THE NORTHWESTERN.
BENIM'lfOTKR * OIHHON. E«l» end Tab#.
LOUP CITY, - • NEB.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
The smallpox quarantine at Peru has
been raised.
State Auditor Cornell was confined
to his home by the grip.
Within one week three pioneers of
Madison county passed away.
Methodists of Bloomington are hold
ing a series of revival meetings.
Mrs. Jennie Cole of Omaha, fell down
a stairway last week and was killed.
As Ed Bartos, a thlrteen-year-old
hoy of Wilber, was helping bis father
kill hogs at Wondra’s slaughter house,
he accfdentaly fell backward Into the
scadlng kettle and was horribly scald
ed over his whole body from heels to
Shoulders. He died from bis Injuries
soon after the accident.
A change was recently made In the
directory of the Hecurlty Mutual Life
Insurance company of Fremont, which
will eventually mean the transferring
of the Institution from thut city to
Lincoln. The Fremont men who have
been behind the company have It
firmly established, but os they did not
care to make It their special business
they transferred It.
Thieves again visited Hastings lust
week and for the first time were
thwarted in their purpose by being
caught at the act. They picked the
lockB of tho front door of liover’a
clothing store and were opening the
door when one of the clerks who had
slept in the store, sent a bullet in
their direction. The burglar left his
Job without further explanation and
flea.
Four desperate crooks who are held
in Jail in Col urn bus for shooting an
officer and wholesale robbery used dy
namite on the Jail. The attempt to
obtain liberty failed, however, and
two of the thugs were seriously, if not
fatally injured. One, Waters, will
lone his eyesight. The jail building is
considerably damaged. It Is supposed
pals of the crooks supplied the explo
sive.
Rev. W. E. Mathews, wife and one
child of Loup City, were hadly pois
oned by eating canned salmon, and for
a time were In a very critical condi
tion. Mr. Mathews succeeded In get
ting to the nearest neighbors, and only
by a desperate effort managed to get
back to Ills bouse, only a distance of
threo or four rods, The doctor was
summoned and medical treatment soon
relieved them.
Central City Is allvo with now en
terprises. A new lumber yard Is in
course of construction, a new lmple
tnont house Is going up, besides minor
Improvements of various kinds, and a
busy season Is anticipated In all
brsnchss of business. Old eotublshed
business men are enlarging their build
ings to accommodate increasing de
mands, and others are moving Into
larger buildings.
Beveral Russians from llie Russian
aetllonient, seven miles east of Fnir
bury, were In town seeking legal ad
vice In a proposed damage suit. Nich
olas Koop, a farmer and stock raiser
In that section, had 100 fine sheep
killed by dogs some time ago. The
dogo that did the wholesale killing
have been Identified as those tsdong
lng to a neighbor and he will probably
be called upon to make restitution.
H. Leon was arrested at Shelby for
■teallng a bottle of perfumery worth
about $5, from Keebaugh’s drug store.
He had pawned the perfumery and
some small shirt studs for a small
board bill. A man who boarded ut
the earns place with Leon had missed
a silk handkerchief and while the of
ficers were showing him the assort
ment, the prisoner made his exit
through the side door and escaped.
Harvey B. Troxel of Beatrice has
filed a petition In United States court
•xpresulng his desire to be considered
a bankrupt. His liabilities are cited
to aggregate about $2,700 and his as
sets consist of household furnituro
worth $250, which he holds exempt
from attachment. Irving Mott of
Adams also asks to be declared a bank
rupt. His debts aggregate $700 and hts
assets consist of exempted property
valued at $300.
Following 1h a copy of the record
of mortgage Indebtedness for the
month of December, 1898, for Platte
oounty: Forty.two farm mortgages
filed, amounting to $47,379.73; Mime
released, 46, $33,550.75. Twelve town
and city mortgagee filed amounting to
$7,260; released. 6, $2,575. There were
65 chattel mortgages llled, uggreguting
$80,994.75; and 74 released, worth $31,
647. There were no deeds In fore
closure during the month.
The residence of Henry Axtell, In
tut northwest part of Fatrbury, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Practically all of their household ef
fects were destroyed, without Insur
ance. The Are originated In the sec
ond story, but the family say there
bad lawn no light of any description
In that portton of the house fur at
least twelve houfs preceding the Are.
It was with difficulty that two chil
dren were rescued from their bed's In
one of the chumbers.
Word was received at Osceola from
the superintendent of the Santa Fe
railroad that Dr. Hufus Kluier had died
on the train. The doctor left Oeceola
for Arisotta for the lament of hie
health, he having lately been taken
to Winslow, Arts. The body was re
turned to Osceola The doctor was a
in amber of the Masonic, Modem Wood
men of Aiuerlre, I tilled Workmen and
the KulgUie of the tlaccabeeo, and
each of theee fraternities participated
in the funeral ceremonies
Hev A J. Marsh of Milford died leet
week
Omaha friend* of the Thurston
rites, having received Information
(rout Mnntla that t'olonel riiot»<nhuig
le lusting the iim i uf n, 4 it i
braaka “e*amUion*ly by a s>*teni of
Anra for trivial «w Imacuiary often • *,
gad la neeumittg the nrrueance eo typr
sail of the regular army bred
mid so ioUdersbie tu the volunteer
noidter, have locwai ded to the War de
portment • eerie* of very pointed res
olutions asking that t'olonel ktot»< a
herg be troMferted flout ike tounuaud
of tho First regiment bat a tu hie own
regiment
A Dally Condensation of Proceedings In
Both' Branches.
ARUSHOF BILLS FIRST DAY
■'•BO* *f Rom* of Thmw Introduced—
Rale* of the lloiieo Under Conetdern
Uon—The Mpenlter Appoint* Blandlng
Committee*.
I MlStS.
Thero wcr« a number of absentees
when the senate wax called to order
on the 9th.
Senator O'Neill of Holt sent to the
secretary's (leek the following motion,
■eoonded by Senator Miller of Buffalo:
"That la la the annua of thla body that
we, a« a representative body of the
atate of Nebraska, aak our congress at
Washington to op pone the Anglo
American alliance, now being agitat
ed, and also territorial expanalou by
Invasion and conquest."
The motion waa adopted.
A joint resolution offered by Sena
tor Canaday of Kearney county, In
dorsing the Cullom bill relating to the
powers of the Interstate commerce
oommlsalon, now pending In the Unit
ed States sonate, went over under the
rules.
Senator Canaday Introduced tho fol
lowing:
An act to locate and establish a
state normal school at Mlnden, Kear
ney county. Neb., to be Known and
designated aw the state normal school j
of Mlnden, arid to provide for recolv- ;
Ing the donation of a tract of land.
This bHI provides for the establish-,
ment of a state normal school at Mill- )
den on the condition that J. B. Cana- j
day donate to the state for the me of
the school forty acres of laud, of the
total valuation of about 96.000.
Senate file No. <1, by Senator Talbot: j
An act to amend section 10, chapter 44,
of the compiled statutes of Nebras
ka of 1897 and to repeal wald original
section. Tho bill fixes the Interest of
oounty, city and school district war
rants at 7 per cent from and after the
date of their presentation, and pro
vides that no bonds hereafter tanned i
by couuty, city, town or school dis
trict warrants at 7 per cent from and
after tho date of their presentation,
and provides that no bonds hereafter
Issued by county, city, town or school
district shall draw Interest at a rate
exceeding 5 per cent. State warrants
shall draw 4 per cent from the date of
their presentation for payment.
Heiiate file No, 9, by Senator Koep
peri An act to repeal sections 12, 13,
14, 15, 10 and 17, of article 1 of chan
ter 2, of the complied statutes of Ne
braska for 1897. The sections which
this bill seeks to repeal are those pro- ■
vidtng for county aid extending county
Agricultural societies, at the rate of 8
cents for each Inhabitant of the coun
ty. It also abolishes all other county
eld as well us repealing the sections
providing for premiums awarded, list
of swards and report to the county
board.
Senate file No. 8, by Senator Far- I
rel: An art to require school district
boards to provide and keep In repair
suitable water closets or private con
nection with all public buildings.
Senate file No. 9, by Senator Cana- !
day: An act to nm<nd section 8, sub
division 14, chapter 78, compiled stat
utes of Nebraska, 1897. and to repeal
the section amended. Tnls bill makes
tho term of offices of members of
school boards In cities begin with the
first Monday In May succeeding their j
election, Instead of the first Monday
In July, as at present.
A grist of bills were Introduced In
tho senate on the 10th. Standing com
mittees were appointed by the speak
er. Among measures Introduced were
the following:
A bill for an act to prohibit ths plat
ting of Incumbered land Into city, ]
town or village lots.
A bill for an act to protect primary j
•lections and conventions of political
partlos and to punish offenses commit
ted thereat.
A bill for an act to authorize the
organization of mutual bond compan
lea to Insure the fidelity of tnembera
of such companies holding places of j
trust and responsibility In, to or under '
any state, county, city, corporation, j
company or persons whatsoever, and 1
to regulate their conduct. The com
pany may Issue bonds insuring the fi
delity of its members in sums not ex
oe< ding Ifi,000. All losses ure to be
paid by RHHeaaments.
A bill for an act relating to school
text books for use In the public schools
of the state of Nebraska; providing
for state uniformity and maximum
charges for said books; creating a com- !
mission to select the same and making
an appropriation for the carrying out j
of the provisions thereof; providing
for optional district and city owner- !
ship; providing penalties for the vio
lation of this act and repealing all acts
or parts of acts m conflict with the
provisions of this act.
In the senate on the 11th, after the
.fadlug of bllla on first and secoud
reeding, which took considerable time,
a committee of three, consisting of
Trout of (iage, Holbrook of Ihnlge, and
Miller of Ituffalo, ass uppoluted to ar
range for committee rooms and bill
rooms.
The resolution previously offered au
. thorlslng the secretary of the senate
to draw upon the secretary of state f>»r
all necessary supplies and furnish the
aaate to the senate, and also instruct
ing the Judb lary committee to examine
Into the l> .mitt) of Treasurer Meaerve'*
guarantee bond. was adopted
At the afteitioou #- ston of the son
ata hills IS hi 41 were introduced and
read for th* first time.
II It 111. by t'ollard. Is. with some
modifications, a copy of the r«veaus
bill that was under tuttsIdernlMn dur
Ing the tsMita of lkfiT..tte|ng a>k»«t to
•sptain some of the aallent features of
the bill this alteration. Mr Tolls.d
said "Tha main objeei sought la my
revenue hill Is la bring all the prop
stir •>( tbs stats within reach of ths
assessor, Inner the present law, the
farmer It the uaty pet son that si a ays
baa all of bta property uv««l If my
I bill la tnasted Into law men who ba**
their holdings wrapped up In securities
franchises and corporate atock will be
compelled to bear their Just aharo of
taxation. All property will be assessed
at its actual cash value, and a penalty
Is affixed for failure to assess the prop
erty at Its actual value.
H. H. 154, by Weaver, Is an amend
ment to the ballot law, leaving the
separate columns and party emblems
the same as at present, but dons away
with the circle at the top, whereby the
voter Is now enabled to vote the
straight ticket by making a single
cross.
H. R. 158, Introduced by Rouse by re
quest, provides for the establishment
of libraries In country school districts
and In village dlstrcts not already sup
pled with libraries.
A Joint resolution was Introduced
in the senate on the 12th by Reynolds,
by request, petitioning congress to act
favorably on the proposed sixteenth
umondraont, now pending, granting
women the right of suffrage. The res
olution wont over under the rules.
A motion to reconsider the resolution
relative to Col, Stotsenborg prevailed.
Following this was a lengthy discus
sion regarding the disposition of the
resolution, It was finally referred to
a committee to report the following
dav.
A large number of bills were intro
duced.
Hon a to file No. 53 is a bill for an
act to amend section 4 of an act to
prvlde for the organization of new
counties and to locate the county seats
thereof, approved February 25, 1873,
being section 1 of article 1 of chapter
17 of the complied statutes of Nebras
ka, entitled, "Counties, county bounda
rles and county seats," and to repeal
said section 4 of said act.
Heuatc die No. 74, by Senator Tal
lsjt, is a bill for an act creating a state
insurance department, etc., being a
codification of the Insurance laws of
the state.
Senate file No. 54 U a bill for an
act to amend section 26 of an act con
cerning counties and rotintv officers,
approved February 27, 1873, being sec
tion 28 of article 1, chanter 18, of the
compiled statutes of Nebraska, entl
tled, “Counties and county officers,"
and to repeal said original section 26.
When the senate met on the 13th,
the committee on military affairs,
through Senator Uarton, Its chairman,
presented a report on the Btotsenberg
resolutions, and offered the following:
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives In congress be request
ed to urge the honorable secretary of
war to Immediately hear und deter
mine all charges now on file in the of
fice of th-i adjutant general of the army
against Colonel Btot-'•nberg, colonel of
First regiment of Nebraska volunteers,
for violation of army regulations to
ward the men In ills command.
Two substitute resolutions were of
fered and the greater part of the fore
noon was spent In considering them,
the report of the committee being
finally adopted.
Honator Currie of Custer presented
the fonowlng list of additional em
ployes, whiea was adopted:
Committee Clerks—Finance, ways
and means, Frank Horne; miscellan
eous corporations, William A. Gard.
ner; municipal affairs, A. B. Taylor;
highways and bridges, Theodore Palm
(jiilst; state prisons .John L. Doty;
insurance and immigration, A. B. Car
ly; revenue, C. M. Itlgg; accounts and
expenditures, George B. Muir.
Engrosing clerks, W. A. McKinney,
Herbert J. Haul, J. A. Stanley, L. T.
Miller, A, C. Gordon, Miss Emma Mun
necka, Clara Beaman* J. H. Hail;
proof reader, W. T Sinclar; pump en
gineer, Charles Burns; typewriter,
Maggie Kraese; clerk, Harry Marrlan;
custodian and Janitor of committee
rooms, H. Q. McMlliin.
II »u»e.
The house, from adjournment Fri
day, met at 2:15 on the 9th. Bills in
troduced covered a wide range of sub
jects and two related to the state
board of transportation, one propos
ing to abolish it and another propos
ing to reorganize it, with one secre
tary Instead of the present board of
three.
Standing committee# were announc
ed by the speaker.
The following appointments were
also made: Pagps, Fred Evans, Hen
ry Anderson, Ilennie Mills; engrossing
and enrolling clerks, Anna Duck and
H C. Osborn; J. R. Campbell, assist
ant custodian of cloak room, vice
Smith, resigned; custodian committee
rooms. Rush and G. B. MeUlasson;
custodian of speaker’s room, A. D. Mc
Nickels.
Bollard of the committee on rules
presented the report of that commit
tee. The report recommended the
adoption of the rules as adopted by
the session of 1897, with such changes
as have been heretofore published.
On the conclusion of the reading of
the report Bollard moved the adoption
of the report.
Wheeler of Furnas, a member of the
committee on rules, presented a minor
ity report, and moved Its substitution
for the majority report.
Olmstead, republican, of I>ougUts,
offered an amendment to Wheeler’s
sutwtltute, which provided that all of
the majority report except that relat
ing to the new rule 54 lie adopted and
further consideration of the new rule
be postponed until next Tuesday at
3 p m.
The roll was called ami Olmstogd'a
amendment waa declared adopted by
a vote of 4*4 yeas to 45 navs
The call of order of businesa. “In
troduction of bills,** brought out a
shower of paper, and the kills were
read the first time Easterling re
quested that such bills as he sent up
be read In full,
After the bills were read Speaker
Clark turned over to the clerk his list
of standing committees, which waa
read.
Among hllle introduced were the fol
lowing To define the liabilities of
in rp«•rations In relation to damage*
sustained by their employes and defin
ing who are fellow servants and to
prohltdt contracts limiting liability un
der ths art An act lo amend the elec
tion laws. rtolar its provisions elec
tors way form new parilva and have
their party name printed na the ballot,
a >04 elector* pt i the
stale eolventton f»o in congressional
or county convention and It In village
or ward On the ballot the names of
candidate* for sack ofltc* shall be nr*
iai-scd In the order of the party vote
polled at the last gem rai elec tion, the
, candidates of !»•• party polling iu>sit
votes being named first. Each candi
date shall have printed Immediately
after his name the name of the party
^ or parties nominating him.
Scores of bills were again Introduced
In the house on the 10th.
Three o’clock, the time for the spe
cial order of the day having arrived,
the question of the adoption of rule
54 of the report of the committee on
rules came up. This was the rule that
raised so much objection the opening
day and which if adopted would have
empowered the committee on rules to
act as a sifting committee. The mat
ter did not come to a contest, as a res
olution making rule 64 read, "It shall
be In order for the committee on en
| grossed and enrolled bills to report at
any time," Phis resolution was
adopted without division.
Evans of Adams, chairman of the
commlttoe on printing, moved that the
rules bo amended so that they provide
for the printing of 600 copies of each
hill Instead of 250, as now provided for
under the rules. In support of this
he said the difference In cost under the
contract would he only 7 cent* per
page. The resolution was adopted.
House role 65, by Hurman of Doug
las, provides for the licensing of pawn
brokers, the license In the cities to be
9100 per year and In villages $50 per
year. It also calls for a $5,000 bond.
House roll 68, by Iieverly of Douglla,
prohibits the employment of child la
| bor. It provides that no male or fe
male child under the age of 10 years
shall hs employed In any manufactur
j lug or mercantile establishment, and
that no male or female child under the
age of 14 shall be employed In such
establishment except during the regu
1 lar school vacation.
Houso roll 70, by Evans of Adams,
provides for the creation of a reserve
and guaranty fund for the protection
of depositors In banks. It makes It the
duty of each bank In the state to de
posit with the state treasurer an
amount pqual to 5 per cent of the de
posits In the bank to be retained as a
guaranty fund, the deposit with the
treasurer to draw Interest, at the rate
of 2Vi per cent. It also provides for
the manner In which the Blate treasur
er shall place this fund In depository
hanks.
House roll 85, by Haller of Washing
ton, provides for the payment of out
standing bonds by authorities of cities
of tbe second class and villages by the
Issuance and sale of bonds bearing a
lower rate of interest. The manner of
procedure as outlined by the bill Is for
the corporate authorities to give pub
lic notice of the proposed action,
which notice Is to be given newspaper
publication of two weeks. In the ab
sence of objection tho authorities are
then empowered to issue and sell tho
bonds.
When the house met on the llth
Burns of Lancaster ntroduced a reso
lution providing that the employes of
the house l>e placed under the direc
tion and Instructions of the chief
clerk of the house. The resolution
was adopted.
A large number of bills were Intro
duced, many of them of an unim
portant character. Among them were:
House roll No. 172, by Prince—A Joint
resolution proposing to amend section
1 of article 15, of the constitution. A
three-fifths vote of the legislature may
submit a constitutional amendment,
which shall be published once a week
for three months Immediately preced
ing election. In on< paper In each
county, and "If a majority of tho elec
tors voting at such election for or
against said amendment shall adopt
the same said amendment shall become
a part of the constitution."
The house adjourned till 10 a. m.
House roll No. 166, by Elwood—An
uct to appropriate money to pay the
expense of at least two experimental
test* to produce rain precipitation by
moans of atmospheric concussion, un
der the supervision of W. F. Wright
of J,ancaster county, and to provide for
a committee to carry Into effect the
provisions of this act. An appropria
tion of $10,000 Is proposed for this pur
Fisher of Dawes Introduced a reso
lution regarding the complaints against
Colonel Stotscnburg and moved that
It be made the special order of the
day for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The motion was agreed to. The reso
lution is an exact copy of that pre
sented by Senator Crow in the senate.
House roll No. 168, by Fisher—A bill
for an act to require public officers hav
ing charge of public funds to publish
annual financial statements.
In the house on the 12th the hour
for the special order having arrived
Mr. Fisher of Dawes called up his res
olution asking the secretary of war
to remove Colonel Stirtsenberg and
moved its adoption. Jansen offered
to amend by referring to the com
mander-in-chief of the army and navy.
Ho believed It was un-American to
<vnilemn a man without hearing. Mr.
i.urns of l^ancaster spoke in favor of
the resolution of Fisher and opposed
Jansen's amendment. There was pro
tracted discussion, at the conclusion
of which the resolution was adopted.
The chairman of the commit'*; on
privileges and elections eubiniited this
"Mr. Speaker: The committee on
privileges und elections reports that
it cannot proceed without the produc
tion of the ballots cast at election,
November 8, IKitg. In the precincts of
Ulengary, Madison And Chelsea, In
Fillmore county, which art' In the pos
session of ii. It. Ogg at Geneva. We
recommend that this house Issue its
warrauts to Its s«rgeaiit-al-arms, com
manding the production here of It. It.
Ogg and mid ballots and poll booka In
said Ogg'a pos»csalon."
The warrant was ordered.
An invitation to the leaialaturs to
at tend the meeting of the Nathmal
l.tve stto« k association at Itenver, Jan
uary SI and II, was. on motion of Jen
»«u, accepted.
A concurrent resolution providing
for bird day waa rend the firet time.
On the llth a number of bltla were
read tlo. second time and referred to
appropriate committee* A aria t of
new bills were likewise Introduced,
House roil No 2ii|r, by Htodeilek -A
I bill for an ad to amend an act lur the
organisation of farmers' mutual hail
insurance companies by striking out
I the Word "growing" In the clause per
11 turning Insurants of growing .oops.
Mouse roll No. lit, by lielwelisr ■ An
| a< t to repeat an act entitled an set
11 providing for the redemption of real
> sstnle front dcc««>a and Judgment Ileus,
11 passed In l(tl, nnd being section ISTs
of the Nebraska, code of civil procedure
in the compiled statute* of 1807.
House roll No. 221, by I>etwaller—An
act to repeal aectlun 495 of the Nebras
ka code of civil procedure. The re
pealed section provides for new ap
praisement and orders of sale for land
levied on under execution.
House roll 222, by Detweller—To re
peal an act entitled an aot for tiie
more equtable appraisement of real
property under Judicial sale, passed in
1875, and being section 491a and o of
the code of civil procedure of 1837.
House roll No. 223, by Prince—An
act to provldo for the government and
j regulation for the homo of the friend
less, to re-enact the old law placing the
government and control In the bands
of the society.
Thu Senatorial QuHtlon.
So far as arriving at the solution of
the senatorial problem, says a Lincoln
dispatch, the political weather prophets
are almost as much at sea as ever, al
though the atmospheric oonditlons
! have undergone one perceptible
chunge. It has been admitted all
along that the situation would depend
In a large degree upon the position
taken by tbo three large uountles—
Douglas, Lancaster and liege. The
latest turn of the wheel has disclosed
what Lancaster will do with Us seven
votes, and to that extent let In light
upon darkness,
IJp to this time it has beon asserted
that the Lancaster delegation would be
found divided among the four Lancas
ter candidates. It Is undisputed that
lsimbortson. Field, iteeso and Thomp
son each bus friends among the repre
sentation from this county who would
vote for them If free to express their
Individual preference, 1 be pressure
has been from the first to consolidate
this vote upon one of these candidates
under the plea that Lancaster county
could not expect to capture the sen
atorshlp until Its own delegation
agreed among themselves which one
they want.wl. Several conferences have
been hold within the last two weeks
without reaching a definite conclusion.
The chief trouble was to get all the
members Into a caucus whoso verdict
would be accepted and abided. The
decisive agreement has now been
reached, however, and Lancaster coun
ty's seven votes will be cast os a unit
for D. E. Thompson.
Hill Aimeil ut l lie I.eg I’ullrr*.
Olmstoad’s bill to prevent corrupt
practlceH at elections Ib Intended to
purify election* In thl# state and dis
courage the class of political enthu
siasts commonly called “lea pullers.'’
This bill, known as H. R. 184, pro
vides that no candidate for congress
or for any public office created by the
constitution or laws of this state to be
filled by popular election, shall, by
himself, or by or through any ng‘ nt
or agents, committee or organization,
or person or persons whatsoever. In
the aggregate pay out, give, contribute
or expend, or offer or agree to pay or
expend any money or other valuable
thing In order to secure or aid In se
curing his nomination or election; or
to secure or aid in encompassing the
defeat or aid In defeating the nomina
tion or election of any other person or
persons to any office to be voted for on
the day of the same election, or In
support of or In opposition to any
measure or proposition submitted to
popular vote upon the day of the same
election. In excess of a sum to be de
termined upon the following basis,
namely: For 6,000 voters, or less,
$100; for each 100 voter* over 5,000
and under 26,000, $1.50; for each 100
voters over 25,000 and under 50,000,
$1, and nothing additional for voters
over 60,000. Any payment, contrlnu
tlon or expenditure, or agreement or
ofTer to pay, contribute or expend any
money or thing of value In excess of
the limit above prescribed, for any or
all such objects and purposes, is here
by declared to be unlawful, and to
make void the election of the person
making it
Voluminous Insurance.
A voluminous insurance bill has
been introduced in the senate by Sena
tor Talbot. It is practically a codi
fication of all the Insurance laws of Ne
braska. It repeats every section of In
surance law now In force and. In Sen
ator Talbot’s language, “substitutes
something better.”
Among Its new features It first, cre
ates an Insurance commissioner, to be
appointod by the governor; second,
levies a tax on the gross earnings of
European companies doing business In
the suite and an annual license fee of
$500; third, levies a 2 per cent tax on
the gross earnings of Insurance com
panies of other states and of Canada,
doing business in the stats and an an
nual llceuse tax of $200; fourth, levies
a $20 license tax on Nebraska compa
nies, with no tax on gross earnings;
fifth, provides that every policy writ
ten for Nebraska by foreign compa
nies must be written by an agency In
Nebraska; sixth, prescribes more care
ful and stringent regulations for home
Insurance companies In older to ren
der higher their standing abroad.
Senator Talbot claims that this hill,
If uuaotod into law, will not only pay
all the expenses of the proposed In
surance department, hut will turn In
annually hi addition from $160,000 to
$200,000 revenue Into the state treas
ury. The bill, he says. Is in the Inter*
eat of home Insurance companies.
stale t’slianlljr Wauls
The leglalatlve committee appointed
by the university Hoard of Itegcm*,
which has been In session In Llnowln
upon measures In the Interval of the
The iinlveislty people hat> decided to
change their demands and to aonaod*
I date all the university bills Into one.
dt the laat meeting of the Hoard of
Itegeuls U was agreed to present to
| the legislature requests for appropria
tions Hot only out uf the urtveraltv
fund, but also out uf the general fund,
I and an additional request for a threw
atateentha mill levy to firm a special
building fund The legislative turn
mItte«> has agreed to ash that Instead
I of the us.iai three eighths mill levy for
, university purposes, the levy be In
I KvaMsI by the present legislature to
I mill, aud that the appropriations for
: buildings, maintenance, salaries and
I all other purposes corns out of the uat*
! vsrslty fund thus augmented.
A woman can't understand How a
maw's stocking* ntll stay up without
. garter sue senders
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Arnold of Philadelphia haa de
cided that the shipper must pay the
express tax.
Noah Dever has been appointed re
ceiver of the Farmers’ National bank
at Portsmouth.
Tho Mendez line of steamers at San
tiago has changed the Spanish flag to
the American flag.
On Washington's birthday at San
tiago football, horse racing and ath
letic sports will take place.
At New York an attempt Is being
made to consolidate manufacturers of
gas and electric fixtures.
01 Dlarlo de Barcelona urges modi
fication of customs to allow Kussluo
petroleum to compete with American.
The war department says that no
railroad has given permission ETAQt
rgllroad hoe been given permission to
run through Cliickamauga national
park.
Ths United States court of appeals
fU Jioston ha* decided that the wool
tariff of July 24, 1867, went Into effect
at 4:06 p. m. that day, the hour the
president signed the hill,
Chicago Croat Western earnings, sis
months ending December 81: Cross,
•2,866,644; increase, $175,166; expenses,
fl,#86,643; Increase, $27,778; net., $1,
080,001; fnoreuse, $147,887.
Mrs. Nancy Welch, a white widow
with five children, living In Chatham,
N. C,, was assaulted and murdered l>y
a negro, Henry Jones, who confeesod
and Was Immediately lynched.
The Chicago Croat Western has
pasted the following flnance commit
tee: William Lldderdale. chairman| *
Howard Cllllsl, Alexander F. Wallace,
Ifidwln Waterhouse, C. 8. De Potha
nler.
The Central passenger association
wag In session In Chicago discussing,
among other things, the abolition of
second class rates between Chicago and
New York. The proposition mot with
a good deal of opposition, and there
Is very little likelihood of its being
adopted for the present at least
Egbert Davidson, a prominent elti*
zeu of Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina. Is on trial In tho federal
court on a unique charge. A mall car
rier bah been stealing bis melons. He
had stopped the carrier in the road
and whipped him. The carrier missed
th# mall connection, and Davidson is
being triad for "delaying the malls."
A special from Marlon, 0„ says: The
Wegfsrn Lime a'coelution, controlling
80 pet cent of the lime output In Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan, held a meeting
here at which an agreement was reach
ed "whereby a system of uniform
charges will be maintained for lima. ’
Th* members of the astoclatlou are
reticent about their action, but It Is
said on good authority that the ".uni
form price" Involves an advance.
The flocking Valley it Toledo rail
road will he sold in Columbus. Ohio,
on February 24 under the order of the
United .States court by the special mas
ter coinmlssloner#. No bids for less
than $8,260,000 will be considered on
the railroad property, and none less
than $750,060 on the property of the
Hocking Coal and Railroad company;
a subsidiary concern. The sale is la
furtherance of the reorganisation plan.
Tbs work of reducing the military
forces of the United States to a peac^
basis la progressing slowly. Order*
were Issued by General Miles for the
muster out <*f the Fourth Kentucky!
volunteer Infantry, now In camp at
Anderson, Ala., officers und men to be
provided transportation to their places
of enrollment In Kentucky. Th« six
ty-ninth New York Infantry is the
only one of the volunteer regiments
recently selected for honorable dis
charge that will be mustered out at its
home station. The others will all be
mustered out at their present stations
In the south.
The Bath (Me.) Independent tells
of two small boys who were confined
to the house one stormy day recently.
Toward evening rtammie’s pent-up en
ergy manifested itself In a aeries of
demonstrations that called down upon
his head the violent admonition* of
his stern parent and left him In an
apparently humiliated state of mind.
Sammle and Willie shared the same
bed. and. as waH their custom, knelt
that night on either side to say their
prayers. Willie was the first to offer
up hie sentiments, and at the end put
In ."and, Lord, pleaso make Sarnmle
a better boy.” No sooner had the
words escaped him than Sammle look
ed across at his too solicitous brother
and remarked: “You shut up, Willie
I can pray for myself."
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