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The Columbus Journal
By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
Condition of armed peace prevails
,. In Warsaw; discontent is still smotil-
dering in Russia.
Fire dstroyed one entire block in the
business section of Peabody, Kan., en
tailing a loss of $50,000.
Rev. Father Edward S. Welch, who
died at Washington a few weeks ago.
'. bequeathed $100,000 to Boston college.
Miss Helen Gould offers a generous
'reward to every man who stays in
, the navy five years without being tat
tooed. , The miners' congress at Charleroi,
'.' France, by a large majority, has de
: cided to declare a general strike on
aionday.
Governor Myron T. Horrid: of Ohio
pays he has twice declined the am
bassadorship to Italy because he can
not talk Italian.
Father Gotion. the loader of the
trorkmen of Sl Petersburg, in the af
fair of January 22, is now known to
be in Switzerland.
District Attorney Jerome says that
he had begun a crusade against pool
rooms in New York City and intends
to close all of them.
Sanitary work is progressing in all
the fifteen large cities of Cuba, for
which the government has appropriat
ed the sum of $42.000.
The former home of the late Thom
as A. Hendricks, once vice president,
In Indianapolis, is being torn down to
make way for a modern building.
A Baltimore police captain was
awarded by a jury in a trial for slan
der the sum of $4,000 against a weal
thy woman who called him a puppy.
Former Governor Boutweli of Mas
sachusetts took not' of his eighty
peveath birthday last week with a
family dinner parly, over which lie
jircsided.
Arthur JIanrlton I-ee, civil lord of
the admiralty, speaking at Gusport,
England, taiu thai he declined lo make
any reply to German comments on his
English speech.
Bishop Ethelhcrt Talbot of the Cen
tral Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Pennsylvania has been re-elected pres
ident of the New York alumni of Dart
mouth college.
The Chicago chief of police declares
conviction that .lohann I loch married
over twenty women and killed at least
twelve of them. I loch says that he
bas only married two.
Representative W. I. Nolan of Min
neapolis has introduced in the lower
bouse of Minnesota a bill establishing
the whipping post as a means of pun
ishment, fur wife beaters.
JoseuhU: Foraker, senior Iiiited
States senator from Ohio, will con
tinue his residence in Cincinnati, hav
ing just purchased the beautiful Good
man homestead for $10i.rt00.
The Cuban senate has passed the
bill providing for a government con
tribution "toward sanitation for all mu
nicipalities at the annual rate of
$2.1C2-.- per head of population.
Frank Furlong. 19 years of age. who
lias been on trial nearly a week in
New York, charged with the murder
r his aunt, Mrs. Garrett Keeler, was
found guilty of murder in the first de
cree. The supreme court of Colorado has
decided that the capital punishment
Jaw is constitutional. Four murderers,
whore execution has been postponed
from time J- time awaiting this deci
sion, will now be hanged.
Gessler Rousseau, suspected of hav
ing attempted to blow uy the steam
ship Unibna, was taken to New York
city from Philadelphia and locked up
at police headquarters. He will be ar
raigned in the Tombs court.
Secretary Tart announced after a
titit to the president that quarters are
to be established by the Panama can
al commission for the Y. M. C. A. at
four points in the canal zone Aeon.
Grion. Cnlebra and Emperador.
Germany is introducing Chinese la
bor in Samoa, according to the Co
logne Jazette. which says COO coolies
feave been collected at Swatow. China,
awaiting trans-shipment to Samoa.
The German government pays half the
cost of- the transportation of the la
borers. President Roosevelt has sent a mes
sage to congress recommending the
appointment of a board or surveys to
superintend national surveys and ex--plorations
in the Philippine archipel
ago. He estimates that it will re
quire eight or ten years to complete
the work and recommends that appro
priations he made from time to time
to pay the expenses.
Fallowing the complaint of Anthony
Comstock of New York, concerning de
moralizing French pictures being re
ceived in America through the French
. - mails, the state department at Wash
; ington is seeking the cooperation of
' Ihe French government to prevent the
mailing of objectionable photogaphs
or pictures'.
The proprietors of the cement fac
tories at Neodpsha. Kan., have arrang-
ed to establish a 30,000 plant at New
.. Orleans.
. Dr. William Dunn, one of Boston's
"noted physicians, has been appointed
to the staff of papal doctors in the
Vatican at Rome.
Frank Evans, who was discharged
, after a preliminary hearing of charges
that he was. implicated in the murder
of Sarah Shaefer. at Bedford. Ind.,
swore out warrants for "Dude" Cook.
: Jack Acton and Rachel Kelly, charg
ing that they testified falsely at the
I ..hearing.
William K. Ackerman, president of
the IUinpis Central railroad from 1S77
.to JSS4.;ded at his home in Chicago
of heart. disease.
. On account of rain and high wind.
-.Knabenshue did not attempt a flight
in Baldwin's airship. "California Ar
row at Los Angeles Sunday.
'John J. Ryan, who gained consider
.. able notoriety throush his connection
with aa aliened gtt-rich-quick turf in
".. vestment company, is now on trial in
-' the St.' Louis circuit court under an
'indictment charging him with the em
.'. -bezzlement 'of $300,000 by means of
"'that concern.
.-;.". A large delegation f Canadian lum
:'bermen. from all section of the Do
. minion waited on the government and
' asked that 2 cash, duty of $2 a thou
sand be placed on rough, lumber im-
. ported, into Canada .from the United
J States. The premier ar.nounced that
. Ae would consider the catter.
IN BOTH HOUSES
LOWER BRANCH WILL DISCUSS
NAVAL MATTERS.
TO TAKE UP EXPEHSE BILL
House Holds Sunday Session at
Which Eulogies of Senator Hoar
Are Pronounced by Members of the
Massachusetts Delegation.
WASHINGTON The naval appro
priation bill will be taken up by the
house on .Monday as soon as; legisla
tion for the District of Columbia has
been disposed of. The naval bill is
usually a subject of long debate and
this year will be attacked on several
grounds. There will be a general
discussion as to the naval policy and
issue is to be taken with the commit
tee in its provision for new ships. The
topic of armor plate contracts is to
fill its accustomed place on the pro
gram, while submarine boats and tor
pedo boats are to form the basis of
offensive and defensive argument. The
beit estimate that can be made is
that at least four days will be con
sumed in getting legislative action on
this bill in the house. It is to be
followed immediately by the river and
I haibor bill, which has been on the
i calendar for some time and usually
i occupies several days once it is taken
up. Should the decks be cleared at
cny time the proposed legislation on
the Panama canal project, which is
the continuing order, will be dis
cussed. The attention of the senate
week will be divided between
Swayne impeachment trial and
this
the
the
appropriation bills. The trial will be
taken up each day at 2 o'clock and
will continue to receive attention un
til 5 o'clock. Before and after the
period between those hours the ap
propriation bills will be considered.
The agricultural appropriation is still
under discussion and as soon as it is
disposed of the bill making appro
priations for the District of Colum
bia will be taken up. to be followed
by the diplomatic and consular bill.
Tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts was
the occasion of a special session of
i.e house of representatives Sunday.
Many of the members attended the
session, whit h began at 12 o'clock.
The galleries were occupied liberally.
Representative 1 awrence of Massa
chusetts presided.
Resolutions expressing the sense of
bereavement and loss in the death of
Senator Hoar were offered by Repre
sentative I-overing (Mass.).
Speakers to these resolutions were
Messrs. Gilett, Lawrence, Thayer. Sul
livan. Green. Roberts. McNary, Pow
ers, Keiliher and Tirell. all of Massa
chusetts', and Clark and DeArmond of
Missouri.
The eulogies occupied the house un
til 2::7 p. in., when the resolutions
were adopted and the house ad
journed. The Interstate Commerce commis
sion has assigned dates for hearings
in important cases. The differential
case, involving the question of differ
ential': on traffic to the Atlantic ports,
lias been assigned for oral argument
in this city April 1.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
House Committee Authorizes a Fa
vorable Report.
WASHINGTON The house com
mittee on ways and means authorized
l favorable report on the tariff bill
for the Philippines. The bill is a
complete revision of the duties col
.ected by the Philippine government
m imports from all countries. The
schedules as prepared by the Philip
Dine commission and revised by Sec
retary Taft were not amended in any
material particular by the committee.
An unsuccessful effort was made
yy Mr. Williams (Miss.), for the mi
nority to provide absolute free trade
m those articles which the Philip
pines have heretofore purchased from
:he United States and also to reduce
:he duty on rice.
On motion to report the bill there
was no sarty division.
ONE OF ITS WEAK POINTS.
Esch-Townsend Bill Doesn't Reach
Private Czr Lints.
WASHINGTON While President
Roosevelt approves of the Esch
Townsend railroad freight rate bill,
pending before the house of represent
atives, it is expected that he would
like to have incorporated in it stronger
provisions relating to private car
lines. Representative Babcock (Wis.)
had a talk with the president about
the pending legislation. He holds the
same views regarding private car
lines as the president.
Senator McComas (Md.) also talked
with the president about the pending
railroad legislation. The president is
endeavoring to bring about action in
the senate at this session on the rate
luestion. hoping the senate may take
ip the Esch-Townsend measure when
the bill reaches it.
Stockholdrrs Dividend.
NEW YORK The differences now
existing between foreign stockholders
n the Kansas City Southern railway
md the voting trust which controls
'hat property will be settled by com
promise or contested in the courts in
he near future. This much was de
clared by the legal representatives of
the foreign stockholders. The voting
I 'rustees contend that the demands of
he stockholders for the payment of
dividends is unreasonable on the
ground that such dividends had not
oec-u earned.
Supreme Judge.
WASHINGTON The president has
appointed Hon. E. A. Tucker of Hum
boldt. Nebraska, to be judge of the
supreme court of Arizona. It is re
garded as a Burkett appointment.
Tucker's application for some judicial
position has been on file for two years.
He was endorsed by nearly every
member of the Nebraska delegation
in congress. Senator Millard trans
mitted his papers which were volum
nous. The case was revived by Mr.
Gurkett. whom the president wished
to favor.
Will Invite New Bids.
WASH INGTON Postmaster Gener
al Wynne has decided to invite bids
for carrying the mails from San Fran
cisco to the island of Tahiti, and the
contract to be entered into will pro
vide that the steamers used for the
service must conform in construction
to plans approved by the navy depart
ment so that they may be taken by
the United. States as cruisers in case
of war. The service is now performed
at an annual compensation of $45,000
by -the Oceanic Steamship company,
under a provision of law.
DISLIKE THE ARRANGEMENT
Element in San Domingo Opposes
Protocol.
WASHINGTON During Saturday
cablegrams were received at both
the state and navy departments from
San Domingo. The text of these was
withheld from publication, but it was
stated that they permitted the under
standing that Lieutenant Commander
Leiper, from the Detroit, had estab
lished himself as collector of customs
at Monti Cristi. There was no report
of threatened disturbance, though an
intimation was conveyed in the cable
grams that some of the Dominican
leaders in opposition to Morales' ad
ministration do not view with satisfac
tion the action by the American naval
commander in establishing himself at
Monti Cristi.
Commander Dillingham spent some
time' in conference with the president,
and afterward made the following
statement:
"Referring to the article on Santo
Domingo in the issue of a New York
newspaper. I, having just returned
from Santon Domingo, am in a posi
tion to deny the statement made by
Judge Abbott that the custom houses
of Santo Domingo were taken over by
the United States authorities on Feb
ruary 1 or 2 under the preliminary
Dillingham and Sanchez protocol of
January 20. or that they had been
taken on the nth. the day I left Santo
Domingo, and I have positive infor-
mat ion that they have not been taken
over since under the terms of the
protocol."
PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION
Recommends Some Changes in Exist
i2 Laws.
WASHINGTON The public lands
commission, which has been consider
ing the advisability of changes in the
national land laws, has completed its
report after sessions occupying the
last two weeks. The report will be
submitted to the president at once. It
makes important recommendations in
tended to correct existing abuses.
The abuse and evasion of the tim
ber and stone act, whose repeal or
sweeping modification has been urged
repeatedly in government reports, and
the commutation clause of the home
stead law are discussed and it is be
lieved that the repeal or the modifi
cation of the latter so as to prolong
the residence on the homestead will
be required instead of the present
short period, are recommended. The
question of control of the grazing
lands of the government is considered
at length.
It is estimated that there are 300,
000,000 acres of land in this country
apparently fit only for grazing pur
poses and the commission has made
recommendations designed to prevent
the constant destructive work perpe
trated on these lands by trespassers
and to prevent the frequent conflicts
over public grazing lands among dif
ferent classes of stockmen.
ALMOST KILLS HIS KEEPER.
Chadron, Neb., Insane Man Attacks
St. Louis Hospital Guard.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Guard Andrew
Gavin of the observation ward of the
emergency hospital was attacked by
Guy Long of Chadron, Neb., an insane
patient, and almost killed. Long was
exercising in the corridor of the cell
division when, without warning, he
jumped upon Gavin from behind.
With maniacal strength he bore the
keeper to the floor and began jumping
up and down upon him. Gavin was
almost dead when other attendants
heard the exulting cries of the man
iac and rushed to the former's aid.
Six men were roughly handled before
Long was safely strapped to a cot in
his cell. Gavin's body is almost entire
ly covered with black and blue spots.
Long has been a patient for several
days. He was allowed the fieedom of
the corridor because the physicians
considered him harmless.
Investigation of Panama Road.
WASHINGTON No date has been
set for beginning the investigation of
the affairs of the Panama Railroad
company, which task has been as
signed by resolution to a sub-committee
of the house committee on inter
state and loreign commerce. Repre
sentative Shackleford. chairman of
this investigation committee, said
that it would be some days before
the details of the investigation would
be decided on. Much of the informa
tion desired regarding the affairs of
this road has been received.
Orders an Investigation.
WASHINGTON Postmaster Gener
al Wynne has ordered an investiga
tion of the incident that occurred at
the railroad Ktation here, when a
carrier said to August W. Machen. on
the latter's departure for the peni
tentiary, that the latter had the sym
pathy of a large number of free de
livery letter carriers. The postmaster
general feels that the sentiment does
not represent the sentiment of that
branch, and that the employes have
no sympathy for Machen.
Railroad Accident in Iowa.
OMAHA Near Melbourne, Iowa,
on the morning of the 9th, an engine
and seven cars went through a bridge
and were piled up in a heap, the acci
dent being caused by a broken rail.
The train was a double header and
the first engine passed safely over the
bridge. Two men were killed and a
a number wounded, some of them
quite severely. The dead ere: Robert
Marsh, of Iowa, riding as a passen
ger, and C. A. Morris, the brakeman.
Both of them made their homes at
Council Bluffs.
Denies Pool Among Roads.
WASHINGTON The hearing of the
case of William R. Hearst against the
anthracite coal-carrying railroads, in
volving the question of alleged exces
sive coal rates, was continued before
the interstate commerce commission
on Friday. Francis Gowan, counsel
for the Lehigh Valley railroad, de
clared that there was no pool among"
the coal-carrying roads, that there was
r.o combination and no discrimination.
He also contended that the. rates at
which the coal was carried were rea
sonable. Corner in the Egg Market.
CHICAGO The Daily News says:
It is estimated that there are forty
five million eggs in cold storage in
Chicago. Notwithstanding this a fa
mine in the product exists and house
hoders are paying 4S cents a dozen.
The big meat packers are said to
have a 'corner on the market . Last
spring when eggs were cheap the meat
j packers and a few heavy dealers se
! cured hundreds of thousands of cases
of eggs, which were at once put away
for a time when the market supply
i of fresh eggs would be inadequate.
STATEHOOD BSLL
IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL IN THE
LOWER HOUSE.
REPUBLICANS CONFERENCE
They Decide to Stand by Their Ori
ginal Agreement That Oklahoma
and Indian Territory be One State
and New Mexico and Arizonia An
other. WASHINGTON Statehood for Ok
lahoma and New Mexico will not be
granted during this session of con
gress unless it be on lines provided
in the house statehood bfll.
This was decided at a conference
cf iipublican members of the house.
The following resolution, setting forth
this position, was adopted, 112 to 33,
after three hours of debate.
'Resolved, That it is the sense of
this conference that the action and
policy of the republican caucus, held
April 15, 1904 touching the admission
of Oklahoma ana Indian Territory as
one state and New Mexico and Ari
zona as one state, as provided in the
bill of the house. No. 14749. which
bill has been amended by the senate
and is now pending in the house com
mittee on territories, be insisted upon,
and that we insist on such parliament
ary proceedings as can be had by a
majority of the house, or a special
order as can be made and adopted by
a majority of the house, under which
the aforesaid policy of the'republicans
of the house will be worked out."
Speaker Cannon is the author of
this resolution. When the conference
convened three proposals were laid
before it, none of which were adopted.
The first was a resolution offered by
Mr. Dalzell, reciting the history of
the statehood legislation in the house
and reaffirming the caucus action tak
en at that time. Another was a reso
lution by Mr. Sibley (Pa.) providing
that the statehood bill be made the
subject of conference between the
two houses. The third was an amend
ment to this resolution, offered by
Mr. Tawncy, adding that in such
conference the house conferees be in
structed to insist on the house provi
sions of the bill.
Delegate Rodcy (N. ?.!.) made a
strong appeal for concurrence in the
senate bill. He, however, did not
make any motion to this end. Other
speeches were made by Representa
tive Dalzell (Pa.), Hamilton (Mich.),
chairman of the committee on terri
tories. Delegate McGuire (Okla.) pleaded
for action whereby at least Oklahoma
and Indian Territory might be admit
ted. Speaker Cannon occupied the
floor at length on two different occa
sions. Other speakers were Repre
sentatives Hepburn, Tawney, Burkett,
Needham, Brick and Gains.
The debate was keyed to a high
pitch at all times. The ground was
taken by those who favored the
house provisions or nothing that the
republicans of the body would be sac
rificing their pes'tion taken hereto
fore to a few republican senators who
had seen fit to unite with the minor
ity of the senate, if the bill, as amend
ed, was accepted.
FRANCE JEALOUS OF GERMANY
Intimacy of Berlin Government With
Turkey is Growing.
WASHINGTON Considerable in
terest lias been aroused in diplomatic
circles oy the dispatches telling of the
French crisis at Constantinople and
news of the movement of M. Cbnstans,
the French ambassador there, is be
ing anxiously awaited. Although dip
lomats here are without official infor
mationu regarding the situation, it is
known that the French government
has for a long time been concerned
over the increased activity of Ger
man interests in the Ottoman empire
and Germany's latest victory in se
curing the contract for the rearma
ment of the Turkish artillery is look
ed upon as the culmination of a series
cf German triumphs in Turkey, which,
in the opinion of some, are due to the
growing intimacy of the Berlin gov
ernment with the porte.
ERIE ROAD SCENTS DANGER.
Opposes Grant of Much Power to
Commerce Commission.
NEW YORK President Underwood
of the Erie Railroad company, has
sent out a circular to stockholders of
that corporation in which he says:
"It is obvious that the owners of
railroad securities have a vital inter
est in the disposition of the bill relat
ing to interstate commerce, now un
der consideration by the committee of
congress. Any law enacted that will
prevent the cutting of rates, unjust
discriminations and all other dishon
est practices would be beneficial, not
only to the public in general, but to
the railroads as well. It is, however,
the opinion of those who have had the
best opportunity for studying the sit
uation that it would be a serious mis
take to have a bill passed authorizing
the interstate commerce commission
to fix rates for transportation."
Can Go Behind the Records.
WASHINGTON The postmaster
general is empowered not only to fix
the salary of a postmaster on the
basis of the gross receipts of his post
office, as provided by law, but also to"
go behind the receipts to determine
whether they were obtained properly
according to a decision rendered by
Comptroller of the Treasury Trace
well. The opinion affects many post
masters charged with padding re
ceipts to raise their salaries, by so
liciting or having their friends selicit
business to their postoffices.
Commerce of Korea.
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment is in receipt of a long and in
teresting report on the commerce and
industries of Korea and the effect of
the war on the trade of Korea by Gor
don Paddock, the American consul
general at Seoul. Korea. Mr. Pad
dock says there being a large num
ber of troops to be fed. and large rail
way and other undertakings being
pushed forward in Korea, there has
been much money distributed though
out the country and Korean laborers
have been much benefitted.
Early Action Necessary.
WASHINGTON Secretary Hay has
written a letter to Speaker Cannon
caling attention" to the necessity" for j
action on a senate resolution now on !
the house calendar authorizing the
state department to extend an invita
tion to the international prison com
mission to hold its eighth meeting in
the United States. The secretary says
that if the resolution is to be pre
sented at the next meeting of the com
mission the resolution must be passed
sometime during the present session
of congress.
LEGISLATURE
of NEBRASKA
A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty 'Ninth Gen
eral Session.
SENATE The senate on the 7th
recommended for passage S. F. 4S, by
Giffin, known as the bulk sales law.
The bill had been amended by the
judiciary committee so that it required
a merchant contemplating selling his
business to file such notice with the
county clerk five days before turning
over his stock to the purchaser. These
bills were placed on general file: S.
F. 129, by Epperson of Clay Provid
ing for a suspension of sentence in
case of wife abandonment. S. F. 98,
by Giffin of Dawson, providing that
irrigation districts have the right to
condemn private ditches and take
them over by paying appraisers'
prices. S. F. 13, by Laverty, to prevent
the illegal expenditure of public
funds. S. F. 117. by Williams of Otoe,
created some discussion, and finally
was recommitted to the committee on
insane hospitals. This bill provides
that the word "incurable" shall be
stricken from the title of the insane
hospital at Hastings. S. F. 139, on mo
tion of Jones of Otoe, was recommit
ted to the committee on commerce
and manufactures. This bill compels
millers to print on sacks and bags
the number of pounds of flour or
cereal contained therein. These bills
were introduced and read a first time:
S. F. 166, by Harsh, to compel rail
roads to furnish equal facilities be
tween elevators for the shipment of
grains. S. F. 167, by Tucker of Rich
ardson, provides for the sale of school
lands to school districts or cemetery
associations and provides that any
person who prior to 1897 held educa
tional lands by contract or lease may
purchase the same within two years
from the date this bill becomes a law.
HOUSE The house in committee of
the whole on tho 7th, recommended
for passage the McMullen bill, com
pelling the practitioners of Christian
Science to pass the same examination
before the State Board of Health
which medical physicians are required
to pass. Opponents of the bill pro
nounced the measure a stroke at reli
gious liberty, while friends of the
measure declared it was legislation to
compel medical physicians and others
to possess certain qualifications before
practicing medicine or the cure hu
man disease. H. R. 65, by Jackson of
Antelope, providing for the parole of
first and second degree murderers
serving life sentences in the peniten
tiary after ten years, was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement. Bills
introduced included: H. R. 236. by
Foster, Davis and Junkin An act to
fix maximum charges for the trans
portation of freight on railroads, pen
alties for the violation thereof and to
repeal the present law. The bill de
creases the present rates on an aver
age of 10 per cent on about thirty
leading articles of commerce. 11. R.
23S, by Smith of Burt An act to en
courage the improvement, breeding,
cultivation and to extend the use or
corn. H. R. 242. by Currie of Dawes
An act to increase the power of coun
ty treasurers for the collection of per
sonal taxes of decedents.
SENATE After a hard fight in the
senate on the Sth. Sheldon of Cass
succeeded in saving his bill, S. F. 7.
providing that a 2-mill levy be made
to pay off the state debt, from an early
grave, though it was amended to pro
vide for a 1-mill levy. The vote to
Indefinitely postpone the bill was 15
to 15, and under a ruling by President
Jennings the bill will retain its place
at the head of the general tile. S. F. 1,
by Thomas of Douglas, providing the
firemen of Omaha shall be divided
into two shifts to work twelve hours
each, was passed. These bills were
introduced and read a first time: S.
F. 172, by Thomas of Douglas To
provide for the use of ropes as tire
escapes in hotels. S. F. 173. by Dim
ery (upon request of II. M. Eaton,
land commissioner) Allowing the
commissioner of public lands and
buildings to use his discretion about
selling Nebraska property used at the
St. Louis exposition.
HOUSE Immediately upon conven
ing on the Sth, the house went into
committee of the whole and recom
mended for passage H. R. 49, by
Ernst, of Johnson, providing for the
establishment of a binder twine plant
at the state penitentiary. The commit-
tee recommended for passage H. It. i
101, by Kaley of Webster, after a
brisk fight. This bill appropriates
$1",000 for Nebraska's participation in
the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland. Ore. The bill also provides j
for the appointment by the governor j
of a commission to look after the
state's interest in this regard. This
money is to include the balance from
the state's and the railroads' appro
priation to the World's fair for Ne
braska, the railroads giving $25,000.
Ttio fmrinfo vnvc nml mnnnc nnm.
mitee having reported back without '
recommendation H. R. HI I, by McMul- '
Ien of Gage, appropriating 330.000 for '
the Cobbey statutes. McMullen moved '
that it be placed on general file. The j
motion prevailed. These bills were in- t
trodnced in the house: H. R. 2!5, by I
Jahnel, of Washington, to permit the j
use of seines, nets and other devices
for fishing in the Missouri river. H. '
R. 24C, by Jahnel, to provide that the
;ame laws shall not apply to any
boundary stream except so much as
shall be within 100 feet of the mouth
of any stream in Nebraska tributary j
thereto. K. R. 247, by Rouse of Hall.
to require livery stable keepers to
have posted schedules of prices of
their rates and to provide penalties
for defrauding livery stable keepers.
H. R. 248, by Reuse, providing for the
payment of premiums on surety com
pany bonds when given by persons
acting in a fiduciary capacity. H. R.
249, by i.nox of Buffalo, providing
that boards of directors of city and
town libraries shall be composed of
five members instead of nine.
SENATE These bills were passed
in the senate on the 9th: S. F. 103, by
Saunders of Douglas, a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution providing that five-sixths
of a jurv mav return a verdict in civil I a- iUl ilCL lo esiamibii a nospiuu
cases and that the legislature mav i for crippled, ruptured ami deformed
provide that a jury may consist of ! children and those suffering from di
less than twelve men. S. F. 102, by eases from whIcn the-v 3re hke, to ,)C"
Saunders of Douglas., providing that ; corae deformed, to provide for" tneir
the leeislature mav fix the salaries of , education and for tne location and
executive officers. S. F. 40. by Shreck government of said hospital, s:it;sti-
of York, providing that rairoads must j tute for H' p-
furnish transportation to parties- ship
ping stock. S. F. 48, by Giffin of Daw- -' Freinnt Rate Bill,
son, the bulk sales law. S. F. C2. by , Folowmg is a text of the freight
Meserveof Knox, providing a penalty i rate bi" introduced in the house on
for anyone practicing law without first the "Tth by Foster, Davis and Jun-
having- been admitted to the bar. S. m: , .,..,.
o e k r rw i.j , " Section 1 It shall be th duty of evorr
F. 66, by Jones of Otoe, taking the raUroad company operating and doing-
boundary streams from the jurisdic
tion of the game laws of the state. S-.
F. 79, by Giffin of Dawson, providing
that irrigation districts may publish
the proceedings of meetings. S. F.
101. by Saunders of Douglas, provid
ing that the constitution be amended
to cstabish courts of appeal inferior
to the supreme court was defeated.
S. F. 155. providing that the capital
stocks of banks shall be not less than
$10,000. was referred back to the com
mittee for amendments. Sheldon's bill
to make a 2-mill levy for the purpose
of paying off the state debt was re
commended for passage. New bills
introduced included: Regulating col
lection of poll taxes in cities- of the
first class and allowing a levy of 25
mills for improvement of highways.
Fixing price of fish spawn to be
placed in private ponds. To permit
schools to draw their share of state
apportionment when closed by an epi
demic or because building has been
destroyed.
HOUSE The house passed these
bills on the 9th: H. R. 145. by Roberts
of Dodge, permitting towns along the
Platte valley to improve roads six
miles out and tax it up to the muni
cipality. II. R. 117, by Hill of Hitch
cock, appropriating $5,000 for the
measurement of water used on irri
gated areas, and the making of other
beneficial experiments in determin
ing the best methods of irrigation. H.
R. 29, by Burns of Lancaster, to ap
propriate $240 to reimburse former
Attorney General Prout for premium
on his surety bond. H. R. 67. by Hill,
authorizing the printing and distribut
ing of the biennial report of the sec
retary of the State Irrigation board.
H. R. 1 16, by Hand of Cass, providing
for the registration of automobiles
and the regulation of their speed
Vote 60 to 11. H. R. 165. by McMullen
of Gage, compelling practitioners of
Christian Science to stinmit to the
same examinations regulating medical
physicians and others who treat hu
man disease Vote, 57 to 2S. The
house refused to say that the game
of football shall never again be played
in Nebraska by voting for indefinite
postponement of the Cunningham bill,
after a persistent fight lasting a
couple of hours. These bills were in
troduced: H. R. 250. by Wilson of
Pawnee, the salary bill: total appro
priation $1,095,960. II. R. 251. by Cur
rie of Dawes, an act providing for the
inspection of horses about to be
driven or shipped out of the state. II.
R. 252 by Doran of Garlied. an net
to require railroad companies and
common carriers to erect and maintain
a side track or switch, extending a
reasonable length, the outer edge ot
which shall be at least witliMi tour
feet of the outer edge of the right-of-way,
to any elevator or elevators
erected by any firm, corporation, as
sociation, person or persons for the
purpose of bujing, storing and ship-
SENATE The senate was in ses
sion until noon on the K'th and then
adjourned until Monday. The receipt
of a telegram from Congressman Bur-
kett announcing the appointment of
Senator E. A. Tucker of Richardson
county to be a federal judge in Ap
zona occasioned pleasant surprise to
the members, when the fact became j
known. During a lull in the proceed
ings Senator Epperson introduced a
resolution endorsing tho appointment
and congratulating the gentleman
from Richardson and tho people of
Arizona. S. F. ."A providing for th
consolidation of the Home of the
Friendless with the Milford Industrial
School was passed by a vote of 21 to
S. With Fries of Valley in the chair.
the committee of the wholo reeoni- i
mended for passage II. R. 77. provid
ing for the creation of a registrar ot
vital statistiis. and S. F. 21. rompell
ing drivers of threshing machines to
lay planks across bridges and culverts
before crossing and to detach the en
gine from the separator. The penalty
was decreased to a fine of not to ex
ceed $2."i. These bill? were placed on
general file by the standing commit
tees. S. F. S:i. by Cady of Howard,
providing a penalty for impersonating
a lodce officer. S. F. 13fi. by Epperson
of Clay, providing for the appoint
ment of referees in civil actions. S.
F 13() ,,y Thomas of Douglas, defin
ing house-breaking and providing pen
alty. S. F. 142. by Bresee of Sheridan,
provides no divorce shall be granted
unless parties have resided in Ne-
i)rasi-a ... u.n?l on( vear before appli
ca,fon Is n,a(lo s P 1;.:. by -all of
Sherman, allows appeals to district
court from decision of county boards
of eoualization. S. r. (.u. by Wall of
Sherman, providing after judgment
shall have been dormant ror five years
no execution shall be issued upon the
"
HOUSE The house on the K'th
listened to the reading of the report
of the committee on public lands and
buildings-. The report was adopted,
Pursuant to this report the house, in
committee of the whole, adopted a
finance, ways and means committee
amendment to H. R. 20. by Hogrefe of
Richardson, cutting down the appro-
priation for the improvement of th"
Norfolk Insane asylum from $00,000 to f
$'1.1.000. The appropriation is to repair
the wing of the building which was
destroyed by fire. The houe passed
these bills: H. R., by Burns, a cura-
tive measure, to place two relative
sections of the statutes under one
head. H. R. IOC. by Bartoo of Valley,
permitting the consolidation of rein
surance of risks in fraternal benefi
ciary societies without new medical
examinations. These bills were intro
duced: H. R. 2.14, by Lee of Douslas.
an act providing that no goods made
or manufactured in a penitentiary,
prison or reformatory, or other insti
tution in which convict labor is em
ployed, shall be sold or exposed for
sale in tnis state knowingly, without
labeling them as "convict made." II.
R. 2,15, by Jahnel of Yt'ashington. the
bridge bill. II. R. 2". by Caobeer of
r . -., ir-i. . ?...
hustness in the state of Nebraska, within
ten tiays after this net rocs into effect,
to !! with the secretary of scute of the
J under oath, of the rates In force or
cnarscil by said company between sta
tions in Nebraska for the transporta
tion of every article of freight on Janu
ary 1. IDOTi.
Sec. J It shall be unlawful for any raiI-4
roan company 10 cnarge or receive for
the transportation of the'followinn arti
cles between stations in the state of Ne
braska a Matter rate than 10 per cent
less than the rate in force or charged b$
said company for the same or like service
on the 1st day of January. W.: Cattle,
horses, mules, sheep, hojrs. poultry, corn!
wheat, oats, barley, rye. meal. bran, split
ground peas, beets, potatoes, turnips,
onions, hay of all kinds, fresh fruit of
all kinds, lumber, coal, Itour. brick, stone
and cement
Sec. 3 It shall be unlawful for any rail
road company to charge or receive for
the transportation of any article ot
freisht between stations in Nebraska, not
mentioned in section 2 of this act. a
higher rate than the rate in force or
charged by such company for the same or
like service on the 1st day of January.
1905.
Sec. 4 It shall be unlawful for anv rail
road company operating and doliiK busi
ness in the state of Nebraska to charge
or receive, for the transportation ot
freisht for any specific distance within
said state a greater sum than it charges
or receives for a greater distance.
Sec. 3 Any person who shall make oath
or attlrmatlon to any false Information
In any statement required bv section 1
of this act shall be guilty of perjurv.
and upon conviction thereof shall be piiij-
iMii'ii accordingly.
S,', C-The secretary of state shall keep
ii tile in his t.thce all statements re-
on
quired by section 1 of this act. I'pon re
quest of an im; paying the legal fees
the secretary of state, under his oilieial
seal, shall certify to any information
the information thu niitlieutir.ited shall
be admitted in evidence in any court of
competent jurisdiction in the state of Ne
braska: but the tacts may aNo b. proven
by any other competent evidetue.
Sec. 7 Any railroad company or olllcer
or ajjent thereof who violates" or evades
any of the provisions of this act shall be
liable to the person injured for all dam
ages sustained by reason of such viola
tion. Sec. S Any railroad company or olllcer
or agent thereof who violates any provi
sion of this act shall, upon conviction
inereoi. oe lined lor each oUense in any ,
um hoi exceeding $iv nor less than UD.
Amending Liquor Laws.
S. F. 182, introduced by Gibson or
Douglas county on the 10th. amending
the laws relating to the granting of
liquor licenses, has for its object the
divorce of the liquor business and the
social evil. The amendment provides
this:
That on and after January t. lOW.
no license shall be gi anted to any p
plieant for the selling or giving away
of any intoxicating, malt, spirituous-,
vinoi.s, mixed or fermented liquors
uhosv premises aie oi cuoiil or ued
in whole or i:i part fr any unlawful
r any unlawful
or immoral purpose. lmMcd fnith.-r.
.no i. on .him .ii.vr ..aiiuaiy i. i.vt. no
license shall ! granted to any appli
cant for tho selling r giving away of
any intoiating. malt, spirituous,
vinous, mixed or fermented liquors
whose premise are located in any
buil'Hnr. any pint of wiib-li is occu
pied or use 1 for tiiilauful or immoral
piiriwst-ss, or whose piemiscs or build
ing is located within .".00 f--t of a house
of ill-repute, ill-fame or prostitution.
Provided further, that on and after
January 1. l'.'OO. it shall be the duty of
the authorities having powr to grant
licenses for the selling or giving away
any intoxicating-, malt, spirituous, vin
ous, mixed or fermented liquors to
immediately revoke any such license
theretofore granted, upon receiving in
formation or proof that the premises
where such licensed business is located
are used in wind.- or in part for un
lawful or immoral purposes, or an:
within f.00 feet of a bouse of ill-repute,
ill-fame or prostitution.
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s to School Funds.
S. F. 1S.1. introduced on the 10th by
Hughes of Platte county, having for
its object tho prevention of misappro
priation of school funds, is the same
bill practically as tliat introduced two
years ago by Senator W. II. Harrison
and defeated in the house, it being tho
general belief that should the bill be
come a law it would gpatly reduce
the amount of school taxes paid by
j too railroads to the great detriment, of
: luo scij0i ,Hstricis in tin; western
portions of the state.
The section the legislators wpre
afraid of and the section they will
iavo. fo ,,:,ss ,- ,j,e Hu-;iirs bill
provides for an itemized estimate of
expenses for which a levy is to be
made to run the schools for the ensu
i::ir year. The form of the estimate as
outlined in the bill is this:
For teach"! s" fund $
For building, put chase or lease
of school house fund $
For fuel fund S
For i epulis fund $
For text I ks and pupils' sup
plies fund ?
Less atooynt in bands of dis
trict tieasuivr :ind in hands of
county tieasuier lo credit of
treasurer J
A::i'.iint required to be levied., t
Tin's estimate must ! inailt; at the
anual meeting.
Fi"nish Eridal Costume.
In rural Finland a bride wears to
church a curious combination of wed
ding veil and wedding bonnet. It is
a great cap with ribbon streamers be
hind and in front a fall of lace which
shadows the face. Over her dark
cashmere dress she ties a handsomely
embroidered white apron.
Splend'd Granite Pillar.
In Oakwood cemetery at Trov. N.
Y.. there is a granite monument r reef
ed to Gen. John E Wool on the style
of an obelisk. The needle is one
sohd piece and is one and a half fe.-t
longer than the obelisk in Central
park. New York. I was cm In this
country, in the state of Mains.
London Fog.
It is calculated th:t when an ordi
nary deitr.e fog hangs over London it
contains the smoke of many thousand
tons of coal. Hence the "fog head
ache." which is one of the delights or
winter residence in the British metrop
olis. Sirong tea or coffee is a pallia
tive. Husbands Kept in Line.
Among the Shans of Burma the wo-
man has the right to turn adr'tt a
husband who takes :o drinking or oth
erwise misconducts himself ami to re
tain all the qoods or any money of the i
partnership
Elderly Couole Seek Happiness.
A bride of seventv-eight was re
cently married to a bridegroom of
seventy-five at Pulham St. Mary, Nor
folk. Eng.
English Own Peruvian Roads.
The Peruvian railways have all bren
consolidated. They are now controlled
and operated by an English syndicate.
Fatal Accidents in New York.
Persona are killed at the rate of one j
for every day in the year in the New
York city streets by vehicles.
Modest m3- Pepylar.
The lews a man thinks! or know
about his virtues, the better we like
htm. Emerson-
Diamonds fr Lotrfon.
South Africa exports about $2000.
000 worth of diamonds to Imdon
Avery year.
Peculation of Suar?.
The population of the Sudan is
numbered at 3,000,000, neany all savages.
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RHEUMATISME TWOSEVERE CASES
MASTESED IN PEW WEEKS.
Th Krmnljr TskmI by Mr. Sriiroeppd anil
by Captain Lalfour In J rent lHiuuud iu
Vicinity of Their Ilwmra.
In tho winter of 1902-3 Mr. Schroeppel
Svas confined to his bed by a severe at
tack of rheumatism. His doctor's treat
ment proved unsuccessful, but ho subse
quently repiined his health by moans
which he describes with great enthu
siasm. "After five or six weeks of helpless
ness and pain," said he. " during which
I was receiving regular visits from tho
doctor, I felt ns kid us ever. Just then
my mother, a woman eighty years of
nge, paid me a viit. She had received
great benefit from Dr. Williams Pink
Pills, and she was confident they would
help me. At her solicitation I gave up
tho doctor's treatment and took the pills
in its place."
'And were you cured ns the result of
taking her advice?"
'Yes, quicklv and thoroughly. Bo-
foro the second Ihx was fini.shed I felt
, . - . . i - -
very llianiieM iiiiiui-nii m, mm wiwuu
two weeks I was able to leave my bed and
take up my neglected farm work. 1 con
tinued to use the pills, however, until
eight Imxes had lieen taken, although
long before that I felt that every ves
tige of the d:easu had been eradicated.
"Are there no traces left?"
"Absolutely none. For a year and
three months there h:i never been the
slightest return of the old trouble. For
this hsippv result laud my family freely
pniiMJ Dr! Williams' Pink Pills."
Within the IkiuihIs of China township,
St. Clair county, Mich., there is no bet
ter known farmer than Mr. Heury
SehroeppeL His cure has therefore nat
urally attracted a great deal of at tent ioiu
One of Mr. Schroeppel's neighbors. Cap
tain Cleorge Balfour, after hearing of the
salutary results iu Mr. Schroeppei's ene,
decided to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills
for mi iitfaok of rhenium win from which
he was hiniM-lf suffering. He took eight
or ten lxe and now declares hiuiM'lf
five from the painful ailment."
It i- little wonder that Pr. Williams'
Pink Pill- ure much in favor in the eom-
tmuiitv where Mr. S'liroeppcl and Cap
, ,.,: n-,lf,mr are so well and fnvorablv
i,lVv n'.v ;ih. M.M by all dru-'-'Uts
I.II'HI II. .. ... - .-- i
and are o'liallv successful in curing
iiuunilgiu, sciatica and partial paralysis.
Not -.pondicitis.
A liule lad who. e parents attend
the church of file Ascension beiin?
taken to the morning service for Ihe
first time was ireatly impressed by a
refernee the clergyman made to th-
creation of Kve. A few days later he?
came to his mother, announcing: "My
side hurts me verv much bad and I
thinks God is getting icady to take
out. one of my ribs and make me a
wife." New York Sun.
Rven Trees Are Dead.
There is a cemetery In Savannah.
Ga.. where no n. has been burled
for fifty years. Here for three-quarters
of a mile in extent the trees seem
to meet in the clouds and present a
most fantastic sight. Not a leaf is to
bo seen on the branches, but they
are covered from trunk to twig, with
Spanish moss which. Kpreuding over
the great arms of the trees, -saps
their vitality.
Tailor ir Overworked.
A London tailor, suing for wages,
testified that he worked Trout Thurs
day morning to late on Saturday ni;ht
without a lrak. and wln-n h col
lapsed on his bench and was taken
I home is employer dirmis-ed him sum
marily be.rau.se he could not work on
the. Sunday as well. He won his ease.
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN.
Backache Quickly Cured- by Dodd'a
Kidney Pills. Mrs. W. H. Ambrose
tells how her pains vanished never
to return when she used the Great
American Kidney Remedy.
Dover. Ky.. Feb. i::th. (Special)
So long has Backache boon tl- terror
of the women of America that the
numerous reports of the complete and
permaneut cures of this ailment now
being made by Dodd's Kidney Pills
are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable of these cures
is that of Mrs. W. II Ambrose of this
place. Mrs. Ambrose says:
"I had such pains in my back at
times I could hardly move and other
symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box of Dodd'H
Kidney Ptlls drove away all the pains
ai'd I have never been troubled since."
Backache is the kidneys" tirst notice
that they are out of order and need
help. If they et that help in tho
form of Dodd's Kidney Pills all will be
well. If they nre neglected the dis
pas may develop into Diabetes
liright's Disease or Rheumatism.
German Forests.
Forests cm or nearly fine-fourth of
the surface- of Germany about IS.O'jl)
square, miles.
How's This?
"Wt offer Onw Ilun.lr"! I-i:r lwrl "for nny
e-c r Ciuirtl Uit cauuul be cured ty lll."
Cit.irrh Cur-.
F J CJIEXEV CO.. T!cl'. O.
W. th" oniITlsn-I, lic Un-iwri K. J. Chutn-f
fbrl'x-lo'; 11 yrs jrnl t-u btsi wrff-tly li-n-oral.":
In nil fnlii- trn.ittn a"'l financial:
Lie f curry out ht.j ibIliHoimiiMMle ljr bit arm.
V.aLIin. Kins" Mutis,
Wb')!eilruIw.Tjieil. O.
H!T Caeirrh Cure It tnk'ii Intninlly. acting
dlr-tljr ujhii the blixxt nnI mucm urf.-iijf UiO
y.trm. 1 -tltB'fi!aii -nt f rtrr. Trice 75 uull ft
bottle. Sold Uy all Iirii.'l"'".
Take 112' Family l'wln fur orntlpitloa.
If evil thought's were crimes, what
penitentiaries would wj need.
.niaer' I'oine llnililrr Corn.
Fo named htt.uw 50 aurus roiu.-d so
he;mly, that lt prucctds built .i lovely,
home. S'te Saler's catalog. Yielded hi
Ind. 1.17 l)ii., Oii' W) bn., Tiiin. 10 bn.,
ami iu -M eh. '-$) bu. per acre. ou can
beat tlud record in 11W3.
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WHAT IX) YOt" THI.N'K Of rUKSB YIELDS?
J2 bit. I!eardI-.4 Rarlev per acre.
; 310 fu. S-aIer"rf Nv National O.it.s per A.
80 bu. Siler Spelt and M.nairoin heat.
1,000 bu. IVdijrie,- Potatoes per acre.
It tons of rich Rdbori Dollar Crass Hay.
G0.0") Ha. Victoria Itaie fur sheep per A.
JGO.WjO lbs. Teo-mte, the fodder wonder.
51,'JjO lbs. Sabtr's Superior Fodder Corn
nth, juicy fodder, per A.
Now men yia-Ms Von cau have in 190J,
if you will plant my seeds.
jcsr sk."vd this onc: .?ro 10c
in stamps to-John A. Salzer Fed i'o.r Lrt
Cro-j-e, Wis., and rotcrve t.'icir jrnat cata
log ami lota of farm seed sample. W.X. U.
ommw
Why preach unrml happiness and
deck ourselves with crepo?
A CSCAKAXTKKD rrKK FIC VILfW. ."..,
Tti-bln- l'.Un.l. PVe-lK..- -r IT irwlluz I He-. j..-ir . .
dr KKlVt IU rnfun.I ru.ti.Mr If 1 V.O .1. llltNT ;'" -
t-!l"w ore you " " !; ''' -JC- .1"..
To.Iay - l.s the atlur of Tomorrow ' .
and the child of Yesterday. . ""..- ;
I am "Mire I'So's Cure for .Consumption savotj
rny life thr:e years ao. -Mits. Thus. Hoiibins,
Maple Street. Norwich, 'N. V., F;b. lV.lMQ.
Luck is a constant visitor at th
home of perseverance. , -"
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