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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JEI3 : SUNIAJAXUA11Y 31 , 1807 OUSTS FOUR REPUBLICANS Popnlist Mnjjrity in the Loglalnttira IJssi Iti Strength. _ DOUGLAS COUNTY'S ' DELEGATION CHANGES Mcxxr . lliiriiinii , Duller , Cn\ mill Crov Art * I tiNpitlPil Aflpr n la > < if \\nrin I'lirllNtin Di-tinli ! mi Uiu Miitlur. LINCOLN , Jan. 3ff ( Special. ) Asidefron the Intloductlon of a few bills the day wa u.-iont In the house on 'ho Douglas count ; conies casss. The onlookers were many the excitement Intense and the scones a times dramatic. Scimc ot the members cam almost to blows and twice- the word "liar1 echoed In the hall. Ninety-eight member out of the total 10U went present , voted am remained at the closing scenes ot the day. Following suspension of Iho leading ot th journal this inornini ; the speaker announce , that the liuioductloii of bills wca first li order. Speaker Gaffln then announced that thi hour set for the special order ot the day the Douglas county contest casw , had or rived and that the vote * would be taken 01 the adoption of the minority report signet by Rouse , Uyram , Sheldon and Eager. Thi original vote in uutall is as follows : Ayes : \Vhen Itas Keen that the minority rcpor was defeated all the republicans , \\lth tin I'xcpptlon of Sutton ant ) Holbrook , changei their votes from ajo to nay. This left th < h vote on the minority report : Ayes , u uajs , 87 HHIN'GS ON TUB ACTION. When thnoto was announced Jenkins secured cured the floor and mO\ed that the majorlt ; report bo Indefinitely postponed. Contlnu liiK ho said now that the minority had ben beaten ho desired to present some facts li connection with the late contest Ther were members on the floor who Ind been or fored vailous kinds of favors to Aoto ti throw thcso contnstees , Ilurinan Duller , Co1 the Hansom There wcr and Prow , over members on the lloor who had been ap proarhed and votes offered them to sustali the contcstecs , provided they \\ould plcilK < themstVes ) tootc for a recount of the.ol on the constitutional amendments But h was KHd to say that each anil o\cry offe of coaipromlsp had been refused The con tcstees had said. "We aia here to vote a our consciences dlt-tato and \\e will do rlgh according to our convictions , even thougl jou throw us ovti the transom. " Loomls , chairman of the committee- privileges and elections , said that the las sneaker did his committee great injustice It had worked long and falthtully. Had h it to do over again lie would prefer to go t jail. Ilut ho desired to reply to some of th charges made by the gentleman from Jcffer son. It any one had approached a mcnibe and offered him votes In exchange for al In this matter he , for one , did not know II Ho wished to brand such statements as un true. "Does the sOntlcman mean to accuse m of telling au untruth ? " demanded Jcnkliu "No , sir. Hut If such stories are afloa they are untrue " The committee had la bored honestly and the report ot the majorlt was an honest otntcmeat of facts. Claik of Lancaster ildlculcd the btatemen that the camnilttie had gone into this con test with reluctance. When Claik said that the chaise of pay ins assessments was made against repuli HcaiiB and there \vas not a populist mcinbe on the lloor who had not paid assessments Dobson of Klllmoir denied the charge , as ill Webb of Custei. The entire speech ot Mi Claik was a scathing arialgnnumt of th methods of the so-called reform element c Nebraska. Ho denounced It In vlgorou tornih and closed by admitting that his ac tlon In thus Inveighing against them wa wasted energy OHAUGi : OP COMl'HOMISE DENIED. Iob on of rillmore replied to Clark. A ho stood in front of his desk and pawed th air between him and Clark , his lough eln qurnco at times reached the diamatlc. Tnk Ing advahtago of the fact that the two mem bcrs of the committee on privileges nnd clcc tlons had blgned the minority report , he au cuscd the republicans of having bought t compinniUe the contest cases. nurnnn of Douglas , ono of the unseatti lepubllcan members , replied to Dobbon. II fcnld that ho had been approached two day blnco by a gentleman In the house and asKc for his vnto for the iccount bill. Ho ha niibwcrcd that If he thought the bill wa constitutional ho would vote for It. Th mninbor who had approached him had re plied , 'To h 1 with the constitution. " Th nanio was demanded by a number. Ilurma replied that ho would not gho It at thn time. At the conclusion ot liuiman's spccc the nuino was demanded. At first liurnia licsltiUe.l , but finally gild he had been .1) ) preached by another man and told that I Iio would \otu right on the conatltiitlono amendments Iio would not ho unseatei' TJiero was a wild > ell for the name of till man and Iluiman said it had been Clark c Itlchardsoii. This brought Clark to his fee In n speech of explanation. Hit said that h had met Ilurinan In the Lincoln hotel an had said to him that It was rumored that I the republicans fiom Douglas would vet right nn the constitutional amendments the would not bo unseated. It Iho gentlcma from Douglas mailo any other statement they vcro not true. Mr. Clark appealed t Speaker Claflln to corroborate this. Th speaker replied that the only con\crsatlo ; ho had heard was as stated by Mr. Clarli Aldciman of Cumlng distinctly charge Clnrk with ImUtig offered to glvo Uunna ; a written guaiantce to assure the Dongla county republicans their scats provided the would \oto right on the constitutions amendments , or limito roll No. C , Claik denied this point blank. Alderman then said : "You must certain ! No potash no mineral no danger in 8 , 8. 8. Tills means a great deal to nil who know Urn disastrous effects of these drugs. It is the only blood remedy guaranteed Purely Vegetable. 8 , S. 6 , forces the disease out through the skin does not dry up the poison to decay the bones , Ilka mercurial mixtures do. ' I WM almost a phjnlcal vrcck , the remit or mnrcnrhl treatment fat b'aoil poison ; B B H. Inural blood remedy , for It cured mo perm - m n ntlr " II o n r y Kulu , J8ia8oiilu Ninth Btrcct , Bt. Louii , > Io. I Jloo'ii titt ; ftddroti , Bnlft EpecISo Co. , AtUuU. have done no Mr. Burrnun came to mo will the statement that you had made the ofTcr I told him that he chould June taken th wrlltcn guarantee. He went back to yoi and JAld he would accept It ami you tel him It was too late. " MADE IT A nnAR SHOW. Clark continued to deny the accusation nnd Hager demanded the prcvloiiR question It did not receive the necessary number o seconds and tlurkctt ot Lincastcr got th floor. Ho made several allegations going I show for weeks a steady attempt had beei made to secure \otc3 for house roll No. C b ; using the contest case as d club. He wa Kind that all these Infamous propositions hn failed. He WAS glad that the Douglas count : contcctees could go out with clean skirts an prove that the whole power ot the popocratl majority could not bribe them Ilut th honest portion of the populists wore votln , under the Influence ot the party lash. Djbion nrote to ask a question , llurkct permitted It and then llobson declared tha there had been no caucus Influence over th populists since the session opened. AH th populists ho said were \otlng according t the dictates of their own consciences. Th majority clement whooped and Uurkctt lol a story located In Iowa which had been MIR Bested to him by Dobson's disclaimer Agal : the house yelled nnd roared and bath Utirket and Dobson were speaking at ohce amid grea contusion. After Dobson had been sllenccil Durkctt proceeded and alluded to thu tin fortunate statement made by Loomls that h would rather go to Jail than go through thl contest again. Loomls explained this by saying that th work on this contest had mode his cthc legislative labors a total wreck , aud Ihs rather than again go through them he woul go to Jail. BurltCtt accepted the explanation and thci o.oked wild applause on the republican std by raying that the populists had so dlsgustei their ablest , greatest , biggest , brainiest mai that ho had picked up his hat and walkei out of the caucus of the night before. Sheldon replied to Uurkctt. He raid h appeared as one disagreeing with the mn Jorlty of his party. Ilut he desired to ra ; that lie believed the whole underlying motlv of this contest was the- policy nf ictallatljii Ho said that he could trace the matter Incl to the time , six years ago , when the rcpub llcaus had counted out honc't John Powers candidate for governor The gross outrag cf Secretary of State Piper In murdcrln , the Australian ballot had also been an In centUe to the present attitude of the ma Jorlty. The house then took a recess until 2 p. ni Speaker QafTln called the house to order a 2.23 p in. Nlnetj-eight members anawcre the roll call. The speaker announced tha the motion before- the hnuse was to Indefl nltelv postpone the majority report. Hodd of Otoe secured the floor. Ho sent to th clcik the following written statement whlcl ho said had come into his hands- I'd Smith , attorney for contestecs , cam to mo , Crow , nnd said ho was nutluirlzoi by Mr. Hull to offer us our seats if w AN nuld vote for bouse roll No 6. Smith of Douglio , snme Clark of Illcanrdson , same. same.O. . K CHOW. Hull was Immediately In the air and de Glared that any man who dared inslnuati thnt ho had ever been a party to any iucl contemplated arrangement was n liar. Hi was not under the partv lash. Ho went inti the contest prejudiced in favor of the con tcstecs. But he should be compelled ti change his opinion and vote against them. Horner of Dawson was quite vehement it his denunciation of the republican party POLL MID DHFfiNDS THEJ REPUBLICANS Pollard arose for a set speech _ He said In proposed , at the outbct , to admit that then had been fraud committed during the lati election But there had been no c\ldenci before the committee on privileges and clcc tlons that the four republican member ! from Dougjas county were parties to tha fraud. If 'this house could unseat one re publican on account of frauds commlttci by persons outside the house mombcrsbli It could unseat the whole thirty-two of them That was the position he should take on thi question. Tie then re\lowed the evldcnci at length and convincingly exonerated thi contcstecs from any Implication of fraud Prom an opinion by Chief Justice Samue Maxwell Sir. Pollard showed that nothinj could bo proven in an election contest ex ccpt what had been alleged In the pctltloi and that of the number of votes cast It wai presumptive evidence that they had beei legally cast and this must be disproved b ; testimony. That wits the position In.whlcl the contestecs stood today. In this casi evidence had been adduced to pro\e wha had never been alleged , and -after deductini all so-called Illegal % otes , they still had i majority. Would the house unsoit thcsi men when their hands were spotless m matter what had been done In Omahi ? Wha if they were unseated ? Then the resul would bo that four other men would bi seated who had practiced the same fraud ; charged against the \oters of Omaha. Woostcr of Meirick , who followed Pollard took th position that this case was no one of convictions. No man not a mombe of the committee had listened to the cvl deuce The members of the house wcro to da > ln\ltcd to vote in the dark. The fac is , the committee IB composed of cle\ci membcia. Nine only sat at the hearing am llvp had \oted to unseat them and four ti ictaln them "How do wo Know how thi two absentees would have voted had the ; been present ? Here are four men hero wlti certificates of election In their pockets pilnia faclo e\ldenco of their right to si here. I cannot vote foi such a majority re port. " rilLKEn SPEAKS TOR DOUGLAS. Folker of Douglas directed attention ti the fact that a crlbts was now on In tin ranks of the populist party. Ho said tha they should mark well the effect an adoptloi of the majority report would lm\o on tin election two years licnco In Douglas county Thn wholesale chaigc had been made tha the \otlm ; population of that county wai composed of lulbcrs and coiruptlonlsts. Wai this house ready to ratify that pioposltton If so , the results In the future might provi dlsastious. "If , " he Inquired , " such whole sale bribery had been effected , I , too , wouli lia\o gene down In the wreck , wouldn't 11' Ho stood hero to protest against any mm or any set of men ostraclzltiK 20,000 Notcri In Douglan county. Snydcr of Sherman made an extended ad dress In which ho Indulged In qulto n mini bcr of historical and classical allusions. Hi was against the majority report. FouKo of Oago spoke to the question 01 the part of the contestecs. Speaker On ( III then said that the question iccurrcd on tin motion of Jenkins to Indefinitely postpone th majority report. On this ballot the \ot. . Btood C5 to 43 against the Indefinite post poncmcnt. Speaker Oaffln then announced that th question was on the adoption of the majorlt ; report. Vote In detail : Ayes : and not voting : Schrani , Mitchell , Eastman explained hlb vote by saying thai he must \otc > with bin party and agalnsl an old friend , Durmtui , biougbt up In the eamo town with him. Ho eermcd to ginw quite tearful o\er his plight , hut his vote wnnt "aye11 all the samo. The house then adjouincd until 2 p , in. MoniUy , DILLS O.V li-IItaT HKAD1NU. The following bilU wcro read the flist time : lly Wv.bb , house roll No SS7 , uuthorUIng the uppoltitiiKrnt of u state urlntnr und hta- tloucr and dellntn ? hlailiiM aand to pro vide for the manner ot contracline for and purchasing state printing , Idndlng , tn tlonery nnd odlce nupplles nnd the dlstrl button ot the name , nnd to rcpml section 1,422 to U1G Inclusive of chapter 11 of th Con-solldntttl Statutes of Nebraska of 1S9" the fiimo being1 nn net entitled "An nc to rstnb'lflh n printing law for the stnt < of Nehrakn , nnd to repeal nn net e-ntl tied , An nrt to pro\ldc for state printing approved Junf IS , 18fi7 , and chapter l\l o the session laws of IWi , the name being ni net entitled , An net to provide for th method of purchasing nil manner of MIJI p'les for thebRlslnture nnd to rcgulnt the use and can of the snme nnd pro vidlng a pennlu for the \lolatlon thereof and repcil all Btntutcs In contllct herewltl nnd nn > nnd nil parts of nets In conulc with this not. " lly McCarthy , hotiic roll No. K1S , ti nmrnd rerllom B nnd 17 of chnplcr ivl entitled "Ml Itln , " of the Complied Slat utcM of Nebraska for tbo year 1S13 , nnd ti icpenl < tnM orlplnnl lectloni fy : Wnlle hoii c roll No KB , to nmcm srctlons 11 , which Is general section 91' 17 , which Is Kcnornl section 010 ; sec-lion T Kinernl tcctlon OilI1) ; ) , general section 9iJ M , getiprnl si-ctlon 074 ; Si , general ftclloi w ; C" , roncrnl pectlon OSt , nnd subdlvl olons 0 , 21 nnd 20 of st-tlon fi" , gcncr.i section ! iti ) , nnd scu-ton f.n. gen crn ] Rcctlon 1,055 , and section SI I.eneral "cotlon l.wr of chaptr-r xlll-n nrttPlc I. entitled "An nrt to Incorpornt c-ltlps of the llrst class nnd regulating the ! duties , powers , government and remedies , approved March 10 , W ) , and nmonded Aprl 0. 1MU , and to repeal snld section nnd suh illviwlon as heretofore existing ; and ttlsp I repeal ortlons TO and SO of snld art and nl sections anil nets e > r parts of sections nm nets or laws In conlllet herewith. Hv Grimes , home toll No. 310 , to nmeni action 11 t-ubill\l lii 3 , of chapter Kxlx o the Compile il Statutes of Nebraska for IMC entitled "Schools " Hy Campbell , house roll No. 311 , to nmrin section ii" chapter Ixxlx r the Compile' ' GlntutcM of Nebraska , ISU5 , relntlng t tc.ichors. Hy I''ernow , house roll No. 312 , to provld for the mltnlnlstintlon of the stale ponl tentlnry anel the government thereof uin of pilsoners thrrcln , nnd to icpenl chnptc K\x\l of the rompllcd StntutcH of 1W lly 11611nook. house- roll No. 313 , to pro vide for township boards to purchase 10.1 estate. Hy Sheldon , house toll No. 311 , a rcsolu tlon to nmcnd section 1 of article Nil o the constitution of the stnlo of NebrnsK i elating to municipal corporations. Hy aaflln , hou-jp roll No. 315 , rcfiulilni commission mere-bants rcccUIng consign menu of live stock , Brain , wares or mei chamllsp of tiny Iclml to act ns the agon of the shipper , piohlblttng HIP deposit o the proceeds of sale In any bank to th ciLtllt of any such commission merchant nnd providing for icmlttnncc by di.ift , p. y able to shipper's o.'der without endorse mcnt. HA'NSOM'S HIM , IV IIAUI1 MM3S ItH I.lfo AlinoHl TnUt'ii n < i'i < oiiil Tlnu III tinSfiililf. . LINCOLN , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) The scnati met with n.any members absent , but In split of several attempts at adjournment rcmalnei In session until noon. Little In the way o progress wa1 * made , the only Incident of nott being the nairow escape from suffocation o : Senator Hansom's bill to i educe the numbei of county commissioners In Douglas countj from ( Ive to tines. This measure has hai something of an eventful career slnco It ! Introduction. When it was flist brought ui In committee of the whole It was reconv mended for passage nnd oidered to thin reading without debate. When It was placet' on Its final passage twenty-two senator : voted against It , while only nine votes were recorded In its favor. Senator Hansom hae no warning of the opposition to the bll and not until roll call was completed , did he realize , the fact that ho had lost. Before ths result of the vote was announced he moved that the bill bo sent back to the Judiciary con mlttee foi amendment The senate agreed nnd jestcrday the bill was again brought up In committee of the whole It was amended In one 01 two minor par ticulars and the usual motion made that 11 bo leturned to the senate with the recom mendation that it do pass. The vote or division was a tie and Senator Deal , who oc cupied the chair , cast the decisive vote It : the afllrmatlve. This morning , however , he moved that the vote by which the senate adopted the report of the committee of tht whole be reconsidered. After some opposi tion from Senator Talbot of Lancaster ani Senatoi Houell of Douglas the motion tc recon Idei was agreed to. The bill was ther made a special order for 2 o'clock Mpndaj afternoon. Nothing but the absence of Sena tor Hansom prevented the bill from meeting its fate this morning. A strong opposltlor to some of the features of the bill has de veloped and a number of populist senator : have made up their minds to put Lancastei county on the same level with the othei counties of the state As the bill stands al present Lancaster county aloneis permittee : to elect Its commissioners at large. Asldo from the proceedings with ret- cienco to this bill little else was done. A petition from a few residents ol the northern part of Dundy county was pre sented. The petitioners ask the Icglslatwc to make an appropilatlon to pay for the freight on fahlpincn's of corn donated by fanners In the castsrn part of the state tc the destitute of Dundy county. It was re ferred to the committee on chailtles. A communication read from was ex-Gov ernor Ilobcrt W. Fuinas , enclosing the resolution elution adopted at the recent annual meet ing of the State Boaid of Agriculture ask ing the legislature to make an appropriation for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition The senate spent some time In committee of the whole in the consideration of senate fllo No 173 , providing for the collection ol an annual tax from atato banks , such taste to be held by the state treasurer as a safety fund for the pi election of depositors of in solvent banks Senator Gond ! Ing of I'lattc spoke in opposition to the pioposed law At the conclusion of his rcmaiks tbo sen ate adjourned until Monday afternoon at o'clock. M31I11A&KA , IS II12AIIV TO SUCCOK OfTcrs Clili'liKo ami I ml In Itc-llpf fi-on Us llotuit > . LINCOLN , Jan. 30. ( Special Telegram ) - A meeting was held this afternoon at th ; offlco of Governor Holcomb of the Nehraski Hellef association. There wcro present : Dr H. 0. Honland of Lincoln , John H Utt o Omaha , W. N. Nason of Omaha aud M. D Welch of Lincoln. Ex-Ma ) or Weir , the othei member , was absent. D- , Rowland presidet and Mr. Welch acted as secretary. Gov ernor Holcomb was directed to communlcatt with the mayor of Chicago and advise bin of the appointment of the committee ant ascertain If ho will receive donations of con from Nebraska for Chicago's poor , and I so will ho promptly receive same and ar range for Its transportation to Chicago fron NobiasKa points. The governor was nlsc directed to wire W. W. Clark , treasurer o the India fund , San Francisco , and inforn him that several carloads of corn can b < secured In Nebraska and donated to tin starving people of India , provided fret transportation can bo obtained for It. Mr Clark will be asked to ECU the rallna ; oompanlC3 in regard to this matter and telegraph graph reply. The meeting adjourned ( < reconvene at the governor's ofllce February : at 4 p. in. i-nxsioss KOII TIM : I > OMCIMK\ of ihp ri-pti > rn iHiniiH or tin Him HI Charter lllll. LINCOLN , Jan. 30. ( Special Telegram.- OIIB o ( the provisions of Senator lion ell' ; charter Is for the permanent letlremeut upoi a pension of all police officers who havi reached the ago of CO years and who havi toned faithfully for a period ot fifteen yean after the date the new charter becomes i law. The cbaiter piovldes that the pciiBloi to bo palJ a letlrcd policeman shall he at thi rate of $10 per month and shall he taken ou of the police relief fund. In order to create the fund the charter require * the board 01 directors of the police relief fund to dcduci 1 per cent fiom the monthly pay of cacl : olllcer on , the foicp. To this assessment the city will generously add all money s receive , . from fines imposed upon member * ot th ( force , one-fourth of all the rewaida oarneil by the force and all moneys aiUlng nut ol thu sale of unclaimed propcity. C'roii nirry Tulp APM lliiKliipuN. KAWBURY , Nt-'b. , Jan. 30 , ( Special. ) The Falrbury Creamery compiMi ) lina contracted for mill : from 6CO cov , * to be delivered id ths rreaui separator they are electing in their building ThU will b. ) in addition to the rnam brought In by their collectors and means an Incte.med bi \\'Hl llflHithl HIP Uti- FALLS cm , jan. SO ( Special. ) The creamery that was ilMtuiyrd by flie a few weeks aye will bo rc > luU. | It will bo the aamu sh.o ami lap-iclly an the eld one. The Bite will bo changed. YTorl ; will btgtu at once. PPTC ftui ? rnu tllo llrr IDAL in ) Board of Pur hass and Supplies Holds i Special Meeting. . , ' OVERTU S DEALS OF Tll OLD BOARt \\lll MnliP \ < Mt ArrulifPi'iiii'iiln foi * I'lii-l for tinStall - " - - lillal anil Poult III IilllCOltlx LINCOLN. Jan. 30. ( Special Telcgram.- ) Thc new Board of Purchase and Suuplld held Its flrst meeting today In the ofllce eLand Land Commissioner Wolfe. There wcr picscnt Governor Holcomb , Secretary eState State I'orter , Treasurer Mescrvo nnd Lam Commlisloner Wolfe. The meeting was i special one , anl was called to consider th question ot coal supplies for the state hous and no inn ot the state Institutions. It np pears that In Januarv last , tha old bean let contracts foi coal fov the penitentiary Hospital for the Instnc nt Lincoln and cap ! tel building to the Whltebrcast Coal com pany , and the Sheildan Coal company. 'Sltid that tlmo It has been learned that the olll clals of the asylum and penitentiary coult buy the same quality ot coal In the opei market for 23 per cent losa per ton than wa chaigcd by the contractors with the state Tlieso contracts have some time to run yet Governor Holcomb said today to a Be rcpiescntatlve that In order ttf save mono ; for the state It had been deemed beat to cal a special meeting of the board and aiinu the contiacts. In accordance with this tin following resolution was passed : Whercns , Ceitnln controversies hnvt arisen legnidlng the leltliiK of the contrac for furnishing coal for the penitentiary nm nsylum nt Lincoln for thu current quarter this honitl finds that s.iltl contrnets wen let nt pi Ices higher thin other bids for thi r ime kind of co.il and other cO il of as goot or better quality , nnd In violation of tin statute reqiiirlin ? thu supplies for the stati Institutions to be lot to ino lowi" < t bidder and thnt In awarding snlJ contracts thi bids were not undo In open , fair nntl fill competition and ought not to be cimlccl Intt effc-ct ; thcrefoie , bo It Unsolved , That the said awards so mult nro hereby annulled icvoue'd and set nslde nnd thnt all coil bids foi sild Institution ! be nnel hmeby mo rejected , thnt all co.i dealers of Lincoln anil elsewhere , If tleshed hu Invltcti to submit bids ror the remalnde ! of the current quarter for coal for oncli o .said Institutions liotwee-n now nnd Wednesday day February 3 , 2 p. ni upon the folIoAlw estlmite , viz : Penitential y , COO tons , mori or less , smithing coal , two tons , nsylum COO ton" , moru or loss. All bids , cxe-cp smithing coal , to be for mine run coal. Governor Holcomb today appointed W. D McLaughlln of College Vlow n mall carrlei for the state house In place of Captain Bax OUT TUB STATK FUM1S I'lilillo Moc-tliiK nt lliiUrlcuAiloptf lIPMIlllltlollH fill ( IIP tllllljPPl. BCATHICG , Neb. , Jan. 30 ( Spcclal.- ) Durlng the week a public meeting was belt ! in this city to consider \arlous affairs ant ! the state treasury situation in ' particular , The following resolutions wcro presented aud unanimously adopted : " Whereas , The Omaha Bee In ) ( T Issue o January 20 , 1S1" , disclosed , tl'is follow In ! fuels vshlc i tru poopie of oui state h ivi long been tiylng to Had out , to-v\lt : Whori thehtnte money Is. The Ifcl as fallow n bj The Hco discloses tbo following In thu four Llnr-oln han ) < H In 1S9I then was $112,000 on deposit or ,1119 tatc trc.is ury funds : anil In 1SW the nmqimt showi on deposit In the five Lincoln banks re.ie.lie : the astonlshlnR figure of 'fCM.OOO , or one half more deposited tnan" thu cash re sources of all.tbq Llncpln 4anks in theli last stntcmcrtt. The statement of The Omilm Ucc nlst discloses thej fact that one''bink In Harl.xi county has about JIO.OOO of tln state money ( in amount cxcendlng Its. actual capital This bank ; In Hnrlan county was Knovvi to have been in a tottering condition eve two years ngo , but which hns been holt up bv the state treasury .funds . , which banl hns now closed its doors. Uarlnn county 1 : the home of thu ex-secretar.v ot state. Other banking- points o the state havi a large arnount of state .funds on deposit nnd many of these banks have small cap itnl. Whereas , It is self-evident that this con clltlon coulci e.M t * only whcro thu Interest e-st of our stntp has been lost sight of bj the majority of the lioaiil which liis beei given the pov. er by former legislation ami which has so recklessly fanned ou the state funtls in such large amounts bo It Htsolvecl , That we , nt a mnhs convcn tlon of the citizens of Onge county nnd o tbo city of IJc-ntrico , do recommend am piay that Immediate action may 1)0 tnket by both houses now In session at Lincoln where-by the plan outlined by our governor who In his address BUBKcstcel that tin laws of our state be so changed that th < funds In our state treasury shall be In vested in statc > and couutr securities , tha the credit of the state can be Improved that when necessary to convert any o these- securities Into cash thnt the treas urcr shall be authorized to do bo. Itesolved , That we commend the gov crnor In the position ho has taken , vvhlcl by disclosure certainly s-io-.s , anil whlcl has brought out this fact , that during tin Inst two years he hns fought against tht funning out of the state funds In such ; reckless manner. licHolveel , That wo commend our nov tieasurei of state In lliu Htand ho 1m : taken In asking the Huprcmc court pert ! ne'iit questions rclntlvo to buch icc-klcs : mcthoil.s of hnndllng the stnto funds ; be i further Ilcsolved , Tliat wo call on the tnxpayen of our stnto to assemble together nm ask of our iQRisluturo for legislation litho the direction of this much needitl reform that the funds of om state bo taken out o Jeopardy and placed In the proper chan nels. uuuns iiMiniMLMSTSj TO ACTIO.V hpc-rplliry KiIiiilNlllli Out % > llli nil Ail- ilro-iH to Oluilriiipii. LINCOLN , Jan. 30 ( Special Telegram ) - J. II. Edmlston , secretary of the State BI metallic Union , has issued an address to tin chairmen of the respective parties in tin counties in the state favorable to bimetal llsm. The address urges the formation o. . blmctilllc unions In all the counties. Tin chairmen of the various parties are rctjuestc-i to join In a call for conventions at an early date , as the spring work coining on eoon wll piovcnt farmers who take an Interest li free silver from participating In the move mcnt. Tills afternoon the federal court ndjoiirnci until 1 p , m Monday , Quito a r umber o Indians are In the city JAs 'principals anc witnesses in liquor eclllni { ' cr HUH I ' 'u n it Itln YVirlc I'poplp YORK , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Shcej'al. ) A cranli of a qucc'r kind has turnedypjn , | York. Yes terday morning when the merchants re sumed business a strange jcfol/J'ng / notice wat found tacked up on the doori warning women and children to "bewaro of'Aho dogs. " The notleo was pilntcc1 In Irad pencil on , ordinary Intter paper , and Is evidently , Aba work of e crank. An investigationivvsals the fact that on Thursday avcnlng ir oup-urmed man , rather poorly dressed , applied for a room at the St. nimo hotel and uaUloly ) wished to dc some writing. Ho refused or , glster. Pro- prle-tor Oeaver glanced ovejr thq.man's shoul der as be was at work at a'wrljjng desk nnd thlb morning he Identified fine nf the notices as the stranger's handiwork. K'o trace can bo found of him at present , , ? he left the hotel early yesterday morning. SIII-N HlH li'iiriupiI'nrliur. . rnKMONT , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) Fred Meyer hab commenced suit In the district court against August Albers for an accountIng - Ing of his alleged Interest In the former firm of Albers & Co. Mr. Meyer alleges that his settlement with Albers , who Is his brcHlier-ln-law , was obtained by fraud ; that ho Is still a member of the firm , , and entitled to a share of the profits. Ho wants an ac counting of the transactions ot the firm since Iho firm of Albers & Co , wag dissolved last year anil for the two years previous , , - (4 - MUM ! l'n > for HIP Culllp HP Stilil , YORK , Neb. , Jan. 30 , ( Special. ) The Jury for the January term of the district court was discharged today The most Important case tried during the week was thu ono of CarlcBon agalust Vandruff , In which Carle- son sued to recover the value of a drove of cattle which ho claims Vandrutf took and told without permission. 1\\o years aea Carle-son lived on Vandruff's farm anil be came Indebted to him Carlcson owned drove of cattle , which were being pasture on the Plattp. Vandruff claimed a vcrba chattel mortgage against the cattle an shipped them to Omaha and sold them , ap proprlatlng the proceeds on his claim agnlns Carlcson. The Jury gave Carlcson a judg ment of $257 and Interest. sins roii "iiilKACii or IMIOMISI : .liirj Upturn * n Sriilnl Vrrilli't lie UpM-il ( o lip fur the PlnlutllT. WAHOO , Neb. , Jan. 30.-Special ( ) A rac ; tin scisatlotal trial was held In the dlstrlc court yesterday before Judge Sedgwlcle. Th case was that ot Annie Dobek against Hull Volkman , H was a suit for damages to breach of marriage contract. Thcso sam parties worn before the court about a yea ago and the defendant was found guilt : and required to secure the payment of $90 for the support of a child born out of wed lock. In the case on trial yesterday th plaintiff asked V ,000 to heat wounded feel Ings and to compensate her for the wlthcrlni blight Inflicted upon her affections by th defendant and for the disgrace , humiliation shame , lost social position and "busted an tlclpatlons. " The spectators were regalci with the story of a guileless country maiden who loved well , but not wisely. The cas went to tha Jury last night at 9 o'clock am the Jury after being out all night returned i sealed verdict , and while no one outside of th Jurors have positive knowledge of their ver diet , it Is believed to be for jho plalutll in the sum of $400. The case of Kendall ft Smith agalns Sanitary District Nn 1 of Lancaster county for damages resulting from the stralghtcnlui of Salt creek , resulting In the destruction o the plaintiffs' mill dam , which was to bav been taken up for trial last Thursday , wa adjourned until next Monday on account o the nb cnco ot Attorney C. 0. Whedon , win Is In attendance on the court ot appeals a St. Louis. n. i : . .N.'S nut TALLS CITY , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) The H E. N.'s Is a society composed of nine youiii women. The name of the society Is a secrc known to none but the members. Abou sl\ty young men antr women were enter tallied by this society at the elegant horn of Miss Uolllo Slocum Friday night. Dane Ing and games were Indulged In until n lat hour , when a bountiful supper was fccrvcil Music was furnished by the Tails City or chestra. The rooms and table were beautl fully decorated and "K , n. N. " "was con splcuous In many places. The members arc Miss Clcgg. Miss Kelm , Miss Sulll\an , Mis Thornton , Miss Schmucker , Miss Ilcstcrei Miss Colcman , Miss Morgan and Miss Slo cum. Cvery one \oted them splendid enter taincrs. ItppppHoii to HNIiuii mill Ciiiion. FALLS CITY , Jan. 30 ( Special. ) A re coptlon was tendered nishop Worthlngtoi and Canon Lhvyd of Omaha at the rcsl dence of Major Keeling Wednesday even ing. Major Keeling and wife were atslstei in receiving the guests by Rev. Mr. Uaxtcr Mrs. Hlmmulrolch , Mrs. Jussen , Mrs King Miss Stretch nnd Miss Maddov. An Interest Ing musical program was listened to. Anioni the numbers wcro the vocal solos , "A Sum mcr Night and the Magic Sting , " by Mis Cameron of Omaha , and "Good-bye , " b ; Miss Ada Stretch. Refreshments were served ( iinllriiiiilltiiiN nt 1'nllH CHy. FALLS CITY , Jan. 30 ( Special. ) Tin confirmation services at the Episcopal churcl Friday evening were well attended , tin church being crowded The following per sons weio confirmed by Bishop Worthington Prof. Pctcrsen and wife , Ed King and wife Miss Ada and Miss Helen Stretch , Mis : Mattle Lapp , Oliver Stoughton and Lli Donald Mrs. Tamile Powell and Mrs. Gil bert. Dr. Llwyd preached an clotpjont scr mon. The confirmation clasj Is the fruit o the mission conducted by Dr. Llwyd tvvi weeks ago. MlNM I'olll .lolllMU lIllNlfnl Clllll. COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Speclal.- ) Mlss Meta I'ohl , eldest daughter of Countj Cleric Pohl of this city and a pianist of m mean repute } , who went to Pueblo , Cole several months ago to Improve her health has Joined a musical club of the very high est order composed of graduates from Ger many , Austria and New York. Miss Pohl'i musical instruction was received almosi entirely from her father , who Is a notct violinist Und was for many years leader 01 the Columbus orchestra and the Maenncr- chor. Kill ii I.nrKu Tliiilier AVoIf. FORT CALHOUN. Jan. 30. ( Special. ) Om of the largest timber wolves ever scei around hero was Wiled today. When klllet it had npom one of its forelegs a large wol trap , having broken the chain and escaped only to got the tup entangled in a win fence , where It was killed. Coyotes art plentiful around here , but It was though 'he timber wolves were extinct some tlmi ago. | 'TKP : u lilliprnl \ | > iiri GREELEY , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special ) - The action of the legislature on the Trans- mlssisslppi Exposition is being closely watched by the people of Grcclcy county U la the general feeling here that a liberal appropriation should bo made and every thing done tl t ran reasonably bo done tc Insure success. The Interest Omaha Is mani festing In the enterprise is commended. AnliM lliiiilUKPN for nil Ac-elilptil. NEBRASKA CITY , Jan 30 ( Spccl.il.- ) Charlcs Duncan today commenced suit h the district court against Lev ! Jacobs , i minor , and his father Frank Jacobs , to re cover ? 2,500 damages on account of allegct injuries Inflicted by the younger Jacobs. Tin latter accidentally discharged a gun whlh the two were bunting , part of the charge o shot lodging In Duncan's face. WnlUiMl Too > pnr tin * FREMONT , Jan 30. ( Special. ) George Jorgcson , a farmer residing near Ames , hat his foot badly crushed yesterday afternoon While coming to Ames with a load of corr ho got off the load to walk n little way ti keep warm. Ho got too near the wagon nm both wheels passed over the toes of lib right foot , mashing them so that ho wll probably lose the use of them. ltp\l\nl McctliiKN I" " 1 1 Kliii. EXETER , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) Tht revival meetings which have been In prog rcas nt the Methodist church the past threi weeks came to a close tills week with rathci light results. The Christian church pcoplt nro attempting a series of meetings now with the hopes ot better results , but tin prospects , however , ere discouraging. Cold Drli-H Out Dump Corn. EXETEH , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special , ) Slnci last Saturday the mercury has hardly beei able to rlso to nmo than eight or ten de greea above zero. The lowest point reachet at tills place was ten degrees below zero This cold and windy weather will bo tht saving of thousands of buthels of damp corn which would havn rotted In the cribs. AVootlfsliiiPlii'i * Kllli'il li > - ii Trci- . HAY SPRINGS , Neb , Jan , 30 , ( rfpeclal.- ) A fatal accident occurred north of town yesterday terday mointng. A fanner by the name o Marlon Price , while culling down a tree was caught by tbo tree falling In such i manner as to sever his leg from his body He bled to death before medical aid couli roach him. _ _ KnrmiTN' liixlllulp at rnlrhury. I-'AIRDURY , Neb. , Jan , 30. ( Special. ) The farmers' Institute closed its sessions Thurs day afternoon. Hon. S. C , Rassctt of Gibbon talked on "Farm Dairies" and J , A. Gage took "Horticulture" for his subject , the icsl of the session being devoted to discussion he- tween thoio attending , on pertinent subjects , SIliprllpH DlHpiiHH n Dollar , YORK , Neb. , Jan. 30 , ( Special. ) The York Illnietalllc union held a meeting last night at the court house , The subject under discussion was "What la a Dollar ? " A number of local free sllvcrltcs addressed the mectlne anil t.ho llryan Glee club fur nished the music. U'liinaii IM AclJiiildPil IIIHIIIIP , FREMONT , Jan. 30 ( Special. ) Mrs. Hen- dolen , a woman who hae been living alone for years In a small shanty wast ot town , ALL CURABLE DISEASES MEDICINES FRHE AND PEES THE LOWEST hVKR KNOWN It's n Great Clmnce for Sick Folks nnd Ivira-i Numbers Are Taking Advantage of It Citircns of All Glasses Under Treatment. It Is known thnt of lute n , great mnnv wc-nlthy people , ns well ns n grout many people of eminence In business circles have been prone-hlng the merits of the Copelnnd & Shepnnl meillcnl system with the real of honest mlsslonnrlc-9. Thoughtful men nnd women In nil p-\rla of the city arc remind- IIIK the sick ntul afflicted ot the helping hand extended t > y thesf physicians nnd urg ing them to take advantage of It. And the people doing this private mission work iiuvo nil been patients of , nnd nre person- nllj conversant with , the merits of the Sy-J. tcm. tcm.From nil of which It would seem fair to Infec Just this ! Tlmt the Cope-land & Slipp-inl sv stem ot chronic dlstnse treat- incut , whllp provided on such terms thnt the poor cnn nfford It , Is no more "tho poor linn's treatment" than "the rich man's treatment. " It Is exactly the sys tem that Is chopon by many scholars nnd by many Intelligent utility people 113 the best that the world affords. iiUCTIMCITV. Dm. Cop pi n ml A. .slippnrtl ni-o lire- linriMl ( i ) front ntiltnlile PUNCH of I'lironlp ttlHpaNp bynrliiiiit forniN nf Tliln ilfiiartnipiit I * In of n iihjNlcliiti thoroughly POinpPlPIlt 111 tlltH llplll. HIlPlllllllllNin tii'in ulKlii ) m'rtoiiN iirostraUon , femaleIIIHPIIKPN , mill Ion * > l < iill < } , In IIIIMI niiil women arc niuout ? ( In- ninny conillUoiiN tlint rciullly j Iplil to < liN Monilorfiil iiKPiipy. I'advnlM from iiliroiul rppp\ptt at the Inxtlliito for treatment , \\llh or without liouril. COUNTY CLERK BRITTELL OF CHASE COUNTY A. M. mUTTHLL Imperial , Neb , the clerk of his ( Chase ) county , writes lr. Shepard : COUNT ! CLERK HUITTELL , IMPERIAL , "My first symptoms nppcared about ten yenrs ago. 1 felt n Minuting In the HOEO ut times , i\lthi roaihiK In my ears , Then followed the constant dropping of dis charges from the hcnd down into my thro.it .and stomnch A tickling uf the throat was extremely nnnojIiiK and my eyes became weak , watery and Inlt.uned "If I took n severe cold ( and I did so nl- most dally ) I would have tcrriblo licnil- nohcs , with pain unel soreness throughout all my body. My whole sjstcm seemed In fected by catnrrhal poison and I loat strength and weight When I found out th.it your Home Treat ment through the malls waa curing my friends and neighbors I wrote for n ques tion blank nnd began myself You had me In your charge for two months nt a trilllni ; cost , and you rmde me sound and hearty. I am able to resist all weather conditions , was before the Commissioners of Insanity this morning and was adjudged a suitable subject for confinement in the Norfolk asylum. She was e\ldontly a woman of edu cation and ability , but has been mentally unbalanced for years. Her daughter , Laura Bcndolen , committed suicide by taking chloioform whllo temporarily Insane last summer. CutK tin * I'rloc on HN Oil. ARAPAHOE , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special Tele gram ) The Standard Oil company , through ono of the hardware merchants here. Is selling perfection oil at 10V cents per gal lon. This Is done because the merchants bought a car ot It from Scofleld , Schumer & Teagle last week. Ki--ii. ' i'ln > H nt KiiIlM CHy. FALLS CITY , Jan. ' 30 ( Special. ) The eminent tragedian , Thomas Kceno , played Richard III at the Gchllng Saturday night tea a packed house. Many people from the sur rounding country and towns occupied seats In the house. Ills Arm Crushed It ) Ice. PIERCE , Neb , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) Wil liam Llttcll's right arm was crushed and the bone broken this rooming by a large piece of Ice falling on him while putting UF Ice for T J. McDonald. Alii for hiiiri-ri-i-M In I ml in. ORD , Neb , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) A sub scription paper Is being circulated here by W. A. Anderson In aid of the sufferers by famine ini India. H Get roiirtvoii Dollars , ARAPAHOE , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special Tele- giam. ) Burglars robbed the safe ot the Barnett Lumber company last night and se cured $14. _ _ _ _ Cni.tMIIlATi : ICAISbAS' AXMVKUSAHY , KM I'cniile Jiiiiulrit IIH tinIlerovH elI I he Cfiilury. TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. 30. The thirty-sixth annhertaiy of the admission of Kansas Into the union was celebrated last night by'state ofilclals , members ot the legislature and citizens of Topeka , who gathered * 4o the number of 2,000 in representative hall. The speaking lasted until late Into the night. Fiank Doiter , chief Justice of the supreme court , was the principal speaker. The ad dress was remarkable and stirring. He said ho knew of no land whose people "arc broader minded and bra\er and more goncrous than ours , or people whoso hearts are truer , whoso sympathies are warmer , whoso eouls are more daring , whose Ideas uio moru progressive and whose character Is moro elevated than that of the people here. " Ho said Kansas had been the skirmish line of every moral conflict since Its blitli and that the issue of every cuch conflict had shown It to be In His right. Ho spoke of the bloody struggle against slavery ; ol the beginning in Kansas of the stiuggla to confei the elective fianchlso upon women , of the battle acaliibt the ovlls of Intoxi cating drink , and then added , "And now when the urcatcst , and , as I fondly hope , the last gicat conflict of the woild Is coming on , when the lines of combat between the forces of industrial freedom em the one hand and industrial serfdom on the other are forming , Kansas , as before ; . Is in the post of honor , In the center of the line , the colors in KB charge ; aje , and moro than that , If I can ho credited with speaking from a non-partisan standpoint , with lu flag floating in triumph over ono ot the enemy's entrenched strongholds ; and more , too , than that , with Its choien battalions pressed to the advance , deployed , as It were in Bhlr.iiluli order , covering the entire fronts ; and still more than that , KB picket guards to the farthest verge , keeping the needed \lglls of the watch and ready to sound tha comlnc fray. "The spirit of Kansas has been born of the shock and play of opposing elements upon Its plains. Situated where thu extremes of temperature and climate meet , where the frigid blatts from the north and thu scorch ing winds from the south como together , whore the humid clouds of the cast dash themselves Into the dry atmosphere of thu west , U could not do otherwise than breed a race of men for strife and change , hut itu changes have never been backward. They could not be , because In obedience to the great , universal law the roolutlon of Its moral moods have been like the spiral , MindIng - Ing , but ascending , and though often o\er rough ways , yet always to the Blare , " William A. Harris. United States senator- elect , aiul Jerry Simpson , congressman- elect , Rpoke briefly. In the course of his talk Mr. .Simpson referred to tbo cautcrn press OB "representative- the organized greed of the country , " nnd In chart , nm perfectly cured. You have a wonderful plan for sick people In the country , for they ran have a prcclaN Ist's skill nt their own homes. " A toiler lit Iniiiilrj ( ultli ftdtntp ) nil * ilrrxNi-il to A. 31. llrlUell , ltn | > rrlnl , \rli , , i\lll olloll n rcplj % crlf > hiK the IUMI1J THI3 VT.1IUNT. Every mall brings additional proofs of thq success of the homo or mail treatment. If you cannot conic to the olllcc , wrlto fern n symptom blank. . \ DAMCIMl'S SON. Ciirlnn : ( lip Children of Dlwcnup Thnt Striken nt Miic-tcnllin of Our l.ltdp ( Illl-H. Charlie. Orny , 10 ycnrs old , nnd n very bright Ind , Is the son of .T , W , Orny , Cashier of the Exchange Hank , Exlrn , low n. Three months nga this child wim wilting inulcr the blighting effects ot neglected Catnrrh. His father. In writing to Dr. Shepard of his treatment , says : CHARLIE GRAY , KXIHA , IA. "Our Chin Iio Is as hcalthv nnd Hound to day as any child could bo. Whrn we placet ) him under Dr Shep.ud's cure he was badly mulcted with Cntnirh and ii.iy fever. HO couldn't breathe through ms nose nnd wad always trying to clear the jnssagcs by hawking , spitting anil coifghliiff. The Catairh bothered him for a long1 tlmo and just Fcemed to rob nun of nil lib * natural \ltnllty. Ho was tun down , wculi nnd emaciated After trnviv.nu through the ) west with him In hopes of restoringhla health , I became dlbcouiagod mil culled nt your ofllco last fall. I mobt hpnrtlly thank ; you for kind and thorough inltn-st In hla case. As n result of your woilc my boy hi us healthy nnd well as nr.y bov In lown. Your Home Tientmcnt , tluough the malls , has cuiod him completely , nnd nt a very small cost to mo. " IiidMiilhiK iintloiitN , or iinrviilH < iC children 11 ho lici'il "Hip Trpiidnpiit Unit oiircM , " Hlioulil AM'Up to J.V. . Orny , CiiMliler of. The n\pli : < nup llaulr , i\li-n , ICMMI , ami IINU If ( lu > uliot o Hdilpinpiit IN rpiill > Imp. Air. < ; rn > - ttlll < akp pleasure In * W 11. COIM2IAMJ , M. ! > . , i r. , C. S. Simi-AItl ) , ai. 1) . , fj.ii nOO.MS 312 AND 313 NEW YORK LIFD HUILDINQ , OMAHA NUB. Olllco Hours. 9 to II n m :2 : to B p. m. Eve- nlnBS Wnlnesdays nntl Snturtlnjs only G to 8. Sunday 10 to 12 m. Are fast discovering1 the fact that Nicoll makes as good garments as the high-priced credit tailors only Nicoll makes them at about 20 to 25 per cent less in cost. Thousands of intelligent buyers have yet to hear of our novel prices for superior made garments and to see our large assortment. By paying close attention to the small details of tailoring r > you can feel perfectly satisfied that Nicoll's garments are always up to the top notch of style. It's to your interest to place your order where you will re ceive the most for your money , Trousers $ --$6- $ . 207 So. 15th St. KARBACH BLOCK. .s 3 T . cIs ron IJAMC Ku llnlli'tl HpfiiHpn ( o Curllf ) ! to a lllll of IXCM-I > UI > IIN , DICNVKU , Colo. , Jan , 30. In the federal couit today JudKO Hallctt nontencod O. D , Miller , president of the Miller Hernia Treat ment company , to Imprisonment at hard labor for ten yeais , 0 , H , Dow to seven years and Sidney U. McClurkcn to five years , The three were recently convicted of wreck ing Iho Commercial National bank , to which Miller was Indebted for 1125,000 when It closed In 1893 , Dow was president and Mo Clurkon , Ills brother-in-law , recrlvlnir teller. They will bo taken to the penitentiary at Leavcnworth , Kan. Judge Hallctt refused to certify to a bill of exceptions In the ease and the prisoners' attorney will apply to the United States circuit court at St. Loula for a writ of tiipereodeas. SiiiuiHpil | | ChlnK'cn Mil I of Oauulit , QUKUNWICH , Conn. , Jan. 30 William Klata German 10 years old , employed by Danker n. 0 , IlcnoJlct , was shot and prob ably fatally wounded at 2 o'clock this morn ing by David Lent , the proprietor of an extensive hennciy near the Orccnwlch rail road atatlon , Lent , who bad buffered re cently from the .theft of his chickens , two nights ago rigged up a burglar alaun and this morning when It rang he lutlieil out and shot. Klutz , who had started to run. Lent has not yet bccri nrroatcd. '