Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER.
PURMSIIKP KVKIIY TIIt'ltfUtAY By
Tim KmiNTmn 1'hihtino Co.
O'NKILTi, NKHHASK A.
OVER THE STATE.
Ci.ay county's Jail contains but on»
prisoner.
A t.oixiK of (liiii I'clhms has been or
ganized at l>odgo.
Volts is again in possession of two
daily newspapers.
Vai.i.ky county has organized a coun
ty relief association.
Ci.ay Ckntkk has but two families
that hare ashed for aid.
Fiikmostriim now get their mail
through the new postofllcc.
Pai.myiia proposes to send out a min
strel troup in tlio near future.
Frank IIhown was found frozen to
death near Wost I.incoln lust woeh.
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A CRMKTKHY ussoclution bus been
formed at Tryou, Mcl’herson county.
Tuk Wosau Creamery company will
opvna plant there for business about
March 1.
Ahiianokmknts are being perfected
in Clay county for a grand circular
wolf hunt
Jacob Hoi./.wktii of Sutton wan be
fore the comminnionorn of insanity and
adjudged insane.
Tiik creamery at Dixon has paid out
over St.ooo to itn farmer patrons in the
course of the past tlva months.
Volt trying to prevent the arrest of n
tctigli at Wakefield, Kay Cook received
a broken arm and bruised head.
Tiik Madison county teacher’s insti
tute will be held at Norfolk, beginning
June 10, and continuing two weeks.
Roiuiins of l.aneaster has introduced
a bill which will remove the illegality
Of marriugo of a white person with u
negro.
Bloomfield citizens are talking su
gar beet culture and will shortly decide
Whether or not to try a crop the com
ing season.
Sunday schools and other schools in
Bastings have been suspended tempor
arily on account of the prevulance of
acarlet fever.
John Mockkniiaiit, a bell boy at the
Lincoln hotel in Lincoln, was caught in
the elevator, receiving injuries that
Bay prove fatal.
Citixkns of Verdon gave a bean soup
and corn bread dinner. The afTuir was
largely attended by tho pioneers of
Richardson county.
Miss Ukhtiia Davis of Hebron has
accepted the position of instructor on
the violin at the Nebraska institute for
the blind at Nebraska City.
Mns. II. Thompson of McCook, by
nlstake, swallowed some carbolic acid
on Tuesday of last week, but the prompt
attention of a physician relieved her
from her suffering.
liuy home-made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy: Far
rell’ Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell A Co., Omaha; Morse-Coe boots and
ahocs for men, women and children.
An overdose of nltrato of potash
Caused Mra W. J. Unangst of lllue
Springs a serious hour's conflict with
cramps, cold extremities and other
symptoms of approaching dissolution.
Tux county board of Knox county
has ordered a poll tax assessed against
all Indians who vote. This action was
taken in order that the Indians should
he compelled to aid in keeping up the
high ways
The February term of the district
court of Lincoln county convened last
week. The docket contains about 330
Cases. Hard times is the cause of many
of the, they being foreclosures of real
estate mortgages
A subscription paper is now going
the rouuds iu Ueliwood for tho pur
pose of raising enough money to see if
a flowing well can be found in the
Sublto square. The subscription list
I being liberally signed.
’ Th* 13-months-old son of Mr. and
Mra A. O. Marr of Tecumseh was bad
ly scalded about the head, breast and
arms by pulling a teakettle of boiling
water off the stove onto Itself. It will
probably recover but will be badly dis
figured.
Mrs. Alice Minnick was last week
admitted to practice at the bar of Gage
county aa attorney ou motion of Judge
A. Hardy. Mrs. Minnick was formerly
a practicing attorney at Lincoln, but
haa not yet hitherto been admitted to
the Gage county bar.
Attorney General Churchill has
been requested by the people of llolt
county to have either General John C.
Cowin jr T. J. Mahoney of Omaha
Artist him in the prosecution of the
cases ct the men charged with the
Burdw of liarrett Scott.
Bosmnbaum Bros., tho well known
grain commission merchants of Chicago,
sent a $S0 contribution to Oberfelder &
Co., of Sidney to the free seed fund of
Cheyenne county. In this manner it
la expected that many of the destitute
termers will be relieved.
lulu Stafford Is in the city jail at
Lincoln waiting an opportunity to go
to the Milford home. She is a 21-ycar
old grass widow and is in a delicate
condition, said to be the result of undue
■ intimacy with a street car conductor
; named William Murtindale.
Tub authorities of lieatrico will make
|i. Ml effort to clear the city of disreputa
ble houses, and lively times may result,
i ' It is said that tho names of all the male
visitors to the houses for the past three
months have been secured, and they
Will be called as witnesses.
Department Commander Church
Bowk of the Grand Army of the Re
|| public, has sent a letter to Louis
Klop6ch, proprietor of the Christian
Herald of New York, acknowledging
his munificent gift of (1,000, to be used
for relief purposes among the Grand
Army of the Republic destitute.
£■ ‘ Charles Kiim’linger of Hay Springs
was brought in to South Omaha to
answer in Judge Levy's court to a
charge preferred by Miss Susie Moran
of Douglas county in which she alleges
that Jvipplinger is the father of her
illegitimate child, which was born on
, January 19.
ii|s, William Homershaum, an old resi
dent near Odell, called at the bank of
Odell and' while there asked to see a
Bote held against him for collection.
While it was on the counter before him
he seized it and tore it in pieces, saying
that it was now settled. He will be ar
rested if the amount is not made good
at once.
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Tiikhk is a conflict at liny Spring*
among county ofllcera and banker* an
to the deposit of tho county funds. The
bank* have turned over to the county
comrnlsssloner* S1*,<MK) in silver dollar*
and tlio heap i* no large that Donate
can be had to hold it, nud an armed
forco is guarding it in one of tho court
room*.
T. II. lioKi.i.wAimi and wife of (Iree
Icy Center were found in their room in
an unconscious condition, caused by
gu* from a stove. The little child, 1
year old. wa* dead by their side. Their
little niece mado tho discovery and
gave thu alarm. At this writing the
result on the part of the pnrents is in
doubt.
At O'Neill tho defendant* in tlie
Scott case were admitted to ball by
County .Iutlgo McCutchcon. Mullihan,
Klliottand Harris were placed under
a bond ami Mert Way 91,out) to
appear to stand trial for the murder of
liarrott Scott. Several friend* of the
prisoners were present and the required
bond was furnished and the prisoners
released.
An Otoe county man wants the legis
lature to compel all owners of wagous
and buggies to lengthen the double
trees of their vehicles so that the horses
will have to travel Immediately in front
of tho wheels and not between, as un
der the present arrangement liy this
means, he claims, the feet of the horses
would prevent the cutting of ruts in
tho roads by the vehiclca
Jiiiciunir uepuuiIran says: me ex
periment of sheep feeding in this coun
ty seems to be growing in public favor.
Mr. Halt, one of the successful stock
men of the Missouri bottom, lias 1,(101)
in his yards, and we hear that the Her
man ranch, nfter shipping their cattle,
will feed >’,000 head on wheat, which ia
cheaper than ,'i0 cent corn, which
Is the usual price at the ranch.
A i.ahok do# appeared on the street
in Ashlund showing signs of being mad.
Jim Jardinc got a gun and took after
him, following him over a largo por
tion of the town. As the animal trav
eled he snapped at every dog and per
son that came any way near him. Ha
was followed to the slaughter house of
lou Middleton, where he bit four hogs,
at which place he wus dispatched.
A Lincoln dispatch says: There will
bo a report from the house committee
appointed to investigate the manage
ment of the roliuf commission. This
report will probably show that the
blame for piling up trainloads of sup
plies at Lincoln while people were
furnishing in tho western counties
should bo divided between Secretary
Luddcn and the railroad companies.
Thk mortgage record for January
shows: Farm mortgages filed, 58, $40,
095.53; released, 58, $40,780.20; city, 10,
$9,430.39; released, 12, $9,085.50. In
January, 1994, the number filed was
one less than 1895, and released the
same, on farm property. The amount
in 1894 fo; the samo month was $9,000
greater and the amount rclcused $5,000.
In tho month of January, 1894, there
were were 188 chattel mortgages filed
and this year only eighty-nine.
Tiik eleventh annual encampment of
the Nebraska division. Sons of Vet
erans, will convene in Fremont Tues
days, February 19. The program for
the occasion is as follows: Tuesday—
lleception with program. Open to the
patriotic societies, Grand Army of the
llcpublic, Women’s Uelief corps, Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Kepublic,
and Daughters of Veterans. Wednes
day—Exemplification of new ritual and
camp fire. To members only. Thurs
day—Installation of new officers, ban
quet.
John Bui.okb, a single man of per
haps thirty-five, was found dead from
suicide on his farm ten miles south of
Irenton. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that he came to his death by
his own hand. Evidence disclosed that
he placed the rifle on the floor by the
bed and leading over it with the muz
zle over his heart he pulled the trigger.
The ball entered the heart and passed
through the body and up through the
root. Ho had money in the bank and
no particular reason can be given for
his action.
Olney Stephens of Stanton county
was found frozen to death. He was
aged about 21 years, a son of II. 11.
Stephens, residing one and half miles
northwest of Stanton, llis brother,
while on his way to Sunday school,
found the body about half way’ between
home and Stanton. Olney had been
spending the evening in town with his
brother, William Stephens, and two
friends. When they separated about
midnight he decided to stop in the pho
tograph gallery of Henry Milenz and
not go home. That was the last seen
of him alive by anyone.
A wei.i, known Gage county farmer
said in discussing the oleo bills intro
duced in the legislature, that he for
one did not want to see any legislation
except in the line of protection from
fraud. If the product of the olea fac
tories was through legislation com
pelled to compete with butter in its
true name, no objection could be made
to it, but at present there is nothing to
prevent it being put on* the tables of
hotels and restaurants as butte. What
he wants is a law compelling the pro
prietors of such places to exhibit
placards noting the fact that oleo was
put on the tables.
Mr. Davies of Cass has introduced a
bill to repeal the law giving the gov
ernor authority to pardon two long
time convicts on the fourth day of July
each year. The bill is introduced in
order that Benwell, the Cass county
murderer, now in the penitentiary,
may have no excuse for being pardoned.
Of course, with this section repealed
the governor would still have the
authority to pardon any man in the
penitentiary, whatever his offenso
might be, but the champions of the
bill in Cass county believe that its pas
sage would be in the line of the ex
pression of public sentiment. They
I also know that the governor rarely
' pardons a long-time convict except on
the 4th of July.
Mrs. Hayward of Chadron came near
meeting with a very serious accident
j last week. While out sleigh riding her
I horses became frightened, ran away
; and broke loose from the sleigh, pull
ing Mrs. Hayward, who very pluclcily
, hung to the lines, over the dashboard.
She was dragged a short distance, but
fortunately escaped with slight injury.
At Greenwood Mr. Bowers' little boy
1 aged 2 years was scalded to death by
falling into a bucket of hot water, lie
lived about twelve hours. His mother
had poured out a bucket of hot water
to scrub with and stepped out a min
ute. The little fellow in playing fell
backwards into the water.
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
WHAT THE NEBRASKA SOLONS
ARE DOING.
Aome Kills raised and Olliers Yet Being
Introduced—Arrangements Entered
Into for a Joint Adjournment for •
Week — A lie port on the Holdlers* and
Sailors' Home at Orand Island—Bills
Kecommended for Passage—Senator
Teft's Knad and Bridge Bill—A Meas
ure for I'ubllratlon of the Ueneral Laws
— Miscellaneous Matters In Both
Houses*
The Nebraska Assembly.
Hbnatk.—In the senate on the 4th the fol
lowing report was presented: Your commit
tee, appointed on Soldiers’ and Sailors’
Home, beg leave to submit the following re
port as to the treatment of the Inmates
thereof: We visited the Institution on Feb^
ruary I, and. after viewing the buildings,
property ami premises generally, made an
extensive examination of the Inmates sep
arate and apurt from the officers thereof, as
to the manner In which said home has been
conducted by the present management, also
a* to the treatment accorded to the inmates
by the present commandant ami the ofllcers
under nim, and we find no cause for com
plaint; hut from the testimony of numerous
parties, consisting wholly of the inmutes.
.lust, rcasdn for words of commendation and
praise. And we find and report that the
treatment and care of the Inmates by the
present commandant and officers under him
has i een ptoper and commendable and that
the Inmates are contented and satisfied.
Tin* report was approved by the sena e and
ordered spread upon the records. Gatbbun,
from the Joint committee on temporary ad
lournmcip, reported that the committee
JhkI agreed upon an adjournment of the two
bouses from February 7 until February 11
at « o’clock. Tb«' new bills introduced and
read for the first time this afternoon were
as follows: Ily Teft. relating to the govern
ment and construction of roads and bridges
In counties having less than 100,0 0 Inhabi
tants: by Crane, to pr hi bit book making
and pool selling; by Moan, relating to the
power of the district court toallow tempo
rary alimony, suit money and maintenance
totnewlfclu actions begun for divorce or
separation; by Dope, to permit debtors to
confess Judgment either In term time or va
cation. In person or by attorney.
-i urn’ wim iiiiuiiin uunj null uuj
ill tho house on the 4th and a number of bills
were recommended for passage and put to
sleep In committee of the wholo. Jenkins
secured In committee of the whole a recom
mendation for passage for his hill, house
roll No. 58. 'I'hls hill provides that Junuarv
1. February 2*2, the Fourth of July, the 2»tli
of December ulid any day appointed by the
governor of tills state or the president of
the United States shall be considered legal
holidays, and that when any of these days
fall on Sunday the following Monday shall
be observed. The following bills were rec
ommended for passage: House roll No. 41,
providing that any niemborof a lawfully
organl/.ed volunteer lire company who shall
be disabled In the line of duty shall receive
not less than $.1 nor more than $10 a week
during the period of such disability. House
roll No. 5N, providing for legal holidays
for school teachers House roll No. s2,
by Lee, providing that when
uny warrant Issued by any county
township, city, town or school district is not
paid for want of funds, the county treasurer
shall take up such warrant and hold it for
the benefit of the fund so Invested till the
snme Is paid as provided by law.
The house members of the joint commit
tee on midst ssiou adjournment reported
that they had arranged with the senate
committee for a joint adjournment of the
legislature from Thursday noon, February
7, until Thursday, February 14, at a o'clock
p. m. The report of the committee was
adopted. House roll No 92, the bill to levy
a one-half mill tax on the property of the 1
state for additional buildings for the State
university was discussed without definite
a tlon.
Senate.- Iu the senate on the 5th the
anti-oleomargarine bill was reported for
passage by such an overwhelming majority
that Its final passage through the sennte
with the sign over hotel tables and all other
features unchanged, is admitted as certain
by all. The oleomargarine people got In
petitions from the commercial club and
board of trade of Omaha asking that the
bills be not passed, as they are calculated
to destroy large Interest in this state. Hen
at r McKesson favored the bill because he
believed that uny man, if he wanted it, had
a right to buy real butter that traced its
origin to a cow and not to a hog. He be
lle* ed the interests of the 150 men employed
in the oleomargarine manufactory at bouth
Omaha was not to be compared to the larger
interests of the 100.UU0 women over the state
who made butter from milk. The committee
of the whole arose and reported the bill
with the recommendation that it pass.
The senate then went into committee or the
whole. Pope In the chair, for the considera
tion of senate tile 0. by Akers, the district
Irrigation bill. The senate, after th>* com
mit tee arose, adopted the report of the com
mittee, asking leave to sit again. Among
new bills introduced were the following: To
amend sections 11. 17 and 18, and to repeal
section 2*2, of chapter fit), laws of 18S7, enti
tled, “An act to regulate railrouds, prevent
discrimination, provide for a board of trans
portation and define Its duties, and repeal
urticles 5 and ti of chapter 7*2, entitled " Kail
roads,'1 of the revised statutes, and ull acts
and parts of acts in contlict herewith. To
provide for an Insurance board, to dotino its
powers and duties and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts Inconsistent with this act.
House.- In the house on the 5th house roll
9*2 was considered. This is the bill providing
for uu additional levy of 4 mill for the ben
efit of the state university. The entire
moiniug was spent in discussion of the bill.
It was finally amended so as to provide that
the levy should not be mote than is suffi
cient to raise $ti0, (XX) per annum, and not to
exceed 4 mill, in the discretion of the state
authorities. The report of the committee of
the whole was adopted. Reports of com
mittees were received as follows: To pass
as amended house roll 101, button's bill re
lating to state banks. To pass as amended
house roll 2t!2, Ashby’s bill to maue does
personal property. Amended to Indefinitely
posti one Amendment lost and committee’s [
report adopted. To pass house roll U2.
Monger s judlcla^dlstrlct bill. To pass house
roll 273, Benedict’s cenetery bill. To pass
house.roll o04. Burns’bill to create a park
commission in towns of '..5,0.0 Inhabitants.
To pass house roll 3«, Burnses’ bill
relating to cities of the second class.
To pass house roll 8 ', Perkins’ Russian this
tle bill; to pass as amended house roll :i49,
Ashby’s bill, to create a dairy commission:
to pass house roll li , Mongers « 111, prohib
iting written instructions to juries; topass
committee substitute for house roll 2lo, Bar
ry’s bill to provide for school district libra
ries; topass as amended house r 11:101, Da
vies road bill; to pass as amended house 1
roll *282, Harris’ bill to punish persons unlaw
fully wearing the Grand Army button: to
pass senate tiln 9. Caldwell’s dentristry bill.
Among new bills Introduced were: To pro
vide for the incorporation of accident com
ftattles on the assessmetU plan, and to regu
ate the same; to provide for the examina
tion of their condition: to prevent the
fraudulent practices by such companies; to
provide a penalty for the violation of this
act: relating to life insurance, to prevent
discrimination and rebates and provide pen
alties for violation thereof.
—x m* st'iiaw I'UDinmircuQ consti
tutional amendments, on the 6th, decided to
Introduce in the senate fourteen amend
ments to the constitution. The same amend
ments will be submitted in the house. They
have been prepared by Senator Watson of
the senate committee on constitutional
amendments, and Representative Davies,
of the same committee in the house, and
both gentlemen have availed themselves of
the assistance and counsels of t h ef Justice
Norval and Justices Dost and Harrison of
the state supreme court. A great deal of
care has been exercised in the preparation
of these amendments, and it is f;elleved by
all parties who have been interested in put
ting t cm in shape ihat they will give the
people of the state an opportunity of revis
ing the constitution without resort
ing to the extraordinary expense
of a constitutional convention.
There are fourteen amendments.
Lehr from the committee on highways,
roads and bridges, presented a favorable
report on senate tile No. 74. This is known
as Curtiss Turner’s good roads bill, and it
provides for a highway commission to take
sole and exclusive charge of all county roads
in counties having more thau lOttudO‘inhab
itants. The committee on miscellaneous
cor]H>rations ieported favorably on senate
11 .e N . 72. a bill introduced by Caldwell, re
quiring ail manufacturers or lard to stamp
in plain letters and figures on each can, pall
or vessel containing the product the exact
proportion* of other Ingredient* therein
Wnuon's hill. No. 214. to prevent insurance
companies doing business In this state from !
making any agreement whereby open and ;
free competition between said com pan lea ,
will l>o nreventnd or hindered, wan also!
given a favorable report from the commit- j
tee on miscellaneous corporations. I
Hoi.hk.—In the house on the flth commit- j
tees reported as follows: To puss house roll i
185, relating to county surveyors; to pass
house roll 31ft, Brockman's bill to regulate
the movements of steam engines; to pass, as
amended, house roll 1.V5. A linn's car coupling j
hill; to refer to the roads and bridges com- i
tnlttee house roll 281, Sisson's public road j
bill; to pass house roll 74, Sisson's bill pro
viding penalty for assessors who fail:to
value property according to the law; to pass
house roll 3.7, Harrison’s hill relating to
tMe. House roll Ui, the bill to make an ad
ditional tax levy, was placed on Its passage,
but lacking the requisite number a sharp
tight resulted, and before the result of the
vote was announced an amendment to the
hill was tabled, and the speaker ruled that
this also carried the bill to the table. Bills
were Introduced in the house as follows:
House roll 4ft3, by Burns of Dodge, to au
thorize cities of the second class to con
struct electric light and gas plants. House
roll 481. by Tim me of Douglas, Irrigation
bill. House roll 4K4, by House of Hall, p*o
vldlng for insane persous. House roll 4*^6,
by Crowe of Douglas, to amend section 682,
code of civil prooeedure.
Senate.—The senate on the 7th considered
the bill granting a half-mill levy for the use
of the state university. McKeeby took
charge of the bill and briefly glanced over
the arguments In favor of the measure. He
closed by offering an amendment providing
that the levy shull be so equalized that It
will not produce more than #1)0,000 per an
num. An amendment suggested by Camp
bell and accepted by McKeeby, In lieu of
his own amendment, provides that “when
the levy is made It shall not exceed that
fraction of a mill which, based upon the as
sessed valuation of the property, shall be
sufficient to raise the amount of 100,000 per
annum. The committee agreed to recom
mend the passage of the bill as amended.
The senate then listened to the reading of
a large number of reports from standing
committees. The general file was Inert used
by the addition of nearly twenty hills, while
nearly as many were inuetinitcly postponed.
Ten or tifteen new bills were introduced, In
cluding the proposed amendments to the
constitution offered by the committee. After
recess the senate took up and passed four
hills, as follows: Deducing the interest on
state warrants from 7 to 5 per rent; amend
ing the law reluting to county soldiers’ re
lief commissions; amending the law which
provides for the puyment of the salaries of
county attorneys; the bill to prohibit the
sale or use of oleomargarine unless the same
be labeled as such.
imm.sk. in me nouso on inn <in nouse
roll No. 183, by Jeniiess, was tho first in line.
The bill provides that no employer or cor
poration shall discharge an employe for
tho reuson that he belongs to a labor
organization. The penalty |or violation is
a fine of 1600or imprisonment not exceeding
six months. The bill was pass d by 60 to27.
Walt’s bill, house roll No. 41, was passed. It
provides that any member of a lawfully or
ganized volunteer Are company who shall
he disabled In the line of duty snail receive
from the city a sum of not less than 93 nor
more than $10 per week. The vote In favor
of this bill was unanimous House roll No.
40, also by Wait, Is a dog tax bill. It Im
poses a tax of not less than $10 nor more than
£1 upon the owners and harborers of dogs.
It further jtrovIdes that no person shall keep
more than one dog. The ■ 111 passed, 6'» to 10.
House roll No. 58. by Jenkins, Is a bill pro
viding that the 1st of January, the 22d of
February, the Fourth of July, tho 25th of
Decern I or and any day recommended by
tho governor of this state or the president
of the II nlted .States as a dav of fasting or
thanksgiving shall be allowed school
teachers of all public schools as legal holi
days. It also provides that when any of
these days shall occur on Sunday, then the
following Monday shall be observed. There
was but slight opposition to the passage of
this measure. lice’s hill, house roll No. 82,
to authorize the Investment of sinking funds
In the hands of the county treasurer of any
county in registered warrants issued by
county, city, town or school authorities of
such county under direction of tho
county commissioners or boards of super
visors, was passed by a vote of 74 to 11.
Munger’s bill, house roll No. 136, providing
that probate courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction of the probate of wills, was
passed. House roll No. 121, by Hairgrove,
providing for an extra bailiff in the supi erne
court, was lost with the emergency clause,
the vote being54 to 82, and it was put upon
Its passage without the clau-e. Tho ui 11
failed entirely on Its passage without the
emergency clause, receiving but 31) yeas to
41 nays.
IIousk,—In the house on tho 8th Rouse's
printing bill, house roll 430, was recom
mended for passage by the committee and
report adopted. The bill provide* for a rad
ical departure from the present lax system
of letting the public printing. It makes com
petition possible and embodies drastic
measures to prevent collusion. House roll
159, by Harris, was recommended for pas
sage on favorable report of the committee
on agriculture. It provides that the sum of
•20,100 shall be appropriated out of the gen
eral fund for the maintenance of the exper
imental stations at Culbertson andOgala lo.
Benedict’s age of consent bill, house roll No.
348, was favorably recommended for pas
sage by the committee on judiciary and
the report adopted. It Axes the age of con
sent at 18 years, and repeals section 12
of the Criminal Code of the State, section
5,588 of the Consolidated Statutes, which pro
vides that the age of consent shall be 16 years.
On call for reports of standing committees
the following bills were recomnn tided for
passage: House rolls Nos. 288, 289, 430, :48,
382, 182, 342, 330. 159 and 9\ House rolls Nos.
450, 387, 103, 296. 236 and 308 were IndeAnttely
postponed. House roll No. 208 was referred
to the committee on claims, and 154 to the
committee on fees and salaries. House roll
20i, providing for the payment of fees and
expenses in the trial of tho maximum rate
case was today referred to the committee on
claims. The lull amount of the claim is
over $13,030. The members of the sub-com
mittees to visit the state institutions will
receive $5 per diem-and comprise the follow
ing: Public Lands and Buildings—Burns of
Lanc aster, chairman: Brady, Hart, Zink of
Johnson. Finance, Ways and Means—Crow,
dial man; Merrick. Schickedantz and Judd.
Thehouse adjourned until Thursday, Feb
ruary 14.
Senate.—There was barely a quorum
present in the senate on the 8th, and it re
quired but a few moments to Anlsh the work
on hand after.the routine was out of the
way. At noon the senate adjourned till
Thursday, Feb. 15th.
Relief Committee Investigation.
The special committee appointed to in
vestigate the relief commission reported as
follows:
To the Honorable House of Representa
tives.—Gentlemen: Your committee ap
pointed to investigate complaints from va
rious sources that the present state com
mission is incompetent, inoperative, or inef
fective, begs leave to report that in the
prosecutions of its labors extended inqui
ries have been made in each of the drouth
stricken counties and many communica
tions from contributors to tile relief fund
have been received. Replies from the va
rious county organizations and county offi
cials are to the effect that prior to the
passing of the relief bill considerable diffi
culty was experienced in netting relief sup
plies through the commission, but especially
in securing information or attention to cor
respondence asking for directions as to how
to proceed to secure needed relief. Corres
pondence from contributors also indicate
that in some instances needed information
or proper directions from the commission
wassecured only after much delay.
A- a reason for such delays the members
of the commission say that prior to the
passing of the relief bill they were without
funds for carrying on the work, and as con
sequence the office help was limited to su h
as could be paid from the pockets of the
comm ssion, aud they further found it nec
essary to pay from theii own means all
posta.e and incidental expenses c nnected
with their labors, A large amount of
money contributions has been sent to the
commission, but no part of such contribu
tions has been applied to expenses, being In
the hands of the treasurer, as shown by the
report of the commission submitted to ihe
house and senate this day.
Since the passing of the relief bill and al
lowance of an expense fund the commission
represents that instead of giving attention
to more iuiportan matters to wait their
turn as they were for ed to do from limited
me ns and help, they now have the work
systematized and arranged in departments
ana the members of the commission are de
Lw l**elr time 10 the work, and .
JiJ 11 addition of competent and needed
office help are now able to give immediate
attentiou to all matters directed
to them.
wer® recently made that many
JJfl? . Si°f su?plies were landing on the
£,o^iL,n L‘nco!“ and at other points, and
had beeu standing for several oays. Your
committee investigated this matter and
learned that immediately following the
withdrawal of free nilling by the railway
companies. all local acents refused to ac
cept consignments of mi xed carloads m sup
plies unless the contents were classified by
the commission, so freight charges could be
mode accordingly. This !t was readily seen
the com mission was unable to do without
unloading, consequently cars were allowed
to stand while arrangements were being
made with the various railway companies
for a general or blanket rate. On Monday
last some of the railway managers estab
lished an Immigrant rate on all mixed car
lots and since that date supplies have been
rapidly pushed forward.
In conclusion your committee begs leave
to submit tlie foregoing statement of facts
and to refer the house for further Informa
tion to the tabulated and itemized state
ment of supplies shipped to each county
with dates of shipment as made to the house
and senate this day, a careful inspection
and consideration of which will no doubt
enable your honorable body to arrive at a
just conclusion. , ,
John Brady. < halrman,
John J. Lambokn,
W. 11. Hakkison,
John M. Brockman,
K. B. r pkncf.u.
Gov. Holcomb Urges Prompt Action.
The committee, consisting of Senators Mc
Kesson, Stewart and Cross, to convey to
Governor Holcomb the senate's desire that
the work of the State Relief commission be
expedited as much us possible, held a con
ference with the chief executive. Governor
Holcomb said that lie was very glad to have
the support of the senate in any project that
would tend to expedite the work of reliev
ing the suffering in the drouth region. He
stated further that he had already ad
dressed a personal letter to the memuers of
the state commission, urging upon them the
Importance of Immediate action. The letter
whs as follows:
The Importance of caring for every de
serving person in the state who has been re
duced to want by reason of crop failure
makes It my duty to urge upon you the ne
cessity of energetic effort on the part of the
entire relief commission. The deplorable
condition of the drouth sufferers Is gener
ally known. The le -islatiire has seen fit to
make an appropriation of $f>0,0 to relieve
the immediate necessities of the poor, and
contributions of food and clothing have
been made by generous t eoplo In almost ev
ery state In the union. But all the people
have not been supulied. Petitions for as
sistance are pouring In everyday and not
only myself, but the people’s representa
tlves in the legislature, are dally In receipt
of many complaints of the lack of proper
aid from the commission. The press has
seen fit to comment freely upon the matter
and ask for reports of tlio progress of the
commission in relieving distress.
It Is necessary for humanity’s sake, and
In order to maintain the credit of the state,
that every hungry c tlzenbe fed. The com
plaints from clamorous hundreds asking for
food and clothing cannot he ignored.
1 would respectfully urge upon every
member of the commission tne Importance
of taking an active part in the work of re
lieving the distress. The duties are too
great to devolve upon one man, whatever
his capacity may be. In my judgment, the
personal and active service of at least three
members of the commission Is required In
Lincoln at this time iu order to dispose of
the work satisfactorily. Reports should be
made with frequency, showing the disposal
of donations and especially setting forth
the receipt and disbursement of all cash
contributions.
i It would certainly seem advisable that a
meeting of all members of the commission,
acting under the law now in effect, should
be held at once. Prompt, systematic and
effective work Is necessary, in iny judg
ment, In order that the pressing needs of
the deserving poor are at once supplied,
and at the same time that such Investiga
tion bo had us will prevent those who are
unworthy from taking advantage of the dis
tressed condition of the people. The active
and energetic service of every member is
needed In order to till the expectations of
the people. I trust you will reply at once
ami give this matter your prompt attention.
Sincerely hoping that the commsssion will
realize the urgency of my request, I am
yours very truly.
Silas A. Holcomb,
(Signed.] Governor.
Ninety-five Carloads of Relief Provisions
m On Hand.
Governor Holcomb directed Deputy Labor
Commissioner Erion to make an investiga
tion of the quantity of supplies now in the
hands of the state relief commission at Lin
coln and what has been sent out and where
sent. His report, among other things, says:
There is now on track of the various rail
road companies centering in Lincoln sixty
cars of supplies consigned to the relief com
mission as follows:
Burlington & Missouri—Fifteen cars mixed
grain, eight cars mixed supplies.
Missouri Pacific—One car containing 175
sacks of flour, six barrels of flour, one car
containing twenty barrels of syrup, ten bar
rels of sugar and a lot of mixed supplies,
one car of wood, one car of lumber, and in
addition several boxes of clothing.
Eremont, Klkhorn& Missouri Valley—Two
cars ear corn from Tipton, Iowa.
Chicago, Hock Island & Pacific—Four cars
coal now transferred to Union Pacific cars,
eleven cars mixed supplies.
Union Pacific—une car mixed suppl es
from Portland, Ore.; one car mixed supplies
from Dillon, Mont.; one car salt from New
Orleans, sixteen cais syrup from Now
Orleans, one car flour from Rosie, Idaho;
one car flour from Blackfoot, Idaho; one car
flour from Topeka. Kas. ;one car wheat from
Kufus, Ore,; one car wheat from Grant,Ore.;
one car wheat from Idaho Falls, Idaho; be
sides four cars of coal shipped out today,
transferred from the Hock Island.
The Buckstatt warehouse at Sixth and L,
where the commission has storage, contains
a vast amount of supplies of various kinds.
It would be very difficult to make even an
approximate estimate of she supplies stored
there. The space occupied with flour and
meal in sacks is about 45x25, twelve feet
high, allowing forty pounds of flour to the
cubic foot there would be contained in the
space named 270 tons, or thirteen and one
half carloads of flour and meal. The men at
the warehouse informed me that there was
shipped out yesterday about sixty tons of
flour.
About the same amount of space, named
above, is occupied with corn and wheat in
sacks. There are also thirty-six barrels of
coal from Pennsylvania, live cars of syrup
from Louisiana, fifty barrels of Kraut and a
large quantity of i oxes. barrels and Dales of
clothing from which shipments are being
made. There is also a large amount of meat,
bacon, fresh beef, boxes of crackers, b.ir
rePj of salt, etc. Also a number of boxes
and barrels containing mixed supplies ad
dressed to private parties.
T.ho entire amount of supplies on track
and in the warehouse at Lincoln at present
would reach about ninety-five car loads
from three to four cars a day are being
loaded out of the warehouse and from six
to ten men handling the same. There are
now six and one-half cars of syrup on the
track, which is enough to supply the entire
stale. It might tie a good plan to sell some
of this syrup and use Uie proceeds In a way
that would he of greater benetit, Vester
day s shipments were one car each to Pali
sade, °rec ey Center- Curtis and Bcnklc
The receipts have fallen off very materi
ally within the last few days.
Tefft'a Good Roads BUI.
One of the important bills introduced in
the senate at the present session is the good
roads bill offered by Senator Tefft of Cass
county. By the provisions of this bill each
county in the state having less than liv.OJ
inhabitants, excepting portions occupied by
cities and incorporated villages, is declared
to be a separate and distinct road depart
ment, and all road districts and the office of
road overseer or supervisor heretofore ex
isting in such counties are abolished!
. .btTomcs n lllw ‘t will make a
most radical change in all existing statutes
?hi?States th»tJ'ns ,rasHa 1,1 tlle front rank of
the Skates that are endeavoring to solve the
good roads problem It first provides that,
the county board of each county shall have
sole and exclusive power and authority to
govern, manage, regulate, lease, establish
vacate, alter, relocate, widen, narrow, im
prove, pave, macadamize, construct, pur
chase and repair a 1 p„: he roads and bridg
es within the t oad department of the county
Each county road department is divided
into road districts, all under charge of the
county surveyor. After the surveyor has
reported upon the needs of each district the
county board is directed to let contracts for
the improvement and care of the roads. In
order to provide funds for the road deDart
ment the county board is directed to levy
and collect In cash a tax „ot to exceeds
mills on the dollar valuation of all real and
personal property of the county. Jnu
Ocean Steamer* Overdue.
New York, Feb. 9.—The steamer
La Gascogne has not yet been sighted.
Seed Grain Uw Objectionable
Broken, Bow dispatch: A mass
was held in this city this afternoon to,
aider the question of voting county 0n'
under t he new law for the purpose «# 1
Ins seed an. feed. A^t least *5) wensTJ’^
feed. _w
tendance and the discussion was
unlmated. They severely crlMciser|
provisions in the law which provide
farmers paying for the seed at the r.tn,
10 per cent within one year and the h «i
ruuiiin from 5 to 10 years at 7 per renii
terest. This was regarded as a very ov., ,
ive experiment J'ho majority of ii,ls'
present were not such as the law com!!**
plates bencHtting. as they are able ton.;
chase their own seed. They were in ner-, i
of the opinion that interest on a $5o,(joo {*11
furtive years would cost the coumv n,’,
than it would lose by letting the ground i
idle for the season. The law would hai
been much more acceptable to the maiorit*
in the county had it been pas>ed as tir„t ,,
troduced, by which the seed and feed m,!
chased would have been a lien upon th
farms sown. **
The convention decided to not petition fn.
an election to vote the bonds, but tales,
the question with the masses to take m» li
action as they mi lit deem best. The m n
eral opinion is that an election will be calit-.i
at any rate, notwithstanding the fact that
the law is not satisfactory. It Is very doni.i
ful that the bonds will carry.
Roads and Bridges.
A bill introduced in the senate by Senator
Tefft makes a radical change in the public
road and bridge law of the state. This hill
proposes to abolish the road supervisors
and make the county surveyor the count?
engineer. All road work is to be done under
the supervision and according to p|!lRs
made by him. All of his work is to lie first
approved by the board of county commis.
stoners. All work which amounts to ninre
than $50 in value is to bo let to the lowest
bidder.
Instead of having four funds from which
bridges and roads are built and repaired
the bill provides that all these be bunched
in one fund, to be known as the general road
fi nd.
Work to the amo nt of $10 may be done hy
the county civil engineer without letting to
bidders.
Kuch county civil engineer shall prepare
and keep a county road- plat, showing the
roads and bridges of the county. Then-is
provision for the salary which snail be paid
to the county engineer. This is to be ftinij
per year in counties with less than 5,00') pun.
ulat ion. $800 to $1,000 in counties having /rum
5,000 to 1,00) populat ion and $1,500 in coun
ties having more than 15,000. If enacted
into a law it will go into effect January l,
IKK), at which time the terms of the roudsu*
pervisors now in office will expire.
New Judicial Dlntrlct«.
Mr. Schlckodanzof Howard has introduced
a bill which proposes to make many impor
tant changes in the judicial districts of the
state. This bill places Gage and Jefferson
counties in one district with one judge.
Lancaster county is given one additional
judge, ltichardson, i'awnee, Nemaha ami
Johnson comprise one district with one
judge. Hamilton, York and Seward com
prise one district with one judge. Polk,
Saunders and Butler comprise ono district
with ono judge Hall. Howard, Ureelev
Wheeler. Merrick, Loup, Valley and Uarhehl
comprise one district with one judge. Daw
son. Custer, Buffalo, Hooker, Grant, Thomas
and Blaine comprise one district with one
judge. All other districts remain us they
are now. This is an iucrease of two district
judges in the state.
Pool Selling-'
Senator Crane has introduced a bill that
if it becomes a law will throw the business
of pool selling open to the world or that part
of it which may want to engage in it and
draw the protecting circle of tne law’s sanc
tion around pool sellers. This bill goes
further than the one Introduced a few days
since by tenator Smith, providing that pools
mav be sold on the grounds of a racing asso
ciation. The Crane bill wili make it impossi
ble for any one to have a monopoly, but will
let in any man wants to engage in the busi
ness. _
MISSOURI MINES.
Some Interesting Figures From the
State Inspector's Report.
Jefferson Citv, Ma, Feb. 6. —Tlio
report of the state inspector of lead,
zinc and iron mines, Francis H. La
grave, has just been completed. He
says there has been a falling off in
the production of zinc ore, a material
increase in that of lead, while iroa
production has ceased altogether.
Lead and zinc ore is produced in
ten counties, and in all 563 shafts are
operated. The number of tons of
lead ore mined .during the year
was 53,002, valued at $l,OsO,5fi8, and
of zinc ore 86,150 tons, valued at
81,337,010, making a total for the
two of 83,287,478. The average price
,per ton paid for zinc ore was 813, and
for lead ore 837.48. There were 5,065
men employed during the year, of
which 3,421 were miners. Seventeen
miners were killed during the year,
and twenty-nine non-fatal accidents
occurred. The St. Joseph lead com
pany, at Bonne Terre, is by far the
largest producer of lead in the state,
and probably the largest in the world.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Wh»t a Mother Found When She Re
turned Home From a Visit.
Kansas City, Ma, Feb. 6.—Two
little children were burned to death
at their home in Sheffield at MO
o’clock yesterday afternoon while
their mother was visiting a neighbor
They were Maggie Stitziel, aged 5
years, and Henry Stitziel, aged 3
years. The origin of the fire is »n‘
known, but it is supposed to have
started in a defective flue.
Henn.plo Canal M orkmen Sufferiiia*
Princeton, I1L, Feb. 6.—On account
of the intensely cold weather, all the
men employed by the government on
the Hennepin canal have been laid
off for two weeks and those employed
by the contractors have been greatlv
reduced in numbers. A large part of
the men are living in tents at consid
erable distances from villages and
much suffering is reported.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES.
The threatened trouble between
the Southern Pacific company and its
locomotive engineers has been
averted.
The president has sent those nomi
nations to the senate: Postmasters
John Schyler, Hayes, Kan.; John W.
Cox, Ellis, Kan.
The lower house of the Arkansas
legislature by a vote of 71 to 20 passed
a bill prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
and cigarette matter.
Horace A. White, division superin
tendent of the Chicago, Kock |s*an
and Pacific railroad company, died a
his home in Trenton, Mo.
The withdrawals of gold from the
New York sub-treasury Thursda
amounted to $320,000, which leaves
the gold reserve $41,743,130.
At Vineyard Haven, Mass., an nj1"
known lime schooner is. ashore'',
three dead bodies lashed to the dec
house and covered with ice.
The big gingham mills of Walker '
Bothmond, located at Power -
Lane and Frankfort Creek, Pa.. ",e
totally destroyed by fire. The * '
was $70,000. ^
Acting Secretary Sims has appr°'\
thirteen cases of allotments of la
in the Pawnee reservation, Oklahoi
in iaccordance with the act of re
ruary 28, 189L