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by a sense of tenderness and heat low
down in the side, with an occasional
shooting pain, indicates inflammation.
On examination it will be found that
the region of pain shows some swelling-.
This is the first stage of ovaritis,
inflammation of the ovary. If the roof
of your house leaks, my sister, you have
it fixed at once ; why not pay the same
respect to your own body ?
You need not, you ought not to let
yourself go, when one of your own sex
holds out the helping hand to you, and
will advise you without money, and
without price. Write to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. , and tell her all your symp
Mrs. Axnie Astox.
trans. ITer experience in treating fe
male ills is greater than any other
living person. Following is a letter
from a woman who is thankful for
avoiding a terrible operation.
' I was suffering to sueh an extent
from ovarian trouble that ray physi
cian thought an operation would be
necessary.
"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound having leen recommended to
me. 1 decided to Iry it. After using
several bottles I found that I was
cured. My entire system was toned
up, and I suffered no more with my
ovaries." Mrs. Anna Aston, Troy, Mo.
Stingy Exposition Visitors.
It is a remarkable fact that any one
ward in Philadelphia you might al
most say any division of one ward
contributes more to charity in one
week than the Paris exposition did
during its entire run." said a young
man of the Quaker city who has just
returned from the French capital.
"When the exposition was opened
boxes were placed all through the
grounds, embellished with signs in va
rious languages, setting forth the fact
that tho contents would be devoted to
charity. Millions of people visited the
exposition and must have seen these
boxes, for they were conspicuously
displayed. They were not examnied
until after the close of the exposition;
and how much do you suppose they all
contained? Less than $12! That's a
fine record for charity, isn't it?"
A IMavwright'n Start.
Henry Arthur Jones, the dramat
ist, says that when he first taught
himself how to write plays it was his
custom to witness the same piece six
nights a week in order to learn the
technique. He keeps a stock of char
acters, plots, scenes, incidents and
themes all lying ready for use and
blmraering in a dramatic stoekpot.
Moulcry Skins liy the Millions.
During the past year there was an
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of monkey skins exported from the
Gold Coast, from which it is estimated
that at least 1.000,000 monkeys were
killed in that district alone.
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tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
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vert Many New Bliia are Betas; Intro
el need froa Day to Day.
HOUSE. Resolutions in memory of
Judge Maxwell were passed In the
house on the 12th. Among bills intro
duced was house roll No. 359. by R. W.
Lafflin, a bill for an act for the appor-
tlonment of and designation of con-
gressional districts, to provide for the
election of representatives therein and
to repeal all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith. First district, Lan
caster, Otoe, Johnson, Nemaha, Paw
nee, Richardson, Seward, York; Becond
district, Douglas, Sarpy, Cass; third
district, Burt, Dodge, Washington,
Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Pierce,
Wayne, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon, Ce-
dar, Knox, Antelope, Boone; fourth
district, Gage, Saline, Jefferson, Fill
more, Thayer, Clay, Nuckolls, Adams,
Webster, Kearney, Franklin, Harlan;
fifth district, Saunders, Butler, Polk,
Colfax, Platte, Holt, Boyd, Nance, Mer
rick, Hamilton. Hall, Howard, Sher
man, Greeley, Valley, Garfield, Wheel
er; sixth district, Brown, Rock, Keya
Paha, Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux,
Box Butte, Scott's Bluffs, Banner, Kim
ball, Cheyenne. Deuel, Grant, Hooker"
Thomas, Blaine, Loup, McPherson, Ar
thur, Logan. Kieth, Lincoln. Custer,
Dawson, Buffalo, Phelps. Gcsper, Fur
nas, Frontier, Red Willow, Hayes,
Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Perkins. A
bill for an act to tax gifts, legacies and
inheritances in certain cases and to
provide for collection of the same. A
bill for an act to provide for a pro
rata charge for the shipping of mixed
carloads of live stock. Following is
the vote for senator: Allen, 50; Berge,
Sj Crounse, 6; Coffee, 27; Currie. 19;
Hainer, 5; Harlan, 1; Hitchcock, 23;
Hinshaw, 14; Kinkaid, 4; Meiklejohn,
30; Morlan, 1; Martin. 9; Miller, 1;
Newell, 1; Rosewater, 16; Sutherland,
3; Thompson, D. E., 34; Thompson, W.
H., 6; Van Dusen, 1.
HOUSE House roll No. 14, by
Crockett, was read for the third time
and passed on the 11th. Tho bill pro
vides for payment out of the general
fund of the county of all damages
caused by the laying out, altering,
opening or discontinuing any county
road. The following bills were con
sidered and recommended for pass
age: House roll No. 6, by Mockett,
to . enable Lancaster county to con
tinue paying her county commission
ers a salary of $1,800 a year, notwith- j
standing the decrease in topulation
House roll No. 230, by McCarthy, pro
viding that appeals to the supreme
court must be taken within six
months after the rendition of judg
ment. House roll No. 234, by Mc
Carthy, requiring appellants to su
preme court in foreclosure cases to fiie
a bond for payment of rent in the
event the lower court is sustained.
This bill was debated acrimoniously
and at length, Taylor and Edmonson
leading the oposition and McCarthy,
Loomis and Sprecher being most ac
tive in its defense. It was finally
recommended for passage by a rising
vote of 45 to 30. House roll No. 233,
by McCarthy, relating to appeals on
error to the supreme couit. The vote
for senator shows results as follows:
Allen, 44; Berge, 4; Crounse, 6; Cum
mins, 4; Currie, 18; Hainer, 5; Har
lan, 1; Harrington, 1: Hinshaw, 10;
Hitchcock, 16; Kinkaid, 3; Martin, 9;
Morlan, 1; Meiklejohn, 25; Owens, 1;
Rosewater, 15; Sutherland, 1; Thomp
son, D. E., 31; Thompson, W. H., 25;
Van Dusen, 1.
HOUSE, In committee of the
whole on the 9th the house recom
mended for passage a bill providing
for the oreatlon of a state board of
charities and corrections. The meas
ure carries with it a provision for an
appropriation of $2,500 for all ex
penses of "the board for the first two
years of its existence. It is proposed
to have the board consist of the gov
ceie any compensation. The commit
and buildings, superintendent of pub
lic instruction and four advisory sec
retaries to be appointed by the three
state officials, none of whom are to re
ceive and compensation. The commit
tee appointed several days ago to in
vestigate the condition of Treasurer's
Stuefer's bond reported and asked for
further time to consider a question
concerning one clause of the docu
ment. The bond was reported to be
good for two years and that the only
objectionable feature was the provi
sion which lequired the treasure to
exercise "reasonable care" in looking
after the state's property. Bills on
first reading included: To reduce
freight rates on commodities, goods
and merchandise transported by ex
press companies between points in
Nebraska to 85 per cent of tne rates in
force January 1, 1901. Penalty for vio
lation fixed as follows: First violation,
fine of from $100 to $200; second vio
lation, fin3 of from $200 to $500; third
violation, $500 to $1,000; fourth viola
tion, $1,000 to $5,000; subsequent vio
lations $3,(C0. The senatorial vote re
sulted as follows: Allen. 40: Berge,
1; CJounse, 6; Currie, 16; Hainer, 3;
Harlan, 1: Hitchcock, 20; Hinshaw,
12; Kinkaid, 3; -Meiklejohn. 27; Mar
tin, 6; Rosewater, 14; Sutherland, 1;
Thompson, D. E., 30; Thompson, W.
H., 3; Van Dusen, 1.
HOUSE When the house was call
ed to order on the 8th Sprecher of
Colfax waived a reconsideration of
the vote whereby house roll 90. by
Wilcox, to require the union label on
all state contract printing, was in
definitely postponed. After discussion
the motion to reconsider was defeated
by a vote of 44 ayes to 41 nays, it re
quiring a two-thirds vote to carry.
The following bills were also read for
the third time and placed on their
passage: Honse roll No. 75, for the
relief of a person owning real pro
erty having an insane husband or
wife, and to empower such person to
sell, mortgage or convey such prop
erty under power of the district court.
With .the emergency clause attachment
the bill was defeated by a vote of
57 yeas to 33 nays. The emergency
clause was then stricken out by a
vote of 57 to 34, and the bill thus
amended passed by-a vote of 58 to 30.
House roll No. 2, by Lane, providing
that in counties not under township
organization having more than 60,
000 .and less than 125,000 population,
county commissioners shall be elected
at 'large. This is for the Benefit of
Lancaster county, whose population
ha decreased to less than 70,000,
which, under the present statute, is
the minimum, instead of 60,000. Pass
ed with the emergency clause by a
vote of 74 yeas to 13 nays. Among
bllls introduced was: For an aet t
provide for the compulsory educa
tion of children, for the employment
of truant officers, for the proper edu-
1 cation, of such children as cannot
properly be taught in the usual pub
lic, private or parochial schools, for
the proper enumeration of persons of
school age, for the punishment of per
sons violating the provisions of this
act, and to repeal all acts and parts
of acts in conflict with this act. The
vote for senator resulted: Allen, 52;
Berge, 6; Crounse, 6j Currie, 20;
Hainer 5; Harlan, 1; Harrington, 1;
Hitchcock, 25; Hinshaw, 14; Kinkaid,
4; Meiklejohn, 29; Morlan, 1; Martin,
9; Ransom, 3; Rosewater, 16; Suther
land, 1; Thompson, D. E., 34; Thomp
son, W. H.j 28; Van Dusen, 1; West
over 2i
HOUSE The house on the 7th lid
not pass any measures, but quitfe a
number Of new bius were introduced.
The investigating committee made the
following report: "Any members of
this house who have been requested
to Introduce bills, of a character sim
ilar to those referred to 'by Repre
sentative Thomssen yesterday, Feb
ruary 6, wijl confer a favor by com
municating the facts to this commit-
1 tee flr once. Anv street or Kteam
railway or sleenine car comnanv. ln-
surauce, express, telegraph or tele-
phone companies, bucket stops or
dealers in lard or other food prod
ucts who have received 'hold up' let
ters from persons, either members of
this house or others, are requested to
confer with this committee immedi
ately." Bills placed on general file
were: House roll 200, by Vandegrift,
appropraiting $610.14 for the relief of
Sherman county. House roll 293, by
Evans, for the display of the United
States flag on school houEes. House
roll 282, by Rohwer, relating to coun
ty superintendents. House roll 281,
by Rohwer, to allow school children to
attend the nearest school. House roll
15, by Crockett, relating to the col
lection of taxes.- Among bills intro
duced was: House roll No. 336. by
Smithberger (by request) A bill for
an act to tax life insurance companies
organized outside of the state of Ne
braska and to provide for the manner
of paying such taxes and to repeal
section 38 of chapter 77, compiled
statutes of 1893, entitled Revenue,"
so far as It relates to the taxation of
life insurance companies.. Taxes non
resident companies, other than frater
nal societies, 3 per cent on all premi
ums on Nebraska business. Senator
ial vote: AHn, 55; Berge, 4; Crounse,
7; Currie. 22; Hainer, 5; Harlan, 1;
Hitchcock, 12; Hinshaw, 13; Kinkaid,
4; Martin, 9; McCarthy, 1: Meikle
john, 29; Martin, 1; Ransom. 35;
Rosewater, 16; Sutherland, 1; Thomp
son, D. E., 34; Thompson, W. H., 11;
Van Dusen, 1.
HOUSE In the house on the 6th
the following bills were passed:
House roll No. 9, by Ha thorn, to pun
ish illegal voting In school district
and village elections, by a fine of
from $2." in SI 00 and imnrlsnnmpnt.
in the COUnty jail for not more than
three months: ayes. 77; nays. none.
House roll 91, by Lichty, to provide
for the printing of 2,000 volumes of
each number of the supreme court
reports, and fixing their selling price
at $1.50 each; ayes, 82; nays, none.
House roll No. 25, by Coppoc, to ex
tend the liability of railroad corpora
tions, was recommended for indefinite
postponement by the committee on
railroads. The bill in full is as fol
lows: "Be it enacted by the legislature
of the state of Nebraska: Section 1.
Every railroad corporation shall be li
able for all damages sustained by any
agent or servant thereof by reason
of the negligence of any other serv
ant or agent thereof, without con
tributory negligence on his part, when
sustained within this state or when
such agent or sen-ant is a resident of
and his contract of employment was
made within this state; and no con
tract, rule or regulation between any
such corporation and any agent or
servant shall impair or diminish such
liability. Sec. 2. The terms agent
and servant in this act shall include
all agents and servants of railroad
corporations and shall not be by any
court construed to mean only those
agents and servants who are connect
ed with the use and operation of rail
roads on or about which they may
be employed. The term railroad hero
in used shall include street railroads
as well as other railroads. The T2
port was adopted without division.
The committee on railroads also rec
ommended for indefinite 'postpone
ment house roll No. 39, by Fuller,
making railroad companies answer
able for the safe delivery of goods
consigned to a point on the line of a
connecting carrier. McCarthy of
Dixon moved that house rolls Nos.
208, 214 and 215, the boundary com
mission bills, be passed over commit
tee of the whole and ordered engross
ed for third reading. The motion
prevailed. The senatorial vote result
ed as follows: Alien, 51; Berge, 7;
Crounse, 7; Currie, 19; Hainer, 4;
Harlan. 1; Hitchcock, 28; Hinshaw,
13; Johnson, Walter. 2; Kinkaid. 4;
McCarthy, 1; Meiklejohn, 29; Miller,
1; Martin, 9; Morlan, 1; Ransom, 7;
Rosewater, 17; Thompson, D. E., 34;
Thompson, W. H., 20; Van Dusen, 1;
Westover, 1.
SENATE. Mcst of the time of the
morning session on the 12th was de
voted to hearing committee reports.
Eight bills were recommended for in
definite postponement, six for the gen
eral file, and a number for passage.
Bills on first reading were; A bill for
an act to amend an act to xegulate the
purchase of supplies for all public in
stitutions and the executive depart
ments, and all other departments, or
ganizations and National Guard (not
including judicial department) of .the
state, and to create a board of con
trol therefor, and to repeal article 12
of chapter 83, and sections 6 and 7 of
chapter 22, and chapter 68, entitled,
"State Printing Board," of the com
piled statutes of Nebraska for 1899, as
heretofore existing. Senate file No.
248, by Liddell. A bill for an act to
amend section 10 of chapter 44 of the
compiled statutes of the state of Ne
braska, 1881 (ninth edition), entitled,
"Interests," and to repeal said section
10 as heretofore existing. This pro
vides that all warrants or orders here
after to be issued by the proper author
ities of any county, city, town or
school district or other municipal sub
division less than a county, shall draw
interest from and after presentation, at
the rate of 7' per cent. ,.
SENATE A legal-newspaper for
publication of legal notices shall here
after be one having a bona fide circu
lation of 200 copies weekly, published
at least twenty-six weeks prior to the
appearance of the notices; that is,
provided the house and Governor
Dietrich concur with the senate's ac
tion on the 11th. Senate file No. 49,
by Owens, as amended by Ransom,
pissed on third reading with hut six
votes in the negative. The following
additional bills were passed on third
reading: .Senate file No. 40, by Mar
tin, repealing the state barbers' board
law. Senate file No. 89, by Baldrige,
permitting cemetery trustees to re
ceive trust moneys. Senate file No.
12, by Young, a curative act relating
to section 223 of the criminal code,
provding a punishment for betting b
elections. Newell's bill providing
punishment for those who vote in the
wrong precinct or ward was recom
mitted for the purpose of attaching
an emergency clause. It Is senate
file No. 28. The following was the
oaly bill introduced during the day:
A bill for an act to fix and limit the
indebtedness of counties, cities, towns,
townships, school districts and other
municipal corporations or political
sub-divisions of the state.
SENATE. The senate spent a good
portion of the session on the 9th in
committee of the whole, with Steele
of JeffersD'i in the chair, the bill up
for discussion being senate file 33, a
bill introduced by Harlan of York,
which amends the law so that in coun
ties having a population of 20,000 or
more there shall be elected a register
of deeds. The present law provides for
a population of 18,003, and the change
was made so as to exclude certain
counties in which it was the desire of
the people to abolish the office. The
committee had recommended an
amendment which included only
counties having a population of 25,000
or more and raising the salary $300
per year, but both of these amend
ments were knocked out today and a
substitute amendment adopted provid
ing that counties having a population
of 18,250, a change of less than 250
from the present law, was adopted and
the bill was recommended for pass
age. A number of bills wre up for
first and second reading, among the
new bills being one by Steele changing
the judicial districts of the state. The
judiciary committee reported for pass
age senate files 15, 69 and 106, and
87, 95 and 123 for postponement
SENATE In the senate on the 8th
the measure to have the present law
amended so that one-half of the wages
of laboring men may be attached for
bills for necessaries was Indefinitely
postponed. This was on the recom
mendation of the judiciary commit
tee, to which it had been referred.
A similar measure was introduced in
the house, but should it pass there it
would doubtless be killed in the sen
ate. The following were .then placed
on third reading and passed: Senate
file 133, providing for the appoint
ment of nine commissioners and such
stenographers as are necessary by the
supreme court. The commissioners
are to receive $2,500 a year and the
stenographer $1,000 a year. An emer
gency clause is attached. Senator
Martin proposed an amendment di
recting that the commissioners be se
lected from the district bench, but
withdrew it. It is understood that
the amendment will be proposed In the
house when the bill reaches that body.
Senate file 27, providing imprison
ment in the county jail for not less
than thirty days or fined the amount
of damage inflicted, for destruction or
Injury to personal property. Emer
gency clause attached. Senate file 31,
providing punishment for indecent ex
posure of person or use of obscene or
lascivious language. - Emergency
clause' 'attached. Senate file 41,-.relating
to duties of clerk of tho supreme
court. Among bills Introduced was:
Senate file No. 231, by McCargar A
bill to provide for an act for the com
pulsory education of children, for the
employment of truant officers, for the
propec education of such children as
cannot properly be taught in the
usual public, private or parochial
schools, for the proper enumeration
of school age, for the punishment of
persons violating the provisions of
this act. and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts in conflict with this act.
This is the measure prepared by the
legislative committee of the State
Teachers' association.
SENATE Tho question of what
shall constitute a legal newspaper for
the purpose of publishing legal no
tices consumed the greater portion
of the morning time of the senate
on the 7th. Senator Owens intro
duced the bill some time ago, one of
its provisions being that a paper must
be published fifty-two consecutive
weeks in a county before it can right
fully be used for publication of legal
notices. This was amended in com
mittee of the whole so as to read
twenty-six instead of fifty-two. The
same section met with prolonged dis
cussion in committee of the whole
the day before, and the amendment
was declared lost by one vote. Today,
after considerable wrangling, and af
ter a. motion to reconsider had been
carried the commmittee took up the
debated point again. Ransom moved
to substitute twenty-six for fifty-two.
Young opposed this, and tnen O'Neill,
in reply, stated that he thought cir
culation should control instead of
length of time a paper has been pub
lished. Senator Edgar also spoke in
opposition to the amendment. It
was declared carried on a rising vote,
eighteen voting for it and the nega
tive not being put. Senator O'Neill's
bill relative to the duties of the clerk
of the supreme court was recommend
ed for passage. It is senate file No.
41, and provides that the clerk shall
prepare the opinions of the court
when he has sufficient material to
form a volume of not less than 900
pages. Two thousand of these he
shall deliver to the state auditor and
draw from the state treasury $1.50
for each volume. Amendments to the
present law relating to soldiers and
sailors' homes were recommended.
As changed the law will permit vet
erans of the war of 1812, Mexican
war, civil war and Spanish-American
war, together with their widows or
mothers, to be admitted to the state
institutions after two years residence
in the state. This is senate file No.
ao
SENATE The senate had a busy
day on the 6th. More than a dozen
bills were read for the first time, sev
eral for the second time and some
were up for third reading, two ef
them being passed. Senate file 89, a
bill by Baldrige, providing for ap
propriations for the purpose of pur
chasing cemetery sites, was reported
back for passage, and senate file 80,
a bill by Ziegler, changing the time
for the semi-annual publications of
the statements of connty treasurers,
was favorably reported, without much
discussion. Senate file 49, a bill by
Owens defining a legal newspaper,
was discussed, and before its final
disposition was responsible for some
caustic remarks between the ' mem
bers. The bill provides that before a
paper may' be designated .as an official
organ it shall have beea published
for fifty-two consecutive weeks. The
bill was referred back to the commit
tee. Senator Miller presented a pe
tition signed by a number of literary
societies and individuals asking for
legislation and appropriations for the
purpose of establishing traveling li
braries in Nebraska. Senator Steele
announced that he had a similar pe
tition containing 300 signatures. The
petition was referred to the library
committee. ". ' -
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SENATE
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.tfce Agricultural "Measure Passes-After
Pour Days' Debate.
TO BLOCK ACTION ON SUBSHY MU
Calerado Senator Aaaoancea ttoat Ha
' Will Prevent Any Vote on Shipplas;
Blll During Present Session Sliscel-
laaeoas Matters,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. That the
opposition to the shipping bill in the
senate will not permit a vote to be
taken on the measure at the present
session was made clear during the
Closing hour of today's session. For
several days it has been evident that
it would be difficult to gain unanimous
.consent to take a vote on the meas
ure, hut not until late today was the
frank admission made that a vote
could not be had.
During the few hour's consideration
of the bill. Mr. Teller announced his
intention to prevent a vote this ses
sion. In an impassioned speech he
said he would not consent to a vote
and it must be apparent that no vote
could be had.
The statement by the Colorado sen
ator elicited a sharp response from
Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who in
sisted that despite the declaration of
Mr. Teller the business of the senate
would proceed in accordance with the
wishes of the majority.
Mr, Teller's statement also drew the
fire of Mr. Chandler of New Hamp
shire, who asserted that the position
of the opposition was preposterous.
Mr. H;nna of Ohio replied to Mr.
Teller in a forceful speech in the
course of which he became impas
sioned in his denunciation of the
methods employed by the opposition
to defeat the measure. The advocates
of the bill, he said, were honestly en
deavoring to advance the best inter
ests of the country and he resented
the Insinuations against their honesty
of purpose.
Prior to these remarks Mr. Perkins
of California delivered an eloquent and
forceful speech on the bill. He sup
ported the bill, particularly the idea
of giving subsidies to American ves
sels, but pointed out what he believed
to be defects in the pending measure.
He attacked especially the provision
for foreign built ships.
Early in the day the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed after be
ing under discussion for nearly four
days. Senators Tillman and Bever
Idge enlivened the session with a dis
cussion of their relative knowledge of
farming.
Mr. Mallory had opened the old fight
upon seed distribution by offering an
amendment proposing to strike out
the provision for the distribution of
seeds and substituting an increased
appropriation for the purchase abroad
of rare and valuable shrubs, vines and
cuttings, with a view to adapting them
to this country. He declared that the
distribution of seeds was paternalism
of the most offensive sort.
Mr." Tillman proposed a substitute
for Mr. Mallory's amendment, provid
ing, in brief, that the appropriation
made in the b.ll for the purchase of
seeds be doubled. Mr. Tillman assert
ed that the bill provided considerable
sums of the weather bureau, which
was of insignificant benefit to the far
mers of the country, and for forestry,
which had no direct connection with
farming. To this statement Air. Bev
eridge of Indiana took sharp excep
tion, declaring that the South Caro
lina senator exhibited "dense ignor
ance" in his statement as to forestry.
"I'll be obliged to our wise friend,
the new Solomon from Indiana," said
Mr. Tillman derisively, "if he will tell
us what he knows about farming."
"I got my knowledge by practical
experience," retorted Mr. Beveridge.
Mr. Tillman replied, laughingly, that
there "seemed to be innumerable law
yers" in the senate who were born on
farms and perhaps nuu followed the
plow for a few dnys, and now posed
In the senate as farmers."
"There are other farm implements
of value beside the plow," suggested
Mr. Beveridge; "there is the p..ch
fork," alluding to the South Carolina
senator's political sobriquet.
"Ah! we have got the pitchfork in
at last," said Mr. Tillman good na
tuerdly. "Now I'll proceed to use it
on the senator. Does the senator mean
when he talks of the denudation of
the land of trees, and of the drying
up of rivers, that it affects the farmer
or the commerce on the rivers?
Woman Landlord on Her Muscle.
M'PHERSON, Kan., Feb. 13. Mrs.
Christina Aschman, owner of a build
ing in Inman, the upper floor of which
was rented for a billiard hall, became
auspicious that liquor was being sold
there and demanded admission. It
was refused and she smashed the door
in with an axe. The proprietor at
tempte interference, and Mrs. Asch
man threw him down stairs, then pro
ceeded to smash the contents of the
rt-om in Nation style.
Wort Press Indian Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Congress
man Gamble has decided not to press
the bill ceding Indian lands in Greg
ory county, South Dakota, to the gov
ernment. The Indian appropriation
bill contains general authority for in
vestigation with a view to securing
cessions of such lands to the govern
ment. When the bill becomes a law
Mr. Gamble will formally recommend
that steps be taken to acquire Indim
lands in Gregory county.
THEY CRY f OR BREAD OR WORK.
Several Tkoaaand Idle People Parade la
Bada Pest.
BUDA PEST, Feb. 16. Several
thousand persons out of work marched
through the principal streets here to
day carrying mottoes such as "Bread
or work is our right." and singing the
"Marseillaise." They also began
smashing the windows of restaurants
and stores. The police, in force, dis
persed the mob after scenes of vio
lence, during which many arrests were
made.
Want Them Vice Admirals.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Senator
McComas is making efforts to secure
a compromise which will permit a
confirmation of the president's nomi
nations advancing various officers of
Admiral Sampson's fleet for meritor
ious conduct during the Spanish war.
He suggests that all but Sampson and
Schley be confirmed and that congress
pass a resolution creating the. grade
of vice admiral, with the understand
ing that these officers be given the
position.
WRIQATItN Bftl IS AMCKwf
ateaae Caaiamltiae) Aaaravaa taa Hawlaaa
Maaaar.
WASHINGTON, Feb. J5rBy Yt
of 7 to 3 the bouse comatltte 0 ir
rigation today voted to report favor'
ably the Newlands irrlgatioa bill,
heretofore explained in these dispatch
es, with amendment offered by Wilson
of Idaho and Mondell or Wyoming,
which will improve it. The three
members who fought against the bill
were Tongue of Oregon, Barham of
California and Ray of New York. The
attitude of the latter is explained by
the opposition of farmers of New York
to any more free homesteads, but the
opposition of Messrs. Barham and
Tongue is not accounted for. They
have always been regared as warm
friends of the irrigation project, and
as the Newlands bill meets the ap
proval of all representatives and sen
ators from the regions affected, as
well as all government officials who
have given any study to the subject,
opposition from the coast was not to
be expected. While there is not much
time remaining for legislation at this
session, Newlands. Shafroth, Wilson
and King, who have been untiring in
their 'efforts, bdlieve .that the bill
agreed upon today may be enacted. A
similar measure prepared by Senator
Hansbrough has been reported to the
senate.
Representative Mondell's bill to
continue in force the provisions of
the Carey act until otherwise provid
ed was today reported favorably from
the committee on irrigation by Rep
resentative Wilson. This act, which,
unless extended, ceases to operate
after 1904, permits states and terri
tories having arid or semi-arid lands
within their boundaries to segregate
them for reclamation purposes. Mr.
Mondell's bill also provides that the
contract between state and United
States provided for in the Carey act
shall not hereafter be required.
THE NEBRASKA REVENIE DISTRICT
Senator Tuarston Will Eater Protest
Agnlaet Any Caaaa;e.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Collector
Patterson of the Dubuque (la.) reve
nue district had a conference with the
treasury officials looking to the divi
sion of the Nebraska district. He pre
sented his reasons for the proposed
changes, using the argument that if
South Dakota was attached to Iowa it
would greatly benefit South Dakota
business men, as he would put stamp
deputies in two or three points in the
state, thus saving trips to Sioux City,
where the stamp deputy is. He also
stated that Collector Houtz had re
fused to make such an arrangement
It is learned that officials of the -internal
revenue bureau are not inclined to
favor the proposed division of the Ne
braska district, as the Dakotas are
opposed to being split up for the bene
fit of Minnesota and Iowa without
some corresponding return. The mat
ter has been finally presented to the
president and it is expected Secretary
Gage will discuss the situation with
his chief this week.
Senator Thurston will present a pro
test against any change in the district
and, in the face of this, with the oppo
sition of the North and South Dakota
delegations, it is not likely any change
will be made.
UNCLE SAM MAY GET THEM.
Sale of Danish West ladiea aa Immedi
ate Possibility.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 15. Important
developments in regard to the sale of
the Danish West Indies are expected
shortly. It is said in well informed
circles that the foreign office is unable
to send a definite and favorable reply
to the United States.
King Christian, it is understood,
gave assurances that while he pre
ferred the islands to remain Danish, if
the circumstances could be improved,
he would do nothing to prevent their
transfer.
The Rigsdag has apparently con
cluded that enough expenditure? have
already been made for the West In
dies, so it is. unwilling to give the fur
ther appropriations necessary to re
tain them.
Fix Exposition Rates.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. At a meeting
of the trunk line passenger agents
the report of the committee to ar
range rates for the Panamerican ex
position was adopted. This report
provides for three general bases upon
which to establish rates, each varying
according to the time allowed and the
accommodations given. The cheapest
will be coach excursion for five days
at slightly more than the single fare
for the round trip.
Smashers Tarn on a Church.
W'ICHITA, Kan., Feb. 13. A special
to the Beacon says: The United Pres
byterian church at Winfleld had'all
its windows smashed with the excep
tion of two during last night. It is
supposed to be one result of the bitter
joint war in progress there yesterday.
The church was a fine, large struc
ture, with stained glass windows be
tween fifty and Hixty in number. The
damage doneexceeds $200.
-
lowa Sword for Evan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 The sword
voted to Admiral. Robley D. Evans by
the Commercial Exchange of Iowa will
be presented to the former command
er of the Iowa Wednesday evening
at the admiral's home on Indiana av
enue in this city by Governor Hull,
chairman of the committee on mili
tary affairs, and in the presence of
the Iowa delegation and its friends.
6EN riTZHUGH LEE RETIRES.
Ha and Schwan Are Among Generate Off
the Active List.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Generals
James H. Wilson, Fitzhugh Lee and
Theodore Schwan will be retired to
morrow, the last named on his own
application. Colonel A. S. Daggetj,
Fourteenth infantry, will be promoted
to a brigadier general, succeeding
Schwan, and will be retired immediate
ly with his higher rank.
Three MiUieas for Xeice.
BLOOMFIELD, la!, Feb. 15. Will
iam Yates, aged 81, who went to Cal
ifornia in 1849 and has long been con
sidered dead, amazed his neice, Mrs.
Mary Stevens, a poor servant woman,
by appearing at her home here. He
claims to be worth $3,000,000 and says
he will give it all to his nelce, with
whom he will spend the rest of his
days.
David Hunter McAlpin, the million
aire tobacco manufacturer and phil
anthropist, died of apoplexy at bis res
idence in New York city.
IN RECEIVER'S HANDS
Vebraaka Lean aid Tract Gompaaj Goat
Out of Brackets.
LOANING MONEY IS UMHOf ITABLE
Mr. Clarke, the President, Aanaiateel Re
ceiverHis Keasaas far tha Sasaeasloa
ar Baslnese Other Bf altera la Xearaa-
ha Hera and There.
f.
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 16.--Tbe Ne
braska Loan and Trust company,
which has been doing business in
Hastings for over twenty years, has
gone out of business, and J. N. Clark?,
who was president, has been appointed
receiver. The amount of capital in
volved amounts to over $1,500,000, and
there are 109 stockholders, who are
capitalists in various parts of the Unite
ed States. Mr. Clarke gives tliese rea
sons for the suspension of business:
"The company has. 1 think, wisely
decided to go out of business. The low
rates and limited demands for loans in
Nebraska has made the business of
this company at least unprofitable,
maintaining interest upon what re
mains of the unfortunate loans made
early in the history of the company
In western Kansas, eastern Colorado
and western Nebraska. The expenses
attending it handicaps the earning ca
pacity of the company seriously. Iu
order that all parties interested may
be protected, it was thought best to
have liquidation made through a re
ceiver." Mr. Clarke has been president of the
company for ten years and he says the
affairs of the company are in the best
of condition, but that it may take four
to five years before all the business
connected with the company will be
entirely cleared up.
The Nebraska Loan and Trust com
pany was one of the largest and sound
est institutions of its kind in the west
and has loans throughout the north,
west and south, but as the margin of
interest has been so greatly reduced
the last three years the company could
not see its way clear to continue doing
business at practically a loss.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16. Judge
Munger of the federal court acted fav
orably on an application made by J.
W. Coffin and other stockholders of the
Nebraska Loan and Trust company of
Hastings, Neb., for a receivership for
the company. James M. Clarke of
Hastings,' a former president of the
company, was named receiver and his
bond fixed at $30,000.
The company has a capital stock of
$500,000 and has advertised for some
time a surplus of $135,000. The liabil
ities of the company are unknown.
Mat Daugherty to I.eave Sidney.
SIDNEY, Neb., Feb. 16. M. A.
Daugherty sold his residence property
In Morrow addition and expects to
leave Sidney soon, perhaps about
March 4. In connection with the fact
that be is a close personal friend and
former neighbor of Senator-elect
Kearns of Utah and was in no small
measure responsible for his election,
it is said he is slated for a position
that will warrant his resigning as re
ceiver of the local land office.
Woiuau Tern to Shreds.
KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. 16. The body
of Nannie Jarner was found on the
Union Pacific tracks mangled almost
beyond recognition and strewn for
three blocks along the rails. She was
28 years of age and came Recently from
Stark, Neb. Upon her arrival she was
found to be either drugged or insane
and was placed in the city hospital,
her mind wandering at times durnig
her two weeks' stay here. It is thought
to be a case, of suicide
Uolns; to luaogural.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16. Nearly all
the members of the military staff ap
pointed by Governor Dietrich meet at
the state house and in consultation
with the governor arranged to attend
the inauguration of President McKin
ley. The governor and his staff will
leave Lincoln February 28, in a spe
cial car on the Burlington road. The
governor's daughter will join him at
Washington to be present at the in
augural ceremonies.
Nebraska Cattle Shipped West.
SIDNEY, Neb., Feb. 16. E. J. Tad
lock of South Sioux City, la., shipped
in 350 head of eastern Nebraska cattle
the latter part of the week and placed
them on the market, selling all but
about thirty head in a few days to
local purchasers. The cows averaged
from $26 to $31, the steers bringing
from $22 to $28. Mr. Tadlock returned
to Iowa Thursday and expects to bring
back several carloads of young cattle
next week.
Child Burned to Death.
NELSON, Neb., Feb. 16 Mrs. Ly
man Welch called at one of her neigh
bors for a moment, leaving her little
boy, about four or five years old, alone
in the house and on starting home was
met at the gate by the child, who was
enveloped in flames. His clothing was
all burnt off him. How. he caught fire
is not known. He died during the
night.
Shoots Top of Head Off.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 16. Gus Lud
wig, a well known citizen of Arling
ton, committed suicide by blowing the
top of his head off with a shotgun.
The gun had been taking from the
office. Ludwig was fifty years old and
had traveled extensively. He had no
family, but leaves five brothers and
five sisters.
Jackson Coal Miaea to Be Developed.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb., Feb. 16.
The coal mines at Jackson will be
fully developed the coming season. F.
L. Eaton, manager of the company that
has secured a lease of- air the ooal
lands in the immediate vicinity of
Jackson, has placed twelve men at
work sinking a shaft and the'eompany
expects to be mining coal there-in a
few weeks.
Widow Oats a Pension.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 16.
Mrs. Betty Mosten whose son was a
member of the Thirty-ninth volunteer
Infantry and who died while en route
home from the Philippines, has re
ceived notice that she has been granted
a pension of twelve dollars per month.
This will be a great help to Mrs. Mos
ten, since the son who was her only
suport'has been removed by death.
Mrs. Nation was not very cordially
received on the occasion of her visit
to Chicago.
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