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VOLUME XXXI.-NUMBER 44
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. TCBRUABYTC 1901.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,604.
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NO HEM IS MADE
legislature u Yet Appeals Vide Apart
on Senatorial Qoeition.
A IARY VOTE Hit MIT RESULT
A B Handle of Bill Already latra
duccd sod Xwe Betas ASsleSl Trmm
Day ts'Day Only T Imiu. Tku
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HOUSB. The following bill were
read at length for the third time and
passed on roil call in the house on the
2 win: House rotl 61, by Brodenck, to
place one-half the proceeds of road
taxes at tne disposal of the several
road districts to be expended under
the supervision of road overseers,
roll 38, by Fuller, to provide for
mowing: or otherwise destroying
weeds in the public roads. House roll'
117, by Fowler, for the submission of
a constitutional amendment providing;
that constitutional amendments here
after submitted need be pub.ished"for
only thirty instead of n.nety days,
and that a majority of the votes cast
for and against such amendments
snail be sufficient to adopt them. "Af-;
ter recess house roll 46, by Lodmis,
making the warden the official execu
tioner of the death penalty was
passed with the emergency clause, by
a vote of 92 ayes to 1 nay. Bills in
troduced included: A bill for an act
providing for taxation of personalty
remaining in counties less than a
year,' and providing for violating the
same. Relating to live stock and irri
gation herus. House roll No. 28, by
Cnanes A. Fowler A bill for an act
to amend section 1 of subdivision 4
and section 3 of sub-division C of the
compiled statutes of Nebraska for
IS;, providing for the appointment of
teachers in publ.c tchols and to re
peal the said sections as now exist
ing. No contract with teacher shan
be void except on action of all mem
bers of district boaid; no contract
with high sch.ol t.a.hers shall be
void except on action of five of the
Fix members of board.
HOUSE. In the house on the 29th
standing committt.es reported the fol
lowing bills for lndeunite postpone
ment, the report in each instance be
ing adopted. House roll 47, relating
to the sale of land for taxs. House
roll 48. same. House roll ti2. re.aung
to executions. House roll 33, by Tettt,
providing a penalty for kidnaping.
The only bill recommended for pas
sage was house roll 110, by Mullen of
Douglas, depriving one-baif of the
wages of laborers, mechanics and
clerks who are heads of families of the
protection of the exemption laws.
This is the bill that has been indorsed
by the Omaha Retail Grocers associa
tion. The following bil.s were read
for the third time and passed: House
roll 89, by "Warner, requiring county
superintendents to hold examinations
during April and July of each year for
the examination of applicants for ad
mission to the State Normal school at
Peru, and others that may be here
after established. Yeas 80; nays none.
House roll 81. by Hall, appropriating
$4,200 to enable the governor to pur
chase and present medals to the Ne
braska volunteers of the Spanish
Ameriean war. House roll 55, by Fow
ler, exempting all township, precinct
and school district offices from that
section of the corrupt practices act
which requires the tiling of sworn
statements of nominating and election
expenses. House roll 43, by Murray,
reducing the rate of interest on state
warrants from 4 to 3 per cent. House
roll 41. by Murray, requiring county
commissioners to hold an extra ses
sion during January of each year to
pass on bonds of new officers. Sen
atorial vote: Allen, 57; Ashby, 2;
Broady, 1; Crounse, 7; Currie, 20;
Hainer, 4; Harlan. 1; Harrington, 3;
Hinshaw. 13; Hitchcock, 49; Kinkaid,
4; Lindsay, 1: Martin. 6; Meiklejobn,
28; Morlan, 1; Oldham, 1; xtosewater,
18; Sutherland. 1; Thompson, D. E.,
36; Thompson, W. H., 6; Van Dusen, 1.
'HOUSE. No business was transact
ed at the morning session of the house
on the 2Sth. At the afternoon session
lhe house at once proceeded to the or
der of bills on third reading. House
roll No. 130. by Wenzel Appropriat
ing $55.35 for the relief of Frederick
TJlrich, was read for the third time
and passed by a vote of 72 yeas to 10
nays. House roll No. 49. by. Ream A
concurrent resolution petitioning con
gress for the submission of a, constitu
tional amendment, was passed without
a negative vote, with SS votes in the
affirmative. House roll No. 19, by Mis
kell of Saline, to provide for the de
struction of cockle burrs and sunflow
ers, was debated at considerable
length. The bill declares coclileburrs
and sunflowers a public nuisance and
makes it the duty of every owner of
land to destroy them between August
15 and September 1 of each year. The
bill went over one day. House roll
No. 77, by Ollis, Jr., Telating to pro
posed road alterations or "vacations,
was recommended for passage. House
roll No. 61, by Broderick. providing
that in counties under township or
ganization one-half of the road tax
shall constitute a township road fund,
the other half to constitute a district
road fund, to be expended by the road
overseer for certain specified purposes,
was recommended for passage. House
roll No. 16, by Crockett, authorizing
the state board of public lands and
buildings to construct a wagon bridge
across the Niobrara river between
Boyd and Holt counties, and appro
priating S,000 therefor, was recom
mended for inda5nite postponement.
HOUSE. In the course of three
hours' work the house on the 26th
passed one bill and placed seven more
on the general file, to be taken up for
final reading and passage Monday. The
bill that was put through was intro
duced by Murray and is known as
"the anti-cigarette bill." It was gen
erally suposed that the bill passed the
house last week, but it was discovered
today that the measure was simply
recommended for passage and placed
on the general file. Under the head of
third reading the bill was brought np
in the house this morning and passed
by an overwhelming vote, only three
members voting in the negative. The
following bills were placed in the gen
eral file with the recommendation that
they be passed: Authorizing the par
chase of the old Western Normal col
lege building at Hawthorne, a suburb
of Lincoln, and providing for the es
tablishment of a state normal school
therein and appropriating $50,000 there
for. Providing for an appropriation of
$75,000 for the construction of a con
bin4', library,' chapel andngyxaJsinxn
4 TWO the StaU-Nerssei school
at xw. ".rnmBg-fer tM aniisa
aest of a state nomal school at Cen
tral City and appropriating ffiMH
therefor. Providing fer;the establish
ment of .two stat. nurxnal, schoels in
the western half of Nebraska, to be
locate on oppoaite, siues of the Platte
river, exact places to be determined
by a joint committee appointed by the
speaker of the house and the'lieuteiii
nt governor, and appropriating $50,
000 fer.tae eocstreetkm and establish
ment. J The bUL alee requires the
schools to be located only where at
least fifteen acres' are donated. Mak-
( ing the "warden of the state peniten
tiary the- pnblic executioner and re
lieving county sheriffs from the duty
of carrying out death penalties. Fix
ing dates for periodical meetings of
county commissioners: Requiring the
destruction of weeds, on public high
ways by -the owners of abutting property.-
Chairman Whitmore submitted
the report of 'the committee on privi
leges and elections, recommending that
Representatives Johnson and Hunt, fu
sion members from Douglas county, be
allowed to .retain their seats. Tie re
port was adopted without debate or
opposition in the roll calL Speaker
Sears announced the appointment of
the following committee to investigate
charges against senatorial candidates:
Wilkinson. Hall. Tweed, Laflin, Peis
Iger. The vote for senator, resulted:
Aline 45, Berge 4, Broady 2, Crounse
i, Currie 18, nainer 4, Harlan 1, Har
rington 1. Hinshaw 10, Hitchcock 24,
Kinkaid- 2, Martin 6. Meiklejohn 29,
"Rosewater 15. Sutherland 1, Thomp
son, D. E., 34, Thompson, W. H., 26,
Van Dusen L
HOUSE In the house on thet 25th
John Mockett of the Lancaster 'dele
gation rose in his place and waved a
rattlebox, carved, out of an old 'piece
of furniture. .In a neat and humor
ous little speech he presented the toy
to Speaker Sears to convey to his baby
boy, with the compliments of the car
penter of the. house, who had whittled
it, he said, out of a "valuable piece ci
state furniture. tBills were introduced:
A bill for an act to prohibit the solici
tation, taking or accepting any,1" order
for the' purchase, sale, shipnsent or
delivery of any -malt, spiritous or vin
ous liquors in the state of Nebraska
and to provide a penalty for the vio
lation thereof. Penalty of $100 to
$500 fine. Does not prohibit traveling
agents of licensed dealers from so
liciting or accepting orders. A bill for
an' act to locate and establish three
additional state normal schools and to
appropriate money for the same. To
be located in Third, Fifth and Sixth
districts, at points to be determined
by the board of jrabllc lands and build
ings. Carries appropriation of $75,
000. A bill for an act to prevent dis
crimination by life insurance compan
ies and mutual benefit associations on
account of color and to prevent spe
cial contracts and discriminations be
tween individuals. Not applicable to
fraternal societies. A bill for an act
entitled, "An act amend sections 75,
85 and 85a, of chapter 43, entitled in
surance companies, of the compiled
statutes of the state of Nebraska for
1899 and repealing the said sections
so amended." To compel mutual ben
efit associations to furnish members
by-laws and amendments; authorizes
collection of extra assessments when
deaths are' in excess of table rates,
and requires stipulated life premium
associations to compute premiums on
either the "'combined experience" or
"American actuaries" table. In con
sidering bills on general file house roll
No. 49, by Ream, a joint resolution pe
titioning congress for the submission
of a constitutional amendment provid
ing for the election of United States
senators by a direct vote of the people
was recommended for passage. The
ninth joint ballot for senator result
ed: Allen 56, Berge 2, Broady 1,
Crounse 6, Currie 21, Hainer 4, Har
lan 1, Harrington 2, Hitchcock 17,
Hinshaw l7,xKinkaid 3, Meiklejohn
32, Morlan 1, Martin 6, Rosewater 16,
Sutherland 1, Thompson, D. E., 30,
Thompson, W. H., 4L, Van Dusen L
SENATE. On the 30th Senator
Renting introduced a measure, mak
ing it unlawful for any railroad com
pany, corporation or any officer or
employe, thereof, to give any person,
other than an officer or employe, free
transportation over any line in the
state. For violation of the act he sug
gests a fine of $500 for each offense,
the money to go into the school fund
of the county, where the suit was
brought. It is also provided in the
same act, on or before January 10,
every company or corporation in the
state shall file a list of all persons
to whom free transportations has been
issued during the year, together with
the nature of the office or employment
of such persons. Violation cf this
provision is. to be made punishable by
a fine of $10,000 for each ..offense. A
bill "to "exempt" farm taxation, both
real and personal property of incorpo
rated posts or lodges of the Grand
Army Union Veterans, Free Masons,
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
all other benevolent and charitable
organizations not operated for profit,
was introduced by. Senator Harfan. It
is senate file No. 200 and an emerg
ency clause is attached. Senator
Paschal proposed an amendment to
the liquor laws, making it illegal for
one person, firm, co-partnership, as
sociation or corporation to operate
more than one saloon or have more
than one license at a time in any city
or villager in the state. Jt! is senate
file 197 "and has an" emergency clause
attached. A consdierable increase in
the fees to be charged by the clerk of
the supreme court is sought -by Sen
ator Martin through senate tie No.
196. At the time of filing each civU
case the clerk may collect $50. In ad
dition a number of increases, from 50
to 100 per cent, are to be permitted in
fees charged for certain services. An
emergency clause is attached.
SENATE. In the senate -on the
29th Senator Meredith proposed sev
eral amendments to the liquor laws
oi the state. He would have licenses
protect none but licensees and would
also provide against adulteration of
liquors. His bill is senate file No. 192.
The committee on enrolled and en
grossed bills reported that both house
roll No. 88 and senate file No. 14 had
been printed, with all amendments,
and found correct. A motion was
adopted permitting Senator Johnson
to draw pay for full time. He suc
ceded Hodges, the latter being ousted
after being seated two weeks. Hodges
was also empowered to draw pay for
the time he actually served, together
with mileage. The following were
Blaced oa first readme: A bill -tor an
act to amend sections 5. 13 and 25 of
chapter 50 of the compiled Btautes of
Nebraska of 1899, and to repeal said
orieinal sections. A hill far n pt
to amend section 500 of the code of
civil procedure and to repeal said orig
inal section.
SENATE.-TSjsteinatic control and
disposition of Nebraska land along the
Misoari river Js the object of a bill
introduced in the senate on the-28th
by Senator Martin, on request of Judge
StaU of Nemaha county. It wonld
make it the duty of -the treasurer of
each county along the -river to keep a
record of all such lands and to report
the same to the state treasurer, the
state and county official together to
lease the land and collect all rents.
Senate file No. 72, a measure by Sen
ator O'Neill, for the purpose of estab
lishing another soldiers' and sailors
home, was placed on general file on
recommendation of the committee on
military affairs. The senate passed its
first bill with the exception of the
two appropriation bills and a few cur
ative measures. It was Senator Van
Boskirk's measure for protection of
cattlemen by providing for a registry
and exhibition of hides. The clerk ef
the house reported passage of house
roll 42, Murray's anti-cigarette bjlL
and asked concurrence of the senate
in the same. It was placed on first
reading in the senate. Among bills In
troduced was a bill for an act to
amend sections 44 and 45 of chapter H
of the compiled statutes of Nebraska
of 1899, entitled, "Guardians and
Wards," and to repeal sections 44 and
45 and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith as new existing
and making It the duty of the eonhty
attorneys in their respective counties
to prosecute offenses against children
in certain cases.
The Senate on the 28th passed its
first bill, as follows:
"Section 1 Any person now enr
gaged or who may hereafter engage in
the business of a butcher in the state
of Nebraska shall keep a record of
all branded beef animals he may
slaughter, -giving age, sex, marks and
brands, of whom purchased and date
of said purchase, which record shall
at all times be open for public inspec
tion -at his place of business.
"Sec 2 It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons who occasionally
slaughter cattle for beef to offer for
sale said beef without exhibiting the
hide or hides of such beef at the time
and place said beef is offered for sale.
And it is provided further, that the
brands on the hide so exhibited must
not be changed, mutilated or de
stroyed. Sec 3 All persons other than butch
ers, who occasionally slaughter cattle
for beef, for home consumpt.on, shall
keep the hide or hides of such animals
so slaughtered for a period of not
less than three days, subject to inspec
tion by any person or persons.
"Sec 4 All purchasers of hides
shall keep a record of all hides of
meat cattle purchased by them, which
record shall state the name of names
of the person or persons from whom
purchased, their place of residence,
the date of purchase and all marks
and brands on said hides, which shall
at all times be open for the inspection
of stock growers, their agents and em
ployes. Provided, that the provision
of this section shall only apply to
branded hides.
'Sec 5 Any person who shall wil
fully violate the provisions of this act
or wilfully neglect or refuse to do any
act herein required shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and on conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment in
the county jail for a. period not . exceed
ing one year or pay a fine not exceed
ing $100." "
SENATE. Immediately after the
senate had convened -on the, 26th the
clerk of the house 'was announced,
who read a message 'from that body
stating that a committee of five had
been appointed by the speaker of the
house to investigate charges that cer
tain senatorial candidates were issu
ing railway passcb and in other ways
trying to influence members of the leg
islature to vote for them. . The com
mittee was instructed to summon per
sons or papers needed for evidence and
to ascertain if any members of the leg
islature had accepted such favors. No
action was taken on the communica
tion at the time, but just before ad
journment, upon a motion by Martin
of Richardson, a like committee was
appointed from the senate" to confer
with the house committee. The com
mittee on agriculuture reported sen
ate file 71, a bill relating to the death
of animals from disease, with some
amendments', for passage, wnereupon
it was placed on general file. Bills
reported upon favorably and placed on
general file were senate files 35, 80,
49, 74, 75, 31, 41, 23 and 27, while 29,
a curative act by Newell, was recom
mended for indefinite postponement.
A number of new bills were introduced
and a number were up for second read
ing. A communication was received
from the State Board of Agriculture,
recommending a change in the Van
Boskirk fish and game bill, which
would prohibit the killing of quail in
Nebraska for a period of five Tears.
The board also recommended that the
legislature take some action, if. possi
ble, to prevent the spread of disease
among animals resulting from eating
cornstalks. ,
SENATE In the senate on the 25th
Senators Owens, Ransom and Crounse
were appointed a committee of three
to confer with a like committee from
the house on the subject of adjourn
ing over Saturday. The committee re
ported back in favor of a session to
morrow, and its action was indorsed
by the senate. The live stock and
grazing committee reported favorably
on senate file 61, the measure provid
ing for a state veterinarian, and it
was ordered to the general file. The
committee on agriculture reported
favorably on senate files 8, 9, 13, 39
and 90, and they were ordered to the
general file. The following were
placed on first reading: A bill for
an act to amend chapter 39 of the com
piel statutes of Nebraska, 1899, con
cerning "Inkeepers," by adding there
to a new section giving to innkeepers,
hotel keepers and boarding house
keepers a lien upon the goods, bag
gage, property and effects of any per
son, whether guest, lodger or boarder,
brought thereto or left therein, and
providing a means of enforcing and'
foreclosing the same. A bill for an
act to provide for the education of
crippled and diseased children into
the Home of the Friendless in the state
of Nebraska. A bill for an act to
amend section 2d of chapter 28, com
piled statutes of Nebraska, 1899, en
titled, "Fees," and to repeal original
section. A bill for an apt entitled.
"An act to prevent corrupt practices
at elections," to provide a penalty for
violation of this act, being chapter 29
of the session laws of the state of
Nebraska 'of 1889. The .committee on
constitutional amendments recom
mended this morning that senate file
53, by Zeigler, a joint resolution pro
viding for a referendum, be indefinite
ly postponed. The report was adopt
ed. With a few slight amendments,
this same committee recommended the
passage of senate fil 38, a joint reso
lution proposed by Oleson, providing
for a method of submitting the ques
tion of a constitutional convention to
the voters next falL The report was
adopted and the resolution placed on
general file.
NEBRASKA POPULATION
Censtu Biream Iape BmUetin Ipedfjhf
the Sis of Ererv Ttwa.
COMPARISON IVITI TEN Yf US AS0
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Stat Other Matter,
The latest bulletin of. the census bu
reau gives the returns from Nebraska
in detail. There are 365 incorporated
cities, towns and Villages in Nebraska,
and this is the showing they stake:
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Adams village ...
Alnsworth village
417 ,..11..
-SOB 713
u tas
39 ...i...
2X .
2.55a 829
93 J5
IB .......
14S .;.,...
468
7V1 731
374 429
579 412
1.47T 1.W1
251
595 701
2.C64 1.537
1,921 1.K2
255 16
329 262
141 173
733 344
147
250
247 "220
270
506 352
7.S75 13.S3J
911 763
.S59
455 359
1S7
410 413
45S 359
292
296 357
495 474
229
510
AOv a
344 265
330
2.970 2,059
678
4SS 464
823 79o
7S6 963
365 431
3S4 305
543 348
L375 1,647
716 9S0
255
191
297 201
iH 378
350
224
346
403 234
S40J 510
Soo
309 45S
252 6S
371 1S1
SS9 484
1.571 1.3KS
226 211
1 6S5 l.S-37
209
439 407
544!
344 147
590 39)
19S 215
471 315
. SS5
193
3,53 3.134
278
149
390 509
739 542
25S 229
4f2 29
731 571
909 822
337 200
2.199 2.310
422 46?
435 378
521
219
301 290
446 513
1,845 2.02$
322 153
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AiDion viiiace ....
Alexandria village
Alien village ...
Alliance city ....
Alma city
Amherst village
Auselmo village
Ansley village ..
Arapahoe town
Arcadia village
Arlington village
Ashland village
Ashton town
Atkinson town .
Auburn city
Aurora city .....
Avoca village
AJtteii village
Bancroft village
Barada village
Bameston village
Bartley village
Bassett village
Battle Creek village
Beatrice city .."
Beaver town
Beaver Crossing village
Beemer village
Belden viiiace
.Bell wood village
Kelvldere village
Benedict village
Benkelman village
Bennett village
Bennington town
Benson village
Berlin village
Bertrand village
Bethany village
Blair city
Bloomneld village
Bloomlngton village
Blue Hill village
Blue Springs village
Bradsbaw village
Bralnard village
Brock village
Broken Bow city
Brownville city
Brunlng village
Bruno village
Burchard village
Burwell town ..................
Butte village
Cairo village
Calhoun village
Callaway town
Cambridge village
Campbell village
Carleton village
Carroll town j
Cedar Bluffs village
Cedar Rapids village
Central City
Ceresco village
Chadron city
Chapman village
Chester village
Clarks village
C arkson village
Clay Center village
.Clearwater village
Coleridge village
College View village
Colon village
Columbus city
Cook village
Cordova village
Cortland village
Corad town
Crab Orchard village
Craig village
Crawford village
Creighton town
Creston village
Crete city
Culbertson village
Curtis village
Pakota City village
Danbury vlllaee
Dannebrog village
Davenport village
David City
Dawson village
Daykin village
Decatur village
Deshler village
Dewltt village
Diller village
Dixon village
rodge village
Doniphan village
Dorchester village
Douglas village
Dubois village
Dunbar village
Dundee village
.Eaele village
Eddyville village
Kdgar cltv
Elba village
Elgin village
E'k Creek village
Elkhorn viiiace
Elm Creek village
Elmwood village
El wood village
189'...
m,
593
258
662
399
751
125
157
554
3X5
437
540
473
521
253
317
316
238
400
297
101
1.040
1.105
23
451'
3471
357
325
357
303
373
"255
14S
348
754
2,630
1029
2.102
299!
301
544
3771
Emerson village
Endicott village
Eustls village ..
Ewlng village ..
Exeter village .
Fairbury city ..
Fairfield city ....
Fairmont city ..
Falls City
617
234
VS.
275
673
3.1401
1.203
7S4
3.022
I
Farnam village
2181
Farwell village
Filley village I
ts
1301
Vb 331
6SS'
2S7I
756 556
7.2411 6.747
1.2001 1,347
Florence viuaee I
Fort Crook "village
Franklin village I
Fremont city I
Friend village j
Fullerton city I
Geneva dty I
Genoa village. I
1.534 1.581
913 793
433
194 142
60 645
2461
819 535
2S7I
7.5541 7.535
162 315
552 492
516! 495
297T
41 255
3251
416 3W
Gerlng village
Germantown village
Gibbon village
Glenville village
Gordon village
Gothenburg village
Grafton village
Grand Island city
Grant village
Greeley Center town
Greenwood village
Gresham village
Gretna village
Gross village
Guide Rock village
Hampton village
Hardy village
Harrison town
Hartington city
Harvard city
Hastings cltv
Have'ock villa ee
3671 431
315 343
168 111
9711
S4 1076
7.1MI 13.584
1.40
3J5I 375
1.51 II 1.502
3331
20fi!
3211 319
Hav Springs village I
Hebron cUv j
Hemlneford village 1
Henderson village 1
Herman village 1
Staasplvg Oat Ssallsox.
YORK. Neb., Feb. 4. All the small
pox patients of this city will be re
leased from quarantine in a few days,
as cured and free from any liability
of spreading the disease. The cases
were all of a very mild form, and each
place where the disease broke out was
so thoroughly quarantined that it
spread no further. There are yet sev
eral cases in the western part of the
county. Dr. E. B. Hanna of this city,
has had exclusive charge of all the
cases and hrs excellent care and atten
tion in checking the disease has merit
ed him high praise.
Zxptrea at Farmer's Dr.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Feb. 4. An un
known man called at a farmhouse near
this city and after asking for some
thing to eat, fell to the ground and
died almost instantly. He told the
foreman of the section on the St. Jo
seph 4 Grand Island, a short time
previously, that he had been working
on the Rock Island near Plymouth on
a work train and that he was on bis
way. to Fairbury to get his pay ceck
cashed, but no check or othler -'papers
were found on his nersqsi. He also
claimed to have a aother resfdlne
near Plymouth.
1900. USf.
Hickman village
Hildreth village
Holdrtre villar
Hoteteln village
nomer village
Hooper village
Hoaklns town
Howard city village
HoU village
Hubbard Village ....
Hubbell village
Humboldt city
Humphrey village ..
Huntington village .
Imperial town
a-
inaianbia city .
Jackson village
4ianSn Vlllava
!
44 J 4 4 4444
Johnson village
uuan viuage .
Juaiata village
)
528
8.074
.wearney city ...
Kenesaw village
Kennard town .
Kimball village .
Laurel village ...
Lawrence village
Leigh village ....
193
''exington dty
Liberty village
Lincoln dty
Lindsay village
LInwood village ,
Litchfield town
Long Pine village
Luulsville village
Lwup 01 iy
Lynch village
Lyons village
McCook city
McCool Junction village ..
Madison dty .,
Madrid village
Malmo village
Marquette village
Mason City village
Mead village
Meadow Grove village
Merns, village
Mllford village
Millard village
309
261
Miller village
MiUigan village
Minden dty
Monroe village
Morse Bluffs village
Naper village
Nebraska City
Neligh city
Nelson village
Nemaha village
Newcastle village
Newman Grove village ....
Newport town
Niobrara village
Norfolk city
Ncrth Bend city
North Loup village
North Platte dty
Oakdale viuage
Oakland village
Odell village
Ogalalla village
Ohiowa village
Omaha city
O'Neill city ,
Orleans city
Osceola village
Osmond village
Overton village
Oxford village
Palisade village
Palmyra village
Papiliion village
Pawnee village
Pender town
Peru village
Petersburg village
Phillips village
Pierce village
Piiger village
Plainview village
Platte Center village
Plattsmouth city
Pleasanton village
Plymouth village
Ponca city
rrague village
Preston village
Ragan village
Randolph village
Ravenna village
Raymond village
Red Cloud city
Republican village
Reynolds village
Rising City village
Riverton village :
Roca village -
Rockville town
Rogers village
Roseland village
Rulo vmage
Rushville village
St. Edwards village
St. Helena village
St. Paul city
Salem village
Sargent village
Schuyler city
Scotia town
Scrlbner village
Seward city
Shelby village
Shelton village
Shlckley village
Shubert village
Sidney town
Silver Creek village
Snyder village
1.209
913
230
491
369
140.452
1,225
l,2v)8
S12
917
103!
1951
1.0431 1.009
1S5
South Bend village
132
S.052
603
South Omaha city
South Sioux City
Spalding village
Spencer village
Spring-eld village
Springvlew village
Stanton city
Staplehurst village
Steelburg village
Stelnauer village
Stella village
Sterling village
Stockham village
Stockville village
Strang village
Stratton village
Stromsburg city
Stuart village
Sumner village
Sueprior city
Sutton city
Swanton village
Syracuse village
Table Rock village
Talmage village
Tamora village
Tecumseh dty
Tekamah city
Tilden village
Tobias village
Trenton village
Ulysses village
Unadilla village
Union village
University Place village ..
Upland village
Utica village
Valentine village
Valley town
Valparaiso village
Verdlgre town
Verdon village
Waco village
Wahoo village
"Wakefield village
Wallace village
Waterloo village
Wauneta village
Wausa village ,
Waverly village
Wayne town
Weeping Water dty ,
Western village
West Lincoln village
Weston village
West Point city
WHber village
Wilcox village
Wilsonville village
Winslde town
Wisner village
Wood River village
Wymore city
York city
Yutan village
1.032 857
211
313 3S0
213
49S 399
7S2
169 211
269 227
234 269
225 326
Jlvl
3S2 245
"lft
alU a a a
1,577 1.614
1,365 1.541
266 1S4
861 728
832 673
4S9 429
139 1S1
2.005 1.654
1,597 1541
533
672 539
329 267
563 621
243 195
282
1,130 571
281
487 466
811
534 378
614 515
200 207
340 253
310 278
2.100 2.006
755 .......
130
345 272
1S1
441
266
2.1191 1.178
1.156 1,350
412 397
220 443
426 341
1.890 1.S42
1.054 1.226
266 250
296
400 130
963 610
589 481
2.6261
5,1321
263
2.420
3.4W
163
Hang HlBBsrlr With Heck ttearf.
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. 4. George
Berz committed suicide today by hang
ing himself with a neck scarf in an
outhouse. The deceased was 41 years
old and leaves a wife and four small
children. He had recently sold his
farm and was residing in town with
his brother-in-law, Conrad Wachter.
Wealthy Pioneer Dead.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Feb. 4. Samuel
Germaine.one of the wealthy farmers
and pioneers of this section who had
been in poor health for the past year,
died at his home southeast of town.
He leaves a wife and family of grown
children. Funeral services will be
held Thursday at the German Re
formed church and the interment will
take place at Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Daalea Any Wrear-Delag.
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 4. Edward
Bexton, money order clerk of .the
Hastings posioffice, was taken to Oma
ha by Postoffice Inspectors Swift .and
Sinclair, who have been examining the
Hastings ogee for several days; The
inspectors found that the records were
not In the best of shape, bat Mr. Bex- 1
ton denies most emphatically that '
there is anything wrong,
TO PAY OLDWAR BILLS
Istse Pisks the Measure for Beimbine
Best of Southerner.
CLUMS HAT AGtf GATE $344,4w
Meetaf Them far Stares and Salie
Takea by the rale Arsaj Oarla the
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Other Waahlagtoa Matters.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The house
today passed an omnibus bill carrying
cllaxns for stores and supplies taken
by the union army during the rebel
lion. The claims were passed on by
the court of claims and aggregated
1344,480. Practically all the benefic
iaries reside in the south. Considerable
opposWen to the -bill was displayed
in the 'day under the leadership of
Mr. Cannon, the chairman of the ap
propriation committee, but it flattened
out later and the bill finally was
passed without division.
Mr. Southard of Ohio, chairman of
the committee on coinage weights and
measures, asked unanimous consent to
consider a bill to establish a national
standardizing bureau, which should
have custody of the standards and
furnish information to any education
al institution, firm, corporation or
individual in the United States.
After some discusion it was agreed
that the bills should be made a con
tinuing order after the disposal of the'
bill to promote the efficiency of the
revenue cutter service. The senate
bill to appropriate 150,000 for the pur
chase or construction of a revenue
cutter for Boston harbor was passed.
A bill to regulate the coming of
Chinese persons into the country cre
ated some discussion. Mr. llitt, chair
man of the committee en foreign af
fairs, said the bill had been prepared
by the attorney general to prevent the
fraudulent entry of Chinese laborers,
by giving the government, as well as
the Chinamen, the right to appeal
from the decision of the United S.aies
commissioner. Mr. Hitt said that he
himself did not believe the Chinese
exclusion act was a just law, because
it was passed in violation of treat.es,
but the law was on the statute books
and it was the duty of every citizen
to uphold it The bill was passed.
Tnis being private bill day, Mr. Ma
hon of Pennsylvania, chairman of tne
committee on war claims, ailed up
the unfinished business, which was a
bill for the relief of St. John's lodge
of Masons of Ncwbern, N. C. The bill
appropriates C,000 for the use cf the
Masonic lodge by union troops during
the rebellion. After some opposition
it was passed.
The house then took up the omnibus
bill for the payment of claims aggre
gating 1344.400, certified ta be due by
the court of claims under the provi
sions of the Bowman act. The claims
were for stores and supplies taken for
the use of the federal army during
the rebellion. The beneficiaries were
all residents of the south. After sev
eral hours consumed by opponents of
the bill, it was passed without divi
sion. Bills were pas?a to constitute a
new division of the eastern district of
Texas; providing for allotments of
lands in severalty to Indians cf the
La Polnte or Pad river reservation in
Washington; and to authorize the
Mississippi Chortaws to bring suit in
the court of claims against the Choc
taw nation to determine their rights
under the treaty of 1830.
KANSAS DRUGGIST REFORMS
FabUelyAaaoaaeesThatHe Will Destroy
Bis Stack of Liquors.
HIAWATHA, Kan., Feb. 2. E. J.
Eicholtz, a local druggist, today made
public his determination to destroy
all the liquor in his store. This aft
ernoon he emptied a barrel of whisky
into the sewei and announced that
on Saturday he will publicly destroy
the remainder of his supply or liquors,
including several barrels of wines and
whisky.
The affair will be made one of re
joicing, the local ministers and the
public having been invited to attend.
The druggist has concluded that to
sell liquor for any purpose is wrong.
KILLS TITUS AMENDMENT
Xewa Sopreme Coart Afllnas the Decision
of the Lower Tribunal.
DES MOINES, la., Feb. 2. The su
preme court announced this morning
that the decision of the lower court
in the Titus biennial election amend
ment was affirmed. This knocks out
the amendment to the constitution,
and results in a state election being
held this fall iu Iowa.
Passed the Ceatary Mark.
CLINTON. la., Feb. 4. Martin
Duffy of Wilton township, is danger
ously ill. Mr. Duffy is the second
oldest person in Clinton county, hav
ing passed his one hundred year mark
last November. He came to Clinton
county in 1852.
Saow All Over Kaasas.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 2. Dispatches
from all over Kansas indicate that
tonight's snow storm is general and
heavy. The value of the snow to th
winter wheat crop is great and it prac
tically assures .a good crop.
Craker Pays Iaeasse Tax.
LONDON, T. L (New York
World. CabJegraam.) Richard Croker
arrived at Wantage Wednesday and
drove in a covered carriage to the
Moat house, Letcemb. He returned to
London yesterday. He has paid his
incoBae tax asotsssisnt, abandoning
his appeal, in the face of the inquis
itorial character of the interrogatories
addressed to him by the assessment
committee, false answers to which
would render him liable to a heavy
fine.
Prassia Charts Kaglaad.
LONDON,. Feb. 2. With reference
to the statement tnat the German
crown prince will return to England
the latter part of this year, a Daily
News correspondent at Berlin tele
graphs that it is now believed there
that bis object is really to study Eng
lish political, social and commercial
customs. The correspondent adds:
"It Is rumored. Indeed, .that the fam
ily ties between the royal houses of
Prussia and England are to be drawn
closer."
riCSIM: NTJENfS f LOWERS.
Three MagalSceat Desigas tor Qaeem'a
Fnitral Cobs from Asacrica.
LONDON, Feb. 1. A special train
this moraine brought to the Charing
Cross station a number of members
of ,the royal families upon the conti
nent, here for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral of Queen1 Victoria.
Among those who arrived were the
crown pnnce of Sweden, Princs Joun.
George of Saxony, the prince cf Saxe
Altenburg, Prince Waldeck Pyrmont,
and the prince and priacess of
Schaunburgh-Lippe. and their respec
tive suites. They were conducted in
royal carriages to Buckingham palace
and the various hotels. The members
of the German embassy met the
princes from Germany, but none of
the members of the British royal fam
ily were present at the station. His
majesty. King Edward VII, was rep
resented at the station, however, by
Colonel Campbell, one of the grooms-in-waiting.
The United States embassy will send
to Windsor castle three magnificent
floral pieces wreaths from President
cKinley and Mrs. Garfield and a
cross from Ambassador Choate. The
president's wreath is eight feet in di
ameter and of solid white camelias,
arums, lilies of the valley, tulips and
roses, with a cluster of mauve orchids
in the center. Mr. Choate's cross is
of the same flowers. Mrs. Garfield's
wreath is composed of arums, neapo
litan violets and greenery.
CIB4NS IN A DEADLOCK.
Claase to Make Gomes laelielble for
President Aroasrs Animosity.
HAVANA. Feb. 1. The constitu
tional convention is now in the threes
of a deadlock. This conGltion was
brought about during the considera
tion of the article bearing on the
qualifications for president of the re
public and the old Gomez fight was
revived.
The delegates met in private ses
sion in an ante-room at 2 o'clock. The
anti-Gomez faction, led by Sanguilly,
favored the eligibi ity of only native
horn Cubans, while the admirers of
General Gomez, headed by Senors Que
sada and Nunez, advocated the reten
tion of the cl-use in the original drift
making a naturalized citizen, who had
served two years in the wars, eligible.
Three members, Senors Rivera. Genor
and Llorente, were absent. After a
discussion lasting two hours. Senor
Genor, who is a Gamezite, entered and
a call was made for the president to
reassemble the convention. The op
ponents of Gomez, however, refused
to take their seats, and after several
efforts the delegates withdrew from
the hall.
C0ATES OPERA HOUSE BURNS
Kansas City's Oldest Theatre Is De
stroyed by Flrr.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1. Fire late
tonight destroyed the Coates opera
house, the principal theater of Kan
sas City, situated at Tenth street and
Broadway, and occupying a detached
building.
Walker Whiteside and his company
were playing "Heart and Sword" in
the house and had just concluded the
evening performance when some of
the actors discovered that the build
ing was afire, the flames enveloping
the whole rear part cf the theater in a
few moments. The company lost their
wardrobes and scenery, being obliged
to flee from their dressing rooms.
The firemen were helpless to check
the flames and directed their chief at
tention to the Coates hotel, diagon
ally across the street and the largest
hotel in the city. Wind blew great
showers of cinders upon the hotel,
the guests were notified of their dan
ger and home left the house, but it
was not damaged.
NOT TURNING PROTESTANT.
Reports About a Religions Revolution
In Philippines Overdr itrn
'MANILA. Feb. 1. The cabled state
ment that the movement toward Pro
testantism in the Philippines is grow
ing with astonishing rapidity is exag
gerated. The Methcdsts, Presbyterians, Epis
copalians and British and American
societies have worked in Manila and
its vicinity for two years and the
membership of the four Methodist
missions is 400, and in a constituency
of 1,000 the Presbyterian mission has
a native membership of thirty.
I0TH WANTED TRE SENIORITY
Cattleman and Mexican Figbt It Oat and
Latter Is Killed.
PHCENIX. A. T., Feb. 1. News has
been received here of a duel between
Tom Childs and Miguel Lasado at Ajo
mine, northwest of Phoenix, in which
the latter was killed. Childs is a
wealthy cattleman and Lasado was a
Mexican miner. Both were in love
with a senorita. over whom they ex
changed shots with pistols. The kill
ing was not called to the attention
of the authorities and the Mexican's
bones are bleaching on the desert.
Plot Faitblnned After Omaha's.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. The disappear
ance of Arthur R. Barnard, paying tel
ler of Dowie's saviags bank, was made
use of by Charles Cederviade in an at
tempt to secure a ransom of $2,000
from C. J. Barnard for the release of
his son. Cederviade, who is 19 years
old, wrote a letter to Mr. Barnard, de
manding money for the return of the
son, otherwise he would be put to
death.
Driven to Insanity and Death.
DEADWOOD, S. D., Feb. 1. Myrtle
Stanley died today, having succumbed
to the fright incident to tlie attempt
of her father. W. C. Stanley of Den
ver, to take her home. The girl lived
with her mother at Central City. A
week ago Stanley, from whom his
wife had been separated for seventeen
years, came to Deadwood and tried to
induce the girl to leave her mother.
The strain upon her became so great
she became a raving maniac, resulting
in her death.
Dewet Is in Cape Colony.
LONDON, Feb. 1. "It is reported
unofficially," says the Capetown cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, "that
General Dewet has entered Cape Col
ony with a fairly strong torce. The
impatience felt in England at the
slow progress of the campaign is not
warranted, as preparations are being
made for a general movement short
ly. King Edward has sent the fol
lowing mestage to Lord Kitchener:
'One of the queen's" last inquireis was
after yourself and the gallant army
under your command."
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