TUB OMAHA DAILY 111 $ : iqUDAY , MARCH 10 , 3893.
Nowlwrry bill , occupied the attention of the
liouso during the whole of the afternoon ses
sion. It was brought up Immediately nftor
roll call by Stevens , who moved that the reg
ular order of buslnoss bo mispondcd nnd the
railroad maximum rate bill bo road , n third
tlmo and placed ujwn Its passaRO. The mo
tion excited violent opposition , nnd a call of
the house was promptly forthcoming.
Itoll call showed that Woods was the only
member absent without nn excuse , nnd the
Bcrgoant-nt'nrms was dispatched to bring
him before the bar of thehouso. . An out
burst of applause greeted the reappearance
of the ofllccr with Woods on his nrmnnd the
truant was at once escorted to the bar and
told to glvo such excuses ns ho had to offer
Tor his tardiness. Several of the members
were vociferously opposed to accepting any
excuses and Insisted on n heavy line , but
after the spirit of fun had been ulvcn full
rent the member was excused , and the call
of the house was raised.
Millie * u Ilrnvy ( 'lit.
While the attempt to nut the bill on Its
passage was being pushed , the startling dis
covery was made that while the bill pur
ported to call for a reduction of'JO per cent
in freight rates , It really provided for a re
duction of more than 30 per cent. The an
nouncement was made by Howe , and fell like
n lighted bomb among the members , causing
consternation among the independent con
tingent. Howe Insisted that ho was In favor
of n reduction of not more than 20 per cent ,
and was in favor of a bill that would not go
any farther than that. Ho went so far as to
say that he had expected to support this
bill , but now that this discovery had been
made , ho would bo compelled to Insist on a
postponement of action until the matter
could bo Investigated.
Several of the other republicans Joined in
the plea for postponemenl of the bill until
there could bo an Investigation , and Oakley
Hashed n scheduled showing of comparative
rates , both ns they now exist and as they
would bo under the proposcd1)lll.
J'ortcr Defend * IHirmoir.
Chairman Porter of the railroad committee
was called upon for a statement regarding
the matter. Ho pledged Ins honor ns a man
that the hill was Just what U purported to
bo and that it had been carefully prepared
by the committee. lie declared that his
word was dearer than anything else to him
'nml ' that no matter what else could bo said
about him It could not bo truthfully charged
that ho had ever lied about anything of this
kind. The figures were shown him , ns prepared -
-pared by the railroad managers , and ho was
shown the process of comparison by which
they were reached. He said that ho was
compelled to admit that there seemed to be
n discrepancy that ho had not supposed before
fore existed , nnd In view of that ho would bo
compelled to advise again referring the bill ,
in order that the necessary corrections might
bo made by the committee.
ICeckloy declared that the committee had
tried to ao Its duty , and that If there was
nny such state of affairs as was claimed to
exist ho could not understand it.
Stevens at once took advantage of the situ
ation to Jump on Kcckley , and charged him
with dereliction of duty.
Kockloy denounced the charge as false and
insisted that ho had done his duty.
Lost Sight of the Motion.
Confused by this new phase of the situa
tion , the house failed to order the bill placed
upon its passage.
Casper declared that the railroads had
been given nmplo tlmo to discover this state
of affairs If It actually existed , and charged
that It had all along been their custom to
make dog meat of ono and mutton of another.
Ho thought It strange that In the fifty days
of the session no such discovery had been
made until Just at the moment that the bill
was about to bo placed on Its passage , and
the roads wore afraid it would carry.
The discussion went on at n merry rate
nnd the question came up on the matter of
recommitting the bill. It was the sentiment
of the house nt this stage that the bill should
go back to the coilimittec , but the disputed
point \vas when it should again como before
the houso. General consent was given by
the republican railroad contingent that the
bill should retain its place ou the calendar
and the wrangle was over the day to bo set ,
some of the members Insisting on Saturday
nnd others wanting it to go over until Mon
day. -
I'ortcr Saved the Day.
During this tlmo Porter , who had assented
against his will that there were discrep
ancies in the bill , was going over the dis
puted points acain with the chief clerk , and
lie suddenly announced that there -was noth
ing of the kind charged by the railroad
engineers. Ho said that a great mistake
had been made , and that the comparison
that had given the results claimed had been
obtained by comparing with the wrong
column of the tabulated work. Ho then
stated that the bill was Just what it pur
ported to be , and that the reduction did
not materially exceed 20 per cent ns a whole ,
while in many Instanced the reduction did
not amount to nearly that much.
This occasioned nnothor commotion nnd
thcio was a wild hustle to make a now com-
iwrlson. All motions were hold in abeyance
pending the result of the Investigation , nnd
when It was finally shown to the satisfaction
of nearly nil of the members that the staio-
ment of Porter explained the seeming dis
crepancy the possibility of postponing the
bill went glimmering. The motion of Hovvo
to recommit the bill was defeated by a vote
of 62 to 40 and the bill was then declared
ready for third reading nnd passage.
Goes on Its Pitittiigii Thl * Jlornlnc.
The outlook for an nll-night session was
very brilliant , us the reading of the bill in
full would consume over six hours , when u
motion to tnko a recess until U o'clock in the
morning carried without opposition. This
was foijtho purpose of holding the bill in its
place before the house , which would have
been lost if the body had adjourned ns usual.
The members scattered with thoundcrstand-
- ing thct the bill would be placed on its passage -
sago the first thing tomorrow morning.
IN THIS SU.VATK. -
DtlU Tut Forward Tmriirit Pnafinfre On the
Cenerul Appropriation Illll.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 0. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The senate commenced the forty-
Bovcnth day of Its work this morning with
all of Its members present except Senators
Ularko nnd Halo , both of whom are on the
sick Hit , Senator Dale endeavored to Inter
rupt the roaaing of the Journal by a motion
to suspend , but Senator Soott objecting the
reading continued to the end.
Iloports wcro received from standing com-
inlUeos as follows :
Senate file No. : X ) , by North , to prevent
the sale of diseased animals , was recom
mended to pass.
Senate file No. IW , by Hancock , to promote
the development of water ixwer for manu
facturing and other industrial purposes , was
recommended to pass.
Senate lllo No. 27 , by Corivll , to provldo
clerks and assistants for counties having
over 25,000 population , was recommended to
pass as amended.
Senate lllo No. 81 , by Thomsen , to amcnO
the code of civil procedure , was , upon rec
ommendation of the rommitteo * on Judiciary ,
indefinitely postponed.
Senate file No. CS , by Stewart , to provldo
or the collection nnd payment of lines nnd
costs in misdemeanor cases , was favorabli
reported.
Senate fllo No , 113 , by Darner , was indefi
nitely postponed. So was senate fllo No.10 ,
by Pope , to roqulro foreign corporations do-
ng business In Nebraska to lllo their articles
of lncorK | > rntlon with thn secretary of nuto.
Snmto fllo No , 11)7. ) by i obwk , providing
.hat counties having n imputation of more
limn liW.UOO shall bo .divided Into tlvocom-
nlsflloncr districts , was recommended to
; iass.
Senate fllo No. 201 , by Paekwood. to amend
; ho statutes relating to thu duties of county
boards , was placed on frc-noral fllo ,
Senate tlio No. ITS. by North , to amend
the school laws was indefinitely iwstponed.
House rolls Nos. 1SW , 183 , for the benollb of
.lie State university were rend the third
.line nnd passed. So also was house roll No.
172 , providing for nn additional judge of the
Twelfth Judicial district.
. The report of the special committee to in
vestigate the alleged cruelties to convicts in
the state penitentiary was then rend nt
cntrth. Its full text was printed In TUB BEH
of this morning. The somnto endorsed the
report by adopting it.
Tim senate then took n recess until 3
o'clock.
At the afternoon session Senator Packwood -
wood , chairman of the committee on Homo
for the Friendless , made the following re-
rt :
Wolmvo vlsltod thohonio and iniido a care
ful DMiinllKilliJii nnd llnd thn sumo to bo , In
iiir opinion , conducted with great credit to
tho-iu In eli.-irKo. Wr llnd thn building In good
repair , kept neat and tidy ; thumuiltury condi
tion good ; the children iimmrcntly happy and
well provided for. Mr * I * . II. Mod , ttiu super
intendent , wo llml , U doing all In her power ,
In our Judgment , to find good homes for the
lilldren throughout the xtntc.
Tlu > Ixillcrsnow In uio art-old nnd will con
tinue to require n large amount fur repairs If
the same tire to bo kept In good order. Them-
fore wo recommend nt least ono largo IIIMV
holler with HUtllc'limt capacity to warm the
building and iniil < o everything comfiTHnblu
for Its occupants.
The senate then went Into committee of
the whole on the general appropriation bill
with Mattc.s In the chair.
The llrst Item taknn up was the appropria
tion for the olllco of the state superintendent
of public instruction , nnd the way the senate
raised the economical estimates of the house
committee on ways and means was calculated
to make that committee sweat blood. The
superintendent was given 300 for traveling
excuses. Ho was allowed $1,000 more for
sending out blanks , $ . ' 1,000 additional for
furnishing district supplies , ? ! iOO more for
printing nnd stationery , $ T > 00 for publishing
annual report and $ -00 additional for ex
press. The total Increase In this olllco was
$5.200.
The next Item wan the appropriation for
the state banking department. The bill as
It came from the house gave this department
$ . " 00 for its ofllco expenses for the fiscal term
of two years. Senator Moore moved to in
crease the amount to $1,500 , and the amend
ment was agreed to.
The state library came In for its share In
the Increased dispensation of stnto moneys.
It received nn additional ? i00 ! , the Increase
being made necessary by the creation of the
supreme court commission.
When the Item of the appropriation for the
State Normal school was reached a rider
was attached in the shape of nn amendment
nuthorizing cities of the metropolitan class
to establish and maintain at their own ex
pense schools for the training of their own
teachers. The amendment carried with It
no appropriation of state funds and was
adopted practically without opposition.
Other Flguroa Increased
The house will hardly recognize the appro
priation for the Lincoln Hospital for the In
sane after the senate gets -through with it.
Moore ottered nn amendment raising the ap
propriation for employes' wages from J3r,000
to ; Mi,0 : < M ) .
Harris moved to cut the amount down to
& 55.000.
Everett cnmo In with a compromise amend
ment making the amount ? 41,000.
All three amendments wcro rejected by
the senate , and the item finally went through
at MO.OOO , making a raise of 1,000 on this item.
The house appropriated $ . MXX ( ) for board
and clothing. The senate raised this amount
totCOUOC. For fuel nnd lights tHe house
gave 817,000. When the senate reached this
Item Senator Graham ofTorod an amendment
adding to the item "fuel and lights" the
words , "Including outstanding claims still
unpaid. "
This amendment brought Senator .Harris
to his feet with an Indignant protest. He
claimed that the amendment would lot In all
the steals that had been uorpotratcd for the-
past year. Ho asserted that within thu pist :
thousands and thousands of tons of coal had
been charged up to the state which had
novcr boon delivered. Ho had every reason
to believe , ho said , that thcso outstanding
claims were fraudulent , and lie asserted that
iwory senator In' the room had reason to be-
llovo they were fraudulent. Finally Senator
Harris took a new tack nnd proved to the
satisfaction of the senators tnat u deficiency
must bo met in some other way und the
amendment was wlthdnvjvan.
The appropriation for drugs , books nnd
Instruments was raised from 1,000 to & 2.000.
The independent senators applauded when
the items for returning patients and assess
ments were decreased &r'00 each , but thnir
enthusiasm was somewhat dampened when
the Item for paints nnd oils was increased
WOO. The item for postage and stationery
was also increased $500. The Item for hot
water tank , etc. , was cut down from S750 to
$2T)0. The house appropriated $5,000 for a
cottage for the superintendent , and $ . ' 5,000
for fitting up the rooms now occupied by the
superintendent for the use of the inmates.
The senate struck these Items out nnd sub
stituted $ .1,000 for fitting up quarters for
patients in the present building , and $2,000
for incidental expenses. '
Mutton Voted Twice.
An Interesting question uroso when nn
amendment was ottered to the appropriation
for employes , wages for the Girls Industrial
school. On that question Chairman Mattes
voted with the republicans , and his vote
made the total 1C. There wcro 15 votes
against the amendment. Chairman Mattes ,
exercising the prerogatives of the lieutenant
governor , cast the deciding vote in the affirm
ative , thus practically voting twice.
Dale raised the point of order that the
chairman had no right to vote twice on any
proposition.
Chairman Mattes overruled the point of
order , stating that ho had acted on a pre
cedent sot by Speaker Gaflln in the house.
The senate was for some time plunged into
confusion. Senator Harris solemnly declared
that ho did not care who set the precedent.
It was wrong oven If it had been established
by Almighty God ,
Senator Corroll said that the ruling was
good populist doctrine , and the independent
senators ought to take their own -medicine
without kicking.
The committee rose leaving the disputed
question still undecided , und the senuto then
adjourned. _
roil UN DON IN TIIK IK ) US 1C.
Muiiy Hilts Uejxirteil from the Committees
Tlmt Kevioued Them.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March " . [ Special to THE
DEC. ] Immediately after roll call in the
house this morning the speaker named
Fulton , Irwln , Casper , Kcckley and Colton
ns a special committee to consider roll No. 0.
An attempt was made to tnko up the two
committees report on the resolution provid
ing for the payment of the costs in the con
test cases , but owing to the fact that but
two-thirds of the members were present , It
was allowed to go over until a later period.
The committee on universities and normal
schools reported favorably on No. 500 , appro
priating $7,500 to take a battalion of the
Stnto university cadets to tlio World's fair ,
but It was knocked out by a vote of10 to as ,
and the cadets will pay their own expenses
if they deslro to go to Chicago and compete
with thu beef and pork.
Reports on several bills , wcro submitted
by the various standing committees us fol
lows :
No. SS3 , by James , providing for a 00 per
cent peremptory reduction In freight rates
unless the roads voluntarily reduced them 25
per cent , was placed on general lllo on rec
ommendation of the railroad committee.
The sainu committee recommended for in
definite postponement No. ! fc > 7 , Kldcr's bill ,
fixing sleeping car rates , but the report was
not concurred in and the bill wont to the
Rcnornl fllo.
No , 874 , Dhnmlck's bill , requiring railroads
to penult the building of public warehouses
uiHin railroad property and to build switches
thereto , was ivcommendod for passage und
went to the general fllo ,
No.4H , by Ivruso , compelling railroads to
comply with their charters by building to
the termini nnmcd thorcin , was recom
mended for Indefinite postponement and the
report was ndoou-d.
No , 453 , by Goss of Douglas , to amend sec
tion : t)27 ( ) of the consolidated statutes of Ne
braska of Ib'Jl , was recommended for pas
sage.
sage.No. . 487. by Illloy , to amend section 2173 of
chapter xxx , of Iho compiled statutes of IS'Jl ,
was ImU'flnltoly postponed , ns was also No.
I'M , by Carpenter , tonmcndcoiiipllcdstntutos
entitled "County onieoM. "
llrotiKlit on i How.
No. 41M , Watson's bill providing for tlio
complotlonof the library building of the State
university , was Indefinitely irostponed.
No. 4l , by McKesson , providing for the
erection of a building nt the State university
to bo devoted to Instruction In the mechanic
arts , was recommended for Indefinite post
ponement. It brought ou n hot discussion ,
In which Casper charged the regents of the
university with bad faith , saying that they
would get a fair appropriation for u
building and then put It all into a foundation
nnd como In and ask another appropriation
on the ground that the state would lose nil
that had been put in If this was not granted.
He said that be bud been importuned in these
-matters by cabinet officers , aim when Mo-
Kessou demanded the name of thu cabinet
officer who was mixing up In these matters ,
CasHr | informed the gentleman from Lan
caster that It was none of his business.
The report was adontcd nnd the bill will bo
beard of no more.
No. IK21 , Nason's bill relating to landlord and
tenant , was recommended for Indefinite post
ponement , but the bill was placed on the
general fllo.
No. 451 , Cornish's bill relating to munici
pal Incorporations , was placed on general
lllo.
lllo.No.
No. 395 , by Beal , was Indefinitely post
poned. "
No. ! H1 , by Cornish , the Lincoln city char
ter amendment bill , was Indefinitely post
poned.
No. 343 , by Dobson , relating to cities of the
llrst class , was Indefinitely postponed.
No. HOI , by Griffith , appropriating money
to purchase land for the Insane Hospital nt
Hastings , went to thu general lllo.
No. 471) ) , relating to the protection of game ,
was Indefinitely postponed , us was nlso No.
203 , providing for thu repeal of the fish com
mission ,
s
No. 391 , amending the criminal code , was
indefinitely postponed.
No , 485 , Watson's bill , relative to Insurance
companies , went to the general lllo.
No. 407 , by Ames , providing for nine judges
of the supreme court , was indefinitely post
poned.
No. ! )3G ) , by Davles , relating to Insurance ,
was indefinitely postponed.
No. 409 , by Watson , providing for the non
forfeiture of llfo insurance policies was in
definitely postponed.
No , 4GT ) , by Utekctts , to prevent insurance
companies from discriminating ngainst col
ored persons , went to the general fllo.
No. 834 , by Davlos , exempting property of
ox-soldiers from taxation , was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 444 , by Howe , relating to public fin
ances , was indefinitely postponed.
No. " 07 Jensen finances
, by , relating to publlo
ances , was placed on general lllo.
No. 400 , by Goss of Douglas , to amend sec
tion 23J7 of "Cobby's consolidated sta
tutes , " was indefinitely postponed.
No. 450 , by Sheridan , to amend section
39ST , chapter xlvi , of Cobby's consolidated
statutes , was placed on general flic.
No. 41)2 , by Coolcy. relating to revenue ,
was placed on general lllo.
No. 401 , by Felton , to secure better return
of property for taxation , was Indefinitely
postponed.
No. 317 , by Ncwberry , a joint resolution to
submit to the electors of the state of Ne
braska for their approval or rejection an
amendment .to the constitution of the state ,
providing for the graduated taxation of land ,
was Indefinitely postponed.
Will Kun thu Nc
No. 373 , by Casper , to regulate the gatherIng -
Ing and distribution of news and intelli
gence , went to the general llln.
No. 155 , by Brown , relating to the stealing
nnd destruction of written instruments , was
placed on general file.
No. 403 , by Goss , amending the civil code ,
was placed on general fllo.
No. 370 , by Button , to amend section 27 , of
Cobby's consolidated statutes of 18U1 and
to repeal said section , was placed on general
fllo.
fllo.No.
No. 313 , concurrent resolution , by Cornish ,
to amend sections two (2) ( ) , four (4) ( ) . live (5) ( ) ,
thirteen (13) ( ) nnd fifteen (15) ( ) . of article six
(0) ( ) of the constitution of the state of Ne
braska , was indefinitely postponed.
No. STS by Elder , for the support of the
Nebraska'National guards , was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 315 , by Smith of Holt , to provide for
the support of tlio Nebraska National gaard ,
was placed on general file.
No. 370 , by Lingenfelter , to allow cities
nnd villages to own and operate light plants ,
fuel yards , water works , street car lines and
telephone systems , was placed on general
file.
file.No.
No. 304 , by Davles , to amend the compiled
statutes entitled "Koads "
, was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 325 , by Lockncr , to give A. J. Arnold
nn honorable discharge nnd pay for three
mouths service , went to general file.
No. 307 , by Goss of Douglas , allowing any
twenty or more persons being residents and
citizens within this state to associate them
selves for the Improvement of the spiritual ,
mental , social and physical condition of
young men and aliowlug said persons to in
corporate under the name of "Young Men's
Christian association , " was placed on gen
eral file.
No. a')2 , by Watson , to amend the statutes
relating to insurance companies , was placed
on general flic.
No. 329 , by Watson , to amend the statutes
entitled "Corporations , " was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 484 , by Olson , to prohibit coal dealers
in cities from selling and delivering coal by
retail without first weighing the same on
tiny city scales , and to provide a punishment
for the violation of this act was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 423. byShcridan > to regulate the sale
of illuminating oils was indefinitely post-
iwncd.
No. 413 , by Smith of Holt , to equally dis
tribute the money derived from the license
of saloons in the various school districts of
the state was indefinitely postponed.
No. 411 , by Smith of Holt , to prohibit the
sale of school lancls was placed on general
file.
file.No.
No. 437 , by Johnson , to amend the statutes
entitled "Animals" was indefinitely post
poned.
To Itcguhito Street lt ll\rny 1'uren ,
No. 408 , by Goss of Douglas , fixing street
railroad fares , regulating transfers from ono
line or branch of n streo * , railroad to another
line or branch of said street railroad , and
fixing a penalty for the violation of. the pro
visions of this net , was placed on general tile.
No. 431 , by Porter , to npproprinto certain
known the "Morrill fund "
moneys as , re
ceived by the state treasurer under nn act of
congress of the United States , approved
August 30,1690 , was placed on general lllo.
No. 433 , by Johnson , hy request , to provide
for the enumeration , listing , return and taxa
tion of nil colonies of bees in the state of Ne
braska , in the same manner as other personal
property , except n special tax to promote the
boo and honey interests of the state and to
provide for an appropriation for the said pur
pose , went to the general fllo.
No. 435 , by Olson , to create a ditch fund in
the several counties , for the maintenance
nnd reparation of ditches , was placed on
general fllo.
No , 415 , by Barry , to provldo for the levy ,
assessment und collection of tuxes in cases
where nn injunction has been decreed
ngainst the levy or assessment nnd collec
tion of taxes heretofore levied and assessed ,
nnd to declare nnd enforce the liability of
railroad corporations under the laws of this
state in respect to such taxes as shall here
after bo levied or assessed under the au
thority of this act , was placed on general
fllo.
fllo.No.
No. 470 , by Amos , for the relief of Mrs.
Armstrong , widow of George. P. Armstrong ,
went to the general lllo.
No. 43 ! ! , by Johnston , for the relief of Joso-
phus W. Brush , was Indefinitely postponed.
No. 403. by Gullln , to authorize the gov
ernor of Nebraska to employ counsel nnd to
institute proceedings for the purpose of pro
tecting the interests of the state of Nebraska
in the matter * of the failure of the Capital
National bank , and appropriate moneys to
defray the expenses thereof , was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 440 , by Newborry , by request , requir
ing all persons , corporations nml co-partner
ships to pay their employes each week , was
indefinitely postponed.
No. 480 , by Scott -by ( request ) , to amend
sections 3 , 4 nnd 5 of an act entitled "An act
to pi-ovldo for the incorporation of street
railway companies within the cities of this
state , " went to the general fllo.
No. 455 , by Grinttii , to amend division xv
of section 2S93 of consolidated statutes of
Nebraska , was placed on tlio general fllo.
No , 400 , bv Klckctts , to provide for the
ofllco , appointment , duties nnd salaries of n
plumbing insitector and an assistant plumb
ing inspector in cities of the metropolitan
class , went to the general file.
No. 409 , by Lockncr , to amend the statutes
entitled Liquors , " -was IniloJlnltely post
poned. , „
No. 430 , by KmltK of Holt , to on-ato the
ofllro of cliaphilnor the Soldiers and
Sailors homo at cirattd Inland , Neb. , nml for
the appointment of Trrhaplaln n A to dollnn
his duties nnd to .npproprlato the sum of
? 1,200 to pay thu cMfflaln for twu years , was
placed ou gencraljtjlo.
( /'luiiiKlni ; thiMll Imtppctlon ,
No. .1(13 ( , by Davlpfl. to amend the statutes
entitled "An nctj roaulatc the sale of
Illuminating oils. " went to the general lllo.
No. 28'J , by Fnltonrto provldo for the elec
tion of throe commissioners of highways In
cnrh town and prot'inct ' , was Imlollnitolv
postponed. i
No. 299 , by Irwlm to regulate the business
of guatnnty nniliudeinnlty companies , went
to the general file.
No. 425 , by Jcnklnn , to prohibit the manu
facture , sale , keeping for sale , giving or
furnishing to nny person cigarettes or the
material for their romt > osltlou , nnd to pro
vldo n penalty for the violation thereof , was
placed on general fllo.
No. 422 , by Sherldiln , to dlvldo counties ,
into senatorial and representative districts
was indefinitely iwstponcd.
No. IRI3 , by Cnln , to amend tlio statutes
relating to liquors , was placed on general
fllo.
fllo.Senate
Senate fllo No. C3 was recommended for
passage.
The house then adjourned until ! ) o'clock.
General and Mrs. C. II. Van Wyck nro in
the city.
J. A. Tuthlll went to Clinton , la. , on busi
ness yesterday.
E. J. Scott , manager of the MacLcnn-
Prcscott company. Is at the Murray.
Alex Smart , with Morse for seven years ,
has gone on the road for J. V. Farwell & Co.
of Chicago , with Nebraska as his territory.
Misses Olllo Snoilgras and Ella Adams of
Springfield. Neb. , are vlsltlnur ' the family of
Inspector Clark Howard of South Omaha
this week.
Sheriff Bennett returned yesterday from
nn eastern trip. While absent ho attended
a convention of the American Protective
association held nt Cleveland , O. , und then
visited his old Canadian homo.
At the Mercer : W. J. Kohlman , S. B.
Hathaway , S. A.Hutchison , Now York.T. ;
W. McCabe , Chicago ; .1. W. Nlor , St. Louis ;
M. Bosworth , Topeka ; J. Uced , Kansas
CityJ. ; A. Murray. Montana ; Alex Scott ,
Stromsburg ; M. F.Davis , Kansas City ; II.
1 Horn , Lincoln ; W H. Needho.m and
daughter , Bloomlleld ; Miss C. J. Gulhuotte ,
Lincoln ; I. W. Akin , Des Moincs.
At the Murray : W. T. Swltzcr , Chlp-
powa Falls ; L. W. Lynch , Columbus , Ga. ;
K. II. Fall , J. M. Mead , AV. Slutz , W. C.
Bailey , Now York ; James G. S. Best , S. C.
Eppcnsteiu , Chicago ; W. S. Hems , Balti
more , Md. ; W. Caverly , Boston ; M. S. Whco-
lock , Stuart , la. ; C. 1C. Jacques , W. J. Itabin-
son , O. O. Whtted , Lincoln ; S. Kronbarg ,
Boston ; C. W. Crowdson , G. C. Yiiriioy ,
St. Louis ; S. Wolf , Philadelphia.
CIIICAOO , 111. , March 9. [ Special Telegram
to Tim Bun. ] Nebraska arrivals : Grand
Pacific John O'Kcofe , E. L. Lomax , Omaha.
Great Northern A. Hulbert , Lincoln.
Wclllngton-A. C. Xielmcr , Lincoln ; II. W.-
Van Sickol , Omaha. Victoria W. A. Gill
nnd wife , Omaha. Auditorium II. Kount/o ,
Omaha. Palmer C. N. Deitz , Omaha ; H.
E. Klouitt Fremont
NK\V YOUK , Mai-iili , ; ! ) . -Special { 'Telegram
to Tin : lice. ] Omaha : O. M. Carter , HoiT-
man ; W. Taylor , Westminster. Nebraska ;
L. E. Casey , St. Dpnls.
A'/fira 01 ? XEirKicnAr.
Hulnvay , N. J. , lm been shaken by nn earth
quake. j
Tlio dhlcano bankihhvo offered to assist the
treasury with gold.
The Luconla , N. llii t'lir works have been de
stroyed by tiro. Ioi , $50,000.
Governor Tlllmah. j > f South Carolina has
respited Uavlllu , tljlUylfo murderer.
Mrs. W. J. Mills wjls'robbud of 81,500 worth
of diamonds at a La's Vegas , N. M. , hotel.
There Is still no .sliltiof the Naronle. None
of the vessels arrlvlus at Now York have seun
lior. ' ' )
Ex-'Socratary of ihW ntorlor Nobln has ar
rived at Ills homo iiV.Bt ; Louis and will at oncu
take up his law practice. '
Kov : Samtu-l nL.l lluillor , P.D. , has been
elected vice chancellor of the American uni
versity at Washington , I ) . 0.
"The Association for the Protection of Stare
Children" hu.s been Incorporated under the
lawHof tlio state of No\v York' .
Engineer I'h'llllps was 'killed In nn accident
on the I'hllndulnhlu , Wilmington & lialtlmoro
roud. near llrauford Junction , I'u.
Thu members of the Union Ieaguo club of
Now York have voted down a resolution
favoring the unnc.xntlon of Hawaii.
At the lust mooting of the Kdlson Electric
lllumlnutliiB company It was decided to Issue
3,000 000 worth of additional stock. .
Thu Illinois legislature Is iloturinlned that.
the cases nualiiHt tlio o.x-iuiclltors mid ox-
treusurm-s of tliut state shall bu pushed.
TholcogorKO nt Niagara Falls Is breaking
up and ut thoi same time doing much damage.
to buildings along the bankti of thD river.
The Now York assembly hax adopted an
amendment , to the FurquulKir blank ballot
bill , permitting the us.o of purty emblems.
The Galena rlvor Is out of its banks nt
Rulena , 111. , and from present Indication ; !
threatens to flood the surrounding country.
It Is said that nn effort Is to bo made to
have A. A. McLeod removed as ono of the ro-
coivcrs of tlio I'hiladulphla & Heading rall-
roud. >
Mrs. F. SnnjMr of Madison , WIs. , a bride of
six months , lias suicided by taking strychnine.
Her husband Is an Insurance a cnt. ? > o causa
Is assigned.
The Paris Figaro , Slcclo nnd Solr have been
fined for piiblUblin ; tlio depositions of M ,
Clumonccuu and M. do Freycluut buforo M.
FraiKiuovllio.
The body of Tom Eddlns , formerly traveling
engineer of thu Mexican Inturnutlonul rail
road , has benn found ( touting In thu river ut
Easlu I'uss , Tex.
The secretary of the United Jllno Workers
of America status thuton May 1 n demand will
bo made by thu miners throughout the country
for higher wages.
In nn Interview In Cincinnati Hess Croknr of
Tamilian v hull declared that four yours hence
would llnd the democracy of Now Yorkstuto
united nnd harmonious.
The ntato central committee of the Indiana
prohibitionists have decided to form nn asso
ciation of prohibitionists , to bu Incorporated
under thu laws of thatstute.
Neither the Contra ! Trafllc association nor
the ngonts for thu transcontinental lines ut
their last mentiiiKs succeeded In reaching an
agreement on World's fulr rules.
Fifty blooded horses und suvorul llolstoln-
FrlL'shm cows \niru burnud to death Wednes
day night on thu extensive stock farm "Jtlvei-
bank , In Itultlmoro county , Maryland.
Washington's legislature bus adjourned
without uluctlng u United States senator. It
Is mvliahlo that thu governor will appoint J.
It. Allen , thu present Incumbent , to succeed
himself.
Secretary Culp of thn World's fulr committee
on ceremonies lias set apart September 'M us
"Catholic Eduoutlon Day. " Festive hull has
bi'un engaged for u ccluurutlon from 0 u. m.
until noon.
All the St. Louis , 3Ip , broworles recently
boycotted for refusing' to slin ; acreements
with u local union ImviV Nlgned , with the ex
ception of one compnnjami thu boycott bus
been declared on" . ' j
Captain N. W. Cilntilngliani , an ox-army
ollicer , committed milcliu ut Eitglo Pass , Tux. ,
by shooting hlmsnlf through the head. Busi
ness reverses nnd thii. , recent death ot u near
relative uro thu SII | > I > OMJI | causes.
The township rnminjUuM ) of Eaton township ,
Now Jersey , whlcli jjrhnted tlio Monnionth
1'urk nssncfutlon n llcretiso to race lust autumn
for * 1 nyenr , liuvoTjrtM'dlttoW.OOOnywar ,
pay ublo within thirty 'flays of February 'J7 of
ouch year. -Jii
Charles Ilnckott , -passenger on the Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas train , unrcuto from Ne
braska to Texas , Mritflllfd In his seat when
the train was ncarliix.il'ursons. No cause Is
known for the net. Jsuveral hundred dollars
wan found on Ids perwnV
General Francisco Ulirtiuvluos , the Mexican
revolutionary Inadoniu t > oen found guilty of
thu charges brought n altlt | him by th-j Mex
ican government by"unlted Slntos Commis
sioner 1'rlco nt San .Aintjonlo , Tox. , and will
probably bu returned lit Mexico.
Mvcr. Butnlll , thu 'papal ' dele .ito , will
prolmblv inuku u tour of th western arch-
( ilocd.ses immediately after Enstor. ills first
objective ixjlnt will probably bn St. Louis , lie
will remain t hero two or tlux-u days , duvotlni ;
his tlmo to thu nirulra of thn diocese ,
Advices from Fort Ham Houston , Tux. , an
nounce thu capture hy Captain Chase of thu
Third cuvnlry , In Duvul county , of Fellp
Mar roles , Arustaolo Lopuz und Theudoru
( iiirzu , three revolutionists , who urn aliened to
hiivu participated In thu San IgmiRlo tight ,
The number of pcoploon thu borders of thn
Chernkuo Strip Increases us the ilnys puss , and
at thu present tlmo thousands uru camped
within hlght of the promised land. When the
opening comes It promises to uxrull that of
Oklahoma , .o fur us the "nuh" U concerned.
The trustees of Oovornor McKlnloy'H estate
have airreoil to receive voluntary subscrip
tions for the relief of thu estate , lion John
I ) . Long. Hon. T. N. Halt and Colonel Albert
Clarke , thu lust named of tlio Homo Market
club , of lloston , Muss. , have boon unpointed a
central committee for Now England to reculvo
contributions.
ON IOWA FREIGHT RATES
Facts Ooncornbg the Establishment of tlio
Ilawkoyo Maximum Tariff Charges ,
COMPARED WITH THE NEBRASKA LINES
Climlllcntlon of Uio ItoniM ol Ilio Two Stilton
Under thu lunrn l.nw Kntra lu
1'orco Sot Out Hltlo lif
Hlilr.
[ CONTISUED FIIOM Fiuyr TAOK.J
turlngoxcclsior. The business was operated by
thu two partners , who werotho entire work-
ln fotvo. They sent out to the fanners nml
bought up the scattered pieces of wood lynitf
about their farms anil going to rot. Thcso
wcro cut Into four-foot lengths nml shipped
to Dos Molnus , and wooil that hail boon com
paratively worthless was worked Into shav
ings nnd became a valuable product. The
raw material was billed as conl wood .for a
tlmo imd then the railroads changed Its
classification and charged the lumber rate ,
which was much higher. The commission
visited the factory when complaint was
made nml found that the r.uv material was
precisely lllto the cord wood which other par
ties got at the lower rate. Hero wcro cncrgotlo
men trying to create an industry that had
not before existed , and they were paying
Iowa farmers good money for material that
was- going to waste. The commission
promptly reduced the rate by changing the
classification. A snort time since 0110 of the
excelsior manufacturers mot a commissioner
and expressed the most enthusiastic grati
tude. His firm had prospered wonderfully.
It was employing eight hands In the factory
and It was shipping its product by Iho car
load instead of 100-pound 'ots. ' One of the
Iowa lines not only hauls to Dos Molnes the
wood for this excelsior , thus gaining a trafllc
that formerly did not exist , but It has been
carrying the manufactured product In car
lots to points as far distant as Denver.
Hits Helped Stuck I'l-edorn.
"Tho classification of cattle will Illustrate
another change. In fattening cattle our
stockmen often ship their cattle from ono
poiufin the state to another to t > o fed. A
man in northwestern Iowa may want to send
his stock Into the southeastern part , where
corn is cheaper , or ono hi eastern Iowa may
want to summer his cattle on the cheap
grazing landa in the west. Governor Boies
was among this latter class. The railroads
made u practice after the present law went
Into effect of charging the full local fat
cattle rate both ways. The stockmen
argued that this was unfair bccausn it sub
jected raw material to the hi ! H rate of a
llnishcd product. They thought the ship
ment to the feeding trround and thence backer
or to market should bo treated as parts of
ono transaction. The commission thought
Ihe argument sound and made a ruling that
the rate on feeding cattle should not. exceed
7. " > per cent of the scheduled tariff on fat
cattle. We were further Justified in this by
n similar practice on the part of the rail
roads in former times.
Arrcpln ] thu Killings with ( .rare.
"In this manner the classification has been
modified from time to time to protect Iowa
people , but in no instance has it worked
hardship to the railroads. Onro made , the
rulings of the commission have been ac
cepted by the corporations with a show of
good grace at least , and the law is working
smoothly. I do not think our schedule has
materially affected the interstate rates.Vo
have acted on the principle that a long haul
rate should be somewhat less than the sum
of two rates covering the same distance.
For illustration , if a Jobber carry a
carload of goods to DCS Moincs and
then ship a small amount to Atlantic ,
Ihe sum of the two charges should bo
greater than the rate for the through haul
from the initial point to Atlantic with
out breaking bulk at Dos Moinos. That is a
well established principle in computing
rates. In discussing this point ono of the
tralllc managers thought ho found a weak
spot. 'SuppMO , ' s.ild ho , 'circumstances
force the roads to drop their through rates ;
what good will your scheme do the people of
Iowa ? ' The commission told him it proposed
to maintain that ( iiffcrcntir.l by reducing the
local rato. 'But you won't dare do that , '
exclaimed the astonished official ; 'it will not
bo remunerative. ' Wo told him ho might
find out whether we dared by inaugurating
n rate war.
"Iowa's maximum schedule , besides pre
venting the gross discriminations which
formerly existed , has Increased the business
of Iowa Jobbers and manufacturers and has
made it possible to establish many new in
dustries. The reductions in rates have not
been unreasonable , and the railroads have
gained an enormous tonnage. "
.Sustained by the Courts.
The Iowa railroads questioned the Juris
diction of the legislature and the commis
sion over rates , and the courts alllrmed the
right of control by the people through their
representatives. The rulings of the courts
made the maximum schedule prima facie
reasonable , and It devolved upon the cor
porations to prove the contrary fact jf they
could. The fact that the Iowa railroads
have not questioned the reasonableness of
the commissioner's rates in the courts is
presumptive evidence that they cannot show
to the contrary.
How They Are Classlllcd.
In Iowa the roads are classified according
to tneir earnings , and it has been considered
an equitable principle to permit the weaker
lines to charge higher rates than the strong
lines. All roads whoso grosi earnings exceed
$4.000 per mile are put in class A. All roads
whoso earnings nrq over $ . ' 1,000 nnd less than
1,000 per mlle are in class 15 , which nro per
mitted , to charge 15 percent more than the
schedule rates. All other roads nro in class
C and are permitted to charge 30 i > er cent
more than the schedule rates. If Nebraska
railro.xds were classified in a similar manner
they would bo grouped as follows , according
to the report of the Board of Transportation
forlS'Jl :
Class A Burlington & Missouri Uivcr
proper , from Plattsmouth to Kearney ;
Omaha & Southwestern , Atchison , t Ne
braska and the Union Pacliio Trunk Uno ,
from Omaha to the western state lino.
Glass B Nebraska , Republican Valley.
Omaha & North Platte ; St. Joseph & Grand
Island , Missouri Pacific , Fremont. Klkhorn
& Missouri Valley ; Sioux City it Pacific ,
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis t Omaha.
Class C I..incoln & Northwestern , Ne
braska & Colorado , Grand Island , t Wy
oming Central , Republican Valley & South
western , Lincoln & Black Hills , Oxford , t
Kansas , Republican Valley fc Wyoming ,
Chicago , Nebraska itKansap ; Kansas City ,
Omaha it Republican Valley ; Chicago , Kan
sas it Nebraska ; Kansas City t Beatrice ,
Nebraska it Western ahd the Pacific.
The mlleago of the first group was re
ported at KT'J , of the second at 3.HU3 and or the
third at 2,800. The Nebraska lines , If oper
ating under the Iowa system , could take
more general advantage of the higher 'rates
permitted the weaker roads. The lines of
the Northwestern system , for example , have
no competition in a largo territory north of
the ( Matte and would be able to charge thu
class B rale. Many of the B nnd C roads
nro operated by A roads nnd so located that
they could take advantage of the additional
charge permitted their classes.
Xclmukn I'lgurua Are Unreliable.
It would bo interesting to make n compari
son between the railroads and the trafllo of
Nebraska and those of Iowa , hut the statis
tics of the Board of Transportation of this
state are so incomplete nnd indefinite that
only a most meager and unsatisfactory com
parison Is possible , The Nebraska ooard's
figures on earnings and expenses are llttlo
butter than guesses. The secretaries took
thu gross earnings of the several systems ,
whether whojly within the state or tint , nml
divided such minis by the whole number of
mlle * In the cotTPsHiullng | systems , which
produced the average earnings per mile.
lly multiplying UIPSO uvonnton by the mllo-
ago In this stnto they socuml a result which
passes as the ' 'pro r.itu Nebraska" earnings
nnd expenses. It Is obvious that such lluures
glvo no reliable statement of the railroad
business of this stato. The rejwrt of 1STI has
nn elaborate table on the tiumlior of curves
nnd grades , hut not oven nn estimate of the
local trafllc between points within the state.
This roiort | gives up ono-llftlt of all its space
to n defense of the exorbitant local rates
charged by thu railroads , hut It cannot spare
three or four pages for the current Nebraska
distance tariff. In short , the statistics of
the board nro worthless for an Intelligent
consideration of the transportation problem ,
ThO discussion of reduced rates In this
state will bo based largely on the Iowa rates.
While fair-minded men will not insist that
Nebraska should have ns low a schedule as
her neighbor on the cast , It may bo well to
know what the Iowa rates are In order that
the problem may bo considered the more In
telligently. Below TUB HEU presents several
tables making comparisons between the
rates of the distance tariffs of the Nebraska
railroads and those of the Iowa maximum
seheaulo.
MurclmndliMi In C ut 1'rr Hundred round * .
420
500 Ncbruska . 1101.00 111.00 113.00,110. , Oil
l < i\vu. I M.W , 4D.iu ) ! 'ri.ool 'H.ni
Carload ellipses In Cents 1'cr 101) rounds.
[ The decimal points nro Intuntloimlfy omltts I. )
l.lvn .Stock In Dullars 1'tir Car.
i.uv.ir. JtitiI'll IKS.
The council will innnt this morning ns u
board of ctiuuUzntlrm , and runiuin [ n session
until ! i o'clock In the ovonln ; ; .
On Saturday evening tlio members of tlio
Oinulia Athlctio ulub will moot to perfect
tholr i-eorgniii/.ati'iii. ' A full attendance of
all members Is desired.
I3r. M. Jlolfritz Jonas will ( jive her lecture
on "Hypnotism" nt the Unitarian ctiuruli
this oveniiiff. This will bo the list of the
Unity club lectures for the season.
Huriflars went through the "Manchester , "
nil assignation house nn Twelfth and Chicago
cage streets , Wednesday night and walked
away with soventy-livo pairs of valuable luco
curtains.
Miss Mamlo Hyors , If ! years old. Is re
ported missing from bur homo , KW,1. : ) I'aclllc
street , and It Is suspected that the girl tias
fallen into bad company and has taken up
the vocation of street walking.
Tlio Board of Fire and I'olico Commis
sioners has tilud an order with u Chicago
liousu for six of the Gamowcll keyless tire
alarm boxes ) , to eost $100 each. As occasion
demands they will order muro of the same
mako.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
CUTICURABABY
This bountiful baby , boy tlio son of
Goo. JJ. nnd Jtuiottn" Harris , Wobjtur
Jiul. , is ono of thousands completely
cured by tlio CUTicuitA KKMKDIKS of n
torturiuir nnd ( lifltrurlnp sldn discntic ,
nftoimnny doctors nnd remedies htul
wholly failed. Tuo marvelous cures dally
performed by those fjrotit remedies huvo
astonished nil familiar with them. None
but mothers realize howtheso lltllo ones
suffer whun their tender skins nro liter
ally on lire with Itching and burmtignc-
/omas , nnd other Hohin1 ; scaly , blotchy
aud pimply sldn and scalp diseases. To
Itnow that a single implication of the
CUTICUUA HKMIDIIS : will alTord instant
relief , permit rest and sloop , and point
to a pornmncnt mid economical ( because
most buoedy ) cure , and not to use thorn ,
Is to fail In your duty. Parents ; think
of the mental and physical sulToring to
bo endured in years to come from nop-
loutcd skin scalp and blood diseases.
Cures made in infancy and childhood are
almost invariably permanent.
Sold everywhere. 1'rlcoi CUTICUUA , SO ct * . j
SOAP. 25 cts. : KKJOI.VBNT. SI.OO.
Prepared by POTTRII DHUO AND CiiKMiUAr ,
ConroiiATio.N , lloston.
"All About the SUIn , Sculp nml Hair , " 61
PURCS , 3UO Dlsuasus mailed f roe.
Will Vote
as usual at the next school election
but for many candidates. They give
a unanimous vote every day in the
week in favor of
because they know it has no equal as a
labor and temper saver on wash-day.
The "White Russian" is
a great soap to
use in hard or alkali water. Does not
roughen or injure the hands is per
fectly safe to use on the finest fabrics.
JAS. S. KIRK & CO. , Chicago.
N * ' ' " & ° HklBon
Dusky Dinraond Tar Soap.N
Architects ,
Surveyors ,
Contractors
We have si full supply of IVIathe-
piatlcal ypatj-ujneptsj IDyaw-
ipg papersj Tvaclyig Cloth j
clS ] papcoj Squares. Illus
trated Catalogue free.
J14 South 15th Street ,
to .Postoffice.
AMUSEMENTS.
T1IUHSDAV. KUIIMr. v.March 9,10 II
PATUHDAV , , ,
" 1 WONDKIl WHAT NKXTTHKY WII.I. DO ! "
Tlia Slnitlnu Comedian ,
_
The < lrlnln.il ( ii-norul Knickerbocker
I ) Ilia "MTTliK TVCO'JN. "
IN- HIS NEW MUSICAL COMEDY.
Anil ( i icon will l > Supporting Company of
Comedians.
. - .
ISI'.AIJTIl'-UM.Y '
CI.K.X.V
Tlia nalo ofcnnM will open ntun'oloclt Woilnojilif
iiiurnliiint the fiiloirlnxirlcj ! | . Klrst Hour. 50c , 75o
mill tlM ; bnlcunv. Mo nnd Tin.
HEV/
THEATER.l
SURD1Y , IK 1UBMY. iO 12 , 13 , H ,
Tlio Orljuml siyjl World Famous
tliclr proMust triumph ,
SUPERBA
Direct from tlio lltli Ht. Theater , Now York.
Tim Hulo of . - will -
so.-its open S-itimlny morn-
In ; nt tliu following prlco-i : l-'irit Hour , Wf , .
: > a. unil JI.OO ; lulcouy , Mo. mid T..o.
FARNAS3S ? , THEATER.
I5c. 25c . 35c , HOC nnd 75c.
TONIGHT.
MATINEE SATURDAY.
FOMJ5
ALWAYS THE BEST.
mm ® s , THEATER.po
The Only Novelty In Town.
The Famous Bros. Byrm > ,
The
Great
Big
Sncceso
Tlio Nniitloul Prtiitomlmlu O.imody.
Umtor inaniKdmcntof I'rimrono unl Won ,
MATIN'KK WKDNKSli W.
WOHDERLflHDniandUTHEATKE.
Al.l.TIIM WKKK.
UNDER THE GASLIGHT
Brazil & Alton's Vaudevilles.
A trilu-i ) > Ultil H Ivor Tnii.uipuoii for every
Inuy vJb'.tor nt every performance ,
Dnnnlnr Drinao > i rn iii.tir iiuiooiiy , * "a
FOPlllQI FllGbO lle.urvtd IMruuot auut * . UOJ