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p .S. "5i".J " -iVZ!yfctCPZr rzi"'$g'i lfzt- - t- rv,-"'v'K:"Js? ?8&?SSSK 2 j V" . flf ri. 5 -WK ' I t i" -.a fc - r w. - f - . 4; f l - -x . . J -as x ? m N:- ifOi "--hSr-r fluxiraL r - . B- c VOLUME XXXI.-NUMBER 49. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA.iWEDNESDAY. MARCH 13.-1901. WHOLE NUMBER 1,609. S3v ftssg$p''J?fir durlmiuis . . a - 4 r BUT HOT ENA m NTS v LegiiktinJTot Toning Oat Work Wit Mnoh Sapidity. TIME IS TAKEN lir WITi TALK Vke VrioM Commltt.cs AhotUbi aa Detmalalag What Shall B. GUra At t.atlea Soai. Xmiitn That Mar. . um4 HUcHaaeoa. Matter. . HOUSE. By a vote of 52 to 12 the bouse in committee of the whole on the 5th recommended passage of Mc- Carthy's bill to authorize the appoint ment of a supreme court commission. An amendment was attached .requir ing the court to select five of the com missioners from the political party casting a majority of the votes at the last-general election and four from other parties. There was very little opposition to the bill in general, but on McCarthy's amendment the mem bers were divided strictly on party lines. Under the order of third read ing several bills were takn up and speedily disposed of. The South Om aha charter, introduced by Wilcox, was first on the list and, as amended by the committee on cities and towns, the measure was passed, with an emer gency clause, by a vote of 69 to 6. Mullen had an amendment to the tax ation feature of the bill, but it was leclared out of order beacuse the bill had been announced by unanimous consent of the house. By unanimous otu the house passed Vandegrift's bill to reimburse Sherman county for 610 expended for care and treatment of smallpox cases, and Warner's meas ure to reimburse the German Evan gelical church for $500 expended for a building site in this city. At the close of yesterday's session Whitmore had an "amendment to change the name "supreme court commissioner" to "su preme court referee." When the bill tas again brought up in committee of the whole today Mr. Whitmore with drew the amendment, saying that he would oppose the entire measure on constitutional grounds. The amend ment introduced by McCarthy pro voked a discussion that lasted nearly 'all the afternoon. Loomis of Dodge, a warm supporter of the bill, thought the selection of the commissioners should be left entirely with the su preme court. HOUSE The house on the 4th rec ommended for passage the bill provid ing for a system of free public travel Ins libraries and made some headway on the supreme court commission bill. Consideration of the latter measure will be resumed tomorrow. Reports of standing committees, recommend ing the passage of the following meas ures, were read and adopted: For re lief of the village of Pender, for $214.50 expended for care and treat mfctn of smallpox patients. To reduce express rate3 for transportation of . commodities, goods or merchandise between points in Nebraska to 85 per cent of the rates fixed and charged for like service on January 1, 1901. To authorize the State Board of Pur chase and Supplies to contract for sup plies for three months to one year for state institutions. To appropri ate $23,009 for the erection en state house grounds of a monument in mem ory of Abraham Lincoln and to Ne braska volunteer soldiers of late wars. Relating to the government of ceme tery associations. To regulate the jnanufacture and sale of lard. To ad" mit veterans of Spanish-American war and the Philippine insurrection to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, un der rules and regulations governing these institutions. Relating to con struction and repair of sidewalks and grading of streets in cities of the metropolitan class; to prevent con struction of wooden sidewalks and re pair of wooden sidewalks that have deteriorated 50 per cent of their orig inal value. To create a commission " f entomology and to authorise quar antine, treatment and destruction of Infected trees or plants and to appro priate $1,000. HOUSE. A motion by Taylor of Curtis in the house on the 2nd for the aDDointment of a conference commit tee to fix the time for final adjourn ment of the legislature, was defeated - by a viva voce vote, after Taylor had . spoken in support of the motion and . Sprecher of Colfax in opposition thereto. In committee of the whole two bills were recommended for pass age: House roll 26C, by Fuller, pro viding that religious societies must be Incorporated to have their property exempted from taxation, and senate file 11, by Pitney, to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases. House roll 216. by Warner, ' to reimburse the German Lutheran church in the sum of $500 for the money paid the state for its site, was recommended to be indorsed for a third reading. House roll 200, by Vandegrift, tp appropriate $510.14 for the relief of Sherman county, to re- ' imburse said county f o taxes collected in excess, was recommended for pass age. House rolj 247, by Harris, to al low the State Dairy association to meet annually at such time and place fis its' board of managers may desig nate, was recommended for indefinite postponement Senate file 171, by Mil ler, identical with the foregoing, was recommended for passage. HOUSE. The appolntement of a sifting committee of seven by the speaker was authorized by a unani mous vote of the house on the 1st Most of the time of the session of the house was consumed in consideration of the Evens' game and fish bill house roll 13S in committee of the whole. The bill was finally recom mended for passage, a hard fight on the quail question being compromised jjy amending the bill so as to pn. hlbit the shotting gf' quail until No vember 1. 1903, the open season there after to be November 1" to November 30. The following bills pere placed on general file on recommendation of standing committees: House roll '409, fry Miskell, io "increase the "salary" of the secretary qf the state banking board to $2,000, and that of his clerk to $1,500. House' roll 294, by Jouve- - nat, requiring state bank receivers to render reports to the state banking board, and making the removal pf such receivers mandatory when re quested by the board. House roll 1, by Mocketttp provide free "instruc tion at the nearest high school for gradutes qf ' grammar of district scb"opl8. Hpuse'roll M, by'Fowier, to provide free attendance at public high schools of non-resident pupils. House , roll M5, T)y Towler, creating the oMce et state health inspector aad' provid ing for the organization of nnty of health, to prevent the spread c contagious diseases, was discussed at considerable length. The bill pro rides a salary of 11,800 a year for the state inspector and leaves the com pensation of the county inspector to the liberality of the county board. This provision was combated by Dr. Gawne, of Merrick, who wanted to provide for a specific compensation for the "county doctor," who, he said, would be compelled to do work just as dangerous and unpleasant as that of the state omcer. He moved the adoption of an amendment allowing the county phyiscian $10 a trip and 50 cents a mile for quarantining con tagious diseases. The motion was de feated. HOUSE. Twenty-nine more bills were placed on the general file at the morning session of the house on the 28th, two of them over the heads of standing committees, which recom mended their indefinite postponement Of these latter one was house roll 107, by Waring, to suppress bucket shops and gambling on futures, which had been referred to the committee on judlciary,-aad the other was house roll 108, by Hiwxby, requiring telephone companies to mow the weeds for a space of twelve feet in circumference around the base of each telephone pole in August of each year. The following bills passed: House roll 4, appropriat ing $75,000 for a fire proof wing to the Hastings asylum. House roll 184, to provide for the education of pupils in schools outside the district of their residence. The house then went into joint convention, and on emerging therefrom recessed until 2:30 p. m. House roll 13S, by Evans, providing for a state game and fish commission was considered. This is the bill in dorsed by the State Fish and Game society. It names the governor game and fish commissioner, authorizes the appointment of two deputies at a sal ary of $1,200 a year, with expenses not exceeding $500 a-year, and of three ad ditional deputies at a salary of $75 per month, with expenses not exceed ing $300 a year. The bill was not def initely disposed of. HOUSE. In the house on the 27th five bills were passed, as follows: House roll 205, by Boyd, to authorize district bchool boards to prescribe grades and courses of study. Yeas 72, nays none. House roll 226, by Fow ler, for the protections of own ers of stallions, jacks and bulls. Yeas 52, nays 34. House roll 176, by Lane, to permit the transfer of insane convicts to insane asylums. Yeas 86, nays 1. 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 to eaable county treasurers to give tax deeds, which has met with strong opposition ever since itx, introduction, but which was nevertheless pushed along clear to its third reading, was put on its passage and defeated by the decisive vote of 30 yeas and 68 nays. After the huge grist of bills introduced yester 1ay had been put through a second reading the house at 4 o'clock ad journed. The senatorial vote resulted as follows; Thompson, 38; Currie, 16; Meiklejohn, 22; Rosewater, 4; Hinshaw, 4; Martin, 2; Crounse 5; Harlan, 4; Young, 2; scattering, 2. SENATE. The bill to create two new normal schools was again taken up. Its opponents gained a point when they secured an amendment by the narrow vote of 15 to 14. But this -was in committee of the whole, while Senator Trompen, a supporter of the measure, was in the chair and not vot ing. The amendment adopted pro vides that the schools shall be located in the Fifth and Sixth congressional districts by the board of public lands and buildings, instead of the normal board. It was proposed by Senator Young, who, together with others op posed to the measure, have a number of amendments to offer later. Senator Crounse pleaded for economy and read from figures given him by Senator Arnds, which showed that with this $100,000 appropriation there will prob ably be a deficit of $415,000 at the end of the next biennlum. He ap pealed to the republicans to oppose the measure as a matter of party principle, if for no other reason. Senator Arenas also spoke again the bill, quoting freely from the statistics estimating tbe incoming and expenditures, of the state for the next two years. He, too, wanted economy. He could "see "no de mand for even one school, much less two. Senator Olesen also spoke in op position tp the measure. He declared that every member of the senate, re gardless of politics, should by his oice and vote announce that the peo ple's money shalll not be frittered away. The matter was not disposed cf when the senate adjourned. SENATE On the 4th senate file No. 61, Van Boskirk's bill providing for a state veterinarian, was recommended for passage with but a few dissenting; votes. Senator Trompen's bill propos ing to, increase the fees of the office of sheriff, senate file 123, was recom mended for indefinite postponement The senate went into committee of the whole with Senator Martin in the chair to take up the state normal schools bill, house roll 37, out of its regular order. Its consideration oc cupied the entire time of the afternoon session. Senator Harlsn was against the proposed appropriations and quot ed fures to show that the state was already paying over. $500,000 "a year for educational purposes. "Why place these schools in the Fifth r.nd Sixth districts, said the senator from York) "where the population is annually de creasing and where they have no rail road facilities tp speak of? Wljy not consider the' Fourth district?" Sen ator Miller, who lives in Buffalo coun ty, spoke In favor of the bill. He thought the western part of the state should be recognized. Senator Har lan sent up an amendment which cut out of the bill all reference tp districts and which would leave the board free to 'locate'. them 'at any' point in the state should the bill pass. He had been accused, be said, of being sus picions qf the action, of he )ccatng board. The amendment was,' lost Af ter further discussion the measure went oyer. SENATE. A wave "of anger swept over the' senate on the '2nd' culminat ing'In"seyeral wordy encounters, 'dur ing wnlch Ransom of Douglas gate 'no tice that he would "ask for a time for the trial of 'Owens" of Dawson for words' used on the loor of the senate, and at one time President Steele or dered the' loor cleared of All but members of the senate. All this tnr moil grew owt of a report' signed by three members of the judiciary com mittee recoaueeailng' the indefinite Bosbnessent t senate tie No. lS.'a bill by Martin to lx the salary of the clerk of the supreme court at $2,500 a year, and' to require all fees to be turned into the state treasury. Mr. Martin privately declared his intention of testing the right of the clerk to retain the fees of his office. Regardless of the disposition of this bill, he said he would bring a suit to test the con stitutional provision which fixes the clerk's salary at $1,500. a year. He said he placed the salary In the bill at. $2,500 knowing that $1,000 of it would be unconstitutional, but hoping that the clerk and all future clerks would be willing to accept it without ques- i tioning the constitutionality of a law both fixing the salary at that figure and requiring all fees to be turned Into recommended for passage. It Is 'to the state treasury. This was Mr. Mar tin's reply when some one spoke of testing the constitutionality of his bill if it became a law. The senate ad journed until Monday without taking action on the report SENATE. IN the senate on the 1st the bill appropriating $75,000 for. the purpose of building a gymnasium at the State Normal school at Peru was passed. It Is house roll No. 111,. by Armstrong. Senator Ergars bill' for punishment for blackmail, extor-j tion and kindred felonies was indefi nitely postponed. It was senate file No. 95. House roll No. 55, by Fowler, excuse candidates for offices less than county and city offices from filing primary election expense accounts." House roll No. 117, by Fowler, pro viding a method for submitting to voters proposed constitutional amend ments, was recommended for indefi nite postponement Senate file No. 186, by Paschal, was recommitted for further hearing. It Is to provide that cities may take up unused portions' of street railway tracks, switches or other appliances. Senate file No. 127, by Currie, was indefinitely postponed. It is to provide for appointment of county attorneys on occasions when needed in counties of less than 2.000 inhabitants. A similar measure has passed the house and is pending in the senate. Senate file No. 69, by Martin, to shorten the time during which appeals may be taken In cer tain civil cases, was indefinitely post poned. House roll No. 230 is on the same subject and will probably be passed by the senate. SENATE. The senate on the 28th passed house roll 56, by Miskel. pro viding for a towns road fund and a district road fund. Senator Campbell was the only one voting nay. The fol lowing were ordered to the general file: House row 6. by Mockett, relat ing to the pay of county commission ers. House roll 52, by Dahlsten, pro viding for appointment of county at torneys by the board in counties hav ing less than 3,000 inhabitants. Sen ate file 114, by Currie, to raise the salaries of comptroller, police judge, clerk and city prosecutor of Omaha. The clerk of the house was announced and stated that the lower house had concurred in the senate amendmnts to house rolls 3 and 8. It had also passed house rolls 4 and 184 and the senate was asked to concur in the same. Sen ate file 134, by Martin, on request pro viding punishment for destruction of ballots or, election booths so long as they may be valuable for evidence, was then recommended for passage. The senate then resolved itself into com mittee of the whole with Senator O'Neill in the chair for consideration of bills on general file. Senate file 271, by Ransom, relating to publication of proposed constitutional amendments. After adoption of an amendment pro- posed by Senator Young and another by Senator Currie it was recommended for passage by unanimous vote. SENATE. The senate on the 27th turned down the report of the commit tee on education recommending that the bill proposing to take the annual tax levy from the school board pf Omaha and place it with the city coun cil be indefinitely postponed, and In stead ordared it to the general file. The bill relating to compulsory educa tion recommended by the legislative committee pf 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 boards,' was Indefinitely postponed. Senate file 711, by Ransom, providing for publication of proposed amend ments tP the constitution was also 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 the whole might be permitted. Young said, though, that he intends voting against the measure at that time. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The only feature of the balloting for United States senator on the 2nd was the appearance of N. Q. Jackson of Neligh'in the list "He received the votes which were cast the day before for Wethereld and In addition those of Jouvenat Oleson and Cuming, Smith berger and Swanson. The position of none of the leaders except Meiklejohn were canged by the switches. The were changed by the switches. The Currie,' 13; "ttfetricV 2; Harrington, 4; Hainer. 1: Harlan, 2; Hinshaw. 11; Hitchcock, 29rKInkaio, 2; Martin, 4; Meiklejohn,' 30; 'Rosewater, 14; Jack son," N. D., 5; ' Thompson, "D. E., 36; Thompson, W. H., 17. ... Some complications are apt to arise out of the penitentiary fire. A resolu tion was adopted in the house asking the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings to employ a competent ar chitect at once to examine the walls of the burned building and submit an immediate 'report as to their condition whether available for rebuilding, and an approximate estimate of the cost of reconstruction. It is certain an ef fort will be made to retain the peni tentiary at its present location, the principal factors enlisted to that end being the convict labor contractors. " . M. F. Harrington of O'Neill todaj? made an argument before the house committee "on railroads, having under consideration senate' file '166, Senator Weber's' bill, cutting freight 'rates on certain commodities' from '10, 'to 15 per 'cen. 'Cattle, hogs, horses, lum ber.' coal and hay are the. principal commodities affected. This reduction Is en 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 the' only one' that could be rendered upon the facts that were presented to ta court, bat argued that that decision did not prevent the legislative power from pssslig a bUi rediclng rates. NATI0NSA1ALAR1D Buna's Course in Ifanchuria BomM United States and England. I0TH DECIIE TO ACT AT ONCE Aatbauadon Ar. Iastracted to Ascertala to. Seatlvcat of Other Propos t. Startle (th. Czar with a Unltd aad If eaaclag Frost. LONDON, March 9. A crisis has arisen in far eastern affairs, which in the opinion of the British government is graver almost than the troubles which originally turned the eyes of the world to the Orient In this crisis, se cret negotiations are going on between the United States and Great Britain with a view to thwarting what both governments appear to consider a de termined attempt on the part of Russia, to plant herself permanently in one oi the richest tracts of the Chinese em pire. The conference held Wednesday be tween United States Ambassador Choate and Lord Lansdowne, the for eign secretary, had nothing to do' with the Nicaraguan canal affair. To quote from a British official, "the Nicarag uan controversy is a minor matter compared with the present situation." What Mr. Choate did was to receive from Lord Lansdown an important message declaring that Great Britain was not satisfied with Russia's declar ation regarding Manchuria as delivered to Sir Charles Stewart Scott, British ambassador at St. Petersburg, by Count Lamsdorf, and asking the United States if they were prepared to take joint ac tion of such a decisive nature that Russia would have no alternative but to recede from her position. Almost simultaneously, the United States government Instructed the va rious ambassadors to take similar steps. The answer of Secretary Hay has ap parently not yet been received In Lon don, although the fact that almost con current instructions were issued from Washington Is taken here to be a suf ficient guaranty that Russia's action in Manchuria will not be tolerated by the United States. Japan is relied upon to act in line with Great Britain and the United States. Germany, despite the compact, Is regarded as rather doubtful, owing to Emperor William's friendship for tbe czar. France, of course, will side with her ally. The significance of the present phase can only be appreciated by. those cog nizant of the lethargic attitude of the British government hitherto regarding Russian action In China. Within the last few days all this has changed. What, a week or two ago, was pro nounced only in line with Russia's usual policy is now termed a "grave and serious state of affairs." Lord Lansdowne Is using every effort to bring the powers into line in order to present Russia such a menacing front that without any ambiguity re garding temporary or other occupa- J tion, she may give up all designs upon Manchuria. What prompts the British Foreign office to take such an alarmist view of circumstances usually looked upon as fatalistic sequences is the apprehension that Russia, having held her own in spite of the protest of the ministers of the powers to the Chinese govern ment, and having put herself on record in the reply to Sir Charles Scott as determined on at least a temporary occupation of Manchuria, will refuse ta back down. That she must do so, Lord Lansdowne considers vital, both for the future of China and for the continued existence of the concert powers. Count Lamsdorf's reply to Sir Charles Scott Is considered quite un satisfactory. "If such excuses are accepted by the powers," said a British official last evening to a representative of the As sociated Press, "there will be nothing to prevent the immediate partition of China, for with almost exactly the same verbiage any European power could justify the accupation of other provinces." Will Hariri the Nebraska. WASHINGTON, March 9. Mr. Payson, representing the Moran Bros, of Seattle, Wash., today signed at the navy department the contract for the construction by that firm of the bat tleship Nebraska. HARRISON A VERY SICK MAN, Closest Friend Much Alarmed on Ac count of HI AdTaneed Ac. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., March 9 Ev-President Benjamin Harrison is a very sick man and his c'osest friends are alarmed. His condition is more serious than is generally believed, However, Dr. Henry Jameson, the family physician, s3id toi'gt tint there was no immediate danger, and, in fact he was not at all alarmed, he said, zs to the outrome. Asked if the age of General Harrison would not weigh very mu h against h's recovery, the doctor said such would naturally be tbe cae to a certain extent, but he declined to discuss the matter fur ther than to say that he was-not at all alarmed over the condition of the pa tient General Harrison is troub'ed with a complication of grip and intercostal neuralgia, and there is some fear th-t this will develop Into pneumonia. ConOraMtloas by the Seaate. WASHINGTON, March 9. The sen ate confirmed the following nomina tions: Thomas Wcthington, attorney for the southern district of Illinois; J. Otis Humphrey, district judge for the southern district of Illinois; James L. Mcintosh, jr., receiver of public moneys at Sidney, Neb. The senate also confirmed all of the nominations sent to it by the president today, ex cept the members of the board of vis itors to the naval observatory. iBvestlsate Henip Combine. WASHINGTON, March 9. The sea ate committee on miliary affairs de cided upon the appointment of a sub committee to investigate the charges gainst Lieutenant Colcnel H. O. S. Heistand, made in the Pettigrew re: olution. That resolution recites tha( Heistand has been accused cf being at the head of a combination of-gqvern: pent office holders to control the hemp output of the Philippines.' The com mittee will go Into the question very thoroughly. CUIAN CRISIS IS TASSED Xethlar la the Nature of aa Vprtolag Feared Aay Laager. HAVANA, March 8. The Cuban constitutional convention met in secret -session this afternoon for a formal dis cussion of the Piatt amendment The conservative element scored a victory. It was decided to continue the sessions- of the convention and to refer the amendment to the spe:ial commit tee on relations, with instructions to onng m a report Twenty-nine delegates were present, Senor Llorete and General Rivera being the only absentee?. General Sansuilly favored dissolving the convention and returning the amendment without dis cussion. The other delegates were unanimously in favor of continuing the sessions asd of sending some an swer to ths executive department The argument turned on the ques tion whether the convention had power to adopt a scheme of relations that would be binding upon the future re public. Last week a. maioritv if tho delegates opposed this view. Today senor Nunez, representing the conser vatives, argued that tbe delegates were empowered to call for the convention to establish permanent relations with the 'United States, and ought not to attempt to shirk this duty. General Sanguilly contended that the intention of the original call was annulled by Governor General-Wood's instructions at the opening of the convention, when delegates were asked to give only an opinion. The radical e'ement did not flock to General Sanguilly, as had been expected, and the convention's action in refrring the question to the special committee on relations shows a willingness to recede from the for mer attitude. It is evident that mnnv cf th del egates still hope the amendment will be changed, but there is no bittter feeling now apparent It is doubtful whether the convention will ever agree to accept the amendment, but the con servatives maintain that the willing ness of the. radicals to discuss and, if necessary, to send a committee to Washington, gives a more hopeful as pect to conditions which weie growing strained. BENJAMIN HARRISON IS ILL PhTsiciaa Declines to Say Whether Grip Is the Only Trouble. CHICAGO, March 8. A special to the Times-Herald from Indianapolis, Ind. says: General Benjamin Harri son is very sick at his residence on North Delaware street. His physician lefuses to discuss his case without per mission from the family and this was refused by Mrs. Harrison this evening. She said the eeneral is suffering from the grip, but his condition was not considered alarming. When asked if the patient was suffering from any complication of his disease, and par ticularly as to bronchial affection, Dr. Henry Jameson, who was with General Harrison for more than an hour this evening, refused to answer. Jade Ted ford Will Not Resign. CRESTON, March 9. Judge W. H. Tedford in a letter to the Advertiser asks the editor to deny the report cir culated by a Des Moines paper that he intended to resign. Judge Tedford says he has had no thought Sf resign ing and that the state of his health is not so critcal that he considers his retirement necessary. In. Union coun ty Judgo Telford is very popular and the news that he will not resign is received with satisfaction. Roekbill Ordered to Bay. WASHINGTON, March 7. The en actment of the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill has placed at the disposal of tbe State department a sum of money for the acquisition by purchase of legation premises for the United States legation at Pekin. Therefore, Secretary Hay has instruct ed Special Commissioner Rockhill that he is permitted to proceed Immediate ly to consummate the purchase of a suitable tract of land. Wins Against Mrs Nation. TOPEKA, Kan., March 7. Several months ago Mrs. Carrie Nation, in a street speech at Medicine Lodge, stat ed that Samuel Griffin, county attor ney of Barber county, was granting the saloon keepers of Kiowa immunity from prosecution for money consider ation. "They are giving $15 a month," she is quoted as saying, "and I have wit nesses to prove it." Qneitlon Allen's Presence. WASHINGTON, March 7. Senator Allen's name is still carried on the rolls as a senator from Nebraska and it is understood that it wiU be until the Nebraska legislature elects or ad journs. There is some contention that his anointment expired on March 4, but the authorities hold otherwise. Death for Kidnaping:. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 7. The house tonight passed the senate bill punishing kidnaping for ransom at death or not less than five years in the penitentiary. The bill was amend? ed In the house and goes back to the senate for concurrence before going to the governor to. become a law. The Population of Alaska. WASHINGTON, March 7. The to tal population of Alaska in 1900, as shown by the returns of the twelfth census, is 63,592, as against 32,052 for 1890. This is an increase in ten years of 31,540, or 98.4 per cent. There are two cities in the territory which have a population of over 2,000, namely, Nome City, 12,486 and Skag way City, 3t117.. Iowa Man Dropped S3.000. . ONAWA, March 9. Advices from California state that Dr. W. W. Ord way, who now spends the winters in California, but who has lived "in" Mo nona county for over forty years, and is the largest 'land owner in the'equn? ty, his wealth being estimated at from ?300,000 to $500,000, has just dropped $3,000 to 'a couple o cofice men in Los Angeles. Horse Smothered to Death. CLINTON, March 9 E. A. Haney, who removed to this county from Woodbury county, lost four fine farm horses in a peculiar manner,. He shipped his goods to IteWir in a caK and arrived there in the evening, hut too late to unload. ' About 10 o'lrkj he wen t the car an$ found bis five horses apparently all right The next mbr'ajpg he went to the car and found four of them dead and the fifth in a bad condition. Tbe living horse was wet with sweat and the bodies of the others showed that they had been In the same condition. "' WE BE LI FOR. LI Fruk Dimsmore Most Fay the Penalty for His Odessa Grime. SUPREME COURT RULES ON CASE Ob. f tbe Most Seasatl.aal Harder Trials la the Stat.'s Aaaals Mrs. Laa. 8I1U la Jail at Kearney Other Nebraska Hatters. LINCOLN, Neb., March 9. Frank L. Dinsmore must pay his debt to so ciety for disobeying its laws by forfei ture of his life. This was the ruling of the supreme court when it affirmed the judgment of the district court of Buffalo county. Dinsmore was found guilty there of murdering Fred Laue at Odessa and sentenced by Judge Sullivan to haag by the neck until dead. There are two possibilities yet before the con demned man. One is that the court may grant a reheariag,before the ex piration of forty days and then reverse itself, and the others is exercise of the pardoning power by Governor Die trich. Neither offers much hope. Never in the history of the state has there been a murder trial that at tracted so much attention as did that of Dinsmore. The man's relatives, re spectable, well-to-do people, hire! the most able counsel obtainable to defend him, and the county attorney im pressed W. D. Oldham, then deputy attorney general of the state, into ser vice to assist in the prosecution. The case was bitterly fought and newspa pers the United States over devoted column after column to the sensational testimony. One of the peculiar circumstances was that Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore, who had been married less than a year, lived on the ground floor of the resi dence occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Laue. On the same night Laue was found dead in his bed from bullet wounds and Mrs. Dinsmore was found dead below, .from poisoning. The theory of the state was that Dinsmore had killed Laue, and on this charge he was prosecuted. Mrs. Laue was the most damaging witness against him. The evidence showed that Jllicit relations had existed be tween the defendant and Mrs. Laue, long before he brought his wife to live there. It was claimed that he mur dered Laue and that Mrs. Dinsmore was gotten out of the way, that Dins more and Mrs. Laue might cont'nue their relations without fear of detec tion. An attempt was made by news paper correspondents at the time to show that Mrs. Laue was under Dins raore's hypnotic power, despite the fact that there was nothing in the ev idence on the point Dinsmore did not take the stand injiis own behalf. When the sentence of the court had been pronounced he was brought to Lincoln and placed in the penitentiary for safe keeping. He rests there to day, protesting, 'as he has ever since his arrest that he is innocent but in sisting that he has no' idea who com mitted the crime. The date set by the district court for the execution was last July, but a stay was granted by the supreme C3urt, which tribunal must now set ano'her date. The time has not yet bean de termined. It cannot be within forty days. Mrs. Laue is still in jail at Kearney. gardnerTmFTconvict. another of the Mea Who Killed Hoau Zaha Gets His Sentence. FREMONT, Neb., March 9. Edward Gardner, one of the convicted murder ers of Herman Zahn, has been sent enced to imprisonment for life. ''Have you anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon you?" asked Judge Grlmlscn. "No, sir," was his reply, in a voice indicating deep emotion. In delivering the sentence, the Judge referred to the atrocity of the crime and the part which the evidence showed Gardner took in it, stepping over the bodv of Zahn lying on the floor in the agonies of death, and with his loaded revolver holding the men In the saloon off while the robbery was being completed; the shooting at others as he made his escape from the building. All this showed that he was equally guilty with his associate, Rhea, who fired the fatal shot. In conclusion, the judge said: "You can consider yourself very fortuna'e that your life does not pay the penalty of your crime. The sentence of the court is that you be confined in the state penitentiary during your natural life, no part of the time to be in sol itary confinement" Father Ranins'i Donation. WEST POINT, Neb., March 9. Rev. Joseph Ruesing, head priest of the lo cal St Mary's Catholic church, gave assurance of a donation of $15,000 to be applied toward the erection of an old folks' home and hospital in West Point, making one stlpu'ation. that the city donate ten acres of land on which to rear the building. Hoppers Hatch and Freeze. FARNAM, Neb., March 9. The eggs of grashsoppers in this vicinity w.re hatched out by the recent warm weath er and when it turned bitter cold the young hoppers were frozen. The ther mometer a one time registered 78 degrees. The apprehension of the farmers as to the hopper plngue next summer are thereby relieved. Fir. Remains a Mystery. LINCOLN, Neb., March 9. "The origin of the penitentiary flre is uncertain, and may never be known," said Deputy Warden Bowers. "It was doubtless caused by electric Ugh wires or a defective flue, whieh, wo cannot say. We cannot even lo cate exactly the room where it started, but it was doubtless in one of the several rooms between the guards' sleeping apartments and the wardens' roojn in the main building. For my part, I place no credence in tbe theory that convicts started the fire." Catiaaer Shoot Zllauelf. OMAHA, March 8L M, L, Ware, a Union, Pacific engineer, attempted to commit suicide in the Linton block, by shooting himself in the head with a revolver, he bullet penetrated the sknVl and then glanced downward, de stroying the sight of the left eye. Ware was later taken to the Presby terian hospital. For the past tq weeks Ware has been drinking heav ily and it is thqijgh,t that his mind was temporarily unbalanced. Egypt exported last year CS.0M tana J of sngar. Canto. Sharp ateply. Several Invitations of a .more or lets farcical nature have been sent to Mrs. Carrie Nation regarding a New York visitation. The latest was a sugges tion that she try her hand at reform ing the Four Hundred, reference being made to the burlesque saloon smash ing act at Senator Clarke's valentine ball. She replied, "The society people of New York probably need reforma- tion as badly as any class of people in America, not excepting saioonkeep ers. If they want to burlesque me when I am trying to'save men's souls I do not care. Tley had better employ their time driving vice out of their own city' What WIU the GUI. Get? An Englishman who recently died had three children, one son end two daughters, and he mentioned all of them in his will. The first clause Is, "1 leave my piano to Mary Elizabeth when Arthurhas done with it." The other clause is, "To Susan Jane she may take whatever Arthur wishes ta give her." There is no doubt of Ar thur's standing in the document, but the pointed question is raised, "Are Mary Elizabeth and Susan Jane bene ficiaries under the will?" AFTER ENRTCEN YEARS. Mia. Daty, .f Hlcalaad, Iowa, iNtwtl to Health A Mlracaloas Case Her Hashaad I. Cnd of Bright. hy Highland, la., March 4. (Special.) Friends of Mrs. W. H. Doty are very much pleased to notice the wonderful improvement In her condition. For eighteen years she has been a sufferer from rheumatism, and the torture she baa endured during this time Is past all description. Mrs. Doty tells the following story: "I have suffered for the past eighteen years with Kidney Trouble and Rheu matism. I have tried doctors, patent medicines, plasters, liniments, electric treatments, and nothing did me any good. I had nearly lost all faith in anything, when I sent for six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I said to my hus band I expect that it was some more money thrown away, but when I had taken them a week I could see that they were helping me. The lameness I had suffered with for so long is near ly all gone. It is not a quarter as bad as It was. For years I had to wear a warm bandage around my forehead to prevent the pain. Since using the Pills I have been able to remove this altogether. "I cannot find words to express my heartfelt thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills for their wonderful cure of my case. My husband has suffered from Kidney Trouble for years. Last spring a doc tor said he had Blight's Disease, and treated him, but he received no benefit and he kept growing thinner and weaker all the time. When I got Dodd's Kidney Pills he commenced taking four a day. He has taken them three months and is ' nearly well. His strength is Increased, and the improve ment in his case is almost miraculous. Dodd's Kidney Pills have certainly been a God send to us." It is just cases like those of Mr. and Mrs. Doty that have made Dodd's Kid ney Pills so very popular In Iowa. They are 60c a box, six boxes for 12.50. Buy them from your local drug gist If you can. If he cannot supply you, send to the Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y. Coasas.Bdabl. Crasade. Under the headline, "Bounce the Blabbers," a Cedar Rapids paper makes vigorous protest against the chatterers who disturb theater and lecture audiences. It offers a reward of $5 to the first usher who will "go after such Idiots in the proper man ner," and refers to one of them as having a mouth that "would be a profitable enterprise if turned into a windmill." The prominence achieved by Garfield Tea as a blood purifier has not been equaled by another remedy; an im provement In the complexion can be seen after a few days' use. We only profit in the measure we have ennobled self. FlTSPtawaeat!yCiiTCd. ifogfa ornrrocawno ant dsy '. of Dr. KUaa's Orcmt Krrre Mom Smd tor FSMBK SS.ee trial bottle sjHt timxto. lav B. U. Kixca. LfcL.ni ArcaSC. railailateaH.Fa, Genuineness needs neither introduc tion nor laudations. Try Graja-Ot Try Grala-Ot Ask your Grocer to-day to show yoa a package of GRAIN-O. the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the dolt All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal browa of Mocha or Jara, bat it is made from pare grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without dia. treat. tbe price of coffee. 15cand25cte pwpaokage- Sold by all grocers. It is from our failure we gain our greatest strength. Mrs. Wlaslow. Soothing- Syrap. Tor children teethlos. Mfteat the g-ami, reduces tv auaSfaia.eans wuacouc zjcdocu Without obedience there is no vir tue or strength. Plso'a Cure for Consumption is an infallible awdiciae for coughs and colds. N. W. Saxcxi Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. The amount of the United States traesurer's bond is $150,000. All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, as they color all fibers at one boiling. The first law against Sunday labor in Indiana was passed in 1817. TO CURE A COLD IK OXTS DAT. Take IjAxativb Bromo Quisntx Tablets. ATI drunrists refund tbe money if it fails to core. & W. Grove's signature is on the box. 85c. It is bad to lean against a falling wall. Dregs have their use, but don't store them in your stomach. Beeman's Pepsin Gum aids tbe natural (oroes to perform their functions. A wise man is more ready to obtain the opinion of others than to parade his own. For frost-bite, chilblains, sore and lame Joints, stiffness of mascles, try Wizard Oil. It won't disappoint you. Better the child cry than the moth er sigh. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 Cents. All nrhar 10-rpnt atarrh nn. tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran- icvu or lauaey reiunaea. 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