Nebraska Newspapers

    THE T.HHISLATURI
A RESUME OP WORK IN COTI
HOUSES.
«f the Dill for Recounting tb
Vote oa the Constitutional Amendment
— Protection of Depositors In 8tat
and Private Hanks—Mu • i res Favor
abl.v Recommended by Committees—
i,V' _ Introduction of Near BUIS—Mlseellan
eons Notes.
The Nebraska Assembly.
Scvatb.—Mr*. Clara Bocwlck Colby was or
the 3d accorded t he privilege of addresstn;
lire senate for twenty minutes on the ques
rf tlon of woman suffrage- She urged the sen
ate to, pass the joint memorial requesting
congress to submit a woman suffrage amend
ment to the constitution. Senate file No.lt,
by Mr. Ransom, re' nelng the number of com
missioners of Douglas county from flve to
three, was read tlie third time and paswd.
Other hills passed were: Amending the law
relating loathe .summoning of Juries In dis
trict courts.7 Its msln provision Is as follows:
That section AM of the code of civil proced
ure, being section KStiO of the Compiled Stat
utes of Nobruskn'iof W, entitled .furies, be
amended to, read us follows: "The elerk of
the district court shall, on the day of the
drawing aforementioned. Issue an order to
the sheriff, deputy sheriff or coroner, as the
cose may befi commanding him to summon
the persons whose names are drawn as petit
Jurors to appear before the district court at
v or liefnre the hour of II o’clock, on the morn
ing of such day of the term as the district
Judge of said district shall by written order
■ divert, stat log In the order the day of the
week nnd month and the place of sitting of
the counbtoservo HSjsdit Jurors.” Toe bill
of Mr. Knusoin requiring street railway com
panies to vestibule their cars was passed.
The senate t hen adjourned.
HB-SATE.—Tlic senate on the 3d devoted one
Iwur and fifteen minutes of the morning ses
sion to a discussion over a proposition,to
authorize the nontenant governor to send a
telegrqpitptha mayor of Chicago In order fo
ascertain * fierier or not ahl for the desti
tute of that city would bo accepted If the
freight is prepaid by the state. The proposi
tion was finally agreed to. Mr. McCtann from
the nommUtcuoa judiciary reported the fol
lowing hills with recommendation for
passage: donate file No. M. to provide for
the payment of attorney's fees by counties In
civil actions. Senate file No. 35, providing
penalties for the destruction of fences, with
the recommendation that It pans as amended.
T he following were recommended for Indefi
nite postponement: denote file No. 3fi affect-.
lug the property rights of married women,
donate file No.'S*, to provide for thclssulngof
ninertIliCHtcnhy county clerks as evidence of
the satisfaction of mortgages. Senate file
No. ITS was considered at length, hut not con
cluded, The llcutcunnt governor read tlio fol
, lowing telegram from Muyor Swift of tllilcago:
I’njCAGo. iy^Eeh. 3.—lion. James E. Har
ris, State llouset Answering your message,
we sincerely gluiiik the generous people of
Nebraska for their proffer of donations of
com, but respectfully decline, as the response
of our own citizens has been so abundantly
generous as to give all the aid that Will-bu
required to meet the wants of the suffering.
- fieuiioi B. Sinrr, Mayor
Hjtsat*,—Thdfeenato on the 4th gave Itself
up almost entirely to consideration of Sen
•tor Johnsoh's bill for the protection of de
jMBlUwa and private banks. Mr.
IUnsrm nhxttted Joint resolution No. 7, with
the rocommtlhriatlon that It be passed. This
«w<Hutlon Is In the Interests of the Trans
Mississippi Exposition. It requests the gov
ernor Ifljmnmjxire lijr jms'luisntlon that the
exposition it £5 lie held at Omaha lietweeu
June 1 and Novnmlior 1,1S9S. and to extend to
the people of the several states and territories
— ' jT1, . w.ritii atutvn ihiu l urru_
a oordleMii jrl^niiiMi on the part of tho state of
Nebraska ho jflhjlelpate. Mr.-Watson, from
the eommltU-tBIA public printing, recoin
; tnended ttte pasbage of senate Hie NO. 133, by
Jiundas. to provide that the publishing of the
nt tax list shall lx, let to the
sunute Hie No, lXi, by Mr.
■nt (
eftegShncwspapc
-,-f. tor the appointment Of n
gtepnto Hie No. KB, detlnlng
i general tile.
, uldored. The
"All three, were lent to the
iflllson general lllo were con
— - ...' bHT proposing to levy a tax
upnn all state and private banks was dls
"»**>£• but no definite action was taken.
Wow bills Introduced were: To amend the
ejection law. To amend section S4 of the code
”f.clvl I procedure. To provide for the publ l
catlon of school tax books under the author
iv.™ state. To amend section 10, sub
division 13. chapter Ixxlx, of the Compiled
Htetooe relating to the Stato Normal school.
8ntATS,—The senate on tho nth transacted
only routine work. Mr. Graham presented
the report of the committee on unlversltha
end normal school, affecting the o uidltlon of
the tatter Institution at Peru. Mr. Oeapyr‘
gssafwlss.wffite'BsM
sawsrsagauB mms
telMttans or assessments. Among uew bills
Introduced were: For submission to the
electors of Nebraska of a proposition to calla
constitutional convention. To define the
tem> “packer," to«x the liability of packers
and tor the protection of their employee. To
amcnd tlio code of civil procedure. Topro
vlde tor the payment of the Incidental ex
nemnn of the present session of the legls
Homn.—The house on the and pasted the
Wll providing tor a recount of the ballots
■cast for the constitutional amendments, vet
ted upon at the last general election. The
a WH received seventy-one votes, or four more
tthMthemnlstWiuimbertomake It a law.
. Immediately upon lte approval by the gov
•gruor. The Mil* now before the senate.
BDprmentattvmTIaldwin, one of the newly
' P" j hvuvitw sswiuwilli Wild Ul UR) H
*seatod members from Douglas county,
neared and was sworn in. The follow!:
mere reccommendcd tor passage: Reducing
the salary of oounty oommlsslonem to V per
emwhen In actual session and providing
>at lnopanties of over 70,000 Inhabitants the
dje;
»aWy aft* be M.300 per annum. Providing
sue the refunding of expenses Incurred by a
•manty llWam cate Of the Insane of anothei
TtgqaJflng the hide* of meat cattle
«a be existed ten days by purchaser oi
Mumjhterer. Tim Joint resolution requesting
MenatorJohn M.Thurston to vote for all free
sliver measures Introduced In the senate
eras reported as (xirroctlv engrossed and on
ed. and recommended tor passage. • Housa
mBJJo. 37, which requires proprietors of lrrl
>o ditches to bridge roadways acrosi
wtocb their dltehes Tut, and lioep' said
Bridges In repair, was recommended tor pass
age, after prolonged debate and numerouj
amendments. Hull’s bill, house roll No. 83
waa reported from the committee with tlx
recommendation that It go on the general
s’Hte tt was so ordered.
repvai or um> m
tandcptCodby a vote
-Thetewas ninety-three members
f the home opened tor business on
(.ft'l’betos* bill, house roll No. I#, which
I toMbe repeal o( the Russian thlatle
rote of M to U.
a • bill to reduce
. , superintendent ot the Gc
■era industrial ecbool for girls from 18,000 to
Rssod, st to 1. House roll
m, relating to swamp
-J.-J, J wee of 8! to ». House roll
Not m providing that precincts, townships,
'dUeeand Tillages may compromise their fn
lncsO and Issue bonds therefor, was
IM to 0. Reports being called frum
_“»n# committees, a number of measures
25**ISc?m,w^e<1-u> ?'“»• House roll No.
NU which provides for the punishment of hog
thieve* by making the crime a penitentiary
egfeaae, excited considerable debate, but the
!£? 5*1 TSHf «»2er»L flic House roll
Jto. kl.w tiM providing for the punishment of
U»etotU»*s»wuathe.u>plc of considerable
MMnatedJItscusslon. At the conclusion of
thn discussion, however. the bill was indefl
■Wj postponed. Among bill* on first read
wings Concerning the caret
_ „ ._tbe spread of contagious
»atoong domestic animals; to provide
•ortbeappointment of a state veterinarian
•ad assistants In opnnectlou with the United
Hiatus experimental station. To regulate
their powers and dories; V) provide tor their
emaspensatkm and to provide tor thobhlldlng,
•SalpenenKand the taalntcnauce of union
ilpnisrijjand the taunt
ats liayiisihtnllf awti
atom wht _
^^yg rallway business
depots uaPrixjnhectlmf switches in villages
tM towns In this state where two or more
jcusrv of each and
holiday*, and that
__ and _
mixed and known
establish a state
- establish a military
cedefctothotaate of Nebraska and to provide
HrtwtrtmtaUoit ^wrnneot anu com
I twilit la, and to re
. . laws of vsgl, approved
H, pul, an act to establish a military
w" tall IK t Kl Until 'JUS
> Con the state of Nebraska”
can.—A resolution was adopted In the
tenths 4th aathorlilng t^a speaker tc
v3W.
appoint n commit rvu of tlnve to Investigate
tno condition of t’;<* fit i!t! Ihtiisary corerihj
the past two years, and to report upon tin
alleged illegal loaning of money to banks
and also upon the failure of ex-Treasurci
Hartley to cash warrants when proseuted
Uerllug of Adams sent to the clerk’s desk c
petition signed by 1W ti imes protesting
against any appropriation over $100,000 for the
Traiismlssissippl Reposition. The following
Mil* were rrdvr^d to *b*» general file: For tlie
promotion of mutual Insurance companies.
Relating to district ooards, powers and duties.
Prohibiting the playing of foot ball in the
state of Nebraska and providing for the pun
ishment of violation ot tiie law by a fine of
from $JfO to flOO and Imprisonment in the
county jail. Providing for the punishment
of body snatchers and the mutilation of
corpses. A communication from Robert W.
I unias of the State Hoard of Agriculture, In
regard to the appr. vnau >n askeo tor oy the
uoj.ro, was reu*t and referred to the com
mittee on finance, ways and means. New
bills were read as follows: To amend section
10, subdivision 14, of chapter lxxlx. of the
Compiled Ptatues of Nebraska of 1HU5, relat
ing to the State Norma! school and to repeal
said section 10; to protect primary elections
and con ventions of political parties and pun
ish offenses committed thereat.
House.—In tlio hou e on tho 5th housa roll
No. J£J, providing that warehousemen, owning
their own warehouse, may Issue receipts for
articles stored therein, which receipts shall
have the same force and effect as receipts is
sued by public warehouses was recommended.
Among other,bills thus recommended are the
following: Relating to tho drawing of petit
Juror*. Relating to school lands. Relating
to final decrees of courts. Raising the ago or
consent to 18 years. Hills on first reading:
To authorize county courts to require ad
ministrators and administrators with will
annexed to pay and deliver td said courts
money and certain personal property remain
ing in their possession after the final settle
ment of their accounts. To prohibit the giv
ing to or acceptance of passes or free trans
portation by members of tho legislature, or
any salaried officer of the state, or any sal
aried officer of any city or county of the
state, and providing penalties and- disqual
ification for violation thereof. For the en
couragemont of the agricultural, commercial
and irrigation interests In the state of Ne
braska. and to make an appropriation there
for. To provide for a rehearing and reargu
raent. of cases In t he supreme court and regu
lating proceedings therein. The house then
adjourned.
LYNCHERS UNDER FIRE.
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The ItoT County Grand Jury Making an
Investigation—Confeeilon Remora.
Liberty, Mo., Feb. 0.—There is con
siderable excitement in the western
part of Ray county over the report
that a business man of Orrlck has con
fessed that he was a' member of the
mob that lynched Winner and Nelson.
A large number of witnesses have
been subpoenaed this week to appear
before the grand jury. Judge B. J.
liroaddus, in his charge to the grand
jury when court convened at Rich
mond, was very emphatic and de
nounced the lynching in strong lan
guage. He questioned each grand
juror as to his views ou lynching.
WOMEN SUFFHAGE
fh* Boom of Commons Poise* o Praa
ohiss fUU to Sceoad Bonding.
LpjfDon, Feb. 5.— In the House of
Commons yesterday afternoon the wo
raon’s parliamentary franchise bill
passed its second reading by a voto of
-38 to 157. The debate was conducted
In a jocular spirit. /
■onto Fe Defrauded.
• -taacmx, Ind. Ter., Feb. 6.— Before
United States Commissioner J. B.1
Thompson, A. S. Brown, night bill
elerU for the Santa Fe at this place;
J. M. Rearick, ex-station agent for the
same road at Newkirk, Okla., and D.
O. Wilson, grain dealer at Bolton,
Texas, were called to answer to a -
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
Atchison railway rnnd were allowed
ball in the sum of #1,500 in the first
case. There are thirty-seven similar
cases pending against them.
Tammany summon Urgants*.
• iN*w Yobk, Fob. <).—Ilenry D. Pur
rpy and his supporters, who have or
ganised a revolt against Tammany
hall, began their work of organization
in the various assembly districts of
the city last night, when delegates
weye selected to a Democratic county
general committee, which will meet
ere next Wednesday, when the move
ment will be fully organized. The
general opinion of tho district leaders
Is that there will be a full representa
tion from nil the districts.
Dig Failure at Mat, Ala. ;
.' Sm.HA. Ala., Feb.6. —Maas A Schwarz,
cotton factors, and Maas A Co.,
Vfbolesale grocers, have made assign
ments as a result of the failure of the
Commercial bank, which has redis
counted large amounts of paper of both
firms with New York banks, who still
hold It. Efforts to effect an arrange
ment with the banks whereby the
firms.could continue business proved-,
futile. The liabilities will probably
reach 9300,000.
> Mow Trial tor Dnrraat Probable.
Sax Frakcisco, Fell, ft.—The Su
preme court of California has handed
down no decision on the appeal of
Theodore Durrant, found guilty of the
murder of Blanche Lamont twenty-one
months ago. It is understood that the
.Appeal has not yet been considered by
the supreme justices, but many attor
neys believe that the justices will
grant Durrant a new trial.
Treaty Action Unlikely.
Washington, Feb. ft.—-The under
standing among Senators at present is
&bat the general arbitration treaty
Will not come to a rote at- this session
'of Congress. No one doubts that It
will be debated, but the opposition
makes n©, secret of Its intention to
consume SO much time in discussion
that a vote cannot be reached.
A Freight Steamer Lons Overdue.
Halifax, N. 8., Feb. ft.—The seal
ing steamer Nimrod is still in the iee
off the Newfoundland coast searching
for traces of the missing steamer State
of Georgia, now over u month overdue
from New Fairwater in the Baltic, to
Halifax, freight laden. She carried a
crew of thirty-one men, nearly all of
whom belonged in Aberdeen.
McKinley's Private Secretary.
Nkw You, Fab. ft.—It can be defin
itely stated that J. Addison Porter of
the Hartford, Conn., {Evening Post will
be private secretary .to President Mc
Kinley. A private telegram from Mr.
Porter to a friend in this city states
that Major McKinley has appointed
him to that position and that he has
accepted. ’
IiOve Found Guilty of Murder.
Emporia, Kan., Feb. A—Bob Love,
who shot one side of his father's head
off with a shotgun on Sunday, Decem
ber 20, last, was declared guilty of
murder in the seoond degree.
PLANETARY GOSSIP
I _
{ HOROSCOPIC READINGS OF
PROBABLE EVENTS.
—
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Beadlnffs In Tlicso Columns—Name
Address, Date and Hoar of Birth 1m
par tan t Requisites.
HE free readings
now being given in
^ these columns are
so popular that it
will take some
! time before those
on hand will be an.
swered. Every let*
ter sent in will be
answered in its
regular order.
Those who do not
I wish to wait their turn can get their
I readings by mail for twelve two-cent
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address of applicants must accompany
requests for free readings. Also place,
date, hour and place of birth. ‘If the
hour is not known send two two-cent
stamps for special Instructions. Address
all communications to Prof. G. W. Cun-)
nlngham, Dept. 4, 194 South Clinton
street, Chicago, 111.
Following are the readings for this
week:
Minnie W., Mankato, Kan.
According to the data you have the
Zodiacal sign Virgo which Mercury
rules with a lingering indication of
the sign Leo, which the Sun rules ris
ing at your birth, therefore, Mercury
and the Sun are your ruling planets or
slgniflcators.
You are medium height; medium
dark complexion; hair and eyes.
You are rather of a studious
nature and take delight in unravel
ing some mystery and are easily inter
ested in chemistry and electricity.
You are very intuitive at times, but
your intuition works uneven or spas
modically. You will not generally be
appreciated by people until they are
well acquainted with you. Love affairs
and marriage will not be more than
average fortunate. You are liable to
accidents and injuries to your feet
You will also be subject to some odd
nervous ailment of the heart, this will
not be organic or at all dangerous,
E. A. I, X., OwonavlHc, In<1.
According to data furnished you have
the zodiacal sign, Scorpio, which Mars
rules, ‘rising at birth, therefore Mars
is your ruling planet or significator.
Saturn is on the ascendant, and is co-i
significator. You are medium height]
with a well-set, strong, plump figure;
medium to dark complexion;- dark,'
eyes; a luxuriant growth of,dark hair.'
The face is rather full and broad^
You are one of the stirring, energetic
kind of people, and have the desire
and ability to push your business, yet
you do this in such a quiet way that
others Will li'ardly know anything about
f^uqtil.ltjU.ail over. You are secret-'
lve and' deliberate in’your actions, and
lay your plans first and work them out
afterward. You are fond of chemistry^
soldiers, firemen, and all kinds of mill-'
tary affairs. Love affairs never ran
smooth witfi you long at a time. The
last half of your life has been the most
fortunate. You are under evil transits
now, especially for health, and should
be careful.
MIm Marie II.. Detroit. !
According to data furnished the zo
diacal sign Aquarius, which Uranus,
rules, was rising at your birth, there
fore Uranus is. your ruling planet or:
significator. The sign Pisces, which;
Jupiter rules, was intercepted, and:
Mars was on the ascendant, therefore
Jupiter and Mara are co-signiflcators. j
You are of medium height, or slightly
above; medium to light complexion,;'
hair and eyes; when small your haln
was flaxen. You are quite energetic'
and ambitious, and do not like to be' ;
opposed; anyone that undertakes to ;
control your independent actions will!,
be likely to get the benefit of your opin-,'
ion of them. You are very independent:
in your ideas of dress, and will wear'
anything you think is right and proper,;
no matter if it suits the four hundred
or not. You have a good intellect,;
and should make a great effort to'
overcome the obstacles that are hin
dering your education. Your husband
will be one of those bright, refined,1
kind and obliging men, with dark ’
eyes, that have a peculiar sparkle and
sharp sight; marriage will be far more
than average fortunate.
Note.—Those who have sent in their
stamps (26 cents) for readings by mall,
will usually be promptly answered. In
cases where there Is an apparent de
lay the astrologer should be notified at
once and the mistake will be rectified.
The Number of Asteroids.
In October last a small planet, or
asteroid, discovered by photography in
Berlin, was set down in the list of these
bodies as No. 424. Since the applica- j
tion of photography to the stars the
discovery of asteroids has been very
rapid, no less than one hundred hav- j
ing been found between February; 1892,
and October, 1896. Up to 1845 only
four asteroids were known. Since
then not a year has passed without the
discovery of one or more.
A Core.
Jones—Silllbub has a medicine which
he declares Is a sure cure for heart dis
ease. —Smith—Did it cure him? Jones
—Yes; it gave him such a frightful at
tack of indigestion that he forgot all
about his heart—Harper's Bazar.
Mach Mare.
She—How do you account for the fact
that a woman learns typewriting so
much easier than a man? He—Oh, she
has so much more in prospect.—India
napolis Journal.
SENATE LIQUOR DEBATE
Ur. Hill Opposed to KflisoTlof the Bl
loon Prom tho Capital. %
Washington, Feb. 8.—^he session c
the Senate yesterday was oije pf n*
usual activity, with shar^i colloqui*
and vigorous speeches, *fchich drib
large crowds to the galleries. , Th
ball was set rolling early in iUib*da
when Mr. Morrill endeavored'to pas
the bill prohibiting the use of into*
icants in the Capitol building. Thi
aroused the opposition of Mr. Hill o
New York, who denounced the bus;
bodies and mischief-makers inspirini
*hi8 class of legislation. The Senato
tpdke for the fullest enjoyment of in
dividual liberty consistent with th
common good. The speech was no
only notable for the vigor which Mr
Hill threw into it, but also for its ef
feet in prolonging the debate until ■
o’clock, when the bill was displaced bi
the Nicaragua bill.
Regarding the sale of liquor in th<
Capitol, Mr. Morrill said there wai
much feeling throughout the country
against it. He had just received a let
ter stating that the w riter had seen i
man coming from the building drunk
While there was sonjs misapprehen
sion as to the existence of ordinary
i saloons in the building, vet as the pub
lie felt that an evil existed, Congresi
should make a strict proposition.
Mr. Sherman asked if it was right
-that, any part of this great public
building should be used for fh«
liquor.-, $li\ ^fyorman did not believe
that the public idea that saloons ex
isted' here was justified. There was
nothing- like an ordinary bar. But the
laws had been made stringent so that
w*lien a man wanted whisky he would
have to go outside the Capital to get it.
Mr. Hill came into the debate at this
point. He had received many letters,
he said, protesting against “this abom
ination in our national Capitol.” Such
statements wore false. No such thing
as a bar existed here. Mr. Hill read in
sarcastic tones a letter appealing to
him to aid in driving saloons from the
Capitol and thus “raise the standard oi
our national honor.”
“Has our national honor come to
this!” exclaimed Mr. Hill, “that it de
pends upon whether we take a glass of
ale or beer with our meals?”
This appeal to national honor, he
added, was becoming a common device
every time some small question pre
sented itself. But there was no ques
tion of national honor involved in this
matte.. “There aro no saloons here;
there is no drunkenness here; I have
never seen a drunken man in the
eapitol. I <81810 for the benefit of
these agitators that it is a libel on
Congress to say that saloons are here
| and drunkenness exists here. It is
; absolutely false.”
The discession next took a somewha t
humorous turn, Mr. Chandler, Mr.
Ballinger and Mr. Gray exchanging
sallies as to the effect of the bill in
restricting the personal comfort of
Senators.
The roll call on Mr Hill's motion to
commit was followed with great inter
est. It was a tie at first, but the sum
moning of Senators defeated the mo
tion. Yeas, 27; nays. 30. As the vote
was announced, Mr Hill remarked:
“And having brought the bill before
the Senate, Senators can now proceed
to take a glass of beer.”
Mr. Hill talked up to 2 o'clock, when
the bill was displaced and the Nica
•ragua.flanal bill was taken up.
. -.Mr. ho(|ge,? .motion to disagree to
the conference report on the immigra
tion bill wds adopted without division.
The debate' on the -Nicaragua canal
bill' waA!’then!t-esumeH, r.-Mr. Vilas
speaking in opposition^ .. M«. Vilas had
not concluded when • the Senate- ad
journed. ,' - . ( j
CRAZED BY FAITH CUR£.
CbrlMtu Science Makes » ^Umntacv of mn
Knporlft Womep..' ; f
Emporia, Kan., Feb. «J.—Mrs. Trend
way, the wife of a carpenter, became
violently insane last evening. Mrs,
Treadway has been suffering from
gastric neurosis, and had been improv
ing slightly under the care of her
physician, but as her recovery was
slow the family became dissatisfied,
dismissed the doctor and called in a
Christian Science healer about three
weeks ago, The Christian Scientist,
would allow her to take no medicine,
and gave her all kinds of food m3
talked religion to her until her mind
gave way. The regular physician has.
again been called.
OREGON’S DEADLOCK.
Dm Prm.t Iniloa of the bfMitan
UMr to Bo Entirely Wasted.
Sauk, Ore., Feb. 6.—There are now
only thirty-eight members who are
willing to elect a United States see
htor by means of a joint assembly.
Representative Huntington of Wasco
has given notice that he will withdraw
front, ‘farther participation. Ibis is
the first defection and it is expected to
be followed by others. It seems
probable that Oregon will have but
one United-States senator for the next
two years, for it is said that the
Mitchell men in the Legislature have
determined to prevent the election of a
senator if their man cannot be chosen.
Writing a Note to a White Ctrl Costs
a Toong Kentucky Negro Bln Ufa
Bowlins Obkkh, Ky., FeH 6.—
Wednesday night, near Rockfield, a
negro, Robert Morton, was hanged.
Morton wrote an insulting and insin
uating note to Miss Tommis Johnson,
a popular young white woman, and
when it became known a posse went to
arrest him. He ran and they gave
chase, capturing him after shooting
him sevoral times. While the officers
were guarding Morton a mob over
powered them and took the prisoner
out of their custody and, carrying him
three miles from town, hanged him.
Find a Fines for Coburn.
Washington, Feb. 6.— Secretary Co
burn of the state board of agriculture
of Kansas is to be assistant secretary
of agriculture. The place will be
formally tendered him very soon, and
it is quite certain that he will not
refuse.
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No Mothsn-ln-Law Need Apply.
OirrnniE, Okie,., Feb. 0.—The House
passed the marriage contract bill. It
| prohibits the intermarriage cf whites
I and negroes or Indians, and especially
prohibits that no man shall marry his
own mother-in-law.
I. ABOUT RAILROAD TRAVEL.
What It Cost to Carry Passengers 01
*" Western Roads.
There la a surprising amount or mis
t information among the people regard*
- lag tL-e cost of carrying passengers or
s railroad trains and to this con
r dltion as a public mind is doubtless
B due m^ch of the sentiment in favoi
of lower rates, which is finding ex
pression through bills for sweeping re
ductions in the legislature of many oi
the western _8t'atC3 this winter.
* Mr. By g. Bustis, General Passenget
* Agent of the C., B. & Q. R. R., in ttrgu
* ment before the house ..committee oi
r tho Missouri legislature last week on
r the two cent bill gave some valuable
and surprising information about the
, passenger business in the west. His
. statements were based upon the re
1 polls of the Inter-state Commerce
’ Commission and the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission of Missouri
! and are therefore beyond question.
’ Mr. Bustis showed in the first place
that the volume of passenger traffic on
i railroads Is dependent upon the density
, and wealth of population in the terri
tory through which it runs, and then
compared the population of Missouri
and the traffic resulting from it with
> the same figures in other states, thus
clearly illustrating the theory of his
point
The following table showing the rel
ative population and rates is interest
ing in thi3 connection:
passenger
Population revenue
per square per mile
mile. K. R.
M'ssnurl . 39 $ 977.00
Illinois . 68 2075.00
Ohio . 90 1951.00
New York .122 4513.00
New England .... .. .200 4422.00
Mr. Eustis made the statement that
while the named rate in most of tlio
western states was three cents per
mile, the actual amount received is
considerably less than that sum. This
is due to the fact that the railroad hav
ing a long line between two points
cannot charge more than the rate
fixed by a road having a shorter lino,
and to excursion rates demanded by
the people, all of which reduce the
average rate materially.
But the most surprising assertion
mads by Mr. Eustis was that the west
ern roads, with possibly one or two in
dividual exceptions, carry passengers
at an actual loss. The St. Louis,
Keokuk & Northwestern was cited as
an instance. Mr. Eustis produced a
statement of the expense on that road
to show that the cost per passenger
per mile exceeded three cents, the legal
rate.
The report of the Inter-state Com
• merce Commission referring to the
railroads' of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and that part of the Da
kotas and Missouri lying east of the
Missouri river shows that it cost the
rail roads two and three one-thousandths
cents per mile to carry passengers ex
clusive of any charge for taxes, rents,
interest on mortgages and other items
of the kind. Mr. Eustis declared that
a two cent flat rate in Missouri would
reduce the average to one and three
quarters cents if not lower.
It was shown that lower rates do not
largely increase traffic and instances
were cited where reductions from four
cents and three and one-half cents to
three cents per mile did not result in
increased travel.
Answering the question as to wheth
er or not rates in Europe were not
lower than in this country, Mr. Eustis
showed that while the third class rate
on some European lines is lower, the
second class rates, which are paid by
the great traveling public, are higher
than American rates. The conveniences
of second and third class travel in
Europe are not to be compared with
those of America la point of comfort
' and convenience,
wf- __
one otai tier uuBDitna.
Among the curious resu'.ts of tbe re
cent brittle of- the ballots one of the
most interesting from many points of
▼lew is the election of Muttle Hughes
Can chn1 td the’ state1 senate of Utah by
an immense plurality ov:r her oppo
nent, Angus M. Cannon, who, alas for
the future peace anti quiet of the Can
non household, is the husband of the
senatoreas-elect. The advent of Mrs.
Cannon Into the Utah state senate may.
however, exercise a perturbing Influ
ence over a wider circle than that
which circumscribes the domestic realm
of Mr. Cannon.
The prospect of tho election of wo
men to the higher legislative assem
blies has filled some apparently un
prejudiced observers with alarm be
cause of the paralyzing effect which it
le feared their presence may have upon
debates. The relations which nature
and usage have established between
man and woman would make rudeness
impossible; Men would be restrained
from saying what they might have to
say in the manner to which they are
accustomed among themselves. It
would be difficult for a male debater
to say folly is folly If the utterer of
the remarks open to such criticism
should happen to be a woman. Debate
would cease to be an engine for the
elucidation of fundamental truths and
would become a mere series of decor
ous and Inconclusive declamations.
People Do Reed the Papers.
From the Buffalo Courier: Some per
sons wonder why engaged people gen
erally prefer to keep their engagements
as quiet us possible until the day of
the wedding. Perhaps the reason lies
in the results of a newspaper announce
ment. The other day an engagement
was announced in one of the afternoon
papers. It was in the last edition of
the paper, but early the next morn
ing several awning makers were at the
home of the future bride’s parents, so
liciting the contract for supplying an
awning when the event came off. On
the same morning and in the first mall
no less than half a dozen printers and
engravers sent samples of their work,
and quoted prices for which they would
be willing to prepare the wedding
cards, according to the latest dictates
. of fashion. During the remainder of the
week milliners, caterers, dressmakers,
liverymen and dry goods' merchants
, made known their desire to supply the
future bride and groom with all jti^
outfit they might need or Imagine they
needed, the young folks are now
walt.ng for bids from ministers who ,
are willing to tie the knot at bargain;
prices. j
| Million* of Cook Book* Given Away*
i There is one large housa in this conn*
try that has taken business on its turn
■j and means to ride in on the rising tide.
. Alive to the signs of better times and
; to the best interests of the people, they
: are now circulating among families a
: valuable publication known as Thb
i CHARLES A. VOGELER COMPANY’S COOK
j kry Book and Book of Comfort and
Health, _ which contains very choice
; information on the subject of cooking,
f Receipts for the preparation of good*
I substantial and dainty dishes, prepared
- especially for it by a leading authority,
; Mill be found in its pages. "Much care
. has bees, taken in its preparation and
1-r dist.ribytatiOn, with hope, tha$/it
I will be just the thing needed for houfee
. keepers,and just the thing needed also
| for the care of. the health and house*
' hold. As a Cookery Book it will be in
valuable to keep on hand for reference.
It also contains full information' in
regard to the great- remedies of this
house, which provide against bodily
ailments, especially the Master Cure
for Pains and Aches, 8t. Jacobs Oil.
To give some idea of the labor and
expense of this output, more than 200
tons of paper have been used in its
publication, and at the rate of 100,000
a day, it has taken several months for
the issue.
The book can' be .had of druggists
everywhere, or by enclosing a 2c.
stamp to The Charles A. Vogeler Com
pany, Baltimore, Md.
A HevoUlng method.
The Austrian method of execution
seems to be but a slight improvement
©u electrocution. The Austrians ■—
swing a halter over the neck of a
murderer and string him up, while
the executioner-in-chiet wearing
white kid gloves calmly beholds the
victim wriggle, and two ponderous
assistants pull him down by the legs.
The First Umbrellas.
Umbrellas were introduced by Brit
ish officers into this country about the
time of the revolutionary war. Para
sols were then unknown. As a de
fence from rain, men wore • rain
coats.” and women •gambles.”
<1 loves were introduced about the
year 1635. _
NO-TO-BAC FOR FIFTY CFNTS.
Over 404,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bae
ro-ju ate or remove your desire for tobacco.
Saves money, mates hea th and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, 50c and $1 .Oo,ali druggists.
Coral,
A new building material called •fos
sil coral” has been discovered in a
small island in the Bay of Suva. Hji.
When it is first removed it is soft and
easily cut into square blocks or aiy
other desired shape, but when it to
exposed to the air for some time it
grows very hard and assumes some of
the characteristics of lire lirick.
Double, the plea.nre of a Drive.
A flue carriage doubles the pleasure at
driving. Intending buyers of carriage or
harness can save dollars by sending for the
large, free catalogue of the Elkhart Carriage
and Harness Mfg. Co., Elkhart, Ind.
ftpeed oi' In.eels.
The rapidity with which insects
travel is astonishing. The common
house-fly makes 600 strokes per sec-,
ond when in t ho act of ordinary flight
that number of strokes causing an ad
vance movement of twenty-five feet •
Our best naturalists say that this cut
be increased FO'v.n fold.
We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our pub
lished testimonial nre jroven to be not
genuine. 'ihe Fiso to., Warren, Pa.
Frigidly Suggestive.
If the inauguration committee really
intends to practice economy, what to
the matter with using the frieae on
the Pension Office building in the prep
aration of the ice cream?—Washington
Times.
FITS stopped free end permanently cared. Softs
■tier Urol day's ase of Hr. Kline’s Gnat Nerve
llfitonr. rr®*> *2t risl bottle and treatise.
beiitft to Du. Kune, Ml Arch &L. Philadelphia,
TTsnnIIjr the charity that begins at home
. covers a multi tude of sins.
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAT.
.Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Dcugglatsreluadtqemoney If 1. fails loeura. k&o
‘' 'Wbere.lho wagos of sinls .death.,there la no
Striking fur Inowinsf*
People know Hood’s CarEapsr:Ea-iS thdbece
medicine ever produced, Lccu-usa it enrol when
all others tail. Seventy millions cf pccple Utq
Sarsaparilla
The best-in fact the One True Blood FnrtHer
HOOd’S Fills "re tastcles^mHd^egae.
FARM
Bal-ito Seeds M Warranted to IWoae.
/John Breidcr, Mlshicott, Wla., a:tcni8h©d\
Ftho world with a yle'.d of 173 bu. of SnJser’eB
■ Silver Kin:* Barley per acre. Don’t yonbellerrl
Tit f Just write him. In order to gain, in MOT 4
(100,000 new customers we send on trial
JlO DOLLAB8’ WORTH FOB lOe.1
314 pkes. of new and rare farm serais, lnclndtngfl
1 above Barley, Teoslnte. Giant Spniry, BandJ
\Vetoh,*‘IOc.Wheat.” and other novelth a, putuff
\ itlvely worth 110,to fret a 8ta*-t. a?! postpaid, r
Including our gre at seed catalog, for 10o j
^Largest growers of farm seeds and pot*-(
k.toes in the world. 85 plcgM. earliest^
. vegetabl * seed-' M. Catalog tellsij
^all about It.Giudly mailed toA
^intending buyers. Send
thla notice. _1
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