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o THE OMAHA DAILY -WEDNESDAY : , 1 , rb. S3 , ' 1530. Duality First. Black Dress Silks call for certain care in buying. J3e Bare , first of - all , of the quality -therein lies tbo beauty , Very low priced silks have their use , but avoid them for dress purposes. BLACK I'BAU DIJ SOIE , There fs rich ccntlllty In'those fine sllka $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.GO , $1.C3 , $ l.S7'i , 52.23 and ' $3.GO a yard. " , BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE. Every fancy'finds Its favorite among this endless array of handsome satin effects , ' $1.00 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $1. ! > 5 , $2.50 , $3.25 and $1.00 a yard. HLACK BENOALINB. Beatify and service arc combined In thoBa now stylish silks. A great favorite this season , $1.25 $ , $1.50 and $1.73 a yard. , " UL.ACIC TAFFETAS. Fashion and pnpuln'r favor center on black taffetas this season. Wo are showing exceptional value In those silks , fiOe , COc , Cos , 75c , 83c , flOc. $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , ' $100 and $2.25 a yard. BLACK GRENADINES. Moat of the fabrics are lovely enough for their own beauty. Some have satin ' stripes , "While others are checks and plaids , 43 Inches wide , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.35 , $1.50 , $1.00 and $2.00 u yard. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. V. M. C. A. Ill Il.lNii , COIL 10TII AND DOUUIiAS STS. Stcele , Thompson of Mrrrlck , Tucker , WallIng - Ing , Wllcox , Yqung , Kellers 38. Thompson Anderson of Lancaster , Burns , Cl.uk , Fisher , Grafton , Harkson , Israel. Lane , ' McCargar , Mann , Rocke , Smith of Sallnp , Talbot 13. ' Webster Beverly , Uur'man , Cox , Crow , Dctwollcr , Houck , Myers , Noycs , Van Du- sen 8. . J i . ' Field Barton , Chambers , Haller , Scott , Wcnzl- . Weston Chlttenden 1. Adams Mllbourn 1. * , , Lambcrtson Jansen 1 , . . Halncr Conwell 1. , l'ROCI3KDl.\US OK TillIIOUrfE. . / ( Horn Iliillot Hill I'DNMCH li > it Strict Party Vole. LINCOLN Feb. 28. ( Special. ) As soon as the house convened this morning there was an attempt to reconsider the action taken yesterday whereby the Burns express .bill , H. H. 335 , was Indefinitely postponed. The motion failed to carry. Standing committees were more liberal than'Usual this mornlnc , nil bills reported being for the general file. The following were the numbers : H. R.'s1G7 , 538 , 635 , 4CG , 292 , 438. 233 , 455 , 544 , 54 , 524 , 372 , 411 , and S. F.'B 1 and 59. Several senate bills were read on first and second reading , and the order of passage of bills was taken up , H. 'R. 91 , consolidated with 61 , the Car ton bill to provide for the manner of ap pointing Judges and clerks of election , was passed by a vote of 08 to 8. The bill pro vides for the appointment of election judges nnd olorks by county Judges , such election officers to have boon residents of the pre- clnot at least one year prior to the appoint ment and to servo tor one year at the general - oral and at all special elections during the term. The bill also allowed the county Judges 25 cents for making each appoint ment , and 10 cents for recording the same. H. R. 53 , the Zollers ballot bill , was passed by a strictly partisan vote of 51 to 45. The members vroro sd'-badly scattered that it was necessary to have u short call of the house to get anough to paps the bill. , The provision of tlio now act Is to do away with the blanket ballot and go baclc to substan tially the same form as was In use 'rlpr'to 1897. , Thls prevented a name from appear ing In the ballot rnorcUhan once and fufilon- IstB referred to 'tho bill as "an act to"pre- ' -vont' fusion. " * { . Is , the form of ballot known to have been favored by Governor Holcomb. The fuslonlsts In the' house , how ever , voted .eolldly against , the bill. . H. R. 65 , Burman'B bill defining and regu lating pawnbrokers and Imposing a license " tax , was passed by a vote of SI to 9. H. R. 100 , Clark's bill defining and deter mining tbo effect of conditions In flro Insur ance policies , making void the contract of Insurance In case of change In the title , own ership , interest or possession of the Insured In the property which Is the subject of in surance , or lleud created thereon , and like wise conditions providing for a forfeiture of the contract of Insurance In case notice of loss IB not furnished within a tlmo certain , or In a prescribed manner , was passed by a vote of 87 to 0. ' H. Rv .152 , the bill by. Sandall to cqmpel railroads to maintain fences , was passed , , H. R. 136 , the bill for the relief of certain residents of Pawne'o county wlio purchased tracts of the David Duller land from the Btato and afterward had to pay back taxes , was passed , II. R. 184 , Olmstod's -bill to prevent cor ruption at elections , limiting the expendl- \\irea of candidates and compelling them to file statements of expenses , was read and the roll was called. The bill having an emer gency clause the 63 vo'lca cast for It were not sufficient and n call of thothousa was hud. ' The blU flmUly received GS' votes nnd.was passed. Those , voting against It were Arm strong , Carton , Cunningham , Dlthiar , Dobry , droll , Haller , McCrnckcn , Mllbourn , Js'esblt , Smlthberger and Tucker. S. F , 40 , the Alexander amendment to the game law , was passed by a vote of G7 to 21. H. R. G8 , by Beverly , to reguluto the em ployment of children In factories , manufac turing and mercantile establishments , was passed by a vote of 84 to 0. H , H , 204 , by 'Ja'uacn , requiring carcasses of swine iipmi from cholera to be burled or turned within twenty-four hours after death , was passed by a vote of 73 to 0. H. R. 68 , to repeal the state oil Inspection law , was passea , by a vote of 51 to 45 , after the emergency clause wis ; stricken out. It took a call of tlio house to got enough votes into the hall to pass the bill. All of the funionists voted against tlo ( bill with the exception of Memmlngor , Cosgrovo and Tay lor of Custer , while Plmstcd was the only republican * member -voting In opposition to -majority. . . S. F , 28 , to repeal sections 917 to 924 of the civil code , was passed by a vote of 73 to 2 , The fiectlonsr repealed relate to arrest for debt , ' S. F. S , by Farrell , to require school boards to- keep In repair suitable water closets In connection with all public school buildings , was passed by a votn 6f 77 to 0 , H , It. 103 , by Lomar , was passed. It pro vides ( hat banks shall pay nn Incorporation fee to tbo state , graded according to the capital stock as follows : $10,000 capital or less , $25 j between $15,000 arid $50,000 capital , $50 ; between $50,000 and $150,000 capital , $75. H. R. 124 , by Olmstpd , providing that the widower of an Intestate shall bo entitled to the'samu share , of the residue of the lutostajtt's personal estate as n child of the Intestate1 wqulfl M entitled " lo , was > passed l/y.a / vote of ) Si. to.7. ' ir , u. 243.by Taylor of OUster , , providing .RoaVro full , regular action ot iha bowels , do not Irrl- tate or Inflame , but leave all the cklo ! to dlgeitlm or- ganltm In perfect condition. Try tlirm. y rent * ,1'ltl'aied ' euljr L > jr C. JUuoii < L C . , Loutll , M * * * \ ' for the manner of division of school dis tricts and for the purchasing of school sites nnd the building of now buildings' , was defeated by a vote of 43"to Co. II. H. 413 , by Clark , reducing the number of Justices bf the peace In the city of Lin coln from three to two , was passed by n vote of CC to 22. or T1II3 SCXATI2. Short ScMtiloii fit Which Mttlc of In- U-rcst In Done. LINCOLN , Fob. 28. ( Special. ) The senate has struck a business gait. As eoon as the roll call was completed and the In vocation given Van Dusen moved that the senile resolve Itself Into committee of the whole , with Currlo of Custer at the helm. Ills motion prevailed. S. F. 1S6 was recommended to pass. It la Senator Crow's bill and may bo of Interest to owners of pet canltios. It provides as follc-ws : "That dogs are hereby declared to be per sonal property for nil dntonts nnd purposes and the owner or owners of any dag or dogs shall be liable for any and all damages 'that may accrue to any person , firm or corpora tion 'by reason of such dog or dogs killing , wounding , worrying or chasing any elioep or other domestic animals belonging to such person , nrm or corporation and" such damage bo recovered from any court having Juris diction of the amount claimed , " S. F. 135 , 'by ' Holbrook , amending the mutual Insurance laws of the state to In clude the following risks , "country school houses and contents , country churches and contents , country parsonages and contents , town balls and contents , " was recommended S. F. 01 , by Fowler , to amend the law re lating to receivers , was warmly discussed. Senator Fowler thought that receiverships under the present law only furnished men a fat Job for an Indefinite period , and that at dhe close of the receivership they had all the assets , -while the banks' creditors held the sack. He was Informed that a receiver to _ an Omaha bank -was drawing $2,500 a yeAr ttni ! he so managed thiPbank's affairs that his annual receipts were Just sufficient to mee his salary and necessary expenses. The receiver act as amended by this bill Is as follows : "Provided , however , that It shall bo the duty of such receiver to * make to the State Banking Board , consisting of the auditor ot public accounts , the state treasurer and at torney general , detailed , reports ot Iho af fairs of such bank at such times and in such manner as may bo directed by said State Banking Board , nnd said receiver shall sub mit the affairs of such bank to the inspec tion of the state bank examiner when so re quired by the State Banking Board and If the eald State Banking Board shall at any tlmo find that said receiver Is not winding up the affairs cf such 'bank ' In a satisfactory manner and in their opinion It Is for the in terests of the creditors nnd stockholders of such bank that the receivership of such person shall terminate , it shall bo the duty cf said State Banking Board , or any two o ( them , to Instruct the attorney general to lllo with the Judge or court appointing such re ceiver a written request .for the removal of such receiver and the termination of his rc- colvorshlp , and it shall be the duty of the Judge or court which appointed him to at once and without unnecessary delay , remove such receiver and appoint in his place an other person In the manner heretofore pro. vlded , unless it shall be made clearly to ap pear that the opinion of the banking board is unfounded. " The bill was recommended to pass. S. P. 133by Arends , relating to the elec tion of village trustees and their terms ol office , was recommended for 'passage. ' S. F. 127 , by Talbot , relating to pavlns and sidewalk construction In cltlos of the first class , was recommended .to pass. Progress was reportcd upoh S. Fs. 18 anO 147. 147.Prout Prout of Gage moved that 'the senate ad journ after the noon ballot until 10 o'clock tomorrow. ' Ho said It had "been Impossible to get . -committee together nnd ttnu was needed for -tb m to catch up in thcli work. ' Reynolds of Dawes moved to amend , mak ing the hour 9 o'clock tomorrow , saying tlu Bcnnlu could got In three hours tomorrow morning and then again devote the after noon to committee work. His amondmcnl was accepted und the motion prevailed. S. F. 238 , Talbot's Joint resolution ol pralao for the gallant services of the Firsi Nebraska at Manlfn , and providing that tlu resolutions bo cabled to Colonel Stotscnberg was passed by a vote of 26 to 0. IIKl'.UUS 0\ 1 > U1ILIU UUIMMXfJS C'OIIIIIllttCON Of lllltlt IIOIIMI'N GoilNltlCI thu Mutter nt I.i-iiutli , LINCOLN , Feb. 28. ( Special. . ) The com mittees on public lands and buildings ol both the. senate and house ; held a Joint meet ing this afternoon to consider several maf- i ters that must conio before them for ac- I tlon , One of the important matters they wanted to ngrcp upon was concerning the proposed ' 'Junket" to the different state In stitutions in order to personally ascertain what the needs ot the various public Insti tutions are. Chairman Allen of the senate committee believed It was nqcessary to visit the different institutions and make critical examinations of their necessities. Ho be lieved in subdividing tbo work among vari ous members of the committee who could serve as "experts" in that line. Ho said Mr. Houck could pay especial attention tc the plumbing , steam fitting , etc , , as ho Is o practical engineer. Mr , Arends could ox- amlnu the books and accounts , being a bust- ne9g , man and financier. Likewise othei members could make special Inquiries. He thought tbo committees ought to usk the legislature to take a week's roqeag If a scn < ntor is elected this week , or at least three days If a senator Is not chosen , In that tlmo they could make the trip , Chairman Houck ol the bouse committee said ho was not anxious to take the trip ex cept that lie. wanted to examine tbo steam fitting apparatus at the various Institutions nnd the sanitary conditions. Ho ealil he iiaii visited the Deaf and Dumb institute at Omaha a short tlmo ago and found two low pressure hollers In use that ought to bo In : ho scrap pile. . Ho had the opinion , of n boiler Inspector to that effect also , who said .hey ought to bo removed at onco. Ho also 'outul one high-pressure boiler In one of the Buildings directly under rooms that were ased for school purposes. He asserted that t was criminal negligence on the part ot the state to allow high-pressure boiler to remain there another minute longer than : lmo to remove it to n place where It would not endanger many lives. His attention was also called to two boilers at the Norfolk asylum which the superintendent had re- lorted as worn out. Ho thought the heating ilants and apparatus ought to bo thoroughly nspected. Senator Arends thought It might bo well to get the opinion of the committee as to whether or not they should fee on a tour of Inspection. The committee ; adjourned before the expression was obtained , leaving the matter for another meeting. The condition of the cnpltol building oc cupied a considerable amount of the com mittee's attention during the first part ot the meeting. The committee realized that the building Is In a terrible condition and repairs must bo made at once. Just how much they thought could be spared for that imrposo was discussed at length. The roof liad corroded nnd rotted until the water poured Into the upper rooms at eVery down pour nnd played havoc generally. The outer walls were badly In need of repainting. The Hoard of Public Lands nnd Buildings liad estimated that to thoroughly repair the building and grounds would entail an ex penditure of $85,000. It was the belief of the committees that whatever was done should bo done With a view to permanency nnd th t only the ab solutely necessary repairs should bo pro vided for by this session. It was agreed that a new roof on the capltol should merit first attention. Whether another tin reel should bo put on or n copper roof , which Is much moro expensive , will bo decided upon at the next meeting. Senator Bar ton and Ilcprcaentallves Smlthberger and Hall were npoplnted to secure estimates as to cost. The general appropriation bill only carries $10,000 for repairs on the capltol. The railroad committee of the senate had a meeting this morning to consider the "anti-pass" bill Introduced by President Gilbert. He appeared before the commit tee and made a long argument In favor ol his bill , arguing along the moral lines ol the demoralization of public ofllclals by the distribution ot passes. The committee nd- Journed to meet again tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock , hut as the senate fixed that hour for Its session tomorrpw , the mooting will likely bo postponed till later In the day. In commenting upon the bill one member said ho thought the time would como when such n law would bo enacted , but did not believe the time was yet ripe. CAIiVIX IIISUO.V 1 > IACI21 > O.V TRIAL. Jury Iiniiniicloil to Try a Mnrrter CIIHC nt Trkmunli. TEKAMAH , Neb. , Fob1. 28. ( Special. ) District court opened Monday morning with Judge Koysor on the bench. The case of The State against Calvin Hlscox was called. County Attorney Sears , assisted by Attorney II. H. Bowers , Is prosecuting. The defcnsa represented by Attorneys Thomas of Oak land , Glllls of Tekamah and Mulvany of Cherokee , la , The attorneys for the defense - fonso made strenuous efforts for n continu ance , alleging Inability to secure the attend ance of an Important witness , The couit overruled the motion and a special venire of forty additional Jurymen was subpoenaed for this case. The impaneling of n Jury occupied the court until G o'clock. This casu Is ono In which Calvin Hlscox Is charged with the shooting of one Fred Sellers at Oakland , Nob. , in June , 189 ( > , In n house occualed by thu defendant's sister , Ollvo Hlscox , for which the defendant and sister nnd a cousin named Grant Hlscox weru arrested , ! charged with tha.imurderj ' Iniitho fall of 1SDG Olive Hlscox was nut on > trjal for tha murder of Fred Sellers , which con tinued for ten days , resulting In a verdict of acquittal. The county attorney did not put Calvin or Grant Hlscox on trial then. Sometime last fall new evidence came to the a't.teutton al the county attorney which was of sumclont Importance that" ' fie arrest of Ca'lVln Hlscox for the killing of Fred Sellers was made , which occurrpd about , January 1. The jurymen Impaneled for this trial arc Edward Toxward , C. G. Clark , G. A. Ireland , David Ncttleton , J. W. Carter , T. 11 , GUI , \V. B. Smith , C. K. Banbury , J. W. Freeman , Jr. , Alex Rankln , Albert MeMahan and J. H. Deavor. GOOD I'llOGIlAIW FOR EDUCATORS. Prominent SpfalciTK Will Atlrmlor - mul IiiNtltuto \VPCMIIK | Wat or. WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Fob. 28. ( Spe cial. ) The annual normal institute ot Cass county will bo held In this city March 27 to 81. George L. Farley , county superinten dent , will bo the conductor. Dr. Byron W. King , president of King's School of Oratory , PIttsburg , Pa. , and Dr. N. C. Schoeffer , state superintendent , Harrlsburg , Pa. , have been secured as iustructois. The former will work In reading , language , grammer , litera ture and physical culture ; the latter , arith metic , grammer and geography , Both educators caters are able lecturers and will occupy two evenings each , Mrs. J. K. Kelthlqy has charge of the music. Teachers and principals will hold round table meetings during the session nnd there will also be an exhibit of school work. The outlook was never better for a successful week of pleasure and profit to teachers and visitors. OnliM-M to I lie Militia. LINCOLN , Fob. 28. ( Special. ) The fol lowing army announcements are made by Adjutant General Barry : First Sergeant W. H. Qsborno , Company M , Flrat regiment , has been appointed second lieutenant vice Orr , resigned. First Sergeant E. Woodruff , Company B , Third regiment , has been appointed second lieutenant vice Hawls , promoted. Lieutenant Klnnoy , mustering officer ol Troop A , is ordered to assemble his troop n | So ward on the afternoon of March 3 for the purpose of mustering Into the National Guard. Want KIrt IiiNiiraiii'i * . NORFOLK , Nob. , Fqb. 2 $ , ( Special. ) Lumbermen from n dozen towns in Northeast - east Nebraska assembled hure lust evening for the purpose of taking -.ho ( preliminary steps toward , the organization of n mutual flro InsuraiKja-company. It Is claimed thai the rates charged by Insurance companies 01 : lumber risks , , ln Nebraska are exorbitant moro than lumbermen are really able U pay. Various plans were discussed by th < representative present : , but no definite plac of organization was adopted , Severely Ilnriii-il. COLUMBUS , Nob. , Fob. 2S. ( Special.- ) Thomas Hannon , an employ of the Columble brewery , was severely burned about the face and head yesterday afternoon. Ho went lute ono of the large tanks with a light and hail scarcely passed the manhole when some thing caught fire. Thu tank had been re. cently newly pltched'nnd it Is believed tlml a gas generated which caught from the He will bo laid up for several days , lllxtrlrt Court OJHMIH. TRENTON , Neb. Fob. 28 , ( Spcclal- Dlstrlct court convened hero today wit ! Judge Norrle presiding , A largo number ol cases are on the docket , mostly In equity. . There 1s only ono criminal case , that of UK state against Lewis and Williams for bur < Blary. Tim r.iui * ci'iii ' : THAT DOKS cimt ? Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets removes the cauae > that produces la grippe. The gca. ulno has L. B. Q. on each tablet. 25C. L1CI1TY GOES ON THE STAND Former Insurance ) Deputy Appears Before the Investigating Committee. THROWS LIGHT ON CORNELL'S ' METHODS When \nihnr Slinonoii I * Sent Out to i\iiiuliir Companion Ilio Audit or' * Wife IN Put nil the I'ny Hull. ( Continued from First I'ngc. ) for his wlfo and his wife's sister. Later Simpson made a Kansas 'trip ' and charged the companies outrageously for a few hours' work , as shown by the receipt from the Na tional Aid , already published. The certificate to Simpson to examine the National Aid was produced and Llchty cre- ntcd somewhat of a sensation when he de clared Mmt the signature "John F. Cornell" was not In tha handwriting of the auditor. The cortlllcalo was written by Simpson. A comparison of other signatures showed that the signature was not Cornell's. Simpson being still absent , and a letter liook wanted by the committee also having disappeared , a consultation was had as to the best manner of getting the dodging ex aminer before the committee. At 0:55 : a messenger was sent out to Cornell's resi dence after him. The Indications wore that when Simpson was off pu a trip ho took with him ofllclal letterheads , stamped with the seal of the state , and when ho desired to examine a company ha 'wrote and signed up a cer tificate to IH the occasion. A letter from the Kansas company said that Simpson be gan , work on January 1 , the name date borne by the certificate , which purported to have been written hero at Lincoln. Llchty said Simpson examined a Lincoln company and obeyed the law In the rate of charges. Slmpso'n boarded nb home , however , and charged the company $3 per clay .for board. The ofllclalB of the com pany told Llchly they did not object to this examination ) because It would create sus picion nnd harm them In other states. Simpson had been referred to by the offi cials as a .fit subject for a kindergarten. The witness said his first notice of the In surance holdups came from Ed P. Smith , who had learned In Omaha that the au ditor's office was levying tribute on the companies. This was in the summer of 1897. Cornell KiulorMcn IlniilN on Treasury. Ed Smith came Into the auditor's office the ne t day and raised a commotion because deputies were pocketing fees for work done In the olllce. Cornell was there and heard It. Deputy Weisnor of tlio secretary's office also came over and read tlio law , which re sulted In some of * he money being paid over. The story of the warrant taken by Deputy Pool WHS retold. The amount taken was $225. It was for work that had already been done and for which another man had been paid. The auditor refused to have 'tho ' money paid back. Ho had allowed pay to Price and AVh.Hta.ker In addition to their regular pay. The auditor always urtield and endorsed these raids on the treasury. Llchty told how Deputy Pool ovcnuled the others in the office and ordered supplies that cost the state $200. In 189J the auditor retained fees to n largo amount , banking the money with friends. When Ltchty protested against this practice Cornell said Tom Benton had told Him : "Tho best way to handle tills money is ' to Keep It two 'years and then see what the . " * ' courts say. Cornell also told Llchty , that ho had better 'tako ' $3,000 or. $4,000 , himself to use. Llchty rpfusod ito do hls. gonnell held out the money. .ujitUjthOfWunmer of 1897. Then the newspaper's mad /.ji' fuss and he paid most. of It over. AJtterJUie newspaper talk the money was p'ald * over moro promptly. The committee' here excused Llchty and called , "Auditor Cqfnell , who * had Just come 'Into ' ' 'tho "room. Cornell , tc-Id how Slmps"on had""bee'n sent out to examino'c'bmpanles in Kansas. The c'ertlflcato to examine the Na- 'tlonal ' Aid had been written by Simpson under his direction. SlmpsorfMId not have aufhrfrtty 'to slgn'itho auditor's nam'e. 'Cornell was' then shown tire letter of authority and testified that the signature was not his 'own ; ho could not 'fell ' iln whoso writing It Was. Ho was snrb ho "had told Simpson he could examine the National Aid company , but could not explain the strange signature. ' Cornell was excused In order that he might produce the missing book , showing the fees received by the office. After some search the book was found. On page 12 was a record of examinations by Simpson and Archard , and It was shown that , some additional en tries had been made since the committee last saw the book. None of Palm's work waa recorded , however. At 10:50 : , Simpson not having been found , the committee adjourned subject to call of the chairman. Scents CrooltciliicNN. The scandal In the auditor's office now brings to mind the report on the condition of this office which was to have been made by the Mutz snlflllng committee , but which was for Borne reason suppressed. The knowledge that the committee had found damaging things In the auditor's pfflco was first made public by the chairman of the committee n llttlo over a year ago. Sena tors Mutz and Deal sent for The Dee cor respondent to come to their office In the up per part of the capltol building. They there interviewed themselves about the forthcom ing report , saying that matters of a startling nature would bo disclosed regarding the present auditor and his management of the office that would glvo people something to t'nlk about besides the Eugene Moore case. They said the disclosures would bo hard on the "reform party" but that the committee could not help this , as It was appointed to llnd the facts. This Interview was given out for publica tion , nnd although It contained no details of the state "of affairs In the auditor's olllce , It 'created ' a mild sensation at the capltol build ing when It appeared In The Bee the next morning. After this strong "hluff" by the sn'ffilng ' committee , It was a matter of general com ment when the report finally came out with out containing the threatened exposure , and the Mutz-lleal combination was accused of making" the threat of exposure BO that Cor nell cduld bo "held up. " Whatever the- reason , It Is certain that the matter damaging to the official reputation "of Cornell nnd his assistants was cut out of the report. Mutz and Heal were soon candi dates for re-election at the hands of the "re. form party , " and Export Taylor , who ex amined the auditor's olllco. was afterward allowed to go on some of the Junkets to ex amine eastern insurance companies and the auditor has testified lately that ho loaned money to Taylor to enable him to take the trip. It Is possible that there la a story In this whole transaction that might bo brought out by a close examination of tlio parties In terested , always provided that they would tell the truth when called before -tho legls. latlvo committee , YYorUliiK on the HooliH. J , A. Abbott , formerly head bookkeeper for Auditor Cornell , but now Hvlng at Falls City , lias been at work several days on the books pf the office under Instructions from the legislative committee. Ills report was tiled with tbo committee this eveulnsr , covering the matter of salary vouchers drawn by the employes of the office. The report deals mostly In figures , giving the dates , numbers and amounts of tht vouchers drawn. The dra wing of tbo Ille gal "warrant by Deputy Pool la 'noted as fol lows : March 22 , 1807. Warrant No , 0719 , for "copying and transcribing abstracts of lands from the several land offices subject to tax ation for the year 1896 and making correc tions , $225. ( Note Warrant No. 8010 , dated January 7. 1897 , for $300 , was Issued to Clyde Me- Olntlo for "transcribing abstracts * of lands entered nnd returned to auditor of public accounts by the several land offices for the year 1886. " ) The report draws no deductions , but It Is plUu to bo seen that the warrant drawn and appropriated by Pool was for work that had already been done nnd for wlilch another person had been paid. The report shows that while Fred Archard was county 'treasurer examiner In 1897 ho drew voucher No. 11546 "for helper and clerical work for Investigating committee , $1S. " It does not show the $140 paid Archard for the reason that this amount was Included In the UclbJg voucher. The following vouchers are stiown to have been issued 'to employes 'In ' addition to their tegular salaries : January 22 , 1898 , No. 1S1G2 , Issued to W. H. Price nnd J. M. Whlttnkor , for packing nnd shipping revenue books nnd blanks , $75. $75.April 28 , 1897 , No. 10825 , J. A. Simpson , packing and shipping revenue books , blanks , etc. , $76. July 13 , 1898 , No. 22321 , J. M. Whlttnkcr , expenses trip to Nebraska City by order of attorney general for governor's prosecution , $5. December 14 , 1898. No. 25341 , J. M. Whlt- taker , expenses trip to Alma , $15.83. January 12 , 1809 , No , 25S37 , expenses trip to Alma , $1S.CO. The report also shows that vouchers No. 1"SCG and 13,794 of $83.33 each were drawn by IJello Cornell , wlfo of the auditor , al though recent testimony of the auditor waste to the effect that his wife often helped in the office , but drew no pay for her work. CHAimOVS MARSHAL IlKCO VIMl INC. 1'rlNoiicr HuiiiioNeil tn llnvi * Shut Of ficial IN Found Not CulUy. CHADUON , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) City Marshal Frank Mooney of Crawford , who was shot Saturday night by some passenger leaving Crawford on the castbound train , lias passed the danger point and Is recovering rapidly. Louis Grossman , ti discharged musician from the First cavalry , stationed at Fort Robinson , who was suspected of firing the shot because Mooney had a few moments previously collected a liquor bill from him , has been released from custody and left for Chicago last night. Grossman was ar- tcstcd , charged with the shooting , but was released at his preliminary hearing held yesterday , no evidence being produced to show that lie had fired the shot. WILD CAI112I2H OP XOHKO1.IC YOUTH. ShnotN n Relative ninl CoiupelN IIiilil- tticM nf Saloon to Dauee. NORFOLK , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) This afternoon Frank Bble , aged 23 years , son of a Wealthy business man of Nor folk , drank a large amount of whisky and undertook to run the town. He took charge of his. father's saloon nnd with n couple of revolvers compelled the patrons of the place to dance for his amusement. About 3 o'clock he went to the store of his brother-in-law , H. C. Truman , and without warning opened fire on him. The first shot took effect in Truman's shoulder , making a slight Ilesh wound. Eble was arrested and Is now in jail. Snow IMeaNON DOUGLAS , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) A fine snow fell here on Saturday afternoon to the depth of about five inches on the level. The wind has drifted It since , but not enough to spoil the sleighing. Farmers are pleased because of Its effect on the winter - tor wheat. Some fields of wheat are be lieved to bo allvo yet. NORTH LOUP , Neb. Feb. 28. ( Special. ) A heavy snowstorm began about 9 o'clock Saturday mornlngnnd / lasted until into the night , being accompanied by a brisk north wind. The snow remains in drifts. The temperature did not fall much below freezing until Sunday morning. COLUMBUS , Neb. Feb. 28. ( Special. ) C. C. Gray , who keeps the govern ment guages here , says that seven and one- fourth Inches of snow fell Saturday night and S.unday. This reduced registered .53 Inches of water , tout it Is rated as equal to something over an inch of rainfall. The storm was very eevero here and was little less than a blizzard , but there has been no reported loss of stock. MONROE , Nob. , Fob. 28. ( Special. ) During the recent snowstorm of Saturday and Sunday about eight Inches of snow fell. WINSIDE , Neb. , Feb. 28. Special. ) Thermometers registered 4 degrees below zero here this morning. Snow Is a foot deepen on the level and drifts are often six feet in height. Roads are almost impassa ble , yesterday farmers coming Into town on foot , but today wagons are seen again. The cold reached 11 degrees below zero during the storm. Clinrrli lionat TccuaiNeli. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special Tel egram. ) Michael Shaughnosscy and Michael Murphy , as the .board . of trustees of St. Andrew's church , today brought suit in the county court against Rev. Frederick Spor- leln on a charge of trespassing and destruc tion of property , both otfonses of breaking into the church nnd the parsonage being covered In the one charge. It was with considerable difficulty that Sheriff Strong served the 'warrant ' on Rev. Sperleln. The priest has had a corps of workmen engaged In repairs on the Interior of the parsonage for a day or two. The doors have boon kept locked. The sheriff knocked at one of the doors and a work man responded , but refused the officer ad mittance. The priest was Informed of the caller , but still the door was kept barred. Securing an axe , the sheriff knocked | n Ufa door and entering served the warrant with out further hindrance. Rov. Sporleln was taken into court , where , at his request , the case was 'Continued until March 10 , ho giv ing bond In thu sum of $200 for his appear ance. As EOOII as the priest left the par sonage thu old board of trustees took pos session and \\hat llttlo personal property Sperleln had loft there was get outside. The house will bo In charge of an officer until It can bo supplied with new locks , \ < -liriiMlii IN I'roxiieroiiM , COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Another evidence that there Is plenty of money In Nebraska and that the farmers are meeting their obligations promptly was cited here one day last week. Fred Stcnger , n prominent and woll-to-do former living In Columbus township , 1ms given up farming and Is arranging to move to town. Ho gave a public sale one day last week and sold off his horses , cattle , Implements , etc. Every thing went high , decidedly to , nnd the pro ceeds of the sale netted Between $4,000 and $5,000. Out nf this amount only $310 was paid In notes , the great majority of the pur chasers paying spot cash and taking ad vantage of the 5 per cent discount. It lias come to bo a common saying hero that If you want money keep away from the banks ; go out Into the country where It Is plentiful. ( iolil.-n WoililliiHT Oclelirateil , FREMONT , Neb. . Fob. 28. ( Special. ) J. C. niackmon and wlfo celebrated their fif tieth wedding anniversary today. The orig inal ceremony was performed In Johnstown , DRINK GRAIN-0 after you have concluded that you ought nor to drink coffee. It la not a medicine but doctors order It , becaus * It Is healthful , In vigorating and appetizing. It la made from pure grains and has that rich sc-al brown color and tastes like the Uncut gradus of eofttf and costs about U us much. Children Itko | t and thrive on It lu-cauue It la a gen uine food drink containing nothing but nourishment. A k your grocer for Grain-O , the new food drink. Uc and 25c. 1 Ms. , In 1801. Mr. Blackmail and family came to Nebraska In 1S69. Two of Mr. Ulnckmnn's brothers h.ivo also celebrated their golden weddings. Mull Cnrrlrr TnUon U MCIIKI' . OHADno.V , Neb. , Feb. 2S. ( Special. ) J. N. llrooks , postmaster nt Uushvllle , was assaulted and severely Injured a few nights ago by W. L. Jacobs , a mall carrier be tween 1'lnc nidge agency and Hushvlllp. On the nlRht of the altercation Jacobs arrived with the mall from Pine Hldgo considerably after the scheduled time , and Postmaster llrooks complained of the delay. Jacobs Kavo as his excuse that the roads had been dllllcult to travel over. The altercation was renewed later at the depot and the post master , who Is an old man , was struck with a club. Ho fell from the platform upon the rails of the track and was seri ously hurt , U was at first feaied that his Injuries might prove fatal , but ho revived and Is now able to discharge his duties. Jacobs was arrested on the charge of as sault and battery. Ho was fined $50 and costs for the assault. ionti tit Stirltnn , StlEIVTON. Neb. , Kcb. 2S. ( Special. ) The first evidence of several now buslines enterprises which are to start this spring Is noted In the arrival of several cars of lumber for J. U. McChess- noy's yard. Other Improvements uretwo now brick blocks , which \\lll bo commenced soon. i * of ItiKtrnctori. WYMOIIE. Neb. . Feb. 2S. ( Special. ) It was reported last evening that the School board had made arrangements whereby Prof. Joslyn will be secured to fill the place of Assistant Principal Uanghart , who re signed' last week to accept n bettor posi tion In the Crete schools. llfi'lor rimitKfn l.oi-ntloiii. WYMORK , Neb. , Kch. 2S. ( Special. ) Hov. Thomas Hlnes , rector of the Episcopal church In this city has resigned his pastorate here and will leave Thursday for his new home at Cedar Uaplds. Neb. , where Mr. Hlncs will assume tha duties of rector of the Episcopal church. Mini DIIK Soil re. DENKELMAN , Nob. , Feb. 2S. ( Special Telegram. ) There Is a mad dog scare up In Chase county. Several head of cattle have been killed on account of rabies and two persons have been bitten. All the dogs with out muzzles are killed on slsht. Scarcity of I'Vod. MONROE , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Feed , especially hay , In this section , Is scarce on account of the feeders coming In here and buying It all for feeding purposes. There Is n large amount of stock fed In and around Monroe. DEATH RECORD. Ftvo DeiithH In OniWeek. . BURWI3LL , Nob. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Mrs. William Banks was burled from the Congregational church today , Rev. J. K. Poetau conducting the services. Mrs. William Hart died at her residence five miles In the country , this morning and will bo burled' ' from the Christian church tomorrow. This makes five deaths in and near Burwell , all women , within a week. Dciitli from XVI-VUIIN Miock. FORT DODGE , la. , F b. 28. ( Special. ) Thojleath of Mrs. John Crosby , a pioneer icstcfont of this county , occurred hero today. Mro. Crosby died from a nervous shock re- colvod four weeks ago. She was driving with her huswbanddcn ho was stricken with paralysis and died almost Immediately afterward. Mrs. Crosby never recovered from the effects of the shock. Old Kchlilciit < > f Falrllclil. FAlHFIELD'Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Speclal.- ) - J. jr. ' Farley , an. old resident , prominent farmer and for many years a leader In the republican party Iri this county , died this morning after a lingering Illness. He was a member of the. Masons' lodge ; at different times ho has held the office of commander of the Grand Army of the Republic at this place. UUNIIK-HN Mllll Of StrOlllHl > Ur ? * STROMSBURG , Nob. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) W. E. Nlchol , a prominent business man of this city , died this morning from pneumonia and heart failure. Mr. Nichol has lived hero for fourteen years. Ho was a member of the Masonic order and also the Ancient Order United Workmen. Siulileii Death of .StruiiKcr. CHICAGO , Feb. 28. A man , supposed to be Fred T. Carrlngton of San Francisco , was found dead today in the 'waiting room of the Northwestern railroad. Heart disease Is supposed to have been the cause of death. The man was apparently about 35 years of age. IllllCNM I2lllVll. WYMORB , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Miss Anna Knhout died nt her homo In this city yesterday mornlns : after an Illness of over five months. The funeral services occurred this afternoon from the family residence. ItfonllH Mi-mor.v of ItceiiiiNtriirtlnii. NEW ORLEANS , Feb , 28. Former Gov- crno ; J. Madison Wells of Louisiana , a notable character in the reconstruction his tory of this state , died today , at his home In Lscomptu. Iliillntliiff for SriintorN , HARRISL1URG. Pa. , Feb. 28. The thirty- Hlxth ballot for senator- today , icsulted : Quay , 85 ; Jenks , 67 ; Dalzell , 11 ; Stewart,7 ; Irvln , 5 ; Stone , 1 ; Hull , G ; Wldener , 2 , Rlter , 2 ; Rloo , 2 ; Marklo , 1 ; Tubbs , 2 ; Smith , 1 ; Grow. ] ; paired and not voting , 57. DOVER , Del. , Feb. 28. Seventy-fifth bal lot for senator resulted : Addlcks , 1G ; Gray , 17 ; Bird , 11 ; Handy , 4 ; absent , 4 , SALT LAKK , Utah , Feb. 2S.r-Tho sena torial ballot today resulted UK follows King , G ; McCuiu25 ; Nebekcr , 8 ; Hideout , 2 ; Cannon , 8 ; Sutherland , 11 abeent , H. Siiiiflolirn Si , IIIIIN' Ambition. ST. LOUIS , Fob. 28. A special to tha Post- Dispatch from Jcffurson City , Mo. , says. The proposition for removal of the state cap ital to St. Louis was twlro defeated In the house today. Barton F. 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