LEGISLATURE __of NEBRASKA A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty ✓ Ninth Geny eral Session. SENATE—The senate on the 7th recommended for passage S. F. 48, by Giffin, known as the bulk sales law. The bill had been amended by the judiciary committee so that it required a merchant contemplating selling his Iras:ness t p- ru’ !i.g and aoing business in the state of Nebraska, within ten days aft-r ihis act spies in^o effect, to ■‘file witt tli. secretary >; st . e «_,*• the state of Nebraska a true statement, under oath, of the rates in force or charged by said company between sta tions in Nebraska for the transporta tion of every article of freight on Janu ary 1, 3SHK>. Sec. 2— It shall be unlawful for any rail road company to charge or receive for the transportation of the following arti cles between stations in the state of Ne braska a higher rale than 30 jem cent less than the rate in force or charged by said company fur the same or like service on the 1st day of January, Cattle, horses, mules sheep, hogs, poultry, corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye. meal. bran. ground peas, becis potatoes, turnip*, onions, hay of all kinds, fresh fruit of all kinds, lumber, coal, flour, brick, stone and cemer.t. Sec. It shall be unlawful for nnv rail road company to charge i r receive for the transportation of anv a-ticle of freight between stations in Nebraska, not mentioned in section 2 of this act. a righer rate than the rate in force or charged by such company fur the same or like service on the 1st day of January, 1«*J6 Sec. 4—Tt shall be unlawful for any rail road company operating and doing busi ness in the state of Nebraska to charge or receive for the transportation of freight for any specific distance within said state a greater sum than it charges or receives for a greater distance. Sec. 7—.Any person who shall make oath or affirmation to any false information in :my statement required by section 1 of this act shall be guilty of perjury, and upon c onviction thereof shall be pun ished accordingly. Sec. 6_The secretary of state shall keep on hie in his office all statements re quired by section 1 of this act. Upon re quest of any ore paying the 'egal fees the secretary of state, under his official seal, shall certify to any information the information thus authenticated shall be admitted in evidence in any court of competent r.irisdicuon in the state of Ne braska: hut the facts may a'«o be proven by any other competent evidence. Sec. 7—Any railroad company or officer or agent thereof who violates or evades any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to the person Injured for all dam ages sustained by reason of such viola tion. Sec. «—Any i-ailroad company or officer or agent thereof who violates any provi sion of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for each offense in any sum not exceeding JlOo nor less tr.an J50. Amending Liquor Laws. S. F. 3S2, introduced by Gibson of Douglas county on the 10th. amending the laws relating to the granting of liquor licenses, has for its object the divorce of the liquor business and the social evil. The amendment provides this: That on and aft*>r January 1. 1906, no license shall be granted to any ap plicant for the selling or giving away of any intoxicating, malt, spirituous, ■vinous, mixed or fermented liquors whose premises are occupied or used in whole or in part for any unlawful or immoral purpose. Provided fruther, that on and after January 1. 1906. no license shall be granted to any appli cant for the selling or giving away of any intoxicating, malt, spirituous, vinous, mixed or fermented liquors tv hose premises are located in any byiiiding. any part of which is occu pied or used for unlawful or immoral purposes, or whose premises or build ing is located within 500 feet of a house of ill-repute, ill-fame or prostitution. Provided further, that on and after January 1, 1906. it shall be the duty or the authorities having power to grant licenses for the selling or giving away any intoxicating, malt, spirituous, vin ous. mixed or fermented liquors to immediately revoke any such license theretofore granted, upon receiving in formation or proof that the premises where such licensed business is located are used in whole or in part for un lawful or immoral purposes, or are within j'X) feet of a house of ill-repute, ill-fame or prostitution. As to School Funds. S. F. 1S3. introduced on the 10th by Hughes of Platte county, having for its object the prevention of misappro priation of school funds, is the same bill practically as that introduced two years ago by Senator W. H. Harrison and defeated in the house, it being the general belief that should the bill be come a law it would greatly reduce the amount of school taxes paid by tne railroads to the great detriment of the school districts in the western portions of the state. The section the legislators were afraid of and the section they will have to pass on in the Hughes bill provides for an Itemized estimate of expenses for which a levy is to be made to run the schools for the ensu ing year. The form of the estimate as outlined in the bill is this: For teachers’ fund. $. For buildinp. purchase or lease of school house fund. $. For fuel fund. $. For repairs fund. j. For text books and pupils’ sup plies fund . $. For . $. For . $. Total . J. Less amount in hands of dis trict treasurer and in hands of county treasurer to credit of treasurer .$. Amount reo.uired to be levied.. S. This estimate must be made at anual meeting. Finnish Bridal Costume. In rural Finland a bride wears to church a curious combination of wed ding veil and wedding bonnet. It is a great cap with ribbon streamers be hind and in front a fall of lace which shadows the face. Over her dark cashmere dress she ties a handsomely embroidered white apron. Splendid Granite Pillsir. In Oakwood cemetery at Troy, .X. Y„ there is a granite monument erect ed to Gen. John E. Wool on the style of an obelisk. The needle is one solid piece and is one and a half feet longer than the obelisk In Central park. New York. It was cut in this country, ia the state of Maine. : ■ 4 5 Nebraska News The Union Pacific is .planning for moving its freight yards at Grand Is I land. A day of fasting and prayer has j been called ior by the pastors of Osceola. * ’ ’ The Southeastern Nebraska Teach ers’ association will meet in Beatrice during the week of March 27. At B"oken Bow. Felix Lonergan was held up while on his way home and I relieved of a small amount of change and a pen kniie. W. H. Wakefield, a traveling man who lives in Beatrice, slipped on the sidewalk at St. Joseph the other day , ai d broke his leg in two places. Fire in the second story of the old court house at Wahoo threatened for a time to destroy valuable records, but the hre department soon got the upper hand of the blaze. Father Joseph Bartek. who has been the Catholic priest at the Bohemian church in Plattsmouth for four years, is to be succeeded by Father Novatna the first of next month. Charles Ford, a saloon keeper at Decatur, in Burt county, was* arrested for selling liquor to minors. He was tried in the county cour: and fined for giving i.fluor to minors. On account of the prevalence of the grip among the members of the Fill more county bar. Judge L. G. Hurd ten', an order to adjourn district court from February ♦* to April 3. Louis Zwick of “D precinct, Sew j ard county, had his ba*‘k broken while i hauling a heavy load of ice under a hridge. He was on the load and was ! crushed between the ice and the 1 hridge. An Epidemic of diphtheria is pre j valent in Ihe I nion creek valley, six miles east of Madison, in Scranton ; county. A little girl of .1, It. Crites died. Another girl js down with the disease and is in a critical condition. Mrs l^ena A. Gallant, widow of the late Philander Gallant of Nebraska City, has brought suit against the Tribe of Ben Hur to collect $1,400, the amount of a j>olicy held by her hus band. '' hue engaged in shelling corn at ■ the farm of William Harrison, in 1 Cuming county. Arthur Gardells had ! his left hand drawn into the gearing of the machine in some manner and the four fingers of the hand were torn completely off. Manley & Co. of Lyons, made a reo • ord breaking sale on Duroc-Jersey j hogs, forty-six head of brew sows sell ing at an average of $72.50 per head. The top price of the sale was $412, paid by S. P. Alsin of Boone, la., for Kruger Main. The sheriff of Seward county ar rived in McCook after Perry L. Sar gent of Seward, who is wanted in that town for embezzlement. Sargent i3 charged with selling $100 worth of grain belonging to his employer and leaving the team at the point of ship ment R. E. Stewart of Omaha has been re appointed superintendent of the InstN tute for the I>eaf and Dumb at Omaha by Governor Mickev. Mr. Stewart has given splendid satisfaction as the head of this institution and his ad ministration of affairs has been com plimented by the governor. At Cozad the jury in the coroner's inquest over the remains of J. P. Xeilsen decided that the deceased died by his own hand. Several years ago Xeilsen was held up by robbers and beaten severely on the bead. Since then he had been partially deranged, but w as never violent. Meadow Grove is to have a new bank known as the Meadow Grove Farmers' and Merchants’ bank, with a capital stock of $10,000. The incor porators are W. H. Stocker. J. R. Sax ton. A. J Dunlevy and J. W. Warrick. The Tarnov State bank of Tarnov has filed its articles of incorporation with the banking board. A dispatch from Chicago * an nounces the tragic death of Frank Jennings and a companion, who were burned to death in that city as the result of a powder explosion in a fac tory in which they were employed, 'ioune Jennings was only 14 years of age, and with his parents resided in Plattsmouth until recently. The weather has been cold and stormy all week, says a Kimball dis patch. Snow has fallen eight or nine iuohes deep. It has not drifted any yet. The stockmen have had to do tjieir first real feeding during the win ter. Most of them are provided with an abundance of feed and plenty of shelter and no fears are entertained in regard to losing stock. Farmers say that thousands of quail are starving to death in Otoe county. The country roads are lined with quail searching for something to eat and in many cases the little fellows flv into barns and granaries in search of grain. The thawing and freezing of the snow of the last thirty days has formed coatings of ice over the ground through which the quail cannot scratch to secure food. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillam of Chadron. awakening the other morn ing found their 14-month-old boy baby dead in his crib. He had not been very well for a few days, but seem ed all right when the parents fixed him for the night, and no sound was heard. For the first time in several years, the river has been frozen over at Ne braska City, in a manner that it is considered safe for loaded teams to cross on the ice. Iowa farmers are taking advantage of the free bridge and coming to the city daily in large numbers. At Fremont Fred Spaulding was bound over to the district court on the charge of stealing S45 in cash and an overcoat from his uncle. L. I* Greeno. while the latter was in jail. He could not give bonds and went to jail to await trial. The Koyal Highlanders of Grand Island have adopted a resolution de claring That Dunnottar castle in dorses house rolls Nos. 85 and 86. in troduced by Hons. Ferrar and Kyd. feeling assured that said bills are just, equitable and for the best in terests of the government of fraternal beneficiary societies.” ■l AMERICAN WARSHIPS TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY ; ON ALL NATIONS IN PHILIPPINE WATERS f - ■ • CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS IN PHILIPPINE WATERS. I While no reports have been recelv ; ed from Rear Admiral Stirling, com mander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet, that he has dispatched a portion of his commend to the southern Philip pine?, for the purpose of preserving American neutrality, not the slightest doubt is exp: ess: d at the navy depart ment that active steps have been taken. Rear Admiral Stirling is doirir this undoubtedly in obedience to the reita tion of instructions already twice sent to the Asiatic squadron to apply President Roosevelt's proclamation of neutrality to the waters of the Phil ippines just as they would be applied to the coasts of the United States. His last instructions were sert on Jan. -5. These were caused by the report ed presence of Japanese scouts and cruisers in the waters between Sulu and Borneo. The department in its cable to Admiral Stirling spoke of the reports of fleet, activity” in those waters. While the Japanese naval plans, now as throughout the war, are kept secret, no ono in the navy de partment doubts that Japan ha.- made the most elaborate arrangements for detecting and giving battle to tbe Russian Baltic fleet just as soon a- t appears in Oceanha. It in belie ved that Japan, at every passage which would let the Russians through on the way to the far east from the straits of Malacca to the west end of the Dutch possessions in New Guinea, has its scouts and cruisers watching day and night. The naval experts who are awaiting news of Admiral Sti ling's movements with great intere- are convinced that Jaian does not for a moment assume that the Russian fle^t is turning back. Rear Admiral Stirling has twenty one warships, all. with the exception of the small gunboats, being assem bled at Cavite ia readiness for the t-n forcerr.ent of neutrality should it be necessary. DYNASTY OF THE ROMANOFFS. First of the Czars Was Chosen by a Representative Assembly. The Romanoff dynasty of Czars, of which the present emperor of Russia is a member, has ruled the empire since 1613, when Michael Feodoro viich Romanoff was elected czar by an assembly of representatives, fol lowing a national uprising, says the New York Tribune. The previous rulers, the descendants of Ivan III., who threw off the yoke of the Mon gols in 1462, became extinct about 1592. and the country had been torn by wars among the nobles, and by popular risings against them. It was as the champion of the last of these risings that the Romanoff dynasty came into power. The steady growth of the Russian empire began about that time. Michael purchased peace from the Poles and devoted himself to strengthening the empire, but under his son the terri tory given the Poles was recovered, and his grandson conquered the Cos sacks and fought the first successful war with the Turks. Another grand son of Michael. Peter the Great, is considered in many respects the real founder of the empire as a modern power. It was he who introduced into the semi-Oriental customs of the Russians of his day the Occidental customs which have been so fruitful a source of trouble ever since. Under Peter the empire wrested territory from the Turks, Poland and Sweden, and the internal administration of the government, as well as its foreign pol icy, was placed practically on the footing it now occupies. The next period of rapid develop meet in Kussta came uncer v.ainerine II. (17»>2-96), who ascended the throne afrer causing the murder of her hus band. Peter III. She furthered the spread of Western civilization in the empire, enacted laws favorable to the development of commerce and indus try, and introduced administrative changes. She was the guiding spirit in the spoliation of Poland, and fought the Turks in two successful wars. Her son. Paul I.. carried on a constant fight with his aristocracy, and established the censorship of the press and the secret police system. He was prepar ing to make war on Ergland when he was assassinated by conspirators. Alexander I.. wbo assumed power in 3801, was a lover of peace, and abol . ished serfdom in the Baltic provinces. It was he who fought Napoleon, and led him into the disastrous invasion of Russia. The latter years of his reign were less liberal, and his son carried on a reactionary policy. His grandson. Alexander II., however, proved the most liberal of Russia's rulers, and. while prosecuting the ex pansion of the empire in all directions, instituted many internal reforms. He j abolished the secret police, and was said to be about to propose marked j changes in the form of government i when he was assassinated in 1881. His son. Alexander III., took as ad visers the extreme reactionaries and autocrats. He was succeeded in 3894 by Nicholas II.. the chief feature of whose reign has been the develop ment of Asiatic Russia. Ship-Building in Great Britain. •'Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping" for 1904 shows in striking derail the supremacy of the United Kingdom in shipbuilding. That country during the year built nearly twice as large a tonnage as all other countries put together. Includ ing sailing ships, three-fifths of the tonnage added to the world s mercan tile marine was launched in Brit'sh shipyards. Including war vessels, the totat British output. 749 vessels of 1,332.337 tons, considerably exceeded the total foreign output. Among for eign countries the three leading places are held by the United States, 239.00 tons: Germany. 202,00. and France, 81,000.—Philadelphia Ledger. His Fame Unknown to Gardener. In a book just published Rider Hag gard gives one more illustration of the oft-made statements that an author's genius is generally an unknown quan tity among his servants. One of his gardeners, an old SufTolk man. d'd not w ish his employer's orchids to be sent to a flower show. Like many gardeners he distrusted the impartial ity of the judges. Yielding at last, he said: "Well. I dare say, like other gentlemen, yew would like to see your name in print for once.” He had never heard of "King Solomon's Mines." SEES NEED OF GLOSSARY. Champ Clark Thinks One Should Ac company Agricultural Reports. Champ Clark looked over a publica tion recently issued by the agricul tural department entitled “Soil Inocu lation for Legumes." He found this simple sentence : "The primary ob ject in undertaking an investigation of the fixation of nitrogen by the root nodules of legumes «as to devise | if possible some method of bringing I about the artificial introduction of the | necessary organisms into a soil which was naturally devoid of them, and at the same time to attempt as fax as possible to correlate and reconcile the vast amount of conflicting evidence | that has been accumulated by various investigators in regard to the exact nature of the organism, where the nitrogen is fixed, the effect upon the host, and similar problems" After wading through the wonderful com position the Missourian exclaimed: "Fire, splendid. And now we ought to print a glossary to go with every copy I of The report." Peace Now Steyn’s Only Wish. Having recovered his farm in he ; Orange Fre« State ex-Prffiden? Ste>n has returned to South Africa and says he hopes to "finish bis Lf0 as quietly as did Napoleon in St. Helena." HISTORY OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. Feb. 8 was tbe first anniversary of the Russo-Japanese -war. ae- * tual hostilities daring from the first Japanese attack upon Port Arthur although Russia did not formally declare W3r until two days and Japan ’ until three days later. The losses, cost and principal events in tfc:s first year are: Losses in Men. ( Killed. Wounded. Total. Russians .60,000 155.000 215.000 Japanese ..65,000 110,000 175,000 Naval Losses. By Russia—Seven battleships, thirteen crirsers and fourteen gun boats, torpedo boats and destroyers. Total, 34 ships. By Japan—One battleship, three cruisers, three transports and six teen torpedo boats and destroyers. Total. 23 ships. Financial Cost. Official figures by Russia. $475,000.000 Estimates made by Japan. 260,000,000 Total cost to both countries. $835,000,000 f Principal Events. Feb. 8-9. 1904— Yariag and Korietz destroyed in Chemulpo harbor and Togo attacks Port Arthur fleet. May 1—Japanese take Fengw angcheng. May 5—Japanese land at Pitsewo and begin to invest Port Arthur May 11—Russians evacuate Dalny, destroying tbe town. May 26-27—Battles of Nanshan hill and Kinchow; loss 5.130. June 14-15— Oku defeats Staekelberg at Vafangow; loss, 11,000. June 17—Battle of Motien Pass; Russians driven back. July 25—Russian forces driven out of Newchwang. Aug. 10—Sortie from Port Arthur harbor; Russian fleet dispersed and in part destroyed; Vice Admiral Withoft killed. Aug. 14—Kamimura defeats Vladivostok squadron; Rurik sunk Aug. 5o-Sept. 4—Japanese, under Oyarca, deieat Kuropatkln at l la oyang; 365.000 engaged, loss 35.000. Sept. 11 — Baltic fleet sails from Cronstadt under Rojestvensky Oct. 8-18—Kuroki defeats Kuropatkin at Shakfce river. Total cas ualties 61.679. with 23,000 killed. Oct. 22—The “Doggerbank outrage/’ Two British fishermen killed Nov. 30—Japanese take 203-Meter hill by storm, losing 12 000 Jan. 2—Stoessel surrenders Port Arthur to Nogi. Jan. 26 to 31 Battle of the Hun river; Russians defeated with loss of 15,000; Japanese loss 5,000. ' ! COLLEGE LIFE IS HELPFUL. Advantages for Both the Rich and Poor Students. A big college is a microcosm, and many men of many minds are seeking various things there. There are some other good things to be had there, as the Oxford correspondent says, be sides the intellectual training. These other good things are much more like ly to be added to the good scholars than to the poor ones, but it would be a pity if the good scholars monopoliz ed them all. I don’t think they do. In a big college like Harvard one con siderable class of students are work ing for their immediate bread and but ter. If they do well enough in their studies, they get scholarships while they are in college and find good chances to earn their livings as soon as they get out. With this group, already facing the serious work of life, the motive for immediate exertion is somewhat stronger than with the other large group whose circum stances are easier. If the poorer vouths are apt to beat most of the richer ones in marks it is because they need to. and because they are exposed to fewer and less alluring dis tinctions. On the social side of col lege life the richer youths have rather thts better chance to acquire some things are are valuable. I suppose it really pays some Harvard undergradu ates to divert time and strength from scholastic duties to the Sisyphusian task of gaining ground against Yale, or trjing to provide—against experi ence—that a Harvard boat shall be more swiftly propelled down ~ the Thames river than a similar boat from New Haven. And the social oppor tunities. the chance to'live the life of the place, to like and be liked, to gos sip, to discuss, to invite one's soul, surely they are valuable, too.—Metro politan Magazine. Failed to Knock Out Christmas. In the days cf the commonwealth Christmas was threatened with extinc tion. Parliament failed to put down Christmas, but the boar’s head never recovered its old supremacy at the table. HAS HAD ACTIVE LIFE. Senator-Elect Nixon'* Career One of Deserved Success. Around Senator-Elect George S. Nixon of Nevada centers many inci dents of sentimental interest. He be gan life, for instance, as a telegraph operator. Twenty-six years ago he was handling the key at a little rail road office at Newcastle. Cal., and likewise selling tickets and attending to the other duties of a station agent graduated into more desir able activity as bookkeeper and ac countant in a bank at Reno. Now he owns rot only one bank, but several banks in the battle-born state. In & small way the senator-elect has been a newspaper editor and owner. Al though a native of California, he is now heralded at 45, as a typical Ne vadan. No other resident, it is claim ed, has done so much in diversified in terests to develop the state as this interesting man during his twenty-six years of progress from telegraph operator to multimillionaire and United States senator.