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ajf1 p- - - . j"1'-' s sr - 5 2 . njv. "t . -ife t s - - 4 J " "7r . VOLUME XXXL-NUMBER 48. COLTJMBtS; NEBRASKA. WJEOSESDAY. MARCH 6. 1901. WHOLE NUMBER 1,608. - -,3I-"rf : &; 4!tffsfflS .?. ' ' ,,.;.. . '' '-.- s . Cjre ComntTO . ' WB ' 4, firanral I a, v S BBW . it. :. y---- fe . Y B S -4 sr - : -: V aw FOR SOME WORE v '-Shi Last Day for Introducing Bills Has Gouie and Gone. An- AvAUNciit or toAste . Salaries Appropriation Bill Number . of Measures that Have ISeea Intro- - ilncrd Mlscellaacous Matters la the z tJpperaa'd Lower Branches. . -HOUSE. In the house on the 27th five bills were passed, as follows: Houfc roll 203, by Boyd, to authorize district BChool boards pi prencribr .grades and courses of study. Teas 72; nays none. House roll 226, .by Fow ler, for the protections of own ers Of stallions, jncks and bulls. t"ea."t 52, nays 34. House roll 176, by Lane, to permit the transfer of insane convicts to insane asylums. Yeas 86, nays i. House roll 227, by Hawxby, to provide for the organization govern ment and maintenance of rural high schools. Yeas 77, nays 7. House roll "221, by Fowler, to enable pupils to at tend school in an adjoining district if a half mile nearer their residence than their own school. Yeas 81, nays 1. Representative Fowler's, bill t enable rqunty t'easurert t8 give tax deeds, which has met witli strong opposition ever since its introduction, but which was nevertheless pushed along elbar to Its third reading, was put on its passage and defeated by the decisive vote of 30 yeas and 68 nays. After the huge.arlst of bills introduced yester day had beeh put through a lex-ond reading the liouse at 4 o'clock ad journed. The senatorial vote resulted as .follows: Thompson, 3S; Currie, 16; ' Melklejohn, 22; Rosewater, 4; Hinshaw, 4; Martin, 2; Crounse 5; Harlan; 4; Young, 2; scattering, 2. a: i3 HOUSE. Feb. 26th was the fortieth day of the session and the last day re maining for the introduction cf bills brought forth a great grist of elev-euth-hour measures, including all the appropriation bills, all the latter being In skeleton form ana Incomplete, with the exception of the salaries appro priation bill. Among the items Irt the claims appropriation bill are the fol lowing: S. R. Towne, $1,254.16; An drew Rosewater, $1,000; Rosa V. Scott, $525; James IL Craddock, $1,319; Mur phy & Swain, $370; Crane-Churchill companv, $779.81; Crocker, Wheler & Co., $337.83; W. B. Price, $800, F. B. Hibbard, $2,513.30; W. F. Wright, $950; J. F. Keiper, $G25; J. T. Steele, $812.45; F. L. Mary, $295; J. W. Thompson, $2,586.08; Nora E. Morrow, $1,500; Laura B. Taylor, $7,507.G5; George F. Corcoran, $917.30; Postal Telegraph company. $275; L. W. Pom erane $704.74; E. C. Rewick, $213.31; V. A. Campbell, $511; S. A. D. Shilling, $567.60; C. S. Polk, $1,760; E. A. Brown, $1,787.50: Express Publishing company, $1,787.50;" Norfolk News. $1, 077.50; Geddes & BUechler, $1,677.50; Nebraska State Journal, $1,077.50; Bee Publishing company, $1,077.50. The total appropriation carried by the fclaims' bill is $45,796.15. Among the large number of bills introduced oc cur the following: An act for a joint resolution to amend section 15 of ar ticle 3 of the constitution of the state of Nebraska; providing that cities of 100,000 population or more may frame charter for their own government. A bill for the payment of the salaries of the officers of the state government and other institutions. Joint resolu tion and memorial invoking congress to call a national convention 'for pro posing amendments to the constitution of the United States. An act making an appropriation of miscellaneous items of indebtedness owing by the btate of Nebraska; containing an in complete list of deficiency claims ap proved by the committee on deficien cies. The vote for United States sen ator resulted as follows: Allen. 37; Berge. 7; Crounse, S: Currie, 14; Dor ringtou, 1; Harlan, 2; Harrington, 5; Hainer, 4; Hitchcock, 21; Hinshaw, 11; Kinkaid, 2; Martin. 6; teiklejohn, 29; Ransom, 1; Rosewater. 15; Thompson, D. E., 37; Thompson, W. H., 31; Wethereld, 4; Young, 1. HOUSE Business in the hcuse on the 22nd was limited to the intro duction of bills, committee reports and the consideration of house roll 260 in committee of the whole. The bill is by Fowler and extends from two to five years the time within which foreclosure on tax certificates may not be begun. It was debated at length, being championed by Fow ler and Coppoc and opposed by Loo mis, Mockett and others. It was fi nally recommended for indefinite post ponement, and the report adopted by the house on roll call by a vote of 45 to 39. Among bills introduced occur the following: A bill for an act to amend section 37 of chapter 19, enti tled "Courts, Supreme and District,'" of the compiled statutes of 1899, and to repeal paid rcction as now exist ing. To prohibit districj. and su 'premc court judges from receiving or using free railroad transportation. A bill for an a-t concerning trust com panies, governing the manner of in corporation and regulating their man ner of doing'business. A Dili for an act to amend section 8, chapter 41 of the compiled statutes cf Nebraska of 1899. entitled "Days to BT Observed as Holidays," and to repeal said or iginal section. To make election day a legal holiday cs regards commercial paper. At noon the house went into joint convention and on emerging therefrom adjourned until next Tues day, morning at 11 o'clock. Following was the vote for senator: Allen, 36; Berge, S; Crounse, 7; Currie, 13; Hai ner, 4: Harlan, 2: Hinshaw. 12; Hitch cock. 11; Kinkaid, 5; Martin, 5; Mel klejohn. 2S; Rosewater, 14; Thomp son. D. E., 35; Thompson, TV. IL, 35; Mendenhall, 1; Harrington, 1; H. ONeil, L HOUSE. In the house on the 21st bills were introduced: To amend chapter viii of section 26, entitled "Banks." Provides that no officer, di rector or employe shall be permitted to borrow money from banks where employed without giving security or endorser who is not a stockholder. To nnnish anv Derson or persons wno shall in any newspaper, magazine, pe- I riodical, pamphlet, circular, or in any other manner within the state of Ne braska. car"--ature any person witfcout first securing "said person or persans consent in writing. Fixes fine for each offense at from $25 to $100. To require the state of Nebraska to assist the several counties in the building- and maintenance of bridges in certain cases. To consolidate, combine and unify the public service of the state ot Nebraska for the promotion of ag- t ricultural industry by creating a coun A. cil of agriculture and defining its duties, and repealing laws and parts of laws conflicting therewith. To amend section 59 of an act entited "An act incorporating metropolitan cities and defining, prescribing and regulat ing their duties, powers and govern tnent To amend section 5 of chapter iSviii.df ttie rHatuteriatldx tg fees for clerk of the district coaitTTo H require uniformity of charges Jor transportation- of goodsin carload-lots,' and, for switching cars for individuals or corporations by railrcad companies. To amend" chapter jttvii of affile. 1, entitled "Revenue,' relating to assess ment of property. H. R. 425, by brown To amend section 5 of chapter I of the Statutes. Fixes liquor license at $500 for all .cities and villages of not over 5,000 population, reducing the limit from 10,000. SENATE. The senate on the 27th turned down the report of the commit tee on education recommending hat the 'ill proposing to take the annual tax levy from the schooj Jfoard of Omaha and plate it with the city coun cil be indefinitely postponed, and in stead ordered it to the' general, file. The "bill relating to compulsory educa tion recommended by the legislative conimitteeof the state teaCherS' asso ciation was ordered to the. general file. It is senate file 231, by McCar gar. The clerK of the house announced passage of house rolls 150, 206 and 223 and asked the senate to concur in the same. Senate file 269, by Trompen, on ; request relating to purchase or lease of an appropriate school site by school beards, wa indefinitely postponed. Senate file 7li, by ttanscm, providing for publication of proposed Sme'nd- uitrnis id cue cuusumuuu was aisu placed on general file. It was recom mended for indefinite postponement, but Ransom and Miller made a fight that saved it temporarily, at least Senator Edgar was the only one to speak for postponement. Oleson, O'Neill and Young each favored Send ing it to the general file that discus sion in committee of th whole might Yia Tiorm t i i nrl Tnnnv aniri tVimtcvh that he intends voting against the measure at that time. SENAT& Today, February 26, was the fortieth day df the session, the last day on which bills can be intro duced, except upch a recommendation by the governor. As a result, a great er portion of the day in the senate was devoted to the reading of new bills, a large number being introduced dur ing the afternoon, there being twenty two bills setit up during the day. Aside from this the senate found time to listen to the reports of several com mittees, and bills on second reading, as well as to pass seven bills and kill one. The total number of bills intro duced during the present session has fallen somewhat short, the record be ing 309, as compared with 355 two years ago, 383 four years ago and 411 six years ago. Two years ago the last day for the introduction of bills called forth more than 100, and a night session had to be called in order to have them read, while today the consideration "of new bills was dis posed of by 5 o'clock and no night session is necessary. The first bill of the session was introduced by Senator Newell and th last one by Senator Van Boskirk. The following bills came up for third .reading and were passed: Senate ffle; 42," bj- Ransom, 'an act to protect feeble-minded females." Sen ate file 64, by Crounse, amending the law relating to -"Ptitions in Error." Senate file 115, by Arends, providing for a prohibitive license for peddlers, its object being the protection of re tail merchants. Senate file 180, by Miller, relating to the collection of road tax. House roll 38, by Fuller, an act to provide for the mowing or oth erwise destroying of weeds in the pub lic roads. House roll 89, by Warner, an act providing for the examination by county superintendents of appli cants for admission to the State Nor mal schools. House roll 204, by Swan son, an act to transfer the sinking fund to the general fund, and to pro vide for the credit of this and direct hereafter. SENATE A bill was introduced in the .senate on the 22nd to prevent county, township, municipal and school board officers from contracting with or being interested in any con tracts with the corporation of which they are officers. Its author is Sen ator Martin of Richardson county. The measure, which has an emer gency clause attached, is as follows: "Section 1. No county, township, mu nicipal or school board officers shall contract with nor be inteiested di rectly or indirectly in any contract with the corporation of which he or they are such officer or officers, nor shall they permit any supplies or ma terial for the use of, nor be interested directly or indirectly in the furnish ing of any such supplies or materia1. Section 2. Any such officer violating any of the provisions of this act shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500 or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three months, in the discretion of the court" On recom mendation of the committee to which they had been referred two bills were then disposed of, as follows: Senate file 224, by Young, to pass. It is to amend section 1020 of the civil code and to define when a tenant shall be deemed holding over beyond the time of his lease. House roll 189, by Roh wer, to pass. This is to permit two or more county superintendents, with approval and co-operation o" the state superintendent to organize and con duct joint institutes. SENATE. The senate on the 21st indulged in the wholesale slaughter of insurance measures by adopting the report of its insurance committee re commending three bills for indefinite postponement Representative Swan son's bill to permit the state treasurer to transfer the sinking fund to the general fund was ordered engrossed for a third reading. It is house roll 204 and has already passed the house. Senator Steele's bill, senate file 91, drawn and recommended by officers of the national guard, establishing a military code for the state and to pro vide for organization, government and compensation of the organized militia, was recommended for passage. H. C. Lindsay, private secretary of Governor Dietrich, read a message tt the state announcing that the governor had at tached his signature to. house jtU 49 and senate file 49. A number of bills were read for first time, among them being a bill to provide for the leas ing of certain lands belonging to the state, of Nebraska, known as "peniten tiary lands," "and not otherwise pro vided for by statute, for the disposal of faads arising therefrom and to re peal conflicting acts. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. With the last day for the introduc tion of bills passed, the record shows that in the senate there were a total of 309 biilt Introduced, or an average of about nine and a half for each, of the thirty-three members. The rec ords, however, show that some of .the members were much more active in this work than were others. Senator Martin is responsible for thirty-three 1 bills," Senator Hansom comes next iptp twenty-four, with Young of Stanton' class ob his keels with tweaty-thros. Senator Balbrldge, although having been absent since early in the session on account., of sickness, comes fourth, there, $einf Seventeen measures bear ing his name. cf v ; j t - M. F. Harrington OfteM today. made an argument before the house committM on railroads, having under considetfttfott ftetxta ills 16, Senator Weber's , Dill, cutting ffelfhf fate on certain' commodities from 10,. to,. 15 per cent .Cattle, hogs, horses, lum-? ber, coal ind hay .are the principal commodities affected. This; reduction is on the rates which were in force December, 1889. Mr. Harrington dis cussed the decision of the supreme court on the maximum freight law and contended that the decision was th Ahf? onJ fhat ronld be rendered upon, the facts that were presented id th coOrj; but argued that that .decision did not prevent tlfc .legislative power from, passing a bill reducing rates. . Forty-three bills were introdueea.ffl the house on the 26th. bringiag the; total, number of bills submitted In ttte one branch up to 478. The salaries appropriation bill, house roll 436, by Lane, carries a to tal appropriation' 6f $879,800; as against $875,880 in the .sajary. ,blll passed two years ago. pn thcwluble salaries have been slightly raisedvbut no provision has been made for sala ries of the three secretaries of the state board of transportation, which made1 afl item of $13,600 two years ago. Secretary McKesson, of the senate has sprung. an agreeable surpf tee .In the shape of a printed sipaie :aletfdar giving In an eight-page folder the exat status of every bill that has be'ei be fore the senate. The list is corrected up to February 26 and will probably be revised from, week to week and re issued. From it one can learn at a glanqe .what has become of each sen ate bill, whether passed, on general file, indefinitely postponed or still in tce. A list of house bills that hate1 reached the senate is also appended with similar information as to their existence and whereabouts. The appropriations made for the va rious departments and institutions are as follows: Governor's office, $16,480; adjutant general's office, $17,980; labor commissioner's office, $6,680; secretary of state's office, i5,680; auditor's of fice, $29,360; treasurer's office,- $15,7Sd; state superintendent's office, $S,680; at torney general's office, $12,080; land commissioner's office, $26,880; state li brary, $1,800; department of banking, $6,680; board of irrigation, $10,480; fish commissioner, $2,400; supreme court $33,500; district court, $224,000; home for friendless, $6,500; state nor mal at Peru, $45,000; hospital at Hast ings, $10,400; hospital at Lincoln, $10, 400; hospital at Norfolk, $8,000; state university, $270,000; Kearney indus trial school, $17,200; Geneva industrial school, $10,980; deaf and dumb insti tute at Omaha, $30,000; Beatrice insti tute, $12,400; Institute for blind, $16, 000; Milford industrial home, $7,720; soldiers' home at Grand Island, $1,460; soldiers' home at Milford, $3,9S0. The senate committee on public lands and buildings, composed of Sen ators Allen, Young, TrOmpen, Arends, Berlet, Owens, Steele, Lyman and Krumbach, went to Omaha for the purpose of looking Into the needs of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, located In that city. The house held but a half day ses sion on the 22nd. Most of the time was devoted to a discussion of the merits of Representative Fowler's bill relating to the redemption of land sold for taxes. In committee of the whole the measure was recommended for indefinite postponement and this recommendation was afterward car ried out by the house. It was urged that the bill conflicted with the terms of another measure favorably passed upon by the committee of the whole and awaiting final consideration. Senator Crounse introduced a bill which provides for the sale, either at auction or private sale, of the prop erty belonging to the state and known as the governor's mansion, the bill providing that the money shall be turned into the state treasury. Senator- Miller's bill, providing for stipulated sums to be paid county commissioners provides that county commissioners and county supervisors shall each be allowed for the time they shall be actually and necessarily employed in the duties of their office, the sum of $3 per day, and 5 cents per mile for each mile necessarily trav- eled; provided, however, that in coun ties not having more than 5;000 in habitants their per diem shall not ex ceed $100 per year. Greek King's Ibt Relga. The king of Greece, who was 55 old on December 24, has reigned long er than his father, the aged king of Denmark. It was on March 30. 1863, that he acceded to the throne, having been proclaimed king by the Greek national assembly, while King Chris tian did not ascend the throne of Den mark until the middle of the Novem ber following King George, who, it is hardly necessary to recall, is the younger brother of the Princess of Wales, was only 18 at the time of his accession. Actor and Orator. "The actor," said Joe Jefferson in a speech to a Chicago audience the other night, "wonders why he does not suc ceed as an orator, and the orator wonders why he is not a success on the stage. It is because, while in cer tain things they are alike, in cardinal points they are entirely different The orator never has to listen. No one ever talks back to him. The orator impresses. The actor is impressed." Qaeea of th Platform "Best woman speaker in the world" is the title bestowed by her intimates upon Mrs. Henry Fawcett, widow of the able blind politician who was so long postmaster general in England. In the course of a public address Mr. Fawcett once referred to her as "the helpmeet whose political Judgment is much less frequently "at fault than my ownr" Baasbert's Heary Iasara.ee. The Marquise de Fontenoy now states, on what she calls official au thority, that the life of the late King Humbert was insured for 36,000.000 lire, or about $7,000,000, and of this amount $6,000,000 was represented in policies in companies in this coun try. Nevertheless, it is believed the marquise has been grotesquely im posd upon in this matter. Majority Against Tlpplnc. Are waiters benefited by fees in view of the fact that they make em ployers give them lower wages? Of thirty-nine associations of hosts and waiters in Germany to whom this question was put only fourteen an swered yes, while twenty-five said no. A school teacher says he whips his pupils to make them smart l?.DlKf WILL NOT REASS la Extra Setsien of Congress Seems Likely to Be Held. titt Amy ktmnmm im ffoaaa Coaears la Aaseaa'aieats aa th iteaittre fttltr Ooet to PmMwH. iesblatlea die tffr e OthW Coa't-resloaaf Matter WASHINGTON, March 2. The house removed all possibility of extra session by concurring in the senate amendments to the army apro priation bill: Ttte vote stood 159 to 134: It was a strict party vore wiui the exceDtion of Mr. McCall of Mi arhaaprft Mr. Loud ot Ca'.fforh:a Mr. Driscoll df. New York and MrV Maim of Illinois; who to d with the democrats. Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin answered present and was not paired:. The bill now goes to the president The hfluse was brought to a vote Lby a special order prepared by the committee on ruies, wnica wiihku an hour's debate on d side. The de bate was not especially' noteworthy. The Philippine and Cuban amentf-' ments wre defended by the republi cans and assailed by the democrats. The only exciting incident occurred t the close of the debate, when Mr. Hull of Iowa, whose name had -been connected with a lumbef and devel dpment company in the Philippines, frankly acknowledged that he had in vested money in it. He said it was a legitimate enterprise which was not looking fof government favors. Sub sequently when he said that the ttm ftany would not have invested money f Bryan had been elected the demo crats jeeitf and hissed and shouted that it was because if Bryan had besn elcted the PhiIiDDine3 would not have been exploited. Mr, Lents of Ohio challenged Mr. Hull's right to tote, but Mr. Hull voted aye. The final conference report upon the Indian appropriation bill was adopted and a number of minor bills were put through the final stages. The house met at 11 o'clcck. A resolution was adopted, closing the house wing of the capitol from mid night, March 4, to 2 ,p. nt. March 4, except for the members, members elect and former members, employes of the house and ticket holders. The house defeated the motion of Mr. Elliott to concur in the Charleston exposition amendment to the Louis iana purchase bill, ayes S4, nces 132. The committee on rules then re ported the special order for the con sideration cf the army bill and a roll call on a demand for the previ ous question ensued. The result was, ayes 139, noes 120. This allowed twenty minutes on a side upon the adoption of the rule. The speaker announced the appoint ment of Mr. Bull of Rhode Island. Mr. Joyce of. Missouri and Mr. Bart Iett of Geargia as temporary commit tee on accounts until the meeting of the Fifty-seventh congress. Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, with the rev nue cutter bill, and Mr. Cannon, chair man of the appropriations committee, struggled for the right of way. The speaker pounded the gavel for ordr. Some one complained that he could not hear what was going on. "That is not the fault of the chair," said the speaker. "Ho cannot put lungs into members." (Laughter.) Mr. Hepburn moved that the house go into committee of the whole ta con sider the revenue cutter service bill and Mr. Cannon appeald to the nou-e in the interest of the public business to vote down the motion. The mo tion was voted down 122 to 132. Mr. Burton, chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors then asked unanimous consent that the house non-concur in the senate amendments to tho river and harbor bill and agreed to a conference. Mr. Hepburn objected. The speaker thereupon re ferred the bill to the river and har bor committee. Several conference reports upon mi nor bills were adopted. Mr. Tawney presented the confer ence report upon the St. Louis expo sition bill, which agreed to the sen ate amendment providing for the clos ing of the exposition on Sunday and disagreed to the Charles exposition amendment The report was adopted. WILL SHOW THE FARMERS HOW. National Good Roads Asroclatloa Pro poses a Flan. CHICAGO, March 2. Through the efforts of the' National Good Roads association arrangement have been been made for the giving of a series of practical dmonstrations in the building of country roads along the lines of the Illinois Central, between Chicago and New Orleans. During the present month a special train car rying a commissary coach and flat cars bearing modern road-making ma chinery will be run out of New Or leans and at twenty or more points en the way to Chicago the train will be sidetricked while experienced men give instructions in road-making. At each point about a mile of roadway will be built. The train will be preceded by ad vance agents who will endeavor to interest farmers in the work at the points agreed upon. The farmers will be expected to provide the mat terial for the demonstration. BURNS HIMSELF AND SON Iowa Farmer Marders His Boy and Cre mates Dli Lire Stock. DENISON-. la... .March 2. .lenry Warn, a farmer whose home was six miles north of Denison, in a fit of insane fury killed and cremated his son, William, burned his house, barn, horses, cattle, grain and all farm im plements and $1,500 cash, and then committed suicide by rushing into the burning barn and dying among his horses. Shoots Father and Mother. ORLANDO., O. T., March 2. Dell Johnson, living with his parents nine miles west of Orlando, shot both his father and mother last night with a Winchester, killing them instantly. The father was shot while on the side of his bed preparing to retire and the mother was shot as she was coming in at the ' door. The murder is an unmarried man 26 years old: He was taken in custody by the authorities. He was adjudged insane some tinm ago. 1 " BlFata I J IB 1 1 II 1 1 5 I Jullllill K US LOSS TO NEBRASKA rM FMttcBttarjr at JLlacola Destroyed y Mr 'braska state DeritRfirt is in ruins. Fire, which broke out sttoftly before atldnlght swept through the great stone buildings and burned them to '.the getttnd. A company of milit'a is wavtaK en a special Burlington train to' fcafTr the convicts, who have been , herded withiff te stone-walled prison to yard. gFire, which started in the fft'rag rooms of the warden of the state peni- ntiarjr at midnght, seems certan to troy the entire main building, to eV with the Aell house and other hUnes: IPfJust after 2 o'clock this morning a usiepnone message came, saying the room in which the telephone was to oted was in flames and must be va cated. This cuts off the only means of faiMtediate communication with the I L prison,' whieh tft nearly four miles from rom me Business district m the city. Between i and 2 o'clock BoweveY,- a message from a member of the fire de partment stated that the p6nitenfcary propef was dcomd and that the fire was spreading. Before the flames had gained a great headway Warden Davis gave orders to release the convicts from the cells and march them under guard to the prison yard and there place them under double guard. The removal was ac complished safely and without disor der. Extra guards were also posted On the stockade walls, armed with shot guns, with orders to permit no escapes. The origin of the fire is unknown. When first discovered the officers of the institution immediately set to work all the small fire apparatus of the prison. Water was used in abun dance, but assistance from the city nre department was called for and a steamer and hosecart were dispatched in response to a telephone message. A short time after midnight Warden Davis said he did not have the fire under control, but he could not tell how bad it was. Burning in the upper story and at the front of the building its spread was slow. It was hoped that it could be confined to the front of the building. Later the report came that the fire was a very bad one. At 1:40 a. m. the city fire depart ment arrived and began throwing wa ter on the walls. The flames had gained too great headway, however, and the firemen directed their efforts to saving some of the remote shop buildings. By request of the warden Chief of Police Hoagland sent all the available pclicement to aid in preserving order. Later, as an additonal measure of safety, Lsutenant Governor Savage, acting in the absence of Governor Dietrich, in response to the suggestion of the warden, ordered out the local company of militia. Captain Ringer, with a majority of the members, is at the armory, and a Burlington engine and coach will start with them at 3 o'clock. AGHNALDO ISSUES AN EDICT. Proclamation Contained In Organ of Fill plno Insurgents. WASHINGTON, March 1. A recent edition of Filipinas Aneerupa, an organ of the Filipino insurgents published at Madrid, contains a proclamation is sued by Aguinaldo under date of No vember 20. 1900. which sets forth that "inasmuch as me evaders give as a pretext for the cruelty and for the present war that we are an undisci plined and ungovernable people, etc.," Aguinaldo making use of "the extreme powers granted him by the constitu tion, orders and commands, among oth er things, that all people who commit murder or pets of brigandage, as well as all traitors, shall be summarily shot. ' Hatr Rates for G. A. K. Encampment. SIOUX CITY, la., March 2. The Western Passenger asso:Iation has granted to the Iowa department of the G. A. R. a rate of one fare for tae round trip for the state encampment to be held at Dubuque June 4 a?d 5. Colonel M. P. Davis, commander cf the department, received this informa tion in a letter from Chairman Mac Leod of the association, and he is much gratified with it Baby Girl Roasted to Death. CEDAR FALLS, la., March 2. Tho infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James White of New Sharon was found by the mother roasted to death on her re turn from an errand near the hcuse. She fastened the litt!e one in a chair and left her in care of a 3-year-old girl. The babe fell near the fire and was literally roasted to death. Low Rates to the Pacific. CHICAGO, March 1. The Union Pa cific announced today its intention of making a colonist rate of $25 from Misosuri river points to north Pacific coast points. The rate already en joyed by Chicago, via St Paul, will be effective till April 1. and is of im portance chiefly to Missouri and Iowa points. President Averse to Delay. WASHINGTON, Marca 1. Special Commissioner Rockhill at Pekin has been instructed to make it known to the foreign ministers that the presi dent strongly deprecates any action that will tend to delay or check the present negotiations there and espe cially is he desirous that there shall be no further unnecessary bloodshed. Places I.ee on Retired List. WASHINGTON, March 1. An order was issued at tue War department to day placing Brigadier Generals Wilson and Lee on the retired list of the army. Confer on Lonisiaaa BUI. WASHINGTON, March 1. The con ferees on the Louisiana Purchase expo sition bill met today. They agreed upon the amendment to close the gates on Sunday and disagreed to the appro priation for the Charleston, S. C, ex position. I'rond Lover's Plteeas Ead. COLUMtiUS, O., Marh 1. At 12:30 this morning, in the electrocuting chair. Roslyn Ferrell paid the penalty fcr murdering Charles Lane, a fellow employe of the Adams Express com pany on the Pennsylvania road. Fer rell while in the chair muttered only: "I have nothing to 'say." He had pre viously confessed his guilt and ex plained' his deed' by stating that he was made desperate by a need of funds for his approaching marriage. What a witness has seen depends upon the cross-examjner. UN Edward Gardner Found Guilty cf Harder of Herman Zahn. a Verdict is given at mwnwit Will of Jade Maxwell Plaeed for Probate in Dodge Coaaty Teaer of Ite Fretlsteae MUcellaaeoas Matters la NebYa'fcsr FREMONT, March 2. firwr4 Gard ner was convicted here of the ffitfr of Herman Zahn. the Snyder saloon keeper, and was sentenced to imprison ment for life. At precisely 12f o'cldcfe the Jury knocked on the dctor of its' room1 t4 announced that it had agr4 apX) verdict Judge Grimlson was 19 "W court room and at once sent the bailiff for the clerk and attorneys. The de fendant was brought in handcuffed to Sheriff Kreader, He looked tired and haggard. His face was pale and there were dark circles under his eyes, which were fixed upon the jurors a they filed past him to their seats in the box. It was nearly 1 o'docK before the clerk and attorneys appeared. During this time Gardner sat in his chair like a statue, only occasionally turflijt his eyes toward the judge or directing thm to .the floor. An intense stillness pervaded th dimly lighted court room. There were about twenty-five people present who had stayed up to hear the verdict At 12:45 Foreman J. W. Nation handed the verdict to the bailiff. The bailiff passed it to Clerk Cruikshank, who read in a firm voice: "We, the jury duly impanelled and sworn in the above entitled case, do find the defendant Edward Gardner, guilty in manner and form as charged in the information, of murder in the first degree, and we do further find, say and determine that the defendant, Edward Gardner, be punished by im prisonment for life. "J. W. NATION, foreman." As Clerk Cruikshank read the ver dict the defendant's face grew paler, his eyes stared anxiously, but not a muscle of his face changed. His bands trembled slightly as Sneriff Kreader fastened on the handcuffs and with his maimed left hand he put his hat on his head. Judge Maxwell's Will Filed. FREMONT, Neb., March -.The will of Judge Samuel Maxwell has been filed for probate in the office of the county judge. It is dated June 27. 1879, and is witnessed by Judges Amasa Cobb and M. . rteese. It provides first for the payment of his debts from the personal property, with authority to sell the real estate for that purpose if needed. A bequest is made of $1,000 to each of his children, payable as soon as they are of age, from the personal property, or from the proceeds ot the sale of real estate in Merrick county. His wife is given a life estate in his Plattsmouth property and his entire personal estate, also a homestead in terest in his residence property int Fre mont, provided it is not necessary to sell the same. Henry Eikerbarry of Cass county and Henry G. Wolcott of Fremont are named as executors. In ?. codicil dated May 4, 1899. he re cites the sale of his Merrick county property and the purchase of land jn Adams county and directs that land other than in Dodge county be first sold for the payment of debts and lega cies and if the land cannot be sold at a fair valuation then the children are to take their leagcies in land either in whole or part After the death of his wife he directs that all his property be sold and the proceeds divided equally between his children. This codicil is witnessed by H. G. Wolcott and Jennie M. Wolcott In a second codicil, dated February 13, 1900, he substitutes his son, Henry E. Maxwell, as executor, and directs that Uc legacies given his sons, Henry and Jacob, and his daugh ter, Margaret, be charged against them as advancements. Maxwell Memorial Resolatlon. FREMONT, Neb., March 2 The com mittee appointed by Judge Grimison to prepare resolutions of respect to the memory of Judge Samuel Maxwell re ported to the court The committee consisted of Attor neys Courtright, Loomis and Gray. All the attorneys of the local bar were present. The resolutions paid a glow ing tribute to Judge Maxwell's exem plary life and his career as states man, jurist and citizen. Randall Poller's Death. FULLERTON, Neb., March 2. Word has been received from Oklahoma an nouncing the death of Randall Fuller, a prominent and wealthy resident of this city. Randall Fuller was 78 years of age .and came to this county when it was first opened for settlement in 1879, and purchased a large tract of land where the city of Fulierton now stands. Vaccination by Wholesale. WYMORE, Neb., March 2. Drs. Gaf ford, Given, Yoder and Johnson offered their services to vaccinate the school children without charze if the vaccine points were furnished them, and the board of education promptly accepted the offer. Nearly 400 children were inoculated. Darrell Soon to Be on Trial FREMONT, Neb., March 2 The trial of William Darrell. the third of the men charged with the murder of Her man Zhn, the Snyder saloon keepers, is set for March 5 and a panel of twenty-four jurors ordered summoned. After Gardener was brought back to his cell he had nothing to say about the verdict of the jury. He seemed re lieved to think that the suspense was over and did not want to speak ot it The verdict (imprisonment for life) is regarded by attorneys as a substantial victory for the defense. Tlaeeat Gete Two Tears. LINCOLN, Neb., March 2. Harry Vincent, the young man implicated with tnarles Sharp in looting Rock Island freight cards, pleaded guilty to the charge in district court, was sentenced to two years in the peni tentiary. This includes the time he has spent in the Lancaster county jail, which is, about eleven months. . De ducting good time, he will have about eleven months in 'the penitentiary. Sharp pleaded not guilty a little over a year ago. LI m PWN HELP FM WOMEN WHO ABE ALWAYS THREE. I do not feel very well, I a so tired all the tiaae. I do not know n is the matter with soe." "tow hear these words every day; as ofted a jem Meet your friends just so often are tfcess words repeated. Mora than likely yon speak the same signifi cant words yourself, and no doabt yoa do feel far from well nost of the time. Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, Wis., Whose portrait we publish, writes that she suffered for two years with hear ing-dowrn pains, headache, backache, and hadankindsof miserable feelings, all of which was caused by falling and inflammation of the womb, and after doctoring with physicians and muner ous medicines she was entirely cured by eM&L aaaaa aaKf . Baaaaav. Jfaa. Ella Rick tydia E. FinkhanVa Vegetable Com pound. If yon are troubled with pains, tainting spells, depression of spirits, reluctance to go anywhere, headache, backache, and always tired, please re member that there is an absolute remedy which will relieve you of your suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof is monumental that Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound is the greatest medicine for suffering women. No other medicine has made the cures that it has, and no other woman has helped so many women by direct advice as has Mrs. Pinkham ; her experience is greater than that of any living per son. If you are sick, write and get her advice ; her address is Lynn. Mass More "Oldest" Gone. And still another oldest living grad uate dead. It was only a week or two ago that the death. of Benjamin D. Silliman, of New York, left Lyman W. Cuttler, of Connecticut the oldest living graduate of Yale, and now Mr. Cutler has passed on, leaving Samuel Porter, of Washington, in that posi tion. Meanwhile, the oldest gradu ates of several other colleges have died, making a notable havoc in their venerable ranks. A Scheme that Didn't Work. The supreme court of Iowa has de cided against a young lawyer who took out life insurance and accident policies to the amount of $34,000 and within a week came back from a hunt ing expedition with his foot so badly mangled that it was necessary to cut it off. The jury came to the conclu sion that he maimed himself and de clined to give him a verdict The supreme court sustains this verdict Homeless Animal Refuge. A Philadelphia society known as the Morris Refuge Association for Homeless and Suffering Animals spent $3,858 in providing food and homes for such last year. During that year it cared for 24,810 cats, 4,740 dogs, and forty-five other animals. The care bestowed upon forty-five of the animals was putting them to death in as painless a manner as possible. Saicide Epidemic. The number of suicides in Paris is very large at present and the chief cause is thought to be the general retrenchment following the exposi tion, which has thrown many people out of work. Throughout France however, suicides seems to have been increasing for some time. In the five years ended January 1, 1901, the num ber of suicides was no less than 27, 000. Actor and Orator. "The actor," said Joe Jefferson in a speech to a Chicago audience the other night, "wonders why he does not suc ceed as an orator, and the orator wonders why he is not a success on the stage. It is because, while in cer tain things they are alike, in cardinal points they are entirely different The orator never has to listen. No one ever talks back to him. The orator impresses. The actor is impressed." Great Reformatory for Girls. There Is now being erected in the town of Bedford, N. Y., one of the largest reformatories for women ever built in this country. The reforma tory, which is to cost $300,000, is de signed for girls and women from 16 to 25 years, of age who are guilty of first offenses. The cottage system is to be used and the plan will be ready for use next summer. Profits oa "Romola." George M. Smith, the London pub lisher, in his literary recollections publishing in Cornhill, says that George Eliot got $35,000 for "Romo la," and might have had $30,000 if her artistic conscience had allowed her to divide the novel into sixteen parts, as Mr. Smith wished. : tti Fine The slria and flesh feel like the fit of a new soft glove wbea St. Jacobs Oil has drives out sad Stiffness f roam cold. t mMMHftlHMIMIHv Kaflfctos vrjta mejalMsf !!' I ft Wit son ayes. TNIOLDMLUILl. ColumbusStateBank fql IBRfl Dtps tftlsvalRalMt BUYS GOOD NOTES i they Wu, Buciieb, Vice Pres't M. Bbuggek, Cashier. L. Hulst. The Columbus Journal. A Weekly Republican Newspaper tic voted to the best interests ot Colomtns, The Ceifif jf of Haiti, Tbs State of Nebraska, Too United States, -AND THE REST OF MivNKIND. 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