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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi 8ATUHDAY , JANUABY 21 , 1899.
votes , were equally divideJ , tut reference to ;
the ctatutea and constitution shows that be
could under no circumstances vote for
'Uhltcd. fitatci * nat6r , his casting Vote
bolng permitted only In the matter of leg-
Illation or parliamentary questions.
A llapvard pamphlet has appeared , con
taining reprinted notices from _ the ttate
prefs endorsing his candldacy > is 'well aa
resolutions passed by different 'organlxa-
lions In his favor. The'Idea was probably
suggested by the etrifsilonf.af the John L.
Wcbiter Literary bufeaV'eomo time ago ,
but the Hayward pamphlet la bigger , fatter
and more varfed than * any of the product !
of the Webster bureau.
Opinion * on a Cancn * .
On the question of caucus there Is a wide
divergence of.vlowe. Some are absolutely
opposed any caucus for the present , If not
Indefinitely. Judge Hayward has said openly
that howould favor a caucue with a roll
call vote. Othersteay nothing -would be
satisfactory excepta ( secret ballot , condl-/
ttoned on three-fourths majority to be
binding. The hidden strength of Thompson
Is the great bogje-for his opponents. Ex-
proralng himself on tfals.polnt , one of them ,
cald today : ,
"Thpi'o who Imagine { Thompson Is outof _
it are simply fooling themselves. While
he Is showing jbnly Lancaster1 county's seven
votea He has. a great * many moro in reserve.
Another thing thatstnu'st not be forgotten.Is
that there are * _ not' of few men voting today
and right along for- Hayward who would
take the flmt opportunity of a secret ballot
to leave him for comeone , else. This 1s
especially true Of thole who have been'won ,
over by promise * or forced Into" line by let
ters and petitions . .from . .their constituents.
Thompson li a factor yet to be reckoned
with. "
v
There was considerable talk during the
morning , especially among the Hayward fol
lowers , of adjourning over to Monday. The
Hayward men had proflted so noticeably by
the home excursions last week that they
looked to a similar result If the members ,
could bo gotten to visit their constituent *
again. The other candidate ! naturally did
not take kindly to the suggestion andsomu (
one Intimated .that It might not be strict
conformance with the law to omit balloting
on Saturday. The attitude of the 'fuslonlats ,
whose votes would be necessary to carry
suoh an adjournment , was also doubtful , so
' that rather than risk a defeat , It was finally
agreed to let well enough alone , BO that the
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notion , If It should be made at all , should
c6me 'from some place other than the Hayward -
ward quarter. As a consequence , another
< ballot will be taken tomorrow and Sunday
be the only Interruption until the battle Is
renewed next week.
( .The bustle of the candidates for a final
showing of strength before tomorrow's ad
journment -was kept up until late tonight.
' Among the moves made was a caucus of-the
< Webster forces at the Lincoln house , but
f In this meeting nothing definite'for the
* future was decided upon.
MEET THE GULFJ.INES' RATES
. Reduction * on Grain Announced from
_ Territory Wc4 of Mlllppl to
'
„ Atlantic Seaboard.
, CHICAGO , Jan. JO. Important reductions
, in eastbound freight rates are announced to-
„ day. Effective February 1 , the rate on cx-
, . port corn , originating west of the Missis
( * lppl river , from the river to New York , will
be 13 centsa , reduction of 1 % cents from
*
I the present , rateTo Philadelphia the rate
will be 1214 cents and to Baltimore 12 cents.
On other grain for export , sent through New
York , Boston or Portland , the present tariff
V rates 'wlirbo reduced 1H cents. If sent
' through Philadelphia , Baltimore or Mon-
| . , 'treals .the reducljpn will be H $ ent from
'Tbejpr.eirolMtei. . , . , : - , , . , ,
. /These / reductions are made under direct
„ laitniWkm'rroinJ- Ipres1denf ' 'of 'the
* Hrunk lines , -who have been In session nearly
" all the week in New York. The chief rea-
ions for making the changes Is the necessity
of meeting the competition , of the Gulf
, lines.
> * ,
r CUTS DOW.\ TIME TO KANSAS CITV.
Santn Fe' Fait Mall from Chicago to
Hake Run In 13 1-a Honr * .
* ' CHICAGO , Jan. 20. The Santa. Po will cut
one-half hour from the time of Its fast mall
and passenger train to Kansas City next
Sunday. On and after that day the train
will leave here at 10 o'clock In the evening
B and arrive at Kansas City t 10:30 : the next
morning In tlmo to make connections with
j all trains out of the Missouri city. This
, _ train- will be the fastest between Chicago
. and Kansas City. It will coverthe , distance
r In twelve and one-halt hours. ' No other
r passenger train m'ak'es'the ' run In less than
fifteen and one-halt hours.
f 'J ' Surveying ; New Air Line Itoate.
PKORIA , III. , Jan , 20. Five parties 'of
> engineers arcat nork surveying the new
air line route-of the St. Louis , Peorla ft
Northern road from this city to Clinton ,
' under the supervision of Chief Engineer W.
D , Taylor. It
Is expected that the surveys
will be completed and all things ready to
Award contracte on the work in about
.month. .
' SAINTS OPPOSED TO ROBERTS
ReorgraaUed1 Charcb Adopt * Reiela-
t tloa * Avalnit Beating ; the
' Utah CoagreBtan.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 20. Members of the Re.
organU d Church Of Latter Day Saint * in
St. Loul * oppose the seating of Congressman ,
elect B. H. ' Roberta on the ground that
bo I * a pronounced polygamtst. A a busl
ne s session of the church here the question
was discussed and a vote was taken , reiult *
tng In the adoption ot the following resolu
tions : f
Resolved. That It Is the wish of this body
to go on record as being decidedly opposed
( o the "eating of B. H. Robert * , oongrew-
man-elect from Utah , to the United States
congress. And be It further , ,
Resolved. That we earnestly request al.
llberty.lovlng people who believe that the
ancttty of American homes * should be
maintained and protected to ma-their utmost
effort * to * oe that he Is not permitted to
occupy a seat In congress * until he ehall
have compiled with the'law. And be 1
further.
Received. That we urge our-representatlve
fram this district , who shall be preient when
this aublect conte * before congress for dls-
cuMlcn. to use hid utmot effort * to ses
that right and juitlce prevail , and that
avowed polygamlet be allowed to occupy a
seat.
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HYMENEAL
Boehne-Martla.
ATKINSON , Neb , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
The marriage ot George B. Boehme and Miss
Agnes D. Martin occurred today at the Pres
byterlao church , Rev. F. O. Haner ot
, They will Uve ( n this city.
Ail Run Down
j
lullt Her Up.
k far-poor health lor years.
aaier and was with-
.dvie4 to take
found tk.t it
no * Wkeaew I la oat
f J ( 4Wto Hoed' * kmptrUbu"
parllla
It MM Utta f aet tk * OB * True Blood PurlMr.
iSKIPTON ORDERED "TO JAIL.
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L. J
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HOQM Decide * to Placa the FHlmore Gonntj
Judge in Dnranoe Vila.
XECUTION FOR COLLECTION OF THE FINE
taportance of the Caae Llea In the
night "of .the Legislature to
the Ballot * In the
, Conteit.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
The second arraignment ot F. Sklpton ,
: ounty Judge ot FHlmore county , took place
n the bouse during the afternoon and after
very short discussion Skipton was ordered
lo jail for contempt An execution had al-
'eady ' been sent to Fillmore county for the
collection ot the fine Imposed last Wednes
day. There was little attempt on the part
of the fusion member * to make a defense
'or ' Sklpton todayfor the reason that It
s patent to all of them that be Is not , as
; ou.nty Judga"of FHlmore county , the proper
ustodlan ot the ballots , which should be
n tbe hand * of , the county clerk , unless
hey are ta'ken 'before ' some proper tribunal
to be uied'as. evidence immediately and
under the law Sklpton as county judge has
never been the proper custodian.
It wa * . stated In/the house today that
.he Importance of the case now lies In the
lettlemcnt of .the right of the legislature
.o the- ballots , rather tha.n In the settle
ment of the contest. If < a contest In the
eglsliture may be t > lockedAln this way , all
cbnteata in the future might .b& blocked In
the eamemanner1 , by k. county official In
venting a frlvolous exctae. io gain poises-
aion of the ballots , In order that he might
continue to hold 'them and defy' the legis
lature. A bogus contest Between precincts'
: andldates would lervv the , purpose
and prevent the Icglilature'lronj proceeding
with the Inquiry. ,
'There Is some speculationas to whether
BkJpton.-ls to bo.lncarc r te4 a few hour *
ach day on new warrant * until the bal-
(
ots are produced and It Is quite probable
.hat there will lie some further move tomor
row to find out what Is to be the final re
sult of the contempt proceedings.
The usual resolution came up today. Uni
ting the pay of the employes 'to the days
that the house -was In aesalon.1' The 1895
and 1897 session * adopted such resolution *
and disposed of the "straight time" ques
tion , allowing pay only for the time the
employewas on duty and while the house
was In session.
The resolution came In at , , an opportune
. ( me to meet defeat today , as it was'offered
.when the house was ready to adjourn and
when the member * were thinking only of
the fact that they were half an hour late
for dinner. This prevented debate and a
motion to Indefinitely postpone was easily
" time" Idea Is
carried. If the "straight
allowed to prevail through the session , It
will make an Increase of over $2,000 in
the expenses of the house and it wu prob
ably this knowledg * that Induced the fuslon-
Uts to vote almost solidly to kill the reso
lution.
The proceedings In the.aenate today were
ot a quiet character , but a good amount of
business was transacted. ,
Affect * State Board of AfjrleaUnre.
H. R. 810 , the bill Introduced by Jansen ot
Jefferson this morning , affecting the State
Board of Agriculture , amend * 'the old ter
ritorial act by naming as the * ucceMbp * of
the original corporators ot the territorial
board W. A. Poynter , L. K. McQrnw ,
W. B. Ewlng , Elijah Fllley , F. H. YounR , W.
H. Barger.B. M. Bearl * , J. Hf VfcnDuyn ,
Austin1 Humphrey. O. H. William * , -J. B.
Dtnsmore- . C. Jone * . R. W.'FtfrArt M.
Doollttle , 8. C. BasettrQW. Hervey , J. D.
Macfarland , M. L.1 Hayward , J. R. Catttlln ,
B. L. Vance , Charles Mann , L. A. Decher ,
B. Mclntype , W. R' . Mellor. N , WlthroW , L.
More , T. A. McKay , P. Younger , jr. , and
M. W. Chappel.
It Is also provided that one delegate each
from county or district agricultural socle-
ties , State Horticultural society , State 8wln
Breeder * ' association , State Beekeepen" as
sociation , State Poultry association , Ne
braska Dairymen's .association , State Sheep
Breeders' association , State Beet Sugar asso
elation and the State Irrigation association
shall"be ex-offlclo member * ot the board.
The date of the annual meeting Is set for the
third Wednesday In January at Lincoln. The
printing of 5,000 copies of the annual re
port and proceeding * Is provided for and
there I * further provision a * to the gatherIng -
Ing of statistics add the dissemination ot In
formation regarding the resource * ot the
state , covering much of- the work 'now sup
posed ttf be performed by tbb''labor bureau.
Section 8 of thebillJisas follows ; ' "It
hall be the duty of the State "Board of Agri
culture to hold an'annual fair and'exposi
tion of the agricultural and'Industrial prod
uct * of the itate of Nebraska , under such
rules and regulation * a * the board may es
tablish , awarding suitable premium * for the
same. But If In the judgment ot * majority
of the member * of the Board ot Agricul
ture , expressed by vote at a regular annual
meeting ! It 1 * deemed advisable to postpone
or dispense with said fair and exposition one
year or more It may do 10. For the pur
pose ot holding * ald annual fair and exposi
tion the State Board of Agriculture ( ball
have power , at It * discretion , at the annual
meeting , to select a location for a period
not exceeding five year * at any one time , or
at any one place , provided the legislature
ha * not permanently located this state fair.
The appropriation asked for in the bill 1 *
$ ( ,218.78 , "to pay off existing obligation * for
premium * unpaid , interest and other ex
penditure * in connection with It * work and
dutlc * for the last three years. "
DAY'S PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE !
Jadve Sklpton In Ordered to the
Conntr J H for Six Hoar * .
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The fol
lowing report * of standing committee * came
up In the house thla morning :
H. R. 53 , declaring the plowing up of a
public highway to bp a mla enjearfor , was
reported for passage 'by ' the committee on
roids and bridges.
H. R. 6 , amending Ihe statute * so
that in cases of felonies , except treason ,
arson and murder , Information by grand
jury I * neccasary , and relating tp the bonds
required in such cases , was reported for In
definite postponement. Eaaterllng of Buf
falo moved an amendment that the report
be not concurred in , and that the Mil be
placed on general tie. The point of-order
having been raised by Lane of Lancaster
the chair" held that a motion to Indefinitely
postpone could not ty amended.
Grosvenor ot Haniton ) called attention to
the fact that such a ruling wa * contrary to
the usual procedure and aaked that the rul
ing be made a part of the record.
A motion by Eaaterllog tocmake the report -
port a special order fpr,3 o'clock was voted
down and the report was adopted.
H. R. 6 Nwas reported bjr the judi
ciary committee for passage" and No. 10
wa * reported for Indefinite' postponement.
On the latter bill tktre was 'somediscus
Ion , and the report wa * adopted by a vote
ot S3 to 81. Houe roll No. 12 wa * also In
definitely postponed by committee report.
The chair appointed a * a committee to ar
range -with the senate committee on th
nutter of ticket * to the joint convention
Mettra. Mann of Saline , Detweller of Doug
la * and Ea tmanrof Cutter. ,
After .the adjournment of the Joint con
Tentlon and jurt betorfi , races * Wllcox ol
Lincoln offered the following resolution :
I move you that the employe * of tbl * house
report each morning to the timekeeper in
Ut * chief clerk's oflce and that they rtmaU
during the day at the place of their employ *
. ment and bo paid only for the tlmo while
J this house U In session , unless they are ac *
ually performing services necessary to be-
lerformed during the time this house Is not'
in session.
This resolution raited come discussion and
was vigorously opposed by Burman and
Beverly of Douglas and others , the prln-
Ipal objection being that the employe * were
ere on expense and could not afford to hold
he Jobs unless they drew pay for every
Jay , even though the house might not be In
session. Tihe resolution was Indefinitely
joatponed with little opposition , and the
house took a recess to 3 o'clock.
After recMs Orell of Sarpy offered a rcso-
utlou declaring that the house was op-
rosed to the United States entering Into any
'orelgn ' alliances. On motion of Pollard of
Cass the resolution woe laid on the table
by a strict party vote , with the exception
f Taylor of Custer ( fuslonlst ) , who voted
with the majority.
Pollard of CMS offered a resolution auth-
rlzlng the committee on printing to furnish
he supplies for the houso. In discussing
his question Mr. Pollard snld no did not
think the State Printing board was using
good Judgment In the matter of ordering
rlnted matter and stationery , buying at re-
all rather than at wholesale , and thereby
.laying a high price , which would be charged
up against the Incidental fund of the house.
He believed the matter of supplies ought
to be controlled by the houee. '
Some of the fusion members objected to
.he resolution for the reason that a con-
Iderablo amount of supplies are on hand ,
iavlng been ordered previous to the opening
of the session.
Myers of Douglas read from the statutes
emulating the State Printing board and from
his reading be held that the resolution
could not properly be adopted.
Pollard of Cass offered a substitute reso-
utlon as follows :
I move that the committee on printing bo
given entire supervision over the amount and
character of supplies for the use ot members
of this house , and that the secretary ot
state be Instructed to only purchaeo such
supplies as the committee on printing may
desire.
On motion of Weaver of Richardson the
resolution was Indefinitely postponed.
Prlnco of Hall offered a resolution provld-
ng that E. W. Benjamin , the contestee from
the Sixty-seventh district , be 'allowed his
per diem for the time he had been In at
tendance on the session , and also for his
mileage.
Easterllng of Buffalo Inquired If It was not
customary to allow attorney's fees in cases
of this kind , and the chair held that any
charge for attorney's fees should come In
through the regular channel , and -would not
be In order at thla time. The resolution
was then adopted.
Olmstead of Douglas made the following
motion , -which was adopted :
I move that the sergeant-at-arms be In
structed-1 to forthwith bring F. Sklpton ,
county judge of Fillmore county , Nebraska ,
before the board of this house to show cause ,
'f any he has , why ho still refuses to de-
Ivor to this bouse , In violation of Us sub
poena , the ballots cast at the last election
In said FHlmore county.
The resolution -was adopted.
Mr. Sklpton was brought before the bar'
of the house and said he hod nothing to'
say further than he had already said. He
believed that the house had no authority to
subpoena the county judge of FHlmore
county , end as an Individual he bad no right
: o handle the ballots. The house might be
a law unto Itself , tut Us authority did" not
reach this far. In the matter of withhold
ing the ( ballot > , he said that the attorneys
for the contestants in this case -were also'
the attorneys on one side of'the case In
Fillmore county , and as such had refused
to agree , tp ( be recounting ft the .ballots
In ihe Fillmore cose during the month of
JJece nber for , , fear-they , would. , be Rendered
.uoflt. ; for evidence in he" , later' , , case. He ;
maintained that if one' recount would" .de-i.
stroy the Integrity of the bgllots , then * a
fecpunt by''the .legislative committee would
destroyp them a * evidence in , the county
case. _ _ . '
The speaker'of'the house asked Mr. Sktp-
lon It he was the county court of Fillmore
county , and the prisoner at the bar sold
he could not answer this question , not be
ing. , sure whether he was the court or not.
In answer to a further question from the
speaker Mr. Sklpton refused to deliver up
the ballots.
Olmstead of Douglas here offered tbo fol
lowing resolution :
I more that F. Sklpton , now before the
bar of the house , bo adjudged guilty of con
temptuous behavior In Its presence by refus
ing in the presence of the house to deliver
the Fillmore county election ballots in'the
possession and under bis control , and that
he be punished therefore by being confined
in the county jail of Lancaster county , Ne
braska , for the period of six hours. ,
In'the debate that followed the question
was raised as to whether there , was any
precedent to afrt under the resolution. \
' Mr. Olmstead ald there was no , precedent
for action stich as displayed by Mr. ' Sklpton
and he was now In favor of making , a prece.
dent that would last for all time. V
The speaker of the house 'cited an Ohio
case where a clerk of the district court had
been Imprisoned by order of the legislature
for refusing to deliver up ballots and poll
books , and the sentence had been affirmed
by the supreme court.
Easterllng of' Buffalo spoke against the
resolution. He thought the prisoner had not
been guilty of contempt. Mr. Easterllng
* ald he was In favoi1 of counting the ballots
from Fillmore county and If he thought the
contestees In this house were aiding Jn
holding back the ballou from the three
precincts he would bo In favor of counting
the ballots of the ether precincts and de
claring the result. He believed the prisoner
was acting In a legal manner , and the reso
lution should not be adopted.
Prince of Hall spoke at some length In
favor ot the resolution. He said there was
no doubt of the contempt , for the reason
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that the prisoner well knew that the ballots
In question should never have been deliv
ered to the county court. Thnlr proper
place -would have been with the county
clerk , never having been offered In evidence
In any case.
The resolution was adopted -without the
formality of a roll call , the "nay" votes be.
Ing weak and scattering , and the prisoner
wa * turned over to the sergeant-at-arma ,
pending th * Issuance of a mittimus.
The house then went into committee of
the whole to consider bills on general file.
House roll No. 14 , a bill by Evans of.Ad-
am , repealing sections 39 , 40 and 41 ot
chapter xxvlll of the Compiled Statutes ,
was taken under discussion and It being
explained that another bill was being prepared -
pared to more fully cover the matter , the
committee decided to indefinitely postpone
the bill. The debate brought out the In
formation that the sections sought to be
repealed were those relating to fees in the
bands of .clerk-of'the district court and
which were brought in question in the
Broatcb-Moore * < ! a .
House roll No. IS , by Mann of Saline , a
bill to make plowing i of "the public high
way a misdemeanor and to provide a pen
alty for the same. WMnneit taken up.
Cawthra of Qosper thought it the * bill would
prevent plowing on the-highway , method *
ot. working ctne road * , -wouia' have to be
changed. He wMUfrald lUwduld Inter
fere with'thei present custom in western
counties-of dsvotlng a1'part of tha roadway
WAKEFULNESS
HmfKl'ilellPkitikili '
taken before retiring quiet * the nerve * )
am * oaueee refreshing sleep.
Take no Substitute.
I to farming purpose * . It was explained that
the bill provides that plowing may be done
with the consent or under the direction of
- ,
' th . , overseer of roads. Several member *
related experience * with the promUcuou *
plowing of county road * and the need of
some regulation was generally acknowl
edged. On motion ot Thompson ot Mer-
rlok the bill was recommended for passage
after itrjklng out-.the rt cjause ot sec
tion lk which w i In , effect an emergency
clause. 1Thecommltte arose and Its , recom
' mendations were adopted.
t At 6:15 : the house adjourned.
These bills wtre read the eecond time and
referred to committees :
Two hundred nd ninety-tour , Judiciary ;
295 , soldiers' home ; 296 , Insane hospital ;
297 , agriculture ; 298 , Judiciary ; 299 , insur
ance ; 300 , Judiciary ; 301 , public schools ; 302 ,
judiciary ; 303 , irrigation ; 304 , public
schools ; 305 , school land * and funds ; 306 ,
privilege * and election * ; 307 public library ;
308 , llv stock and grazing ; 309 , labor ; S. F.
23 , judiciary.
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PROCEEDINGS OP TUB SENATE.
ti , '
lil ( tie Important ) Daalnemi Transacted
In the Upper Draneh.r
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The sen
ate took things easy thla morning , as there
was little even of routine business to be
done. .
The committee on education reported S. F.
8 and 9 for general file , and the reports
were adopted. >
Under the head ot first reading of bills
HR. . 113 'and 121 , the two appropriation
bills for salaries and Incidental expenses
word -read. Four -new bills were Intro
duced. '
These bills were read the second time 'and '
referredto committees : 166 , ju
diciary ; < 167 , Judiciary ; 168 , school
lands and' funds ; 169 , state prison ; 170 , ju
diciary ; 171 , Judiciary ; 172 , miscellaneous
subjects ; 173 , education ; 174 , judiciary ; 176 ,
Insurance ; , 176 , Insurance ; 177 , manufactur
ing ; 178 , constitutional amendments ; 179 ,
judiciary ; 180 , judiciary ; 181 , judiciary ; 182 ,
judiciary ; 183 , judiciary ; 184 , counties and
. county boundaries ; 185 , educational ,
I. j At 11 o'clock the senate took a recess until
. ihortly before noon , when It reconvened and
went over to the house to take part in the
joint session.
The committee on accounts ] and expendi
tures presented a report recommending that
the secretary of statebe authorized to pur
chase twelve. revolving chairs at $5,76 , six
rocking chairs at $245 , eight office chairs
at $1.50 , one revolving chair at $5.60 , ' and
one table at $10 , for the use of the senate.
The report was adopted.
The committee on privileges 'and elections
reported 8. F. 82 , by Mr. Talbot. for In
definite postponement. This bill is one that
ought to correct a clerical error In the
election law , -and thfr committee decided
that the error was Of little importance.
Rule 24 , which * under' Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert' * Interpretation 'puts all standing
committees' reports over for one day , wa *
suspended and the bill indefinitely post
poned. * '
The special committee appointed to confer
with a like committee from the house in
regard to admission * to the joint conven
tion submitted a report providing for two
tickets for each senator each day. Thla called
out considerable discussion as to what would
be done In the case of senate employes ,
newspaper reporterc"and' the multitude of
friends who could not be admitted on two
tickets. The report was finally adopted
after being amended to include Lieutenant
Governor Gilbert , senate employes and new * *
paper reporters. ' Senator Steele thought that
members of the 'ee'riate had' been remiss In
proper decorum when' attending the dally
joint sessions' ' tot rth legislature , and sug
gested1 that 'neV'dafte'r a * members of the
house rise to resktfe 'them , the. , senators
ball' fetttrn"the > ( Vtftesy "
: ( by/standing "unlll
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'
_ . . dgal'n sealed. The
-suggestion Wa'exited'by ' common consent
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BILLS 1KTBODVOBD IN THE'HOUSE. ,
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Elpht Mea ore * Are Broagcat Forwarder
( or Consideration. ,
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) Eight bills
were Introduced in the house Friday a * fol
lows :
H. R. 810 By Jansen : To amend an act
creating the Nebraakan Territorial Board ot
Agriculture. ,
H. R. 311 By Lane : To flx. the time
which the county or probate court shall de *
cldo and determine matters In said court
when the same shall be submitted for de
cision or determination.
H. R. 312 By Evans : To authorlte coun
ties , precincts , townships , or towns , cities
villages and school district * , to refund their
bonded Indebtedness and issue new bonds
therefor. ' '
' H , R. 313 By Easterllng : To amend sec
tions42 and43 , chapter Ixxtil , Compiled
Statutes of 1897 , pot that It would read , "To
conveythe right- dower"or courtesy , the
husband and wlfe.mUBt .execute a joint or
separate deed. " " '
H. R. 314 By Wllcox : To amend sections
8 , 9 , 18 and 21 ot'an act entitled "An act
concerning -official 'bonds and oaths , " ap
proved February 18 , 1881 , being sections 8 ,
9 , 18 and 31 , chapter x , entitled "Bonds and
oaths official , " Compiled Statutes of 1897.
H. R. 315 By Anderson : Making aa ap
propriation of 1905.80 for the relief of J. H.
Evans , J. H. Butler , Frank Burman , Lev !
Cox and Joseph Crow , the members ousted
by the last legislature , being the balance of
salary that would have been due hod they
retained their seat * .
H. R. 316 By OrandUff : To amend sec
tton 3890 , Complied Statutes of 1897 , relating
to the use of Illuminating 'oil * .
H. R. 318 By Bower : To locate and es
tablish a state normal school at St. Paul ,
Howard county , Neb. , and to appropriate $50-
000 for the purchase of ground * and the erec
tion of a suitable building.
INTRODUCED III THE SENATE.
Nine Mea nre Brought Forward by
Member * of Upper Branch.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) Nine bills
were Introduced In the senate Ft ( day as fol-
lows :
S. tF. ' 186 By O'Neill : Providing for
constitutional convention.
8. F. 187 By Van Dusen ( by request ) : To
amend section 631-a , Code of Civil Procedure ,
Complied Statutes , entitled "Exemptions. "
8. F. 188 By Reynolds : To fix the time
within which the county or probate court
shall decide and determine matters In eald
court , when the same shall be submitted for
decision or determination.
8. F , 189 By , Reynolds : To provide far
the registration , leasing , selling and general
management of the educational land * of Ne
braska ; to provide for the collection of
rental , ! Interest and principal payments
thereon , and for the distribution of the
funds arising therefrom.
S. F. 190 fly Van Du en : To amend sec
tion ( t68-e of the Code of Civil Procedure ,
Comoiled autuU * of 1897.
8. F , 191 By Talbot : Providing for the
sale by comers or warehousemen of perish
able property and live stock.
8. F. 192 By Fowler : To amend section
968ot the Code of Civil Procedure.
8. F. 193 By Prout : To amend section
602 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
8. F. 194 By Prout : To amend section 2 ,
subdivision 111 , chapter Ixxlx , Compiled Stat
ute * , entitled "Schools.
TO CVtaB A COLD TJf ONIO DAT
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggist * refund the money If It fall * to
cure. 25c. The genuine ha * L. B. Q. on
ach' tablet'
New Steamer Enter * the Trade.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The British steamer
Manhattan , which arrived here today from
Liverpool In ballast , I * a new vessel. It 1 *
owned by the National Line Steamship com
pany and will run In the trade of the At
lantic Trtnspo atlop company , The Man
hattan 'U 8,003 tons gross measurement and
registers 6,128 ton * . It also ha * accommoda
tion * for a limited number of cabin passen-
e * < * nd/4i fitted wltb stalls for over 1,000
bead 'Of Cattle. The steamer experienced a
succession of heavy westerly gales during
the entire passage , but proved an admirable
sea boat and sustained not the lightest
damage.
MILITIA FOR NORTH PLATTE
Company ii to Be Recruited M Soon
as Poeaiblei
LIEUTENANT GRAU CHARGED WITH THE JOB
Preference I * to Be Given Old Mem
bers and to Member * of Other
Companies Having ; Honor
able DUchar e * .
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The adju
tant general ha * Issued an order authoriz
ing John F. Grau , late second lieutenant ot
Company E , Second regiment , to recruit
Company B , same regiment , to be located at
North Plattc , and ho la instructed to give
preference to old members ot the company
and to members of "other companies who
have honorable discharges.
The Union Pacific railroad company filed
amended article * of incorporation with the
secretary of state today , recording an In
crease In capital stock Ot $27,600,000. The
filing fee paid Into the state treasury by the
agent of the company was $2,761.
The requisition ot the governor of Iowa
has been honored for the return of George
Miller , who Is In Clay county and Is wanted
In Monroe county , Iowa , to answer for the
crime of rape.
MiningCompanr Organise * .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
Articles of Incorporation will soon bo filed
with the secretary of state for a new mtn-
ng company , which baa recently been or
ganized here. P. D. Whttehead of Chicago ,
who has spent two years In the Klondike
country , Is at the head of 'the enterprise ; .
He has teen here several weeks visiting
relatives and expects to start again next
month , to be gone five years. Business men
of the city are behind the enterprise and
he following were chosen for officers at
a meeting held list night : Henry Ragatz ,
president ; Leonard Hohl , first Vice presi
dent ; P. D. Whltehead , second vice presi
dent ; Ole Johnson- secretary ; W. A. Way ,
treasurer. Mr. Whltehead will locate and
operate claims for the company , the head
quarters ot which will bo In this city.
Improvement * at Lexington.
LEXINGTON , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
An effort is about to be made by some of
the business men here to secure additional
railroad facilities. A complete sectional
survey of a road from Sioux City to Duluth
through Lexington wan made several year *
ago and there is a prospect of work being
resumed On this'line.
Lexington lay * claim to more building im
provement * the last year than any town be
tween Omaha and Cheyenne. Among them
were two church buildings , valued at $8,000 ;
one school building , valued at $10,000 ; four
brlok blocks , valued at $12,000 ; one elevator
and a large number ot dwellings throughout
the city , to a total of building Improvement *
for the year amounting to over $100,000.
Supposed Jail Breaker * Caught.
HEBRON , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
Deputy Sheriff Leedom and assistants re
turned from Belvldere about 1 o'clock this
morning with two men who are thought to
be Columbus jali breakers , , Word was re
ceived that a couple of men bad purchased
tickets at Belvldere for Hanover , Kan. , re
fusing to come Into the depot , and asking
the agent to hand tbem through the window.
On arrival the officers found the two men
about the station. They are being held for
identification , as they tell confused stories
of their last few days' experiences.-
Ml * * Manning Attache * Three Dog * . '
, WYMORB , Neb/5 / Jan. 26. ( Special. ) An
Interattlngchaptee'in the story' Of'fh "fall-
ure , of MUs Susie Chapman ai the pro
prietress of the Cottage Home boarding'
house , which closed last we k , I * the one
wherein three dogs are attached to satisfy
a claim ot $48 , which Mis * Nellie Manning
held against the defunct Institution for her
service * a * a domestic.
Funeral of Prominent Nebraikaa.
NEBRASKA CITY , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
Funeral services of General Isaac Coe were
'conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. E.
T. Fleming of the Presbyterian church. The
attendance was large and the floral offerIngs -
Ings were numerous. The honorary pall
bearers were selected from among the friends
of forty years ago. .Among those from
Omaha who attended the funeral were Ben
B. Wood , Levl Carter and wife and Miss
Crego , who was stenographer In the office
of Coe & Carter tor many years.
Accident * at Chappell ,
OHAPPELL ' , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special.- )
As 'Mrs. Sarah Cole and Nina Gunn were
driving today their horse became
frightened , tipped the vehicle over
and badly demoralized it. The occupants ,
however , escaped without serious injury.
Qua Brown , a son of J. H. Brown , wa *
thrown from a horse today while the ani
mal was unmanageable. He was uncon
scious for some time and his leg was badly
Injured.
' Brakemnn Lose * n Hand.
WYMORB , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) Joe
Huckett , a brakeman on the B. & M. be
tween this city and St. Joseph , Mo. , bad
bis arm caught while making a coupling at
Falls City yesterday. The hand Is hope
lessly crushed and will be amputated this
morning as soon as it can be ascertained
how much ot the arm can be saved.
Dakota County Farmer * Meet.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
the two days' session of the Dakota
County Farmers' institute opened here this
morning in the court house ball with a large
attendance , every portion of the county be
ing represented. The different question *
Under cpnstderatlon were thoroughly dis
cussed , with benefit to farmers.
Ice Hanler Dadlr Injured.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
While George Welsenburg , a young la
borer , was loading Ice on the Missouri rlvor
here this morning a cake slipped and fell
on his leg , causing a compound fracture
and badly bruising the flesh. It I * feared
amputation will < be necessary.
Phillip * Surprise * HI * Wife.
NELIGH , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) For
some time A. H. Phillips has suspected his
wife of too familiar an acquaintance with
Herman jerfus. He followed her last night
and found her In company with the man
he suspected. Several shots were fired by
Phillips , but none are thought to have taken
effect.
Blair Band Give * Beneflt.
BLAIR , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) Last
evening the Blair Military band gave a con
cert at the opera house for the benefit of a
sick member A large audience was pres
ent and a considerable * um was cleared.
The Pilot printing office has just put In a
new gasoline engine to furnish power for the
mechanical rooms.
t Merchant Fall * and Disappear * .
BLAIR , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) A * the
result of speculation In patent right * A. H.
Cully failed In the general mercnandlso bus !
ne * * last week. He assigned all hi * prop-
COUGHS
BfeJcIisavtHoaftBMfp
jSortThroat
Z&ctivdy Relieved.
Johm I. Brawn A B , Boito * .
rty to hl wlfo and son and quietly left.
His wife has declde'd to sril th * goods ot
ho store and pay all Indebtedness.
Brick Block at Atklnion.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
One of the principal business corners , owned
by H. L. Putnam of Omaha , was sold ycs-
erday to John McNIchol * ot this place for
$6,000. A largo brick block will be com
menced at once.
Sick Soldier * Reach llomr.
ST. EDWARD , Nob. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
John Hedlund and Charles Hcndrlckson ot
Company K , First Nebraska , arrived home
oat evening from Honolulu , where they
have been In the hospital.
nalnfall nt Geneva.
GENEVA , Neb. , Jon. 20. ( Special. ) A
Ight rain fell In this vicinity during tbo
night.
DEATH RECORD.
Ex-Governor of Colorado.
DENVER , Colo. , Jan. 20. Job A. Cooper ,
ex-governor of Colorado , died suddenly this
afternoon of heart failure. He had been all-
ng for several days , but felt no appre
hension and no phjelclan was called until a
tow hours before his death.
.Mr. Cooper < was governor from 1889 to
891 , being elected as a republican. Ho was
born In Bond county , Illinois , November 6 ,
813 , and was a graduate of Knox college.
He served as a private In the One Hundred
nd Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry during
ho civil war. After the war he was ad
mitted to the bar ot Illinois and established
himself at Greenville. He was elected clerk
> f the circuit court and recorder of Bond
county in 1868 and served four years. In
872 ho removed to Denver and began the
tractlce of law. Later he engaged in bank-
, pg. After the close of his term as gov
ernor ho was elected president of the Na-
lonal Bank of Commerce , from which pos-
lon he retired a < few months ago. He was
heavily Interested in mining and real estate ,
n 1893 he erected the Cooper block , one of
he finest buildings in the city. He leaves a
wife and four children.
Slater Superior of Stater * of Mercy.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 20. Sister Mary
Agnes , mother superior ot the Sisters of
Mercy , Is dead of a complication of diseases.
Mary Christine Dunn was born In Pcnn-
lylvanta In 1864 , was educated In the
Academy of the Ladles of the Sacred Heart
n St. Joseph , Mo , and entered the novltlata
I the Sisters of Mercy , Louisville , Ky. , ( n
1873.
Inventor of Shell for Parrot flnn.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. , Jan. 20. Dr. John
Abraham Read died today at Tuscaloosa ,
Ala. , from heart failure , aged 80 years. Dr.
Read was the Inventor of the iron shell so
successfully used in the Parrot gun during
he war of 1861-65. It was his shell which
made the Parrot gun so effective during
the war.
Resident of Forty Year * .
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Spe
cial. ) Julius Normand , a prominent farmer
of Rock Creek precinct , died at his home
today. He was 69 years of age and has been
resident of Nebraska over forty years.
He leaves a large estate , consisting mainly
of Otoe county lands.
Old Settler of Chappell.
CHAPPEX.L , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
A. O. Remington , one of the pioneer settlers
of this county , died yesterday after an Ill
ness brought on by a stroke of paralysis. He
did an extensive business In the dairy
products , furnishing about 300 , cows to
farmers on shares.
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Minnesota Private tfeaaf. '
' BALTIMORE , Jan. 20. Samuel O. Leen ,
a private In Company I of the' Fifteenth
Minnesota volunteers , died at the Maryland
University hospital here thla morning , as
the result of Inhaling Illuminating gas.
FIRE RECORD.
Narrovr Encape of Hotel Guest * .
CINCINNATI , Jan. 20. A hotel fire with
sensational escapes took place between 3
and 4 o'clock this morning. The Sherwood
bouse , on the east aide ot Walnut street ,
above Sixth street , took fire , probably from
an overheated furnace , and In a very brief
tlmo. the bouse was so filled with smoke as
to endanger the lives of the sixty or more
sleeping guests. Many * ot the guests were
members of theatrical companies. Very
soon the upper corridors were filled wltb
shrieking , hysterical -women > clad only In
night robes. ' Tbe , mfllo guests had difficulty
n restraining the women from jumping from
the windows. The firemen were active in
carrying out the women aud most of them
were rescued by way of the stairway , but
several were taken down the ladder * and the
fire'escape * . F.'H. Munch , a traveling sales
man of New York , Was among the last to be
rescued. Ho was found with a wet towel
over b ( * face in an unconscious condition ,
but by the aid of physician * was saved. The
entire fire department was called out and the
fire subdued before the building was
destroyed. The money loss will not exceed
$10,000 , fully covered by Insurance.
Dnvli , Tex. , Fire.
ARDMORB , I. T. , Jan. 20. The postofflce
and other buildings occupying an entire
block In the-town of Davis , north of her * ,
were destroyed iby Ore today. The loss Is
estimated at $76,000. The town bad neither
water nor a fire brigade.
La Grippe
Do your bones ache ? Feel
chilly at times ? Been getting
nervous of late ? Somehow
you think of fhe grip at once.
You know it's a disease for
the weak , not the strong. A
weakened body can't master
the germs of the disease.
Make yourself strong , Take
Scott's Emulsion
Rich blood and steady nerves
make the best preventive.
After an attack , Scott's
Emulsion lifts that terrible
depression , and cures that
tiCKHng COUgh. OOc. and 1.00.
WINTER CRUISE
of th *
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
by th *
AjMrlcan Lta * t m-scrw United BtatM
mall
from Nw York. March 4 , IN * , lor
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JOHN BURROUGHS
In the January a6th
Number of. , .
THE
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Will have a delightful
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The Gunning of Birds
Showing bow they outwit '
, their enemies , the squirrel * ,
crows , aad snake * .
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receive all the January issues begin
ning with the Kcw Year's Number ,
containing the opening chapter of
the serial story , "An African I ion >
Ranch , " and
THE COMPANION
CALENDAR E25 1899
lithographed in la colors and gold.
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ALOTHER BIQ MATJHEE BILL
A Bill Favored' During the
Week by Ladles and
Children : ' "t
A * at nil prevlan * inalnee *
feature * for Ladlenand
Come out with the llVtlp , ome | It
will co t yon but a few'oeat * . .
NEXT WEEK-Ncw Yock > Mifttlnea
Idol * , Mr. and Mr .
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y. Manager * . Tefeww.
ToaUfat aad Bargain MMInee ThU
Afternoon. \ "
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A TRIP TO COON TOWN ,
A Mailcal Farce with Unlqae Vandet
vllle Bpeclaltle * ' . > .i
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Popular Prices Lower Floor , 75e and 60o |
balcony , 3Bc ; gallery , 25c.
Bargain Matinee Saturday Any Beat 25o
X3\J TO f Vn . 'SS I'j Managers..T I. mi. .
TWO NIGIIT8 BEGINNING
SUNDAY MATINEE , JAN 30.
Engagement of the Favorite American
Character Comedian ,
. . . .TIM MUIU'HY. . . *
In
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A New Political , Romantic Comedy *
AN EXCELLENT CA8TI
SPECIAL SCENERY !
Evening Prices Lower floor , 60c , 76c , ani
11.00 ; balcony , 35c and 60o ; gallery , 25c.
Bargain Matlneo Sunday Lower floor , 35f
and 60c ; balcony. 25c.
Trocadero
Friday and Saturday.
Jan. 20 and 21.
GREATEST BILLIARD COMBINATION )
ON EAHTH. ' *
Jacob Schaefer
Eugene Carter
IN BILLIARD EXHIBITION ! .
FRICKS-SO ad 75 Ceat * . ,
IIOTEfc * .
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13th ami Douglas Stu , ,
-AMERICAN AND KUUOPBAN PLAN *
CBNTHALLY LOCATED. "
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THE NEW MERCER
12th and Howard Bt' , Omaha.
European Plau . HM
American Plan . ti.Ut
You will find Vour friend * registered here ,
F. J. COATEH , Proprietor.
WM ANDUKWB. Chief Clerk.
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