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1 10 TTTK OMAHA 1)A1LT BEEj TUESDAY, S E I'TEM HER 1!, l.iua. CHAIRMAN COSS IS CONTRARY 1 471 H Will Kot Accept riling 1 of OocgTeHional Delegttitci. HIS PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION OF ORDERS Makes Flae DIKIirtlm br Which He Accepts Jartlrlal Rilln;, bat Re , Jects Those af Cnftl ; 'Delegation Tickets. Chairman Goss of the republican county committee, In terming hi amended call for the primary election of September 19. haa omitted from the filings to be made with the county committee the candldatea for delegate to the congressional convention. The amended call aaya: The nam of all candldatea for delegates to the county and Judicial convention to be placed on the official primary ballot mum be filed with the -cretary of the committee with a fee of $2 for each candidate not later than 12 o'clock, Tuesday, September 16, 1902. When 'asked why he had not Included the congressional conyentton In this clause of the amended call. Chairman Oosf said that the action taken by the county committee last Saturday did sot require him to change the arrangement for filing congressional f elevations already agreed upon by th sub committee of five and the congressional committee. ' '1 have nothing to do with the filing of ' congressional delegations," said the chair man. "They must p filed with the con gressional committee In accordance . with the call issued by that committee." "Suppose that anyone offers to file con gressional delegations with you as chair man of the county committee, will you ao cept the lists?" "No," replied Mr. Goss. "The proper place to file the congressional delegations Is with the congressional committee, and we will only accept them on the certificate of the chairman of that committee. If any one offers to file congressional delegations With me his money won't be good." "How, then, are the congressional tickets to get on the official ballot for the, county primaries?" "I suppose the tickets will be certified to the county committee by the congreeslonal committee, which will accept the filings." ' "Did you not understand' the resolution adopted by the county committee last Sat urday to mean that the county committee Would supervise the election of delegates to the congressional convention the same as It would those to the judicial conven tion?" "I understand that the resolution pro vides for the election of the congressional delegates at the same primaries, but there is nothing In tho resolution to require the county committee to take the fllngs of con gressional delegations from any other ource than the congressional committee." Despite Mr. Ooss' peculiar construction of the meaning of the resolution adopted by the county committee last Saturday he will 1 be asked to accept the filings of .congres sional delegations in the usual way, and If he refuses to do so. some means will be adopted to compel his compliance with' the plain instructions ot the committee. The resolutions adopted by the committee Sat urday lh reference to the Judicial and con gressional couventions say: '' Resolved, By the republican county cen tral committee of Douglas county that the call of this committee for the primaries to be held In said Douglas county on Friday, September 19, 1902, provide for the election of forty-seven delegates to the said Judicial convention. Resolved. That at the republican rnnntv primaries called by this committee at Its previous session 'for Friday, September 19, 1902, there be elected at said primaries by the republican voters of this county 121 delegates to represent this county In said congressional convention. Mr. Ooss makes very fins distinction In construing the meaning of these two reso lutions, for In the case of the Judicial convention he proposes to accept the filings of delegations, whereas In the case ot the congressional convention he proposes to rs Isct them. . , In other words, be holds that It Is proper for the ' county committee to accept the Clings of judicial delegations, but that con gressional delegations must be filed with the congressional committee. The county committee is to meet again on September 18 for the purpose of prepar ing the form of the official ballots for the primariea, but In the meanwhile tt ts not at all probable that three of the four con gresslonal candidates will file their dele cations with Mr. Mercer'a campaign man ager, to be scrutinized by him and no one else and to be accompanied by a (50 con tribution to the Mercer campaign fund. - "TheofflclaI primary ballots will be printed the way we want them or we will break, away from the . county committee and hold our own congressional primary in our own way,"' exclaimed W. F. Gur ley while he was' still suffering from the excitement of Saturday's meeting ot the county committee. " . '"The ballots will be prepared by the county-committee In compliance with the reqnlrements of the law," calmly remarked E. ' J. Cornish, to whem Mr. Qurley had directed his exclamation.' The threat of , the Mercerltes to flock by themselves and bold a primary elec- - tton all of their own and in their own peculiar way does not disturb anv 'of the other congressional candidates. As a mat ter of fact the opponents of Mr. Mercer ould be only too glad to dispose af their contest so easily. Ia the event of the Mercer people carrying out their threat to hold sepsrate primaries there would be lected two sets of delegates In Douglas county, and one set, that elected contrary the provisions of the law, would be Illegal. There would be two congressional conventions, . one composed of the Doug- ss county delegates elected Illegally and the other composed of the delegates elec ted legally In Douglas, Sarpy and Wash ington counties. There Is little doubt as i which convention would he declared the legal one by the courts. It has been remarked with some sense of humor that the republican city commit tee, for the first time within the memory of man, has not 'been required this year to provide for the nomination of a candl- ate for police Judge.. Whether Judge Gordon will ask the democrats to run him again this year 'has not been ascertained as yeW CROWDS BIG AT KHIQ PARK. Blar Saensrerfest Tonlcht Rasrtlme To. .morrow. The figures cf Sunday, when the season's reoord for big summer resort attendance was smashed, were closely approached by the throrfgs that celebrated Labor day at this resort. Basket picnics galore, visitors from the surrounding towns, the Labor day enthusiasts and the regular summer resort patron, for whom the park la always the popular rendezvous, made the scene one of animation and enthusiastically applauded the varied program. The big Saengerfest will be held tonight. Fifty voices selected from the Omaha Or pheus, the Omaha Plattdoutcherveretn nd the South Bide Maennerchor will form the choir that will render the concert com memorating the battle of Sedan. Husters entire band will play the accompaniment for several of the numbers. A big crowd Is expected tomorrow. the ragtime concert Is the feature. f sleep twell enough at night. And the blamedest appetite . Ever mortal man possessed RHev's farmer ia the very picture of a , man advanced tn years, vet in the eniov- tnent of perfect health. A good appe tite, good digestion and sound sleep, are the chief, factors in a vigorous old aee. Life is sustained by food, when it is ; properly digested ana - assimuatea: ; When digestion fails, there is a loss of nutrition which soon shows itself in tohvaical hIi. j1 ness, nervousness. M Doctor Pierce'a Golden Jdedical Discovery cures . diseases of the stomach and other orgns of digestion and nutrition. . It strengthens the body in the only way possible, by enabling the aa nuiiUtion of the nutrition extracted from food. "! used tea bottles of Dr. fierce Coldca . Medical Discover? J.-Jb and several vials of - hit rirunt PtIIcU' ' T Ifl. " - V ' " I aad have had ao trouble with indigeatioa aioc write Mr. w. 1. TMwoi, oi loviima, . Kruadwater Co.. Mooiana. Words fil la tell how thankful I am fur the relief, as 1 had suf fered so much and tt seemed that the doctor could do m ao good. I gut down ia wei hi to l5 pound, sua was But able to work at all. Now 1 weigh nearly 160 and can do a day's work en the farm. 1 have recommended vour medi- to several, and thill always have a gasd wot a to y (ur It. risrve sua Die meatcuic.- The Common Sense Medical Adviser. looo pages, in paper covca, is sent fre Sal J V. Hi on receipt of ai one-cent stamp to pay expense of wailing only. Addles Us. E. Y. Werce, Buffalo, N, Y. The Pennsylvania, Special The Fenn ylvanta Limited And four more fast trains run dally -Chi cago to New Tprk via Pennsylvania Short Lines. The Special leaves Chicago Union station 12 noon, the limited at 5:80 p. m Other through trains for New York at 10:05 a. m., 12:05 noon. I p. m. and 11:45 m. For schedules and particulars ap ply to H. R. Derlng, A. O. P. Agt., 248 South Clark street, Chicago. . , . Exceedingly low rate, Omaha to Hot Springs, South Dakota. August 10 to Sep tember 10, 1902, 114.50, Omaha - to Hot Springs and return via Northwestern- line. Ticket office 1401 Farnam street Eighth Ward Republican club meeting Tuesday evening, September I, at Wulf hall, Twenty-second and ' Cuming street. Congressman D. Mercer will address' . the meeting. C. J. ANDERSEN. President Publish your legal notices in The Weekly Bee. Telephone 238. NEW RULE OF CIRCUIT COURT Requires Advance Notice In Writing; ' of Trlala Desired. Darlag .,' ,. Teres. ' 1 ' v '' -' Chief Clerk Thummel of the ""United 8tates circuit court has Just received from Washington the following rule, adopted by the court on Saturday, August 80. The new ruling Is a deviation from any pre vious procedure la this court and will be of interest' to attorneys. It reads:' Ordered that hereafter on or hnfnr ten days prior to the first day of every term, notice in writing shall be filed with the clerk by either party or their attorneys, In causes then pending on the law side of the court, if any and every cause which they may desire to have tried during the term, and no other case on the law docket will be called for trial or tried at that term ex cept by consent of counsel or for cause shown. And no case should be noticed for trial unless the lasues could have been Joined under the state statute prior to the . nrsi aay oi me term. Motions for continuance In anv case no ticed for trial, - with evidence in support thereof, mupt be filed with the clerk on or before the first day of the term, excepting In cases where the cause for the continu ance la brought to th knowledge of tho party subsequent to the Commencement of the term. A party having noticed a esse for trial will not be heard on a motion for continuance, excepting- lor cause discov ered after the filing of the notice for trial. The clerk shall assign the cases noticed for trial tn the order in which they aDnear on the appearance docket, Ave cases being assigned: tor eacn aay, commencing on the nrat Weunesaay or the term, unless other wise ordered by the court. Equity cases will be notloed for trial in the same man ner, but will not be assigned by the clerk for any particular data. At the close of the Jury work the equity cases noticed for trial will be assigned and heard by the court tn the order In which they appear on the docket, ine ciera snail prepare ana have printed a docket or calendar of all cases ao noticed, with assignments for trial, and mall a copy of such docket or calendar to each of the attorneys having cause, so assigned. POLICE OFFICER INJURED Sebneekenbarsrer is Knocked Down and Braised by Runaway Team. In endeavoring to stop a runaway team on South Thirteenth, street at 12 o'clock. Police omcer M. Bcnneckenburger was knocked down by the horses and painfully Injured. The team was hitched to a farm wagon and went east on Paclflo street te Thirteenth, where they turned south. The officer was near Thirteenth and Pierce streets. He grabbed one of the horses by the bridle and was dragged for several yards, when the bridle broke and he fell to the ground. The horse then ran oyer him, striking htm on the left leg and arm Neither was broken, though both were bruised and cut. Schneckenburger was taken to the police station In the patrol wagon and his wounds attended by the police surgeon. The team was lost to sight on 8outh Thirteenth street No one was In the wagon ana It is not known who owns the team. ROCK ISLAND'S NEW ENGINES Company Flaoes Order for Tws Hmdrsd and Twenty-Five. r . LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE ORDER ON RECORD Eqalpment of Estlsei Increased This Year by Foir Handred aad Twenty-Fen Decease of ' r ' Increase la Business, "The largest order for locomotives ever placed by any railroad has Just been placed by the Rock Island," said C. A. Rutherford, division sgent for Nebraska of the Rock Island, who has Just returned from an offl cial trip to Chicago. "Our road has or dered the construction of 225 locomotives," be said. One hundred and twenty-live of these new engines are to be ot the consolidated class, sixty-five cf the medium Paclflo type, twelve-wheelers, and thirty-five of the larg est Pacific type, also twelve-wheelers. It is understood the Baldwin Locomotive works gets Its share of this order. Tie work on these engines Is to be rushed with all pos sible dispatch, as they ara wanted for serv ice at the earliest possible date. "The demand for these engines Is due to the enormous Increase in the volume of the Rock Island's business," said Mr. Ruther ford. "Our business, freight knd passenger, is progressing with remarkable strides, and the progress Is so steady and constant that It will te impossible to accommodate our customers longer without greatly Increased facilities." As a matter of fact the Rock Island had ordered 200 new locomotives this year prior to this latest order, so that-when these engines are In service the equipment will have been enlarged to the number of 425 engines. .While of course these engines are needed because of the increase In the vol nm of business It Is a fact that the Rock Island's recent acquisitions of new lines are In some measure responsible for this gigan tic Increase tn traffic. Some days ago The Bee printed a story on the unusual number of locomotive pur chases being made by the various roads over the country. Since that time other roads have sent In orders and it Is now given out tn railroad circles that the en gine makers of the country are at least six months behind in the efforts to supply their enormous demands. Besides those published the Wabash, Chicago Great West ern, Cincinnati, New Orleans A. Texas Pa cific and several other smaller lines have placed orders for large numbers of loco motives within the last few days. The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Paclflo wants twenty-four from the Baldwin peo ple and seventeen from the American Lo comotive company and the other orders are dividend about in the same way. ' Gould lttay Visit Omaha, George J. Gould, president ot the Mis souri Pacific, who Is out west, making bis annual tour of his road, may be In Omaha within a few days on his Itinerary. Mr. Gould Is authority for the statement that the central branch will be extended west to Denver, thereby cutting off more than iiu miles between Chicago and Denver and. proportionately shortening the distance be tween St. Louts and Colorado. , . , This extension will give the Missouri Pa clflo practically two tracks west of the Missouri river to Denver and will serve to reduce the time between Chicago and the east and Colorado points and the Paclflo coast about three hours and also with pro posed cntoffs from Missouri to Kansas points will lessen the schedule between Bt Louts and the south to the west. Haney BacK from Paclflo. Edwin Haney, statlonmaster at the Union depot, and family returned Sunday from California, Mr. . Haney went out about three weeks ago to bring his family back after a prolonged stay on the coast Dur ing hit abaonce Mr. Haney made a com plete trip "up and down the Paclflo seaboard from Los Angeles to Vancouver, visiting adjacent points of interest, such as the Cataltna Islands to the south and others to the north. He says the cities and towns ot the Golden West are all crowded and everybody Is rushing in their endeavor to accommodate their visitors, the tourists from the east and middle west The railroads observed Labor day by giv ing their office employes a half day off. The Union Pacific, Burlington and Elkhorn headquarters and the city ticket offices closed at noon and the freight houses were closed tor the entire day. W. J. Ladd, traveling auditor for the Rock Island, with offices at Kansas City, was In Omaha yesterday checking up the change In olty passenger agents whereby J. 6. Mc Nally, who goes to Oklahoma City to ac cept a higher position. Is succeeded by R. C. Butler ot Waterloo, Ia. J&2S3E33BESSSS WOMEN AS HONORARY GUESTS Monday Clab Gives Luncheon at the Roans of the Commer cial Clab. At the Commercial club yesterday noon the Monday club held forth with a "Ladles day" luncheon. In addition to the mascu line members of the club,, many women were present as honorary guests, covers being laid tor forty. J. H. Taylor acted as toastmaster - and first Judge W. W. Slabaugh respondsd to the theme. "Our Ladles." To this Mrs. O W. Oarloch mads happy response. Other toasts were "Our Field and Forces," by G. W. Garloch; "Ths Monday Club," by Rev. H. G. Hill, and "Our Coming Con vention," by Rv. W.. T. Hilton. , . Mortality statistics. ' '' The following births and deaths were re ported at the office of the Board of Health Ourlng ma lorty-elgut nours ending Monday-noon: lllrths Wallle McCrann. 80S North Seven teenth street, boy; Alfred Norden, Tenth snd Kavan streets, girl; J. J. Fury, 2044 North Twenty-nret street, hoy. Deaths Alfred D. Jones 2ul Wirt street, ael Kb years: Robert t'hrietle. 4617 Far nam, aged 4 years; .Edward Crura, 2103 North Twenty-seventh street, aged 2 years; Catherine . Bievenaoo, 131 South Fourth streut. aaed IS years: Alexander Csawcsak. jfttij Arbor atreet, aged ( days: Herman tugee, ob Joseph a huspltai, aaad 16 years. c '. -1 3s aj a 4f T Days " of fine Stanhopes, Runabouts, etc Small stock but good makes. 25 per cent discount for cash only. Here Is your chance to get a good Job at a ' low price. Win. Pfeif fer 27th and Leavenworth. ' The Cooling Influence of a Glass of Beer on a hot day cannot be overestimated, es pecially when tt is a glass of pure and Invigorating Meti beet It Is without a rival In flavor, palatableness and delicious ness, and Is a bracer that will keep up your strength during summer's depressing heat. No one should be without a case of Mets beer in the house. Metz Bros. Brewing Co., Telephone 119. Omaha. Or Jacob Neumayer, Agt., care Neumsyer mniUy)U orrgNggWjg windows Watch Our 50c and 75c Embroideries at 25c A big purchase of all the embroideries and lnsertlngs In all the greatest widths from a New York Importer of embroideries., we are able to announce a very special selling. This lot Includes the finest embroideries made. Swiss, Nainsook, Cambridge, and Hamburg embroideries, suitable for "a a eorset covers and skirts up to 18 inches wide, worth from J SOc to 75c a yard on bargain squares, at nf ew All medium widths of embroideries and lnsertlngs all fine quality nainsook and Cambridge, embroideries and Inserting to match, at 15c 20c Laces at 3k Yard- 1,000 pieces of all kinds ot laces, including torchons, valensclennes chantlllas, silk laces, In all widths over 100 styles many worth 20c-l-on bargain squares at, a yrfrd. , 3c Extra Special Bonnet Black Silks 150 pieces of highest grade black silks. The celebrated Bonnet, Lyona silks. Every piece has the stamp ot Bonnet woven In selvege. 21-lnch Bon net black taffeta, worth $1.00, at 59o 21 -111. llonnet DlucU Taffeta, 69c 24-ln, Bonnet A 1 Boiled Taffeta -at 75c 27 inch Pure Dye Bonnet Taf feta, at 87 ic. 36-tn Bonnet Taffeta at $1.25, 24-in. Bonnet Black Peau de boie, atSl.OO, 27-in. Bonnet Raglan Peau de . Sate, at $1.50. Black Moire Velour Antique at 69c and $1.00 69c A very large assortment of 24-lnch and 17-Inch black moire, especially adapted for raglana and Monte Carlo coats and separate skirts. Ths designs are all new and entirely different from the old fashioned moire. Dots and broche patterns. Special price 69c and $1.00. 1.00 New French Plaids, 75c, 98c and $1.50 Extremely handsome French Plaids and Taffetas and Loulslne, new swell Satin, Barred Plaids and Tartan Plaids. Special 62c, 75c, 98c, 31-50 $1.65 Worsteds at 51.25 Black and white Scotch Worsteds "The erase of the fashion; able centers."- We sell the $1.65 grade of these handsome blame and white flaked cloths, at 1.25 Panama Cloths $1.00 These fine goods in all the rich fall colors and mix-(III tures, New York prices $1.50, we will sell a few, ydH TARTAN STRIPES Fine walstlngs, creations of the coronation any J festivities, at... A OC Coronation tweeds a NEW WAISTINOS new man is a iweea cioin The very latest out mack ana coloring, oi the our price aay. ot-tn wiae per yard $1 only 49c ufcLJ imwwi u m in im ..mm jgmniAvg.' mmmf m mm mm mwaF Watch Our j I . . . n, - 1 at I Windows i I ;m.yj .urn i ,;?; n'us imj.jbwj School Suits r ' for IBoySp at $2.50 Today "The Nebraska" opens up a new lot of children's school suits at $2.D0. They are made of the finest chev iots and cassimeres, cut in the latest' two button double breasted style, also in Norfolks. They are just the thing for school wear strong and sturdy, yet neat and stylish. School Shoes for Boys. We've a special section devoted to the sale of chil dren's shoes. Our salespeople are experts in fitting growing feet comfortably. Our "indestructible school shoes" for boys are the best that ever came out of a shoe factory. They axe made of genuine veal calf stock, the most durable leather known, the seams are sewed with four rows of stitching. The soles are pin quilted. These shoes were never offered for less than ?2.00, and they're worth it' OUR PRICE IS 13 to 2 to 2, $1.50 6, $1.65 Lii.ii.iih uMmy.i .nn . ! mmm).. ! iu. u m. imim i. i MysiHuunalF .. . . m ' IOMAHA t EE LEY institute ' One of tke beet equipped ef the KeeJer sjetoia f rnetfttttea, tjfc only Keeiey Institute tn Nebraska. Cures Dmnkennees. Cures Drue Users. Booklet tree. Addrssa aU toSats Home Treatment for Tobacco Habit cost S3 THE ONLY DIFFERENCE between the els; trust corporations of this country, such as the steel truBt, beef trust, sugar trust, etc.. (which are gradually, but surely crushing out the smaller Industries at the expense of the laboring people) and the drug trust Is that the drug trust has NOT the VOLUME OF MONEY behind It which the monster corporations have. Why Is It that the people of Council Bluffs, Sioux. City, Des Moines and many other places of a like size ire now paying FULL, FRICE3 FOR DRUO STORK COMMODITIES? Simply because there ts no druggist In thesa places who has the r.crvo to stay cut f the combine and mind his own business. Some people think and some druggists are trying to make them think that this fight is only on PATENT MEDICINE CURE ALL8; If you think so bring us your pre scriptions and get our prices on any drug or surgical instrument, truss, suspensory, rubber goods or anything else whl?h a drug store should have end SEE WHAT THE FIGHT IS ON. LET US FIGURE ON YOUR PAINT BILL. OPEN ALL NIGHT. SGIIAEFER'S . DRUG STORE 16th Met Chlcnaro Sts., Omahs, Neb. W rA fsTiiJ r Ml WORRIED WOMEN should use Pen-Tan-Got Disks and they will be regular to a day. No uncertainty, no anxious waiting, no suppression, but natural, healthy functions regularly main tained. A specific tor painful periods, safe, harmless, certain. WRITE FOR CIRCULAR or send 2 for one box Pen-Tan-Got Disks, postpaid. Sois jr snnnan mci onnu mug oe., osr. ma aa IXxls Omilu. Nb. A SKIN OP BEAllW IS A JOY FOREVER DR. T. FELIX GOCRAUD'S ORIENTAL CREAM. OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER. Kamovcs lan, J-"iople, Crackles, Moth Fatobas, Hub and bain ais- I mm, and evary Diemian on Dvauir. uid defies detec tion. It baa stood the test of 64 years, und Is so harmless ws t&ate It to be surs 't la properly made. Accept no counter feit of similar nme. Dr. U. A. sayre said to a la dy of tbe hauutoa ta patient)! "As you ladles will use them, I recom mend 'UOUKAUD'B CREAM' as the least harmful of ail the 8kin preparations. For aale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers In the U. fl and Europe. fc'KRD. T. HOFKINS, l'rep'r, 87 Great Jones St.. N. T. I ' . r-v,-v m tat. A Boys Drcxel Special This time It's a boys' shoe end it Is a special special uppers special soles and especially made for us no dupli cate anywhere of these shoes they're made with good, heavy grain calf up perswith tall cloth linings snd extra heavy rock oak sole leather soles with the new, wide extension edge In the full, round toe that give the feet a chance to grow without cramping such a shoe as boys should wear this fall boys' sizes iH to 6, $2.50, youths' 1SH to 2, $2.25; little gents' 10 to 13, $2.00. Droxol Shaa Co., imnha'a Un-te-elate Sbee Heese, FARM AM ITRIBT, (Issued Under Authority of the Railroads of Nebraska.) WAYS OF TAXATION ARE PECULIAR Slipshod, Haphazard Fashion of Making Assessments Has Been in Vogue Forty Odd Years. How Long Must This Demoralizing Condition of Affairs Continue to Exist In Nebraska T In the preceding bulletins we have shown that there was a general disposition on the part of assessors throughout the state to assess 'the value of property In their separate counties at 10 per cent, or possibly lees, of Its value, and la this re duction in assessment the railroads only desired that their assessments should be made on the same basis as other prop erty. In support of this form of argument we have been ably seconded by the facts and figures presented and the argument made at Lincoln by the Omaha Real Estate Exchange In their presentation of their case asking for a reduction tn the levy for state purposes In Douglas county. Mr. Mcintosh, In his argument before the board, ably pre sented this feature which the railroads wish te make plain. In his remarks at tbe opening of tbe proceedings he states, after making the assertion that Douglas eounty farm assess- ' ments have been higher In proportion than those of other counties, which la a fact, he says: "That being true, It is a matter ef tight on the part of the taxpayers of Douglas county that the levy should be ao adjusted aa to equalise the taxes as between the ( different counties of the state, and, whereas, In our petition which ia on file here, we claim the disparity Is the difference between a one-sixth and a one-tenth our petition was drawn up be fore we were as well advised of the facts' as we are now, and If we were making other allegations now we would say the disparity Is between about a one-fifth ana one-fifteenth, and I am not sure but what we ought to amend these figures in our petition." -.. After Introducing testimony confirmatory of the position taken, that the farm property In Douglas ' county - was as sessed higher In proportion than other property through the state, in his remarks to the board, he states tbe following: "We have gone along In the state of Nebraska now for some forty odd years, taxing property, or not taxing tt, in about as slipshod, haphasard fashion as one could posstbly Invent, If he sat down to evolve something thoroughly ridiculous In respect to taxing, out of his own mind.. It la not within the power of the state, and therefore eould not be within tbe power of the board, to make one piece of property valued at $1,000 pay one lota more tax than another piece of the value of $1,000. Now, from what I have been able to learn of this con stitution and this revenue law in this state, in my opinion bur constitution eould not be Improved In Its revenue features, and' our revenue law Is as good a one as any stats has. The trouble. It this board please, with the state of Nebraska tn this revenue law is not about the law, but about the fool way In which we Statement Showing Twenty-one Counties in which the Assessment Value of Lands Is Less than Ten Per Cent of Any Value that Can De Placed on Them by Conscientious Appraisers. have been administering the law. Assessors go out and either don't look at the property, or copy off old valuations and bring in assessments that are perfeotly absurd, and everybody knows it. The board has no choice; the board must equalize the assessment after you have determined the facta. It doesn't make any difference1 whether It is something you want to do or not. It is a right which the property owner haa and which be has a right to be protected In, and tn which it Is the board's duty to protect him. Bo that, whether it is an agreeable tiling or not, a convenient thing or not, if you find that one property owner whose property is worth $1,000 Is assessed at $100 and another who Is worth, the same sum 'la assessed at $166. you must equalise, and if you equalise by varying the rate of ths levy, and the levy la S on the one whose assessment ts $100, you cannot make It more than about 6, whatever fraotlon It Is, to make the result of the tax the same on the two.". . Further on In his argument for the lower tax levy In Doug las county, and calling the attention ot the board to its power to regulate this unequal form of taxing, by changing the rate ot levy, he says: "This Is the first time that the power of this board have been Invoked tor that purpose, and now the opportunity , rest with you to show the people of Nebraska that the plan that they have so long worked successfully, they cannot continue to work. ' A soon a a eounty sees that by making a low as sessment. It levy I correspondingly higher, then that Induce ment to Juggle with the assessment will be largely taken away." In addition to' the argument presented by Mr. Mcintosh and Mr. Shields along these lines, they presented three expert wit nesses (Mr. F. H. Myers, Mr. F. J. Fitzgerald and Mr. Tho. F. Boyd) In regard to the value of farm property in Nebraska, who testified under oath as to their belief ot the value of land in various counties suggested to them, and in addition a great many affidavits from local real estate men in various counties were presented and used in evidence. The Btate Labor Com missioner was also placed on the stand and certified te the cor rectness of the report made by him, which had been compiled from estimates sent him by the surveyors of the different Boun ties of tbe Btate as to the value of lands. We have tabulated below these returns from twenty-one counties, which show the extraordinarily low valuation placed on farms in comparison with these estimates from different sources. The estimates of ths witnesses, tt must be remem bered, represent the value of all ot the land of the county, both Improved and unimproved. The assessed value here shown I for 1902: VALUE LAND RETURNED FOR County Surveyor' ASSESSMENT IN 1902. Estimate for Bute SWORN TESTIMONY PRESENTED, rcBDRUHKARDS WHITK DOVE CUHK never .'alls todeatroy era. Uis fur itrong drink, the appetite tor wUlcli cannut eiUt afir u.ia ttita remedy. Glea la any llquli" nib or wltboutknowlease of pattern.) laateieaas 1 1 Saermaa A McCoaaell uru Co., Oman. NeU WHEN YOU BUY A You are not paying for CH HOMOS. aCUtilt , bii,LE DEALS, ETC, but for FINE QUALITY HAVANA TOBACCO. EQUAL to IMPOKTED CIGARS, T. S. lUCX IsXSCAMTUJO CIOA& CO, MjhiX, 61 Louis. Union Made, Boone Buffalo .... Burt Butler Dawes .... Fillmore Greeley ... Kearney ., Kimball ., Knox Loup Merrick ... Nance . ... Platte . Polk Red Willow Rlchardcon Saline Saunders ... Wayne York Improved Per Acre. $2.66 J. OS 6.63 S.56 0.70 rii 2.46 1.06 1.44 1.68 1.81 $.00 ' 2t7 1.01 8.18 1.68 6.65 v 4 09 4.06 4.63 4.25 Unimproved Per Acre. , $2.36 1.19 - 6.08 0.67 131 1.61 1.21 0.60 t78 0.88 143 1.18 1.99 1.09 1.65 1.93 Statistics Por Acre. $30 to $50 80 te 40 60 to 76 40 to 60 20 to IS 86 te 45 25 to 40 25 to 85 SO to 65 80 te 45 25 to 80 40 to 60 35 to 60 40 to 65 85 to 60 80 to 45 60 to 75 40 to 70 60 to 75 45 to 65 40 to 60 Myers. ritigerald. $27.60 Boyd. $27.60 Affidavit, $17.60 62.60 60.00 87.E0 15.00 60.00 20.00 60.00 45.00 40.00 $50.06) 28.78 17.50 26.00 60.00 46.00 65.00 46.00 62 60 25.00 (0.00 46.00 46.00 30.00 27.60 60.00 40.00 65.00 40.00 60.00 45.00 46.00 80.00 SSoOO 60.00 46.60 With the showing given above and the arguments presented, the Btate Board of Equalization very properly reduced the mill levy on lands in Douglas County from 8 1-1 In 1900 to i mills the present yesr, nearly cutting their charge for taxes tor state purposes In two, and as ths farmers of Douglas County for the present year havs been returned as of value of $17.29, It. can be seen ' that this reduction was but fair. ."' ' IF DOUGLAS COUNTY RECEIVES BENEFIT OF EQUALIZATION, IS IT WRONG TO EQUALIZE RAILROAD VALUES? .1 v