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THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly. SENATE. Governor Mickey on the 9th vetoed his first bill.. The measure was S. F. 29, pro viding for the payment of fees to the commissioner of public lands and build ings. Governor Mickey stated his objec tions to the bill to be that the measure was unconstitutional in that It provided for the payment of fees, to the commis sioner, while the constitution provides for payment of all fees to the state treasurer. Warner of Dakota moved that S. F. 304. recommended by the governor, bo read a first time. This was done. Mrs. l.oit lse Bowser will not get the $2,000 asked of the state for the erection of a sod house at the Louisiana Purchase exposi tion. The senate Indefinitely postponed the bill. H. It. 119, providing for the re ports of teachers and county superintend ents. was passed. II, R. 187, a Joint res olution memorializing congress to pass a bill for the election of United States sen ators by popular vote, was passed. Com mittees reported os follows: S. Fs. 100 101, providing for a grand Jury system, was recommended for Indefinite postpone ment. The report was concurred In and the bill was placed on general file. S. F. 14G, providing for the erection of grain elevators and warehouses, was placed on general file. S. F. 240, defining cultivated lands, placed on general file. S. F. 147. an act for opening and maintaining roads to bridges across streams separating two counties, amended and ordered engrossed. S. F. 115, providing for appeal bonds, amended and ordered engrossed. H. R. 64, providing penalty for carrying con cealed weapons, ordered engrossed. The resolution offered by Senator Har rison, which provided for the appoint ment of a sifting committee, was taken uj on the 10th. Senator Harrison mov ed that Senators Hastings and Saunders bo added to the committee. This com promise was accepted to save the reso lution. The resolution as amended car ried. Committees recommended the fol lowing bills for Indefinite postponement: S. F. 241. which provides the governor shall have general supervision of the scldiers’ home; S. F. 212. relating to the management of the soldiers’ home at Milford: S. F. 194, providing for the government and maintenance of the school for the deaf; S. F. 59. relating to the management of the deaf and dumb asylum; S. F. 19.2, providing for the gov ernment of the school for the blind, and 8. Fr 232, providing for the filing of transcript of evidence In cases of appeal. The following hills were placed on the general file: S. F. 237, providing for the building of wagon bridges on county lines; S. F. 230, regulating the crossing of wagon bridges by traction engines, and 8. F. 243, fixing a maximum com pensation to be drawn by county com missioners and members of boards of supervisors. The following bills came up for final reading and were passed: 8. F. 150, providing for the use of water for Irrigation purposes; H. R. 64, fixing a penalty for the carrying of concealed weapons; H. R. 76, providing for a stay of execution after judgments are ren dered; 8. F. 115, providing for appeal bonds; 8. F. 155. providing when Judg ment shall be rendered; S. F. 160, pro viding for the appointment of truant of ficers; 8. F. 58. defining the boundaries of Nebraska, and H. R. 46. providing method of giving notice of annual school meetings. The senate committee on accounts and expenditures, Instructed to examine Into the workings of the state printing boards, thinks the expense of the state printing Is entirely too much and In Its report on the 11th made recommen dations to overcome the evil. Following this report. S. F. 27,'., providing for the purchase of legislative supplies and the care of the same by the state board of public lands nnd buildings, and S. F. 276. providing that this board shall con sist of the secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general and land commission er, were placed at the head of the gen eral tile and then ordered engrossed. S F. 190. providing for the appointment of a state accountant at a salary of SI,800, was ordered engrossed. This bill was the result of a recommendation made by the commissioner of public lands and buildings In his report. It was later recommended by Governor Mickey tn his message to the legisla ture. The original bill provided that a salary of S2.0X» be paid the accountant, but this was cut down by the senate. It shall be the duty of the state ac countant to check up the books of the various state Institutions and to Insti tute a systematic method of bookkeep ing. II. It. 167. providing that the legis lature memorialise congress to enact legislation providing for a constitutional amendment providing for the election of United States senators by popular vote, was amended by the senate atid passed. After adding another long list of bills to the general tile the senate passed the following: S. F. 177. relating to the commitment of girls to the state industrial school. S. F. lfltl, relating to boys under 18 years old convicted of crime ami their commitment to the In dustrial school. S. F. 227. providing foi roods to bridges across streams on coun ty lines. In the senate on the 12tli the following bills were passed: S. F\ No. 190. provid ing for it state accountant to he appoint ed at a salary of $1,800 per annum; 8. F. No. 1*2, providing qualification necessary for appolndnent of county, soldiers and sailors relief commissions; S. F. No. 27(1. authorising the board of public lands and buildings to buy all state supplies; S. F. No. Ill, fixing salaries of township; of ficers; S. F. No. 42, regulating the width of public highways; 8. F. No. 275. provid ing how supplies shall be purchased by the board of public lands and buildings; H. R. No. 198, providing for the election of councllmen at large In the city ol Lincoln. The following bills were Indef initely postp >ned In the senate today ; 8 K. No. 211, -alslng the amount which may be recovered In case of death caused by negllgcnoe from $5,000 to $10,000; H. R. No. 127. to prohibit the keeping or selllns of Intoxicating liquors within threo miles of an army post: B. F. No. 32. providing the limit of Indebtedness which applies to other corporations shall not apply to railroad companies. Committees report the following bills back for the general file: S. F. No. 252. providing for the ex amination and licensing of land survey ors; 8. F. No. 170. Ilxing the number and remuneration of senate employes; S. F. No. 158. providing for repair of streets and alleys in cities of the second class and villages: S. F. No. 20. regulating the organization and operation of mutual life Insurance companies; S. F. No. 254, to enable domestic mutual Insurance companies to reinsure In other domestic companies; 8. F. No. 89, declaring prai rie dogs to be a nuisance, and to provldo for their destruction; 8. F. No. 277. mak ing the Nebraska Historical society the custodian of all historical records of the state; S. F. No. 280, relating to the action to be taken In case of executions Issued; S. F. No. 234, for the regulation of tele phone rates and service In cities of the metropolitan class; S. F. No. 235, repeal ing the death penalty; H. R. No. 323, pro viding for the relief of Russell F. Ixiomls. Standing commltteps of the senate on the 13th reported the following bills for general file: S. F. 278 ; 8. F. 227, prohibit ing members of the school board from using position to secure relatives a posi tion In school. H. H. 88. to prevent the desecration of the United States flag. H. R. 240. providing for secretary of State Ranking board, his compensation and duties. These bills were Indefinitely post poned: S. F. 232, providing for filing of petition and transcript In case of appeal to higher court. S. F. 78, regulating the operation of mutual Insurance companies. S F. 91, an act to prevent the desecra tion of the flag of the United Ptates. The following bills were passed: 8. F. 116, providing for the establishment of roads to lands not on the public roads. 8. F. 171, providing for the reduction of the width of public roads. 8. F. 129, provid ing a lien upon stock for their feeding and care. The committee of the whole ordered engrossed S. F. 132, providing for the establishment of an experimental sta tion at or near Crawford, Neb. Senate adjourned 12 o'clock until 2, when the Urady elevator bill had the right of way. The sifting committee turned out Its first grist of bills. A number of measures were sent to the head of the file, among them the following: 8. F. 193, by Mar shal (by request), defining name and pur pose and providing for government and maintenance of Nebraska School for the Blind. 8. F. 201, advocating constitution al amendments to head of ballot. 8. F. 16, providing for bond of abstractors and penalty for failure to give. 8. F. 223. pro viding for certificates of satisfaction In case of foreclosure of tax Hens. 8. F. 175, providing that the field of city and village Insurance companies shall be lim ited to the corporate limits of such places. S. F. 57, providing that railroad corporations shall provide suitable wait ing rooms and stop trains. 8. F. 17. pro viding for a nonpartisan board of control for Deaf and Dumb and the Blind insti tute. iiousk. The house’ convened at J o'clock on the 9th and entered at once on bills on second reading. Sixty-four measures, completing the list, were thus disposed of. The house took a recess at 4 o'clock until 7:30, when the revenue bill was tuken up. At the first night session of the house to con | skier the revenue bill held friends of the | measure proved sufficiently numerous to ; prevent the adoption of any material | amendments to the first twenty sections. ■ Sections 19 and 20, providing for the elec tion of a county assessor and for the j appointment of deputies by the county I assessor with the consent of the board, i occasioned the greatest debate. At the cenclusion, however, the committee voted not to amend either section. Section 13, enumerating property exempt from tax ation. was amended to Include "fruit” In the list. On motion of Sears of Rurt section 14, relating to tnx Hens, was amended that taxes should be a “first” Hen. Junkins of Gopher moved to amend section 12 by Inserting that property should be assessed at 25 per cent Instead of 20 per cent of its value. This the com mittee promptly killed. Proceeding to bills on their flnnl pas sage. the house on the 10th passed sev ; < ral measures of importance. II. It. 236, by Gilbert of Douglas, was among this j number. The bill provides for nfore 1 stringent registration laws In Omaha, i H. R. 123. by Douglas of Rock, removing the two-thirds limit of Indebtedness for | railroads and alowing them to Increase their liabilities to any amount, was pass ed, H. R. 240, by Jouvenat of Boone, in creasing the salary of the secretary of the state banking board to 32.000, that of the state bank examiner to 31.000. with 30<K' per annum for expenses, and prohib iting the use of commercial paper by a banking concern as part of the capital stock, was passed, us was also H. It. 223, by Hothorn of Red Willow, giving to Russell F. Loom Is of Red Willow county a deed to a quarter section of land on which he settled in 1S72 and for which he has been unable to obtain a title from the national government, which, subsequent to hls homestead filing, do 1,ated the land to be held to the school fund of Nerbaska. The house eoneur icd in the senate resolution to have the committee on accounts of expenditures act with the senate committee to Inves tigate whether W. II. Clock Is custodian of the store room by appointment of the legislature or seeretary of state. The house went Into committee of the whole to consider, first. II. R. 27t, by Riggs of Douglas, providing a reduction In the number of the South Omaha school board members from nine to five. The committee recommended the bill for passage. The remainder of the day was consumed in consideration of the reve nue bill, an evening session also being held to deliberate on this matter. McClay of I,ancaster on the 11th In trodueed in the house II. R. 4S3. In ac cordance with the request preferred by Governor Mickey in a special message, to appropriate 110,000 for the paving of the south and east sides of the capital sqtia e. The house then went Into com mittee of the whole on the general rev enue bill. The committee amendment reducing the tax on the gross receipts of foreign surety companies from 2 per cent to 1 per cent was not adopted. The committee amendment exempting from taxation of Nebraska Insurance compa nies the amount of reinsurance and can cellations was opposed by Mockett on the ground that the same exception had not been made In the taxes of outside companies. I,oomls defended the amend ment as a perfectly fair one. and It was adopted. The bill as prepared provides for the taxation of all Nebraska insur ance companies "except fraternal ben eficiary associations, and mutual com panies that operate on the assessment plan, have no capital stock, and make no dividends.” Doomls offered an amendment to strike out the wmrds “that operate on the assessment plan, have no capital stock and make no dividends." Mockett and Sears spoke in opposition to the amendment, as did McClay, and Roomis vigorously defend ed it. The amendment was adopted. Nelson of Douglas offered an amend ment Increasing the tax on foot ped dlers from $5 to $10, on peddlers with a one-horse vehicle from $15 to $25, and on peddlers with a two-horse vehicle from $25 to $10. The peddler question was debated for an hour along the old familiar lines, after which the amend ment was adopted. Rouse followed this with a substitute fixing the tax for foot peddlers at $25, peddlers with a one-horse vehicle at $50, and with two horse vehicles at $75. This Is the tax levied under the present law. The sub stitute was unanimously adopted. Hun ter offered an amendment to assess and tax grain brokers on the amount of grain on hand and on other tangible property. Instead of cn capital Invested. The amendment was lost. Gilbert of Douglas offered an amendment to tax street rallwnys, water works, electric light companies and gas companies on the basis of tangible property and gross receipts Instead of on the basis of tan gible property and the full value of the franchise. The amendment was, after discussion, declared lost. In the house on the 12th Hunter of Webster offered a motion that the speak er appoint a sifting committee of seven members to whom all bills on general file should be submitted and that all bills reported to the house by this committee should have precedence In committee of the whole In the order reported, except appropriation and revenue bills. The motion was tabled. Nelson of Douglas moved to have S. F. 11 engrossed for third reading. The bill was placed on gen eral file. On motion of Nelson of Doug las H. R. 320, the Omaha charter bill, was ordered engrossed for the third read ing and Its amendments printed. The committee on accounts and expenditures reported than on investigation it found three custodians of the supply room, W. H. Clark and J. H. Jalllson. appointed by the secretary of state, with the con currence of the house, and Homer Oage, appointed by Speaker Mockett. The com mittee reported that It found need for but one custodian, and recommend that Clark and Jalllson be dispensed with. The report was adopted and therefore these two employes cut ofT the pay roll. The remainder of the day was taken up In consideration of the revenue bill. Immediately upon convening, the house on the 13th resumed consideration of the revenue bill. Rouse of Hall was the first speaker. He drew attention to the great debt of Nebraska by saying that "we, as a people, are prosperous, but we, as a state, are not prosperous, and It is be cause of deficient revenue laws.” He urged the Imperative necessity of a reve nue measure that would meet the de mands of the hour." Morsman of Doug las attacked the I.oomls. and Caldwell amendments, if enacted, they would de prive Nebraska of a vital portion of rail road valuation belonging to it. He plead ed for the revenue bill, maintaining that this bill would subject these corporations to fair taxation. Ten Eyck of Douglas attacked the revenue bill ns being one sided in favor of the railroads. He said It was a fair law for the farmers and ought to be made such for the railroads. He said the railroads were threatening to raise freight rates and in the fare of this he said it was time for the republi cans of Nebraska to get together and do something for the state. He said It was time they stood square-toed and flat footed on the Caldwell amendment. Lg'omls of Dodge, the fusion floor leader, concluded the debate In a most forcible speech for the Caldwell amendment. He regretted that this debate had sunk to the low level of partisanship. He wanted the problem fought out along strictly business lines. He refused to consider the proposition ns a party matter, not withstanding the contrary efforts of Thompson, Scars, Sweezy, Douglas, Mockett and Spurlock to make It such. He made the most prolonged argument on either side and was the leading speech for the Caldwell amendment. The Caldwell amendment was defeated by a standing vote of 58 to 3G. The Thompson amendment was adopted by a vote of 51 to 36. The Isyomls amendment to sec tion 87 was carried, changing the time of assessing to April 15, Instead of Feb ruary, and making other changes. Jun kln's amendment to list and tax box and grain cars was adopted. GUARD THE SLOCUM LAW. The alacrity with which the senate In definitely postponed a 1)111 to ehange the Slocum liquor law Friday was pleas ing; to the friends of high license. Giflln of Dawson, Wall of Sherman. Warner of Dakota, Hasty of Furnas, O'Neill of Lancaster, Jennings of Thayer Ander son of Saline, and half a dozen others from all parts of the state em; 'latleally resisted any attempt to better the law, on the ground that It had been tried since 1881, found to work well and was jealously guarded by the people. Pem berton of Gage sought to show that a slight amendment would prevent black mailers from making annual raids on the treasury. In the natural speeding or events a mother-in-law now and tnen shows herself to be a good fellow by lifting the mortgage. A man seldom has any trouble In finding trouble. It is easy to gauge a man’s empti ness when he is full. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. The spirit of improvement is on in full force at York. Organized labor of Omaha will this year put up a building of their own. Employes of the Argo starch factory at Nebraska City are on a strike for increased wages. Charles Wands of Richardson coun ty was hurt in a runaway, necessitat ing amputation of his left leg. The hardware store of F. W. Brown at Byron was entered by burglars by opening the front door, and about $100 worth of property taken. Michael Zaksik of South Omaha, thirty-five years of age, ended his existence by shooting himself in the heart with a 32-calibre revolver. Sheriff Curry and Ed Blake, special stock detectives, have located the horse stolen from a ranch on the Niobrara and went after the animal. The thief left for parts unknown after disposing of the animal to a promi nent stockman. The infant son of John H. Langdon, living near Havelock, was burned to death by the explosion of a lamp. The child was in the house alone with a 10-year-old sister, Mrs. Langdon hav ing gone out in the yard, when the ex plosion occurred. The county board of Dawson coun ty demonstrated that the county which it represents is prosperous by taking up $50,000 county funding bonds be longing to the school fund. The bonds are not due for several months, so the county paid the interest in ad vance. John Groschinzer of Stanton county, a young unmarried man about 35 years of age, committed suicide. He took a small rope, tied it about a spike driven in the wall, tied it about his neck and simply knelt down, bear ing his weight upon the rope. No cause is known for the act. Fred Kentner, the farmer near Hum boldt who caused excitement by in timidating Dr. Gandy and forcing him to sign a check for $100, and who was locked up on a charge of drunk eness as a result of the escapade, has been released after paying a fine of $5 and costs for drunkenness. An August 31, 1900, Mr. YVm. De vaney rode a horse into Bradshaw and tied it to a hitching post, and when he returned the horse was gone and no trace could be had of it. Now the horse and thief have been overhauled in Pottawattamie county, Iowa. The transgressor's name is Martin. Johan Elof Johnson, aged about 21 years, while attempting to steal a ride on train No. 46 at Anselmo fell beneath the wheels and was so badly mangled that he died in the hospital. From papers found on his person it was learned that he left Oskar Kroks go, Kalmar, Sweden, in March, 1902. The bridge over the Republican river two miles south of Bartley was broken down by an ice gorge and a large portion of it was carried away. This deprives Bartley merchants of a large amount of trade, as there is no other bridge near that the farmers can cross in coming to Bartley. Ralph Smith, residing three miles southwest of Dakota City, met with an accident which caused the ampu tation of his left hand above the wrist. He was going after a load of hay and took a shotgun along hoping he might see some ducks. The gun exploded prematurely, with the result that the injured member had to be amputated. Samuel Parker, of Plattsmouth, who went to England some time ago to claim a portion of an estate left by a deceased relative, has returned home. He found that, the property in ques tion was being held by other heirs, who claimed right of possession by reason of the fact that Mr. Parker had been absent from the country more than twelve years—the limit prescribed by the English laws in matters of that kind. He expects to make another trip to his native coun try in the near future, when he hopes to be more successful in pressing his claim. The Nuckolls county sheriff had quite a time last week. He was called to Superior by ’phone to arrest a crazy woman and bring her to Nelson. While on the way she was so violent that she had to be handcuffed and she screamed “murder” and ‘ help” all the way. When they drove through Smyrna she made such an outcry that a number of men got up and mount ing horses overtook the sheriff and surrounded the carriage asking “what about all this fuss.” As soon as they knew who it was he was permitted to go on his way. Her case was not in sanity but drunkenness pure and simple. George W. Williams of Omaha, the negro who was shot by the wife of Policeman Edward Morrison when he attempted to rob her on the street, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob, and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Last week was a record breaker in the office of register of deeds of York county. Forty instruments were filed on Monday and one hundred and seven the other five days, making a total of one hundred and forty-seven for the week. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. kV.'M Very Rev. George G. Bradley is dead at London. Dr. Manuel Barros Borgono, the emi nent surgeon and rector of theUni versity of Santiago, Chile, is dead. Emperor Francis Joseph has con ferred the Cross of Officers of the Francis Joseph Order on George Hitch cock, the American artist. A reward of ten thousand dollars has been posted for the apprehension of the murderers of Policeman Paul Menailsohn at Waterbury, Conn. Anthony Fiala, who is to command the Ziegler expedition in search of the north pole, was recently a passenger on the steamship Oceanic, which sail ed from New York. The Burlington and Alton railroads have concluded an arrangement where by the two lines will have the joint use of a new short line between Kansas City and St. Louis. Mabel Green, aged twenty-seven, whose home is believed to be at I.acon, 111., committed suicide at Chicago by inhaling gas. A broken engagement is said to have led to the suicide. The Kansas senate killed the child labor bill, which pa::sed the house last week. The bill provided that no child under the age of 12 years should be employed in any factory, shop or mine. Senator Money of Mississippi has in troduced a resolution requesting the president to inform the senate whether postal facilities are now be ing afforded the people of Indianola, Miss. Frank E. Brady, former secretary of the Imperial Building and I^oan com pany of Toledo, O., was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for al tering the company’s books to deceive creditors. Francis J. McKay, business repre sentative of the striking shipbuilders, said that between 5,000 and 6,000 men were out. This includes the men in the Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey yards. The directors of the Western Union Telegraph company declared the reg ular quarterly dividend of per cent. A statement issued estimates the net revenue for the quarter ending Marcah 31 at $1,850,000. An amicable agreement has been reached between the officers of the American Steel foundry and a commit tee representing the 800 employes of that company at Alliance, O., and the works were started. The Union Pacific Railroad company and the Postal Telegraph company have come to an agreement by which the Postal company will build a line of wire on the Union Pacific right of way from Omaha to the Pacific coast. Seven stockholders of the Union Oil, Gas and Refining company, Lima, O., residents of Dubuque, Hampton and Pringer, la., have brought an action against the directors of that company asking for an accounting and the ap pointment of a receiver to wind up its affairs. ' It is officially announced that a divi sion of the Austrian navy, consisting of three armored cruisers and a tor pedo boat, at the end of March, will visit the ports in the Greek archipelago and Asia Minor. The authorities say that the cruise is entirely without po litical significance. Remorse and fear over the belief that he had killed a playmate named Laura Wainwright by hitting her with a stone, caused Warren Fleming, aged nine, of Belleville, 111., to shoot him self through the heart after ascertain ing from his eleven-year-old sister on which side his heart was located. r rancis u. iveene oi MiiwauKee nas received notice from Secretary Hay that he would be appointed as consul to Florence, Italy, to succeed Edward C. Cramer, resigned. Mr. Keene is a former member of the Wisconsin legis lature, a prominent club man and a former messmate at Harvard of Pres ident Roosevelt. A run on the State Savings bank at Butte, Montana, caused no little sensation in financial circles. The run was caused by a canard to the effect that John A. Creighton, the Omaha millionaire, who is president of the bank, had withdrawn his support. He I is said to have sent $500,000 to the bank. In addition, local men of wealth rushed in deposits of from $6,000 to $50,000, and the excitement subsided. John Mitchell is to visit the west and organize the miners of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah. E. S. Cunningham of Tennessee, consul at Aden, has been transferred to the United States consulate at Ber gen, Norway, vice Victor E. Nelson. The Minnesota house adopted a res olution appointing a committee to in vestigate the Minneapolis chamber of commerce and the allegations that by maintaining high commission charges for handling grain, a hadicap was placed on grain growers generally. Postmaster J. A. Johnson, arrested for alleged complicity in robbing the postoffice at Dalhousie, N. B., and re leased on bail, was rearrested on a charge of having sent a box of poison ed candy to his alleged accomplice in the robbery, George Chleverton. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. i Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE—There was only a fair run of cattle, but the market did not seem to have the snap that characterized the trade the previous day. The steer mar ket was a little slow and rather uneven. Some sales were made that were about steady, but others were weak to a dime lower. The good heavy cattle suffered the most, and In fact buyers did not seem to be at all anxious for the better grades, and as a result sellers had a rather hard time to dispose of that class. The cow market did not show much change. Trad ing was not exactly brisk, but still the cattle kept going to the scules and by the middle of the forenoon practically all the early arrivals were disposed of. Bulls, veal calves and stags all sold In yester day's notches. The speculators all seemed to be anxious for cattle owing to the fact that they carried over very few from the day before, and as a result sellers had little trouble In getting very satis factory prices for what they had to offer. HOGS—There was a liberal supply of hogs at all points and as a result prices took a tumble. The decline at tills point amounted to about 5010c. Trading was not very active at any time, as It seemed to be hard for buyers and sellers to agree on prices. The light weight hogs sold largely from $7.30 down. Medium weights went from $7.20 to $7.25, good heavy hogs from $.36 to $7.30 and prime heavies sold mostly from $7.30 to $7.35. SHEEP—Choice lambs, $6.50(56.76; fair to good lambs, $5.50(06.25; cholee Colorado lambs, $8.5006.75; choice lightweight year lings, $6.6506.00; choice heavy yearllng3, $5.4005.65; fair to good yearlings, $5.00® 5.50; choice wethers, $5.2505.50; fair to good, $4.76<05.25; choice ewes. $4.600 5.10; fair to good ewes, $4.00(04.50; feeder lambs, $4.75(06.25; feeder yearlings, $4.25 4 75; feeder wethers, $4.00(04.60; feeder ewes, $3.00(03.50. KANSAS CITY. CATTI.E—Corn cattle opened strong, closed weak; cows slow and steady; Stockers and feeders weak; choice export and dressed beef steers. $4.4505.20; fair to good. $2.7504.50; stockers and feeders. 13.00 @4.63; western fed steers, $3.0005.00; Texas and Indian steers, $3.00@4.50; Texas cows. $1.9003.20; native cows. $1.6004.40; native heifers. $2.8004.15; canners, $1.00® 2 25; bulls, $2.6003,65; calves. $2.0006.50. HOGS—Market 5@10c lower; top, 17.50; bulk of sales, $7.37%@7.40; heavy. $7.33@ 7.50; mixed packers. $7.2507.45; light, $6.75 @7.72%; yorkers, $7.3007.27%; pigs, $6.00@> 6.75. 8HHEP AND I.AMBS—Market strong; native lambs, $4.00@6.60; western lambs. $l.50@6.85; fed ewes, $3.4006.00; native wethers, $3.800 5.90; western wethers, $3 700 5.90; stockers and feeders. $2.9504.00. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION. Bulletin Showing Geographical Loca tion of the People. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The census bureau on Friday issued a bulletin on the geographical distribution of pop ulation in the United States. It shows that almost 96 per cent of the total population live in the country drained by the Atlantic ocean; over 53 per cent in that drained by the Gulf of Mexico; 44 per cent in the drain age area of the Mississippi river; al most 10 per cent in the area drained by the Great I>akes; 4 per cent on the Pacific coast, and half of 1 per cent in the Great basin. The proportion living within the re gion drained to the Atlantic ocean is steadily diminishing, while the part drained to the Gulf of Mexico is be coming relatively more populous, as is the case, in a still more marked de gree, in the Great basin and the Pa cific ocean region. Of the foreign born, 93 per cent live in the region drained by the Atlantic ocean, 36.4 per cent in the region drained by the Gulf of Mexico, and 15 per cent in that drained to the Great Lakes. The pro portion in the region drained to tho Pacific ocean is 6.1 per cent. Out of every 1,000 negroes, 998 are found in the regions drained to the Atlantic ocean, and 61.4 per cent are in the lands drained to the Gulf of Mexico, the proportion in the west and on the Pacific coast being trifling. Where Chinese Are Admitted. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The secre tary of the treasury on Friday approv ed the agreement entered into by Com missioner General Sargent with the Canadian Pacific Railway company, whereby all ports along the Canadian border which have heretofore been open for the admission of Chinese per sons, are closed, except Rich Ford, Vt.; Malone, N. Y.; Portal, N. D., and Su mas, Wash. Cortelyou Names Assistants. WASHINGTON, D. C—Secretary Cortelyou has announced the following appointments in the department of commerce and labor: Chief clerk, Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts; distributing clerk, William L. Soleau of Michigan. Petition the Legislature. BOSTON, Mass.—According to Hen ry R. Legate .prominent in Socialist party politics in this state, 80,000 per sons signed the petition to the legis lature urging a vote in favor of the government ownership of railroads, which came before the committee on federal relations. H. D. Lloyd of Illi nois spoke in behalf of the petition, saying: "First seize the mines and then pay for them, if we are to pay for them.’’
