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HOUSE. Id the bouse on the IStb
the committee on privileges and elec
tions, through Chairman: WUtmore,
reported that In the contest of Pig
man against Rem in, from Custer
county, no cause for contest had ben
found, and recommending that tho
conteatee be retained in his seat. The
report was adopted. The committee
on Judiciary, through Lootuta of
Dodge, reported on the following
bills for passage: Providing that
county attorneys shall nut be elected
In counties having less than 3,001)
population. The present limit Is 2,
600. House roll 40, by Kouller Ex
tending mechanics' Hen laws to wells
and windmills. Requiring- annual
payment 'of $300 license by vendors
of cigarettes and regulating manufac
ture and sale thereof. To provide for
appeal In actions of forcible entry and
detention. To provide penalties for
illegal voting In villages and school
districts. To allow lncaster county
to retain office of deputy county at
torney; necessitated by decrease in
population. Among bills introduced
are the following: A bill for aa act
to correct certain abuses and to pre
vent unjust discrimination of and by
life Insurance companies doing busi
ness In this state letween insurance
of the same class and equal exptcta
tions of life, In the rates, amount or
payment of premiums, In tne return
of premiums, dividends, rebates or
other benefits; not applicable to fra
ternal beneficiary societies.- A bill for
an act to prevent and punish Individ
uals, firms, corporations or dealers in
paints and oIIb or palut stuff from
selling or disposing of for use any
paints or oils or other materials used
In the manufacture of paints, and re
quire all dealers in said materials to
print upon each can or package sold
tho amount of each Ingredient of
which said paint is composed. A bill
for an act to amend section 36 of
chapter 86 of the compiled statutes of
the state of Nebraska of 1889 and to
repeal said section as it now exists;
amends law governing sheriffs' fees
for conveying convicts to the peniten
tiary by providing that vouchers shall
be approved by state auditor; that the
sheriff bo allowed $3 and his assist
ants $2 a day and 10 cents mileage.
The Joint vote for senator resulted as
follows: Allen, 53; Berge, 3; Crounse,
10; Currie, 19; Hainer, 6; Harlan, 3;
Harrington. 1; Hlushaw, 16; Hitch
cock, 56; Klnkald, 4; Martin, 2; Mel
klejohn, 28; M-jrlan, 1; Murphy, 2;
Rosewater, 15; Sutherland, 1; Thomp
son, D. E., 32; Van Dusen, 1. Absent:
Baldrlge, McCarthy, Wilkenson, Zim
merman, Murray. McCarthy paired
with Murray.
HOUSE. The house on the 17U
made a few rapid forward strides
passing one bill. Indefinitely postpon
ing three and placing six on general
file, besides adopting the committee
on privileges and elections' report in
the case of Allan 0. Fisher against
Charles F. Coffee, which was In favor
of allowing the latter to retain his
seat as representative from the Fifty
third district. Among the bills Indef
initely postponed was one by Fowler
of Fillmore providing for submission
of constitutional amendments to a vote
of the people and requiring a majority
of all votes for and against to carry.
Among bills on first reading were the
following: An act to authorize coun
ties, towns and precincts to own, equip,
construct, establish and manage a
telephone toll line and telephone sys
tem and to authorize counties, town
ships and precincts of this state to
levy taxes and vote bonds for the
equipment, establishment, construction
and management of said telephone toll
lines and telephone syntem and to pro
vide for one levying a tax for the pay
ment of the same and Interest there
on. A bill for an act to establish a
state board of charities and corrections
and to define Ha duties and powers,
to make an appropriation therefor and
to repeal all acts and parts of acts
In coulllct herewith. A bill for an act
to amend section 127 of chapter
lxxvil of the Compiel Statutes of 1899,
relating to the Issuing of tax deeds by
county treasurers and to repeal said
original section. Prescribes form of
bond for county treasurers. A bill for
an act to repeal section 75, chapter
xxvi, entitled "Elections," and to
amend section 78 of said chapter. Re
lates to the opening of election con
test cases In presence of legislature.
A bill for an act to prohibit lumber
dealers, conl dealers or other persons,
companies, partnerships or associa
tions from entering Into any contract
or agreement iO pool or fix the price
at which lumber or coal shall be sold
and to provide punishment for viola
tion of the same. A bill for an act
to amend sections 70, 78, 79, 80 and 82
of chapter lxxvlll, , of the Complied
Statutes of Nebraska, entitled "Roads."
Relates to form of deed for county
treasurers. A bill for an act to pro
hibit the manufacture, sals or shipping
into the state of Impure beer; to pro
vide for the enforcement of Its pro
visions and penalties for Its violation.
The vote (third) for United States sen
ator resulted as follows: Allen 57,
Crounse 10, Currie 22, llalner 6, Hays
1, Harlan 2, Harrington 1, Hlnshaw
17, Hitchcock 67, Martin 3, Melkle
John 24, Rosewater 15, Sutherland 1,
Thompson, IJ. E. 2, Klnkald 4 Mur
phy 2, Van Dusen 1, Morlan 1. Absent,
Haldrlge and Uelsner, paired with
Hamilton. The fusion vote was cast
solidly for Allen and Hitchcock, ex
cept one vote for Eutherland and one
(or Harrington.
HOUSE. The house of representa
tive devoted practically the entire
time of its two session on the ICth
to the reading of bouse hills, which
twe now reached the number ot 11.
A Still that Is considered of utmost Im
portance was the one introduced by
John 1. McCarthy of Dixon, providing
for the appointment of nine supreme
court commissioners and as many
stenographers. The following bills
were read the first time: A bill for
an act for the relief of state treasurers
Who have paid out money for guaranty
bonds furnished by surety companies.
Allows $3,000 for Treasurer Stuefer for
year 1901 and $2,000 to take up claim
ot former State Treasurer Meserve for
that amount. A bill for an act to
regulate and fix the salaries of the
clerk and reporter of the supreme
court, providing for the payment of
the same and providing for the dispo
sition of all fees and costs collected
by him, and to repeal all arts and
parts of acts In coaillct herewith.
Fixes salary at $2,500. A bill for an
act to provide for the appointment,
tenure, qualifications, duties and sala
ries of commissioners of the supreme
court and stenographers therefor. Pro
vides for nine commissioners to be ap
pointed by unanimous vote of the su
preme court Judges, terms to be two
years, salary $2,400. A bill for an act
to amend section 1 cf article 1 of
chapter xlv of the Cornpllfd Statutes
of the State of Nebraska, entitled
"Cities of the second-class and vil
lages." Declares that villages of more
than 1,000 inhabitants may become
cities of the second-class on petition
signed by two-fifths of the freehold
ers. A bill for an Bet to authorize
the board of public lands and build
ings to purchase u tract of land not
exceeding eighty acres, suitable for
gardening purposes, for the Norfolk
insane asylum at Norfolk, Neb., price
of land being limited to $3,000. An act
to amend section 2, chapter xcllia, ar
ticle ill, Compiled Statutes cf Ne
braska for the year 1899, and to re
pead said original section 2. Relates
to organization of irrigation districts.
An act authorizing the appointment
of supreme court commissioners, defin
ing their duties and fixing their com
pensation. Provides for five commis
sioners, salary $2,500, terms three
years. A bill for an act to amend sec
tion 197 of chapter xlx of the Criminal
Code of the State of Nebraska. Pro
vides penalty and Imprisonment from
one to five years for destroying ballot
boxeB or poll books until after time
for beginning contests his expired.
SENATORIAL VOTE Tho Joint
vote for senator (second ballot) re
sulted as follows: Allen, 57; Crounse,
10; Currie, 20; Hainer. 5; Harlan, 2;
Hays. J. R 1; Hlnshaw, 16; Howe, 1;
Klnkald, 3; Lindsay, 2; Melkeljohn,
26; Morlan. 1; Murphy, 2; Norval, 1;
Richards. 1; Rosewater, 14; Sheldon,
1; Sutherland. 1; Thompson. I). E., 31;
Thompson, W. H. 58; Van Dujen, 3.
HOUSE, The house met on the 15th
at the usual hour. At 11 o'clock bal
loting for United States senator took
place, after which there was a recess
until 2:30 p. ra. Most of the afternoon
session was devoted to the reading of
new bills, among which were the fol
lowing: A bill for an act entitled
"An act to amend section 4392 of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for the
year 1897, being section 109 of article
I, chapter lxxvll of the said statutes,
entitled "Revenue," and to repeal said
section as now existing, and also to
repeal sections 2278, 2279 and 2280 ot
said statutes. A bill for an act to pro
vide for the humane shoeing of horses,
prescribing the qualifications of a
iiorseshocr, regulating the pracllca of
horseshoeing in cities having a pop
ulation of 5,000 Inhabitants or over
In this state, and to provide a penalty
for Its violation and to secure its en
forcement. A bill for an act to pro
tect fish, game, song and inscctlverous
birds with the stale of Nebraska, to
create a game and fish commission for
the state of Nebraska and defining its
powers and duties, and to repeal an
act entitled "An act creating a board
of fish commissioners for the propa
gation and distribution of tlsh In the
public waters of Nebraska," upproved
February 24, 1879. A bill for nn act
directing the manner in which the
cash derived from the industrial de
partments of the lnstitue for the Deaf
and Dumb and the Institute for the
Wind and from other Bources may be
disbursed by the superintendents of
the said institutes, and directing the
state treasurer to create funds which
shall be known as "the cash fund for
the Institute for tho Deaf and Dumb"
and "the cash fund for the Institute
for the Ullnd." A bill for an act to
provide for the appointment of in
spectors of manufacturing, mechanical,
mercantile, educational and other pub
lic establishments and defining their
duties, powers and compensation, and
providing for a penalty for the viola
tion of this act. The vote for senator
resulted as follows: Crounso 7, Currie
II, Davidson 0, Dietrich 1, Hainer 4,
Harlan 1, Hlnshaw 9, Howe 3, Kln
kald 5, Martin 1, Melklejohn 18, Mer
cer 0, Murphy 2, Newell 1, Norval 1,
Owens 1, Rosewater 8, Thompson 17,
Tucker 2, Van Dusen 0.
HOUSE. The house of representa
tive began Its third week's session on
the 1 lih and besides arranging for a
vote for United States senators made
considerable headway with the second
reading of the bills. The bill appro
priating $3,000 for the payment of
Treasurer Stuefer's official bond for the
year 1901' was withdrawn by Tefft of
Ijincaster, the Introducer, by the
unanimous consent of the house. The
measure will be changed to Include an
appropriation for reimbursing ox
Treasurer Meserve for money paid for
his official bond and In this form will
again be submitted to the loglslatura
by the Incaster county representa
tive. On motion or Representative
Hall of Durt county, it was decided to
cast the first voles for United States
senators tomorrow morning at U
o'clock, Independent of any arrange
ments made by tho senate. According
to the terms of tho motion, each mem
ber will cast two votes as his name is
called, one for senator to fill the va
cancy caused by too death of Senator
llayward and one for a senator to
succeed John M. Thurston, In the order
named. Resolutions to the memory of
Carl Morton wera passed as follows:
That we deplore the death of Carl Mor
ton In the vigor of his early prime,
the physical and Intellectual strength
of manhood. That with bowed heads
and sorrowing hearts we tender our
sympathies to thOKo bereaved and as
sure them that the Influences of the
life nf Carl Morton are Immortal, and
that the memory of his life, character
and example is a rich legacy, second
only to bis living presence. That this
preamble and these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the house
and that copies be sent to the family
of the deceased.
SENATE. In the senate on the 18th
Senator Pitney of Webster county
proposed a measure intended to pre
vent the spread of contagious dis
eases. He would give the various
county boards authority to pass such
measures and enforce such decrees as
they might see fit to prevent the in
troduction and spread of disease in
their respective counties. To the same
end, ho would empower them to es
tablish a board of health. Rills on
first reading: A bill for an act to
amend sections 140, 159 and 160 of
chapter 26 of the compiled statutes of
Nebraska for 1899 and to repeal said
I sections 140, 159 and 160 as they now
exist, a proposed amendment to the
election laws, providing that ' the
party polling the highest number of
votes for head of the state ticket at
the last general election shall have
the first place at the left of the ballot.
The second highest the next place and
so on, having those candidates by pe
tition a position on the extreme right.
A bill for an act to amend section 152
of chapter 77, article 1, of the consoli
dated statutes of 1899 of the state of
Nebraska, and to repeal said original
suction 152. This would provide a, li
cense fee for the state of $100 instead
or $30 for peddlars of matches, clocks,
Jewelry, etc. A bill for an act to
amend section 9 of chapter 28 of com
piled statutes of Nebraska of 1897 and
to repeal said section as it now exists.
This Is the bill favored by the state
sheriff's association and relates to
their fees. Senate file No. 117, by Sen
ator Pitney A bill for an act to
amend section 130, chapter 2C, of the
compiled statutes of the state of Ne
braska, and repeal said original sec
tion. A bill for an art to prevent the
spread of contagious and infectious
diseases. Emergency clausa attached.
A bill for an act to amend sections
152, 153 and 154, chapter 27, article
1, of the compiled statutes of Ne
braska for the year 1899, relating to
"Revenue," and to repeal said sections
so amended. This relates to the licens
ing of peddlars, hucksters, etc. A bll
for an act to locate and establish two
additional normal gehools and to pro
vide for the erection of buildings and
for the receiving of donations for the
same. A message from Governor
Dietrich was read announcing that he
had attached his signature to house
rolls No. 11 and 12. These were meas
ures, appropriating funds for meeting
the expenses of the session.
SENATE. In the senate on the 17th
the committee on railways reported
senate file 16, which is a curative act,
for indefinite postponement. Inasmuch
as its provisions are covered by laws
already enacted. The committee on
miscellaneous subjects reported that
senate file 1, relating to county com
missioners, Is Rimilar to a bill referred
to the Judiciary committee, and a mo
tion was made that this bill be so
referred. The report was placed on
general file. The Judiciary committee
reported on senate file 3, which Is a
curative act relating to the criminal
code, and recommended ;t for passage.
The report, as were all reports recom
mending bills for passage, was placed
on general file without; motion. Sen
ale file 4, being an amendment to an
act relating to riots, was recmraended
for passage, as was senate file 10, re
lating to the theft of money or val
uables. The committee recommended
senate file 30 for Indefinite postpone
ment, inasmuch as it Is almost ident
ical with senate file 11, which was
favorably reported. Only the bills
were Introduced, as follows: An act
to amend section 10 of chapter Ixxxlla
of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska
of 1899, entitled "Soldiers and Sail
ors," and to repeal said original soc
io as now existing. An act to provide
a general nomination of candidates for
the selection and nomination of can
didates for public office in metropoli
tan cities and cities of Ihe first and
second class: to prescribe rules and
regulations for the conduct of such
elections, and to provdlc penalties for
the same.
SENATE- The session of the sen
ate on the 16th was short and unevent
ful, the body during the time it was
in session being occupied with work
of a routine nature. The senate con
vened at 10 o'clock and after roll call
by tho secretary the oath of Senator
Johnson, the contesting member from
Harlan county, who was seated, was
read to the senate. Van Bosklrk of
lox Butte presented a petition from
bis constituents, who come from the
cattle-raising section of the state, ask
ing the legislature to pass an act the
object of which Is to prevent cattle
stealing. The petition recommends
that the act provide that railways re
ceiving cattle for shipment require
the shipper to show a clear title to the
cattle being shipped and asks that a
further provision bo made requiring
butchers to exhibit the hide of the ani
mal butchered. The petition was read
and placed on file without reference.
Only two bills were introduced during
tho day, both being by Martin of Rich
ardson. One Is a bill which provides
that a county Judge may hold court In
another county when the Judge of that
county is disqualified for duty. Tho
other contains several amendments to
the present Sloeum law and provdos
that the llronso shall afford no pro
tection to perrons other than thoso
named In the license, their employes,
agents or servants. The Benate pro
reeded to tho house for the purpose
of balloting for United States senators
after which they returned to the sen
ate chamber and adjourned. Tho fol
lowing senate files were Introduced.
An act to amend sections 6, 13 and 25
of chapter I of the Compiled Statutes
of Nebraska of 1899, and to repeal said
original sections. An art to authorize
county Judges to hold court and per
form the ministerial duties of their
office In counties other than the county
of their residence.
SENATE Forenoon and afterr.oon
sessions were held by tho senate on
the 16th, the feature of the forenoon
being the vote for United States sena
tor, which will be found clsewhore.
At the afternoon session the house ap
propriation bills were rend and recom
mended for passage. Majority and
minority reports were submitted in
the Johnson-Hodges cane. The ma
jority report was adopted, thus seating
Mr. Johnston. Among bills introduced
were the following: An act to pro
Tide for subjecting corporate stork to
execution and attachment, and the
manner of preceding therein. An act
to require a stamp or label on every
bail of binder twine sold, offered or
exposed for sale wlfjin the state of
Nebraska, and providing a penalty
for the vllation thereof. A joint res
olution to amend sections 2, 4, 5, 8
and 13 of article vl of the Constitution
of the State of Nebraska, entiled "the
Judicial Department." and providing
for nine judges of the supreme court
and for a division of their duties, their
selection, terms of service and their
salaries and to repeal said original
section?. The vote for senator result
ed as follows: Allen 14, Berge 0, Bryan
0, Crounse 1, Currie 8, Davison, S. P.
1. Dietrich 0, Dunn, I. J. 1, Hainer 1,
Harlan 1, Harrington 0, Hays, J R.
0, Hlnshaw 3, Hitchcock 5, Howe 1,
Kay 0, Klnkald 0, Martin 0, Melkle
john 3, Mercer 1, Monan 0, Murphy
0, Newell 0, Norval 1, Owens 0, Rich
ards 0, Rosewater 4, Sutherland 0,
Thompson, D. E. , Thompson, W. H
9, Taylor 1, Van Duzcn 2.
SENATE. The session or the sen
ate on the 14th was an active one, and
a lare amount of business was trans
acted. There were oniy a few bills
introduced, hut the greater part ot
them are quite Interesting measures.
Senator Moredeth introduced a meas
ure which is intendc dto do away with
the sale or handling in any manner of
cigarettes in the state, making the
penalties so heavy as to be prohibitive.
One of the most interesting bills yet
introduced was that relating to the
protection of fish and game and song
birds, offered by Van Bcskirk of Box
Butte. Tho bill was prepared by ex
perts and is pronounced one. of the
best measures of the kind ever drawn
up. Miller of Buffalo introduced two
bills. One provides for the repeal of
tho law creating the position cf oil
Inspector, without providing a sub
stitute, and the other relates to the
salary and duties of county commis
sioners, Its intent being to cut cut
much of the pay these officials have
been in the habit of receiving. The
gentleman from Buffalo thinks the
commissioners should be allowed a
mileage of 5 cents per mile and $3
a day for actual time put In, and pro
vides a running scale of the maximum
amount to be paid by counties, the
amount being regulated by the coun
ty's population, and ranging it, amount
from $50 to $1,200 a year. The latter
amount, according to the bill, could
only be drawn in counties having a
population of over 70,000 Inhabitants.
A number of bills were read for the
second time, ordered printed and re
ferred to their respective committees.
Harlan of York then mada a motion
that the senate vote for United States
senators at 11 a. m. tomorrow, and
providing hmv the voting Bhould be
done, the motion being adopted. Fol
lowing Is Senator Harlan's motion:
That the first vote for United States
senators shall be taken at 11 o'clock
on the 15th day of January, and in the
following manner, that is to say: The
roll of the senate shall be called and
each member shall as his name is
called by a viva-voce vote name one
person for senator in congress from
Nebraska, to fill the existing vacancy,
being the term expiring on the 3d day
of March, 1905, and one person for
senator In congress from Nebraska for
the full term of six year?, from and
after tho 4th day of March, 1901."
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Reuting of Clay county has
introduced a bill in the senate pro
viding for the location and erection
of two new normal schools, one to be
north of the Platte and the other
south. A committee of seven, five
representatives, to be appointed by
the speaker, and two senators, to be
appointed hy the lieutenant governor,
shall decide upon the location of the
schools, the only restriction being
that not less than fifteen acres, with
a suilablo building, be donated by
those Interested in their establish
ment at certain points. Fifty thous
and dollars are to be drawn from the
?tate treasury for the erection of addi
tional buildings.
Senate file No. 114 Is a bill for an
act to amend section 66 of an act en
titled, "An act Incorporating metro
politan cities and defining, prescribing
and regulating their duties, powers
and government," and to repeal an act
entitled, "An art incorporating metro
politan cities and defining, regulating
and proscribing their duties, powers
and government," approved March 30,
1887, and all acts amendatory thereof,
being chapter 12a of the Seventh edi
tion of the compiled statutes of the
state of Nebraska (edition of 1895),
entitled, "Cities of the metropolitan
class," and to repeal said section 66
as now existing. This Is the measure
proposing charges In salaries and
bonds of certain Omaha officials.
Business Is not expected to progress
well until the senatorial matter Is out.
of the way. There are legislators who
opine that choice will not bo made for
several weeks.
The first vote for senator In both
the houses was largely ot a compli
mentary character.
Talleyrand's lloinf.
The historic home of the Marquis
do Talleyrand is now an unsentimental
railroad yard in Jacksonville, Fla.,
writes Victor Smith from there. Ho
lived here during his voluntary rxllo
from 1784 to 1790. At a relent exhi
bition of some relics some of the old
furniture which belonged to him was
shown to the public. Over the front
gate of his place, when his successor
ano heir wns a resident of Jackson
ville, was a board bearing this legend:
"The Public Generally Welcome, ex
cept ," mentioning the namo
of a man he hated. Not long ago the
property was sold to tho Baxter Lum
ber company, and tho boautirully
adorned hack yard is now all railroad
tracks ana naval stores.
The liar Ut Plenty or Hooks.
Massachusetts has now only four
towns In which thero Is no public li
brary and they are very small ones,
being MarllKrough, Oay Head, Iko
vllle and Norwell. It Is doubtful If
any other community of 2,800,000 in
habitants ran equal that.
Coroanut oil thickens and darkens
the eyebrows.
Lira Clock Breeders Want a Law Passed
Protecting Their Industry.
fAVOR A STATE VETERINARIAN
I.riUrio Aeked to Provide Fund for
Sare-Coardiag Stock Interest li
eaee Carrjinc Off a Good 31 By Hogs
In I'laita taunt?.
LINCOLN, Jan. 21. The improved
live stock breeders' association in ses
sion here, passed the following reso
lutions: "Whereas, The live stock industry
ot Nebraska is constantly menaced by
infectious, contagious and other ani
mal dieeases through interstate traffic
in live stock and natural causes, thus
frequently requiring stringent quar
antine or hygienic regulations under
qualified and competent official con
tiol, therefore,
"Resolved, That we favor the pass
age of a live stock law providing for
a state veterinarian with abundant
liancial support, and with authority
to act In any emergency which may
arise In the live stock industry so as
to protect the sound range and farm
herds of the state."
"Experience With Tame Grasses
and Clovers in Eastern Nebraska"
was the subject of a paper given by
William Ernst of T'ecumseh. On ac
count of the danger from prairie fires
anu the grasshopper pest in 1870,
which menaced the farm of Mr. Ernst
in Johnson county, he was persuaded
by friends to remain, and he has
since come to regard eastern Nebras
ka as second to no part ot the union
for farming and stock raising. He gave
hlb experience with blue grass and
timothy, relating how in the first
years they failed to profit him, because
he allowed his stock to crop the pas
ture too close. He contended that
Nebraska is given enough rain always
to maintain pasture lands if only it
is not allowed to go to waste. Water
does' not sink through the sod so
rapidly and when pasture embraces
any sloping lands, furrows laid here
and there, which will tend to check
the draining of the water to lower
ground, will afford the meadow ade
quate moisture. Tie question of kind,
of grass or clover is ono of growth
rather than choice. The ones that
grow best and are most dependable
ar the ones used. Alfalfa, the speak
er said, was his most reliable pasture
and meadow grass. His cattle pas
tures consisted of a mixture of Eng
lish blue grass, or orchard grass, tim
othy and red clover. English blue
grass, he said, beats all the tame
grasses he ever used. It mixes well!
with red clover and the cattle will
not bloat on the mixture. This pa-i
per was discussed by Prof. T. ju Lyon,
W. A. Apperson and others.
Iloti are Dying in Platte.
OMAHA, Jan. 21. Colonel J. E,
North of Columbus was in the city
and speaking of affairs In the neigh
borhood ot his home, said: "Platte
county would be In good shape were
It not for a disease which has carried
off the majority of the hogs of the
county. It is conservative to , place'
the figure of the loss to Platte county.
farmers at $500,000 In the last three1
or four months. Men with droves of
400 and 500 head of hogs find them
selves, now that the plague has ex
hausted itself, with ten or fifteen hogs,
while droves of 100 and 200 head have
been completely wiped out. For
months the farmers have been com
bating the disease without apparent
result and the loss in hogs is only
a part of the total loss to the farmers.
Twenty Caaea of Smallpox. !
MINDEN, Neb., Jan. 21. Doctors'
and visitors of this vicinity report
that In the neighborhood of the farm
of Mr. Bader, who brought the small
pox to this county and who lives ten
miles northwest of Minden, there are
about seventy cases of smallpox now,
there being only one severe one. Mr.
Bader, in his attendance at a Christ
mas exercise at a school house ex
posed nearly 100 people and nearly
ail have taken the disease.
Sent Hack to Industrial School,
KEARNEY, .xeb., Jan. 21. A young
man by the name of Frank Waugh,
second cook of the Midway hotel,
who, it Is charged, stole an overcote
from the chef at the hotel, has been
brought back to Kearney from Repub
lican City, where he has been slay
ing for a month. Young Waugh was
on parole from the industrial school
and was sent back to the school to
serve out his time.
QunrAntlnvd Ilouae Burned.
CALLAWAY, Neb., Jan. 21. The
residence of H. L. Doxsee was dis
covered to bo on fire, and althougb
anattempt was made to savo the prop
erty, nothing could be done on ac
count of the high wind, and tne en
tire building was consumed In less
than half an hour. The Inmates wert;
quarantined with what was pro
nounced smallpox, but all escaped
without injury.
J. D. Bullock, who died In Liver
pool, England, the other day, acted
as a confederate agent In that port
during our war of the rebellion and
negotiated for the building of tho
rebel cruiser Alabama.
Crushed by the Cars.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 21. Mrs.
George Ganger was run down and se
riously injured by an out-bound pas
senger train. Tho accident occurred
inside the city limits. Mrs. Gauger
was walking along the track going
in the samo direction as Hie train.
When the engineer blew the whistle
she stepped from the track, but he
saw ho was liable to strike her In
spite of this and reversed his throttle.
As the engine passed, she fell toward
It. Her left arm was horribly crushed,
necessitating amputation this afternoon.
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BRIEf TELfORAWS. X
'. ifntnHialial ' ' '
Ex-Chief Justice Sterling R. Cockrill
died at Little Rock, Ark., of pneu
monia. General Beekman de Barry, U. 8. A.,
retired, died at his residence in Wea
ington. Indications point to the election of
William A. Clark as senator from
Montana.
Frederick Wickham of the Norwalk,
O., Reflector, the oldest editor in Ohio,
died, aged 89.
Charles W. Byron, a wealthy busi
ness man of St. Joseph, Mo., died sud
denly of heart disease.
The Canadian Pacific Railway com
pany has acquired the Canadian Pa
cific Navigation company.
Grip is epidemic In New York. It
is not so violent as in past years,
but there is a good deal more of it.
The exports from the South German
consular districts in 1900 amounted
to $40,176,933, an increase of $1,476,
823. Hugo Bettauer, a naturalized Amer
ican who is connected with the Ber
liner Tageblatt, has been expelled
from Prussia as en obnoxious for
eigner. Samuel Lewis, the notorious money
lender and usurer, wbo has been call
ed the "greatest and meannest of mod
ern Shylocks," is dead at London,
England.
Grief, caused by the death of his
young wife soon after marriage, im
pelled Robert E. Lee Pryor, of East
brook, W. Va., to send a bullet .through
his brain.
The annual cost of destructive in
sects to the United States is said to
be $300,000,000, and even this doesn't
cover the wear and tear to our ner
vous systems.
The first act of Mayor Ames of Min
neapolis on assuming the reins of of
fice was to dismiss 105 policemen who
were opposed to his election during
the recent campaign.
It is officially reported thf.t 400 Jap
anese fishermen are missing from Yo
kohama, and that they are supposed
to have perished in a storm January
10, off the west coast.
Mifflin Marsh, who sixty years ago
in a modost little shop in Wheeling,
W. Va., originated the "Wheeling sto
gie" and who was known as the "sto
gie king," died, aged 83 years.
A. F. Dreutzer of Chicago and Olaf
Bergstrom of Nebraska have made ar
rangements for colonizing about 100,
000 acres of land in Fentress and
Morgan counties, , Tennessee, with
Finns.
A South McAlester, I. T., dispatch
says the Indian wife of N. B. Sloan-,
a white man, better known as Bony
Sloan, would like to know what has;
become of him and is searching to that
end. j
James B. Ireland died at his home
at Skillman, Ky., aged 104 years. He
was possessed of all his faculties td
the last, his mind, bright and clear,'
carrying him beck to events of the
early years of the last century.
Frederick Harrison, the noted Eng
lish philosopher and critic, has ac
cepted an invitation from President
Gllman of Johns Hopkins university'
to deliver a lecture at that place dur
ing his coming visit to this country.
After three days as a refugee from
Justice, J. E. Wood, the Shreveport,
La., absconding messenger of the
Wells-Fargo Express company, com
mitted suicide at Orange, Tex., just as
the authorities were about to arrest
him for his crime.
W. J. Bryan anonunced that the first
issue of his paper, the Commoner, will
appear Wednesday, January 23. The
printing will be done by contract, but
the mailing and all other business de
tails will be under Mr. Bryan's su
pervision. One may learn from the following
press clipping what constitutes an
"agreeable surprise," in the opinion of
Iowa Modern Woodmen. The Lansing
(Iowa) Journal says: "Tho Rossville
Woodmen sprung an agreeable sur
prise on' Owen Kavanaugh last Wed
nesday by a force of men turning dut
and husking thirty loads of corn' for
him."
Joseph Yates Paige, for the last six
years chief clerk of the comptroller
of the currency, died in Washington.
The house of the Texas legislature
ordered the appointment of a com-
mittee of seven to investigate charges
preferred against Congressman' J. W.
Bailey. '
Fire at Gering, Neb., destroyed half
a block.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of
"In His Steps," resumed his church
work in Topeka, Kan., after an ab
sence in Europe and the east. Mr:
Sheldon Is preparing to make a vig
orous entry into the law enforcement
campaign of the state.
Mail advices from Madagascar, dat
ted December 16, report the drowning
of fifty natives from the capsizing of
a barge.
Artist Zorn has compelled H. Clay
Pierce of St. Louis to pay $12,000 for
three portraits, $1,200 Interest and the
court costs.
King Oscar of Sweden has recovered
his health and will resume the reins
of government January 21. 1
Dispatches announce that Admiral
Cervera, who commanded the Span
ish fleet that was smashed by the
Americans outside Santiago harbor,'
July 3, 1898, Is lyiug at the point of
death near Cadiz.
John Stevenson of Cherokee, la., Is
growing a new set of tenth in this;
his 78th year. He is an Inveterate to-
bacco chewer. .i
The attorney general of Ohio haa
brought a suit In the supreme court
to tost the validity of perpetual fran
chises In Ohio.
Lord Lionel Cecil, half-brother: ot
the Marquis of Salisbury, is dead, t
Mrs. Ann Lake, wife of William
Lake, a shoemaker at Newark, N. J.,
droped dead from excessive laughing.
A friend told her a Joke on the street
and she entered Henry wratwood'tf
bakery convulsed with uncontrollable
laughter.
The University of Wisconsin law
school, which was closed ca account
of a smallpox scare, was thorouh'y
fumigated and reopened.
Secretary Long keeps on l deal!
an alarm clock to remind him of 'ap
pointments regarding which he Is very
particular, 1