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2. TIlE OMMIA DAILY DEE : TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26 1896.
. } AA DAILY , , . ' _ n _ ' _ _ . _ _ . .
; - OVER : OIilIiA'S NEW \ CHARTER
S
Disticn of ' Pr vislU Oeoul i01 th'
Attention of n wate Commitee ,
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i MARKE HOUSE 'I CAUSE FOR CCIIETICII
:
Chief 'Vrllo , ot the 1,1 CIne on the
Jltrr 'lt 1IIIIellll IIIII I ! for Ito
, lulhlll II the < 11 'ot"l
IllchtrdlcA' ; .
LNCO.N , Ptb. 25-pecI1.-The ( ) senate
commiltee on municipal [ alalrs took up the
r Omaha charter for the fr"t time durng : , the
prelent seulon and In dcng ; so entertaln,1 ! ,
a lag deleg3lon of Interested c'tzen ' ot
the tiietrot.H8. Among the prmlnent
Omaha cItIzens pruent were cx.Go'ernor
Alvin Sautders . City Engineer 1 ! , water , I
W. S. POlpleton [ , D. C. Paleron , D , I
Wheel , C h a Irma nVn5lea ! r , Chrl3tlan
Hartman , Jlgl ] E3tele , JChn Grant 1ranh I ! (
Hansom , J. T. Wertz 1 ii. Bartel , Arc l-
tect Delntlrt , Isaac lultl and Ernat
: Stth
Chalrm3n Hahn stated that unless \ the
rEpreint3tvs trcm Omaha had serIous cb"
S j cton the b1 ; would b3 taken up sectcn by
S soct:071 : .
fl. I II. Butel . : sugr13tei that hlnJel anl ,
Governor Saunders Were preten to work for
S an nmendment which wcuhl enahle the city
ot Omaha 10 erect . t market house. lie sahl
S .
: that he notced that scvual [ 13rte3 were
present who were Intresled In melers Ier- [
S taming to the ofe ! of , city engineer. lie
S thought It would be better to tke the sec-
lens In which putlea IlrOnt wert Interested
S and leave alone thct sectIons upon : wh ch
S there seemed to be no controversy. ,
S S Cly nnglneer Iosewater IHlend that the
fairest way would he to take the bil up I
sectIon by acthon. Dy thla method no ncca-
MUon of unfalrne3s could be brought agalurtl I
any one.
Frank I Hansom hoped that Hlc commIttee
would not complete the hIll this attertiooii .
S as tie
a Ie represented many heavy taxpayers who
' desired to be heard , but who could not be
pro ent today.
It : Was finally declIe,1 to cal out the several -
, eral scctons seriatim , and to ( pass those to
tS S which no ebjectlon was made
cbjecton male by any one
. : 11rcsent. Everything passed along swim-
.5 mingly , I ) . I Wheeler explaining brlely
I S ' changes made In czich section. To section 1
of the clartcr Major Wheeler secton en-
trely new amendment , whIch he stated had
S been arreed upon by the rcvlslon comnilttce.
commitee
r , I provided that the cIty cClptroler shouJ
Mt be Iected at the Eale ( line that the
tme
; other city officers wert chosen. Lila am nd-
; meat also provided that under the new charter -
:
; . tel the next comptroller [ should be elected
f S In 1R9t , ami the present comptrot r hold
S r his ofce untIl alter that date.
: "Uo you mean by that to extend the term
S. f ot the present comptroler one year ? " asked
S S . ' Frarilc Hansom. I
i , : "Why , Ye3. " was ( lie response from the ur- ,
bane Major Wheeler.
S \ " ' 'Vel , " retorted Hansom. ' 'you know what
S Omaha Is. You can't : extend 1113 term n :
t year wIthout a lawsuit. "
, , S "What's that to you ? " asked Judge Es-
S telle. "If there's a lawsuit over this thiin -
V Il I t you'l ' be In It. " thing
V
V TO CONTROL WATER HAT S ,
t ; , . To sectIon GI Mr. Poppleton asked that the
1 r following provision be added to the end of ;
j " the secton :
S J R And the mayor and council of each cit3 ,
nnl counci
, , created governed by this act Ihnl have :
t : power to provIde. by ordinance or contrac S
contrct'
S J , ' with any competent party. for the suppl-
" 'lng and Curnlshlnl of water . , gas or electl'lc
) light or electrlo power ; fo the public ' o
S
' pUblc 'or
V private consumer wIthin luch city , an '
¶ 5 the ratesterms' , and conditions upon whtch :
the same may : and shall be uppiteI ant
V , may shal suppled undi
S furnlshe,1 during the period named In the
odtruince . 01 e m rct. I
V. .Terl were several ' objections to thiF. J. 'I ' . ,
I W rti claimed that while he dId not destre
: . to bo personal In his remarks , he felt It his
1 duty to say that he had heard Mr Poppleton r
V threaten to defeat the canal , even If he had
5' ' to knock out the canal provisions In the
,
1 charter.
, Mr. Poppleton denied any such statement
, and explained what he really had said
j ; . MrVer ( begged pardon and the inciden t
i. closed. City Engineer Hosewater made a
brief explanatory statement In which he sal 1
that the section was omitted because it sail
secton'as omltcd becausl I was
S not discussed after the material features ot
the charter were agreed upon That Is , thesl
: features that appertaIn to amend the other
V part suppesel to be Included In the orllnal
charter This work was left to a connnite e
commitee
S V of ( wo . composed of Mr. Connel and Mi . . ,
S Poppleton , , and he wes satIsFIed that that
provision never would have been heft out by
. the original committee If Its attention had
S been called to It. This II 1n Important prc I-
I T vision. Omaha already baa rates for water
! seven and one-I al tImes what It Is In Plilk I-
S delphia accordIng to meter rates. The waLe
: , company h discussing the advisability of
; 5 charging meter rates In Omaha I I thee is
: , do 8U , Omaha cannot be given any too muc !
- _ S Jlower In the matter Ofconirolng ( this great
corparatlon.
_ , Major Wheeler and others came to 11" ,
Poppleton's rescue and the senate coninoltte ,
S commlte
, 5ts will undoubtedly add th disputed clause to I :0 :
the section.
S secton.
Wih , reterence to tile ( right ( ot the city to
I' condemn ' right of way for tao proposed can :
to an'y point within thl lmits of Netraska ;
, Mr. Paterson suggestel that the Im [ ( b , z
9 made sixty milan. lie reared that the provIsion -
: vision as It stood would , create opposition to
the chartcr from western members of the
S legislature.
. When , the commIttee reached that.secton of
: S the charter gh'lng the city council power to
' . levy an ccculltun tax a large sized oppo-
, llon wa engendered by ranll Ransom
; V In explaining the sectIon Major Wheeler saId
. . that thl laws of Nebraska gave to every city
, In the stat except Omaha the right to collect
colect
sit occupation tax. The section was copied
iI t. trom the I.'remont charter , which hail . been
revle\'el , by the supreme court and pro-
flounced good la , .
Ransom saId that I was this provision ( list
the heavy taxpayers of Omnha whom lie
IS represented , were opposIng lie claimed ] that
.5 V I was not just anti rIght that the buslne
men who were already heavily taxed upon
th , valuation of their '
valuaton property should be
V , called upon to pay sn addItIonal license tax.
OCCUPATIONS AIMED AT.
Major Wheeler replied that It was not the
S Intenton of the revision committee to im-
: Ilose any a , ltonal burden upon the bnsl-
: ness len , but It did want the power to ta
tS auctonler omploment tgencles , commis-
; sion merchants , brokers , Insurance omcers
, . anti agents , surveyors , engineers , architects ,
house movers , runners , hawkers , p ) dlllrs ,
t telegraph , telephone or express Interests. lie
V V pointed to the fact that the city ot Fremont
111 passed un ordinance : II\ylng an OCCUPI-
: lion tax the '
ton upon the telegraph companies. 'fhls
ordinance hall bean Ilaasod upon hy the su-
V Ilrcme court : ali declared rood law
"VeIl. the HUpIme & may have deV -
V dared It good law , hut It didn't. decide that
; ' V . it wa wlte law by au- means , " replied Ransom -
10m , who added that the "helv ) ' tnxpaycrs , "
V whom he represented , would LPllear before
the commltue ( lext Monday afternoon.
This reference to a meeting next Monday
S \IU a le\ Idea to m/my / pt the Omaha peo.
pie present , who were unaware thaL any
scheme wal on foot to delay consideratIon
; S of the charter for n whole week longer , anti
W.lrtz registered n strenuous objection. all ,
S Thit' committee Passed to lie next sectIon. I
< slcton.
, ald Inside / , ot two minutes the elstnGuIshe,1 I
S representatives ( rout the metropolis were
t enraged In the hottest kind of a controversy
V
over the Ilrl\oslton tl exempt marltct
house bOuls from the lImIt ot bOlled In-
- debtedneu. The w110le Omlha delegation
. . ranged t.ellwl\1 . on one sIde of the propo-
VS' Iitop , anti 1 I.'ranle Hansonl took the other
V S 11:1 , slnsle.handed anti nlone
IS A M.\mm'r JOUSI WMi1'lm.
I , , : lr , .hlartlett Ilresenttl the 11ropolell
V' Imomlment on \ , hl\ of the Omaha CommercIal -
5- mercIal Iluh ,
Mr. 10PIleton asked If I was not a tact
S that the charter alrodr made nmple provl
S. loll for n market house 1' polnlel out the
nut put of section lG , which authorized
thl oily to lactic bondl for the purpose ot
building a market house anti sttl'll that thuS
prc'nenl hon ud Indebtedness of the
S 11fOSCIt < Ildebtetncss city wan
aO' ' . ( . The charIer Ihnle\1 thu total
indebtedness 10 t $2.250,00 This , he saul .
, S would nlve till opportuliy to blIJ ( tie mJ- :
t 1et house without In. "rller provision
S Jt City I lllne . ' r ROOw.1ter epl11ner that
, _ _ . _ . r , . " " , _ - _ _ _ _ _ S . " _
ath the last elecUon % the city voted paring
bonrl ! whIch.VwhIeio Issued1 . , 'ouh more thnn
absorb the $250,000. .
Mr. Bart el explained that whIle It was
true that the city might possibly have the
\ l ewer to bull ( the market house wlhol ' . t
further amendment. that there was no cer-
tc 1lnty t that under the present provIsion the
city weald get the building. lie and the
/entemen on the committee with him
anted . the market house bonds exempted
from the charter ( Imitation.
Governor Saunders mace 1 clear sLte-
m ont of the posItion ot the CommercIal club
The market house , he said was demanderl
hy all classes ot citzene ' I was needed by
the poorer classes anti by the laboring men
Hansom got UJ [ In reply and accused , every-
Idy ot trying to pull the wol over the eyes
bc f the committee. lie said that ht dId not
claim to represent the poor man or the Inbor-
Ing l nian. lie was here as the representatIve
of f the taxpayer , anti ] not of the rbbl .
Major Wheeler loosened the plaster on the
c oilIng by a few stentorian remarks. He
said that the peeple ot Omaha wanted n
niarket house , but he didn't ] want the kind
or a market house that was proposed last
year - wlh 'a public hal upstairs , Ho would
oppose the amendment ] unless It was dis-
th tncty stated that the market house should
he a one-story Inillihing.
ChaIrman Wlnspear saId that unless the
Commercial clulJA amendment was adopted
there would be no market house
Mr. Weler re\'lewel concisely the Irgu-
ments In Caver of the amendment.
Mr. Bartett In closing his side ot the dls-
clslol saul he felt that Mr. Hansom was
s peakIng worthily when he classed the labor-
In I , men ot Omaha as the rabble. lie sail
that the people ot Omaha Insisted on the
mrrltet house. lie was willing lint ( the charv
ter should limit the use of the building
strIcty to marltl tises.
This statement ImpelC1 Hansom to adopt
new tactics . He claimed that he anti the
Interest i he represented were as anxious to
have h I market house as anybody : bul with
the market house they wanlel a public hal
for I laboring man's niiihitoritirn lie ob-
jectCI J to any hiroPosltioil that would shut out
the construction ot a public hal
rnest ' Stuht stopped the proccsslon long
enough' to object to the market heuse because
people [ living three or four mies trom the
institution woulll have no opportunity of
avaing theniesl'es of Its 11valtages ,
I .1. T. Wertz said that I the whole matter
I was probed It [ would discover that the cppo-
'slton came from a few commission immen.
AGAINST THE PAVING COMi3INF.
. City flnglneer l Rosewater next called the
atentcn of thE commltlee to the provision
contaIned In sect'on 69 of the charter which
recltr that In all cases oC paving. repaving ,
macadamizing or cnstrucUng prmaiient
llewllk ! there shah he use,1 , such material
of the several hinds of material as the m-
jorly of the owners shall determine. In
opposing ( lila provlaicn Mr Rosewater made
a strong statement showing hew the ClY of
Omaha had been held up by paving combina-
tons In the pasl He said that IC the pro-
vision remalntd an proposed the cIty would \
be at the nmerc3of any two members ot the
bard ef Public Works who could by a deal
with paving contractors ,
designate
wih any pu-
tcnlar class of paving material and the
pUb1c would have no recoune For In-
statice he sal'I , It the property owners of any
given having distrIct should decide upon
asphalt fcr their district a majority ot the
Board of PublIc Works ' _
Publc could make the
.Ilans and speclfcat"ns c:1 for Trnlllnd :
asphalt and It the IlrO\\slon \ was not amended
( ha owners of Trln'dad asphalt would have
11 compltlon , In the same manner the
b,1rl could desgnate ! Lyens Eandstone or
Gal < sburg hrlck In such events the people
would hare to this S
buy partcular kind of
sandstone or brick He said that under this I
provision Omaha has for years been denIed
competton , He asked that the provisIon L
shculd be amended 0 as to provide that no t ,
surce or ewnershlp of any material to be
used shall b designated In any specfcaton !
bids. for public works to be done by competitive V
bids.No
No opposition was made from anyone
present and the amendment Is lkely to
bc favorably ccnsdered ! by the cmmIttee ,
ABOUT THE TAX COMMISSIONER
Ferdinand Strie made an emphatic protest t ,
against the provision for the appointment o r
or
the tax commIssioner. He wanted the othicia I
ofcial
elected by the people instead of appointed by'
the mayor and cIty counci ,
Major Wheeler said that this matter had :
been fully dlscusJed In Omaha and It wa 5.
generally conceded that only by spplntng' '
the tax commissioner could honCt result C
resuls
be obthine& Under the assessl eleced
by the people taxes were unjustly distributed
He knew ot interests that owned $120,000 i I
worth ef property that Were paying taxes on I
len than $4,000. i
! r. Rosewater stated , . a more fagrant
case of tax shirking and alluded tl tht water
works ompany that owned $9,000,00 warth
DL property , sent $600,000 In divIdends eas
eas
every year , and yet It paid taxes on but V
rOOO werth ot property
Before the committee brake up Its session
Judge Estele stated that a proposition would
be submitted providIng thiat the park fun
should bE expended by districts ,
The commlttee agreed that no final actir a '
acta'
should be taken until [ after next Monday , In 1
order that the clents ot Frank Ransom
might bl present. I'
luton Mr. : Bendorf presented the following reec t-
HeRolvco , I being the sense of the
nulders and Traders' } xchanse that the
building Inspector he retaIned an 111c-
pendent olhlcp . and not IIlaced under the
Board of Public Works , that In the Interest
of economy the unnecessary help be die I-
charged and the vlrlouu building depart -
hul !
meats be consolduted ,
Mr. elndort proposed that section 107 Cf5
the new charter be stricken out aitogothie r
and the law left lS itis at present.
.
Marie the rlrerence between Dr. ' ' S
and the other belting powders I does not ,
only immeasurably better work , . but does It
a t hal the COt. .
BLEEDING NOSE AND BAD EYE
AIr. 1'1"00 IelloIllltt&C8 : to Il l loll : -
dr"1 tutu 11lt"vll 3mcflomimeld.
First blood has been drawn In the Phco
family troubles , and It has been drawn from ii
the nose or George A. Place hlmseU. Yc 5-
terllay afternoon he rushed Into the pol co :
station with the ( gore streaming from his
nostrils and excitedly asked \ for the city
prosecutor. lie wanted a warrant Issued for
Limo arrest ot George McDonald , who , Il I
claimed , assanled him. " The prosecutor was'
out and Place Immediately slrte,1 out on
his trail. Three minutes later McDonald
came In with a welt over the eye and hegan
to tell his story to Judge Boric a .
lie was telng how Place had as-
united him whel the JUdge cut him 0 [
and told him to tel his troubles to the pros c-
eClltor and McDonald went on the hunt ft cDr '
him. The chanccs are that one or the other ,
or both , wIll have warrants Issued betore :
this morning .
The trouble occurred at McDonalel's house
eye
at 2eventelnth and Leavenworth streets. It
will bo remembered that Place and his wife
10
have hind , considerable trouble A divorce sui I
Is now pending In district court They have
two children , of wlom each wants the CU'I-
ted > ' , and the strlfu over them has caused
the utterance of a good many hot words , on e
paper amid othervIso ! time tIme being
the courts have given the children to ! .5.
Iluco , anti slit , Is now living wih them at
tIme house of McDonald. Place claims that
ho has authority to visit the chidren at cc c-
tiin Intervals , but McDonald disputes this :
claim. lie says that a stIpulatIon to that
effect las been elterell Into \y the lawyers
of the two parties , but he diet not agree to It
and he wi not have 111aco on his iremnls t5 .
Phaee lurcfell In seelmig the children se v-
eral ( lutes , but the last ( hue he came Me-
Donalll refused 10 let lm see them and told
him If hoe came there again there would bo
trouble ,
Yotiterday afternoon Place made a vie it.
McDonuld was Iroulll , and truu to his premIse -
Iso thore'US ( ( trouble. Both lIar tes I'ame
out of time encounter Lomewhat distigurm 'Ii .
According to Mciionmolti's story , Place struck
him In thn c'yu llri.t , and then ho return ed
lie ( blow wih several A on Placo's imose.
Calolnn 1411'e J " ( Ih , ' .
. \ n explosion of Gnsotnu ocel'red he Lilt
night nt the rCllencl' or O. Anderson ut
{ G2 hamIlton street TI1OV fro .1epartment
was called omit. but thin "to\'e from which
the Ilulolnu Illuht lIre was ( 'arch-mi out
of time house betters any . dnmuac was done
10 ( hut I lolly' . lrits.
W. r. ( rnbtrel was urroltel1 lalt iii 'Ght ' S
I ) llctr larlJ at Hlctcenth and Dave mn-
port whie tn'hl : to lslllU of a lath : if's
I .lreH . lie was sent to the station , wime : .
he vas booked tl lusptclou citmormoct or.
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BAURETT SCOTT 'CASE AGAIN
louse in t Deadloe ! on the Bill t R move
it from , - Holt County.
MINORIY HAS TIlE WhIP BAND S ) FAR
. -
IlnJorl1 CI" hL In the Trap of time Uulr8
ot Orlh'r-l1rrr 1.1'1111 the FIgimt
. /llnAL the Wnt..on
Meiseitro.
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LINCOLN , Feb. 25.-Speclal.--There ( [ ) was
a deal ot trouble on the hands ot the house
during the greater part of the afternoon ses-
elan. I a11 grew out ot Senator Watson's
b ill , senate mo 4o. 29 , which provides that
the alleged murderers of Darrett Scott be
elton from 10lt and tried In another count ) . .
When the measure clune up on the cal for
b ills on third reading , Barry , 10rst and
Hhodes made a fIght on I , They were supported -
ported by twentt-tour votes against flity-two ,
and then the fur flew. Irlbusterng ( [ began
and there were two coils ot the hous within
ten minutes of each other. Time bill had
' never been debated In committee of the whole ,
'but had ben taken out of the regular order
orderin
ou Harrison's motion four days ago anti ad-
vance,1 to the general file. Not a word WR
then said In its favor : not a sentence was tobe
Ilay tittered ] In lie defense as agaInst the sharp
attacks at Hhedes , Hownrd , Barry and lioret.
The bulky majority silently anti sullenly
voted steadily for the Interests ot thv bill , but
without argument. The minority of twenty-
four buzzed ali fluttered through all shapes
ot parliamentary phantasmagorl , and finally
rorced nothing an adjournment , having accomplished
Under Roberts' rule no motion can be entertained -
tertained during 1 cal of the house except
that at ae\ourment. I Is thought In same
quarters that trouble over senate me ( No 259
has hut just commence .
Under the IJroceedlngs of time cal ot the
hous9 h extreme disorder prevaied , Groups of
members sang war songs ali hooted. One of
hem t Inquired It he could smoke Cooley at
Cass gave an excellent imitation of a steam
calliope with his , mouth : A computaton of
the tme and money to bl lost to the state In
the forcing at this measure through will make
an interesting exblblt.
CHANGING THE BANKING LAW.
The ccustutonaly of house roil Nu. -s :
Is being dlsculed by members quite earu
ncstly. ThIs Is a bill I introduced by Mumngt-r '
by request. I provides In the first and only
section that the stockholders In any state
hank organized under the rnlslols ot the
statutes of Nebraska shall be ilecmned and
considered as partners , and liable as such
for all debts of such banll Thl nicasure
was recommended for indefinite postpolem.mt :
by the committee , but the committee ot the
whole debated It , and finally ordered It t the
general me Partes arguing In favor of Its
unconstitutionality pint to section 4 , article
Xli , Miscellaneous Corporations of the const-
ttmtiomm . which provides as follows :
In all cases of claims against corporations
and joInt stock associatons , the exact
amount justly due shall first be nseertailed.
anti , after the corporate property shall have
been exhnustei , the original subscribers
thereof shall be Il lvlduaI ) ' liable to the
extent of theIr unpaid sUhecriptIOl ) . and the
liability for the unpaid subscription shall I
follow the stoclc.
olow stoce
ThIs section Is supplemented by a note :
Llahlty of stockholders , limited to n cornV
plance with the laws governing such cor- ,
portons , Smith agaInst Steele 8. 18.
Those who claim [ that the bill Is constltU - ,
bi consttu-
court tional point to this ruling of the supreme , , ,
Kaup's bill , house roll No. 514 , which ham V
ben printed , places aU the express busines u :
of the state In the hands of the State Board i
of TConsportation. It make it [ "tho board'm IS
duty to SOl that all charges ' made . by. the' ,
several express companies shal not.'exced ' i :
70 per cent ofthclrate'tn" erectol January 1,1 t
1895 The penalty for violation rf thIs proI
vision by any manager. superlntendenL or ,
employe of any corporation Is a fine or , not !
hess than $100 , and commitment until tin tm
fine Is paid , :
Dempsey of the Fifty-third district Is tin 5. ,
author of a wife-beatng bill. Its , one seton '
ton Is short and decisive and provide tat !
whiG shall wilfully or Inhumanly ,
any person shal wnuly 01 : r.
beat strike or kick his wife shaH be deemed
guilty of a felony , and upon con lcton'
thereof shell be Imprisoned' In the peniten-
tary not more than five years nor Jess than
.
one
Harte's drug license bill , house roll No ,
49 provides that every dealer In drug and , ,
medicines shall pay a license fee of not lea : 5 '
than $ SO per ' annum . and that .ahi applies - I
tons to sell drugs and medicines must be I
made to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners -
missioners , In conformity with the law regu -
reg-
hating the license and ale ot , malt , spirituous
and vlnuous lquors , for medicinal , mechanIcal -
teal and sacramental purposes .
LOCATING RAILWAY OFFICES.
A bill has been framed In [ Lincoln ant Iri ,
will bob up serenely In the house within :
a day or two which provides that ever : yI
railroad company In the state of Nebraska L ,
except those that do ' not enter the capiol il ,
city , shall maintain [ general emcee ' In the :
city of Lincoln. This specmel [ of anti : -
railway legislation Is drafted , I Is boldly :
claimed. for lee purpose of pulling the Bur "
Ington offices out of Omaha" It Is eat ml
that the measure would also force the Missouri I-
noun Pacific , the Elthor and the Roc k.e .
Island to open general offices for the state ,
In Lincoln. The Union Pacific sa\s ( ( eel I
from the provisions of this drastic meaure
only because It happens to be In the hands
o'f the federal court. As I booster for this
bIll It Is claimed that some years ago Kansas I-
see enacted I similar law and compeled
roads In that state to remove their genera ml
offices to Topeka. .
Governor 10icomb today transmitted to
the house a message incorporating the report t-
port of Delegate L1mbor of the house to
the Russian hustle convention at St. I'aul I.
Minn. In the message he expressed the
wish that t'ne legislature would carefuly ,
weigh the suggestions of Hepresentatve
Iamborn , and do all that could be done In i
the way of exterminatng the lbSt.
The ppulsts In the house are still In the
posiUori to give time majority a good screen
on time general spproprlaton bill. Some of
them say that ( this majority Is responsIble
for the introductIon and passage of these
hills. But two days remain when they can
be Introduced wihout intervention of the
governor. The house Is now In a deadlock
over senate file No. 259. by Watson , prm a-
viding tar trial of the alleged murderers of
Barrett Scott outside ot Holt county I Is
thought that the minority can keep It In this
condItion till they Ire In a posItion to dim S.- , '
tate terms. The terms which they say
they Ire willIng to offer Is recommitment saa m
time bill to Limo committee of the whole for
debate Besides , there are quite a number
at the majority who have bills In which they
are personally Interested , and which they
want to Introduce. They object strongly to I i
being held up , to ac ommodate senate me 25 0 .
'
ROUTINE OF Tim DAY
Folowing the 01 HekeUs tle.1 . a reqllest ,
of the Commercial club of Lincoln for the
use of epresentaUve hail on the evening of
March I , In order that the club might tender
the members a reception. Time request was
gran ted.
Walt seIned unanlmouB consent to Introduce -
duce a resolution that authors pt house rols
bs notified when senate committees are
consllerl.1g suCh measures. The resoluton !
was adopted
Sanato me No 259 , the bill to take the ai-
legel inurmierers of flarrett Scott out of 101
county for trial , was jumped Ilto time ring
on the cal for bills on third reading.
Barry sent up a motion In writing that
the bill be resuhmted [ , for the purpose of
strikIng out thin enacting clause , lie made
a strong speech In favor of his motion.
10nt dwelt at considerable length on the
alleged unconstitutionality ot tbe bill . and
rull a nnmbfr 'f opinions arid ( 'things In
" .C.nsl ot his position.
Suter read the history or the trial of the
Olve gang In JS80 , la which the supreme
court iced hold In direct oppositIon to the :
provisions of senate file No. 259 ,
howard Isled time following question , re-
ductl to writing , of the house :
I hail ben boldly stated to mo that this
hi Is dIrectly I nhne at thu murderers of
Barrel 81'Ot and < order that this house
ia ) ' vote imute'liigemmtly upon thll measure
J respectfuhl muck that the lemu-nimit
rlspeetful ) Klk 1tllrnlll const :
tutol11 la\U'tr whose haul prepared the
bill be requested to give this house suh
IntorluUou , as wet lS lead the mnembe (
to light UpOI the following proposition Ts :
Wuud [ It bo psslbhl under the urovilonz
_ _
- - V , o
of this bill tm1thlUorne ) ' general to
brln the > county mUretrrer of
Georg Sml % URlr9 [ ' In SurllY Wnshlng-
ton or Burt county
toBa The yeas and nays were demanded on
Ba rry's 10ta iirecommlt , and before the
hlrecomml
vote was nnrbur rl Barry demandc u cal
of the hou ! ! lie then movll that It bl
rai sed. which was carried , and amended his
own motion ta"tmnJt for the purpose of
striking out tbe'pemcmcting claue. This motion
thD sJcaker . . "Ioctng l enterlsln anti the
clek procedr , . to \ verity the role cal on the
moton , which f1d larell lost by 62 to 24.
Dury then moved that the bill b rocomCo
mltell for the purpose ot consideration ] II th
commitee ot othi- whole , but the speaker
again rule him.
Barry then lQSfd : a recomnmitmemmt or time
bi l for the pi \Qhd or amendment. Miles , In
an excIted nut'n moved he previous quean -
ton , and Barry Mid :
"Al right , old boys , go aheld . "
Mie ! ' motion prevailed and , time debate
clol1. The vote recurred on Barry's motion.
10 called for the YNS and nays Hhod
secondCl the motion , hut the speaker Ignored
It , put the ( questIon and declared Darry's 00
lon lost I"llhusterlng continued and In-
other cal ot the house Wa detnatmded . Nearly
a don members were tound to be absent.
Barry made aim error at this jtmncture Inll
movel1 that the absentees he sent tor. A
rull b ot thl house Is that following a cal ot
the house thIs shall be done. But Munger , In
the epeaker'i chair , now ruled that the melon -
lon was In order put It. anti , It was lot , thus
placing time minority at the mercy ot the
majority , determined to pass the measure.
Ace motion was thell made that further promis
cedln uiHII the cal bo dispensed with ,
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but five objlted , higgins , hodes , Horst ,
Darry and Rothhoutner. The sergeant.at-
arms was dlrltCI to produce the absentees
before the bar of the hommse.
A motion was made to adjourn. Rhodes
alourn.
ob jected. lie Bali that no motion would lie
under proceedings of cal ot the hose except -
cept n motion to raise It. The speaker looked
up a rule In Itoberts' Rules of Order , unter
whIch the houo Is doing business , to the
eff ect that no m ton would lie except I mo-
ton to culjocirmi . '
The house adjourneJ , and when I meets to
morrow morning It will be under cal of the ,
honse h , and , time same disorderly scenes arc
lkely to be re-enacted.
SI NATOf U\LI ON 01. SrlmTI0N. ( .
New lOut 10 Iollllto time . \ < mlnlstllton
of time Once 1M Ufruremi.
LINCOLN , Feb. . 25.-Special.---Seimaor ( )
Dale this forenoon ofer ! a bill in [ the senate
having for its object the correction of many
a buses that have grown IIJ under the pro-
visIons at lw present law governing the In-
spectons of oils. Time present law Is lame In
that It gives the chief oil Inspector authority
to hold off his final settlement with the state
unt the month of January each year. It Is
I
this provision that enabled Hlou to euchre
the state out of over 5000. Dal 's bill proposes -
poses no radical , departure from the present
lal except that It provides for monthly set-
tements Insted Of annual. The bill provides
a3 follows :
The Itate inspector ot oils shah receive
an annual salary of $2000 , Payable from thin
210 Tnynble
tees of his ol ' e , iie sitaR also be al- [
lowed s I further sum as ho may actually
nnel nel nrl"expenr. whuther for traveln
Ing i expum ties Incurred In the discharge of
CXII
his duties , or for the proper lwosccmmuon of
any case oC oIense arising under the pro-
vision ! or thls-ct. Each deputy Inspector
s hah bo enttIdi to n saimory , pa'able
monthly , ot not to exceed I00 per month ,
herein payable from the1 : I fees ach of deputy saul office Inspector , aim
s hall be entitled t6 and allowed , all actual
and necessarya expenses for rxiiit'oael , stage
anl steamboll , II res. together with hotel
b ills not excellllni $2 per day , incurred In
the dlschal'ge : oflhls'dutes as such deputy
Inspector I , amtm , . fpr such other Bums at
m onet as b ) ' te' authority of the state
Inspector I he mlV expend In the prosecu .
t ioimmt for orrepseis arising under
the
orepseR arising provIsions -
vIsions of thiq 1 act . '
Alt salaries anI / expenses provided for In
this act shan lue' paid by time state Inspector -
specter out of them
money received for the I
Inspecton of 'pls as provided herein ; '
.
Provided , iTIt , In case the amount of
"
money rece1vSd ror such Inspections tic'
cording t' tlmt p'ovisions of Inspectons shall
not bo ! ufcl prvisions ' the salaries Ihal L
expnse ot thl ratate Inspector and his I
deputes , as utoviUeU herein , the amount :
! Q\'jted
of such delclel ( 1Ilhal be dethmeted from
aid saiarlds'prO'yuta'to each ; netel
'Provll , furter , That In case the
amount of money reCeived for the tnspec-
ton of oils according to the provIsions of
this act shall be In
excess of the
shal sum re-
' eces
'qulred to PIY- the .salarles and expenses
ot the state
Inspector and his deputies mu
ant deputes
proviled hereinbefore the amount of a I '
exccss shal bo pard Into the state treaa-
ury for the beneft of the general fund
The state inspector shall render to tin I
a uditor of public miccountim a detailed ' -
audior publc account re-
1
detaied'
prl and account fully Itemized , of all the
receIpts and disbursements of his otlice ,
showing time balances If any , olce 0 i
han , on or before the 10th day or '
1th
each month , for ' the last calendar month
" .
and he shall also Incorporate copies of
auch reports and accounts In his annual
repot to the governor. ,
GRIND OF THE SENATE.
I was 10:30 a. m. before the senate wam 3
WR
rapped te order this ' ! orlng Ind not unt I
after 1 o'clock did the secretary , cmplete
the readIng of the journal.
McKesson askod"unanlous " [ consent , which
was granted , that senate file No. 129 be engrossed -
grossed and advanced t third reading.
On reports from' standing cmmites , senate -
ate file No. 25Z by Gray , relating to publc
highways , wu .rdere to general file , and
senate file No. 130 , . by Hahn , a memorial I
and joint resolution endorsing the bill now
pending In congress ' providing for ceding to
the state of Nebraska all government lands
within thl brders or the staie the tIte
to which still remains In the United States I ,
was ordered to a third reading.
Under the call of the special order , McKesson -
Kesson moved ' 'that 'In view of the fact that
a special Inv&st ating. [ committee had reported -
ported that the' : servlce of all the present
employee of ( tie senate were necessary , the
auditor of public accounts be Instructed by
the senate to draw warrants for their pay In
sent. full. The motion was adopted wihout die
Watson moved that acton on bouse 101
No. 4. providing for a pension for Injured
firemen , be reconsidered. The bill had been
Indefniely . postpoled , and his motion was
adoptO. S
Hahn gave notice that the committee o a
01
munIcipal affairs wouhl meet at 2 o'clock aa
consider the Omahu charter , and time senate
tock a rece'fs until that hour.
This afternoon In the senate Watson , from
the committee on military affaIrs , reported
back Smith's memorial to congress asking
for the recession of Fort Omaha to the state
of Nebraska The origInal memorial tavorf
the use at time site ot Fort Omaha for a state
mitary academy. The commlteo on mi-
tary affaIrs 'reconmmended the substitutIon ot
the words "cncampment ot the Nebraska N : n'
tonal Guards" Instead of "stato mitary
school" anti recommend its passage
The senate then went Into committee of the
whole le.Hahn's for the consIderation of bills on generll
Hahn's bill , . tlorlzlng cites of the firm mt
clss with les. ' than 25,000 Inhabitants to I
Issue bonds not' to r xceed In amount $50.0 { 10
tor the purposto rnstructng electric Igbt
plants , was rec4tmmnnded for passage. .
Pope' pure flpq , l provoke something of
1 discussion , Iirovbdes , for a pure food , com ,
mission , \ $ conl\t ! f , thQ governor , leutenanl
governor and IW erlnteldent of public In--
atructon , with power to appoint a secretary : ,
The bill was opp l by Tert and Grabam ,
but was recomnm9ned for passage.
After Ihtenlri a' ' 1 specIal menage from
Governor Iiolc6tn / t slbmllng the report of
Senator Btearln ' Representative Lamborn ,
who attended I cort'trenmce , at i3t. Paul to discus -
cuss measures lat e eradication ot the Russian -
stan thiste , thulenate 1" , adjourned.
IUWEL'il utJrIituItitEu es.ti'o ii . ,
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SllltO 10ui0 ( imo'ino'of n foclnl An.lr ot
Coull1riU " ! 'rollrUoll.
1.1CO. , ' I ' i\ : 25.Spelal ( Telegram. ) -
Senator aid ' IMr , . Wrlgh tendered a r e-
clpton to' the members of the senate and
their ladles at- the state house thla evenin K.
The reception was , held In [ the senate chine no-
ben , the flrlurl being removed for the
occasIon. The large V rom was completely
transformed by tIme ecoraton of iUlmmm and
cut flowers. The reception commenced at
8:30 : , and at 10 Q'clock muslo was furnisimi [ eel
for dancing The affair wla something of an m
Innovat / / , as social ent rtalnment of .so
elaborate 'I character ] have been rare featurel
of legillaive mmeaionms lt time t capitol. Senator -
, ator amid Mrs. VrIghit have established a precedent -
cedent for social entertainments at this se 5-
slon whIch Is likely to bs followed
i lkely folowed Zr e-
quenmtiy.
Friday evening the Lincoln Commercial :
club will tender a reception to time legislature -
ture , both time senate chamber and reimremmee it-
alve hal having been secured for the pu itr : -
po.e.
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HOLUB IN TIE "BLACK I1ANUSpl
Famous Explorer Speaks About African
Tubes a Ho las Seen Tom ,
LECTURE ILLUSTRATE BY DRAWINGScla
Conditon of 'VOIn neUe red by time
( : hrl tRI i'iow-iIotentote Too Cowardly
anti Lazy tu inmrvivo-lndio'Ittmiml
luul Tribal Chlrlctorlstc"
Dr. 10lub , the African tplorer , lectured
at the Young Men's Christian Isoc'aton
audiorium lat evenIng lie \\0 Introduced
b ) Edward , Iosewater , who said that In past
years geciraphers and ] men of science had
SQught In vain to penetrale the heart ot
Africa , but tint In recent years portions of
the dark continent hall even beemu grldlronel
wih railways and other evIdences or pro-
ress which resulted from the courageous
exploratons of white men. lie was pleased
tD say that one ot these leaders , whose name
was now famous the world over , was an
Omaha man , henry M. Stanley . Another
man whose achievements ranked with those
of Stanley was Dr. Holub , whose exhibit d
African products , weapons anti trophies first
atracted his attention In VIenna.
Dr. Ilolmib was applautel1 as he stepped
to the front. With n gaceful bOlv hc ac-
kn owhedged / the ( - ovation and at encl commenced -
menced his lecture on "The heart 0/ /
Africa. " Near the speaker was . a black-
board , upon wblch was quickly sketched a
map of the "black lands , " showing the
Vdo ctor's line or exploration frcm CalJetown
'to the Zambezi river , In < lcalnl the tribal
colonies of tide Vlafrs , 1a Huts , Tlepuls ,
1a Shhulumbo Vungono , Dechuanos , Rottenil
: tots , Zulus , Ma-Atables and a few way sta-
tions with "vestibuled" tte In African
vernacular.
The lecturer recited several Instances ( when
he von time friendship of the natves by
curIng them ot their amlctons , an advantage
whIch his profession enabled him to SICC SS-
Culr secure.
PLOW lAS HELPED WmIAN. .
In discussing the peculiar Idea at woman-
hood entertained br the masculine gentler
masculne gnder
of some tribes lie said that many of the
Africans were cnly too glad to dispose of their
daughtlrs for their equivalent In oxen or
ca ttie. The women would not be considered
b eautiful . judged from our standard but
the ) ' are much better looking than some eC
the other tribes , and would be less repuls'vc
If It were not for a kind ot u snuff spoon which
they use I broadens and flattens time nose and
dlsngures the face. Within recent years
woman's condition has ben somewhal Improved -
proved In one or two ot the tribes. ThIs
has been brought about by the Introductcn
of plowa by the m'ssonarles. ' ! 'omen are
not allowed to use them , because they are
not permitted to touch a domestic animal ,
and consequently the cullvatcn of the land
Ievolves upon the men Women , there-
tore , now have less or the field labor than
tormerly.
Referring to other tribal characteristics ,
D r. Holub said that the Dasuta and Beche
ana make viaGes They reside along the
Shoshon river , having villages In the valley.
In time center of each village L the cattle
pen 01 kutla. Around the kuta are the
klng's palaces , and In the outer circles are
arcS
the houses of time chiefs ot the tribes . whosl
habitatons h are arranged In the same order :
wIth the pens In the center , but on a smaller
s cale. The kuta are used In the day time
a s a forum where time icing and him chiefs de-
'termlne t nil matters pertaining to the nation. S
naton.
In order to summon the chiefs to delbera-
ton the jllg orders his servants early In
the morning of the Intended day to throw
branches of the mimosa tree Into the kuta : ,
of the chiefs.
, Among , the Zulus each regiment has a
town t of It I own. The cattle pen is [ placed I
on the crest of a hill around which are i
place the barracks of the soldiers In one or
more circles
The Ma Rule tribe live In South Central t
'Atrlca and among al the Ba-N'Thu natons
are the cleverest and mot Industrlons. Here
women enjoy a better position than among
other tribes. Time Ma-Rutso does not el i
bls h daughter to another man unless she Is
willing , and women have even been known
t o reach the dignity ot sovereignty and I
'rule over tle people In place or kings , Even
where they are compelled to work they are
slowed slaves from women or the other
tribes.
ThEIR UNSEEN GOD.
The Ma-Rutse are the only natives who
believe I an al-pwerl , unseel God .
Thi spreme being whose name they hold
to t sacred to even pronounce Is known to
tbem as N'ambe They say he lives In the
blue sky ( Mo Chorlmo ) ad they respect
and fear him. In times of disaster , when
d anger threatens them and they feel cuse
for alarm , they congregate upon the grave a
of some' br their great chiefs and Implore
them to intercede for them. They beleve
thai their treat chiefs' aprls ! go to dwel 1a 1
with the wonderful god , and they look to
these spirits for help and protection. Thee
graves they often adorn with Ivory , ee-
pliant tusks , anti other things which seem
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to their fancy ornamental
This tribe has a peculiar civilization of Is :
own , differing In many respects from any :
otber but In nona mare than In their
weapons ot attack and detense. Most Svage
people are content with one or two dlrerent
kinds ct arms , but the Ma-Hutse have twelve
-ne for fighting with men at a distance ,
another for close range , a third for elephant
huntng l , a barbed spear to kill one animal ,
another for some different kind. One of the
most Ingenious ot their tools Is a hoolt
fastened by several strings to a bunch of
reeds.
This /1 / saId to be one of the most unique
as well aD the mast effective way to catch
and kill crocodiles that has ever been Invent -
vent ! . I Is the king of these people
that wo see seated upon a mat ot palms
partaking of the evening meal with the
head men of the kIngdom . King Seppo
who la here represented , Is now dead , as the
result of Interfering with the domestic arrangements -
rangements of one of his euhjects. The :
picture , however , ehows .hL' residence In
Sheske , which consIsts of the klng's own
yard surrounded by several smaller yard 5 ,
time huts In the other yards being Inhabltel
by two of the queens In the klng's own
yard there are three rude huts , the one In I
the center Is the reception hal , the one on
the left tIme sleeping place , while timq one on
the right might be considered a curio stOrm
rcomn . Here are kept the varIous and sundry r
things which have been presented to tbe
king by Europeans , Including ever
thing. from pillow cases and starched shirts
to bits of brass and Iron. No effort Is made
"
to keel ) this room , clean or preserve the
contents from the invasion [ of rats and
mice. '
mice.Whmen
When the king of this trIbe sets hImsel
at time dining table with hll head men the I
later are obliged to taste the food before t'L
is laseed to time king , to assure hits mnnjesl '
timat no faithless subject line designs upon ii ;
life. Afterward , tine food was passed to (1 me
guests anti to ( lie wivea of time king , ar id
all time others assembled , This course is
usually followed by a beverage knowmm i 18
honey beer. The ceremony is extrenme iy
sImple , the cimlef care of the king being to
see timat lma is not. poisoned.
I1OTENTOTS WILL NOT LAST.
Dr. liolub stated that the liotentos , ti e
first inhabitants of south Africa , are Zn at
dying out , They mire cowardly and lazy an id
are being driven to time sand tracts of ti a
soutimwest coast by time Ba-N'Timu race , whim ' ii
comes fronm central Africa across time Zani mm-
heal , Of this race there are some twen y
different nations or tribes ,
lie said time liotentots are very unclea ml
and have lost sIght of almost all of their o id
customs. Time former native industry am mci
superstitIons have passed away , and Inetem nd
those of the Engllsin and Dutch lmave bet n
counterfeited.
A certain secret society existing amnici b
them is time only relic of thmeir father , I. .
They are very reticent In regard to tim ii
organizatiOo. A member can be told I : Jy
three marks branded on liii breast. Oi lie
belonging to timi strange fraternity Is mmiw : ye
cared for In sickness amid distress , anti wimi
on a tour lmi brother members are cw a-
Pehled to feed and lodge him.
peaidu of Limo psriils of time dark co a-
mof ( m ont , the lecturer cclii that In time vIcInity
of time 7.ambezl cthmntry lions are fierce nd
pl entiful , Night after night they attack
tin t vuhiages and devour the inimabitnmnts. In
ne arly all the villages the ligh ! platform Is
bu ilt as a lihace of refuge , antI wimeni the
wi ld lmeasts mnako timeir attacks the nttvs
ru sh to this citadel anti from thIs elevation
ar e able to hurl tlmeir spears tipon time ilon
be low with telling eftect ,
Dr. Habib , comuiog . into timia village one
cla y , found the naives % lmmmtlmiieil together lii
thw is way , expecting the lIons , The platform
w as perhaps timirty eet hmigim , ten feet wide ,
an d twelve feet long. It held three men , tour
w Cimieni and several children , A lioness Imad
be en killed a few days previous , anti lien
sk ull they willingly exchanged for an empty
caE rtridge box , which they utliizetl for snuff.
caUo ach village is partially protected by high
Uo iee , which form a kind of palisade , but in
smm chm sanihy soil they do not offer mmmcii re-
sia miance to time attacks of licnms anti other
wi ld beasts. The limits as pictured are boil-
sin apeil and covered with dried grasses.
On lml secommil exploration time doctor was
ac comniimmniCl by hits wife , who nilephayed no-
mu arkabie cotmrag aumni devotion , and fully
ca nmuemi time dietimmction of being onme of the few
wof lnite wunmiemi wimo ever set foot oij time soil
of perilous 'mfnica.
Speaking of the loyalty of African natives ,
D r. llohmib says that they are time truest of
111 011 cimen once one viiis theIr fnlemidshiip.
TW hey mire faithful ammml will die 1mm defense at a
W hite muon whoni they love ,
Time professIonal guides amid "courters" iii
A frica nmro generally inclined to rob travelers ,
a nti will seldom leave tIme bommnilary himmes of
tlto moir tribal rovlncee , It. is ( lien necessary
to hire hew couriers amid have a relay of
gi mkhee , Dr. liolubs faithinni gmmards on utmost
at hits travels were mcmi whose friemimisimip ho
c ultivated when lie first started out ott his
e xpedition.
TOO HOT FOR CROWNS.
It is too hot to wear burdensome crowns
in Africa , so time kings or chiefs abbreviate
n eedless heath ornaments as well as garbe.
D r. lialimb reviewed some of his experiences
w ith monarchs of the various tribes. Time
k ingly nnmazemnent upon first sight of a white
fa ce was laughingly ioecrlbeni. Time doctor
il lustrated some of time fnsimione or hairtiress-
in i in Africa with chalk sketcimes on time
b lackboard , V
Cattle stealing on time dark contiument is a
cl eatin imonaity' , anti time speaker described time
mm stmai trial anti execution whilcin attended stmcim
e vents.
African woaisaims , while crude , are effective.
a miti ( lie dexterity 'with wlmlch tine natives hiatt.
ad
d Ie six foot spears antI kill nmenm at a tiistammce
o f sixty paces was cited as proof that time
b lack men of tIme uncivilized hand are nnatters
in a tleath-tleahing specialty.
Time grass In Africa is seven feet high antI
ti me paths are only two feet wide. It is often
v ery dark 1mm niost places , and it requires coin.
s tant vigilummice , witin a steady imimnd on time
t rigger of a good gimmi , to coniplete a journey
i n safety auth not allow a iron or a maurdermm
o us native to get time drop on a travcior.
The great obstacle to expl'orers in Africa
a re time jeaiommsiee between the various tribes
a nmi Limo suspicion with wimicin they regard
w hite men. Anmong time exciting experiences
o f time explorer was a narrow escape from
d eath 'hmen be and lnls wife , with a faithful
b odyguard , faced over 100 natives , who tried
t o spear tlmemn. Time treachery of a chief vlmC I
( neil to poison tlneni was anotimer recollection
a t past prils , Several unsuccessful efforts S
t o htmre timoni to marshes and assassinate them
w ere also reviewed.
Time speaker gave his ammtlitors a few choice i
s elections of Zulu nomenclature , and , in con- S
e lusion. eximaustivoly renewed tIme niannenisnu
a id life of time natives and the resources of V
t ime commntr3t which lie explored wlii such re-
m arkable endurance and undaunted courage.
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Remember that Dr. Price's Creamn flakinp ' S
P owder gives better results witim one spoon. .
( oh than any other powder does witln two.
REJECTED PIREflIEN KICK.
C omplaint .gnInatIr. Eavihic-Men Be V
cimorod itound by OUter Physiclaiis.
The Board of Fire and Police Commis. .
a toners held a regular session last night.
A communication wna received from Pd , 3 .
Hannons , fireman , inclosing dertificat'e.of . the i
p erfect physical soundness of the writem .
f rom Dr. Lee ; also one from Ames Mc. .
Williams , another fireman , Inclosing , a ccc .
t iflcate by tine same physician. Hannori vat m
a ppointed substitute upon the death at r
Driver Kling in January. McWilliams wat
0 00 of three appointed about February 1 , sub'n
j ect to an examination by Dr. Savihie Boti n
were declared , after this examination , to be i
unsound , and wore dropped from the depart' .
ment. They have been examined by Dr. Er
Lee , whoa pronounces thieni perfectil r
s ound. The matter of the reinstatement a : I
t hose mn was referred to the committee or I
men and discipline.
A protest was road , whtch was signed b3 r
twenty-eight property owners , against ( hi a
application of Henry Rohiff for permIssion te a
transfer his saloon front 2301. Leavenwortl 0
street , in the Second ward , to 2423 Leaven. .
worth , which is In time Seventh ward. Sb C
of the property owners appeared and testifle I
to time damage ( hint tine transfer would caust S
to property in time neighborhood of the pro. .
posed saloon. A counter petition , signed b3 P
thirty owners of lots in the Seventh ward ,
and several witnesses vouched for time char .
acter of Mr. Roinlft and his business methods .
Time transfer was granted.
An aphication was received from A. Haze '
mounted policeman. for ten days' leave o I
absence , with tue privilege of five days ad -
dittonal , on account of Ill hmealtim. Granted ,
Michael Cavanaugli , driver of hmook an (
ladder No , 3 , was granted ten days' leave a r
absence for time same cause.
A. short exOcutive session was held am I
was given CntlIoly to time discussion a f
fIre deparrnentmnatters witinChief Redehi ,
Mlssitmnnry to Africa.
Mr. William haven , well knowim in timi : K
city , Is now In Africa , Wtmen heaving lit a
hind imo Plea that ho would conclude ti a
stay in Africa anti devote iminiselt to mis -
siomiary vOrk among time immitivesi. lie cc -
cently advised Rev. Charles \Vt h3avitlg ii
that ho would remain abroad , and tb I
l'eoplo's church of timis city will cinder
take to euplort ) Mr. llayon in his new felt ii
or labor.
'rue edifice of time I'eoplo's churcim is no t
large enough to accommodate time leopl
mviio desire to attemid serviem's there. l'nr
5011 .Savltlge mmiay soon consider titans for a
larger hmoummo of worsimip.
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J'iI SO.VilL I'ihIC1G1t.h1'IiS.
S. 11. Lowry , Neola , Ia , , Is at time Arcade ,
Ed A. Frey of Niobrara is a Merchant S
guest.
Wihhianmi SmnIin of Fairbt.mry it at time Mer , -
clients ,
L. W. Russell , Olenwood , Ta , , is at tim 0
Dehione ,
W. B , Manley at Ord is registered at tim e
Dellone.
N. 13. Iimnrding of Nebraska City is at. tin .0 .
Paxtonm ,
, C , Irvine , Rosa , Wyo , , is registered a
the I'axton.
ltobert fi. Meiior , wife and child ofVayn 0
mire Millard guests ,
- , Ii. Thompeonm of Grand island is a
guest at tine Paxton ,
, Limmlns and 11. Ii. Mcfntire of Coza ci
'ero in time city last evonmirmg.
A. A. 1CendaIl of St. Paul , Neb , , toole eui
per at time Merchants last evening. : ;
Fred Piesener , Saginaw. Micim. , a knight m
time grip for drugs , is at time Darker.
J. 'V. D. Oschmer anti ' 1' , F , McCarthy am 0
conitnercial memm registered nit time hlarke r
from New York ,
C. V. Reed , proprietor of the Dehione , tt ) t
out of his roommi yesterday for the first thin me
in a oeic , hayIng been contimmed with (1 ml ?
At the )1ercer : fi. Ii. Coiliurn , Cimicag r
" liowden , Wiener ; Timoo Starke , l'eorl ;
E. Wozke , St. Louis ; F. Ii. Rimsxei
Jeadwood ; fi. L. Bristol , Chmeyeimtme ; P.1. 110 : :
ton , , ChIcago : George Ii. Foyio , Chicago ; I I.
StTahi , Chicago : M. I. BIock ) ' , Crestol
in. ; A. If. Cohn , Shelby , Is , ; ' 1' . 1' , IJemnen
Lincoln ; J , 1' , Fletcimem' , Ciem'eIanml , 0 , ; J.
\Vhieoum and wIfe , Colorado ,
Nobrastamins at tine Utiteli ,
At time MlllarnlOV , hatoui , , F. \ V. .
I'ttimnwyVond River ; A. 1'iezimimig ' , L , ' V. .
Mull. , emneva ,
At time Ia'ict'i'-Augtmst Dommarm , Wlmmno
F. l. McJiniml5. Ilumitinmns ; W , W. Cul
i.lmncoiii' Mr. moimil iilrs. c , tilniehmis. Frernoim t
i , ' . , lerris , Llmicoimi ; Thomas Cuienmmni
M.V. . liniscoc , tprIngIleid ; Vhihiam I.ioy :
North Piutte.
At time Armmada-C. A. Mills , W. S. flovarn a
fltrice ; .hi. It , Canimuimter J , 'F. Coo
F'ontanehle S. J. Tronmpemm , iliclumnaiml J , I
lilcickisurim , Arlington ; % V , II. amid % V.
Engilsim Chrunni Isiatmmi ; A. J , holster , Yori
0. ( I , Gate ; Cruig ; t , J , thmrry , Wootibin
B ADE ALL hAIL TIlE COUNT
R ecoption Last Evening to Jol.ii A , Crdfgh-
ton in Ijig : Mew Digiilty , '
O FFICIAL LETTER OF TIlE POrE READ
A miihrei by 1're'i.lent i'mtltl of tii timmiver.
city Eii.iou'ci imy Creighmtoim ileniefisetion
-Amimerleana irlag by the Side of Papal
Coloris-Mlgnlflenmmco of times liomior ,
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"Ecco Nobis Exoptattus Venit Insignia
C ornea Dignuic Ltunts Xlii , " a 145110 chrono ?
gr amum nicamming "hhehmolit in our midst the
oi me wo love beet conies as a favored cotmnt
w orthy of Leo XIII , " was time mimotto strung
ac ross time stage in the college hall of Creigh.
to n college at tIme reception given last. night
by tIme president and faculty of tine insituttonn (
to Comimut John A. Crelgimton , Time letters in
ti me chmronograin formmmlmmg in ltummmatt mmtnimierala
ti io iwesomit 3'ear were isninteti In red , time
ot lners in black.
A cmirbtin of broad stripes of the red , white
a nti blue extended fronmi the ceiling to tIme
fl oor of time stage , At its foot was arraimged
a large variety of hiotteil itlants anti bouquets
of flowers , In tIme cemmter were two portraits ,
tim e omme on time' nigimt of i'ope Leo XIII , time onto
o n the left of titi , Cotmnt Creighiton. On the
rI ght of time stage was immmng thmo flag of tim
re public , on ( ho left the three colors of tim
l ) aPCcYin _ front was an audience of the niost
p roniimmenmt Catholics of the city , separated
i nto two divisions in the center by a broat
a isle , at time tamed of which sat time honored
g uest of time evemmimmg , with Pnimeidenit Paula di
th io college oem lila right , Snmcim was the li0
tl mro of time imahi when tIme exercises began last
um igimt.
Time first Part of ( lie evemminmg was takemi up
w ith a imrogr.mm of tmmiilresses by reptesenta-
ti % 'es of all time inistlttmtlons wittm which thio
C relghtans have cmnrlclmed time city. I'resl-
d ent l'ahie spoke in behalf of time Crelglmton
tm mmiversity , Jesse V. Owens inn behalf of
C reigimomm college , Edward S. Funny , A. Pd. ,
i n behalf of time Creigimton Medical college ,
E dumund V5. Krug in behmnlf of time Croightorm '
M eimmonial hiospital anti Joseph A. Madden in
b ehalf of the Convent of I'oor Chores. Alt
ti me addresses were sincerely congratulatory
i n tonme , fmmll of timaniics for time imenefits con-
f erreil by time recipient , of honor and of many
w ell-wishes for hits future.
President I'aimhs , vimo mnaiio Limo address 1mm
b ehalf of the entire institution , spoke sub.
mm tantiahly as follows :
"W'e have ossemnbicti here for time purpose
o f honoring one wimom the suprenme pommtift
o f time tmniversai cimtmrcii hts recently dcigmmett
t o honor with th tltio of count , as we learn '
f rom time brief which reads as foliowsi V
"To Our Belovel Son , John A , Creighmton ,
bz y Ftivnr of hum Emtuiemmci' , Cnriltmial Mn-
z ella : i3eloveel .Sonn-llctmith mind Apotmtoiio
D uimotlictlomi.'hiereas , We behold thee
u nl'orsnhiy esteemed for lily virtues , imias.
much aim to time love of relIgion and piemty
t hou unitomit a mnmmnlflcent. liberality in be-
hf alf of Catholic umulertaicingis , to-wit : fly '
f onimm.ltmmg nnd immalmitaining schools , mnomm-
a stenles and imosumitnis ; therefore thou ap.
p oOrest to us worthy of a most exalted
t ithes of honor , both as a clue reward for
t hese thy betmefactions ne well as a signal
p roof of our good will iim thy regard.
"Wherefore , in virtue of our authority ,
b y these prenemitH , we create , eonsttttito
n nid mimoelamm thee ci count , in such wise ,
h owever , ( hint sucim title helomig not by
r Ight of tramisnninmmlon to thy vosenitY. To
( lice. therefore. beloved eon , we gramit that
i n public anti private documnents , and also
I n all upostohic letters whatsoever , thou
mayest and camist lawfully be called and
at nldressed by same title of honor , and that
t hou mnyest use and enjoy all time dig.
a lLies , privileges. prerogatives amid indutts
which others tlistinuisimed by time said
t itle use and enjoy or areand shall be al-
ls owed to use and enjoy , all things wimat-
s oe'er to the contrary notwithstanding.S
"Given at Rome , at St. Peter'a , under th
Finimerman'r seal , the 35th miay ot January ,
1 893 , of our pontificate time seventeenth ,
year. C. CARDINAL Did RIJGGIERO.
"In commissioning Cardinal Mazeila , who
i s an American c'tizen , to be ( he conveyor of
t hese presents the holy father shows lila at-
c ustomed gocd will and respect for our
Anierican Institutions and proprieties.
"After the eloquent tribute of praisc , hove j , . ,
a nd honor bestowed upon Omaha's favored V 54
s on by the great Leo Xlii it w 'uld be pre-
s umptuous in me to say anything toys to
e xpress to his holiness our most profound
a nd unbounded gratitude for his gracIous
r ecognition of time virtues and services of our
e steemed Isatron and friend , time guest of the
e vening , time RIght llonorabie Count Crelghi-
t on , Permit me now In betmaif of the faculty
o f Crelgimton college to salute you with all
h ail , to congratulate you in your new' and
o xaltedi dIgnity , to wish you much joy and to
c herish the hope that when you visit' this .
e ternal city you will present yourself in r.
persoaVto Pope Leo XIII anti wIll express
t o mIs holiness our most sincere tlmamoks for
t ime higim and distinguished honor he has
c onferred upon you. "
After time addresses had been concluded
Count Creigimton arose and briefly testltheml
t o imis heartfelt thanks for the honor aimown
by the faculty anti students , amid expressed
( ho hope that all who , went out from the
l iiatltutlonms endowed to time memory of lila
brother vould do so with feelings of kind-
nose toward them ,
At time conclusion of time program and annid
time strains of a mandolin orchestra , time
guests penL a couple of hours in iersonaihy
i ongratmilatinmg Count Crelghmton on time honor
done iilimi. Ligmt refresimmnenta of cake , ice
cream and punch were served ,
Time title of time count of time papal court
was conferred on Mn , Crelgimton mm Janmuary
15 , but .timo documents have only recently
arrived , lie hind previously hmtld the tithe
of Knight of St. Gregory. Time now title
wait bestowed in recognition of tine work
done by him in founding tIme institutions
winichi bear hits name. It makes him a
companion of the hope lmlniseif , and gives
him access to time court of Rome and honor
in nit tIme Catmoiic courts of Europe. It
is an exceedingly rare honor , only one other
American ever imavtmig borne it , Count Mur-
IhY of San Francisco.
You never need use more titan lmnht as muck
of Ir , Price's ihaheing Powmier as of any other.
A single trial will prove this ,
To i'nmmetico for l'rizoi ,
Time Timurstonm rifles will make a hustle
for time prizes which will ho liming up at
the national tlrlil , whmicln will be held at
Meiiihi'iit ) , Term. , from May 13 to 2.0. inclu-
nilve. 'fiat they may put thoimuielve in
training time boys lmavt' culled Caimta.in
Scimarif from Denver , lie arrived In time
city yesterday , and from now until tummy
leave for time sotitli they will put in time
greater portion of their ppmire ( hue pro.
lianumig far time contest. At limo lilomimimis
onteut thu Burn of slo.(00 'viii go mute prlaea
mind for these time 'rlnum'stonu will conmipete
entering the national , maiden ntitl several
other drills. Yemmtenmbny ( lam 'l'iitmrstona
rented time ColIseum , to take mossosston'
March 15 , and from that date until June 3 ,
timey will go into camp iii time old build-
inmg , drilling from 4 until 6 o clock each
morninig amid ( corn 8 untIl 10 o clock cads
evening ,
Spring is Coniin
lImit If your blood Is ltilplil'O , your vi.
tmthlty low , your nerve eitt'cuigtii exhmnitis.
ted , It ' 1ll lrllmg you little vlenstlre Un.
lass all these symuptomma mire nimeedihy
ovcrc'oimie , If yoU wishi to ho tibIa to enJoy -
Joy tIme coumlng of mtimmg anti BtulmummmCr
you immtmNt umtmko stlt'o hint your blood Ju
ltIrO ) anti imemililmy , aimil the ( tent way to
do thin in to tuik
Hood's '
Sarsaparilla
ftas' bottlen of this gitaat inediehic will
eui'icli and vltnllzo time blood , niid driyo
out all imiiIlUl'ItlC' $ ahid give strength ,
hiotltii : and imnmphimes. Reaneimiber that
hLttul mti'uparhhIa iii the great blood
ilhi'lfler , p.
flood's
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