RUSH FINANCIAL BILL Bepublican Caucus Unanimously Endorse* the House Measure. DEBATE WILL BEGIN NEXT MONDAY Final Vote Will Probably He Taken a* Cloie of Week—Cannon Fa»or» Mo. rinsure December IS From an ua usually reliable * urea c <«m s the in forucalton that the Moos t'tty a Northern and the t*ar!lh Shun Ida* are to be takes tato the Great North era system Re elter I R Bealls of the Minos t’tty A Northern who re Inrned today from a conference with Great Northern uA tale at M I* nil refused to malt* any statement re gardinf the roaferease SENATOR HAYWARD PASSES AWAY III* Long Struggle for Life Kndi on the Morning of the 5th. NEBRASKA CITY, Dec. 6.—Senator M. L. Hayward died at 6:20 yesterday morning. He did not rally from the romatose condition into which he sank but passed away as silently and peace fully as if he had fallen into a natural slumber. His last hours were painless. His breathing gradually grew shorter and his heart weaker until the mo ment of final dissolution. His last sign of consciousness was at 5 p. rn. Sun day when he indicated by a slight nod of the head that he desired a drink of water. The scene at the bedside of the dylug senator during his last hour*' was affecting in the extreme. When he began to sink so rapidly yesterday morning It was seen that death was near at hand and the members of his family prepared themselves for the worst. All through the long, lonely hours of the night the faithful wife who has watched constantly during his twenty-five days' illness, kept her vigil, refusing even for a moment to leave the bedside. His daughter. Miss Mattie and son William P., with his brother, Major E. H. Hayward of Davenport, watched throughout the night and were pres ent at the closing scene, also I)r. Whit ten, Judge Paul .lessen and .John W. Dixon. The only absent member cl the family is the eldest son, Dr. Edwin P. Hayward, who is a surgeon in the army and stationed in the Philippines. The members of the family are pros trate with grief. As yet no arrange ments have been made for the fu neral. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. C—The gov ernor received a message soon after reaching his office that Senator Hay ward had expired at an early hour. He at once called in the adjutant gen eral and the custodian of the build ings was directed to display the state bouse flag at half mast. The governor sent to Mrs. Hayward the following telegram: "LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 5.—Mrs. M. L. Hayward, Nebraska City, Neb.: Ac cept my sincere sympathy in this sad hour of your bereavement. The peo ple of our state mourn with you for the loss of your distinguished husband and one of our foremost citizens. Freely command me for any service I may be able to render you at this time. “W. A. POYNTER, Governor.” At noon Governor Poynter issued this proclamation: "To the People of the State of Ne braska: Monroe L. Hayward, senator of the United States, died at his home in Nebraska City, Neb., at 6:20 o’clock this morning. In him the state has lest one of its most illustrious citizens and faithful servants. His participa tion ip the early organization of our state government was marked by an unswerving fidelity of a very high or der, and the care manifested by hitn in all matters of public importance showed the zeal with which he guarded the Interests of his adopted state. The close of his too brief career as a sen ator of the United States is regretted by all. His private life was gentle and noble and his firmness of disposi t’on won the respect of all. In sor rowing testimony of the loss which has fallen upon our state I direct that on the day of the funeral all flags upon the armories and public buildings of the state, counties, school districts and municipalities will be displayed at half staff until the day following the fu neral. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln this 6th diy of De cember, A. 1). 1899. "WILLIAM A. POYNTER, “Governor.” THE NEWS IN WASMNblUN Death of Senator UuywurU Annijnred by Senator Thurston. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—The death f Senato- Hayward of Nebraska was ; nnounctd .o the senaiy by Seoulv Thurston immediately after the read ing of the president's message, by the presentation of the usual resolutions, and n motion to adjourn out of re spect to his memory. The flag on the capital was ordered half-masted. beyond this no special observances will be ordered, as the case of Sena tor llaywHid's death differs in some respects from the general order of cases. The Nebraska senator had not taken the oath and was not yet for mally a member of that body. Had his death occurred after he had seen service In the senate a Joint commit tee of V ith houses would have been appointed and the funeral would have been under the auspices of tho ser geant-at-arms. In omitting this form in Senator Hayward's case, the senate follows well established precedents. Mnurnlnc f«»r llujrwnrtl. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. In his ,ray er this morning the blind chaplain prayed for the widow and children of the late Monroe L. Hayward. The death of the senator-elect fron. Ne braska came like a shock to the sena tors assembled. Hut yesterday the sen ate received official notification of Vice ('resident Hobart's death and fast up on the heels of this aanouncen. nl comes Information that another m m ! her of the upper house of congrtsi has gone beyond. Mother W«hIi I’vim . NKW Y»>HK, Dec 7. A dispatch to i the Herald from Manila says Agttln ; na Ido's mot tier stye she desires noth* j ins hut p-ate She is alad from ths | bottom of her heatt that the end u! the i tusemettou ta pear, MitfUtl Huhi»n ihM tft *«!»<§. WASHINGTON, Oar. ?,- first A.* [ ststaut Htalmaster tleaeral Heath, in a devietwa t* day, la the case of Mia. Jrnnle J brush, at Modus, t'unu, that the department ha* decided It wilt h* lac • on pa it hie w,t% the b*at interesta of the eervic* tu re 1 tala married women as *ut>illit tier Its The department has lh«r. fits i ruled that when a fe.uale potinffl.s I < lerh marries It will he Mmoaty fur ! her tu res an f tm the prtlw" IWt* as«et s c* hr this ruii>«a here ' attar will ks** m call for the tssifts j llwl of uwk esotil net and reromm- n.l I ihalr su», suoers tu he department. STATE SCHOOL FENDS Treasurer Mcserre Submits His Semi Anuual Showing. THE RECEIPTS FALl OFF SOME. I'll* Prlnrlpal Source From Which Ihe Temporary School Ftinil Come* — Inter est From Ihe Investment of the Per mauent School Fund — Miscellaneous Nebraska Matter*. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 7.—The state treasurer has certified to the state superintendent of public instruction the amount of money that will be available in the temporary school fund for the regular December semi-annual apportionment. This apportionment for this year falls short of the Decem ber, 1898, apportionment nearly $8,001). The principal sources from which this temporary school fund comes are the state school tax, interest on con tracts for sale of school lands, rent of school lands leased, interest on Saline lands and Interest on the permanent school fund Invested in state, county and national bonds and state warrants. The exact figures, as shown by the summary given beiow, Indicate that the interest received from the invest ment of the permanent fund in Decem ber, 1898, was $77,800.30, while from the same source this year the state receives $90,003.08. This temporary fund is divided among the countiea of the state by the state superintend ent, according to the school popula tion of each. Apportionment, December, 1899, school tax .$ 77,333 72 Interest on school land..., 08,017 08 Leased school land. 53,354 31 Interest on saline land. 1,465 00 Leased saline land. 1,520 00 Interest on U. S. bonds.... 300 00 Interest on state oonds..., 4,520 00 Interest on county bonds.. 72,520 03 Interest on school district bonds . C77 49 Interest on general fund warrants . 12,585 50 Peddlers' licenses . 89 40 Suspended account . 501 00 Total ..'.$292,883 59 The apportionment for December, 1898, was $300,810.63. Comparing the December, 1899, ap portionment with that of December, 1898, shows as follows: LOSSES. Interest on school land.$32,210 57 Interest on saline land. 4,270 00 Interest on state bonds. 2,710 69 Interest on school district bonds . 237 05 Peddlers' licenses . 15 60 Transfer . 181 44 Total losses .$39,631 35 GAINS. School tax .$ 4,275 80 Lease on school land. 9,657 07 Lease on saline land. 1,520 00 Interest on county bonds... 7,517 05 Int. on gen. fund warrants.. 8,227 39 Suspended account . 501 00 Total gai-ns.$31,698 31 Net losses . 7.933 04 A TRAGEDY AT ODESSA. Olio Mmii nnd On« Woman Demi L'mUr Ml.«terk)un ClrcamfttancM. KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 7.—Odessa, ten miles west of Kearney, w'as the scene of a double tragedy enacted about midnight, and as a result Mrs. F. L. Dlnsmore and Freu Laue are lying dead. Shortly after midnight Mr. Dins more went to the home of Frank Tussing and told him that something terrible had happened over at the house, that Laue had killed Mrs. Dinsmore and then committed suicide. When they reached tne house they found the dead body of Mrs. Dinsmore on the kitchen floor and near her a tin cup wl'.'ch Is suppled to contain poison and wnku will be used at the inquest. Mr. Laue was found dead in oed up stairs with a bullet hole in his head Only one shot had been Bred. Both families occupied the same house. It is reported that Mrs. Laue says her husband woke her up about midnight, kissed her good-bye and then shot himself. It Is also said that Dinsmore says his wife went to the kitchen to get a drink and as she remained so long he went to ascertain the trouble and found her dead. These coincidences are strange. There were no marks of any descrip tion on the body of Mrs. Dinsmore to show that she mjt death from vio lence. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore were married July 20 last, and Mr. and Mrs. lame were witnesses. Her maid ! en name was Lillian Hloomfleld and she came from Chicago, where sht has a sister and also has a brothei In Missouri. Dinsmore is a grain buyer at Odessa and has been rcgnnleu us an exeiu plary rltisen. He Is under arrest, Th*> coroner's jury brought In the following verdict lu the Dinsmore and Laue tragedy: “The Jury flnds that Fred laitie came to bis death by means of a bul let wound ou the right temple, which wound was caused by the tiring of a revolver In the hands of some prison other than himself, and further, that said bullet was shot feloniously." The findings In the case of Mrs Dinsmore'* death was that she hit t time to her death by potaon adminls | feted or taken feloniously. Ntthroks ss* lislf HnsS. BUTTON. .«eh , Dec I t autvey I Ing pwity la about lo start the prelim inary line front this place south that Is to ultimately be the Nebraska t Hull railway. The work Is to be under the personal supervision of C. W Mtewart of Hasting* and C J Kundet lif Wayne. fa fsr ns projected the line runs directly imuih from Ntobrnrw through Nebraska to Concordia kt*. making this potM the working center An | election of temporary uit era and a h.iard of director* a a* held at Hast , f *♦ SOLD ALL ITS CATTLf. Uealalta Company Retain* Only It* 83. OOO Acre* of I.aml. OMAHA. Dec. 9.—The stockholders of the Ogalalla hand & Cattle com pany. at the annual meeting at the Paxton hotel, have re-elected the old board of directors. Owing to the ab sence of several directors the hoard did not organize, doing so being post poned until January 20. During the year, in accordance with the decision of the company to retire from business, all the cattle belong ing to It were rounded up and sold. All that is left Is 85,000 acres of land In Keith county, Neb., and this will be sold as soon as a buyer can be found for It. Prevented Prom linking A**nult. SUTTON. Neb., Dec. 9—Harry J. Cannon was prevented in his attempt to commit bodily injury to Council man N. S. lioland. He had stationed himself on one of the back streets upon which Mr. Roland would travel when going home. Having put out the street lamp and waited with a ball bat the arrival of Roland. Another man came around the corner Just In time to save Mr. Roland a severe mow. Cannon was promptly lodged In Jail over night. During the past week he had run numerous accounts with mer chants and had the same charged to John Laurie, claiming to he working for him. Young Cannon is seventeen years old and is the youngest son of James Cannon, who in March last caught the farmers here for $12,000 on stored wheat in his elevator and who has not been seen since. Unrner I'niltr Arr«»t. PLATT8MOUTH, Neb., Dec. Deputy Sheriff McBride arrested a man supposed to be Matt darner, the com panion of the hold-up who was shot ami killed by Harry Trumhle In South Omaha. Mr. McBride saw the suspect In a barber shop and noted that he an swered the description of the fugitive, anil seeing him later on the street, placed him under arrest. The prisoner gives his name as Harry Graves, and claims to have been working for a farmer near Bellevue. He was with another man from that vicinity, who. it is said, told a Plattsmouth man early In the evening that "Graves was the man who was wanted la South Omaha. The police from South Omaha arrived and Identltied the pris oner as the man wanted. No Place for Ta* Shirker*. TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 9.—The sum of $2,079.82, delinquent taxes on the old Sherman house property, has been paid to the county treasurer. No tax es were p.»i(1 on this property for twenty-five years. The old Sherman house was destroyed by fire a few years ago, and the taxes paid are fully as much as the lots are worth. However, there will he no such failure to pay taxes on the part of property owners of Johnson county In the future, Judg ing from the action of the oflicluls in the matter. Acting under instruc tions from the board of commissioners, County Treasurer Libby ts making strenuous efforts to collect from all delinquents. Frederick liisllng I>*» War* Vfter llruth FREMONT, Neb.. Dec 9 The re I n.alna of J. V. Niles, for ov.»r twenty I years a resident of Erentoni, who died at Florence, Coin, utsml two years ago, were brought to Freni at and I buried in Ridge cemetery. The Odd ! Fellows' lodge escorted the remains to the cemetery and a brief burial »er \ ice was said by Dr F M Mauderson i of il« Methodist ihurnfetter l*taiu%tew; POPUUSTS GAIN ME Vote for District Judge in Nebraska at the Late Election. 13 GEPIJBUCANS, 13 DEMOCRATS. Tbs Figure* 11 Canvassed by the Bt«te Hoard—One ('andldnte Ha* a Majority of llul 97—Majorities of Other*—MU rrllnneou* Matter* In tieneral that Pertain to Neliraaka LINCOLN, Neb., I)er. 1.—The official returns as canvanso. *.«i ‘sc* TWELFTH DISTRICT. H. M. Sullivan. F. U. Hsmer. Buffalo . 2177 1833 Gunter . *409 . 1768 Dawson . 1549 1239 Sherman . 7ft '■ • 429 Total.. 5259 THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. H. M. Grimes. J. A. Morrison. Banner . 188 62 Cheyenne . 563 407 Duel . 347 192 Keith . 25*1 2M Kimball . 129 43 Lincoln . 1417 1039 Logan . 119 87 McPherson . 59 26 Perkins . 170 210 ScotU Bluff . 323 197 Totals . 3564 2197 FOURTEENTH DI8TRICT. Cl. W. Norris. J. T. McClure. Chase . 3% 287 Dun100. Halle* on Christian Science. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5.—Christian Science furnishes the ground on which a divorce is sought in the case cf Syl via against John W. Scott, although that is not included in the list of stat utory grounds recognized by the code. Mrs. Scott gets within the limits, however, by alleging cruel and inhu man treatment, although she bases the treatment on Christian Science. She al leges that she has a 17-months-old daughter, who is of delicate health, and that her husband, who is committed to the tenets of Christian Science, Insists that the child shall be treated in ac cordance with the teacmng of that faith. Mrs. Scott further says that her husband insisted on her taking doses of the same medicine, and that Anally In fear of her life and that of her child she was forced to flee from the house. I’rohlbltlon I'arty’* Kzpenies LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. 5.—The prohi bition party has tiled with the secre tary of stute its statement of expenses and receipts during the recent cam paign. It cost the party $79.75 to make Its campaign in Nebraska. The heav iest expense was for literature, $3$ being spent in this way. The travel ing expenses of the secretary of the stute central committee amounted to $34.25. The receipts amounted to $131.77, leaving a balance in the treas ury of $05.02. C. C. Crowell of Blair, who has oeen a contributor to the par ty for many years, donated $50, the na tional campaign committee udvanee] $25, 8. I). Kltchle of this city gave $19.50 and J. Kilburn and Mrs. Us beci a Brown each gave $10. New rental I ts* COl’l MBC8 Neb. Dec. 5.—A new | postal line has breti established be ! tween Albion and Colunibue. The order 1 establishing it will go into effect im mediately, and fioiu uow on Albion "il[ have two walls dally Instead of ono as formerly. One of the mads will be carritd on a freight train on the braueh line of the I’aiou Pacific which runs | from Columbus to 8toux City, There 1 is general rejoicing in Albion on secu# I tng an additional malt, AnMrsI laMa ItMlk TKCl'MdtCII. Netx. Dec l-Mr« I Charles tleel of Tecnwseh has received I the news of the death of her sun. * i Charles Pest at Norton. Kan Mr Hast i was the victim of an accident, a gun which he was haadtiag etpiodtag prematurely. The deceased was a hunt holy year* old and leave# a wife and | wonl children H« formerly lived la this *hlaity, moving from fa tuwl : about dii-vt years ago