The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-29

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ed as soon rs the court assembled. but
two conferences between the Tepub-
lican members failed to dispose of the
matter and the appointment was al
lowed TO 20 over at least until the
next slit ng. aud with it went the
minor appointments, Il 5 a matter of
curse.
Insurance Deputy Pierce, of the
au"itor's office. has notified fraternal
insurance companies doing business
in Nebraska that they must re-eXamine
members taken over from other orders.
This ruling is announced as u result
of the favorable decision upon that
point lately made by the supreme
court in the case brought by the Bank
ers Union Company of Omaha, to com
pei the department to allow them to
continue business. The court decided
that when one insurance company
absorbs anoth, all of the members
affected by the transfer must be prov
IN to be capable of passing the regular
examination This contention has
been made by Mr. Pierce for many
years and the department. is extreme
ly gratified that the court should hold
with them.
A committee appointed by the state
board of charities and corrections has
reported that the state p%enitentiary is
in excellent condition and that the
education and spiritual welfare of the
c%onvicts is attended to rs never before.
The state banking board has reject.
ed the application of the National
Bond Company of Denver, to do bust.
ness in Nebraska, on the ground that
its plan of doing business was entirely
too much upon the "tontine" order
The board also reiterated its disap
proval of the Nebraska corporation
which wishes to conduct a "world'.
fair guessing contest" receiving casi
premiums and discussing cash prizes
The Nebraska democracy actually
intends to stand for something in tn,
comming state campaign. H~eretofor,
the stock expressions, "we view will
!. alarm" 1--WE protest against" 1--WE de
4 nounce," etc, have teen plentiful.
sprinkled over the platforms but thi
, year the fusionists have determined t.
frame IA revenue law and go before tn
people with a direct promise that i
they are successful in electing a legis
lature they will enact it into law.
They will do this with a lofty disre
gard for the fact that the present la,
d is rs yet a matter for conjecture
They will do this without pausing t
q reflect that the fusion leaders in bot
branches Of the legislature favored tn
present law in the main, helped t
construct it in the committee room
o spoke in its behalf upon the floor an
It we're only deferred from voting for !
II when their state organ threatene
them collectively with political deaf
, and punishment after death in cas-
they helped the republican majorit
to do a creditable thing by relievin
=, the 9 ue situation just then so wot
fully complicated. They will do thi.
y too, without hating to lay stress upo
the fact that two fusion members c
r the supreme court and two fusion con
missioners Ia majority in each cas-,
have approved the measure, not onl
as jurists, but as citizens and taxpa.
Ia ers, stating that the law was "admi
ably constructed to distribute th
ID burden of taxation equitably anon
II all classes and interests"
Congressman Stark, 9 j. Smyth,
NJ. +. Harrington, James Manahan an
Edgar Howard have been agreed upo
- by the leaders as a committee to fran
a bill, and the corps Of fusionacratj
spell binders have entered a trainin
70 school in which they hope to learn {
W handle the words II am for" as easil
AS they do the expression 81 al
against"
ne I I +
n Norris Brown, president Of the stat
u Roosevelt league, has issued a call fl
ir the state organization to meet in IL
auditorium at Lincoln, on May II, Il
n. evening preceding the state convel
he ton. In accordance with the constit,
w ton the basis Of representation i
lis Zach member Of the executive cor
:. mittee, II delegate at large and OIL
y. for each - members or major fractiC
We thereof" Hon. John L.. Webster al
it others will deliver short addresse
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