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NEBRASKA
I BRIEF TELEGRAMS I
Colonel C N Stevens a very prom
inent citizen and wholesale hardware
merchant of Gainesville Tex died of
pneumonia
L J Ramsey proprietor of a de
partment store at Kokomo Ind was
sued for 5000 for slander by Mrs
Elizabeth Freeman a prominent wid
ow
Mora than 6000 persons four fifths
o whom went to the United States em
igrated from Chrstiana during the last
twelve months as against 3300 in
18S9
The Society of Berlin Grain and Pro
duce Dealers has cabled to American
exporters cautioning them to see that
their goods correspond with the certifi
cates
Vester Griffin who shot and killed
Georgia King on the night of July 30
last was hanged at Danville Va The
execution was successful They were
colored
Henry W Howgate aged 70 who in
1880 ssrved the government as dis
bursing officer of the signal service at
Washington was released from the
penitentiary after serving six years
for forgery and falsification of ac
counts
The Parsons Kas lodge of Elks
initiated R R Brown aged 92 years
He is a native of New York and is
the father of J R Brown president
of the Interstate Mortgage and Trust
company He claims to be the oldest
Elk living
Spring Valley N Y is much in
terested by the quiet marriage of Miss
Belle Blauvelt and the Rev Dr D D
Lindsly of Youngsville N Y Miss
Blauvelt is 30 years old the clergyman
is 70 Miss Blauvelt taught a Sunday
school class for him
A man who says his name is H
Green has surrendered to the police at
Sacramento Cal He says he and his
brother Jaohn murdered Wiliam Fee
ney at Claire station Isbell county
Mich in 1875 He says they knocked
Feeney in the head cut his throat and
robbed him of 600 They then cut a
hole in the ice on the lake and threw
the body in
President Ripley of the Santa Fe
speaking of the reported acquisition
by that road of the Pecos Valley
Northwestern railroad said We have
owned that road for some time and
have no intention as reported of ex
tending it to Albuquerque nor have
we the slightest desire to block any
plans of the Rock Island for extending
its system
The Chicago Burlington Quincy
railway examining board of the north
ern division has about completed ex
amining the men on the new rules
They were adopted December 1 and the
men have hai very little time to post
nevertheless all have stood the te3t
exceedingly wel The new rules are
very different from the old and draw a
hard and last line on drinking Fre
quenting saloons at all is prohibted
Robert H W Icox delegate in ths
house of representatives from the Ha
waiian islands has just been paid a
claim of 1000 for mileage Every
congressman is entitled to mileage at
the rate of 20 cents per mile by the
most direct and practicable route from
his home to Wasington and return
The distance between Honolulu and
Washington is 5000 miles Mr Wil
cox will draw 1000 more on his re
turn trip
Mrs John Sherry of New Castle
Ind is dead as the result of a very
peculiar accident About two years
ago she attended an entertainment and
social and all of the ladies took bas
kets of refreshments Among other
things Mrs Sherry took a pot of cof
fee When she was returning home
some boys had thoughtlessly stretched
a rope across the sidewalk and Mrs
Sherry was carrying the empty coflee
pot and as she tripped and fell over
the rope the point of the coffee pot
spout penetrated deeply into her left
breast A cancer developed from the
wound and after months of suffering
death resulted
A H Pierce better known through
out the west and south as Shanghai
Pierce one of the wealthiest and most
famous of Texas stockmen died at his
home at Pierce Tex The fortune he
left is estimated at between 4000000
and 5000000 all of whoch was accu
mulated by him in Texas
Andrew McNeff was 100 years old
Wednesday Ihe anniversary was cel
ebrated in Larue 0 and 100 relatives
enjoyed a big dinner This venerable
man is hale and hearty has good eye
sight has never worn glasses and is so
spry that he never thinks it necessary
to carry a cane For eighty years he
has been a hard smoker
Five persons were killed and eleven
seriously injured at Vivar province of
Grenada Spain during an election
riot
Hal K Wilson a prominent young
attorney of Carmi accidentally shot
and killed himself He war formerly
city attorney of Carmi 111
D R Paige of New York has paid
the last dollar of his indebtedness
City Commissioner A T Page of Ak
ron O a brother of D R Paige said
The -remaining four notes of Paige
Cary Co have been lifted It was
a gigantic undertaking to wipe out a
debt of 720000 but Mr Paige accom
plished it
Much American maize 1900 crop is
arriving at Berlin in bad condition
General Reginald Pole Carey who
has returned from South Africa will
marry Lady Beatrice Frances Eliza
beth elder daughter of the Marquis
of Ormonde He is 51 years of age
and she is under 25
Bishop and Mrs C C McCabe and
Miss Brouse private secretary to the
bishop will sail from New York Janu
ary 8 for their trip through South
America The bishop was recently ap
pointed to take charge of the mission
work in South America and hs trip
is for the purpose of going over his
-work
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DEATH FOB KIIPING
Numerous Measures are Being Intrcduoed
in the Legislature
EXTREME PENALTY IN MOST CASES
Other Degrees of Kidnaping Will Bring
Life Imprisonment A Saloon Keeper
at Snyder Shot and Instantly Killed
Other Matters In Nebraska
The legislative wheels are again in
motion The buttons to start tne ma-
chinery were pressed at noon January
1 according to the constitutional man
date by Secretary of State Porter m
the house and Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert in the senate
The program agreed upon by the
two party Caucuses the previous Tn1gnt
were carried out witnouc visible hitch
in the organization of both houses af
ter which adjournment was taken for
the day to prepare for the canvass of
the vote in joint session on Wednes
day when perhaps a few more steps
will be taken in further perfecting the
ohiciai roscer the messages ot the
outgoing and incoming governors be
ing reserved for Thursday
As usual chief interest centered in
the house to which was attracted a
good attendance of spectators who
however scon tired of the lack of ex
citement in the proceedings and grad
ually stole away There were no flow
ers and little applause except for two
neat speeches of the temporary and
permanent speakers
The senate organized along lines
agreed upon in caucus and adjourned
to meet at 10 oclock Wednesday Sen
ators were called to order by Lieuten
ant Governor Gilbert Alpha Morgan
secretary of the last senate was pres
ent and had prepared a temporary
roill which was called Rev Mr Cress-
man asked divine blessing to rest on
those present and to guide their every
act
Senators Currie of Custer Edgar of
Gage county were appointed a com
mittee on credentials After a ten
minute recess during vhich time they
prepared their findings they reported
that all with the exception of two
whose names were on the list read by
Mr Morgan had presented duly ac
credited credentials appearing valid
and conclusive on their face and
should therefore be entitled to seats
Lynxan of Adams and Campbell of
Kolt had mislaid their credentials but
were recommended to seats This re
port was adopted thus seating tem
porarily at least Oleson of Cuming
and Liddell and Ransom of Douglas
all of whom have contests confronting
them
The republican nominees- were as
as follows Calvin F Steele of Fair
bury for president pro tern John C
Fremont McKesson of Lancaster for
secretary and A H Keim of Falls
City for assistant secretary Clark
Robinson sergeant-at-arms John
Patrick of Washington county for
doorkeeper W H Pool of Cass for
enrolling and engrossing clerk A A
Cressman of Crete for chaplain and
Harry Beebe of Stanton for custodian
of the cloak room
It was five minutes of the noon hour
when the house was called to order by
Secretary of State Porter Rev
George W Porter of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Palmyra led in
prayer Members arose to their feet
and remained standing while the di
vine blessing was invoked Tne roll
was caflled by Theodore Mahn book
keeper in the secretary of states of
fice Boulier of Saunders was the only
member failing to respond to his
name
Lafflin of Gage placed in nomination
for temporary speaker J W Arm
strong of Nemaha county the choice
of the republican caucus Claus Gredl
of Sarpy on behalf of the minority
placed in nomination the name of
John C Sprecher of Colfax county
Roll call resulted in Armstrongs elec
tion by a strict party vote of 53 to 4b
Boulier fusion of Saunders absent
and not voting
John Wall of Arcadia was made
temporary clerk The speaker on mo
tion of Cain of Richardson appointed
a committee of five on credentials as
follows Cain of Richardson An
drews of Frontier Mead of Douglas
Taylor of Custer Tanner of Nance
On motion of Lane of Lancaster the
rules of the twenty sixth session were
adopted pending further action A re
cess of ten minutes was taken to give
the credentials committee an oppor
tunity to report Their report was
adopted and Chief Justice Norval of
the supreme court administering the
oath of office
In permanent organization of tne
house W G Sears of Burt county was
elected speaker He appeared and ex
pressed thanks
The house then proceeded to elect
as the remainder of its officers tho
nominees of the republican caucus by
a vive voce vote as follows Chief
clerk John Wall Arcadia first assist
ant olerk A D Gilmore Auburn sec
ond assistant clerk C H Barnard
Table Rock third assistant clerk C
E Sandall York fourth assistant
clerk H S Wetherell Alma sergeant-at-arms
A Wilsey Frontier
county chaplain J H Presson Mil
ford doorkeeper F L Miller Beat
rice postmaster E D Preston Ham
ilton county Adjournment followed
until 10 oclock Wednesday
SENATE In the senate on the
2d the following list of employes
was reported by Senator Currie
and elected unanimously in a
bunch Second assistant clerk
Ralph Johnson stenographer Miss
Nettie Darth messenger Alex Porter
private page to lieutenant governor
Charles Perin clerk of committee on
claims W H Van Cleve janitors
Albert Wahig and Edgar McCrea
Tho senate authorized the hiring of
nine employes heard five of the sev
enteen bills introduces read for the
first time attempted to select a
standing committee on privileges and
elections held a joint session with
the house for canvassing the vote
cast at the last election and then ad
journed until 3 ocIock During the
brief recess of the senate preliminary
to the joint meeting with the house
the republican senators caucused and
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agreed on their committee on priv
ileges and oloctlons A number of
bills were introduced among them
being To provide for the appoint
ment of supreme court referees Em
powers the court to appoint by unan
imous vote nine referees with neces
sary stenographers to hold office for
two years as a salary of 2500 annu
ally Emergency clause attached
Senator Ransoms kidnapping bill
To amend section 207 of the criminal
code Removes age limit of 18 years
in crime of seduction Providing pen
alties for the abduction or kidnaping
ol infants children or adults To
amend section 75 and section 78 of
the criminal code relating to allow
ing domestic animals with contagious
diseases to run at large Emergency
clause attached
HOUSE In the house on the 2d
Lane Fowler and GIshwiller were ap
pointed with a senate committee to
notify the governor that the legis
lature is ready to receive communi
cations Hibbert arid Schln
stock were appointed a committee to
arrange with a senate committee for
a joint session for the purpose of
canvassing the vote The speaker an
nounced the appointment of the com
mittee on privileges and elections as
follows Whitmore of Hamilton
chairman Mullen of Douglas Beis
ner of Thayer Hibbert of Gage Arm
strong of Nemaha Warner of Lancas
ter Brown of Furnas republicans
and Loomis of Dodge Hamilton of
Butler and Tanner of Nance fusion
ists At 1130 both houses convened
in joint session for the purpose of
canvassing the vote of the last gen
eral election The members of the
house arose and remained standing
while the senators entered represent
ative hall escorted by their
Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert and President pro tern
Steele led the procession The lieu
tenant governor called the joint ses
sion to order and announced its pur
pose The house and senate rolls
were called The secretary of state
not showing up to transmit the re
turns Representtatives Crockett and
Fowler and Senator Arends were sent
out to apprehend him After an in
terval Mr Porter was produced who
handed to the speaker the original
abstracts of the vote The speaker
canvassed the vote and announced
the result of the election on presiden
tial electors state officers and con
gressmen Immediately thereafter
the joint session Tanner of Nance
moved the appointment of a commit
tee of three to report at the next
session to ascertain the cost of print
ing the journal each day in sufficient
numbers for each member TJhl of
Douglas amended to include the cost
of typewritten and mimegraph copies
The motion as amended was agreed
to The chair appointed Tanner TJhl
and Crockett Tanner next moved
that the clerk be instructed to fur
nish each member daily ten 2 cent
stamps ten 1 cent stamps five 1 cent
wrappers and four daily papers
Taylor of Custer amended to strike
out the daily papers and Marshall of
Otoe amended to strike out the 1 cent
wrappers Both amendments were
adopted and the motion thus muti
lated was agreed to
SENATE The work in the senate
on the 3d was principally devoted to
discussion of the pending contest
cases and resulted in the papers and
documents purporting to be evidence
being delivered to the presiding offi
cer who opened the packages in the
presence of the senate A resolution
by Baldrige of Douglas diecting the
sergeant-at-arms to summon D M
Haverly clerk of Douglas county to
bring the ballots and poll books of all
the wards of South Omaha the sub
poena to be signed by the presiding
officer and countersigned by the clerk
of the senate was passed at the morn
ing session A motion by Crounse of
Washington prevailed directing the
presiding odfer to turn over to the
committee on privileges and elections
all the papers and documents relating
to contest cases in the senate The
committee on standing committees
gave out the following additional
chainen Highways bridges and
surveys Trompen counties and county
boundaries Van Bosklrk internal
improvements Berlet school lands
and funds Crounse labor Steele ed
ucational Allen library Young live
stock and grazing Van Boskirkr man
ufactures and commerce McCarger
public charities Martin miscellaneous
subjects Oleson corporations Berlet
constitutional amendments and fed
eral relations Young medical socie
ties Newell immigration Currie in
surance ONeill irrigation Owens
reform schools and home for the
friendless Harlan insane hospitals
Arends deaf dumb and blind asylums
Baldrige mines and mining Ransom
apportionment Van Boskirk Among
the bills introduced were the follow
ing An act to amend section 77a of
chapter xviii article 1 entitled Reg
ister of Deeds of the Compiled Stat
utes of 1899 and to repeal said sec
tion A bill to amend sections 18 20
and 21 of chapter iv of the Criminal
Code of the state of Nebraska and re
peal sections 18 20 and 21 Compiled
Statutes of 1897 An act to amend
section 140 of chapter xxvi Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska for 1899 enti
tled Elections
JOINT SESSION The senate and
house committees on jirivileges and
elections met in joint session on the
4th in the lieutenant governors office
and began consideration of the elec
tion contest cases from Douglas- coun
ty The four cases were combined and
will be tried jointly before both com
mittees During the morning session
William A Redick of Omaha made
the cpening statement for the contest
ants and in the afternoon Edward P
Sniitk performed a similar duty for
the contestees According to the plan
agreed upon by the committees and
the attorneys the ballots cast in the
South Omaha voting districts will be
counted before any testimony or evi
dence is produced At the conclusion
of Mr Smiths statement the ballots
cast in the Second district of the Sec
ond ward were opened and the count
begun It is the intention of the com
mittee to push the hearing of the
Douglas county cases as rapidly as
possible and with this object in view
night sessions will probably be held
next week At the evening session
the committee completed the recount
of all ballots cast in the Fourth ward
and in the First and Second districts
of the Second ward Twenty nine bal
lots that were rejected by the election
board in the Second district of the
Second ward because they were marked
with lead pencil were accepted and
counted by the committee The ad
dition of these voUs changed the fig
ures somewhat but did not maaterially
alter the relative standing of the nom
inees The recount so far shows the
following gains Rohwer republican
12 Johnson fusion lo Hunt fusion
13 Youngs republican 10 Liddell
fusion 15 Schultz republican 10
Ransom fusion 18 Colson republican
10 Among the first bills that will
be introduced in the legislature will
be one relating to negotiable instru
ments which will be similar in text
to a bill that has become a law in
sixteen states The measure is en
dorsed by the American Bankers as
sociation and several of the most
prominent and Influential members
of the State Bankers Association of
Nebraska The proposed bill is dif
ferent in only a few respects from the
existing statutes relating to negotiable
instruments It abolishes days of
grace and makes the endorser of a
note liable for Its full amount
JOINT SESSION The two branches
of the legislature met in joint session
in representative hall on the 3d lor
the inauguration of the new state offi
cials The large hall was crowded
throughout the entire ceremony
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert presided
until the joint session adjourned
when he was succeeded in office by
Edward P Savage who occupied the
presidents chair in the senate cham
ber during the following session of
the upper house After the roll call
the presiding officer appointed a com
mittee consisting of Representatives
Lane of Lancaster Sprecher of Colfax
Diers of York and Currie of Custer to
notify the retiring governor that the
joint convention was duly organized
and ready to receive his message and
to escort him to the hall On motion
of Senator Baldrige of Douglas the
committee was instructed to invite the
governor elect and other retiring and
incoming state officers and escort
them to the hall A few minutes
later the inaugural procession appear
ed and Governor Poynter Governor
elect Dietrich his staff state officers
and state officers elect were announc
ed by Chairman Lane of the escort
committee The senators and repre
sentatives arose and remained stand
ing while the line of officials staff
officers etc moved forward All
members of the military staff were
clad in full military dress uniforms
Governor Poynter Governor elect Diet
rich and Lieutenant Governor elect
Savage were ushered to chairs imme
diately in front of the speakers desk
The retinue of staff officers and their
successors sat in a row in front of
representatives desks facing the pre
siding officer and the retiring and in
coming chief executives As soon as
all had found their places the leg
islators again resumed their seats and
Avithout further ceremony Governor
Poynter was introduced by the retir
ing lieutenant governor He at once
began the reading of his farewell mes
sage At its conclusion Governor
elect Dietrich was inaugurated and
presented his message The inaugu
ral ball took place in the evening
The governors reception at the
state house and the ball immediately
following in the Auditorium were the
final events of the inauguration of
the new administration Both were of
surpassing brilliancy The reception
continued from 9 to 1030 oclock
when the governors party was taken
to the Auditorium for the inaugural
ball which was tendered by the Com
mercial club
This is the new administration
Governor Charles H Dietrich lieu
tenant governor E P Savage secre
tary of state George W Marsh au
ditor Charles Weston treasurer Wil
liam Steufer attorney general F N
Prout commissioner of public lands
and buildings G D Follmer super
intendent of schools W K Fowler
The following additional appoint
ments have been announced House
P H Wintersteen custodian of cloak
room W M Wheeler chief clerk of
engrossing room Ella M Piper sten
ographer chief clerks room Robert
Houghton bill clerk Edward Morris
chief clerk bill room H Gleason
timekeeper
THE NEW STATE OFFICERS
Following is a complete list of the
newly installed state officers together
with names and postoffice address of
employees
Governor Charles H Dietrich Hast
ings private secretary H C Lind
say Pawnee City chief clerk Robert
J Clancy Omaha recording clerk
Miss Nellie Purcell Lincoln stenog
rapher Miss Lena Meyer Hastings
messenger M F Singleton colored
Omaha
Lieuteant governor Ezra P Savage
Sargent secretary Miss Emma Mil
ler Sargent messenger Earl Perin
Lincoln
Secretary of State George W
Marsh Falls City deputy Frank Mc
Cartney Nebraska City bookkeeper
Fred W Miller Falls City recorder
J J Roberts Lincoln clerk Miss
Gertrude Dean Lincoln stenographer
Miss Harriet Fletcher Lincoln
Auditor of Public Accounts Charles
Weston Hay Springs deputy George
Anthes Omaha insurance deputy H
A Babcock Lincoln recorder J F
Fanning Clearwater stenographers
Miss Nellie Kepler Lincoln Miss
Anna Grissinger Bellwood book
keeper J M Gilchrist temporary
Treasurer William Stuefer West
Point deputy E G Heilman Nor
folk chief clerk Nathan Fodrea
Grand Island clerk H W Bauman
West Point stenographer Miss Mary
T Watson Grand Isianc
Superintendent of Public Instruction
W K Fowler Blair deputy J L
McBrien Crab Orchard stenographer
Miss Jennie B Adams Superior
Attorney General F N Prout Be
atrice deputy Norris zrown Kear
ney assistant W G Rose Lincoln
stenographer Miss Nannie Canning
Beatrice
OommisEioner of Public Lands and
Buildings George D Follmer Oak
deputy H M Eaton Fremont chiei
clerk Brad P Coos Lincoln
draughtsman A K Gift Lincoln
temporary first bookkeeper H G
Meyers Humphrey second bookkeep
er C J Fitle South Omaha assign
ment clerks Miss Cora Garber Red j
Cloud Mrs Jeanette Rehlander Lin
coln lease contractor Miss Maggie
Kroese Lincoln
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Fusionists will probably establish
quarters at the Grand hotel where
tbey caucused
The senate will expend less money
for official work than any senate in
recent years said Senator Currie of
the apportionment committee We
are going to keep expenses down and
establish a new record
John C Sprecher senator from Col
fax is going to take his pick between
deputy oil inspector and the position
to which xhe was elected this fall He
thinks that the oil inspectorship will
not last long after the new adminis
tration gets to work so he will pick
upon the senatorship His resignation
is expected to be in the hands of the
oil inspector in time to assume legis
lative work
Mr Sears speaker of the house is
of good form and voice and creates a
favorable impression In taking the
chair he said that so far as he hon
estly and consistently could as speak
er he would strive to aid each mem
ber in advancing the interests he was
sent here to represent He wanted to
assure the members of the minority
party that in the progress of the bus
iness of the house he would accord
them absolutely fair and impartial
treatment To the majority charged
with the real responsibility of the ses
sion he promised to make every ef
fort to so discharge the duties of his
position as to win the approbation of
the voters of the state
In the senatorial arena tne lines are
being drawn but the work is chiefly
of the quiet order in making closer
acquaintnee with the members The
candidates for the senate are all in
evidence the principal ones maintain
ing headquarters where they are at
home to their friends Delegations are
in from various sections of the state
in the interest of their special favor
ites
Quite a joke was sprung when it
transpired that Armstrong of Nemaha
who had been chosen to set the legis
lative ball a rolling as temporary
speaker is scheduled in the biograph
ical table as by occupation a funeral
director A funeral director in
charge of the house may prove to be
a grave matter suggested Sears of
Burt I should rather say that it
looks decidedly Sear ious chimed in
Laflin of Gage And the procession
moved on
The State Bar association met in
the rooms of the supreme court and
indorsed a bill for introduction in the
legislature which provides for the
appointment of nine supreme court
commissioners to be appointed by
unanimous vote of the three judges
The proposed bill was prepared by the
legislation committee or the associa
tion and was presented at the meet
ing by Judge McHugh of Omaha
When he retires from office State
Treasurer J B Meserve will have to
account to his successor William
Stuefer for 477474399 of state
funds Of this amount 30024255
must be in the form of actual money
or bank certificates and the balance
in national state or county bonds or
securities All of the permanent edu
cational funds monoy that is not in
vested in such securities must be
turned over in actual cash but the
money of other funds may be ac
counted for by depository bank certifi
cates
Auditor Cornell has his office force
at wok preparing the last statement
of the states funds This statement
shows the money and securities etc
that the treasurer must turn over and
is as follows General 1989396
sinking 6262244 permanent school
ij442b083 temporary school 81155
43 permanent university 307231
agricultural endowment 15222G
temporary university 787 universi
ty cash 1517848 hospital for insane
14090 normal interest 96354 nor
mal library 496961 normal endow
ment 29083 2 state library 6052
56 penitentiary special labor 1102
84 agricultural and mechanical arts
1303668 agricultural experiment sta
tion 86076 penitentiary land 2618
Total 30024255
The senate committee on privileges
and elections met and decided to begin
hearing evidence in the contest cases
next Monday The Douglas county
contests will be the first ones brought
up The attorney for the contesting
members in these cases met with the
committee The ballots in these cases
which are now under the jurisdiction
of the court will be delivered to the
committee Thursday of next week
Many documents and articles which
will be used in evidence were -turned
over the senate by Secretary of State
Porter
The Preacher
Rev Dr Washington Gladdens ac
tivity in Columbus municipal affairs
continues He is just now deep in
a controversy over the street railway
franchise and as may be imagined
Dr Gladden wants the public to have
all that it is entitled to He advo
cates seven or eight tickets for a
quarter all night cars and the pay
ment of a considerable casu compen
sation to the city by the street rail
way company
Young Pettigrew Was With the Boers
It is not generally known perhaps
that Senator Pettigrew of South Da
kota has a son who has been fighting
with the Boers He arrived in Sa
vannah a few days ago and at once
vaal They were driven into thn Pnr
tugese territory and three disarmed
Tl IRRIGATION LAW
Motion in Supreme Court for Behearing
on Eiparian Eights
EffECTS OF A RECENT DECISION
State Military Board Will BecommeaG
Adoption of a New Code A Count of
the Cash In the State Treasury Var
ious Other Matters in Nebraska
LINCOLN Neb Jan 7 A motion
for rehearing has been filed with the
supreme court in the suit Involving
the irrigation laws of the state Four
weeks ago the supreme court held to
the old English common law in the
matter of riparian rights and thereby
undermined the irrigation of the en-
tire state the only resource of owners
of thousands and thousands of aria
acres in western Nebraska
Briefly stated the courts opinion
held that a property owner along the
banks of a stream has the right to
use of that water undiminished in
quantity and undiluted in quality so
far as property owners further down
the stream are concerned As the tap
ping of streams and drawing off of
water for irrigation purposes dimin
ished the quantity in the stream all
attempts at irrigation would be un
lawful according to this interpreta
tion
Several attorneys of the western por
tion of the state have interested
themselves in the case because of the
vast interests involved and the wide
sweeping effect of the courts announc
ed decision of allowed to stand Thv
have united in a brief in suporpt ol
the motion for rehearing and in this
they argue that there is not a single
precedent in Nebraska to support the
courts opinion
Mrs Jog May Js Dead
FREMONT Neb Jan 7 Mrs Jo
seph May wife of Joseph T May of
this city died after a long illness
aged 53 years Her maiden name
was Gately and her family were lead
ers in social and business circles in
northern Mississippi before the war
She married Mr May shortly after the
war and very soon after came to Fre
mont where they have since resided
Before prevented by illness she was
prominent in the highest social circles
of the city
Receive 850000 Each
PLATTSMOUTH Neb Jan 7
The Misses Ella and Anna Crocker
who resided with their -uncle L D
Bennett in this city in the 70s but
are now living with their uncle W
F Benentt in Chicago have received
the cheering news that they are heirs
to 50000 each from the estate of an
uncle Benjamin Crocker who had
made a fortune of 500000 during the
early days in California
Allen Visits the Interior
SAN JUAN P R Jan 6 Governor
Allen who left San Juan Thursday to
visit the towns in the western part
of the island returned to the capital
today He visited several places never
before visited by any governor of
Porto Rico Everywhere he was most
enthusiastically received At Tares
250 mounted citizens turned out to
provide him with an escort
The Case Advanced
LINCOLN Jan 7 On motion of
Attorney General Smyth the supreme
court advanced the case of the State
of Nebraska against the Omaha Na
tional bank for hearing at the first
sitting in March The court also
granted leave to file an amended peti
tion and an additional transcript
Tears Showing In Sutton
SUTTON Jan 7 During the year
just closed Sutton has not been idle
At a cost of several hundred dollars
the town has straightened a long bend
in School creek by digging a canal 500
feet long and eleven feet deep in order
to prevent the threatened inundation
of a pretty public park that Is very
popular as a location for reunions and
celebrations
Hangs Himself In Jail
PLATTSMOUTH Neb Jan 7
Charles Frelsch an insane man about
40 years of age committed suicide by
hanging himself in the county jail
here Freisch came here from Omaha
about ten days ago and being penniles
and apparently mentally deranged
he was sent to the poor farm He es
caped from there Friday and came to
the city when he was placed in jail
As Nebraska Land Sells
BURWELL Neb Jan- 7 Interest
in real estate Is becoming quite appar
ent Lott Fillmore has just completed
a deal whereby ho gets over 4000 for
a quarter section of land that could
have been purchased a short time ago
for 2500 and Wooster Clark only
recently paid 1250 for a 40 acre
tract
Alleged Kidnapers at Beatrice
BEATRICE Neb Jan 7 The kid
naping craze has struck this city The
victim is the 12-year-old stepdaughter
of one Booth who he claims has ben
tabducted from his home by one Bill
jBowers a local character The police
have been unable to locate either the
abductor or the adbucted and the af
fair is likely to develop into a mild
sensation
State Military Board
LINCOLN Neb Jan 7 The state
went to Washington He is a lad of -General Trrv wnTcMi tt
20 years of age who joined seme mXJ
volunteers for service m the Trans- to tr liJ J
I tion of a new military code for the
hnd the Dutch government paid their -the state The proposed law conforms
passage home Young Pettigrew says j to the national army bill but
that the Boers will make it interest- contain
changes which will
ing for the British for some time to affect the militia forces According
thSr 4use 1S anS1US 3gain jin terms strngth of compare
their causes
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De limited to sixtyfive men each
7 1 ln ms one resPct the law differs
An event is a circumstance that from the national bill which was de
dom happens signed for an army on a war footing
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