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IUKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2G, 190!).
NUMBER 26 .51
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SUMMARY OP THB NEWS OP
THE WHOLE WORLD.
FORCING THEIR HAND
SVFFKACJKTTKS VVl.1i OFF AX
OTHEll DEMONSTRATION.
Women Announce Their Intention to
Adopt Still More Forcible MMliods
In an F.nileavor to Get a Vote Or-
ganlze a Parliament of Their Own
iC3TF.EN ARK DEAD.
nrr onk sicii sight.
Coming of
Tornado Wrecks the Town of Fisher, I Presl dent Timst Home
Arkansas. """ Fleet.
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Thirteen noninni wr kilted. sev- "Not until nome American neet re-
eral seriously Injured, and much prop- turns victorious from a great sea bat
erty was destroyed by a storm which, tie will there be another such home,
originating In Lonoke county, In east- coming, another such sight as this. I
rn irk.nu. and moving northeast- 1 drink to the American navy.
I This was the toast of President
1 NEBRASKA
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STATE NEWS 1
IWTEREST IS) HiPPENlWGS
from Cay to Day Condsnsed
FOR CUR P.USY READERS
Prairie, Woodruff and Poinsett early
Wednesday.
Because of the Interruption of wire
communication with the storm-swept
Roosevelt ns he stood radiantly happy
In the cabin of the graceful little
cruiser yacht Mayflower at the con
clusion of the ceremonies attending
ACCI SK.II OF V1CIOVS ASSAII.T.
A NEBRASKA MOB.
territory only the most meager Infor- the homecoming of the Dattiesnip
matlon was available. At Fisher, a fleet Monday in Hampton .
town of 400 Inhabitants. It Is reported was surrounded by rear admirals and
that but two buildings remain stand- captains of the world-enclrcllng ves-
in ml the Inlured are lmDrlsoned sels, brilliantly attired In all tne goia
in fv.- .rrbo l lace ana parapnernnna 01 iuh
Storm and flood conditions through- I uniforms, and every glass wns raisea
, Every effort of the suffragettes to
force the hand of the British govern
ment becomes more determined, and
It Is increasingly difficult to predict
how their demands mny be success
fully parried. The situation has tak
en on an embarrassjng aspect for the
government, owing to the high social
thirty or
more women arrested TedneBday
evening, these Including Mrs. Pethlck
Lawrence, Lady Constance Lytton, sis
ter of Lord Lytton and daughter of
he former vlderny of India; Miss
Stratford Dugdale, daughter of Com
mander Dugdale and cousin of Hon.
William R. W. Peel, who was elected
recently In a bye-election as a mem
ber of the commons for Taunton; Miss
Daisy Solomon, daughter of the ex
premler of Cape Colony, and Mrs.
Catherine Kllzabeth Corbett, an aris
tocratic supporter of the suffrage
movement.
Both sides were well prepared for
Wednesday night's attempt on tho
part of the suffragettes to force them
selves on Premier Asquith, who had
declined by letter to receive a depu
tation. The women held "parliament"
at Caxton hall, and a number of them
started on "danger duty" In a solid
plialanx, led by Mrs. Lawrence.
The polic. abandoning former tac
tics of barrlnk the approach to the
hoirse of commons, adopted the new
plan of breaking up the procession
close to Caxton hall. They permit
ted the suffragettos to proceed simply
in couples, escorted by small par
ties of spectators. The women were
thus not given much chance to create
a disturbance, although they were al
lowed to come within close proximity
of parliament. The police, however,
kept them continually on the move,
and none was allowed access to the
building. Finally several of the. wom
en. Including Mrs. Lawrence, the lead
er, were placed under arrest.
out Kentucky, and especially In Louis
vllle, Wednesday wero severe. The pre
cipitation was close to four Inches In
less than twenty-four hour. A land-
slid on the miin line of the Hender
son route near West Point has delay
ed traffic on the road between Louis
ville and St. Louis. The Kentucky
I In response to the president's sugges
tion.
And promptly at the hour set for
their arrival, 11 o'clock a. m., a nasn
of flame and a puff of white powder
from the forward bridge of the Con
necticut marked the beginning of a
lay of salutes which reverberated over
river, swollen by heavy rains In the the dancing waters of the roadstead
mountains, was nnurtnir a volume of with a continuous roar that suggested
water nast Frankfort Wednesday nlcht !he din of actuul battle
which Is expected to cause a rise In
the Ohio when It strikes that stream
at Carrolltofi.
One hundred resdents along Bear-
graff creek, which runs through a
portion of Louisville, Ky., were driven
from their homes by the swollen
stream. Over 260 cattle In slaughter
houses were drowned.
Between, midnight Monday and 10
o'clock Wednesday night five Inches
of rainfall covered Louisville and the
adjoining territory.
Many bridges In central Kentucky
have been carried away, and much
live stock has been lost.
There was considerable precipitation
at Memphis during Wednesday morn
ing, which gave way to a hard wind
storm at noon, and Nashville reported
a hard all day rain.
Exactly nt noon, in unison with the
rnnnnn showlm? their noses over the
ramparts of Fort Monroe, the fleet
fired twenty-one guns, each ship let
ting go simultaneously.
To the men and Junior officers the
president expreFsed his appreciation
and the thanks of the country for the
prestige which tho cruise of the fleel
has given to the American navy by
making visits to the four divisional
flagships, the Connecticut, the Louis
iana, the Georgia and the Wisconsin.
Monday night the fleet once more
at home rests In two long lines. The
vessels were brilliantly illuminated
during the evening, the outlines ol
their hulls, their masts and their tow
ering funnels being painted in the
brilliant fire of electric bulbs against
the black background of the night.
Soldier from tho Philippines Arrested Anpry Crowd Attack Greeks In South
at lliimlxl(lt. timalin,
Charles Wnnrow. a well known From mid-afternoon until far into
young man of Humboldt, was placed Sunday night South Omaha win the
under arrest for an alleired assault on scene of rioting, muraerous mwum
Dia nerson of Moss C. Davis, th vet- and pillage. More than thirty nulla
eran milkman of the city. The young InRs were burned, wrecked or badly
man. who lecently returned to his damaged, and prol-al:y a score or per
childhood home after spending several sons Injured, half that number serious
vonra ns n unlrllpr In th PhlllnnlneS. ly.
nlnlms that he wns under the Influence The Immediate cause of the trouble
iim,M u-hon tho Airman n. rnm. mi the klrlnir on Friday nicnt 01
mltted. and In response to a plea from Policeman Edward Lowery by John
the aired parents of the young man, Mnsu redes, a Creek, whom tho officer
tha corrmlnlnt was d xm sscd by the nal pmcea under arrei.
victim The ssssult took nlnce late In On Saturday n petition was clrcu
the evening as the milkman wns on his lated In South Omaha and signed by
, v,.,mA wlfVi his rnns. Wnnrow ac- hundreds of citizens setting forth that
costed him ahd asked for a dollar and a targe number of Oreck residents of
a half In pejment for some work, and the place were of the unrtesiranie ciass
Mr. Davis protested that he did not and calling a mass meeting at the city
owe th amount, whereupon he snys nan tor Nunnny nnernoon to niscu
, wna imnrVed down and badly methods of ridding tho city of them,
bruised about the face and head, get- More than 1.000 men attended the
tin in hi homo onlv with difficulty meeting, which was artilrcssea ny men
after recovering consciousness. Later of prominence. Including two members
it won rilseovercd that the work per- or the state legislature
Wmart hn1 already been naid for. Mr. The South Omaha police force.
Davis Is an old soldier, well along In though mt large, responded valiantly
hn seventies and It Is remarkable that to tne demands upon its resources,
he sustained no permanent Injuries r-nerm nancy, or uougias county, was
from the attack.
WED TllKin SISTFRS-IX-LAW.
"Funrrnl of a Norfolk Man RrlnRS to
Light Strange Marital Ties.
The filing of the will of Phil Hull at
Madison brought to light tho fact that
two Wrothers had married each other's
divorced wives,
When H. II. Hull, of Alnsworth.
camo to Norfolk to attend the funeral
of his brother. Phil Hull, the Alns-
called upon and went to the scene
with a number of deputies, but their
combined efforts were Insufficient for
many hours to prevent tho destruction
of property of tho Oreeks and assaults
upon Its owners. In but few Instances
was there any show nf resistance,
S1UMWAY C.KTS NEW LEAVE
ROADS MI ST PAY THE IUG FIXE.
HESVLT OF PERSONAL FEVD.
TRAIX IUTS STREET CAR.
Xew York Central Lowes In the High
est Court.
The verdict in the United States cir
cuit court of New York, Imposing a
Tine of $108,000 upon the New York
Central Railroad company on the
. charge of granting rebates to the
' American Sugar Refining company
was Tuesday affirmed by the supreme
court of the United States.
I The case of the United States vs.
the New York Central, Involving the
question whether a railroad company
which Is party to a rebate transaction,
but which was not the Initiatory road
, can be criminally prosecuted for vio
lation of the Elklns' anti-trust law,
was decided by the court against the
company.
mid
l'hree Persons Fatally Injured
Twenty More Seriously.
Three persons were fatally Injured
and twenty others hurt In a collision
between a Pennsylvania railway train j
HOT PRIMARY FIGHT.
Rook Island Editors Exchange Several
Shots Across a Street.
W. W. Wllmerton, owner of the Trl-
Clty Journal, and John Ivooney, owner
of the Rock Island News, exchanged
seven shots across a street at each
other in Rock Island. III.. Monday.
Looney was slightly wounded. Both
men were arrested. The shooting was
the result of a personal feud which
has heen carried on In print. Each
says tho other was the aggressor.
Wllmerton and Looney were re
leased under $5,000 bonds each on a
charge of assault with Intent to kill.
The men first quarreled a year ago
over the ownership of the Rock Island
News, In which both were Interested.
Wllmerton finally got control of the
News, but before he took possession
a stick of dynamite was exploded In
the News press room, wrecking It and
endangering the lives of several per
sons sleeping In the building.
Doomed Mnn In Grunted Stay of Exe
cution Fntll March ft.
His goodbye snld. his final proyet
molten, his nrennratlons to die all
worth man found that his own former matlPi landing In the very shadow of
wife was the wiiiow or nis niu ui.un- tho Knllows( R. Mead Shumway, con
er. Until he came to the' deathbed ,.,,,, nf Mrs. Sarah Mar
of his brother he did not know that his ,tn WB- MVed by a stay 0f execution
divorcea wire nau oeen marrieu n m wmle4 Dy t,,0 supreme court Friday
brother. Notice of the action of the court was
But he could hardly complain, ior , . th Btnfft nnnltentlnrv lust
II. H. Hull had previously married two ninutes before the death march
the former Mrs. Phil Hull, wno nan WRS tr) have rtart,,j froln tne prison
divorced herself from ner present nu- . ce. to tho caffold. Shumway
band's brother. (hnnirht tho nnr-e-irnnen of the denutv
So when they came to mourn the rri n nn.i nthr at his cell door was
present Mrs. H. H. Hull attended the notice to nlm tnat tne nlment of his
funeral of her brother-ln-Jaw and for- exocuton haa arrived. When he was
mer husband. And among the mourn- infnrme(j tht by the court's decision
ers at her late-it husband's funeral ,,, P:t(,PUton bad ben postponed until
Mrs. Phil Hull counieu ner own mi i-iei March B except by a change of ex
husband, now her rother-ln-inw. presslon he showed no signs of Inter
Phil Hull and the divorced airs. it. i ,f Hn Kn.A nnthlnir. A few moments
H. Hull had married in Denver, thus lntpr ho remarked:
keeping the marriage a secret irom "i just as well have been hanged to
relatives for a long time. UHy a8 March 6 J'
Nebraska
Legislature
such matters than laymen, yet ha ',
ed for further reasons for holding a
constitutional convention. Kin gay'
him some reasons, and the bill waf
recommended for passage by a bar
majority. ,
The finance committee of the house
was knocked off Its feet Wednesday
and as a result the bureau of labor la .
The finance committee has allowed liable to secure a $20,000 appropriation
114,000 for salaries and tit, 000 for rather than the 13,600 appropriation
general expenses of the railway com- agreed upon by the committee. Mlsa
mission, which Is 14,000 less for sala- Cora Schlesslnger, clerk of tho bureau,'
rles and tS.000 less for expenses than In her argument before tho committee
was allowed by the legislature of two for a larger appropriation not only
years ago. dazzled the members, but so well did
A decision has been reached by the she do the work that the representa-
commlttee not to grant the increased tlves of union labor and Jerry Howard
appropriation for tho laboi- bureau declined to talk when she had finished,
asked by Commlsslorer W. M. Mau- for she had told It all.
Pin, w hlch also Includes a raise In the a j.OBt f netitlnna for the mutrntnl
alary of the commissioner himself. of a county option law were read
For the board of publlo lands and Wednesday In the senate, amnna- them
buildings the committee allowed for memorials from Nebraska Wesleyan
fuel, lights and engine house expenses, university and Hastings college, with
17.000; improvements, repairs of capl- . inra number of netitlnna from Inrtl.
tol buildings. $6,000; employers wages, Vldual signers over the state.
regular. iir.uuu. dux out or uus item Tho memorial of the man meeting "
$70 a month Is to be paid for a janitor fo temnerance held at Lincoln waa
selected by the governor or the ex- rPad t0 the 8t,nat6 in which a lone list
executive Office and mansion; extra 1 rfrir. mm nnmmanriAri anA m.
Janitor during the legislature. $1,440; ,a r 8t of blls was condemned. ;
incidentals. $J,000; repairing roor, The Benato re90lved Itself into com.
$1,100; steel celling In capltol build-1 n.!,,,, .r th wtiniA Wpftnna,iav At th
Ings. $600; complete wiring of capltol requeIlt of Miner ot Lancaster, who
building. $1,500; two extra firemen atked for general consent to take up
during the legislature, $360. bl t apnroDrlate $16,000 to tide the .
The judiciary committee has recom- .tatA nn,tn.arv ov(r tni the rerulaa
mended the Leldlgh bill fixing the sal
aries In the office of the clerk of the
supreme court. As amended before
reporting It provides: Salary of clerk,
$4,000; deputy, $2,600; two assistants,
each, $1,000; deputy reporter, $1,800;
assistant, $1,200; second assistant,
$1,100; deputy librarian, $1,000.
All the Sunday baseball measures
were killed In the state senate Wednes
day morning. This makes It Impossi
ble to secure Sunday baseball In any
form at this session of the legislature.
Lincoln fans were agitating for tho
bills and thousands had signed petitions.
The houso Wednesday slaughtered
Kelly's bill to establish an agricultural
school at Cambridge. The school will
be located In the North Platte country.
After an acrimonious debate by the
appropriation bill takes effect in April.'
His request was granted and the bill
was recommended for passage without
debate. '
A bllt for the registration of munici
pal bonds was recommended for pass
age and so was a bill to require tenants
and land owners to clear away once s
year all rubbish that may be "damnJ
Ing" a stream or water course or drain
age ditch. I
A bill by Wlltse of Cedar was also
given approval by the committee of the
whole and ordered engrossed for thlfd ,
reading. It provides that If railroads;
do not pay claims for damages or lose,.
of property within ninety days the
claim shall draw 77 per cent interest '
and the company shall pay a penalty,
of $60 and attorneys fees. ,i
A bill by Burnham of Hall was rec
ommended for passage. It prohibits .
Mi-ut. Gov. Shemiun Wins Springfield
Mayoralty Nomination.
and a street car at Cleveland, O., Wed- In a prmary election at Springfield,
' 111., which was almost sensational in
Interest throughout the city former
Lieut. Gov. Lawrence Sherman was
nominated republican candidate for
mayor over Mayor Roy R. Reece by
less than a dozen votes, according to
unofficial, but carefully compiled fig-
! ures. A total vote or lu.uuo was cast,
of which Sherman received 3,109 and
Reece 8,100.
Sherman removed from Macomb to
Springfield two years ago, and has
Just retired from the state office of
lieutenant, governor. He Is running
for mayor on a law enforcement plan.
DISREGARDS HIS VOW.
nesday night
The fatally injured are: Herny C.
Schwartz, contractor, shoulder frac
tured and Internally injured. Parker
Lowe, contractor, arm dislocated, rib
broken, Internally Injured. C. H. Ball,
Wtlliamsfield, O., compound fracture
of the skull.
The street car was outbond and
heavily loaded with passengers. At
the grade crossing steam from an ex-
naust pipe in a neamy ractory od
scured the view of the approaching
passenger, train. For this reason the
gates were not lowered and the car
proceeded, although the conductor
had run ahead and had pulled the de
railing lever.
The locomotive struck the car near
the rear end, splitting It in two. Many
passengers were hurled several feet.
That many were not killed waa due to
the slow speed of the train.
Rev. Father J. A. Ryan Marries Sadie
Morun, of Ogden.
Disregarding his vow of celibacy,
Rev. Father J. A. Ryan, until recently
connected with St. Leo's Catholic
church In Denver, was married to
Miss Sadie Moran, of Ogden, Utah, on
January 30. The wedding took place
at Colorado Springs, and has Just beeri
discovered.
Miss Moran is a niece of Mrs. W. S.
Wing, wife of the auditor of the Colo
rado Midland railroad.
The marriage license was Issued In
the names of Ambrose J. Ryan and
Susan Moran, but Mrs. Ryan admitted
the identity of both participants.
WORLD'S GREATEST PAPER.
CLAIMS SHE WAS DRUGGED.
Girt Says She Wrn Held Up toy Men
Who Forced Her to Take Poison.
That she was seized by two men f (though managed on the basis of a
IVaJtor We4lman Advises Andrew Car
negie to Launch One.
In an address on Journalism before
the University of Missouri Walter
Wellman advised Andrew Carnegie to
"build his most useful and enduring
onument by founding at Washington
the greatest newspaper in the world."
It should be a newspaper not for profit
Attempted Train Wreck.
An unsuccessful effort was made
Monday to wreck southbound local
passenger train No. 31, of the Illinois
Central railroad, three miles south
of Amite, La. 'Five cross ties were
placed on the rails, but were discov
ered by the engineer in time to avert
an accident.
and threatened with death, forced to
swallow a drug, and carried to a ho
tel near Lincoln park, where she re
mained unconscious for twenty hours,
Is an experience related to the Chicago
police by Miss Marie Mclnrue, 19
years of age.
Miss Mclnrue says she was stopped
by two men armed with revolvers
while she was on her way to her home.
They ordered her, she said, to make
no outcry and then forced her to
swallow poison. How she was taken
to the hotel she does not recall.
business enterprise), but a newspaper
with purpose, and that purpose the
promotion of international peace and
of good government, progress and re
form in America.
Killed in Battle with Officer.
An unidentified youth, about 20
years old, was killed in a pistol battle
between Illinois Central railroad de
tectives and thieves In St Louis. Ed
ward Smith fired the fatal shot. Smith
surrendered to the police, who re
leased him. The youth and his com
panions were robbing cars and opened
fire on the detectives.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the Slouz
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, $5.70. Top hogs, $6.30.
Ex-Got. Iardee Uses Fist,
Stung by the epithet "liar," applied
jto him by B. B. Jones, of Oakland,
jC&I., during a meeting of the Mer
chants' Exchange, former Gov. Geo.
C. Pardee floored the former with a
:blow which landed flush on his chin.
Before hostilities could be resumed
Jones was taken away by a police-gnan.
Ten Years for Mrs. Peek.
A sentence of ten years' imprison
ment was Imposed by Judge Crain in
general sessions court in New York
City upon Mrs. Ellen Peck, 79 years
of age, of Sharkhill, N. Y. Mrs. Peck,
who is known to the police as the
"confidence queen," was convicted of
obtaining $2,000 from a brokerage
firm upon the false representation that
Bhe owned a tract of 225,00 acres of
coal land.
One Killed and Nine Burled.
While working in a sewer line on
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
grounds at Seattle, Wash., Wednes
day Daniel Roberts was killed and
nine of his companions burled under
thirty-four feet of debris by a cave-In.
"Che Imprisoned men were nut seriously
art.
Gaiety In Xew Orleans.
The Mardi Graa was celebrated with
typical gaiety and revelry In New Or
leans Tuesday. , It Is a legal holiday, a
day characterized with practically
suspension of business and the turning
of attention to mimicry and fun.
Sharp Earthquake Shock.
A sharp earth shock occurred
Constantine, Algeria, Wednesday.
was accompanied by subterranean
rumblings and lasted several seconds.
Fog Causes a Collision.
A dense fog which settled over Chl-
:ago Tuesday was responsible for a col
lision in which an unidentified yard
hand was killed and thirty passengers
on a Chicago and Northwestern sub
urban train were severely shaken up.
The suburban train ran Into a switch
engine.
Hex Enters the City.
Monday marked the arrival of Rex
In New Orleans and the turning over
to th monarch of the Mardi Oras the
keys of the city. The parade was one
of the most notable events of the kind
In the history of the city.
Big Storm In Colorado.
Durango, Colo., Is In the midst of
the worst snow blockade since 1884.
Train service Is demoralized east, west
and north. The snow Is three feel
deep on the level.
Thcutcr Manager Dead.
Eugene Tompkins, prominent fo
many years as a theater manager and
owner, died at his home in Boston,
Mass., Monday, after a long Illness,
MILITIA IS DISBANDED.
GOTH EX BURG QUARAXTIXED.
Becomes Churches, Schools mtd Public Place
CICHI'tl.
Churches, lodges, schools, clubs,
places of amusement and all other
Situation In South Omaha
More Tranquil.
An order has been at South Omaha
receivea aisoanaing m ui i ... tVlH n, a,,u. op rhild-
nies of militia which have , be en r7 have been placed under a ban by
arms the past twenty-four hours and
the men were sent to their homes, oe
Ing Instructed, however, to hold them
selves In readiness for another can
An Incendiary fire occurred at
Twenty-fifth and Q streets. South
Omaha, in the old At'antlo hotel, ror
merly occupied as a Creek boarding
house. It was quickly nut out, how
ever, and the damage was slight. The
authorities believe there will be no
further disturbances at present and
are resting easier,
Many Greeks announced their mten
tlon of returning to South Omaha and
Chief Brlggs and Sheriff Bralley are
preparing to give them any protection
thought necessary.
a proclamation Issued by tho board of
health In an effort to stop the ravages
of scarlet fever at Gothenburg.
The notice, signed by Mayor Blrk-
hofer. besides forbidding publlo as
semblages orders that all children un
der the age of 18 years shall remain at
homo and not be allowed on the streets
or to associate with members of other
families.
An appeal Is made to parents to help
stamp out the disease, which Is de
clared to be epidemic.
EXPRESS CAR HVRXS.
ATTACKS POLICE CHIEF.
Catches Fire While Train Is In Mo
tion Near Gretna, Neb.
An Adams Express company car on.
the westbound Chicago, Burlington
Maniac at Hastings Strikes Officer Qulncy train caught fire white tha
i III, a. Poker irmu
VH11 a . n... hnrned with nraetl-
The police were called to the home ,. .. . ,...
of John Bennett, at Hastings, a man . t Mrss messengers escaped
by crawling around the side rail of the
burning car to the coach In tne rear,
The fire was discovered when the
train was midway between the two sta
tions, and a fast run was made to
Gretna, but tho car and contents wer
all ablaze on reaching there.
afflicted with epilepsy, and when en
terlng the door Chief of Police Wld-
ler was hit over the head wltn a
DOker by the man. Bennett had ex
pected the officers and had, it Is al
leged, armed his three children wun
knives and Instructed them to use
them when the officers arrived. The
man fought desperately and four of
fleers could hardly hold him. He was
hnnrinufTori and taken to the asylum.
On the way the mnn became docile and Supreme Court DcM-ldes In Favor ol
1oirhri nvnr tho en sod e. UOWf'll. " """" j-imt. ,
Tne suit or tne bihib Hmnni mmur
i.? linuroll nrnnned of eonsnlracv In re-
Hurnholdt Millers Win Case. ' , . , ,P.H- .. h(,Bn reversed bv
O. A. Cooper Son. of Humboldt, unrsrn. rart. Howell was orose.
millers, have Just received news of the out( (, un(,pr ,h(J Junkln ant-trust act
m V . . 1. CI.-- Kill Maatrliitlni.
IIOUBU lUCUIUtUB Uir "... .vo...v...B . . ... . . -
ine '""a1" """'I pension money of members of the
: I state soldiers' and sailors' home, but
W .!.. ,.,, V,,.-. r.t .h V, nstlJ
fh senate nassed a bill Which may I v . .. . ... .
- i I, ... u. ma. .,..., ttth t.n .'. a.
' ' . . . ... amount of money received by the old
residence period Is Increased from six I,.,
I.ul.-v ' ., ,, ,K. .,n.f soldiers shall not be taken into con
months to one year and the applicant .. ... . . 'i
must swear that he or she Intends to " , V 7J .... 1 '"Z".i.-
reside in tho state far at least flve on lne B"B'uully 10 n,erau,,",p'
....... I a.
years. In case or flouot tno aecree
may be withheld. The house passed I The house Friday, at the suggestion.
bill Imposing penalties for the pub-1 of Representative Brown, of Sher-
llcation of false pedigrees of live man, who had prevously amended his
stock. ' bill, gli Ing tho land commissioner
Case, of Frontier, introduced a bill power to determine tho value of leases
in the houso providing that before of gravel pits on state land, killed tni
marriage licenses shall be Issued ap- I bill on t"lrd reading.
pllcants must have a certificate from The fight of the morning session ,
"in" yuim-ian mutiny -. nu, riuuy lOOK 1IHL'I over W1W CUaTlI.llllV
afflicted with tuberculosis or any men- report on repealing the free high1
tal or physical ailment. school law passed by the last legisla'-i
The finance committee, which has ture. givlns- permission to non-resiJ
practically -completed the salary bill, dent students of high school dlstriots
reduced the salary of the deputy secre- to have Instruction at the public ex-!
tary of stato and tho deputy state su- pense. It failed by 65 to 27 and the)
perlntendent from $1,800 to $1,600 an- bill was left on general file. I
nually. The engineer at Mllford Indus- Ruck's puro food bill was reported!
trial school was decreased from $900 fr0m the standing committee to be in-!
to $800 a year, and the farm hand was definitely postponed, but it was placed!
Increased from $360 to $420 a year. on general file bv the house.
The assistant state veterinarian, at I Tne bill prohibiting minors from
$200 a year, was cut out. The two Rmoklntr cigarettes or uslna- trvhacpA,
bookkeepers In tho office of the land hn any form, was indefinitely post-
commissioner wero Increased f rom I noned .
$1,350 to $1,600 a year each, and the An effort of the Dnualas cnuntv sen.1
recorder In the same office from $1,- ators to recall the bill nrovldina- foil
000 to $1,500. and two clerks were cut the calling of a constitutional convanJ
out. Increases were made In the ap- tlon on vote of the people by the next
propnations ror tno aismci ana su- legislature, failed In the senate Frf-'
preme judges In accordance with the! day bv a vote of 8 to 21. i
constitutional amendment. Hotel men reached Lincoln in fore
r. . . k 1 . a I '
snoemaaers Din to aenne specincai- to work against the Sink 9-foot bed
ly tne junsuicuon or oisinci courts sheets bill. The measuro was reeom-
and justices or tne peace was Kinea. mended for senernl file bv a. .i.
The railroad committee killed the committee, but a nnmh.- nf .en.tnr.
bill knocking out the 25-cent extra gave an audience to the landlords at
charge mado by railroads when cash the Llndell hotel. While the meeting?
fare is paid on the train. was informal, there was a taolt aare.
A bill by Groves, of Lancaster. haaLni amnn- iu ...
been recommended for passage by the the bill to amend It to provide for 90
judlclary committee. This bill pro- tnch 8heet8 m8tead of 99-inch, ta
vldes a penalty for any saloonkeeper whlcn ,t had been changed and to
who permits treating In his saloon. The compel hotelkeepers to furnish lndl-1
ui.i nan a...u.u u . TMua towels only on application ot
noc.i-r ... , 1 T , I guests. Hotel men aked for an
permming: iruaunif nm buu.ii iubo fits 11- I amni1niAnt r.f Ha VinAl law m.vil
cense, and It is made mandatory upon them r,gr,on.lba on,v tnr .,,,. &
lk kA.J In !,. Ilna. 1 . . . . r . . --- --- .
inn -.v.,oa " ' ' ..... I isnn rinnnll tad with tham m,tftt
COAL "TRFST" MAN WINS.
decision of tho Interstate commerce
commission on their case against the
Burlington railway, In which was In
volved the freight rate on grain ship
ments to the western part of this state
and Kansas. The decision was In favor
of the complainants.
Knights Have Open Meeting.
Knights of Pythias lodge had an
open meeting at their hall In com
memoration of the foundation of the
order forty-flvo years ago, and many
members were on hand, together with
their wives to listen to an exposition
of the principles of the order and a
history of Its earlier years.
Castro to Return Home.
According to present plans Clpriano
Castro, former president of Venezuela,
will return to that country on March
26 and resume the position of a pri
vate citizen.
Dr. Willlum T. Bull Dead.
Dr. William T. Bull, of New York,
died at Atlanta, Ga., Monday. Dr. Bull
was one of the bent known surgeons in
the United States, He was a victim of
cancer.
' Peru Farmers' Institute.
An interesting program was carried
out by tr-tf Peru farmers Institute as
sociation Saturday. A large number
of farmers were In attendance, and a
fine exhibit of fruits, grains and cook
ery added to the practical value and
Interest attaching to the program.
Good Prlcv for I-nnrt.
At the front door of the court house
In Plattsmonth Saturday, Attorney C.
A. Rawls sold at referee's sale 104
acres of land adjoining tho town of
Union belonging to the Joshua Lynn
estate for $12,300, or a little over $101
per acre.
on the charge or Deing a mtmuer "i,
the alleged Omaha coal combine, was
Bt-ntcnced to six months In jail and or
dered to pay a fine of $1,000. The cat
la reversed and remnnded. j
The supreme court held that the
twenty-eight Instructions to the jury
were prejudicial.
Vucant Hons Burns.
Fire of an unknown origin de
stroyed a vacant cottage In South
Sioux City Saturday. It was owned by
some Sioux City real estate man. Per
sons living In the neighborhood stated
that for several nights someone had
been working in the house and when
the fire broke out It was discovered
thnt all of tho windows had been cov
ered with rhoet iron on the Inside.
Pastor Forniul'v Installed.
Rev. L. J. Powell, the recently elect
ed pastor of Grace Lutheran church at
We,t P'llnt, was formally installed in
his off.es.
lloii"M to Secure Kuilroad
After '.T, years of endeavor to get a
railroad the people of Martlnsburg
now have hopes thut their ambition Is
;ib'Uit t" h realized. It Is reported
thttt the Burlington will build a branch
I from Wntei-buiy to Martlnsburg and,
from there wet-t to Hurtlngton
Went Point Pioneer Dead.
John BeerUohm, a well known pio
neer of Cuming county, died at his
farm home near West Point Saturday,
aged 75 yenrs. Mr. Beerhohm was a
native of Germany.
Cuming: County Pioneer lle-ul.
John ih-ei li'inrn, a wi-'l known pi
neur f Oit-vng iiirty. died at hla
farm home at I . ace of 75. Mr. Beer
The committee on public lands and lQH tun k.- ' T
made its report recom- Urni., rol, .. .v.- . .,. T"
' "a w eavae lfix VaVODtliajMrn
Senate standing committees report-
buildings made Its report
mending one $100,000 building for theof tne visitors.
Kearney normal scnooi, one to cost i
$100,000 for Hastings, $10,000 for the I, ,r inrtBflmt ll .vJ
soldiers and sailors' home at Grand hm .m,'. V. ,C .3",..... "1
' ; ..,.. i principal and Interest in cases ofi
Industrial home at Kearney. ... i
Raines, of Webster, would amend . K, , JV, ..... . ... , .
V,. alnn,.mh law h .hall,),!.. .11 aa. I " " -" "
' 1 -i.!- Jfn". for tn benefit of the state unlveral-
,. . . , ,1., j I ty, was placed on general file, and oni
slty, state farm, or normal school, and '',,,..' .. , , 1
I Ttl 1) Ulnar a T Sk TTmTfiatlfr 4Fna thu 11ns '
within two and one-half miles of any
military post. The bill, passed, would
effectually make Lincoln dry.
ka-Yukon-Paclflc exposition, was re-;
turned to the house because the record
showed that It did not secure enough
A hlU by Wilson of Polk. P-ldln, Jl
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tained. . '
After some discussion und numerous
a method of examining those under
sentence of death who shall make the
plea of Insanity. The superintendents
of the state hospitals shall constitute a votes the senate ordered 2,000 copies
board of examination, and the case of the majority party banking bill .
shall not bo taken to court. Vote: Introduced by Senator Myers, of Rock.'
Aye, 67: nay, 14. a republican. Myers secured the or-
Considerable argument was Indulged der for printing his bill after hard
In before the committee of the whole flKh the floor.
recommended for passage a bill to sub- The committee on constitutional
mlt to the voters of the state a proposl- amendments met and considered,
tlon to hold a convention to revise the Noyes' bill asking for a constitutional,
constitution. Before the title of the amendment for state wide prohibition,
bill had fairly been read, two "home "id recommended It for passage,
rule" senators were on their feet to op- Several members of the committee!
pose it They were Howell of Douglas present, throe ef whom voted,
and Volpp of Dodge. King, the author against the adoption of the motion,
of the bill, said the present constitution These three were Butt and Shoemaker
had been outgrown. It was adopted t Douglas and Begot of Gag. The
when th state had a population of latter explained that he had no ob
200,000 more than a third of a century Jectlon to the bill going on the genera)
ago and now the population is one and n,e but he otl not want It to have th
a quarter millions. He said tho state advantage of a recommendation t
needed a board of control for state In- pass. , j
stltutlons but could not have one Under Begole's bill which would offer
the constitution. In this legislature it constitutional amendment taking the
Is proposed to tax corporations for sup- control of the asylums of the Stat,
port of the state government and to from the control of the state board ot,
permit counties to ralae taxes for public lands and buildings and putting,
county purposes. This can not be done each of them under a non-partisan;
under tho present constitution. Tib. board of three members who serv,
bets snld the stato bar hud long ago without pay, was amended by Thomas
usked for a constitutional convention. to make It a joint resolution to con
Howell challenged the other side to form with the law and was then paaa.'
give par'lculurs and show why such a e,l on the lllo for further consldertv
convenlion Is needed or Is demanded, tlon.
So fur s he knew there was no reason Both house and senate decided to
for It, unless It be to incorporate some work on Monday, Washington's birth
home rule doctrine which he himself day, despite the fact that It is a legal
favored. He said few except attorneys holiday, and Ine laws of the state for-,
were unking for It, and he admitted bid courts to transact business on suob
hi ii n i iv! 4 n i n 1 1 of fVnnnrv m ml
ihus tea-"! a hn( .Vmlly of children. that 11,9 ""-n'y knew more uoutjdays
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