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VOLUME XXVIII.-NUMBER 2.
OQLUMBUS, NEBRASMA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 1897.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,406.
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THE .NEBRASKA LAWS
.AS PASSED BY THE LATE
? SLATUHE.
LEG-
" . Soae of the Meaiurm to Uecoiae Optr
(kltve at Oner Hi cause of tho Kratr"
JgencT Clacsn Attacbmrut Wliat
-? ! IrovltU-tl hv All or TliPtm
V -"
fLavra of tlie Lcsitlatare.
Dunnjf the twenty-fifth session of
the Nebraska legislature the following
bills wens jkismmI by tin legislature
:md .-eni to the governor for his M;n:i
turo. Some become at o:ire operative
Wcjium; of the emergency elaube at
tached, or .when then was no emerg
ency elau.se will go into eft'eet August
1. 1BU7:
ilou4 ruli Xi.7S. intra hiccd by t'row of
J'onjrlits. wn t ht first li!I or tin- :-yssIon to
iHXome a law. TJiU piflvi.it-, for the aji-
Iiroprtat1oirif ?.nff.tr -i naicli' tlwrcor-as
, .,L,,U may lc.iitec.:ir. to jwiy t!ic::ilarles ami
wases of t lie members, ofliccrs nntftonproyes
of the trreiit y-fifti Miou of the legislature.
Tills Mil vras Nigut.fi ly tlie governor Jan-
" nary 22. As" t lie n. ti-iwv rlaa was :il-
tarfittl It Jxf.-iruv ojx. ullic from tli:.t date.
Ilouso roll No. 2"J5. Introduce!! by A'
IVlKer of rtiusla. ptitvliied for lUV .itijjni
Wlaiion of ?:..vii, -.tt u'ifli rs n;ilit lie
beccsaary, for 1 1iu pjyiiiunt of tlie incidfiit.il
- "expenses tf tie'!'. JiMiM's of i!.- leNlatarc.
itieliidiuK prliiUiicjr. stationery. jKiUasc fuel,
bplii aiSii otlier sjfial fi"ises tvideli niiIit
incurred ly either lioii'-e. This act pro
vides lliat-acctiniits f"r :.ii" e;icnset con
tracted by either house hull hae an ifl
iavit of lliecl:iini:::it attachetl tlietolo iliat
the account is just nnd true-, and that the
soxei-al clnir?csrre ie;is.m:tble am! no more
r 'ban ii etistoni.iiy to 1 rhatwtl piivate
ludlvlilutiN. an'! K viinllj unp.'id. There are
Imix isions fie(H .-.. fiiii;ii;iti(iii by the eom
iilttv'" lf actoants and esijenditiiies and
Vcrlueatioii by the jro-lIiiiir o!!:cers of the
"respective liousos. I'liru upon adjnstni-il
by tlie state anditot and aiamival bv the sec-
i-t:iry of st:i:o. the wan-oil tnav Ih drawn
. . for the uRiii'.itit diii "'ids with tlie im r-
ency clnu-e :in.n-lu-l itts nui.'-e'.esl lv the
P'jxenmr I'ebnirr.. !t.
, Iloue loll No. .."li'ttidtis(i b- Do1)).! of
1'iiltiitm- piovitl't! foi-tlie icp-.il ttf the act
tiasstsi a: the 1A sps.Iom oj the lesKlatnie.
' - by whii-it a iwnmtv n n.r and cliicot
'nnnufatiised ai- 1 piepared for n-e fr.i.
' Mipar beets and t hi."oi l.eeis -i-oivn in this
.Mate, ira !-. !dil for. Tii- bill was signed
by the uoveinor on Alareli II. ulllnml tle
eaiersency clause
. House ixill No. jn.!li bill to make aa appro-
" iirinliRtltaid H Hi" Imi.lil;; of Uie Ttatis
MsisslppI enosit!1ii at the city or (.ii:iha.
in the irar I s, :is linallv ailopted. was an
'aiuendRH'nt ;td by Speaker (Jailm to
the r!stiial i. and as it was Itself amended
by the house. The a-t declaie-.th.it the state
or Nebraska sia'l fike par: in llicTi.uis-Mi
Mssippi ami Intern:it!on:.l f.pisitioi. ""lc-
. J Ion 2 provides th:'l t'i" eoxere.ii Shall ap-
!o'.nt alnmrtl of di'clcrscf si tiieinlKT.. to
or.'-ist of oap i'pi-sMit.itie itl7en from
'aeh eiWEivssloiiai ilistrli t..oid it is piwidetl
. 111.-! LtiUllieiuln-rnf tile hiilslatme sha'.l be
. dlslli!" for a)iHt.iitiileiil aj sach ciireclor.
Kach inetuicr is to nvebe"jl )er month for
pay forstp-h services. It. is proid'Hl that
. lUMWihenppropilatcil h.- tlie state. This
approjirialloii N to Ih used to make a .(ate
. v!ilbit In the exposition, and the erection of
suitable buildings therefot. and for the pnt
intseof payiiiK tiiesaliirli-. o tin nieMbei-s
of the 1 or. 1 nppiiiiiiett ii the Owieoi, anil
the salaries of all slim riiil'Miiients, tnaii.ieis
"Old employees. 4bi.-h, in t he ()iiui)il of the
lioard. m:y lie tivces.iry ' carry tint the
iinrposc-i ti the act. i'heiv mtisi 1 i;tiil
into the treasury of the Tn:n -Mississippi
asivl:it!oa. by l!iesto'l.!n!iles, of that r
Knnicitloit. at' least -Hi.tn in c.ish lMfo:va:iv
pail of th-t.-.t app:tiinatioii i.t i In ni.id'c
vail able, it ispnnided thai no unskilled
or other eaiplines shall Im-paid lcstluiii Sl.'-O
jieniay. Ibe Ihi.iii1 of st.tte director, is re-
iiilisi .act lit ciKijvn.-t htii v. itli the boird
ofllivctorstif ! x;isltio!i:isvici:ilioa. but
ilien!i- nppiopilalcd is to lie under the
eontro! and isiaaaseuieat of the state lmanl.
Iinuiediateiy nmiii ihtir ap;Hiiiituie!it H:e
Mnteltoaid sliaU meet at I he co?rnH'st)ni'-e
ln'l.incoln and ora::! by electing olli.-er-tif
t he l.-o.ird. Aftet nrtuii ita.a hi place ttf
. business o! the stat" Imaid is to be In Omaha
IVoUsioHsaiv mrdc it. t'te foini of vouchers,
for claims of vrirk Woiie or 't.a'.erl.il sold to
the state iHi.tnl. all sia-ii .-laitus to bo :tp
JiroXcil by the jrott risur It is ro ided lint
thecouimlsMiosei of pi.hbc lamUand l-.uhi-iir.'s
shall m-1'. a, pnhlh- auction, tlie stale
building and other ,sroperty a inireii by the
Mate diieetors within sixlj tlas after the
"I'N'iif the eji ts;ij.;!. " here "Is no cn.enr-
. encj clause attached to the act. It u.is
signed b, th" oxei-ieic Pir.hiS.
House roll No it, uhliMi was introduced bv
Kappof ito.vtl coiiirtv. pioities for the relief
f Itoyd com ty bt ihi rnpitipint'itil b Hie
.slate of Hi: suui of l.s., :,, ivlmliui that
eouiily for the cxprtis' - tif the onisei-iuion tf
Ueorp.j H. Mullil-.t'l. "Moses T. Jlllioll and
A If led i:. t!.'irlls.chirzcd with the murder
, of llatrtli S;-ott. There Is no eineiseiicy
' flange attached iti the aet :,nd the jio'.emor
- klsnetl it .March 2"..
House r.ill No. i;. ulih-h was introduced by
l.oimistif i:-rl-v. troidfs that jitibMc -t:ile"s
, niaj ei4tltl in tov:itsliips of isiuiilirs t:n-
" tier ttittiishiii inMa'ib.itiOit if III- ".tUei's of
the tonriisldpat ttieauiiual jii.utshipiiuvtiu
aree to lake adantaue.of the terms of the
act. At till township meeting the mtuiber
and location of tue s.-sh-s :mv to le tleler-
inined and the tax hi-d to pay for then.
The supervisiti is to name tile MelvlouasbM-
upon the petition of ihe electors in the
vicinity tvhfjv the scales :tc located. It U
pro;h!ctl that when disputo arise b-twt n
. patties wiihia the limits if the township
where such scales aie loi'aus over the tei;;!it
tifaiiyarlh-le it is tube settled by veishiier
. it oxer the public scales ami tliexxeizhiiias-
ler"s certiticat' shall be tiiial. The proxi
sior.sor theutct max !e taken advitnt-mcof h
cititensof couiitifs itmier the co'iimisslonv'r
.sx-stem bv p!-se:.liiii a petition 'if the Major
ity of jj.c r-loei- is. .f tli- toxTiislilp t. tin-
count x" coiattiiss-oii -is. iliereupoit the county
l10ardt.l1.1M7r tut to the township the priv
1 leers praxed for. The county comnilssioiiers
mu'.. liowever. pei form 1 lie 'duties iiiinsctl
by the act upon township oilieers. There is
iioemersencr clause attached ami the bill
xras signed bv the u itenior 3!arcli2J.
House mil No. Hi. which vras iutrtNlticed bv
Uurkett of ImcasK r. makes il unlawful for
any lierson to disinter or ix'iuoxe ami carry
a wax fn.ui lis place or deposit or burial any
lead liu'.nan Im.ly or the remains thereof, or
attempt to do so. or to assist, incite or pro
cure the same to 1- done. It is also made
unlawful to receixe. conceal or dispose of or
ill III so eoiicoaliiis or disposing of de-id
bodies. It is inteadetl that the proliibititl
. aets:nxtlioeof persons xvho reiuoo iKMlies
for tl.e piirpi-ses of dissection. ai..l oilier
caes are executed fror.i the intixisio.is. The
crime tflidy-si!::tcJiins as lescrilMd in this
act S made a felo'ix ami punishable bx im
priHimeitt in the penitentiary of from one
To t'ute years t -a line of 52.."'i or IhiiIi such
tine ami impr'snaaii'iil. There is no emeiv
eiie.x clans- attached and the act u:i signed
by the soxernor "larcli 27.
House mil No. Is".. intrtMluced bv Gavloitl
or UufTalo. tirtix ides that ceitain acts ti'f the
county clerk" of ItufValo county, in issuing:
eertlticatesou taints for ojiheraml srouiiti
Miulrivl vralps. ami the acts of the count v
treastirer la payins them. 1m legalized anil
matte valid, vras signed by the pit crnor ".xitii
tmt the emersoncy clause.
House roll No. IB. introdace.'I bv Kappof
Koytl is unity, jiroviilcs that the commissioner
or public lands and buildings shall represent
the state of Nenrask-i in the acceptance of
the iudeniuitx s.-luil lauds, to iH. set apait
to the state from the Port Kandall miliiarv
rescrx-ation. This was a joint resolution anil
was signed hx the governor on March :w.
Hoe.se roll No. id iutrotluced nx Pelkerof
bouglas. provides that the tinier if the Kast
crn Marstiall Ih incorporated. Willi the nglit
to hold properly, dlsp-ise tif It antl sue and lie
sued, xvas sijuetl bv t he gox eraor March ".
House roll No. i?X introduced by Mieblon
of Dawe. is intended to increase the fees of
tlicoBiee of secretary tit state for sorxices
ivntlertHl In tiling articles of incorporation.
The tild law is amended so as to prescribe a
blidingsCijic for articles of incorporation of
corporations Tor xvorks for internal improve
ment, milling, manu Tartu; ing and all organi
zations incorporated foriimat.exccpt mutual
insurance companies, building and loan
companies, loan and inxe-titieiu companies
and banking institutions. -This scale of fees
provides that for tiling article, of the con
cerns coining within the nile the charge
shall K-. for t he first 1C0.!H of capital stock.
S10, and for each additional ?I.(V0:i charge or
10 cents is to be made, and a charge of 10
cents for each l'O wortU In the instrument.
recsorSw'arvrc.iuired to be paid for the til
ing of articles of mutual Insurance ctuli
paaies and otlier concerns, which are required
to hie with the auditor, and banking con
cerns which have to tile xvith the state liaiis:
Ing lioard. Special rates are made for
corporations formed for religious, lienex-olent
or literary purposes, not for jimlit. Piling
certificates for increase or decrease of capi
tal stock of anycorjwiratioii. or amendment
of articles of incorjior.it ion. are prox-ided for.
and in case of changes to increase the sliding
scale gets in its worlc and the Tee is In pro
portion to the aniomit or capital stock per
mitted. This -was signed w tjlc KOXt.ror ,,
March 30. and became -n law at once, the
emergency clause lieing attached.
House roll N'. n. xvhicb xvas iut rodueed bv
x imlierly. is one or the Tormal bills xx hich ft
is necessary to pass o.icli session, in order
tiiat money whicli lias been provided for by
act of congress to lie turned ox-er to the state
forthelieiieSt of the state unixersitv. war
be put to the use Intended. This was "signetl
by thegoxeruor 0:1 April 2, with the emer
gency clause attachetl.
House mil N'o.72. introduced by Xesbit of
Burt, provides that Burt county lie paid by
the state of Nebraska the sum o! 51.32, to re
imburse her for cionev expended in the pros
fCution or certain persons in the district
courttif thatcouutvon the charge of utir
tiering one Ueorsc Phillips. The act" recites
that the pro-ecutiou xvasoidered tobclicjrun
hi Hurt county by Attorney . General
I 'Imrelitl! ..'.l.wf ll.n i.t.stest. tit fltlA rr.:lnti
I attorney or"i5urt count vl the lat'ct' contnmf-
big that tlie cUutts of that county had no
jurisdiction. The trial xvas held- and the
prisoners acquitted on the grounds raised by
the county attorney in his protest against
tlie bringing tf the" action. The bill ha lug
passed xvltli the cmergmey clause attachetl
it was signed by the goxcrnor on April 2.
Senate joint resolution Xo.2, Introduced ljy
Itansom. prox Ides for the Instruction of Hon.
John M. Thurston, senator from Nebraska Id
the I'tritcd Mates senate, that he vote for all
measiiivs tending to bring about a return to
bimetallism. TMs nolullon recites that In
letters, written by Senator Thurston prior to
his election ho ili-clared his belief in bimetal?
lism as the remedy for financial conditions of
the times, and It also recited the declaration
made bv Senator Thurston before he was1
elected that, xvhile l.e clltTeretl from the legLs
Iatuit; tin these tpiestions the direction of
that liotly would Imi followed xvhen gixx'ii to
liim in pr.iper resolution. This was signed
by the KOx'crnor without the emergency
clause.
. Vjucttrree resolution Xo.lt, tutroditceU In
Hie senate ".lurphy of tJagc. provides for a
ituiucst to ti.o Nebraska senators In the con
gress of the. Pnitcd States that, they -ote for
the confirmation of the iuteruatioualarbltra
tlon treaty. This xvas signed by tho governor
March ."J.
("oneunciit resolution No. 1,011 the senate
calender, introduced by Rearing of Cass, pro
vMestliat the attorney general uiuf county
tittonicys ho instructed and ordcaed to at
once commence proceedings to enforce the
lawsof the state against cortbiiiatlons to fi5
the prices or commodities b compelling the
grain elevator men to break tip Hieit- .eombl
uatleti vhlch lixes arnltrarilv the prices of
grain. This was signed by the governor on
March 11.
Senate Joint resolution No. 22. introduced
by Heal of t'uster. prox Ides for the appoint
ment of a joint committee of the two houses
to investigate the accounts in tho different
executixeoillcesof the slateof Nebraska and
if the scxeral stale institutions under their
cMitroi. The committee consists of tivc niem
Ihts. three of whom are appoin le.l from tlie
house by tho speaker and two from the sen
ate by tlie presiding oflleer of that liody.
This committee is ordered to report to Iwth
houses it the legislature lie in session when
their Investigation has finished, and furnish
a copy of their findings to the gox-crnor. This
was approved by the governor March 19.
Senate file No. 17ii. the Lincoln city chailer.
xvas approved with the emergency clause at
tached on Mitroll 21).
senate file No. 5. introduced bx- Orothau.
I ieg'ilat'es the stock yards, lixes the conimis-
sion which may lie cnargeit tor selling ux'o
st.K-k in the South Omaha stock yards and
prescribes the penalty for violatfou of the
act. The charges fixed by tiiis a"t as the
maximum limit that can' lie made are for
x-.ir.Hugaiid weighing cattle. 10 cents jtcr
bca'. yarding and weighing hogs 4 cents per
hea .yarding and "Aeigiiiii sliCCp. "5 cents
jvrhcad .Tltc maximum price xyiiiqh mav
Dech.init.tl by stock yard mauageis for feeil
are: POrcorn, oats, hay ami other grains,
double the market price In the x iilage where
t he slock ards are located. There is a pio
xislon that a ton of hay shall weigh 2.IKV)
pounds; a bushel of shelled corn. "" otlutls:
anil in the ear. 70 pounds. Tlie fee? allowed
to be charged for selling are: Cattle. SS per
car: hogs. ?";. ami sheep. SI per car. The pen
ult for Ihe xiolat ion of this act is a line of
SiiX) for the first offense. Sk-0 to S.V0 for the
second, and "wl to 5I.OX) for the third. The
goxcrnor signed this March 20, xvith the emer
gency clause attachetl.
Senate file No. 32, introduced by the senate
conference committee, provides for the ap
pointment tifii joint commit tee of the house
auti senate to count tho ballots, e:st oil the
const liutii'iril amendment. This act pro
vides lliiil (ho counting shall In thine by and
in tlie nameof this committee of the legisla
ture, and icueals the act. house roll No..".
which was passed e:n lier In 1 he session. The
goxeinor appmxed this act March 2-. xvith
the cmcr. licy cl:ius attachetl.
Senate file No. 47. itilro iuced by Kaus-eii.
pixixhles that no mortgage of " household
goods shall he nor sate or transfer of house
h ild gcvvls nor any lutercft therein owned by
busliatiil r xvife. or by both and used by them
In their iluelling hduse or pmchasetl or held
by either Of tiiem for use in the family, shall
b- x.tlid unless signed by lo(ii husband and
x ife in I he same manner that moitgagesof
iv il estate are re mired to be signed and
acknowledged by both.
senate tile No. in. introduced by Hansom,
provides that street railway eomp'anies shall
protect their employes from inclemencies of
the weather lietxtecn Nox"omber 1 and April
1. by prox-idlng vestibules on Hie platforms
where luotnrineii are requliod to stand in
order to manage the running of the cars.
This xvas npproved bv the governor 011
March::!.
Senate file No. 27. introduced by Parrell.
pr.n ulcs for I he payment or fees for services
icndered by the secrel-iry of state. These
fees arc:
"Por certificates without sea!..".') cents: for
commission to an officer 01 other person, ex
cept military coinaiissioil. l: for enpic; f
exemplilicat;on of rccoi-ds. with seal, for each
l'" words. 50 cents: for copies of bills or other
jiapers with certificate under real, for each
l."a words lrt cents; for filing articles of asso
ciation, incorporation, or consolidation,
thiniesiic or foreign. 51ft. and if the capital
st -i -k nut homed bv such articles exceeds Hie
utaor?10i.U. :i:i additional tiling charge or
1 cents foreacn ilSiO of stock uutiiorired in
exce-sof ?10iVl: and he shall also charge lor
recoidliigsucji articles l' cents for each 101
xrords contained therein; for receiving and
filing a certificate of the auditor if state the
suai of l: for reccixing and filing a certi
ficate of the state b-inkhig lioard the sum of
': for tv firing, filing ami reporting articles
of corporation foimed for religion-, benevo
lent orlitei-if purposes, not for pioiil, hav
ing 110 capital stock, ami not mutual In char
acter, or religious or secret soelties. or soci
etie, or associations composed exclnsivelv
fnr any c!:.ss of Mechanics, exoress. teiegrtiph
or oilier emploves formed for mutual pio
tectlon and not for Dml'.i.iri. and 10 cents for
each 1C0 wot.ls for recording; for filing eeiti
iicates of increase tif capital stock of any cor
IMiraliou. as-i'i.itlou or consolidation,
tlomestic or foreign. $. ami to cents for each
s,om of tiie capital sttk aiithoiictl ny sucli
aiticiesof inrorporai ion, asso iatitiu or 1011-stilldati-i'.i.
tloinestlc tir foreign. ?". anil 10
cents for eah Sl.tnv of the capital stock"
authoi ied by sucli articies of incuciKiratiou.
:issn-;atioii or consolidation in excess of tlie
amount of capital stock oiigiunily author
ized, ami 10 itnt for eii'di 1i0 xxorils, for le
coMtiiig: for filing certificate of decrease of
capit'il stock. ?: for tiling articles or decree
or court, changing the same of any corpora
tion or association. 5": for tiling amendment
of articles of incorporation. $.": for Issuing
license. ?t: for taking acl:nowleilgemeiit-. M
cents: for administering oath. .0 cents.
I'oixided. that all the fees provided for
herein, shall be naitl to the state treasurer
ltefore tin services therefor an performed."'
This act xxith the emergency clause at
tached was signed bx- the governor on
Ma nh ."A
Senate file NO. 2-Vs introduced by (.raiiaui.
pii ides that the county commissioners or
Hitchcock county, state of Nebraska. Ik, antl
they am hereby authorized, empowered and
tlirecteti to apply the sum of U(X? now on
baud tif the funds known and designated as
l!ieCu!lertoii precinct irrigating and xvater
power Ixincls fund, to the payment ttf the
IhmkIs from xvldcli such funds xxeit derived,
together xvith any interest that may have ac
crued or accumulated on said funds and re
maining on hands :it date or such payment.
This xvas signed by 1 he gov ernor 011 A pril 2
without the emergency clause.
Senate tile No. :S1. introduced by Hansom,
wasru amendment to the Omaha charier
asked for by llicciiv council of that ctty and
recouinieiitlctt to the leiilittitre l.y tho gox--eroor
lit a special message. The act became
a law by re.isoii of the governor's approval,
tin emergencx" .clause lieing attached. 011
April 2.
House roll No.2'. which was introductvl by
l'helus of Dundv. provide:, for tin repeal o'f
act of ISO, which providetl for the extermina
tion of Ilusslaii thistles. .This bill was signed
b the governor Auril2. vxiiiiout the emerg
ency clause.
House roll No. 20J. introduced by Sheldon
tif i)a xx es. provides for the appropriation of
5.oiX for the erection of a xving of a building
upon the grounds of the slate university as
a part of permanent improvements of the
college of agriculture and mechanic arts, was
signed by the pv crnor April :. without the
emergency clause.
Senate tile No. !. introduced bv Senator
Watson, provides that graduate calet officers
of Doane college shall lie comm!sloneil by
the governor. It is provided that all pePou's
o commissioned by the governor shall hold
theircommlssions.is retired otiicers of the
Hoane college cadets, liable to lie called into
serv ice bv t he governor In case of inx-asltiu.
Insurrection or rebellion in the same maimer
as the state militia. This hill was signed by
the governor 0:1 April I. There is no' emerg
ency clause attached.
Senate filo No. 312. introduced by Beal. and
providing that the northwest tiiarter and the
north half of the noitheast quarter or section
f. in township north of range east of the sixth
principal meridian, lie reserved, appropri
ated and set apart for the use. occupation
and liei.efit of the Nebraska hospital for the
insane, the Lincoln asylum, for agricultural
ami horticultural purposes. This bill was
signed by the governor April 2.
Senate tile No. 10 was int'.itiucetl bv John
son to provide for I hi-organization or mutual
hail insurance companies. Pntler tills net
any number of persons not less than 100 in
number, residing in the state, whoeollectixcly
oix 11 not less tlrni."i.Oil acres of grain, which
they desire to Insure, ncey Torai an iiirot
jKiraied company for the purpose of mutual
insurance of giv'.tiug crops against loss or
damage by hall. These incorporators shall
Ik residents of not les than ten ililTercut
counties. The act provides for the tiling
with the statu auditor:: declaration or their
intention to form a company and acconipany
the declaration with a copy tif charter pro
posed to l adopted. Provision is made fur
the selection or a hoard of directors ami ex
ecutive officers. Policies only on growing
crops against ltsj or damage bv liail are toln
issued. The rights, duties au'd liabilities of
members of mutual comuanles which Insure
against loss by Jim. are provided for. The
governor signed the bill Aoril 3. 011 which
date it became a law. the emergency clause
beiug attached.
House roll No. 11W. providing for the ap
propriation of &i to be useo under the
direction of the board of education of the
state normal school, to rebuild the dormi
tory at the normal chool at Peru, was
sigiicdhy.lht" jjov-prnor April t. without the
f mei-gcncy elr.usK , ... . ,
I mse roll No. lis!, a bill substituted by tho
insurance committee for one of the same
number, provides for tho organization of
mutual insurance companies to insure city
and village property against loss by fire,
lightning, tornado, cyclone or wind storm
and .regulates tlie conduct of these com
panies. . , 1
ienate file No. 157. in trod deed bv Ransom,
prohibits persons, partnerships and corpora
tions f mm furnishing to officers In cities dr
villages in this state any fas light .elec
tric light or other artificial light' .water
or .water service, telephone or telephone
scrtlce or free transportation ovpr street
railway lines; or upon street, cars
iu sucli cities or villages, free of charge, or at
a price less than Is charged for similar serv
ices to other customers, and pmhlbltlng.ofll
cers in such cities and villages front accept
ing any of such services free of charge, or at
u priceless t halt Is cllargcd other customers
for similar softices, auu providing, punish
ment for violations thereof. The first sec
tion prohibits street railway companies from
giving free transportation or reduced rates
to any officers, elective or appointive, of the
ctty or village where ssuch street railway
company operates its Hues. A iienalty of a
fine or from $100 to $300 is provided for viola
tions or this section. It Is provided that a
conductor who under tho direction of the
company or its managing oScer permits a
city officer to rid free shall ito4 be .deentcd;
guilty of violation of the act. Section 2 makes
it a mistlemcauor.forany city official to accept
or use a free pass or to ride foV a less price
than is charged the general public; and Onjr
sucli act is made a violation both df tlie dffl
dais of the company and the city official ac
cepting the traiisportat ion. The penalty for
accepting or lulmr a pass or riding .fOr less
than the regular ram is SI0D to g.m Other
sections prohibit under penalties of fines and
similar conditions lighting companies, water
works or telephone companies from
giving special rates or free serv Ice to city
officials. A provision is added that mi tier
sou shall lie excused from producing the
1 moles or the company in testimony for the
reason that the testimony would tend to in
criminate the witness.
Senate file No. 207 defines fraternal benefit
societies. orders ami associations and. regu
lates their business. A fraternal benefit asso
ciation is declared by the rtct id lie a corpora
tion, society or voluntary association, formed
or organized and carried on for the sole bene
fit of its members and their beneficiaries and
not for profit. The act provides the
kind ot benefits which the association may
make provision for. the limit of age of uieui
liers who may iiecome liencficiuries. Frater
nal orders which only provide for sick and
funeral lieiietils am exempted fiom the pro
visions of the aet.
House roll No. 4. which was introduced by
Kastmau. provides th-it $121 lie appropriated
for the purpose of relinbursli? Rclcec:t Per
kins for excessive rental assessed against
school lauds iieltl by iter under lease In
Custer county, was signed by the ; rernor
March 25.
Ilo a roll No.. . vx hich was i.itroduccd by
Hull, provides for tlie appointment of a joint
committee to recount the ballots east on the
proposition to amend the constitution so as
to increase the numlier of Judges of the
supreme court. Tlie bill was amended in the
senate so as to provide that the members of
t he recount commission, siv in number, lie ap
pointed by the governor from outside the
legislature. The bill provided that no more
than two of the members of tut commission
Ik of one political party or faith and that the
secretary tif state lie a memiier. The act
provided for the manner in which the ballots
should b- sent in to the secretary of state
and kepi by 1dm. The act piescrilwd the
duties Of the commission in the matter of
the recount and announcement of the result.
This bill was signed by tho governor Feli
ruary 2i. and as the emergency clause was
attachetl the bill liceame a law. This act was
afterward repealed by senate file No. aS2-
which was signed March 2.V
Senate file No. 7?. introduced by Steele,
amends the laxr permitting children of school
age to attend school in another district than
that or their pamuts or guardians' residence
when the school house outside of the district
of residence Is nearest. "
The conditions under which the transfer to
the nearest school am that liefore the annual
meeting the parent or guardian of the child
shall notify tlie county superintendent glv
t lit: distances troni the child's home to the
two v'liools. The superintendent must then
notify the director tif each district to trans
fer such iH-rsoa with the children or wards to
tiie adjoining school district: in which dis
trict the child ma must thereafter be enum
erated and not In the district of their resi
lience. The county clerk must lie notified of the
transferor the children and the school taxes,
except those for the payment of existing
Imuds or Interest, which am assessed against
tlie parents or guardian must lie placed in
the district or attendance. Xd oilier taxes
assessed against real estate can lie trans
ferred except that 011 the tmarter section on
which the parents or guardians reside. .
This bill, without the emergency Clause,
was signed b v t he governor April :k
House roll No. 2al. introduced by ISich of
Houglas. provides that the sum of $1.2a7.(Vi
now in the state treasury belonging to Ihe
library fund of Uic state normal school, and
all furt her situis which may be paid into the
treasury as matriculation fees prior to
March :il. isir.i, Ik; appriprlated for the pur
clrise of luniks for the library of the normal
school. The bill, with the emergency clause
attached, was signed by the governor April 5.
House roll No. 2f, introduced bv Speaker
(iallin. provides that it shall lie unlawful'mid
a grax-e misdemeanor for any corporation
organized under the lawsof the state of Ne
braska, or any corporation organized under
the laws or any other state, or of any terri
tory or nation and doing business lu the state
tif Nebraska, to contribute money, property,
transportation, helporassislaiict in any man
ner or form toanv political party, candidate,
organization, individual or cause. Anv corpo
ration violating any of the provisions of this
aet shall lie fined l.om) for the first offense,
one-half to the informer, who 1; authorized
to recover tlie same In his oxvn name. I'pon
conviction or a second or subsequent offense
a line of ".000 shall lie Imposed for each sub
sc.nent offense ami the couit may decree
that the charter of the corporation shall lie
cancelled or set aside or if chartered in an
other statu or territory or nation and doing
business in this state, it shall pay a like fine
for such offense and ferfeit Its right to do
business therein, it is made the duty of the
attorney general to proceed against the same.
This bill, without the emergency clause, was
signed by tlie governor April :.
Senate file No. 210. introduced by Mctiatiu.
provides that the territory embraced within
the corporate limits of any city, or the addi
tional territory and additions which may be
added thereto, including such adjacent 'ter
ritory as now is or nerearter may be attached
for sclmol purposes, shall constitute one
s-htiol district, to lie known by the name of
Hie vhooi district of the town or city. Tlie
district shall have all the powers, rights,
duties ami obligations of a corporation for
public purposes. Any territory not included
In the limits of any city containing territory
or number ot school children sufficient to
constitute a school district under the pro
vision ;or the Iatv, may by petition of a ma
jority of the voters and a majority of the
hjurd of education of such city lie erected
into a separate district under tne conditions
imposed by law. This bill, without the
emergency clause, was signed by tlie govern
or April ::.
Senate file No. HI. introduced by Schaai.
provides that all railroad companies shall
cause their right of way to be mowed each
year between July 15 ami August la. If the
company does not attend to this matter lie
fore August IS any person owning or occupy
ing tlie laud adjoining may cause tin same to
be mowed and shall receive a reasonable
coui'iensuiion for their work. The cost of
this mowing shall be charged to the railroad
company and collected for the person "doing
the wort; in tlie same manner and at the same
time as other taxes. Tills bill, without the
emergency clause, was signed by the gov
ernor April fi.
House mil No. 221. Introduced bv Prince,
provides tor an appropriation of $23,000 for
the purpose of erecting a wing to the Norfolk
hospital for the insane. The contract is to
tie let by the board of public lands and build
ings after advertisement for bids in at least
five daily papers published in the state, one
of these papers to Ik; published in Xorfolk.
Them am the usual provisions for the suc
cessful bidder giving bond and the rules to be
observed 111 payment for work done under
the contract. The bill lias the emergency
clause attachetl.
House roll Xo. 24. introduced by Rich of
Douglas, provides for the appropriation of
matriculation fees paid in bv students of the
state normal school to lie used for the Uso
ami support of the library of that school.
House roll Xo. 110. introduced by I'lch of
Douglas, provide for the adoption of minor
children. The bill prescrilies the court pro
f etlum necessary to the adoption and defines
the rights and duties of the adoptive parents
and the adopted children.
House roll concurrent resolution Xo. Ml,
introduced by Zimmcrmann of York, pro
v ides that the gc mor appoint a committee
of conference t. meet with like committees
from Kansas. Texas and Oklahoma to advise
ways and means for obtaining relief from
the exorbitant freight rates now in effect to
the southern seaboard. The act provides
that the commissioners shall receive 40 per
day and their necessary expenses while en
gaged lu the work.
House roll Xo. 1. Introduced by Uerliug..
provides for the appropriation of $.10,000 to
build a wing at the Hastings asylum. The
act provides for letting the contract on bids
submitted to the board of public lands aud
buildings. A superintendent or building is
provided for at a compensation of not to ex
ceed 51 per day. This superintendent is re
ouircd to giv e a Imnd lu the amount of 5.000.
This was passed with the emergency clause.
House roll Xo. 31. introduced by K.A.CIark,
provides for the organization of mutual in
surance companies authorized to insure plate
glass against accidental or other breakage.
The act provides that coaipanics organized
thereunder sbu'.l bo mutual companies in
name and in fact. The companies are to be
under the supervision and control of the
state auditor. This bill was signed by the
Tfivenior and beca mt a ! Anril 111. Tbmn
is 110 emcrgeucy clause attachctb I
House roll No. 74. introduced bv Lesoar, i
provides for.i state board of embalming, for
a system of examination, registration and
licensing of embalniers.for the better jrttT
lection of life and health by preveatlow .ofj
the spread of inrecttous ana com
diseases and to fix a ncnaltv for Its vie
Th state board, modeled after the state
iifA ttt itmt w. U eomnosed of thai at-
limwr mnonl thi Mfetr.(tf state and th
I te . .T. , :.vriT. Jiw.
f-commissioneroipnuiiciauus an iniiniia-?z
xius uoaru is retjuimu 10 appoint, mreir .
mtarles. to act as the board of examiners.
and these are to pass upon the appUcatioas
ror license ccrtiacates ana grant or reject,
then. These licenses are to be registered is;
thfc office of tlie board of health of the place
where the undertaker lives, and if there M
ttri Iwvird of hhnttll then with thfl town clerk
or .court ty coiirU. The" qtlglual license, ccrtlJH
catefec Rami the annual icnVwal ft W
Thn tnnmhcN nf ! linatMI nV dis-rotiTM's
are to receive "i.rH't day .while actually, e-ri- r
ployed tor their compensation, , except the 4. ,,...,
secretary of the board, who's to-bave.sucB, jg The Xeb'rasli-i AsMnibly:
satary as may be fixed. It is ntade. a mlsde ; - T w,.,itv-ftlf sess-toft
meanorfor.auyone to practice cmtmlng tfi ;"raiY.-Tlie twiiity-urtu sessTotr
who lias not compiled with tlie requlrc-nents J 'the Nebf-iska legislature adjourned at 2
of the act. which is to become operative Xov.SMlnntes ot K o clock tfobii' 0:1 the lOtlr. after
1,1W. The governor signed this April M- having been continuously hi session since
House roll Xo. provides that IrrigatloHli-m.a. It wns the close of probably the long-'
districts having no outstanding lndebtednessctrstvsslou in the history of the state. 1-roiii
may .aiseoniuiue ineir orxanizauon. '"Vguie lime it met utiui it nnatiy atijourueu. iiiv
E reposition io dlscoutliine must be, siblUttea .legislature considered 6SI house rolls ami as I
y the directors upon the petition of fj.,ayeiateUIe-'. Oftla aggregate of 1.IM7 bills
joniy 01 1 nc resitieut. 1 rce-noiuers 01 vno uuHiainiuticefi, hi were enacieti
trlct. Notice of tlie election
aaost bo ysuiHniiteu.toyiej-ox-eriigr
by publication for thirty days. Uaan
majority of those voting being cast .roe
discontinuance the officers ot the dJatoictMtjaBiHedtoblia. Oftaebllls sept ttf lie
aw ouuee cpthbcbib ot uhmkw
recorded In the oWce of theciertrof
trict court
TO BE COXTIN-UED.1
A KeHrssks ataa'a Sluvaien.
Washiri-rtdti special: Jntl-rc Mti'txl-
was waited upori tdday by the police
department of Washington 'vith a
request for infdrrriatiori rcgardinf
the whereabouts of .Sani Long of
South liend, Neb. Inquiry came
front ihe I'liief df police of
Manchester. X. II. Mr. Long, who
was a prominent contractor and bridge
builder in Nebraska, has been spending
the winter in Boston. He went several
mdritHs' agd to New England on ac
count 6t tlie death 6t his father and
lived afterwards witli his sister. Since
the 20th df March rio trace df his
whereabouts has ltcen found. It was
ascertained that he had written to a
Nebraska congressman with reference
to the inauguration proceedings, which
he expected to attend, and the police
department came to Judge Strode in
the hope of securing information which
wtiuld tend to Ideate the man. Judge
Strode said that, last Fcbrtiary Mr.
Long; whom lie knew well, wrdte to
him frdiri Boston asking him to secure
a ticket for a scat in the senate gallery
on March 4. The judge replied, stat
ing that it would be impossible to
seeure this accommodation for him,
but offered to place him on one of the
stands of the avenue and on the plat
form at the capitol, where he could'
sec the taking of the oath. Since that
time the judge has heard notliing'of
Mr. Long and was unable to give addi
tional information. At the time of hw
disappearance it was saitl that Mr.
Long had a large amount of money in
his possession and fears were ex
pressed that he has met with fonl play.
"the Ke venae Laws.
The legislature left the revenue laws
untouched. The governor, in his in
augural message, recommended a
thorough revision of the revenue laws.
In referring to the subject he stated:
"It seems imperative that some action
should be taken by the legislature pro
viding a better method of levying and
collecting the revenues necessary for
the proper conduct of the govern
mental affairs of the state.'' Early in
the session a bill covering the ground.
was introduced in the bouse by Kcpre
sentativc Pollard of Cass county. This
bill was rejected by the house com
mittee and a substitute reported which,
however, included all the main fea
tures of the Pollard bill. This substi
tute was the subject of protracted dis
cussion in the house, and it was finally
indefiditely postponed on the ground
that the legislature had not the time
to consider" the subject as carefully as
its importance demanded. The house,
however, failed to take up the bill at
all until late in the session.
Defining Jadgmeats.
Among the law.s of an auiendalo
character passed by the late legisla
ture the mo.st notable one was the bill
to abolish deficiency judgments. This
law became operative by constitu
tional limitations without the signa
ture of the governor. The attorney
general's office gave to the governor a
written opinion in which the view was
entertained that the law as enacted
did not preclude the mortgagee from
going into court and securing a judg
ment for the deficiency. A bill to ex
tend the time of redemption of real
estate sold under mortgage foreclosure:
failed to receive the assent of the sen
ate. It was passed through the house
under party pressure bat was smoth
ered in the judiciary committee of thi
senate.
Goes Iato Volaatarr Liquidation.
The First National bank of Exeter
has gone into voluntary liquidation.
The bank is in perfectly sound condi
tion, having on hand considerably
more than enough to pay depositor. in
full, but stockholders wish to with
draw their, capital and invest it in
other lines of business.
Graaaan Cannot Be Barred.
New York, April 1.". The appellate
division of the supreme court handed
down a decision in Brooklyn reversing
the decision of the lower courts in re
fusing to continue a temporary in
junction obtained by Charles R. Gran
nan, or Riley Grannan, as he is known
on every racecourse in the country,
against the Westchester Racing Asso
ciation. The opinion says the rnle
under which Grannan was cxclnded
from the track was without force and
utterly void.
Set Miller Gives Vp Hope.
Titor, Kan., April 1.1. Sol Miller is
slowly but steadily sinking and there
no longer any hope for his recovery,
although it is possible that many days
will pass before the end shall come.
The veteran editor has had all his af
fairs put in shape, deeded his printing
office to his son, W. K. Miller, who is
'iS years of age and paid, or arranged
to pay, all claims which may be pre
sented against the estate, and is now
simply waiting for the message.
Doable Fatal Qaarrel at Breakfast.
Chicago, April 15. While seated at
the breakfast table this morning Mat
thias Duster, 2 years old, was shot
and killed by John Formiller, his father-in-law.
"liefore, the body had fallen
from the chair Formiller placed the
weapon to his own temple and fired
and died soon afterward. The shott
ing was the result of a quarrel daring
the morning meal.
Wife Harder at Parson. Kas.
PjUMO-fs, Kan., April- IS. James
McGlassen, a colored porter on the
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas railroad,
shot and killed his wife late yesterday
afternoon and attempted to kill him
self,, receiving only a scalp wound.
Domestic trouble, coupled with tho
fact that his wife refused to live with
McGlaaseB, was the cause of the dee d
Xattoul Fisheries Cm
Jacksonville, Fla., April 15. Gov
ernor Bloxham has issued a call for a
national fisheries congress to assemble
at Tampa, Fla., January 19, 1898. Gov
ernors of the various states of the
Union are asked to appoint delegates
to the congress.
LtiJOCBNED SINE DIE.
"HE
LEGISLATURE THROUGH
WITH ITS LABORS.
alh lisaae Aajofm at Xooa 011 the
letk Wark Doa in ittd ClMiaR
. JBoars Bills Signed by the Oov-
tnwr Geed Feellnr All
Arwaad as the Gavel
Falls.
1. it. ... ...
Into laws ami
flipffnvcnfo .for. Iris amiroval
the . or rejection. Upto"tImfe0f,idjttur'nteu tho
theKirtvernor had not vetoed any ot the KB bill
ycmKtfaT-twxtttp..to93o rolls antl
rcmalalmr afty-oue originated in the
senate. Of the total mini ler of bills passed
during the entire sesslou, twenty-four passed
tietween 13 o'clock Tuesday the tth antla
o'clock on tlie 9th. The legislature turned
its first attention to the consideration of
ifcirty measures. The first efforts of the two
houses was directed io tlie enactment of a
law which kluied-to ascertain the restllf of
the election last November as far as (lie
adopt Ion or rejection of tho constitutional
amendment relating to judgesof the supreme
Court was tinieerned. The returns made to
he state cart vusslng lioard showed that the'
amendment referred to had tailed
to receive a constitutional majority.
The' sixiy wdrliing days alloted ttf the legisla
ture by the coastltnt fou wore fully occupied
in the recount measure, the contest cases and
the charier bills. But eleven bills were en
acted during the first sixty days of the ses
sion. With the distinctively party measures
Wut of the way the legislature turned its
attention to the enactment of general laws.
In the afternoon (it the loth the governor
signed a uunilier of bills among then belr-xt
Senate, file No: 0. empowering jtidges ot the
district courts tti summon jurors to appear at
any specified day of the court term. Senate
file No. 94, to authorize comity treasurers t d
Invest an amount not to exceed 7.1 per cent of
the sinking fund of tlie county In registered
county warrants at their face value. Senate
file No. 13s, providing that counties may lev y
a tax to create a fund to build court houses,
upon submitting the proposition to a vote of
tlie people. cnatc tilt No. "Its, relating to
the election of clerks of the district court in
counties havhig ,0tV population, at times
Other thaii the time for the election nf such
clerks. Senate file Nd. JIB. lo protect spiel
from pitfalls. Senate file No. '. extending
tlie medical course to four years. Joint rcso
lutloii No. 27. authorising tlie governor of .Ne
braska toenter Into and sign a compact vrllb
the governor of South Dakota, establishing
the boundary line lietween the two states.
House roll No. 42, to enable Irritation dis
tricts without outstanding indebtedness to
discontinue their organization. House roll
No. 31. authorizing the organization of
mutual plate glass Insurance companies.
House roll Na 12a. tb allow the granting ot
letters testamentary pending appeal. House
roll No. 112, regulating the maiiuracture ami
stde of vinegar. House roll No. 1.V). regulat
ing the tdauufuf ture ami sale ot cider, and to
prevent adulteration. House roll No.
221. to build -in additional wing to the
Norfolk asylum, ami appropriating 3"..(0.
In the closing hour both In the senate antl
house speeches were made and the tiest or
good feeling prevailed. In the upper house
Senators .Mi-Oaiiii. .Murphy. I'rltz. l'arrell.
Steele and Graham were among those who
spoke feelingly of the pleasant relations of
the past three months, despite pattisau feel
ing which sometimes ran high. The chair
man complimented the men liefore him ami
spoke highly of their moral standing. In
closing he told of standing on the steps or
the capitol ot Ohio when .fames A. Carticltl
was elected United States senator, lie heard
the newly e'ected vnator say that the
cltdlcest and most fragrant Mowers grew over
the wall of partisanship. The lieutenant
governor said the memories of the past few
months would ever lie precious to him. The
gavel fell at 11 2S. Clark of Lancaster was in
tlie chair when the house closed. He called
upon each member present whoso voice had
not been heard during the session. Numer
ous thrusts were made at the lobby. The
republicans roasted the populists antl the
populists masted back luagood nut tired way.
Asa reminder or tue legislation on striped
stjuirrels, Illakeof .loliiisoi'sent to the tlesk
a resolution prohibiting striped squirrels,
pops and polecats troai wearing stripes here
after. The populists -;ot luck at Mr. lilnku
by asking If that meant that the republicans
were to wear stripes hereafter. At 1! oYh'
I he senate announced to the house that it
was ready to adjourn Severe reported all
bills as enrolled and presented to the gov
ernor. The opening sentence tif the Journal
was read aud on motion ot Sheldon the house
adjourned without day. liefore putting the
motion Speaker t'afiiii with perceptible evi
dences of feeling lu his voice, wished all the
mcmliers happiness antl prosperity.
MONUMENT COMPLETED.
All
New In Readiness for the
Last
Honors to General Grant.
New Tobk, April :. The Grant
monument is now completed, tlie only
work remaining to be done lieing the
polishing of the marble ami the brush
ing of the bronze doors. The armored
steel case containing t'ctteral Grant's
body has been opened .so that "the
coffin can now be taken out. It is
officially denied that any of the rivets
which were fastened to the covering
of the casing were sold by tho work
men as souvenirs. The rivets wen
not removed, the wort-men simply
drilling through tlie top of thctn,
which was all that was necessary to
open the case.
Speculators arc actively canvassing
the houses along the liiie'of the Grant
monument dedication parade, endeav
oring to secure window privileges. In
many cases entire houses have been
secured and permits for the erection of
stands in front of them obtained. It
is estimated that the stands to be con
structed will seat at least 75,003 p?r
sons. FLOOD NEWS.
LvaUtan Levees Bearing a Treiuentluu
Burden Thousands at Work.
Micuphis, Tenn., April it;. The river
continues to rise at Vicksburg and all
points south and the situation atong
the Louisiana system of levees is acute.
The waters are being hurled with tre
mendous force, and several thousand
men are working and watching, night
and day, in one grand effort to hold
the embankments intact.
Reports from the overflowed Missis
sippi delta are not encouraging. The
expected fall in the waters that extend
for miles and .miles over tlie fertile
valley has not occurred. Many well
known planters' express the fear that
the yellow stream will not recede un
til June too late to plant this year's
erop Much suffering still exists in
the Sunflower and Itogue Phalia coun
try, where hundreds of families have
deserted their cabins and are huddled
on high grounds.
Peasloa Kxamlaers May Be Decapitated.
WASinXQTOK. April 16. Pension
Commissioner Evans has unearthed a
decision of the supreme court handed
down in 1878 to the effect that the
pension surgeons' who examine appli
cants for pensions for a fee of S2 each
are no more officers of the government
than men who sell wood to the gov
ernment at S3 per cord. Not being
officers of the government how can
they be under, the protection of the
civil service? There are 4,120 examin
ing surgeons, and probably 3,')00 of
these are Democrats. If the President
and attorney general uphold this view
of the case these 3,000 Democratic sur
geons may expect to have their official
heads taken off in short order.
Teems; Arthar May Go to HeUaad.
Wasuutgto--, April 1 0. It is current
gossip that Alan Arthur, son of the
late ex-President Chester A. Arthur,
will soon be appointed minister to
Holland. Mr. Piatt and many other
United States senators have indorsed
him, bnt he paid his respects person
ally to the President to-day, and
placed in bis hands papers, the consid
cratioa of which may, he hopes, be fa- ,
Yorably acted upon. '
FLAMES AT KANAJ CITY.
IneeadiariM Said to Have AUaBfe ttf
Bar the Tow.
Ivaxss CiTr'r,' Mo.,- April 16. The
lire fiend was busy ill & City last
night. Over the business cetlter t
the town the torch of destruction was
brandished and a stiff breeze caught
up and sea" tiered myriad sparks as they
welled from a fidroe ertgnlfed bailding
and menaced millions f dollars'
worth of property and threatened fer
a while to blaze a charred and black
ened path along Walnut aad Main
streets as long as there was food to
feed updrt. there tras every evidence
that a well orgadfft-d and systematic
band of "firebugs" was Indastriowsly
at worV. between the hoars of 10 aad
1 o'clock-six alarms- were sounded, all
from in or close to the bti-tirie-n eeffter.
The origin of" the Scarrit baiidi'rJg
fire is a mystery: there is no doubt in
the world that G. V. Lovejoy's plaa
Ibg1mftf;ivas1iet -m'flre. Aa attempt
was made id botn the If. 8. Mayer
liquor store, at IU &st Twelfth
street.
The estimated losses on the various"
fires:
Scat-Tilt building
Campbell- Kjton
Morisdf-s Oyster company
Mor ley's saloon....
Smith son S!oraj-c company
McMahon; the tailor '.
Herman's restaurant ,,
Kcoaomy Furniture company. ...w
E. A. Filleau. artist ,.
Lenox rooming house
United States Tsilorlas company..
Uornslfe's restaurant. .
75.000
15,000
1,000
100
200
600'
2&0
300
1,000
2i)0
100
100
100
too
10,000
2.000
Gump's trunk factory
Dan Lucas, barber
Lovejor planing mill
Miscellaneous.
' ti
Total. ...
SU6.830
A REMARKABLE BILL.
Provides for the Creatl'ew f forty Mew
Executive Department of GaveraeMaC
Wasihngtox, April 16. Senator Pet
tigrew has introduced perhaps the
most remarkabla bill that ever found
its way to the Senate files. It provides
for the creation of forty new executive
departments of the government. The
"secretary of public labor,' is to es
tablish a bureau for each class of
workers, with an agency at every post
oflice, for the purpose of "enlisting
and organizing the grand army of
labor." Of course, every enlisted man
it to be given a job under the govern
ment. The "secretary of public transporta
tion" is to fix rates not exceeding one
mill per mile for passenger and oae
mill per ton per mile for freight.
Tho "secretary of public communi
cation' is to sec" to it that telephone
rates do not execea 91 a quarter-year,
and telegraph rates are restricted to
10 cents for thirty words. Moreover,
the "public wire service is to be ex
tended to every voting precinct in the
country" so that '"the same shall form
oae gigantic whispering gallery laid
beneath the surface of the t-arth."
According to this remarkable bill,
--the"secretnry-ofpuMle buildings" is
to provide persons employed by the
government with rooms, flats and res
idences by lot in such a way that the
various ages, classes, races and sexes
shall be able to live together in peace
and harmony.
Tho "-.ecrctaryof pnblie farms" is to
establish and operate public farms in
every county of tits republic.
There are to be similar department
of insurance, mining, fisheries, mer
chandise, manufacturing, gas, electric
light, forests, science, invention, sur
veying, printing, statistics, documents,
etc.
Not content with all this the bill
creates a "secretary of public hotels''
whose duty it is to establish and op
erate "public hotels and eating houses
in everv part of the republic.
The "secretary of public baths" is
to establish baths everywhere, and
these baths are all to be free.
The "secretary of public peniten
tiaries' is to pay wages to all prison
ers, holding the money till the expira
tion of their terms or sendintr It to
their families, "to the end that the
state may not commit a greater crime
than the convicts could possibly have
committed."
Although the bill was introduced
by Senator Pettigrew, James Seldoa
Cowdcn of Virginia is the author of it.
Mr Pettigrew admits that he does
not expect the bill to become a law.
Kldsely'a I'rosperlty BIIL
Va9ih.-gto.--. April 1 ;. .Representa
tive liidgcly. Populist, of Kansas, iu
troduccd in the IIou.se to-day a "bill
"to enable tiie unemployed to earn a
living, to utilize industry and produc
general prosperity." His plan is inuel.
like the one advocated by "Ueneral'
Coxey of Ohio. It authorizes each
state, territory; county, city, town,
township or school district to raise
money for giving employment on pub
lic works by issuing non-interest bear
ing bonds of twenty-five years, pay
able only to tlie United States, not to
exceed half tiie assessed value of the
property of the state or municipality.
In return for the bonds the United
States treasury is to issue treasury
notes.
Itrorzanlxatlon Scheme Bejeeted.
V.SHiGTox. April 10. The com
mittee appointed by the Republican
caucus of the senate to arrange with
the oppoiition a plan for the reorgani
zation of tlie Senate committees de
cided to reject the proposition made by
the committee representing the alli
ance of the Democrats. Populists and
silver Republicans, and to ask for an
other conference, with a view of
reaching a more satisfactory nnder
s'andintr. Iadr Thomas J. Jobation Dead.
Maryvii.i.k, Mo., April 1". Judge
Thomas J. Johnston, one of the best
known lawyers in this section, died at
1 o'clock this morning. He had been
in active practice at the Maryville bar
twenty-seven yeari. He came here
from Milan. Mo., where he was en
gaged in the practice six years, and
was for a while probate judge.
Hog Cholera in Xortwaetera "Tintaa
UnEKM-f, Kan.. April M. Hog chol
era, has made its appearance in the
pens of several stockmen in and about
Oberiin and many hogs have died.
Great care is being exercised to pre
vent it spreading.
CliarcM Against Jada-as.
Gutjibir, Okla., April Iff. A delega
tion will leave for Washington to-day
to file charges against three of the
"Oklahoma fudges. These charges will
be backed with affidavits, papers, rec
ords, etc., sufficient to make the most
convincing proof and there is bo doubt
that the official ax will be used vigor- f
ousiy as soon as they are investigated.
Another Bevolatle la Headers.
Washu-gto-t, April "it. United
States Consul Little telegraphs fros
Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras,
that a revolution baa broken oat aad
the republic is now under martial la's.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Oround has been broken for a cream
ery si Shuylcr.
Rev. W. II. Althouse of Ithiea, has
accepted a charge in Fremont.
Citizens of Decatur and vicinity are
fMving s great deal of trouble from
chfckrtt thieves.
August Bauer, a prominent citizen of
Dixon county., died .suddenly last week
from internal rupture.
At the recent session of the district
court of Brown comity there was not
a single criminal case on the docket.
Edward Clark, a Columbus loy, 20
years old, died last week in southern
California, where he had goue for his
health.
Senator Allen has introduced pen
sion bill for tlie relief of Almon
Stuart, Samuel McConaughey and Wm.
II. Johnson.
Jofc Calek, of Schuyler, a 1'ohemiatt
tailor, disappeared from his home-last
week, lfct haw not been heard w-fr-mi
bineeaad it is fe-aretl he' has cJtt-MfttetU
suicide. r "
The authorities at Tukaraah have
arrested and lined several boys for
JHBtpfag onto moving trains. There is
a law tttgainst it in "nearly all towns
and it ought to lie enforced.
Mary Dvoracek, the fifteen-year-old
daughter of Mr. add Mrs. John Dvora
cek. a poor ltohemian family living iu
St. Paul, shot and fatally Wounded her
baby sister while playing with an old
rerolver.
Henry C. Park, a gas meter inspector,
has sueil the' Lincoln gas company and
the citv of Lincoln for S.M),0tM dam
ages, alleging a conspiracy to ruin him.
injure his good name and drive hiui
from the city.
Chris Spvneer and Dan Cogswell, liv
ing in the bitlffs north of llrownville.
r Nemaha county, were brought in on
the complaint of Henry Lamb, who
charged them with stealing' hogs front
the premises of Judge Stuli.
Tlie body of Harry Favillo of flan
dolph. drmvned in the fork of the
Elkhorn. northwest of Magnet. March
li last, Was found on the 7tli near
where the accident happened. Tlie
body was taken to Kandolph for inter
ment. It has been po wet in the vicinity of
Gothenburg that most of tho farmers
have been compelled to quit t-owing
wheat. The acreage in small grain,
especially wheat, is still increasing..
and it will be 3 per cent larger than
last year.
About half of the people of Stroms
burg were in Osceola last week at
tending court either as witnesses or
hearers in the trial or tin case of State
of Nebraska vs. Swan I'.ensou. Kenson
was charged with forgery. He was
acquitted.
While Newton Chapman of Archer, a
young man of about -0. with t o i-oin-pan!on.s,
was in a barn fooling with :i
gun, it was accidentally discharged.
The load entered the hip joint, frac
turing the bone. Next morning tlie
patient died.
The dead body of Francis Louis Cid
erman, a German, has? been found lying
along the railroad track about two
miles west of Kushville. It is sup
posed that Ciderman slipped and fell
from a. Kxnall bridge nn tin Klkbnril
and broke his neck.
Dave Zahl. who has been working
for August Kami, a farmer four miles
north of Norfolk, and was brought to
town to lie sent to his home at Kassett.
Just at the edg of town Dave, who
was being held on the seat by his
brother, was found to have died.
At Ord the case of Mariila L. Crow
vs. the Omaha and Keptiblican Valley
railroad company, for 5.1.000 for the
killing of the husband of the plaintiff
about five years ago, was decided by
the jury giving the plaintiff a verdict
for 5."i,0(J0 after lieing out live hours.
Thomas Dunn of Omaha wts found
under the Douglas street bridge from
which lie had jumped or been thrown.
It is possible h"J fell while intoxicated.
but by some it is thought he was
thrown from the structure. Tlie dis
tance to the ground is sixty-live feet.
Charles Groves, a young man of -j".
was arrested at Ponca and lodged in
the Dixon county jail for the burglary
of M. F. Gamble's store in Ponca Feb
ruary It and taking from the safe SIM.
The sum of 571 has been recovered and
the prisoner has confessed to the bur
glary. Up the river about a mile, on the -To
braska side, from Sioux City, in u piece
of land covered with willows. The
high water has almost covered it. with
the exception of a small spot, contain
ing nearly an acre of ground. Several
hundred "rabbits are prisoners on tiie
island. Pat Adair, a riverman, went
up the other day and captured an even
100 alive.
The Farmers Mutual insurance com
pany of York county is suing its mem
bers who have failed to pay their as
sessments. One year ;go a large barn,
filled with hay, owned by .lohn i:.
Allen, who is president of the Farm
ers' Mutual insurance company, was
bnrncd. For this loss they assessed ?i
per $100. and not all the" loss to Mr.
Allen is yet paid.
One of the private cars of the Union
Pacific system will be thoroughly reno
vated and trimmed up within the next
few days for the exclusive use of Sena
tor aud Mrs. .lohn M. Thurston. The
car will 1h sent to Washington, where
it will be met by the former Union
Pacific general solicitor and his wife.
They will then take possession of it.
and leave for fc'Icrid.i," through which
state they will travel for the following
three weeks.
United States Marshal Tlrammet has
appointed A. ". ICcim of licatricc a
deputy marshal for the fourth district.
He has also appointed A. J. Tomlinson
as a deputy to act temporarily. Mr.
Tomlinson "was a deputy under ex
Marshal White and has a lot of un
finished business on hand.
Representative Hull of Harlan county
owed about SIS back personal taxes to
Lancaster county for the year 180-,
having been a resident of Lincoln at
that time. His baggage was attached
on a distress warrant as he started to
leave the city to o home. He paid
the tax, interest and costs, amounting
to a total of Sl'.'.Ol.
Frank Maxwell, convicted at the re
cent term of court of Hamilton county
of assault, was sentenced by Judge
Sedgwick to three years in the peni
tentiary at hard la'lior. The act was
committed at Giltner some months ago
and the victim was a 10-year-old girl
who is about half wittcd
A fire bug attempted to "set fire to
the "Wisner house by placing a bucket
of cobs saturated with kerosene under
the window in the basement. The prt
prietor, F. J. Duck, had just retired,
and smelling burning pine, made an
examination of the premises, discover
ing the fire and extinguishing it with
a couple of buckets of water..
Sam Tull and George MeKnights,
farmers living south of Hebron, en
gaged in a quarrel over some cattle of
the latter. Tull broke MeKnights'
arm in two places with a club.
There is an epidemic of measles in
Winsidc. old and young alike being
victims.
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