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(HMWBor krMi»l IMrawd Silk Kaaalt •f M« Suit to l-rut l«< r of I'isar del K*o — f roo ip Uood *k«pf Hwtd Too »• HAVANA, Jan »—8nor Ijnuza. who aaa aw re* ary of justice in the ad rtaory cabin*-* of General Brooke, said today “Three American and three Cuban .lawyer*, acting a* a < <.m mission could . i<xT certain abuse* m Cuban laws if * general ecns. t *»cf of the system and the whole ottu’rt would ga.n by auch a refor taatiow This suit of reform ia only a ug- stem of time a* the abuses must sa* »rpt tsar Many of the well* < stat...shed lega. lasUtutiWM and prin tipbs of the I Cited .states would work wwli here, ■■penally as Americana are (otBmg in large numbers to the island. : .* the r.*etm>’ruction i t the Cuban I* gal system, the gwidlng principle must i»e the efcarwte* of the Cutains tbem s rises !l C *a tt > estreoiely difficult to get «ithesses again** persons charged with offense* Take these alleged cus • n.- }.•• fra u if an li lust ratio*. A Cuhg0 judge ha* a a* nous difficulty to -".mro-Tid with tn the fact that Cu hans hate not beet*, taught the sane t ?•. .if an oath For a few centenes siti.egaes can be pwrrhased right and left U the same time legal proceedings m the province* would I**- greatly fa ilitnted by the establishment of the ir. ait courts which would reduce the traveling expenses of litigant* a* well a* sate the time of people who live -a out of the way place* " The i' 11iHfinu bouse fraud cases, it is rape 'led. will be brought to a bear ag neat we»k. -seraiWood express* * himself well pteased With the result of hi* visit io the peoriac* of Pinar del io yesterday. He says h» found the tobacco in good shape «lth> ugh sugar was not so far advanced as it should be. owing to the e-aprsaiva mat hinery necessary. To Ita- co growers hate all the plants they need, an 1 these require little attention * t > growing He found no evidence ■4 ant suffering among the people, there k a( work enough apparently. f<»r all General Wood congratulated General Lee on the ' magnificent show ing of the section of the island un iter hi* administration An «*: '>-r ha* been issued by the govern.*r general, directing that the < ***• of 'he employes m the customs and si her branches pertaining to the •sent of nw whkh o part over the custom* of •h- island there shall be exemption from prose-ution, when any such em ploy* turn* state's evidence m con nection with attempt* to defraud the «uat-»ras Fry a* mayor erf Oienfugus. who was r—* ntiy fender 1 a professorship in the I cirersity of Havana may not hold ..-eh positions A «ninrnnaion from Trinidad today w a • ■ u up.* Gen. ral Wood and asked >uwi "a ord'isv to furnish employment to now H ■ CISTflUNt IS D*\KRIPT. Sana I.KCIU • F<in Ign C ount «*!» MI.M i tonal Failure. PARI* Jab !».-♦%>w York Worl 1 r*> ♦—■All PaiI'S is diar*i**lng the n-pon* today that Count | B*«ei d*<'a*te)lan<*, fcu >ird of Anna Gould has lout sereraL millions in stork apurulataon in the last two months Just bow man* millions it is • Si -tilt to a* • rtatn. nw say Jb. nttd *otno only JjWiO.ofifi francs. What .» said it* V rennin la that the »ua’ f >.ud t .B;;s«-r.b!e to settle and tt.it t. p werf ! * ane tioa t»-gge<i V# vme .and 'that finally several brok e-» ■ nsrnted to < ritanize a temporal res .. The < amt and countess sailed i-' Saturday for New York for the I in * ee it j* said of appealing to her broth* r* for aid NEW Yt'RK Jan 1 > —1George t«ouid. hnatfeter-ln-iaw of Count Cartel lane. fe lined to see nest-pap.tr callers at hi* rfice :i« tb<- Wewtem Union Tele graph building Throrgh a r«t>resen ta* e L» *ent wor 1 that he knew noth • tig *♦»• »ad wbat be had seen in the new -papers about the alb-ged financial trouto* * of Count Casteilane. M'-* Helen G ".Id rai«: she expected | * * -nt and Countess Oastellane to re* h V w York «.* the Uucania on Saturday.. On their visit here they mill atop at a hotel. (.MVfneriil Hi I fur a C able. W VS HI N ITON Jan IS-Repreaen *a*.ve Corliss of Michigan haa intro • ~l a bill for the construction and : ernt of th»* : t«-d fitafee* of a able between this • • Btry Hama.. Guam th* Philippine i and* and other countries The bill i* substantially the same Ac that of last year providing for a * >' *-*t men*, cab.e except that the sec t*ori rent!tig a cable '<*mmission •* ♦ m..Bated and the president is em !'•* red to determine the route, the maintenance opens:ion etc the line to - pia * i under the control of the 'haater general, the aeemary of har rad the secretary of the navy. ImiMf* t m,.mI lajuartina WASHINGTON. Jan 15.—Ths su I -eme rowrt of the I'nited States took in forma, r «gntxan ^ of the motion of the state of Missouri for leave to file a bill of complaint against the slate of llunots asking for an injunction O l d the Chicago drainage canal to tbe extent of stating to Atlorhey Gen ♦ •*1 Cr-»w of the former state that * im anouarement would be made 3d uda> next Judge M W. Springer was present and notified the court that he won Id App*ar in behalf of the state of Illi nois * «rtfl» bit** Ut IMIuauwe. OTTI MW A La Jan 15—A propo sition was rwejvei from Andrew Car *»*«>* ti -lay to g:*e for a pub Ut library if the , ity will provide a 'tat ie site xtsa appropriate STouw •nnualiy tor tta maintenance The roadman* will undoubtedly be accept - _ •*•** t> Culverts. ST E HAST ROM Jan It-Yswterdar the Boerm biew up three culverts on the Pwrdrwrht line fire miles beyond an outpost of the police camp The com mando nt Dordrecht numbers 1.000. IIRCPEAN WAR WOILD ENSIE. Conflict llrtarrn Ku*»ia and .Japan 1* l.mikcil for a* Inevitable. CHICAGO. Jan. 19— War between Ruv«:a and Japan is looked for as in evitable by the naval officers of these countries who have been nearest the | probable scene of future operations,” said Lieutenant W. Romanoff of the in.p rial Russian navy, who arrived Chicago today. The lieutenant has Just completed a three years' cruise , in Asiatic waters on the Russian bat r!. -hip Si.-sol Veliky and is on his way t«» St. Petersburg. He contiuued: "Just how soon such a war may be a.n it is difficult to say. but events tittle short of miraculous must occur to avert it. The Japanese are building war ships as rapidly as possible in anticipation of the outbreak of hos ti.it;* - and Russia is strengthening her navy ns fast a- she can. That Russia must have a naval base between Port Arthur and Vladivostock is conceded and that she will try to get one in Korea i- certain. In the event of such a war it is considered probable in Rus - a naval circles that Russia will have the aid Germany and that England will take the other side. European war will follow the outbreak of hos tilities. between Russia and Japan. "The movement of Russian troops toward the Afghanistan and British India borders, the mobilization of Trans a.-plan troops at Bakue and Herat and other military maneuvering on the part of Russia are taken by c if; :al Ru-sia to mean the beginning of a movement to eliminate English influence in territory heretofore held by for bcgiBailf at Kabul. It is cer tain that England will have to fight t* retain her territory in the east." SECRETARYSHIP GOES BEGGING. i:*l»rr»rntati%e ^hrrinmi Announce* tic Will Mmj in thr House WASHINGTON. Jan 19—Repre sentative Sherman of New York, who ••-turned to Washington today and whose name has been mentioned in • • ■ t:on w :t h the office, has definitely ; ie lined the secretaryship of the sen- | ate I have declined.” said he today. iwvauae the people of my district have evince*! a desire that 1 should remain in the house.” NEW YORK. Jan. 19—A special to •he Tribune from Washington says: I: is now believed certain that at the ! senate republican caucus, to be held R| M ntat ie J 8 Sherman J of New York will be declared to be i the candidate of the parly for secre tary of the ,-enale. which, of course, \ > equivalent to an election—and that his formal acceptance of the honor will be announced. The democrats hope to have the caucus conclude to r tain the services of the present ser- ■ gearit-iit-arms. Richard J. Bright, but th» republicans, it is believed, will lav r Dan Ransduie of Indianapolis. ROBERTS CAST NTXT Wtfk. Drlwtr tin H liether He Shall he Admit ted to Be Expelled. WASHINGTON. Jan. 19—Chairman Ta> O! of the Roberta committee and Kej -esen’ative Littlefield of Maine are busy preparing the majority and mi ■ rity 'eports rope, lively in the Rob- | erta case They will be filed together i on Saturday, it is not expected that the ase will be called up in the house j Till Tuesday or Wednesday of nex: week The debate is expected to oc- j copy two or three days. Roberts will 1 •*" ^ ven an opportunity to be heard on the floor in his own defense. Little- j !.. 1 and De Armond of Missouri, who \ ill • ,gn ?h- minority report, arc hope ful hat the nu*de of procedure which they favor- to allow Roberts to be sworn in and then expel him—will be j f *ed. The majority of the commit i n the other hand, are confident • a* • b* r report will be adopted and that Roberts will be excluded. OfN. KHJTLtR TORftlTS SfAT. Hu«i s rl a Be-Election to Serve in Con* jrr** Again. NEW YORK Jan. 19.—A special to rh»- Times from Washington says: If General Joseph Wheeler expects to re ' :m t<» Washington to take a seat in • ingress without formality it looks as :f h- would meet with disappointment. Inquiry has been made since the an- j noun ement that he has been relieved from further duty in the Philippines and it is found that there is general agreement on both sides of the house tn.at :t has been clearly shown by the examination of the case of Low and other prec dents that he has forfeited hi> r.cht to a seat in congress and that the only thing open to him is to go ba k to his district and seek re-elec tion if he desires to continue service in congress. Preparing to Kooclve Itmlir*. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19.—The lo al irmy and hi alt h officials are pre paring to receive 300 bodies of de ceased soldiers from Manila, due to ar rive here within the next three or four weeks The army officials have been notified that seventy-five sick soldiers and 135 prisoners will also ar rive here shortly. Indication* of Fighting. LONDON. Jan 19—A special dis patch from Durban, dated January 17, says: Advices from Potgieter's drift, dat ed January 1«. say that Sir Charles Warren has arrived within seventeen miles of Ladysmith and that the Brit ish wounded are arriving at Moot river hospital bj every train, indicating that there has l*ecn severe fighting." Neither report is yet conrmed. Hepburn Speak* at Newark. NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—The thir teenth annual dinner of the Newark, N J Board of Trade was held tonight. Among those in attendance were Gov err.or Yoorhee*. Mayor Seymour and Congressman W. P. Hepburn. R. Wavne Parker and Charles N. Fowler. One of the guests of honor was ex Governor William A. McCorkle of West Virginia, who spoke upon the topic. ’ The Attitude of the Progres sive South in Promoting the Country's Foreign Trade." Following the West Virginian came I Congressman W P. Hepburn, who spoke on "How Shall We Enlarge Our 1-abor Fields?" Smallpox at Marshalltown. MARSHALLTOWN. Ia., Jan. 19 — Ex« itement prevails today owing to 1 a report to the local health board of five cases of smallpox and many ex posures. All the sick are negroes and live within half a block of the main business street. They have been sick sine* last Thursday, but physicians w*y* not called until yesterday. Strict quarantine prevails on the houses and I inmates BLUER ONTIIE MOVE. His Forces Surprise the Eoers and Gain a Vantage Point. A BIG BATTLE BELIEVED IMMINENT Ljtlrton Fords Potgieter's Drift and Seizes a Line of Lnw Ridges Near— Warren and His 11,000 Men Cross the River a Few Miles Below Under a Hot Fire. LONDON, Jan. 18.—The special co”* ; respondent of the Daily Telegraph sends this dispatch: SPEARMAN’S FARM. Natal. Jan. j 17.—I am permitted to wire that Gen- 1 oral Lyttleton yesterday afternoon fer- | ried and forded Potgieter's drift an 1 seized with little opposition a line of low ridges a mile therefrom. During the night a howitzer battery was car- | ried across and today from Mount Alice, near Swartzkop. naval guns and howitzers shelled effectively the Boer position, which is a strong one. General Sir Charles Warren has also crossed the Tugela. six miles farther to the west, near Wagon drift, with a force of small arms in the face of tho : hot and heavy fire from the Boer cannon and rifles. He has effected a most satisfactory lodgment two miles inland, toward Proomkoop. The Times publishes the following dispatch from Spearman's Farm, dated January 17. 9:20 p. m.: "The force marched westward on January 10. Lord Dundonald. by a j dashing movement, occupied the hills ; above Potgieter’s drift, fiiteen miles j west of Colenso. taking the Boers com pletely by surprise. The same evening the infantry followed. "General Lyttleton's brigade crossed • the river yesterday and today shelled j the Boer trenches beyond wth howit- | zers. General Warren's force is now cross ing Tricharde drift, five miles above. He is not opposed, although the Boers are holding a position five miles from the 1 iver.” LONDON, Jan. 18.—General Duller completely surprised the Boers and occupied the hills beyond Potgieter's drift, fifteen miles west of Colenso. on Wednesday. January 10. He followed tip the movement by shelling the Boer trenches. This news completely disposes of the statement that Sir Charles Warren's forces went in the direction of Weenan and tends greatly to restore confi dence in General Buller’s tactics. The supposition that he had divided his forces into three columns had given i cause for anxiety, it is now seen that such a view was erroneous, as General Buller’s forces are concentrated. In Cape Colony General Methuen has , made a demonstration in force, shell ing the Boer works. General Gatacre is skirmishing around Molteno. and | General French has been throwing a few shells at tne Boers at. Rensberg. Colonel Plummer is moving to the re lief of Mafeking from BechuanalanJ. He is now in command of less than 2. 000 men. Mafeking is in a bad way, the seige is being pressed with determination and the Kaffirs are deserting because of pinched rations and the necessity of eating horse meat. ! The Standard's vivid account of the assault upon Ladysmith shows that the garrison was surprised and that several times the situation was criti cal. Out of a detachment of thirty Gordon Highlanders who surrendered, every man was wounded, says the cor respondent. Curiously enough that is the first mention of the surrender of the High landers. The Boers repulse at Lady smith was the heaviest counterstroke of the war. The government is relaxing its ef forts to send out reinforcements. It is quite undecided as to when the eighth division will be shipped. The war of fice declines the offer of a tn.*^ batal lion of Northamptonshire militia, say ing that no militia will be sent abroad. It seems probable that only 5.000 in stead of Id,000 yeomanry will be mobil ized. The war office sent for Lord Strath cona yesterday and ±.e had a long in terview with the officials, particularly General Sir Evelyn Wood. MALE RESOtlTION IS ADOPTED. Modified liequent for Information AE»out the Flour Seizures. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—The sen ate adopted the modified resolution relating to the seizure of flour in Del agoa bay. The resolution as it passed the senate reads: •Whereas. It is alleged that property of citizens of the United States not contraband of war has been lately seized by military authorities of Great Britain in and near Delagoa bay. South Africa, without good reason for the same and contrary to the accepted principles of international law: and • Whereas. It is alleged said property is now unjustly detained by the mili tary authorities of Great Britain in disregard of the rights of the ownei-s of the same; therefore, • Resolved, by the senate of the Unit ed States. That the president is herebv requested to send to the senate, if in his opinion not incompatible with the public interest, all information in the possession of the state department re lating to said alleged seizure and de tention. and also to inform the sen ate what steps have been taken in re questing the restoration of property taken and detained as aforesaid.” DAWSON’S DISASTER. I.arge Fart of the Town Wiped Out by F.re. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 18—The steamer Danube at Victoria, from Skagway, brings news that a large part of the business portion of Daw son was wiped out by fire on the night of Wednesday last. A dispatch was received at Skagway on the same night. The loss will exceed half a million dollars. There are no names of the building or losses. The Skagway operator says that great suffering would undoubted ly follow the fire, as the temperature p.t Dawson was 40 degrees below zero, with the wind blowing. The city is entirely without the regulation water supply. Mercer Aiding street Car Men. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.—Congress man Mercer has introduced a bill to compel street car companies operat ing lines in the District of Columbia to provide vestibules for the protec tion of employes from the inclemency of the winter weather. The bill has been referred to the committee on District of Columbia, DECIDES AGAINST ROBERTS. 1 Congressional Committee ITnanlmoas in Opposition to I'tah Congressman. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18—The special committee of the house of representa tives to investigate the case of Brig had H. Roberts of Utah today reached a final conclusion. On the polygamous status of Mr. Roberts the committee was unanimous and agreed upon a for mal statement of facts. On the ques tion of procedure to be adopted the committee was divided. The majority, consisting of sll the members except Littlefield of Maine and De Armond of Missouri, favored exclusion at the outset. Messrs. Little field and De Armond will make a mi nority report fevorable to seating Rob erts on his prima facie rights and then expelling him. The statement of facts by the com mittee is as follows: “We find that H. B. Roberts was elected as a representative to the Fif ty-sixth congress from the state of Utah and was at the date of his elec tion above the age of 25 years; that he had been for more than seven years a naturalized citizen of the United States and was an inhabitant of me state of Utah. "We further find that about 1878 he married Louisa Smith, his first ana lawful wife, with whom he has ever since lived as such and who, since their marriage has borne him six children. “About 1885 he married as his plural wife Celia Dibble, with whom he has ever since lived as such and who, since such marriage has borne him six chil- j dren, of which the last were twins, born August 11. 1897. “That some years after his said mar riage to Celia Dibble he contracted an other plural marriage with Margaret C. Shipp, with whom he has ever since lived in the habit and repute of mar riage. "Your committee is unable to fix the exact date of this marriage. It does not appear that he held her out as his wife before January 1, 1897. or that before that date she held him out as her husband, or that before that date they were reputed to be husband and wife. "That these facts were generally known in Utah, publicly charged against him during his campaign for election and were not denied by him. "That the testimony bearing on those facts was taken in the presence of Mr. Roberts and that he fully cross examined the witnesses, but declined to place himself on the witness stand.” The culminating session of the com mittee today followed many prolonged executive sessions, which left no doubt as to the attitude of the several mem bers. with the exception of Miers of Indiana, who had been out of the city. He returned today and it was determ ined to bring the matter to a direct is sue. Accordingly, when the commit tee met, McPherson of Iowa offered a resolution for the exclusion of Rob erts. DeArmand immediately proposed a substitute recognizing the constitu tional rights of Roberts to take his seat on his credentials and providing for his expulsion. There was no dis cussion beyond informal remarks and a vote was nrst taken on DeArmond's substitute. Littlefield joining him in the affirmative and the others voting in opposition. The vote was then taken on McPher son's motion to exclude, resulting as follows: Yeas—Taylor of Ohio: Frear, Morris and McPherson, republicans; Lanham and Miers, democrats. Nays —Littlefield, republican; DeArmond, democrat. Chairman Taylor was authorized to prepare the majority report. It will be ready in a few days and the pros- ‘ pects are that the subject will be brought before the house early next week. DeArmond will submit the views of tne minority. PALI OVER STATE CAPITAE. Tragedy Has a Sobering Effect on the People of Frankfort. FRANKFORT, Kv., Jan. 18.—Yes terday’s tragedy, in which three men - were killed, seemed to cast a pall over j the people of the state capital today ' and on all sides were seen evidences J of mourning. The bodies of Ethelbert | Scott and Lutnur W. Demaree. victims ! of Colson's bullets, were shipped to j their respective homes. Lexington and ' Shelbyville, while the remains of Jul ian. who was probably killed by Scott. I lie in a casket at the residence of his ! siste-, where hundreds of friends called ! today to pay their sad tributes. Cap- j tain B. B. Golden, who was also shot : by Colson, is a very much improved j man today and the physicians enter- j tain hope of his recovery. Golden says j he was hit by Colson's first shot and ] that Demaree was killed by Conson's i rec klessness. Colson passed the night j in jail. It is regarded as fortunate that the i affair had no relation to politics and I that both the principals and two of the I dead belonged to the same political ; party, so that it could not be traced ! to politics by any sort of reasoning. It ! is believed the affair will have a ter- | rorizing and tranquillizing effect on j everybody here. The crowds in the city are smaller than any day this week. Clear <let« His Certificate. DES MOINES. Ia., Jan. 18.—Today at I noon the Iowa legislature met in joint session and re-elected John H. Gear of Burlington to the United States sen ate. The vote 6tood: Gear, republican. Ill; White, demo- ; cratic, 32. Governor Shaw, immediately after the ballot was taken, signed Gear's ! certificate and forwarded it to Wash- I ington. -- No Protest from France. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—It is | said without reservation at the state j department that no notes have been ! received from any European powers i making demands upon this government j respecting the ‘ open door" and the j Philippines. So far as can be learned I such communications as have come j from the continental powers have j been entirely favorable to the propo- i sition made by the United States re- | specting China and all that remains i to make the "open door" negotiation a i complete success, is the return of two I or three definite notes Daughter of Andrew Johnson III. GReENYILLE, Tenn., Jan. 18—Mrs. M. J. Patterson, the only child of President Andrew Johnson, is crit ically ill at her home here and is not expected to live. She is over 80 years of age. Fennion Appropriation Mill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The house committee on appropriations today agreed on the pension appropriation bill and reported it to the house. It carries a total of $145,245,230, exactly the amount estimated by the pension office. People of Haigler Have Complaint Against the Burlington. ARE MOT OE1 TING A FAIR DEAL Com Raton Rained Monthly and Paanen f«r Service So Poor an to Handicap Stockmen — Discrimination that Work* Injury and Inconvenience. LINCOLN, Jan. 22.—A petition bear ing the signatures of 103 residents of Haigler, Dundy county, complaining of the service given that village by the Burlington railroad and asking for im mediate relief, was filed with the secre taries of the state board of transpor tation. The petition alleges discrimina tion in favor of some Nebraska towns and of St. Francis, a Kansas town twenty miles south. The document pre sents an imposing array of instances where it is alleged the railroad com pany has treated the town unjustly. Complaint is made because two fast trains stop every day at Benkleman and Wray and do not even slacken their speed at Haigler. The railrcad company will be notified of the com plaint against it and a hearing will be held before the secretaries of the board. The petition follows: To State Board of Transportation. Lincoln. Neb.: The undersigned resi dents of Haigler. Neb., or those whose business point is Haigler, make com plaint to your honorable board that the passenger, express an.d mail ser vice of the B. & M. railroad at this place is unsatisfactory. Tray, Colo., seventeen miles west and Benkelman. twenty miles east, have each two fast trains east and two west every day. making much superior service for them while this place receives, produces and sends out as much freight as either Wray or Benkelman with no express train, and would furnish as many pas sengers if we had train service. The lack of fast trains drives passengers to stations either side, where both fast trains stop, greatly to our injury. Haigler last fall offered twenty-five passengers to Benkelman to hear Bry an if the railroad would stop train No. 6. but they refused. In times past ■ tney ran a free train to Hastings and return to hear a geld democrat. Grazing and stock raising is almost our only means of support and it is very hard for us to induce stock deal ers to come here on account of train schedules. Many traveling men skip the town for the same reason, greatly to our injury. We complain that our express is de layed, making it slower than fast freight, and that the charges are un reasonably high. We complain that our mail is not re ceived nor delivered with the care that ordinary goods should be handled. It has often been cut to pieces under the wheels or thrown in the mud and re mained until soaked with water. It often hangs on the catcher in the night for twenty minutes 100 feet from the depot without guard. We have no chance to drop belated mail in cars. We complain that this season when our crops have failed the rate of feed corn from Minden west has been raised 50 per cent within the last sixty days, and that the rate is unreasonably high. We complain that we are charged $3.50 per ton freight on coal from Col orado and they haul it to points east of here. 400 or 500 miles murther, for $3.50 per ton. which is unreasonable. We complain that in 1898, when we had a fine wheat crop, the rate from St. Francis, twenty miles south, was made so much less than from here that nearly all grain was handled there, making it hard to collect bills for goods furnished to produce the crop. We know of no reason for this dis crimination. and they of the B. & M. railroad to so hamper trade and busi ness at this station as to compel us to abandon our years of toil and accu mulated property, and we ask your honorable board to make such order as will place us on an equality with our neighbors and throughout the state. 1* the I.aw Invalid? LINCOLN. Jan. 22.—An important discovery was made at the state house that may possibly result in invalidat- j ing the law passed by the last legisla- i ture fixing the salaries of clerks of I the district court. The record of the i vote taken on the measure has been ! either lost or stolen and while the ree- | ords of the legislature show the total I number of yea and nay votes cast | there is no positive proof that the roll j was called or a vote taken. Those in- ■ terested in knocking out the law will raise the point that the absence of the record leaves no evidence that the bill passed by a constitutional majority and if their contention is upheld by tbe courts it will invalidate several ! other important acts. Prof. Warner la Dead. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 22.—A tele gram fro El Paso. Texas, announces the death of Prof. A. G. Warner at l^as Cruces, N. M. The body will be shipped to Lincoln for burial. Prof. Warner was a native of Ne braska and a graduate of the st^e uni versity. He has been recogr^ed for a number of years as a leading edu cator of the nation. Prof. Warner held at various times the chair of political economy in the Nebraska state uni versity. Penitentiary Statistic*. LINCOLN. Jan. 22.—Deputy Labor Commissioner Kent has compiled sta tistics relative to the inmates of the state penitentiary, which for the year 1899 show that the total number in- j carcerated was 228. One hundred and I twenty-five of these were between the j ages of 20 and 30 years. One hundred and forty-two of them were married. Sixteen were colored. The greatest number were serving sentences for | burglary. Thirty-eight of them had been in the penitentiary before and sixty-two had been in jail before. Decision In the Bolin Case. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 22.—Attorney General Smyth said that the decision of the United States supreme court on the Bolin case was the final chapter of the most important criminal case that has ever gone before the supreme court from the state of Nebraska. There could be no question, he said, that had the supreme court decided In Bolin's favor the effect would have been little short of revolutionary so far as concerns the criminal actions in Nebraska courts. SETTLE NEBRASKA BOUNDARY Dividing Line Between Antelope State and Missouri to Be Established. WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—Attorney General Crow of the state of Missouri began an action in the supreme court of the United States under the author ity of the legislature of Missouri, to determine the boundary line between Missouri and Nebraska. Under the terms of the Platte purchase, of which Nebraska is a part, it was stipulated that the boundary line between Mis souri and Nebraska should be the middle of the channel of the Missouri river. In 1869 there was a big flood in that section and from 15,000 to 20, 000 acres of land that was formerly on the Missouri side became attached to Nebraska by reason of the river changing its course. Since that time people living on this land have had doubts whetner they lived in Nebras ka or Missouri. Friction resulted and to put a stop to constant quarrels this action is brought. Should the court pursue its usual course in boundary questions and especially established in the Iowa case, it will appoint a com missioner to investigate the subject, taae testimony and report its findings to the court for its guidance in the settlement of the question. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 0E CATTLE Texas Itch Reported in a Herd Near Mars land. LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 19.—Governor Poynter received a telegram from James Montague of Crawford, saying that a herd of cattle near Marsland. belonging to James Wood, and suffer ing from a "deadly contagious disease" were running at large. The telegram asked that the governor communicate the fact to State Veterinarian Peters at once, as the matter was urgent and immediate steps requisite. It is believ ed that the herd is the same one of which complaint was made from Hemingford several days ago. and which Dr. Peters says is suffering from "Teras itch.” This, while a con tagious disease, is not a dangerous one and can be eradicated by prompt and rigorous measures. Dr. Peters has notified the parties in question as to the steps necessary to stop the spread of the contagion, and does not believe there will be any further trouble. Secretary Furnas' Report. LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 19.—Secretary Robert W. Furnas has submitted the following report to the state board of agriculture: For some reasons, as given in my last report, the board held no state fair for the year 1899. namely: As the Greater America Exposition was held at Omaha on the same grounds as was held the Trans-Mississippi Exposition for 189S, it was deemed by the man agers of the board not expedient to hold a fair. The resources, receipts and expendi tures for the year are hereby submit ted as part of this report: The total receipts were: Balance from 1898. $445.52; speed penalty^ re ceived, $25.95; Sale of property on Omaha fair grounds. $307.00; total re sources. $778.47. Expenditures as per list of vouchers herewith. $550.33. Bal ances on hand to date. $228.14. Treasurer Edward McIntyre reported a balance in the treasure of the board of $244.46. Nebraska Pioneer Dies in Chicago. BROWNVILLE. Neb.. Jan. 19 Word was received here of the death in Chicago of Mrs. A. S. Holliday, a former resident and old settler of this place. The body will be brought here for burial. Mrs. Holliday was the widow of the late Dr. A. S. Holliday, the pioneer physician of this place. She and her husband separated several years ago, since which time she has lived with a daughter in Chicago, but by ner dying request her body is brought back to be buried in the town she loved so well. Kxplres While Sitting in » Chair. BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 19.—Samuel C. Ryan, one of the best known resi dents of Beatrice, died of cancer of the stomach. The deceased was a brother of Ira L. Ryan, a well known merchant of this city, and had been a resident of Beatrice for about fifteen years. While of a quiet and retired nature he made many friends among his acquaintances, by whom he was universally loved and respected. The deceased was bo years of age. He died while sitting in a chair and aparently without pain. Attorney Thompson Still in Jail. PONCA. Neb.. Jan. 19.—R. B. Thompson, the Emerson attorney who was brought to Ponca last week on a warrant charging him with obtaining $4,500 from William H. Smiley by false pretenses, is still in jail for failure to furnish $1,500 bond for his appearance February 5. Developments are matur ing every day in the alleged conspiracy against Smiley, by which he lost his property and wife, who is still miss ing. Strom*hnrg Creamery Dividend*. ^ STROMSBFRB. Neb., Jan. 19.—The Stromsburg Creamery company has de clared a dividend for 1899 of 10 per cent. The company has paid out over $500 in premiums, besides making some improvements at tne factory. Nearly all butter is shipped to New York City. To Succeed Hayward. NEBRASKA, CITY. Neb., Jan. 19.— O. L. Kimmel was elected president of the Otoe County National bank. 10 fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator M. L. Hayward. For Dcaerting Bride of a Day. HASTINGS. Neb.. Jfttf. 19.-^Orlie Mull was arrested at Concordia. Kan., to answer to the charge of criminal assault and perjury. On December 29 Mull brought Zena Concie, a 15-year old girl, whose home is in Franklin county, to Hastings and procured a license and was married to her by County Judge Bow«m. That night the couple were quartered at one of the hotels and the next day Mull left the city, deserting his young wife. The complaints were sworn out by the girl's father. The Sf*»'on* Concluded. LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 19.—The state board of agriculture and the state far mers' institute at the state university concluded a two days' session. The board of agriculture re-elected Presi dent S. C. Bassett, Secretary Robert W. Furnas and Treasurer McIntyre. G. W. Henry of Omaha was chosen first vice president The board accepted the proposition of J. D. MacFarland of this city, offering the free use for a year of the old state fair grounds north of the city and decided to hold the next annual exhibition at that place. Uniiiis Testimony in the Complaint of P. P. Sandman. IT IS AGAINST THE ROCK ISLAND Claim* that Company lHScri,ulnat«-U in i hr Matter or Supplying Freight Cars— A Former Ruling of the s,at* Hoard— Various Other Matters in Nebraska. LINCOLN. Jan. 17.-The hoard of transportation took testimony in the matter of the complaint of P. f. Sand man of Harbine against the Rock Is land. Mr. Sandman recently charged that the Rock Island had discriminated against him in the matter of supply freight cars. He is a farmer and grain buyer. Two elevators are also doing business at Harbine. Trouble has been brewing for some time between Mr. Sandman and the railroad agent in regard^ to cars. The testimony showed that Sandman had not been able to get all the cars he wanted, and the agent is said to have told him that he need not ask for cars because the com pany had given orders that none be given him. The company did not deny much of the testimony. Assistant At torney Evans appeared for the com pany and Mr. stone of Lincoln ap peared for sandman. The secretary of the board of transportation took the matter under advisement and will make a report. The complaint of Mr. Sandman is the first one growing out of the car famine of last fan. Several protests were made to the board but all the roads adjusted the differences when their attention was called to such mat ters b\ the board. The board made a ruling last fall in regard to furnish ing cars to shippers of grain. So far as known the railroads lived up to the regulation. The ruling was as fol lows: “The ruling of this board in regard to furnishing cars when all demands of shippers cannot be supplied, is that cars must be supplied pro rata in pro portion to amount of grain in sight and ready to be shipped. This applies to elevators, warehouses and shovelers. Thus should there be orders for 30 cars, 20 by elevators. 6 by warehouses and 4 for shovelers and the company could furnish only 24, they should be divided as follows: Elevators 16. warehouses 5 and shovelers 3: provid ed each had the grain in sight ready to be shipped to fill all the cars each' had ordered. In case each had not the grain as stated, the one short would receive cars in proportion to what he had as stated.” In regard to a complaint by the people of Ansley, Custer county, the Burlington has answered by asserting that train No. 42. east bound, does not stop at Ansley because it would be a loss of time and money, but that the company has extended the service of trains Nos. 43 and 44 on the line from Grand Island to Broken Bow for the purpose of giving every town one train daily each way. The board of transportation has taken the matter under advisement. The StrrT Not llelicvcd. HASTINGS. Neb., Jan. 17.—It was rumored Saturday that Steve Ander son. a member of the Thirty-second volunteers, now on duty in the Phil ippines. has been killed in action, but this is not believed as the regiment had not had any recent conflicts. His brother Milton has just received a let ter written by him on the 2nd of De cember from Mexico, where the regi ment was then stationed. He was well at that time and reported the other Hastings boys enjoying good health. The town has a population of between fifteen and twenty thousand and the regiment was doing garrison duty. No Hope for Henry Bolin. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17—The Unit ed States supreme court rendered an opinon in the case of Henry Bolin vs. The State of Nebraska on application made by Bolin for a Wi'.t of error to the Nebraska supreme court in the matter of the conviction of Bolin, former city treasurer of Omaha of the crime of embezzlement. The opinion refused Bolin’s application, affirming the opinon of the state court and af firming the constitutionality of the Nebraska law providing for proceed ings in criminal cases upon informa tion process. The opinion is by Jus tice Brown. Thief tiet* Off Lightly. NELSON, Neb., Jan. 17.—A Nelson stockman received a telephone mes sage to come to Ong and identify a couple of steers which were hauled there in a wagon and offered for sale, but the buyer there knew the earmark. The dealer drove up and got his steers, but the matter was hushed up without making any arrests, as the thief Is well connected. Made Official State Band. TECUMSEH. Neb., Jan. It.—'Most Illustrious Protector W. E. Sharpe of the Royal Highlanders, has designated the Tecumseh military band the of ficial state band of that order. The boys will be ushered into the myster ies of that organization soon. Accidentally Shoot* Himself. GUIDE ROCK. Neb., Jan. 17.—Word was brought to town Saturday morn ing of the sudden and shocking death of Fred Fisher by the accidental dis charge of a gun in his own hands. His brother was near him but only saw him as he was falling and could not tell exactly how it happened but he is supposed to have been drawing the cocked gun toward him when in somd manner the gun was discharged, both charge striking him in the neck and causing instant death. The family have the sympathy of all. No I*»y, No Work. BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 17—Judge Babcock, who was appointed by the county board at their meeting last week, to preside at the hearing of the Maurer contest case, says that he will have to decline the job. He gives as his reasons for so doing, that there is no allowance for sufficient pay for the work, and at least not enough to pay him for the time taken from hi* law practice. As the board wlli not meet again for several weeks, the hearing will be delayed until another appointment can be made.
