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The Conservative, 1902-05-29

UldJOrlUy WHO ndu auJOurueu UO L ElOr-
ence, and the attempt to reorganize at
that session was abandoned. His action
was very warmly commended by Gov
ernor Richardson afterwards, who sub
sequently recommended him to his first
political patron and friend, General
Lewis Cass, then Secretary of State in
the cabinet of President James Bu-
chanan. The President appointed Mr..
Morton as secretary of the territory in
May, 1868, and he served in that office
until May, 1861, when he was relieved
by his old republican friend, Algernon
Sidney Paddock, who had been appoint
ed by President Lincoln to fill the place.
Mr.. Morton, as has been previously
stated, became leader Of public opin-
ion from the time of his first arrival in
the territory. His field of usefulness
was now to broaden, and he was first
nominated for delegate to congress,
at democratic convention that met at
Omaha in September, 1850. His oppo-
nent was Samuel G.. Daily of Peru. The
official returns gave Mr.. Morton four
teen majority. Mr.. Daily contested
and won the seat by virtue of republi-
can majority which controlled the
lower house of congress at the time.
It was in this first real campaign which
Mr. Morton ever made in Nebraska that
his reputation became fixed before the
people for ability and power in debate,
and for that kind of leadership which
makes him the peer of all public men in
this part of the west. On the admission
of Nebraska as state in 1857 he was
nominated for governor by the Demo
cratic State Convention. The republi-
can candidate was David Butler of
Pawnee county. After an able and
brilliant canvass in which, for the
second time, Morton proved his powers
in public discussion, he was fairly
elected by majority of 14S votes, but
a board of canvassers at Plattsmouth
threw out the Rock Bluff vote in Cass
county because the judges of election
had not signed the tally list. There
was no charge of fraud. The vote of
the precinct was full and fair, but upon
the technical ground votes enough were
thrown out to give the republicans the
legislature on joint ballot by major.
ity of eight, and to elect David Butler
governor by a hundred and some odd
votes. At that election there were two
hundred United States soldiers sta
toned at Fort Kearney who voted fo1
Butler, and who had just previously
voted for Stone for governor of Iowa
At the same election the half breeds
and Indians were Influenced to vote on
the Omaha reservation for Butler. In
the legislature chosen by this election,
Mr.. Morton and the late A. J. Popple
The Conservative, 1902-05-29
Che Conservative.

Clule CIldU MT. MOTCOu ylolueu To UIl6
persuasion of Mrs. Morton to abjure
politics and devote himself to business
pursuits, which he did for the ensuing
fourteen years with success, when in
1882 he was again nominated for the
governorship in the state convention of
that year. The state was largely re-
publican, and while he received about
$4,000 votes in the contest, Mr.. Dawes,
the republican candidate, was elected
by large plurality. He was again
nominated for governor and made tn
race against Mr.. Dawes in 1884. At
this election he received more than
twice as many votes,-that is to say,
1000 against &c, ,000,-as he had received
two years previously. From this time
on he was not candidate for office,
but in 1883 convention at Nebraska
City nominated him for congress. It
was convention that he did not attend,
and in which he had very little interest,
because he knew a nomination was
only an opportunity to expend money
in organizing a party and in laying a
foundation for the success of some one
else. Leading friends and democrats
were sent as a committee to persuade
him to accept the nomination, which he
at first declined. But he was induced
at last to accept, and entered upon the
campaign with his usual vigor, bearing
his own expenses in organizing the
district for the contest. His opponent
was w. J. Connell, of Omaha, by whom
he was defeated by decisive majority.
Mr.. Morton was nominated by his
party for governor again in 1892, Lor-
EMO Crounse being the republican
nominee, and Charles H. VanWyck
the populist nominee. It was stirring
campaign, marked by great ability on
the part of the candidates in discussing
questions then before the people. Judge
Crounse was elected governor by a
plurality of from eight thousand to ten
thousand votes. Mr.. Morton accepted
this nomination and made the canvass
for the sole and exclusive purpose or
putting down populism in the state to
the extent of his ability it was in this
campaign that he boldly advocated the
gold standard for the first time before
the people.
In February, 1898, Mr.. Morton was
nominated by his friends as candidate
for the United States senate before the
legislature of that year. He seemed to
hold the balance of power in that body
through the votes of the gold standard
democrats. AS long as they could be
held together, neither the republicans
nor the populists could elect. The crisis
came and the republicans concluded to
drop the republican candidate, Mr..
Thurston, and vote for Mr.. Morton.
I'm IL L.
The Conservative, 1902-05-29


Isle, Bayard, and others of the strongest
men in democratic councils, and the same
month in which he suffered defeat for
the senate, Grover Cleveland, elected
for second term to the presidency,
rendered him the position of Secretary
of Agriculture. In this great Office he
distinguished himself for administrative
ability of the first order. He immedi-
ately antagonized the political prac-
tices of congress in the distribution of
seeds to the people, which he regarded
as useless and pernicious.
He came in direct collision with the
House of Representatives on that issue,
and maintained his ground with his
usual ability and firmness. The prob
lem with him was to make his Depart
ment illustrate efficiency in conserving
and promoting all interests over which
it had jurisdiction, and at the lowest
possible expenditure of public money.
The result was highly gratifying to the
president and to the people when it be-
came known that he had actually been
able to cover back into the treasury of
the United States from the amounts of
money appropriated for his Department,
over 81, ,OO0, 900, or to state it more ao-
curately, 1917 per cent of all the ap-
preparations made for the Department
of Agriculture.
In the reduction of it's clerical force,
and through the merit system, the
president, at Mr.. Morton's request, put
all of the employees of the Bureau of
Animal Industry into the classified civil
service. 1t was then made condition
precedent to an examination before the
civil service examinations for an in
spector of the bureau to present
diploma as veterinary surgeon issued
by some reputable veterinary college.
Under this wise reform it is now the
fact that all inspectors are graduates of
veterinary schools, and inspection of
animals for human consumption, both
before and after slaughter, is thoroughly
scientific, and in the hands of skilled
and capable men. Previous to Presi-
dent Cleveland's order, this great work
was in the hands of political mendicants
and beneficiaries, who received appoint
ments as rewards for partisan service.
Secretary Morton's able administration
of the Department of Agriculture was
by no means the measure of his valu-
able public service during the four years
of his incumbency. An able, prudent
and wise adviser of the president, he
was scarcely second in influence to any
member of a cabinet which in intellec-
tual ability was strong in every part,
and all will agree that his public service
reflected honor upon his state and
country.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
MINING STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses bought
stocks in the local market. Total dealings were
under ten thousand shares
MARKET MOVEMENTS-The selling pressure
was felt most acuteIy by St. Paul which declined
per cent from the high point of the morning. and
Louisville and Nashville. which fell per cent. Net
losses of per cent aud recorded by
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific, Canadian Pacific,
Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania Railroad Read
ing Atchison. Missouri Pacific. Rock Island COM
mon and few other issues. The industrial list
declined in sympathy with the weakness of the
railway shares. United States Steel common
closed with a net loss of Ii per cent. Tennessee
Coal and Iron declined liz per cent Sugar Refn-
ing was strong at the start the progress making
in the Cuban reciprocity negotiations, but finally
receded point from the initial price
BANK CLEARINGS-The total bank cearings of
all the clearing houses OF the United States for the
week ending December r. 2.l69.53l 465 against
81 in the preceding week and 512 $50 1854
the corresponding week last year.
UNITED BON BOARD.-Of the $4,000 per
cent bonds of United Box & Paper, 100000 are
iss,1abIe at once and s1500000 will be retained to
retire underlying lens.s The American Strawboard
Companys property has not been transferred to the
company although controls about 5s 600 shares of
the 5000 shares of that company.
ANTI-PASS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES reports say
that unless existing differences of opinion are
Matched up the famous anti-pass agreement be
tween the trunk line railroads will not be renewed
for 1903
MONEY FOR NEW YORK.-The flow of gold
from New-York to San Francisco is believed. ac-
cordng to Washington dispatches. to have ceased
for the season. Treasurer Roberts yesterday
thoriZed 100000 gold from San Francisco to New
York TO be paid in New York telegraphic advice
of deposit in San Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities quiet. al
though prices rule showed a steader tendency.
Northern Securities opened firm and advanced a
fraction the last closing. but on increased
selling pressure declined 1S4 per cent from 1095s
107+s: about 5000 shares dealt in. Greene Cop
per sold to the extent of 500 shares at 255s Ten
nessee Copper fraction lower. selling at
Ia. Montreal and Boston sold to the extent Of
about $50 shares. around 21.d2ss Seaboard Air
Line issues were somewhat frmer: the common sold
a "A and the preferred at ". American Can pre-
ferred sold at 421= Manhattan Transit at 47sI415;
Bay State Gas at 112q1 1-16. Otis Elevator common
was in better demand. advancing 39%4 dealings
of go shares. The market closed quiet and fairly
steady
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
RAILROAD GROSS AND NET RETURNS.

The following compilations from official re-
ports made directly to the New-York News Bureau:
For the fourth week of November the gross earn
ingS of hfty-one railroads amounted to SlS6i3S23,
against 33S6,oO3 In the corresponding period last
year. increase of $685.. .920 2.53 per cent. For
the month of November the gross earnings of fifty
FIVE railroads amounted to s64sl.S94 against $50.
O60 l52 in the corresponding period last year,
increase of 5121 .242, SGT per For the
week of December the gross earnings of eighteen
railroads amounted to 3540,l0s, against S,37g,s21
in the corresponding period of last year. in
of $780, 1S3. 04 per cent. From July l
December z the gross earnings of eighteen rail-
roads amounted to sS5523 l25 against ISL 795 in
the corresponding period last year, an increase OF
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS
.. schumacher & Co. say:

Call money at to per cent and the placing of
bankers sixty and ninety days finance bills have
furnished the largest part of exchange needed by
remitters during the last week The price of de-
mand sterling remains unchanged and the high
rates obtainable, especially for time funds. has
prevented any further advance. 1t looks though
the for exchange will remain about the
present figures until after the year for the
above reasons. Time money is almost unobtanabie.
except at eXorbitant rates, ~ to 81 per cent for
sixty and ninety days, and while this condition
remains exchange cannot advance. and 1t is natu-
raj to expect continuation of liquidation in the
stock market. In the new year, however, be-
lieve relief will be afforded to the monetary situa
ton and exchange will rise to the gold exporting
DOint
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

81 37S 330 or 539 per cent The gross and earn
ingS of seventy-three railroads for the month OF
October follows:
1902. 1901. Changes.
.SqS III 6-1 sol 5493 Inc S6316 5S
Operating s. 69S034 "a $3.50 1876 Inc 33I9S
s35473617 ss7. o5.O51 Dec s2o214 40
The gross earnings increased 6.1 per cent;
penses Increased Is 3 per cent and net earnings de-
creased 539 per cent.
From July l to October 81 seventy-three railroads
report follows:
1902 1901. Changes
Gross earnings S12 $3.50 COS SIS S s04
Operating expenses 2143TO Inc. 30 39650
earnings. 942 1872 s1293I363s Dec 81 43Os46
The gross earnings increased 454 per cent, ex-
penses increased go per cent, and net earnings
decreased 3.42 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market lower. Total sales
amounted in par value to slSSio0 against s3s15Oo
on Friday. The heaviest dealings in the
Chesapeake and Ohio as Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy IS. Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Is,
Mexican Central first incomes. Oregon Short Line
As. Reading general As. Southern Pacific As and
SIS Third Avenue As. Union Pacific convertible As
and Wabash debenture Bs. Colorado Fuel and Iron
convertible 5s Consolidated Tobacco is and Stand
ard Rope and TWine incomes also active.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Orleans Com
merciai, soc discount; bank par San Francisco
Sight par: telegraph, 21zc. Boston-2od25c discount
Charleston--Buying. 1-1sc discount; selling, 1-16c
premium Chicago-SOc premium. Cincinnati-Be-
tween banks, soc discount; over the counter soc
premium. Sayannah-Buying, &c off: selling mar
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Cau money in
London, 51s cent? open market discount rate for
short bills, 1316a5s cent; long bills I3-Isas5s
per cent Berlin discount rate, SSs per cent for
three months bills and 2i per short hills
Berlin exchange on London 20 marks 455 pfennirs
Paris discount rate, per cent Paris exchange on
London. 25 francs Is cenfimes
FOREIGN SECURITfES.-British consols for
money. 921z; for the account, e2sz. French rentes
80 francs 20 centimes
The SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, aSc: Mex
lean silver dollars. 37l&c. Bar silver in London
closed at 22 5-lsd
GOLD PREMIIJM-In Madrid "a Iishor o.
Buenos Ayres. R7.0
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARkET-Quoted rates follow: Money
on call. per cent Time money quoted at
7qslz per for short dates per cent for six
and seven months. Commercial paper quoted
at per cent for sixty to ninety days, 6 per cent
for choice four and six months single names and
above for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed dull
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

total reserve and the total deposits on the respec-
tive dates: - % Changes
Specie s1s2 5 sssoo Dec s. 50 S 500 500
Legal tenders. 1926 6''9to'4ov inc oooooo
Total sa2s 914 400 s22e,s19.7Oo Dec.sso947o 700
DEPOSITS So. 21so4o.e50 21s,4sa.soo Dec 1907 $50
p.s.rve s997s35o ss3s6.9oo Dec.s1 $50
Reserve on deposits other than United States de-
creased S1.5S222o-
The following the changes for the correspond
ing week for the three preceding years: 1901
Loans decreased sl117S1CO cash decreased Sold26eo
denosits decreased s157s9.soO and surplus reserve
decreased 81 152 $50 15OG-Loans decreased sl36S25Uo
cash decreased So 800 deposits decreased s1s316.
GOO and surplus reserve increased S62i.2oO lS9S-
Loans decreased s5,054 400, cash decreased s9O.0o
deposits decreased $45520O and surplus reserve in
creased sl66.30O.
The following table shows the bank holdings on
the respective dates:
PsS q 80 500 Rs9 = 80 PsS sss 7 Ss
Specie los S3S 200 $40 500 100 90 9S 9S2 1 1'
DEPOSITS Fas So sss s 100 100
.United States deposits included $40 164,7Oo-
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the respec-
tive dates: 80 900
PsG e ~ 300 Rss sis + so 500 Pfs ss g. 800
Legal tenders 6I96O 400 117S5so0 59,337.1 100
Total reserve .s2cos1s7 700 1896 800 s2l6s 400
asanst detoss e1s 7se515 21o.es7o25
Esssrys = ...rv. ssasesos s'ss $685. 53
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.

The usual weekly table of price changes for the
active stocks follows
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Dec. 13. l p. m-Tha market for Ameri-
can securities was irregular, closing firm Final
prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
BONDS.

T & F 4s.1011. = 4 N X & T lst 4s- =,
hes & o 4i5s..102 i North Pac os----- ~ -
~hic B & Q IS. a. q Oregon ; L. as-.-- 80 -
: n & p IS 81 i Reading gen As. 93S&
= & i conv 5s a1lz i iSouth Pac 4i=s-.. "a -
-orsol Tol, Is Ga. 4 Third Ave 4s.-... rs
D NJ & NJ & 3l2s 81 3 In Pac conv 4s-l""S< -
; 3 & W . Bs. 23i2 ~
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
tations were:
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays quo
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER.

The following table. issued by the Bureau of Sta
tistcs gives the exports of domestic products in
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

INACTIVE STOCKS.
by William l. Nichols No. Is wa-.t)
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

la5:. 1%!; pfPioa. i4s; Bid. Asa.a.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
BOSTON STOCKS.

FURNISHED by r. L. Day & Co.. No. 5 Nassau-st)
Dee Dec. IL
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

Total sales for the day, aoe.e4s, enlisted.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

Total for the week. 76i 72s
Total preceding $50
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
BANK STOCKS.

CReported by Clinton Gilbert. No. . wan-st,
Dividend, Z
Name. Capital when Bid. Ask
Edya5ie.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
ACTIVE STOCKS.

,H saqs r Sas Reserve on deposits other than United State"
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

Bankers posted rates were:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE

SEX dividend.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

asked.
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Jayhawker Jots.

$50 ---'- tTopeka State JournaD. - -.s-.
The editor of the Canton pilot" has
a fourteen-pound beet laid up against
a rainy day. ..
Having devoured all the novels
around the house a Hope invalid is
now reading the Bible through.
"A girl fell on the streets the other
day." say the Vliets Echo. land broke
three ribs-of her umbrella" .1
The editor of the Jewell County Re-
publican pays cash for everything
This means that he is a man of no ac-
count. t..
Soil is being shipped from around
Cuba to Champaign. 1t is to be hoped
that the latter is not SO full of water
as the former 44
An unfortunate and rejected lover
has killed himself in Sedgwick County
In trying to win a girls hand a man
often loses his head.
Several new flats "for rent" are being
erected in Topeka. That the occupants
won't require lawn mowers will be one
big advantage. s.,
A Parsons colored barber drew a
brick on his lady love. He will proba-
bly, be bounced from the union for not
drawing his razor. .af
A Topeka citizen is extremely indig-
nant because he has been abused
through the papers. Lots Of people
take Offense yet the supply never
grows less. q ,.fn;. ,.s.r lss
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David Il, nh goes down and out as a
-Peiaicaa factor. He staked everything
on his attempt to make Coler governor
OF New York and he goes back to
Wolferts Roost about the worst dis
credited politician in the country. His
defeat Is all the more gratifying be,
cause he made his campaign one Of
mud 7slinging against Governor Odell.
= as clean, conscientious. public-spfrited
and efficient AN executive as any state
ever bad New York, is to be eongrat-
u'ated that il endorsed Odell and re-
bused Hill. IFefF EFe a:
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DAY OF THANKSGIVING.

On that day let us suspend our usual
vocations and in the Church and by the
freside. render thanks to Almighty
God the Giver Of all good. for the many
blessings which we have received at his
hand. Let the gratitude of our hearts
J find expression in acts of benevolence and
charity, and remembering the suffering
and needy let these unfortunate ones
also have reason for rejoicing and thank
faIness
4 GIVEN at the Council Chamber in Au-
: gusta. this third day of November
in the year of our Lord one thou
y sand nine hundred and two, and Of the
Independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred and twenty
seventh. Il go
JOHN :. HILL.
BYRON BOYD. -
s-s Secretary of State,
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By the Governor
A THANKSGIVING -
:. :. PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor

The year about TO close has been filled
with many occasions for thanksgiving.
Both the State and the Nation have en-
loved to a remark able degree the bless
ings of prosperity. Our harvests have
been mere than sufficient for our require
ments, our wage earners have been well
employed, and nearly every material in
terest has prospered as never before.
In accordance with the custom which
has prevailed since the time of the Pill
grims. who set apart day of thanks
giving after the harvests had been gath
cred. and conforming TO the proclamation
of the President, |. John f. Hill, Cover
nor Of Maine hereby designate Thursday
the twenty seventh day of November in
slant, as q
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The article published elsewhere in
this mornings Journal showing the
great growth of the trolley business
IN Maine and the prospects for it's flu
~ture is worth a careful reading. Few
OF us apyreeiate What the electric
roads are doing for the development of
our State, particularly In its summer
business 'r'n or stop to give sufficient
s. Credit to our enterprising and public
spirited capitalists who are building
ana controlling them. These lines de-
serve the prosperity they are winning
md the promised extensions of tba
systems in the near future is some
Z tning for the whole State to rejoice
6ver.
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HAVE YOU ANY or. THESE
Symptom. Of a Very Common 1roubI.

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There is no disease SO common in the
United States as Catarrh because it APP
pears in so many forms and attacks
so many different organs. -
1t Is a common mistake to suppose
that catarrh is confined to the nose and
throat. Any Inflammation of the mu-
cOus membrane wherever located &C
companied by abnormal secretions., is
catarrh. Catarrh Of stomach or blad-
der. or intestines Is nearly as common
as nasal catarrh and much more seri-
GUS although 1t Is true that stomach
catarrh and catarrh Of other internal
organs is the result of neglected nasal
catarrh. &; ~ ~.
A new remedy has recently appeared
which 50 far as tested seems to be re-
markably effective in promptly curing
|catarrh. wherever located The prep
aration is sold by druggists generally
under name of Stuart's Catarrh Tab
let's. and in addition to being very pail
atable and convenient, possesses ex-
traOrdinary merit, in many cases Civ
ing immediate relief from the cough
ing, hawking and constant clearing OF
the throat and head, those symptoms
with which everyone is familiar who
has ever suffered from colds in the
head and throat. Il
Catarrh is simply continuation Of
these symptoms until the trouble be-
comes. chronic and grows gradually
worse from year to year. M 46
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, are COM
posed Of Hydrastin, Red Gum and sim.
liar antiseptics and catarrh specifics,
from which 1t will be seen that no Sc
cret in made Of the ingredients and al
so that no mineral poisOns are used.
as Is the case with many wen known
medicines. ~ q
For catarrh OF the nose, throat.
bronchial tubes. for catarrh of stom-4
ach. intestines or bladder no prepare
ton is SO safe and gives such rapid
and permanent results as Stuarts Ca
tarrh Tableta ...-
All druggists sell them at Soc for full
sized package. You can use them with
assurance that you will not contract
the cocaine or morphine habit as the
from this catarrh cure are APP
parent from the first days nee. I...s
moves; 4