A PASTOR
SAVED BY PE-RUNA.
Rev. H. Stubenvoll, of Elkhorn, Wis., is pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran
St. John’s Church of that place. Rev. Stubenvoll is the possessor of two bibles
presented to him by Emperor William of Germany. Upon the fly leaf of one of
the bibles the Emperor has written in his own handwriting a text.
This honored pastor, in a receDtletter to The I’eruna Medicine Co., of Colum
bus, Ohio, says concerning their famous catarrh remedy, I’eruna:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: ••I had hemorrhages of the lungs for a long time,
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strength and courage, and made healthy, pure blood. It increased
my weight, gave me a healthy color, and l feel well. It Is the best
medicine In the world. If everyone kept Peruna in the house It
would save many from death every year. ”—H. STUBENVOLL.
Thousands or people have catarrh who
would ho surprised to know it, because
it has been called some other name than
catarrh. The fact in catarrh is catarrh
wherever located; and another fact
■ which is of equally great importance, is
that I’eruua cures catarrh wherever
located.
If yon do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to l)r. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman; President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,Q
Ask your druggist for a free Pe-ru-na Almanac.
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“John.'’ said the retired lawyer to
his coachman, “aren’t the horses try
ing to run away?” “They be. sir!”
“Then drive into something cheap.”
NO JOKE.
"This," explained the superintendent
of the hospital for infants, "is the
colic ward."
“Ah," mused the visitor. “Cramped
quarters, eh."
“Out of sight out of mind" does not
apply to the detective or the tax in
quisitor.
The Indian takes his dog to heaven;
the Paleface sends his brother to hell.
Sensible Housekeepers
will have Defiance Starcli, not alona
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because of
superior quality.
Before the Paleface came there was
no poison in the Indian's corn.
Dealers say that as soon a. a custo
mer trios Defiance Starch it is im
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. It can be used cold oi
boiled.
If the Indian could He like the Pale
face he would rule the earth.
SENATE.
The senate was called to order on the
J3th by Lieutenant Governor McGUton.
Roll call showed all present.
Chaplain Presson Invoked the divine
blessing, after which Assistant Secretary
Wheeler began the reading of the jour
nal. After partial reading this wras dis
pensed with on motion and secretary’s
minutes adopted.
The following hills were introduced
and read;
S. F. 18, by Saunders of Douglas—Act
entitled “An net to amend section 748 of
the Compiled Statutes,” being section 13
of chapter xlla, cities of the metropoli
tan class, and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts in conflict with said amend
ments.
8. F., 19. by O’Neill of Lancaster—Act
to amend sections 91 and 111 of chapter
xllfi of the Annotated Statutes of Ne
braska.
S. F. 20, by O’Neill of Lancaster—Act to
regulate the organization and operation
of life insurance companies on the mutual,
level prelum, legal reserve plan.
S. F. 21, by Meredith of Saunders (by
request)—An act authorizing savings
banks to take, hold and execute trusts,
and to aet as administrator, executor,
curator and receiver under any order of
court or otherwise.
S. F. 22, by Meredith of Saunders (by
request)—An act authorizing courts of
record, county courts or courts of pro- (
bate to appoint as administrator, execu
tor. guardian or curator of the state,
or r^s receiver in any legal proceedings
and savings bank of the state of Ne
braska.
S. F. No. 23, by Wall of Sherman—Act |
to amend section 22 of an act entitled
“An act to provide for township organ
Ization,” and to repeal said original sec
tion. ,
S. F. 21. by Fries of Custer—A-ct to ]
amend section 30 article ii, chapter xxvi,
of the Compiled Statutes, and to repeal
said original section. In regard to initia
tive and referendum. Not more than one
special election be held in one year un
less deposit be made and forfeited if
prosposltton loses.
fc. F. 25, by Marshall of Otoe (by re- ;
quest)—An act to amend sections 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5 of an act entitled “An aet to au
thorize cities of the first and second class
to establish and maintain a heating and
lighting system,” and to repeal said orig
Inal sections.
S. F. 20, by Hastings of Butler—Act en
titled “An act authorizing the governor,
with the advice and consent of the sen
ate, to appoint a commission to draft a 1
bill for a law to improve our present «
revenue system, and to make a report (
thereof to the governor, and to provide
for the tenure, qualifications, duties and 1
salaries of the members of said commis- >
Sion and the expenses thereof.” 1
S. F. No. 1 to 18 were read a second <
time and referred to committees.
O'Neill of Lancaster moved that the. I
daily journal of the senate be mlmo- 1
graphed and a copy furnished to each <
senator.
An invitation from the president and I
secretary of the Nebraska Historical so- 1
clety. Inviting members of the senate to 1
attend the meetings tonight and tomor
row night was read and invitation ac- t
cepted.
Upon motion of Harrison of Hall all (
employes present were sowrn in by the
chairman.
The senate adjourned until 10 o’clock 1
tomorrow. ’ 1
Tho senate committee on committees
met tonight and selected the following
as a committee on apportionment: War
ner, Dakota, chairman; Alden, Wayne; '
Harrison. Hall; Pemberton, Gage; Brown. c
Keya Paha.
In the senate on the 14th, among the 1
hills introduced were the following: To r
provide for the payment of fees to the >
commissioners of public lands and build- t
ings in certain cases. Memorializing con
gress to establish the true military status y
of the first Nebraska militia. To author- e
ize and require counties, precincts, town- e
ships, of towns, cities, villages and school j
districts to compromise their Indebted- Q
ness and issue bonds. To define condi- r
tlons of child treatment, and to prescribe r
methods for the protection, disposition t
and supervision of independent, neglect- ^
ed, cruelly or ill-treated children, and to
provide punishment for violation of thi.*
act. and defining children’s aid societies.
institutions, jurisdiction, parents, guard- e
Ians, place of safety. Authorizing the *
preparation of an official statute to make
it admissable in evidence and for the t
purchase of a supply thereof by the state, c
And arranging for the publication of 2,000 c
sets of two volumes each, the state to
pay the sum of $9 per set and to author- t
ize J. E. Cobbey to prepare and publish t
them without cost to the state. A joint t
resolution was introduced by Senator j
Hall of Douglas proposing amendments j
to sections 2, 6 and 13 of article 4, on- (
titled: “The judicial department” of the
constitution of the state of Nebraska,
and providing for publishing the same,
and for submitting them to the electors c
of the state for approval or rejection.
This resolution amends the clause in sec- 1
tion 2, article fi. relating to the number 1
of supreme judges, and defining a 1
quorum. It strikes out the number of t
judges and leaves it to the discretion of t
the legislature. They can appoint any
number they may see fit. It changes the t
method of selection of the chief justice, t
set forth in section G, article 6, and re- \
quires his selection by lot in place of t
tenure of office. It also amends section
13. article fi. which states the salary su
preme judges are to receive and leaves 1
the salary to be decided upon by the 1
legislature.
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Senator Hall of Douglas presided during
the morning session of the senate on the <
15th. Pemberton of Gage read a bid from 1
Dora Bachelor to furnish the senate with
daily journals for $300 for the entire ses- J
sion, and she was awarded the contract.
The committee on municipal affairs, at a
meeting, decided to report favorably on
senate file No. 1 in regard to the pur
chase of the Omaha waterworks. Intro
duced by Howell of Douglas. These bills.
among others, were Introduced: To au- j
thorlze the boards of county commission- j
ers or supervisors to make contracts for 1
the construction and reparation of
bridges; empowering county commission
ers to use their own judgment whether
to contract work or purchase material
and employ labor; changes tw'o-thlrds of
the levy of the current year to So per cent
before contract is let. To provide for a
landlord’s lien upon all crops grown upon
leased premises and upon any other per
sonal property of the tenant, which has
been used on the premises during the
term of the lease. S. F. 44, by Anderson
of Saline—Act to provide for official seals
of county treasurers; to provide for the
gathering, compilation and nublicatinn of
agricultural and industrial statistics, pro
viding penalties and repealing section 7,
chapter xxxixb., Compiled Statutes, en
titled “Industrial Statistics,” and amend
ing section 72, chapter lxxvii, Compiled
Statutes, entitled “Revenue.”
When the senate opened on the 16th
Mr. Hasty offered the following: “I
move that the committee on revenue be
instructed to formulate a bill covering
the assessment and collection of all
taxes, to be brought in not later than
February 16.” The motion was amended,
Instructing the committee to recommend
a bill. Considerable oratory ensued, after
which the resolution was tabled. Pri
vate Secretary Allen brought a com
munication from the governor asking
confirmation of the appointment of a
warden at the penitentiary. Hall of
Douglas moved to instruct the commit
tee on printing to have the messages of
the two governors printed for the use
of the house and senate. A motion was
carried to have the committee confer
with the committee from the house. Hall
of Douglas moved that a request be sent
to the governor for the Torrens’ land
tax commission, and his recommenda
tion was carried. Bills were introduced:
To provide a lien for labor performed
for the erection, reparation or removal
of any house. To establish junior nor
mal schools and to provide for the main
tenance of same. Three to be established
in districts of Alliance, McCook and
Valentine. Fixing the liability of sub
scribers for subscriptions to any news
paper, magazine or other printed period
ical.
HOUSE.
The house was called to order by Speak
er Mockett at 2:15 on the 13th. Rev. Stein
of Lincoln acted for Chaplain Scott, who
was absent.
The introduction of bills began with H.
R. No. 1, by Warner of Lancaster, the
measure providing for* the establishment
of a state normal school:
H. R. 1, by Warner of Lincoln—An act
to locate and establish one (1) additional
state normal school. Carries appropria
tion of $100,000. School to be l6cated by
commission of nine, six from house, one
from each congressional district, named
by speaker, and three from Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth districts, appointed by the lieu
tenant governor.
H. R. 2, by Good of Nemaha—An act ap
propriating $75,000 to build a library and
ft chapel at the State Normal school at
Peru.
H. R. 3, by Morsman of Douglas—An act
to define conditions of child dependency,
neglect, cruelty, etc., and provide meth
ods for protection.
H. R. 4, by Nelson of Douglas—An act
relating to negotiable instruments (being
an act to establish a law uniform with
the laws of other states.)
H. R. 5, by Gregg of Wayne—An act to
amend section 8, subdivision 9, chapter
lxxix of tlie compiled statutes. It re
duces from $100,000 to $50,000 the amount
of investment required of private normals
entitled to grant teachers’ certificates.
H. R. 6, by Sears of Burt—A bill to ex
tend the life of the supreme court com
mission two years and provide for its re
duction in number at the court’s discre
tion.
H. R. 7, by Jahnel of Washington—An
act to amend section 97 of chapter xviii.
entitled “An act to amend section 97 of
chapter xvi of the compiled statutes of
Nebraska entitled corporations,” giving
owners of land desired as right-of-way by
railroads right of hearing before appraise
ment commission and requiring railroad
to deposit a bond with county judge be
fore beginning construction.
H. R. 9. by Perry of Furnas—An act to
amend sections 2, 3 and 9 of chapter vii,
entitled attorneys, relating to admission
to the bar.
H. R. 9, by Nelson of Douglas—An act
to amend article 2, chapter iii, of the
code of civil procedure, relating to taking
i:-f depositions.
H. R. 10, by Nelson of Douglas—An act
to amend section 179 of articles 1 of chap
ter Ixxvii of the compiled statutes, en
titled “Revenue,” and to repeal said orig
inal section, relating to foreclosure of tax
liens which requires notice to be served
on owners or occupants of land.
H. R. 11, by Nelson of Douglas—An act
to provide for appeals to the supreme
court in all cases except criminal cases.
H. R. 12. by Douglas of Rock—An act to
amend section 2 of subdivision 7, chapter
lxxix of the compiled statutes and to
repeal said original section, relating to
the compensation of county superintend
ents of schools.
H. R. 13, by Sweezy of Webster—An act
to provide for the erection of a barn at
the Asylum for the Chronic Insane at
Hastings, and to appropriate $15,000 for
the work.
H. R. 14. by Sadler of Adams—An act to
provide for the erection of one new fire
proof ward building or wing at the Insti
tution for the Chronic Insane at Hast
ings, and to appropriate $75,000.
li. R. 15, by Sadler of Adams—An act
to provide for the purchase of 320 acres of
land for the Institution for the Chronic
Insane at Hastings, and to appropriate
$15,000.
H. R. 10, by Davis of Buffalo—An act to
amend section 23 of an act entitled “An
act to provide for township organization.”
H. R. 17. by Douglas of Rock—An act to
amend section 4 of article 2, chapter xxxt
compiled statutes, and to repeal said
original section, making open season tor
hunting quail begin October 1 instead of
November 1, 1903.
H. R. 18, by Douglas of T ok—An act
authorzing a seal for county treasurers
H. R. 19, by Douglas of Rock—An act
I to amend section 16 of chapter xxxil of
the Compiled Statutes, and to repeal said
original section, relating to filing of chat
tel mortgages.
H. R, 20, by Douglas of Rock—An act to
repeal chapter Ivii of the seslon law3 of
the state of Nebraska for 1897, being "an
act to provide for the making of con
tracts in writing between owners of land
and brokers or agents employed to sell
lands," and the same being section 74
of chapter Ixxlii of the Compiled Statutes.
H. R. 21, by Nelson of Douglas—An act
to provide for the supersedeas of cases
appealed to the supreme court.
H. R. 22, by Wilson of Pawnee—An act
to provide for the payment of members,
officers and employes of the twenty
eighth session of the legislature of the
state of Nebraska, appropriating $85,000.
H. R. 23, by Nelson—An act to appro
priate the sum of $150,000 for the purpose
of repairing and rebuilding the Hospital
for the Insane of Norfolk.
H. R. 24, by Jones—A bill substituting
the town treasurer in townships for town
assessor as a member of the town board.
In the house on the 14th a large number
of bills were introduced, among them be
ing the following: A bill for an act to
protect the public health; to prevent the
spread of contagious and infectious dis
eases, and to this end to confer sanitary
authority upon and to define the powers
and duties of state board of health and
of the secretaries thereof; to provide for
the appointment and compensation of a
state health inspector; to authorize es
tablishment, maintenance and enforce
ment of quarantine rules and regulations;
to require local officers to make timely
reports of the existence of certain dis
eases; to make an appropriation for
salaries and expenses, and to provide for
presecution and to fix penalties for the
violation of the provisions of this act.
Authorizing courts of record, county
courts, or courts of probate in the state
of Nebraska to appoint as administrator,
executor, guardian or curator of the es
tate of any deceased person, infant, in
sane person, idiot, spendthrift, or habit
ual drunkard, or as trustee for any con
vict in the penitentiary, or as receiver
in any legal proceedings, any savings
bank of the state of Nebraska. A bill for
an act to compel railroad companies in
Nebraska to afford equal facilities, with
out favoritism, or discrimination, to all
persons and associations erecting or op
erating grain elevators and handling or
shipping grain or other produce, and to
provide penalties of $1,000 fine for the vio
lation thereof, and to amend sections 1
and 4 of article 5 of chapter 72, com
piled statutes of Nebraska and repeal
said original sections. To provide the
payment of incidental expenses incurred
during the twenty-eighth session of the
legislature of the state of Nebraska.
Carries appropriation of $48,000. A bill
for the rebuilding of the Norfolk esylum;
a bill for the building of a fire proof wing
to the Hastings asylum; a bill for the
building of a library building at the state
normal school at Peru; a bill to adminis
ter the coup de grace to the elevator
monopoly by requiring railroads to fur
nish elevator facilities to all applicants;
a bill to create the office of county
auditor, and a number of bills for the
collection of delinquent taxes and the
perfecting of tax titles.
Immediately after the house convened
on the 15th Sears of Burt called up his
resolution of the previous day that no
building appropriation bill should pass be
fore the enactment of a revenue law*. He
made a speech in its support and moved
its adoption. After considerable discus
sion, it was moved and carried that the
resolution go over to Friday, becoming
special order for that day. Bills from 61
to 85 were given their second reading and
referred to committees and thirty-nine
new ones were introduced, among them
the following: An act providing for the
taxation of telephone and express com
panies, requiring an annual statement to
the state auditor of value of stocks and
bends and all personal and real property
and empowering the auditor to demand
any other information; imposing a fine of
$100 per day for delay of statement; pro
vides for valuation by state board of
equalization. An act to amend section 12,
article 1, chapter ii, Compiled Statutes,
making it mandatory on county boards
to pay county agricultural societies by
warrant on general fund not exceeding 3
cents per capita in county. Act provid
ing for making six wells in the state of
Nebraska for the purpose of determining
w hether petroleum, coal or gas exists and
can be gotten in paying quantities, and
appropriating the sum of $50,000 or so
much thereof as necessary; w'ells to be
located at Chadron, Hexington, Culbert
son, Columbus, Ponca and Omaha. Act
to authorize the organization of mutual
insurance companies for protection of do
mestic live stock. An act providing for
deputy county superintendents and fix
ing their duties and compensation, by
county commissioners, not to exceed two
thirds the salary of county superintend
ent. Act to establish junior normal
schools and appropriate $18,000, providing
that three of these of these schools shall
be at Alliance, McCook and Valentine.
An act to authorize the preparation of an
official statute to make it admissible In
evidence and for the purchase of a sup
ply thereof by the state and appropriat
ing $18,000.
The house on the 16th presented the
request of the Lincoln Commercial club
for the use of representative hall the
afternoon and evening of January 22.
w hen a public reception is to be tendered
to D. E. Thompson, prior to his depart
ure for Brazil. The request was granted.
Sears of Burt called up his resolution
to prohibit public building bills from
coming to a third reading prior to the
passage of a revenue measure. Mem
mlnger of Madison moved to amend by
excepting from the purview of the freso
lution repairs and rebuilding of public
buildings. The speaker ruled the amend
ment out of order until the motion of
Sweezy of Webster to refer to the ju
diciary committee had first been disposed
of. On the motion to refer Sears de
manded the yeas and nays. The vote re
sulted: Yeas, 7; nays, 86. The question
then recurred to the Memminger amend
ment, which was lost by a rising vote
of 42 ayes and 45 nays. On the adoption
of the resolution. Sears demanded a roll
call. The vote resulted: Ayes, 78; nays.
17. The speaker announced that the res
olution had been adopted, adding: “The
resolution changes a standing rule of
the house* Hereafter, therefore, the or
uer will be: Bills on third reading, ex
cept bills carrying an appropriation for
public buildings.” These were among
the bills introduced: To appropriate to
the use and benefit of the University of
| Nebraska the moneys known as “the
agricultural experiment station fund,
also the fund arising under the act of
congress of August 30, 1896. commonly
known as “the Morrill fund, * and also
the fund known as “the university cash
fund," carrying appropriations of $50,000,
$30,000 and $85,000, respectively, against
thf» funds named. Emergency clause. To
provide a department in one of the hos
pitals for the insane, providing for the
detention and treatment and parole of
dipsomaniacs, inebriates and those ad
dicted to the excessive use of narcotics.
To provide for the gathering, compilation
and publication of agricultural and in
dustrial statistics. Appropriating the sum
of $50,000, or so much thereof as is
necessary, for the establishment an^
operation of experimental stations In
Hitchcock and Keith counties.
NOTES.
A Lincoln correspondent of the Bee
says; The result of today’s proceed
ings serves to substantiate the theors'
that revenue leglsltaion will not be
ignored at this session. Leading ex
ponents of this policy in the house are
well satisfied and even enthusiastic in
some cases over the progress of affairs,
and give evidence of a firm belief that
their idea wil achieve complete success.
The introduction of the Douglas resolu
tion is highly gratifying to Mr. Sears
and his friends. Sears said today: “I
am glad Douglas introduced the reso
lution. If he or someone else had not,
I would have done so myself, for I con
sider that the proper way to get at the
matter. I regard the resolution, there
fore, as In direct line with my efforts."
Attorney Baldwin of the Union Pacific,
discussing railroad taxation, said: “We
do not say we are paying as much city
taxes, proportionately, in the city of
Omaha as other individuals or concerns.
We are actualy’ paying less, but as a
matter of fact that is right. We are
paying all we ought to pay. It wTould
manifestly be wrong to make our city *
taxes in Omaha equal In rate to other
taxpayers. Omaha is not entitled to as
sess for local taxation the terminals
within the city limits at their full cash
value.
Brief State News.
A big ice harvest is being gathered
in the vicinity of Tecumseh.
The body of George Ruehl, who
was drowned while cutting ice on the
Elkhorn river some time a"go, was
found near West Point after several
days of careful searching.
The statement, now being published,
of the county treasurer of York coun
ty shows a most healthy and prosper
ous condition of York county finances.
The treasurer reports nearly $100,000
cash on hand.
The two-year-old child of Mrs.
Charles Lash of Auburn was scalded
to death while the mother was wash
ing. She was lifting a boiler of hot
water from the stove when it slipped
from her grasp.
Charles Hennings of Plattsmouth,
who left for Germany about a year
ago to claim a share of an estate left
by his father, has finally been recog
nized by the German courts as one of
the legal heirs and his share placed
at $25,000.
A recent move on the part of the
Elkhorn road at Long Pine is causing
much speculation among the citizens, A
and is cited by well informed railroad
employes as another indication of the
intention of the Northwestern to build
from Casper to the sfhith next sum
mer.
Report is that the committee ap
pointed by the Commercial club of
York has received assurance that the
Burlington will build a depot in that
place in the near future that will be
large enough to accommodate the
largely increasing business and a de- *
pot that will be a credit to the city. -
The farmers about Edgar met to
complete the organization of the Far
mers’ Commercial association. One
hundred and twenty farmers had tak
en shares at $25 each and Jrree times
that amount vras guaran jed. Arti
cles of incorporation and by-laws were
adopted and a board of directors elect
ed. %
Mrs. momas uoiDerr, residing near
Memphis, Saunders county, was
Drought before the examining board
md adjudged insane. About a month
igo her mother, Mrs. Andrew G.
Bentz, became' deranged and was tak*
sn to the asylum, and her daughter’s
:ondition is attributed to her having
prooded over this.
Uriah Swigart, a prominent resident
Df Beatrice, was arrested on a com
plaint sworn out by Miss Lulu Mc
Donnell, the 14-year-old daughter of
Joseph McConnell, charging him with
statutory assault. It is alleged that
Swigart met the girl on the banks of
Indian creek last Saturday, when the
pffense is alleged to have been com
mitted. ^
The State Horticultural society
alected the following officers: Presi
dent, G. S. Christy of Johnson; vice
president, W. J. Hesser of Platts
mouth; second vice president, E. M.
Pollard of Nehawka; secretary, L. M.
Russell of Lincoln; treasurer, Peter
Youngers of Geneva; directors, J. G.
Neff of Davey, C. H. Barnard of Ta
ble Rock and C. S. Harrison of York. u
The territorial pioneers of Nebraska flfi.
held their annual meeting in Lincoln. I
Detailed rominiseenes of the early his- •
tcry of the state told by the members
pf the association occupied some time;
and officers for the ensuing year were
elected. It was decided that the meet
ings should be held in the summer
instead of winter, as has generally
been the case, and the president and
secretary were authorized to make
arrangements for holding the next an
nual gathering at the state fair
giounds while the fair is in progress.