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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1896)
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE : SATUltDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1800. 11 EMPTY IS THE PIE PLATE Most of the Spoils of National Politics Blanketed with Oivil Service. OFFICIAL JOBS ARE MIGHTY SCARCE I-'e * , v Siife limp * Iipfl for ( Jio I'r In fflvi * Anny l-'nr-ll 'iielil iw Control or Civil Service Itllll'H. 11ip next VresMent of the United States will Ito in one wax the poorest man thai ever nctupipd the whlto house , says tin IMnla'l-1 ] Ilia Times. Ho will liavo hardtj In the shape of of' any ifi- " > distribute , flees nn.MiK . Ills frleiuls and supporters Tin i ivil service law has spread its blank ct "vrr n-arly all the positions In the gov crtimr-ii service , ami under It the prcsenl place holders rest In security , tfhcy can not be removed to mnlto room for 'new ap < liolnteea. The misfortune If stith It nhal bo called-was made complete a year ago by Mr rievcland's order extending the law In ciucMl-.n to the government printing of fice and to < onsnls drawing salaries hetwecr $1.000 an $2.500 per t iinutn. In short , tt lint the < -av oni'lc'ly ' , but trulhf\illy the po litical pi- plate Is empty. What a change In twenty years ! Only st an Incoming president liai sliort H nine ago at his -liB.jiisal so.OOO ninces , without countIng - Ing post masterships enough to satisfy Bleat -irmy of political adherents. Now lie has only about 2,000 , outside .of the. post olllce department scarcely a sulllclent mini her to ' .vh-'t the appetite of the. greedy plate hunters. Twelve thousand clerks arc em ployed In the executive department at Wash ington. All 01 them draw fat salaries and chuckle over the fact that their situations are secure. no\matter \ who wins the election DIVISION C1HHK SAKI5. Hitherto Lhlefs of divisions in the departments have been changed will ! each new administration. Thesu job arc exceptionally well paid and easy. Jinny of them aru almost sine cures. There are hundreds of them , anil they have been bestowed customarily upon specially fau > red political and personal an- < iunintanrps of the president and members of the cabinet. Mr. Cleveland's recent or der made them situations for lite , practi cally. The s > ame order gave an eciual protec tion to all messengers and laborers In the departments. The former get from $00 tc $70 a month , and the latter $40 to $30 , Vuolo Sam gives nearly twice as much tot clerical ami manual work us Is paid by busi ness firms. Where else than In government employ do women get $1,000 to $1SOO a yeai for typewriting and other tasks requiring no greater skill , with a month's vacation Jxnd another month allowed for sick leave ? The next president will have no places tc give in the department : ) except a few as- elstant secretaryships , auilltorbhlps ami sucli important posts , filled by and \\lth the con sent of tne senate. The most important fea ture of Mr. I'leveland's recent order was the paragraph which extended the civil service law to the government printing olllce. Thla establishment , which is the largest printing olllce in the world , has 3,000 employes. No placi s there are left open save those of the publi.- printer and a few confidential men. The same executive ) proclamation Included the IfiO employes of the Interstate * com merce * commission. The bureau ot engrav ing and printing , with UH 1'iH ) employes , nearly hclf of them women , has been col ored by the clv'.l .service law for many years. The same remark applies to the In dian service , except for the agents , who are appointee by the president aud confirmed by the senate. Some very profitable jobs still remain In the pr. iident's cUt , though they are not many. The best of these are In the consulni service. Most desirable of all from the financial point of view Is the consulship at lilverpnnl , whk-h , thanks to remunerative fees , is worth about .f,0,000 a year. JJoxt couic's the place of consul general at London , Which jlelds $25,000. The post of consul Rom-inl at r rls Is nearly as good , having an income of about Jl'0,000 attached to It. Then there are a few very juicy co--- sulates , at Hradford and Manchester , in Kngland ; at Lyons ami 13or- rtcaux , In France , and at Hamburg and I'homnltz , In Germany. There Is unite a list of diplomatic posts abroad , to be filled by ambassadors and ministers at $17EJOO per annum , but It can hardly be said that they are < U slrahle for the sake of the salaries. The persons who hold thorn are obliged to inaliraln such a style of living that It 's Imrd for them to get along at all unless they have private fortunes. More In this way Is ro'pilnd of an ambassador than of a min ister ; yet congress did not see fit to raise the pay when ministers at certain posts wore lifted to the rank of ambassadors of the United States. There In no longer such big money In con- Biilslsli'S as was formerly the case. All the 1'cos obtained by United Stales consul.1 ; used to go Into their own pockets ; now the bulk of them must be handed over to the treasury. 7hat Is v\liy the consular service costs this government less than nothing , being act ually a source of revenue. The odlclal fees ot the consul general at London run beyomt ? GO,000 y-'i' annum. Consuls have a first- lute opportunity for peculation , but the wrongful withholding of fees by such an ofllclal Is punishable as u Celery. I5ven now- ndoys consulships am among the most eagerly sought of government places. In- clilentully. It Is worth mentioning , that a consul lanks with a captain In the navy or n colonel in the army. When he visits the ttugxhlp of an American squadron In a foreign port , he la entitled to a salute ot fccvon'ins. . KRES niSPKNSUD WITH. The president IH still nt liberty tV ( appoint collector ) ] of ports. Thobo places .used to bo i-xcc-'odlngly profitable , those who held thorn getting such a raKo-olf In the shape of fees that four years ot Incumbency was oqulvr-lent to a fortune , nut now the fees nru so cut down that the profit Is no great matter. I'nlted Slates marshals formerly \\cre able to gather in the dollars at $ sur- prlains Kite. It was no extraordinary thing for BUI-IS nn olllclal to earn $20,000 a year. Feus for arresting people , fur transportation of vvltnesscn , for mileage , etc. , ran up to h'hb ' flcims. llut the new law has reduced the fees greutly. Of course , all postolllee clerUs , railway mall clerks and carriers arc under thn civil service law. and their places can bo tilled only by computltlvo examina tion. Leaving asldo the postmasters , nearly all thn vnst army of federal olllceholdera uuul' f-f Washington Is under the blanket ol th 8o-callod Chinese system. Now , It would be entirely within the power of the new president to upset the whole of this business by withdrawing the operation of tl'i ) ilvil fcr.li-o law from eoitln branch s oP'thu public service. Ho could oven annul H to all Intents and purposes for a time. Then ho might discharge as many of the Kovoniimint omplojes as he choso. replacing them wllh other clerks and olllclals of his own selection. The law In question does not control the chief executive , but merely nor- inlts him to extend the system over such parts < > f the civil service as he sera 1U. Hut U may safely bo said mat no president vrould dare , without obtaining the approval of congress , to nbrosato therlvll servlco law. Jlo would not oven venture to withdraw Its application to any great extent , for to dn so would excite widespread popular Indig nation and the emphatic dluapproval of the iinUoual legislative assembly. KKATUUKS OF T1II5 LAW. The civil servlro law U widely misunder stood. U does not forbid any head of a do- imrtmi'lit to dismiss .is many of the employes us ho lilies , nut ho cannot appoint to the va- cam-IPs nny persons other than those who arc offered by tbo Civil Sorvli'0 commission- , after having paused satiafuctory examina tions Tl.ua the Incentive to discharge sub ordinates for political reasons U rumovixt. TliU reform has had a market ) effect on poli tic : ) . Naturally , there U not so much enthu siasm nowadays among political workers of the olflcu-Korklng class. At thn same time the army of olllce keekers at the opening of a new administration IK almost as numerous ha ever , The number of available places he. Ing limited there are 100 application * for ono position where erstwhile Ihem vvcra only halt a dozen perhaps. Thrro ara many hardships Incidental lo the presidency , and of thcso nut the least U the umru-scekliiK nulsar.ee. At the begin- JHUK of the present administration Mr ' ! evel ud inel * lamenUblo outcry about the annoyance , declaring that the of a certain class of Anicr'lcan citizens U secure situations In the * 'government's em ploy was shameful and Indecent. Appar ently , ho forgot that he himself had beer so recently an onice seeker and a successful one. After the white house had been sub- Jncted to a slego for several months he pul a stop to the whole business b y referring oil plane hunters of _ whatever description to the heads of the executive departments During thi first three months of Mr. Cleve land's present term fi.nni ) letters a day wore received at the- white house. They did nol bother him to any extent , because thn bulh of them werf handled by his dorks ntit he saw only those which ho wanted to see The president , though he never seea them gets an Immense number of letters fron lunntles of all persuasions , Thrro are thou sands of them on the so-called "crank file' at the white house- . Some of them eonlalt threats. More than Half of them nrp frotr people who have gone crnzy over religion nnd these are usually itite | | Incoherent. Somt of the religious cranks keep up a regUlai correspondence with the wlilto house ycat after year. If the lunatics nre satisfied will communication through the malls there would be no harm , but they are apt to starl right away for Washington whenever thej get out of the asylum. Some of them objccl to the president's occupancy of the whin house , because they say they own It ; othnrt are proprietors of the whole of the United States and want the chief magistrate to takf the territory In trust for them ; yet others have patents to exhibit , nnd occasionally om turns up with a gold mine to sell. I'BHSISTKNT OKl'ICIl SKKKHIIS. 'Women are the most persistent olllco seek crs. They have two methods fascination and tears. The former Is employed only b } the young and pretty ones ; the latter Is the moro usual resort. Not Infrequently the } wear mourning , In order to ellc-it sympathy Thej' nre willing to do anything even scrub , If required. Once having succeeded In getting employment , not thirty days clapsi before they ask for more pay and extra leave. Well tl'ry know men's weakness In their regard. Old Jerry Husk once sold " 1'coplo usually consider mo a hard-headed practical business man , but I am a d d fee where petticoats are concerned. Men ad dress to mo the moat piteous appeals foi employment , and I coldly refuse ; but a llttli woman In a black dress will come Into 1115 olllce , flop over on my desk , and the first thing I know I am hustling around to find n position for her with a comfortable salary. " Presidents , like princes , are frequently ac cused ot Ingratitude to their friends. Cor talnly one exception to this rule , If such II be , was Mr. 1'lerce. Aftet' his election ar application was made to'him by William I' ( Jolcock ( of the ! place of collector of the porl ot Charleston. All the congressmen fron South Carolina wcfe opposed to him. Never theless It was asserted by Mr. eVnable ol North Carolina ) that Colcock would get tht position simply because Pierce never went back on a frltud. Pierce and Colcock had been In congress together , and , according tea a story told by Venable. they were going homo at night on ono occasion in company , when they were obliged to cross a stream known as Goose creek. Pierce got over all right , but Colcock fell In the mud and shouted to his companion to extricate him from the bog. "I can't possibly give you any assistance , " replied Pierce , "but If It will dn you any good. T will come back and sit down In the mud with you. " True to Venable's to the Col- lire-diction Colcock was appointed lectorshlp. The plan of appointing employes under the government by competitive examination Is sometimes referred to sncerlngly as the "Chinese system. " It is true that the Chinese have pursued this method since time Imme morial. The executive departments at Pekln open at noon and elosa at 5 p. m. Cooks arc regularly hired at the emperor's cost to sup ply them with meals The clerks are not on duty every day. but are divided Into squads which report for service alternately. Salar ies run from ? 301 up , and nre paid quarterly , partly In silver and 'partly ' In rice. MOW XA.1IKS IPOLITICS. . I'l-fHIMlt 1'OlttirllI ClIIIIIUlllVII IHfl'CIlH- Inic Our Viu-nlHiliiflfN. The American people doubtless take more liberties with the language of their country than any other nation in the world , says the Boston Transcript.When events get too big for the vocabulary as It has been ap proved up to date they make such additions or combinations as may bo necessary to express their feelings and lit the situation as they regard It. However much the lexi cographers may protest or resist , the people ple eventually conquer and compel their free and unlimited coinages to bo accepted at a parity with the unquestioned verbal val ues that have passed.current for centuries. There Is no question but that some of the new words and phrases strike us as clever adaptations to new situations. Thus the word "skedaddle , " which came Into being during the war , and has maintained a foot ing ever since , might without violence have been derived from the Greek word signify ing to hasten. Hut for the purpose required It was moro expressive than any word the dictionary authorized us to use. It means a panicky retreat , a stampede , aud , as troops In the field or on the march fre quently act without formal authority , they adopted the term ami held on to It. Our political contests , however , are the looms In which are fabricated the largest rmouut of fresh and fantastic vesture for our thoughts. It always has been so , but the process never before seemed so active or Irresponsible as at present. The diction aries now allow "doughface , " though , as In the case of a number of other words , they afllx n sign In brackets , to Indicate that those who use It are talking United States , and not English. "Copperhead , " with all Us venom , has coino to stay , and It Is as ugly ns Its source. It rrally means a man who wants to bo a traitor , but hasn't the courage. "Mugwump" Is an adaptation from the In dian , but It his been Invested with new meaning. Llko "Yankee Doodle , " conferred at first In derision , It has come to bei worn with moru or less pride by those to whom the naino Is applied. The differentiation In New York local politics laat year could only bo expressed to the satisfaction of those most Interested by the terms "Goo-Goos , " "Ga zoos" and "fJaroos. " The present campaign has certainly started out full of promise for further additions , nmons them "popocrat" and the. "middle of the roads. " The last name , applied to the htralghtout populists , as distinguished from the fuslonlsts. Ins such n wild western flavor that U would hardly be a hurprlso to learn that Haln-ln-thc-Faco and Old-Man-Afraid- of-llls-IIorsc.3 weio among the delegates. Truly , when the Irrespresalhlu American gets dchpt-rato with Ideas too big for utterance , ho acts upon the old Latin phrase , with a variation : Invenlam verbinn aut faclam. TIIHKS OK DIAMOND DKAI.KIIS. uiiN Vciiiliii-H Sldllfiilly Tint IlltVrlulSloiM'N , One of the latest frauds exposed In the diamond business la that of skillfully tinting Inferior stones so that they will Impose on anyone who U not an expert. Diamond ex perts hero , says the Now York Sun , say that a way has been found to tint yellow stones of low grade so that detection Is very difll- cult , A woman was arrested In Washington three mouths ago who had been treating cheap diamonds In this way ami selling them for large prices. It Is only when the yellow , or low grade , anil the white diamonds are placed side by side that the average person would notice the difference , and then It Is very pronounced. The stoues selected for tinting ant usually those In which lltth skill has bien shown In cutting. They havu rough edges In comparison with the "knlfo edges" that are worke-d on the high grade stones , and a vry slight touch of tlio colorIng - Ing matter on these rough edges will glvo such n htoue thn beautiful e-ffcct of a white diamond. The white diamond is worth about twlco as much as the other , and hence the profit to the nmnlpuliitor. This description Is not practical in the trade here , of course , for an expert would very soon disclose It , but It has been worked successfully from timeto time by confidence operators. The diamond business thrive * ou mutual confi dence. and It U said the Importers here who get their diamonds directly from European cutters In sealed packages havu seldom known them to fall below the gradu for which they were Invoiced- diamond dealer said several days ago that bis business hadn't given any evidence of hard time * , D nd that the demaud for these etoncj was Increasing constantly , Tliu recent slight ad vance In the price of diamonds la South Africa has bad no etteuf thus far on the retailers here. _ _ The Mug of pills U Dcccnara'i Beechaw'a BOTH GHOST DAME AND FAR ! Captain Jank Grawfqrd's ' Description of tin Cheap Money Craze. HIS VIEWS ON THE REAL An ( ) | iiiii-niilt ] > lo l-'nrii a Dcillnr V. lull I In- IVoiilrViint \ lilt of i\ici-lfin- | < - llli n Silver .Illnc Ovtncr. Captain Jack Crawford , tno'Post Scout , ' Is about to takb the stump and preach UK doctrines of sound money nnd protect lor until the polls close on Novum'ier 3. His vlows on the Issue of the campaign are scl forth In the following letter to the Sciantor ( Pa. ) Truth : I have been asking myself durltii ; I ho Ir.sl six months this question : What Id It nl about ? Where Is the Riant Intellect that can solve this slmplo r-ioblcm , for simple It jitist ho. ns most questions arc that seem perplexing I am beginning to think U Is "much ndc about nothing" and I guess a good many ol my countrymen arc thinking the same thing , It reminds mo of the crevice that a.w'ap of a Pennsylvania editor once discovered hi the West mountain. He had been up there ono summer afternoon , and the next day his paper came out with flaming headlines tell ing of the great crevice. He said It was nearly on eighth of a mile at Its widest pan and so deep that a stone thrown In sent back in sound. As soon as the paper came out there was a rush of citizens for the Wccl mountain. They went on foot and they went ou horseback and they looked for that crev ice In vain. Those who were returning from the scene hated to admit that they were fooled and they answered nil Inquiries bj telling them to go and see for themselves. Of course the bit ; crevice was In the editor's Imagination. The mountain was solid , Just as this country Is solid , and as It Is going tc be after election. You can get up on excite ment about anything If you can only get enough people to listen to you. That's hov. the sea serpent , and the bear story , and the big meteor that falls every year In Kansas thrive , and that's the secret of this money agitation. We are all talking about It and n good many don't know what they are say ing. PLAIN TALK NEEDKI ) . Is there any reason why some straight forward , sincere , unprejudiced man should not explain this great currency agitation sci that the avti-age politician can get It through his cranium ? Yes , there Is a reason. Tin average politician thinks he knows it all now , and to olfer him Information would be simply a waste of good material. The average - ago writer who pores over statistics and uses classic phrases to tell Us what the ratln was in the days of Julius Caesar is as bad because he shoots over the heads of the people. Then again , there arc the "special ists , " and In order to follow them every our of us would need a map and microscope and a pair of scales , so as to be able to locate , see and weigh well their arguments. The moment Mr. Fair Play begins to glvo his version he is treated like little Tommy whr got a splinter In his foot. Ills mother and grandmother became anxious about him. Ills mother favored the gold standard , her hair was golden ; and the- dear grandmother God bltss her ! well , she favored the sliver standard. Tommy was like myself. Ho had the sore foot with the splinter In It. The grandmother Insisted that Tommy must have a poultice on that part when he went to bed. The mother agreed thatuphv would hold the foot and look fur thesplinter. , , Tommy wanted to say something , but they would not hear a word from him. The more- he wanted to talk the more they wanted him to keep still. So the grandmother got the poultice ready and the mother got the stick to see that Tommy did not demur. Just as the poultice was about to bo applied the stick was raised In the air. Tommy yelled "dog-otv-lt ! " and the stick came down. Then the gentle mother cried "Shut up ! Not a word , or I 11 break every bone In your body. " The foot was held and the poulclco quickly applied. "I tell ye " broke out Tommy , " 'itop ! " said the mother , and In less than another minute Tommy's foot was nicely bandaged and the1 bcdclothv.B tucked closely about him. "There , nowiVisaid the grandmother ; "tomorrow morning Tommy's foot will be better and the naughty splinter will drop out. " Juat as the solicitous pair were about to leave the- room and the threatening stick was put away. Tommy spoke him thus : "Well , I guess It's all right ; but you've got It ou the wrong foot ! " ON THU WllONG FOOT. And so It Is with the politician and tlu1 man of learning , they have got In on the wrong foot. Gentlemen with the statistics , now , 1 consider it is absolutely as much a waste of time for a confirmed gold standard man and a free sllverite to discuss this ques tion as it would bo for a Methodist and a Mohammedan to discuss religion. I happen to bo the fortunate or unfortunate owner of more mining Interests than any other single Individual In the United States , herring nnie , and having expended over ? : iu,000 In money and fourteen yeais' hard labor on my mining claims , I have never had one dollar In re turn , and I have very rich and valuable property , estimated at over $1,000,000. Why don't I realize ? I lack the capital to de velop. It will require $30.000 perhaps to de velop ono mine , and yet $1,000 might be suffi cient , but In owning a huge group of mines one la compelled to do $103 worth of work en each claim each year , for even though you had $10.000 expended on one claim and you fall to do assessment work before the first of Jaiuiiry each year any clllzeii "or nnyono declaiming his or her Intention of becoming ono" can locate that claim Just r.o the oilg- Inal discoverer. If , however , thcro Is $500 worth of work done on a claim the holder may apply for nnd receive patent , but that costs $5 per acre , or twenty norcs for $10J , and about $100 more for marring and sur vey. So year after jcar the poor men keeps on doing assessment wcrk because ho lacks the wherewith to patent until the capitalist comes along and buys him out If ho has a Hiiro thing. Ono more point In this connec tion and no doubt the average reader will doubt this assertion , but It Is true as death Is sure. There has never ocen as much money taken out of the ground as there lisa been sunk In getting It , and there Is not ono mine In 1,000 that pays. Now. thc-n , let us ecpy some of the simple statistics ami try to be Impartial on the money question , which I look upon as the worst kind of A GHOST DAN.CH AND FAKE. Let mo ask first how can congress increase or dlmlnUh the volume of our exchange me dium ? Can congress make a bushel a bushel and a half , or a yard a yard and an Inch ? Put your finger Into a bucket of water , pull It out and look for the hole. Now this is nil Orcel : to a gold standard or free silver man because * they know It all. They have finan cial convictions faith without reason or legic. 1 am not an advocate of the free rolnapo of silver , but I have fulled to find any ono who could point out to me a coun try on earth that has suffered to any per- i-optlblo extent by a depreciation of the purchasing power of Its exchange media. Home point to Mexico. That country never has been so prosperous or money so plen tiful. Now , If there Is no foundation for Ilie-to alarming predictions of disaster to stand upon , why shoul.1 not the calamity howler die of the excessive heat ? Every- bed > knows that a depreciating currency Is bad , but I helluvu that an appreciating one Is wun > e. The tlrst Is hard on the creditor. The latter on the debtor. So that In either ease one or the other Is hurt. This. I think , explains why the creditor east Is for the single gold standard , while the debtor west and south demands the free and un limited coinage of silver ut 16 to 1. Hence national honor and patriotism are mis nomers for r.clflshness and personal Interest. It la juit llkb the tricks In trade , each hopes to profit at the other's expense. Doth arc wrong and both will bo disappointed. Let us LOU what all tbli wrangle , janglu and roar Is about. The. statistician tells us that wo have $2,000.000.- 000 of government money , and that only 5 per cent of our exchanges are ef fected by It. and this 5 per cent ls what is causing the tremendous outburst of "you're another. " With what is the other US pur cent of our exchanges effected ? With a commercial currency manufactured every Jay as required by the exlgcaclca of trade and beyond the control of the president 01 the law makers , Money Is but n rncillutr of exchange , and whatever affects nineteen- twentieths of our exchanges must be * con sidered a very effective part of our rolumi of currency ; and yet , despite the ffcct thai only $2,000.000,000 of currency Is used It the exchange of $10,000,000,000 , half th < people are going wild lest a few silver dollars lars be- added to the tremendous 5 per cen flood , while the other half declare that tin less WP have this free coinage addition thl land of the free and the home of the dud. and the mugwump Is going to his Satanlty PROTECTION THE ISSUB. What the people want most la not tin money , but a chance to earn U. and tin ; continual agitation of the money qucstlot by Ignoramuses who think they know it but on second thought they don't , Is cans Ing a lot of Innocent-hir-mlcss people- lots of trouble. We have .already more sllvc-i coin than can bo kept In circulation ; wh ] coin more unless It Is required. Commcrci b nnd will always be 'tho"fcole ' Judgeof Its needs , nnd will alwuysisclect Its own tradi tools , and when It has RWtnclenl exchangt media with which to , do. Its money wort It will useno more , and whpn It needs moft It makes It. If Ili-njairilfi rihrrlscn had beet elected at the- time the-'American voter ! were laboring under an < ntt.ick ol temporarj Insanity nearly four yeijrfi , ago there would be no discussion of the ironetary question today. There would have been no "bond steals , " American hoh'or' ' and Amerlcar labor and Industry wrtftld have had protec tion under the McKlnlcy law. Heclprocltj would have flourishedpul produce would have been DO per ccnt.bnter . , while Cub.i would now be a sister , n-puhll. ami Majoi McKlnley would have Hint no opposition on his triumphant march , representing tens ol thousands of men who bi'lleve In silver and believe that bimetallism I ) the proper thing but who do not Intend t'l dcsc-t their partj because one plank dors 'lot suit them. Me- Klnley will be elected I ; blmetalllsts. rilM\P L1V1M ! IX .lAI'AN . Fiiiul for Tlir M Outs mill n KuiuTiil fop lilKlity CVnlH. The Industrial activity of Japan Is fre quently held up as an example ot the ad vantages of free silver. Reference to the wages paid and the manner in which the working classes live Is carfully avoided , aa the details of either , contrasted with like conditions In the United States , would demolish the oriental argument. Hon. Hobert P. Porter , In a late letter In the Cleveland World , thus depcrlbes the cost and manner of living in a Japanese city : The question which naturally occurs to one used to other conditions and environ ments la , how do these people manage to live on the wages paid ? The average earn ings for adults In these localities are cer tainly not over in sen , or say C > or fi cents of our money , a day. The children bring In addition say from 1 to 2 cents a day for twelve hours' dexterous work , making boxes , filling them with matches , labeling and other light work. After my visit to the match factory , which was made accompanied by an English and an American gentleman , I took an able translator , son of a high ofllcial of Japan , and made an exploration of this entile district , Including the famous Nagoya-machl , of Osaka , a street often mentioned In Japanese drama , which an swers to \Vhltcchapcl road , London , the liowery. New York , or Scotland road , Liver pool. Living In Osaka Is cheaper than In any other city In Japan , so the result of the present personal Inquiry may bo takuti as the * lowest cost of living In the world. 1 have spent several weeks making similar Investigation. ) in Toklo , but iho scale Is lower here than there , as food and lodging are both cheaper. First , as to food. The greater number ot shops on Nagoya-inacbi offer some kind of food. Thu most numerous are those which the denizens of this locality call vegetable shops , where cut-oft ends of vege tables are offered for sale. Next come fish mongeis' stalls , selling refuse of dried sar dines , heads or skeletons of fish , entrails of fowls , etc. The price for these edibles is half a sen , or ij rlns , about a miartor of a cent. The rln. or tenth'of ' a sen. a copper coin with a hole In the center , is In vogue In these localities. Thcr houses , of course , are of wood. and'contaln"liolhlng save a few crude cooking utensils'alid the mats upon which HID occupants slrfepTfto : ' roomfe con tain from two to fourj" tul sometimes six , mats , each about 3x0 feet. The rent , I found , ranges from E'i'scn-HU' , cents ) a day for the best , to 1.2 scni or less than a cent , American money , for the lowest. The av erage number of people 'found ' sleeping In these tiny rooms or houses Is about four. The death rate In these quarters In some times frightful , especially In the summer , when statistics show that i It reaches in this district -1)2 ! ) , against 2SI births. The loss , as in our O-.MI cities , Is constantly filled by emigration from the country. In purchasing power- hire the Japanese sen Is fully equal to our cent , and the fact that it takes 10 rln ( also it current coin ) to make one sen , indicate ) ; that purchases can bo made for oven that small coin , about 2.090 of which can b purchased for an American dollar , Thriiwlmt out j'.nrlklsha men nnd cart drawers , "it1 Mil be found that the avcrago earnings riro'less ' than 5 sen , or 2'/4 ' sen a day. Hero Is the dally out lay of B man earning. Hay , three American ccnta a day : Sen. 1 ao of poorest quality rice 2.S Prinking water , one pall 2 Hubsldlnry food : t Fuel : i Dally ivnt 1.5 Fund to Jlzo fi-stlvul 2 Total , Til Thus , wo have therockbottom facts. All over this amount , and , of course , the average well-to-do laborer hero will earn from 20 to 23sen ( cr 10 cents or J2M- cents ) a day , enables him tc. Improve the character ami ( ( iinllty of his fi.od , and to supply such lux uries as a mcaquko net aud a bul quilt. Where living Is so cheap , what decs It For Infants and Children. Tis fse- " . " : OB DISEASES | of the Liver , Kidneys $ | and Bladder are quickly 2 S relieved and permanenti g ly cured by using i | Dr. J. H. McLEAN'S I LIVER AND KIDHEV g Forsaloal Druggists , Prlte , $1.00 per bottle THE Dn.J.H. MCLEAN Mtoicirjcco , OT. LOUIO , MO. St ' Man's Greatest Joy Is M % sirenicili anl vig ir-ihe full siuii uf Ins joucrs. banish Iho dangerous fakness of t > oiti sexes , revltallio the nervuus syjtem , enrah anJ rurlfy the I > lyu4. Tt ey' clieck all drains forever. ' $1.00 Per Box , 6 .Boxes , . $5.00. A leiral Ruaraiitea tn nne or refund the money with BV cry t5p-jvrUtT. A lilrefn Ulierinan & McConijell Drue Co. , 1513 DodCB St. . O iuha , N ti , llOTEL. VIIlllTiiJ.\Tll AM ) jJOMCS 110 ruuHn , ballu , sttaiu , heut and all niuder.i coiiviilcnct. * . Uutcn. J1.30 and t.GO per day. unexcelled. Hptrlal low rali-a to iceulai FJUNK IULUITC1I , Mfr. cost to die- ? Statisticians , they say , fol low us from the cradle to the- grave , am hence I have learned gomcthlnR as to th eost ot a funeral on the NaRoya-mttehl When a. family In these quarters of Osaki Is stricken with such misfortune * It la i double blow , brcniiBO the burial of the deni In accordance with the legal prcesa. . nni In obedience of Immemorial custom , Involve the'enormous expenditure- moro than i yen and a halt ( about 78 cents , our mnnoy Hero It Is : T S Sen , ninri'v Cost of conin W. in - ' " ( Vnt of cremntlon 73. . ' " lle-fivsliments to sytnimthliern. . 21. t i ( IdorlliffB of tlnwprs G ' " I Moctor's ccrtlllt-atc 1" . . " ' l-'oo tci priest 3. . i. > I-Vo to cnilln ticnrera 14. . . Anntlicr ii'llKlotis rfrvlcc ! . "I" Totnl 1BH.B $11 M2 l.css tliau a dollar to bury n man In KIXH form. This cost can bo somewhat ri < lure < by a certificate to the authorities asserting the poverty of the family , but this li rare ! ; done. Those better oft generally assist , am c-ven ( lie ptor neighbors ot thu locality litho the event of death send In mourning present , of a tow sens each , and In this way tin disgrace ot a pauper funeral Is averted What would the esteemed HHtlsh laborer who looks forward with equanimity to end liiK hla days In the "ottse" and n paiipor'i grave , think of these Independent Japanese who limy cat mighty eloso nt times. Inn are too Independent to accept calmly tlic life of a. pauper , even though It means r ccinfortahle lnjd and plum , pudding am roast beef at Christmas ? One thins th.-lt strikes outsiders \vlth curl calty about the dwellers In these quarter' of Toklo Is thc'lr religious jircdlaposltlon. A small , half-decayed tabernacle , where a stow Imago of the Ituddhn is enshrined , Is foun- In each nook and corner of this street. Tht dwellers are under obllsntlon to contribute tone-tenth to tvvo tentla : of n srn a da > t , the rellglmiH ceremony fund , nnd on the twi days of the 2Hrd and 24th of July In cvcrj year a rcllRloim festival Is held , when tin street presents the most gallant spectacle which the /und admits , and when the hard ship ct the year Is unbent. In the joys PIK ! tolllcldng of these days may the tellers ol the N'acoya-maehl forget thplr sorrows for a few l.r-urs and In the happy-Ro-lucky dispo sition of these truly woiulorful people rebn themselves by such pleasures as tbivso- fetes alford. I.i'iivca IllUlU.INUTON & Mu. HlVl-.iAulvca | OmnliiUnlun ! | Lk-iiut , K'ln & .Masuii Slv | Oinalm S--35. , m . . . . . .IH'inei * Kxpress . ! ! : > . ! in 4:2a : | > m.lHk Hills. Mont. K : I'liuul Slid. Hx. 4l'i : > in 4 .Ilipin . I lenver Uxpi L H . 4 : > ' > | mi 7 ; U3pm. . Nebraska Local ( except Sunday ) . . "Mlpiu . . .Lincoln Local ( rxui > | it Sun.luy. . .J/auaii ; : 2DDpm..l-'ufct Malt ( for Lincoln ! dully. . _ Leaves ICIIICAOO. nrill.TKGTON & . ( MArilvog Omaha ] Union LJoput. lUUi & Mupun t3ts. I Omahn KiOOpin . ClilcuRO Vestibule . 8:00am : 1 :4 : > n m . Cli I L-IIKU K.spi s . 4 : irpm 7 : > epm-'hlc-.iK' ( > mul St. I.miN HXIHCRM. . S:00ain : ll-Wani . 1'aclno junction 1-ocul . ClUim : | . . . . . .KuKt Mull . 2:00pin : Leaves IClltCAtJorJI I l7 &T ST 1 ' .U "ill A fflveT OnmhuUiilor | Depot , 10th & Mason Sis. | Omaha , : : ; ( > m . Chicago Limited . S:0.'am : ItiOOam. . Chicago Kxprvra 'ex. Bun-lay - ) . . 3 : : iun Leaves ICIUCACIO .1 NOIlTnWEST'N.IAnlvcs Onmhnll'iiluii Depot , lOlh . < c Mason Sts.f Omaha ICir.Vim. . . . . . . . . . : Kxpreu . | 3:10pm : IM.-.pm . Vosllbulcil Limited . . . . rf : ! > pm G:15pm : . Si. i'nul Kxprcss . 'J : . " , ( > . im n-.4D.ini . dt. rnu ! Limited . 9:03pin 7JO.im..Cimll : & Klou > : CHy Local. . . . ll:10pm : CiSOpm . Omah.-i Chicago Special . S:00am : . Missouri Valley Local . 9.30am Leaves IrillCACO. 11 .1. & PACIFIC. ! An Ivcs Oinahall'nlun Depot , IDIh & Mason Sts.lOmaha _ " " " _ _ n\ST. _ ] ftT : < ! im. . Atlantic nxpioss ( ex. Sunday ) . . 5:3.'pm : T:00pm : . Nlglil Kxpress . 8l : , " > am 4.60pm. . . .Clil"-ngo VeMibiiled Liinlti-d 1 : X ] im \ -nini. . . -St. 1'anl Vf-st limit * ' ! Limited . . . li&pin _ _ ( iM'ipm.Olctalioma' t Texns Ex. ( ex. Sun..10Srain l:4i : > pin . Colorado _ Limited. . . . . . . . . . 4:00niii : Lmves'l C. , PT. P. , it. & O. .Arrives Omaha ! Dcpol. 15lh nnd Wi'bEler Pts. i Omaha K:15am : . Sioux CHy Accntnmadatlon . SiOOpm 12:30im. : ; . . Sioux C'.tj iixiiipi-s ( i-x. .inn. ) . . . ! ! : " , am 0irpm ; . St. Paul I.imlK-i . , . S:10am : I.i-avea I "P. . U. & ilO. VALLEV. | Arrli-oa Omahaf Depot , lain und vvV1' * r fls. _ | Omaha 3OOim.T.T7..rat : Mail unit Express . fi:00pm : 3.00pm. ' . ( ex. t-'at.1 Wyo. Kx. ( ex. Mon. ) . . n-.OOpm 7o.ini..I-"ienionl : I oi-al ( Pundaya Only ) . . 7n.un : _ Nouulii llxpreya < rSun. . ) inmn : fipm : . i-'t. Paul Kvpress . 9:10an. : Leaves I K. C. . SI. .1. & C. II. ( Arrives OmalialL'nlnn Depr.t , lOlh ft Mamin Sta.Omnli.i | _ : O.Vun. . . ! . Kansas Oily Day Tv.Mirp s . CilOpin 10-cnpm.K. C. NlRl't ' T.V. via T' ' . I' . Trans. Ui"'iin : : Leaves I MIKSOrm I'AOIFIO. ( Arrives Omahal nciwtj. Mh nnd Welisli-r Sts. [ Oninh.- , STOpin..Noljrii : hii & Kansas Limited. . .12pin : 9-opin . Kansas City Hxprosi , . C:00am : 3iiipin . Nebr.irlm Local ( ex. Sun. ) . 9CI-iin ; ) " " Leavcr'l"SIOI'X' CITV & I'ACIPtC. ( Arrives Omahal Prpr-t , 13lh and Webster Sts. I Omnlia ( jilojjir , . St. P.inl Limited . 9lCam : Leaves I SIOUX ( MTV & PAT-Hfli : . LUrlvW Oma'.ml Union Deptt , 10ti ! & Mat-on Sis | Omaha S:40am : . f-'t. Paul rnss-ciiKer . llilOpm 7yiam : . Sioux City PnEsciiKor . 9:05piii : Giljlim. . . St. Paul l.tmlli-d . ! i0.im : : ! " LeaVesl UNION PACIFIC. ( Arrives OmalialJnloii | Depot , 10th ft Mason Sts- . | Omaha 9r,0am : . Kearney MxprebH . 4:10pn : Suam : . Overland Limited . IMjpin V..lupm.M'Mit'ce ft Klrr.nisb'i ; Kx. ( ex. iicin.12iiin ) : ( | 5:4Spin..Orand : Island IJxprea * ( ex. Sun..12:0pn ) : JLjgpin. . . . . . . . . . . . . - l-'ast Mall. . . . . M4l-.nr Leaves I " " " WAHASII UAII.WAV. JArilves linnhaH-'Mlon Drpol , 10th iM.sun _ KtsJ Om.ilui " 7" - nl . Pt Lnm : ? Cannon lall ! . n.0 , ' . . CHATTKIj JIOIITOAUK SAI..E. \Vhureus. For lliu piupustof Mi-curing the fcllouliiR promissory notes , oxi-cuu-d to J. H. HalHoy mul Kmllh , UnilU-d. for anil In iK-linlf of I'ctors DiiKli company and Coluni- lm HiiKsy company , to-wlt : Out dated March 10. 1KW. duo August II , JM. . 1'or Sl.CUTi iVl : one dated April II , 1 ! > : IO , duo AiiKUSt 2'J , IS'Ji ) , for $2i.OI : ! ! ) ; ono iltit < : < l April 11 ISM , ilui1 August "H , ISUi , for $ lS.Vfi J ; one- iliiU-d April II. ISI'i ' , duo August 2S. 1MIG for S2170.SI ; ono dnu-d April 14 , JSOli , duo Stp- tomlH-r I. l OH. for ! 1UD.r > 3 : ono dated April II , l.sflii , < ! iu > Si'jilemlipr , ISM , for $1.72GV ; , olio dated Apill 11 , IM/li , duo Si'ptprnuer n , IMiii , for $2,201.S7 : une d.itc-d April 14 , IS'i ; diuS < -ntPinlH > r s , ! * > ! ' " . for J2.2179S ; one dateil May 1 ISWi , due Septuiiiber 10. IS'Jli , tor j siil-'I ! ; one dated Apill II , ISUij , dun Sep tember U' , ISf'i ; , for J210lo3 ! ; 011,1 d.ited April H , ISiiiJ , dm- September ii. : ISi'C. for . ' ,10957 ; one dated May ! , I'-O'i , due fcVpt'-rnber 11 , ISOli for $2i'020 : ; ono dated May 1 , KM due Btpteinlipr 1 * * . l.nl. for $2,914.01 ; one d.ited Msiy 1 , INK ) , Out ! September U , ISini , for i.XlH-M ; one daUd May 1 , IM'il. ' duo October I , UM , for fi.elW " > \ ono dated May 1 , JMiO , due Oelober 2 , 1W for $2,2ur CO ; one dati-d .May 1 , 1HOT. due Oi-tober n , KW , for Jl ! 077.51 ; one < lnted May 1 , 1 > , S6 , duo October fi , ISiT , for $ lri91.il : ; one dated Juno 15 , 1S % , dii < - OctoliiT 2S , ISM , for $2.1il.20OIK ( - daled June 1.1 , ISSii. due October 21) ) , ISM. for J221l.tO : ; one dat d .lime 15 , ISM , diuN'ovcmber ; : , ISW. foi JJSIlfiO ; one dated .lane IS , IS'Jfi , du < - November I , ISSli , for $22Jl"j ; onu dated .lime 15. 1HHI , duo Nov ( mbcr B , JSM , for tl.Hii'iTT ; one dated June 15 ISSfi. due No vember G , 1M I , for { 2,101.21 ; ono dated Juno 15 IVii ; , due November 7 , ISM , for $1,671 K ; iiiif dated July 11 , I'MO , due November 11 ISM , for J1.2T4 17 ; one ( tali d June 27 WM. dmNovemlHf ; 17. Vitfl , for jl.GIO.W ) ; one daled June 27..4S96 , due November 19 , ISM. for JI.OT09S : on tbe 2nih day of July , JSSC. neorj.e M. IN-tern und ninton u. Klrestone. nartners under tlio linn nuniu mid ntylo or ohimlnis HusKy company ami I'PUTS Ua.sh , -ompnny , exi-euled ami dellverid n eliattel iiiortcnKu to J. U. Haisey & Smnli , limlled , In tbo tun < of $ .VJ7M.W. upon the followliiK described K < K IH "nd chattels , la-wit : All nf a certain stock of DUKBle.i , punutoiif , mir- u ysi , carrl ' : es , vt'hlcies jiarin-ss , blcy'-'lea , whips , robi-a and inercbiiiiii.- o\\md by said c'olumbiiH Hun y company and 1'cU-r.s Dauli uonuiany In their hrai.i h house , Hliu- uted at 16US-1UIO-1B12 llarncy Hlreut , In tlio I'lly of Omalia , County of Douglas and fjtatc of Nebraxka , vvlilch Raid inortKUKo i-ontaliiLd Hie condition thai In cant ! default lie in.ill.In the payment of tlio above men- Honed noU-H or In any part thereof , at the lime limited for uiii-h payment , then all of iald obllKatloiiM should become due , and llu-ii It should be lawful for thu said J. II. llalsey .t Smith , limited , to lake- such oods Hid chattel ) * and dispose of llm uame at liubllc or private Bale , and out of the money irlslnn from such milu to pay the costii uf tielllnK the Hiimo and the amount Uuu lljioii a.ild obll atloiiH. \Vherea8. Default has been nmdo 111 the liayment of Hie llrst of the above imnlloncd IIOU-H. and J. II. HalHcy& Bmlth , llmlleil , lavu declined nil of nald not.-H due , und that ilii-re 1 due J. II. llal.suy & Sinllli , llmlu-il , Iliurcon $5,7GiiC ! ' ! ) and no suit or iiroiveillimw havu liuun InstUuted to recover the debt wcureil by the snld mortsat'O. or any part thereof , nnd Kald mortHiiKO wnH tiled for n-conl In thu otllcn of tbu county clc-ili of DouKluu county , Nt-braaka. on thu 1st day Of AllKUSt. IKKi ; Tht-rcfoiu. Notice la hereby given that the umU-rslKtied mortKaKees will soil all of thu : ihovo deKcrlbed property ut Iho building known uu IWS-lClO-liili Harney streut. In the K'ty of OmiUm Nebraalm , on Tuesday thii Sib day of .September , Ib30. nt eleven i'cloi-k In thu forenoon of nald day , nt pub. lie Bule to the hlKhcst bidder thereon for rash , and that the proceeds thereof will bo ipplled lo the- payment of the nald mort- ; uga debt. Dated ut Omaha , August 17th , ITO , J. II. llalHL-y & SMITH. Limited , Hy Uartlstt , Bufdrlgu & Deliord. attor neys. A18d20tm earles & Searlea SPECIALISTS IM Nervous , Chronic Hiid Prlvaic WEAFKIEM SKXUALLt. All 1'rhiito nill > lm > r < lrt of .Mon Trentini'iit tr uinll ui froB * SYPHILIS CurM for llt > ana the \ > i-\ ih--i"unhl > fUonsrJ from tlio svilctn l'HiS : VISTl'L/ an HECT.U. ri.cEns HTimorr.t.KM AMJ VAniCXICKT R pfrmnncnnv ntn > succc * itulll cti- * il Mptti - < 1 nw t ml unfalllnu. STRICTURE m GLEET , Hy new tnc-lhoil wlihout pnln or ' ultln , Cnll on or nJilrcss Vith etmnr. fir < \Pirli > i ! & irbj nwa. i ths , ill , OUUH/l ( I OL.lllii. Om li. N t > . Itrtnirt > .l > mi In .tmmn r i.irtlou'M ' I itnv.i.l u "ItrlUr fur l.uillr * . " ! Mult. ll'IK e " ! * llmoii ulto.Miuli 3r-m' ' FOSTER SOil PROPOSED .CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Dm followlns proposeil amendments to thu Constitution of thu State of Nebraska , as licniliiaflcr forth In full , are submitted to tlio electors ot the State oC Nebraska , to be voted upon at the general election to bu hold Tuesday , November 3 , A. 1) ) . IS'Jtf : A joint resolution proposing to amend sections two (2) ( ) , four ( I ) , and live (5) ( ) , of article six ( C ) of the Constitution of tin State of Nebraska , relating to number ot Judges of the supreme court and their term of olllce. I3u It resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of the State of Nebraska : Section 1. That boutlon two U ) of article six ( G ) of the Constitution 01 tno Stutu of Nebraska be amended so as t'o ' read as fol low s : Section 2. The supreme court -shall until otherwise provided by law. consist of live (5) juilffirs , , i majority ot 'yliom shall bo ' necessary to form u q.ndr'lltn or to pro nounce a decision. It Hiia'n nave original jurisdiction In case. * rotating ; * n revenue , civil cases In which the state shall be u party , mandamus , quo wurranto. habeas corpus , and such appcllali' jurisdiction , us may bo piovideil bv law. Section i. That section four ( .4J oi article six ifl ) of 'bo Constitution of tne staicf Nebrasita , amended o as to read as fol lows : Section 4. The Jmlp.es or the supreme court shall bo elected by the electors of the state at lump , nnd tlielr term of olllce , except as herclnatter provided , shall bo for a period of not less -I ; : . ! ' llvti i"5) yearn as the legislature may prescribe. Section C That section live C5) ) of article six ( I ! ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , be amended to v 0 : i follows : Section 5. At the tlrst Reneral election to bo held In the year lS9i ! . IFiere shall be elected two Judges of the supreme court HIP of whom shall be elected for a term of two (2) ( ) years , one for the term of four (4) ( vears , nnd at each general ( .icctlon there- iftcr , there shall be elected one Judge of the supreme court for the term of live (5) ( M-iira , unless otherwise provided by law ; Provided. Tl-nt IVie judges ot the supreme court whose terms have i"-t expired at the time of holding the ceneral .election of ISDfi , shall continue to hold their' ' qtllee for the remainder of the term for which they were respenth'cly commlRsloi > "d. Approved March 29 , A. 1) . 1M > : . A Joint resolution proposing an amend ment to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article six of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , relating to compensation of supreme and -llstrlct court judges. liu H resolvid by Iho Legislature of the St.itu of Nebr.iska : Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ( ) of article six ( G ) of the Constitution of the Stnto of Nebraska lie amended so ns to read aa follows : Sec. 13. The Judges oC the supreme and dlstilct courts rihall recelvo for tlnlr ser vices mich compensation as may bo pro vided by law , payable quarterly. The leslslr..ni-o shall at Ii * llrst ypssion after Die U'lo--ninn - o' " this amendment , ilirpo-flftha or me lucrmnTM elected to each house concurring , . -slabllrih their compensation. The I'ompi'ns.iilon so es tablished shall not iif , elinnsclifteii"r ! than once In four years mul In : m tv > nt unless two-thirds of thn members e-ctcd to each house of fin legislature concur inerel" . Approved March HO. A. D 1.S95. A joint i-r-snltitlon proposing to amend . .ectloi ) t-.veiity-foiir f2H ot arrielo live (5) ( ) of the Constitution of the Suite o' Neiirnskii , icUtlna to conipeiiHntlon of thu olllcers of the executive department. Jj > ; H lusulvuil and enacted by lltg J.esjls- l.ituve of Iho State of NubniBltu : Sc-ntlorj 1. That section iwenty.four (21) ) nt artlclo ilv- ' ( i of the Cnn-ultutlon of Iho Htalc dC Nebraska bo uineniii-il to read us tullowR : rfpellon 21. Thu olllccrs of the executive depaitmeiit of the stale government Khali u-celvfi for their services a con-ipcnnatlnn to lie PKiub'Ishnl by iaw. whlrli sliill lie iiolthc-r Incs-c.-ihi-d nor dinilnlKhcil during llm term I'oi * which they Mini ) ) nvo bin commls-iirtiied and tlioy hal ! not ivcclVo to their own use any fcc-s , L-o"t , Intei--slM. iion publli moneys In ' ' - - - luunis < ir under their control , p''iiiut.sltcs of oilico ur dthpf conu-eiibiiUon , nnd nil feo.s that may hcrcaflcr lie payable nj- law for services perfornud by nn olllcer piovldcd for In tin-- ' -hall bo pnld In advance Into thu mate Irrasury. The legislature shall ut Ittt llr.st Hc-DHlun after thu nduptlou oi ihl amendmpnt. three-llfths of the mem- bern elected to each house uf tlin leslsla- iiji'o ronciiri IIIB , estahllsh thilarlea of Hi" olllcer.s niimcii In this ititUte. Th ) romponsatlon t'o cttabllnhet ! shall not bo i-haced : : oflener than once It , tour years nnd In nn event unless two-thirds of llm members elected to each hniiBO ot the k'K- Islalure concur llicrnln. Approved March 20. A. D. ! S9j. A lolnt i-rsolutlon nroposlii'- siviend section OIIP (1) ( ) ot artlolp nis i.t ; of tlio Con stitution of tlio ritato 01 Nebriusi.a , rtlutliiK to Judicial power. 15o It resolved and enacted by the Lesls- lutuiu of tin * ritato of Nc.hruHku Hui.-tlon 1. That bectlon ono ; i ) of iirtlclo six ifi ) of Constitution or the Statu of Nebraska be amended to read as follows : Section 1 The judicial power or this Mate Hhnll bo vested ! n supre.ne court , dln- irlct courts , county com is , jumircn of the | ieace. lOllce maHltrau-s , and i'i Himh oilier coif's iir-nnr io the iuprcmc court us may be created by law In whloli two- Ihlrda of the members sl'-ctcci tn each house Approved March 29. A. n IS'J.'l. A Joint resolution proiioiilnj ; to amend tee- tion eleven (11) ( ) or artlclo ! v ( B ) Of tlic Constitution of the State of Nebraska , re- latins to Increasa In number of tsiiprc-mt- ami district court judgea. Uu It resolved rnul enacieU by the l.t-s- Islaturo ot the Ktuto of NcbrasKa : Suction 1. That section cloven ill ) of aitl- L-IO six ( G ) of the Constitution of the Slate uf Nebraska uu amcnd'-d to read as lol- Section 11 The legislature. Mlicncvcr two- llilrds of the members fOc-etc-l to t-nuh > iouse shall concur therein , may , m c.rior the year one thousand elslu nmidri'd and ninety-seven and not oftentr than once In uvery four years. IIHTU.ISI iho uunibcr of luily-H of HUprciiiQ nnd district ( ourl.'j , nnd Iho judicial dlstrlwtH of thu Htato. Sucli illstrictH shall ba formed of compact terri tory , unil bounded by county lines , nnd such Incrt-aHo , or any cbunRO In Iht , Imundnrlts of n dUtrlol , ahull not vnculd th otllcu of uny Judgw. Approved Murcli P > , , A , D. 1M3 , A joint resolution proposlnt ; to aiueud section lx ( C ) of artlclo ono (1) ( of the Con ! stitution ot the StAte of Nebraska , relating to trial by Jury. Ho It resolved ntnl enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Nebraska . Section 1. Tlmt section six ( K ) . artlclo one U > of 'he Constitution of the Stale of No- lir.mk.1 be amrndcd t" rcml ns follows : Section < ! . Thp right of til.il by mry shall remain Inviolate , bul the tcfl5lntiirp ma > provide that In rlvll actions fivc-sutha of the , 'vry piny render u verdict , nnd thn legislature by nlso ntitborlz" trial by i\ J.irv of a les number than twelve men In < ourti Inferior to the district court. Approved March 23. A. ! > , . ISM. A Joint resolution proposlnc ; to nnicn-J section one (1) of article flvo (6) ot the Con- stltullon ot Nebraska , relnllng to olllccrs ot Iho executive dcitartmcut. He It resolved nnd enacted by the Lcg- It-Lituri * of the Stale ' ! Nebrask , ! . Section 1. That section one U ) of artlclo live ( R ) of the Constitution of the Statu df Nebraska bo amended to read n.i fol low M : Section I. Tlu < executive uopAHinent shall consist of a governor , lieutenant governor , secretary ot stale , auditor of public ac counts. treasurer , superintendent of publla Insliuellon , attorney general , commissioner of public lands and buildings , nnd three railroad commissioners , cadi oi1hom , ox- eopt the snld railroad commissioners , shall bold bis ulllce for n term of two years , from the llrst Thumlny nfiur the llrst Tuesday In Januarv , ancr bis election , and until Ins successor IM elected and ( luall- llr-1. Kach lallioad commissioner si. all bold bU olllco for ix term at t'--to veaia. beginning on the Hist 'ITIUIH-M.V alter thu tlrst Tuesday In January after his elei-.lon , and until his tlseeessor Is elected nnd quail- tUd ; 1'rovlded , however. Tlmt at the llrat gcncnil election held after the adoption ot thli amendment thorn shall bo elected three railroad commissioners , one for llm pi Hod ( if one year , one foi 'he- period of two years , and one lor tne period of three vears. The governor , sectelary of slalo , nidltor of public nccountand treasurer shall reside at the caplto ! during their icrm ot olllce ; they slmll k-rp Uie publlo records , books .itnl papers there , nnd shall iieiTorm such duties us may be requited by law. Approved March 30. A. P. , 1S05 A Joint resolution proposing lo amend sec tion twenty-six (20) ( ) of aitlelo live 15) ) at tlio Constitution of the State ot Nebraska , limit. Ing the number of executive ulnto. olllcer * . liu 11 resolved and enacted by the Leg islature -of the Stale of Nt'brasu.t : Section 1. That section twenty-six (2G ) of article live ( S ) of the Constitution or the Stain or Nebraska bo nlncnded lo read na follows. Section 2Ci. No other executive stale ofll- cers except those named In section ono (1) ( ) of this arliclo shall be created , except by an act of the legislature which Is con curred In by not less than thrcc-fourllm of the members elected to each house thereof ; Provided. Tlmt any oflleR created by an act of the legislature may bi > abolished by I he legislature , two-thirds of the members elected to each house thereof concurring. Approved March 30. A. IX. IS'Jj. A Joint resolution proposing to amend section nine ( H ) of article eight ( S ) of the Constitution of the State ot Nebraska , pro viding for the investment of the permanent educational funds of the state. I5o It icMJlM-il and enacted by the Leg islature of tliu Slate of Nebraska ; Section I. That section nine < ! 0 ot artlcla eight ( S ) of the ConslllulKin of the Slnto of Nebraska be amended to read as fol lows : Section n All funds belonging to the state for educational puiposes ihr- interest and Income whcivol only nre to be used , shall be deemed trust lunds held by the state , and the slate shall supply all losses there of that may In nny manner accrue , so that the same shall remain J3r ! voi' Inviolate and imdlmlnlslied , ami sall IIP * be In vested or loaned cxccut on Hulled Slates or Btuto securities , or i eg i stored county bonds or registered school dislrl t bonds of this state , and sucb I'nniis , with the interest and Income thereof are ho.roby solemnly p- ! - . : t'cr tin : mirposps for which iTicy aic grantea and set apart anil shall not be transferred to any other fund for other uses. 1'rovlded , The board creau-,1 ; iy section 1 of Hi ta ur'iric 'iiiidvw--3' ! to sell from tlmo to time nay or tno soeurilieH belong ing lo the pcimaiicnt school Tumi and In vest the proceeds .irlsim : tl-i-ivtrom In any of the securities inumraicil ; ; i tins sec tion bearing a Inglier laic of Interest ' whenever an opnoi 'unity lor better Invest- miiit Is prcsenicd ; And provided further , That when nnv warrant : ipo' : ill.1 t : < treasurer regu larly Issued In pursuance of mi appropria tion by the leglslaturo and secured by the levy of a tax for Its payment , shall bo presented to the state treasurer for pny- mptit , and tin re shah not IIP any money In the propei mml to pay mich warrant , the board created by section 1 of this arti cle may direct the slate treasurer to pay the amount due on such warrant from moneys In his hands beionaing to the per manent school fund of the state , nnd ha shall hold said vv-.irrant as an Investment of wnlil permanent school fund. Approved Mnrch 29. A. D. , ISM. A Joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska by adding n new section to article twelve (12) ) of said constitution , to be nuin- beied seel ion two (2) ( ) , relative to the merg ing of the govcrnmuit of cities of the metropolitan class and the government of the counties wherein Mich cities are lo cated. Uu It resolved and enacted by the Leg lslaturo of tin ; State of Nchrnslca : Section 1. Thtit article twelve (12) of the Constitution of the State m Nebraska bo aim-tided by adding to said aillclc a new sevtlon lo In ; .numbered section two (2) ( ) . to read a : ! follows : Section 2 The government of nny city ot thn metropolitan class nnd the government of the county In which It Is located may bo merged wholly or In part when u proposi tion so to ilo has been submitted by au- thorlty nf law to tlm voter * of mich city and county and rccelveii < ho assent of n majority of Iho votes c.isl in Hiich city and nlso a malorltv of the votes east In the county nxcluRlvo of S.'K- ' - ccnst In such nietrrtpolllnn city at such ' -lection , Approved March 2'J , A. n. . li'95. A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to section six ( C. ) ot article seven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pre scribing the manner In which votes shall bo cast. Jlo it resolved mul enacted by the Leg. Islaturo of thn State nf Nebraska : Section 1. That iioctlon six OJ > of artlcla seven (7) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to read ns fol- See.'llon fi. All votes shall be by ballot , or such olhcr method ns may be prescribed by law , provided the Hocrc-cy or vollnu bo preserved Approved March 2 ! ) , A. D. , ivp. A Joint icsoliitlun proposing to amend section two (2) ( ) ot trtlc-lo fourteen ( H ) of Iho Constitution ot tlic State ut Nebraska , rela tive to ( lonrttlons to works of Internal Im provement .anil mannfactorlt-a Ho U resolved and enacti-d by the Lpgl.i- I u turn of the State of Nebr.iBka . : Section 1. That section < wo (2) ( of nrtlelo fourteen ( H ) of CniiRtlintlon of thn Slutu of Nebraska , bo amended to read ns follovvH : Section 2. No clly , county , town , prcclnnt. ir.unielpnllty , or oilier subijv | ! lo : , --r tno Htatc. shall v r nmUo dmmtiou-i to nnv wcrkH of Intel mil Improvement , or inarm' . factory , nnlcHs ; i proposition so to do sh ill havn been Unit submitted to th < - clec.tor atul ru tilled by a iwo-tlilrdH vote HI nu election by nntli , " > rly ! uf INT. : Pro vided , That siu-h donation * of u county with the ilnnntlmm of alien Hiibdh isdons In Iho usiiiognte Kliall nol cscni-d icu per < -pnt of the assc sed viluatlon vt such rotmiy ; I'rnvldcd , further. Tnul nny city or i-ountv may. bv a thrce-lou'iliM vote. incrfti < ui such lndc-blelneis llvi per 'iv-nt. In addition to mich ten rier frM .inrt no ii-iinl * or pvU dpuces of lidp.ti'iln-i'U ! | : CQ Icmicd nl-iill b-i valid nnlcHB Ihir.anic nn-ill have " -ndorsf il Ihorcon cei-llflcatt. ngnrd bv the seero- tary and auditor of iiiutu , show Ing Ib.-it the snino la UHtiud nursuunc to l.i-.v. Approvid Mar h 2P , A. D. . JS33. I , .1. A. I'Ipcr. Hr.crntnry of otatu t , ' tlio utatn of Jlcbraska , do hereby cr-rtlfy that Iho foreKolnn projiofiPd nmRndmrits to Hie L'onmltutlon c ( the Rtuto of Nebraska aio trim and correct copies of the original en rol led ami ttiiKrcMt'il bills , as passed by the TwPtity-foin-tli sc iilon of the legislature < > { the Stale of Nebraska. n appcara from 1 ; mild original bills on fllu In this olllce , nnd that all and radi of eald jirnjinscd amtntl * munt arc Mibmlttc-il to the 'jualined voti'jj of thp state of Ncbritkn tut their .lOopitJit c-r rejection nt tlio general ck'ctlun ' to beheld held fin Tucoduy , tlio 2(1 day of Noveniber , A. I ) . . 1SDG. In Iciitlinoiiy whereof , I have thereunto bst my linnd mid alllxcd tlio gn-ut iscal o ( tliu Nlnt.K of Nebraska. Doim at Lincoln. U'.la I7lli day of July , In the yr.ir of our Lord , One Thousand HUM HunJrcd and Ninety-six , of iho Indrpnn- ) i.-u-e ot llm Unltc'l Stutea the One Hundred and Twt-nty flint , and of tlib Htatu tht Thlrlleth. St-al.j J. A. 1'11'KH , Stcretury of .State Aui ; 1 lnoNov3 juorn ouly.