THE M'COOK TBIBUNE.
F. HI. KI.tlMELL , PublUhcr.
McCOOK , : : : NEB.
STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTFRS.
The M. E. church people are erect
ing a parsonage at Pender.
During the protracted meeting at
Peru over twenty converts were made.
Rev. H. T. Bell has tendered his
resignation as pastor of the Holdredge
Presbyterian church.
A lodge of Good Templars has
been organized at Pender with twenty-
four charter members.
Stanton county officials are to have
their accounts investigated by order o/ /
Ihe county commissioners.
The Champion board of trade is
considering proposition to secure a
cheese factory and creamery.
Ex-Congressman Connell says he
is content with private life and that
there is no office he would accept.
Mr. Goudy , his wife and child ,
living near Filley , were badly hurt in
a runaway , the child probably fatal.
Omaha had a second big fire last
week , the Bonn sash and door iactory
being totally destroyed. The loss ex
ceeds $100,000.
L. F. Picard , a Juniata hardware
merchant , has been forced to the wail
by his creditors. He had been in bus
iness for seventeen years.
L. B. Fenner , twenty years of age ,
has been appointed superintendent of
the schools of Dawes county in place
of Prof. Blanchard , resigned.
The mad dog which created so
much excitement in Nebraska City met
a violent death , being run over by a
Missouri Pacific freight train just north
of town.
A mad dog held full possession
for a short time in Nebraska City the
other day. Two men were bitten by
the rabid animal before his dogship
was dispatched.
Quite a number of Thurston coun
ty Indians are delinquent on taxes , and'
the treasurer will wait until they re
ceive their annuity and. will then
round them up. "
The people of Chadron held a very
enthiibiastic mass meeting and ap
pointed a committee to go before the
legislature in person and urge the pass
age of the bill locating a normal school
in that city.
By actual count jSiobrara has 721
inhabitants. Thirty-nine are bachel
ors and marriageable men , fairly srood
looking , well off and ready to many.
Singular to say , there is not one old
maid in town.
Burglars raided the postoflice of
Barneston and escaped with about $90
in stamps and stamped envelopes. An
attempted raid was also made on J. F.
Lutz , the hardware dealer of that place ,
but it was unsuccessful.
James Laud , jr. . of Beatrice , last
week sold to W. P. McCreery , a well
known turf man of Hastings , the four-
year-old trotting horse George Mon
day , by Pilot Medium , for $4,000.
has breeders'
Monday a two-year-old
meeting record of 2:38.
Eleven of the thirteen men arrested
at Fremont , charged with stealing coal
and merchandise from Elkhorn cars ,
were heard in court. Two of them ,
the ringleader. Beck , and Greenslip ,
were bound over to the district court
in the sum of § 1,000 each.
The suit of Con O'Connor of
Plattsmouth against the Chicago. Bur
lington & Quincy road , for damages to
his property caused by the jarring of
passing trains , resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff in the sum of $800. The
company appealed the case.
A fatal accident occurred in South
Omaha the other night. While at
work about midnight with a gang em
ployed in moving the Methodist Epis
copal church a cable attached to a
block and tackle broke and struck one
of the workmen on the head , breaking
his neck. Death was almost immedi
ate.
J. F. Black of Red Willow county
was in Nebraska City last week solicit
ing aid for the drought sufferers of his
county. He was not after money or
clothing , but seed , and succeeded in
collecting a car-load from the gener
ous farmers of Unadilla and vicinity ,
and hopes to do as well in the vicinity
of Nebraska City.
!
A warrant was sworn out in Ne
braska City last week for the arrest of
David Groff , living in Wyoming pre
cinct Otoe County. The complainant
is Minnie Krant , aged thirteen , who
charges Groff with being the fath
er of her unborn child. Groff has
skipped the country' , but the girl's
friends are determined to capture and
punish him.
A swindler was at work at Cen
tral City last week. He represented
himself as agent of a Chicago commis
sion firm and arranged with the rail-
.road agent for cars to ship sheep in.
Then he telegraphed to Brown Bros.
& Smith , a Chicago commission firm ,
saying ho had met their representa
tive and had been engaged by him to
ship the sheep and asking for $500 ,
which was sent to him. The scheme
was not very smooth , but it worked ,
and the Chicago firm is out $500 and
the swindler has left for greener fields.
October G , 1SS9 , AndyJlichardson.
a nine-year-old boy living in Dawes
county , while playing near an excava
tion , packed up some dynamite and
struck it with a horseshoe nail and ex
ploded it , lacerating his hand and
otherwise maiming and disfigu-ing
himself , crippling him for life. It is
alleged that the dynamite was lets at
the place by Kilpatrick Bros. & Col
lins , and accordingly $25,000 damages
was demanded from them. In the
lower court $5,000 damages was
awarded , but the company took the
case to a higher court. ,
LAWS MR NEBEASKA.
WORK BEIXG RUSHED Z.V TOE CLOS
ING DATS OF THE SESSION.
An Intermediate Hcformatory nt
Louisville Incorporation of Secret
And Other Societies Establishing u
State Board of Health As to the
Assessment of Wild Lands Itcor-
ganlzatlon of the Militia Other
Matters in Both Branches of the Ne
braska LegUlaturc.
THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.
A KECOND OF PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH
BRANCHES.
HOUSE. In the house on the 9th
bills on final reading were taken up ,
and the following passed : Providing
that a new school district may be
formed by a majority of the legal voters
in the districts affected by the chaTnge ,
and that pupils residing a mile and a
half from their own school house may
attend ihc nearest school by a transfer
of the state funds. Yeas , 52 ; nays , 30.
Requiring one-third of the members of
school boards in metropolitan cities
shall bo women. Yeas , 52 ; nays , 32.
Exempting "household good * , tools and
instruments" to the value of $150 from
taxation , and providing that the as
sessment of lands shall not be increased
by reason of little fences , fruit and
forest trees grown and cultivated
thereo * . " Appropriating $2,000 for
the relief of Lavina Turner , an inmate
of the Beatrice institute for the feeble
minded , who lost her hand in an iron
ing machine. Requiring all foreign
insurance companies to prosecute their
cases in the state courts. Providing
that county attorneys shall act as claim
agents for all persons having claims
against the government for "pensions ,
bounty or back pay , " or other claims
grown out of the late war , and shall
serve without any extra compensation.
Yeas , 62 ; nays , 7. Prohibiting any
employer from exacting a promise as a
condition of employment from an ap
plicant for a position that he will not
join a labor organization. The penal
ty is a fine not exceeding $100. To
encourage the organization of a law
and medical department of the state
university by authorizing the board of
regents to charge certain fees in these
departments. A bill making some
slight change in the compensation of
the road supervisors was also passed.
SENATE. In the senate on the 10th
reports were made on the following
bills , : That house roll No. 34 , providr
and commission for sale of live stock ,
be passed ; senate file No. 92 , provid
ing for the deposit of state and county
funds in banks , without recommenda
tion ; No. 43. regarding the care of in
sane ; No. 19 , ( depositing state and
county funds in oanks also , and No.
56 providing and regulating proceed
ings in garnishment in civil actions
were indefinitely postponed. Among
committee reports was a recommenda
tion from the committee on municipal
agairs , recommending that file No.
i94 , authorizing cities and villages to
appropriate money to pay memorial
day expenses , be passed. House roll
No. 16 , enabling the use of matricula
tion and diploma fees for library pur
poses in the university of the state ,
was passed. House roll No. 17 was
also passed , as were also senate file
No. 164 , prohibiting and invalidating
mortgages upon household goods and
furniture and other exempt property ,
unless signed by both husband and
wife. The mechanics' lien law was in
definitely postponed. Senate file No.
161 , regarding the formation of school
districts , was recommended for pass
age.
age.HOUSE.
HOUSE. In the house the following
bills were passed : Requiring ail state
warrants , when there is no money in
the treasury to redeem them , to be in
vested in the school fund. Requiring
state , county and city warrants to be
registered by August 1 , with the enact
ing clause. The house went into com
mittee of the whole to consider bills on
general file. Providing that legal pa
pers against a railroad company may
be served upon conductors in any coun
ty in the state. Requiring all railroads
to establish and maintain a depot and
switches within the limits of every in
corporated village or city of the second
end class. The following bills were
recommended for passage : House roll
243 by Moan , fixing the charges for
sleeping cars at $1.50 for lower berths
and $1.00 for upper. House roll 84 : by
Riley , providing for a repeal of the
whole chapter of the law relating to
inspection of oils 50 to 24. " House
roll 97 by Schappel , as amended , pro
viding for the assessment of property
at its cash value , was debated atlength.
An amendment was proposed instruct
ing the assessor to deduct the honest
'debts of the owner of all real and per
sonal property when listing the same
for taxation. House roll 92 , by Soder-
man , providing for the submission to
the voters at the general election in
1892 of the question of calling a con
stitutional convention , was defeated.
SENATE. In the senate on the llth
the following bills were passed : Sen.
ate file No. 90 , incorporating secret
and other societies ; No. 191 , insisting
that the highest indebtedness of a cor
poration shall not exceed two-thirds
of their capital stock ; No. 210 , author
izing county boards to use the county
surplus general fund to buy seed and
food for needy farmers , and No. 182.
establishing a normal school at Pierce.
The following were recommended for
passage : No. 116 , establishing a state
board of health and regulating the
practice of medicine ; No. 67 compel
ling railroad companies to maintain
suitable crossings at all public roads ;
No. 146 , compelling railroad com
panies to make rapid transfers at
places where there are two or more
roads ; No. 136 , punishing persons for
provoking assaults upon themselves or
others by the use of vile and insulting
epithets ; No. 142. regarding the hear
ing of cases in county courts where
the sum exceeds the jurisdiction of a
justice of the peace.- The committee
on military affairs recommended the
passage of senate file No. 236 , reor
ganizing the militia of the state. The
committee on reform school recom
mended the passage of senate file No.
231 , locating a girls' industrial school
at Milford and the indefinite postpone
ment of No. 233 , establishing a simi
lar home in Louisville.
HOUSE. In the house at the morn
ing session a large number of commit
tee reports were placed on file. The
house went into the committee of the
whole to consider house roll 442 , by
Shryock , for establishing an "in
termediate reformatory at Louisville ,
Cass * county , Neb. " It was recom
mended for passage. Bills on final
reading were taken up. House roll 6 ,
by Howe , providing for submitting a
constitutional amendment transferring
all fines and license fees from the lo
cal , town or city school fund to the
county educational fund was passed
yeas 65 , nays 24. House roll 218 , by
McKesson , making incurable insanity
of five years' standing an additional
cause of divorce was lost yeas 31 ,
nays 57. The report of the committee
of the whole recommending the estab
lishment of an intermediate reforma
tory at Louisville was called up and
the report adopted yeas 52 , nays 42.
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider bills on the general
file. House roll 214 , by Cornish , au
thorizing Knights of Pythias to incor
porate , was amended by including
Knights of Labor and Farmer's Alli
ance and Bohemian Roman Catholic
Benevolent society and Brotherhood of
St. Andrew , and recommended for
passage. TheSchlappel bill as amended ,
which provides for the assessment of
wild l.nd the same as cultivated farms ,
and which has taken up agreat deal of
time during the session , was indefi
nitely postponed yeas 52 , nays 38.
SENATE. In the senate on the 12th
a petition for the recount of the votes
cast on the prohibitory amendment at
the last election was referred to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments. The committee on engrossed
and enrolled bills reported senate file
No. 85 correctly engrossed. This is
Stevens' maximum rate bill. Senator
Stevens moved that the rules be sus
pended for the purpose of fixing 2
o'clock for making senate file No. 85 a
special order. The motion was lost.
The bill to create the office of assessor
in Ulrica isi taju jiiubi /iri.Li.fciu v > iiiaa , uu-
tined the duties , powers and abilities
and prescribe compensation of the
same , and repeal all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith , was recom
mended to bo placed on general file.
Senator Hill offered the following resolution
elution : Whereas , Complaints are
continually coming to members of the
senate that there are serious irregu
larities in the engrossing , therefore I
moVe that Senators Stevens , Dysart and
Shumway be added to the committee
on engrossed and enrolled bills , and
that said committee be instructed to
investigate and make such changes as
they may deem necessary. The reso
lution was laid over under the rules.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole to consider bille on gen
eral file , Mattes in the chair. A num
ber of bills were amended and recom
mended for passage.
HOUSE. In the house was received
from the sifting committee a report on
the following bills , and they were
placed at the head of the general file :
House roll 313 , the usury bill ; house
roil 222. legalizing the official acts of
F. E. Brown , a notary public of Otoe
county ; house roils 420 and 421 , by
Cornish , relating to the duties of the
coroner ; house roll 443 , by Gunnett ,
providing for the deposit of surplus
public funds , and the interest to accrue
to the state ; house roll 297 , by Dunn ,
appropriating $50,000 for a home for
inebriates , to be located at Schuyler ;
house roll 206 , by Rohan , appropriat
ing $100,000 for the Nebraska exhibit
at the world's fair ; house roll 222 ,
legalizing acts of F. E. Brown of Otoe
county , was reported for passage. A
majority of the committee on miscel
laneous subject reported house roll 107
by Taylor of Butler , conferring on wo
men the right to vote at city and vil
lage elections , with the recommenda
tion that it be placed on the general
file. A minority report signed by
Mathewson , Hall and Stewart recom
mended that the bill be indefinitely
postponed , which was adopted , 46 to
34. House roll 527 , introduced by re
quest of H. T. Clarke of Omaha , and
providing for the appointment of a
commissioner of immigration , was in
definitely postponed.
SENATE. The senate , on the 13th ,
held a very short session and no busi
ness was transacted except adopting
the reports of various standing com
mittees. The following were reported
for passage and placed on the general
file : House roll 52 , authorizing the
organization of farmers' mutual insur
ance companies ; house roll 271 , pro
viding for the organization of Boyd
county ; house roll 115 , by Brennan ,
authorizing associations and unions of
workingmen to adopt for their protec
tion , labels and trade marks. House
roll 12 , the Newbcrry maximum tariff
bill as amended. Senate file 241. by
Poynter , directing the state superin
tendent of public instruction to appoint
an advisory board of four members ,
including one member of the faculty
of the state university , and of the fac
ulty of the state normal school , who
shall prescribe a course of study for
the common schools of the state , and
to have supervision of county insti
tutes.
HOUSE. In the house on the 13th
the committee of the whole considered
house roll 147 , the amended irrigation
bill , which was amended by strking
out all reference to the "board of con
trol , its powers and duties , " and re
commended for passage. The bill di
vides the state into six water divisions.
The house took up a special order
house roll 75 , and its amendments ,
providing for the deposit of state ,
county and city funds in such banks as
will pay at least 4 per cent interest for
the same. The committee on miscel
laneous subjects reported a substitute
for the bill , which is an exact copy of
the Missouri law on the same subject.
The substitute was rejected and house
roll 443 , by Gunnett * the original bill ,
with some slight amendments , was
adopted and reported for passage. The
house called up the report of the com
mittee of the whole on house roll 206 ,
appropriating $100,000 to make an ex
hibit of Nebraska's products at the
world's fair. Watson moved to strike
out $100.000 and insert$72.000. Voor-
hes moved to strike out $75,000 and
insert $50,000. On this motion the
yeas and nays were called which re
sulted yeas 45 , nays 43. The bill was
ordered engrossed for a final reading.
House roll 357 , for the relief of David
Butler , reported for indefinite post
ponement by the committee on claims ,
was placed on the general file.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Shea is in his seat after a
long illness.
The bill providing for the voting of
women in city and village elections
was killed in the senate.
Senate file No. 21 , what is known as
the mechanics' lien law , was indefi
nitely postponed in the senate. So the
lien law remains as it was.
This week will bo consumed in the
house by the consideration of the ju
dicial , congressional senatorial and
representative district bills and the
appropriations.
The woman suffragists have another
bill , house roll 107 , introduced by Tay
lor of Butler , slumbering in the com
mittee on miscellaneous subjects , which
they will spring on the house at an
early day.
The house apportionment committee
has practically decided to make no
change whatever in the legislative dis
tricts. It alleges there is not time
enough to redistrict the state properly
and prefers to let the districts remain
as they are. Much opposition will be
made to this programme on the floor
of the house , by both republicans and
democrats.
The investigation of the penitentiary
contract by the committee on peniten
tiary developed nothing of a startling
nature , and the report which will be
sent in will disclose no evidence of any
corrupt means being used to obtain
tne contract.
The Felker bill , making it manda
tory that one-third of the school boards
of metropolitan cities shall be women ,
was passed by the vote of Mr. Bert-
rand of Douglas. Without his support
the bill would have failed of passage
by just one vote.
The house committee on claims gave
a hearing to ex-Gov. Butler who claims
about $20,000 , due him from transac
tions with the state , growing out of his
impeachment. lie asked the appoint
ment of a commission to adjust the
matter. The committee took no defi
nite action.
The purchasing committee of the
Nebraska relief commission issued or
ders to wholesale grocers in Omaha and
Lincoln for about $10,000 worth of
groceries and provisions , a large
amount of which consists of flour. Sev
eral orders for the latter article were
placed with mills in the interior of the
state.
The soldiers' home at Grand Island
made such a strong protest against the
cut in- their expenses by the finance
committee that the special house com
mittee , of which Mr. Crick is chair
man , sent a delegation of its members
to the home to inspect its condition.
They hope that the state will build a
few more "cottages'1 in connection with
the institution.
The bill to pay expenses of the con
test has been finally approved and will
be presented to the house as follows :
Attorneys for Governor Boyd , $1,000 ;
attorneys for John H. Powers , $1,000 ;
attorneys for other contestants , $1,000 ;
attorneys for other contestees , $1,000 ;
stenographers in all cases , $2,000 ; no
taries , $2,400 ; printing briefs , etc. ,
John H. Powers , $667.50 ; total ,
$9,067.50.
Senators Collins , Coulter , Williams ,
Warner , Woods , Moore and Schram ,
and several members of the house , vis
ited the home for the feeble minded at
Beatrice , examining all the buildings
and investigating the progress the in
mates had made in studies and labors
of various kinds. The committee ex
pressed itself as highly pleased with
the method employed and the condi
tion in which the institution seemed to
be.
be.The
The house committee on miscellan
eous subjects held a meeting and de
cided to report in favor of the passage
of house roll 481 , by Porter , which re
peals every line of the Siocumb high
license law and makes no provision
whatever for any regulation of the
liquor traffic. It is evident , however ,
that the bill was reported back merely
as a joke and with no idea that the
measure will receive any serious atten
tion from the house.
The Faxon bill , requiring the names
of all the legal voters in a precinct to
petitions for saloon licenses to be lo
cated outside of cities and incorporated
villages had a very narrow escape.
When the roll was verified only fifty-
votes had been recorded in favor of
the measure , and the speaker had re
ceived the official tally sheet , when
Shyrock ( dem ) of Cass voted "aye , "
giving the bill the constitutional num
ber of votes. The chair then began
to say "a constitutional majority"
when he was interrupted by McKesson
( rep ) of Lancaster , who changed from
aye to "no. " White ( dem ) of Cass
then came to the rescue , followed by
Ford of Douglas , both of whom voted
aye , " and the bill was saved.
A SENATOR SECDKED.
THE iO.VG DEADLOCK J.V IRFJXOIS
JLT LAST EXDED.
Ken. Palmer Elected to tlio United
States Senate on tlio 15'ltli Hallot ,
Kccelvlng 103 Voten Moore and
Cockrell Como to tlio Ilc cnc .1
Lively Time lit tlio Kaitaas Legisla
ture Senator Pcffer Denounce * tlio
Treasury Department Preparing
for an
Gen. Palmer Elct l U. S. Senator.
Si'KiNGFiELD , 111. , March 12. The
long senatorial deadlock was broke
yesterday by the election of Gen. Pal
mer to the United States senate. The
republican absentees answered to ioil
call and voted for Lindlcy. The 15-lth
ballot resulted as follows : Palmer , 103 ;
Lindley , 101 ; Streeter , 1. Taubeneck
voted for Streeter.
General Palmer is 75 years old , but
has all the physical vigor of a strong
man of 50. He has been closely iden
tified with Illinois politics for forty-
years , having been a leader in both
parties and by each given all the honors
it had to bestow. Up to the opening
of the war Palmer was a democrat but
he never held office. He went into the
war as a colonel and came out as a
major general. After the war he allil-
iated with the republican party and in
1868 he was elected governor. In 1872
General Palmer's term as governor
ended and about that time he ceased
all connection with the republican par
ty , and soon after openly rejoined the
democratic party.
Last night the democrats were re
sorting to every device known to make
a noise and express in some measure
their exultation over the election of
General Palmer to the United States
senate. Innumerable bands of men
with tin horns. Chinese gongs , and
other unmusical instruments marched
through the streets and through the
lobbies of the hotels , invariably wind
ing up at General Palmer's residence ,
where they gave cheer after cheer. As
soon as the election was announced
today the bells and whistles of every
factory in the city , regardless of poli
tics , were let loose and church and lire
bells added to the clamor. All over
the city flags and bunting were Hying
and fireworks were used without stint.
Dr. Moore in an interview said he
was convinced it was the earnest de
sire of the majority of his constituents
that he should vote as he did , when
rumors were being circulated all over
an independent , but a republican. In
regard tothe tender of a solid repub
lican vote to him , Mr. Moore said he
would under no consideration accept a
seat in the senate unless tendered by
the will of the people. He felt he was
not the choice and for that reason
could not accept the honor that would
be conferred by the casting of the re
publican votes for him.
Cockrell said that in voting for Pal
mer he had not gone into the demo
cratic party , as many seemed to think.
It was agreed between Dr. Moore and
himself from the beginning that , as
Palmer had made his fight before the
people and had been endorsed by their
vote , they would vote for Palmer after
they had demonstrated the fact that
they could not elect a straight inde
pendent man. Cockrell added that he
and Moore decided in the first part of
the session that Taubeneck was a
straightout republican. During the
last few days , said Cockrell , I became
afraid a scheme was being worked to
make a break in the democratic ranks.
We feared this break would result in
sending a certain Chicago millionaire
to the senate by means of boodle and
determined to head off any such a
scheme.
Taubeneck in an interview said if
the democratic part of the Farmers'
Mutual Benefit association sustains the
action of Moore and Cockrellxit will
break the organization all to pieces.
If their action is condemned it will
show the organization is sounder than
ever , and that it does not want any
thing to do with either of the old par
ties. I have no complaint to make of
anyone except Moore and Cockrell.
Thev have nlaved the traitor. In thn
last few days they would not agree to
anything , were not willing to take up
any other candidate and would not
even have any conference. I am per
fectly satisfied with my own course.
I wish the people and the press would
not call us "the big three" any more.
If the people are satisfied with the ac
tion of Moore and Cockrell let them be
called the ' " 'big two'1 and call me "the
little one. "
General Palmer said his canvass had
demonstrated that the true method of
electing a senator is by an appeal to
the people. He had little to say in
addition to his speech of this after
noon , except that he will advocate in
the United States senate the amend
ment to the constitution enabling the
people to vote direct for senators.
Lively Tilt in the Legislature.
TOPEKA , Kan. , March 12 There
was a scene of great excitement in the
house last night. The committee on i
the investigation of the state house j
commissioners not being ' I
ready , Speaker -
er Elder , who had taken the floor. ! I 1
moved that the committee be allowed j j
to sit after the adjournment of the leg- |
islature. Douglas ( rep. ) complained I I
that persons under investigation had '
not been allowed to be present at the '
committde sittings , either by person ,
or attorney. He and other republicans - j
cans denounced the committee and the
farmers' alliance. Elder became ex
citedly angry and said the alliance was
running the house and the republicans
must submit , right or wrong. Then
the galleries hissed , the alliance men
cheered and the republicans groaned.
The sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper
attempted to clear the galleries and
Bi B
n
several lively encounters took place-
A general fight became imminent ; out
finally Elder resumed the chair , said
ho was ashamed of liis remarks and
appealed to all present to maintain or
then restored and El
der. Quiet was
der's motion was adopted.
Senator Pcffer on Money.
WASHINGTON March 13. Senator
Pcffer made an address here in which
he denounced the whole policy of the--
treasury department in occasionally-
intervening to relieve the stringency
of the market as wrong in principle *
and an injustice to Kansas and thct / -
west. Ho wanted the stringency re V
lieved , not by anticipating payment on
bonds or by purchasing the people's-
indebtedness at a premium , but by the-
issue of more money. He favored the- it
immediate issue of $500,000,000 inL
treasury notes. This sum. orsomuclt
thereof as was necessary , ho would
loan out * 10 per cent of each loan to-
be paid each year , 9 per cent to bo
applied to the extinction of the princi
pal indebtedness and 1 per cent cov
ering interest. In tha , ' , way ho be
lieved it possible to redeem e very-
mortgaged home in the land within a.
period of fifteen years.
Ex-Congressman Warner , who was
present , attempted to get at the Kan
sas senator's meaning a little more/
clearly by putting a few questions to-
him. To these PelTer replied that.
General Warner and himself were rei--
soiling on widely separated premises ,
the general's questions being based ,
upon the present monetary system ,
which made money the standard of"
value as well as the medium of ex
change. His own system eliminated
from money not only the clement of
intrinsic value , but the power to limiter -
or control the value of things of use.
Ho continued speaking in this strain/
for over an hour , and as one of his
auditors remarked : ' -If the people of
Kansas are not proud of their new sen
ator now , they never will be. ' '
I'rcparliis for an Emergency.
WASHINGTON , March 12. It was
said at the war office that every effort
is being made to induce thecontractors-
for ammunition to anticipate their or
ders by a month if possible. Under
the existing contracts it is required
that this ammunition shall be ready for
delivery by the first of May. But the
department desires that it bhall be fur
nished by the first of April. The rea
son for this is said to bo the desire on
the part of the military authorities to-
be thoroughly prepared to resist any
Indian uprising which may occur in.
the snring months.
Parnell's Appeal for Aid.
LONDON , March 16. Parncll has-
issued his manifesto to the Irish people
ple of America. Ho refers to the past ,
help received from the Irish there and
commends to them the delegates now
on their way to America , expressing-
the hope that they will receive a fa
vorable reception and hearing. Touch
ing on what he calls the "hasty and
meddlesome interference of English ,
politicians in the complex organiza
tion of our party , " he adds : "It now
becomes my task to restore this unity
and reconstruct our movement , lopping-
off ail unsound materials and taking-
effectual precautions against the ad
mission in the future into our army of
any weak , treacherous , self-seeking-
elements. Fortune has unveiled this-
If
danger and given space for this re
construction before the general elec
tion , and the disclosure has brought a.
realization of the insufficiency of Glad
stone's proposed solution of the situa
tion to secure the liberty , happiness
and prosperity of your brothers and.
sisters in Ireland. "
The manifesto closes with an appeal
for help to assist Parneil in forming an
independent parliamentary party , so *
that one more effort to win freedom
and prosperity for the nation might be
made.
A Laud OQlce Decision.
SALT LAKE , Utah , March 14. The
register of the land office has received ,
a communication from the general land
office at Washington to the effect that-
in the future stone lands cannot be en
tered under the mineral land laws.
The opinion is the result of an inquiry
on iu uuu ui VT. JL. VyUiiner oi inis-
city , who took up 160 acres under tha
provisions of the mining act , which he *
will not have to relinouish.
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i.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richardson of i.I I
Lebanon , Ind. , are the parents of trip ' 'I
lets , all boys.
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