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VOLUME XXXI.
THE STATE LAWA1AKERS
4l4t Kakisf Much Frogiwi ii tke 8
lecticn of 8eitoxi
tlC VOTE IS WIBELY SCATTCKD
Jkaay Mcmskra. Bciar Iatfod.c fr.
Day to Day Seai. Have Beck riaally
Afctcd UboH XUceUa.as LAgUtetlv.
Mattcts.
fiOUSE The house on the 23d was
in session only three hours. Steln
tneyer of Gage introduced a resolution
Instructing the "two United States
senators about to be elected" to sup
port the submission of a constitutional
amendment providing for tne election
of United States senators by a di
rect vote of the people. The resolu
tion was adopted. A resolution was
also adopted authorizing the commit
tee on insane asylums to visit and re
port on the hospitals at Norfolk, Lin
coln and Hastings. Committee re
ports indefinitely postponed a number
of bills. Among measures introduced
were the following: A bill to pro
'Tide for the taxation of express com
panies operating within the state of
Nebraska, and to provide for penalties
for the violation of the same. Taxes
ttceipts on all business transacted in
Nebraska 1 per cent net in lieu of all
other taxation. Statements must be
made to state auditor annually, who
shall draw his draft on company for
amount due and put it into hands of
etate treasurer for collection. Treas
ueer authorized to seize and sell per
sonal property in settlement of
fimount due. A bill for an act de
fining the territory In which mutual
Insurance companies may do business
and providing when mutual Insurance
companies organized In thl3 state may
do business in other states and when
mutual insurance companies organized
in other states may operate in Ne
braska, and to repeal all acts or parts
of acts in conflict herewith. A bill
for an act to amend and repeal section
19 of chapter 87, entitled "State Uni
versitv," cf the compiled Statutes of
Nebraska for the year 1899. To re
duce the State university levy from
1 mill to three-quarters of 1 mill. A
bill for an act to punish persons who
smoke cigarettes in public places.
Fine of from $5 to $10 for each of
fense. House roll No. 8, by Loomis,
to provide for appeals in action of
forcible entry and detention or forc
ible detention only of real property,
was passed with emergency clause by
a vote ot 75 ayes to 13 nays. House
roll 40, by Boulier, extending mechan
ics' lien law to apply to wells and
windmills, passed by vote of 68 ayes
to 20 nays. The vote for senator re
sulted as follows: W. H. Thompson,
54; Crounse, 7; Currie, 20; Hainer, 5;
Harlan, 1; Hinshaw, 15; Klnkaid, 2;
Martin. 7; Marian, 1; Meiklejohn, 29;
Rosewater, 15; D. E. Thompson, 36;
J. H. Van Dusen, 1; M. F. Harrington,
5; Berge, C; Hitchcock, 2; Broady, 3;
Hays, 1; Sutherland, 1.
HOUSE. Introduction and reading
of new bills" occupied the aitention ot
the house of representatives at tne
evening session on the 23d. At Jhe
afternoon session one bill was con
sidered in the committee of the whole
and recommended for passage, leav
ing only two bills on the general lue,
bothof which were laid over. The
bill Acommended for pa&sage was in
troduced by McCarthy of Dixon, and
jelates to exemption of property,
strengthening existing laws on this
wuiiect. On recommendation of tne
committee on finance, ways and means,
houso rolls 43 and 81 were plactd on
lilt. Yhe former was iutrouueed by
Murcj of Thurston and provides for
rcdueiLj; the rate of interest on state
warranti". from 4 to 3 per annum. The
other bill provides for an appropria
tion of $.,00i,t for medals for ail cuicers
and men who fought in tjie Nebraska
volunteei regiments and the troop of
volunteer cavalrj'. Among the bills in
troduced A-ere three pioviding tor the
appointment of commissions to deter
mine the boundary line of Nebraska
along the Missouri river. The intro
ducers were Representatives Cain, Mc
Cariliy and Hall. The measures con
template the appointment cf three
coraaiisions of three men each, one
commission to determine the Nebraska-Iowa
line, one the the line be
tween Nebraska and Missouri. The
commissioners would receive a salary
of $10 a day, and the term of office
would be limited to thirty days fol
lowing January 1, 1903. Other bills oa
first reading were: An act to amend
section 4 of chapter xxvii of the ses
sion laws of lSy9, entitled "An act to
protect primary elections and conven
tions of political parties, and to punish
offenses committed thereat," and to ap
peal said original section; authorizes
central committee to order and hold
piimary elections on twenty days no
tice, to be published for three consec
utive weeks. An act authorizing the
governor of the state of Nebraska to
appoint three commissioners to act
conjointly with a like commission from
South Dakota in agreeing upon a
boundary line between Nebraska and
South Dakota; appropriates $2,000 for
the expenses of the commission, salary
of commissioners to be $10 per day,
to be appointed for duty after January
1. 1903. An act to declare void certain
provisions in policies of fire insurance
and to require the auditor of public
accounts to refuse to authorize Insur
ance companies whose policies contain
such provisions to do business in this
state; declares void any contracts re
quiring property insured to be insured
for SO per cent of its value. An act to
amend section 3 of subdivision v of
chapter lxxix of the Compiled Statutes
cf Nebraska, and to repeal said origi
nal section; authorizes school district
board to cause pupils to be taugnt in
such branches as may seem adapted
to course of study established by the
beard and provides for revision of
course.
The sixth ballot forsenator resulted
as follows: Allen 56, Crounse 8, Currie
21. Hainer 6, Harlan 1, Hays 1, Har
rington 0, Hinshaw 14, Klnkaid 4, Mei
klejohn 26, Morlan 1, Martin 3, Rose
water 15, Sutherland 1. Thompson. D.
E., 34, Thompson, W. H., 56; Tan
Dusen 2.
HOUSE The house on the 21st pass
ed a bill which requires the payment
of an annual license fee oC$300 for
the sale of cigarettes. The measure
was introduced by Representative
Murray, who said in the committee of
the whole that it was patterned after
a law now in force in Iowa, the ob
ject of which is to prevent as tar as
possible the sale of tobacco In the
form of cigarettes, or for the purpose
ef being made into cigarettes. The
bill provides as penalty for violatfe
of the requirement a fine or not law
-thaa U nor mora than flit, or 1m
maaimaat lor three atatna Crim
inal tattem ander the law may be com-
aatare aay jaiaoa at faa
- NUMBER 43.
r police Jadg. A measure for dis
contlaular the once of county attorney
in counties having a population of less
than 3.9M was considered in commit
tee of the whole, bnt so numerous were
the amendments offered that it was de
cided to refer the bill back to the ju
diciary committee. One change sug
gested raised the population required
for the oflke up to 12,003. Among; bills
on first reading; occur the following:
An act to provide for the appointment
by county boards of precinct statisti
cians, defining their duties and povr
and providing compensations and pen
alties for violation thereof and repeal
ing section 7, chapter xxxivb of the
Compiled Statutes of 1899. An act de
fining the crime of train robbery, and
providing punlchment therefor. Pun
ishable by imprisonment for not less
than ten years up to life sentence, and
by death penalty if death is caused!
by or ensues from the robbery.
An
act for the relief of Sherman county,
Nebraska, and to appropriate $610.14
to said' county". An act to prevent as
sessments for political purposes by
public officers and employes and . to
provide penalties for the violation
thereof. Violation to be punshable by
fine of from $25 up to $500 and if ap
pointive officer, removed from office,
elective officers subject to impeach
ment and removal. An act to regulate
the handling or selling of live stock
or farm products in carload lots on
commission. Requiring commission
men to furnish $25000 bond to guaran
tee faithful performance of duty and
to report to consignor within twenty
four hours what has been done with
consignment The vote for United
States senator resulted as follows: Al
len, 41; Crounse, 8; Currie, 19; Berge,
3; Hainer, 6; Harlan, 2; Harrington,
1; Hitchcock, 43; Hinshaw, 15; Kln
kaid. 4; Meiklejohn, 23; Morlan, 1;
Martin, 3; Rosewater, 13; Sutherland,
1; Thompson, D. E., 29; Van Dusen, 1.
HOUSE. In the house on the ISth
the committee on privileges and elec
tions, through Chairman' Whitxnore.
reported that in the contest of Pig
man against Reaam, from Custer
county, no cause for contest had ben
found, and recommending that the
contestee be retained in his seat The
report was adopted. The committee
on judiciary, through Loomis of
Dodge, reported on the following
bills for passage: Providing that
county attorneys shall not be elected
in counties having less than 3,000
population. The present limit is 2,
500. House roll 40, by Boulier Ex
tending mechanics' lien laws to wells
and windmills. Requiring annual
payment of $300 license by vendors
of cigarettes and regulating manufac
ture and sale thereor. To provide for
appeal in actions of forcible entry and
detention. To provide penalties for
llegal voting in villages and school
districts. To allow Lancaster county
to retain office of deputy county at
torney; necessitated by .decrease in
population. Among bills introduced
ire the following: A bill for an act
to .correct certain abuses and to pre
vent unjust discrimination of and by
life insurance companies doing busi
ness in this state between insurance
of the same class and equal expecta
tions of life, in the rates, amount or
payment of premiums, in tne return
jf premiums, dividends, rebates or
Jther benefits; not applicable to fra
ternal beneficiary societies. A bill for
an act to prevent and punish individ
uals, firms, corporations or dealers in
paints and oils or paint stuff from
.elling or disposing of for use any
paints or o.ls or other materials uscu
-n the manufacture of paints, and re
mire all dealeis in said materials to
trint upon each can or package sold
.he amount of each ingiedient of
which said paint is composea. A bi 4
.or an act to amend section 36 oi
chapter 86 of the complied statutes o.
the state of Nebraska of 1883 and tc
repeal said section as it now exists
amends law governing shar.ffs' fee
for conveying convicts to the peniten
tiary by providing that vouchers shal
je approved by state auditor; that the
sheriff be allowed $3 and his assist
ants $2 a day and 10 cents mileage
The joint vote for senator resulted as
follows: Allen, 53; Berge, 3; Crounse
10; Currie, 19; Hainer, 6; Harlan, 3;
Harrington. 1; Hinshaw, 16; Hitch
cock, 56; Klnkaid, 4; Martin, 2; Mei
klejohn, 28; Morlan, 1; Murphy, 2
Rosewater, 15; Sutherland, 1; Thomp
son, D. E., 32; Van Dusen, 1. Absent.
Baldrige, McCarthy; Wilkenson, Zim
merman, Murray. McCarthy paired
with Murray.
HOUSE. The house on the 17ta
made a few rapid forward strides
passing one bill, indefinitely postpon
ing three and placing six on general
file, besides adopting the committee
on privileges and elections' report in
the case of Allan G. Fisher against
Charles F. Coffee, which was in favor
of allowing the latter to retain his
seat as representative from the Fifty
third district. Among the bills indef
initely postponed was one by Fowler
of Fillmore providing for submission
of constitutional amendments to a-vote
of the people and requiring a majority
jf all votes for and against to carry.
Among bills on first reading were the
following: An act to authorize coun
ties, towns and precincts to own, equip,
construct, establish and manage a
telephone toll line and telephone sys
tem and to authorize "'counties, town
ships and precincts of this state to
levy taxes and vote bonds for the
equipment, establishment, construction
and management of said telephone toll
lines and telephone system and to pro
vide for one levying a tax for the pay
ment of the same and interest there
on. A biir for an act to establish a
state board of charities and corrections
and to define its duties and powers,
to make an appropriation therefor and
to repeal all acts and parts of acts
in conflict nerewith. A bill for an act
to amend section. 127 of chapter
Ixxvii of the Compiel Statutes of 1893,
relating to the issuing of tax deeds by
county treasurers and to repeal said
original section. Prescribes form of
bond for county treasurers. A bill lor
an act to repeal section 75, chapter
xxvi. entitled "Elections," and to
amend section 78 of said chapter. Re
lates to the -opening of election con
test cases in presence of legislature.
A bill for an act to prohibit lumber
dealers, -coal dealers or other persons,
companies, partnerships, or associa
tions from entering into any contract
or agreement to pool or fix the price
at which lumber or coal shall be sold
and to provide punishment for viola
tion of the same. A bill for an act
to amend sections 76, 78, 79, 80 and 82
of7 chapter lxxviii, of the Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska, entitled "Roads."
Relates to form of. deed for county
treasurers.' A bill for an act to pro
hibit the manufacture, sale or shipping
into the state of impure beer; to pro
Tide for the" enforcement of its pro
visions and penalties for its violation.
The vote (third) for United States sen
ator resulted as follows: Allen 57,
Crovaae-lt, Currie 23, Hainer , Hays
1. Harlan 2. Harrington 1. Hinshaw
Hamiitoi Tne faaloa vote
sottary for Allen and Hitckcack,
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far Harrington.
SENATE In the eenata oa the
23d & resoiattom was adopted, ex
pressing Sympathy .with the relatives
of the late Queen Victoria and the
English people and ordering the flag
over the senate chamber placed at
half mast for twenty-four houw. The
committee on irrigation recommended
placing senate file No. 51 on general
file and the recommendation was
adopted. It requires, the owners of all
irrigation ditches to cut the weeds
along their property between inlv 15
and August 15. The committee on
live stock and grazing proposed a
slight amendment, to senate file' 62
and recommended that it be placed on
general file, which was done. .This is
a oroposed amendment to tbe present
brand law, doing away with the com
mission of three and empowering the
secretary of state, to employ such as
sistance aa he may need. Senator
Martin, chairman of the judiciary
committee recommended that, senate
file No. 79 be 'indefinitely postponed
and house Toll 88 be passed. The two
are on the same subject, that of
drawing petit juries in counties of
more than 60,000 inhabitants, the lat
ter having the advantage or being
passed through one house. No 88
was adopted and ordered to third
reading. The following bills were
read for the first time: A bill for an
act to authorize the organization of
mutual insurance companies. A bill
for an act to amend sections 2 and 5,
of chapter 78, of the Compiled Stat
utes of the state of Nebraska, entitled
"Roads." and to repeal said sections
2 and 5. A bill for an act to amend
sections 84 and 85, of chapter 78, of
the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska,
and to repeal said original sections.
The bill introduced by Senator Van
Bosklrk divides the districts as fol
lows: First Richardson, Pawnee, Nema
ha, Johnson, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster and
Seward.
Second Douglas, Washington and
Dodge.
Third Sarpy, Cuming, Stanton, Col
fax, Platte, Hamilton, Polk, Butler,
Saunders, Nance, Merrick, Boone,
Sherman, Howard, Greeley, Valley and
Wheeler. '
Fourth Gage, Saline, Jefferson,
York, Fillmore, Thayer, Clay, Nuck
olls, Webster, Adams and Franklin.
Fifth Hall, Kearney. Phelps, Har
lan, Gosper, Furnas, Frontier, Red
Willow, Hayes, Hitchcock. Chase,
Dundy, Buffalo, Dawson, Custer, Lin
coln, Perkins, Keith, Logan, McPher
son, Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner
and Scotts Bluff.
Sixth Burt, Thurston, Dakota,
Dixon, Wayne, Cedar, Knox, Pierce,
Madison, Boyd, Antelope, Hall, Gar
field, Loup, Blaine, Rock. Brown,
Keya Paha, Cherry, Thomas, Hooker,
Grant, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux and
Box Butte.
SENATE. Senator Young - of the
committee on privileges and elections
reported in the senate on the 22d that
the majority report in the , contest
case of Bonekemper against Reuting
was ready for -the senate, button ob
jection Jwas raised to its being pre
sented on the ground that the minor
ity were preparing a report and de
sired more time, and upon motion the
matter was made a special order for
Thursday. The majority recommends
that the seat of Senator Reuting be
declared vacant. The senate upon
motion of Owens, went into a commit
tee of the whole, with Harlan of York
in the chair, for the purpose of con
sidering 'bills on general file. A num
ber of curative acts were reported,
some slightly amended, and recom
mended for passage. A bill which re
lated to gambling brought forth con
siderable discussion for the reason
.hat the manner in which it was word
ed it prevented whist or any other
innocent game being played about a
hotel or place of public resort, but
it was so amended as to relieve this
condition, and was recommended for
passage. A bill by Lyman of Adams
authorizing townships, cities, etc., to
,-ote a bond for railroads was indef
initely postponed bya vote of fifteen
co fourteen. Bills on first reading in-'
eluded these: A bill for an act to
authorize and enable boards of super
visors, town boards and county com
missioners to purchase road-making
implements, tools and machinery, to
provide for payment therefor, the cus
tody and care thereof; to provide for
storing said implements and machin
ery and to recover damages from any
person who shall injure same and de
claring tbe breaking into such place
of storage or removing said imple
ments without authority to be a mis
demeanor, and providing a penalty
therefor, and to repeal all acts, or
parts of acts, in conflict herewith. An
act to establish substations of the Ne
braska Agricultural Experiment sta
tion at or near Culbertson, Ogallala
and Alliance, Neb., and fixing the con
trol and management of the same, and
repealing sections 12-18, chapter 1,
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for
1891. S. F. 144, by Van Boskirk An
act for the apportionment of and. des
ignation of congressional districts and
to repeal sections 224 and 225, chap
ter Hi, Compield Statutes of Nebras
ka. An act authorizing the boards of
trustees of any village now incorpor
ated, or which may hereafter be in
corporated, under the laws of the
state relating to villages to purchase
lands, lots or grounds to be used for
parks or park purposes and to issue
bonds of said village to pay for the
same.
SENATE -The greater portion of
the morning hour in the senate on the
21st was .devoted to the first and sec
ond reading of bills. Under the busi
ness of reports from standing commit
tees, Owens of Dawson reported that
the judiciary committee had consider
ed senate bill 18, a bill relating to
tramps and vagrants, with with a few
amendments, recommended the bill for
passage. The senate went Into a com
mittee of the whole, with Senator
Crounse in the chair, for the purpose
of a further consideration of senate
file 44 a measure which has for its
object the protection of cattle grow
ers from cattle thieves who are in the
habit of stealing and killing branded
cattle and destroying the hides. The
bill was introduced by Senator 'Van
Boskirk, it being ths issue upon which
the senator was elected, and provides
thatbutchar3 shall keep a record of
all brands and marks upon the hide3
of carcasses purchased by them, as well
as the names and addresses of tie par
ties of whom the animals 'are pur
chased. The bill also provides that
persons who occasionally slaughter
cattle, as farmers sometimes do, and
shall offer a part thereof for sale, shall
keep the hide three days and exhibit
it at the time the beef is offered for
sale. The bill was reommended for
passage. Among the bills Introduced
were the following: An act to amend
subdivision f af section 69 of chapter
xiv of article 1 of the 1899 Compiled
Statatea of Nebraska, relating to the
construction of sidewalks In cities and
villages having leas than 5,000 popular-
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30. 1901.
FAVORS
A SHIP SUBSIDY
Depew Siipporti His Views id Oflartctef
istically Brilliant f aiaioa.-
TK FLOOR AND GALLERY AlfLAUB
Aa Appeal for t lie rpbalMla mi Ajaerl
caa sfarcluiat Mariac Diicattloii mi
ike Frbbleaas ef Traasportatlaa ia
terniiar. WASHINGTON; Jari; 26. Senator
Depew of New York today delivered
in the senate a characteristically forc
ible and eloquent address in" support
of the shipping bilL The address
which occupied jast an hour, was In
the nature of an appeal fcr the up
JiuIIdlng of the American merchant
"marine by the granting of subsidies;
83 provided for in the pending meas
ure. His discussion of the problems
of transportation which now confront
American manufacturers and Ameri
can farmers was notably interesting
end effective. The peroration in
which he urged that the American
flag be restored to the mastheads of
the freight-carrying ships of the Uni
ted States was a brilliant piece of or
atory and elicited cordial applause
from the senators on the floor and the
crowds In the galleries. Little prog
ress was made with the Indian ap
propriation bill. The last hour of the
senate day was consumed l:t the pass
age of private pension bills.
Senator Depew began with a sur
vey of the country's first century of
development, pointing out the Im
mense material progress that had been
mnde In agriculture and manufac
tures, how our exports had grown to
1,500,000,000 annually in excess Of our
imports and how the internal lines
rf communication had developed into
the most comprehensive in the world.
But he insisted that the development
of the country had been one-sided.
While prepared to feed and clothe
half of the world outside or the Uni
ted States, we had developed our
transportation system only to our own
coast line and had allowed our mer
chant marine to remain undeveloped,
so that there was actually a greater
tonnage of American vessels built in
this country for the foreign trade In
1807 than in 1900. Said Mr. Depew:
"The farm, the factory and the
tiine have filled the warehouses and
docks of our Atlantic and Pacific
roasts with their contributions to na
tional wealth, employment and the
happiness of our people, and left
their transportation to Europe, to
Asia, to Africa, to South America and
to Australia, to the greed of -foreign
ship ov ners, to the protection of for
eign flags and to the hazards of for
eign war3.
" general collision, which is often
predicted in the European newspa
pers, among, the great .powers of Eu
rope.' in the mad haste of their na
vies and armies to outstrip each oth
er, in the acquisition of spheres of in
"uonce in ApI and Africa, would act
upon the United States, who mlsrht
e simply a spectator of the conflict,
is an embargo upon our cost. We
nM i-e shut up with ourse'ves as
absolutely as if the navies of the
.orirt were hlockading our ports."
Looking to the remedy for the pres
ent stagnation in the American mer
chant marine. Mr. Depew said the
cry of "free ships" had long ago been
discounted. It was not to be consid
ered as a remedy, for it left out of
the ouesticn the development of an
American shipbuilding industry. The
plan of discriminating duties, he said,
wnn also impracticable. France had
tried It and been forced to repeal its
law within a year. No nation would
submit to discriminating duties with
out retaliating against us, and no na
tion like ouis, which is more of a
seller than a buyer, can afford to
provoke such retaliation and thus
stimulate production in Russia, In
dia, Egypt, against our cotton and our
corn. The speaker's conclusion was
that there remained, only the sub
sidy as a practical solution of the
problem.
MAY CALL EX IRA SESSION.
MMMge of President t the Seaators
to Kprrnlat'ar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The brief
recommendation in the message of the
president sent to the senate today,
urging immediate legislation in the
interest of the Philippines, caused
general surprise among the senators
and speculation on the probability of
an extra session of- congress immedi
ately after March 3.
Senators generally have received,
they say, no intimation from the
White House that an extra session
would be desirable, but they unite in
saying no Philippine legislation is
possible during the remainder of .the
present term.
The Spooner bill, vesting all, power
of the government in the Philippines
archipelago In the president, is the
only Philippines general bill. Jt is
believed that whenever an earnest ef
fort is made to secure legislation
bearing on this subject much time'
will be required. Some senators also
express -the opinion that legislation
""may be necessary in the Cuban situ
ation, and while there are differences
of opinion, all agree that if such ac
tion would become necessary it. would
be impossible to secure it at this ses
sion. The Fare Food BiU.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Strong
efforts are making to induce Speaker
Henderson to fix an early date for tha
consideration of the Brcsius pure food
bill. The measure has attracted wide
spread interest among grocers, drug
gists, etc It aims to prevent adultera
tion of food and drugs. Some opposi
tion has developed among dealers In
certain lines, but it is understood
amendments will be accepted which it
Is claimed wiH remove these objec
tions. At Xew Bias's Coreaatiea.
WASHDJGTON, Jan. 26. The pres
ident probably will designate a repre
sentative of the United Statse army,
one of the navy, and at least one
prominent civilian, to act in conjunc
tion with Mr. Choate in representing
the government of the United States
at the coronation of King Edward
ML This will be in line with the
precedent established in the oase of
the coronation ot the present car.
The precedent calls for officers of Ugh
task for such, an occasion. "
Wili-'Jiirrfc
f IlirWOS ASfc f Oi A MAY
! ksiaia Owaera tflah toateKtcatf
frata TaaattMi
MANILA, Jan. 29. TM hearing on
the municipal government bill today
developed an attempt on the part cf
prominent Filipinos to secure a delay
of two years before taxing land where
the owners are unable to cultivate on
account cf the dangerous situation in
the fighting territory. The bill orig
inally deferred taxation for a year.
The. commissioners adopted an
amendment providing that laid own
ers who are' not implicated in the in
surrection after March and prove that
the. unsettled conditions prevented
working land he exempted for the
second yean
Lieutenant Steele, with ten mett of
the Forty-third regiment and seven
native, soldiers, fought a fierce half
hour's engagement with a large forca
Df Filipinos at Tenfguna, island of
Leyte, January 9, which resulted in
the killing of over 100 insurgents.
Private Edward McGugie of Company
M was killed.
The situation in the island of Sa
mar .since the increase, of troops has
been quiet. Lukban's forces are hid
ing, v
Captures, arrests and seizures of
arms continue in the unpacked dis
tricts of the island of Luzon.
HEIRESS IN NEBRASKA.
Leave Her Bassaad la Omaha aad Goes
ta KaskvlIIa.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Relatives of
Mrs. Schindler-Siebert look to Ne
braska to clear up the mystery of her
disappearance. She was one of the
prettiest girls in Hoboken society and
a favorite daughter of the wealthy Dr.
Scbindler. Several week3 ago she
suddenly disappeared. Police aid was
invoked without success. Her father -
was much troubled over tbe matter
and died ,Iast week. In his will he
left her 849,000.
John. Schindler, her brother, has
just succeeded in tracing her. He
found she had gone with William
Sicbert of New York, who also has
money. The two were married and
went to Omaha. There they quarreled
and separated. The groom went to
Mussels Hill, Mont, and the bride to
Rushville, Neb., where she is now.
Mr. Schindler today received a letter
from Siebert detailing some of the
facts.
Schindler says: "We are ail won
dering why my sister does not com-
municate with us. She surely must
know by this time that father is dead
and tL'ot she is his heiress. My brother-in-law
wants some of the money
and refuses to interfere with his
wife's actions."
VENEZUELA IS SURPRISED.
Caanot Uaderstaiid TChjr United States
Should Interfere,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The
steamer Caracas, which arrived In this
country Tuesday from La Guayra,
brought official communications from
Dr. E. Blanco, the Venezuelan min
ister of. foreign .affairs, to Charge Pu
lido. They make strong representations
as to the strict neutrality which the
Venezuelan government has observed
throughout the asphalt controversy,
which is set forth as an issue between
the rival companies themselves, and
not one involving the government.
Surprise is expressed at the threaten
ing attitude of the United States.
Ban Pat on Countess' Book.
BERLIN, Jan. 24. The Berlin courts
have rendered an adverse decision
against the divorced Countess Von
Wedel-Berard, whose book, entitlded
"My Relations with His Majesty, Em
peror William II; Revelations About
the Regicide in Italy, and the Dreyfus
Affair In the Light of Truth," made
a great sensation last year. The de
cision is that the book shall be con
fiscated and the plates destroyed. The
whereabouts of the countess are un
known. Tien Tula as Military Base.
TIEN TSIN, Jan. 25. Preparations
are being made in Tien Tsin to make
it a military base for thy coming
spring and summer, when it is be
lieved a majority of the troops In Pe
kin will encamp in this neighborhood,
preparatory to gradual embarkation.
Great quantities of ice are being
stored and options are being obtained
upon a majority of the large build
ings in the foreign concessions.
Condolences from Senate.
"WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23. In
the senate this afternoon Mr. Allison
offered the following resolution:
"That "the death of her royal and
imperial majetsy, Victoria, of noble
virtues and great renown, Is sincerely
deplored by tbe senate of the United
States of America."
The resolution was adapted unan
mously. Boers Show Sympathy.
PRETORIA, Jan. 25 SIgn3 of sor
row ever the death cf the queen are
everywhere visible. "Even the burgh
ers show a respectful sympathy. It has
been suggested 'by influential burgh
ers an amnesty proposal would have
the effect of greatly hastening the re
turn of peace.
Ras Nothing- from Conger.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The
State department has had no recent
advices from Minister Conger, so it
has no knowledge of the latest phases
of the negotiations at Pekin, as re
ported in the press dispatches.
Tarkey Sorrows Over Queen's Death.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 25. The
sultan, who is much affected by the
death of Queen Victoria, has wired
King Edward VII expressions of sym
pathy at his loss and felicitations on
his accession.
Signs of mourning are general here.
The heads of the various faiths have
telegraphed condolences to the arch
bishop of Canterbury, notably the Ar
menian patriarch; who wired that the
Queen's name was immortalized. The
newspapers" deplore her majesty's
death as that of a sincere friend of
Turkey.
Tar Xadlaa gnpaly Depot.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The ap
propriation of 13,000 for the Omaha
Indian supply depot, which was
adopted by the committee on Indian
affairs, was accepted by the senate to
day. In -this connection it is Interest
ing to note that the civil service com
mission is jumping on the commission
er of Indian affairs for having ap
pointed Superintendent Jordan, taa
claim aeing that the superintendency
is-ia taa control of the civil service,
CoasjBjealoner Jones cannot Me it tkair
way.
DEM INTONSTALKS
Cattle Irittxa ii Olay Gouty onffubg
Many Lotm
NO REMEDIES AIVEAR Eff ECTIVE
Wall aaaia Brd Bar Bm Cm
atatalyria Oat, Otfcm 1
eaa4 BMeae af u Oaa Wlatoi
MlMaltaacmw nTateaakm Matters.
OMAHA, .Neb., Jan. 26. P. A. Nel
son, one of the solid stock raisers of
Clay county, is in the city from the
neighborhood of Harvard. Mr. Nel
son said that for the first time in
twelve years the cattle raisers of his
neighborhood are losing ' stock from
the "corn stalk disease." According
to his statement, this disease has not
yet been, classified, by tho veterinar
ians and no remedy so far tried has
proved effective. It has been traced
by the farmers to the corn stalks, tbe
cattle feeding in the corn fields of
last year being the only ones affected.
But all fields do not affect the stock.
While Mr. Nelson has lost several
head of steers and some of his neigh
bors have had their herds completely
wiped out, other herds have been free
from 'disease, although feeding upon
the stalks in adjoining fields.
When the disease first made its ap
pearance in Mr. Nelson's herd he
thought diversified feed would stop its
ravages, so he put his catt'e upon a
diet which included alfalfa-hay, prai
rie hay and three varieties of grain.
rstill Permittinar them' to run In the
stalks and -to straw piles. The change
in the feed produced no apparent re
sults and the farmers have given up
hope of discovering a remedy for the
disease.
Aside from the corn stalk disease,
Mr. Nelson says that Clay county
farmers were never in so prosperous
condition. Farm mortgages have
been released in a degree never be
fore known and In place of being bor
rowers, the men who raise grain have
money in the banks. The crops of
last year were excellent, wheat yield
ing from twenty to twenty-five bush
els per acre and corn from twenty-five
to forty bushels.
Starts Fire la BerOwa.Cell.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb.. Jan. 26. Dep
uty Sheriff Coughtry was obliged to
constitute himself a volunteer, fire de
partment and rescue service to save
Mrs. Estella Wertzburger, and inci
dentally tbe county court house, from
a fire which she herself had started
in her jail cell. For no reason that
any one else attempts to explain the
woman took live coals from the stove
and fired the mattress on her cot with
them and when, the officer detected the
smoke and rushed to her door the
blaze was well started and Mrs. Wertz
burger .was standing with her face
at a hole, which she had broken In
the window, gasping for breath. It
required quick and vigorous action to
rescue the woman and extinguish the
flames before the latter got beyond
control.
Hebraska at Washlagtoa.
WASHINGTON, Jan.. 26. Mr.
Thurston's bill authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to pay to the
state of Nebraska certain moneys in
liquidation of its claims on account
of suppressing Indian hostilities from
1861 to 1868, which was referred to
the committee on claims, was reported
back to the senate by Mr. Allen with
out amendment The bill is to appro
priate for the purpose named and in
full of all claims the sum of $14,
072.49. Representative Stark of Nebraska
has called a competitive examination
for March 12, to take place at eBat
rice, for the purpose of selecting a
cadet and alternate to the West- Point
academy. He has designated S. M.
Bailey, county treasurer, of Fiirbury,
N.- O. Anderson, superintendent of
public instruction of Seward county,
and A.. D. McCandless, attorney, of
Wymore, to act as examiners.
Dies la Bis Ninetieth Tear.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Jan. 26. O.
J.
Tinker, an aged and honored citizen,
really the founder of the city and
who for nearly half a century has
been conected with the history and de
velopment of this section of the state,
has passed away. Mr. Tinker was In
bis ninetieth year and was the orig
inal owner of the present town site,
having purchased it from the govern
ment In the late 50's. Tne deceased
came of hardy stock and up to the
last year of his life had known little
sickness. During the early winter he
suffered an attack of grip, from the
effects- of which he never fully re
covered. Kililag Snakes la Mldwlater.
CALLAWAY, Neb., Jan. 26. The
other day the large house cat belong
ing to G. W. Barnard succeeded in
capturing a saake, which had come
out of Its winter quarters to bask In
the sunshine. The snake had crawled
out of a pile of old bay, and happened
to come' out jurt where the tat was
watching for rats-, and the cat sprang
upon it, and. soon had it killed. The
snake was of the blue-racer variety
and was about three feet in length.
When a snake appears in tbe middle
of January and is full of life, it is evi
dence enough that Nebraska's climate
cannot be surpassed.
Stolen Bona Foand, hat Dead.
BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 26. Young
Mr. Shottenkirk reported to the sher
iff today that his horse, which has
been the object for much concern re
cently, had been found and that it
was dead. The animal was found in
a field near a straw stack about one
mile from where the fence was brok
en down. The condition of the horse
when found leads to the belief that
it had been killed, which fact does
not allay the feara of the family that
the unknown letter writer will pay
them another visit
Smallpox at Bradshaw.
BRADSHAW, Neb., Jan. 26. Brad
shaw has at last a genuine case of
smallpox. At least that is what the
doctors say. The case developed in
the person of Matylen Colby, who, it
la. said, visited a short, time ago a
relative at Friend, this state, who waa
suffering from the pest Mr. Colby
was janitor of the public.school build
ing and considerable indignation is
expressed because when returning
from Friend he did not keep away
from the school building, but con
tinued to do the work there, freely
mixing and conversing with both
A Wlnatar Tory Arcaaseat.
The Primrose Dames of England re
sorted to an artful dodge on behalf of
the Tories at the recent election. They
flooded many constituencies with cir
culars that -under the four years f
Salisbury's administration there had
been 33,836 more marriages thin under
the previous year under the liberal
party. It is believed that the circulars
had no inconsiderable effect on the
campaign.
The Hon .f Bis Fst'ier.
Marshal Halstcad, the United States
consul at Birmingham, England, whose
reports on technical Industrial inter
ests frequently have the merit of being
so interesting that the newspapers
print them freely, is a son of the vet
eran editor, Murat Halstcad. Marshal
Halstead was for many years the man
aging editor of the Cincinnati Commercial.
Left-Baaded Parties.
Left-handed parties are amusing
some ef the Chicago stay-Rtrhomes .this
cold weather. The invitations are writ
ten with the left hand and the .host
greets you with the left hand instead
of the right, hand. The guests must
draw pictures or write with their left
hands and prizes are given for the
best and worst efforts.
Many good servants are bad masters.
Walderse4 Campaign IIoae.
Count Von Waldersce does not pro
pose to forego entirely the pleasures
of civilization while he 13 clearing up
the remnants of the celestial empire.
He is taking with him a "campaign
house" built of an asbestos prepara
tion, light, fireproof and weather-proof,
containing seven rooms and a bath.
What Do the Children Drink?
Don't give them tea or cott'ee. H-wo von
tried the new food drink called Ci.AlN-0?
It is delicious and nourishing, and takes the
place of coffee. The more G raia-O you give
the children the raoro health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O is mnde of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes liko the choico grcde of coffee, but
costs about as much. All grocers sell it
IScandtSc.
There are many fashions in the city,
but you will find more stiles in the
country.
PITS Fermanent-'r Cnmi. jroetioruerromMstsno
Sivt day's use of In. Kline Urat" Xerre kestoirr.
Brad for FKEI3 2.00 trial bottlo and traaiina.
ba.E.11. Kjxik. Ltd.. 9:1 Area St.. 1 fcilaJdssl-, fa.
The poor woman whose husband
thinks he knows how to cook is en
titled to a lot of sympathy.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 oz.. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
Missess are generally old bachelors
because they are even averse to squan
dering their affections.
SlOO Bernard SIOO.
The readers of this paper tcIU be pleased to
learn th', there is at least one dreaded disease
that sconce has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. IIcU'h Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to tho
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting: directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces or the system, thereby destroy!!:? the
foundation of thodiscascuudtfiviinrthe patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting- nature In doinj its work. Tho pro
prietors hare so much faith In its curative
powers that they olTer One Hun.lred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
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