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F. M. KIMMELL , Publisher.
MCCOOK , NEBR ACKA.
B , T STATE.
CLAY county's jail contains but one
prisoner.
A LODGE of Odd Fellows has been organized -
ganized at Dodge.
Yoga is again in possession of two
daily newspapers.
VALLEY county has organized a county -
ty relief association.
CLAY CENTER has but two families
that have asked for aid.
FREMONTEBS now get their mail
through the new postoiliee.
PALUYRA proposes to send out a min-
itrel troup in the near future.
FRANK BROWN was found frozen to
p death near West Lincoln last week.
.I . A CEMETERY association has been
q formed at Tryon , McPherson county.
THE Wasau Creamery company will
open a plant there for business about
March 1.
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected
in Clay county for a grand circular
wolf hunt
JACOB HOLZWETH : of Sutton was before -
fore the commissioners of insanity and
adjudged insane.
TILE creamery at Dixon has paid out
over $4,000 to its farmer patrons in the
course of the past five months.
Fen trying to prevent the arrest of a
t ugh a t Wakefield , Ray Cook received
a broken arm and bruised head.
TiE Madison county teacher's institute -
tute will be held at Norfolk , beginning
June 10 , and continuing two * eeks.
Rommcs of Lancaster has introduced
a bill which will remove the illegality
{ ' of marriage of a white person with a
negro.
+ BLOOMFIELD citizens are talking su
gar beet culture and will shortly decide
whether or not to try a crop the coming -
. ing season.
I SUNDAY schools and other schools in
Hastings have been suspended temporarily -
arily on account of the prevalance of
scarlet fever.
JOHN MOCKENIIAUT , a bell boy at the
Lincoln hotel in Lincoln , was caught in
the elevator , receiving injuries that
may prove fatal
CITIZENS of Verdon gave a bean soup
and corn bread dinner. The affair was
largely attended by the pioneers of
Richardson county.
Miss BERTHA DAVIS of Hebron has
accepted the position of instructor on
the violin at the Nebraska institute for
j the blind at Nebraska City.
MRs. H. THo3trsoN of McCook , by
mistake. swallowed some carbolic acid
on Tuesday of last week , but the prompt
attention of a physician relieved her
from her suffering.
Buy home-made goods and build up
borne industries , is a good policy : Far-
rell' Fire Extinguisher , made by Farrell -
rell & Co. , Omaha ; Morse-Coo boots and
.shoes for men , women and children. )
AN overdose of nitrate of potash
caused Mrs W. J Unangst of Blue
Springs a serious hour's conflict with
cramps , cold extremities and other
symptoms of approaching dissolution.
THE county board of Knox county
bas ordered a poll. tax assessed against
all Indians whovote. This action was
taken in order that the Indians should
be compelled to aid in keeping up the
highways.
THE February term of the district
court of Lincoln county convened last
, week. The docket contains about 250
cases Hard times is the cause of many
of the , they being foreclosures of real
estate mortgages
A SUBSCRIPTION paper is now going
the rounds in Bellwood for the purpose -
pose of raising enough money to see if
a flowing well can be found in the
public square. The subscription list
is being liberally signed.
t THE 13-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs A. 0. Marr of Tecumseh was badly -
ly scalded about the head , breast and
arms by pulling a teakettle of boiling
water off the stove onto itself. It will
probably recover but will be badly dis-
figured.
MRs. ALICE MLNNICK was last week
admitted to practice at the bar of Gage
county as attorney on motion of Judge
A. Hardy. Mrs. Mfnniek was formerly
a practicing attorney at Lincoln , but
has not yet hitherto been.admitted to
the Gage county bar. t '
ATTOmrEY GENERAL CHURCHILL has
been requested by the people of bit
county to have either General John C.
Cowin jr T. J. Mahoney of Omaha
assist ; rim in the prosecution of the
cases of the men charged with the
inurdet' of BarrettScott ;
ROSY.tiBAUM flubs. , the well known
grain commission rjaerchants of Chica ro ,
sent a$50 contribution to Oberfelder &
Co. , of Sidney-to the free seed fund of
Cheyenne county. In this manner it
is expected that many of the destitute
farmers will be relieved.
LULU STAFFORD Is in the city jail at
Lincoln waiting an opportunity to go
to the Milford home. She is a 21-year-
old grass widow and is in a delicate
condition , said to be the result of undue
intimacy with a street car conductor
named William Martindale.
THE authorities of Beatrice will make
an effort to clear the. city of disreputable -
ble houses , and libelytimes may result.
It is said thatthe names of'all ' the male
visitors to the housesior the past three
months have beeii''secured , and they
will be called as witnesses.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER , Cnuncir
HOWE of the Grand Army of the Republic -
public , has sent . a letter to Louis
Klopsch , proprietor of the Christian
Herald of New York ; acknowledging
his munificent gift of $1,000 , to be used
for relief _ purposes among the Grand
Army of the Republic destitute.
CHARLES KIPPLINGEII of Thiy Springs
was brought in to South Omaha to
answer in Judge Levy's court to a 1
charge preferred by Miss Susie Moran
of Douglas county in which she alleges
that Kipplinger is the father of her i
Illegitimate child , which was born on
January 19.
1 WILLIAM HOMERSIIAUM , an old resident -
dent near Odell , called at the bank of
Odell and while there asked to see a
note held against him for collection.
While it was on the counter before him 1
he seized it and tore ; it in pieces , saying
that it was now yett ed. He will be arrested -
rested if the amount is not made good
&t once
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TIIEBE is a conflict at Hay Springs
among county officers and bankers as
to the deposit of the county funds. The
banks have turned over to the county
commisssioners $18,000 in silver dollars
and the heap is so large that no safe
can be had to hold it , and an armed
force is guarding it in one of the court
rooms
T. H. HOELLWABTII and wife of Gree-
ley Center were found in their room in
an unconscious condition , caused by
gas from a stove. The little child , l
year old , was dead by their side. Their
little niece made the discovery and
gave the alarm. At this writing the
result on the part of the parents is in
doubt
AT O'Neill the , defendants in the
Scott case were admitted to bail by
County Judge McCutcheon. Mullihan ,
Elliott and Harris were placed under
a $3,000 bond and Mert Ray $1,000 to
appear to stand trial for the murder of
Barrett Scott Several friends of the
prisoners werepresent and therequired
bond was furnished and the prisoners
released.
AN Otoe county man wants the legislature -
lature to compel. all owners of wagons
and buggies to lengthen the double
trees of theirvehiclesso that the horses
will have to travel immediately in front
of the wheels and not between , as under -
der the present arrangement. By this
means , he claims , the feet of the horses
would prevent the cutting of ruts in
the roads by the vehicles.
TILE Blair Republican says : The experiment -
periment of sheep feeding in this county -
ty seems to be growing in public favor.
Mr. Halt , one of the successful stockmen -
men of the Missouri bottom , has 1,000
in his yards , and we hear that the Herman -
man ranch , after shipping their cattle ,
will feed 2,000 head on wheat , which is
cheaper than 50 cent corn , which
is the usual price at the ranch.
A LARGE dog appeared on the street
in Ashlandshowingsignsof being mad.
Jim Jardine got a gun and took after
him , following him over a large portion -
tion of the town. As the animal traveled -
eled he snapped at every dog and person -
son that came any way near him. He
was followed to the slaughter house of
Lou Middletoh , where he bitfour hogs ,
at which place he was dispatched.
A LINCOLN dispatch says : There will
be a report from the house committee
appointed to investigate the management -
ment of the relief commission. This
report will probably show that the
blame for piling up trainloads of supplies -
plies at l.incoln while people were
famishing in the western counties
should be divided between Secretary
Ludden and the railroad companies.
THE mortgage record for January
shows : Farm mortgages filed , 56 , $40-
995.53 ; released , 58 , $40,766.20 ; city , 16 ,
$9,430.39 ; released , 12 , $9,985.50. In
January , 1894 , the number filed was
one less than 1895 , and released the
same , on farm property. The amount
in 1894 fo , the same month was $9,000
greater and the amount released $5,000.
In the month of January , 1894 , there
were were 188 chattel mortgages filed
and this year only eighty-nine.
TIIE eleventh annual encampment of
the Nebraska division , Sons of Veterans -
erans , will convene in Fremont Tuesdays -
days , February 19. The program for
the occasion is as follows : Tuesday-
Reception with program. Open to the
patriotic societies , Grand Army of the
Republic , Women's Relief corps , Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic ,
and Daughters of Veterans Wednes-
day-Exemplification of new ritual and
camp fire. To members only. Thurs-
day-Installation of new officers. Banquet -
quet
JOHN BULGEB , a single man of perhaps -
haps thirty-five , was found dead from
suicide on his farm ten miles south of
Irenton. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that he came to his death by
his own hand. Evidence disclosed that
he placed the rifle on the floor by the
bed and leaning over it with the muzzle -
zle over his heart he pulled the trigger.
The ball entered the heart and passed
through.the body and up through the
roof. He had money in the bank and
no particular reason can be given for
his action.
OLNEY STEPHFNS of Stanton county
was found frozen to death. He was
aged about 21 years , a son of H. B.
Stephens , residing one and half miles
northwest of Stanton. His brother ,
while on his way to Sunday school ;
found the body about half way between
home and Stanton. Olney had been
spending the evening in town with his
brother , William Stephens , and two
friends. When they separated about
midnight he decided to stop in the photograph -
tograph gallery of Henry Milenz and
not go home. That was the last seen
of him alive by anyone.
A WELL known Gage county farmer
said in discussing the oleo bills introduced -
duced in the legislature , that he for
one did not want to see any legislation
except in the line of protection from
fraud. If the product of the olea factories -
tories was through legislation compelled -
pelled to compete with butter in its
true name , no objection could be made
to it , but at present there is nothing to
prevent it being put on the tables of
hotels and restaurants as butte. What.
he wants is a law compelling the proprietors -
prietors of such places to exhibit
placards noting the fact that oleo was
put on the tables
Mn. DAVIES of Cass has introduced a
bill to repeal the lawgiving the gov
ernor authority to pardon two longtime -
time convicts on the fourth day of July
each year. The bill is introduced in
order that Benwell , the Cass county
murderer , now in penitentiary ,
may have no excuse forbeing pardoned.
Of course , with this section repealed
the governor would still have the
authority to pardon any man in the
penitentiary , whatever his offense
might be , but the champions of the
bill in Cass county believe that its passage -
sage would be in the line of the expression -
pression of public sentiment 'they
also know that the governor rarely
pardons a long-time convict except on
the 4th of July.
MRS. HAYWARD of Chadron came near
meeting with a very 'serious accident
ast week. While out sleigh riding her
horses became frightened , ran away
and broke loose from the sleigh , pull.
ng Mrs. Hayward , who very pluckily
hung to the lines , over the dashboard :
She was dragged a short distance , but '
fortunately escaped with slight injury. ,
AT Greenwood Mr. Bowers' little bog
aged 2 years was scalded to death by
falling into a bucket of hot water. Ho
ived about twelve hours His mother. ,
had poured out a bucketpf , hot water f
o scrub with and stepped dut a min = J
nte : ' The littleffellow in' playing fell , . f
backwards into the water. t ' i
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LEGISLATIVE RECORD
WHAT THE NEBRASKA SOLONS
ARE DOING.
Some Bill. Passed and Otliera Yet Being
Introduced-Arrangements Entered
Into for a Joint Adjournment for a
Week-A Report on the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Home at Grand Island-Bills
Recommended for Passage-Senator
Teft's Road and Bridge 13111-A Measure -
ure for Publication of the General Laws
-Mlacellaneous Matters In Both
lb urea.
The Nebraska Assembly.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 4th the following -
lowing report was presented : Your committee -
tee , appointed on Soldiers' and Sailors'
Home , beg leave to submit the following report -
port as to the treatment of the inmates
thereof : We visited the institution on February -
ruary 1 , and. after viewing the buildings ,
property and premises generally , made an
extensive examination of the inmates separate -
arate and apart from the officers thereof , as
to the manner Ip which said home has been
conducted by the present management , also
ate the treatment accorded to the inmates
by the present commandant and the officers
under him , and we find no cause for complaint -
plaint ; but from the testimony of numerous
parties , consisting wholly of theInmates.
just reason for words of clmmendation and
praise. And we find and report that the
treatment and care of the inmates by the
present commandant and officers under him
has t eeu pr oiler and commendable and that
the inmates are contented and satisfied.
The report was approved by the sena a and
ordered spread upon the records. 1athbun ,
from the joint committee on femporary ad-
lournmeni , reported that the committee
had agreed upon an adjournmentof the two
houses from February 7 until February 14
at 2 o'clock. The new bills introduced and
read for the first time this afternoon were
as follows : By Teft , relating to the government -
ment and construction of roads and bridges
in counties having less than 100,0 0 inhabitants -
tants ; by Crane , to prohibit book making
and pool selling ; by loan relating to the
power of the district court to allow temporary -
rary alimony , suit money and maintenance
to the wife in actions begun for divorce or
separation ; by Pone , to permit debtors to
confess judgment either in term time or Vacation -
cation , ht person or by attorney.
Housn.-There was another busy half day
in the house on the 4th and a number of bills
were recommended for passage and put to
sleep in committee of the whole. Jenkins
secured in committee of the whole a recommendation -
mendation for passage for his bill , house
roll No. 58. This bill provides that January
1 , February 22 , the Fourth of July , the 25th :
of December and any day appointed by the
governor of this state or the president of
the United States shall be considered legal
holidays , and that when any of these days
fall on Sunday the following Monday shall
be observed. The following bills were recommended -
ommended for passage : House roll No. 41 ,
providing that any member of a lawfully
organized volunteer fire company who
disabled in the line of duty shall receive
not less than $3 nor more than $10 a week
during the period of such disability. Douse
roll No. 58 , providing for legal holidays
for school teachers house roll No. S2 ,
by Lee , providing that when
any warrant issued by any county
township , city , town or school district is not
paid for want of funds , the county treasurer
shall take up such warrant and hold it for
the benefitof the fund so invested tilltho
same is paid as provided by law.
The house members of the joint committee -
tee on mids ssion adjournment reported
that they had arranged with the senate
committee for a joint adjournmentof the
legislature from 1lhursday noon , F ebruary
7 , until Thursday , February 14 , at3o'clock
p. m. The report of the committee was
adopted. House roll No 92 , the bill to levy
a one-half mill tax on the property of the
state for additional buildings for the State
university was discussed without definite
a" 11on ,
SENATE.-In the senate on the 5th the
anti-oleomargarine bill was reported for
passage by such an overwhelming majority
that its final passage through the senate
with the sign over hotel tables and all other
features unchanged , ; s admitted as certain
by all. The oleomargarine people got in
petitions from the Commercial club and
board of trade of Omaha asking that the
bills be not passed , as they are calculated
to destroy largo interest in this state. Sea-
at r McKesson favored the bill because he
believed that any man , if he wanted it , had
a riiht to buy real butter that traced its
origin to a cow and not to a hog. He believed -
lieved the interests of the 150 men employed
in the oleomargarine manufactory at South
Omaha was not to be compared tothe larger
interests of the 100,000 women over the state
who made butter from milk. The committee
of the whole arose and reported the bill
with the recommendation that it pass.
The senate then went into committee of the
whole , Pope in the chair , for the consideration -
tion of senate file 0. by Akers , the district
irrigation bill. The senate , after thcorn -
mittee arose , adoptedtho reportof the corn-
mittee. asking leave to sit again. Among
new bills introduced were the following : To
amend sections 11,11 and 18 , and to repeal
section 22 , of chapter 60 , laws of 1857 , entitled -
tled , "An act to regulate railroads , prevent
discrimination , p rovideforaboardoftrans-
portatfon and define its duties , and repeal
articles 5 and 0 of chapter 72 , entitled'tail-
roads , " of the revised statutes , and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith. To
provide for an Insurance board , to define its
powers and duties and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act.
HousE In the house on the 5th house roll
02 was considered. This is the bill providing
for an additional levy of 14 mill for the benefit -
efit of the state university. The entire
1110 ! fling was spent in discussion of the bill.
It was finally.i + mended so as to provide that
the levy should not be more than is sufficient -
cient to raise $60,000 po annum , and not 'to
exceed ' 44 mill , in the discretion of the state
authorities : The reportof thecommittee of
the whole was adopted. Reports , of committees -
mittees were received as follows : To pass
as amended house roll 101 , Sutton's bill relating -
lating 10 state banks. To pass as amended
house roll : :62 , Asliby's bill to male does
personal property. Amended to indefinitely
postpouo. Amendment' lost and committee's
report adopted. 1'o pass house roll 62 ,
Munger's judicialdistrict bill. To pass house
roll 214 , Benedict's cenetery" bill. To pass
house roll 04 , Burns' bill to create a parts
commission in towns of :5,0:0 inhabitants.
To pass house roll 315 , Burnses' bill
relating to cities. of the second class.
To pass house roll S , Perklns' Russian this-
tle.bill ; to'p ass as amended 'house roll 349 ,
Ashby's bill , to create a dairy 'col iniissfot ;
to pass house roll'13 ' , Munger's t ill , prohib-
itingWritten instructions tojuries ; to pass.
committee substitute for house roll : 'l0 ; Bar-
ry's bill to provide for School district libraries -
ries ; to pass as amended house r .11 301 , Da-
vies' road bill ; to pass as amended house
roll 282 , Harris' bill to ptinlsh persons unlawfully -
fully wearing the Grand Army button ; to
pass senate file 9. Caldwoll's dentristry bill.
Among new bills introduced were : To pro-
vide'for the incorporation of accident companies -
panies on the assessment plan , and to regulate -
late the same ; to provide for the examination -
tion of their condition ; to prevent the
fraudulent practices by such companies ; to
provide a penalty for the , violation of this
act ; relating to ife insurance , to prevent
discrimination and rebates and providd pdn-
alties for violation thereof.
.SENATE.-The senate committee on constitutional -
tutional amendments , on the 0th , decided to
introduce in the senate fourteen amendments -
ments to the constitution. Thesame amendments -
ments will be submitted in the house. They
have been prepared by Senator Watson ' 0f
the" senate 'committee on constitutional
amendments , and , . 1epxesentatitDavies ,
of the same com aiittee in the house , and
both gentlemen have availed themselves of
the assistance and counsels of Chief Justice
Norval and Justices Post and Harrison of
the state supreme court. A great deal of
care hits been exercised in the preparation
of these amendments.and it is believed by t
all parties who have been ruterested in putting -
ting t em in shape that they will give the
people of the state an opportunity of revising -
ing the. constitution without resortI
inn ; to the ' extraordinary expense
i ] a constitutional convention.
There are fourteen amendments. t
h ehr from. the committee on highways ,
roads and'brldges ; ' repented a.favorable
r port qn senate file N. 74. This Is known
isCurtiss Turners seed roads' bill , and it
liravides for a highway , commission to take
solcand exclusive charge of all coun ty roads
n countfes'having more than I00.000inhab-
Iants. The committee on miscellaneous t
corporations teported favorably on senate
lie N' ; . 72 , i'biIl introduced by Caldwell ; requiring -
quiring all manufacturers of lard to stamp t
n plain letters and figures on each can , pail
di' vessel containing the product the exact c
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proportions of other ingredients therein
Watson's bill , No. Yid , to prevent insurance
companies doing business in this state from
making any agreement whereby openand
free competition between said companies
will be prevented or hindered , was also
given a favorable report from the committee -
tee on miscellaneous corporations.
llousn In'tho house on the 6th committees -
tees reported as follows : To pass house roll
155 , relating to county surveyors ; to pass
house roll 318 , Broekman's bill to regulate
the movements of steam engines ; to pass , as
amended , house roll 155. Allan's car coupling
bill ; to refer to the roads and bridges committee -
mittee house roll 281 , Sisson's public road
bill ; to pass house roll 74. Slsson's bill providing -
viding penalty for assessors who fail : to
value property according to the law ; to pass
house roll ' ; , liarrison's bill relating to
title. House roll 922. the bill to make an ad-
ditlonal tax levy , was placed on its passage ,
but lacking the requisite number a sharp
fight resulted , and before the result of the
vote was announced an amendment to the
hill was tabled , and the speaker ruled that
this also carried the bill to the table. Bills
were introduced in the house as follows :
Douse roll 483 , by Burns of Dodge , to an-
thorizo cities of the second class to coii-
struct electric light and gas plants. House
ro114Sa , by Ttmnle of Douglas , Irrigation
bill. House roll 484 , by Rouse of hall , pie-
viding for insane persons. House roll 4 G ,
by Crowe of Douglas , to amend section 5S2 ,
code of civil proceedure.
SENATE.-The senate on the 7th considered
the bill granting a half-miil levy for the use
of the state university. McKeeby took
charge of the bill and briefly glanced over
the arguments 1n favor of the measure. He
closed by offering an amendment providing
that the levy shall be so equalized that It
will not produce more than 0,000 per an-
nuin. An amendment suggested by Campbell -
bell and accepted by I11cKeeby , fn lieu of
his own amendment , provides that "when
the levy is made It shall not exceed that
fraction of a mill which , based upon the assessed -
sessed valuation of the property shall be
sufficient to raise the amount of $ d0,000 per
annum. The committee agreed to recommend -
mend the passage of the bill as amended.
The senate then listened to the reading of
a large number of reports from standing
committees. The general file was increase
bythe addition of nearlytwentybills , while
nearly as manywercindefiuiltely postponed.
Ten or fifteen new bills were introduced , including -
cluding the proposed amendments to the
constitution offered bthecommitteo. After
recess the senate took up and passed four
bills , as follows : Reducing the interest on
stata warrants from 7 to 5 per cent ; amending -
ing the law relating to county soldiers' relief -
lief commissions ; amending the law which
provides for the payment of the salaries of
county attorneys ; the bill to prohibit the
sale or use of oleomargarine unless the same
be labeled as such.
ilousE.-In the Ilouse an the 7th house
roll No. 183 , by Jenness , was the first in line.
The bill provides that no employer or corporation -
poration shall discharge an employe for
the reason that he belongs to a labor
organization. The penalty for violation is
a fine of Si00or imprisonment not exceeding
six months. The bill was pass ; d by 60 to 21.
Wait's bill , house roll No. 41 , was passed. It
provides that any member of a lawfully organized -
ganized volunteer fire company who shall
lne disabled in the line of duty sall receive
from the city a sum of not less than 83 nor
more than 810 per week. The vpte in favor
of this bill was unanimous House roll No.
40 , also by Waft , is a dog ia'c bill. It imposes -
poses a tax of notless than 810 nor more than
r-J upon the owners and harborers of dogs.
It furtherprovides thatno ) nersonshallkeel
more than ore dog. The n ill passed. Gi to 19.
House roll No. 58. by Jenkins , is a bill providing -
viding that the 1st of January , the 22(1 of
February , the Fourth of July , the 25th of
Decemler and any day recommended by
the governor of tils state or the president
of the United States as a day of fasting or
thanksgiving shall be allowed school
teachers of all public schools as legal boll-
days. It also provides that when any of
these days shall occur on Sunday , then the
following Monday shall be observed. There
was but slight opposition to the passage of
this measure. Bee's bill , house roll No. 82 ,
to authorize the investment of sinking funds
in the hands of the county treasurer of any
county in registered warrants issued by
county , city , town or school authorities of
such county under direction of the
county commissioners or boards of supervisors -
visors , was passed by a vote of 74 to 11.
Munger's bill , house roll No. 136 , providing
that probate courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction of the probate of wills , was
passed. House roll \o. 121 , by Ilairgrove ,
providing for an extra bailiff in the supreme
court , was lost with the emergency cause ,
the vote boine54 to 32 , and it was put upon
its passage without the clause. The bill
failed entirely on its passage without the
emergency clause , receiving but 39 yeas to
41 nays.
Housn-In the house on the Sth House's
printing bill , house roll 430 , was recommended -
mended for passage by the committee and
report adopted. The bill provide ; for a radical -
ical departure from the present lax system
of letting the public printing. It makes competition -
petition possible and embodies drastic
measures to prevent collusion. Mouse roll
159 , by Harris , was recommended for passage -
sage on favorable report o1 the committee
on agriculture. It provides that the sum of
320,100 shall be appropriated out of the general -
eral fund for the maintenance of the experimental -
imental stations at Cul4iertson and Ogalatla.
Benedict's age of consent bill , house roll No.
348 , was favorably recommended for passage -
sage by the committee on judiciary and
the report adopted. It fixes the age of consent -
sent at 18 years , and repeals section 12
d f the Criminal Code of the State , section
5,558 of the Consolidated Statutes , which provides -
vides thatthe age of consentshall be 1Gyears.
On call for reports of standing cgmmittees
the following bills were recommended for
passage : house rolls Nos. 258 , 2S9 , 430 , :45 ,
i82,18 : , 342 , 330.159 and 9. House rolls Nos.
450 , 3S7 , 103 , 296 , 236 and 308 were indefinitely
postponed. House roll No. 208 was referred
to the committee on claims , and 154 to the
committee on fees and salaries. Douse roll
20 : , providing for the payment of fees and
expenses in the trial of the maximum rate
case was today referred to the committee on
claims. The lull amount of the claim is
over $13,030. The members of the sub-corn-
mittees to visit the state institutions will
receive 8.S per diem and comprise the following -
ing : Public Lands and Buildings-Burns of
Lancaster , chairman ; Brady , hart , Zink of
Johnson. Finance , Ways and means-Crow ,
chairman ; Merrick , Schickedantz and Judd.
Theltouse adjourned until Thursday. February -
ruary 14.
SENATE.-Tllere was barely a quorum
present in the senate on the 8th , and it required -
quired but a few moments to finish the work
an hand after the routine was out of the
tvay. At noon the senate adjourned till
Thursday , Feb. 15th.
Rellef Committee Investigation.
The special committee appointed to investigate -
vestigate the relief commission reported as
follows ;
To the Honorable House of Representa-
tlves.-Gentlemen : Your committee ap- t
jointed to investigate complaints from va-
rioussources that the present state corn-
mission is incompetent , Inoperative , or ineffective -
fective , begs leave to report that in the
prosecutions of its labors extended inquf-
rigs have been made in each of the drouth
stricken counties and many communica- .
b ons from contributors toe relief fund
h ate been received. Replies from the Various -
rious county organizations and county officials -
cials are t0 the effect that prior to the
passing of the relief bill considerable ( lrth-
culty was experienced In getting relief sup-
pliesthrough the commission , butespecially
iii securing information or attention to correspondence -
respondence asking for directions as to how
to proceed to secure needed relief. Correspondence -
pondence from contributors also indicate
that in some instances needed information
or proper directions from the commission i
wassecured only aftermuch delay.
Aa reason for such delays the members
of the commissioners that prior to the t
passing of the relief bill they were without
funds for carrying on the work , and as consequence -
sequence the olilce help was limited to such f
as could be paid from the pockets of the
conimssion ; , and they further found it necessary -
essary to pay from their own means all
postage and incidental expenses c nnected t
with their labors. A large amount of
money contributions has beer. sent to the ;
commlssfon , but no part of such contributions -
tions has been applied to expenses , being in
lie hands of the treasurer , as shown by the ti
report of the commission submitted to the
house and senate this day.
Since the passing of the relief bill and al-
owance of an expense fund the commission
represents that instead of giving attention i
t0 more importan matters to wait their c
urn as they were fored to do from limited r
tmo
mo ns and help. they now have the work c
systematized and arranged in departments t
and the members of the commission are devoting - o
voting their entire time to the work , and
withthe addition of competentand needed a
office help arehow able t0 give immediate
and prompt-attention to all mattersdirected
o them.
complaints were recentlymade that many
darloads of supplies were standing , on the
rackinLincoln.and at other points and
had been standing for several nays. . tour
ommittee investigated this matter and
learned that immediately hvho
withdrawal of free uilllnF y the railway
companies , all local agents refused to accept -
cept consignments ofmixed carloads ofsup-
plies unless-the contents were classified by
the commission , so frci ° ht charges could be
made accordingly. 'Pi's it was readily seen
the commission was unable to do without
unloading , consequently cars were allOWe(1
to stand while arrangements were being
made with the various railway companies
for a general or blanket rate. On Monday
lastsomeof the railway managers established -
lished an immigrant rate on all mixed car
lots and since that date suppdes have been
rapidly pushed forward.
In conclusion your committee begs leave
tosubmitthe foregoing statementof facts
and to refer the house for further informi-
tion to the tabulated and itemized statc-
mentof supplies shipped to each county
with dates of shipment as made to the house
and senate this day , a careful inspection
and consideration of which will no doubt
enable your honorable body to arrive at a
just conclusion.
JOiIN BRADY , Cliairntan ,
Joux J. LAMUORN ,
W. H. IIARRISON.
Jon\ . BROCKUAN ,
E. II.PENCEIt.
Gov. Holcomb Urges Prompt Action.
The committee , consisting of Senators McKesson
Kesson , Stewart and Cross , to convey to
Governor Holcomb the senate's desire that
the work of the State Relief.commisslon be
expedited as much as possible , held a conference -
ference with the chief executive. Governor
Holcomb said that he was very glad to have
the support of the senatein anyproject that
would tend to expedite the work of relieving -
ing the suffering in the drouth region. Ile
stated further that he had already addressed -
dressed a personal hotter to the members of
the state commission , urging upon then the
importance ofimmediate action. The letter
was as follows :
The importance of caring for every deserving -
serving person ht the state who has Leon reduced -
duced to want by reason of crop failure
makesitmy duty to urge upon you the necessity -
cessity of energetic effort on the part of the
entire relief commission. The deplorable
condition of the drouth sufferers is generally -
ally known. The Ic islature has seen fit to
make an appropriation of $11,0.0 to relieve
the Immediate necessities of the ooi and
contributions of food and clothing have
been made by generous t cople in almost ev-
eiy state hn the union. But all the people
have not been supolied. Petitions for as-
slstance are pouring in every day and not
only myself , but the people's representatives -
tives In the legislature , are daily in receipt
of many complaints of the lack of prdner
aid from the CO1nmlSSiOIi. The press has
seen fit to comment freely upon the matter
and ask for reports of the progress of tire
commission in relieving distress.
It is necessary for humanity's sake , and
In order to maintain the credit of the state ,
that - tizen be fed. The
every- hungry c corn-
plaints from clamorous hundreds asking for
food and clothing cannot be Ignored.
I would respectfully urge upon every ,
member of the commission the importance
of taking nn active part in the work of relieving -
lieving the distress. The duties are too
great to devolve upon one man , whatever
his capacity may be. In my judgment , the
personal and active service of at least three
members of the commission is required in
Lincoln at this time in order to dispose of
the work satisfactorily. Reports should be
made with , frequency , showing the disposal
of donations and especially setting forth
the receipt and disbursement of all cash
contributions.
I Itwouldcertainly seem advisable thata
meeting of all members of the commission ,
acting under the law now in effect , should
be held at once. Prompt , systematic and
effective work is necessary , in my judgment -
ment , in order that the pressing needs of
the deserving poor are atonce supplied ,
and at the same time that such investigation -
tion be had as will prevent those who are
unworthy from taking advantage of thedis-
tressed condition of the people. The active
and energetic service of every niember is
needed in order to fill the expectations of
the people. I trust you will reply at once
and give this matter your prompt attention.
Sincerely hoping that the comms sion will
realize the urgency of my request , I am
yours very truly.
SILAS A. IIOLcoMa ,
( Signed. ] Governor.
Ninety-fle Carloads of Belief Provisions
On hand.
Governor Holcomb directed Deputy Labor
Commissioner Erion to make an investigation -
tion of the quantity of supplies now in the
hands of the state relief commission atLin-
coln and what has been sent out and where
sent. His report , among other things , says :
There is now on track of the various railroad -
road companies centerln" in Lincoln sixty
cars of supplies consigned'to the relief commission -
mission as follows :
Burlington & Missouri-Fifteen cars mixed
grain , eight carsmixed supplies.
Missouri Pacific-One car containing 17.3
sacks of flour , six barrels of flour , one car
containing tweoty barrels of syrup , ten barrels -
rels of sugar and a let of mixed supplies ,
one car of wood , one car of lumber , and in
addition several boxes of rlothing.
Eremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley-Two
cars ear corn from Tipton , Iowa.
Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific-Four cars
coal now transferred to Union Pacific cars ,
eleven cars mixed supplies.
Union Pacific-One car mixed supplies
from Portland , Ore. ; one car mixed supplies
from Dillon , Mont. ; one car salt from New
Orlean- , sixteen Cats syrup from New
Orleans , one car flour from Bosie , Idaho ;
one car flour from Biackfoot , Idaho ; one car
flour from 1'opeka , Kas. ; one carwheat from
Rufus , Ore , ; one car wheatfrom GrantOre. ;
one car wheat from Idaho Falls , Idaho ; besides -
sides four cars of coal shipped out today ,
transferred from the Rock Island.
The Buckstall warehouse at sixth and L ,
where the commission has storage , contains
a vast amount of supplies of various kinds.
It would be very difficult to make even : tn
approximate estimate of she supplies stored
there. The space occupied with flour and
meal in sacks is about 45x- . twelve feet
high , allowing forty pounds of flour to the
cubic foot there would be contained in the
space named 270 tons , or thirteen and one-
half carloads of flour and meal. The men at
the warehousp informed me that there vts
shipped out yesterday about sixty tons of
hour.
About the same amount of space , named
above , is occupied with corn amid wheat in
sacks. There are also thirty-six barrels of
coal from I'ennsylvanla , five cars of syrup
from Louisiana , fifty barrels of Krautand a
large quantity of t ores , barrels and balesof
clothing from which shipments are being
made. There is also a large amount of meat ,
bacon , fresh beef , boxes of crackers , b.ir-
relof salt , etc. Also a number of boxes
and barrels containing mixed supplies addressed -
dressed to private parties.
The entire amount of supplies on track
and in the warehouse at Lincoln at present
would reach about ninety-five car loads.
from three to four cars a day are bein
loaded out of the warehouse and from six
o ten men handling the same. There are
now six and one-half cars of syrup on the
track , which is enough to supply the entire
state. It might Ie a good plan to sell some
of this syrup and use the proceeds in a tvay
hat would be of greater benefit , Yester-
day's shipments were one car each to Palisade -
sade , Greeley Center , Curtis and Be kle-
n an.
nThe receipts have fallen off very materially -
ally within the last few days.
Tent's Good Roads Ililt.
One of the important bills introdlunced in
the senate at the present session is the goodl
roads bill offered by Senator Teift of Cass
county. By the provisions of this bill each
county in the state having less than 115,03
nhabitants , excepting portions occupied by
cities and incorporated villages , is declared
o be a separate and distinct road department - a
ment , and all road districts and the office of
road overseer or supervisor heretofore ex-
sting in such counties are abolished.
If the bill becomes a law it will make a
nest radical change in all existing statutes
and will place Nebraska in the front rank of
he states that are endeav' ring to solve the
Fcod roads problem. It first provides that ,
lie county board of each county shall have
pole and exclusive power and authority to
govern , manage , regulate , lease , establish ,
acate , alter , relocate , widen , narrow , improve -
prove , pave , naeadamize , construct. purchase -
chase and repair all pul lie roads and bridges -
es within the road departmentof tliecoiinty.
Eaclt county road department is divided
nto road distrlcts , all under charge of the t
ounty surveyor. After the surveyor has
eported upon the needs of each district the
ounty board is dire ted to let contracts for
lie improvement amid care of tune roads. In
rder to provide funds for the-road department -
ment the county board is directed to levy
nd collect In cash a tax not to exceed 8 t
mills on the dollar valuation of all real and t
personal property of the county.
t
Ocean Steatnord Overdue. i
NEW YORK , Feb. 9.-The steamer ;
La Gascogne 113.5 not yet been sighted.
I
r
Seed Grain Law Objectionable.
Broken Bow dispatch : A mass meeting
was held In this city this afternoon to Consider -
sider the question of voting county bonds
under t he new law for the purpose of scour-
lug seed an . feed. At least 20 tvoro in at-
tendauce and the discussion tvas ito
uuiuatcd. They severely cr tldo
provisions in the
farmers paying for tl osecl nt the rate of j
10 per cent within one year and the hands
ruunin from 5 to 10 yearn nt7 per cent y
terest. This was regarded as a very expensive -
ivo experiment ' 1'ho majority of these ,
pt escnt wpro not such as the law contemplates -
plates benelitting , as they are able to pur- a
elt their own seed. 'Phey were generallyl
of the opinion that interest ona1A,003
for live years would cost the county more
than it Would lose by letting the ground lie c
idle for the season. .The law would have
to the majority i
been much more acceptable
In the county bad It been pnssod as lust introduced -
troduced , by which the seed and feed purchased -
chased would have been a lien upon the
farms sown.
The convention decided to notpotitlon for
an election to vote the bonds , but to leave
the question with the masses to take such
action as the ml lit deem best. ' 'heull'
oral opinion is that an election t ' -
at any rate , notwithstanding the fact that.
the law is not satisfactory. It is very doubtful -
ful that the bonds will carry.
Roads and Bridges.
A bill introduced in the senate by Senator
Teift makes a radical change In the public
road and bridge law of the state- This bill
proposes to abolish the road supervisors
ani nako the county surveyor the county
encinecr. All road work is to hodono under
the supervision and according to plans
made by him. All of his work is to be first
approved b the board of county commis- 1
sinters. All work which amounts to more
thut $ .0 in value is to be lot to the lowest .
bidder. '
Instead of leaving four funds front which
bridges and roads are built and repaired
the 1,111 pi of ides that all these ho bunched
in one fund , to be known as thegenoral road
fund.
Work to the amo nt of $ i0 may bo 'lone by
the county civil engineer without letting to .
bidders.
Each county civil engineer shall prepare
and keep a county road pint. Shown ! the
roads and bridges of the county. There is ito i
provision for the salary which shall he paid
to the county engineer This is to be :600
per year in counties with less than 5,003 pop-
ulation. $800 to 51.000 in counties having front
5,000 to 15,003 population and 51 ,5110 in coup- i
ties having more than 15,000. If enacted
into a law it will go into effect January 1 ,
Ii % . at which tine the terms of the road supervisors -
pervisors now in oiliee will expire.
Now Judicial District. .
Mr. Schickedanzof iloward has introduced
a bill which proposes to make ninny Important -
tant changes in the judicial distrlcts of the
state. This bill places Gage and Joiferson
counties in one district with one Judge. N +
Lancaster county is given ono addtional F
judge. Richardson , Pawnee , Nemaha and f
Johnson comprise one district with one 1
judge. Hamilton , York and Seward corn- f
prlso one district with ono judge. Polk ,
Saunders and Butler comprise one district
with one judge. Mall. toward , Grecle
Gartieid
Wheeler. Merrick , 1.0111) , Volley and
comprise one district with one judge. 1)w-
. Custer , Buffalo , hooker. Grant , Thomas
arid Blaine comprise one district with ono
judge. All other districts remain as they t.
are now. This is an increase of two district ,
judges in the state.
Pool selling. i
Senator Crane has introduced a bill that' '
if it becomes a law will throw the business
of pool selling open to the world or that part
of it which may want to engage in it ; uid
draw the protecting circleof the law's sauc- r
lion around pool sellers. This bill goes }
further than o one introduced a few days
since by Senator5mith , providing that pools ( r
may be sold on the grounds of a racing association -
ciation , The Crane bill will make Itinipossi- t
hie for any one to have a monopoly , but will
let in any man wants to engage in the bns1-
ness.
MISSOURI MINES.
Some Interesting Figures From the
State inspector's Report. t
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Feb. 6.-The
report of the state inspector of lead ,
zinc and iron mines , Francis H. La- ,
grave , has just been completed. Ho '
says there has been a falling off in
the production of zinc ore , a material i
increase in that of lead , while iron
production has ceased altogether.
Lead and zinc ore is produced in
ten counties , and in all 563 shafts are
operated. The number of tons of ,
lead ore mined .during the year
was 52,00 , valued at $1,9sO,568 , and
of zinc ore 86,150 tons , valueu at
$1,337,010 , making a total for the
two of $3,287,478. The average price
per ton paid for zinc ore was $15 , and
for lead ore $37.48. There were 5,015
men employed during the year , of
which 3,421 were miners. Seventeen
miners were killed during the year ,
and twenty-nine non-fatal accidents
occurred. The St. Joseph lead corn-
pany , at Benne Terre , is by fur the
largest producer of lead in the state ,
and probably the largest in the world.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
What a u other Found When Slto Ito-
turned Ifome Fromn a Visit.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. 6.-Two
little children were burned to death
at their home in Sheffield at 5:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon while
-
their mother was visiting aneigiilior. -1
They were Maggie Stitzrel , aged 5
Sears , and henry Stitzicl , aged 3
years. The origin of the fire is , tin- - r
known , but it is supposed to have
started in a defective flue.
,
ilennepin Canal It"orkmon Suffering. t
PRINCETON , IlL , Feb. 6.-On account ;
of the intensely cold weather , all the
men employed by the government on
the Hennepin canal have been laid
off for two weeks and those employed
by the contractors have been greatly
reduced in numbers. A Jarge part of
the men are living 1n rents at considerable -
erable distances from villages and
much suffering is reported.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES.
The threatened trouble between
the Southern l'acitic company and its
locomotive engineers has been
averted.
The president has sent these notni- +
nations to the senate : Postmasters-
John Schyler , Hayes , Kan. ; John W.
Cox , Ellis , Kan.
The lower house of the Arkansas
legislature by a vote of 71 to h0 passed
Hill prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
and cigarette matter.
Iiorace A. White , division superintendent -
tendent of the Chicago , Rock Island
and Pacific railroad company , died at
his home in Trenton , Mo.
The withdrawals 01 gold from the
Nett' York sub-treasury Thursday
amounted to $320,000 , which leaves
the gold reserve 11,743,136.
At Vineyard Haven , Mass. , an unknown -
known lime schooner is ashore with ' ' a/
hree ( lead bodies lashed to the deck
house and covered with ice.
The big gingham mills of Walker &
Jlothmond , located at Power Mill .
Lane and Frankfort Creek , I'a. , were . 'x
otally destroyed by fire. The loss- .
vas $ ,0,000. i
Acting Secretary Sinishas appro edC
Ilirteen cases of allotments of lands t ,
n the Pawnec reservation , Oklahoma i t
n accordance with the act of February -
ruary 28 , _ S9L
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