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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1896)
TILE OMAHA D AIL YBEjKtu THURSDAY , FEBRUAHY 0 , 1800. KCS and resource * , nnd bring transportation facilities to the door of the producer , until today wo can nay with Berkeley : 'Westward the star of empire takes Its way.1" SUGAR BOUNTY AN OLD THING. Superintendent Newton of Pennsylvania , the first commissioner of agriculture , sug gested a bounty to encourage and develop the production of domestic sugar , and David A. Wells , commissioner of Interns ! revenue , favored this-suggestion In one of his reports In the 'GO's. There Is nothing new or novel bent the sugar bounty Idea. Foreign na tions expend annually largo imms In bounties to agriculture , and the result Is the develop ment ot the new crops. No good reason Is offered why this country should not follow the name plan In regard to those products In which the domestic supply nt present la deficient. At prownt the people of the United States consilme annually 5,000,000,000 pounds of sugar , nnd produce but one-fourth of It , For this $100,000.000 In gold or Us equivalent Is sent nbroad nnmnlly. The de velopment of the sugar beet Industry m'ans the keeping nt homo of this Immense sum , the employment of home labor In the produc tion of xugnr and the double advantage that comes from such a condition , How supply and demand opernto to control prlcoi wns again Illustrated , and the fact that the farmer suffers first In a time of depression from the overproduction of a certain crop was pointed out. From Secretary Morton's report for 1891 was quoted the belief of the secretary that much , If not nil the agri cultural products , amounting at that time to $350,000,000 annually , Imported by the Ameri can people could bo produced In the United States. How Intimately Interdependent the sections of the country are was pointed out by figures showing the consumption of western agri cultural products by the Industrial classes of the east , and the necessity for the cultiva tion of the closer relations that would exist when the products of each section received the protection nnd encouragement due , re sulting In the development of the home market. How the former had gained under reciprocity nnd suffered under Its rep.'nl wn Illustrated In the cnso of the exports ot flour to Cuba nlone , which have fallen from 602.000 barrels In 1804 to 390,000 barrels In 1805 , while the tariff nt Havana has been increased from $1 to $16 per barrel. "Thoro la a correlation between the dis tribution of our population In commerce , manufactures and agriculture. " said Mr. Melklejohn. "and the equilibrium In the supply and demand of the products cf those Industries. The transformation of capital nnd labor from one to the other will make a correlative change In the. supply and de mand of the products affected by the trans mutation. " Conditions that brlnt ; a depression In the Industrial east must bring a depression In the agricultural west. STOCK RAISERS INTERESTED. There Is need of belter regulations for the handling of meat and the shipment of it to foreign countries. The farmer of Nebraska does not at present receive his proper pro portion of profit from the sale of iho steer ho fattens and brings to market. Pending in congress Is a bill to regulate the monopoly of storage room on steamers taking live stock as freight for foreign countries that Is of Interest to the farmers of this state. Meat exports are of vital Interest to Ne braska , nnd yet they are militated against uy foreign discrimination. There is on tno statute books a law which the president might apply In retaliation , but he docs not afford the relief that might thus be given. On the ether hand , the free wool provision has decreased the value of American herds and has Increased the importation of foreign woolD. All this without the promised benefit of cheaper clothing. "It was a blow at labor , because Its tendency is to deprive this country of Its sheep , no longer profitable , and our total meat product Is thereby dc- creaoad , compelling our consumers to re sort to nnd pay higher prices for beef and pork. " "By-products from the manufacture of. beet sugar are useful In feeding stock , the in- croieo In numbers of live stock In the re gions of France where beet sugar is made being far beyond that of any other district. Chicory la another root crop little known In Nebraska , but wisely encouraged by the laws of the state. It Is coming to bo a most Important factor In dally life , Its useIn the countries of Europe already being great , and growing continually In this country. Last summer the beet raisers In Nebraska suffcred from a partial failure of crops , by reason "of the"1 late 'rains and the oecond growth of tho. beat , Milch lessened their saocharjno contents. This Is discouraging of course , but should not loid to the aban donment of the Industry , tor the crop last year failed In other sections. Even In Europe , where the farmer has the benefit of years of valuable experience , the crop was a failure to almost the extent It wns In Ne braska. This should lead farmers to seek out bettor methods and gain by them. In the experience of Germany and France there la much to encourage the Nebraskan. "Is there nothing In the figures I have quoted to encourage us to persevere ? Is there .anything In them to warrant govern ment officials to smother this Industry , espe cially In this state , much loss repeal its con tracted obligation , and violate Its solemn contract , when the farmers are qulto as much Interested In the .ability of manufacturers to pay a fair price for bsets as the "manufac turers themselves ? The n.itlonal bounty came homo to the door of the beet raiser because he got exactly one-half of the total value of the sugar from a ton of beets. What Is the situation now ? Congress gave the beet sugar people the bounty on the crop of 1894 and the secretary of the treasury re fused to pay It and It remains In the treas ury. Qongress then placed .a duty on sugar of 40 per cent ad valorem , n very unfortunate policy because sugar has fallen In price and the effect which this pernicious method of Imposing duties produces lus no protection In It whatever for our domestic sugar lndus : try ! Because of this and the competition from cheap labor abroad , domestic manufac turers cannot meet foreign sugar production on anywhere near equal terms. Every effort and endeavor unJcr the conditions should bo to equalize things while tfioso temporary and partial reverses to which I have alluded confront us , and he who would Intensify the flnancbl strops or retard this Industry Is an enemy of the state. Its Industries , progress , development and glory. OPPOSED TO HAWAII. "Another consideration Is that our sug.ir manufacturers have as a close competitor Hawaiian sugar , which under a mistaken policy conies In 'fro ? ' of duty In sufficient quantity to supply the whole country from the Pacific coast to the Missouri river. We have paid a few capitalists In that Island by remission of duty on sugar since 1877 over $48,000,000 , which could , In the language of the venerable Senator Morrlll , have with much greater wisdom been paid ever as en couragement to our peoplo. "Viewing It from the sugar standpoint , and promising that this nation sincerely desires to produce Its own sugar , this Hawaiian policy la a stupendous blunder. It Is legislation at tlio expense of our own farmers and capital ists. I know of no icason why wo should protect by Indirect bounty or otherwise those Amcrfcan capitalists who leave their own country to go abroad and engage In Industries which can more patriotically bo developed at hpme. My sense of justice and ot American patriotism does not run In such channels , and It Is time that our energies were concen trate 1 on legislation nearer home , nnd for the utilization ot our splendid resources. "Glvo the protection -encouragement to tills Industry In this country with which It 1ms been favored In Continental Europe , and when our sugar production shall reach our cnnrumptloii of 5,000,000,000 pounds It will require 1,003 factories , manufacturing 00,000 pound * dslly for n campaign of 100 days. This wjuM create a demand for 1,000 laborers In the production and manufac ture of the raw material for each factory or m arriiy of 1,000,000 men , women nml chil dren , The raw material condmnod by each factory would be 304 ton ? of boots dally , or 80,000 tons during the campaign , or a total acnual consumption for 1,000 factories of 30.000,000 tons ot beets , of the value ot $160,000,000 wh'cli would bo paid for a product of our soil , to swell the coffers of American agriculture. "Vfn would have Invested In the Industry moro than a halt billion of money , would save $100,000,000 annually which wo send abn.td for sugar. Increase national wealth , gradually p the life of the iuynr trust , and declare our Independence of foreign lands for an orllcl * of nccoisltv In 12,000,000 of American homes. " Tha chair appointed as a committee on resolution * II. W. Furnas , Henry Knenlg , J. H. McCloy , J. B. Smeii. M. A. D.iughorty , Mark Dunham , J. J , Hawtliorno and W. H. T nnlng. Commutes on creduntlals ; John 0. Church , H. O. Palno , K. A. Lund. Ben Mapes , S. O. Stockton am ) F. M. Rubllo. GOVERNOR JIOI.COMn'S ADDRUS3. Governor Holeomb was Introduced and xrai rtcolreJ with great appUujo. The governor Mid the beet sugar Industry WM worthy of the most earnest study and rc'sRtrch on the pirt of the people of Nebraska , He came not to Instruct- , not to car anything that might tend to solve the problem , butte to learn from thope who hail made a study of the problem , The reliance of the state should bo placed upon the real farmer. When business of the real farmer languishes then nil professions languish. To advance the agricultural Industry , conventions like these are hfld , In which all professions can get together And discuss ways and means. The possibilities of the- beet eugar Industry are great. If ! te culture can bo made a suc cess , the problem ot diversification of crops Is solved , These people \\eto Independent In the early history of the country who raised themsElvoji what they needed. The nearer we con cflmo to that condition the better for us. The drouth , he believed , has taught Nebrasknns a lesson. Adversity Is a tencher. It lies caused us to look around nnd con- alder agricultural conditions and how these conditions can be overcome. He V-'lleved that when those conditions were solved , ns they would M , NebratKi would be the cor ner stone of agricultural advancement. It has been shown that wo can raise beets suc cessfully aa good beets as those raised In any other country. Wo may assume that nature his provided for us all that Is neces sary to grow this crop. MORG FACTORIES NEEDED. The governor advocated more factories. They should bo erected In SJch localities that they would bo convenient to the firmers. Instead of two , we should have twenty fac tories. There Is today n plan by which beets can bo made Into a good quality ot crude , or raw sugar , at small factories , which It Is estimated can bo erected nt a cost of $20,000 to $30,000. It this p'nn meets with the success claimed for It by Its promoters wo can with the aid of other communities , revolutionize the sugar Industry nnd raise enough to supply the entire country. The plan would require the erection of a refinery with sufficient capacity to take care of the product of the factories at eoms point con venient to all and uuch refinery must have no connection with the Sugar trust. The governor safd he had seen a letter written by ia resident ot this state to an other resident , advocating the- erection of such a refinery , to bo erected and controlled by the people of this state. He would submit the question of the desirability of tha refinery to the ppoplo for consideration. The governor's address was well received and especially that In regard to n state sugar refinery , which called out considerable ap plause. Ex-Governor Furnis , who was next on the program , statcJ that A. C. Bassett of Gideon had prepared a paper on the subject assigned to him , which was much moro full than anything ho had to say. Mr. Bnssstt then road ia paper on the growth and development of the beet rugar Industry In Nebraska. Mr. Bassett's paper was principally sta tistical. Ho pave the acreage of tmgar beets and the amount of sugar produced for each year from 1880 to 1895. In 1S95 there mera 9,000 acres of sugar beets raised In this state. From the beets which tested 12 per cent saccharine matter and SO per cent purity 7o30SOO pounds of sugar were man ufactured. The amount of sucar from low grade beets , he thought , would bring this up to 9,000,000 pounds. He advocated a bounty , both state and national , but con sidered It doubtful -whether , the present bounty laws had stimulated the growth of the Industry. The average amount of sugar obtained from a ton of beets was 182.5 pounds. The amount varied from 161 In 1891 to 218 pounds at the Grand Island fac tory In 1894. Quite a number of questions were asked In regard to this latter part of the paper by delegates from Wayne county and from Valley , some of them stating their griev ances agnlnstl the Oxnards. Mr. C. McLcnran of Sidney then road a paper on Cheyenne county as a sugar pro ducing district. The farmers of the Irri gated lands had demonstrated that the best ot sugar beets could be produced there. Cheyenne county has 2,000 acres under ditch which could be easily doubled and support a largo population. NICHOLSON ON THE PROBLEMS. This evening the house was crowded , quite a number of ladles being -present. Vice President Atkinson Introduced Prof , H. H. Nicholson of Lincoln , whoso subject was "Somo of the Problems Which Come to Us wth | the Beet Sugar Industry. " "The sugar industry , " said the professor , "was built up by the application of scientific principles to agriculture. When the first beet sugar factory was erected , 100 years ago , but 1 per cent of the. sugar contained in the bset was extracted , now it Is 10 or 11 per cent. The most Important problem that confronts us Is that of seed production. Owing to the process of selection , it requires four to five years to put a thoroughly bred-up seed on the market. The seed now used Is Imported , and wo naturally cannot expect as good re sult ns would come from native seed. A question ot the greatest Interest Is the possibility ot erecting factories at a com parative small expense , capable of produc ing a good quality of raw sugar. ( This prob lem , ho thought , had been solved by the evaporation process , -which 1st so simple the wonder was It had never been thought of before. Prof , Nicholson was asked a good many questions about the sugar beet. He said twc beets , both grown In the oimo field and alongside of each ether , might test differ ently , and an expert could soon learn to tell from the looks of a beet whether It would go high or low. As a result the raiser Is more or less at the mercy of the factory , and it Is somewhat a matter of chance whether his beets would bo accepted or not. Boots , ho said , lost In saccharine matter while in silos. Mr. I. A. Fort of Sidney read a paper on "Co-operative Beet Sugar Factories. " He would have a law passed for the organization of a sugar factory district , and would vote bonds on much the same plan 'as the money ia raised for putting in irrigation districts. His paper was very attentively listened to and was loudly applauded. WOULD HELP MANUFACTURERS Daniel Farrell , jr. , of Omaha read a paper on "The Beet Sugar Industry as a Factor In Manufacturing. " His paper was a logical and well put plea for sugar factories on the ground that they would bring In other In dustries , notably the manufacture of glucose , which would help utilize our corn crops and starch. The following officers were elccteJ : Presi dent , R. M , Allen of Ames ; vice presidents , C. A. Atkinson of Lincoln , Dan Farrell , Jr. , of Omaha , Bert Mapes of Norfolk , J. B. Cessna of Hastings , W , H , Reynolds of Chadron nnd W. P. Norcross of Beatrice ; secretary , W. N ! Nason , Omaha ; assistant secretary , C. McLernon , Sidney ; treasurer , C. A. Whltmore , Valley. DIED AT T1IR HOSPITAL. HIIIIH I'cdTHOii HxcliiuiKCM Police Stu- tiiiu for Conileli-ry I oilKliiKM , Hang Peterson , CO years of age , wandered Into the police station four nights , ago and asked for a lodging. Ho said iliat ho once lived on a farm near Oakland and tl'at lie was In the city looking1 for work. He came to the station again iho next night and was given one of the oak notices accorded liln class and went away the next morning , Tuer- day' night the patrolman found him .tilting on the sidewalk near FKth and Pierce streets and sent him to the &Utun In the patrol wagon. Ho appeared to ba In great pain , and Dr. Towno was sent for .and found that ho was badly 'ruptured and Injured Internally. Ho gnve him an hjoctlon of morpWno and ordered him ecnt to the hospital early In the morning for treatment , Ye tciday lie was taken to the Methodist lioapltal ami died shortly after ! o'clock. Peterson said ! .e h&d frlunds living near Sixth anl Pleict } streets , but talked English so pn.irly that It was Im possible to ascertain iliclr names. His re mains were taken to the morgue and an In vestigation will bo made by thu coroner. DIitrrliiKQ I.l Permits to wed were Issued to the follow ing parties yesterday ; Name anil nddj-ffs. Age. Fiank Tr.von. Omaha . , . 37 I.uclnda Hnthaway , Omaha. , . . , . , 32 Hugh W , Freeman , Warren county , Ia. , , 40 ECu Coe , Warien county la , , , . , , , , , , . , , , . , 33 Joippli Suugcr , Fort Omaha . . . . . . . . . . 29 Mary Flehmand , Fortomalm . , . , . . , . , . 21 Tlielr Mrotlmr Pnxtiioncil. The constables ot the city were to have hold a meeting thli afternoon In the court loom of Justice of the Pcaco Crosby , but It \v \ * postponed until next week. The object ot the proposnd meeting la to ilUcusa certain matters of Interest to constables , Sweet MomenU Clcnrbttc.s are the best Try a ptckagu. Sell ( by all dealers , WILL CONTROL CHILDREN Lincoln Oity Council Adopts o "Ourfow Ordinance. " INTENDED TO APPLY STRICTLY AH PcrnoiiN Uniler Klfteon Your * of AK < * MUM ! ( ilvv nil AuLMiunt lit TlioniNplvfN tliulor the IlllllllK. LINCOLN. ' Feb. 5. ( Special. ) The I/n- coln city council 1 as recently passed a "cur few ordinance , " nnd It went Into effect to- nllfht. Its prohibitory features declare that no children under 15 years of age shall ba allowed to roam the streets of this city after 8 o'clock p. m. At that hour the big steam whistle at the nice street pump'ng station will announce that going home tlmo has ar rived , and nil boys and girls Included In the restrictions cf the ordinance arc ex pected to go homo. The ordinance Is not expected to apply to children who are on eirands for their parents , nor to these ac companied by their parents. I3ut the chil dren who In the past have made It a prac tice to loaf around highways and business blocks until a late hour In the evening will have to walk down to the police station anil give an account ot themselves If caught out after the prescribed hour. They will not , however , be locked tip until their parents have been notified. The ordinance bids fair to Drove n success. Receiver Ilayden ot the Capital National bank has recovered judgment on a promis sory note ngalr.Et ox-Governor John M. Thayer for $2fiOG. DHYAN'S PROPOSED TOUR. Ex-Congieseman W. J. Dryan has com pleted arrangements for one moro stumping tour during the spring. He will speak In behalf of free sliver , and his Itinerary will embrace Ohio nnd one or two of the ether adjoining states. Among those who accompanied Governor Holeomb to the Fremont sugar beet con vention this morning were Mrs. Holeomb , Prof. H. H. Nicholson of the State univer sity , and Labor Commissioner Jonh H. Pow ers. The Lincoln delegates appointed by the governor are Prcf. Nicholson ) Mr. Powers and J. S. Gable. Secretary cf State Piper also left for Fremont this morning , Deputy Secretary of State Evans left this evening and State Auditor Eugene Moore will go tomorrow. BASIS OF HOOVER'S HOPE. Attorney James II. Powers today filed wttli the clerk ct the supreme court the tran script and bill ot exceptions In the case of Claude H. Hoover , sentenced to be executed for the murder of his brother-in-law , Sam DuBols , April 17. The court granted a stay of execution of sentence pending a hearing of the cas-a. The principal point urged In the bill of exceptions Is the action of Judge Scott. The- latter required Kate Brophy and Mrs. DtiHols to remove themselves from the vicinity of Hoover whllo ho was on trial. This Is held to have been prejudicial to the Interests of the prisoner. It la also claimed that such was the tone of the newspaper reports of the trial that the minds of the citizens were inflamed to a degres that a fair trial was not had. In an application for a continuance made prior to the trial this point was raised and overruled. There is considerable opposition manifested to the application for a pardon for James Lindsay , the prlzo fighter now serving a two-years' sentence in the penitentiary. To day County Attorney C. S. Pope was at ths governor's cfllco to urge him to refuse the pardon applied for. Governor Holeomb had gone to Fremont to attend the sugar beet convention and Mr. Pope failed to secure an audience. The latter feels that Lindsay should consider himself fortunate.In . not having received a much heavier penalty than two years. Lindsay's sentence1 will ex pire sometime In November.l FAILED TO FIL'E THEIR PAPERS. Application was received , today at the of fice of tho'secretary of state for a certified copy of the articles of Incorporation of the Annie C. Gold Mining company. The ap plicant Is C. C. Wright of Omaha , and he wrote under the supposition that the arti cles were en file. No record of them can bo found In the secretary's ofllce. Accom panying the letter was what purported to bo a copy of the original. Quito likely this document is the original copy , which the mcorporators filled to file. Such Is the view taken of the matter by Deputy Evans. The articles authorize , or would have authorized , had they been-properly filed , John Ho- brccker , L. R. Cottrell and C. S. Culllng- ham to transact a mining business In Buena Vlato , Colorado Springs and Denver , Colo. , with an ofllce > nt Omaha. The authorized capital stock Is $500,000. The articles were drawn up November C , 1835. It will bs necessary for the corporation to regularly complete the filing In Nebraska before tha stockholders can file the same In Colorado legally. The State Board of Irrigation today re- fU93d to grant the claim of F. C. Phillips for water rights In Dundy county on the ground that the claimant had net complied with the law of 1889 by posting notices or filing his clilm with the county cleric of Dundy county. He was given ten days from receipt of notice to regularly complete his filing. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Llndell C. I. Cannon , A. R. Cuyler , F. S. Holmes. B. Y. Yoder. At the Lincoln John T. Hop kins , James A. Powers , C. C. Hughes , T. W. Gibson , John C. Wharton. LANCASTER COUM'Y' "PIIOIIIIIS. " Convention IleMOliidoiiM Provoke n Very HtMittMl DIxciiMMloii. UNIVERSITY P.LA.CE . , Neb. , Feb. G. ( Special , ) The prohibition county convention ot Lancaster county met hero yesterday. A largo delegation was present. Hon. H. W. Hardy was elected chairman , and H. C. Blt- tenbonder secretary. After opening the ex orcises , consisting of an original song by Rev. Mr. Burch , and a prayer , the convention proceeded to appoint committees on resolu tions and nominations for delegates to the state and congressional conventions. Whllo the committees were out , Mrs. Blgelow of the Woman's Christian Temperance union made a stirring speech. Rev , Mr , Chapln also spoke , urging the necessity ot sticking to principles. Chancellor Dungan of Cotnor university answered the objection of some voters for not voting the prohibition ticket for fear of losing their votes. Ho said that In the last presidential election two clas&oa lost their votes those who voted ng-alnst Cleveland and these who voted for him. The latter wore the worn losers , however. Everything went on nicely till the adoption of resolutions , then a snag was struck. The convention proved to bo In-factions on the money question. Some were for a gold standard , some 16 to 1 , and some wanted all paper money. After every one had had the opportunity to uncork his eloquence , the resolutions were adpptod. Twenty-two dele gates , and the s-imo number of alternates wore , on the. report of the committee , chosen Tor the state convention , The alternate dele gates to the state were made the delegates to the congressional , and the state delegates the alternates to the congressional. Three ladles were among the delegates chosen. Pretty WrilillnK lit Utlrn. UTICA , Neb. , Feb. C. ( Special , ) Rev. C. E , Phlnney officiated last evening at the wedding of two well known young people of this vicinity at the.home ot the brlde'e parent } , Ux miles north ot Utlca. The con- ' trading pnrtlcH were Alexander S. Millar and Miss Clara E. White. The parents < jt both brldn nnd groom are old settlers of the county , and the childhood days of the young couple were pasecd on the old homestead which their fathers took up In the early 70s. AInrrii'il nt Gordon , GORDON , Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Special. ) Judge Samuel Ladd surprised hlg many friends by uniting In marlago Sunday wltb Mrs. L'mmu Auten n of this place. The judge , who Is ono of the earliest ploneera of Sheridan county , U a well known figure' throughout the county , having practiced In the local unit district courts ever since bis residence here. His brldo has boats of friends li Gordon. AIVAN'TA ns OF IIIHUJATIO.V. to ArrmiKc Mir Snp ( ( Con- nt firxlttKtnn , LEXINGTON ; Neb. , Feb. G. ( Special. ) A largo mAoUng was hold hero- today to fix the tlmo fyind conimonu4d the prclltnlniry arrangements for the state Irrigation con vention , at this point. Major Clarkson , J , H. Kdmlston and Senator Akcrs were here to reprewrtP ffli state executive committee. Mr. Booker oft Gothenburg was elected chairman of the meeting nnd B. F. Krlcr secretary. Chairman Clarkson addressed the audience In. hi ; characteristic , eloquent way , showing ( / ( . beauties and benefits of Ir rigation , and stating that ho never saw finer land or land better adapted to Irrigation than thattofi tle Platte valley In Daw-son county. Senator Akors stated that the first papers filed for water In Nebraska were filed In 1S37 , since which time over 2000 miles of Irrigation ditch had been constructed , and over 1,500 claims for water had been filed. Ho estimated that Inside of five years 3,000,000 acres of land would bo under Ir rigation In Nebraska. He also made the assertion that should every other county In Nebraska suffer an entire crop fnllnro Dawson county alone , under Irrigation could feed the state. He called attention to the $100,000,000 annually sent ab'oad , for iugar , every pound of which could bo raised In the state of Nebraska along the Platte valley. J. II. Gdmtston called the especial at tention of the audience to the benefits of fruit growing under Irrigation , nnd asserted that a small orchard would be worth more than all the balance of a farm. Letters were read from A.G. . Wolfenbarger , S. M. Knox and Governor Holeomb. The chief executive promised to aid the work Of Irrigation nnd of the coming convention na far as lay In his power. After a Icngthly discussion October 7 , 8 nnd 9 was selected as the dates for holding the convention. An executive committee of ten was selected , upon whom the responsibility ot the preliminary work will devolve. D.YMACI.VG 1IKA7.I2 AT M'COOK. Ii. Iiowinnii < fc SOII'H I.nrRo Dry ( ioodn HOIIHO DrHtroycil. M'COOK , Neb. , 'Feb. ' G. ( Special Tele gram. ) The large dry goods , millinery nnd carpet stock of L. Lownian & Son of this city was practically ruined by flro nnd water al a lat'e hour last night. This Is ons of the most extensive establishments in southwestern Nebraska , and the loss Is roughly pollinated at between $15,000 and $18,000 , upon which there Is an Insurance of $13,000. The damage to the building will not exceed a , few hundred dollars , upon which thereIs ample Insurance. The build ing is owned by the heirs of the late Thomas Lonergan of Chicago. Wolf Hunt \cni- . ELGIN , Neb. , Feb. G. ( Special. ) The second wolf hunt took place yesterday. About SOO iTeople were at the round-up. Seven wolves were killed , and the pack of hounds captured ono largo , strong old fel low alive , which was turned loose In the center of a ring with the dogs. The wolf was was vicious and stood them all off , and the fight was very exciting. The wolf was finally killed by a bird dog. BUTTON , Neb. , Feb. 5. ( Special. ) A Clay county wolf hunt occurred yesterday. The hunters , , started from Sutton , Clay Center , Cdgar and Ong. About < iOO jack rabbits and two wolves were killed. The Jacks were wantonly killed and left In heaps. jXfWiiNlcn IVotcM. Blackleg liravalls among the cattle around Blngham. ; , Alex Morse entertained Gordon Masons Tuesday. York county physicians have organized an association. ' ' All the churches of Surprise are holding revival services. \ Valley sent a.lalgo delegation to the beet sugar convcntfon. , j Major J W , Stfewart Tuesday lectured at York on "Wur Incidents , " Mrs. George Ws. Woodby of Omaha lec tured at Osaeola Tuesday. The ElsIru.Slate bank has .completed n fin6 brick buslness'jhulldlng. . The' Woman's 'Culture club'of Plerce > has beery organized vrljh A larg'e membership. " ' " Charles Jones of , York Is under arrest at Beatrice , charged With misappropriating $50. C. N. Nelson ot Oakland was caught by a falling tree while cutting- ties and his leg broken. uev. Mr. Giwlts conducted the funeral services of Mrs. Alice Newcomer at Osceola Tuesday. , The concerts of the Crclghton band are becoming famous for the excellent music rendered. At Stockvlllo a reception was tendered Clarence Hunter and bride by Sheriff B. L. Bradbury. Sheridan county farmers have been noti fied that the Eikhorn will transport their seed grain free. The young son of W. H. Hansen. residing near Grand Island , was Monday kicked to death by a horse. Polk county prohibitionists held a conven tion Monday and selected delegates to the Lincoln convention of February 13. A switch engine collided with a SU Jflo & Grant ! Island passenger train at Grand Island Tuesday , doing some damage. Severcl toughs who repeatedly disturbed meetings of the Salvation army nt Grand Island were jailed by the police Judge. The authorities will see that the services are not Interrupted In future. The earthquake shock disturbed Osmond people the night after the extended revival services had closed , In which very few con versions occurred. By some of the faithful it Is accepted as a warning. Dr. P. S. George , who was bound over at Stromsburg for practicing medlclnowithout a certificate from the state board , delivered a lecture In that city after his preliminary liearlng in which ho took occasion to de nounce his alleged persecutors. The following will control the destinies of the Polk County Farmers' alliance for the next year : President , Oswald Palmer : vice president , James Watts ; secretary , Thomas Klassey ; treasurer , T. D. Richards' lec turer , Hon. George Horst ; assistant lec turer , T. Klassey ; chaplain , L. A. Beltzer ; steward , J. S. Coleman ; executive commit tee , George Horst , James Watts , William Brandt , J. E. Elliott nnd N. Macktn. IIHUMOV OK THE GllAlVD AUMY. Mnilu Iiy the Onialiii Committee I.nitt Kvciiliiw. The central committee of arrangements for the Grand Army reunion , which will 10 held hero next Thursday and Friday , met n the Bee building last evening. The finance commlttea reported $700 in the treasury , with good prospect of augmenting the amount n the next f6W"iays. ( The committee on accotnmodatlon' rVported that It had made satisfactory raleS With the hotels and with the Young Men's "Christian " association to serve meals to thd members of the women's lellcf corps. _ _ _ _ It Is estimates inat there will bo fully 300 In attendance from the various relief corps and all the local members of the corps mvo pledged themselves to take care of a certain number during the two days of heir sojourn ia-tUb city , This , however , eaves a large number yet unprovided for , and Captain R. S. WIlcox and Major T. S. Clarkson have ; / / appointed a committee o wait upon friends of the Grand Army of ho Republic and solicit accommodations or the remainder ) f S ' It has been deemed that the Mlllard hotel shall bo the Aeaitauarters for the state officers. Crclghtun" hall has been se cured for the meeting of the Grand Army of he Republic , and the management ot the t'oung Men's Christian association has ten dered the use of tU auditorium for the mem bers of the rellofiqofps. The committee on music reportedtjiat the services of the Second Infancy ? tnd had been , secured to escort the various ; bodies around the city when on parade ntl the services of the Young Men's Christian association mandolin club ( or the relief corps receptions. The committee on transportation reported hat all railroads had made a one fare rate rom all points In * the state , The meeting adjourned to meet again next Monday oven- ng In the Bee building. Hluli School I'liplU lU-EOlvc. Special meetings were called of all the classes of the Illgll school yesterday for ho purpose * of expressing the i > enttmont of he pupils on the question of the school evy as dcterinlned-liy. the council. Itesolu- .Ions were adopted in each thanking and ccmmendlng the six councllmen who voted for a 6-mlll levy tor the school fund. WILL WORK ON IT IN ORDER House to Consider iho Now Oodo in Its Proper Turn ( SENATE DECLINES TO POSTPONE ACTION IlrHoltitlon Tnlilcil After 11 I.OIIK lllni'iiHMlim KfTort * ( it Sc- iMiri ? ItlKlil-orvU'iiy for the Code Coiilliiiic. RES MOINES , Feb. 5. Tlio de cision of the liotiso In refusing to Clvo the report oH the coilo commission the rlRlit at way , Is the chief topic ot conversation In legislative circles. The opinion Is almost unanimous that the best thing the house icommlttco can now do ID to take up the new bills that are on the files and dispose of thorn nnd got ready to handle the chapters of the cede ns they come' over from the senate. The plan adopted by the house , nnd which originated with Speaker Ilyers , of appointing flvo special committees of ejvcn members each , among whom the cede revision should be divided up , If carried out on the lines contemplated by the speaker , might have facilitated business. It was originally Intended that these sub-committees should parcel out the work at their own pleasure among the standing committees of the house , retaining for their own special consideration such chapters and sections aa they might select. Mr. Funk did not Ilko this method nnd openly declared that this was n deep laid scheme to railroad through the most Important sec tions of the code without duo consideration. Ho succeeded In getting a rule adopted re quiring the chairmen of those subcommit tees to transfer to the various standing committees truch narts of tlm rmin properly belong to them on demand of their isspf-ctlvc. chairmen. The adoption of this order has brought about what might have been clearly foreseen. The. demand for a distribution of the code has , or soon will , take away from these subcommittees every line of the now code over which there Is any controversy , leaving the flvo supposedly most Important house committees with prac tically nothing to do. As mleht be expected tlio chairmen of these cede committees Messrs. Temple , Drlnton , Pinch , Weaver and Allen , do not view this result very compla cently and are now ns anxious as nny mem ber to throw the whole report overboard and take up the ordinary business ot the The DIanchar.1 resolution , that no further consideration bo given to the propose. ! now cede during the present session , was called up this morning In the senate , by a motion of Senator Trewln , who Insisted upon dis posing of the matter at once. An effort to postpone the consideration till February 13 waa lost. Senator Waterman said the only purpoyo of ouch a resolution was to discour age the efforts now being mudo to get through with the work now before the senate and force an extra session and moved to lay the resolution on the table , which prevailed yeas , 2S ; nayp , 16. Senator Harrlman Introduced a bill to authorize the sale ot fifty acres of the grounds of the State Agricultural society. A resolution by Senator Berry prohibiting the Introduction of all bills after February 20 will come up for action tomorrow. WILL INCREASE VALUATION. The senate committee on ways and means has practically decided to fix the- rate of tax ation at 2\ \ & mills on the dollar , which Is the same as last year. A strong effort will bo made , however , to raise the assessment of property , to one-half its actual cash value , and If this Is accomplished the annual reve nues ot the state would bo Increased by nearly $1,000,000. The senate committee on schools has de clined to approve the bill making February 22 a legal ' holiday and requiring the public schoofs'to be closed on'that day. Senator Carpenter introduced a bill making an annual appropriation of $3,000 to cover the Insurance and repairs to buildings belong ing to the State Agricultural society. Dills abolishing the office of city marshal wore Introduced by Lsthrop and Waterman. The Waterman resolution In reference to the completion of the Soldiers' monument was referred to a joint committee of ten from the senate and fifteen from the house , with instructions to report by bill or otherwise. The Finn bill , "to punish the crime ot desertion , " which created no small amount of talk In legislative halls and was the oc casion of a most amusing speech by Sen ator Ellis two years ago , hay made Its ap pearance again , its sponsor this time being Senator Penrcso of Tama. Senator Ellis , who consumed almost an entire session in stating his objections to the msasure , Is now chairman of the judlc'ary ' committee to which the bill has been referred , and It may not be heard of again during the ses sion. The first sections of the bill are here given : Section 1. That If any man , without good and EUlllclcnt cause , abandon or deport his wife , nnd shall refuse or nenleet to main tain nnd provide for such wife , durinpr the first two years subsequent to his marrlaire , ho shall upon conviction bo punlHhed by a flno of not more than $1,000 , or by Imprifon- mcnt In the county jail not more than ono year , or by both such fine and Imprison ment : provided , however , that no action can be commenced under this act , except on an Information filed by the wife. Sec. 2. No more or other evidence shall bo required to prove the marriage relation than wou'.d bo necessary to prove such fact In a civil action. TO AMUSE THE CHILDREN. The morning session of the house was largely consumed In making amendments to the rules and In the presentation of numerous petitions In reference to the "age of con sent , " woman suffrage , mutual Insurance companies and for the manufacture of In toxicating liquors. Both houses held a short afternoon ses sion In order to accommodate an excursion ot looo scnooi cuiiurcn irom uucna vista county , who desired to see the legislature In session. An effort to make the cigarette bill a special order at the afternoon ses sion was lost. Representative Crow of Wapollo was appointed to welcome the visitors. At the house afternoon cession Mr. Finch Introduced a bill prohibiting all combinations among Insurance companies , and providing that all policy holders can recover the amount of premiums paid of any1 Insurance company that belongs to a trust. Bills were alee presented by early repeal- ins the CO per cent clause In the mulct law and requiring all permit holders to pay the $ GOO tax. Other' hills were as follows : By Huntley , appropriating $40,000 for flvo normal school a , to be located by the legislature ; by Ray , for an annual tax to create an endow ment fund for the State university ; by Mar tin , providing for inspection of private banks ; by McDonald , making annual appropriation of $5,000 for the State Agricultural toclety ; by Bylngton , providing for three-tenths of 1 mill tax for permanent support of the State university , The republican caucus allowed the demo- cratlcs a member of the board of regents of the State university from the Fourth dis trict , and a member ot the agricultural board from the Third , IN Thrown < m Glinrlty. John Wall , nn old vagrant and bejrger who lias caused the police no end of trouble for many months , went up Into I abor Temple last evening to ply his usual voca tion and elicited the sympathies of all those present by Ills patliotlo tale of hardships and penniless condition. He wild that ho tried to get Into the poor house a number of times , but was thrown out at each at tempt by the cotnmlsEloners. Ho said that he had been In this country for over ten years and had never earned a penny , partly on account of his decrepit condition. Wall came to Omaha from points In Iowa and has been shipped back to OPS Molncs and Sioux City a number of times by the au thorities. Ho Is In a feeble condition. He wau taken to the police station to await the action of the county commissioners \Vnntn HH Tiixt-M Cuiicellcil. The Omaha Bridge and Terminal com pany has demanded the cancellation of porBinal taxes on IU right-of-way In the Fifth ward , amounting to $179. The com pany contends that Assessor Franklin assessed Its property as real estate and then assessed the trackage , which was Included In the original assessment , as personal property , The matter la being looked up by the committee on judiciary. icou\T/.i-mm\s w Ilrllllniit Stirroiimllnn * of Nuptial * Celclirnte l nt Trinity Cndtrilrnl , The marriage of Mlw Mny Dcnm.in Burns , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simiicl Burns , to Chnrlos Thomas Kountzo , eon of Herman Kountze , occurred last evening at 7:30 : o'clock In Trinity cathedral , before n most brilliant assemblage. The ceremony wes performed by Bishop Worthlngton , nrslsUd by Dtun Gard ner. ner.The The bridal party was nn unusually largo one. This fact , combined with the magnlfl cencp of the other appointments , made the wedding the scclcty event ot the poison , In addition to the three bridesmaids and the maid of honor , there were eighteen young friends of the bride , who acted as honorary "maids. Six prettily attire- ! flower girls added splendor to the occasion. Miss Ella Ball of Cincinnati noted ns trnld of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Rosa Wallace of Lafayette , I ml , , Miss Ger trude Kountze , Miss Eugenia Kountze. Mr , Augustus Kountzo of Now York , brother of the groom , served as best man. The honorary attendants were the Misses Ger trude Rlng\\alt. Mabel Balcombo , Mar garet McICcll , Margaret Brown , Flora Web ster , Mary Nash , Daisy Doane , Grnco Hlmrbaugh , Georgia Llndsey , Estello Hamilton , Hattlo Cady , Sue Colpetzer , Clara Palmer , Delia Chandler. Grotchen Crounso , Bessie Yntes , nnd Mrs. Edward Smith of St. Joseph , nnd Mrs. George Mercer. The ushers were Messrs. Herman Kountze , jr. , Luther Kountze , Karl Gannett , Ncthcrton Hall , Samuel Burns , jr. , George Berger and William Berger of Den ver. ver.Tho brldo was gowned In white silk with veil , and was given nway by her father. The chancel of the church was decorated with palms , < wlth large bunches of .white ro.v > s scattered about. The musical program wns ospechlly fl.ie. Mr. J. E. Butler officiated nt the organ during the preliminary serv ices , whllo Mr. Thomas J. Kelly played dur ing the ceremony. His selections were tllo Intermezzo from "Cavallora nustlcana" and "Selgllndo" from "Die Wnlkiire.A boy choir of forty voices under the direction ot Mrs. Cotton iang very sweetly and greatly adiJod to the musical effect. oeioro me nour set. lor tne cere mony the church was filled \\lth the many friends ot the bride and groom. Omaha's elite society wns represented in full force , nnd many cuests were present from Now York , Boston , Cincinnati , St. Louis , St. Joseph and other cities. Fol lowing the marriage ceremony WAS i.eld an elaborate reception at the homo cf the bride's parents. The newly wedded couple left late last night for an extensive trip through the south and Into Mexico. The brldo Is the beautiful daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Burns , ono of the oldest families In the city. Shu fInlrlieJ her educa tion In the cast and has been one cf the favorites of the upper circle of Oimln coclety , Mr. Charleo Thomas Kountze Is the son of Herman Kountze , the banker. Ho Is ot present apslt'lunt cash'cr cf Iho Klrst Nat'onal bank. Ho Is a graduate cf Yale , a member of the Omaha club , an officer of the Sons of Omaha , and ono cf the most popular of the younger society men. IJIXTAH niSSEHVATIO.V OPI2MNR. Promoter of Soliemi * Ttilk * ii Ho 1'iiMvcN Throiuvh Oinnlin. Daniel W. Jones , the promoter of the Uln- tah colonization scheme on lands , comprising 3,500,000 acrcD , stopped over In Omaha for a few hours yesterday. The territory which Mr. Jones Intends to turn to the uses of the white man Is known as the Strawberry val ley , and It is said to bo one of the most fer- tllo strips In the state of Utah. It Is now used as an Indian reservation , and the Idea cf opening It up has already assumed such tangible form that COO people have signed articles to take claims in the new Eldorado. Mr. Jones said : "I am now on my way to Washington , where I have a proposition to lay before the secretary of the interior which comes directly from the Indians whs now oc cupy the land. The proposition Is almost Identically the same us tendered the present owners a year ago by the government , but which was at that time refused. They have since thought better of the offer made by the government and are now ready to make terms. The proposition comprises a mone tary consideration nnd a new reservation for the tribe. " Mr , Jones left for the east on last evening's train. PKRSOJVAL PAllAGllAPIIS. Ex-State Auditor Thomas II. Denton Is In the city. Mr. and Mrs. William Loqlo of Grand Rapids , Mich. , are hotel guests. Jay L. Torrey of the Embar Cattle com pany , Embar , Wyo. , Is In Omaha. L. W. Russell , hardware merchant , Glen- wood , la. , Is at one ot the hotels. D. R. Pant , ono of the most extensive stock ral&ers in Texns , is In the city. Ex-Congressman Bryan was In the city yesterday , and In the evening left for Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. C. , C. Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Meyers of Chicago arc hotel guests. At the Murray : E. P. Smith , Memphis , Tcnn. ; II. G. Brunner , Manning , la. ; H. Mur ray , Svymoro , Neb. ; W. E. Knowles , New York ; J. E. Martin , Chicago , 111. ; W. G. Hal- kett. Now York ; I. A. Medlar and wife , city ; W. A. Mills , Sioux City ; J. H. Losch , West Point ; M. G. Hursh , Chicago ; Charles Wup- ham. Keystone , S. D. ; C. L. Mlllory , Wahoo ; E. E. Abclell , A. A. Hcnioy , Chicago. Nobrasltnns registering nt the hotels last evening arc : Charles J. Grable , Crawford ; C. B. Finch , KMruoy ; John O. Golden nnd son , O'Neill ; S. K. Wambald , Gothenburg ; 0. Home , Syracuse ; J. E. Evans , North Platte ; Joseph Chapman , Arlington ; S. 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Its benefleial effects are duo to the fact , that it is the ono remedy which promotes Internal cleanliness , without debilitating the organs on which it nets. Itis therefore alt Important , in order to get its bene ficial effects , to note when you pur chase , that you have the genuine article , which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only , nnd told by all rep utable druggists , If In the enjoyment of good health , and the system Is regular , then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. If aflliotcd with any actual disease , one may bo commended to the most skillful physicians , but If in need of laxative , then ono should have the best , and with the well-informed every where , Byrupof Figs stands highest and is most largely used uudtflvea most if euoral satisfaction. DUFFY'S PURE PUREHISKEY FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSEL OIL Is unequalled for curing or pre venting coughs , colds , grip , chills and pneumonia. Beware of imitations- Sold by all druggists and grocers. 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