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IjB M'COOK TRIBUNE.
H B V. M. KIMMELL , Publisher. .
IB McCOOK , NEBRASKA
II REBBASKA.
H M Fanny Dvkast of Cuming county has
Hj H been adjudged insane.
H9j Ln the neighborhood of Phillips win-
km 9 | tcr wheat is looking all right.
H SJ Tiik Ilyannis school has closed tcm-
Hj mm porarily on account of measles.
H H The Wilbur mill is shippinglarge
H 'S quantities of corn meal to the south.
H B Thomas Carn , of Blair , fell down a
H H cellar stairway , receiving severe in-
H | juries. .
H H Wouic on the irrigation ditches near
'l Bayard is being pushed as rapidly as
Hj H ( possible.
H Scotia is now without banking fa-
H B cilities of any kind , and the people
H B there are greatly inconvenienced as a
RS i result.
| B " T'T' ovcr Nebraska come reports to
Bfl tlie effect that Arbor day will be ex-
HS tensively observed.
HSjj Arrangements have been made for
Kw u two days' shooting tournament at
Bwj IMinden , April 14 and 13.
B ' -There is general complaint of too
Hl much wet , putting farmers much be-
KH lind with their seeding.
BB The school board of Niobrara have
BS decided , with one exception , to make
HV I an entire change of teachers for the
BiC ' coming year.
B'l Stephen 0. Davidson" is lingering in
Bi | "the jail at David City on the charge of
Bl ! perjury in connection with divorce-
Hn ment proceedings.
Hjlj The county board of Gage county
HM Jims issued an offer of a reward of $200
jf Jor the apprehension and arrest of the
Bi murderers of David Jones.
9 J. P. Lindbad , aged GO years , the
9 pioneer jeweler of Oakland , died sud-
| 9 denly last week with heart failure.
| V | He leaves a wife and" two children.
Bl T nas been arranged to tender J.
Sterling Morton an informal reception
J When he reaches Omaha to mak * aa
w address on exposition inauguration day.
B Another attempt at incendiarism
f -was made at Beatrice. The fire was
B discovered in time to check the flames.
H Kj One man has been arrested on sus-
H picion.
Hj The Grand Army boys of Chester are
Hj trying to raise enough to build them a
Hj Jiall , and are circulating among their.
H friends and the public in general for
H subscriptions.
B W. G. Boston , one of the oldest set-
3 tiers of David City , stabbed himself in
-the abdomen with a "Sir Knight"
sabre. The wound is very serious and
may prove fatal.
The wife of L. M. Keene , president
of the Fremont National bank , died
last week after a few days' illness with
peritonitis. She was 46 years of age ,
and highly respected.
I " Theodore Friedhof , a prominent
merchant of Columbus , has filed his
petition in "the district court for an ab
solute divorce from his wife , Mary B.
JEe charges adultery.
A max giving his name as Wm.Wine-
ger is in jail in Seward on the charge
of stealing the horses of John Brigham
from the hitching rack in front of "the
M. E. church at Tamora.
H It is reported that the F. & E. railroad -
' B -road officials have invited several Boyd
km\ \ county men to go to Omaha to confer
* H with them relative to the amount of
J Bf "business there is in that county for a
kWmwi xailroad , in case one was built there.
B | I Gage county has now thirty-three
B § patients in the asylum at Lincoln ,
Bf ; which is more than its full quota , and
HJ "two persons who should be sent there
H j jiow cannot be accepted until two of
R those now there can be returned home.
B | Fred Brandt , a 17-year-old German
H "boy who lives in the Indian creek bot-
K j torus , Gage county , accidentally shot
H ! "himself with a revolver. The bullet
Bf went through his nose and jaw , break-
Bf o out a couple of teeth , falling into a
Bj vest pocket.
B < John McNeil of North Loup , who
B | -sold his belongings about two months '
B ago and went to California in search
B j ° a better country than this , returned
H last week. After traveling through
B -California , Oregon and Washington he
B is satisfied with Nebraska.
| M. E. Roe and Park Switzler , farm-
B crs lining a few miles west of Benedict ,
B were robbed of sets of harness and
H trappings. So much of this sort of
B work has been going on of late in that
H vicinity that a very determined effort
H will be made to run down the thieves.
B A xew mutual insurance company
H has "been organized in Lincoln under
j j the provisions of the act of the present
B j legislature permitting such companies
H to insure property in cities and vil-
H lages. The articles were filed in the
Bi auditor ' s office and the incorporators
B include the governor and several prom-
Bj- inent state officers.
Hj Governor Holcomb has issued a
B proclamation offering the state reward
B of $200 for the apprehension and con-
viction of the person or persons who
I murdered David Jones of Gage county.
Mr. Jones was an old gentleman who
m m - died of injuries inflicted by two men
B who robbed him of a small sum and
B tortured him to compel him to reveal
B the hiding place of a large sum of
B money which he was supposed to have
H in the house.
B I. P. Chapman , for more than twenty
B years a resident of Fillmore county ,
K ' died last week. Four years ago last
H fall he had a serious tussle with an en-
H raged bull on a neighbor ' s farm , in
H which he was seriously injured in the
H | spine , which resulted the following
B Cliristmas in paralysis of the spine ,
B which rendered him entirely helpless
1 for over four years. But for his iron
B constitution , lie could not have sur-
H vived the terrible affliction but a short
H time.
H A dejiexted man jumped from a
H moving Union Pacific train at Wood
H Hiver a few days ago , and , picking up
H "his hat , ran at great speed. He imag-
j ' ined detectives were after him , though
! he could give no reason what for , as
lie had never done anything. Besides
B "the ticket he had 8100 on his person.
H The county attorney of Buffalo
B county has filed a complaint against
B Harry Howard , late proprietor of the
B Commercial hotel at Shelton charging
B him with maintaining a gambling
B 3-oom' "but when an officer went to ar-
B rcs Howard he was not to be found ,
V , I and it is claimed he got wind of the
Bv - J proceedings and skipped. _ _ uf-
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THEW0KK GOES ON.
BUT THE LEGISLATURE IS LA
BORING WITHOUT PAY.
Adjournment Undoubtedly Near at Hand
Though the Day Has Not Vet Been
Set Bills Being Advanced and
Bills Being Passed Anxious
to Close Dp Legislation.
The Nebraska Assembly.
Senate. The senate on the 0th acted on
the house bill enlarging the powers of the
state board ot transportation , The measure
was first killed and then resurrected and
passed. The first section of the bill provides ;
"That in case any common carrier subject
to the provisions of this act cause to be done
or permit to be done any act , matter or thing
in tills act prohibited or declared to bo un
lawful , or shall omit to do any act , matter or
thing in tills act required to be done , or shall
fail to comply witli the order of the board
within ten days from the date of a service of
a copy of such order , such common carrier
shall pay the state of Nebraska a penalty of
not less than S" > 00 nor more than S > ,000. feuch
penalty shall be recovered and suits thereon
shall be brought In tlte name of Nebraska in
the proper court having jurisdiction thereof
in any county to or through which said rail
road may run. by the attorney general or
under his direction ; and the attorney bring
ing sucli suit shall receive a fee ot S-V ) for
each penalty recovered and collected by him
and 10 per cent of the amount collected , to
be paid by the state ; and such railroad shall
bo liable to the person or persons Injured
thereby for the full amount of damages sus
tained in consequence of any sucli violations
of the provisions of tills act , together with a
reasonable counsel or attorney's fee to be
flxea by the court in every case of recovery ,
which attorney's fee shall be taxed and col
lected as a part of the costs in the case. "
Second consideration of the bill resulted in
10 votes for and 11 against. Absent and not
voting , 3. Another railroad bill taken up by
tlie senate was the one introduced by Real of
Custer to legislate the Burlington volunteer
relief department out of existence. The
bill was killed by a vote of 10 to 15.
An evening session was held. 'at which time
tlie senate gave consideration to the salary
appropriation • bill. Strong pressure was
made to raise nearly every salary included
in the bill. The proceedings were almost
tumultuous , the chairman being unable to
keep order. The salary of the governor's
private secretary was raised to $2,000 , and
several other Increases were made. At 11
o'clock tlie committee rose , having com
pleted less than half tlie bill. A number of
house rolls were read the first time , among
them being the bill to permit counties to
vote bonds for tlie aid of the Trans-Missis
sippi exposition. Tlie senate then adjourned.
Senate. The senate on tlie 8th had under
consideration tlie appropriation bills. The
first motion came from Kansom , who moved
that house roll No. 030 , one of the claims bills ,
be advanced to third reading with two
amendments made by the senate committee
on claims. The motion was agreed to , The
bill appropriates about $75,000 for miscellane
ous claims against the state , Including the
expenses incurred in printing the proposed
amendments to the constitution. There are
120 newspapers.interested in tills bill. The
bill also includes the claims of the railroads
for transportation of the Nebraska national
guard , for the deficiencies of the soldiers'
ome at Mil ford and for the home
for the friendless located at Lincoln.
Mr. Watson took advantage of a temporary
lull in tlie tempest to advance house roll No.
07 , a bill making chicken stealing a penal
otfense. The statement of the lieutenant
governor , made from the chair , that all the
widows and preachers of Lincoln were de
manding the passage of this bill was suffi
cient to hustle it to the front. Mr. Lee moved
and was accorded the advancement of house
roll No. 73 , to amend tlie irrigation laws.
After recess tlie appropriation bill was taken
up again and its consideration was continued
until the bill was completed and recom
mended for passage. Just before tlie bill
was completed Mr. Spencer offered an amend
ment , providing for the payment of the
chicory bounty earned by the American
chicory company , amounting to $17,000. The
claim was rejected. Mr. Murphy had no bet
ter success in his attempt to secure the in
sertion of the beet sugar bounty claims. He
resented them as follows : lor the Grand
f sland factory for 1895. the sum of $15,871. 5 ;
for 189G , the sum of $31,327.S8 ; for the Nor
folk factory for 1895 , the sum of S31.195.00 ;
for 1890 , the sum of $12,038.75. The claims
were rejected by an equally decisive vote.
There were just forty house rolls ready for
final passage on the secretary's desk , and the
tedious process of reading and roll call was
commenced. House roll No. 011 , the general
appropriation bill , was passed by unanimous
vote. House roll No. 333 received 22 votes
and was declared passed. House roll No. 131
passed with the emergdncy clause. House
roll No. 529 was passed with the emergency
clause. At 11 o'clock p. m. the senate ad
journed to 8 o'clock in the morning.
Senate. The senate on the 9th , like the
house , devoted all its time to tlie passage of
bills on third reading. Thirty-six bills were
read the third time and all passed but five.
Work was commenced at 9 o'clock and the
monotony of tlie proceedings was broken only
by the roll calls. There were many incidents
during the day. Early in the forenoon Lieu
tenant Governor Harris announced from the
presiding officer's desk that the order of bills
on third reading should cease promptly at
noon , the time fixed for final adjournment.
The announcement drifted through the corridors
riders and reached the office of Speaker
Gaffin and Governor Holcomb at about the
same time. The enforcement of the order
would have endangered the successof several
fiarty measures , and shortly afterwards the
ieutenant governor ordered the custodian of
the senate to turn back the hands of the
clock. The custodian turned baclv the clock
until the hands pointed to 2:30. Later iu tlie
day tlie clock was again turned back. The
transfer switch law was one of the party
measures that failed to pass. The last
bill passed by the senate was the in-
itative and referendum. The bill was
never read in tlie senate except by its title.
At 9:30 the legislative halls and corridors
were thronged with people who gathered out
of interest or curiosity to witness the closing
proceedings. A committee consisting of
Kansom , Ileal and Osbornewas sent to notify
the governor that the legislature was about
to adjourn and to learn whether he had any
further communications to make , While the
committee was absent Graham of Frontier
moved that house roll No. 320 , one of the
guaranty bond bills defeated in the after
noon , be recalled and the vote reconsidered.
The motion was lost. When the executive
committee returned and reported that the
governor had no further communication to
make , Ransom again moved that house roll
No. 330 be recalled and the vote reconsidered.
Steele of Jefferson and Mutz of Keya Paha
entered vigorous protests and after a spirited
attack from Gondring the motion was lost.
When all bills were passed nothing more was
left to do but to wait for the conference com
mittees on appropriation bills to reach an
agreement , and the enrolling clerks to copy
tliose passed. It was a settled fact that final
adjournment would not be reached till the
early morning hours , as conference commit
tee reports were not expected before 9 o'clock.
House. In the house on the Gth the sub
stitute for house roll No. 457 was placed on
third reading. The bill provides for the
method of counties adopting township or
ganization , and to divide the counties into
supervisor districts , and deiningthepowers.
duty and election of supervisors. Tlie bill
uassed by a vote of 58 to 12. House roll No.
277 , Hullrs bill , authorizing and directing the
commissioner of labor to establish and main
tain a bureau of industrial statistics , and
giving the commissioner or hisdeputy - the
authority to enter factories , workshops and
other places where hands are employed to
examine Into tlie health and welfare of the
employes and the hours of labor , was passed
by a vote of 77 to 1. House roll No. 601 was
passed. This bill , repealing sections 24-5-0
and 27 of article i of chapter Iv of the com-
ftiled statutes of 1895 , relating to the tax on
ive stock , to provide an indemnity fund and
the disposal of tlie same. Tlie committee re
port on senate file No. 375 , taxing telephone
companies , was a double-header , as in the
other bills of tills class. Tlie majority report ,
recommending that the bill be placed on gen
eral file , was adopted after several unsuccess
ful attempts td amend it. The vote on the
adoption was 38 to 39. House roll No. 448 , an
actto provide for riprapping the banks of
certain streams , was passed. House roll No.
2S9 , to repeal the law authorizing the ap
pointment of supreme court commissioners ,
failed to pass , the vote standing 41 to 30.
The committee on telegraphs and telephones ,
to which had 'been referred senate file 251 , a
bill placing the regulation of telegraph and
telephone companies under the control of
the state Board of transportation , handed in
a majority and a minority report. The
former recommended the bill for Indefinite
postponement : The minority recommended
the bill for third reading. There wan an
animated discussion , at the close of which
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Gaylord moved the previous question , and
debate being closed , the motion to place on
general file was put and lost by a vote of 37
to 31. Tlie minority report , ordering the bill
to third reading , was adopted by a vote of 43
to 33. Dobson of Fillmore reported that tlie
recount commission had finished its work
and lie moved the appointment of a com
mittee of three to confer with a like com
mittee from the senato. n regard to a Joint
session as provided for In the recount resolu
tion. The speaker named Dobson. Koddy and
Kapp as such committee.
House. The first tiling In the house on the
Gth was the committee report setting Frld.ty
noon as the time for final adjournment. The
committee further recommended that no
bills shall bo passed after Thursday. A bill
taken up by tlie clerk was house roll No. 578.
to authorize Douglas caunty to vote $100,000
in aid of the exposition. The clerk had
scarcely finished reading the title before
Gaylord jumped to his feet , and demanded
to know by what authority the clerk had
changed the order of these bill. This , ho de
clared , had been done. Woostcr reiterated
all that had been said , and produced as evi
dence a memorandum of the bill numbers as
ho had taken them when reported by the
engrossing committee. Tlie bill passed with
out the emergency clause. House roll
No. 203 , to regulate stock yards and
fix commissions for selling live stock
therein was passed by a vote of 00 to S3.
nouse roll No. 107 , by Stebbins , to promote
agriculture on lands under Irrigation In this
state , and to confer original jurisdiction on
boards of county commissioners to fix rates
for the use of annual and perpetual water
rents , was passed with 07 votes to its credit.
House roll ISO. 275 , by Liddcll , to establish a
free public cmploymentofiice in metropolitan
cities of the first-class , was passed by a vote
of 73 to 10. House roll No. 32 , an act to pre
vent and suppress the use and sale of cigar
ettes , was passed by a vote of 82 to 2.
House roll No. 450 , by Kich. to create
a municipal court in cities of tlie metrop
olitan class , was passed by a vote of 71 to 18.
House roll No. 199. Felker's bill to prevent
the blacklisting of employes by guaranty
bond companies , failed to pass , tlie vote be
ing 30 for and 52 against. House roll No. 200.
by Felker , amending the law relating to the
Inspection of oils , and providing fer a higher
test , passed by a vote of 90 to 0. House roll
No. 503 , Hull's bill to provide for tlie payment
of principal and Interest on real estate mort
gages , was passed with the emergency clause
by a vote of 67 to 22. Senate amendments to
iiouse roll No. 342 were read. Soderman
moved that tlie house refuse to concur in
these amendments , and the motion prevailed.
This bill contains a provision fixing the pay
of sheriffs for transferring prisoners to the
state penitentiary. The senate amendment
raised tills pay to $5 per day and 5 cents
mileage. Soderman called attention to the
fact that the law already fixed the pay at $3
and mileage , and lie didn't believe It should
be raised. Most of tlie members agreed with
him. The bill passed. Adjourned.
House. After tlie opening exercises in tha
house on the 8th a messenger from the gov
ernor announced that the executive had
signed senate files Nos. 145,157 , 187 and house
rolls Nos. 183 and 190. Senate file No. 144. to
authorize the county judge in counties hav
ing a population of 25,000 inhabitants was
Sassed. Senate file No. 199 , to provide for the
isposition of the property of dismembered
school districts , and the closing up of the
affairs of such districts , was passed by a vote
of 81 to 1. Senate file No. 318. to provide for
the making of contracts in writing between
owners of land and brokers or agents em
ployed to sell it , and making such contracts
void unless in writing , was passed by a vote
of 88 to 4. Senate file No. 320. by Gondring of
Platte , to define trusts and conspiracies
against trade , declaring tlie same to be un
lawful and void , and providing means for the
suppression of such trusts was passed. Ke-
cess took place , after which the report of the
conference committee , in reference to final
adjournment , was read. The speaker said
the report proper and the recommendation
appended would bo acted upon separately.
On motion of Pollard the report was adopted ,
fixing the time for adjournment at 12 o'clock
noon on Friday. The recommendation that
no bills be passed after Thursday was not
concurred in. Senate file No. 240 , by Mur-
phyyof Gage , to provide against the adultera
tion of food and to prohibit its sale , was
passed without opposition. Senate file No.
117 , to grant equal privileges to graduates of
the state university , with graduates of other
educational institutions within tlie statewas
passed by a vote of 03 to 22. Senate file No.
305 , amending the law relating to water rights
so as to require the consent of the land owner
through whose property the stream or chan
nel passes , was passed by a vote of 71 to 12.
Senate file No. 94 , to authorize county. reas-
urers to invest an amount not to exceed 75
per cent of the sinking fund in their respect
ive counties , in registered warrants of the
county at their face value , was passed. Sen
ate file No. 0 , to amend the code of civil pro
cedure in regard to juries. It provides that
jurors may bo summoned upon other than
the first day of a term of court , such date to
be fixed by the judge. It was passed with
the emergency clause , the vote being 79 to 2.
Senate file No. 105 , relating to tlie protection
of game , was passed with the emergency
clause with only three negative votes.
Senate file No. 251 , by Mr. Graham , to extend
the powers of the state board of transporta
tion so as to give It power and authority over
charges by express companies for transporta
tion , and over telephone and telegraph com
panies for tlie transmission of messages by
telegraph or telephone , and for rentals for
telephones , and over persons engaged in the
several businesses ; and to apply the powers
given to said board of transportation by law
over railroad companies , to all companies or
owning , controlling or operating a
ficrsons lines of express , telephone and tele
graph , whose line or lines is or are wholly erin
in part in this state , was passed. Senate file
No. 41 , by Johnson of Clay , provides means
by which cities and villages may acquire
public parks and improve the same. The
city council or board of trustees is given
power to levy not to exceed 5 mills for the
purpose of improving such park or public
grounds. The bill passed with the emer
gency clause stricken out. by a vote of 59 to 8.
House. After the reading of the journal
in the house on the 9th , by unanimous con
sent , senate file No. 238 was advanced to third
reading. A motion to advance senate file
No. 250 was lost. On motion of Clark , of Lan
caster , all senate files not already advanced
to third reading were indefinitely postponed.
The amendments to liouso roll No. 175 were
concurred in. Senate file No. 193 , to protect
stock from pitfalls passed. Senate file No.
292 , extending the medical course to four
years was passed , receiving 01 votes. Senate
tile No. 271 , giving the governor the ap
pointive power of tlie reform school at
Kearney passed. Senate file No. 255 provid
ing a manner of counting the vote on consti
tutional amendments was passed. Senate
file No. 244 , Filtz Irrigation bill , was defeated
by a vote of 39 to 63. Senate file No. 74 , to .
prevent cruelty to children , and provide for
guardians was passed with the emergency '
clause. Senate file No. 109. to provide for the j
election and appointments of clerks of the
district court was defeated , receiving only
48 votes. At seven minutes to twelve o'clock
the clock was turned back two hours.
A motion by Smith of Douglas to refer senate
file No. 250 to the committee of the whole to
strikeout the enacting clause was defeated
and the bill passed 72 to 9. Senate file No. 238
defining the age of commitment to the peni
tentiary passed. A joint resolution author
izing tlie governor of Nebraska to enter into
a compact with the Governor ot South Dako
ta as agreed upon by a commission appointed
by said governors , to fix tlie boundaries be
tween said states at certain points , was
passed without opposition. The house re
fused to concur in the senate amendments
to iiouse roll No. G15 , and a conference com
mittee consisting of Clark of Klchardson ,
Sheldon of Dawes , and Jenkins of Jefferson ,
was appointed to confer with the senate com
mittee on No.s G14 and 015. At 10 p. m. after a
wearisome wait , the conference committo
appointed to meet with the senate committee
on iiouse rolls Nos. 014 and 615 , the appropria
tion and salary bills , came in and reported.
After some discussion and a showing that the
totals in the bill were not materially larger
than when the bills passed the house , the reSort -
Sort of the committee was adopted. The
ills were sent to the enrolling room and tlie
members occupied the time making compli
mentary speeches and passing resolutions.
At midnight word came from the enrolling
room that the two bills would not bo ready
before 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning , and most
of the members went home , a few staying in
the hall to keep the house in continuous
session.
Rewards for Wilson's Murderer.
Trenton , Mo. , April 10. The murj.
derer of S. & . Wilson , proprietor of
the Bon Ton restaurant , ' will be hunt
ed down if money is an incentive.
The citizens' purse of S500 , the I. O. O.
F. of S100 , the Kniirhts of Pythias of
S100 , and the governor's reward make
a total of S900. The county court , now
in session , is considering the amount
it will offer. Local detectives ] are
working on the case , but no develop
ments have been announced. Tlu ; evi-
dnnce taken at the inquest is still a
secret so far as the public is concerned , j
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INDIANA'S EX-SENATOR
SUCCUMBS SUDDENLY.
TWENTY YEARS A SENATOR
Stricken With Heart Disease From Which
Ho Had IiOng SnfTored His Long
Public Career Briefly Sketched
Was "Tho Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash" In-
gall's Attack.
Washington , April 11. Daniel
Woolscy Voorhees , United States sen
ator from Indiana for twenty years"
prior to March 4 last , died of rheuma
tism of the heart at 5 o 'clock this
morning at his home here.
Mr. Voorhees had been m poor
health for several years and for over
two years had taken little part in the
proceedings of the Senate. lie had
been a constant sufferer from rheuma
tism of the heart and his friends had
come to expect that they might hear
DANIEL W. VOORHEES.
of his death suddenly. The last reports - '
ports of liim , however , were favorable ,
and his death , while not entirely un
expected , was a shock.
Up to the time of his retirement ,
March 4 , the "tall sycamore of the
Wabash , " as he had been nicknamed
years ago , had been the ranking Dem
ocrat of the Senate finance committee
for years and , by virtue of this po
sition , liad been the nominal leader at
least of his party on the floor of the
Senate on tariff and financial ques
tions.
Mr. Voorhees' I > eng Record.
Mr. Voorhees was 70 years of age
last September and prior to his retire
ment from public life on March 4 last ,
had been for many years one of the
most picturesque figures in the Senate.
He was born in Liberty township ,
Buffalo countj' , Ohio , and in his early
infancy was carried by his parents to
their pioneer home in the Wabash val
ley of Indiana. In 1849 he gradu
ated from the Indiana Asbury ( now
Depauw ) university , and after study
ing law began its practice in 1851.
His first public office was entered
upon in 1858 , when he was appointed
United States district attorney of
Indiana. In 1SG1 he entered Congress
and served in the House of the Thirty-
seventh , Thirty-eighth , Thirty-ninth ,
Forty-first and Forty-second Con
gresses He was defeated for reelection
tion to the Forty-third by reason of
the nomination of Horace Greeley by
the Democrats for Piesident. He was
appointed United States Senator to
succeed Oliver P. Morton , and took
his seat November 12 , 1877. ne was
assigned to the committee on finance
and remained a member of that com
mittee until he retired March 4. In
1878 he beat ex-President Benja
min Harrison for the Senate , hav
ing made the campaign on the
free silver issue purely. In 1885 he
was re-elected over ex-Governor Porter
ter and in 1891 over ex-Governor A. P.
Hovey. March 4 he was succeeded by
Charles W. Fairbanks , Republican.
During the last campaign , for the first
time since the war , he failed to take a
leading part in the work in Indiana ,
and it was then known , despite stren
uous denials , that he was in precar
ious health.
One of the incidents of Mr. Voorhees'
Senatorial career was his dispute with
Senator Ingalls. Mr. Ingalls was
speaking , when Mr. Voorhees entered
the Senate chamber and interrupted
the Kansan. This indirectly caused
Mr. Ingalls to attack him in the bit
terest language , recalling his war rec
ord in detail. The thorough manner
tn which the Kansan treated the story
of Mr. Voorhees' life caused many to
think that he had prepared himself
for such an occasion and gladly taken
advantage of the opportunity.
Joints and Den3 Must Close.
Pittsburg , Kan. , April 12. County
Attorney Widby has issued orders
which will close every joint or drink
ing place and gambling den in Craw
ford county to-night at 11 o ' clock. The
joint keepers here own valuable bars
and other fixtures which they pur
chased during the past four years of
continual open saloons.
Kentucky's Costly Legislature.
Frankfort , Ky. , April 11. The
Kentucky Legislature has come to a
show down. The state is bankrupt ,
and the Legislature is costing Sl,000 a
aay and doing nothing. The state
treasury has suspended payment en
tirely. The suspension will probably
have the effect of hastening an ad
journment or the election of a senator.
The session has accomplished practic
ally nothing , except to use the state ' s
money. At the regular session no
revenue was provided for , and the
present session seems to have avoided
the objects for which it was called. I
LOSS MAY BE $823,000.
University of Illinois Deeply Involved In
the Chicago Bank Failure.
* Chicago , April 11. C. E. Churchill ,
cashier of the suspended Globe Savings
bank , for whose arrest a warrant on a
charge of embezzlement was sworn out
ycsterdajr , surrendered himself to-day
and furnished bonde for his appear
ance. Vice President Averill surren
dered himself and was immediately re
leased on bonds. President Spalding
is not in the city , but in a letter writ
ten to a friend ho says he will return
Monday. In the meantime , officers
are looking for him.
Developments have brought out the
fact that a far greater amount of Uni
versity of Illinois funds are involved
in the suspension of the bank than has
been supposed. Two years ago the
state legislature appropriated S423,000 ,
of which , according to the state laws ,
enough was to be drawn out monthly
to meet the current expenses of the
university. It appears , however , that ,
in consideration of 25 < j per cent inter
est on the funds , the university trus
tees allowed Treasurer Spalding to
withdraw the whole sum from the
treasury. This is admitted by mem
bers of the board. Thus not only are
8400,000 worth of school bonds miss
ing , but S12. { ,000 in cash is tied up , a
total of § 323,000.
TRUST EAT TRUST.
Ohio Circuit Court Refuses to Interfere
In the Arbuckle-Sugar Trust Fight.
Toledo , Ohio , April 11. In the Ar-
buckle-Woolson injunction suit the
circuit court overruled '
plaintiff's mo
tion for anew trial and granted fifty
days in which to file a bill of excep
tions. The common pleas court some
time since dissolved the injunction
to restrain defense from cutting
prices of coffee. * The court reviewed
the facts and found that , in all proba
bility , the American Sugar Refining
company , or sugar trust , bought the
stock of the Woolson company for the
purpose of retaliating against the Ar-
bucklcs for attempting to enter the
sugar business. The court also finds
that the company is beino1 run in the
interest of the sugar trust , and not
for the benefit of the Woolson
company that the declines in
coffee were made for the purpose
of forcing losses on Arbuckle Bros ,
and driving them out of the sugar
business. But the court holds that the
plaintiffs aie not prosecuting the case
in good faith for the interest of the
Woolson Spice company , but to protect
their greater interest as Arbuckle
Bros. , coffee roasters , and , therefore ,
though an ordinary stockholder might
have relief , the plaintiff cannot.
PARIS TO BE REFORMED.
Immoral Songs and the Sale of Obscene
Papers anil Pictures to Be Prohibited.
Paris , April 11. M. Darlin , minister
of justice , announced in the chamber
of deputies that he would soon submit
a bill more effectually to safeguard
public morality.
Previous to this the minister of in
struction and of the interior , replj-ing
to an interpellation of Deputy Be-
ranger , said that immoral songs in the
Cabaros would be examined by the
censor , and that orders would be given
to prohibit the sale or distribution of
obscene papers and pictures in public
places.
A GEORGIA TOTNADO.
Ill-Fatcil Town of Arlington Visited
Again Several Lives Lost.
Atanta , Ga. , April 11. Telegrams
from , Ozark , Ala. , Valdosta Crossing
and the ill-fated town of Arlington ,
Ga. , show that this section was visited
to-day by another gulf tornado In
one direction , toward Ozark , where
timbers were uprooted and houses
blown to pieces , several persons lost
their lives.
Pastor Under a Clond.
Chicago , April 11. Rev. R. S. Mar
tin yesterday afternoon formally with
drew from the pastorate of the West
ern Avenue Methodist church and re
signed his membership in the church
at larjre. This action was , it is under
stood , not voluntary with him. The
real reason for this action will never
be made public , if the members of the
committee who have been pressing the
charces against him and the officers
of the Chicago conference keep faith
with each other.
World's Postal Congress.
Washington , April 11. The post-
office department has leased the old
Corcoran art gallery building for the
use of the International Postal con
gress , which is to assemble here on
May 5. It is expected that the con
gress will be in session six or eight
weeks. The entire building will be
fitted up and furnished expressly for
the occasion.
Work for SOO Men.
Bellaire , Ohio , April 11 At Dil-
lonville and Long Run , just east of
here , on the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad , the two largest coal mines
were placed in operation to-day. Over
SOO men were given work. The mines
have not been running in full force for
years.
A Rebellion Put Down.
San Francisco , April 11. Advices
from Tahiti state that Queen Mamai ,
who for seven years , as ruler of the
island of Raiatea. has defied the
French , has surrendered , and the long
standing rebellion on the islands of
Raiatea and Hanheine has been put
down.
For Serving Oleomargarine.
Dayton , O. , April 11. Colonel J. B.
Thomas , governor of the Soldiers'
home , was arrested charged with violating
lating a state law by serving oleomar
garine at that institution without dis
playing a placard stating the fact It
will be a test case.
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Severe Drouth In Australln.
Sidney , N. S. W. , April 11. In view
of the suffering from protracted
drouth , the government has proclaimed
that April 10 be observed as a day of
humiliation and prayer for rain.
COL. ELLSWORTH DEAD : / H H
The Old Time Lecturer PassesAiray ! c \ J l
Absolute Poverty. 4. H
Atchison , Kan. , April 0. Colonel S ; . f LmmW
C. Ellsworth , who had been a lecturer | f j H
for thirty-threo years , died this morn'T , , H
ing in poverty , not having even money 1
enough to pay his funeral expenses. H
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ago attracted much attention ; Ho > M
lectured for the Order of Mystic Broth * d M
erhood in Kansas a year ago. but had H
not been on the rostrum since last. H
fall , living here in a cheap boarding- H
house. , M m
THE POOL BILL SIGNED. H
Governor Stephens Finally Acts Favorably - H
ably on the Horsebrecdcrs * Act. H
St. Louis , Mo. , April 0. Governor- H
Stephens , who ia in the city to-day , . H
signed the horsebreeders' pool selling- A k k A
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beast must secure license under pen- s k k ky
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fine of SI,000 , or both. Licenses arc to- H
be issued only by the auditor of state , Jk M
and are to be good only on a race H
track or fair grounds. Licenses m
are not to be for more than. H
ninety days , and pool selling and A m
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grounds. Each licence fee is fixed at. if l
S2 , and there are to be no licences be- m\m\m\ \
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year. No night pool selling or book- f M
making is to be allowed. All funds- m
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Flood Relief to lie Soon Given. |
Washington , April 9. Secretary H
Alger is pushing forward the work of A M
relief for flood sufferers , and in a few- H
days the disbursement of rations pro- jk W
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Heavy RIse at lilsmnrck , N. D. H
Bissiarck , N. D. , April 9. The * y H
water in the Missouri river has risen ( H
four feet since last night. No trains- k W
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compulsory educational bill has passed. k k kw
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having control of a child between 7" mmW mm\ \
and 14 years of age to cause such child. H
to attend some school sixteen weeks- |
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Ho Free Library for St. Louis. |
St. Louis , Mo. , April 9. The meas- . 1
ure providing for a tax for a freo- H
library building in St. Louis was lost ? ' kmm\m\\ \
at the polls yesterday. A two-thirds H
vote was necessary. Tlie vote was 17- H
000 short of that number. H
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Sherman stated last night that he had. ) l
assurances that General Rivera , the- ? k MWMWm\ \
insurgent leader , would not be exe- f H
cuted , but would be treated as a prisoner - 1
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South African Revolt. H
London , April 9. Dispatches fromv > |
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IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT. H
Dks Moines , April 2. Patents have H
been allowed but not yet issued as H
follows : To S. L. Hill , of Moulton , H
Iowa , for an ingenious cylinder press- J k k kW
in which the cylinder is rotated as a " A kmmmmW
reciprocating bed carries form l l
through under the cylinder to print H
upon the paper on the form and the k kmmmW
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remains stationary. The intermittent H
rotary motion of the cylinder and the H
reciprocating motion of the bed occur- H
while the press is operated by the continuous - |
tinuous rotary motion ofa single- - j H
crank to which power is supplied by H
hand. To Mrs. E. E. Young , of Red kmm k ]
Oak , Iowa , for a water bag adapted to- j l
enclose ice or water and close it water- H
tight so it can be handled or carried l > |
about without leaking. To C. E. Bech- # H
tel , of Des Moines , for a manifold aut- jw 1
ographic register. Inventors in other T H
states can have our services upon theX I H
same terms as Hawkeycs. / kmm km
Tnos. G. and J. RAtrn Okttig , kmm k ]
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