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- -"..J . jr'- '.., - ?' ; "... 'Trrl- r.V.u.-.-.-..." r V 4 ... v , . ' rami l'iV ( . '.." '. '-.J! - w.- -nii i if:-; ' TypV,-y, 'J'TytW'tT -rr,. l" If . v' ' ' ' if' it- V, WORK OF LEGISLATCRE Km Activity Evinced a End of the Session Draws Sigh. KfASURES THAT HAVE MSSED U Maw Mills Mow Heine lotrodu gn RaronMCDdril for Passage Other ladsBnltcly Postponed Other KOseallaasout Matter. HOUSE When the house convened n the 8th the report of the commit tee on "hold-up" legislation was taken np as special order. Tanner of Nance moved that the committee be instruc ted to lay before the houe for con sideration along with its report all testimony taken and evidence adduced before it. The motion prevailea by a viva voce vote. The committee not being prepare! to comply with the pleasure of the house the whole mat ter was made a special order for 11 a. m. Monday. At the afternoon ses sion Taylor of Custer moved that the evidence to be submitted by the "hold up" committee be ordered spread upan the Journal. The motion did not. pre vail. Senate file 74, by Harlan, pro viding a charter for all cities of from 5,000 to 25,000 population was read for the second time, and Loomis of Dodge moved that the rules be sus pended and the bill advanced to a third reading. So ordered. Senate file 133 was considered. McCarthy moved to strike out from the bill th? amendment providing that not more than five of the supreme court com missioners should be republicans and not more than four fusionists. " The motion prevailed by a viva voce vote, and the bill was then recommended for passage. House roll 191, by An derson, to regulate the handling or selling of live stock or farm products In carload lots on commission, and requiring merchants t file a $25,000 bond with the secretary of state, was recommended for passage. HOUSE. The session of the house on the 8th was confined to morning work, there being no afternoon sitting, out of respect for the memory of Rep resentative David Brown of Otoe coun ty. The one bill passed was house roll No. 20, which, fittingly enough, was introduced by the member on account of whose death the house adjourned. The bill appropriates $4,000 for the purpose of creating a public library commission and establishing traveling libraries. The following bills were placed on general file, on recommenda tion of standing committees: Appro priating $2,000 for the purchase of a library for the battleship "Nebraska," To make the city treasurer treasurer of the board of education. Relating to the qualifications of teachers. To provide for the use of voting ma chines. Joint resolution of thanks to Nebraska volunteers of the late wars. To create a state parental home at Lincoln and abolish the Home of Friendless. Relating to water rights and Irrigation. To regulate the pur chase of supplies for all public Insti tutions and state departments. The vote for senator resulted: Allen 50, Crounse 8, Currle 15, Dietrich 1, Har lan t, Harrington 2. Hlnshaw 19, Hitchcock 3, Kinkaid 2, Martin 2, Mei klejohn 28, Horlan 2, Roaewater 14. Thompson, D. E-, 36, Thompson, W. H., M, Wethereld 2 HOUSE The house on the 7th placed the following bills on general Die: House roll 413, by Marshall, to amend chapter 8, section 26, of the compiled statutes, relating to banks. House roll 255, by Ollls, fixing a maxi mum rate to be charged for the trans portation of live stock. House roll 122, by Hall, to authorize the governor to name a revenue commission to draft a bill for the full assessment of all property, a just and equitable levy ssd complete collection of txe, th bill to be filed with the secretary of state by March 1, 1902. House roll 374, by Lane, to increase the salary of the governor's private secretary to $2,000 a year. House roll 378, by Fel lers, concerning the compensation of attorneys in legislative election con tests. House roll 436, by Lane, the salaries appropriation bill. House roll 388, by Coppoc, appropriating $25,000 for the payment of bounties of wolf, wild cat and coyote scalps. Senate file 42, by Ransom, for the protection of feeble minded females. Emergency clause attached. Here is the joint vote tor senator: Allen, 47; Crounse, 9; Cnrrle, IS; Dietrich, 1; Harlan, 1; Harrington. 3; Hlnshaw, 24; Hitch cock, 21; Kinkaid, 2; Martin, 2; Mel- Meiohn, 29; Rose water, 15; Thomp son, D. E., 36; Thompson, W. H., 3; Wothereld, 2. HOUSE. By a vote of 52 to 12 the house in committee of the whole on the 5th recommended passage of Mc Carthy's bill to authorise the appoint ment of a supreme court commission. Am amendment was attached requir ing the court to select five of the com Issioatrs from the political party casting a majority of the votes at the last general election and four from other parties. There was very little cf position to the Mil In general, but McCarthy's amendment the mem t3 we clvided strictly on part LSMk tTador the order of third reatf tRj several Mils were taka up and gfllr disposed of. The South Om aha charter. Introduced by . Wilcox, wm first ob the list and, as am dod fcr the committee oa cities and towns, tko measure was passed, with aa emer faaty clauso,' by a vote of CO to . Umfitm hud as amendment to tho tss m&tm fuutun of the bill, Mtttu yml of orfer baaewae tku Mil tTJk IM IIIWMMI wy i 1 cf tSm teat Cr U i tra rtti VtafiSNi , , s 1 ijaa cxadr for i i 1f-T if the whole today Mr, Whitmore with drew the amendment, saying that be would oppose the ent.re measure on constitutional grounds. The amend ment introduced by McCarthy pro voked a discussion that lasted nearly all the afternoon. Loomis of Dodge, a warm supporter of the bill, thought the selection of the commissioners should be left entirely with the su preme court. HOUSE The house on the 4th rec- ..j on.. i,ni rnvtH. 1 UlUiUCIlUCVl IU1 .6D IUD .... v ing for a system of free public travel- ing libraries and made som? headway on the supreme court commission bill. Consideration of the latter measure will be resumed tomorrow. Reports of standing committees, recommend ing the passage of the following meas ures, were read and adopted: For -relief of the village of Pender, for $214.50 expended for care and treat metn of smallpox patients. To reduce pinress rates for transportation Of corjimodrUes, goods or merchandise between points in Nebraska to 85 per cent of the rates Used and charged for like service on January 1, 1901. To authorize the State Board of Pur chase and Supplies to contract for sup plies for three months to one year for state Institutions. To appropri ate $25,000 for the erection on state house grounds of a monument in mem ory of Abraham Lincoln and to Ne braska volunteer soldiers of late wars. Relating to the government of ceme tery associations. To regulate the manufacture and sale of lard. To ad mit veterans of Spanish-American war and the Philippine insurrection to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, un der rules and regulations governing these institutions. Relating to con struction and repair of sidewalks and grading of streets in cities of the metropolitan clajsa; to prevent con struction of wooden sidewalks and re pair of wooden sidewalks that have deteriorated 50 per cent of their orig inal value. To create a commission of entomology and to authorize quar antine, treatment and destruction of infected trees or plants and to appro priate $i,uw. HOUSE. A motion by Taylor cf Curtis in the house on the 2nd for the appointment of a conference commit tee to fix the time for final adjourn ment of the legislature, was defeated bv a viva voce vote, after Taylor hat spoken in support of the motion and Sprecher of Colfax in opposition thereto. Ia committee of the whole two bills were recommended for pass age: House roll 26C, by Fuller, pro viding that religious societies must be incorporated to have their property exempted from taxation, and senate file 116, by Pitney, to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases. House roll 216, by Warner, to reimburse the German Lutheran church in the sum of $500 for the money paid the state for its site, was recommended to be indorsed for a third reading. House roll 200, by Vandegrlft, to appropriate $10.14 for the relief of Sherman county, to re imburse said county for taxes collected in excess, was recommended for pass age. House roll 247, by Harris, to al low the State Dairy association to meet annually at such time and place as its board of managers may desig nate, was recommended for indefinite postponement Senate file 171, by Mil ler, identical with the foregoing, was recommended for passage. SENATE The South Omaha char ter, with a number of amendments I proposed since it passed the house, liii ordered engrossed for a third reading by the senate on the 8th. It will probably come up for considera tion Monday or Tuesday. A petition slaned by several South Omaha elee tors, asking for the establishment ot free employment bureaus, was react and referred to the committee having the measure ender consideration. Sen ator Van Boskirk's bill for reappor tionment of the state into legislative districts was recommended for pass age. A number of amendments were attached. It is senate file" No. 76. House roll No. 130, by Wenz-?1, for relief of Frederick Ulrlch of Pawnee county, and appropriating $55.35 from the state treasury to reimburse him for a tax illegally exacted from him, was recommended for passage. Senate file No. 202, by Young, to provide for exclusion of school bond taxes In computation of aggregate school taxes, recommended for passage. 8enate file No. 149, by Edgar, providing that in all actions for constructive or indi rect contempt the defendant shall be entitled to trial by jury, recommended for indefinite postponement. Senators Martin and Ransom spoke against it Senate file No. 193, by Young, a cura tive act relating to section 509 of the civil code, was recommended tor paw age. SENATE. Out of respect to memory of Representative Brown, senate on the 6th adjourned for dav after the joint session with the the tbe the house at noon. A committee of three was appointed to draft resolutions ap propriate on Mr. Brown's death. It Is composed of Senators Arends, New ell and Meredith. Senator Harlan's bill providing for the Incorporation of cities of the first class having Jess tnan 26,000 and more thin 5.000 Inhabitants, senate file 74, was pased on third reid Ing and will be forwarded to the house tomorrow. Oa recommendation of the railroad committee, the following were ordered to the general nle: Making It unlawful to counterfeit any railroad ticket, heck or coupon or to offer such for sale. To prevent fraud la rail road tickets, coupons, receipts and pawn Mating it ualawfel to en grave or have any die, stamp or other matter for the pcrpoae of ceuaUrfsit lag railroad t&aaportatloa of aay sort Psovlalag a method for railroad foaiaaalhaj ssewrtag right-of-way. To as maalrnw rates ht ha charged by ttHmtt a4 aKpremr companies for tjmraaftsSoa f sortaia etaaaw of r -2sr. CCttt MCla placed oa general i i nn: To aaarad the chapter of tjt risfcr- ratatltj to r t ILL tar Owuna, (am raaisst). 'zZZTf O tenttwy ta whtet arutpal i :ztz' frr'sm Ur ates . t r. icl VxMni iWaciM. SENATE In the senate on the 7th the committee on judiciary recom mended that Mt-Cargar's bill empow ering the attorney general, state treas urer and state auditor to settle, com promise or dismiss all suits now pending wherein the state seeks to re cover moneys alleged to be due on official bonds for Indefinite postpone ment. This report was not concurred in, and the bill was placed on the general file. Hills ordered to the gen- 1 A1. . O .. . M ' X' V " we,7' i '"' Martin, to ueieriuine anu locate uis- .... .,..,, ,! KnH. 11-. """ .,i adjacent lands. Senate file No. 272, by Ransom, on request, to repeal sec tion 4164a of the statutes, relating to the making of contracts in writing be tween owners of land and brokers or agents employed to sell the land. Sen ate file No. 297, by Johnson, relating to county boards sitting as boards of equalization. Senate file No. 303, by Ransom, to make the record of an cient instruments competent evidence. Senate file No. 294, by Martin, to au thorize investment of certain funds In hands of county treasurers under direction of county boards. Senate file No. 296, by Martin, to permit officers of the state relief commission to' pay into the state treasury $400 unexpend ed funds. The senate then resolved itself into committee of the whole. with Senator Trompen in the chair, to consider the normal school bill, house roll No. 37. by Broderick. The re mainder of the day was devoted to the discussion of this measure. Senators Young and Owens speaking against it. SENATE. The bill to create two new normal schools was again taken up. Its opponents gained a point T.-hen they secured an amendment by the narrow vote of 15 to 14. But this was In committee of the whole, while Senator Trompen, a supporter of the measure, was in the chair and not vot ing. The amendment adopted pro vides that the schools shall be located in the Fifth and Sixth congressional districts by the board of public lands and buildings, Instead of the normal board. Jt was proposed by Senator Young, who, together with others op posed to the measure, have a number of amendments to offer later. Senator Crounse pleaded for economy and read from figures given him by Senator Arnds, which showed that with this $100,000 appropriation there will prob ably be a deficit of $415,000 at the end of the next blennium. He ap pealed to the republicans to oppose the raeasure as a matter of party principle, if for no other reason. Senator Arends also spoke again the bill, quoting freely from, the statistics estimating tbe incoming and expenditures, or. the gtAte for the next two years. He. too, wanted economy. He could see no de mand for even one school, much less two. Senator Olesen also spoke In op position to the measure. He declared that every member of the senate, re aardless of politics, should by his voice and vote announce that the peo ple's money shalll not be frittered away. Tbe matter waa not disposed of when the senate adjourned. SENATE On the 4th senate file No. 61, Van Boskirk's bill providing for a state veterinarian, was recommended for passage with but a few dissenting votes. Senator Trompen's bill propos ing to increase the fees of tbe office of sheriff, senate file 123, was recom mended for indefinite postponement The senate went into ommlttee of the whole with Senator Martin In the chair to take up the state normal schools bill, house roll 37, out of its regular order. Its consideration oc cupied the entire time of the afternoon session. Senator Harlan was against the proposed appropriations and quot ed figures to show that the state was already paying over $500,000 a year for educational purposes. "Why place these schools In tbe Fifth and Sixth districts," said the senator from York, "where the population Is annually de creasing and where they have no rail road facilities to Bpeak of? Why not consider the Fourth district?" Sen ator Miller, who lives in Buffalo coun tv. sooke in favor of the bill. He thought the western part of the state should be realized. Senator Har lan sent up an amendment which cut out of the bill a'.l reference to districts and which would leave the board free to locate them at any point In the state should the bill pass. He had been accused, he said, of being sus picious of the action of the locating board. The amendment was lost. Al ter further discussion the measure went over. SENATE. A wave of anger swept over the senate on tbe 2nd culminat ing In several wordy encounters, dur ing which Ransom of Douglas gave no tice that he would ask for a time for the trial of Owens of Dawson for words used on the floor of the senate, and at one time President Steele or dered the floor cleared of all but members of tbe senate. All this tur moil grew out of a report signed by three members of the judiciary com mittee recommending the Indefinite postponement of senate file No. 10$, a bill by Martin to fix tbe salary of the clerk of the supreme court at $2,500 a vear. and to reauire all fees to be turned into the state treasury. Mr. Martin privately declared bis Intention of testing the right of the clerk to retain tbe fees of bis office. Regardless of the disposition of this bill, be said he would brine a suit to test the con stitutional provision which fixes the clerk's salary at $1,600 a year. He said he pieced tbe salary In the Mil at $2,500 kno-ving that $1,000 of It would be unconstitutional, but hoping that the clerk and all future clerks would be willing to accept It without ques tkmlBK the constitutionality of a law both fixing tbe salary at that flfare and requiring all fees to be turned Into recommended for passage. It la to the state treasury. This was Mr. Mar tin's reply when some one spoke of testing th constltstkmallty of kit bill If It became a law. The senate 4- JovrMd until Monday wltkovt taking aetkm oa ue report. - . IXOICLATTTO KJtXX TU big Itea ! t3 trpfWprUtkm Mil It ttat ftr Ca.ja IS tw of tbe ftate aatfw. vMck to tartar br Mrty Cm Ca ikzKvrtatii two ywri tr wt tt wag tnmtmt txs mmLx"5, oCI t3 tor EX aCatJ. ttf2 tCTJ K?ltto tlon la the outgrowth of the extra 1 mlll tax levy imposed by the last leg islature, which It is now proposed to make permanent The educational committee of the legislature will In a few days receive a petition which is very much out of the ordinary. It will consist of 8,402 ballots signed by parents of children attending the Omaha public schools. Of them 7,438 are In favor of allowing the board of education to continue un der the present law to make tbe tax levy for school purposes; 752 are In favor of having tbe city council make the levy, and 212 are unmarked or so marked that tbelr meaning is doubt ful. Owing to the death of Representa tive David Brown, which occurred at his home In Nebraska City, the legis lature adjourned on the 8th until the following week in order that the mem bers who so desire might attend the funeral Saturday. Representative Brown, -whose death I occurred at Nebraska City, was born in Pennsylvania and came of the plain, rugged Quaker stock. He came to Nebraska City more than forty years ago. He has been engaged of late j ears in farming, stock raising, real estate and insurance, and has amassed considerable property. He has been postmaster of Nebraska City, was a member of the legislature at the time of the Impeachment of Governor But ler and was elected last fall to repre sent the legislative district of Cass and Otoe counties. He leaves a widow and one son aged 14 years. If the report of Its committee on claims is adopted by the senate J. B. Meserve, ex-state treasurer, will not be reimbursed for tbe $2,000 It cost him to furnish a guaranty company bend the last two years of his incumbency. The same committee, however, in the same ' report recommends the appro priation of $3,000 to pay the premium of State Treasurer Stuefer for the year 1901. The bill, with this committee report attached, was placed on the general file. Calvin Ballows, aged 45, an employe of the Trees Manufacturing company at Greenfield, Ind., was instantly kill ed by the Pennsylvania fast mall. The destruction of the penitentiary by fire and the largely Increased ap propriations which its rebuilding will necessitate' discourages some of the enthusiastic "normalites" who have been workng hard for the passage cf a bill making appropriations for two additional normal schools. "We have not given up the fight by any means," said one of the more enthusiastic members, "but we are afraid that the changed conditions brought about by tbe burning of the penitentiary will have an effect on some of the senators who were indifferent as to the norma school bill, but on whom we were fig uring to help us out by their votes, if not by their active support Some complications are apt to arise out of the penitentiary fire. A resolu tion was adopted In tbe bouse asking the State Board of Public Inds and Buildings to employ a competent ar chltect at once to examine the walls of the burned building and submit an Immediate report as to tbelr condition whether available for rebuilding, and an approximate estimate of the cost of reconstruction. It is certain an ef fort will be made to retain the peni tentiary at its present location, the principal factors enlisted to that end being the convict labor contractors. The only feature of the balloting for United States senator on tbe 2nd was the appearance of N. D. Jackson of Nellgh In the list. He received the votes which were cast the day before for Wethereld and In addition thote of Jouvenat Oleson and Cuming, Smlth berger and Swanson. The position of none of the leaders except Meiklejohn were tanged by the switches. The were changed by the switches. The Currie, 13; Dietrich, 2; Harrington, 4; Hainer, 1; Harlan, 2; Hlnshaw. 11; Hitchcock, 29; Kinkaid, 2; Martin, 4; Meiklejohn, 30; Rosewater, 14; Jack son, N. D., 5; Thompson, D. E., 36; Thompson, W. H., 17. Following is the joint vote for sen ator on the 4th: Allen, 31; Crounse, 7; Crockett, 7; Currie, 13; Dietrich, 2: Dunn, 9; Hainer, 2; Harlan, 2; Harrington, 2: Hlnshaw, 9; Hitchcock, 20; Kinkaid, 2; Martin, 3; Meiklejohn, 26; Morlan, 1; Rosewater, 15; Thomp son, D. E., 35; Thompson, W. H., 9; Wethereld. 2. WRITES OF SUICIDE. rsreentags of Mf-Dastraetlou Incr Ing Fast In Karon. In a paper printed In the American Journal of Insanity, Mr. G. Styles pre sents statistics regarding the occur rence of suicides. Forty years ago It was shown that only four out of 10,000 perso.ii rated as paupers died by their own hsnds, while seven coachmen or other servants, five bankers or other professional men, nearly eight soldiers, seven tailors, shoemakers or bskers, and only I 3-10 carpenters, butchers and masons out of 10,000 were suicides. Sweden had the lowest average of all tbe countries considered, nsmely, one suicide to 92,000 persons; Russia bad one to 26,000; the United States one to 16,000; Saxony, one to , In St. Petersburg and In Ixjndori tbe propor tion was one to 21,000. If we take tbe statistics of tbe fifty years just psssed for France tbe following results: For every 100,000 Inhabitants of Franco there were In 1(11-46. nine suicides; In 1IM-M, ten; in 1 $61-70, thirteen; In 1(71-76, fifteen; In 187f-(0, seventeen: la 1(6 alone, twenty-one; In 1M1, twenty-two; Is 1(94, twenty-six, Dur- ing tbe years 1(24-1(90 tbe percentage of suicides increased In Belgium 72 par cent; In Prussia, 411 per cent; In Austria, 2tt per cent; In France, 21 ( Pr cent; la aaxofty, Sit per cent; In wades, 72 par cent; In Denmark, 26 par scat To obllgs a frtead, rbe great Ca vonr Verdi aMented a aaai ia the Ital ian partlaoMot, but the proceedings bored him and ho oecuDled his time letting the orators' is to mnslc Tat sad waa vory ratlgious. Ho la wklcl waa said walif. A It Proved Successful Beyond All Expec tations. BIG AND LITTLE HARES IN PLENTY Tha Bar Proposition as Viewed by a Wall Informed frmi A Morderrr Get Nineteen Yean ImprleoamfUt MUeellaDeoua Nebraska Matter. OMAHA, March 11. The Belgian hare show in this city was so well attended and created such interest that It was prolonged beyond the date first set. Just how many hares were on ex hibition is not known, though not on account of them running around so fast, for all were in cages or In the rabbitry language, in hutches. But there were hundreds of them and then nioro hundreds, not only from Ne braska, but from all adjoining and several far-away states. There were big hares and little hares, brown, golden, red, black, and spotted hares, and a number of inter esting hare families. As a rule they are gentle, but they have teeth like knife blades and some of the boy hares are great fighters of other boy hares, A number of farmers were in attend ance and bought quite heavily. One of these farmers in discussing the hare proposition said : "I am of the opinion that the bare is going to be raised extensively by the farmers In the near future. They will not breed for points, but instead, will pay most of their attention to meat stock. I have investigated this question thoroughly and have reached the conclusion that on a farm 1 can raise a hare to maturity for not to exceed 10 centB, Such a hare will se'1 for at least 12 pounds on foot, thus yielding a net profit of $1.15 on each animal. If I care to do my own kill ing, I can sell the meat at 18 to 20 cents per pound and as a hare of ten pounds will dress seven pounds, 1 have from $1.28 to $1.40 to say nothing of the pelt, which is worth something like 50 cents. You may raise chickens, hogs, sheep or cattle, but you can't get any such returns for your money. "Just now the Bmall hare, weighing eight pounds is more In demand, but inside of a year, when the hare gets down to a strictly meat proposition, as it must, the big fellows will be thes high priced ones and will be the ones sought after." Of the hares now at the show. Pro fessor Crabtree, who is recognized as an authority, says that they are as fine a lot as he ever saw on exhibition. Along this lino he said: "I realize that Nebraska was one of the last states to take up the Belgian hare Industry, but It has made some rapid strides. In this show the animals average as good as those In Colorado, Kansas and California, where breeders have been In the business for years. There must be something about the Nebraska climate that does it, for It ie not all In the breeding and care that tbe animals are given." Sidney Pleased with the Honor. SIDNEY, Neb., March 11. News wag received here that President McKlnley had sent to the senate the name of James L Mcintosh for receiver of tbe faldney land office In place of Matt Daugherty, resigned. The appointment is received here with universal satis faction as Mr. Mcintosh has resided here since childhood and is a practic ing attorney of excellent ability. He it a member of the state central com mlttee and chairman of the republican county committee. lmmlfrmht Jm.. H! !-);f;. M'COOK, Neb., March 11. W. H. Chambers, an immigrant from Ander son, la., who arrived In MeCook, Is poorer by $585 In cash. He had the money In a wallet and does not know anything about the money after he left Indianola. He was with a car of goods on the way to Culbertson. Kerelvrr at Sidney. WASHINGTON, March 8. The ap pointment of J. h. Mcintosh, Jr., to be receiver of the land office at Sidney, Neb., was sent to the senate today and it is expected he will be promptly confirmed, as it Is the desire- of the leading republican senators to get away from Washington Saturday. Three Veterans Pass Away. FAJJLS CITY, Neb., March 11. John Schuler died at his residence In this city Tuesday morning, after a long Ill ness, aged sixty-eight years. Mr. Schuler was a pioneer of Richardson county, and was well and favorably known. He served through the civil war. Mr. Brhuler Is tbe third member of the Falls City O. A. R, to pass away within the past ten dsys, 3. D. McCann and Ellas Mlnsball preceding him. NlnatMa Years tor Harder, COLUMBUS, Neb., March 11. At the special session of the district court , here, Judge Hollenbeck on the bench, a motion for a new trial for N. J. Gen tleman, convicted of murder In the sec j ond degree two weeks ago, was argued land overruled and Oentlemao was sen- I tenced to tbe penltentlaryy for nine- , teen years, tateeast Pelt at PJeatrlee. BEATRICE, Neb., March 1L Tbe supreme court ruling la the case of Frank U Dlasmore, convicted of mur dering bis wife In Dawson county, is of more than passing Interest to the people of this city. He formerly lived hero and for years waa a clerk at the Randall hotel and Is a brother of tbe former superintendent of city schools. He waa well known at Barneaton, this county. Baring Dees in caargo or a grata olorator at that point prior to bis removal west. Ho waa married la i" .tbm dty, Mo wife botag a Mas Cal rsrt of West Beatrios. TKE UVE STOCK MAXXET. Lataat Qaotatloaa frees Kaatb Oatah" ad Kaataa CI It. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle There win another light run of catlle and the demand twin quite lib eral the market ruled active and ateady to gtrong: all around. Beef uteer of sood quality were picked up early Ihla Burn ing at prlcea that looked etrons a com pared with yentrrday. Where the cattle 3ut suited them they paid perhap a little higher price, but a a rule the tt uatlon could bent be described by calling It a utrong, active market. A high a $5.40 wa paid for a bunch of teer. which 1 the highest price paid in aome lime. The cow market waa also active, and fully steady with yeBterday. Med ium weight heifers or cows of good qual liy were ready sellers and In some cases brought a little stronger price today. The ordinary run of cow stuff sold fully steady, particularly early In the morn ing. Bulls were in good demand If they were of good quality and price could safely be quoted steady to stronger. Calves also brought good firm prices and the same is true of stag. Stacker and feeders did not show much of any change. There were only a few on sale and anything at all desirable met with ready sale at fully yesterday's quota Hogs There was not a heavv run of hogs today and the market started out about 2'tc higher than yesterday morn ing, 'inn first hoax sold laraelv at H.r,7V iii.0, and some prime heavy weights sold as high aa 15.46, or Gc better than yester day's top. The hogs began moving to ward the scales quite rapidly, but before there was time to sell more than half the receipts the market weakened and packers were only offering SA-12406.3d. The- last end of the market was very slow, as the best hogs were sold first and packers were not particularly anx ious for what was left. Blieen There was lust a fair run or sheep here today and the demand was In good shape, so that the market ruled active ami steady to strong all around. Quotations; Choice fed westerns. R40 4 60; fair to irood wethers. M.25&4.40; choice llgthwelght yearllnit. t4.(W4l4.i); fair to good yearlings, W.40f4.W; choice lightweight ewes, 13.7M4.W: fair to good ewes, fi.wa.7S; choice lambs, $4.m.l; fair to good lambs, t4.7(&4.o: feeder- ewes, 3.2i3.50: feeder wethers. K.1W 4.0O; feeder lambs, RoWj4.40, KANSAS CITY. Cattle Native beef steers, steady to 10c lower; Texans. steady to strong: others steady: native beef steers, U.Vtii!.Ui; storkerg and feeders, U.Wu'i.la. Includ ing heavy feeders at 4.2y4.75: fed west erns. 4.5O6S.S0: Texans and Indians, 13.73 64.70: cows .22.Wi4 2S, InHndlnir canners at 2.2513.00: heirers, tt.254H.73; bulls. tZ.mu.'Ji: calves H.0u.0. Hogs Market steady, tot). .".47'j; bulk of sales, K..mt 5. 45: heavy, a.JMfS.47Mi: mixed packers. S.355.4ii: light. Vi.Wtt h.T,: pigs, (4,0i5.ia. Sheep and Iambs Market for sheep- steady to 0c higher; lambs steady; west ern lambs, 4.wi5.(K; western wethers, t4.2Mi4.fi5; western yearling. t4.4WtfS.08; ewes, tt.7jl4.25: culls. I2..rj3.a0. MEANS EARLY ADJOURNMENT. Senators Not to Reorganise Committees at Kxtra Session. WASHINGTON, March 9. The re publican senatorial conference decided to not reorganize the committees at this session. This means an early ad journment of the senate probably to day. The conference was without excit ing Incident, although many speeches were made. Two resolutions were con sidered and both were voted down. The first was offered by Senator Ma son and provided for the immediate reorganization of the committees. Senator Foraker presented the sec ond and It provided for the appoint ment of a committee to consider the basis of a reorganization, to report at the beginning of the session of congress commencing next December. Tbe majority against both propositions was large. The effect of these two negative votes Is to defer all action on reorganization until the December ses sion. The speeches against organization at this time were all based upon the plea that it meant indefinite prolonga tion ot the present special seggion. To this argument the reply was made that it was better to take the time for this ncessary work now, when only one house Is in ssslon and no legis lation Is pending. The new senators said very little, generally taking the position that they were willing to be guided by the ex perienced senate leaders. Requisition for Itralley. LINCOLN, Neb., March 11. Lieu tenant Governor Savage Issued a requi sition on Governor Van Sant of Minne sota for the return of Fred Brallcy to Hoyd county, Nebraska. Brallcy Is un der arrest at Marshall, Minn. He Is wanted on the charge of criminal as sault on the person of a young woman In Boyd county, alleged to have been committed last July. Sheriff Herman Siamer has been commissioned to bring the prisoner back. Opposition to Kanger. , WASHINGTON, March 8. There is growing opposition to the appoint ment of Colonel Sanger as assistant secretary of war. Senator Piatt of New York called on both the president and Secretary Root in relation to the matter. Secretary Root said It was his personal appointment and should therefore not be Interfered with. Whether Senators Piatt and Depew will take the same view of the mat ter is problematical. Oans Attempts Mark ma II. SHENANDOAH, Ia., March 9. A gang of seven toughs has written sev eral letters to Henry Gallup, a citizen of Shenandoah, to tbe effect that It would burn bis property If he did not leave town or pay It $2(0. Mr. Oallup has placed the letter In tbe bands of the postal authorities and an Investi gation will be made. Tbe cause of sending the letters Is that the gang believes Mr. Oallup gave Information against them as gamblers. lew laOlae Caaplala. WASHINGTON, March (.-A dele gation of Muaquakle Indiana from a reservation near Tama, la., had a con ference with the Indian officials. Thsy were accompanied by Attorney Wll eoi, who waa at the Indian ottao with them. The Indiana complaia of the treatment by Agent Malln, and they make charge, against Mr, Nellls, su perintendent of their school. While tbe charges made against both oawlala are serious they aro discredited by Ia dtaa (ommlasioaer Jonas. 4, t '-."' ! it ' '