Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER.
mLllllD KTIIT nUMDAT BY
Til Fboktibb Piiitim Oo.
O’NEILL, ^ •> NEBRASKA.
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STATE NEWS.
—The new Methodist church at Dll
ler was dedicated last week.
—J. R. Peverett of Rushvllle, will
succeed W. E. Whitcomb aa president of
pj the State Bank of Pender.
—I'he Presbyterian church of Kear
ney will celebrate its twentieth anni
versary the first week in March.
—It Is thought that R. B. Wuhlqulst
of the Adams County Democrat will be
the next postmaster at Hastings.
The Mercer Is Omaha's newest and
best hotel, cor. Twelfth and Hownrd
streets. Rates $3 to S4.50 per day, 150
rooms and 60 connected with bath.
—Senator J. J. Ingalls will lecture in
Beatrice on the evening of March 30,
under the auspices of the Beatrice Lit
erary club. Ills subject has not been an
nounced.
—The newly erected Lutheran church
of Euatia was dedicated last Sunday.
The morning and afternoon service will
be in Herman, and the evening in
"United States.”
—A fellow was arrested at Wallace
for exhibiting a phonograph. The or
dinance ugainst peddlers did not fit his
case and a jury of six good men declared
him free from guilt.
—The fact that a leading Beatrice
fe drug store is Invoicing its stock has
given color to the rumor that a recent
scandal involving one member of the
firm is to result in a dissolution of part
—The new Peebles’ hotel at Pender
is to be opened to the public March 1.
E. U. Chapman, formerly of Dunlap,
la., is the new landlord. The building
is three atoricy high and will accommo
date 120 guests.
—Prairie fires have swept over the
country west of Blue creek in Deuel
county, making a clean sweep from
Blue creek to Oshkosh, twelve miles.
All the hay is burned, and cattle will
have to be moved cut.
—Mabel Wyant, a young girl of 20,
a waitress at a Lincoln restaurant, took
rough on rats at her home, but prompt
medical aid saved her life. The reason
given for her act was that she had been
betrayed and deserted.
The principal of the Atkinson schools
created a commotion in the town by
giving some of his large scholars a slash
ing lesson in the ethics of good be
havior. The public agreed that the
floggings were richly merited.
■—The warehouse of the Crete Furni
ture and Undertaking company caiight
Are in the mattress room. Loss on
stock, about 91,000; insurance, 92,000;
loss on building, about 9500; insurance,
91,500. The origin of the fire is a mys
tery.
—Plans and specifications for the su
perstructure of the new federal post
office and court house in Omaha were
received last week by Architect Bien
dorff, and the bids for the construction
of the building will be received up to
March 10.
—At Beatrice a runaway team dashed
into Evans’ drug store, breaking two
plate glass windows valued at 9300, be
sides doing other damage. One horse
was badly out, but will live. A lady on
tBe sidewalk had a narrow escape from
being crushed.
—The State Banking board celebrated
the country’s father’s birthday by tak
ing another broken bank under its fos
tering care. The bank referred to is the
Farmers and Merchants at Elk Creek.
Major Townley, clerk of the board,
went out to Elk Creek and assumed con
trol. Several of the stockholders main
tain that they will be the only losers.
—Mr. William Stalley, of Grand Is
land, shipped eight fine specimens of
Nebraska timber to E. T. Harley, su
perintendent of the horticulture depart
ment of the Columbian commission,
last week, which will, with others, go
to the World’s fair at Chicago. They
are fine specimens and for their age will
compare with any.
—Hester Watts, a young lady who
suddenly became insane and was pre
vented from jumping from the platform
of a train near Wichita, Kan., by tho
conductor, was on her way to visit rela
tives at Pawnee City. She is related to
Hon. W. B. Kaper of the Santee Indian
agency, and Joe Kaper, a farmer living
west of Pawnee City.
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— mr ^runiHKu i nuioprapners Asso
ciation, in session in Omaha last week,
elected officers for the ensuing' year as
follows: President, Dr. A. II. Corbett,
O'Neill; first vice president, T. W. Toll
man, Nebraska City; second vice presi
dent, William Griffin, Hebron; secreta
ry, P. Fritz, Fremont; assistant secreta
ry, Frank Reynolds, David City;
treasurer, A. Smith, Crete.
—Another bank failure is to be chron
icled. The Farmers’ and Merchants’
bank of Elk Creek is in the hands of the
state banking board, and Cashier
Holmes is virtually a prisoner in his
own house, where a guard is his com
panion. Stockholders called on the
board and expressed their intention of
paying the depositors in full, so they
themselves would be the only losers.
—Nancy Marshall, a veritable virago
and prostitute, was arraigned and sen
tenced to sixty days iu the county jail
at Sidney for vagrancy. She struggled
against going to jail and drew a re
volver, saying to the sheriff, ‘T will kill
you,” fired, the bullet grazing the offi
cer’s neck. The revolver was taken
from her and she rests in a cell await
ing an examination under the charge of
attempt to commit murder.
—The thirteen-year-old son of D. II.
Erb of Plattsmouth was found in an
unconscious condition last week under
cover of shrubbery, froth issuing from
his mouth. It was soon ascertained
that the boy had taken an overdose of
laudanum with suicidal intent. Re
storatives were promptly administered
and he will recover, ft seems his father
had threatened him with the reform
school if he did not mend his ways, con
sequently the attempt.
—This afternoon, says a Talmage dis
patch, Antone Johnson, a young man
about twenty-three years of age, while
feeding a corn-sheller on the farm of
Fred Schrimscher, had his right hand
caught in the machine and almost com
pletely torn from his armj The bones
of the forearm are also badly crushed
and it is possible the entire arm must
be amputated. Dr. Ewh was called and
gave the injured man all the relief pos
sible.
—George P. Marvin, editor of th*
Gaga County Democrat, halt gone
to Washington to brace up Con
gressman liryan to secure the pass
age of the Otoe reservation bill, which
has been passed by the senate. Hal
lows settlers to settle with the Indians
on the basis of the appraised value of
the lands instead of the bids made.
—There are two candidates in Knox
county for judge of the Ninth district,
for Judge Allen's shoes—,1. H. Herry
man of Creighton anil Solomon Draper
of Niobrara. The friends of Mr. Iter
ryman are very anxious in his behalf on
the ground that he is a well read law
yer, a student, and free from all corpo
ration antagonism. He has had twelve
years experience, five of which have
been in Knox county.
—The stock yards company enter
tained a party of members of the lower
er house of the legislature on the
22d, The party was headed by a
committee of eight, appointed by the
speaker of the house to visit the
packing houses and report back the
situation, with a view to enlightening
members before a vote is taken on the
stock yards bill. The committee proper
was composed of Reprcsenuttves Klder,
Dobson, Olson, Kessler, Van Duyn,
Coolley, Schlotfeldt and Gerdcs.
—A disastrous fire broke out in Lam
beth Bros* dry goods store at Nebraska
city. A strong wind was prevalent at
the time, and despite the efforts of the
fire department the stock and building
were rendered a total loss, estimated at
$35,000. The fire broke into the adja
cent building of F. W. Petring, which,
together with the water, left his stock
of dry goods worse, if possible, than a
total loss. It also broke its way into
the Daily News building, doing consid
erable damage.
—it lias been announced in an au
thoritative manner that the Burlington
road will expend a considerable amount
of money this Reason on the enlarge
ment of the shops at Havelock. The
Lincoln Journal says that the gentle
men owning land out there are making
no noise about it, but their confident
movements show that they know that
no booming is needed to keep the price
of real estate moving. Among build
ings to be erected immediately will be
a boiler shop, 00x300 feet in size and a
five stall round house. These two will
cost in the neighborhood of $100,000.
—Mrs. Alva Kendall, living two miles
northeast of Roseland in Adams county,
was mysteriously shot and seriously in
jured about 8 o’clock the other night.
Mrs. Kendall was alone in the house
with her baby, her husband being at
Kenesaw about twelve miles away and
her son in the field three-quarters of a
mile distant, driving home some cattle.
She was sitting in the kitchen in front
of a window. Some one from the out
side fired a revolver and a 38-calibre bul
let entered her neck on the left side and
narrowly missed the jugular vein. Her
condition is serious. No arrests have
yet been made.
—The new civil rights bill has passed
the state senate. The bill was intro
duced in the house by Dr. Bicketts, the
well known colored member from Doug
las county and in the senate by Sena
tor Moore, at the former’s request. The
bill includes restaurants in the list of
public places at which no distinction
can be made in regard to color. The
main feature of the bill, however, lies
in the fact that any violation of the law
may be brought to the attention of the
police court instead of the justices court
under the old law, and that the penalty
prescribed is a 'fine not to exceed $100
instead of fine and imprisonment.
—A meeting of citizens at Crete re
solved to take steps to discover, if pos
sible, the fate of George D. Stevens,Tate
cashier of the State bank of that place,
which was closed in September last.
He left home on August 19 and was last
seen in Chicago the following week,
since when nothing has been heard of
him or his whereabouts. At the meet
ing a committee of eight was chosen to
work in conjunction with the Modern
Woodmen and the Knights of Pythias
to raise funds and institute a search for
him. A very general sympathy is felt
for his wife and two small children,
one of whom has been dangerously sick.
Mr. Stevens carried quito a large insur
ance on his life, which will benefit his
wife and children in case he is dead and
his death can be proven.
f or tne state Fair Race*.
The committee of the board of man
agers of the state fair, announce the
following speed program for the coming
fair:
FIBST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 11.
1. Pacing stake for foals 1892, halt
mile heats, best two in three, added
5200. Entrance fee 85 May 1, 55 Ausrust
1, 1893.
2. Trotting purse 2:50 class, 5500.
3. Pacing stake for foals 1890, eligi
ble to 2:40 class, mile heats, best two in
three added 5200. Entrance fee 55 May
1, 55 August 1.
4. Running, three-quarters mile dash.
8100.
SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 13.
5. Trotting stakes for foals of 1892,
half mile heats best two in three, added
5300. Entrance fee 55 May 1, 55 August
1, 1893.
6. Trotting stakes for foals of 1891,
eligible to 3:00 class, mile heats best
two in three, added 5250. Entrance fee
50 May 1, 81.50 August 1. 1893.
7. Trotting pnrse, 2:30 class, 5600.
8. Pacing purse, 2:35 class, 5600.
9. Running, one mile dash, 8150.
THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13.
10. Trotting stakes for foals of 1890
eligible to 3:40 class, added 5300. En
trance fee 87.50 May 1, 57.50 August 1,
1893.
11. Pacing stakes for foals of 1891
eligible to 3.00 class, added 52.00. En
trance fee 55 May 1, 55 August 1, 1893.
13. Trotting purse, 2:25 class, 5600.
13. Pacing purse, 2:20 class, 8500.
14. Running, half mile and repeat,
8200.
FOURTH DAT, THURSDAY, SEPT. 14.
I 15. Trotting stakes for foals 1889
eligible to 2:30 class, added 5300. En
trance fee 57.50 May 1, 87.50 August 1,
1893.
16. Pacing purse, 3:27 class, 5500.
17. Trotting purse, 2:40 class, 8600.
18. Free-for-all trotting, 8600.
19. Ruuning, one and one-half mile
dash, 8200.
FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 15.
20. Trotting—Free-for-all stake for
foals of 1890. Added, 5300. Entrance
fee 87.50, May 1, 87.50 August 1.
21. Trotting purse, 2:35 class, 8600.
33. Pacing—Free-for-all, $500.
23. Trotting purse, 2:20 class, 8600.
24. Running, one mile and repeat,
5300.
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I Closing Wrak of OlB|rc».
Washington, Feb. 27.—The closing
week of the Fifty-second congress will
be characterized by a rush of legisla
tion that has seldom been equaled. As
there is not time enough for all the
many private measures near comple
tion to pass, they must antagonize each
other, and opposed to them in both
houses will stand the appropriation
committees urging immediate action
upon the great measures in their charge.
The present condition of these bills
is as follows: The fortification bill is a
law, the army bill is before the presi
dent for signature, the military acad
emy and the District of Columbia bills
are in conference, the sundry civil, the
diplomatic and consular and the legis
lative bills have passed both houses,but
have not reached the conference stage.
The pension bill has passed the house
and been reported to the senate and the
naval, agricultural, postoffice and de
ficiency bills arc waiting confirmation
at the hands of the senate.
In the senate the naval bill will prob
ably come up Monday. The agricul
tural and postoffice bills are expected
to be reported by Tuesday and the de
ficiency bill about the middle of the
week. They will be taken up for ac
tion as fast as reported. Meantime
consideration of these bills and of other
pending measures will be suspended
from time to time to allow the dispo
sition of conference reports. In this con
dition of affairs matters of general leg
islation can hardly receive much atten
tion, but if opportunity offers Senator
Teller will endeavor to call up his re
vised McCarrahan bill. Mr. Carey may
make another effort to secure consider
ation for his omnibus sta tehood bill and
Senator Blackburn will probably strive
to secure the passage of the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill as it came
from the house.
i nere seems to dc some purpose 10
prevent any further executive session
of the senate if possible. This will
serve a three fold purpose defeat action
on the nomination of Judge Hanchett,
prevent reconsideration of the vote by
which the nomination of Congressman
Finley of Maryland as Chillian arbitra
tor was rejected and shelve the Ha
waiian treaty of annexation for this
session.
In the house, advantage will be taken
of the rule permitting action during the
last six days of a session, under suspen
sion of the rules, to push forward busi
ness of an urgent nature. A number of
measures of comparatively little inter
est may thus be passed, but the indica
tions are that it will be necessary to
(five most of the time to the appropria
tion bills. Unless an amicable under
standing can be privately reached with
reference to the course to be taken
with the Sherman bond amendment to
the sundry civil bill, it is probable that
it will be moved under suspension of
the rules to send all the amendments to
conference with formal nonconcurrence
recommended.
It is believed that a two-thirds vote
can be secured for this motion. By the
adoption of this measure the long delay
freer the numerous amendments of no
special interest in themselves would be
avoided, leaving only the bond amend
ment to be fought out in the house.
It is expected by the leaders of the
liouse that the French spoliation claims
will again be put on the deficiency ap
propriation bill by the senate and per
haps the Cherokee strip on the Indian
bill, but with these exceptions it is not
anticipated that any serious trouble
will occur in conference sufficient to
endanger the passage of the appropria
tion bills and compel an extra session
>f congress.
Furnishing; Germany’s Food.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 27—The
United States is the chief source of sup
ply from which Germany draws the de
ficit in her domestic breadstuff. Such
ts the information continued in a re
port to the state department by Frank
il. Mason, consul at Frankfort, of the
statistics of grain importation into Ger
many for the year 181)2. They show an
enormously increased volume of both
wheat and rye imported from the
United States.
From fourth place in 1890, the United |
States rose to first place in 1892. The
amount of wheat purchased from the I
United States rose from 1,903,773 bush
els in 1890 to 23,083.795 bushels last
year. The importations from the
United States in 1892 were nearly half
of the whole amount imported—46,509,
719 bushels. The importations of rye
from the United States increased from
565,833 bushels in 1890 to 4,983,335 bush
els in 1893. Russia's contribution of
that cereal into Germany owing to the
failure of crops decreased from 27,000,
000 bushels in 1890 to 4,500,000 in 1893.
Tin Plate Industry.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Special Agent
Ayer has submitted another report to
the treasury department' ou the devel
opment of the tin plate industry. The
period that is covered by this report is
the quarter ending December 1. 1892.
The report shows that during that
period thirty-two firms produced 19,
750,491 pounds of tin plate proper. The
same number of firms pvodueed during
the previous quarters 10,952.725 pounds.
Will Discount Silver SO Per Cent.
Vancouvkh, B. C„ Feb. 25.—On and
after March 1 chartered banks here
will .only accept American silver at 20
per cent discount. The former dis
count was 5 per cent. The reason is a
desire to get rid of American silver, as
there is too much in the country at
present. Merchants intend to take sil
ver at par and ship it to the States.
A story is current to the effect that
Gresham was offered the republican
nomination at Minneapolis, as a com
promise between the factions.
Talton, the murderer awaiting execu
tion at Tahlequah, may escape through
a legal technicality.
Near Cstlettsburg, Ky.. Shirley Quil
ling and James Wing fought a duel with
pistols, and both were killed.
Twenty anarchists have been arrested
at Rome on suspicion of being connected
wite recent dynamite explosion.
Rhode Island prohibitionists have
nominated Robert B. Metcalf for gov
ernor.
Contrary to strict orders many tick
ets of admission to the pope's jubilee
were sold.
The pope eulogizes Gladstone and ap
proves nis home rule bill.
NEWS NOTES.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE NEBRASKA
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The South Omaha Stock Varda Bill After
Lodi Dlsrnailnn Recommended for
Passage—Meaauree that Hare Panned
In the Too llouaea—The Report on the
1,'nlvernal Suffrage Bill—An Earnest,
Working Legislature—Introduction of
New Bill* from Dap to Dap.
Nebraska Legislature.
Senate.—In the senate on the . 20th.
Senate file No. 35, was read the third
time and passed. It provides that but
one-fifth of the road tax collected in
' counties under the township organiza
> tion law shall remain in the hands of
| road overseers, the other four-fifths to
go into the township treasury for the
benefit of all the roads in the township.
Senate file No. 14 was also read the
third time ahd passed. It provides that
if any person shall purposely, or in the
perpetration or attempt to perpetrate
any rape, arson, robbery or burglary,
or by administering poison, kill anoth
er, or if any person by willful and cor
rupt perjury shall purposely procure
the conviction and execution of any in
nocent person, every person so offend
ing shall be deemed guilty of murder in
the first degree and upon conviction
shall suffer death of imprisonment
for life in the discretion of the jury.
Darner's bill No. 18, requiring all banks
of deposit to give bonds to the county
boards for the benefit of the depositors,
came up for a lively discussion, in which
considerable feeling was engendered.,
The bill was indefinetely prostponed.
Bills introduced for the first time were:
To amend the state depository act. To
tax sleeping and dining cars. To pro
vide for levying and collecting taxes in
cases where an injuction has been de
creed against the levy. To provide for
the free passage of fish in Nebraska
streams. To fix reasonable maximum
rates upon the transportation of live
stock, grain, lumber, lime and salt,
making an average reduction of 20 per
cent in present rates. Relating to the
manner in which count}7, treasurers
shall make settlements with the state
with the state treasurer.
House.—Iu the house on the 20th the
hills reported for passage were No. 249,
Oakley’s hill, regulating registration in
metropolitan cities and cities of the first
and second class; No. 206, Jensen’s bill,
regulating school levies; No. 283, Dob
son's 2 cent passenger mileage bill; No.
281, Lockner's bill, providing for the
registration of marriages, birthB and
deaths; No. 295, Fulton’B bill, creating
county loan and abstract offices; No.'
278, Lingenfeldter’s bill, appropriating
97,495.73 for the relief of Scotts Bluff
county; No. 218, Brown’s bill, prohibit
ing the pointing of firearms, was re
committed. The following bills were
indefinitely postponed: No. 300, Kyner’s
bill to -promote the supply of gas in
cities; No. 171, Porter’s land and real
property definition bill; No. 269, Smith's
tax sale bill; No. 253,, Schlotfeldt's bill,
offsetting delinqnent personal , taxes
against any claim held by the delin
quent against the county; No. 270, Mer
rick's bill, regulating admission to the
Home for the Feeble Minded; No. 21,
Cooley's bill, regulating telephone
charges; No. 9, Newberry’s bill, regu
lating telephone charges; No. 274, Van
Duyn’s bill for the relief of B. F. Baughn.
Sheridan’s bill providing for the repeal
of the act creating the state board of
transportation, brought on a lively dis
cussion, notwithstanding that it was
recommended for passage in committee
of the whole. On roll call it failed to
secure the necessary sixty-six votes to
carry with the emergency clause, the
vote standing 52 to 29. Another vote
was taken without the emergency
clause, resulting yeas 50, nays 27. So
the bill was declared carried without
the emergency clause. Oakley's bill.
No. 268, appropriating another 950,000
for the world’s fair commission was
next taken up. After a long discussion
the bill was recommitted to the com
mittee to see if something could not be
done.
Senate.—In the senate on the 21st
the resolution congratulating Grover
Cleveland upon his appointment of J.
Sterling Morton to a place in the cab
inet was adopted, notwithstanding vig
orous opposition. Senator Mattes, from
the committee on miscellaneous corpo
rations, reported a number of bills to be
placed on the general file. One bill,
senate file No. 54, was reported with the
recommendation that-it be indefinitely
postponed. The bill was introduced by
Dale and provides for the regulation of
stock yards and fixing maximum
charges. The bill was ordered to the
general file. Senate file No. 6, Pack
wood's bill, requiring all railroads
touching the same point in Nebraska
shall build and maintain transfer
switches for common use in transfer
ring freight from one railroad to anoth
er, was stubbornly contested from the
beginning. It was finally recommended
for passage. A message was received
from the governor announcing that
"®T- P; W. Howe had been appointed
chaplain of the penitentiary and Dr. W.
G. Houtz physician for the same institu
tion. Several reports from standing
committees were received and Senator
Lowley offered three bills, which were
read for the first time. Scott's bill,sen
ate file No. 40, providing that the state
board of health may revoke the certlfl
! cate of a practicing physician in this
i ®tate who is proven to be a chronic
! drunkard, was recommended for pas
; sage. Among bills introdued were: To
regulate aud establish reasonable max
, imum charges for tbe transportation of
freight on railroads within the state of
Nebraska.
House.—In the house on the 21st the
committee report recommending the in
definite postponement of No. 198,•John
son s bill increasing revenues for road
purposes, and No. 319, Jensen's bUl pro
viding for a state laboratory at the ex
perimental farm, was adopted. The
following were recommended for pas
sage: Requiring the placing of safety
valves on all vessels containing carbonic
acid gass or other gasses under pres
sure; imposing a fine of »15 for selling
liquor to any Indian, idiot, insane per
son, woman, or habitual drunkard; pro
hibiting the pointing of fire arms wsb
returned without recommendation, and
was placed in the general file; amend
ing the statutes regulating the election
of state and county officers and fixing a
penalty for the violation of this act; to
provide additional land and construct
and furnish additional buildings at the
Nebraska Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth and making' appropriation there
for; to establish a state banking board
to define and designate state banks and
to regulate said state banks, whether
commercial or savings; to provide for a
secretary of the state banking board
and state bank examiners and define
their duties and provide for their com
pensation; to provide for the levy, as
sessment and collection of taxes in eases
where injunctions have been decreed
against the levy or assessment and col
lection of taxes heretofore levied and
assessed, and to declare and enforce the
liability of railroad corporations under
the la'ws of this state in respect to such
taxes as shall hereafter be levied or as
sessed under the authority of this act;
to regulate and protect primary Elec
tions of political parties and to punish
offenders thereat; to punish persons en
tering, starting, driving or owning
horses, in races for which entrance
money is charged at the gate of' any
race track or in contests of speed for
which purse prizes or stakes are con
tended for and to provide fines and pen
alties for the same.
—in uic at'utut* on tue «ou me
following' bills were passed: Providing
for the augmentation of the senate li
braries and the library of the State His
torical society. Senate file No. 40, by
Scott, providing that the state board of
health may revoke the certificate of any
practicing physician who is addicted to
the use of intoxicating drinks to excess.
Providing that registration of voters
shall only be made in cities having a
population of 10,000 and over. The bill
relieves a number of smaller cities of
the expense of registration. Senator
Moore offereda. motion directing JM-.
rector General Uarneau of the jiebruk
ka Columbian commission to forward to
the senate within five days the .specifi
cations under which the Nebraska state
building at Chicago was built. Carried.
Senate file No. 59, by Dysart, providing
that all cities and towns in the state
reached by four or more systems of rail
road such railroads shall build and
maintain union depots, was indefinitely
postponed. Senate file No. 112, by
Moore, providing for the incorporation
of universities was amended and recom
mended for passage. The following
were passed: Amending section 5025 of
chapter I of the consolidated statutes.
The section as amended provides that
it shall be the duty of the county clerk,
clerk of the district court and county
treasurer and the treasurer of the vil
lage, town or city where a levy is con
templated, to certify to the sheriff when
requested the amount and character of
all leins existing against the lands and
tenements levied upon. Senate file No.
48, by Gray, providing that registers of
deeds verify by proof reading all copies,
the expense of any corrections to be
paid out of the county general fund;
requiring notaries public to write after
their signatures in all papers signed of
ficially, the date of the expiration of
their commissions.
House.—In the house on the 23d
forty-four new bills were introduced
in the morning. Am6ng them was one
authorizing the governor to employ
counsel to assist in recovering the
money due the state from the defunct
Capital National bank and appropri
ating 23,000 to defray all necessary ex
penses. House roll No. 212, Lingen
felter’s bill, conferring full suffrage
upon women, was considered. It
brought on a spirited debate that was
listened to with a keen relish and en
joyment by the crowded lobby and gal
leries. The motion to recommend the
bill for passage was carried. The house
then took up No. 100, Kessler’s bill,
conferring municipal suffrage on
women, and it was recommended for
Indefinite postponement by a vote of 37
to 36. No. ‘56, Berry's bill, amending
the questions to be asked by assessors,
was recomended for passage. No. 166,
Stevens’ bill, designating taxable prop
erty, was next taken up. The bill ■ was
discussed for an hour and a half, and
was then recommended for indefinite
postponement by a vote of 36 to 35.
Higgins’ bill, providing for an addi
tional judge in the Twelfth district,
was recommended for passage after
being so amended as to call upon the
governor to fill the place immediately,
pending the next general election. The
report on the universal suffrage bill
brought on a skirmish, and the motion
to adopt the Veport resulted in the tie
vote of 40 to 40, but it was announced
that it had carried by a vote of 45 to 38.
The members have no hopes of carrying
it when it is put upon its passage, but
they are hustling for votes, and offer
ing trades where they cannot get them
otherwise. There is little probability
that it will pass' the house, and none
whatever that it will get through the
senate. The report on the municipal
suffrage bill was rejected and the bill
ordered engrossed for passage. After
the introduction of a large number of
new bills the house adjourned.
bexatk.—in me senate on the 24tn
Senator Mattes reported senate file No.
210, providing for the incorporation of
street railways, with the recommenda
.tion that it be placed on general file. •
The same committee reported house roll
No. .76. providing for the incorporation
of villages situated in two counties,
with recommendation that it do pass.
The judiciary committee reported fa
vorably upon Johnson's bill providing
for a supreme court commission; Mul
ler's bill, to require county treasurers
to publish semi-annual statements;
Moore's bill, relating to procedure in
rontested elections; North's bill, amend
ing the general election law; Moore's
I bill, to promote the independence of
t voters and enforce the secrecy of the
ballot; Moore's bill, relating to the au
thentication of the acts of commis
sioners of deeds for this state residing
in other states; Lowley's bill, repealing
sections 5.393 inclusive, of the consoli
dated statutes; McCarty's bill, to facili
tate the giving of bonds required by
law; Pope's bill to prevent deception in
the manufacture and sale of oleomar
garine; Pope's bill, providing for a pure
food commission; Pope's bill, to amend
the laws relating to the descent of real
and personal property.. The committee
on privileges and elections reported fa
vorably on senate file No. 47, by Bab
cock, making d°fCs personal propertv
The committee on counties and county
boundaries reported favorably on sen
ate file No. 177. authorizing county
boards to employ assistance for county
attorneys in eertam civil cases.
IIOI’SE.—In the house on the 24th ut
the afternoon session the report of the
special committee appointed to visit the
stock yards was called for, cud was
read
prepared. It wasawlmi***
“‘-red into by the^SS*"''
picjmrea. it Was a wtr^JL
entered into by the^SS’*1*
anti-atock yards memb^?J^
mitteein^derto
jority and minority *Hk
any recommendation ll«
statements made
rhere was .considerable diV?
the various sections, and
ton ’amended with a »
and ask leave to sit agaS?^1
mentwas defeated WaT,.1?**
and the question
inai motion, which
58. The committee
rim‘rtiont<> 3jt«*
hy a motion not to c«Z
mendment was defeated iT
inal motion prevail*^ ro«U
vote of 04 to 29. U*
introduced were
To provide for the unM*
wnTancetobe i88«*d h
DV all lRRnranoA _. 111
by aU insurance comS^I
pSsfasfsjS
lftorv nn^AB Vii UU*
protect the makers ofneS
isory notes, bonds, bills ~
dence of indebtedness where
circumvention is used in nut
cation of the same. Torn
porations engaged in the h
guaronteetng, or acting as"
the fidelity of persons in pub
employments o,
and the agents of such m
and prescribing penalties. 1
? 6811 Pr°tector, d
jurisdiction and tern of offit
ties and compensation, and
for the expenses thereof. 1
lor the revision of the stati
braska. To regulate and «,
price of gas per 1,000 cubic ft
metropolitan cities and cities
class.
McKinley Bankm*
ClftCAeo, 111., Feb. 22.—The f*
jflst developed that N. N. Kohl*
ot the proprietors of the Inter-Os
this city m a result of a «*(,
with Gov McKinley, of Ohio, ha
seated to act as trasteeinthesetti
of his financial difficulties, ft
says McKinley’s estate amountm
920,000, which he will turn overt
creditors; that his wife has m
valued at $75,000, inherited ft
father, which, though invalid, ih
sists shall be used for the same pi
contrary to the earnest advice oils
So far the governor's liabilitb
tracted for friends amounts to $
The governor insists on paying <
dollar, and as he will be left pa
and still in debt even after givu
his home in Canton, Kohlsattssyi
is nothing left for him but to i
from politics, resign the gorm
and take up again his law piact
earn money to pay his debts aai
a living. Kohlsaat declares the |
uor is the victim of most agga
treachery. He had no ides i
amount for which he became surd
lying on his friend and signip
notes, supposing they were rent*
former ones.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 22.—Our
McKinley is still here arrant
business complications. He ft
cally denies the report that he id
to resign the governorship.
Opposition to the Sundry Civil ■
Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.—Hi
are getting into a pretty bad ehip
tile closing days of the session. Ii
dition to the fight that is to he ■
defeat the sundry civil bill, therei
ing to be a hard fight made again
Indian appropriation bill. Rock*
New York voted against this b
committee and will be recognis
oppose it on the floor. The oppa
will have strength enough to M
the passage of the sundry civil b»
der any parliamentary tactics tU
be adopted to get it through. It*
bers say that they have no hoped
ting the Sherman amendment a
the bill and that they do rot prop
take any chances, but will dcfft
whole bill. They say that their
are all laid and that R'i'8"
against the bill will he almost ml
as against silver in the hor.sc
will fight it by every means to*
parliamentary procedure anti then
it will be impossible to pass it an*
rules. In fact they are certoa
will defeat the bill. This, of*
would make an extra session ant*
necessary._
Dakota Divorce Law €<“■*'*
PlEBBE, 8. D., Feb. 25,-Thc to
ance report favorable to resnto
was adopted in the House to-dsy
bill bas been placed on the»
for third reading and will undo®
pass. The divorce bill,
month’s residence in all cases to
year where personal service <***
had. is a law.____
T.TTB stock and prouijh- .
. ( W*
Quotation. from New T«*
Laois, Omsk! and Els«*>»"'
OMAHA.
Wheat—No. 2 spring.
Rye-No. ..
Oate—No. 2 white.
Corn—No. 2.■■■■■
Butter—Choice to fancy roil
Butter—Good packing.
Butter—Packing stock.
Eggs—Fresh.
Honey—Per ..
Chickens—Per ..
Turkey s—Dressed..
Ducks—Dressed, per ..
Lemons..
Oranges—Florida.. • ■ •• • ..
Sweet Potatoes—Per bbl.
Potatoes—Per bu... hi
Apples—Per barrel—..
Beans—Navy.... 9#
Cranberries—Cape Cod....*•■■ 5#
Hay—Per ton. *S>
Straw—Per ton. it
Bran—Per ton. 5*
Chop—Per ton. 1#
Onions—Per bu. 7 66
Hogs—Mixed packing. 7 a
Hogs—Heavy weights..*)
Beeves—Stockers and feeders ^ „
Steers—Prime to good. 8
Sheep—N ati ves.■
NEW YORE- „
Wheat—No. 2, red winter. $
Corn—No. 2. #
Oats—Mixed western.is#
Pork..
Lard.
CHICAGO. .
Wheat—No. 2 spring. t
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu.. St
Hogs—Packers and mixed.3 5
Steers—<Common to extra. • •• $
Cattle—Stockers and feeders
Sheep—Western.• * * * *
ST. LOU lb- 9
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.. ‘ I
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu.
Hogs—Mixed packing.
battle—Native steers.•••;'
" KANSAS ClTt
Wheat—No. ..
Corn—No. 2...
No. 2...*..
.Cattle—Stockeraand feeders
Hogs—Mixed.
cheep-Muttons...