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VOLTJME XXIX.-NUMBER 50.
COLUMBUS. KEBEASKA. WM)XESDAY. MARCH 22, 1899.
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Probability That Fillipinos Will
Sue for Peace.
HOSTILITIES LIKELY TO SOON ENt
Official Art TVrll Plel w.th Condi
tion in the- I?Linds Washington Rrfi
menr Captnm Irge Party of Inar- j
R'nti. The Outlook as It .Appear at
ThU Time. i
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WASHINGTON. March IS. Advic
es have been received from Manila
which indicate that the climax may
eccHr at any hour. The officials her
are very well pleased with the condi
tion of affairs, bur will not at w
est discuss the details of the dispatch
es. The indications are that hostili
ties may end within a very short time.
President McKinley has been advised.
THOMA5VILLE. Ga.. March Is.
The president has received official ad
vices from Washington sayins that
dispatches from Manila showed a very
favorable situation for the American
caase.
HONG KONG. March IS. The fol
lowing general view of the situation
is from a correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press at Manila and has evi
dently not been suDJected to censor
ship. The most remarkable feature
of the situation is the inability of the
Americans and residents to estimate
tnj numbers, resources and plans of
tne Filipinos Prominent generals
think that two or three disastrous bat
tles wili break tnir spirit and make
them sue for peace A majority of the
imgiish and other residents are of the
opinion that the extermination of the
Tazalos is the only guarantv of peace.
that they an easily be whipped if
they zive battle but that :hey will
dod-ze a myelins with the American
forces. Home peoDl think that they
will risk battles a.t Malaoon and Par
anqua. wnere they arc strongly en
trenched, and --at if they are defeated
they will resume bushwhacking as
Jong as any of them are left.
"United Stares Consul Williams
.ays. -J don't expect to live to see
the end of the war "
The rbls -hift so mufa that ir is
Impossible to estimate their numbers.
The corrpsponaenr questioned sev
eral zenerals as to the number of the
rebels and the replies ranged from 20.
000 to 100.OK"' The estimates of the
quantity o arms possessed oy the reb
els are ooually uncertain The best
authorities say 30.000. Large sections
of the armed natives are ignorant of
the use of their weapon.
The country beyond tne American
lines is nee fields, cane and brush. The
rebels arp familiar with overv inch of
it and it affords fin hiding piaces The
residents say the Tazalos are unani
mously rebels, and they predict the
Americans will be resisted at Mindoro
and Mindanao and that they will be
obliged to subdue them.
The extent of the supnort which the
other Luzon tribes are giving Aguin
aJdo is a mystery. It is known that sev
eral regiments were under arms but
tfee majority of them are supposed to
l jealous of the Tazalos. who are re
ported to be treaung the other tribes
in th fashion of the Spaniards, domi
nating the island and holding all the
otfices.
Reports from the rebel? are to the ef
fect that the recent tactics of the Amer
icans in -etinas to their established
lines after pursuing makes the reDels
think they are -armning victories.
Their fhara'-'" is o deceptive that
the residents of Manila are ignorant as
to whether servants "sympathize with
the rebels or not. Ir is known that a
rebel organization exists in the city
and the evidence i? growing that there
is a widespread plot to assassinate the
Americans the sismal being the com
mencemnt of hostilities. The servants
were instructed to kill their employers.
but they were terrorized by the ven
geance dealt out to offenders and they
weakened. Every Tagalo would have
cut his employer s throat if he dared.
or at least this is a current saying.
The faithlessness of the natives is
illlutrated by the action of the com
missioners wbo come here to offer the
allegiance of the island of Negros. It
is now known that they were in friend
ly communication with Aguinaldo
while here.
The rebels have been resupplied with
ammunition and smokeless powder.
Nearly every house here displays a
foreign Sag for protection whether it
is entitled to it or not. All Sags ex
cept the Spanish Sag. are seen. From
the native huts hang white towels or
shirts. The natives working in the
fields plant a white Sag on a bamboo,
as a protection against being mistak
en for active rebels. Every hut between
the city and the American line is a heap
of ashes.
Hnlocaait in a tw York Hotel.
NEW YORK. Marcn IS. Flames
which originated from the igniting of a
lace curtain bursT forth from the sec
ond Soor windows of the Windsor hotel
at Forty-seventh street and Fifth ave
nue shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, just as the St. Patrick's day
parade was passing the building, and
in a few moments they had leaped up
to the roof and enveloped the entire
Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh street
fronts of The hotel
Ten minutes later the flames were j
roaring through the interior of the ho
tel, and all escape by means of stair- J
ways and elevators was cut off. There '
was the wildest scene of excitement
within and without the building. A
complete list of dead will not be known
until tne ceons is seaxcaec. out proo
ably fifteen lost their lives and there is
a long list of injured.
Accident on the Rail.
TOLLAND. Kan.. March IS. East
bound passenger train No. 3. con
ductor Thomas, jumped the track just
west of Volland yesterday on the Roca.
Island road throwing the tank, bag
gage car and smoker down a bank and
leaving the chair car anc baggage car
partly tipped over. The train caught
.fire, the Sanies destroying the com
bination baggage and mail car. two
coaches and a chair car. Twenty-six
passengers were injured, two sen-
oaslv. me train Baggageman
tilled.
Wages for the Cttbaa. Army.
KAA--A. March IS. The United
States transport Meade (formerly J
Berlin), having on board the money I
for -ne payment of Cuban troops pre
vious to their being disbanded! acrorc
ing to the agreement arrived at be
tween Robert P. Porter, President Mc
Kinley's representative, and General
Maximo Gomez, commander-in-chief
of the Cuban army, arrived here at
10 o clock this morning, escorted by
che United States cruiser Chicago.
In cultivating your virtues, be sure
and uproot your vices.
TREATY OF PEACE.
ThQ
it of Spain An Her
Signature Thereto.
MADRID. March IS. The queen re
gent has signed the treaty of peace
between Spain and the United States.
The sirned treaty of peace will be
forwarded to the French ambassador
at Washington, M. Jules Cambon. for
exchange with the one signed by Pres
ident McKinley. No decree on the
subject will be published in the Official
Gazette.
WASHINGTON. March IS. In the
absence of any direct diplomatic com
munication between the United Statts
and Spain. Secretary Hay expects to
receive his first formal notice cf the
ratincation of the peace treaty by the
queen regent through the medium of
the French embassy here
The next step must be taken by
Spain; that is. it must name its special
envoy and no the United States
government of . . probable date upon
which he will present himself in
Washington witn the exchange copy
of the treaty o. peace. Although in
most instances little more than a
perfunetory cei cmuu.v . la the case of
tie exchange of ratifications of this
treaty the details wi.i be of more than
ordinary interest, for the occasion will
be historical.
The draft of the treaty of peace be
tween Spain and the United States
was signed in Paris on December 10,
1S9S. It was approved by the United
States senate by a vote of 37 to 27 on
a ebruary 6 and was signed by the
president on February 10.
Forminc a 91 oaquito Fleet
WASHINGTON. D C, March 15.
-ne navy department is taking steps
toward the formation of a mosquito
fleet for the Philippines. The condi
tions now prevailing in Luzon indicate
that for a long time it will be neces
sary to maintain a strict police of the
coast and inland watrs. For the in
land work, specially, the government
will need some very Iignt draft ooats.
For this work the big ocean tuzs that
formed the mosquito fieet that oper
ated around Cuba during the blockade
and of which the government has a
number, are now being looked over
with a view to just this service. Some
of them are on the Pacific coast.
The department has figured out a
coasting voyage thar will take them
up the Alaskan coast, coaling at Sitka.
Unalaska. Cook's inlet, and so down
through the Aleutian islands to Hake
dota. the northern point of Japan.
Thence they can make the run across
the China sea down to Hong Kong and
thence to the Philippines It will be
about a two months" voyage, bur one
that can be made safely. Spain hii
a large neet of the small gnnooats and
torpedo gunboats, admirably suited
for this work in the Philippines, but
has recently sold thirteen of them at
Hong Kone. It is possible some of
these vessels may be repurchased by
the government in case they are in
good condition ana can be had for a
reasonable sum. The tugs destine for
Philippine service will be armed with
an abundance of machine guns and
with heavier rapid-fire guns up to 6
or 12 pounders.
SfcKlaley in the Country. J
THOMASVILLE. Ga., March IS. (
President McKinley enjoyed the sun
shine and delightful atmosphere oi a
perfect day. A half hour was spent
in dispatching early business, includ
ing the signing of some army commis
sions. Shortly after 10 oclock the
party left the house for a drive to Mel
rose the beautiful plantation of .- A. ,
Hanna. Senator Hanna drove one
team and President McKinley himself
held lb reins in the smart yellow ,
trap which fcllowed. both teams go- .
ing at a good, sharp gait. Vice Presi- !
dent Hobart and two women of the .
party were with the president. Lunch- j
eon was served at Melrose and nearly :
the entire afternoon spent m the
country.
Abandon AoaUtnn Hospital.
ANNISTON. Ala.. March IS. The fe- -male
nurses wbo have been at the
Camp Shipp field hospital were dis
charged today Orders were also re- ,
ceived directing that the field hospital
be closed Monday and the patients
transferred to the regimental hospitals.
The patients, who are few in number,
are convalescent. The hospital corps is
ordered to proceed to Savannah next
Monday. Lieutenant M M. Cloud, who
has been in charge of the field hospital,
has been directed to report to Fort Sill,
Okl.
Raising the Value of Stock. '
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March IS. The
Wyoming State Board of Equalization
today raised the valuation upon live '
stock for purposes of taxation 30 per
cent over last year's rates. Range cat
tale are raised from 515 to $19 per
head, range sheep from 51.75 to $25
and other classes of stock excepting
horses, which are unchanged are raised
m the same proportion. The rise in
these valuations will increase the as
sessed valuation of the state $2,000,000. !
Flllipino Tire or Defeat.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March IS.
Advices have been received from Ma
nila which indicate that the climax
may occur at any hour. The officials
here are very well pleased with the
condition of affairs, but will not at
present discuss the details of the dis
patches. The indications are that hos
tilities may end within a very short
time. President McKinley has been
advised.
Waaiactoataa Make Cap tare
MANILA. March IS. Company G of
the Washington regiment has captured
150 additional prisoners near Taguig
and also seized some ammunition
Most of the rebels' arms were hiadea
or thrown into the river.
The engineers threw a temporary
bridge across the Pasig river for the
artillery and commissary trains.
The Twentieth regiment will return
from the front today.
Lixat Batteri far Otis.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March IS.
The war department has ordered sent
to General Otis three light batteries
and a half dozen Hotchitiss guns to be
used as mountain batteries. The gen- t
eral cabled last evening for these, say
ing that seventy-two horses should
accompany the three batteries. These
batteries are needed where -t is im
possible to move the heavier artillery
sow in the Philippines. The Hotchkiss
guns can be mounted on mules, which
can be secured in Manila and t-tfrgn
through the paths and over mountains
where it is impossiute to move heavy
armament.
CHICAGO. March IS. ie demo
cratic dry convention nominated May
or Carter H Harrison to succeed him
selL His naning mates will be
Adam Ortxifen for city treasurer, An
drew J. Ryan for city attorney nn-I
William Loeffier, the present incum
bent, for city clerk. The platform
adopted steers clear of national issues
and tne mayor will stand on his recosd
against the Allen bill
The Week in
The Legislature.
senate.
The senate resumed work on th
11th.
The clerk of the house announced
the passage of the following bills: H.
R. 20, 240, 270 264, 153. 5. F. 103.
Killed: S. F. Sol
Halderman of Pawnee moved that a
committee of three be appointed to !
confer with a like committee from tne
nouse to asrree upon a date for final
adjournment of the Twenty-sixth ses
sion of the Nebraska legislature.
Senathor Talbot thought the motion
was a little premature. The motion
prevailed, however, only a few voting.
Senator Currie remarked on the sud
den death of one of Nebraska's hon
ored congressman, tie moved that a
committee of three' upon resaliraons
be appointed by the chair and that the 5S3, 572, 333, 342. 4S5. K. R. 546 con
flag over the senate be floated at half t tains the same provisions as H. R.
mast the balance of the day out of re- 576; 342 provided for taxing telegraph
spect of the deceased statesman. His and express companies and is almost
motion prevailed. The chair namea the same as 4S4. which was placed on
upon the committee Currie of Custer, general file; 4S5 provided for a tele
O'Niell of Holt and "Hannibal of How- zranh rate of 20 cents for ten words
ard. and 1 cent for each additional word.
Standing committees reported the The other bills killed were all reported
following bills: S. F. 329, 341. 337 and by the committee on fish culture aad
H. R. 163 for indefinite postponement, game.
S. F. 343, 23S and H. R. 204 to pas3; Prince of Hall moved that when the
S. F. 31S and 327 for general file wita- house take a recess this afternoon it
out recommendation. be until S o clock, tonight, and it wa3
Of the bills indefinitely postponed, agreed to.
S F. 329 relates to the suspension cf a H. R. 251, the special order, was he
part of the herd act by vote of corn- bill introduced by Taylor of Custef,
ties. S. f 337 relates to paving be-. relative to the fees and salary of dis
tween rails by street car companies in trfct court clerks. It fixes tne salary
cities of the first-class. i in counties of less than 25,000 popula-
H. R. 163 related to fees to b tion at 11.600 per year, in counties hav
charged state banks for examining ing over 25,000 population i.fl00 and
and approving reports required by I-w. in all counties having more than 50,-
The chair announced as the commit- Q00 inhabitants S2.50O.
tee to confer with the house commit- An effectual attempt was made :o
tee on final adjournment the follow-1 postpone the bill indefinitely. Three
ing- Halderman of Pawnee Van separate motions were Toted down that
Duse of Douglas and Hall of Madion. sought to chanze the salary as fixed
Senate then went into committee of for Douglas county The committee
the whole to consider bills en gen- substitute, which was really the meas
eral file, ' ure under discussion, was recommend-
BIlls recommended for passage were ed for passage,
as follows- S. F. 229. H. R. 153. H. R. i H. R. 340. by Tanner, to require cor
S4, S. F. 190. 5. F. 10. Indefinitely post-, porations doing business in the state
poned: S. F. 174 and S. F. 192. , to file an annual report of their busi-
S. F. 229 relates to the game law. ness and organization with the secre
An amendment was made to prohibit tary of state, was recommended for in
the killing of quail at any time of the definite postponement.
year. The special committee on resolu-
H. R. 153 repeals the "grasshopper"' tions reported the following, which
K R. S4 repeals the law relating to
tfco nTri-t-nrtrm nf timhor tha nmvhiflr
having become obsolete.
S F. 192 provides for changes of
ven .- from county judges in all cases
where usti'-e-: of the neace have ecu-
rnrrrrr" inriipT?rm -hir-h ? tmo in
all cases where tie amount is less than
$200.
Canaday
that
and 563 he indefinirplt- nostnoned. In
suDDort his motion he said that since
rtiTt? ? Kfl i eVn"- HiTTt? eoccmn
was willing to get these bills out of,
the way. all b-ing measures introduced
by himself. His motion prevailed.
S. F 4 was a concurrent resolution
endorsing the Culloni bill in congress
extending the powers of the interstate
commerce commission. S F. 1S5 pro
videde a "library day' in the public
chools. S. F 224 provided that the
question of abolishing township tax
collectors might be submitted to the
electors of a township upon their pe
tition. S. F. 225. 226 and 22S amended
certain sections of the civil code. S.
F. 227 related to appointing clerks of
When the senate met on the 15th memory of the deceas ,ed. th e rflas over "..f-p lensth of tme
of Kearney offered a motion i "f""1 .-; .7. .V, I which the commission is apnointed un-
S. F. 4. 1S5. 224, 225. 226 227. 22S. l"JeP":53U .f' ,,. iler this bill is excessive. Moreover
the district court when counties reach-. c!aims t0 eo on generai SIe. A minor
ed the population of S.C00 or more, at ivr rep0rtasked that the bill be in
other times than the general elections definitelv postponed. The vote on the
for clerks of the district court. &. F. minority report was along partisan
263 sought to establish county histon-, Unes except t Memminger, fusioi.
CaLai?C;' ,- voted against the minority, while
.h Tr"5 ue,.5rauTr
act. and H. R.
a, repealing an ousu-
lete act relating to timber cultivation,
were passed.
At 11 o'clock the senate went Into
committee of the whole to consider S.
F. 211. 212. 214. which had been made
a special order for that hour.
S. F. 214 is a bill to authorize town
boards and the chairman of town
boards in counties having township or
ganization to purchase tools and ma
chinery for making roads in certain
ceses, and prescribe the manner of
payment therefor, and the use and care
of such machines, and to make the
breaking into said place of storage of
said machinery or tools and injury
thereto a misdemeanor, and fixing th
penalty therefor. The bill was recom
mended for passage.
In the senate on the 16ta fourteen
members only responded to roll call
at the opening.
In the afternoon standing commit
tees reported the following bills: S.
F. SS. 336. to pass; H. R ,.52 and S.
F. 324. for indefinite postponement: K.
R. 271 without recommendation.
The report on H. R. 152 was not
concurred in and the bill placed on
general file. It relates to building of
fences along railways.
S. F. 324 sought to abolish the fish
commission.
H. R. 271. which goes on general file,
is the barber commission bill.
The following were passed: S. F.
ISO. 167. 1S2. 303. 307, 137, 122, 163.
179. 181 202 and 177.
S. F. ISO is a curative measure. S.
F. lt7 amends section 119 of e crim
inal code. S- F. 1S2 is a curative
measure. S. F. 207 relates to contempt
of court proceedings. S. F. 137 pro
Viues a lien upon grain and corn for
threshing and shelling the same. S. F.
27 provides for paving and repav
ing in Lincoln. S. F. 127 amends the
law relating to public libraries by al
lowing library boards to draw uirwr.
ly upon the library fund instead of
through the counciL S. F. 163 amends
section 262 of the criminal code re-
lating to conservators of the peace. I
is. Jr. 13 is a curative measure, fc. F. ,
202 provides tnat banss shall pay
such interest on county tunas as may
oe agreeu upon oy tne county treas-
urer and bank subject to the approval i
of the county boards and repeals the
3 per cent minimum, t
S. F. 11
relates
to Stamping T:e .
quantity on all kegs, boxes, casks, etc.,
showing the amount contained there- i
in. a. F. 1S1 is a curative measure. .
Resolutions touching upon the death
ot uuKT9tx2i2m vireeae were passe
Senator Van Dusen spoke in tan
of S. F. 187, which seeks to amend
exemption taws of tne state, mak
ing $50 a month exempt instead
sixty cavs' wazes. The bill was rec
ommended for passage.
L tt. la, was aiso recommenaea ior j
passage, s. r. Sn. ior tne reiiet ot
Russell Loomis, giTing him title to
land upon which there is a cloud as ,
to his ownership, was also recommend- ;
ed to oass.
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-. special message irom xne gover- v
nor was received and placed on nit
for futu consideration.
It
ws as j
follows:
To the Members of the Legislates:
Gentlemen To the end that the in
terests of the people mar be fully con-1
serveu anu m orcer " W
again be permitted to pres their
win upon tne question ui wueuiei .
t there should be any increase in.
the
number of suareme judzes in ciir state
I would most ipectfdly fecomme
to your honorable body that you sub-
mis. to tae electors tur cueur dpu-
vai or rejection a comuununu
amendment increasing the number of
supreme juages. . a. ru i - i cxv,
Gorernof.
House.
In the house en the 14th the fol-
lowing bills were indefinitely port
pbned: ' ".' Ksrol5ra037130: 102, 14Ti
i Whereas. The state of Nebraska has
. CTtfforcH n lrvc in fhA dpnth flf th (IIS-
i tinguished citizen. William L. Greene.
congressman from the Sixth district
of this state be if
tt.esoiu. i sat we tender to tne
UlUllj OI OUr USCeasea CUngresSUiall ,
! our heartfelt sympathy in their hour
' of bereavement, and be it further
' Resolved. That out of respect to the
'- hone be direct Jp tran-aiit a
7y of these" resolutions to the family
ne
''1-
rt u",eairA.
In the house on the 15th the chair
announced this committee to act wifh
the senate committee on final adjourn
ment: Wenz! of Pawnee, Rouse of
Hall and Woodard of Hamilton.
Petitions came in asking for the
passage of H. R. 595, the Lincoln mo;
ument bill; for 421, the food commis
sion bill; one against 421 and one :n
favor of equal suffrage.
The committee on deficiencies re
ported H. R. 267. the bill appropriating
$47,067.45 to pay the sugar bounty
Broderick. Burns. Ditmar. Mann.
,:,., nf cniiT,0 9nH Wnrl -rotAH rr.
kill the bill. The result was 46 to 47
against the adoption of the minority
report and the bill was then nlaced
on general file by a vote of 46 to 39.
The same committee reported to the
general file H R. 342, the other uirar
bounty bill, which provided for the
payment of the sugar claims for the
year 1S96 in case the farmers were
paid the additional $1 per ton for the
beets raised. This was the bill known
as the "'farmers' bounty." The amount
appropriated by the bill was $73,966.63.
The report of the committee asked
that the bill be made a special order
tor next Tuesday A minority report
signed by McCracken, Wright and
Bums asked for the indefinite aost
ponement of the bill. An amendment
that the bill be placed on general file
was adopted by a vote of 51 to 43.
The committee placed on file H. R.
347, SOS, 375, 274. 447. 551, 426. 606.
602. 499. 2S0 and S. F. 149, 6S and 31.
The bills indefinitely postponed were
593, 452. 265. 490. 441. 57S and 126.
The house on the 16th was treated
tc a continuation of the senatorial
fight when Olmsted of Douglas offered
the following resolution-
Whereas. The resent session of th ,
legislature in drawing to a close an-i j
some 300 bills are now on general fite,
many of which are of great pub'i : i
importance and should become law;,
and
I Whereas, It will be possible to con
sider only a limited number of itd
, bills during the session, therefore 1
move that a sifting committee, com
posed of the following members of the
house. Olmsted, Burns, Fisher, Ditmar.
Sturgess. Tanner and Wheeler, be at
this time elected by the house to serve
, as such sifting committee curing the
remainder of this session, and further,
that no bills be considered out of th-i
regular orcer except such as may be
. recoznmenaea. oy saia committee from
time to time.
The resolution, after much discus
Sion -ms adopted.
Aresolution instructing our membe-s
0f congress to work for the establish-
ment of postal savings banks throus l-
OUt the counrrv was enr nn hr Fn-ani.
rd was adnnred
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H. R. 331. McCarthys bill to prevent
combinations, trusts" and mnrnnniu
in th hire-mir nnr? aoiiTT, h -.-.-
1 . .3.. i .5 , ...
nrndnM and arriIoc nf mo r.
placed on third reading and passed
bv a vote of 67 to IS
"s. F. 33, by Talbot, denning who
shall practice in the supreme coun
two additional normal schools similar
to the one at Reru and under the -same
management, was passed with the
emergency clause, bv a vote of 68 to "l.
The special committee appointed
some time ago to investirate as to. the
use of passes by the state officials
submitted two reports. The majority
report was signed bv Prince and
Smithberger and the minority report
by Stursess. Both were accepted.
j
c- and providine Denalties for violaTfni? i """"l-"- V"H"' A- '""w i- -. . . -s -,Q , fa- aeTi ki tors Kaa ii w-- dBu. .-iiaer
or of the provision, was nassed bv a vnre ntes. 0. Nebraska, and to repeal said "JZ7itl rh.-- permitting, the work Wxxl oe rushec so
the of 7S to 5 " original section; to provide for the re- ' -: "r-r "r7 rr VhV ritiTf as to ze: the building completed in
ak- , h. So. by Milbourn. appropriat- SS? gJPPt- I SSnS. 'tS?' SSr.hS? , me fcr.the G. A.. P state mo
ot ing the sum of S50.000. or , mnrh r.f co1ls 5?? !n... . ... ?J: 'u, M fi ahove uriesB ch meets in "iork some time
it Tnav t,, , --C - re tne d of Renresentaure k uuir;:r: " 1 .,-m , in May. Work on the new societv hall
-- ,M .- . uwsMa t. 4.W cskA&uLxix uft wm....;.., " . . itn ronon ann mil liuc uiacr; k.u.i. . -
6n motion of Hansen the special
Brder of the passage of H. R. 114 over
tke governor's veto was taken up and
resulted 43 to 45.
.Not having received the necessity
tnree-fifths rote the bill was lost.
Vetoed by the Goreraor.
Governor Poynter vetoed house roll
So. 114. a bill introduced by Wilcox of
ntaTy J&we ln honse whlls that
in committee of the whole
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motion was made and lost and later
Lwed and carried making the con-'
f sideratiol of Veto mcssage and the '
bfu speciaI order or Thursday
j aich 1S At that tiner if a three-fifths
i. fa secured for xhe motion. the bill
finay be declared passed by the house
over the governors veto.
Governor Poynter's reasons for veto
ing the bill as contained In his mes
sage to the house are as follows:
"To -the'Members-of- the- Honse-of
Representatives Gentlemen I here
with return to you house roll No. 114
without my approval for the following
reasons-
'First Th law creating the su
preme court commission was enacted
hw-itisf it was thousht the interests
of the people demanded ir It was only
. intanHed n n make shift to heln OUt
the supreme court until the people
I themselves could amend the state con
stitution so that the number of su
preme court judges could be increased
The proposition for such amendment
I to the people twice
ion. and thev have
nLif,- ,. atnpnd-
has been submitted
for their ratification
both nmes raiieu to ratiry sucn amena-
nnr rherohv .-ianrlv demonstratine
that the increase in the number of su
preme judges was uot a popular de
mand We should recognize th will of
the people a? supreme law. If they do
not desire an increase in the number of
members of the supreme court ir
seems that my duty is clear to pre
vent such increase being forced upon
them.
"Second The law as in operation the
past six years has a tendency to lesson
the weight and lower th dignity of
our supreme court decisions. Two
members of the court constitute a ma
jority and their agreement constitutes
the opinion of the court. It has hap
pened that an opinion so written has
been met by a dissent by the other
member of the court and all three of
the commssioners. What weight can
such an opinion possess when quoten
in pourt? of other states? They could
only bring our supreme 'ourt decisions
fci. v- - -
' into disrate u
not into opea con-
wempu
Third The public service does not
demand the continuance of this com
mission. The appropriation of suffi
cient funds to enable the supreme
court to emplov expert clerical help or
I ir'non rwvrjtrsn numann?. referees of nn-
! questioned legal ability and fitness
would meet all the requirements of the
I public service.
for
j appointment is made definite and
not at the will of the court. In this
wav the creature is made greater than
the creator. The people may change
! the court, but neither the popular will
I nor the courr itself may change the
I commission.
j "In consideration of the foregoing I
i deem it against public policy and the
' best interests of the citizens of Ne
I braska for this bill to become Q law.""
rrogre in the snte
The citieih day of the senate was
reached Thursday, when the adjourn
ment till Tuesday was taken. During
that time 353 bills were introduced in
the senate and fifty-nine house rolls
came over from the lower branch,
making a total number of bills to be
considered 412.
Of the 353 bills introduced by mem
bers of the senate, ninety-eight have
passed that body, seventy-five were in
definitely postponed, seventy-eight are
still on genemi nie. eighty-seven have
not been reported on by the commit
tees to whom they were referred and
fifty-nine are being engrossed for third
reading and passage.
The fifty-nine house rolls that
reached the senate have fared as fol
lows : Passed, 11; indefinitely post
poned, 10; on general file. 24; still in
committees' hands, 14.
Altogether the senate has passed lu9
bills, killed eighty-five and have 102
on general file yet to be considered
in committee cf the whole. Among
important measures yet to be consid
ered by the senate during the remain
ing days o! the session are the general
appropriation bills that have not left
the house at this time the revenue
bills that propose radical changes in
our system of raising revenue, the in
surance bills that remove tne insur
ance department from the auditor's
hands and place it under the governor
and the Zellers bill amending the bal
let laws so as to abolish the blanket
ballot now in use. These measures
alone are enough to take the remain
ing ten days cf the senate's time, to
say nothing
received no conside
The mere
the house that
various com:
ate are the following
H. R. 53 To amend section 11 ar
H1p -c-tfi nf chanter Ixxlf nf the rnm.
i np etatnros for 1S57. relating to sec-
I ,o,5-r nt rhc srtta VinfT nf fMncn.ir.
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tation.
H. R. 5S Repealing article 2. chap
ter Ixiv of the compiled statutes r
1S97, relating to inspection of oils.
H. R. 53-0 amend sections 129,
130. 13L 132. 137. 140 and 146 and
schecules "A" and "B," chapter xxvi,
rornrJJeo etarrrrac fn r 1W7 entfrled
ViZttrT
TT - x.
H. R. 7 A joint resolution submit-
ting to the electors of this state the
i question of holding a convention to
revise, amend or change tne consatu-
tion o" the state of Nebraska.
H. R. 271 To establish a state bar
bers examining hoard and to regu-
' late the prartic of barfecrins in tne
i tat
H. R. 6S To limit ana regulate the
J:
i employment of children in
. ... . ..
taring, mechanical and mercanuie es
tablishments, to provide a penalty for
its violation. and the enforcement of
! its Drovisicns and to repeal sections
1AZ? iT.K -irn T f .HnntOF -vr-Hi
245aa. 243bb and 243cc. chapter xxiii
of the comniled statutes fcr 1S97.
H. R. CI To amend an act entitle!
t authorizing county judges S
an ac
Prince, reducing the number or secre
taries of the beard of transportation
to one instead cf three.
H. R. 58, by Prince, abolishes the oil
inspection department. H. R. 33. by
Zellers, re-enacts the former ballot
law with some modifications. If passed
the present "blanket ballot" will be
abolished and the ticket in use prior
to the 187 legislature re-establisheiL
Of the senate ffles'ttill in committee
only nineteen are bills
introduced
i -j . ... -i : ftrra rnnvn rnp rannniiL" cunsiu
iincom countr to proviae ior tne ex-i - .- - :.,-zl.mA ,.s ant
I . . .."., tion of evenr bill mtmcuced m ta cat.
fctenee of the three supreme court Jon jjefQre the &ttieth da? of ' K-nry Lowmyre. a prosperous farm
, commissioners, whose terms of oce . 4slon sull it is considered a er living a few miles south cf Diller,
-have expired. The message announcing' ; d that cnt of 412 biIls onl7 ya his lert nd accidentally caught
ithis determination Was read by Sec-i S . .. ...,t t.i .,- ,-.,-f ; ..- ci.aii3- -jrrr! three finsers
of the 203 bills tnat have Cf the county cierK oi uie count., m rPmrorv nnrfpr rririnrar
important bills passed by ..i writing, verified by catn. showing - -- -
are new pending in th2 the amount and quantity of gram, . . . .
mittees' hands in the sen- threshed or snelled. tne price agreed r, . . ,,. ,,,,., ...,.
1 anrnfif fMl- ottH la-rV n aHwtrir:c Ida ia lu.z aiwj.- -vw a - - rvftOMfirwc fm rn norr on(?!fnrfn
' If.- - :r7T:.- l.i .conferred on Catholic clergymen out- . "::.. ". . .
.aa&v.. icuiitiiiii: Lixe iiiirri iwi- o 5:re- r ew -.- . -mi mwTmnA i - - ,!.-
prior to January 23. The standing rule
of ti senate that is probably the oo-t
grossly rlolated is the one that reads t
as follow3i
tCit UUI LUU 1CSUIUIIUU .-..-
to any
shall be
- mi,aa Hfci Mni Ait iftoi crvrft
reflrencl: anlCH further time L pe
'iallv zranted br the senate."
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11 uwi ruic "tic cu.u..t .
;r-n-
tier
tees. It is a convenient metnaa qc
killing many bills, especially those
the introducers- do not care enough '
about to force them out cf committees.
3Iany bills are introduced by members
at request of their constituents and (
they have no further Interest in their
welfare.
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The Jtlote in th Hon- i
In the house the ictl number of t
bills introduced was 622. Adain tJ
nlflty-eight bills sent to the nouse uV
the senate, the total to beconsidered
by the hous4 was 720." Hsnse rolls
passed number fiftr--ine, indefinireiy
postponed 194. on gsnernl file, 227,
still in committees" hands, 142.
Of the ninetry-eight senate files m
the house ten were killed, eve passitl.
twenty are on general file and fifty-
three are
hands.
lih in the committees
Altogether the house has passed aix-ty-four
bills, killed 204. on general n!?,
247: Kill in committee' hands. ISj. ;
The fart -h.it taA senate allows tne I
chief engrossing and enrolling clerk !
54 per day. whue the shme employe cf
the house only gets So per uaj. ios
been the cause of several attempts on '
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the part of the litte. & fnendc to have
(,;: -nv riism raUi ro sn pnualitv with !
special or standitig comniuee -- - Bnrwi I IIIII IIIIIII V llif IH llillll
renorted to the senate by tnat "': '-- - . . . .. ,,M UUIUIIIUUiJ UlUllj UUIIIl
z.i Tipr rem iire suu um " - " wm jt. ,-
the snaieV engrossing and enrolling effect of the warlike spirit in the land
clerk. In the 3rg;raents favoring :e . upon sex in birth has received some
raise it has been stated that the en- I new apostles in this country, occa
gicssing and enrolling clerk a the j 9i0ned by the rather unusual ocenr
hoiLse has much more work to do thin rence of the birth of four srandsocs
the senate clerk because twice as ma:i
bills are introduced in the lower hoase.
A few figures upon this subject wi'l
correct this wrong impress.on The sen
ate engrossina and enrolling clerk iris
engrossed ninety-eight bills and on
rolled five, making a total of 103 Diils
that have passed through his hand..
The house enrolling and engrossing
clerk has engrossed fifty-nine bills and
enrolled eleven, making a total of s.v
entv. Consequently the senate ci?r
has handled thirty-three nr . bu'ls
than the house clerk.
The reason the senate clerV has mere
bills is apparent. It comes frGa the
very fact that the senate is a smaller
body of men. with a much ies? num
ber ai bills to consider. It enan'.'-s
them to consider n
bills more
a rule at the beginning of the session
that no extra time was to be aliowcu
fcr any night work that might hare to
be done. The engrossing and enrolling
cierk cf the house gets extra for the
night work.
Along toward the closing day of ihe
sessions, however, the work of the
house enrolling room increase? as the
Dis apropriation and avenue bills corns
back to De enrolled and it is always 'he
rase rhnt the entire force will be"
obliged to work one or two entire
nights to get bilis enrolled -o that the
session may come to a close.
One bill that is cow in the hinds
of the governor and ab-nr which some
doubt has been expressed as to !t re
ceiving his official approval is H. R.
11, extending the supreme court com
mission. Ever since tne creation oi '.-it.-
commission it has been the practice to I
aries of the commissioners were put
back and the amendment was accepted
by the house. The bill to reappoint
the commission has bera in the hands
of the governor three days and has not
vet teen signed by him.
LIn on Thrhinr Work.
The matter cf grain liens for thresh
ing the same nas oeen given consid
erable attention during this session of
the legislature, several bilis having
oeen introduced aicng tnis line, i n
Senate stfttecinr-u I i;i.ui-iu.i.u.0
bili for passage that gives the thresner
and cornshstler a lien upon grain
threshed and corn shelied. The pro
visions at the bill are as follows:
Section 1. Any owner or lessees of
a threshing machine, or corn sheller,
who threshes grain or shells com for
another therewith by virtue of a con
tract, expressed or implied, with the
owner thereof, shall, upon filing th
statement provided fcr in the next sec
tion, have a lien upon such grain .or
the value of his services in threshing
or shelling the same frcm the date of
the commencement of ich services.
e Anv nerson entitled to a
lien under this
thirtv days a
shelling is completed, file in the office
upon fcr threshing or shelling and a
description of the land upon which
tho a a?n ica ptowti or stored. LnIeS3
tha norum entitled to a lien file such
...tnnn .irhJn rha rimo afnrp.1!(1
d StAiCUlCUt ......AAA ..A-- t..... . w w
ho shall be deemed to have waived his
right thereto.
Sec 3. Such a lien shall have pri
ority over all other liens and encum
brances on such grain.
Aa ir. i
iao. 4. I'non default bem
lheMvment of a debt secured by such j
if ' Ci". " v -T. .,r,
4iiUU '
"en " c,7r-J":.l
lne notice cUlU ll turr ii4iiiii Fu"u'u
Q tj,c foreclosure of mortgazes upon
fl,rai nronertv and the holder of
sncb nen shall be entitled to the pes
of ua nroortv covered there
by for the purpose of foreclosing the
same.
Sec 5. It shall be the duty of the ;
county clerk to file ana mcex sucn
statement or lien upon tne personal
- property required bv law to be filed
m
ni utLii-e lu si. o m.u. ..?.
upon personal property and fcr such
he shall be entitled to a like fee.
'
WASHINGTON, march 17. By papal ,
brief just received by the apostolic del-,
egate. Mgr. Siephan has been raised to
'.fl" "SmK I
This is the highest honor which is ever
prelate.
17. Sixty
CHRISTIANA, March
leftist members of the storthing, the
legislative assembly of Norway, have
declined an invitation to dine wiCx
the Swedish crown prince Gustaf, who
is acting as regent of Sweden and Nor-
way during the absence of King Oscar
TL. who is in southern France, seeking
j to recuperate bis health. i
d Das
rapiaiy anu in sreaiei uujwci tiuw , Qi vwTaore-s j
,. ,- i ,.,.V.J-.... fh'in
the house can. w nue uie sena cie..s about .30 g
aiCLS t Ut:i UtX .Uiiir :Ai.- -w ,w- - wfl
t:it -n nli --tsi' I in attf nrtrtT- '
the commission. After the appro?- 'bwh sixty-nve gold rmss was the
,ir, h;n onr m r'no .senate the sat- onncipal bulk. ine cierks noticed
chapter snail, within . "
fter the tnreshmg or . Tr .' . ,,';".', ,
ration whatever. which the gram is grown a statement - - - ,,, fePf! . ....
X"TT"R1? TT XPWS
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en-,, cases of scarlet fever prevail
nt n;nr and fears are expressea tnaw niiimniin inin unnv
At a tanners institute ui ujiaiius i w- --- - ..
township York county a vote was
.taken as to the condition of rate.
whear One-half the farmers present
- - ...i r,i r.i-
voteu uiai. watiiu - uiii.j-,wvi.
, , , : ... ...w.ti.r.i p,rr
were masnea so oauj tu.. iaiiuwu
was necessary.
Martha Stehlik. a domestit employed
m tne family of L. Dredia of Crete,
committed suicide by taking poison.
je Ti -s ony is years old. No
ca--se can be given for the act. Her
parents are farmers.
Paxton Gallagher of Omaha arc
- nreuarlc - r to open a brancn house in
Hastings and have already secured a
lease on the Shsdd block at S17-S19
West Second street, one of the bSw
locations in the city.
Fire brofc" out lnthe residence of
I Jacob Gesler. Beatrice, starting near
the roof from a defective flue, and
bfore the fire dpartment could reach
the place neariy J50O damage had been
' doc? to building and contents. The
' loss Is fully covered by $700 insurance
carried in the Home cf New York.
Jefferson county mortgage record for
February is as follows: Farm mon
gases Forty-two filed, amounting to
I57.3S5; fifty released, amounting to
$63,067. City mortgages Eleven filed,
amoIin
to $3,734. seven releasee.
;:,Sp4
:jS. l-o
amounting to 5J.w. inaitei mun.-
y-six filed, amounting to
released, amounting to
$17 H
i..4 ..
Prnfcsnr Schwesk's theory of the
in cne month. Mrs. Julius Peters. Mrs
Fred Stolley. Mrs. Sherman Lassen
and Mrs. Ed. Srhieichert. all daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seier. gave
birth during February, each to a Sea
bouncing boy.
Within a few days it is expected that
Senator Thurston will recommend a
postmaster for Omaha. This place,
which is the last of the big positions
which the senior senator from Ne
braska will be called upon to fill dur
ing the present administration, has
been on th" books since the middle of
February, the present postmaster Eu
clid Martin, having expressed a desire
to !?e relieved of his position as scon
as convenient.
supper was given fcr th benefl
estitute. aad as a result
obtained, which will
expended ior tne necessities or me.
, to he distributed among these unfor
i tunates. The long, hard winter has
been severe on mny people there and
a recent visit to a number of destitute
homes by a committee of young ladies
led to the discovery that there were
many homes in the city which were
in need of immediate aid.
The residence cf Rev. A. F. Mor
gan of Grand Island wad burglarize I
last week, several suits of ckrhinr
and underwear being taken. Mrs.
Morgan was absent on a visit and 3Ir.
Morgan was stopuinc a: the Koehler.
This appear to have been known by
the thieves as they railed ear'v and
were not at all careful as to aether
they attracted attention or not. in?
pohee havr no clue, though ir appears
certain that local talent was at work.
Burglars sained admittance to the
three atranzers in the store the pre
vious day and have a gcod descrip
tion of each whih is now in t
hands of the officers An attempt was
made to force an entrance to the house
of Charles Stillman. but the maraud
ers were frightened awaj before their
object was accomplished.
Amcnc the ir..iicaUor. that a new
tide of immigration is setting in to- 1
ward Nebraska, says the Omaha Bee.
is a tramload of immigrants and their
effects that passed through Omaha the
other day on their way to Knox county,
where they have purchased 2J50O acres
of land on which to make their future
homes The entsrariiw was promoted
by R. C Peters Co.. who secured a
special train for the immigrants from
Omaha to their destination. This con
sisted of one day coach ana fifteen
cars fcr household gcods and other
personal effects belonging to the new j
arrivals. The immizranta consisted of t
forty Germans from Clay and O'Brien
counties. Iowa, and they carried $20.
000 in cash besides their implements
and effects.
Representatives of a Tcpeka hos
pital have fceen doing business with
was obtained under false reDresenra
tion and warns all jersons . Mint
buyinz the note, as he will nor sa.
the same A ?nbstantial farmer race
to town the other morning z.a had
an interview with the doctor s. c r n
a check which he had given him the
evening before, and told him the ost
thing he could do was to !av t.wn
at once, as he was goinz o Iie "ourt
house
to have him arres..-d. iliis
tc? ,asi 5e o:.. nr
his assistants ar waitlUZ I.IS ap
was the last seen of the lootor and
ance at the hotel, and do not know
what to do.
The Bancroft creamery was entirely
consumed by fire. j
Joseph Elkins. one of the first set-
tiers Q Harlan county, died at Wilcox '
last week at the home of his son. Lafe t
Elkins. aged 72 years. Mr. Elkins ,
homesteaded 160 acres of land in tne
northeast part of Harlan county about
twenty-five years ago. when settlers
were scarce and buffalo were plenty.
He removed to Wilcox several years
azo. His wife died about a year azo.
t
Four children survive him. One son
Hves at Creede. Colo., one at Wilcox.
aa dorie -ith the Third Nebraska
Cuba. His only daughter Mrs.
H b a ""
i win commence in a iew uays.
The dangerous combination of a
careless boy and a gur zae Nelson
people an example of its effects the
other day. Fred Buffinsrton. son of
Dr. Bufilngton. being shot through the
j calf of the leg by young Guy Sheffler.
Both boys are about 13 years old
While the wound is very pain'trf, no
serious results are feared.
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