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a -w THE NEBRASKA A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of X the Twenty-Eighth General j Assembly. HOUSK Tli hoiiA on the 21th i).s'l the bills: 11 It. C. hy r.lUf-rt ..f Xu&n. L vail .lit., th.- Oninlia pnvliiK !;; S. K. f"). Iv llmwii nf Diwi'iii. ir.vl Unit .r th t-rmln 1 1 .n f prairie i1k. :ivhiK II 'l.i v li rn.nl un'rivr f.r Mirlntinl -I'm I In' work Tri h -Hi h.- tln-i. wnl Into 'n.mittr of II. whole an. I reiiineil 'iis.T.ir.in .,f Hi.- i l.iitn-t Tlil-i itmti'lmrit to llt- liill wn iilt-l : Al lnwltiK ti' ' to ili following for -ii.1lm: ! ' f 1 1 1 ! . if.ii I ufiiiii.!tt:l t Iti lit.; Ir ti. 1 1 Tril'iiii" I'mi"... lt'-ulll- if. fli.- I 'li.i ll',;:r flitil. K. '. II I.. M-triifti. I' .1. I'.n. I. son. I-;. .r .lt. w f , M I in, ,,),. !! Ili-t-lt-.it 'It I. in.-. S'l'.;. .in. I I . A ' i ni;.l.. II. i .1 . ' :)..;ll . . , i it. it it. .f : tf .1 1 .in mi mil I. I Ii.mi in I I It.i or fi'ir.i i II I: t::. Hi.- i. in h i i t .ipn.i i 1 1 lc i.T-." :. i. r- i iii l.ii r t... Norf.dk :n..l 1 1 : i r I It. ! Sll 'i -on, ii 1- m for iiioiio s 1. 1 out by lli.o.i i 1 1. 1 . - r- tl,.- Im-.-i su'.;;ir li-imty law of I -.,. ,- mill- ) -troi n . fi in sup I'oi I of ,i- motion. .l.-.i.;tii Hi Jintl f f Hi.- M',:.ir I i.iv . l.iltn II.. the ifiotino wis to mi I'lin .-..lt iom ait ion. 'I In motion !..! i.ot r v . 1 1 1 . Tin.-, r-Mrt r u-.llu-r II.- Milfo . : on,.-, m.ikli x M'-irlln.n ir,. ..oir.-, I.-, llio . itirnit or I i tti of wlii. Ii lloliMn; of I :!;. li ' li.m iii'iii, w.i t ii, I mi ' I t I in. I iir ;i nlriloin lv ;i.(o;.i..l: "Your . m ml 1 1 II mis that '..' ' r i. Mt of lli.- l'.n. it.' - .ii" kills -in li.ive Iii-i-ii li.-i r. -ii t tit ..n:;'i : !outi of in. 1 1 i : i -;-. 'I . 1 1 1 ', -, . . r I'll' ar- w.ilt- i in h.ilrl. ami loir l!n- li. i:. ;. an. I !' ! ' nr .ir. m.tillj lii!. I'm i -: 1 1 1 tli' l tli it i I .in-; lion., it this institn I'oi: it i-, iii-i'. -nn I i -.- It wi'ti i r i ' own . U . I.. Ii -w tti.it Hi.- lioiu.- 1 .-t It. tli.- r-1 . I I I i . r I':,- I,,,.,; r n;i .I- ,1 I.;. II,- I i a I t I... . r I. in- m t;hl Ii. ut. ami w l,.-!i, . Ilo- iiimo.-r of tin- '. : I I : .n . ii..iH 1 I In- so sur- Ih.i! Iti- r al mii'ty r--. . i .- tin- tniiii-i!i- tll.lt l V.oll.l ll-ssi'll a t ' i i h i : I II ot !..-! i .1 . 1 - i I... mil !-li.-i' -:..it t!i - hoiu. .1 in.!' ii( t j fi ilil..-." Tli.- h"'i on 1 1,., j.'.t ,i I . h. .i. i ii.-1 1 1 i: nin- I. .11 ir..vi.., ..r . ill .1 ii I.-.- of all i I hy :1 ot- of ."a i- " ioiti. I,' x t nsiori of . I ' I ' SI'llnllI li -tti. an I ! 'i 1 1. I i n i, ill,.-r in li. i. i;i.i I I 'M i ir a t ioiis .11 111 V I ; I Ii!.' ; Ir.MKIS wliu-ti . oi-1 1 1 i.tf .-a it.- I.. ,i i. .la i it-.-., tor ju.l.i-ial. fl.i a'.. I .-fiiii.- iiii i - - -. S. I'. a p i . .i It i a lull lo- Wariu-r of l'a'ioia. nit .-...In. , , t at tli.- i--.ii.t of t h fo,i:or. .r..v i. Iii.lt i.i 1 1- i.i in. -nt of -i t tin- f. .mmtr--ioi.fr of ;:ililic lands an I l.ii I'll:,.;-, lort.-.tii. t Ii.- il.-f.-ft in t!..- totm r l-ill ot tlits saSiif that was t . , I, .i- ins.- of inn -nt'sl it n t ona Ii I y t ' ii i.-ai .-i a t Ion of tfif fiirr.-tit i-x)fii.s" liill v a Ii oi. An a ii t 1 1 I m.-n I ! Swivzy was it !oilfil. iitlni:- tli.- a (; oriat ion for "m i .;. t '-ria m for tin hi.-n n iiim" for lh? r.itfiiiary from $-i7.' to ,i. An aiii-'i.ilm -nt liy Wilson w.i-t a.lopto.J to rtrilti- out tin rl:iu" r 1 1 1 i t tug the war-il.-ii to ii. 'posit all iiioti'-ys oarni! hy ron i.ts with lh statf trfasnror. On mo tion of Ti-n l-:yik th National (iuard tpiropr:ai ion Has rals.vl from Jl.i0 to JJl.UaO Tin provisions of II. K. 41S were I:, corpora 1.-. I into this hill. It oarrit-J an PIron iation of J "..') for lihtim; aul v. it-.-r Mipjily at th blitiil asli:rr. The ii pp: oi iri 1 1 Ion for topatrs oti llie fisri t-.in.mi.-i .ri tar was rais-J from tZOO to $t ".". Tin- ialnir f ii n. I in the same tle pari in. -in w as rais.-.l from to $-.')oi. Tta- Siat- i::-loii-al sin l.-ty's sippropri- lift.. Stat Iron wa -to' a j .ut W.I .. a. i i at from $1 .iii to Jv'vi. The ; '.- i-xpi'ibi' l'iii:.l wa inc reas.-.l . $' . i an. I Ihf enu-rf noy fund l from Sl"", to .. The .1 of It-.- a ppt opt i. i lion for law i:iio.-r mif'laifoiis itctris. b l I.- : in. a!-. :.us.. tr..m $-'.'' to $;.. An Itnfit a lopti-.l l.y I'o'.mlas imteas- i: 11. fn:i. ..r ioi..p.I.-, st itnt. :- from Jl o to 51. ."'. The sum nl $l';.'i was I i k. .1 oo l.y H ..rn.-r lor farmer institute-. t- in ! I ii;ie t Hi.- tftate l:...n. of 1 1 - r . - r 1 1 . lit.' t'i'-.i ppot t iotiment ! h'M. I i n.ls cts it.i.ii iiislea.l of J!.".'". ;.. i.l of Nemaha seeiuvil the a iopiioi. of an am. i .lm.-m restoriim the !-: ite Ill-tori, al so. i"t v's fun. I to JIii.iiii). Til'- :li tlo:t of the oomtnitlee ol Hie whole in re.l ileitis the petittte ntiary niatiiienarice fi'ii.l to . was revis.vl ami the amour. t restore.l to $s7.i '. Klve thou- it'll ilollars was aipi .pt latel for a power house, jiri.l water plant at the Mil lot. I Sol. Hers' home. The tire protection fm. I lor this home was out to JJ.-VVI. The $.'."') f'r walks on th" c.ipitol nn'i'i'l w sirifkeii out. I -.. t housaii.l ii llars was itiiluifil for ;iri amtn'ir.if.on ware house for the state. The hill then was reioninien.U-il fop passage, as was also If. U app"''!riattnii $l."..'V tor state lair urouuJ imin o i-iiioats. ! the lnin. on the 2.;th t'-.ese l.ill w re adv in. e I ami ordered eiiiiross-.-d for third reading: M. It. I ". tiy Looicis of ! I .;. pril.il'i'inu slioot ins of live birds from tr.ia.-.. II. It. 3:1. by Kennedy of I -;!. i . fo amend the law reulatini ct a.iir.Lj of streets to b.-ue:it lur.dee. II. It. 37 1. by l.ooniis. provi iit:i; for the erec ti.r. of -i monnrtiiTt at Krt t'alhoini to the memory of Captain Meriwether I.ew . II. It. 3v.. by llri'S? of Wayne, pro hibitir.i? the sale of tobacco to mlr.ors un der IS. II. It. 437. by revenue committee, miking Ke?eral state tax rate 7 mills or less; school rate not more than l'-j nor less than li mill, and for the sinkim? fin d a of a m l!. II. It. 7. by Swe-zy of Adams, reilnoinu fees for print ir.ar oon tvritutlonal amendments. II. It. "7, by Ten Kyck of Ioui;!as. the South Om;ih;i t'.'.art.r bill, niviti that city a Kovernor appointed tire ard police ti.iarl. A fisjht ensue. 1 oer this bill. CiUbett. Shelly. Ten Ky i and Mor.-m.in spoke for the bill an-I the motion, and Kennedy of IHU(? tis nciir..-: it. II. It- C77 by Meradith of York, approprlatir J."..'- for an experi mental station west of the l i-.th meridian. H. It. 1".. by Kishback of Clay, provid i:jc f-ir the drainait for asrioultural and s u it.iry purposes, r-. K. 31, by I'ember of i;ait. authorizing the publication of an otRclal statuto as soon after th ad.iournn-.ent of the Uslslature as pos sible, be sold to the state at 19 a set. The house went Into committee of th whole. H. Ii- 7. by McClay of Iincas ter. was under discussion. It provides an appropriation of 13."..' for a monu ment on the state house grounds to the lite Pr-vddent Lincoln, to be carved out of a hu-re marble Mock presented some years aj;o to the state by the state of Tennessee. M.-CIav fn-l Iomi.-i spoke for the MM. both deli verinc eloquent eu logies on the late president. I ishbaok of Clay moved to indefinitely postpone the M'T and House of Hal! supported the mo-tio- nnd referred to the speeches for the hill as "srand stand effort." Sears of Iturt a!s opposed the bill. The commit tee finally tut the impropriation down to $'i).nt and reported tbe bill back for passage. IT. Tt. 4 1". the rtalms bill, vr rend the third time in the house on the 27fh and p issel. The hill carries an appropri if ion of about j;r-.. 1 1. It. 471, the ib. i.c i-.m y LEGISLATURE hill, was plaee, r,ri Its final reailinic anl passe.) Tli Mt,roprlstloiis In this bl (1 amount t about $!S)iO. The Joint rom mittee on final a.ljour nment reporteil that the late ba'l ln-iii net for April 7. Thomp Hon of Merrli k explain. -I that the house eommlttee h.ul tile.l to pn-vail upon the s.oiate lommiilee to a-ljourn Frhlay of ii.-ii week, but th" senale wouhl riot jitfiy to this, a 4 it would not Rive that b.Mly timt to onsLI.-r the appropriation I lulls. Th- r"prt v.as a-lopteil by a Vote of . to I i. The following measures were j rea.l i h- tiiu.l tiim a n l pass.-.l: II. II. ! troi.i:i for th ;i iiiieva t Ion of li-r- I llloiy to litp-.s ; a ml VillaKl-s silllit.-l in two or tllole lollllties. .Vle.MH.ter of lieiii-1. iii .-xiii. lining his vole on this measure, sail h- iimlerstoo.l It lia.1 for its purpose the 'riibl.in" of some ter ritory in Saipy lounly by the i Ify of S. .until Pin.ili i. II. IJ. 2'!. to appropriate $!. ',,r i SulMini; of tile hos pital foe the insane at Norfolk. II. It. I'll. provi.iir f ,r making- piintinir an'l pulili-hiiiK "ii annual report by the sec retary of the slat- hanking hoard, show liof tbe l oii.lition of the in, ot porate,. pri vate an-1 savlns hanks ami liiiil.lintr and loan assoi ia I ions. II. It. 117. aproprlat ln $.'.i:o for the relief of the people suf f -rnur from famine in northern Sweden, Norway and I 'I nla nl. Jl. U. LVifl. provil iiiK I'oitnty board-i hall distrilnile mon eys in the sinkii.ii fund not levied for th.- p irn. :it of l.oii.l.-.l In.Iel.ie.lii, ss aiiioni; th.- se'ao.il ili-!ri Is of the county. In place of lnn.i:ii; it into the general lun. I. II. i:. to authori.;.- and reipiire on, ite s. ir." :i.'t.-i. town-, cities, villages and "i lin'il .ilii. s to i-oiuproiiii-'e their i lid. bl ed ae-s mi is.ue honds in payment I Ihef. 'of. S. 1'. I.'il. KivillSf eh-cllic lilies j r'it of way o.-r puii.lie highways in I et tain i ises. S. K. II.",. .r.. l.linir for Ihe foimatioa of . I r'a i 1 1 1 1; ,- districts for 111 lei I in atiou of swamp lands. II. K. piovi.line; for (he e te(t ion of a mon ument lo th-- memory of 'aptaiii Lewis at Calhoun. The following a memlmetits were adopted: To II. II. .'!i;. proviilinir that no ollicer or sloi kholih-r of a bank shall act as surety on a bond niven as j security for tli-- deposit of county Minils; to II. It. 27. provioimr that where alleys j are vacated in cities of the ii.mH class ; tin- property so vo'ated shall revert to Ihe a ljoinimj properly. S. 1'. 3l. to pro- ide f..r the payment of fees for st-rv- ice of the commissioner of public lands ! ami hoi!. lines, and II. It. 271, proviilitiK for th- incorporation of school districts in cities of the first class having less than i.i..:o and more than i"..')''! inhabi tants, were signed by the governor. When the house convened on the Dfith. S. I-', a. with its amendments, was taken tip In committee of the whole. The a mend men t provided a chaiifre in the course of medical students from three to lour years, and their exemption from examination, before the state board, pro vidimj. however, that those students who matriculate as late as this year shall not be governed by this. The amendment was introduced by Douglas of Rock, who pleaded that the amendment should be adopted In behalf of the medical student. The amendment was lost. The House bill, to appropriate $73.X)0 to the St. Louisr World's fair, was taken up. Mangold of loiii;las proposed to amend the bill, out tiiic the amount to $::"i.Hx: Sears of Hurt proposed to out it to $;.1.ni. ard Ilerron of Antelope to make It $.rnHi. The Man cold amendment was carried. Hoth these bills iviTi' then roeommer-ded for passage. I.ii'i!las of Itock introduced a resolution that Ihe house non-concur in the senate amendments to the r-'veivi' bill and the r solution was adopted. The speaker ap pointed. Ioii:j1:is. Morsinutii and Thomp son to confer with a senate committee on these amendments. The eveni:!" s's si.n benan with the house In committee of the whole. II. It. 13. by Sadler f Ad am, appropriating Sl3.if to buy 330 acres of land for tbe Hastings asylum, and If. It. 171. lv Sours of liuit. iti creaflttar tlie- dower rii;ht of widows, was then discussed without fit'ol notion until l':5'. when the house adjoui ru d. Senate. Th" senate on the ;.".th passed the fol lowii -.s bills: S. K. is.), providing that a police magistrate be elected at the next general election in November. 1303. S. K. "I. providimr for s'ljninj? of bonds for official! by surety companies. S. F. 103. providing for the formation of new school districts. H. rt. 271. providing that the South Omaha school board shall consist f five members and providing for the salary of the members. S. K. 27?. in creasing the oil t'.st lo 112 decrees. S. F. 113. providing for the filing; of semi-an-runl stall merits by tire insurance com panies, s. I 172. proviuinij for the for mation f cemetery ftssooiations. S. F. 211. providing for order of attachment. S. V. 247. for the distribution of bodies of unidentified dead to medical colIcKes. Oiscussion of the revenue bill continued. The committee amendment was adopted chariKlnsr dates when taxes upon per sonal property shall le a lien to Novem ber instead of October. An amendment sessors in counties havinj; i0.0"0 to N,0i to Sl.VO from Jl.ooo. Sheldon moved to strike out word "cre-m" in list of per sonal property taxable: motion lost. How ell moved to amend section 33 by putting accident insurance under same classifi cation with fire insurance companies or ganized in other states; motion lost. Sheldon moved to strike out section G6. This provi. i.-s that every person, com pany or coiporation erRa'd in the bus in ss of buyim; ai.d selling: grain for prof it shall he held to be a grain broker and shall at the time required by this act. determine under oath the average amount of capital investe 1 in such bus iness, exclusive o real estate or other tangible property, assessed separately, for the preceding year, and taxes shall be charged upon such average capital the same as on other property. For the purpose of determining thi average cap ital of such grain broker the county as sessor and deputy assessor shall have the right to inspect all books of account and the check bocks of such grain broker and shall determine and fix the amount of such capital by such inspection. The motion was lost. The senate in committee of the whole on the ;Ith recommended for a third reading and passed H. It. 344. the revenue bill. It also declined to concur in the re port of the judiciary committee to in definitely postpone the Krady elevator bill, and instead placed it on general ti. The following bills were read a third time and passed: S. F. S2, one of the pure "food bills, by a vote of 17 to 12. A call of the house was given when this vote was taken. S. F. 213. providing for the salary of county commissioners. S. F. 211. providing f r honds for irriga tion dlstr c ts. S. F. 231. to legalize oaths and aoki.ow .! Ivtr.pi'.tj heretofore taken and a ImLcistcred by twmmiiiioners of .1 I. S I". 2 providii. far tin. ijnali- fliallans of a p;iica nl s to ila'ti.e tiie.lt-cli..-. S. I'. -I.:, providing for appeal aril reversal in vacit.oi,. S. 1'. Ili7. felatim; to adm it I a lien to home of the f I lcli'll --S. I.leutl I! It. I UoV.-lllor Me'JiltO,, Hit;iieil S. I", ij'i. t cxt'-i ininute prairie loxs. anil S. I". .'i')l. to provide for the payment of fee- in certiitn cyses where tli i-omiiib-sloner of public lands tihall lll papers. The Kreitter jiortion of the day was Mpent in the discussion of the revenue bill, iml it was recommended for pa ae with very few amendments, and only those amendments were adopted that the chairman of the senate revenue commit tee announced the committee would ac cept. All other were killed ait rapidly as a vote wan taken. At the conclusion of the readlnK of the bill a flood of amenoments were offered, and noma of these were adopted. In the rush Howell Hot In hi amendment, placing aerfdent Insurance companies In the same class with lire Insurance companies for taxa tion puropses. L" rider the amendment ac cident companies will be assessed on their kio-s reecipts. thess beiiiK taken as an item of property and ho assessed. Th-- ot Ie,ii. al hill taxed accident com ; :i : i i -I v 'th life insurance companies, and p:.., d'-d tlat they pay 2 percent of their f; . i -s rci cipTs for tax- s. The -i venue bill passed the sen ite On the 1:7th. It was passed with every re publican memlier except I lean v oting for it mid the four fusloi-.ists voting for it. Iiimii was absent. Five of the repub lican members sent up explanations of their votes. These were Hall and Howell of I (Olivias. Sheldon of Cass, Marshall of Oti- and Fries of Valley. They all expre-.sed the opinion that tbe bill was a step In the light direction, but that it fell far short of its object, and in some things was pernicious, but as it must be accepted or rejected as a whole they voted aye. rather than have revenue bglslat'on fall short entirely. Uefore tho parsing of th revenue bill the Omaha charter bill. II. It. 32'. was passed. S. F. 23S. judgment shall be a lien on real estate from the lime of the tiling of transcript; ordered engrossed. S. F. 2H. telating to tin- organization of fraternal insurance companies: ordered engrossed. The joint comml'tec on adjournment re ported that it had agreed to adjourn Tuesday. April 7. at 12 o'clock noon. Ilowell moved as a substil ute that the legislature adjourn Friday, April 3. Har rison. Frown. Anderson nnd Warner spoke in favor of th- commtitee report. Howell spoke at length on the motion. Tbe committee report was adopted. These bills were passed. S. F. 230. for strength ening bridges and c ulverts before thresh ing machines shall cross them. H. IZ. 13i. providing for deposits by county treasurers. S. F. 133. reorganization of the National Cuard. 1 1. It. 27. charters for cilies of the first (lass. II. Ft. 320. Omaha c harter bill. H. It. 311. the rev enue bill. not sound, so I sisi'ed the measure." The senate on the 3M h passed the fol lowing bills: S. F. 2-1'i. establishing stand. i nl system of time. Indefinitelv postponed. S. F. 231. allowing Insurant-! companies to reinsure their risks. Kn grossed. H. It. 7'. the Kamsey elevatoi bill. Sloatu moved to amend by striking out the first section of the bill and In serting the ISrady bill. Harrison raisec a point of order that the amendment I was not germane. O'Neill moved th amendment be declared out of order Sloan attempted to get in several amend ments and all met the same fate. Tin bill was ordered enrolled for a third read ing, after the senate amendment that elevators should cost SLOW had been re duced to $3,000. II. R. 24. providing fot the appointment of a secretary to thi , stat? banking board and deflnln the du ties of the board. Knrolled for third reading. S. F. IStf. nrovidinp- that 1.000 mile tickets sold to a party by railroads may be used by any member of the family. Fngrossed. S. F. 2')2. providing for the levying of school tax. Ordered engrossed. H. R. G3. appointment and compensation of health inspectors, anil to prevent the spread of contagious dis ease. The bill provides that the inspec lor shall receive as salary and exnenses $IO.i. This was cut down to $4,000 and the bill ordered engrossed. S. F. 212. pro. vidiug for filing statements with audito: by insurance companies. Kngrossed. H It. 131. Increasing salary of county su perlnteiidents. Ordered placed on thirf reading. H. R. 102. approoriating $100. 00 for the establishment of an experimenta. farm. Amended to take money frorc temporary university fund. Ordered en grossed. S. F. 243. oroviding for pay ment of irrigation assessments. Ordere' engrossed. GENEROSITY OF THE HOUSE. Generosity unprecedented marked the session of the house on the 24th. Th pace set in the considerat'on of the sal aries liill. the deficiency bill and the claims bill, was followed with even a more rapid gait on the appropriation of current expenses of the government. This bill was considered in part and when a little more than half way through the total showed an increase of $31,200 over the bill as introduced by the committee on finance ways and means1. This re markable showing has not been witnessed In the house for many years. The con sideration of this bill is generally the signal for a concerted attack all along the line but no representative with the exception of Sweezy of Webster made an objection and the bill went alontr with fly'njr colors. The principal Increase was on account of the Grand Island soldier's home, items being Incorporated in accordance with the recommendations of Governor Mickey. The report of the committee on soldiers' homes showed the institution at Grand Island to be in a bad state of repair. Large appropriations were incorporated ir. the bill to make these repairs and an item of $20,000 was added for a hospital. The governor recommended that this new building be erected at Milford but the house passed the Milford institution by and placed the money in the Platte river town. A strong effort will be made be fore the bill is disposed of to secure sim ilar recognition for Milford. APPROPRIATION FOR KXPOSITION. The legislature has not yet acted on the bill calling for a $73,000 appropriation for the St. Louis World's fair, nor is it likely to recommend that amount. This is a poor time for any appropriation bill to come up to this legislature and the chances are nqt altogether assuring that any outlay will be made for this purpose. Two representatives of the St. Louis fair. W. H. Moore of St. Louis and Colonel Harvey P. Salmno of Clinton. Mo., in companv with W. J. Bryan, who .pre sented them, called on Governor Mickey and urged him to use his influence with the legislature to make an appropriation. The governor told them that there was a bill providing for 573.000 and that he was of the opinion that probably the leg islature would grant $30,000. but doubted if the bill would get through in its orig inal form. Nor does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his manner of portraying another. Jean I'aul F. Richter. There is no policy like politeness, and a good manner is th" best thing in the world, either to get a good name or to supply th? want of it. Lyttoa. NE3RASKA IN BRIEF. Burglars rnterr.! the home of Mr. ,Sam CI tubtrs, IMattsiiioiith, and stole Heport I that ex-Presidont Cleve land wit visit Nebraska iu the near future. A meeting Is to he held In Fremont having in view formation of a baso ball league. Ex-Congressman Mercer has re turned to Omaha, which, he says. Is to be his future residence. Tecumseh Is in need of more school room, and it is expected bonds will ba voted to provide additional sjae. It is authoritatively stated that wor will commenc;; oa the new union depot at Fremont in a short tim'-. broken flange on a Missouri Pa cific freight wrecked ten cars near Herlin. Charles Bennington, biake nian, was buried under the wreck an- killed. Ezra Fellers, a young farmer re siding southeast of Table Kock, v;i5 the victim of an accident which re ftilled in both bones of bis leg being broken, between the ankle and knee. His team ran away. Ed Simon ot Lincoln, who three weeks ago shot D. K. Kelly through the right hand during a fight at Ceresco, Neb., was sentenced by Judge? Cood of Wahoo to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Holbrook had the most disastrous f.ro since its incorporation. The en tire business portion of the town north of Miller & Cooper's general store was consumed. The loss is $20, 000. with only I'i.ouo insurance. Some young men who were recently hunting on a small island below the Burlington bridge at Plattsmouth found an old whisky bottle which con tained this message: "Omhaa, Sept. 4, 1302. My last drink." It was sign ed J. V. C. James Richardson, an. old soldier, died of consumption at the home of M. M Miller, seven miles soul l eas of Hebron, having stopped at the farmer's house while driving through to Eagle vhere he said lived his daughter, by the name of Mrs. Mary Bradley. "Willie Murray, 16 years of age, died from injuries received while endeav oring to board a freight train just pull ing out from Silver Creek. The lad was the son of Robert Murray, a wealthy farmer, who recently came from Saunders county and purchased a large farm near Silver Creek. The scarcity of farm hands in Dodge county is becoming a source of considerable anxiety to the farmers and daily complaints are heard. Thus early farmers find it impossible lo get help. The wages paid are $20, and in addition board, laundry and room, which is the equivalent of $35 to $40. Prospective railroad building for coming season in each state is given in the Railway Age. Nebraska in cludes within its li?t ; n number of prospective lines which have been ia the prospective stage for several ears past, while a few new ones ar3 added this year the new ones b3ing mostly proposed electric railways. It is the intention of Senator Dietrich to take his daughter, Miss Gertrude, now at Bryn Mawr college, on an extended tour through Alaska upon the completion of her studies this summer. They will spend some time coasting among the Aleutian islands and will then undertake the 1.S00 mile trip into the Klondike coun try. The Commercial club of Fremont is interesting itself in national road leg islation to a great extent. It wi'.l jfen l an endorsement to Washington of the idea embodied in the Browniov bill for federal aid in the improvement of the country highways. This bill did not pass the last session, but will be re-introduced and vigorously pusLed when congress convenes again. Miss Eva Thompson of Lincoln, sis ter of D. E. Thompson, received a ca blegram from Mr. Thompson Saturday night stating that he and Mrs. Thomp son arrived safely in Rio Janeiro about March 14. A letter dated Feb ruary 27 described a trip to Madrid and the gaiety of the city on account of the yearly festival. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were about to go to Lisbon, where they expected to sail for South America on March 3. News was received at Randolph of the death of J. E. Everett at a Sioux City hospital, and of his father, W. 5. Everett, at his home in Atlantic, la. These men were engaged in arming and raising Shorthorn cattle At Randolph, and are well known. A little more than a week ago both gentlemen were on the street of Ran dolph in apparent good health. And now both are dead and will be laid side by side in the Atlantic cemetery. While Ed Vandeventer of Rulo wa3 hunting in the woods along the Mis souri river eight miles north, his gun burst. One of his legs and both arms were blown off. His face was also much torn. There is little hope for his recovery. President Roosevelt has expressed a desire for a twenty or twenty-five mile horseback ride at Hastings upon his arrtvel there, and has asked Sen ator Dietrich to procure the necessary mounts for the occasion, which will, of course, be done. Plans have been made by the Union Pacific for laying a double track from Silver Creek to Lockwood, thirty eight miles, and from Alda to Buda. thirty miles. This, with intermediate stretches of double track already laid, will give a continuous line of double track from Silver Creek to Watson's Ranch, of ninety-two miles. The Nebraska society, son3 of the American Revolution, will observe the centennial anniversary of the cession of Louisiana territory April CO a' Omaha. 1 SWIFT PASSES ON PIONEER PACKER DIES FROM SURGICAL OPERATION. WOUNDS BLEED INTERNALLY Hemorrhages Continue for Several Days. Producing Death at Last The Vast Business He Built Up and De veloped. CHICAGO Custavus Frankltn Swift, president of the Swift Packing com pany, died at his home. 4848 Ellis avi nue, early Sunday, of internal hemor rhages, resulting from a surgical oper ation performed several days ago. Mr. Swift was 63 years old. The hemorrhages resulted from an operation fo an infection of the gall bladder, petformed March 22. He had given every Indication of recovery and all danger was considered passed. In fact, so hopeful was everyone, includ ing himself, that his son. Herbert L. Swift, who had ben summoned from Boston, left on Saturday night to re turn to the east. This son was inter cepted at Hairlsbtirg, Ia., by a tele gram announcing his father's death. Mr. Swift had been suffering for some time with bladder trouble and a week ago an operation was determin ed upon to give him relief. It was not expected that the operation would prove especially dangerous. Gustavtis Franklin Swift began bis business career a3 a butcher and died leaving a fortune estimated at from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. This fortune was made in forty-live years. He was born at Sandwich. Mass., in June, 1839. Heopeneda small butcher ship in hi-s native town, but removed to Boston when he was less thnn 80, where he remained until 1873, coming then to Chicago. In that city he engaged in the same business and developed the department of shipping live cattle to eastern markets. In 1877 he evolved plans for the first refrigerating car and dressed meats, instead of live animals, were shipped to eastern cities. He was the pioneer in this kind of business and it was not long before others saw the advantages of his method and imitated him. Mr. Swift was not only the oldest ' packer" at the time of his death, but was tbe originator of the method that made many large fortunes. From the small plant started In 1877 has de veloped a great corporation with branches in St. Iouis, Kansas City, St. Joseph. Omaha, St. Paul and Fort Worth, Texas, and with distributing offices in every important city and town in the United States, and with representatives in the leading cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. Its employes number 22,607. Upon Its capital stock of $25,000,000 the sales of 1902 ex ceeded $200,000,000. Mr. Swift was the father of eleven children, nine of whom survive him; Iuis F., Edward F., Helen L... wife of Edward Morris; Charles H., Herbert U, George H., Ruth M.. wife of Ernest E. Eversy; Gustavus Franklin, jr., and Harold H., all of whom live in Chicago. Mr. Swift trained all of his sons in the packing business. His oldest son, Iouis t: Swift, is vice president of the company and all the other sons hold responsible positions in it. FRUIT GROWERS COMBINE. Southern California Association 13 Formed. LOS ANGELES, Cal. The Fruit World will on Saturday announce thn impending amalgamation of a major ity of the fruit growers and shippers in Southern California into a co-operative combination modeled somewhat upon the lines of the Deciduous Fruit exchange of Sacramento and the Rai sin Growers association of Fresno. The amalgamation will involve a combination of capital amounting to more than $1,000,000. By this amalga mation the bitter warfare that has ex isted between the growers and the in dependent shippers will end, and the past losses resulting from the ruinous competition will be converted inn profits. Gives $5,000,000 to Pittsburg. . PITTSBURG, Pa. Andrew Carne gie had added $1,550,000 to hi3 library donations in Pittsburg. On Friday he made it known through W. N. Frew, president of the board of trustees, that he would donate $1,400,000 in addition to the $1,750,000 already given by him to provide means for an addition to the present Carnegie library and $lo0,000 for the building of the new east end branch library. This new gift of Mr. Carnegie makes his con tribution to the greater institutioi $5,000,000. Porto Ricans Fete Miss Roosevelt. SAN JUAN. P. R. Miss Alice Roosevelt, Govenor Hunt and their party returned Monday morning, hav ing visited the towns on the north coasL Miss Roosevelt was received with great enthusiasm .everywhere, the inhabitants vieing for the honor of having her act as their guest. Much of the trip was made on horseback, which Miss Roosevelt said she greatly enjoyed. She will sail for New York Tuesday on the Coaoo. George D. Haworth Dead. DECATUR. 111. Gecrge D. Haworth. Inventor of the first corn planter and other agricultural implements and for ( forty years a leading manufacturer, of Decatur, and owner of much valuable manufacturing property in Chicago, died at his home here Tuesday. Pope is in Good Health. ROME The pope is enjoying better health and has resumed his private audiences. THE PHILIPPINES. 6-: a tor Dietrich Talks on t'i9 Question. HASTINGS, Neb Senator Ii(ricli arrived in this city from Washington Thursday night and took up his quar ters at the Uoutwick hotel. HIh busi ness Interests demaud that he remain here for some lime. Speaking of tin Philippine islands, the senator said: "My opinion regarding the Philippine nituation does not vary from theme de livered ia the senate on February LL I advocate now. as I did then, that there should be inaugurated sys tem of protection which will further the growth and development of Ihe luterests of the Islands. This has par ticular application to such industries as do not and cannot compete with similar Industries in the United States. As to the Philippine tariff bill. I will say that I am sorry it did not pass, 1 hough the reason for its failure Is easy to understand. Had there been an Investment of American capital made in these islands as is now in Cuba, there is no question, in my mind, that more strenuous efforts would have been put forth and that thu passing of the bill would have ro- KtiHed. To me this is unquestionable proof that the Interest manifested in behalf of Cuba was purely mei cernary, fathered by those who have much capital Invested in that island. Talk about sympathy with distress and moral obligation! Nonsense! Why, there never was a time since thu American occupation of Cuba that there has existed there one-tenth I ho poverty and distress which at this moment exists in portions of the Phil ippine islands, yet neither prers nor people are heard to cry out because of these undesirable conditions." Mr. Dietrich said that he had not considered the Nebraska revenue bill with sufficient minuteness to express an opinion, but in regard to Nebraska affairs he expressed his regret that a generous appropriation had not been made for the establishing of an ex perimental farm in the western por tion of the state. Conditions thero have independent characteristics which demand particular attention for their proper development. There is nothing in the power of the legisla ture to do which can add more to tbe material welfare of the state than the establishment of such a farm. HE PLANS A MUSEUM OF ART. J. Pierpont Morgan Will Make Gift to the Nation. NEW YORK There Is excellent au thority, for stating tbat J. Pierpont Morgan is planning to build a splen did art museum and present it to the American nation, tbe World says. The most valuable of his treasures are now abroad, scattered over continental Eu rope and England. "This much can be smu ueie."?ly," said one of Mr. Morgan's mends. "That Mr. Morgan has not made his vast collections with a view to keeping them secluded for the personal enjoy ment ol" himself and friends. "He is planning to house all his col lections in some one place, and it is very likely that the great museum ot art whic h he will establish will be ot tered as a gift to the American na tion." SUNDAY SESSION OF SENATE. The French Deputies Hold Three Sittings. PARIS The senate and chamber ot deputies each held three sittings Sun day in order to complete the budget before the end of this month so as to avoid the necessity of additional pro visional credits. The senate complet ed its work, including the adoption of an additional dut;: of 25 cents per 100 kilograms on crude petroleum, but re jecting the clause passed by the cham ber asking the government to preparo a law creating a state monopoly of petroleum refining. The budget did not return to the chamber of deputies Sunday night in time lor it to take ac tion on the senates amendments. ARBITRATION IS THE REMEDY. Bishop Spaulding Sees the End of Alt Strikes. PEORIA, 111. Bishop Spaulding. who has just returned from his labors on the anthracite strike commission. In an interview in this city gave it as his opinion that the period of strike.3 in the United States has passed for ever and that arbitration would be used to settle all labor difficulties in the future. The bishop thinks that the prece dent established by the commission will do much to bring about this state of affairs. Mexican Packers Progress. MEXICO CITY Alberto Terrazas of the wealthy and powerful Terrazas family of Chihuahua is here to re main six months and will devote ni3 time to establishing a plant of the In ternational Packing company. A mil lion dollars will be expended on build ings. Other plants will be erected at Torreon and at Chihuahua City. The buildings will be on lines similar to those of the Chicago stock yards and packing houses. Prepare an Arctic Expedition. TROMSOE. Norway Captain Coffin and twelve men who will take part in the Ziegler Arctic expedition have ar rived here. The repairs to the expe dition's steamship America are com pleted. Castro Takes it All Back. CARACAS, Tuesday Arter reading his special message to congress. Gen eral Castro withdrew his resignation of the presidency of Venezuela. Mrs. Laura L. Barnes, Wash ington, D. C, Ladies Auxiliary to Burnside Post, No. 4, 0. A. R.f recommends Lydia H. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound. In diseases that come to women only, as a rule, the doetor is called in, houio times several doetorH, but still uiattura po from bad to worse; but I liatre never known of a case of female weak ness which v:i not hrltwd when J.ydia IS. IMnkliain's ruetuhlo C'o.lipoumI was used faithfully. For young women who are subject to headaches, backac he, irregular or pain ful periods, and nervous attacks dun to the severe strain ou tbe system by some organic trouble, and for women of advanced years in the most trying time of life, it serves to correct every trouble and retor a healthy action of all organs of the liody. l,ydla i:.IMnli In ill's Wtfotubla Com pound is a household rllanexj in my home, and I would not b with out it. In all my experience with thin medicine, which covers yeurs, I liavA found nothing' to equal it und al ways recommend it." Mm. Lauiia L. IUrhiI, 007 Second St., N. K., Wash ington, II. ('. $5000 forfait If original nf utxjua Icttur proving qenuincnei eannbt bt proJue4. Such leslltiioiiy should he ac cept cd hy all women an coiivliic Ini; evidence that Ldia IS. IMukham's Wir'""! 'ompound stands without a peer as a rem edy for ail the distressing IINof women. LIVE STOCK BREEDERS. Attention is called to the advertise ment of the Lincoln IinKirtlng IIors company. They have a lnrg" number of imported black Pen herons. Eng lish Shires and Germ in Coach stal lions which they are offering a special Inducement to buyers in the way of a discount of 20 per cent. This com pany has been In business In Lincoln for sixteen years with the largesr and most convenient barns in tbe Uni ted States; one barn costing over $10. 000. They own their own plant anf llieir guarantees ami statements ar well fortified, both financially an. I morally. This is a rare c hance to buy a first-class hi all ion at a low price. Visit their barns or write them at once. A Remarkable New Grain. A new grain, known as corn wheat. Is being grown In eastern Washington. It has the nature of both corn ami wheat, possessing the fattening quali ties of corn and the corn flavor. In appearance it resembles wheat. It grains are twice as large as those of ordinary wheat. It yields sixty to 100 bushels an acre, and seems to solvw the problem of fattening hogs In th Pacific Northwest, as corn is not suc cessfully raised in that country. Yale Bad as Harvard. An examination of the records of the classes of Yale alumni shows Yah is on the same footing with Harvard with regard to the birth and marriagu statistics of whic h President Eliot complained in bis annual report. Grad uates of Yale average two children to a family. Great Names for Postoffices. Among the post offices of this coun try there are seven Pierces, fifteen Roosevelts, seventeen McKinleys. twenty to twenty-nine Adamses, and as many Jeffersons, Jacksons, John sons. Grants and Oarfields, thirty Wasliingtous. thirty Monroes, thirty one Lineolns and thirty-two Cleve. lands. Thomas Jefferson's Sun Dial. P. S. Devine of St. Louis owns a sun dial made by Thomas Jefferson. The authenticity of the relie is attest ed by documents duly sworn to. In order to tell the correct time the dial must be set by the North star. One Answer for All. Lancaster, N. Y.f March 30th. Post master Remcrs Is still in receipt of many letters asking if hl3 care ha3 held good. It will be remembered that som time ago the particulars of Mr. Re mers' case were published In these columns. He had been very low with, Diabetes. Physicians could do noth ing to save him and he grew wor3j and worse till someone recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills. A treatment of this remedy was begun and when eight boxes had been taken Mr. Remera began to 6ee an improvement,' which continued as the treatment proceeded, till he was completely restored. He has since enjoyed perfect health and is as robust and able a man as any In Lancaster. Interviewed the other day he said: "Many people wrote to me when th story of my case was first printed and some write to me yet asking If the cure was only temporary and If the diabetes has returned. I have only one answer to everybody. Three years ago I was very low with diabetes. The best physieans failed to help me and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me. I am well and strong and have not had the slightest return of the old trouble." Electric lights now disturb the ghosts of the Pbaroahs in the royal tombs In the Valley of the Kings. Ut nkmm who wear SAUYEu'S EXCELGIOn BRAND Suits and Sllcltoro fVrrat4 watrrprMf. W.dt to itd bar ml n-f tout ntlkw. L.. far trad i. If your HWr 4wtt t bm heia.4 t rtaltiM to H. M. ft AWT Tit . ! Jtrv... East lambr-laScr. Maw. OTJI6mS'CI6AR ALWAYS RCUABlt