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DAKOTA COUNTY MEIRAJLID),
3IOTTO-A11 The News When It Is News.
VOLUME XVII
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.', FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1901).
NUMBER 22
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF
ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS.
CUBA RULES ITSELF
I'NCLE SAM HANDS TIIK REINS
OVER TO (iO.Ml'X
Now Kulcr Goes Into Power as a Lib
oral mid Was the Overwhelming
Choice of the People at a Popular
Election.
A new era of Cuban Independence
dawned in Havana Thursday when the
affairs of the inland, which have been
administered by American officers for
more than two years as a result of
the revolution against former Presi
dent Palma In 1906, were foimally
transferred to the newly elected native
executives. January 28 will hereafter
take rank with May 20 as a natal hol
iday in Cuba, for it was on the latter
day In 1902, that the island was first
transferred to the Cuban people by
the United States after a period of re
habilitation following the Spanish war.
The coming of this new day of Cu
ban liberty was signalized by a gen
eral display of fireworks, the screech
ing of rockets and bombs sending down
showers of golden rain and varl-color-ed
lights. The streets of the city,
which were brilliantly illuminated .and
garlanded with chains of Incandescent
bulbs, were thronged until an early
hour Thursday morning and a carnival
spirit everywhere prevailed.
Thousands of people gathered
around the Clerks' club throughout
Thursday night, where Inaugural and
farewell balls were held jointly In
honor of President Gomez and Vice
President Zayas, and Gov. Gen. Ma-
goon, all three of whom were quickly
recognized on entering the building
and leaving it and loudly applauded
The balls constituted one of the most
brilliant functions held since the days
of the Spanish occupation.
The Inaugural parade, in which only
native troops, civil organizations and
the rural guards participated, passed
under the magnificent triumphal arch
erected In Monserrat square, facing
Central Park, and It was reviewed bj
President Gomez. .
. ACCUSED OF WIFE MURDER.
A'arrant Out for Huslmnd of Mrs.
CnmplKil.
Although the coroner's jury some
weeks ago returned a verdict of accl
dental death in the case of Mrs. Frank
D. Campbell, who was found asphy.
xlated In the bathroom of her home
in Chicago, a warrant charging mur
der was sworn out for Campbell by
Chief of Detectives O'Brien Thursday.
Campbell is a saleman, and is said tc
be in Galesburg, 111. New evidence,
said to have been secured from neigh
bors of Campbell's and the building
in which they lived, is alleged to have
led to the swearing out of the warrant
JURY UNABLE TO AGREE.
Ton Stood lor Acquittal of Edward
Marxlmll, Accused Night Rider.
After being out sixteen hours the
jury In the Edward Marshall night rid
er trial reported Thursday morning
at Union City, Tenn., that they were
unable to agree on a verdict and were
discharged. The Jury stood ten for
acquittal arid two for murder in the
second degree.
Marshall Is accused of taking part
in the lynching of Cant. Ranken at
Reelfoot lake.
Victims of the Quake.
The bodies of the two American vie
tims of the convulsion of nature at
Messina a month ago United States
Consul General Cheney and Mrs. Che
ney, arrived in New York Thursday
The bodies were escorted by regular
troops to the Grand Central station
and there embarked for the homes
of the Cheneys, where they are to be
interred.
B!n.e in Tunnel.
Fire which broke ou In the great
jutro tunnel at Virginia City, Nov
Thursday, which drains nil the Coin
stock mines, was brought under con
trol Friday afternoon, hut not until a
largo amount of timbering and tlu
combination drift had been ruined
The damage can be repaired In a few
days, however.
Dies of Hydrophobia.
Clarence Campbell, aged 12 years,
died at Tulsa, Okla., of hydrophobia.
The boy was bitten by a dog November
18. His brother and two other child
ren also were victims. AH with the
exception of Clarence were sent to the
Pasteur Institute In Chicago, where
they recovered.
Sioux City Live Stork Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow:
beeves, $5.70. Top hogs, 16.15.
Two Nations In Quarrel.
The rupture of diplomatic relttlon
between Chile and Peru, signalized by
the withdrawal of Senor Echenlque,
Chilean minister at Lima, has aroused
more or less excitement at Valparai
so, Chile.
Infunt Ruler Has Smallpox.
Cabling from Pekin, the correspon
dent of the London Times says that
(the Infant Chinese emperor 1 suffering
from confluent smallpo-
RAN AT HIGH srEED. '
Republic's Captain Criticised by Rich.
ardi & Co.
As an outcome of the triumph of the
wireless in saving the lives of the pas
sengers and crew of the Republic, con
gress may require every ocean going
steamer that leaves an American port
to cross either the Atlantic or Pacific
to be equipped with wireless appara
tus. Renresentatlve James Francis Hurke,
of Pennsylvania, Tuesday introduced a
bill to require every ocean passenger
steamer, certified to carry fifty pas
sengers, before being granted a clear
ance for a foreign port 500 miles or
more distant to be equipped with an
efficient radio-telegraph Installation,
with an operator aboard.
Features of the day in the after
math of the Nantucket collision, which
resulted in the loss of the White Star
liner Republic, the serious damaging
of the Italiun liner Florida, the death
of six persons and the Injury of several
others, were the honors extended to
Capt. I. Sealby and Wireless Operator
Jack Blnns, of the Republic, and a
statement by the Florida's people as
to how the collision occurred.
The day began with the landing at
the White Star pier in New York of
Capt. Sealby and Ouerator Blnns. A
big crowd awaiting them, cheered
them heartily, while a score of enthu
siastic admirers tossed them to their
shoulders and carried them to the
steamship offices. Here the captain
and Blnns held a reception, receiving
congratulations of scores of callers and
here Capt. Sealby told the story of how
he stood by the ship until she sank be
neath the waters. Later Capt. Sealby
and Operator Blnns, accompanied by
Capt. Ransom, of the Baltic, went to
the White Star offices, where another
great crowd met them and the ovation
was repeated.
On the Brooklyn waterfront the
Florida, which rammed her nose int
the Republic's side, giving that ship
her death blow, was the scene of much
activity. Her seamen were clearing
away the debris and making her ship
shape so that she might go Into dry
dock for repairs. Capt. Rosplnl de
clined to make any statement, but after
a conference with representatives of
C. B. Richards & Co., his agents, and
Archibald Thatcher, an admiralty law
yer, Richards & Co., gave out a state
ment regarding the circumstances of
the collision.
Its feature was the direct charge that
the Republic was running at high
speed through the fog. It also refuted
reports that the quarter master of the
Florida was to blame and that the
captain struck him.
FEARED SCORE ARE DEAD.
Investigating Party Believed to Have
Boon SulTootaed In Mine.
Two men are dead ad twenty others
re supposed to be dead as the re
sult of three gas explosions In the
Boswell mine, Somerset county, Pa.,
Monday night and early Tuesday. The
men were members of the Investiga
ting party that entered the mine to
make an Inspection of suspicious gas
traces before allowing the miners to
go to work. Until early Tuesday sig
nals were heard from the imprisoned
men, but at daybreak, however, the
signals ceased and it is believed all
the men have fallen under the deadly
Influence of afterdamp.
LIFE FOR JUDGE HAUSER.
Alail Train Robber Found Guilty at
Helena. Mont.
Judge Frank Hauser was found
guilty of robbing a Great Northern
train, extracting $40,000 from the reg
istered malls and placing the Vves of
the custodians in Jeopardy, by a Jury
In the federal court at Helena, Mont.,
Tuesday. Under the law he must
serve the rest of his life in a federal
prison at hard labor. Aside from a
slight twitching of his face the pris
oner showed no emotion. It is proba
ble that Hauser will be sent to Leav
enworth, Kan.
Four Burned to Douth.
Four men were burned to death and
another fatally burned in a fire which
gutted the Southern hotel at 'Fort
Worth, Tex. The explosion of a gaso
line stove caused the Are, which also
heavily damaged Fix other buildings,
all frame structures. The dead have
not yet been identified.
Actress Shot and killed.
Mazie Kenney, a burlesque, actress,
20 years old, was shot and killed in
Philadelphia by an unidentified man
who was Infatuated with her. He then
fired a bullet into his own brain and
died shortly after h's removal to
hospital.
Probes Town Iit Fraud.
The federal grand Jury has begun an
Investigation into the alleged town lot
frauds at Muskogee, Okla., In which
the Indianola Contracting company, of
which Gov. Haskell Is president, Is im
plicated. Haskell claims his implica
tion is due to enmity of William It,
Hearst.
Jabbed Hint with Hatpin.
Two girls were attacked at Dayton,
O., by an unknown man, but they
Jabbed him repeatedly with hatpins
and escaped. They fought their as.
gallant desperately, aided by Mrs. Da
vid Wirth, who was walking along the
street at the time.
Rear Admiral Cotton III.
Rear Admiral S. Cotton, United
States navy, U seriously ill at Nice,
France.
TRAGEDY AT WAST A.
Black HUN Men-hunt Kill Doopoiloi
of Homo.
David Jennings ts dead and Mrs.
Ed ward Morris lies wounded at Wasta,
S. D., as a result of a sensational trag
edy Wednesday. Kdward Morris, the
husband who fired the shots effecting
the Injury and death, made no effort
to conceal his part of the tragedy. He
did thn same only to destroy the de
spoiler of his home. Morris operates
a general merchandise) store at Was
ta. Joinings was his chief clerk and
resided with the Morris family. Intl
mato relations between Jennings and
Mrs. Morris had been suspected by
Morris, and he hod watched them.
While they thought him at Rapid City
on business, Morris entered the house
through a rear window, and finding hl
wife and Jennings in a room together
opened fire on both, killing Jennings.
David Jennings was 35 years old
and came to Wasta from Sioux City,
la., last May.
The Morris family has resided at
Wasta twenty years, and are all highly
respected.
Morris went to Rapid City and sur
rendered hlmsel to Emerson
Vaughn, a deputy sheriff. He waived
examination and was released on
bonds of $3,000. The dead body ol
David Jennings has been sent to Slouj
City for burial.
DEATH CALLS NOTED ACTOR.
Coquelln Paswo Away at Ills Homo In
Franco After Short Illness.
Constant Coquelln, the great French
actor, died Tuesday night at Pont-aux-Dames,
Selne-et-Marne.
Coquelln was the best known actoi
on the French stage. He was born in
Bologne-sur-Meer, January 23, 1841,
and was the son of a baker. He made
his debut at the Comedle Francalse In
"Lepetil Aruouroux." From 1860 to
1886 he created no less than forty-fout
parts. He left the Comedle Francnlse
In 1886 and toured Europe and Ameri
ca. In the United States he had great
success. He created the famous porl
of Cyrano de Bergerae In 1897. H
made a grand tour of America with
Sarah Bernhardt in 1890 and reap
peared with her In "L'Alglon" In Pari
In 1901. Of recent years he had been
playing Cyrano de Bergerae and othei
roles in London.
The severity of Coquelin's illness
dates from the early part of January.
His illness was diagnosed as angina
pectoris.
COURTM A RTI A L OF GEN. POOLE.
Military and Civic Bodies of North
Dakota In a Conflict.
Another conflict has arisen betwean
the military and civil authorities of
North Dakota growing out of the
courtmartial of Gen. Poole, late adju
tant general, who is being tried for
disobeying the orders of the governor.
oPole's attorneys at Bismarck Wednes
day applied to the supreme court for a
writ of prohibition to restrain the
courtmartial from trying Poole on the
ground that the law under which the
governor's .orderH were bsued Is un
constitutional. The matter was argued
by Judge Engerude for Poole and
Judge Hlldreth and Attorney General
Miller for the military court and he
governor.
The supreme court refused to Issue
the orders, but later requested the at
torneys to appeur before the court
and argue as to the propriety and le
gallty of the order asked for. In the
meantime the courtmartial Is proceed
Ing to attempt to try the case.
Misused State Funds.
Ex-State Treasurer Frank P. Gla
':ier, of Lansing, Mich., whose failure
In December, 1907, resulted in the
closing of the Chelsea Savings bank,
of which Glazier was head, and which
had on deposit about $685,000 of statu
funds, was found guilty Wednesday of
misappropriating state, funds. Gla
zier's attorneys gave notice of an ap
peal, and he was released on $10,000
ball.
E. II. Hui'iiinan In Chosen.
Edward H. Harrlman Wednesday at
New York was elected a director of the
New York Central railroad to succeed
C. C. Clarke. W. C. Brown, proHldent
of the New York Central, was also
elected a director of that company,
succeeding Samuel F. Burger, reslgneil
To Fight Film Tnii-t.
The Moving Picture Protection ns
coclutlon was organized In Chicago
Wednesday after a spirited conference
In which owners and operators of 5
and 10-cent theaters In nearly all the
cities of the country Joined to light
the so-called illm trust.
I rian Kill School Children.
A freight train struck and killed tho
two littlo daughters of David Flick at
Arbelio, Mo., Wednesday. The child
ren were going to school.
Now Director of Mints.
Charles O. Dawes, of Chicago, for
merly comptroller of the currency, Is
mentioned as the new director of mints
under President-elect Taft.
No Choice in Wisconsin.
At Madison, Wis., the first ballot for
senator in Joint assembly Wednesday
resulted In no choice. Stephenson re
ceived 65 votes; necessary to elect, 67;
other votes scattered.
Nominations Are Continued.
The senate Wednesday confirmed
the nomlnution of Robert Bacon, to be
secretary of state, and John Callan
O'Laughlln, to be assistant secretary
of state.
NEBRASKA
STATE HEWS i
QUAKE IN NEBRASKA.
Violent Shocks An IVlt by Residents
of Knox and Pierce Count lew.
Specials to the Norfolk Dally News
tell of r violent earthquake shock
through Pierce and Knox counties at
2:15 p. m. Tuesday. The noise resem
bled a powder explosion. Horses be
came frightened, cattle stampeded tend
chickens cackled. A team of mules
ran away from flight, and at Foster a
young man herding f.lty cattle narrow
ly arrested their stampede at the risk
of his life. The school building at
Plalnvlew was shaken by the Jar. The
shock lasted by a few seconds. Horses
were more alarmed by It than by thun
der. The shock was felt at Pierce, Plain
view, Foster and Creighton, and for
ten miles on either side. At Creighton
the noise Is said to have resembled
a wagon rolling over a bridge, while
southwest of Pierce it was like a dyna
mite explosion. ' Farmers driving along
the roads stopped to look and their
horses become frightened. It was the
severest quake yet felt in north Ne
braska. Last summer there was a
shock at Niobrara and Verdlgre, In
Kppx county.
STATE LAW ANNl LLim.
Judge Munger Holds Railroads May
Appeal to Federal Court.
A ruling made at Lincoln Tuesday
by United States District Judge Thom
as C. Munger has the effect of nullify
ing so much of an enactment of the
Nebraska logVlature of two years ago
ns prohibits rtilroad corporations from
appealing to federal courts from or
der off the state railway commission.
The act of the legislature provided that
In appeals the cases should be taken to
the state courts. The railway commis
sion ordered the Burlington and North
western railroads to construct switch
es at the town off York for the trans
fer off cars from one line to the other.
TTe two tallrnads contested the order
and appcalet' to the federal court. The
state attorney general, in behalf of the
commission, demurred and advanced
the state law compelling actions to be
rtarted in tat courts. Judge Munger
overruled this demurrer, holding the
appeal to the federal court to be with
in the province of the roads. Judge
Munger did pot pass upon the merits
of tho commission's order to build the
switches.
TWO KEJKIOUSLY INJURED.
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Explosion of Gas In Basement Badly
Wrecks Nebraska Hotel.
An explosion of gas in the basement
of the Thurston hotel at Columbus
Tuesday badly wrecked the building
and seriously injured J. L. Hunter, the
cook, and Mrs. Hunter,, his assistant,
the woman so badly she may not re
coKsr. James O'Brien, a workman, who was
in the basement, was blown out of the
room, but Is not seriously hurt. Fif
teen traveling men In the dining room
escaped with minor Injuries. Win
dows of a store building across the
street were shattered. The rear part
of the hotel is torn to pieces. Fire
which broke out in the wreckage was
extinguished after a hard fight.
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
Northwestern Rond Made Defendant
in $211.0(10 Case.
Suits for nearly $20,000 damages
we're Instituted In district court at
Fremont against the Northwestern
Railroad company by Thos. H. Hicks,
his daughter, Mrs. Maud Hicks, of
Warren, 111., and the two little daugh
ters of tho lutter. On November S,
1907, a carriage in which Mr. Hicks
and the others, who were visiting the
fcrmor in Fremont, was struck by a
Northwestern switch engine which was
backing Into the round house yards.
Tho accident occurred at the Military
road crossing.
HcKlgu at Insane Hospital.
Resignations at the Norfolk Insane
hospital are coming thick and fast.
Following Dr. Dlshong's resignation.
Miss Sinclair, superintendent of nurses,
has forwarded her resignation to Gov.
Shallenberger. Through her resigna
tion the training school for nurses at
Norfolk loses Its affiliation with Clark
son, Methodist and Mercy hospitals,
Omaha. Mrs. W, O. Baker, matron,
announced her Intention to resign.
Oinahu Germans Celebrate,
German residents of Omaha are pre
paring for an elaborate celebration and
have taken the initiative in what may
become a national movement to cele
brate the l,9U0th anniversary of the
battle of Teutorburg Forest. The bat
tle was fought In the year 9 A. 1)., be
tween the forces of tho Emperor Au
gustine under the Roman General Va
rous, and tho German tribes under Ar
nr.inus. Killed a Wolf.
Chris Shawhan, of Table Rock, kill
ed a wolf Thursday night which had
evidently betn chased some distance
bj dogs, and when It ran into his
yard it wus so weary that he was able
to run up to it and strike It on the
head with a club. It was a large gray
wolf of a kind not often seen In that
vicinity.
DIoh of His Injuries.
Arthur Carlson, the young man
whose arm was torn completely off In
a corn sheller Thursday, died at Nor
folk. Full Through Trap Door.
Mrs. Anna Hates, of Elk Creek, Is
suffering the results of falling down
cellar. She went to the cellar and re
turned to the kitchen In response to
what sho thought to be someone
knocking. The ludy found no one at
the door and in passing through the
hallway, which was dark, she forgot
that she had left the trap cellar door
open and plunged headlong to the cel
lar floor. No bones were broken, but
Mrs. Bates, who Is well ulong in years,
Buffered bruises and a great nervous
hock.
BALDWIN LUMBERMEN nEAI.
Convention Adjourn After Elect Ing
Officers and Voicing Views.
After electing new officers, condemn
Ing by resolution the parcels post
measure, protesting ngalnst the rail
road rates on lumber which "rob"
three-fourths of Nebraska in order
to give Lincoln and the southeastern
part of the state an advantage and
making a number of chnnges In the
"code of ethics," the Nebraska Lumber
Dealers' association adjourned Its
nineteenth convention Friday evening
at Omaha, 5(50 delegates and 57 worn
en visitors having registered.
The following officers were elected:
President Geo. W. Baldwin, of
Crete.
Vice President William Krotter,
Stuart.
Directors for Three Years C. A,
Overstreet. Clay Center; . A. Eggle-
son, Bennett.
RANCHMAN'S WIFE SUICIDES.
Mrs. Fnlrchlld, Living South of Vivien.
tine. Hang Herself.
Mrs. Fnlrchlld, a ranchman's wife,
living about 25 miles south of Valen
tine, committed suicide Saturday night
by hanging herself. It seems that she
and .her husband have been having
some trouble In regard to her living
out on the ranch, she Anally refusing
to stay any longer, and some time ago
she came to town and has been staying
with her folks, who reside In Valen
tine, but her husband came to town
and In some way coaxed her to go
back with him, and after arriving, at
the ranch home she took her own life
in the night by hanging herself. She
leaves six small children. It la
thought that she brooded over the
trouble until her mind became de.
ranged.
POISONS HER CHILDREN.
An Insane Mother at Fairfield lliri
Kills Herself.
Mrs. Charles Mock, aged about 30
years, early Saturday evening killed
her three young children by giving
them wood alcohol, and then commit
ted suicide by drinking a quantity off
the same liquid. Tho four dead bodies
were found by her husband and father
on his return to tho family home after
a trip to Fairfield.
The crime was probalily committed
shortly after Mr. Mock left the house
In the middle of the afternoon. Mrs.
Mock has been mentally unbalanced
for some time, the result of Illness, but
It had not been supposed her aliment
would take a homicidal form.
HELD FOR ROBBERY.
Well Known Omaha Crook to Be Trie
at Gibbon, Neb.
C. E. Long, alias White, who came
to Omaha from Sioux CUy the morning
after Policeman Smith was killed by
Hugh Jackson, will be taken to Gib
bon to answer to a charge of bank
robbery.
SherlfT Logan Sammona arrived In
Omaha Sunday to take the prisoner
back, and the officers say they are
sure he is the right man. He was ar
rested In Omaha because he was
known as a crook and because he
knew Jackson. May Carter, who came
to Omaha with Long, will be released.
Ijoiir IiONt Brother Is Found.
After a lapse of twenty-two yean
Henry Witt, who Is entered in the rec
ords of the county court at Hustings,
as having no terrestial existence. Is be
lieved to have been located In Klmber
ly, Idaho. If the belief proves correct
It will be up to the county court to give
his physical existence a legal standing
and this process will Include giving
him a share In the estate of his father,
Henry Witt, Sr., who died about four
years ago. x
Missing Student.
The disappearance last Tuesday ot
Fred Miller, student of the state uni
versity, and son of Mrs. Anna I. Miller,
of lleatrlce Is cmiHlnir Mm frlonrla and
home folks a. great deal of anxiety.!
Young Miner lert the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity house at Lincoln on tho day
mentioned, stating that he was going
to his home In Beatrice for a few days'
visit. Since that time nothing has
been heard from him.
Mrs. I'avitt Asks Divorce.
Ruth Bryan-Leavltt, daughter of W,
J. Bryan, Saturday filed suit for di
vorce from William H. Leavltt. The
petition was Immediately withdrawn.
T. 8. Allen, brother-in-law of Mr.
Bryan, is the attorney for the plaintiff.
Leavltt is now in Paris. Service will
be secured by publication. The rea
son given In the petition Is alleged
non-support. '
Rebuilding Mlnilen Mill.
Geo. K. Hotebkin. the Tecuniseh
miller, has bought the engine, holler
and foundations of the destroyed Em
pire roller mill of Mlnden, and the
machinery from the Model mill off Te
cumseh. which In the east mill, will
be taken down anl shipped to Mlnden.
The Mlnden mill was burned about
thirty days ago.
City Can Condemn for Park.
In the injunction suit of Mrs. Eu
nice Wilbur nguinst the mayor nnd
city council of Beatrice to restrain
them from taking her property for park
purposes. Judge llriper dissolved the
injunction and decided the case In fa
vor of the city. Mrs. Wilbur Is now
In a hospital at Omaha.
No Ih'clHlnn In Kidnaping Cuho.
After .deliberating nearly twenty,
two hours, the Jury In the case of Mrs,
May Eldredge, accused off kidnaping;
14-year-old Maggie Nichols, reported
to Judge Dungan at Hastings that it
was unable to agree und was occord.'
Ing'y discharged.
Times-Journal Slops publication.
The Norfolk Times-Journal, a week
ly newspaper, started as a dally In
1906 to boost Bryan In his first cam
paign, announced its discontinuance,'
due to the death of the editor, K. C,'
Evans.
Dijr Up Skeleton.
An old fii let supposed to be that
of an Indian who wan killed by hav
ing his skull fractured behind tha left,
ear, was found about 10 o'clock Friday
morning by a party of g udi rs working
in Omaha.
4
I Nebraska
. Legislature
It was a woman who first signed her
name on the lobby record In the office
of Secretary of State Junkin. Mrs.
Frances B. Heald, of Osceola, lobbying
for the cause of "temperance and re
form,"' as' she puts It, was recorded
Wednesday. Sh represents the wom
an's .Chrjstlan Temperance union,
which has headquarters In the Farm
ers' and Merchunts' building In Un
co) n. '
Tho ice having been broken by a
woman, the register son bore tho
names of Edson Rloh, attorney for the
Union Pacific railroad, and C. C.
Wright, attorney for the Chicago and
Northwestern- rord. The three- are
registered as required by' the antllob
by law adopted by tho last legislature.
Both houses of the legislature ad
journed before nuon Wednesday to rest
up. for. a trip to the state farm in the
afternoon. They had been Invited by
the managers of the farm, by the re
gents and by W. R. Mellor, secretary
of the state board of agriculture to
take 'the trip and see what they were
supporting with their good money for
the aid of agricultural communities.
About 100 of the possible 133 members
of, the two houses availed themselves
off the chance and took the trip.
Wllson'a bill for testing those under
sentence of death to see If they may
be Insane, and providing the method of
this examination directly affects the
proceedings when Barker, of Web
ster county, was tried for Insanity In
Lancaster county, and a dispute arose
over who should pay the hill, Wllson'a
bill provides that Vne superintendents
of the three asylums, Lincoln, Hastings
and Norfolk, shall bo the commission
to examine Into the canity of the con
victed criminal. The cost of such ex
amination Is to be borne by the county
in which the accused was tried and
convicted. When Barker was tried on
the Insanity charge the trial took place
in Iancaster county, although the con
demned man was eonvlcd In Webster
county. Lancaster county had no par
ticular Interest In the case more than
any other county In which a crime had
n t been committed.
Chief Clerk Cone, of the house, fail
ed In obtaining cash from the state
treasury to pay for stamps allowed
daily by the house to representatives.
He had obtained the consent of State
Auditor Barton to draw a warrant for
thj money, but State Treasurer Brian
said he never had and never would
countersign a warrant on the state
treasury when no appropriation had
been made by the legislature back of
It. 'The house tirovtded f hi stamina hv
resolution, but a resolution does not
suspend the constitution so far as the
Btate treasurer is concerned. .
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The senate listened with interest to
the reading of S. F. 131. by King, of
Polk, a bill introduced for the pur
pose of enforcing the Lincoln system
of saloon regulation. "Tha bill makes
It unlawful for any one to sell or give
away Intoxicating liquor between the
hours of 7 p. m. and 7 a. m., or any
time on Sundays or election days, In
cluding primary elections. The pen
alty Is a fine of $100 or revocation of
the saloon keepers' license.
'
Brown, of Lancaster, put In a bill
providing an emergency appropriation
for the home for the friendless at Lin
coln. He asked that $4,600 be appro
priated to run the institution until
April 1 is reached and tho next blen
nium's appropriation is made. This
bill Is of the same nature a the one
providing for appropriation for Gov.
Shallenberfcer's office and mansion ex
pense because the appropriation made
to last through tho blennium was well
nigh exhausted when the new governor
arrived to take his seat
Before an audience of house mem
bers, senators nad their guests, almost
as large as that which witnessed Gov.
Carroll's Inauguration In the same
chamber, the Rev. J. F. Nugent, of
Des Moines, Monday afternoon told
the story of 'Robbie" Burns, his gen
ius and his failings, his struggle
against poverty and his enduring con
quest of the hearts of men.
It was a notable celebration, and in
the Judgment of members Justified the
departure from precedent that made
it possible. Speaker Feely relinquish
ed the chair to Representative Charles
W. Miller, of Bremer, who had pre
sented the resolution providing for a
Burns program and headed the spe
cial committee that prepared it.
Representative John R. Smith, of
Wright county, described a visit to
Burns' home in Ayreshire, and told
how "Tarn O'Sliunter" came to be
written. He drew a vivid picture of
the life and local color of the Scotch
village where Burns lived.
So serious has become the opposition
to tho main features of the Hammlll
Holes school law revision bill that
there were evidences Monday that the
school committees in the house and
senate may drop somg of tho leading
features entirely. Otjcctlona, resolu
tions opposing, letters from angry con
stituents and other complulnts are
pouring In upon the members of the
committees, who are showing evi
dences of what the newsboy would cull
"cold feet."
It Is the Intention of the members
of the school committees of both the
senate and the house to gather in a
Joint session Tuesday for the purpose
of taking up tho principal points In the
bill, upon which the greater portion
of the opposition is based. These are
the marking of the boundary lines of
the counties as to lines of division of
tint il)ool districts and the election of
boards of three members in each coun
ty as a board of education, with town
ship boards of three members and the
consolidation feature of the bill.
Among tho more Important bills pre
sented Monday were the following:
In tho Donate, by Burgess, and in the
house by Kull, providing that doors on
all public buildings, nchuols, churches,
court houses and theaters, must swing
outward.
In the house, by Grler, transferring
banking and municipal departments
front the state auditor to the state
treasurer.
Harding, of Woodbury, introduced!
a bill allowing cities of 10,000 popula
tion to Issue bonds on a rote of a ma-'
Jorlty of citizens. ,
The White reciprocal demurrage
bill also made its biennial appearance
When the Hunter junket resolution!
Is brought to the senate It will not be4
received with open arms'. i
The senators have been conning the
records of other visiting committee.
and they find much to disapprove:!
They do not want to quit work right
now when the bills ore getting In shape
for consideration. They do not want'
to spend the $5,000 or so that the)'
junket commltteca will cost. They do!
not take kindly to the Hunter resolu-'
tlon. )
That Is to say, unmu of them don't.
There are others who would be glad
to sec the committees appointed, ' and1
there are still others who refuse to1
say what they would like. Senator
Mattes Is among those who oppose the
naming of the committee.
Schcele, of Seward, who favored a
bill Introduced in the house Tuesdays
wiping the primary election law off
the statute books, asked leave Wednes-'
day to withdraw it. It was granted.'
tie saw tnat he Old not intend to re
vert to past methods of making nomiJ
inatlons. but wanted something InJ
stead of the nrenent Inw Aa hln
did not provide that, he wanted' to'
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ThA house find n llvotv rinliotji W1
nenuay morning over wnetner a Dim
aDnroorlatlmr $16,000 tn earrv thn'
state penitentiary until the'regular ap-l
proprlatlon become available In Aprlli
Should be advanced tn thlrrl ren ri Ins-
or go to a committee for Investigation.!
Taylor led the right against Clark who.
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Anally withdrew his motion to ad-i
vance. i
In the senate Wednesday Dlers ln
t mil I W ! a Mnl,llln It.
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.... I . a i . i i . .. . . t
cK.aieiKu luuuyisis 10 wear suitable
Dadges, and that all other be expeUedr
frnm thA V., 1 1 . 1 ! . n i . . :
uuiiuiiir, iiuunum inougnw
mat me men ought not be branded'
publicly In that way. and the resnln-i
tlon went over under the rule. !
Joint committees were appointed
Wednesday for the purpose of arrang
ing for a Joint session to be addressed
by Mr. Bryan.
Begole, of Gage, has aimed a blow
at high school fraternities. The rumor
haa been persistent that an attempt;
would be made to abolish all fraterni
ties in high school and colleges of the
state but the Begole bill docs not dl-,
rectly hit university secret societies. It
provides that school boards may refuse
to register Students Who an Irnnwn
belong to secret fraternities peculiar
to high schools, and it is made a mis
demeanor for anyone to invite a high,
school student to join such an organ
ization. Senator Miller, of Lancaster, Intro
duced k similar btll In tha .u,.oA T
permits school boards to expell any
student who belongs to a school fra
ternity. The act applies to high schools
and Intermediate schools, but It pre
vent university students or other per
sons from "rushing" or soliciting
membership In fraternities either In.
public school ground or tn school
buildings. The "rushing" act la de
clared to be a misdemeanor punish
able by a fine of not less than $3 and
not more than $10.
Noyes, of Cass, haa Introduced three)
bills that hit the liquor trade. One
provides that all persons delivering in
toxicating liquor shall pay a yearly
license ranging from $2.50 to $25. Ait
other provides that a county liquor
license shall be raised from $500 to
$5,000. Still another provide that
druggists who hold permits to sell in
toxicating liquors must keep on record
the names of all who bring prescrip
tions to be filled, when the sale ia
made, and why, that thia record shall
be open to Inspection and shall twice
a year be filed at the office of the coun
ty clerk. No liquor may be so dl.
pensed except on a physician' pre
scription. Nettleton. of Clay, haa Introduced
a bill to wipe out the attachment law;
passed by the last session of the leg
islature. He would have sixty day'
wages of the head of the" family ex
empt from garnishment, attachment
or execution, provided that such head
of a famllv la n,i A ...
" .u leave mo
state with debts unpaid. The last leg
islature amended the law so that only
ninety per cent is exempt from attach
ment. Under the provisions of the
law of 1907 much work for Justice
courts has arisen through attachments
on wage, and the costs to the Individ
ual so attached have been no small
Item in the final settlement of the
debt.
"
The finance committee of the senate
took up the proposition to appropri
ate $75,000 for an agricultural Bchool
at Cambridge, which is being urged
by Kelley, of Furnas. Py a vote of
five to six it was decided to in definitely
postpone the bill. Mr. Kelley then
made a counter proposition to amend
tho bill and leave its location to the
board of regents, provided it 1 placed
In the western part of the state, and
the committee will withhold Its report
for further consideration.
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Tibbets, of Adams, offered a reso
lution for tho holding of Lincoln day
services In the senate chamber at 8
p. m., February 12, under the aus
pices of the legislature and for a Joint
committee on program. The resolution,
contained a lengthy eulogy of the life
of Lincoln.
Majlrs, of Nemaha, said while he
was in sympathy with the resolution
to honor the greatest map the world
ever saw, a meeting had been ar
ranged by the Grand Army of the Re
public for the name hour in St. Paul's
church and an Invitation had been ex
tended to the senate. Gov. Shallen
berger was to preside. The senator
rrom Nemaha said a meeting should
bo held and there should be no con
flict between the senate and the citU
ens of the state. '
A Idol of Color.
From the land of the Moros a sol diet
writes: '"A Moro inatrou passed our
quarters tills morning wearing a hello,
tropo Jacket, purple trousera wltfc
large heart design worked la yellow,
blue and pink embroidery, a rod and
black sarong, yellow plush slipper)
and yellow tdlk mantilla. The ladj'
maid (old), In modest garb, walked b.
I bind, carryitij; a uingeuta pamsol."