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Nebraska
Legislature
Ono Tliousand Bills.
The house has been in session 41
flays and the senate 40 days , and so
"tar one pledge made by the Republic
an party to the people has been kept ,
he election of Norris Erown to the
( United States senate. There have been
Jbeen introduced in the house 558 bills ,
jam ! in the senate 448 bills , making a
[ total of 1,006 , as against a total of 707
t.wo years ago. At that session there
fwere , including the bills introduced at
the request of Gov. Mickey , 423 intro
duced in the house and 284 in the sen
ate. In the house , Cone , Quackenbuah
and Lee lead in the number , 22 belnqr
accredited to each , while in the senate
Thomals comes first with 44 , Root of
Cass is second with 43 , while Saunders
of Douglas got in with 21.
* * *
McKesson's Grain Bill.
McKesson , of Lancaster county , has
Introduced in the senate a most impor
tant measure which he believes will
, -prevent grain dealers from paying
less for grain in certain localities than
they do in others where the railroad
facilities and the frieght rates are
about the same. His bill provides each
grain dealer shall mail to the state la
bor bureau daily the price he paid for
grain and it is made the duty of the
Eabor commissioner to publish the
same as often as he deems necessary.
! An incident of the late campaign in-
tepired McKesson to draft the measure ,
[ lie had his bins full of corn and ,
pieeding the room , sold his grain at
fche market price being paid in Emer-
Inld , which at that time was 32 cents
cz. bushel. That night he spoke at Firth
{ and found the dealers there were pay
ing 36 cents a bushel for corn. Eni-
-erald is closer to Lincoln and Omaha
; than is Firth and both are on the
Burlington.
Heady for Figlit.
Should the allied railroads of Ne
braska enjoin the enforcement of the
fa-cent passenger rate bill which will
aoecome a law shortly , as they have
intimated they intended to do , they
ivrill find the legal department of state
pready for the fray. In answer to an
Snquiry from Senator George Wiltse ,
of Cedar county , as to whether the law
is valid and can be enforced , Attorney
General Thompson went on record em
phatically that it could be.
* * *
Will Ride for Two Cents.
The Burlington railroad will accept
Che 2-cent rate bill and put the 2-c nt
vate into effect without attempting to
-contest the bill which is about to become -
come a laAV. Quackenbush of Xemaha
county announced the ' fact in the
{ house Monday afternoon by saying
Secretary Allen had told him a message - -
sage had been received to that effect
The Lincoln agent of the Burlington
announced he had received the mes
sage from General Passenger Agent
< Wakeley.
* * *
Amending Revenue Haw.
All of the bills relating to the elec
tion of precinct assessors were placed
on general file. These bills promise to
stir up a general fight with most of the
iCusionists fighting for them and rome
Republicans will joint with the pops.
Dodge tried to get the bills indefinite
ly postponed Monday morning , but
was unsuccessful. One member be
lieves the very life of the new levenue
Taw is in the election of the county
.assessor and the appointment tf. the
precinct assessors. "Under the old
-revenue law the precinct assessors
-were elected and according to the old
members who investigated the old
-system was never satisfactory.
* * *
Investigation of Car Shortage.
The railway commission , though it
lias no stamps or salary , has been in
structed to get busy and look up the
question of a shortage of cars and
remedy the evil at once. The house
diet it Monday afternoon through the
.adoption of a resolution by Richardson -
son of Frontier county.
* * *
Routine Proceedings of House.
The house passed the following bills
.Monday :
By Redmond of Nemaha Justice
of the peace and county judge juris
diction bill.
By Walsh of Douglas Compellin T
at least one member of county board
-to attend convention of state board of
charities and correction.
By Quackenbush Memorializing
congress to call a constitutional convention -
vention for anti-polygamy amend-
snent.
By Fletcher of Antelope Establish-
sment and vacation of private roads
i&nd for maintenance of such roads
'established.
By Knowles of Dodge Amending
charter of cities of from 5,000 to 25-
- 00 inhabitants.
By Lee Police commissioners of
Omaha shall not be candidates for of-
By Farley of Hamilton Increasing
the price of supreme court reports to
32.
32.By
By Howe of Xemaha Providing
or an appeal from a decision of a
tcounty board from the establishment
cr refusal to establish public roads.
By E. P. Brown of Lancaster
"Providing that granting or refusing to
rgrant a new trial shall be a final or-
.
By Clarke of Douglas Giving city
.council of Omaha power to widen or
narrow streets.
By Noyes of Cass. Regulating li
censing of automobiles.
By Dodge of Douglas Eviction bill.
By Redmond of Nemaha Court
.commission in district court to com-
default judgment.
Routine Proceedings of Senate.
"With barely a quorum present the
: isenate convened Monday afternoon at
] l o'clock. Before the session had
igone far the other senators drifted In
* until there were thirty in their seats.
fWilsey of Frontier started the busi-
jness by introducing a resolution requesting -
-questing the state railway commission
to investigate the cause of a car short-
: jage and empowering it to take evi
dence.
On reports of standing committees
the following bills were placed on
eneral file :
By McMullen Requiring university
regents to hold open meetings except
where the interests of the university
require a closed meeting.
By Randall Making mandatory the
statute requiring the university re
gents to furnish text books to studenta
I at cost , and to supply funds to poor
students under certain conditions.
By King Prescribing terms for
conferring degrees by colleges , uni
versities and normal schools.
The anti-pass bill , was read for the
first time.
The following bills were passed :
By McKesson Providing for the
publication of an abstract of the state
ment filed by insurance companies
with the auditor's department. Gib
son , Latta and Phillips voting no.
Requiring railroads to hold valid
all tickets when presented by bona
flue holders. Thomas voted no.
By fish and game committee
Amending statute relating to illegal
fishing and prescribing a maximum
penalty of $50.
By Aldrich To prohibit discrimina
tion and rebates by insurance com
panies.
By Aldrich Prohibiting the use of
life insurance funds for political pur
poses by companies.
By Aldrich Prohibiting misrepre
sentation as to terms of policies or
benefits accruing under them. Thom
as voted no.
By Aldrich Making life insurance
solicitors agents of the companies and
not of the insured. Thomas and Mc
Kesson voted no.
By Aldrich Regulating the salaries
of insurance officials and prohibiting
the payment of salaries of more than
$50,000 a year.
* *
Busy Day in House.
The house Wednesday recommend
ed for passage two railroad bills , killed
the Sunday baseball bill , recommend
ed for passage a bill to place Chris
tian Scientists under the same rule
as other practitioners in the matter ol
reporting on contagious diseases ,
treated Harvey , of Douglas county ,
like a prince and came very near tak
ing up the Omaha-South Omaha con
solidation bills. Harvey secured fa
vorable action on H. R. 293 , allowing
the retirement of notes given to mu
tual insurance companies ; H. R. 219 ,
providing a way for the firemen and
policemen of Omaha to increase their
relief funds ; H. R. 147 , allowing the
council to grant a person a monopoly
on the garbage business so long as It
costs neither the city nor citizens a
cent. H. R. 170 , Harvey's legislative
annexation bill , was called up , but at
his request it went over without losing
its place. Lee wanted the bill dis
cussed then and there in conjunction
with his bill , but after some discussion
the house sustained Harvey's request ,
though Jennison at first moved that
the bill go to the bottom of the file.
Jennison was induced to withdraw his
motion and so did Lee.
* * *
Knowles got his bill , H. R. 220 , pro
viding a 2-cent fare mileage book good
for passage in the hands of any per
son and good for two years , acted up
on favorably , though Barnes , of Doug
las county , told the house it was the
most foolish thing that ever happened ,
because the railroads were compelled
to sell tickets at 2 cents , and no per
son would be foolish enough to buy a
mileage book for $20 and have the
money tied up when he could get a
ticket at the same rate. The bill orig
inally read good for three years , but
Best offered the two-year amendment ,
which Knowles accepted.
*
Work for Fort Robinson.
Adams , of Dawes county , is anxious
for the Nebraska delegation in con
gress to get busy 011 that appropriation
for Fort Robinson , which is in his dis
trict , and Wednesday he introduced
a resolution in the house to that effect.
Mr. Adams assured the members that
Senator Warren , of Wyoming , was
working hard to accomplish the aban
donment of Fort Robinson and that
the Wyoming senator seemed to have
more influence than all the Nebraska
delegation. The Sixth district had
only Congressman Kinkaid working
for the appropriation and he was anx
ious that the other members get busy
with Judge Kinkaid.
* * *
Sifting Committee Approved.
In an effort to clean up the impor
tant bills before the final rush the
senate Wednesday morning approved
the sifting committee reported from
the standing committee on commit
tees. There was no opposition to the
seven senators named in the report.
They are Root of Cass , Thomas of
Douglas , Wiltse of Cedar , Aldrich of
Butler , Epperson of Clay , Phillips of
Holt and Clarke of Adams. The sift
ing committee will begin the work of
going over the general file within a
few days.
* * *
Railroads to Pay for Coal.
The senate Wednesday afternoon in
committee of the whole recommended
for passage Senator Sackett's bill re
lating to the confiscation of coal hi
transit by railroads. The bill requires
the roads to pay the value of the coal
within sixty days and in addition
thereto to pay a penalty of 20 per cent
of its value and attorney's fees if it
is necessary for the owner to go into
court to secure his pay. Clarke , cf
Adams spoke in opposition to the bill ,
but it was recommended for passage
by a large majority.
* * A
Against Itinerant Physicians.
A bill by Wilcox , which will prac
tically drive out of existence so-called
itinerant physicians and traveling
medicine shows , was recommended for
passage by the senate Wednesday af
ternoon. The bill requires itinerant
physicians to pay a fee of $250 a year
and places them under the jurisdiction
of the state board of health.
Interests Creighton lizv ? School.
A bill of considerable interest to
students and patrons of the Creighton
law school was recommended to pass
by the senate. The measure was in
troduced by Patrick and it allows th6
supreme court to designate other
schools than the law college 'of the
University of Nebraska whose grad
uates may be admitted to the bar
without examination. The Creighton
law school is the only other school in
the state and is the only one affected
by the .bill.
County superintendents will not re
ceive a boost in pay from this legisla
ture , the senate having killed Good-
rich's bill providing for an Increase of
about 20 per cent in _ the salaries o/
these officials
SCENE AND CHIEP FIGTJBES IN IKOCIUOIS THEATER HBE TEIAX.
DAVIS PUT ON TRIAL.
Iroauol.s Tlienier Horror of Tlirce
Years Apro Recalled.
The trial of Will .T. Davis , charged
tvith manslaughter in connection with
the Iroquois Theater disaster in Chicago
cage three years ago , was commenced
at Danville , 111. , Wednesday morning
in the Circuit Court before Judge E. R.
E. Kimbrough. The jury is composed
of matured men , averaging 4o years in
age , one grocer , one blacksmith , one
fire insurance agent , and two real es
tate dealers. The roster of the jury
follows :
Enos Campbell , blacksmith , George
town.
A. W. Carrington , farmer , Jamaica.
George Miller , farmer , KossvIIlc.
Robert J. Jaggers , farmer , Sidell.
W. R. Williams , farmer , Fithian.
Fred Gibbs , merchant , Indianola.
T. E. Jones , miner , Catlin.
O. D. Graves , farmer , Danville.
J. C. Foreman , farmer , Danville.
A. L. Giddings , insurance solicitor.
H. H. Mendenthal , farmer , George-
lown.
J. J. Scale , real estate agent , Ridge
Farm.
Miss Viva R. Jackson was the girl
in connection with whose death Will
J. Davis was indicted on a charge of
manslaughter. She was one of those
who perished in the Iroquois Theater
fire.
fire.The
The entire venire was practically
composed of farmers , there being only
a few business or professional men.
These seemed to have formed an opin
ion regarding Davis' guilt or innocence ,
and they were excused. Most of the
farmers on the venire said they had
not been in Chicago in twenty or more
years , and had received their informa
tion concerning the Iroquois tragedy
through the newspapers. It developed
that almost every man was a constant
reader of Chicago newspapers. No time
was lost in asking the veniremen use
less questions. The attorneys , acting
under strict orders from Judge Kim
brough , went direct to the point , and if
a venireman was not qualified he was
immediately challenged or excused.
Attorneys for the defense stated that
they would resist any attempt of the
prosecution to introduce unsavory and
horrible testimony. "Although we are
not going to mention this to the court
just now , " said Mr. Mayer , "when the
State attempts the horrible business we
will enter a strong objection. " The
State has scores of witnesses , and if
the trial is finished in three weeks era
a month it will surprise every one.
Lawyers for both sides , who say they
have full knowledge of the personnel of
the jurors , declare they are of an ex
ceptionally high , grade of intelligence.
Residents of Danville who have watch
ed their selection are of the opinion
that the jurors are about evenly di
vided as to their leanings toward the
State and the defense and it is general
ly predicted that Davis will get "a
square deal. "
" "William J. Davis was the owner or
manager of owners of the theater , "
said Attorney Buckingham , "he invited
thousands of persons to witness a pro
duction at his playhouse on the after
noon of Dec. 30 , when the house was
In an uncompleted condition and when
all the provisions of the law for the
protection of his patrons had not been
complied with. At ast , this is what
we Jiope to prove. He was the respon
sible person , as he was in charge of the
house. "
The first attack on the State's case
was made by Attorneys Joseph B.
Mann , W. J. Calhoun and Levy Mayer.
They contended that the ordinance
passed by the Chicago Council regu
lating the operation of buildings of the
theater class is legally defective and
so full of flaws that it Is absolutely
void. Being void and unlawful in the
eye of the law , and forming the very
foundation in the Indictment on which
Davis is to stand trial , it is useless ,
they contended , to , waste the court's
time in the examination of witnesses.
CZAR AND OTHERS DOOMED.
Gigantic Conspiracy io Destroy Roy
al Family and Cliief Official * .
Premier Stolypin , other of Russia's
cabinet officials , the grand dukes and
even the czar himself may be doomed
to death and that within a very short
time by a new conspiracy of appall
ing proportions which has for its ob
ject the annihilation of the imperial
family and all the chief officers and
supporters of the autocracy.
The opening of the new douma was
made the occasion by the terrorists
and revolutionary societies , which are
reported to have formed this conspira
cy , for a monster riotous demonstra
tion that struck terror into the hearts
of the emperor , his ministers and the
grand dukes. Premier Stolypin , it is
reported , did not dare leave the Tau-
ride palace to return home because It
was known that hundreds of terrorists
swarmed in the streets waiting for an
opportunity to kill him.
According to report , the police gain
ed an inkling of this plot and warned
the czar and his relatives in time to
prevent their attending the opening
session. Terrorists , the police learned ,
have been elected to the douma for the
express purpose of assassinating the
czar or any of the hated grand dukes
who may appear before the lower
house.
The police and high officials are in a
frenzy of fear over this discovery , but
they have been unable to learn which
of the people's representatives are the
would-be assassins.
Internal Commerce Recortl.
The movements of our internal com
merce during 1000 , as now compiled by
the bureau of statistics , make a record-
breaking total. Interior markets receiv
ed 40727GoS head of cattle. All of the
rsr eastern cities received larger quan-
KIMB&OUGH.
MUST PROVE TH'AW'S SANSTY.
Big- Proposition Silll Before tlie At
torney for the Defence.
While the defense has shown by the
testimony of its own experts that Har
ry K. Thaw was insane on at least
half a dozen different occasions , the
last being Oct. 3 , 1900 , it has not yet
attempted to show that he is sane to
day. Neither Dr. Evans nor Dr. Wag
ner , the two alienists who examined
Thaw in the Tombs , has examined him
lately , and both say they cannot ex
press opinions on his present condi
tion.
tion.Dr.
Dr. Wagner said he believed that
when Thaw wrote the section of his
will providing for a fund for the pros
ecution of any one who might take his
life his mind was clouded and he did
not have as clear an idea of such mat
ters as a man who was wholly sane ,
but enough to be able to realize that
the taking of a human life was a
crime. Dr. Wagner was also of the
opinion that Thaw's mind was not en
tirely clear when he was married.
The defense has at least one other
expert , Dr. Graeme M. Hammond , who
has been constantly m the courtroom
since the trial began. It is supposed
that he will he called to the witness
stand to show that Thaw has recover
ed from his "brain storms" and other
kinds of insanity , and that his mind is
now normal.
n\r \
EVEIA'X THAW ON THE STA2TD.
I A5K ,
"THIS PKOTOGJ ? I yjtE
Ever since the trial began Thaw has
been making voluminous notes of the
testimony. It is now said that he pass
es his evenings in the Tombs trans
cribing these notes and arranging
them for the use of his lawyers. It is
said he will attempt to make Mr. Dol-
mas sum up the case on the lines he
will lay down , hased on this record of
what he considers the weak points ir
the prosecution's case.
The "World' * Rainfall.
The total rainfall over the
world Is given by Frltzsche , as 4G5.30O
cubic kilometres ( a kilometre Is about
one-fourth of a cubic mile ) , per year , *
which Is equivalent to a uniform depth1
of 91 centimetres ( centimetre about
2-5 of an inch ) ; Bruckner gave 9-1 cen
timetres. The rain falling on land Is
estimated by Frlfzschc at 111,940 cubic
kilometres per year , by Bruckner at
122,540 cubic kilometres , and by Murray -
ray at 122.31S cubic kilometres per
year. The amount given by Frltzscha
is equivalent to a depth of 75 centime
tres. Considering only the land which
is drained by rivers into the sea , It Is-
calculated that only 30 per cent of tba
water returns to the sea In this way-
the remaining 70 per cent being remor *
ed by evaporation.
SAVE ITS PEOM OUB FSIENDS.
Mary , I have sold the farm for
50,000 , and we will now move to the
city and enjoy the balance of our life
In comfort.
Pive Years Later.
It is all over , Mary , I must paj
John Brown's bond , which will take
every dollar I own and you and I will
have to go to the poor house.
MOBAL.
Do not sign a friend's bond , and
tvhen you require a bond , buy It.
Write for particulars or see our agent
at the County Seat.
WE ISSUE STIEETY BONDS.
The Title Guaranty & Surety Com
pany , Home Office , Scranton , Pa. , Cap
ital and Surplus over § 1,000,000.
The Huertienots.
Here are two essays on the Huguenots
nets by Chicago public school pupils :
"The Hugonots are people In Francf
that are followers of Victor Hugxx
Their leader is a man named Jean
Valjean that was a thief , but got con
verted and turned out well. The Hugo
nets are very good people. A ladj
named Evan gel ine wrote a long poem
about them , but il don't rhyme. "
"The Huguenots is the name of a blfl
thing like a steam roller that the mo >
gul used in India to run over "people.
It squoshed them to death and was verj
terrible. It had eyes painted on it like
a dragon and snorted steam when 'A
was running. They are no huguenots
enny more. ' '
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"Written OM a Slutc.
Gen. Lew Wallace wrote the first
rough draft of ' 'Beii-Hur" on a slate ,
giving as his reason that erasures could
more readily be made. After satisfy
ing himself with a sentence written in
this way he would , with a soft pencil ,
transfer the writing to paper , and final
ly , when everything pleased him , ha
copied the entire manuscript in ink
with the precision of an engrossing
clerk. It is declared by those who were
personally acquainted with Gen. Wal
lace that "Ben-Hur" was written and
rewritten at least thirty times , and that
when the final copy was sent to tha
publishers there was neither a correc
tion nor an erasure throughout the
manuscript. The printer set up the
copy exactly as it was written , and the
author himself never corrected a proofc
before the hook was s nt to press.
Verdict for Dr0 Pierce
AGAINST THE
Ladies' Home Journal.
Sending truth after a lie. It is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seven
leagues while truth is getting its boots
on , " and no doubt hundreds of thousands
of good people read the unwarranted and
malicious attack upon Dr. R. V. Pierce
and his "Favorite Prescription "published
in the May (1904) number of the Ladles *
Home Journal , with its great black dis
play headings , who never saw the hum
ble , groveling retraction , with its incon
spicuous heading , published two months
later. It was boldly charged in the sland
erous and libelous article that Dr. Pierce'a
Favorite Prescription , for the cure ot
woman's weaknesses and ailments , con
tained alcohol and other harmful ingredi
ents Dr. Pierce promptly brought suit
against the publishers of the Ladies'
Home Journal , for 5200,000,00 damages.
Dr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Bok , the
editor , maliciously published the article
containing such false and defamatorj
matter witji the intent of injuring hia
buslne rfurthermore , that no alcohol , or
other fujurious. or habit-forming , drugs
are , ory/er were , contained in his "Fa
vorite Description" ; tha't said medicine
Is mador ft6m native medicinal roots and
contains/no harmful ingredients what-
ever/a/fd that Mr. Bok's malicious state-
were wholly and absolutely false !
.
they wprf > lt rcpd ' fo ackonwlcdgg that tnoy
' of . "Favorite P
all
alipgpd
TEese f actsTvere also proven m the trial oT
the action In the Supreme Court. But the
business of Dr. Pierce was greatly injured by
the publication of the libelous article with.
its CTeat display headings , while hundreds oC
thousands who read the wickedly defamatory-
article never saw the humble groveling re
traction , set in small type and made as incon
spicuous as possible. The matter was. how
ever broapht before a jury in the Supreme
Court of New York State which promptly-
rendered a verdict in the Doctor's favor.
Thus his traducers came to grief and
base slanders were refuted.