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IS NOT YET DONE
He Is Not Likely to Rest Till
the Fighting Is Over.
a f ew mm rosTs to ie tak s
DriTia Off the Tayal and Otto AtiTanee
the Work in Hand aTj- Departtnen
liroaB That for the Good of th Ser-
tic the Admiral Take Care of Him li
fld Take deeded Ket.
WASHINGTON D C. March 1L
The statement can be repeated on the
authority of the navy department that
Admiral Dewey will not be relieved at
Manila until he chooses to make appli
cation for such relief. So far he has
not given any intimation of a purpose
to apply for relief in the immediate
future and from the few declarations
he has let fall the department has
every reason to believe that he does
net contemplate any such action.
Consequently there is no foundation
for the story that Admiral Schley or
any other admiral has ben seelcted
to take command of the Asiatic sta
tion. So far as th- navy department
is concerned the directing officials are
not only willing but anxious that
Dewey shall complete his task and
they deprecate the circulation of such
stories as those allezinz that he is
to be relieved for the reason that by
constant reiteration the impression
mizht be conveyed to the admiral tha
the department would like to relieve
him. In the case of a man of Dewey's
punrtilious feeling the mere sugges
tion, if Jie had the shzhtest reason to
believe it had an official foundation,
would be sufficient to induce him to
apply immediately fo- relief rather ,
than to embarras the department.
As Dewey himself fixed the limita
tion, of his stay by the length of the
task before him it may be a matter
of interest to record the belief of
many naval officers that after all. the
end is almost within sizht.
Dewey has established himself in
Manila, he has assisted in the taking
of Hollo; he has sent forces to Cebu
In connection with the army, also to
Negrcs: the principal ports of the
Philippines have all been taken over
'nto American possession in large part
thronzh his co-operation with the
army There remain only a few Dorts i
of importance, notably Zamboanzo on i
Mindanao and perhaps one of the j
towns in the Sulu archipelazo. to be
occupied. Expeditions are now mov
ine in these directions and that branch I
of The wi; will oflr be closed up.
There will remain only two features
of the cam-iaizn to require Dewey? '
assistance. First and near at hand.
is the driving off of the Ttazals. under ,
Azuinaldo. near Manila. !
With Lawton landinz this morninzi
at Manila with his reinforcements I
and the other reinforcements expected !
soon General Otis' movement in force
is near at hand. The navy will aid m
this. Shins can be placed in prop-r
positions on the shore? of the bav of j
3Ianila to command the country for j
miles and bv co-oneration with the
army throuzh the azency of the izaT
ccfps the insurzents can be shelled
out of the jungles many miles inland
by the warships.
The next and last feature of Dewey"--tasK
will be the -stabhsnment of a
close blockade to prevent munitions
of war or supplier from reachinz the
insurzents. providmz there are any
insurzent.- remammz after pus anl
Lawton have made their forward move
When this has been done when there
is notfainz further in the way of fizht
inz for the warship to do. it is be
lieved that then Dewev's task proba
bly will be rezarded aa finished by him
self and will be time for the navy vie
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partment to ccnsidder the question cf
a successor to tne commander o: the
Asiatic station.
Admiral Dewey has been instructed
to prescribe his own uniform for .a?
rank to which he has been raised, al
thouzh it is believed that he has ao
given much attention to the matters
of uniform of late. His liaz is blue
with four stars set in the shape of a
diamond. His uniform under former
rezulations when the navy had an ad
miral would be four start on his shoul
der straps, the end stars- being on an
anchor. On his sleeve he would wear j
two very broad bands of gold, between ;
which would be a band of yellow half
the width of the outside bands. The
bands on the sleeve would extend near
ly to the elbow By a special act passed '
in the closing hours Admiral Dewey
wiH receive the pay of the last gen
eral of the army.
Bryan Headed Home-ward.
DALLAS. Tex.. March 11. W. J.
Bryan completed his leer re tour at
VbViM
Dallas today He address. d a packed ,-Q, promoted only re
opera hou in the axtemcon and Cfintl tQ fc of brigadier gen
spece to about ,00 laboring men at , ,ral u he were ta volunteer ser
tfaeir nail tonignt. is lecture was in , his retirement would not be con
opposition to territorial expansion, i paLcorv. a precedent to the contmrv
.iiii-i: lit- ;iiit iLnmn n. pntroti rTT .
the American people lowering the
stars and stripes m Cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippine islands. His tour
In Texas was m the nature of an ova
tion. Coart to it in Omnaa.
CHICAGO. March 1L The army
court of inquiry regarding the beef
continued its work today at the stock
yards, investigating packing house
methods. It is expected that the tak
inz of testimony will occupv Satur
day and Mondav and that the court
will leave for Omaha or Kansas City
Tuesday or Wednesday unless some
; thinz develops to make a longer stay
in Chicago imperative-
Influx of Japanese Laborer.
TACOMA. March 1L Labor circles
in the northwest are much azitated
over reports which are received with
general credence that hundreds of Ja
panese contract laborers are being
brought into Puzet Sound cities. Ev
ery month from 500 to LOOO Japanese
laborers are landed at Tacoma, Van
couver and Portland. Practically all
pass inspection, the requirements of
which are sound body and SCO in cash.
Tt is said that hundreds of these men
are finding employment on various
railroad lines.
Tlpa 1 ta WaBiatoB.
WASHLVC-TON. March 1L. Small
pox "has betn widely prevalen- here
of late and the health department is
"beudins every effort to cheek what
has threatened to assume the aspect
of an epidemic There are thirty-five
cases of the disease in the smallpox
hosnital today, with an aggregate of
fifty-two that have been reported t3 i
the health department since the out-
break. The disease has occurred most- !
ly in the southwest section of the city, j
among tne poor ana unicr-mi- fiutcu ,
people, j
CIVILIAN.S TO GOVERN.
aClitay Government In Cuba YTOI Likely
Kc Replaced.
WASHINGTON. March 1L Tie ad
ministration is contemplating a
change in some features of the gov
ernment of Cuba. It is probable that
the military government will, to a
certain extent, be replaet-i by civil
government. The head of the govern
ment mnst of course continue mili
tary but the change in contemplation
is to have civilian officers in place of
militarv men in the cabinet and sub-
ordinate positions.
It is believed that experts in differ-
ent lines, such as finance and revenue
and the management of much of the
general business of the island and of
I the different municipalities, will get
' along more smoothly than the army
officers, beinz brought up under strict
miliary discipline, hold not only the
ctimrac VTtt fi -l rmr mine citH -mcriiZ.
statutes, but the army rules and regu
lations. as the snide in all thinzs.
while the civilian officers would hold
the statutes as the supreme guide and
endeavor to get along under tnem In
Ltire - hest manner !?ossible and -with
more diplomacy than is possessed by
the army men.
It is not known whether the con
templated change has reached a point
further than discussion in the war de
partment and with the president, but
its advantage have been pointed out.
and the authority of the zovernment
under control of the military govern
ment has been determined.
Appeal to thf Legislatures.
BUFFALO. March 11 The follow-
mg telegram, signed by Mayor Diehl
as chairman of the board of direct
ors of the Pan-Amencan Exposition
company, and by the proprietors of al
Bulalo papers, has been sent to the
governors of all states, the legisla- '
teres of which are known to be in ses
sion. The governors will be commun
icated with by mail '
We earnestly ask your as'tance
toward securing the passage of reso
lutions through your legislature ena
bling your state to erect buildings and
make an exhibit at the Pan-American
exposition, to be held at Buffalo on ,
the Niagara frontier in 1901. 1
The federal government has appro- '
priated $500,000. our state w0.000.
Our citizens already rave raised SI.
50O.000.
Your enabling act can be made con
ditional upon its being an enterprise
worthy cf your state exhibit in your
discretion Tour early legislative ad
journment necessitates dispatch. Fur
ther particulars by mail.
Pnzf for Dewey' Men
5AV FRANCISCO. March 11 Geo
H. Holden of Washington, who re- ,
turned from the Orient on the Hong
Konz ship Maru. has in his possession
1.100 claims of the officers and men ol '
Dewey "s fleet for head money. The
claims are to be filed with the court j
of claims in Washington for final ac- j
tion. The head monev for Admiral
Dewey and his officers and men will
aggregate i.;ij). or juju per neaa
for the 1.S75 officers and men of Ad
miral Montejo's fieex The prizp mon
ey for the officers and men under Ad
miral Dewey will amount to S400.000.
plus the salvaze of three vessels re
cently raised. The money will be dis
tributed by the Cnited States district
court
Pneakinz of Admiral Dewey Mr.
Holden said "While somewhat wor
ried owinz to the exacting duties and
responsibilities of his position, he said
his health was zood. He looked fair
ly well, too."
Asonri'.Io Still Expla'ntujj.
LONDON. March 11 Senor Azon
cillo. the azent of Azuinaldo. has re
covered from the effects of the expo
sure to which he was subiecteu
throuzh the wreckinz of the steame-
Lihnndnr fn Fehniarv 1 in which
., h aUM froza s". j0hn. N B .
for Liverpool.
Commenting unon the Associated
Press dispatch from Manila this morn-
inz sayinz that rebel incendiaries en
tered the village of Pandacan last
night for the allezed purpose of ter
rorizing those of the inhabitants who I
do not sympathize with the rebellion. '
Azoncillo said that if this were true
it means the Filipinos have advanc
ed within the American lines.
He added however that it is at-
surd to say Filipinos are attackinz '
or burning the place, as. he asserted,
it is the center of the Filipinos' free
masons. !
General Sillier to Retire
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 11
! A change in the command of th1
' Cnited States forces at Iloilo will oc
( cur on March 27. resulting from the
j retirement of General Marcus Miller,
who on that date reaches the age limit
' of 64 years
having been established in the cae
of several other general officers who
held commands in the army during 'be
Spanish war.
Investiatliur Army Fraud.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March II.
Major C H. Hathaway of the United
States army is in the city, being en
gaged in investigating the charges
of fraud azainst the board that pur
chased the government cavalry horses
here last spring. A number of horse
men with grievances have submitted
statements. The major says that
while some grounds for complaint
doubtless exist, as yet no evidence has
been secured that would justify the
charge of actual fraud. 1
ASAlZniuent Of the Ch:CarO.
WASHTNGTON. March IL The
l Chicago has been detached from th" j
! squadron of Rear Admiral Sairrcn
and has sailed from Havana to Hamp- j by Prout. to provide medals for all
ton Roads. The Chieazo is to be-ome i members of the three Nebraska voian
the fiagship of Rear Admiral Henry 1 ter regiments and Trcop K of the
L. Howison. who has been assigned n cavalry, was reported upon favorably
command the South Atlantic station I by the committtee. This is General
in South America. This station was j Barry's miltary reorganization bilL
abandoned at the beinninz of the ' The following bills passed the sen-
Spanish war. the fiagship at that time
being the Newark. It and two gun- i
boats were brought north to take part
m tne war.
Appointments br the President.
WASHINGTON. March 11. The fol
lowing presidential postmasters were
apoointed:
Illinois Dundee. Albert Miller: Wi
nona, Putnam Bickwith.
Kansas Baxter Springs. J. B. Bov
er: Council Grove. Jesse 5. Carpen
ter; Girard. Albert M. Wasser.
Missouri Appleton City. Columbia
Drew
The stronzest pronensitv o
a wo-
man's nature is to want to knnw
everyiain uui is zoinz on. ana the
second is to boss tie job,
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The Week in
The Legislature.
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Seaate.
Standing committees In the senate
on the 3d reported S. Fs. 234 and.233
to general file. H- Rs. 1S3 and 115 to
pass and 5. F. 24S indefinitely post -
poned. The latter bill enact3 1 lien
; n on "a for threshing" the Same.
Another bill mare fully covers the
ground.
K. R. 24, by Lane, relating to guard
ians, requiring them to take an in
ventory of all property coming into
their hands and file same in probate
courx, was passed.
. w- - j- i
H. R. 31 was also nlaced upon it3
passage and received the required ma
jority. In committee of the whole 5. F. ISO,
by Prout, was amended and recamr-
mended to pass. This is the bill prcr
viding f6r a commission to revise the,
.tturajiKa auimiea. sctuuu j. yiuuucu nnc no aiternoun session was uem.
that J E. Cobbey, S. A. Holcomb and -C
3. Lobingier should be the commls- j in the senate on the 8th the fol-
sioners. Canaday of Kearney offered lowing bills were reported for pas-
the following amendment to the first sase 5, p 304. 14. 253. 347. 303, 3t
section, which was adopted. 75. 322; H. R. 436. 65. 58. Ill, 43, 12i,
"The governor is hereby authorized 413; for general file. S. F. 256, 301. 314;
to appoint, immediately alter tne pas-
sage of this act, three commissioners
for the purpose of revising the general
statutes and the civil criminal code of
Nebraska, subject to the approval of
the legislature of 1901. in manner here
inafter provide. The commission
herein created shall be nonpartisan
and the members thereof appointed ,
with reference to their skill and abil
ity to perform acceptably the work
herein contemplated." i
Another amendment reducing the1
compensation of each commissioner
from $3,500 to S2.000 prevailed.
H. L 22, by Lane, relating to the
removal of guardians proven unfit for
their trust, was recommended for pas-,
sage.
S. F. 203. by Newell, adding city'
marshal and attorney to the list of
elective offices in cities of the second
class, was recommended to pass, also'
t a. r. isa, oy trout, repealing section
10, chapter xxx, of the statutes.
S. Fs. 122 and 151 and H. R. 37
, were recommended for passage.
, S. F. 122. by Barton, provides that
j funds for library boards may be drawn
j directly by the board from the treaa-1
J ury. At present all bills must pass
1 through the city council in cities and
j towns having public libraries.
; S. F. 151 by Fowler, is a bill- to
, transfer funds collected under pro-
visions of chapter ix of the Ls9o laws
to the county free high school fund.
H. R. 37, by Esterling, relates to
j obtaining money, goods, etc, under
false pretenses.
In the afternoon H. Rs. 22 and 37
were passed.
Prseident pro tern Talbot occupied ,
, the chair at the session of the senate
i on the 6th. Several petitions were re-'
ceived endorsing the pure food bill.
H. R. 137 the Pollard revenue bill,
' was ziven its first reading.
! a. F. 312. 311. 309, 307 and 306 were
recommended tb pass. They are the '
I the badge of insignia of certain orders
I if not a member.
S. F. 68. 13S and 169 were passed.
S. F 68 repeals section 1 of chapter
' 58. 1S97 statutes
j S. F. 13S repeals sections 33, 40 and
I 41 of chapter 2S.
i S. F. 169 repeals section 17 of chap
ter 86.
H. R. 106 and S F 317 were indefi
; nitely postponed. H. R. 106. by Clark.'1
related to the forfeiture of insurance
. policies upon change of ownership g
the property insured.
! S. F. 317 is one of the numerous in
surance bills. Other bills cover the
, ground.
In committe of the whole S. F. 105,
' the Schaal resolution relating to the f
"Anglo-American" alliance, received ,
considerable attention. His resolution
' was as follows:
Be it resolved by the senate and
house. That we as representatives of
the state of Nebraska, do, in justice
ro and m defense of the ancestral be
quest of liberty we now enjoy, ask our
congress at Washington not to detract
or depreciate the glory of our national
freedom by forming any foreign alli
ance with a nation such as Great Brit
ain, whose only evidence of power is
the starvation and robbery of her own
subjects and the oppression, plunder
ing and murdering of the weak antf
unwarlike. who by bribery, betrayal
and invasion unfortunately come in
her power.
The substitute reported by the "min
ing committee" was as fallows :
Be it resolved by the senate and
house. That we as representatives cf
the state of Nebraska, do. in justice to
and in defense cf the ancestral bequest
of liberty we now enjoy, ask our con
gress at Washington not to detract or
depreciate the pride and glory of our
national freedom by farming an alli
ance, offensive or defensive, with Great
Britain or any other foreign nation.
Farrel of Merrick moved that when
the committee arise it report this sub
stitute resolution for passage. Currie
of Custer, as an amendment, moved
that the resolution be indefinitely
postponed.
Newell of Cass offered the following
I substitute:
Resolved by the senate anc nouse of
representatives of the state of Nebras
' ka. That we have the utmost confi
dence in the patriotism and ability of
President McXinley and his cabinet, in
our senators and representatives in
congress and believe they will act
wisely; that we will leave the matter
of a foreign alliance with them to dis
pose of as in their iudzment ther
think will be for the test interest o
the American people-
Farrell made the point of order tnat
the substitute was not germane, but
, . , . .
was overrmeu. me resolution was in-
definitelv nostijoned-
In. the senate on the 7th S. F. 2SL
ate: a. r.s -uo. ij.y, sj. aiu anu t
S. F- 203, by Newell, adds tne offices 1
ot city mara-ai ana attorney to me
I eiecnve uss. m. cine, ui uie xuau
I class.
j a. F. 110, by Noyes. relates to tne
creation of new school districts. It
j provides far the consolidation of two
or more cistnets upon petition at one-
third of the Iezal voters. '
S. F. 83. by Noyes. allows school dis- .
trict boards until the third Monday in
July to report to the county supenn- Iieved aught not to be reoealed.
tendent the amount of taxes levied by Before taking the noon" recess the
them for the current year j committee on public lands and build-
S. F. 170, by Fowler, amends section ings asked to be excused for the after -184)
of the civil code to conform with 1 noon, as they desired to visit the pen
recent court decisions. It relates to t itentiary. A meeting of the revenue
objections being filed to surety under-, and municipal affairs committee was
tairfwgg ' announced for 2 p. m.
S. F. 2, by Noyee, provides that t Senator Allen endeavored to amend
counrv commissioners shall be elected the committee of the whole report to
by a vote of the entire county in coun-
f
ties having over 70.000 inhabitants
The bill relates especially to the elec
tion of commissioners in. Jjousa
The fasionists voted solidly
county.
i against the bilL la was passed br ;j'
vote of 20 ta 10.
S. F. 127. the amendaui ', tJKlii-'
coin charter pertaining to pavingr
recommitted. The bill was amended
to leave the choice of paving material
to the property owners. The bill was
reported back to pass as amended.
H. R. 157. requiring the officers of
counties, cities, precincts, villages and
school districts to report to the auditor
all payments of bonds and coudc3
was indefinitely postponed.
Rocke of Lancaster moved that. the
-,r -,-, Sft,- ft, w,i fiwisic ana wounaeu somiers now mas-
He said it was impossible to get com-
mittees together His motion prevailed
g R. 45: for indefinite postponement.
S. F 2S2. 254, 309, 21S. 342; H. R. 44,
60. 15S.
Currie of Custer moved that th
committee report on S. F. 282 be not
concurred in the bill placed on gar.
eral file. The bill provides for "trav
eling libraries." After some discus
sion his motion prevailed by a vote
of 15 to 12 and the bill was nlnd
on general file. 5. F. 332, recommend
ed to pass, is the bill cutting dawn
the number of employes in both
branches of the legislature. The
committee added the doorkeeper of the
gallery to the list of decapitated po
sitions. The following bills were passed oy
the senate S. Fs. 160. 161. 165, IS7
and 223 and H. R. 114.
S. F. 160 is the code revision bill,
creating a commission to revise the
statutes of the legislature. The vote
upon passage was 26 to 4.
a. F. 161, by Fowler, is the bill pro
viding for the transfer of the funds
collected under the provisions of the
1S35 free high school act into the
county high school fund. Before th
act of 1S95 was declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme enurt a consid-
erable amount of money had been col-
lected under its provisions. This biU
places the funds thus raised at the
disposal of school boards to carry out
the provisions of the new free high
school bill that has passed the senate
a. F 165. by Dunn, provides that
road overseers shall see that the
weeds are mowed upon the public
hishways.
a. F 195, by Prout. reduce--; the max
imum interest to be allowed upon
bonds voted for school building pur
noses to 6 per cent instead of 7 ser
cent as the law now stands.
S. F. 223. by Crow, relates to par
ing in Omaha.
A call of the House was neessary
to get enough votes to pass S. F. 39,
which came up on third readinz in
the afternoon. After considerable de
lay the absent members were brought
in and the bill passed by a vote of 23
to 9. This is the bill introduced '
Giffert of Cuming to provide ror the
organizaTion of "stipulated premium
plan" insurance companies in tills
state. The friends of this bill sav
tnat under strict insurance laws solid
and substantial insurance companies
can be built up in Nebraska, as has
been the case in Iowa and other states.
Other bills passed during tne after
noon were as follows: a. Fs. 137. 61
and 159.
a. F 1S7. by Halderman. provides
for the laying of permanent sidewa'ks
in cities of the second class.
S. F 61. by Fowler, relates to re
movmz state bank receivers by the
court upon the request of the state
board of banking.
S. F. 159. by Revnolds. relates In the
management of school lands, the prin
cipal amendment to the nresent law
relating to leasing lands to the high
est bidder.
In the senate on the 9th K. R. IIS
was indefinitely postponed. Senator
Fowler said this bill was useless with
out EL R. 157. which was killed yester
day. The bills required all city, town,
precinct and school district officers to
notify the auditor of all payments
made on bonds and coupons so that
he could keen an accurate record cf
the same. The auditor was also re
quired each year to notify all such offi
cers of the bonds falling due the cur
rent year so that they might levy a
tax to meet the same.
S.F.I 77. by Farrell. requiring the net
quantity contained in any box, cask,
keg. barrel, etc. to be stamped on
the package, and providing penalties
for failure to do so or to misrepresent
the quantity, was recommended for
passage.
S. F 202, by Rocke. was recommend
ed to pass. This bill seeks to remove
the 3 Der cent minimum limit that
county treasurers may receive from
the banks for use of the county's
nioney. It provides that interest may
oe paiu upon ueposits in sucn amount
as the treasurer and bank may agree
upon subject to the county board. In
support of his bill Mr. Rocke said it
was impossible for the county treas
urers 'to get any interest upon county
funds, as the banks would not pay 3
per cent.
a. F 239. by Allen, was indefinitely
postponed, although he made a nard
fight to have his bill favorably re-
cerved- The bill sought to amend the
a'"r relating to the normal school to
Permit the school to issue the same
certificates to graduates of tha
lrinrfr-ir-ro-n rtTa -, nrka. nnn-ixc
kindegarten course as other couress
and included the giving of life certifi
cates to teach. Mr. Allen said ths
bill was unanimously endorsed by the
State Teachers' association and he be
lieved the senate should heed their de
sires.upon educational matters. Sena
tor Currie opposed giving life certifi
cates to teach. He believed the best
interests of education demanded fre
quent examinations of teachers.
Van Dusen of Douglas made 'm
"omnibus" motion that 5. Fs. 153, 153,
14. 16T j. 173. !S0. 181. 152 and 207 '
he recommended to pass under suspen-
s1Qn 0f the rules. He explained that
he had examined all these bills care- .
fully and that they were curative meas-
ures- His motion prevailed.
s. F. 133 was indefinitely postponed
upon motion of its introducer. Senator
Prout. He had discovered that the bill
would repeal a section relating to vol-
unteer fire companies, which he be- ,
recommend S. F. 233 for passage, buz
I
his motion" was defeated by a vote tii
11 to 15.
S. F. 230, by Spohn. relating tcT state
bank reports, was recommended to pass
in committee of the whole.
f The senate adjourned at -t o'clock
till Tuesday St it o'clock.
House.
A motion ay Sturgess that when the
house adjourns on the 4th it be to meet
-Monday at 11 a. m. prevailed by &
Tote of 52 to 43.
House roll No. 137, the Pollard rev
enue bill, for an act to provide a vs
tem of revenue, aaseMment of proper
ly ict taxation. levy anu ecaectioa az
I taxes and to provide penalties fof Vio
lations thereof passed by a vote erf a
to 33.
Chairman Thompson reported from
the committee on accounts and ex
penditures the bill for the vainateara
st Manila.
The bill is as followat
That the sum of S2.0G0 or so much,
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
tar the relief, aid and comfort of tne
'rT3?lf eJUsi amTThird fezimaaM
of the Nebraska volunteer infantry
in the Philippine islands and in ths
, island of Cuba, reseectively.
Section 2. The money mentioned 12
section 1 of this act shall be expended
under the direction of the governor of
the state of Nebraska, as In his judg
ment may be best to carry into affect
the objects and purposes expressed tn
section 1 of this act.
Sec. 3. Whenever said governor shall
need said sum of money or any nart
thereof for the purposes hereinbefore
in this aet expressed, he shall make a
requisition upon the auditor of pub
lic aceounts therefor, who shall therw
upon forthwith issue to the zovernor
or his order a warrant upon the state
treasury for the amount so demanded
not exceeding the sum of 32.000.
Sec. 4. The governor in his messaze
in 1901 shall give a full and comnlete
statement of all the moneys by him ex
pended out cf the said sum of 52.000
hereby appropriated.
The fifth section of the bill contained
the emergency elause.
It was read the first time.
The house resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole for the considera
tion of the Weaver insurance bill, with
Tanner in the chair.
When the committee arose the report
recommending the bill for passage was
adopted.
House roll No. 366, a bill for an act
to redistrict the state of Nebraska into
senatorial and representative districts
and for the apportionment of senators
and representatives, was placed att
general file.
House roll No. 456, by Hicks, a bill
for reapportionment of judicial dis
tricts, was placed on general file.
House roll No. 360, a bill for an act
to amend section 1 of article 1 of chan
ter 54, compiled statutes of Nebraska
cf 1597, giving wagon makers mechan
ics lien, was indefinitely postponed.
House roll No. 2S1. a bill for an art
to amend statute regulating applica
tions for liquor license, was placed on
general file.
House roll No. 9. a bill for an act to
provide for the erection of a boiler
and engine house, ice plant and store
room, and barn at the asylum for th
chronic insane at Hastings, NeD.. ani
for the purchase of three new boilers
and the resetting of the four present
boilers at said institution, and to ap
propriate $23,000. was placed on gen
eral file.
The vote for senator today resulted:
Hayward. 40: Thompson. 0: Webster,
10; Field, 7: Adams. 1: Lambertson, 4;
Hainer. 1, Talbot, 0; Webster. 4;
Reese, 2; Einshaw. 1.
Standing committees in the house
on the 7th reDnrted as follows-
H. R. 112. repealing the statute re
quiring assessors and county officers
to compile industrial statistics: H. R.
4j0. to give the secretary of the ?rate
banking beard a salary of 32.000: H.
R. 527. to enable counties to anticipate
the payment of bonds. H. R .iSS. to
require the disbursement of fund; held
by county treasurers under the free
high school law of 1S35. and 15. nro
viding that a majority of the reside.it
freeholders in an irrizntion distr-.ee
may, by petition, call a special elec
tion Ine bills Inaennitely postponed
were: H. R. 57, creating an emnloy
ment bureau in connection with the
state labor bureau; K. R. 461. an irri
gation bill identical with 458: H. R.
526. requiring the contractors of ca
nals and ditches to keep suitable
bridges in repair; H. R. 525. providing
that to call on election in an irrigation
district a majority of the number cf
acres must be represented on the petition-After
the reports of the standinz
committees the house went into tne
committee of the whole, with lMncu
of Hall in the chair, to consider bills
on seneral file.
S. F. 33. by Talbot, another curative
bill, was indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 306. by Fisher of Dawes, an act
to amend section 7 of chapter xxvL 0
the compiled statutes of 1S97. waa
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment. The bill changed the election
of the county officials, makinz tne
Term four years instead of two.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whale, with Prince
of Hall in the chair, to consider the
salary appropriation bilL
A motion to increase tha stliry of
the deputy land commissioner from
S1.500 to SI. 600 was defeated.
About one-half cf the bill havinz
been considered. Pollard of Cass mov
ed that the bill be recnmmende.i frr
passage as so far amended. This mo
tion was defeated.
A motion to reduce the amount al
lowed the judges of the suprem2
court for stenographic assistants was
defeated.
A motion to increase the saiiry al
lowed the bailiffs of the supreme court
to 51.000 each, the same rate as al
lowed two years ago. was adopTd. ana
a motion to reduce the salary of the
supreme court stenographer to 3S0O
was defeated.
A motion to strike out ije saiane3
0 the supreme court commissioners,
as well as many other motions, -elating
to the supreme court and state
library, was defeated.
The bill as prepared by the commit
tee provided for a salary for one sec
retary of the state board of transacr-
tation. Jrisaer of uawes moved to
amend and allow salaries for three
tation. Fisher of Dawes moved
secretaries.
The amendment was defeated and
the section providing salary fur bin.
one secretary was left unchanged. The
committee arose withont finishing tue
bill and the house adjourned.
Four ballots were taken for TTuited
States senator, all without, definite re
sult, When the house met an the 7th it
went into committee of the whole, with
Milbcum In the chair, to consider H.
R. 444. the general salary bilL
The item cf salaries of teachers and '
employes of the state normal school
was placed in the bill at $40,000 and '
the committee increased it to S41.SQ0.
At the Hastings asylum a female
physician was added with a salary of
SL200 per ypar.
Wlam that part of the Mil relating;
to ffie fwta university was reached
EasterHag ai Bufcilo moved that th
ltei of S242.W0 tat instructors and
employes IS rerfced w t2O0.id. The
motion was supported- by TaykJr of
Custer and Cunninghaa? ni HarlaS,
who with Easteriing made a persiseat
fight against, what they termed an ex
trT2it appropriation. Clark of
Lancaster jtnz Pellard cf Cass spoke at
some lengtlf fa 6iH?oSitiroto the mo
tion, but the amendment, wft? adopted
by a vote of 53 to 15.
A motion by Wyman of Buffalo, id
increase the salary of the physician
of the Kearney school from S6Q0 to
S800. was defeated. A similar motion
ts larae the salary of the matron
at Geneva wan defeated. At this point
the committee arose,
A petition came in favorins the pas
sage of H. R. 431. the fcrcW ?ommllo
bill; also a report from the standing
committee discing an general file H. JL
511, the bUI apprownaEing SS.OOO id
build a wagon bridge acrs?" the Nlo
brara river between Holt and Boy
counties.
After recess, on motion of Milboum,
H. R. 330, 363 and 5Q1 were made a
special order for- tomorrmr afternooav
Of these bill. 330 appropriates S50.Q00
for two normal schools, the location
of which is to be left to the selection
of the state norma! board, IT R. 363
is by Myers, being a generat amend
ment of the school laws, H. R- 501
is the general appropriation bill.
The house went into committee of
the whole to consider H B. 444. Roues1
of Hall was in the chair.
A motion was made to strike n
the item providing for the salary of
the steward of the Institute for the
Feeble-Minded at Beatrice. It was
explained that this was at the request
of the superintendent of the institu
tion. The ides was to make provision
in the general appropriation bill of
all the salaries of emaloyes. leaving
the selection of the employes to th
superintendent.
Some of the members spoke against
this amendment. They were in favor
of keeping the appointing power in
the hands of the governor or the stilt
ooard. The motion was defeated.
An addition was made to the hill
by providing for a matron at the Gen
eva institution at S600 per year
The salary of the surgeon at the
Milford Soldiers-' home was raised from
$300 to $400. Wright df Nuckolls
moved that the item of $400 per year
for a matron of the home be stricken
out. The motion was defeated.
Without opposition the bill as
amended was recoi" mended for pas
sage. H. R. 264. by Armstrong of Vemaha.
a bill td appropriate S35.000 to buiH
a chapei and library building com
bined far the normal school at Peru.
was recommended to nass.
H. Pw 109. by Flynn of Douglas, an
act providing for a board of arbitra
tion to settle differences betweeen lab
orers and their employers and defining
the duties and powers thereof, was
recommended to pass.
In committee of the wuoie the house
on the Sth recommended to pass H. R.
330, by Milbourn of Kearney an act
to locate and establish two additional
normal schools and to provide for the
erection of buildings and for the re
ceiving of donations for the same.
H. R- 363, by Myers of Dougas. an
act requiring all persons between the
ages of S and 14 years and all persons
over the age of 14 and under 16 years
who cannot read and write the Eng
lish language to attend some public or
private school or schools in the state,
and to provide penalties for the viola
tion of the provisions of this act. was
referred back to the standing com
mittee. H. R. 192, by Beverly of Douglas, an
act to regulate and limit the hours of
employment of females in manufactur
ing, mechaniccal and mercantile estab
lishments, hotels, restaurants, and to
provide for its enforcement and a pen
alty for its violation, was recom
mended to pass.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the like committee of the
senate reported in favor of an adjourn
ment from Thursday until Tuesday at
11 o'clock.
The report was not adopted, the
members showing a disposition to put
in every day.
The house had a protractea squabble
over tne question of adjournment and
half a dozen motions wer made.
Finally a motion by Prince was
adopted which provided when adjourn
ment is taken next Friday it be till
the following Tuescav.
In the house on the 9th the stand
inz committees reported to the gen
eral file H. R. 336. 371. 410. 533. 542.
516, 557. 577. 581. 555. 392. 534. 598. 601,
605. 610. 613. 406, 135. 587. 483. 3.-..
337. 540. 541. 343. 553, 347. 548. 434.
417, 561. 550 and S. F 15. 120.. 132.
136. 87. 20. 100 and 132. S. F 103 was
ordered engrossed for a third readinz.
The followinz bills were indefinite
lv postponed: H. R. 547. 512. 555. 235,
543. 208. 616, 226. 440. 451. 463. 427.
176. 569. 323, 552. and S. F. 86 and 101.
These reports added forty-three ad
ditional bills to the general ale run
ning the full number up to 251 that
must be considered or otherwise dis
posed of.
After recess the house took up bills
on third readinz and passed the fol
lowing: H. R. 20. the bill by Mann of Saline,
requiring mortgage companies to
maintain agencies within th state to
whom payments might be made: K. R.
264. the bill appropriating 135.000 fcr
an addition to the state normal scho-1
at Peru.
S. F. 103. by Steele of Jefferson, an
act to amend section 16 and scti'n
13 of chapter vii of the coznile-i
statutes of 1537 was passed by a vote
of 78 to 1. The bill requires c-rv
attorney to follow the case where
change of venue is taken and provides
for payment of expenses
H. R. 270. by Wilcox of Lincoln, a
bill to permit cities to appeal from
judgment without giving bond, waa
passed by a vote of 75 to I.
H. R. 16S. by Fisher of Dawes, an
act to require nublic officers having
charge of public funds to publish an
nual financial statement, was defeat
ed by a vote of 25 to 50.
H. R. 240. by Detweiler of Doazias.
an act to amend section 21 of subdivis
ion 17. chapter Ixxix. of the compiled
statutes of 1337. relating to schools,
was passed by a vote of S to 4.
H. R- 155. by Wilcox of Lincoln, an
act to amend section 19 and section
24. chapter vciii. article 3. of the com
piled statutes of 1897. was passed by a
vote of 74 to 4.
H. R. 102. by Flynn of Douglas, pro
vided for a beard of arbitration to set
tle and grievance or disputes of any
nature that may arise between any
employe and his employer A call of
the house was ordered, but the hill
was lest by a vote of 23 to 33.
At this time, with the unanimous
consent of the hense. Houck's motion
that the committee on public lands
and buildings visit the differet state
Institutions during the vacation was
laid on the table.
At 5 o'clock the house adjourned
till Tuesday at 11 o'clock.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Fire deaths, all women
occurred
near Burwell last week.
Hon. George W. Cross, the new post
master at Fairbury, has entered upon
hi duties.
Tner 1 a strong effort being auw
in Knox eoonty to relocate the county
seat. A petition is now being" circulat
ed throughout the couBty for that pur
pose. GVrpi Berlinghoff. an architect cf
Beatrice 3ss been awarded the con
tract for furntehia the plans for
Wayne county's flw $30,000 court
house.
There Is great rejoicing in Korfollr
over the passage of the bill by thi
senate making; an appropriation to
purchase a site for a government build
ing: there.
Mrf. W. G. Townsend of Franklin
mot with a serious accident a few day
9m wMch msr nrtnre fataL She slipped
lag
aSd" fell on the Ice. breaking her hiv
and hu"rtiis5 her internally.
G. E iUlccffl kood dead . wfc&
hanging up a set Of sarsesa tB lf
barn. As he had been in tie habit of
taking chloral, it is thought his deatt
was caused by an overdose of the drsz.
There is a mad dog scare in Char
county. Several head of cattle hav
been killed on account of rabies ant
two persons have been bitten. All th
dogs without muzzles are killed c.
sight.
Lee Norris. an old and highly re
spected citizen of Crete, died suddenly
at his home. He had been a sufferer
for several years, but was not very
sick until but a few moments before
his death.
Feed, especially hay. in this section,
says a Monroe dispatch, is scarce o
acconnt cf the feeders coming: in here
and buying it all for feeding pur?oses.
There is a large amount of stoclk 1
and around Monroe.
By the accidental discharge of a
ihotgun in the hands of her husband.
Mrs. James Black of Beaver City re
ceived a -cr-re wound in the leg ant
amputation was necessary The Blaker
live five miles north cf that town.
Rev. Thomas Hines. rector of th?
Episcopal church in Wymore. has re
signed his pastorate there and he ani
hi.- family will depart for Cedar Rap
ids, Neb., where he will enter upon
the duaei of rector of the Episcopa'
church.
A. Knollin & Co. of Kansas City havc
secured a three-year lease of eighty
acres of land south of Norfolk, to
where their sheep yards will be re
moved. The present yards have facili
ties to handle 20.000 head of sheep, bn
the new quarters will be so arrange:
as to double the capacity
The cry of smallpox i th "Whit1
Man's Burden" here just now. says a
Falls City dispatch. The reported case
at Verdon. a small town eight miles
north cf this place compelled officer?
to plac? guards on all roads in tha
direction. Mr Treadway the man sus
pected of having the disease at Ver
don. appeared near this city on horse
back and was promptly ordered back
to hin home. The effort of this mar
with smalipox to ride eizfat miles or
a cold night is considered singular.
The Nebraska Encampmen? Sons or
Veterans In s?sicn at Osceola, elected
officers for the ensulns years as fol
lows- Commander. J Howard Heine;
senio- vice. I. E. Young': junior vice.
A V Baker: counsel. A. H. Rawitzer
C M. Wright. O D. Eaton, chaplain.
R. B. Kellogg: adjutant. G. W. Heine:
quartermaster A. E Hecker: inspec-
tor 3L P. O'Brien M O W. E. Kin
nney. surgeon. E P Dtissell: judge
; advocate. S. if. True, delegates to na
tional encampment. W. K. Jacobs
and O. L. Sanlsbury: alternates. C. C.
StuII and H. W. Rogers.
Samuel A. Kinney, one of the prom
inent farmers of Gaze county, has
brought suit against tne Farmers' Mu-
tual insurance company a Lincoln for
3700 the amoun for whifh his house
was insured when ? was burned in No
vember An assessment for $10 was
1 made azainst Kinney the week before
his house burned, which allowed him
until the following Thursday to set-
1 tie it. hut Mr Kinney preferred to wait
1 nntil Saturday to pay it. Oa Friday.
however, the house burned, and all at
tempts since then to settle with tne
company have been in rain.
"For nearly a month I ftavp been
traveling through North and Ncrth-
' western Nebraska." said H. Llewelyn
; Jones of Anthony Kas., "on a tour
! investigating the outlook and present
condition of things in thf -uife. T
am delighted with the prospect-: ahad
' of Nebraska. I find .-veral v?r- en-
1 courazinz thinzs. one of thesr icing
the serried condition noted ery-
, where. Farmers and business men are
satisfied. Thev are located ncrtna-
nently and mean to -tay I talked with (
numbers in many counties, and nofe
' a marked ab.-ence cf a desire to sel' ;
out and get out. Heretofore farmer
were on the seil: wanted to go aome- !
1 where else: were tired of the country. '
That is not the case today
J. N. Brooks, postmaster at Rush
ville. was assaulted and severely in
; jcred by W L. Jacobs, a mail carrier
: between Pine Ridge agency and
j Rushville. On the night af the alterca
tion Jacobs arrived with the mail from '
Pine Ridge considerably after the
t scheduled time and Postmaster Brooks '
complained of the delay Jacobs gave (
j as an excuse that the roads had been (
difficult to travel over. The alterca-
' tion was renewed later at the depot
1 and the postmaster, who is an oid
man. was struck with a club. He fell
rrom the platform upon the rails of
' the track and was seriously hurt. Ir
; was at first feared that his injuries '
I might prove fata!, but he revival and 1
is now able to discharge his duties.
1 The Wymore school board has made
. arrangements whereby Prof. Joslys
1 will be secured to fill the place of As-
sistant Principal Banghart. who re
signed last week to accept a better
i position in the Crete schools.
1 Thomas Hanncn. an employ of the
Columbia brewery m Columbus, was
seve-eiy burned about the face and
I head. He went into one of the large
' tanks with a light and had scarcely
' passed the manhole when something
I caught fire. The tank had been re-
cently newly pitched and it is believed
' that a zaj generated which caught '
' from the lamp. He will be laid up fcr !
' several days.
Genuine old-fashioned diphtheria '
; has appeared in. Fairbury anu a num-
t ber of deaths have resulted from it.
It is becoming so general that it is
: contemplated tie schools will all b-
! closed to prevent a further spread of
1 the rtispasp I
Anton Gloysteiu. recently convicted
f of snooting and killing George Smith,
j a horse trader at Syracuse, "was sen
I tenced by Judge Ramsey to seven years
m tne penitentiary, to date from 3ay
21. 1S3S, the time of the commission
of the crime, James Clark, convicted
of horse stealing at Lortcn. was sen
tenced to three and cne-half years ia
the penitentiary.
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