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|, STATE NEWS.
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—Four divorce cases were filed in Lin
coln in one day last week.
—The state press association held a
meeting in Columbus last week.
—There was no celebration in Lincoln
of the birthday of the man after whom
the city was named.
■—The mayor of Omaha has decreed
that m more prise fights shall take
place in that town.
—A lodge of Odd Fellows, with twen
ty-four charter members, waa intitnted
at Merna last week.
—The new school house at Elsie is an
Imposing structure, risible for twenty
aailea in every direction.
•V -—Louis Contant of Wilcox was not
[y aware that It was loaded and the bullet
went through his hand.
—By the death of a relative in Illi
|;f, noia, Mrs. John Burge of Table llock
has fallen heir to a fortune.
—The edict has gone forth that sa
, loons and places of amusement in Lin
y; coin must close up on Sunday.
—Wild geese, have put in an appear
ance in Dodge county, and local proph
; eta claim it is an indication of spring.
i —A good team of horses was sold at
H auction in Nebraska City and brought
but 189, about the price of one fair-sized
hog.
—Nine young Indians from the Omaha
reservation arrived at Genoa last week
to attend the Indian school at that
plaee.
—Willi# T. Richardson, a prominent
politician of Butler county, became in
sane last week. His mania runs on re
ligious matters.
—Fremont had a small blaze that
damaged a stock of goods to the tune of
several hundred dollars. The property
was fully insured.
A young married man of Fremont
engaged in a game of poker, and after
losing |35 he threatened a law suit and
reoovered the dust.
..—Lillie Roberta of Lincoln asks the
district court for *10,000 damages for
injuries sustained by being run down
by an electric car.
One hundred and fifty teachers at
; tended the meeting of the Northwest*
era Nebraska Teachers’ association at
Emerson last week.
—William Black, a cowboy on Fool's
ranch, near Ravenna, has fallen heir to
a small fortune of *1,300. He will in
vest it in a small farm.
The Mercer is Omaha's newest and
best hotel, cor. Twelfth and Howard
streets. Rates *3 to *440 per day, 150
rooms end <W connected wito bath.
-The Ninth Judicial district has a
•core of applicants for the position of
Jndne, made vacant by the election of
W. Y- Allan to the United States sen
ate.
f »-Mrs. John S. Burge, who lives near
Tame Rock, received word last week
that ehe had been left qnite a little for
tune by the death of a relative in Illi
—A new paper of the populist per
suasion is about to be established in
Lincoln. It will be under editorial
control of Jay Burrows and J. M.
Thompson.
—The only daughter of Ed McIntyre,
treasurer of the state agricultural so
ciety. waa buried at Seward last week.
Aa Mr. McIntyre lost his wife a year
•go. this death leaves him with a deso
lated home.
—Be*- K* M. Maxwell, a Christian
scientist of Beatrice, has been indicted
> by the Gage county grand jury for
‘•practicing medicine and surgery and
professing to heel physical and mental
, , diseases without license."
- —jPeeple of Bodge county who went
to the state of Washington for a better
V climate are writing back to friends
about weather that is twenty-two de
groee below zero and expressing the
wish that they had let well enough
alone.
™TAnJ?^ict,nent Wtt* returned against
W. A. Waggoner at Beatrice for forg
ery. The accused is supposed to be in
South Omaha. A third indictment was
also returned against Isaac A. Wright,
t 3St obtaining money under false pre
tenses.
prut* at Norfolk attempted to as
sault a young lady and being repelled,
' struck her a violent blow in the atom
i aoh, felling1 her to the sidewalk. She
*** picked up in an unconscious condi
■ and carried to the nearest house.
Her assailant escaped.
,—The Otoe County Medical associa
tion met in Nebraska City and com
V plated arrangements lor the entertaln
aasntof the state association which
■ sseots in that city in May. Several
new members were admitted and a
: vigorous war declared on quacks.
—William Finley, who stole a hand
car at Germantown on the night of
sH January *», which he took to Lincoln,
waatriod in the district court of Seward
county before Judge Bates, the jury
bringing in a verdict of guilty. He
fc was sentenced to two years in the peni
; tentiary. .*,« ^
—The department store Of J. F. Bow
;> ell of Hastings was damaged by fire
! and water to the extent of 93,000. The
It fire la supposed to have originated from
/ a defective base burner. Mr. Rowell
was insured for $5,000 in the Home of
v < Omaha, Germania, Union of Philadel
phia and Connecticut.
—Thirty-four fanners of Danbury, in
J Bed Willow county, have written the
p state board of transportation to ask
? why farmers cannot get cars to ship
| their own grain. It is claimed eleva
: ton get about ten cars to one secured
by all the farmers. A copy has been
served on the B. A M. officials.
—Lmda Wohlfleld, a track walker on
the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis A
Omaha, was struck by a snowplow run
ning at a high rate of speed, and had
his skull fractured and ankle mangled.
- ; He had his head muffled up so that he
didsdt hear the approaching train, and
v* a blizzard was raging so that he could
, not see. He cannot five,
p : —The vitrified and press brick works,
. belonging to the Buckstalf Bros. Mann
'S; factoring company at Lincoln, were
it almost entirely consumed by fire last
: , , week, and as a result the company has
S ‘ ' sustained a loss of over $100,000 and
v 120 men have been thrown out of em
ployment The works were the most
extensive in the west
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—*.»* UxmMt are talking of build
ing a sugar factory at North Platte.
—Aa the Missouri Paeiflc freight was
a short distance from Wyoming the
other morning the engineer noticed a
man lying on the track. The train was
stopped. The man proved to be Michael
Ford, a section hand, lie was liadly i
bruised about the bead and shoulders
and had evidently been knocked off the ,
truck by t lie train and the* crawled
back again.
— Bert Mopes of Norfolk was at the
state house Uuit week in the interest, it I
is claimed, of a candidate for the dis- ,
trict judgeship made vacant by Judga ,
Alien's promotion from the bench to the
United States senate. The two leading
candidates are N. D. Jackson of Nelign
and Frank Northrop of Wayne. The
appointee will have the privilege of
holding office until November, when an
election occurs.
—In the district court of Gage county, |
last week the damage suit of Mary Blair
vs. Grossholz •& Braun was called. The
plaintiff, widow of John Blair, sues to
recover #.',000 damages. The husband
of the plaintiff was run over by a Bur
liegton train and killed. It is alleged
he was drunk and had fallen on the
track asleep, and that Grossholz & j
Braun sold him liquor.
—Last month a Butler county man *
procured a license to wed of the genial
Wahoo judge, and returned home to
have the ceremony performed. The
Saunders county judge notified them
that their marriage was illegal and ad
vised them to come to Wahoo and be
married right. But the couple are evi
dently satisfied with existing condi
tions, for they refuse to harken to the
voice of the judge.
—Michael Bauer, chief of the fire de
partment of Nebraska City, met with a
serious accident, lie was going to a
fire when the horse he was riding
slipped and fell, crushing the chief be
neath it. He was unconscious when l
pMkcd up. His right shoulder was dis
located and he was terribly bruised |
about the head and body. Internal in- i
juries are feared, aB the horse rolled ,
over him several times. ’
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W. E. Moore and N. C. McLeary—were
killed on the railroad near O’Neill last
week. They were struck by an engine !
engaged in clearing snow from the
track. Both bodies were badly man
gled, but the team that they were driv
ing escaped unhurt. Parents of the men
killed reside near Inman. The coroner
returned a verdict exonerating the rail
road company from all blame.
—F. F, Rexford informs us, says the
Weeping Water Republican, that he
has received a request from Superin
tendent A. A. Denton of the experi
mental station of the state for the ship
ment of two or three gallons of his
last year's sorghum to be exhibited at
the world's fair. Mr. Rexford turned
jut a very fine syrup last season. There
* no better in this state, sure, and it
remains to be seen whether or not it is
:qualled anywhere.
•—The failure of the capital bank of
Lilncdlfl was brought to the attention
>f the public again Jast week by a resd
ution introduced by Sutcr censuring
he federal court for releasing Mosher
m a 910,000 bond. The latest informs
ion obtainable is to the effect that
tfosher’s forgeries and manipulations
>f the books of the bank have caused a
ihortage that is now estimated at 91,
>00,000, and that it will be impossible
!or the creditors of the wrecked con
sent to realize SO per cent on their
slainis.
—The G. A. R. encampment held at
Fremont last week selected Lincoln as
the place for the next encampment, and
the second week in February, 1804, as
the time. Hastings, Omaha and Broken
Bow were competitors for the distinc
ion. Delegates to the national eu
•umpment at Indianapolis are: J. T.
Cochran, Lincoln; O. C. Bell, Red Cloud;
tv. M. Gifford, Pawnee; Jesse W. Chap
jcl, Nellgh; A. C. Logan, Creighton; J.
A. Talmage, Z. T. Wilcox, Fremont;
tV. F. Johnson, Minden; D. Tracy, P. J.
Jail, Ashland. I
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—a iarmer s institute was organized *
n Weeping Water last week and a large 8
lumber were present to listen to an ad- 8
Iress by Mr. Bassett of Kearney on 8
‘Dairy Farming,” a subject of interest c
o many. Permanent organization of e
;he institute was effected and J. M. 1
Bcarkley elected president. At night *
VIr. Stevens of Crete gave an address, '
rabject, “Horticulture,” which was of 1
nterest to all. A. Woods talked on the
‘Blight of Fruit Trees;” alsoL. D. Stil* *
ion, subject, “Beekeeping in Nebras- 1
ta,” and F. W. Taylor on “Russia.” 1
—The act of the legislature In rela- '
tlon to the counting of the ballots cast j
(or and against the constitutional !
amendments provides that the county .
clerks shall forward the ballots wad '
poll books to the secretary of state 1
on or before February 15. A penalty :
for failure is provided, and is a fine of
from 8100 to $500. Fourteen counties
have not been heard from, and the coun
ty clerks are liable for their lines. The
derelict counties are Boyd, Howard,
Keith, Keys Paha, Logan, Loup, Mc
Pherson, Perkins, Sarpy, Scotts Bluff,
Thurston, Valley, Wayne and Wheeler.
—The railroad bill which Senator Stu
art will present in the senate in a few
days classifies railroads in three classes,
A, B and C, according to their gross an
nual earnings per mile. Class. C is the
highest rate, class B is 10 per cent lower
than class B. On the whole the bill re
duces the rates as they now exist 30 per
cent. The bill abolishes the present
board of transportation. It provides
that the supreme court may on a proper
showing raise the rate established by
this bill, not, however, to exceed 10 per
cent higher than the rate provided by
the bill. A heavy fine is provided
as penalty for failure of railroads to
comply with the law.
—The women's relief corps convention
in Fremont last week elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows. Presi
dent, Mellie C. Hards, Central City;
senior vice-president, Mrs. Nellie Rich
ardson, tiering; junior vice-president,
Miss Mints Stiles, Fremont; treasurer,
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Mitchell, Nebraska
City; chaplain, Mrs. Isabella Bolshaw,
Lincoln; executive board, Mrs. Miriam
West, chairman, Omaha; Mrs. Ella ti.
Barber, Fullerton; Mrs. Fidelia Rupi
per, Harvard; Mrs. Maria V. Miles,
Kearney; Mrs. Julia 8. Bowen, Lincoln.
The reports corps showed a total of 138
corps in the state with a membership
of nearly 4,000. There were 510 accred
ited delegatee, 460 of whom were pres
ent and voting. The annual reports of
the officers show that there are now 331
grand army posts in the state, with a
total membership of 6,766. Every post
has its dues fully paid up to date and
there is nearlv f 1.000 in th-; treasury. .
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STATE LEGISLATION,
THAT WHICH PERTAINS ALONE
TO NEBRASKA.
Both Houma Beaumo that Grind After a
Meoaon of Brat and Recuperation from
the Arduona Tank of Klertlng a United
fltntea Senator—The Bribery C'aaea Up
Apaln With Secret fnveatlpntlon—In
trodurtlon of Kew Bllla—-Mlaeellaneour
Mattera la Both Bouaea.
Ifebraaka Ue*l»Iature.
Sksatk.—The nenatc again convened
on the 10th after several days adjourn
ment. Hills were introduced: To re
quire railroad companies to construct
private crossings. To repeal sections
359-80-111-62 of the consolidation stat
utes. This is the old law relating to
building and loan associations which
was not repealed two years ago when
the new law governing these associa
tions was passed. To amend the law
relating to state depositories. To amend
the law prescribing the manner of draw
ing names of petit jurors. To prohibit
the manufacture and sale of cigarettes
ontaing opium and other poisonous
drugs. House rolls Nos. 81 and 207
were read the first time. The latter is
t he bill making the appropriation for
the current expenses of the government.
Senate file No. 24, providing for the ap
ftointment of a police matron in cities
>f 8,000 or more, was taken up and
passed. Pack wood's bill to reduce the
•ailroad commission from five members
*> three and cut the salaries of the sec
-etaries from 92,000 to $1,000 was laid
>ver one week. Senator Darner's bill,
>enate file No. 18, providing that banks
>f deposit shall give a bond to the county
■ommissioners in a sum not less than
125,000, provoked a lively discussion, in
vhich the author of the bill defended it
dgorously. It was finally laid over an
il next week.
House,—The house was tardy in as
enabling after the week’s recess, and
t was 2:30 when the gavel fell. There
eere seventy-seven members present,
telegrams announced the sickness of
dr. Wilson of Buffalo and Mr. Rub
les of Dundy. They were excused for
he remainder of the week. Several
letitions were introduced from the
romen of various counties praying for
he enactment of a law providing for
he adequate punishment of crimes
gainst women and girls. The house
ook up the consideration of committee
sports: Nos. 230, 180, 158, 247, 263 and
74 were reported for passage and the
eport adopted. Nos. 162, 125, 135 and
03 were reported for indefinite post
onement, and the same action taken,
fo. 103 was the beet sugar bill, and the
epublicans endeavored to have it placed
n the general file, but their efforts
rere unavailing. The governor sent in
message calling attention to the fact
hat in 1891 the section was repealed by
rhich he was authorized to appoint a
Dmmandant of the soldiers’ and sailors’
ome, and he asked that the inadevert
nt mistake be remedied. Suter intro
uced a resolution calling for the cen
tring of the federal court for accept
or a 810,0Q bond in the case of C. W.
tosher.
Senate.—Jn the senate on the 17th j
ills were introduced: Tt> require coun
f commissioners and supervisors to
ave county printing awarded to the
>wcst responsible bidder; to enable wo-1
len possessing the necessary qualifica
ons to vote for county superintendents
f public instruction and county snper
isors or commissioners; to amend sec
on 1882 of chapter 10 of the eonsoli
ated statutes of Nebraska of 1891,
atitled “Illegitimate Children,” and to
speal said original section; to amend
action 898 of the consolidated statutes
f Nebraska of 1891, as compiled by J.
!. Cobbey, and for the repeal of said
riginal section; to amend sections 130,
31 and 132 of chapter 16 of the
mipiled statutes of Nebraska for the
ear 1891, entitled “Corporations;” to
romote the development of water pow
r for manufacturing and other indus
"ial purposes, and to repeal section.
337 of chapter 54 of the consolidated
tatutes of Nebraska of 1891. Tho chair
nnounced Senators Sanders and Thom
en as the senate committee to assist in
ounting the ballots of the state in ref
rence to the ten const itutional amend
ments voted for at the last general
lections,” The matter of counting
he ballots was taken up and proceeded
House.—In the house the committe to
ovestigate the alleged bribery cases
net in secret session at 5 o'clock and
emained in session until after 8 o'clock.
’. C» F. McKesson of Lancaster presided
.nd John Stevens of Furnas and C. D.
'asper of Butler comprised the rest of
he committee. Sergeant-at-Arms
hingan was on the stand. The investi
gation was secret. Bills were introduced*
tn act to establish a state board of
wealth and to prescribe its powers and
luties, to make provisions for- quaran
tine sanitation, to regulate the practice
if medicine and surgery in the state of
Nebraska, to make an appropriation for
carrying out the provisions of this act.
An act to prevent discrimination in
freight rates.” An act to amend sec
tions 48 and 51 of chapter 78 of the com
piled statutes of Nebraska of 1887, en
titled “Roads,” and to repeal said orig
inal sections and to repeal section 53 of |
said chapter. An act to provide for the 1
release on parole of convicts in prison
in the state penitentiary and to repeal
all other acts or parts of acts in conflict
herewith. A bUl for an act to incorpor
ate companies to do-the business of life
or accident insurance on the assessment
plan, and to control such companies of
this state and other states doing busi
ness in this state. An act relating to
the appointment of state officers and
employers.
THE SAULB1ES APPHOPIUATIOX BIIX,
as finally amended in the committee
of the whole and recommended for
passage set apart the following sums
for the next two years:
Governor's office.9 14,400
Adjutant general. 2,000
Commissioner of labor. 3000
Secretary of state. 13.000
Auditor. 10.400
Treasurer. 10 400
Superintendent of public Instruction r!000
Attorney general. 9 400
Commissioner of public lands and
butldiugs. 25,300
District courts. 334,000
Supreme court. ' 18,400
Department of banking. 2,400
State library. 5,000
Normal school. 33500
Hospital for Insane at Lincoln. 10,400
Hospital for Insane at Hastings. 8.000
Hospital for Insane at Norfolk. 8,000
Girls' Industrial school at Geneva.... " “
10,400
Institute tor blind. . 11,500
10,000
Industrial school at Kearney. .
Institute for the deaf and dumb. 24,400
Home for the friendless....... 5,000
Industrial home at Milford.. 4,000
Soldiers' and sailors' home. 8.140
Institute for feeble minded. 12,800
Fish commission. 2.400
State university... 173,8®
I ron|t«i this VMk
! Washington; Feb. 20.—The back
I ward state of the appropriation bills
! lends serious interest to the remark that
Senator Vilas dropped during the long
I debate on the Sherman bond amend
i rnent. that there might be only a short
interval between the adjournment of
| this congress and the assembling of the
next. There are two or three other
matters of discussion still to come up in
connection with the pending sundry
civil hill in the senate whose considera
tion has already consumed the best part
of the week.
Included among these is the proposed
amendment in regard to the site of a
new government printing office, round
which many opposing interest seem to I
have centered and to hare enlisted :
champions on the senate floor. After |
that bill is disposed of, there is the leg- i
islative appropriation bill ready for ac
tion. upon which there are half a dozen
hot fights imminent.
Then there are the pension and post
office appropriation bills. Both of these
measures have been productive of many
columns of eloquence in the house, and
it is not likely that they will he more
lightly passed over in the senate. Mr.
Allison, chairman of the appropriations
committee, yesterday threatened night
sessionS'Of the senate to dispose of these
appropriation bills, but experience has
shown that it is impossible to hold the
senate together in night sessions more
than one or two nights, and those are
generally emergency nights at the very
close of the session.
The Nicaragua bill, another fruitful
topic of talk, is among the unfinished
business, and there is the Hawaiian
treaty to be disposed of in executive
session. The appropriation bills are
are also in a backward state in the
house, owing largely to what threat
ened to be an interminable de
bate over the pension appropriation bill
and recourse will be had tomorrow to
rapid transit in parliamentary proced
ure by passing the agricultural and na
val appropriation bills under the sus
pension of the rules. It is possible that
the New York bridge bill and the Utah
admission bill may come up under sus
pension of the rules.
The passage of the agricultural and
naval bills leave before the house the
postoffice and the Indian appropriation
bills. It should not he a tedious task
to get action before the house on these
measures. All the bills heretofore
passed have been amended by .the sen
ate, however, amLconsiderable time be
tween now and March 4 will have to be
spent in acting on conference reports on
the appropriations.
The Populists Will Adjourn.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 20.—When the
populist house of the legislature meets
today it will at once enter upon the ex
ecution of a plan to fortify their posi
tion before the people.. They will set
their legislative mill to grinding at as
Fast a rate as possible and will attempt
to pass all the important measures be
fore Thursday or Friday so as to reach
ldjournment before the supreme cqprt
can pass upon the legality of its organ
ization. These laws having been passed
t>y the house and senate and signed by
Governor Lewelling can be invalidate!
inly by the courts and the onus of in
validation will be thrown upon the re
publicans, the only party disputing the
populist position in the courts.
The invalidation of the appropriation
bills for the sustenance of the public in
stitutions must necessarily cause them
much embarrassment ana might even
result in their temporary abandonment.
Phe blame for such a calamity the pop
ulists hope to shift upon the republi
cans' shoulders and thus place them in
an awkward position before the people
at the next election.
The resolution adopted by the repub
lican house declaring all seats vacant
which are not occupied by February 22,
goes into effect Wednesday. Warnings
to that effect are being served upon the
populist members. This action cannot
cause a renewal of the hostilities of last
week, as has been declared it might,for
the reason that it is not a violation of
the agreement by which peace was re
stored. The populists will ignore the
warning and go right ahead passing
bills as if no such warning had ever
been made.
An Improved Treasury.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The treasury
situation shows improvement. Heavy
receipts and smaller expenditures have
had the effect of showing a gain in the
net balance, which for the last few days
had dropped down to a dangerously
low margin. At this time it is about
$25,000,000, of which $10,000,000 is in
subsidiary coin and a like amount in
national bank depositories. The mar
gin a days ago was only about $23,000
000, which, taking but the two items
named left the treasury with a very
narrow margin to work on.
Treasury officials are still interested
in the question of keeping intact the
$100,000,000 gold reserve. Secretary
Foster authorized the statement today
that the gold will be kept at all haz
ards. How he could not say, but he
stated with emphasis that if it was
necessary to issue bonds to do it he
would go even that extreme. At
present the free gold is more than
$8,000,000. He said he felt almost cer
tain that he could reach the end of his
term without having to issue bonds.
“Even to issue bonds—say $50,000,000,”
said the secretary, “would not necessa
rily mean an increase in gold to that
extent. The law provides that bonds
must be paid for in coin. Silver is coin.
What is there to prevent silver or its
equivalent being offered for bonds?
Hothing. Could I refuse? No. So, if
even bonds were sold, would that re
lieve the situation? Not unless an ar
rangement based on honor between the
| secretary of the treasury and the pur
! chaser was made, and then I would be
I subject to all sorts of criticism. The
whole subject is surrounded by vexa
tions. You may say, however, that the
gold I receive will be kept intact, come
wh«t may.”
The Csblaet Complete.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 20.—A dispatch
from Washiagtsn to the Inter-Ocean
says that President-elect Cleveland has
completed his cabinet by appointing
John W. Russell of Massachusetts as
secretary of the navy and George W.
jenks of Philadelphia as atterney gen
eral. __
Prominent colored men of New York
have inaugurated an anti-lynching
league.
Chili has declined to exhibit^t the
world's fair on account of bitter feeling
towards the United States.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
THAT OF THIS SESSION WILL
SOON BE DONE.
Bat Little Over Another Week In Which
Bunineft* Can be Transacted—Efforts
Making to Hurry Along Legislation—
Consideration of the Sundry Clrll Bill
In the Senate—Passage of t'he Pension
Bill In the House—A Record of the
More Important Business In Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the senate on the 13th the bill to
amend the act to incorporate the Mari
time Canal company of Nicaragua was
taken up. The bill provides that 3 per
cent bonds of the company to an amount
not exceeding $100,000,000 shall be guar
anteed (principal and interest), by the
government of the United States; the
bonds to be issued according as the
money is actually paid out and expended
by the company in the construction of
the canal. The government is then to
own the canal stock of the company,
with the exception of $12,000,000,which
is to be retained by the company, and
the shares to be delivered to the gov
ernments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Mr. Morgan discussed the diplo
matic features of the bill. There
was nothing, he said, in the Clayton
Bulwer treaty to prevent the building
of the canal. lie pleaded with the sen
ate to do its duty to America, to the
present and coining generations and
pass the bill. Without taking action
on the bill the senate adjourned. In
the house the senate bill was passed,
authorizing the Union railway company
of Pennsylvania to construct a bridge
across the Monongehela river in Alle
gheny county, Pennsylvania. The Dis
trict of Columbia committee notwith
standing the protest of the committee
on appropriations, held the floor the
rest of the day. Half a dozen measures
of only local importance were passed
and the house adjourned.
Ttl fVi A SBnatA nn iVio 1 A 4-Vi \Tw lYna i»
offered a resolution, 'which was agreed
to, calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information as to whether any
part of the appropriation for the
World’s fair has been paid, and if so,
under what modification of the rules
as to Sunday closing. He also gave no
tice of an amendment to an appropria
tion bill making appropriations con
nected with the world’s fair conditioned
on Sunday closing. The Nicaragua
bill was then taken up and Mr. Sher
man in charge of it, said that he de
sired to explain matters about which
some senators appeared in doubt. These
points were as to the amount of stock
which the government was not to own,
and also as to outstanding contracts
between the canal company and the
construction company. These con
tracts, he said, were all to be swept
out of existence. They were on
the basis of p cost of $250,000,000 for the
construction of the canal. The govern
ment would start with a “clear table.”
It would own $80,000,000 out of $100,
900,000 of the stock and would have ten
directors—the Maritime company be
coming the mere agent and servant of
the United States. Twelve millions of
the stock was in the hands of private
owners and could only be obtained from
them by some method of condemnation,
rhe bill was not disposed of and the
consideration of the sundry civil appro
priation bill was resumed. All but
twelve pages of the bill were disposed
of. The amendments for the World’s
fair items and river and harbor improve
ments being reserved. The senate ad
journed. In the house the pension bill
was considered. During the discussion
of the bill in the committee of the whole
Mr. Hatch indirectly gave notice of the
course he would pursue in reference to
the anti-option bill. He had, he said,
waited patiently for days in order that
the consideration of the appropriation
bills should be completed. But he now
gave notiee that unless the appropria
tion bills were disposed of in a reason
able time he would ask for the consid
eration of a measure which, being a
revenue bill, had a right of way. The
debate on the pension bill was prolonged
but uninteresting, and without dispos
ing of the measure the committee arose
and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 15th the Nicara
gua bill gave way to the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The amendments
reported by the committee allowing to
the widows of Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller of the supreme court the
balance of their husbands’ salaries for
the years of their death ($8,745 and $7,
418) was agreed to. The reading of the
bill having been finished the reserved
amendments were taken up, the first
being the series in reference to the
World's Columbiah exposition. All the
committee amendments were agreed to.
The next series of reserved amendments
were those for the improvement of riv
ers and Harbors, the first being a re
duction of the amount for Philadelphia
harbor from $550,000 to $400,000. The
diplomatic and consular and the mili
tary academy appropriation bills were
reported and placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the army ap
propriation bill was presented and read,
and after some discussion went over
without action. In the house against
the amendments changing the exist
ing pension laws points of order were
made, the determination of which was
postponed until tomorrow. Mr. Bou
telle spoke vigorously against the
proposed amendments to the pension
law, declaring that the union veterans
were not safe in the hands of the party
about to come into power, with head
quarters south of Mason and Dixon’s
line. The records of congress showed
that fact. Mr. Cummings earnestly op
posed the proposed legislation. After
further debate, general discussion was
closed and the bill was read for amend
ments. The first offered was that re
j commended by the committee on ap
I propria tion,<, transferring the ’pension
! bureau from the interior, to the war de
i Pttftment. Points of. order were raised
agaist this and other amendments of
the committee, and without action on
any of them tha house adjourned.
In the senate on the 16th the sundry
T.Uvbi"Watonsider-1' 1“ the course
of the discern Mr. Vest alluded to
the ^P'etoAcondition of the treasury.
sented to tfrtZw*
biggingeiS,T "iaS £ttnd in Wal1
irohi frorn^h lt,aha? mendicant for
cuder to nukt - °* the country in
ittas o£?,aln the public credlt- And
euIIhed C. y avowed by some distin
: “jStfSmen who were makinf
j • reputation- for the futun
that their object wastottT^
next two weeks so as tol« ***
ent disgraceful condittoJVSN
affairs on the ineomin™ . **811*
of Mr. Clevel.nd ^&t^**^
Mr. Oereland’s faults
tire officer or as a
tm^?ThPl'“ ®* £0#
amount for acanaFt^J? ^**4
the Columbia river OiJl£
430,000 to 31,239,00^** Ci
yeas, 24; nays, 20. in tLT*15
pension bill was strain „
del^ered hi* decision <m JS-Ssj
raised against the varioufZ?* <"3
^mended by the cZt^,?
the pension bureau to the
ment; to the rerating nnonTh*
ability to earn .S'S
tionto persons receiving an bL !*
less than 9000, and to sofdi w ^
were overruled. Mr. Burrn» **
to of«f deCl8i?n re^ardil>?th*P
* P?1181011 Wau. n,
wm of the chair was sustained *!
of 103 to 63. After debate
ment farthe transfer was dfe
by a vote of 53 to 95. tv
amendments relative to requwl
sioners nnder the act of ® .,
^ *b*t they are disabled iT
nal labor and have not an ,,
mwime of 9600, and providing Z
widow shall be granted a pernioa’
was not married within five yea^'
the close of the war in which h£
SdwS£ Wereakodef«‘W’
“ senaie on the 17th inst|
sundry civil appropriatoin bill oc™j
exclusive attention. The amend*
which had been discussed on Wednsd
and the effect of which is to contina
force the law providing for fedciai,
perviaionof elections, was carried bi
P*rty vote. All the committee an^
merits having been disposed of uadi
bill being open to general amend*
the question as to the issue o'; i
cent bonds to maintain the gold a*
was precipitated on the senate. 1
amendment was offered by Mr. St
nian and a point of order was, aj
discussion, overruled by the vice m
dent and an appeal from that .ks
was laid on the table by a vote of
yeas to 18 nays. The merits of I
amendment were discussed for the n
of the day and adjournment came I
faro the debate closed, In the w
the postoffice appropriation bill was a
sidered without final action. The i
coupler bill was postponed until Ti
day. The senate bill was passed i
tending to the North Pacific ocean I
provisions of the statutes for the p
tection of fur seals. The pension 1
was taken np and its consideration ea
pleted. The committee then roses
reported the bill to the house. Affn
scene of confusion, during which I
speaker appealed to the gentlemen
conform to the rules of the house i
not violate them, the bill was pass
The house then in committee of d
whole proceeded to the consideration
the postoffice appropriation bill. 1
amendment was agreed to increasd
the appropriation for payment of d
salaries of postoffice clerks, and with
disposing of the bill the house i
jonrned.
Deadlocks'! Again.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 18.—The dm
lock is again on with full force a
there seems to be no way out of tl
difficulty. There were three ballot' j*
terday, making twenty-seven in al
The first ballot stood: Warren, rtf
13; Brown, ind., 11; Clark, rep., 4:a
ner, dem., 4; Baxter, dem., 5; Riche
rep., 5; Thompson, dem., 5.
The second and third ballots u:d»
differ materially except that Thomp*
on the last ballot fell to one. A swi
effort will be made tomorrow by,hi)
sides as there are but two more daw1
the session. There is little hope w
of an election. The republicanswm
satisfied to have the governor auws
for two years.
Failure of the Co-Operative StorH
Anderson, S. D., Feb. 18.-A i
ceiver has been appointed for ail
the stores of the National Union C«
pany of South Dakota. This is»
company which has been doing >1
operative business for the Fame
Alliance in the West. Col. S. H. •'*
per of this city is named as ausilh
receiver, and will immediately a
charge of the company’s assets in
State. Some of the stores will w
tinue in business for the preitl
though the losses, it is feared. *
foot up $100,000, The headquarter
the National Union are in New 01
ute stock and 'PRODUCE mar
Chic***
Quotations from New York.
Ionia, Omaha and Elscwhew
OMAHA. 4
Wheat—No. 2 spring. m a
Bye—No. .. in a
Oats—No. 2 white. 40 a
Corn—.. « s.
Butter—Choice to fancy roll . • jj, -
Butter—Good packing
Butter—Packing stock.
Eggs—Fresh.
Honey—Per®.
Chickens—Per ».
Turkey a—Dressed......
Ducks—Dressed, per ®.
Lemons.
Oranges—Florida.
B
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18 * :
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11 it
is si
»p^»eri:i.i.:::::::‘S"j
Potatoes—Perbu.. ® ill]
Apples—Per barrel—*
Beans—Navy... qiu ■■ si
Cranberries—Cape Cod.5o» «**!
Hay—Per ton..
8tra*>—Per ton.... ..
Bran—Per ton.. dljj
Hogs—Mixed packing.7 r5 aj!
Hogs—Heavy weights.. . — - ^ »goi]2
In dj]
;»so «*”.!
Hogs—Heavy weights....»qo»]J
Beeves—Stockers and feeders- Jjo
Steers—Prime to good.. i5"
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Sheep—Natives.
NEW YOKE
Wheat-No. 2, red winter.
Corn—No. I.
Oats—Mixed western.. jg
ESSl*:» 4‘
CHICAGO
Wheat—No. 2 spring.
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu.
Pork
Lard
W »
42
*
31 is1
18 S7V?|.
13*
75O
Hogs—Packers and mixed..
Steers—Common to extra- ^
Cattle—Stockers and feeders. . ^
Sheep—Western.
ST. LOUIS. B
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash. e
Corn—Per bu. 33
Oats—Per bu. . *
Hogw-Mlxed packing.. .
Cattle—Native steers.• ■ •; •
KANSAS CIT'- #
Wheat—No. ..
Corn—No. ..
Cattle—Stockers and feeders
Hogs—Mixed.
Sheep—Muttons....
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