Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER I , 1898. 3
NEBRASKA'S ' REVENUE LAWS' '
Erldence that Operation Does Not Quite
Oome Up to Theory in Ecanlt.
SOME OF THE QUEER THINGS SHOWN
Whole State Muted nt Lemi Tltnn Five
Time * Oninlin'n City Valuation
Wide Variation In KlKiire * In
Different Countlui.
LINCOLN , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) The
question of a new system of elate taxation
and revenue U now agitating the public
mind , and It Is universally agreed that this
In one of the most Important matters to bo
considered by the coming legislature. On
this account anything printed relating to the
revenue f > ystem Is readable at Ma time , and
there Is a general demand for some accurate
Information before the legislature begins 1U
labors.
The total valuation of taxable property In
the'elate ' for the current year Is $167,810,764
and the levy la so adjusted that a sufllclcnt
amount of revenue Is produced for the needs
of the state. One great cause for complaint ,
however , Is that the valuation Is so low on
'all classes of property that Nebraska suf
fers In the eyes of the world when thc.ie
figures are compared with these of other
Mates. There U also complaint that under
the present system the property In the
farming communities , being all In eight , Is
therefore all assessed , while the people In
the towns and cities are able to conceal
their evidences of wealth and do not pay
their fair share of the taxes. In the cities
collusion between assessors and property
owners Is quite possible under the present
system , in the country precincts every
man knows what his neighbor owns and the
assresor elected Is not likely to bo under
political or financial obligations to any of
his neighbors. There Is , of course , a strife
between the assessors to see which shall
get the property In his precinct In on the
lowest valuation , but there Is little discrimi
nation between Individual property owners.
Valuation of Land * mill Iotn.
The valuation on the lands M the state ,
as shown by the abstract fo/189S , Is na
follows :
Average
_ . . Valuation , per acre.
Improved lands $ no,4'i9,9"i3 $ 3.40
pnlmproved lands 18oiSss5 1,43
improved lotn 2fi.inn.os6 131.a
Unimproved lots GSS3,79G 22.03
While It would be a long Job for the state
board to arrive at the real value of the
lands'In the different parts of the state the
variance In the figures from the counties In
the eastern part , where the noil. Improve
ments , climatic conditions and nearness to
market are about Ihe same , Indicates that
Borne improvement In the system Is Impera
tive. The live stock of the state Is shown
to bo .as follows :
< „ Vnl- AverT -
_ T Number , nation , age.
Horse 817.104 $1,964.440 $ .2
Cattle- 1.6S1.6.TJ 7,659,202 4.84
Mules .41,523 301.0S46.76
Sheep 443fi20 290.157 .65
HORS , 1DI3,915 USS.44G .9ij
While this abstract '
shows that'the people
ple In the various
counties pay taxes on
a valuation that Is equal as among the
residents of the same county on llko classes
of property , yet many of thq counties pay
a lower rate than others and there Is no
attempt on the part of the State Board of
Equalization to remedy this. For Instance ,
the horses In Douglas county are shown
to bo worth $10.44 apiece. In Dodge county
$10 , In Lancaster (5.92 , In Gage $8.47 and
In McPherf.on as low as $1,72. The valua
tion in the other counties ranges along be
tween the figures of Douglas and those of
McPhcrson. The people of Lancaster county
would regard it as an JneuUJf. .the itate-
racntt were made -that-the horses here were
worth only a little moro than one-half as
much as these In Douglas and Dodge and
yet that Is the way the figures show on
( ho records.
Variation * in' Cattle Figure * .
In paying taxes on cattle there Is great
injustice done to some of the counties am
the oqly way to make the burden of taxes
equal ) would be to have a Board of Equali
zation that really performed some duties
In Keya Puha county cattle are assessed
at a valuation of $9.01 per head. The low'
est figures are In Deuel , where the valua
tion Is only $1.87 per head. Boyd county
adjoining Keya Palia , pays taxes on a valu
ation of $7.09 and In Holt the figures arc
'
$3.24. Lancaster 'county cattle are worth
$4.64 for taxation purposes and In Douglas
they are worth $5.69. This range of figures
is preposterous when It Is remembered , tha
the price of cattle Is practically the ami
In all parts of the state and that from $2i
to $25 must bo paid for a. yearling steei
or heifer In any county. But the practlci
of allowing counties to make their own
figures on valuation works a hardship In
many localities and furnishes an Induce
ment for largo cattle owners to congregat
their herds In some of the fttvored countle
along about the tlmo for the assessor t
come around. Thus a man who owned a
large herd In Keya Paha could hardly b
blamed If he drove his property over Inl
Holt county , where the assessors and county
boards of equalization seem to bo very
friendly toward cattlemen.
Mules are worth $10.54 In Pawnee , $10.2 !
in Keya Paha , $8.97 In Douglas , $5.85 In
Lancaster and as row as $2.12 In McPhcrson
with many other counties striving for th
There are three periods in all life tha
time of the bud , of the flower and of the
perfect fruit. It is thus that girlhood
emerges into womanhood and womanhood
into motherhood. Almost all of the ills
from which women suffer have their incep
tion in weakness and disease of the femi
nine organism , which bears the burdens of
wlfchoocl and motherhood. These disor
der * usually begin with puberty , childbirth
or with tUe "turn of life. " Thousands of
women suffer bilcntly for years in this way ,
rather than undergo the examinations and
local treatment insisted upon by the major
ity of physicians. This is unnecessary.
An eminent and skillful specialist , Dr.
R. Y. Tierce , for thirty years chief consult
ing physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute , at Buffalo. N. V. , long
since discovered a wonderful medicine
that will cure all troubles of this nature
in the privacy of the home. This medi
cine is known as Dr. I'icrce's Favorite Pre
scription. It acts directly on the delicate
and imporant organs that make wifchood
and motherhood possible , It makes them
s'rong , healthy and vigorous. U allays in
flammation , heals ulceration , soothes pain
and tones up the nerves. U banishes the
indispositions of the period of impending1
maternity , and makes baby's advent easy
end almost painless. It transforms weak ,
fiickly , nervous invalids into happy , healthy
wives and mothers. All good medicine
dealer * sell it , and no honest dealer will
urge a substitute upon you.
Dr. f icrcc'B Pellets cure constipation.
! low notch. Sheep In Cheyenne are ea-
scnstxl at ll.ftO per hcail , Douglas Gl cents
nd Lancaster 27 cents. In Deucl and
Cclth , counties adjoining Cheyenne , the
valuation Is 25 cents per head , while In
'horans It Is only 10 cents per head. The
Igurca In the other counties are distributed
) ctv\ccn those of Cheyenne and Thomas.
Inasmuch as the net value of the wool clip
on each sheep is fully 75 cents , same of
hcso figures will appear to be ridiculous.
Hogs range In value from | 1.93 In Loup
county down to 22 cents In Deuer , with
Douglas at 11.18 and Lancaster at 95 cents.
This would Indicate to the resident of an
eastern state that the hogs In Nebraska
ro of a very poor grade and the tax sheets ,
s used and approved by the State Board
f Equalization , would not have been good
hlngs to exhibit at the great Transmtssls-
IppI Exposition.
Other Property Muted.
Some of the totals of other properties
hat go to raise the state taxes are shown
follows :
Description. Amount.
Carriages nnd wagons . J Sb 7,734
ilerchandlse on hund . 3,901,351
itanufacturcd articles . 139,185
'ooH nnd Implements . 240.14U
\grlcultural tools . S91,4ta
iold and silverware . 13 , ! 5
Xnmonds and jewelry . . . 14,91 ! )
iloneya of bankeru and brokers. . . . G'S.uGU
'redlta of bankers nnd brokers. . . . 111,335
Honeys other than of bankers , etc. 07,935
'redlts other than of bankers , etc. S15.GUU
ionds , stocks , etc . 87 , OW
Shares of capital stock . 114,973
'roperty of companies and corpora
tions . 1.715.699
louscliold nnd ofllcc- furniture . 1.541.0S4
iuloons nnd eating houses . 09,757
IrhlscM , telephones , etc . 425,8)5 )
nvcstments , real estate and Im
provements . 742.0W
l.illroruls , Hlcepln ? cars , etc . 20,175,237
Telegraph property . 214,002
While these Items seem to be large , no
body pretends to claim that they represent
more than n small per cent of the real value
f the property. Should the carriages and
wagons of Douglas county be purchased at
heir real voluo the transaction would make
a frightful Inroad on the $867,734 , If it did
not totally use it up. The Items of gold and
llverware , and the diamonds and jewelry
are ridiculously small , while money and
credit items make a very small showing In
the face of the bank statements made last
summer showing nearly $50,000,000 on dc-
> osit In the state. The bonds , stocks , sharce
n companies and corporations are eo small
ir amount as to require no comment. In
'act , It Is apparent that most of the in
visible property and wealth that Is repre
sented by paper escapes taxation under the
present system.
Another Feature of the
Ono complaint comes from the owners of
real estate , who have mortgages against
: heir property , but are still obliged to pay
: axcs the same ns if there was no Incum-
jrance. The man who owns a quarter sec
tion of land worth $5,000 has against it a
mortgage amounting to $3,000. Ho pays
taxes on the $5,000 property , while the
mortgage holder who has a $3,000 Interest
usually pays no share of the tax. A case
like this has two sldca , however. Should
the land be taxed at Its full value and
the mortgage holder be taxed for the amount
of the paper ho held , then the same piece
of land would be yielding a double revenue.
The present revenue law provides that
property shall bo taxed at Its actual value ,
but there Is no penalty to compel the as
sessor to perform this duty , nnd the ten
dency Is to get lower and lower , each officer
trying to favor his constituents. It is
argued that it would be impossible to get
at the fair value of property , but this cer
tainly Is not n good argument as rcgardt
live stock. Cattle , hogs and sheep have r
value that Is regulated somewhat by the
condition of the markets , but after all varies
but little. An animal in fair condition one
of an average weight Is worth exactly the
same in all parts of the' state , counting
out the item of transportation to the whole
sale market , and any assessor can' tell thr
usual sale price ot nearly every article that
comes under , hls jurisdiction.
Since 1871 , according to the tax books ,
personal property In this state has a little
moro than doubled , real estate is worth al
most four times more , the value of city
property has quadrupled , railroad property
has advanced In the same degree , while the
Items of moneys , credits , etc. , have only
loublcd In value.
Money to I'uy Gunrdmnen
A short time ago Adjutant General Barry
Irew a warrant for the money to pay thi
members of the National guard who wen
ailed out by the state but who were re
eoted by the war department on account o'
physical disabilities. The amount of tin
uirrant was about $6,000. At that time ther.
vere a few vouchers yet to come In nnO
there are now on _ haml ready for payment
additional vouchers' amounting to $345.28. A
.varr'ant for $508.20 has lately been drawn
o pay 'the ' expense of the camp of Instruc
tion of the Wymore battery.
In the rstimato furnished by the adjutant
general yesterday showing the amount neces
; ary to bo appropriated by the legislature to
put the National guard on a proper footing
no account was taken of the fact that tht
general government now provides the equip
mcnt for 'tho guard ot the states and that
the amount due Nebraska each year from
this source is a little over $6,000 , which It.
drawn in clothing and other equipment
Much of the clothing , arms and other equip
ment of the old guard before It went into
the government service was furnished by the
general government , through this aniiua
appropriation , and there Is a possibility that
the government will see fit to provide tht
cuard ; ot the different states with equipment
all nt once , from the stores now on hand , and
that the states will not be called upon to
make appropriations for such a purpose. It
has been a long time since this state ap
proprlatcd money to buy equipment for the
guard , the general government having looked
after that part of the business , honoring the
requisition from this state for stores not to
exceed the $6,000 and odd each year. The
equipment properly belongs to the War de
partmen't and the adjutant general of the
National guard la required to make an an
nual report to the national department o
the amount and condition ot property on
hand.
The following notarial commissions were
sent out by the secretary of state today
J. 1 * . Hcbard , Lincoln ; Alraee Wilson , Lin
coln ; Frank Kucera , Mllllgan ; A. U. Kelley
South Omaha ; Allen J. Ilceson , Cass county
C. H. Van Alstlne , South Omaha ; John W
Carr , Benklemon ; P. A. Good , Cowles.
Lincoln Loral Xote .
W. P. Schwlnd , quartermaster for the
Third rer.lmcn' , has been home for a few
days , but returned to Savannah , Ga. , today
Hon. Tom Patterson of the Denver News
was In the city today calling on Mr. Bryan
and other popocrntlc dignitaries of the state
Work has been begun on preparing Christ
mas boxes for the members of the Thin
regiment and there is no fear that they ivll
bo delayed as In tbo case of those for the
i First.
Omaha people nt the hotels : At the Lin-
dell H. G. Ituth , H. C. Barber and Alex
Altuchuler. At the Lincoln J. Fawcett. H
S. Sunsmann , E. A. W. Sncll and Leigh Les
lie and wife.
Dr. Fletcher Wharton , pastor of St.
Taul's Methodist church , delivered a free
lecture en early Methodism last night run
was greeted by c. large audience. He con
trasted the hardships undergone by pioneer
preachers and their families with existing
conditions at the present time.
I Xeiv llrlilKe nt Went Point.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Work on the new bridge across the Klkhorn
j river ucat of this city will soon be com
nienced.
1 Divorce Decree Introduced.
LEIGH , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) A spe
clal recently appeared from this city
stating that R. L , Mattheson was being
provecuted for bigamy owing to the fact that
ho had married Eliza Morris when he al
ready was bound to Mabel Egbert of Omaha.
The statement that ho had a previous wife
Is untrue , as a divorce decree has been In-
, i troduccd dated In Oregon In 1S93.
COUXTIIY MunciiA.vrs VOTE KO.
Sentiment ARnltmt Continuance of
Kxnoiiltloti In RxiircHMcd.
SILVER OKEEK , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Spe
cial. ) At a meeting of business men of this
vicinity the following open letter was formu
lated :
To the Proprietors of Omaha Jobbing
House- ; * : Recognizing a community of Inter
ests between the city of Omaha and the
vailous other sections of the state we , the
undersigned citizens ot Silver Creek , Neb. ,
icing orpo ed to the continuance ot the
'ransmlsslsslppt and International Exposl-
on at Omaha next year , urgently solicit
our co-opcratlon In making formal protest
gainst the same. Wo hope that wo may
ecelve your earnest , active support in
landing up for Nebraska.
Signed by the following : C. W. Bowlby ,
V. E. Kerr , H. II. Hudson , N. L. Squire ,
lerchants ; M. L. Rossltcr , banker ; Amos
atcs , A. Roth , merchants ; Lillian Hull ,
lllllncr ; Sol. C. Towslee , Roth & Kula ,
merchants ; M. II. Jeffrey , restauranteur ;
Thomas M. Pethlck , druggist ; J. H. Pope ,
rain dealer ; F. C. Coulton , grain , coal and
mplement dealer ; J. II. Pollard , coal dealer ;
I. Slltt & Sons , butchers ; D. B. Young ,
rugglst ; E. W. Jeffrey , barber ; J. B. Gray ,
enl cstata dealer ; Edith and Pauline
Vooster , publishers.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Spe-
lal. ) Since there has been talk of holding
notber exposition in Omaha next summer
ocnl merchants and business men have
tated that they are unitedly opposed to the
reject. They assert that If Omaha busi
ness men persist In their course local
merchants will give their business to St.
oseph , Kansas City and Lincoln.
Content nt Alnntvorth.
AINSWORTH , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) A sensation was created this
ivenlng by the announcement that contest
ittpcrs had been fllcd to- oust J. C. Tollver
rom the county attorncyshlp. The incutn-
cnt by the official count was declared
Idcted by 1 majority , but the dissatisfied
opullsts profess to believe that they can
nseat the republican official by reason of
llcgal votes and the throwing out of a pre-
Inct and have fllcd papers to that effect ,
'ho republicans are not alarmed , but are
Ictermlned now that the ball Is opened to
make It extremely hot for the populists ,
vho will find themselves put on the do-
enslve forthwith.
ShootM Illn Foot Off.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) J.
' . Knoll went out to his farm Sunday morn-
ng and there met with an accident that
ms resulted in the .loss ot a foot. There
icing a light snow on the ground the op
portunity was tempting for rabbit shooting ,
n some manner his foot slipped and his
gun being cocked the contents were dls-
harged , striking him In the ankle of the
eft foot , shattering the bones and mutllat-
ng the foot very badly. It was found
necessary to amputate the foot and it was
aken off half way between the ankle and
< nee. He is now thought to be out of dan
ger.
Pnrchnne.
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Spe-
la ? . ) W. B. Ellis has returned from a tripe
o Las Vegas , New Mexico. While there ho
purchased 35,000 head of sheep. During the
next two months he expects to dispose of all
of them but 750 ewes. These he has rented
out on shares for the next three years to
Wlsner & Parnclli who are on a ranch norlh
of town. Mr. Ellis brought 4,000 head of
ihcep with him and took them to the mar
ket at South Omaha. The balance he will
irobably ship from Las Vegas by a southern
route to Chicago.
Many Want the Same Office.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) .
There Is a great , scramble after the reglster-
ihlp of the' ' United States land office located
lere caused by the death of George W.
ielst Of the known applicants ore Pat
rick Miles , Judge Julius Neubauer , Henry
Gapen , Colonel Thomas B. Dawson , L. B.
Gary , flutter A. Jones , Edward McLerron ,
James Mclntosh , Leroy Martin , Dr. L. Simon
ind Frank P. Morgan , editor of the Chap-
pell Register. The office Is now worth $1,800
a' year ,
of Sin.
TEKAMAH , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Judge Baker pronounced sentence on the
prisoners convicted during this term of
: ourt lost night. Ho sentenced Howard
King , convicted of hog stealing , to eighteen
months In the penitentiary ; Ben F. Howard ,
found guilty of burglary , was given eighteen
years ; a negro who stole a suit ot clothes
rom a farm house a few miles west of this
Ity , was sent to the penitentiary for one
'ear ; two bootleggers were fined $400 and
costs each.
New System of AnnlKnlnK Work.
WYMORE , Neb. . Nov. 30. ( Special. )
There is a rumor among the shop employes
here that the time system In vogue at the
Burlington shops In this city Is soon to be
changed to 'the piece system now In opera
tion In the Havelock and other Burlington
shops , where It Is said to be highly Balls-
factory to both employe and employer. The
employes here atmost to a man would like
to see the change.
Hope for Free Mall Delivery.
NORFOLK. Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) All
Indications now are that at the end of the
pretent fiscal year , which wltl be on July 1 ,
1899 , the revenue of the Norfolk poatofficc
will be sufficient to entitle the city to a
free delivery system which will mean the
establishment of carrier routes , a condition
much to be desired by the patrons of the
office.
lleneflt Entertainment n Suet-eim.
WYMORE. Nob. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) The
Epworth league of this city gave a success
fur entertainment entitled "An Old-Fash-
loned Huskln' Boo" at the opera house last
night , which was well attended. The pro
ceeds will be applied toward paying for the
new church organ.
ARrleultnrlNtH Elect OfllcerM.
FA1RBURY. Neb. . Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Saturday the Jefferson County Agricultural
society elected the f Hawing officers : Presi
dent , Jasper Hllvey ; vice presidents , W. II.
lleardsley and J. C. Kesterson ; secretary ,
L. W. Goodrich ; treasurer , G. W. Hanson.
OrnntH SIIM > OIMOII of Sentence.
LINCOLN. Nov. 30. ( Special Telegram. )
The supreme court has granted a suspen
sion of sentence of George C. Bailey ot t
Omaha , \\lio was committed a short tlmo
arco for statutory rape. ' The amount of the
bond Is fixed at $2..r > 00.
I.rctiirc on Mining.
GENEVA. Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) Rev.
T. J. Purdue of DeWItt lectured on "Copper
Mining In Northern Michigan" nt the Girl's
Industrial School yesterday afternoon He
exhibited numerous Interesting specimens
of * re.
Snow llenefltN Wheat.
GENEVA. Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) The
weather Is warmer and the- snow melting.
The last fall of snow has been of great
benefit to the wheat , of which there U a
large acreage.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup dors cure grippe ,
bronchitis and incipient consumption.
Denver Mint Itrcrlit .
DENVER , Nov. 30. The mint receipts for
the month of November show a total of '
$1,9:3,713. as against $1,237,199 for the same
month ot 1897. The total receipts for the
first ten months of 1S9S are $18,275.271 , na
against $10.920,844 for the fame perhd In
1897. a gain of J7.34S.427. The gold output |
of Cripple Creek district during November
is estimated at $1,447,600.
IDEALS IN CITY GOVERNMENT
Municipal League Oirei the Subject
ExhanttiTt Study.
COMMITTEE REPORTS A MODEL SYSTEM
ConNlderntl'on Glren to nixht * Which
Mitnlclimlltr Should Have in It *
Own Affair * Addrc * * by
Samuel B. Capen.
_ _ _ t
INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 30. The lxth con
ference ot the Municipal league began this
afternoon In the assembly rooms of the Com
mercial club. This is the most Important
meeting since the organization has been
ormcd. Its purpose is to discuss what It
regards as the first essential ot general
municipal reform an Ideal or model system
of government. The task of preparing such
a system was undertaken by the organiza
tion at Us meeting In Louisville , May , 1897.
A committee of seven was appointed and
charged with the task without restriction as
to tlmo or Instructions as to details. The
committee was charged with the duty of
ireparlng "essential principles" and a work1
ng plan or system , consistent with Ameri
can Industrial and political conditions. The !
results of this work , which has been con- I
slant for eighteen months are a set ot gen- <
cral state constitutional amendments and a
municipal corporation act which the com- '
mlttce believes will accomplish all that is
sought.
There were many arrivals of delegates.
The organization Is representative of many
municipal leagues , Christian government
cagucs and the like , all over the country , i
State organizations are also represented , j
Among the delegates attending the conference - '
ence are many who are distinguished as
students of politicaleconomy and who are ]
known as advocates ot new systems ot
municipal government. The organization Is
comprehensive of the various erementa from
the radical to the conservative. The con
servative element Is largely In control at
present.
Charles Richardson , vice president ot the
league , presided today In the absence of
President Carter of New York. The dele
gates were welcomed by Governor Mount
and Mayor Taggart. A paper was read upon
"Tho Advance of Municipal Reform In the
United States , " by Clinton Rogers Woodruff
ot Philadelphia.
The following delegates are present : New
York club , Horace E. Demlng , General M.
R. Milthts ; Ohio Municipal Code commis
sion , ' ! ) . F. Pugh , Edward Klbler ; Municipal
League of Philadelphia , Mr. and Mrs. Ocorgo
Burnham , jr. , Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich
ardson , Dr. L. S. Rowe , C. R. Woodruff ;
Civic League of Dayton , 0. , Wlllard Bar-
ringer ; London , England , John Martin ;
Civic federation , Chicago , Ralph M. Easlcy ;
Iowa college , Prof. George D. Herron ; Richmond
mend , Va. , W. D. Foulke , J. C. Peterson ;
Boston Municipal league , S. B. Capen ; City
club , New York , Dr. Albert Shaw , H. E.
Demlng , Prof. F. J. Good now ; Cincinnati ,
Rt. Rev. B. O. Vincent ; Washington , D. C. ,
A. R. Foote ; kansas City , Mo. , C. S. Palmer ;
Boston , Mass. , Jostah Qulncy , mayor ; Uni
versity of Kansas , Dr. E. W. Bemls.
Dr. L. S. Powell ot Philadelphia submitted
the report of the committee on municipal
program.
Dr. L. S. Rowe , profesior of municipal
government in the University of Pennsyl
vania , presented the report of the commit
tee on municipal program. It contained a
proposed constitutional amendment treatIng -
Ing of four distinct classes ot subjects the
relation ot the municipality to the state , the
powers of the municipality , the procedure In
the exercise of municipal 'functions , the
electoral franchise and.'ho application
the "merit" principle toUhe administrative
service. The design , the committee statfd ,
was to give the municipality a more definite
place In our political system than It at
present enjoys ; to glvo it that freedom of
action which Is the necessary accompani
ment of growth and expansion , and to place
within Its power tbo determination of local
policy whenever such policy Is not Incon
sistent with the general welfare of the
state.
The commltteo also submitted a proposed
municipal corporation act , under the pro
visions of which , they said , It would be
possible for cities , large or small , to adopt a
form of organization suited to their nrcd.
At the Propylum tonight the evening ses
sion ot the league was held. Samuel B.
Capen. president of the Municipal League
of Boston , spoke about "The Final Work of
the Nineteenth Century. " He said In part :
Purity of City Government.
The old contest for the Integrity of the
nation is forever settled. The new conflict
Is for purity In the government of the great
cities , the municipal units , which BO largely
control the nation. This Is the final work
of the century.
He called attention to the perils of the
great cities.
In answering the question , "What Are the
Things to be Done to Help Complete the
Final Work of the Purifying of Municipal
Governments , " Mr. Capen said :
Teach everywhere. In the home and In Ihe
school , nnd from the pulpit and the plat
form and the press that citizenship In a re
public Is a sacred trust. With the proper
conception of citizenship as a trust we shall
speedily recognize the duties encumbent upon
us In fullfllllng this trust. We shall nsk
ourselves constantly what Is best for the
community as a whole ? Such a conception
ot our duty will lead us to an intelligent In
terest in all public matters. We will not
confine our thought to just a few things
which affect us , but will broaden our horizon
to Include every phase of municipal life and
activity. It will lead our young men to self-
sacrifice for the community. The sfid neglect
which we see now , especially among those
who could give leisure , will be gone. Too
many stand off and talk about "dirty
politics. " Sacrifice nnd patriotism call upon
us to take hold and make them cleaner.
This spirit of sacrifice must lead n man to
the caucus. It may be very distasteful to
him , but It Is treason almost to the state to
fall hero. The primary , It need hardly bo
paid , is more Important than the election , for
If good men are not nominated at the caucus
you will onlv have a choice of evils to vote
for on election morning. The caucus Is the
place of greatest power , and It is posflhle
for every man to make his Inflence felt for
good here.
Help I'urlfy I'olltlc * .
And it Is no excuse to say that the
caucuses are "cut and dried" by the selfish.
What Is to prevent the unselfish frum cut-
ting and drying something , too ? If the
fclflsh men haVe gotten together a bad list
what Is to prevent others from getting out
n good one ? If they are using every effort
to get men out to vote their ticket. Is there
any law to prevent us doing the same ? It
Is worth nil the sacrifice , for government In
America Is shaped In the caucus.
' A proper conception of cltUenphlp as a
sacred trust will lead us straight to the
bcllot box. This Is not a "privilege ; It Is
n. trust. * ' The nflect of this duty by vast
numbers of our citizens Is fraught with the
most serious peril. There would not be BO
mit i frai of the vlclou * nnd Oic nnor.iiit ,
wh * are comparatively few , If only these
who want things thnt are best were not
so Indifferent nnd careless. The sacrament
of our political liberty Is the casting of our
ballot. It is a religious na well as a secular
duty.
This spirit of the higher citizenship will
lead us all straight Into what may be ealls.l
"politics. " Young men are continually
warned to keep out of them because they
are "dirty. " I bid you go In Just for that
reason and help clean them. The religious
classes have ton largely given over to the
devil and his intimate followers public concern -
cern ? . While we lng the "Sweet Bye and
Bye , " the devil sings and works along the
"Nasty Now and Now. "
\Vllllam Dudley Foulke of Richmond , Vo , ,
considered the model charter proposed by
the committee. He commended all the pro-
vision * of the proposed charter. He In-
listed that nittlonal politics should be totally
divorced from thi > conduct of local affairs ,
Because a man believed In expansion wax no
argument that he would take a wise position
upon the question of a sewer system or the
purchase of water works system. He
urged the separation of the administrative
from the legislative In municipal government
and favored a single legislative body. He
favored the proposition to eliminate wards
and elect all councllmen from the entlra j
body of the city. '
Following the addresses the Woman's cl'ih
received the delegates and their wives. One
hundred and titty guests were present. Ttio
club had as their guests from Indianapolis :
Benjamin and Mrs. Harrison. Governor and
Mm. James A. Mount , General and Mrs. Lew
Wallace and Mr. James Whltcotnb Rlloy. A
supper was served at 11 o'clock.
MISUSE Of PENSION MONEY
Specific Clinntc * of Inmate * of Sol
dier * ' Home of Krlc County , Penn
sylvania , Laid llefarc Governor ,
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 30. State Senator
Perry A. Gibson of the Erie county district
,
trict today met Governor Hastings at the
Stratford hotel , this city , by appointment ,
and laid before him a fengthy petition which
the senator had received from Inmates of
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Homo at Eric ,
Pa. The petition prayed the senator to
take steps to recover for them pension
money which they had received from the
national ! government and which , they al
lege , has been Illegally taken from them
by the trustees of the Institution at Erie.
The petition Is signed by 100 Inmates of
the ' home , who allege that an aggregate of
$602 , per month Is taken from them and
!
that the amount taken from Inmates of the
home since 1885 , in which year It was or
ganized ' , aggregates $100,000 and Is being
added to at the rate of $10,000 per year.
The method ot taking this money from
the old soldiers , the petition alleges. Is a
rule ' adopted by the trustees of the Institu
tion , which compels the Inmates to turn
over to the home all pension money re
ceived In excess of $4 per month , on penalty
of discharge.
The petitioners say they are Informed
that this money Is placed In the bands ot
Louis Farmer of Philadelphia , treasurer of
the board of trustees of the home , and that
it Is used In extending relief to dependent
relatives of pensioners In the homo. The
petitioners say they have no dependent
relatives and that their money la taken
without any apparent design 'of using It
for any purpose , cither for the benefit of
the home , relatives or Inmates themseNes.
WINE Cook's
WINE Imperial
WINE Champagne.
MORE NEGROESREACH PANA
_
Guard DUarnm Them Before Allowing
Them to Leave the Train Illoom-
Ingtoit Troop * Relieved.
PANA , 111. , Nov. 30. After fifty days'
continuous night and day riot duty In Pans
Troop B of Bloomlngton , First Illinois cav
alry squadron , was relieved today by Com
pany K , First regiment , of Delavan. De
sultory shooting continues nightly , the provost
vest guard having but little success In ef
fecting captures. Another consignment of
negroes arrived last night. They were met
at the train by a squad of soldiers , who re
lieved them of arms before permitting them
to march to Springfield mine barracks.
The white miners are remaining steadfast
for the scale and union recognition. They
received $1,600 yesterday from the state
union. Next week Sheriff-elect Downey ,
an avowed friend of the miners , relieves
Sheriff Coburn in charge of affairs' here.
Great Interest is''being manifested In "tho
cases of the miners indicted for riot , and
the case of Operator Overholt , which will
bo called in the circuit court this week.
The miners have employed able counsel and
expect acquittal. The grand Jury has failed
to Indict the miners who are alleged to have
held up the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
train and shipped a car of negroes back to
Washington , Ind.
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
Omaha In Crowding Second Place
Quite Cloudy with It * Weekly
Output.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 30. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Price Current says : There is
a continued large movement of hogs to mar
ket the last week. Western packings are
585,000 , compared with 565,000 the preced
ing week and 495,000 last year. From No
vember 1 .the total Is 2,295,000 , against 1-
945,000 a year ago. Prominent places com
pare as follows :
City. 1S08. 1897.
Chicago 870,000 675,000
Kansas City 295.000 2SO.OX
Omaha 180,000 , 115,000
St. Louis 150,000 130,000
Indianapolis 120,000 107.000
Milwaukee. 82,000 123,000
Cincinnati 85,000 70,000
St. Joseph 102,000 32,000
Ottumwa 5i.OOO ( 60,000
Cedar Ilaplds 23,000 33.000
Sioux City 37,000 32,000
St. 1'nul 28,000 25,000
Cleveland M.OOO 42.000
Louisville 54,000 63.000
HOAR OPPOSED TO EXPANSION
Maaclmett * Senator Believe * That
Such Policy In Not Well
Adrl cd.
WORCESTER , Mass. , Nov. 30. Senator
Hoar announced himself today as positively
opposed to the acquisition of the Philip
pines by the United States In a communion
tlon to the Gazette , he says : "We have not
so far , any news which is absolutely trust
worthy of what Ihoy are doing in Paris. Bu
if the report is true- that It Is proposed to
.
| I buy of Spain the sovereignty of the i'hlllp
1
pine Islands and to pay $20,000,000 for It ,
do not believe that such a treaty will b
agreed to , and I don't believe It ought to b
agreed to. Spain has very little sovereignty
In the Philippines to sell Just now and I d
TRY 6RAIN-0 ! TRY GRAIN-0 !
Ask your Grocer today to show you a
packas * of QRA1N-O , the new food drink
thut taken the i > lace of colfeu. The chll
drtui may drink It without injury us wel
nn 'ho adult. All who try It , like It
GRAIN-O has Mat rich seal brown o
( i or Java , but U Is made from
pure grains , and the most delicate atom
ach receives It without distress , U th
pr'co of coffee 15c and 2o c per packai-o
II It'i a Localized Pain or Ache
You Can Promptly Kill It With i
DENSQH'8 ,
JONTHE
XOENUINE
'tis the best
POROUS
PLASTER
GlrM qalekixt , jnnrt permanent rr ll f in Tlh u
malum. NcuralfU , Huitiiu , Lumbago , mo. .No -
tnroal remedy > oeflwtli . I'M tic. All DroriUti.
U I mTr * . titabut jr A Johgioa. N. Y. . 1 1 uuobttlt..la.
not think the people of the United SUtnn' '
are In the market to buy sovereignty or
that t the constitution has conferred on any
body the right to buy any such commodity.
The constitution was framed upon the theory
that sovereignty Is not salable. The people
of the United States have conferred upon
nobody the power to make * uch purchases
In 1 their behalf. Wo have acquired territory ,
either vacant or eo sparsely settled that ,
there wcro no people capable ot governing
It I ami no germ of a national life. We have
also , In one recent case , acquired a territory
where the original germ of national life
had 1 perished. But neither of these pro-
edcnts applies to the Philippine archipelago ,
with its millions of Inhabitants. "
LARGE GIFTSJTO HARVARD
Fifty Thnnnnml for Projected Infirm *
nry nnd Ten Thonnnnil for Sci
entific. Scholarship.
CAMBRIDGE , Mass. , Nov. SO. James
itlllman ot New York has given $50,000 to
larvard college to cover the cost ot land
nd buildings for a projected Harvard In-
rmary which will bear the name of the
onor. In addition Mr. Stlllman will cou-
rlbute $2,500 annually for four years.
A new scholarship has just been con-
erred upon the eclentlflc school ot Har
vard university by a gift of $10,000 by J.
R. Jenkins , a graduate of the class ot ' 77
and a mining engineer In the gold district
f South Africa. The Interest of this sum
s to be given 'to a student of engineering.
HYMENEAL.
\VnlInce-Whlte ,
TOBIAS , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) Miss
icrtha White was married at 6 p. m Sun-
ay to Frank R. Wallace of York , Neb.
The ceremony was performed at the homo
f the bride's parents by Rev. Simpson ot
ho Methodist Episcopal church and' was
witnessed only by relatives. The bride has
Ived hero for the last thirteen years. Mr.
Vallaco formerly lived here , but Is now en
gaged In the grocery business at York.
Brewery Deal
CINCINNATI. Nov. 30. It was expected
that the deal whereby an eastern syndicate
represented by Senator Foraker , W. E. Hut-
ten and Herman Gocppcr was to secure eight
breweries here , would be closed at noon toi i
day. No notion was taken and the .options >
were extended to February 1. 1899.
I
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Generally Fair with Froh Went
Wind * In Iowa and Variable
Wind * \ebrnnkn. .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska , South Dakota and Kansas
Fair ; variable winds.
For Iowa Generally fair ; fresh west
winds , becoming variable.
For Missouri Fair ; variable winds.
For Wyoming Partly cloudy ; variable
winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE- WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Nov. 30. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years :
1893. 1S97. 1800. 189j.
Maximum temperature . . 37 34 18 33
Minimum temperature . . 21 15 2 22
Average temperature . . . 30 24 8 2S
Rainfall 00 .00 .00 T
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1898 :
Normal for the day SO
Accumulated excess since March 1 205
formal rainfall for the day .03 Inch
Excess for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 26.24 Inchon
deficiency since March 1 2.9C inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1897..11.69 Inches
Excess for cor. period , 1896 5.57 Inches
Ilepart * from Station * at 8 p. m.
m.ST
ill I
STATIONS AND STATE Of 3
25 t *
WEATHER. B E
) maha , clear .00
N'urth Platte , clear . . .06
: : ilt Luke , snowing . . .04
Jhoyenne , clear .00
lapld City , clear . . . . .00
luron , partly cloudy . .00T
AVIIllston , clear . / . . ' . . , T
Chicago , clear . .00T
it. Louis , cloudy T
it. Paul , clear .1)0 )
Javenport , clear .00
Helena , partly cloudy . . . .00
Cunsus City , clear .00
Juvre , clear .00
Bismarck , partly cloudy .00
Gnlveston , clear .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official.
DYSPEPSIA
"For six year * I was Tlcttm ofdy -
pepclu In its worst form. I could eat nothing
but milk toast , and at times my btumucb would
not retain and digest even tliut > ' Last March I
began taking GASCAKUTS and since then I
have steadily Improved , until I am as well as I
ever was in my life. "
DAVID II. MURPHY , Newark , O.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
Good , MeTer rllcken. Weaken , or Gripe. lOc. ttc , Wo.
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION . . .
IKrllil U. jy Co pny. Ul i . * llr l. t Y fk. Ill
II ft Tfl niO Sold and Bimr.intpod by nlldrug-
HU * I U'UAu guts to CVHE Tobacco ilablt.
SAVE
Warm Shampoos
with
uticura
And light dressings with CUTI.
CliRA , purest of emollient skin
cures , will cle r the scalp and
hair of crusts , scales and dandruff
soothe irritated and Itching sur
faces , stimulate the hair follicles ,
supply the roots with energy and
nourishment , and thus produce
luxuriant , lustrous hair , with clean ,
wholesome scalp , when all else
falls.
For finlf Dach heat ratn- inflammation * ,
IUI UUII HdMI
, irritation * . ch mig . un
due or offensive perspiration , and other
sanative uses , nothing so soothing , purify
ing and refreshing as a bath with CUTI-
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fying soap In the world , as well as purest
and sweetest for toilet , bath and nursery.
Sold throughout the world. Price , CUTI-
CURA SOAP , 25o ; CUTICURA ( ointment ) ,
60c. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. CORP. ,
Solo Props. , Boston. British Depot , 1 King
Edward St. , London. Depot Francali , 113
faubouj 8 , St. Honore , Paris , fiend for
"Face , Hands and Hair Book , " mailed free.
Strong Drink is Death
DR. CHARCOT'S TONIC TABLETS
BTO ttie onlir ponltlTdy guaranteed rtmcdj ( or the .
Drink Hatilt , Nervousness and MeUncholjr caused
by strong drink.
WK UUAItAKTKE FOUR BOXICB
to cure any case nil h a positive wrl 11 rn Knar-
nlf > orrefunil the money , and to deslror tno
appetite for Intoxicating liquors.
THE TABLETS CAN BE GIVEN WITHOUT
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STRONG DRINK % z'&ssrf ? is3&
olsio.00 we will mall you four [ 41 boxes and txwl.
UTO - wrlttrn * . . . Kiinritntt * " tvt to cure or refund
Meyer * , Dillon DriiK Co. , Solo AKcnta
10th and Parnnm , Umnliii , Neb.
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