pos
sible contingencies , but there will be
no such interference to-day with the
congressional count of the electoral
votes , and that interesting and highly
important duty will be accomplished
smoothly and speedily. It is a matter
for national congratulation that no
issue or controversy will disturb the
work of asccrtaiuing.and declaring who
shall occupy the oflico of chief executive
at the opening of the nation's second
century of constitutional government.
UKLA WFUL TAX-EXEMPTION.
If the exemption from county nnd city
taxes of every lot occupied or owned by
societies ol every description is kept up
and increases as it has during tl\o past
two years , the hut-don of taxation will
become simply unbearable by the tax
payers. The law very expressly pro
vides that wherever any grounds owned
by religious or charitable societies aroused
used in part for business purposes from
which a rental is derived , such
property shall bo taxable the same
as any other property. This is not only
reasonable , but just. It is proper that
school-houses , churches , hospitals , and
buildings exclusively used for religious
or charitable purposes shall bo exempt
from taxes. But whenever n society ,
whether it bo religious or benevolent ,
derives a revenue from its real estate ,
it should bo assessed nnd pay taxes
thereon. It is tlio manifest duty of the
county commissioners nnd the council
to look into tnis wholesale tax-exemp
tion nnd revise the tax list in accord
ance with the law.
Tltu latest information regarding the
much-talked of agreement , between the
railroad presidents is not reassuring.
The two or three roads which refused
at the outset to sign still obstinately ad
here to their position , and unless they
accede , it is said the agreement must
fail. Further effort is making to in
duce them to enter into the arrange
ment , but there does not appc r to bo
a very encouraging prospect that it will
succeed. There is an apprehension that
if the agreement fails now there will Do
a disastrous tumnlo in railroad securi
ties , which might have a seriously un
settling oll'oct upon the financial affairs
of the country. This fear cannot bo re
garded as wholly groundless. Faith in
the success of the proposed agreement
cor.tainly had a strengthening influence
upon securities , and if this faith should
bo hopelessly destroyed there would
very likely bo a reaction that would
rapidly cut down the market value of
railroad securities and force n great
many who have large investments in
thorn into bankruptcy , The promise
holdout by this proposed agreement
buing taken away , and the doors loft
wide open for continued and morn ag
gravated rate wars , it. is easy to under
stand what must bo the effect upon con
fidence in railroad investments.
Tin : scarcity of government bonds
and pllt-cdgod securities 1ms induced
the saving banks of Now York to ap
peal to the legislature to extend the
field in which they may lawfully Invest
their trust funds. They have asked the
right to bo allowed to make investments
in the bonds of cltioK above fifty thou
sand inhabitants in certain bttitos of
unquestioned integrity and solvency.
There can bo but little doubt that the
privilege , with proper limitations , will
be granted. The bonds of western cit
ies especially ought to become an at
tractive Hold for investment. Railroad
securities arc now regarded in the
money centers with more or loss dis
trust. The violation of faith on the
part ot the railrojvU with tlioip stoclc
aticl bond holders 1ms brought about a
revulsion ot teolttfgHMi Iho part of in
vestors. When tfi'tf'/fiovoment ' allowing
investments in nt'unrcipal securities becomes -
comes general , itwil , ( be mutually ben
'
eficial. Cities will , be able to borrow
money for public improvements at very
low rates of interest.
TIIK proposed inlor-stato convention
called by the goV.ji'nor of Kansas to
meet at St. Louis 'An" ' March 111 , for the
purpose of Invcstfgrtiliig the beef a'nd
pork trust , of Chicago , promises to bo
nu assembly of unusual prominence.
Nut alone many of the western states
and territories , but several of the sea-
bonrd states have signified their inten
tion ot sending proper delegates. The
meat trust should by all means bo thor
oughly ventilated. The complaints ol
the cattle men that the low price ol
live stock is duo to the Chicago beet
packers' combination should bo care
fully looked Into. If such n trust ex
ists , and its influence has seriously
crippled the cattle Industry from Texas
to Montana and from Colorado to Now
York , the people have a right to know
it , and to devise means to correct the
eiil. If , however , the cause of the low
price of beef is duo to temporary over
production , the facts should bo promi
nently brought forth. In any event the
full discussion of the cattle raisers'
grievances by the convention cannot
fail to have a wholesome effect. !
MONTANA is promised a large Immi
gration this year from northern Iowa
and southern Minnesota. Strange as it
may scorn , several' Scandinavian colonies
nies have determined to remove from
their old homos In these states to Mon
tana , taking with them their blooded
stock and farm implements. The rea
son for this transfer is evidently a de
sire to engage more extensively in the
cattle raising business , for which Mon
tana pre-ominenUy is well adapted. It
is reported moreover that many farmers
in Illinois , Indiana and other states
contemplate a similar movo.
TO the Gentile population of Utah ,
the victory won at the municipal elec
tion tit Ogden the other day was un
usually gratifying. It is not to bo
wondered at that they are celebrating
the event with general rejoicing as it
marks the first victory gained over the
Mormons in the "history of the territory.
The defeat of the Mormons in a local
election can , however , hardly bo re
garded as an event of great political
significance. i <
DAKOTA has t'ri'edits ' ! , board of rail
road commissioners aJnd found it want
ing , and without' furtHer ado , the legis
lature has abolished the commission.
If Nebraska could rid herself of her
board of transportation she would save
ton thousand dollars a year and do away
with ail pretense of. rail road regulation.
ISuyurd to Hoot.
Chtcagn Trilnme.
* Traveling wajtworka artist ( trying to make
a bargain with projyietor of dime museum )
You'll never.Mt . tb sm cheaper. lx > ok at
the lot. There's Cfcvplanil , and Sam llan-
dall , and Governor Hill , anil Carlisle , and
Watlcrson , and Chalripnu. Llrice , and Dan
Voorliees.
Proprietor dime museum ( dubiously ) You
aslc too much for 'em.
Traveling artist Well , here's Bayard. If
you'll take tucin at the price I offered them
to you I'll throw him in.
Proprietor ( still Dubious ) You'd have to
do that , anyhow.
From a Southern Standpoint.
Atlanta Conxtttutlon.
The now administration needs however ,
lack of space prevents us from discussing
this matter. Some of these bright morn
ings , when the Constitution has thirty-two
pages , we will devote povou or eight of them
to this subject.
Royalty' * ) Weaknesses.
St.Paiil J'lo\ccr-l'rc \ s.
The Boston Globe is publishing a scries of
articles on "Diseases of Workinguien , " An
article on diseases of royalty , dramatists and
railway presidents would peom to afford a
larger scope for strikingly sensational de
tails.
No Sinecure 'JClicre.
Chica'ja ' Inter-Ocean.
It is said that the salary of the Samoan
king is $20 per month. Ho must have hy
pothecated several years' ' salary to buy car
tridges for his army at the rate of 11 cents
apiece. War la in the nature of a luxury.
JiirymoiiVlio Ma ) * Head.
New I'nrh ir.H-M.
Judge Hopper , of New Jersey , refuses to
allow jurors to bo challenged simply because
they have read ncwsimper articles about the
cuso on trial. This enables Hopper's court
to grind out an intelligent jury now and
then. _ _
A Room Kor .Dictionaries.
t/IICCIUO / fiCWK.
Mr. EvarU is to bo resurrected by the
coming administration , it is said. In that
case the sale of dictionaries under the Har-
risonlan regime will bo something unpre
cedented.
*
Gtiptain AIIHOU'H ICntcrprlso.
Chlcituu y/cniW.
Captain Alison's determination to play a
game of base bull in Jerusalem will surprise
nobody. Ho may s\op \ in that region long
enough to challenge , the monks on Mount
Sinai ,
81'A.Tli AXUi'3'BKIUTOUY ,
Nebraska , :
Falls City needs u brk'fc yard
Klwnod Is In noed.qf' . ' oed physician and
n clothing house. -j- j
A raid on the pamulur.v.has been inaugu
rated at Hushvillc. > , ,
The contract for building a now city hall
at York has boon loj. . . f
A company is beiii iformcd ut .Nellgh tor
the manufacture-of ufljolj.
A Chicago man is itt'Oakdalo making un ef
fort to jHtablUh u creiHmery.
Over ? . ! ,000 has bcbh 'kulHcrlbcd ot Cednr
Hupldi ) to build n "loJlro lirvll , "
An olTort is beltiR mr.d'6 to form a building
nud loan association at Hlua Hill ,
Over seven hundred carloads of grain were
shipped from nortrand during 1& > 3.
The Grccloy Center schools hayo been
closed on account of scarlet fever.
Heal estate at Valparaiso hus been very
active sluco the opening of tha year ,
The capital atoolt of the Farmers' State
bank of Pluiuvlow has hueu ineroased to
Company A , Soconu roniaiont , N , N. O. , of
Snclton , Is to give n grand military ball on
Washington's ' birthday ,
J , F , Green , of Carleton , who had his arm
munglud In u wind mill avuac \ ago , has died
from the eftocUi of his injuries.
Thu Howard Grand Army post has en-
dented thu candidacy of Corporal Tanner lor
the onit-e of commissioner of pensions ,
The question of fire protection Is agitating
the po plo of Do'nlphan anil the village board
has appointed n committee to ascertain the
pricooftno necessary apparatus fora flro
department.
A $ .t.ono school houao 1m * Just boon com
pleted nt HcrtMnd and there Is talk of n line
brick block nnd other improvements during
thu coming season.
The Bortrand Journal , the oldest paper In
the town , after a few weeks hostilities with
the Herald , has been obliged to boat a retreat
uud thu plant hus been removed.
A number of farmers living near Wayne
have formed nn association for purchasing nn
Imported English shire stallion , and if
enough money eau bo secured they will also
buy n French roach stallion.
Ouo of the mules of an Uncle Tom's Cabin
troupe jumped off n train between Chester
nnd Hubbcll the other day nnd broke its
neck. The whole company went into mourn
ing on account of the star's death.
Burglar * entered C. M. Turner's store at
Mllford by removing a largo pann of glass
from thu front door and carried oil' ovr f ICO
worth of goods , taking u huml car to trans
port their plunder several miles out of town.
Nearly nil the Covington saloons , says the
Dakota City Argus , have lunch counters In
the rear end of the room. This is a great
convenience to some folks who formerly had
to inili thu saloon for half un hour each duy
nt meal time , or else go hungry.
Dell Davis. woman of doubt full rcpntn-
lion at David City , took rough on rats with
the Intention of ending her life , but enor
mous doses of emetics uud laxatives cleared
her system of thu voison before It had done
fatal work.
The Vcrdon Vcdetto believe * that when
public oftleiuls begin oeonomv on the news
papers they need pr.iyTng for , und therefore
it offers to print the entire proceedings of
the bonrd of supervisors for six months
free , provided the board will employ a chap-
lam with the tnonoy thus saved ,
Iowa.
A broom factory will be started at Aurelia
shortly.
A district telegraph system is to b'o estab
lished ut Dubuiiite.
The farmers near Independence nro to
erect n co-opcrativo creamery.
An effort is being made to organize a stock
company nt Acluey to manufacture soap.
Webster City citizens are discussing the
nrojcct of establishing u canning factory.
A Avar of extermination against English
sparrows is raging at llumboldt by order of
tlio city council ,
A young man named Charles Pearl has
been arrested for attempting to release three
burglars from the Jones county jail.
Six business men of Clayton have raised
three-lifths of n iapltal ; stock of $10,01)0 ) for
the purpose of operating a sawmill there.
John Shortwull of Crcston , recently caught
a beaver that weighed eighty-live pounds.
Heavers uro nt work building a dam on the
river about two miles above Avoea.
At the state Baptist convention at Iowa
City $ . " > 00 was trrantea from the church
edilieo fund to help pay for tlio new building
ut Webster City and SJOJ to help pay for the
ono at Anduhon.
A petition to the governor of Iowa for this
pardon of W. F. Mendenlmll , who is In the
stuto penitentiary for Iho murder of .losupli
Hines of Erling , Shelby county , about tlinso
years ago , has been circulated in that place
and vicinity.
A now corporation has just been formed at
DOS Moincs , known ns the Family Protec
tion. The object of the corporation is the
promotion of true neighborly regard and Ira-
ternal love ; to care tor side and indigent
members and their families , and to give de
cent burial after death.
Dakota Jotting1) .
A law and order league is to bo organized
at Brooking * .
Thieves arc raiding the hogpens in the
vicinity of Yermilllon ,
A number of now business houses has recently -
contly opened at Palisades.
Work on the coal shaft near Volin is beiug
pushed as rapidly as possible.
"There is talk of bulldlng-a motor line be
tween Sioux Falls and East Sioux Falls.
A double-headed revival , in religion nnd
real c..tate , is in progress at Chamberlain.
13ridgowater capitalists are again discuss
ing the question of erecting a llouring mill.
Hob'ort Drysdalo , a thirteen-year-old boy ,
is in jail at Ucadwood charged xvlth stealing
820.
820.Steel cells have been ordered for the new
county jail of Moony county nt a cost of
The Rapid City bar has received an addi
tion in the person of Judge Bangs , late of
Grand Forks.
The pastor of ono church at Miller has
been compelled to post notices In the church
forbidding the use of tnbacao during ser
vices. \
Ono of the prospecting drills at Centcr-
villo passed through an eight-foot vein of
coal at a depth of 123 feet , and a shaft will
bu sunk as soon as the slope of thu vein has
been discovered.
AN API'EAIj FQK , AID.
Farmers in Olcatlo County , Kansas ,
Suffering For Provisions ,
MCADE COKNTT , Kan. , Feb. 7. To the
Editor THE Bnr. : We , the committee up-
pointed by the Lone Star Farmers' club In
Mead county , Kansas , were instructed to
write the true condition of the farmers of
Meade county and send a copy of the same
to your paper for publication.
Mcado county was settled in ' 81 and ' 35 ,
and settled principally by men who wcro not
able to got homes in the east. In those
years the farmers were busy building houses
and stables nnd breaking a little prairie ,
consequently there was not much farming
done. In 'SO und 'ST crops were nearly a
complete failure. In ' 8S there was less gram
raised than in either of the preceding years ,
owing to the severe drouth. During these
three years of drouth most of tlio farmers
were compelled to mortgage their homes and
their stock to support tlieir families , and uro
at present in very needy circumstance. As
spring is now upproachimr nnd the farmers
desire to save thuir homed , they have toiled
far through these years of hardships uud
drouth , they nro compelled to look to their
friends in the east for aid. Unless seed can
bo procured in this way n majority of the
farmers cannot put out crops in tlm spring ,
and if provisions are not shipped hero many
will bo compelled to leave , wliilo others who
have nil their stock mortgaged so they can
not get away , will suffer. The farmers of
Moudo county have put off asking for uid ns
long us they could possibly obtain enough to
subsist on. .Hut as starvation Is staring
many of uicuTin the face they uro compelled
to ask lor help , us many other counties have
ilono in past years. As there is no work
going on In the county to speak of , and
money is scarce , the farmers llnd it impossi
ble to earn a dollar for their own support.
I .1. A. M.VX80N- ,
Commmltteo. \ THOMAS Hi.suiticivS ,
( J. X. DAVIS.
For further correspondence address J. A.
Muxbon , Mcado Center.
If your coinplnlnt is wnnt of nppotlta ,
try h'alf wino glnss Angostura Hlttors
before inonls. Lr. ) J. G. H. Slojrort ft ,
SOIIH , solo munufuuturors. At all drug
gists.
Now Cattle Comunny.
Articles of Incorporation of the Commercial
Cattlu company , with acapital stock o'f 8J45 ,
OUO , were illcd yesterday with the county
clerk. Tim incorporators are KobertJ , Ho-
duet. Kruest do La Chapolle und John V.
Lamurehl. The rnunch will bo In Plorco
county and the general ofllec In this city.
Western Postal ChaiiKcs.
WASIIIXOTON , Fob. 13. ISpouIal Tele
gram to TUB IEB. ] A postollleo ha ? been
established nt Athens , Lancaster county ,
Neb. , with W , Gaga Miller as pastmaster.
The postofllco at Hranch 1/incastor county ,
and Ouccu , Custor county , will bo discon
tinued from February 8S because not
needed , ,
\VlllIar.i O , Jones tint bjou appointed
postmaster at Calumut , O'Hrlou county , la , ,
Vlco H. W. Thoruburgh , resigned.
The NnviKln liollory Sohoino.
VIIIOI.MA , Nov. , FOB. 12. The people of
this state voted yesterday on a constitutional
uinondtnont , giving thu logUlaturo power to
establish lotteries in the state These favor-
lug the lottery scheme assert they Imvo curried -
riod the day by a largo majority.
CITY MATTERS OF IMPORT ,
Itogulnr Soaalon of the Council Ltiol
Nlffht.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS RECEIVED
They Are Ijintioillcil In Iho Voluminous
inous Document From tlio
Mayor Houn to Ue
rrlutcd.
Considering Ordinances ,
There wore fourteen members of the city
council iircsont last night when President
Leo called the meeting to order , nnd those
tnarlced down on the list of nbscntccs wen
Hertford , Chnfeo , Sander * nnd Van Camp.
The reading of the Journnl was dlsnensci
with unit W. F. Hechel and Thomas H. D.U
toy , wcro nppoiuto'l by the chnlr to n sslst tin
city clerk to canvass and report on the re
turns from the late special election.
The clerk rend the uniiunl message ol
Mayor Urontch , cncloslnc the reports ot tin
various city olllcials and departments. It
stated that the reports showed an Improved
condition of affairs throughout the city ami
furnished statistics of great value. That ol
the board of public works gave a summary
of the total expenditure from lS-7 to l ss ,
both Inclusive , of ? reV ; > ,51H.lT ) , and to the
credit Hide shows forty-one miles of paved
streets , two Ini'qu viaducts anil sixty-
six miles of sewers , The sum expended
for grading alone amounted to $70USU.7S. :
The city engineer In his report asked Hint
provision should bo made for the payment
for services of inspector * out of tlio general
fund , Under the present system the inspectors
tors Iinvo to wall for months for a settlement
"or soil their time at n discount , or what is
worse ami diametrically opposed to honesty
nnd the public interest , accept advances from
the contractors. "
Tne report of the city treasurer was as
follows :
In his report Treasurer Kushrccomnionrtcil
the appointment of a city tav assessor , that
the inconveniences of the present system of
depending on the county far assessment rolls
may bo avoided nnd to eradicate other evils
that now exist.
Tlio total bonded Indebtedness of the city
on January 1 , 18SI ) , was $ l-li)3r ) , > .M ) . In ad
dition thcro are bonds outstanding for street
improvements amounting to ? lST,20i : ( ) , but
this is being gradually decreased by the re-
roipts from special tax assessments.
n The following table shows the receipts
und disbursements of the city treasurer's
ollico for thu year :
Total tax collections ,
regular . fiOl.SOr.O ;
Totnl tax collections ,
special . n'-'o.s'jy.yr
- $1,312,091.21
Proceeds of bonds sold
Net amount of bonds
Hold . $ y in.r.'jo.oo '
Interest nnd premium
received on same. . . . ll'Jjrvl3
- 9SOTi-irj ;
Miscellaneous receipts--
Costs in police court. . . ? 11,8:21. : ' .iri
Fines in police court. . . yi'J8U. : ! >
Saloptrual estate . y,7JJ.U ;
Special deposits on
account street open
ings , etc . 15,003.37
From Douglas county
for grading . 1.74S.25
From Cable Tramway
company , expenses of
election , etc . 1 , 051,00
From Omaha National
bnnk , intercs' , re
funded . 23.00
From board of educa
tion , for examining
books . 1153.25
From dog licenses is
sued . 2,045.00
From plumbing inspec
tor . OC7.75
From building inspec
tor . 4.7.11.50
From boiler inspector. Ili03.09
From licenses , nil kinds
other than dog . -10.VKJ3.55 '
From library , lines ,
losts , etc . 7iO.-tO ;
From use lire engines ,
sale Old hose , etc. . . . 75.30
From drug permits is
sued . 5SO.OO
From garbage permits
issueu . ' . ' 0.00
From cesspool punnits
issued . 15.00
From leases , rent , etc. 4-17.00
- . 470,900.25
5V70,33U'3 !
CMUXTS.
Total amount of war
rants paid . $ ' 2,03-J,939.31
Total amount bonds
redeemed . 189,000.09
Total amount in
terest coupons paid 120,1.52,00
Total amount paid for
oxprcssage , ex
chungo and com
mission , . 2,880.87
Total amount trans
ferred to hoard of
education . Ki9.720.41
- > ' 3S20'I92.r.
A reference to the table shows that in sell
ing the city's bonds , Treasurer Hush hus
made a clea > - profit to the taxpayers during
tlio year of Wl,20.W. .
The dilTerunco between the amount re
celvcd nnd the amount disbursed is due to
the fact that the city treasurer borrowed
from one fund to pay warrants drawn on
another , rather thiin allow the city's p.ipor
to draw the usual 7 per cent Interest.
The city attorney asked to bo furnished a
second assistant , nnd the police report uhuwcd
that 12,817 cases hail boon ndjudlfutcd during
the year , which was equivalent to forty
cases pur day. .
The building Inspector reported that 2.'IS2
buildings ( u small city ) hud been creeled
during the year nt n cost of ? ' ! ,770 , : , ' ( te. and
that the otllco was self sustaining.
The boilur inspector asked for a dork , and
the mayor endorsed the application. "
The report of the sidewalk inspector told"
that twenty-eight milen of woodun walks had
boon constructed at a cost of $ | if ! > Ul > , und a
largo surfuca ol permanent walks at un ex
pense of $305,000.
Thu city physician reported that the death
rate was un unusually healthy ono , buing
10.21 in u population of lUO.OUi ) . He referred
to un analysis of the water in city wells ,
which showed that in every Instance matter
Injurious to health could bo found.
A communication from Treasurer Kush ,
stating that hu hud tendered a number of
pcrftoiiR the amounts awarded thorn for dinn-
ngos caused by extending nnd opening
Thirteenth strcut from Spring wtruot to thu
old county road , and that all but two hatl re
fused to accept , was pliicod on lllu.
Councilman Wheolur moved that the city
cleric bo directed to advertise ono week for
bids for tlio printing in book form of the
mayor's mossugu nnd unintnl odlclal report.1) ,
Tim report wus adopted.
Councilman Kuspar moved that the com-
mitto on public property and buildings bo
authorized and Instructed to lake the nocos-
sur.v stops to Improve and beautify JelToraou
square , according to Hi best Judgment , und
ut an expense not to uxceud (5,000 , Tliu reso
lution was referred to thu committee on
public property and buildings.
A riHolutlon by Councilman Lowry calling
fur the street commissioner to clean up tlio
flirt that has fallen down upon Sixth street ,
north of Hickory , led to a lively discussion
In which each alderman named u street in
ills ward In which the sumo euro was ro-
liiired. It W.IH roforren to tlio cpmmlttco on
ntroots and alleys.
\V. O. Snrlvor handed In a rosoliitlonjask-
Ing the board of public works to lool : after
Draco street , which was In u ilungorous con.
Jitlou betwoisii Twenty-second ami Twenty-
.liird streets , It was referred to the com-
nittRo on laving , curbing and guttering.
On motion of Councilman Wheolur the
four watchmen now employed on the
| { | ovonth and Sixteenth struct viaducts wuro
ilaced In charge of the lira and police com-
nissloncr.
A motion asking for a stenographer at a
Hilary of 05 uer month , to bu attached to
.ho ollico of tlio city clerk , was referred to
lie committee on Juulclury , after a ilobato in
vhlch sworal members advocated the em-
iloyment of an assistant for every city
illhilal now on tlio rolla ,
The claim of G. li , Kugg for damages In
> aymcnt of injuries to his horse , wai ro-
itirtod on udvoi-foly and the report adopted ,
The ordlnnnco Krantiii ! , ' leuvo to tlio rosl-
lentb on Hlgliu.-onth street to park aim Im-
irovu ton. foot ot said street , botwumi Wil
liam * and Center streets , was reported
fnvornbly nnd the report-adopted , The ordl
nance prohibiting property owners from
building upon ground formerly n part of any
street , was ntso reported favorably , nnd. tha
report adopted.
The leak In the wntor mnm on South Tenth
street led to some Interesting revelation ! * .
In the Ilrst place the water nines must bo put
down buforo thu paving is done , nnd In some
cases owners of unimproved real estate hnvo
to pay for putting In n ' 'blind sorvico" whoa
they realty have no URO for it. It was ono of
these "blind services" thnt proved defective ,
nnd the owner of the property A. Kouiitz
objects to being assessed for tha
dninngo dona by the pavement being
undermined. It wus stated that
the fault was with the plumber who had
done the work , and thnt ho nnd his bonds
men should bo hold responsible , but It was
also learned that thu bondsmen required b.V
n plumber were only responsible for onu
year. Therefore , no ono could bo hold re
sponsible , and the matter was referred to
the soworugo nnd plumbing inspector ,
The paving , curbing and guttering com-
mlttco found a Haw in the contract with the
Hnrbcr Asphalt company mid reported ac
cordingly. It gives the company the right to
do all repairs on pavements they have laid
for llvo years nt n cost of 10 cents per yard ,
and the committee thought 3 cents was
enough.
A petition of the Iron manufacturers of
Omulia asked that when the city hull was
built that nil material used In the construc
tion of said building bo prepared nt homo ,
nnd thnt any I'.rm ' to which the- contract is
awarded shall bo prohibited from sub-lott.ng
or assigning said contract to non-residents
or foreign linns. It was referred to tha
committee on public property and building.
The committee on Iho recent election then
reported ns follows :
For Farnum street 7,501
For Jefferson square a , IM
1,01 S
For city hall bomln 7.SSO
Against city hull bonds , .
i , too
Hatltlctlou of city hall ordinance :
l''or ' . 7,291
Against . vUti !
, . .
Sewer bonus :
For . 2,2ii ;
Against . IN )
y,073
Paving bonds :
For . 2,144
Against . 13(1 (
Union Pacific renewal bonds :
For 1,445Kl
Against Kl
Among the ordinances read for n Ilrst anil
second time was un ordinance to prevent
street curs from passing cuch other at street
intersections ; nn ordinance granting the
Commercial National bank permission to use
parts of Fartiam and Sixteenth streets for
a portico , pilasters and columns ; changing
the grade of Cuss street from Twenty-second
to Twenty-fifth streets ; establishing
the grade of Nowlon street from
Twentieth to Twenty-fourth streets !
opening Twenty-fourth street from tlio alley
south of Hurt to Cuss strec ; reculatlng tha
sale of gas within tlio city ; for the payment
of liabilities incurred during the month oC
January : extending Dorcas street from
( iraml View addition to Sixth street.
Ordinances read for the third time nnd
passed wcro one providing for the licensing
of hack and providing penalties for the violation
lation of the provisions thereof ; prohibiting
property owners from building upon ground
formerly a part of any street ; granting per
mission to property owners to pave and
improve Eighteenth between Center and
William streets ; declaring Thirteenth street
between Spring street and old county road
opou to public travel.
Ordinances authorizing the construction of
sidewalks in various parts of the city wera
also passed , ns well as tor the paving of
Twenty-sixth street from St. Mary's avenue :
to Howard street , and eighteenth street from
Hartley to Luuvcnworth.
The president then named Couucllinon
Whcoler , Hcdford , Hailoy , Sanders ,
Shriver : ' nd Leu us a committee to visit Lin
coln and look after the cltv charter.
The council then adjourned.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 12. The president to-
lay sent the following nominations to tin
senate : K. F. White , of Arkansas , to ba
Indian inspector ; Lieutenant Colonel Ed. M.
licyl , inspector general , with the rank of
colonel ; Major II. M. Luwtnn , inspector gen
eral , to be inspector general , with the rank
of lieutenant colonel ; Captain .Fames P. S.in-
ger , Ilrst artillery , to bo inspector general ,
with tlio rank of major.
l'obl > pl a I'awiilirokcr.
Bo.iTO.v , Feb. 12. Ualph Colin , keeper of a
pawnshop , reports that while ho was at sup
per Inst night his clerk , John Colin , whom
he left in the store during his absence , dis
appeared , taking with . him a package of
jewelry valued at 7l)0 ) ! > and a small amount
of cash. Colin is eighteen years old.
The Foil I horn Question Dismissed.
' WASIIIXOTON , Feb. 1' ' . A caucus of re
publican senators was. held this morning , ill
which the southern question was under ills ,
cushion. A free intcrch.inge of opinion v/ae
held , but nothing was decided upon differing
from the general conclusion of thu caucus
last week.
Alletrod l > pfiiilu > p An-onlod.
CITV of Mn.uco , Fob. 12 Louis Huller ,
commissionaire of the Lower California
brunch of the International company , who is
accused of misappropriating funds , w.is ar
rested yesterday , llts friends dor'luro thnt
Huller is the victim of a conspjracy.
SCRATCHED YEARS ,
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' " . HtiHVrlni : Cm-oil l > y
If I lm > l known of tlu < UPI'III : > IIA HI.MII : > II : <
twenty i > ! fht JMMIYI n itonM \ liuvf h.n..l i id
t-OU.WJ , ( two liuiKlriHl i'ollur-1 xinl an tuum-n
nimnint of miironn ; : . Mi' < ! IH < ' I < i il'.sun.i.iii
- on my lin.i'l In u .spot nut lar. < ci'
limn u L-ont. It HpriMd rapidly all ov-r mv bmly
nnd uol uml'T ' ni > nnlli. Tin"i.ilos ; onil ! ilron
nil of IIHI all the Hun.1 , and my . .illnm ( was
mlli-his 1111,1 wltlmnt ri-lii-f : cjiut tlnmr > : i > M < | < u-
Inrsoulil unt loinpl inn to h.iiv I 10 lisu.irfu
n'oriiK-rn. I inn ii poor lit in , Imt ! < : il li t- >
lid iMllin i'il ( if what Miniii of tliu do''t ' i : i MII < |
ivjii lepiony , homu rliK-v.'onn , px.'irluKi. , , ul--
I l ok and - siiritapiirilliiHiivi'f'jnu v < 'ur
mil , t hfilf , but no i'\\n \ \ ; I o.innoi pr.ijsr tin
"unrmit UeuHiiiKrt tun miiuli , J'U'-v liavu
nailn iny/ikln us Calratid fivn I'mm .4. . ; ir | iv a
mliy'n. All I iuo'1 of tli-m was thr-jo no-- ' < if
Jfiii't'iiAmil llnvo Dittluof I'iruri-ir t HI- :
ini.vii.vr.ind \oifco3 I or irri < i'iit Hov. If
ron had been Jiuro uiiil xahl yni would liaxi
; urrd mo for. i * l.u you would Imvo hu I Mm
unnoy , I lool.'od Ilko tlio plrturo In vour book
if 1'noiliinlH ( picture number two "How to ( 'urn
4kln llKiMKOH"iliiit nnu'l nm ns clout us any
mci vcr wus , 'I'Juo it'li forof Imblt I rub my
nuulxovur my nniM nnd IH S to i-craicli oncn
nn wlilln , build imp'irpnsf , I am nil \\vll I
icnitchad luuiity iMKUt yuar > , and It gut to lu n
< ludof Hi-mind i uit an. ' to inu. I flunk yon u
honsand UUIKX , .Uhlnim < irc tha' ' you want to
own1 wilto mi1 , or anyoii'i who IV.UM HIM limy
vrlto to mo , or any onavlto rciuln tills may
vrlte to me mid I will niisivor It.
JIIINMS liOlYNINU.
Waterbury . , . January . ' 'oili , 1M7.
r orl fK. | R ZOIIIM. Tflli-r. lliiK\vorin | , Mellon
'riirlttiK , Scull MiMil , MilkCrust. . Di'iulniil.llar
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ten , imil ovi-ry ni ) > * cl n of ItonliiK , Iliinimir ,
ioiily , I'linply llumoi'Mof tnu skin nnd xc.ilp
mil b'ooil , vlth IO-K ot htilr , urn t'oiil'vnv ' '
ured hy Ci'Tii'iiii. * , tlio ; ; rein HUn Oiirn. niui
'I'Tli'liliA SiiAi' , iinuxiiul-.llohKln . brintllli > r ex
ormilly , und ( "I'TinntA llr.soivi..vr. tint r.w
ilooil purlller , imtmially , when iiliynli'luiiH tuid
II otln-i's rail.
l-old every wlmro. Price , ( 'IITICIIIIA. fWo : NOAI * ,
. " > c ; ltKHnlvivr. : II , I'i'ujmroil by the L'nrn : ! '
) IIIKI AMI I'liiitiiiiAi , Co. , llo-ton , Hat-i.
rti'iiil for "How In Uuru KRIn Dl.soai.cn ,
' .S .VUlluttratlun * , mid no toitumonlal * ,
JIiri'MIS , bliick-licnils , rhnpiioil iitul oily skin
llll prevented byC'intct/UA ) | IIHIUTM ; > tiOAr
FREE ! FHEE f
In Unit Mluuto ihu Cutlciira Anil-
1'aln I'luiier. I'l'liove.i HlU'iimailnni
Hlutlc. ( ! Hnrtili-n , Hiarp. und Nor
vou I'oliu , htrjilns nnd Wcukmws ,
'bu llrjawi'.l ' only pain ullllngpliiHtcr , r.o.
Peerless Dyes IIKS' '