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Epitome of the Most
Important Events
Gathered From All
Points of the Globe.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
.Joseph G. Cannon was re-elected
speaker and t h rules of t h house
were amended at the opi'liiiig (if the
extra session.
Tlio Democrats In tho congress have
determined to fight any attempt to
place a duty on coffee.
A bust of former l-Presldont
Fairbanks has boon placed In the sen
ate' chamber. It was given a place In
the reserve gallery on tho Democratic
side alongside of tho biiBt of tho late
Vice-President llobart.
Representative Henry of To. as has
ankeil pcrmli.sion of Spe-.ke" Cannon
to Introduce, tho first measure In tho
Sixty-first congress, a Joint resolution
proposing to amend tho constitution of
t lie United States bo us to change,
the dnto of Inauguration from March
4 to April 30.
Minister Kspinoza of Nicaragua
culled on Secretary Knox and pre
sented Important Information concern
ing affairs In his country.
In a statement Issued by the treas
ury department it Is shown that tho
assassination of President McKlnley
cost the government $12,517. In sur
geons' hills and other expenses.
PERSONAL.
W. D. Stephenson has been elected
mayor of Los Angeles, Cal., to serve
until March 2C, when a successor to
former Mayor Harper Is to be elected.
Judge George M. Dallas of the fed
eral court at Philadelphia has sent
his resignation to President Tuft.
Edward Payson Weston, Hie veteran
pedestrian, has started from New
York on a walk across the continent
to San Francisco, expecting lo com
plete tho Journey July ;!.
Former President Roosevelt was
served with a Bubpoena to appear In
a case growing out of the old "Fads
and Fancies" scandal.
P. J. Kleran, former presiJ.mt of the
Fidelity Fmn.lr- Company of New
York, whoso financial operations
brought him Into wide repute recently,
was Indicted In Pittsburg on charges
of embezzlement and larceny by
bailee.
Robert O. Ilailey, a Washington
newspaper man, has been chosen ns
private secretary to Franklin Mac
Vengh, secretary of tho treasury. Mr.
Bailey,, who Is a native o" Leena, 111.,
has been In newspaper work in tho
national capital for the lr.st 12 years.
Mayor Arthur C. Harper, who re
signed from otllco at lxis Angeles. Cal.,
rather than havo facts about his pri
vate life published. Is tho first victim
in the country of tho "recall" system.
President Taft was mado a member
vt the Optimist Club of America.
William Chllds, who lias been wan
dering over the country for two years,
his mind a blank, was cured In Mil
waukee by the click of u camera.
GENERAL NEWS.
Tho miners' and operators' confer
ence at Philadelphia adjourned with
out any agreement being reached und
It Is believed a strike will result.
John W. Wallace and D. W. Lazelle,
who havo been engaged in a card play
ing contest for 20 years at Mancelona,
Mich., havo played their lust game'
Wallace finally winning ten times in
succession, which was the condition
under which they played.
Mrs. John Davers, 2C years old. and
her husband, 20, are the parents of
live children, twins and triplets.
The Japanese naval training squad
ron, consisting of the armored cruiser
Aso and the protected cruiser Soya,
lias sailed for Honolulu under com
mand of Cupt. IsoJI. The ships carry
ISO cadets of the Japan navy. Thev
will visit San Francisco nnd Seattle.
Tho situation between Austria and
Servla Is grave and advices received
in Germany say war may be declared
soon.
Senor Ksplno.a, minister from Nic
aragua, told Secretary Knox his coun
try hud no Intention of attacking any
oi ner sister ropiiDiies and w;mts
leace.
Telegraphers and telephone ulrlw it.
Paris have declared a general strike.
Ethel Barrymore, the actress, and
Russell drlswold Colt were married
in Hyde Park. K. I.
Railroad men will meet in Chicago
next week and It Is believed will raise
the passenger rata to three cents a
mllo.
James Christiansen, former state
treasurer of Utah wua arrested on a
charge of being $70,000 short In his
accounts.
lly a voto or 125 to 70 tho ."orgla
division of the United Laughters of
the Confedcrac.' decided ou Anderson
vlllo us tho location for tlio monu
ment to dipt. Wlrz.
Uuv. and Mrs. Wlllson of Kentucky
and Robert M. Lyman of New York
were hurt lu a niuaway lu Frankfort.
NEWS I
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Indians in lie- MacK-lizle liver dis
trict of the Hudson's Hay Company ure
l in:.' irom grip.
T)..' interstate commerce commis
sion has decided that railroads have
been dit( rlmluating against Indianapo
lis in favor of Chicago.
Robert Sirawser u rural mail car
rier at Flora, 111., killed his three chil
dren and then ended his own life.
Reports received 'In St. Petersburg
say Persian soldiers are slaying de
fenceless peasants and pillaging vil
lages. Joseph .McCarthy, who has been sen
tenced at Danville, III., to the peniten
tiary, sas he will be an evangelist
when he leaves the prison.
The liabilities of Marie Dressier, the
American actress, who recently re
opened the Aldwych theater in Lou
don, but was compelled to abandon
the enterprise wit hiii a few days,
amount to $10,llU0, and the assets to
$:l,0no, according to estimates pre
sented ut a meeting of the credit ors.
Two men were killed and a third
wus seriously injured by the explosion
of the boiler of the Rich Icehouse of
the American Ice Company at Farm
ingdule, Me.
Kenton R. McCreery, the American
minister to Santo Domingo, has ex
tended the invitation of the United
States to the Dominican government
to send a delegate to the International
Congress on the Conservation of Na
tural Resources to meet at The Hague
next September. The Invitation proba
bly will be accepted.
Orders have been received by Super
intendent Ross of the Greer tin plant
at Newcastle, Pa., to begin operations
in full. Sixteen hundred employes who
have been idle since last June will be
given work.
lly the arrest of three negroes, one
of whom pawned the dead man's
watch, the Washington police believe
they will solve the mystery of the
murder of Walter K. Shultz of Chi
cago, slain near Alexandria, Va.
Had meat served at a. banquet to
celebrate the one hundredth anniver
sary of a Masonic lodge, poisoned B10
persons at. Vincennes, hid., and four
may die.
Following a big parade in Boston
union men met and adopted resolu
tions scoring Judge Wright of Wash
ington for sentencing John Mitchell,
Samuel dampers anil Frank Morrison
to prison.
The American Railway Engineering
& Maintenance of Way association
convened in Chicago and heard a re
port, urging railroads to co-operate
with the government in the preserva
tion of the country's forests.
As a result of the assassination in
Palermo. Sicily, of Lieut. Petroslno of
the New York police department, a
war on "black hand" societies has be
gnu. A graduate school will he established
at Cornell at the beginning or the aea.
demic year next fall. The Cornell uni
versity faculty decided upon this step,
the most radical advanced in some
time. It is expected the trustees will
ratify the action.
The police of Krasnoyarsk, capita.
of the government of Yeniseisk. Si
berla, have piactically exterminated a
band of robbers that has long been
harassing Hie people of the Tiiruk
hansk region. The police rounded li
the bandits and killed ten of them.
Urry Jones, who was on trial to?
murder In Muscatine, la., committee,
suicide in Jail a few hours before thi
time set for hint to take the witness
stand In his own behalf.
Col. Davidson, equerry to King Kd
ward, denied the report that the Brit
ish ruler is seriously 111.
(Ireat Britain lias welcomed the de
clsion reached in Washington to semi
u special commission to Liberia to In
vestlgate and report on conditions h.
that republic and Instructions havt
been sent out to Itrltish officials ii
West Africa to give tin, commission
ers every assistance.
War between Salvador and Nlea
ragua has begun, gunboats of the iwl
countries meeting In a battle early
In tho week. It is reported that a see
ond engagement followed.
William F. Maines, president of the
Rhode Island Retail Liquor Dealers
association says John D. Rockefeller
Is putting up the money for the light
being waged against saloons.
The United States has severed dip
lomatic relations with Nicaragua lie
cause of President Zelaya's failure to
bring about a settlement of the Finery
claim.
Veterans in gray and veterans in
blue marched side by side In parade
at t lie fourth national encampment of
veterans of the opposing side in Fitz
gerald, On.
MaJ.'John h. Porter, for many years
assistant to the judge advocate gen
eral of the army, has been 'Moved
from duty in Washington and ord 'red
to the Philippines as judge advecate
of the Philippine division. Lieut. Col.
tieorge M. Dunn, now Judge udvivute
of the Philippines, has been ordered to
Washington.
Announcement lu.n been made that
Heeetnber fl to IS lifts been definitely
decided upon as .he tlnn for this
year's national corn exposition, which
Is to be hold in Omaha.
Frank Gall, member of the well-known
Gait family of Illinois, and an Imple
ment dealer, died in Sterling. He was
- y ears old.
I'ror. C. A. Culver or lleloit college
expects to have a wireless telephone
In operation ou the college campus
soon.
FUty two Indictments against pistol
cnrrylng were returned by the grand
Jury of the circuit court at Fulrnioimt.
W. Va., the result of a crusade to
break up such lawlessness In the
mining region.
A marriage license was Issued In
New York city to Petor Augustus Jay
of Newport, secretary of tho American
unhnssy at Tokyo, and Susan Alexan
der McCook, daughter of Col. Johu
McCook.
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DOCUMENT IS REMARKABLE FOR
IT8 BREVITY.
SENT TO CONGRESS TUESDAY
Revision Urged, but No Details, the
Inaugural Address Setting
Forth Taft's Views.
Washington. The second day's ses
sion of the house of representatives
of the Sixty first congress found tlio
members lu a much calmer mood. Tho
question of the amendment of the
rules having been settled, the tension
was noticeably relaxed and a feeling
of general good fellowship was Hp
parent. The drawing of scuts was the
first business to be transacted and
this proceeding, although rather mon
otonous to spectaotors. commanded
the Intense Interest of the members.
The principal interest centered in
the reading of the message of Presi
dent Taft urging a revision of tariff
laws. The message was remarkable
for Its brevity.
Text of the Message.
President Taft's message follows:
"To the senate and bouse of repre
sentatives: "I have convened the congress In
this extra session in order to enable
It to give immediate consideration to
the revision of the Dingley tariff act.
Conditions affecting production, manu
facture ami business generally have so
changed in the last, twelve years as
to rt quire a readjustment and revision
of the imiiort duties imposed by that
act. More than this, the present tariff
act. with the other sources of govern
ment, does not furnish income enough
lo pay the authorized expenditures.
Hy July , next, the excess of ex
penses over receipts for the current
tiscal year will equal $100,000,000.
'The successful party in the late
election is pledged to a revision of
the tariff. The country and the busi
ness community especially expect it.
The prospect of a change In the rates
of Import duties, always cause a sus
pension or halt lu business because
of tho uncertainty as to the changes to
be made and their effect. It Is there
fore of the highest importance that
the new bill should be agreed on and
passed with a-3 much speed as pos
sible consistent with its due and thor
ough consideration. For these rea
sons. I have deemed the present to be
an "xiraordlnnry occasion within the
meaning of the constitution, justify
ing and rcqiiirln; the calling of an
exl ra session.
"In my inaugural address, I stated
in a summary way the principles upon
which, in my Judgment, the revision of
the tariff should proceed and Indi
cated at least one new source of rev
enue that might be properly resorted
to In order to avoid a future deficit,
it Is not necessary for me lo repeat
what I then said.
"I venture lo suggest that the ital
business Interests of the country re
quire that the intention of the con
gress in this session lie chiefly devoted
lo the consideration of the new tariff
bill anil i hat the less time given to
other subjects of legislation in this
session, the better for the country.
"Signed! WILLIAM H. TAFT.
"The While House. March It;, 10'i!."
WHITE MAN SUCCEEDS CRUM.
Bitter Race Fight at Charleston Is
Ended by Selection.
Washington. The long contest
over I lie appointment of a collector
of customs itl harleston, S. C, which
was waged so long over the selection
of Dr. William D. Criim, was tei ini
tiated by the appointment by Presi
dent Taft of Edward W. Diirant. Jr.,
lor the position. Mr. 1 Hi rant is a
white man, and as the only objection
to Dr. Cruiii was based upon the fact
that he is a negro, it Is presumed
that Mr. Durau't nomination will be
confirmed.
To Participate in Guaranty.
Topeka. Kas Slate Hank Commis
sioner .1. N. Dolley has asked Presi
dent Taft and the comptroller of tho
currency for opinions on the new
Kansas bank guaranty law. which
will go into effect June ;!i. Nutional
banks want to be ullowed to partici
pate, and tlio state authorities are
in doubt ou this point. Many have
declared their Intention of roorganlz
ing as state banks in ease they are
not allowed guaranty privileges.
Steal Forty Horses.
Noifolk. Neb. Forty head of
horses were stolen from a ranch near
Merrimau. This is ilie biggest raid
in western Nebraska in i count years
Sheriff Rosseter of Valentine nnd :.
posse are pursuing the trail of the
rustlers.
Want Hides on Free List.
New York, The Hide and Leather
association of New York adopted a
resolution demanding that hides be
placed on the free list.
New Ship Subsidy Bill.
Washington. - A bill to provide sub
cations for the ocean mail servlo
will be introduced In the senate in
the near future by Senator Giillln
er. This will differ from the ocean
nu.il bill, which failed by three votes
in the hoir.o, In that II does not In
cioiim the compensation of third
class steamers of fourteen knots nnd
does not specify the ports from which
Hues shall run, nor fix any limit el
expenditure. Mr. Galllnger Is confi
dent the measure will he fuvoruhly
acted upon before adjournment.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Frank Gait, member of the well-known
Gait family of lllinoi:;, and an Imple
ment dealer, died In Steiling. Ho was
52 years old.
Louis McCloiigh. formerly president
of the State Agricultural college of
South Dakota, died In New Hriialn,
Conn., aged 7:! veins.
All observatory devoted to the study
ot earthquakes will be erected in
Washington by the Jesuit o:dor at
Georgetown unlvt rsity.
Two men were killed and a third
was seriously injuied by the explosion
of the boiler of the Rich Icehouse of
the American lee Company at Farrn
ingdale, Me.
A. E. Rice, aged ."It. president of the
Ohio Hankers' association, died at his
home in Fremont, O , from a complica
tion of diseases. He was president of
the Crogham Hanking & Savings Com
pany. Orders have been received by Super
intendent Ross of(the Greer tin plant
ut Newcastle. Pa., to benln operations
lu full. Sixteen hundred employes who
have been Idle since last June will be
given work.
With nine weeks of proceedings en
tered upon the records of the court
and but six jurors sworn to try the
case, the bribery trial ot Patiitk Cal.
houn, president of the United Rail
roads, is making little progress.
A graduate school will be established
at Cornell at the beginning of the aca
demic year next fall. The Cornell uni
versity faculty decided upon this step,
the most radical advanced in somt
time. It is expected the trustees will
ratify the action.
The police of Paris have seized oO
paintings which bore the alleged
forged signatures of Jean Jacques Hen
ner, Nurclsse Diaz, Gustave Courbet
and Felix Zeim. all noted French art
ists. The paintingo were destined for
sale in New York.
Tlio Japanese naval training squad
ron, consisting of the armored cruiser
Aso and tho protected cruiser Soya,
has sailed for Honolulu under com
mand of Capt. Lsoji. The ships carry
ISO cadets of the Japan navy. They
will visit San Francisco and Seattle.
The police of Krasnoyarsk, capital
of the government of Yeniseisk, Si
beria, have practically exterminated a
band of robbers that has long been
harassing the people of the Turuk
hansk region. The police rounded up
the bandits and killed ten of them.
Mrs. T. P. O'Connor, wife of the
Irish parliamentary leader, who ha?
arrived from Indon, says her visit
here is in the hope of establishing a
depot for the Irish Industries society,
an organization that has been lu exist
ence on the other side for some years.
The liabilities oi Marie Dressier, the
American actress, who recently re
opened the Aldwych theater in Un
dou, but wtis compelled to abandon
the enterprise within a few days
amount to $10.uiio, and the assets to
$.1,000, according lo estimates pre
seated af a meeting of the creditors.
Kenton R. McCreery, the American
minister to Santo Domingo, has ex
tended the invitation of the United
States to the Dominican government
to send a delegate to the Intel national
Congress on the Conservation of Na
tural Resources to meet at The Hague
next September. The invitation proba
bly w ill bo accepted.
MULE CATCHES BIG FISH.
Story Sounds "Fishy." But Animal's
Owner Says It's True.
Wateiiiiuy, Conn., Mar. 11!. Gilbert
Rogers has a mule that catches llsh
For the last week Rogers, a gang of
men and the mule have been harvest
ing Ice at Reynolds bridge. The melt
ing ice gave way and the mule fell Into
the pond. Rogers and his men hud a
hard time in the rescue work, but de
spite the excitement they noticed that
the mule gave never a single bray for
help.
When the animal was Dually landed
the reason for Its silence was plain. It
held in its jaws a line pickerel 2:1
inches long. Rogers has the pickerel
on exhibition. Tooth marks prove the
truth of the story.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE
STATE HOUSE.
THE WORK OF THE LAW MAKERS
Legislative Pacts and Gossip News
of the State Capital.
Gates Bill to Go to Governor.
Another liquor question was decided
In the senate Thursday morning when
o a majority oi one vote uie upper i roaj property and wlio nave ueeu
house decided that Fort Crook should ! run down while on the track. The
bo permitted to have a saloon. Tho j trespass is frequeiitl unintentional
measure that vas voted on was the but the railroad attorneys are forced
Gates bill from the house, and the
measure will now go to the governor
The enactment is to repeal the VvlS.
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ent law which was passed two years
ago, to the effect that no saloon
should he placed within two miles of
a military post. The vote for tho bill
was: Banning:, Rartos, Resse, Ruhr-
man, Diers, Donohue, Fuller, Henry,
Howell, Klein. Laverty, Myers, Ran
Botn, Tanner, Thompson, Tibbets and
Volpp. Those opposed: llodinson,
Brow n, Buck, Cox, Cain, Gammill, Hat
field, Ketchem. Kinc. Miller. Ollia.
Randall, Raymond, Warren and
Wiltse.
The measure in question further
provided that the corporate authori
ties of all villages ahall have power
to prohibit the sale of liquors or to
grant the same and providing that
the license fee shall i.ot be less than
$500 in cities of less than 10,000 pei?
pie or less than $I,00d in cities having
more than that number of people.
Provisions in the bill relating to
v.he control of the sr.lo of liquor by
tho different authorities does not af
fect Lincoln, as a special provision
Is made for this city, vesting tho con
trol in a license board, but In most
of the towns a fire and police board
will have the exclusive control over
saloons.
The measure provides that for the
Issuance of any license the position
of the saloon In any ward must be
approved by a majority of the free
holders. Charte Bill Goes On General File.
The Lincoln charter bill was re
ported Friday morning In the house
from tho committee on cities and
towns, and went to the general illo
to be reached in order. The file is al
ready well laden.
As reported the charter bears an
amendment providing that it bo sub
mitted as a whole to the people of
the city for ratification. No minority
report was made by the Lancaster
county and other members of the
committee who oppose this action, as
had been talked of It was thought
that this matter could be more ap
propriately nnd properly fought out
on the floor of the house when the
bill conies up for consideration in
the committee of the whole. It is
argued that no other charter for Lin
coln at any previous session nor any
charter for any othe.- city at this or ,
any other session has been so sub
milled. It is also contended that there
is no legal provision for such submis
sion, and that such an amendment
would he invalid.
President Taft Answers.
The following telegram was re
ceived from President Taft in re
sponse to the telegram of congratula
tion sent by the two houses on the
day of the inauguration. It reads as
follows:
"The White Iloiuf, Washington,
March , 1909.
"Gentlemen: I greatly appreciate
tho message of congratulation and
good wishes from the house and sen
ate of the state of Nebraska conveyed
by your telegram of March 4. Will
you please express to the entire mem
bership of both bodies my cordial
thanks and assure them that I value
their friendly sentiments?
Very sincerely yours,
"WILLIAM II. TAFT."
"HON CHARLES W. POOL,
"Speaker of the House.
"HON GRORGK W. TIRHKTTS,
"President of the Senate."
Governor's Bill.
Governor Shallenherger's bill, intro
duced by Snyder of Harlan, providing
some amendments to the law on seek
ing pardons from the executive was
recommended for passage without dis
cussion. This hill Is aimed partly as
a relief for tho executive from the
flood of applications he receives at
all times from criminals under sen
tence asking for hearing with a view
of securing a pardon und partly to aU
low the governor to use his discretion
In pardoning a criminal under death
sentence when afflicted with an incur
ablo and contagious disease without
having absolutely to pardon them.
These, two points only are added to
the present law, nnd beyond asking a
few questions tho house made no ob
jection to recommending it.
For District Referendum Bill.
One form of the Initiative, restrict
ed to a small unit, a legislative dis
trict, was recommended for passage
by the committee on privileges ami
elections Thursday morning despite
tho fact that the senate turned down
tho initiative and referendum as ap
plied to n larger unit, the state.
Marlctt's bill provides that 10 per
cent of tho voters of any legislative
district may petition to nave placed
on tho primary ballet any subject
of prospective legislation, the de
scription of tho proposed act not to
fcxeeed forty words.
Seven Railway Bills Reported.
The raiirotid committee has been an
exceedingly Industrious body accord
ing to th chips that flew from the
committee workshop to the floor of
the house Thursday morning, seven
bills being reported in all.
Henry's bill placing in the bauds ol
the state railway commission the rlyht
to supervise the manner in which
wires are strung oei- railway tracks
was recommended for passage.
II. R. 4'JI! Dan Killen's measure de
fining trespass upon a railroad track
and subjecting trespassers to penal
ties was recommended for passage.
This is a bill primarily fcr the bene
fit of the railroads and Incidentally
for the benelit of the public. Railroads
are frequently made defendants ia
damage suits where persons have been,
I inim-ed who have trespassed on rail-
,0 swt'at unJ losl! 6l3 nevertneiebs.
10 U11B ,Iuy 0UJLlt
vi(les 11 'i110 to lro?"f 3 ?vad.
recovery from the road only In case
lh(, roa, ,Kls Hhown wilful nPglect.
i ti, vtiiUii,.Tn-i(,r Tail remiirine
appeals from decisions of the railwajr
coinmlsslon to be made only to th
supreme court of the state was rec
ommended to pass. The section pro
viding that no court iu the state ex
cept the supreme court shall review
orders of the commission was cut out.
The bill is Intended to out out appeals
direct to federal court and to a va
riety of district courts. The objec
tion to the federal court is alleged
improper jurisdiction. Tho objection
to the district court review is that
the attorney general is compelled to
maintain suits in so nnny localities
that he cannot properly attend to
them. This Important measure Is cata
logued as No. fids.
Both of Senator Randall's bills pro
viding for the connection of lines at
junction points were ncted upon fav
orably. Two bills by J. A. Ollls prescribing
those exempt from the prohibitions of
tho anti-pass act and the freo trans
portation of shippers of live stock
were also recommended to pass.
Governor Signs Anti-Frat Bill.
Secretary Furse Thursday reported
to the houses the following bills
signed by Governor Shallenberger:
S. F. lalt, by Miller of Lancaster
Authorizing school boards to expel
students of public schools who be
long to school fraternities and to
make It unlawful for any one to so
licit membership for any fraternity
upon public school grounds.
II. R. No. 2, by Griffin For the ap
pointment of judges and clerks of
election fifteen days before primaries.
H. R. No. 201, by Case Appropri
ating to the use of the state univer
sity 95 per cent of the one mill levies
for the year 100'J and 1910 and the
delinquent taxes collected under the
last levy.
II. R. No. 7ii. by Taylor of Custer
To authorize the moderator of school
board to administer oaths.
i II. It. No. 7(1, by Katouc Deslgnat
I ing tho departments that shall com
prise the state university.
H. R. No. S9, hy Hadsell Binding
twine offered for sale to be stamped
with tho name of tho manufacturer or
or importer, feet per pound, ma
terial nnd tensile strength.
H. R. No. 13H, by Barrett Appro
priating tho library fund of tho Kear
ney normal school for the purchase of
II. R. No. 110, hy Fries Exempts
precinct officers from the provisions
of the primary law.
II. K. NO. 170, hy Moore Establish
ing tho - legal number of pounds of
farm products to the bushel.
II. It. No. 49, by Thomas Creating
and providing for the distribution of
a police relief and pension fund for
the city of Omaha.
Executor to Select Newspaper.
C. W. Po-ilo'.- bill proud'ni? that
the legal representative of the estate
of a deceased person shall name the
newspaper in which notice of the salo
of the property of the deceased shall
bo published was reported for pass
age by the house committee on pub
lie printing Thursday morning. Tho
probate judge has the power to name
the paper in which the notice shall
be published under the present law.
While Pool does not charge anyone
with a graft as a result of the present
statute, he is sure that much favorit
ism Is shown by the county Judges
and deplores the ability given tho
probate judge to build up a political
machine.
To Probe the Packers.
Connolly of Omaha Friday after
noon offered a resolution in the house
looking toward tho Investigation of
meat packing companies In Nebraska
with a view to ascertaining whether
they are in a combination to regulate
prices. The Invettigatlon is to
be made by a conui'luco of three ap
pointed by the speaker. On an objec
tive from Raper the bill went over
for one day under tho rules.
Recommend State Buys It.
The special coniin'lti e of tho house
sent up to look over the Wavne nor
mal school reported Friday afternoon
recommending that the state purchase
the buildings and grounds nt a price
of $90,001. The president of tlio In
stitution has Just die.'., and the prop
erty Is on the mtiiket for $100,000
The committee thinks it is worth fnllv
Sir.o.noo nnd will su,,ply n section of
the state that needs normals.
Carnegie Bill Killed.
In the house Friday afternoon an
effort to reconsider iho vote of Fri
day morning, Indefinitely postponing
j the bill to allow the stato university
iu m.-., ui- neiieiits or the Carnegie
pension fund, fulled hy a voto of 47
I to 43.
Kills Binding Twine BUI.
By u vol.. of 21 t to, the senate
Friday nf'.e -a ,i !,il!,-. ,,, ,.
v I rt I n r? for u binding rwlne f.iefiry t.
uie stilt- penitent iary. iuu i;.pi")i r.
; tiling ?2iiO.U00 therefore.
