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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1887)
THE TEIBUNE. KcCGOK. - - - NEE OVER THE STATE. xaxxxMXssKj. zxaistajcmaH : Imtrnui , Feb. 7. Hocbe. The attend aor ufma t ie e sion of the house this a twnooij won small , many members not ye b * iag arrived from their Sunday vi i h me. But mr mora than half the men fc * R wer * Sa. their eatn when the roll urn caMrtU A hUl waa introduced providin titr tha taxation of telegraph ami telephon to p srt upon the groaa receipts ol th Tear peeceding the year in which the pro * erty t a fc * . A bill was introduce ! in a ( rfa K with the action of the State Ed iUnnl a * ciatioa , providing that when etar Urn mta.Uttmt provide for the publlcu t * t a- letl notiee for thirty days tin taasuage * aafl lectintrued to mean put HeuMttH fwr six consecutive weeks ia ; variety iM r. Also , a bill providing tha tfce aUe fur aK legal printing , except ta : Sot aa4 the printing of the state laws • bolt lnt 51 par square for the first inset Ctotaad S bU per square forcacli huI : w < t > i wt M-rt * > a. A bill watt Sntroduct * * by C fnt awrid + a : ; for an industrial horn for aa MtWM trial for the purpose of afford is ; tfc * WWM at MHittenance to pcniten watnea. uml taua to assist in auppresain * cuat * ub < jn > Lwwm , F b. 7. IIoohic The followii. bflfc * w wr aiiBtnal. Providing for the takin bf a * * * * * * * * * * uf the names of ex-sohlieri ex. - aV'n aad * * x-marines. Regulutin • mui-ghUt $ A farm praductct. Incorporate til * lfuata t Educational association CpJitw ; Un * oiitu at r giit > r of deed * ii caaie * * f lX.weK > inhabitants and over AimkjIwi ; ka * cad * at civil procedure. 1 mamariol U * HrMS , urging the punsu e o t&e Kavtit IhM. Liatitiug the amount o tckA tlmtrutt Iwnris to 5 per cent of th ajnm mnt far state and county purposes sad. W • tWtriet * having at least eight cliil drew. ProvMim ; : for the printing of 2,00 ( caau * * * T the report of the state board o a rwtXjuf * . Providing that until a heelgi L atma * years eld the owner may place i proWUaa fence in the highway , not to bi fartr hte tbtj highway than six feet-tha B dpM n highway * over seven years ole hail mt k f t trimmeii down to four feet ii & < * > • sad that they nball be trimmed be fur * J cc 1 of each. oear. Leiww F b. 7. Scute. A bill lorn sarmai scaaal at Franklin was introduced by S mat r CuHuhs. A bill was introduced pra-wdfeg taut railroads shall , before the 5th of April ef eueh year furnish to th < oouifrtor a vert&ed. Kst of their taxable property. il artwel Introduced a bil ! aateadtag tint jaw * laws. Keckly intro- efaami a. jsiat rtmalution providing for call' § ; a ewaaUtatuiuat convention. When titut e wm > ttge o engrossed and enrollet ] bMs araaght ia. a repart that senate filet & . 'Jit hmL 11. biK > for the repeal of tht sajur y wMi * s > ti < Mi law. were found to be crEeeCy vagrwsM l. Colby moved thai t e * p < * rt aa l tint WiMtj beiadeHititelyportt f4tnml. it was HaaHy decided to refethe eHfe * * 6h * c * iuittee of the whole. Sen ate fthr Jk < * . 4. Cwibv's bill making three euatii am V tfc muimam rate of pa.ssen -er&Mw m aJt railroads of the state , wae pgjimiil w tfc. i t a dismmtrag vote. Senate tl * X * . 2 . W Li MJ ay. amending the code ef. o it pr * * wjw reiuttug to appeals , was rranntwiuMJiiy paswsJ. f Laweuc ; Feb. 0. Sexjte.--A ! message I w * n 8 v tl fr M the governor statins fawtfcf l a i approved senate file 47 , which i fu M t * * * t am < Ue a. few days since. This batpronrirfMi fc r Site tra-ifer of $135,500 Immh. tW WMvttrstty Utttd to the zeneral | tmmL X l + * 9t wotwher ef eommittee re- 1 p 4k . wf r rMtv < d ojkI some very im- fmr + nmt Mis wtnMiwisadiwl tw pass. Cliiel .iwinag Ifcrnnt e HM < r paa * l upou by the iMiitpiwiif camautfea * . mclai * 31 r. Jleikle- w'uoiifcr Itbr 131. to fix reasonable jwiiUiiiiini. * * > . * f charges fwr tlte tnins- p rtttHm ft fnrttfM a d pa seagers by the tit mm urn car * * ul tinr state ; to creitte h b + ml ml fcwamipMrtti < * ft aad the ollice ol Tm mupnrinttum. agfcitrator , deSain their ttm * * aart. p to . aa lt repeatl articles 5 , a4 f ritoftWr Ti. c aipileil statutes - / lo $ . TW wy mi Wag ei u * refers to the pim nt n HWy eaatiwixiaion taw. The miwaitttiu als * rep < rUd favorably upon Mr. ' fc a * > r * s Ml , N . S3 , t r an act to e.- taJMfcifc. huigfct atM * a railroads operatetl M Hh * feae. A Ml rea4ring all trains to MnXr m. Ml l * p at aM ptaction points Turnnnmiaxii laifi'ii to pass. A bin to tax • iaaaaac ojm Aeiag ars was recommended • * paos. Lrnm. * . Fe . 9. Hocsk. Bltts were in- I mciufciaafc T pcubiMt otikers of state or | pwaWiif a-ftr a * * k m nsta free tran-porta- | turn , fuul aJta rwaiai aceeptiag mileage fees \ Spmr ia # iinW at Mtaraska for the same. | X * paiiTwt * Jar ta * prev-ntioa ot keeping i Mliaarf tafcanr. paal taWtes , dice chds , cards | MtA * rd Castes , ami the playing of the I i.iaif waaae layiarJasaldereffered forxale , f suml & • pa vid a peaoity for the violation I * f UMMiawt. Ptwidtag for firmer'insti- taaiaa i atalfciwg appropriations therefor. Tw Mpuai aa. a t eetetied an act concerninz tint caaiMr af aad. taprevent the spread ol < taagapaaij a d iafeettoas diseases among dtummtmr amimttla. W provide for the up- pmmtmtmt + l ilwe stack sanitary coinmis- u < a xtml * mxl * v te * a iry sarg'on. defiuing ! eikar pwwavs aal J sties , and regulating | tamr aaaif nauaa > aat * * Approved March 5 , I LtsMnNLX F ik ! # . S xji.ti . The special ; j lar ! aaVay tlM eaasidar&tion of sub- imttmc a. psahdbitary aaiaadmemt to the zttmmtmwBmnr-wom eaaW up. Disrus offered + * * mmmmmmt to tlM Mt pr < vidiagforthe > * iatanai < ai w * aC thai e whose property * al • * aWaraaW ay the eauctment ol * ara a w > w. Sdbaiwa s aaI dtheamend- iin' asA aWamwl aa amuadmeat to Mr. | Mraaa ' iaiilaiiiit * * ta t aw person obal ! .ttit * - - * * " • * fc wiae sr heer as a bever- mt * laaw • * * * * . " The ehair ruled toot JaaaaTs nai aaaniat was wat ef order. 9wnl toaaf tfca * it was a ab titute. The im mi ia sat • k . The eatire after * tH discUfsien ot the mm * < • Tafcaa m * .ahniai'toa ' af tW naauttaa. aail bat very taUM mnmi' * T w • hkuW w settliag the yi .iiiira a. Ih * ai > ' aiiisndwioat wa.1 the rwwrf aaaar a < aiicai"iaa. It was finally k r. TfW ia ifa ia to rep art seaat * file No. Iluwi fo a a > by to taa mnuiU was dis- t Uirl tW aMMF attaraooa. When the M a a > iaarasii iaaUH aahl the floor. LaaaMLX. Fa. IftV b > ea . The follow. M gM * > * * * * pacaew : Providing that all iippsra rTTTJ . Mmmm ar iaJividwals.employ. Mg mwh tfcan nw prsaas , shaK pay , or mtmmm to to pai. to 6aa * ia their employ aWiraiTir aWe atoat at haiot twice a month. Pawva&ag ta * * aa ii * • & every iasarance traasaatiaeaaaiatiss ia this state a awaaaf ttoexcess of premiums niff bv ta&al aaoa 9 aw r ha * * a 4 anliaary expends re iamra.4 wattoa th * stoWdariag the year ot whaa the aseut con- - . caaaty fc IW | j „ aM. hiM repealns the Tto * * * * * * * a < * . fa a te.w. House roll No. | JaWii a aM J- officers. coaaty -ST juinnato a iat > n * aad L'aaaw a' fc * hareatter person shall ' t e state aay retail oae araarryaaa the ZiearciHMaaml store , aer engage m S L . Hgerdt peaslng med- * * t mapa SaaT praseriJSoaa af physicians , or of iMaatoaaagaiaiiaMw aaSag raaw aMaai55S5SS ff wwwwHfiawHHi aaaaaHafaiH wwaawwHMWFaf * * selling at'retail " any dniRH , chemicals , po sons or medicines without having obtninc a certificate of competency and qunlifict tion so to do from the state pharniaceut Mi-nl examining board , and having bee duly registered. The bill requiring the re istration ot voters in certain cities ot tl second class that have a population i more than ten thousand. Lincoln , Feb. 11. sknatb. Tho sena' ' took up for consideration tho judicial a portionmcut bill in which , alter sever amendments hud been mnde , a favoral report was agreed upon. It is undcratoe that the bench and bar lmvo general agreed upon this bill us it now stands , an it is believed that it will pass the houi without further amendment. It is t\n fc lo s : The state of Nebraska bIiuII 1 divided into thirteen judicial districts i follows : First Richardson , Nemaha , Join son , Pawnee and Ghko counties. Second- Cass and Otoe. Third Douglas , Sarp ; Washington and Burt. Fourth Saundor Ilutler , Colfax , Dodge , Platte , Merrick an Nance. Filth Saline , Jellerson , Filmor Thayer , Nuckolls ami Clay. Sixth Sewan York , Hamilton and Polk : Seveuth Cun iiiiug. Stantiui , Wayne , Dixon , Dakoti Illackbird , Madison , Antelope , Pierc Cedar and Knox counties , and the in organized territory north or Knox. Eight Adams , Webster , Kearney , Franklii Harlan and Phelps. Ninth Boone. Hal Wheeler. Greeley. Garfield , Loup , Valle ; Howard and Blaine , ami tho uuorgunizc territory west of Blaine. Tenth Buffnh Sherman. I > .i son , Custer , Lincoln , Logai Keith and Cheyenne , and tint unorennize territory west ot Logan. Eleventh Lai canter. Twelfth Gosper , Furnas , Frontie Keel Willow. Hayes , Hitchcock , Chnso an Dundy. Thirteenth Holt , Brown , Key Palra. Cherry , Sheridan , Dawes , Sioux an Box Butte , and the unorganized territor to the north id Holt and Keya Paha. Lincoln , Feb. 11. Hounu. The follov ing bills were passed : Authorizing tho and tor to draw upon the unexpended bnlnnc of the census fund in payment of eorvicc rendered by clerks employetl under the cei bus act. Prohibiting the employment c children under 14 years of ago in any rai road shops , mines , or factories. Apprr printing $5 000 to reimburse Otoe count , for expense incurred in tho Quin Bolisino trial. Itenewin ; ; the contract of the Btat with W. II. B. Stout , transferred to C. Vi Mother , for the maintenance of the labo p ! convicts in the penitentiary. Establish ing a uniform passenger rate of 3 cents pe mile upon all railroads in the state. T < protect primary elections nnd couventiou of political parties. 2USCELZAXEOVS STATE MATTERS. The meeting ot the Grand Lodge of tin Knights of Pythias will bo held in Omalu in October next. Lincoln has three Knights of Pylhiai lodges and tho fourth ouo is about to bi organized. At tho M. E. revival meetings in Madisoi thirty-seven conversions were mnde. The Methodists of Hastings are in th midst of a revival that promises to resul n great good. The police ot Omaha are endeavoring te lave a provision put in the new chartei ; hat will give them $100 a month lor theii lervices. The Grand Island Independent says th < yndicate comprising the street car rail ray company have already had offen rom Omaha and Lincoln parties to dis lose of their interests in the franchise , bul is they did not secure the same for specu ative purposes , they can be relied upon tc omplete tho line according to agreement rith the city. Among visitors to Pierce lost week wa Jr. Moss , from southern Illinois , who u agngetl in the live stock business and is ooking for a new location where corn and lay can be grown more cheaply than llli- lois. He has mnde a close examination ol 'ierce county and says he will transfer his aterests to Nebraska in the spring. Theue were Sll.039.47 worth of stamps old by the Omaha postofiice during Janu- iry , or $3,000 more than in the first nonthoflSSC. During the same montb • 3,025.47 worth of envelopes were sold. JohnM. . Zeiglk , a good-looking travel- ng man about 35 years old , committed su- tide in his room nt the Paxton hotel. ) muha , by swallowing a heavy dose oj aorphine. A Keya Paha county man has a hog ol he Chester White variety that measures wo feet across the back. The Brotherhood ol Locomotive En- ineers ot Omaha gave its annual ball on he 15th inst. A Lincoln man is looking for a strong icker who will be given a permanent job. fe sold some time ago for $10,000 a piece f real estate that $00,000 will not touch ow. ow.H. H. J. Riveil a prominent citizen of Fr.ir- ) ury , died at Los Angeles , Cal. Tho re nains were brought home. A Valentine special says : Sherirt Con- elly returned to-night with James Boha- an. the noted horse and cattle lliier , for rhom there has been a stnndiug reward of 300 the past year and a half. In the Slim ier or 1SS5 Bohnnan stole ten head ot orses nnd eleven head ol cattle , part o ! bem being W. E. Waite's. Tho thief was nally located iu the eastern portion of the ounty by Mr. Waitc. The officer sent to rrest him gave him permission to enter lie dugout for an overcoat , when Bohnnan rasped a Winchester and turned upon the fficer. whom he had nt his mercy. He inde the officer leave tho house under sver ot the rifle , then mounted a fleet horse nd escaped. Diligent search has been kept p by the cattle association. He was ar- fsteel in Hastings by Sheriff Murphy , of town county , and Marshal Hall. Much • edit is due to the cattle association for le arrest ot this notorious thief. Friend has a population ot 1.G00. The Hooper schools , which were closed ir some time on account ol scarlet fever , ere reopened on the 7th instThere were it two cases of the fever in tho town and le excitement has blown over. A bill has been introduced into the leg- lature to amend the revised statutes so iat county boards shall have power to Jrrow money , nnd issue bonds for tho lyment thereof , to proviJe necessary lildings for county purposes. A stock company has been organized nt orsey to delve for coal or anything elso iat may prove profitable. South Omaha has three lawyers and tho urth is about to hang out his shingle. The farmers adjoining Lyons are agi- ting the question of the organization of farmers ' club for the purpose of intcr- anging views on all matters pertaining to : riculture , horticulture , stock raising etc. ie leading farmers are taking an active irt in the organization. 4avA. , . nil | ! " " | iBin nTrBi iiii ! ! i in Mii Mi i i I An old man named Thomas Loyd , w arrived in Omaha tho other night , w reibbed ot $3,000 at tho depot by an i leged friend. Loyd is a man past seven years ot ago , and with his % vifo and Bev children was moving from an Iowa tov to Scdalia , Mo. A Washington special says pensions ha been granted to the following Nebraska ! : Avilla J. , widow of Isaac N. Shaw , Teem seh ; Silas Sprnguo , Lincoln. Increaso pensions : Calvin D. Smith , Newport ; Jo ] Scaulon , Phillips ; Robert J. Butts ( i issue ) , Turner , Toptha D. Cook ( reissui Frnnklin ; George R. Wilson , Solon ; Hira B. Holett ( increase ) , Brainnrd. Oov. Thayer has issued his proclam tion formally organizing tho new county Box Butte , and calling an election f March 8. It is rumored that tho Burlington Missouri is going to build a repair sli and round-house at Shickley. A. Booth , a travoling man , dieel qu suddenly at the Paxton hotel , Omaha. Ia week. His malady was neuralgia ol t heart. Burglars recently paid a visit to Schu ler , entering half a dozen places in a night. It is said tho Omaha Knights ol Labi will nominate a full aldermnnic ticket. Bkoken Bow will celebrate Washington free-for-all masquerade ba birthday by a - - House burglars struck Lincoln in Tor the other night and wentthrougha numb ot dwellings , securing at each small sums money. Hastings has a free delivery system operation until the postofiice , which wi burned out last week , can bo supplied wii now furniture. Ex-Senator Sciionheit , of Riclmrdse county , died on the 6th of jaundice. I was a member of the State Bnrassociatie and known throughout the state as one the best lawyers in it. Ho leaves a wife , large family of children , and a host friends. Lawrence wants more dwelling hous anel a newspaper. Among the enterprises expected at Hu bard this year is a newspaper. The West Lincoln packing house compi nieswill make additions to their plants th year to tho extent of several thousand do lars. lars.A A geological survey ol the entire sta' ' has never been made , and tho subject i ordering a general survey is being consii ered by the legislature. It is thought tl United States geological survey offers va nnble aid at this time. A Lincoln correspondent says there ai four hundred cases of scarlet fever in thr city and no attempt is made by tho autho ities to stamp it out. Atkinson expects an era of great proi perity tho present year. Many capitalist have come in and more are expected as th season advances. Frank Swank , a brakemnn on the B. • M. , was caught and dangerously bruise while coupling cars at La Platte last weeli His skull was fractured at the base of th brain and it is thought he cannot recovei J. H. Evans , of the City Steam laundry Omaha , on entering his office the othe morning discovered a queerstntc of affairs His safe door was blown open , and the pa pers and documents which he had Id lockcel up tho day before were scatterei nvcr the floor. A small hole had beei bored through the door , and tho pieces o the broken combination lock told the tale The place hael been burglarized. It wa found that about one hundred and firt ; lollars in cash had been taken , losethc with about seventy-five dollars in chocks The indications at Fullerton are that th 3pring wiil usher in "the healthiest busines revival in tho history of the town. " Mrs. Wismcr , of North Loup , who has Dcen almost totally paralyzed of body anc speechless for some time , is being treatet jy a faith cure doctress. The completion of new roads increas ivonderrully the travel in and out of Lin : oln. Lincoln claims that her real estate boon iocs not take a back seat for any of them Wahoo has two roller mill that an : redited with making an excellent brani jf flour. Hastings claims over $10,000 inhabi tants. A dispatch from Pawneo City says the nirglar shot at Burchard while in the act > f breaking into a store died from the ffects of his wounds. He made a sworn tatement previous to his death , but the ifficers refuse to divulge his statements , le said his name was Jessie Stafford , o [ "arkio , Mo. , and that his age was seven- een , but some think ho is at least twenty ears old. Whether ho revealed his part- icrs in crime will be developed when his lonfession is made public. Increasing business has compelled the Jnion Pacific to enlarge its stock yard at • cotia. Indianola is in hope that railroad light ing will strike the town. There is plenty f railroad talk , but no building , or plans ar building , has been done yet. General Dandy of the department ot lie Platte , has received estimates from 'ort Robinson of the new buildings that re to be erected at that post. They in- ude a complete set of barracks for tho ten anel quarters for the officers. It is ot known whether these estimates will be ccepteel or not. They are now under con- iderntion. The amount appropriated for lie work is $75,000. A new block , 100x130 , will loom up in incoln this year. The increase of population in Grand sland for 1SSG has been between 50 and 0 per cent , and there are now in that city bout 8,000 persons. TnE Masons of Grandlslandgaveagrand anquet , attended by largo delegations oin neighboring towns. B7S ASSAILANT ARRESTED. Cincinnati dispatch : Charles Steinknmp , ho was arrested by detectives yesterday , suspected of being the man who at- unpied to'assassinate Judge Jame3 Fitz- He is still held on : rald a few nights ago. ispicion , for while Judge Fitzgerald , " tie- ire whom he was taken , refused to say ositively that ho was the man , he felt istilied in having riuid investigation as to tcinkamp's whereabouts on the night in ueslion. Steinknmp is not concerned i the matter. Helms been arrested sev- • al times , but has never been punished by udge Fitzgerald. XUE SENATE'S MARK OF RESPECT. Which It Patd to the Memory of Gen. Zoya on the Oth. Tho Oth of February in the United State senate was given up to culeigies to tho Iat Senator Logan. A number of speeche being made , Mr. Culloni , ot Illinois , leadin in the addresses. Ho spoke of this being tho third time i the present congress that the senate ha been called upon to eulogize deceased mon bers of the body. To-day they met to la tho tribute ot their love on the tomb c Logan. But yesterday it seemeel tha Logan had stood among them in tho fu flush of robust manhood , a giant i strength and ondurance , with n will c iron and a constitution as tough as ; Bturdy oak. Ho hael seemed to. hoi within his grasp more than three scor years and ten allotted to man. No on had thought in tho same moment ol Loga and death , tho two conquerors who lun come face to face , and the weaker had t yield to the stronger. It had seemed as i Logan could not die , and yet , in a moment in tho twinkling of an eye , God's finge touched him and he slept. Almost withou warning he had passed from strength ti weakness , from life to death anel decav Had ho lived until to-day , 01 years , event ful years , would have rested their burdei ns a crown upon his head. After skctchin the principal events of Logan's life. Sen ator Cullom spoke of his poverty , and sail that in tho last presidential campnign m ghoBt of dishonor in his past had risen u ] and stooel in his path. The eulogy closei with the quotation : "Rest , soldier , states man , rest ; thy troubled life is o'er. " Senator Morgan spoke of the proceeding of tho day as not an unmeaning ceremony He did not think of Logan as of a face tha had passed away , but as a living , niovinj energy still useful in the great purposes o divine economy. In all that Logan die and said he was truly sincere. A resolutely upright man , no finesse characterized him but he was bold , pronounced , dignified generous , a true man. Senator Edmunds said that when ho firsi made the acquaintance of General Logai ( some twenty years ago ) on a conferenci committee of tho two houses , he was strucl with his characteristics of candor , of sini plicity of his statements , of clearness of hii opinion , of that Anglo-Saxon persistency in upholding opinions once formed thai had made our British ancestors sine American people the strongest forces ii civilization of which there was any account in the history of the world. Gen. Logai was entitled to tho highest praise for these qualities. Now he thought of him. not ae dead but promoted , leaving them tc mourn his departure , not for his sake , but because of his conscious example. Hit conspicuous presence in public affairs and the wisdom of his counsels were withdrawn and so he laid his small contribution or Logan's grave. Senator Manderson spoke of tho brilliant military qualities of Gen. Logan. IIhac first Been Iiim in the front of the confeder ate position on Kenesuw mountain. The sigiit was inspiration. He looked of his hoi'bc a part. His swarthy complexion , his long black hair , stentorian voice , and eyes that seemed to blaze with light of bat tle , made a figure once seenneverforgotten. In action he was the very spirit of war ; his mere presence would make a coward fight. Senator Allison Baid that tew men of this generation in this country hael achieved a more illustrious career than Gen. Logan. He had linked his name imperishably with the military achievements that resulted in the restoration of union and had borne honorable part in the legislation which had seemed necessary for its perpetuation. Senator Spooner spoke of the marvelous personal magnetism and daring of Gen. Logan which communicated itself into the whole army sind turned defeat into victory. By common consent he stooel the ieleal vol unteer soldier of the weir. Among the mil lion brave men there was one John A. Logan. Ho was the leader by divine right. He was a proud man , too proud and deli cate to claim a pension which was his elue for wounds and exposure on the battlefield. But he had an abiding faith that should he be called away before his wife the people whom he hud servcei so long nnd so well would not grudgingly but cheerfully pay their elebt of honor to her. Senator Cockrell saiel that , however he luiel differed with Gen. Logan he re spected , admired , loved and honored him for his many noble , generous , magnani mous and chivalrous qualities of head and heart distinguishing attributes of the true solelier and great man among all nations and tongues. Senator Fryc said that senators had to day brought anel would bring garlands and wreaths with which to decorate the grave of the eleael soldier and senator. Heslioulel content himself with offering asingleflower. Logan was an honest man. lledielnot mean by that that he woulel not steal nor bear false witness anel that he had not "an itching palm , " but he meant that he had an honest mine ] , an honest purpose , an honest habit of thinking. In conclusion Ae said : "Logan was a fearless , honest man. May our dear Lord give him blessed rest and glorious immortality. " A JJJSCJSIOX REVERSED. Snow , ihe rolyrjamist , Wins Ills Fight in the Sttiiveme Court. Washington dispatch : A decision was rendered by the United States supreme court to-day in the polygamy case ol Lorenzo Snow on an appeal from the de cision of the Third judicial court of Utah denying his applicat on fora writ of habeas corpus. He was tried and found guilty ol polygamy upon three indictments and sen tenced to pay a fine of § 300 and to six months' imprisonment upon each , the sev eral terms of imprisonment to follow one [ mother. After serving out his first term fie filed a petition for a writ of habeas cor pus and was discharged Troiii prison on the ground that he could not be legally sen tenced to three terms of imprisonment for one continuous offense. The court denied the application and he appealed. The su preme court holds that the oh"ense of co- liabitation in the sense of the statute ia inherently a continuous offense , and not : onsisting of an isolated act. There was , therefore , only a single offense committed irior to the time the indictments were bund. Tho court is , therefore , unani- nously of the opinion that the order anel udgment of the district court for the Third udicial district of Utah must be reversed md the case remanded to that court , with lirectiori6 to grant the writ of habeas cor- niB prayed for , and to take such proceeel- ngs thereon as may be in conformity with ho law and not inconsistent with theopin- ou of tho court. WILT OBEX THE ZAW. Pittsburg elispatch : President Roberts f the Pennsylvania railroad company lotified the officials to-day that it was the titention of the company to live up to the pirit and letter of tho interstate com merce law , as it now reaels , though the con traction of some of its clauses by the com mission might cause changes later on. To- ay genernl orders were sent to all depart ments notifying them of the intentions of ho company and telling them to act romptly in accordance with the bill 'rom two to three hundred clerks have een set at work preparing blanks , new sets f books , forms and other necessary mat- 3rs to carry out the changes. The Philadelphia clothingmanufacturers ave shut out the uniaa ciotulnc cutters to tie number of 1,000. FOUR PERSOSS DROWSED. Hartford , Conn. , Feb. 8. The schoon Samuel Daly , of New London , was ci through by the Ice at Snybrook point this o ternoon. and sunk. Captain Spauldlng , h wife and child and three seamen got luto yawl , but before it could be freed the vesg went down. The captain and one of the se men were saved , hut the others were los Mrs. Snnuldlng's body was found Uoatluij , b Ing ; held , up by the clothing. XUE SEXATE AND 1IOUSE. What is Being Done in Roth Branches o tho national Congress. Senate , Feb.5. Thesenate passed Bixt : six pension bills , among them tho houf bill granting a pension ot $50 a mouth t the widow ol Brig. Gen. Thomas Franc ! Meagher ; the house bill increasing the pci sion or tho widow of Col. James Hemphi Jones , of the mariuo corps , from $30 t $40 per month ; the senate bill incrcasiti tho pension of the widow of Maj. Gen. Hui ter to $50 per month , and one giving a army nurse $12 per month ; one giving volunteer nurse $25 per month ; one it creasing the pension of the wielow of Con modoro Spicer to $50 , and one increasin the pension of tho widow of Col. Leiro Burrill to $100. The senate then pre ceedeel to consideration of the Indian ni propria tion bill. The bill ( which contain filty-twei printed pages ) was pusseel witl out a word of discussion , and with n more delay than was consistent with it very rapid reading. House , Feb. 5. The speaker laid beror the house tho senate bill for the rcfundin of direct taxes. Mr. Heard , of Missour moved that it be referred to the committe on judiciary. Agreed to yeas 134 , nay 94. Mr. llnrmer , of Pennsylvania , pre sented resolutions oT the Pennsylvania leg ishiturc in favor of the Miller pleuro-pneii moiiia bill and the hill for tho establish ment of agricultural experiment stations Referred. Tho house then proccedeel ti consideration of the bill for the paymen of what are known as "Fourth of Jul ; claims. " After some discussion the bill wa passed. It appropriates $182,000. Senate , Feb. 7. The credentials of Fran cis B. Stockbridge , as Benator from Michi pan , were presented. Resolutions or tin Kansas legislature for organization of tin territory of Okahoma , were presented ane referred. On motion of Mr. Ilawley , tin senate voted te > proceed to consideration o the bill to encourage the manufacture o Bteel for modern army ordnance , armor am other army purposes , and to providi heavy ordnance adapted to modern armj warfare. Several amendments , reportee by the committee on coast defenses , wen agreed to , and after an explanation of somi points of the bill , tho bill was passed with out division. House , Feb. 7. On motion of Nelson , o Minnesota , a bill was passed providing foi tho holding of terms of the United Statet courts at Duluth , Minn. Mr. Bayne , ol Pennsylvania , moved to euspend the rulee and pass the senate bill fixing the salaries of judge of United States district court at 55,000. Yeas 144 , nays 100 not the necessary two-thirds. On motion or Mr. Peters , of Kansas , the rules were suspended nnd a bill was passed granting the right through tho Indian territory to the Chi cago , Kansas & Nebraska Railway com pany. Adjourned. Senate , Feb. 7. Van "Wyck offered a res- Dlution requestingthecommittee on appro priations to have read in the senate an > communication received from the commis jioner of the general land office showing the lisposition of the moneys heretofore ap propriated for survey of public lands bear ng on railroad lands anel on lands in Ne vada referred to in private debatu of lust iveek. Aftcrsonieeliscussion the resolution .vent . over till to-morrow. Tho following } \U \ was passed : To prohibit any officer , igent or servant of the government hiring > r contracting out the labor ef a prisoner. The senate bill for siu-uritigstalistii-s of the txtent anel value of the vessel fisheries of he United States was passed. House , Feb. 7. Under the special order ; he floor was accorded to thecoinmittceon ' oreign relations anel the house went into : ommittee of the whole on the senate bill , o indemnity certain subjects of theChinesc 3mpire for losses sustained bv the violence if a mob at Rock Springs. Wyo. , Sept. 2 , ISS5. Belmont , of New York , dwelt upon , he necessity oT the United States govern- nent granting indemnity to the losses in- licted and commended the action of the Chinese authorities since this occurrence. The respective merits of the senate bill which provieles for the ascertaining of the osses incurred ) and the house bill ( which nukes a elirectappropriationof $147,000) ) vere briefly eliscussed. The house bill was ubstituted for the senate bill , and , as so intended , the bill was passed. The house hen passed the senate bill prohibiting the mportation of opium into the United States by any subject of the Emperor of 'hinn. The house passeel the bill to carry iito effect the international convention of larch 4 , 1SS4 , for the protection of sub marine cables. Senate , Feb. 9. Every seat in tho aen- te gallery , except those reserveel for the iplomatic corps , the family of the pres ent and ladies , and the press association , as filled this morning when the senate as cilleel to order. Mrs. Logan and her on , daughter and friends , to the number f twenty-five occupied seats iu the private nllery. The chaplain in his prayer alluded o the late Senator Logan , asking .those • ho turned from the open grave with sym- athetic might ever be filled with the spirit f Him who was touched with the feeling of uniniuiufirniities. As soon as the journal • as read Mr. Cullom offered a resolution fiat as an aelditional mark of respect to lie memory of John A. Logan , long a sen- tor from Illinois , a distinguished member T this body , "business be now suspended , t order that the frienels anel associates of lie deceased may pay fitting tribute to his ublic and private services. Speeches were lien made by Senators Cullom , Morgan , Idmunds , Manderson and others. House , Feb. 9. The speaker laid befor lie house to-day bills to encourage the lanufacturo or steel for modern naval orel ance and other naval purposes , and to rovide heavy naval ordnance adapted to ' todern naval warfare and the manufac- jre of army ordnance. Public business as suspended anel the house proccedeel to jnsidenition of reseilutions relative to the eath of W. T. Price , late representative • om Wisconsin , anel declaring that , in his eath , the country has lost a patriotic cit- ; en and a most faithful public servant , ulogistic addresses were maele by Messrs. aswell , Thomas of Wisconsin , Petibone , ! urd , Henderson of Iowa , and Brecken- dge of Kentucky , those of thelatterbeing ipecially eloquent tributes to the charac- t of the deael congressman. The house ten , as a mark of respect to the memory ; the deceased , adjourned. Senate , Feb. 10. Tha joint resolution f the convention of the general assembly ' Indiana ( republican members , ) protest- g against tho validity of the election of avid Turpie ns United States senator , as referreel to the committee on privileges id elections. The committee on naval fairs reporteel back the bill for the pur- lase of John Erricson's "Destroyer , " and • was referreel to the committee on appro bations. The house bill relating tQ the ipprting and landing of mackerel caught iring the spawning season was passed. tfi n. i _ -i - r , . „ _ . . gZ a a a a aaaaa Ba aaa al alI I House , Feb. 10. Weaver , in bchalt or m tho committco on expenditures In the in- M terior department , called up tho sonato- m bill providing t hat in tho general laud office ji there shall bo ten chiefs of division , who M shall rccei'o a salary ot $2,000 each. * Steclo ( Ind. ) moved to striko outtheenact- u ing clause. Tho republicans refrained Tron * M voting , nnd left the houso without a quorum , iu which condition it remained : until tho morning hour expired. The- hoiiMO then went into committee of the whole on tho consular ami diplomatic ap propriation bill. Belmont siud that tlio- bill-wus an increase over tho actual amount- carried by tho bill of last year of$190.000fc but tho increased collections to the treas ury under it would , at tho lowest ostimato , . ' / bo $150,000. I Senate , Fob. 11. Mr. Mnnelerson , from H tho committee on military affairs , re'portctl jS tho bill granting tho Salt Lake it Fort m Douglass Railway company tho right ol rk way across Fort Douglass military reserva- 3 > tion iu Utah. Calendar. Tho senate hilt M appropriating $100,000 for tho improve- M ment nnd enlargement of tho court house > 3 anil postofiice at Omaha was passed. The > 9 senate bill for the relief of Thomas A. Os- % bom of Kansas ( to repay him § 8,701 X public mousy lost by him in 1S8G through ft the failure ot a private bank ) , was passed. K House , Feb. 11. The president's private * % secretary presented a message from the jf president transmitting without approval Jf the dependent pension bill. The reading ot if the message was fed oweel with tin atuen- 1 , tion more strict than is generully nccoreiod f to such documents. At its conclusion Mr. V\ Matsem of Indiana moved that the bill and" ft the accompanying message be referreel to- 0 the committee etn itivulitl pensions , prom- W ising that they would be reported back m within the coming week. Tho motion was. j * . ' uureed to 137 to 27. XERRASKA I.AXD CASES. ' 1' ' Secretary J.anutr Rentiers a Decision - . I Tli ret : Cases. Washington special : Secretary Lamar to- § elay rendered a decision in three Nebraska 1 I laud cases. In the case of Patrick Harring- f ' ton , of McCook , an oteler suspending. i further consideration was elirectad. In the jj case or Maria C. Wielmar , of the North. iJ Platte district , tho secretary elecided that 1/ sho has maele satisfactory prceif of six , A months' residence on her pre-emption claim f I and is entitled to hold it. It was held by | , the local land office that she had not com- § I plied with the letter of the law ns to rest- $ j deuce. "It appears from the evidence , ' * " "n ' I says the secretary , "that sho took up no | | tual residence in her house about the mid- * j die of June , 18S4 , and resideel there con- , | f tinuously until the latter part of October , . ' ij over four months. Being a poor woman , ' t / compelled to earn her own living by her I own labor , she went to the nearest village- * | of any size , North Platte , twenty-live miles- . ; distant , nnd organized a class in painting , j which she taught during the months • ' ! ' of November and December , 1S84 , ] and January anel February , 1X8. , having > l no home there but paying for her hoard at i , 1 > a boarding house. About 1st of March. i * I she returned to her claims , fixed up her V'j ' house in a homelike manner , made ar- i fj rangements for a garden and crops ( corn I J and millet ) te > be planted on ground- j'/ previously broken , and about th" middle | lj of March returned to North Platte to Jjj tench the class in painting which she hat. U\ previously organized. She remained at ! ? ( North Platte two months , returned to her \ ; claim for a fortnight , went buck to North t : Platte anel stayeel two months more , fur- | j nishing instructions to her painting class. * Then in thelatter part of July , 1XS5 , she - ! went to her claim and remained th rc until ij October 3 , 18S5. the elate e > f submitting | final proof ( over tw > months ) . " Upon this / i , Jienving the register ( the receiver not act- " • ; ng ) rejected the final proof for the * reason f ! ] ' .hat the clnimelnt hael not maintained 71 dx months continuous residence on the 1 j : Iaiin imiuceiiiilely preceding prmf. On k \ ippeal , the general land eillice. November , | 21 , 18X5. affirmed the * action of the regis- f ; er. Widmar appealed. While Mis. Wiu- nar ' s residence was sufficient , the facts do , . lot indicate buel faith. Her absence. ? were e r the purpose of earning money for her ( ' . > wn support and the improvement oi lier , laim. She hail ne > other home. She did I lot hasten to make an entry at the earl- est possible moiiftit after filing. In view j if these facts the local officers are elire'eted o inform Mrs. Wielmar that she will , .ithin ji reasonable time after tiotici * , pre- ' / ent si corroborated affidavit showing tin j x-t tin ! bona fide residence ejf six months , ogether with an observance of other legal • cquiremrutH. Her final proof , thus sup- ' ile'incnted , will be alloweel. " In the case of Henry Nichols , involving , j : ts in McCook , the secretary holels that i he transferee is entitled to notice e > r order ' f cancellation anil to a hearing , anel eli- ( ects that the papers in the case be certi- ed to the department , and that Iurther ction be suspendeel. Near Stockelale , Pennsylvania , a youngwife illeel her brutal husband , who hael threatened . * J er fife. She was placeel on trial for murder , f 'ithout counsel or witnesses , anel when the . iilge directee * the jurv to acquit her the | ourt room rebounded with cheers. J j THE MABKETS. | j OMAHA. jj . 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