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LOBBY IS ON hAND IN FORCE ?
.
Tird Uous at Lincoln Well Organized ana
Waiting for Trouble t Start
' INSURANCE MEN ? ALREADY lAD AT WORK
! 8oecnl ! the HepcRI If the \ ' nItt " l'otlcy
I JI" by InRhlons "Vnlfnrr 1'olIcy'
i nOlto-l.hetT TlmcR AheRl1 for
. the SIIIt.ora of J.rgllntol
LINCOLN , Fib. 14.-Speclal.-TIic ( ) ro
. Inlnln , thirty d.\'s of the present Iegtsta-
Live se8ktI will bo exceeingly busy ones for
the 10bb ) ' . The real work of the session has' '
finally begun. The Ilrelmlnry work hu
been clortJ away , the junkets have been
taken , lost ot the bills have bcei Introduced ,
tIm commIttee work I welt nlong and from
, on Int the closing weeks In Mnrch
the days nnd nights will bl ful oC canlcnton ,
strIfe , 11101lnl : and counter-plotting. The
lobby I now on the sround In full force
and \ It Ila plenty oC work In hand , Men arc
here representing the rairoads , leltgrph and
lollplwno , clmpanles , express , electrlr light
anti Pulman corporations , street raiway
comjanlcs , , and not to ho menlulel leazt the
4 Insur3nco companies. 'ho represenlatves of
Ihego ) cOllnnles arc eslablshe1 ! In thl se\-
eral holels , with every facility for the prompt
transactIon of business. They have all klnd ser
or money 10 spenl\ railroad and Pullman
IIsse9 ) n ns plenlli nli I easiy oblaln-
. Iblo as tree soup tickets , theater tickets
Ire nb tree ns seats In church and liquid
rctreshnl.nt ! as easily obtainable ns the
sulpliurattd and sal ell product of th' artesian -
.slan fountain In the hack ynra of Ilneoln's
1oslolce qtlare. These represenlatves ,
mnltl ) lp the third house , " stand In the
upeclnnt attitude oC the luckless Inh . ! I-
tnnls oC the Armenian vIllage on the eve oC
I 'flilish raid . They are wondering when
the ntroeiies are 10 collilnenco.
INSUr.NCE lmN ACTIVE.
The Inslrance men arc by no leans as .
indifferent and Inactive as sOle would have
the public blleve. The valued policy law Is
tll on the statute books . hut It will be
ernltd If the legislature can bo wheedled or
! uncol\ Iu the house the law so obnoxious
10 the insurance Interesla Is attacked openly.
In the Senate the attack Is conducted along
strategic Inrs and the approach of the lobby .
Is Insllousl ) concealel I
In the senate two fedora have been sent
oUl Senator Crane early In the session of-
forcd a bill requiring a standard Corm of Insurance -
suranco plcies. stipulating that the New
York Corm should be followed. In the jUdg-
mont of some of the best law'crs of the state
, a standard policy law will invalidate the
valucll policy law , t properly enacted But
Senator Crane's bill was unsatisfactory for
the reason that II did not repeal any or the
existing scctons oC the Insurance law . and
- In order that there could be no doubt as to
the result a conference oC insurance men and
theIr nlorns was held In the New York
LICe building In Omaha , and a new bill
drawn up. This bill was recently Introduced
by Senator Ha\n ot Adams county and Is
designated ns senate file No. 220. I Is en-
titled "An act 10 compel all fro Insurance
comPanIes doing business In this state to
use a standard form of policy and to pre
Ecrlbo the form thereof " The bill gives al
length the form of the standard policy to be
used. Among others It contains the follow-
Ing' Innocenl.aplieurlng provision : "In case
of loss under thIs policy and a failure of the
parties to agree as 10 the amount oC loss , II
ts hereby agreed that the amount ot such
loss shall bo referred 10 three disintereste
shal I
men , the company and the assured each choosIng - I
Ing one out of three persons to b : named by I
k the other , and the third to bo selected by
-h : : the two thus chosen. Such referees , or a
majority of them , shall make their award
In writing within ten das , " etc.
This resolution . harmless ns It appears , Is
the kernel of the whole measure , for taken
with the final section or the bill . which re-
penIs all sections oC the taw conflIcting . I
repeals thc valued policy law now In force In
.1 , Nebraslm.
; ' , The Insurance companies undertook during
. the IJst year to negative the valued policy
law by Inserting In their policy a provision
" similar , I not identical , to the one autbor-
' . Izell by Senator Hahn's bill. The attempt
.A lallcd the companies In the supreme court ,
. and In decIding the case oC the Home Fire
: _ Insurance company of Omaha against Dean ,
1" 1 JustIce Harrison , the court concurrIng , de-
: . Ih'erell nn opinion declaring nder the laws
lS they now exist that "where real property I
Is wholly dcstroed by lire any provision oC
a policy of Insurance covering such property
which In any manner attempts to lImit the
amount of the loss 10 less than the sum
Written In " the policy . Is In conflict with thc
Itnlulory rule InvalId , and wi not be en-
forced. "
The bill Introduced by Senator Hahn nul-
fed this opinion , because . after requirIng the
Insertion of a provision for arbitratIon In all
Policies . It repeals any and all law on the
statute books conflictIng.
LAWS IT DOESN'T WANT.
The Imlrance lobby Is adroit but Its work
ts hardly as fine as the exigencies of success
demand. While It Is laboring to accomplish
lie overthrow of the valued policy law It Is
on the deCenslve with respect 10 other Insur-
once measures. For Instance , there Is senate
file No. 21. Introdl\Ced by Dale ) of Harlan
county. I extends the provisions or the val-
ued polIcy law to cover Personal l'roperty.
I was claImed yesterday hy a prominent '
state official that Dab was nol the author of
the bIll . but that the measure had been
drawn by a prominent Omaha attorney , who
sometimes Interests himself In such matters.
The statement , Is , however , subject to some
qualification. Senator Dale Is nol the real
qunl caton.
author ot the bIll. He frankly stales that
ho copied It verbatim from senate file No.
65 , Introduced In the senate two years ago
by Senator 10po , and smothered In the Ju-
dlclnry committee. Senator Dale beloved
that It was a good bi for the farmers ; but
alter looking Into the mater ho believes
tile bill , If It should become a law , wi open
the doors 10 fraud upon a large scale , and
lo Is therefore prepared to meet an intleul-
nlo postponement of lie measure wIth com-
olacent resignation.
- The Insurance lobby Is not a little worried
over the situation. A week or so slnc Cap.
tale H. II. lalmer , who wi hardly bJ classed
among the Insurance lobbylls , for he hlmsC !
las dented I , decided In h'a Inner COIoIoIS _
p. ness that I.'ranlt Hlosom of Omaha was the
author ot much of the grief and woe 10 the
Insurance interests antI Ie taxed the smooth-
faced attorney with having drawn several oC
)
the tantalizIng bills . A row was the result .
and the IllclUreslue language whIch followed
blearell the atmosphere. Hansom denied the
t'alerlly of the lusty Infant which had
been abandoned at the doors ot the Insurance
lobby. "I have been Importuned 10 draw up
at heat I forty Indurnnce bills , " retorted Hln-
sam , "anll I have refused In every cue : but
slow , blast yoU , I will draw UIJ a bill , and I
Promise 11 wi curl your hair. " .
Hansom was ns good as his word , and In a
' day or two his bill was ready for Introducten ,
I was Introduced I ) Senator Watson , and
when It was read the first thee the secretary
called \ It senate file No. 21. I Is entItled
"An act to prevent insurance compsnle
doing busIness In this state from mlkhig any
agreement whereby open and free competi.
ton between saId cOlpanles w1 be prevented
or hindered , end to Iovlte punishment for
the violation of this acl. "
mSTOl WIr , m rEIEATfD ,
The balance of the sessIon will be full ef
Incldenlo. Many ot these Inrldents will be
aluslng , and ! some of them tragleal. SOle
of them will le of the kInd described today
by ex.ltepreeantatlve Dick Berln ot Omaha.
tt the seulon at which he was I member an
Important bill hud reached its third reading ,
in spite of the sweating of the lobby. At the
critical juncture the lobby mustered enough
" 'ole to force nn adjournment. J. C.Vat. -
' son was speaker and Tom Coke chief clerk
The roll was called , and at the close the
leading members of the lobby , emboldenrd by
.ucce j , crowded around the speakers ' desk ,
'here was an apparent delay after the roll
'call had been completed. Tom Cooke knew
that the motIon to adjourn had been carrIed .
"What's the result , Tom ti querIed Speaker
" 'abol , 'n ' a stage whisper.
Tom declIned h say , but contInued an
animated colloquy wIth the leader of the
lobby.
"Why don't you announce the result ,
Tm t" again demanded the Bpeaker.
v "That's all Igbt , " retorted Tom "I
' ' : ; . . W/ . " ' . . . . . . : ' . ; , ( " . . . . . , ,
hav n'l got any theater tickets for tonight
) 'el , "
A moment later the , ce ( was announced
and the house adjourned ,
? 1I1V JUICIAI. All'OITIO UIU T ,
. \rrng hcnt of the COln tlS for thin 1'lr-
)040 of loldln , ( onrt .
J.INCON , Peb. U.-Spcclal.-The ( ) new
Judicial apportionment bill , Introduced It the
senate by I.ehr of Saundtr3 county , makes
some radical changes In the law pl3ed by the
populist legIslature of 1891. The following Is
the proposed apportionment , as compared
wllh the apportionment of 189 :
NFI\V DISTRICTS. OI.D DISTRICTS.
DISTRCS. DImCS.
No. I. iticliartlson . NeNo. , I. Ilchlrd on. No-
Ilhn Johnson and insha . Johnson , Paw-
1'awtee. nee. GAge Md .Jefter- .
son . I
No. 2 Ole anti Cass . No 2 otoe and Case
No. 3. Lancaster and No. 3 I.nnc ler.
Sfnnder .
N4. . Douglas . SnlY , N , ' , 4. Dou/lol. nlY ,
\'A"hIMton And Burl. Wlhlniton and fluTe
N. : HUWt'l Vtik , Uo : 8nlnder . Seward ,
hamIlton and 101 ( . Ilutler . York , 1nml.
ton And l'olk.
No.6. Ihllpr , 1"lle. Ne. G. U Polk . Ctnx ,
Cotax , I'latte , Merrick Ilnl@ . Mlrlck and
and Nnnce Nnnec.
No 7. SalIne . Fillmore . No. 7. Sahln" . Fillmore .
'rhnver . , Nuckols and Thayer Nuckols nod
Clay , Clay.
No. 5. Cumin . Stanton No. I 5. Cumhhg Stanton .
BIson . Iiloln. Cedar Dixon Inllolo , Cedar
and Thil 0101. nl'\ ' \ Thurston ,
nnl . , Wn1ne. Moloon. No. O. \n'ne. MadInn .
Antelope , l'lerce and Antelope l'herce and
Hnox. InX
No. l. Allms. " 'eb.le. No. 10. , \ dams . 'ebs'er ,
Ieore ) ' . Franklin , 10 e n r n ( Y. 1.'rnnkln , ,
lulln cal , Ihelp" . Ilrlnl and , 1Ielp" .
No. 11. Boone . hail . No. II. lone . Stall .
Wheecr Orceley , ( Jar'Iieeler . Oteele , Onr-
lick ! . 1011. ' alley . field . l.up. \ alley ,
1 0 war 1 Jilalne. I 0 w n r d. 1lllne.
Thomas hooker and Thomas . hooker nod
drooL. ( lrnnt. .
No. 12. lurrnlo , lawon Ornnt Butler . Daveon .
CU51"r nn.1 . Sherman. CuMer and Sherman.
No. 13. 1.lnculn. Logan . No 13. l.lncoIn. L'gafl
10 e I I h. i I ' : .
Ciityenne . K ell h. Che'cnlp.
Duell , SCOlR lituir . lueul. Scot lSliift .
lmb.\I. itanner . McKimbal. . lianner . Mo-
1'lel'50n. Arthur and Phersn. Al-thur untO
Perkin" , I'erklns.
ro. II. ( Ther " . Inmo . 1erlcn" , . Go"per. Purnas
Frtittor . 1e1 Willow , Frnter. it"1 'tllow .
Jn 3. e P , Ititcheoclc . 1 ! n yes. Il0hcocl.
, Chase and Iunthy. ! Chase antI Dundy.
: . , n. 15 , Bolt . Stock . No. II. 101. Stock
II'n" I. . Ieyn l'ahn Strewn Keyn PaSta
C her r y . Sheridan C her r Y. ShI1nn.
Iawes flutte. . Sioux and Box Dawns Bulle. , Sioux and lox
No eon 16 . , Olge aid Setter-
The Sixteenth district Is a new creation.
crealon.
There Is a noticeable change In the Third district -
lrlct , Saunders being added 10 Lancaster ,
which has herelotore stood alone and taken
away from the FIfth. The bIg populist ma-
Jority In Saunders county has made the FIfth
district too nearly \opulsle to suit the repub-
ilcans. The Third distrIct Is given four
judges Instead oC three while two Judges
are assigned to each ot the Sixth , Eleventh
and Fifteenth districts
StiLLS AFFIC'O : I'VII.ICSIUOI. ' .
Severnl IIII"UrIR In 'hloh the Teachers or
Ih , ' "IIIe ArC I n [ crested.
LINCOLN , Fl'b. 14.-Spocial-A ( ) commll-
leo appointed by the State Teachers' nssocln-
Ion , consisting of State Superintendent of
Publc Instruction tt H. Corbelt , C. G.
Pearse , principal or the Beatrice schools , S.
M. Glnn , secretary of thc Omaha Board of
Education , J. S. Daer , superIntendent oC pub-
lie InstructIon for Lancaster county , and H.
K , " 'ole of Seward , held a meetIng In thts
city this evening for the purpose ot securing ,
unIted action upon a number oC the cduca-
tonal bills now pending In the legislative
contenlttees. These bills weN prepared hy :
a commIttee appointed by the State Teachers'
association. They are as follows :
House roll No 74 , providing for the equlla-
bbs dIvision of license moneys between two
or more distrIcts forming parts of a city
vlllae.
or vll e.
House roll No. 69. providIng for the Issu-
once antI regIstratIon of school district war-
rants and the payment oC Interest on them
at the rate of G per cent per annum.
House roll ' No. 162 Is urgently recommended -
mended by the association. I provides for
a State Board of EducatIon to consist ot
the stale superintendent ot public Instruction .
the chancellor of the State university . the
prlncpRI ! of the State Normal school , one
city superIntendent and one county superln-
cadent , the last two 10 bo chosen I ) the I
first three. The members oC this proposed '
board nre. to receive no compensation but
their actual expenses. Tie bill directs the
board 10 prescrile minimum courses ot study
for common and high schools to license Instructor -
strctors , prescribe courses of study for
county Institutes , conduct state examinations
and Issue stale cert c\es.
House roll No. 330 contains several features -
ture recommended by the State Teachers
association , Including those making the school
year , agree with the fiscal , year , empowering
boards agee towns and cites to employ
teachers after AprIl I , changing the tIme of
election of members of boards of education
In cites and making boards consist of an
odd number of members.
House roll No. 188 strengthens the compulsory -
pulsory attendance law ana provides ) for an
attendance officer.
Ilotise raIl No. 28 provides for free attendance -
tendanco at public high schools.
LEOSSL.tTIS'lI DU. VYUY IUU F.
oartor Richards' Iereavomont the Occa-
:
slots If 11 l \dJonrnm"ot. .
UNCOLN . Feb. 14.-SpecIal.-The ( ) chaIrman -
man of the judiciary committee , Mlngr of
Lancaster , In the absence of Speaker Richards -
nrds , balled the house together at 3 p. m.
The later wn called home by the saIl Intelligence .
telgence of the death of his Ute boy , 1 ,
year old Chaplain Maze , In hIs prayer , alluded -
luded In a few well chosen and appropriate
words 10 Chc melancholy event
Following roil call. which showed but few
absentees , Chief Ceri , Geddes read a telegram -
gram from the absent speaker statIng that on
arriving at Lincoln he had received Intell-
gencc ot the death of his child , and would
Immediately return to Hebron. HarrIson
oC three bo appointed
moved that n commitee
to draft resolutions or sympathy for Spealler
drf
Richards and his stricken family. The chair
appointed Hchards ns such committee Harrison ot
( , Davies ot Cass and Howard of Sarpy
On motIon ot Cole the house adjourned
until 10 o'clocll tomorrow
In the senate the reading of the journal
was dispensed wills , and upon motion of Dale
of Barlnn In adjournment until tomorrow
was taken 01t of respect for the grief def
Speal1er Itichards . whose bereavement by the
death of his child was annolncel just as the
body convened _ _ _ _ _ _
' )0 lOt Oi IUllrrn"oIK \ tirrsicya.
LINCOLN , I " eb. 14-Special.-Sutton ( ) of
Douglas lies a bi prInted , house roll
No. 48 , which Is very stringent In Its provisions -
visions regarding the practce of law The ,
very frt Eeclon provides that from and
acer August I , lS9 , all licenses to practice
law In thIs state bD revoked , wllh the Ccell-
tons of the judges of the supreme court , file.
trlct anti county courts , Judges ot the police
courts of cities oC the metropolitan or first
class. the attorney general of the state anti
county attorneys. I Is then provldt that .
In the way of reinstatement , the supreme
curt may from time to time place upon the
rolls lS Iltoreys and counselors of said .
court such persons as have theretofore prac-
ticeti therein as In the judgment oC the court
tcel
are thoroughl qualified 10 practice therein
Thereafter no ) person shall le admied to I
practice law In any of the courts ot title '
state unless he shah have bean duly admitted
10 IJractce In the supreme court. The
supreme court shall appoInt cmmltees for
sUlreme fxamlnaton of applicants for license to
practice law as lay b necessary , and the
meetings of these committees shall always beheld
held at the capital ot iso stat ! The other
provisions ot the bIll are similar to the law
now II torce. Including the two yean' pre
lminary reading In the elliot , of a regular
practicing attorney . or Oi production of a
law school In
diploma from some reputable schol
the state , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lullliort til Ienu'diet's ' IUI ,
LINCOLN . Feb. 14.-Special.-A ( ) large
number of petitions are now coming In II
support of Denedlcl's ego of consent bill ,
Many of thom would have ben Introduced
In the house this afternoon had It not been
for the Immediate adjournment . The peti-
ttons are from all 8eclonl of the stale and a
great deal of Interest Is being awakened In
the provisions of the measure , The bill ,
house roll No. 3t8 , raises the ago of consent .
sent from 15 years. the . IJresent law , to 18.
Still fur Oovernm"nt liousdi .
NEW YORK F'eb. H.-I I announced
that a bId of 13 ' la made by a Stock exchange -
chang member for $50.00 new govrnment
, per cent bonds when Issued.
MURDER NAY CO UNPUNISHED
I
Burt Oounty Authorities Lies in Iowa Olaim , Jurtdlctitn
TWO MORE FATAL AFRAYS REPORTED
-
Ousc of the Victims Is Dead antI . \Illhcr Is
LIkely to Ilo-ulRnl , the :111 \ ho
Killed lhllp , cllrg(1 hT
the Authorll14. _
TEIAMAI Neb , Feb. 14.-Speclal.-- ( )
Robert PhIllips , the man murdered on the
MissourI river accretion land cast of Teka.
malt , was buried at Oakland last Sunday
and his alleged murderer , James 1' . Dlnn ,
was promptly arrested ald lodged In the
Burt county jai 01 thIs place , where the
state Was awaiting de\'elopmenls , anticipating
a sensational revelation ns soon as Dann
couhl bo Induced 10 talk freely I Is the
prevailing opinion that Dnnn Was an Instrument -
ment of more promInent characters In the
back ground , and that many are implicated
Indirectly In the shootlg , At the time oC
the shooting the four squatters entrenched
In the cabin were armed wHh revolvers and
shot guns awaiting the mllllght nssnult oC
which tbey had been forewarned The as-
salnnls were nntbusised \ at long range with
Winches leIs , and had secured the surrender
of the squatters , who lied como out of the
flown hut with hands lP , when Phillips was shot
down.Innn , the accused murderer , was released
last night because the stall has 10 jurlsllc-
ton In the matter. The IJolnt ot jurisdIction
Is the result of a survey of the grounds ,
which Is alleged 10 have been within the
Iowa boundary nt the time oC the government
survey None of thIs river accretion land
pays tax and the court decisions on cossfliet-
lag points at Issue have athied but little
light on the question. I Is doubtul It Iowa
will attempt a IJroSecutonl In which event
the great crime will go unpunished. I
On another tract of accretion Innd , telve
tithes northeast of Telnmah , a dispute arose
over the ownership , when one 'VIs Wison
struck an nnlngolist with a heavy club and
beat him Into Insensibility Monday evenlug
Th fehiow's recovery Is doubtful
On liolnian's Island , a tract oC several
hundred acres , cut off from Iowa and owned \
by I. N. Holman , about fifteen mies
north or near Iecatur on the cast , I free
fist fight and slugging match took place n
week or so ngo. In which a young man by the
nama of Stevens was so hammered lp thaI
ho has since died and 10 efforts have been
made toward prosecutlous. The island 1 Is
regularly surveyed Iowa lands under the
jurisdicton oC Iowa , and pays taxes into
Monona counly's treasury , yet It lies Oi this
side of the present river clmnnel.
Durt county Is more [ liars willing-It Is
anxious-to stamp out this shame and drive
the outlaw class from along her border , but
refuses to act for thin walt oC jurIsdiction.
The question now is . Is this river accretion
no man's land ; anti will snore shooting and
murder foilow . as Is talked end feared ?
Fred Lass the squatter , and cause of Phil-
lips' murder has not attempted to remain
In his shanty over night since the murder ,
fearing to met a like fate should he yen-
turo the rlsll.
un. HOUIHN II CUL1l CASE.
Insurance COIlnlls J1'ltnl ' thin l'oIlctcs
on ills ! fo lt I.lncoln.
LINCOLN , Feb. -Special.-Sarnuei ( )
Melcl" , admInIstrator of the late Dr. Rol-
bins. appeared In the dIstrict comt today for
trial of his suit against the Masonic l-m-
ternl association to recover $5,000 on an
accident policy lucId by the doctor In that
company. Suite 1 , 1890 , Dr Rob-
bIns accidentally shot himself In the
fleshy part of the foot. The wound
becoming mora painful tetanus 01
lockjaw doveloped. This had been feared by
Dr. Robbins himself , 15 well as ly IsIs attending .
tending physicians , and chloral was freely
administered to ward of the attack. The
doctor was seized with the frightful spasms
which attend tetanus on the morning of June
13 , while alone In his room. In his agony
the wretched man seized his scalpel and cut
his throat from ear to car , severing thc
trachea and jugular vein I The Masonic In-
sur'lce company set lp as a defense that
death was not due from accident , but from
suicide. A test suit was Drought by Administrator -
Islrator Melck to recover on another poll ) '
In the Travclers' Insurance company of Hartford .
ford and In special findIngs the jury In the
United Slates circuit court found Car the ad.
ntinlstrator . The company appealed but Jus-
lice Sanbor of tile circuit court of appeals
affirmed the decision of the lower court hold-
lug that It was atrlcly a queston or fact as
to what caused death the original accident
of the pistol shot or the scnlpel. Among the
Insurance companies of this country the case
has excited great interest , as It was the first
test case of ' the kind on record. A jury was
empaneled and testmony begun this after-
noon.
Ever since the startling developments be-
tore the I.exow committee In New York Lin-
coIn has been considerablY exercised over the
moral oblquity of Its own public officials.
Desiring to bcomo regenerate In thIs respect .
some time ago the Hound Table club started
a movement by the appoIntment ot a com.
mltleo looking to the formation of a Civic
federation , not for investigation , but to se-
cure If possible the election of better merl
to administer municipal affairs. The name
of this committee are : I. Id. Rayinontl S.
L. Golsthardt J. E. Miller . A. E. Hargreave .
Dr. F. D. Crlm , E. T. hartley nnd Prank
Slrong. The Renaissance club also appointed
a similar committee , and this afternoon they
met at the ofco of Mr Gelsthardt to form
the Civic federation.
The following pledge was adopted :
\Ye , the unthersigned In order to secure
honest and efclenl administration or the affairs -
fairs ot the city of Incoln , do hereby pledge
ourselvc upon our 21nor to aid In the noml-
nation and election to city offices only oC
persons of unquestioned characler and fitness
for the trust. To use all honorable means tl
defeat nil other regardless or party hues .
'fo talco In active part In city politics. "
Late lhls afternoon Henry Smith , arrested
yesterday for a serIes of smnlJJrglarles , and
who Is wanted by Sheriff Kyd ? Gage county
tvI horse stealing , pleaded , gullY In boils
polco nfl , distrIcts court to burglary . lie
will likely be given a year In the P1nllenlnrr.
Smith had been out ot the Insane nsylum hut
three days when he committed the burglaries.
There appears 10 b3 a serious hItch over
the mater or rEnt or the Lincoln hotel W.
H , Deldlno of SIoux City wants to lese lhe
houS and today ho went home without
having completed any arrangement . Daitline
says that ; 10,000 a year Is too much to pay
In lhee tiistets. Some of the members of the
hotel company favor a reduction .
Today the delegation of Lincoln citizens to
lho hastings reunion of the Grand Army oC
the Republic relurned and Immediately entered .
lerel a vigorous kick against tie proceedings
attending the locatIon . Ther say they .ld .
not gel a square deal In the matter. The
vole was a standng : one , and they say that
hastings ucceeded In having a numb of
her citizens-not votErs-standIng In the rear
part or the hal ind cuntcd
Miss Hate F. Helger of Seward was taken
front the noon train today In an unconscious
condition and removed hy Matron \ Evans 10
the Iomo of the Invalhl'8 sister , on South
Eleventh street Miss Icger I a trained
nurse In one of the hospitals oC the state
George P. Tuclermnn , len Wood , G. I.
Underhi , I. II. McCoy and J . N. Havens
were arraigned tcday for running steam ous-
glnea without having taken out engineer's
licenses. All were discharged for want of
prosecutIon , except havens , who was fined $5
mud cOils. The fine wu remlt. however ,
Oi the recommendatIon of Mayor Weir
netcf tomllull : aires iui5 ,
LINCOLN , Feb. 4-Speciai.-Tbe ( ) regular
monthly meting of the Nebraska Relief commission -
mission was held yesterday behind I closed
doors at the oOc& of the Cmmlsloner In the
capitol building. Governor Holcomb met
wih the members. Aside from the regular
routine business of the counsnlssicns the
luslness , olmlelol fues-
ton of supplying seed gain to Use destitute
was discussed , It was decided to solicit
from different sources In each county needing
seed grain reports of the number of acres
cropped last year , and an e.tmate of the
amount \vhlch will bo needed for use coming
year. When theo reports arc all In the corn-
mllee proposes to M1We seed grain relief
pro rata among thel qntles \ ; requIring such
ahl. The details oftl business were left
with Ihe finance cott te oC the commIs-
don . C J. . Ernst , Jt\V " . Hartley and S. D.
Thompson. . .
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r YOJut SOCII.ihlAI'I'i4hNUS. _ , :
Literary Soolote Prcrnt Souse Intlreslnl
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Pmngrisiuss.
YOn , Neb. , l cJ ; it-Speclal-Ono ( of
the most enjoyable vinls of the season was
the valentine social \ 'lvcn nt the residence
of D. W. F. Iteynblde' last evenIng , under
the auspices of tlt' foung People's SocIety
of Chrlstnn Endeavor , " . ' As the name would
suggest . , the IJrlncp l part oC Use evenIng ,
wns amuselent perlalnlng to valentines . A
large crowd was prdtf\ , who did not leave
for their respectIve bpme3 until tIns clock
Indlcalell that the .IIWI of Iso ( next day
was near The social was voted a decided
sUccess by all who dented .
The Young People's socIety of the Unlt <
Drelhren church hell its monthly business
meeting at the residence oC M. Burns last
evening After the usual business part ot
the prgrnm was carried out , a delightful
,
eveling was spent
The Inlermedlalo Ieaglc oC the rethodlst
Episcopal chlrch heM n meetng nt the home
of Miss Ccile BuIm8n on Tuesday evening.
A delightful progrm was rendered ald el'
JOYel by all who nletndcd.
The nnnual junior entertainment oC the
York thighs school wil bo held at Nobles'
opera house on Friday , February 15. The
schools have arranged for n good entertainment '
mont , and a good program Is prepared for
the evcnlng. The music will be under the
direction of Prof J. A. Parks.
dlrectol
The Ilerarles of the Unlled Brelhern
college wIll celebrate Wnsitiusgton's blrlhdl\Y
In nn approprlale manner. As that evening
Is the appollied time for their meeting 10 be
held a program Is arranged In observance
ot that evenl. The question for debate will
be : "Hcsolvell , TIII Wnshllglon was a better .
tel preshlent titan statesman . "
The Baptist YOlng PeolJle's Illon held n
meeting at the home oC the Misses Sheoks
Wednesday e\'enln A large atlmlnnce
was prtent nlll the spacious parlors were
crowllc to their ulmost capacl ) ' . After a
blslness meetng n recess was called , aCer
which a beautCII program was reustherel
One ot the prlnclpnl events of the evening
was a sPirIted debate on the question : "He-
solved : 'fhat tim Hawaiian Islalls should bo
nnnexed to the United Slnles. " The judges
rendered a decIsion In favor oC the negative.
l'gT1TI0X I Ol SUEt BOND IIC'nuN
J'rmcr itt lolt CUllt , Ask thn 01'110r-
[ unity tl Vote In iso ( jisostious.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Pcb. H.-Spcclnl ( Tele-
gram.-A ) specIal meetng oC the Board of
Supervisors was hehl today 10 take action
upon a petition presenlcl to them containing
GiO ) names , praying that the board cal a spe.
clal election for the purpose of voting $50,00
bonds to enable Che Cnrmcs : to purchase seed
ali grain. The board granled the prayer oC
lhe petition ali called the election to be hell
Oi March 1. The only security that will b
required wi be a note which wi be given te
the county by.tlm ! person securing the grain .
There I considerable dissatisfaction In parIs
of the county , as the farmers claim that they
will be unalie to pay for the grain In one
year , whie tOte poor people In the towns say
that It tIle county Is to lon money to the
farmers they ougist-o-be able to get soma
of I. too. " .
John Harvey a resident of Spencer , Boyd
county who runs 'relght line between
' counl ' kicked In the
O'Nel and Boyd county , was
head ly I horse In tint stable In this city
whtiio feeding his tMhl. lie was unconscious -
scious for thirty mlnules. I Is not known
how badly he Is hrt.s loth doctors are Ir ,
the country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
l'um A l' ! JWtASJA ! CITY.
I.evt'g nil LIvery , inrR Burned BUl Close
Cnl"d for a.HI II0cl , .
NEDRASKA CITY , Feb. 1.I.-Special (
Telegram.-lero.li ) J work of firemen alone
prevented a dlsaslrous conflagration last
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night. Levi's Iver ' 'barn ' , comprising two
: .
large two-story brtek.Hbuldlngs , was completely -
pletely ' gutted . A8jaiu'uiii ' the bar on the
north Is the Watson hotel and this was
saved only b despce work. Had the fire
communlcalcl to this building nothing could
have saved the entire blocle. The vehicles
were removed and all horses except one ,
which ran back into the bar after being
liberated. The building was valued at 8.000
and Insured for $3.200 , being owned by Jacob
Sichl Levi wi lose $500 on contents , fully
lsured. The origin of the fire Is a mystery
but facts point strongly to Inccndlarlsm , as
the flames were first discovered In the loC
and a man was seen running from the
building after the alarm was sounded. Mr.
Levi was horned out fourteen years ago this
month when two human lives were sacrI-
fced , together wIth thIrty head of horses.
D000lI COUNTY FAltlERS.
Annual 1"8100 of Thetr Insttute In Pro-
! rCR4 Rt Froniont.
FREMONT , Feb. 14.-Speclal.-The ( ) an-
usual session or the Dodge County Farmers
institute began at the Women's Christian
Temperance union temple today.- An ex-
celent program has been provided for the
sessions , and the attendance wIll doubt-
less be quito large. The order of business
announced for today Included reports ot
officers and miscellaneous business ; address
of welcome , by Hon. George L. Loomis ; a
discussion on bees ; "The Undeveloped Resources -
sources of Form Lie , " by Mrs. A. M. . Edwards -
wards ; "Small Fruits , " "Gener l Famntlng "
and other topics , interspersed wills music
and general dIscussion
Charles Olds , assIstant musterIng officer ,
wih other Sons of Veterans of this city ,
went to Waterloo last night and mustered
In a new camp of that order. I was chris-
tened John M. Thurslon camp.
Jrunprul of Wllhm Ritcisle
DAVID CITY , Neb. , I eb. 14.-Speclal.- ( )
The remains of Wilam Hich Ie , n former
resident of this city , who died at PIne Bluff ,
Arle. , last week , arrived here last night and
were burled today by the Masonic fraternity
In which order he had a high standing , havIng -
Ing ben high prIest or King David's chapter
for the past ten years A large number of
the order were present Crom adjoinIng towns
and the services were of a very Impressive
cisaract Cr.
BARGAINS IN BREECHES-
Trousers for Loss Money Tomorrow ThAn
the Ooth Alone Oost
ONLY PART OF A PRICE FOR PANTS
3ten's I'untl for S2 , 5,10 , 82.71 e : , f3.GO.
S. 't ali sn - 10)s Ito l'isitt' , nec ,
710 mush te-Long Onls for
e I , ; 0 , tu.oo nnl ' .IO ,
WO are goIng to sell pants Saturday ant
lots of thscm Wo don't care 30 mich how
much we . get as how much pants we can
scl , ' .o.ve made \ up our mind 10 this , that
with the experience of 011 grand sales oC hue
two previous Saturdays before us , there Is
Ito mnl on earth who can do blslless In
Omaha or anywhere else , for that nl\ter , In
a I ebrlnr sunless ho males lp hIs mind to
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actually sell goods for less than he pall for
Ihem , that Is , put them nt slch I price that I
all that Is teede,1 , Is a bundle wrapper nll !
some siring for the goods 10 soil thesutselvea.
Now , this third lme gools Is the themsc\.ea.\ ,
as far ahead oC the suit attic of n week ago \
ns the slit sale was better titan the over-
coat sale of the week previous. 101 never
In your lives were nble to lay your hands on I
111nls at such prices ns wo make )01 for
tomorrow ; 2.00 , $2.5. $2.75 , $3.00 , $3.50 , t
$4.00 , $5,00 for pantlloonR that are In every
size , In every sl'le nnd Ineilding every grade
of trousers In our store Crom the lowest to
the highest priced , no mater what the
former prIce , thrse fIgures ho1 good lomor-
row.
roIrof hams been lost sight of long , long ego
nt these snles oC ours. The Ileston nol Is
how 11lch can we afford to lose In order 10
reduce the slock. You wi acknowledge when
you see them that 10 sell our pants lt these
Ilrices . 'e are losing big mOleY on them , or
that we have made nn nlmlghl big prom
heretofore. But its a loss , no I egrll being
pall 10 real valle or original cost , except ,
that the best pall oC pants In the house can
be lied for $5.00 Saturday , whie those for
$2,00 are not as good , but you will save Just
ns mich susouuey on a $2.00 pair as on a pall
for $5.00.
The boys , big and little . are In It this
lme , with short pants nt flOe . TOe anti DOe ,
whlc Iho long panls go nt $1.50 , $2.00 Inl
$2.rO. without reserve , as 10 fullI ) or valise.
Then wo have about 500 bs' 2-plece suits
heft to go at $2.rO. ; 3.00 and ) $3.0 , that lre
worth and have always been sold for twice
lie money. lust we're clearing away our
win leI stock and would rather give you use
goods al a price regardless oC cost tItan have
our money Invested lying Idle for lght
months In n ) 'ear.
\galn this sale Is for cash and It be-
gins thin Irsl thing lomorrow istornlng and
whcn It ends nl ten nt night you will say
"lhls eerlalnly Is the greatest pant sale ever
devised I ' man. "
.TIIE CONTINl NTAL'S BEST SALE.
THE CONTINENTAL'S PANT SALE.
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SCLO.SIi ( il' Til : JISTISaS SISSiO.
Last Day uf the Ur1rmy ncIU"Jlcnt
us .lv'I ) Onl' .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 14.-Special ( Tele-
grasn.-Today' ) was the closing day of the
state Grand Army of the Republic ali
'omnn's Relief Corps encampment , which
has been In session In this cIty since Tucs-
dny. There were fully 900 visitors In the
city , nearly every ono having remained to
!
see the whole ot It through. At last night's
session 1 state relief commitee was appointed -
pointed ! follows : Church llowe . chairman ;
T. S. Clarkson , Omaha ; A. M. Trlmbel ,
Lincoln
Delegates 10 National Encampment-Hon.
T. J. Majors delegate.at-Inrge ; J. II. Wes-
cott of Lincoln , O. F. lore of Syracuse
J. D. Woods ot Lincoln , II. E. Pond of Red
Cloud . J. R. Heine of Fremont , Dr. S. K.
Spalding of Omaha , Dr. Pisbury or Ful-
horton , J. K. Paxton of hayes Center
A formal reception was given at the opera
I house this afternoon by the Grand Army of
thuG Republic 'encantpunent to the ladles oC
the Grand Army of the Republic . Com-
mander Howe made a few rentarks which
I were responded to by Deputy President Z. M.
Hunter or LOUD City. Mrs. Sarah A. Mason
of Ord Mrs. Agnes - Haze " of Omaha , - - Mrs. :
'
Sheparl of Grand Island , and Mrs. Dayless
of South Omaha also delivered some good
speeches , after which the ladles were escorted -
corted back to their own hal by Ule encampment -
campment and the entire afternoon was de-
voted 10 obligating comrades In the order
and wound up with a campfire. The ladles
of the 'Voman's RelIef corps held a sacrel
session this morning and afternoon , wlen
they elected the following officers :
Deputy president , Mrs. General Diworth ot
Lincoln ; senior vice president Mrs. Rosalie
Condon of Pawnee City ; junIor vice , Mrs.
Mary Saxton of Edgar : treasurer , Anna E.
Church of North Plate ; chaplnln , Mrs. C. A.
Frost of Wynsore.
In tim evening I grand open Installation
was held In the opera house ly the Grand
Army of the Republic and the 'Yomnn's Ie-
ler Corps. I was 9 o'clock when Hon.
Church Howe rapped for order and announced
that they would proceed with the Instala-
tiout. Mrs. Gertrude Conneil . installing officer -
cer of the 'Yoman's Relief Corps , Instled
the newly elected officers In a most creJltable
mnnner. After the installing of the Woman's
Relief Corps , Hon. H. C. Russell of Lincoln
Installed the newly elected officers of the
Grand Army of tim Republic , which was followed -
lowed by good mdsic of local tahent 'rhe
whole affair from beginning to end was a
great success _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Two C rule 10:1 JnJurC' .
CRETE , Neb. , Feb. U.-Speelal.Telegram. ( )
-Today Frank Walcln was riding a pony
when the animal slipped and fell , throwing
the boy to the ground. He was plcl\ll up
In an unconscious condition anti taken home.
Up to this time lie his not recovered consciousness -
sciousness , and It Is likely will not recover
Madison Rhino was lhrown In Use same mnn-
ner near the D. & M. depot and sustained
a slight fracture of the leg and a severely
cut and bruised head and Cace.
nrltlr Car lillokll froiss lisa Tracie.
BEATRICE , Feb. 14.-Special ( Telegram. )
-A collision occurred betwcen elee ,
- colision today nn -
lrlc car and part or I train on the Union
Pacific In this clly. The molor car was
going west on Court street when It collided
with three freight cars and an eusgine The
motor car was knoekell from thin track and
the molormnn thrown dIrectly In front of the
running train , , but luckily succeeded Iii
scrambling out of the way.
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Pictures
AJ110st Given Away.
Frarne4 colored , ; H ' Pastel 11 ! 39c
Compldte'
Choicp t p gilt , ivory or white and gilt patters.
Artist Proof etching ; F $ t19
eXquisite up to date frames complete
Gerniiiiel Hand 1 I Water Colors
Painted I
Parlor size , in handsome frames $1 98
Ready to hang complete C
1'l TE arc making frames to order ohcapol' than YOI can
V V buy the moulding. Professionals and aultoteul's sholid
got pi'fecs , bl'ushc8 , itsiti dli ttt'tIst
our plos on paints can , va , al l\tst
material . Dealers . should have OUI' \hulomlo catalogues.
A Hospe Jr . wholesale Hetal 1513 1614 DOIlu Izard Street Street.
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TIle few short days left in which
to close out the balance of this stock makes it imperative
that we make prices to dispose of the most goods possible.
Surely no other argument is necessary to convince you
that you get the greatest bargains ever known when you
buy at Morse's now .
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Oiir China Depal.t1ne11 -
gets a farewell slash tomorrow that will wel nigh deplete
it . The finest ware-conceded by all dealers-has al-
ways been in this department , but the price-chopping
ax falls heavily here ,
Lamps
\Ve wil give you an elegant bargain -
gain in a lamp if you wi come
tomorrow. for we expect to sel aU
" have half .
we at hal
prce.
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Stand 1.asnp.
lthrry111'9 ' , ,
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Hnnqurt : : lnlp5.
/'Iano ' l.ntI9.
, \ nl hn1 prlco toniorroty.
, A hea\lfll Parlor "nse 1:111.
: . W'itii hi'otint mud Shade decorated
10 iutttteht- 2 5
111ch- IICCOllel$1
' 4 Used 10 itoh ) for $2.50 ; 0
1 'l'Olorl'OW your ( 1501cc. . . . . . . .
1 former Dccoralell price CornS $1&0. nHl tnlorIOw. nr\ h , . . . . . . . " 4fl . 00
. [ ue ; ! , former Decomlell In'lce l0.hulL'de $1,0. Toilet touutosrtnv. Sets . , . . . . . . 2 . 40
\ r former ] ) ecornted price IZ-plece 5.0. Toilet touuuOu'i'oW. Sets . . . . . . . 3 . 50
. - --it\ : . Decorated former Ilrlce Fish $ . .rO. Sets toutuoruoiv Carlsbad . . china . . . . . , . 5.00
4ta.tftL , . , fI. . " ) Decorlel1 FIsh Sets Carlsbad . . china . . . . . . . , . . 5 . 50
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i ( ? . former 1'lce $ S.00 . tomorrow. . . . . .
Dinner Sets--
"Ve have an unusually large line of fine English dinner
ware and that means a knocking off of many dollars on
a single set
Drown haiti formerl dleorated $10,0 $ In good 550w. . English . . . . . . . porce- . . . . < 6,00
. Brown best English boqtuet flintier porcehinut. ware . . , . . 10 . . . pieces . . . . , . In . 9.75
Dlnnpr Sets or 10 pieces decorated In 10,80
' \hle and gold , never sold less lml ' $17. . .
MORele Stock Pattern , flute Amel'lcan'porce-
plcces. hints . with . . . fIlled . . . . In . . decoratiots . . . . . . . , . set . . of . . . 10 . 13,50
Loretto decorations Slocle . Pater. 10 pieces gold listed . . . . and . . . fine . . 176 .
Vietsuta. 100 plcces. ware . , . . In . . . new . . . . decorations . . . . . . . , , . . set . . . of . 25,00
F rench China - hit Two ( i'catBg i3argnLns .
French DInner Set- A Dinner Set-
Fine
New pleces- flccoratis- $ . 5 0 \ G ' "orlh ld nearly - $10.0 S 5
10 Decoralons$19 1. " " pleces- 0
Worth every
. TOllorro\ . . . . . . . . .
Tomorrow of $ . . . . . . .
Haviland China .
All of this ware wi be given you tomorrow at Jess
than the cost of production and we have some of
the most beautiful designs in the world Every
piece is a gem , selected from the choicest novelties
created.
Havilanci Ditner Set-
Haviatd Set$45
Superbly dceoratcd-HO plecoB
. in all. Sold always for $10.00.
'l'olorro\ al. whole sot. . . . . . . . . . . ,
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JAVI FRUIT PLATES. .3 - ' .
BR1ADPLATES. . jr
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HAVILAND BONE DISHES. I
IIAVILAND SALAD DIShES. 3 jr
HAVILAND CELERY DISHES.
HAvfl.AND COVE1LED VEQWfAIJLID - ' -
MI at less timati Cost to iliiport.
4 Bargaiii Tables-Odd Pieces at Odd Prices.
Chtluia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cltina bread plates saucers.
China crsle plates hiottles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
butter :2 : III . . 3 C
China omit anal howls ' iflfl Ugs . . . . . . . . . . .
China bone Islates. . . . . . . . . . . Coisfes 'lootuupiclc holders.
Aiwayi sold sot 50c to 60c couch , AIWOYS sold at ICc to 15c each ,
Dread platEs . . , . . . . . , . . . . , , . . . ,
, . . . , . , . , , . . . . , . . . ,
\'aees Cake plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - , ] , ea hot'i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bread dieltes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl - Creaniets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iteury trayc ] iuttcrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hugttrs . , . . . . , . . , , . , , , , . . . . . . , ,
Fruit
Pimites bowls , , , . , , , . . , . . , , Vu'gettible dishes. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oat Soup srseuil platP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COuCH .Salud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gravy bowls Platters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cents ,
Always sold at4O to 50a euteli , AlwusyS sold at l to $1,50 ctoct.
Glassware-
We vil1 give you greater bargains than ever to-
morrow-These are special lines that we must
close out , and we are positive we have made the
right prices. .
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former Plain \S'mstcu' vs'lce Classes Sc cads , , tomorrow , . . , , , , , . . , , , , . /S c
lntitataon nut glass Fruit Dbehtces ,
fosutser lrlce Sc cads , tornorroiv , , , . . , , , , . , , , , , c . 4
Wine foumner Gittases trice , 7c each , tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
Hngraveul Water Cihases ,
Vorsner hsrico 83 cads , tomsiol row , . , . . , , , , , , , , . , c
Tinted ' ilcuwis ,
farmer Flngeu' price 35 , , tomorrow . . . , . . . , . , . , , . . , , , . . - 0
fot'nser FOUS'-luieeC mIce set lIe , lntlttitloui , tomorrow. cut . . ghaaa . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . ' :
ingu'aveul'lne ( orelser : itrico SOc. Decanters tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . , , , . , . , . , - , 'c _
Finger .
former Engraved Isrlco [ Oc , howls. tonuurm'oss' . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . , - '
imitation cut gins's flaisti Dishes , '
former prIce Soc , toutsorruw . , , , . , , . , . , , , , , , , , . , (
Imitation formuser price cut fOe. idass tosnorrovl Itos Bowls . . . . . , , , , , . . , , , , , , , , , , f- Q '
fousner Pour-bottle price Castor [ Qa , tomorrow , cut gloss , , , , , imltatiouu . . , . , . , . . , , , , , , . , _ , . _ ,
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