SENATE FOR A TM1
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Test Vote ou an Amendment , to Porto
Eico Bill Shows Tim ,
THE , . MEAS.URE LIKELY TO PASS ,
Thirty-Three Senator * Vole for the Tnrlff
Sixteen -Acalnnt Allnn unit Tliur.itoii
Among thu Alxent Neither 1'rcncnt
Il.illot IB ' 1'akoii nnd Votes Not
1'ulrccl.
WASHINGTON. March 30. A direct
vote was taken by the senate today
on the proposition to sttlke from tlio
Porto Rico measure the provision levy
ing 13 per cent of the DlUgley la > v
duties on Porto Rico products. Thb
proposition was defeated by a vote Qf
1C to 33. , !
While the vote is regarded as pre
saging the passage of the pending
measure it is not regarded as indicat
ing the final vote on the bill. .
The feature of the debate today was
the speech of Beverldge. of Imilana.
While he advocated reciprocity be
tween the United Stales and Porto
JUco he announces that if all efforts
to secure free trade should fall he
would support the pending bill. The
bill was under discussion throughout
* he session , several Important amend
ments being agreed to.
The first amendment was one Impos
ing a duty of 5 cents per pound upon
coffee imported into Porto Rico. Pot-
tus of Alabama moved to strike out
the amendment , which motion involved
the question whether a tax could be
imposed on products imported into
Porto Rico which was not imposed on
the same products Imported into other
ports of the United States.
GaJlinger defended the amendment
of the committee. During the Spanish
regime , he said , n tariff had been im
posed on coffee imported Into Porto
llico because the coffee raised there
Is regarded the best in the world and
It was desired to prevent it from being
spoiled by being blended with Inferior
brands.
41If you have a free trade to mutilate
the constitution , " Pettus said , "then
you can pass this bill , but if the con
stitution means anything when it says
that taxes and duties shall bo uniform
then you have no such right. "
Pettus' amendment was defeated , 13
to 32.
Bacon offered an amendment In the
lorirfof a substitute for sections 2 and
3 of the committee bill , establishing
'the regular DIngley tariff rates of duty
on articles imported from foreign
countries into Porto Rico , and provid
ing that no duties shall be levied on
Jtrtlcles imported into Porto Rico from
the United States , nor into the United
States from Porto Rico. Bacon ex
plained that it was his purpose to es-
tr.bllsh in Porto Rico the tariff system
in vogue in this country.
GallinRer said the bill as it stood
was infinitely moro liberal than was ]
the amendment offered by Bacon. Tho'
committee , said he , had only one ob
ject in view and that was to legislate
for the Porto Rlcan people as to ren
der them happy , contentec mil pros
perous.
Lindsay of Kentucky offered an
Amendment to Bacon's amendment pro
viding for absolute free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico , say
ing :
"I offer this amendment because
Porto Rico is an American island ; be
cause its Inhabitants are American cit
izens ; because the people were prom
ised the rights of American citizens
lj General. Miles and because the pres
ident and secretary of war declared
it was 'our plain duty * to give the
Porto Rican people free trade. "
Pettus then moved to strike out the
provision In section 3 providing fern
n duty of 15 per cent of the DIngley
law rates on products of Porto Rico
Imported Into this country. The mo
tion of Pettus was defeated , 1C to 33.
NO PLAGUEAT COZUMtL.
_
'iin Aiil ) H iulor In Authority for De
nial of Current llnmorg.
WASHINGTON. March 30. The
Mexican ambassador Is authority for
the following statement :
"Certain rumors having come to the
notice of the Mexican government1 ,
which have been curiont in this coun
try with regard to tne existence of
the bubonic plague on the Island of
Cozumel , belonging to the st'ato of
Yucatan , It has made suitable inquiry
with a view to ascertaining whether
these rjinjors haye any foundation ,
and has learned positively that there
lias not been a single imso of bubonic
plague cither at Cozumel or at any
other place in the republic. "
Notwithstanding this fact , however ,
un order has been issued in view of
the advices received to the effect tnat
cases of that plague have occurred In
the Argentine Republic , to close the
port of Cozumel toosscls from South
American ports.
( Jnlet l''niiernl for Jouhcrl ,
PRETORIA , March 30. General Jou-
bcrt was taken 111 Sunday morning. He
was at his oflice the previous day.
He suffered great pain , but became un-
fonscious 'soine tlmo lfcfoire 'death. ' 'J'he
complaint" acute Inflammation' o'f '
the bowels.
The body will lie In state tomorrow
i-iul will then be taken bytpeclal train
1o the farm at Rustfontein.'near Wak-
l-.erstrom , where It will bo buried qi lot-
ly , as Joubert often requested , and
without. militaryhonors. . ' '
' 1 . . , . . . , , , - M M .
I Tr.vlnff to Stir t'p Cierinan.v.
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BERLIN , 'March 30. Who effort * of
iufluo.ntia.1 Russian newspapers' to show
that Germany's interests lie w.lth RJIS-
s'a and France against England are
attracting same , , attoijtlon Jier , < j. , , /rhe
Kreiize 'Zeltting quotes an artlcjle , .by
Prince Trubetzky. showing that the
Franco-Russian alliance does' not now
have a threatening character , but Eng
land' is threatening the peace of the
world and that Oernnxiy. seeking a
i weapon In its , aiujnyeijted I
A - Antowiibr W fefl Me1
pressure- .
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KODtRTS TOJNGAGE THCM.
Scmlt n Foroo to Meet IturRhor Army
North of llloonifontoln.
LONDON , Mraeh 30. The Boers are
concentrating In force about fifteen
miles north of Blocmfontcln In the
roar of Glen and Lord Roberts Is send
ing forward troops to engage thorn.
The Seventh Infantry division and
part of General French s cavalry have
brcn Bent up to Join the Fourteenth
brigade and the tvo cavalry regiments
that arc holding Glen and its environs.
It does not seem probable the Boers
will give battle In the fairly open
country north of Glen , still their evi
dent strength Indicates moru than n
corps of observation , In small affairs
the Boors are daring and aggressive In
all parts of the Hold of war.
The Jolmnnesbuig police , esteemed
to be the Boers' best command , arc
raiding the country near Bloemfon-
toln , harassing the farmers who have
given up their arms to the British and'
carrying off their cattle.
The Boors have rooccuplcd Camp
bell and are In strength near Taungs
and Barkly West. They shelled the
British camp at Warrcnton Wednes
day , but moved out of range that
nJght. Yesterday ( Wednesday ) two
British guns enfiladed the Boor
trenches , quieting their Mausers.
Lord Methuon and the forces that
had been operating In the Barkly West
district have been recalled to Klmber-
ley by Lord Roberts. No explanation
has been given for this , but the mount
ed troops are dissatisfied at having
been ordered back.
The Boors and disloyalists at Ken-
Imrdt have dispersed and continue to
retreat , .bcneral Persons is about to
outer the town unopposed.
Lord Roberts Is making extensive
arrangements to police nnd safeguard
all the Free State towns In the terri
tory occupied.
All the dispatches from Maze.ru
state that the Boors who returned to
Ladybrand from Cloololan have taken
til ) strong positions and sent pickets
far in all directions to watch Basuto-
land , In the expectationumt , part of
General Bullor's army will invade the
Free State on that side.
THE' CZAR SENDS TROOPS.
lloer I.eailrrs Amert Unit Fifteen Thou-
Mtiul KnsaliiliH are nt Kroonnta l.
BLOEMFONTEIN , March 30. ( Now
York World Cablegram.---Boor lead
er ? arc disseminating repoits of for
eign assistance arriving in the Trans-
\aal. Boers returning from Colcsburg
{ ire persuaded that 15,000 Russians
have arrived at Kroonstad and are ad
vancing on Bloemfontcln.
Kruger boasts to them his Inten
tion of retaking Bloemfonteln within
a week. Meanwhile it appears proba
ble the enemy's force advancing south
ward has been reinforced by comman
dos which ti'ekked north oy KumassI
i.iid Ladybrand to Winburg.
Groblaar is reported captured. He
is said to have been discovered wound
ed in a farm house by n patrol of
mounted Infantry. A number of cap
tured Free Staters reached Norvalspont
yesterday , presumably from Clements.
The enemy is undoubtedly concentrat
ing at Kroonsttidt , probably for a fight.
LONDON , March 30. There is a Boer
report from Natal that a Russian sol
dier of fortune , Colonel Ganotzkl , with
100 horsemen , is operating close to the
British outposts on the western bor-
c'cr.
c'cr.The
The Russian government , according
to a dispatch to the Times from St.
Petersburg , is considering a scheme for
a largo Increase In the Russian army.
TAYLOR TO IQinnrOTIIE END.
Will Hold hy Iru\IOIIH Agreement of
Alt orne.iH.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. , March 30. Gov
ernor W. S. Taylor passed through
here today on his way to Butler coun
ty , to attend the funeral of his sis
ter. While heie the governor made
11 statement concerning his probable
course in the event that the decision
of the court of appeals is against him.
While It has been generally tinder-
blood that the republicans would not
Mil-render the state ofllces on the judg
ment of that court , nothing olllclal has
heretofore been given out on the sub-
jret.
"The court of appeals has not yet
taken up the case , " said Governor
Taylor , "and any announcement from
me as to my action after t'nclr duel-
1,1011 would bo premature. The agree
ment of the attorneys for both sides ,
however , states specifically that there
is to be no movement until the case
'a finally settled by the supreme court
of the United Stated , and I think I
will act by this agreement in every'
step I take and not give up any of
the rights I hold by It. "
Conxiil Merrilln > Die * .
WASHINGTON , March 30. The
state department has been Informed
by cablegram from United States Min
ister Wilson at Santiago , Chile ; that
Joseph W. Morrlam , Unite I States
consul at Iquique , Chile , died at that
post yesterday. Mr. Merriam was born
ih Now York and was appointed from
Massachusetts to bo consul at Iquiquo
Ii. November , . .85.
I'litt : for nn Indian ( 'onjrrrss
WASHINGTON , March 30. Senator
Platt today introduced an amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill provid
ing for a congress of the reprptsentn-
tlves of the various Indian tribes of the
United States at the Buffalo Panamer-
iran exposition and appropriating $40.-
000 for tlio payment of the expenses of
the congress.
Tr'mlile VVonlil CSo to t'oiirn. .
FRANK FORT . Ky. . March 30.
South Trimble , speaker of the Ken-
tuck house , today announced himself
as a candidate for the democratic nom
ination for congress In the Seventh
district.
Mrs. Emma Gniy Cromwell , seere
tary of the' Ladles' Goebol Monument
Fund committee , estimates that $10-
000 has been raised by ladles In the
various counties for the monument so
far. The subscription books will not
be dosed for two months , by which
tlmo tlio ladiea ' * committee expects to
have raided' $50,000.
i 4 * in ) jl Ir iij i '
IlWTiON OF LAV.
Extracts Prom Charge of Jutlgo Adams in
Horlockor Case ,
THOSE WHO ARE OF SOUND MINI )
An Act I'rmlitteil hy .Mental OJsoimr I *
Not it Crliiin Infinity l Innocent Only
I'uiler Ortiiln C'lreiiiiiatunee-
.Mil 11 ITU In N
HASTINGS , Neb. , April 2. Follow
ing arc extracts from the charge of
Judge Adams In the llorlocker case :
"The law presumes that every person
in of li Hound mind until thcro Is sonic
evidence to the contrary. In this ease
the defendant Is entitled to an acquit
tal If the evidence engenders a reason
able doubt as to the menial capacity
at the time the alleged offence IH charg
ed to have been committed. Evidence
/omitting or tending to rebut the pre
sumption of sanity need not. to enti
tle the defendant to an acquittal , preponderate -
ponderate In favor of the accused. The
lireBiimptlon of Innocence attends the
accused step by stop through the en
tire case , as well upon that of mental
capacity as upon nil othcni. The ef
fect of the presumption of innocence
upon the question of mental capacity
Is of such titrcngth as to require that
the evidence show soundness of' ' mind
1 eyond reasonable doubt , but it IB not
of such power as to require the state
in the first insMmcc ami before the In
troduction of evidence tending to show
mental incapacity , to prove the men
tal capacity have been In 1 he normal
condition usually possessed by ordinary
ptrsons. '
"Insanity In disease of th < - mind. Ah
act produced by mental disease ii < not
r. crime. If the defendant had a men
tal disease which Irresistibly compelled
her to commit on act , if the act was
the object of mental disease in her ,
she is not guilty ; ahe is innocent , ns
innocent as if the act had been pro
duced by Involuntary intoxication or
by another person using her hand
against her utmost resistance. Insan
ity Is not innocent unless It product1
the committing of the deed. If the de
fendant had an Insane Impulse to poi-
i > on Mrs. Morey and could have reslst-
( ( ' It , she was responsible. Whether
every Insane Impulse Is Irresistible Is
ti question of fact. Whether in this case
the defendant had an Insane impulse to
commit the act and whether she could
resist It are questions of fact.
"The jury Is further Instructed that
you would not be warranted in Infer
ring that the defendant \yas Insane
from the mere fact of her committing
the crime , provided you find that she
did commit the crime , or from the
enormity of the crime , or from the
more apparent absence jf adequate
motives for it , for the law assumes
that there is a bad motive , that it is
prompted by malice if nothing else ap
pears. "
I.mi ) ; Kt > ll viMl.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 2 B. F. Lang
( if York , one of Governor Poynter's
appointees , no longer hol.l.H the title
of superintendent of the State Instltu-
tute for Feeble Minded Youth at Bea
trice. He was relieved of this position
by Governor Poynler , and Dr. W. H.
Deering of Cass county wat > appointed
as his successor. No change will be
made at the institution , however , un
til about May 1 , and Mr. Lang will re
main at the head of the institution un
til that time. Governor Poynler issued
n statement of the result of his Investi
gation at Beatrice , exonerating Dr.
Lang from all charges preferred
against him , but that of being incapa-
Llc of governing his subordinates.
! , Sflltclic-ll.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. . April 2.
George S. Lee , who pleaded guilty to
forging an express mcney older while
night operator at the Burlington &
Missouri depot at Louisville , was sen
tenced by Judge .lessen In district
court to fifteen months' hard labor in
ihe penitentiary- Judge .less'M was
very lenient , owing to the apparently
sincere penitence of the prisoner , an-l
It being his llrst offense.
Arl Oflli'liiU.
LINCOLN. Neb. , April 2 The Ne-
l raska Art nssoflatlon elected the fol
lowing officers : President , I'M. . Hall ;
"Ice president , II. B. Lowry ; secretaryi
Mrs. T. M. Hodgman ; corresponding
fcccietary. Miss Sarah S. Hay don : trca -
ui cr , A. G. Greenlee ; trustees , C. E.
Bcsaey , D. B. Perry , J. S. Morton , Mrs.
R. C. Langworthy and Dr. Harold Gif-
tord of Omaha.
Teiiipi'ruiH-e Meeting * C'loHe.
AURORA , Neb. , April 2. The license
rnd no license fighters , Dr. Charles
H. St. John and wife , closed an eight-
day gospel temperance meeting here ,
li'our hundred and fifty took the pledge
[ gainst the use of liquor and tobacco
and profanity. Some thirty or more
young men took the social purity
pledge. The congregations were very
large.
I'loneer Driiil.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . April 2.
Hiram Drake , a pioneer citizen df Ne
braska City , died at his borne here and
was burled under the auspices of Ne
braska City lodge No. 12 , A. R and A.
M. , of which for years ho was a mem
ber.
Cupl. McCun KexIgiiH' . ' t
ALBION. Neb. . April 2. Captain
Michael W. McGan tendered his resig
nation to Company M and delivered his
f A re well addresn. lie expressed to the
members of the company his apprecia
tion of , their work and Interest In the
organization and tholr helpfulness to
him In his arduous duties avj command
er. He also emphasized upon them the
duties and qualifications of a good sol
diers and wished for the company a
splendid future. I In was1 given three
cheers and a tiger 'at the 'close.f'
OMAHA'S NATIONAL SHOWING ,
Oppose * In Snpr ni * Court lh Motion
for n New Trlul ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 30. The
Omaha National bank , tlnough R. S
Hall. W. J. Conncll and John L. Web-
Hlc.HH attorneys , Hied In supreme
court a counter Khowlng to the motion
of the attorney ; , encral that the court
lecall UH mandate and more specifi
cally Imm-net District Judge Baker In
the case of the ntnte agohJst the banU
on the Hartley deposits. The attor
ney general , In his motion , asked for
a new mandate directing the district
court to sot aside Its recent Judgment
and , commandln ( , jt to grant u new
trial.
The , defendants make a Jcnglhy and
exhaustive qhowlnt. , .Among other
things they argue , that there is no
on or In the mandate Issued , that it
\\as Issue ) ! at , a former term of court
and cannot now be recalled except to
coriect clerical errors ? that the opin
ions of the supreme Judges were at va-
i lance and furnished no rule of con
trolling force on the district court ;
that It thoie bo ei.or in tile proceed
ings of the district court the remedy
for the state Is not by nidtlon but by
a piococdliiR error ; that Judge Hol-
eonil ) was not a member 01 the court
when the opinions were handed down
and should not. now In eparte pro
ceedings , pass Judgment on the opin
ions by former mcmbe.B ; that Hol-
comb Is furthei disqualified front the
fact tUat ho was governor of the state
when thitt action was Instituted by
his lequest ; that , theie are many er-
iprf. 01 fact in the showing made by
the attorney general.
A. numhei of affidavits and trans
cripts arft attached In suppoit of the
contention ot error In the attorney
general's showing.
AVoitmn Will I'roscruU' H
ASHLAND , Neb. . March 30. Mrs.
Emma K Coon , the divorced wife of
James Wn ren Coon , who narrowly
escaped deatli at , \ \ \ hands on the aft
ernoon pf March 10 and who is now
lying In South Omaha , was In Ash
land , coming fiom Wahoo , where she
had been to sign the papers calling
for his appearance in court for prelim
inary hearing. Mrs. Coon was here
mining money to employ attorneys to
assist County Attorney Gllkosoii In
the prosecution of Coon , who , it is
icpoited since his arrest and conllne-
ment in the county jail at Wnhoo , has
several times threatened to make an-
othci attempt on her life. It is also
icported that Coon has said that when
ho came back to Ashland be would
bum the town and would shoot tlve
of the men who were Instrumental in
securing his incarceration in the coun
ty jail.
Appnlntril Stale Kncltivrr.
LINCOLN. Neb. . March 29. C. B.
Channel of Kearney lias been 'appoint '
ed state engineer and secietary of the
state board of irrigation , to succeed
J. M. WHson of''Omaha , who has re
signed to accept a position In the uov-
'
einment service In Nevada. Mr ! Cnan-
nel was connected "with the Irrigation
office for two years , holding the posi
tion of field engineer. He is a popu
list and was a delegate to the last
state convention In this city. The
resignation of Secretary Wilson will
take effect April 1. The duties of Mr.
Wilson's new office arc somewhat simi
lar to those of his present position.
lloft I.unil.
OMAHA. March 30. Representatives
of Uio ,0iunlm .beet growers' associa
tion made a trip into the country to
inspect several tracts of ground for
the proposed licet farm. A tract of
several hundred ac/es between Oma-
1m and Florence was chosen as the
best location and it Is probable that a
deal for Its lease will be closed In a
few days. The land selected was1 tak
en with a view both to Its adaptabil
ity to growing beets and by virtue
of its accessibility to visitors who are
Interested in the culture of beets. The
land Is on the street car track and
a bicycle path runs within a shoi't '
distance of it.
Nultrn of
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 30.
The American , a newspapoi published
at Manila , P. I. , received here , con
tains the following in regard to the
son of. Samuel Waugh , cashier of the
First National bank of this city :
"Lieutenant Waugh of Company H ,
Thirty-ninth Infantry , arrived from
Thyuiui yesterday on the N. S. del Car
men , bringing with him fifty-five sick
men and one wounded soldier , belong
ing to the Second battalion of that
organization. The wounded man was
shot through the arm and leg , nnd was
being brought in to the first reserve
hospital. "
.Mr * . Morton
HUMBOLDT. Neb. , March 30. The
case against Mrs. Etta Horton , clmrg-
nd with the murder of her newly-born
babu , came to an end yesterday. Jus-
lice Smith , before whom the prelim
inary was held , discharged the ac
cused upon motion of the attorneys
fo/ the d ( fcnse , as soon as the exam
ination pf the witnesses for the prose
cution had completed their testimony.
The justice sustained the motion. All
the evidence was purely circumstan
tial.
Spring Work Well AiUiinrpil.
GLENVILLE. Nob. , March 30. Thin
section was visited with a lain which
fell steadily for three hours , making
three-quarters of an Inch waterfall.
Farmers in thin section are about
through sowing their wheat and oats
and winter wheat is looking fine and
the rain , although not badly needed ,
was of great benefit.
1'erlgii I'll.ills Svlf-DefitnHr ,
ALMA , Neb. , March 30. J. A.P rl-
KO , the young man who shot diaries
Hanson at Franklin , was arrested at
hit ) homo near Woodrufi , Kan. The
officers drove from thfs place , to bin
home and when ho made his appear
ance they placed him under arrest. He
pleaded guilty of the shooting and
claims It was iin sqlf defense. The
story as tgld by PevlKO narrates that
they had several altercations before
nnd ho had Informed Hanson If It oc
curred again-he would-shoot him. It
IH the general opinion where the ac
cused lived that'lie waa Instilled.
Miss Horlookor Olmngcs Her Mind and
Goes Upon Witness Stand ,
Mil TEARS fLOW AS SHE TALKS ,
Win u * Punned Hetueeii tier mid
Air. blurry , hut Nothing of itn Immor
al Uhar.tvlcr Oerurrnl The Wltncmi
< Jnlt < tlnnrned liy Hriirclilni ; < Juc -
tloiiD of thu 1'niniTiitlon.
Insistence of the attorneys for the de
fense resulted In Viola Horlockur tak
ing the'Witness Htantl in her own bo-
hnlf although HIO had previously re
fused td do so.
The attorneys for the defense de
termined to place the defendant on
the stand , if possible , as soon as the
testimony of Miss Stewart wan or-
dwod stricken out , and they had been
working to this end until dually uuc-
crssful.
Miss Ilorlockor appeared to be suf
fering from physical weakness , as well
as in great mental distress. She sank
into the chair without being aworn ,
and was directed to rise nnd tnko the
oath. As the cleric concluded the for-
muliv of the oath , however , with the
streotyped words , "Tho trnth , the
whole truth to ml nothing but the
truth , BO help you God , " the defendant
nnd witness responded with mtbjcpect-
td firmness , "I do. "
The court room was again crowded
and now , for the first time since the
beginning of the trial , the entire as-
sombhigo outside tlie rail roatf to a
standing posture In order to better sec
and more intently' listen. That tlio
defendant was undergoing 'the most
ttying ordeal thus far experienced
apparent at a glance. She was facing
the great crowd that had hitherto boon
behind her and for the llrst time 'she '
was almost , directly confronted by Mr.
and Mrs. Mbrey. She did not once
look at Ihcm , however , her' stntlricd
gaze bolrig directed during the great *
or part of the time to the floor 'just In
front of her.
The testimony of Miss Horlocker
wont to show that while thcro wore
many Iqvi passages Between her and
Mr. Moroy 'nothing ' b.f tin immoral
character occurred. She was subject
ed to an exacting examination , an'd ou
being finally excused from the witness
claml npileatad completely' ' unnerved , '
I'uriner Ae lilentHll > Shot , .
ALBION , Neb. , March 28. A serious
nnd perhaps fatal accident occurred
southwest of the city. II. S. Hnhn , n
farmer who was balling hay , went to a
wason to get a polo nnd in sonic man
ner discharged a shotgun that was In
the wagon. The shot.took effect In his
side and as the physicians have not
ictnrncd It is impossible to tell how
serious his Injuries are.
Velerrnii' AKHoclutlon.
YORK , Neb. , March 28. II. H. Bow-
kcr , secretary of the Shlloh VoterniiB"
association , announces that this year's
meeting of the association will bo hold
at Schuyler April 5 and C. Arrange
ments are being made with the rail-
loads for reduced rates on the certifi
cate plan. The attendance at the forth
coming meeting promises to bo tin
usually large.
To Vent I ho louu ( irinii Inw.
NEBRASKA CITV , Neb. , March 33.
Hon. John C. Watson has boon re
tained by a number of sportsmen to
test the constitutionality of the game
law recently passed by the 'Iowa ' 'legis '
lature , requiring a license of $10 In
each county for non-residents who go
Into that state to hunt.
Oiillly of I
PLATTSMOIJTH , Neb. , March 28.
George S. Lee the former night oper
ator at Louisville , who has been held
In Jail upon charges of stqallng rail
way tickets and forging express money
order , was taken before Judge .lessen
of the district court to answer the
charges. Lee surprised the court and
prosecution by pleading guilty to the
charge of forgery.
Shu WnrliH the Minoim.
LYONS , Neb. , March 20. A middle-
aged , refined looking woman , purport
ing to bo the wife of a deceased Ma
son , from Borne town In Kansas , worlc-
ed the Masonic fraternity of ths | city
for ? lfi and was arrested later on a
warrant sworn to by Attorney Sin
clair of Bancroft , In bolmlf'of the vic
tims here. Constable E. S. Clements
went after her and she wan brought
back to this city this evening and Is
now In his custody to await further de
velopments.
Nehrimkii In
WASHINGTON , March 28. Senator
Thurston of Nebraska Introduced ia
bill providing for the purchase of a
public building site at Grand Island ,
Nob. , and appropriating $15,000 there
for.
for.W. . D. Hallor of Blair returned homo
after receiving the assurance from the
treasury department that In view of
the showing made by him It would bo
unfair to change the poBtoffico slto.
The fact that the people who own tlio
site wore put to great expense by rea
son of the necessary removal was the
telling argument in favor of the deci
sion. It can ho staled that In case of
ieadvertlsement ; the department wiJI
consldqr no proposition in excess of
$5,000.
I r of III * Injuries.
VALENTINE , Nob. , March 28. Ar
thur London , one of the soldiers who
was shot bore by C. H. Thompson , died
at Ft. Nlobrnra nnd the. coroner's Jury
found that ( , ! ) # shooting was done with
fclqnous Indent. Sentiment was with
Thompson n.t first , bi t as the facts
come out it is turning against him.
The testimony 6f Mlllamnii , the other
Koldlor who was shot at the same
tlmo , was most damaging , and from
his story , the charge. .Is made that
'I honipson had reasons for putting
the-men out of his way.
THU TEEMING WEST ,
YTeitcru Uuimda 1'rnlrlo Lniult Ilelntf
Fllleil trlth KjcflUrnt Hetllcr * .
The salient fnct Hint presents Itself
in taking n blrdst-ye vfow of the On-
narttan "West , Is Hint of Intense activi
ty In every department. Whether the
Blanco be turned upon the district
cast of Winnipeg , the lied River Val
ley Botttli or north , ' the Dauphin nud
M. & M. W. district , llib Southwestern ,
or whether It take In the great central
division along the mnln linn oft lie C.
P. H. , stretching away out to tha
Rockies and from thcro bending north
and south to Prince Alberta and Ed
monton , Mcl.cod and Lethbrldge
whether the examination be made In
any of these directions the snrno ac
tivity , growth and hopefulness Kro ob
servable. ' '
The Canadian West Is not only n
good place to locate permanently ,
but It Is also a good place to Invllo
one's relatives and friends , to come to.
This Is the spirit that ccoms to ani
mate the West at the present tint" ,
nntl Us effects arc to bo occn < an every
hand. To enumerate the towns where
handsome and substantial blocks and
residences have gone up this year
would bo simply to give a list of the
towns nnd villages along the railway
lines. And this movement has net
been confined to these centers of popu
lation , but fn many case , ! ; it has been
overshadowed by the improvement In
farm buildings.
So far as one can see , this Is no passIng -
Ing phase , no repetition of any tem
porary boom following a period of
good eropa and fair prices. It is ; \
movement more spontaneous , moro
general , moru marked than anything
that has gene before , and HOOIUS to In
dicate' ( hat tVic great West , like Sam
son , bursting the encompassing bands ,
has awakrued to a period of activity
and development that will surpass
anything we have known In the past
and which , will only bo paralleled by
the opening out of soinoi of the most
fertile of the western states of the
union.
Look at sonicof the figures. Ov'er a
thousand schools In Manitoba , and the
number going up by leaps and bounds ;
something like COO schools In the terri
tories , Winnipeg titt representing the
gateway of the ( West , .tho third city
In the Dominion lit regard to bank
clenrlpgs , postal business and proba
bly In regard to customs , the customs
return at Winnipeg running about 30
to 40 per cent greater month by month
than In the Ducal year of 1897-8 , the
largest 'previousyea ? for actual busi
ness entries , when over ? HOO.QOO was
paid through the'Winnipeg olilco for
duty ; the C. P. 11. and Canada
Northwest Iwnil salcp together running
over 51,600,000 for the year. Thcao
and a thousand more signs show how
the West has leaped into now life.
This Is an Inspiring nnd cheering
spectacle , but it brings with It great
responsibilities. The business men
realize this , the banks realize It and
have spread their agencies through
every bustling little town clear out to
( he coast ; the churches realize It , and
one denomination alonejias opened an
'
nvcra'gq of about thirty now stations
In each of the past two years , and will
Increase this In the year now entered
upon ; the government departments
realize It , and there Is talk of redis
tribution and additional members. The
educational branches realize It , and
new schools are springing up every
where. Over 12,000 settlers came In.
from the United Stales alano last year ,
and these , with the people who came
In from the Kaat , prove the most rig
orous westerners. They lose no tlmo
In developing tholr farms , in filling
their grazing lands with stock , nnd In
every district Is to bo found evidenced
of thrift and prosperity.
A Farmer1 * Friend.
During the great diought year J. J.
II. Gregory , of Marble I'leud , Mass. ,
Bent unasked , to Nebraska and the
Dukolmi , IOIIH of seeds for free dls-
tilbutlon. It made scores of new
friends for the popular Heed house.
This year Mr. Gregory wants to reach
every one of thcso farmers and asks
for present addresses. He will bo
glad to Bend hlH 1000 Catalogues to
both old and now friends. Send on
your name to him. Those- who re
member the farmer In periods of de
pression Hhould bo remembered by the
farmer' In the days of prosperity.
Senator Vest recently acnt a news
paper clipping to the secretary to bo
rend to the house. The latter cot the
wrong side of the clipping , and instead
of an editorial on the money question ,
began : "Ridiculous ! We are giving
away these goods at half price " "Tho
nther side ! " cried Mr. Vest.
The April 001111117 Is rich in pictorial
illustration , it.s special art features In
cluding a frontispiece engraved by
Cole , a full-page plate of H. O. Tan-
ner'H painting , "Tho Annunciation" ;
Catitnigne'H Paris pictures and Dn
Mond'H decorative treatment of "Tho
Groves of Pan , " a poem by Chuonce
I'imy. From the "Talks with Napoleon
leon , " In this number , it appears that
the Emperor was so fully resolved to
make lilt ! homo In America , in the
ovfliit of defeat at Vaterloo , that ho
h.xd bills drawn upon this country for
whatever Hums' he chose to"\"ake.
! > Your lroel Ache nnd
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-
Kast , a powder for thofeet. . It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy , Cures
Corns , Bunions , Swojlen , Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists ana
Khoo Stores. 23c. ! Sanplo sent FREE.
Address Allen S.01mtedLeRoy.N. : ) Y.
The Atlantic Monthly for r\nrll
a rich table of contents , part of which
Is us follows : An Acadian Easter ,
Maud-Evelyn , The Consular Service ol
the United States , Autobiography ol
\ \ . J. Still IV. . The Cherries of Ueno
The PerplqxIOert ° t n .College Presi
dent. The Wrests of the' Vosoqlto
Park. England , A Comic Cnesterflehl ,
Minis of Passage , Penny WUe.