The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, March 17, 1897, Image 1
!-&: v JT-Zkl -j? Ji !if', F-SMsS '-,- -W '.. , t-c- :3aa r ' X- Cote MtriraL -H.4 I T -- &. p . " r- O .;;-; -ett'..-;e e ' ra - . U r . nwsi -- s . o VOLUME XXVII.-NUMBER 49. COLUMBUS, NEB WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17, 1897. WHOLE NUMBER 1,41. Ml - .-3--?-.- -;.- v s ssmmv .mv w :.- i .li ; --'.. K ii K P o I :. r rS ! - I s m ill " L ii . I oil a ISBEASKA NEWS. Blair will organize a military com pany. A teaehers" Institute -will be held at Mason City 3Iarch 12. Fred 31111s of Angler has captured even coyotes this winter in traps. Politics is exciting many towns where elections are soon to "be held. The exhibit of goods manufactured in Fremont proved, a grand success. The Custer county medical society will "meet in Broken Bow on the 10th. E- C. Usher, who has lived in Fre mont thirty-nine years, died last week. " The Nebraska delegation to the in augural ceremonies at Washington was ttmalL The soldiers at Tort Niobrara are issuing1 a paper called the 3Iilitary Hcrald. The principal of the Ogalalla schools is convalcsing from a severe case of . illness. ' Grain men at Allen have filled all tJie cribs and have stopped buying- for the present. . ., ,- - More than 100.000 bushels of corn is in the crib at Farcam. and more is coming- daily. . A chicory company has been organ ized at Schuyler. A'great many shares have been taken. Old hunters say that wolves have multiplied in Burt county since the re peal of the local bounty. Major C .' is holding a great revival l Mcr - Up to this writing there .i over 300 conversions. "Ion. John C Was ton of Nebraska City received SlO.000 in settlement of the loss to his residence by fire. A sufficient sum has been sub-cribed to secure the Swedish Methodists of Kecne a comfortable church building. Mr. Osborne and Mrs. Pressnalle. -both well on toward three score and ten. were wedded at Allen last week. 1 A young man by the name of Jim . Mjller of Rulo, attempted to fire one of the largest buildings of that town. He was arrested, examined and pro nounced insane and taken to the asylum. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state of the Ne braska Irrigation association, with headquarters at Lexington. The in corporators number 100 and have no capital stock. The house two miles north of Beat rice, used as a sporting house until the proprietor. Wallace Townsend, and his wife were sent to jail for five months a few weeks ago, was destroy ed by fire at an early hour the ether evening-. The other side of the supposed case f bigamy lately brought to light at Silver rreck is revealed by a letter from Edgar Geyer.the man in the case, to W. M. Hutt,in which he claims that the Indiana woman, who claims to be his wife., is an importer. At o meeting of the business men's fraternity of York steps were taken toward the securing- of a chicory factory at that place. Considerable discussion .was engaged in. resulting in creating :i very favorable impression on the minds of York business men. In :i saloon broil at Blair a man named McManigal shoved his fist through a. large plate glass window, eulting- an artery and several other f-evere gashes in his hand. The wounds Wed freely and physicians were some lime in stopping- the loss of blood, which left McManigal in a very weak condition. George Collett. residing ten miles north of Beatrice, was killed in a run away accident. Collett and a German named George Shoneberger. the latter considerably under the influence of liquor, left the city early in the even ing for home. Collett was found dead under his wrecked buggy and his friend near hj badly hurt Washington dispatch: Today Senator Thurston escorted a party of Nebras kans to the white house and preseuted them to President McKinley. The party consisted of Messrs. W. E. I'eebles of Pender. Church Howe of Auburn, Frank W. Collins of Lincoln. General Bills of Fairbury and Henry T. Oxnard of Grand Island. C. 'A. Zcigenhanc of Ellis had a nar row escape from death at Beatrice. While at work in the Bock Island yards he fell in front of a line of freight cars being backed towards him. s As He had no time to get off the track he clutched the brakebeam as the first ear struck him ;and managed to hold on until thenars had been stopped. His back was badly injured and his wrist dislocated. A tabulated statement has been is-su-jtby the South Omaha stock yards Sy"fjany shoeing the origin of live stock received for the months January and Felruary of this year. Nebraska Iliads the list with 25,666 catil. 91.9."l ,' 'hers and 23.776 sheep. Iowa sect 4,349 ' cattle. 15.020 hogs and 4.S sheep to i this market. From Wyoming- came 1.72-thead of cattle and 10.1TS sheep. Utah sent 1.360 head of cattle and 3S0 sheep. The department of exhibits of the Trans-Mississippi exposition has re ceived assurances from the gencal manager of the Union Pacili railroad .that the "historical old car which the remains of the martyred president. Abraham Lincoln, on the sad journey to its last resting- pL'ee at Springfield. HL. will be turned over to the exposi tion authorities for exhibition purposes. It is proposed to make this old car a central feature"in the transportation . section of the exposition. Hon. O. M. Kent lias returned to "Broken Bow from Washington. He will socn take up his residence in Col orado. The Grand Island factory has con tnted for over 3.000 aeres of sugar beets, to be delivered at the factory at S4 per ton. Considerable interest is being- mani fested in real estate in Garfield county. The purchase of a part of the Fort lIarUaff reservation by the A-. D. Cat tle company and their recent purchase of a herd of cattle has aroused curios ity as to their future plans. It is thought they will evcntnally purchase more land and put in a large ranch. Rev. Hammer, who does prison work thromrhout the United States, has "beenholding a series of successful re- ligious meetings at Murray. The report set going: that Cudahy and Swift, the biar boutli Omaha pack ers, will concentrate their interests at St. Joseph, latks foundation. The Baptist church society of Far nam has commenced the erection of a house of worship of liberal dimensions, viewed from the standpoint of a com paratively new society, boasting but a few members. Nearly all the mechan ics in the vicinity have volunteered a certain portion of labor and. the eost of erection, will Imj comparatively smalL The Warren live stock company is . feeding' sheep at Dancan this winter. . J. ILHarringion.. foreman ut the company;, left Iat week for South Omaha with, a shipment. This is the 5csk3 shipment of sbeep from that Pkv to SoytlrOmahw ? " HAD TOTES TO SPARS. STOCK YARDS BILL PASSES THE SENATE. Debate Shut Cff by the Roles Tb feasors Called Cp and Seat Through Wlxhoat Any Preliminaries SUseeUaacotM News of In terest. The Nebraska Assembly. Sjomte. As soou as the preliminary work Lao been cleared away in the senate on the 3th Mr. Grothan of Howard moved that a siftinjj concjittee of seven members be ap pointed by the lieutenant governor. Little or no opposition vras manifested from any part of the senate chamber, as it was well understood that the matter had been thor oughly canvassed and that a majority had been secured in advance. The lieutenant governor ruled that a two-thirds majority would be required to authorize the appoint ment of a slftins committee as well as to overrule a report of that committee after it was aDDointed. The motion was out to the senate without discussion and was apparently' adopted nnnlf)ifcIr, no voice being h rd la the negative. The lieutenant governor appointed as the sUtinz committee senators Grothan. of Howard, ilntz at Keya Paha. Dund&s of Nemaha, McGann of Boone. Beal of Custer. Watson of Saline and Uailer of Washington. The order of bills on third readin? was then reached, and the first one out of the box was the stockyards bill. It was placed on its passajw at oucc and no further discussion was permitted under the rales. The bill was passed by a vote of 3 to 7. The Judiciary committre reported sixteen bills for pasaffc and they wens ordered to the general tile: About a dozen petition- were sent up asking for the continued main tenance of the Milford soIdierV home; the raisins of the age of consent to IS years, and Ei a Winj the law applicable to boys as well as to girls, also petitions favorimr the abolishment of the denciency Judzment law. In committee of the whole a number of bills were recommended to pass. Senate file No. 219. bv Lee. a bill for an act to provide for the administration of the state penitentiary and the government thereof, anu of the pris oners therein, and to repeal chapter so of the compiled statutes of lw5, was considered. The bill was read without amendment or in terruption until the thirty-sUth chapter was reached. This section relates to the fees to be allowed to sheriffs from the county jails to the penitentiary. The bill allows the sheriff S3 per day ana neces3ry expenses. It also allows 51 per day for nec essary assistants, provided that when there is but one prisoner no pay for assistant shall be allowed. After some discussion the bill was recommended for passage. sexate. The 10th was Lincoln's day in the senate, the charter bill bein;r under consider ation. The proceedings therefore were mainly I I of local interest. Coas'deration of the char ter continued all day with nothing to break the monotony of the preceedlncs until about ' 1 o'clock in the afternoon. At that time the section of the charter was reached which proposes to jrtve the city council power to purchase an electric llht plant by subnltrins a proposition so to do to a vote of the people, but also gives the council authority to con struct such a plant without submitting the proposition to a vote. Senator Talbot spoke visororslv and at length azainst the pro-vi-ion. He submitted an amendment, which, after discussion, was voted down. The- com- ' mittee then arose. Schaal of Surny offered a resolution providlnz for a committee to in vestigate the charzes of bribery preferred by D. E-Thompson. president of the Lincoln ras company. The resolution was tabled and the senate then adjourned. Sexate. The senate on the 11th. by , unanimous consent, advanced the Trans Jlississippl exposition bill to the head of the tteneral file. It therefore stands third on the list of bills which will be considered in turn. The Lincoln charter and the treasury vault bills, both special ordrrs fnr tne 12th, will be completed in a day or two. The senate went into committee of the whola immedi ately to resume consideration of the Lincoln charter. This bill occupied the attention of tho senate for the entire day, and it was not . until ti:J0 that the bljr document was finished. 1 Only once was anything approaching deter mined opcosition shown, the entire day being consnmed with the readinz of the bill line for line, this belnz insisted upon by tne Lan caster county senator. The only section seriously contested wa the provision for a fire and police commission, "out the section was retained. The senate voted down a proposition to submit the charter to a ote of th- people of Lincoln and recommended the , bit' to pass. The senate then adjourned. ) HocsrJ-On the tth it was 11 o'clock before 1 a sufneient number of members had gathered to do business. Petitions from Pawnee and Joimson counties, favoring the Initiati"e and referendum, one from Weeping ater in fa vor of the soldiers" and sailors home at Milford. and a number against it were read bv the chief clerk. The stand ing committee reported favorably on a goodly number of measures. Mr. Uerling of Adams moved that as the house i had waited a great deal of time over house I roll No 0. Yelser's Initiative and referen dum 'oilL that the house meet Wednevlay and Thursday evenings. Pollard moved an amendment that the bill be made a special or-'er for Wednesday evening. Tills was lost. The question recurred on the original motion of Cerling, that the house meet Wednesday ard Tnursday evenings and it prevailea. A receas was taken till evening, when the hoa-vs went into committee of the whole to consider bills on general file. House roll No. 8a. by Yelser, the initiative and referendum ' measure, was first in order and Sheldon, in ' the chair, announced that it would first be I considered. Then Sheldon invited Clark of Lancaster to the chair, and took the floor to speak on certain amendments. Discussion took place, participated in by Sheldon. , kurkett. Ysiser and others. Mr. Shull took up the cause of the bill advocating It . at seme lensth. Pollard moved that the committee of the whole report tliis bill for indefinite postponement. Gaylord raised the point of order that this motion had once , cecu voted down and could not again be raised. Then Pollard withdrew his motion. I saying It made no difference which question wai put first, to postpone or to recommend for passage. The bill, by a vote of 52 to 2. I was recommended for passaze as amended. The committee of the whole rose and re j rotted. Jenkins moved that the report of , tk committee on house roll No. 6 be non- cencurred in and, that It be recommended fse indefinite petponment. On this the ayes and nays were demanded with the result of 24. aavr3, not voting li. The bill was then engrosed for third reading and the house adjourned. HorSE. On the opening of the session of the Louse on the Sth- the forty-seventh day, Hull moved that the house go intocommittec of the whole to consider bills on the general file. This prevailed and Gaylord was invited to the chair. House roll No. 3i7. by Gaffin. was firfct considered. The bill is for an act jo prohibit corporations from contributing money to influence or control elections. The bill was recommended to pass. In the after noon Speaker Gaffln announced the regular order to be bills on third reading. House roll No. W, by Sheldou. was first of the list. This is a bill to amend -cctlon 126 of chapter xvi of the compiled statutes of Nebraska of ISIj. relative to flung of articles of Incorporation and repealing all sections and all acts and parts of acts in conflict and regulating the ees of the office of secretary of state. The Mil passed. Senate file No. 102. the bill de tains a legal newspaper, was called up and put upon its passage. The bill failed to pass with the emergency clause, receiving bat 31 votes to 33 against- It was then put upon its passaze without the unergvney clause and tailea to pass bv vote of 7 to 31. House roll No. IS. by HnlL prortdes for an act to regulate the manufacture and sale of .vine gar, to prevent deception and fraud therein, and to provide pwnaltie for violation of the act. Tns bill was pasted by a vote of 73 to 3. Hoase roll No. 333. by Wheeler, provide for the payment by counties of the premium on bonds of county treasurers where such bonds are executed by a surety company authorized by the laws of Nebraska to execute such bonds. It is provided that such premium l shall not exceed cne-ialf of 1 per cent per annua -of the penalty stated in the bond. This Is one of a eriei of bills on the same line. It elicited a prolonged discussion. It was recommended to pass. House roll No. 354. ov Wheeler, providins for the payment of premiums on the gucrahty lxmd of state treasurers was also recommended to pass. House. Appropriations for the state uni-Terslty-and state normal school met with sturdy opposition from the fuslenists in the -hoase on the 10th, By a scant majority the two university items of 530.0CU for the mechanic school of arts, and $20.(XX) for the state dairr building, were recommended for passage. The -surety bond" bills, providing for bonding state treasurers by corporations. were recommended to pass by votes which . were far fr a being unanimous. The follow big bills were recommended to go on general file: Regulating the fees cf electric light companies. Providing for a representation of Nebraska products at the Tennessee Cea TeanlaL exposition at Nashville. May to No vember, 13SI7. To proTldo for an additional wing for the Norfolk hosnital for insane and appropriating 523.CW. The following were recommended to passr House roll No. -163. by, Looois. to promote the Independence of voters at elections. Reuse roll No. 377. by Hull, pro-riding- for the protection of em ployees In factories from fire. Senate file No. 235, by Kanw.m. relating to submission of constitutional amendments. House roll No 3C3.by Sbeidoa. nrovicingior the erection of a wing of a building upon the university grounds, as a part of the permanent improve ments of the college of agriculture and the mcchasicarv. and to appropriate po.OCO for the purpose, was engrossed lor thiro. readiEg- CTrtt shall in no one year exceed 25 mills. anA In the cities of the first class bavin? over 25J0 Inhabitants the tax shall not exceed. 1 BUlht upon all the taxable property of the district The bill was recommended to pass. House roll No. 209, by Wlmberly, to apply theMcr fil fund In aid of the Industrial college of the nniversity of Nebraska, was reaommended for passage. Hous roll No. 233. by Zimmer man, consolidates into a single fund money collected for various purposes from student of the university of Nebraska and to appro priate them to specific purposes. It was recommended far passage. Hocse. The house on the 11th commenced1 work en the first of the big appropriation bills the one carrying the general expense accounts of the state oQcers. state boards and state institutions. The bill contains no salaries. The length ot the present session may be guessed at with a little comparison. Two year ago the bill was reported from the committee on finance, ways and means on February 26. This year the bill was re- ?jrted by that committee on February 27; wo years ago tire bill was read the second time on February 27 and referred to tho com mittee on wavs and means where It was held until March 11. This year the bill was read the second time and sent to the general file on March 1 At the session two years ago the bill was taken up for consideration by the committee of the whole for the first time oa 3Iarch 12. This session the bill was taken up by the committee of the whole on March 11 . Here the parallel ends. It will be seen that so far the house is but one day ahead of the session of two years ago os the sasge- bUL Two years agojJw hUl;W -wirt aaSenr to the senate on March 18. -where it was held until April 3. Little opposition was made to the bill under considera tion, most of the sections being passed without amendment or discussion. A tabulated statement of appropriations shows the total for each board and institu tion, as agreed to by the house. It i noticed that one of the largest items of saving has been made in the amount appropriated for the maintenance of the convicts in the state penitentiary. The saving is made possible by the new svstem of managing the stato penitentiary. "The money derived from leas ing the labor of the convicts Is now applied toward their maintenance. A determined effort was made to striku out the entire appropriation for the state fish commission. Wooatcr of .Merrick led the opposition, he declaring that it would be a good policy to let the fish remain where they are in the hatcheries and -hatch by themselves" for two vears. Young of Cass and Shull of Nemaha supported the efforts of Mr. Wooster. Without dehnlte action the house adjourned. morOSED GRADUATED TZE EILI- Sheldon's bill, house roll No. 479. which has been ordered to be engrossed foratbird read ing, seems to be quite a popular measure amonz the members of the house of all par ties. It provides for a graduated system of fees in the ofiiee of the secretary of state, especially applicable to corporations. The second section provides that corporations for works of internal improvements, mining. manufacturing and all organisations incor porated for profit, other than mutual in surance companies. loan and investment companies and banking institutions, shall file articles of Incorporation with the secre tary of state and shall pav the follow ing fees: For articles of Incorporation, domestic or foreign, for the first S1C0, 000 or fraction thereof. S10; for recording each additional $1.0)0 a charge of 10 cents per S1.G0O. and 10 cents for each 100 words. Corporations formed for religious, benevo lent or literary purposes, secret societies, etc-shall file articles, and fees for filing shall be 52 for filing anrt 10 cents for each 100 words for recording. Fees for services of the secretary of state not enumerated above shall be: Filing certificate cf increase of capital -tocir, ? for each 1.000 and 10 cents for each 100 words of recording; filing certifi cate of decrease of capital stock. &: filing articles of decree cf court changing thu name of any Incorporation. S3; filing amend ments to any article cf incorporation. 53: miscellaneous commissions. 2J0: notarial commission-.. 53; trade mark. 55. Affixing the great seal of the state ot Nebraska, where the "total charge is less than 3, a fee of ?1 shall be charged. IJryCTIOS- UESTH-UXISC THE COOT. Judge Hall of the district court in and for Lancaster county on the Ilth issued a tem porary injunction, restraining the recount commission from proceeding further with the work of recanvassing the ballots cast for the constitutional amendment relating to the judges of the supreme court. The injunction Is made returnable Monday. March 13. It was issued upon petition of T. C. Munger. attorney for Lancaster county, who com menced the proceedings after being otEclally ordered to do so bv the court. Last Week ex Attorney General Churchill requested County Attorney Mnngcr to commence action, bai that ofceial declined to do so ou his own responsibiiitv. This afternoon G.M. Lambert son and C O- Whecdon of Lincoln filed a petition in Judge Hall's court, requesting the court to is-uc an order against secretary ol State Porter and the other slv members of the recounting commission, on the grounds that thev were unlawfully exercising the yowerso? a pretended board ot canvassers, adze Hull issued the order ami County Attorney Munger commence! the Injunction proceeding-, at once. DEAD UNDER HIS WAGON. Sfcanouite Fsraer Prolwibly Murdered for His 3Ioney. Newton. Kan., March 12 Late yes terday afternoon a Bussian Mennonite fanner named Harms, left the little town of Mound Eidge, in McPherson county, and twenty miles from New ton. He was riding ia his farm wagon, which contained a plow. Several hours later he was found dead on the road, which forms the dividing- line between Harvey and McPherson counties. His body was stretched under the bed of his wagon and the plow he had been haul inrr rested upon it. Over the right temple a long, deep gash had been in flicted. All the circumstances ot trie case have led to the conclusion that the tragedy was a murder rather than the result of an accident. The most plausible cause that has yet been given is robbery. The man was wealthy and sometimes carried money in quite large quantities. This fact was well known. Slow Wltli Appointments. Washctgtos", March 1J. There will be no breaking down of the civil ser vice rules under the present adminis tration, and only such appointments as are absolutely required by the exi gencies of the" service will be an nounced for several weeks. The ad journment of the Senate yesterday until next Monday was due to an in timation that no nominations would be sent in until the beginning of next week. The FopolAtioa of Hawaii. WAsno-GTO-v March 11. Ellis Mills. United States consul general at Hono lulu, has furnished the state depart ment with the results of a census just taken in Hawaii, showing a total popu lation of 109,020. The Hawaiians head the list with 31,019; Japanese next with 24.407: Chinese third with 21,016, and the Portuguese fourth with 15,191. Those par Hawaiians number 6,433: Americans. J1.056; British. 2.250: Ger mans, 1,432. Intliaa A-at Asks for Troops. Washe-gtos, March ll. Agent Eandlett of the Uintah and Ouray In dian agency telegraphed to-day that there were fifteen men who"had made locations on the lands of the Uncom paghre reserve, that they had refused to leave, and there vrouid be trouble unless the troops were .sent to eiect them This is.in line with a dispatch last week, on the strength of which Secretary Bliss asked for troops. "o 1tbm Ceasonbip Joss Yet. Albaxjt. N. Y., March lL Senator Lamy received the press censorship bill, drawn at Buffalo, and expressed his disapproval of it by immediately returning it to the person who sent it to him. whose name, however, he de clined to divulge. The bill provides for a general press censorship. James C Blaine's Bratber Dead. WxsHErGToy, March U. Eobert G. Blaine, a brother of the late James G Blaine, died last night at his residence in this city. He was 63 years of age and leaves a widow and six children. Mr. Blaine has resided here for anum br of years aad for some time warrm plytd i an -"-Jcxiti-- woscitji PUSHING FOR PLACE. -wT3 yrtriitim la EtIi far FMlti Washington special to the. Bee: Senator Thurston today tw less than ttventv Nebraska ctl who are applicants for positioms the new administration. All the inrhe was besieged with candidates. ana-wnen ne leit ior tne repaovu. senatorial caucus, called at 2 o'clock: ta determine the future action of tlftfc party so far as reorganization andJB-c lr.t-0? i'1 nntl tlinrnTwrMr wnoat?t UHHIn A Tt bis troubles liaveonlvconiHieeelHTkton Special: The present Understanding that the Ieislatre Nebraska pasicd a resolution directu i.: ai t,; h ti,. 1mwI ture for distribution, he stated "" -y "-". Tt.r-v" r .. ,ttz?i the Icsrislature would have to resolutions to senators and represea' lives in accoru wiia uic triiw-ip-j the party dominating- Nebraska present. "That he would coatume send seeds to people of the state, u spective of party, who Might Beed",ai Now that Washington is settled down to quietness a great exodus of Nebraskans is noticed. Many of the inauguration visitois from the Ante lope state left late last night and many more left today, some going to New York, while others are hurrying-homeward as rapidly as trains can carry them. It is generally understood that out of courtesy to his colleague Senator Thurston will permit Senator Allen to name the postmaster at Madison, Neb., Allen's home town. Senator Allea to day endcrced for this position Seth J. Amett, a well known republican of that place. It is now Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and ex-Secretary Morton. There was little formality in the ehange of cabinet officials. Secretary Wilson having met previously the chiefs of division. Secretary Morton refrained from making a speech and Mr. Wilson quietly took the chair va cated by his predecessor. Mr. Morton will not leave for Nebraska for- some little time, as his sister is slowly con valescing from a severe attack of pneumonia. Senator Allen stated that if the re publicans in the house could hold 8273,CC0 in the sundry civil bill for the Trans-Mississippi exposition he would see to it tliat the senate appropriated that amount. That his first duty would be to look after exposition matters, so tliat the amount might be made imme hately available. .Tohn G. Elliot of Tyndall, chairman of the republican state central com mittee of South Dakota, is here. A- B. blitfredge of Sioux Falls, member of the national committee from South D.ilcatn, is ill and unable to be here at this time and Mr. Elliott will repre sent him and will remain for some time looking affcr patronage to be given to the state of South Dakota. Gen. Amassa Cobb is stopping at the army and navy club, where he holds informal receptions every night with bis old army friends. Marriage and Dixorce Lavs. There are several bills in. the legis lature aif eeting our marriage and di vorce laws. Senate file No. 65, by Howell, voids marriage between uncle and niecemnd ncphewand auntT" Jest what tne object to be gacneu is, unless it is to release some property that has. been tied up by such marriages, is not discernible, because if the near rela tionship were the objectionable feature, it would suSce to prohibit marriages within that degree. Yeiser has a bill, too. that empowers the court on appli cation of cither one of the parties to declare a common law marriage of persons who have cohabited. Another bill on this subject is senate file No. l."3. by Murphy, requiring county at torneys to defend all divorce suits where judgment appears to be going by default, or in which collusive inac tion is manifest on the part of defend ant. " Salaries Parable Qaartarly. Atto.-ney General Smyth gave an opinion, on request of State Auditor Cornell, relating to the time of pay ment of deputies and clerks employed in the different state departments. Hitherto it has been the custon of the auditor to pay the deputies in the offices of the secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction monthly. Accordingly their vouchers were made out and presented for the first months of the time during which the nexv deputies had been employed. All other officers, deputies and clerks had been paid quarterly. The attorney general says in his opinion that the pay of the deputies named is due quar terly, and not monthly, as has been the custom heretofore. A. Winning For Sarrew Edward L. Sayre, title examiner of the Union Pacific, has been notified that the secretary of the interior has denied a hearing to Joseph P. Losee on a land case. The land is a quarter section across the Burlington tracks at Havelock and was pre-empted bv Mr. Saver April 16. 1SU1. Losee had homestaaded the land in 1S76, but his application was canceled because it was on the Burlington right of way. ero Boy Denied School Privileges. -"Billyh Martin, a little negro hoy, under the protection and living in the home of Jacob Nye, a white, man, has been denied the right of educational advantages by the school board of Decatur. The board has not as yet given any valid reason why it cannot accept 'BiUyr as a pupil "qualified to attend the Decatur schools, only that he is a negro. lawyer Alleged Eaibezzlers. Judge Robinson adjourned an unim portant term of district court at Neligh. Information was filed against two at torneys for embezzlement. The eases will be heard at the next term of court. Minors aad Savings Baaka. Senate file 2To. 211. bv Deai-mo- al lows savings banks to pay out mosey deposited with them on order or check by minors. In aH other transactions minors are subject to the control of their parents or guardians. If tftT bill were to pass it would place savings banks in a position to throw all re sponsibility for accounts with, minors upon the depositors. It is a serious question whether minors should be placed here on the same footing- as adults. The bill is still held by the committee on banks and currency. lauenu.iety fustpoaed. I In the lower house of the legislature ' the bill providing for the punishment of bribery or use of monev, intoxicat ing drinks, cigars or bribes of any kind, either directly to influence any elector giving his vote, or use any means to influence any employer in giving his vote, and "declaring the office vacant when it is proven that such improper influences have been used, wss indefinitely postponed. r Governor Holcomb has honored a requisition from Governor Drake of Iowa, for the return to Cedar ttapyft of Joe Zbanek, who 13 -wanted tfeera fori tha arinM of t ductfoa. I THE YAEUE OF C0EN. WHEN DOES IT BECOME PROFIT- ' ABLE AS FUEL? KsyrXse&t Bciag Made to Deter Matter ytowkn Who At akiag OMcm rayiag Ar ts Scaatar Tbars- Itens of lBteresb Crw TS. Co' f !' ' of S0"1 d lts- Pnce f J 5?cn speculation as to I rU ralne. There is such a diver- a siir opinion as to the actual knowl- wkjfr.iregardiBg the profitableness of ra instead of coal that it desirable to conduct a compar- that would show the relative power of the two materials. it woald pay to raise corn for tMsarrestigatibn.Tjut the interests of the large number of people living in the region of cheap corn call for the determination of" its most profitable use after it is upon the market. From investigation it is stated that if a cer tain quality of coal were selling at less than S6.30 and corn were bringing 12 cents, it would not pay to burn com, while coal must sell as low as S3.41 per ton to be as cheap fuel as .corn at 10 cents a bushel. A very complete and thorough investigation of this subject is being conducted at the university. It was thought desirable, however, to publish the results already obtained, although they were based upon the performance of but one quality of coal. This coal is well known and largely used in the state. All those from Nebraska seeking office are paying devoted attention to Senator Thurston, who is expected to land on easy street republicans en titled to recognition. Senator Thurs ton is doing his very best. He is anxious to show his strength with the administration and he is likely to do it in naming the marshal, district attor ney and collector of internal revenue when the proper time comes, as well as by naming all the postmasters in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth dis tricts. Senator Thurston stands right in line with Major McKinley. The two republican representatives, who have bean ignored up to date, will probably be shunted aside in the future so far as matters of patronage are con cerned outside of their districts- Ap plications for office from sections of the s-ate not in First and Second districts snonld be sent to Senator Thurston, who ia devoting his earnest attention to the attempt to secure proper recog nition for Nebraska republicans who have done good work for the party. A Scrap In the Senate. During discussion of the penitentiary bul in the senate the usual serenity of that august body was disturbed by a fracas at the senate gate and a rush of senators and employes to the scene of action. Is was observed that Senator Farrell of Merrick county and C. J. "Bowlby of the Crete Democrat were the combatants. The belligerents were parted before serious damage was done to neither ?artv,TAg . difficulty grew 'ux-of an objectionable article pub lished in Mr. Bowlbys paper, of which the following is an extract: "Why is it that the state senate should be looked to for any dirtv work needed by the lobbyists? "5 This re port was signed by Caldwell of Nuckolls, republican, and two pops, Johnson of Clay and Farrell of Mer rick. There is nothing strange about the actions of republican members of the committee, but the two pops who pretend to represent the men who produce 10-cent corn and S'i a ton hay. to make such recommendation, one can come to no other conclusion than that they have been -seen by Bill Paxton and Babcock who are ever present lobbying against a reduction of the charges. Johnson of Clay is a twin of Sam Elder of that county and Farrell is a deformed ignoramus whose 'double' probably was never before seen in the state senate. Sen ator Dearing of Cass and one or two populists voted against the indefinite postponement of the minority report and thus helped the republicans to give it consideration when the bill is reached on general file. There are some queer acting senators in the legis lature this winter, and they can be depended upon to fly the track when they are most needed to pass bills favorable to the people they represent, and they are not republicans either. It is queer that we can hardly find men who, when sent to the legislature, have the courage and honesty to carry out the wishes of their constituents." A Judge Taken to Task. A Beatrice dispatch says that tht recent decision of Judge Stull, holding that township taxes voted and assessed by the township electors are to be added to the taxes assessed by county authorities in determining "whether county authorities have assessed taxes in excess of the limit of 13 mills on the dollar valuation, imposed on ''county authorities" by the state constitution. grows more unpopular the more it is known and the better it is understood, and is creating consternation among the eighteen counties in the state hav ing township organization. This de cision was contrary to the judgment of the numerous distinguished attorneys who heard the case argued, as well as to the uniform construction which has been placed on the law in Gage and many other counties in the state where township organization has been adopted, and letters are being received almost daily inquiring if the decLsion was not reported wrong. It has intro duced great uncertainty and confusion into the finances of the county and should it stand, threatens, if it does not destroy, the town ip system. Thoaspaen Denounce-, th Lobby. D. E. Thompson, president of the Lincoln gas companv. addressed an open letter to the senate making the direct charge that members of the lobby have offered to deliver enough votes to defeat the Lincoln charter, provided a certain sum of money was paid. He offers to furnish full proofs. An investigation is likely to be made. For Selling Whlky to Indian. Decatur dispatch: The deputy U. S. marshal for this district, from Omaha, came up yesterday and served warrants of arrest on Joseph Halsted and Dan Adair. The men are indicted for illicit pedlingof whisky. I Maxwell i caTe for Wasbiagtoe. j Hon. Samuel Maxwell, says a Fre- ' toot dispatch, left this morning for Washington to assume his duties as a member of congress. His son, Jacob Maxwell, who was his stenographer during-the latter part of his term as judge of the supreme eourt. accom panied him as secretary. The judge's family will remain at their home in Platte township. The horse market is getting better in and around Ainsworth. The farmers are in need of more horses than they have. This is cnesign that, the farm ers expect something bettr for fti fat1rvAi.wnrth Stajr-Kcport'tV i NEBRASKA SEEKERS. Saas Wkt AT After PoUUcal Ptaeea May Ce laf r. The special Washington correspond ent of the Lincoln Journal is keeping Nebraskans duly posted regarding movements at the national capital and especially so in reference to" political matters." He wires that the president proposes to take his time to send in nominations to the senate, and had no use for that body for a few days prior to the assembling of the extra session. The Nebraska appointments arc still hanging fire. It seems reasonably certain that Nebraska will receive not more than one or two of the consular appointments and that it Li improbable whether any Nebraskan wiH be elected for office among the assistant secre taries as attorney-general or solicitor general. Mr. Collins believes himself abso lutely secure of a foreign appointment. His indicated wish is Switzerland. Governor Thayer wanted the Mexican missioav-fcaE found himself out of the race because it had already been promised to Powell Clayton. C E. Atkinson is still in the city and is be ing vigorously pushed for a position equally good. He has not yet received assurance that his desire will be grati fied. Bud Lindsey has already left for home. His- ambition was the recorder ship of deeds of the District of Colum bia. There are a hundred applications for the position and no assurance that it will be filled for weeks to come. When the nomination is tent in Ne braska will not be at the front. There is every indication that nominations to office will be slow. Officials appointed under President Cleveland's almini-tration will be per mitted to serve out their full term. This will apply to all offices, both -in Washington and the respective states. The first appointment in Nebraska will be that of U. S. Marshal, for which a number, of Senator Thurston's friends, including Jim Allen and Ben Goodall. are contending. It is understood that it has been tendered to George Thum ruell of Grand Island by Senator Thurston. Other federal appointments will wait the expiration of the term of commission. None of the representatives except Judge W. L. Greene, have arrived in the city. Judge Greene has been'de voting'his time to familiarizing him self with the various departments and to gaining points which will be of value in his work when the session opens. His family Is with him and have taken rooms on Third street. Judge Maxwell, Judge Stark and Mr. Sutherland are expected here at the close of the week. Mast Have Better Cora Rates. Secretaries of the state board of transportation have decided to take np the question of the reasonableness of local rates on corn. The question was placed before them yesterday, says the Lincoln Journal, on complaint of a Lancaster county farmer, L. L. Hile, who filed a formal petition charging all the roads in the state with accepting and charging unreasonable local rates and asking the board to require the roads to answer and that after due hearing and investigation an order be issued requiring the roads to desLst from violating the act regulating rail roads. - The board notified the roads to answer within ten days. The petition of Mr. Hile is dated March - The secretaries recently requested railroad managers to give reduced through rates on corn and as a basis for the request stated that many farm ers in the state were burning corn be cause it did not pay to ship. The board further informed the managers tliat it was not the wish of the board to reduce local rates. Managers of the roads deferred action for the reason that a meeting of railroad men was to be held at Chicago and it was expected that the question of making a special rate on corn would come up for con sideration. This proposed meeting was not held and now the board of transportation proposes to investigate the local rates with a view of making a reduction. It is understood that the secretaries were instrumental in get ting the complainant to file his petition. Good Bre to Morton. Washington dispatch: J. Sterling Morton, the retiring secretary of agri culture, was tendered a farewell re ception at the Ebbitt house by the officials and clerks from the depart ment of agriculture. The reception lasted two hours and during tliat time nearly all the officials in the depart ment called to give Mr. Morton a final hand shake and say farewell. Many of them were accompanied by their wives and other ladies. The new secretary of agriculture. Mr. Wilson cf Iowa, was present, as were also Mr. Dabney. the assistant secretary, and Mr. Bingham of Ohio, who. it is said, is slated for Mr. Dab neys place. There were about 500 callers. During the evening a cold collation was served in the dining room of the hotel. Imprisonment for Lire. Auburn dispatch: The case of the state of Nebraska against J. W. Arga bright was given to the jury at the end of a long trial and after being out four hours, they brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree, and fixed the punishment at imprisonment for life. Judge Letton was very careful in all of his rulings, and although the ease was ably conducted on both sides, the chances for getting this case re veraed on error are very small. The defendant was heard to remark just before the dose of the trial, that he was getting a fair show this time, something he did not get at the first trial. The first trial of this case oc curred two years age, and resulted in a verdict of manslaughter and ten years imprisonment. E. C. Usher, who has lived ia Fre mont thirty-nine years, died last week. Will Be a ebrakaa. Collector of Internal Eevenue North in talking about the application of C. N. Boardman of South Dakota for the position of collector says that in his opinion it is not likely that the col lector will be picked from any state but Nebraska. The Nebraska district comprises Nebraska and the two Da kotas, but this state contributes from SO to 90 per cent of the revenue receipts which usually do not fall below 51,000, 000 per annum. Last year they were only 5627,000. but it is already certain that this year they will amount to about a million and a quarter. Colonisiac Forbidden. House roll No. 170. Coffin's bill pro viding for imprisonment in the peni tentiary for a term of from one to three years of any person not a resi dent of this state who shall vote in the state, and for the punishment of any person who shall procure aid or assist in bringing such person or persons into the state for the purpose of voting, has been recommended for passage and will doubtless become a law. . Hon. O. M. Kent has returned to J Broken. Bow- from Washington. He I wiH S0OTI take up hi residence fn Col- j QTsdo. J i PIACES IN NEBBASKA HOW WILL POLITICAL PLUMS BE DIVIDED? PoclUeas Not ta Be Clrea Out Hurriedly T& TecalUr Condition of Affairs i. Nebraska Seaater Tfcarstoa'a Attitude Coagreatea ta Be Coasolted W;tb. Nebraska Not Forgotten. The special Washington correspond ent of the Lincoln Journal telegraphs! that Senator Thurston already has a worried look. He proposes to do the best he can. but is quite willing to postpone the critical decision until the last moment. Postponement Is to be the order of the day in the matter of appointments to office. This is the word which coaes. from the white house.fteaaytT , thae t vuuuMti appbevboMs. Sae& offices as expire by limitation of tenure will be promptly filled. Others wiH be carefully considered. It will be found, in the case of a large number ot the most prominent offices of national and not of purely state importance, that the president has already made his selections. Most of the prominent foreign appointments have already been wiped off the slate. A large number of those offices in the depart ments at Washington not covered by the civil service rules have been prom ised in advance of the inauguration. With respect to others President Mc Kinley proposes to be guided by the advice of the republican senators and representatives from the various states. Senator Thurston will be the controll ing force in Nebraska if Representa tives Strode and Mercer make no ob jection, as they possibly will not. Should they decide that as the rep resentatives in the popular branch of the government chosen by the republican party in their districts to voice republican sentiment at Washington, they arc entitled to a hearing and consideration in matters of republican appointments, an issue might be raised which would embar rass the president in his determination of matters relating to appointments in our state. In other states the delegations have been called together to determine upon questions of patronage and the views of representatives have been given con sideration by the senators. The par ticular condition of affairs in Nebraska by which an anti-administration state ticket was selected last November and a majority of the delegation in the house, with one of the senators in opposition, renders the situation a peculiarly interesting one. In case the two republican representatives should demand a share of the state patronage it would compel President McKinley to make a decision which would be ex tremely disagreeable to himself. There are indications that Judge Strode and Representative Mercer are not in clined to concede the entire patronage of the state, outside of the post offices in their districts, to Senator Thurston. It is quite possible that they will ask of the senator that their views upon certain matters shall be given consid eration and that in the absence of sach consideration the matter will be laid before the president. It is believed that Senator Thurston does not pro pose to ignore his two republican col leagues in the Nebraska delegation and-that he will yield something of the patronage wftich he is supposed to absolutely control in deference to their wishes and to their belief that the in terests of the party and the size of the Nebraska delegation in the house of the next congress will be conserved by such concession. Inspector of Beer aad Liquor. Among bills introduced and one which its friends claim Ls sure to meet with popular approval is that provid ing for a state inspector of beer, wine and other alcoholic liquors. The bill provides that the governor shall ap point a state inspector and this chief inspector may appoint five deputies, whose duty it shall be to inspect all wines, beers and distilled liquors. A scientific formula has been prepared, showing what are to be regarded a suitable liquors for consumption, and when a package is found that does not come up to the reqvirements it is to be branded as inspected. A penalty is provided for any dealer selling or hav ing in his possession any package of liquor which has not been branded or marked "approved" by the inspector or his deputy. Divorce Case Proves SensatienaL Columbus has been enjoying some sensational scandals. One in particular was the divorce case of Josephine Barnum vs. George E. Barnum. Mrs. Barnum sues for divorce and alimony after having been married to the de fendant about one year. At the time of her marriage she claimed to be a widow, her former spouse having died. Mr. Barnum took a trip to Stark county. Illinois, and resurrected, it is claimed, not only one. but two of her former husbands and brought one of them. George W. Smith, back to testify against his wife. It is needless to say that Josephine has lost her interest ia the alimony case and also the affec tions of husband No. 3. Missionaries Retarn. Messrs. Webster, Chase. Poppleton Palmer. Wattles and Hitchcock, com prising the committee that started out three weeks ago to visit the legisla tures of the western states in the in terest of the Trans - 3Iississippi exposition, have returned. The party traveled ii.000 miles, met with seven legislatures in joint session and con ferred with the two houses of the others apart. The members of the delegation say that the tour was be yond all question one of great profit to the exposition enterprise. Major Ctarksoa's Toar. 3raj. T. S- Clarkson, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.. left last weekfor a series of official visits- to the South and Pacific coast. His itinerary is laid out as follows: Nashville, TennT. March S; Cullman. .Via.. March 10: Birming ham. Ala.. March 11: Montgomery, Ala.. March 12; Fitzgerald. Ga., March 13; New Orleans. La.. March 15; Riv erside. Cal., March 22; Los Angeles, CaL. 3Iarch 23; San Francisco. Cal., March 27; Portland. Ore., March 30; Tacoma. Wash., March 31; Helena, Mont. April 3; Salt Lake City, Utah, Aprils. Trane-Mi Ixtppi Bill. The Trans-3Iississippi exposition bill has been given the final touch in the house, and it will now g to the senate for action. When. the. amendment pro posed by Speaker Gaxfin was adopted the original title did not conform to the bill as It passed, and it became nec essary to amend this title at the time of third reading and passage. It was then necessary to send the bill back to the engrossing room to have the title properly engrossed. The eh-vrmr.r: of the committee on engrossed and. en rolled bills now reports the titfa prop- LINCOLN'S CAR. He Tkat Wa In aa obscure cotmer of the yards of the UakmPacite car shop in Omaha, in a dilapidated aad abandoned condi tion, stands a truly historic relic known as the "Lincoln" ear. Its sides are cracked aad weather-beaten, aad the glass ia its windows aad the ferasa rail ings oa its platforms are loag- ago gome. All the compartments aatL sumptuous interior furaisaiaga and deeoratioas have been removed, and it stands like a barren, decaying hulk of its once proad self. From it former prominent association with President Lincoln, both during the later yearn of his life and then after death, it would seem that the ear deserves a better fate thaa to rot in aeglect aad obscur ity. This car was built specially for Mr. Liacate in the United State ; mil i taryear'naiprat.TexaMrTrrVi. Tit 1H. by 1L P. Larasoa. master ear builderl and was certainly one of the handsomest private railway coaches of itsd.iys. It was. used by the presideut repeatedly in his visits to the array of the Potomic down iu Virginia and al to New York and Philadelphia. The Lincoln car L forty-two feet long by eight and one-half feet wide, and during t"e time Mr. Lincoln itsetl it it wa divided into three compart ments. It was entored by- a door in the corner, which opened into a nar row passageway, extending the entire length of the car along one side.. From this passageway dMrs opened intucach one of the three private iwm. Xhe room in one end of the car was considerably larger than the others. and was furnished with a large sofa and reclining chairs- The small room warealvj provided with sofa aad re clining chairs, although somewhat in ferior io those in the large room. This larger compartment constituted President Lincoln's office and study, and is where he entertained his gueU and transacted business with utEsrwb. Df the governmant and general of the arav. The sofa is a com i nation affair and" was made of unusual length tt accomodate the elongated form of the president. It was used as a sofa or lounge during the day and at night conld be adjusted into a double bed. The car was considered in that day a triumph of the car builders art. The walls" of each of the eomtmrtrant-. were padded with rich, eorl.tl eriiuvm ulk upholstery, reaching half way to ..he ceiling, and the frie of the presi dent's room was decorated with point ed panels of the coats-oi-arms of the liferent states of the Union. The car .vas iron-clad, armor being set in be-twe-'U the inner and outer walls, rer. .Ln'nw ?t bnllet-nroof. This added consiaerablv to its weight, so much so hat it3 builders thought it necessary :o mount it on six-wheeled trucks. Just after the close of the war the government put a great amount of io. railwav material that had been used In the prosecution of the war into the hands of an auction firm in Cincinnati, and among it was the Lincoln car. Sidney Dillon, who was then at the head of the Union Pacific affair?, was directly responsible for its purenae. For a long time after its arrival in Omaha the car was a great curiosity, both on account of it connection with the martyr president and also for the reason that it wa- then considered the finest railway coach that had ever been constructedand many thousands of people visited the shops for the pur pose of seeing it. Lute in ISU2 a party of men frotu New York sent an agent to Omaha . with a view of negotiating a purehase of the car. intending to exhibit it at -he world's fair. Satisfactory terms with the Union Pacific people could not be made, however, and the project wa- abandoned. The agent desired tohavr proof of the authenticity of the car from the railway officials, and Mr. L H. Congdon, for many years master mechanic of the Union Pacific railway, ia a lengthy letter on the subject to Mr. E. L. Lomax, general passenger agent of the road, said: The famous car was brought to Omaha in 156C. and was purchased for the Union Pacific byT. C. Durant. Sidney Dillon manifested great inter est in the car in the early days of thr road. I was in charge of the Iocomt tive department of the Great Western Railroad of Illinois, at Springeld. dur ing the war. and was there at the t!mr President Lincoln's remains were brought there. The car had been used as the funeral car and stood in tht railroad yards during the time that Lincoln's body lay instate at the Cap itol building, and we had an opportu nity of examining it closely. I remem ber identifying it as the same ear when it came here in 1SW. When irt brought to Omaha it was used as a private car by the directors, but oh account of its extreme weight and the manner in which it was mounted, it rode so poorly that they soon aban donedit. I have been over" the road with Mr. Dillon in the Lincoln car. and heard him speak of it as being the one that the president used during the war, and in which his remains were brought to Springfield. Mr. S. II. H. Clark, now president of the Union Pacific, stated to me a good many years ago that 3lr. Dillon desired some of the furniture ot the car taken out .and sent to New York, and I see that his request wa carried out. The car was built as nearly as pos sible to suit 3rr. Lincoln's idea and was so peculiar in construction as to give it individual characteristics. This famous old car will lorm a cen tral figure of the transportation ex hibit of the Trans-SIissIssippi and In ternational exposition of 1508. at Omaha. Two Columbus youths rau awa from home, but were nabbed at Grand Island and sent back to their sorrow ing parent Tne Colombian Bell. The Columbian bell which sounded its prophetic note at the opening of the parliament of religions at Chlcagc durinar the Columbian exposition is tr be taken to Jerusalem tosofinda not of praise at the close of the nineteenth century of the Christiaa era. The unique proposition- ii made that the ball shall be taken to the Holy Land, and oa Christmas eve, 1399, connected by cable aad wire with all parts at Christendom, so that the 1300th an arversary of the birth of Christ shal S be celebrated by all the world at th- instant. WmmmA an exception. This law of compensation, my bov," grumbled Uncle Allen Sparks, "doesn't run through everything. Now there's my neighbor Shawcross. He's as lean as a scarecrow and I we!g?s ' over 200 pounds. His health Is just as good as mine, he eajoys life full;. au well as I do. we're worth about the same amount of xaoaey. and it only costs aim half as much to buy a suit o: clothes aa it costs me. And they lat aim twin as long, blame himr aided Uaelt AUta, ia the toae of an injured 'fc-31 J $J&b&- A- ---. jS&Llsz&itt v. 4J t3kgss5W -fc- iSn. "L-4l. &&te,Z- , -