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DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MAHCII 5, 1901).
NUMBEH 27
VOLUME XVII
DAKOTA. COUNTY
eh
WORLD'S DAILY HEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED
AND CONCISELY STATED
TAFT .NOW PRESIDENT
oath takex ix senate thau
her before throxgs.
Distinguished Assemblage of Dignita
ries of State hikI Nation, Eorelgi
AnihasMidor and Scclal Repre
sentatives Witness Ceremony.
The first chief executive to take th
oath of office In the chamber of the
senate In seventy-six years. William
Howard Tuft Thursday became presi
dent of the United States. Accompa
nied to the capitol by President Roose
velt and a guard of honor through a
swirl of blinding snow Mr. Taft re
turned to the White House Just as the
sun began to force its way through
the thinning clouds of gray.
A sudden blizzard sweeping in from
the northwest Wednesday night to set
awry the weather bureau's optimistic
promise of "fair and somewhat cool
er" weather caused an abandonment
of the outdoor ceremonies on the fa
mous east front of the capltol, much
to Mr. Taft's chagrin, and threatened
to stop the brilliant pageant In the af
ternoon. By almost superhuman efforts a
passageway was cleared along the cen
ter of Pennsylvania avenue, and . for
nearly two hours President Taft and
Vice President Sherman reviewed a
passing column which was replete with
martial nnd picturesque civic dis
play. Following the brilliant and Impress
ive ceremonies in the senate during
which both the president and vice
president took the oath of office, Pres
ident Roosevelt, again a private citi
zen, bade an aueetionale adieu to his
successor while all In the historic
chamber looked on in silence, and then
hurried away through a side dnt,r to
take a train for New York.
President and Mrs. Taft were the
centers of interest at the culminating
feature of the memorable day, the
Inaugural ball in the pension building.
The scene in the cavernous building,
which had been transformed into a
canopy of Ivory and white, was anoth
er of th brilliant pictures which are
quadrennially presented here by the
gathering of a vast and brilliant as
semblage from every section of the
country. With all the color and move
ment of a military spectacle, with the
softening Influence of delicately tinted
gowns and the Interest of a personnel
seldom equaled at a social function,
the Inaugural ball holds a place unique
In the history making of the day.
While this was in progress Indoors, a
display of fireworks on the monument
lot In the rear of the White House
marked the end of the outdoor cele
bration. YOX BUEI,OW IS ATTACKED.
Gorman Chancellor Blamed for Imc
rial Indiscretions.
A severe attack on Chancellor von
Ruelow and a defense of Emperor
William In connection with the alleged
Imperial Indiscretions last year is con
tained In a book by Rudolph Martin,
Herr Martin was formerly attached to
department of the Interior and Is paid
to be supported by a considerable par
ty at court as a part of an organized
plan to force Von P-uelow out of office.
Herr Martin gives expression to many
sensational assertions against Prince j
von Buelow, whom he accuses of mis
directing the emperor, especially In
the matter of the interview published
!n the London Dally Telegraph. He
declares this Interview was prepared
under Prince von Buelow's instructions
and the prince, after Its perusal, '
his majesty It could be publish--!..
Then when the crisis arose after Its
publication the prince advised the em
peror to leave Berlin during the excit
Ing debates In the relchstag.
Carbon Paper Poisons Girl.
Suffering agonies from the poison
which she contracted from handling
typewriter carbon paper while she
was a clerk in the Alameda county
hall of records. Miss Elizabeth Rowe
Is facing possible lnvalidl.-m for lif
at her home In Reno, Nev.
Village Razed by Quake.
A telegram received from Smyrna,
Asiatic Turkey, says the village of
Masran, near Jerusalem, has been de
stroyed by an earthquake. One hun
dred ami fifty persons are reported
buried In the ruins.
Mauilu Carmen Strike.
The carmen and other employes on
the Manila street railway system went
on strike Thursday to enforce a series
of demands. The men ask an Increase
in pay and rearrangement of hours.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Reev
$4.75ffT S.75. Top hogs, $6.50.
Shock Hastens Mother's End.""
Mrs. Joseph Browning, aged mother
of Gideon Browning, victim of the fa
mous Rattle Run church murder,
when the Rev. John H. Carmlchael
killed Browning, dismembered his
body, and cremated it In the church
stove, died at her home In the village
of Adair, Mich., Thursday. Mrs.
Browning had steadily declined since
the horror and shock of her son's mur-aier.
HORDES AT I'APITAI
Rain Fall to Dninicii Anlr of Inau
gural Visitors. s
A vast army ef people Wednesday
night tramped the streets of the na
tlonnl capital In a downpour of rain
In eager expectancy of Die nation's
greatest of nil pageants, the presiden
tial Inauguration.
Everything wob In readiness for the
great event. Congress practically had
cleared its decks, both houses having
worked under high pressure. Presi
dent Roosevelt and President-elect
Tuft slept under the same roof Wed
nesday night after a strenuous day. All
the members of the cabinet resigned
In accordance with custom, and the la
bors of the Inaugural committee were
completed.
Pennsylvania avenue along the en
tire length from the capltol to the
treasury looked picturesque. The rain
bathed asphalt reflected In its glisten-
lug surface long golden shadows from .
the festooned arches above. j
Among the numerous military and ;
'Ivlc organizations which arrived dur-
lug Wednesday was the famous Troop
A. of Cleveland, O., which will act as
Mr. Taft's escort.
The familiar figure of a command
er In chief of the Grand Army of the
RepubJIc will be missing In the parade,
as Henry M. Nevius, the present com
mander, telegraphed that he would be
unable to attend because of an acci
dent which caused him to lose his arm.
The head of the United States Spanish
war veterans, Charles W. New ton, with
other officers of that organization al
ready in Washington, will march in
the division which will accompany 1
the presidential p'aity to the capitol.
All of the executive departments
accompanied the presidential party to
the capitol.
All of the executive departments
were closed Thursday.
TKX PERISH IN T1IF. FIRE
Tatal Blaze In a Xrw York Tenement
House.
Cut off from escape by a burning
tatrway. ten persons pensnea carry
. n. u. !-.!... .11. ..inns in - ""i
tenement "Rouse in New York. The
victims, who are all Italians, with the
exception of an unidentified French
man, ranged in age from SO years to
a little girl of 4. Five persons, includ
ing a policeman, who was cut by fly
ing glass, and a male child about 1
year old, were Injured and taken to
hospitals. It was first believed the
blaze was Incendiary, following a
"Black Hand" blackmailing notice
which the occupants of the building
received several months ago, but the
tire marshals and police, after Investi
gating, reported the fire was not of in
cendiary cigln.
WAR CLOUD IS NOW GOXE.
Servia Decides to Withdraw "iscmnnd
for I'oiniM-nsutlon.
It was learned conclusively In Lon
don Wednesday that Servia, in accord
ance with the advice of the powers,
'as withdrawn her demand for terrl-
irial compensation at the hands of
Austria-IIur.giry. The semi-official
news published in Vienna to the con
trary is, therefore, erroneous. The
question of the autonomy of Bosnia
was not raised In the representations
made by the powers at Belgrade. It Is
believed that this decision on the part
of Servia foreshadows an early and
peaceful settlement of her difficulties
with Austria-Hungary.
Ilci-rick Declines Plncc.
Myron T. Herrlck, of Ohio, for busi
jess reasons has declined an ambassa
dorship at the hands of President
elect Taft. The post was not definite,
Mr. Taft saying there were two or
three places In which vacancies would
occur, and mentioned particularly the
resignation of Ambassador Griscom at
Rome.
Xt-w Cabinet for Newfoundland.
The Newfoundland cublnet, headed
Sir Robert Bond, which resigned
...st week, vacated office Wednesday
and the new cabinet formed by Sir
Edward Morris, leader of the opposi
tion to Premier Bond, was sworn In.
Robert Bishop Is leader of the legisla
tive council.
Rev. Mr. Eastman Exonerated.
A finding of Justifiable homicide,
completely exonerating Rev. Harvey
Eastman, the young Congregational
minister who shot and killed George
I Marcotte, who run amuck at Tem
ple, N. H., was returned Wednesday
night at a formal hearing held before
a justice of the peace.
Hurled Men Are Rescued.
A detachment of six officers and
twenty-five men of the Austrian army,
reported overwhelmed by an avu
lanchn near Lafrann Tuesday, has
been rescued. They were found In a
tunnel, where they hud taken refuge.
The tunnel was covered with i.now.
Asks to Ho Retired.
An application for retirement Is be
fore the president In the case of ("apt.
Hamilton Hutchison, of the battleship
Kearearge, who was relieved from duty
:ii hla own request by Rear Admiral
Sperry. Ill health is the basis
Dinan's liody Found.
The body of Raymond Dinan, a well
known newspaper man who disappear
ed in November, wus found floating in
the Muskingum river at Zunesville, ().,
Wednesday afternoon.
Gold Medals for Wright.
A bill was passed by the national
house Wednesday awarding gold med
als to Orvllle Wright and Wilbur
Wright In appreciation of their
achievements In aerial navigation.
YAM-TV U Xs AMUCK.
Driven Retired General and family
from Home.
While cruzi d with drink, George X
Marcott, u valet in the employ of Prig.
Gen. James Miller, United States army,
retired, ran amuck Tuesday in Temple,
X. H., und after shooting atx several
villagers was shot and killed by Rev.
Harvey Eastman, pastor of the local
Congregational church. The tragedy
occurred at Hen. Miller's residence,
one and one-half miles from Temple.
Marcott had been di inking freely for
some time. Tuesday afternoon he
seized one of lien. Miller's army pis
tols, discharged It at random and
drove the general and his housekeep
er from the houi. Gt-n. .Miller tele
phoned to Temple for ossistance, and
in response eiKM men, armed with
shotguns and revelveis, hastened to
the Miller house. Tiny surrounded
the house, hoping to Induct- Marcott to
surrender, but he refused to do so and
maintained his threatening attitude.
Finally Marcott left the house by the
back door. IK-v. Mr. Eastman nnd
Mr. Davidson were nearer to Marcott
than the others nnd endeavored to
persuade the insane man to lay down
his pistol. A shot was the Invariable
reply. As a last iVsoit. Davidson, who
was armed with a revolver, fired at
Marcott, but missed him. The valet
continued to shoot, but his aim was ad
wild that he did not hit anyone.
Finally Rev. Mr. Eastman pointed
a shotgun at the valet und demanded
that he surrender. To save his life
the minister discharged the gun, the
contents striking Marcott in the fore
head and killing him Instantly.
The authorities took no action ex
cept to hold n formal inquest.
OIL TRUST IX GREAT LICK.
Is Xo Danger of 11 Monster-Vine Till
Time.
Judge Anderson, In the retrial of the
Standard OH company of Indiana,
Tuesday formally sustained the motion
of the defense, that the government
proceed with the trial on the theory
ltn)lt there W(,IV thirty-six alleged of
fi'iifK- ;.; s each settlement on
whlch an alleged rehnte was paid con
stituted u separate offense
The formal ruling was the same as
made by the -nurt informally last
week. Under it It will bo Impossible
to fine the company mure than $7 20,
000.
Assistant United States District At
torney Wllkcrson, who was District
Attorney Edwin W. Sims' chief aid In
the first trial, began the presentation
of the government's case.
CREMATED IX A CHAIR.
Young Chicago Girl Meets a Tragic
Dcatli.
The tragic death of Alice Ryan,
16-year-old Invalid, was reported to
the police Tuesday at Chicago. Ill of
hip and spine disease from Infancy,
unable to mov. she sat In an invalid
chair In front xf the fire place while
her mother wns at work In the kitchen.
A spark Ignited her clothing, but she
was unable to move or cry out. When
Mrs. Ryan entered tne room she found
the body of her daughter burned to a
crisp.
Great Storm in Eurojie.
Snow has been falling almost with
out Intermission since Sunday over
central Europe and It Is still coming
down. Railroad, telegraphic and tele-
phonic communication Is greatly lm-
peded In the eastern provinces of
Prussia and the snow generally Is from
six Inches to two feet deep.
Oecnn Record Smashed,
The steamer Mauretanla passed
Daunt's rock, near Queenstown, at
9:47 a. m. Tuesday and established a
new record for the eastbound passage
from New York of 4 days. 20 hours
and 2 minutes. Her voyage speed for
the run was 2 5 28 r.autleals miles per
hour.
Rig Slump In Earnings.
The annual report of the Pennsyl
vania railroad for 1908, just made
public at Philadelphia, Pa., shows a
decrease In gross earnings compared
with the preceding year of $52,446,722,
and a decreose In net earnings or $7,
436,297. Quebec Assembly Meets.
In opening the new session of the
Quebec legislature Tuesday Lieut. Gov.
Pelletler, In his speech from the
throne, Baid that plans fur the annexa
tion of Ungava to the province of
Quebec had been perfected and would
be put Into effect this session.
National Forest Reserve.
State Lund Commissioner Russell, of
Michigan, has received notice that ac
cording to an order of President
Roosevelt 124,680 acres of land In the
northern part of the state have been
set aside as a national forest reserve.
Must lA t Go of Trolley Lines.
By a decision of the state supreme
cAuit Tuesday the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad com
pany Is ordered to dispose of Its trol
ley holdings In Massachusetts ly July
1, 1909.
Fifty Miners Are EntomlM-d.
An explosion of gas occurred Tues
day in No. 14 colliery, of Hie Erie Coul
company at Port Blanclu rd, Pa., neur
Wilkesburre, Pa. Fire followed and a
number of men, estimated ot sixty,
are entombed. Two huve been taken
out de-ad and a dozen othera aerlously
turned. Efforts are being tnada to res
cue the entombed men.
NEBRASKA
STATE NEWS
GIRL LOSES LIFE IX STREAM.
Drove Off Bridge Tliut Waa Covered
with Water.
Swept down stream by an unnamed
swollen creek In a lorge pasture five
miles south of Dodge, Minnie Plautz,
aged 18, was drowned rtid her little
brother aged 8 wt-s r. nr!y urn v. ;.e
The two were pulled out of the creek
by Charles Harris and Tom Hassan.
who worked heroically In their efforts
to rescue the pair, but were ton late
to save the girl, who was in the water.
The boy was unconscious when taken
out but soon revived. He was In the
water about ten minutes.
Charles Harris, In a wagon, was
ahead of the two children n;id had
safely crossed the stream, though the
bridge creaked under the weight of his
team. Tho girl probably failed to keep
the team she drove In the middle of
the bridge and the light buggy In
which she and the buy rode tipped off.
Thomas Hasson in wagon was
driving some distnnre In the rear and
he saw the accident. Tie called Har
ris and the tnro made a desperate ef
fort to rescue the boy and the girl.
The former was soon pulled out. but
It was some time before the girl could
b found. One of her feet protruding
above the water finally Indicated where
she was.
SHUMWAY IS IXXOCEXT?
Cnkiioviti .Man Claims tluit He Killed
Mrs. Martin.
Chief Cooper, of Lincoln, Tuesday
received a letter from a man who
claims that he killed Mrs. Sarah Mar
tin, for whose murder R. Mead Shum
way is under sentence to be hanged.
The writer of the letter says shumway
Is innocent. He agrees that he will
surrender if a promise Is given In thc
Omaha papers to pare hlin from the
gallows. He asserts that he will make
public all the details of the crime and
surrender to the officers as soon us
this assurance Is given.
Friends of R. Mead Shumway are
making desperate efforts to have thi
governor offer immunity from death
to the author of the anonymous letter
received by Chief Cooper Tuesday.
The writer professes to be the man
who committed the murder for which
R. Mead Shumway was convicted, and
he offers to surrender If clemency is
granted.
The governor, however, Is not great
ly Impressed with the letter. He
thinks thut if the writer" is sincere he
will surrender anyway, rather tliun
see ah Innocent man suffer.
LEA V ITT IS TO EIGHT.
He Will Go to Lincoln to OpiM.se Di
voree Suit.
Further than the tacit admission
that failure has attended their efforts
to effect an arrangement with William
Homer Leavitt not to oppose the di
vorce proceedings Instituted here by
their eldest duugiter. Ruth Bryan
Leavitt. members of William J. Bry
en's family refuse to discuss the ap
proachlng trial of the case.
Leavitt has sent word to Lincoln
that he probable will come there In
person to oppose the suit with the dou
ble purpose of defending his character
pd of obtaining legal custody of the
children. It is said that he will Intro
duce testimony from Denver to show
that he gave his wife a good home
there, but that she was so given to so-
clety that the horn
was neglected by
, bar.
I MAX HURT HV IIAXDCAR.
Dnrt t'hnnibcrliiin Run Over While
Working.
With his right leg badly crushed
and broken below the knee. Burt
i Chamberlain, a member of a Burling-
ton bridge gung, was brought to Sioux
City from Bancroft for medical atten
tion. Chamberlain was working on a
bridge and not noting the approach of
a handcur was knocked off his feet
by the car, two of the wheels passing
over his leg. He was taken to Ban
croft and then to Sioux City.
Dog Thut Climbs a Tree.
F. B. Thurber, of Teciimseh has a
bulldog which will climb trees. The
dog Is good sized, und he goes up a
tree a great deal as a cat does, though
not as sprightly. He will depend upon
the momentum of his body in a good
run for the tree to give him u start,
and then he will encircle the trunk
of the tree with his legs and claw the
bark until he reaches the lower limbs.
The dog will then climb carefully from
limb to limb until he gets to branches
which are not heavy enough to hold
his weight. It Is no uncommon thing
to see him climbing a tree after a cat.
Hunker Has Nurrow Escae.
Capt. L. Enyart, president of the
Farmers bank at Nebruska City, had a
narrow escape from being killed. Hi
was crossing the street when a run
away team caught him and he was
knocked down. He was considerably
bruised about the body, but he wus
saved by a heavy bundle which he wus
currying at the time.
Damages for Dcatli of Ilushuiid.
The case of Mrs. A. Maggie Marsh,
of Grand Island, against the Union
Pacific, damages In the sum of $15,000
being asked on account of tho death of
her husband, at the Union Pacific
shops, was settled by agreement be
tween the parties at bar, the company
paying $5,000 and the costs.
Bond Election.
A special election has been called
ty the school bourd ut Ravenna to vote
upon tho Issuance of bonds in the sum
of $15,000. The proceed of the bonds
will be used for the enlarging and r
modeling of the present high school
building.
Clot I km I Alio TliU vtw.
In Nebraska City clothes lines have
been robbed of the family wushlngs,
which ware left out over night and In
one or two Instance not only the
' tiothao were taken, but ali i the lines
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INTERESTlKS HAPPEKINSS
From Da? tn Day Ccmtiisid
Pnn flllP PIKY RFiDFRl
Ml RDERED .MAX IDKX'I IFIIZP.
Coriste Found Near Valentin It Oo.
totxr that of Fred Smith.
At Mat the mystery of last October
Is cleared up. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. tfmlth,
of Grafton, Neb., have arrived at Val
entine to get the body of their Son,
! was the boy found In the rlvifr
the Isth of last October. The Identity
of the young man has been known,
seme time to County Attorney Tucker
and SherlfT Rosseter, but has been
kept quiet so they could track the men)
who came here with him. nnd he was
located in I-Giand. . Ore., w here he,
was placed under arrest and held un
til Sheriff Rosseter could get htnv and
as the sheriff left Sundsy night, he Is
probably In his custody by now.
Fred Smith, the murdered man, had
been working for a fuel and transfer
company In Douglns, Wyo., and from
there wrote his parents that ha was
going to Oakdale, Neb., that being
the lnt word they had of him. Fin
ally his trunk w.is found, on which
was printed In large letters Fred
Smith, at Oakdile, Neb., It hevlnt
been che-ked from Douglas, Wyo., eh
October !. I SOS. b:;t not called for. In
the trunk win fo-.-nd some things be-'
longliifv to Sam story. Sheriff Rosse
ter maiic a trip to Douglas and found
that Fred Smith and Sam Stery had.
leparled from there on October 9 and
had said that they wore going to Oak-'
dale to husk coin. Story was easily
located und he was placed under ar
rest. Both Sheriff Rosseter and Coun
ty Attorney Tucker deserve a great
lenl of credit for this, as they have
both 'worked hard to clear up this
niysteiy, which Is In a fstr way now to
Vie settled und the murderer brought
to Justice.
CARNEGIE PENSION lULti.
Proposition ('rentes n Warm Eight Ik
flii'.i!n Lee Is'at nrc.
When the vote on the Carnegie pen
sion fund resolution Is recorded in
the house the measure of the legisla
tive Influence of William J. Bryan will
be accurately cast.
Faculty and alumni of the stata uni
versity are making the Issue an Impor
tant on-. Bryan met them more than
half way and made a bitter attaek on
the Carnegie Idea of pensioning pro
fessors, and declared It merely a
scheme for "muzzling" the professors
'n the state university.
This speech aroused widespread ex
citement. The democrats in thP house
have rushed ti th.wjipri -of their
leader, with the exception of the Tay
lor following. These "oolters," as they
are called, will vote for the measure
and. with the republican strength, may
he sufficient to save the bill. The Car
negie plan was approved by the sen
ite with few dissenting votes.
Dan Nettleton has succeeded In
forcing u measure dangerously near a
roll coll, despite the efforts of a pow
erful Insurance lobby. This will make
all notes given for Insurance premi
ums non-negotiable. Mure than fifty
Insurance men are In Lincoln fighting
the bill.
RIOTERS ARE IX HIDING.
Greeks ut t'clillntc I-ock Themselves In
Their Curs.
The laborers who were concerned
in the rioting at Uohltng have locked
themselves In their cars on the side
truck and have not shown tV.emselves
to citizens and officers, who fire main
taining u strict surveillance. It Is be-'
lleved that the ii""i 'ire frightened und
owed. i
Georg" H.-lnemaii. the city marshal,,
nd George Stimni. both injured In the
tight, will recover. It was first bellev-!
ed that they had been fatally Injured.,
Eighteen shot were taken from the,
body and arm of Ileineman. The in-'
j'irl. s of Stimni are slight. t
The laborers, who are Greeks und
Italians, had been drinking. The fight
resulted when tho marshal tried to
quiet a disturbance anions the men.
HAS HAND KIIXTTERED RY SHOT.
Gun Discharged Accidentally While
Hoy Is Out Hunting.
Clyde Bower. 1" years old. son of A.
1. I lower, hud a portion of his left
hand blown ulT by the accidental dla
charge of shotgun while hunting on
the Platte river at an early hour Sun
day morning. The gun was lying In
the bottom of lh-- boat while the boys
were endeavoring to move the boat
over a sandbar, when It went off aad
young Bower held up his hand Just
"nough to cuteh the heaviest of th
loud. Amputation of his hand will bi
necessary.
Boy Accidentally Poisoned.
A fatal accident happened In tht
family of John Suva, living near West
Point; A 2-yeur-old boy of the family
by some means found a bottle ef
strychnine which was supposed to be
out of his reach. II" was found with
in a few minutes by his mother suffer
ing from the effects of the poison. Med
ical aid wus summoned, but too lata
to save the life of the child.
Xew Lawn Mower Factory.
A company, heuded by W. C. Black
sr., of Beatrice, is soon to eitatillsu a
lawn mower factory hern Local capi
talists are behind the Industry.
I'urinerx Pass KoNoliitlono.
The TumoHu Farmers' institute pars
ed resolutions usklng the Nebruska leg
Islature to pass a county option hill.
Men-untile CoiiiMiny Formed.
The Diller Mercantile company has
been orgunlzed ut Beatrice with u. rap!
tal stock of $20,000. The Incorporators
are W. N. Spurks, Chester Sparks, S
V. Light ner. A. !. Stmts and W. A
Snyder.
Ireare for Teuctiers Meet.
Arrangements are being made fr
the Central Nt brunktt Teachers' asso
ciation and di-dumatuiy contest to be
held In Kearney tin last week In
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Nebraska
Legislature
King of Polk Thursday made an ex
tended speech In favor of his bill to
reduce the list of fish and game war
dens to one who shall have charge of
the state hatcheries and the enforce
ment of the game laws. lie said the
state spends $2X,0i0 every two years
for the (lsh and game department and
only a few; thousand dollars annually
each for health, slate library commis
sion and the board of charities and
correction. He considered that this
expenditure fur the fish nnd game de
partment was out of proportion to the
other departments and that the game
Is the only one department of state
that Is made up entirely of men who
enforce the laws and do nothing else.
He thought the local officers ought to
see to the enforcement of laws and
permit the department to cut down ex
penses. The committee of the wholp did not
object seriously to any portion of S.
F. No. 91, Introduced by the commit
tee on highways and bridges, un act
requiring one-half of the cost of road
miking W be pld by the state. 35
oer cent by county and 15 per cent
by the owners of land. It was ordered
to a third reading and so was S. V.
No. 99, by Lnvcrty. of Saunders, giv
ing the state bourd of Irrigation gen
eral supervision over highways.
Ollls of Valley, chairman of the
committee on railroads, reported S. F.
No. 261, by Thompson of Cuming back
to the senate with the recommendation
that It be Indefinitely postponed. The
bill makes a reduction of 20 per cent
in the rate of unwashed wool In this
state. The Introducer of the bill made
no objection to the report, and It was
adopted.
The same committee recommended
that S, F. No. 242 be indefintely post
poned. The report was adopted. This
bill was Introduced by Brown of Lan
caster. It would establish a new rule
of evidence by permitting parol testi
mony to establish the terms of a con
tract for transportation, regardless of
the printing on a ticket or bill of lad
ing which had been signed.
Bills which wen- placed on general
file upon recommendation of this com
mittee were H. F. No. 240, requiring
railroads to furnish watering facilities
at yards where stock are loaded for
shipment and S. F. No. 266. requiring
the erection of sheds for the protection
of stock at such shipping yards.
When the Ollls resolution providing
for tho appointment of n committee
to Investigate u certain article which
appeared In the State Journal, Dlers
offered an amendment. His amend
ment provided that a committee con
slstlng of Tlbbets, Myers and Miller be
appointed .uith power to summon wit
nesses and require the production of
pupers and documents. The amend
ment carried. Myers thought that If
one paper was to be Investigated, all
should be treuted the same and nn in
vestlgatlon should be had us to what
has been said In regard to different
senators. No amendment to this effect
was offered, however, and the resolu
tion ns amended by Dlers was adopted
The committee on, constitutional
imeiidmenta recommended for the
general file S. F. No. 268. This is the
ollls and Miller measure which has for
Its purpose the submission of a con
stitutional iimendment, which will
leave the counties free to levy taxes fur
their own use. The state to derive Its
revenue from the taxation of corpora
(ions and other sources. Upon recom
mendation of the same commlttei
I lonohne's initiative and referendum
amendment was also placed on the
general file. Another bill which was
placed on the general file was S. 1-
Xo. to, by King, providing for an an
nual license fee for corporations.
The senate passeil the following
bills Thursday:
By Humphrey of Lancaster Enact
ing the Oregon plan nf nominating
United States senators.
By Cart' of Keya Paha. Commlsslni
merchants to take out licenses from
tlie. pure food commission.
By Dolezal of Saunders Prohibiting
the sale of dynamite firecrackers and
pistols for shooting blank cartridges
after 1910.
By Laverty- of Saunders The board
of Irrigation to be the state highway
commission.
By King of Polk For the parole of
first offenders convicted of felonies, or
i.thcr convicted persons, If the district
Judge sentencing them Is convinced
their degree of morul turpitude war
rants such action.
By Tlbbets of Adams Giving black
smiths a lien on horses for shoeing
them.
By Fuller of Seward Compelling
telegraph, telepl. ne nnd express com
panics to makr a full exhibit of their
books to the cjunty assessors.
The seuat.-, on recominendutlon of
the committee on Judi.iury. ludellnlti
ly postponed S. F. 202, by Klein of
Gage, prescribing a system of fees for
clerks of the district court and placed
on general Hie from the judiciary com
mlttee S. F. 19B, by Ransom of Doug
las, the district clerk's bill providing
a new system of fees for clerks In
Gage, Iuucuster and Douglas countle
The bill us originally drawn applied
only to Douglas county, hut was
amended to Include the two smaller
counties.
S. F. 142, by Ollls, regulntlng th
practice of nursing und S. F. 2:7, by
Tlbbets, for the same purpose were In
definitely postponed on recommenda
tion of the committee on meillcal so
cities, und a house bill for tin- same
purpose was put on eii 'ial M!e am'
. Ill doubtless he passe. I.
The lust bill was Introduced in tin
house Thursday night unless the gov
ernor makes a special u-quest for tin
Introduction of others. The total num
ber Introduced was 577. of which !' t
were Introduced Thursday. Two y. ai
ago the bills In the liou-'e mitnlicic
50.S. The senate has time days mm.
In which to introduce bills. The liu'
bill Introduced un by Shoemaker o'
Douglas, providing for Su-.nlay baseball
in Omaha between the hours of s iT.i 1
5 o'lock, after the proposition 1 u been
submitted to a vote ot the people. S-'t-v.
eral of the bills aiY.-ct Omaha corpo
rations und Oi.uihn o'l.vl.y.
Gov. Miu!!e..'.
the emergency
' Viej It - St
! tor h dlsirlct Ju.ig,- :o suspen.1 thai
death sentence of a man v. :i : i he be
Ileves to be Insane until nil investlgai
i tion can oe mi cie or nis - i- i;y. mi
I bill was passed with the e:.ergenoi
lause In order that it mi:V. have fl
bearing on the case of ft. M
1 1 Shum
way. ,
This measure provides that wherf
p rson has been condemned t i deatq
and the question of sanity Is raised the
matter shall be referred to th.- district
Judge from the district In which th
condemned pe.ta n was convicted.
Should the Jud.fe upon mnk'n? Inves
tigation find that the t-rlsoinr might
be mentally deranged ho sha'l summon
the superintendents of the three itate
Insane hospitals, who shall pass upon
the case. Should they report 'hat thjf
convict Is Insune, sentence v il' lie sus
pended otherwise It will be carried
out.
PUTS RAX OX TREAT ING.
Radical Measure May He Passed by
Nebraska legislature.
The antl-treatlng bill has been rec
ommended for passage by the house.
The measure prohibits all free ex
changes of drinks In sal tons anil severs
penalties are prescribed.
Senator Miller's blackmail bill was
recommended for passage. The ex
isting' statute for bidding blackmail's
was recently declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court. ,-
The house has recommended for
passage two bills to legalize the collec-;
tion of marriage and divorce stflstlcs;
The legislation is designed to secure'
Information on the Influence of crime;
and disease on matrimony. Fx-Oov.'
Sheldon In his message urged that leg-4
Islatlon be enacted to provide for the!
physical examination of applicants tot
marriage licenses.
Jerry Howard's South Omnha char
ter bill was recommended for indefinite
postponement by the committee op
cities and towns Saturday and tha
Tanner charter was considered, but n
action taken. I
Mavor Brown, of Lincoln, submit
ted to Senator Miller a now Chaj-ter
bill for Lincoln, that does not embody
the commission form of government
which the executive of Lincoln Is fight
ing. The ft w measure reduces the
number of councllmen In Lincoln to
seven and changes provisions with re
gard to appropriations. The bill pro
vides the mayor shall not be a mem
ber of the excise board, which shall
consist of three members, who shall
be elective. The mayor shall retain Bit
veto power.
Thomas of Douglas got through hia
hill aimed to put the loan sharks
where they will do the least harm. It
provides thut no salary assignment
shall be made except for salary al
ready earned and with the permission
of the employer. In case of a married
man the wife must sign the note.
vfter scrapping and Indulging - In.
rough house tactics throughout Tues-
lay afternoon, Johnson's daylight su-
loon bill was Indefinitely postponed
by a vote of 46 to 41. Taylor, of Cus
ter, and a colleihgue voted against the
bill in order to be in line for a scrap -to
get a reconsideration. The bill waa
first recommended for passage by a "
vote of 40 to 38. A call of the house
roll ventured this. The bill pro
vides that saloons may be open from
7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Six employes of the house bill room
struck Tuesday. They claimed that
they were being overworke-i. They pe
titioned the speaker for relief and twe
were discharged. The others walked
out with their companions.
In the senate a bill forbidding the ,
circulation of adverse rumors concern- '.
Ing the solvency of banks was passed.
The senate passed Killen's per
paint bill, forbidding adulterations to
puints. This bus already passed the
house. I
In spite of the violent opposition of
the Omaha delegation, the house pass
ed the Tailor bill limiting the prices t
be charged stockmen by the stocky
yards company.
The house voted to abolish high
ehool fraternities. Miller's senate bill
being passed and sent to the governor.'
The senate recommended for pass-,
age an act to allow the senate to pay
uid employ as many helpers as the
members desire. At present the num
ber Is limited to forty-nine under the
Sheldon law. J
Tuesday was the last day for Intro-;
durtion of bills In the senate. The to-j
tal number wan 407, as against 445 in
troduced two years ago. The total
number of bUls In the house this year;
Is 577, mukiug a total of measures In,
both houses of 984, as against 1,004
two years ago.
Senator Ollls Introduced a bill Tues
day which amends the entire ware
house law and provides practically en
tirely new regulations for the storing
and inspection of grain In elevators
of Nebraska. The bill provides foil
the appointment by the governor ot A
state weighmaster In every city where
there are public warehouses and a
state Inspector of grain and establish
es a method for grading grain. The
railway commission is given the power
'. udminlster the law and must cstab-i:-h
what are known as Nebraska
Trades of grain each year. An elabo
rate plun is outlined for handling grain
md charges for the same are specified.
The bill follows the Minnesota law.
The bill applies to grain and other
commodities stored by the public, bu
It applies In the main to grain. It la
Hisslhle the storage of wool might
eufe under 'he provisions of the act.'
The ollls bill providing for the phys
ical valuation of railroads was placed
hi general (He and recommended for
a -nge by the rallroud committee ot
'!'e house Wednesday. (
The Ollls and Ketcl.um primary bill,
. i d 1 y the senate, umnds the pres
o"t primuiy law by changing the date
i the stale primary from the first
"a.s.hiy In September t,. the second
Y.-silay n Vunu.-t.
The senate indefinitely postponed the
l .1 by IlHtny, of Colfax, raising the
ahtiies ut county supt T'pt'-r-Jents and
ire by Miller, of Lancaster, giving the
ent the power to t stabll ii new de
,a vtni.-iit i at the state university,,. the
liter because a house bill similar In
veiy particular is ah only In the Si-n-ite
having pa."cj th- lower body.
The hoiite appointed a committee to
To to Wuyue and Investigate the nor
mal school there with a view ef pur
"busing It for tlie state. The commit
tee Is ct.iup ie;1 ef th following,:
::ci:nes. i;iowr, t..-u:y,
' and fiuaktk