Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1892, Page 12

“«.__area of wheat cultivated since 18! N. B. FALCONER = THE OMAHA DAILY B F. TUE:DAY, MARCH 1, 1892~TWELVE PAGES. [1892] » { ( 15065, 1507, 1509 DOUGLAS STRERT. It will be seen by the above dates that this business was established just one year after the admission of Nebraska into the Union as a state. to stay proves itself by the fact that we have already outlived over thirty competitors, and each year has'shown an increased business. our object to stick as nearly to the highest lines of Dry Goods, Notions, below will convince the stranger as well as friend that we are better prepared this season than facilities in our Mail Order Department, and our out of town friends car rest assured that every Black Dress Dept. smportant to ladies we iring black. These mAterials never were o choap s At resont. livery price quoted below s extraor- inury value. Warrin- |40 inch all _wool cashmore, ted fine twill nnd a nice soft fin- good 1sh, this cloth Is usunlly s5.d b or 63¢—-us n Jonder this week 0 neh nuns voiling, an exe lent wearing quality and nice ted medlum welght, makes a good good | servicoable dréss at w reas- lack | onable price - ' Asa londer this week runm. Trench serge, o 500 per Warran Warran- ted, { o0 bluck used elthe slde, fo wear this cloth needs no recom- mendation as it is a well known eloth at e per yara As o leader this we 0mch Bedford C thorichest materinls amongst the many new weaves this senson, 1t 1s really 2 av . Warran- u-d‘ 004 Sk ~ Asa leader tiils w i el all wool silk finish lienrietta, one of the most ueful oot for a survice, n Warran ted, ROOC bluck Asalead |42 inch all | weaves in crepe. diagonal, zigzag, ote.; entlrely now |81 designs and sold by ail first cinss dealors ut £1.50— As a special lender this wee inch new crepon in er: has n beautiful b an LWESK wool noveity New ) le; tles ot yurd New Crenm cquals i beauty the famous crepe de chene, so much in demand this s As nspecial le i now crope cloths, the delieate shides of pink. blue, nile, amber, ete: u new tonos and very b sonie effe ts— As a leador this week new ch de cheval, Weaves New Weaves flests, now orpentin wenves, now wide Bedfor: Wool Dress Goods Department. The bulk of our new spring_fabrics are now on our counters. and we feel justified in say- Ing that no iner_or better selection can bo en outslde of New York Oity. We give a quotations of oxtra spectul leaders for this we 300 yurs double width piro mohiuir, has u lustrs equal Lo any sk and for wer 1t hus o equal. We bouxht the en- tire production and sell it as # “special advertiser” of our dress goods depurtment — $2inch all wool French cash- mere In every concelvable shade, made from the sanio | 58 wool und dyed in tho same| per vit usour &1 henrietta, hus u | yard beantifal slik finish, only {oinch novelty eweed suity Ings. strictly ull wool, equal in style and fin'sh cloth fn the market | 1%, doudle tho, prico. " We ke leader of it— e per yard Epeclal price Special to any price o per yurd 3 Tneh figured mohair brli- itines, cream erounds the most exquisite de- | sizns. for streot of evening it 18 stmply beautiful As 4 loader this wee o whi 80 per yard} Sposial pri makes up protty, also very | durable; the resalar price of this o oth 18 §1.25 — As aleader this week of tho 1 th's scnson. - dross and | #1 s como In the | soft tones of gry, stone tan: usually sold’ for § As i Tender this W 40 nch cotelo or Bedford cord, a rich, round cord and equil o any cloth i the nmarset ¥ uine I Tut Specinl price Special price per yard o0 > and also- As n leader this week 51 tneh French bhabit eloth, lias u rich lustrous finsh and very light weizht, for tho present style of dress this cloth is in@reat demand As a lender this week Silk Department. We have been fortunate In socuring ag many speeial bar ains for this depar and we seure you that never in the tory of 1K tra b prices s we quote heiow | I e Lead the st visit us, send fi S0 mch plain colore in all the new und dos shades for evening or d shados for street wear, woild e bargain ut 65e— As an advertis 2 Tuch fancy figured Chinas in exquisite designs forstreot r, of course you cnn buy siiks at this price at any store, but not this qualivy As o londer . oq fustro und richness of tex- ture to any siik in the mar- ket toduy at fe— | As a loader | Tk Faili Speclal prce Note this Bargain Note this Bargain See this Quality An Except- fonul Burgzin £1.00 per 5 yard ADL ¥ Ol ot ono wo inch Black Sk Jus new W 055 Of te hal, a hich for 1 dur- veen pro- Note Width cuts the Width, As o grand leader this woek We enrry over 7 different les of this famous mike of wred_India's, and us the | stvles are all exclusive we would ask ludies fn want of w nice dress pattorn. e A selection early, us the bost designs go first. Wo « t yard perfe can confidently recomm the quality. Alar oassortment of now | Velvets and Tr.mming Silks Just opened. Chene, Bron?. Famous Indin Shiks. New Goods, ~| White Goods Dept. This favorite department 18° again complete with ail the latestnovelties for adies’ and children’s wear. This de- partment is conceded by all to be the most complete in the west. We carry the largest stock, consequently our v ety 1s greater than can be found else- where The printed side band novelty. This is going to be the favorite fabric for summer wear, The goods is the finest Persian lawn, 42 inches wide, with beau- tiful border, hemstitched, and the lat- est colorings and designs printed all over the good yisonly 300 a rd; the S0e goods.” Only yavds for a dross pattorn. nted dimities in blue, black and pink figures, olegant goods to woars make beautiful dresses for both ladies and children. Printed dotted Swiss, all terns, at 45¢ bor ' Apron lawns o and 806 yard. Hemstitched luwn at 25¢, 80e, 45¢, 50c, 60c Tue 81,2 Hemstitehed eambric for underskivts 500 and G5e A great variety lace stiipe and plaids at 10, 124e, 13¢, 20, , B0, 40¢ and S0c. Indin D 45c and Me yard. Jones cambric and e yard. Plain Nainsook at 1ic, 45¢, 50, 6c and 65¢ yiard, Dotted Swiss at 25¢, 50c and G5¢ new pit- at vies at 20 . 30e, 3¢, 40¢ 25, B0e, 4 20¢, Ske, 10,1 nd e, croria vn at 8ie, 10c 300, 40¢, 45¢ and 5 at 10e, i2)e, 80e. d0c, 4 nd S0c yuid Mail orders receive prompt attention, Linen Department. This busy department i plete with all vhe latest designs in lina s, napkins, towels. tray cioths, bure:u searfs, doylies and lunch cloths We carry the largest and most com- plete stok of these goos to be fouidin the city. Our prices are always the low- est. now ns, at inch bleached damask, handsome patterns, extra heavy quality. got uj principaily for hotel uso, at 315 yard. Special price by the pie Unopleache | damask 85¢. The, 8He, 95, Nipkins at $1, $1. and up to 20 per doz Towels at 10¢, Tl 50e, 650, T5¢, up to $8. T'ray cloths at 25¢, 80c, 40¢, 50¢, THe, L un Lo 3,50 each. an Scarfs e, B0c, 65c, 7oe, up wch. 200, & 1o $7.5¢ Doylies. all kinds 1n hemstitehod and plain, round, oval and square, from 8c up to 50 each, Luanch cloths, all sizes, & 7 to 45x45. at 65¢, 7. 8ie, &1 and up to $12 each. able cloths and napkins to matoh. Never before ve we had such a com- p'ete assortment of those goods as weo hove now. W carr, vards long. Napkins to m in both sizes, BED SPREADS-—-We spreads in ciso lots the mills, and enn sell them cheapor than buy our direct from therofore 5 up to $7.5) ench, John 3. Brown & Sons’ fast linens always in stock We are western agents for the “Old Bleach® huck towel They are best towels made They cost no ore than other make | povio” both in Ao, G0 Maii tion. Cloak Dept. Ou spring goods showing the | st line of lrdies wraps, jucke o O ord receive porsonal atten- in, We 1 most complote and children® capes ever brou naka specinl mention of our M- gurivy cape, the latest and most populae \p for the seasos. The cape is made five brodeloth, colors tan, black and navy, and is full 30 inches long. Our opening price, $4. 0 each, We ure wlso showing a fu'l line of ladies’ recfeis, top, covert, | Avondule cout, milit vy expe ulste Russinn coats, all new and nobby | at prices that ean’t be beat. | Trimmings land Buttons. Our line of jet ty. | wany new designs in hand m | We aiso have a full Jine s, from 3o | rying in Wo have many high novelties in but- tons this in finey pe Voo 1 metal Colorings to mateh {all the new dress fabries, Laces. Our stock is mow full of novelties of all kivds, inciulding many new de signs: ‘The Pointe de Tulanders, Pointe de Gerneand Pointg Giruze wre among the de-irnble laces for dr rimmings: these laces come in matched sets in cre um and black. all sizes from 2 to | teh cloths | 1y other con- | hem at 98¢, | the | ever to do the business solicitation will receive of Omaha in these the most caraful That we cam [t always has been and is stil] Hosiery and Gloves as consistent with the demands of times, and a careful reading of the itemg lines, attention. We have increased N. B FALCONEBR | Embroideries. In this dev irtment we are display this soason o larger and varied assort- ' ment of emb oidories than ever before, | among which the Swiss, Nainsook, ‘ambrie and neh sets, consisting of ing, all widths, with llover embroideries to mate sortment baing 85 large we ar able to please; wo are constant ing novelties, Dress Trimmings. plensure in ealling attention to our as ent of dress trimmings, which is unusunlly la and comalete in every detail, nand in- cludes an endless varioty of ail the lat- est and most fashionable Parisian H gh novelties in black and colors. Our prices are the lowest at which goods of the exce lent qualities offered by us ean possibly ba sold. ench and every art enume ated being the bost of its speetive kind. Notions. All itk Windsor tie fancy checks and | pretty light sh ¥ hiffon t ruching 20¢ per bo Brooks' thrand, e per spool. linen thread, 8¢ per spool. , our as- alwavs receiv Wo tako special 1e in plain whito, pes in all the Ol Belting v Lidies” handkerchiefs in fancy oved borders and plain white, scalloped and hemstitehed embroidered, from 5¢ to H0e, worth 10¢ to $1. | Ladies’ Muslin Underwear and Infants’ Wear Dept. Ou: line of infunts’ wear is now com= pleted Infants® stit ched $1.25 t0 ¥ Skirt hem- from dresses, plain, emb.oidoved, long and fine N to mateh all dresses. ‘e plain and embroidered L from $1 to ¥ [nfants’ vlankets. hand made. [ufauts’ vobes, nicely trimmed, from $2 10 $7.50. | A fuil lino of new soring bonnets just received, made of =itk and fino muli alsofine Feench eaps, A nice line of bootic Wool. Infants’ flunnel and koit jae wool and silk veils. Lufants® knit vands, from nice assortment of car 5, in all col 13ibs frem e to §1. We nre prapured | outtits, | Our line of ladies’ muslin {bric underwear is very super flannal made ot silk or 2t8, also to 7 lage robes 5. 10 supply complete and in ortings and | e | Corset cov from ¥ ' we sell from 49c each to $6. ors, from 19¢ up. Deoawers, up. Skirts from 59¢ up Flannel Dept. Our outing flnnets for boye’ ts and lndies’ wrappers are y fine, Wo commeunce them at 25c¢ and have them vp to 75¢ per yard., in mixed cotton and wool, also s 1k mixed, Alsoa big basgain in an all wool “rench suiting at 20¢ per yard, have | before sold the snme grade of goods at yard; they come in stripes, | plui checks, light and durk grounds, very suitable for ladies’ wrap- pers, children’s d and boys’ kilts, Embroidered Nannels in ail the new- est designs in white and colored, from 75 Lo €2 per yard, 86 inches wide. Men’s Furnishing Dept! A look through our men's furnishing | department will conviuce you that there ave but fow things in the furnish- g line that eannot be obtained the and at prices within the reach of ev one. NECKWEAR A large and handsomeo line of men’s ties in white lawn bows, colored hows, four-in-hand teck scaf and puffs in all| the latest colorings of silks, at from 50¢ to $1.50, HANDKERCHIEFEFS, A full line of pluin white and fancy | colored linen handkerchiefs fn all the different width hems, at from Sjc up to H0c ench. HOSIERY. We are offering this season a tine 40 gnuge onyx dye cotton half hose for 25e, ! coior gunranteed; other finer grades at| from to $la pair. Also a full line of plain, tan, slite und fancy steipa. COLLARS AND CUIFS, All the latest shapes in collars, Good ly linen in the different makes,the | “Gold” and the “E. & W.” t 15¢, 20 @ and 2 SHIRTS. elebrated Gold and Silver shirts nlaunderced or laundered is the best h and best fitving shirt made, at $1 and $1.25 each. UNDERWEAR W showing a splendid line nl‘ Leavy weight Lalbriggan underwear at S0e, Tae and § All the difterent grades of cotton tnd wool m goods for spring wear at §1, 31.25 to $2 ench. Upholstery Dept. Our uew spring impor curtains at greatly reduced p Nottingham lace, per pair, $1. $8. | onts’ shirts, ion of lace Trish point lnce, por pair, $5 up to $35. ambour lace, per pair, #4.50 up to Chenille Cuv;tains. Specral lot No. 1-Per pair $5. Special lot No. 2—Per pair §7. Specinl lot No. 8—Per pair $8. All with handseme dado and friczey and heavy fringe top and bottom, Something New. Pringed Derby covers, 14 yard§ square, all the Iatest shades. These ari warranted to wash without the colo) running. Price $3 each. S Millinery Dept. SPECIAL. Our buvers are now {n the cast, buying spring goods, and maks ing prepavations for the largest spring: trado ever kinown in the west. Watch daily for the arrival of ouf New Spring Millinery. i House Furnishings. Our stock of pillows is the best th market can supply. We_ have them i ull sizen from & 1o 83 each, prico froi &lc to $3 each. Ior the spring and summer a wool and cotton sheeting would bo preforas ble to any other covering; wo keep itin 9-1 at $1.50 per yard. Glove Dept. We are sole agents for Omaha of th celebrated Maison, Jouvin & Cie ki gloves. We ulso carry the Trefousso, Courvoirsier and Reynier kid gloves, Biarritz street gloves, 60c and §1 pep p ir, just the thing for shopping. hook kids, #1 and $1.50, black and all colors. Black and colored gloves, $1, value $1.35, 4-button suede and dressed real kid, srearanteed for wear, 81.50 per puir, fitted. Jouvin, Courvoirsier, Trefousse and Reyniers best qualities at established prices AT gloves fitted if so desired. Wash Goods. New lis. 5c yard. 50 pieces gingham, 71 12ic _Homespun suitings, 15¢; actual valug » hook suede ; nctual valug Yard wide novelty suitings, 15c, These are perfect imitations of the most desirable ail wool goods, New Bedford cords, 124c and 15¢, Bombay crepe, in plain colors. 15c. New satines, in choice patterns and rich colorings, at 19¢; would be cheap ab' 3le. Ask to see our novelties in French batistes and India mousselines. FROM INFANCY TO MANHODD The Story of Nebraska’s Growth Told in Plain Figures, THE MIGHTY STRIDES SINCE ADMISSION A Brief und Accurate Review of the Marvel- ous Onward March of the State In All Departments of Human Activity, Tho growth of Nobraska in population and material wealth during the twenty-five years past challenges comparison with any state in the union. Its progress has bzen, with one exception, steacily onward and upward. The only check to its pace was the doires- ston following the financial panic of 1873, ac- centuated by the grasshopper devastation. While these temporarily retarded growth, the moment they disappcared the stato bounded forward with redoubled strength and coufidence, and by 1550 nad fully recov- erod the ground lost. Twenty-five years ago the population of the state wi estimated ot ,000. The growth in the succeeding periols is bost shown by tho fedoral census: Yeur. Population 1 was 310 and in the lust census decade 231, In 1880 the state ranked thirtioth in popul tion; the census of 1890 advanced il to the twenty-sixth place, Graln and Live Stock, Nobraska's growth in material wealth Kkept paco with the growth in population. RReliable crop statistics for 1860 are not av band. Tho harvestof wheat for that year was about 1,000,000 bushels and of corn about 8,000,000 bushels, The ofiicial crop returns In bushels for 1570 and 18%0 are as follows: \Vhoat.. yo . Dists. Corn . Buckwhieat 1 Bur oy 26,450 1,744,080 During the last three years tho yield of the three principal cereals was as follows : 1850, Wheat Corn Outs Total...... TN 87, Phe sharp reduction in the cereal crop of 1840 was due to the drouth, which ravisned + the western portion of the state, There bas been a steady decrease iu the when the product aggrogated 19,528,000 bushels. The corn area increasod rapidly every year, reach- ing bigh water mark in 1801, Thé production of oats varied from 24,028,800 bushels in 1855 10 82,000,000 bushels in 1591, Statstics of other agricultural products or 180) are lncomolate aid worthloss The area under cultivation twenty-five years ago was limited to the Missour river Counties ana narrow strips along the inte- rior rivers. Less than 1,000.L0) " acres were under cultivation in 1870. The number rose to 8,500,000 acres 1 1850 and to 11,710.350 in 18090, ‘There were thirty organizod counties wnen Nebraska bocame a state. Toduy thero are ninety, The present estimaied actual value of real proporty 1s $1,588 300, and its tax - able valuation is $177,800,270 ogaivst $2,600,- 000 in 1868, Stock Interests, The growth iu stook iuterests is shown by tho following ofticial figures: 1870, 31,500 1,700 26086 1880 4800, 204144 685,050 W7 470 620,463 1,677,063 26,000 2a5,085 ' 1TH.580 125,000 1,241,724 1,80,87 Manufacturing Luterests, Whoen Nebraska was sduitted joto the lorses. ulos Juttle. ... . . hoep... 5 OK#. .. 0 union the number of manufacturing enter- rises iu the state were fow and far botweer Four years later the number was 670, em- ploy lug 2,665 hands, The amount of capital represcnted was $2,160,062, and th roduct aggregated in valuo #5738, n 1830 there were 1,377 establishmen in Omaha and Lincoln, with £4,345730 invosted, cmploying 7,281 hands, witn an output valued at §16,670,00. At the cloze of 1801 thers were 163 manufac.uriog establisn- mets in Omahn_alons, representing an in- vested capital of 33,593,000, thaa double the nvestments 1 the entire stato eleven years ago. These industries. comprising wide range, employ an army of 13,000 man. Last year's product was valued at This is exclusive of the meat product of South Omaha packeries. Lincoin has a large numbzr of manufactur- 1ng establishments, employing at least 1.000 men, and when the Burlington sheps at Havelock are in operation tho number will be trebled. In fact Lincoln is itself a living, throbbing monument to the growth of the generation of statehood. Nebraska has two of the largast beot sugar factories m the United States. Tue parsnt factory is located at Grand Island, the other at Norfolk. Tngso give employ men during the growing season, hive a daily capucity of 40,00) pounds, and represent an of 2,0.0,00. ‘The state is dotted with flour mills, mainly of the roller pattern. There ars 400 of these, having a daily capacity of 4),0)0 vacrels and employing 1,600 nands. Canneries, creamer 10 and cheeso fuctorics to ths numoer of seventy-five ropres nt the growoh of the past ars, The creamcries empioy 400 men 5 toams, and bave w duily capazity of ,000 pounds of butter. Stock Market and Packeries, The most important eaterprise undortaken in Nebraska wus the estabiishment of & stovk market at Omaha. Feeble eiforis had beon wmade provious to 1858 to bulld a stock inar- ket in this vicicity, but none advanc:d be- vond the stage of feeding and watering sia- tions. To create a successful home mariet it was necessiry to creato bLome demaud. Sluughteriog houses and packerits wero ro- quired to not _orly create u demand at nome, but also Lo reduce the product and secura the advautugo in trausportation rates of re- duced bulk, The men who founded the Omaha swock yards builded wiser than they knew. In eight years 1,000 acres of furm laud have been travsformed into & hustiing minufuc- turing suburb with a povulation of 10,000, The upbuilding of this busy suburb of Owaha 15 1ov tho only splendid” outcoms of the far-sceing enterpriso of local capitalists, 2'he market, which now rauks third in the Tnit-d States, and is raplaly advanciag to second place, is of incalculavle bevefit to the stock-ralsers of the west. That it supplied a long felt want is proven by tho fact that it sprung into life almost in & day and in eight years became a mignty fuctor in tho mauu- Tacturing and stock-growing intarests of the entire west, Tnoe strides of the Omaha stock marke. ure wlustrated by the following tavle of receipts for the years 185+ und 1801 1884, 1801, 505,04 i Oitle...oeee e Hows . ~ By Sheap' 100 s Shipments for tho same yoars wero: Cuttle ... Hois...... Bheep L.l Four of th ing concerns in tha United States do busincss st this point. For the year euding Novem- ber 30, 1501, the uumber of wnimals siauzh- tereu by theso firms was 321,05 cat:le, 1,215, 219 hogs and 51, heep. The four houses omploy from 00 4,000 mea. The projuct for the year was valued at §25,000,000. Groat as hus b the geowih here loed, the market and kindred indastriy obliged to largely increaso (heir eap adequately wmoet the iureas tho tributary territory. The marker aud the packeries are the most consplouous proofs of Nebraska's industrial Progr out- are s Lo demands of Railroads, On admission day thare were but 200 wiles of ruiiroad in Nebraska, Toe Union Pacific was eradually extending wostward, and w.s | the ouly iron artery of trausportation into the interior of the stute. But oue railrca ( bad then reactied the east bauk of the Mi = sourt opposite Nebrasku,and most of 1he sup- lics for the Union Pacific wero transferrod v thegriver route. ‘Today the state is cro Se:tioned with railroads aggregating | B. & M., Fremont, Eikb: miles. The main lines are the Union Pacific, | come or how vast the rn & Missouri Val v und the Chicago, Rocx Islond & Paciti hose rouds cross the state from eastto west, and control numerous branches extend- ing in every direction. The Missouri Pacific extends from Omuha along the west side of the river to ana beyoud the south boundary of the state, 'To the north, the Clicazo, S Paul, Minneapolis & Omaba foliows on tho west side to Stoux City. The Chi Milwaukee & St. Paul crosses the rivir into Omuha. The Sioux City & Pacific, be- lieved o be controlled by the Manitoba road, is bmlt to O'Neill v, adistance of 160 miles, The Union Pa s o north 1 south oxbow line from Sioux City via Columbus and Lincoln to Manhattan, Kan., and aiso the St. Joe & Grand Island road. The Burlington not only crosses tho south- era half of the stata, Dut uiso extends {rom 20, Montana, On the Ist day of March, 1547, no bridee i ver from its £0urco to its niouth and there was but one line of cazo & Northwes Now thure s spanning tho there was Educational. In 1867 there were few schools and fewer churches in Nebraski. Actual statisties for that vear ave not uvailabie, but in 1870, in tho thirty-one countics, there were 797 school d stricts, 205 sch s, many of h were cithar 50 or 10z structures, and 1 childre attending school. There w 10 graded schools as we now understand the term, though each city of 500 or more people bad a so-called hign s total valuo of school property v At the present tim school houses, which with the sites ana wp- paratus are worth more than £5,000,000, aud the annual exponditure for their support ceeds 34,00,000. The state funa apport 10 sehool districts in 187 aniounted to #57,- 932 Now £300,000 is anuually distributed, and it 15 estim ited that when tho school lands ave all sol1 Nebr will bavea school fund, iualienableand unstealuble, of over ),00), 000. A magnificent envowinent with which 1o perpeluate her superior system of public schools. The Constitutio By Hon. John L. Welw'ers The constitutionul cenvention of 1873 marked a new era in the political deve'op- ment of this state, The constitution of 155, under which the state was aamitied into the union, had boen drafted o meel the wants of a new bora state, while corporations were few in number and the populution {imited, 1t lacked the eXDADSIVE POWEr, necessary Lo meet e neeessities of the people, as the stato grow 1n wealth aod in populution, ‘The chief complaint against the fivst consti- tutiou was that it did not adwit of & proper representation of ihe peoplo in the legisiature, The total member- ship of the houso and of the senate was lim- ited 1o sixty-nine persons. This practicaily deprived the west balf of the state, and wore purticulurly the uew countics being formed from \e.r to year, of any adequute repre taticn, Out of this crying need, the nesw coi vention was called to drafu the present o stivution, The work of the conventi bas stood the test of sixieen years with gen- eral apnrobation. Perhaps the severest crit- icism that can be made upon its work is that the majority of the members did not the fully appreciate the ravid development which would tako place in tho state wilbia the period of time which Las sluce elapsed. The convention wus held shortly afier the mouetury strivgency of 1874, and many men weie impress,ed with tho spiriz of economy, whieh led to limitations and restrictions thut should not huve bLeen ingrafted upon the fundamental law of the state. It was then thought necessary to 1ix u limitation uprn tho uumber of stato officers, and o fix their sularies. The wost fatal mistake in this re- gard related to the suprewe court. It is now conccded by all persons hay- ing the weifure of the state aL that the supreme courc should aseq Lo five members, and the salary judges raised w0 #5000 or 86,000 per I balieve it dus to the more experi- e et members of Lhe couvention Lo say that Uiey were in favor of & more liberal policy iu rospect to the supreme court. Witk but s xht wod fieation the present coustitution Would be equ il to the demauds of this state, u maiter bow large its population way e~ the people. Among the sixty-nine members of that convention were many of the wost proini- nent and ropresentative men of the state. 1t was composed of a body of men of whom the state then was, and may stili be proud. Two of 1ts members, General Cbarles I. Mundor- son and General Charles H. Van Wyek, afterward became United States senators, and one of them stll houors that position. The Hon. A. J. Weaver und the orilliant Jumes Laird were aiterwards members o Ccongress. It may be safoly said that the state of Nebrasks bas never had u strouger in oither house of these men who wero coustitutionat _conve W. Duwes soon afterward state of Novraska, tation s tnan rs ol this Hon. Jum becaime goveruor of b and our present goveruor, James k. Bovu, also a member of that convention, Threo wewnbers were afterwards elceted lieutes zovernor of the state: O, A. Abvott, Carues and H. H. Shedd. Hon. S well was then a member of court, and eversince has held th: position, at the present time beine tice. Hon. M 56 also becan ber of the s trust with bonor al of the memb by the state of the district repre: nem- filled the 1 eredit to himseif, have since boen hon m bewng eleciea judges courts, Hon, Jeffer son H. Broady, Hon, B, Pound and Hon. A. Wenver have sinco served as Judzes, and Hou, M. R, Hopewell ¢ still on the dis- members ot that various positions of trust. Most of still living, and stind high in the estimgtion of the peopl ‘'he vote on tho constitution of I was wuken October 12 of th: ¥ resulting 30, D4k wganst, is constitution i ow iulorea, ‘The couveniion met in Lincoln, Juno was composed of the following o Wevster, presidgent; O. A. bott, Isaue Powe amuel Maxwell, D, 12, Henry, Audrey alluor, . A urteh, Luke Acur, M. B. Roase, Jouu McPherson. L. L Giuman, J. D, Hamilton, S. H. Cal: houn, J. P. Becker, H. H. Sh W. H, Munger, 5. M. Kirkpatrick, James Haiper . H. Conner, James 1. Boyd, Guorgs S. L H. Perry, Kobort B. Harcington, Thowpson, Clinton Briggs, C. W. W. B, Cammins, J. B. Hawley, W. Sterns, Jeorson €, Broady, L. B. Thome, B. Pound, Jumes Duwes, Hayward, R. . Stevenson, Cha H. Brown, Jacob Vallery J. 1. Doom, 8. R. Fass, C Van Wy W. L. Dunlap, y, Charins F. thers, R. C Joseph Garber, A, M. Walllug, J. G, E vingion, James Laird, Henr Robertson, M. It. topewell, Josiali Roge: Hunter, ' i Suuls, A, G. Kendall, Snarios 1, Ma nell, M. W. Wileox, Goorio L. Grify Matthew: William 1d, K. C Fraok Martin, Zediker, A. W. Gwy Guy A, L. Mither, assistant S ow the Symptom He leaned up ugaiust the counter.says the Detroit 'ree Press, and, calling for w cocktail, he talled to the barkeeper while it was being compounded, “Was I drunk whaon I was in here'last night?” he inquived. *No, sir, you didn’t seem to be s0."” SWasn't T taliking with a hea man? **Yes, sir.” “And didn’t he ask me to pay & meat bill of $1077 'L think he suid something to that ef- feet, sir,” *Didno’t I pay ity” Certainly you did, word. ™ He thought “And you say 1 wasn’t drunk?" he asked, 1 should say you weie not, sir **Young man bo sand aly, reached for tha cockte! you set sir, without a paused a moment in he don't know Lhe symptoms lu 1 u bit.” little deop | ! Pushed Iato the Union by Friuland Under Falsy Pratenses, DEMOCRATIC VERSION OF THE STRUGGLE 3 ublicans Statehood While ats Bitterly Opposed It— Negro Sufteaze Issue Did It Prohtics In vati Answeriug the request of the editor of Tue for a statement couneeted with the ad- wivsion of Nebrasia to the uniou, I may suy in the fiest place that the wholo thing was couceived in fraud and brought forth in iniquity. ‘Phe facts are that in Ayril, 1864, congress passed an act authorizing the people 1o fo-m a state goverament, provided for un election in the cosuing Mav aud a raufication by the peopic 1n October of the same yeur, 1 must condense. Our people answered by clecting members of the convention on the lines of those who favorod and those who opposed the admission of the state, The re- s that two-thirds of the members 3 wero favoravle to adjourning sie die. o instance, in this county of Douglas only toriy-five voes were cast for siate or- gunization, and this was the first county in populution'in the state. The majorities were proportionatoly large elsewhere, Henco it Wus when the couvention asscmbled on the 4th of July, InG4, it orgavized and immediately adjourned sine die. This was supposed 10 have settied the question of admission ut that tune, But uot so. Re- puulican demands for United States seuator- ents in the house of ropresenta- , #nd stute oftices and plunder in weu- eral, brought ubout a difforent result. ‘The drimocrats declurea against state government vut u legislature was electod without vy issue on the guestion being made. But et was electad it declaved thut the re- publicun oloments weve very beartily in fuyor of wsking a state constitution, and the legisiature did resolve itseif inio a constitu tionaleonveution and aid prepare au instru- t, when bad such counues as Otoe and Cass kuown that they had been eugaged in any such design not one of them could have been elected. Lor instance, Cass county gave 82 votes aguinst ndmission und Otos ‘thrée or four bundred. These d tions nelped create the constitution afterwards, ‘They pretended to get up peti- tions from Lhe people 10 make it appear as if it was & popular messure and 1o get ibe moral support of the people, but that failo: They did not get 600 names to_their petition throughout the territory, and did uot get nearly ail of those solicited to sign. At tho openiug of the session a decided ma- jority was aguinst any such proceeding, but Governor Suunders, ~ Chief Justice Willizm Pitt Ketlogg. Indiau Superintendent Tuaylor, and others, made & party question of it, uud one by ore they coaxed and persuaded and 1raded theinselves into a majority, as will be bereafior shown. And hey locked them- selves up in the state building and proceeded 10 make 4 constitution On the U.b-day of February they haa succeeded in passing and haviog thelr joint vesolution approved by the gov- ernor, whict subimitted the constitution to a vota of the eleo livery argument and every device were resorted o to secure a majority for it. J. Sterling Morton led the opposition as a candidate for governor. The election was heid on the 2d of Juue and tho result was claimed to be 100 majority for the constitution, the goveruor, the chief jus- tice and the United States attorney béing the canvassing board. The teutn is tney did not have any msjority at all, as the sequel will show. As clean u vole as was ever cust, in the precinet in Cass county known as Rock Bafts, confessedly witbout fraud, or the taint of fraud, but attended by some irregu- lavities, gave & mujority of 73 against the uonstitution. Thut vole was thrown out in the canvass. A large number of lowasoldiers at Fort Kearney, who, under express prov: sion in the orvdnio act bad no right to vote I our territory, voted for the constitutiou 10 wie uuwber of forty, Colonel Mutihew- son, agent of the Winnebago Iudians, who was himself not a citizen, huving only' been four months a resident 1n the state, together with eighteen half-breea Inaians, cast their votes to the number of nineteen for the con- ution, and Pole Creek precinet, in Mer- rick county, with 11 majority against the con- stitution, was thrown out on account of some irregularities, similar 1o those connectod with the action of the gentlemen at Rock Bluffs, but no fraud. So, deducting the claimed majority of 100 from the 148 of confessediy stolen votes and the majority against the coustitution was 43, But this does not show all the llegal votes; it just simply shows a majority against the constitution of 48, without inves- tigaing all the other illegal votes cast. Bat a majonity of 43 avainst the constitution was just us good as 40, 0). so far as the rights of the people ware conceraed. The territorial eanvassing bourd. notwith- standing all the above illegal and suppressed votes, show that Mr. Morton, the democratic cundidato for governor, who obtained 8,043 votes according Lo the ofiicial canviss, was defeated by 145 votes, while the coustitution, which only received 8,423 votes, was carriod by 100 majority. This fraud was finally con summated in its full scopo by the throwing out of Rock Bluffs precinet in Cuss county, which, iu tho outcome, seated, by the man ipulation of the gang, 'the delegations from Cass in both bhouses. Now wheu the two houses met in joint as r to elect n United iStates senator, 50 ‘@ cast on the first ballot. All the s, in number, voted for T. W. tne domocrats, 21 in number, forton. ~ On the second me numberof republicans voted Thayer and the same unumber of democrats voted for Poppleton, Had the six cats of the members from Cass been held by democrats, to whom they rightfully belouged and who had oeen fairly ted, the vote woula have stood, Mr, Morton and M Poppleton, 27, and for Tipton and Mr, Thayer, 23, 'This 18 his- It is attested by thoe recorded affirma- tions of twenty-one members of the legisla- ‘lluro who signed 1t at the session of 1566, in uly. Therefore, the couclusion is plain and clear that in the first place the state government was 1mposed upon the people against their will by combinations 1n the legislative body and that the election of T. W. Tipton and John M. Thayer to the United States senate was a fraud upon the honest voters of the peoplo as expressed at tho ballot bux. 1 need not go into the details of how this was all carried out; tho need for brev- ity provents that, [ will add only this, that by the throwing out of 155 bona fide votes in Rock Bluffs precinet, Cuss county, J. Sterling Morton was defeated for gov- ernor and David Butier was declarad elected, Butlar's vote was 4,008; deduct soldiers’ vote at Fort Kearnoy 152, and his vote 15 shown to be 8,041, By throwiug out R Bluffs' vote Butler lost 50; adding thut 50 his vote stands 8,991, that is to say Butler haa a citizens’ vote of 4,091, Now Morton’s vote entire was 3,018; deduct from tnis e soldiers’ vote cast for him, 41, and his citizens' vote amounted to 407, By throwing out Rock Bluffs Morton lost 107; by addiug that in we have 4,014, which is Morton's citizens' vote, That is tosay 4,014 citizens voted for Morton for governor and consequently Morton was bonestly and logally elected by a maj rity of just 25 over Butler for governor. But that is not all. Tue entire state ticket was elected by the sswe majority, as follows : J. Sterling Morton, goveruor; Cnarles W, Slurgis, secretary of state; William A, Lat tle, cuief justice; B. E. B, Kennedy and E. W. Thomus, associate justices; SL. Jonn Goodrich, treasurer; uy C. Barcum, anditor, and Johu R. Brooke, member of con- gress, The contest in this section of the state for Uuitd States senator lay between Governor Saunders and Governor Thayer, und the issue was on negro suffrage between the two candidates in the repudlizan party, and the question was likely to be determined whether one or the other was more radical. 1 met Governor T'hayer i the widst of the controversy, and tieaskea me what I thought aboutit. Wall, L sald, I thought that tho more radical be became on the 1ssue as & candidate for the seuate the more likely he would ve to be elected. He 100k the extreme view and won. Georak L. MiLLes, Tipton, and'u votad for J. 5 ballot the for Statlstios Showing the Lucrease of Resources Since 1867, ‘I'ne rapid increase in the material wealth of Lhe slate ls best shown by tue followlng after abstract from the reports of the auditor of public accounts. It will bo noted that the total assessmen’ of property in 1867 amountes to little more than £20,000,000, or only about one ninth of the assessment roil for 1840, ‘The aavance in values bas been large on all kinds of taxuble property, but the greate est incrense, as shown by totals, has taken place in lands and railroads. In 1807 raile roads were a blank on tho assessment roll of the stute and they do_ not appear unti} 186, when a little over §7,000,000 was th usssessed value of Nebraska railroads. In 1800 the valiroads paid taxes on an assessed valuation of almost §30,000,000. The following is a conparison of the nssesse ments of 1867 and 1590: Tom and Jerry Did Not Mix, Washington Letter to the Detroit Tribune: *“Now Jerry Simpson will ba scorehed,” remarked Harvey Mloming of the Wichita Eagle, while tho um'l(Fe rl wanderer from the trackless prairio was making a speech dunouncing Mr. Rood, in the recent debate on the new rules, But Mr. Fleming was mistalen, Mr, Simpson finishe sab down, and turned nround in his chuir to listen to Tom Reed’s reply. Thoe sight which met Jerry’s cye wus something which he will alwuys remewber. He saw Tom writing letlers and paying no more attention to him than if & toy pop- un had g i neisco. Just then Mr. ringer of Illinois made some allusion to Mr., Reed and his past rul- ings, and the big mun from Muine arose and said: “*Whenever I hear my name mentioned by an honorable gentleman I vise for a rvenly.” He then fully and categorically to ans statements of Mr. Springer. As soon as he had finished and taken his seat amid a tumuly of vepublican applause, Jerry Simpson arose und said: *'I would like to know whether the gentloman rom Muine heard what I just had to say about his rulings?”? Tom fteed was writing lotters, and did not move a musclo nor twiteh un oye, He kept on writing letters. He said adjournment thut he could not afford to waste any time on & fellow who simply wunted to cahance his reputution by getting into a controversy with him, adding: *T'om und Jerry may commingle i r rooins, but not in the house. We t mix here.” - Alihough there is not very wuch 1o “Lazy ‘Thoukiits of & Lazy Girl,” by Jennie Whren, one might do worse than spend un bour of two iu its perusal. P'ublished by the Waye erly compuny, Now York,