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The Uebraska Legislature Settling Down
to Active Work
A RECORD OP THE TWO HOUSES
Bonate Committees Have Been An
nounced and Those of the Hoase Will
Soon Be Forthcoming Daily Doings of
Both Branches
When the house adjourned on the
7th the republican members went into
caucus to consider the report of the
committee on standing committees
which will be made to the senate
Following is the full list of committee
selections
Judiciary Baldrige chairman Martin
Young Crounse Owens Oleson Harlan
VanPosklrk Ransom
Finance Ways and Means Arends
chairman Owens Berlet Edgar Allen
Oleson ONeill VanBosklrk Reuting
Public Lands and Buildings Allen
chairman Young Trompen Arends Ber
let Owens Steele Lyman Krumback
Agriculture McCarger chairman
Young Trompen Berlet Currie Crounse
Creigler
Highways Bridges and Ferries Trom
pen chairman Newell McCarger Lid
dell Krumback
Accounts and Expenditures Currie
chairman Oleson Harlan Martin Pit
ney
Counties and County Boundaries Pit
ney chairman Ransom Webber
Paschal VanBosklrk
Military Affairs Steele chairman New
ell Crounse McCarger Meredeth
Municipal Affairs Harlan chairman
Baldrlge ONeill Edgar Woostinholm
xuiernai improvements rseriuL cuau
man Allen Crounse McCarger Lyman
chairman Trompen Arends Webber
Paschal
Printing Edgar chairman McCarger
Newell ONeill Campbell
Labor Steele chairman Currie Har
lan Young Hodges
Educational Allen chairman VanBos
kirk Harlan Currie Zeigler
Library Young chairman VanBos
klrk Harlan Trompen Lyman
Claims Oleson chairman Arends Ed
gar Martin Cummins McCarger Steele
Banks and Currency Crounse chair
man Berlet ONeill Martin Meredeth
Live Stock and Grazing VanBosklrk
chairman Currie Trpmnon Miller Reut
ing
Manufactures and Commerce McCar
ger chairman ONeill Edgar Pitney
Krumback
Public Charities Martin chairnan
Newell Steele Hodges Liddell
Miscellaneous Subjects OJeson chair
man Crounse Currie Harlan Steele
Young Webber
Miscellaneous Corporations Berlet
chairman Allen Baldrlge Martin
ONeill Arends Campbell
University and Normal Schools ONeill
chairman Baldrige Allen Owens Mere
deth
Constitutional Amendments and Fed
eral Relations Young chairman Bal
drige Crounse Martin Owens Oleson
Ransom
State Prison Trompen chairman Ole
son Arends VanBosklrk Krumback
Medical Softies Newell chairman
Miller Crounse ONeill Meredeth
Privileges and Elections Young chair
man Harlan Martin Compbell Woostin
holm
Revenue Martin chairman Edgar
Currie Young Owens Woostinholm
Zeigler
Railroads Owens chairman Edgar
Baldrige Arends Steele VanBoskirk
Currie Allen Meredeth
Enrolling and Engraving Bills Newell
chairman McCarger Oleson Harlan Ed
gar Hodges Zeigler
Immigration Currie chairman Berlet
Newell Paschal LiddelL
Soldiers Home Edgar chairman
Steele Crounse Newell Lyman
Insurance ONeill chairman Harlan
McCarger Owens Baldrige
Irrigation Owens chairman VanBos
klrk Currie Allen Trompen Miller
Campbell
Reform School Institute for Feeble
Minded and Home for Friendless Har
lan chairman Edgar ONeill Reuting
Miller
Insane Hospitals Arends chairman
Baldrige Oleson ONeill Cummins
Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylums Bal
drige chairman Arends Owens Young
Mines and Mining Ransom chairman
Meredeth Liddell Webber Campbell
Reuting Pitney Hodges Lyman Cum
mins Miller Paschal AVoostinholm Zeig
ler Krumback
New Committee Apportionment Van
Boskirk chairman Baldrige Owens Cur
rie Oleson Martin ONeill Allen Har
lan
Standing Committees Savage chair
man Arends Allen Young Owens Bal
drige VanBoskirk
Rules Harlan chairman Martin
Owens
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES
Speaker Sears on the 8th announced
the appointment of the following
standing committees
Medical Societies Sunday Laws and
Regulations Hathorne chairman Fowl
er Sandall Whitmore Coffee Tanner
Loomis
Judiciary McCarthy chairman Lane
Fowler Whitmore Marshall Brown of
Otoe Cain Loomis Edmonson Lichty
Finance Ways and Means Lane chair
man Crissey Brown of Furnas Arm
strong Wilkinson Laflin Mead Tefft
Jordan Waring Grell
Agriculture Hibbert chairman Fred
ericks Beethe Broderick Rohwer Van
dergrlft Watson
Roads and Bridges Scott chairman
Smithberger Hall Broderick Cooksey
Diers Persinger
Militia Hall chairman Lafiin An
drews McCoy Shellhorn Frederick
Sprecher Householder Hoy
Public Lands and Buildings Corneer
chairman Andrews Humphrey Tweed
Harris Fredericks Hibbert Evans Jou
venat Mendenhall Wilkinson Coppoc
Jordan Shinstock
Internal Improvements Wenzel chair
man Corneer Humphrey Horton Ream
Gishweiter Taylor
Federal Relations Horton chairman
Warner Whitmore McCoy Hunter
Lichty Dahlsten
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills Marshall
chairman Jouvenat Uhl Scott Menden
hall Gawne Ollis Murray Tanner
Accounts and Expenditures Stein
meyer chairman Andrews Gawne
Xane Buresh Wenzel Redman Boyd
Hoy
Constitutional Amendments Fowler
chairman McCarthy Horton Evans
Brown of Furnas Crissey Armstrong
Watson Fellars Hawxby Hanks
County Boundaries County Seats pnd
Township Organization Evans- chair
man Broderick Rohwer Buresh Beis
ner Jouvenat Stockwell Hunter
Householder
Railroads Smithberger chairman An
drews Swanson Steinmeyer McCoy Bur
esh Tweed Scott Cain McCarthy
Humphrey Persinger Redman Boulier
Becker
Penitentiaries Tweed chairman Uhl
Lowe Evans Scott Gallogly Diers Zim
merman Calkins
Insane Hospitals Gawne chairman
Steinmeyer Tefft Wilkinson Wilcox
Whitmore Redman Ollis Cooksey
Other Asylums Buresh chairman Hib
bert Wilkinson Mullin Olson Brown of
Otoe Boyd Fuller Anderson Johnson
Corporations Armstrong chairman
Fowler McCoy Laflin Mead Ream
T ToTllfC
Cities and Towns McCoy chairman
Fowler Lane Spencer Hunt Watcson
Hoy
Library Beekly chairman Warner
Marshall McCarthy Fowler Hawxby
Taylor
Banks and Currency Cain chairman
Swanson Jouvenat Lowe MIskell
Stockwell Waring
Public Schools Broderick chairman
MIskell Wilkinson Fowler Steinmeyer
Crocket Thomssen Hpouseholder
TTnlvnrcHv nnrl TsTnrmnl Rnlinnlc TTo
ner chairman Brodperick Hathorne j
Armstrong Marshall Spencer Gawne
Beall Zimmerer
Public Printing Uhl chairman Laflin
Harris Lowe Olson Wilkinson Murray
Tanner Sprecher
Mines and Minerals Hamilton fusion
chairman Jordan Householder Ander
son Shinstock Fellars Hunt
Immigration Rohwer chairman Evans
Mockett Beisner Olson Brown of Otoe
Becker Fellars Thomssen Ollis Ander
son
Manufacture and Compmerce MIskell
chairman Buresh Mead Tweed Cop
poc Dahlsten Zimmerman
School Lands and Funds Spencer chair
man Smithberger Beethe Crissey Shell
horn Walker Edmonson Shinstock
Grell
Miscellaneous Subjects Fredericks
chairman Brown of Furnas Mendenhall
Sandall Corneer Gishweiter Kaveny
Clalmps Wilcox chairman Swanson
Cain Wenzel Marshall Mockett Tefft
Kaveny Crockett Boulier Fuller
Live Stock and Grazing Beisner chair
man Beekly Smithberger Gallogly Har
ris Sandall Kaveny Hamilton Stock
well
Revenue and Taxation Mockett chair
man Jouvenat Hall Warner Scott
Tefft Armstrong Crell Hunter Coppoc
Loomis Johnson
Fish and Game Gallogly chairman
Rohwer Hathorne Mockett Jouvenat
Coppoc Lichty
Insurance Laflin chairman Brown of
Otoe McCoy Smithberger Mockett Cris
sey Stockwell Beau Thomssen
Apportionment Brown of Otoe chair
man Gallogly Swanson Evans Jouvenat
Brown of Furnas Mendenhall MIskell
Fowler Lane Mead Sprecher Jamison
Cooksey Calkins
Benevolent Institutions Brown of Fur
nas chairman Andrews Fowler Horton
Mullen Walker Zimmerman
Rules Mr Speaker chairman Mc
Carthy Lane Andrews Laflin Hamilton
Jamison
Labor Jouvenat chairman Wilcox
Humphrey Sencer Brown of Otoe Cain
Tweed Taylor Ream Hanks Jamison
Hunt Murray
Telegraphs and Telephones Mead
chairman Hibbert Spencer Mockett
Beekly Olson Hamilton Waring Mur
ray
Fees and Salaries Mullen chairman
Brown of Furnas Evans Rohwer Scott
Broderick Becker Dahlsten Vandergrift
Soldiers Home Humphrey chairman
Hibbert Hathorne Shellhorn Beckley
Zimmerer Fuller
Irrigation Harris chairman Evans
Lowe Fowler Horton Vandergrift Jor
dan Gishweiter Coffee
Deficiencies Lowe chairman Mead
Andrews Mockett Swanson Marshall
Armstrong Diers Calkins
Primaries and Elections Writmore
chairman Armstrong Marshall Mullen
Beisner Hibbard Warner Brown of
Furnas Hamilton Tanner Loomis
HOUSE After passing the Fowler
bill providing for an appropriation of
115000 for the expenses of the legis
lature and listening for two hours to
the first and second reading of bills
the house of representatives adjourn
ed on the 11th to meet at 2 oclock
Monday afternoon Among the bills
introduced was one by Coffee of
Dawes county proposing a constitu
tional convention to be held in Lin
coln beginning on the first Tuesday
of June 1902 The conditions of the
bill provide for a representation of
counties similar to that in the legis
ature each member to receive same
salary and mileage as allowed mem
bers of the legislature Other bills
read first time were A bill for an act
to protect employes from being black
listed through the machinations of
guaranty bond companies or corpora
tions and to provide a penalty for the
violation thereof A bill for an act
to prevent pawnbrokers in this state
from charging a greater sum as inter
est on loans than 10 per cent per year
and to provide for the mode of sell
ing unredeemed property and to pro
vide a penalty for the violation of the
same A bill for an act to amend sec
tion 2 of chapter xxi of the Compiled
Statutes of the State of Nebraska
designated by a compiler as 2504 and
to repeal said section as now existing
and authorizing jury to fix damage for
death A bill for an act providing for
the holding of a constitutional con
vention and apportioning the state in
to district for the election of members
thereof the convention to be held in
Lincoln in June 1902 to be composed
of 133 members A bill for an act to
defiine the liability of employers and
making employers liable for all dam
ages in consequence of negligence and
making i valid all contracts restricting
damage A bill for an act to regulate
bakeries and bakeshops in the state of
Nebraska and to provide for the san
itary conditions of the same and pro
vide for a penalty for the violation of
this act
HOUSE After a protracted debate
the house on the 10th voted to have
every members of the house supplied
with a daily copy of the record of
the house proceedings The duplicate
copies will be made by the mimeo
graph process from the official record
prepared by the chief clerk they will
contain his signature and in all essen
tial points will be similar to the offi
cial document By the action the cost
of producing the duplicates is limited
to 596 The following bills were in
troduced and read first time An act
to amend sections 146 AA and B of
chapter xxvi of the Compiled Statutes
of Nebraska for 1899 entitled Elec
tions and to repeal section 146 and
schedules A and B of said chapter
xxvi as originally existing and pre
scribing form of election ballot sim
ilar to the one now in use but en
abling the voter to vote for straight
party ticket by making one cross A
bill for an act to provide for the
safety of employes engaged in the
erection repairing altering or paint
ing of any house building or struc
ture in the state of Nebraska and to
provide a penalty for violation of this
act A bill for an act to provide for
the safety of employes by providing
for counter floors in the construction
or erection -of any block building or
structure of two or more stories in
height in the state of Nebraska and to
provide for a penalty for the violation
of this act An act to provide for the
giving of notice to officers of claim of
ownership of property taken or to be
taken under writs of execution and
attachment and to provide for the giv
ing of indemnity tonds in such cases
to officers An act to appropriate 5
000 to enable he governor of the
state of Nebraska to comply with joint
resolution of the twenty sixth session
of the Nebraska legislature which em
powers him to purchase medals of
honor for all officers and men who
belonged to the Nebraska volunteer
army during the Spanish war
HOUSE The attention of represen
tatives on the 9th was devoted almost
exclusively to the first and second
reading of bills At the morning ses
sion two bills introduced by Fowler of
Fillmore providing an appropriation
of 115000 for all expenses of the leg
islative session were ordered advanced
and engrossed for third reading In
the measure an allowance of 85
000 is made for salaries for all mem
bers clerks and assistants of both
branches and the incidental expenses
of the session The second reappor
tionment bill to come before the house
was introduced by Gallogly of Brown
It is different in many respects from
the bill introduced by Brown of Lin
coln county but provides similar rep
resentation for Douglas Lancaster and
several other counties of largest popu
lation Both were referred to the re
apportionment committee of which
the authors of the two bills are mem
bers Representative Steinmeyer of
Gage introduced a joint resolution au
thorizing the appointment of a com
mittee of three by both branches of
the legislature to draft a new revenue
bill Among house rolls read appear
the following A bill for an act pre
scribing the duties of county attorneys
in cases where changes of venue are
taken in criminal cases and requiring
the county attorney to follow such
cases to the county to which they may
be removed A bill for an act to pro
vide for the drainage for agricultural
and sanitary purposes and to repeal
article iii of chapter lxxxix of the
Compiled Statutes of 1897 and allow
ing land owners to drain their property
by constructing drainage ditches dis
carging water into any natural wTater
course or depression leading to same
An act providing for a landlords lien
upon crops planted or sown on demised
premises and providing for the fore
closure of such lien and a penalty for
selling removing or disposing of such
crops during the existence of such lien
An act for the relief of a person own
ing real property having an insane
husband or wife and to empower such
person to sell mortgage or convey
such property under power of the dis
trict court An act to provide for the
erection and maintenance of a hard
fibre twine plant at the Nebraska state
penitentiary at Lincoln and making
appropriations therefor and limiting
cost to 35000 An act to district the
state into senatorial and representa
tive districts and for the apportion
ment of senators and representatives
and to fix the number of the same and
to repeal section 2 of chapter v of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska
HOUSE During the morning ses
sion of the house on the 8th forty one
bills were introduced and in the aft
ernoon seven more were added Mr
Ollis fusionist of Valley moved that
all appointments made by the em
ployes committee to be submitted to
the house for approval or rejection
It was defeated by a strict party vote
as was also a similar motion requir
ing the submission of appointments
made by the speaker Among the bills
introduced the most important pro
vide for reapportioning tue senatorial
and legislative districts of the state
by Evans of Lincoln free high school
attendance by Mockett of Lancaster
a different election ballot by Hum
phrey and making kidnaping punish
able by imprisonment for twenty
years and a fine of 20000 either or
both at the discretion of the court
the latter being introduced by Tefft
of Lancaster A bill by Representa
tive Miskell provides that if a fire in
surance company refuses to pay a just
claim for loss thereby causing litiga
ion it shall be liable to 25 per cent
interest annually from the time it
became due to the time it is paid
Teachers and school children come in
for a good round of bills One of
those introduced provides that when
there are less than eight school chil
dren in a district the superintendent
of the county shall designate the
neighboring district in which they shall
attend school Another measure pro
vides that any teacher who has been
regularly employed in the schools of
the state for six consecutive years
who has manifested true professional
spirit and who holds a first or a sec
ond grade certificate shall be entitled
to a life certificate on application to
the state superintendent Represent
alive Murray introduced the first anti
cigarette bill It seeks to require the
payment of a license fee of 300 for
the sale of cigarettes or cigarette pa
per The new election ballot proposed
by Representative Humphrey is said
to be similar to the one used in Iowa
and Illinois It would contain the
names of all candidates of one party in
one column with a place at the top
for a straight ticket vote Repre
sentative Fowler introduced a bill pro
viding that a majority is sufficient to
pass a constitutional amendment
SENATE The senate session on
the 11th was a strictly business meet
ing and during two hours a consider
able amount of routine work was ac
complished a number of the members
being anxious to get through with the
work in order that they might leave
for their homes on the afternoon
trains The introduction of bills was
proceeded with During the reading
of bills the clerk of the house was an
nounced who stated that house rolls
11 and 13 both being appropriation
bills were ready for the senate The
bills were read and placed on file A
large number of bills came up for
second reading after which they were
ordered printed and referred to their
respective committees Among meas
ures introduced were the following
An act to amend sections 521 530
531a and 531c of the Code of Civil
Procedure and chapter xxxvi of the
Compiled Statutes of 1899 entitled
Homesteads and to repeal said sec
tions 531 and 531a and to except cer
tain claims debts and liabilities from
the operation of the homestead and
exemption laws An act to provide
penalties for blackmail extortion and
kindred felonies An act to establish
a military code for the state of Ne
braska and to provide for the organi
zation government and compensation
of the organized militia and to pro
vide for the enrollment of the unor
ganized militia and to repeal chapter
1 session laws of 1897 known as
chapter lvi Compiled Statutes ap
proved April 12 1877 An act to amend
section 1 of an act entitled An act
to facilitate the giving of bonds un
dertakings and recognizances and to
authorize the acceptance of certain
corporations as surety thereon and to
repeal all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith approved April 8
1895 and to repeal said section 1 as
now existing
SENATE In the senate on the 10th
the report of the committee on privi
ing the fusion members from Douglas
The report of the committee was
unanimous The following senate files
were introduced A bill for an act to
govern the appointments and revoca
tion of appointments of clerks of the
county courts and other nelp or as
sistance for the county judges and to
fix the compensation of such clerks
and help and to repeal sections 9 9a
9b 9c 9d 9e 9f and 9g of chapter
xxiii Compiled Statutes of Nebraska
and all acts in conflict therewith For
class having a population of more
than 40000 and less than 100000 in
habitants to define regulate and pre
scribe their organization duties lia
bilities powers and government and
to repeal article i of chapter 13a of
the Compiled Statutes of 1899 An
act to provide for the apolntment of al
chaplain at each of the Soldiers and
Sailors homes in this state and to
prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation For a joint resolution
proposing a convention to submit
amendment to the constitution of the
United States to elect United States
senators by direct vdte of the people
An act to provide for the manner of
selecting drawing and summoning
grand tand potit jurors in counties
having a population of 60000 or more
SENATE Bills on first reading was
the first order in the senate on the 9th
rnd quite a number of these were dis
posed of by being ordered printed and
referred to the various committees to
which they properly belong A
ber of new bills were also introduced
including one by Martin of Richardson
to provide a board of -railway commis j
sioners and to repeal the present law
as it stands it having been declared
unconstitutional Senator Harlan at
the lequest of a delegation of mayors
and officials of cities of Nebraska hav i
ing more than 5000 and less than 25
000 inhabitants introduced a bill the
purpose of which is to provide for the
incorporation government regulation
ckuies and powers of such cities The
bill was framed at a meeting of the
mayors of the various cities affected
hich was held in Fremont last week
The new law is for the purpose of re
placing one which has been declared
unconstitutional and is somewhat
broader in its provision of government
for cities of this class Owens of Daw
son chairman of a special committee
appointed to ascertain the cost of
printing the daily journal reported
that the expense for printed or mimeo
graph copies of a sufficient number
would be from 10 to 20 per day and
after some discussion it was decided
not to have a daily journal printed but
to have the secretary of the senate pre
pare fixed copies by means of a type
writer and carbon paper which would
be on his desk and at the disposal of
the members the following day Among
bills introduced was an act making it a
crime to threaten to accuse any person
of a crime or offense or to do injury
to the person or property of another
with the intent to extort money or pe
cuniary advantage or to compel the
person threatened to do any act
against his will and providing punish
ment and to repeal section 46 of the
Criminal Code of the Compiled Stat
utes of Nebraska of 1899 An act to
repeal chapter lxv of the session laws
of 1885 entitled An act to provide a
board or railroad commissioners and
define their duties and provide for
their salaries and to repeal chapter
lx of the session laws of 1887 entitled
An act to regulate railroads prevent
unjust discrimination and provide for
a board of transportation and define
their duties and repeal articles v and
viii of chapter lxxii entitled Rail
roads of the revised statutes and all
acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with An act for the relief of a per
son owning real property having an
insane husband or wife and to empow
er such person to sell mortgage or
convey such property under power of
the district court
SENATE The senate put in a full
days work on the 8th The Boer res
olution of Trompen of Lancaster
which had been made a special order
brought forth consierable oratory The
resolution as formerly presented by
Senator Trompen expressed sympathy
with the Boers in their struggle
against the powers of those who seek
to establish a despotism maintained
by English power and English armies
and in this form was favored by fu
sion members The resolution was
amended and adopted Among senate
files introduced were the following
An act to amend section xx of chap
ter vii title Attorneys subtitle
County Attorneys Deputies of
the Compiel Statutes of the State of
Nebraska 1881 wih amendments of
1882 to 1899 and to reepal said section
xx of chapter vii as it now exists
An act concerning the care of and to
prevent the spread of contagious and
infectious diseases among domestic
animals to provide ror the appoint
ment of a state veterinarian and as
sistants to regulate their power and
duties to provide for their compensa
tion and to repeal sections 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 and
27 article xi of chapter iv Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska 1895 entitled
State Veterinarians An act to de
fine fraternal beneficiary societies
orders of associations and to regulate
the conduct of same and to provide
penalties for the Violation of the pro
visions of this act An act to provide
that county superintendents of public
instruction shall possess the necessary
educational qualifications to enable
them to perform their duties of that
office An act to amend section 179
of chapter Ixxvii article i of the An
notated Statutes of Nebraska for 1899
of an act entitled An act to provide
a system of revenue approved March
1 1879 and took effect September 1
1879 and to repeal said original sec
tion An act to amend sections 2 and
5 article v chapter Ixxvii Compiled
Statutes 1889 and to repeal said sec
tions 2 and 5 as the same now ex
ist
For a Stanton Monument
Lincolns great war secretary Stan
ton was to have had a monument built
to his memory some time since in his
native town of Steubenville O but the
association formed a few years ago to
lOffM ok mum
A Man Who Does Sot Enow in Which
State He Lives
A MATTER THAT NEEDS FIXING
an act to incorporate cities of the first iCwiousEffeotot oue of the little ec
centrlcitls of the Missouri Elver New
Revenue Order of Special Interest
Miscellaneous Mutterat
OMAHA Neb Jan 14 It has never
been legally determined whetner bol
pmon JVictvnight is a resident of Iowa
or NebrasKa No one Knows in the
eyes of tne law in which of the two
states his farm lies and it is this
uncertainty that may result in a
money lenders loss of 3U0 and cause
McKnight to be aheaa tbal sum
i In looG the Missouri river flowed
over the strip of ground where Mc
Kmghts farm is now located The
farm was the rivers bed At the pres
ent time the stream runs a good dis
tance to the east so that an oDserver
unacquainted with the vagaries of the
stream would say tnat the farm is
a part of Nebraska A few years ago
McKnight borrowed 100 from J J
Gravatte agreeing to pay him 300 in
the event the law had to be invoked
to secure payment Suit was brought
as the obligation is long overdue No
tice was served on McKnight in Ne
braska His attorneys contend that
he is a resident of Iowa If this is
true the service is illegal and the case
must be dismissed without recovery
for the plaintiff
New Revenue Order
OMAHA Jan 14 An order of es
pecial interest to the banks and finan
cial institutions of the internal reve
nue district of Nebraska was received
by the collector Since the beginning
of the last fiscal year tilore has been
no printing office in the district li
censed to imprint revenue stamps uppn
paper to be used for bank checks and
other documents Under the circum
stances the users of this class of pa
per have been forced to send outside
of the district to have the work done
From time to time much of the stamp
ed paper becomes unsuited for its in
tended use and the owners send to
the collector to have the money rep
resented by the stamps refunded Here
tofore many of these peovle have sent
unused stamped paper to the collector
of the district in which it was printed
The new ruling is to the effect that
all claims for refund must be made
to the collector of the district in which
tne user resides arid by him forward
ed to Washington All expense of
transporting redeemed imprinted pa
per from the office of the purchaser
to Washington must be borne by the
person asking for a rebate
Mufflers Popular Again
The silk muffler which had such a
vogue several years ago is coming
in style again More have been sold
this winter than for a long time past
A haberdasher gives a plausible reason
for the revival of the muffler They
are warn principally to prevent the
shirt collar from getting soiled he
explained Of course you have no
ticed how the velvet collar of an over
coat rubbing against the shirt col
lar will make a blank spot on the
linen With the quality of velvet now
used in overcoat collars it is almost
impossible to keep linen clean for a
whole day It is probably the dye
At any rate it soils the linen and a
muffler worn around the neck pre
vents this
McCarty Would lie Free
LINCOLN Neb Jan 14 Thomas
McCarty serving a fifteen year sen
tence in the state penitentiary for as
saulting Adam Kas Jr in Sarpy
county last winter with a deadly
weapon and with intent to do great
bodily harm longs to breathe the air
of freedom once more He applied to
the supreme court for a writ of habeas
corpus McCarthy made a similar ap
peal to Judge Slabaugh of Douglas
county but his request was denied
When arraigned last December on the
charge quoted he pleaded guilty He
is a brother of the notorious Vic Mc
Carty whose deeds of outlawry were
known to every household of the state
some years ago
Wheat Prospects Are Good
WYMORE Neb Jan 14 Wheat
growers in southern Nebraska are
jubilant over the prospects for a fine
crop next season The acreage is the
greatest ever planted and the stand Is
splendid Some time ago there were
fears that the winter was going to be
too dry and that the fields would suf
fer for want of moisture but the re
cent fall of snow which is about three
inches on a level has covered the
wheat fields and will supply sufficient
moisture to carry the crop through the
winter in the best of condition Pros
pects for winter wheat were never bet
ter at this season of the year
Requisition for Stegeman
LINCOLN Neb Jan 14 A requisi
tion for the return of Fred Stegeman
alias Fred Stackman to Douglas coun
ty has been issued by Governor Diet
rich on the governor of Illinois The
fugitive is under arrest in Chicago
He is wanted on the charge of shoot
ing ex City Clerk Joseph Maly in
Omaha December 29 Maly is in pre
carious condition
The po3toffice at Perkin Keya Paha
county Neb has been discontinued
mail to Norden
Nebraska at Washington
WASHINGTON Jan 14 Rural
free delivery service will be estab
lished on February 1 at Herman
Washington county Neb Length of
route twenty five miles population
served 600 G J Reid appointed car
rier
The postoffices at Fletcher Admah
and Vacoma are to be discontinued
The secretary of the treasury has
awarded the contract for the construc
raise the funds has not met with any
cnpnpw An pfFnrt i TO hqw mnL tl0n of th public building at Blair
leges and elections recommended seat- there to revive the project eP to Flsarkil1 company of
1 Chicago at 24000
Riding ona Shark
One of the more wonderful fish sto
ries of the century is told In the New
York Press of Dr Ralph Smith a
noted surgeon Of Jacksonville While
in bathing in surf about up to his
waist over on the East coast a big
shark swam between his legs forcing
him to a sitting posture and swimming
out to sea with his burden astarlde
The sensation nearly cost the doctor
his hair and whiskers He declares he
was on the sharks back fully half a
minute When the monster got in
deep water he slid off
He Gave Them What They Wanted
Soon after I arrived in this coun
try on my present visit says Bishop
Partridge Episcopal of Kioto Japan
who is a graduate of Yale I was in
vited to a University club dinner and
was told that I was to speak to the
toast of Yale University When I
arose in my turn my fellow banqueters
cried vociferously Never mind Yale
old man talk to us in Chinese I
entered into their spirit and for twenty-five
minutes I orated in Chinese
What did I say Suffice it to say that
I spoke only the court trialect The
strangest part about It Is that all
present seemed to enjoy it even more
than I did
Nervy Thieves
About the coolest thieves on record
did a job of work in Philadelphia a
few days ago Early in e morning
while hundreds of people were going to
work half a dozen men arrayed as me
chanics appeared in front of a Turkish
bath establishment on Walnut street
and with chisels hammers and wrench
es took down the handsome bronze or
naments and railing which ornamented
the place Then they calmly walked
away with the plunder
LIEUT MABLE C HUNT
A Bright Salvation Army lassie Who
Knows How to Keep Her Corps
In Good Health
Ogden Utah Jan 12 1901 Spe
cial The Pacific Coast Division of
the Salvation Army whose noble work
in the interests of fallen humanity has
done so much for this western country
has its headquarters in this city One
of the brightest and most enthusiastic
workers is Lieut Miss Mabel Clarice
Hunt Everyone knows how these de
voted people parade the streets day or
night exposing themselves to all kinds
of weather that no opportunity may
be lost of rescuing some poor unfortu
nate from sin and suffering In some
cases their recklessness in thus expos
ing themselves has been commented
upon as almost suicidal Their answer
to such criticisms invariably i3 their
unfailing faith in the Divine injunc
tion to do right and fear not Lieut
Hunt explains one of the means she
employs to keep her Soldiers in good
health as follows
I have found Dodds Kidney Pills of
great value in esses of Kidney and
Iiiver Trouble and Diseases contracted1
from severe colds Several of our lads
and lassies have been repeatedly ex
posed to cold weather and rain and
have spoken for hours out of doors
often with wet feet and chilled to the
marrow As a consequence of this ex
posure Pulmonary Trouble Rheu
matism and Kidney Disorders often en
sue In such cases I always advise
Dodds Kidney Pills for I have no
ticed better results quicker relief and
more lasting benefit from the use of
Dodds Kidney Pills in such cases than
from all other medicines I know of
combined They cleanse the blood
regulate the system and destroy dis
ease
A medicine which can do what Lieut
Hunt says so positively Dodds Kidney
Pills do is surely worth the attention
of all who suffer with any form of
Kidney Trouble Rheumatism or Blood
Disorders
Many good servants are bad masters
A heated knife cuts freshly baked
bread well
Cocoanut oil thickens and darkens
the eyebrows
SCALDING WATER
voided in the morning and that which
contains a sediment after standing
certainly indicates dangerously affected
Kidneys Dont worry and make mat
ters worse but at once take the remedy
which you can depend upon absolutely
MORROWS
are guaranteed by tie proprietors un
der 50 forfeit to cure any case of Kid
ney Disease or Pain in the Back This
is a tempting offer and is made in per
fect good faith Other distinctive symp
toms of Kidney Disease are Backache
Dizziness Puffing under the Eyes
Rheumatic Pains General Weakness
and frequently all the troubles peculiar
to women will restore you
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS
people cured by In writing them please
enclose stamped addressed envelope
H I Small 1S10 Ohio St Omaha Neb
Henry WIpperman E Court St Beatrice Neb
Mrs Lilly Pratt 1010 U St Lincoln Neb
Mrs Robert Henderson West Market St
Beatrice Neb
Wm Noble Groceryman Topeka Kan
Andrew Jacobson ESS Lavinle St AtcMson
Kan
Mrs Gas Conovejr 11th and Kearney Sts At
chison Kan
Morrows are not pills
but Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty
cents a box at drug stores
JOHN MORROW CO SPRINGFIELD O