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    he Omaha Daily Bee
CIJR MAGAZINE FEATURES '
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VTATHLR FORECAST.
For Nrbrnska Fair.
For lo a - Fair.
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OMAHA. THURSDAY MOHN1NO. MAINi. 1N5, 111-TWKIAK IWUFaS.
KlNJt,F. COl'Y TWO CKNTS.
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SCENE lV VT
Angry Quarrel of Lawyt
Demonstration from 1
and from Audienct,
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ALLEGED SLA YES ON THE STAND
Carter of Man Who Helps Stab Couple ;
Investigated.
RING OF VICTIM IS EXHIBITED
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veiauiuecn X1IIU virile VI mem 111 1
Mattress of Bed.
WOMEN SCREAM AND
TAINT
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dlonranaent la Takes fop Ike
v Pa r Conspiracy ( barer
Heaewed.
V1TERRO. Italy. Mirth 25-Angrv
changes between opposing counsel at to-
ilav'a session of the trial of the Cammorists j
provoked a demonstration from the prison-
. . . . . .
officials that necessitated a suspension of
tin proceedings. The accused men alter
nately cursed and sobbed hysterically while
their women friends in the audience
ai reamed and fainted, the wife of one of
the, pilooners being selxed with ronvulslonR.
The scene was enacted soon after the
resumption bf the sltllng, which was sd
Jnurned at he elosa of the morning -slon
yesterday because of the Illness of a
Juror. At that time ($luseppe Salvl. one of
ilK.se who la alleged t hav slabbed to
death Gennaro Cuocrolo and his wife, wan
he,ng Int'.'i roguted by President Hianchl
conceF ntng hla career.
This morning Salvl was called for croas
exm.il nation. It Is charged that he s the
mail who furnished the final evidence of
Cuociolo's treachery in the t'amorra and
r brought shout his sentence of death.
In a latter written from the prison where
he whs confined for robbery, he assrted
that Cuoecolo had .betrayed him to the
police because tie had given a share of the
booty of hla crime to another than
t'uocrolo. He called upon his brother
Camorrlsta to avenue htm.
It la aaserted that according tn the ruh-s
of the I anion a the, ring w-na taken tnm.
the hand of the murdered man tn be sent
to Salvl It: proof of the fact that hla wiah
for vengeance bad been observed.
I'araMnoer claimed to have found this
ring la the mattress of a bd at the home i
of a woman iuiown as lha compan'on of
Kalvl. Halvt pi ousted that the ring wiia
placed In the bd by the carahinoera for
the puipoae ot manufacturing evidence. '
1'rsHestsr I'rwdurra ttlnu.
As the rross-exeiiitnaUoii progressed to
day j'resldnnt Uianufil suddenly produced
tht ring and, holding it so that it could
be seen by all In the court room sa'.d:
"Till la ilia ring found In. tha home ot
your womttii asaooiaie."
The viate!.iiH railed fa til A chorus of
pide ds ftotn - hn ' ptrtMjner. who- ehetcd. j
"No! nol ot Is not '(Juocoolo's ring; It Is -not
his." V .
The cries grew louder and were taken up
by sympathisers in the audience. Then
lawyer Uguorl. president ot the board ot
attorney a of Naples, who Is defending the
Informer Oennaro Abbatemaggki, pushed
hla way to tha space in front of the great
steel cage and staring Into the aye of
tha accused men, exclaimed:
"Tea, that la C'uoocolo's ring."
This Interruption, brought tha scores of
kawyars for the defense Into the fray and
aa the execration ot the prisoners grew
louder threw tha w hoi court room into
an uprear, In tha babel of tongues one
could distinguish thMi of repeated ex
clamations "Who pays yob tha price ot Abbate
maagio's shams"
"You are paid from the aecret funda of
the government!"
' Toil were sent here under orders from
the Careblnrtrra!"
This attaiik waa encouraged by the pris
oners, who applauded as they exclaimed:
"Bravo! Hravo'
I'rlaaaara Join' la i'laaaor.
Kor a moment Ulvannl Itapl. the alleged
treasurer of the t'amorra and known as
the proprintn ef gambling places in Nafilea,
Rome and I'siia, held the center of the
stage, when he preaaed his face against
the bars of the eu.o and cried:
"We are Inniwni; we have been betrayed;
we have been sold like lambs to the slaugh
ter." At thla point Alfano. the alleged antual
bead of the PaniArra, erled dramatically)
"1 call from the other world tha aoul of
my poor brother. Clro, who died In prleon.
to witness that we are flesh and blood sold
hv h iaUI . .... . . .
- u, , uiuuinng judgee.1
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THE WEATHER.
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A. Wtljll, LK-a4 Forecaatar.
President Taft
I W,'f
Dr. Washington
Chief Executive in Letter to Negro
Says He Has Confidence in His
Integrity and Morality.
J NKW YORK. March :2.-Dr. Hooker T
Washington, the nosro educator. hnM
:
allegd assallsnt of last Sunday night, Al
brt
; on
t'lrlch. wag held yesterday for trial
in assault charge, was still at the
P'0""' Manhattan todn recovering rapidly ,
from (he effects of the Injuries he sua-j
(tained.
.,
Washington was gratified today to
; receive a letter from President Ttft in the
j pi-trident's handwrltng In which Mr. Taft
;el,r'"d "'a sympathy for and confidence
in it. vt asmngton. I ne ietir as khhi
out by I'r. Washington nsd:
Til K WM1TK HOfSK. WASHINGTON.
March 1. It'll. My dear Dr. Washington: I
am greatly distressed at your misfortune,
and I hasten to write ton of my sympathy,
my hope that you will noon ret-over from
the wounds Inflicted by Insane suspicion
or vr lousness. and of my confidence In
you. tn your intedgrity and moralitv of
character and In our highest usefulness
to your race and to all the people of this
country.
It would be a nation's loss If this iinto-
nn
Im ident In any way Impaired your
great power for good in the solution of
one of the most difficult problems before
us. I
I want you to know that your friends are
I standing by you In every trial and that 1
am proud to subscribe mvself as one.
WI 1,1.1AM H. TAFT.
Dr. Hooker T. Washington. Hotel Man
hattan, New York City.
Socialist Vote in
Milwaukee Shows
HeavyFalling Off
Only Two of Party's Four Candidates
for School Trustees Nominated
Society Women Vote.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. March 22--An an
alysis of yesterday's primary vote for
nomlners for school directors In Milwaukee
shows a falling off in the socialist vote aa
compared with the primary a year ago
when Kmll Scldel was endorsed as the
candidate for mayor. Only two out of four
socialist candidates were nominated and
these ran sixth and ninth on the Hat ot
ten.
Society women registered more votes In
proportion to the men than did their sisters
tn the poorer wards. In one precinct of
the Sixteenth ward. "Aristocratic" the
total vote numbered 215 to which 117 were
cast by women. In aome preclncta in other
wards the number of women voters ranged
all the way from one to 300.
Most of the women of the social set
who voted were accompanied by their hus
bands. Thejr appeared to know beforehand
how they wanted to vote and only a few
had to be Instructed. It Is estimated out
of the CO0O votea cast i.OOU were deposited
by women. x
Ail-Night Search for
Missing Shot Firer
Men Removing Dead from Wrecked
Mine at Columbus, Kan., Hear Tap
ping and Redouble Efforts.
COI,I'MBrR, Kan.. March 22. After a
frultlees all-night search for Tom Cheek,
a miner, supposed to be entombed alive In
shaft No. 16 of the Pom h western Coal
company's mine near here, rescuers were
driven back by mine gas today and for a
time were forccdto abandon the search.
Cheek, a shot firer. was supposed to
hsve been killed In the mine last Saturday
when an explosion resulted In the death
of John Jopllng. the superintendent, and
three miners. As the bodies of these vic
tims were being removed yesterday after
noon faint tanpinga were heard in one of
the distant entries. Help was rushed into
the mine and led by Frank Ollday. state
mine Inspector, a rescue party worked all
night.
Search was resumed shortly before noon,
but thtre was little hope that the miner
would be found alive. No tappings have
been heard today by the rescue party.
Leavenworth Court
House Destroyed
Building Burned Early Wednesday
Morning and Valuable Records
and Documents Lost.
LKAVKN WORTH. Kan.
March li-Th
Iaveo worth county court houaa was
burned to the ground early this mornlnjr.
Valuable records and documents were de
stroyed, bringing the loss up to nearly
11.000.000. The fire originated tn the sec
ond story, presumably among paints and
varnishes placed there while the building
was being renovated.
Mexico's Foreign Minister
is a Busy Man These Days
rrrhaps the busiest man In Mexico
at present Is Knrlque C. Creel, min
ister of foreign affairs in the cab
inet cf l'reldti)t lUaa. From the
very Inception of the Insurrection,
In northern Mexico, Senor Creel has
been tn touoh with all the foreign
governments, ,kw ping them assured
of the altitude of the Mexican gov
ernment and of Its capability to deal
with the Internal situation growing
out ot tha rebellion. He has bren
the subject of much criticism in the
I'nltedvSlale, because of the nego
tiations between his government and
and a Japanese aleauishlp company
for tha privilege of establishing a
coaling atatlan at Malamoras on tha
t'aciflu coast, lie has also bad con
siderable eurrespuiider.ee with the
go-, ernmrnt at Washington, aa the
activity of the Inaurrectua along the
border has brought the two gov
eromrcts very cloae to a clash on
eeveial ocvaaluna. Senor Creel has
always rtpreeard the warmest of
feeling towards the United Statea.
and his deiice bare been very
frank and epea alto tua represen
tatives of our government I'd! ted
etatea Awbaaaador Wiuwo baa re
turned to alexlce. and Is keeping cloea
crtuuai aituaxiuo atmiaaer t.Tae4 la new
GASOLINE CLAIMS
OIKL FOK VICTIM
Little Esther McLeland's Body is
; Burned to a Crisp by
Explosion.
i MOTHER AND SISTER INJURED
Both Taken to the Hospital and May
Yet Survive.
XANK
ON
of
CLOTHES
CLEANER
as Ytt
Origin
the Fire is
Uncertain.
MOTHER RESCUES SMALL CHILD
Esther Rrfoses tn Follow Her Mntkrr
from the. Bnrnlna Kimn thrs
Requested nnri Meets Death
In the Flames.
Mttte Ksther MoI,eland Is dead and her
sister. Myrtle, and her mother. Mrs. Alice
MrT,eland. He seriously Injured as the re
sult of a gasoline explosion at their home,
IRtti Pherman avenue. Wednesday after
noon. The fire originated In the lower flat of
the building. 1S4T. Sherman avenue, where
the Mcl.cland family lived and ran a tail
oring establishment Mrs. Mclrfland was
occupied about a clothes cleaning machane
attached to an opn can of gasoline. Her
tno little children. Ksther. aged 5, and
Myrtle, aged 3. were playing about the
room, n hen the gasoline In some manner
became Ignited and exploded, wrapping the
i mother and children In flames.
The mother snatched the youngest child
In her arms and ran screaming into the
street, and thence to the rear of the build
ing, where she rolled the child on the
ground and v extlngulahed the flames.
Ksther refused to follow her mother and
remained screaming In the room.
Ilystandera Hold Father.
The father. Charles G. McLeland. who
was In front of the building when the
fire broke out. endeavored to reach his
daughter, but was held by some bystand
ers, who fesred for his life. He finally
broke from his captors and ran through
the rear of the building and into the burn
ing room, where he found the booy of
Esther a blackened mass.
When the police arrived Drs. Harris
and Tepper Immediately ordered the
mother and little Myrtle taken to the
hospital. The body of the dead child was
taken to the morgue.
At St. Joseph's hospital, where Mrs. Mc
I.eland and the little girl were taken. It
was said that while their condition, was
serious there was strong hopea for their
recovery. Mrs. Mclland and the baby
are burned about the head and arms.
The tire that started in the tailor shop
spread with rapidity and for a time threat
ened to destroy the entire building, which
is owned by John Crosby, who Uvea In
the flat above a barber shop that adjoins
the Mclland shop. Above the tailor shop
lives the fa miry, ef T. K. Downing... The
LVtwning flat was damaged by ' fire and
water to some extent.
tliril Woman Reacned.
During the fire Mrs. Thomas Barry, an
aged woman who Uvea with the Downlngs.
had to be carried out, overcome by the
smoke. In the Crosby flat the . servant
girl, Molly Sher. aged IS. was overcome by
smoke and had to be taken out.
The tailor shop was a complete wreck.
Mr. Mcl-land said there was no insurance
on his stock or furniture, which he valued
at $2.S10. The building, owned by John
Crosby, was valued at SS.C00. It waa In
sured for about S1..V00. The damage to the
structure was estimated at about $1.0on.
CUSTOMS BROKER PLEADS
GUILTY TO FORGERY
Alexander Hollander, Implicated la
BIk Hrands In New York, Will
Be Sentenced Later.
NEW YORK, March 22. Alexander Hol
lander, a member of the firm of Alexander
Hollander & Co., customs brokers, pleaded
guilty In the I'nited Statea court this after
noon to a charge of forgery In connection
with customs frauda aggregating 1000,000.
He was arrested in Naplea last December.
Sentence will be impoaed later.
CANADA ADMITS NEGROES
Party at II end red and "eventy So.
c-eaafally Pasa Kxamlnatloa at.
Kmersoa.
WINNIPEG. March 22. A party of 170
negroes, w ith ' seven carloads of goods,
from the southern states arrived at Emer
son, Man., today and passed an examina
tion aa to their fitness for becoming resi
dent of Canada. The proceedings were
closely watched by Vntted States officials.
Those In the party appeared to be In good
physical condition and were allowed to
pass. They expect to settle at Athabasca
undine. .
ENRIQUE C. CREEU '
with tbe American end of the
touch a
handling.
...
From trie Spokane Spokesman-Review.
HOLSTLAW TELLS OF BRIBERY
Former State Senator Testifies in the
Broderick Trial.
MONEY WAS PAID . IN SALOON
Says Defesjdaat Promised Hlaa Twenty-Five
Haadred to Vate for
l.orlnier and He Hot It
Whew In Ihleaa.
STRCC'OiFtJEt.D. m.V.icn R.-lsj ; Ha
testimony tir the Brodertolf briber case
today, former Senator D. W. Holstlaw of
luka admitted that he had been tn the sa
loon of Johrt Broderick in Chicago on two
different occasions and that he received
money each time. He admitted that', on
one occasion Senator C. R. Jandus of
Chicago waa In the saloon when he mat
Broderick. ,
This la the first time that the name of
Senator Jandua has been mentioned in
connection with tin and It created
quit a stir In the o.im. In the ex
amination of Holstlu Attorney Morti
mer for the defense. Mr. Mortimer tried
to get Holstlaw to Mate that Senator
.landus was In the ssloon of Broderick on
the day that he claims he received
for his vote for William Ixirlmer. Mr.
Holstlaw Insisted that, as fsr as he could
remember. Mr. Jandus waa not there that
time.
"Did you receive money from Mr. Brod
erick at each visit?" asked State's Attor
ney Burke.
"I did." replied Mr. Holstlaw.
"Waa the aecond visit to Broderlck'a sa
loon after you received the 12,600?"
"It waa."
"During which visit waa it that you met
Mr. Jandua?"
"I can't remember exactly, but I think
It was the second meeting."
"Waa the money Mr. Broderick gave you
on the second visit In connection with what
is known as the legislative Jackpot?' "
The AlefenBe objected to the question and
was sustained.
Mr. Holstlaw was the only witness this
morning.
Offer to Pay Moaey.
On direct examination by the state he
told of his meeting with Broderick In front
of the . St. Nicholas hotel on the eve of
the election of Mr. Ix rimer and that Brod
erick had said, "We are going to elect
Mr. Lortmer tomorrow."
"It looks that way," Mr. Holstlaw said
he replied. "I am going to vote for him."
There Is S2.6O0 in It for you," replied
Broderick, said the witness.
He told of his visit to Chicago on June
It, 1308. "I went to Broderlck'a place of
business," said Holstlaw, "arriving there
about o'clock. Broderick was not there,
but hla bartender called- hlra and about
10 o'clock he came Into tha saloon. We
went into hla private office on hla Invita
tion and ha gave me t-,500, eaylng. 'Here's
that money.' I then went to the State
bank of Chicago and deposited the money
to the credit of the Holstlaw bank In luka,
ot which I waa owner at that time."
Situation in Mexico
Discussed by Cabinet
Regret it Expressed that Minuter
Li man tour is Holding United
Statos Up aa Bugaboo.
WASHINGTON. March 22, Preaident
Taft and hla cabinet met today for tha
first time tn more thaji two weeka Tha
Mexican situation waa discussed briefly.
A strong hope la expressed in administra
tion circles that conditions la Mexioe will
I improve speeauy. ini nuuucuw govern
ment la anxious that the two factions tn
Mexico shall get together.
Intense disappointment la expressed here,
however, ever the tact that Finance Minis
ter Umeatour hoe seen fit te seek a peace
agreement by holding the United States
up aa a sort of a huge hoe aad making
i statement that thla government la bet
waiting aa opportunity te get Into Mexico.
The new secretary of the interior. Mr.
Fisher, atleaded hie drat cabinet meeting
today.
Is the Coast Clear?
Horse3, Pigs, Cats
and Manuscripts
in Divorce Case
i
Unusual Testimony Introduced in
Trial of Suit of English Aruthor
Against American Wife.
I.ONDON, March 22. Horses, pics, cats,
manuscripts of plays and stories of earlier
divorce papers figured largely to the
amusement of the audience at. the. trial to
dayo( a auit brought in the county court
at Northampton by the Kngllsh author.
Robtrt Hartorough Sherard. against his
wife, the American authoress, Irene Os
good, who was formerly Mrs. Charles
Plgott Harvey, nee de Helot.
A suit for separation brought by the
wife is pending and the husband in the
present action alleges that the defendant
purloined the above mentioned property,
all he possessed, and so left him stranded.
Sherard, describing his life at Ouilsborough
hall In Northampton, which is the property
of his wife, referred to the home as "My
Calvary."
He was treated like a dog. he declared,
and had been thrown out of the place.
"I am 'Irene Osgood," " he shouted dra
matically. "I wrote everything that (die is
supposed to have wrKtrn n the last five
yeara."
He swore that Irene had given him lf.00
to be used in procuring a divorce from his
former wife so that he could inarry her.
Mrs. Sherard. who is the autVur of "To
a Nun Confessed" and "Servitude" and
possessed an income of between SaO.uOO and
ttiO.ooo a year, entered the witness box and
described how she met Sherard at Cannes.
France. He was practically without funds
and she gave him, she said, f with which
to buy clothiruj. She denltd her husband
had written any ot the works attributed to
her.
MILL BURNED AT DESOTO KAN.
Plant Owned by Hadley Estate and
Forty Taoasaad Bnahels of
Wheat la Deatroyed.
DE SOTO, Kan., March 22. The plant of
the De Boto Milling company was destroyed
by fire today. Forty thousand bushels of
wheat were conaumed. The loss Is S70.(W).
The mill was owned by the estate ot Major
Hadley, father of Governor H. S. Hadley
of Missouri. The origin of the fire is un
known. For a time the entire town was
endangered and aid was asked from the
Ksnsas City Fire department. An engine
and hose company arrived after the fire
was under control.
Former Omahan Director
of Standard Oil Company
U J. Drake, formerly of Omaha,
but now of 'Ja Broadway, New York
City, has been elected a director of
the Standard Oil company. So far
as known he has no official titls
with the company, for thla is not
the Standard Oil way. He is at tbe
head of several committees, which
act in mysteriously wonderful ways,
and Is considered a powerful force.
Mr. Drake came to Omaha about
1M. He had charge of the Standard '
Oil company interest in the atate
of Nebraska. Prior to that time ha
had been In the oil bualness In Des
Moinee. During the- ten years he
waa here he was active In all things
calculated to advance .the' city and
state. Hla great regard for all men
under hJtn was often commented
upon- All who knew him "considered
him a very able man. He waa a
strong foetid of Omaha and In
tensely tntere2ed In the west.
So capable was his administration
of affairs to Nebraska that he was
called by the company to the Chicago offices, where he bad charge of the gen
eral bualness of the company Ue remained there about eight years, and at the
call of the corporation, which had watched his work all ot tha time, he went
to tbe head office In New York.
He visited Omaha about a year ago for one day as the guest of Luther
Drake, preaident of the Mtrcheuta National bank, though the men are not re
lated. He la about 40 years old and Is
TAFT SENDS FOR UCHIDA
Reports Maneuvers Are Aimed at
Japan Unqualifiedly Denied.
NO TREACHERY IS SUSPECTED
. -1 I L.L.,I . -nMMBHlMdA I
Kxpreaelona of the President Hi
red 1 y tn the Bmperor
of Japan.
WASHINGTON. March 22. President
Taft today bad a. cordial Interview with
the Japanese embassador. Baron I'chlda,
whom be sent for to felicitate with hi in
upon the ratification of the new treaty
between this country and JapaA. He took
advantage of the occasion to ( assure the
ambassador that never In the history of
the two c6uhtrles had the relations been
so pleasant as they are today, never hadi
talk of war been more absurd.
President Taft expressed pleasure at the
opportunity to set at rest, once and for
all the stories published from time to
time In the last two weeks, that back of
the administration's acts in sending troops
to the Mexican border waa a motive of
precaution against some expected treach
erous act by Japan, it also was reported
that Japan had secured from Mexico a
coaling ststlnn In the Pacific coast to be
used as a baae in attacking the I'nltcd
States.
The president said he was amazed to
find on his return from Augusta that some
newspapers had been giving credence to
these reports by publishing them in a
prominent manner. It was the first he
had heard of them and he quickly ex
pressed hla regret that such "malicious
stories" as he called them, should gain
circulation.
Baron I'chlda is said to have assured
the president that he attached no Impor- j
tance to the reports and had discovered ;
that they emanated from Irresponsible
sources.
, The Interview lasted for fully half an
hour, the president and the ambassador
chatting with unusual informality.
Charter for Missouri Hatlroad.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. March 22.-A
charter waa granted by Secretary of State
Roach today to the Kansas City. Clay
County & St. Joseph Railroad company
of Ksnsas City, with a capital stock of
$72O.0iiO. Directors named are Ward 8.
Arnold, Chicago; U. tirant Peabody. Will
iam A. Medlll, Ueorge Townsend and
George S. Beardsley of Kansas City.
Family of Five Mardered.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. March 2-'.-Douls
Casaway. a negro, hia wife and three
children were found dead in bed in their
home here today. It la believed they were
murdered lust night.
L. t. DRAKE.
still a virile man.
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DEMOOKATS WILL
USE PLACEK PLAN
. Gerrymander of State Decided on
j When Bill is Ordered to Thud
j Reading.
ALBERT JUDICIAL BILL FAVORED
Measure to RcJistrict Nebraska is
Pushed Ahead.
OMAHA AD CLUB BILL, GOES
Special Senate Committee Will Advise
Its Advancement.
OLLIS BILL SLATED FOR THE AXE
House (ommltlee Votes to Postpone
It and Klaht Over Hepnrt t:
perted In I. oner Body This
Morning.
From a Sinff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March '.I. ! Special. i-Tlie
Klacek reapportionment bill dividing the
state Inlo new legislative districts, wa
put on third rending by the senate 'this
morning. '
The Placet plun ha been much criti
cised by n poiillcHiix. but (he deniocratlo
majority at n caucus held several weeks
aco, agreed to stHtid by it. The fact that
Its provisions In several Instances are
grosfcW In ihvoi of (he democratic dis
tricts of the MhIc has nol prevented Us
receiving support (unit members of that
party. Douglas county l generously pro
vided for. grltlni; five senators Instead of
three, and twelve rcnresentatlvea InMcad
of nine. This will give Dousla; county
more than one-sev cut li of the s- nate mid
one-liilith of the housi . Lancaster couniy
gets six representatives Instead of four, hut
only two seiintoii'. as it bus now.
When this bill makes Hh appearance In
the house, undonbtidly some change will
be made In it. t Jerrymandering features
are not ro evident In the districting for
members of the lower hune as for sena
tors. .
JntlU-lal llenpportlonment.
With the Mucck bill, flic Alhrt judtcIV
reapportionment bill was also put ahead for
final consideration. The Albert bill ar
ranges the seventeen districts, with cotin
tle grouped as follows.
First Jrffrr-.oii. '.use. Johnson. Pawnee,
Nemaha mid Kb'ha '('son ; two Judges
Second Sarpy. Cass and Otoe; one Judge.
Third Lancaster; thr.-e iudges.
Fourth Douglas. Washington and Burt:
one Judge.
Fifth-H.ini.lton. Polk. York. Rutler.
Sewnrd and Saunders: two ludgea.
Sixth Boone. Nance. Merrick. Platte,
Colfax and Dodge: two Judges
Seventh-Clay, Fillmore. Saline, Thayer
and NucIcoUh; seven Judges.
KlBhth Cumins, Wayne. Thurston, pa
kota. Dixon and Cedar; one judge.
Ninth Knox. Antelope. Pierce. Madison
and Stanton; one Judgde.
Tenth Phelps, Kearney, Adams. Web
ster, Hnrlan and Franklin j orw Judgn.
Eleventh Hall. Howard, tiole.v ,,Va!le-,
Wheeler, tlarfiebl Lour). ClnlH?, Thomas.
Hooker and Grunt: two Judges.
Twelfth Custer. Sherman, Dawson and
Buffalo: one judge.
Thirteenth Mcpherson, Logan, Lincoln
and Keith; one judge.
Fourteenth Chase, Hayes, Frontier. Ooa.
per. Furnaa. Ked Willow, Hitchcock Per
klna and Dundy.
Fifteenth KeyaPaha. Prown, P.oyd. Holt
and Rock; one Judge.
Sixteenth Cherry Sheridan. Dawes, H,x
Hutte and Sioux; one iudge.
Seventeenth Garden. Deuel, Morrill,
Cheyenne. Scotta Hluff, Ilannrr and Kim
ball; one judge.
Primary Hill AH t a need.
The senate advanced to a third reading
the only primary bill which is up In lhat
btanch of the legislature. The bill by Cor
denl of lied Willow is modelled tj a cer
tain extent on the New York primary laws
and provides for nomlnullon of party can
didates by primaries through party coun
cils. Party committees arc to be chosen
at regular primaries. The candidates are
to be regularly named by these commit
tees. The primary bills now pending In
the house are ot quite a different sort,
and the ("ordeal bill will probably be ma
terially changed when the house considers
it or will be pushed avlde for the house
bills.
Nonpartisan Judiciary.
The nonpartisan judiciary bills were'
taken up by the house thla afternoon, but
not disposed of. The Lee bill from the
senate Is now in the hands of the house,
and it has the Quackenbueh bill, which
was s'lpposed to originate from Mike Har
rington. This latter bill dlildea the state
Into seven Judicial districts and provides
for seven supreme Justices, elected on a bi
partisan ticket, and three appellate jus
tices. The house democrats would like to
pass both bills, but have not quite enough
votea to do It. 'The question will come up
again tomorrow.
Final Adjournment Committee..
The senate this afternoon appointed a
committee of three, Volpp, Albert and Rey
nolds, to meet with a like committee to be
chosen In the house to fix a time at which
the session will be finally adjourned. There
seems to be little hope now that it can be
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