Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1894, Page 4

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P, F¥iL, Notary Pub Clrenlation for November, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND now has con- gress once more **upon his hand Tir Home for the Friendless at Lin- coln must be attempting to h all out judging from its expenditures under the head of fiel and lights. FCoONOMY is the order of the day. The coal bills of the Nebraska state institu- tions furnish a very good place to com- mence the policy of retrenchment. ONLY 1,209 drunks arrested and fined in Des Moines during the past twelve And yet there are people who that prohibition veally pro- doors, months! maintain hibits. CONGRESSMAN BAILEY'S proposed at- tack upon the retived list of the federal navy promises at to be more spectacular judiciary, army and present outlook than formidable. MANY of the Nebraska state institu- tions may derive comfort from the con- templation that some of them are more reckless and lavish in theiv outlays for coal than others. from a new member of the Board of ucation, Mr. Tuke) n- quisitiveness boc well for least an effort at retrenchment in the expendi- tures for the public schools. COMING PREMIER CRISPI has to deny the re- port that Italy is negotiating u loan. Italy nceds financial aid from the loan market 8o badly that people will be loath to believe that it would refuse a favorable offer if made. IF THE New Year's day prayers of the European monarchs asking for a con- tinuance of univorsal peace indicate their veal feelings in the matter there ought to be little difficulty in prevent- ing warlike outbreaks on the continent during the ensuing year. THERE | om for hove that be- ginning with the resumption of con- gress today congressmen will be con- fined more to their and find less time to devote to giving out public in- terviews upon subjects on which their opinions ars not of the slightest mo- ment. work THE Burlington road is said to be put- ting now trains on its line between Kansas City and Leavenworth. The wretched train sorvice in Nebraska, however, remains at the point of least possible efliciency. while people are forced to travel whole days in mixed freight trains. The people of Nebraska have not yet been sufficiently punished for daring to ask for restrictive railroad legislation. EDITOR STEAD took a shovel and joined the street cloaning gang in Chi- cago for one day of carnestlabor, He re- portsamong other things that he rather liked the work; that it was no harder than digging in one's garden. He also indulges in some strictures on the lack of system in the prosecution of the work and made ral suggestions for im- provement which even the Chicago papors endorse us practicable seve SHOULR & beet sugar factory bo lo- cated in Omaha it should be built within five miles of the court house. A town can have no greater support than a num- ber of factories. giving employment to many men and sustenance for their wives and children. These factory hands must have houses to live in, something to cat and to wear. They must patronize our merchants, and in order that thoy may o 50 the factory should by all means be located within the city limits, MASTER WORKMAN SOVEREIGN has placed himsell on record in favor of a foderal incomo tax, provided the lower limit of taxable incomoes be made not less than $5,000, He suggests that such a tax would bo most popular with the working classes. Tho working classos expect to contribute their shares toward the expenses of government; they are unwilliug to contribute more than their ehares, but will hardly contend that they ought not to contribute at all. Thero is no more reason for exompting #5,000 of income from taxation than for exempting 25,000, WHERE a great public improvement is contemplated, in the benefits of which the people at large will shave, it is emi- nently peoper and wiso to aid such en- terprise through hond subsidy. Such work is not only for the men of today, but for coming generations. Theve is no reason why the child of today shall not, upon reaching manhood’s estate pay his fair proportion of the cost of any public work that has clearly enhanced the value of property and made it sal- ablo or has been of lasting benefit to the city at large. It iy not altogethor fair to expect the prosont gencration of tax- payers to make a present of thoe whole town to the next goneration of men. RATHER EXPENSIVE HEATING, The disclosures made by Tne BEr with reforence to the consumption and | prices of coal used in the charitable and reformatory institutions of Nebraska must have opened the eyes of the people to the extravagauce and loose manage- ment, not to use a strongor term, of these institutions. Figures have been gathered showing the number of tons of coal consumed for heat- ing and lighting the state build- ings, the prices paid for the same, and the amount of air space for which tho fuel was employed. These figures have been tabulated so as to show at & glance the relative cost of heating and lighting these institutions for the periods under question, and they have been compared with the data showing the corresponding items in the cost of heat- ing and lighting the city hall and the two largest office buildings of Omaha. That table is as follows: ol T 104 Fupay 30 1900, ® % 1800 o 4o e Bullding 19QUIBAON **'$1u21u00 2IqnO) ST “Sequissaq % auop Jj sqIuo 9643 UILR 10} 180, 90g 51 v P | "39q0190. | £.041$1,372.00 100 1,430,500 994.00 W York Life. (2.5 oo Dullding Clty Hail Lincoln Hustings Ay Asy 1,488,108 2,300.00/$1,082.04 i 024,400 1,200.22 i ¥ soarnoy R form %enool it for Mindd 1 1,048.32 120,130) 82| 025.00| 873.60 024000 1.44] 05218 48072 112 | 2,50 260,000 49130, 20280 208,000 534.15 102.24 311.10| 03 7| ez 1 Asvium for Biind A careful study of this table will con- vinee every porson open to conviction not only that the state institutions have baen conducted at an immonse disad- vantage in comparison with these large buildings at Omaha, but also that they display inexplicable differences among themselves. [nnot one of them is the cost of fuel for each 1,000 feet of cubic contents even within reaching distance ot the cost for the same in THE BEE building, where the boilers supply not steam for heating the entire ture, but also the electric lighting, s electrie motor power, the power for the elevators running day and night and the power for all the storeotyping and printing machinery necessary for a great daily newspaper. It is to be noticed, too, that the institution making the worst show- ing of all in this investigation is the one that has been only vecently making the loudest noise about its economical management and one in which the immediate supervision is 1 the hands of others than state of- ficials. I'his is the Home for the Friendless at Lincoln, where the cost of fuel for each 1,000 cubic feet of contents during the period compared 1s the enor- mous sum of $2.56. This is owing to the insistence of its managers on using both an extravagant and wasteful amount of coal and coal commanding a prico higher on the average than that paid by any other of the state institu- tions. Many of the latter give almost equally unenviable results, while none of them have much reason to feel proud over their showing for economy in the use of fuel. It is evident that the officials in charge of the vavious state institutions ask the egislature for a3 large an appropriation for fuel as they dare and see to it that all the money at their disposal is ex- pended. Nor do they hesitate to bring in deficiency claims in spite of the ex- travagantly high appropriations which they have squandered. The appropria- tions for fuel for the institvtions em- braced in the table here given for the year 1893 foot up nearly $50,000, Were the cstimates based upon what is really necded and were the money expended for coal at reasonable prices and the coal consumed in reasonable quantities, this appropriation alone could be cut down more than onc-third, There is absolutely no reason why the very same coal should cost the Home for the Friend- less at Lincoln $6.49 per ton and the State Insune asylum in the same eity only #3.20 per ton; nor why tho same coal should cost the state $3 per ton at Hastings, $3.86 at Norfolk, $3.79 at Lin- coln and $2.29 at Genoa. Buying the supplios for all state institutions on one contract would give a uniformly low price for cach and every one of them. There must be something wrong about these enormous coal bills for state in- stitutions. REPUBLICAD The republicans in congress propose to make a vigorous fight against the new tariff bill. This was foreshadowed in the report of the minority of the ways and means committee. They will insist on a full and thorough discussion of the measure, and will undoubtedly propos amendments to every schedule. So far as the house of representatives Is con- cerned tho republicans will probably not be permitted to carry discussion as far as they may desire. It is understood to be the purpose of the democrats to pass the bill by the end of the present month and it is not doubted that they can do this, Some opposition to the measure will come from demo- crats, but it will not be so strong as to prevent, with the aid of the republicans, the adoption of a rule putting a limit upon debate and fixing the time when a vote on the bill shall be taken. There is unquestionably a large majority of the democrats in the house favorable to the measure as reported, and while they may assent to some changes asked for by members of their own party they will not permit an in- definite fight ov the bill. Doubtless the leadors have alrcady decided upon the course to be pursued in the con- sideration of the measure and it is protty safe to predict that not more than four weeks will be allowed by the house for discussion. It is in the senate that the republicans will have the privilege of prolonging discussion av thelr pleasure and un- doubtedly the bill will receive a much wore extended consideration in that body than in the house. Itisthe under- standing, however, that thero will be no resort to obstructive tacties or filibus- tering for the purpose of unduly delay- THE OMAHA DAILY Senator Hawley is authority no ing action for the statement that there will be factions opposition to the bill on the part of tho republicans of the senate that it will be considered, discussed and all parts of it which are in contravention of sound protective principles will be strenuously opposed as long as opposi- tion will avail, The Philadelphia Ledger, which 1s unqualifiedly opposed to the Wilson bill, makes this sugges- tion as to the duty of the repub- licans: “They should defeat it out- right if in righteous, sagacious support of the wholesome principle of protec tion they can do it, but if it should be perceived that its defeat is impossible they should, after proper effort to re- duce the evils of it to the minimum, resort to no mere factious opposi- tion and use no obstructive tac- tics meroly to secure ineffectual delay and thus prolong the period of disturb- ing doubt and feavs.” It is not qu tionable that this is the view of the in- telligent and conservative republicans of the country. It is not desired that the republicans in congress should surrender a single prin- ciple the protective wpoli the wisdom of which has been vindi- cated by results, or that thoy shall forego any opportunity to correct the faults of the democratic tariff bill. The intorests concerned expect them to do their whole duty in exposing the errors and tho evils of this measure. But the industrial and commercial welfare re- quires that the great strain to which the industries and the business of theo country have been so long subjected shall be relaxed as soon as possible and all interests be relieved from the de- pression which now hangs heavily upon them, to the serious injury of all. Re- publicans everywhere desire the defeat of the proposed new tariff policy, but if this cannot be accomplished without recourse to methods which republicans would condemn if practiced by their op- ponents, then let the party in power have its way and take the responsibility. of BASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS The Fifty-third congress will resume its session today. It has been said of it, by a critic not predisposed to be un- friendly, that it has not distinguished itself by its practical achievements in greater degree than did some of its re- cent predecessors, notwithstanding the abundant promises made for and by it previous to its assembling in regular session. It has talked much and ac- complished little, a record not readily to to be excused in view of the fact that when it mev in December the orgun tion had been completed and all the machinery of legislation put into good runmning order, while the demands for prompt and earnest action have not been more grave and earnest upon any congress since the close of the war. Even now it is impossitle to say with any degree of cortainty when the country may ex- pect action upon the important subjects before congress or what course that body will pursue with respect to these subjects, The general opinion appears to bs that the tariff will be given precedence, but if this done what is to become of the treasury while consideration of the taviff is in progres: Iv 15 not ex- pected that the house can dispose of the tariff bill before February, and if it suc- ceed in doing it by that time it is safe to say that not less than two months will be consumed by the senate in discuss- ing the measurc and probubly a longer time. What is the treasury todo during these three months with- out funds with which to meet its falling due obligations, uniess oy the continued depletion of the gold reserve, a rather dangerous recourse? There seems Lo be a blind faith among the supporters of the new tariff bill incongress that when it becomes a law ull the difficulties in the financial situation will somehow or other be removed. According to the dispatches there is hope that by tho time the bill becomes a law it will be so shaped as to provide ample revenue for all the purposes of the government. But the democrats very generally oxpect the measure to pass very nearly in the shape that it has been reported, which will involve, according to democratic es- timates, a heavy falling off in the revenues Moreover, the bili pro- vides that it shall go into effect June 1, so that if it contemplated in- creasing the revenue at once it could be of no material benefit to the treasury for the current fiscal year. Notwith- standing the estimate of the sceretary of the treasury that the deficit at the close of the fiscal year, June 30 next, will be only 28,000,000, it is perfectly obvious that it will be very much more than that. It is entirely safe to esti- mate it at double the amount named by Secretary Carlisle, and some think it will probably reach $70,000,000. It is impossible to see how this amount can be provided for in a revenue measure which it is proposed shall not take effect until a month before the end of the fiscal year, whatever form that weasure shail ultimately take. But it would manifestly be a most unwise and unbusinesslike policy to allow the national treasury to con- tinue on five or six months under pres- ent conditions, in the meantime trying to satisfy the demands of the creditors of the government with the very uncer- tain promise that as soon as the pro- posed new tariff policy goes into effect all will be well. Secretary Carlisle said in his annual report that “the condition of the treasury is such that unless some available means are promptly provided by law for supplying the growing defi- ciency the public service will be seri- ously impaived and pensioners and other creditors subjected to great dolay und inconvenience.” The situation grows steadily more serious, and there is every reason w apprehond that the gold rosorve, unloss replemshed by un issue of bonds or tho sec- retury of tho treasury shall be authorized to execute interest-boar- ng obligations in the payment of public expenses to such creditors as may be willing to receive them, will be reduced by the closo of the fiscal year to less than half the amount required to be held for the redemption of legal tender notes. Manifestly that would be a very dunger- ous condition for the treasury to be in. The importance of enabling the wreas- ury to promptly meet all demands as they fall due atit ®f maintaining the credit of the goveynment unimpaired make provision forishe treasury a par- amount duty of tongress. Thero seems but one practical.and safe course 1o pur- sue and that is'to bonds. The party in power would suffer no mor and probably less, from adopting this plan than it woeuld: from allowing the treasury to becotfio fnsolvent and the na: tional credit impaired. RING OUT THE FALSE ‘We have rung out the oldand rung in the new. But have we rung out the false and rung in the true? Kditors, preachors and judges have closea out the old and started in the new with the pounding of the reform tom-tom, which has a falsetto tone about it that savors of sensationalism, insincerity and hypoe- risy. A judgo talking to the grand stand, lecturing a witness upon his offi- cial duties and firing a volley of blank cartridges over his shoulders at people whom he desires to castigate. A minister who delivers hand-me- down sermons sooking notoriety and popularity by advertising a political harangue from the pulpit, which is in striking contrast with the Savior, who deigned to associate with publicans and sought to turn the vicious and sinful from the error of their ways by precept and gentle persuasion without mounting the housetops and advertising himself at their expense. An editor in the role of anti-vice cru- sader who prates about closing the gambling houses when he knows that ho is playing into the hands of a brace of blackmailers who have Invoked the powor of the courts in a scheme to bleed gamblers by threats of criminal prose- ution. And ‘this sham reformer and hypocrite, who could be bought off at any time by the gamblers, as he has been by nearly every corporate jobber, talks of impeaching the mayor! Every intelligent citizen—layman, preacher or editor—knows that the duty of informing upon eriminals devolves upon the county attorney and that so fav as gambling is concerned the sheriff has just as much authority as the chief of police. And yet nota word of censure has been uttered against anybody e cept the mayor. Evergbody familiar with the laws relating to gambling knows that any citizen may entor com- plaint against the keepers of gambling houses and have the places closed. But all the reformers, real and sham, have never filed a single complaint. The juige who fired a volley of poisoned arrows at Mayor Bemis has never directed one of his barbed shafts at Sheriff Bennett. The preacher, who is terribly shocked over the wickedness of the judge's victim, had not a word of censure for the editor, who, for a paltry sum, plays decoy for the Louisiana lottery gamblers by publishing their drawings and prospectuses in defiance of law. ) Did the editor who 'harps and carps about bunco steerers and clamors for the closing of the gambling houses ever utter a word about closing gambling houses when Broatch and Cushing were mayors and when the Diamond and other gambling ¥esorts Were running in full blast behind closed.doors always ac- cessible to paople'who had money to win or lose? Now we do not believe in shams and sham reformers any more than we do in bogus jewelry, doctored butter or false hair. We want to begin the year by ringing out the false and ringing in the true. We want to have the gambling laws strictly enforced. We do not want to wink at gambling behind screens, trap doors and false panols, We wantall the gambling houses closed, and when they ave closed we want to see them stay ciesed for good. We want no privileged gambling houses any more than we want privileged wine rooms or privileged houses of ill-fame. We wanu all the officers charged with the enforce- ment of law to be equally responsible, and not make one officer the scapegoat and butt of abuse and assault. issue What a Trial Br Forth, Indianapolis Jowrnal. The Prendergast trial is responsible for the introduction of a new term ia medical Jjurisprudence. “Some of the medical experts testified their beliof that the defendant was a paranolac, A paranoiac is a person who exhibits paranoia, and this is defined as ‘o chronic form of insanity developing mn a neuropsychopathic constitution, presenting systematized dolusions of morc or less defi- nite scope, while in other airections there may appeat a faivamount of mental health,” 1f paranoia is a species of insunity would it not ba & saving of time to say ot m— Condemns the Whson BilL. Cleveland Plain Dealer (dem.). There was never such an opportunity pre- sented to a body of men as to the ways and means committee of the house of representa- tives. They failed to rise to it. In the geuius of our government the sen- ate is the great balance wheel thai holds the machimery of the nation in steady mo- tion. Tt is to be hoped that the finance com- mittee of the senate will comprebend in 1ts fullest degree the necessity of amenaing tho Wilson bill, or providing a‘new one that will be fair to'all the industrics of the country; that will have & line of logic running through it so strong for revenue and inci dental protection that many fair-minded men, both democruts und vepublicans, will come forward and support it - Utah and Novadu. Philadeiphia Record. ‘Tne union of Utah and evada, which is contemplated by o bill now before' the sen- ate territories committee, is opposed by the representatives of both'the state and the territory affected théreby. Senators Jones and Stewart are sute of their positions so long as Nevada's boundaries shall remain unchanged; but with Utah added to Nevada their political oppértuitities would be ma- terially lessened. Utahjon the other hand, is well supplied with' ambitious statesmel who would not feel'iverse to representing the new state in thé'senute. The admission of Utah would, no ‘denbt, immediately in- creaso by two melbers the democratio strength in the senate; but it may be said fn favor of vhe scheme'of'a union that it would afford the only opportunity of creatiug a real state out of the packetborough of Ne- vada, 0 re PROPLE ANI) THINGS, Bear's Foot {s making tracks for his primitive haunts, Ix-Governor Foraker Is sounding presi- dential notes on Reed instruments. It is hardly fair to rofor to her as Mary Quoen of Scraps becauso she has been polits cally be aded ecrotary Hoke Smith takes precodence as smilor of the cabinot, although Cariisle hails from Kentueky. 'here appears to be but one question on which all fac’fons in congress harmonize, It boars a Kontuoky label Although rarcly called upon over assemblages policomen are o and {mpressive in rapping for order. The Kansas City Journal spoaks Intel- ligently of a natfon which enjoys “a dail ration of bones.” The writor got tangle: with horns. A promiuent Chicago club proposes to start & pawnbroking establishmont on o large scalo, Tho club evidently has an extensive list of dolinguents. General Jubal I ana lottery is drawing passed 80, The festival season has come to a closo without a singlo weather prophet obtruding his turkey bone on o surfeited public, The country i sufo, Rosn Bonheur I8 still painting in hor qualnt study near Fontalnbloau. Sho is now an old woman, small, sunburnod and wrinklod as a peasant. Tho gray hair is cut short, and is still thick. The life of the boss is not a happy one. Down in Now York the republicans, having helped toshelve soveral of the democratic variety, propose todo some sealping within tho ranks. PPlatt’s topknot 1s now in peril Notwithstanding that Frank Hurd fs barely 50 he is now spoken of in Ohio politics us a man who has seen his day. He has a tremendous legal practice, probably second tonone in the state of Ohlo, and he works indefatigably. Ho is erowing rich, and says he is done with politics, Hon. F. G.du Bignon s a candidato for the United States sonate in Georgia to suce 4 Mr. Colquitt, and it 18 said that he in- tonds to fnvite all' the other candidates for the position to meet him on the stump next year to discuss the lending 1ssues before the people. Some of the other candidates already named aro Colquitt, Northen, Bacon, Biack, Garrard and ‘Turner. y Roglstor shows that of tho 221 the rank of lieutenant in tho 1 1861, only five are now tiving, and o are on'the retired list. They are Rear Admirals Thomas 0. Selfridge, Samuel Lee, Joseph K. Greene and Henry Walke and Commodore Henry Bruce. During the th . of this to preside fective vly will not supervise the drawings in Honduras. his lifo to a olose, having o commodores The little villa near Waterloo where Napolcon planned the historic battie has been offered for saie by the Belgiun archi tect who has long been the owner of it It was here, too, that the emperor neld his last council of war. ‘The ckarm of the villa is its beautiful carden, in which Napoleon went before the battle to survey the pan- orama_ of the surrounding country and perfect his plaus for the fight. Prince Vie- tor lives but ten miles away, and it is sug- gested that he should buy the property for shooting box. One of the weaithiest men in the Argen- tine Republic is Senor Jose Guazzone, the “‘wheat king.” He owns 63,000 acres of land, according to South American papers. He went 1o Buenos Ayres in 1875, when 20 years old, with only a few dollers in his pocket. In the following year he A £8,000. He in- vested the money in land, and "in_ 1879 his estate was valued at $1S,000. With the money which he had saved he rented more lands, sowed them in wheat and borrowed machines to reap his crop. Guazzone is said to be of Hebrew origin. e Our Fleet at Rio. Philadelphia Ledger. The cruiser New York having sailed for Rio Janeiro, the secretary of the navy ha ordered the monitor Misntonomah to pr ceed to Trinidad, and, it is believed, ulti- mately to Rio. A strong showing of modern fighting crafts of the United States in Bri zilian waters is expected to have a whole- some effect, not only for the protection of American interests, but as an object lesson to the other powers represented at Rio. The new American navy has been remarkabiy successful, although it has not had the test of warfare, ana, ali things considered, its de- velopment has been a distinct triumph for American -ideas_and workmanship. Should the Miantouomah go to Rio she wili vie with the New York as an object of interest—the New York ns one of the ablest cruisers afloat, and the monitor as one of a unique as well us excellent pattern. g s S S MEERY WRINKLES. Texas Siftings: Give somo men rope enough and they will start a junk-shov. Detroit Free Pross: Brown—Iow long have you known that man you lent a doliar to this inorning? Jones—I nover knew him long. He's been short ever since 1 first niet him. Washington Star: One of the sad-things about life s the fact that a man can never make an_after-dinner speech with anything like the demonstrative cloquonce that ho uses in dictating a letter to his stenographer. “I wish T could make my collections as easily as you do," suid the merchant to the street car conductor. “Mine muy seem good, but they ure only fare,” was the reply. New York Her: Tadleigh—Old Lawloss cannot be such a very bud attorney. Ho suc- ceeded In securing an ncquittal fn that last der case, Waglefgh—Well, when e told ury that tho prisoner liad Selected him to defend him in proference to all’ other counsel, they brought in a verdict of “temporary in- sanity.” Puck her prote will su you of th iy y lte! Rochester Democrat: Mrs. Kings-Dorter (Impressing one of 08— Be brav west und you ed. Do you r my telling reat difficulty George Washington end with? aggs—Yes, mum; ho couldn’t tell a Chicagp Record: I should think you'd miss watch dreadfully,” sald tho confidentinl pathetically. roplied thé philosopher, serencly. When I want to know what timeat is I just take out the pawn ticket and look at the near est clock.” Harper's B Shortly before General B— of Ohlo left to roprosent his country abroad he sold off most of his household De- longings. Among them was i plano. A local music denlor wont Losee him about it, “What kind of a piano is it, Goneral? ! Oh, 1US & protty fair piano."™ 0w muny octivves his it “Dunno, but 1v's full of ‘e T™HE CHUNP. Washington star. Ob, bashful Jack! Why did you lack The bravery 0 do {17 tty Ji1Lis blushing still— W you drove her to it. ¥ lute, and at the wate— or would hive dono it NEAIN FLOWERS, Written for The ez, Away above the daisy's bed, Above the place whoro Beneath the shade of rug The fragile mountain How'rs blow, 80 near the sky thoy seom to tike Their color from {ts deepoest hue, As poised on stems 50 stight and frait 1hoy Dond with welght of drop of dew. srile rock, o blonk and bure, hor lifo, hus scunty store, oloss of thelr burren home Tho flow'rs rouch skyward wore and more, And thus It Is with human souls Who find this oarth i barron spot, Thoy turn to heav'n snd borrow there A'Deanty that the earth his not W. REED DUNROY. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Rl Baoking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE BONDS ISSUED IN NEBRASKA Intorsst-Bearing Obligations Which the People of the State Have Assumed. SOME FACTS ABOUT STATE FINANCES Plaln Proposals Mude by the Ofelal Itecords Whioh Must Soon Recelve Cares fal Connideration that Serious Difil- ty May Bo Avoided. LixcoLy, Neb., Jan. 9.—[Special to Tie Bee.|—The time scems to have arrived in tho history of Nebraska when tho question of state finances must be considered in tho light of the facts as they actually exist, =athor than in the customary self-congratu- latory manner that has always charactorized previous discussion of the subject. All things being equal, Nebraska should hay overy reason to be proud of her financial standing in the union of states. But two states in tho union can point to a botter financial statement, as far as rogularly ac- credited indebtedness govs; but there exists an indebtedness of which the people have but & dim and undefined understanding- an indebtedness which has reached serious proportions that it must soon engage the thoughtful consideration of the best finan clers in the state, It is the purpose of Tne Ber in a series of articles, of which this is tho first, to place before the people a few facts concerning state finances ns they appear from the rec- ords. These records have not herctofore been given to the public oxcept in carofully guarded phrase No Sensations Promised, Inorder to disarm in advance the super- sensitive crities who are ever ready to ory down any atte the truth in regard to public aff braska it may bo stated at the outset that Tnk Bre is sceking to uncover no evidences of rascal 1t will not deal in sensationalism, neither does it expect to unearth a succession of frauds. It does propose, however,to tell the truth about the methods which have prevailed in the offices of the state house whereby the state funds have been systematically farmed for the benefit of the few individuals who have for years enriched themselves at the ex- pense of the treasury. It will be the purpose of this articlesimply to present in as concise & manner as possiblo a few facts concerning the actual, apparent indebtedness of thestate, with a briel gl at the county. municipal and school district debt Ior the purpose of comparison the follow- ing table will show the consolidated debt of Nebraska in the years 1850 and 1500: Forn of Debt. stat County Munieipai. il Seliool distriet VRN ot L State Debt in Detail. In addition to the state debt of 1800 an ad- ditional issue of bonds, amounting to $100 000, must be added, this amount being authorized by the legislature of 1801, for the relief of the drouth sufferers in western Ne- The bulance of the bonded indebt- dutes from February 4, 1877, at which time it was autiorized *for the pur- pose of taking up outstanding floating in- debtedness. 1t draws § per cent interest and will mature in April, 1867, It will be taken care of by the sinking fund, which on November 80 of the year 15 amounted to 17,665, In addition to the regular sinking fund the legistature has also provided a spe- cial tund, known as the relief fund, for the yment of the last issue of £100,000 bonds for the relief of the drouth sufferers in the western part of the state. On November 30 the relief fund amounted 1o §31,249.98. The sinking funas will easily take carc of the funded indeotedness of the state when it be- comes due. Taking debt of the county, mu- for towns and cities hav- 4,000 population, and school dis- trict indebtedness, it will be_interestng to notice the purposes for which the entire amount was incurrred. This will be shown vy the following tabulated statement: Purpose of Tssue. Amount. Funding flonting debt.. L8 1,450,342 rldgesti sl 417,500 consolidated includin; state, the ing over Public buildings Railroads and other ald Refunding old debt Sewors..... i E R 5 1674,000 452,000 208,500 ...$10,679,282 cellaneous For all purposes Date of Maturity. If Nebraska had not Issued another bond after June 30, 1800, the state would have been practically free from bonded indebted- ness in 1910, for the entire bonded indebted- ness of the state, counties, municipalities and school districts would have expired by that date with the exception of less than £300.000. The following tabulated statement will'show the rapidity with which the in- debtedness of tho state would disappear but The larzest mak fine cloth [ | | Grand Sweeping Out Sale. Full particu BROWNING, | 8. Will iy (ho express If you send the monoy for £20 Worth or wore (I TN T BROWNING, KNG 5 money’s worth. We're in it-— This invoicing business is no snap—its more for the constantly expanding growth the stato which compels the authorizations of furthor Increasns Date of Maturity 1893 1804 1896 1897, 189K, 1800 1000. 1001 1002 1903, 1904, 1905, 1006, 1007 470,700 858,000 415,300 080,200 601,000 693,724 1,418.600 561,740 1,123,650 . 764,000 Subsequont 101010 207,000 Licrenso for Th Sinco the year 1890 the consolidated debt of the state has incroased to the extent of or a fraction over &1,000,000 per Tho bond {ssues during tho years 1801 and 1802 wero oxcoptionally heavy, the detailed statement being as foilows: Purposes of [ssuo, Railroad bonds .3 Wator londs, v Court hotse bonds. . ... Fundiig bonds i Rofunding bonds. . s 600,000 Aving bonds. ¥ 000 ding bonds. 51475 Curbing and gittering bonds 17,500 Sower bonds 147,900 trle Hht honds 7,600 Bridgo bonds, 18,000 Wagon road bonds, Fire protection Conp 50 School district Bonds Amount 804,800 3401800 214,000 000 Tor all purposes 92,620,010 But fow bonds of any description were issued during the year 1503, the unusual do pression in business cireles oxtending its fluence to_every part of the state, and pl ing an effectual quietus upon public im provements of il kinds, T'ho entire issue for all purposes was but — ——— NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKLYS, A broom factory has boen started af Diller. A militia Raveuna According to a new directory, Wymore has a popvlation of $,100, Mrs, J. . Smith of Kencsayw, who was ac- cidentally shot by her son, will recover. Mrs, Helen C. Remecke has taken a partner in the publication of the Schuyler Herala, 5. J. Rogers Hugh M. McClintick, supposed to bo the oldest man n the vicinity, died at Codar Rapids of the grip at the age of 89 years “The accidental overturning of o teakottla of boiling water resulted in the death of the little son of Mrs. Mary Swanson of Aurora Henry Nantker, a prominent citizen of Elm Croek, died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart, aged 45 years. He was a leading can- didate for the postmastership, The Shipping _association of Nuckolis and Jewell counties shipped out sixty-one cars of stock during the past yeard 05 hogs and 355 head of eattle. Mark M. Million of Guide Rock 1s in deep trouble because of certain allezations mado by Miss Carr \me place, He will app t the next term of the district court if €500 in bonds hold him. John Bryson, a Gage county farmer, had five horses poisoned, thvee of which died 1n less than halfan hotir. No clew to the perpe- trators, but it is supposed to be the same man who poisoned several horses for T. O. Eilis, living in the same vicinity. While returning home from church with her husband in u wagon Mrs. John MecTuer. ney of Riverton met with an accident that may cause her death. They were about to cross the railvoad track, and in turning around she was thrown out, strikiug her sida on a fire hydrant and tearing out her in- testines. She was removed to n physician's residence and everything possible done for her relief. A fow weeks ago Al Nash, who lives on Wood civer, run_a sliver into one of his fingers, says tho Kearney Hub. He pullea it out and gave the occurronce no further trouble untila day or two afterwards when his hand began to swell and pafn him, and, before surgical assistance could be called, his arm was swollen clear up 1o his shoulder. When the surgeon arrived he lanced the finger and relieved the pain, but the bone had become affected, ana 1na fow days Mr. Nash had to have his finger amputated. The bone was taken out clear up into the hand. company is to be organized at armers Courage of Its Convictions. New Yo'k World. There is one thing admirable in the repub- lican party. When it has the authority it uses it. When it has the power it employs it to carry out 1ts pol No division wealkens it, no hesitation binders it, no cowardice causes it to waver. In this re- spect the democrats in congress may well learn from their adversarie Hug the Shore. Globe-Democrat, The busincss interests of the country ara all right so far as ordinary conditions are concerned, but common prudence requires them to keep close 10 the shore until they ascertain just how much they are going to be hurt by the democratic tariff policy. ewelling May Relnsiate Lease. Toreka, Jan. 2.—Mrs. Lease's attornoys went beforo the supreme court today stating that the injunction case was postponed. It 15 current gossip about the state hous: the governor will co. irs and astlers of on Earth or your work than [we thought— but we are culling out some elegant bargains and next Saturday January 6th. we begin our lars Friday. KING & CO., W. Cor.13th and Douglas Sts. |~