M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KIMMKIX , Publisher.
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
- NEBRASKA
In many Nebraska towns tne demand
for dwelling houses exceeds the sup-
Ply.
Ply.The
The residence of Mrs. Victory of Be
atrice was destroyed by fire. Some of
the furniture was saved.
About one-half of the voters of Ne-
maha county have signed the petition
asking for an election to vote on the
question of bonds for court house ,
'ihere appears to be no opposition.
Milton Lynde , who was killed in bat
tle at Malolos , was a York boy. He
was a son of Rev. Lynde. a United
Brethren minister , and was 20 years
old. He was born in Otoe county , Ne
braska , and his time was occupied in
attending school and doing farm work.
It is unusual , says a Fremont dis
patch , to make arrangements in March ,
while the ground is covered with snow ,
for a Fourth of July celebration , but
such is the case. The Woodmen of the
World have held a meeting and ar
ranged to celebrate their next annual
log rolling picnic in this city on inde
pendence day.
Company A of the First Nebraska is
certainly bearing Its brunt of the fight
ing with the Philippines insurgents ,
says a York dispatch. The casualties
to this date have been five killed and
nine wounded. There have been four
deaths from sickness , and altogether
their loss is nearly 20 per cent of the
company , counting the full quota.
The young women of Gibson gave a
unique entertainment for the purpose
of raising funds to finish paying for a
soldiers' monument. Tents were pitca-
ed and the various courses from tin
CUDS to hard tack were served at 5
cents an order. Financially and so
cially the affair was a success for in
excess of what was honed.
The Union Pacific will lay eiehty-
nound steel rails on its track betwpen
Omaha and Columbus , and work on
the job has commenced. These rails
replace the old sixty-five-pound steel
rails , which will be laid on extensions
and sidings. The company will also
finish the work of ballasting its main
line in Nebraska with Sherman gravel.
While the nightwatch at Humboldt
was making his rounds at the rear of
the store of Bartlett Bros. , he ran up
on two burglars trying to make an en
trance into the store. One man was
boring holes around the lock with a
brace and bit , while the other was
standing behind him with a small saw
ready to saw out the lock. They es
caped.
A young man of good business ad
dress stopped off at York and made a
house to house canvass , claiming to be
agent for a popular magazine and me
proprietors had made a special offer f
of a set of Haviland china to each new
subscriber. He delivered one maga
zine and carried with him one small s
piece of China. About fifty women paid
the $1 required.
The fine new Syndicate opera house
block , a three-story brick and stone
building in Crawford , was burned to
the ground. The origin of the fire is
unknown. It started in the basement ClK
of the block , directly underneath the K
postoffice , and rapidly spread through
the entire building. The furniture , C
fixtures and valuable mail matter in CfPi
the postoffice were totally destroyed. Pi
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A government revenue officer has fc
been in Curtis rounding up his share Of
the illegal liquor sellers. Several ar tl
rests were made and the offenders com te
pelled to take out government license. si
John Hill , one of the victims , was as sib
sessed to the tune of $16 , in addition to
the $25 by the local officers. He is still
under bonds to appear at the county in
court of the wholesale trial of offend inm
ers. cl
In behalf of the state of Nebraska EC
C. j. Smyth as attorney general has
brought suit against A. E. Burr , Daniel til
Sullivan , D. B. Mudgett , Willian Sulli
van and C. C. Burrrnd , officers and di in
rectors of the First National bank of re
Alma , to recover the sum of $40,612.90.
The suit has been instituted in the lii
United States court , where the usual cl
allegations relative to the insolvency ca
of the bank are filed. fij
fo
Some changes are being recorded in ts
the clerical force at the state house.
The stenographers in the office of the
inch
adjutant general hove gone out , the inm
legislature not ( having made appro- ch
nriation for help of this sort for the ta
next biennium. W. B. Bradbury , book
keeper in the treasurer's office , hasf resigned th
signed and will engage in the merchan an
dise business at Stockville , where he
ce
is also interested in a bank.
An Ashland dispatch relates that two in
young men who were hunting on the
'banks of the Platte river saw a man se
who was also hunting fall into the riv pi
er and disappear. He was alone and of
'had ' evidently been for a day or two
out on the islands in a hut. He was an
crossing the ise in the main channel ar
when it broke and let him in. The in
current carried him under the ice and to :
they saw no more of him.
A St. Edward dispatch says the re tii ;
ported death of Conrad Eagan at Manila cil
February 9 is of
nila in state papers ,
looked upon as a mistake. A dis
patch from Assistant Secretary of War lis
Meiklejohn , dated February 11 , direct an
Eagan severely be
from Otis , reports
wounded in the head , with prospects
good for recovery. A letter from Fred
Fitzgerald to his father , who resides .he
in St. Edward , dated February 9 , says ho
tbe report sent the day before by him
that Eagan was killed was a mistake , pu
and that his chances for recovery are
set
good.
uti
Mr and Mrs. J. P. Johnson of Buffalo tin
county last week celebrated their golden J
den wedding. pn
foi
A Koenig , a well known German the
farmer living southwest of Beatrice , 1
assaulted John
dangerously by
wns ick
With one of his neighbors. Koenta ati
and With appeared
took up a stray hog he
This home and demanded that he give ret
claiming it was his property. A
It up ,
followed Koenig's refusal and
quarrel see
struck KoeniK a blow over the
With guj
badly fracturing gujI
head with a singletree , I
ing his skull. The man's injuries are ati
it is thought ue will not re
such that exe
exeI
cover. I
Because the Governor's Signa
ture Has Been Affixed.
MEASURES STILL .HANGING fIRE.
Trobabillty that Most f the BIls Vet
Unsigned \T11I Ue Approved lie-
fora Expiration oi the
Ten Days.
The following bills have been signed
by Governor Poynter during the ses
sion and up till Thursday :
House roll No. 113 , by Thompson of
Merrick , appropriating $90,000 for the
payment of members , officers and em
ployes of the legislature.
House roll 121 , by Thompson of Mer-
rick , appropriating $40,000 for the pay
ment of the inciuental expenses or the
session.
House roll 351 , by Zellers , appropri
ating § 1,500 for an emergency lund to
be used by the state board of health in
the suppression of epidemics and the
prevention of diseases with the pro
vision that the appropriation shall be
available for expenses already incur - j
cur red in this manner.
House roll 171 , by Clam , providing
a one-mill levy for the use of the state
university.
House roll No. 18 , by Mann , to make
plowing on the public highway a mis
demeanor.
It
House roll 170 , by Armstrong , to au
thorize the state board of health to ap
point a board of examiners of embalm
ing in the state and providing penal
ties for violation of the act.
House roll 37 , by Easterling , reenacting
acting the law relating to obtaining
money under false pretenses and ad
ding ] a provision that the same shall
apply to persons defrauding corporations
at
tions , associations and partnerships.
House roll 31 , by Evans , removing
from section 602 , civil code , relating to
modifications of judgments by district
judges , the provision concerning mar
ried women.
House roll 24 , by Lane , amending
section 26 , chapter 34 , compiled stat
utes , a curative bill.
House loll 156 , by Wilcox , to fix the
tax on dc s in cities of the second .
class from * 1 to $3. \
House roll 84 , by Elwood , repealing [
the : law providing a bounty on the cultivation -
tivation : of timber , sections 10 and 11 ,
chapter 2 , article 4 , compiled statutes.
cc House roll 153 , by Jansen , repealing
chapter 33 , compiled statutes relating
to destruction of grasshoppers. ,
House roll 55 , by Prince , to amend
section 10 , chapter 44 , compiled statutes
Eia
utes , reducing interest on stats warrants -
rants ; from 5 to 4 per cent.
House roll 197 , by Leinar , to legalize
of
acknowledgments and oaths heretofore
aif fu
fore taken and administered by com
missioners of deeds.
res House roll 93 , by Weaver , to amend S
section 601 , a civil code , providing cnat
irsi cases of original jurisdiction in the ,
supreme court , a complete record may
sihi waived. m
House loll 252 , by Nesbit , to amend
sections 14 , 15 , 16 * . chapter 45 , compiled th
statutes , to permit cjties of the second
class to issue bonds for street improve-
ment. ty
House roll 88 by Weaver , an act
concerning the compensation of re
ceivers providing that they may be f
paid by salary or on a per centage on
cash received and properly accounted fl
for by them. "
House roll 187 , by Weaver , to provide cli
that all fire insurance policies writ
ten and covering property in the state
shall be countersigned and issued only m ;
by : a duly authorized agent , resident
oi the state. sc
House roll 390 , by Young , appropriat
ing money belonging to t ie state nor so
mal school library fund for the pur
chase of books for the library of said
school.
House roll 362 , by Weaver , to locate
the state fair permanently at Lincoln.
House roll 43 , by Grandstaff , amend
ing section 208 , of the criminal code ,
relating to adultery.
House roll No. 68 , by Beverly , to
limit and regulate the employment of co :
children in manufacturing , mechani so
cal , and mercantile establishments ,
fixing the age limit at ten years and at tr
fourteen years under certain condi
tions. < fei
House roll 192 , by Beverly , regulat ga
ing and limiting the hours of employ
ment of females in manufacturing , me
chanical , industrial and mercantile es
tablishments.
House roll 189 , by Zellers , limiting
the levy in certain school districts 10
amount that will bring in not to ex-
seed $400 annually.
House roll 191 , by Weaver , reenacting
ing the insurance laws.
House roll 517 , by Meyers , to amend
section 68 , chapter 17 , article 1 , com
piled : statutes , defining the boundaries
Sarpy county. to
House roll No. 155 , by Wilcox , to pa
imend sections 19 and 24 , chapter 93a. .nd
irticle 3 , compiled statutes , to permit nicc
irrigation bond coupons and warrants
be applied on taxes.
House roll 240 , by Detweiler , permit-
ing the school board in metropolitan by
jities to make the school levy instead aw
the city council. tivc
House roll 271 , by Olmstead. to estab- c
mii
ish a state barbers' examining board
ind to regulate the practice of bar- shi
jering. fee
House roll 295 , by committee on sol-
liers' home , appropriating $13,500 for ing
purchase of the site of the soldiers' eleS
lome at Milford. S
House roll 363 , by Meyers , the com- the
nilsory education bill. for
House ] roll 297 , by Pollard , to amend staI
iection 340 , chapter 2 , compiled stat- I
ites , increasing the appropriation for sta
state horticultural society to $2,500. sta
House roll No. 418 , by Grafton , ap- prc
iropriating $5,000 for a standpipe and liviI
heating and lighting apparatus at I
Peru normal school. ing
House roll 623 by Thompson of Mer- SOCK
at request of governor , appropri- K
.ting $2,000 as an emergency fund for lat
use of the members of the First bar
eeiment at Manila. ant
HOIMC roll 22 , by Lane , to amend san
ections 30 and 31 , chapter 23 , entitled bon
uardians and wards , curative bill. Ii
House roll 610 , by Grafton , appropri- venr
ting $25,000 for the purchase of an r !
xecutive mansion. cha
House roll 585 , by Easterling , authcr- \K \
izing the governor to appoint the sup
erintendent of the Kearney industrial
school.
House roll 183 , by Wilcox , limiting
the hours of employment of certain
railway employes.
House roll 254 , by Olmstead , provid
ing that there shall be no limit to the
time a city , county , township or village
may begin action for the recovery of
the title or possession of any public
toad , or lots or grounds.
House roll 285 , by Olmstead , to auth
orize the organization and regulate the
conduct of mutual insurance compa
nies to insure against loss of hogs by
death by disease.
House roll 50 , by Lemar , chaneins :
time for members of boards of educa
tion to take tneir seats from July to
May , passed with the emergency
clause ;
S. F. 189 , by Reynolds , providing for
the registration , leasing , selling and
general management of the educational
lands of Nebraska.
S. F. 62 , by Fowler , providing that in
a replevin suit where the property ex
ceeds $200 , it may be certified , from
justice to district court.
S. F. 133 , by Arends , fixing the time
of election of different members of
town board trustees in alternative
years.
S. F. 257 , by Holbrook , providing that
where bridges cross streams dividing
counties they shall be jointly main
tained.
S. F. 287 , by Talbot , providing that
voting machines may be used at the
option of the electors of cities and
counties.
S. F. 44 , by Miller , to punish cattle
stealing and punish persons receiving
or buying stolen cattle and to punish
all persons harboring or concealing
cattle thieves.
S. F. 120 , by Spohn , to permit cities
of the second class to purchase , re
ceive by donation , to improve , main
tain and control parks.
S. F. 41 , by Currie , to provide free
attendance at public high schools of
non-resident pupils.
S. F. 281. by Prout. authorizing the
governor to provide for the presenta
tion of medals to
tne officers and men
of the First , Second , and Third regi
ments and troop K , U. S. volunteer
cavalry , in the Spanish-American war.
S. F. 161 , by Fowler , to provide for
the use of all funds collected by coun
ties under the old free high school law
by transferring them to the new free
high school fund.
S. F. 35 , substitute by committee on
insurance _ , providing a system of fees
for assessment companies and regulat
ing mutual benefit companies.
S. F. 131 , by Van Dusen , providing
when school boards shall take their
seats , fixing salaries of secretaries ,
etc.
S. F. S , by Farrell. to require school
boards . to provide suitable water clos
ets.
, S. F. 46 , by Alexander , relating to
offenses against the killing of game.
S. F. 50 , by Allen , for the transfer
state funds unused to the general
fund.
S. F. 28 , by Fowler , repeal of the
statutes relating to arrest before or
after judgment.
. S. F. 33 , by Talbot , preventing dis
trict judges from practicing at attor
neys.
S. F. 20 , by Holbrook , for cities of
the second class to pay off outstanding
bonds.
S. F. 103 , by Steele , permitting coun
attorneys to follow county cases into
ather counties on change of venue. biVI
S. F. 132 , by Van Dusen , fixing the VIn
salary of county surveyors in Lancas n
ter and Douglas counties. w
S. F. 203 , by Newell , making the of wy
fices of city attorney and marshal y
slective offices in cities of the second SEV
3lass. V
S. F. 135 , by Holbrook , authorizing in
nutual : insurance companies to insure le
country churches , parsonages and of
school houses. ofT
S. F. 136 T
, by Crow , making dogs per
sonal property.
S. F. 143 , by Prout , curative act. 53
S. F. 119 , by Prout , curative act.
S. F. 140 , by Prout , curative act. PI
S. F. 124 , by Reynolds , curative a < jt. er
S. F. 117 , by Prout , curative act. erw
S. F. 113 , by Prout , curative act w
S. F. 96 , by Prout , curative act. la
S. F. 18 , by Talbot , authorizing or
ganization of mutual guarantee bond
a
ompanies to insure the fidelity of per hi
sons not state , county or city officers. him
S. F. 58 , by Talbot , relating to regis- en
ration of county "bonds.
nc
S. F. 80 , by Owens , relating to trans- of
of personal property under mort
gage. ni
S. F. 93 , by Prout
, curative act. fo
S. F. 97 , by 'Prout ' , curative act. fem
S. F. 144 , by Prout , curative act. le
S. F. 145 , by Prout , curative act.
S. F. 150 , by Rocke , curative act.
S. F. 151 , by Rocke , curative act.
S. F. 156 , by Prout , curative act. Fi
S. F. 157 , by Prout , curative act. Fii
S. F. 155 , by Prout , curative act. ho
S. F. 153 , by Prout , curative act.
S. F. 125 , by Reynolds , curative act. up of
S. F. 126 , by Reynolds , curative act. ofmi
S. F. 127 , by Talbot , an amendment
an
the Lincoln charter authorizing re- Af
laving , relating to sidewalk contracts Afme
requiring street railway compa- by
lies to lay center-bearing or "T" rails. byi
S. F. 129 by Talbot
, , curative act. DC
BILLS HANGING FIRE. an
The \ following measures were passed ciz
both branches of the legislature and fai
wait the pleasure of the chief execu- ch
:
vo
Senate file 22 , by Noyes , making com- Br
lissioners in counties not under town- BrM
hip organization elected at large , af- 6C
scting Douglas county particularly. he
Senate file 15 , by Van Dusen , provid- toed
for registration previous to primary r
lections. ed
Senate file 176 , by Steele , authorizing nei
auditor to license insurance brokers sti
companies not doing business in the les
tate. cai
House roll 347 , by Fisher , creating a sit
tate registry of brands and marks , a 51t
tate brand and mark committee and t
roviding for brands and marks pn Pk
stock. Ca
House roll 210. by Burman , regulat- to
the control of building and loan as- hoi
Dciations. ]
*
House roll 431 , by Hathorn , providing spc
county funds may be deposited in for
anks to receive 2 per cent interest (
that officers of the banks receiving wa
ime may not sign the depository the
amis. hoi
House roll 1S4 , by Olmstead , to pre- 1
corrupt practices at elections. am
House roll 392 , by Detweiler , Omaha No
inrter bill , providing manner of elect- wa
a police judge. ser
j The Legislature X
1
Friday's session or me senate con
tinued into Sunday. At 9 o'clock on
that day bills on third reading were
proceeded with.
The conference committee on house
roll No. 444 , the salaries appropriation
bill , reported making the following
recommendations : That the senate
recede from its amendment raising the
adjutant general's salary from $1,200
to $1,500 and substitute therefor $1,350 ;
recede from the amendments raising
the salaries of the deputy secretary of
state and deputy superintendent of
public instruction from $1,500 to $1,000 ,
and the salary of the superintendent of
the feeble-minded institute at Beatrice
from $1,800 to $2,000 , substituting
therefor $1,900 ; recede from the
amendment cutting off the salary of
$500 per year for the stenographer in
the labor commissioner's office , and to
allow the insurance bureau a stenogra
pher , ' at $800 per annum.
On motion of Senator Prout the re
port of the conference committee was
agreed to.
The order of bills on third reading
was resumed and the following bills
were passed :
House roll No. 183 , providing that
railroad employes shall not be on duty
to exceed eighteen consecutive hours
without being allowed a period of rest.
House roll No. 65 , to license and reg
ulate junk dealers , pawnbrokers , chat
tel loaners , etc.
House roll No. 318 , to require the
equipment of hotels , public halls and
buildings with fire escapes.
House roll No. 470 , for the relief of
William C. Peterson.
House roll No. 413 , reducing the
number of justices of the peace in Lin
coln from three to two.
House roll No. 254 , relating to action
to recover title.
House roll Mo. IS , Olmstead's bill
to "prevent corrupt practices at elec
tions. "
House roll No. 50 , providing that the
term of school board members snail
begin May 1.
On motion , the resolutions condem
natory of Colonel Stotsenburg , adopted
early in the session , were expunged
by a vote of 24 yeas to 1 nay.
The conference committee reported ,
saying that the joint committee could
not recede from the senate amend
ment raising university salaries from
$210,000 to $242.500. The report was
adopted by unanimous vote.
The senate went into committee of
the whole on house rolls Nos. CO. ' ! , COO
and 457 , Senator Prout in tbe chair.
A second time the clerk of the house
appeared , announcing the rejection of
the ! conference committee report , and
the appointment by tha * jody of a new
committee.
The committee of the whole report
ed. Senator Rocke moved not to con
cur ! in the senate amendment to house
roll No. 603 , relating to beet sugar
bounties. The motion prevailed by a '
vive voce vote. There was no demand
for a roll call.
ftCl A motion by Senator Newell not to
concur in the items of newsoaper
claims for printing constitutional L.or [
amendments prevailed. or
Senator Sponn moved to non-concur sa
in the items allowing the chicory
irbi
bounty of $17,800. The motion was ' a
vehemently opposed by Senator HanPa
nibal ; and Senator Prout. Roll call th
was demanded and the vote on the
motion to non-concur resulted in 12 ljc
yeas < and 18 nays , a strict party vote :
save that Senators Currie , Newell and "W
Van Dusen voted with cue fusionists
the affirmative. The motion was
lost , and the report of the committee
the whole was adopted as amended.
House roll No. 457. for tne relief of g
Thurston county , was passed. ov
House roll Nc * , the uistrict clerk
salary bill , was passed.
ar
House roll No. 551 , the general ap or
propriations bill , was passed with the
emergency clause.
At 2:30 Sunday morning the senate
was still in session. ' is
The senate got through with its
labors Sunday evening about 6 o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert made m
short speech in which he expressed
tiis appreciation of the kindly senti
ments the senators had shown they
entertained for him , but said he would ue
not say all he had on tap on account . cei
the lateness of the hour. ' ki'
The day and the latter part of last j ati
light has been one of weary waiting , a
'or most o he members and the large | bli
majority du not care to stand it , and j mi
left : for home. an
bo
House of
The house , like the senate , continued
Friday's session into Sunday morning.
Taylor i of Custer moved that the
louse committee be instructed to agree '
pen $220,000 for the university. Prince ter
Hall moved to amend that it be lit
nade $230,000. Burns of Lancaster iul
imended this by making it $225,000. sev
iiter further discussion the amendwn
wn
nents were withdrawn and the motion Sfj
Taylor was adopted. jjej
S. i F. Co , by Senator Holbrook of pie
Jodge , to regulate tha organization pjr
md operation of mutual benefit asso- ( jaj
iations and life insurance companies ,
ailed to pass with the emergency
ilause by a vote of 55 to 10. Those
raa
oting against the bill were : Anderson , Of
Jroderick , Carter , Hicks , McCracken , cjt-
IcGinley , Olmsted and Shore. On the QQQ
econd call the bill was passed without { _ W ,
( emergency clause by a vote of 63 ( ne
3.
ls ;
The report of the committee appoint- tor
to investigate Prof. Gillcspie's con- sto :
tection with the Deaf and Dumb in- the
titute at Omaha , exonerating Mr. Gil- att
espie , was presented at this time ana coo
aused a little flutter and some oppo- we
ition , but was adopted by a vote of fer
to 28. to
The question of overtime for em- get
loyes came up again and Pollard of no
lass moved that the matter be left cha
the of the the
judgment speaker of ma
ouse and the timekeeper. Mute
Burman moved to amend that the to
peaker be instructed to sien all claims poi
overtime. seh
On roll call the motion by Burman
defeated by a vote of 15 to 55 and
lemotion by Pollard was adopted. The ties
ouse members then went to supper. lat
The house did not concur in the ing
mendments of the senate to house roll bee
. 501 and a conference committee ha\
appointed , consisting of Thomp- was
of Merrick , Prince and Wyman. his
During the evening a resolution was
sent in , signed by the employes of the
house , presenting Beverly with a gold-
headed cane and Burman with a silver
water set. Both responded in appro
priate speeches.
House roll No. 600 was passed. The
conference committee reported that it
had reached an agreement on several
amendments. The amount for living
expenses at the * Norfolk asylum was
made $40,000 instead of $35,000. The
amount for the hospital at Grand Isl
and was made $12,500 instead of $10-
000. At the Kearney reform school
$1,000 cut off by the senate committee
was restored. The item for employes'
wages at the Grand Island home was
replaced at $12,000 instead of $8,000.
House roll No. 600 was passed after
midnieht.
The conference committee on house
roll No. 501 , the general appropriation
bill , reported that an agreement had
been reached shortly after midnight.
The amendments were reread and the
report of the committee was adopted
without division. A committee com
posed of Pollard , Myers and Mem-
minger was named to wait on the gov
ernor and see if he had any further
communications to make.
At 12:30 the claims bill came over
from the senate and the house refused
to concur in the senate amendments.
A conference committee consisting of
Beverly , Harkson and Tanner was
appointed.
At 2:15 the conference committee
came back to the house and the joint
report on house roll No. 603 was read.
The report of the committee was
adopted , except the newspaper claims ,
upon which a new conference com-
miitee was appointed , consisting of
Prince , Weaver and Evans.
At 6:12 Sunday evening the com
mittee of the house reported that the
house had concluded its labors and
was ready for final adjournment. A
few minutes later the committee" on
enrolled and engrossed bills reported
that it had delivered the remaining
bills to the governor for his signature.
Senators Talbot , Smith and Reynolds
were appointed as a committee to
notify the house'that the senate had
completed its labors and was ready to
adjourn. After thanking the members
for their courtesies and kind consid
eration for the chair during the ses
sion , the speaker declared the house
adjourned sine die.
Omaha Charter Bill Vetoed.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 6. Governor
Poynter transmitted to the secretary of
state house roll No. 385 , amending the
Omaha charter , without his approval.
This action has been taken after a
long and careful study of the bill.
Yisiting delegations from Omaha sup
porting ' and opposing the bill were
P'ai
attentively listened to , telegrams and
letters almost without number having
been considered before action was
taken.
ANS.Itilts an Editor.
EMPORIA. Kas. , April 7. colonel
j. Severy , defeated candidate for may-
on the citizens' ticket , today as
saulted William A. White , editor of the
Sazette , knocking him down twice with
cane. Editor White , in last night's
aaper. abused Ssvery for running on
.he citizens' ticket after being de-
reated for nomination in the repub-
ican convention. White was cut on tl
he forehead and hand. William A. lo
White is a well known author and loC
lewspaper man.
Alaska Calling for Itelief.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn stated today that
T
swing to the numerous stories of desti-
5
lution and suffering in Alaska which
ire being received at the department
jrders have been issued to Captain
Vbercrombie. 1 commanding thp Coppar bi
iver expedition , to hurry his departure
much as possible. A teleeram re-
eived today from that officer indicated
hat the expedition will leave Seattle
the 12th inst.
Kodak Caused Hi * Drnllt
PHILLlPSBURG.Pa. , April 7. Sam-
M. Graham , well known throughout
entral Pennsylvania , wro instantly
illed near this place today while
ittempting to get a kodak picture of
large stump , which was about being
ilown out of the ground with dyna-
nite , a sliver striking him on the neck
md nearly cutting his head from the
lodv. He was a member of the firm
Graham , Herd & Co.
Hoburt a Little Better.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 7.
'ice President Hobart was a little bet-
last night. He rested easy through- fl
) the day and was benefitted by it ,
has not rallied from his relapse of
th ;
jveral days ago sufficient to indicate th
hen he will be about again. He is thme
till ] kept in bed , and every effort Is tin
eing made to have him take the com- tas ;
lete rest essential to his recovery. His is
hysician is now visiting him twice a tiv
, as against once before today. dis
ge
A drunken irishman is said to have tomt :
lade Tacoma the western terminus mt
the Northern Pacific railroad. The evi
- has now a population of over 50- sta
, and is growing fast. Seattle , liver
venty-two ( miles away , long has been or
boast of Washington , but Tacoma la ;
running away witr. it. The direc ]
of the Northern Pacific , as theory anA
ory goes , were prospecting to find
best place for a terminus , and their rc {
ttention had been directed to Steila-
jom City , about twelve miles south- 'o. :
est ; of Tacoma. 'ihe Irishman re-
reefv
jrred to was engaged to drive them rer
Steilacoom ! , wnere tne waters of Pti-
sound are ten fathoms deep , and
noubt they would have been so :
larmed witn the harbor that Taco-
would never have been thought of. X.I
'
Mr. Irish got roaring drunk , failed For
provide conveyances and-so disap-
jlnted the directors that in a pet taey
'lectid Tacoma as the terminus.
One of Joseph Chota's peculiari-
is told by a friend who declares Ism i
whenever Mr. Choate was study- a rr
over , or "working up" a case , he pate .
ecame extremely nervous , had to free
absolute solitude until his won : Tom
done and would sit for hours at
desk without for Or
"Let Him Who Wins It
Bear the
Praise unstinted is accord
ed to all honorable victors ,
whether in the din of war
or in the quiet paths of peace *
Hood's Sarsaparilla has -won
thousands of victories over all
sorts of troubles of the blood
and it is America's Greatest
Medicine , the best that money
can buy.
It possesses the exact combination
which purifies the blood and brings the
color of health to every cheek. It
never disappoints.
Scrofula " When three months old onr
baby Key was covered with itchlne and
burning scrofula sores. The best physicians
failed to relieve. Hood's Sarsaparilla saved
his life as it made a permanent cure. " MBS.
LULIE M. FISH , EastSpringport _ , Mich. <
Erysipelas " A scrofulous condition
of my blood caused me to suffer from ery
sipelas for 15 years. Physicians did not
even help , but Hood's Sarsaparilla per
manently cured this disease. " A. E. SMITH , .
203 Court Ave. , Jetfersonville , Ind.
Hood's I'llls cure liver ills ; the non-lrritaMng and
only cathartic to take -with Hood's Sarsaparill * .
Infidelity plucks the flowers and
scoffs at the gardener.
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Do Your Feet Ache and Barn ?
Shake into your shoes , Allen's Foot-
Ease , a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns , Bunions , Swollen , Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores , 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted , LeRoy , N. Y.
It is only the coward who finds it
necessary to be cruel.
BIrs. TVlnslotv's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething , softens the gums , reduces Icr
Uammatlon , allays jialn , cures wind colic. 23c a bottle.
Conscience enables people to feel
sorry when they're found out.
Coughs and Colds Cured OuieJc
With Dr. Sctli Arnold0 Cough Killer. All Druggists
and Country Store * . 25c. a bottle.
A large and unflecked mirror will al
ways be found in the private room of
the man who wouldn't look otu of the
window to see a celebrity.
There IB a Class of People
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-0 , made of pure grains ,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress , and but few can tell it from
coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-0.
A woman is al\va3s in fine feather
when she gets what she wants for
Easter.
Salzcr's Seed Corn.
Does your seed corn test , Bro. Farmer ?
Salzer's does it's northern grown , earlv
and good for SO to 130 bu. per acre ! Send
this notice and ICc for b corn samples and
low prices to John A. Salzer Seed Co. . La
Crosie , "VVis. [ w. u. ]
Few men feel at all lambLke when
a mutton head.
TO CUKE A COLD IK ONE DAY
Take Lax.Une Brocio Quinine Tablets. All
? sts refund the monev if it fails to cure.
The genuine has 1 . U. Q. on each tablet.
The man who changes a counterfeit
bill returns good for evil.
A.n Excellent Combination. " "V
The pleasant method and beneficial
iffects of the well known remedv ,
STRUP OF FIGS , manufactured by the
DALIFOKNIA FIG Svnur Co. , illustrate
he value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
ive principles of plants known to be
nedicinally laxative and presenting-
ihem in the form most refreshing to the
ase and acceptable to the svstem. It
the one perfect strengthening' laxa-
ive , clean sing the svstem effectually ,
lispelling colds , headaches and fevers
fently yet promptly and enabling one
overcome habitual constipation per-
nanently. Its perfect freedom from
svery objectionable quality and sub-
tance , and its acting on the kidneys , '
iver and bowels , without weakening ;
irritating them , make it the ideal
axative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
used , as they are pleasant to the
aste , but the medicinal qualities of the
emedy are obtained from senna and
ither aromatic plants , by a method
no\vn to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
. only. In order to get its beneficial
fleets and to avoid imitations , please
emembcr the full name of the Company
rinted on the front of every package.
ALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO , CAI *
i.oinsvrLLE. irr. NE-W YORK. N. r.
sale by all Druirsisl * Price SOc. per bottle
1 i
not this * tRtement worth lavestlRatlnsUf you hura
friend MilTerlnc from any kldnny illiraao ? Kot K
itent nicillclnc ; neither Is patient obllijca to cotun
J.CW Vork for treatment. Exam.nndteitorurlno
of c narge. Send \ . . ex p. raid. Name paw
jmplclns-Corbin Co. . 1300 Broadway , New York City.
Kay's Lung Balm
