The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, February 15, 1895, Image 6
1 Y r OOg TRIBUNE. F. M. KIMMELL , Publisher. MCCOOK , NEBR ACKA. B , T STATE. CLAY county's jail contains but one prisoner. A LODGE of Odd Fellows has been organized - ganized at Dodge. Yoga is again in possession of two daily newspapers. VALLEY county has organized a county - ty relief association. CLAY CENTER has but two families that have asked for aid. FREMONTEBS now get their mail through the new postoiliee. PALUYRA proposes to send out a min- itrel troup in the near future. FRANK BROWN was found frozen to p death near West Lincoln last week. .I . A CEMETERY association has been q formed at Tryon , McPherson county. THE Wasau Creamery company will open a plant there for business about March 1. ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected in Clay county for a grand circular wolf hunt JACOB HOLZWETH : of Sutton was before - fore the commissioners of insanity and adjudged insane. TILE creamery at Dixon has paid out over $4,000 to its farmer patrons in the course of the past five months. Fen trying to prevent the arrest of a t ugh a t Wakefield , Ray Cook received a broken arm and bruised head. TiE Madison county teacher's institute - tute will be held at Norfolk , beginning June 10 , and continuing two * eeks. Rommcs of Lancaster has introduced a bill which will remove the illegality { ' of marriage of a white person with a negro. + BLOOMFIELD citizens are talking su gar beet culture and will shortly decide whether or not to try a crop the coming - . ing season. I SUNDAY schools and other schools in Hastings have been suspended temporarily - arily on account of the prevalance of scarlet fever. JOHN MOCKENIIAUT , a bell boy at the Lincoln hotel in Lincoln , was caught in the elevator , receiving injuries that may prove fatal CITIZENS of Verdon gave a bean soup and corn bread dinner. The affair was largely attended by the pioneers of Richardson county. Miss BERTHA DAVIS of Hebron has accepted the position of instructor on the violin at the Nebraska institute for j the blind at Nebraska City. MRs. H. THo3trsoN of McCook , by mistake. swallowed some carbolic acid on Tuesday of last week , but the prompt attention of a physician relieved her from her suffering. Buy home-made goods and build up borne industries , is a good policy : Far- rell' Fire Extinguisher , made by Farrell - rell & Co. , Omaha ; Morse-Coo boots and .shoes for men , women and children. ) AN overdose of nitrate of potash caused Mrs W. J Unangst of Blue Springs a serious hour's conflict with cramps , cold extremities and other symptoms of approaching dissolution. THE county board of Knox county bas ordered a poll. tax assessed against all Indians whovote. This action was taken in order that the Indians should be compelled to aid in keeping up the highways. THE February term of the district court of Lincoln county convened last , week. The docket contains about 250 cases Hard times is the cause of many of the , they being foreclosures of real estate mortgages A SUBSCRIPTION paper is now going the rounds in Bellwood for the purpose - pose of raising enough money to see if a flowing well can be found in the public square. The subscription list is being liberally signed. t THE 13-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs A. 0. Marr of Tecumseh was badly - ly scalded about the head , breast and arms by pulling a teakettle of boiling water off the stove onto itself. It will probably recover but will be badly dis- figured. MRs. ALICE MLNNICK was last week admitted to practice at the bar of Gage county as attorney on motion of Judge A. Hardy. Mrs. Mfnniek was formerly a practicing attorney at Lincoln , but has not yet hitherto been.admitted to the Gage county bar. t ' ATTOmrEY GENERAL CHURCHILL has been requested by the people of bit county to have either General John C. Cowin jr T. J. Mahoney of Omaha assist ; rim in the prosecution of the cases of the men charged with the inurdet' of BarrettScott ; ROSY.tiBAUM flubs. , the well known grain commission rjaerchants of Chica ro , sent a$50 contribution to Oberfelder & Co. , of Sidney-to the free seed fund of Cheyenne county. In this manner it is expected that many of the destitute farmers will be relieved. LULU STAFFORD Is in the city jail at Lincoln waiting an opportunity to go to the Milford home. She is a 21-year- old grass widow and is in a delicate condition , said to be the result of undue intimacy with a street car conductor named William Martindale. THE authorities of Beatrice will make an effort to clear the. city of disreputable - ble houses , and libelytimes may result. It is said thatthe names of'all ' the male visitors to the housesior the past three months have beeii''secured , and they will be called as witnesses. DEPARTMENT COMMANDER , Cnuncir HOWE of the Grand Army of the Republic - public , has sent . a letter to Louis Klopsch , proprietor of the Christian Herald of New York ; acknowledging his munificent gift of $1,000 , to be used for relief _ purposes among the Grand Army of the Republic destitute. CHARLES KIPPLINGEII of Thiy Springs was brought in to South Omaha to answer in Judge Levy's court to a 1 charge preferred by Miss Susie Moran of Douglas county in which she alleges that Kipplinger is the father of her i Illegitimate child , which was born on January 19. 1 WILLIAM HOMERSIIAUM , an old resident - dent near Odell , called at the bank of Odell and while there asked to see a note held against him for collection. While it was on the counter before him 1 he seized it and tore ; it in pieces , saying that it was now yett ed. He will be arrested - rested if the amount is not made good &t once . , t TIIEBE is a conflict at Hay Springs among county officers and bankers as to the deposit of the county funds. The banks have turned over to the county commisssioners $18,000 in silver dollars and the heap is so large that no safe can be had to hold it , and an armed force is guarding it in one of the court rooms T. H. HOELLWABTII and wife of Gree- ley Center were found in their room in an unconscious condition , caused by gas from a stove. The little child , l year old , was dead by their side. Their little niece made the discovery and gave the alarm. At this writing the result on the part of the parents is in doubt AT O'Neill the , defendants in the Scott case were admitted to bail by County Judge McCutcheon. Mullihan , Elliott and Harris were placed under a $3,000 bond and Mert Ray $1,000 to appear to stand trial for the murder of Barrett Scott Several friends of the prisoners werepresent and therequired bond was furnished and the prisoners released. AN Otoe county man wants the legislature - lature to compel. all owners of wagons and buggies to lengthen the double trees of theirvehiclesso that the horses will have to travel immediately in front of the wheels and not between , as under - der the present arrangement. By this means , he claims , the feet of the horses would prevent the cutting of ruts in the roads by the vehicles. TILE Blair Republican says : The experiment - periment of sheep feeding in this county - ty seems to be growing in public favor. Mr. Halt , one of the successful stockmen - men of the Missouri bottom , has 1,000 in his yards , and we hear that the Herman - man ranch , after shipping their cattle , will feed 2,000 head on wheat , which is cheaper than 50 cent corn , which is the usual price at the ranch. A LARGE dog appeared on the street in Ashlandshowingsignsof being mad. Jim Jardine got a gun and took after him , following him over a large portion - tion of the town. As the animal traveled - eled he snapped at every dog and person - son that came any way near him. He was followed to the slaughter house of Lou Middletoh , where he bitfour hogs , at which place he was dispatched. A LINCOLN dispatch says : There will be a report from the house committee appointed to investigate the management - ment of the relief commission. This report will probably show that the blame for piling up trainloads of supplies - plies at l.incoln while people were famishing in the western counties should be divided between Secretary Ludden and the railroad companies. THE mortgage record for January shows : Farm mortgages filed , 56 , $40- 995.53 ; released , 58 , $40,766.20 ; city , 16 , $9,430.39 ; released , 12 , $9,985.50. In January , 1894 , the number filed was one less than 1895 , and released the same , on farm property. The amount in 1894 fo , the same month was $9,000 greater and the amount released $5,000. In the month of January , 1894 , there were were 188 chattel mortgages filed and this year only eighty-nine. TIIE eleventh annual encampment of the Nebraska division , Sons of Veterans - erans , will convene in Fremont Tuesdays - days , February 19. The program for the occasion is as follows : Tuesday- Reception with program. Open to the patriotic societies , Grand Army of the Republic , Women's Relief corps , Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic , and Daughters of Veterans Wednes- day-Exemplification of new ritual and camp fire. To members only. Thurs- day-Installation of new officers. Banquet - quet JOHN BULGEB , a single man of perhaps - haps thirty-five , was found dead from suicide on his farm ten miles south of Irenton. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that he came to his death by his own hand. Evidence disclosed that he placed the rifle on the floor by the bed and leaning over it with the muzzle - zle over his heart he pulled the trigger. The ball entered the heart and passed through.the body and up through the roof. He had money in the bank and no particular reason can be given for his action. OLNEY STEPHFNS of Stanton county was found frozen to death. He was aged about 21 years , a son of H. B. Stephens , residing one and half miles northwest of Stanton. His brother , while on his way to Sunday school ; found the body about half way between home and Stanton. Olney had been spending the evening in town with his brother , William Stephens , and two friends. When they separated about midnight he decided to stop in the photograph - tograph gallery of Henry Milenz and not go home. That was the last seen of him alive by anyone. A WELL known Gage county farmer said in discussing the oleo bills introduced - duced in the legislature , that he for one did not want to see any legislation except in the line of protection from fraud. If the product of the olea factories - tories was through legislation compelled - pelled to compete with butter in its true name , no objection could be made to it , but at present there is nothing to prevent it being put on the tables of hotels and restaurants as butte. What. he wants is a law compelling the proprietors - prietors of such places to exhibit placards noting the fact that oleo was put on the tables Mn. DAVIES of Cass has introduced a bill to repeal the lawgiving the gov ernor authority to pardon two longtime - time convicts on the fourth day of July each year. The bill is introduced in order that Benwell , the Cass county murderer , now in penitentiary , may have no excuse forbeing pardoned. Of course , with this section repealed the governor would still have the authority to pardon any man in the penitentiary , whatever his offense might be , but the champions of the bill in Cass county believe that its passage - sage would be in the line of the expression - pression of public sentiment 'they also know that the governor rarely pardons a long-time convict except on the 4th of July. MRS. HAYWARD of Chadron came near meeting with a very 'serious accident ast week. While out sleigh riding her horses became frightened , ran away and broke loose from the sleigh , pull. ng Mrs. Hayward , who very pluckily hung to the lines , over the dashboard : She was dragged a short distance , but ' fortunately escaped with slight injury. , AT Greenwood Mr. Bowers' little bog aged 2 years was scalded to death by falling into a bucket of hot water. Ho ived about twelve hours His mother. , had poured out a bucketpf , hot water f o scrub with and stepped dut a min = J nte : ' The littleffellow in' playing fell , . f backwards into the water. t ' i t , . . rn n esM < LEGISLATIVE RECORD WHAT THE NEBRASKA SOLONS ARE DOING. Some Bill. Passed and Otliera Yet Being Introduced-Arrangements Entered Into for a Joint Adjournment for a Week-A Report on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Grand Island-Bills Recommended for Passage-Senator Teft's Road and Bridge 13111-A Measure - ure for Publication of the General Laws -Mlacellaneous Matters In Both lb urea. The Nebraska Assembly. SENATE.-In the senate on the 4th the following - lowing report was presented : Your committee - tee , appointed on Soldiers' and Sailors' Home , beg leave to submit the following report - port as to the treatment of the inmates thereof : We visited the institution on February - ruary 1 , and. after viewing the buildings , property and premises generally , made an extensive examination of the inmates separate - arate and apart from the officers thereof , as to the manner Ip which said home has been conducted by the present management , also ate the treatment accorded to the inmates by the present commandant and the officers under him , and we find no cause for complaint - plaint ; but from the testimony of numerous parties , consisting wholly of theInmates. just reason for words of clmmendation and praise. And we find and report that the treatment and care of the inmates by the present commandant and officers under him has t eeu pr oiler and commendable and that the inmates are contented and satisfied. The report was approved by the sena a and ordered spread upon the records. 1athbun , from the joint committee on femporary ad- lournmeni , reported that the committee had agreed upon an adjournmentof the two houses from February 7 until February 14 at 2 o'clock. The new bills introduced and read for the first time this afternoon were as follows : By Teft , relating to the government - ment and construction of roads and bridges in counties having less than 100,0 0 inhabitants - tants ; by Crane , to prohibit book making and pool selling ; by loan relating to the power of the district court to allow temporary - rary alimony , suit money and maintenance to the wife in actions begun for divorce or separation ; by Pone , to permit debtors to confess judgment either in term time or Vacation - cation , ht person or by attorney. Housn.-There was another busy half day in the house on the 4th and a number of bills were recommended for passage and put to sleep in committee of the whole. Jenkins secured in committee of the whole a recommendation - mendation for passage for his bill , house roll No. 58. This bill provides that January 1 , February 22 , the Fourth of July , the 25th : of December and any day appointed by the governor of this state or the president of the United States shall be considered legal holidays , and that when any of these days fall on Sunday the following Monday shall be observed. The following bills were recommended - ommended for passage : House roll No. 41 , providing that any member of a lawfully organized volunteer fire company who disabled in the line of duty shall receive not less than $3 nor more than $10 a week during the period of such disability. Douse roll No. 58 , providing for legal holidays for school teachers house roll No. S2 , by Lee , providing that when any warrant issued by any county township , city , town or school district is not paid for want of funds , the county treasurer shall take up such warrant and hold it for the benefitof the fund so invested tilltho same is paid as provided by law. The house members of the joint committee - tee on mids ssion adjournment reported that they had arranged with the senate committee for a joint adjournmentof the legislature from 1lhursday noon , F ebruary 7 , until Thursday , February 14 , at3o'clock p. m. The report of the committee was adopted. House roll No 92 , the bill to levy a one-half mill tax on the property of the state for additional buildings for the State university was discussed without definite a" 11on , SENATE.-In the senate on the 5th the anti-oleomargarine bill was reported for passage by such an overwhelming majority that its final passage through the senate with the sign over hotel tables and all other features unchanged , ; s admitted as certain by all. The oleomargarine people got in petitions from the Commercial club and board of trade of Omaha asking that the bills be not passed , as they are calculated to destroy largo interest in this state. Sea- at r McKesson favored the bill because he believed that any man , if he wanted it , had a riiht to buy real butter that traced its origin to a cow and not to a hog. He believed - lieved the interests of the 150 men employed in the oleomargarine manufactory at South Omaha was not to be compared tothe larger interests of the 100,000 women over the state who made butter from milk. The committee of the whole arose and reported the bill with the recommendation that it pass. The senate then went into committee of the whole , Pope in the chair , for the consideration - tion of senate file 0. by Akers , the district irrigation bill. The senate , after thcorn - mittee arose , adoptedtho reportof the corn- mittee. asking leave to sit again. Among new bills introduced were the following : To amend sections 11,11 and 18 , and to repeal section 22 , of chapter 60 , laws of 1857 , entitled - tled , "An act to regulate railroads , prevent discrimination , p rovideforaboardoftrans- portatfon and define its duties , and repeal articles 5 and 0 of chapter 72 , entitled'tail- roads , " of the revised statutes , and all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. To provide for an Insurance board , to define its powers and duties and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act. HousE In the house on the 5th house roll 02 was considered. This is the bill providing for an additional levy of 14 mill for the benefit - efit of the state university. The entire 1110 ! fling was spent in discussion of the bill. It was finally.i + mended so as to provide that the levy should not be more than is sufficient - cient to raise $60,000 po annum , and not 'to exceed ' 44 mill , in the discretion of the state authorities : The reportof thecommittee of the whole was adopted. Reports , of committees - mittees were received as follows : To pass as amended house roll 101 , Sutton's bill relating - lating 10 state banks. To pass as amended house roll : :62 , Asliby's bill to male does personal property. Amended to indefinitely postpouo. Amendment' lost and committee's report adopted. 1'o pass house roll 62 , Munger's judicialdistrict bill. To pass house roll 214 , Benedict's cenetery" bill. To pass house roll 04 , Burns' bill to create a parts commission in towns of :5,0:0 inhabitants. To pass house roll 315 , Burnses' bill relating to cities. of the second class. To pass house roll S , Perklns' Russian this- tle.bill ; to'p ass as amended 'house roll 349 , Ashby's bill , to create a dairy 'col iniissfot ; to pass house roll'13 ' , Munger's t ill , prohib- itingWritten instructions tojuries ; to pass. committee substitute for house roll : 'l0 ; Bar- ry's bill to provide for School district libraries - ries ; to pass as amended house r .11 301 , Da- vies' road bill ; to pass as amended house roll 282 , Harris' bill to ptinlsh persons unlawfully - fully wearing the Grand Army button ; to pass senate file 9. Caldwoll's dentristry bill. Among new bills introduced were : To pro- vide'for the incorporation of accident companies - panies on the assessment plan , and to regulate - late the same ; to provide for the examination - tion of their condition ; to prevent the fraudulent practices by such companies ; to provide a penalty for the , violation of this act ; relating to ife insurance , to prevent discrimination and rebates and providd pdn- alties for violation thereof. .SENATE.-The senate committee on constitutional - tutional amendments , on the 0th , decided to introduce in the senate fourteen amendments - ments to the constitution. Thesame amendments - ments will be submitted in the house. They have been prepared by Senator Watson ' 0f the" senate 'committee on constitutional amendments , and , . 1epxesentatitDavies , of the same com aiittee in the house , and both gentlemen have availed themselves of the assistance and counsels of Chief Justice Norval and Justices Post and Harrison of the state supreme court. A great deal of care hits been exercised in the preparation of these amendments.and it is believed by t all parties who have been ruterested in putting - ting t em in shape that they will give the people of the state an opportunity of revising - ing the. constitution without resortI inn ; to the ' extraordinary expense i ] a constitutional convention. There are fourteen amendments. t h ehr from. the committee on highways , roads and'brldges ; ' repented a.favorable r port qn senate file N. 74. This Is known isCurtiss Turners seed roads' bill , and it liravides for a highway , commission to take solcand exclusive charge of all coun ty roads n countfes'having more than I00.000inhab- Iants. The committee on miscellaneous t corporations teported favorably on senate lie N' ; . 72 , i'biIl introduced by Caldwell ; requiring - quiring all manufacturers of lard to stamp t n plain letters and figures on each can , pail di' vessel containing the product the exact c . , . . , - ' - ' - - - proportions of other ingredients therein Watson's bill , No. Yid , to prevent insurance companies doing business in this state from making any agreement whereby openand free competition between said companies will be prevented or hindered , was also given a favorable report from the committee - tee on miscellaneous corporations. llousn In'tho house on the 6th committees - tees reported as follows : To pass house roll 155 , relating to county surveyors ; to pass house roll 318 , Broekman's bill to regulate the movements of steam engines ; to pass , as amended , house roll 155. Allan's car coupling bill ; to refer to the roads and bridges committee - mittee house roll 281 , Sisson's public road bill ; to pass house roll 74. Slsson's bill providing - viding penalty for assessors who fail : to value property according to the law ; to pass house roll ' ; , liarrison's bill relating to title. House roll 922. the bill to make an ad- ditlonal tax levy , was placed on its passage , but lacking the requisite number a sharp fight resulted , and before the result of the vote was announced an amendment to the hill was tabled , and the speaker ruled that this also carried the bill to the table. Bills were introduced in the house as follows : Douse roll 483 , by Burns of Dodge , to an- thorizo cities of the second class to coii- struct electric light and gas plants. House ro114Sa , by Ttmnle of Douglas , Irrigation bill. House roll 484 , by Rouse of hall , pie- viding for insane persons. House roll 4 G , by Crowe of Douglas , to amend section 5S2 , code of civil proceedure. SENATE.-The senate on the 7th considered the bill granting a half-miil levy for the use of the state university. McKeeby took charge of the bill and briefly glanced over the arguments 1n favor of the measure. He closed by offering an amendment providing that the levy shall be so equalized that It will not produce more than 0,000 per an- nuin. An amendment suggested by Campbell - bell and accepted by I11cKeeby , fn lieu of his own amendment , provides that "when the levy is made It shall not exceed that fraction of a mill which , based upon the assessed - sessed valuation of the property shall be sufficient to raise the amount of $ d0,000 per annum. The committee agreed to recommend - mend the passage of the bill as amended. The senate then listened to the reading of a large number of reports from standing committees. The general file was increase bythe addition of nearlytwentybills , while nearly as manywercindefiuiltely postponed. Ten or fifteen new bills were introduced , including - cluding the proposed amendments to the constitution offered bthecommitteo. After recess the senate took up and passed four bills , as follows : Reducing the interest on stata warrants from 7 to 5 per cent ; amending - ing the law relating to county soldiers' relief - lief commissions ; amending the law which provides for the payment of the salaries of county attorneys ; the bill to prohibit the sale or use of oleomargarine unless the same be labeled as such. ilousE.-In the Ilouse an the 7th house roll No. 183 , by Jenness , was the first in line. The bill provides that no employer or corporation - poration shall discharge an employe for the reason that he belongs to a labor organization. The penalty for violation is a fine of Si00or imprisonment not exceeding six months. The bill was pass ; d by 60 to 21. Wait's bill , house roll No. 41 , was passed. It provides that any member of a lawfully organized - ganized volunteer fire company who shall lne disabled in the line of duty sall receive from the city a sum of not less than 83 nor more than 810 per week. The vpte in favor of this bill was unanimous House roll No. 40 , also by Waft , is a dog ia'c bill. It imposes - poses a tax of notless than 810 nor more than r-J upon the owners and harborers of dogs. It furtherprovides thatno ) nersonshallkeel more than ore dog. The n ill passed. Gi to 19. House roll No. 58. by Jenkins , is a bill providing - viding that the 1st of January , the 22(1 of February , the Fourth of July , the 25th of Decemler and any day recommended by the governor of tils state or the president of the United States as a day of fasting or thanksgiving shall be allowed school teachers of all public schools as legal boll- days. It also provides that when any of these days shall occur on Sunday , then the following Monday shall be observed. There was but slight opposition to the passage of this measure. Bee's bill , house roll No. 82 , to authorize the investment of sinking funds in the hands of the county treasurer of any county in registered warrants issued by county , city , town or school authorities of such county under direction of the county commissioners or boards of supervisors - visors , was passed by a vote of 74 to 11. Munger's bill , house roll No. 136 , providing that probate courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the probate of wills , was passed. House roll \o. 121 , by Ilairgrove , providing for an extra bailiff in the supreme court , was lost with the emergency cause , the vote boine54 to 32 , and it was put upon its passage without the clause. The bill failed entirely on its passage without the emergency clause , receiving but 39 yeas to 41 nays. Housn-In the house on the Sth House's printing bill , house roll 430 , was recommended - mended for passage by the committee and report adopted. The bill provide ; for a radical - ical departure from the present lax system of letting the public printing. It makes competition - petition possible and embodies drastic measures to prevent collusion. Mouse roll 159 , by Harris , was recommended for passage - sage on favorable report o1 the committee on agriculture. It provides that the sum of 320,100 shall be appropriated out of the general - eral fund for the maintenance of the experimental - imental stations at Cul4iertson and Ogalatla. Benedict's age of consent bill , house roll No. 348 , was favorably recommended for passage - sage by the committee on judiciary and the report adopted. It fixes the age of consent - sent at 18 years , and repeals section 12 d f the Criminal Code of the State , section 5,558 of the Consolidated Statutes , which provides - vides thatthe age of consentshall be 1Gyears. On call for reports of standing cgmmittees the following bills were recommended for passage : house rolls Nos. 258 , 2S9 , 430 , :45 , i82,18 : , 342 , 330.159 and 9. House rolls Nos. 450 , 3S7 , 103 , 296 , 236 and 308 were indefinitely postponed. House roll No. 208 was referred to the committee on claims , and 154 to the committee on fees and salaries. Douse roll 20 : , providing for the payment of fees and expenses in the trial of the maximum rate case was today referred to the committee on claims. The lull amount of the claim is over $13,030. The members of the sub-corn- mittees to visit the state institutions will receive 8.S per diem and comprise the following - ing : Public Lands and Buildings-Burns of Lancaster , chairman ; Brady , hart , Zink of Johnson. Finance , Ways and means-Crow , chairman ; Merrick , Schickedantz and Judd. Theltouse adjourned until Thursday. February - ruary 14. SENATE.-Tllere was barely a quorum present in the senate on the 8th , and it required - quired but a few moments to finish the work an hand after the routine was out of the tvay. At noon the senate adjourned till Thursday , Feb. 15th. Rellef Committee Investigation. The special committee appointed to investigate - vestigate the relief commission reported as follows ; To the Honorable House of Representa- tlves.-Gentlemen : Your committee ap- t jointed to investigate complaints from va- rioussources that the present state corn- mission is incompetent , Inoperative , or ineffective - fective , begs leave to report that in the prosecutions of its labors extended inquf- rigs have been made in each of the drouth stricken counties and many communica- . b ons from contributors toe relief fund h ate been received. Replies from the Various - rious county organizations and county officials - cials are t0 the effect that prior to the passing of the relief bill considerable ( lrth- culty was experienced In getting relief sup- pliesthrough the commission , butespecially iii securing information or attention to correspondence - respondence asking for directions as to how to proceed to secure needed relief. Correspondence - pondence from contributors also indicate that in some instances needed information or proper directions from the commission i wassecured only aftermuch delay. Aa reason for such delays the members of the commissioners that prior to the t passing of the relief bill they were without funds for carrying on the work , and as consequence - sequence the olilce help was limited to such f as could be paid from the pockets of the conimssion ; , and they further found it necessary - essary to pay from their own means all postage and incidental expenses c nnected t with their labors. A large amount of money contributions has beer. sent to the ; commlssfon , but no part of such contributions - tions has been applied to expenses , being in lie hands of the treasurer , as shown by the ti report of the commission submitted to the house and senate this day. Since the passing of the relief bill and al- owance of an expense fund the commission represents that instead of giving attention i t0 more importan matters to wait their c urn as they were fored to do from limited r tmo mo ns and help. they now have the work c systematized and arranged in departments t and the members of the commission are devoting - o voting their entire time to the work , and withthe addition of competentand needed a office help arehow able t0 give immediate and prompt-attention to all mattersdirected o them. complaints were recentlymade that many darloads of supplies were standing , on the rackinLincoln.and at other points and had been standing for several nays. . tour ommittee investigated this matter and learned that immediately hvho withdrawal of free uilllnF y the railway companies , all local agents refused to accept - cept consignments ofmixed carloads ofsup- plies unless-the contents were classified by the commission , so frci ° ht charges could be made accordingly. 'Pi's it was readily seen the commission was unable to do without unloading , consequently cars were allOWe(1 to stand while arrangements were being made with the various railway companies for a general or blanket rate. On Monday lastsomeof the railway managers established - lished an immigrant rate on all mixed car lots and since that date suppdes have been rapidly pushed forward. In conclusion your committee begs leave tosubmitthe foregoing statementof facts and to refer the house for further informi- tion to the tabulated and itemized statc- mentof supplies shipped to each county with dates of shipment as made to the house and senate this day , a careful inspection and consideration of which will no doubt enable your honorable body to arrive at a just conclusion. JOiIN BRADY , Cliairntan , Joux J. LAMUORN , W. H. IIARRISON. Jon\ . BROCKUAN , E. II.PENCEIt. Gov. Holcomb Urges Prompt Action. The committee , consisting of Senators McKesson Kesson , Stewart and Cross , to convey to Governor Holcomb the senate's desire that the work of the State Relief.commisslon be expedited as much as possible , held a conference - ference with the chief executive. Governor Holcomb said that he was very glad to have the support of the senatein anyproject that would tend to expedite the work of relieving - ing the suffering in the drouth region. Ile stated further that he had already addressed - dressed a personal hotter to the members of the state commission , urging upon then the importance ofimmediate action. The letter was as follows : The importance of caring for every deserving - serving person ht the state who has Leon reduced - duced to want by reason of crop failure makesitmy duty to urge upon you the necessity - cessity of energetic effort on the part of the entire relief commission. The deplorable condition of the drouth sufferers is generally - ally known. The Ic islature has seen fit to make an appropriation of $11,0.0 to relieve the Immediate necessities of the ooi and contributions of food and clothing have been made by generous t cople in almost ev- eiy state hn the union. But all the people have not been supolied. Petitions for as- slstance are pouring in every day and not only myself , but the people's representatives - tives In the legislature , are daily in receipt of many complaints of the lack of prdner aid from the CO1nmlSSiOIi. The press has seen fit to comment freely upon the matter and ask for reports of the progress of tire commission in relieving distress. It is necessary for humanity's sake , and In order to maintain the credit of the state , that - tizen be fed. The every- hungry c corn- plaints from clamorous hundreds asking for food and clothing cannot be Ignored. I would respectfully urge upon every , member of the commission the importance of taking nn active part in the work of relieving - lieving the distress. The duties are too great to devolve upon one man , whatever his capacity may be. In my judgment , the personal and active service of at least three members of the commission is required in Lincoln at this time in order to dispose of the work satisfactorily. Reports should be made with , frequency , showing the disposal of donations and especially setting forth the receipt and disbursement of all cash contributions. I Itwouldcertainly seem advisable thata meeting of all members of the commission , acting under the law now in effect , should be held at once. Prompt , systematic and effective work is necessary , in my judgment - ment , in order that the pressing needs of the deserving poor are atonce supplied , and at the same time that such investigation - tion be had as will prevent those who are unworthy from taking advantage of thedis- tressed condition of the people. The active and energetic service of every niember is needed in order to fill the expectations of the people. I trust you will reply at once and give this matter your prompt attention. Sincerely hoping that the comms sion will realize the urgency of my request , I am yours very truly. SILAS A. IIOLcoMa , ( Signed. ] Governor. Ninety-fle Carloads of Belief Provisions On hand. Governor Holcomb directed Deputy Labor Commissioner Erion to make an investigation - tion of the quantity of supplies now in the hands of the state relief commission atLin- coln and what has been sent out and where sent. His report , among other things , says : There is now on track of the various railroad - road companies centerln" in Lincoln sixty cars of supplies consigned'to the relief commission - mission as follows : Burlington & Missouri-Fifteen cars mixed grain , eight carsmixed supplies. Missouri Pacific-One car containing 17.3 sacks of flour , six barrels of flour , one car containing tweoty barrels of syrup , ten barrels - rels of sugar and a let of mixed supplies , one car of wood , one car of lumber , and in addition several boxes of rlothing. Eremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley-Two cars ear corn from Tipton , Iowa. Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific-Four cars coal now transferred to Union Pacific cars , eleven cars mixed supplies. Union Pacific-One car mixed supplies from Portland , Ore. ; one car mixed supplies from Dillon , Mont. ; one car salt from New Orlean- , sixteen Cats syrup from New Orleans , one car flour from Bosie , Idaho ; one car flour from Biackfoot , Idaho ; one car flour from 1'opeka , Kas. ; one carwheat from Rufus , Ore , ; one car wheatfrom GrantOre. ; one car wheat from Idaho Falls , Idaho ; besides - sides four cars of coal shipped out today , transferred from the Rock Island. The Buckstall warehouse at sixth and L , where the commission has storage , contains a vast amount of supplies of various kinds. It would be very difficult to make even : tn approximate estimate of she supplies stored there. The space occupied with flour and meal in sacks is about 45x- . twelve feet high , allowing forty pounds of flour to the cubic foot there would be contained in the space named 270 tons , or thirteen and one- half carloads of flour and meal. The men at the warehousp informed me that there vts shipped out yesterday about sixty tons of hour. About the same amount of space , named above , is occupied with corn amid wheat in sacks. There are also thirty-six barrels of coal from I'ennsylvanla , five cars of syrup from Louisiana , fifty barrels of Krautand a large quantity of t ores , barrels and balesof clothing from which shipments are being made. There is also a large amount of meat , bacon , fresh beef , boxes of crackers , b.ir- relof salt , etc. Also a number of boxes and barrels containing mixed supplies addressed - dressed to private parties. The entire amount of supplies on track and in the warehouse at Lincoln at present would reach about ninety-five car loads. from three to four cars a day are bein loaded out of the warehouse and from six o ten men handling the same. There are now six and one-half cars of syrup on the track , which is enough to supply the entire state. It might Ie a good plan to sell some of this syrup and use the proceeds in a tvay hat would be of greater benefit , Yester- day's shipments were one car each to Palisade - sade , Greeley Center , Curtis and Be kle- n an. nThe receipts have fallen off very materially - ally within the last few days. Tent's Good Roads Ililt. One of the important bills introdlunced in the senate at the present session is the goodl roads bill offered by Senator Teift of Cass county. By the provisions of this bill each county in the state having less than 115,03 nhabitants , excepting portions occupied by cities and incorporated villages , is declared o be a separate and distinct road department - a ment , and all road districts and the office of road overseer or supervisor heretofore ex- sting in such counties are abolished. If the bill becomes a law it will make a nest radical change in all existing statutes and will place Nebraska in the front rank of he states that are endeav' ring to solve the Fcod roads problem. It first provides that , lie county board of each county shall have pole and exclusive power and authority to govern , manage , regulate , lease , establish , acate , alter , relocate , widen , narrow , improve - prove , pave , naeadamize , construct. purchase - chase and repair all pul lie roads and bridges - es within the road departmentof tliecoiinty. Eaclt county road department is divided nto road distrlcts , all under charge of the t ounty surveyor. After the surveyor has eported upon the needs of each district the ounty board is dire ted to let contracts for lie improvement amid care of tune roads. In rder to provide funds for the-road department - ment the county board is directed to levy nd collect In cash a tax not to exceed 8 t mills on the dollar valuation of all real and t personal property of the county. t Ocean Steatnord Overdue. i NEW YORK , Feb. 9.-The steamer ; La Gascogne 113.5 not yet been sighted. I r Seed Grain Law Objectionable. Broken Bow dispatch : A mass meeting was held In this city this afternoon to Consider - sider the question of voting county bonds under t he new law for the purpose of scour- lug seed an . feed. At least 20 tvoro in at- tendauce and the discussion tvas ito uuiuatcd. They severely cr tldo provisions in the farmers paying for tl osecl nt the rate of j 10 per cent within one year and the hands ruunin from 5 to 10 yearn nt7 per cent y terest. This was regarded as a very expensive - ivo experiment ' 1'ho majority of these , pt escnt wpro not such as the law contemplates - plates benelitting , as they are able to pur- a elt their own seed. 'Phey were generallyl of the opinion that interest ona1A,003 for live years would cost the county more than it Would lose by letting the ground lie c idle for the season. .The law would have to the majority i been much more acceptable In the county bad It been pnssod as lust introduced - troduced , by which the seed and feed purchased - chased would have been a lien upon the farms sown. The convention decided to notpotitlon for an election to vote the bonds , but to leave the question with the masses to take such action as the ml lit deem best. ' 'heull' oral opinion is that an election t ' - at any rate , notwithstanding the fact that. the law is not satisfactory. It is very doubtful - ful that the bonds will carry. Roads and Bridges. A bill introduced in the senate by Senator Teift makes a radical change In the public road and bridge law of the state- This bill proposes to abolish the road supervisors ani nako the county surveyor the county encinecr. All road work is to hodono under the supervision and according to plans made by him. All of his work is to be first approved b the board of county commis- 1 sinters. All work which amounts to more thut $ .0 in value is to be lot to the lowest . bidder. ' Instead of leaving four funds front which bridges and roads are built and repaired the 1,111 pi of ides that all these ho bunched in one fund , to be known as thegenoral road fund. Work to the amo nt of $ i0 may bo 'lone by the county civil engineer without letting to . bidders. Each county civil engineer shall prepare and keep a county road pint. Shown ! the roads and bridges of the county. There is ito i provision for the salary which shall he paid to the county engineer This is to be :600 per year in counties with less than 5,003 pop- ulation. $800 to 51.000 in counties having front 5,000 to 15,003 population and 51 ,5110 in coup- i ties having more than 15,000. If enacted into a law it will go into effect January 1 , Ii % . at which tine the terms of the road supervisors - pervisors now in oiliee will expire. Now Judicial District. . Mr. Schickedanzof iloward has introduced a bill which proposes to make ninny Important - tant changes in the judicial distrlcts of the state. This bill places Gage and Joiferson counties in one district with one Judge. N + Lancaster county is given ono addtional F judge. Richardson , Pawnee , Nemaha and f Johnson comprise one district with one 1 judge. Hamilton , York and Seward corn- f prlso one district with ono judge. Polk , Saunders and Butler comprise one district with one judge. Mall. toward , Grecle Gartieid Wheeler. Merrick , 1.0111) , Volley and comprise one district with one judge. 1)w- . Custer , Buffalo , hooker. Grant , Thomas arid Blaine comprise one district with ono judge. All other districts remain as they t. are now. This is an increase of two district , judges in the state. Pool selling. i Senator Crane has introduced a bill that' ' if it becomes a law will throw the business of pool selling open to the world or that part of it which may want to engage in it ; uid draw the protecting circleof the law's sauc- r lion around pool sellers. This bill goes } further than o one introduced a few days since by Senator5mith , providing that pools ( r may be sold on the grounds of a racing association - ciation , The Crane bill will make Itinipossi- t hie for any one to have a monopoly , but will let in any man wants to engage in the bns1- ness. MISSOURI MINES. Some Interesting Figures From the State inspector's Report. t JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Feb. 6.-The report of the state inspector of lead , zinc and iron mines , Francis H. La- , grave , has just been completed. Ho ' says there has been a falling off in the production of zinc ore , a material i increase in that of lead , while iron production has ceased altogether. Lead and zinc ore is produced in ten counties , and in all 563 shafts are operated. The number of tons of , lead ore mined .during the year was 52,00 , valued at $1,9sO,568 , and of zinc ore 86,150 tons , valueu at $1,337,010 , making a total for the two of $3,287,478. The average price per ton paid for zinc ore was $15 , and for lead ore $37.48. There were 5,015 men employed during the year , of which 3,421 were miners. Seventeen miners were killed during the year , and twenty-nine non-fatal accidents occurred. The St. Joseph lead corn- pany , at Benne Terre , is by fur the largest producer of lead in the state , and probably the largest in the world. CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. What a u other Found When Slto Ito- turned Ifome Fromn a Visit. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. 6.-Two little children were burned to death at their home in Sheffield at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while - their mother was visiting aneigiilior. -1 They were Maggie Stitzrel , aged 5 Sears , and henry Stitzicl , aged 3 years. The origin of the fire is , tin- - r known , but it is supposed to have started in a defective flue. , ilennepin Canal It"orkmon Suffering. t PRINCETON , IlL , Feb. 6.-On account ; of the intensely cold weather , all the men employed by the government on the Hennepin canal have been laid off for two weeks and those employed by the contractors have been greatly reduced in numbers. A Jarge part of the men are living 1n rents at considerable - erable distances from villages and much suffering is reported. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES. The threatened trouble between the Southern l'acitic company and its locomotive engineers has been averted. The president has sent these notni- + nations to the senate : Postmasters- John Schyler , Hayes , Kan. ; John W. Cox , Ellis , Kan. The lower house of the Arkansas legislature by a vote of 71 to h0 passed Hill prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and cigarette matter. Iiorace A. White , division superintendent - tendent of the Chicago , Rock Island and Pacific railroad company , died at his home in Trenton , Mo. The withdrawals 01 gold from the Nett' York sub-treasury Thursday amounted to $320,000 , which leaves the gold reserve 11,743,136. At Vineyard Haven , Mass. , an unknown - known lime schooner is ashore with ' ' a/ hree ( lead bodies lashed to the deck house and covered with ice. The big gingham mills of Walker & Jlothmond , located at Power Mill . Lane and Frankfort Creek , I'a. , were . 'x otally destroyed by fire. The loss- . vas $ ,0,000. i Acting Secretary Sinishas appro edC Ilirteen cases of allotments of lands t , n the Pawnec reservation , Oklahoma i t n accordance with the act of February - ruary 28 , _ S9L t. . i