THE OMAHA DAILY 3U3E : TUESDAY , . MHHITAllY 28,1Hnn.
Feb. ! 7 , 1SW.
Sole Flou promises to be
very popular this season
for evening dresses a
o
fine sheer cloth with silk .
,
* * i
stripes some new styles
received later.
The prlco "Co a yard.
VYIlllc PiQUCS Very popular ibis season for waists and
HJ all widths of cords from a pin cord to the wide wale.
The prices , 17c , ISc , 20c , 25c , 30c , 35o and DOc.
Irish DimitiCS We are showing the greatest variety of
styles and colorings.
'Tho prlre 25c a yard' .
Plain Colored Organdies , 32 In. wide , 20r , 23c and 30e.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY. GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
, . . . . . . ' ' . , ' ' . .
1 M. I. A. Ill II.IMi. COlt. Kl'I'II AM ) DOt C.IAS S'I'.S.
after you got the passes , nnd while you
wore serving as n public ofllclnl. Is not that
true ? " I
"Well , yes. But they often "expressed I
their appreciation of what I did. I saved the
state a good deal of money , nnd the rail
roads got part of the benefit In the saving
of taxes. "
Witness said he did not examine any In-
Buranc-o companies during 1SI7. ! During
IS'JS ho was treasurer examiner six months. j
During 1SS7 ho examined sixteen counties. I
!
"There was some llttlo time early In 18S ! )
I did not have passes. 1 got them on the
Burlington and Elkhorn and later over the
Union Pacific. "
In ono voucher 'was ' an Item of $3.23 for
note heads and letter heads. Ho had paid
for them himself nnd charged the account
In his expense 'bill. Deputy Pool told him
lo do this rather than to order through the
State Printing 'board. ' In another voucher i
1
for expenses amounting to ? 103 , filed with
the auditor May 20 , the expense bill up to i
Juno 30 was Included nnd the money drawn.
This wa in ISftS. Archard said ho ox- i
nmlncil sonic Insurance companies In I
November nnd December , 1898. Ho went l
to Tlpton , la. , where ho examined two fra j
ternal companies. He put In seventeen I
Jays there. Ho charged ono company $79 I
for work nnd expenses. Ho rode on n pass
to the state line , but charged railroad faro
from Lincoln. Ho charged at the rate of $5
per day , thlsbelng la/\V and the Instructions
received from 'both Cornell and Llchty. Ho
charged the other company at the same rate.
Fifteen Hollhr.s n , liny.
At Mcr.mouth , 111. , 'ho examined the
United Presbyterian ( Mutual Benefit asso
ciation. He charged this company at the
%
rate cf $ lu per day , The total bill for salary
and expenses was $93. This 'was a sort of
fraternity without .any secret work. At
Gales/burg / ho examined : a Scandinavian
mutual company'charging It $15 a day and
expenses , amquntlug tp.jabout $135 In nil.
This took aweek. . ivT fllarshalltown , wai a
company wh'icA ho cllarSed $15 per day.the
total beUigJJI.25. , TiAVwltnesg said , that
after hCtYeluriied llUn'y"asked'him ( to put
down ajVepiirt of jiU work illfd expenses.
Ho did not do this at once , as ho know there
iwns somV friction . 'betweenCornoll and
LUhty. Cornell told him to do as ho
pleased.
Later Llchly told him he had charged too
much and ought to pay part of It back.
Cornell was then consulted and told Arch
ard It was all right and he could do as ho
pleaded about paying it back.
"LWity told me I had bolter pay Itback ,
as something was'golug to drop hard pretty
soon. "
After some cross-oxoinlimtlon along the
same lines , the committee adjourned to to
morrow evening.
I'uy for I2niiloyc | H.
\n Investigation of the pay roll of Iho
hotiso shows that after all tlio employes are
not drawing "straight time. " With the ex
ception of the postmaster , two watchmen ,
the mall carrier and me or two others , none
of the employes draw pay for Sundays.
When the resolution declaring against pay
ifln Union
There s Strength. "
The strength of every
human being consists in the
union , the harmonious 'work
ing together , of every part of
the human organism. This
strenglh can never be ob
tained if the blood is impure.
The blood goes to all parts.
Purify it , or there can be no
"union" and therefore no
health or "strength/ '
Hood's Snrsuparilla is tlio standard
prescription for purification of the
blood. It new disappoint * .
Eczema1"My daughter had eczema
nnd It iilfortod her eyes. The doctor said
it was Incurable. Her skliris to\v | smooth
amirhllo ami all on account of Hood's Sur-
saparllhi. I have taken It for weakness and
can now walk thrco or four miles easily. "
Mns. 1C , A. HKNHY. Sunk Centre , Minn.
Sick Headache- years I tried
different medicines for my sick headaches.
round no relief until J used Hood's Snrsii-
pnrlllu. It U marvelous In Its .cures. "
MIIS. HIMIV ; Mu. 1.1:1 : : , Dunkirk , X. V.
Indigestion"Hood's Saniajmrllla
stuiuls lilKli ilk our family us Dm cure fur
Indigestion ninl loss ot impolite. It Is ex
cellent. " MBS. ' Wl II. 'Ci'uiuuK , 113 K.
Chestnut Strix't , Wultlmm , Mass ,
Scrofula- " After 20 years of suffering
with u cancerous sore on her uoo and hav-
lUK It removed by physicians , my mother
is happy for being completely cureil by
Hood's Saraunurllla , It took 11 bottles to
accomplish II. Her face Is smooth , no
scar. " Miss K. A. STOKES , Kpplnp , N. H.
"The slatuiucnt of my daughter U exact. "
JOSEPH STOKTS , Kpnlng , N , II ,
Crip- ' " Was In very bail condition after
on muck of Krlp , Nothing helped mo ami
I almost tfiivo up hope. I nut strong nnd
feel better now than In twenty years , all be
cause I took Hood's Karsnparllla which
made luy blood rich and nun' . " JOHN C ) .
I > i NCANil9 Husscll Avc. , Indianapolis , Ind ,
Rheumatism " Inflammatory rheu-
mutism cuutrd mo Buffering to that I could
nov sleep or walk. Hud no appetite ami
medicine twnml useless. Finally used
'Hood's ' , Hnrsnnarllla which took awity'all
pnln " ' Mus. Srm.A Nonius , MarlonOhio. .
- " < ! I I'llli rur * Hirer Illi , tli * uon Irrluilnj : nj
t only ctllnruB la Hko vrith llooU'i S
for Sundays and week daya when the house
was not In session was so promptly voted
down early In the session It was the under-
standing that the employes would there
after draw "straight time. " The chief
clerk , who has the timekeeper and voucher
clerk In his olDcc , concluded that It would
bo unreasonable to allow pay for Sundays ,
and up to date has had the vouchers drawn
for six days In the week. Up to date there
has been no open protest , although thcro Is
n move on foot to put through a resolution
toward the end of the session allowing Sun
day pay to all the employes.
On Wednesday afternoon H. H. 101 , the
bill to create an Insurance commission uh-
der control of the governor , will bo the
special order , nnd some opposition to the
measurd is expected , having cropped out
when the bill was before the Insurance com
mittee. It is understood that when the bill
comes up ono of the friends of the auditor
will move to amend that the insurance dc-
pnrtmcnt bo consolidated with the banking
department. This would have the effect of
leaving the department under control of the
auditor , who appoints the olllcors of the
banking board. The present secretary of the
banking board Is connected with the local or
slate agency of ono of tlie foreign Insurance
companies , as was shown by one of the Palm
letters Introduced In evidence in the pend
ing Investigation.
Supreme Court CoiiimlNNloiiers. ,
Upon the suggestion by Van Dusen of
Douglas that the present law providing
supreme court commissioners would noon
cease to operate because the time the com
missioners were to servo was limited , and
that H. R. 114 was before tho' senate ex
tending that time for another period of three
years , the senate resolved itself Into com
mittee of the whole to discuss It. Schaal
of Sarpy offered an amendment to place the
appointive power of the commissioners in
the hands of the governor , instead of the
Judges of the supreme court themselves , but
Vecelvcil no second : ' The bill , ns passed/by
tlio house , was agreed' 16' ' 'it Vfll'-gtvo' the
supreme-court the power "to appoint" thre ?
commissioners for another period of three
years. "
The "curative" bills passed by the senate
are faring badly in the house. When one
Is up for consideration there all that is
necessary Is to mention the fact that It Is
a curative bill. It is then killed without
n protest.
The committee on municipal affairs Is con
sidering the nicawurcs now in the senate en
acting a law where city plats may bo va
cated nnd the land returned to the tiller of
the soil. All the larger cities In the state
are Interested In these bills , as a largo
amount of suburban land was turned Into
city additions during boom times , but Is
now worthless for city purposes. One of the
bills favoring such a law will bo recom
mended to pass.
S. R 210 , the Van Dusen revenue bill ,
will bo the topic for discussion at several
meetings of the revenue committee , begin
ning today. The bill has not been con
sidered prior to the present time. At a re
cent meeting of the county commissioners
of the state Senator Van Diisen and Repre
sentative Pollard were both called before
them to explain their bills. They decided
to support the Pollard bill.
Engrossed copies of the resolutions of
sympathy adopted at n recent meeting of the
Joint assembly , for the Nebraska soldiers
killed and wounded at Manila , 1mvo been
mailed to the commander nt Manila nnd the
allllctcd families.
or TUB
Hill lo Tux Kxnrt'NH Com pan lux U In-
< l 'llnl < < 'l.v lvnNlpouci1.
LINCOLN , Fob. 27. ( Special. ) A number
of petitions came In this morning asking for
the passage of the Jansen food commission
bill.
bill.When
When the reports of standing committees
came in 11. U. 335 , the Burns 1)111 to Impose
an excise tux on express companies , was
recommended for Indefinite postponement.
Durns made a fight to got his bill on gen
eral file. Ho said the express companies
wcro refusing to pay their share of the rov-
cniio tax nnd yet were able to pay oul
largo sums for political purposes.
McCarthy of Dlxon said the gentleman
from Lancaster had proposed In the orlgl-
ual bill to tax the companies 5 per com
nnd then had asked to reduce it to 2&
per cent. Hut the Introducer hat
not brought forward any figures or statis
tics to ehow why such a bill should bo
paused. The committee had recommended
for passage a similar bill by Moran of
Plattc. which called for a 1 per cent tax
The debate between McCarthy and Hums
not up to the fever heat. A remark made
by Hums was construced to mean that Mc
Carthy had accepted part of this political
fund paid out by the express companies
and McCarthy retorted that neither the express -
press companies nor any other corporation
could get within twenty miles of him with
a corruption fund.
In the course of the consideration of the
Burns lll the Moran bill also came in for
discussion nnd the objection raised against
U was that the l per cent tax was to take
the place of all other taxes and thus would
produce less revenue than doea the presen
law. The statement -having 'been ' made
that the express companies were perfectly
satisfied with the Moran bill , Burns ex
claimed :
"That Is Just the reason wo don't want it
What the express companies want is Jus
hat the people don't want. "
Ou the motion to place the bill on general
Illc. Burns demanded a roll call and tbo mo
tion was defeated by a vote of 30 to n and
the report of the committee was then
adopted , killing the bill.
Standing committees reported to the general -
oral lllo II. R. 431 , 210 , 610 , 465 , 401. 39S. 403 ,
249 , 318 , 301 and senate file CO , 41 and 9S.
The following house rolls were indefinite
ly postponed : 335 , 227 , 22S , 286 , C19 , 479 ,
255. C2. 110. 480 , 486 and 483.
Of the .bills . Indefinitely postponed 335
was the Burns express bill , 227 was by
riaher , also taxing express companies ; 22S
vas a nw regulation for the Innsnp hospl-
nl , belnn a duplicate of S. V. Ofi ; 2SC was by
) orbjr , nmendlnn the compulsory education
aw BO AR to nllow the attendance of pri
nt a nchools ; Bin was to define nnd establish
egal holidays ; 470 prohibited the employ-
nont cf relative * of members of school
) oards as teachers ; 285 related to
changes of boundary lines of school ills- !
rlcts ; 62 was the Orosvenor bill for the '
rco attendance nt high schools , being a !
lulp'Irato of S. V. 41 , which was placed on'
lie : 110 related to the manner of granting ,
unchor.V certificates ; 4SO , 4SC and 48S Were
o locate normal schools at O'Neill , Hast-
ngs and lloldregc.
The secretary of the governor appeared
nnd announced that the governor had np- i
proved and signed II. It. IS , the bill to pre
vent the plowing up of public highways.
Just bolero the noon recess IHtmar of
Otoo offered the following resolution and
novcd Its adoption :
Bo It resolved by this legislature , That the
hlef clerk of the supreme court of No-
> raska Is hereby ordered to make an nc-
urato report of all receipts and oxpendl-
uren of his office for the year ending Janu-
iry 1 , ISM , nnd report naino to this Icglsln-
uro within forty-eight hours .nftor the
mssage of this resolution.
Pollard of Cass suggested that the rcso-
utlou ought to bo referred to the commlt-
: co on fees and salaries , and pending the
llscusslon the IIOUEC tool : a recess.
After recess Pollard ottered a substitute
'or the pending resolution , that the clerk
of 'the ' supreme court bo required to report
the receipts of his office for the eight years
ending January 1 , 1& ! > 9 , and that the report
> o made to the committee on fees nnd sal
aries within forty-eight hours. The substl-
.uto was adopted.
Under the order of bills on first reading
S. V. 154 , MS , H0t 100 , f > 3 , 145 , 153 , 157 , 156 ,
150 , 155 , 144 and 12 ! ) were Introduced and
read. S. R 140 'and ' M2 nnd the house rolls
ntroduccd last Friday were given the second
end reading.
At 4 o'clock the house went Into com
mittee of the whole with Prince of Hall In
the chair.
H. U. 444 , 'tho ' salary appropriation bill ,
was at the head of the lile , having been
partially considered lost week , but It waa
; > asscd temporarily , Uowcver , retaining Its
, ilacu at the head of the general flic.
It. H. CO. Eastman's Initiative nnd refer
endum bill , came up next , A motion was
made that the bill be Indefinitely postponed.
Eastman said ho "wealed a chance to ex
plain the bill before It was laid to rest. "
\ suggestion came from some republican
that Inasmuch as " "this " was to be a funeral
sermon it ought to be preceded by a song.1
Eastman proceeded to explain his bill , re
ceiving 'all the time n scattering fire ot
questions and remarks from .the . other mem
bers ! . Ho thought a. largo majority of itho
people of the stnto wsro In favor of a
measure llko this that would give the voters
a chance to express their wishes on all ques
tions.
Clark of Lancaster called attention to the
fact that "the bill \inconstltutlonal
from top to bottom. "
Grcsvcnor of Hamilton , in speaking for
the bill , called attention to the present sys
tem of electing United States senators. He
said :
"Hero wo see n 'majority ot the members
of' tills legislature , representing a minority
of the people of 'tho otate , preparing to
deal the senator ; and we see our speaker ,
representing a small minority of members ,
trying to force 'the election of a candidate
who Is not advacated or wanted by 5 per
cent of .the people of the state. "
The bill was Indefinitely postponed by a-
vote of 40 to 31.
II. R. 155 , the bill by Wllcox of Lincoln ,
rdla'tlng to Irrlgatlon'bonds and assessments ,
waa. recommended to pass.
IJ. II. ICS. to compel the making and pub-
llcjitibii oCjtatcrnfents tit 'fiiicracial matters
' ' " '
1)y ofil'tscre of scfiwjPnndfVoad'"rii5nilore'i"'tt3 s
aineudMyin' > Boveral particular -and , theu
recommended for Indefinite postponement.
II.'R. 177 , an amendment to the civil code
permitting proof of a claim to bo mode by
aflldavl't ' in cases where the defendants are
in default of appearance or answer , was
recommended for passage.
Ii. It. 181 , providing that In cases of re
plevin the defendant might retain posses
sion by giving a 1-ond of double 'the ' value
of 'Uio ' property to Insure the delivery ot the
property , was taken up. Detwoiler of Doug-
lur. offered an amendment that It should be
unlawful for the defendant to dispose ot
the property after the giving of such bond.
Thompson ot Mcrrlck opposed any change
In the replevin laws , which wcro as they
* teed universal in nil the states.
On motion of Detweller the bill was
recommitted.
Ii. R. 70 , byMlcox , to amend the civil
code HO as to permit cities to appeal from
judgments without giving bond , was recom
mended for passage.
S. I1. 28 , r < = pf'2llng ' sections 017 , 91S , fllf ) ,
921 , 922 , ! )23 ) nnd ! 2l.of the ntctutes , relating
to arrest in case of' debt , was recommended
for passage.
II. R. 20 , by Mann of Saline , compelling
the holders of real estate mortgages cci
property within the state to designate some
agent resident of the state to whom pay
ment may lo made , was recommended for
passage.
PHOCHUmMiS OK TIIH SI3XATI3.
Commit fee of llu- Whole lleeoiiiiiiendN
IiiNiirintrit Hill for I'IINNHKO.
LINCOLN , Fob. 27. ( Special. ) President
Pro Tern Talbot called thn senate to order
this morning , President Ollbert not having
returned. One-third of the members were
absent nt roll call.
S. P. 132 , to fix the fees to be charged by
county surveyors and also that all fees over
$2,000 In Douglas county nnd 51,500 In Lan
caster county bo turned Into the treasury ,
was passed.
S. P. 87 , allowing mutual ball Insurance
companies to Insure crops at all stages ,
whether growing or matured , against hall ,
was passed.
S. P. 07 , a curative act , was passed.
Upon motion of Von Dtisen of Douglas
the senate went Into committee of the whole
to consider II. R. 114.
II. R. 114 amends the present law relating
to the appointment of the supreme court
commissioners , by adding n provision ex
tending the life of the commission another
three years. Under the present law their
time will soon expire , thus necessitating
haste in passing this bill.
Sclmiil of Sarpy offered an amendment
placing the appointive power In the gov
ernor's hands , Instead of the supreme court
Judgrii. Ho received no second for his mo
tion and the bill was recommended to pass.
S , P. 22 , the bill to elect county commis
sioners by a vote of the entire county where
the population exceeds 70,000 , which was
recommitted to correct some numerical er
rors , was again recommended to pass.
At the beginning of the afternoon session
the senate went Into committee of the whole
to consider bills on general tile , with Noycs
of Douglas In the chair.
S. P. 3'J , the bill Introduced by Qlffert of
Cumlng , enacting a now law to reguluto
the business and formation of Insurance
companies working on the "stipulated pre
mium" plan , was the first bill considered ,
two being passed because the Introducers
wcro absent.
The bill defines the "stipulated premium"
plan as followa :
Definition of Stipulated Premium company.
Any corporation , company or association Is-
sulug Bolides or certificates promUIng
money or other bencllts to n member or pol
icy hofler , or upon his decease to his legal
representatives or to beneficiaries designated
by him which money or bennllt Is derived
wholly from stipulated premiums collected
In advance from Its members or policy hold-
tTC , und from interest and other accumula
tions and wherein the money or other bene
fits so realized Is applied to or accumulated
solely for the use aud purpose of the cor
poration ns herein specified , nnd for the nec
essary Qtppuum ot the corporation nnd the
prosecution and enlargement of Its business ,
ami shall comply with nil the provisions of
this net , shall be deemed to bo engaged In
the business of life Insurance upon the stip
ulated" premium plan nnd shall bo subject
only to the provision * of this act. H shall
be unlawful for any corporation , company or
association not having compiled with the
provisions of this act to use the term stipu
lated premium In Its application or Con
tracts or to print or write the same In HH
policies or literature. '
The supporters of the bill sny It
conforms to tlio Now York law
ahd Is similar lo ac'ts In other slates. They
say that : "This bill If passed will give Ne
braska n law as Rood as that of Now York ,
Ohio , Mnasaeliitsctts , Pennsylvania , Illinois ,
Iowa , or that of any other state. It will
Insure the building up of strong Insurance
ccmpanlcs In this state , the reason why
other states have built up largo Insurance
companies , that bring a largo amount of
money for premiums -for disbursement ntid
Investments in these stales being that the
legislatures enacted laws providing for the
organization of good companies and for the
protection of the Investments and policy
holders. "
Several amendments to the bill were
made. Among the most Important was ono
amending that part of the bill exempting
companies organized under this act from the
provisions of the general Insurance laws ot
the state , leaving them liable to examina
tions and also making the stnto treasurer
the custodian of the securities Instead of
the Insurance department , the treasurer to
bo liable In his bond for their safe keeping.
After nniQUdlng the bill to their satisfac
tion and striking out section 12 , relating to
personal liability. It was recommended to
passage. This discussion consumed the en
tire afternoon.
A remonstrance against legalizing osteo
pathy by Iloldrego doctors. In which such
epithets as "quackery" were used , met
with a storm of disapproval on the Moor , as
members objcclcd vigorously to the use of
such terms' by the physicians against the
osteopaths. A motion to place the remon
strance on file was so vigorously opposed
that It was withdrawn nnd the remon
strance laid on thb tnblo. Canaday of
Kearney put the lemonstrnnco before the
senate.
S. P. 263 was Indefinitely postponed ; S. P.
279 reported to pass , both being bills to pro
vide for vacating plats , and II. R. SS was re
ported to pass.
It KIM ! 110.M10 .SOI.DIUHS' UICMAI.\S.
( loverniiieut IN I'rfpurlinr to llctiiru
Itotllrs ( n Tln-.r Krli-mln.
LINCOLN , Pel ) . 27. ( Special. ) A letter
received by General Barry today shows that
the government Is preparing to send the
bodies of the Nebraska soldiers home and
Is using duo diligence In this respect wltliout
having waited for the action of the Ne
braska legislature. The letter was as fol
lows :
HONOLULU. Feb. 7 , 1899. The Adjutant
General , State of Nebraska , Lincoln , Neb. :
Sir Arrangements have been in tide by the
quartermaster's department to disinter the
remains of all deceased otllcers and soldiers
of the United States army and volunteers
burled here and to send them enclosed in
sealed caskets to the place of residence of
the parents or other relatives of the de
ceased. This will be done by the govern
ment without cost to the. relatives or friends
of the deceased.
Skilled persons , under whoso direction this
work will bo done , are now 011 the vay to
Manila , and when they have completed their
work there they will come to Honolulu end
prepare for shipme'Ht the remains of all de
ceased officers aml'6oldlers who are burled
here. The time of their arrival at Honolulu
Is not doDnltely known , , but will probably bo
during the month of May or June , 1SU. :
It Is desired that acpurate. Information in
regard to the n'amo'a'nd' ' place of reshl-mjo of
the relatives bPJ-eVe'ry deceased ollicor and
soldier -who Is bilrleiMioro may-be furnlshtd
to ' Lieutenant CoWjnl Oscar P. Long , do-
p'arlni'dnt'quartcrp.mslcr , .Sau Francisco , Cal. ,
and also to me here'BO Vhal caknts ran bo
correctly marked find -idih-cssid before they
Irnvu Honolulu.
MY purpose In addressing to you this com
munication is to obtain your co-npernMon
nnd assistance to scctjro the name a.nd ad
dress or place of residence of the parents or
other near relatives of any of the soldiers
mentioned In the enclosed list , which con
tains the names of all who are at this date
burled here. Very respectfully ,
GEORGE RUHLEN ,
Major and Chief Quartermaster.
On the list referred to were the names of
three Nebraska soldiers : H. C. Flske , Com
pany D , First Nebraska , died Juno 2C ;
Julius G. Miller , Company C , died October
20 ; George W. Noumea. Company G , died
October 20. They are burled In Oahu ceme
tery at Honolulu. Flsko's home was at
Adams , Miller's at Arapahoe and Neuinan's
at Geneva.
General Barry today received the follow
ing telegram from Washington :
General Otis'reports W. II. Cook , Com
pany P , Edward Day. Company A , and John
Alley , Company I'died ) of wounds received
In action. w. L. STARK.
Of the men mentioned In this report Ed
ward D. Day was aged 26 nnd was a farmer
near York. Ills nearest relative Is A. J. Day
of York. John S , Alley was 28 years old and
by occupation was a tinner. Previous to
enlistment ho lived nt Llncolci , his nearest
relative being S. , D. Alloy , Madera , Cal.
Warrca II. Cook was 25 and resided at
Onu.lia. His nearest relative is Mrs. Anne
Dronoj , Forest City , la.
SIIIMV ill NfhriiHUu.
BUTTON , Neb. . Fob. 27. ( Special. ) The
heaviest snow of the season occurred here
Saturday , It being a foot deep on the level
and containing lots of water. It Is still
cold.
AUBURN , .Nob. , Jan. 27. ( Special. ) Sat
urday's atorm left Nomalm county covered
with snow to the depth of five Inches and
this morning the mercury stands 14 degrees
below zero. From the farmers In different
parts of the county it Is learned that up to
present writing fall wheat Is uninjured.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , Fob. 27. ( Special. ) The
first Biiow of nny oonsequcnco this winter
began falling about 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing , continuing nearly nil day , during which
time over four Inches of the beautiful fell.
As there was but lltllo wind It lays nearly
level on the ground and will bo of great
benefit to the dry soil.
Amputation May HcNiill PiUally.
AUBURN , Nob. , Feb. 27. ( Special. )
Undo Henry Harmon , now 76 years of age ,
was obliged lo submit to amputation of ono
rf his legs on Sunday. Ho had been suf
fering with ft corn en ono of his toe ? that
developed Into dry gangrene and in hopcvi
to arrest the dlir.aso ampulatlon was ef
fected between the knee and ankle. His
chances for recovery ore not good.
Dlstrlit court meets again this week nnd
the last of the series of the Illlscented as
sault. cases will bo tried. Tlio case cf Miss
Grace McGraw against the city of Peru for
damages sustained by a defective sidewalk
will also bo tried. In the Argabrlght mur
der case a motion for a change of venue has
been tiled , but not argued yet.
for Trnclierit * .Mi
FRANKLIN. Neb. . Fob. 27. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The Central Nebraska Educational
i association Is sending out today by Its presl-
| dent , County Superintendent Ed M. HUB-
SOUR of Frwiklln , the most Interesting pro
gram ever offered to the educators of cen
tral Nebraska. The meeting U to be at
Geneva , March 20 , 30 and 31. Much Inter
est Is being shown In the meeting. An at
tendance of 00 or moro U assured.
I Ai-cliluiilully Shol.
| TECUMSEH , Nob. , Fob. 27. ( Special Tel
egram. ) James Kavanagb , a 10-year-old
BOH of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Kavanagh , liv
ing near hero , was the victim of an accl-
, dent which cost hlpi his right hand today.
. At close range ho suffered an accidental
( gunshot through his wrist and amputation
, was necessary between the elbow and
wrist ,
MANY ABSENT AT ROLL CALL
Only Uinoty-Tbr3o Prssgnt nt the Joint
Session to Vote fjr Ssnntor.
NO CHANGES OF OPINION ARE RECORDED
AITi-i'l Alumni Kullrel } ' Hie
iilcr * In Hie llnee Iliilner'a One
Vole AIIIOIIKT Tlilme Nol llc-
uoi'ilcil on Hull Cull.
-Unltotx.-
I. 7. US. Bt . 0. 1.
Alien . . . . ns r.s mi r.7 . " ns
llii.i-xtaril . USlit : il > ! ' ! > > ljj " [ '
\Velmler . . Ill HI H > 1 ° I" Jl (
I.'lelil I . . r II II II
\\Vston . . U -I 1 1 ' '
I.IIIIII'MIIII . ! l I '
.1 . .
Itnlner . . . I . . 1 t 1 1
Viiteiillne ! l
Major * . . . U . .
Vim DiiHi'ti I 1 I
rornloli . . 1 1 I
HllVlllNOII , , I
Martin . . . I
I.Illli- . . . . I
Total . .iii : tia : IBS IBS tar. 1:111 : 11:1 :
t'ooleet. . ( HI (17 ( ( IB 05 ( lil Illl ' 17
LINCOLN , Feb. 27. ( Special Telegram. )
A largo number of tlio members had not
returned from their Sunday trips homo when
the Joint session to ballot for senator assem
bled today. With only forty votes to Ills
credit , Allen was nearer an election today
than nt any other time , though the repub
licans , by breaking a quorum , could have
prevented such n result had ho possessed u
majority of those present. There- were no
changes recorded.
In the absence of the lieutenant governor
Senator Talbot presided at the joint con
vention.
The absentees and pairs were : Armstrong ,
Uelsncr , Uerlct , Cawthra , Blake , Conwell ,
Carrie. Dunn , Endlcott. Farrcll. Oration , j I
GltfcTC , Halo , Hardy. Hannibal , Holbrook , I
Howard , Israel , Jones , Kelstcr , Morrison , |
|
O'Neill , Owens , Olmstcd , House , Smith of
Richardson , Smlthberger , Schalble , Spohn ,
Swan , Tanner , Tnylor of Flllmoro ,
Tucker , Walling , Watscin , Woodard , Wright ,
Wynian , Young , tellers. Of the ab
sentees the following have been voting
ing for Hay ward : Armstrong , Bcls-
ne. % nlnkc , Cnrrlo , Glffert , Hannibal , Hol-
broolc , Ov.ns , House , Smith of Richardson ,
SmlthbergeSchalble. . Tucker , Walling ,
Young and Zellers. Bcrlet has been voting |
for Field , Conwell for Halner , Grafton and '
Israel for Thompson and Olmsted for Web
ster. Tlio fuslonlst absentees were Cawthra ,
Dunn , Endlcott , Far roll. Halo , Hardy , How
ard , Kelstcr , Morrison , O'Neill , Spohn , Swan ,
Tanner , Taylor of Flllmore , Watson , AVood-
ard , Wright and Wyman.
Inilt vliliial Volt * .
The following Is the Individual vote :
Allen Boullcr , Canaday , Carton , Cos-
grove , Crockett , Cunningham , Dobry , East-
erllng , Eastman , Elwood , Flynn , Frotz , Ful
ler , Grandstaff , Grell , Grosvonor , Johnson ,
Knepper , Lemar , I.oomls , McCrackcn , Mc-
Glnloy , Memminger , .Miller , Moran. Morgan ,
Murray , Peck , Schaal , Smith of Antelope ,
Smith of Duller , Slecke , Shore , Sturgoss ,
Taylor of Custor , Thompson of Clay , Vnndo-
grlft , Weaver , Webster , Wheeler 40.
Hayword Alexander , Allen , Arends ,
Brodorick , Dltnnr , Evans , Fowler , Haider-
man , Hall , Harris , Hastings , Hathorn , Hlb-
bert , Hicks , McCarthy , Ncsblt , Newell , I'ol-
Inrd , 1'rlnce , Prout , Heynolds , Sandnll ,
Steele , Thompson of JvSorrlck , Wlliox 25 : '
Thompson Anderson of Lancaster , Burns ,
Clark , Fisher , Harkson , Lane , McCargar ,
Mann , Uocke , Smith of Saline , Talbot 11.
Webster Beverly , Ilurman , Cox , Crow ,
Detweller , Houck , Myers , Noyos , Van Du-
scn 9.
Field Darton , Chambers , Haller , Scott ,
Wcnzl 5.
Weslon Chlttenden 1.
Adams Mllbouru 1.
Lambertson Janscu X.
Secret Hallo ! Scheme llatllteil.
At a meeting of Hayward supporters in
the rooms of that candidate tonight the
agreement for fifteen Hnywnrd voters to
cast a secret ballot In the caucus was for-
mal/y ratified , the fifteenth man being se
cured to sign the written statement. The
paper agreement Is very brief , simply recit
ing that the following members agree fo
cast a secret ballot In the republican caucus.
Twenty-nine are said to have been in at
tendance nt the mooting tonight , among
them being Blake , Tucker , Bolsner , Arm
strong , Reynolds , Steele. Wllcox , Haider-
man , Newell , Ncsblt , Arends , House , Evana
and Hicks , nil strong supporters of the Otoo
county candidate. Considerable enthusiasm
was manifested In the meeting and there
wore hearty cheers of a speech made by
Judge Hayward. Itwas decided to pre
sent the agreement to Senator Talbot and
Speaker Clark In the morning. The latter
will be expected to secure the necessary ad
ditional names to the fifty-five already
pledged to go Into the caucus. Tomorrow
night for the caucus Is the tJmo agreed upon
by the fifteen Hayward men who are willing
to concede that much to the Thompson
forces. They have the pledge of Senator
Talbst and Speaker Clark to bring about a
caucus upon tlio presentation of the agree
ment to vote a secret ballot.
Senator Reynolds had secured fourteen
names at C o'clock , and the hist ono this
evening. The members talked the matter
over during the meeting toiilght as to mak
ing the i'ist public , but concluded not to
do so , as It might interfere , In tliclr opinion ,
with getting Uie republicans together speed
ily.
In reply to a riucutlon If It were not a
fact that the Hayward men represented In
the agreement to vote secret would not push
the caucus tomorrow night , rather against
the wishes of Judge Hayward , Senator Hey
nolds said the former was In attendance at
the meeting , but did not take uart either
for or r-salust their proposition. Ho In-
ferrol. however , 'that it was true the
Individual members wore pushing the mat
ter to a focus , saying Uio representatives
were the ones at thU stage to settle the
matter with or without the consent of the
candidates. In reply 'to an inquiry If ho
hud tcdi 'the list Just after the meeting ad
journed , Judge Hayward replied that ho had
not and did not earn to.
Ill the language of members on the list
the matter IK now up to .Messrs. Talbot and
Clark , or will bo in the morning nnd they
express confidence In thu belief that thcso
gentlemen will keep their word and como
into caucus. Those two members claim
that Ihey are doing this Independently
of Mr. Thompson's sanction and
that they have nufllclent members be
hind taem to make the necessary G7.
Senator Talbot said today the time had
arrived licn something nnirt no done , nn < l
hs believed It would be done tomorrow
night.
Republican members of the house held
a. cnucu * tonight to consider n line of action
on the I'ollnrd revenue bill now pending
before that body.
WIXTUHVH1UT IIAIM.Y DAM.UJKI ) .
Knriucrn Iti Hum- County SuliI Jo lie
Plnulnu I'p rieltlN.
IIHATUIPE , Neb. , Fob. 27. ( Special Tolo-
grnm. ) The tanners of this section of the
stnto are greatly alarmed over the con
dition which the wheat Is believed to bo In.
For several days iliRcouraRliiK reports have
been brought In nnd It has led to a thor
ough Investigation. About ten days ago
there were several days of thawing weather ,
liurlng this time II Is said winter wheat
began to sprout up. A nuddeu change followed -
lowed the tlmw with Intensely cold weather.
This nltornate thawing nnd freezing 13 what
did the dnimiso.
At least twenty wheat raisers In this vi
cinity have reported their intention of plow
ing their wheat fields up and that their
wheat is absolutely destroyed. Others say
thitt while they bellevo ( ho wheat has been
damaged they do not think the condition ns
serious as some believe It. The oldest ox-
porlenci-d wheat raisers are unanimous In
boilovlng the crop ruined. If this Is trim
hero 11 must be generally true throughout
the state. In southeastern and southern
counties It la so reported.
John Schove of the county , who has 2.000
acres of wheat In , today took up n small
section of ground from each of his llelda.
These he has placed In n warm room In the
house. Ho snys that within twenty-four
hours ho can stnto the exact condition of
the wheat. Six Inches of snow fell over
Nebraska since Saturday , but U will bo of
llttlo value.
h\VIMHiitS COI.I.KCT "AVAK TAX. "
Kiiriiici-N Xrnr Wymi.rp Ar - Imponcil
I lion li.v Clever Deception.
WYM011E , Neb. . Feb. 27. ( Special. )
The latest scheme to swindle farmers In
this section Is the collection of a "war tax"
from the most Ignorant class of agricultu
rists. Well dressed and smooth talking
swindlers have been traveling through this
nnd adjoining counties working this scheme
nnd from recent reports they Boom to have
been quite successful , having held up a largo
number of farmers for amounts ranging from
$4 to $10 each.
The swindlers travel singly and generally
call on farmers of foreign nationality and
by exhibiting their authority , which con
sists of printed blank receipts and n copy
of the purported revenue law requiring
farmers to pay n certain per cent for war
tax , they induce the farmers to pay varl-
ous sums for which they In turn give ro-
colpt. Quite n number of Bohemian farmers -
ers have recently exhibited these receipts.
Clinrcli KactloiiN at TeenniNeli.
TECUMSEH , Nob. , Feb. 27. ( Special. )
At the election , called by the pastor , for
the selection of trustees of St. Andrew's
Catholic church yesterday , Michael Burns
and John I'ettlnger were chosen to succeed
Michael Shnughnessoy and Michael Murphy.
At the regular aiinu.il election the Sunday
previous Shauglinessoy and Murphy the old
board wcro re-elected , but the pastor , Hov.
Frederick Spcrleluwho Is president of the
'board ' cf trustees by appointment from the
bishop , declared the election null and void ,
for ho said it was held In defiance of the
church laws , nnd called another for yester
day , with the result stated. Of course that
faction of the church that did not agree
with the pastor as regards the first elec
tion was not present and the old hoard-
now re-elected will not recognize the men
chosen yesterday.
Will Fluat Mipior Trnfllf.
OSCEOLA , 'Neb. , Feb. ' 27. ( Special. )
There Is organized'and ' In full workIng -
Ing order here an'Anti-Saloon league and it
has 151 members to start out with and a
full set of ollicrs composed of the following :
President , Max E. Blttner ; secretary , W. 0.
Johnson ; agitation committee , Messrs , J. II.
Mickey , N. Mnckln nnd B. F. Brown ; law
enforcement , J. L. Makeover , J. P. Henld
and J. II. Anderson ; legislation committee ,
15. L. King , E. A. Walrath and C. W. Getts ;
financial committee , T. A. Detweller , C.
Bohle and O. D. Eaton ; committee on hos
pitality , Miss May Henderson , Miss Laura
Wlmley and Mrs. Louisa Iloss ; press com
mittee , II. H. Campbell and L. B. I'ltzer ;
state collector , Miss Annlo Cunningham ;
committee on enrollment , Rev. W. H.
Adams , Rev. A. J. Ross and Rev. L. F.
Smith.
. \rresteil on SiiN | lcloii.
BENKELIMAN , No.b. , Fob. 27. ( Special
Telegram. ) Ernest Bush , the tooy who was
at L. 'M. Morse's when Silas Bnllcy was mur
dered and thrown into the Republican
river , was arrested today and his pre
liminary hearing set .for Thursday. The
Iwy's father , James Bush , Is now living In
Omnha , having recently moved there from
Honey Creek , la. Ho aho has a sister , Mrs.
Lou RnHinus , living In Florence , Neb.
\Voinaii SJt'otN Si-rlniiN Accident.
FRANKLIN. Neb. , Feb. 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. G. W. Townscnd of this place
met with a serious accident u few days ago ,
which may provo fatal. She slipped and fell !
on the Ice , breaking her lilp and hurting
herself Internally. She has been growing
worse , and It Is feared bhe camiot last much
longer. She Is about CO years old.
Tlin < Sllll' C1JIIK THAT nilH.S CUHH.
Laxative Broino Qulnlue Tablets removes
the cause that produces la grippe. The gen
uine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. 25c.
PROSPEROUS AT HONOLULU
IIICITIINO In llotli K.\icirlN | ii 111) ) Imports
mill A IHO In l'iiiilntliiii by
liiiiiilKriillon.
SAN KRANCISCO , Koh. 27. The custom
house figures at Honolulu for the year ISflS
have just been compllnd. They show a largo
Increase , both of exports and Imports. The
total value of the exports was ? 17,3-IC,7-14 , ns
against I1C.021.77C for 1SH7. The vnluo of
the Imports , Including specie , was Jll.GSO.S'JO ' ,
as against $7G82fi28 In 1S07 , an Increase of
13,908,202. Half of this Increase was an In
crease in Imports from the United States ,
The Increase In Imports from Oroat Britain
and aurmany comu next In amount , those
from Rrcat Britain being $121'JIB and from
Germany $159,111. The customs duties col
lected wcro | S8C,975 , us against $708,493 for
1S97.
1S97.Thero
There came to the islands during the year
17,22'J persons ( not including naval or mili
tary forces ) and there departed 7.313 , leaving
a net gain of population through immigra
tion of 9.91G.
TUO IlrOtlllTN Ilflllfll ! > > ItldllllTH.
WHKKMNG. W. Vu. , Kub. 27. Thm-
mashed men entered the resldcnco of Krltz
and Henry 1'apo. on the north for ! ; of Short
crook , this county , near West Llbcity , ladt
night , boat tlio two brothers In horrible
manner , bound and guggud them and robbed
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. "
Served at State Dinners given by the Queen.
N. Y. Sun.
The beverage of the select world.
N. Y Tribune.
Hio rtfildettrp cf n l ritr nmnunt tit money ,
cotlmntctl ns liifjii A * $ : . , nee , At mtdntfit
Frit * Pwpe M-M tciwrttd In a very * eflcm
condition nwl inny die. The brolhoTs vine
wealthy mid kept n lunge mini of money In
the house , which tins Intrly been iiddefl to
by snlcs of ( heir stools.
DEATH RECORD ,
Conurcsoinun Hurley.
NEW YORK , Fob. 27. A dlspnte > h re-
rclved In Brooklyn todry nnnminrcs the
death of Coimrmman Drills M. Hurley nt
Hot Springs , Vn. , yesterday nftcrnorn. Ho
was swrvlng his second term ns representa
tive from ( ho Second New York district.
MHurley was born In Kip city of Llm-
crlck. March II , 1843. nnd came lo Brooklyn
In Juno , ISiiO. Ho was connected with th *
W. It. Beard Dredging company of New
York ; wnn elr-cted to the Fifty-fourth ami
to-elected to tlio Fifty-fifth congress ag a
icpuhllcfin. Ho was a , eandldato for election
to the Fifty-sixth congress , but was , de-
fcatod.
Vrlopun Miiue Driver.
7.ANUSV1LLI5. O. , Feb. 27. Henry
Dimple , superintendent of the Adams Ex
press company for the central district , In
cluding I'lttsburg ' , Cincinnati nnd Chicago ,
died of Brlght's disease at his homo hero
today , aged 71 years. Before the era of
railroads ho was n widely known stage
driver on the national pike.
.lulin T. ( filntim.
John T. tjululnn , who has been n resident
of the clv | for n number of years , died
last Saturday. He was sick but n few days.
Prior to his death ho had been employed
by the Burkley Printing company for n Ions
time. The funeral will bo from St. Patrick's
church Wednesday morning at ! ) o'clock.
Opera riny
LONDON , Feb. 27. Harry ( irovnuank. au
thor of the librettos of many of the gaiety
theater successes. Is dead.
Sriiiiloi-lal
HAHHISDtmG , Pa. , Fob. 27. The thirty-
fifth ballot for senator today : Quay , 1C ;
Jenks. II ; Irvln. 1. No quorum.
DOVER. Del. , Fob. 27. The seventy-second
ballot for United States senator taken by the
Delaware legislature today resulted : Ad-
dleks. It' ; Gray , 1C ; llllles , S ; Bird , 3 ;
Handy , -i ; absent , u. On the seventy-third
ballot the eight votes for'HIlles were given
to Bird , making the latter 11.
SALT LAKE , Feb. 27. Ono senatorial bal
lot taken today resulted : King , f > : McCunc ,
27 ; Nebelter , 7 ; Hideout , 2 ; Camion , 8 ;
Sutherland , republican , 12 ; absent , 4.
Miner * FlWIIK ' Sclii-ilnlc.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Fob. 27. The United
Mlno Workers of Illinois met In annual
convention this morning , President John M.
Hunter presiding. The forenoon was de
voted to speech-making on various subjects.
The committee on credentials bus not yet
reported and the convention will not get
to work until Jato this afternoon. The Im
portant business before the convention ia
the fTxIng of a now mining scale for the
ensuing year. This will bo submitted to
the operators nt the joint meeting on
Wednesday.
KKK Famine In llrnUcn.
CLEVELAND. O. , Fob. 27. The egg famlna
In this city Is at an end. The wholesale
prlco dropped to 20 cents per dozen today.
This IH a decline of 20 cents per dozen since
Saturday. The receipts today wore very
large , shipments coming from all parts of
the country. The general Impression among *
commission dealers Is that the decline ia
prices Is permanent.
' L < ' & -c )
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRHP OF FIGS
is duo not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combiniition , but also
to the euro and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CAUFOUNIA. Fie Srnui >
Co. only , nnd wo wish to impress upon
all the importance of purclmsiiif ; the
true anil original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA Fia 3rnui > Co.
only , a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI-
FOII.NIA Fia Smut * Co. with the medi
cal profession , and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
K-en ; to millions of fumilic.T , : r.a'ss
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
fur in advance of all other laxatives ,
as it acts on the kidneys , liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them , and it floes not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects , please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
MAN rUAM.'ISCO , Col.
' roiiir. N.T .
A.Mt'NHMU.Vl'H.
GrelghtN-ORpHEUM M
lilKKPHt Advnnco Kale for UntlreVerk 111
History of Theater. Everybody H 'lalK-
liiB About This aruul UIH.
I , II , MAN 111 IIKIIAHT
and Co. In the Comedy , "Dnwilns a. Hint.1
Europe's Orcatcst Trick Juggler.
KUAl NH AMI HOSA
And Their Original IJiiU-h I'lrlcnnlnnleg , a
Comedy Quartet of Slngoro , Oro-
tL'SitucH and MlmlcH.
rOXU'AV AM ) I.HI.A.MJ
The Merry Monopolies.
\Vll.liV O/.KOI.A
Heflned
ruvorito Trri.Hli liorivin Artists.
'
The Blind Pianist. Voc-.ili.-t mil Whistler.
jirlrcH-KvenliiKB. ' > < and Mo ; gallery ,
We Matinees , any Hi'ut. 2uc ; children. 10c.
Pli-n e bear In mind that Wcdnewluy uft-
crnoon the Ulllun Hiirklwrt rrmtlnee oe-
CU"H UVLTV l" < Jy ultcndlng will bo pro-
Hontud with n IniiidMimo book hound In
c-iminclcil c-overe. containing a story of the
llfo of this eio-
proffSBlonnl -
iliimrKtlc' and
lra"ed ! urtress ! U Is profusely Illuhtrutcd.
nnvniP TllCATttJ Paxton & TJuraess ,
BOYU 0 IlltAltn MBW. Tel. 1W9.
] ' "rld.iy , Baturduy , Hunday. March 3-1- &
with niatliu-cH Saturday and Sunday.
gfvi-nth coiiBtfinivo season of Jumes A.
Hi-rno's beautiful comedy drama ,
SHORE ACRES.
Direction of H. O. Miner.
Presented t > y a flno company of playirs ,
with entire now scenery und unlquu me-
chaiili'al nuvcltlea. A miperb production
K N'lsht' ' prli-cB : Lower floor. We 76e and ;
ljuic-ofiy. 35i : und We ; gullcry. 25B. Matinee
prices : 2oc and 60c
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglas Sis , , Omaha ,
-ASIUItlOA.N AKl ) Ktmoi'UAN I'bAJI-t
CBNTItALiY LOCATED.
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