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VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER 52.
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KEST1NT, AFTER BAHLE
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. APfilL 5. 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,508.
American Soidiers Lounging
iri Fiillpino Capital.
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF TtOOTS.
First Xebranka Beam the Brant of Flfht-
"r jitltc a Komlifr Hr CaMait'lcs IH
the KeffiHkent ftfontaa Men Sabatl
ttate 8lar and Stripes for Fllllpine
aa; IasaiXent iMMiita; Heart.
GETTING TROOPS HOME. Je9e9eS89SS.9fiS8SSSe9SSS8esese59e9BS894af
8
MANILA, April 1. 'the American
flag was raised over Malolos at 10
O'clock yesterday. The Kansas regi
ment and the Montana regiment, on
entering the city, found it deserted)
the presidencia burning and the reb
els retreating towards the mountains
In a state of terror. It is believed they
cannot in future make even a faint
resistance.
The American loss 'was small.
It is evident that the rebels for some
lime past have abandoned all hope of
holding their capital, for the Ameri
cans found there evidences of elabof
ate preparations for evacuation. On the
railroad the rai.s and ties for about t
mile had been torn up and nrobably
thrown into the river, the prisoners
aptiirt-rt were a few Chinamen. They
Said Aguinaldo left Malolos on Wed
nesday. The principal citizens of Malolos,
their families and goods have been
taken into the country over the rail
road, while others have departed on
foot, carrying their possessions and
driving their cattle and other animals
before them.
Most of the relel forces were re
moved to positions east of the rail
road, leaving only some small "bands
In the strong trenches in- front of Ma
lolos. General Mat-Arthur started for the
rebel capital at 7 o'clock in the morn
ing with two rapid firing guns flanking
the track, two gur.s of the Utah bat
tery on the right and two gunB of the
Sixth artillery on the left of the raa
ids, firing continuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Malolos and the Nebras
ka and Pennsylvania regiments and
the Third artillery kept along the
right of the railroad.
The only effective stand made by the
rebels was at a bamboo and earth
work, half a mile from Malolos. and on
the right, wnere the Nebraska regi
ment, as was the case yesterday, had
the hardest work and suffered the
greatest loss.
Colonel Funston, always at the
front, was the first man in Malolos
followed by a group of dashing Kens
ans.
The Filipino flag, which was flying
from th center of the town, was
hauled down by some of the Montana
regiment, who triumphantly raised
their own above it.
From the column of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as if the whole
place was ablaze. It turned out. how
over, that only the presidencia. or
goxernment building, and a few of the
smaller buildings had been set on fire
by the rebels before they evacuated
the place.
From the reports gathered by the
American officers, from prisoners and
others, it Is believed that the rebel
army is constantly losing strength on
account of desertions, and that al
though the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces of Agui
naldo will disintegreate, in perhaps a
month, to a few hundreds, who may
continue waging guerrilla warfare in
the mountains.
The American troops behaved splen
didly. They advanced steadily against
successive lines of trenches, through
woods and jungles and suffering from
frightful heat
In addition the American volun
teers were handicapped in fighting by
the fact that their Springfield rifles
nre of shorter range than the Mauser
rifles in the hands of the rebels. Under
those circumstances the steady ad
vance of onr troops is a realty re
markable achievement.
The victorious American army is
feasting on cocoanuts and bananas
and enjoying a well earned rest, while
the hospital train is carrying the
wounded back to Manila.
FIRST NEBRASKA CASUALTIES.
Following is a list of casualties in
the First Nebraska:
Killed PRIVATE MILTON LYNDE,
Company A. York: PRIVAiE WILL
IAM ORR, Company A. York; JAMES
H. WHITMORE, Company L. Omaha.
Wounded First Serjeant Vickers.
Company A, groin, severe; Private
Roy Campbell, Company A, leg. mod
crate; Private Henry Heckman, Com
pany G, thigh, severe; Private Otto
Kaslenberger. Company H. shoulder,
slight; Private Jack L. Beach. Compa
ny H. forearm, slight.
Wounded, Marcn 30: Sergeant Hugh
Clapp. Company D. thigh, severe
Sergeant Robert McConnell. Company
. H, breast, slight; Private Herbert H.
Barber. Company A, wrist, thigh and
buttock, severe; Private William Logs
den. Company G, chest, severe; Pri
vate George R. Bommer. Company G
forearm, slight; Private Lyvners Dur
ham. Company G. chest, severe; Pri
vate Bert S. Watts. Companv G. thigh
slight; Private Herbert Hodges. Com
pany D, leg. slight; Private Eric New
fcldt. Company D. thigh and shoulder,
severe: Private John E. Davis, Com
pany G, hand, slight; Private Claude I
-npnowitn. Company G, thigh,
slight; Private Llyod Spottenstein.
Company H, severe; Private Edwaru
Downing. Company H. thigh, slight
Private John C. Marshall. Companv H,
leg slight; Private Walter A. h.ifritz
arm. severe; Private Roy Duncan,'
Company H. leg, slight.
Thlrteea Thousand Returned Mom Cab
baring thejfbnth of fearcii.
WASHINGTON. April L So far
during the month of March 13.000
troops have been landed in the Unit
ed States from Cuba. This work has
required especial expeditionary meas
ures on the part ot the quarantine ser
vice, but so far all the retirements
made upon the service hae been met.
The war department has exercised un
usual haste because of the desire to
avoid the necessity of compliance with
the order of the treasury department
requiring the disinfection of all the
baggage of returning troos and their
equipment prior to entry. This has
been successfully accomplished by the
co-operation of the Marine hosnital
service and the quartermaster general's
uuice wunoiu an exception.
The arrival of transpoi ts at southern
norta has been so arranged as to ner
mit tne disinfection of baggage with
out causing undue detention of troops
Transports carrying troops were sent
in accordance with this arrangement
to the quarantine stations at Dry Tor
tus8 and at Blackbeard island and td
FIorMar-trtatc-tjnararitine "station
at Tampa and the city quarantine sta
tion at Savannah, Ga. Marine hospi
tal surgeons were sent to ail tfcrse
points to exneditc thp 4insn h..
Colonel Bellinger, quartermaster of
the war department, is in general
charge of the work. The marine hos
pital service also has furnished addi
tional disinfecting machinery for th
work. All told about 1,000 tons of bag
gage has been df3infected during the
month and no baggage was allowed to
evade that duty, although some efforts
were made in that Erection.
A report has been received at (bo
war department from Mainr pMr
of the Utah regiment, now a bricade J
"euu n .uaiiua. ii is dated Febru
ary l.-, but contains no information r
prdlng the fighting that had been go
ing on about Manila. The details re
Iated mainly to the sickness and health
conditions of the brigade. Th ve were
some malaria and some smallpox cas
es, but the brigade had evidentlv not
been engaged in any fighting, as "noiu
i.Df Was 8a!(1 abo,,t casualties. This
brbrade was about three cmr a half
miles outside of Manila and stretched
from Pasig to Manila bay. Surgeon
Penrose said their meals were cooked
in Manila ami sent to them three times
a day. The food was excellent and
there was no complaint among th
The Week in
The Legislature
The salary of the deputy secretary of H. R. 254. ameridliff section 6. fitte
state was raised from $I,50( to 1,6Q0. 2. civil code, and providing tat there
In the auditor's office the office of j shall be no limitation to the f'jne
bond clerk at ?1.000 per year was witttft which counties or municipal
striCKen out, also the office of insurance corooration Way hii-in on .-;..
commissioner and insurance clerk were for the recovery t th title of oos-
aincKen oui. to i) placed some other session of roads or streets, pgssful. 61
n-tv, nvnns 10 me passage or tne to IP.
men.
Man of Fillip-no Failed
WASHINGTON, April l.-A copy of
the Japanese Times of February 12
published at Tokio, has been received
here. It contains an interview with
an American uamed Crocker, whd
may be Prcf. Crocker of Columbia col-
-t,c, Ttno was an eye-witness of the
first two days' fighting about Manila,
which began February 5.
He indicates that "the Filipinos in
the city undoubtedly contemplated
rising en masse, but failed to carry
out the plan of cooperation with those
in arms outside of the city.
He says if the rebels had de&lroved
the water sunnlv of tho oisv it -i
have entailed great hardship upon the
nuicwuuut,, ann attributes their fail
ure to do so to their regard for the
well-being of the Filipinos in thecitv,
"During the fighting," says Mr.
Crocker, "Aguinaldo, who is supposed
to be at Malolos, communicated with
Dewey. He sent him a message, in
w-uich he said, 'For God's sake, stop
the firing,' and disclaiming all respon
sibility in connection with the start
ing of the trouble. Dewev. however,
refused compliance, and I think gui
naldo is now accepting the situation.
There was norne talk of Aguinaldo
resigning and Washing his hands of
the whole affair, but I do not think
he Will do SO. The nnininn io ,
it was not Aguinaldo who precipitated
iui ming, Dut nis followers whom
ne couia not control."
Mr. Crocker left Manila while the
fighting was still in progress and his
estimates of the casualties are very
wild. He says there were from 5 00D
to 10,000 Filipinos killed and wounded
and tells of the terrific destruction
wrought by the shells from our war
ships. The shells from the Monad
nock, he says, killed "twenty, thirty,
and sometimes fifty natives at a time."
Senate.
When the senate met on the 24th
standing committee repprts were nu
merous, as follows: H. R. 297; to
pass; S. F. 266 and 291. fa pass; H. ft.
-51, to pass with cnendmenis R P-
?30, 331, 47 and 288, no recommenda
tion. rtocke of Lancaster offered th'e fol
lowing resolution:
"Whereas, during the early portion
cf this session resolutions were adopted
by the senate which reflected on Colo
nel John M. Stoisenburg of the Firs,
Nebraska regiment at Manila, and
requesting his recall from command
thereof: and
'Whereas, suca resolutions were
adopted without any hearing oh the
part or in behalf "of saldColonel. and
in the light of recent information as
to his conduce in battle r.nd command
rt ttfe regiment, those resolutions seem
io ao tne colonel an injustice; there-
jorei
"Resolved. That ihe resolutions
above referred to" be rescinded and
wholly expunged from the records of
"-is body.
The resolution failed to carry and
w.is laid over one day.
The following bills yer passed: S.
F. 91, by Noyes, making the Friday
nearest the middle of May "Bird day;"
S. F. 2Dd the Talbot 'concurrent reso
lution relating t- money niie the ctate
educational fund from the sale of the
Pawnee reservation by the govern
ment; S. F. 99, relating to the issuanco
of teachers' certificates bv county su
perintendents, and S. F. 21$, by Netfefl,
iiMug primers tees.
ii. b 38 was recommitted to correct
errors in engrossment.
The sifting committee reported the
liEt of bills for advancement, following
. j. . avi, an iuiiuws: XI. Xt. Z4U. . f.
3C4, H. R. 191, S. F. 231, 184. 319, 338.
302, 176, 238, 249.
The senate -d not concur in the
report on s. F. 2S8, and .. was indefi
nitely postponed.
H. R. 501, the general appropriation
bill, was given il first reading.
In the afternoOh .albdt df Lancaster
moved that the printers df the blue
book be instructed to furnisn 2o0 copies
to the secretary of the senate. He said
his motion was in accordance with a
resolution passed early in the sessiori.
'ihe motioh prevailed by a light vote.
In committee of the whole S. F. 211
and 212, relating to roads, were recom
mended to pass.
more light on the bill.
not prevail.
His motion did
Weat'r hill,
Th'Q stHrirr of the ttenulv auditor was
ftiXtM ... - A . k A, .rirl ..- . .
jtii jiujii i,ayy u i,duv ht year.
The salary of r the? depilfy sujpenn
tendent of instruction w.ts raised frcmi
$1,500 to $1.C00 per year.
The committee on public lands 53&
Senator Crow offered the following V i 13.1 Ti T
ill in Wimhliat,- win, !, vm' - Ulldin.es reported H. R. 8, s
bill in compliance with the wvernor's ; fn'Tnn?0. -i i"" R" 8' appr
speciatmessage1: ,s- fc 355. to provide ' uSJm tn, rTi r"!f
for the settlement and ctfmproniisie 6 2fi?i!?Sf, WJ'Jl ,n',cfinlte
claims Sue tli6 state .of. Nebraska ftfiM.' ST,
persons; heretofore holding offices of "V ?iai
opriat-
at the
nost-
rho game was non-t-nn-
. in. ant! the bill Was placed on
state treasurer and auditor of public
accounts and sureties or their official
bonds and for moneys due from banks
designated as depositories of the cur
rent funds of the state and on bonds
given as security therefore and to pro-J
viue ior tne creation ot
ma'ke sucli settlements.
The senate had an evening session.
In the Scuttte on the 30th H. Ft. 41$,
to appropriate $5,000 to build a stand
pipe and repair the heatine ami licht-
U WJ l,u"inEr rinnnrntMc -ii tVin Dii-.,' u,.n,.i .
a board to ," ":-, "'" "" "';-" " " "
iiuwm uy a voie Ol Zt IO Z.
H. R. 264. appropriating $35,000 to
build ft library building at the Peru
When the senate mer nn the ooiw i Normal:, v as defeated.
was decided to take up bills, oh third " In making up the njlrliites tbp. upcrs
reading and passage before the special taiy ot ths senate discovered th,at H
order. R. 363 and 517, which were passed ves-
Prout of Gage offered the following terday, had not been read on three diff-
H. R. $0?,- .appropriating $5,000 fo-
the relief of Neo'f.l'-ka City; failed to
pas?, 42 to ?6.
H. R. 2S9, requiring saloon" keepers
to furnish surety company boai'-:;
passed, hi to 28.
SV. F'. 29S, tho resolution of thanlts
to tlic Ffsf regiment at Manila; passed
29 to 0.
S. F. 18. authorizing the organiza
tion of mutual surety bond compan
ies; passed 68 to 12.
S. F. 113. permitting imprisonment
at hrtrd labor for fines and costs;
pdssed.
S. F. 119, relating to action against
joint . tenants ; passed.
receivers of stolen properly, was passed
by a vote of 71 to 3.
S. F. 93. a curative bill, relating to
be amendment of pleadings, was
passe'
S. F. $7. 151. 153. 155. 156. 157. 129,
126. 125, 58 and SO. all curative bills,
were passed.
H. R. 603. the miscellaneous claims
bill, tvhkh carries an appropriation of
about $45,000, came up on third read
ing and pas passed with the emergsney
stricken out by a vote of 51 to 30. Sev
eral members recorded themselves
against the bill because of the mixture
of meritcrlo'it claims with what they
termed a "plain steal."
H. R. 599. appropriating the sum of
S914.77 to pav for boofco and supplies
for the state library, wat passed with
only ten votes against it.
If. H. 600. the deficiency appropriation
bill, was passed. The claims provided
for amount to ?0,tty.4i.
I A large number or 3enate bil- were
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S. F. 124, W prevent the careless set- i read the second time and referred to
ting out of fires; passed. committees.
H.- R. 363. the Myers compulsory H. R. 210. by Burman. providing for
('ducat'im bill, was advanced to a the government, regulation, examina
third reading. i tion, reporting and reorganizing the
The house adjourtt$4 to 2 o'clock business of building and loan assocla
Monday afternoon. t tions, was passed.
all
. J AH A .1 a . .. I
resolution, wnicn was adopted under !t.,tul ". required y tne constitu- cept those
suspension of the rules: ". 1 ney were put on their p'wage to be prov
"Resolved, That the attorney general gam and passed. . i; nr
be and is hereby reauested to' ftirnlRh I i c senate went into committee of stairs i
to this body a full report of the status" ' the whole to consider H. R. 444, with
or all litigation now pending in the Owens of Dawson :rt ihe chair. The
courts to recover from the bondsmen of .following amendments' prevailed:
defaulting state officers, together with Girls Industrial school at Gfietrf
the names of such bondsmen and the 'matron's salary raised from $600 toJmefftfp-'JMtati and first-class in the I 202. requiring county treasurers
amounts of Indebtedness? also the j sso- hands of the til council to be used un- i to b-'Pdit funds in the banks of the
amounts due the state frdm insolvent I Mil ford Industrial Home, sewing der the direction and rontrol of the county on a.M Interest rate agreed upon
.th rt-- St by Flynn. an act requiring! ... ., ., . ,.
II buildings fVnir stories or over, ex- ,a t.hn f!0"sc " the 30th stan,,n5
used as Bi'iVaJ. residences, "iniiimees r-orie- io me Kene.ai me
Ided Tilth one or filOr metal- -!l'- -UI- -- -Vi- -M- -'- "" -0
stair fire escapes, ladders or,""' -ol lb'- u" lo' 1,y aml ("-
rtJffl eeh storv, was passed bv a ' ,n committee of the whole b. F. 160,
vote of 74 to i iTotli a bill lo appoint a commission to
H. R. 621. by fiettt'filef, an act ' colif the statutes, was indefinitely I
amending the tax law and puttulft 9np- ' i"sweu w.iumi. ucu.uc, iy a uie oi
f.1 !. i . .i , .,.- w. . i S tn
nan in i.uc luaii iuuum in cities or me ..
late Ikb EtalEsMt
Cfelcac Nw Trk mmM
D Wanigm CtnuttiM.
nxj miMaiip ncKrrs.
BUYS GOOD NOTES
4ftftkeJpaita eMtean fkn tky mm ht
ueposuory uanKs and the names of the teacner .at ?240 per annum added. A board of park commissioners In the j between tne treasurer and tne nanics,
sureties on' such depository bonds." t Motion by Talbot of Lancaster raising I improvement of the park roads and Kaid funds to be subject to check, was
The following bills were passed: 8. lIie salaries of the superintendent from ! boulevards, was passed bv a vote of 6'J . indfifinltely postponed.
F. 214. 212. 211. 281. 238, 287. 266. 240. i $S00 to $1,000 carried'. Ills jsttontiori I to S. " S. F., by Senator Reynolds of Dawes
' ..- i.i i i. , .,.x-..,..;. . . ,
..o jdiit'ii iu wiu iav iienniieiv living i
201. 284, 319. 249. 172.
S. F. 211, 212 and 214 are bills to Dro- the salary at $800. and bo was mm
vide better roads and give public au-, pelled to move a reconsideration. The
thorlties. power to purchase the heces- law prevailed.
sary .tools. New insurance department, deputv
S. F. 281 provides for the purchase ot ! commissioner 6f insurance. $1,600 per
4,016 medals to decoVte ihe volunteers annum; clerk, $1.20(1. .U'heH thin de
of the three Nebraska regiments and partment was under the auditdr the
Troop K. I inrurance deputy cot $1,200 and riori-
The clerk of the house announced $1,000. The motion to add a stenograph-
Tiic senate was in session all day on
the 5.n.
No Troop to Be Sacrifice".
WASHINGTON. April l.-It is said
at the War department that General
Otis will not make a campaign during
the rainy season, nor is it believpd
that he will at present chase the Fil
ipinos into the mountain fastnesses of
Luzon. The officials consider it evi
dent that the fight that was in Agui
naldo has been whipped out of him
and it is believed he cannot hold the
Filipino army together much longer.
If Otis advises the War deDartment
will approve a cessation of active hos
tilities or further forward movement
The Cabinet IHeetinr.
WASHINGTON. April l.-ln the ab
sence of late news from Samoa or the
Philippines the cabinet meeting was
devoted to other matters. The Nicaragua-Panama
canal commission
rSL?'8?Uf?ed informay and it is t.ie
belief of the cabinet that the present
mlral Waller is the head, will be re
appointed with probably two addi-
ww. uicmuere. me czars
conference was not mentioned.
peace
Election Contest Filed Early
WASHINGTON, April l.-The" clerk
- of the house of representatives is be-
- ginning to receive installations of the
testimony in contested election cases
which will come up for consideration
at the next session of congress. Thus
far the most of the testimony has been
from the contestants.
Probably the most important cases
will be those of Dockery against Bel
lamy, in the Sixth North Carolina dis
Sh."?? a.lker.asast Rhea in the
Ninth Virginia district. In the elec-tions-im
both these districts, incidents
subsequent thereto have been attended
with bloodshed. ea
: Evidence has been filed from other
districts as follows: Fourth, Alaba
ma, Aldrich against Bobbins; Eighth
Kentucky. Davidson against Gilbert'
Eleventh. Kentucky, White against
Duenng; iimn, Jort Carolina, Pear
- son against Crawford; Second, Virgin
ia, Wise against Young.
Carried Xare mad Co Mas.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l.-The
transport steamer Charles Nelson has
sailed for Manila. She had 900 tons
of freight, which is to be equally di
vided between the commissarv and the
quartermaster's departments. Lietiten-
8Tnt ored A,oe of tile Eighteenth
United States infantry was in com
mand of sixty-six recruits, a number
of whom are for the hospital corps. .
Standing committers repr.rtd II. R.
390 to appropriate money belonsiug to
the State Normal Lchool library funrt
for the purchase of books for the li
brary, to pass, and 418, appropriating
$5,000 to build a standpipe for fire pro
tection and lighting repairs, and to
furnish the chapel at the Sui" Normal
school, to pass. H. R. 960 was ihdfefl
nitely postponed.
Steele of Jefferson moved that all ap
propriation bills be made -i sgpeial
order for Tuesday at 10 o'clock. His
motion prevailed.
Canaday of Kearney moved to non
concur in the report of the railroad
committee on II. R. 560. The bid pro
vides that the secretaries of the board
of transportation may draw up their
own complaints against railroads and
try the charges made under them,
while the present lav. only gives them
power to try complaints that third
parties file with them. The motion
prevailed.
S. F. 302. fixing the salaries of the
deputy state officers beginning with
the governor's private secretary, was
under consideration when the coiri
mittee arose at noon. The bill fixes
the annual salaries of state officers
deputies as follows:
Governor's private secretary, $2,000;
deputy secretary of state, $1,600; dep
uty auditor. $1,600; deputy treasurer,
$1,700; deputy attorney general, 1,800;
deputy and land commissioner $1,600.
Fowler of Filmoro offered an 'amend
ment to cut down the governor's secre
tary to si.GOO per annum, the deputy
treasurer to $1,600 and the deputy at
torney general to $1,600.
The amendment reducing the secre
tary's salary was lost. Fowler and
Prout alone voting in favor of it. The
treasurer amendment was also lost.
The committee was discussing the
amendment to cut down the deputy at
torney general's salary when the com
mittee arose. Reynolds of Dawes of
fered an amendment making his salary
$1,700.
S. F. 238. J. Sterling Morton's for
estry bill: S. F. 240. relating to the
Institute -for Feeble Minded at Beat
rice, and S. F. 330, to refund precinct
bonds, were all recommended to pass.
The clerk of the house "announced
the passage of S. F. 203, 136, 135, 117,
96, 119, 124. 143, 18, with amendments,
113 and 2S8; H. R. 251 and 289.
Senator Talbot moved that the sen
ate concur in the house amendments
to S. F. IS. which carried.
the passage of H. R. 610. the bill to
purchase a residence for the governor
by that body. House rolls on first and
second reading were read.
H. R. 362, to locate the state fair
permanently at Lincoln, passed by n
vote of 27 to 0.
Other house .rolls passed Wore! 68.
189. 4 192 and 27l:
H. R. 68 relates to the cmniovment
of.child labor:
II. R. 189 relates to the annual levy
for school district purposes.
H. R. 43 is a curative act legalizing
that section of the criminal code re
lating to adultery by attaching a prop
er repealing clause.
H. R. 192 prohibits the employment
of any female longer than ten hours a
day in factories, hotels, etc.
H. tt. 194, by Tafilicr. a bill appropri- I an act to provide for the registration,
a'tfhg $500 for the relief at Cvrtis Baker leasing, selling and general manage-
of Nance ctiriiity;, Hrhtt Was Injure.l In the I ment of the educational land of the
discharge of his duties ris sheriff, was state; to provide for collection of rent
passed by a vote of 64 to $. nl. interest an principal payments
II. R. 363, by Myers, an act to require thereon and for the distribution of
all persons between the ages of 8 antl j fund? arising therefrom, was recom-
n ana an persons over tne age or 14 i menueu ior passage.
afid uflfler.lfl who cannot read the Eng
lish "assuage to attfinri some public or
private school o'r schools in the state,
and to provide pendJltes for th vlola-
tncuM ahd nnrecTom
f LBUroBB Qhrasd, Prea't.
ft. H. Hnnrr, Vic Pre.
M. Bboookb. Cashier.
onv BrAuvrn, Wx, Kucbi
er at $800 failed, the senate believing
the clerk at $1,200 could also hr .i sto-
nographer. It was provided that S350 tion, was passed by a vote Qt 67 to ft,
be appropriated to pay the insurance I "" R- P' hV Murray, an act aJip'rO-- j
deputy in the auditor's office during , Plating 3,21186 for the relief of i
Ihurston county an further appro
priating $2,584.28 for the relief o Dix
on and Cuming counties, was passed Ir
a vote of 58 to 11.
H. R. 517. by Myers, fixing the bound
aries of 8arpy county, was passed by a
vote of 67 to 3.
II. R. 347, by Fisher, an act creating
a state registry. of brands and hinrks. a
state brand itu6 marts upon live stock,
was passed by a vote 6 3' to 0.
A motion to go into the fcftrtrriittee
of the whole demanded a roll call and
was carried by a vote of 57 to 15.
the three months before the Weaver
bill goe into rffect. and also $250 for
the clerk.
Milford Soldiers' Home, surgeon's
salary raised to $480 per annum, instead
of $400. . Steward and nurse added, $240.
Beatrice Institute for the Feeble
Minded, superintendent's salary raised
from $1,800 to $2,000: salaiy of five
teachers reduced from $600 to $5R0 each.
TllP fnlln'.vmtr .nnnmniintinn li'llc '
were recommended for passage:
H. R. 29G. Lincoln Asylum addition,
w,vw; h. it. s. Hastings Asylum ad
dition. $30,000: H. R. 336. Beatrice In-
n. k. i is tne barber bill, provid- stitute. $48,000: H. R. 538. Institute for
ing a barber r commission and requir- ! Blind, Nebraska City. $6,000; H. R. 280
I ntio!iaVun8', . .. iD03f nn" Dl,mb Institute. Omaha, $25,-
o. r j1. the charter bill, nffoctitie 'nnn- u x :?. uaa oni rmK ti
- --- . -rj . tw 9 mm a 4dTrf A'.fii. ! Jriilllir lltOll'
H. ft. 303, by Israel of Dundy, an act I the
S. F. 22. by Senator Noyes of Douglas,
to change the districts according to the
number of population, was recommend
ed for passage.
S. F. 41, by Senator Currie of Custer,
an act to provide free attendance at
public high schools of nonresidents, and
I to provide for expense thereof, was
recommended to pass.
S. F. 137. by Senator McCargar, to
pro'l-iflA for a lien for accounts due for
threshing srain. or sbellinjr corn, and
to provide for th recording and fore
closure of the same. Wiik recommended
for passage.
S. F. 133. by Senator A rends, chang
ing the tim of election of village trus
tees, was recommended for passage.
S. F. C by Senator Fowler of Fil
more. amending section 103tl. Code of
Civsii Prnvwlure. relating to appraising
The GoiwnDus Journal.
A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the
best interests of
cities of the first class having less than
25,000. population, was passed: The
most important change is the addltioh
of a tax comthissioner to the list of J
elective onicers.
S. F. 176 was passed with the emerg
ency clause. It provides for insurance
brokers to write policies in companies
not authorized to do business in this
state.
S. F. 330, to refund precinct bonds,
was passed.
S. F. 302, fixing the salaries of alUlo
tfuty state officers, wds likewise approved.
ine committee on constitutional
amendments reported S. F. 354, the
Schaal concurrent resolution providing
for the submission of an amendment to
the voters again to amend the consti
tution by increasing the number of su
preme court judges, for general file
without recommendation. Cnnaday of
Kearney moved that the rule be sus
pended and the bill drdered engrossed
for a third reading. His motion did
not prevail, eleven voting in favor and
fifteen against.
tute. Omaha. $7,700; H. It. 421, Jflnscn
pure food bill, $5,000; H. R. 9, Hastings
Asyhim, sundry improvements, $15,000;
total, $170,700.
ir ns-?Slh fKb lti AMlK1lnlinAl .1 ' .
m piuimc iui hit! raiuuiioiiuiLHi IUU
vnluo of jrroprrty not to exceed
ftlk true i-fxtntmrktwlittl V nqt-cinn
r , . I V vv, M tUIUUIVIKI'.n ! iniootisv
maintenance or tne exppriineiital sta- s. F. 12. by Senator Miller, to pro-
; ,2 . i. y l e eBls,aim;-J hibit the platting of encumbered land
iil. tnifi sii i .iiiiifrisiin .cirnnn iin frm.
alia, and appropriating the sum of $30,
The morning session of the senate on
the 29th was a busy one.
The investigation resolution of Sen
ator Giffert was the first order of busi
ness. His motion provided for the ap
pointment of Prout of Gage, Van Dusen
of Douglas and Rocke of Lancaster
county as a committee td investigate
the state officers, including the furiosi
of the supreme court and the secretary j
i oiaic.
HfllUfc"
In the house on tne 24th Of the bills
refprred to H. R. 599 was the bill td
pay the claims for books for the state
library: 600 and 603 were to pay mis
cellaneous clains; 267 and 334 were
the sugar bounty bills, and 370 was tho
chicory bounty bill.
H. R. 301. the general appropriation
bill, was placed on third leadins rind
Dassed by a. vote of 78 to S. Those
voting against the bill were Bower,
Cawhra, Grosvenor, McCracken. Men
ninger, Morrison Peck and Shore.
The sifting committee made a new
report, advancing li. R. fyj, 600, 599,
510, 273. 315, 412. 314. 225. 259, 230,
141, 439 and 403. The report also
recommended H. R. 385 and 392. tho
Omaha charter amendments, to be en
grossed for third reading.
Rouse of Hall moved to include iri
the latter part of the report H. R.
--. ;H3 and 370.
The chair held that the report, to
have a bill engrossed for a third read
ing, and the Rouse amendment were
out of order. The balance of tne report
was adopted.
The house went into comm.nee of
tho whole, with Janscn in the cliaif,
io tuuMiuer oins on me sitting nie.
000 for the same, the money to be ex
pended undr the direction of the state
board of agriculture, was recommend
ed for indefinite postponment, with
hanll a dissenting vote.
H. ft. 421. by Jansen. an act creating
a food commission, defining its powers
and duties and of the officer; and agents
thereof; regulating the manufacture
and sale of foods, iftclitding. "Imitation
butter" and "imitation ehces" and
dairy products; providing for a sjsfem
of reports, inspection and permits, and
fixing fees for the same; providing pen
alties for violations, and making an
annual appropriation of $5,000 for car
rying the act into euect, was recom
mended for passage, sections . and 11 1
being striken Out and many other min
or amendments being made.
into city, town or village lots, was rec
ommended to pass.
Olmsted's motion that the action of
the committee on S. F. 41 be not con
curred in was carried and the bill was
engrossed for third raiding.
Mr. Fisher moved that the commit
tee's report on S. F. 2S7 be not con
curred in and that the bill be engrossed
for third reading. The motion was car
ried by a vote of II to 37.
Standing committees reported S. F
302. 231 and 338 totbe general tile and
indefinitely postponed S. F. 91, 319,
172. 279 and 266.
The sifting committee reported that
thp following bills be advanced to third
reading: S. F. 41. 302. 176. 131, 231, 211,
212, 214, 61. 35, 277 and 338.
Colinhis,
Tin County ol Plain,
The State of Nebraska,
:
The United States,
Mfiikiirc ly the (iutrrnnr.
The governor sent the following mes
sage to both branches of the legisla
ture.' To the Members of the Legislature:
It hah been brought to my attention
that there arc due the state of Nebras
ka quite a large number of claims for
various amounts, aggregating a large
-AND TflE-
In the house on the 28th H. R. 3t
the Wilcox bill to redistrict the state,
was read and the roll was called on
th pfissflgo of the bill, when the vote
was counted it stood 31 for and 64
against.
Bills on third reading wpre taken tin.
H. R. 421, by Jansen, the forid commis- sum of money, from depository banks
sion bill, a bill creating a food coiiihlis- which have failed and whose n flairs
sion, defining its duties and powers and j arP now in the hands of receivers,
of the officers and agents thereof; regu- against th1 bondsmen of which pro
lating the manufacture and sale of . ceedings have been commenced by the
food, including "imitation butter" and ! attorney general. In some instances
"imitation cheese" and dairv nrndimts- ' i;:duments have been oht.iinpil acninst
I. . . M - " p " "
I providing ror ft Kystem of reports, in
REST OF MANKIND.
THE UNIT OF MEASURE WITn US
Aler R-acbr Cleariiegoc
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, April l.-(Via
Havana.) The secretary of war. Gen
Russell A. Alger, and his party ar
rived here at 6 o'clock last evening,
with a cavalry and infantry escort.
He went to the residence of General
Bates, the commander of the depart
ment of Santa Clara, where a recep
tion was held this evening, at which
tne American officers of the district
'ere present
Edward Wise, who is awaiting sen
tence of death for the murder of
Charles E. Beasley in New York last
November, has almost at the last mo
ment declared that another man com
mitted the murder. The police are
lookiag for this man. They refuse
"to divulge his name.
There is more nonsense under thp
IS f r,iterature" thany any other
head we know anything about
Relief Reaches rninmiw.
nJT-SSS -AFil '-Surgeon
iTi - uuerg loaay received this
cab e from Major Bradley, in chargl
of the hospital ship Relief, now on
her way to Manila:
"Colombo. March
ZI -- . ,
rnnl nn:;n ... -'u in
, uu.uuu. ah are well
jiwttu eariy tomorrow,
Singapore April 6
Will
Will arrive
BRADLEY."
., . L1!1 is a stondlng invita-
.Jw mis,!r who ls ab,e but unwill
ing) to relieve want, is truly a miser
able man.
In the senate on the 27th S. F. 249,
the Barry reorganization bill, was rem
'.mmended to pass with amendments
conforming with the national reorgan
ization of the army.
S. F. 2C6. requiring railroad and tel
egraph ccirpanies to list their property
with tl.c auditor for taxation, making
slighr changes in the present law, was
recommended to pass.
H. R. 362, the bill to locate the state
fair permanently at Lincoln, was rec
onimendeJ to pass with an amendment
making it oblrgatorjr upon Lincoln to
purchase the site.
H. R. 43, a curative act affecting the
cdultery law of the state, was recom-
luprued to pass.
H. R. 189, relating to the annual levy
for school purposes, was recommended
to oass.
The senate non-concurred in the re
port on S. F. 323, and it was indefinite
ly postponed.
The following bills were passed: H.
R- 390. H. R. 418 and S. F. 338.
H. R. 418 provides for the building
of a standpipe at the Peru Normal
school for lighting extensions and
furnishing the new library, the bill to
erect which has not yet passed the sen
ate.
S. F.. 338 is the Prout revenue com
mission bill, one member to be appoint
ed by the governor, one by the senate
and one by the house of representa
tives. In the afternoon the senate reconsid
ered the passage of H. R. 418, which had
been passed without consideration in
committee of the whole. It was re
turned to the general file.
The senate went into commitee of
the whole with Allen of Furnas in the
chair, to consider the special order, H.
R. 191, the Weaver insurance bill.
The entire afternoon was spent in-the
discussion of the bill and amendments.
At 5:30 p. m. Prout of Gage moved
that when the committee arise it re
port progress and ask leave to sit
gain. He thought the senate needed
The clerk of the house reported the
passage of the following bills by that
body: S. F. 127, 151. 93, 97, 144, 145,
lo0; H. R. 385, 392, 292, 466 and 159.
The committee on revenue recom
mended S. F. 350, to be engrossed for
a third reading. It is Senator Currie's
bill relating to the disposal of property
upon which taxes are delinquent Th
motioh carried
At this juncture Spahh of Nuckolls
moved that the sifting committee be
requested to advance H. n. a.ti tha
McCarthy anti-trust bill, aiming espe
cially at the live stock exchange of
South Omaha, to the head of the gen
eral file. His motion prevailed by a
vote of 18 to 10.
Noyes of Douglas moved that H. R.
t tne Myers bill providing for com
pulsory education, be advanced to
third reading. His motion prevailod
and the bill was passed.
Schaal of Sarov moved that w
517 be advanced to third reading. He
said the members from Douglas and
himself had agreed upon this, as the
bill related to Icating the boundary
line between Douglas and Sarpy coun
ties. His motion carried and the bill
was passed by a vote of 20 to 0.
The senate then went Into commit
tee of the whole to consider the appro
priation bills.
H. R. 264, to appropriate $35,000 to
build a library at Perue, was recom
mended to pass.
H. R. 191, the Weaver insurance
bill, was placed upon its third read
ing and passage. It passed by a vota
or :: to i, t-rout of Gage alone votia
uu, CAUiaiumK ms
1 the bondsmen, hut. as too often lian-
- I T. T. rt-.fA ... " ... ..... . . Z. - . . ' " I ' '
s n. it. .iBn, uy iiurman, permitting spection ana permits, and fixing fees for pens when such judgments are pushed
.saloon keepers to give guaranty bonds, I the same; providing penalties: for vlo- it is found that property has been se
j wiib amemicu so as io compel all saloon
keepers to give guaranty bonds and
was then recommended for passage.
H. R. 424. the Wheeler bill to ner
mit the purchase of school lands by
persons who ..ci i leases on the same
prior to January 1, 18a.. was next
taken up. An amendment by Hicks to
include university lands was adopted.
h. R. 347, Dy Fisher, for an act to
create a state registry of brands and
marks for live stock and a state brand
and mark committee was recommended
for passage without discussion.
H. R. 303, oy Isi :el, was taken up
and the committee . -institute discussed
'ihe bill provides for the er.nblisnment
anu maintenance oi the experimental
lations and making an annual appro' I nnestered or so covered un that noth-
priation of $5,000 for carrying the act ! ing enn h collected by the state,
into effect, was passed by a vote of 87 The state also has claims a-rainst
to 55. j the bondsmen o! ex-state officials
H. R. 466, by Weaver, an act pro- .liose act cunts are in a r w, against
viding for the repairing of temporary whom suits are now pending. Many of
plank and board sidewalks in cities of these claims could be compromised if
the second class, was nassprf hv a vnto thnn. w.e n,. ..,1..:... ...... .i : ..
Of (1 tO 2. nfllrpr td nin!f xnr.ll i.iimnrnniici.r ir.il i IK. onw . nt ...r..l.. . a .
, v.... . .....i.r .., ..i,,,. V....I.J1 , U..W I UUb WU ilUII. Vi UaClUIUCOd ID I1IJI. CIT
IS
$1.50 a Year,
If Paid In Advance.
... i -"
xi. n. ia, Dy Armstrong, an act ap- thereby a great deal of money could be
bropHatihg 1491.90 for the relief of saved to the state which otherwise
Josepbus W. BUSh, was passed by a will be a total loss
U 0 cnil 1 ,. . , ! In View of thcse facts "alM rec-
H. K. 600, by the committee on defi- ommend to your honorable body that
ciencles, an act making an appropria- you cr.-a c a commission whos.. duty
tion for the payment of miscellaneous ' ,t shall be to make full spttlp-ucnt
items of indebtedness owing by the with nv nil i,,,,,!...,.,, or,.i tt, ci,i.
lip. Committee amend- rf N'rhrnKU-n .-it-.iir,; iv'nnm'nrn.mlin
" - ----- r-.--....fc '.....'.. t'-'. mumtfyr
ire now pending or are about to be
commenced: tSat this commission be
state, came
stations located by act ot the legisla- J inents allowed the Milford Soldiers' !i
ture of 1891 at Culbertson, Gordon and home $1,724.34 for deficiencies to April r
arm S?1 ! "sntlmiitiiil il.r.nirtAfn." I
' . 9m iiiunicu illlicilivrn
..... ......i ... ......... : ..I ,?
- ,.:ii.. ..j , , r : . .-iuiij.ermi iu ruiis'iruiiiise uiubu claims
for visiting and examining board. An , ... thp a(.r(,nfn,1(.0 ftr mnnpv ,p! p-
-- -,,-J... .. -.- . ....W..-,-, .W-- --J.,
Ogaialla and appropriating the sum of
mu.uuu ior tne same, the money to
IIP PXflPnrlPfl lirr1nr iltrAirinn - Wm -. m a w1 .. U. -it--i- m . . .
r- .. uaSL. iiCLiiuu ui run iniuciiuiiifiiL iiv i mfk ni i JinpaHirr . ...
state board of arriculture. struck out the'latter item and The other ; ?lT fil, I ' Invyr-Z the
McCarthy moved to strike out the 'was adopted. r m n.n . nd that in pwi a?e the
name Ogaialla wherever t occurs in j A number of small items of deficien- , for,"Jh?cJDTmSloSJain h?if "of "tS
the measure and substituting the name Icies for the auditor's office were ' l , comm.bsion in behalf of the
Emerson. If the state was going to I adopted. i . .,
spen.. money on experiments he be- An amendment to the printed bill ' , n V . --"n i i commission
lieved it shou.d be usea in th eastprn nR nrpCpnVToiiL.JP"li" . . tr,,st to -VOi- 800'1 Judgment, both as
part of the state, where agriculture
$466.10 for fuel and $321.61 for other !
ifPTTIC! A icllCCfltn . 4fio kmi,.1 I
--.". uidUIUU Ull t.Ill UlIllTllU- I .
i.'utci iiur.
cumscribed bj dollars and cents.
taatpla Coalaa seat tnm to any addrrna
HENRY QASS,
is more of a success under present
methods of farming. The amendment
rjr:iZZ7?ZJ?uZ.lrn'to the number of commissioners and
7 ia " :.:? . ", .V.U-V"? """ : the manner of appointing them.
W. A. POYNTER.
demanded a roll call, which resulted the secretary of the Irrigation board' m,m.a'l in
32 ayes and 56 nays, a majority of the $1,445.75 was cut to $500 mutual insurance associations
members hpim? in firm, nf hnrin ri j t i .- sue policies upon country schcf
",." .. .in8 Lm fa0r of b,IJinS a The deficiency claims for printing Mfnntont' cnnntrv rfc..
vnrp ne nno :n
his belief that the bill was entfrlv
unconstitutional.
The clerk of the house reported the so ordered
H. R. 414. ov Tanner of Xancp
passage of the following bills by the
?-i,Si SA F-125' 126' 129 153 155. 1S1.
Ia6, 8, 80, 79, and H. R. 603, 600 and
t. H J1 ?97. to appropriate $2,500 for
luc nunicuiiurai society, was passed
by a vote of 27 to 2.
S. F. 350, to provide for the fore
closure of tax liens, was passed by a
vote of 26 to 1.
The senate went into committee of
the whole on H. R. 444, the salary an
propriation bill. H
The salary of the stenographer of the
?1?T WM r!sed from . to
$1,200 per annum. I
The salary of the adjutant general
tailed. Before consideration of the ment developed the fact that a matron
Din was finishes the committtce arose 'for the institution never was provided j
ait .r1eDore(- for and the item of $600 was unauthor- Approval i- the (;nwr.
Pollard moved that the report on ized. It was striken out and the other ' The following acts have been ap-
tnVHi hpeinHpfiC!CKre(1 l"' bU ta::i ,ite3s werc allowed. proved by thP governor:
tne bill be indefinitely postponed and The committee amendment allowine -.- .- ,. ,. :.,: .....
-' fcTT. I . !. IX 11I1.II1II1IIV. Ill Itk llllll'' iii:ii
may is-
hcol houses
ll??n? aiinS? amounting to tCOntems, country parsonages and con-
,O'?00,WeIe "-o o, , . tents, town halls and contents.
IdnSL fJZ rf f&mTT '?re,Iaw relative to cities of the second
t0.ti?mo-haTDaf,aniDU.?b, '"'class having more than 5.000 inhabit-
Sp T'cL,nTC0l"H0SPital '!-- V aMin lhe offices of attorney
Sf-in2?n-t-- !F06; Inst,tute for the!and marshal to the elective list.
ouuu, i,ooo.o?.
Another claim of salary for a grain
vmBBMfrtnKL
house for the rovornor.
Myers moved that H. R. 517, which
defines the boundary of 3arpy county,
be advanced to third reading". It was
UNDERTAKER !
(Mas : ait : MtUHU : Cues t
Mt
tn
cnangc the law relating to the pubi.ca
tion of saloon licerses, was taken up,
and Wheeler of Furnas moved that it
be recommended for passage. Lane of
Lancaster moved to amend that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The
motion prevailed.
H. R. 240. providing that the Omaha
boaru of education shall annually fix
the levy for school purposes, and
mahing it imperative upon the city
council to provide for the amount so
levied, was recommended to pas3.
inspector amounting to $5,640 was defeated.
Conipulftorj Kdor.ttion Bill t'nnm.
II. R. 363, which passed the house al-
j most unanimously on the 27th, was the
was raised from $1,200 tn i son
Tu rt Prort-Hng for a chief clerk
f adjutant's office with a salary of
91.000 per year, was stricken out
Lnder commissioner of labor the
stenographer was cut out, salary $500
per annum.
An amendment to raise the salary of
the bookkeeper of the secretary of
state to $1,300 was defeated.
In the house on the 23th the follow
ing bills were taken nn nndpr tho nn?r
t of bills on third reading:
a. r. zm, making the offices of city
marshal and city attorney elective iu
cities of over 5,000 inhabitants; passea
by a vote of 71 to 6.
S. F. 136. making dogs personal
property; passed, C5 to 7.
S. F. 135, an amendment to the mu
tual fire insurance law; passed. 59 to
la.
The first thing on the 29th the house compulsory education bill over which
took up bills on third reading and H. ! tner bas been some contention be
R. 292. by Lane of Lancaster, amend- I tween the Catholics and the Luther
ing the law regarding the grading of . ans- Tne substitute that was finally
streets, repairs of viaducts and rezu
lation of railway crossings in cities,
was passed.
S. F. 127, the amendment to the Lin
coln charter, was passed by a vote of
69 to 13. H. R. 392. by Detwciler. pro
viding for the election of police judge
in the city of Omaha, passed by a vote
of 69 to 6.
S. F. 144, by Prout, to prevent the
damaging or cutting down of shade
trees, was passed.
S. F. 145, a curative bill relating to
adopted was drawn by State Superin-
tpndent Jackbon and was entirely
agreed upon by the Catholics and the
Lutherans, being satisfactory to both
sects.
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