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- lottriiaL m (CMttmlra "i 5 - - VOLUME XXL-XUMBER 46. mnECTonsi k. AN'TJEHSON. fret. J. 11,'J.iJ.Li: Vica PrWt. O. T. EOE, CaahisT. r-. ant-fjison. juu.n' J. i P ANDHnSON. ; :xs si icagItz iUIXIVAN. feii Si COLUMSU3. NIE3. National Bach -, Report, of Condition llzj 17, 1S9Q. , ;oT;iadDlj:e;in jaf J73 23 1 :." '-." "'oa'i iVc r3 J.c;l-ts.t f ra nr icd r.x-ir . 11,35. 13 s Imn Jrniz o fcr Benin "iT.""3 11 " L". -. TVtm.Ury . . 63 CO i Jh ca it:! U,i7d.;- "J.35.57 S7-,S3. V" 1 - f tdSl-a an nr Ibi e.-33 W XT o-WwI, 'pr . I-J,.. 11 rtan; fc.j a ;uo.ntfi:'l:j ... n 3r t cl oj K3i ii -s' M"- IK.Ul.M 2T5.J;a :a DFkTCIzZP. advokat, OtSre oT-r Colcsibca State Eak. Colna-.h;: Sebr2a. i3 C!I.I.:TAI & KECUES, o A TTORXEYS A T LAW, 55cf 5Tf?r Firs: National T it. COOKUK, DRAY crui EXPRESSjIAJT. I.i;ht undlimTyhacJ-Tiy. Hcoda bnr.dlad -rith r-ir. i!eai;narUT- st J. P. Becier vtCO cioe. Tl:ose33ru.:i. SrsajEttl T1A: r?.LF. 2H' 3FAT7. Jl ervc-'xrerr t-i b'liuilt E'jjhell), BRICK AKEiS ! tJS'Cur. tractors ar.il 'j-nZdr- -jilt 2nd cr brwi fjrrt-!a" zd '&- aJ r-ix.'cable ra?B. W nz' a-.so sri)red 'o ii tL k.i'.a of brick J K. TURVZK &. CO., P-cr-'-'tra aai Publishers of the Pntb. r.i-t-pn.d tA anj addrf. for $2 fr:rtiy ;a aiTascp, fiaiLT r-n.N-.i., $:.cu i r"3--- W. A. ilcALIISTET.. pr y. t.-Kr-fSLirs lj"a.;L!.IS 3 i: A COKliJUaaJJi ATTOEXEYS AT LAW. Colnsibci. Nob. n.xrTic-.T's.xa. or ,. , , w . ' 111 Anil Nit.'ipf- mn lVnrfi - .- . . ,x-. . . a i r it l t .. l , . , Jcfc-"Wcrk. Eoof n aai Gc:ter- iu; ipeciiity. k-ycarr "i ss-eet. a ft' rft itaad on 1 T S lilf Can. F Est??. FaiNX R. 2sa?t KNAPP BROS.. Contraeiors sod Suiiders. VM-TzrAcr fnm s,.e.i ca unci in'1 s'wori lev tad t ?trr,2 rgscii a:-. sfti.as roi-. siaatlc-a. tc tick tii.sg o'd irr aw 5rck -nri to -at 7r?r:-i 'nrs, n apvrtx.t?. Ccrrespci. QW-'-i. iicferacea rra. r2arl7 EN.4FP 3E05-. (.olaabus, Vib, LrJD rOB SAL -s U?H?- f ?INE IMFROTF.D FRM ifteii r-- vi. -v. '. x -ia. 'jca t iiis-ca.'.Ts .r. TU I'm ooif Tirr.:-'--; r-- --"dor laoet.T it: -h -r and biao era-- pviura nn.i k-y ia-..i 1 -0 fn:t tt-n- rp'. r -rs. c'irrr7. plu'SM. 'c. some bnnas; 11 -O o craasiect.-u tr-s aad shraba; 15) In" -.'-"nrlng c iii t-jio. I"s fri ?atir i fov, sad i:-T-.dsl latosmal. irdi Xylenes. D?u.:c Scu?s tif -wt. n room, praaa. y. com cnb. lju-" .ior stable with har-nw. aitle bam w-.icti nolds 0 .oca of hr: hos hocw; 2 wpI.-. rraaiait -ter in nastare. For farther carucnia.- la-iujrn at JotntN t. crHce, or -iit "HAL. Ccisaibsa. Nsbr. U. B cars ot Joca- 3sari ea-t of PttsHiirg. for the ra-n. the men explain, that, -ince G.-i-r-te B. Rob erts is president of bt-th the Pennsvi VnrriT) a --" t -rp a -j j vania company and P-"in-iUania ra.I-O-L-ttT-J- ldJLjJL ! road company, cause for action agair.s: o;.e is amcle ground- for proceeding- A DIAKY. JOURNAL OFFICE roa CARDS. ENVELOPES. NOTE HEADS. BILL HEAD& CrUCULARS, DODGERS, ETC. SUBSCRIBE NOW fOl THE G0LU1BU3 JOURNAL. THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE, Wt CJer Bcthfcr a Tear, ax Ja i.e Jocssk. ii ckapsrledfwi t"be ? i arrd firmly paper is ricce couemu jnercia M'S-" is tne only ruga-class 3oa.. ly 2xa.r:e dfutsd entirely to Aaaericaa L?53" ti:e. As:?n-an ihocsat aad Pto-.-lsb, ana ! ie rz ieced pcneat cf Amenssa laitila i . ":iisi5 gcod as any of the older ac t , f amin-ins ii a year over 1.300 pas? cf tio t- o.cst litcrarnre. written by th ablest Ameri- n-i 5i!:iar!. it is ceantuaiir liiastraicu. aau i chanoinscoritjanedsrid siiort stones. Xi ara ip.ropriate jresret cs- u a a year's abcri?tioc to Tho Aaien . to rcnally brilliant dnrinir tha yea. l- w "f Jnm5U. is 13.CC, and 1o .".ai-ri I i:. ia U asoA We r Wt f 4L38l FRESH HEWS Of THE SIT. Information Gleaned From Ail Quarters of the Universe. V T T T T 1 1 F V T T sTP F Iv V Li1j HIL. L ALtLi C'i.lX.lWLi THE WHOLE MAY WORKING CO OUT. FORCE ' Small Hope of .Avoiding the Strike on All the I'enii-ylvunla Ltn; The "njws In , Genernt Froai All Part-. Pittbchg. Pa. Fob. 27. The indication- are that a general strike of the em ploys of the entire Pennsylvania sys tem cannot be avoided. The recent con ference between Ienerai Manager Wood, General superintendent Watt-, of the , Northwest system, and Genera' Superin tendent Miller, of the Southwest system. , ami all division superintendents of the Pennsylvania company has been con- ' eluded. The general result of this con- fTnce is well under-tood by the general grievance committee of more than IOC ! men who are her negotiating with the ' company in the interests of the union ' employe? of all operating departments. This conference did not consider the ' question of a general advance of wages. It was confined to the equalization of operating expenses on every division of the -y-tem. The result of this work is a slight advance in wages to a few and 3 reduction to other. In no cPnse, how- i ver, does it offer a general advance. In fact, neither the wages, schedules, nor I their hasps are altered. Since no general advance in wages is ! granted the m- n w:K not accept the ofii- I ciaN" adjustment of the grievance-. They were told a week aco in the com- , pany's general reply to a Dill citing 15 grievances and asking for general ad vance of pay that no advance would be ! allo-vd. but that locai grievances, con- teniplatinz an equalization of work on j all division, would be adjusted. The grievance committee has waited for the completion of this work, and now , that it know that no advance is allowed ' it openly declares nothing less wi,1 be accepted: that ihe company may as well have forgone its work and that a strike is now only a question of a short time. Until this time neither General Manager Wood nor General Superintendant Watts feared any such action on the J part of the men. They now be- , lieve the stuation is alarming. , When they learned that a company j of forty engineers representing this cla-s of employes from Jorey Citv to Chicago and the southwe-t, approved of the action of the employe- of the other branches of tne service and voted to act with them, tev admitted that appear ances are decidedly warlike. Under nc circumstances however, will they re cede from their determination to zrant no advance in wage-. Mr. Watts -ays if they must fight there is no better time for it than tj'v. Until the engineers to'K the act:on noted above the ouicial did not believ,' they would coalesce with the other branches in attempting to -e-cure an advance, anil from this belief arpued that ao strike could be success ful or of Ids;: duration without their co operation. Th company is dismayed at thi turn of alT.nr-. The engineers authorise the -tatement that the W3rk of equalization on the part of the company '- equivalent to cut ting down at one point and tii'mg np at another and wiii not be satisfactory. and that unless a .1 tear advance is granted, merchants, shipper and the company will be given four day" notice, wh.ch they -on-ider is ample tune for preparations. The emplove- concerned in this trouble an- the engineers. Brotherhood of Rail way Conductor, tiremn. trainmcti or brakemen. The employes f tne last three branches of the -ervice and the switchmen have -eparate brotherhood organizations, but they are federated, and. together with the order of railway conductors, constitute the lnitel order e Railway Employe-. The grand ofh- . - of these five organizations are the supreme co' n--il of the entire organ: i tiou. with uad.sputed and s0; jurisdic tion over the entire body Tue eon-titu-tmn of the Brotherbi'Mid of Locomotive Engineer does not permit federation, but sanctions coai'tiou with the other branches on any one -y-teni where the engineers" committee of a -v-tem votes so to iio. Atlirmative action of the en gineer5' committee in thi- case i a mat ter of sreat importance. It is the first time in vear. 'f eer before, they have acted with ail other emp'oyes. "he switchmen, for all that organization pre sented no grievances, will be called ouT tti -upport the other members of the united order. -miliar grievances and demands to those before the Fenn-ylvani.i company are ready for presentation to the Penn svlvama railmad otiiciai-. but are with held. This fact, however, will in uowfee interfere wrh a striker-on a.i rhe hue agaiust the other. Ths nexr move of the men wiK be .-call the -uprome c.nc.; h-re and to pi ace their entire aiTai.-i m it- hands. This wi.l prooabiy be done at once. StlU Hope fur P. ace. PrrrsBCEo. Pa., t-eb. 27. The griev ance comm.ttt-es of the various organiza tions of the Pennsylvan'a ss cm re ceived from thecompanv-otSc:;:is vday a detail an-wer to their demands, setting f-rthjusth'A Thecompany'vot.'.dcq .alio matter-. It wa- receiver; Wi'.h apparent di-atisfacti"n though ther" wis nc tl:- ..ss;on. ('eiieral Miper'ret.de;it V-,t:-r hopes ther- will be n i tm-i 'f. b'lt says there .- no tellins what may Hap pen. Erarn.i Abholt't Teimln. CuicaitO. :,;.. L"el 27 There has been a dea cf mystery surrounding the procoed cenation of the remain of the great singer. Emma Abbott. The long delay in carryn? out the wi-hes of the 'rieadactressiiasnivcnr-.se to numerou rumors. one of them being the story tha: Mrs. Abboa. mother of the deca,d. 1 had objected t" the proposed disposition of her oa ushter'- body and therefore tLe 1 cremation wi- being put off. t-. H Carle. Mis- bhotts bmther-in law -ii.1 'o-dnv that it wa- true that Mrs. v'iN.t: did not like tbeidaof cremation, but that she would not rbje, t to her daugh ter's dying wish and tnat the carrv:-g out of it wa- entirely in the hinds of tli-executor-. They would decide as to the time of ha. "irr the tncnerauon. as we! as that of ta:ug made the elecrr!Ca test to determine the fact of death. ecrrtiiry l-ostr' Many Callers. Washln-oton. Feb. 27. Secretary Foster was a the treasury decartment ail d-y vesterday. familiarizing himself with "his new duties and getting ac quainted with the other officials of tie I department. Kis callers were so numerous that he had to devote himself almost entirely to them and he requested Assistant Secretary Nettleton to stgn all the official mail as acting secretary. Several reaths the Kenlt. Sv-Diego. Cal.. Feb. 27. Several j..ti,i vm m-nlwd from th" flood at' TiaJcano. where not a building is left atanding, SERIOUS SMASri. A Train Derailed Near Richmond. Ind. ' Four Killed. Richmond, Ind. Feb. 26. The rear coach of the limited Panhandle train from Chicago to Cincinnati Jumped the track at Hagerstown last evening and rolled down the embankment. Four Persons were feiIlP'" as follows: o. F. DEAI engineer of the maintenance of way of the Panhandle. GEORGE N'EEDHAil. attorney of the road. C. B. CASE, conductor ARTHTTH REEVES, a pjisaengr. of Rich mcrJ. The train was coming down i "teeD arade into town when the frame work of the engine brcks p1 evr7 car in the train was derailed, going down & 11 teen foot embankment. The cars caught lire but- the flames were quickly extin guished. All the coaches ere terribly wrecked. The following persons BT? probably fatally hart: Mrs Geo M-Ctiew Richmond. Ind Mits. J. C Betsim, Sacramento. Cal A latee number of others sustained in juries, but will recover. Aeon? them are: M H. Hizld. Cincinnati H Stacb. Chicaijo Johs M ECWABDS. Richmond. Ind Adam and Willie Stziembehoeh. West nile, O Frank V Eddt, WeauieJd, Haas. Ml Rcth, Dayttm, O Mrs Dudley, Dayton. O Mr and Mas Maj Benson, Loganspon. Ind , and two children. Mrs ansa Es.;LEnBECHT. Logaasport, IntL, and thiee children HtiiRY Fox, Richmond. Ind. Asa Kealby Richmond T W Gilpi', Philadelphia John Crocker. Chicago Charles Page. Richmond G H Edmunds. Troy O Ma? Sus.ot Ct-vracoh. Trenton. O. O Evans. New Castle. Ind Ira Cl-vrx. Xew Castle Clifton Irwin, Martin Ferry. O. J P Stanc.o, Eaton. O J W KR-ViiER. Logansport. Ind. Harriets Lombard. Amherst, Wis. .Tames J Bugles. Richmond Robert Hodgin. railroad foreman. G W Websteh. porter ANOTHER SMASH. The Ueadwood Central Haa a Second Bad Accident. Deadwtjod, Feb. 2(J. An accident on the DeadwGod Central railroad yesterday morning resulted in seriously Injuring seven workmen and completely demol ished the engine and one car. The train left Deadwood with a gang of tracklay ers working on the Bald Mountain ex n i- , r AfT8. f-lr, a Burlington & Missouri freiaht was met ccmins around a bend. tension. After passing Pluma Both engines were immediately reversed and the engineers and nremen Jumped. The collision was very light, but the Deadwood Central engine was at that point on a very steep grade and immedi ately after the collision the engine backed down the grade going at a ter rilic speed with a full head of steam. After going about a quarter of a mile it jumped the track and the men on the car to the number of seven were quite severely injured, one of whom, W. Stew art, may not recover. On the whole it was very fortunate that the train jumped the rrack when it did, as the regular Burlington & Missouri train had started from Deadwood only one and a half mile distant when it occurred. EXECUTIVE COURTESIES. The Governors of Xew York and Connec ticut Pass Compliments. Waterbcky. Conn., Feb. 20. Satur day Inspector Byrnes captured in New York Charles Fardon. who is wanted here for burglarizing Elkins i Wade's safe. Detective Thomas Dodds went for him Sunday with requisition papers signed by Gov. Bulkley. Word was re ceived by Chief Egan to-day that Gov. Hill refused to recognize Mr. Bulkley'a signature as governor. After a confer ence, orders were sent to Officer Dodds to remain in Albany until he received further orders. The prosecuting attor ney, John V Kellogg, went to Hartford to see Gov. Bulkley. He has just returned. Mr. Bulkley said nothing could be done, and a message was sent to Officer Dodds to come home and let the matter drop. Dodds may yet be directed to seize th burglar the moment he is released by the "ew York police Saturday. There is the greatest indig nation here over the matter among men of both parties. The complications which can follow such action are dis agreeable to contemplate. Any New York criminals are safe in Connecticut, since Gov. Hill would make requisition on Judge Morris, who could not be recognized by the local authorities. Gov. Bulkley sent a letter to Gov. Hill, saying: Understanding from your official action that criminals fr:.m sister states, and espe cially Connecticut, are safe from arret and return for prosecution when they have en tered the sate "f the city of refuse em braced only in your juri-dlction. I desite to inform you that there are now in the Con necticut state prison arout200 convict that Connecticut can afely and with propriety turn over to you. I have no doubt every one would prove a loyal subject and rejoice to avail himself of the freedom cf the stats of New York and the arm of the executive. Express trams are frequent. Waltins your orders to forward su-h available reinforce ments for your service. I have the honor to remain," etc. CREATES INDIGNATION. Lord Salisbury's Effort to Shut O'Brien Out of Parliament. Dcblct, Feb. 26. On February 16. immediately after Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien had been sent to Clonmel jail, a Dublin solicitor, acting for the Marquis of Salisbury, took oat a summons of 1.700 to theJcourt of bankruptcy against Mr. O'Brien, that sum being the costs which the marquis was awarded by the Manchester court in the libel suit. O'Brien vs. Salisbury. Mr. O'Brien was served with the summons in his cell in Galway jail. The meaning of this proceeding on the part of Lord Salisbury is that Mr. O'Brien shall be made bank rupt and thereby deprived of the privi lege of sitting in parliament, unless cause be shown within three weeks. Great indiznation will be aroused in Ire land should Lord Salisbury follow out this action to the end. THEIR CREED. The Know-Nothing" Party Closes I'e Chicago Meeting. Ceicago, Feb. 26. The council of the ; National American societies has com pleted its work. C. G. Miner, of Chicago, ; was elected president: James S. Rey 1 noids. of Illinois, secretary, and W. J. H. Trainer, of Michigan, treasurer. The platform declares in favor of free speech. a free precs. the restriction of foreign immigration, an educational franchise, free common schools, no appropriatioas , from the national treasury for sectarian purposes, public lands to actual citizens and bona fide settlers only. It is not proposed to form a distinct political party, but to favor the party whicii will incorporate its principles in its piatronn. The organization claims to represent! 1,500.000 voters. Tae Syndics Gets tits "sines. Boise Cut. Idaho, Feb. 26. The deed transferring the DIamar group of mines in Idaho to a London syndicate has been placed in escrow with the Boise City National bank until the money ar rives from Europe. The purchase price of the mine Is said to be 400,000. J. S. Delamar. the owner of the mine, retains 200,000 shares, or one-half the capital stock. Jutjge B- M. Montgomebt has been nominated for judge of the supreme court by the republican! of iUchifma. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, ; NEBRASKA CONGRESS. DAILY REPORT OF WHAT BEING DONE. IS Many Measure of More or Le Impnrt anc B!n Introduce! at tbe rreoat Session at the Sunflowtr Lpj;l-!ature A Bust Hessian. LlCOLN. Feb. ZX The enate was not i niittee ileoideti to report that the-e lulls ready for work until p. in. The committee ( do pass. It also decided tn report asaio-t on dnance. wars and means recommend the ( the passas of senate ale No. 7-. Tue com-iw,iTAnfboa'-i! roll Sti. i:S. relslinc to the ' niittee ro?e. reported and the repert was Hnn i-P-siit-Jiaed bv Enzineef Dvis: o. I 217, pa7ins for xlir cidental e.xpen-s oi :-" legislature. A-noasr oil's on Srt read-In- rvet-onby Warner arnendinz the con jrftutioa and authri:in? state lndbtedn of JSj.OIi'.OO to build a nUroad to Lake SUchr'sn- Handall. fiTCouatr relief of destitute faki-s; by Moon, to emptier county clerks to keep .wrd of mortgage Indebtedness: by Christotrer-nr. for a e , i -.h.i.i- t th world"' fair ry ?tcv- uniMuc- ,.... ..--- .,,- a.,.1 t.A irw.iTlA SVlitJ iredjui" to .'... ....n irpr.--t Z- nubile money aCLUUUL iUl U" ..vw.. j; rlij After d.ISMiiS '"lis on jil No. 1 41. the AU- cenate took up nouse ..-i! t..T. t ta-i, ..;, .i, .. ' " thin? Mm? nfil -n nned ArtlOU.BCt. When bills bn tecsnd rc?.diJ5 f pr' j reached In the house Brtrand 5eman.deU mat tne .-nrauer om. appruarmuiJij c1-.-000 to pay the expenses of the contest. Le read in full. The bill beins half re .!. M i Jivs-on moved that furthtr reading te dispensed !th. hi:l carried. Ford moved to lav tue bill oil tha ?able. I and then substituted a m'.tion tli.it the bill be Indefinitely prstjroaer. A motion to re coiiimlt carried '9 to 2'J and at Vhra der'- reque-t the bill was reterred to the iiv dielarv committee. The house went into commutes of lie wbole to consider house 1 roll i's4, by Oaiiley. authorizing c-juntits in the drauth-stric .ec section t issue bonds not to exceed ten prr cent. .f their a-s-ssed valuation tojpurcnase seed for needy farm ers. Stevens submitted a substitute for the bill, authorizing the boards of supervisors on petition of a majority of all the legal voter in a county to issue bonds equal to 10 per cent, of the assessed valuation, and in no event to exceed the sum of i-Q,-Oflfl. to purch.ve serd. said bonds to te -ld at par. or above, to bear net to exceed 7 per cent, interest and redeemauie alter nve year, and in less than ttfn, at the opti a of i i the county The seed purchased by the ! prrceeds a to fce sold to needy farmers at 10 per rent, above actual cost. The substitute i as adopted and the hill as amended re ferred baelt with the recommendation that it do pass. Bills were introduced a follows: Requir ins railroads to furnish -it Ba fo" the rec- tion of grain elevator, warehouses aud secop houFCs on their several lines of rnad. Uequirlng school boards to pnr-ha ' haTi0 dlSpI:iye(j a United States flag ' ehroi house ase and on each school house Mr. Heath introduced the following reso lution: W&eheas. The legislature of the state of Nebraska, at its -es:on of lhs. made an appro priation m the sum of tir;y thousand dollars iKiO.iXjOi fi the pufTO--e o developing the saline lands of the state of Nebraska, and Witoue'-s. 5Jr.cn o the ?.ti).ucj so appropri ated has b"m draw ti from the state treasury, therefore b? xt Reso- rni That the speaker appoint a com mittee of three -o mve-tlgate the condition of the a.t 'veil a C;ister county and aLo to ex amine mto Wiat has bwn done with the money so drawn oar of the treasrry. and to make a report of the matter nforrs ad to this hcuse at the eari.est possible day -n 1 be it mrther ReAolcetL That the auditor of the public ac counts be requested to make an itemized state ment of th" motir) drawn fn m said fund, for whatpurf oseu."d arri by wh m drawn, and as far as puss b'.e t:e .iiidresses of the parties ha vine drawn sai 1 rand. Tbe res lution was asreed to. Adjourned. Lincoln. Feb. 24. In the senate Mattes p re-en t ed a petition for recount on the pro hibitory amendment. Tho committee on public " 1 c.ls and bu.ld.ncs recommended the pa-.-a.re of hou-e roll No. 2'J3, e-tabli-h-ing an industrial k'-niK for juvenile delin quents at Geneva. An-.ons bills on drst reading, were- One preventing practice by veterinarian without a permit; to make state senatorial teri.s four year: a bill witu regard to legal pub.ic-itlons. The sen atethe n parsed the bi.is vi.r;ng anil repeal ing the "oout. oa beet -usar. At the aft ernoon -e--ion tue ilrt bill on third reading was senate file 5?, Introduced Ly Mr. fTocintz. providing that mutual Judg ment, the execution of which is in the hands f the same officer, may be set o'F sgain.-t the other, provided that the Judg ment -hail not be purchased by the judg ment debtor. The bill was pa-sed. having received 32 votes. Senator I'oynter was called to the chair. The -ecretary was au thorised to bulletin the bills on third read ing on the senate blackboard. The nest bill was senate tile No. 12. authorising county commis:oners to levy a tax not ex ceeding 1 mill on 51 for the digging and cleansing of ditches. The bill was passed. Senator Moore's bill. No. 10). wa also passed, providing for the transfer by the governor of title to John Dee cu the pay ment of ?1.2j per acre of certain lands. Senator Moore's nle. No. 23. was read. It allows county treasurers for collecting all moneys collected as follows: Fnder 53.000, 10 per cent.; under 55,000, 4 per cent.; mile age. 10 cents per mile, school money- -ol-lected, 1 per cent. The moti n to refer rai.k was lost and the dill was passed, sen ator N llson's bill. No. Sti. amending chapter 5.1 of the laws of 1-sU was read and passed. On motion of Senator Poynter the -enate went into committee of the whole on tne general file. Senator Shutnway in the chair. The following bills were re-ommended for passage: Senate file No. 107, extending time for redemption of property sold for taxes; No. 217. providing for the incidental expenses of the legislature: No. 73. resard ng internal improvements; No. 93. providing for the registration of voters The bill abolishing the office of oil in spector was recorum.tted for improvement Senate tile No. 25, lo-atms a uormal school at Chadron. was di-eused. The bill was recommended for passage. The bill locat ing the girls' industrial school at Geneva was recommended for passage. The com mittee aro-e and reported and the report was adopted. Adjourned. The house went Into committee of the whole to consider the bills on the general tile. House roil 272. the McReynold- bill, provldinsr for district purchase and owner ship of sch'iol fccoks. was reported back for passage. House r..l 104. by Stevens, cf Fill more, making elsht hoiira a legal day's work for "all classes of mechanics, ser vants and laborers, except tho-e engaged in farm or domestic labor. " provoked some lively discussion. The motion by Dobson to inciude farm labor ers and domestics was last ard the bid rec ommended for passage. The committee then rose and after a hot 3ght the bill au thorizing a bare majority to move a coun-y seat was killed by sTtklng out the enacting clause, as recommonded ry the committee. A large number of blll were lntr duced. j aniens them one appropriating 540,000 to sink four test wells for II under the direct iou of j the board of public lands and bui.dingp. Adjourned. Liscol:.". Feb. 25 The senate committer on constitutional amendment recommended the .ndeflcite nestt:onement of sena'e ale ss. prc-vioin .or ice cniuiraeaku. aurcuu- . -Jr of t,-,c ir.ttt nrr,r 40.n.m r-I ... .! - i. . I more voters. Senator Mattes moved that the bill fce indefinitely postponed. Car- i ried. The bill Iocatins the girls" industrial home at Geneva was passed unanimously as was also the file providing s.a.000 ..r the j incidental expenses of the session. A i- I : jcurned. i The house concurred In the senate amend- ! meat to the Australian ballot bill and it 1 only awaits the signature of the governor j to become a law. A long discusiau fol- , lowed over a senate amendment to hoase ! r-11 al. a bill providing fi r the Issuing cf i 5100.000 bends to aid needy -utferers m the drouth stricken district. The amend- men; limited the asi-tance to those i who "aad and wh next 5 The a of liarn region, voted against the amendment, and many ethers voted -aye under protest Mr. Mean moved that house roll No. 12, the maximum tartrT bill for the regulation Of freight charges, be taken up for rlnal reading. The motion prevailed and the bill passed aye. 50; say, 17; absent, 3. Among tills introduced ""'as one for a bounty en solid glucose made from corn. Also for submitting a prohibition amendment to a vote of the people. Adjourned. LttCOLt, Feb. 2H. "Si the senate tSe fol lowing committee reports recommended I pasaaje of DUis as noted: Providing for union system of school bends; providing for storing with auditor of public accounts all articles of incorporation; prohibiting transfer or ass snment at liquor licenses: for suhmitting to vota que Ucn of hcidis; constitutional cca- been In the county nine moatlis , .t,iPh !,,- honn nnm.H nwr. Evpht- '"" - ar.d he whole mat-r went o-trnn- -irh innmintinn h the (il.i chantr-nir it- o would pledge themselves to remain -, , ;.,., wr .,-, t iT ,- t I to-morruw. The -cs: then took np ! ... , -. ;t ,ri.w? -n r'A Cr.T- sas.nand endeavor to riiea crcp. "V" .t A . , " " .? i. . i -H- 1 1-on the .-I-ndar. i.e.: as r.o .tnnrnm . u'--- "uu- """I-' ".' "CI. ,"Z "r, ?" ' Lraendrcen wa, . oncurrtd in bv a -cte w e'- L"e V-B'-B'- '-ua '-uu iu " .. nr-ent soon ad.onrncci. ' oruuo. an -n t a...- - - . - - 56 to 10. Messrs. Fee. P.ussles and W:l- At tnat time it is expected tnat over, in th hous' the -enate hi' was passed now supposed a part oi tue town an s of Franklin, from the drou'h stricken 3,000 nlinrs will be made. ame:.da:orv of the law prov:d:ns fur the se- been swept away. veation; priiiihltin? Inrn'-hias :i.-ni- to Ta-dkin-. Ati'imberof new riii v r iwn duced. There fceinc no bti ne , ;i f r- tj senate at Z oclo'l. the bill- m ,'.c- ,.i wore taen ud. The-' bili nminr-r i - .- i ate tile- N'o. Tl. relating toe-tate- v. d.ner: ! "o. 75. relating to e-tates in cur : Nj. 1 T, providing anions other tlii is- tint if a I husband -shall die without i-siit- h.- rr'oo-.r j shall come into p sse-ii:i ot ! i-J pr- p i-. , j according to risht.- of dov, r: N . t ". relating to the exemption tf i homestead- fn m liens. Tue c usi- adopted. The -enaie went lull) t'liui.iittt-'C nf ibe wlioleou the sencra; fil.. .-ena'nr . ulter in the chair, senate Eie No. 7'J wa reuonimended for passu se. It p.vbibits undertaker- or other fpjin putt.n- em balming or other liuid- or -o!ia-. with permission cf tiie c roner. mt- the siumacii ot people who are knuwn or -iwpected of bavins died under feluui- i on.- or au-pleioiii c.rcuiastance-. ; senate tile No. 1-j was similarly recom mended after senator Moore s amen-.m-ut bad been adopted The latter ie.ii.dcd pantrs in the Ensl'-h lansi.asts with thive j published in the Ues man, Scandinavian and ' Behemia.i in whi-h prtwee .ins- uf ".ninty 1 commis-i ners' meetins- sl.a"l be pu' lished. KwC ijnuiii t tile Ne. 13. whicii provu.e- f.r the ' di-.trii t bonds, n a- ze t ni rtf fUw . t,. fit,. o J77. mfended for pi-i;a; "'- r tne 5ett ng f,-ii-tb th latviifv i,' ".ti'n. n:i rnitnr nf r.i:.l tn vt'S. J-tT.-rt.'.- Jr.-t" I tile. Ni. -7. provid.ns for the ele.; J ifse state boanl of imn-.lwrt.it:on. was rect iL- mended for f.assase. The committee asaiu . (ip'de"! the supreme court c.mmi.-j..ouer ( h'll anil votr'l aga"-s Its pa s.tg . T.ie committee, rise, report1"! li' iurept , was adopted. Adjourne-i. Bills on unal r adlns were taken up in the hcuse ar.d house tile 4. by llliams. he bill r-su ating and li.xics the charse- at .ock yards. w put on it pa-s.ise. M 'die demanded the previous que-t.on. and the mot,on to commit wa lost yas 1-. u-iy 77. The bill was then r ad tor the l.i-t tin. e ami passed by the following rot"- Yeaa s7. navs 7. The hou--o reconside-cd the motion to coh cur In the senate amendment to aou-e roll si. tlie bill providing for issuing 51'jn.oilO in bond- for the relief cf th dr uth -iiiferer.. and the speaker appol.ited Watson, shraaer. Taylor. line and Mod:e a.- a conference ccmniitt e. T speaker appointed essr-. i Heath r"n. '-die' o 'ind. a-d Vmes 'demi. j to invest! rate the .p".diture cf un appro- pr.ation of 5.V.'i0u which was i-.ide in l-3 ' fodevjop -air wella :u L.inca-:-r county A I-irse number of committee reports were ! tiled. Adjourned. TROUBLED FOR MONEY. Lost Money in the Wsst. Montpeileh. Feb. 23. The Windsor, Vl, National bank, with a capital of S.30.000. has gone Into liquidation on ac count of heavy western losses. It is stated the depositors will be paid in full. The bank had a western agent named J. S. Warden, who made several large Investments in mortgages, by which the bank suffered heavily. Warden was in terested In several Kansas banks re cently wrecked, and in which he suc ceeded In investing some 540.000 for Windsor people. K.celver Askett Fur. Chicago. Feb. 23. A rcsuvor has been asked for the Lone Star Cotton Picking Machine company by one of the stockholders. The company was organ ized in this city In 1SS0, with a capital stock of 53,000.000. The stockholder alleges that, as the result of a conspi racy, his stock was sold at a judgment sale to freeze him ont. The court issued an Injunction restraining any disposition of the stock involved. Will Liquidate. Boston, Feb. 23. A crisis has arisen In the affairs of the Commonwealth Loan and Trust company. Checks presented to-day were not cashed and Viee-President Mason says the company voted to liquidate. A Texas Firm Falls. Dallas. Texas. Feb. 13. P. Dodd ridge. Corpus Christi. Tex., bankers, have assigned. The amount of the assets and liabilities is not known, but it is thought the former will more than ex ceed the latter. The assignees say the depositors will be paid in full. A NEBRASKA MURDER. One McCuhbin, Near Humphrey, Does Fearful Executioa. HoiPHBEY. -S'eb.. Feb. 20. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning Eristus Den nis, who works for Mr. MrCubbin. formerly a stock man at Gibbon, l"eb.. but of late residing on Junsen's ranch in Stanton county, was attracted to the house of his employer by a pistol shot. ADproaching he discovered MeCubbin standing on the porch, the dead body of his wife on one side of him. that of an other hired man, one Frank Yob. on the other, and a pistol in his hand. MeCub bin pointed the pistol at his own head and pulled the trigger, only to nnd that the pistol had been emptied, when he threw it away. After this Dennis went to him and talked with him. He spoke about his family being ruined and of his despair. He gave his pocketbook to his boy, the oldest of five children, and told him to take care of the contents, about 3S3, and that he and the other children would have to live with their grandmother, as after this they would never see their mother or him again. Dennis hastened to Leigh and telegraphed for the coroner and j sheriff to come to the scene. He got a i team to go up after tho children. Soon i aftei- his return a large crowd came up from Leigh, upon which MeCubbin j closed tho house, pulled down the cur- i tains and was sen no more until the ; houe was broken open by Marshal Cushman, of Leigh, when MeCubbin was j found dead in bed beside his dead wife, j having drank aconiKte. It was learned j that MeCubbin hae made his will last j week. MeCubbin bore a good reputation J in this n-ishberhood. The supposition i is that domestic troubles caused the ter rible crime. I There Are Floods in Arizona. Too. Gila Bed, Ariz.. Feb. 24. The Salt river near Phcenis rose ten feet an hour, sweeping away many adobe houses. Thousands of people In the valley of ! Salt river are homeles.". The railroads 1 in the vicinity are badly washed out. j Thj Coierado river at Yu-na threatens ' that place. A larse foree of men are , .j ? u,,;!!- jii. . . .. engaged in buildtngdin.es o sa.e tnem. A special dispatch from Yuma. Ariz.. ; says tnat i uma i entirely uncer water, i The levee broke last evpniug. One hun- dred and Sftv thousand dollars damage Gus Lee was has already been done drowned and a large amount ot nve stock perished. The river is still rising and if it continues it will entirely destroy the town Another Entry April IT. Ahland. Wis.. Feb. 26. About 100 additional filings were made yesterday, t ; thus taking nearly all the land available ncent a tew tracts oi wortniess acres An Omahan Chosen. Philadelphia. Feb. 24. David Blem stein. of Omaha, has been elected a mem ber of the executive committee of the Jewish society of America, the organi zation of which for the Durpose of ame liorating the condition of the Russian Hebrews of this country, was announced several day 4gC5 - " Trie To-Head Off the Law. Washington, Pa., Feb. 26. Wm. West, colored, the murderer sentenced to hang to-day, attempted suicide this morning by gashing his throat with a rusty piece of iron which ha had concettiad in his cell. 1891. tiivTr Pincni iA" r n r'w'w' ' r. f iill'I' lllOl L U J U ULCO I BUSINESS TRANSACTED BOTH BRANCHES. IN Meavitree of 3Ioro or Li?5 Importance Ic trotiucetl by urioui .MeintKrit and tlta Disposition of the Same A Condensed Reoort. W sniNRTOS. Feb. 21. In the senate the ' sundry civil appropriation bill was reported. ! The Nicaragua, canal bill was taken up and ) Senator Morsan addressed the senate in j defense of the bill. Senator Stewart's I amendment, providing that the chief of en- j g ikiti of the army shall have -upervision aud i ontrol of the canal, wa- disagreed to. ' 23 to i"i. The bill then went over without , action. i.n cunieretice report mi me aavj appropriation bill was agreed to and the senate adjourned. In the house there was a stormy timeover the approvalof the journal. Messr-. Flthian and Springer insisted oil having it read in full. Several southern democrats protested vigorously against the action of the speaker in counting them to make a quorum yesterday. Finally the jour nal was approved. and the - nate bill tixlns the salaries of United States district judses at 33.000 was taken up. After con-iderable discussion tho bill was laid a-idc with a favorable recommend- ation. Mr. Cannon called up the deii ciency appropriation bill. but. after a Ions i "u-sion as to the i.mitatioa of debate. ro-e and the house adjourned tn? 'Vrr. y'lUol1 f.'iVi3ol',l - of the p stomce appro- prlation bil.. th. Wa-hixctox. Fen. - .-"i pa- n.. ni-o.onlprt mill referred !xf Hirr were the resolutions of the state efti" 0 j TDxa- favnr.rs an amendment to tne un stitut.'i-i llm'ilnst the tenure of all federal otii-estoti ice"-''iia!,: term f years. A resolution wa- agfe-' '; Instructing the ci mmittee on public lands ' ttiiina the rm..-i..m- inv.il-.ed su the recent CeS-irmof the supreme court in theca-o of th1 ?l" J Paul. Minneapolis fc Jlamio'ia compan, T I! l!...ln. .. ...i t ,1 imii'l rM TV H rl T. r,- U'urv to , n.tec Yi;. set: ri. r io .ip IriniU of ti ."oinaay orto re- "n' --" ....- - -j r- , numerate them for the !oi- of their nonies. Tne conference report en the bill providing for the allotment of lands !n severalty to the Indiai- was then agreed t-. After an executive -e-ion the sundry civil ui! wa t.ilri.ii un. Witnout di-cosins of the bill the -"nate aojou.-c.e.l. j t'hc uoii-e ti mornlns adopted t!u c inference report 0,1 ! ti.. hill !in'i'mi.n' the act urovidins for al- lotmeui f f !id in -everalty to the Indians. The house then venr into c mm.ttce of the v.holc on the deiiciencv itpproprtutien bill. The po-tofflce appropriation nii! was pa ed .ind the houa tco'c a reces-. the evening session to be for the consideration of the immigration bill. At the evening ses-iou i f the liou-e the committee of the whole considered the bill. The bill was re ported to the hiuse. Mr. Dates offered a substitute. The previous question wa- or dered and the house adjourned. Washington. Feb. 24. The nomination of ex-Gov. Foster as secretary of the treas ury wa.- confirmed by the-enate. The house bill to establish a Tnlted State land court and to nrovnle f r the Judicial .ave-,tiga-t:on and etriementof private land claim-1 in I";:ih. New Mexico. Colorado. Nevada a-.d Wyoming was passed with amend ment. A Ci nference w:i- a.-i.ed. The s..ndry :ip..n priaticn bill was men ta'.en up. and, after a Ions debate, the -eu-aie went Into executive -es!on. When the i. or- were reopened a disagreement on the ristrictof Columbia hill wa-reported and a ne .v conference ordered. The considera tion ot tlie -unury civil bill was proceeded -villi. Tie death of the late Uepre-enta-ti.'e Wat-on. of Fenn-yl.vuia. was an niuuied and. after e iloiri-tic addre-es. the -enate adjourned. The -enate Dill was pa-sed in the house sranti is pension-1 the mt-mfcei-sof I'uweU"-. a,t ilion of mounted vo'unteers of Missouri .. ho st'rvtd in the .Mexican war. Th" de ictr tax bill w.i- then taken Uji. Mr. O.itei r.:i-ed t!.e recommlttment: lost yeas. -1-n i' -. 17. The bill wa.- then pa-sed yeas. 17;: in -.101 Mr C.iutr 1 e p.-e-.-ated the cuuf- r Mice r port on the naval at propna-t.-'iiii.!. Theconferr -on 'h d n-ct tax I i'i Tere apii.int- d ind f-irthi r coaference t .Uer d "ii tne I,-;ri"tof Iiiuibia .ipir-i-; r-aiion bio. Ail'o'irned. W t-:iiN:.Ti T. Feb. 23. The -t-n.ite met. and .ul ourn.'d a- a mark of re-pe.-t to the I.i'e - n itor u'il-o-i. of Maryland. The Snimisntioii bill was taken up In the hou-e. the pending iii"-tivn heing on Mr. i ie.' -ut'-titute. which v-is rejeced. : ' ' i i wa- th-n p.i--w!. The house then wn- in ' iramitue of he whole on ti.e .i.riculta.-il appropri.it i .n bill. fter m-d 'rable debate the cum .i. It tee r-ss without di-no-ins "f the bill. The death of Senator V.'il.-on was announced and. after tae appointment of a committee to 'ake action in resard to the funeral, tho hou-e ad ourned. Tne hou-e held an even ing -es-:on. r alins for the -e'l-nd time in its hi.-torv two drinct legi-Iative s,.,.i ,ns in one day. Mr. lunsley suhndtted tne r-port of the silver pool investi gating niitto.i and it wa- r dered pri:;'";. Mr. DTiley giving nonce t'-at he wmj'il call it up as -o n I- po-sihle. The li ' e then went i.ito coiiiiiiiit-'e of the wti-I .i me agr.cuitiiral appropr.iUion i .ii. Alter onirt..ra"il- d-I'at- .t v.as ::i--.-tl ant. in- co'i.'ini'ee i in- w.i.iic r-- siii.ic.! .-oe-i 'era'io'i f tiie general d li- n ivy 1-i 1. A o-irnment fcr- ii ''a- d'-L'-t d of. wa- ta!ea be- W i.-m'iT ... Feb. 2(1. rn the -enate the h )iii a:nciidnie-.t ti tin dire-t tax bill wi-prc-cnttd ai:d ia'd i n ihe tabie fir the pre-- ent. Tie "l'iry civil I ill wa- taken np and ':e irim-nirte.. amendments d'spos'-d of. some o. her aniendment- were agreed to. Ta' biil wi.r'yorted o he en.ite and p. i stMl. after an am -ndni-nt was agreed to. The lesi-littive. etccuti.e and judicial :,j n.priat.on 'all was wiea 'I'n-n up. Af t-r d --I..S-OT it w.. - tinally l.rd a-i .e and the conference r p rtoi the wliiarv a ;tdemy at p-'prtatio:i bili wa1 asre-d ;o. The chair .a t the ic-ir:wu:i c.i:..ii j 11 hefore t'.e -.(.nate. bu. S;natnr iadiUiU Ins -ted on the (jii-e f d -all. As no 1,110.11111 w:.s pr t;nt i -cna'e. at): 45 p. in., adjourmd. I-i ii li m-o the --nate hiu a.-p:is-ed f r ihe reiief of th' a 'gns of the c-tate of Join Hoach. The hou-e then pr.rerded in oirmittre f the whole to general debate . f t-o shipping bill. After further di-cus-"ioe. t.10 general dhate was i l.ed. tlie it'iini'ttce ro-f. and the l.ou e toik a re- s. At th- evening -e.inn f tho hou-e t. c mm; t "f the wht I i toon up tne .nal y after general deiit'i-ncy hi I. F ." 'g'li, iliscu-sion. a mot. on to -;r.l.e i,il vaj agreed to and the commit. e" aro-e. tU1' d '! ueocy "ill! was pas-ed and the house, -.diciiined. ,' i-mvRToy. Fc'i. 27. In the -en-i'c the h ..-e tiili wa- passed for the re ief of li-;iry L. More.". Sea.iror iiandcr-on's resoIut. a .u-tructtng the couiniitte on ind an aJairs to iniiii.u ir-to he condition of ihe Indian ."."ie.- in tie Dilcotas. Montana an 1 eUe- li- re was agreed to. The c ,n-iO rate n of t 1. legislative appropria:;i.n 1 1 "'a-re-mite 1. .and tho hill p--el T . p,-re f,u5 bill 'w taken up anl :ic'jui tiitin s'red lu-in ss. TV-e -enate thPii went :ntt e.xr:ut:ve 3c ion. .liter trhich enator L:twc- moved to take up- the Indian b.ll. The -lioti in wa. agreed To. thus d'splaci ig t:.e j-.ir- t'l.d bill. Aniens the I....S pa--d ..-re C." f 1 i oving: An amendmen uf Vie 'luu- acts rc'ati'-e o lmi lsra:o-i. e;c. : -:fi It; tn'i act of In larc'T 2. . for the regular MrX- rel ef of certji'n voomteer ami s.iidier- of tne !ae ar ai.: tain claim-for -tores and supplier taken an war: lor the allowance o. i er- n :. .?ed by the nited sta es army .is re-P- rted by tbe .-ourt f claim- under the prtjvi-b.ns of the -Bowman a t The -en-ite .t . o'clock began the con-.dfnit.on of the I'Iian aprjpriati- n bill finally It wa- arranged that the -nb-ti:ie -tumid ie rT"ea t . and tne mn was .e-sortei to tne lection of school lands. Th.. house then went into committee of the whole. re.-uaiing the considerari .n of tne snipping bilN. The houe -ubatitute f .r the s?uate bill was read by paragraphs for amendment. At 3 o'clock the committ-e rc-e and re ported the bili o tne house without amend ment, no vote hiving been taken in coii mlttee upon the substitute. Mr. Farqunar fornia.ly otferedthe aoue substitute for the senate bilL The house sub-titute was then agreed to 144 to 17. The v.. te -hen i-cur- ring-on ordering the senate bill as amended I by the substitute to a third reading, the roll was called amid inte-.se e.vcitement. The -peaker announced the vote to be yeas. 142; navs. 143. Mr. Dingley moved to re consider she motion which Mr. McMillan promptly moved to lay on tne tame. This ictioB w defsawd ll'i to 19. Th-n I came th vote on the motion to reconsider. xhk M a'reLHl to 18 to 1 13 and the question again recurred on ordering the bill ' to a third readlns. The third reading w ordered, yeas. 117. nay-. 11j. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois moved that the bill be recom- . mltted to the committee oh merchant ma rine and fisheries with instructions to that I committee to report back forthwith a bill J similar to the senate bill ou the , same subject to provide for an ocean mail service between the ! United States and foreign ports. Mr. Can- nou"s motion was carried 143 to 142. Mr. , Farquhar. of New York, immediately arose I and reported back the bill in accordance 1 with the instructions. The speaker over ruled a point cf order and the senate bill, as amended, was passed yeas. I JO; nays. 120. Mr. Farquhar moved that a conference be ordered and. pending action, the house adjourned. WELL FIXED. Barillas May Have to LaveGaatetnaIa, bat He Will Not Starve. San Francisco. Feb. 2t3. Advice from Gautemala are that President Ba rillas has made all arrangement for leaving the country. Ele has sold his j coffee crops for the next three years lor Sl.tiOO.OOO cash, besides which he has mortgaged his entire estates for 52.200.- 000 to a German syndicate, so that In case he is forced to leave tne eonnsry nis property cannot bo touched. Barillas is said to fear an outburst of popular re sentment against his rule, and to be prepared for flight at any moment. He has a nest egir of 520.000,000 deposited in the Bank of England. T MAY. NOT SHALL. Cim't! al Oes Moines Decides Tha Tho TUy .r o Synonyms. Des Moines. la.. FcS. 2o. K- G. En-gli-h brought suit again-st the Connu:i Mit f.ifn Insurance comoany to recover 4 share- of it. nndivided pro'its as a policy holder, nnder action of the company's charter which tJrovlde? tiia! when tb net profits exceed 2W),XiO the excess may be applied towards the redemption of certificates of profits previously issued to policy holders. Judge Holme- has de cided that the word "may" In charters Is not to be construed as -hall." and he further hfdd that the state courts have no jurisdiction. The case will no ap pealed to the supreme ourt, me com pany nas S.1,000,000 undivided profits. DORSEY SAYS. T!e Nebraska Coosressman Tlilnks thai Sugar Boanty Will Stay. W.vsniNr.Tov. Feb. 20. Representa tive Dorsey say la an Interview: ir the state -enate should concur in the hou-s bill repealing the sugar bounty given by Nebra-Ua the governor will. I am confi dent, veto the bill. He -hould by all means. It would be ii disgrace to Nebraska to re peal the -usar bounty law and would be a great drawback to tlie Interests of the farm ers of the state. I don" t believ-the state -natu will pass tlie bill under any condition-. Mr. Dorsey sayJ the resolution passed by tho legislature, pledging Itself against 1 any legislation whicii won Id Injure for eign capital invested m the state. Is hav ing a pacific effect upon eastern money; that if it had not been adopted it wflnld I have taken but a few weeks to hae frightened all outside capital from Nebraska. It is not legislation so much as a fear of It. he says, that makes capita! wary and interest high. In th house Mr. Dor-ev presented the resolu tions passed by the Lincoln mass meet- , ing 011 irrigation for Nebraska. Ho says ; the entire delegation In consress favors this movement. The Shipping Rill On fur To-Morro-r. Wv-iuNorox. Feb. 25. la the house- ; Mr. McKinley. from the committee on , rules, nported tho resolution providing ( that the hou-e -ball meet at 10 o'clock and Immediately proceed to the consider- j ation of the shipping bill, general debate j to dose at o'clock. It was decided that on Friday the house shall meet at 10 ! o'clock and proceed to the consideration J of the bill by paragraphs, tho previous i question to be considered as ordered at 5 o'clock. Adopted yeas 139. nays 114. Tha senate met and adjourned as a . mark of respect to the late Senator WIN ! son. of Maryland. ' They Caileii tlie Doctor Too Late. j Mi-e:ipli?. Feb. 2. Mr. Norton, the aged mother of Delia W. Norton, the j Chicago Chri-tiau -:cienti-t, died here I Sunday morning of pneumonia. Mrs. Norton was taken ill several days ago. , The -ick woman's daughter applied . Chri-rian -nence- treatment. The pa- j tient seemed to improve at first and Mis.-1 j Norton and her fellow Christian soien- j ti-ts were delighted. A da7 or two j I later the patient grew worse and Dr. W. , H. Leonard was cailed In. The di-ease i had eciirei! too great noiu, nowever. auu i Mrs. Norton died Sunday evening. She ' was 71 years of age. he formerly lived . ' in Fort Edward-. N. Y. ' TornatloeH Comm-nce Early. Jefferson-villk. Ind., Feb. 24. A tornado pas-ed over here at rnidntght. There was no damage in the city except ' the knocking down of a bell tower at Ifowarti -hip yard. The bouses rocked like cradles. The fertilizer factory, two miles north of here was completely de stroyed; miles of fencing and orchard i devastated. The greatest damage was done at I'rica. where many houses. barns and other btiielinr were de molished. The damage will reach many thousand dol'ar-. IlaUrd.-id Ta-x Contrlbntion. Hr ron. Feb. 2a. The various road doing business in this county ral paid j their l-'JO ta.tes into the ci.unty r aury ;l fP.v ,iaj, a?0. -rhe Chicago i North western on its main line paid r2.,-J . on its Oakes branch, 5511.9. The Dtlitn. Watertown & Pacific paid 31.054.23. and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau. natd 51.344. I.1, makinc a total of 33. z. I if which 52. 712.-3 went into the s,-hool fund. Singer and Preacher. tilvk.. Feb. 24. A special to the Bee from Grand Island. Neb., says --at liev. .1. C. II. Read, pa-tor of the Firs Haptist church, resigned yesterday a :d i to-day lelt town with Miss Lottie ..u;- I Ker. a member of the ch0ir. ueau naa a 1 family at Eock Island. 1.1. Tho affair has cau-ed a great sensation. The t'riests Are for Macdonalil. Montreal. Feb. 23. Is is stated in the best authority that the priests of the province of Uuebec have received conli- dential instructions to use ail the.r in tluence to secure victory for hir .John Macdonald in the pre-ect election con test. Had rrespct AhW. PiENTf. Ari. Feb. 23. Late advices to-ilav report that Yuma is threateneii The Oantam Fight. San Jose. Feb. 23. A ight last eight between Dan Ma-honey and Dan Haw k.ns for the bantam weight champ on--hip of the Pacific coast was wen by the latter in the twenty-ninth round. Black Diphtheria Basing. Caledonia, Minn., Feb. 23. Black diphtheria Is raging in the country about here. Two children of Nlc Kock died yesterday. The French budget estimates have bpen completed for 1S92. The revenue Is estimated at 3,213.004.125 franca and ! the tTpenditures at 1,217, 13.325 franca. WHOLE NUMBER 1086. s-TTR OLD EEIIABLE '1 Mj m (Pldect State Baa hi th SUtaj hU I1THIEST Oil T1H45 DEPOSITS, HAKES LOAMS OH REAL ESTATE. ISSUES SIGHT DRAFTS ON 3aBah. Chicago, New Yark, tad a2 "! Cotmtriaa. ' SEIXS aTTEAllSHTr TICKETS. BUYS GOOD NOTES AM Setff I OaMOBera -wtta. Oie? Need EI jk OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: LEANDER GERRA RD. President. R. M. HENRY. Vtce-Pre-identt JOHN" ST.UFFER. Cashier. M. BRCtOEK. G. W. HUL5T -07- -?, ' COLUMBUS, NEB.f : -HAS Af- Authorixe Capital of $500,000 Paid 1m Capital - 50,000 OFFICERS: 3. 8HELPOf Pria't """ H. P. B. OBLRICH, Yiea Ftm. -? C. A. NZ7FMA5. Casaior, DANIEL SCHBAU. iM't Cart. aTOCSHTJLSSBS: - C. H. fihelaoTL J. T 8sSr. Hraa-i P. B-OehWoh. Carl Eiti.. Jortaa Wrich. W A. McAllister. J. HearrWajdeaTtaa, E. iL "Winalci-r. - - W. GaUay. S. C. Gtst, Fraa Rorar. AranM F. H. Ohlnca. OVaT Losslts. (ierhard Loseke. IVEaaJ-. at daoait; uttarost allo-va u tisa deoaita: bay ani U szchasa on Caiai SfaUa and Earope, aad IQ7 aad sell Arailabla SBcnritJ. 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