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.’’