THE NORTHWESTERN
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LOUP CITV, • • NEII.
NEBRASKA NEWS
Mcasels have struck Chester wllb
full force.
Protracted meetings are Id progress
at Heoron.
The epidemic of measles Is ahatlnK
In the locality about Wilcox, diph
theria cases are also recovering with
The apartment* of the ilufTalo club
In Kearney were opened to the friends
of the organization la»t week. The
evening wo* spent at cards and re
freshments, wllh dancing later.
The Modern Woodmen of Wilcox
and vicinity, put their husking gloves
on a few days ago and bunked several
hundred bushel* of corn for J. T.
Llnekey, one of their members who
hUB had a long siege of typhoid fever.
A Washington special says: Sena
tor Allen will Introduce a bill tomor
row permitting Colonel Victor Vlf
gualn of the Third Nebraska to accept
the decoration of the order of the
Double Dragon from the Chinese em
pire.
William North, member of the
First Nebraska volunteers, whose
death was announced by a message to
the War department by General Otis,
was the son of M. Ji. North, a promi
nent farmer living a few miles north
of Hastings. Young North joined the
recruits for the First regiment when
Captsin Wilson was there. His death
makes Hastings' first victim of the
WAT
Mr. Budenhope of Wilcox, who had
$100 taken from bin trunk recently
while absent from home, 'MtpMtld
iom» corn buskers from Kansas, and
together with a friend aearrhed them,
but found no money. The Kansas
parties retaliated by Instituting a
ault for damage*, which Mr. Baden,
hope aettled by paying them $50 to
wlthdruw their ault, He In now out
$150 and left to hold the bag.
State Treasurer Meserve filed hi*
official bond given by the Fidelity and
Deposit company of Maryland. The
amount of the bond Is $1,500,000. The
oa*h and securities In the office wero
counted and checked by H. N. Wagner,
■pedal agent of the company, and the
amount of cash liability found Is
$482,000. Governor Poynter was pres
ent In the treasurer's office and when
the bond was presented to him he ap
proved It after examination.
An old damage suit has come to the
surface again In the form of an amend
ed petition In the action to recover
518,000 from Swift ft Company, at
outh Omaha, brought by Frank Ho
loubek through his mother, Mrs. Mary
Hopp. Holouebek, when 14 years old,
was employed at a sausage machine
in the establishment of the defendant
and he charges that through the ma
chine being not properly shielded and
the uoor being slippery ne had one of
his hands torn and crushed.
Another step In the flourishing era
of booze that seems to have dawned
upon Omaha Is the establishment of
another big brewery. The Nebraska
Brewing company has been recently
organized with a capital stock of
$100,000, of which $85,000 has been
subscribed and paid up, most of it
within the last ten days. A contract
has been let for the Immediate con
struction of a five-story brewery
building to cost $75,000, and to have
a capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 barrels
a year.
Two of the men who are alleged to
have robbed the postolflce at Cedar
Bluffs, have been arrested In Arkansas
and are on their way to Nebraska, in
charge of I’ostofflce Inspector Albert
G. Hwlft. The office was supposed to
have been robbed by three men near
Valley, who had been husking corn and
doing odd jobs. They got a lot of
stamps and about $<5 In money. Then
they broke Into a Jewelry store and
stole about $150 worth of plunder. The
postolflce authorities got on their trail
through a letter that they wrote home
Officials of the Sioux City & Omaha
railroad, the proposed air line from
Sioux City to Omaha one the west side
of the river across the Omaha and
Winnebago reservations, claim that
the road Is a sure thing for the com
ing summer. They assert that the
surveys have been all completed and
tout the most Important preliminaries
yet to complete are the passage of a
bill now pending before congress giv
ing a right of way across the reserva
tions, and making of a contract with
the Credits Commutation compauy for |
the use of the Short Lins bridge Into
Sioux City.
The first bill Introduced In the sen- j
ate, to be known an senate tile No. 1, I
wan presented by Senator I'rout, re- J
publican, ot (luge county. The bill j
provides for amendment* of the ex- '
luting election law In *uch a manner
that no candidate may hare hi* name
printed on the ballot tin the nominee
of more than one party. The bill U
a* follow*: "A bill for uu act to
provide the Independence of voter* at
public election*: to enforce the secre
cy of the ballot; to provide for the
printing and distribution of ballot* at
public expense; for ihe regulation of
party emblem*.’and the order ot tick
«ta Upon the ballot, to regulate the
formulation of new parttea and pre
veut fraud upou Ihe nicmlwr* of any
party, and to provide for the punl*ti>
men! of violation of the same and to
repeal **etlou* ltd 127, 12*. 12*. ISO.
III. 132, 133, 134, 133, }3«. 137, 13*. 139,
140. 141. 142. 113. 144, lit, It*. 147. It*.
149. ISO. |&2, 133, ]34. 133 and It* of
chapter 2* of the compiled statute* of
Nebraska for 1*96, a* now existing,
twin * consecutive seel lull number 3040
of the compiled statute# of ||i»f and
to repeal an id Mellon II a* II now ex
tala'*
U la now ***ert< d lu railroad circle*
that the Milwaukee ha* cauaht (ha
fast train fevar. and will *omu be in
on (ha iare* (rum Chicago tu Omaha.
Judgw Muuger has del I.led that lh«
buada held by Ihe NorOiwestern Idle
Ineuiwto# company, a* Issued by lha
city of tiealrlce, are valid The bond*
were Vtried Augu*t >, 1*3* lu tha sum
•f ftO.OoO lu aid la lha > •riistrudiou of
lha Kaaaaa lily * ItaatiUa railway
Aflac pay lag .nleraal for aavaral yaar*
»a lha boade lha «Uy stopped pay
meal and ralaad lha pedal that lha
railway company had »ol • ‘•atpllol
with lha agreamanl aad pul ia at*
china aherpa
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MUCH
[MjDIiAoM LEiuIoLA i uiin
Lawmakers Convene and Both
Houses Organize.
CAUCUS AOKKKMKNTM (AltlllKIJ OUT
Two Uncutor County Men (let the lion
ore Pertaining to the Chair—A. It. Tal*
hot Mail# Prenlilent of the Senate—
Pant (lark Choaen Speaker of the
Uouee.
The Nehrunka Autniltlf.
The Twenty-sixth session of tbs Ne
braska legislature convened at the ap
pointed hour on the 3rd. The organi
zation of both houses watt promptly
effected along the linen that had been
agreed upon by the various caucuses.
I’aul Clark was made npeaker and A.
K. Talbot president of the senate,
both of JaimuHter county by a strict
party vote.
Senate.
In the senate Lieutenant-Governor
Harris presided. Senators Holbrook
of Dodge, Htecle of Jefferson, Van
Dusen of Douglas, Canady of Kearney,
and Schaal of Sarpy were designated
as the committee on credentials. There
were no contests. Chief Justice Har
rison of the supreme court then ad
ministered the oath of office.
The rules of the session of 1895
were adopted temporarily until new
rules can be framed. Henator Noyes
by resolution offered the list of officers
chosen by the republican caucus, head
ed by Henator A. II. Talbot of Lincoln
for president pro tern and Alpha Mor
gan of Broken How for secretary, to
serve during the session, and moved
their election. Senator Farrell of
Merrick wanted a private secretary for
the lleutenunt governor, and thought
the republicans had overlooked this.
Officers were then elected by adopting
the resolution of Henator Noyes.
Senators Talbot of Lancaster. Alex
ander of Adams and Howard of Ham
ilton were appointed a committee to
wait on Secretary of State Porter and
bring him to the senate for the pur
pose of swearing In the officers elect
ed. Secretary Porter administered the
oath.
The committee an standing commit
tees was then selected as follows:
Talbot of Lancaster, chairman; Arends
of Otoe, Barton of Johnson, Allen of
Furnaa, Crow of Douglas, Steele of
Jefferson and Holbrook of Dodge.
Senators Steele of Jefferson, Hanni
bal of Howard and Currie of Custer
were named to wait upon the house
and notify It that the senate was or.
ganlzed and ready for business. Sen
ators Noyes of Douglas, Allen of Fur
nas and Farrell of Merrick were also
selected to confer with a like commit
tee from the house and wait, upon Gov
ernor Holcomb to advise him that the
legislature was In session and ready
to receive any communication ho rnay
have; also to fix a time for receiving
bis message
The complete list of officers elected
in the senate under the resolution of
Senator Noyes Is as follows; A. Ft.
Talbot, Lincoln, president pro tern;
Alpha Morgnn, Broken Bow, secre
tary; A. H. Kelm, Falls City, assist
ant secretary; E. E. Thompson, Grand
Island, second assistant secretary; T.
A. Boyd, Beaver City, bookkeeper; A.
A. Cressman, Crete, chaplain; Clark
Robinson, Fairmont, sergeant-at
arms; II. J. Tate, Steele City, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms; A. C. Wright,
Elmwood, postmaster; Mrs. Frank Ho
hus, Lincoln, assistant postmaster; G.
P. Butts, Omaha, doorkeeper; Martin
Kerl, West Point, assistant doorkeep
er; John Howard, Hastings, doorkeep
er of the gallery; W. H. Pool, Wa
bash, chief engrossing clerk; N. 15.
Gardner, Nordcn, assistant enrolling
clerk; W. 8. Bourne, Beatrice, clerk
of the committee of the whole; Eu
gene Bush, Tecumseh, custodian of
the senate; Charles. Johnson, Omaha,
mall carrier; H. H. Wlntersteln, Fre
mont; and Charles ( mornings, Omaha,
custodians of the cloak room; B. E.
Powell, Cozad, bill clerk; George Me.
Cullum, Nebraska City, assistant bill
clerk.
It was derided at a committee meet
ing of senators that no requisition will
be made for newspapers to be paid for
by the state. However. It was decid
ed that each senator shall be furnished
with 20 cents worth of postage stamps
per day.
i ne report will recommend inm em
ployees shnll Iks paid only while on
duty for the state; at other times dur
ing the session of the legislature their
pay will stop. F've pages und ono
messenger will be employed.
In the senate on the 4th Senator
Noyes of Dougins sent to the secre
tary's desk a resolution naming the
following employes agreed on at last
night's eau< us. I'ages. Mauley
llaiighton, Walter Hodges, Charles
Boercher and Willie Htout; tueascu
?«r, Arnold Huennlng; night watch,
heater Franklin The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Henator Ahrens of Otoe presented
a resolution providing that senators
he furnished with no newspapers at
the state's expense, that each sena
tor allow* d dally tin ‘.'-cent stamp i
or their ciiutvntent, anil requested the
ssi'ret ary to keep the tuuv of all em
ployes, to the end that they lie paid
only for the tun# actually spent In
the discharge of his duties. The res
olution was unanimously adopted
I’rellinUiary work of organisation
being now complete. Henator Talbot of
la*iuaster moved the appointment of
a committee of thice to act with a
like loiumlttev from the house tu ar
ranging for a |olnt •- -don to can
vase the votes ca*t for state officers
si the last general elect Ion. The
chair appointed as such a commit lee
geualur* lalt.ut, Hi.- I* aud Canadnjf
latter the toMmiilee reported that
they had conferred with the house
committee, end had agreed on Ik n
m as the time for a joint session. to
be held In representative hall, for the
purpoae of hriimIki the tote rest
for slate olluers on November I last
At II a m e femes was a ordinal)
inhen and the serge«ni-nl tint, by
dire* Him u! the lleuienant gutsrnor.
formed senators In proper line and
marched (hem through ihs corridor*
to the hall of the honre Metumlng
from representative hall at III;* the
senate, on motion of Heaalor Hol
brook, adfou. ned until I intraday
1 morning
Iij itie senate <m the 5th a communl
catiou from General Harry was read
by the secretary Inviting members of
the senate to attend the reception to
l>e tendered Governor-elect Poynter In
the senate chamber at night.
Senate Hie No. 1 was Introduced by
Senator Prout og Gage, belnrdlululu
to amend.
Lieutenant Governor Harris held up
a gavel, announcing that It had been
presented by the wards of the deaf and
dumb institute at Omaha. On motion
of Senator O'Neill of Holt, the sec
retary was Instructed to write to the
wards of the Institute a letter express
ing the thanks of the senate.
The senate then, on motion of
Senator Steele of Jefferson, repaired
to the house for joint, convention.
At 6:10 senators having returned
from the Joint convention, the senate
was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Harris. After roll call Hon
j a tor Talbot moved tbe appointment of
a committee of three to conduct the
| lieutenant governor, Just Installed, to
the senate chamber. Tbe motion be
ing agreed to. Senators Talbot, Mor
gan and Canaday were named as such
committer-, and promptly returned
with Lieutenant Governor 10. A. Gil
bert, who, on taking the chair, deliv
ered a brief address,
A telegram from Senator W. V.
Allen was read, as follows :
Washington, D. C., Jan. 5.—Hon. K.
A. Gilbert, Senate: 1 congratulate the
senate, and beg to express the hope
that Its sessions will be of profit to
the state, and benefit to Its members.
WILLIAM V. ALLEN.
Senator Barton moved the appoint
ment of the following committee of
rule to report Monday at I! o'clock:
Senators Talbot, Noyes, Crow, Steels
and Holbrok.
The ssnate adjourned until 2 p. m.
Monday.
Hon**.
The house of the twenty-sixth ses
sion of the Nebraska legislature was
called to order by Secretary of State
Porter. Krlc Johnson acted as clerk.
The rol call showed all present except
Wallring, who afterward came In.
Price of Hall, when nominations for
speaker were asked for, named Hugh
A. Myer of Douglas, and L. L. Loomis
of Hutler nominated J. R. Morrison of
Thayer.
The rol call showed fifty-two for
Meyer, republican, and forty-four for
Morrison, fusion.
Wilcox of Lincoln moved that a com
mittee of five on credentials be ap
pointed. This motion prevailed, and
the speaker pro tern, named on the
committee. Detweiler of Douglas,
Price of Hall, ansen of Douglas, Wil
cox of Lincoln and Weaver of Richard
son.
Weaver of Richardson offered a
motion that each member deposit his
certificate with the credentials com
mittee, and it was adopted.
On motion of Pollard of Cass the
rules of the last session of the legis
lature w'ere adopted, subject to change
by a majority vote.
Chairman Detweiler of the commit
tee on credentials reported that certif
icates hud been presented and recom
mending that those holding them be
declared entitled to seats In the house.
The report was adopted.
On motion of Pollard of Cass, a
committee of three was appointed to
wait on the chief Justice of the su.
preme court and request him to ad
minister the oath of ofQce to the mem
bers.
Chief Justice Harrison being an
nounced, the members stood at their
desks and the chief Justice, from tho
clerk's stand, administered the oath,
and afterward each member as his
name was culled went to the clerk’s
desk and plgned the written oath.
A committee from the senate an
noncetl that body to be organized, and
ready for business.
On motion, the house proceeded to
permanent organization. Pollard of
Cass nominated for speaker Paul F.
Clark of Lancaster, as the choice of
the republicans, and Grosvenor of
Hamilton nominated C. F. Wheeler of
Furnas, the fusion caucus nominee.
The roll was called, and Clark re
ceived 52 votes and Wheeler 48 votes.
Clark was declared elected.
Speaker Clark, on taking the seat,
thanked the member*, and said he
knew the responsibilities of the office
were great; that, while he would know
no faction on the floor, he rejoiced
that once more the legislature of Ne
braska was in the hands of the repub
lican party, and that the election of a
United States senator In accord with
the president was assured. He pledged
his help to the members toward mak.
lng the session an economical one.
Weaver of Richardson offered a mo
tion that the remainder of the list
of officers of the house be selected Lv
acclumatlon, according to the list
made out by the republican caucus,
suspending the rules for that purpose.
This was agreed to, and the following
list was read by Delweller of Douglas
and elected by the house;
Chief clerk. John Ware, Valley;
first assistant clerk, A. D. Gilmore,
Nemaha; second assistant clerk, J. O.
Merkley, Drown; third assistant clerk,
K. II. latngofrd, Lincoln; sergeant-at
arms, Prank Cramer, ('ass; doorkeep
er, ('buries Carpenter, Washington:
assistant doorkeeper, K. L Miller, Jcf
fersou; engrossing and enrolling
clerk, William Wheeler, Wayne; chap
lain, J. W. tteabrook. Nuckolls, post
master, 1.. Cornell, Washington.
House, Jansen and Wheeler were ap
pointed a committee to notify the sed
ate tha' tho house was ready for busi
ness and fully nr gum* ml
Pollard uf Cass. Chittenden, Olm
elnad of Douglas, Wllcos uf Lincoln
and i.urns of lain aster. republican*,
were appointed a committee on eu»
| ployes to report for the guidance of
! the speaker
I UrtHfilvr of Hamilton moved 'h<*l
I a cuiuuiitie* to determine the i|u«utl
' ij and eharatter of stationery supplies
tor the house be appuiated. and the
speaker appointed lluruaui of Itouglas.
i Sea bit of Uurt and tiroavenor of Ham
lliwa.
The house then adjourned,
DM bouse. nil the tilt was iWilif to
I order by Speaker Clark
A committee from the seaele an
) untuned Ibat tl bad been appointed to
confer wnb n like committee from tbe
| bailee nnd arrange for n joint convee
ttuw uf tbe two non*.a to tanvaee the
Vote fur slate wtBeera,
(in motion nf Kvem of Adams, a
committee of three on conference on
joint seeeion aee appointed On this
committee the speaker appointed
Rveat. Lane end Tanner
The motion of Thompson of Mer
rick, providing for the commute to
Inform the governor that the house
was ready to consider any communi
cation he might wish to present, hav
ing prevailed, the speaker appointed
Thompson of Merrick, Haller and
Grosvenor on that committee.
The joint session to canvass the
vote announced the following result:
for governor, Hayward, 02,982; Poyn
ter, 95,703; Muir, 1,724; Aley, 248.
For lieutenant governor: Murphy,
02,150; Gilbert, 04,850; Loomis, 1,778;
Kerrigan, 254.
For secretary of state: Duras, 92,
395; Porter, 04,408; Lawson, 1,749; Dll
worth, 144; Heroine, 229.
For auditor of public accounts:
Matthews, 91,539; Cornell, 94,574; Cro
well, 1,710; Johnson, 106; Conway,
240.
For state treasurer; Mortensen, 91,
623; Meeerve, 95,040; jlurch, 1,099;
Lulh, 138; Kissel, 229.
For superintendent of public In
struction: Taylor, 01,791; Jackson,
94,595; Upton, 1,015.
For attorney general; Jackson, 91,
604; Smyth, 94,295; Wolfenbarger, 1,
805; Odell, 146; Hakcr, 240,
For commissioner of public lands
and buildings: Williams, 91,471;
Wolfe, 94,503; Ilium, 1,651; Kelly, 143;
Herman, 275.
For congressman, First district;
Hurkett, 16,960; Manahan, 14,466; Her
man, 60. Second district; Mercer, 11,
951; Hitchcock, 11,023. Third district:
Norris, 17,333; Itobinson, 18,722. Fourth
district Hlnshaw, 18,377; Stark, 18,
904. Fifth district: Adams, 15,487;
Sutherland, 10,354; Armstrong, 27.
Sixth district: Ilrown, 13,401; Greene,
15,416.
For judges of district court to fill
vacancy, Sixth district: Hollenbeck,
5,922; McAllister, 6,203; Third district,
Tuttle, 4,601; Frost, 6,548,
The committee appointed to wait on
the governor repotted that his excel
lency had declared his readiness to
submit his annual message at any
time, but that he preferred to do so
Just prior to the close of his term and
Just before his successor was Inaug
urated.
» t/i nan iiivivoa liihx
a committee on deficiencies be added
to the regulaj standing committee ol
the house, in explaining his motion,
he said the object was to separate the
claims for deficiencies In appropria
tions for Institutions and state offices
from other claims that were likely to
come before the house. After conald
rable discussion, the motion was
dropped. Adjournment followed.
In the house on the (tb Thompson
of Clay, fuslonlst, offeied a resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee of three to Inquire into the
number, character, sufficiency and
amount of all claims against the state
now on file and those during the two
years ending November 30, 1898, and
to report to this house. It was laid
on the table.
The speaker announced the follow
ing appointments of employes. Fourth
assistant clerk and time-keeper, H.
Glasgow; custodian, G. W. Davenport;
stenographer and typewriter to chief
clerk Mrs. Hattie Fletcher; custodian
of cloak room, J. Y. Colper; assistant
custodian of cloak room, Theodore
Smith; Janitors, F. P. Culling, Frank
Johnson; assistant door keeper, Jerry
Wllhelmlng; assistant postmaster,
8. J. Harris; private secretary to the
speaker, G. W. Marsh; night watch
men, John Llcklider and F. W. Koet
ter; bill clerk,Ed. Morris; assistant, 8.
8. Skinner; custodian of suuolles, O. P,
Porter.
Speaker Clark announced the com
mittee on rules as follows: Speaker,
Pollard, Prince, Thompson of Merrick,
Detweller, Wheeler and Weaver.
The resolution by Heverly of Doug
las. providing that there be at once
a sufficient number of employes of the
house appointed to transact the busi
ness of the body, was adopted.
The motion of Jansen that, when
the house adjourn It be to meet Mon.
day at 2 p. m„ was agreed to.
The senate was announced and the
members, preceded by the lieutenant
governor and President Pro Tem,
Talbot, came lu and were seated with
the members of the house, the lieuten
ant governor being given the gavel by
the speaker.
* uu iuu ui ctttu uuune waa caned
and on resolution presented by Sena
tor Noyew, a committee of five was ap
pointed to wait upon the governor and
inform him that the joint convention
was in session and ready to receive
any communication he desired to lay
before It. The committee was also
directed to Invite the governor-elect
and state officers-elect to attend the
convention.
The supreme court of the state of
Nebraska was announced by Sergeant
at-Arms McLeod and immediately
after announced the governor and
state officers.
Governor Holcomb and Oovornor
elect Poynter were conducted to places
on the clerk's stand und the members
of the supreme court seated beside
them. Lieutenant Governor Harris
introduced Governor Holcomb, who
at once proceeded to read his annual
message.
The mesage was a lengthy one, con
taining seventy-six typewritten pages.
Jt gave a review of the past year, the
war with Hpatn und Nebraska's part
In It; the exposition; the prosperity
of the state and taking up of aband
oned farms, the state finances; huh.
pruded bank* and defalcations of state
officials; investment of trust funds, us
showu by the treasurer’s report; con
dition of state Institutions; operation
of the parole law; management of
state prison and benefits of the agri
cultural experimental station.
Governor Holcomb made the follow
ing recommendations:
A reduction rate of interest on state
warrants to 4 per cent.
The calling of a constitutional con
vention for revision of the conslttu
Uou.
Itevialon or entenditieu t of state
revenue laws
Passage of law fur toilet tlun of an
Inheritance las.
Amendment of tat law whiih at
present allows mu. b properly lo go
iiutatvd while the poor tuan pays a
high tale In proportion tu the rich
man owing tu the system of the low
t a!wallow
The trsnefer of certain funds to the
general fund as rmummemled by the
elate trensurer
Mtrltler laws with regard tu Insur
ance, foreign toinpawlee to lie power
of allot ne>, resident agency law lo be
enacted The message .ailed ell ca
tion lo the fad that Nebraska rs
tstved far ieea money frum Insurance j
companies than other states dirt, and
he asked the passage of u law to rem.
edy It.
Appropriation for current expenses
of state Institutions.
Enlargement of Insane asylums at
Lincoln and Hastings and a special
building tax to provide for It.
The owning by the state of the home
for the friendless at Lincoln.
A larger appropriation for the state
university.
That contract labor be restricted
to manufacture of those articles need
ed In state Institutions, especially
shoes.
The sale of penitentiary lands.
Continuance of the bureau of labor
statistics, but a better method of gath
ering crop statistics, which would re
quire provisions for at least one sal
aried office. ,
A law against Indiscriminate voting
of Irrigation bonds.
Amendment of live stock laws, es
pecially with reference to contagious
‘ diseases.
A supreme court commission to try
cases until amendment of constltutioa
Increases number of judges.
Careful Investigation and consider
atlon of railroad rates and passes;
i moderation of maximum freight laws;
an elective railroad commission.
Speedy determination of litigation
In South Omaha stock yards cases.
The reorganization of the Nebraska
national guard.
An appropriation of $50,000 for pros
ecution of cases wherein the state Is
a party, especially cases for recovery
of money due the state by defaulting
officers or falling banks. -
Direct vote for senator. w
Erection of an executive mansion.
When Governor Holcomb closed
Chief Justice Harrison administered
the oath to Governor-elect Poynter and
the latter read his message.
The oath was then administered to
the other state officers by the chief
justice and the joint convention ad
journed.
Rebruka In Washington.
Lincoln Journal special; Senator
Allen, who Lae been somewhat indls
poeed alnee the opening of congress,
appeared on deck today In bis office lu
the Multby building. The senator
aayH that he has been suffering from
a severe attack of the grip, which he
ha* finally overcome by secluding
himself at times from the Washington
atmosphere and seeking the medical
assistance of Providence hospital,
where he remained for some days in
order to eradicate the malaria from his
system. Senator Allen Is watching
with very great interest the reports
that appoar In the Washington papers
from Lincoln as they affect the sena
torial contest. The senator Is not
satisfied that under the circumstances
a republican successor to himself Is
assured.
The supreme court today, Chief Jus.
tice Fuller rendering the opl .ion, dis
missed for want of jurisdiction, the
cases of the Capital National bank of
Lincoln vs. the First National bank
of Cadis, O., and the Cold water Na
tional bank of Coldwater, Mich., and
John W. McDonald, receiver, vs. the
Genesee Fruit company and the 8am
uel Cupples Woodenware company,
coming over from the supreme court
of Nebraska. These cases, growing
out of the failure of the Capital Na
tional of Lincoln, were argued sever
al weeks ago in the supreme court.
The abstract of reports made to the
comptroller of the currency giving the
condition of the ninety national banks
In Nebraska outside of Lincoln and
Omaha on December i, shows a slight
increuse in loans and discounts over
the Iasi report and a slight decrease In
tne Individual deposits on hund. The
figures shown are as follows: Loans
and discounts, f 13,717,295; due from
other banks anu bankers, |4,570,235,
total resources, 24,979,257; surplus
and undivided profits, $1,706,924; one
to other banks and bankers, $1,687,
664; Individual deposits, $14,143,202:
average reserve held, 33.83 per cent as
against 35.08 per cent of last Septem
ber.
George 8. Copeland has ueen com
missioned postmaster at Havelock,
Neb.
A lady friend of ex.Senator Van
Wyek’a widow denies the rumor or her
contemplated marriage. In a recent
conversation sho said: “No, there la
no truth In that report. The lady has
no desire to unite her fortune with
either an eastern or western man. She
Is amply able to manage her own bus
iness affairs. Fortune hunters and
those seeking notoriety had better
look up new fields than waste their
efforts at Hastings, Neb.’’
Company Mora to Omaha.
In pursuance of an order made at
the annual meeting of i.ie association
last September, the general offices of
the Western Travelers’ Accident asso
ciation have been removed from
(Irand Island to Omaha. The offices
will be located In the United Btates
National hank building, and Arthur L.
flheets, the secretary, will be In charge
with two clerks. Two rooms will be
occupied at present, but an option is
held ou the third in the event that
business warrants the increase of
space.
The association was organized In
IMidi, and today has about 2,000 mem
bers, representing nearly every state
In the union. Home (Hi of these mem
bers live In Ompha, which is one reas
on why the change lu location of
heud(|uurtcrh has been made, they hav
ing been at Oruud Island snce organ
ization. The president of the associ
ation is Ed Streeter, who lives in Om
aha. On February 10 a clinplimeiitary
buiujucl will be given to all the mem
bers of the association who can tie
preseut by the Commercial club of
Omaha tu honor of the action which
brings the headiinartera to that city,
J Franklin Drown, a mind reader j
and hypnotist, tried to bypuotls* a j
Don In Han Francisco The beast
viewed his gestures with a sort of
sleepy wouder, and then ended the j
tableau by biting his hand Although |
the wound was Inflicted mouths ago,
It uat*r healed Mr. Hroan acral died
t*. • -bort time Situ e, Id*"*d (Stunning
resulted, and caused death
A laughing Rt atta* ked Miss Halils
llolllns uf Hsu Joaiiuln, Teg., and for :
three days wh*« laughed historically,
with only brief tntermlssbins laical
physicians failed to iUie her, aad her
father de* Idi-d •« take her to Ualvestou
for treatiueai, As they were rruasieg
the flea Joauuiu river the hat cap
eled. and Ike auddeg plunge cured the
girl
Torch Will be Set to Iloilo Sooo at a
Landing Is Made.
ALL IS READY TO BURN
The Town H Ktirotanrd /or tbs Confla
gration—and Merchant* Hurry*
In* Treaeure Aboard Lulled Male*
Veaaela.
MANILA, Jan. 9.—Colonel Potter,
the special emissary of Colonel Otis
between Manila and Iloilo, arrived this
afternoon with dispatches from the lat
ter place. The situation when he left
there was practically unchanged. The
streets were barricaded and It was re
ported that the principal buildings
had been “keroBened,” the Insurgents
having threatened to destroy the whole
business section by Are at the first shot
of bombardment. The banks were
shipping treasure to the United States
transport Newport and other vessels.
The family of the American vice con
sul has gone on board the Newport.
Colonel Potter reports that Presi
dent McKinley s proclamation had to
be typewritten aboard ship, as the
printers on shore declined to do th«
work when the text of the proclama
tion was read to them, ridiculing the
notion that conciliation was possible.
Privates Harry Sllvey and Prank
Kirkpatrick of the Sixth United States
artillery, while guarding a water boat
astern of the Newport, were attacked
by the natives of the crew. Private
Silvey's skull was fractured, fatally,
and Private Kirkpatrick fell over
board, but escaped with a flesh wound.
The United States gunboat Petrel
arrived at Hollo on Friday and Colonel
Potter reports that the United States
troops will probably land on Ouiamar
as island, about midway between the
Island of Panay and the Island of Ne
gros, where a camp will be established.
Captain Harlan McVay, assistant
surgeon, was burled on Friday. Pri
vate William flasch. Company M, Kan
sas volunteers. Is dead of the small
pox.
W* Collision With Insurgents.
Washington, Jan. 9.—The vaj de
part in ant received another*, dispatch
today from Major General Otis, com
manding the United States troops In
the Philippines.
The officials observe unusual re.tl
cence with respect to its contents, but
it is understood the information con
tained is not of an unfavorable char
acter or such as to give undue concern
to the administration.
Ho far as the officials are willing to
admit the dispatch shows no material
change in the conditions existing at
the time of previous advices. One
catffnet officer tonight said it con
tained nothing of a character alarm
ing, serious or exciting. There had
been no collision with the Insurgents,
he added, and not a shot had been
fired.
The president’s proclamation to the
Filipinos had been published in Ma
nila, but General Otis did not say to
what extent It had been made known
to the inhabitants in the other parts
of the group of islands, nor whether
it had been published at Iloilo. At
the latter place General Miller had
been directed to land the troops under
his command now on the trans
ports there, but the dispatches from
General Otis did not indicate whether
this had been done or not.
if|>p»niiig r,*p»u»lon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The week
promises to be a buHy one In the sen
ate. It will begin with an elaborate
and carefully prepared speech by Sen
ator Hoar to be delivered Immediate
ly after the transaction of the routine
business tomorrow In opposition to
the extension of American terrtitory.
This speech Is of considerable length
and with the Interruptions that aro
liable to occur it will probably con
sume the greater portion of the day.
Tuesday Senator Mason will discuss
briefly his resolution in opposition to
this country’s asserting sovereignty
over Cuba and the Philippines, taking
strong ground for the independence
of the people of those Islands.
Senator Morgan will make an effort
early In the week to get the Benate
to name a date for taking a vote upon
his hill for the construction of the Ni
caragua canal and whether he suc
ceeds or not will press the bill as con
tinuously upon the attention of the
senate us circumstances will permit.
Unanimous consent Is necessary to
the fixing of a time for the vote and It
is not probable that this will be so.
cured for Borne time to come.
tJUMn It egent Mum Sign Treaty.
MADIUli, Jan. !» Tin partiMUM of
the government believe that Senor Sa
gasta will again endeavor to poetpooo
the cabinet crisis by suggesting to the
?ueeu regent that she use her constltu
louul powers to ratify the treaty,
when the American senators have
ratified It, and the convoke the Gorlea
at the hcKlniilng of February, on
which event Senor Hagustu would
form a Weylerist cabinet and recon
struct his party.
A dispatch received from Havana
aays that all the Spanish soldiers have
now left th* Islaiid.
Tt»« llrrf fwo («•».
Paris. Jan tt'!<« Solr says It learna
from an ludlsputatde source that the
euurt of caseation le convinced that
Dreyfus was Justly condemned.
M gueseuay lie lUnre-l'atre, presi
dent of the section of the court of
raasmlntt has resigned hla position la
ootterttueace of a disagreement regard
ing the l»reyfu» Inquiry
According to the Matin this umra
iag Madame Dreyfus has received a
cablegram from iter husband any lug
that hla health la perfect, physically
and morally
I'aotua lee Ipaa arda.
I model) J*a • The Dally Chronl.
de ears this morning that the Patted
States government ought to demand
of Spain the pardon uf Uohiaet Juli
etta fan Martin, who has been sen