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Senate.
A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of
the Twenty-Eighth GenereJ
Assembly.
, iiorsn.
T ii tin- h'.iju- .fi tlic IJlh tinnier of
Wrlnt.-r oflVr.-d .i motion tli:it tho hjx'.ik-
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nt-rnl,-r l. whom nil I ills on ir-n.-rl UN
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motion t.iM.-d N'.-N.oi of lvUKl-i
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II.. wiiil tii.- r:iilr. i.i.Im wt' thriMt.-niti
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this h.. s.ii.l It w;n tl'ii. for th.- riul!l-
:un of N. Iir.i-.k.i to i;. t t f li.-r mifl .To
fii.iiii't h in-i for tti. fl.ilf, M. s.il.l it w.i.-
till!.- th.-y sfo.l s.iriro-to. at;. I Il.it
f "t.'.l on i h- '.il l v.-ll am.-n.lm. tit.
I., otnis of Im!... tin- i'iimo!! tl i.ir l.-:t.!.-r.
. r s 4 -1 1 1 . 1 . -1 th.' ..-S.ifi- In ii most for.il.I.'
yj'.-.-.-li f..r th.- '.iMw.-ll iim. n Im. nt. Il.
r. ri-: t.-.l th it this il. -Int.- li.i.l sunk t.
tln .w l.'Vt l of ;i rf Is.inship. II" want.'.l
th.- r..!..-ni fought n:it alomr xtrl.-tly
l.ii.-ln.-is lin.-s. IT.. r-fiis.-1 to i- .nsi.l.-r
tli- proposition :is n party m.itti-r. nut
w it hstan.!!!!1- th.' i-onlrary efforts of
Triompson, S.-ars. fiwt-zy. I Muirl.is.
Moi'kclt nr.. I Spurlork t tnak It wirh.
ll ma.l. th.- mosf prolotu;.-"! aricum.'nt
i: HT'vr -si l. an. I was t h la.lina:
fr-"li f'T th.- r.iMwill am.'ti.lmi-nl. The
Caldwell iini.-nlni.tit wa df-iit.. ly r
stiir.!:n-r v..t,. ,f X to Th.- Thompson
an..-r .Im.-at was a.Iopt.-.l ! a vt of
T'jo Ionils ii ni.'nilmcnt to
w.n i-arrif.l. hiinjttiir th.- tlm
to Aprh 1". Insj.a.l of P.h
iin.1 makln i-H'cr i h ui-r.-s. Jun-
rT-n.!no-rt to list an I tax Iiox ar. l
a rs w as a I i;t.-I.
In th' fionati' on tliH Ith tho followlnpr
hllH w rc pass.- l: M. I. No. 1. provld
IfiiT for a sfiiti ii fount .i nt to li appoint
fi at a Hiiliiry of J1.M p-r annum; S. K.
No. Ii2. provt.lliiK ipiallflcatlon neoes:iry
for a ppol ut in.-n t of i-oiii.ty, hoI'Hts and
sailors rHii-f . .rnr.il slons ; S. K. No. 27,
ii nl liorizlnif th board of piildlt- latids and
I. nil. link's to laiy all Kt:t- BiJpili-; S. K.
No. 111. tixintr .salaries .f township; cf-:i..-rs;
S. I-. No. 12. r -trulii t lr: lh' width
..f pnl. II.- highways; S. p. No. ZT.',. pruvld
It.i; how supjill.-s shall ! puri-h-ised ly
th.- hoard of piili!i- liinds and hu i ldint;s ;
II. I:. No. I'.n. providing for thf i-l.-.-llon
of i-.iiitu ilm -ii iif hirpir In thi c ity of
l.ln.oln. Thn foliowinif bilN w-r- lndi-f-Initi-ly
post p'Mif.l In th" si-nato today: S.
I-'. No. I'll, raising th amount which
may ! ri- ov.-r-d In i,ii' of d.-iith oaiis-d
hy wk liK'-nn- from $."..ih to $1 i.i.'m; II. Tl.
No. 1L'7. to prohibit the k--plrig or selling
of liitoxh.it Itig ll.piors within thrci- mll-
of an ntmy post; H. !. No. "2. providing
tho limit of In I. hte.ln.-ss whl.-h appllfs
to othr i-orporiitlons shall not apply to
railroad companies. Committees roport
In. following hills liiiik for tho general
tilv: S. F. No. r.2, providing for the ex
amination nt.d lii'i-tismg or land mirvr-y-
ots; S. K. No. 17'. fixing the numlM-r end
r mur'rallon t s'-ruttt' employes; S. V
No. providing for repair of streets
and alleys in cities of tho sei'umi class
and villages; S. F. No. 2. regulating
the organization ami operation of mutual
I f. Insurance companies; H. K. No. 2.".4
to enable domestic mutual Insurance
companies to reinsure In other domestic
companies; S. K. No. t,T, ddarlng pral
lie d..g. to be a nuisance, and to provUle
for th.-ir destruction: tf. Y. No. C77. mak
ing the Nebraska Historical nwlety the
ciistodl.m of all historical records of the
state; S. K. No. ;s. relating to the action
to !. taken In case of executions Issued;
S. K. No. 2:U. for tho regulation of tele
phone rates and m-rvlce in cities of tho
metropolitan las; S. K. No. 2.V. repoal
irg the death penalty; H. H. No. 322. pro
viding for the relief of Ilussell F. Uiomls.
Bills That Have Become Laws.
Tlio following In the list of Mils
that have been approved by Gover
nor Mickey:
11. It. No. 22. by Wilson Approprt
atiritf $85,000 for salaries of member
and employes of the legislature.
H. It. No. 87, by Gilbert Providing
that tho eity election in Omaha shall
take place the first Tuesday in May
and every three years thereafter.
II. It. No. r,7, by Gilbert Requiring
the city council of Omaha to acquire
title to the Omaha water works pla
H. R
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
The spirit of improvement is on In
full force at York. k
Organized labor of Omlha will this
year put up a building of their own.
Employes of the Argo starch factory
at Nebraska City are on a strike for
Increased wages.
Charles Wands of Richardson coun
ty was hurt In a runaway, necessitate
No. fit), by Wilson Appropria- I S amputation of his left leg.
Till-:
V RI NT I Nr ; I N V KST in AT I ON.
51 to
il..n
r a.--r?i
iry
I.ir
gr.iia
tho salirie- appropriation
' I. P.
liilt. y.is plun-il im Hi. t; ti.-ral llle
f tl..1 hmi.-ie on tii.- lt'dh. with anieml
iti nts apju opt i.itin :.i;o f,,r a dfjv
ity ci.-rk .f tin- su pri-ni.' eo:irt: $,
fu- tl'.i. assi ;a".ts at a salary of
vl."! fur art a;si.-t.irit state li-
t!:
Following Is the report of the com-
rnitt- appointed to Investigate workings
of the state printing board:
lour committee on urcnunls and fx-
r'eii lltures. iiiHtructed to Investigate the
workings of the state printing board.
hnve duly examined the records of said
l.oiir.l and find that only a portion of
the printed supplies contemplated by
liw to le purchased by and through
the printing board have been so pur
chase.!, and this not only during the
last olennlnrn. but during the biennlum
preceding It. Questioned by your com
mittee as to why ull KupplUxs had not
been piM-chase-1 by said board, tho ofll-
c'.ilrt of the board stated that It was
duo to th failure of heads of depart
ments and tate institutions to furnish
quarterly esMBiates as is plainly requir
ed by law. Inquiry from the officials
of the board prior to tho lout Idennlum
Mlicitel th nam information. The
board was of the opinion that If the
law should 1 observed by all state offi
cials and tho ofllcers of state Institu
tions, and the entire printing supplies
ot the state be purchased and contracted
j for by tho printing board, as directed by
I l.:w. the costs of same would bo mate-
I rla!!y reduced.
ting $28,000 for Incidental expenses o
the legislature.
II. R. No. 32, by Koetter Making
the free text book law applying to
Omaha.
If. R. No. 42. by Burgess To per
mlt the Bchool board of Lincoln to
pay more than $720 a year salary to
a secretary.
II. R. No. 279, by Good Transfer
ring $10,000 from the maintenance
fund of the Norfolk asylum to tho
) Lincoln hospital for the insane.
; II. It. I0. by Klttell Repealing
' the law fur a bounty on wolf scalps,
i II. R. 4S. by Koetter For the pay
i u:o::t of a Iniunty on wolf scalps.
11. R. 114, by Gregg Regulating,
l he printing and distribution of the.
state Kiiperintendent's annual report.
II. R. 1, by IJuffalo To permit'
townships to buy and maintain ceme
tery grounds.
H. R. 40, by Thompson Providing
that land leases for a longer period.'
than me year from the making there
of shall be void unless in writing.
II. R. 8, by Terry Regulating ad
mission to the bar.
II. R. IS, by Douglas Providing a
Real for county treasurers to be at-
tached to tax deeds and certificates.
II.' R. 119, by Gregg Making itt
the jjuty pf county superintendents to
notify school districts when reports
are due.
S. F. 10. by Marshall To legalize:
heating and lighting bonds heretofore
voted by villages; for the relief of
the city of Syracuse.
S. F. 25, by Fries Permitting nor
mal schools having an investment of
$r,o.0o0 to issue teachers' certificates,
uion approval of the state superin
tendent. S. F. 3. by Sheldon Giving county,
boards added powers as boards of
quarantine, with jurisdiction outside
of incorporated towns.
S. F. 34, by Sheldon Anking con
gress to establish the true military
status of the First Nebraska militia
by declaring it to be a volunteer regi
ment.
S. F. No. 29, by Warner Was ve
toed by the governor on account of
its form. He presented a bill to rem-,
edy the defect. The bill authorizes
the commissioner of public lands and
buildings to charge certain fees for
recording and filing papers. The ti-'
tie states that the fees shall be paid
to the land commissioners. The su
preme court has held that no state
officer except the state treasurer has
a right to receive money for fees.
'our committee visited each depart
ment of state and by the heads of each
in turn It was admitted th;t during the
last t'lemiium the heads of eai h depart
ment, from the governor's olVu-e down.
iind the hea -Is of each state Institution.
lad purchased stationery and their
Maria.il. rais.r.g i.;e salary m trie stew- M-ed,d oJfi.-e supplies as they saw fit.
r.rd M tli- Lincoln ins a: asylum from aiming to piae orders to the best ad
?l.2"'" to 3t. .".'": raising the salary of i vantngo possible. Their attention was
me n a,: r.nre at trie i.i;: -i:in nom i . all. d to the law governing the
fur th frietidio.s. from S to $r.'"; 1
raisin.' tne salary of the tead'er of tin
Demand of Farmers.
The farmers throughout Nebraska
who are demanding of this legislature
that a law be passed which will com-
Iel railroad companies to allow them
to handle and ship their own grain,
will watch, with eager eyes, the ac
tion of the senate on the Brady bill
this week.
Senator Brady, January 22, Intro
duced a bill to require railroads to
build a side track or switch to any
elevator or elevators erected for the
purpose of buying, storing or shipping
grain, and providing a penalty of $1,-
(M)d, payable to the state, for violations
of the act. He has cons?nted to
amendments wnich require that the
elevator coet at least $3,000, and that
the side track need not be built unless
the railroad first refusfe to furnish a
site on its right of way for the elevator
asking for it.
In this shape the bill has the en
dorsement of farmers' associations in
practically every county in Nebraska.
A number of mass meetings have been
held in Boone county, Butler county,
and other counties, to petition the leg
islature to pass the bill in this form.
The object is to secure relief from the
"elevator combine."
pur-
at Milf-iru !Yi;ni $:;'' j .-'atutes had !oen disregarded. Ignor-
ar
industrial hnnu
to ?t.Mi. H. H. -Z:.. :,v rV;
K. I'll, by Christy, both "
bills." were r-tMrted to the general file
chase of such supplies, and by each It
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.I'llli.l l - I lll.tl llir II '-!. IIS Ol UITT
.'im it. ; iir-.ce or the law was given hy some as
re fro. I I the reason for such disregiird. while
triers stated that they were familiar
by the committee ot: asricul'ttre. A i with t!i law. but had simply followed
number of st-nato tiles were th--n rea l J In the footsteps of their predecessors.
for the serend time, atler w inch the J -I1 agreed that the law should and
lioti.e took a recess until 7::.'1. At the; would strictly adhered to hereafter,
nisht session the hou.se ccilist-lercd the ; and e.wh was t.A th- opinion that such
ievenue bill in conimitte of the wh'l. a course would result In a treat saving
An arniTi. Indent by Kennedy of Iig- ; to the state.
las was adopted, providing that where j , further conference -was heJd with
rauroaus- tan n mane returns to me ; te prfntirar b.ard and it was agreed
state b.Nird the board shall proceed ' thu hereafter tho Nurd would insist
t ) ascvrtain the value from the best j that all printing and printed supplies
information obtainable, ar.d to such must be furnl.-he,i through and by the
value add :.' per cent a- a penalty, printing UeirJ as contemplated by law.
Many amendment were adopted to j
make th- j,ni correspond t hro tchout i
to the cl.ani.-i' in the date ,,f ass. ss- j In the senate on the lGth the follow-
nient from February to Atril 1. G'oi ; ing bills were passed: Providing for
ot Nemar.a ottered an aniendm-mt . the destruction of prairie dogs. Pro-
striking out tiie proviso exenptmc i viding that all warrants issued bv
from taxation live stock under threw ; proper authority of any county, city,
months old. The r.iotioa was adopted. , township or school district 6hall draw
after considerable discussion, by a ris- j interest, and providing the rate. Pro
ing vote of 41 to viding that the balance cf funds In the
hands of the Nebraska Relief associa-
Th. senate ommitt.-e on .T-ror.nT an I i tion shall be paid into the state treas--xp.-n.l.
tares, instructed t. ex. in. ice into ury anil that Rev. Ludden shall be re
the . rkta-s of th- state printing ! imbursel for postage and stationery
t-oards. thirks the expense of th- state i expense. Providing for registration of
rrintirg : entirely too much and in 1 voters. Tho registration shall be held
it- report en th- ltth made re.- .mmen- f at tho office of the city clerk and shall
iii tlons to overcom- the evil. Following 1 begin on the first Mondav of tho
Pure Food Bill Agreed To.
The pure food bills will be reported
to the house at the earliest opportu
nity for passage with a few amend
ments. The bill provided for a re
peal of the law providing for a sys
tem of fees and permits to sell cer
tain goods in the state. This provi
sion made the board almost self-sup
porting. Lnder the proposed bill.
these sections were to be repealed
and the law loft as it was drafted in
other particulars.
Before the committee acted on the
measure a delegation of wholesale
grocers and manufacturers of Lincoln
were given a hearing. They strongly
obpected to the measure on the
ground that it worked a hardship on
the home manufacturer. It would
permit the outside manufacturers
who make adulterated goods toman
ufacture them still and sell them in
the state, while the home manufac
turer would not have the privilege of
manufacturing even unless he sold
all his goods outside of Nebraska.
This argument was strongly urged
against the rigorous provision of the
measure.
this rcrvirr. S. F. tr.v..ii:-g for the
purchase of l.-cislarive supplies an 1 the 1
euro of the sim-- by Th" state loard of;
pi'h'.ic land.-i and buildings, an 1 S. V. j
27. providing th-tt this board shall i on- I
?!sf of the secretary ? state, treasurer. 1
attorney r.eral ar. l land commission-I
cr. wer pi a. d at the head f the
rial tie- anl then ordered
f F. 1V providing f ir the :it
of a sf ite n.-. -i::v.:.int it a
was order. 1 t-nurosse.!.
was the r. sui: of a rccoimen lation
made by the commls-d -m-r of public
1 .,r..U and buildings in h:s report. It
was later reeommend-d by (lovernor
.lickey In his message to the legisla
ture. The original bill provided that a
salary of IJ.' be paid the accountant,
but this w is cut down by the senate.
Jt shall be the duty of the state ac
countant to h'-c-k up the books of the
various st ite institutions and to insti
tute a systematli- mthod of bookkeep
ing. II. R. l-o. providing that the legis-
Jature memorial:.'
ress to enact
egislation proviJir.g f. ; a constitutional
irrendment providing for the election
United State senators by popular
e. wis amende 1 by the senate an-I
After a.i tintr another lor.ir tlf
Sto th" general f!..- the senate
.' foltowir.ir- S. F. ITT. relatinir
rrlln.-nt of icirls to the state
h..L S. F. 1-C. relating to
- H yoiirs old convicted of
fhrir commHmer.t t the in
.iool. S. I- 2T.T. providing foi
ridges across stream on coun-
month preceding each and every elec
tion, except school district elections,
and shall end on the Saturday next
preceding said election. The board
shall also be in session on election day.
The order of business of the report
of standing committee was returned
Ken- j , v. r.r,wt
r;i.-rossed j ma(jp. H R 235, which ws mdeCnire
". tn nf I postponed Saturday, was recalled
"r i ll'rom the house. This bill increases
t i:ie aiuouiii ui miieuieuueps to oe votea
! by school districts. IL R. 7. providing
how railroads may condemn property
In order to get the right of way. Gen
eral file. S. F. 293. providing for the
open season of fish. Placed on gen
eral file. S. F. 2:, providing for the
open season for certain game, was
indefinitely postponed. The senate
went into committee sf the whole, with
Howell of Douglas In the chair, and
ma.e th following disposition of bills:
S. F. 21. placing constitutional amend
ments at head of official ballot. Or
dered engrossed. S. F. 223. providing
for certificates of satisfaction in case
of foreclosure of tax liens. Ordered
.nurossed. S. F. 2K) and H. R. 112
were indefinitely postponed. The for
mer is an act repealing the law relat
ing to" the destruction of weeds In the
public highways. H . R. 112 is the
county commissioners' brUlpe bill. Tt
provides that the board shall have
greater power and shall not be com
pelled to furnish specifications upon
which bids are made. A similar bill
has already passed the senate.
Time is Passing.
In a few days the legislators will
be wishing they had been more ac
tive early in the session. Friday,
March 13. was the forty-sixth day. In
the fourteen remaining days all the
appropriation bills must be consider
ed and other measures that are de
sired must be rushed through unless
a long time is spent here without
pay. It is quite a task, especially as
the aprpopriations loom up with mon
umental height before the members.
With the new revenue law in pros
pect they will feel more free, how
ever, m passing tnese Dins. ine
state normal school bill Is at the head
of the general file ready for an early
resurrection. With it is the bill ap
propriating money for a new chapel
at the state normal at Peru. Tne
bill appropriating $100,000 for new
buildings at the state farm under the
Sears resolution, though favorably
acted upon in committee of the whole
in the house, may not be read and
put on passage till the revenue bill
is disposed of.
Sir Robert Hart, inspector general
of customs in China, is 68. He has
been in the China consular service
since 1654, and in 1SS5 was gazetted
minister plenipotentiary, but declined.
Sir Robert has received orders from
every European state, and In China
has been decorated with the Red But
ton, the Double Dragon and the Pea
cock's Feather. In 1901 he published
his impressions of the land in which
he has spent "his Irfe under the title
"These From ths Land of Stnrm."
A good ancestiy Is desired; If you
have none, found one for your descendants.
The hardware store of F. W. Brown
a Byron was entered by burglars by
opening the froat door, and about $100
worth of property taken.
Michael Zaksik of South Omaha,
thlrty-flve years of age, ended his
existence by scooting himself in the
heart with a 2-calibre revolver.
Sheriff Curry and Ed Blake, special
stock detectives, have located the
horse stolen from a ranch on the
Niobrara and went after the animal.
The thief left for parts unknown after
disposing of the animal to a promi
nent stockman.
The infant son of John II. Langdon,
living near Havclock, was burned to
death by the explosion of a lamp. The
child was in the house alone with a
10-year-old sister, Mrs. Langdon hav
ing gone out in the yard, when the ex
plosion occurred.
The county board of Dawson coun
ty demonstrated that the county which
it represents is prosperous by taking
up $50,000 county funding bonds be
longing to the school fund. The bonds
are not due for several months, so
the county paid the interest in ad
vance. John Groschinzer of Stanton county,
a young unmarried man about C5
years of age, committed suicide. He
took a small rope, tied it about a
spike driven in the wall, tied it about
his neck and simply knelt down, bear
ing his weight upon the rope. No
cause is known for the act.
Fred Kentner, the farmer near Hum
boldt who caused excitement by in
timidating Dr. Gandy and forcing him
to sign a check for $100. and who
was locked up on a charge of drunk
eness as a result of the escapade, has
been released after paying a fine of
$5 and costs for drunkenness.
An August 31, 1900, Mr. Wm. De
vaney rode a horse into Bradshaw and
tied it to a hitching post, and when
he returned the horse was gone and I
no trace could be had of it. Now the
horse and thief have been overhauled
in Pottawattamie county, Iowa. The
transgressor's name is Martin.
Johan Elof Johnson, aged about 21
years, while attempting to steal
ride on train No. 4G at Anselmo fell
beneath tho wheels and was so badly
mangled that he died in the hospital
From papers found on his person It
was learned that he left Oskar Kroks
go, KaJmar, Sweden, in March, 1902.
' The bridge over the Republican
river two miles south of Bartley was
broken down by an ice gorge and
large portion of it was carried away.
This deprives Bartley merchants of a
large amount of trade, as there is no
other bridge near that the farmers
can cross in coming to Bartley.
Ralph Smith, residing three miles
southwest of Dakota City, met with
an accident which caused the ampu
tation of his left hand above the
wrist. He was going after a load of
hay and took a shotgun along hoping
he might see some ducks. The gun
exploded prematurely, with the result
that the injured member had to be
amputated.
Samuel Parker, of Plattsmouth, who
went to England some time ago to
claim a portion of an estate left by a
deceased relative, has returned home
He found that the property in ques
tion was being held by other heirs,
who claimed right of possession by
reason of the fact that Mr. Parker
had been absent from the country
more than twelve j-ears the limit
prescribed by the English laws in
matters of that kind. He expects to
make another trip to his native coun
try in the near future, when he hopes
to be more successful in pressing his
claim.
The Nuckolls county sheriff had
quite a time last week. He was called
to Superior by 'phone to arrest a
crazy woman and bring her to Nelson.
While on the way she was so violent
that she had to be handcuffed and she
screamed "murder" and "help" all the
way. When they drove through
Smyrna she made such an outcry that
a number of men got up and mount
ing horses overtook the sheriff and
surrounded the carriage asking "what
about all this fuss." As soon as they
knew who it was he was permitted to
go on his way. Her case was not In
sanity but drunkenness pure and
simple.
George W. Williams of Omaha, the
negro who was shot by the wife of
Policeman Edward Morrison when he
attempted to rob her on the street,
pleaded guilty to assault with intent
to rob, and was sentenced to five
years ip. the penitentiary.
Last week was a record breaker in
the office of register of deeds of York
county. Forty instruments were filed
on Monday and one hundred and seven
the other five days, making a total of
one hundred and forty-seven for the
week.
John Humberger, a young man liv
ing near Jansen, has been examined
by the commissioners of insanity and
sent to the hospital for the insane at
Lincoln. The case is a mild one and
proper care will, it 13 expected, effect
a cure.
Miss Eunice Fox, a domestic of Fre
mont, was cleaning gloves with gaso
line, when she lit a fire and the blaze
communicated itself to the gloves.
Her hands were painfully burned,
nearly all the skin being seared off
one of them
FENCES JUST CO
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT WILL
TAKE DECISIVE ACTION.
REMOVAL NOTICES EXPECTED
No Further Dilly-Dallying on the
Question Congress Failed to Act
and Now the Secretary of the Inte
rior Will Do So.
EXTRA C0NGREC3.
Roosevelt May Call the Lower House
Together.
WASHINGTON. It can bo slated
by authority that President Roosevelt
Is considering the advisability of call
ing an extra schhIoii of the Fifty-
eighth congress.
When he was Informed that It was
the intention of tho senate to ho
amend the Cuban reciprocity treaty
as to render a duclulon upon it by
the house of representatives noire
sary to make It effectivo, ho infomv
ed some members of tho xenato that
he would hold himself free to call an
extraordinary session of congress In
order to secure action upon it. No
definite time was mentioned by tho
president for the meeting of tho ex
traordinary session.
It is added, however, that Mr.
Roosevelt does not think it at ull like
ly that the senate will continue its
present attitude. The belief of tho
WASHINGTON Notices will go out
!n a few days to owners of fences un
lawfully maintained on the public do
main that these must be removed at
once and no excuse offered for the
purpose of further delay will be ac
cepted by the interior department, un
der whose direction this order will
be made and executed. The order will
affect a large number of cattle own
ers throughout the west and south
west, where millions of acres of pub
lic lands havo been kept , under these
prohibited fences for many years.
Mr. Hitchcock, secretary of the in
terior, Is determined that there shall
be no further dilly-dallying on this
proposition. It is known that the pres
ident Is in thorough accord with the
secretary and spports him in his de
termination to put an end to the abuse
that has grown into a public scandal
within the last few years. So long
as congress was in session and a show
of an effort was being made to have
the grazing and leasing law passed
the secretary was disposed to be le
nient in the matter of enforcing the
anti-fence law. Congress failed to take
action, through the inability of the
cattle owners to agree upon any bill
that met the approval of the secretary
of the interior, and there is nothing vada, Truckee; Arizona,
left nnw but to enforce the law nassed reservoir.
ALL TIRED OUT.
The weary,
worn-out, all
tired f o e 1 1 n g s
come to every
body who taxes
the kidneys.
When the kid
neys are over
worked they fall
to perform the
duties naturo has
provided for thurn
to do.
When the kid
neys fall, danger
ous disease quick
ly follows; urin
ary disorders, diabetes, dropsy, rlie.
matlsm. llrlght's dlm-aHC.
Doan'M Kidney PIIIh cure r 11 kidney
and bladder Ills. Read thu following
case:
Veteran Joshua Heller of 706 South
Walnut street. Urhana, III., ways: "la
the fall of 1899 after K'lMiig Doan'k
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros.
drug store In Champaign and taking
course of treatment I told the readers
president and of his advisers is that of tho paper that they had relieved
tho uoooto win i nin .i..n. .it,, on..n me of kidney trouble, (lispllHt'd of
upon both the Panama canal and
Cuban reciprocity treaties at tho
present extraordinary session. As
surances to that effect have been rt
ceived from the leaders of the senate.
The president believes, it also can
be said, that this work of tho senate
will have been accomplished by tho
next week.
Secretary Hitchcock of tho Interior
department has granted authority for
the acquisition of necessary property.
rights of way, etc., prior to the con
struction of Irrigation works in fivo
localities.
These projects are: Wyoming,
Sweetwater dam; Montana Milk
river; Colorado Gunnison tunnel; No-
Salt river
lame back with pain aTiK.4 my loins
and beneath tho hhouldcr blud H. Dur
ing the interval which had clapm-d I
havo had occasion to rcjiort to Dunn's
Kidney Pills when I noticed warnings
of attack. On each and every occu-
slon the results obtalued were Just as
satisfactory as when the pills were
first brought to my notice. I Just ns
emphatically oridorHe tho preparation
to-day as I did over two ycara ago."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Heller
will be mailed on application to any
part of tho United States. Medical
advice free; strictly confidential. Ad
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N.
Y. For salo by all druggists. Price
CO cents per box.
When some men hear of a neigh
bor losing his good name they are
probably glad they have uotio to lone.
in 1885, prohibiting the maintenance
of any fence on the public domain.
Tho order for final removal of the
fences was issued in April last year.
The cattlemen throughout the country
presented protests and appeals for an
extension of time in which to comply
with the order. The president grant
ed an extension until July 1. The cat
tlemen represented their willingness to
get together on an acceptable leasing
bill and action was further deferred
until the opening of congress. All dur
ing the last session representatives of
the cattle owners were in Washington
seeking the passage of a bill allowing
the leasing and fencing of the public
ranges. It was impossible to secure
an agreement upon any measure and
congress adjourned without action.
The officials of the interior depart
ment are now convinced that the cattle
owners were not anxious to secure TTIe
passage of a leasing law, but were
sparring for delay, with the hope of
bringing pressure sufficient to Induce
further postponement of the fence re
moving order.
The orders for removal of fences
will be directed to owners of herds
that are now maintaining these unlaw
ful enclosures. If the order is not
camnlied with in a reasonable length
of time the interior department will
take whatever summary action is nec
essary for the enforcement of the law.
There are thousands of acres of pub
lic lands enclosed by these feices in
Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas and oth
er western states and territories.
The estimated cost is $7,000,000 and
the plan is to irrigate about 700,000
acres of arid land. In addition there
to the Gray Bull reservoir project i3
to be taken up immediately.
The construction remains subject
to the feasibility of obtaining the nec-
Cat.Lrh Cannot lie Cnrm)
with LOCAL AI'I'JJCATIONS. as they cannot
reach tho Kent of the lin!io. t'aturrli in
blood or conHtltutlonnl dlKcusc. ar.d In order v
ure it vom nrn.il tuke iutorriiil rcm.-dlcH. Hall's
CuWrti Curt) in tukeu Internally, ami tu-ta
dtrocLly on the blood anU niui-oim Kurfm-c-c
Hall s (-aturrh Oirn 1 not a quack medicine.
It was prescribed by onu of tho best physiclunii
In thin country for ycurn. and 1 a n iuUr t.ro-
ncrlptlon. It In composed of tho rct tonlin
. .1... ft t . I 4
essary rights and the adjustment of a.tln directly on th iuucoum Hurrace Th
perfK)t combination or tho two IntrredlcntM Is
private claims in such manner afl to
comply with the act approved Juno
17, 1902.
The authority granted relates tr
the projects upon which examina
tions have been made in sufficient do
tail to justify estimates of cost and
results. Several others, in other
states, are as well advanced as re
gards Investigation and it is expected
that further recommendations can
be made after the close of the conk
ing field season.
The secretary has authorized tho
expenditure, during the present calen
dar year, of $450,000 on surveys, and
other examinations which will do
carried on in all the states and ter
ritories included within the provisions
of the law.
what produce mich wondorful remilu la curiaa-
Catarrh. Send for testimonial, frco.
V. J. CHK.NKY Si CO. TropH., TuICM, (A
Sold by dniL't'lsts. orlce .k;.
Uall a Family l'ilb aro tlxu best
The more a man ia wrapped up In
himself the colder he is.
If yoii wish lieatitlful. cloar, whlto clot ho
ti.se Kod CroxH Li ull iHuu. Lurgu 2 os.
package, & cents.
A museum curiosity Is a man who
can talk faster than his wife.
INSIST OK CiKTTI.NO IT.
Some roeer sav thev don't keen De
fiance Starch- Till Is bucau.se they have
a stock on hand of othec brands contain
ing only 12 01. In a package, which they
won t be atue P sew nrt. becauae tie-
tiaACe contains U ox. for the hame money.
Do you nint lf oz Instead of 12 ot.
for barfte moiiRTT Then bur lQauce
Starch. Kf&uires no cook4tii.
INDIANS WANT TO BUY LANDS.
Practice Is said to mako perfect.
yet few doctors or lawyers are mod
els of perfection.
Canadian Senecas Want to Settle in
Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE, Okla. Silas Smith and
Henry Captian, chiefs of the Seneca
Indians in the United States, havo
spent the past week at Pawhuska,
Okla., the capitol of the Osage Indian
nation, where, in conference with
Governor Bigheart of the Osages,
MOflK K1.KXI1H.K A SO I.A8TINO,
won't sboJce out or Uow out: bv unln
lAtiance atHrci you olitain better result
than possible with any other braud and
one-third more fcrr name nioticy.
The trouble with the average man
at 50 is that he's only about half as
smart as he thought he waa at 25.
Question of Citizenship.
WASHINGTON, D. C The supreme
Senators' Biographies.
In tho directory of the Fifty-eighth
plans were discussed for the purchase congress, just out, Senator J. Frank
of Osage lands by a tribe of Seneca Alleo, of Delaware, describes liinxw.lf
Indians, 1,500 in number, now resid-
court Monday advanced to the October ing on a reservation in Canada.
term the case or Isabella uonzales, a
Porto Rican woman who was detained
by the immigration authorities at
New York last August, on the ground
that she wa3 liable to become a public
charge. She attempted to sue out a
writ of habeas corpus, on the ground
that she was not an alien, but the
writ was dismissed and she now ap
peals the case to the supreme court
to determine whether as a native of
Porto Rico she can be held under the
Immigration laws applicable to aliens.
The Indians on the Canadian res
ervation desire, it is stated, to coino
to the southwest to be near their
brothers in this country. The Senecas
here number only 350 as far as
known,
reached.
No definite conclusion was
IMPERIAL TROOPS DEFEATED.
Chinese Rebels Victorious, Killing
Some High Officials.
VICTORIA, B. C. The steamer
Tosa Maru, which arrived Friday
night, brought news of further en
gagements between the Chinese gov
ernment forces and the Wwangsi re
bellions, in which the imperial troops
were defeated, with loss, some high
officials being among the slain.
The governor of Hunan has tele
graphed to the Chinese government
to the effect that the rebellion has
reached a most dangerous state and
he requests the governmetn to mob
ilize troops in other provinces as a
precaution against emergencies.
Bird and Rockefeller.
NEW YORK. The annual meeting
'of the directors of the Missouri Pa
cific railway was held Tuesday for the
election of officers and the executive
committee. The list of officers re
mains the same with the addition of A.
C. Bird, formerly of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road, who was elect
ed a vice president of the Misouri Pa
cific. The only change in the execu
tive committee was the election of
John D. Rockefeller, jr., to succeed
General Louis Fitzgerld.
Offenders Taken to Jail.
MANILA William Wilson, former
disbursing officer of the bureau ot
coast guard and transportation here,
who was arrested at Montreal, on the
charge of embezzling $8,000, arrived
here from Montreal Monday in cus
tody. John Beaham. disbursing offi
cer of the Philippines board of health,
who was recently convicted of altering
the accounts of the board, arrived here
fom Shanghai, from whici city he
was extradited.
Favored Annexation of Canada.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. A private dis
patch from Washington received Fri
day night says Major Bittinger is re
called as consul general to Montreal,
directly due to an interview advocat
ing annexation of Canada to tho
United States which he recently gave
to a Montreal newspaper. The inter
view was based on utterances in con
gress of Mr. Dermott, who is strong
ly in favor of a union. Great Britain,
according to this dispatch, entered a
protest, and the remarks of the con
sul general were considered of suffi
cient importance for his recall.
Insane Lover Slays Girl.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Miss Julia
Toombes, aged 23, was shot by Wil
liam Stevens Morse Sunday, a rejected
lover, who during tho past threo
months has been twice in an insane
asylum. Morse fired four shots at her
while she was on her way to church
and every shot took effect.
Omaha Road is Booming.
ST. PAUL, Minn. The gross earn
ings of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis & Omaha road for 1902, a3
shown by the annual report issued
Tuesday, were $11,907,525, an increase
of $711,121; operating expenses and
taxes, $7,483,254; net earnings, $4,424,-
271. The ratio of operating expenses
and taxes to gross earnings wa3 2.84
per cent. Passenger earnings increas
ed $438,764.
as "president of the Bay State Gas
company, tnls announcing his identi
fication with Addicke. Mr. Ifeyburn,
tho new Idaho senator, is described as
"not affected by the silver craze of
KsQiJ." Representative Ames of Ma
sachusetts Is probably the only mem
ber of congress who givea the nami
of his grandfather (Benjamin F. But
ler) and also that of his father (Adel
bert F. Amos). The new senator f mm
Utah, in a six-line eketch, take pains
to say Chat he was "married Scptem
her 17, 1884, to Alpha M. Eldridge."
He thus makes the attack of tho Utah
remonstrants an endeavor to "correct
the record. "
Chicago Man's Remarkable Light.
A Chicago inventor, Mr. George Ma.
grady, has discovered a process ol
manufarturlng a thirty-six candle pow
er light that will never go out. Whibi
experimenting with photographlo
chemicals four years ago Magrady'a
attention was attracted by a glow In
a small globe. The glow was caused
by a chemical which tho inventor
keeps secret. Magrady enlarged the
glow and perfected the light by plac
ing it in an air-tight glass. Ho says
there is no reason why the light will
not remain brilliant forever, if it Is not
broken. A company has been formed
to manufacture the lights in numer
ous sizes. A patent hood fits over the
globe and covers It completely when
the light is not needed.
WAS REFUSED LIFE INSURANCE.
Get-Rich Man Goes to Jail.
NEW YORK. Thomas Byrnes, on
of the men arrested in the recent raid
on "get-rich-quick" concerns, was on
Wednesday sentenced to a year's Im
prisonment.
As the police could not get any of
his victims to appear against him, he
was charged with doing business un
der an assumed name, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced. Byrnes' business
was one of the similar ones broken
np by the police.
Rejected on Account of "Cbffee Heart."
Life Insurance companies have fully
established the fact that the use of
coffee causes an organic derangement
of the heart, shortening the long beat
and imperiling life. For this reason
habitual coffee drinkers are refused
life Insurance in many cases. A well
known merchant of White's Creek,
Tenn., proprietor of a large store
there, says: "Three years ago I was
examined for life insurance and to my
surprise was rejected because my
heart action was at times out of placo
15 beats in CO.
"I consulted several good doctors
and was Invariably asked by them, 'Do
you drink ardent epirits? use tobacco?
or drink coffee?' To the first I an
swered "Very little,' to the second
No,' to the last 'Yes and they would
all 6ay 'Quit coffee.'
"I determined to do this. I ha1 read
about Postum Cereal Coffee and bought
and used It, and I liked it as well as
the beet of real coffee, and as a re
sult of Its use In place of coffee I find
myself without a skip in my heart
action and I can get insurance on my
life cheaper by 25 per cent (notwith
standing the advance In age), than I
could when I first commenced using
Postum." Name furnished by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich,
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